The three English chronicles in this collection, which are here presented in modern orthography, were written by eye-witnesses of the events narrated. They are not well edited.

1669. Historical collections of a citizen of London in the fifteenth century, ed. James Gairdner. Camden Soc. London, [1876].

Page's poem on the siege of Rouen, I46.

Lydgate's verses on the kings of England, 47-54.

Gregory's Chronicle, 55-239.

These three pieces are taken from a fifteenth century commonplace book of a citizen of London; perhaps it was made by William Gregory, skinner, who was mayor of London in 1451.

1670. Memorials of Henry V., ed. C. A. Cole. Rolls Series. London, 1858.

Redman's Vita, 1-59.

Elmham's Liber metricus, 77-165.

Versus in laudem regis, 61-75.

1671. Scriptores rerum gestarum Willelmi Conquestoris, ed. J. A. Giles. Caxton Soc. London, 1845.

Brevis relatio, 1–23.

Guy of Amiens, 27-51.

William of Poitiers, 77-159.

Annalis historia brevis, 161-74.

Chrestien de Troyes, 179-269.

Le dit de Guillaume, 270-97.

1672. Three fifteenth-century chronicles, ed. James Gairdner. Camden Soc. [London], 1880.

Brief notes (a Latin chronicle, 142262), 148-63: No. 1825.

A short English chronicle, 1-80: No. 1738. Historical memoranda (Cade's procla- A brief Latin chronicle, 1429-71, pp. mation, etc.), 81-147. 164-85: No. 1737.

b. ALPHABETICAL TABLE OF CHRONICLERS.

When two or more editions of a chronicle are given in the following list, the best edition is usually mentioned first. The chronicles are Latin, unless otherwise stated. For various brief Annales' not included in this list, see No. 586. For other French chroniclers besides those mentioned below, see Potthast and Monod (Nos. 25, 31).

1673. Abbreviata cronica, 1377-1469, ed. J. J. Smith. Cambridge Antiq. Soc. Cambridge, etc., 1840. pp. 21.

Brief historical notes, seemingly written by John Herrison, who was chancellor of the university of Cambridge in 1465.

1674. Abbreviatio chronicorum Angliæ [1000-1255], ed. Frederic Madden, Matthæi Parisiensis Historia Anglorum, iii. 151-348. Rolls Series. London, 1869.

Written at St. Albans, and ascribed by Madden to Matthew Paris. Probably it was not his work, but the anonymous author borrowed much from Paris. See Hardy, Catalogue of Materials, iii. 140–41.

1675. Account of the first battle of St. Albans [1455], from a contemporary manuscript, ed. John Bayley. Soc. of Antiq. of London, Archæologia, xx. 519-23. London, 1824.

Written in English.

1676. AGNELLUS, THOMAS (fl. 1183). De morte et sepultura Henrici regis junioris [1183], ed. Joseph Stevenson, Radulphi de Coggeshall Chronicon Anglicanum, 263-73. Rolls Series. London, 1875.

Stevenson calls it 'a contemporary account of an event which deeply moved the feelings of England and France at the time when it occurred, and exercised no trifling influence upon the history of these two kingdoms.' The tract eulogises the young king. The author was archdeacon of Wells.

1677. AMBROSE (fl. 1195). L'estoire de la guerre sainte, 1190– 92 [with a translation], ed. Gaston Paris. Documents Inédits. Paris, 1897. Extracts, in Pertz's Scriptores (No. 594), xxvii. 532-46. Hanover, 1885.

A history of the third crusade, written in French verse in 1195 or 1196 by Ambrose, who seems to have been a jongleur of Evreux. He took part in the crusade. The Itinerarium Regis Ricardi is a Latin translation of this poem: see No. 1803.

1678. AMIENS, GUY OF (d. circa 1075). De bello Hastingensi carmen auctore W[idone], in Petrie's Monumenta, 856-72. London, 1848. Reprinted in app. C to the Report on Rymer's Fœdera (No. 2099), 73-86.-Other editions: in Michel's Chroniques Anglo-Normandes, iii. 1-38, Rouen, 1840; Giles's Scriptores (No. 1671), 27-51, London, 1845.

