XIV.

Ærten pam pe Romebuph getimbɲed pær Dcccc. pintɲa J xxx. fenz Lucius Antoninus to pice. J hit hærde xi. zeap.. Þe pæs spiðe ÿfel man ealpa peapa. buton þær he par cene. J oft feaht anpiz. J reala papa renatopum he het orrlean. pe þær betrte pæpan:· Ærten þam an dunop torloh heopa Lapitolium. pe heopa godar inne pæpon. J heopa deofulzyld. heopa bibliopeca peaɲð fopbæɲned fram þam ligette. Jealle heopa ealdan bec Fonbunnan þæpinne. Ðæp þær an ƒða micel dem gebunnen гpa on Alexandria pær. pæne býɲiz. on heopa bibliopecan. þæɲ foɲbuɲnon reopen hund M. boca.·

XV.

Ærten pam pe Romebuph zetimbɲed pær Dcccc. pintɲaj xlun. Feng Seuepur to Romana anpealde. hine hærde xvu. gean:. De berat Percenniur on anum færtenne. od he him on hand eode. he hine ridoon het ofɣlean. Foppon he polde picrian on Sinie on Egypte. Ærten pam he ofrloh Albinus pone man on Lallium. Foppon pe he eac polde on hine pinnan.. Sidoon he fop on Brytannie. J pæn oft zefeaht pið Peohtar pið Sceottas. æn he Brýttas mihte pið hi bepepian. J het ænne peall ppyner ofen eall land asettan fram sæ oð fæ. I paðe þær he zeron on Єopenpic ceartpe:.

XVI.

J

Ærten pam pe Romebuph zetimbɲed pær Dcccc. pintra J lxii. feng his sunu to pice Antoninus. 7 hit hærde vii. zeap:. De hærde tpa zespeostop him to pifum:· De hærde folc zezadenas. J polde pinnan pið Panche. ac he peand offlagen on þam fæpelde fram his agenum mannum :·

XIV

After Rome had been built nine hundred and thirty years, Lucius Antoninus succeeded to the empire, and had it thirteen years. He was a very evil man in all his morals, except that he was brave, and often fought in single combat. And he commanded many of those senators to be slain, who were the best. After that, a thunderbolt struck down their Capitol, in which their gods were, and their idols; and their library was burnt by the lightning, and all their ancient books were burnt therein. There was as great a damage by the conflagration as was in the city of Alexandria, in their library, where four hundred thousand books were burnt.

XV.

After Rome had been built nine hundred and forty-three years, Severus succeeded to the dominion of the Romans, and had it seventeen years. He besieged Pescennius in a fortress, until he surrendered to him, and he afterwards commanded him to be slain, because he would reign in Syria and in Egypt. After that, he slew the man Albinus in Gaul, because he also would war against him. He afterwards went to Britain and there often fought against the Picts and Scots, before he could protect the Britons against them; and commanded a wall to be constructed across over all that land, from sea to sea; and shortly after, he died in the city of York.

XVI.

After Rome had been built nine hundred and sixty-two years, his son, Antoninus, succeeded to the empire, and had it seven years. He had two sisters for wives. He had gathered an army, and would war against the Parthians, but he was slain on his march by his own men.

XVII.

Ærten þam pe Romebuph zetimbɲed pær Dcccc. pintra J lxx. Feng Mancur Aupeliur to Romana anpealde. J hine hærde feoper gear. hine offlogon eac hir azene men. J his modor mid:.

XVIII.

Ærten pam pe Romebuph zetimbɲed pær Dcccc. pintra lxxi. Fenz Aupelianur Alexander to Romana anpealde. J hine hærde xvi. дeap. J Mammea. his seo gode modor. sende æfter Onigenere pam zelæpedestan mærre-preoste. J heo peapð siððon cristen fram him. J pel gelæɲed. I zedÿde † hiɲe sunu pæ epitenum mannum spýðe hold:· De zefon mid fýrde on Pepre. Jofrloh Pepran heopa cýning:. Æften þam he foɲlet hir lif on Magentstan þæpe býɲiz:·

XIX.

