they were so ofte day by day greued charged with so many tayllages subsidyes that they myÈt no lenger suffre no suche burthons charges and that they knewen wysten wel y t the kyng had ynow for sauyng of hym of his reame if the reame were wel truly gouerned but y t it had be so long euell y gouerned by euyll offycers that the reame myÈt nether be plentiuous of chaffare marchandyse ne also with richesse And these thynges they profered hem self yf the kyng wold certeynly to preue stond by And yf it were fouÌ„de preued after that that the kyng had nede they wold than gladly euery maÌ„ after his power and state hym helpe lene And after this ther were publysshed shewed in the parlement many playntes defautes of diuerse officers of the reame namely of the lord latimer the â—…yn ges chamberlayne both to the kyng eke to the Reame And also at the laste ther was spoken and treted of dame Alice peres for the grete wronges euel gouernaunce that was done by her and by hir couÌ„seyll in the reame the whiche dame Alyce peres the kyng had hold long tyme to his lemman wherfor it was y e lasse wonder though thurugh the fâ—…lte of the womannys exytyng and hir steryng he consented to hir le wdenesse and euell couÌ„ceylle the whiche dame alyce also the lord latimer other such that ste red y t kyng to euel gouÌ„nauÌ„ce ayenst his profite the reames also all the comynalte axed desired that they shold be meued putt a wey in hir stedes wyse men worthy that weren trewe wele assayed proued of good gouernauÌ„ce shold be put in hir stedes So amoÌ„g al other ther was one amoÌ„g the comunes y e was a wyse knyÈt a trewe an eloquent man whos name was pyers de la mare this same pyers was chosen to be speker for y e comunes in the parlement And for this same pyers told publysshed the trouthe reherced the wronges ayenst the forsayd dame Alice other certeyn persones the kynges couÌ„ceill as he was bode by the coÌ„munes also trustyng moche for to be supported mayntened in this mater by helpe fauour of the prince anon as the prince was dede at the InstauÌ„ce request of the forsayd dame alice this pyers de la mare was Iuged to â—…petuel preson in the castel of notynghaÌ„ in the which he was ij yere m y e vj kaâ—… of Iuil lastyng that same parlement dyed prince edward kyng edwardes first sone y t is to say in trinite soÌ„day in the worship of which fest he was wont euery yere wher that euer he were in the world to make hold the most soleÌ„pnyte y t he myÈt whos name fortune of knyÈthode but yf it had be of another ectour al meÌ„ both cristen hethen while he lyued was in good poynt woÌ„dred moche drad hym woÌ„der sore whos body is worshipfully y buryed in crychirch at cauÌ„terbury And in this same yere the men the erles tenauÌ„tes of warwyk arisen malâ—…ciously ayenst the abbot coÌ„ueÌ„t of eueshaÌ„ hir tenauÌ„ts destroyed fiersly the abbot the toune wouÌ„ded bet hir meÌ„ slowen of he m many one weÌ„ten to hir maÌ„ners places did moch harme breken doune her parkes hir closes brenten sloweÌ„ hir wilde beestes chaced be in brekyng hir fissh ponde hedes lede the water of hir pondes stewes riuers renne out token the fissh bere it with hem and did hem al the harme y t they myÈt m so ferforth that forsoth they had destroyed perpetu â—…lly that abbey with al hir meÌ„bres apportenauÌ„ces but yf y e kynge the soÌ„ner had holpen it taken hede therto therfor the kynge sente his lettres to therle of warrewyk chargyng hym commauÌ„dyng that he shold stynt redresse amende tho euel â—…ers and brekers of his pees â–ª And so by men ye of lordes and other frendes of both sides pees and good accord and loue was made bytwene hem and for this hurlyng as it was sayd the kyng wold not be gouerned at that tyme by his lordes that ther were in the parlemeÌ„t but he toke made his sone the duk of lancastre his gouernour of the reame the whiche stoâ—…e so styll as gouernour til the tyme y t he deyde The same yere anone after CaÌ„delmasse or the parlemeÌ„t was do the kyng asked a subsydye of the clergye of the lay fee it was grauÌ„ted hym y t is for to say that he shold haue of euy persone of the lay fee both of the man woman that passed xiiij ye re age iiij pens out take poure beggers that were knowe openly for nedy poure beggers that he shold haue of euery man of holy chirch y t was beneficed or promoted xij pens of al other that we re not promoted iiij pens out take the iiij ordres of the frere beg gers This same yere after mychelmasse Richard prince edwardes sone was made prince of walys to whom the kyng yaf also the duchye of cornewaill with the erldom of chestre And about this tyme the cardynal of englond the iiij day bifore marye magdalene daye after mete sodenly was smyten take with a palsye lost his speche on mary magdaleyne day he deyde Of the deth of kyng edward sir Iohn monsterworth a knyght was drawe honged for his falsenesse Cao. CC xxxviijo. RYght anone after in the lij yere of kyng Edward in the begynnyng of October pope gregory the xj brought and reme ued his court with hym from Auynyon to Rome And the xij day of Aprill Iohan Monsterworth knyght at london was drawâ—… honged than biheded after his body quartred sent to iiij chyef tounes of engloÌ„d his hede set vpon london bridge for this same Iohn was ful vntrewe to the kyng to y e reame ful couetous vnstable for he toke oftymes grete soÌ„mes of money of the kyng his couÌ„ceil for men of armes wages y t he shold haue payd hem toke it to his owne vse he dredyng that at the laste he shold be shent accused for the same cause fledde priuely to the kyng of frauÌ„ce was swore to hym become his maÌ„ behyght hym a grete nauye onte of spayne in to confusion destroyeng of englond but rightful god to whom no priuyte is vnknowe suffrâ—…d him first to be shent spylt or that he so traitoursly falsely his lyege lord the kyng of engloÌ„d his peple his reame in the whi che grouÌ„d y e same Iohn was bore wikkedly thurgh batayll shold destroye or bringe his cursed purpose about In the fest of seynt gre gory tho next after kyng Edward yafe to Rychard of Burdeux his heyre that was prince edwardys
thurgh strength of the britons thurgh helpe of the erle of cornewayll therle of london his broder and thurgh help of gudian kyng of scotland corban kyng of north walys of bretaill kyng of southwales in this baâ—…ile was slayn nennon that was cassibelaÌ„s broder wherfor he made moch sorow so went Iulius cesar oute of this land with a fewe of romayns that were lefte alyue And tho cassibalaÌ„ went ageyne to london made a fest vnto al his folk that tho had hym hoâ—… whan that fest was done eche man went in to his owne couÌ„tre Of the debate that was bytwene cassibalaÌ„ therâ—…e of london and of the truage that was payd to Rome Ca xxxvj ANd after it befell thus vpon a day that the gentilâ—…eÌ„ of 〈◊〉 kyngeâ—… houshold and gentilmen of the erles housholde of london after meete wente in fere for to playe and thurgh debate that aâ—…os among hem enelyn that was therles cosyn of london slewe â—…renglas that was the kynges cosyn wherfore the kynge swore that enelyn shold â—…en honged but therle of london that was enelinê° lord wold not suffre it wherfor the kyng was wroth toward therle thought hym to destroye pâ—…uely therle sente lrâ—…s to Iulius cesar that he shold come in to this lande for to helpe hym hym auenge vpon the kyng he wold helpe hym with al his myght And whan themperour herde this tidyng he was ful gladde ordeyned a strong power come ageyne the third tyme in to this land and therle of london halp hym with vij m men the thyrd tyme was Cassibelan ouercome at discomfyted and made pees to the themperonr for iij m pouÌ„de of siluer yeldyng by yere for truage for this land for euermore half a yere passed the emperour went to rome and the Erle of london with hym for he dâ—…rst not abyde in this lond and after Cassiba lan regned xvij yere in pees tho he dyed the xvij yere of hyâ—… regne and lyeth at york How lordes of the land after the deth of Cassibalan for encheson that he had none heyr made Andragen kyng Ca xxxvij AFter the deth of cassibalan for as moche as he had none heyr of his body the lordes of the lande by comyn assent crouned Andragen erle of Cornewayle made hym kyng he regned wel worthely he was a good man wel gouerned the land whan he had regned viij yere he dyed lyeth at london Of kymbalyn that was Andragenys sone a good man and wel gouerned the lande Ca xxxviij AFter the deth of Andragen regned kymbalyn his sone that was a good man wel gouerned the lande in moche prosperyte pees al his lifes tyme and in his tyme was born Iâ—…u crâ—…st our sauyour of that swete vyrgyn marye This kyng kym â—…lyn had ij sones guyder armoger good knyghtes worthy And whan this kyng kymbalyn had regned xxij yere he dyed and lyeth at london Of kyng guyder that was kymbelynus sone wold not pay the â—…age to rome for the lande that cassibalan had graunted how he was slayne of a Romayn Ca xxxix AAnd after the deth of this kymbalyn regned guyder his so ne a good man a worthy he was of so higâ—…e hert that he wolde not paye to Rome that tâ—…age that kyng Cassybalan hadde graunted vnto Inlius cesar wherfore the Emperour that was tho that was callyd claudius câ—…sar was sore annoyed ordeyned a grete power of Romayns come in to this land for to conquere the truage thurgh strength and haue it of the kyng But the kynge guyder and Armager his broder gadred a greâ—… hoost y â—…ere of britons and yaf bataill to themperour claudius and slewe of Romayns grete plente Themperoâ—…r had afterward one that was callyd hamon that sawe that hir people were faste slayne preueâ—…ych he cast awey his owne armes and toke the armes of a dede briton and armed hym with his armure â–ª and come in to the bataylle to the kyng and said in this maner Syr 〈◊〉 ye good of hert for goddes loue for the romayns that ben your enemyes anon shul be slayn and discomfyted euerychone the king yafe no kepe ne reward to his speche for encheson of the armes that he had vpon hym went that it had ben a briton but the traytour euer helde hym next the kynge and preuelych vnder the shulders of his armes he smote the kyng wherfor he was dede felle doune to the erth whan armager saw his brâ—…der dede he cast away his armes and toke to hym his broders armes come in to the batail among the britons and had hem hertely for to fyght and fast ley a doune the Romayns and for the armes they wen de it had be kyng guyder that erst was slayne that they wist not TheÌ„ne goÌ„ne the britons hertely fight slâ—…w the romains so at the last theÌ„perour forsoke the felde fled as fast as he myght with his folk in to the cyte of wynâ—…stre and the fals traytour hamon that had slayn the kyng fast anon gan for to flee with al the hast that he myght And Armager â—…he kynges broder pursued hym full fyersly with a fyers hert and droof hym vnto a water and ther he toke hym and anone smote of both hond hede feete and hewâ—… the bodye al to pyeces and tho cast hym in to the water wherfor that water was callyd hamons hauen and afterward ther was made a fayr toune that yet standeth that is callid southampton and afterward armager went to wynchestre for to seke claudius cesar the emperour there armager hym toke claudi us the emperour thurgh couÌ„seyll of his romayns that with him were lefte alyue made pees with armager in this manere as ye shul here that is to say how that claudius themperour shold yeue to armager gennen his fair doughter for to haue to wif soo that this laÌ„d fâ—…o that tyme afterward shold be in tâ—…eÌ„perours power of rome vpon suche couenauÌ„t that neuer afâ—…ward none emperoâ—…r of rome shold take none other trâ—…ge of this land but only feaâ—… so they were acorded And vpon this couenaunt claudius cesar sent to rome for his doughter gennen whan she was come clau dyus cesar yaf hyr to armager to wyf and armager spoused hir at london with moche solempnyte myrthe tho was armager cronned and made kyng of Brytayne Of kyng Armager in whos tyme saynt peter preched in anty oche with other apostles in dyuerse countreys Ca xl THis kyng armager regned wel and worthely the lande gouerned claudius cesar in remembraunce of this acord for reuerence honour of his doughter made in this land a fair toune a fayr castel lete calle the toune after his name claucestre that now is called gloucestre And whan this was al done themperour toke his leue tho went ageyn to rome
