ly kyng hath vs forsake And a Freâ—… pâ—…chour went with hym oute of the castel tille that he come to the place that he ended hys lyfe vnto whome he shrofe hym al his lyfe And the Gentille Erle helde the 〈◊〉 wonder fast by the clothes and sayd fayre fadre abyde with vs til that I be dede for my flessâ—… quaketh for dre de of deth And sotâ—… for to say the gentill erle sette hym vâ—…n his knees turned hym toward the â—…est but a â—…baude that was 〈◊〉 led Higone of mostone sette hand vpon the gentil Erle and said 〈◊〉 despyte of hym Syr traytour torne the toward the scottes thy foule dede to vnderfonge and torned hym toward the north The noble Erle thomas ansuerd tho with a mylde voys sayd nowe fayr lordes I shal done al your wylle with that wordâ—… the frere went fro hym sore wepyng and anon a â—…baude went to hym smote of his hede the xj kal of April in the yere of grace M CCC xxj Allas that euer suche a gentil bloode shal ben done to deth withoute cause and reson And traytoursly was the kyng couÌ„ceylled whan he thurgh the fals couÌ„ceill of the spencers suffred Syr thomas his vncles sone ben put to such a deth and so ben 〈◊〉 heded ageynst al maner of reson and grete pyte it was also that suche a noble kyng shold ben desceyued mysgouerned thurgh couÌ„ceyll of the false spencers the whiche he mayntened thurgh lo selrye ageynst his honour eke profyte For afterward ther fill grece vengeauÌ„ce in englond for encheson of the forsayd thomas deth whan the gentil erle of his lyf was passed the priour the monkes of pouÌ„tfret geten the body of sir thomas of the kynge and they buryed it byfore the high auter on the right side That same day that this gentil lord was dede ther were honged and drawe for the same quarell at pouÌ„tfret Syr william tuchet Sire william fytz william sir warreyne of ysylle Sir henry of Bradborne sir william cheyne barons all and Iohan pagesquyer And sone after at york were drawe and. honged Syr Rogyer Clyfford Syre Iohan of mombray barons And Syr gosselâ—… dauill knyght And at Brystow ther were drawe and honged Syr henry of wymyngten Syr Henry Monntfort Barons at gloucestre were drawe honged Syre Iohan Giffard and Syr william Elmebrudge barons And at london were hon ged and drawe Syr henry â—…yes baron And at wynchelsee Syre Thomas Colepepiâ—… knyght And at wyndesore Syre frauÌ„ceys of waldenham baron And at CauÌ„terbury was drawe and honged Syr bartholomew of badelesmeâ—… and sir bartholomew of Asshebourneham Barons And at kerdyf in walys Syre william Flemmynge baron How kynge Edward wente in to Scotland with an honderd thousand men of Armes and myght not â—…pede Ca. C lxxxxixo. ANd whan kynge Edward of Englond hadde brought the Floure of Chyualrye vn to hir dethe thurgh counceylle of Syr hugh the spencer the fridre syr hugh the sone he bycome aâ—… wode as any lyon And what so euer the spâ—…cers wold haue it was done and so wel the kyng loued hem that they myght done with hym al thyng that they wold wherfor the kynge yafe vnto syr hugh spencer the fadre the erldom of wynchestre to syr Andrewe of herkela the Erldome of cardoyll in prâ—…dyce and in harmyng of his croune And kyng edward tho thurgh counseyll of the spencers disheryted al hem that had ben ageynst him in ony quarell with thomas of lancastre manyâ—… other were dis heryted also for encheson that the spencers couerted for to haue hir laÌ„des so they had al that they wold desire with wrong ayeÌ„st all reson Tho made the kyng Robert of Baldoc a fals pylled cler ke chaunceler of Englond thurgh couÌ„ceyll of the forsayd spen cers he was a fals ribaud and a couâ—…itous sâ—… they couÌ„seylled the kyng moche that the kyng lete take to his owne ward al the goodes of the lordes that wroÌ„gfully were put to the deth in to his owne hand and as well they token the goodes that were in holy chirche as the goodes that were without lete hem be putte in to his tresorye in london lete hem calle his for faytz by hyr â—…n ceyll the kyng wrought for euermore he disherited hem that the goodes oughten thurgh hyr counseylle lete aâ—…re a tallyage of al the goodes of Englond wherfor he was the rychest kyng that euer was in Englond after william bastard of normandye that conquerd Englond And yet thurgh counceyll of hem hym semed that he hadde not ynow but made yet euery Towne of Englond fynde a man of armes vpon hir owne costages for to gone wer re vpon the scottes that were his enemyes wherfor the kyng wâ—… in to Scotland with an honderd thousand men of armes at wytsontyde in the yere of our lord Ihu crist M CCC xxij But the Scottes went hyd hem in montaynes and in wodes â—…ed the Englysshmen fro day to day that the kyng myght for noo maner thyng hem fynde in playne felde wherfor many englyssh men that hadden fewe vytaylles for honger there deyden wonder fast sodaynly for honger in goyng in comyng namelyâ—… tho that had ben ageynst thomas of lancastre and hadde robbed his men vpon his landes Whan kynge Edward sawe that vytaylles fayled hym â–ª he was tho wonder sore discomforted for encheson also that his men dyed and for he myght nought spede of his enemyes soo at the laste he come ayene in to Englond And anone after come Iames douglas and also thomas randulf with an huge hoost in to englond in to northuÌ„berlond wiâ—…h hem the englysshmen that were dryuen out of englond come robbed the contray slewe the pepleâ—… also brent the toun that was callyd nortallertone many other townes vnto yorke And whan the kyng herd this tydynge he lete sompne al maner men that myghten trauaylle so the englysshmen met the scottes at the abbey of Beygland the xv day after mychelmasse in the same yere aboue sayd the en glysshmen were ther discomfyted at that scoÌ„fiture was take sir Iohan of britayne Erle of richemond that helde the countrey Erldom of lancastre after he payd an huge â—…unsonne was let gone and after that he went in to FrauÌ„ce come neuer afterward ageyne How Syr Andrew of herkela was take pnt vnto the deth that was erle of Cardoylle Capitulo CCo. ANd at that tyme Syr andrewe of herkela that newe was made Erle of Cardoylle for cause that he hadde taken the good erle thomas of lancastre he had ordeyned thurgh the kynges commaundement of Englond for to bringe alle the power that he myght for to helpe hym ageynst the scottes at the Abbay of beygheland And whan the fals traytour had gadred alle the peple that he myght shold haue come to the kyng
