<P_VI,3>

<heading>

capitulum tertiumdecimum . (CMPOLYCH,VI,3.3)

</heading>

SEINT Birinus +te confessour was i-sent of Honorius +te pope for to
preche to Englisshe men ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,3.5)

and while Birinus seilede in +te see of Britayne he by+tou+gte hym of
his restelles +tat he hadde for+gete in +te haven , (CMPOLYCH,VI,3.6)

and +gede uppon +te see (CMPOLYCH,VI,3.7)

and fette $his restelles . (CMPOLYCH,VI,3.8)

Beda , libro 3=o= , capitulo 6=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,3.9)

+Tis Birinus convertede Kyngilsus kyng of West Saxons ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,3.10)

and cristened hym at +te citee Dortik , +tat is Dorchestre ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,3.11)

+tere was $kyng Oswald present , (CMPOLYCH,VI,3.12)

and was Kyngilsus his godfader , (CMPOLYCH,VI,3.13)

and wedded his dou+gter afterward . (CMPOLYCH,VI,3.14)

And bo+te kynges +gaf Birinus +tat citee for to ordeyne +tere a
bisshoppes see ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,3.15)

and <P_VI,5> +tere Birinus deide after +te fourtene +gere of his
bisshopriche , (CMPOLYCH,VI,5.16)

and was i-buried +tere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,5.17)

Bote atte +te laste , by Hedda bisshop of Wynchestre , Birinus was
translated to wynchestre , into +te chirche of $Seynt Peter and Poul .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,5.18)

But +te chanouns of Dorchestre sei+t nay , (CMPOLYCH,VI,5.19)

and sei+t +tat it was ano+ter body +tan seint Birinus his body +tat was
so translated ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,5.20)

+terfore a beere of a wonder werk is +git i-seie at Dorchestre , above
+te place of his firste grave : (CMPOLYCH,VI,5.21)

+tat citee Dortic o+ter Dorkynga , +tat now hatte Dorchestre , is
sevene myle besouthe +te citee Oxen-ford , i-sette bytwene +te tweie
riveres of Tame and of Temse . (CMPOLYCH,VI,5.22)

Also it is i-founde in cronykes +tat Kyngilsus assignede al +te lond
seven myle aboute for to make a bisshoppes see in Wyn-chestre , and for
+te sustenaunce of $+te mynystres ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,5.23)

and for +te kyng was i-lette by his de+t yvel +tat he mi+gte nou+gt it
ful-fille , he swoor +tat his sone Kenwalkus schulde it fulfille
afterward . (CMPOLYCH,VI,5.24)

Willelmus de Pontificibus , libro 2=o= (CMPOLYCH,VI,5.25)

+tis citee Dorchestre longede to +te bisshoppis of Mercia from +tat
tyme <P_VI,7> anon to +te comynge of +te Normans . (CMPOLYCH,VI,7.26)

But in William Con-querours tyme +te bisshoppes see was i-chaunged to
Lyncoln . (CMPOLYCH,VI,7.27)

Willelmus de Pontificibus , libro primo . (CMPOLYCH,VI,7.28)

+Tat +gere Felix of +te nacioun of Burgoyn , +tat had be homeliche wi+t
Sigebertus kyng of Est Angles , while he was exciled in Fraunce , com
with hym into Engelonde , (CMPOLYCH,VI,7.29)

and was i-made bisshop first of Domnyk , (CMPOLYCH,VI,7.30)

and was +tere bisshop sixtene +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,7.31)

Beda , libro 3=o= , capitulo 17=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,7.32)

+Tis Sigebertus hadde +te kyngdom after his bro+ter Corpwaldus ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,7.33)

and ordeyned scoles of lettrure in his kyngdom as he hadde i-seie in
Fraunce , (CMPOLYCH,VI,7.34)

and assignede pedagoges and maistres for children in +te manere of
Caunterbury men ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,7.35)

at +te laste he be took his kyngdom to his nevew Egritus ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,7.36)

and was i-schore monk in an abbay +tat he hym self bulde ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,7.37)

but aftirward kyng Penda paganus werred in +tat kyngdom ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,7.38)

and Sigebertus was i-drawe out of +te abbay as it were for to streng+te
+te kny+gtes ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,7.39)

and so he was i-slawe in his simplenesse , (CMPOLYCH,VI,7.40)

and bare but a +gerd on his hond , (CMPOLYCH,VI,7.41)

and nygh al his oost was i-slawe ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,7.42)

after hym regnede Anna , Enus his sone ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,7.43)

hym slou+g Penda . (CMPOLYCH,VI,7.44)

Bote while Sigebertus regnede , an holy man +tat hi+gte Furseus com out
<P_VI,9> of Irlond into +te province of Est Angles , (CMPOLYCH,VI,9.45)

and in +te wey con-vertede meny men (CMPOLYCH,VI,9.46)

o+ter made hem more studefast in +te fey . (CMPOLYCH,VI,9.47)

+Tere in a tyme he was seek , (CMPOLYCH,VI,9.48)

and was i-warned in a visioun by an aungel +tat he schulde besiliche do
as he hadde bygonne , and besiliche wake and bidde his bedes .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,9.49)

+Tanne by help of the kyng he bulde an abbay by +te see , in a castel
+tat hatte Cunbrisburgh ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,9.50)

+tere eft he wor+te seek , (CMPOLYCH,VI,9.51)

and i-was i-ravisshed out of his body anon to +te holy si+gt of aungles
, (CMPOLYCH,VI,9.52)

and in +te wey +tere in a tyme he was seek , (CMPOLYCH,VI,9.53)

+tere he herde sowne +tat vers of +te sauter " Holy men schul go for+t
from vertue to vertue ; God of goddes schal be seyn in Syon ; "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,9.54)

also he was brou+gt to his body , and i-lad eft a+gen the +tridde day ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,9.55)

and sigh not onliche +te grete ioye of holy seyntes but also +te
grettest strif of evel spirites , by +te whiche +tei fonde+t to lette
holy men . (CMPOLYCH,VI,9.56)

+Tanne he was i-left an hi+ge , (CMPOLYCH,VI,9.57)

and si+ge under hym foure fuyres in +te ayer , (CMPOLYCH,VI,9.58)

and +te aungel +tat ladde hym <P_VI,11> expowned hym +te fuyres in +tis
manere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,11.59)

and seide : " +tese fuyres schal destroye +te world :
(CMPOLYCH,VI,11.60)

+te firste fuyre is +te fuyre of lesynge , (CMPOLYCH,VI,11.61)

for men do+t nou+gt as +tey byheet in her bapteme ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,11.62)

the secounde is +te fuyre of covetise , whan richesses is more i-loved
+tan God Almy+gti ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,11.63)

+te +tridde is fuyre of discord and of strif , whan men greve+t her
neighe-boures with oute cause ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,11.64)

+te fer+te is +te fuyre of wikked-nesse , whanne +te gretter drede+t
not for to undo and de-stroye +te lasse . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,11.65)

+Tese fuyres semede i-gadrede as it were al into oon .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,11.66)

+Tanne Furseus was sore adrad , (CMPOLYCH,VI,11.67)

and cride , (CMPOLYCH,VI,11.68)

and +te aungel to hym seide : " What +tou hast not i-sette afuyre in
+te schal not brenne ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,11.69)

+tis fuyre schal examyne and serche alle men dedes . "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,11.70)

+Tan Furseus com to +te +gate +tat was open , (CMPOLYCH,VI,11.71)

and fendes +trewe on hym a man +tat +tey tor-mented in fuyre ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,11.72)

and +terwi+t Furseus his schuldre and his cheke were i-brent .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,11.73)

Anon Furseus knewe +tat man , (CMPOLYCH,VI,11.74)

and knewe +tat he hadde i-fonge his clo+t when he deide ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,11.75)

+te aungel +tat ladde Furseus +trewe +tat cloo+t into +tat fuyre ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,11.76)

and a fende <P_VI,13> seide : " +Trow not awey +tat +tou hast to
forhonde approved , (CMPOLYCH,VI,13.77)

for +tou hast i-fonge the goodes of synful men , so +tou schalt be
partyner of here peynes . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,13.78)

" Nay , " quo+t +te aungel , (CMPOLYCH,VI,13.79)

and seide , " he feng it nou+gt for covetise , but for savacioun of his
soule . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,13.80)

And +tan +te fuyre cesede , (CMPOLYCH,VI,13.81)

and +te aungel seide to Forseus , " what +tou hast sette on fyre +tat
ha+t i-brene on +te . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,13.82)

+Tanne Furseus was i-brou+gt to his body a+ge . (CMPOLYCH,VI,13.83)

+Te same merk and tokene +tat he hadde i-felt in his soule he bare
alwey after i-sene on his schulder and cheke . (CMPOLYCH,VI,13.84)

Afterward as ofte as Furseus tolde +tis tale , +tey he hadde +tynne
clo+tynge in +te myddel of +te colde wynter , he schulde alwey swete
for drede . (CMPOLYCH,VI,13.85)

At +te laste Furseus lefte +tat abbay to his bro+ter Fullanus ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,13.86)

and he wente free wi+t ano+ter bro+ter Ulcanus , (CMPOLYCH,VI,13.87)

and lyved hermytes lyf al oon +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,13.88)

+Tanne +te province was swi+te destourbed by rennynge of reses of
straungers , (CMPOLYCH,VI,13.89)

and he seillede into Fraunce , (CMPOLYCH,VI,13.90)

and <P_VI,15> deide +tere after meny grete dedes of vertu ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,15.91)

and was i-buried at Pernia . (CMPOLYCH,VI,15.92)

After Honorius Severus was pope oon +gere ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,15.93)

in his tyme +te Iewes were converted to Cristene fey .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,15.94)

Heraclius +te emperour , aftir his noble victours , errede out of +te
fey , and +tat by counsaile of Cirus patriark of Alexandria , and of
Sergius patriark of Constantynnoble ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,15.95)

and Heraclius deide in +te dropesie , (CMPOLYCH,VI,15.96)

and was i-schend with +tat heresy of +te Iacobytes ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,15.97)

+tat where +tey +tat mysunderstood seint Iame +te Apostel .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,15.98)

Capitulum quartumdecimum . (CMPOLYCH,VI,15.99)

ABOUTE +tat tyme lyvede Machometus +te false prophete , duke and ledere
of Saracenes and of Turkes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,15.100)

+Tis storie is $y-brou+gte in +tis manere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,15.101)

bote Stevene of Caunterbury and Girald of Cambria helpe+t moche in +tis
manere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,15.102)

Somtyme while +te empere of Rome was in gret my+gt and streng+te ,
Cristendom was nyh wydder +tan +te empere of Rome ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,15.103)

and is <P_VI,17> no wonder , (CMPOLYCH,VI,17.104)

ffor Cristendom was so encresed +tat it conteyned Europa and meny
provinces of Asia and wel nygh al Affrica wi+t ynne his merkes and
boundes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,17.105)

At +te laste , by discord and stryf of Cristen men bytwene hem self ,
it was i-do +tat +te Agarenes wexe stronge . (CMPOLYCH,VI,17.106)

+Te Agarenes haue+t +tre names , (CMPOLYCH,VI,17.107)

and bee+t i-cleped Agarenes , Ismaelites , and Saracenes .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,17.108)

Of here empere propheciede Methodius +te martir , (CMPOLYCH,VI,17.109)

and seide +tat Cristene religioun schuld litel have with oute +te endes
of Europa . (CMPOLYCH,VI,17.110)

Also after +tat errour of Saracenes hadde infecte al Affrica , hit
defoulede also a grete deel of Spayne , (CMPOLYCH,VI,17.111)

and but Goddes grace and mercye hadde i-holde it wolde have in-fecte
and schend also Fraunce wi+t Spayne . (CMPOLYCH,VI,17.112)

+Tanne after +te grete Gregories tyme +te empere of Rome , +tat
strecche+t somtyme from +te occean of Bretayn anon to +te endes of Pers
, was so destroyed wi+t tyrandise and wi+t civil batailles , +tat it
was nou+gt of power to defende hym self a+genst enemyes .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,17.113)

+Tanne +te cruel paynym oost of Pers gan to occupie meny provinces of
+te lordschipe of Rome and of men of Cristene fey in the estlondes .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,17.114)

+Tanne as +te grete flye folwe+t +te tras <P_VI,19> of +te malschave ,
so after o+ter woo com +te pestilence of +te Ismaelites , +tat was more
grevous , (CMPOLYCH,VI,19.115)

and destroyed nygh +te Cristene men +tat were i-left in +te estlondes
by ledynge of +te province Machometis , in Heraclius +te emperour his
tyme . (CMPOLYCH,VI,19.116)

+Tanne +te fifte pope Bonefas his tyme , while Heraclius regnede ,
aboute +te +gere of oure Lord sixe hondred and twenty , Machometis +te
false prophete +te whiche bygiled +te Ismaelitis $and Agarenes in +tis
manere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,19.117)

A famous clerk was at the court of Rome (CMPOLYCH,VI,19.118)

and my+gt nou+gt spede at his wille , (CMPOLYCH,VI,19.119)

and passede +te see , (CMPOLYCH,VI,19.120)

and plesede meny men , (CMPOLYCH,VI,19.121)

and hadde hem at his assent . Among +te whiche he byhet Machometis +tat
he wolde make hym prince of his peple gif he wolde doo as he seide .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,19.122)

+Tanne +tis clerk fedde up a colver (CMPOLYCH,VI,19.123)

and made hym fecche his mete in Machometis ere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,19.124)

for +tere he dede +te corn +tat the colver schulde ete ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,19.125)

and +terof +te colver ofte schulde fede hym self . (CMPOLYCH,VI,19.126)

+Tanne in a day +tis clerk gadrede +te peple to geders ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,19.127)

and byheet +tat he wolde make hym here <P_VI,21> prince whom +te Holy
Goost wolde schewe in colveres liche , (CMPOLYCH,VI,21.128)

and lete fle his colver anon , (CMPOLYCH,VI,21.129)

and +te colver , as he was i-woned , satte uppon Machometus his
schuldres , (CMPOLYCH,VI,21.130)

and putte his bele in Machometus his eres ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,21.131)

+terfore Machometus was i-chose prince and ledere of +te peple .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,21.132)

+Tis +tat is i-seide in +te comyn table , (CMPOLYCH,VI,21.133)

but what now folowe+t is more alowed and apreved . (CMPOLYCH,VI,21.134)

A monk +tat heet Sergius was i-put out of +te companye of +te monkes
+tat he was among (CMPOLYCH,VI,21.135)

for he was i-falle into Nistorius his errour . (CMPOLYCH,VI,21.136)

He com into Arabia , (CMPOLYCH,VI,21.137)

and putte hym self to Macho-metus , (CMPOLYCH,VI,21.138)

and enformed hym ; +tei+g it be i-red +tat +tis Sergius were archedecon
of Antiochia o+ter patriark of Ierusalem . (CMPOLYCH,VI,21.139)

+Tanne Machometus faderles and moderles was in his emes kepynge in his
childhode ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,21.140)

he worschipped mawmetrie som-what of tyme wi+t his contrey men of
Arabia , (CMPOLYCH,VI,21.141)

and he +gaf hym specialliche to worschippe Venus , (CMPOLYCH,VI,21.142)

and +terfore it is +tat +git the Saracens holde+t +te Fridy holy as +te
Iewes doo+t +te Satirday and we +te Soneday . (CMPOLYCH,VI,21.143)

After +tat Machometus com to age , (CMPOLYCH,VI,21.144)

and was scharp of witte , (CMPOLYCH,VI,21.145)

and wente into meny londes <P_VI,23> by cause of marchaundise ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,23.146)

and ofte was in companye of Iewes and of Cristen men ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,23.147)

and lernede +te maneres and usages and customs of bo+te-1 lawes of
Cristen men and of Iewes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,23.148)

and kou+te bo+te wicchecraft and nigromancie , (CMPOLYCH,VI,23.149)

and was a wonderfel man and fer castynge , (CMPOLYCH,VI,23.150)

and hadde nobil ffacounde and faire speche . (CMPOLYCH,VI,23.151)

+Tan he com to +te lady of +te province Coro+gonia ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,23.152)

+te lady heet Cadygan , (CMPOLYCH,VI,23.153)

and somdel wi+t spices +tat he brou+gte , wi+t wicchecraft , and wi+t
faire wordes , he made +te lady so mad and so nyce +tat sche
worschipped hym as +te grettest prophete of God Almy+gty , o+ter as it
were Messyas +tat +te Iewes abide+t , (CMPOLYCH,VI,23.154)

and sche desired hym to housbonde . (CMPOLYCH,VI,23.155)

It is +te usage of +tat province to be $y-ruled also by wommen .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,23.156)

+Tanne he wedded +te wymmen +tat was quene , (CMPOLYCH,VI,23.157)

and so he was i-made lorde of +te province . (CMPOLYCH,VI,23.158)

+Tanne he drow+g to hym +te Arabes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,23.159)

and occupiede +te est empere anon to Alexandria a+genst Heraclius +te
emperour . (CMPOLYCH,VI,23.160)

+Tanne he took +te manere spekinge of trewe prophetes , as +tey God
hadde i-spoke in hym , (CMPOLYCH,VI,23.161)

and spak in +tis manere in his bookes +tat he made :
(CMPOLYCH,VI,23.162)

" Oure Lord spak to his prophete Machomete (CMPOLYCH,VI,23.163)

and seide ; " (CMPOLYCH,VI,23.164)

<P_VI,25>

for so +te bookes +tat he feyned gylfulliche schulde be i-trowed as
+tou+g +tey were i-made by auctorite of God Almy+gti .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,25.166)

Whan nou+gt onliche his owne men but also men of fer londes fil to hym
and bowed to hym in every side , he hedde greet likynge to have gretter
lordschipe ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,25.167)

and as it were for to brynge men into good manere lyvynge , and as it
were by heste of God Almy+gte , he assailede +te naciouns +tat wonede
ny+g hym , (CMPOLYCH,VI,25.168)

and dede by crafte and by gile what he my+gte nou+gt doo by dedes of
armes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,25.169)

+Terfore whan Egipt , Libia , Arabia , and Siria were suget , for he
wolde seme +te more holy , he drou+g +te peple +tat were suget to his
false lawe , (CMPOLYCH,VI,25.170)

and made hem forsake +te usages and +te lawes here forfadres .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,25.171)

And he forbeed +te paynyms mametrie , (CMPOLYCH,VI,25.172)

and graunted circumcisioun to +te Iewes as +tey+g hadde i-used it ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,25.173)

and i-feyned of his some newe lawes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,25.174)

and alleide witnes of ei+ter testament . (CMPOLYCH,VI,25.175)

+Te Saracenes clepe+t +tat lawe his lawe +git anon to +tis tyme ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,25.176)

and be heet +te Saracenes circumcide hem as te Iewes do+t ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,25.177)

and forbeed hem +tat wil folwe hym etynge of swynes flesche .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,25.178)

And Makometus wolde telle +te cause why he forbeed +te etynge <P_27> of
swynes $flesche , (CMPOLYCH,27.179)

and seide +tat swyn come of camels drit after Noe his flood ,
(CMPOLYCH,27.180)

and +terfore clene men schulde schonye it as mete +tat is unclene ;
(CMPOLYCH,27.181)

and $as it were to acorde with Cristen men in +te manere of cristenynge
, he ordeyned ofte wasshynge of lemes in water , as it were for
clensynge of synnes . (CMPOLYCH,27.182)

And for to brynge +te peple +tat was $so bygiled +te faster in snarl ,
what he knewe +tat was most plesynge to manis likynge , he ordeyned for
lawe , (CMPOLYCH,27.183)

and so he ordeyned +tat a man schulde have as many wifes and concubynes
as he my+gte susteyne wi+t his catel . Also +tat a man my+gte have
wifes of his owne kynrede anon to +te noumbre of foure , and +tat a man
my+gte four si+tes foresake his wif and take hir a+ge , +tat he
suffrede , and also +tat he my+gte have as meny concubinus as a wolde
of wymmen +tat were ybo+gt o+ter prisoners , and also +tat a my+gte
selle hem but +gif he hadde ibrou+gt eny of hem wi+t childe ;
(CMPOLYCH,27.184)

and ordeyned hem to use sobernesse in mete and in drinke ,
(CMPOLYCH,27.185)

and forbeed hem mete and <P_VI,29> drynkenge of wyn but it were in
certeyne solempne dayes in +te +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,29.186)

And for he wolde somdel varie from +te Iewes +tat worschippe+t God
westward , and from Cristen men +tat worschippe+t God estward , he
tau+gte his peple to worschippe God sou+tward with ofte knelynges ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,29.187)

for in +te sou+t is plente of li+gt . (CMPOLYCH,VI,29.188)

He ordeyned hem to worschippe the goddes Venus , and to holde +te day
+terof solempne and holy , (CMPOLYCH,VI,29.189)

+tat is Friday . (CMPOLYCH,VI,29.190)

He heet worschippe $on Almy+gti God , Creatour and Makere of alle
+tinges , (CMPOLYCH,VI,29.191)

and seide +tat Moyses and Iohn were prophetes , but +tat Crist was
grettere , and grettest of alle prophetes , and +tat he was i-bore of
+te mayde Marie by vertu of God wi+t oute mannys mone , as he sei+t in
his book +tat hatte Alcoranum . (CMPOLYCH,VI,29.192)

No+teles he melled som false sawes with soo+t sawes ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,29.193)

and seide +tat Crist was $afterward i-hove up into hevene , and nou+gt
i-slawe ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,29.194)

for he sei+t +tat Iudas +te traytour sou+gte Crist in a den ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,29.195)

and chaungede into +te likenesse of Crist , (CMPOLYCH,VI,29.196)

and so was i-take and i-nayled to +te cros in stede of Crist .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,29.197)

Also he hete +tat +te men of his lawe schulde every +gere , +gif +tey
my+gte , goo in to Goddis hous +tat is in Matha for to bidde here bedes
, (CMPOLYCH,VI,29.198)

$and <P_VI,31> whanne +tey were i-come +tider +tey schulde be bygoo
aboute and i-clo+ted in oon manere clo+tynge , (CMPOLYCH,VI,31.199)

and +tey schulde +trowe out stones +torow holes of +te walles , as it
were for to stene the devel ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,31.200)

and seide +tat Abraham made +tat hous for his children Ismaelites ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,31.201)

for +tey schulde +tere bidde here bedes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,31.202)

Also by Machometus his lawe he +tat were i-take with a womman in
spousebreche schulde be stened to de+te , (CMPOLYCH,VI,31.203)

and +gif he dede ffornicacioun wi+t a sengle woman he schulde have
foure score lasshes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,31.204)

A +teef +te firste tyme and +te secounde schulde be i-bete ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,31.205)

and +te +tridde tyme he schulde lese his hondes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,31.206)

and +te fer+te tyme he schulde lese his feet . (CMPOLYCH,VI,31.207)

And he sei+t +tat who +tat holde+t al +tis and o+tere hestes of his
lawe God Almy+gti byhote+t hym paradys , +te orchard of likynge , +tere
is noon distemperure no+ter peyne , +tere is no manere greef , but al
manere of wel+te and of likynge ; +tere is likynge mete for to ete ,
and clo+tes to werie , (CMPOLYCH,VI,31.208)

and maydens to beclippe faire schal serve hem +tere ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,31.209)

+te aungels bee+t so huge and so greet +tat from +te oon y+ge to +tat
o+ter is +te <P_VI,33> space of a day his iornay . (CMPOLYCH,VI,33.210)

And to hem +tat holde+t nou+gt his lawe , he byhote+t hem fuyre and
peyne of helle wi+t outen ende . (CMPOLYCH,VI,33.211)

And also in his book +tat hatte Alcoranum he preyse+t al +te fadres of
+te Olde Testament , and specialliche Moyses , Iohn Baptiste , Crist ,
and Machometus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,33.212)

Also he preyse+t al +tat trowe+t in God and doo+t ri+gtwisnesse ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,33.213)

but it is nou+gt +tere i-rad what is +te ri+gt fey , no+ter what men
bee+t of ri+gtbileve no+ter what men be+t of misbileve .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,33.214)

Also +tere is i-write +tat fyve bookes com doun from heven for
infornacioun of mankynde , +te Sau+gter , Moyses bookes , +te bookes of
prophetes , +te gospel , and Machometus his Alcoranum .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,33.215)

In +tat Alcoranum it is i-wrete +tat Almy+gti God wolde rule , and lede
mankynde into +te way of savacioun , (CMPOLYCH,VI,33.216)

and after Abraham he +gaf +te children of Israel lawe , by whiche lawe
+tey schulde knowe God and worschippe hym ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,33.217)

but for +tey tolde nou+gt of +tis lawe , God +gaf the gospel to o+ter
men . (CMPOLYCH,VI,33.218)

And also +tey mysused his lawe . (CMPOLYCH,VI,33.219)

And +te Arabies +tat com of Abraham by Ismael were moo men and gretter
peple +tan +te Iewes +tat come of Abraham by Isaac ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,33.220)

and the Arabes +tat were i-left were i-left wi+t oute lawe .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,33.221)

+Terfore out of +te concistorie of <P_VI,35> Goddis ri+gtwisnesse com a
decre +tat a prophete of here owne peple schulde be i-sent to
Ismaellites wi+t a lawe , +te whiche prophete and lawe +te Saracenes
shold folowe as the Jewes folowed Moyses , and Crysten men Cryst ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,35.222)

and therfore the Sarasyns holde+t hem self bettre +tan Iewes and
Cristene men ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,35.223)

for +tey holde+t holiche here lawes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,35.224)

and Iewes and Cristen men ofte trespasi+t a+genst here owne lawe .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,35.225)

For to brynge +tis aboute Machometus norsched and fedde a faire camel
in a prive place , so +tat +te camel hadde no mete but of his owne
honde ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,35.226)

and Machometus wayted his tyme , (CMPOLYCH,VI,35.227)

and heng +tat corsede book Alcoranum aboute +te camel his nekke ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,35.228)

in +tat book were +te forsayd lawes y-write ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,35.229)

and Machometus let goo +te camel into +te feeldes wi+t +te book aboute
his nekke to fore +te day ly+gt . (CMPOLYCH,VI,35.230)

+Tanne +te camel , as it was no wonder , gan to lepe and $to sterte ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,35.231)

and made grete ioye for he was at large , (CMPOLYCH,VI,35.232)

and fli+g eche man , (CMPOLYCH,VI,35.233)

and wolde come nyh no manis hond . (CMPOLYCH,VI,35.234)

Speche of +tis wonder sprang out in feeldes and townes ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,35.235)

and +te peple gadrede +tider on everyside . (CMPOLYCH,VI,35.236)

<P_VI,37>

But whan Machometus was i-come +te beest sigh hym afer +tat +gaf hym
alwey mete , (CMPOLYCH,VI,37.238)

and ran to hym anon ri+gt , (CMPOLYCH,VI,37.239)

and bowed a doun (CMPOLYCH,VI,37.240)

and likked his hondes as he was i-tau+gt . (CMPOLYCH,VI,37.241)

+Tanne +te peple cride and seide , in +tis dede is i-schewed +te
holynesse of Goddis prophete , (CMPOLYCH,VI,37.242)

and prayed hym +tat he wolde undo +te book wi+t his holy hondes .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,37.243)

And whan +te book was i-opened , " Loo , " quod Mahometus , " here is
+goure lawe , nou+gt i-write wi+t manis ynke , but wi+t angelis hondes
, and i-sente from hevene for to by holde evere wi+t oute $eny ende .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,37.244)

In +tis book +ge be i-tau+gt how +ge schal worship God , and how grete
mede +ge schal hope to fonge of hym for kepynge of +tis lawe . "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,37.245)

+Te dey +tat +tis was i-doo ynne is every +gere i-made solempne and
holy , and i-cleped +te feste of +te camel . (CMPOLYCH,VI,37.246)

And +tei faste+t a mone+t to fore +tat feste in +tis manere :
(CMPOLYCH,VI,37.247)

everiche day of +tat mone+t from +te firste li+gt of +te day , whanne
me may knowe $bytwene white and blak , anon to +te goynge doun of +te
sonne , +tey faste+t (CMPOLYCH,VI,37.248)

and ete+t nou+gt , (CMPOLYCH,VI,37.249)

no+ter dele+t wi+t hir wifes , bote seke men and feble ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,37.250)

but bee+t alwey in <P_VI,39> here bedes ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,39.251)

but after +te goynge doun of +te sonne anon to +te dawenynge a+gen +tey
ete+t and drinke+t (CMPOLYCH,VI,39.252)

and ligge+t by here wifes : (CMPOLYCH,VI,39.253)

bote seke men and feble bee+t nou+gt i-holde so for to faste .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,39.254)

+Tis Machometus displesede ofte his wif , (CMPOLYCH,VI,39.255)

for he hadde ofte +te fallynge evel , (CMPOLYCH,VI,39.256)

and in +tat evel he fel doun ofte to grounde . (CMPOLYCH,VI,39.257)

Bote he plesed here and o+tere +tat had y-fonge his lawe in +tis
mannere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,39.258)

and seide +tat he fil to +te grounde for +te wordes of Seint Mychel the
archangel +tat spak wi+t hym ofte . (CMPOLYCH,VI,39.259)

For a fleschelich man , he seide , may nou+gt suffre an aungels wordes
but +gif he falle . (CMPOLYCH,VI,39.260)

He hated wyn dronkenes , ribaudye , and harlottie ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,39.261)

uppon caas for hete of +te contray he wolde have it i-spared .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,39.262)

But in a ny+gt he was dronke , (CMPOLYCH,VI,39.263)

and fel doun in +te strete , (CMPOLYCH,VI,39.264)

and +tere swyn hete hym , +tat he hylde unclene bestes ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,39.265)

+terfore +tey +tat holde+t his lawe spare+t wyn and swynes flesch .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,39.266)

In +te firste poynt it seme+t +tat +tei folwe+t +te Iewes ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,39.267)

in +te secounde poynt it semeth +tat +tey <P_VI,41> folowe+t +te
philosofy of hir maister . (CMPOLYCH,VI,41.268)

Also after +te de+t of Machometus +tat cursede secte encresede so faste
+tat it drou+g my+gti men of Pers to +te corsed law of +te Arabes .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,41.269)

Al +tat sette ha+t infecte anon to +tis tyme al Affrica and a greet
deel of Spayne . (CMPOLYCH,VI,41.270)

And +te archebisshop Turpius telle+t +tat Mako-metus his ymage of
latoun , +tat he made wi+t his owne hondes , stonde+t in +te see
stronde , (CMPOLYCH,VI,41.271)

and ha+t his face toward +te sou+t . (CMPOLYCH,VI,41.272)

In +tat ymage Machometus by wichecraft closed a legioun of fendes :
(CMPOLYCH,VI,41.273)

a Cristen man +tat come+t +tere li+gtliche i-persed ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,41.274)

but <P_VI,43> a Saracen goo+t awey hole and sound ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,43.275)

a bridde +tat come+t +tere deie+t anone . (CMPOLYCH,VI,43.276)

+Te ymage holde+t a mace in his ri+gt hond , (CMPOLYCH,VI,43.277)

and +tat mace schal first falle whanne a kyng is i-bore in Gallia +tat
schal renewe al Spayne wi+t Cristene lawe . (CMPOLYCH,VI,43.278)

And whanne +te mace is i-falle , +tanne +te Saracens schal flee and
leve here tresorie . (CMPOLYCH,VI,43.279)

+Te famous nory of +tis cursede secte , Saladinus , duke of Turkes ,
+te strong hamer of Cristen men , aboute +te +gere of oure Lord eleven
hondred foure score and ten , he herde +tat Cristen men used meny
messes at oon mele , (CMPOLYCH,VI,43.280)

and seide +tat men were nou+gt wor+ty to have +te holy lond .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,43.281)

Also he was fel and sli+g for to preise his owne secte , and to blame
and despise oure lawe , (CMPOLYCH,VI,43.282)

and +tat is i-knowe by +tis ensample . (CMPOLYCH,VI,43.283)

In a tyme were tweie white monkes i-brou+gt to fore hym , +tat +teeves
of Torkes hadde i-take , (CMPOLYCH,VI,43.284)

and he knewe by here straunge clo+tinge +tat +tey were philosofres and
Cristen men ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,43.285)

and he axede by oon +tat knewe bo+te longages of hem bo+te what men
+tey were , and of what con-dicioun <P_VI,45> and professioun ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,45.286)

and +tey seide +tat +tey were monkes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,45.287)

and hadde i-made here professioun to Seint Benet his rule .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,45.288)

+Tanne he axede besiliche of meny poyntes of +tat rule ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,45.289)

and specialliche among o+ter he axede by here rule +gif +tey schulde
ete flesche o+ter drinke wyn . (CMPOLYCH,VI,45.290)

+Tey answerde and seide +tat +tey hadde at al tyme somwhat of wyn for
to drynke , (CMPOLYCH,VI,45.291)

but flesche schulde +tey noon ete but it were for sekenesse o+ter for
grete nede . (CMPOLYCH,VI,45.292)

+Too +ty tyraunt heet +tat +tey schulde have more large kepyng , and
have tweye faire +gong wommen to serve hem , (CMPOLYCH,VI,45.293)

and heet +tat +tey schulde ete flesche and drynke water ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,45.294)

and so +tey ete flesche (CMPOLYCH,VI,45.295)

and dronke water , (CMPOLYCH,VI,45.296)

and took ensaumple of Seint Iob , (CMPOLYCH,VI,45.297)

and made covenant wi+t hir ey+gen +tat +tey wolde nou+gt +tenke of
folye ne fil+te $and of synne , (CMPOLYCH,VI,45.298)

and were besy alwey in here bedes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,45.299)

+Tanne Saladinus was war +terof , (CMPOLYCH,VI,45.300)

and took fro hem +tat flesche and +te water , (CMPOLYCH,VI,45.301)

and heet serve hem wi+t fische and wi+t wyn . (CMPOLYCH,VI,45.302)

And $+gef he badde i-doo so to +tat entent +tat Salamon mene+t , and
sei+t , " +geve+t wyn to hem +tat bee+t in greet sorwe , +tat +tey mowe
<P_VI,47> drynke and for+gete here sorwe and her nede , " +tanne he
hadde i-do goodliche and as he schulde ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,47.303)

but he caste gilful-liche to begile symplenes by falshede and by gilful
crafte , (CMPOLYCH,VI,47.304)

for he wolde +gif he my+gte +terby +te secte chalenge and blame upon
$+te religioun . (CMPOLYCH,VI,47.305)

+Tanne +te monkes dronke wyn , (CMPOLYCH,VI,47.306)

and wex mery and glad , (CMPOLYCH,VI,47.307)

and for+gat +tat +tey schulde have in mynde , (CMPOLYCH,VI,47.308)

and fil to (CMPOLYCH,VI,47.309)

and lay by +te wommen . (CMPOLYCH,VI,47.310)

+Tanne amorwe , whanne +te wyn was defied , +tey +tou+gt on here
trespas , (CMPOLYCH,VI,47.311)

and gonne for to wepe ful sore . (CMPOLYCH,VI,47.312)

+Te tyraunt sigh hem wepe , (CMPOLYCH,VI,47.313)

and seide , " Why bee+t +ge more sory +tan +ge were i-woned to be ? "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,47.314)

" For we have+t i-synned grevously , " quod +tey , (CMPOLYCH,VI,47.315)

" and were overcome wi+t wyn . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,47.316)

+Tan he seide , " While +ge ete flesche and drank water +ge helde for+t
+goure purpos rediliche inow , (CMPOLYCH,VI,47.317)

but whanne +ge were overcome with wyn wi+t oute flesche +ge brake
+goure rule and +goure purpos , (CMPOLYCH,VI,47.318)

+terfore it is i-knowe +tat Benett , +te auctor of +goure rule , was
unwys to forbede +gow etynge of flesche , +tat destourbe+t <P_VI,49>
not a manis wit , (CMPOLYCH,VI,49.319)

and grauntede +gow to drynke wyn , +tat rote+t up +te streng+te of
resoun , as +ge have+t assayed by newe assaye . (CMPOLYCH,VI,49.320)

+Tanne he +tat made oure lawe , Machometus , +tat forbeed us wyn +tat
destourbe+t mannis wyt , and graunted us +te use of flesche , was wiser
+tan +goure Benet . (CMPOLYCH,VI,49.321)

But what may be +goure remedie and clensynge of +tis synne , now +ge
have+t $y-broke +goure rule and +goure purpos ? " (CMPOLYCH,VI,49.322)

" Penaunce , , " quo+t they , " and satisfaccioun , by ordynance of
oure elder fader . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,49.323)

" +Tanne , " quod he , " mowe +ge nou+gt be clensed among us ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,49.324)

goo+t to +goure owne (CMPOLYCH,VI,49.325)

and bee+t i-clensed in +goure $owne manere wise ; "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,49.326)

and so he lete hem goo . (CMPOLYCH,VI,49.327)

+Tis man was ful of olde pestilence of slei+te and wyles ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,49.328)

and what +te wily schrewe my+gte nou+gt have savour ynne , he gan to
despice , (CMPOLYCH,VI,49.329)

ffor he wolde blame +te holy man Seint Benett . Of +te which Seint
Benet +te grete Gregorie sei+t +tat he wroot the rule of monkes ful of
wit and of wisdom , and open and cleer in wordes ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,49.330)

for it was a wys dede to wi+tdrawe $fro hem +tat goo+t to holy
chevalrie likynge of metes +tat wi+tdrawe+t +te soule from holynesse of
dedes and of +tou+gtes ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,49.331)

and by the apostles lore he graunted hem a litel what of wyn forto
streng+te <P_VI,51> somwhat +te febelnesse of +te flesche ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,51.332)

and graunted hem but litel , (CMPOLYCH,VI,51.333)

for it schulde nou+gt greve +te scharpnesse of +te soule .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,51.334)

<heading>

Capitulum quintumdecimum . (CMPOLYCH,VI,51.336)

Heraclonas (CMPOLYCH,VI,51.337)

</heading>

HERACLONAS , Heraclius his sone , regned two +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,51.339)

+Te senatoures of Rome putte hym and his wif Martina out of his kyngdom
, (CMPOLYCH,VI,51.340)

and his moder nose and here tonge were i-kutte of al bo+te .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,51.341)

After +te four+te Iohn , Theodorus was pope sixe +gere ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,51.342)

+tat tyme was Isedre bisshop Hispalensis in his floures ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,51.343)

he was somtyme +te greet Gregorie his disciple . (CMPOLYCH,VI,51.344)

Isedre lefte after hym meny goode bookes +tat he hadde i-made :
(CMPOLYCH,VI,51.345)

+te bookes Ethimologiarum , De Summo Bono , De Ordine Creature , Sino
nima , and meny o+ter good bookes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,51.346)

Edbaldus kyng of Kent deide , (CMPOLYCH,VI,51.347)

and lefte after hym his sone and his heire Ercon-bertus , <P_VI,53>
+tat he hadde y-gete on Emma , a womman of Fraunce .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,53.348)

Econbertus regnede foure and twenty +gere in Kent ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,53.349)

he destroyede +te temples of mawmetrie , (CMPOLYCH,VI,53.350)

and ordeynede +tat +te Lent fastynge schulde be i-holde in his kyngdom
. (CMPOLYCH,VI,53.351)

Of his wif Sexburga +te dou+gter of Anna , kyng of Est Angles , he gat
a dou+gter Enkengoda , +tat was i-made mynchoun in +te abbey Bryggense
in Gallia , +tat is in Fraunce ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,53.352)

+tere here aunte Ethelburga servede God in +tat abbey .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,53.353)

Ethelburga hadde i-be Edwynus his wif ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,53.354)

also +tere afterward ei+ter of hem was abbas . (CMPOLYCH,VI,53.355)

+Tat tyme , +tey+g +tere were many abbayes in Engelond , +git Englische
men used for to goo into abbayes of Fraunce by cause of conversacioun
and of +te manere of levynge , and specialliche at Brugges , at Caleys
, and at Andilegium . (CMPOLYCH,VI,53.356)

+Tat tyme Audomarus +te bisshop , and Bertinus +te bisshop , and
Bertinus +te abbot , were in here floures in +te contray of Tarvernens
in Gallia , +tat is Fraunce . (CMPOLYCH,VI,53.357)

Paulus libro 5=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,53.358)

+Te +tridde Constantinus was Heraclius his <P_VI,55> sone , and
Heraclioun his bro+ter , (CMPOLYCH,VI,55.359)

and regnede ey+gte and twenty +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,55.360)

He was begiled of Paulis , grauntsire of Sergius , (CMPOLYCH,VI,55.361)

+terfore he exciled pope Martyn (CMPOLYCH,VI,55.362)

and spoylede Rome . (CMPOLYCH,VI,55.363)

Willelmus de Regibus , libro 4=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,55.364)

He unheled chirches roves and coppes +tat were i-heled wi+t slattes of
bras , (CMPOLYCH,VI,55.365)

and took awey +te slattes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,55.366)

but he loste hem at Siracusa in Sicilia , (CMPOLYCH,VI,55.367)

and was i-slawe by Saracenes in a bath , (CMPOLYCH,VI,55.368)

and +tey ladde awey +tat pray into Alexandria . (CMPOLYCH,VI,55.369)

Beda , libro 3=o= , capitulo 6=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,55.370)

+Tat +gere Kyngulsus , kyng of West Saxons , was dede ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,55.371)

and his sone Kenwalkus regnede after hym oon and +tritty +gere ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,55.372)

for his eldere bro+ter Quichelinus hadde ra+ter i-regned wi+t his fader
, (CMPOLYCH,VI,55.373)

and deide +te same +gere +tat he was y-cristened wi+t his fader ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,55.374)

and lefte after hym his sone Cuthredus , +tat was i-cristned also
Birinus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,55.375)

$R (CMPOLYCH,VI,55.376)

Here take hede +tat Beda and William varie+t , (CMPOLYCH,VI,55.377)

for Beda sei+t +tat Quychelinus was Kyngilsus his sone ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,55.378)

and William sei+t +tat he was Kyngilsus his bro+ter .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,55.379)

Beda ut supra . (CMPOLYCH,VI,55.380)

+Tis Ken-walcus in +te bygynnynge of his kyngdom wolde nou+gt fonge
<P_VI,57> +te fey of Cristendom , (CMPOLYCH,VI,57.381)

and +terfore ri+gtfulliche he loste his kyngdom ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,57.382)

for he dede awey his wif +tat was kyng Penda his suster ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,57.383)

and wedded ano+ter , (CMPOLYCH,VI,57.384)

and +terfore Penda , in +te fifte +gere of his kyngdom , chasede hym
(CMPOLYCH,VI,57.385)

and droof hym awey . (CMPOLYCH,VI,57.386)

Willelmus de Pontificibus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,57.387)

And he hydde hymself +tre +gere with Anna , kyng of Estangles ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,57.388)

+terfore after-ward Penda slou+g hym . (CMPOLYCH,VI,57.389)

But in +te tyme of his excilynge Kenwalcus was i-cristned of Felix ,
+te bisshop of his province , while he was wi+t Anna ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,57.390)

and rekevered his kyngdom by help of Anna , (CMPOLYCH,VI,57.391)

and made bisshop of his province oon Agelbertus , a Frenscheman , +tat
com out of Irlond , (CMPOLYCH,VI,57.392)

and he was bisshop of Wynchestre in West Saxon fiftene +gere ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,57.393)

and +te kyng of strange tonge was greved and noyful ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,57.394)

o+ter for som o+ter cause I noot , he was wroo+t , (CMPOLYCH,VI,57.395)

and brou+gte yn ano+ter of his owne longage and tonge ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,57.396)

and was i-cleped Wyne by his name ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,57.397)

he was ordeyned in Fraunce , (CMPOLYCH,VI,57.398)

and +to kyng bytook hym tweye provinces i-deled in tweye <P_VI,59>
parisches , (CMPOLYCH,VI,59.399)

and sette +te cheef bisshoppes see at Wynchestre ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,59.400)

+terfore Agibertus was wroo+t , (CMPOLYCH,VI,59.401)

and wente into Fraunce , (CMPOLYCH,VI,59.402)

and was afterward bisshop of Parys ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,59.403)

and nou+gt longe after +tis Wyn , after $+te two +gere of his prelacie
, was i-putt $oute by +te kyng , (CMPOLYCH,VI,59.404)

and boute +te see of Londoun of +te kyng of Mercya Wolferus ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,59.405)

and hilde it while he was onlyve ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,59.406)

and so +te province of West Saxons was foure +gere bisshoples .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,59.407)

At +te laste kyng Kenwalcus was ofte hard bysette wi+t his enemyes ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,59.408)

and sente for Agibertus , +tat was i-putte out , (CMPOLYCH,VI,59.409)

but he wolde nou+gt o+tere he my+gte not come , (CMPOLYCH,VI,59.410)

and sente his nevew Leu-therius in his stede , +tat was confermed of
+te archebisshop Theodorus , (CMPOLYCH,VI,59.411)

and was bisshop +tere sevene +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,59.412)

Willelmus de Regibus , libro primo . (CMPOLYCH,VI,59.413)

+Tis Kenwalcus overcom +te Britouns tweis , first at White Gosnesburgh
and eft at +te hil of Pentya , (CMPOLYCH,VI,59.414)

and for wreche of his fader persecucion he bynam Wilferus , Penda his
sone , a greet deel of his kyngdom . (CMPOLYCH,VI,59.415)

Beda , libro 3=o= , capitulo 8=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,59.416)

+Tat +gere Oswald kyng of Nor+thum-berlond was i-slawe by a paynym kyng
Penda , in a place +tat <P_VI,61> hatte Mezerfeld ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,61.417)

+tere ofte God doo+t myracles and wondres : (CMPOLYCH,VI,61.418)

Penda heet honge his armes and his heed in +te stokkes .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,61.419)

Willelmus de Pontificibus , libro primo . (CMPOLYCH,VI,61.420)

After oon +gere his bro+ter Oswy , +tat was kyng after hym , come
+tider , (CMPOLYCH,VI,61.421)

and buried +te heed in +te chirchehawe of Lyndefare ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,61.422)

but me sei+t +te hede is now at Durham bytwene Seint Cuthbert his armes
; (CMPOLYCH,VI,61.423)

but he dede Oswold his armes in +te citee Bebbanburgh .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,61.424)

But Ostrida queene of Mercia , +tat was Oswy his dou+gter and
Etheldredus his wif , brou+gte +te body and +te o+ter deel of bones
wi+t here to +te abbey of Bardeneye : (CMPOLYCH,VI,61.425)

+tere sche my+gtte nou+gt be i-fonge or a piler of li+gt were i-seie
schyne uppon +tilke relikes al an ny+gt . (CMPOLYCH,VI,61.426)

Meny +gere after men of straunge nacioun +te Danes werred in +tat lond
, (CMPOLYCH,VI,61.427)

and Elfleda , lady of Mercia , brou+gte +tilke boones at Gloucetre in a
chirche of chanouns . (CMPOLYCH,VI,61.428)

Willelmus de Pontificibus , libro 4=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,61.429)

$But Seynt Oswald his arm is in +te abbay at Peterisborgh hool
<P_VI,63> and som , wi+t flesche and wi+t senewes ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,63.430)

as me sei+t it was +te flesche i-stole out of +te olde restynge place ,
and +tider i-brou+gt , (CMPOLYCH,VI,63.431)

and +tere is i-seie in a shryne +tat is precious and riche .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,63.432)

But +te fey hereof is somdel unstedefast , (CMPOLYCH,VI,63.433)

for +tere me hire+t and aspie+t and see+t nou+gt +terof ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,63.434)

I seie nou+gt +tus for doute +tat I have of +te holynesse of +tis seynt
, but for I kepe nou+gt to hastiliche afferme whe+ter it be in +tat
place o+ter no . (CMPOLYCH,VI,63.435)

Paulus , libro 5=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,63.436)

Aboute +tat tyme Cesarea , +te kyng his wif of Pers , come wi+t fewe
Cristen men to Con-stantynnoble for to be y-cristened :
(CMPOLYCH,VI,63.437)

here housbonde herde +terof , (CMPOLYCH,VI,63.438)

and sente messagers to Constantynnoble for to axe his wif of +te
emperour . (CMPOLYCH,VI,63.439)

But Cesarea answerde and seide : " Telle+t my lord +goure kyng +tat but
+gif he wil fonge my fey and trowe in my God he schal nevere have me to
his wif . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,63.440)

+Te kynge herde +tis , (CMPOLYCH,VI,63.441)

and com wi+t sixty +towsand men in pes to +te emperour ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,63.442)

and was i-cristened , he and <P_VI,65> alle hise , (CMPOLYCH,VI,65.443)

and hadde greet worschippe , he and al his , (CMPOLYCH,VI,65.444)

and took meny grete +giftes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,65.445)

and took his wif (CMPOLYCH,VI,65.446)

and wente home a+ge . (CMPOLYCH,VI,65.447)

Beda , libro 3=o= , capitulo 13=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,65.448)

Whan Oswald was i-slawe , after hym his bro+ter Oswy was kyng of
Northumberlond , (CMPOLYCH,VI,65.449)

and regnede nobilleche in Deyra . (CMPOLYCH,VI,65.450)

Oswynus , Osricus his sone , of Edwynus his blood , was a stedefast man
, and holy and mylde , and faire of speche . (CMPOLYCH,VI,65.451)

But kyng Oswy made hym i-slawe in erle Hunbaldus his hous ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,65.452)

Oswynus was i-flowe to erle Hunbaldus for helpe and socour ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,65.453)

and after hym Oswy hadde a felowe in +te kyndom of Deyra Oswaldus
Oswoldis sone . (CMPOLYCH,VI,65.454)

After Theodorus +te firste Martyn was pope sixe +gere ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,65.455)

a swerdman of Olympus fondede to slee hym at his au+gter while he song
his masse ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,65.456)

but whyle he gan to smyte anon he wor+t blynde . (CMPOLYCH,VI,65.457)

+Te emperour of Constantynnoble excilede +tis pope ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,65.458)

for he hadde i-dampned Paulus , patriark of Con-stantynnoble ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,65.459)

and hadde falsliche +tat name . (CMPOLYCH,VI,65.460)

Beda , libro 3=o= , capitulo 13=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,65.461)

+Te pope deide Paulynus +tat was $+to <P_VI,67> bisshop of Rouchestre ,
and hadde i-be somtyme erchebisshop of +gork ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,67.462)

and after hym Thamar was bisshop . (CMPOLYCH,VI,67.463)

Also Felix deide , +te first bisshop of Est Angles ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,67.464)

and Thomas was bisshop after hym . (CMPOLYCH,VI,67.465)

Beda , libro 3=o= , capitulo 21=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,67.466)

Aboute +tat tyme +te Est Saxons fenge +te fey +tat +tey hadde to
forehonde i-caste awey and forsake : (CMPOLYCH,VI,67.467)

Oswynus , kyng of Northumberlond , made hem now receyve and fonge +te
fey ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,67.468)

for here kyng Sigebertus was i-cristned of Fynanus bisshop of
Northum-berland , faste by +te longe wal +tat departede somtyme betwene
Britouns and Scottes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,67.469)

