The chronicle of Pierre de Langtoft, in French verse from the earliest period to the death of King Edward I.

In 3 parts: the 1st an abridgment of Geoffrey of Monmouth's "Historia Britonum": the 2d, a history of the Anglo-Saxon and Norman kings to the death of Henry III; the 3d, a history of the reign of Edward I. The language is a specimen of the French of Yorkshire. cf. Introd.Mode of access: Internet