Chronicon breve
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## THE FIRST AGE.

[1173D]

Adam, when he was CXXX years old, begot Seth. Seth, being CV years old, begot Enos while Adam was still living and was CCXXXV years old. Enos indeed, being XC years old, begot Cainan while Adam was still living and was CCCXXV years old. Cainan, being LXX years old, begot Malaleel while Adam was still living and was CCCXCV years old. Malaleel, being LXV years old, begot Jared while Adam was still living and [1174D] was CCCCLX years old. Jared, being CLXII years old, begot Enoch while Adam was still living and was DCXXII years old. Enoch indeed, being LXV years old, begot Mathusala while Adam was still living and was DCLXXXVII years old. And Mathusalem, being CLXXXVII years old, begot Lamech while Adam was still living and was DCCCLXXIV years old. Lamech in fact, being CLXXII years old, begot Noah. Noah, being D years old, begot Shem. And when Shem was C years old the flood came to pass. [1175A] And here is completed the number of years, a thousand DCLXVI.

## THE SECOND AGE.

In the second year after the flood, Shem, at CII years, begot Arphaxad. Arphaxad, being XXXV years old, begot Sale. Sale, being XXX years old, begot Eber. Eber, being XXXIV years old, begot Phalech. Phalech, being XXX years old, begot Reu. Reu, being XXXII years old, begot Seruch. Seruch, being XXX years old, begot Nachor. Nachor, being XXIX years old, begot Thara. Thara, being LXX years old, begot Abraham. Here ends the number of the second age, containing CCXCII years; and the years of the two ages together come to a thousand DCCCCXLVIII.

## THE THIRD AGE.

Abraham, when he was C years old, begot Isaac. Isaac, being LX years old, begot Jacob. Jacob, being XC years old, begot Joseph, who lived CX years. From him down to the going out of the children of Israel from Egypt under [1175B] Moses their leader there were CLXV years. And from the going out of Israel down to Joshua, XL years. From Joshua, then, down to Othniel there are XXVI years. And from Othniel down to Aoth, XL years. From Aoth indeed down to Deborah there are LXXX years. And from Deborah down to Gideon there are XL years. And from Gideon down to Abimelech, XL years. From Abimelech, moreover, down to Tota there are III years. From Tola indeed down to Jair there are XXIII years. From Jair down to Jephthah there are XXII years. And from Jephthah down to Ebesan there are VI years. From Ebesa, moreover, down to Achialon there are VII years. From Achialon down to Labdon there are X years. From Labdon indeed down to Samson there are VIII years. And from Samson down to Eli, XX years. From Eli in fact down to Samuel there are XL years. And from Samuel down to Saul there are XII years. From Saul, then, down to David there are XXX years. Here is completed the number of the third age, DCCCCXLII years; and the years of the three ages together are two thousand DCCCXC.

## THE FOURTH AGE.

[1175C]

From David down to Solomon there are XL years. From Solomon, moreover, down to Rehoboam XL years are reckoned. And from Rehoboam down to Abia there are XXII years. From Abia down to Asa there are III years. And from Asa down to Jehoshaphat, XLI years. From Jehoshaphat, moreover, down to Joram there are XXV years. From Joram down to Azariah there are VIII years. And from Azariah down to Athaliah there is I year. From Athaliah in fact down to Joam there are VI years. From Joa indeed down to Amasiah there are XL years. And from Amasiah down to Ozias there are XXIX years. From Ozias in fact down to Joatham there are LII years. From Joatha, moreover, down to Achat there are XVI years. And from Achat down to Hezekiah there are XVI years. From Hezekiah, then, down to Manasseh there are XXIX years. From Manasseh indeed down to Amon there are LV years. And from Amon down to Josiah there are II years. And from Josiah down to Joachim there are XXXI years. From Joachim down to Zesechiah there are XI years. From Zesechiah down to Nebuchadnezzar, XI years. Here ends the number [1175D] of the fourth age, containing CCCCLXXXIII years; and the years of the four ages come to III M CCCLXIII.