+Tanne he took wi+t hym oon Cedde , a preost , +te bro+ter of Chedda ,
out of +te province of Mercia , for to preche to his men of +te Est ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,67.470)

and whan he hadde i-doo +tat dede he tornede a+gen to +te forsaide
Fynanus , (CMPOLYCH,VI,67.471)

and was i-made bisshop of hym , (CMPOLYCH,VI,67.472)

and wente ofte for to preche to +te Est Angles in a place +tat hatte
Stanchestre , +tat is by +te brynke of +te water Ponte , and also in
+te toun of Tillebury , +tat is faste by Tempse . (CMPOLYCH,VI,67.473)

But byfel in a tyme in +tat contray +tat the for-saide <P_69> bisshop
Ced corsede an erle and alle +tat communed wi+t hym , (CMPOLYCH,69.474)

for he held a womman in unlaweful wedlok . (CMPOLYCH,69.475)

And $kyng Sigebertus despisede +te bisshop his heste ,
(CMPOLYCH,69.476)

and com at +tat erle his prayer , (CMPOLYCH,69.477)

and eet wi+t +tat erl in his hous . (CMPOLYCH,69.478)

And whanne +te kyng wente from +te mete +te bisshop Cedde mette +te
kyng , (CMPOLYCH,69.479)

and touched hym wi+t a +gerde +tat he bare in his honde ,
(CMPOLYCH,69.480)

and seide to +te kyng in +tis manere : " For +tou woldest not at myn
heste wi+tdrawe +te and holde +te out of +tat lost and corsede manis
hous , in +te same hous +tou schalt deie . " (CMPOLYCH,69.481)

And so it byfel +tat +te same erl and his bro+ter slou+g +te kyng in
+tat same hous ; (CMPOLYCH,69.482)

and afterward , whan he axed hym wy +tei hadde i-doo +tat cursede dede
, +tey answerde nou+gt elles , (CMPOLYCH,69.483)

but seide +tat +te kyng was to esy to his enemyes , (CMPOLYCH,69.484)

wolde li+gtliche for+geve wronges and trespas . (CMPOLYCH,69.485)

Trevisa . (CMPOLYCH,69.486)

It is soo+t +tat corsed men hate+t god , and here good dedes ,
(CMPOLYCH,69.487)

and so +te corsed erle slou+g +te kyng , (CMPOLYCH,69.488)

for he was gracious and good . (CMPOLYCH,69.489)

+Tanne it folowe+t in +te story : (CMPOLYCH,69.490)

also +tat <P_VI,71> +gere kyng Oswy leet slee kyng Oswynus in erl
Hunbald his hous . (CMPOLYCH,VI,71.491)

Oswynus hadde i-left his oost , (CMPOLYCH,VI,71.492)

and was i-flowe for greet trust to erle Hunbaldus , as it were for to
abide betre tyme for to fi+gte . (CMPOLYCH,VI,71.493)

It is i-seide of +tis Oswynus +tat he hadde somtyme i-+geve his beste
hors to Aidanus +te bisshop , +tat used more to goo oon foot +tan on
hors for to ride . (CMPOLYCH,VI,71.494)

But sone afterward a pore man prayed +te bischop of his almesse ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,71.495)

for +tis bisshop hadde but oon hors , (CMPOLYCH,VI,71.496)

and +tat he +gaf to +te poore man for almesse , (CMPOLYCH,VI,71.497)

for he hadde nou+gt elles at honde . (CMPOLYCH,VI,71.498)

Whanne +tat was i-tolde +te kyng , +te kynge was swi+te wrooth ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,71.499)

and seide to Aidanus as he satte by hym at +te meete : " What hast
y-doo , sire bisshop , (CMPOLYCH,VI,71.500)

hadde we nou+gt +tinges of lasse prise +tat my+gte suffice for almesse
dede . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,71.501)

" What spekest +tou , lord sire kyng ? " quo+t +te bisshop ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,71.502)

" schal a mare sone be levere to us +tan Mary sone ? "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,71.503)

Anon +te kyng fil <P_VI,73> doun to +te bischopps feet ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,73.504)

and prayed mercye and for+gifnesse , (CMPOLYCH,VI,73.505)

and byhet truliche +tat he wolde nevere after +tat tyme speke evel of
+tat dede . (CMPOLYCH,VI,73.506)

+Tanne +te kyng and the bisshop bo+te were wel apaide and seete in fere
at +te mete , (CMPOLYCH,VI,73.507)

and +te bisshop gan $sodenliche to wepe , (CMPOLYCH,VI,73.508)

and wepte meny sore teres . (CMPOLYCH,VI,73.509)

+Tanne me axede hym the cause of his wepynge , (CMPOLYCH,VI,73.510)

and he answerede and seide , " +Tis kyng schal nou+gt longe wi+t us be
here onlyve . (CMPOLYCH,VI,73.511)

Unne+te I have i-seie kyng meke afore +tis tyme , (CMPOLYCH,VI,73.512)

and +tis evel peple is nou+gt wor+ty to have suche a kyng longe tyme .
" (CMPOLYCH,VI,73.513)

+Tanne it happede sone aftir +tat +te kyng was i-slawe as it is i-seide
, (CMPOLYCH,VI,73.514)

and +te bisshop Aydanus lyvede after but twelve dayes ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,73.515)

and seint Cuthbert sigh angels bere his soule into hevene .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,73.516)

R . (CMPOLYCH,VI,73.517)

Also deide +tis +gere Byrinus +te firste bisshop of Dorchestre , after
+te fourten+te +gere of his comynge and of his bisshopriche .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,73.518)

Beda sei+t +tat Hedda bisshop of Wynchestre translated Birinus his body
out of Dorchestre to Wynchestre ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,73.519)

look more hereof in +te firste book de Pontificibus Westsaxonum .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,73.520)

Beda , libro 3=o= , capitulo 23=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,73.521)

After Martyn Eugenius was pope as it were +tre +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,73.522)

+Tis +ger +te kyng of Deira Odilwaldus , Oswald <P_VI,75> his sone ,
+gaf to Ced , bisshop of +te Est , +tat com ofte into +te nor+te , a
place in hy hilles +tat hatte Loftyngay , for to bulde +tere an abbay .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,75.523)

But +tis Ced or he wolde founde +te abbay faste al a Lente everiche day
save +te Soneday al day for to it were eve , (CMPOLYCH,VI,75.524)

and +tanne he wolde ete a litel what of mylk and oon hen ey and a litel
what of mylk i-melled wi+t water , as Aidanus his disciples usede ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,75.525)

of hem he hadde i-lerned (CMPOLYCH,VI,75.526)

and was i-tou+gt . (CMPOLYCH,VI,75.527)

After hym his bro+ter Chunbillus governed +tat place ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,75.528)

and was i-buried +tere in a pestilence tyme . (CMPOLYCH,VI,75.529)

And after hym Chedda rulede +tat place . (CMPOLYCH,VI,75.530)

<heading>

Capitulum sextumdecimum . (CMPOLYCH,VI,75.532)

<heading>

Affter Eugenius Vitalianus was pope fourtene +gere : he sente to +te
cherches of Engelonde and +te archebisshop Theodorus , monk of Tarsens
. (CMPOLYCH,VI,75.534)

Beda , libro 3=o= , capitulo 9=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,75.535)

<P_VI,77>

+Tat +gere +te Merces , +tat bee+t men of myddel Engelond , fenge
Cristendom under her prince Weda , Penda his sone ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,77.537)

for +tis Weda , willynge his fader , hadde i-wedded Effleda , kyng Oswy
his dou+gter , uppon a condicioun +tat he schulde be a Cristen man ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,77.538)

and he dede it wi+t +te bettre wille , (CMPOLYCH,VI,77.539)

ffor Alfridus , Oswy his sone , hadde i-spoused Oswy his suster
Kyneburga ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,77.540)

+terfore Weda hadde i-bro+gt wi+t hym foure preostes out of
Northumberlond for to preche his peple and his men .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,77.541)

+Te prestes were Cedde , Adda , Becti , and Duina ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,77.542)

and kyng Penda forbede nou+gt to converte to Cristene fey al +tat evere
wolde . (CMPOLYCH,VI,77.543)

Also +tat +gere deide Honorius , arche-bisshop of Caunterbury ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,77.544)

and after oon +gere aftirward oon Deusdedit was bisshop nyne +gere ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,77.545)

hym confermede Ithamar , bisshop of Rochestre . (CMPOLYCH,VI,77.546)

Willelmus de Pontificibus , libro 3=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,77.547)

+Tat +gere Benet bisshop , +te abbot +tat norschede Beda +te preoste ,
and was kyng Oswy his servaunt , forsook his hous and home , his cosyns
, and al his kyn for Cristes love , (CMPOLYCH,VI,77.548)

and took <P_VI,79> +te wey to Rome , (CMPOLYCH,VI,79.549)

and com ef a+ge : (CMPOLYCH,VI,79.550)

fyve si+tes he wente to Rome , (CMPOLYCH,VI,79.551)

and brou+gte bookes and holy seintes relikes hoom to his abbayes +tat
were in +te brynke of +te river Wyre . (CMPOLYCH,VI,79.552)

He was +te firste +tat brou+gte glasier his crafte into his contray .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,79.553)

He bulde tweie abbayes of Petir and Of Poule uppon +te brinke of +te
ryver Wyre ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,79.554)

were oon in +te on side , and +tat o+ter in +te o+tir side in Girvum ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,79.555)

and was abbot of bo+te ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,79.556)

he took his noble norrey Beda , a childe of sevene +gere olde ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,79.557)

and tau+gte hym whiles he was onlyve . (CMPOLYCH,VI,79.558)

Willelmus de Regibus , libro primo . (CMPOLYCH,VI,79.559)

Beda wondre+t of his pacience and of his witt . (CMPOLYCH,VI,79.560)

Of his wit , for he brou+gte so many bookes and craftes men into
Engelond , and was pilgrim wel nygh al his lyf tyme .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,79.561)

In hym love of +te contray and likynge of fairnesse overcome +te strong
travailles . (CMPOLYCH,VI,79.562)

He wondre+t of his pacience , (CMPOLYCH,VI,79.563)

for he was i-made abbot by +te kyng of Kent , and in pos-sessioun of
+te abbay of Seynt Austyn at Canturbury , (CMPOLYCH,VI,79.564)

and at comynge of Adrian he lefte it wi+t good wille ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,79.565)

and leet Adrian be abbot +tere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,79.566)

Also +te abbayes of Wyre made hem ano+ter abbot while he was absent ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,79.567)

and he suffred it wi+t good wille , (CMPOLYCH,VI,79.568)

<P_VI,81>

and dede +te newe abbot whan he come home worschippe as o+tere men dede
; (CMPOLYCH,VI,81.570)

also he was at +te laste i-smyte wi+t a palsye , (CMPOLYCH,VI,81.571)

and made +te +tridde abbot +terto . (CMPOLYCH,VI,81.572)

Also +tat +gere Penda , kyng of Mercia , slou+g Anna , kyng of $Est
Angles , in a bataille , (CMPOLYCH,VI,81.573)

for he hadde i-favored kyng Kenwalcus a+genst hym .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,81.574)

Also +tat +gere Bothulphus bulde an abbay byside Lyn-colne in a place
+tat hatte Icanno . (CMPOLYCH,VI,81.575)

Beda , libro 3=o= , capitulo 24=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,81.576)

+Tat +gere deide Penda kyng of Mercia , (CMPOLYCH,VI,81.577)

and was i-slawe , he and +tritty cheventeynes +tat come into +te
contray of Nor+t-humberlond for to slee kyng Oswy , $as he hadde
i-slawe his bro+ter Oswald somtyme , (CMPOLYCH,VI,81.578)

and spared nou+gt for alye and affinite +tat was bytwene hem sones and
hir dou+gtres . (CMPOLYCH,VI,81.579)

No+teles kyng Oswy profred hym meny grete +giftes for to wende out of
his lond , (CMPOLYCH,VI,81.580)

but he wolde nou+gt therof ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,81.581)

+tanne Oswy seide , " Yf +tis pay-nym can nou+gt fonge oure +giftes ,
+tanne $we schal profre and offre to hym +tat can . "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,81.582)

+Tan kyng Oswy made a vow +tat +gif he hadde +te victorie in +tat
bataille he wolde offre his dou+gter Elfleda to God of hevene , and
also possessiouns for <P_VI,83> to bulde twelve abbayes .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,83.583)

+Tanne +te bataille was i-doo in +te contray Leedes , not fer from
+gork , faste by +te ryver Wynwed , +tat was +to hugelich aryse and
over flowed a greet deel of +te contray ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,83.584)

in +tat batayle Penda was i-slawe , and +tritty dukes and leders of his
; (CMPOLYCH,VI,83.585)

and +git he hadde suche +tre so hardy men in his oost as +te o+ter
hadde in his ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,83.586)

ffor +tey +tat askapede +te swerd were adreynt in +te ryver .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,83.587)

+To Alfridus hadde i-be with his fader , (CMPOLYCH,VI,83.588)

bote Egfridus was i-holde in hostage with Penda his wif .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,83.589)

+To Odilwald his sone hadde i-be wi+t Penda , (CMPOLYCH,VI,83.590)

but he stood aside for to see what ende +te bataille schulde have .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,83.591)

Whanne +tis victorie was i-doo , +te kyng Oswy bytook his dou+gter of
+tre +gere olde to +te lore of Hilda , +te abbas afterward in +te abbay
of Hertiseie , +tat is Hertes Ilond . (CMPOLYCH,VI,83.592)

But aftirward sche was abbas of Strenischalt , +tat is , +te bosom
o+ter +te lappe of corn , +tat now hatte Whiteby , and is +tritty myle
from +gork ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,83.593)

+tere Elflede was abbas aftirward . (CMPOLYCH,VI,83.594)

+Tanne Oswy +gaf possessiouns for to bulde abbayes , as he hadde byhote
, sixe in province of Deira , and <P_VI,85> sixe in +te province of
Brenisia . (CMPOLYCH,VI,85.595)

Trevisa . (CMPOLYCH,VI,85.596)

Loke more of Deyra and Brenisia in +te firste book , capitulo 51=o= .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,85.597)

+Tan it folowe+t in the storie : (CMPOLYCH,VI,85.598)

and he +gaf to Weda , +tat hadde i-wedded his dou+gter , +te kyngdom of
Sou+t Mercia , +tat con-teyne+t , as me sei+t , fyve +towsand
housholdes and meynees , and is departed from Nor+t Mercia by +te water
of Trent . (CMPOLYCH,VI,85.599)

But Weda after +tre +gere of his kyngdom was sone i-spyld by tresoun of
his owne wif . (CMPOLYCH,VI,85.600)

Whanne Weda was dede +te Merces wax rebel a+genst +te kyng Oswy ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,85.601)

and took Wlferus , Penda his sone , +tat +tey had priveliche i-kept ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,85.602)

and made hem here kyng . (CMPOLYCH,VI,85.603)

He was +te firste Cristen man of alle +te kynges of Mercia ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,85.604)

and wedded Ermenilda , Ercomber his dou+gter , kyng of Canturbury ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,85.605)

and gat on here Kenredus and Wereburga , (CMPOLYCH,VI,85.606)

and overcome nobilliche Kenwalcus , kyng of West Saxons ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,85.607)

and wan +te yle of Wyght , (CMPOLYCH,VI,85.608)

and +gaf it aftirward to +te kyng of Est Angles for to be a Cristen man
, (CMPOLYCH,VI,85.609)

and was his godfader whan he was i-cristened . (CMPOLYCH,VI,85.610)

At +te laste , after seventene +gere of his kyngdom , he was i-buried
at Lichefeld . (CMPOLYCH,VI,85.611)

Clodoneus , after his fader Dogobertus , regnede in Fraunce seventene
+gere of <P_VI,87> his kingdom ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,87.612)

by entysynge of +te devel he made kutte of seint Denys his arme .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,87.613)

Also +tat +gere deide seynt Wandregisi-lius +te abbot .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,87.614)

Aboute +tat tyme Girmaldus , kyng of Longo-bardes , aspied +tat his
kny+gt Bertaricus was i-flowe to Cacanus , kyng of Avares ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,87.615)

and sente to kyng Cacanus worde , (CMPOLYCH,VI,87.616)

and seide +tat he schulde leve Bertaricus o+ter he schulde have no pees
wi+t +te Longobardes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,87.617)

Bertaricus herde hereof , (CMPOLYCH,VI,87.618)

and wente into Italy a+ge , (CMPOLYCH,VI,87.619)

and by help of his frend Hunnul-phus he was reconsiled , and i-made at
oon wi+t +te kyng . (CMPOLYCH,VI,87.620)

Som wikked men sight +tat Berthericus hadde good semblant of meny men ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,87.621)

and made sugestioun to +te kyng , (CMPOLYCH,VI,87.622)

and seide but +tat Berthericus were +te sonner i-slawe +te kyng schulde
lese his kyngdom . (CMPOLYCH,VI,87.623)

+Te kyng herde +tat , (CMPOLYCH,VI,87.624)

and sente kny+gtes and o+tere men to bysette Berthericus his hous , for
he schulde nou+gt ascape , (CMPOLYCH,VI,87.625)

and Hunulphus aspied +tat , (CMPOLYCH,VI,87.626)

and dede a bur+ten of bedclo+tes on Berthericus his nekke ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,87.627)

and bete hym with <P_89> his feest , (CMPOLYCH,89.628)

and schuft hym , (CMPOLYCH,89.629)

and putte hym for+t +toru+g +te myddel of +te citee anon to +te walles
, (CMPOLYCH,89.630)

and lefte hym +tere , (CMPOLYCH,89.631)

and Berthericus fli+g into Fraunce . (CMPOLYCH,89.632)

Whanne me axede of Hunnul-phus why he dede soo , he answerde and seide
: " For +tis +tat is my wicked servaunt wolde have i-bedded me in +te
dronken Bertaricus his beddechamber , (CMPOLYCH,89.633)

but for +tat was unlikynge to me , I make hym bere +te clo+tes a+gen
home to myne owne hous ; " (CMPOLYCH,89.634)

and so +te kny+gtes were begiled , (CMPOLYCH,89.635)

and fonde not in Bertaricus his chambre ; (CMPOLYCH,89.636)

and +tey took Bertari-cus his servaunt , +tat wist of +tis scapynge ,
and was assentynge +terto , (CMPOLYCH,89.637)

and drou+g hym out by +te heer , (CMPOLYCH,89.638)

and brou+gt hym out to +te kyng . (CMPOLYCH,89.639)

+Te servaunt was i-dampned to +te deth , (CMPOLYCH,89.640)

but +git +te kyng preysed hym and Hunnulphus wonderliche wel ,
(CMPOLYCH,89.641)

for +tey were so stedefast and so trusty , (CMPOLYCH,89.642)

and +gaf hym choys whe+ter hem were levere abyde wi+t hym in his court
for evermo o+ter wende to here leve frende Bertaricus .
(CMPOLYCH,89.643)

+Tanne +tey wente into Fraunce to here leve frend Bertsricus wi+t alle
+tat +tey hadde . (CMPOLYCH,89.644)

Also +tat $+gere Egfridus , kyng Oswy his sone , spousede seint
Etheldreda , +tat was to forehonde i-wedded to erle Todber .
(CMPOLYCH,89.645)

+Tey heo were twyes yspoused and bysylych ywowed to cosses and
clippynge and fleschely lokynge ; +git sche lefte clene mayde ,
(CMPOLYCH,89.646)

and was departed from Egfridus , (CMPOLYCH,89.647)

and wente into +te abbey of Elyg , (CMPOLYCH,89.648)

and was i-made abbas +tere , (CMPOLYCH,89.649)

and dede many faire myracles and grete . (CMPOLYCH,89.650)

Aboute +tat tyme Hunarus , prince of Saracenes in Siria bulde a newe
temple +tat is now in Ierusalem , +tere +te Saracenes worschippe+t God
and bidde+t here bedes . (CMPOLYCH,89.651)

Beda , libro 4=o= , capitulo primo . (CMPOLYCH,89.652)

Ercombertus , kyng of Caunterbury , deide , (CMPOLYCH,89.653)

and his sone Egebertus was kyng after hym nyne +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,89.654)

Also +tat +gere deide +te archebisshop +tat heet Deusdedit ;
(CMPOLYCH,89.655)

+tan +te kyng of Kent and +te kyng of Northumberlond , by oon assent ,
sente Wyghardus to pope Vitalianus for to be archebisshop of
Caunterbury . (CMPOLYCH,89.656)

But he and wel nygh al his companye deyde in $+te greet pestilence +tat
was +to strong in al Engelond ; (CMPOLYCH,89.657)

<P_VI,93>

and +te pope ordeyned oon Theodoricus , a monk , governour of +te
cherches of Englelond . (CMPOLYCH,VI,93.659)

Beda , libro 3=o= , capitulo 21=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,93.660)

Also +tat +gere fel greet pestilence in al Bretayne ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,93.661)

and bygan in +te south contrayes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,93.662)

In +tat pestilence byfel +tat +tat is i-rad of Egbertus +te monk +tat
wer+te seek +tat tyme . (CMPOLYCH,VI,93.663)

+Tis man felede +tat he was sike , (CMPOLYCH,VI,93.664)

and wente privelich out of his bed at matyn tyme , (CMPOLYCH,VI,93.665)

and was verray contrite and sorwful in his herte , (CMPOLYCH,VI,93.666)

and prayed God besiliche +tat he schulde nou+gt deie at +tat tyme , or
he had ful clensed him of his synnes that he hadde i-doo to forehonde ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,93.667)

and he made his avow +tat +gif he my+gte scape +tat pestilence he wolde
deie in pilgrymage ; and +tat wi+t oute +te ful service he wolde every
day seie +te sawter , but +gif sikenesse of body hym lette ; and +tat
everiche woke he wolde faste oon day , and +te nyght +terto .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,93.668)

Whanne +tis was i-doo he wente priveliche to his bed a+gen .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,93.669)

Bote wi+t som manere rouschelynge +tat he made in lig-ynge adoun his
felowe awook , (CMPOLYCH,VI,93.670)

and spak to hym (CMPOLYCH,VI,93.671)

and seide : <P_95> " Egbert , what hast +tou i-doo ? (CMPOLYCH,95.672)

y hopede +tat we tweyne schulde wende in fere to reste ,
(CMPOLYCH,95.673)

but what +tou hast i-prayed it is $y-graunted to +te . "
(CMPOLYCH,95.674)

+Tanne +tat felawe deide , (CMPOLYCH,95.675)

and +tis Egebertus leng+tede his owne lif to +te +gere of his age foure
score and ten : (CMPOLYCH,95.676)

but he dede more +tan +te ra+ter avow , (CMPOLYCH,95.677)

and faste +tries in +te +gere fourty dayes contynuallyche to breed and
to +tynne mylk ; fourty dayes continualliche in +te Lente , fourty
dayes in +te Advent , and fourty dayes to fore Witsonday ;
(CMPOLYCH,95.678)

but al +te creem and fatnesse of +tat mylke +tat he hadde to his breed
schulde be overblowe and i-take awey . (CMPOLYCH,95.679)

Beda , libro 6=o= , capitulo 25=o= . (CMPOLYCH,95.680)

<heading>

Capitulum septimumdecimum . (CMPOLYCH,95.682)

</heading>

ABOUTE +tis tyme deyde Aydanus and Fynanus , bisshops of Northumberlond
; (CMPOLYCH,95.684)

and Colmannus , a Scot , com after hem to be bisshop +tre +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,95.685)

In his tyme come Agelbertus bisshop <P_97> of West Saxons into +te
contrayes of Northumberlond , (CMPOLYCH,97.686)

and ordeyned +tere Wilfridus +tat was tho abbot of Rypoun ,
(CMPOLYCH,97.687)

and made hym preost at +te prayour of kyng Oswynus . (CMPOLYCH,97.688)

+Tat tyme was a grete questioun i-made and i-meoved of +te holdynge of
+te Ester terme , +tat was nou+gt +tat tyme lawe-fulliche i-holde of
Scottes and of Britouns , (CMPOLYCH,97.689)

but it was y-suffred for reverence of Columba , of Adyanus , of Fynanus
and of o+tere holy noble fadres . (CMPOLYCH,97.690)

+Tere was a counsail i-made in the abbay of Hilda +te abbesse at
Strenischalt +te +gere of oure Lorde sixe hondred sixty and foure .
(CMPOLYCH,97.691)

+Tere in +te oon side come Colmannus +te bisshop and Hilda +te abbas ,
(CMPOLYCH,97.692)

and aleyde for hem +tat here predecessours were holy men and worthy ,
(CMPOLYCH,97.693)

and hilde +te Estertyde from +te fourten+te day of +te mone to +te
xx=ti= day of +te mon+te , (CMPOLYCH,97.694)

and specialliche seint Iohn +te Evaungeliste hilde so the Estertyde in
Asia . (CMPOLYCH,97.695)

In +te o+ter side a+genst hem com Egelbertus <P_VI,99> bisshop of West
Saxons , Iames +tat was somtyme Paulinus +te archebisshop of +gork his
preost , and Wilfridus abbot of Ripoun , and Alfridus +te kynges sone .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,99.696)

And Wilfridus desputede for hem , (CMPOLYCH,VI,99.697)

and +tey alleyde for hem +tat +te manere and +te usage of al holy
chirche of Grees , of Italy , of Rome , of Gallia , and of Fraunce ,
schulde be i-sette to fore +te manere and custom and usage of a corner
of +te worlde , +tat knewe nou+gt +te decrees of synodus , as it is no
wonder , namliche while Iohn +te Evangelist in +te bygynnynge of holy
chirche , +tat was tho +gong and tendre , heeld +te ordinaunce of
Moyses lawe , in meny +tinges and folwede +too the Iewes ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,99.698)

and Iohan mu+gte nou+gt +git schave al awey at +te fulle ; as it is
i-wrete of Poule +tat he circumcided Thimotheus , (CMPOLYCH,VI,99.699)

and +tey offred oystes in +te temple , (CMPOLYCH,VI,99.700)

and schare his heed with Aquila and Priscilla at Corinthi ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,99.701)

and +tat was profitable to no+ting but for to putte of +te sclaundre of
the Iewes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,99.702)

And also Seint Iohn , by +te usage of +tat lawe , bygan to holde +te
Ester tyde the fourten+te day of +te firste mon+te ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,99.703)

and rou+gt nou+gt whe+ter hit fel in a Satirday o+ter in a no+ter day
of +te woke . (CMPOLYCH,VI,99.704)

And Peter +te Apostel , +tat was primat of holy chirche , and hadde
power to <P_VI,101> bynde and unbynde , he abode +te fourten+te day of
+te mone whanne +te moone were at +te folle , as Seint Iohn dede ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,101.705)

and bygan to holde +te Ester tyde at eve +te next Sonday after +te
fulle of +te moone , and +te evenes of +te day and +te ny+gt ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,101.706)

and hilde +tat tyde to +te oon and twenty day of +te moone ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,101.707)

and +gif +te fourten+te day of +te moone fil in a Sonday , he hilde
nou+gt +tere +te Ester day , (CMPOLYCH,VI,101.708)

for +tat Sonday was of +te ra+ter +gere , and nou+gt of +te newe +gere
+tat schulde +to bygynne . (CMPOLYCH,VI,101.709)

Kyng Oswy herde +tis , (CMPOLYCH,VI,101.710)

and seide ; " Si+t+te +tat +ge telle+t +tat so meny and so greet
privyleges and powere were i-graunted to Peter , I dar nou+gt wi+t seie
so grete and suche a fissher and porter , leste he close hevene +gate
a+genst me whan +tat I schulde come in to hevene . "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,101.711)

Whan +tis was i-seide +te multitude assented ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,101.712)

bote Eede bisshop of +te Est was +tere present , (CMPOLYCH,VI,101.713)

and hilde hym corrected from +tat tyme for+tward .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,101.714)

But Colmaunus , +tat was the bisshop of Nor+tumberlond , was wroo+t ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,101.715)

and wente +tennes into +te contray of Scottes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,101.716)

R . (CMPOLYCH,VI,101.717)

+Tan for to fynde +te Ester terme wi+t oute <P_VI,103> any faile , by
Beda his lore , libro 5=o= , de Gestis Anglorum , me mote take hede of
+tre and abide +te +tre : +te evenes of +te day and ny+gt in springing
tyme , +tat now hatte Lente , and +te Sonday ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,103.718)

for as +te bygynnynge of +te world +te sonne passede out of +te myddel
of +te Est (CMPOLYCH,VI,103.719)

and markede +te evenes of +te day and ny+gt in sprinynge tyme with hys
arysyng , (CMPOLYCH,VI,103.720)

and +tanne whanne +te sonne +gude adoun , +te voll mone com after out
of the myddel of +te Est . (CMPOLYCH,VI,103.721)

And so all +te +geres after me mote take hede to +te same firste mon+te
of +te moone , (CMPOLYCH,VI,103.722)

for nou+gt to fore +te evenes of +te day and ny+gt , but in +te evenes
of +te day and ny+gt , as it was i-doo in +te bygynnynge of +te world ;
o+ter after +te evenes of +te day and ny+gt , as hit was y-doo in +te
bygynnyng of the worlde ; o+ter after +te evenes of +te day and ny+gt ,
me mote take hede whanne the mone is at +te fulle .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,103.723)

+Tanne when +te mone $+tat is at +te fulle to +te evenes of +te day and
ny+gt , as it was i-doo in +te bygynnynge of +te world , whe+ter it be
of fourtene days olde , <P_VI,105> of fiftene , o+ter of sixtene , and
so for+t , it longe+t to +te laste mon+te of +te +gere +tat is a passed
, (CMPOLYCH,VI,105.724)

and +terfore it is nou+gt con-venable to holde +terby +te Esterday .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,105.725)

But what mone is at +te fulle in +te evenes of +te day and ny+gt ,
durynge +tat mone in +te +tridde woke of +te firste mon+te of +te mone
from +te fourten+te day to +te eve of +te oon and twenti+te day , +tere
+te firste Sonday falle+t , +tere Esterne schal be i-holde .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,105.726)

But +te errour +tat holy chirche suffre+t in oure kalender +tat we
use+t is so incresed , +tat +te styntinge of +te sonne , and +te evenes
of +te day and nyght , and +te entringe of +te sonne and +te evenes
into +te signes , bee+t a passed bakward by twelve dayes in oure
kalender now , aboute +te +gere of oure Lord a +towsand +tre hondred
and twenty . (CMPOLYCH,VI,105.727)

And +terfore , but oure kalender +tat we use+t be amended by
wi+tdrawynge of +te dayes +tat bee+t i-putte to in +te lepe +gere in a
certeyne tyme , o+ter in som o+ter manere wise , +gif +te tyme of grace
dure+t to ei+gtene +towsand +gere , Ester day schal falle <P_VI,107>
aboute +te schorteste day of al +te +gere by oure kalender ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,107.728)

and +gif +te sixte age of +te world dure+t suche two so longe , +te
feste of +te bur+te of Seint Iohn the Baptiste schal falle in +te
schorteste day of +te +gere , and +te feste of +te bur+te of oure Lord
in +te lengeste day of +te +gere : (CMPOLYCH,VI,107.729)

+te cause of +tis errour is declared in Tholomeus his book , in
Almagestes Tholomey . (CMPOLYCH,VI,107.730)

Trevisa . (CMPOLYCH,VI,107.731)

Here have in mynde +tat twyes in a +gere falle+t +te styntynge of +te
sonne , (CMPOLYCH,VI,107.732)

and so doo+t +te evenes of +te day and of +te ny+gt ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,107.733)

+te stintynge of +te sonne is in wynter whan +te day is schortest , and
eft in somer when +te day is lengest . (CMPOLYCH,VI,107.734)

+Te evenes of +te day and of +te ny+gt is ones in +te Lente , and efte
in hervest , whan +te day and +te ny+gt bee+t i-liche longe :
(CMPOLYCH,VI,107.735)

and for we speke of +te sonne his entrynge into signes , +terfore have
in mynde +tat everiche mon+te ones +te sonne passe+t out of oo signe
and entre+t into a no+ter . (CMPOLYCH,VI,107.736)

And for we speke of +te mon+te of mone , have mynd +tat +te mon+te of
+te mone is from chaunge to chaunge o+ter from prime to prime .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,107.737)

Also +te firste mon+te of +te mone is here i-cleped +te tyme of +te
mone +tat is ful whan +te day and +te ny+gt bee+t i-liche longe , o+ter
next after ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,107.738)

for in suche a tyme +te world was first i-made in +te mon+te of Marche
. (CMPOLYCH,VI,107.739)

Willelmus de Pontificibus , libro 3=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,107.740)

+Tanne Colmannus , bisshop of <P_VI,109> Nor+t-humberlond , was convict
by Wilfridus of mysholdynge of +te Ester day , (CMPOLYCH,VI,109.741)

and was wroo+t , (CMPOLYCH,VI,109.742)

and wente a+gen to +te Scottes as it is forsaide ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,109.743)

and +te same Wilfridus was i-chose arche-bisshop of +gork , by
procurynge of Alfridus , +tat was +te kynges sone ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,109.744)

and he was i-sent into Fraunce for to be sacred . (CMPOLYCH,VI,109.745)

For Deusdedit +te archebisshop of Caunterbury was dede , +tat schulde
hym sacre here in Engelonde . (CMPOLYCH,VI,109.746)

+Tat tyme Kenwalkus kyng of West Saxons delede his province in tweie
bisshopriches . (CMPOLYCH,VI,109.747)

+Terfore Egilbertus was wroo+t , (CMPOLYCH,VI,109.748)

and wente a+gen into Fraunce , +tere he was i-bore ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,109.749)

and o+ter +tinges , as it is i-seide in +te same book , capitulo 15=o=
. (CMPOLYCH,VI,109.750)

Paulus , libro 6=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,109.751)

Aboute +tat tyme Con-stantyn +te emperour wolde delivere Italy of +te
hondes of Longobardes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,109.752)

and come to Tarent in Italy , (CMPOLYCH,VI,109.753)

and axede +tere of an holy man +tat was solitaire , where he my+gte
overcome +te Longobardus o+ter no . (CMPOLYCH,VI,109.754)

He answerde +tat it my+gte nou+gt +git be i-doo , (CMPOLYCH,VI,109.755)

for bycause of an abbay +tat is founded in Italy in worschippe of Seint
Iohan Baptiste , Seint Iohan praye+t alwey for +te Longobardes ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,109.756)

bote tyme schal come whanne <P_VI,111> +te oratorye schal be despised ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,111.757)

and unwor+ty personnes schal woyne +terynne , (CMPOLYCH,VI,111.758)

and +tanne +te Longobardus schal first be ipersed .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,111.759)

+Te emperour rou+gt nou+gt here of , (CMPOLYCH,VI,111.760)

and wente for+t a+genst +te Longobardus , (CMPOLYCH,VI,111.761)

but it sped nou+gt . (CMPOLYCH,VI,111.762)

But he spoylede Rome nou+gtwi+tstondynge +tat Vitalianus +te pope
prayede hym for to leve . (CMPOLYCH,VI,111.763)

And +te emperour dede meny grete tyrandis in Sicilia ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,111.764)

and hadde at +te laste his penaunce in a bath . (CMPOLYCH,VI,111.765)

Wilfridus , as it is i-seide , was i-chose archebisshop of +gork ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,111.766)

and was by+gonde see wi+t Agelbertus abidynge his confirma-cioun :
(CMPOLYCH,VI,111.767)

+tanne by counsaile of +te quartadecimannes , +tat bee+t +tey +tat
heeld +te Ester day in +te fourten+te day of +te mone , kyng Oswynus
took Cedda abbot of Lastyngay , (CMPOLYCH,VI,111.768)

and made him archebisshop of +gork a+genst +te ordynaunce of holy lawes
, (CMPOLYCH,VI,111.769)

Willelmus , libro 3=o= , capitulo 27=o= , (CMPOLYCH,VI,111.770)

and sente hym into Kent for to be sacred bisshop .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,111.771)

But for +te archebisshop Deusdedit was dede , Cedde tornede to Wyna
bisshop of West Saxons , for to be i-ordeyned of hym ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,111.772)

and took wi+t hym tweie bisshoppes <P_VI,113> of Britouns in his
companye to be wi+t hym at his sacrynge . (CMPOLYCH,VI,113.773)

+Tanne Wilfridus come out of Fraunce , (CMPOLYCH,VI,113.774)

and sigh Cedda i-made bisshop in his stede ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,113.775)

+tanne Wilfridus abood in Kent +tre +gere , anon to +te comynge of
Theodorus , (CMPOLYCH,VI,113.776)

and made +tere ordres , (CMPOLYCH,VI,113.777)

and halowede chirches , (CMPOLYCH,VI,113.778)

and made oon Pucta , a connynge man of song , bisshop of Rouchestre .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,113.779)

Also +tat +gere Benet bisshop wente efte to Rome ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,113.780)

and in his comynge homward he was i-schore in +te abbey Lirnesse
(CMPOLYCH,VI,113.781)

and was +tere two +gere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,113.782)

and +tennes he wente to Rome +git +te +tridde tyme ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,113.783)

and com a+gen into Englelond wi+t Theodorus +te bisshop , and Adrianus
+te abbot , at +te heste of Vitulianus +te pope . (CMPOLYCH,VI,113.784)

Cissa +te kyng , kyng Ine his fader , made an abbay at Abyndoun .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,113.785)

+Tat +gere Seint Leodegarius suffred deth under oon Ebroymus , +te
grettest man of +te kynges hous . (CMPOLYCH,VI,113.786)

Constantynus +te emperour is i-slawe of his owne men in a bath in
Sicilia . (CMPOLYCH,VI,113.787)

After Vitalianus +te holy pope Adeodatus was pope foure +gere ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,113.788)

in his tyme Seynt Benet his body was translated , wi+t the body of
<P_VI,115> his suster Scolastica ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,115.789)

Augustinus , a monk of Floria , trans-lated hem in to +te abbay of
Floria , +tat is besides Aurelia , $out of +te hil mont Cassyn , +tat
is in +te province Beneventana . (CMPOLYCH,VI,115.790)

<heading>

Capitulum octodecimum . (CMPOLYCH,VI,115.792)

Constantinus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,115.793)

</heading>

THE four+te Constantyn , +te forsaide Constantyn his sone , was
emperour seventene +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,115.795)

Grymwaldus kyng of Longobardes , +te nyn+te day after his blodles ,
scheet to a colver , (CMPOLYCH,VI,115.796)

and his veyne to brak ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,115.797)

and leches leyde +terto venymous +tinges , (CMPOLYCH,VI,115.798)

and so he was dede . (CMPOLYCH,VI,115.799)

Beda , libro quarto , capitulo sucundo . (CMPOLYCH,VI,115.800)

+Tat yere Theodorus +te archebisshop com into Kent fyve dayes to fore
Iuyn , in +te secounde +gere of his consecracioun ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,115.801)

and he was bisshop +tere oon and twenty +gere <P_VI,117> and foure
mon+tes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,117.802)

+Tis man was a monk , i-bore in Tars in Sicilia , (CMPOLYCH,VI,117.803)

and was connynge bo+te in holy lettrure and in seculer lettrure , in
Gru and Latyn . (CMPOLYCH,VI,117.804)

Whanne he was +tre score +gere olde and sixe , Vitalianus +te pope
sente hym bisshop into Engelond , (CMPOLYCH,VI,117.805)

and sente Adrian +te abbot wi+t hym forto helpe hym , for he schulde
bringe no +ting +tat is a+genst +te fey into holy chirche in Engelond ,
as +te Grees doo+t . (CMPOLYCH,VI,117.806)

Anon as he was i-come he wente aboute into al +te ylond ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,117.807)

and tau+gte +te ordre of ri+gt levynge , and +te laweful manere of +te
holdynge of +te Ester day , (CMPOLYCH,VI,117.808)

and tau+gte his disciples +te crafte of singinge , of calculinge , of
astronomy , bo+te in Latyn and in Gru , by help of Adrian ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,117.809)

and ordeyned bisshoppes in certeyne places . (CMPOLYCH,VI,117.810)

And bisshoppes +tat were nou+gt lawfully y-ordeyned , he putte hem awey
, (CMPOLYCH,VI,117.811)

o+ter ordeyned hem eft in a laweful manere . Among +te whiche Cedda ,
+tat was nou+gt lawefulliche i-ordeyned bisshop of <P_VI,119> +gork ,
knoweleched mekeliche his owne defaute , (CMPOLYCH,VI,119.812)

and Theo-dorus put hym awey from +te see of +gork ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,119.813)

and restored +tere Wilfridus ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,119.814)

and ordeyned Cedda , +tat was confermed at +te laste bisshop of Mercia
at +te prayenge of kyng Wulferus , (CMPOLYCH,VI,119.815)

and heet hym ride on an hors $his bak . (CMPOLYCH,VI,119.816)

Beda , libro 3=o= , capitulo 26=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,119.817)

+Tat tyme doctours were ful besy to serve God and nou+gt +te world ,
+te herte and nou+gt +te wombe ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,119.818)

+terfore +te abite of religioun was +too in greet worschippe , so +tat
a monk o+ter a clerk schulde be gladliche underfonge ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,119.819)

and men +tat wente by +te wey prayde his blessynge ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,119.820)

and +tey wente for non o+ter cause aboute weyes and stretes bote for to
preche and teche , for cristenynge and for savacioun of manis soule .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,119.821)

And +tey wolde fonge non possessiouns for to bulde abbayes , but it
were i-profred hem , and +tey were i-dryve to fonge it by streng+te of
lordes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,119.822)

Beda , libro 4=o= , capitulo 5=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,119.823)

Also +tat +gere deyde Oswy kyng of Nor+thumberlond ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,119.824)

his sone Egfridus was kyng after hym fiftene +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,119.825)

Item , capitulo 18=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,119.826)

+Tis hadde i-wedded Etheldrida , +tat hadde i-be Cutbertus his
<P_VI,121> wif , prince of +te sou+t Girewies . (CMPOLYCH,VI,121.827)

Whan Egfridus hadde i-had hir to wife twelve +gere , and my+gte have no
leve of here to ligge by here for prayers no+ter for +giftes ; +tanne
sche hadde leve of +te kyng , (CMPOLYCH,VI,121.828)

and was i-made mynchoun oon +gere at Colud under Aebba , kyng Egfridus
his aunte ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,121.829)

and after +tat sche was made abesse at Hely , (CMPOLYCH,VI,121.830)

+tere sche ete but ones a day , (CMPOLYCH,VI,121.831)

and used nevere lynnen clo+tes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,121.832)

After +te ny+gt collacioun sche wook anon to +te day ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,121.833)

sche deide after +tat sche hadde i-be abesse sevene +gere ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,121.834)

and lay hool and sound sixtene +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,121.835)

Beda , libro 4=o= , capitulo 5=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,121.836)

+Tat +gere was i-made a cinod of bisshoppes under Theodorus , at
Tetford . (CMPOLYCH,VI,121.837)

In +tat synod was ordeyned a statute of +te ri+gt holdynge of +te
Estertyde ; the secounde +tat no bisshop schulde assayle ano+ter manis
bisshopriche ; +te +tridde +te bisshoppes schulde nou+gt destourbe
abbayes ; +te four+te +tat clerkes and monkes schulde nou+gt chaunge
benefice wi+toute <P_VI,123> leve of here soveraynes ; +te fifte +tat
in a province +te synod schulde be gadred , namliche ones a +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,123.838)

Egebertus kyng of Kent deide , (CMPOLYCH,VI,123.839)

and his bro+ter Lotharius regned after hym enlevene +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,123.840)

Marcianus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,123.841)

Also Agelbertus +tat +gere , bisshop of West Saxones , wente awey
wro+teliche , (CMPOLYCH,VI,123.842)

for Kenwalkus +te kyng departed +te bisshopriche in tweyne ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,123.843)

and Leutherius was i-made bisshop in his stede , and con-fermed of
Theodorus $by +te kynges wille , (CMPOLYCH,VI,123.844)

and he was bisshop sevene +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,123.845)

+Tat +gere was greet slau+gter of foules +tat fou+gte to gidres .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,123.846)

Kenwakus kyng of West Saxons deide +te +gere of his kyngdom +tritty .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,123.847)

R . (CMPOLYCH,VI,123.848)

His wif Sexburga regnede after hym oon +gere (CMPOLYCH,VI,123.849)

but Beda sei+t +tat under kynges +tey delede +te kyngdom bytwene hem
ten +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,123.850)

Beda , libro 4=o= , capitulo 6=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,123.851)

+Tat +gere Seint Chedde deide at Lichefilde , +te +tridde +gere of his
bisshopriche . (CMPOLYCH,VI,123.852)

Theodorus made Wynefrede , Chedde his decon , bisshop in his stede ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,123.853)

and putte hym doun nou+gt longe after , (CMPOLYCH,VI,123.854)

for he was unobedient , (CMPOLYCH,VI,123.855)

and made Sexwulfus abbot of Medehamstede , bisshop in his stede .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,123.856)

R . (CMPOLYCH,VI,123.857)

Medehamstede hatte now Seint Peterisborw , (CMPOLYCH,VI,123.858)

and was somtym <P_VI,125> in +te kyndom of Girwies .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,125.859)

Wulfridus was so i-putte doun +te four+te +gere of his consecracioun ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,125.860)

and wente to Barowe . (CMPOLYCH,VI,125.861)

After Adeodatus pope Bonus was pope a +gere and sixe monthes .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,125.862)

Beda ut supra . (CMPOLYCH,VI,125.863)

After +te deth of Wyna , Erkenewold +te +tridde bisshop of Londoun made
tweie abbaies , oon to hym self in Southereye , in +te ilond Cereot ,
+tat now hatte Certeseie , fiftene myle out of Londoun westward ; and
ano+ter to his suster Ethelberga , by Est Londoun , in the province of
Essex , (CMPOLYCH,VI,125.864)

+te abbay hatte Berkyng ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,125.865)

+tere sche was abbesse in greet holynesse ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,125.866)

to here Seint Aldelme brou+gte a book of maydenhood .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,125.867)

Willelmus de Pontificibus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,125.868)

Me trowe+t +tat by +te prayers of +tis holy mayde it is +tat +tat place
was nevere +git destroyed . (CMPOLYCH,VI,125.869)

But +te o+ter abbay of Certeseie was destroyed by the Danes ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,125.870)

and kyng Edgar bulde it a+gen . (CMPOLYCH,VI,125.871)

+Tat +gere Oswynus bygan to regne over +te West Saxons ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,125.872)

and regnede +tre +gere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,125.873)

and fau+gt a+genst Wul-ferus <P_VI,127> kyng of Mercia at Wydanheaf .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,127.874)

Also +tat +gere deide Wulferus kyng of Mercia , (CMPOLYCH,VI,127.875)

and his bro+ter Etheldredus regnede after hym +tritty +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,127.876)

For Wulferus his sone Kynredus my+gte nou+gt regne ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,127.877)

for he was so +gong . (CMPOLYCH,VI,127.878)

Wulferus his wif Ermenilda , whanne here housbonde was dede , was
i-made mynchoun at Hely , and her dou+gter Werburga , under Etheldreda
. (CMPOLYCH,VI,127.879)

Marcianus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,127.880)

Here eem Etheldredus made +tis Werburga mynchoun in some abbayes of
maydens at Trykenham , at Wedunam , at Hamburgam .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,127.881)

Sche deide in +te firste abbay , (CMPOLYCH,VI,127.882)

and was i-buried in +te +tridde , as sche hadde i-hote while sche was
on lyve : (CMPOLYCH,VI,127.883)

+tere sche lay hool and sownde aboute a +tre hondred +gere , anon to
+te comynge of +te Danes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,127.884)

R . (CMPOLYCH,VI,127.885)

At +te laste , whanne +te Danes lay at Rependoun , and hadde i-drive
awey +te kyng of Mercia , +te citizeyns of Hamburga dradde ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,127.886)

and took +te bere +tat con-teyned +te body of +tat mayde , +tat was +to
firste i-torned into poudre , (CMPOLYCH,VI,127.887)

and fli+g +terwi+t into Legecestria , +tat is Chestre , as <P_VI,129>
+te most siker place a+genst peril and meschif of aliens and of
straunge naciouns . (CMPOLYCH,VI,129.888)

In +tat cite Chestre were seculer cha-nouns from kyng Athelston his
tyme to +te comynge of Normandes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,129.889)

and ofte possessiouns were i-+gove +terto , (CMPOLYCH,VI,129.890)

and +tanne monkes of religiouns wonede +tere in worschippe of +te mayde
. (CMPOLYCH,VI,129.891)

Marcianus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,129.892)

+Tanne kyng Wulferus hadde +tre bre+teren , as it is forsaide , Weda ,
Etheldredus , and Merwaldus +tat was kyng of Westmercia ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,129.893)

his quene Ermenberga bar hym +tre holy dou+gtres , Milburga , Mildred ,
and Milginda , and oon sone Meresyn , a man of greet holynesse .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,129.894)

Queene Ermenberga was Ermenredus dou+gter , kyng of Kent .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,129.895)

Willelmus de Pontificibus , libro 4=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,129.896)

Also Wilferus hadde tweie holy sustres , Kynedda and Kyneswida ,
mynchouns , (CMPOLYCH,VI,129.897)

and were bo+te i-buryed at Medehamstede +tat now hatte Burgh ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,129.898)

+tere Seint Ethelwoldus bulde an abbay afterward .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,129.899)

Kyneswyda convertede so +te kyng +tat after +tat sche hadde forsake hym
to housbonde , he wente to Rome wi+t Kynredus <P_VI,131> and Egwynus ,
bisshop of +te Wicties , and bycom a monk . (CMPOLYCH,VI,131.900)

Agatho was pope +tre +gere ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,131.901)

in his secounde +gere was i-made +te sixte synod at Constantynnoble ,
of two hondred bisshoppes and foure score . (CMPOLYCH,VI,131.902)

In +tat synod it is i-seide +tat in Crist bee+t tweie willes and tweie
kyndes , willes and kyndes of +te Godhede and manhede .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,131.903)

<heading>

Capitulum decimum nonum . (CMPOLYCH,VI,131.905)

Theodorus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,131.906)

</heading>

THEODORUS , kyng of Fraunce , regnede after his fader Clo-tarius
ey+gtene +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,131.908)

Beda , libro primo , capitulo . (CMPOLYCH,VI,131.909)

+Tat +gere Etheldredus , kyng of Mercia , destroyed Kent ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,131.910)

and Pucta , bisshop of Rouchestre , wente from Rochestre to Sex-wulfus
, (CMPOLYCH,VI,131.911)

<P_VI,133>

and feng of hym +te cherche of Hereforde . (CMPOLYCH,VI,133.913)

+Tere he took more hede to +te melodye of holy chirche +tan to amende
his owne bisshopriche . (CMPOLYCH,VI,133.914)

Also +tat +gere Benet bisshop took wi+t hym Colfridus $+te monke ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,133.915)

and wente +te for+te tyme to Rome , (CMPOLYCH,VI,133.916)

and brou+gte wi+t hym Iohn +te archechaunter . (CMPOLYCH,VI,133.917)

Beda , libro 4=o= , capitulo 18=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,133.918)