and conedage pursued hym toke hym slewe hym Tho come conedage ageyne and seysed al the land in to hys hande and helde it and regned after xxxiij yere and tho dyed lyeth at newe Troye How Reynold that was Conedages sone regned after hys fadre And in his tyme it rayned blode iij dayes in tokenynge of grete deth Ca. xv ANd after this Conedage regned Reynold his sone a wyse knyght an hardy curteis that wel nobley gouerned the land wonder wel made hym beloued of al maner of folk in his tyme it rayned bloode that lasted iij dayes as god wold sone after ther come grete deth of peple for hoostes without nombre of peple foughten til they were dede wherof no man might haue ne lette til that almyghty god therof toke mercy and pyte and tho gan it cese this reinold regned xxij yer died lieth at york How Gorbodyan regned in pees that was Reynolds sone after he died lyeth at york ca xvi AFter this reynold regned Gorbodyan his sone xv yere dyed lyeth at yorke How Gorbodyan had ij sones how that one slew that other for to haue the herytage how ydoyne hir moder slewe that other wherfor the lande was destroyed Ca xvij WHan this gorbodyan was deede his ij sones that he had becomen stoute proude and euer werryd to geder for the londe that one was callyd ferres and that other porres and this fer res wold haue al the land but that other wold not suffre hym Ferres had a felons hert and thought thurgh treson to sle his bro der but preuely he went in to fraūce and ther abode with the king Siward til vpon a tyme whan he come ageyne and fought with his broder porres but ful euyl it happed tho for he was slayne first whan ydoyne hyr moder wist that porres was dede she made grete sorow for encheson that she louid him more than that other thought hym for to slee priuely prinely she come to hyr sone vpon a nyght with two knyues therwith cutte his throte and the body also in to smal pyeces who herd euer such a cursid modre that slewe with her owne hondes hir owne sone long tyme after laste the reproue shame to the moder that for encheson of that one sone murdryd that other so lost hem bothe How foure kynges curtoysly helde al britayne and whiche ben hir names Ca xviij WHan the two bretheren were so dede they nad left behind hem nether sonne ne doughter ne none other of the kynred that myght haue the herytage for as moche as the strengest men dri nen and scomfited the feblest and token al hyr londes so that in euery coūtrey they had grete warre strife vnder hem but among all other thynges ther were amonges hem in the coūtre that ouer come al tho other and thurgh her strength myght they token all the landes euery of hem toke a certayne countre in hys countre lete calle hym kyng one of hem was callyd scater and he was kyng of scotland that other was callyd dawallyere he was kynge of loegers and of al the lande that was lotrinus that was bru◅es sone the third was callid rudac he was kyng of walys the iiij was callyd Cloten he was kyng of cornewaylle but this Cloten sholde haue had al the lond by reson for there was noo man that wiste none so rightful heyr as he was but they that were strēgest set litel by hem that were of lasse esta te therfor this cloten had nomore lād amōg hem than cornewail Of kyng donebaud that was clotes sone how he had wōne the lande Ca xix THis Cloten had a sone that was caylld donebaud that after the deth of his fadre become an hardy man a fair ◅r to ys so that he passed althe kynges of britayne of fayrenesse of worthynes And anon as he was knyght he wyst wel whan that his fadre lyued he was moost ryghtful heyr of all the lond shold haue had by reson but other kynges that were of more strengthe than he bynome hym his londe afterward this donebaud ordeyned hym power first he conquerd al the land of logi ers after he wolde haue conquerd al scotland walys scater came with his men and yaf hym batayll and rudac come ageyne with his walshmen for to helpe hym But so it be fell that rudac was slayn and scater also in playn batayll so donebaud had the vyctorye conquerd al the londe and wel mayntened it in pees in quyete that neuer before it was so wel mayntened How donebaud was fyrste kynge that euer wered crowne of gold in Brytayne Ca xx THis donebaud lete make him a croune of gold and wered the croune vpon his hede as neuer kyng dyd byfore he or deyned a statute that had a man done neuer so moche harme he myght come in to the temple shold no man hym mysdo but goon therm sauf in pees after goon in to what coūtre that he wold without ony harme yf ony man sette ony hand vpon hym ◅e than shold lese his lyfe And this donebaud made the toune of malmesbury the toune of the vise And whan he had regned wel worthely xl yere he dyed and lyeth at newe Troye How Brenne belyn departed bytwene hem the land after the deth of donebaud hir fadre and of the werre Ca xxj ANd after that this donebaud was dede his sones that he had departed the lande bitwene hem as hir fadre had ordeyned so that belyn his eldest sonne hadde al the lond of britayne on this half humber his broder brenne had al the londe from humber vnto scotland but for as moch that belyn had the better parte brenne therfor wax wroth wold had more of the land belyn his broder wold graūte hym no more wherfor contak werre aroos bytwene hem two but brenne the yonger broder badde noo myght ne strength ageynst belyn therfor brenne thurgh coūce◅l of his folk wēt fro thēs in to norwey to the kyng olsynges pra id hym of helpe socour for to cōquer al the lōde vpon belyn his broder vpon that couenaūt that he wold haue his doughter to wif the king olsinges him graūted belin anō as his broder was go to norwey he seysed in to his hand al the lond of northumberlond and toke al the castels lete hem araye kepe the costes of the see that brenne shold not arryue in no syde but that he were take The kyng olfynges lete assemble a grete hoost delyuerd his doughter to Brenne and al the peple that he had ordeyned this danusel samye had long tyme loued a kyng that was callyd gut laghen to hym she told al hyr counseyl how that brenne sholde hir haue