This anonymous poem, probably written by Guy, bishop of Amiens, and completed about 1068, affords valuable information concerning the battle of Hastings and concerning events n England for about four months after the battle.

1679. AMUNDESHAM, JOHN. Annales monasterii S. Albani, 1421-40, quibus præfigitur Chronicon rerum gestarum in monasterio S. Albani, 1422-31, a quodam auctore ignoto compilatum, ed. H. T. Riley. Rolls Series. 2 vols. London, 1870-71.

These annals, probably written before 1452, give some information concerning the current events of the day, but are devoted mainly to the affairs of the

abbey. Amundesham was a monk of St. Albans concerning whose life little is known.

1680. Anglo-Saxon chronicle, B.C. 60-A.D. 1154. Valuable for the years 1066-1154.

See No. 1349.

1681. Annales Angliæ et Scotia [1292-1300], ed. H. T. Riley, Willelmi Rishanger Chronica, etc. (No. 1836), 371-408. Rolls Series. London, 1865.

These annals, written at St. Albans, were used in the compilation of Rishanger's chronicle. Bale probably erred in asserting that Rishanger wrote them; they were perhaps penned by the same hand as the Opus Chronicorum (No. 1826), and were probably intended as a continuation of the Annales Regni Scotia (No. 1699).

1682. Annales Cambriæ, A.D. 444-954, with a continuation to 1288. See No. 1351.

One of the chief authorities on Welsh history.

1683. Annales Cestrienses, or chronicle of the abbey of S. Werburg at Chester [A.D. 1-1297, with a translation], ed. R. C. Christie. Record Soc. for Lanc. and Chesh. [London], 1887.

Probably written at Chester under the direction of Abbot Simon of Whitchurch (d. 1290) and completed after his death. The work deals mainly with the affairs of the kingdom. Much seems to be derived from Matthew Paris, but most of the entries from 1250 onward are original. The author favours the cause of Simon de Montfort. For a collation of Christie's text with the Lichfield MS., see Reports of the Historical MSS. Commission, 1895, xiv. pt. viii. 206–11.

1684. Annales de Margan sive Chronica abbreviata [1066–1232], ed. H. R. Luard, Annales Monastici, i. 1-40. Rolls Series. London, 1864. Another edition (bad), in Gale's Scriptores Quinque, 1-19. Oxford, 1687.

Written in the 13th century. Contain many notices of public events relating to England and Wales. The portion 1066-1147 is meagre, and is derived mainly from William of Malmesbury.

1685. Annales de Monte Fernandi: annals of Multifernan, A.D. 45-1274, ed. Aquilla Smith. Irish Archæol. Soc., Tracts relating to Ireland, vol. ii. [pt. ii.] 1-26. Dublin, 1843 [1842].

Although these annals record few facts relating to the history of Ireland which are not found elsewhere, 'they claim some degree of attention from their antiquity, and are perhaps the most ancient annals of this country written exclusively in the Latin language.' It is not certain that they were compiled in the monastery of Multifernan. Ware conjectured that the author was Stephen of Exeter (b. 1246).

1686. Annales Dorenses [A.D. 1-1283, with a continuation to 1362], ed. Reinhold Pauli, in Pertz's Scriptores (No. 594), xxvii. 514– 31. Hanover, 1885.

Pauli edits only extracts, A. D. 687-1362. These annals of the abbey of Dore, in Herefordshire, deal with the general history of England. The chief sources of the original work, to 1283, are Robert of Torigni, the Annals of Margan, and the Annals of Tewkesbury.

1687. Annales Furnesienses [1199-1298], ed. Richard Howlett, Willelmi de Novoburgo Historia Rerum Anglicarum, ii. 501-83. Rolls Series. London, 1885.

A continuation of William of Newburgh's history, written in Furness abbey late in the 13th century. From 1202 to 1271 it is derived mainly from the

Annales Stanleienses.

1688. Annales Hiberniæ, 1162-1370, ed. J T. Gilbert, Chartularies of St. Mary's Abbey, Dublin, ii. 303-98. Rolls Series. London, 1884. — First printed in Camden's Britannia, 794-832. London, 1607. For a translation, see No. 343.

