Brute sub occasu solis. trans Gallica regna
Insula in Oceano est vndique clausa mari
Insula in Oceano est habitata gigantibus olim
Nunc deserta quidem gentibus apta tuis.
Hanc pete namque tibi sedes erit illa perhennis
Hinc fiet natis altera Troia tuis.
Hic de prole tua Reges nascentur et ipsis
Totius terre subditus orbis erit.
Brutus tali responso confortatus classe parata. in Insulam Albion que
nunc Anglia dicitur cum suis applicuit et in ea regnare cepit etatis
sue anno xxxv^{to}. qui regni sui xxiiij^{to}. London' sepelitur.
Anno Milleno. ducenteno. quadrageno quinto post mortem Bruti Rex
Lucius extat. Anno gracie c^{mo}. xxiiij^{to}. Coronacio Lucii primi
Regis Christiani. regnantis lxxvij annis London' sepultus est. A morte
Bruti vsque ad regnum Arthuri regnarunt in Anglia diuisim C. Reges.
quorum sexdecim erant Christiani. Anno d.xvj^{o}. Coronacio Arthuri
Regis qui regnauit annis xxvj. de cuius obitu vel sepultura. certum
non referunt historie. Anno diiij^{xx}vi^{to}. ab Anglis dicitur
Anglia diuisa per octo regna id est Kanciam. Su'htsexiam. Westsexiam.
Merciam. Estsexiam. Estangliam. Derram. et Berviciam. Anno dc^{mo}.
primo. cepit regnare. Rex Sebertus. renouator ecclesie Westm'. quam
beatus Petrus tunc dedicauit. in qua Rex ipse regni sui anno xv^{o}.
timulatur. Anno dc^{mo} xxxv^{to}. Coronacio Oswaldi Regis regnantis
novem Annis martirio coronatur. Anno dc^{mo}. xxxvj^{to}. Coronacio
Oswyny Regis qui imperii sui anno ix^{o}. martirizatus iacet apud
Tynmouth. Anno dcc^{mo}. lxxvj^{to}. Coronacio Ethelbristi Regis. qui
regni sui anno viij^{o}. martir effectus Herefordie sepultus est. Anno
dccc^{mo}. xxj^{o}: Coronacio et martirium Kenelmi Regis qui
Wynchecombie conditus est. Anno dccc^{mo}. lv^{to}. Coronacio Edwardi
Regis apud Bures qui post annos xv. martirio laureatus ibidem
requiescit. Anno dccc^{mo}. lxxvj^{mo}. Coronacio Alfredi Regis primi
Monarche Anglie. qui sui regiminis anno xxix^{o}. Wynton': humatus
est. Anno dcccc^{mo}. primo. Coronacio Edwardi primi filii Alfredi
apud Kingeston' hic annis xxiiij^{or}. imperauit London' sepelitur.
Anno dcccc^{mo}. xxiiij^{to}. Coronacio Athelstani Regis apud
Kyngeston'. qui post annos xvj Malmesbury sepultus est. Anno
dcccc^{mo} xl^{o}. Coronacio Edwardi secundi Regis filii Athelstani
apud Kyngeston'. hic anno regni sui sexto. Glaston' sepelitur. Anno
dcccc^{mo}. xlvj^{to}. Coronacio Edredi Regis apud Kyngeston' qui
regni sui anno ix^{o}. Wynton'. sepultus est. Anno dcccc^{mo}.
lv^{to}. Coronacio Edwyni Regis apud Kyngeston hic annis quatuor
regnauit Wynton' sepultus est. Anno dcccc^{mo} lix^{o}. Coronacio
Edgari. Regis. qui regnauit xvj. annis iacet Glaston'. Anno dcccc^{mo}
lxxv^{o}. Coronacio Edwardi secundi. filii Edgari apud Westm' qui
regni sui anno iiij^{to}. martirio insignitus Septonie tumulatur. Anno
dcccc^{mo} lxxix^{o}. Coronacio Ethelredi Regis apud Kyngeston' et
anno xxxviij^{o}. regni sui London' sepelitur. Anno Millesimo xvj^{o}.