## THE FIFTH AGE.

The years of the fifth age down to Cyrus are XXX. From Cyrus down to Cambyses there are XXX years. From Cambyses down to Darius, IX years. From Darius down to Xerxes, XXXV years. From Xerxes down to Artaxerxes there are XXI years. And from Artaxerxes down to Darius there are XL years. From Darius down to Artaxerxes again there are XVIII years. From Artaxerxes, moreover, down to Artaxerxes again there are XL years. And from Artaxerxes down to Arses, XXVI years. From Arses indeed to Darius there are IV years. From Darius, moreover, down to Alexander there are VI years. From Alexander in fact down to Ptolemy there are V years. And from Ptolemy down to Philadelphus there are XL years. From Philadelphus down to Euergetes there are XXXVIII years. From Euergetes, moreover, down to Philopator there are XXVI years. From Philopator in fact down to Epiphanes there are [1176A] XVII years. And from Epiphanes down to Philometor, XXIV years. From Philometor in fact down to Euergetes again, XXXV years. And from Euergetes down to Soter there are XXIX years. From Soter down to Alexander, XVII years. From Alexander indeed down to Ptolemy there are X years. From Ptolemy down to Dionysius, XIII years. From Dionysius indeed down to Cleopatra there are XXX years. From Cleopatra down to Julius Caesar, II years. From Julius down to Octavian Augustus there are V years. From Octavian down to Christ there are XLII years. Here ends the fifth age, having DLXXX years; and the years of the five ages together come to III M DCCCCLII.



## THE SIXTH AGE.

From the nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ down to Tiberius XIV years are counted. From Tiberius indeed down to the Passion of Christ there are XIX years. And from the Passion of Christ down to Gaius there are V years. From Gaius down to Claudius, IV years. And from Claudius down to Nero [1176B] there are XIV years. From Nero indeed down to Vespasian there are XIV years. And from Vespasian down to Titus, XIV years. From Titus indeed down to Domitian, two years. And from Domitian down to Nerva, XVI years. From Nerva down to Trajan there is I year. From Trajan indeed down to Hadrian, XIIII years. From Hadrian down to Antoninus there are XXI years. And from Antoninus down to Antoninus again, XXIII years. From Antoninus, moreover, down to Commodus there are XIX years. From Commodus in fact down to Helvius Pertinax, XIII years. And from Helvius down to Severus there is I year. From Severus down to Antoninus Caracalla there are XVIII years. From Antoninus Caracalla down to Macrinus, VII years. From Macrinus indeed down to Aurelius there is I year. And from Aurelius down to Alexander, IV years. From Alexander down to Maximinus there are XIII years. From Maximinus likewise down to Gordian, III years. From Gordian down to Philip, VII years. And from Philip down to Decius, VII years. From Decius down to Valerian, III years. From Valerian down to Claudius, XV years. From Claudius [1176C] in fact down to Aurelian, II years. From Aurelian down to Probus there are VI years. From Probus down to Carus, V years. And from Carus down to Diocletian, II years. From Diocletian indeed down to Constantine there are XX years. From Constantine down to Constantius, XXI years. From Constantius down to Julian, XXIV years. And from Julian down to Jovian, II years. From Jovian, then, down to Valentinian there is I year. From Valentinian down to Valens, XI years. And from Valens down to Theodosius, IV years. From Theodosius indeed down to Arcadius, XXVII years. From Arcadius down to Honorius, XIII years. From Honorius down to Theodosius, XV years. From Theodosius down to Marcian, XXVI years. And from Marcian down to Leo, VI years. From Leo indeed down to Leo again, XVII years. Again from Leo down to Zeno there is I year. And from Zeno down to Anastasius there are XVI years. From Anastasius indeed down to Justin there are XXVII years. And from Justin down to Justinian, IX years. Again from Justinian down to Justin [1176D] there are XXXIX years. Again from Justin down to Tiberius, XIII years. From Tiberius down to Maurice there are IV years. From Maurice down to Phocas there are XX years. From Phocas down to Heraclius, VIII years. From Heraclius down to Constantine there are XXX years. From Constantine the father down to Constantine the son there comes one year. Again from Constantine down to Constantine there are XXVII years. And from Constantine down to Justinian, XVII years. From Justinian down to Pippin the Elder there are II years. From Pippin the Elder down to Charles, XXVII years. From Charles down to Pippin and to Carloman, XXVII years. And from Pippin and Carloman down to the time when Pippin was made king, there are X years. From Pippin indeed down to Charles and Carloman, XVII years. And from Charles and Carloman down to Charles there are IV years. And from that point the lord Charles took up the kingdom alone, and to God, for the needy one, governs it prosperously down to the present year, which is the XLII year of his reign and the IX of his empire. And the years of the whole sum [1177A] from the origin of the world down to the present year are IV M DCCLXI.

