¶ Here is a little short chronicle/ beginning at the vij ages of the world/ with the coming of Brute: and the reign of all the kings/ with the saints and martyrs that have been in this land.  
  

¶ This is the chronicle of all the kings names that have been in England/ and how many years they reigned/ & how many saints & martyrs have been in this land.  

BRute came after the making of the world into this land/ first called albion/ in the time that Ely the priest of the law was in the land of Israel. iiij. M.lxxvii. year.  
¶ New Troy (that now is called London) was founded by the making of Brute/ after the making of the world. iiij. M.C.xxiiij. year.  
¶ Rome was founded by Remus and Romulus. iiij. ●. iiii. C. lxxxxiiii. year.  
¶ jesus Chryst was conceived by the holy ghost in the maiden Marie on a friday: in the time of king Kambalyn/ which was king of britain: the xu day of March: after the making of the world. v. M. C.lxxxxix. year.  
¶ jesus Christ was borne/ when his mother was xiiii year old on a sunday/ the xu day of December/ in the same year: after the making of the world. v. M. C.lxxxxix. year.  
¶ saint johan the baptist was heeded the xxv day of August after the incarnation. xxxii. year.  
¶ jesus Christ suffered passion a friday/ the xu day of March/ after hi● incarnation. xxxiii. year.  
¶ saint Stephen was martyred the third day of August/ after the incarnation xxxiii. year.  
¶ saint Poule was converted the xxv day of january: after the incarnation xxxiiij. year.  
¶ Our lady marry was taken into heaven/ the xu day of August/ in the lx year of her age: after the incarnation. xlv. year.  
¶ saint Longyous was martyred after the incarnation. lvii. year.  
¶ saint Peter and Paul/ were martyred the xxix day of june/ after the incarnation lxix. year.  
¶ Lucy the king of britain became christen/ after the incarnation C.lxii year.  
¶ saint Katherine was martyred by Maxencius Emperor of Rome/ in the time that constantine saint Elyn son was king of britain/ after the incarnation. two. C.iii year.  
¶ saint Ursula/ with the xi M. virgins were martyred at Coleyne: by a saracen that was called swain/ the which was king of Coleyne in that time that Maximian was king of britain: after the incarnation two. C. lxxxxvii. year.  
saint Albon was martyred by the foresaid Swayne/ in the time of maximian: after the incarnation. iii. C.i. year.  
¶ saint Gregory the pope/ sent into England saint Austyne/ after the incarnation. v. C. lxxxxvi. year.  
¶ saint Edmund the king was martyred by Hunger and Hubba of Denmark: in the time that first Alured was king of England: after the incarnation viii. C.lxx year.  
¶ saint Edward the martyr/ was martyred by his stepmother after the incarnation. ix. C.lxxx. year.  
¶ saint Edward the confessor was quick & deed in the year of grace. M.lxvi year.  
¶ saint Edmund the king was translated the time that wyllyam Ruphus was king of England the year of grace. M. lxxxxvi. year.  
¶ saint Edward the confessor was translated by saint Thomas of Canterbury in the time of king Henry. two. year of grace.  
¶ saint Thomas of Caunterbury was martyred in the same king Henry's time/ in the year of grace. M.c.lxx year.  
¶ The same saint thomas was translated in the time of king Henry/ in the year of grace. M.cc.xx year.   

¶ These been the chronicles of the kings that have been sith Brute came in to this land first.  

