the holy gospels stedfastly for to holde and kepe towarde vs the peas the accorde made bytwene the two kynkes and neuer for to do the contrary whan they hadde thus sworne they toke theyr scrowes that theyr othes were coÌ„prehended into the notaryes And this same yere in the Ascencyons euen aboute myddaye was seen the clypses of the sonne And there folowed suche a drought that for defaute of rayne there was greate brennynge of corne fruyte hey ¶ And in the same monethe the .vi. kal of Iune there fell a sanguyne rayne al moste lyke blode at Burgon a sanguine crosse from morne vnto pryme apcrid and was seen at Boloyn in the heyre yâ— whiche many men sawe after it meued and felle in the myddes of the see ¶ And in thesame tyme in Fraunce and Englonde many other londes as they that were in playne countrees and deserte baren witnesse sodeynly there apperyd two castels of the whiche went oute two hoostes of armed men And that one hooste was closed in whyte and that other in blacke and whan batayll bytwene theym was begonne yâ— whyte ouercame the blacke yâ— anone after the blacke toke herte to theym ouer come yâ— white after yâ— they went ayen in to theyr castels than the castels all yâ— hoost vanysshed awaye ¶ And in this same yere was a greate an huge pestylence of people namely of men whos wyues as women out of gouernauÌ„ce toke husbondes as well straungers as other lewde symple people yâ— whiche forgetynge ther honoure worshyp coupled and maryed theym with them that were of lowe degre and lytell reputacyon ¶ In this same yere deyed Henry duke of Lancastre ¶ And also in this same yere Edwarde prynce of walys wedded the countesse of Kente that was syre Thomas wyfe of Holonde the whiche was departed somtime and deuorced fro the erle of Salysbury for cause of the same knyght ¶ And about this tyme began rose a grete coÌ„pany of dyuerse nasyons gadred togider of whome theyr leders gouernours were Englysshe people they were called a people without ony hede the whyche dyd moche harme in the partye of FrauÌ„ce ¶ And not alonge after there arose another company of dyuerse nacyons yâ— was called yâ— white coÌ„pany the which in yâ— partyes countrees of Lombardy did moche sorowe ¶ This same yere syre IohnÌ„ of Gaunt the sone of kynge Edwarde the thyrde was made duke of LaÌ„castre by reason and cause of his wyfe yâ— was the doughter the heyre of Henry somtyme duke of Lancastre ¶ Of the grete wynde and how prynce Edwarde toke the lordshyp of Guyhen of his fader and went theder ANd in the xxxvii yere of kynge Edwarde the .xv. daye of Ianyuer that is to saye on saynt Maryes daye about euensonge tyme there arose come suche a wynde out of the southe with suche a fyersnes and strenth that it brasted and blewe downe to the grounde hyghe houses and stronge buyldynges toures chirches steples and other stronge places and all other strong werkes that stoden styll were shaken therwith that they ben yet and shall euermore be the febler and weyker whyle they stande And this wynde lasted without ony cessynge .vii. dayes contynually And anone after there folowed suche waters in the hey tyme and in yâ— haruest tyme that all felde werkes were strongly lette and lefte vndoyÌ„ ¶ And in the same yere prynce Edwarde toke yâ— lordshyp of Guyhen dyd to kynge Edwarde his fader homage and feaute therof went ouer see into Gal coyne with his wyf chyldren ¶ And anone after kynge Edwarde made his sone Lyonell duke of Clarence lyr Edmonde his other sone erle of Cambrydge in the .xxxviii. yere of his regne it was ordeyned in yâ— parleament yâ— men of lawe bothe of yâ— chirche temporell lawe sholde fro yâ— tyme forth plete in theyr moder tonge ¶ And in the same yere come in to Englonde thre kynges yâ— is to say the kynge of FrauÌ„ce yâ— kynge of Cypres yâ— kynge of scotlonde bycause to bysyâ—â— for to speke with the kynge of Englonde And after yâ— they had be here loÌ„ge ty me two of theÌ„ went home into theyr owne couÌ„tres yâ— kyngdoms but yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce thrugh grete sekenesse malady yâ— he had abode styll in Englonde And in the .xxxix. yere of his regne was a stronge and a grete frost yâ— lasted longe that is to saye fro saynt Andrewes tyâ— de to the .xiii. kal of Apryll yâ— the tylche sowynge of the erthe other suche feld werkes honde werkes were moche lette left vndoyne for colde hardnes of the erthe And at orray in Brytayn was ordeyned a greate dedely batayll bytwene syr IohnÌ„ of MouÌ„tforde duke of Brytayne syr charles of Bloys but vyctory fell to yâ— forsayd iyr IohnÌ„ thruh helpe socour of thenglysshmen And ther were taken many knyghtes squyres and other men yâ— were vnnombred in yâ— whiche batayll was slayne Charles hymselfe with all yâ— stode about hym of thenglysshmeÌ„ were slayne but seuen And in this yere deyed at sauoy IohnÌ„ the kyng of Fraunce whos seruyce exequyes kyng Edwarde lete ordeyne and dydde in dyuers placê worshypfully to be done at Douer of worshypful men ordeyned hyÌ„ worthely to be ledde with his owne costes erepences fro thens was broughte too FrauÌ„ce buryed at saynt Denys ¶ In the .xl. yere of kynge Edwarde yâ— .vii. kal of Februer was borne Edwarde prynce Edwardes sone yâ— whiche whan he was .vii. of aege he deyed And in yâ— same yere it was ordeyned yâ— saynt Peters pens fro yâ— tyme forth sholde not be payed the which kynge yuo somtyme kyng of Englonde of yâ— couÌ„tre of westsaxon that began to regne yâ— yere of oure lorde god .vi. hondred lxxix fyrste grauÌ„ted to Rome for yâ— scole of Englonde therto be contynued ¶ And in this same yere ther fell so grete a rayne in hey tyme that it wasted destroyed both corn hey And there was suche a debate fyghtynge of sparowes by dyuerse places in these dayes that meÌ„ founde â—nnumerabled dede in the feldes as they went And there fell also suche a pestylence that neuer was seen suche in no mannes dayes that than lyued for men yâ— went to bedde hole and in good poynt so deynly they deyed ¶ Also yâ— tyme a seke nes yâ— men calle yâ— pockes slewe both meÌ„ and women thrughe theyr enfectynge ¶ And in the .xli. yere of kynge Edwarde was borne at Burdeux Rycharde the seconde sone of prynce Edwarde of Englonde the whiche Rycharde kynge Ry charde of Amory can heueden at yâ— tount stone after whome he was called Rycharde And this same Rycharde whan his fader was deed and kynge Edward also he was crowned kynge of Englon de the .xi. yere of his aege thrughe ryghte lyne and herytage and also by the comune assent and desyre
GenÌ„ .xij. Our lorde sawe the folysshnes of the people Meruayllously for yâ— payne of ther synne he confounded the tonge of them In so moche yâ— none vnderstode what an other sayd And soo they were disperpled asondâ—ed by all yâ— worl de ¶ Of the malyce of this Nemroth bokes ben wryten ful ¶ And after the confusyon of the langage he wente to the londe of Persees there he enstructâ— taught them to adoure worshyp the fyre as god And he lefte his sone Belus in Babylon the whiche Belus succeded hyÌ„ And so from thens his progenye opteyned that kyngdom vnto the tâ—â—e of many a yere after ¶ In this tyme began many kyngdomes And the moost of all those kyngdomes was the kyngdome of Scitarum But there were so many rude boystous people in it that 〈◊〉 te was neuer hadde in worshyp And it was a stronge and a myghty 〈◊〉 of dystaunce ¶ And about this tyme beganne the kyngdom of Egypt the whiche with dyuers and many alteracyons often tymes was chaunged And also it is spoken of many tymes in 〈◊〉 ¶ Noblynesse or gentylmen abowee this sayd tyme began And this noblynesse or gentylmen was orderned for many causes â— The fyrst cause was necessyte For whan mankynde grewe 〈◊〉 men were prompte redy to do 〈◊〉 it was very necessary to withstande the greate malyce of the â—usyd people agaynst good men Therof a man is called a gentylman or a noble man as before other in vertues notable ¶ Wherof Ierom sayth I see no thynge elles in noblesse or in gentylmen but that they are bounden in a certeyn necessyte that they shall not recede fro the vertue and the gentylnesse of ther noble aunâ—â—tours ¶ The seconde was yâ— dyuers worshypâ—ge of the people For no man worshype thenne but as his naturall reason gaf And they knewe not ryghtwysly what they sholde worshyp all though they lyued peasyble amonge themself For they were so dull of wytte yâ— they coâ—de pondre no grete thynge but that was publysshed by yâ— comyn peple Wherfore it was expedyent for ther peas to be kepte that they sholde haue prynces of noble byrth ¶ The thyrde cause procedeth of some synguler strength Many tymes the comynalte were greued thrugh enmyes comynge vpon them And then they sayd yâ— who some euer wolde deffende kepe them from these peryles he sholde haue yâ— ryght of noblenesse for hym his heyres for euer more And in this maner of wyse many are â—adde to be noble men ¶ The fourth cause of noblynesse was greate habundauÌ„ce of goodes Somtyme the people were holden with grete penury of mete drynke And then they toke them theyrs to some ryche man yâ— thrugh that couenauÌ„t they sholde tempre the grete straytnesse of ther hungre after that they sholde knowe hym as ther lorde a noble man ¶ Also there be fouÌ„de certen noble men by the prouysyon of god though they were but fewe of the whiche some abode in vertue as Dauyd some fayled anone as Saul Ieroboam Also it is radde that many were noble men by tyranny vyolence Of the whiche some were destroyed anone And some abode in stablenesse as Paynemes myght ¶ Anno muÌ„di .ij. M.ix C. .v. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .ij. M.ij. C.lxxxiiij SAruk lyneally descended from our forn fader Adam to AbrahaÌ„ And Nachor was his sone he lyued an hondred and .xlviij. yere ¶ And about this tyme ydolatry began to to encreace myghtely And yf ye reuolue and loke the hystoryes ye shall fynde that thre thynges pryncypally brought men to the synne of ydolatry That is to vnderstonde The affeccyon whiche they had to deed men Dredde flaterynge agaynst ther prynces And the dilygence of artyfycers crafty men about scultures or grauynges Wycked fendes thenÌ„e entred in to the ydollis and gaue answe res to the people And these wycked spyrytes confermed the errour of the people myghtely In so moche that what some euer manere of persone wolde not conforme hym to the reason he sholde greuously suffre the payne of dethe Also there was added and put to these thynges the dysceyuynge laude and praysynge of Poetes the whiche wretches and also dampned men in to heuen with all tâ—eyr gaye aourned wrytynges exalted And that same tyme whanne deuylles beganne for to speke so fayrly and so mekely to man The good lorde of his grete and habundaunt mercy sente his aungelles that they spolde sheke to his elected men in vysybly lest that all man kynde sholde perysshe with this myscheuous errour BElus sone to Nemroth this tyme was kynge of Babylon And he was the fyrste kynge of this worlde And this man was he whom the errour of the people fyrst trowed sholde be a god wherfore dyuers peple named hym dyuersly And some called hym Bell some Baall some Baalim some Beelphagor and some Belsabub And this vnhappy errour stode in mankynde more than two thousande yeres ¶ Ninus sone to Belus the seconde kynge of Babylon or of Assuriorum regned .liiij. yeres And this Ninus desyred for to haue lordshyp and worshyp And to that entente that he myght be lorde of all the countree about hym he gaue bataylle to all that dwelled nyghe aboute hym And by cause that tyme the people were rude and had not the connynge of fyghtynge nor armour anone he subdued vnto hyÌ„ all Asiam And there was made yâ— fyrst Monarche in yâ— rest party And whaÌ„ his herte was sory for the deth of his fader Belus he made to be made to hym for his comforte an ymage of his fad to whom he gaf so myghty reuerence that what someuer gylty man hadde fledde to yâ— ymage ther sholde no man do vnto hym no hurte he pardonned hyÌ„ of all his trespasse And thrugh his ensample many a man began to worshyp yâ— deed ymage of theyr dere frendes Thenne these malicyous spirytes seynge yâ— curyosyte of the people hydde them within them gaaf answeres vnto yâ— people sayd they were goddes And coÌ„mauÌ„ded them to do reuerence vnto them as goddes Thus yâ— vnhappy synne of ydolatry was brought in the whiche repugned myghtely to goddes mageste And in so moche this madnesse grewe that he shol de suffre the payne of dethe that sayd they were men but goddes ¶ Anno mundi .iij. M.C.xiiij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .ij. M.lxxxv THare sone to Nachor lyued .ij. C and .v. yere This Thare after the deth of Aram went from Vt of Calde passed in to Charram with his childern his neuewes And it is sayd by cause he wolde not worshyp the fyre as Nemroth had taught he was banysshed the couÌ„tree And the comyn opynyon of the Hebrewes is Nemroth regned there the whiche was called an other name Amraphel the kyng of Sennaar whome longe tyme after this Abraham ouercame vt dicit GenÌ„ .xiiij. ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iij. M.C.lxxxiiij Et an te xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .ij. M.xv HEre