Coronacio Edwardi tercii ferri lateris apud Kyngeston' et humatio apud
Glaston'. Anno Millesimo xvij^{o}. Coronacio Knutonis Regis apud
Westm' et regni sui anno xix^{o}. Wynton' sepultura. Anno Millesimo.
xxxv^{to}. Coronacio Haroldi primi Regis. hic regni sui anno quinto
London' humatus est. Anno Millesimo xl^{o}. Coronacio Hardeknuti Regis
et anno secundo regni sui humatio. Wynton'. A natiuitate Jesu Christi
vsque ad regnum secundi Edwardi Regis et confessoris fluxerunt diuisim
in Anglia Centum Reges et lx^{ta} et quinque Reges. de quibus Oswynus
Oswaldus. Ethelbertus Kenelmus Edwardus Edwardus Martirizati. et
Constans Cedwallus Sebertus Wynfridus Ethelredus. Edbertus. Offa. et
Kynredus in Monachatu sepulti sunt. Anno gracie Millesimo xlij^{do}.
Coronacio sancti Edwardi Regis et confessoris apud Wynton' qui regni
sui anno xxv^{to}. in ecclesia Westm' quam ipse constitui fecerat
honorifice collocatur. Anno Millesimo lxvj^{to}. Coronacio Haraldi
Ducis apud Westm' et sepultura illius apud Waltham. Anno Millesimo
lxvij^{o}. Coronacio Willielmi primi Ducis Normannie apud Westm' qui
regni sui anno xlvij^{o}. Angliam describi fecit in vno volumine dicto
Domusday et Anno iiij^{o}. post cadamu' sepelitur. Anno Millesimo
lxxx^{o}. Coronacio Willielmi Rufi. apud Westm'. et regni sui anno
xiij^{o}. Wynton' tumulatur. Anno Millesimo C^{mo}. Coronacio Henrici
primi Regis fratris Willielmi Rufi. apud Westm' regnantis xxxv. annis.
apud Redyng sepultus est. Anno M^{o}. C^{mo} xxxv^{to}. Coronacio
Stephani Regis apud Westm'. hic regni sui anno xix^{o}. Feuersham
humatus est. Anno Millesimo C^{mo} liiij^{to}. Coronacio Henrici
secundi imperatoris apud Westm' et anno regni sui xxxv^{to}. apud
Fontem Ebraldi sepultura. Anno C^{mo} lxiiij^{to}. Translacio sancti
Edwardi Regis et confessoris apud Westm' tertio Jdus. Octobr'. per
beatum Thomam Archiepiscopum Cantuar'. Anno Millesimo C^{mo}.
lxxxix^{o}. Coronacio Ricardi Regis apud Westm' qui cum regnasset
annis xj^{im}. apud Fontem Ebraldi tumulatur. Anno Millesimo C^{mo}.
lxxxxix^{o}. Coronacio Johannis Regis apud Westm' et sui regiminis
Anno xviij^{o}. Wygorn' sepelitur. Anno Millesimo. CC^{mo}. xvj.
Coronacio Henrici filii Regis Johannis apud Glouerniam qui Anno quarto
sequente iterum coronatus est apud Westm'. regni sui lvij^{o}. ibidem
tumulatur. Anno Millesimo CC^{mo}. lxxiiij^{io}. xiiij. kl. Septembr.
Coronacio Edwardi primi post conquestum apud Westm' qui regni sui anno
xxxv^{to}. ibidem sepelitur. Anno Millesimo ccc^{mo}. vij^{o}. x. kl.
Marcij. Coronacio. Edwardi secundi. apud Westm'. qui regni sui Anno
xx^{o}. Gloucestr. timulatur. Anno Millesimo ccc^{mo}. xxvj^{to}.
Coronatur Edwardus tercius flos Milicie Christiane apud Westm' etatis
sue anno xiiij^{o}. Anno Millesimo ccc^{mo}. xlvj^{to}. tercio die
[Sidenote: Edwardus tercius subjugauit imperio suo villam de Caleys.]
Septembr'. Idem dominus Rex Edwardus incepit obsidere villam de Caleys
cum Castro et suam obsidionem continuauit vsque tercium diem Augusti
anno reuoluto. quo die dicta villa cum Castro suo imperio subjugauit.