Also +tat +gere was i-doo a greet bataille bytwene Egfridus kyng of
Nor+thomberlond and Ethel-dredus kyng of Mercia , bysides +te ryver
Trent ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,133.919)

and +te kyng Egfridus his bro+ter was i-slawe +tat heet Elswynus ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,133.920)

and was leef to bo+te kyngdom : (CMPOLYCH,VI,133.921)

for his deth was moche money i-+geve at +te instaunce of Theodorus +te
archebisshop , (CMPOLYCH,VI,133.922)

and so was i-made acorde . (CMPOLYCH,VI,133.923)

In +tat fitynge oon of kyng Ethel-fridus his kny+gtes was grevously
i-wounded , (CMPOLYCH,VI,133.924)

and Etheldredus his men toke hym while he wolde aryse .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,133.925)

And as ofte as he was in bondes wi+t his enemyes , o+ter wi+t oon
Fryson +tat hadde <P_VI,135> bou+gt hym , his bondes breke as ofte , in
+te same houre as his bro+ter , a preost , song a masse for hym as for
a deed man , and +tat alway forto his raunsom was y-payde +te money ,
and $he come to his bro+ter a+ge . (CMPOLYCH,VI,135.926)

Also +tat +gere was i-seie a sterre +tat hatte stella comata +tre
mon+tes in +te hervest tyme . (CMPOLYCH,VI,135.927)

+Tat tyme kyng Egfridus , at +te excitynge of his wyf , putte Wilfridus
out of +te bisshopriche of Nor+thum-berlond . (CMPOLYCH,VI,135.928)

Trevisa . (CMPOLYCH,VI,135.929)

Stella comata is a sterre wi+t a li+gt blasynge crest above ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,135.930)

and evere bode+t pestilence , de+t , and werre , o+ter some harde
happes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,135.931)

Willelmus de Regibus , libro primo . (CMPOLYCH,VI,135.932)

Theodorus +te archebisshop halp to putte Wil-fridus out of his
bisshopriche ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,135.933)

and for to folowe +te kynges wille , whanne Wilfridus was i-put out ,
he ordeyned Bosa bisshop at +gork in his stede , and Eada at Lyndefare
cherche , and Tunbertus at Hagustald chirche , and Trunwynus at Candida
Casa , +tat is +te White hous in +te lond of Pictes .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,135.934)

Marianas , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,135.935)

And putte Eadhedus in +te chirche of Ripoun . (CMPOLYCH,VI,135.936)

Eadhedus was i-come out of Lyndeseye , (CMPOLYCH,VI,135.937)

for Ethel-dredus <P_VI,137> kyng of Mercia hadde i-recovered +te
province a+genst Egfridus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,137.938)

Willelmus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,137.939)

+Tere it my+gte be i-seie and sorwfully $be mened +tat +te
wrecchednesse of mankynde , +teigh it have greet holynesse , +git it
putte+t not attefulle maneres of rebelnes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,137.940)

For as ferfor+t as we conne caste , Theodorus putte out Wilfridus
wrongfulliche . (CMPOLYCH,VI,137.941)

Beda , libro 5=o= , capitulo 19=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,137.942)

+Tanne Wilfridus was so i-put out , (CMPOLYCH,VI,137.943)

and wente to Rome for his cause ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,137.944)

but seyllynge in +te see he was wynd dryven into Affrica ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,137.945)

+tere he , firste of alle men , con-vertede meny men ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,137.946)

and Willebrordes fulfilled it afterward . (CMPOLYCH,VI,137.947)

At +te laste he come to Rome , (CMPOLYCH,VI,137.948)

and come tofore pope Agatho , (CMPOLYCH,VI,137.949)

and was i-herd and allowed . (CMPOLYCH,VI,137.950)

And +tere $in a synod of an hondred bisshoppes and fyve and twenty he
desputede a+genst +te errour of hem +tat wolde teche +tat in Crist is
but oon wille and oon kynde . (CMPOLYCH,VI,137.951)

Willelmus de Pontificibus , libro primo . (CMPOLYCH,VI,137.952)

And he folwede his owne cause soberliche , +tat he greved not Theodorus
, +tat was i-sent by +te court of Rome , (CMPOLYCH,VI,137.953)

and putte <P_VI,139> none grevous accusaciouns uppon hym ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,139.954)

but meyntened his owne ri+gtwisnesse (CMPOLYCH,VI,139.955)

and suffred $hyt nou+gt to flecche . (CMPOLYCH,VI,139.956)

He spak to +te pope (CMPOLYCH,VI,139.957)

and seide , " Why is it , sire , +tat Theodorus , while I am onlyve ,
ha+t i-ordeyned in my see +tre bisshoppes by his owne auctorite , wi+t
oute myn assente . (CMPOLYCH,VI,139.958)

For he was i-sent by +te court of Rome , I accuse hym nou+zt . "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,139.959)

Bote +tey Wilfridus were alowed +tere he hadde $nou+gt indede ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,139.960)

and +tat made +te kynges frowardnesee and Theodorus his assent .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,139.961)

Beda , libro 4=o= , capitulo 12=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,139.962)

+Terfore Wilfridus torned hym to +te Sou+t Saxons ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,139.963)

and bulde an abbay in Selyseye , (CMPOLYCH,VI,139.964)

and preched fiftene +gere anon to +te Egfridus his de+t ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,139.965)

and convertede +te peple . (CMPOLYCH,VI,139.966)

Also for +tre +gere to fore his comynge was +tere no reyne ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,139.967)

+te first day of his cristnynge hit bygan to reigne ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,139.968)

+te er+te was grene , (CMPOLYCH,VI,139.969)

and herbes gan to springe ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,139.970)

he gadrede eel nettes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,139.971)

and tau+gte men of +te contray to fische . (CMPOLYCH,VI,139.972)

<P_VI,141>

Oswynus kyng of West Saxon deyde , (CMPOLYCH,VI,141.974)

and Kentwynus regnede after hym nyne +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,141.975)

+Tat +gere deide Leutherius , bisshop of +tat province ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,141.976)

and Theodorus ordeyned Hedda bisshop , +tat was bisshop at Wynchestre
+tritty +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,141.977)

Seynt Audoenus , bisshop of Rothomager , is ded (CMPOLYCH,VI,141.978)

and chyld Beda is i-bore . (CMPOLYCH,VI,141.979)

After Agatho +te secounde Leo was pope as it were +tre +gere ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,141.980)

and +te pope-riche cesede oon +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,141.981)

Beda , libro 4=o= , capitulo . (CMPOLYCH,VI,141.982)

Seynt Etheldreda , abbes of Hely , deyde . (CMPOLYCH,VI,141.983)

Marianus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,141.984)

Aftir here hir suster Sexburga was abbesse , +tat hadde i-be somtyme
+te wyf of Ercombertus kyng of Caunterbury . (CMPOLYCH,VI,141.985)

Beda , ubi supra . (CMPOLYCH,VI,141.986)

+Tat +gere deide Hilda , abbesse of Whitby , +tat hadde i-be seek sixe
+gere , fourtene dayes to fore Decembre , +te +gere of here age +tre
score and sixe . (CMPOLYCH,VI,141.987)

Sche was kyng Edwyn his nese ; an holy womman , wys and redy , and well
i-lettred . (CMPOLYCH,VI,141.988)

Out of here abbay come fyve bisshopes , Bosa , Eata , Offor , Iohn ,
and Wilfridus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,141.989)

In here abbay was a bro+ter +tat heet Cedmon , +tat was i-tau+gt by
inspiracioun of God to make songes <P_VI,143> and ditee in +te contre
longage +tat schulde moeve men to devocioun . (CMPOLYCH,VI,143.990)

In +tat manere doynge no man my+gte be his peere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,143.991)

And he hym self couthe no+ting doo in o+ter matir , but onliche in
matir of devocioun . (CMPOLYCH,VI,143.992)

He com +terto in +tis manere : (CMPOLYCH,VI,143.993)

he wente in a tyme from a feste ful sore aschamed ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,143.994)

for he was i-prayed for to synge to +te harpe , (CMPOLYCH,VI,143.995)

and kou+te nou+gt synge . (CMPOLYCH,VI,143.996)

+Tanne he was sory , (CMPOLYCH,VI,143.997)

and fel on slepe , (CMPOLYCH,VI,143.998)

and oon com to hym in his slepe (CMPOLYCH,VI,143.999)

and chargede hym +tat he schulde synge . (CMPOLYCH,VI,143.1000)

" I can nou+gt , " quo+t he , " (CMPOLYCH,VI,143.1001)

and +terfore I flee . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,143.1002)

" After +tis , " quo+t +tat o+tir , " synge boldeliche of hym +tat ha+t
i-made alle +tinges . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,143.1003)

+Tis man awook , (CMPOLYCH,VI,143.1004)

and after +tat tyme he made wonder poysies as it were of alle +te
stories of holy writte . (CMPOLYCH,VI,143.1005)

Henricus , libro 3=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,143.1006)

+Tat +gere Theodorus made a counsail of bisshoppes and o+tir doctours
at Hatfelde , (CMPOLYCH,VI,143.1007)

for he wolde wite and knowe of what byleve alle men were , as pope
Agatho hadde i-hote $hym by his archechauntur Iohn , +tat was present
in +tat synod . (CMPOLYCH,VI,143.1008)

+Tat <P_VI,145> tyme +te provynce of Mercia , +tat Sexwulfus ruled
allone , was departed in fyve bisshopriches , oon at Chestre , ano+ter
at Worcestre , +te +tridde at Lichefeld , +te four+te at Sedema in
Lendeseye , +te fifte at Dorchestre . (CMPOLYCH,VI,145.1009)

But Pucta lefte at Hertford , +tere Sexwulfus hadde i-putte hym somtyme
. (CMPOLYCH,VI,145.1010)

Paulus , libro 7=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,145.1011)

Cunebertus , kyng of Longobardes , stood under his chamber wyndowe ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,145.1012)

and counsailled wi+t oon of his secretaries how he my+gte slee his
kny+gt Aldo . (CMPOLYCH,VI,145.1013)

+Tanne +tere was a greet flye , (CMPOLYCH,VI,145.1014)

and +te kyng fondede to slee +tis flye , (CMPOLYCH,VI,145.1015)

and kutte of +te fli+ge foot wi+t a knyf . (CMPOLYCH,VI,145.1016)

In +te mene tyme Aldo was nou+gt war of +te kynges cast ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,145.1017)

and com toward +te kynges court , (CMPOLYCH,VI,145.1018)

and mette wi+t an halt man , +tat +gede by a staf , and spak to Aldo in
+tis manere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,145.1019)

" War +te , Aldo , (CMPOLYCH,VI,145.1020)

for +gif +tou comest to the kynges court +tou schalt be i-slawe wi+t
+te kynges $hond . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,145.1021)

Whanne Aldo herde +tat , he fly+g to Seynt Romayn his chirche ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,145.1022)

and +te kyng axede hym why he dede <P_VI,147> soo ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,147.1023)

and he answerede and seide (CMPOLYCH,VI,147.1024)

for an halt man hadde i-warned hym of his de+t . (CMPOLYCH,VI,147.1025)

Anoon +te kyng understood +tat he +tat halted so was a wicked spirit ,
+tat he hadde kutte of his foot in liknesse of a flye , and hadde so
i-wreyed his counseil and his privete , and on caas hadde excited hym
$to Aldo his deth , (CMPOLYCH,VI,147.1026)

and so the kyng feng Aldo to his pees . (CMPOLYCH,VI,147.1027)

After Leo +te secounde Benet was pope as it were fyve +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,147.1028)

Osricus , under +te kyng of Mercia , bulde an abbay at Gloucetre ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,147.1029)

and $made his suster Keneburgh abbesse +tere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,147.1030)

+Tat +gere kyng Kentwynus chasede +te west Bretouns anon to +te see ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,147.1031)

and Benet bisshop bulde an abbey of Seynt Poul at Girvum , on +te
brynke of +te ryver Wyre ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,147.1032)

and hadde to forehonde i-bulde ano+ter abbay of Seint Petir in +te
o+tir brynke of +te same ryver by helpe of kyng Egfridus ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,147.1033)

and made Colfridus abbot +tere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,147.1034)

+Tat +gere Beda , a child of sevene +gere olde , was i-take to Benet
bisshop his lore , (CMPOLYCH,VI,147.1035)

and he <P_VI,149> wente +te fifte tyme to Rome , (CMPOLYCH,VI,149.1036)

and bytook Beda to Colfridus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,149.1037)

Beda , libro 4=o= , capitulo 12=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,149.1038)

+Tat +gere is gadered a synod under kyng Egfridus bysides +te ryver
Alne , in a place +tat hatte Twyford , (CMPOLYCH,VI,149.1039)

there was Theodorus : (CMPOLYCH,VI,149.1040)

+tere Tundbertus was putte doun of thee bisshopriche of Hagustald ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,149.1041)

and Cuthberd was i-made bisshop in his stede ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,149.1042)

bote for he lovede more +te chirche of Lyndefarn , +tider he wente ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,149.1043)

and Eata was i-made bisshop at Hangustald in his stede .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,149.1044)

Beda , libro 4=o= , capitulo 23=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,149.1045)

+Tis Cuthberd was firste i-made monk in +te abbay of Maylros , and
+tanne preost , (CMPOLYCH,VI,149.1046)

and at +te laste he lyvede anker his lyf in +te ilond Farn .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,149.1047)

Also +tat +gere kyng Egfridus destroyed wrecchedly +te men of Scotland
, +tat were alwey most freendes to Englische men ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,149.1048)

and +tey prayed help of God , (CMPOLYCH,VI,149.1049)

and feyned hem for to flee , (CMPOLYCH,VI,149.1050)

and gylede Egfridus nou+gt wi+tstondynge +te prayers of his frendes ,
for he wolde nou+gt doo after hem , (CMPOLYCH,VI,149.1051)

and tollede hem , (CMPOLYCH,VI,149.1052)

and drou+g hem into <P_VI,151> streyte places bytwene hilles and
mounteynes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,151.1053)

and slow hym +tere , and a greet deel of his oost .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,151.1054)

From +tat tyme for+tward +te streng+te of +te Angles bygan to falle
aweyward , (CMPOLYCH,VI,151.1055)

and Pictes and Scottes and meny of +te Bretouns feng her londes wi+t
fredom a+gen . (CMPOLYCH,VI,151.1056)

Cedwalla , a stalwor+te +gongelyng of kyngene kynde of +te Gewesses ,
+tat bee+t West Saxons , he regnede over +te West Saxons after
Kentwynus his de+t . (CMPOLYCH,VI,151.1057)

Willelmus de Regibus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,151.1058)

He was Kentbrihtis sone , (CMPOLYCH,VI,151.1059)

Kentbritus was Ceadda his sone , (CMPOLYCH,VI,151.1060)

Ceadda was Cuta his sone , (CMPOLYCH,VI,151.1061)

Cutha was Ceaulinus his bro+ter , (CMPOLYCH,VI,151.1062)

Ceaulynus was Kynricus his sone , (CMPOLYCH,VI,151.1063)

Kynricus was Cerdicus his sone , (CMPOLYCH,VI,151.1064)

anon he slou+g Athelwold kyng of Sou+tsex , (CMPOLYCH,VI,151.1065)

and made his province +tral , (CMPOLYCH,VI,151.1066)

and destroyed Kent , (CMPOLYCH,VI,151.1067)

and took +te ile of Wight , (CMPOLYCH,VI,151.1068)

and +gaf +te four+te deel +terof to Seynt Wilfridus for +te love of God
. (CMPOLYCH,VI,151.1069)

In +tat partie of +te ile were acounted +tre hondred meynyes and
housholdes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,151.1070)

+Tat +gere $in Northumberlond Egfridus was i-slawe ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,151.1071)

and his bro+ter Alfridus Notus , bastard , regned after <P_VI,153> hym
two hondred +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,153.1072)

+Tat +gere Sar+gyns com out of Egipt into Affrica ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,153.1073)

and took Cartage (CMPOLYCH,VI,153.1074)

and destroyed it ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,153.1075)

and Constantyn deyde at Constantynnoble . (CMPOLYCH,VI,153.1076)

<heading>

Capitulum visesimum . (CMPOLYCH,VI,153.1078)

Iustinianus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,153.1079)

</heading>

THE secounde Iustinianus , after his fader Constantyn , was emperoure
ten +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,153.1081)

After Benet , +te fifte Iohn was pope oon +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,153.1082)

After hym Zeno was pope two +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,153.1083)

Beda , libro 4=o= , capitulo 23=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,153.1084)

Lotharius kyng of Canturbury deyde of a wounde +tat he hadde i-fonge in
+te fi+gting of +te Sou+t Saxons a+genst Cedwalla .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,153.1085)

After hym , he +tat slou+g hym , Edricus , Egbertus his sone , regnede
oon +ger and an half . (CMPOLYCH,VI,153.1086)

After hym +tat kyngdom was longe tyme unstedefast under certeyne kynges
forto Wyhtred , Egbertus his sone , was converted <P_VI,155> and
regnede in +tat kyngdom . (CMPOLYCH,VI,155.1087)

Mull , kyng Cedwalla his bro+ter , and twelve kny+gtes were bysette and
i-brend in Kent . (CMPOLYCH,VI,155.1088)

+Terfore Cedwalla was wroo+t (CMPOLYCH,VI,155.1089)

and destroyed Kent eftsones , (CMPOLYCH,VI,155.1090)

and Wilfridus feng +te bisshopriche of Hangustald at +te pray-ere of
kyng Alfridus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,155.1091)

For seynt Iohn of Beverly went to +gork whanne Boso was dede .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,155.1092)

After Zeno , Sergius was pope +trittene +gere ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,155.1093)

he ordeyned +tat Agnus Dei schulde be +treis i-songe in +te masse ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,155.1094)

and by schewynge of God he fonge a greet deel of +te cros in Seynt
Peter his sacrarie . (CMPOLYCH,VI,155.1095)

Giraldus , distictione prima , capitulo 17=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,155.1096)

+Te firste Pipinus , +tat heet Vetulus , Brevis also , +te sone of
Hansegesilus , +te sone of seint Arnulphus , was i-made +te grettest of
+te kynges hous , (CMPOLYCH,VI,155.1097)

and feng +te principate of +te est party of Fraunce ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,155.1098)

and was $prince sevene and twenty +gere ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,155.1099)

he fau+gt first a+genst Theo-doricus kyng of Fraunce ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,155.1100)

and chasede hym anon to Parys , (CMPOLYCH,VI,155.1101)

and whanne +te kyngdom , (CMPOLYCH,VI,155.1102)

and savede +te kinges lyf and his name . (CMPOLYCH,VI,155.1103)

Paulus , libro 7=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,155.1104)

+Tat tyme in Fraunce kynges torned from +te wit and stren+te +tat
kynges were i-woned to have . (CMPOLYCH,VI,155.1105)

<P_VI,155>

And +tey +tat semede grettest in +te kynges hous rulede +te kyngdom ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,155.1107)

for God ha+t i-ordeyned +tat +te kyngdom scholde torne to +te blood of
hem . (CMPOLYCH,VI,155.1108)

+Tat +gere deide seint Cuthbert in +te ilond Farn , +tat he hadde
i-loved alwey , (CMPOLYCH,VI,155.1109)

but his body was i-bore into +te lond Lindefare ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,155.1110)

his bisshopriche reulede Wil-fridus oon +gere , forto he was i-put out
by +te kyng . (CMPOLYCH,VI,155.1111)

+Tat +gere +gedwalla , kyng of West Saxons , whanne he hadde nobleliche
i-ruled his peple +tre +gere , he forsook the empere ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,155.1112)

and wente in pilgrimage to Rome ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,155.1113)

+tere he was i-cristned of pope Sergius , and i-cleped Peter ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,155.1114)

+get while he was sette in white he was i-take with sikenesse
(CMPOLYCH,VI,155.1115)

and deyde , not fulliche +trittene +gere olde , +trittene dayes tofore
May , (CMPOLYCH,VI,155.1116)

and was i-buried in Seint Peteris chirche , (CMPOLYCH,VI,155.1117)

and was wor+ty to have suche famous writ-ynge on his tombe :
(CMPOLYCH,VI,155.1118)

" Lordschipe , riches , children , plente of <P_VI,159> riches and of
wel+te , clo+tes and riche aray , prayeres , hous , catsels , and
walled townes +tat his fadre and he hadde i-wonne by stren+te , Ceadwal
+te my+gty man of armes lefte and forsook for love of God Almy+gti . "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,159.1119)

Giraldus , distinctione prima , capitulo 17=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,159.1120)

Here take hede +tat +tis Cadwaledrus +te laste kyng of Bretouns is
i-cleped Cedwalla in +te storie of Romayns and of Longobardes , and in
Beda his storie also . But corupliche , (CMPOLYCH,VI,159.1121)

for +tey knewe nou+gt +te longage of Britouns , (CMPOLYCH,VI,159.1122)

+terfore in som place in +te laste vers on his tombe it is i-write in
+tis manere : (CMPOLYCH,VI,159.1123)

" Kyng Cadwaldrus lefte for +te love of God . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,159.1124)

For it is i-seide +tat he was i-cristned of Sergius , +tat is to
understondynge +tat he was confermed by anoyntynge of holy crisme , and
+to his propre name was i-chaunged , as it happe+t in confirmacioun of
children . (CMPOLYCH,VI,159.1125)

And +tey he were of <P_VI,161> Bretouns he was i-cleped kyng of West
Saxons , (CMPOLYCH,VI,161.1126)

for he was kyng of hem also , (CMPOLYCH,VI,161.1127)

for +tey ioyne+t to +te Walshe men . (CMPOLYCH,VI,161.1128)

Walsche men telle+t +tat +tey schulde eft have kynges whan Cadwaldrus
his boones bee+t i-brou+gt from Rome , (CMPOLYCH,VI,161.1129)

but I holde +tat but a fable , as I doo +te storie of Gaufridus in +te
ende . (CMPOLYCH,VI,161.1130)

After Cedwalla regnede Yne , of +te lynage of kynges , +te sone of
Kynredus , +te sone of Ceolwold , +te sone $of Cutha , +te sone of
Cuthwyn , +te sone of Ceaulinus , and so for+t ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,161.1131)

and Yne regned sevene and +tritty +gere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,161.1132)

and +to he wente to Rome in pope Gregory his tyme ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,161.1133)

and so dede meny o+ter +tat tyme . (CMPOLYCH,VI,161.1134)

Also +tat +gere deide Benet Bisshop , +te twelf+te day of Ianyver .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,161.1135)

Colfridus was abbot after hym in his either abbay in +te brynke of +te
ryver Wyre . (CMPOLYCH,VI,161.1136)

Also Theodorus the archebisshop deide , +te +gere of his age foure
score and sevene , $and of his bisshop-riche two and twenty .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,161.1137)

After hym abbot Bri+gtwold was arche-bisshop : (CMPOLYCH,VI,161.1138)

anon to +tat tyme +te archebisshoppis were of Rome ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,161.1139)

and se+t+te +tat tyme +te archebisshoppes were of Engelond .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,161.1140)

Seynt Wilfridus $was eft accused of kyng Alfridus to fore <P_VI,163>
meny bisshoppes , and i-put out of his bisshopriche .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,163.1141)

+Terfore he appelede to +te court of Rome , (CMPOLYCH,VI,163.1142)

and defendede so his cause tofore +te pope Iohn +tat he hadde lettres
of +te pope to +te kynges of Engelond to his restitucioun .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,163.1143)

+Te redynge of +te synod +tat was +too rehersed was gret help to his
cause . (CMPOLYCH,VI,163.1144)

+Tis Wilfridus hadde i-be at +tat synod in pope Agatho his tyme .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,163.1145)

+Te lettres were i-rad +tat were i-sent for hym to kyng Alredus ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,163.1146)

bote +te kyng wolde nou+gt +git fonge hym , (CMPOLYCH,VI,163.1147)

+terfore he tornede to +te kyng of Mercia , (CMPOLYCH,VI,163.1148)

and feng of hym +te bisshopriche of Lege-cestria , +tat is Chestre ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,163.1149)

and helde it anon to Alfridus his deth . (CMPOLYCH,VI,163.1150)

Beda , libro 5=o= , capitulo 9=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,163.1151)

Aboute +tat tyme Egbertus +te monk , +tat we speke of to forehonde ,
+tat scapede the moreyn by prayers and avowes , hadde i-seilled about
Bretayne , and caste for to converte +te men of Germania ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,163.1152)

but dedes and warn-ynge of hevene hym lette . (CMPOLYCH,VI,163.1153)

For +te schippe +tat he hadde i-ordeyned for +tat iornay was to-broke
wi+t a sodeyn tempest of weder , (CMPOLYCH,VI,163.1154)

and +tere oon of his bre+teren was i-warned by a visioun ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,163.1155)

and spak to Egebertus , (CMPOLYCH,VI,163.1156)

and seide +tat he moste , whe+ter he wolde o+ter no , wende to Seint
Columba his abbay a+gen , (CMPOLYCH,VI,163.1157)

<P_VI,165>

for here plow+ges +gede nou+gt ary+gt . (CMPOLYCH,VI,165.1159)

+Terfore he sente Willebrordus wi+t twelve felawes into ye contrays of
Germania , (CMPOLYCH,VI,165.1160)

and he tornede moche folk to +te fey by help of +te elder Pipinus ,
duke of Frenshce men , +tat hadde i-wonne +te hider Frisia ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,165.1161)

and at +te laste by auctorite of pope Gregory he was i-made bisshop of
Traies , (CMPOLYCH,VI,165.1162)

and rulede +tat bisshopriche wel and nobelliche aboute an fourty +gere
. (CMPOLYCH,VI,165.1163)

Offorus deide , bisshop of Wicties , +tat hadde men of +te bisshopriche
of Wircetre ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,165.1164)

and Egwinus was bisshop after hym , +tat sone afterward bulde the abbay
of Evesham , by assent of kyng Ethelredus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,165.1165)

Whanne Theodoricus kyng of Fraunce was dede , +tat Pipinus Vetulus
hadde myldeliche i-suffred to reigne wi+t hym , he made his sone
Clodonius kyng . (CMPOLYCH,VI,165.1166)

Pipinus Vetulus heet Pipinus Brevis also . (CMPOLYCH,VI,165.1167)

+Tat +gere +te men of Caunterbury made pees wi+t Yne , the kyng of West
Saxons , (CMPOLYCH,VI,165.1168)

and +geve +tre +towsand pound for +te de+t of Mull Cedwallus his
bro+ter . (CMPOLYCH,VI,165.1169)

Iustinianus Cesar was prived of +te ioye of his kyngdom for gilt of
mysby-leve , (CMPOLYCH,VI,165.1170)

and wente exciled into Pontus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,165.1171)

Leo Patricius refte hym <P_VI,167> his nose and his tonge ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,167.1172)

and exciled hym , (CMPOLYCH,VI,167.1173)

and sente him into Cersona . (CMPOLYCH,VI,167.1174)

<heading>

Capitulum vicesimum primum . (CMPOLYCH,VI,167.1176)

Leo . (CMPOLYCH,VI,167.1177)

</heading>

THE secounde Leo was emperour +tre +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,167.1179)

In his tyme Clodoneus , kyng of Fraunce , was deed ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,167.1180)

and Pipinus made his bro+ter , Childebertus , kyng .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,167.1181)

+Te men of Nor+thumberlond slou+g Ostria , Etheldredus his wif , +tat
was kyng Oswy his dou+gter . (CMPOLYCH,VI,167.1182)

Willelmus de Pontificibus , libro 4=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,167.1183)

+Tat +gere Cuthlacius +te confessour forsook armes and +te boost and
pompe of +tis world , (CMPOLYCH,VI,167.1184)

and wente to +te abbay of Rependoun , (CMPOLYCH,VI,167.1185)

and +tere , under +te abbas Alfrida , he took tonsure and habit of
clerk , +te +gere of his age foure and twenty . (CMPOLYCH,VI,167.1186)

+Tanne +te +tridde +gere after he <P_VI,169> wente into +te yle of
Crouland , (CMPOLYCH,VI,169.1187)

and +tere he bygan to lyve an anker his lyf , (CMPOLYCH,VI,169.1188)

and dede meny myracles , (CMPOLYCH,VI,169.1189)

and hadde power over unclene spirites so greet , as +te comyn tale
telle+t , +tat he made hem bulde meny booldes and closede suche a
spirit in a se+tinge crokke . (CMPOLYCH,VI,169.1190)

+Tere his body ly+t is bulde an abbay , +tat was nevere destroyed among
alle +te stryf and werre and chaungynge of tymes .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,169.1191)

+Tere reste+t +te confessour Nootus , +tat was somtyme +te disciple of
Erkenwald , bisshop of Londoun . (CMPOLYCH,VI,169.1192)

And +tey+g no man now come to +tat place of Crowlond but by schippe
o+ter by boote , +git +tat place is nevere wel nygh wi+toute gestes .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,169.1193)

Beda . (CMPOLYCH,VI,169.1194)

+Tat +gere byfel ones in Bretayne +tat wonder +tat is wor+ty to be
i-had in mynde to make men +tynke of +te soule his staat ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,169.1195)

ffor oon +tat hi+gt Bri+gtwoldus was ded somdel longe tyme ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,169.1196)

and aros a+gen to lyve , (CMPOLYCH,VI,169.1197)

and tolde meny +tinges to meny men , (CMPOLYCH,VI,169.1198)

and deled his catel anon a +tre , (CMPOLYCH,VI,169.1199)

and +gaf <P_VI,171> his wif oon deel , and his children ano+ter ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,171.1200)

and kept hymself +te +tridde , (CMPOLYCH,VI,171.1201)

and delede it to pore men , (CMPOLYCH,VI,171.1202)

and ended his lyf in +te abbay of Maylros . (CMPOLYCH,VI,171.1203)

+Te +tridde Tiberius was emperour sevene +gere ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,171.1204)

he aros a+genst Leo (CMPOLYCH,VI,171.1205)

and assaillede his kyngdom , (CMPOLYCH,VI,171.1206)

and hilde hym in warde as long as he regnede . (CMPOLYCH,VI,171.1207)

In his tyme +te secounde Iustinianus , +tat was exciled in Cersona ,
made openliche his boost +tat he schulde rekevere +te empere ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,171.1208)

+terefore +te people was y-meoved for love of Tiberius ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,171.1209)

and fondede forto slee Iustinianus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,171.1210)

+Terfore he fli+g to +te prince of Turkes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,171.1211)

and spoused his suster , (CMPOLYCH,VI,171.1212)

and rekevered +te empere at +te laste by help of hym and of the
Bulgares , (CMPOLYCH,VI,171.1213)

and slou+g Leo and Tyberius +tat hadde assailled +te emperour ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,171.1214)

and as ofte as he wyped of a drope of corrupcioun of his nose , +tat
was somtyme i-kutte , so ofte he made slee som of his enemyes .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,171.1215)

+Te fifte general synod was i-holde in Aquila in Sergius his tyme .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,171.1216)

After Sergius his tyme +te +tridde Leo was pope two +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,171.1217)

He is nou+gt i-rekened in +te ordre of bisshoppes , on caas <P_VI,173>
for he was wrongfulliche i-putte yn by Patricius .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1218)

Beda , libro 5=o= , capitulo 15=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1219)

Aboute +tat tyme Arnulphus , bisshop of Galles , com into Bretayne .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1220)

He wente to Ierusalem for to visite holy places ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1221)

and +gede aboute into al +te lond of byheste , (CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1222)

and com to Damascus , to Constantynnoble , to Alisaundre , and into
meny ilondes of +te see , (CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1223)

and seillede homward into his contre a+ge , (CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1224)

and was i-cast by streng+te of tempest to +te west clyves of Bretayne .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1225)

+Tere he fonde God his servaunt Adamnanus , abbot of +te ilond Hii ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1226)

and tau+gte hym wondres of holy places , (CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1227)

and he made a book +terof anon as he hadde i-herd +te wondres
(CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1228)

and sente it to kyng Alfridus to reede . (CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1229)

R . (CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1230)

It semeth +tat Beda took of +tat book afterward what he wroot of holy
places . (CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1231)

After Leo , +te sixte Iohn was pope +tre +gere ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1232)

+tat tyme Etheldredus , kyng of Mercia , forsook +tis worldliche
kyngdom , (CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1233)

and was i-schore monk at Bardeneye . (CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1234)

After hym regnede Leuredus fyve +gere , +te sone of his bro+ter
Wulferus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1235)

+Te seven+te Iohn was pope as it were +tre +gere ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1236)

+tat tyme deide <P_VI,173> Hedda bisshop of Wynchestre .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1237)

After hym +tat bisshopriche was departed atweyne ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1238)

ffor Brithelmus +te arhcebisshop dede Daniel at Wynchestre , and seynt
Aldelyn at Schireborne . (CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1239)

Seint Aldelyn was to forehonde abbot of Malteby , +tat is Malmesbury .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1240)

Willelmus de Pontificibus , libro 4=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1241)

Also +tat +gere deide Sexwulfus bisshop of Mercia .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1242)

After hym Hedda hilde Lichefeld , and Wilfridus Legecestre , +tat is
Chestre ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1243)

but after two +gere Alfridus , kyng of Nor+thumberlond , deide ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1244)

and Wilfridus turnede a+gen to +te bisshopriche of Hagustald ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1245)

and was bisshop afterward foure +gere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1246)

and +to Hedda hilde bo+te-1 bisshopriches of Lichefeld and of Chestre .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1247)

<heading>

Capitulum vicesimum secundum . (CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1249)

Iustinianus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1250)

</heading>

THE secounde Iustinianus regned eft wi+t his sone Tyberius sixe +gere ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1252)

+tis is he +tat was prived of +te empere by Leo ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,173.1253)

but <P_VI,177> for he rekeverede +te emper +tis +gere , +terfore +te
storie make+t eft of hym mynde . (CMPOLYCH,VI,177.1254)

+Tan Iustinianus was restored , (CMPOLYCH,VI,177.1255)

and hilde +te ri+gt fey , (CMPOLYCH,VI,177.1256)

and worschipped Constantyn the pope , (CMPOLYCH,VI,177.1257)

and destroyed Cresona , +te place of his excilynge ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,177.1258)

and slou+g al +tat wonede +tere , out take children ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,177.1259)

and eft whanne he wolde sle +te chil-dren , men of +te province made
hem a cheventeyn on Philipicus +tat was exciled and wonede +tere ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,177.1260)

and anon he wente to Constantynnoble (CMPOLYCH,VI,177.1261)

and slou+g Iustinianus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,177.1262)

+Tat +gere deie Alfridus , kyng of Dryfeld . (CMPOLYCH,VI,177.1263)

After hym his sone Osredus , a child of viii. +gere , reynede enlevene
+gere ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,177.1264)

Sysinnus was pope twenty dayes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,177.1265)

After hym +te firste Constantyn was pope sevene +gere ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,177.1266)

$he denunced Philipicus an heretyk , (CMPOLYCH,VI,177.1267)

for he hadde $y-doo ymages of holy seyntes out of chirches .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,177.1268)

Beda , libro 5=o= , capitulo 9=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,177.1269)

+Tat +gere Kenredus , kyng of Mercia , lefte his kyngdom to Colredus ,
the soone of his eem Ethelredus , (CMPOLYCH,VI,177.1270)

and wente to Rome wi+t Offa , +te kyng his sone of Est Saxons , and
wi+t Egwynus bisshop of Wicties . (CMPOLYCH,VI,177.1271)

Trevisa . (CMPOLYCH,VI,177.1272)

+Te see of Wyke <P_VI,179> was i-torned to Wirchestre ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,179.1273)

and is +tere +git . (CMPOLYCH,VI,179.1274)

+Tanne it folowe+t in +te storie : (CMPOLYCH,VI,179.1275)

<P_VI,181>

Colredus , kyng of Mercia , translated first +te body of seynt Werburgh
, +te mayde , out of +te er+te at +te abbay of Hamburgh , +tat hadde
i-lay +tere ynne nyne +gere hool and sounde , (CMPOLYCH,VI,181.1277)

and durede so hool and sounde anon to +te comynge of +te Danes at
Repentoun . (CMPOLYCH,VI,181.1278)

Aldelm bisshop of Shireborne deide , (CMPOLYCH,VI,181.1279)

hym buried Egwynus ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,181.1280)

+tis Aldelm was kyng Ine his bro+ter sone Kenten ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,181.1281)

and was i-cleped Aldelm as it were an olde Elyn o+ter on olde Helyn ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,181.1282)

and was most konnynge in lettres of Grew and of Latyn .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,181.1283)

He hadde and used instrumentis of musik , pipes and strenges , and
o+tere manere of glee . (CMPOLYCH,VI,181.1284)

First he was a monk , (CMPOLYCH,VI,181.1285)

and +tanne he was i-made preost and abbot at Malmesbury .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,181.1286)

He took uppon $him +tat martirdom +tat whanne he were i-tempted of his
flesche , he wolde holde wi+t hym a faire mayde in his bed while he
seide +te sawter from +te bygynnynge to +te ende .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,181.1287)

Trevisa . (CMPOLYCH,VI,181.1288)

Save reverence of seynt Aldelyn , +tis seme+t non holynesse no+ter
wisdom , but pure verray folye , bo+te for hym self and for peril and
drede of temptacioun of +te womman , as it may be i-preved bo+te by
auctorite and by resoun . (CMPOLYCH,VI,181.1289)

+Tanne it folowe+t in +te storie : (CMPOLYCH,VI,181.1290)

in +te seven+te day of +te woke , whanne chapmen com , he preched hem
besily Goddes word . (CMPOLYCH,VI,181.1291)

At +te laste his grete fame excited Sergius +te holy man , pope , to
sende after hym by lettres and by pistles ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,181.1292)

+tan he come to Rome , (CMPOLYCH,VI,181.1293)

and hadde desired longe tyme to see +tat citee , (CMPOLYCH,VI,181.1294)

and hadde wi+t hym vestimentes +tat he hadde alwey with hym aboute ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,181.1295)

and song his masse to fore +te pope in Seynt Iohn his chirche +te
Lateran . (CMPOLYCH,VI,181.1296)

+Tere in a day after his masse he trowede have i-take his chesible
bakward to his servauntes ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,181.1297)

bo+te +te servauntes were awey , (CMPOLYCH,VI,181.1298)

and +te chesible fil on +te sonne beme , (CMPOLYCH,VI,181.1299)

and +te sonne beem bare it longe tyme , +tere o+tere servauntes
faillede ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,181.1300)

+tat chesible is +git in +te abbay of Malmesbury .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,181.1301)

Also +tat tyme +te holy pope was deffamed +tat he hadde bygete a
bastard childe . (CMPOLYCH,VI,181.1302)

Whanne +te childe was nyne dayes olde it was i-brou+gt to cristenynge
to seynt Aldelyn , (CMPOLYCH,VI,181.1303)

and seint Aldelyn coniure+t +te childe of nyne dayes olde it was
i-brou+gt to cristenynge +tat he schulde telle +gif Sergius +te pope
hadde i-gete hym ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,181.1304)

+te childe answerde hym (CMPOLYCH,VI,181.1305)

and seide +tat +te pope was gilteles of +tat dede .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,181.1306)

At +te <P_VI,183> laste Aldelme wi+t many priveleges wente hoom a+ge to
his abbay , (CMPOLYCH,VI,183.1307)

and wroot noble bookes , de virginitate , de termino Paschali , de
veteris ac novi testamenti floribus , de caritate , de sensibilium
rerum natura , de regulis pedum metricorum , de mathaplasmo , de
metrico dialogo . (CMPOLYCH,VI,183.1308)

He was abbot of Malmesbury fourty +gere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,183.1309)

and was bisshop foure +gere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,183.1310)

and +tat tyme his bre+teren made hem a no+ter abbot ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,183.1311)

but +tey buried hym whanne he was dede , (CMPOLYCH,VI,183.1312)

and Egwynus +te bisshop come to his burienge , as me trowe+t , by
warnynge of God Almy+gti . (CMPOLYCH,VI,183.1313)

Afterward +te holy bisshop Dunston worschipped hugeliche
(CMPOLYCH,VI,183.1314)

and hi+gte his place and his schryne , (CMPOLYCH,VI,183.1315)

and +gaf +terto organs and belles , holy relikes and ornamentes ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,183.1316)

and for me schulde nou+gt take hem awey unskilfulliche he corsede
+terfore , (CMPOLYCH,VI,183.1317)

and wroot in +tis manere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,183.1318)

" Bisshop Dunstan +geve+t seint Aldelyn organs . (CMPOLYCH,VI,183.1319)

Who +tat take+t hem away , leese $he +te kyng-dom of hevene . "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,183.1320)

Also in a waterstene it is i-write in +tis manere ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,183.1321)

" Archebisshop Dunstan het +git +tis stene for it schulde in +te holy
temple serve seint Aldelyn . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,183.1322)

Also in the belle of +te fraytour hit is i-write in +tis manere ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,183.1323)

" In hi+ge <P_VI,185> halle of hevene com he nevere +tat steli+t +tis
belle out of seynt Aldelyn his seete . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,185.1324)

Trevisa . (CMPOLYCH,VI,185.1325)

+Tis writynge my+gte be translated somdel in metre in +tis manere :
(CMPOLYCH,VI,185.1326)

" Organs of holy Dunstan bisshop holy Aldelyn ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,185.1327)

he schal lese hevene +tat wil hem take awey . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,185.1328)

In +te pycher +tus , (CMPOLYCH,VI,185.1329)

" +tis picher het +git Dunstan ri+gt +te archebisshop , ffor it schulde
serve seynt Aldelyn in +te temple . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,185.1330)

In +te belle +tus , (CMPOLYCH,VI,185.1331)

" Hi+g in +tat halle schal he com nevere of hevene +tat stele wole +tat
belle of seynt Alde-lyn from +tis place . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,185.1332)

Aboute +tis +gere deyde seynt Wil-fredus ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,185.1333)

in his tombe bee+t suche vers i-write : (CMPOLYCH,VI,185.1334)

" Wilfridus holy by mynde , wor+ty be +ty name . Greved wi+t perilles
here wel many longe tyme ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,185.1335)

+tre tyme fiftene +gere bisshop he was here on lyve ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,185.1336)

and passe+t wi+t ioye to +te blisse +tat is in hevene . "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,185.1337)

Beda , libro 5=o= , capitulo 19=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,185.1338)

+Tis child was of scharp wit , (CMPOLYCH,VI,185.1339)

and wente in +te fourte+te +gere of his age to +te abbay of Lyndefare ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,185.1340)

and lernede +tere meny +tinges of +te lore of religioun ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,185.1341)

and knewe +tanne +tat som +tinges were nou+gt ri+gtfulliche i-holde of
+te Scottes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,185.1342)

and wente to Rome for to lerne more perfite lore .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,185.1343)

+Tere he lernede $+te foure <P_VI,187> Gospell of Bonefas +te
archedecon , and +te compot of Es-terne , and o+ter nedeful +tinges to
+te use of holy chirche . (CMPOLYCH,VI,187.1344)

In his comynge a+ge he dwellede wi+t Alfynus , bisshop of Lug-dunens ,
+tre +gere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,187.1345)

for he was i-slawe by +te queene Batilde . (CMPOLYCH,VI,187.1346)

+Tanne Wilfridus wente a+gen into Bretayne , (CMPOLYCH,VI,187.1347)

and feng lond of kyng Oswynus for to make an abbay at Rypoun ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,187.1348)

+tere he was i-made preost of Agelbertus ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,187.1349)

after +tat , whan +te stryf was i-ended of +te Ester terme , he was
i-chose bisshop of +gork , as it is i-seide to forehonde .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,187.1350)

Whan he was dede his preost Acca was bisshop after hym at Hagustald
cherche . (CMPOLYCH,VI,187.1351)

Beda , libro 5=o= , capitulo . (CMPOLYCH,VI,187.1352)

+Tat +gere deide Adrianus , abbot of Seynt Peter , and helper of
Theodorus +te archebisshop ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,187.1353)

his disciple and successour was Albynus , (CMPOLYCH,VI,187.1354)

of hym it is i-wrete innere more . (CMPOLYCH,VI,187.1355)

Item , capitulo 21=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,187.1356)

+Tat tyme Nactanus , kyng of Pictes , sente messangers to Colfridus ,
abbot of Beda his abbay , +tat is in +te abbay Girwie , to be enformed
of +te verray holdynge of +te Ester tyde , and of +te manere of tonsure
of holy cherche . (CMPOLYCH,VI,187.1357)

<P_VI,189>

Among o+ter +tinges he wroot to hym +tat for to holde ari+gt +te Ester
tyme +tre rules bee+t nedeful to knowe ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,189.1359)

tweyne +terof be+t conteyned in Moyses lawe , and +te +tridde in +te
gospel by ordenaunce of +te apostles : so +tat in +te firste mon+te ,
in +te +tridde woke of +te same mon+te , +from +te fifte+te day of +te
mone to +te oon and twenti+te day of the mone , +te Estertyde schal be
i-holde ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,189.1360)

in +te same +tridde woke me schal abyde +te Soneday .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,189.1361)

So for to acounte +tat nou+gt +te fourte+te day , but +te eve +terof ,
+tat is +te fourte+te day of +te mone , +tat is +te by-gynnynge of +te
+tridde woke and +te ny+gt of +te fifte+te day of +te mone me mote
nedes abyde . (CMPOLYCH,VI,189.1362)

By $+tat auctorite of +te book Numerorum , +tanne +tey wente out of
Ramesse , (CMPOLYCH,VI,189.1363)

+te fifte+te day of +te firste mon+te fil on a Sonday ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,189.1364)

+tanne we my+gte alwey holde +te Ester tyde , (CMPOLYCH,VI,189.1365)

and +te o+ter day +tey made pasch to oure Lord , +tat is to meninge
+tey hilde +te Ester day , (CMPOLYCH,VI,189.1366)

and so it schal cure to +te eve of +te oon and twenti+te day .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,189.1367)

And +gif it my+gte be +tat alwey the fifte+te day of +te firste mon+te
fil in a Sonday , +tan we my+gte alwey holde +te Estertyde in oon and
<P_VI,191> +te same tyme +tat oure fadres hilde it in Moyses his law ,
+tey we have o+ter manere sacrament +tan +tey hadde .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,191.1368)

By +te evenes of +te day and ny+gt in springynge tyme it may be
i-founde which is +te firste o+ter +te laste mon+te of +te +gere ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,191.1369)

by men of $+te Est londes , $and by +te Egipcians , +te evenesse of
$+te day and ny+gt in springynge tyme is i-woned for to come elevene
dayes to fore Avarel , +tat we have+t i-sayed and i-preved by an orlege
. (CMPOLYCH,VI,191.1370)

+Tanne what mone is fourtene dayes olde o+ter fiftene to fore +te
evenes of +te day and ny+gt , +tat mone parteyne+t to +te laste mone+t
of +te +gere +tat is agoo ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,191.1371)

+terfore it is nou+gt able for to holde +te Ester day .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,191.1372)

Whanne +te mone is at the fulle in +te evenes of +te day and ny+gt ,
o+ter after , ri+gt as it was in +te bygynnynge of +te worlde , in +tat
ful mone +te firste Sonday is Ester day . (CMPOLYCH,VI,191.1373)

+Te secounde Iustinianus sente his oost for to take Philippicus , +tat
he hadde i-left at Pontus in Cersona . (CMPOLYCH,VI,191.1374)

Bote +te oost tornede to Philippicus his side , (CMPOLYCH,VI,191.1375)

and slou+g Iustinianus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,191.1376)

+Te secounde Philippicus , +tat heet Dardanicus also , was emperour oon
+gere and sixe mon+tes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,191.1377)

He fli+g into Sicilia for +te oost of Rome , (CMPOLYCH,VI,191.1378)

and for he was an heretik he heet scrape of al +te peynture of cherches
; (CMPOLYCH,VI,191.1379)

+terfore <P_VI,193> +te Romayns +trewe away al manere money +tat his
ymage was i-grave ynne . (CMPOLYCH,VI,193.1380)

+Te secounde Anastacius was emperour +tre +gere after +tat he hadde
i-slawe Philipicus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,193.1381)

In his tyme Dagobertus was kyng of Fraunce after his fader Childebertus
, (CMPOLYCH,VI,193.1382)

and regnede enlevene +gere by suffraunce of Pipinus Vetulus , +tat +git
rulede +te kynges hous . (CMPOLYCH,VI,193.1383)

After Constantinus +te secounde Gregory was pope sixtene $+gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,193.1384)

+Tat +gere seint Guthlacus , +te anker , deide in Crowlond ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,193.1385)

and Ine , kyng of West Saxons , and Colredus , kyng of Mercia , fau+gte
at Wodenesburgh so sharpliche , (CMPOLYCH,VI,193.1386)

and ei+ter of hem hadde hymself so ungraciousliche , +tat me woste
nevere whe+ter of hem hadde worse spede . (CMPOLYCH,VI,193.1387)

+Te +tridde Theodocius was emperour oon +gere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,193.1388)

and was goodliche and benigne , (CMPOLYCH,VI,193.1389)

and overcome his predecessour Anastacius , (CMPOLYCH,VI,193.1390)

and made hym a preost . (CMPOLYCH,VI,193.1391)

But after oon +gere Theodocius was i-putte doun and i-made a clerk by
his sucessour , +te +tridde Leo +te stronge . (CMPOLYCH,VI,193.1392)

In his tyme come many Sara+gyns (CMPOLYCH,VI,193.1393)

and by-segede <P_VI,195> Constantynnoble +tre +gere ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,195.1394)

hit seme+t +tat Iohn Dama-scenus was +tat tyme in his floures ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,195.1395)

and was i-bro+gt in to Pers . (CMPOLYCH,VI,195.1396)

+Tere were lettres i-wrete of his enemyes , and i-+trowe for+t and
i-founde and openliche i-rad . In +te whiche lettres was con-ceyved his
conspiracie a+genst the prince , +tat +te ri+gt hond was i-smyte of ,
for he schulde nevere afterward write . (CMPOLYCH,VI,195.1397)

But he prayed faste to oure lady +tat he servede besiliche ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,195.1398)

and his hond was restored to hym a+gen . (CMPOLYCH,VI,195.1399)

It is nou+gt to trowynge +tat +tis Iohn is Iohn the Ermyte +tat is
i-sette in +te book of fadres , sone afterward Hyllarioun , and warnede
Theodocius +te emperour of o+ter victories . (CMPOLYCH,VI,195.1400)

He is ano+ter Iohn +tat was in +tis +tridde Theodocius his tyme in Gres
, and afterward in Pers , (CMPOLYCH,VI,195.1401)

and made many noble bookes in bo+te of philosofie .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,195.1402)

+Tat Iohn +te Ermyte was longe tyme to fore +te grete Gregorie ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,195.1403)

and this Iohan Damascenus was long tyme after the grete Gregorye ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,195.1404)

+tat is i-knowe by that , that +tis Iohn Damascenus <P_VI,197> in his
bookes of divinite alleye+t +te grete Gregorye his noble and grete
myracle of +te delyverance of Traianus , +tat may not be understonde of
Gregory Nazazenus , (CMPOLYCH,VI,197.1405)

for he was aboute Constantynnoble and aboute Pontus ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,197.1406)

and unne+te com nevere at Rome ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,197.1407)

bote mynde of +tat myracle of +te deliveraunce of Traianus at +te
sepulcre of +te apostles in +te citee of Rome , by +te grete Gregorie
pope , is i-holde , as everich +gere holy chirche make+t mynde .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,197.1408)