suche other And for his grete pryde cruelnes god suffred hyÌ„ to myschyef in what maner of wyle it shall be shewed He had a sone of the lame name the whiche defoyled a worthy mannes wyf they called hym Collaâ—â— his wyf was called Lucres This Tarquinus that was this .vij. kynges sone aforesayd came vnto the ladyes hous ableâ—â—te her husbonde to supper to lodgynge And whan all were a slepe he rose with a swerde in his bonde with strengthe and fere he rauysshed the woman And whan he was gone the next daye after she sende vnto her fader and to her husbonde for she was of grete kynne and thus she sayd to them The kynges sone came hyther and as frende of whom I had no mystrust and thus he hath defoylled my chastyte and loste my name for euermore Thenne her frendes sawe her wepe and pytously complayne and they comforted her as well as they coude and sayd it was no vylany vnto her for it was ayenst her wyll She answered sayd yet shall ther neuer woman excuse her by Lucres for though she consented not to this dede yet shall she not dye wtout payne for yâ— dede And with yâ— worde she had a knyf redy vnder her mantell with the whiche she smote herself to yâ— herte And for this cruelnes this pyteous deth the people of Rome arose exiled the kyng for euermore all his progenye And thus seasyd these kynges of Rome neuer was none after ¶ Of the gouernauÌ„ce of Rome tyll the Emperours beganne AFter this TyrauÌ„t was deed the Romayns ordened yâ— ther sholde neuer be kyng more in Rome But they wolde be gouerned fro that forth by Consules So whan tho kynges had regned .ij. hondred yere .xl. they made this statute that two Consules sholde be chosen they sholde gouerne the cyte yâ— people for this cause these two were chosen yâ— yf ony of them wolde make ony excesse the other sholde gouerne hyÌ„ For ther was no thynge obeyed but yf they consented both Also they sholde not stonde in ther dygnyte passynge one yere for this cause That for dominacion of longe tyme they sholde not vsurpe vpon them more than was ryght In all this tyme the Empyre of Rome was not dylated passynge .xij. myle The fyrst Consules yâ— were made they called LuciuÌ„ the other BrutuÌ„ these two men dyde grete thynges in ther tyme. But yet the people bare heuy of theyr domynacyon Wherfore they chose an other man the whiche sholde haue more auctoryte than they they called hym Dictator ¶ In this same tyme ther was a grete dyscen cyon betwixt the people and the Senate wherfore they chose Trybunas with ther Iuges ouer the people defended them fro wronge as sayth Ysyd For the Dictator whan he was chose he lasted .v. yere the Trybunas were remeued euery yere ¶ But ye must vnderstonde yâ— ye shall not haue here after all the Consules named yâ— gouerned Rome bytwene yâ— sessynge of the kyngê the begynnyng of themperours For it were to longe to wryte specyally whan euery yere were newe syn yâ— one man myght be chosen so oftentymes as we rede also for the endurynge of ther gouernaunce For they were gouernours of Rome .v. C. yere lxvij So the moost famous men of these shall be reherced after the fourme of Cronycles as they stonde in the boke was echeone after other ¶ Incipie historia libri Esdre ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M.vi C.lix Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .v. C.xl. ZOorobabell after the coÌ„maundement of god fouÌ„ded the Temple and made it parfyte but it was longe after vt pêª Esdre .vi. After the people of Ierusalem came fro Babylon these two ruled Ihesus the hyghe preest as go uernour and Zorobabell as duke And this maner of guydynge was kepte vnto Herodes tyme that the hyghe preestes sholde be pryncypall and the dukes vnder theym But the dukes were euer of the trybe of Iuda after the prophecye of Iacob And vnder that good gydynge of preestes it is not redde the people to haue receded fro yâ— very true fayth as they dyde afore in the tyme of Iewes and of kynges For then many tymes they tanne to ydolatrye ¶ Eldras the preest of the kynrede of Aron this tyme exceded men in holynes thorugh whose grete wysedome all the Iewes state was holpen ¶ Cambyses the sone of Siri regned on the kyngdome of Persarum the whiche coÌ„maunded myghtely the Temple of Ierusalem sholde not be buylded ayen His fader coÌ„maunded it sholde be buylded This Cambyses made a cursyd Iuge to be fleyed or hylte a lyue made his sone to sytte on his faders shynne that thrugh that drede he sholde drede falshede Iuge ryghtwysly This CaÌ„byses had many names in holy scripture in the boke of Esdre Arthaxerses or Assurus in historia Iudith that was done vnder hym he called Nabugodonosor or Olyfernes the prynce of his chyualry subdued many londes to his lorde And at the last he came vnto Bethuleem there was slayne of Iudith a woman vt pêª Iudith .ij. et .xiij. ¶ Enereydes regned in Perses half a yere ¶ Darius regned at the Persees the whiche by the mocyon of Zorobabell coÌ„maunded the werke of the Temple to be taken ayen And coÌ„maunded his prynces that on no wyse they sholde lette it but sholde helpe it in all that they coude Vide plura in Esdre .v o de .v o tempore ambiguuÌ„ ê“pter diuersitateÌ„ doctorum ¶ Circa aÌ„nuÌ„ muÌ„di .iiij. M.vij C. xxxiiij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .iiij. C.lxv. ABiuth sone to Zorobabell of the lyne of Cryste was aboute this tyme. For of hym and of other folowyn ge vnto Ioseph no thynge is hadde in scrypture but that Math. theuangelyst nombreth theym in the Genelogy and therfor the certayn tyme of them duely can not be knowe ¶ Ioachim this tyme bysshop after Iosephus was called Iosedech vnder whome Ierusalem was buylded ayen vt dicit et hoc idem patet Neemie .xij. ¶ In the .ij. hondred and xliiij yere after that Rome was made the Romayns ordeyned two Consules in the stede of theyr kynge the whiche sholde gouerne one yere alone leest that by taryenge they sholde be proude and that the one sholde coirecte the other yf â—e exceded or eâ—â—ed ¶ Brutus was the fyrst Consull Lutius the seconde And thenne was there a man that was called Dictator the name of an offyer the whiche sholde go with the people ayenst ther enmyes ¶ Titus Puphis Marcus consules ¶ Thenne after the Romayns coÌ„playned gretly on the condycyons of the Consules And then the power was put to .x. men to an excedynge coste to the comyn people For euerych one of them wente lyke a kynge nede caused them to leue that dygnyte And they trusted neuer to reste the warre was so stronge agaynst them ¶ Arthaxerses was kynge of Persarum vnder whom Esdras came to
two sones behynde hym HircanuÌ„ and AristoboluÌ„ But certaynly he sayd his wfy sholde regne for she stode in the grace of the people ¶ Seruius Flaccus Lucius Fabiê° Plubius this tyme were Senatours at Rome This tyme bataylles amonge them self beganne Of the whiche the fyrste cause the begynnynge was Giacâ—us a myghty man well knowen with noble Romayns began to seke a cause agaynst them And by cause yâ— he myght do no thynge alone to them he meâ—ed the comyn people to theym sayenge That all the londes possessyons shâ—lde de be denyded equaly and also the mâ—neye â—eÌ„ And for that cause there was an Insurreccyon in the whiche Graccus was slayne and many myscheues felle after Vide Orosium ¶ In the tyme of these men there was a childe borne at Rome hauynge foure feet foure armes two faces and foure eyen ¶ The hylle of Ethna spytted out flammynge fyre horryble and destroyed the places nyghe about it ¶ And these men berynge rule Cartago was coÌ„maunded to be restored And it was fulfylled of the Romayns people And there was myghty batayll in the cyte of Rome ¶ Fabius with a lytell hoste ouercame the kynge of Armenye And there were drowned an bondred four score thousande men in the water of Reine ¶ Ptholomeus Alexander was kynge in Egypte In his tyme was borne Lucerius a Poete the whiche afterwarde was madde for loue of wyÌ„men slewe hymself ¶ Ptholomeus sone to Cleopatre regned after hym vnder whome Salustius the noble wryter of hystoryes was borne ¶ Ptholomeus Dyonisius was after this man And in his tyme Virgyll and Oracius were borne ¶ Anno mundi .v. M.C.xxxiiij Et an te xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .ix. C.v. IAcob naturell fader to Ioseph of the lyne of Cryst is reherced in Luke Mathe lytell of hym is had in scrypture ¶ Alexandra wyf to Alexander was bysshop in the Iury .ix. yerre shewed moche tyrannye all yf she was made bysshop by her feyned holy relygy on ¶ And HircanuÌ„ her sone she prouoked to the bysshopryche she ordeyned that he sholde regne after This womaÌ„ in the lyne of the bysshops is put for the countynge of the yeres Not as she vsed the offyce of a bysshop for it was not leyfull to her ¶ Hircanus sone to Alexandra regned .xxxiij. yere This Hircanê° after the decesse of his moder succeded in the kyngdom in the whiche he had lytell prosperyte for percyalte of the people For anone he was ouercomen afterwarde he was restored thrugh the helpe of the Arabees And thenne he was made trybutary to the Romayns And so he was in peas a lytell tyme. But not in the name of kyng At the last he dyed wretchedly for he was begyled thorugh the fraude of Parthorum the whiche Antigonus hyred ayenst hym vide plene magestruÌ„ historie ¶ The heresye of yâ— Pharysees about this tyme began And amoÌ„ge them were thre sectes in yâ— Iury. Pharacey Saducey Essey All these were dyuyded from the comyn vse of the Iewes were enfecte with many errours for they sayd that they were holyer than other men For they lyued streyâ—lyer than other men dyde Vide plus alias ¶ Virgyll the moost excellent of Poetes was magnefyed this tyme meruaylous thynges he dyde And amonge other whan that Neopolis was vexed with deedly payne of myghty wormes Virgyll cast a worme of golde in to a ponde or a water it laye a certen season there And whan it was take vp in to yâ— towne all the cyte was made full of wormes And tyll the worme of golde was put in to the water ayen they had Iufyte wormes And whan it was in the water all the wormes wente awaye ¶ Also it is weyten in the cronycles of Rome that Virgyll by connynge condescended or thycked the ayre soo that he walled his gardeyne with the ayre And he made a brydge of the ayre by the whiche he myght passe euery tyme that he lyst Also he asked MarcelluÌ„ NeopolitanuÌ„ neuewe vnto the Emperour yf he wolde haue a byrde taught to kylle all byâ—des or a flye taught to dryue all flyes out of the cyte And this MarcelluÌ„ tolde this to the Emperour And he desyted to teche a flye to kylle all flyes For the comyn people were sore anoyed with flyes And many other meruayles he dyde vide magistruÌ„ RodulfuÌ„ CesteruÌ„ ¶ Oracius Flaccus Salustius Crispus historicus were at this tyme. ¶ Quinâ—us Cepio Gaius Lucius this tyme were Câ—â—sules at Rome ¶ Pompeius Marcus Crassus Iulius Lezar this tyme were Dictatours at Rome For as it is sayd afore there were many dygnytees at Rome of the whiche some dured one yere some two yere And amonge all the dygnytees the Dictatours exceded for it dured fyue yere But whan the comyn