DCXCI. The battle of Pippin at Testry, where he overcame the Franks.

DCCII. The death of King Hildebert.

DCCVIII. When Drogo died in the spring season.

DCCIX. When Pippin advanced into Swabia against Vilarius.

DCCX. Again Pippin into Swabia against Vilarius.

DCCXI. When Walericus led the army of the Franks into Swabia against Vilarius.

DCCXII. A certain bishop led the army of the Franks into Swabia against Vilarius.

DCCXIII. Thereafter under Bishop Dobertus in the month of March.

DCCXIV. Thereafter Grimoald in the month of April, and thereafter Pippin in the month of December.

DCCXV. When the Saxons laid waste the land of the Chattuarii.

[1177B]DCCXVI. When Radbod came to Cologne in the month of March.

DCCXVII. There was a battle between Charles and Ragenfred at Vincy in the month of March, in mid-Lent, on a Sunday.

DCCXVIII. Charles was in Saxony for the first time.

DCCXIX. Radbod died.

DCCXX. Charles waged war against the Saxons.

DCCXXI.

DCCXXII.

DCCXXIII.

DCCXXIV.

DCCXXV. Charles was in Bavaria for the first time.

DCCXXVI.

DCCXXVII.

DCCXXVIII. Again Charles was in Bavaria.

DCCXXIX.

DCCXXX. Charles advanced against the Swabians, against Lantfred.

[1177C]DCCXXXI. Charles was in Gascony against Eodo.

DCCXXXII. Charles waged war against the Saracens in the month of October.

DCCXXXIII. Charles came with an army into Wistragon.

DCCXXXIV. Again Charles came with an army into Wistragon.

DCCXXXV. Charles was with an army in Gascony.

DCCXXXVI. Charles fought against the sons of Eodo.

DCCXXXVII. Charles waged war against the Saracens.

DCCXXXVIII.

DCCXXXIX.

DCCXL.

DCCXLI. Charles, duke of the Franks, died on the Ides of October.

DCCXLII. Carloman led an army against Chunald.

DCCXLIII. Carloman entered upon war against the Bavarians.

[1177D]DCCXLIV.

DCCXLV.

DCCXLVI.

DCCXLVII. Carloman set out for Rome.

DCCXLVIII.

DCCXLIX. Grippo was in exile.

DCCL.

DCCLI. Pippin was anointed king at Soissons.

DCCLII.

DCCLIII. Hildegarius was slain in Saxony.

DCCLIV. Pope Stephen came into Francia.

DCCLV. King Pippin advanced into Italy with the Franks. He overcame the Lombards. Carloman died.

DCCLVI.

DCCLVII. The Franks besieged Pavia.

DCCLVIII. Pippin was in Saxony.

DCCLIX.

[1178A]DCCLX. King Pippin had an engagement against Waifar.

DCCLXI. Pippin was in Gascony with Charles, and burned Clermont with fire.

DCCLXII. Again Pippin, proceeding into Gascony with Charles and Carloman, overcame the Gascons.

DCCLXIII. Pippin held an assembly at Worms. Then there was that worst frost, and it began on the XIX kalends of January, and lasted until the XVII kalends of April.

DCCLXIV.

DCCLXV. Pippin held an assembly at Attigny.

DCCLXVI. Pippin was in Gascony, and made Argentum.

DCCLXVII. Again Pippin was in Gascony in the month of March, and again in the month of August.

DCCLVIII. Waifar was killed on the IV nones of June, and King Pippin died on the VIII kalends of October, and Charles and Carloman were anointed kings on the VII ides of October.

[1178B]DCCLXIX. King Charles was for the first time in Gascony beyond the Garonne.

DCCLXX.

DCCLXXI.

DCCLXXII. Carloman died at Samoussy on the day before the nones of December.