armager tho was kyng gouerned the land wel nobly al his lifs tyme And this Armager gote a sonne on his wyfe that was callyd westmer And whiles that this armager regned seynt peter pre ched in antyoche ther he made a noble chirche in whiche he sate fyrste in his chaier ther he duellyd vij yere and after he wente to Rome was made pope til that nero the emperour lete hym martren tho prechyd openly al the apoostles in diuerse landes the right fayth And whan Armager had regned xxiiij yere he dyed and lyeth at london How kyng westmer yaf to Berynger an yland forlet and ther this berynger made the toune of Berwyk Ca xlj ANd after this Armager regned his sonne westmer a good man a worthy of body wel gouerned the lande Hit befell so that tydyng ca in to hym on a day that the kyng Roderick of gascoyne was come in to his land with a huge nombre of pe ple and was duellyng in staynesmore whan kynge Westmer herde tho tydynges he leete assemble an huge boost of britons come to the kyng roderyk yaf him batayll kyng westmer slewe roderik with his owne hondes in playn batayll whan king roderykes men sawe that hir lord was dede they yolden hem alle vnto the kyng westmer bicomen his men for euermore he yaf hem a coūtre that was forleten wherin they myght duelle thyder they went duellyd ther all hir lyfes tyme ix c men ther were of hem no mo left at that batayll Hir gouernour prin ce was callid berynger and anon he bigan a toun that they myght ther in duell haue resorte lete calle the toun berwyk vp◅wede ther they duellyd and bycame riche but they had no women amonges hem and the Britons wold not yeue hir doughters to the strangers wherfor they wit ouer see in to Irlond brought◅ with hem women tho hem they spoused but the men coude not vnderstande the langage ne the speche of the women therfore they spoken to geder as scottes and afterward thurgh changyng of hyr langages in al feaunce they were callyd tho scottes and so shullen that folk of that countrey for euermore How kyng westmer lete arere a stone in the entryng of west merlād ther that he slow roderik and ther he bigan first housyng Capitulo xlij ANd after this bataill that is aboue said whan roderik was dede kyng westmer in remēbraūce of his vyctorye lete are◅ ther besides the wey a grete stone an high and yet hit stant and euermore shal stande and lete graue in the stone lrēs that thus sa yd The kynge westmer of britayne slewe in this place Roderick his enemye and this westmer was the first man that made toun and hous in englond and at that stone begynneth westmerland that westmer lete calle after his own name whan westmer had so done he duellid all his lifes tyme in that countre of westmerlond for he loued that countre more than ony other coūtre And whan he hadde regned xxv yere he dyed and lyeth at Carleylle Of kyng Coyl that was westmers sone that helde his lande in pees his lyfes tyme Ca xliij AFter this kyng westmer regned his sone Coill a good ◅ā and a worthy and of good condicions and wel gouerued his lād and of al men he had loue and pees and in his time was neuer contaek debate ne werre in britayne and he regned and was kyng in pees al his lyfes tyme. and whan he had ben kyng xj yere he dyed and lyeth at york How kyng lucye regned after coill his fadre that was a gode man and after he bycome cristen Ca xliiij AFter kyng Coyll regued lucye his sone that was a good man to god and to al the peple he sent to rome to thapposthe enlenthere that tho was pope said that he wold become a cri stē mā and resseyue the baptisme in the name of god and tourne to the right byleue eul◅there sent ij legats that were callyd pagā and elybayn in to this land and baptised the kyng and al his meyne and after went fro toune to toune and baptised the peple til all the lande was baptised and this was in the C lvj yere af ter thyncarnacion of our lord ihu crist and this kyng lucye made tho in this lande ij Archebisshops one at caūterbury an other at york and other many bisshops that yet be in this lande whan these two legats had baptised al that londe they ordeyned prestes for to baptyse children for to make the sacrament after they went ageyne to Rome the kyng duellyd in his land regned with moch honour xij yere and after dyed and lyeth at gloucetre How this land was long withoute a kyng and how the bretons chosen a kyng Ca xl THis kyng lucye had none heyr of his body bigotē that was afterward grete harme sorow to the land For after this kyng lucyes deth none of the grete of the land wold suffre an other to be kyng but lyued in werre in debate amonges hem L yere without kyng but it befell afterward that a grete prince come fro Rome in to this land that me callyd Seuerye nought for to werre but for to saue the right of Rome but netheles he hadd not duellyd half a yere in this lande that the Britons ne slewe hym whan they of Rome wyst that seuerye was so slayne they sent another grete lorde in to this land that me callid Allec that was a strong man and a mighty of body duellyd in this lād long tyme did moche sorowe to the britons so that after for pure malyce they chosen hem a kynge amonges hem that me callyd astlepades assembled a grete hoost of Britons went to london to seche allec ther they foūden hym slewe hym all his felaus one callyd walon defended hym fyersly and fought long with the britons but atte last he was discomfyted the britons toke him and bonde handes and feet and cast him in to a water wher for that watir afterward was callid euermore walbroke tho reg ned astlepades in quyete till one of his erles that me callyd Coill made a fayre toune ageynste the kynges wyll and lete calle the toune colchestre after his name wherfor the king was ful wroth and thought destroye therle and bygan to werre vpon hym and brought grete power yaf batail to therle therle defended him fyersly with his power and slowe the kyng hym self in that bataylle tho was coill crouned made kyng of this lande This Coyl regned and gouerned the royalme wel and nobley for he was a noble man wel byloued amōg the britons Whan they of Rome herde that astlepodes was slayn they were wonder glad and sente another grete prynce of Romayns that was callyd constance and become to the kyng coyl
hym self wold wende in to britayne and auenge hym vpon mordred that was his tray tour and forth went his way and come to whytsand and made his men gone in to shippe and wolde haue arryued at sand wych brought with hym a grete hoost of Fraunce also with his own lande But er that he myght come to lond with his peple that we re comen oute of his shippes Mordred was comen with all his po wer and yaf a strong bataylle so that kyng Arthur lost many a man er that he myght comen to lond For ther was gawen his ne uew slayne and angnyssel that helde scotland and many other wherof kyng Arthur was full sory But after that they were co men to lād mordred myght not ageynst hem endure but an◅ was discōfyted fled thens the same nyght with his men and vpon the morne to london but tho of the cite wold not suffre hym to co me in fled to winchestre ther he helde hym with his peple that with hym come kyng Arthur lete take the body of gawen his cosin the body of angnissel lete hem be born in to scotlād in to hir owne coūtre and ther they were entered after anon kyng Arthur toke his weye to destroye mordred and fled fro thens in to Cornewaylle The quene gunn◅e that was kyng Ar thuris wyf that tho soiourned at york herd that mordred was fled thens myght not endure ayenst kyng Arthur she was sore adrad had grete doute and wyst not what was best all for to done For she wyst wel that hyr lord kyng Arthur wold neuer of hir haue mercy for the grete shame that she to hym had do ne toke hir wey pryuely with four men withonte moo come to karlyone there she duellyd al hir lyfe that neuer was seyn among folke hir lyf durynge Arthur wyst that mordred was fled in to Cornewayle and lete sende after his men in to scotland northumberlond vnto humber lete assemble folk without nōbre and comen fro thens in to Cornewayl to seche pursue after mordred mordred had assembled to hym all the folk of Cornewaylle had peple withoute nombre wyst that Arthur was comynge had leuer to dye take his chaūce than lenger flee And abode and yaf an hard batayll to kyng Arthur to his peple so that moche peple was slayne What of that one half in that other that no man wist who had the better partye but so it be fell atte last that murdred was slayne all his folk the good chyualrye that kyng Arthur had gadred norisshed of dyuerse landes and also the noble knyghtes of the round table that soo moche were preysed thurgh oute all the world were there slayne And Arthur hym self was wounded to the deth but he lete hym be borne in a lyttyer to Auelon to be heled of his woundes and yet the Britons supposen that he lyue in another land that he shal come yet conquere al britayn but certes this is the prophe cye of merlyn he sayde that his deth shal be◅doubtous and sayd soth for men therof yet haue doubte and shall for euermore as me sayth For men wyt not whether that he lyueth or is dede Arthur was born to Auelon the xxij yere of his regne after the Incarnacion of our lord Ihu crist v C xlvj yere How kynge Arthur delyuerd the realme to Constantyn the sone of Cador his neuew Cao. lxxxix o WHan kyng arthur wist that he myght no lenger regne he let come byfore hym Constantyn that was Cadors sone Erle of corne wayle his cosyn to hym bytoke all his reame and to hym sayd and bad hym therof to ben kyng til that he come ayene for as moch as he had none heyr of his body bigoten grete ha◅ me was it that so noble a kyng so doubty had no child of his body bygoten but all thyng that god wyll haue done must be do ne whos name be blysshed withouten ende Amen How kyng Constantin was werred of mordredes two sones Capitulo lxxxx THis Constantin was a noble knyght a worthy of bodye and tho two sones that mordred had bigoten had grete enuye to Constantin that tho was crowned kyng and so that they bygonne to meue werre ageynst hym and assembled a grete hooste of hem that were to fore with mordrede and had ben dryuen awey that dyden moche sorowe thurgh al that land that one broder ordeygned hym to london for to take the Cyte and that other to wynchestre But Constantin come to london and slowe hym that was ther and after he went to wynchestre slowe him that ther was also so that both his enemyes were deed And whan Constantyn had regned worthely iiij yere he dyed lyeth at london Of the kynges Adelbryght and of edel Ca lxxxxj AFter kyng Constantins deth ther were two kynges in bri tayne that one was callyd Adelbright that was a danoys And helde the countre of norfolk and southfolk that other hyght Edel and was a briton and helde nychol lyndesey all the lond vnto humber These two kynges fast werryd to geders but after they weren acorded loued to geder as they had be borne of one body The kynge Edel had a sustre that was callyd Orewenne he yaf hyr thurgh grete frendship to kyng Adelbright to wyfe he bygate on hyr a doughter that was callid Argentill in the fourth yere after come vpon hym a strong sekenes that nedes he must dye And he sente to kyng Edelf his broder in lawe that he shold come speke with hym he come to hym with good wyll Tho prayed he the kyng coniured also in the name of god that after whan he were deed he shold take Argentil his doughter the land that he kept hir well norysshe hir in his chambre whan she were of age she shold be maryed to the strongest wur thyest man that he myght fynde and than he shold yelde vp by r land ageyn Edel it graunted by oth confermed his prayer And whan Adelbryght was dede and entered Edell toke the da misell Argentill norisshed hyr in his chambre she bycome the fayrest creature that myght lyue or ony man fynde were slayn and discomfyted and whiles the batayle dured the kyng pauely hyd hym stale awey in to wales and men wyst neuer wher he bycome and so was the toune of chichestre taken destroyed And after went gurmond and destroyed cytres and tounes that neuer afterward were made ageyne as it is seen yet in many places How this land was callyd Englond for the name of Engist and how many kynges were made after in the land Capitulo lxxxxvj WHan gurmond hadde destroyed al the land thurgh oute he yaf the londe to the saxons anone they toke it with goode wylle for the saxons longe tyme