people and the lordshypes of Rome encreasynge were made thre Dictatours And this tyme was Pampeius Iulius and Marcus Crassus Dictatours And by cause Pompeius was of grete honoure and aeged he bode at Rome to kepe the comyn people of Rome ¶ Marcê° Crassus was sende to subdue fyght with yâ— regyon of Perthus And thrugh treason he was taken slayne ¶ Iulius Cezar was sende to the weste parte of the worlde to subdue them And he hath with hym vij legyons of people And whan that he had subdued Lombardye FrauÌ„ce his fyue yere were spended the whiche were assygued to hym no lenger There by his owne auctoryte he toke other fyue yere vpon hym in the whiche he subdued Cassybolon kynge of Brytayne the Frenshmen that rebelled agaynst hym ¶ This same Iulius after he had conquered the couÌ„trees vnto Rome he rodeagayne for to be receyued with certayn worshyp as conquerours were before hyÌ„ but it was denyed hym also the entree of the cyte by the Instygacyon of a lorde called Pompei Wherfore this Iuliê° Cezar was annoyed and with force of myght entred the cyte robbed the comyn treasour ladde it with hym departed it amonge the .vij. legyons that were his seruauÌ„tes Thenne went he in to Spayne to fyght agaynst this Pompei For Pompei had the gouernauÌ„ce of Cariago But after that Iourneye in Ytalie Pompei he encouÌ„tred togyder In the whiche bataylle Pompei fledde vnto the kynge of Egypte that same kynge for specyall loue that he had vnto this Iulius Cezar smote of Pompeus heed sente it to Iulius Cezar Yet for all the enuyte yâ— was betwixt them two Iulius wepte whan that he sawe this Pompeius heed This Iulius was excedynge in wytte afore other men and he faught in batayll .lij. tymes This man alone exceded Marcus Crassus the whiche is sayd to haue foughten .xxxix. tymes This man toke fyrst the Empyre of Rome vpon hym whan Pompei and other noble men of the Romayns were slayne And at the last the fyfth yere of his Empyre this Iulius Cezar the ruler of all this worlde was slayne in the counsell hous thrugh treason of his lordes ¶
Thenne they prayed Machomyte to open that holy boke with his holy hondes the whiche was sente from heuen euermore to be kepte In the whiche boke is shewed how the people shal worshyp god ¶ And Machomyte sayd this boke was wryten with aungels honde So by these fals meanes he torned to his lawe all the londe of Perse and all the Erst Imperyall agaynst Heraclium the Emperour And he occupyed vnto the ende of Alexandre and Egypte Libia Arabia and Siria Thenne after he enfected all Affrycam And but the grace of god withstode hym he had enfected all Spayne and Fraunce And many other thynges he dyde whiche were to moche to wryte in this boke COnstantyne the thyrde the sone of Heraclij was Emperour .xxvij. yere This Constantyne was a grete tyraunt a cursyd man and an heretyke Fals subtyll and odyous to crysten men Ne he gaaf no place to pope Mertyne And he reysed a grete hoste agaynst the Lombardes And there he lost the felde and fledde vnto Rome And honourably was receyued of the pope Vitâ—llianus other of the cyte And he rewarded not them lyke after theyr merytes as a prynce sholde haue done But vsed forth tyrannye and heresye Wherfor at the last he was slayne of his owne knyghtes in a bath the whiche wolde no lenger suffre his tyrannye And soo he wretchedly lyued and deyed vnhappely ¶ Martinus the fyrst was pope after Theodor .vi. yere This Martinus was a very holy man strongely stroue for the fayth of god And whan he sange masse on a certayne daye at the awter there pursewed hym to slee hym a man that was called Spatarius of Olymphe And whan he wolde haue smyten hym he was blynde sodaynly This same man called a Synodi in the cyte of Rome and dampned Syrum AlexandruÌ„ Sergium Pyrum and Paulum heretykes Wherfore Constantyne the Emperour expled hym and he deyed a saynt ¶ Eugeniê° a Romayne was pope after Martyne almoost thre yere and was an holy man but of hym lytell actes is wryten ¶ Vitellianus was pope after hym 〈◊〉 yere This man made the songe that the Romayns vse and accorded it also with the organys And he also had the grace of the Emperour the whiche was wrothe with his predecessours Neuerthelesse afterwarde he stode not in his concoâ—de Ne hytherto I coude not fynde that euer the churche of Rome had fully after the deth of Constantyne yâ— myghty the lordshyp of the cyte and of other the whiche he yaue to the churche ¶ Anno dmÌ„ .vi. C.xliiij ADeodatus a Romayne was pope after Vitellianus foure yere and in his dayes was translated the body of saynt Benedictus with the body of Saynt Scolastica his syster fro the hylle of Cassin vnto the monasterys of Floriecens nyghe Aurelian ¶ Constaâ— tyne the fourthe was Emperour after his fader Constantyne the cursyd man This Constantyne was a good man hated heretykes ouer all thynge The chirche he repeyred and grace he reconsyled agayne to the chirche of Rome he with the pope gadred togyder the .vi. generall Synodus in the whiche was graunted to preestes of Grece for to vse theyr leyffull wyues to the preestes of the Eest for cause of grete hete but not to those of the West party by no meanes For they amytted chastyte in the tyme of saynt Gregory And euery man may auertyse pondre how moche the goodnes of a prynce is worthe to the quyete state of the chirche to the promocyon of the fayth and also the contrary how moche the malyce of a prynce hurteth that thynge These two Constantyns the fader the sone shewed openly For in the faders dayes the chirche neuer had rest and in the sones tyme it was quyete Yet neuertheles our lorde suffred the Saâ—rasyns and the Bulgars to entre in this Emporours londe that he them myght not withstande but that he made his peas with them payed to them yerely a truage so myghtely preuaylled that cursyd secte of Machomyte after he deyed blessydly ¶ Nota. ¶ That there were .vi. generall Synodus and moost pryncypall of the whiche the auctoryte is equall to the gospell for the truthe of the gospell is declared by them ayenst the .vi. pryncypall heresyes the whiche strongely trowbled the chirche for the subtyltee of those heretykes to dysceyue symple men ¶ This tyme deyed saynt Cedde of Lytchefelde yâ— thyrde yere of his bysshopryche ¶ Demus a Romayne was pope after Adeodatus thre yere Of this man lytell is wryten ¶ Bonifacius was pope after hym lytell of hym is wryten but that he lyued lyke a preest ¶ Agatho was popope after hym and he was a very holy man For on a daye whan he kyssed a lepre the lepre anone was made hole ¶ Iste et de consensu principis iussit celebrari sextuÌ„ sinoduÌ„ apud ostantinopoli CC.lxxx epÌ„orum in qua asseret duas naturas et duas voluntates esse in xpÌ„o ¶ Leo the seconde was pope after Agatho thre yere this Leo was an holy man and suffycyentely taugh in latyn greke this man ordeyned that the pax sholde be yeuen after Agnus dei and deyed a blessyd man ¶ Benedictâ—s the seconde was pope after Leo almoost thre yere This man about all thynge was vertuous his name accorded with his dedes And in his tyme was a grete pestylence ¶ Iustinianê° the seconde was Emperour this tyme he was a very good man a prudent a large and he encreaced the Empyre of Rome myghtly but but he charged the offyce of the chirche ouer moche Many lawes he made and after was not good he intended to haue lette yâ— decrees of the .vi. Synodus wherfore the .x. yere of his Empyre he was taken of Leo the prynce of Patricio and Tyberio they cutte of his nose his tonge exyled hym to CrysonaÌ„ There was then turbacyon in yâ— chirche for stryue heretykes ¶ And knowe all men whan varyaunce falleth betwixt grete lordes thenne errours ben multeplyed for there is no man corrected them therfore that is oftentyme preued in the chirche Thenne after felle a varyaunce betwixt Leo and Tyberio And Tybereo preuaylled he exyled Leo cutte of his nose the thyrde yere of his regne regned for hym Iustinianus fledde to the Sarrasyns the Bulgars the whiche restored hym ayen to his Empyre slewe Leo and Tyberio the whiche fauoured heretykes Thenne this same Iustinianus refourmed hymself to the chirche of god had grete repentaunce But he venged hym to cruelly on his aduersaryes so that he wolde haue slay 〈◊〉 theyr Innocent childern Therfore he was slayne with his sone of Phylyp whom he exyled ¶ Anno dmÌ„ .vi. C.lxxxiiij IOhaÌ„nes the fyfth was pope after Benedictê° â—o yere he was a good man but he decessid anone ¶ Zeno was pope after hym And he was a very holy man for he wolde not medle with seculer maters And in beaute he was an angell
and Baldewyâ—e the Archebysshop of Caunterbury and 〈◊〉 bysshop of Salysbury and Radulf 〈◊〉 of Glocetre and other many lordes of Englonde went in to the holy londe And in that vyage deyed the Archebysshop of Caunterbury And kynge Rycharde wente before in to the holy londe and rested not tyll that he came forth in his waye vnto Cypres and toke it with grete force And after that kyng Richarde went forth towarde the holy londe gate there as moche as the crysten men had there before lost And conquered the londe ayen thorugh grete myghte sauf oonly the holy crosse And whan kynge Rycharde came to the cyte of Acres for to gete the cyte there arose a grete debate bytwene hym the kynge of FrauÌ„ce so that the kynge of FrauÌ„ce wente ayen in to Fraunce and was wrothe towarde the kynge Rycharde But yet for alle that are kynge Rycharde wente ayen he toke the cyte of Acres And whan he had take it he dwelled in the cyte a whyle But to hym came tydynges that the erle Iohn of Oxerforde his brother wolde haue seased alle Englonde in to his honde and Normandy also and wolde lete crowne hym kynge of all the londe ¶ And whan kyng Rycharde herde tell of these tydynges he wente ayen towarde Englonde with all the spede that he myght But the duke of Oshyche mette with hym and toke hym and broughte hym vnto the Emperour of Almayner And the Emperour hym broughte vnto pryson And afterwarde he was delyuered for an huge raunson that is for to saye an honored thousande pouÌ„de And for the whiche rauÌ„son to be payed eche other chalyce of Englonde was molten made in to moneye And all the monkâ—â— of the 〈◊〉 of 〈…〉 alle 〈…〉 ¶ How kynge Rycharde came agayne from the holy londe and auenged hym of his enmyes SO as this kynge Rycharde was in pryson the 〈…〉 warred vpon hym 〈◊〉 in Normandy Iohn his 〈…〉 in Englonde But the 〈…〉 â—ons of Englonde 〈…〉 all theyr power that 〈…〉 toke the castell of 〈…〉 stelles And the forsaâ—d 〈…〉 he had no myght ne 〈…〉 â—ons of Englonde 〈…〉 none went hyÌ„ oueâ— the 〈…〉 of Fraunce ¶ And 〈…〉 came out of person and 〈…〉 and came in to 〈…〉 Candelmastâ—in grete 〈…〉 to Notyngham 〈…〉 to 〈…〉 comfyted he his brother 〈…〉 that with hym helde 〈…〉 vnto the ryte of 〈…〉 he lete hym crowne 〈…〉 And after he wente vnto 〈…〉 to warre vpon the byng of 〈…〉 the kynge of fraunce 〈…〉 died knyghtê towarde 〈…〉 Rycharde mette 〈…〉 haue reue hym batayll But the 〈…〉 of Fraunce fledde tâ—o and an hundâ—â—d knyghtes of his were taken 〈…〉 died stedes that were crapped 〈…〉 ¶ And anone after 〈…〉 for to beâ—yâ—ge the castall 〈…〉 And as he tode vppon a dare 〈…〉 for to take 〈…〉 vpon hym that he 〈◊〉 that he 〈◊〉 for noo manne of thynge ¶ He 〈…〉 sharpely all his men for to assaylle the castell See that the castell was taken or he deyed And so manly his men dyde that all the people that were in the castell were taken and the kynge dyde with them what he wolde And commaunded his men that they sholde brynge before hym the man that hym sâ—â— hurte so wounded And whan he came before the kyng the kynge axed hym what was his name And he sayd my name is Bertram Gurdon Wherfore sayd the kynge hast thou me slayne syth I dyde the neuer none harme Syre sayd he Though ye dyde me neuer none harme ye your self with your owne honde slewe my fader my broder and therfore I haue quyte now your trauaylle Tho sayd kynge Rycharde He yâ— deyed vpon the crosse to brynge mannes soule fro payne of helle foryeue the my deth I also foryeue it the. Tho coÌ„maunded he that noo man sholde hym mysdo But for all the kyngê defendynge some of the kyngê men hym folowed pryuely hym slewe And the