Anno Millesimo ccc^{mo}. xl^{o}. viij^{o}. kl. Julij. Illustris Rex
Anglie Edwardus tercius apud le Sclus Francigenas vicit in nauali
bello. Anno Millesimo ccc^{mo}. xlvj^{to}. vij^{o}. kl. Octobr. per
Anglicos debellantur Franci apud Cressy. Et Rex Boenie punitur. Eodem
anno xvj^{o}. kl. Nouembr'. Scoti vincuntur ab Anglis apud Durham. et
[Sidenote: David rex Scotie captus est.]
capitur David Rex Scocie. Anno M^{o}. ccc^{mo}. l.vj^{to}. xiij^{o}.
[Sidenote: Capcio Johannis Regis Francie.]
kl. Octobr'. Capcio Johannis Regis Francie apud Peyters per principum
Egregium Edwardum primogenitum Edwardi tercij Regis graciosi. Anno
Millesimo ccc^{mo}. lxxvj^{to}. vj^{to}. Idus Junij obijt idem
Princeps Edwardus quo die festum Trinitatis contingebat. Anno
Millesimo ccc^{mo}. lxxvij^{o}. xj^{o}. kl. Julij. obijt Rex Edwardus
tercius flos Milicie. Christiane. et tercio Nonas eiusdem. apud Westm'
est sepultus. Anno regni sui l.j^{o}. Anno Millesimo ccc^{mo}.
[Sidenote: Ric' filius Edwardi.]
lxxvij^{o}. xvij^{o}. kl. Augusti apud Westm'. Coronacio Ricardi
secundi filij Edwardi Principis Wallie anno etatis sue xj^{mo}. Anno
Millesimo ccc^{mo}. lxxxxix^{o}. tercio Idus Octobr. apud Westm'.
[Sidenote: Henricus iiij^{tus}.]
Coronacio Illustris Regis Henrici quarti. Anno Millesimo. cccc^{mo}.
xiij^{o}. nono die Aprilis apud Westm'. Coronacio Illustris Regis
[Sidenote: Henricus quintus vitam obijt in Francia.]
Henrici quinti qui apud _Boys seynt Vyncent_ iuxta Parisiam in Francia
vitam suam finiuit. vltimo die Augusti anno regni sui. x^{o}.
incipiente. Et postea ossa sua apud Westm' sepulta fuerunt. Anno
domini Millesimo cccc^{mo}. xxij^{do}. Henricus Rex Anglie Sextus.
tunc puer non etatis vnius anni Coronatus fuit die sancti Leonardi
Episcopi et confessoris apud Westm' anno regni sui viij^{o}.
incipiente. Et postea. idem Rex coronatus fuit Rex Francie apud
Parisiam. in ecclesia beate Marie ibidem. xvj^{o}. die Decembr'. anno
regni sui x^{mo}. incipiente.
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A COPY OF THE TABLET HANGING AT THE COLUMN NEAR THE TOMB OF THE DUKE
OF LANCASTER, IN THE CHURCH OF SAINT PAUL'S, LONDON.
The church of St. Paul, London, contains within its limits three acres
of land and a half; one rood and a half, and six perches covered. The
length of the same church contains dclxxxx feet. The breadth of the
same church contains cxxx feet. The height of the western dome
contains from the altar cij feet. The height of the dome of the new
building contains from the altar lxxxviij feet. The whole pile of the
church contains in height cl. feet with the cross. The height of the
stone fabric of the belfry of the same church contains, from the level
ground, cclx feet. The height of the wooden fabric of the same belfry
contains cclxxiiij feet. But altogether it does not exceed five
hundred and xx^{ty} feet. Also the ball of the same belfry is capable
of containing, if it were vacant, ten bushels of corn; the rotundity
of which contains xxxvj inches of diameter, which make three feet; the
surface of which, if it were perfectly round, ought to contain four
thousand lxviij inches, which make xxviij square feet, and the fourth
part of one square foot. The staff of the cross of the same belfry
contains in height xv feet. The cross beam of which contains six feet.
In which cross, in the year of our Lord one thousand cccxxxix, on the
xi^{th} of the kalends of August, namely on the feast of saint Mary
Magdalene, many precious reliques of several saints were deposited
with great solemnity of procession, for the preservation of the same
cross and the whole building beneath them; that the Almighty God,
through the glorious merits of all the saints whose reliques are
contained in that cross, might deign to preserve them from tempest and
peril under his protection. Of whose mercy to all the xxvij procuring
succour to the fabric of this church, cl days are set apart at every
time of the year, besides the Roman ordinances which are xliiij^{or}
in the year, and very many other benefits.