in his tyme shal the Ryuers renne with blode and with brayne and he shal make in places of his land walles that shull doo moche harme vnto his se ed after his tyme. Than shal ther come a peple oute of the northwest duryng his regne that shal be ladde thurgh out a wykked hare that the dragon shal done croune kyng that afterward shall flee ouer the see without comyng ageyne for drede of the dragon And in that tyme the sonne shal be as rede as blode as me shull see thurgh al the world that shal bytoken grete pestyle nee deth of folk thurgh dent of swerd and that peple shal ben faderles til the tyme that the dragon shal dye thurgh an hare that shal meue ayenst hym werre vnto the ende of his lyf that shal not fully ben ended in his tyme This dragon shal be hold in his tyme the best body of the world and he shal dye besyde the marches of a strauÌ„ ge land the land shall duelle faderles withoute a good gouer nour and me shal wepe for his deth from the yle of shepey vnto the hauen of marcyll wherfore allas shal be the commune songe of faderles folk that shal ouerlyuen in his land destroyed ANd after this dragon shal come a goot oute of kar that shal haue hornes and a berde of siluer and ther shal come oute of his nostrel a domp that shal betoken honger sorowe greete deth of the peple and moche of his land in the begynnyng of his regne shal be wasted This goot shal goo ouer to Fraunce shal opene the flout of his lyf and of deth In his tyme ther shal arryse an egle in Cornewayle that shalle haue fethers of gold that of pride shal be without pere of the laÌ„d and he shal despyse lordes of blode and after he shall flee shamefully by a bere at Gauerseche and after shul be made bridges of men vpon the costes of the see and stones shal falle fro castels 〈◊〉 many other townes shul be made playn In his tyme shall seme that the bere shal brenne and a bataylle shal be done vpon the armes of the see in a feld ordeyned as a sâ—…de And at that bataylle shal dye many whyte heedes wherfore his bataylle shal be callyd the whyte bataylle And the forsayd bere shal done this gote moche harme and it shal come oute of the southwest of his blode than shal the gote â—…se moche of this lande til at the tyme that shendship shal hym ouercome than he shal clothe hym in a lyon skynne than shal he wynne that he hadde loste more therto For a peple shal come out of the northwest that shal make the goot sore adrad he shal auenge hym of his enemyes thurgh counceyl of two owles that fyrst shall be in perylle for to bene vndone but the olde oule shall wende a certayne tyme after he shal come ageyne in to this lond These two owles shullen done grete harme to many on so they shal eounâ—…eylle the gote that he shold arere werre ageynst the for sayd bere at the last the goot and the owles shall come at bur ton vp Trent and shal wende ouer and for drede the bere shalle flee and aswan with hym fro his companye to burton toward the north ther they shul ben with an hard shour and the swan shal ther be slayne with sorow the bere taken byheded alther next his nest that shal stonde vpon a broken brydge on whome the son ne shal cast hyr bemes many shal hym seke for verâ—…u that fro hym shal come In the same shal dye for sorow care a peple of his land so that many landes shal ben on hym the more bolder af terward and tho two owles shul doo moche harme to the forsaid flour of lyse and hir shull lede in destresse so that she shal passe ouer in to Fraunce for to make pees bitwene the goot the floure delise ther she shal duelle till a tyme that hir seed shal come se che hir they shullen he stylle till a tyme that they shull hem clo the with grace they shull seche the oules shul put hem to des pytous deth And after shal this gote ben brought to dysese and grete anguyssh and in sorowe he shal leue al his lyfe AFtre this gote shal come out of wyndesore a bore that shal haue an hede of whyte a lyons herte and a pytous soâ—…yng His vysage hal be rest to seke men His worde shal be stanching of therâ—… To hem that ben a thyrste hys worde shall be Gospell His beryng shall be meke as a lambe In the fyrst yere of his regne he shall haue grete payne to Iustyfye hem that ben vntrewe And in his tyme shalle his lande bee multyplyed with Alyens And this â—…ore thurgh fyersenes of herte that he shal haue shalle maste wulues bycome lambes And he shalle bee callyd thurgh oute of the world bore of holynes fyersnes of noblesse and of mekenes he shal done mesurably al that he shal haue to done vn to the burgh of Ierusalem he shal whette his teeth vpon the ya tes of parys and vpon four landes Spayne shal tremble for dre de Gascoyne shal swete In fraunce he shal putte his wynge hys grete tayl shall rest in englond and softely Almayne shal quake for drede of hym This bore shal yeue mantels to two townes of Englonde and shal make the Ryuer renne with bloode wyth brayne he shal make many mede wes reede and he shal gete as moche as his auncestres dyden and er that he be dede he shal bere thre crounes and he shal put a land in to grete subiection and af terward it shal be releued but not in his tyme This bore after he is dede for his doughtynesse shal be entered at Coloygne and hys land shal than be fulfylled of all good AFter this bore shal come a lambe that shal haue feet of bede an hede of bras an hert of a loppe a swynes skyn and an harde and in his tyme his lande shal be in pees the fyrste yere of his regne he shal do make a Cyte that all the world shal spe ke therof this lambe shal leue in his tyme a grete part of his loÌ„de thurgh an hidous wolfe but he shal recouer it yeue a lordship to an egle of his londes and thys Egle shall wel gouerne it til the tyme that pryde shal hym ouergone Allas the sorowe For he shal deye of his broders suerd and after shal the lande fall to the forsayd lambe that shall gouerne the land in pees all his lyfe tyme And after he shall dye and the land be fulfylled of all maner good AFter this lambe shal come a mold warpe cursed of goddes mouth a caytyf a coward an hare he shal haue an erthely skynne as a gote vengeaunce shal falle