viâ— daye after the kynge dyde shryue hym sore repentaunce hauynge of his mysdedes and was houseled and enoynted ¶ And this kynge regned but .ix. yere and .xxx. wekes deyed lyeth besyde his fader at Fontenerad HEnricus the fyfthe was Emperour .viij. yere This Henricê° was sone to Frederyk he wedded Constance the kyngê doughter of Cecyle thorugh the occasyon of her he subdued all the kyngdom of Apulye he droue all the people out yâ— enhabyte yâ— londe ¶ Celestinus the thyrde was pope after Clemens almoost thre yere This man was crowned vpon Eisterdaye the daye so lowynge he crowned Henry the Emperour And he made a â—alays at saynt Peters decesyd ¶ 〈◊〉 the thyrde was pope after hym .viij. yere and .v. monethes This man was well 〈◊〉 And he made a 〈◊〉 of y◠〈…〉 of 〈…〉 ApeculuÌ„ 〈…〉 This man 〈◊〉 y◠〈…〉 Ioachim yâ— whiche he made 〈…〉 ster Peyâ—â— Lombarde the maker of the Sentence This tyme decessyd the Emperour Henry And yâ— prynces of 〈◊〉 dyscorded for sâ—me chose Otto and some chose Phylyppe brother to Henry Thenne Phylyppe was falsely slayne Otto was crowned of Innocenciê° in FrauÌ„ce the whiche anone faught with the Romayns for they yâ—ue hym no dewe honour And for that cause ayenst the popes wyll he toke the kyngdom of Apulye from Frederyk wherfore the pope cursyd hym Thenne after the fourth yere of his regne the prynces of Almayne made Frederyk Emperour and vyctoryously he subdued Otto ¶ Wyllyam of Parys this tyme began the ordre of the freres Austyn the whiche ben called fratres mendicantes ¶ Franciscus an Ytalyon a man of grete perfeccyon and an ensaÌ„mple to many a man dyde many a myracle this tyme. And he ordeyned the frere Minores ¶ And the .vi. yere of pope Innocenciê° the thyrde the ordre of the frere Prechers beganne vnder Domynyk but it myght not be confermed tyll the fyrst yere of Honorius ¶ Of kynge Iohn that in the fyrst yere of his regne lost all Normandye AS kynge Rycharde was deed by cause that he hadê none heyre nother sone ne doughter thenne his brother Iohan was made kynge and crowned at Westmester of Hubert that tho was Archebysshop of Counterbury And whan he began for so regne he became so meruayllous a man and 〈◊〉 ouer in to Normandye warred vpon the the kyng of Fraunce And so longe they 〈◊〉 togyder tyll at the laste kynge Iohn lost all Normandy Angoy wher fast he was sore anoyed and it was no meruaylle ¶ Tho lete he assemble before hym at London Archebysshops bysshops abbots pryours erles barons helde there a grete parlyament and axed there of the Clergye the tenthe of euery chirche of Englonde for to conquere gete ayen Normandy Angoy that he had lost They wolde not graile that thynge wherfore he was wonder wrothe ¶ And in that same tyme deyed Hubert The pryour and the couent of CauÌ„terbury â—hose ayenst the kyngâ— wyll to be Archebysshop Stephen of Langton a good clerke
for his felonye ¶ Of dressynge yâ— kynge Edward made of his Iustiâ—ê and of his clerkes yâ— they had doon for ther falsnes how he draue the Iewes out of Englonde for ther vsury and myshyleâ—e AS kynge Edwarde hadde dwelled thre yere in Gascoyne a desire came to hym for to goo into Englonde ayen And whanne he was come ayeÌ„ he founde so many playntes made to hyÌ„ of his Iustyces and of his clerkes that hadde done so many wronges and falsnesse that wonder it was to here and for whiche falsnesse syr Thomas waylond the kynges Iustice forswore Englonde at the toure of London for falsnesse that men put vpon hym wherfore he was atteynt and proued fals And anone after whan yâ— kynge had done his wyll of the Iustices tho lete he enquere espye how the Iewes dysceyned begyled his people thorough the synne of falsnesse and of vsury And lete ordeyne a preuy parlement amonge his lordes And they or deyned amonge theym yâ— all the Iewes sholde voyde out of Englonde for theyr mysbyleue also for theyr fals vsurye that they dyd vnto crysten men And for to spede and make an ende of this thynge all the comynalte of Englonde yaue vnto the kynge the .xv. peny of all theyr goodes meuable soo were the Iewes dryuen out of Englonde And tho went yâ— Iewes into Fraunce there they dwellyd thrugh leue of kynge Phylyp yâ— tho was kynge of Fraunce ¶ How kynge Edwarde was seased in all the londe of Scotlonde thrugh consente grauÌ„t of all yâ— lordes of scotloÌ„de IT was not longe after that alex andre kynge of Scotlond was dede and Dauyd the erle of Huntyngdon that was the kynges brother of ScotloÌ„de axyd claymed yâ— kyngdom of Scotlonde after that hys brother was deed for cause that he was ryghtfulle heyre But many grete lordes sayd nay wherfore greate debate arose bytwene theym and ther freÌ„des for asmoche as they wolde not consente to his coronacyon the meane tyme the forsayd Dauyd deyed And so it befell that yâ— sayd Dauyd had thre doughters that worthyly were maryed The fyrste doughter was maryed to Bailol the seconde to Brus and the thyrde to Hastynges The forsayd Baylol Brus chalenged yâ— londe of Scotlonde grete debate stryf arose bytwene heÌ„ by cause eche of theÌ„ wolde haue be kynge And whan the lordes of Scotlonde saw yâ— debate bytwene theÌ„ came to kyÌ„ge Edwarde of Englonde seased hyÌ„in all yâ— lond of Scotlonde as chyef lord And whan the kynge was seased of the forsayd lordes the forsayd Baylol Brus and Hastynges came to the kynges courte and axyd of the kynge whiche of theÌ„ sholde be kynge of Scotlonde And kynge Edwarde that was full gentyll and true lete enquere by yâ— Cronycles of scotlonde and of the grettest lordes of Scotlonde whiche of them was of the eldest blood And it was founde that Baylol was the eldest and yâ— the kynge of Scotlonde sholde holde of the kynge of Englonde and do hym feaute and homa ge And after this was done Bailol weÌ„te into Scotlonde there was crowned kynge of Scotlonde ¶ And the same time was vpon the see grete warre bytwe ne the Englysshmen and the Normans But vpon a tyme. the Normans arryued all at Douer there they martred an holy man that was called Thomas of Douer And afterward were the Normans slayne yâ— there escaped not one of them ¶ And so afterwarde kynge Edwarde sholde lese the duchye of Gascoyne thrugh kynge philyp of FrauÌ„ce thrughe his fals castynge of the Dousepers of the londe wherfore syr Edmonde yâ— was kynge Edwardis brother yaue vp his homage vnto the kynge of Fraunce ¶ And in that tyme the clerkes of Englond graunted to kynge Edwarde halfe deale of holy chirche goodes in helpynge too recouer his londe agayne in Gascoyne And the kynge sent thethere a noble company of his bachelers And hymself wolde haue gone to Poâ—tesmon the but he was let thrugh one Maddok of walys that hadde seased the castell of Swandon into his honde and for that cause the kynge tomed to walys at Crist masse And bycause that the noble lordê of Englonde that were sent into Gascoyne hadde no comforth of ther lorde yâ— kynge they were take of syr Charlys of Fraunce that is to say syr IohnÌ„ of brytayne syr Roberte Tiptot syr Rauâ—e Tanny syr Hughe Bardolfe and syr Adam of Cretynge And yet at the Ascensyon was Maddok take in Walys and a nother that was called Morgan and they were sent to the tour of LondoÌ„ and there they were byheded ¶ How syr IohnÌ„ Baylol kynge of scotlonde with sayd his homage ANd whan syr IohnÌ„ Baylol kyÌ„ ge of Scotlond vnderstode that kynge Edwarde was werred in Gascoyne to whome the reame of Scotlonde was delyuerd Falsly tho ayenst his oth with sayd his homage thrugh procurynge of his folke sent vnto the courte of Rome thrugh a fals suggestyon to be assoylled of the othe that he swore vnto the kynge of EngloÌ„de so he was by letter enbulled ¶ Tho chose they of Scotlonde dousepers for to benyÌ„me Edwarde of hys ryght ¶ And in that tyme came two Cardynalles from the courte of Rome fro the 〈◊〉 Celestine to trete of acorde bytwene the kynge of Fraunce the kynge of Englonde And as tho cardynalles spake of acorde Thomas turbeluyll was taken at LyoÌ„s made homage to yâ— warde of Parys putt his sones in hostage thought to go into Englonde to aspye the countre and tell them whan he came to Englonde that he had broken the kynges pryson of Fraunce by nyght sayd that he wolde do that all Englysshmen walsshmen sholde abowte the kynge of FrauÌ„ce And this thyng for to brynge to the ende he swore vpon this couenauÌ„t dedes were made bytwene them and that he sholde haue by yere a thousand poundes worth of londe to brynge this thynge too an ende This fals traytour toke his leue wente thens and came intoo Englonde vnto the kynge sayd that he was broke out of pryson that he had put hym in suche peryll for his loue wherfor the kyng cowde hym moche thanke and full gladde was of his comynge ¶ And the fals traytoure fro that daye aspyed all the doynge of the kynge and also his counselle for the kynge loued hym full well and was with hym full preuy But a clerke of Englonde that was in the kynges hous of Fraunce herde of this treason and of the falsnesse wrote to another clerke that tho was dwellynge with Edward kynge of Englonde all how thomas Turbeluyll had done his fals coniectynge and all the counsell of EngloÌ„de was wryte for to haue sende vnto the kynge of FrauÌ„ce And thrugh the forsayd letter that the clerke had sente fro FrauÌ„ce it was fouÌ„de vpon hym wherfor he was led to London hangyd drawe there for his treason And his two sones that he had put in Fraunce
coÌ„panyes places not holdynge ne strengthynge theym togyders as they out for to do they fell fyersly on our men for yâ— moost partye toke theÌ„ or slewe them and tho yâ— they myght take ledde with them prysoners ¶ And in the same yere pope Vibane come fro Rome to Auynyon for this cause yâ— he sholde accorde make peas bytwene yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce the kinge of Englonde for euermore But alas or he began his treates he deyed with sekenesse yâ— .xxi. daye of Decembre was buryed as for yâ— tyme in the cathedrall chir che of Auynyon fast by yâ— hygh awter the next yere after whan he had lyen soo his bones were taken out of the erthe buryed newe in the abbaye of saynt vyctorye fast by Marcyle of yâ— whiche abbaye he was somtyme abbot hymself And in bothe places yâ— he was buryed in there be many grete miracles done wrought thrugh the grace of almyghty god to many a mannes helpe to the worshyp of god almyghty ¶ And after whome folowed next and was made pope Gregorye Cardynalle Deken that before was called Pyers Roger. ¶ In this same ye re the cyte of Lymoge rebelled and faught ayenste the prynce as other cytes dyd in Guyhen for greate taxes costages raunsons that they were put and sette to by prynce Edwarde whiche charges were importable to chargeable wherfore they torned fro hym and fellen to yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce And whan prynce Edwarde sawe this he was sore chafed and agreued and in his tornynge homewarde ayen into Englonde with sore scarmusshes and fyghtynge and greate assautes fought with theym and toke the forsayd cyte and destroyed it almoost to the grounde and slewe all that he found in the cyte And than for to saye the soth for dyuerse sekenes maladyes that he had and also for defaute of money that he myght not withstande ne tary on his enmyes he hyed hym ayen into Englonde with his wyfe and menye leuynge be hynde in Gascoyne the duke of Lancastre and syr Edmonde erle of Cambrydge with other worthy and noble men of armes ¶ In the .xlvi. yere of kynge Edwarde at the ordynaunce and sendynge of kynge Edwarde the kynge of Nauerne come to hym to Claryngdon to treate with hym of certayne thynges touchyng his warre in Normandye where kynge Edwarde had left certayn syeges in his stede tyll he come ayen But kynge Edwarde myght not spede of that that he asked hym And so the kynge of Nauerne with greate worshyp yâ— greate gyftes toke his leue went home ayen ¶ And about begyÌ„nynge of Marche whaÌ„ yâ— parlement at westmyster was begon yâ— kynge asked of yâ— clergye a subsydye of .l. M pouÌ„de yâ— whiche by a good auysement by a generall coÌ„uocacoÌ„n of yâ— clergye it was grauÌ„ted ordeyned yâ— it sholde be payed reysed of yâ— lay fee. And in thys