In tretynge of dedes +tat helpe+t hem +tat bee+t dede , Iohn Damascenus
alleye+t +tat myracle . (CMPOLYCH,VI,197.1409)

<heading>

Capitulum vicesimum tertium . (CMPOLYCH,VI,197.1411)

Leo . (CMPOLYCH,VI,197.1412)

</heading>

THE +tridde Leo , with his sone Constantyn , was emperour fyve and
twenty +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,197.1414)

In his first +gere deide Pipinus Vete-lus , after +tat he hadde
i-governed +te kynges hous ei+gte and twenty +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,197.1415)

After hym com Charles , +tat was i-gete on a concubyne , and heet
Tutides and Marcellus also , and hadde <P_VI,199> suche names of
slegges and hameres , wi+t +te whiche smythes smyte+t and tempre+t
grete gaddes of iren ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,199.1416)

tudes o+ter malleus in Latyn is a slegge , o+ter an hamer , in Englissh
. (CMPOLYCH,VI,199.1417)

+Tis Charles fau+gt nobleliche a+genst +te Sarasyns +tat com out of
Affrica , (CMPOLYCH,VI,199.1418)

and made hem flee in oon batayle at Peytow , and in ano+ter batayle at
Narbon , (CMPOLYCH,VI,199.1419)

and chasede hem into Spayne ; in +te whiche batailles were i-slawe
foure hondred +towsand and fyve and sixty +towsand of Sarasyns .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,199.1420)

Also he fau+gt a+genst +te Saxons and a+genst the Bavarres , and also
a+genst Hudo , a duke of Gyen , and a+genst Raufredus duke of Anyo .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,199.1421)

Also this Charles , for besynesse of werres and batailles +tat fil
uppon hym , bytook +te goodes of holy chirche to lewed men ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,199.1422)

+ter-fore Eucherius , bisshop of Aurelians , while he lay in his beedes
, sigh +tis Charles in body and in soule i-tormented in helle .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,199.1423)

+te aungel +tat schewed +tat sight to +te bisshop seide +tat +tat is
+te dome of men +tat byneme+t +te goodes of holy chirche <P_VI,201>
o+ter of pore men . (CMPOLYCH,VI,201.1424)

+Tanne by $+te warnynge of +te bisshop +te abbot of Seint Denys and
Pipinus his preost wente to Charles his grave , (CMPOLYCH,VI,201.1425)

and tornede +te stoon , (CMPOLYCH,VI,201.1426)

and sight a grete dragoun fle out of +te grave , (CMPOLYCH,VI,201.1427)

but +tere was no body i-founde . (CMPOLYCH,VI,201.1428)

Willelmus de Pontificibus , libro 4=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,201.1429)

+Tat +gere at Rome , at +te ryver Tyber was so grete and so huge +tat
+te watres +tat fille mette hem and ioynede to gidres from port Seint
Peter to pont Millvium , (CMPOLYCH,VI,201.1430)

and durede so sevene dayes , for to +te citi+geyns made a letany .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,201.1431)

+Tat +gere deide kyng Ethelredus , after +tat he hadde i-be kyng of
Mercia +tritty +gere , and monk of Bardeneye +trittene +gere ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,201.1432)

and he was i-buried at Lichefeld . (CMPOLYCH,VI,201.1433)

After hym his cosyn Ethelbaldus regnede , +tat was Penda his nevew sone
in his bro+ter side , (CMPOLYCH,VI,201.1434)

and so he was +te sone of +te sone of Alwy Penda his bro+ter .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,201.1435)

And Ethelbaldus regnede fourty +gere , as Guthlacus +te confessour
hadde i-seide . (CMPOLYCH,VI,201.1436)

+Tis Ethelbaldus in +te ei+gtene +gere of his kyngdom byseged Somertoun
, (CMPOLYCH,VI,201.1437)

and wan it , (CMPOLYCH,VI,201.1438)

and spoylede <P_VI,203> North-umberlond , (CMPOLYCH,VI,203.1439)

and overcome +te Walsche men ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,203.1440)

but in +te sevene and +tritty +gere of his kyngdom he was overcome of
Cuthredus , kyng of West Saxons . (CMPOLYCH,VI,203.1441)

+Te laste +gere of his kyngdom his owne men slow+g hym at Secandoun .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,203.1442)

Also +tat +gere Colfridus , abbot of Girwie , deyde at Lyngoun in
pilgrimage . (CMPOLYCH,VI,203.1443)

Beda , libro 5=o= , capitulo 6=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,203.1444)

+Tat $+gere deide $seint Egwynus +te +tridde bisshop of Wicties ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,203.1445)

+tat bisshopriche is now i-cleped +te bisshopriche of Wirchestre .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,203.1446)

In a tyme Egwynus by+tou+gte hym of +te synnes of his +gou+te ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,203.1447)

and gyvede hym self , (CMPOLYCH,VI,203.1448)

and +trew +te keyes of +te gyves into +te ryver Avene ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,203.1449)

and wente i-gyved openliche to Rome , (CMPOLYCH,VI,203.1450)

and seide +tat he schulde be skeer of his synnes whenne his gyves were
unloke by virtue of God , o+ter elles by +te same keyes .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,203.1451)

And he wente so i-gyved to Rome , (CMPOLYCH,VI,203.1452)

and me sei+t +tat +te belles of +te citee gonne to rynge by hem self in
his comynge . (CMPOLYCH,VI,203.1453)

He com a+ge wi+t priveleges for his chirche ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,203.1454)

while he seillede in +te see of Britayne a greet fische leep into +te
schip , (CMPOLYCH,VI,203.1455)

<P_VI,205>

and in +te gutte of +te fische was i-founde a keye +tat unleek his
gyves . (CMPOLYCH,VI,205.1457)

Beda , libro 5=o= , capitulo 6=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,205.1458)

Seint Iohn , bisshop of +gork , deide at Deyrewode , +tat is Beverlay ,
+te +gere of his bisshopriche fyve and +tretty , (CMPOLYCH,VI,205.1459)

and was i-buried in +te porche of +te mynstre . (CMPOLYCH,VI,205.1460)

In his first +geres , and specialliche in Leynte , he dwellede in Seint
Michel his chapel at Hagustald chirche , nou+gt fer from +te ryver Tyne
, in +te nor+t hille of +te same place , +tat hatte Hernischow an
Englesshe , (CMPOLYCH,VI,205.1461)

bote in Englishce +tat is now i-used it hatte Ern his hulle ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,205.1462)

and he deide at +te laste at Beverlay , +tat is foure and twenty myle
out of +gork estward . (CMPOLYCH,VI,205.1463)

And +tat place hatte Beverlay , (CMPOLYCH,VI,205.1464)

and heet Brook his lay , for many brokkes were somtyme i-woned to come
+tider out of +te hilles +tat bee+t +tere nyh . (CMPOLYCH,VI,205.1465)

+Tere seynt Iohn bulde a cherche of Seynt Nicholas , and ano+ter of
Seynt Iohn Baptiste in +te hille , for refresshynge and fedynge of
bre+teren . (CMPOLYCH,VI,205.1466)

+Te fredom and +te privileges of +tat place is encressed to grete
profit and worschippe , so +tat +tere is i-fonge no bataille and
<P_VI,207> stryf bytwene tweyne , (CMPOLYCH,VI,207.1467)

but who +tat is accused schal purge hymself wi+t his owne hond .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,207.1468)

Iter , Beda , ubi supra . (CMPOLYCH,VI,207.1469)

After +tis Iohn , his preost Wilfridus was bisshop aboute a +tritty
+gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,207.1470)

R . (CMPOLYCH,VI,207.1471)

+Tis hatte +te +gonge Wilfridus , (CMPOLYCH,VI,207.1472)

and overpasse+t Beda his tyme ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,207.1473)

ffor +tere were +tre famous Wilfridus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,207.1474)

+Te firste was +te more Wilfridus , +tat wente +tries to Rome ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,207.1475)

of hym we have+t i-spoke to forehonde ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,207.1476)

+te o+ter was the +gonger Wilfridus , +tat was bisshop of +gork after
seynte Iohn of Beverle ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,207.1477)

+te +tridde was bisshop of Wicties after Egwinus .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,207.1478)

$Trevisa . (CMPOLYCH,VI,207.1479)

As it is i-seide toforehonde , +te bisshopriche of Wicties hatte now
+te bisshopriche of Worcestre . (CMPOLYCH,VI,207.1480)

Willelmus de Pontificibus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,207.1481)

Kyng Ine bulde an abbay at Glastyngbury , as Aldelyn hadde
i-counseilled somtyme . (CMPOLYCH,VI,207.1482)

+Tat tyme +tat abbay durede nobeliche anon to +te tyme of Danes ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,207.1483)

but afterward by help of Donston , under kyng Edmond and kyng Edgare ,
+tat abbay was nobilleche amended and i-hi+gt anon to +te comynge of
Normans ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,207.1484)

but after +tat tyme , I not by what myshappes , it is alwey asset with
ful wicked travailles . (CMPOLYCH,VI,207.1485)

<P_VI,209>

Also +te abbotes of +tat place for grete richesse bee+t proude ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,209.1487)

and bycome+t tyraunt+g , (CMPOLYCH,VI,209.1488)

and swelle+t in pryde outward , (CMPOLYCH,VI,209.1489)

and bee+t nou+gt wor+t , (CMPOLYCH,VI,209.1490)

and bee+t cruel inward and nou+gt profitable , (CMPOLYCH,VI,209.1491)

and +tat was specialliche i-knowe in abbot Thursinus his tyme .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,209.1492)

R . (CMPOLYCH,VI,209.1493)

+Tider were translated +te bones of seint Hilda +te abbas , of
Colfridus +te abbot of Girwie , and som bones of bisshop Aydan , +te
whiche bones kyng Edmond brou+gte wi+t hym whan he was in +te contray
a+genst +te Scottes ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,209.1494)

+tere reste+t +te secounde seint Patrik of Irlond , abbot and
confessour . (CMPOLYCH,VI,209.1495)

+Te martiloge +tat is i-rad of seint Bartholomew his day , sei+t +tat
he wolde converte +te Irische men , and my+gte nou+gt ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,209.1496)

+terfore he forsook Irlond (CMPOLYCH,VI,209.1497)

and com to Glastyngbury , (CMPOLYCH,VI,209.1498)

and deide +tere in a seint Bartholomew his day . (CMPOLYCH,VI,209.1499)

<heading>

CAPITULUM VICESIMUM QUARTUM . (CMPOLYCH,VI,209.1501)

</heading>

Leo +te emperour lete be +te enemyes of +te empere ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,209.1503)

and werrede a+genst figures and ymages of holy seyntes .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,209.1504)

Pope <P_VI,211> Gregory and Germanius of Constantynnoble wi+tstood hym
nameliche , as +te olde usage and custome wolde +tat is allowed and
apreeved by holy cherche , (CMPOLYCH,VI,211.1505)

and seide +tat it is wor+ty and medeful to do hem +te affecioun of
worschippe . (CMPOLYCH,VI,211.1506)

For we worschippe+t in hem but God , (CMPOLYCH,VI,211.1507)

$and in worschippe of God and of holy seyntes , +tat man have+t in
mynde efte by suche ymages , God allone schal be princepalliche
worschipped , (CMPOLYCH,VI,211.1508)

<em> and after hym creatures schal be i-worschipped </em> in worschippe
of hym . (CMPOLYCH,VI,211.1509)

Beda , libro 5=o= , capitulo 24=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,211.1510)

+Tat +gere deide Withredus kyng of Caunterbury , and Thobias bisshop of
Rouchestre , +tat cou+te Latyn and Grew as wel as his owne longage .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,211.1511)

Paulus , libro 7=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,211.1512)

+Tat +gere Sarasyns com to Constantynnoble (CMPOLYCH,VI,211.1513)

and byseged it +tre +gere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,211.1514)

and took +tennes moche good and catel . (CMPOLYCH,VI,211.1515)

Withbrandes kyng of Longobardes herde +terof , (CMPOLYCH,VI,211.1516)

and raunsoned +te relikes of seint Austyn <em> +te doctor </em> , +te
whiche relikes were somtyme translated to Sardinia for reses of
straunge enemyes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,211.1517)

and he made hem i-bore to +te citee of Geene , and +tennes to Papie ,
+tat heet Tinum somtyme . (CMPOLYCH,VI,211.1518)

Willelmus de Regibus , <P_VI,213> libro primo . (CMPOLYCH,VI,213.1519)

Kyng Ine betook his kyngdom of West Saxons to his cosyn Ethelardus ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,213.1520)

and went to Rome . (CMPOLYCH,VI,213.1521)

Me sei+t +tat he was +te firste of kynges +tat grauntede to seynt Peter
of everiche hous of his kyngdom a peny , +tat longe tyme of Englisshe
men was i-cleped Rome scot , (CMPOLYCH,VI,213.1522)

but in Latyn it is i-cleped Peter his peny . (CMPOLYCH,VI,213.1523)

+Te kyng his wyf Ethelburga +gaf hym occasioun to take +tat pilgrimage
, and +tat in +tis manere : (CMPOLYCH,VI,213.1524)

she hadde ofte i-counsailled her housbonde to forsake +te riches of +te
world , and specialliche in +te laste +geres of his lyf ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,213.1525)

but sche spedde nou+gt . (CMPOLYCH,VI,213.1526)

+Terfore at +te laste sche fondede to overcome hym wi+t gile ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,213.1527)

and in a tyme whanne +tey hadde i-leide to gidres in +te real citee ,
and were agoo , +tanne after +tre dayes +te governour of +te citee
defouled +te paleys wi+t al +te fil+te +tat {wi+t} he my+gte , wi+t
tunge and dritt of bestes , wi+t gaderynge of dunge and of fil+te of
mukhilles ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,213.1528)

and +tere +te kyng had i-leye and i-slepe , he leide a sowe wi+t here
pigges +tat hadde late i-favored . (CMPOLYCH,VI,213.1529)

Al +tis he dede by assent and heste of +te queene .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,213.1530)

+Tanne +te queene by+gede here housbonde wi+t benygne flaterynge ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,213.1531)

and prayed hym for to come to +tat place +tere he hadde i-be ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,213.1532)

+te kyng graunted (CMPOLYCH,VI,213.1533)

and come +tider , (CMPOLYCH,VI,213.1534)

and sigh <P_VI,215> +tat place +tat was somtyme poore to Sardanapallus
his likynge +to so desrayed and defouled ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,215.1535)

whan sche hadde +tis occasioun sche spak to +te kyng
(CMPOLYCH,VI,215.1536)

and seide : " I pray +gow , my lord , where bee+t now +te cortyns and
al +te riche array of halles and chambres ? (CMPOLYCH,VI,215.1537)

Where is now +te pleysynge service of hem +tat were i-woned to flatere
wi+t +gou ? (CMPOLYCH,VI,215.1538)

Where is +te likynge and plesynge of glotonye and of leccherie ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,215.1539)

bee+t +tey not al apassed ? (CMPOLYCH,VI,215.1540)

So , my lord , schal my flesche passe and fal awey , +tat is now
i-norsched in gold and in riche array . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,215.1541)

Herwith here housbonde was overcome , (CMPOLYCH,VI,215.1542)

and after his noble batailles and victories and grete prayes +tat he
hadde i-take , he bytook +te kyngdom to his nevew ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,215.1543)

and wente to Rome . (CMPOLYCH,VI,215.1544)

+Tere he come nou+gt openliche in si+gte , (CMPOLYCH,VI,215.1545)

but he schare his heed , (CMPOLYCH,VI,215.1546)

and clo+ted hym as a pore man , (CMPOLYCH,VI,215.1547)

and wax olde among beggers ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,215.1548)

bote +te queene Ethelburga wente to +te abbay of Berkynge ; +tere here
suster hadde i-be abbas . (CMPOLYCH,VI,215.1549)

And sche was afterward i-made abbas of +te same maydens ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,215.1550)

and made a blessed ende , (CMPOLYCH,VI,215.1551)

and passed to reste . (CMPOLYCH,VI,215.1552)

Beda , libro 5=o= , capitulo 29=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,215.1553)

Osricus kyng of Nor+thumberlond deide after +te nyn+te +gere <em> of
his kyngdom . (CMPOLYCH,VI,215.1554)

After hym Colwulfus regnede nyne +gere </em> ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,215.1555)

to <P_VI,217> hym Beda wroot +te storie Historiarum Angliae .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,217.1556)

Beda , ubi supra . (CMPOLYCH,VI,217.1557)

+Tat gere were i-seie twey griselich sterres wi+t blasynge crestes
aboute +te sonne , +tat durede tweye wokes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,217.1558)

+Tat oon of hem passede erliche tofore the sonne ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,217.1559)

and +te o+ter com after +te sonne at eve ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,217.1560)

and +tese sterres blasede and caste as it were brennynge brondes toward
+te nor+tside , (CMPOLYCH,VI,217.1561)

and bodede greet deth and manslau+gter ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,217.1562)

ffor +tanne com a grevous mescheef of Sarsyns , (CMPOLYCH,VI,217.1563)

and bete doun Gallia , +tat is Fraunce . (CMPOLYCH,VI,217.1564)

Beda , libro 5=o= , capitulo 25=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,217.1565)

+Tat +gere deyde Bri+gtwoldus archebisshop of Dorobernya , +tat is
Canturbury . (CMPOLYCH,VI,217.1566)

After hym Tadwynus was archebisshop , (CMPOLYCH,VI,217.1567)

and was i-sacred of +te bisshoppes of Londoun , of Wyrchestre , and of
Rouchestre . (CMPOLYCH,VI,217.1568)

Also +tat +gere +te sou+t provinces anon to +te marche of +te ryver
Humber were suget to Ethelbaldus king of Mercia ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,217.1569)

+te Pictes and +te Scottes hadde pees wi+t +te Angles ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,217.1570)

som Bretons were at here owne lawe , (CMPOLYCH,VI,217.1571)

and som servede +te Angles . (CMPOLYCH,VI,217.1572)

After +te secounde Gregorye <em> +te +tridde Gregory </em> was pope
enlevene +gere ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,217.1573)

he confermed +te worschippynge of holy ymages in a <P_VI,219> counsaile
+tat was i-made at Rome of aboute a +towsand bisshoppes ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,219.1574)

and cursed dredfulliche al +tat do+t a+genst +tat statute of
worschippynge of holy ymages . (CMPOLYCH,VI,219.1575)

Also +tat +gere oon Petronax Brixianus wente to +te hille mont Casin ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,219.1576)

and restored +te place covenableliche of goodes and catel and of monkes
by heste and comfort of pope Gregorie . (CMPOLYCH,VI,219.1577)

Tadwynus archebisshop of Caunterbury deide , (CMPOLYCH,VI,219.1578)

and Nothelmus bisshop of Londoun was archebisshop after hym .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,219.1579)

Also +tat +gere deyde Alwynus +tat was bisshop of Lichfeld ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,219.1580)

and Wicta was bisshop of Lichefeld whan he was dede .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,219.1581)

And Coita was bisshop of Legecestria , +tat is Chestre ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,219.1582)

and Eada durede +git at Dorchestre . (CMPOLYCH,VI,219.1583)

+Tat +gere deide +tat worthy man Beda +te preost .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,219.1584)

Willelmus de Regibus , libro 5=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,219.1585)

+Te seven+te +gere of his age he was i-take to norschynge and to lore
to Benet Bisshop , abbot of Girwy , and after his de+t to Colfridus ,
abbot of +te same place . (CMPOLYCH,VI,219.1586)

In his nyn+te +gere he was i-made decon of Iohn bisshop of +Gork , and
preost in his +tritten+te +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,219.1587)

+Tat +gere <P_VI,221> he bygan to write , (CMPOLYCH,VI,221.1588)

and so he spende al his lyftyme in +te same abbay ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,221.1589)

and made hym besy to studie and expowne holy writt ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,221.1590)

and among +te besynesse +tat he ne hadde <em> everiche day in +te
service of religioun and in syngynge in chirche , he hadde </em> greet
swetnesse and likynge to lerne , to teche , and to write .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,221.1591)

He wroot +trescore bookes and ey+gtene ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,221.1592)

+te bookes he rekene+t in his storie Anglicana . (CMPOLYCH,VI,221.1593)

Here lakke+t and faille+t wit and speche to wondre at +te fulle +tat a
man +tat was so wi+t oute use of scole made so many noble volumes in so
sober wordes in so litel space of his lyftyme . (CMPOLYCH,VI,221.1594)

Of al +tis I conclude +tat he com nevere at Rome ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,221.1595)

+tey som men wil mene +tat he went to Rome to be +tere present , and to
schewe +tat his bookes were accordynge to +te loore of holy chirche ,
and +tat if +tey were nou+gt accordynge for to amende hym at +te pope
his heste . But +tat he wente blynd aboute for to preche , +tat he was
i-ladde by fraude of his man for to preche to stones as it were to men
, +tat he herde +te voys of stones +tat answerede and seide Amen , +tat
he wente +treis to Rome , +tat he fonde +tre R and +tre F i-write , and
expowned what it was to mene , I fynde it nou+gt i-write in bookes of
auctorite . (CMPOLYCH,VI,221.1596)

Som men telle+t <P_VI,223> +tat suche <em> a wrytynge was founden , R.
R. R. F. F. F. , and such </em> an exposicioun : regna ruent Romae
ferro flammaque fameque ; +tat is to menynge , kyngdoms of Rome schal
falle by fuyre and iren , also by honger . (CMPOLYCH,VI,223.1597)

Willelmus de Regibus , libro primo . (CMPOLYCH,VI,223.1598)

But by pope Sergius his pistel +tat was i-sent to abbot Colfridus it is
i-knowe +tat Beda was i-sent after and i-prayed for to come to Rome for
to assoyle questiouns +tat were +tere i-mevede . (CMPOLYCH,VI,223.1599)

Here take hede how wor+ty +te court of Rome <em> hylde hym , +tat +te
court of Rome </em> hadde nede to have hym to declare and to assoille
+te questiouns +tat +tere were i-meved . And also how wor+ty we schal
holde hym by manere of his leuynge and of his techynge .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,223.1600)

He my+gte not be vicious +tat spende so his witte and +tou+gt in
expouninge of holy writte . (CMPOLYCH,VI,223.1601)

But his clennesse was moche i-sene at his laste ende ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,223.1602)

for sevene wookes contynualliche his stomak hadde indignacioun of mete
and drynke , so +tat unne+te he my+gte eny mete holde , and was
strei+gt and schort bre+ted . (CMPOLYCH,VI,223.1603)

But for al +tat he sparede not +te travayle of lettrure and of bookes ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,223.1604)

bote everiche day , among +te <P_VI,225> detty travayle of service and
of psalmes , he tau+gte his disciples in lessouns and in questiouns ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,225.1605)

and he tornede Seynt Iohn his gospel into Englisshe ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,225.1606)

and seide , " Lerne+t , my smale children , while I am wi+t +gou ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,225.1607)

I wot nou+gt how longe I schal wi+t +gow abyde ; "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,225.1608)

and evere among he seide +tat sawe of Ambrose , (CMPOLYCH,VI,225.1609)

" I have nou+gt so i-leved among +gow +tat me schame+t to lyve ; no+ter
me drede+t to deye , (CMPOLYCH,VI,225.1610)

for me have+t a good Lord . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,225.1611)

By ny+gte , whanne he hadde no man to teche , he travailled besiliche
in bedes-byddynge , (CMPOLYCH,VI,225.1612)

and +tonked God of alle . (CMPOLYCH,VI,225.1613)

+Te Tewesday tofore +te Ascencioun his dee+t neighede ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,225.1614)

and his feet gonne to swelle ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,225.1615)

he was i-led and anoynt and i-housled , (CMPOLYCH,VI,225.1616)

and kessed his bre+teren , (CMPOLYCH,VI,225.1617)

and prayed hem alle to have of hym mynde , (CMPOLYCH,VI,225.1618)

and he +gaf to meny of his servauntes +tinges +tat he hadde i-kept in
privete . (CMPOLYCH,VI,225.1619)

In +te Ascencioun day +te clo+te of here was i-sprad ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,225.1620)

and he leyde hym doun (CMPOLYCH,VI,225.1621)

and prayed +te grace of +te Holy Goost , (CMPOLYCH,VI,225.1622)

and seide : " Oo Kyng of bliss , Lord of vertues , +tat hast +te pris ,
and art <P_VI,227> +tis day i-steie up above alle hevenes , leve +tou
us not faderles , (CMPOLYCH,VI,227.1623)

but sende +tou into us +tat byheste of +te Fader +te Goost for
so+tnesse . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,227.1624)

Whanne +tat was i-ended he +galde up +te laste bree+t wi+t a wel greet
swetnesse of smyl , (CMPOLYCH,VI,227.1625)

and so he was i-buried +tere ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,227.1626)

but +te comyn fame telle+t , +tat he is at Durham now+te , with Seynt
Cuthbert ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,227.1627)

and wi+t hym was i-buryed wel nygh , al +te knowleche anon to +te
conquest of dedes of Engelond , and nygh al +te connynge of lettres ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,227.1628)

for after his tyme after lewed come more lewed , as +te shameliche vers
+tat were i-wrete on his tombe bere+t greet witnesse of unkonnynge ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,227.1629)

+tat vers were unwor+ty to be i-wrete on so wor+ty a manis tombe ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,227.1630)

+tese bee+t +te vers : (CMPOLYCH,VI,227.1631)

" Beda +te preost reste+t here i-buried in +te flesch ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,227.1632)

Crist graunte his soule to be glad in hevene for evere ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,227.1633)

Graunt hym to drinke +te wel of wisdom +tat he ha+t now+te Desired
besiliche alwey ri+gt wi+t love gret . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,227.1634)

Aboute +tat tyme Ricoldus duke of Frisons was i-tornede by the
prechynge of Seynt Wilfranus +te bisshop , (CMPOLYCH,VI,227.1635)

and wolde i-cristned be ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,227.1636)

and putte his owne <P_VI,229> foot into +te fontstoon ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,229.1637)

and wi+tdrou+g +tat o+ter , (CMPOLYCH,VI,229.1638)

and axede of hem +tat stood aboute whe+ter +tere were mo of his
predecessours in paradys o+ter in helle , (CMPOLYCH,VI,229.1639)

and he was answerd +tat +tere were mo in helle ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,229.1640)

he herd +tat (CMPOLYCH,VI,229.1641)

and drough his foot out of +te water , (CMPOLYCH,VI,229.1642)

and seide : " It is esiere +tat I folwe +te more +tan +te lasse . "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,229.1643)

And so he was bygiled of +te fende , (CMPOLYCH,VI,229.1644)

and deide after +te +tridde day . (CMPOLYCH,VI,229.1645)

Willelmus de Pontificibus , libro 4=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,229.1646)

Aboute +tat tyme deyde Seint Fredeswyde +te mayde , i-bore at Oxenforde
, +te dou+gter of duke Didianus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,229.1647)

Kyng Algarus , a lecheruos man , folowede here anon to +te citee of
Oxenford , (CMPOLYCH,VI,229.1648)

and whanne +te mayde was i-entred into +te citee +te +gates closede
(CMPOLYCH,VI,229.1649)

and were i-schette al by hymself , (CMPOLYCH,VI,229.1650)

and the kyng wer+t blynde +tat purswerde here . (CMPOLYCH,VI,229.1651)

But by prayeng of +te mayde he hadde his si+ght a+ge .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,229.1652)

Se+t+te after +tat tyme kynges of Engelonde drede+t for to come wi+t
ynne +tat citee for drede of mishappes +tat my+gte hym befalle .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,229.1653)

Colwulfus , kyng of Nor+thomberlond , <P_VI,231> after ei+gte +gere of
his kyngdom , lefte his kyngdom to his cosyn Egbertus , +te sone of his
fader bro+ter , (CMPOLYCH,VI,231.1654)

and bycam a monk at Beda his abbay ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,231.1655)

and Egbertus $regnede nyntene +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,231.1656)

R . (CMPOLYCH,VI,231.1657)

Bote William de Regibus sei+t +tat he was i-schore at Lyndefare cherche
, and at +te laste i-buryed byside Seynt Cuthbert .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,231.1658)

Notelmus archebisshop of Caunterbury deide , (CMPOLYCH,VI,231.1659)

and Cuthberd , bisshop of Herford , was archebisshop after hym .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,231.1660)

<heading>

Capitulum vicesimum quintum . (CMPOLYCH,VI,231.1662)

</heading>

THE fif+te Constantinus , after his fader Leo , was emperour +tre and
+tritty +gere ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,231.1664)

+tis , as his fader used , took ymages out of chirche in everiche place
(CMPOLYCH,VI,231.1665)

and sette hem a fuyre . (CMPOLYCH,VI,231.1666)

Etheldredus , kyng of West Saxons , deide +te fourten+te +gere of his
kyngdom . (CMPOLYCH,VI,231.1667)

His cosyn Cuthbert was kyng after hym , (CMPOLYCH,VI,231.1668)

and wered ofte tyme a+genst Ethelbaldus kyng of Mercia ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,231.1669)

and regnede sixtene +ger . (CMPOLYCH,VI,231.1670)

His cosyn Sigebertus regnede after hym two +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,231.1671)

He was <P_VI,233> proude of +te happes of his predecessour ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,233.1672)

and by-ladde his sugettes harde and evel , (CMPOLYCH,VI,233.1673)

and tornede +te lawes at his owne wille , (CMPOLYCH,VI,233.1674)

and slou+g +te noble erle Cumbranus evel and wrecchedliche ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,233.1675)

for he hadde i-spoke to hym of his evel berynge and dedes ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,233.1676)

but at +te laste , for he wolde nou+gt be amended , he was i-put out of
+te kyngdom . (CMPOLYCH,VI,233.1677)

+Tanne he wente into a woode (CMPOLYCH,VI,233.1678)

and hidde hym self , (CMPOLYCH,VI,233.1679)

and +te eorle his swynherde +tat was i-slawe fonde hym
(CMPOLYCH,VI,233.1680)

and slow+g hym . (CMPOLYCH,VI,233.1681)

Aboute +tat tyme deyde Charles Martellus ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,233.1682)

after hym his tweie sones , +te secounde Pipinus and Charloman , come
to +te principate of +te kynges hous ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,233.1683)

but Charloman , after +te four+te +gere of his principate , left of +te
principate of +te kynges hous by counseile of his bro+ter ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,233.1684)

and took +te wey to Rome , (CMPOLYCH,VI,233.1685)

and was i-schore monk in pope Zakarias his tyme ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,233.1686)

and made an abbay in +te hille mont Serapte , (CMPOLYCH,VI,233.1687)

and lyvede +tere somdel longe tyme ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,233.1688)

but at +te laste , for Frenche men come +tider to ofte to hym as to
hire lord , as +tey dede somtyme , he wente +tennes to mont Cassyn .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,233.1689)

+Te pope <P_VI,235> dede as he was i-prayed hym , +tat he wolde sende
lettres to +te kyng of Fraunce for to restore a+gen Seynt Benet his
body to mont Cassyn . (CMPOLYCH,VI,235.1690)

+Te pope dede as he was i-prayed , (CMPOLYCH,VI,235.1691)

and +te kyng of Fraunce heet +te monkes of Floriacer delyvere Seynt
Benet his body . (CMPOLYCH,VI,235.1692)

+Tanne +te monkes gonne to wepe and to faste , (CMPOLYCH,VI,235.1693)

and prayed God besilich +tat +te body moste wi+t hem abyde .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,235.1694)

God herde here prayers , (CMPOLYCH,VI,235.1695)

and smot +te messangers +tat were i-sent , (CMPOLYCH,VI,235.1696)

and made hem start blynde ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,235.1697)

and so +tey faillede of her purpos , (CMPOLYCH,VI,235.1698)

and wente into Italy a+ge . (CMPOLYCH,VI,235.1699)

+To the secounde Pipinus , prefecte of +te paleys , governed +te kynges
hous of Fraunce under kyng Hildericus , +te sone of Theodoricus ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,235.1700)

for he was an unprofitable man and to esy , (CMPOLYCH,VI,235.1701)

and feng nou+gt of +te kyngdom bote +te name of kyng and his lyflode .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,235.1702)

Pipinus axede of +te pope Zacharias , +gif he schulde be kyng +tat
hilde hym apayde onliche wi+t +te name of kyng , and +gaf hym to
sleu+te , and dede non o+ter good . (CMPOLYCH,VI,235.1703)

+Te poope wroot a+gen (CMPOLYCH,VI,235.1704)

and seide +tat he schulde have <P_VI,237> +te name and be kyng +tat
rule+t wel +te comynte . (CMPOLYCH,VI,237.1705)

+Te Frensche men were glad of +tis answere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,237.1706)

and closede Hildericus in an abbay , (CMPOLYCH,VI,237.1707)

and made Pipinus kyng , (CMPOLYCH,VI,237.1708)

and after +te ey+gte+te +gere he was made emperour by decree of
Zacharias +te pope . (CMPOLYCH,VI,237.1709)

+Tanne he compellede Astulphus , kyng of Italy , +tat impugnede +te
ri+gt of Rome , for to restore +tat he hadde i-take ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,237.1710)

and made hym delyvere and +geve plegges . (CMPOLYCH,VI,237.1711)

After Gregory Zacharias was pope twelve +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,237.1712)

+Tis wente toward Ravenna ry+gt in +te mydel of Iuyn ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,237.1713)

and was i-heled alday with a cloude +tat God hadde i-sente for he
schulde nou+gt be i-brent wi+t +te grete hete of the sonne ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,237.1714)

and al ny+gt +tat cloude abood by sides his tente ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,237.1715)

and roos eft amorwe . (CMPOLYCH,VI,237.1716)

Also fury ostes wente to fore +tat holy man in +te cloudes .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,237.1717)

+Te order of Esterne was destourbed ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,237.1718)

+te +gounger Wilfridus , bisshop of +gork , deyde ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,237.1719)

and after hym Egbertus , kyng Egbertus his bro+ter , was bisshop sex
and +tritty $+geres . (CMPOLYCH,VI,237.1720)

Willelmus de Regibus , libro $primo , et de Pontificibus , libro 4=o= .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,237.1721)

By his witt and sley+te and his bro+ter <P_VI,239> +te kynges money he
apparailed +te see (CMPOLYCH,VI,239.1722)

and amended it in tweye places , (CMPOLYCH,VI,239.1723)

for he was a man of greet herte and of grete wits ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,239.1724)

and took strongliche heede +tat , as it is greet pryde to coveyte and
desire ou+gt +tat is no+gt ri+gtful , so it is greet lewednesse and
wrecchednesse to forgendre what is detty and ri+gtful .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,239.1725)

+Terfore +te archebisshop his pal , +tat +te firste Paulinus +tat was
i-putte out by stren+te of enemyes hadde i-lefte at Rouchestre , and
menye of his predecessours hadde forgendred it +tere , he gat it a+gen
by grete instaunce and menye +tat he made at +te court of Rome .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,239.1726)

Also he ordeyned at +gork a noble librarye . (CMPOLYCH,VI,239.1727)

+Te nobel doctour of Englisshe men Alcuinus , +tat was i-sent to kyng
Charles for pees of Englisshe men , in his pistel +tat he sente to holy
chirche into Engelond , of +tat library make+t noble mynde ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,239.1728)

also he write+t to kyng Charles in +tis manere : (CMPOLYCH,VI,239.1729)

" +geve+t me bookes of loore , suche as I hadde in my contray in
Engelond , by +te wit of my maister Egbertus , (CMPOLYCH,VI,239.1730)

and I schal sende to +gow some of oure children , +tat schal take
+terof what is nedefulle , and brynge into <P_VI,241> Fraunce +te
floures of Bretayne ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,241.1731)

for allone oon orchard i-closed schal be at +gork , and at Turon +te
springynge of Paradyse . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,241.1732)

+Tat +gere diede Seint Danyel , bisshop of Wynchestre ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,241.1733)

after hym com Hunfridus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,241.1734)

After Zacharias , Stevene was pope fyve +gere ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,241.1735)

+tis anoynted Pipinus his tweie sones , (CMPOLYCH,VI,241.1736)

and made hem emperours , Charloman and the grete Charles .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,241.1737)

Se+t+te +tat tyme +te empere of Rome passede from +te Grees to Frensche
men , and +tanne to Germans . (CMPOLYCH,VI,241.1738)

Kenulphus of Serdicus his kynde in +te fifte degre , Penda his nevew
i-gete of Kenwalchus , was a grete man ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,241.1739)

his vertues passede his fame . (CMPOLYCH,VI,241.1740)

By help of +te West Saxons , he putte here kyng Sigebertus out of +tat
kyngdom for +te gretnes of his evel dedes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,241.1741)

and regnede in his stede +tritty +gere ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,241.1742)

but he graunted hym +te province of Hamptoun (CMPOLYCH,VI,241.1743)

for he hadde i-slawe duk Cumbranus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,241.1744)

+To he was i-putte al awey , (CMPOLYCH,VI,241.1745)

and hidde hym in a wode , (CMPOLYCH,VI,241.1746)

and was i-slawe of +te kynges swynherd . (CMPOLYCH,VI,241.1747)

Ethelbaldus , kyng of Mercia , was i-slawe at Sigeswolde of Beornredus
+te tyraunt , (CMPOLYCH,VI,241.1748)

and was <P_VI,243> i-buried at Rependoun . (CMPOLYCH,VI,243.1749)

But now longe afterward Offa , Ethebaldus his nevew , slou+g Beornredus
+te tyraunt , (CMPOLYCH,VI,243.1750)

and regnede in his stede nyne and +tritty +gere in Mercia .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,243.1751)

+Tis overcom in batayle +te Northumbres , +te West Saxons , and
Kentisshe men , so +tat he tornede +te archebisshop his see out of
Caunterbury to Lichefeld in +te province of Mercia .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,243.1752)

Also he translated Seynt Albon his bones to +te more abbay +tat he
hadde i-bulde . (CMPOLYCH,VI,243.1753)

He +gaf to +te pope , Peter his vicary , a rente by +te +gere of
everich hous of +te kyngdom . (CMPOLYCH,VI,243.1754)

He made also a greet dyche +tat is evere i-sene to departe bytwene
Wales and +te kyngdom of Mercia , +te whiche diche +git hatte Offediche
: (CMPOLYCH,VI,243.1755)

loke more herof in +te firste book , capitulo de plateys regalibus .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,243.1756)

Willelmus de Regibus , libro 1=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,243.1757)

+Tis Offa fondede to gete frendschipe of kynges ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,243.1758)

and maried his dou+gter Ethelburga to Brithiricus , kyng of West Saxons
. (CMPOLYCH,VI,243.1759)

He sente Alcuinus Abinus , doctor of Englisshe men , to Charles kyng of
Fraunce , for to procure pees . (CMPOLYCH,VI,243.1760)

For +tere was so greet discord and stryf bytwene +te <P_VI,245>
kyngdoms +tat passage of marchandyse was forbode in ey+ter side .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,245.1761)

Organs com first into Fraunce , i-send of Constantyn +te emperour $kyng
of Grees , to Pipinus , kyng of Fraunce . (CMPOLYCH,VI,245.1762)

Egbertus , kyng of Northumberlond was i-schore monk ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,245.1763)

and his sone Oswulfus regnede after hym , (CMPOLYCH,VI,245.1764)

and was i-slawe in +te ende of his firste +gere of $+te Nor+thumbres .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,245.1765)

After hym Moll , +tat heet Ethelwold also , regnede sevene +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,245.1766)

Marianus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,245.1767)

After Stevene , Paul was pope ten +gere , a mylde man in alle +tinges .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,245.1768)

In his tyme Gengulphus was in his floures in Burgoyn .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,245.1769)

In his tyme he bou+gte a welle in Fraunce , (CMPOLYCH,VI,245.1770)

and prayed of God , (CMPOLYCH,VI,245.1771)

and hadde it graunted , +tat +tat welle moste springe out in Burgoyne .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,245.1772)

+Tis lefte his wif , (CMPOLYCH,VI,245.1773)

for sche hadde i-broke spousebreche , (CMPOLYCH,VI,245.1774)

and was i-slawe of +te clerk +tat lay by his wyf .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,245.1775)

Whanne he was dede , God dede meny miracles for hym ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,245.1776)

but his wif spak yvel of +te myracles , (CMPOLYCH,VI,245.1777)

and seide : " +gif Gengulphus , myn housbonde , do+t myracles myn ers
schal synge ; " (CMPOLYCH,VI,245.1778)

and so it was i-doo , (CMPOLYCH,VI,245.1779)

ffor as ofte as sche spak after-ward , <P_VI,247> afterward her ers
wolde synge wi+t a foule noyse . (CMPOLYCH,VI,247.1780)

Molle , kyng of Nor+thumberlond , lefte +te kyngdom ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,247.1781)

and Alrudus regnede after hym nyne +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,247.1782)

+Tis Alrudus hadde tweie sones , Osredus , +tat was +te +tridde +tat
regnede in his stede after hym ; also Seynt Alcmundus , +tat was
i-slawe aftirward when he halp +te men of Mercia a+genst +te West
Saxons . (CMPOLYCH,VI,247.1783)

Paul , +te pope , deide , (CMPOLYCH,VI,247.1784)

and Constantyn , a lewed man , was i-made pope by maistrie and by
streng+te , (CMPOLYCH,VI,247.1785)

and was pope oon +gere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,247.1786)

and dede sclaundre to all holy chirche , (CMPOLYCH,VI,247.1787)

but by cherte of Cristen men , he was y-put out of cherche ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,247.1788)

and his ey+gen $were i-put out . (CMPOLYCH,VI,247.1789)

+Tat +gere deyde Pipinus , kyng of Fraunce , in an evel +tat was
bytwene vel and flesche , after +tat he hadde i-regned ei+gte and
twenty +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,247.1790)

<heading>

Capitulum vicesimum sextum . (CMPOLYCH,VI,247.1792)

Carolus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,247.1793)

</heading>

WHANNE Pipinus was dede the Frenche men delede +te kyngdom bytwene his
tweie sones , Charles and Charleman ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,247.1795)

<P_VI,249>

but Charleman deide after two +gere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,249.1797)

and +tanne Charles hadde al +te kyngdom , (CMPOLYCH,VI,249.1798)

and governed it nobeliche after +tat tyme sixe and fourty +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,249.1799)

+Tanne Charleman his wif and his children fli+g to Deserius , kyng of
Longobardes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,249.1800)

and prayed hym of help and socour wi+t oute eny nede ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,249.1801)

for no man compellede hem +terto . (CMPOLYCH,VI,249.1802)

But Charles firste overcome duke Hanald , (CMPOLYCH,VI,249.1803)

and wan Gyen (CMPOLYCH,VI,249.1804)

and made it suget . (CMPOLYCH,VI,249.1805)

At +te prayer of pope Adrian he bysegede Desiderius , kyng of Italy ,
in +te citee of Papie , (CMPOLYCH,VI,249.1806)

for he was rebel a+genst +te cherche of Rome , as his bro+ter Astulphus
hadde i-be . (CMPOLYCH,VI,249.1807)

Charles took hym in +te citee of Papie , (CMPOLYCH,VI,249.1808)

and exciled hym , (CMPOLYCH,VI,249.1809)

and made his owne sone Pipinus kyng of Italy in his stede .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,249.1810)

In +tat batayle deide Amicus and Amelius , Crist his kny+gtes , and his
herty frendes ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,249.1811)

of hem bee+t i-rad wonderful dedes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,249.1812)

At +te laste he chastede +te Saxons and +te Sclaves ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,249.1813)

and took meny of hem (CMPOLYCH,VI,249.1814)

and sente hem into dyvers places of Fraunce ; so +tat +te Saxons
forsook here mametrie , and were i-made oon peple Saxons and Frenche
men . (CMPOLYCH,VI,249.1815)

+Ter-fore <P_VI,251> Charles wente to Spayne , (CMPOLYCH,VI,251.1816)

and wan +te dales , laundes , and contrayes aboute +te hilles montes
Pireney . (CMPOLYCH,VI,251.1817)

But he was assailled in +te way wi+t busshementes of Gaskyns , so +tat
+tey slou+g +te utter deel of his oost ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,251.1818)

+tere Olyver , cheef sewere of +te kynges bord , and Rouland , eorl of
+te paleys , were i-slawe , and meny $o+tere of +te peeres of Fraunce .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,251.1819)

De libro Turpini . (CMPOLYCH,VI,251.1820)

In a day whan trewes was i-graunted $in ei+ter side , Aigolandus , a
strong prince of Spayne , com to Charles to be i-cristned ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,251.1821)

and sigh al +tat were at +te bord realliche i-clo+ted and likyngliche
i-fedde , (CMPOLYCH,VI,251.1822)

and sigh afer +trittene pore men sitte on +te grounde and have foule
mete and symple wi+t oute eny bord , (CMPOLYCH,VI,251.1823)

and he axede what +tey were . (CMPOLYCH,VI,251.1824)

Me answerde hym (CMPOLYCH,VI,251.1825)

and seide : " +tese +trittene bee+t Goddes messangers ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,251.1826)

and praye+t for us , (CMPOLYCH,VI,251.1827)

and bringe+t to us mynde of +te nombre of Cristes disciples . "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,251.1828)

" As I see , " quod Aigolandus , " +goure lawe is nou+gt ri+gtful +tat
suffre+t Goddes messengers be +tus evel bylad ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,251.1829)

he <P_VI,253> serve+t evel his lord +tat so fonge+t his servauntes ; "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,253.1830)

and so he was lewedliche offended , (CMPOLYCH,VI,253.1831)

and despised cristenynge , (CMPOLYCH,VI,253.1832)

and wente hoom a+gen ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,253.1833)

but Charles worschipped afterward pore men +te more .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,253.1834)

Trevisa . (CMPOLYCH,VI,253.1835)

Aigolandus was a lewed goost , (CMPOLYCH,VI,253.1836)

and lewedliche i-meved as +te devel hym tau+gte ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,253.1837)

and blende hym +tat he kou+te nou+gt i-knowe +tat men schulde be
i-served as here astaat axe+t . (CMPOLYCH,VI,253.1838)

Giraldus , prima , capitulo 17=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,253.1839)

Here after Charles wan Gallia Narbonensis , (CMPOLYCH,VI,253.1840)

and made suget +te Capuanes and +te Beneventanes , +te Danes and +te
Sweves , +tat were i-confe+tered to hem ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,253.1841)

and he dede al +tat $at on iornay . (CMPOLYCH,VI,253.1842)

Kynges of Bretouns , of Angles , of Scottes , of Peers , $and of Grees
, worschipped hym wi+t +giftes ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,253.1843)

and , as Turpyn +te archebisshop telle+t , Charles was faire , and a
wel farynge man of body but sturne of face . (CMPOLYCH,VI,253.1844)

His body was eyte foot of leng+te , his face a span and an half ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,253.1845)

and his berd was $of a foot longe . (CMPOLYCH,VI,253.1846)

He cleef a two wi+t his swerd a kny+gt i-armed <P_VI,255> at oon strook
. (CMPOLYCH,VI,255.1847)

He wolde esiliche wi+t his hondes folde and bende foure hors schoon at
ones . (CMPOLYCH,VI,255.1848)

He wolde heve a stondynge kny+gt i-armed from the grounde wi+t his oon
hond . (CMPOLYCH,VI,255.1849)

He wolde ete an hare al hool , o+ter tweye hennes ; o+ter a goos , at
oon mele ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,255.1850)

and he wolde drynke a litel wyne i-watred . (CMPOLYCH,VI,255.1851)

He was so scars of drynke +tat seelde he wolde drynke +treis passyng in
his soper . (CMPOLYCH,VI,255.1852)

+Tis was gracious and mylde to pore men and to cherches .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,255.1853)

Over +te Ryne , at Magons , he made a brigge of fyve hondred paas .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,255.1854)

As Frensche men doo+t , he tau+gte his sones as sone as +tey my+gte for
+gou+te to ride and honte , and to doo dedes of armes , and lerne
science of scole . (CMPOLYCH,VI,255.1855)

He ordeyned his dou+gtres to worche wolwerk wi+t spyndel and with
distaf , (CMPOLYCH,VI,255.1856)

and ordeyned hem to use suche werkes for +tey schulde nou+gt wexe
slou+g by idelnesse . (CMPOLYCH,VI,255.1857)

He hylde hym nou+gt apayde wi+t his contray speche .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,255.1858)

He cou+te bettre understonde +te longage of Grew +tan speke it .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,255.1859)

In loore of gramer , Peter of Pise was <P_VI,257> his maister ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,257.1860)

and in o+ter science of clergy , Alcuinus Albinus , an Englische man ,
was his maister . (CMPOLYCH,VI,257.1861)

Charles fondede to write lettres ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,257.1862)

+terfore he bare a peyre of tables for to write ynne ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,257.1863)

but it profited ri+gt nou+gt , (CMPOLYCH,VI,257.1864)

for +tat travaille was bygonne to late . (CMPOLYCH,VI,257.1865)

He wolde be at chirche erliche and late , and at houres +tat was
i-seide by ny+gte . (CMPOLYCH,VI,257.1866)

He ordeyned and assigned gret almes to pore men +tat were in fer londes
, in Egipt , and in Affrica . (CMPOLYCH,VI,257.1867)

He hadde a lyster at mete , (CMPOLYCH,VI,257.1868)

and hadde greet likynge in Austyn his bookes ; and nameliche in his
bookes de Civitate Dei . (CMPOLYCH,VI,257.1869)

In somer-tyme after mete , in +te undermele tyde , he wolde take
somwhat of apples , and drynke ones +terto , and doo of his clo+tes and
goo to bedde as it were by ny+gte , and slepe tweie houres .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,257.1870)

By ny+gte he wolde ofte slepe in +tis manere ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,257.1871)

now onliche awake , and eft slepe ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,257.1872)

but he wolde foure si+tes o+ter fyve si+tes awake and aryse , and ligge
doun and slepe . (CMPOLYCH,VI,257.1873)

+Treis he com to Rome , (CMPOLYCH,VI,257.1874)

and li+gt doun of his hors a myle of +tis half Rome ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,257.1875)

and +gede on fote into al +te citee , (CMPOLYCH,VI,257.1876)

<P_VI,259>

and cussed al +te pylers of chirches . (CMPOLYCH,VI,259.1878)

He delyvered +te Holy Lond , (CMPOLYCH,VI,259.1879)

and com a+gen to Constantynnoble ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,259.1880)

and forsook al +te precious and greet +giftes +tat Constantyn +te
emperour profred hym , outake relikes of holy seyntes .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,259.1881)

He fenge a party of oure Lordes crosse , and a party of +te crowne of
+tornes , +tat +tere in his sight gan to blowe and bare floures . And
$on of Cristes nayles , oure lady smok , and Seynt Symeon his arme ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,259.1882)

and brou+gte +tese relikes with hym to Seynt Mary Chirche at
Acquisgrani +tat he hadde i-founded , (CMPOLYCH,VI,259.1883)

and lyth i-buried +tere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,259.1884)

He founded as meny abbayes as be+t lettres in +te A B C .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,259.1885)

In everich of +tilke abbayes , by +te ordre of +te fundacioun +terof ,
he sette and pighte a lettre of gold of +te wight of an hondred pound
of Turoneys . (CMPOLYCH,VI,259.1886)