vppon hym for synne In the fyrst yere of his regne he shal haue of al good grete plen te in his lande and toward hym also and in his lande he shalle haue grete praysynge till the tyme that he shall suffre his people lyue in to moche pryde withoute chastysyng wherfor god wylle be wroth Than shal aryse vp a dragon of the north that shal ben full fyers and shal meue warre ageynst the forsayd mold warpe and shall yeue hym batayll vpon a stone This dragon shal gadre ageyne in to his companye a wolfe that shal come oute of the west to begynne werre ageynst the forsaid Moldwerpe in his syde and so shal the dragon and he bynde her tayles to geder Than shall come a lyon oute yf Irlond that shal falle in company with hem then̄e shal tremble the lande that than shall be callyd englond as an aspen leef And in that tyme shal castels be felled a doune vppon thamyse it shal seme that seuerne shal be drye for the bodyes that shul falle theryn The u◅ ehyef flodes in englond shull renne in blode and grete drede shall be and anguysshe that shal arrisen After the moldewarpe shall flee and the dragon The lyon and the wolf hem shal dryne aware and the lande shal be withoute hem And the moldwarpe shal haue no maner power sauf only a shippe wlerto he may wē de And after that he shal go to lond whan the see is withdrawen And after that he shal yeue the thyrd part of his land for to haue the fourth part in pees and reste and after he shal lyue in sorowe all his lyf tyme and in his tyme the hote bathes shullen by come cold and after shal the moldwarpe dye auentoursly and sodaynly Allas the sorow for he shal be dreynt in a flode of the see His seed shal bycome faderles in straūge lond for euermore And than shal the land be departed in thre partyes that is to say To the wolfe To the dragon and to the lyon and so shal it bee for euermore And than shal this land be callyd the land of con quest And so shall the rightful heyres of englond ende How Arthur ouercome guyllomer that was kyng of Irlōd And how the scottys bycomen his men Cao. Lxxvjo. WHan Guyllomer that was kynge of Irlond had tydyng that kyng Arthur was entered at glastenbury he ordeyned a grete power of Irysshe men come to the see with his Irysshe pe ple and so come in to scotlande ouer the see and arryned fast by ther that kyng Arthur was with his hoost anon as he wyste therof he went towardes hym and yaf hym batayll and ouercome hym anon right and guyllomer fledde with his men ayene in to Irlond And whan this discomfyture was so done Arthur tur ned hym ayene ther that he was in to the place ther that he hadd left the scottes wold haue hem all slayne But the Bisshops Abbots and other folk of the coutre and ladyes open ◅ded come byfore kyng athur and cryed hym mercy and sayd Syr gentil kyng and myghty haue mercy and pyte of vs And as yo wre sylf ben of the right lawe to holden and maintene cristendom ful grete dishonour it shold be to quelle hem that byleue in almygh ty god as ye done and for goddes loue haue mercy pyte of vs suffre vs for to lyue For we haue had moche sorow and payne For the saxons haue many tyme thurgh our land passed but that is not ynow to yow For oftentymes they hauen vs done sorowe and dysese For our Castels they haue taken our beestes slayne and eten and moche sorowe they haue vs done yf ye wold now vs slee it were none honour to a kyng to sle hem that cryen hym mercy For ynowe ye haue y done vs ouercome for the loue of ◅od suffre vs for to lyue and haue mercy of crysten peple that ◅euen in criste as ye done whan kyng Arthur herde this sorowe he had pyte of hem and yaf hem lyf lymme and they fyll douue to his feet and bycome his lyege men he toke of hem homages And after that kyng Arthur torned ageyne with his hoost and come ageyne to york and there abore duryng that vyage And tho yafe he al loegers to Aloth that had spou sed his suster and other yeftes grete plente and tho was gawen his cosyn but of yong age and to al his other men that had hym seruyd in his werre he yaf ryche yeftes he thanked hem moche of hyr good seruyse How kyng Arthur spoused gunnore that was gunnores Co syn erle of Cornewayle and after he conquerd of guyllomer all Irlond Cao. lxxvijo. WHan Arthur had brought his land in pees and reste and in good state and rest was in euery countrey tho toke he wedded a wyf that was callyd gunnor made hir quene a fayre ladye and a gentel that Cador the erle of Cornewayle had long tyme norysshed in his chambre that was his owne cosyn but neuer they had child to geder and netheles kyng Arthur loued hyr wonder well and derly And anone as wynter was passed he le te assemble a grete hooste and alle his barons and sayd that he wold wende in to Irlond for to conquere the land and he caryed not long that he ne passed ouer in to Irlond And guyllomer the kyng lete assemble a grete hoost and yaf batail to kyng Arthur But guyllomer was discomfyted and yelde hym to the kynge Arthur and bycome his man and to hym dyd feaulte and homa ge and of hym helde al that lond fro that tyme forward And after passed kyng Arthur furthermore and conquered gut land and yslande toke homages of folke of the lond there duellyd xij yere in pees and regned with ioye myrth and wer red noo maner man ne noo man vpon hym And he bycome soo courtoys and large and so honorable that themperours court of Rome ne none thurgh oute al the worlde was not acompted to kyng Arthure that ony man wyst ne none so wel preysed And therfor the best knyghtes of al maner lōdes come to him for to duelle and hem resseyued with good wylle and reuerence And al the knyghtes were so good that noman knewe the werst And therfor kyng Arthur made a round table that whan they shold sytten to the mete al shold be alych hygh euenly scrued at the table that none myght make a vaūt that none were hyer than other kyng Arthur had at that Table Batons Frenssh men ▪ normans Flemynges Burgoners Mausers Lotherms of al the landes a this balfe moūt of gorye and of his lande of britayne and of the grete Cornewayle of walys of Irland and of scotland and shortly to telle of al the landes that wolden worship chyualrye seche comen to kyng Arthures court How kynge Arthur come in to Fraunce and conquerd that