parlement at yâ— request askynge of the lordes in hatred of men of holy chirche the Chaunceler and the tresourer that were bysshops the clerke of the pryue sale were remeued put out of offyce and in theyr stede were seculer men put in And whyle this parlement lasted there come solempne embassatours fro yâ— pope to trete with the kynge of peas sayd that the pope desyred to fulfyl his predecessours will but for all theyr comynge they sped not ¶ Of the besyegynge of Rochell how the erle of Penbroke his company was taken in that hauen with Spanyerdes and all his shyppes brente THe .ix. daye of Iune kynge Edwarde in yâ— .xlvii. yere of his regne helde his parlement at wynchestre it lested but .vii. dayes to yâ— whiche parlement were sompned by wryte of men of holy chirche .iiii. bysshoppes .iiii. abbottes without ony moo This parlemente was holdeÌ„ for marchauÌ„tes of LondoÌ„ of Norwyche of other dyuerse placê in dyuerse thynges poyntê of treason yâ— they were defamed of yâ— is to say yâ— they were rebell wolde aryse ayenst yâ— kynge this same yere yâ— duke of Lancastre the erle of Lambrydge his brother come out of Gascoyne into Englonde toke wed ded to theyr wyues Peters doughters soÌ„ tyme kynge of Spayne Of whiche two doughters yâ— duke had yâ— elder yâ— the erle the yonger And that same tyme there were sent two Cardynals fro yâ— pope that is to saye an Englysshe Cardynall a Cardynall of Parys to treate of peas bytwene these two reames yâ— which whaÌ„ they had ben both longe eche in his prouynce couÌ„trees fast by treatyng of yâ— forsayd peas at the laste they toke with theym yâ— lett es of procuracye yâ— went ayen to Rome without ony effect of theyr purpose ¶ In this yere was there a shronge batayll in yâ— se bytwene Englysshmen and Flemynges the Englysshmen had the vyctory toke .xxv. shypps with salt sleynge and drenchynge all yâ— men yâ— were therin vnwetynge theym they were of yâ— countre And moche harme sholde haue fallen therof had not peas accorde sone be made bytwene theÌ„ ¶ And in thys same yere the Frensshmen besyeged the towne of Rochell wherfore yâ— erle of PeÌ„broke was sent into Gâ—scoyn with a grete company of men of armes for to dys troye yâ— syege whiche passed yâ— se came sauf to yâ— hauen of Rochell yâ— whan they were there at yâ— hauen mouthe or yâ— they myght entre sodaynly come vpon them a stronge nauye of Spanyerdes 〈◊〉 whyche ouercome yâ— Englysshmen in moche blemysshynge hurtynge sleynge of many people for as moche as the 〈◊〉 men were than notredy for to 〈…〉 were ware of theym And as the 〈◊〉 yerdes came vpon them all the Englysshmen other they were taken o◠〈◊〉 and .x. of theym were sore wounded tâ—â— the dethe and all theyr shyppes 〈◊〉 and there they toke the erle with a greate tresour of the reame of Englonde and many other noble men also on 〈◊〉 somer eueu yâ— whiche is saynt Edeldâ—â— daye ledde them with them into Spne And of this myscheyf was no greate wonder for this erle was a fulle ylle lâ—uer as an open lechoure And also in a certayne parlement he stode and was a yenst the ryghtes and frauÌ„chyle of holy chirche And also he counseylled the kyÌ„ge and counseylle that be sholde are mo of men of holy chirche thanne other persones of the laye men And for the kynge and other men of his counteyll accepted and toke rather ylle opyâ—â—ons and causes ayenste men of holy churche than he dyde for too defende mayneene the ryght of holy chirche it was after seen many tymes for lacke of fortunâ— and grace they had not ne bare alwaye so grete vyctory ne power ayenste theyr enemyes as they dyd before ¶ This same yere yâ— kynge with a greate hooste entred these to remeue the syege of Rochelle but the wynde was euer contrarye vnto hym suffred hym not a longe tyme to go fer fro yâ— londe wherfore he abode
Mercurius And so Bachus is called god of wyne Venus goddesse of loue and beaute Lauerna god of theeft and of robbery Protheus god of falshede and of gyse Pluto god of helle And so it semeth that these verses wold meane that these forsayd goddes regne and ben serued in Chestre Mars with fyghtynge cokkynge Marcurius with couetyse rychesse Bachus with grete drynkynge Venus with loue lewdly Lauerna with theeft and robbery Protheus with falshede and gyle Then is Pluto not vnserued that is god of hel ¶ R â–ª Ther babylon lore more myght hathe trouth the more ¶ Of prouynces and shyres ca .x. TAke hede that Englonde conteyneth xxxii shyres and prouynces that nowe ben called Erldoms reserued Cornewale and the ylonde ¶ Alfre The se ben the names of the Erldoms shyres Kente Sousex Sothery Hampshyre Barokshyre that hath his name of a bare oke that is in yâ— foreste of wyndesore for at that bare oke men of that shyre were wonte to come togyder and make theyr treatys and there take counseyll and aduyse Also wyldshyre that heet somtymee yâ— prouynce of Semeran Somersete Dorsete Deuenshyre that now is called deuonia in latyn These .ix. South shyres the Tamyse departed from the other deale of Englonde whiche were somtyme gouerned and ruled by the westsaxons law Eestsex Myddelsex Southfolke Northefolke Herdeforth shyre Huntyngdon shyre Northampton shyre Cambridgeshyre Beddeforth shyre Buykyngham shyre Leycestre shyre Derby shyre Notyngham shyre Lyncolnshyre Yorkeshyre DurhaÌ„shyre Northumberlonde Caerleyllshyre with Cumberlonde Appelby shyre with Westmerlonde Lancastre shyre that conteyneth fyue lytell shyres These fyftene North and Eest shyres wereâ— somtyme gouerned and ruled by the lawe called Mercia in latyn and marchene lawe in Englysshe It is to wyte yâ— Yorkeshyre stretcheth from the Ryuer of Humbre vntoo the Ryuer of Teyse And yet in Yorkeshyre ben .xxii. hondredys hondred candredes is all one Candrede is one worde made of walshe and Irysshe and is too menynge a countree that conteyneth an hondred townes and is also in Englysshe called Wepentak for somtyme in the comynge of a newe lorde tenauntes were wonte to yelde vppe theyr wepen in stede of homage Duramshyre stretcheth frome the Rynere of Teyse vnto the Ryuere of Tyne And for to spke propr ely of Northumberlonde it stretcheth froo yâ— Ryuer of Tyne vnto yâ— Ryuer of Twede That is in the begynnynge of Scotlonde Then yf the countre of Northum berlonde that was somtyme frome HuÌ„bre vnto Twede be nowe a counted for one shyre one Erledom as it was somtyme Then ben in Englonde but .xxxii shyres but yf the countree of Northumberlond be departed into .vi. shyres that ben Euerwykshyre Duramshire Northumberlonde Caerleylshyre Appelbyshyre Lancastre shyre then ben in Englonde .xxxvi. shyres withoute Cornewale also without the ylondes Kynge wyllyam made all these prouynces and shyres to be descryued and moten Then were founden .xxxvi shyres and halfe ashyre Townes two and fyfty thousande and foure score Parysshe chirches .xlv. thousande and two Knyghtes fees .lxxv. thousande wherof men of relygyon haue xx.vii thousande .xv. knyghtes fees But nowe the woodes ben hewen downe and the londe newe tylled and made moche more than was at that tyme and many townes and vyllages buylded so ther ben many mo vyllages townes nowe than were in that tyme. And were as a fore is writen that Cornewale is not set amonge the shyres of Englonde it may stonde amonge them well ynough for it is neyther in wales ne in Scotlond but it is in Englonde and it Ioyneth vntoo Deuenshyre so may ther ben atcompted in Englonde .xxxvii. shyres and an halfe with the other shyres ¶ De legibus leguÌ„que vocabulis OVnwallo that hyght Moliuncius also made fyrste lawes in britayne the whiche lawes were called Moliuncius lawes and were solempnely obserued vnto wyllyam Conquerours tyme Moliuncyus ordeyned amonge hys lawes that Cytees Temples wayes that leden men therto and plowe men solowes sholde haue preuylege and fredome for to saue all men that wolde fletherto for socour and refuge Then afterwarde Mercia quene of Britons that was Gwytelinus wyfe of her the prouynce had the name of Mercia as somman suppose She made a lawe full of wytte and of reason was called Merchene lawe ¶ Gildas that wrote yâ— Cronicles and hystories of the Brytons torned these two lawes oute of Bryton speche into latyn And afterwarde kynge Aluredus torned all out of latyn in too Saxons speche and was called marchene lawe Also the same kynge Aluredus wrote in Englysshe and put to an other lawe that hyght westsaxon lawe Then afterwarde Danes were lordes in thys londe and so came forth the thyrde law that heet Dane lawe Of these thre lawes saynt Edwarde the thyrde made one commune lawe that yet is called saynt Edwardes lawe I holde it welle done to wryte here expowne many termes of these lawes Myndebruch hurtyng of honoure and worshyppe In frenche bleschur dhoÌ„nour Burbruck in Frenche bleschur de court on de cloys Grithbruche brekynge of peas Myskennynge chauÌ„gynge of speche in court Shewynge set tynge forth of marchaundyse Hamsokne or Hamfare a rere made in hous forstallynge wronge or bette downe in the kynges hyghe waye Frithsoken surete in defence Sak Forsfayte Soka sute of courte and therof comethe soken Theam Sute of bondemen fyghtynge wytte A mersemente for fyghtynge Blode wytte A Mersemente forshedynge of bloode Flytwytte a mendes for chydynge of blode Leyrwytte Amendes for lyenge by a bounde woman Gulewytte A mendes For trespas Scot A gadrynge to werke of bayllyes Hydage tayllage for hydes of londe Daneghelde tayllage gyuen to the Danes that was of euery bona taterre That is euery oxe londe thre pens A wepyntak and an hondred is all one for the countre of townes were wonte to gyue vp wepyn in the comynge of a lorde Lestage custome chalenged in chepynges fares and stallage custome for standynge in stretes in fayre tyme. ¶ Of kyngdoms of boundes and markes bytwene them ca .xii. THe kyngdome of Brytayne stode withoute departynge hole and all one kyngdome to the Brytons from the fyrste Brute vnto Iulius Cezars tyme and fro Iulius Cezars tyme vnto seuerus tyme this londe was vnder trybute to the Romayns Neuerthelesse kynges they hadde of the same londe from Seuerus vnto the laste prynce GracyaÌ„ successours of Brytayne fayled and Romayns regned in Brytayn Afterwarde the Romayns lefte of theyr regnynge in Brytayne by cause it was ferre frome Rome and for grete besynesse that they hadde in other syde Thenne Scottes and Pyctes by mysledynge of Maximê° the tyrauÌ„t pursewed Brytayn and warred ther with grete strength of meÌ„ of armes longe tyme vnto the tyme that the Saxons come at the prayenge of the britons agaynste the Pyctes and put oute Gurmonde she Iryss he kynge with his Pyctes and the Brytons also with her kynge that heet Careticus drofe hem oute of Englonde into wales and soo yâ— Saxons were