And netheles the trewes durâ—…d not long that the danes strongly gonne for to werre vpon thenglyssh men and dyd moche sorowe wherfor kyng edward dyde assemble a grete hooste for to fyght with hem And tho this kyng Edward dyed whan god wold This kyng edward regned xxiiij 〈◊〉 and lyeth at wynchestre besydes his fadre Of kyng Athelston and of edmond eldred and of Edewyne his broder Capitulum C xâ—… AFter this edward regned Athelston his sone And whan be had regned four yere he helde batayll ageynst the danes and drofe kynge gaufred that was kyng of the danes and alle his hooste vnto the see and rested by scotland and toke strongely the conntrey al a yere And after that tho of Cumberlond and the scottes of westmerland bygonne to werre vpon kyng athelston And he hem yaf so strong batayll that he slâ—…we so many of hem that noo man coude telle the nombre of hem And aftâ—…r that he ne regned but thre yere he regned in al xxv and lyeth at malâ—…esbury And after this Athelston regned Edmond his brother for as moche as kyng athelstone had no sone And this Edmond was a worthy knyght a doughty man of body a no ble knyght And the thyrd yere after that he was kyng he wente ouer humber in whiche place be fonde two kynges of danee that one was callyd enlaf that other renant this kyng Edmond drofe hem bothe from the land after went toke a grete praye in Cumberlond This Edmond ne regned but senen yere lyeth at glasten burye and after this edmond regned Eldrede his bro ther that auengyd Edward his fader of his enemyes that hym slew afterward he seised northumberlond in to his hand ma de the scottrs bowe meke vnto his will the second yerâ—… that he had regned come arnalaf guyran that was kyng of denmarst and seased al northumberlond helde that lond two yere after that come kynge Eldred with a grete power drofe hym oute of this land And this kyng eldred was a noble man and a good of whos goodnes saynt dunstan preched and this kyng Eldred regned xj yere lyeth at wynchestre And after this eldred Ed wyne sone of Edmond his broder regned was a lither man to ward god the peple for he hated folk of his owne lande loued honoured straunge men And sette lytel by hooly chirche betoke of holy chirche all the tresour that he myght haue that was grete shame vylonye to hym self peryll to his soule therfor god wold that he shold not regne no lenger than vij yere lyeth at wynchestre Of kyng edgar that regned aboue the kynges of scotland of walys how he was bygyled thurgh takyng of his wyfe Cao. C â—…o. ANd after this Edwyn regned Edgar his broder a man that moche loued god pees holy chirche also was a worthy lord bold myghty mayntened wel this laÌ„â—… 〈◊〉 And this edgar was lord kyng aboue al the kyngeâ—… 〈◊〉 scotland of walys from the tyme that Arthur was agone neuer was kynge sythen of his power And this edgare was seynt Ewardes fadre And whan edgares wyfe was dede that was saynt edwardes moder entered he herde speke of the fayrenesse of estrylde that was orgarus doughter a baron of Deuenshyre that was so fayr a woman that al men speken therof he called one of his knyhtâ—…s that he moche louyd trusted vpon told hym So quod he to the noble baron Orgar of deuenshyre see yf his doughter be so fayr as men speken of yf it be soth I wyl haue hir vnto my wyf this knyght that was callid â—…delwold weÌ„t forth his wey come ther that the lady was whan he saw hyr so fayr he thought to haue hir to wif hym self therof spak to Orgar hyr fadre orgar was an old man had no â—…o chyldren but only hyr saw that edelwold was a fayr yong knyâ—…t worthy ryche and was wel with the kynge thought his doughter shold wel be maryed wel â—…eset vpon hym graunted hym his doughter yf the good lord the kyng wold consenâ—… therto This edelwold come ayene to the kyng â–ª tolde hym that she was fayre ynow vpon to see but she was wonde lothly Tho an suerd the kyng said that he toke but 〈◊〉 charge Syr quod edel wold she is hir faders heir and I am not ryâ—… of 〈◊〉 And yf ye wold consente graâ—… that I must hyr haue than shold I be ryche ynow In goddes name quod the kyng I con sent therto Edelwold thanked tho moche the kyng went ayent in to Deuenshyre spoused the damisel in that couÌ„trey he duel lyd And thus it befell vpon a tyme. that he tolde his counseylle al thys thyng vnto his wyf how in what maner he had begifed his lord the kyng that wold haue had hir to wyf anone as she it wyst she louyd hym neuermore afterward as she had done byforne This lady conceyued by hym a sone whan tyme was that the child shold be borne Edelwold come to the kyng prayd hym to heue a sone of his at fontstone the kyng hym grauÌ„ ted lete calle hym Edgar of his owne name And whan thys was done he thought that he was syker ynowe of the kynge that nold not haue taken his wif for as moch as his lord was a Ioly man an amerous How that kyng edgar wedded estrylde after the 〈◊〉 of Edelwold Ca C 〈◊〉 THus it befell that al men in kyng edgaris court tho 〈◊〉 sayd that edelwold was rychely auaunced thurgh the 〈◊〉 â—…yage of his wyf And yet they sayd he was auaunced an honderd fold more For he had spoused the feyrest woman that euer was seyn And the kyng herde speke so moche of hir beaute He thought that edelwold hadde hym deceyued and begyled and thought pauely in his hert that he wold gone in to deuenshyre as it were for to hunte for the hert for the hynde other wylde be steâ—… than he shold see ther the lady or he departed thens And this lady was duellynge at a maner besydes the forest ther that the kyng wold hunte at that maner he was lodged al nyghâ—… And whan tyme come the kyng shold sope and the sonne shone the kynge asked after his gossyp and after his godsone Edelwold made hyr come byfore the kyng And netheles yf it other myght haue ben she shold not haue comen in his syght by his wit The lady welcomed the kynge and swetely hym kyssed and he toke hir the honde and tho next by hym her setâ—…e and soo soped they to gedre And tho was a custome vsage in this lond that whan a man dronke vnto another the drynker shold saye wassayll that other shold answere drynk
â—…gned no bly and lyued but fyften yere dyed lyeth at york How kynge eldred come ageyne fro normandye and how knought the danoys regned of the werre bytwene hym 〈◊〉 Edmond Irensyde Câ—… C 〈◊〉 AFter the deth of sweyne that was a danoys knoght his so ne duellyd in englond wold haue be kyng and tho 〈◊〉 ageyne eldred oute of normandye with moche 〈◊〉 and witâ—… a strong meyne that knoght durst not abyde but fled thens in to Denmarke The kyng eldred had ageyne his royame 〈◊〉 sed grete lordship that he bygan to destroye al tho that 〈◊〉 Sweyn that was a danoys ageynste hym And afterward 〈◊〉 ageyne this knoght from denmark with a grete power so 〈◊〉 â—…yng Eâ—… dâ—…ed durste not with hym fyght but fled 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—…o lonâ—…n 〈◊〉 ther helde hym Tho come knought and hym 〈◊〉 â—…o long 〈◊〉 kynge eldred dyed in the cyte of london 〈◊〉 at 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he regned nyne yere Of kyng knoght Ca C 〈◊〉 AFter the deth of this eldryd knought that was 〈◊〉 danoys bygan tho for to regne but Edmond Irensyde that was kyng â—…ldredys sone by his fyrst wyf ordeyned a grete hoost by gan to werre vpon kyng knought so he dyd many tymes and ofâ—… the werre was so strong hard that wonder it was to wy te And the quene Emme that duellyd tho at westmynstre had gâ—…te drede of hir two sones of the werre alured edward lâ—…ste they sholde be defoyled mysdone thurgh this werr wherfor she sente hem ouer see in to Normandy to the duk Rychard hir vucle ther they duellyd in saufte pees long tyme This Edmond Irensyde knoght werryd strongly to geders but atte last they were acorded in this maner that they shold departe the RoyaÌ„me byâ—…wene hem so they dyden after they bycomen good frendes so wel loued that they bycomen sworne brethâ—…ren so wel loued to geders as they had â—…e bretheren geten of one body of one moder y borne How kyng Edmond Irensyde traytouâ—…sly was slayn thurgh a traytonr that was callyd edryth of stratton Ca o C xvâ—…ijo. ANd after tho regned kyng edmond Irensyde and knought the danoys but thus it befell afterward that in the same ye re that they were acorded so moch loued to geder Wherfor a fal se thefe traytour had enuye vnto the loue that was bytwene hem frendship whos name was Edryst of sâ—…ratton that was a grete lord that was edmond Iâ—…ensydes man of hym helde al the land that he had netheâ—…s he thought his lord to bytraye ma ke knoght kynge of the land in entent rychely to â—…en auaunâ—…d and with hym wel be byloued wherfor he prayd his lord edmâ—…d Irensyde vpon a day with hym for to eten and to duelle and the kyng curtoysly hym graunted to hym come at his prayer and at the mete the kyng ryally was seruyd with dyuerse metes and drynkes and whan nyght come that he shold go to bed the kyng toke his owne meyne â–ª and went in to chambre and as he loked aboute he sawe a wonder fayr ymage wel made in semâ—…t as it were an archyer with a bowe bent in his hond in the bowe a fyn arow kyng edmond went tho nerre to behold it letter what it myght ben anon the arow hym smote thurgh the body and there slowe the kyng for that engyn was made to slee his owne lord traytoursly And wâ—…n kynge edmond thus was dede and slayne he nad regned but x yere his peple for hym made moche sorowe and his body they â—…ere vnto glastenbury ther they him entered And this fals traytour Edryth anone went to the quene that was kyng edmonds wyf that wist of hir lordes deth anoÌ„ he toke from hir twoo sones that were fayre yong that hir lord had vpon hir goten that one was callyd edward that other eâ—… dewyâ—… lad hem with hym to loÌ„don toke hem to kyng knoght that he shold do with hem what his wylle were told hym how queyntely he had slayn kyng edmond for encheson loue of hym so that kyng knoght al englond in his power hooly myght haue O thou falâ—… traytour hast thou my trâ—…we broder slayn for encheson of me a man that I moost loued in the world Now be myn hede I shal for thy trauaylle the wel reward as thou hast deser ued anone lete hym take bynde honde feâ—…te in maner of a traytour lete cast hym in to thamyse anâ—… in this maner the fals traytour ended his lyfe Tâ—…e kynge toke tho twoo children toke hem to the abâ—…ot of westmynstre to ward and to kepe till he wyste what was best wyth hem to done How kyng knoght seynt kyng edmondes sones both in to denmarck for to slee and how they were sauyd Cao. C xix HIt befeâ—…e sone afterward that kynge knought had alle the lande in his hande spoused the quene emme thurgh the coÌ„ sent of his barons for she was a fayr woman that was eldredâ—…s wyfe the dukes suster of normandye And they lyued to geder with moche loue as reason wolde The kyng axed vpon a day couÌ„â—…eyll of the quene what was best to done with the sones that weâ—…e edmond Irensydes Syre â—…nod she they be the ryght heyres of the lande yf they lyuen they wyl yow doo moche sorowe with werre therfâ—…r lete sende hem in to a strannge land a ferre to som man that may hem defoyle and destroye The kyng anon lete calle a danoys that was callyd walgar commaÌ„ded hym that he shol de lede tho two children in to denmarke so do ordeyne for â—…m that neuer they 〈◊〉 â—…o tydyngs of hem syr sayd this 〈◊〉 gladly your commaÌ„dement shal be done toke tho two children led hem in to denmark for as moche as he saw that the chyldrâ—… were wonder fair also meâ—… he had of hem grete pytâ—… â—…uth wold not hem sle but led hem to the kyng of â—…uÌ„gary for to nâ—…yce For this walgar was wel byknowen with the kynge â—…oued Anon the kyng axed whens the children were and walgar told him said that they were the right heireâ—… of englâ—…d therfor men wold hem destroye ther syr to yow they â—…e comen mercy help for to seche forsoth yf they mowe lyueÌ„ your men they shal becomen and of yowe they shal holde al hyr land The kynge of hungary hem vnderfenge with moche honour and lete hem worthely to â—…en kepte And thus it fell afterward that edwyne the yonger broder dyed and eward the elder broder lyued a fayr maÌ„ a stronge large of body gentil curtoys of condicions so that al men hym loued And this edward in the cronykles is cal led amonges englysshmen edward the outlawe And whan he was made knyght the
