The Original Chronicle of Andrew of Wyntoun printed on parallel pages from the Cottonian and Wemyss mss., with the variants of the other texts: Edited with introduction, notes, and glossary by F. J. Amours |
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CHAPTER XIII.
How mony landis ar in Europe
And quha foundit first Rome our hope.
And quha foundit first Rome our hope.
The landis þat in Europe lyis
The north art all occupiis.
In to the north of Europe is
A revere þat hecht Tannais,
Quhare þare standis hillis hie
That hecht þe hillis of Raphay,
And fra þe watter of Tannais
South one to Danay strekand is
A land callit Nethere Sythia;
Wnder Sythy lyis in Asya,
And till it is marchand nere,
Albeid þai ly in parteis seire,
Forthy sum haldis þat baith þai
Suld be bot a Sythia.
In it is lyand halely
Lectow land and Albany,
Gotland als and Dacia;
Thire lyis in Nythere Sythia.
The north art all occupiis.
In to the north of Europe is
A revere þat hecht Tannais,
Quhare þare standis hillis hie
That hecht þe hillis of Raphay,
And fra þe watter of Tannais
South one to Danay strekand is
A land callit Nethere Sythia;
Wnder Sythy lyis in Asya,
And till it is marchand nere,
Albeid þai ly in parteis seire,
Forthy sum haldis þat baith þai
Suld be bot a Sythia.
In it is lyand halely
Lectow land and Albany,
Gotland als and Dacia;
Thire lyis in Nythere Sythia.
Fra þe watter of Danaye
Till Alpes, that ar hillis hie
Departand Ytaly fra France,
Be marche, metis and distance,
Lyis Ducheland all halely,
That callit wes Vuer Germany.
Germany in properte
Berowing may callit be;
For þare men in gret multitud
Sa growis of forme and fassoune gud;
Therfor men vsis properly
To call þat land ay Germany;
Almayne þai vse it now to call.
Sawyne lyis in till it all,
West vp one þe watter of Ryne;
One north half it is rynnand syne
A watter callit Alwyus.
In Wngary springis Danubyus,
That I now call Danuby,
With water is ekit haill sexty;
Bot þai are rynnand to and fra
In diuerss partiis devisit sa;
At Ponsus it enteris in þe se
Out of Asye in þat cuntre.
In Almanye in Baweyre, Espowne,
Ostrike, France, Turone, Saxone;
Syne Nethire Germany of ane
Strekand north in þe Occiane.
Till Alpes, that ar hillis hie
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Be marche, metis and distance,
Lyis Ducheland all halely,
That callit wes Vuer Germany.
Germany in properte
Berowing may callit be;
For þare men in gret multitud
Sa growis of forme and fassoune gud;
Therfor men vsis properly
To call þat land ay Germany;
Almayne þai vse it now to call.
Sawyne lyis in till it all,
West vp one þe watter of Ryne;
One north half it is rynnand syne
A watter callit Alwyus.
In Wngary springis Danubyus,
That I now call Danuby,
With water is ekit haill sexty;
Bot þai are rynnand to and fra
In diuerss partiis devisit sa;
At Ponsus it enteris in þe se
Out of Asye in þat cuntre.
In Almanye in Baweyre, Espowne,
Ostrike, France, Turone, Saxone;
Syne Nethire Germany of ane
Strekand north in þe Occiane.
And in þis Nethire Germany
All Norway lyis halely;
And sum men sais Demark alsua,
And vthire sum sais in Sythia.
And fra Danoe þat gret ryvere
All about it lyis newyre
A land men callis Messia;
For plente gret men callis it sa
Off corne þat is haboundand.
It lyis est one ay strekand
Merchiand with þe Mekle Se.
Off Beyne, þat is a gret cuntre,
It merchis north with Pannony,
That lyis neire on Vngary.
Syne lyis a land callit Trasya,
Tyras it aucht and callit it sa;
And in it rynnis þe ryvere
That in auld tyme wes callit Ybere.
In it alsua is þe cete
That Constantinople now call we.
The land of Sythyine halely
That Grece is callit now commonely
Fra þe neyre Medyterane
It lyis south to þe Occiane,
That is þe mekle se without,
Beltand all þe erd about;
And þe erd may wele be
Callit ane ile within þe se.
All Norway lyis halely;
And sum men sais Demark alsua,
And vthire sum sais in Sythia.
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All about it lyis newyre
A land men callis Messia;
For plente gret men callis it sa
Off corne þat is haboundand.
It lyis est one ay strekand
Merchiand with þe Mekle Se.
Off Beyne, þat is a gret cuntre,
It merchis north with Pannony,
That lyis neire on Vngary.
Syne lyis a land callit Trasya,
Tyras it aucht and callit it sa;
And in it rynnis þe ryvere
That in auld tyme wes callit Ybere.
In it alsua is þe cete
That Constantinople now call we.
The land of Sythyine halely
That Grece is callit now commonely
Fra þe neyre Medyterane
It lyis south to þe Occiane,
That is þe mekle se without,
Beltand all þe erd about;
And þe erd may wele be
Callit ane ile within þe se.
In Europe lyis Dalmachia
Cypere and Callibria,
Melos land and Glady,
Actyke, Attenys and Boesy.