is to be knowen yâ— foure thynges were made fyrste in one tyme of one age That is to wyte the heuen Imperyall angels nature the matere of the foure elementes tyme. And that doctours calle the werke of the creacion the whiche was made afore ony daye or nyght of the myghty power of god And was made of no thyÌ„ge ¶ Thenne after foloweth the werke of the diuysyon the whiche was made in thre of the fyrste dayes in whiche is shewed the hyghe wysedom of the maker ¶ Thenne after foloweth yâ— arayenge of this werke in the whiche is shewed the goodnes of the creature the whiche was made .iij. of the nexte dayes folowynge Vt patêª clare in textu genÌ„ priu◠¶ The fyrste day god made dyuyded the lyght from the derkenesse ¶ The seconde daye god made and ordeyned the fyrmament dyuyded the water from the water ¶ The thyrde day god made in the whiche he gadred the waters in to one place the erthe tho apperid ¶ The fourth daye god made in the whiche he ordeyned the sonne the mone the sterres put them in the fyrmament ¶ The fyfth daye god made in the whiche he ordeyned fysshes foules grete whales in the water ¶ The sixt day god or deyned in the whiche he made beest and man ¶ The seuenth daye god made in that daye he rested of all werkes that he had ordeyned not as in werkyng beyâ—ge wery but he sessid to make mo newe creatures Vide plura geâ— .i. BE it knowe that Adam the fyrste man of whome it is wryten in this fyrst aege next folowynge lyued .ix. hondred yere and .xxx. And he gaâ—e .xxxij. sones as many doughters ¶ Anno mundi .i. Et ante xâ—â— natuâ—â—â— tatem .v. M. C.lxxxxix ¶ Here begynneth the fyrste aege durynge vnto the flood of Noe Adam Eua IN the fyrst yere of the worlde the sixt day god made Adan in the felde DamascenÌ„ Eua of his rybbes puttyng them in paradys And badde them to kepe his coÌ„mauÌ„dement yâ— they sholde not ete of the fruyte of lyf vnder yâ— payne of deth And the same daye that they had synned anone he caste them out of paradys in to the loude of cursydnesse that they sholde lyue there with swetynge sorowe tyll they dyed Vide plura GenÌ„ .i. ¶ This Adam was an holy man all the dayes of his lyf grete penallâ—e dayly he dyde And he coÌ„maunded his children to lyue ryghtwysly And namely that they sholde auoyde in all wyse from the company of Cayn his childn Nor that they sholde not marye with none of them ¶ This man Adam was our fyrste fader And for oo synne he put vs out of Paradys But thrugh his holy coÌ„uersacion penauÌ„ce he gaue vs en ensample to come to the kyngdom of heuen And he that wyll not folowe his holy coÌ„uersacoÌ„n example for oo synne ryghtwysly he can not coÌ„playne on hym as we do many ¶ Seth sone to Adam was borne after the begynnynge of the worlde C. xxx yeres lyued .ix. C. .xij. But Moyses ouerskypped an hondred of those in the whiche Abell wept in the vale of Ploracyon nyghe Ebron This Seth for the oyle of mercy to be goten wente to paradys ¶ Delbora was syster to Abell ¶ Abell was slayne of Cayn his broder This Abell the fyrst martyr began the chirche of god This man after Austyn made the cyte of god he was the fyrst cytezyn of the cyte And by cause that he was ryghtwys our lorde receyued his offrynge ¶ Calmana was syster wyf to Cayn This Cayn was a cursyd man he made the fyrst erthly cyte that euer in this worlde was in the whiche he put his people for drede in so moche as he vsed rauyn by olence For he trusteth suche thynge to be done to hym as he dyde to other therfore he put hym his in to a syker place This man slewe his brother Abell for enuye he was punysshed of god and wandred about in a dispeyre And after was slayne of Lameth a blynde man ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. C.xxxv. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .iiij. M.ix C.lxxiiij ANos of the lyne of Cryst lyued .ix. C. yere .v. This â—â—nos began to calle the name of our lorde It myght happe he fouÌ„de some wordes of prayer or made some ymages for god to be worshypped as now is in yâ— chirche ¶ Chanam lyued after .ix. C. yere and .x. ¶ Anno mundi .vij. C. lxxxxv Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .iiij. M.iiij C.iiij MAlalcel of the lyne of Cryste lyued .viij. C. lxxxxv yere ¶ Iareth of yâ— same lyne lyued .ix. C.lxij ¶ Enoch of the same lyne lyued .iij. C. yere .lxv. This Enoch was a ryghtwys man pleased god And for his grete holynesse our lorde translated hym in to paradys where he lyueth with Hely in grete rest of body soule tyll the comynge of Antecryst Thenne they shall go forth for the confortacoÌ„n of good men And they shall be crowned with the crowne of martyrdome MAtusale of Crystis lyne lyued .ix. C.lxix yeres This matusale was the oldest man yâ— euer ony scrypture hath mynde of For whan he had lyued nyghe fyue hondred yere our lorde sayd to hym Buylde the an hous thou wylt for yet thou shalt lyue .v. hondred yere And he answered sayd For so lytel a tyme as .v. hondred yere I wylbuylde no hous But rested vnder trees and hegges and there slept as he was wonte to do for a tyme. ¶ Anno mundi M.iiij C.liiij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .iij. M.vij C.xlv LAmeth was of aege .vij. hondred lxxvij This Lameth the fyrst agaynst nature good maners ordeyned that a man myght haue two wyues in doynge his auowtry And he was sore punysshed of them â— for they gaue hyÌ„ many a strype For it is soo that by what thynge a man synneth by the same he is punysshed This Lameth slewe Cayn wylfully not But whan he was olde blynde he was ladde of a childe the whiche trowed that he had seen a wylde beste and sayd to his mayster that he sholde shote so he slewe Cayn Wherfore he bete the childe so sore that the childe also was deed ¶ And it is to be knowen that all craftes or scyences lyberall or honde craftes or of physyke seruynge to the curyosyte of man are redde yâ— they were fouÌ„den of the children of Lameth And for they dradde the perylle to come of the flood of the fyre therfore Tuball graued the same craftes in two pylers The one was of Marbyll and the other of tyle or brycke ¶ Tuball fouÌ„de fyrst the crafte to werke golde syluer yren And was the fyrst grauer that euer was ¶ Iabe founde fyrst Tentoria for shepeherdes and pauelyons for other men ¶ Iuball founde fyrste the crafte to playe vpon an harpe organs other musycall Instrumentes he vsid ¶ Noema founde fyrst
of all his londe And it befell so that Albanak dwelled in his owne londe with moche honour worshyp And thenne came kynge Humbar of Hunlonde with a grete power aryued in Albyne wolde haue conquered the londe began to warre vpon kynge Albanak and hym slewe in batall Whan Albanak was slayne the people of that londe fledde vnto Lotrin tolde hym for he was kynge of Brytayne how that his brother was slayne prayed hym of his helpe and of his socour for to auenge his brothers deth Lotrin there anone lete assemble all the Brytons of Kente of Douer in to Derewent of Northfolke Southfolke of Keftefen and Lyndessey And whan they were assembled they spedde them faste towarde ther enemyes for to yeue them batayll And Lotrin had sent to Cambar his brother that he sholde come vnto hym with all the power that he myght make hym for to helpe so he dyde with a good wyll And so they came togyders toke ther ware pâ—â—â—ely for to go and seke Humbar where they myght hym fynde And so it befell that this Humbar was besyde a water that was a grete ryuer with his folke 〈◊〉 for to dysporte And there came Lotrin Cambar his brother with all ther people sodaynly or that ony of that other wyst And whan Humbar sawe them come he was sore adiadde for as moche as his men wyste it not afore and also they were vnarmed And anone Humbar for drede lepte in to the water and drowned hymself and so he deyed and his men were all slayne so that noâ—e of them escaped And therfore is that water called Humbar and euer more shall be for by cause that this kynge Humbar therin was drowned ¶ And after that Lotrin wente to his shyppes toke there golde and syluer as moche as he founde vnto hymself And all that other pylfre he gaaf vnto other folke of the hoste And they founde in one of the shyppes a fayr damoysell that was kynge Humbars doughter she was called Estrylde And whan Lotrin sawe her he toke her with hym for her fayrnessse And for her he was ouâ—er taken in lone wolde haue wedded her This tydynges came to Corin and anone thought to auenge hym vpon Lotrin For as moche as Lotrin had made couenauÌ„t for to spowse Corins doughter that was called Guentolin And Corin in hast wente vnto hym vnto newe Troy thus he sayd to Lotrin Now certes sayd he ye rewarde me full euyll for all the paynes that I haue suffred had many tymes for Brute your fader And therfore syth it is so I wyl auenge me now vpon you And he drewe his fawcon on hygh and wolde haue slayne this Lotrin the kynge But the damoysell wente bytwene tho and made them to be accorded in this manere That Lotrin sholde wedde or spowse Guentolin that was Corins doughter so Lotrin dyd And netheles whan that he had spowsed Guentolin Corins doughter pryuely he came to Estrylde brought her with childe gate vpon her a doughter the whiche was called Abram And it befell so that anone after Corin deyed after whan he was deed Lotrin forsoke Guentolin that was his wyf and made Estrylde quene And there Guentolin that was his wyf wente from thens all in greate yre wrathe vnto Cornewayle there seased all the londe in to her owne honde for as moche as she was her faders heyre she vndertoke feautes and homages of all the men of the londe And afterwarde assembled a grete hoste and a grete power of men for to be auenged vpon Lotrin that was her lorde and to hym came yaue hym a stronge batayl and there was Lotrin her husbonde slayne and his men dyscomfyted in the .v. yere of his regne Guentolin lete take Estrylde and Abram her doughter and bounde them bothe honde foot cast them bothe in to a water so they were drowned Wherfore that water was euer more after called Abram after the name of the damoysell that was Estryldes doughter And Englysshe men call that water Seuerne Walshmen call it Abram vnto this daye to And whan this was done Guentolin lete crowne her quene of all the londe gouerned the londe full well wysely vnto the tyme yâ— Madan her sone that Lotrin had goten vpon her was of .xx. yere of age yâ— he myght be kynge so the quene regned .xv. yere And thenne lete she crowne her sone kynge and he regned gouerned the londe well worthely And she wente in to Cornewayle and there she dwelled all her lyues tyme. ¶ How Madan regned in peas all his lyfe MAdam sone to Lotrin regned on the Brytayns .xl. yere the whiche began to regne the .xv. yere of Saul And this Madan lyued in peas all his dayes gote two sones Mempris and Maulin Thenne he deyed and lyeth at newe Troy ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M.C.xxij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ M.lxxxiiij Here begynneth the fourth aege durynge to the transfygracyon Dauyd DAuyd the seconde kynge in Israel regned this tyme a man chosen after the desyre of god And he was anoynted in his yonge aege by Samuel after the deth of Saul regned .xl. yere this Dauyd was as a meruaylle in all mankynde In whom euer was founde to moche power so moche humâ—lyte â–ª so moche noblynes so moche 〈◊〉 so grete a charge of seculary chynges so pure deuoute a contemplacoÌ„n of spirytuall thyngê so many men to kylle so many teres to wepe for his tirspaâ—s Plura vide .i. reguÌ„ ¶ Abiathat this tyme was bysshop he fledde fro Saull vnto Dauyd he was gloryous with hym all his dayes Gad. Nathan and Asoph were prophetes thenne And Nathan was brother sone to Dauyd ¶ How Mempris slewe his brother Maulyn THis Mempris and his brother Maulyn stroue fast for the londe And Mempris began to regne the .xxxv yere of Dauyd And for by cause that he was the eldest sone he wolde haue hads all the londe Maulyn wolde not suffre hym so that they toke a daye of loue accorde And at this daye Mempris lete kylle his brother thorugh treason hymself afterwarde helde yâ— londe And anone lete crowne hym kynge regned And after became so lyther a man that he destroyed within a whyle all the men of his londe And at the laste he became so wycked and so lecherous that he forsoke his owne wyfe and vsed the synne of Sodomy Wherfore almyghty god was gretely dyspleased and sore wrothe with hum And vpon hym toke vengauÌ„ce for by cause of his wyckednesse For on a daye as he wente forth on huntynge in a forest there he loste all his men that were with hym and wyst not what he sholde do and so he wente vp downe hymself alone cryed after his men but they were gone And there camen â—ulues anone and all to drewe hym in peces whan he had regned