thens This kyng edward made al the good lawes of englond that yet ben moost holden and was so mercyable and ful of pyte that no man myght be more How therle godewyn come in to englond and had ageyne all his land and after ward saynt edward wedded hys doughter Cao. C. xxvijo. WHan therle godewyn that was duellyng in denmark hadde moche herde of the goodnes of saynt Edward and that he was full of mercy of pyte And thought that he wold gone a geyne in to englond for to seche to haue grace of hym that he myght haue his land in pees and arrayed hym as moche as he myghte and putte hym towarde the See And come in to Englond to london ther that the kyng was that tyme and alle the loâ—â—â—s of englond helde a parlement Godewyne sente to hem that were his frendes and were the moost grettest lordes of the lande prayd hem to beseche the kynges grace for hym and that he wold his pees his land graunte hym his enemyes ladden hym byfore the kyng to seche grace And anone as the kyng hym sawe he appelled hym of treason and of the deth of Alured his broder these wordes vnto hym sayd Traytour Godewyne quod the kynge I thr appele that thou hast bytrayd and slayne my broder Alured Certes syr quod Godewyn saue your grace and your pees and your lordship I neuer hym bytrayd ne slew hym therfor I put me in reward of the court Now fayre lordes qd the kyng ye that ben my lyeges erles and barons of the lond that here ben al assembled Ful wel ye haue hâ—…rd myn appele the ansuere also of godewyn And therfore I wylle that ye award and doo ryght The erles and barons tho drowen hem alle to gedre for to done this award by hem self so they speken dyuersly amonges hem For somme sayd ther was neuer allyauÌ„ce by homage serment seruyce ne by lordship bytwene Godewyn Alured for whiche thyng they myght hym drawe at the last they deuysed and demed that he shold put hym in the kynges mercy all to geders Tho spak the erle leueryche of Couentre a good man to god to al the world told his reson in this manere sayd the erle godewyn is the beste frended man of Englond after the kyng wel myght it not ben gayn sayd that without couÌ„seill of godewyn Alured was neuer put to deth wherfor I award as touchyng my part that hym self his sone euery of vs xij erles that ben his frendes wend byfore the kyng charged with as moche gold syluer as we mowe bere bitwene our handes prayeng the kyng foryeue his euyl wyll to therle godewyn receyue his homage his land yelde ageyn al they accorded vnto that award And comen in this maner as is abone sayd euery of hem with gold syluer as moch as they myght bere bytwene hyr hon des byfore the kyng they sayden the forme the maner of hyr accord and of hir award The kyng wold not hem gayn say but as moche as they ordeyned he graunted and confermed so was therle godewyn accorded with the kyng had ageyne al his laÌ„d And afterward he bere hym so wel and so wysely that the kyng loued hym wonder moche and with hym was ful pryue And within a lytel tyme the kynge loued hym so moche that he spoused godewyns doughter made hir quene and netheles for al that tho the kyng had a wyf he lyued euermore in chastyte in clennes of body without ony flesshely dede doyng with his wif the quene also in hir half lad hooly lyf two yere deyde And afterward the kyng lyued al his lyf without ony wyfe The kyng yafe the erldome of oxenford to harold that was godewynes sone made hym erle And so wel they were bilouyd both the fadre he so priue with the kyng both the fadre the sone that they myght done what thyng they wold by ryght For ageynste right wold he nothyng done for no maner man so good trewe he was of conseyence therfor our lord Ihu crist grete specially lo ue to hym shewed How kyng edward saw Sweyne kyng of denmark drenched in the see in the sacrament as he stode herd masse ca C xxvij IT befell vpon whytsonday as kyng edward herd his masse in the grete chirche of westmynstre ryght at the leuacion of Ihesu cristes body And as al men were gadred in to the chirche come nere the auter sacryng for to see the kyng his houdes â—…te vpon highe a grete laughter toke vp Wherfor al that aboute hym stode gretely gonne Wondre and after masse they axed why the kynges laughter was Fayr lordes quod tâ—…e kynge Sweyne the yonger that was kyng of denmark come in to the see with al his power for to haue comen in to englond vp on vs to haue werryd I sawe hym al his folke drenched in the highe see al this sawe in the eleuacion of Ihu cristes bodye bytwene the preestes hondes I had therof so moche Ioye that I myght not my laughter witholde and the erle leueryche besydes hym stode at the leuacion openlyche he sawe the forme of brede torne in to a lykenesse of a yong child toke vp his right bond fyrst blyssed the kyng afterward therle the Erle anone turned hym toward the kynge to make him see that holy syghte And tho sayd the kynge Syre erle sayd he I see well that ye see thaÌ„ked be god that I haue honoured my god my sauyour vysâ—…ly Ihesu crist in forme of man whos name be blyssed in al worldes Amen How the rynge that seynt edward had yeue to a poure pylgrym for the loue of god saynt Iohan euangelyst come ageyne vnto kyng edward Capitulo C xxix THis noble man saynt edward regned xiij yere and thus It be fell vpon a tyme bifore er he died that two men of engloÌ„d were went in to the holy land â—…nd hadden done hir pylgremage and were goyng ageyne in to hir owne countrey And as they went in the wey they met a pylgrym that curtoysly he in salued and axed in what land and in what countrey they were borne And they sayd in Englond Tho axed he who was kyng of englond they ansuerd sayd the good kyng Edward Fayr frendes tho sayd the pylgrym whan that ye come in to youre countrey ageyne I praye yow that ye wyl gone vnto kynge edward oftymes hym grete in myne name And oft tymes thank him of his grete curtosye that he to me hath donÌ„ and namely for the ryng that he yaf me whan he had herd masse at westmynstre for seynt Iohns loue euangelyst and toke tho the rynge and toke it to the pylgryms And sayd I pray yow for to gone and â—…re this ryng and take it to kyng edward and
the archebisshop and other grete lordes of the land of englond assembled hem byfore the fest of seynt Iohn baptist in a medewe besydes the toun of stanes that is callyd Romne mede And the kyng made hem ther a charire of fraunchyses such as they wold axen in suche maner they were acorded that a cordement last not full long for the kyng him self sone after did ayenste the poyntes of the same charter that he had made wherfor the mooste partye of the land of lordes assembled hem bygonne to werre vpon kyng Iohan brente his tounes robled his fol ke did all the sorow that they myght and made hem as strong as they myght with al hir power thought to dryue hym once of englond and make lowys the kynges sone of fraunce kyng of englond And kyng Iohan sente tho ouer see ordeyned so moche peple of normans of pycardes of Flemynges so that the land myght not hem susteyne but with moche sorow among al these peple ther was a man of normandy that was callyd Fonkes of brent this normand and his company spared nother chirche ne hous of relygyon that they ne brente and robled it bare a wey al that they myght take so that the land was all destroyed what in one syde and in that other The barons and lordes of englond ordeyned amonge hem the best spekers wysest men sente l◅m ouer see to kyng philip of fraunce prayd hym that he wold sen de lo wys his sone in to englond to ben kyng of englond to vnder fonge the croune How lowys the kyngys sone of fraūce come in to englond with a stronge power of peple to be kyng of englond Ca o C Liiij WHan kyng philip of Fraunce herd this tydyng he made c◅e reyne alyaunce bytwene hem by hyr commune election that lowys kynge philippes sone of fraunce shold goo with hem in to englond and dryne oute kyng Iohan of the lande and alle that were in presence of lowys made vnto hym homage bycome his men And the barons of Englond helde hem styll at london a bi den lowys the kynges sone of fraunce this was the next sacer day before the ascencion of our lord that lowys come in to englond with a strong power that tyme kyng Iohan had taken al the castels of englond in to Alyens hondes And lowys come tho be sieged at rouchestre the castel toke it with strength the thurs day in whitsonweke lete honge all the alyens that were therin the thursday tho next sueng he come to london ther he was vn der fonge with moche honour of the lordes that a byden hym ther all to hym made homage And afterward in the tewysday nexte after the trynyte sonday he toke the castel of reygate in the mo row after the castel of gilford the fryday next after the Castell of Fareham the mondaye next after the cyte of wynchestre to hym was yolde in the morow after seynt Iohans day the ma ner of woluesey the tewysday after the vtas of seynt peter saynt paule they toke the castel of Odyham And the monday next after saynt margarete day he ordeyned hym toward beaumer for to besyge the castel ther he duellid xv dayes myght not gete the castel than went he thens come to london the tour to hym was yolde And in the same tyme the pope sent in to englond a legate that was callyd swalo of kyng Iohans deth Cao. 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ANd in the same tyme the pope sent in to Englonde a legate that was callyd swalo he was preest Cardynal of Rome for to mayntene kynge Iohans cause ageynst the barons of englond but the baarons had so huge part helpe thurgh lowys the kynges sone of fraunce that kyng Iohan wyse not whydder for to torne ne to gone And so it fell that he wold haue gone to Ny chol as he went thyderward he come by the abbey of swyneshe de ther he abode two dayes and as he sate at mete he axed a mōke of the hous how moche a loofe was worth that was set byfore hym vpon the table the monk said that the lofe was worth but an halfpeny O quod the kyng here is grete cheepe of brede Nowe quoth the kyng And I may lyue suche a lofe shalle bee worth xx shyllyng or half a yere begoan whan he had said this worde moch he thought ofte he syghed toke ◅te of the brede sayd by god the worde that I haue spoken shal ben sothe The monke that stode byfore the kyng was for this word ful sory in herte thought rather he wold him self suffre pytous deth and thought yf he myght ordeyne therfor somme maner remedye and anon the monke went to his abbot was shryuen of hym told the abbot al that the kyng sayd preyd his abbot for to assoylle hym for he wold yeue the kyng suche a wassayle that al englōd shold be glad therof ioyefull Tho went the monk in to a gardeyn fonde a grete tode therin toke hir vp put hir in a cuppe prykked the tode thurgh with a broche many tymes tille that the benym come oute in euery syde in to the cuppe tho toke he the cuppe filled it with good ale brought it byfore the kyng knelyng sayd sir qd he wassayle for neuer dayes of your lyfe ne dronke ye of suche a cuppe begynne monke qd the kyng the monk drāk a grete draught toke the kyng the cuppe the kyng also drank a grete draught sette doune the cuppe The monk anon right went in to the fermorye ther dyed anon on whos sou le god haue mercy amen v monkes syng for his soule specyal ly shullen whiles the abbey stant The kyng aroos vp anon ful euel at ese commaūded to remeue the table axyd after the mō ke men told hym that he was dede for his wombe was broke in sunder whan the kyng herd this he commaunded to trusse but al it was for nought for his bely bygan so to swelle for the drynk that he drank that he dyed within two dayes the morow after seynt lukes day this kyng Iohan had fayr children of his body bygoten that is to saye henry his sone that was kyng after hys fadre rychard that was erle of Cornewayle Iabel that was Emperesse of Rome elyenore that was quene of scotland and this kyng Iohan whan he had regned xvij yere v monethes v dayes he deide in the castel of newe werke his body was bu ryed at wynchestre Of kynge henry the thyrd that was crouned at gloucestre Capitulo C lvj ANd after this kynge Iohan regned Henry his sonne and was crouned at gloucestre whan he was nyne yere olde on Seynt