This work has been ascribed to Christopher Pembridge of Dublin (f. 1370?), but the author and the time of compilation are unknown. Gilbert calls it 'the chief authority on the affairs of the English settlement in Ireland to the year 1370.' These annals agree in substance with the corresponding years of James Grace's Annales Hiberniæ, edited, with a translation, by Richard Butler for the Irish Archaeological Society, Dublin, 1842. Both works may have been taken from a common original. Grace compiled his annals between 1537 and 1539; from 1370 to 1536 they consist mainly of obits of the Lacys, Burkes, Butlers, and Fitzgeralds.

1689. Annales Hiberniæ ex libro Rossensi, ed. Richard Butler, The Annals of Ireland, by John Clyn and Thady Dowling, 41–46. Irish Archæol. Soc. Dublin, 1849.

This fragment of the Annals of Ross contains brief notices relating to the history of Ireland, 1265-1480.

1690. Annales Londonienses [1194-1330], ed. William Stubbs, Chronicles of the Reigns of Edward I. and Edward II., i. I-251. Rolls Series. London, 1882.

In large part an abridgment of the Flores Historiarum (No. 1774) to 1301. The account of the general history of England, 1301-16, is valuable. The narrative from 1316 to 1330 relates mainly to the civil history of London. The work was written by a citizen of London who had easy access to the records of the corporation, perhaps by Andrew Horne, chamberlain of the city (d. 1328).

1691. Annales monasterii de Bermundeseia, 1042-1432, ed. H. R. Luard, Annales Monastici, iii. 421-87. Rolls Series. London, 1866.

This work, compiled circa 1433, deals mainly with the affairs of the priory of Bermondsey, but devotes some attention to general history, and is of some value for the reigns of Henry IV. and Henry V. The chief source of the earlier portion is the Flores Historiarum (No. 1774).

1692. Annales monasterii de Burton, 1004-1263, ed. H. R. Luard, Annales Monastici, i. 181-510. Rolls Series. London, 1864. Another edition (bad), in Fulman's Scriptores, 246-448. Oxford, 1684.

Written in the 13th century. The entries to 1188 are brief, and those from 1189 to 1201 are taken mainly from Hoveden. The part from 1211 to 1263 (chiefly a collection of documents connected by short notices of events concerning Burton and the kingdom) is particularly valuable. Luard calls it 'one of the most valuable collections of materials for the history of the time that we possess.' The most important part is that which relates to the Provisions of Oxford and to the barons' war, 1258-63.

1693. Annales monasterii de Oseneia, 1016-1347, ed. H. R. Luard, Annales Monastici, iv. 1-352. Rolls Series. London, 1869. - Another edition of the years 1289-1307, in Gale's Scriptores Quinque, 118-28. Oxford, 1687.

These annals, to 1258, have much in common with those of Thomas Wykes; from that year onward the former favour the barons, while Wykes is a strong royalist. Luard believes that Wykes used the early portion of the Osney annals, that this portion was compiled at Osney about 1233 mainly from Diceto and Florence of Worcester, and that thereafter the events were entered from year to year, as they occurred, until 1277. The bulk of the chronicle is an original authority for the general history of England from 1233 to 1293. The part 12931347 is taken from Higden and his continuator.

1694. Annales monasterii de Theokesberia, 1066-1263, ed. H. R. Luard, Annales Monastici, i. 41-180. Rolls Series. London, 1864. Entries concerning

Written in the 13th century. Meagre to the year 1200. general history are intermingled with notices of monastic affairs. There is a valuable account of the war between Henry III. and the barons, pp. 163-80; the chronicler favours the baronial cause.

1695. Annales monasterii de Waverleia, A.D. I-1291, ed. H. R. Luard, Annales Monastici, ii. 127-411. Rolls Series. London, 1865. Another edition of the years 1066-1291 (bad), in Gale's Scriptores Quinque, 129-243. Oxford, 1687.

The portion to 1157 is derived mainly from Sigebert of Gemblours, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, and Robert of Torigni. After 1157 the annals are