sore corrected dyed vnhappely vt pêª ijâ— para ¶ This tyme Helyas was rauysshed in to the Paradyse ¶ Ochosias or Asarias kyng of Iewes regned oo yere lyued not as his fader dyde anone was slayne with all the hous of Achab. ¶ Athalia moder to Asarias toke the kyngdom slewe all the kynges blood regned .x. yere And the vij yere of Iotada bysshop she was slayne iiij reguÌ„ This Asarias his sone Ioas his neuewe Amasia Matheus the gospeller putteth not in the lyne of Cryste for ther offences ¶ Ioram kyng of Israell regned .xij. yeres the whiche began to regne the .xviij. yere of Iosaphat for his brother Ochosie cursedly he lyued and was slayne of Iehen with all his faders housholde vt pêª Â¶ Iehen anoynted of the childe of Helysevpon Israell slewe Achariam the kyng of Iewes Ioram the kynge of Israell and Iesabell moder to Ioram and .lxx. childern of Achab and .xlij. brethern of Azari all the preestes of Baall And he regned .xviij. yere ¶ Athalia moder to Azari kynge of Iewes doughter to Achab regned on the Iewes .vi. yere and slewe the kyngê blood of Ioram except Ioas the sone of Azari the whiche was kepte amonge shepeherdes and after she was slayne ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M.iij C.ix. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .viij. C. lxxxxiij IOam sone to Achazie regned in the Iury .xi. yeere whom Ioiada yâ— bysshop crowned kyng at .vij. yere of age And he lyued well as longe as he was ruled by Ioiada but after he forsoke god marted Azarias yâ— tyme bysshop sone to Ioiada for he blamed hym yâ— he forsoke his god Vide plura .ij. para ¶ Ioachas sone to Ieben regned in Israell .xvij. yere in whoo 's dayes Helyse the prophete deyed And he began to regne the .xx. yere of Ioas Vide plura .iiij. reguÌ„ ¶ Ioam sone of Ioathas regned in Israell xvij yere he troubled Amazia Plura vide .iiij. reguÌ„ .xiij. ¶ Of kynge Leyr sone to Bladud and of the answere of his yongest doughter that gracyously was maryed to the kynge of Fraunce AFter kyng Bladud regned Leyr his sone And this Leyr made yâ— towne of Leycetre lete calle the towne after his name he gouerned yâ— towne well nobly This kyng Leyr had thre doughters The fyrst was called Gonorill The seconde Rigan And the thyrd Cordeill and the yongest doughter was fayrest best of condicyons The kyng ther fader became an olde man wolde yâ— his doughters were maryed or yâ— he dyed But fyrst he thought to assaye which of them loued hym moost best For she yâ— loued hym best sholde best be maryed And he axed of the fyrst doughter how well she loued hym And she answered sayd better than her owne lyf Now certes sayd her fader that is a grete loue Thenne he axed the seconde doughter how moche she loued hym And she sayd more passynge all the creatures of the worlde Per ma foy sayde her fader I may no more axe And sho axed he of yâ— thyrde doughter how moche she loued hym Certes fader sayd she my systers haue tolde you glosynge wordes but I shall tell you the truth for I loue you as I ought 〈◊〉 loue my fader And for to â—â—ynge you more in certayne how I loue you I shall tell you As moche as ye be which so shall ye he loued The kynge her fader wende yâ— she had scorned hym became wonder worthe swore by heuen erthe she sholde neuer haue good of hym but his doughters yâ— loued hym so moche sholde be well auaunced maryed And the fyrst doughter he maryed to Mangles kynge of Scotlonde And the seconde he maryed to Hanemos erle of Cornewayle And they ordened spake bytwene them yâ— they sholde departe the reame bytwene theym two after the dethe of kynge Leyr ther fader so that Cordeill his yongest doughter sholde no thynge haue of his londe But this Cordeill was wonder fayre of good condicyons and maners That the kynge of Fraunce Agampe herde of her fame sente to the kynge Leyr her fader for to haue her vnto his wyf and prayed hym therof And kynge Leyr her fader sentâ— hym worde yâ— he had departed his londe yeuen it all vnto his two doughters before sayd he sayd he had no more londe wherwith her to marye And whan Agampe the kyng of FrauÌ„ce herde this answere he scute anone ayen to Leyr and sayd That he axed no thynge with her but oonly her clothynge her body And anone kyng Leyr sente her ouer see to the kynge of Fraunce And he receyued her with moche worshyp and with solempnyte he spowsed her and made her quene of Fraunce ¶ How kynge Leyr was dryuen oute of his londe thorugh his folke And how Cordeill his yongest doughter halpe hyÌ„ in his nede THus it befell afterwarde that the two eldest 〈◊〉 wolde not abyde tyll Leyr her fader was deed but warred vppon hym whyles that he was on lyue dyde hym moche sorowe shame wherfore they toke from hym holy the reame bytwene them had ordeyned yâ— one of them sholde haue kyng Leyr to soiourne all his lyfe tyme with .lx. knyghtes squyres that he myght worshypfully ryde go whether that he wolde in to what countree that hym lyked to playe to solace So that Maugles kynge of Scotlonde hadde kynge Leyr with hym in the maner as is aboue sayd And or the other half yere were passed Gonorill that was his eldest doughter quene of Scotlonde was so anoyed of hym of his people that anone she her lorde spake togyder wherfore his knyghtes half his squyres fro hyÌ„ were gone no moo lefth with hym but oonly .xxx. And whan this was doue Leyr began to make moche sorowe for by cause that his state was empeyred And men had of hym more scorne despyte than euer they had before Wherfore he wyst not what to done And at the last thought that he wolde go in to Cornewayll to Rigan his other doughter And whan he was come the erle his wyf that was Leyrs doughter hym welcomed with hym made moche Ioye And there he dwelled with .xxx. knyghtes squyres And he had not dwelled scarsly .xij. monethes there yâ— his doughter of hyÌ„ was wery his company And her lorde she of hym had grete scorne despyte so that from .xxx. knyghtes they brought vnto .x. And afterwarde had he but fyue so they lefte hym no moo Thenne made he sorowe ynough and sayd sore wepynge Alas that euer I came in to this londe sayd Yet had it be better to haue dwelled with my fyrst doughter And anone he wente thens to his fyrste doughter ayen but anone as she sawe hym come she swore by god by his holy name and by as moche as she myght that he sholde haue no
moo with hym but one kynght yf he wolde there abyde Then began Leyr to wepe and made moche sorowe and sayd tho Alas now haue I to longe lyued that this sorowe and myscheyf is to me now fallen For now I am poore that sometyme was ryche But now haue I noo frende ne kynne that to me wyll do ony good But whan I was ryche all men me honoured worshyped and now euery man hath of me scorne and despyte And now I well wote that Cordeyll my yongest doughter sayd me trouth whan she sayd As moche as I had soo moche sholde I be loued And all the whyle yâ— I had good so longe was I loued and honoured for my ryches But mâ— two doughters glosed me thoâ—â— now of me they sette lytell pryce And soth tolde me Cordeill but I wolde not byleue it ne vnderstonde therfore I lete her go fro me as a thynge that I sette lytell pryce of now wote I neuer what for to do fâ—â—th my two doughters haue me thus deceyued that I so moche loued now must I nedes seke her that is in an other 〈◊〉 that lyghtely I lete her go from me without ony rewarde of yeftes And she sayd that she loued me as moche as she ought to loue her fader by all maner of reason And tho I sholde haue ared â—er no more And those that me otherwyse behoteth thorugh ther fals specheâ— now haue me desceyued In this maner Leyr longe tyme began to make his moone And at the last he shope hym to the seâ— and passed ouer in to Fraunce and ared and aspyed where the quene myght be founde And men tolde hym where she was And whan he came to the cyte that she was in pryuely he sent his squyâ—e vnto the quene for to telle her that her fader was come to her for grete nede And whan the squyre came to the quene he tolde her euery deale of her systers from the begynnynge vnto the ende Cordeill the quene anone tooke golde and syluer plente tohe it to the squyre in couÌ„sell that he sholde go bere it to her fader that he sholde go in to certayne cyte hym aray wasshe thenne come ayeâ— to her And brynge with hym an honest company of knyghtes .xl. at the lest with ther meyne And thenne he sholde sende to her lorde the kyng feyne that he we re come for to spehe with his doughter hym for to see so he dyde And whan the kynge the quene herde that they came with moche honour they hym receyued And the kynge of Fraunce tho lete sende thorugh all his reame coÌ„maunded that all men sholde be as entendant to kynge Leyr the quenes fader in all maner of thynges as if were vnto hymself Whan kynge Leyr had dwelled there a moneth more he tolde to the hynge and to the quene his doughter how his two eldest doughters hadde hym serued Agampe anone lete ordeyne a grete hoste of Frenshmen and sente in to Bry cayne with Leyr the quenes fader for to conquere his londe ayen his kyngdom And Cordeill also came with her fader in to Brytayne for to haue the reame after her faders dethe And anone they wente to shyppe passed the see and came in to Brytayne and fought with the felons and them scomfyted and slewe And tho had he his londe ayen after lyued thre yere helde his reame in peas and afterwarde deyed And so Cordeill his doughter thenne lete entre hym with moche honour at Leycestre ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.iij C.xlix Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .viij. C.liij. AMasius sone to Ioam regned on the Iewes .xxix. yere after the whiche the kyngdom of Iewes was without kynge .xiij. yere This man worshyped the goddes of Seyr vt p3 .ij. para xv ¶ Ieroboam sone to Ioam regned on Israell .xli. yere the whiche was manly and victoryous For he ouercame the kynge of Sirie and restored Israel and Damask after the worde of Iono the prophete But he was not good Therfore sayth Austyn Yf good men regne they prouffyte many men And yf ylle men regne they hurte many men ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.iij C.lxxxviij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .viij. C.xi. OZias or Azarias sone to Amasie regned on the Iury .lij. yere the whiche lyued well afore our lorde of hyÌ„ is none euyll thynge wryten but that he vsurped the dignyte of preesthode vnder Azari the whiche he forbode hym For yâ— whiche cause our lorde stroke hym with a leper vt pêª .ij. para ¶ Ozee bysshop prophete was this tyme yâ— fyrst of the .xij. that is sende ayenst the .xij. tribus ¶ Ioel the seconde of the .xij. prophecyed or Iuda Ananias the thyrde prophecyed ayenst many people Abdias the fourth of the .xij. ê“phecyed ayenst Edom. ¶ Zacharias sone to Ieroboam regned in Israel vi monethes the whiche began to regne the .xxxviij. yere of Ozias was nought in his lyuynge as his preorecessours were And Sellum slewe hym regned a moneth And Manahen slewe hym toke his kyngdom vt pêª .iiij. reguÌ„ This Manahen regned .x. yere the whiche began to regne the .xxxix. yere of Ozias he ruled hym myscheuously And our lorde toke hym in the power of the kynge of Assuriorum And he payed to hym a thousande talentes of syluer vt pêª .iiij. reguÌ„ ¶ Phaseia sone to Manahen regned in Israel .ij. yere he began to regne the .l. yere of Ozias he was nought in his lyuynge ¶ Phase slewe Phaseta regned .xx. yere he began to regne the .lij. yere of Ozias dyde as other cursyd men dyde Plura vide .iiij. reguÌ„ And after this Israel was without ony kynge .viij. yere ¶ How Morgan Conedag that were neuewes to Cordeill warred vpon her and put her in pryson NOw as kyng Leyr was deed Cordeil his yongest doughter regned the .x. yere of Ozias kynge of Iury. And after her regned Conedag the .xv. yere of Ozias Cordeill that was Leyrs yongest doughter after the deth of her fader had all the londe .v. yere And in the meane tyme deyed her lorde Agampe that was kynge of Fraunce after his deth she was wydowe And there came Morgan Conedag that were Cordeils systers sones to her had enuyte for as moche as ther aunte sholde haue the londe So that bytwene them they ordeyned a grete power and vpon her warred gretely And neuer they rested tyll they had her taken and put her vnto deth And tho Morgan Conedag seased all the londe departed it bytwene them And they helde it .xij. yeres And whan that those .xij. yeres were gone there beganne bytwene them a grete debate so that they warred strongely togyders And eueryche of theym dyde other moche dysease For Morgan wolde haue all the londe from beyonde Humbre that Conedag helde But he came agaynst hym with a grete power