Æfter pam pe Romebuph zetimbɲed pær Dcccc. pintra J LXXXVI. Feng Maxımınur to Romana anpealde. De bebead eft man cristene men brocude. man pa godan Mammeam gemartrode. J ealle pa preostar pe hine folzedon. buton Opizener. he oðfleah on Egypte. J Maxımınur ofrloh his agene ealbopman. on pam dɲiddan zeaɲe hir nicer. on Aquilegia pære byniz:.

XX.

Ærten pam pe Romebuph zetimbɲed pær Dcccc. pintpa xc. feng Lopdianus to pice. I hit hæfde vi. zeap :· De offloh pa tрezen zebpodpo. pe æn maximinus offlozon. J he rÿlf ɲaðe þær gefon:

XXI.

Ærten pam pe Romebuph zetimbɲed pær Dcccc. pintra xcvi. Feng Philippur to Romana anpealse. hine hærde vi. Jean:. De peapo dizellice cpisten. Foppon he eapunza ne doprte. On þam . geape hir nicer hit gepeano. rpa hit

XVII.

After Rome had been built nine hundred and seventy years, Marcus Aurelius succeeded to the dominion of the Romans, and had it four years. His own men slew him also, and his mother with [him].

XVIII.

After Rome had been built nine hundred and seventy-four years, Aurelius Alexander succeeded to the dominion of the Romans, and had it sixteen years. And Mammæa, his good mother, sent after Origen, that most learned mass-priest, and she afterwards became a Christian through him, and well instructed, and caused her son to be very kind to Christian men. He went with an army against the Persians, and slew Xerxes, their king. After that, he expired in the city of Mentz.

XIX.

After Rome had been built nine hundred and eighty-six years, Maximinus succeeded to the dominion of the Romans. He commanded that Christian men should be again persecuted, and that the good Mammæa should be martyred, and all the priests that followed her, except Origen, he fled into Egypt. And Maximinus was slain by his own prefect, in the third year of his reign, in the city of Aquileia.

XX.

After Rome had been built nine hundred and ninety years, Gordian succeeded to the empire, and had it six years. He slew the two brothers, who had before slain Maximinus, and he himself died shortly after.

XXI.

After Rome had been built nine hundred and ninety-seven years, Philip succeeded to the dominion of the Romans, and had it seven years. He was secretly a Christian, because openly he durst not [be one]. In the third year of his reign,

Lod zestihtade. Þær ÿmb an dusend pintra þær þe Romebuph zetimbres pær. Þæzden ze heopa carepe peand cristen. ze eac phi pa miclan feopme dizedon Epistes dancer. ær þær carener palentran. pe hi æn ælce geane dizebon æt heopa beofolzyldum. pær deorla dancer. Sæt ealle Romana poldan ymb xi. monað bɲingan tozædepe pone relertan dæl heopa zoda zezeapod to heopa zeblote. heopa siððon feala pucena ætzæbene bɲucan. Ærten þam Deciur. an ɲice man. berpac pone carene. feng him siððon to pam anpealde..

XXII.

Ærten pam pe Romebuph zetimbɲed pær M. pintɲa. Fenz Deciur to Romana anpealde. j hine hærbe . zean. J rona xesyse rpeotol cacn ở he Philippur æn berjnese. mis pam

he het cristenɲa manna ehtan. J manize zedÿde to halzum martyrum. I gesette his sunu to pam anpealde to him. J ɲaðe þær hi purdon bezen ætromne offlagen :·

XXIII.

Ærten pam pe Romebuph zetimbɲeb pær M. pintɲavi. Fenz Lallur Ortilianus to pice. J hit hærde tpa zeap:· Da peanð eft Lodes ppacu on Rome. гpa lange spa reo ehtnes pæs þæɲa chistenɲa manna. ɲpa lange him ungemætlic man-cpealm zetenze. nan hur nær binnan þære bypiz. þ hit næfde pære ppace angolden Ærten pam Emilianur ofrloh Lallur. J hærde him pone anpeals. Dær eac on pam piddon monde hine man ofrloh:.

XXIV.

Erten pam pe Romebuph zetimbres par M. pintra J x. þa zerettan Romana tpezen carepar: Oden pær mid Emilitum pam Folce. Ualepianur pær haten. oden pær binnan Rome bynız. Lallienur pær haten. Da rceoldon on rimbel beon pinnende pæn hit ponne peapf pær:. Da bebubon hi bezen cristenpa manna ehcnýrre. ac hpædlice on hi bezen becom