me schyef come vnto hym on seynt andrews euen 〈◊〉 the yere of Incarnacion of our lord Ihu crist a thousand CCC xxx How kyng Edward gete ageyne vnto hym gracyously the ho mages feautes of scotlaÌ„d wherof he was put out thurgh fals counceyll of Isabel his moder and sir Rogyer mortimer that was newe made erle of the marche Cao. CC. xxâ—…ijo. â—…Owe ye haue herd lordes how sir Iohan of Bayllol in tyme of pees was chosen to ben kyng of ScotlaÌ„d fâ—…r ench son that he come of the eldest doughter of the erle Dauyd of Hontyngton that was kyng Alysandres broder of scotland that deâ—…de without heyr of his body bygoten how this Iohan made frauce homage to kyng edward henryes sone the third for his laÌ„des of stotlaÌ„d and how he afterward withsayd his homage thurgh couÌ„ ceill of the scottes in the yere of our lord M ccc lxxij sent vnto y t pope thurgh a fals suggestion that he made his oth vnto y t foâ—…said king edward ouer his astate his wil â–ª of which oth the pâ—…pe him assoylled thurgh his bulles to hym y sent And anone as kyng Edward wyst therof he ordeyned anon his barons câ—…me vnto Berewik conquerd the toune at which coÌ„quest ther were slâ—…y ne xxv M vij C And the Baillol that was kyng of scotlaÌ„d come yelde hym vnto kyng edward And the kyng afterward delyuerd him out of the toure of london and al the greâ—…e lordes of scotlaÌ„d with hym that were take at Berewyk yaf hem saufcoÌ„ duyt to go in to scotland and the scottes syth thurgh hir falsenes werred vpon kyng edward And whan Syr Iohan Bayâ—…loll kyng of scotlaÌ„d saw al this he went put hym ouer the see vnto Dunpier and liued ther vpon his owne landes as welle as he myght tille that the scottes wold amende hem of hyr mysdedes trespace and lad with hym Syr Edward his sonne wheâ—…fore the Scottes in despyte of hym callyd hym Syr Iohan Turnelabard for cause that he wold not offende ne trespace ayeÌ„st kyng edward of Englond And soo he forsoke his Reame of Scotland sette therof but lytell prys And this Syre Iohan longe tyme duellyd in fraunce til that he dyed there and sir edward his sone vnderfeng his heritage did homage vnto the kyng of frauÌ„ce for his laÌ„des of dunyyer so it fel afterward that edward y t was Iohan bayllols sone had with hym a squyer of engloÌ„d that was bâ—…re in yorkshyre that was callyd Iohan of barnaby this edward bayllol loued hym moche was nygh hym ful pryue And so this Iohan of barnaby was in debate with a frensshmaÌ„ in the toune of Dunpyer soo he slewe hym went his waye in al that he myght in to the castel for to haue socoure helpe of his lord And anon come the officers of the toun to take Iohn of bar naby as a felon syr edward his lord halp hym rescued him by nyÈt made hym wende oute of the castel so he went his wey come in to Englond without ony harme And whan the kyng of fraunce saw that sir edward had rescued his felon he beco me wonder wroth ayenst Syr edward anon lete hym be a rest toke in to his hande al his londes Tho duellyd Syr edward in prison vnto the tyme that sir henry of beaumout come in to frauÌ„ce the which henry somtyme was erle of angos in scotlaÌ„d thurgh his wyf was put oute of the forsayd erldom whan the accord was bytwene englond and Scotland thurgh the quene Isabel and sir rogyer the mortimer hir company for the maryage that she made bytwene dauyd that was Robert the brus sone dame Iane of the tour kyng edwardes suster of englond and well vnderstode this that at the ende he shold come to his right but if it we re thurgh sir edward baillol that was right heir of the reame of Scotland And the kynge of frannce lowys loued moche this sir henry and he was with hym ful priue and thought for to make a delyueraunce of Sir edward baillols body yf he myght in ony maner wyse Tho prayd he the kyng that he wold graunte hym of his grace Syr edward bayllols body vnto the next par lement that he myght lyue with his owne rentes in the mene time and that he must stand to be Iugged by his peris at the parlement The kynge graunted hym his prayer and made the forsayd Edward be delyuerd oute of prison in the maner aboue sayd And anon as he was out of prison sir henry toke hym forth with hym and lad hym in to Englond and made hym duelle pri uely at the maner of sandehal vp ouse in yorkshyre with the lady besey and so he ordeyned hym there an huge retenaunce of people of Englisshmen and also of Alyens for to conquere ayene his heri tage And soo he yaf moche siluer vnto Sowdyours and to alyens for to helpe hym And they behight for to helpe him in al that they myght but they faylled hym at his most nede And at that tyme Donald erle of morryf hâ—…rde telle how that sir Edward was priuely come in to scotlond and come to hym and made with hym grete ioye of his comyng ayene and said to hym behight hym that al the grete lordes of englond shold be to hym en tendaunt shold hym holde for kyng as right heyr of ScotlaÌ„d so moche they wold done that he shold be crouned kyng of that land and dyden to hym homage feaute Tho come Syr Henry of Beaumont to kynge edward of Englond and prayd hym in wey of charite that he wold grauÌ„te of his grace vnto sir edward Baillol that he muste saufly gone by land from sandhall vn to Scotland for to conquere his right herytage in Scotland The kyng ansuerd and sayd vnto hym yf that I suffre the Bayllol wende thurgh my land in to scotland than the peple wold saye that I shold be assentyng vnto the companye Now Syr I pray yow that ye wold grauÌ„te hym leue to take vnto hym Soudiours of englisshmen that they myght saufly lede hym thurgh your saÌ„d vnto Scotland And Syr vpon this couenaunt that yf it so befall that god it forbede that he be discomfyted in batayl thurgh the Scottes that I and also al the lordes that holden with Baillol ben for euermore put out of our rendes that we haue in En glond And the kynge vpon this couenaunt graunted hir bone as touchyng hym tho that were of the same quarell the whiche claymed for to haue londes or rentes in the Reame of Scotland And these were the names of the lordes that pursueden this ma ter that is to say Syr Edward the Baillol that chalengyd the Reame of Scotland Syr Henry Beaumout erle of Angos sir Dauid of stroboly erle of Atheles Syr Geffroy of Mombray waltier Comyn many other
was beyonde the see sauf only preestes and men of holy Chyrche and wymmen and children and plo wmen and such other laborers And ther they robbeden and dyden moch priue sorow but yet fouÌ„ de they ynow that hem wythstode by the grace of almyghty god And so a day of batayll was assygned bytwene hem and certeyne lordes and men of holy chirch that were of that couÌ„tre with other comune peple faste by the Cyte of duresme at whiche daye thurgh the grace helpe of almyghty god the scottes were ouer comen and yet were they iij fold so many of hem as of Englissh men And ther was slayn al the chyualrye and knyghthode of the Royamme of Scotland And there were take as they wolde haue fledde thens Dauyd the kyng of Scotland hym self The erle of Mentyf syr william douglas and many other grete men And after that our Englysshmen whan they hadde rested hem a fewe dayes had ordeyned ther kepars of the northcouÌ„trey they comen vnto london and broughten with hem dauyd kyng of Scotland and al these other lordes that were taken prisoners vn to the tour of london with alle the haste that they myght And ther they befâ—… hem in sauf kepyng vnto the kynges comyng Benâ—…n home ayene in to hir owne countrey And afterward was the kynges munsonne of Scotland taxed vnto an C M marc of siluer to be payd in x yere that is for to say euery yere x M marc How kyng edward besyeged Caleys how it was y wonnâ—… and yolde to him Cao. CC xxviijo. IN the xxij yere of kyng edwardes regne he weÌ„t ouer the see in the wynter tyme lay al the wynter at y e siege of Caleys the whiche yere the whyle the siege lasted phelip the kyng of FrauÌ„ce cast purposed trechouresly and with fraude to put awey the siege come the xxvij day of Iuyll in the same ye re with a grete hoost a strong power neyghed vnto the siege of caleys the which phelyp the last daye of Iuyl sent to kynge ed ward word that he wold yeue hym playn batayll the iij day next after that aboute euensong tyme yf he durst come fro the siege abide it whan kyng edward herd y t without ony long taryeng er loÌ„g auysemeÌ„t he accepted gladly the day hour of batayll that phelyp had assigned And whan the kyng of fraunce herd that the next nyÈt after he set his tentes a fire remeued weÌ„t aweyâ—… thens cowardly Than they that were in the toun and in the castel besieged seyng al this how that they had none othir help ne so cour of the kyng of frauÌ„ce ne of his men And also that her vyta ylles within hem were spended and wasted and for defaute of vytaylles and of refresshynge they eten hors houÌ„des cattes and myse for to kepe her trouth as long as they myght And when they sawe and was fouÌ„de amonge hem atte laste that they hadde no thyng amoÌ„g hem for to ete ne lyue by ne none socour ne rescu enge of the frensshmen of that other syde they wyst wel that they must nedes dye for defaute or elles yelde the toune and anon they wenten and token doune the Baners and the armes of FrauÌ„ce on euery syde that were honged oute wenten vn to the walles of the toune on dyuerse places as naked as they were borne sauf only her shyrtes and breches and helde hir swerdes naked and the poynt dounward in hir hondes and putten ropes halters aboute hir nekkes and yelden vp the keyes of the toune â–ª and of the Castel to kynge Edward of Englond with greete fere and drede of hert And whan kyng Edward sawe this as a mercyable kyng and lord resseyued al to grace and a fewe of the grettest persones of state of gouernaunce of the tou ne he sente in to Englond ther to abyde hyr rauÌ„soâ—…e and the kyn ges grace And al the comynalte of the toune the kyng lete gone whider they wold in pees and withoute ony harme and lete hem â—…ere with hem all hir thynges that they myght here carye awey kepynge the toune and the castel to hym self Than thurgh medyacion of Cardynals that were sent fro the pope trewes was take ther byt wene Fraunce Englond for nyne monethes than next folewyng â–ª and aboute mychelmasse kyng Edward come ageyne in to Englond with a gloryous vyctorye And in the xxiij yere of his regne in the eest partyes of the world ther aroos and bygan a pestylence and deth of sarazeyns and paynyms that soo grete a deth was neuer herde afore And that wasted awey so the peple that vnnethes the tenthe persone was left alyue â–ª And in the same yere aboute the south countâ—…es and also in the west countreyes ther fyll so moche rayne so grete wa tres that from Crystemasse vnto mydsomer ther was vnnethes day ne nyÈt but that it rayned somwhat thurgh whiche watres the pestylence was so enfected â–ª and so habundauÌ„t in al countreyes and namely aboute the court of Rome and other places and see costes that vnneth ther were left lyuyng folk to burye hem that were dede honestly But maden grete dyches and pyttes that were wonder brode and depe and therin buryed hem â–ª and maden a renge of dede bodyes â–ª and caste a lytell erth to he le hem aboue than caste in another renge of dede bodyes and another renge of â—…th aboue hem And thus were they buryed and none other wyse But yf it were the fewer that weren grete men of astate that weren buryed as honestly as they myght And after al this in the xxiiij yere of kyng Edwardes regne hit was hym to done to wyte and vnderstonde of a treson that was be gonne at Caleys and ordeyned for to selâ—…e that toune for a grete somme of floreyns vnto kyng phelyp of Fraunce thurgh the falsenesse and ordynaunce of a knyght that was callâ—…d Syr geffrey of Charney that was wonder priue with the kyng phelip of FrauÌ„ ce And whan kyng Edward herd this â–ª he toke with hym the nobles and gentils lordes and many other worthy and orpeâ—… men of Armes that were ther present with hym for the solempny te of that highe fest And well and wysely in al the hast that he myght and as priuely as he myght he wente ouer see And that same yere the good kynge Edward held his Cristemasse at bauerynge And the morow after newe yeres day the kyng was in the castel of Caleys with his men of Armes that noue of the Alyens wyst therof And that fals conspy tour and traytour geffroy of Charney syth that he myÈt not open ly haue his purpose of the Castel priuely and stelyngly he come in and helde the toune with a grete hoost And whan he with his men was comen in â–ª he payd the forsaid somme of floreyns as co uenauÌ„t was bytwene hem to a genâ—…wey
