The Story of England by Robert Manning of Brunne, A.D. 1338. Edited from mss. at Lambeth Palace and the Inner Temple, by Frederick J. Furnivall |
The Story of England | ||
Lokeryn com of Brutus,
Brutus was geten of Cicillius;
Cicilli, Askaneus sone was,
& Askaneus com of Eneas,
Eneas com of Enchise;
Enches, Kapes sone was he;
Capes com of Asserak;
Asserak, of Troies blod he brak,
Troies cam of Eryctonius,
Erycton com of Dardanus,
Dardan com of Iubiter,
Iubiter was Saturnus heyr,
Saturnus cam of Cellius,
& Selius cam of sire Cretus,
And Cretus cam of Cyprim,
& Ciprius cam of Setym,
Setym com of Iauan,
& Iauan of Saphet gan,
And Saphet cam of sire Noe:
Of Asserak þys ys þe degre.
Brutus was geten of Cicillius;
Cicilli, Askaneus sone was,
& Askaneus com of Eneas,
Eneas com of Enchise;
Enches, Kapes sone was he;
Capes com of Asserak;
Asserak, of Troies blod he brak,
Troies cam of Eryctonius,
Erycton com of Dardanus,
Dardan com of Iubiter,
Iubiter was Saturnus heyr,
Saturnus cam of Cellius,
& Selius cam of sire Cretus,
And Cretus cam of Cyprim,
& Ciprius cam of Setym,
Setym com of Iauan,
& Iauan of Saphet gan,
And Saphet cam of sire Noe:
Of Asserak þys ys þe degre.
The Story of England | ||