Trevisa . (CMPOLYCH,VI,259.1887)

God woot what wight +tat schulde be ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,259.1888)

but , by a statute of the universite of Oxenford , whan eny man is
i-congyed +tere to commence in eny faculte , he schal swere +tat he
schal not spende at his comencement passynge +tre +towsand of grootes
turonens . (CMPOLYCH,VI,259.1889)

+Te groot turoney is somwhat lasse wor+ty +tan an Englische groote ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,259.1890)

ffor at Brisak uppon $+te Ryne I have i-fonge in chaunge enlevene
grotes turoneys for a duket , +tat is wor+ty half an Englisshe noble .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,259.1891)

<P_VI,261>

But +tere is double manere of money of turoneis , more and lasse ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,261.1893)

+te more hatte grossus turonensis in Latyn , (CMPOLYCH,VI,261.1894)

and +te lasse hatte parvis turonensis . (CMPOLYCH,VI,261.1895)

But it may wel be +tat +te pound of Turoneys is i-take by tale of money
of Turon , o+ter by certeyn wey+gtes +tat was +tere i-used .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,261.1896)

+Tanne it folowe+t in +te storie : (CMPOLYCH,VI,261.1897)

of +tis man Charles it is wonder +tat he wolde unne+te marye eny of his
dou+gtres while he was on lyve , outake his eldest dou+gter , +te
whiche he mariede to +te kyng of Grees +tat heet Constantyn .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,261.1898)

Charles seide +tat he my+gte nou+gt be wi+t oute companye of his
dou+gters ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,261.1899)

+terfore +tey he were gracious in o+ter dedes , in +tat poynt a+genst
fortune he was to blame : (CMPOLYCH,VI,261.1900)

and +tey+g +tere were grete speche +terof among +te peple , he made it
as +tey he knewe it nou+gt , and as non supeccioun were of +tat foly
dede . (CMPOLYCH,VI,261.1901)

+Terfore som men wene+t +tat +tat was +te synne of Charles +tat he
wolde nevere of schryve hym wi+t his mou+te ; but unne+te at +te laste
by writynge of Seint Gyles . (CMPOLYCH,VI,261.1902)

Also +tis Charles or he deyde deled his catel in +tre parties :
(CMPOLYCH,VI,261.1903)

oon partie he assignede to pore men , ano+ter to chirches ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,261.1904)

and +gitte +te +tridde partie he delede in foure parties ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,261.1905)

oon +terof he kepte for to holde his mynde day , +tat o+ter to everich
dayes use ; +te +tridde to his sonnes and nevewes , and +te four+te to
his ser-vauntes <P_VI,263> +tat were of his meyny .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,263.1906)

He sat ones at mete , (CMPOLYCH,VI,263.1907)

and his maister Alcuinus sat to fore hym ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,263.1908)

+tanne he axede of his master : " How grete difference and space was
bytwene a sot and a Scot . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,263.1909)

" But +te brede of a metebord , " quod his maister .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,263.1910)

R . (CMPOLYCH,VI,263.1911)

For to speke and bring stories to acord +tat seme+t out of acorde ,
spekynge of +te empere and of +te kyngdom of Charles . Take hede +tat
+tis Charles while he was +gong was anoynt kyng of the secounde pope
Stevene , +te +gere of oure Lord seven hondred and foure and fifty ,
while his fader Pipinus was onlyve , and regned wi+t his fader and
under hym fiftene +gere anon to his fadir deth . (CMPOLYCH,VI,263.1912)

+Tanne , after his fadres de+t , +tat deide +te +gere oure Lord seven
hondred +tre score and ei+gte , he regned wi+t his bro+ter Charleman
two +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,263.1913)

After his bro+ter , +tat deide +te +gere of oure Lord seven hondred and
lxx. , Charles helde +te kyngdom al hool fourtene +gere , to +te +gere
of oure Lord seven hondred foure score and foure .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,263.1914)

+Tat +gere he wente first to Rome to be i-crowned emperour of Adrian
+te pope ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,263.1915)

and +terafter he was <P_VI,265> emperour fourtene +gere , to +te +gere
of oure Lord ey+gte hondred , whanne +te four+te pope Leo confermed
Charles eft emperour : (CMPOLYCH,VI,265.1916)

+terafter he was emperour fourtene +gere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,265.1917)

and deide +te +gere of his age +tre score and twelve ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,265.1918)

+tat was +te +gere of oure Lord ei+gte hondred and fourtene .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,265.1919)

+Tanne after +tat somme men telle+t in +te stories , +tat he regnede in
al sixe and fourty +gere ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,265.1920)

+tat schal be understonde from his fadir de+t to his owne deth .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,265.1921)

But who so wil se more of Charles his lyf , mote loke +te bookes of his
maister Alcuinus , o+ter Torpyn +te archebisshop his bookes .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,265.1922)

+Tat day +tat Charles deide at Viean in Fraunce , Turpyn was in his
bedes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,265.1923)

and sigh a companye of blak kny+gtes wende toward Aquisgrani for to
take Charles soule ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,265.1924)

and he coniurede +te laste of hem +tat he schulde com a+gen whanne +tey
hadde i-doo , and telle hym truliche what +tey dede and how hem spedde
. (CMPOLYCH,VI,265.1925)

+Tanne +te fend wente (CMPOLYCH,VI,265.1926)

and com a+ge , (CMPOLYCH,VI,265.1927)

and Turpyn axede of hym , (CMPOLYCH,VI,265.1928)

and seide : " What have +ge i-doo ? " (CMPOLYCH,VI,265.1929)

" We have+t , " quod +te fende , " i-weie Charles his soule ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,265.1930)

but +tilke Iame of Spayne , +tat was byheded , leyde so meny <P_VI,267>
stones and trees in +te weie and balaunce , +tat +tat Charles his goode
dedes hadde +te maistrie , and weie more +tan his evel dedes ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,267.1931)

and so we have+t ri+gt not i-brou+gt a+gen wi+t us .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,267.1932)

Charles , " quod +te fend , " used to bulde meny chirches in worschippe
of Seynt Iame . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,267.1933)

After +tat Constantyn , +tat hadde assaied +te poperiche , and i-take
it wi+t his streng+te , was i-putte out , pope Stevene was pope foure
+gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,267.1934)

Anon he gadrede a synod , (CMPOLYCH,VI,267.1935)

and wi+tcleped al +tat was i-doo by his predecessour , outake bapteme
and crisme $and what is ordeyned to savacioun of hem +tat dye+t .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,267.1936)

<heading>

Capitulum vicesimum septimum . (CMPOLYCH,VI,267.1938)

</heading>

AFTER Stevene +te firste Adrian was pope foure and twenty +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,267.1940)

First +tis gadrede +te secounde counsaile at Constantynnoble of +tre
hondred fadres and fifty ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,267.1941)

he made ano+ter counsaille in +te citee of Rome with +tre hondred
fadres and fifty ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,267.1942)

kyng Charles was present +tere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,267.1943)

+To hym was i-graunted ri+gt in +te electioun of +te pope , and of +te
ordeynynge of +te popes see . (CMPOLYCH,VI,267.1944)

<P_VI,269>

+Te Nor+thombres put out here kyng Aluredus , (CMPOLYCH,VI,269.1946)

and took Ethelbertus , +tat heet Ethelredus also , +te sone of Mollus ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,269.1947)

and made hym here kyng . (CMPOLYCH,VI,269.1948)

He regned over hem fyve +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,269.1949)

+Te four+te Leo , +te sone of +te fifte Constantyn regnede in Grees
foure +gere ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,269.1950)

he brende for first in greet covetise ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,269.1951)

he took of a cherche a crowne +tat was realliche i-hi+gte with
charbunkel stones , (CMPOLYCH,VI,269.1952)

and sette it on his heed , (CMPOLYCH,VI,269.1953)

and was i-take wi+t a sodeyn fevere (CMPOLYCH,VI,269.1954)

and deide . (CMPOLYCH,VI,269.1955)

+Tat +gere Offa kyng of Mercia spoylede Lambert archebisshop of
Caunterbury of his dignite of primate , (CMPOLYCH,VI,269.1956)

and brou+gte +tat dignite at Lichefeld , (CMPOLYCH,VI,269.1957)

and hilde it +tere while he was onlyve by assent of pope Adrian .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,269.1958)

+Te sixte Constantyn , +te sone of +te four+te Leo , regned in Grees
wi+t his moder Iren ten +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,269.1959)

In his laste +gere fil discord and stryf bytwene +te sone and moder ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,269.1960)

and +te moder took +te sone (CMPOLYCH,VI,269.1961)

and putte hym in prison , (CMPOLYCH,VI,269.1962)

and <P_VI,271> so sche regnede allone fyve +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,271.1963)

At +te laste the sone hadde help and counsaile of +te Armonyes ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,271.1964)

and cam out of prison , (CMPOLYCH,VI,271.1965)

and pursewed cruelliche his moder and here fautoures .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,271.1966)

+Tanne aftirward +te sone for his $greet cruelnes was i-take by heste
and streng+te of +te moder , (CMPOLYCH,VI,271.1967)

and his y+gen were i-putte out in so evel manere +tat he deide sone
aftirward ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,271.1968)

and $so Yrene regnede eft allone fyve +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,271.1969)

But Nichoforus Patricius , +tat had i-had greet worschippe of Yrene ,
roos a+genst hir , (CMPOLYCH,VI,271.1970)

and took +te crowne a+genst +te peples wille . (CMPOLYCH,VI,271.1971)

And took of here +te tresoure of +te empere wi+t an oth i-made to be
harmeles , (CMPOLYCH,VI,271.1972)

and excilede here , (CMPOLYCH,VI,271.1973)

and so exciled sche deyde . (CMPOLYCH,VI,271.1974)

+Te firste +gere of +tis Constantyn , in a dede man his grave at
Constantynnoble was i-founde a plate of gold , in +te whiche plate it
was i-write in +tis manere : (CMPOLYCH,VI,271.1975)

" Crist schal be bore of a mayde Marye . (CMPOLYCH,VI,271.1976)

In hym I beleve . (CMPOLYCH,VI,271.1977)

Under Constantyn and Yrene soone after me +tu schalt i-see . "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,271.1978)

Marianus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,271.1979)

+Tat +gere Kenulphus kyng of West Saxone , and Offa kyng of Mercia ,
fau+gt strongliche for +te citee of Bensyngtoun ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,271.1980)

but Offa hadde +te victorie and +te citee . (CMPOLYCH,VI,271.1981)

+Tat +gere +te Nor+thumbres put out here kyng Ethelbertus , +tat heet
Etheldredus also , (CMPOLYCH,VI,271.1982)

and made <P_VI,273> Alwold kyng , +tat regnede enlevene +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,273.1983)

+Tat +gere +te secounde synod was i-made at Nicene of +tre hondred
bisshoppes and fifty in Adrian his tyme . (CMPOLYCH,VI,273.1984)

In +tat synod a+genst +te opinioun of +te Grees it is i-seide +tat +te
Holy Goost come+t of +te Fader and of +te Sone . (CMPOLYCH,VI,273.1985)

Willelmus de Pontificibus , libro 4=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,273.1986)

Kenulphus kyng of West Saxons caste for to putte Kynehard out of his
kyngdom , +te bro+ter of his predecessour Sigebertus ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,273.1987)

and cam by ny+gte to a wommans hous at Mertoun +tat was his lemman .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,273.1988)

+Tere Clito cam wi+t foure score felawes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,273.1989)

and bysette +te kyng al aboute . (CMPOLYCH,VI,273.1990)

But whan +te kynge was awaked he defended manliche hym self ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,273.1991)

but he was i-slawe at +te laste . (CMPOLYCH,VI,273.1992)

And +te kynges kny+gtes resede and forsook Clito his faire byhestes ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,273.1993)

but for +tey were fewe , +tei were dede alle at +te laste .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,273.1994)

Erliche amorwe it was kou+te +tar +te kyng was deed ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,273.1995)

and Osricus +te kynges ledere come wi+t his felowes to +te place ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,273.1996)

and slow+g Clito and his felowes everich one , (CMPOLYCH,VI,273.1997)

and took +te kyng his body , (CMPOLYCH,VI,273.1998)

and buried it at Wynchestre . (CMPOLYCH,VI,273.1999)

After Kenulphus Brithricus , of Cerdicus his blood , was kyng of West
Saxons <P_VI,275> fiftene +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,275.2000)

Anon by help of kyng Offa , whos dou+gter he hadde i-wedded , he put
out Egbertus +te sone of Alcmundus +te underkyng , +tat was +te sone of
Offa , +tat cam of +te blood $of Kyngilphus and of Ine .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,275.2001)

Anon as he was so i-putte out he wente into Fraunce ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,275.2002)

and usede +te scole of chivalrie ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,275.2003)

and whanne Brithricus was dede he come a+ge , (CMPOLYCH,VI,275.2004)

and regned , (CMPOLYCH,VI,275.2005)

and tau+gte +te scole of chivalrye as he hadde i-lerned in Fraunce .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,275.2006)

Lull archebisshop of Cauterbury deyde , (CMPOLYCH,VI,275.2007)

and Ruchilfus was archebisshop after $hym ey+gte and twenty +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,275.2008)

He bygan to bulde Seynt Albons his grete chirche , from the foundement
of a wonder werk of brend tyle , (CMPOLYCH,VI,275.2009)

and brou+gt $hit nobleliche to a good ende . (CMPOLYCH,VI,275.2010)

Willelmus de Pontificibus , libro primo . (CMPOLYCH,VI,275.2011)

+Tis +gere kyng Offa mariede his dou+gter Ethelburga to Bri+gtricus
kyng of West Saxons ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,275.2012)

of here it is i-seide +tat sche fondede besiliche by my+gt o+ter by
venym for to slee alle +te meynyals of here housbonde .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,275.2013)

+Tanne in a tyme sche +gaf venym for to slee +gongelynges +tat was
homeliche wi+t +te kyng , (CMPOLYCH,VI,275.2014)

and slou+g bo+te <P_VI,277> +te kyng and +te +gonglyng .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,277.2015)

+Tanne sche wente to +te kyng of Fraunce , (CMPOLYCH,VI,277.2016)

and hadde wi+t here greet tresoure and riches . (CMPOLYCH,VI,277.2017)

+Tanne in a tyme +te kynges sone stood in a solere ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,277.2018)

and +te kyng +gaf here choys whe+ter sche wolde have to housbonde of
+te fader or of +te sone ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,277.2019)

and sche chees +te sone . (CMPOLYCH,VI,277.2020)

" Haddest $+tu i-chose me , " quo+t +te kyng , " +tou scholdest have
$had my sone . (CMPOLYCH,VI,277.2021)

But for +tu hast forsake me , +tu schalt not have me no+ter my sone ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,277.2022)

+tu moste leve +te pride of +te world and goo into an abbay . "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,277.2023)

+Tere a lewed man lay by here , (CMPOLYCH,VI,277.2024)

and sche was i-putte out , (CMPOLYCH,VI,277.2025)

and deide in povert . (CMPOLYCH,VI,277.2026)

After +tat time +tereof it com to be used among $the Angles +tat +te
kny+gtes wif schulde not be i-cleped queene no+ter sitte by +te kyng in
+te kynges sete . (CMPOLYCH,VI,277.2027)

Henricus , libro 4=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,277.2028)

+Tat +gere was i-seie a wonder signe of +te cros on Englisshe men
clo+tes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,277.2029)

and blood fil doun from hevene to +te er+te . (CMPOLYCH,VI,277.2030)

We +geve+t none unwise doom wethir +tis byfel in token of +te mocioun
of Ierusalem +tat fel +tre hondred +gere afterward in William +te Reede
his <P_VI,279> tyme , o+ter elles to amende Englische men for +tey
schulde drede +te wreche +tat was i-come uppon hem by +te Danes ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,279.2031)

bote we lete+t God i-wor+te wi+t his owne privete .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,279.2032)

+Tat +gere +te Danes come first into Engelond ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,279.2033)

+te kynges steward of West Saxons wente a+genst hem unwisliche wi+t
fewe men , (CMPOLYCH,VI,279.2034)

and was of hem i-slawe . (CMPOLYCH,VI,279.2035)

Seynt Oswold kyng of Nor+thumberlond is i-slawe of his owne men ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,279.2036)

his nevew Osredus , +te sone of Aluredus and bro+ter of Alcmundus ,
regnede after hym , (CMPOLYCH,VI,279.2037)

and was sone after i-putte out and i-slawe . (CMPOLYCH,VI,279.2038)

After hym Etheldredus , +tat was somtyme i-put out of his kyngdom ,
regned eft , (CMPOLYCH,VI,279.2039)

and was sone after i-slawe . (CMPOLYCH,VI,279.2040)

+Terfore Colwulfus bisshop of Lyndifare forsook bo+te ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,279.2041)

and lefte +te see and +te kyngdom . (CMPOLYCH,VI,279.2042)

Here after Oswaldus regnede aftir fewe dayes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,279.2043)

After hym Ardulphus regnede oon +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,279.2044)

+Tere after +tre score +gere and sixtene kynges regnede +tere ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,279.2045)

+te laste of hem were Osbrith and Elle . (CMPOLYCH,VI,279.2046)

+Te Danes slou+g hem at +te citee of +gork , and al +te floure of here
men +te +gere of oure Lorde ey+gte hondred +tre score and seventene .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,279.2047)

After +tat <P_VI,281> tyme +te Danes regnede in Nor+thumberlond two and
fifty +gere anon to Ethelstan his tyme . (CMPOLYCH,VI,281.2048)

Pipinus +te sone of Charles conspired a+genst his fader ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,281.2049)

but his counsaile was i-wried , (CMPOLYCH,VI,281.2050)

and he was i-schore monk and i-closed in an abbay ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,281.2051)

and his felowes were som byheded and some anhonged by +te +trote .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,281.2052)

Seynt Ethelbertus , kyng of Est Angles , was i-prived bo+te of his
kyngdom and of his $lyf by heste of kyng Offa , and by excitynge and
counsail of his owne wif Kyneswyda . (CMPOLYCH,VI,281.2053)

<heading>

Capitulum vicesimum octavum . (CMPOLYCH,VI,281.2055)

</heading>

OFFA deide , kyng of Mercia , (CMPOLYCH,VI,281.2057)

his son Eserkus regnede after hym oon +gere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,281.2058)

and after hym a mylde man , Kenulphus , Cuthbert his sone , was kyng ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,281.2059)

he gat on his wif queene Alfritha Quendrida , Burgenilda , and Seynt
Kenelyn . (CMPOLYCH,VI,281.2060)

Willelmus de Regibus , libro 1=o= in fine . (CMPOLYCH,VI,281.2061)

+Tis Kenulphus was Penda his nevew in +te fifte degree ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,281.2062)

and was a greet man ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,281.2063)

his virtues passed his fame ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,281.2064)

at <P_VI,283> home he was devoute and mylde ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,283.2065)

in batayle he was stalwor+t , (CMPOLYCH,VI,283.2066)

and ofte hadde +te victorie . (CMPOLYCH,VI,283.2067)

After Offa he took wre+te a+genst Kentische men ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,283.2068)

and werrede strongliche in here lond , (CMPOLYCH,VI,283.2069)

and took here kyng Egbert , +tat heet Pern by his surname ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,283.2070)

and lad hym wi+t hym i-bounde into Mercia . (CMPOLYCH,VI,283.2071)

But sone after he was i-mylded by mercy of manhede in +te buldynge in
+te cherche of Wynchecombe +tat he bulde . (CMPOLYCH,VI,283.2072)

At +te au+gter he +gaf +te kyng fredom +tat was prisoner .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,283.2073)

+Tere were present +trittene bisshoppes and ten dukes ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,283.2074)

for +tat dede al +te cherche sownede for joye , (CMPOLYCH,VI,283.2075)

and +te street grucched , (CMPOLYCH,VI,283.2076)

cryde , (CMPOLYCH,VI,283.2077)

and made noyse , stertynge aboute . (CMPOLYCH,VI,283.2078)

Also +tis restored a+ge +te dignite of primat to Athelardus bisshop of
Canturbury , (CMPOLYCH,VI,283.2079)

and deyde at +te laste after +te +gere of his kyngdom foure and twenty
, (CMPOLYCH,VI,283.2080)

and was i-buried at Wynche-combe , (CMPOLYCH,VI,283.2081)

and lefte Kenelme after hym to be his eyre . (CMPOLYCH,VI,283.2082)

+Tat tyme at Constantynnoble +te sonne wi+tdrow+g his light seventene
dayes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,283.2083)

and was nou+gt i-seie , so +tat meny men trowede +tat +tat was byfalle
for +te blyndynge and puttynge out of kyng Constantyn his ei+gen .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,283.2084)

Alfridus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,283.2085)

Also +tat +gere , +tat was +te ten+te +gere of Brithricus , were fury
dragoune i-seie in <P_VI,285> Engelond fleynge by the ayer ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,285.2086)

after +tat signe com tweie pestilens , strong honger , and +te werre of
+te Danes +tat assaillede first Nor+thumberlond and +tanne Lyndeseie .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,285.2087)

But at +tat tyme +te Danes were overcome , (CMPOLYCH,VI,285.2088)

and fli+g to here schippes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,285.2089)

After Adrianus +te four+te Leo was pope twenty +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,285.2090)

In a tyme +tis wente to Seynt Peter in a Seint Markes day , wi+t +te
letayne , (CMPOLYCH,VI,285.2091)

and was i-take in , $and his ey+gen i-put out , and his tonge i-kut of
. (CMPOLYCH,VI,285.2092)

But God by myracle restored $hym his sight and his speche , so +tat he
spak wi+t oute lettynge . (CMPOLYCH,VI,285.2093)

Afterward he wente to Charles into Fraunce , (CMPOLYCH,VI,285.2094)

and com wi+t hym a+gen to Rome ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,285.2095)

$+tanne wreche was i-take of +te pope his enemyes ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,285.2096)

and +te pope purged hym of +tat me bare hym on honde ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,285.2097)

and +to eft he crowned Charles , (CMPOLYCH,VI,285.2098)

and confermed hym +tat was ra+ter i-crowned . (CMPOLYCH,VI,285.2099)

Nichoforus Patricins excilede Yrene +te emperesse of Grees ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,285.2100)

and assailede and took +te empere with wyles and wi+t streng+te ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,285.2101)

and regned ei+gte +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,285.2102)

<P_VI,287>

In his tyme +te Est empere faillede al oute . (CMPOLYCH,VI,287.2104)

+Te body of Seynt Withburg +te mayde was i-founde hool and sounde in
+te town of Derham , +tere it was i-buried , after fyve and fifty +gere
: (CMPOLYCH,VI,287.2105)

Withburg was +te dou+gter of kyng Anna and +te suster of Sexburga .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,287.2106)

+Tat +gere Charles was i-crowned emperour of Leo +te pope ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,287.2107)

se+t+te +tat tyme +te empere passede from +te Grees to +te Frenschemen
and to +te Germans , +tat bee+t Almayns . (CMPOLYCH,VI,287.2108)

Giraldus , distinctio prima , capitulo 7=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,287.2109)

For +tis passynge of +te empere +te Grees , $+tey+g +tey faillede in
hemself , and stryve more wi+t venym +tan wi+t vertue , more with craft
+tan wi+t streng+te of bataille , and of Mars +tat is i-cleped god of
batayle ; +git +tey have+t so grete envie to +te Latyns +tat +tey
have+t wi+t drawe hem out of $+te subieccioun and obedience of +te
chirche of Rome . (CMPOLYCH,VI,287.2110)

And +terfore whanne +te popes of Rome charged hem ofte to be obedient ,
and to come a+ge to +te unite of holy chirche , +tey usede for to write
a+gen in +tis manere : (CMPOLYCH,VI,287.2111)

" +ge have+t wi+t drawe +gow from us , (CMPOLYCH,VI,287.2112)

and we wi+tdrawe+t us from +gow . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,287.2113)

Willelmus de Regibus , libro 2=o= , et de Pontificibus libro 3=o= .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,287.2114)

Bri+gtricus kyng of West Saxons deyde , i-poysoned <P_VI,289> by +te
venym of his wyf . (CMPOLYCH,VI,289.2115)

After hym Egbertus +te sone of Alcmundus +te underkyng , +tat was +te
sone of Offa , of Ine his blood and kynde , regnede seven and +tritty
+gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,289.2116)

Somtyme +tis was i-chased of Brithricus , (CMPOLYCH,VI,289.2117)

and fli+g into Fraunce , (CMPOLYCH,VI,289.2118)

and come a+ge , (CMPOLYCH,VI,289.2119)

and tau+gte what he hadde i-lerned of chevalrie to his sugettis , to al
+te peple +tat were free . (CMPOLYCH,VI,289.2120)

He ordeynede kny+gtes delyvere men , strong and swy+ter ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,289.2121)

and made wepoun i-bore in tyme of pees . (CMPOLYCH,VI,289.2122)

In a tyme Bernulphus kyng of Mercia scornede his doynge ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,289.2123)

and he +tat was idel and ful of reste meove+t hym to batayle +tat is
i-used in dedes of armes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,289.2124)

and heet hym sturnliche +tat +tey schulde doo hym homage .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,289.2125)

+Tanne +te bataille was i-doo in somertyme at Elyndoun in +te Province
of Hamptoun ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,289.2126)

+tere was unleche noumbre of array of kny+gtes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,289.2127)

for a+genst an hondred of Egbert his kny+gtes , +tat were pale men and
lene , come a +towsand +tat were rody and fat , and were ra+ter
i-stuffed wi+t swoot +tan with blood ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,289.2128)

bote whan +te bataille was i-doo Egbertus onede the kyngdoms of Mercia
, of Kent , and of <P_VI,291> Nor+thumberlond to his kyngdom ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,291.2129)

and took Chestre uppon +te Britouns , (CMPOLYCH,VI,291.2130)

for +te Britouns hilde Chestre anon to +tat tyme .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,291.2131)

+Tanne he cleped +te lordes to gidres at Wynchestre ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,291.2132)

and was i-crowned kyng of al Britanyne . (CMPOLYCH,VI,291.2133)

+Tere he ordeyned and heet +tat al +te Saxouns and Iutes schulde be
i-cleped Angles from +tat day for+tward , and +tat Bretayne schulde be
i-cleped Anglia . (CMPOLYCH,VI,291.2134)

Bretayne conteyne+t Engelond and Wales and Scotlond .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,291.2135)

R . (CMPOLYCH,VI,291.2136)

+Tat +gere +tat kyng Bri+gtricus deyde , (CMPOLYCH,VI,291.2137)

and Marianus sei+t , Ethelmundus kyng of Mercia went out of his owne
lond anon to the forde of Chemerforde , (CMPOLYCH,VI,291.2138)

and fau+gte a+genst Weoftan duke of Wiltoun . (CMPOLYCH,VI,291.2139)

In +tat bataille +te dukes were i-slawe in ei+ter side ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,291.2140)

and +te Wiltoun men hadde +te victorie ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,291.2141)

but Seynt Alcmundus +te martir , +te sone of kyng Alrudus of
Northumberlond , come to Ethelmundus his side , (CMPOLYCH,VI,291.2142)

and was i-slawe +tere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,291.2143)

His body was first i-buried at +te white abbay , and aftirward at Derby
in +te nor+t chirche +tat is i-bulde in his name .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,291.2144)

+Tere he doo+t meny tokenes and myracles , (CMPOLYCH,VI,291.2145)

and +te Nor+thumbres <P_VI,293> come+t to hym ofte a pilgrimage .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,293.2146)

Willelmus de Regibus , libro primo . (CMPOLYCH,VI,293.2147)

+Tat +gere Albinus an Englissheman , +tat heet Alcuinus also , a
connynge man of clergy , passede over $+te see into Fraunce ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,293.2148)

and byschoon +tat lond wi+t li+gt of his lore ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,293.2149)

and ordeyned here orisouns and office of masse for ferial dayes ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,293.2150)

and he brou+gte to Parys studie +tat +te Grees hadde somtyme i-chaunged
to Rome . (CMPOLYCH,VI,293.2151)

After Beda and Aldelyn +tis was +te wisest man of al Englisshe men +tat
I have i-redde of . (CMPOLYCH,VI,293.2152)

And he was i-take and lefte $specialich wi+t +te kyng Charles , whe+ter
it were for clennesse of +te lond o+ter for manhed of +te kyng ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,293.2153)

and tau+gte hym logike and sophistrie , rethorike and astronomye .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,293.2154)

And +te kyng bytook hym Seynt Martyn his abbay at Turoun to governe by
+te abbottes ry+gt . (CMPOLYCH,VI,293.2155)

For +te monkes +tere were a falle into a greet outragie ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,293.2156)

+terfore among hem he sygh tweye aungels come into here dortour and
slee alle +te monkes of +tat place , outake hym +tat sigh +tat si+gt .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,293.2157)

At +te laste Alcuinus rested at Seynt Poule of Cor-marik , <P_VI,295>
+tere is every day almesse i-deled for his soule foure monken mete .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,295.2158)

Aboute +tis tyme Seint Giles +te abbot , of +te nacioun of Grees , was
in his floures . (CMPOLYCH,VI,295.2159)

He com into +te over Fraunce by warnynge of God ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,295.2160)

and lyved first anker his lyf faste by +te ryver of Rone .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,295.2161)

Also +tat tyme Paule +te decone of Rome was in his floures , +tat
descrevede +te Longobardes ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,295.2162)

he com out of +te abbay of Mont Cassyn into Fraunce for love of kyng
Charles . (CMPOLYCH,VI,295.2163)

Among +te Grees Michel , a mylde man , is y-made emperour .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,295.2164)

In his +tridde +gere +te sone faillede in +te sonne resynge ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,295.2165)

and sone +terafter +te emperour was i-schore monk .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,295.2166)

And a greet pestilence of re+teren destroyed wel nygh al Europa , and
namliche Britayne . (CMPOLYCH,VI,295.2167)

+Te grete Charles was seek foure +gere in +te feveres ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,295.2168)

and deide +te four+te day of fevere at Aquisgrani ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,295.2169)

and was i-buried +tere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,295.2170)

Marianus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,295.2171)

In his laste +gere +te treen brigge of fyve hondred paas , +tat he
hadde made wi+t cost and travaille in ten +gere over +te Ryne at
Magoncia , was so i-brend in +tre houres +tat <P_VI,297> +tere was
nou+gt oon spone +terof i-seie flete uppon +te water .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,297.2172)

Meny men wole mene +tat +tat happe fille at +te prayer of Riculphus +te
bisshop for manslau+gter and robberye +tat was ofte by ny+gte i-doo
uppon +tat brigge ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,297.2173)

but o+ter men wil mene +tat it fil by som happe and non o+ter wise .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,297.2174)

<heading>

Capitulum vicesimum nonum . (CMPOLYCH,VI,297.2176)

Lodowicus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,297.2177)

</heading>

LOWYS +te mylde , Charles his eldeste sone , was emperour after his
fader sixe and twenty +gere and enlevene mon+tes .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,297.2179)

In his tyme bisshoppes and clerks dede awey barred gurdelles and gay
blasynge clo+tes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,297.2180)

Giraldus , $distinctio prima , capitulo 17=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,297.2181)

+Tis Lowys unto his firste wyf Hirmengard get +tre sones ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,297.2182)

Lotharius was oon of hem ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,297.2183)

he was crowned of pope Paschal in an Esterday , (CMPOLYCH,VI,297.2184)

and his fader maad $hym <P_VI,299> kyng of Italy and felowe of +te
empere ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,299.2185)

and $he made Lowys +te secounde regne in Germania , and Pipinus +te
+tridde in Gyean and in Gasquyne . (CMPOLYCH,VI,299.2186)

On his $secounde wif Iuditha , +te dou+gter of +te duk of Bavarria , he
gat Charles +te balled , (CMPOLYCH,VI,299.2187)

and +gaf hym Burgoyne to governe and to rule . (CMPOLYCH,VI,299.2188)

Willelmus de Regibus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,299.2189)

For +te fader loved most +tis balled Charles , (CMPOLYCH,VI,299.2190)

and kissed hym ofte in sight of his bre+teren , (CMPOLYCH,VI,299.2191)

Lotharius was wroo+t , (CMPOLYCH,VI,299.2192)

and hadde indignacioun +terof ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,299.2193)

+terfore he pursewed ofte his fader , (CMPOLYCH,VI,299.2194)

and put hym in prisoun . (CMPOLYCH,VI,299.2195)

Also +tis Lowys , for he was so mylde , was ofte disesed bo+te of his
owne men and of o+tere , for to he dede more wiseliche , and rulede +te
reme more sturneliche . (CMPOLYCH,VI,299.2196)

Me sei+t +tat +tat happed hym for his wif Inditha was to nygh of his
kyn . (CMPOLYCH,VI,299.2197)

Willelmus de Pontificibus , libro primo . (CMPOLYCH,VI,299.2198)

+Terfore whan +tis kyng hadde avaunced oon Fredericus to +te
bisshopriche of Trajette and Frisia , and sat by hym at +te mete +te
firste day of his ordenaunce in his <P_VI,301> ri+gt hond , he chargede
+te bisshop , among o+ter +tinges , +tat he schulde have mynde +tat he
was a +gong bisshop , and fowede +te stabilnesse of his antecessours ,
and +tat he schulde purpose +te so+te wi+t oute accepcioun of persouns
, and punsche mysdoers . (CMPOLYCH,VI,301.2199)

+te bisshop answerde hym (CMPOLYCH,VI,301.2200)

and seide : " Sire , +tou doost ri+gtfulliche by me +tat confortest +te
tendernesse of my professioun wi+t holy counsaile and lore ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,301.2201)

but I praye +tat it greve +gow nou+gt , and +goure majeste +tey+g I
telle +gow openliche what ha+t longe tyme i-halowed in myn herte .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,301.2202)

Whe+ter is it more honest to tame +tis flesche +tat is here i-set first
at +te heed o+ter at +te tayle ? " (CMPOLYCH,VI,301.2203)

+te kynge wiste nou+gt how faste he hadde i-glewed hym self ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,301.2204)

but answerde hastiliche (CMPOLYCH,VI,301.2205)

and seide : " At +te heed of +te fische schal be first atamed . "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,301.2206)

" So it is , lord emperour , " quo+t +te bishop , " +tat Cristene fey
mow firste make +te cese of thyn errours , +tat +ty sugettes be nou+gt
hardy to forsake what +tey see+t +tey suffre and fonge :
(CMPOLYCH,VI,301.2207)

+tanne forsake +tow +te unlawful wedlok +tat +tu hast i-made <P_VI,303>
with +tilke Iuditha . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,303.2208)

+Tis word was hevy to +te kyng , (CMPOLYCH,VI,303.2209)

but +git he took it awor+t . (CMPOLYCH,VI,303.2210)

+Tis word was hevy , (CMPOLYCH,VI,303.2211)

and sprang wel wyde , (CMPOLYCH,VI,303.2212)

and gladed men of holy chirche +tat herde +terof , so +tat a counsaile
was i-mad +terof for +tat dede and $the wedlok was undo , and +te kyng
putte doun hym self , and +te womman was i-closed in an abbay .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,303.2213)

Bote at +te laste , by myldnesse of +te court of Rome , it was
i-ordeyned by better counsaile and dome +tat penaunce schulde be
i-sette , and +tey schulde after +tat tyme use laweful wedlok .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,303.2214)

+Te emperour for+gaf gladliche al wronges , (CMPOLYCH,VI,303.2215)

and lete +te sentence passe . (CMPOLYCH,VI,303.2216)

Bote +te womman hired tweye kny+gtes +tat slou+g +te forseide bisshop
in his vestimentes , after +tat he hadde i-songe his masse .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,303.2217)

Giraldus , distinctio prima , capitulo 17=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,303.2218)

At +te laste +tis Lowys +gaf to his sone Charles +te ballede +tat he
hadde i-gete on Iuditha Almayne and Rethica ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,303.2219)

+terfore +te o+tere +tre bre+teren hadde indignacioun ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,303.2220)

and were wroo+t , (CMPOLYCH,VI,303.2221)

and forsook Lowys by help of +te Galles , (CMPOLYCH,VI,303.2222)

and made +te eldest sone Lotharius kyng . (CMPOLYCH,VI,303.2223)

He prisoned his fader Lowys by assent of the four+te pope Gregory
(CMPOLYCH,VI,303.2224)

and exciled his fader wif Iuditha , (CMPOLYCH,VI,303.2225)

and putte here sone <P_VI,305> Charles +te ballede in +te castel of
Privingue . (CMPOLYCH,VI,305.2226)

But soone after +te princes of Fraunce delivered +te kyng ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,305.2227)

and acorded hym and his sone ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,305.2228)

but by counsaile of Pipinus false men accused falsliche +te queene
Iuditha , (CMPOLYCH,VI,305.2229)

and made here a mynchoun ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,305.2230)

but +te same +gere +te kyng hadde +te queene a+gen by help of +te pope
. (CMPOLYCH,VI,305.2231)

For Bernard purged hym lawefulliche of +te spouse breche +tat hym was
i-bore an honde , so +tat noon of hem +tat hadde accused hym was hardy
a+gent hym forto stryve . (CMPOLYCH,VI,305.2232)

After Leo +te four+te Stevene was pope +tre +gere ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,305.2233)

after hym Paschal was pope sevene +gere ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,305.2234)

he crowned Lotharius , (CMPOLYCH,VI,305.2235)

and made a gadrynge of monkes of Grees at Rome in +te chirche of Seint
Praxede . (CMPOLYCH,VI,305.2236)

Willelmus de Regibus , libro primo , et de Pontificibus , libro 4=o= .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,305.2237)

Kenulphus kyng of Mercia deide , (CMPOLYCH,VI,305.2238)

and his sone Kenelyn , a childe of sevene +gere olde , regnede after
hym . (CMPOLYCH,VI,305.2239)

After fewe monthes , by entisyng of his suster Quendreda , Kenelyn was
i-slawe of oon Heskebertus in a +tikke wode , (CMPOLYCH,VI,305.2240)

and he was i-founde by a piler of li+gt +tat stood up from his body
into <P_VI,307> hevene . (CMPOLYCH,VI,307.2241)

But by a scrowe +tat was i-wrete in Englisshe wi+t goldene lettres ,
+tat a colvere brou+gte and leyde and lefte to fore +te pope uppon
Seynt Peter his au+gter , +tat was i-rad of an Englisshe man +tat was
+tere present , Kenelyn his deth , and +te place of his deth , was
i-knowe at Rome . (CMPOLYCH,VI,307.2242)

R . (CMPOLYCH,VI,307.2243)

In +tat scrowe it was i-wrete in +tis manere : (CMPOLYCH,VI,307.2244)

" At Clent in Cowbache Kenelin kynebern lith under +torn heved byweved
. " (CMPOLYCH,VI,307.2245)

In Englisshe +tat now is used +tat is to menynge in +tis manere :
(CMPOLYCH,VI,307.2246)

" In Clent at Convale under a thorne Kenelin lyeth heedles i-slawe by
fraude . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,307.2247)

+Tanne whanne Kenelin his body was i-bore to his graveward from +te
place +tat he deyede inne , sche +tat was gilty of his deth herde men
synge , (CMPOLYCH,VI,307.2248)

and putte out here heede at a wyndow , (CMPOLYCH,VI,307.2249)

and for to cese +te gladnesse of +te syngers sche seide +tat psalm , "
Deus laudem , " bakward ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,307.2250)

but I not what wichecraft , and what schrewednesse sche wolde mene .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,307.2251)

No+teles sche loste bo+te here ey+gen with rennynge dropes of
<P_VI,309> blood . (CMPOLYCH,VI,309.2252)

The bloode is +git i-seie , in mynde of Goddes wreche , in +te Psauter
+tat +to sche hilde in here honde . (CMPOLYCH,VI,309.2253)

<heading>

Capitulum tricesimum . (CMPOLYCH,VI,309.2255)

</heading>

AFFTER Kenelin , his eeme in his fader side Colwulfus regnede in Mercia
, (CMPOLYCH,VI,309.2257)

bote after two +gere Beornulphus +te tiraunt put hym out ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,309.2258)

and regnede in his stede two +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,309.2259)

He was in a tyme overcome at Elyngdoun , of Egbertus kyng of West
Saxons , as it is i-seide to forhonde . (CMPOLYCH,VI,309.2260)

He meoved $to a jornay a+genst +te Est Angles +tat hadde i-holpe
Egbertus , (CMPOLYCH,VI,309.2261)

and was i-slawe of hem ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,309.2262)

his sucessour and his nygh kynnesman Ludecan wolde awreke his deth ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,309.2263)

and fau+gte a+genst +te Est Angles , (CMPOLYCH,VI,309.2264)

and was i-slawe of hem also , and +tre dukes of his .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,309.2265)

After hym his nyh kynnesman Wilganus regnede +trittene +gere ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,309.2266)

bote Egbertus destourbede hym long tyme . (CMPOLYCH,VI,309.2267)

After <P_VI,311> Paschal , +te four+te Eugenius was pope foure +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,311.2268)

He sente seint Sebastyan his bones to Hyldewynus , abbot of Seynt Denys
. (CMPOLYCH,VI,311.2269)

After Eugenius , Valentinus was pope foure +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,311.2270)

In his tyme +te childe Swythyn was i-bore at Wynchestre , +tat dede
myracles +ter after Hemstan his de+t . (CMPOLYCH,VI,311.2271)

After Valentinus , +te four+te Gregory was pope +trittene +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,311.2272)

Giraldus , distinctio prima , capitulo 17=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,311.2273)

In +tis popes tyme Thodulphus was in his floures , +tat was first abbot
of Floria , and +tanne bisshop of Aurelians : (CMPOLYCH,VI,311.2274)

he was exciled (CMPOLYCH,VI,311.2275)

and was in +te citee of Angeo by assent of kyng Lowys , whanne his
enemyes hadde falseliche acused hym ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,311.2276)

+tanne it happede in a Palme Sonday +tat +te kyng passed +terfor+t ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,311.2277)

and he made and song vers +tat bygonne in +tis manere :
(CMPOLYCH,VI,311.2278)

" Gloria , laus tibi sit , " and so for+t . (CMPOLYCH,VI,311.2279)

By +te ditee and not of +te vers +te kyng was i-meoved ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,311.2280)

and delivered hym , (CMPOLYCH,VI,311.2281)

and brou+gt hym to his ra+ter grace . (CMPOLYCH,VI,311.2282)

+Tat tyme Rabanus was in his floures , monk and abbot of Mildens in
Germania , a greet poet and a greet clerk of dyvynyte :
(CMPOLYCH,VI,311.2283)

he made a book , <P_VI,313> " De naturis rerum , " and ano+ter , " De
laude crucis , " i-hi+gte in metre wi+t dyvers manere of faire spekynge
; (CMPOLYCH,VI,313.2284)

his disciple was Strabus , a greet expositour in divinite .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,313.2285)

+Tat +gere +te Danes spoylede +te ilond of Shiphey beside Kent ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,313.2286)

+terfore kyng Egbertus fau+gte a+genst hym at Carru ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,313.2287)

and was i-chased . (CMPOLYCH,VI,313.2288)

At Tullens a wenche of twelve +gere olde fenge Goddes body an Ester day
, (CMPOLYCH,VI,313.2289)

and faste afterward sixe mon+tes continualliche to brede and watir ,
and abstenence +terafter +tre +gere from all manere mete and drynke ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,313.2290)

and tornede a+gen at +te laste to comyn lyvynge .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,313.2291)

Also +tat tyme som mysdoers of +te Romayns sente to +te Sowdan of
Babilonia +tat he schulde come and be lorde of Italy ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,313.2292)

+tanne he come with greet multitude and streng+te ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,313.2293)

and spoiled Rome , (CMPOLYCH,VI,313.2294)

and made a stable of Seynt Petres chirche , (CMPOLYCH,VI,313.2295)

and destroyede Tuscia and Sicilia . (CMPOLYCH,VI,313.2296)

At the laste , at +te prayer and requirynge of pope Gregory , Gy of
Marchia wi+t his Longobardes , and Lowys wi+t his Galles , chasede him
out of +tat londes and contrayes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,313.2297)

And +tey <P_VI,315> seillede toward Affrica , (CMPOLYCH,VI,315.2298)

and were a-dreynt wel nygh everychone . (CMPOLYCH,VI,315.2299)

+Tat +gere deyde Helmstan bisshop of Wynchestre ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,315.2300)

and seynt Swythyne was bisshop after hym . (CMPOLYCH,VI,315.2301)

+Te Danes , wi+t greet navey , londede in a place +tat $hatte a Crual
among +te West Britouns , (CMPOLYCH,VI,315.2302)

and made confetheracie wi+t +te Britouns , (CMPOLYCH,VI,315.2303)

and wente in fere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,315.2304)

and assailede kyng Egbertus his londes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,315.2305)

Bote hy were overcome at Hengistdoun . (CMPOLYCH,VI,315.2306)

Wllellmus de Regibus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,315.2307)

Egbertus kyng of West Saxons deide , (CMPOLYCH,VI,315.2308)

and his sone Athulphus , +tat heet Ethelwulfus , regned after hym two
and twenty +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,315.2309)

+Tis was somtyme i-take to norschynge to Helmstan bisshop of Wynchestre
, (CMPOLYCH,VI,315.2310)

and made hym subdecon . (CMPOLYCH,VI,315.2311)

Bote at the laste , by graunte of Leo +te pope he was i-made kyng ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,315.2312)

and hadde a wyf Osburga , +tat was his owne botelere his dou+gter ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,315.2313)

and gat on here +tre noble sones , +tat regnede after +te fader
everiche in his tyme . (CMPOLYCH,VI,315.2314)

He took wi+t hym the +gongeste of his sones , Alrudes ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,315.2315)

and wente to Rome , (CMPOLYCH,VI,315.2316)

and dwelled +tere oon +gere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,315.2317)

and repairelede +tere nobelliche +te scole <P_VI,317> of Saxons +tat
was , as me sei+t , first i-ordeyned by kyng Offa ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,317.2318)

bote it was i-brend +te laste +gere tofore honde .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,317.2319)

Also he sigh +tre outlawes and men +tat deden open penaunce do here
penaunce in iren i-bounde . (CMPOLYCH,VI,317.2320)

+Tanne he purchasede of +te pope +tat Englisshe men schulde nevere
after +tat tyme , out of here owne contray , do penaunce in bondes .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,317.2321)

Me sei+t +tat +terfore it was +tat he graunted of everich hous of his
kyngdom everich +gere a peny to Seynt Peter , (CMPOLYCH,VI,317.2322)

and after +tat tyme he sente everiche +gere +tre hondred mark to Rome :
an hondred to Seynt Peter his li+gt , an hondred to Seynt Poules li+gt
, and an hondred to +te pope . (CMPOLYCH,VI,317.2323)

Also he delyvered and quitte alle +te cherches of his kyngdom of alle
manere kynges tribute , (CMPOLYCH,VI,317.2324)

and of fredom to God +te ten+te deel of his catel .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,317.2325)

In his comynge a+gen from Rome , in +te twenti+te +gere of his kyngdom
, he spousede Iuditha +te dou+gter of Charles +te ballede ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,317.2326)

and brou+gte here wi+t hym in to Engelond ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,317.2327)

and for he sette here in trone beside hym a+genst +te manere of +te
kyngdom of West Saxons , his eldest sone roos a+genst hym , and meny
o+ter lordes , so +tat a greet <P_VI,319> deel of +te kyngdom was
i-take to his eldest sone ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,319.2328)

but +git unne+te +te strif was i-cesed . (CMPOLYCH,VI,319.2329)

For among hem it was i-used +tat +te queene schulde nou+gt have suche
worschippe , and +tat for wrethe of Ethelburga , kyng Offa his dou+gter
, +tat hadde i-poysoned here housbonde Brightricus .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,319.2330)

R . (CMPOLYCH,VI,319.2331)

Also for his sone Aluredus , +tat he loved moche , hadde an evel
incurable , he sent hym into Irlond to be i-heded of seynt Modwenna ,
+tat wonede +too +tere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,319.2332)

And +terfore whanne +te cherche of Modwenna was destroyed in Irlond
sche com into Engelond , (CMPOLYCH,VI,319.2333)

and +te kyng +gaf here lond for to bulde tweie abbayes of maydons . Oon
$in Arderne at Polisworth , +tat +git dure+t ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,319.2334)

+tere Ositha and Athea +te maydons dwellede wi+t seint Edithe , kyng
Athulphus suster . (CMPOLYCH,VI,319.2335)

But Modwenna dwellede somwhat of tyme in +te o+ter abbay at Streneshale
; (CMPOLYCH,VI,319.2336)

+tennes sche wente +treis to Rome , (CMPOLYCH,VI,319.2337)

and sche deide at +te laste <P_VI,321> in +te ilond Andreisye , besides
Burtoun , after +tat sche was closed sevene +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,321.2338)

+Tat +gere +te Danes slow+g meny men in Lyndeseie in Est Engelond and
in Kent . (CMPOLYCH,VI,321.2339)

+Tat +gere deide Wyglaf kyng of Mercia , +te +gere of his kyngdom
+trittene , (CMPOLYCH,VI,321.2340)

and was i-buried at Rependoun . (CMPOLYCH,VI,321.2341)

He hadde i-gete Wygmundus , (CMPOLYCH,VI,321.2342)

and Wygmundus hadde i-gete Wistan +te martir ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,321.2343)

but after Wiglaf Bertuphus was kyng over Mercia twelve +gere :
(CMPOLYCH,VI,321.2344)

his sone Bertsericus slou+g seint Wistan cruelliche .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,321.2345)

Willelmus de Regibus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,321.2346)

<heading>

Capitulum tricesimum primum . (CMPOLYCH,VI,321.2348)

Lotharius . (CMPOLYCH,VI,321.2349)

</heading>

WHANNE Lowys was dede his eldest sone Lotharius , +tat was emperour
fiftene +gere while his fader was onlyve , and after his fader ey+gtene
+gere , in +te partie of Italy +tat is next to Alpes , +tat hatte
Lotharingia after his name , as it were Lotharius his kyngdom ; he
aroos a+genst his tweie bre+teren Lowys and <P_VI,323> Charles the
ballede , for +te kyngdom of Gyean , +tat here bro+ter Pipinus hadde
i-holde somtyme . (CMPOLYCH,VI,323.2351)

Giraldus , distinctio prima . (CMPOLYCH,VI,323.2352)

And +tey fou+gte at Fantanet ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,323.2353)

+tere Lotharius fli+g (CMPOLYCH,VI,323.2354)

and was i-chasede ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,323.2355)

+tere was so gret slau+gter in ei+ter side +tat +tey my+gte no lenger
wi+tstonde here enemyes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,323.2356)

+Te Sar+gyns in Affrica , $and in Spayne herde herof ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,323.2357)

and arrayed hem to assaile +te kyngdom of Romayns .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,323.2358)

Sone hereafter Lowys +te myddel bro+ter deyde , (CMPOLYCH,VI,323.2359)

and Charles +te ballede helde +te empere somwhat of tyme allone .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,323.2360)

+Tat +gere seint Bartholomew his body was i-translated to Boneventan .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,323.2361)

After Gregory +te secounde Sergius was pope nyne +gere ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,323.2362)

+tis heet first Os porci , Swyn his mou+t . (CMPOLYCH,VI,323.2363)

