THE CHRONICLE Of Walter Hemingburgh (al. Hemingford, al. Walter de Gisburne), from the Conquest to 1312, in Latin. The first leaf has been cut out; the second begins with the words "Normannie clam direxit" (ed. Hamilton, vol. i. p. 6). Ends "terra siluit et quievit" (ibid., vol. ii. p. 296). Aft...
THE POLYCHRONICON of Ranulph Higden, in seven books, continued to 1377. No title, the first leaf of the index (which precedes the text) and the first two leaves of the text [from "Post praeclaros artium scriptores" to "veritas non vacillet," ed. Babington and Lumby, Rolls Series, vol. i. p. 16] ...
THE POLYCHRONICON of Ranulph Higden, translated into English by John Trevisa; in seven books. With three prefaces, the first beg. "Aftir solempne and wi[y]se writeris of artis and sciencis." The text does not agree completely with that of any of the MSS. collated for the edition in the Rolls Ser...
1. FORM of resignation of the crown by Richard II. [29 Sept. 1399], followed by the "protestacio regis Ricardi ante resignacionem," the challenge of the crown by Henry, Duke of Lancaster., and his speech after election as Henry IV. The first two articles in Latin, the others in English. See Rot....
"CRONICA. bona et compendiosa de Regibus Anglie . . . . a tempore Noe usque ad tempus Henrici quarti . . . et de sanctis interim in Anglia eorum temporibus existentium." Begins "Noe fuerunt tres filii"; and ends in the 2nd year of Henry IV. [1401] with the expostulatory letter of Philip Repingdo...
CHRONICLE OF THE BRUTE, in English. Begins with the rubric "Here may a man here hou England," etc., and proceeds "In the noble lond of Sirrie"; breaks off imperfectly in the year 1356, ending with the words "hit was told and certified to the king." Several leaves are missing just before the last...
CHRONICLE OF THE BRUTE, in English. Begins with the rubric "Here may a man here," proceeding "In the noble londe of Sirrie." Ends in the middle of the description of the siege of Rouen in 1418-19, with the words " and manfully countred with our Englisch men." At the end (f. 192) are four leaves ...
CHRONICLE OF THE BRUTE, in English. Has the two introductory paragraphs, beginning "The first inhabityng of þis lande," and proceeds "Some tyme in þe lande of Surre." Ends with the siege of Rouen in 1418-19, but with words slightly different from the usual ones, "and putte þe toun in gouvernaunc...
CHRONICLE OF THE BRUTE, In English. This copy is of the same class as those contained in Harl. 1337 and 6251; it does not agree entirely with them, but all three differ considerably from other versions of the Brute. The title in the first rubric is "Here bigynneth the Boke of the Cronyculez of t...
GENEALOGICAL CHRONICLE, in Latin, of the kings of England to Edward IV., tracing their descent from Adam through the Trojan kings; with the genealogy of Christ in a parallel column. Beg. "Veterum cronicoriim de successione regum anglie ordo hic insequitur." An English copy, slightly imperfect, i...