â—…rl le hym that I sent it hym and a full rycher yefte I wylle hym yeue For vpon the. xij day he shal come to me and euermore duel le in blysse withoute ende Syr sayd the pylgryms what man lâ—…n ye and in what place is your duellyng Fayr frendes quod le I am Iohan the euangelyst and am duellyng with almygh ty god And your kyng edward is my frende I loue hym specialy for encwson that he euer hath lyued in clennesse and is cle ne mayd And I pray yow my message al for to done â—…o I ha ue to yow y sayd whan seynt Iohan enangelyst hadde thus lâ—…m charged sodeynly he wyded out of her syght The pylgrymes tho thanked almyghty god and went forth in hir way And whan they had gone two or thre myle they bygonne to woâ—…e wery And sate a doune him for to reste and soo fyl a slepe And when they had slepte wel one of hem a woke lifâ—…e vp his heede and loked aboute and said vnto his felaw Arise vp and wende we in our weye what said that one felawe to that other wher be we nowe Certes said that other It semeth me that this is not the same countreye that we layd vs in for to wst and slepe For we were from Ierusalem but thre myles They token vp hir hondes and blessed hem and went forth in hir waye And as they went in hir weye they sawe shepeherdes goyng with hir shepe that speken none other langage but englisshe Leue freÌ„des qdâ—… one of the pilgrems what couÌ„tre is this who is lord chewf one of the shepeherdes ansuerd this is the couÌ„tre of kent in englond of the whiche the good kyng edward is lord The pylgryms thanked almyghty god and seynt Iohn euangelyste wente forth in hir wey come to Caunterbury and fro thens in to london ther they founde the kyng told hym al fro the begynnyng vnto the ende as moche as seynt Iohan had hem charged and of al thynges how they sped by the wey and toke the ryng to kyng edward he vnderfenge it thanked almyghty god and saynt Iohn euangelyst And tho made hym a redy euery day from day to day for to weÌ„de out of this lyfe whan god wold for hym sende How seynt edward dyed on the xij day Ca C xxx ANd after it befell thus in cristemasse eue as the hooly man Edward was at goddes seruyce mannes for to here of the high fest he bycome ful syke in the morow endured with moche payne the masse for to here and after lete hym be ladde in to his chambre there for to resten hym but in to his hall amoÌ„gs his bawns knyghtes myght he not come hem for to comfort sola ce as he was woned for to done at that worthy fest wherfor alle hir myrth comfort amonges all that were in the halle was tor ned in to care sorow for encheson that they dred for to lâ—…sc ler good lord the kyng And vpon saynt Iohans day euangelyst tho that come next the kyng vnderfenge his ryghtes of holy chirche as falleth to euery cristen man abode the mercy the wylle of god tho two pylgryms he lete byfore him come yaf hâ—…m rich yeftes bytoke hem vnto god And also the abbot of westmynstre he lete byfore hym come toke hym that rynge in honour of god saynt marye of seynt Iohn euangelyst the abbot toke put it among other relyques so that it is at westmynstre and euer more shal be so lay the kyng seke til the xij euen tho di ed the good kynge Edward at westmynstre ther he lyeth For whos loue god hath shewed many fayre myracles this was in the yere of Incarnacion of our lord ihu crist in lxv yere And after he was translated putte in to the shryne thurgh the noble martir seynt thomas of Caunterbnry How Harold that was gode wyns sone was made kyng and how he scaped fro the duk of normandye Cao. C xxxi WHan saynt Edward was gone oute of this worlde was gone to god worthely entered as it apperteyned to such a lord for to be the barons of the land wold haue hadde Edward Helyngus sone to Edward the outlawe that was edmond Irensydes sone to be kyng for as moche as he was moost kyndeste kynges blode of the reame But harold sone of therle godewyn thurgh the strengthe of his fadre goode wyn and thurgh other grete lordes of the royaÌ„me that were of his kyn vnto hym sibbe seysed al englond to his hand and anon lete hym croune kyng after the enterement of seynt edward This harold that was godewynes sone the second yere tofore that seynt edward was dede wold haue gone in to Flaundres but he was deyue thurgh tem pest in to the countre of pouÌ„tyf there he was take brought to the duke william And this harold went tho that duk william wolde haue ben auengyd vpon hym for encheson that therle Godewyne that was harols fadre had lete slee Alured that was seynt edwardes broder and pryncypally for encheson that alured was quene enimes sone that was rychardes moder duke of nor mandy that was ayell to the duke wylliam And netheles when the duk william had harold in pryson and vnder his power for as moche as this harold was a noble knyght wyse and worthy of bodye that his fadre and he were accorded with good kyng edward and therfor wold not mysdone hym but al maner thyn ges that bytwene hem were spoken ordeygned Harold by his good wyll swore vpon a boke vpon holy sayntes that he shold spouse wedde due williams doughter after the deth of saynt ed ward that he shold besyly done his deuer for to kepe saue the royame of englond to the profyte auauÌ„tage of duk william whan harold had thus made his othe vnto duke wylliam he lete hym goo yafe hym many ryche yeftes he tho went thens come in to englond anon dede in this maner whan seynt Edward was deede as a man falsely forswore he lete croune hym kyng of englond falsely brake the conenauÌ„ts that he had made byfore with duk william wherfor he was with him woÌ„der wroth and swore that he shold vpon hym ben auengyd what euer so him befell And anon duk william lete assemble a grete hoost come in to englond to auenge hym vpon harold to conquere the laÌ„d yf that he myght And in the same yere that harold was crouned harold harestrenge kyng of denmark arryued in scotlaÌ„d thouÈt to haue ben kyng of englond he come in to englond slewe and robbed destroyed al that he myght till that he come to york and ther he slewe many men of armes a M an honderd preestes whan this tiding come to the kyng he asseÌ„bled a stroÌ„ge power