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A COPY OF THE OTHER TABLET HANGING AT THE MIDDLE COLUMN AT THE SAME
PLACE, BETWEEN THE SAID TOMB OF THE SAID DUKE AND THE TOMB OF SAINT
ROGER LATELY BISHOP OF LONDON.
[Sidenote: The Invention of the image of the Crucifix.]
In the year of our Lord cxl, the Invention of the image of the
Crucifix, at the northern door of saint Paul, London, in the great
river of Thames, by Lucius the first Christian king of England. In
the year of our Lord one thousand lxxxvij, on the seventh day of the
[Sidenote: The church of St. Paul burnt.]
month of July. The church of St. Paul, London, and all things which
were in it, with great part of the city, were consumed by fire; in the
time of Maurice bishop of London, and in the reign of the first king
of the Normans, William the Conqueror who founded the Monasteries of
Battle in Sussex, where himself had fought, and Bermondsey near
London. In the year of our Lord one thousand cxxxij, the ides of
[Sidenote: Most part of London burnt.]
April, the city of London was burnt in chief part, from the fire of
Gilbert Beget. In the year of our Lord one thousand cxxxvij the church
[Sidenote: The church of Paul again burnt.]
of saint Paul, London, was burnt by a fire kindled at London bridge,
and which advanced thence to the church without the bars of the new
temple, London. In the year one thousand cl, so strong was the ice,
that the Thames could be crossed over by people on horseback. In the
[Sidenote: The iiij^{th} year of king John.]
year one thousand ccij such great rains, thunder and hail fell, that
quadrangular stones, to the bigness of eggs descended from the sky
mixt with rain; by which trees, vines, and cornfields were much
destroyed; men were bruised, and birds flying through the air seemed
[Sidenote: The same year.]
to bear lighted coals in their beaks, and to set the houses on fire.
[Sidenote: The vj^{th} year of king John.]
In the year of our Lord one thousand cciiij, began the order of
preaching freres in the parts of Tholouse under their founder Dominic.
[Sidenote: The same year.]
The same year a most bitter winter endured from the circumcision of
[Sidenote: In the vij^{th} year of K. H. iij^{rd}.]
our Lord until the annunciation. In the year of our Lord one thousand
ccxiiij, St. Francis began the order of minor freres near Assise. And
in the year one thousand ccxxiiij, they first came into England, two
[Sidenote: In the v^{th} year of K. H. the third.]
years before the decease of saint Francis. In the year one thousand
ccxxj, at the festival of saint Luke the Evangelist a violent wind
rushed from the north, shattering houses and orchards, and the towers
of churches; and there were seen fiery dragons and evil spirits
[Sidenote: In the xliij^{rd} of king H. iij.]
fluttering in the tempest. In the year one thousand cclviij, at
Teukysbury, a certain Jew on Saturday fell into a cesspool, and would
not allow himself to be drawn out on the Saturday, on account of his
reverence of his sabbath; but Richard de Clare earl of Gloucester
would not allow him to be drawn out on the following Sunday because of
[Sidenote: In the ix^{th} year of king Edw. second.]
his reverence of his own sabbath; and so he died. In the year M.
cccxvj, a very great pestilence of animals and men, and inundation of
rains took place, whence was produced so great a dearness of corn,
[Sidenote: In the xxiiij^{th} year of K. Edw. the third.]
that a quarter of wheat was sold for xl _s'._ In the year of our Lord
M. cccxlviij, there began a great plague at London, about the festival
of saint Michael, and it endured until the festival of saint Peter ad
[Sidenote: In the xxxv^{th} and xxxvj^{th} year of king Ed. third.]
vincula next following. In the year of our Lord one thousand ccclxj,
the xviij^{th} kl. of February, on the festival of saint Maurus abbot,
happened a violent and terrible gale throughout all England. In the
same year was a second plague, in which died that noble and brave man,
[Sidenote: In the xliij^{rd} year of king Edw. third.]
