In the yere of thyncarnacion of our lord Ih[es]u crist M.CCCC.lxxx. and in the xx. yere of the regne of kyng Edward the fourthe, atte requeste of dyuerce gentilmen I haue endeauourd me to enprinte the cronicles of Englond as in this booke shall by the suffraunce of god folowe ...

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With additions by William Caxton. Also known as "Brut". Title from opening words of text, second leaf recto. Leaf a2r has heading: How the lande of Englonde was fyrst namd Albyon and by what encheson it was so namd .. Colophon reads: Thus endeth this present booke of the cronicles of englond, enp[ri]nted by me william Caxton in thabbey of westmynstre by london fynysshid and accomplisshid the x. day of Iuyn the yere of thincarnacion of our lord god M.CCCC.lxxx. and in the xx. yere of the regne of kyng Edward the fourth. Signatures: pi (pi2-4 signed ii,iii,iiii respectively) a-x y⁶. The first leaf is blank. Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.