went for to fyght with harold of denmarck and with his owne hond hym slewe the danes were discomfyted tho that left a lyue with moche sorowe fled to hir shippes And thus kyng Harold of englond slowe kyng harold of denmark How william bastard duk of normandy come in to englond and slewe kyng harold Cao. C. xxxijo. ANd whan this batayll was done harold bycome so proud wold no thyng parte with his peple of thyng that he had goten but helde it al toward hym self wherfor the moost partye of his peple were wroth from hym departed so that only with hym left no mo but his soudyours And vpon a daye as he sate at mete a messagyer come to hym sayd that william bastard duk of normandy was arryued in englond with a grete hoost 〈◊〉 had taken al the lande aboute hastynge and also myned the castell whan the kyng had herd this tydynge he went thyder with a litel peple with all the hast that he myght for a litel peple was with hym left And whan he come thyder he ordeyned for to yeue batayll to the duk william But the duk axed hym of these thre thynges yf that he wold haue his doughter to wyf as he had ma de and sworen his oth and behyght or that he wolde hold the laÌ„d of hym in truage or that he wold determyne this thyng thurgh bataylle This harold was a proude man and a stoute and trusted wonder moche vpon his strengthe and fought with the Duk and with his peple but harold and his men in this batayll were discomfyted hym self was ther slayne And this bataylle was ended at Conbrydge in the second yere of his regne vpon seynt kalyxtes day and he lyeth at waltham Of kyng william bastard how he gouerned hym well and wysely of the werre bytwene hym the kyng of Fraunce Capitulo C xxxiij wâ—… Han william bastard duk of normandy had conquerd al the land vpon crystemasse day tho next sueng he lete hym croune kyng at westmynster and was a worthy kyng and yafe to En glysshmen largely londes to his knyghtes And afterward went ouer the see and come in to Normandy and ther duellyd a whyle And in the second yere of his regne le come ageyne in to Englond and brought with hym maude hys wyf lete croune hir quene of englond on whitsonday And tho anon after the kyng of Scotland that was callyd malcolyn began to stryue and werre with the duk william and he ordeyned hym tho toward scotlande with his men to the by lande by see for to destroye kyng malcolyn but they were acorded And the kyng of scotland bycome his man and helde al his land of hym And kyng william resseyned of hym his homage come ayene in to englond and whan kyng william had be kyng xvij yere maude the quene dyed on whom kyng william had bygoten ma ny fayr children that is for to say Robert Curthose william le Rous Rychard also that deyde Henry beauclerk and maude al so that was the erles wyf of Bleynes other iiij doughters after his wyfes deth grete debate bygan bitwene hym the kyn ge of fraunce philip but atte last they were acorded tho duellyd the kyng of Englond in normandy no man hym werryd he no man long tyme the kyng of fraunce sayd vpon a daye in scorne of kyng william that kyng william had long tyme leyn in childbed and long tyme had rested hym this worde come to the kyng of englond ther that he laye in normandy at Roen for this word was tho ylle payd and eke wonder wroth toward the kyng of frannce swore by god that whan he were aryse of his gysyn he wold lyght a thousand candels to the kyng of frauÌ„ ce And anone lete assemble a grete hoost of normandy and of en glysshmen in the bygynnyng of heruest he come in to fraunce brente all the tounes that he come by thurgh al the couÌ„trey rob bed and dyd al the euyl that he myght thurgh out al fraunce atte last he brente the cyte of mandos commaunded his people for to here wode as moche as myght brenne and hym self helpe therto al that he myght with a good wylle And there was grete hete what of fyre that was so grete of the soÌ„ne that tho was wonder hote that al stuffed hym self bycome fell in to a greete sikenesse whan he saw that he was so stronge syke he ordeyned and assigned al normandy vnto Robert Curthose his sone all englond to wylliam the rous byquath to henry beauclerk alle his tresour And tho he thus had done he vnderfenge all the sacramentis of holy chirche deyde the xxij yere of his regne and lyeth at Caan in normandye Of kynge william Rous that was wylliam bastardes sone that destroyed tounes houses of Relygyon for to make the newe forest Capitulo C xxxiiij ANd after this william bastard regned his sone william the Rous. and this william was a wonder contraryous man to god and to holy chirche and lete amende and make the toune of Cardeys that the paynyms had destroyed This kyng william destroyed holy chirche al hir possessions in what part he myght hem fynde therfor ther was so moche debate bytwene hym the Archebisshop of Caunterbury Ancâ—…lme for encheson that he vndernamme hym of his wykkednesse that he destroyed holy chir che And for encheson therof the kynge to hym bare grete wrathe and for that cause he exyled hym oute of the lande And the Archebisshop tho went to the court of Rome ther duellid with the pope and this kyng made the newe forest cast destroyed xxvj tounes and lxxx houses of Relygyon al for to make his foreste lenger and bredder And bycome wonder gladde and proude of his wode and of his forest and of the wylde beestes that were therin that it was meruayle for to wyte so that men callyd him kepar of wodes and of pastures and the lenger that he lyued the more wykked he bycome both to god to hooly chirche to alle his men And this kyng lete make the grete halle at westmynster so vpon a day of whitsonday he helde therin his fyrste feste and he loked about sayd that the halle was to lytel by the haluendele And atte last he bycome so contraryorous that al thyng that plesed god displesyd hym al thyng that god loued he bated dedely And so it befel that he dremed met vpon a nyghte a lytel or that he dyed that he was let blode and blod a grete quantite of blode a streme of blode lept an highe toward heuen more than an C fathem the clerenes of the daye was turned alle in to derknes and the fyrmament also And whan he awoke he had grete deede so that he nyst what to
