The pastime of people, or the chronicles of divers realms; and most especially of the realm of England / Briefly comp. and imprinted in Cheapside, by John Rastell A. D. 1529. Now first reprinted, and systematically arranged [by T.F. Dibdin]. With facsimile wood-cuts of the portraits of popes, emperors, &c. and the kings of England.

  • John Rastell
Date:
1811
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Credit: The pastime of people, or the chronicles of divers realms; and most especially of the realm of England / Briefly comp. and imprinted in Cheapside, by John Rastell A. D. 1529. Now first reprinted, and systematically arranged [by T.F. Dibdin]. With facsimile wood-cuts of the portraits of popes, emperors, &c. and the kings of England. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    with hym in his epyre. He was the furst cristin man of all kyngys or eperours Romajmes, at which time he made grete solenites and sportis, .iii. dayes and nightis continuing. This seyd Phyllyp and his son were put down and slayn by Decius ; that is to sey, the fader at Veron, and the son at Rome ; after that they had reyned vii. yere. HI borne in Campeyn, or Hungarie, was then made eperour. He made the .vii. persecucio agalst the cristin me, where Seynt Fabia and Saynt Corail], pope, and Seynt Appolin where martyrid. He was slayne in a battell, but some say he slewe hym selfe. @ <]$&llU$ iPo£ttllU0 was the made eperour. He ioynid with In his son Volucianus ; they kept y epire .ii. yere. m IL?CUUU£ aalcrtaiT, with d^altcn3 his son, were made eperours the yere of Crist .CClvi. At the beginynge he was good and gentyll, but by the instigacion of an herytyke, that was his famylier, he made the .viii. persecution agayns the cristin men, of whome God toke ve- geace; for in a bateyle agayns Sapor, kyng of Perces, he was takyn and his eyen put out, and abode there all his life prysoner, t)^ed wyth cheynis. ® dD»alF^R sonne of Valeria, after his fader was takyn, be- gan to be sole emperour, the yere of Cryste .CClxii. He made the .viiii persecucyon agaynst the crysten men, where Seynt Syxt, pope, Saynt Laurence, and Seynt Ypolyte were martyryd. This Galie, heryngof the misery of his fader, refreynid to do forther persecucyon vppon the crysten men; but he was slayne by the lernyd coucell, after that he had reynid sole emperour .ix. yere. @ fflautug Clause, borne at Dalmacie, was next emperour one yere.