part of the peple of the Reame weren in grete errour grutchyng ayenst the kyng thurgh Informacion of lyes fals lâ—…syng that this Serle had made for moche peple trusted byleuyd in hys sayeng but at the last he was take in the northcouÌ„tre and by lawe Iudged to be drawe thurgh euery Cyte good Burgh tounes in Englond And soo he was serued and at the last he was brought to london vnto the Gyld halle before the Iustyce and there he was Iuged for to be brought to the toure of london and ther to be leyd on an hurdel and than to be drawe thurgh the cyte of london to Tiborne and there honged and than quartred and his hede smyten of sette on london bridge and his quartâ—…s to be sente to foure good tounes of Englond ther set vp and thus ended he for his fals treason and dysceyt And in the syxth yere of kyng henryes regne the fourth therle of marre of scotland by sauf conduyt come in to Englond to cha lenge sir Edmond therle of kente of certayne courses of werre on horsebake And soo this chalenge was accepted and graunted And the place taken in Smythfeld at london And this Erlâ—… of marre the scot come proudely in to the feld as his chalenge as ked And anone come in the erle of kent and â—…ode vnto the scotte manfully rode to geder with sharp speres dyuse courses but the erle of kent had the feld and gate hym moche worship thaÌ„k of al maner of men for his manful dedes And in the vij yere of kyng henryes regne the fourth Syr Rychard scrope archebisshop of york y e lord erle marchal of engloÌ„d gadred vnto hem a stroÌ„g power ageynst kyng henry And the kyng heryng therof in all the haste that he myght come with his power northward metâ—…e with hem at york and ther weâ—… these two lordes y take brouÈt to the kyng And anone the Iudges were set and these two lordes brought forth and there they were dampned vnto the deth both hir hedes smyten of there they made hyr ende on whos sou les god for his pyte haue mercy amen And whan this was do ne the kyng come to london ageyn there rested hym anon god of his grete goodnes wrought shewed many greete myracles for this worthy clerke archebisshop of york that thus was done vnto the deth And in the vij yere of kyng henryes regne Damâ—… Luce the dukes doughter of mylane come in to Englond so at london and ther was wedded to syr Edmond holand erle of kent in the pryorye of saynt mary ouereyes in southwerke with moche solempnyte and grete worship The kyng was there hym selfe yafe hir at the chirche dore And whan they were y wedded and masse was done the kyng his owne persone brought ladde this worthy lady to the bisshops place of wynchestre and there was a wonder grete feste y holden to al mauer peple that comen In the. same yere syr Robert knolles knyght a worthy werry our dyed at his maner in Norfolke from thens he was brouÈt to london vpon a hors bere with moche torche lyght And so was he brought vnto the whyte freres in fleetstrete there was done and made for hym a solempne feste and a ryal enterement for tho that thyder wold come both poâ—…re and riche and there â—…e lyeth be ryed by dame ConstauÌ„ce his wyf in the mydde of the body of the chirche on whos soule god for his pyte haue mercy Amen And thus in this same yere syr Thomas Rampsâ—…on knyght Constable of the toure of london was dreynte att london bridge as he come from westmynster towardes the toure in a barge and all thurgh lewdenesse And In the same yere dame Phelyp the yonger douÈter of kyn ge henry was lad ouer the see with sir richard the dukes broder of yorke and sir edmond Courteny bisshop of Norwyche and many other lordes knyghtes and squyers ladyes Gâ—…ntilwomen that apperteyned to suche a worthy kynges doughter and come in to Denmark with his lordes resceyued this worthy lady for his wyf welcomed these worthy lordes dyd hem moch reuerence grete worship And they were brought vnto a toune that was callyd london in denmark ther was this lady wedded sacred to the kyng of denmark with moche solempnyte and ther she was crouned quene of denmarke Norwey swythen and ther was made a rial feste And whan this feste and maryage was done ended these lordes ladyes toke hir leue of y e kyng the quene and comen home ayene in to englond in haste thankâ—…d be Ihesu And in the viij yere of kyng henryes regne ther was a maÌ„ that was callyd the walsshe clerk he appelled a knyght that was callid sir perceual sowdone of treason ther they were ioyned to fight vnto vtterauÌ„ce within lystes the day place tyme assi gned lymytted to be done ended in smythfeld At the whiche day the ij persones comen in to the feld foughten sore mightely to geders but atte last the knyght ouercome the clerk ma de hym yelde hym creauÌ„t of his fals enpechement that he sayd on hym than was he despoylled of his armure drawe out of y e feld to tiborne ther was he honged the knyght take to graâ—… and was a good man And in this same yere Syr henry Erle of northumberlond and the lord Bardolfe come oute of Scotland in preiudyce and destruction of kynge henry wherfor they of the northcouÌ„tre arisen vpon hem and fought with hem and scomfited hem and toke hem and smyten of hir hedes quartred hyr body â—…s and sente the hede of the erle a quarter of the lord bardolfe to london and ther they were set vpon the bridge for fals treason that they had purposed ageynst the kyng And in the ix yere of kyng henryes regne was Syr Edmond holand Erle of kente ma de Admyral of englond for to kepe the see he wente to the See with many ryal shippes that were ful wel arayd and enparelled and enarmed with many a good man of armes archyers of good defence of werre in the kynges name of Englond and soo he londed at the last in the cost of Brytayne in the yle of Briaâ—… with al his peple and he besyeged the Castel and assauted it and they withstode hym with grete defence strengthe And anone he leyd his ordynaunce and in the leyng of a gonne come a quarell and smote the good Erle Edmond in the hede and there hâ—… caught deths wouÌ„de but yet they left nouÈt till that they had ge te the castell and al that were therin And there this good lord dyed on whos soule god haue mercy Amen And than his mey ny come home ayene in to Englond with the erles body and was beryed amonges his Auncestres
right worthely And in the same yere was a grete frost in englond that dured xv wekes And in the tenth yere of kyng henryes regne the fourth come the neschal of henaude with other meyny to seke Auntres and to ge te hym worship in dedes of armes both on horsbak on fote at al maner of poyntes of werre And the Seneschal chalengyd the erle of Somersete and the erle delyuerd hym manfully of al his chalenges put his aduersarye to the wers in al poyntes wanne hym there greâ—…e worship and the gre of the feld And the next daye after come in to the felde an other man of armes of the Seneschals partye And ageynst hym come Syr Rychard of Arundel knyght And the henewyer had the better of hym on foâ—… in one poynt for he brought hym on his knee And the thyrdde day come in another man of armes in to the feld ageynst hym come Syre Iohan Cornewayll knyght and manly knyghtly quytte hym in al maner poyntes ayenst his aduersarye and had the better in the feld And on the iiij day come another man of ar mes of henaude in to the feld and ayenst hym come Syr Iohan cheynes sone and manly quytte hym ageynste his aduersarye for he cast hors man in to the feld the kynge for his manhode at that tyme dubbed hym knyÈt And the v day ther come another man of armes of the henewyers partye in to the feld to hym come in Syr Iohan styward knyÈt manfully quytte hym ther in al maner of poyntes had the better And the vj day come an other henewyer and to hym come william porter squyer 〈◊〉 mâ—…ful ly he quyte hym had the better in the feld And the kyng dub bed hym knyght the same tyme And the vij day come another henaude in to the felde and to hym come Iohan standyssâ—… squyer manfully he quytte hym on his aduersarye had the better in the feld there the kyng dubbed hym knyÈt the same day And on the same day come another henewyer to hym come a squyer of gascoyne proudely manly he quytte hym on his aduersarye and had the better And anon the kyng dubbed hym knyÈt And on the. viij day come in to the feld ij men of armes of â—…nawde to hem come ij soudyours of Caleys that were brethe ren that were callid Burghes and wel and manly quytte hem on hir aduersaryes and the better in the feld And thus ended the chalenges with moche worshippes And the kyng at the reuerence of the strauÌ„gyers made a grete fest and yaf hem ryche yeftes they token hir leue went home to hir owne couÌ„tre And in the xj yere of kyng henryes regne the iiij ther was a grete bataylle done in smythfeld bytwene ij squyers that one was callid glouces tre that was appellaunt Arthur was the defendaunt wel manly foughten to geder long tyme and the kyng for hir manfulnesse and of his grace toke hir quarel in to his honde made hem to goo out of the feld at ones so they were deuyded of hir bataylles and the kyng yaf hem grace And the xij yere of kyng Henryes regne the fourth Ris die a squyer of walys that was a rebell a ryser supporter to owen of glendor that dyd moche destruction to the peple of walys was taken brought to london and there he come afore the Iustyces was dampned for his tre son and than he was leyd on an hurdel so drawe forth vnto tiborne thurgh the cyte there he was honged lete doune ageyne and his hede smyten of and his body quartred sent to foure tâ—…u nes and his hede sette on london bridge And in the xiij yere of kynge henryes regne tho deyde Syr Iohan Beauford the Erle of Somersete that was Capitayn of Caleys and was beryed at the Abbey of the Tourehill on whos soule god haue mercy ameÌ„ And in the sauâ—…e yere the lord Thomas kyng henryes sone wed ded the CouÌ„tesse of Somersete And in this same yere come the Enbassatours of frauÌ„ce in to englond from the duk of Burgoyn vnto the prince of englond kyng henryes sone heyre for helpe socour of men of armes and archyers ayenst the duk of Orle auÌ„ ce And tho wenâ—…e ouer the see the erle of Arundell Syr Guyllebert vmfreuylle Erle of kyme and the lord Cobham Syr Io han Oldecastel and many other good knyÈtes and worthy squyâ—…rs and men of armes and good Archyers in to frauÌ„ce come to Parys to the duk of Burgoyne and there he resseyued welcomed these englisshmen the lordes and al other meyny And then it was done hym to wyte that the duk of OrleauÌ„ce was come to semtâ—…lowe fast by parys with a grete nombre of men of armes Arbalystyers thyder went oute englisshmen and foughten with hem and gate the bridge of semtklowe and there they slowe moche peple of frensshmen and Armynakes the remenaunt flâ—…d and wolde noo lenger abyde And than oure Englisshmen comen ageyne to parys and there they token hir leue of the duk comen home ayene in to englond in saufte the duk yâ—… fe hem grete yeftes Anon foleweng the duk of OrleauÌ„ce sent em bassatours in to englond to kyng henry the iiij besechyng hym of his help socour ayenst his dedely enemye the duk of Burgoyne And than the kyng made Thomas his sone duke of Clarence and his other sone Iohan duk of bedford And his other sonne Humfrey duk of Gloncestre and Sir Thomas Beauford erle of dorset and the duk of Aumarle he made duk of york And than the kyng ordeyned his sone sir thomas duk of Clarence sir Thomas Beauford erle of dorset sir Iohan Cornewayll with ma ny other lordes knyghtes squyers men of armes archyers to gone ouer the see in to frauÌ„ce in helpyng strengthyng of y e duk of OrleauÌ„ce And these worthy lordes with hir retenue shypped at hampton sayled ouer in to normandy and londed at hoggâ—…s And there met with hym the lord hambe at hir londyng with vij M men of armes of frensshmen thre sergeauÌ„tes of armes with hem al were put to flyght taken of hem vij C men of armes CCCC hors withoute tho that were slayn in the feld and so they riden forth thurgh oute frauÌ„ce token castellee townes slowe moche peple of frensshmen that withstode hem token many prisoners as they ryden soo they passed forth til they come to Burdeux and there they rested hem a whyle set the couÌ„tre in pees and rested til the vyntage were redy to saylle And than the duk with his meyny come home in to englond in saufete thanked be god And in the same yere was the kynges Coyne chaunged thurgh oute englond by the kyng his couÌ„seil that is to saâ—…e the noble half