+Terfore after his tyme alle +te popes chaunged her names , and +tat
for +tre skiles : (CMPOLYCH,VI,323.2364)

oon is , whan Crist ches his apostles he chaunged here names .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,323.2365)

Another is for as they chaunge her names so +tey schulde chaunge here
livinge . (CMPOLYCH,VI,323.2366)

+Te +tridde is for he +tat is i-chose to an <P_VI,325> excellent state
schulde nou+gt be defouled wi+t a foule name . (CMPOLYCH,VI,325.2367)

+Tat +gere +te body of seynt Helene , Constantyn his moder , +tat was
i-buried at Rome , was i-bro+gt to +te dyocise of Remene in Fraunce :
(CMPOLYCH,VI,325.2368)

+tat +gere +te Normans come first into Fraunce by +te water of Seyne .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,325.2369)

+Tat +gere Berthulphus in a Whit-sontide slou+g wickedliche seynt
Wistan : (CMPOLYCH,VI,325.2370)

his body is i-buried at Rependoun in +te grave of his grauntsire Wyglaf
; (CMPOLYCH,VI,325.2371)

and in +te place +tere he was i-slawe stood up +tritty dayes a $cleer
pyler of li+gt . (CMPOLYCH,VI,325.2372)

After Sergius +te fifte Leo was pope fyve +gere ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,325.2373)

he amended +te chirches +tat +te paynyms hadde destroyed in +te citee
of Rome . (CMPOLYCH,VI,325.2374)

Also , for +te men of Naples fau+gte in +te see a+genst +te Sara+gyns ,
he made +tis orisoun , " Deus , cujus dextera beatum Petrum apostolum
in fluctibus , " and so for+t ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,325.2375)

and after +tat he hadde amended Seynt Peter his chirche , he seide +tis
orisoun , " Deus , qui beato Petro collatis clavibus , " and so for+t .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,325.2376)

Also +tis made Aluredus his sone adoptivus , +tat was +te sone of
Ethelwulfus +te kyng of West <P_VI,327> Saxons . (CMPOLYCH,VI,327.2377)

And he anoynt Aluredus by assent of his fader to be kyng afterward .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,327.2378)

+Tat +gere deide Berthulphus kyng of Mercia , (CMPOLYCH,VI,327.2379)

and Burdredus was kyng after hym ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,327.2380)

he wedded anon Ethewitha , kyng Athulphus his dou+gter .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,327.2381)

By help of +tis Athulphus he made sugett +te Britouns of +te myddel
lond +tat wone+t bytwene Mercia and +te West see .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,327.2382)

Trevisa . (CMPOLYCH,VI,327.2383)

Loke more of Mercia in +te firste book , capitulo 51=o= .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,327.2384)

+Tanne it folowe+t in +te storie . (CMPOLYCH,VI,327.2385)

Also +tis Burdredus , +te two and twenti+te +gere of his kyngdom , was
i-put out by +te Danes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,327.2386)

and wente +tanne to Rome , (CMPOLYCH,VI,327.2387)

and lyved +tere nou+gt ful longe tyme at +te scole of Saxsons ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,327.2388)

and was i-buryed at Seint Marye chirche . (CMPOLYCH,VI,327.2389)

Also +tat +gere , after +tat +te Danes hadde i-spoylled Londoun and
Kent , and chassed kyng Berthulphus , +tey were overcome and i-bete
adoun in Sou+terey at Oclea of kyng Ethelwulphus .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,327.2390)

+Tat +gere Lotharius +te emperour forsook +te worlde ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,327.2391)

and was i-schore monk in +te abbay of Primye , (CMPOLYCH,VI,327.2392)

and deide +tere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,327.2393)

For his soule was greet strif betwene aungeles and fendes , so +tat
+tey +tat stood by sigh +te body as it were to haled hider and +tider ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,327.2394)

but monkes prayede , (CMPOLYCH,VI,327.2395)

and the fendes were i-dryve <P_VI,329> awey . (CMPOLYCH,VI,329.2396)

Willelmus de Regibus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,329.2397)

+Tis Lotharius hadde by Ermengarda , Houwe his dou+gter , +tre sones ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,329.2398)

and lefte hem after hym , (CMPOLYCH,VI,329.2399)

on het Lowys , (CMPOLYCH,VI,329.2400)

to hym he bytook the kyngdom of Romayns and of Italy ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,329.2401)

+te o+ter het Lotharius , (CMPOLYCH,VI,329.2402)

to hym he bytook +te kyngdom of Fraunce ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,329.2403)

+te +tridde heet Charles , (CMPOLYCH,VI,329.2404)

to hym he bytoke the province : (CMPOLYCH,VI,329.2405)

bote Charles was sone deed , (CMPOLYCH,VI,329.2406)

and Lowys and Lotharius deled +te kyngdom bytwene hem tweyne , Charles
his kyngdom that was Province . (CMPOLYCH,VI,329.2407)

<heading>

Capitulum tricesimum secundum . (CMPOLYCH,VI,329.2409)

<heading>

THE secounde Lowys , as som men telle+t , regnede fiftene +gere ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,329.2411)

but Marcius telle+t +tat he regnede two and twenty +gere , and was
i-crowned of Sergius +te pope ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,329.2412)

and he hadde tweie sones , Lowys kyng of Norikes , +tat bee+t Normans ,
and Charles +te +gonger +tat heet Grossus also . (CMPOLYCH,VI,329.2413)

+Tis Charles <P_VI,331> also was i-tormented of a fend +tre dayes in
presence of his fader , (CMPOLYCH,VI,331.2414)

and knowleched +tat he was so i-tormented for he hadde conspired
a+genst his fader . (CMPOLYCH,VI,331.2415)

Willelmus de Regibus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,331.2416)

In +tis Lowys his tyme Iohn Scot com into Fraunce ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,331.2417)

and translated Denys his bookes out of Grew into Latyn at +te prayere
of kyng Charles , (CMPOLYCH,VI,331.2418)

and made +te book Perifisioun , (CMPOLYCH,VI,331.2419)

+tat is +te book of +te departynge of Kynde . (CMPOLYCH,VI,331.2420)

But +terafter kyng Aluredus sente for hym for he schulde come into
Engelond , (CMPOLYCH,VI,331.2421)

and so he dede , (CMPOLYCH,VI,331.2422)

and tau+gte children at Malmesbury , +te whiche children stiked hym to
dethe wi+t here poyntelles . (CMPOLYCH,VI,331.2423)

+Tat +gere seynt Edmond bygan to regne over +te Est Angles ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,331.2424)

but he was i-slawe in +te fourten+te +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,331.2425)

Ethelwulfus kyng of West Saxons deide +te +tritten+te day of Ianyver ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,331.2426)

and was i-buried at Wynchestre . (CMPOLYCH,VI,331.2427)

After hym his eldest sone Ethel-waldus regnede but oon +gere ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,331.2428)

and +tat was no wonder , (CMPOLYCH,VI,331.2429)

for whanne his fadir was deed he wedded his owne stepdame , a+genst +te
lawe and usage of holy chirche , (CMPOLYCH,VI,331.2430)

and he was i-buried at Schirborne . (CMPOLYCH,VI,331.2431)

Marcianus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,331.2432)

After pope Leo , Iohn Englisshe <P_VI,333> was pope two +gere and fyve
mon+tes : (CMPOLYCH,VI,333.2433)

me sei+t +tat Iohn Englisshe $sche was a womman , and was in childehode
i-lad wi+t here leman in manis clo+tinge to Athene , and lernede +tre
dyvers science , so +tat +tereafter sche come to Rome , and hadde +tere
greet men to scolers , and radde +tre +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,333.2434)

+Tanne he was i-chose pope by favoure of all men ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,333.2435)

and here lemman brou+gte here wi+t childe ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,333.2436)

bote for sche knewe nou+gt here tyme whanne sche schulde have childe ,
as sche wente from Seint Peter to +te chirche of Seint Iohn +te Lateran
, sche gan to travaille of childe , (CMPOLYCH,VI,333.2437)

and hadde childe bytwene Colloseum and Seint Clement .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,333.2438)

Trevisa . (CMPOLYCH,VI,333.2439)

Colloseum was +te place of +te ymages of provinces and of londes ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,333.2440)

loke more +terof in +te firste book , capitulo 24=o= .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,333.2441)

+Tanne it folwe+t in +te story , as me sei+t , +tat sche was afterward
i-buried +tere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,333.2442)

And for +te pope turne+t +tere out of +tat wey , me trowe+t +tat it is
for hate of +tat wonder myshap . (CMPOLYCH,VI,333.2443)

+Tis pope is nou+gt i-rekened in +te <P_VI,335> book of poopes
(CMPOLYCH,VI,335.2444)

for he was of wommen kynde , +tat schulde nou+gt be pope .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,335.2445)

Aboute +tat tyme +te kyng of Bulgares and his men tornede to Cristes
fey and bileve , (CMPOLYCH,VI,335.2446)

and was so perfit , +tat he bitoke +te kyngdom to his eldest sone ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,335.2447)

and toke hym silf +te abyt of monk ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,335.2448)

but whanne his sone turned to mametrie , he turned to chilvalrye a+ge ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,335.2449)

and pursewed his son a+gen , (CMPOLYCH,VI,335.2450)

and took hym , (CMPOLYCH,VI,335.2451)

and put out bo+te his ey+gen , (CMPOLYCH,VI,335.2452)

and leide hym in prisoun (CMPOLYCH,VI,335.2453)

and closede hym +tere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,335.2454)

and made his +gonger sone kyng , (CMPOLYCH,VI,335.2455)

and took +te holy abyte a+gen . (CMPOLYCH,VI,335.2456)

After Ethelwaldus his bro+ter Ethelbertus was kyng of West Saxons fyve
+gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,335.2457)

In his tyme a greet oost of Danes destroyede Wynchestre ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,335.2458)

and were i-slawe of +te kynges dukes or +tey my+gte come to here
schippes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,335.2459)

After Iohn , +te +tridde Benet was pope foure +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,335.2460)

Seynt Swythyn bisshop of Wynchestre deide , (CMPOLYCH,VI,335.2461)

and Dun-bertus was bisshop after hym : (CMPOLYCH,VI,335.2462)

of hem tweyne bee+t wondres <P_VI,337> i-rad . (CMPOLYCH,VI,337.2463)

After Benet , +te firste Nicol was pope ei+gte +gere ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,337.2464)

he was i-likned to the grete Gregorie , (CMPOLYCH,VI,337.2465)

for in his tyme Cirillus +te apostel of Sclaves brou+gt seint Clement
his body out of Cersona to Rome , (CMPOLYCH,VI,337.2466)

and leide it in Seint Clement his cherche , (CMPOLYCH,VI,337.2467)

and deide +tere after , (CMPOLYCH,VI,337.2468)

and dede many myracles $+tar . (CMPOLYCH,VI,337.2469)

+Tat +gere Lowys kyng of Fraunce wolde leve his ri+gtful wif for his
lemman Waldrada , +tat he hadde to moche i-loved in his +gou+te in his
fader hous . (CMPOLYCH,VI,337.2470)

+Tanne pope Nichol at +te instaunce of +te queene bre+teren , +tat
pleyned to hym of +tat dede , sente his tresorer Arsenius into Fraunce
, (CMPOLYCH,VI,337.2471)

and he made a counsaille of bisshoppes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,337.2472)

and compelled the kyng to take his wif a+ge , (CMPOLYCH,VI,337.2473)

and made hym swere uppon a book +tat he schulde nevere +tat o+ter
womman take . (CMPOLYCH,VI,337.2474)

Bote whanne +te legat of Rome was agoo +te kyng putte awey +te queene ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,337.2475)

and took a+gen Waldrada ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,337.2476)

+terfore in pleyn consistorie +te pope cursede Wal-drada and alle +tat
comuned wi+t here . (CMPOLYCH,VI,337.2477)

R . (CMPOLYCH,VI,337.2478)

Butte Marre <P_VI,339> telle+t us +tis of Lotharius , and nou+gt of
Lowes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,339.2479)

Etheldredus , +te +tridde bro+ter of bur+te , was kyng of West Saxons
after his tweye bre+teren ei+gte +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,339.2480)

In his firste +gere a greet navey of Danes londede in Est Engelond ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,339.2481)

and lay +tere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,339.2482)

+Terafter at +gork +tey were compelled to defende hem self ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,339.2483)

for whanne +te Nor+thombres hadde i-doo awey here kyng Osbrucus , as
+te devel hem radde , and i-made a tyraunt kyng +tat heet Ella , at +te
laste for drede of enemyes +tey were somdel i-ceesed ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,339.2484)

and wente wi+t here ei+ter kyng to fi+gte wi+t +te Danes ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,339.2485)

and com-pelled hem to flee $to +te citee of +gork , +tat was not ful
i-walled ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,339.2486)

+tanne +te Nor+thombres disarayede hem self , (CMPOLYCH,VI,339.2487)

and wente unwiseliche , (CMPOLYCH,VI,339.2488)

and were i-bete a doun , som in oon place and som in ano+ter ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,339.2489)

and here kynges were y-slawe , so +tat +tey +tat my+gte askape made
pees wi+t +te Danes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,339.2490)

and so faillede +te kynges of Nor+thombres . (CMPOLYCH,VI,339.2491)

+Tat +gere +te Danes lefte Nor+thomberlond , (CMPOLYCH,VI,339.2492)

and com into the kyngdom of Mercia , (CMPOLYCH,VI,339.2493)

and <P_VI,341> dwellede al a +gere at Snotyngham , +tat now hatte
Notyngham ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,341.2494)

+tat Burdredus kyng of Mercye and +te kyng of West Saxons come a+genst
hem . (CMPOLYCH,VI,341.2495)

Bote +te Danes were wi+t ynne +te streng+te of +te toure ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,341.2496)

and wolde +geve no batayle , (CMPOLYCH,VI,341.2497)

and Eng-lisshe men my+gte nou+gt spede to breke +te wal ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,341.2498)

+tanne pees was i-made , (CMPOLYCH,VI,341.2499)

and +te kynges tornede hoom a+ge , (CMPOLYCH,VI,341.2500)

and +te Danes went a+gen to +gork , (CMPOLYCH,VI,341.2501)

and dwellede +tere all a +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,341.2502)

After Nichol , +te secounde Adrianus was pope two +gere :
(CMPOLYCH,VI,341.2503)

to hym +te secounde kyng Lowys of Fraunce , +tat was somtyme acorsed of
+te pope Nichol , wrot lettres , (CMPOLYCH,VI,341.2504)

and prayed hym +tat he wolde fonge hym wi+t grace .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,341.2505)

+Te pope wroot to hym a+gen in +tis manere : (CMPOLYCH,VI,341.2506)

" +gif +tou knowest thy self gulteles , com to Rome ; "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,341.2507)

and " +gif +tou knowest +tyself gilty , make +te redy to doo wor+ty
penaunce . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,341.2508)

+Tanne +te kyng com , (CMPOLYCH,VI,341.2509)

and +te pope axede of hym if he hadde i-holde his oth and pope Nichol
his hestes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,341.2510)

+Te kyng and his fautoures seide " +gis al at +te fulle . "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,341.2511)

" +Tanne , " quo+t the pope , " +ge moste commune wi+t us +tat +ge be
i-oned to Crist his <P_VI,343> lymes , from +te whiche +ge were kutte
and departed . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,343.2512)

And whanne the masse was i-doo he houselede hem ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,343.2513)

and seide : " +gif +ge bee+t gultles +tis connynge moot be to +gow
remis-sioun and for+gevenesse , and elles $dampnacioun . "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,343.2514)

+Tanne it happede +tat noon of hem alle lyvede oon +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,343.2515)

But +te kyng was anon i-take wi+t a siknesse , (CMPOLYCH,VI,343.2516)

and deide in +te citee Placencia . (CMPOLYCH,VI,343.2517)

+Terafter fel a greet pestilence on +te peple . (CMPOLYCH,VI,343.2518)

Also +tat +gere +te Danes destroyed +te citee Alcluit ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,343.2519)

and wente out of Nor+thomberlond to Est Anglond ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,343.2520)

and lay al a +gere at Tetforde . (CMPOLYCH,VI,343.2521)

+Tat +gere Hingar and Hubba , tweie Danes , slou+g seint Edmond +te
kyng at Egbesdoun . (CMPOLYCH,VI,343.2522)

Trevisa . (CMPOLYCH,VI,343.2523)

Est Ang-lond conteyne+t Nor+tfolk and Sou+tfolk ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,343.2524)

loke more +terof in +te firste book , capitulo 51=o= .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,343.2525)

Willelmus de Regibus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,343.2526)

Seynt Edmond his heed lay i-hidde among busshes ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,343.2527)

and spak to hem +tat sou+gt hym in +te contray longage ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,343.2528)

and seide , " Heere , heere , heere . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,343.2529)

+Tere a wolfe was i-founde +tat <P_VI,345> byclipped the kynges heed ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,345.2530)

and folowede myldeliche the men +tat were i-come .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,345.2531)

Willelmus de Regibus , et de Pontifi-cibus , libro 2=o= .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,345.2532)

After +te sleynge of +te kynges bro+ter Ed-woldus hatede +te likynge of
+te world , (CMPOLYCH,VI,345.2533)

for hard fortune took hym and his bro+ter , (CMPOLYCH,VI,345.2534)

and levede an ermytes lyf onliche by brede and water , at the abbay of
Cerne in Dorsete , by +te cleer welle +tat seynt Austyn , by his
prayers , made springe somtyme for to baptise +te people +tat tornede
to Cristene byleve . (CMPOLYCH,VI,345.2535)

Hit falli+t ful ofte +tat a gentil herte , i-warned by harde $happes
and meschief of +tis world , torne+t +te more besiliche to God , +tat
can nou+gt begile no+ter be bygiled . (CMPOLYCH,VI,345.2536)

+Te abbay +tat was +tere i-bulded was afterward riche inow , +gif +tey
+tat schulde governe it dele it to Goddes servauntes , and nou+gt to
glotouns . (CMPOLYCH,VI,345.2537)

Bote in oure tyme covetise and pride ha+t so i-chaunged al +ting in
Engelond , +tat +tinges +tat were i-+geve $vrelyche to abbayes in olde
tyme bee+t now more i-wasted in glotenye and outrage of honures +tanne
in <P_VI,347> sustenaunce and help of nedy men and of gestes .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,347.2538)

But cer-teynliche +te +gevers schal not lese here mede ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,347.2539)

for here wille and here entent is i-weye in Goddes balaunce .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,347.2540)

<heading>

Capitulum tricesimum tertium . (CMPOLYCH,VI,347.2542)

Lodowici . (CMPOLYCH,VI,347.2543)

</heading>

THE +tridde Lowys regnede in Fraunce after his fader +te secounde Lowys
foure +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,347.2545)

Willelmus de Regibus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,347.2546)

+Tis +gere +te oost of Danes lefte Est Anglond (CMPOLYCH,VI,347.2547)

and come wi+t here dukes Hungar and Hubba toward Redynge in West Saxon
; (CMPOLYCH,VI,347.2548)

+tere +te +tridde day of here comynge +te tweye dukes of Danes wente
out for to take prayes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,347.2549)

and were i-slawe at En-gelfilde ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,347.2550)

+tere , after the four+te day , tweye bre+teren , kynges of West Saxons
, mette to gidres (CMPOLYCH,VI,347.2551)

and made a greet slau+gter of +te Danes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,347.2552)

At +te laste +te Danes breek out of +te toure , (CMPOLYCH,VI,347.2553)

and <P_VI,349> slou+g Ethelwulphus duke of Barrokschire ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,349.2554)

and compelled +te Englisshe men to wende a bakward .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,349.2555)

For +tat schame Englisshe men were i-moeved , (CMPOLYCH,VI,349.2556)

and arrayed a bataylle +te four+te day +terafter uppon Aschedoun .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,349.2557)

+Tere Aluredus was i-dryve for grete nede to come to +te batayle to
fore his bro+ter +te kyng , +tat herde a masse +tat tyme ; +te whiche
kyng his prayers to God +tat day were moche worthy .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,349.2558)

For +tey+g +te Danes hadde i-take +te hi+ger place of +te hille ,
Cristen men com from +te foot of +te hille upward a+genst hem ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,349.2559)

and slou+g Osrik kyng of Danes , and fyve of his dukes , and meny
+towsandes of enemyes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,349.2560)

and chasede +tere o+tere al day anon to +te Redynge ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,349.2561)

bote +te fourte+te day +terafter at Basynge +te Danes +gaf a batayle ,
and eft tweie mon+tes +terafter at Mer-toun , (CMPOLYCH,VI,349.2562)

and hadde +te victorie . (CMPOLYCH,VI,349.2563)

In +te mene tyme +te kynges of Mercia , of Nor+thomberlond , and of Est
Angles hadde no wille to suffre +te lordschippe of West Saxons ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,349.2564)

+terfore hem was <P_VI,351> levere susteyne +te enemyes and favoure hem
in +te seege +tan helpe here owne contraymen +tat travaillede for +te
lond . (CMPOLYCH,VI,351.2565)

+Terfore it was +tat +te enemyes encresede and hadde maistrie ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,351.2566)

and men of +te londe were overcome and i-bore adoun
(CMPOLYCH,VI,351.2567)

and maad deol and sorwe . (CMPOLYCH,VI,351.2568)

+Te nexte +gere +terafter , after meny batailles , Etheldredus kyng of
West Saxons deyde ey+gte dayes tofore May , (CMPOLYCH,VI,351.2569)

and was i-buried at Wynborne . (CMPOLYCH,VI,351.2570)

After Adrian , +te ei+gte+te Iohn was pope twelve +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,351.2571)

In a tyme +tis dwelled wi+t Lewys Balbus kyng of Fraunce al a +gere ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,351.2572)

and was prisoned of $+te Romayns , (CMPOLYCH,VI,351.2573)

for he wolde nou+gt favoure Charles , (CMPOLYCH,VI,351.2574)

Also +tis $pope +gaf to Ansegisus bisshop of Senons +te grete Gregory
his heed , and pope Leo his arme , for to do hem in his cherche .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,351.2575)

In +tis his tyme +te fifte synod of Constan-tynnoble was i-made of +tre
hondred bisshoppes +tre score and +trittene . (CMPOLYCH,VI,351.2576)

Also in his tyme Sarasyns priked in Italy , (CMPOLYCH,VI,351.2577)

and <P_VI,353> destroyed Seynt Benet his abbay in Mont Caasyn +to +te
secounde tyme . (CMPOLYCH,VI,353.2578)

Marcianus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,353.2579)

<heading>

Explicit liber quintus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,353.2581)

INCIPIT LIBER SEXTUS . (CMPOLYCH,VI,353.2582)

Capitulum primum . (CMPOLYCH,VI,353.2583)

</heading>

ALUREDUS , +te four+te bro+ter of bur+te , was evere i-holde behynde
while his bre+teren regnede . (CMPOLYCH,VI,353.2585)

But he hadde after hem +te hole kyngdom of West Saxons nyne and twenty
+gere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,353.2586)

and rulede it nobilliche , but with greet travaille .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,353.2587)

Here take hede of his bygynnynge , of his for+t goynge , and of his
laste ende , (CMPOLYCH,VI,353.2588)

ffor Aluredus was faire of shap and more i-loved bo+te of fader and of
moder +tan his o+ter bre+teren , (CMPOLYCH,VI,353.2589)

and dwelled in <P_VI,355> his fader court to +te +gere of his age
twelve , (CMPOLYCH,VI,355.2590)

and was no+g itt i-lettred . (CMPOLYCH,VI,355.2591)

+Terafter +te childe lerned ri+gt wel , (CMPOLYCH,VI,355.2592)

and helde Saxoun poesy in mynde . (CMPOLYCH,VI,355.2593)

He passed o+ter men in craft of hontynge , (CMPOLYCH,VI,355.2594)

and was a sotel maister of buldynge and of o+ter werkes ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,355.2595)

he gadrede psalmes and orisouns to gedres in a litel book ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,355.2596)

and cleped +tat book manual , +tat is an hond book ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,355.2597)

he hadde +te book wi+t hym alwey ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,355.2598)

he kou+te his gramer but sympilliche , (CMPOLYCH,VI,355.2599)

for +tat tyme was nou+gt oon techer of gramer in al his kyngdom .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,355.2600)

+Terfore by counsail of Neotus +te abbot , whom he visited ful ofte ,
he was +te firste +tat ordeyned comyn scole at Oxenforde of dyverse
artes and sciens , (CMPOLYCH,VI,355.2601)

and procrede fredom and priveleges in many articles to +tat citee ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,355.2602)

he suffrede no man to stye up to what manere dig-nitee it were of holy
chirche , but he were wel i-lettred . (CMPOLYCH,VI,355.2603)

He tornede +te beste lawes into Englissh tonge . (CMPOLYCH,VI,355.2604)

At +te laste he <P_VI,357> auntred hym to torne +te psauter in to
Englisshe . (CMPOLYCH,VI,357.2605)

But he tornede unne+te +te firste party to fore his ende day .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,357.2606)

Whanne he come to age he wolde stable his herte and his +tou+gt in
Goddes hestes (CMPOLYCH,VI,357.2607)

the leccherie of his flesche greved hym , (CMPOLYCH,VI,357.2608)

and lette hym ofte tyme ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,357.2609)

+terfore for to putte away +tat tempta-cioun of flescheliche likynge he
wente to and visited ful ofte temples of holy seyntes erliche and late
and at cokkes crow-ynge (CMPOLYCH,VI,357.2610)

and prayed God +tat he wolde chaste his flesche with suche a siknesse
+tat he schulde nou+gt be unprofitable to worldliche dedes , and +tat
he my+gte +te more freliche serve God Almy+gty : (CMPOLYCH,VI,357.2611)

at Goddes ordenaunce he hadde many +gere +te evel +tat hatte ficus ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,357.2612)

+tat is a schrewed evel , (CMPOLYCH,VI,357.2613)

for it seme+t +tat his bom is oute +tat ha+t +tat evel .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,357.2614)

At <P_VI,359> +te laste he was oute of hope to be i-heled ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,359.2615)

and wente into Cornewayle to Seynt Gueroun his chirche , +tere seynt
Neotus reste+t o+ter for to cese it o+ter for to chaunge it .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,359.2616)

R . (CMPOLYCH,VI,359.2617)

But some men telle+t +tat seynt Modwenna +te Irisch mayde helede hym of
+tat evel . (CMPOLYCH,VI,359.2618)

At +te laste , whanne he hadde his wille , a wors evel hym took in his
wedded tyme , (CMPOLYCH,VI,359.2619)

and greved hym wel more from his twenti+te +gere to his +gere foure and
fourty . (CMPOLYCH,VI,359.2620)

His queene Ethelswida bare hym tweie sones , Edward +te eldere and
Egelward ; and +tre dou+gtres , Elfleda lady of Mercia , Ethelgora a
mynchoun , and Elfrida : (CMPOLYCH,VI,359.2621)

$and he made hem alle lerne gramer and o+tere fre artes and science .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,359.2622)

+Tanne Aluredus , +gever of almesse and herere of masses , sou+gte
besiliche lore of arte and of craftes +tat he knewe nou+gt ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,359.2623)

and sente for seint Grymbaldus +te monk , a connynge man of lettrure
and of song , (CMPOLYCH,VI,359.2624)

and prayed hym for to come to hym out of Fraunce into Enge-lond .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,359.2625)

Also he sente for Iohn monk , a konnynge man of let-trure and of song ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,359.2626)

and prayed hym for to come to hym out of Fraunce into Engelond .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,359.2627)

Also he sente for Iohn , monk of Seynt Davy his abbay in Menevia , for
he schulde come to hym out of +te uttermeste ende of Wales for to teche
hym lettrure and clergie . (CMPOLYCH,VI,359.2628)

He excitede and confortede +te lordes of his lond to lurne lettrure and
clergy , so +tat +tey schulde sette here children to scole ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,359.2629)

and +gif +tey hadde no children <P_VI,361> +tey schulde graunte here
bonde men fredom , and sette hem to scole +gif +tey hadde good witte
and were able to lerne . (CMPOLYCH,VI,361.2630)

He enquerede and aspiede besiliche +te doynge and deedes of his
officers and servauntes , and nameliche of iuges and of domesmen ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,361.2631)

and +gif he knewe eny of hem errede and dede amys , whe+ter it were for
unkonnynge o+ter for covetise , he put hym out of his offys .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,361.2632)

Also he made Werefredus bisshop of Wircestre translate and torne into
Saxoun speche Gre-gory his bookes dialogie . (CMPOLYCH,VI,361.2633)

Willelmus de Regibus , libro primo . (CMPOLYCH,VI,361.2634)

He deled a thre al +tat he my+gte spende , (CMPOLYCH,VI,361.2635)

and +git he delede +te firste del a +tre : (CMPOLYCH,VI,361.2636)

+te firste del +terof he delede to +te kynge his mynystres +tat were
i-deled in +tre parties . (CMPOLYCH,VI,361.2637)

For +te tweie parties of +te kynges mynistres were tweyne at home , for
to ordeyne for homeliche +tinges ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,361.2638)

in +te +tridde mon+te everiche partie and companye schulde serve tofore
+te kyng . (CMPOLYCH,VI,361.2639)

He as-signede +te secounde part of +tis firste part to dyverse workmen
<P_VI,363> +tat he gadrede out of everiche side ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,363.2640)

+te +tridde partye he deled to comers and to straungers .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,363.2641)

+Tanne +te secounde cheef partie of +tat he my+gte spende , he deled it
$+git a foure : (CMPOLYCH,VI,363.2642)

+te firste partye +terof he +gaf to pore men and nedy , +te secounde to
foundynge of abbayes , +te +tridde to scolers of Oxenforde +tat were
i-gadered and schulde be i-gadered +tere , and +te four+te deel to
amendynge of chirches . (CMPOLYCH,VI,363.2643)

And for he wolde weie his owne lif ari+gt he delede in +tre +te foure
and twenty houres of +te day and ny+gt , (CMPOLYCH,VI,363.2644)

and spente ey+gte +terof in writynge and in redynge and biddynge of
beedes , ey+gte aboute his body nedes , and ey+gte aboute nedes of +te
kyngdom . (CMPOLYCH,VI,363.2645)

And to departe +tese houres rediliche he sette a candel in his chapel
of foure and twenty parties , (CMPOLYCH,VI,363.2646)

and schulde be i-warned of hem +tat were i-ordeyned +terfore as ofte as
eny of +tilke foure and twenty were i-spend . (CMPOLYCH,VI,363.2647)

After +te mon+te of his kyngdom he fau+gte wi+t +te Danes at Wiltoun
wi+t grete harme of bo+te oostes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,363.2648)

For Englisshe men were destroyed wi+t ei+gte batailles in oon +gere ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,363.2649)

and were moche i-feble ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,363.2650)

+terfore +tat +gere Englisshe men <P_VI,365> made pees wi+t +te Danes
uppon +tat covenant +tat +tey schulde wend from hem ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,365.2651)

and so +tey dede . (CMPOLYCH,VI,365.2652)

For +tat +gere +tey dwellede at Londoun , and +te next +gere after at
Lyndeseie , (CMPOLYCH,VI,365.2653)

and +te Merces made pees wi+t +te Danes also +tat tyme ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,365.2654)

but $in +te +tridde +gere +te Danes breek $+te pees ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,365.2655)

and wente out of Lynde-seye anon to Rependoun . (CMPOLYCH,VI,365.2656)

Charles +te eldere , +te +tridde Lowys his bro+ter , took +te wey to
Rome whanne his bro+ter was deed , (CMPOLYCH,VI,365.2657)

and was i-crowne emperour of pope Iohn , (CMPOLYCH,VI,365.2658)

and regnede two +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,365.2659)

For while he ordeyned at Papy for +te comyn profit of +te empere , he
herde of +te comynge of Charloman , +tat was his owne bro+ter sone ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,365.2660)

and his herte gan to falle for drede , (CMPOLYCH,VI,365.2661)

and wente toward Fraunce , (CMPOLYCH,VI,365.2662)

and deide among +te grete hilles +tat hatte Alpes .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,365.2663)

After hym his sone Lowys Balbus regnede two +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,365.2664)

After hym Charles +te +gonger , +tat heet Grossus , +tat is greet , +te
sone of +te +tridde Lowys , regned ten +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,365.2665)

+Tat +gere +te Danes lefte Lyndeseie (CMPOLYCH,VI,365.2666)

and come to Rependoun ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,365.2667)

+tere +tei putte out Burdredus kyng of Mer-cia , (CMPOLYCH,VI,365.2668)

and bytook +tat kyngdom to oon Colwulfus , +tat was Burdredus his
servaunt , uppon suche a condicioun , +tat +tey <P_VI,367> schulde have
+tat kyngdom a+ge whanne +tat +tey wolde ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,367.2669)

but after +tre +gere +tey delede som of +te kyngdom bytwene hem ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,367.2670)

and some byleft to Colwulfus , (CMPOLYCH,VI,367.2671)

and +tis Colwulfus was +te laste kyng of Mercia .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,367.2672)

After his de+t Aluredus inned Londoun first , and Colwulfus deel to his
owne kyngdom . (CMPOLYCH,VI,367.2673)

Also +tat +gere +te Danes come eft to Rependoun ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,367.2674)

and +te men of Hamburgh , +tat is fyve myle from Rependoun , were
wonder sore aferd , (CMPOLYCH,VI,367.2675)

and took +te body of seynt Werburgh +te mayde , +tat hadde longe tyme
i-leie i-buried +tere , and was alwey hool and sounde anon to +tat tyme
, (CMPOLYCH,VI,367.2676)

and translate it to Chestre as to a syker place .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,367.2677)

Also +tat +gere kyng Aluredus made pees wi+t the Danes ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,367.2678)

and +tey slou+g +te kyng his horsmen alle in oon ny+gt ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,367.2679)

+terfore +te kyng was i-meoved , (CMPOLYCH,VI,367.2680)

and chasede hem anon to Chestre , (CMPOLYCH,VI,367.2681)

and +ter Danes delyverede and +gaf eft plegges , (CMPOLYCH,VI,367.2682)

and dwelled a +gere +tere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,367.2683)

Henricus , libro 5=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,367.2684)

+Tat +gere Rollo +te Dane come first into Normandie ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,367.2685)

and regnede +tere fourty +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,367.2686)

Willelmus de Regibus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,367.2687)

First oon Hastynges and +tanne Rollo Nori-cus , +tat is a Dane +tat
hadde no contray of his owne , bote by <P_VI,369> heste of +te kyng he
excitede mysdoers +tat coveitede o+ter men good and catel ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,369.2688)

and brou+gte hem in grete hope of grete wynnynge ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,369.2689)

and ladde hem wi+t hym , (CMPOLYCH,VI,369.2690)

and werrede in lond and in see from +te Brittisshe occean anon to +te
see +tat hatte Mare Tyrenum , +tat is +te see +tat strecche+t to Italy
. (CMPOLYCH,VI,369.2691)

+Tanne he com to Carnotum , +tere +te cite+geyns truste not on here
walles no+ter on here streng+te , (CMPOLYCH,VI,369.2692)

but +tey took oure lady smok , +tat Charles +te Ballede had i-brou+gt
wi+t o+ter relikes out of Constantyn-noble , (CMPOLYCH,VI,369.2693)

and sette +te smok uppon +te pinacles , as it were a baner .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,369.2694)

+Te enemyes scornede +te smok , (CMPOLYCH,VI,369.2695)

and schette +terto , (CMPOLYCH,VI,369.2696)

and were i-smete wi+t blyndenesse , (CMPOLYCH,VI,369.2697)

but Rollo scapede (CMPOLYCH,VI,369.2698)

and oc-cupiede Rothomage , +te +gere of oure Lord ei+gte hondred +tre
score and sixtene , (CMPOLYCH,VI,369.2699)

+tat was oon +gere to fore +te de+t of Charles +te Ballede .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,369.2700)

His sone Lowys overcome +te Normans , (CMPOLYCH,VI,369.2701)

but he putte hem nou+gt out ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,369.2702)

and Charles Simplex +tat het grossus also , +tis Lowys his bro+ter ,
and his bro+ter Charles +te Balled his nevew , was ofte oversette in
batailles wi+t Rollo , (CMPOLYCH,VI,369.2703)

and took counsaile at +te laste , (CMPOLYCH,VI,369.2704)

and cordede with Rollo , so +tat he schulde be i-cristned ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,369.2705)

and knowleche +tat he hilde Nor-mandye <P_VI,371> and Armorica , +tat
is Litel Bretayne , of the kyng of Fraunce as of +te cheef lord .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,371.2706)

Whan +tat was i-doo , men +tat stood by counsailled Rollo +tat he
schulde kisse +te kynges feet +tat +gaf hym suche a +gifte .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,371.2707)

But he hadde indignacioun , (CMPOLYCH,VI,371.2708)

and was to proude to falle adoun on his knees , (CMPOLYCH,VI,371.2709)

and took up +te kynges foot to his mouth , so +tat he +trewe +te kyng
upri+gt . (CMPOLYCH,VI,371.2710)

For +tat hap Normans gonne to lau+ge , (CMPOLYCH,VI,371.2711)

and Frensche men wexe ri+gt wroo+t ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,371.2712)

Rollo excuse+t hym of +tat boistous dede , (CMPOLYCH,VI,371.2713)

and alleye+t +te manere and usage of his contray .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,371.2714)

+Tan Rollo wente a+ge to Rothomage , (CMPOLYCH,VI,371.2715)

and ordeyned for his catel and +tynges , (CMPOLYCH,VI,371.2716)

and deide sone after . (CMPOLYCH,VI,371.2717)

<heading>

Capitulum secundum . (CMPOLYCH,VI,371.2719)

</heading>

LOWYS Balbus regnede in Fraunce two +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,371.2721)

In his firste +ger +te Danes seylede from Warham toward Excetre ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,371.2722)

and loste sixe score schippes in a tempest of +te see .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,371.2723)

Bote som men of +te Danes occupied +te real toun Cheppenham , and +te
<P_VI,373> contray aboute (CMPOLYCH,VI,373.2724)

and chasede awey meny Englisshmen (CMPOLYCH,VI,373.2725)

o+ter made hem sugette . (CMPOLYCH,VI,373.2726)

In +te mescheef of +tat tyme kyng Aluredus with fewe men ladde
uncerteyn and unesy lyf in +te wode contrayes of Somersete ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,373.2727)

for he hadde nou+gt to lyve by but what he my+gte wynne by prayes o+ter
wi+t hontynge o+ter wi+t fisshynge . (CMPOLYCH,VI,373.2728)

In a tyme while his felowes were a fyschynge , and he comforted his
uncerteyn and unstedefast lyf wi+t confort of bookes , a pilgrime com
to hym (CMPOLYCH,VI,373.2729)

and axede almesse in Goddes name . (CMPOLYCH,VI,373.2730)

+Te kyng have up bo+te his hondes to hevene (CMPOLYCH,VI,373.2731)

and seide , " I +tonke God +tat visite+t his pore man +tis day by a
pore man , +tat he wole vouchesauf +tis day to axe me +tat he ha+t
i-yeve me , and restore a+ge wi+t increse +tat he axe+t of me . "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,373.2732)

Anon +te kyng cle+te+t his servaunt , +tat hadde but oon loof and litel
what of wyn , (CMPOLYCH,VI,373.2733)

and hete hym +geve +te halvendel to +te pore man .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,373.2734)

+Te pore man +tonked hym , (CMPOLYCH,VI,373.2735)

and vansched sodenly awey , (CMPOLYCH,VI,373.2736)

and noon wey was i-sene of <P_VI,375> his goynge in the nesche moore .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,375.2737)

And also al +tat was i-+geve hym was i-founde hool and sounde .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,375.2738)

And +tey+g +tat were a fisshynge brou+gte fisshe in grete plente .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,375.2739)

+Tan whanne +te kyng was on slepe oon appered to hym in a bisshoppes
wede , (CMPOLYCH,VI,375.2740)

and charged hym +tat he schulde love God , and kepe ri+gtwisnesse , and
be merciable a+genst pore men , and worschippe preostes ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,375.2741)

and seide more to hym , (CMPOLYCH,VI,375.2742)

" Aluredus , Crist knowe+t thy conscience and +ty wille ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,375.2743)

and putte+t an ende of +ty sorwe and care , (CMPOLYCH,VI,375.2744)

ffor tomorwe stronge helperes schal be wi+t +te ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,375.2745)

by help of hem +tu schalt overcome +tyn enemyes . "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,375.2746)

" Who art +tou , " quod +te kyng . (CMPOLYCH,VI,375.2747)

" I am Cuthbert , " quod he , " +te pilgrym +tat was here +gisterday
wi+t the , to whom +tou +gaf breed and wyn : (CMPOLYCH,VI,375.2748)

I am besy for +te and for +tyne ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,375.2749)

have mynde hereof whan it is wel wi+t +te . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,375.2750)

Bote how he made mynde of his pilgrym , by +te fredom and possessioun
of +te chirche of Durham it is now i-sene . (CMPOLYCH,VI,375.2751)

Willelmus de Regibus , <P_VI,377> libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,377.2752)

+Tan Aluredus com out of prison , (CMPOLYCH,VI,377.2753)

and putte hym to a peril of greet fraude and gile .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,377.2754)

For he wente into +te kyng of Danes his pavilons and tentes in a
mynstral his liche , (CMPOLYCH,VI,377.2755)

and aspied al +tat he wolde , (CMPOLYCH,VI,377.2756)

and come a+gen to Ethelyng , (CMPOLYCH,VI,377.2757)

and declared to his felawes +te sleu+te of his enemyes .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,377.2758)

+Tanne he fil sodenliche on his enemyes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,377.2759)

and slow+g mo of hem +tan me wolde trowe . (CMPOLYCH,VI,377.2760)

For +te day after come to hym +te men of Wiltschire , of Somersete ,
and of Hampschire ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,377.2761)

by help of hem he bulde a toure at Ethelynge , +tat is to menynge an
Englisshe +tat now is i-used , +te ilond of noble men .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,377.2762)

Out of +tat towr he resede ofte on his enemyes (CMPOLYCH,VI,377.2763)

and overcome hem , and nameliche bysides Selwode , +tat is greet woode
in Englische +tat now is i-used , so +tat he fenge hostages and plegges
+te beste +tat +tey wolde chese . (CMPOLYCH,VI,377.2764)

And Guttrun kyng of Danes was i-cristened , and twenty of +te grettest
+tat were wi+t hym , +te whiche kyng Alfredus feng of +te colde water ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,377.2765)

and +gaf hym a name (CMPOLYCH,VI,377.2766)

and cleped hym Athelstan ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,377.2767)

+terfore +te kyng Gurthrym , +tat we clepe+t Gurmundus , were i-+geve
+te provinces of Est Angles and of Nor+thomberlond for to wonye ynne .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,377.2768)

But for +te <P_VI,379> Blewman chaunge+t nou+gt li+gtliche his skyn ,
+tis Gurthrym destroyed +tese londes with tiraundise and wi+t pryde
elevene +gere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,379.2769)

and deide +te twelf+te +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,379.2770)

+Te o+ter Danes +tat he wolde nou+gt be cristene wente into Fraunce .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,379.2771)

+Tat place +tat hatte Ethelynge o+ter Ethelyngeseye is nou+gt an ilond
of +te see , (CMPOLYCH,VI,379.2772)

but it stonde+t in water mareys and meores so +tat me may nou+gt come
+terto $but by schi+t no+ter by boot ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,379.2773)

+te place conteyne+t +te space of tweye dayen er+te in brede ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,379.2774)

and +git +tere is wylde bestes and venysoun . (CMPOLYCH,VI,379.2775)

Charles +te +gonger , +tat heet Grossus , +tat is greet , was +te
+tridde Lowys his sone , (CMPOLYCH,VI,379.2776)

and regnede in Fraunce after his eme Lowys Balbus ten +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,379.2777)

He wente out of Almayn (CMPOLYCH,VI,379.2778)

and occupiede Italy fewe dayes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,379.2779)

and come to Rome (CMPOLYCH,VI,379.2780)

and was i-sacred emperour of pope Iohn . (CMPOLYCH,VI,379.2781)

In his tyme bygan +te erldom of Flaundres , (CMPOLYCH,VI,379.2782)

for +tat tyme Flaundres was nou+gt of greet name ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,379.2783)

but it was i-ruled by +te kynges forsters of Fraunce .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,379.2784)

Also +tis Charles <P_VI,381> dede awey his wif (CMPOLYCH,VI,381.2785)

for it semede +tat sche was to prive wi+t +te bisshop of Vercelle ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,381.2786)

+terfore +te kyng of Fraunce knowleched openliche +tat he hym self
hadde nevere i-seie flescheliche by here ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,381.2787)

and sche was glad of here manhode , (CMPOLYCH,VI,381.2788)

and wente into an abbay whanne sche was forsake .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,381.2789)

At +te laste , +te ten+te +gere of his kyngdom , +tis Charles wente out
of Fraunce into Italy , (CMPOLYCH,VI,381.2790)

and was i-poysoned of a Iewe +tat hatte Sedechias ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,381.2791)

and deide at +te hulles Alpes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,381.2792)

R . (CMPOLYCH,VI,381.2793)

It seme+te +tat +tis is +tat Charles +tat maryed his dou+gter Gilla
+tat he hadde by his ra+ter wif to duke Rollo , (CMPOLYCH,VI,381.2794)

and graunted wi+t here +te ducheries of Normandye and of Litel Bretayne
. (CMPOLYCH,VI,381.2795)

Bote Rollo hadde no childe by Gilla , (CMPOLYCH,VI,381.2796)

+terfore he spousede oon Popa , Gy his dou+gter erle of Silvanect ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,381.2797)

and gat on here a dou+gter +tat heet Gerlota , and a sone William Longa
Spata +tat noble duke . (CMPOLYCH,VI,381.2798)

Willelmus de Pontificibus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,381.2799)

Also +tat +gere deyde Dunbertus bisshop of Wynchestre ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,381.2800)

and kyng Aluredus made Dunewulphus bysshop in his stede , +tat he hadde
i-founde in +te wode in his <P_VI,383> hydynge tyme kepynge bestes .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,383.2801)

But whanne he knewe his good witte , after grete age he dede hym to
scole to lerne lettrure and clergie . (CMPOLYCH,VI,383.2802)

+Tat +gere kyng Alrudus amended +te citee of Cepton , tat is
Schaftesbury , as a greet stoon witnesse+t +tat +tere in +te chapitre
hous of mynchouns lye+t above er+te . (CMPOLYCH,VI,383.2803)

After Iohn , Martyn was pope oon +gere ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,383.2804)

he relesed to +te scole of Saxons al manere tribute at +te prayer of
kyng Alrudes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,383.2805)

Also he sente $to Alrudes a greet party of +te holy cros .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,383.2806)

After Martyn Agapitus was pope oon +gere ; +te whiche +gere +te Danes
come out of Fraunce and byseged Rochestre , and bulde a toure a+genst
+te +gates of +te citee ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,383.2807)

bote +te cite+geyns defended +te citee for to $+tat Aluredus com and
took all +te hors of +te Danes , and compellede hem to flee :
(CMPOLYCH,VI,383.2808)

+tanne +te Dane wente into Fraunce $a+ge ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,383.2809)

and +te kyng sente his navey ful of men of armes out of Kent into Est
Anglond , (CMPOLYCH,VI,383.2810)

and took sixtene schippes of Danes ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,383.2811)

bote in +te comynge a+ge +te kynges navey was overcome .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,383.2812)

Trevisa . (CMPOLYCH,VI,383.2813)

Est Anglond conteyne+t Nor+tfolk and Sou+tfolk : (CMPOLYCH,VI,383.2814)

loke more +terof in +te firste book , capitulo 5=o= .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,383.2815)

It folowe+t in +te <P_VI,385> storie : (CMPOLYCH,VI,385.2816)

+tat +gere +te Danes rowede in +te water of Seyne ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,385.2817)

and bysegede Parys a +gere al hool . (CMPOLYCH,VI,385.2818)

+Tat +gere kyng Aluredus reparaylede Londoun , (CMPOLYCH,VI,385.2819)

and bytook it to kepynge to Etheldredus kyng of Mercia .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,385.2820)

+To +te Englisshe men +tat were desperbuled +gaf hem self to kyng
Aluredus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,385.2821)

+Tat tyme the kyng sente his almesse to Rome and to Ynde ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,385.2822)

and bulde tweie abbayes , oon of men at Ethelyngeseye , and ano+ter of
women at Schaftesbury , (CMPOLYCH,VI,385.2823)

and made his dou+gter Ethelgof abbesse +tere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,385.2824)

After Agapitus , +te +tridde Adrianus was pope oon +gere ; after hym
Basilius oon +gere ; after hym Stevene sixe +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,385.2825)

<heading>

Capitulum tertium . (CMPOLYCH,VI,385.2827)

</heading>

CHARLES Grossus was i-poysoned of a Iewe , as it is i-seide to
forehonde , (CMPOLYCH,VI,385.2829)

and wex strongliche sike ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,385.2830)

+terfore Arnulphus , sone of his bro+ter Charlomon , was i-chose kyng ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,385.2831)

but whan <P_VI,387> Charles was dede were i-ordeyned fyve kynges ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,387.2832)

but the empere lefte wi+t Arnulphus (CMPOLYCH,VI,387.2833)

and was i-crowned at +te laste of Formosus +te pope , +tat he beet
adoun +te Normans and +te Danes +tat hadde i-werred in Fraunce fourty
+gere ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,387.2834)

at +te laste he was hard i-holde with a strong sikenesse ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,387.2835)

and my+gte nou+gt be i-heled no+ter i-saved wi+t no manere medecyne ,
+tat he nas destroyed , and i-+gete with luys ri+gt to +te deth .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,387.2836)

Franco archebisshop of Rothomage cristned Rollo ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,387.2837)

and kyng Guttrun is deed . (CMPOLYCH,VI,387.2838)

Willelmus de Regibus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,387.2839)

For reses of Normans and of Danes , seynt Martyn his body was
translated from Turon to Seint German his chirche at Altissiodore ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,387.2840)

and +tere were meny myracles i-doo , (CMPOLYCH,VI,387.2841)

and +te monkes of Turon and of Altissiodore pletede for $the offrynge .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,387.2842)

And for +te seynt schulde deme whe+ter of hem hadde ri+gt to +te
offrynge , tey brou+gte for+t a mesel , +tat was i-heled in +tat syde
of his body +tat was toward seynt Martyn , (CMPOLYCH,VI,387.2843)

and +te o+ter del of his body lefte foul , and nou+gt i-heled ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,387.2844)

+tan for me schulde wene <P_VI,389> +tat +tat was happilyche byfalle ,
+tey tornede +te o+ter foul side toward seynt Martyn ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,389.2845)

and anon it was i-heled also . (CMPOLYCH,VI,389.2846)

+Tanne +te monkes of Turon hadde al +te offrynge for to +te werre was
i-sesede , (CMPOLYCH,VI,389.2847)

and +tanne +tei hadde here owne seynt $hoom a+gen to here owne hous .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,389.2848)

+Tis byfel nou+gt in +tis manere for non-power of seynt German ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,389.2849)

but he sparede and dede his gest reverence in his owne hous .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,389.2850)