DCCLXXIII. King Charles waged war against the Saxons at Eresburg.

DCCLXXIV. King Charles was in Italy, and waged war against the Lombards.

DCCLXXV. Again Charles was in Italy, and having captured Desiderius, and his wife, and his daughter, he brought them with him into Francia.

DCCLXXVI. Again Charles was in Saxony, and there waged war, and took Sigiburg.

DCCLXXVII. Again Charles was in Saxony, and the Saxons were subdued, and they gave hostages, that they might become Christians. And Charles made a fort upon the river Lippe.

DCCLXXVIII. Charles held an assembly at Paderborn.

[1178C]DCCLXXIX. King Charles was in Spain at Saragossa.

DCCLXXX. King Charles divided his kingdoms among his sons, and set out for Rome.

DCCLXXXI.

DCCLXXXII. The Saxons, rebelling, killed very many Franks, and Charles, when the Saxons had been gathered together, ordered them to be beheaded; and in this year Bishop Gislebert died on the X kalends of June.

DCCLXXXIII. Queen Hildegard died on the day before the kalends of May, and Queen Bertrada, the mother of Charles, died on the III ides of July at Choisy.

DCCLXXXIV. Charles returned into Saxony three times, and tarried there.

DCCLXXXV. Charles gained Saxony, and Widukind is converted.

DCCLXXXVI. Charles violated the Thuringians for their offenses.

DCCLXXXVII. Charles set out for Rome, and those [1178D] signs appeared over men.

DCCLXXXVIII. Charles, having captured Tassilo, subdued the Bavarians.

DCCLXXXIX. Charles made war against the Wiltzes in Wendland, and Charles his son received a kingdom beyond the Seine, and that other frost was a very bad one.

DCCXC.

DCCXCI. King Charles was for the first time in the land of the Huns.

DCCXCII. The Saxons killed Franks upon the river Alpia near the sea on the day before the nones of July, on the sixth feria.

DCCXCIII.

DCCXCIV.

DCCXCV.

DCCXCVI. King Charles sent over his son Pippin into the land of the Huns, and they themselves received him in peace, and he took many treasures, and brought them into Francia.

DCCXCVII. King Charles held a council at the palace of Aachen with the bishops, abbots, and monks, concerning the monastery [1179A] of Saint Paul, how he ought to establish it. And in that same year he advanced into Saxony, and wintered there.

DCCXCVIII. Charles wintered in Saxony, and was there the whole summer, and brought thence a thousand DC chief hostages, and distributed them throughout Francia.

DCCXCIX. The Romans out of envy condemned Pope Leo, and Leo himself came to Charles in Francia, and he restored him to his see.

DCCC. King Charles was at the sea to fish, and Queen Liutgard died, and he set out for Rome, and made peace between the Romans and Pope Leo, and Leo blessed him as emperor.

DCCCI. Charles the emperor, returning from Rome, comes back to the palace of Aachen; and in that same year the Saracens came forth abroad, and were slain by the Franks.

DCCCII. Charles the emperor held a council at the palace of Aachen, that all should generally swear fidelity to him, monks and canons; and so they did.

[1179B]DCCCIII.

DCCCIV. Charles the emperor with his children and the Franks entered Saxony, and ordered some to be killed, [1180A] and others to be scattered throughout his whole kingdom; and Pope Leo came again into Francia.

DCCCV. Charles the emperor sent over his son Charles with an army into Wendland.

DCCCVI. Charles the emperor divided his kingdom among his sons.

DCCCVII. Charles the emperor held an assembly at Confluentes with the Franks, and they gave their gifts, and returned to their own homes.

DCCCVIII. Godfrid, king of the Northmen, came with an army into Wendland, and Charles the emperor sent over his son Charles against him, to withstand him; and he returned into his own land.

DCCCIX. In this year there was such a flooding of waters as had never before been seen in that land, and it was at its highest on the V kalends of January. And in this year the tomb of Saint Amandus the bishop was raised on the XII kalends of October, and restored to its place on the X kalends of November.

[1180B]DCCCX. Charles the emperor advanced with the army of the Franks into Saxony, and there held an assembly at Fereda, and there the Wends came, and he gave them a king.
