FRIAR BEATUS ODORICUS 



potuit. Sed de Antonio, & ejus scriptis fusius in opere, 

 cujus titulus de pontificibus Britannicis, dicemus. Obiit 

 Antonius anno a nato in salutem nostram Christo, 13 lo, 

 Edwardo secundo regnante. 



The same in English. 



ANthony Beck was bishop of Durisme in the time 

 of the reigne of Edward the first of that name after 

 the invasion of William the great into England. This 

 Anthony was elected patriarch of Jerusalem in the yeere 

 of our Lord God 1305, and was confirmed by Clement 

 the fift, pope of Rome. He was of greater magnificence 

 then for the calling of a bishop. He founded also the 

 castle of Acheland foure miles from Durisme, on the shore 

 of a prety river called Unduglesme. He much beautified 

 with new buildings Eltham mannor being nere unto 

 Greenwich, and the castle Somaridune in the county of 

 Lindsey. And lastly, he built new out of the ground 

 the palace of London, which now is in the possession 

 of prince Edward. Insomuch, that at length, through 

 his over great magnificence and power he procured to 

 himselfe great envy among the nobility, which he could 

 not asswage during the rest of his life. But of this 

 Anthony & of his writings we will speake more at large 

 in our booke intitled of the Britain bishops. This 

 Anthony finished his life in the yere of our Lord God 

 13 10, and in the reigne of king Edward the second. 



Incipit Itinerarium fratris Odorici fratrum mino- 

 rum de mirabilibus Orientalium Tartarorum. 



Icet multa & varia de ritibus & con- 

 ditionibus hujus mundi enarrentur a 

 multis, ego tamen frater Odoricus de 

 foro Julii de portu Vahonis, volens ad 

 partes infidelium transfretare, magna & 

 mira vidi & audivi, quae possum vera- 

 citer enarrare. Primo transiens Mare 

 Pera juxta Constantinopolim transtuli 

 371 



A.D. 



1330. 



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