Henricus , libro 5=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,389.2851)

+Tat +gere come foure oostes of Danes a+genst Aluredus , oon in
Nor+thomberlond , ano+ter in Est Anglond , +tat conteyne+t Nor+tfolk
and Sou+tfolk , +te +tridde at Excetre , +te four+te at Chestre ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,389.2852)

but at Chestre +te Danes were som byseged +tat +tey ete here hors for
honger . (CMPOLYCH,VI,389.2853)

+Te Scottyshe men Dusblan , Mahbon , and Malumyn desirede to lede
pilgryms lyf , (CMPOLYCH,VI,389.2854)

and took wi+t hem liflode for oon woke , (CMPOLYCH,VI,389.2855)

and took a carabum , +tat is a schippe i-made but of tweie hydes and an
half , (CMPOLYCH,VI,389.2856)

and wente +terynne wonderliche withoute seile , wi+toute rope and ore
and alle manere craft of schi+tcraft , (CMPOLYCH,VI,389.2857)

and come alonde in Corne-wayle <P_VI,391> after sevene dayes ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,391.2858)

and come to kyng Aluredus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,391.2859)

After Stevene , Formosus was pope fyve +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,391.2860)

Somtyme , for drede of pope Iohn , he left his bisshopriche of Portune
, (CMPOLYCH,VI,391.2861)

but for whanne he was i-cleped he wolde nou+gt come a+ge , he was
acorsed ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,391.2862)

at +te laste he com to pope Iohn into Fraunce , (CMPOLYCH,VI,391.2863)

and was degraded anon to +te staat of a lewed man .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,391.2864)

Also he was i-made swere +tat he schulde nevere torne a+gen to his
bisshopriche , no+ter come into +te citee of Rome ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,391.2865)

but at +te laste he was restored a+gen by pope Martyn , +tat was pope
Iohn his successour . (CMPOLYCH,VI,391.2866)

Plegmundus archebisshop of Cauturbury , +tat was a nobil man of clergie
, feng +te pal of Formosus $+te pope , (CMPOLYCH,VI,391.2867)

and ordeyned sevene bisshoppes to chirches of Engelond in oon day .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,391.2868)

+Tat +gere kyng Aluredus chased +te Danes first out of Kent , of
Excetre , and of Chichestre . (CMPOLYCH,VI,391.2869)

Henricus , libro 5=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,391.2870)

The Danes +tat were at Chestre were bysegede +tre dyes ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,391.2871)

and were compelled for honger to leve +te citee ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,391.2872)

+tanne +tey spoylede Nor+t Wales , (CMPOLYCH,VI,391.2873)

and wente so aboute by Nor+thomberlond into Est Anglond , +tere here
wifes and here schippes were . (CMPOLYCH,VI,391.2874)

$+Tey <P_VI,393> i-entred ynto +te ryver Luy , (CMPOLYCH,VI,393.2875)

and bulde a castel +tere faste by ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,393.2876)

but +te Londoners , by help of +te kyng , destroyed +tat castel ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,393.2877)

and to-deled +tat ryver in +tre chanelles and stremes , so +tat +te
Danes my+gte nou+gt brynge out here schippes ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,393.2878)

+tanne +te Danes lefte here schyppes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,393.2879)

and dwelled at +te brigge uppon Sevarne , faste by Wales ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,393.2880)

and bulde +tere a strong castel ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,393.2881)

and also +tese +tre +gere Engelond was hard bysette wi+t +tre manere of
sorwes , wi+t werre of +te Danes , moreyn of men , and pestilence of
bestes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,393.2882)

After Formosus , Bonefas was pope fiftene dayes ; after hym +te sixte
Stevene oon +gere and +tre mon+tes ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,393.2883)

$+terafter he lefte +te poperiche , and was i-made monk , +tat was
somtyme i-made bishop of Angun by pope Formosus Ysus ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,393.2884)

but afterward , whanne he was pope , he pursuede so Formosus , +tat
no+gt onliche he wi+tcleped his doynge and his dedes , but also he leet
take up Formosus his body whan he was deed out of +te eor+te ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,393.2885)

and made men brynge <P_VI,395> hym in to $+te pleyn conscistorie
i-clo+ted as a pope , (CMPOLYCH,VI,395.2886)

and +tanne he made men unclo+te hym , and take of hym +tat manere
clo+tinge , and clo+te hym as a lewed man , and kutte of tweie fyngres
of his ri+gtt hond , and caste hym into Tyber . (CMPOLYCH,VI,395.2887)

After +tis Stevene , Romanus was pope foure mon+tes .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,395.2888)

Lowys , Arnulphus his sone , regnede in Fraunce twelve +gere ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,395.2889)

but he hadde nevere the crowne of +te empere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,395.2890)

and in hym was +te ende of +te empere touchynge Charles his ofspringe .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,395.2891)

In his tyme were fyve popes , Theodorus , Iohn , Benet , Leo and
Cristofre . (CMPOLYCH,VI,395.2892)

Of hem Theodorus +te secounde , +tey+g he were pope $but oon mon+te ,
+git he roos a+genst pope Stevene his doynge , (CMPOLYCH,VI,395.2893)

and withcleped his dedes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,395.2894)

and confermede +te dedes of pope Formosus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,395.2895)

+Te nyn+te Iohn was pope two +gere ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,395.2896)

he made a counseile at Ravenna , (CMPOLYCH,VI,395.2897)

and dampnede pope Stevene his dedes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,395.2898)

and fau+gt a+genst +te Romayns . (CMPOLYCH,VI,395.2899)

Willelmus de Regibus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,395.2900)

+Tis +gere deide kyng Aluredus , (CMPOLYCH,VI,395.2901)

and was first i-buried in +te cathedral chirche at Wynchestre ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,395.2902)

but for +te madnesse and ravynge of +te chanouos , +tat seide +tat
spirites of kynges take+t +te careyn and walke+t aboute by ny+gte from
hous to hous , his <P_VI,397> sone Edward took +te fadres body
(CMPOLYCH,VI,397.2903)

and dede it in $+te New abbay . (CMPOLYCH,VI,397.2904)

+Tis and o+tere suche lewed tales Englisshe men holde+t by a mysbyleve
+tat ha+t ful longe i-dured , (CMPOLYCH,VI,397.2905)

and borowe+t it of mysbileved men +tat +tey trowe+t not , +tat after a
manis deth +te body walke+t and goo+t aboute by mevynge of +te fende ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,397.2906)

+terof speke+t Virgil , (CMPOLYCH,VI,397.2907)

and sei+t whan de+t come+t what semynge schappes flee+t aboute .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,397.2908)

R . (CMPOLYCH,VI,397.2909)

In preisynge of +tis kyng , Henricus libro primo sette+t vers in +tis
manere : (CMPOLYCH,VI,397.2910)

" Kyndeliche nobelnesse and goodnesse +geve+t to +te worschippe , and
goodnesse travaille , my+gty werriour Aluredus , and travaille name to
+te wi+toute eny ende . (CMPOLYCH,VI,397.2911)

Ioye with woo medled $he hadde in every tyme . (CMPOLYCH,VI,397.2912)

Alwey +tin hope was medled wi+t gretene drede . (CMPOLYCH,VI,397.2913)

+Tey he were now doun , he rayed bataille amorwe .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,397.2914)

<em> +gif he were wictord he dredde +te batayle a morwe . </em>
(CMPOLYCH,VI,397.2915)

After travaille of lyf of rennynge bo+te now+te his verray reste by
Crist wi+t oute eny ende . (CMPOLYCH,VI,397.2916)

<heading>

<P_399>

Capitulum quartum . (CMPOLYCH,399.2919)

Mar. , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,399.2920)

</heading>

EDWARD , +te Eldere by his surname , regned after his fader foure and
twenty +gere ; (CMPOLYCH,399.2922)

he was lowere +tan his fader in worshippe of lettrure , and heyere +tan
he in worldliche ioye and worshippe , (CMPOLYCH,399.2923)

for he bulde newe citees (CMPOLYCH,399.2924)

and amended citees +tat were i-peyred (CMPOLYCH,399.2925)

and sprad +te endes of his kyngdom wydder +tan dede his fader .
(CMPOLYCH,399.2926)

He made +te kynges of Scottes and of Combres and of Walschemen +gelde
hem to hym . (CMPOLYCH,399.2927)

He wan Estsex , Nor+thumberlond , and Mercia wi+t streng+te out of +te
honde of Danes , (CMPOLYCH,399.2928)

and hadde all Mercia after +te deth of his suster Elfleda .
(CMPOLYCH,399.2929)

On his firste wyf Egwyna he gat his eldest sone Ethelstan ;
(CMPOLYCH,399.2930)

oon queene Edgiva he gat Edredus and Edwynus and sevene dou+gtres ;
(CMPOLYCH,399.2931)

he maried oon of hem to Otho +te emperour , and ano+ter to Charles kyng
of West Fraunce , and +te +tridde to Siththricus duke of <P_VI,401>
Nor+thomber-lond . (CMPOLYCH,VI,401.2932)

Willelmus de Regibus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,401.2933)

On his +tridde wif Ethelswitha he gat Edmond and Edred ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,401.2934)

ei+ter of hem regnede after here bro+ter Athelston ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,401.2935)

he gat also tweie dou+gtres , seint Edburgh +tat was i-sacred to God ,
and reste+t at Wynchestre , and Edgiva +te faire , +tat was i-maried to
Lowys kyng of Gyan . (CMPOLYCH,VI,401.2936)

Also +tis made his sones lerne lettrure ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,401.2937)

and he made his dou+gtres firste lerne lettrure ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,401.2938)

and +terafter he made hem lese +te nedle and +te distaf .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,401.2939)

Willelmus de Pontificibus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,401.2940)

Of +tis mayde Edburga it is i-rad +tat whanne sche was +tre +gere olde
here fader wolde wete and assaye whe+ter sche wolde torne to God o+ter
to +te world , and dede in +te oon side of his chambre meny faire
iewelles and dyvers and grete richesse , and in o+ter side chalys and
gospelles , (CMPOLYCH,VI,401.2941)

+tanne in ano+ter place he dede besauntes , broches , and rynges ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,401.2942)

+tanne +te norse brou+gt for+t +te childe , (CMPOLYCH,VI,401.2943)

+tanne +te childe was i-bede chese and take what he <P_VI,403> wolde ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,403.2944)

and sche creep on honde and on foot (CMPOLYCH,VI,403.2945)

and took +te gospel . (CMPOLYCH,VI,403.2946)

+Tanne +te fader custe +te childe , (CMPOLYCH,VI,403.2947)

and seide , " Goo +tider as God clepe+t +te ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,403.2948)

sewe hym with a gracious foot +tat lede+t the ; "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,403.2949)

and so +terafter sche was i-made mynchoun ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,403.2950)

kyng his blood made here nevere torne aweyward , (CMPOLYCH,VI,403.2951)

but sche wolde take +te schoon of here sustres priveliche by ny+gte and
wasche hem and smere hem , and priveliche brynge hem a+gen .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,403.2952)

After Iohn +te four+te Benet was pope +tre +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,403.2953)

Also +tat +gere seynt Grymbalde +te confessour , +tat was kyng Aluredus
his techer , deide at Wynchestre . (CMPOLYCH,VI,403.2954)

+Tat +gere Plegmundus +te archebisshop in +te citee Dorobernia , +tat
is Caunturbury , ordeyned sevene bisshoppes to +te chirches of Engelond
; fyve to +te lond of Giweysys , +tat bee+t West Saxons , $oon at
Wynchestre , oon in Cornwaile , oon at Shireborne , oon at Welles ,
$oon at Crittoun . Also among +te Sou+t Saxons oon , and in Mercia oon
at Dorkynga , +tat is now Dorchestre bysides Oxenforde ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,403.2955)

for Formosus +te pope hadde i-+geve his curse <P_VI,405> to kyng Edward
and to Englisshe men for scarste of bisshoppes in here lond , +tat
hadde i-be bisshoples sevene +gere to gidres . (CMPOLYCH,VI,405.2956)

+Tat +gere brede faillede in Irlond , (CMPOLYCH,VI,405.2957)

for wormes +tat were tweie to+ted and i-liche to wontes fil doun from
hevene (CMPOLYCH,VI,405.2958)

and ete +te brede corne . (CMPOLYCH,VI,405.2959)

But +te wormes were i-doo awey by prayenge and fastynge .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,405.2960)

Clito Ethelwoldus , kyng Edward his emes sone , roos a+genst +te kyng ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,405.2961)

and occupiede +te citee of Wyneborne besides Bathe ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,405.2962)

and seide , +tat he wolde have +te maistrie o+ter deie +tere ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,405.2963)

but he ravisched and tok awey a mynchoun of +te abbay of Wynborne ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,405.2964)

and wente +tens to +te Danes of Nor+thomberlond ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,405.2965)

and prayed hem of helpe . (CMPOLYCH,VI,405.2966)

But +te kyng pursewede hem so strongliche +tat he forsook Engelond ,
and wente into Fraunce ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,405.2967)

but +te kyng brou+gte wi+t hym +te mynchoun a+gen ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,405.2968)

and restored here into here abbay : (CMPOLYCH,VI,405.2969)

but +te same +gere Ethelwoldus com a+gen wi+t schippes in grete array ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,405.2970)

and took wi+t hym +te Danes +tat woned in Est Anglond ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,405.2971)

and assailede and destroyede al +tat he my+gte fynde anon to <P_VI,407>
Crekanforde , +tat is Crekelade ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,407.2972)

+tanne he passede Tempse , (CMPOLYCH,VI,407.2973)

and spoillede and robbede +te londe anon to Bradenestok ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,407.2974)

and so he wente a+gen to Est Anglond , +tat conteyne+t Northfolk and
Sou+tfolk , as it is i-seide to forehonde ofte tyme .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,407.2975)

+Te kyng folowede after , (CMPOLYCH,VI,407.2976)

and destroyede and spoylede +te londe of his enemyes from +te ryvors to
+te bondes of seint Edmond his lond , (CMPOLYCH,VI,407.2977)

and heet his men +tat non of hem schulde abyde byhynde ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,407.2978)

bot +te Kentisshe men forgendrede +te kynges hetse ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,407.2979)

and abide +tere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,407.2980)

and were i-slawe nyh alle $of +te Danes ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,407.2981)

meny were i-slawe in ei+ter side , (CMPOLYCH,VI,407.2982)

bote Clito Ethelwoldus was i-slawe among his enemyes :
(CMPOLYCH,VI,407.2983)

+tanne +te Danes sigh +tat kyng Edward my+gte nou+gt be overcome ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,407.2984)

and made pees wi+t hym . (CMPOLYCH,VI,407.2985)

After Benet , +te fifte Leo was pope twenty mon+tes ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,407.2986)

for his preost Cristofre prisoned hym , (CMPOLYCH,VI,407.2987)

and toke +te poperiche so by maystrie , (CMPOLYCH,VI,407.2988)

but he was cast out after +te four+te mon+te . (CMPOLYCH,VI,407.2989)

+Te four+te , Sergius put out Cristofre , (CMPOLYCH,VI,407.2990)

and was pope +terafter seven +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,407.2991)

Som tyme he was decon cardynal , and reproved of Formosus +te pope ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,407.2992)

and wente to Frensche <P_VI,409> men . (CMPOLYCH,VI,409.2993)

By help of hem he prisoned Cristofre +tat asseylede +te poperiche and
hylde hit by streng+te , (CMPOLYCH,VI,409.2994)

and +tanne he hym self occupiede +te poperiche . (CMPOLYCH,VI,409.2995)

And in wreche of his $of puttynge he made hem take up Formosus +te pope
out of his grave , and smyte of his heed , and +trewe +te body into
Tyber . (CMPOLYCH,VI,409.2996)

Bote at +te laste fischers founde +tat body , (CMPOLYCH,VI,409.2997)

and brou+gte it to Seynt Peter his cherche , (CMPOLYCH,VI,409.2998)

and +te ymages of holy seyntes dede +tat body greet reverens and
worschippe in his comynge . (CMPOLYCH,VI,409.2999)

+Tat +gere +te citee Carlegioun , +tat is Legecestria , +tat now hatte
Chestre , after +tat he was destroyede by +te Danes , was restored
a+gen by help of Etheldredus duke of Mercia , and of his wif Elfleda ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,409.3000)

+tat citee was +too i-closed aboute wi+t newe walles , and i-made nyh
suche two as it was ra+ter . So +tat +te castel +tat was somtyme by +te
water wi+t oute +te walles is now in +te toun wi+t ynne +te walles .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,409.3001)

R . (CMPOLYCH,VI,409.3002)

Kyng Edward bulde a castel at Hereforde ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,409.3003)

+tat tyme was +te abbay of Cluni i-founded of William +te mylde ,
prince of Burgoyne . (CMPOLYCH,VI,409.3004)

+Te firste abbot of +tat place was seint Odo , +te secounde Majolus .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,409.3005)

William de <P_VI,411> Pontificibus , libro 4=o= , sei+t +tat firste +te
monkes of +tat place were riche in +te worlde , and of cleer religioun
in God . (CMPOLYCH,VI,411.3006)

+Tat tyme Etheldredus duke of Mercia and his wif Elfleda translated +te
bones of seint Edward +te kyng from Bardeneye to Gloucetre , +tere +tey
bulde an abbay in worschippe of seint Peter . (CMPOLYCH,VI,411.3007)

<heading>

Capitulum quintum . (CMPOLYCH,VI,411.3009)

</heading>

CONRADUS after Lowys was i-made prince among +te Almaignes ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,411.3011)

but for he was nou+gt emperour in Italy he is nou+gt i-rekened among
emperours , (CMPOLYCH,VI,411.3012)

no+ter he was i-hi+gt wi+t sacrynge and benesouns ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,411.3013)

but he regnede sevene +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,411.3014)

In +tis $yere +te empere gan to passe from +te Frensche men to +te
Almayns , (CMPOLYCH,VI,411.3015)

for Lowys +te predecessour of +tis my+gte no+gt diffende +te Romayne
a+genst +te Longobardes ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,411.3016)

+te empere passede from +te Frenshce men , (CMPOLYCH,VI,411.3017)

and so were tweye emperoures , oon in Almayne and ano+ter in Italy ,
anon to +te firste Otho , +tat was emperour of <P_VI,413> bo+te .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,413.3018)

+Tat +gere in +te province of Stafford at Thotenhale +te Englisshe men
overcome +te Danes ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,413.3019)

and afterward at Wodenesfeld kyng Edward slou+g of +te Danes tweye
kynges , tweye erles , and meny +towsand of men of Danes of
Northumberlond . (CMPOLYCH,VI,413.3020)

Etheldredus , duke and ledere , under-kyng of Mercia , deide ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,413.3021)

and his wyf Elfleda , kyng Edward his suster , regnede nobleliche longe
tyme in al Mercia , outtake Londoun and Oxenforde , +te whiche +te
kynge hylde to hymselfward . (CMPOLYCH,VI,413.3022)

Sche bulde meny citees and townes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,413.3023)

and amendede meny oon , +tat bee+t Brymmesbury , Brygge uppon Sevarn ,
Thomewor+t besides Lichefeld , Stafford , Warwyk , Shroysbury brigge
uppon Sevarn , Watusbury , Edisbury in +te forest bysides Chestre ,
+tat now is al destroyed . (CMPOLYCH,VI,413.3024)

Also sche bulde a citee wi+t a castel in +te nor+t endes of Mercia ,
uppon +te ryver Merce , +tat +too heet Runcofan ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,413.3025)

but now it hatte Runcorn . (CMPOLYCH,VI,413.3026)

Willelmus de Regibus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,413.3027)

The strong virago Elfleda , favour of cite+geynes <P_VI,415> and drede
of enemyes , help moche her bro+ter +te kyng in +gevynge of counsaile
and in buldynge of citees ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,415.3028)

whanne sche hadde assayed +te woo and +te sorwe onlich of oon childe
+tat sche bare , sche hatede +te clippynge of a man +terafter for
everemore , (CMPOLYCH,VI,415.3029)

and took witnesse of God , (CMPOLYCH,VI,415.3030)

and seide +tat it was nou+gt semeliche to a kynges dou+gter to use
$suche flescheliche likynge , +tere suche sorwe moste come nedes after
. (CMPOLYCH,VI,415.3031)

+te see +teves of Danes +tat wente out of Engelond into Fraunce aboute
$an nyntene +gere toforehonde , come newe a+ge into Engelond ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,415.3032)

and seillede aboute Cornewayle (CMPOLYCH,VI,415.3033)

and come into Sevarne see , (CMPOLYCH,VI,415.3034)

and took prayes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,415.3035)

and took a Britisshe bisshop in Irchenefeld , +te whiche bisshop kyng
Edwarde raunsoned for fourty pounde , (CMPOLYCH,VI,415.3036)

and chasede +te enemyes into Irlond ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,415.3037)

and made a castel at +te mouth of +te water of Avene , and o+tere
castelles at Bokyngham in +te ei+ter side of +te ryver Ouse ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,415.3038)

and made sugette +te Danes +tat woned at Bedeford and at Nor+thamptoun
, and here kyng Turketillus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,415.3039)

Anastacious was pope two +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,415.3040)

After hym Laudo was pope fyve +gere ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,415.3041)

+tat +gere +te <P_VI,417> Hungaries +tat bee+t by +te ryver Danubius
destroyed Italy . (CMPOLYCH,VI,417.3042)

+Te ten+te Iohn was pope fourtene +gere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,417.3043)

+tis was pope Sergius his sone and bisshop of Raven .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,417.3044)

By his help Albericus the markys put out +te Sarsyns out of Irlond .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,417.3045)

At +te laste fil strif and discord bytwene hem , (CMPOLYCH,VI,417.3046)

and +te pope putte +te markys out of +te citee ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,417.3047)

+terfore he was wroo+t , (CMPOLYCH,VI,417.3048)

and brou+gte +te Hungaries +tat hadde destroyed Italy ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,417.3049)

+terfore +te markys was i-slawe , (CMPOLYCH,VI,417.3050)

bote +te pope was i-strangled of +te markes his kny+gtes .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,417.3051)

+Tat +gere deide Rollo +te firste duke of Normandye i-translated out
after +te four+te +gere of his ducherie ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,417.3052)

his sone William Longa Spata was duke after hym fyve and twenty +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,417.3053)

Elfleda queene of Mercia toke prayes in +te lond of Bretouns at Brehnok
, (CMPOLYCH,VI,417.3054)

and took +te kynges wyf of Wales , (CMPOLYCH,VI,417.3055)

and renewede Legecestre , +tat is Chestre . (CMPOLYCH,VI,417.3056)

Kyng Edward bulde +te citee of Toucestre and of Wiggemore ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,417.3057)

and destroyed +te castel +tat +te Danes hadde y-buld at Themesforde .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,417.3058)

Elfleda took +te citee of Derby uppon +te Danes ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,417.3059)

here foure mynistres were <P_VI,419> i-slawe . (CMPOLYCH,VI,419.3060)

Henry , +te sone of duke Otho of Saxon , regnede ey+gtene +gere over
+te Almayns , bote nou+gt in Italy , (CMPOLYCH,VI,419.3061)

and +ter-fore he is nou+gt acounted among +te emperours .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,419.3062)

+Tis overcome +te Hungaries , (CMPOLYCH,VI,419.3063)

and tornede to +te fey +te duke of Normandye , William Longa Spata .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,419.3064)

Longa spata is a long swerd in Englisshe . (CMPOLYCH,VI,419.3065)

Willelmus de Regibus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,419.3066)

+Tat +gere deide Elfleda , ei+gtene dayes tofore Iuyl , fyve +gere
tofore +te de+t of hire bro+ter kyng Edward . (CMPOLYCH,VI,419.3067)

And sche was i-buried at Glow-cestre in Seynt Peter his cherche , +tat
sche and hire housbonde hadde i-bulde uppon kyng Oswaldes bones , +tat
+tey hadde i-brou+gt +tider from Bardeneye ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,419.3068)

bote +te Danes destroyed +tat cherche , (CMPOLYCH,VI,419.3069)

and Aldredus , bisshop bo+te of +gork and of Worcestre , <P_VI,421>
repayrallede ano+ter +tat is now +te cheef abbay of +te citee .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,421.3070)

Kyng Edward took +te power of Mercia from Elfwyna +te dou+gter of
Elfleda , (CMPOLYCH,VI,421.3071)

and lad here wi+t hym into West Saxon . (CMPOLYCH,VI,421.3072)

R . (CMPOLYCH,VI,421.3073)

In preysinge of +tis Elfleda , Henricus , libro 5=o= .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,421.3074)

O Elflede my+gti , O mayde mennene drede ; victrice of kynd , wel
wor+ty +ty name of a manne ; and +te wel bri+gter now kynde ha+t
i-maked a mayde ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,421.3075)

goodnesse ha+t +te made to have +te name of a manne ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,421.3076)

kynde teche+t +te to chaunge nou+gt but +te name ; my+gte queene and
kyng victorious to arraye . (CMPOLYCH,VI,421.3077)

Cesar triumphus were nou+gt so moche wor+ty ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,421.3078)

Nobler +tan Cesar , mayde Virago , farewel . (CMPOLYCH,VI,421.3079)

Whan kyng Edward herde of +te dee+t of his suster he made suget to hym
Thomeworth and Snotyngham , +tat now hatte Notyngham ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,421.3080)

+tere he bulde a new citee in +te sou+t side ri+gt a+genst +te olde
<P_VI,423> citee , (CMPOLYCH,VI,423.3081)

and sette a brugge uppon Trente , bytwene +te tweie citees .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,423.3082)

+Terafter +te same +gere +tre kynges +gelde hem freliche to hym ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,423.3083)

+tat were +te kynges of Scotland , of Danes , and of Wales .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,423.3084)

+Tat +gere kyng Edward bulde a citee at Thelwal , +tat is in +te nor+t
endes of Mercia by +te water of Mercie , (CMPOLYCH,VI,423.3085)

and +tere he sette kepynge of kny+gtes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,423.3086)

+Tanne he passede +te water of Mercie , (CMPOLYCH,VI,423.3087)

and restored +te citee of Manchestre , +tat is in +te sou+t endes of
Nor+thumberlond . (CMPOLYCH,VI,423.3088)

Kyng Edward deide at Faryngdoun twelve myle be west Oxenford ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,423.3089)

and was i-buryed at Wynchestre in +te newe abbay .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,423.3090)

<heading>

Capitulum sextum . (CMPOLYCH,VI,423.3092)

Athelstanus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,423.3093)

</heading>

ATHELSTAN , kyng Edward his eldeste sone , was i-made kyng of
Kyngestoun besides Londoun in Southeray ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,423.3095)

he <P_VI,425> regnede sextene +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,425.3096)

In his firste yere +te nobel child Don-ston was i-bore in +te contray
of Glastenbury ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,425.3097)

al his lif from his bur+te to his ende day schoon by vertues and by
myracles . (CMPOLYCH,VI,425.3098)

Alfridus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,425.3099)

Kyng Athelston maried his suster to Sithricus kynge of the Danes of
Northumberlonde . (CMPOLYCH,VI,425.3100)

Sythrycus dyed sone after , (CMPOLYCH,VI,425.3101)

and the kynge put oute Sythrycus his sone , (CMPOLYCH,VI,425.3102)

and ioynede +tat kyngdom to his owne . (CMPOLYCH,VI,425.3103)

+Tanne by bataille he made suget Hoelus kyng of Britouns , and
Constantyn kyng of Scottes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,425.3104)

and fenge hem whanne +tey were i-+golde . (CMPOLYCH,VI,425.3105)

Kyng Athelston made +tis Constantyn kyng of Scotland ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,425.3106)

+tanne Constantyn seide , " It is more worschippe to make a kyng +tan
it is to be a kyng . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,425.3107)

Willelmus de Regibus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,425.3108)

Also kyng Athelston maried his o+ter suster to Otho +te emperour ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,425.3109)

and feng of hym hors and precious stones , and a maner vessel i-made of
a stoon +tat hatte onichinus , +tat was cleer and bri+gt , and lettede
nou+gt the passynge of li+gt no+ter of si+gt , (CMPOLYCH,VI,425.3110)

and it was i-made sotilliche by gravynge craft +tat it semed
ver-railiche +tat corn growynge +terynne wawed hider and <P_VI,427>
+tider , as longe corn doo+t in feeldes , and +tat vynes burgonede ,
and ymages of men moevede . (CMPOLYCH,VI,427.3111)

Also he feng of hym +te grete Constantyn his swerde .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,427.3112)

In +tat $swerd +te ownere his name was i-rad in lettres of gold in +te
hilt +terof ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,427.3113)

uppon grete plates of gold was i-steked on $of +te foure irene nayles
+tat Crist was i-nayled with to +te rode . (CMPOLYCH,VI,427.3114)

He fenge of hym +te grete Charls his spere ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,427.3115)

evere whanne Charles schook +tat spere he hadde +te maistrie ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,427.3116)

me telle+t +tat +tat spere opened Cristes side ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,427.3117)

and sente out Morys his baner . (CMPOLYCH,VI,427.3118)

That baner Charles usede a+genst +te Saresyns . (CMPOLYCH,VI,427.3119)

Also he feng a party of +te holy crosse , and som of +te crowne of
+torne . (CMPOLYCH,VI,427.3120)

Kyng Athel-ston brou+gte som of +tese relikes to +te abbay of
Malmes-bury . (CMPOLYCH,VI,427.3121)

Marcianus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,427.3122)

+Te sexte Leo was pope foure yere and sevene mon+tes .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,427.3123)

Odo is i-made bisshop of Wiltoun . (CMPOLYCH,VI,427.3124)

Willelmus de Pontificibus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,427.3125)

Frithstan bisshop of Wyn-chestre deide , (CMPOLYCH,VI,427.3126)

and Birstan was bisshop after hym . (CMPOLYCH,VI,427.3127)

Of +tis <P_VI,429> Birstan it is i-rad +tat he song every day for alle
Cristen soules ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,429.3128)

+tanne in a ny+gt he +gede aboute a chirche hawe ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,429.3129)

and seide salmes for alle Cristene soules ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,429.3130)

+tanne in a ny+gt whanne he hadde all i-seide , +tanne he seide "
Requiescant in pace , " (CMPOLYCH,VI,429.3131)

$and he herde a voys of a grete oost answere out of +te graves ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,429.3132)

and seide Amen . (CMPOLYCH,VI,429.3133)

Odo bisshop of Wyn-chestre is i-made archebisshop of Dorobernia , +tat
is Caun-terbury . (CMPOLYCH,VI,429.3134)

+To Stevene was pope sevene +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,429.3135)

Odo bisshop of Wynchestre is dede ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,429.3136)

after hym Elpheges +te ballede was bisshop of Wynchestre ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,429.3137)

+tat man was a prophete , and nyh of seynt Donstan his kynne .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,429.3138)

Willelmus de Pontificibus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,429.3139)

In an Aschewednesday , as +te manere is , he dede hem +tat schulde doo
open penaunce out of cherche , (CMPOLYCH,VI,429.3140)

and chardede o+ter men +tat +tey schulde in +tilke dayes faste and be
chaste , and spare +te likynge of here wifes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,429.3141)

Among hem alle oon spak , (CMPOLYCH,VI,429.3142)

and seide : " Sire , I may not at +tis tyme leve bo+te my feste and
<P_VI,431> my wif . (CMPOLYCH,VI,431.3143)

Bote +te wif +tat I have put awey for +te tyme I schal sone take a+gen
. " (CMPOLYCH,VI,431.3144)

" Wrecche , " quo+t +te bisshop , " +tou makest me sory ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,431.3145)

+tou wost not what is i-ordeyned for +te a+genst tomorwe : "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,431.3146)

+tanne a morwe he was i-founde deed in his bed . (CMPOLYCH,VI,431.3147)

Also in a tyme +tis Elfleges made +tre monkes preostes , Dunston ,
Ethelwolde , and Ethelstan . (CMPOLYCH,VI,431.3148)

And whanne +te service was i-doo , he spak to hem ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,431.3149)

and seide , " +tis day to fore God I have i-sette my honde uppon +tre
men ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,431.3150)

tweyne of hem schul be bisshoppes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,431.3151)

bote +te +tridde schal make a wrecched ende . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,431.3152)

+Tanne Athelstan was +te more home-liche by cause of kynrede ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,431.3153)

and spak (CMPOLYCH,VI,431.3154)

and seide , " Schal I be a bisshop ? " (CMPOLYCH,VI,431.3155)

" +tou schalt have no part in +tis ordre , " quod Elphegus ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,431.3156)

" no+ter +tou schalt not long bere +tis clo+t-inge . "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,431.3157)

For Sconstantyn kyng of Scottes hadde i-broke covenant , kyng Ethelstan
arayed hym toward Scotland , (CMPOLYCH,VI,431.3158)

and in +te way he wente a pilgrymage to seint Iohn of Be-verley ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,431.3159)

<P_VI,433>

and leyde his knyf to wedde uppon seint Iohn his au+gter ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,433.3161)

and heet +tat +gif he come a+gen wi+t +te victorie , he wolde raunsoun
his knyf wi+t a wor+ty prys . (CMPOLYCH,VI,433.3162)

After +te victorie , whanne he come a+gen , he prayed God +tat he wolde
, +toru+g +te prayer of seint Iohn of Beverlay , schewe som open tokene
by +te whiche tokone +tey +tat bee+t and schal be mowe knowe +tat the
Scottes by ri+gt schulde be suget to Englische men .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,433.3163)

+Tanne +te kynges swerd smoot on a greet stoon faste by +te castel of
Dunbarre . (CMPOLYCH,VI,433.3164)

In +tat stoon +git to +tis day is i-sene of +tat strook a chene of an
elne longe . (CMPOLYCH,VI,433.3165)

+Tanne +te kyng com a+gen , (CMPOLYCH,VI,433.3166)

and raunsoned his knyf wi+t wor+ty doynge . (CMPOLYCH,VI,433.3167)

+Te enleven+te Iohn was pope oon +gere ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,433.3168)

after hym +te seven+te Leo was pope +tre +ger and sixe mon+tes .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,433.3169)

Lowys +te sone of Charles +te symple , and of kyng Edward his dou+gter
, regnede after his fader in West Fraunce nyntene +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,433.3170)

Willelmus de Regibus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,433.3171)

He was in a tyme i-pursewed of oon Isenbardus , (CMPOLYCH,VI,433.3172)

and axede help of +te lordes of his lond , (CMPOLYCH,VI,433.3173)

and +tey +gaf hym non answere ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,433.3174)

+tanne Huwe a symple kny+gt , eorle Roberd his sone of Mont Desire ,
<P_VI,435> took wilfulliche +te bataille for his lord ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,435.3175)

and slou+g hym wi+t ynne +te lystes +tat woldes nedes fi+gte .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,435.3176)

+Tanne sone +terafter , whanne +tis kyng was feble , he made +tis Huwe
his heyre , (CMPOLYCH,VI,435.3177)

and so cesede +te ofspringe of Charls , o+ter for his wif was bareyne ,
o+ter for he lyved but a schort tyme : (CMPOLYCH,VI,435.3178)

+tanne +tis Huwe wedded kyng Edwardes o+ter dou+gter .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,435.3179)

+Te firste Otho +te sone of +te firste Herry , was +te firste emperour
of Duches men , (CMPOLYCH,VI,435.3180)

and regnede sevene and +tritty +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,435.3181)

In a Ester tyme he made a grete feste to his princes and lordes ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,435.3182)

and or +tei were al i-sette a prince his sone took a messe of +te borde
, as a childe $schulde , (CMPOLYCH,VI,435.3183)

and +te kynges sewer smoot +te childe wi+t a staf ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,435.3184)

+te childes maister si+g +tat , (CMPOLYCH,VI,435.3185)

and slow +te sewere anon . (CMPOLYCH,VI,435.3186)

+Tanne +te emperour wolde have i-dampned hym wi+t oute audience ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,435.3187)

he +trewe doun +te emperour to +te er+te , (CMPOLYCH,VI,435.3188)

and strangled hym almost ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,435.3189)

+te emperour was unne+te delyvered out of +tis childes maister hondes .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,435.3190)

But +tanne he heet save +te childe his maister $lyf ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,435.3191)

and cride and seide +tat he hymself was to blame ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,435.3192)

for he hadde nou+gt i-spared hym for soo greet a feste .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,435.3193)

<P_VI,437>

+Tat +gere Anlaf , a paynym , kyng of Irlond and of meny ilondes ,
Sithiricus his sone , by visitynge of his wifes fader , +tat was
Constantyn kyng of Scotland , Anlaf entrede into +te mouth of +te ryver
of Humber wi+t a strong navey . (CMPOLYCH,VI,437.3195)

Kyng Athelstan and his bro+ter Edmond mette hym at Brunfort .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,437.3196)

Willelmus de Regibus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,437.3197)

Whanne +te hostes were i-gadred Anlaf by +tou+gte hym of a queynt gyle
, (CMPOLYCH,VI,437.3198)

and took an harpe on honde , (CMPOLYCH,VI,437.3199)

and come into Ethelstan his tente in an harpour $his lich .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,437.3200)

+Tere in +te mete tyme he aspyed al +tat he wolde ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,437.3201)

and hadde money for his harpynge . (CMPOLYCH,VI,437.3202)

He hadde +te money a+genst herte , (CMPOLYCH,VI,437.3203)

and buried it priveliche under hym in +te eor+te ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,437.3204)

+tat was aspied of oon +tat hadde i-be somtyme a soudeour wi+t Anlaf ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,437.3205)

and he warned Ethelstan whan Anlaf was a goo ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,437.3206)

+te kyng blamede hym for he warned hym nou+gt ra+ter ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,437.3207)

he answerde and seide : " O kyng , +te same fey +tat I owe now to +te I
+gaf to Anlaf somtyme ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,437.3208)

+terfore +gif I breke +tat fey now to hym +tou woldest wene +tat I
wolde <P_VI,439> doo +te same to +te ano+ter tyme .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,439.3209)

But now take hede of my counsaille , (CMPOLYCH,VI,439.3210)

and remeve +ty tente out of +tis place , +tat whanne he come+t
unwiseliche he mowe faille of his purpose +tat +tou my+gte overcome hym
wi+t grete sobernesse . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,439.3211)

+Tis was i-doo , (CMPOLYCH,VI,439.3212)

and Anlaf come hastiliche by ny+gte , (CMPOLYCH,VI,439.3213)

and in +te wey he slou+g a bisshop +tat remevede his tente and his
meyne , (CMPOLYCH,VI,439.3214)

and passed for+t (CMPOLYCH,VI,439.3215)

and fil on +te kynges tente , (CMPOLYCH,VI,439.3216)

but +te kyng was awaked wi+t so grete noyse , (CMPOLYCH,VI,439.3217)

and his swerd fil out of his scaberge , (CMPOLYCH,VI,439.3218)

and he cride to God and seint Aldelyn . (CMPOLYCH,VI,439.3219)

And at +te prayere of Odo +te archebisshop +tat was +too wi+t +te kyng
, +te kyng fonde his swerd i-falle into his scaberge a+gen ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,439.3220)

+tat swerd is +git i-kept in the kynges tresorye ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,439.3221)

+tat swerde is +git kervynge in +te oon side , (CMPOLYCH,VI,439.3222)

and fonge+t in no place no+ter gold ne silver . (CMPOLYCH,VI,439.3223)

But by +tat +gifte of God +te kyng was +to i-holpe ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,439.3224)

and chasede his enemyes al +tat dawenynge and al day amorwe :
(CMPOLYCH,VI,439.3225)

+tere kyng Constantyn was i-slawe , and fyve o+ter smale kynges
<P_VI,441> and twelve dukes , and wel ny+g al +te gaderynge of straunge
naciouns . (CMPOLYCH,VI,441.3226)

Here after he chasede +te Nor+t Britouns at Herford , so +tat +tey
schulde paye hym every +gere twenty pound of gold , and +tre hondred
pound of silver , and fyve and twenty hondred re+teren :
(CMPOLYCH,VI,441.3227)

+tanne he took to his subieccioun Cornugallia , (CMPOLYCH,VI,441.3228)

and amendede Excetre . (CMPOLYCH,VI,441.3229)

In preysinge of hym oon made +tis ditee : (CMPOLYCH,VI,441.3230)

" Kynges blood brou+gte for+t a man ful noble a kny+gt bri+gt precious
stone +to byschone oure derke so bri+gt greet Ethelstanus hi+gte of
lond pa+t to +te ry+gt noble wor+tynesse +te so+te forsake ne my+gte .
" (CMPOLYCH,VI,441.3231)

After Leo +te +tridde Martyn was pope +tre +gere and sixe mon+tes ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,441.3232)

also +tat +gere Ethelstan deide at Gloucestre , (CMPOLYCH,VI,441.3233)

and hadde no children , (CMPOLYCH,VI,441.3234)

and he was i-buried at Madulf . (CMPOLYCH,VI,441.3235)

<heading>

Capitulum septimum . (CMPOLYCH,VI,441.3237)

</heading>

WHANNE Athelstan was dede his bro+ter Edmond bygan to regne in his
twenti+te +gere of age , (CMPOLYCH,VI,441.3239)

and regnede aboute <P_VI,443> an sevene +gere ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,443.3240)

and gat on his queene Elgiva tweie sones , Edwyn and Edgar +te pesible
. (CMPOLYCH,VI,443.3241)

Willelmus de Regibus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,443.3242)

In +tis Edmond his tyme +te Nor+thombres become rebel ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,443.3243)

and sent for Anlaf out of Irlond . (CMPOLYCH,VI,443.3244)

But kyng Edmond overcome hym , and Reynold Gormundus his sone ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,443.3245)

and outlawed hem , (CMPOLYCH,VI,443.3246)

and took Nor+thomberlond to his owne worschippe ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,443.3247)

and bet doun Comberlond +tat was rebel , (CMPOLYCH,VI,443.3248)

and +gaf it to Malcolyn kyng of Scotlond , so +tat he schulde helpe hym
in everiche side where he were . (CMPOLYCH,VI,443.3249)

It semeth +tat in +tis iorney kyng Edmond took wi+t hym +te bones of
Colfridus +te abbot , and of Hilda +te abbas , (CMPOLYCH,VI,443.3250)

and brou+gte hem to Glastenbury . (CMPOLYCH,VI,443.3251)

Alfridus sei+t , and Marianus also , +tat +tis kyng in +te seven+te
+gere of his kyngdom wolde delyvere his sewere out of his enemyes
hondes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,443.3252)

and was +to i-slawe of hem ri+gt +tere at Pulkyrcherche ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,443.3253)

but Willelmus de Regibus , libro 2=o= , sei+t +tat +te kyng was at +te
feste at Pulkercherche in a seynt Austyns day , (CMPOLYCH,VI,443.3254)

and he seigh on Leof , a +teef +tat he hadde exciled for his trespas ,
sitte +tere at mete <P_VI,445> among o+ter men ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,445.3255)

and +te kyng leep over +te borde , (CMPOLYCH,VI,445.3256)

and took +te +teof by +te heere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,445.3257)

and +trewe hym to grounde , (CMPOLYCH,VI,445.3258)

and +te +teef glotoun wi+t his knyf rent out +te kynges bowels ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,445.3259)

+tanne +te +teof , bytwene +te hondes of hem +tat made noyse and cryde
, woundede and slou+g meny men , (CMPOLYCH,VI,445.3260)

and was al to-hakked of kny+gtes and of o+tere men .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,445.3261)

After Martyn +te secounde Aga-pitis was pope sexe +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,445.3262)

+Tat +gere Lowys kyng of Fraunce , +te sone of Charles , made slee
gilefulliche William Longa Spata , +te secounde duke of Normandye , +te
sone of Rollo ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,445.3263)

+terfore +te lordes of Normandye were wroo+t , (CMPOLYCH,VI,445.3264)

and took +te kyng , (CMPOLYCH,VI,445.3265)

and hilde hym in Rothomage for to +tat he hadde byhote and i-swore +tat
he schulde +gelde Normandye to Richard , duke William his sone , and
+tat ever after +tat tyme , in everiche speche whan +te kyng and +te
duke speke to giders +te duke schulde be i-gerd wi+t a swerd , and +te
kyng schulde no+ter-1 bere swerd ne knyf . (CMPOLYCH,VI,445.3266)

After +tis duke William his +gonge sone Richard was a duke <P_VI,447>
And +git while +tis Richard was +gong he was i-cleped Richard +te olde
, and wi+t oute drede , (CMPOLYCH,VI,447.3267)

for he dradde nevere ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,447.3268)

he was duke of Normandye two and fifty +gere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,447.3269)

and come to his ducherie by hard travaille and greet ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,447.3270)

on his wyf Gunora , a Dane , he gat fyve sones and tweie dou+gtres ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,447.3271)

+te firste heet Emma , (CMPOLYCH,VI,447.3272)

and was +te floure of Normandye ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,447.3273)

her fader maried hire to Etheldredus kyng of Englond .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,447.3274)

+Tis duke Richard usede to bidde his bedes in everiche cherche +tat he
com nyh , and nameliche wi+toute +gif he my+gte nou+gt com into +te
chirche . (CMPOLYCH,VI,447.3275)

In a ny+gt he come into +te chirche allone , (CMPOLYCH,VI,447.3276)

and fonde a cors +tere ligge in a bere , and no man +terwi+t .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,447.3277)

While he badde his bedes , he leyde his gloves on a desk ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,447.3278)

and for+gat hem +tere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,447.3279)

and wente on his way . (CMPOLYCH,VI,447.3280)

+Tanne the dede man aroos wi+t greet noyse , (CMPOLYCH,VI,447.3281)

and spradde his armes in +te cherche dore a+genst +te duke .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,447.3282)

+Te duke made +te signe of +te crosse in his forhede wi+t his +tombe ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,447.3283)

and conjured +te dede man +tat he schulde reste , bot al for nou+gt ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,447.3284)

for it wolde nou+gt bee . (CMPOLYCH,VI,447.3285)

+Tanne +te duke wi+t his swerd smote +te cors atweyne ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,447.3286)

and be+tou+gte hym whan he was oute +tat <P_VI,449> he hadde for+gete
his gloves , (CMPOLYCH,VI,449.3287)

+tanne he tornede a+gen (CMPOLYCH,VI,449.3288)

and fette his gloves . (CMPOLYCH,VI,449.3289)

Afterward he ordeyned in al his lond +tat aboute a dede cors schulde be
wacche al +te ny+gt longe . (CMPOLYCH,VI,449.3290)

Hit happede +tat a monke of Seint Audoenus of Rothomage wolde in a
ny+gt goo to his lemman , (CMPOLYCH,VI,449.3291)

and fil doun of a brigge into a water , (CMPOLYCH,VI,449.3292)

and was i-stufled ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,449.3293)

+tanne for his soule was strif by-twene an aungel and a fende ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,449.3294)

and ei+ter of hem putte the cause uppon duke William his doome ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,449.3295)

and he +gaf suche a dome , +tat +te soule schulde be restored a+gen to
+te body , (CMPOLYCH,VI,449.3296)

and +te body schulde be $y-sette on +te brygge of +te which he hadde
i-falle . (CMPOLYCH,VI,449.3297)

And +gif he +gede +tanne to doo +te synne he schulde be i-dampned ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,449.3298)

and elles he schulde be i-saved . (CMPOLYCH,VI,449.3299)

Whanne +tis was i-doo +te monk fleigh to chirche ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,449.3300)

+te duke wente amorwe erliche to +te same chirche ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,449.3301)

and fonde +te monkes clo+tes +git al wete , (CMPOLYCH,VI,449.3302)

and tolde +te abbot of +te place +te dede +tat was byfalle .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,449.3303)

Whanne +te duke and Gunnora hadde i-lyved <P_VI,451> longe in hordom
+te peple spak moche +terof , (CMPOLYCH,VI,451.3304)

and +te duke by counsaille of +te peple wedded hire at +te laste .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,451.3305)

+Tanne the firste ny+gt after +te weddynge , whanne +tey come to bedde
, whe+ter it were in game or in ernest , Gunnora tornede here bak and
here buttokes toward +te duke , as sche hadde nevere to forehonde i-doo
; (CMPOLYCH,VI,451.3306)

me axede of hire why sche dede soo ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,451.3307)

" For now first , " quo+t sche , " I may doo now what me like+t . "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,451.3308)

Also +tis duke wer+te sike in a tyme , (CMPOLYCH,VI,451.3309)

and made hym a greet cheste , (CMPOLYCH,VI,451.3310)

and filled it ful of whete , (CMPOLYCH,VI,451.3311)

and deled it to pore men every Friday to his lyves ende .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,451.3312)

Henricus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,451.3313)

Edmond kyng of Engelond took and wan out of +te Dane hondes , +tat were
paynyms , fyve noble citees , Lyncolne , Snot-yngham , +tat is
Notingham , Derby , Stafford , and Lege-cestre . (CMPOLYCH,VI,451.3314)

He bynam hem +tese citees in +tat +tat +tey were pay-nyms ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,451.3315)

and he by schoon +tese citees wi+t lawhe of ri+gt byleve ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,451.3316)

ffor he feng Anlaf of +te colde water . (CMPOLYCH,VI,451.3317)

Anlaf was i-cristened more by streng+te +tan by prechynge of Goddes
<P_VI,453> word . (CMPOLYCH,VI,453.3318)

Also +tis kyng ordeyned and made ordynaunces , (CMPOLYCH,VI,453.3319)

and amended what schulde be amended by counsaile of Donstan ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,453.3320)

and made +te abbay of Glastenbury nobel in catel and in monkes .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,453.3321)

R . (CMPOLYCH,VI,453.3322)

As it is i-seide to forehonde , at +te laste he deide at Pultercherche
, (CMPOLYCH,VI,453.3323)

and was i-buried at Glastingbury . (CMPOLYCH,VI,453.3324)

<heading>

Capitulum octavum . (CMPOLYCH,VI,453.3326)

Marianus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,453.3327)

ODREDUS was anoynt at Kyngestoun of Odo +te archebisshop
(CMPOLYCH,VI,453.3328)

and regned after his bro+ter Edmond ten +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,453.3329)

For Edmond his sones Edwyn and Edgar were +git of +gong age , and to
+gonge for to regne . (CMPOLYCH,VI,453.3330)

+Tis Edredus , in +te firste +gere of his kyngdom , beet doun
strongliche +te Nor+thumbres +tat were rebel . (CMPOLYCH,VI,453.3331)

+Terfore +te Scottes dredde hem , (CMPOLYCH,VI,453.3332)

and +gelde hem to hym . (CMPOLYCH,VI,453.3333)

After Agapitus +te twelf+te Iohn was pope $+te ey+gte +gere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,453.3334)

His fader Albertus was my+gti in +te citee of Rome ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,453.3335)

and made +te noble men of +te citee swere +tat +tey schulde <P_VI,455>
make his sone Octavianus pope whanne Agapitus were deed ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,455.3336)

and so +tey dede , (CMPOLYCH,VI,455.3337)

and chaungede his name , (CMPOLYCH,VI,455.3338)

and cleped hym Iohn . (CMPOLYCH,VI,455.3339)

He was an hunter and a leccherous man , so +tat he helde wommen wi+t
hym opounliche . (CMPOLYCH,VI,455.3340)