Cadmus, þe sone of Athenore,
That Thebes in Asy maid befor,
Gert þat Boesy biggit be
And Thebes Gret it callit he.
The men of Thebes in Asye
Ar callit in Latyne Thebey.
Thebany þai vse to call
In to Grece þe Thebes all.
In Grece is Pelops and Thessaly,
And Macedone all halely;
Olumphus als, þe hill on hicht,
That passis þe cloudis evin richt;
Thessaloneke and Achaye,
Corinthe and Archade, all thre,
That callit wes befor Sithione.
Thare is a stane hecht albestone
That one na wiss may sloknyt be
Fra anys in fyre men may it se.
Syne lyis Vthire Pannony
Till Appenyne þe hillis hie.
One north half rynnis þe revere
That sum tyme hattyne wes Hester;
Bot now men vsis it to call
Danos þat revere oure all.
Cypere and Callibria,
Melos land and Glady,
Actyke, Attenys and Boesy.
Cadmus, þe sone of Athenore,
That Thebes in Asy maid befor,
Gert þat Boesy biggit be
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The men of Thebes in Asye
Ar callit in Latyne Thebey.
Thebany þai vse to call
In to Grece þe Thebes all.
In Grece is Pelops and Thessaly,
And Macedone all halely;
Olumphus als, þe hill on hicht,
That passis þe cloudis evin richt;
Thessaloneke and Achaye,
Corinthe and Archade, all thre,
That callit wes befor Sithione.
Thare is a stane hecht albestone
That one na wiss may sloknyt be
Fra anys in fyre men may it se.
Syne lyis Vthire Pannony
Till Appenyne þe hillis hie.
One north half rynnis þe revere
That sum tyme hattyne wes Hester;
Bot now men vsis it to call
Danos þat revere oure all.
Men vsit to call Ytaly
Mekill Grew all halely;
It rysis at þe hillis hie
And haldis one to þe Mekle Se.
It has names changeit sindry,
Bot ȝit it is callit Ytaly.
Thare Romulus gert Rome be maid,
That fassone of a lyoune had,
In takyne þat it suld souerane be
Oure all landis, as ȝe se,
The lyoune haiffand þe senȝeory
Off all bestis liffand him by;
For in till auld tyme men þat maid
Citeis ay in custom had
All like to bestis þaim to may,
And þis Rome is ane of þai
Thare wes maid as in fassoune,
As I said, like till a lyoune.
Brundis like ane hert wes maid,
And Cartage als þe fassioune had
Off ane oxe, and Troye was
Maid till a horss in to liknes.
Thire tovnis all þe fassioune had
Off þire bestis and wes maid
Like to þame in all degre,
As þe makaris had daynte
Off þai bestis and delite
Be freyt or oiss, or ellis profite.
Mekill Grew all halely;
It rysis at þe hillis hie
And haldis one to þe Mekle Se.
It has names changeit sindry,
Bot ȝit it is callit Ytaly.
Thare Romulus gert Rome be maid,
That fassone of a lyoune had,
In takyne þat it suld souerane be
Oure all landis, as ȝe se,
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Off all bestis liffand him by;
For in till auld tyme men þat maid
Citeis ay in custom had
All like to bestis þaim to may,
And þis Rome is ane of þai
Thare wes maid as in fassoune,
As I said, like till a lyoune.
Brundis like ane hert wes maid,
And Cartage als þe fassioune had
Off ane oxe, and Troye was
Maid till a horss in to liknes.
Thire tovnis all þe fassioune had
Off þire bestis and wes maid
Like to þame in all degre,
As þe makaris had daynte
Off þai bestis and delite
Be freyt or oiss, or ellis profite.
Neir Ytaly lyis Tuskane;
Syne lyis a land callit Champane,
And þe land of Pole þarby;
Syne all þe landis of Lumbardy,
With mony gret ceteis and faire,
Haboundand in riches and repaire.
At þai Alpes þai say syne
The heid is of þe watter of Ryne.
Fra þin þai say suld lyand be
South on strekand to þe se
The realme of France till Occiane;
[OMITTED]
Be west it lyand apone Rone,
Be south it lyand is Narbone,
With Aurely, þe faire cete,
And merchiand with it suld be
Towart þe west all Equitane,
That we vse now to call Gyane.
That land þai say is lyand faire
Strekand by þe watter of Lair.
Syne lyand is þe land of Spane,
As betuix it and Brettane,
Departand baith þai landis þare
Seueraly as þai lyand are.
Syne lyis a land callit Champane,
And þe land of Pole þarby;
Syne all þe landis of Lumbardy,
With mony gret ceteis and faire,
Haboundand in riches and repaire.
At þai Alpes þai say syne
The heid is of þe watter of Ryne.
Fra þin þai say suld lyand be
South on strekand to þe se
The realme of France till Occiane;
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Be south it lyand is Narbone,
With Aurely, þe faire cete,
And merchiand with it suld be
Towart þe west all Equitane,
That we vse now to call Gyane.
That land þai say is lyand faire
Strekand by þe watter of Lair.
Syne lyand is þe land of Spane,
As betuix it and Brettane,
Departand baith þai landis þare
Seueraly as þai lyand are.
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