wolf and sayd yelde yow traytours taken yeld yow with an high voys said be the ware sirs that none of yow be hardy vpon lyfe and lymme to mysdone thomas body of lancastre And with that word the good erle thomas went in to the chapel sayd knelyng vpon his knes and torned his vysage to wardes the Crosse. and sayd Almyghty god to the I me yelde I holych put me in to thy mercy And with that the vileyns ribaudes lepte aboute hym on euery syde as tirants and wode tormentours dispoylled hym of his armure and clothed hym in a robe of ray that was of his squyers liuere and forth lad hym vn to york by water Tho myght men see moche sorow care for the gentil knyghtes fledden in euery syde the ribaudes the vyleyns egrely hem discryed and grad an high yelde yow traytours yelde yow And whan they were y yolde they were robbed bouÌ„de as thefes Allas the shame despyte that the gentill ordre of knyghthode ther had at that batayll the lande tho was withoute lawe For holy chirche tho had no more reuerence than it had ben a bordelhows in that batayl was the fadre ageynst the sone and the vncle ageynst his neuew For so moche vnkendenesse was neuer seyn byfore in englond as was that tyme among folk of one nacion for one kynred had no more pite of that other than an hungary wolfe hath of a shepe and it was no wonder for the grete lordes of englond were not all of one nacion but were medled with other nacions that is for to say some britons som saxons somme danoys som Pehytes some Frensshmen Some normans Som spaynardes Somme Romayns somme Henaudes Some Flemmynges and of other dyuerse nacions the whiche Nacions acorded not to the kynde blode of Englond And yf soo grete lordes had ben onlych wedded to Englyssh peple than shold pees haue ben and reste amonges hem without ony enuye And at that batayll was sir Rogyer clyfford take Syre Iohan mombray Syr william Tuchet Syre william fytz williaÌ„ and many other worthy knyghtes ther were take at that batayll And syr hugh daudele the next day after was taken put in to prison And sholde haue ben done to deth yf he had not spoused the kynges nece that was erle gylleberts suster of Gloucestre And anon after was â—…r barthoâ—…omewe of badelesmeâ—… taken at stowe parke a maner of the bisshops of lynâ—…ln that was his ne new and many other Barons 〈◊〉 wherfore was made moche sorow How thomas of lancastre was byheded at pouÌ„tfret and fyue barons honged and drawen there Ca C lxxxxviij ANd nowe I shal telle yowe of the noble Erle thomas of lancastre whan he was taken and brought to york many of the cyte were ful glad vpon hym â—…yed with highe voys A sir tâ—…aytour ye arne welcome blessyd be god for now shal ye haue the reward that long tyme ye haue deserued cast vpon hym many snowe balles and many other reproues dyd him but the gentil erle al suffryd sayd nother one ne other in the same tyme the kyng herd of this same scomfiture was ful glad in hast come to pouÌ„tfret sir hugh the spencer sir hugh his sonne sir Iohan erle of arundel sir edmond of wodestok the kynges broder erle of kent sir Aymer of valaunce erle of Penbroke maister robert baldock a fals pilled clerk that was pâ—…ne duel led in the kynges court al come thyder with the kyng and the kyng entred in to the castel And sir andrewe of herkela a fals ti rant thurgh the kynges commandement toke with hym the gentil erle thomas to pountfret ther he was prysoned in his owne ca stel that he had newe made that stode ayenst the abbay of kyng ed ward And sir hugh the spencer the fadre his sone cast thouâ—…t how in what maner the good erle thomas of laÌ„castre shold be dede withoute ony Iugement of his perys wherfor it was ordey ned thurgh the kynges Iustyces that the kynge shold put vpon hym poyntes of treason And so it be fell that he was lad to barre bifore the kynges Iustices barehede as a thefe in a fair halle with in his owne castel that he had made therin many a fayre fest both to rich eke to power And these were his Iustices sir hugh spen 〈◊〉 the fadre aymer of valauÌ„ce erle of penbroke sir edmoÌ„d of wo destoke erle of kent Syr Iohan of Brytaygne Erle of Rychemond And Syr Robert of malmet thorppe Iustyce and Syre Robert hym acoulped in this maner Thomas at the fyrste oure lord the kyng and this court excludeth yow of al maner ansuere Thomas oure lorde the Kynge putte vppon yowe that ye haue in his lande riden with baner displayed ayenst his pees as a twy tour And with that worde the gentil erle thomas with an hygh voys sayd nay lordes forsoth and by saynt thomas I was neuer traytoure The Iustyce sayd ageyne tho Thomas oure lord the kyng put vpon yow that ye haue robbed his folke and mordred his peple as a thefe Thomas the kyng also put vpon yow that he discomfyted yow and your peple with his folk in his owne re ame wherfor ye wente fled to the wode as an outlawe And also ye were taken as an outlawe And thomas as a tray tour ye shal be drawen by reason but the kyng hath forâ—…ue yow that Iewes for loue of quene Isabell And thomas reson wold also that ye shold be honged but the kyng hath foryeue yow that Iewes for cause and loue of your lygnage But thomas for as moche as ye were take fleyng and as an outlawe the kyng wil that your hede shal be smyten of as ye haue wel deseruyd Anon doth hym ouâ—…e of prece anon bringe hym to his Iugement The gentil knyght thomas he had herd al these wordes with an high voys he cryed sore wepyng And sayd allas seynt thomas fayre fadre Allas shal I be deed thus Graunte me now blysse full god ansuer but all auaylled hym no thyng for the cursed ga scoynes putte hym hydder and thydder and on hym ayed with an hye voys O kyng Arthur most dredeful wel knowen is now thyn open traytrye 〈◊〉 euel deth shalt thou dye as thou hast well deserued Tho sette they vpon his hede in scorne an old chapelet al to rent and to torne that was not worth an halfe penye And after they sette hym vpon a leâ—…e whyte palfray fulle vnsemelych and eke al bare and with an old bridell wyth an horryble noyse they drofe hym oute of the castel toward his deth And caste vpon hym many balles of Snowe â–ª And as the tormentours lad hym onâ—…e of the Castel tho sayd 〈◊〉 this pytouse wordes and his hondes helde vpon hyghe towardes heuen Nowe the kynge of heuen yeue vs mercy For the Erthe