+Terfore some of +te cardinales write to Otho emperour of Saxons ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,455.3341)

and prayed hym +tat he wolde come to Rome and helpe $to do awey +te
sclaundre of holy cherche . (CMPOLYCH,VI,455.3342)

+Te pope was war +terof , (CMPOLYCH,VI,455.3343)

and made kutte of +te nose of +te conselour , and +te hond of the
writer +tat wroot +tat lettre . (CMPOLYCH,VI,455.3344)

+Tanne he was ofte i-warned by +te emperour and by +te clergie +tat he
schulde amende hym self ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,455.3345)

and for he wolde nou+gt he was i-sette doun , (CMPOLYCH,VI,455.3346)

and Leo was i-made pope in his stede . (CMPOLYCH,VI,455.3347)

But whan +te emperour was agoo , Benet was i-putte in +te poperiche ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,455.3348)

+terfore +te emperour come a+gen , (CMPOLYCH,VI,455.3349)

and byseged Rome , for to +tey +gelde Benet to hym , and restored Leo
a+gen . (CMPOLYCH,VI,455.3350)

Lowys +te kyng of West Fraunce is dede , +te sone of Charles +te symple
; (CMPOLYCH,VI,455.3351)

after hym his sone Lotharius was kyng sevene and +tritty +gere ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,455.3352)

and deide with oute <P_VI,457> children ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,457.3353)

he pursewede Richard duke of Normandye , as his fader hadde i-pursewed
Richard his fader . (CMPOLYCH,VI,457.3354)

Marcianus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,457.3355)

Bote at +te laste , $Edredus for +te untrow+te of $+te Nor+t-hombres ,
he destroyed here lond , (CMPOLYCH,VI,457.3356)

and sette +te abbay of Ripoun a fire . (CMPOLYCH,VI,457.3357)

Whanne +te kyng wente +tennes homward an oost brak outward of +gork ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,457.3358)

and dede greet harme on +te laste partye of +te kynges oost ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,457.3359)

+terfore +te kyng was wroo+t , (CMPOLYCH,VI,457.3360)

and +tou+gte to destroye al Northumberlond ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,457.3361)

but +te Nor+thombres dede awey Hircus , +tat +tey hadde i-made here
kyng , (CMPOLYCH,VI,457.3362)

and plesede kyng Edredus wi+t +giftes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,457.3363)

Kyng Edredus wer+t sore seek , (CMPOLYCH,VI,457.3364)

and sente to his schriftfader Donstan , (CMPOLYCH,VI,457.3365)

and he com wi+t grete spede ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,457.3366)

and as he cam in +te weye a voys cam and spak to hym clerliche
(CMPOLYCH,VI,457.3367)

and seide : " Now reste+t kyng Edredus in pees . "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,457.3368)

At +tat voys +te hors +tat Donstan sat uppon fil doun
(CMPOLYCH,VI,457.3369)

and deide , wi+toute hurtynge of hym +tat satte above .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,457.3370)

Donstan buried +te kyng at Wynchestre in +te olde <P_VI,459> abbay .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,459.3371)

After +tis kyng , +tat diede wi+t oute children , Edwynus was kyng ,
Edmund his eldeste sone , (CMPOLYCH,VI,459.3372)

and was anoynt kyng of Engelond in +te real toun Kyngestoun besides
Londoun , of Odo +te archebisshop . (CMPOLYCH,VI,459.3373)

+Te firste day of his sacrynge he fil into an unlawful leccherie ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,459.3374)

+terfore Dunstan wi+t seide hym , (CMPOLYCH,VI,459.3375)

and undertook and blamed hym +terfore . (CMPOLYCH,VI,459.3376)

And +terfore he exciled Donston , and meny monkes ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,459.3377)

and bynam hem what hey hadde ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,459.3378)

he put out +te monkes of Malmesbury , (CMPOLYCH,VI,459.3379)

and +gaf the abbay to his clerkes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,459.3380)

At +te last +te Merces and +te Northumbres put +tis Edwyn out of his
kyngdom for his evel lyvynge , (CMPOLYCH,VI,459.3381)

and made his bro+ter Edgar kyng whan he was sixtene +gere olde .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,459.3382)

In Edgar his bygynnynge seynt Donston herde aungels synge in +tis
manere : (CMPOLYCH,VI,459.3383)

" Pees be to +te lond of Englisshe men in +te childes tyme +tat now is
i-bore , and in Donston his tyme . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,459.3384)

And so it was +too i-made +tat +te ryver of Tempse to dele +te tweie
kyngene londes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,459.3385)

and Edwyn ragnede an foure +gere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,459.3386)

and deide at +te laste , (CMPOLYCH,VI,459.3387)

and was i-beried at Wynchestre . (CMPOLYCH,VI,459.3388)

But his soule was delyvered out of helle by +te prayere of seynt
Don-ston , <P_VI,461> and translated to +te lot of soules +tat do+t
penaunce in +te wey of savacioun . (CMPOLYCH,VI,461.3389)

Trevisa . (CMPOLYCH,VI,461.3390)

Here take hede , Cristene men , of +te menynge , (CMPOLYCH,VI,461.3391)

for +te wordes bee+t perilousliche i-sette ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,461.3392)

+terfore have+t mynde now of tweie manere helles ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,461.3393)

in +te oon was Adam , Abraham , Isaac and Iacob , and o+tere holy
forfadres +tat deide tofore Crist . (CMPOLYCH,VI,461.3394)

Into +tat helle Crist ali+gte after his passioun ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,461.3395)

and brou+gte wi+t hym +tens +te holy fadres +tat +tere were .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,461.3396)

+Te o+ter helle is a place for hem +tat bee+t and schal be i-dampned
for everemore ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,461.3397)

who +tat come+t in +tat helle schal nevere after be $saved no+ter come
out of peyne . (CMPOLYCH,VI,461.3398)

But as me sei+t in comyn speche +tat a +teef is delyvered from hongynge
and from +te galowes +tey+g he come not +tere , +gif he is delyvered
out of here power +tat wolde lede hym to +te galewes and honge hym
+teruppon , so in som manere menynge he +tat is delyvered out of +te
fendes power +tat wolde brynge hym in helle , is delivered out of helle
, +tey+g he come nou+gt +tere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,461.3399)

So mene+t +te prophete in +te sawter , (CMPOLYCH,VI,461.3400)

and sei+t : " +tou hast delyvered my soule out of +te lowere helle . "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,461.3401)

Willelmus de Regibus , libro 2=o= . (CMPOLYCH,VI,461.3402)

And as +te same fond bere+t evel herbes and good , as +te netle growe+t
somtyme next +te rose , so of +te same mylde Edmond com Edwyn +te
worste and Edgar +te beste . (CMPOLYCH,VI,461.3403)

<P_VI,463>

<heading>

Capitulum novum . (CMPOLYCH,VI,463.3406)

Edgarus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,463.3407)

</heading>

EDGAR +gong of sixtene +gere olde was i-made kyng ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,463.3409)

and regnede after his bro+ter aboute an sixtene $yere .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,463.3410)

In +te twel+te +gere of hym in Athamannus his citee , +tat is Ba+te ,
+te fifte+te day of May , in a Witsonday , he was anoynt kyng of +te
holy bisshops Donston and Oswold ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,463.3411)

anon he reconsilede Donston , (CMPOLYCH,VI,463.3412)

and made hym of +te abbot of Gastyngbury bisshop of Wircestre ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,463.3413)

he onede +te kyngdoms +tat were to deled , (CMPOLYCH,VI,463.3414)

and made +terof oon kyngdom . (CMPOLYCH,VI,463.3415)

He bare doun wickded men , (CMPOLYCH,VI,463.3416)

and chastede hem +tat were rebel ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,463.3417)

he loved wel good men and sobre ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,463.3418)

he rapayralde and amended chirches . (CMPOLYCH,VI,463.3419)

In meny places he dede awey clerkes +tat lyvede in outrage ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,463.3420)

and dede +tere o+ter monkes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,463.3421)

Trevisa . (CMPOLYCH,VI,463.3422)

In +tat , save reverens of Edgar , he was lewedlich i-meoved , while
+tere were o+ter clerkes +tat lyvede wel i-now . (CMPOLYCH,VI,463.3423)

+Tanne it folowe+t in +te storie : (CMPOLYCH,VI,463.3424)

he bulde moo +tan fourty abbayes , amonge +te whiche he made <P_VI,465>
riche Glastyngbury , Abyngdoun , Burgh , Thorney , Ramsey , Wiltoun ,
and Wynchestre ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,465.3425)

but at Wynchestre , in +te newe abbay +tat now hatte Hida for an happe
+tat +tere byfel , he was +te firste +tat dued monkes in stede of
clerkes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,465.3426)

for clerkes fli+g +te travayle of +te queere , (CMPOLYCH,VI,465.3427)

and spended +te catel of holy cherche in o+ter places at here owne
wille , (CMPOLYCH,VI,465.3428)

and dede vikers in here stede +tat hadde ful litel for to lyve by ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,465.3429)

and whanne +tey wolde nou+gt be amended by warnynge of kyng Edgar ,
no+ter of bisshop Ethelwolde , no+ter of +te arche-bisshop Donston ,
+te kyng +gaf +te provendres of +tese chirches to +te forseide vikers .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,465.3430)

But +te vikers were worse +tanne +te ra+tere whan +tey were i-made
persouns , (CMPOLYCH,VI,465.3431)

and lyvede in more out-rage +tan +te ra+ter dede ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,465.3432)

and now for +te moste partie monkes bee+t worste of alle ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,465.3433)

for +tey be+t to riche , (CMPOLYCH,VI,465.3434)

and +tat make+t hem to take more hede aboute seculer besynesse +tan
gostely devo-cioun ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,465.3435)

+terfore , as it is i-seide bifore in 4=o=. libro in +te 26 capitulo ,
by Ierom , se+t+te holy cherche encresede in possessiouns hit ha+t
decresed in vertues . (CMPOLYCH,VI,465.3436)

+Terfore seculer lordes schulde take awey the superfluyte of here
possessiouns , and +geve it to hem +tat nede+t , (CMPOLYCH,VI,465.3437)

or elles whan +tey knowen +tat , +tey bee+t cause and mayn-tenours of
here evel dedes , se+t+te +tey helpe+t nou+gt to amende hit while it is
in hir power , what evere covetous preostes seyn .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,465.3438)

<P_VI,467>

For it were almesse to take awey +te superfluite of here possessiouns
now , +tan it was at +te firste fundacioun to +geve hem what hem nedede
. (CMPOLYCH,VI,467.3440)

+Tanne +te kyng was agreved , (CMPOLYCH,VI,467.3441)

and by assent of +te +trittente+te pope Iohn he put awey +te clerkes
(CMPOLYCH,VI,467.3442)

and brou+gt +tere monkes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,467.3443)

Willelmus ubi supra . (CMPOLYCH,VI,467.3444)

In his tyme was noon +teof i-take , open ne prive , +tat he ne hadde
his peyne . (CMPOLYCH,VI,467.3445)

Also +tis kyng caste to destroye +te wilde bestes +tat desire+t blood ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,467.3446)

+terfore he made Ludwallus kyng of Wales bere hym certeyne +geres a
tribute of +tre hondred wolfes , (CMPOLYCH,VI,467.3447)

and whanne he hadde payed +tus +tre +gere to giders , in +te four+te
+gere my+gte nevere a wolf be founde . (CMPOLYCH,VI,467.3448)

Item Willelmus . (CMPOLYCH,VI,467.3449)

+Teigh +tis Edgar were smal and litel of stature he wolde overcome
everich man , were he evere so strong , +tat wolde wi+t hym fi+gte .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,467.3450)

In a tyme at a feste +tere iangelers schewe+t hem self most , me sei+t
+tat Kynadrius , kyng of Scottes , seide in his game +tat it semede
wonder +tat so meny provinces and londes were suget to so litel a man
as Edgar was . (CMPOLYCH,VI,467.3451)

A mynstral herde +tat worde (CMPOLYCH,VI,467.3452)

and tolde <P_VI,469> +te kyng fore , (CMPOLYCH,VI,469.3453)

and he tolde nou+gt his men $fore , (CMPOLYCH,VI,469.3454)

but aroos up from +te feste +tere Kynadius was , (CMPOLYCH,VI,469.3455)

and hadde Kynadius to hym as it were for a greet counsaile ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,469.3456)

and ladde hym fer into a wode , (CMPOLYCH,VI,469.3457)

and took hym oon of tweie swerdes +tat he hadde brou+gt wi+t hym ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,469.3458)

and spak to Kynadius , (CMPOLYCH,VI,469.3459)

and seide : " Now +tou hast leve to ky+te +ty strenge+te , and assaye
whe+ter of us tweyne schal be suget to o+ter , (CMPOLYCH,VI,469.3460)

for now we bee+t here al alone : (CMPOLYCH,VI,469.3461)

hit is a foule +ting for a kyng to iangle moche at +te feste and nou+gt
fi+gte in batayle . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,469.3462)

Kynadius was aschamed , (CMPOLYCH,VI,469.3463)

and fil doun to Edgar his feet , (CMPOLYCH,VI,469.3464)

and prayed hym for-+gifnesse of +tat symple word +tat he hadde i-seide
in his game . (CMPOLYCH,VI,469.3465)

Everich somer after he wolde gadre schippes to gidres , and departe hem
afoure , and sette hem in +te foure parties of Enge-lond .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,469.3466)

+Tanne wi+t +te weste navey he wolde seile into +te nor+t contrey ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,469.3467)

wi+t +te nor+t navey he wolde seyle into +te est contray ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,469.3468)

wi+t +te est navey he wolde seille into +te sou+t contray , and wi+t
+te sou+t navey into +te west contray . (CMPOLYCH,VI,469.3469)

In +tat doynge <P_VI,471> he was a mylde aspie for see +teves schulde
nou+gt greve in water no+ter in londe . (CMPOLYCH,VI,471.3470)

In +te wynter tyme he wolde ryde aboute in +te lond , and enquere and
aspye for see +teeves and +te domes and dedes of his ministres .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,471.3471)

He wolde take cruel wreche of hem +tat trespased a+genst +te law .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,471.3472)

At al tyme he was a profitable counsaillour for +te comynte ;
(CMPOLYCH,VI,471.3473)

but he favored +te Danes unwisely in hire axynge ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,471.3474)

ffor unne+te was +tere oon street in Engelonde but Danes woned +terynne
with Englische men . (CMPOLYCH,VI,471.3475)

+Tat was i-suffred wi+t a good herte , (CMPOLYCH,VI,471.3476)

but +terof com a wel grevous ende , (CMPOLYCH,VI,471.3477)

for +te Danes were grete drynkers by kynde , (CMPOLYCH,VI,471.3478)

and lefte wi+t Englisshe men +tat oon doynge +tat is i-knowe and dure+t
alwey , so +tat now +te doynge of Englisshe men do+t preiudice to al
+te world in emptynge of cuppes . (CMPOLYCH,VI,471.3479)

+Terfore kyng Edgar made stike nayles in +te cuppes ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,471.3480)

and marked so +te cuppes , for +tey schulde drynke by mesure anon to
+te nayles . (CMPOLYCH,VI,471.3481)

Willelmus de Regibus et Pontificibus , libro 2=o= .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,471.3482)

+Tan +tis Edgar on his wif Egelfleda , +te white by hir surname , he
ghat his eldest sone Edward , +tat was aftirward kyng and martir .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,471.3483)

+Tan oon Alfritha , +te duke his dou+gter of <P_VI,473> Devenschire ,
he gat Edmond +tat deide tofore his fader , and Egelredus +tat regnede
after seint Edward . (CMPOLYCH,VI,473.3484)

At +te laste on seint Wilfritha he gat seint Edithe +te mayde .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,473.3485)

+Tis Wilfritha was nou+gt verrayliche a mynchoun , as +te comoun sawe
madliche mene+t , (CMPOLYCH,VI,473.3486)

but for drede of kyng Edgar , +tat desirede here unlawfulliche , sche
took mynchene clo+tynge , (CMPOLYCH,VI,473.3487)

but so sche was i-brou+gt to +te kynges bed : (CMPOLYCH,VI,473.3488)

and for +te kyng lay by +tat womman +tat was i-hold and semede a
mynchoun , he was i-blamed of seynt Donston , (CMPOLYCH,VI,473.3489)

and dede penaunce sevene +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VI,473.3490)

Also whan sche hadde childe sche forsook flescheliche likinge and manis
companye , (CMPOLYCH,VI,473.3491)

and lyvede religiousliche , (CMPOLYCH,VI,473.3492)

and is i-holde a seynt in +te abbay of Wiltoun , (CMPOLYCH,VI,473.3493)

so it is i-seide . (CMPOLYCH,VI,473.3494)

Also of here dou+gter Edithe it is i-seide +tat while sche was a
myn-choun at Wiltoun sche used ofter gayer clo+tes +tan here
professioun axede , (CMPOLYCH,VI,473.3495)

and sche was +terfore i-blamed of seint Ethelwold ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,473.3496)

and sche answerde no+ter unkovenabeliche no+ter ful curteisliche :
(CMPOLYCH,VI,473.3497)

" Goddes dome , " quod sche , " $+tat may <P_VI,475> nou+gt faille , is
i-plesed onliche wi+t conscience ; (CMPOLYCH,VI,475.3498)

+terfore I trowe +tat as clene a soule may be under +tis clo+tes +tat
bee+t arayed wi+t golde , as under +tyn slit furrour skynnes . "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,475.3499)

In a tyme while Donston halowed a chirche , he sigh +tis mayde croyse
ofte here owne forhede wi+t here ri+gt +tombe . (CMPOLYCH,VI,475.3500)

Donston was glad +terof , (CMPOLYCH,VI,475.3501)

and seide : " I praye God +tat +tat +tombe mote nevere roote . "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,475.3502)

And anon at +te masse Donston gan to wepe , (CMPOLYCH,VI,475.3503)

and seide , " Anon after sexe wokes +tis faire rose schal folwe : "
(CMPOLYCH,VI,475.3504)

and so it byfel . (CMPOLYCH,VI,475.3505)

For afterward whan here body was i-take up of +te er+te it was i-founde
al i-roted and i-torned into powder , out take +te thombe and here
wombe wi+t +te prive chose byne+te . (CMPOLYCH,VI,475.3506)

Donston hadde +terof greet won-der , (CMPOLYCH,VI,475.3507)

and +tou+gte moche +terynne , and why it my+gte be .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,475.3508)

+Tanne sche appered to hym , (CMPOLYCH,VI,475.3509)

and tolde hym +te cause , (CMPOLYCH,VI,475.3510)

and seide : " Wonder +tow ri+gt nowt +tey I be hole and sownde in +te
ne+ter partie of my body , (CMPOLYCH,VI,475.3511)

for I was nevere gilty of out-rage <P_VI,477> of mete and drynke ,
no+ter of flescheliche likynge . " (CMPOLYCH,VI,477.3512)

Also of +tis holy mayde it is i-rad +tat while kyng Canutus lyvede
litel on seyntes of Engelond , ones in a Witsontyde at Wiltoun at a
feste he made open mowes , and scornede seint Edithe , and seide +tat
he wolde nevere trowe +tat of Edgar his children , +tat was leccherous
and a greet tyraunt , schulde be a seynt . (CMPOLYCH,VI,477.3513)

Ednotus +te archebisshop wi+tseide , +tat +to was present +tere ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,477.3514)

and opened anon +te grave of +te mayde . (CMPOLYCH,VI,477.3515)

+Tanne sche arered here self up $to +te girdel stede , so +tat it
semede as +tey+g sche schulde have i-resed on +te rebel kyng .
(CMPOLYCH,VI,477.3516)

For +tat drede +te kyng was astonyed , (CMPOLYCH,VI,477.3517)

and fil doun to +te grounde as +tey+g he were i-sowe ,
(CMPOLYCH,VI,477.3518)

and drow+g breth at +te laste , (CMPOLYCH,VI,477.3519)

and was aschamed , and glad +tat he was i-saved and i-kept to do wor+ty
penaunce . (CMPOLYCH,VI,477.3520)

<P_VIII,83>

<heading>

CAPITULUM VICESIMUM QUINTUM . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,83.3523)

</heading>

Kyng Henry is deed at Fontenbraud , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,83.3525)

and his sone Richard was kyng after hym , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,83.3526)

and regnede ten +gere . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,83.3527)

Stephene of Canturbury discreved cleerliche his manere and his dedes ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,83.3528)

and for +tis storye schulde $not mysse +te noble dedes of so greet a
duke , I have studied to take +te floures of Stevenes book .
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,83.3529)

+Tis kyng ordeyned redeliche his +tinges by+gonde +te see ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,83.3530)

and cam into Engelond for to be crowned . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,83.3531)

In his comynge prisouns were i-oponed (CMPOLYCH,VIII,83.3532)

and he was i-crowned at Londoun of Baldewyn , archebisshop of
Caunterbury , +te +tridde day of Septembre , +te whiche is acounted an
evel day by +te veyn bileve and usage of mysbileved men , as is
i-cleped $in +te kalender dayes dies Egipciacus , and dies malus , an
evel day by +te veyn bileve , as it were a day of bodynge of evel
happes to +te Iewes ; <em> for +te Iewes of Engelond +tat hadde evel
</em> happes +tat day . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,83.3533)

Meny $Iewes come to +tis solempnite leste +te wel+te +tat +tei hadde
under +te olde kyng schulde be wi+tdrawe in +te newe kynges tyme .
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,83.3534)

But +te kyng heet and comaundede +tat +te Iewes schulde nou+gt come
into +te chirche while he were i-crowned no+ter into +te paleys while
he were at mete . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,83.3535)

But while +te kyng <P_VIII,85> was at mete som of +te Iewes parsed
among o+tere (CMPOLYCH,VIII,85.3536)

and come with ynne +te paleys gate , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,85.3537)

and oon of hem was i-smete wi+t a manis feest . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,85.3538)

+Tan +te rabbisshe peple wende +tat +te kyng had so i-hote ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,85.3539)

and up wi+t staves , battes , and stoones , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,85.3540)

and leide on +te Iewes (CMPOLYCH,VIII,85.3541)

and madde hem to flee . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,85.3542)

Here of sprank likynge tidynges into al +te citee , as +tey +te kyng
hadde i-hote , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,85.3543)

and up with staves to destroye +te Iewes . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,85.3544)

And +te peple , resynge and crienge , breck up +te hous +tere +te Iewes
were i-flowe for drede , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,85.3545)

and brende (CMPOLYCH,VIII,85.3546)

and spoylede (CMPOLYCH,VIII,85.3547)

and took what +tey my+gte , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,85.3548)

and wolde nou+gt leve for +te kynges sendynge . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,85.3549)

But outrage of so greet woodnesse +gif it were i-suffred schulde passe
meny cruel dedes , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,85.3550)

and blenschede moche +te bygynnynge of +te kyng .
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,85.3551)

But for +te grete multitude of hem +tat were gilty he moste lete passe
what he my+gt nou+gt take of ful wreche . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,85.3552)

At +te laste +te Iewes had pees i-graunted , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,85.3553)

and anon +te kyng +geve+t dignetees +tat voyde+t .
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,85.3554)

And al wi+t oute +tat his bro+ter Iohn hadde of his fader +gifte in
Irlond and in Normandie , he +gaf hym +te provinces of Cornewayle , of
Devenschire , of Notingham , of Lancastre . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,85.3555)

Also he +gaf hym +te eorles dou+gter <P_VIII,87> of Gloucetre to wif ,
+tat was his cosyn in +te +tridde degree , wi+t al her fader
lordschippe . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,87.3556)

+Te lordschepe of +te four+te deel +tat was i-+gove , i-made hym
unkynde and untrewe , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,87.3557)

and desired +te hool kyngdom . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,87.3558)

+Te kyng committed +te destourbance of +te reawme to +te bisshop of
Durham , +tat schulde more skilfulliche and semeliche occupie hym self
in Goddis service +tan in +te kynges service . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,87.3559)

For +te gospel sei+t +tat no man may serve ei+ter lord at +te fulle as
he schulde , +tey +te bisshop wolde to dele hym self for to plese
ei+ter kyng of hevene and of er+te . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,87.3560)

Certeynliche +te Kyng of hevene allowe+t nou+gt service +tat is so
to-deled , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,87.3561)

for he wolde be served with al +te my+gt of +te soule .
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,87.3562)

And what +gif +te bisshop +tat is but half i-+geve to Goddes service
do+t nou+gt his service ne his offys as he schulde , but ordeyne+t
unwor+ty and recheles persons in his sted , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,87.3563)

for he wol serve holiche in +te paleys o+ter in +te feyre and court .
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,87.3564)

For in non half man make+t good at +te fulle of +te acountes of an
er+telich prince . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,87.3565)

Also +te kynge for to have +te more large spens toward Ierusalem , he
resignede +te castelles of Berwik and of Rokesburgh to +te kyng of
Scotlond for ten +towsand pound . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,87.3566)

Also he begiled +te olde man +te riche bisshop of Durham ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,87.3567)

and he made hym begge his $owne province for a greet somme of money .
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,87.3568)

+Terfore +te kyng seide ofte in his game , " I am a wonder crafty man ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,87.3569)

for I have i-made a newe eorle of an olde bisshop . "
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,87.3570)

By suche <P_VIII,89> manere while and speche he emptede meny men purses
and bagges , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,89.3571)

and solde dignetees and lordschippes +tat longede to +te kyng , as
+tey+g he +tou+gte nevere for to come a+gen . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,89.3572)

In a tyme his frendes +tat were homliche wi+t hym blamede hym +terfore
, (CMPOLYCH,VIII,89.3573)

and he answerde and seide : " I wolde selle Londoun , and I my+gte
fynde a chapman +tat my+gte wel paye . " (CMPOLYCH,VIII,89.3574)

Meny men bou+gte wi+t +te bettre wil , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,89.3575)

for me trowed +tat +te kyng wolde nevere come a+gen hom .
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,89.3576)

He hadde i-fonge power of +te pope +tat he my+gte beneme +te crosse
whome $+tat he wolde , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,89.3577)

and +terby he gat many +towsand pound . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,89.3578)

+Tan +te kyng as it semed bytook rechelesliche +te governaunce of his
kyngdom to his chaunceller , bisshop of Hely , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,89.3579)

and seilled into Normandie tofore mydwynter tyde .
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,89.3580)

+Tat tyme at Dunstapil +te signe of +te cros was i-seie in hevene ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,89.3581)

and sone +terafter +te schap of +te cros was i-seie forsake +te baner
and passe somwhat of space +terfrom , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,89.3582)

telle who +tat wil what it my+gte mene , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,89.3583)

for I have i-lerned to telle +tis wonder , and not to discreve what it
schulde mene . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,89.3584)

+Tanne +te kynges of Engelond and of Fraunce after +tat +tey hadde
i-made suerte bytwene hem tweyne , +tat dwelled at Turon in Fraunce
forto abide somer , to wende in +te wey to +te Holy Land nou+gt onliche
in holy entent and for <P_VIII,91> cause of $+te fey , but for to
desire of her owne helthe and hope of greet hap and fortune .
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,91.3585)

Bote +te ri+gtwisnesse of God allowe+t non suche $a manere doynge ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,91.3586)

but semeliche God ordeyne+t +tat outrage $pryde of mysbileved men
schulde be alayde in +tat manere . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,91.3587)

<em> Also wi+t oute +te mescheef and woo +tat Iewes suffrede in here
body and catel at Lyncolne and at Lynne , +get at +Gork after a longe
sege and greet mescheef and woo , Raby , mayster of Iewes , forkutte
+te veynes of foure hondred Iewes , and his owne veynes also , and his
wifes +trote </em> . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,91.3588)

Also at Staunforde Iewes were i-bete , i-slawe , and i-spild .
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,91.3589)

And oon Iohn , moost hardy of Cristen men , com to Northamptoun wi+t
many grete prayes ; (CMPOLYCH,VIII,91.3590)

+tere his hostiler slow+g hym priveliche by ny+gt for covetise of money
+tat he hadde i-brou+gt , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,91.3591)

and +trew +te body by ny+gte wi+t oute +te citee ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,91.3592)

and fley+g awey as a +teef schulde . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,91.3593)

+Tanne olde wyfes mette , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,91.3594)

and +tere were i-seie wonder false si+gtes and fals tokenes ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,91.3595)

and +te sely men bere an honde +tat it was for +te holynesse of +tat
man , +tat +tey hilde a verray martir , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,91.3596)

and worschipped +te sepulcre of +te dede man wi+t solempne wacches and
+giftes ; (CMPOLYCH,VIII,91.3597)

bote wise men lowh hem to scorne ; (CMPOLYCH,VIII,91.3598)

bote clerkes of +te place were wel apaide +terwith ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,91.3599)

ffor +tey hadde profi+gt +terby . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,91.3600)

+Tis was i-tolde +te bisshop , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,91.3601)

and anon he forbeed +te doynge of symple men uppon the peyne of
cursynge , and +te greet boost of coveytous men and of hir false martir
. (CMPOLYCH,VIII,91.3602)

In +te mene tyme , while kyng Richard was absent , William bisshop of
Hely , +te kynges chaunceller , procuratour of +te rewme , +te popes
legat in Engelond i-made for money , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,91.3603)

he hilde lowe the <P_VIII,93> clergie , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,93.3604)

and spak by +te kynges power , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,93.3605)

and bare down +te kynges peple , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,93.3606)

and schewed auctorite of +te pope of Rome , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,93.3607)

and rood wi+t a +towsand hors . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,93.3608)

He greved abbayes with paymentis and with +giftes ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,93.3609)

and made his allye +te grettest of +te lond ; (CMPOLYCH,VIII,93.3610)

ei+ter primat his see he hilde low+g inow at his owne wille ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,93.3611)

for Baldewyn +te archebisshop of Caunterbury deide at Tyrus tofore +te
comynge of +te kyng to +te Holy Lond , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,93.3612)

and +te kynges bro+ter Geffray , elyt of +Gork , he hadde i-let ten
+gere +tat he was nou+gt i-sacred . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,93.3613)

And also Giffray londede at Dovere , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,93.3614)

and he bynam his catel , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,93.3615)

and drow+g hym out of Seynt Martyns abbay , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,93.3616)

and putte hym in +te kynges tour ; (CMPOLYCH,VIII,93.3617)

and made a counsaile at Westmynstre as +te kynges procuratour and +te
popes legat . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,93.3618)

+Tere his fautour Hewe Nonant , bisshop of Chestre , putte for+t a
pleynt +tat $+te monkes of Coventre had i-sched his blood ri+gt tofore
+te hi+ge au+gter ; (CMPOLYCH,VIII,93.3619)

+terfore William bisshop of Hely demede +tat monkes schulde be putte
awey from Coventre , and clerkes i-brou+gt +tider +tat lyve+t by
provendres . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,93.3620)

By occasioun herof +tis Hewe , +tat was gylful of wit , schameles and
hardy in evel dedes , connynge in lettrure and <P_VIII,95> faire speche
, and had alway i-made debaat and strif bytwene the priour and +te
covent of Coventre , now wi+t streng+te of men of armes he put out +te
monkes as passing evel doers , and gulty of huge trespas ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,95.3621)

and sente anon to the court of Rome men of answere ful informed , wi+t
lettres of bisshops witnessynge +tat +te monkes had forsake Cristes
chivalry , and were afalle to wordliche likynge ;
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,95.3622)

+terfore he prayed of +te pope fre power of +te ordenaunce of +tat
abbay . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,95.3623)

+Te pope abood sixe mon+tes wi+t +te sentence for to abide +gif eny man
wolde come and speke for +te monkes , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,95.3624)

bote defaute of spense and lette +te monkes , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,95.3625)

and made +tat +te bisshop had al his wille . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,95.3626)

+Te monkes come unne+te at +te laste , whan +tey had $longe i-wope +te
wrong of her violent out puttynge ; (CMPOLYCH,VIII,95.3627)

but +te bisshoppes my+gt and power hadde +te maistrye by money and by
slei+te , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,95.3628)

and meny +geres +te monkes were disperbled , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,95.3629)

and what +tey hadde was i-ordeyned to provendres to clerkes ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,95.3630)

and +tey lyved poorliche , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,95.3631)

and gat her liflode as +tey my+gte . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,95.3632)

+Terfore whan +tis bisshop $Hew woor+t seek at Becco in Normandie in a
Good Friday , and my+gte no man fynde +tat wolde sette hym penaunce ,
as it is i-seide , <em> +tan he seide </em> , " And I deme myself
<P_VIII,97> to ligge in +te peyne of purgatorie for myn evel dedes anon
to +te day of doome . " (CMPOLYCH,VIII,97.3633)

<P_VIII,99>

<heading>

CAPITULUM VICESIMUM SEXTUM . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,99.3636)

+TE CROWNYNGE OF +TE EMPEROUR . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,99.3637)

</heading>

Affter Clement , +te +tridde Celestinus was pope sixe +gere and ei+gte
mon+tes . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,99.3639)

+Te secounde day of his consecracioun he <P_VIII,101> crowned +te fifte
Henry emperour , Frederik his sone , in +tis manere :
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,101.3640)

first tofore +te grees of +te cherche of Rome he feng an oo+t of +tis
Henry +tat he schulde defende and meyntene holy chirche and +te ri+gtes
of holy chirche , and +gif ou+gt were bynome of seynt Petres londes ,
he schulde restore it a+gen wi+t al his my+gt .
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,101.3641)

+Tanne he sat in his chayer (CMPOLYCH,VIII,101.3642)

and hilde +te emperours crowne with his feet , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,101.3643)

and +te emperour bowed doun his heed , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,101.3644)

and +te pope let falle +te crowne uppon +te emperours heed ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,101.3645)

and smot it $of a+gen of +te emperours heed anon wi+t his feet ri+gt to
+te grounde , in token +tat +te pope ha+t power to make +te emperoure
and sette hym down , if he is wor+ty . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,101.3646)

+Te cardynals stood by , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,101.3647)

and took up +te crowne , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,101.3648)

and sette it a+gen uppon +te emperours heed . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,101.3649)

While kyng William was absent , +te forsaide William de Longchamp ,
bisshop of Hely , prevede Hughe bisshop of Durham of al manere
worschippe , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,101.3650)

and greved +te bisshop of Wynchestre , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,101.3651)

and wre+t+ted nyh alle . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,101.3652)

In +te mene tyme meny were arrayed for to passe +te see to have and axe
a remedie of +te kyng , and of help a+genst +te comoun <P_VIII,103>
tiraunt ; (CMPOLYCH,VIII,103.3653)

but he was ware +terof , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,103.3654)

and com tofore all o+tere , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,103.3655)

and hadde alle his wille , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,103.3656)

and com a+gen or o+ter men come to +te kyng ; (CMPOLYCH,VIII,103.3657)

but o+ter men hadde lettres also suche as +tey wolde ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,103.3658)

and oon of hem , +tat was bisshop of <em> Lyncolne , cam a+gen ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,103.3659)

and persewede William bisshop </em> of Hely anon to Lyncolne ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,103.3660)

+tere was i-sette a day to answere , and +te castel of Tykhulle ;
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,103.3661)

+tere whan +te bisshop of Durham was i-come , +tis William spak to hym
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,103.3662)

and seide , " I take +te nou+gt bisshop <em> a byschop </em> ;
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,103.3663)

but I chaunceller , take +te castellan , forto +tou +geve plegges to
+gilde up +te kynges castelles . " (CMPOLYCH,VIII,103.3664)

+Te fame of +tis evel man William fulfilled al Engelond , so +tat +te
grete grucchede a+genst hym , and +te smale cursed wel faste .
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,103.3665)

The kynges bro+ter Iohn was wroo+t for +te takynge of his bro+ter
Geffray , elyt of +Gork , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,103.3666)

and gadrede greet streng+te of his owne province and of Walsche men
wi+t meny bisshoppes , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,103.3667)

and chased +tis William from Wyndesore to +te toure of Londoun , and
from +tennes to Dovere ; (CMPOLYCH,VIII,103.3668)

+tere +tis William dredde leste he schulde nou+gt freliche passe +te
see . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,103.3669)

and took a womman cloo+t <P_VIII,105> above his owne cle+tinge ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,105.3670)

and hyled his heed and +te more deel of his $face wi+t kerchefes and
wymples , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,105.3671)

and walked on +te clef , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,105.3672)

and bar on his lift arme a webbe of lynnen clo+t , as it were to
sellynge , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,105.3673)

and bare a met+gerde in his ri+gt hond , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,105.3674)

for he wolde sliliche ascape and passe by +tat craft and nou+gt be
aspied . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,105.3675)

But for he cou+te not selle and undo his cloo+t as a womman schulde ,
he was i-take by his prive membres and despitouslyche aspied ;
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,105.3676)

but at +te laste he passed +te see , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,105.3677)

and +te bisshop of Rothomage had +te rulynge of reaume by maundement of
+te kyng +tat was in Sicilia . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,105.3678)

Also the bisshop of Bathe was i-chose archebisshop ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,105.3679)

but he was soon dede ; (CMPOLYCH,VIII,105.3680)

and +git William bisshop of Hely purchased a wel stronge maundement of
Celestinus +te pope , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,105.3681)

and hadde +te same auctorite and power +tat he hadde ra+ter , as it
were for amaundement of +te kyngdom of Engelond , and forto wi+tstonde
Iohn +tat wolde byneme his bro+ter +te kyngdom while he was absent ;
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,105.3682)

but in al +tis he was begiled , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,105.3683)

for he conspired (CMPOLYCH,VIII,105.3684)

and was assentynge to Iohn for +giftes o+ter $for faire byhestes .
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,105.3685)

And +git al for nou+gt , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,105.3686)

for +tey he schewed at Dovere +te greet warant of his legacie , +git
+te queen Alianore and +te archebishops of Rothomage and of +Gork and
meny o+ter compelled hym for to seille a+gen . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,105.3687)

+Tanne after +tat +tey hadde abide springing tyme at Turon , +te kynges
of Fraunce and of Engelond <P_VIII,107> wente , +tat oon by londe and
+tat o+ter by water , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,107.3688)

and com to Sicilia ; (CMPOLYCH,VIII,107.3689)

+tere +te kyng of Fraunce let passe +te trespas of his men unpunsched ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,107.3690)

and was cleped a lombe ; (CMPOLYCH,VIII,107.3691)

but +te kyng of Engelonde leet no trespas unpunsched ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,107.3692)

+terfore he was i-cleped a leon . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,107.3693)

Also kyng Richard ffau+gt wi+t Griffon , in Calabria and in Sicilia ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,107.3694)

and hadde +te maistrie . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,107.3695)

He made a castel of tree to be i-lad aboute , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,107.3696)

and he rerede +tat castel <em> a+genst +te citee of Messan ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,107.3697)

and cleped +tat castel </em> Mategrysphom ; (CMPOLYCH,VIII,107.3698)

with +tat castel afterward he to +te citee of Acres .
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,107.3699)

And +tere his moder brou+gt hym a faire mayde of schap and of speche ,
Berengaria , +tat was +te kynges dou+gter of Navarne ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,107.3700)

and kyng Richard wedded her to wyfe . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,107.3701)

+Tanne +te kyng of Fraunce wente ffor+t into Siria ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,107.3702)

and +te kyng of Engelond abood somwhat after +tat he was a goo .
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,107.3703)

Bote in +tat abidynge he was nou+gt idel , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,107.3704)

but he sente for+t vitailles (CMPOLYCH,VIII,107.3705)

and made engynes . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,107.3706)

+Tanne he wente out of Sycil (CMPOLYCH,VIII,107.3707)

and com into Cipres , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,107.3708)

and by+tou+gt hym +tat tweyne of +te kynges schippes were to-broke wi+t
tempest in +te see , and i-spoyled by men of Cipres .
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,107.3709)

+Terfore kyng Richard chasede +te kyng of <P_VIII,109> +te lond , +tat
wolde nou+gt doo amendes , from citee to citee , for to +te kyng +galde
hym to kyng Richard . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,109.3710)

And +te kyng +galde hym self uppon covenant +tat he schulde nou+gt be
putte in bondes of iren . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,109.3711)

Kynge Richard grauntede , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,109.3712)

but he put hym in bondes of silver , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,109.3713)

and dwelled +tere tweie mon+tes , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,109.3714)

and hadde +te londe at his wille . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,109.3715)

+Tan he wente to Acres , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,109.3716)

and took in +te see oon of +te sowdans greet schippes i-lade with grete
riches , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,109.3717)

and bolgede and +trulled it in +te ey+ter side .
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,109.3718)

Whan he come to Acres , fil strif bytwene hym and +te kyng of Fraunce
{COM:here_begins_an_extract_from_other_manuscripts} in +tis manere .
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,109.3719)

By covenant that was made bytwene him at Turon , the kynge of Fraunce
chalanged half that was wonne in Cypres . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,109.3720)

Kynge Richard ayenesayde , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,109.3721)

and sayde that the covenaunt was made of +te wynnynge in +te Holy Lond
$and a+genst +te Sarsyns . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,109.3722)

Also +tere was ano+ter cause <P_VIII,111> of stryf ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,111.3723)

for the kyng wolde leve no+ting to +te eorl of Champayn , +tat was +to
ful nedy and in greet mescheef , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,111.3724)

but he wolde legge Champayn to +te kyng to wedde .
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,111.3725)

+Tan +te eorle seide , " Ich have y-doo +tat y schulde ;
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,111.3726)

here after y schal doo what me nede+t : (CMPOLYCH,VIII,111.3727)

myn owne lord fonge+t me nou+gt but for myne ; (CMPOLYCH,VIII,111.3728)

+terfore y schal goo to hym +tat is more redy to geve +tan to fonge . "
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,111.3729)

+Tanne he cam to kyng Richard , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,111.3730)

and was riche ynowe . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,111.3731)

{COM:here_ends_an_extract_from_other_manuscripts}

Also kyng Richard faverede Gy kyng of Ierusalem a+genst Conradus Markys
kyng of Tyrus , +tat +te kyng of Fraunce faverede in +te o+ter side .
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,111.3733)

But he come+t to +te seege of Acres , +tat was byseged two +gere
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,111.3734)

and al +te travayle i-lost . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,111.3735)

For +te engynes +tat were i-brou+gt a+genst +te citee were i-brend wi+t
Grekkische fuyre , +tat no water my+gte aquenche , no+ter o+ter element
. (CMPOLYCH,VIII,111.3736)

Also +te Cristene men wax lasse and lasse , somdel for siknes and
somdel for o+ter defau+gtes and mescheef . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,111.3737)

Also it was to deled in parties <em> for +te stryf </em> +tat was
bytwene Gy and +te Markes . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,111.3738)

Also som greet of oure side hadde i-fonge money and mede of +te sowdon
. (CMPOLYCH,VIII,111.3739)

<P_VIII,347>

+Te sixte pope Clement deide at seynt Nicolas day ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,347.3741)

and anon +te popes cheef penytauncer , Stevene bisshop Hostiensis , was
i-chosen pope , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,347.3742)

and was i-cleped +te sixte Innocent . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,347.3743)

Also +tat +gere bygan grete der+te of +tinges +tat schulde be soolde ,
so +tat +te sale of +tynges was of double price to +tat it was i-wont .
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,347.3744)

Also +te see and +te lond gan to wexe more bareyne +tan +tey were to
forhonde . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,347.3745)

+Tis +gere it was accorded and i-swore bytwene +te kynges of Engelond
and of Fraunce , oute take +tat +te kynges seeles were nou+gt i-sette
too +te endentures +tat were i-wrete : (CMPOLYCH,VIII,347.3746)

+te accorde was +tat +te kyng of Engelond schulde have alle his londes
of +te ducherye of Gyan +tat were bynome hym to forehonde by +te kyng
of Fraunce , <em> so +tat +te kyng of Engelond shulde leve and resigne
up to +te kyng of Fraunce </em> al +te right and +te cleyme +tat he had
to +te reume of Fraunce . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,347.3747)

Uppon +tat doynge were solempne messangers i-sent in +te kynges byhalf
of Engelond , Henry +te nobil duke of Lancastre , Henry erle of Arundel
, Michel of Nor+teburgh bisshop of Londoun , and Gy de Bryan ;
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,347.3748)

+tese were i-sent to the popes court forto have <P_VIII,348> +tese
covenauntes recorded by +te popes billes ; (CMPOLYCH,VIII,348.3749)

but by sodeyn fraude of Fraunce , and by assent of +te pope , +tese
covenantes were i-putte of and undo ; (CMPOLYCH,VIII,348.3750)

+terfore Engelond arraye+t forto fi+gte forto recovere and wynne +te
londes +tat were bynome wi+t wrong , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,348.3751)

and +te kyng of Engelond entred into Fraunce wi+t greet streng+te of
kny+gtes . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,348.3752)

But he herde telle +tat Berwyk was i-take , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,348.3753)

and come a+gen , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,348.3754)

and delyvered Berwyk of +te power of +te Scottes .
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,348.3755)

+Tis +gere was so grete drow+te +tat +tre mon+tes togidres , Averel ,
May , and June , unne+te fel a drope of reyn doun to the er+te .
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,348.3756)

On Friday in Wytsonwyke were tweye freres of +te ordre of Menoures
i-brent in Avyoun for som fals opiniouns , as it semed +te pope and +te
cardynales . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,348.3757)

+Te same +gere , at +te Nativite of oure Lord , +te kyng of Engelond
his eldest sone Edward seilled into Gascoyne wi+t many men of armes and
archeres , to recovere and wynne +te londes of +te ducherie of Gyan ,
+tat +te kyng of Fraunce hadde long tyme wrongfulliche wi+tholde ;
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,348.3758)

+tere Edward dwelled al a +gere wi+t oute eny reese of enemyes .
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,348.3759)

But in mene tyme he took <P_VIII,349> and beet doun and spoylled and
brent huge citees +tat were rebel a+genst hym , as Narboun , Carcason ,
and o+tere ; (CMPOLYCH,VIII,349.3760)

bot in +te ende of +te +gere of his comynge , +te oon and twenty day of
+te mon+te of Septembre , while +te duke of Lancastre byseged +te citee
of Berenens in Bretayne , Edwerd passed by +te brynkes of +te ryver of
Leyr , +tat is of +te ducherie of Gyan , +tere come +te kyng of Fraunce
wi+t a greet oost , and fau+gt wi+t hym ; (CMPOLYCH,VIII,349.3761)

but +te kyng of Fraunces men weren i-slawe and i-chasede ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,349.3762)

and +te kyng of Fraunce was i-take and i-brou+gt at Burdewys , in
Gascoyne , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,349.3763)

and was +tere forto Witsontyde . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,349.3764)

<em> +Tis +gere about Witsontide </em> the forseyde Edward seyled out
of Gascoyne into Engelond <em> with Joon kyng of Frenschemen </em> ;
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,349.3765)

+tan tweie cardynales come into Engelond forto to trete of pees bytwene
+te tweie kynges . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,349.3766)

+Tese cardynales dwelled in Engelond a ful +gere ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,349.3767)

and +te +tridde cardynal come of his owne heed to conforte the kyng of
Fraunce , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,349.3768)

and dwellid wi+t the o+tere cardynales at Londoun .
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,349.3769)

Also +tis +gere , $+tat was +gere of oure Lord a +towsand +tre hondred
and seven and fifty , $aboute alle Alewen tide , Davyd le Bruce , kyng
of Scotlond , <P_VIII,350> was delyvered , +tat hadde i-be long tyme in
warde enlevene +gere in +te castel of Odiam , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,350.3770)

and he paide a grete raunsoun . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,350.3771)

Also +tis +gere at +te court of Rome bygan greet stryff bytwene $+te
primat Armacan and freres beggers . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,350.3772)

Also +te same +gere was grete destruccioun in Bretayne and in Normandye
, by Phelip +tat was +te kynges bro+ter of Navare , and sir Iames Pypyn
and Robert Knolles , and many o+ter Englisshe men wi+touten heed and
wi+touten waraunt of +te kyng of Engelond . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,350.3773)

+Tis +gere aboute +te Assumpcioun of oure Lady , Edward kyng of
Engelond , and his eldest sone Edward prince of Wales , +te duke of
Lancastre , and nygh alle +te lordes of Engelond , wi+t a greet oost of
horsmen and of archers i-gadred wi+t aboute a +towsand chariottes ,
dwelled somtyme longe tyme at Sandewiche , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,350.3774)

and aboute Myghelmasse next +terafter +te forsaide duke seilled to
Caleys ; (CMPOLYCH,VIII,350.3775)

+te kyng and +te prince seilled to +te same place aboute Candelmasse ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,350.3776)

and bygunne to ride anon in +te reaume of Fraunce , but +tat +tey lay
in +te feelde of <P_VIII,351> Burgoyne and in +te champayne anon to +te
Anunciacioun of oure Lady . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,351.3777)

In +te mene tyme +te Normans londed at Wynchilsee wi+t a litel navey in
Engelond , +te fifte day of Marche , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,351.3778)

and assailled +tat toun , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,351.3779)

and slou+g men , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,351.3780)

and brent some of +te toun . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,351.3781)

But +tere meny of +te see +tefes were i-slawe and i-dreynt ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,351.3782)

and +te o+tere deel of +te see +tefes fly+ge to +te schippes ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,351.3783)

and went out of Engelond , as +tey were compelled by +te abbot of
Bataylle and streng+te +tat was wi+t hym . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,351.3784)

+Tis +gere , aboute seynt Donstones day and feste , Edward kyng of
Engelond toke trewes wi+t +te kyng of Fraunce , in hope of pees ,
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,351.3785)

and cam wi+t his oost a+gen into Engelond . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,351.3786)

But he loste many men , horses , and chariottes , besides Parys , the
ey+gte+te day after Estre , by a storme of weder +tat fel +tere +tat
tyme . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,351.3787)

Aboute Lamasse next +terafter Armacan and +te ordres of beggers of +te
stryf +tat was bytwene hem cessed by heste of +te pope .
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,351.3788)

Also +te same +gere +te prince of Wales , +te duke of Lancastre , and
many o+ter lordes of Engelond , and +te kyng of Fraunce , wente to
Caleys to reforme the pees bytwene Engelond <P_VIII,352> and Fraunce .
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,352.3789)

+Tere +te pees was refourmed and assured wi+t suerte of o+ter in ey+ter
side , (CMPOLYCH,VIII,352.3790)

and +te kynges of Engelond and of Fraunce wente home a+gen to her owne
kyngdoms aboute Mychemasse ; (CMPOLYCH,VIII,352.3791)

and sone +terafter were messangers i-sent to Avyon to +te pope , to
conferme +te pees and covenante in ey+ter side .
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,352.3792)

God be +tonked of al his nedes : (CMPOLYCH,VIII,352.3793)

+tis translacioun is i-ended in a +Torsday , +te ey+gte+te day of
Averyl , +te +gere of oure Lord a +towsand +tre hondre foure score and
sevene , +te ten+te +gere of kyng Richard +te secounde after +te
conquest of Engelond , +te +gere of my lordes age , sire Thomas $lorde
of Berkeley , +tat made me make +tis translacioun , fyve and thrytty .
(CMPOLYCH,VIII,352.3794)

Deo gracias . (CMPOLYCH,VIII,352.3795)