¶ Brute came into this land after the making of the World four M.lxxvij. year. And he lived in the land or he were crowned xl year. And after he was crowned. xx. year.  
¶ Loytroyne his son reigned v. year.  
¶ Madan his son thirty. year.  
¶ Ebranke his son xl. year.  
¶ Leyly his son ix. year.  
¶ Bladud his sone xxi. year.  
¶ Guentolyn his wife xv. year.  
¶ Memps' his son xxiv. year.  
¶ Brute Bremenshull thirty. year.  
¶ Ludebras xiii. year.  
¶ Lyre his son xlviii. year  
¶ Credell his daughter v. year.  
¶ Conadage her sister son xxxiii. year.  
¶ reynold his sone xx. year.  
¶ Gorbodyan his son xv. year.  
Denobaude won the realm by conquest/ and reigned. xl. year.  
¶ belyn his sone xi. year.  
¶ Cornabatrus his son xxv. year.  
¶ Guentolem his son xxv. year.  
¶ Scisille his son xxv. year.  
¶ Kymore his son nineteen. year.  
¶ Morwyche his son ix. year.  
¶ Grandobodyan his son xi. year.  
¶ Protegayle his son xvi. year.  
¶ Petitur his brother v. year.  
¶ Esydur his brother. xiiii. year.  
¶ And after this Esydur/ rained xxxiii kings each after other in peace/ the first king of the xxxiii was Gorbodian/ and he reigned. xii. year.  
¶ Morgan. i. year.  
¶ Cighnus vi. year.  
¶ jowalan viii. year.  
¶ Rohugo two. year.  
¶ Voghen xiii. year.  
¶ Catyll xv. year.  
¶ Porrer two. year.  
¶ Cherin xviii. year.  
¶ Coyll xii. year.  
¶ Sulgenis xiii. year.  
¶ Esdad xx. year.  
¶ Audragie xvii. year.  
¶ Vrian v. year.  
¶ Elyud two. year.  
¶ Eldadan xv. year.  
¶ Claten xii. year.  
¶ Ouirgunde viii. year.  
¶ Mortan vi. year.  
¶ Bledagh iiii. year.  
¶ Caph i. year.  
¶ Gen two. year.  
¶ Seysell/ and king Bled xxii. year.  
¶ Tabreth xx. year.  
¶ Archinal xiiii. year.  
¶ Croll thirty. year.  
¶ Rodynger xxii. year.  
¶ Hector v. year.  
¶ Harper vi. year.  
¶ Carpour seven. year.  
¶ Digneyll three year.  
¶ Samuel xxiiii. year.  
¶ Reed two. year.  
¶ Ely seven. months.  
¶ Lud the last kings son of xxxiii reigned. xi. year.  
¶ Cassibalan his brother xxvii. year.  
¶ Andragen Lud'S first son viii. year.  
¶ Kembalyn before the incarnation. two. year.    

The hole sum/ from the coming of Brute/ till the incarnation is. M.C.xxii. year.  

¶ Gryuder & Armogis his ii sons. xliiii. year.  
¶ Koyle Armogis his son xii. year.  
¶ Lucy his son reigned an heathen man. xi. year.  
and a Christian man. two. year.  
¶ And afterward was so great debate in the land/ that the realm was without a king. l. year.  
¶ Coyle that made Colchester/ was king than. xiii. year.  
¶ constantine the Roman/ that wedded saint Elyn/ coils daughter. xv. year.  
¶ Constantyne that was emperor his son. xx year.  
¶ octavian reigned after that Constantyne was gone to Rome to be crowned Emperor xv. year.  
¶ Maximian wedded Octautans' daughter and reigned xxviii year. in his time saint Albon was slain  
¶ Constantyne/ cousin to the king of little britain reigned. xii. year.  
¶ Constantyne his son that was a monk at Wynchester reigned. v. year.  
¶ Forteger that was Earl of Esser reigned xi. year.  
¶ Fortymer his son xiiii. year.  
¶ Engyst of Saxony in the land of Germany/ that was a saracen/ wan the land & reigned v. year.  
¶ Aurylambros Constanstynes son slew Engyst and drove the saracenes a way/ & reigned viii. year.  
¶ Uter pendragon his brother reigned xvii. year.  
¶ Arthur his son reigned xxvii. year.  
¶ Constantyne arthur's cousin xxiiii. year.  
¶ Garan for Constantyne had none heir thirty. year.  
¶ Tonagh his cousin xxiiii. year.  
¶ Syryke reigned xxv. year.  
¶ saint Ethelbert & Sebert/ that were c●●uerted by saint justine & his fellowship reigned l. year  
¶ Elfrede and Cadwaller/ saint oswald and ●●●●walyn reigned in the realm of England one after another. lxxx. year.  
¶ Offa saint oswald's brother xlviii. year  
¶ Alured the first/ in his time saint Edmund of Bury was slain of Hunger and Hubba/ the kings brethren of Denmark thirty. year.  
¶ Edward the first his son xxv. year.  
¶ Edmund his brother xvii. year.  
¶ Adelstone xxv. year.  
¶ Eldrede his brother x. year.  
¶ Edwin his third brother iiii. year.  
¶ Edgar his son xvii. year.  
¶ saint Edward the martyr his son xii. year.  
¶ Swain that was king of Denmark. xv. year.  
¶ Eldrede saint Edward's brother ix. year.  
¶ edmund Irensyde & knowt Swain son. xx. year  
¶ Harolde harefote Knowtes sone xiii. year.  
¶ Hardeknowte his brother xvi. year.  
¶ saint Edward the confessor Eldredes son reigned. xxiii. year.  
¶ harold/ that was godwyns son/ earl of westsex reigned. i. year.    
Here endeth the chronicle of all the kings/ that rained before the conquest.