Chronicon Adæ de Usk, A.D. 1377-1421

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Se p. 219.

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Adam de quo sancta refert Trinitas: Factus est Adam quasi unus ex nobis.' Gen. . ad solius felix culpa et felix delictum, secundum Sanctum Gregorium. V Adam tunica pellicia se vestivit de e. i. j medicina V Gratian Decretum de penitentia, distinctio . cap. XXXJ. inde felicibus translacionis asse cibus a Herefordiensi ad Wygorniensem, et a Wygorniensi ad Wyntoniensem, canit quidam

emulus: Trigamus est dam talem suspendere Vadam. Thomam neglexit, olsianum non bene reXit,

Smythinum maluit Cur Quia plus valuit. VJ Se p. 277. Adam de Orleton, bisho os Heresord, 1317 of Worcester 1327; and of Winchester, 1333.

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Ade luamvis, Propter sui Virtutes omni carentis miseria, finaliter principiis obstet invidia, tamen praecipua in eo reperitur gracia, ut patet Genesi . qui expulsus paradiso per inVidiam diaboli, fuit restitutus celo per sanguinem Dei filii. Et, quamvis per invidiam cujusdam militis fuit privatus beneficio, ecce quam solempnis fuit ejus restitu cio : extra clus de testi moniis ex parte de Et, quamvis venatorum invidia eorum

ducis concilio expellebatur et consorcio', ecce quam gloriosa eciam

ejus reparaci : extra clus de jursibus J. Veniens Adam juxta

naturam Aprilis, in quo fuit creatus', primo varias et Speras aurarum et turbinum subeuntis procellas, tamen finaliter Maiia tocius estatis nores causantis et delicias.'

Ecce, omnis miseri reiciendo causam', quam gloriosus Virtutibus ADΑΜ l SKQ de isto cognomino canit vates Merlinus: Fluvius Us per vij menses ferVebit, cujus calore PiSSe morientur et serpentes gravabunt'; Serpentes in bona parte Sumendo,

ut intelligo, juxta illud Evangelii 'Estote prudentes sicut serpentes.' Sed de quo ista canit Merlinus, credo quod de comitqMarchie, domino loci et graciosi regis EdWardi pronepote et domini ionoli ducis Claren cie ejus filii, nepote quem regem

EdWardum dictus vates Vocat aprum bellicosum, qui suos dentes infra tutamina Franci accuere deberet; quod, ut constat, fecit See p. xviij. It is not obvious hy in this sentence venatores V shouldae emplοyed to describe Adami Ush's ensemies. The term feems tot too speciat unles there e som hidden allusion Theraeader, dux,' 'from hos societ he was excluded, an hardi be any ther hanth ring ineno, latet duli of Hereford an Adam mantherelare hau had in his min the comparison hic he mahes pp. 25, 173 of Richard's follomerario haris ho mere driven ut of the hingdom, and henceas may here indicate the Lancastrians a the hunters. Adam ma heroa oni alludinito the traditio that theriatheros manhind was create in the spring on the ther han he may be stating the mont in hic he himself,as born. vangam, S.

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partes devincendo et depredando, necnon eorum regem in campestri bello captivando, regemque Oemi eodem encium accumine perimendo.

dolor immensus satis ars vel gloria SenSUS; Non rediment census, quin casus sit tibi pensus. Sortitum nostri prothoplausti nomen, ab inde Usk dictum, sub se continet iste lapis. VM Justiniane, tuas leges docuit, vice fungens Doctoris, necnon jus, Graciane, tuum. V Qui docui mores mundi vitare saVOreS,δInter doctores sacro Sortitia honoreS, Vermibus hic potior, et Sic ostendere Onor Quod, sicut hic potior, sic ponitur omnis honor. ' honores V seems to have been ritte a sirst, and then clumsilyaltered into favores.

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Logit hic Oxonis doctor civilia jura; IIic jacet in requie, vivat sine sine futura. V

The presenc os refereno letters arundi in the margin seems to indicate that the lauri attemptishould precede the secon in order. Iaahe his opportunis of expressin m gratem thanks to myhien Mr. Hubertinat for his valvabie assistanc in earching the record at the Publi Record Oisce.

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his persona interest in that unfortunato man. His rela

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fo the oleas o Thomas resiburydrom prison and forhis promotion a abbo of Shrowsbury. Arrius at Chester, Adam assem to avo combino his uties asa prios in the colobration os mas Wit tho apparently nos uncongonia occupatio of oining in tho sarc for

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an probon of Llandogo his titio a disputo by

Pat. Rolis, 1 Hen IV. iii 16 GL i. 108. Lambeth Palac library Arunde register i. 263. Calendar of Papa Registera, Papa Letters v. 457. Ibid. vj. 44 45, unde dat 3 id. Nov. 1404.