broder was in his tyme but sir edward that was kynge Edwardes fadre made sorow without ende for cause that he myÈt not speke with his wif ne with his sone wher for he was in moche meschyef for though it were so that he was lad ruled by fals couÌ„ceyll yet he was kyng edwardys sone cal led Edward with long shankes come of the worthyest blode of the world And thylk to whome he was woned to yeue greete yeftes large were moost priue with the kyng his owne sone they were his enemyes both by nyght by day procured for to make debate contake bytwene hym his sone Isabell his wif But the Frere prechours to hym were good frendes euer more caste ordeyned both by nyght and day how they myght breng hym out of prison And among hir companye that the freres had priuely brought ther was a frere that was callyd dunhened he had ordeyned gadred a grete coÌ„panye of folk to helpe at that nede but the frere was take putt in the castel of pouÌ„tfret there he deyde in prison And sir henry erle of laÌ„castre that had the kynges fadre in kepyng thurgh commandement of the kyng delyuerd edward the kynges fadre by endenture vnto sir thomas of berkeley And so Syr Iohan mautreuers and they lad hym from the cas tel of kenelworth vnto the castel of barkley kept hym ther sauf ly And at estren next after his coronacion the kynge ordeyned an huge hoost for to fyght ayenst the scottis And Syr Iohan therles broder of henaud fro beyonde the see come for to helpe kyng ed ward brought with hym vij C men of armes arryued at do uer they had leue for to gone forth til that they come to york ther that the king abode hem the scottes come thider to the kyng for to make pees acord but the acordement bitwene hem last but a lytel tyme And at that tyme the englysshmen were clothed al in cotes hodes peynted with lettres and with floures ful semely with longe berdes And therfor the scottes made a bylle that was fastned vpon the chirche dores of seynt petre toward stangate thus sayd the scripture in despyte of Englysshmen Longe berde hertelees Peynted hood witlees Gaye cote graâ—…lees makes englond thriftlees ANd the Trinite day next after bygan the contake in the Cy te of yorke bytwene the englysshmen the Henewers And in that debate were slayne of the Erldome of Nychol and mordred lxxx after they were buried vnder a stone in saynt clemeÌ„tz Churcheyerde in Fossegate And for encheson that the Henewers come to helpe the kyng her pees was cryed on peyne of lyfe and lymme And in that other halfe it was founde by an Enquest of the Cyte that the englysshmen bygonne the debate How the englysshmen stopped the scottes in the parke of stanhope how they turned ayene in to Scotland Ca CC xiiijo. ANd at that tyme the scottes hadde assembled al hir power and comen in to Englond and slewe and robbed alle that they ' myghten take and also brenten destroyed al the north couÌ„ tre thurgh oute til that they come to the parke of stanhope in wy redale and ther the scottes helde hem in a busshement But when the kyng had herd thurgh certeyne espyes where the scottes were anone right with his hoost besyeged hem within the forsayd park soo that the scottes wyst neuer wher to gone oute but only vnto hir armes they abyden in the parke xv dayes and vytaylles hem faylled in euery a syde soo that they were gretely empeyred of her bodyes And syth that brute come fyrst in to britayne vnto this tyme was neuer seen so fair an hoost what of Englysshmen and of Alyens and of men a foâ—… the whiche ordeyned hem for to fight with the stottes thurgh eggynge of sir henry erle of lancastre and of sir Iohan henaud that wold haue goone ouer the wa ter of wythe for to haue fought with the scottes But sir rogyer mortimer consented not therto For he had priuely taken mede of the scottes hem for to helpe that they myght weÌ„de ageyne in to hyr owne couÌ„treye And the same mortimer counceyled so moche Thomas of brothertone the erle marchal that was kyng edwardes vncle that the forsayd thomas sholde not assemble at that tyme vnto the scottes he assented but he wyst not the doyng bytwene the scottes and the forsayd mortimer And for encheson that he was marchal of Englond to hym perteyned euer the vauntwarde he sente hastely to therle of lancastre and to Syr Iohan of henaud that they shold not fyght vpon the scottes in preiudice and harmyng of hym his fee yf they dyd that they shold stonde to hir owne perylle And the forsaid erle marchal was all arayed with his batayll at the reredoos of the erle of lancastre for to haue fought with hym and with his folk yf he had meued for to fyght wyth the scottes and in this maner he was deceyued and wyst no thyng of this treson And thus was the kyng prin cipally deceyued And whan it was nyght Mortimer that had the wach for to kepe of the hoost that nyght distourbled the wach that no thyng myght be done And in the mene whyle the scottes stele by nyght toward hir owne couÌ„tre as fast as they myght And so was the kyng falsely bytrayd that wende that that al the traytours of his lande had be brouÈt to an ende as it was sayd byfore Now here ye lordes how traytoursly kyng Edward was desceyued how meruailously boldly y e scottes did of werre for Iames douglas with CC men of armes riden thurugh out the hoost of kyng edward the same nyght the scottes we re scaped toward hit owne couÌ„tre as is aboue sayd till that they come to the kynges pauylon slewe ther many meÌ„ in hir beddes cryed som naward naward anothir time a douglas a douglas wherfor the kynge that was in his pauylon moche other folke were woÌ„der sore effrayed but blyssed be almyghty god the kyng was not taken in grete peryll was tho the royame of englond ¶ And that nyght the mone shone ful clere bright for al the kyngesmen the scottes escaped harmeleâ—…s ¶ And in the mo rowe whan the kyng wyst that the scottes were escaped in to hyr contre he was woÌ„der sory ful hertely wepte with his yoÌ„g eyen yet wyst he not who hym had done that treson but that fals tre son was ful wely knowe a good while after as the storye telleth The kynge edward come ageyne tho to york ful sorowful hys hoost departed euery man went in to his owne couÌ„trey with ful heuy chere mornynge semblauÌ„t the henewers toke hir leue went in to hir couÌ„trey the kyng for hyr trauaylle hem hugely rewarded for encheson of that vyage the kyng