the sa â—…e tyme the Erle of warrewyke leyd syege to Dounfraunte and gate it and put therin a Capytayne And for to speke more of the erle of the marche that the kynge ordeygned to skymme the see and to kepe the costes of englond for al maner enemyes the wynde arose vpon hem that they wende al to haue be lost but thurgh the grace of god Almyghty and good gouernaunce they ryden afore wyghte al that storme and ther were lost ij carykkes and two balyngers with marchaundyses and other goodes and alle the peple that were within And another Carryck drofe byfore hampton and threwe his mast ouer the Towne walles and this was on saynt Bartholme wesday And whan al this storme was cesed this worthy crle of marche toke his shippes wyth his meyne and went to the see and londed in Normandye at hogges and soo ryden forth toward the kyng And euer as he come the frensshmen fledde And there come to hem an Anthony pygge and folewed the hoost al that way tyll they come to a grete water And there they drad to haue ben dede the water closed hem soo that they myght no where gete out But at the last god almyÈty and this pygge brought hem out al sauf And there they caught a gyde that knewe al the countreye aboute and he brought hem thurgh a quyke sand and so in to an Ilo and ther they toke many prisoners in hyr way toward the kyng in hir iourney and soo they comen vnto Cane And there the kynge welcomed him and toke his iourneye to Argentone And anone it was yold vn to the kyng and they had hyr lyues and went hir weye And than oure kyng remeued to a strong toune that was callyd Cese and there was a fayre mynstre and they yelde it anone vnto the kyng and than the kyng went from thens to AlauÌ„som and wan the toune and the brydge And the kyng sente the erle of warrewyk to a toune that was callyd Bâ—…lesme with a huge and a stronge power and anone they yelde and putt hem in the kynges grace and in his mercy And so dyd many moo stronge tounes and castels that were in tho partyes And from thens they went to â—…ernoyl in perche and anon it was yolde vnto the kyn ge bothe towne and castel bodyes goodes at the kynges grace And so the kyng gate and conquered al the tounes and Castelles Pyses strengthes and Abbeyes vnto pouÌ„tlarge And from thens vnto the Cyte of Rone And in the v yere of kyng henryes regne the v syr Iohn oldecastel that was the lord Cob ham was arestyd for heresye brought vnto the toure of london And anone after he brake oute of the toure went in to walys and there kepte hym long tyme And at the last the lord powys â—…ette with hym toke hym but he stode at grete defence longe ty me and was sore wouÌ„ded or he wold be take And so the lord powys men brought hym out of walis to london in a wher lâ—…ole so he was brought to westmynstre ther was examyned of cer tayne poyntes that were put vpon hym he sayd not nay so he was conuycte of the clergye for his heresye daÌ„pned byfore the Iustyces vnto the dethe for treson And soo he was lad vnto the toure ayene ther he was leyd on an hurdel and drawe thurgh the Cyte to seynt gyles feld there was made a newe payre of galewes a strong clâ—…yne a coler of yren for hym there he was honged brente on the galewes al for his lewdnesse his fals owynyon ANd in the vj yere of kyng henryes regne the fyfthe be sent his vncle syr Thonas beaufort duk of Exâ—…tre with a â—…yre meyne of men of armesand archyers to fore the Cyte of Rone and ther displayed his bauer and sent heraudes vnto the tou ne bad hem yelde that cyte vnto our kyng hir lyege lord And they sayd he toke hem none to kepe ne none he shold haue ther but yf it were right dere y bouÈt meued with hir hoÌ„des for oâ—…he ansuere wold they none yeue but goÌ„nes And ther the duk toke good auysement of the grounde al aboute And anon ther yssued out of the Cyte a grete meyny of men of armes both on horsbak and on foot anon oure meyny met with hem ouerthre we an hepe of hem there were slayne and take xxx persones of right good mennys bodyes the reemenauÌ„t fledde ayene in to the toun And the duk went vnto pountlarge vnto the kyng told hym al how he had spedde and how hym lyked the grounde And anone as he was goo they cast a doune al hir subbarbes aboute the Cyte vnto the hard grouÌ„de For the kyng there no refres shyng shold haue at his comyng And the fryday byfore laÌ„masse day than next folewyng our kyng with his hooste come before rone anon he set his syege round about that cyte anone sere ley his ordynaunce vnto the toun and the kyng his lordes weren lodged in the Chartrehous grete strengthe aboute hem that was in the â—…ost partye of the Cyte And the dust of Clarence lodged hym at the west ende in a wast Abley byfore the porte chaux And the dust of Excestre in the northside byfore the porte Beau uesyn And bytwene the Duke of Clarence and the Duke of Excestre was the Erle Marchal lodged with a stronge power before the castel gate And than was therle of Ormond the lord haryngton the lord Talbot with hir retenue next hym And than syr Iohn Cornewayll many other noble knyghtes of na me with hir retenue lay with the duk of Clarence And from the duke of Excestre toward the kyng were lodged the lord Roos the lord of wylluby the lord fytzhewe sir william porter knyght with hir retenue before the port of seynt hyllare And than was therle of mortayne with his retenue lodged in the Abbey of seynt katerynes And the erle of Salysbury with his retenue lay on that other syde of seynt kateryns sir Iohn gray knyght was lod ged at the abbey that is callyd mount seynt mychel And sir phe lip leche knyght the kynges tresorer was lodged bytwene the wa ter of seyne the Abbey and kepte the warde vnder the hylle the baron of Carowe was lodged vnder the water syde to kepe the passage And Ienyco the squyer lay next to hym on the water side And the ij squyers kept manly the water of seyne fought with hir enemyes oftymes on that other side of seyne lay therle of huntyngdon mayster neuyll the erles sone of westmerlaÌ„d And Syre gylbert vmfreuylle erle of kyme and Syr Rychard of Arundel and the lord feryers with hyr retenue byfore Ports du pounte And eche of these lordes had stronge ordynaunce and the kyng dyd make at pouÌ„tlarge ouer the water of seyne a
Also this same yere had ben a pees made and sworne bytwene the duke of Burgoyne the Dolphyn Whiche were sworne vp on our lordes body that they shold loue assiste eche other ageynst theyr enemyes and after this contrary to this othe the dule Iohan of Burgoyn was slayne and pytously murthred in the pre sence of the dolphyn wherfor the frensshmen were gretely deuyded of veray necessite labourid to haue a trayttye with the kynge of englond For the kyng of englond wan dayly of them tounes cas telles fortresses Also this same yere was quene Iane arestyd brouÈt to the castel of ledis in kent And one frere rndolf a do ctor of dyuynyte her confessour whiche afterward was slayn by the person of the tour fallyng at wordes debate and after quene Iane was delyuerd In the. vij yere bothe kynges of frauÌ„ce of englond were acorded kyng henry was made heyr regent of frauÌ„ce wedded dame kateryn the kynges doughter of fâ—… ce at Troyes in champayn on Trinyte sonday And this was ma de by the mene of phelyp newely made duk of Burgoyn whiche was sworne to kyng henry for tauenge his fadres deth was be come englissh And thenne the kyng with his newe wyf wente to Parys where he was ryally receyued And from thens be with his lordes the duk of Burgoyne many other lordes of fraun ce leyd syege to dyuerse tounes and castels that held of the Dolphyns partyns and wan hem but the toune of Melun held longe for therin were good defendours In the viij yere the kyng the quene come ouer see londed on CaÌ„delmasse day in the morow at douer And the xiiij day of feuerer the kyng came to london the xxj day of the same moneth the quene come and the xxiiij day of the same she was crouned at westmestre Also the same yere a non after ester the kyng helde a parlemeÌ„t at westmestre at which parlement it was ordeyned that the gold in Englissh coyn shold le weyed none resceyued but by weyght And anone after wyt sontyde the kyng sayled to Caleys and passed so forth in to fraÌ„ce And in marche the xxij day byfore the kyng ca in ouer the duk of clarence was slayne in feaunce dyuerse other lordes take priso ners as therle of huÌ„tingdon therle of somersete with dyuse other And al was bicause they wold not take with hem archieâ—… but thought to haue doo with the frensshmen them self withoute hem And yet whan he was slayne the Archyers come rescued the bo dy of the duk which they wold haue caryed with hem god haue mercy on his soule he was a valiauÌ„t man And the same yere bi twene Cristemasse candelmasse the toune of melun was yolden to the kyng In the ix yere on seynt nycholas day in deceÌ„ber was born henry the kynges first bygoten sone at wyndesore whos god fadres at fontstone was heury bisshop of wynchestre Iohn duk of Bedford the duchesse of holand was godmodâ—… henry chi cheley archebisshop of cauÌ„terbury was godfadre atte confermynâ—… And in the x yere the cyte of mews in brye was goten which had ben long besieged And this same yere the quene shipped at hamp ton sayled ouer to the kyng in frauÌ„ce where she was worshypfully receyued of the kyng also of the kyng of frauÌ„ce hyr fadre of hir moder And thus kynge henry wan fast in frauÌ„ce helde grete astate sate at dyner at a grete feste in parys crouned the quene also whiche had not ben seen to fore al peple resorted vn to his court but as to the kyng of frauÌ„ce he held none astate ne ru le but was left almost allone Also this yere the whethercock was sette vpon poulus steple at london And this yere in the moneth of August the kyng wexe seke at boys de vynceÌ„t whan he saw he shold dye he made his testameÌ„t ordeyned many thynges nobly for his soule deuoutly resseyued al the rightes of hooly chirche in so ferforth that whan he was enoynted he said the serui se with the preest at the vers of the psalme miserere mei deus that was Benigne fac dnÌ„e in bona voluÌ„tate tua syon vt edificen tur muri Ihrâ—…m he bad tarye there said thns O good lord thou knowest that myn entent hath ben yet is yf I myÈt lyue to reede fye the walles of Ihrâ—…m thenne the preest proceded forth ma de an ende and anone after this moost noble prynce victorious kyng flour in his tyme of cristen chyualrye whom al the world doubted gaf his soule in to the handes of god deyde made an ende of his naturel lyf at the sayd Boys de vyncent beside parys the xxxvj yere of his age on whos soule god haue mercy amen Thenne was the body enbamed cered leide in a rial chare an ymage like vnto hym was leide vpon the corps open with dyâ—…se baners horse couered rychely with tharmes of englond frauÌ„ce also thold armes of seynt edwardes seynt edmoÌ„d other with grete multitude of torches with whome went the kyng of scotlaÌ„d many other lordes whiche accompanyed the body til it come vn westmestre by london in englond and in euery toune by the wey he had solempnly his dirige on theuen masse on the morne and moche almesse was yeuen to poure peple by the way the vij day of noueÌ„bre after the corps was bronght thurgh london with gre te reuerence solempnyte to westmynstre where he nowe lyeth it was worshipfully beryed after was leyd on his tombe a ryal y mage lyke to hym self of siluer gylt whiche was made at the cost of quene kateryne And thus ended is entered buryed the noble kyng henry the fifth on whos soule al cristen soules god haue mercy Amen Of the lawde of kyng henry the fyfthe what he ordeyued for kyng Rychard for hym self after his deth Capitulo ducentesimo xlvj o HEre is to be noted that this kyng henry the v was a noble prince after he was kyng crouned how be it to fore in his yongthe he had ben wyld recheles spared no thyng of his lustes ne desyres but accomplysshed them after his lykyng but as sone as he was crouned enoynted sacred anone sodenly he was chauÌ„ ged in to a newe man sette al his entent to lyue vertuously in mayntenyng of holy chirche destroyeng of heretykes kepyng Ius tice defendyng of his reame subgettes And for as moche as his fadre had deposed by his labour the good kyng Rychard pytously made hym to dye for th offence done to hym ayenst his lygeauÌ„ce he had sent to rome to be assoilled therof for which offâ—…ce the pope our holy fadre enioyned hym to make hym be prayd for perpetuelly
