Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (3 of 8)

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excerpt from the book...Now to proceede with the aforesaid authors, Mulmucius Dunwall[=o],or as other saie Dunuallo Mulmucius, the sonne of Cloton (astestifieth th'english chronicle and also Geffrey of Monmouth) gotthe vpper hand of the other dukes or rulers: and after his fathersdeceasse began his reigne ouer the whole monarchie of Britaine, in theyéere of the world 3529, after the building of Rome 314, and after thedeliuerance of the Israelites out of captiuitie 97, and about the 26yéere of Darius Artaxerxes Longimanus, the fift king of the Persians.This Mulmucius Dunuallo is named in the english chronicle Donebant,and prooued a right worthie prince. He builded within the citie of[Sidenote: _Fabian_. See more in the description.]London then called Troinouant, a temple, and named it the temple ofpeace: the which (as some hold opinion, I wote not vpon what ground)was the same which now is called Blackwell hall, where the marketfor buieng and selling of cloths is kept. The chronicle of Englandaffirmeth, that Mulmucius (whome the old booke nameth Molle)[Sidenote: Malmesburie and the Vies built. _Matth. West_. Lawes made.]builded the two townes Malmesburie and the Vies. He also made maniegood lawes, which were long after vsed, called Mulmucius lawes, turnedout of the British spéech into the Latine by Gildas Priscus, and longtime after translated out of latine into english by Alfred king ofEngland, and mingled in his statutes. He moreouer gaue priuileges totemples, to plowes, to cities, and to high waies leading to the same,so that whosoeuer fled to them, should be in safegard from bodilieharme, and from thence he might depart into what countrie he would,[Sidenote: _Caxton_ and _Polychron_.]with indemnitie of his person. Some authors write, that he began tomake the foure great high waies of Britaine, the which were finishedby his sonne Blinus, as after shall be declared.
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