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Show P Aufanias. Historia Ecclefiaftica Magdeburgen/is. Peuceruzs. i Pemponius Mel. Radulfus Coghefhall. Radulfus Niger. ‘Regifter ofthe Garter. Records ofBattellAbbey. Richardus Southwell, Robert Greene. lulius Solinus, Tohannes Pike with additions. Tohannes€unttius. lohannesTextor. Radulfus de Diceto. Tohannes Bodinus. Iohannes Sleidan. Iohannes Euerfden a Monkeof Berry. Tohannes or rather Gtouan villani a Flo- Records and rolles diner(é. S. Trabo. . Suetonius. Sigebertus Gemblacenjfis. Iohgnnes Baptifta Eguatius. Tohannes C.apgraue, lohannes Fourden. Iohannes Caius. lacob de Voragine Bifbop ofNebio. Tean de Bauge a Frenchman wrote a pam- Sidon Appollinaris, SimonDunelmenfis, | Sextus Aurelius Vitor. T. Rebellins Polio. phlet of the warres in Scotland , during the time that Monfieur de Deffe rematnedthere, ohn Fox: Tohannes Muior. Thomas More knight. T homas Spot. Thomas Walfingham. Titus Liuius de.Foroliuifys de vita Hen- Iohn Stow,by whofe diligent collettedfum- 7401.5. marie ,1 hauebeene not onelie aided, but alfo by diuers rare monuments 5 ancient writerc,and neceffarie register bookes Thomas Couper. Taxtora MonkeofBerry. Theuet. Thomas dela More. Tripartita Hifforia. of Vieatins Gallicanus. Volfgangus Lazius. * Iber conftitutionum London, Lucan. Lehus Guraldus, c M. Mfrianus Scotus. Mattheus Parts: | WVHethamfted » 4 learned man,fometime Abbat ofSaint Albous 4 Chronicler. Willam Harrifon, MartheusWeftmonafter. alias Ely. William Patten -of the expedition: into de Langey Scotland. 1574. Wiliam Prottor ofWiats rebellion, * ; | ons, Titus Liwins Patauien/is. Thomas Lanquet. hiswhich he hath lent me.out ofbis own Librarie. lofephus, Icephorus, 5 Nennins, Nicholaus Treuet w ith addsti ‘Robert Gaguin. ‘Rodericus Archiepifcopus Toletanus, rentine, _-_-- i A R. Rogerus Houeden, : ‘Ranulfus Higeden , akas CeStrenfis the authorofPolychronicon, lacobus Philippus Bergomas. Mamertinys in Panegyricis. Memoires dela Marche . sr Paulus Touius. Polydor Virgil, Philippus Melanétthon. Platina. Ohaunes Bale. Tohannes Leland. res hiStoriarum, Martin du Bellay,alias Monf. Pomponius Letus. Philip de Cumeins,alias M. de eArgenton. Henricus Marleburgenfis. Herodianus. Humfrey Luyd. lohnPrice knight. Paulus Diaconus, Paulus Aemilius. Ponticus Virunius. Henricus Mutins. ne Historia quadripartitafeu quadrilogium. Hardings C.bronicle. Halles Chronicle. Henricus Bradhaw. Iulius Capitolinus. ~ Ne Befides thefe,diuers other bookes and treatifes of hiftoricall matter I hane feene aid peru- fed, the names ofthe authors being vtterlic vnknowne. > BIMAS; Ra Li ay eS Sega eI I Saag tA oy rey Aa Higa. ‘Genricus Hiuntingtonenfis. Henricus Leiceftrenfis, Historie Daniou. Heé¢orBoece. KOS O. O Rofius Dorobernenfis. Ofbernus Dorobernenfis. Otho Phrifingenfis. H. SY AG iiwenVaccamel te The Authors names. his fin good Lord and Master, 8William Brooke Knight, LordWarden of the cinque Ports, and Baron ofCobham, all increafe ofthe feare andknowledge of God ,firme obedience towardhis Prince, infallible loueto the commonwealth, and commendable renowme here tn this world, and inthe worldto come life euerlafting. Auing had iuft occafion, Right Honorable, to remaine in London,during the time ofTrinitie terme laft pafled,and being earneftlie required of diuers my freends,to fet downe fome (| breete difcourfe ofparcell ofthofe things, which] had obferued in (4) the reading of fuch manifold antiquities asI had perufed toward the furniture of a Chronologie, which I haue yet inhand; Iwas at the firft veric lothtoyeeld to their defires: firft, for thatI thought aI nnyfelfe ynable for want ofskill and iudgment,fo fuddenlie & with fo haftic {peed to take fch a charge vponme: fecondlie, bicaufe the dealing therein might prooue an hinderanceand impechment vnto mine owne Treatife:andfinallie,for that] had giuen ouerall earneft ftudie ofhiftories, as iudging the time {pent about the fame, tobe an hinderance vnto my moreneceflarie dealingsin that vocation & fun&tion whereyntoI am called in the minifterie. But whenthey were fo importunate with me,thatno reafonable excufe could ferueto putbythis trauell, I condefcended «¢ the length vnto their yrkefome fute,promifing that I would {pend fuch void time as I had to fpare, whileft I fhould beinforcedto taricin the citie, vpon fome thing or otherthat fhould fatisfie their requeft; and ftand in lieu ofa defcription ofmy Countrie. Fortheir parts alfo they aflured me offuch helps as they could purchafe: and thus with hope ofgood,although no gaic fuccefle, Iwent in hand withall, thenalmoft as oneleaning altogithervnto memorie, fith my books and I were parted by fourtie miles infunder.Inthis order alfo I fpent a part of Mighaelmas and Hilarie termes infuing, being inforced theretol fay byotherbufineffes which compelled metokeepeinthe citie,and abfent my'felfe from my charge, thoughin themeane {eafonI hadfome repaire vnto mypoorelibrarie,but not fo great as thedignitie of the matter required, andyetfar greater than the Printershaft would fuffer. One helpe,and noneofthe {malleft thatI obtained herein,was by fuch commentaries as Le/azdhad fomtime colle&ted ofthe ftare ofBritaine, books vtterlie mangled, defaced with wet and weather,and finallie vnperfe& throughwantof fundrie volumes: fecondlie,I gat fome knowledge of things byletters and pamphlets,fromfundrie places &thires of England,butfo difcordant now and thenamongft themfelues,cfpeciallie in the names and courfes of riuers and fituation oftownes,thatI had oft greatertrouble to reconcilethem one with an other,titaneardcrlie to penthe whole difcourfe offuch points as they contaitied : the third aid did grow by conference with diuers, either at the table or fecretlie alone, wherein] marked in what things the talkers did agree,and wherin they impugnedechother,choofing in the end the former, andreiecting the later, as one def2zoustofet foorth the truth abfolutelie, or fuch thingsin deed as were moft likelie to betrue. The laft comfort arofe by mine owne reading of fuch writers as-haue heretofore made mentionof the condition of our countrie,in {peaking wherof, if{fhould make accountofthe fuiccefle,& extraordinarie coming by fundrie trea- tifes not fuppofed to be extant, I fhould but feeme to pronounce more than may wellbe faid with modeftie,& fayfarder ofmyfelfe than this Treatife can beare witnes of.Howbeiz, I re- |