Henry duke of Lancaster. In the year of our Lord one thousand
ccclxviij, was a third plague, in which died the noble lady Blanche,
duchess of Lancaster; who lies honorably entombed in the church of
[Sidenote: In the v^{th} year of king Richard second.]
saint Paul, London. In the year of our Lord one thousand ccclxxxij,
the xij^{th} kl. of June, namely, the iiij^{th} day before pentecost,
immediately before noon, there was a great earthquake throughout all
England.
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A COPY OF THE GREAT TABLET HANGING IN THE SAME PLACE, BY THE SAID TOMB
OF THE SAID ROGER LATELY BISHOP OF LONDON.
[Sidenote: The ages of the world.]
In the beginning God created the heaven and earth and all things which
are in them. But on the sixth day from the creation of the world, was
[Sidenote: 1.]
made the first-formed Adam. The first age of the world, from Adam to
Noeh according to the Hebrews, contains a thousand, six hundred and
fifty six years; according to the Seventy Interpreters, two thousand
two hundred xliiij years. But according to Jerome not completely two
thousand; according to Metodus two thousand. The cause of which
diversity is, that these do not compute according to the manner of
sacred Scripture the minutiae of times, or of years, which are over and
above the thousands and hundreds of years. From the beginning of the
world until Noeh's flood, are two thousand two hundred fifty six
[Sidenote: 2.]
years. The second age from Noeh until Abraham, contains according to
the Seventy Interpreters, a thousand and seventy two years: according
[Sidenote: 3.]
to the Hebrews, a thousand two hundred and twenty two years. The third
age from Abraham until David, contains according to the Hebrews, eight
hundred and xl two years; but according to the Seventy Interpreters
[Sidenote: 4.]
much less, since they are deficient by two years. The fourth age from
David until the carrying away captive into Babylon, contains according
to the Hebrews, four hundred and seventy three years; according to the
Seventy Interpreters little less, for they are deficient in one year.
[Sidenote: 5.]
The fifth age, from the carrying away captive into Babylon, until
Christ, contains five hundred and eighty five years. According to
[Sidenote: 6.]
others, five hundred and ninety years. The sixth age is from Christ
until the end of the world. The years from the beginning of the world
until the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ, are five thousand
ninety nine. The years from the incarnation of the same until his
passion, thirty three incomplete. The years from the creation of the
world until the destruction of Troy, iiij m^{l} xxx years. From the
destruction of Troy until the erection of new Troy, which is now
called London, lxiiij years. From the erection of new Troy to the
erection of the Roman city, ccclxxxx years. From the building of the
city until the coming of Christ, dcc.xv years. From the beginning of
the world iiij m^{l} lxxxxiiij years, after the destruction of Troy,
namely, in the mc and fifth year before the incarnation of Christ;
Brutus, a certain noble person sprung of the Trojan race, with a great
multitude of Trojans, through the response of the goddess Diana,
entered into the island formerly called Albion and inhabited by
giants; and destroyed all the giants, amongst whom was one very
mighty, by name Gogmagog; and he called that land after his own name
Britain. Afterwards by the Saxons or Angles that conquered it, it was
called England. And the same Brutus the first king of the Britons
constructed the first city of Britain, which is now called London, in
remembrance of the Troy before destroyed, calling it Trinovantum, that
is new Troy, which for a long time was called Trinovans. Ely the
priest was then reigning in Judea, and the ark of the testimony
captured by the Philistines. After the death of Brutus there reigned
in Britain lviij kings. Afterwards reigned king Lud, who strongly
built the walls of the city of the Trinovantes, which was by him
called Caerlud, in English LOUDESDON, and surrounded it with
innumerable towers; which he loved above all the cities of the realm,
and therefore directed that they should build houses and edifices,
which should surpass the buildings of other cities. At his death his
corpse was most nobly laid up in the aforesaid city near the gate
which he himself built, and was called from his name LUDESGATE. At
length the English called it LONDENE: afterwards the Normans called it
LOUNDRES which in Latin is called Londonia. After the death of Lud
reigned Cassibellanus his brother, namely, in the lviij^{th} year
before Christ's incarnation; in whose time came Julius Cesar into
Britain with a copious multitude, and being twice overcome and routed
and driven off, the third time being recalled into Britain, he, by the
aid of Androgeus duke of Kent, made it tributary to the Roman power.