and the soudyours of the toun had a custome to come to chirche leue their staues standyng at chirch dore whiche staues the frensshmen which were arayed like fisshers had purposed so to haue taken theyr wepen wynne the Towne but one of them lay with a comyn woman the nyght to fore and told to hir theyr couÌ„seyll and she on the morn told the lyeutenauÌ„t whiche forthwith commauÌ„ded that euery man shold kepe his we pen in his hond saâ—…ryng tyme and other And whan they apperâ—…eyned this that they were myspoynted they saylled strayt to De pe and stale and toke that toun And on newyers euen after they toke harflete And thus englysshmen bygan to lose a lytel and a lytell in Normandye How Caleys and guyues were besyeged by the duk of Burâ—… goyne and how they were rescued by the duk of gloucestre Capitulo CC lo. â—…His yere was a grete noyse thurgh al Englond how the du ke of Bourgoyne wold come and besyege Caleys wherfore the Erle of Mortayne with his armye that he hadde for to haue gone with in to frauÌ„ce was couÌ„tremauÌ„ded charged that he shold go to Caleys whiche was at that tyme wel vitail bed maÌ„ned for syr Iohn Ratclyf was lyeutenauÌ„t of the kyng in that toune And the baron of dudley lyeutenauÌ„t of the Castell And the ix daye of Iuyn the duk of Burgoyne with alle the power of Flaundres and moche other peple come before Caleys and sette his syege aboute the toune and euery towne of Flaundres had theyr tentes by hem self And this syege endured iij wekes In the mene whyle the duke of gloucestre beyng protectour of Englond toke the moost part of the lordes of Englond wen te ouer the see to Caleys for to rescue the toune or to fyght with y e duke his hoost yf they wold haue abyden This tyme london euery good toune of englond sent ouer see to this rescouse certeyn peple wel arayed of the best and chosen men for the warre and the ij day of August the said duke of gloucestre arryued at Caleys with all his armye and v honderd shippes moo And the duk and alle his hooste that laye in the syege as sone as they espyed the saylles in the see â–ª byfore they approched Caleys hauen sodenly in a mornyng departed fro the syege leuyng behynde them moche stuffe vytaylle fled in to flauÌ„dres and pyâ—…ardye and in lyke wyse dyd the syege that lay to fore guynes where as they of Guynes toke the greete gonne of brasse callyd dygeon many other grete gonnes and serpentynes And theÌ„ne whan the duk of gloucestre was arryued with alle his hoost he went in to FlauÌ„ dres and was therin xj dayes and dyde but lytell harme except he brente two fayre vyllages Poperynge and Belle and other houses whiche were of no strengthe and so he retorned home ageyne Also this same yere the kynge of Scotland besyeged Rokesburgh with moche peple But Syre Rauf Gray departed fro the castel and ordeygned for rescouse But as sone as the kyng vnderstode his departyng he sodenly brake his siege and went his waye and leuyng moche ordynaunce behynde hym where he gate no worship This same yere the secoÌ„d day of Ianyuer quene Katheryn which was the kynges moder and wyf to kyng henry the fyfthe deyde departed oute of this world and was brought ryally thurgh london and so to westmestre and there she lyeth wor shypfully buryed in oure lady chapel And also this same yere the xiiij day of Ianyuer fylle donne the gate with the toure on london bridge toward southwerke with twoo archis alle that stode theron This same yere was a grete trayttye holden bytwene Grauenyng and caleys bytwene the kyng and duk of Burgoyn where for the kyng was the cardynal of englond the duk of Norfolk and many other lordes for the duk was the duchesse hauyng ful power of hir lord as regent and lady of his londes Wheâ—… was taken by thaÌ„uys of bothe partyes an abstyneÌ„ce of wer 〈◊〉 for a certeyne tyme in the name of the duchesse and not of the â—…uk bycause he had gone from his othe ligeauÌ„ce that he had ma â—…e to kyng henry therfor the kyng neuer wold write ne appoynte ne haue to doo with hym after but al in the duchesse name Also this same yere quene Iane dyed the ij day of Iuyll which had ben kyng henry the iiij wyf was caryed fro bermondesey vnto CauÌ„terbury where she lyeth buryed by kyng Henry the â—…ij her husbond This same yere dyed al the lyons in the tour of london the whiche had not be seen many yeres byfore oute of mynde How Owayn a squyer of walys that had wedded quene kate ryn was arestyd and of the scysme bytwene Eugenye and felix Capitulo CC ljo. IN the xvj yere of kyng henry deide Sygismond Emperour of Almayne knyght of the garter whos terment the kyn ge kepte at seynt poules in london ryally where was made a ry al hâ—…rse the kyng in his astate clad in blewe was at euen at di â—…ge on the morne at masse And after hym was elect chosen Albert duk of Ostryche whiche had wedded SigismuÌ„dus dough ter for to be Emperour This was taken resceyued to be kyng of beme vngarye bycause of his wyf that was sigismuÌ„dus douâ—…ter whiche lefte after hym none other heyr This Albert was em perour but one yere for he was poysond so deide som saye he dâ—…d of a flyxe but he was a vertuous maÌ„ pyteful so moch that al the peple that knewe hym said that the world was not worthy to haue his presence This same yere one Owayn a squyer of waâ—…s a maÌ„ of â—…owe byrth which had many a day tofore secretely wedded quene kateryne had by hir iij sones a doughter was taken coÌ„maÌ„ded to newgate to prison by my lord of gloucestre protectour of the reame And this yere he brake prison by the mene of a prest that was his chapelayn after he was taken ayene by my â—…ord â—…e mond brought agayn to newgate which afterward was deliue â—…d at large and one of his sones afterward was made erle of ri chemoÌ„d another erle of penbroke the iij a moÌ„st of westmestre whiche monke deyde sone after This same yere also on Newyeresday at baynardyscastel fil doun a stacke of wode sodenly at after none slowe thre men meschieuously foule hurt other Also at bedford on a shrireday were xviij men murdred without stroke by fallyng doune of a steyr as they come oute of theyr comyn halle many foule hurt In the xviij yere syr Rychard Beauchamp the good erle of warrewyk deyde at Roan he beyng that tyme lyeutenauÌ„t of the kyng in NormaÌ„dye from thens his bodye was brought to warrewyk where he lyeth worshipfully in a new cha pel on the southsyde of the quyre
Also this yere was a grete derth of corn in al Englond for a busshel of whete was worth xl pens in many places of englond yet men myght not haue ynowe Wherfor stephen Broun that tyme maire of loÌ„don sent in to pul se and brought to london certeyne shippes laden with Rye whiche eased and dide moche good to the people for corne was so skarce in Englond that in somme places of Englond poure peple made hem brede of fern rotes This yere the general counseyl of basyle deposed pope Eugenye And they chese Felix whiche was duke of Sauoye And than bygan the scysme which endured vnto the ye re of our lord Thu crist M CCCC xlviij This felix was a denoute prynce saw the sones of his sones And after lyued a ho ly and deuoute lyf And was chosen pope by the couÌ„seyll of basill Eugenye deposed and so the scysme was long tyme And this fe lix had not moche obedyence by cause of the neutralite for y e most parte and wel nyghe al cristendom obeyed and reputed Eugenye for very pope god knoweth who was the very pope of them both for bothe occupyed durynge the lyf of Eugenye This same yere Syr Rychard wyche vycary of hermettesworth was degrated of his preest hode at poulis and brente at tourhylle as for an heretik on saynt Botulphus day how wel at his deth he deyde a good cri sten man wherfor after his deth moch peple cam to the place whe re he hadde be brent offred made a heepe of stones set vp a crosse of tree helde hym for a saynt til the mayer sherenes by comaundement of the kyng of bisshops destroyed it and made there a donghylle Also this same yere the shereues of london fett out of saynt Martyns the graunt the sayntuarye fyue persones whiche afterward were restored ageyne to the sayntuarye by the kynges Iustyces After Albert the thyrd Frederyk was chosen emperour This frederyk duk of Osteryke was long emperour differred for to be crouned at rome bicause of the scisme but after that vnyon was had he was crouned with Imperyal dya deme with grete glorye tryuÌ„phe of pope nycholas the iiij This was a man pesible quyete of synguler pacyence not hatyng the chirche he wedded the kyng of portyngals doughter How the duchesse of gloucestre was arestyd for treson commytted to perpetuel pryson in the yle of man And of the deth of mayster Rogyer Bolyngbroke Cao. CC lij IN this yere Elyanore Cobham duchesse of Gloucestre was arested for certeyne poyntes of treson leyd ageyne hir wher vpon she was examyned in saynt stephens chapel at westmestre before the Archebisshop of CauÌ„terbury and there she was enioy ned to open penauÌ„ce for to goo thurgh chepe beryng a taper in her honde and after to perpetuel pryson in the yle of man vnder the kepyng of syr Thomas stanley Also that same tyme was arestid Maister Thomas south wel a chanon of westmynstre mayster Io han hume a chapelayne of the sayd lady mayster Rogyer bolyng broke a clerk vsyng nygromaÌ„cye and one margery Iurdemayn called the witche of eye beside westmestre these were arestid as for beyng of couÌ„seyll with the sayd duchesse of gloucestre and as for mayster Thomas south wel he deyde in the toure the nyÈt before he shold haue be rayned on the morne for so he sayd hym self that he shold deye in his bed not by Iustyce And in the yere xx maister Iohan hume and mayster Rogyer Bolyngbroke were brouÈt to the guyldhalle in london and ther byfore the mayer the lordes chyef Iustyce of Englond were rayned and daÌ„pned both to be dra weÌ„ honged quartred but maister Iohn hume had his chartre 〈◊〉 was pardoned by the kyng but mayster Rogyer was drawen to tiborne where he coÌ„fessid that he deide giltles neuer had trespaced in that he deyd fore Notwithstondyng he was honged srded quartred on whos soule god haue mercy And margery Iurde mayn was brent in smythfeld Also this yere was a grece 〈◊〉 ye in fleetstrete by nyÈtes tyme bitwene men of court men of loÌ„ don and dyuerse men slayn soÌ„me hurt And one baâ—…l was chyef cause of the mysgouernaunce and affraye Also this yere atte chesyng of the mayre of loÌ„don the comyns named Robert clop ton Rawlyn holand Taylour And the Aldermen toke Robert clopton and brought hym atte ryght honde of the mayre as the cu stome is And thenne certayne Tayllours and other hond crafty men cryed nay nay not this man but Raulyn holaÌ„d wherfor the Maire that was padysly sent tho that so cryed to newgate where they abode a grete whyle and were punysshed In this same yere were dyuerse enbassatours sent in to guyan for a mariage for the kyng for therles doughter of Armynack whiche was concluded But by the mene of the erle of Suffolk it was lette and putte a parte And after this the sayd erle of Suffolk wente ouer the see in to frauÌ„ce and there he treated the maryage bitwene the kyn ge of Englond and the kynges doughter of Secyle and of Iherusalem And the next yere it was concluded fully that mariage by whiche maryage the kyng shold delyuere to hir fadre the duchye of Angeo therldom of mayne which was the keye of nor mandye Thenne departed therle of Suffolk with his wyf dyuerse lordes and knyghtes in the moost ryal astate that myght be oute of Englond with newe chares and palfrayees which went thurgh chepe and so went ouer the see and resceyued hyr syth brouÈt hyr in the lente after to hampton where she laÌ„ded was ryally resceyued And on CaÌ„delmasse euen bifore by a grete teÌ„pest of thonder lyghtnyng at after none Paulus steple was sett a fyre on the myddes of the shaft in the tymbre whiche was quen chid by force of laboure specially by the labour of the morowe masse preest of the bowe in chepe whiche was thought Impossible lauf only the grace of god This yere was therle of stafford ma de and create duk of Bokyngham the erle of warrewyk duk of warrewyk therle of dorset marquys of Dorset the erle of Suf folk was made marquys of Suffolk How kyng Henry wedded quene Margrete and of hir Coro nacyon Cao. CC lijio. IN this yere kyng Henry maryed at Southwyke Quene Margrete and she come to london the xviij day of Maye And by the wey all the lordes of englond resseyued hyr worshipfully in dyuerse places and in especial the duk of gloucestre and on the blakheth the Maire aldermen al the craftis in blewe gounes broudred with the deuyse of his craft y t they myÈt be byknowen met with hir with reed hoodes and brought hyr to london where were dyuerse pagentys contynaunce of dyuerse historyes shewyd in dyuerse places of the cyte Ryally costle â—…o And the xxx daye of maye the forsayd quene was crowned at