so that Morgan durst not abyde but fledde awaye in to Walys And Conedag pursued hym and toke hym and slewe hym And tho came Conedag agayne and seased all the londe in to his honde helde it And regned after .xxxiij yere And thenne he deyed and lyeth at newe Troye ¶ And by cause the matere conteyneth moost comodyously togyder of the kynges of Brytayne now called Englonde for the tyme of them is not certaynly knowen what tyme of the worlde the kynges folowen regned Therfore they shall be togyder tyll it be comen vnto Guentolen kynge of Brytayne now called Englonde ¶ How Reynolde that was Conedagâ— sone regned after his fader in his tyme it rayned blood thre dayes in tokenynge of grete deth ANd after this Conedag regned Reynolde his sone that was a wyse knyght an hardy â—urteys that well nobly gouerned the londe wonder well made hym beloued of all maner of folke And in his tyme rayned blood yâ— lasted thre dayes As god wolde soone after ther came a grete dethe of people For hostes withoute nombre of people fought tyll that almyghty god therof toke mercy pyte tho gan it cesse And this Reynolde regned .xxij. yere deyed and lyeth at Yorke ¶ How Gorbodian regned in yeas that was Reynoldes sone AFter this Reynold that was Conedags sone regned Gorbodian yâ— was this Reynoldes sone .xv. yere and thenne he deyed lyeth at Yorke ¶ How Gorbodian had .ij. sones how that one slewe the other for to haue yâ— beâ—ytage how Ydoyne ther moder slewâ— yâ— other whefore the londe was destroyed SO whan this Gorbodian was deed his two sones that he had became stoute proude and euer warred togyder for the londe And that one was called Ferres and that other Porres And this Ferres wolde haue all the londe but that other wolde not suffre hym This Ferres had a felonous herte thought thrugh treason to slee his brother But pryuely he wente in to Fraunce and there abode with the kynge Sywarde tyll vpon a tyme whan be came ayen fought with his brother Ferres But ful euyll it happed tho for he was slayne fyrst Whan Ydoyne ther moder wyst that Pours was deed she made grete sorowe for by cause that she loued hym more than yâ— other And thoughte hym for to slee pryuely And pryuely she came to her sone vpon a nyght with two knyues therwith kytte his throte and the body in to smale peces Who herde euer suche a cursyd moder that slewe with her owne hondes her owne sone And longe tyme after lasted the repreef shame to the moder that for by cause of that one sone she murdred the other and so lost them bothe ¶ How foure kynges curtously helde all Brytayne and what were ther names ye shall here after AS the two brethern were deed they lefte not behynde them nother sone ne doughter ne none other of the kynrede that myght haue the herytage And for as moche as yâ— strongest men droue scomfyted the feblest toke all ther londes so that in euery countree they had grete warre stryf vnder them but amonge all other thynges there were amonge them in the couÌ„tree that ouercame all that other thrugh ther myght strengthe they toke all the londes euery of them toke a certayne countree in his couÌ„tree lete calle hyÌ„ kyng one of them was called Scater he was kynge of Scotlonde that other was called Dawa her he was kynge of Loegers of all the londe that was Lotrins that was Buttes sone the thyrde was called Rudac he was kynge of Walys the fourth was called Cloten was called kynge of Cornewayle But this Cloten sholde haue had all the londe by reason for by cause that there was no man that wyst none so ryght an heyre as he was But they that were strongest lette lytell by them that were of lesse estate therfore this Cloten had no more londe amonge them but Cornewaylle ¶ Of kynge Donebant that was Clotens sone wanne the londe THis Cloten had a sone that was called Donebant that after the deth of his fader became an hardy man and a fayr a curteys so that he passed all the other kynges of fayrenesse of worthynesse anone as he was knyght he wyst well that whan his fader lyued he was moost ryghtful heyre of all the londe and sholde haue had by reason But the other kynges that were of a moche more strenghte than he was toke from hym his londe And afterwarde this Donebant ordened hym a grete power conquered fyrst all yâ— londe of Loegers after he wolde haue conquered all the londe of Scotlonde Walys And Scater came with his men yaue hym batayll And Rudac came ayen with his Walysshmen for to helpe hym But soâ— it befell that Rudac was slayne also Scater in playne batayll And so Donebant had the vyctory conquered all the londe well mayntened it in peas and in quyete that neuer before it was so well mayntened ¶ How Donebant was the fyrst kynge that euer bare crowne of golde in Brytayne THis Donebant lete make hym a crowne of golde wered yâ— crowne vpon his heed as neuer kyng dyde before he ordened a statute yâ— a man had done neuer so moche harme myzt come in to the Temple there sholde no man hym mysdo but go there in sauete in peas and after go in to what londe or couÌ„tree that hym pleased without ony harme and yf ony man sette ony honde vpon hym he thenne sholde lese his lyf And this Donebant made the towne of Malmesbury and the towne also of the Vyse And whan he had regned well worthely .xi. yere thenne he deyed lyeth at newe Troy ¶ How Brenne and Belin departed by twene them the londe after the dethe of Donebant ther fader And of the warre betwixt them ANd after that this Donebant was deed his sones yâ— he had departed the londe bytwene them as ther fader had ordeyned so that Belin his eldest sone had all yâ— londe of Brytayne from Humber Southwarde And his brother Brenne had all the lond from Humber vnto Scotlonde ¶ But for as moche that Belin had the better parte Brenne therfore wexed wroth and wolde haue had more of the londe Belin his brother wolde graunte hym no more wherfore coÌ„take warre arose amonge them two But Brenne the yonger brother had no myght ne strength ayenst Belin therfore Brenne thrugh couÌ„sell of his folke wente from thens in to Norweye to the kyng Olsynges prayed hym of helpe socour for to conquere all the londe vpon Belin his brother vpon that couenauÌ„t that he wolde haue his doughter to wyf the kynge Olsynges hym graunted And Belin anone as his broder was gone to Norweye he seased in to his honde all the londe of
Ierusalem And Neemias was butelere to the same kynge Whom afterwarde he sente to buylde the walles of Ierusalem ¶ Zerses regned after hym two monethes Segdianus .vij. monethes and lytell they dyde ¶ Circa annuÌ„ muÌ„di .iiij. M.vij C. lir Et ante xpÌ„i natuntateÌ„ .iij. C.xl. ELyac is reherced in the lyne of Cryste in Math. prio. And more of hyÌ„ is not had in scrypture ¶ Esdras a holy man a connynge and worshypfully was had amonge the people this man came from Babylon with other And he meued with very Charyte wente ayen to Babylon that he myght wynne moo of Israell and saue the soules and brynge them home with hym In this tyme he repeyred the lawe and the holy bokes the whiche the Ealders had brente an happy wytnesse to all the worlde he lefte in scrypture He founde newe letters and lyghter in faccyon the whiche thorugh the holy goost fulfylled he came ayen to Ierusalem with a grete multytude and with the kynges preuylege that he sholde teche the people the lawe that he had repeyred And there he deyed in a good â—â—gr ¶ Neâ—â—ias an he 〈◊〉 we butelere of kynge 〈◊〉 at his lordes coÌ„maundement went from Babylon in to Ierusalem Wherof he had .xij. yere the ledynge of the people And the .v. yere he began to repeyre the yates the walles of Ierusalem the whiche werke he ended in two yere foure monethes that with greue Impedymentes For the half of the people stode armed wtout the cyte to witstonde the people of other nacyons intendynge distroy them the other parte laboured in armes holdynge in the one honde stones for walles in the notable other honde a swerde or nyghe by it Vide plura li o suo ¶ Permenides a philosopher namely in mortall thynges was about this tyme. ¶ Socrates a phylosopher whiche vnderstode moche of the power of god he was Platoes mayster Democritus Ypocras other of whome the noble werkes abode were also ¶ Circa annuÌ„ muÌ„di .iiij. M.viij C. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .iij. C. lxxxx AZâ—r is reherced in the lyne of Cryste in Math. 1o. but no thynge of his dedes is wryten in the scrypture ¶ Elyasyb or Elysaphat succeded Ioachim in the bysshopryche vt dicit Eusebiê° et magister histo ¶ Camillus was Dictator at Rome in whoo 's dayes myscheuous playes were ordeyned that the pestylence sholde cesse atte Rome Of these playes saynt Austyn treateth diligently in repreuynge the falshede of that goddes the whiche desyred to be pleased with suche wretched playes So shamefully these playes were vsed with naked men wyÌ„men that honest men wyÌ„men wolde not be at those playes ne yet beholde them Vide pla in Aug. de ciuitate dei ¶ Darius Notus regned at the Persces xix yere ¶ Plato that dyuyne phylosopher Arystotle his discyple were this tyme noble famous clerkes ¶ Titus Quintus was Dictator at Rome he was a couetous man whom Austyn de ci dei bryngeth in ayenst coueytous prowde crysten men ¶ Gaius was a Senatour vnder whome was a grete bataylle agaynst the kynge of Turcorum And .viij. thousande men of theym were taken ¶ Marcus Valerius was also a noble Senatoure of Rome the whiche with .lx. thousande Romayns foughte with the Frenshmen had the better slewe many of them ¶ Arthaxerses kynge of Persees called ayen to his empyte Egypte And he put Nactanabo the kynge in Ethyopia many Iewes in to transmygracyon Also he sende Vagosum a prynce ouer Flom Iordan to aske ayen the trybute that was forgete to Esdra that was the .vij. yere rente ê“pter sabbaÌ„ terre ¶ Arsamus succeded hym regned a yere ¶ Dartus the sone of Arsamus regnid with the Persees .xxiiij. yere This Darius was a myghty man a bolde the whiche asked of the Grekes a trybute that was the cause of the destruccyon of the monarche of Persarum for it was translated to the Grekes after the prophecye of Danyell For it is sayd that Darius brought .xv. hondred thousande fyghtynge men whome all Alexander slewe ¶ Iodas the sone of Elysaphat was hyghe bysshop in Ierusalem in tyme of Mardachin IohaÌ„nes his sone succeded hym ¶ Arystotiles the moost subtyll famous phylosopher lerned this tyme. Senocrate yâ— moost chast phylosopher was this tyme with dyuerse other moo ¶ By cause the kynges of Brytayne nexte after lyued in peas moost parte lytell of them is wryten therfore they shall be sette togyder tyll it be comen to Callibolon kynge of Brytayne the whiche was brother to Lud. ANd whan Cormbratê° was deed regned Guentholen that was his sone a man of good condicyons and well beloued and he gouerned the londe well wysely And he regned .xxv. yere and after he deyed and lyeth att newe Troy ¶ How kynge Seysell regned well gouerned the londe after Guentholen ANd after Guentholen regnedê° his sone Seysell well worthely gouerned the londe as his fader had done before hym And he regned .xv. yere and deyed lyeth at newe Troy ¶ How Kymor regned after Seysell his fader he begate Howan that regned after his fader in peas ANd after Seysell regned his sone Kymor well nobly .xix. yere in peas thenne after hym regned Howan his sone .x. yere thenne he deyed and lyeth at Ikaldowne ¶ How kynge Morwith deyed thorugh myschaunce thorugh a beest AFter this Howan regned Morwith and he became so wycked and so sterne tyll at the last a grete vengeaunce came vpon hym For whan as he went vpon a tyme by the see syde he metâ—e with a grete beest that was black and horryble hydeous And he wende that it had be a whale of the see bent an arblast and wolde haue slayne that beest with his quarell but he myght not smyte hym And whan he had shot all his quarelles the beest anone came to hyÌ„ in a gâ—â—te hast hym deuoured a lyue and soo he deyed for his wyckednesse thorugh vengeauÌ„ce of god after that he had regned .ix. yere ¶ Of Grandobodiam that was Morwith sone that made Cambrydge AFter that this Morwith was dede the Brytons crowned Grandobodiam his sone this Grandobodiam longe tyme regned in goodnes made temples townes this Grandbodiam made yâ— towne of Cambrydge the towne of GrauÌ„tham was well beloued of tyche poore for he honoured the ryche helped the poore This Grandobodiam had .iiij. sones Artogaill Hesyder Higamus Petitur And whan he had regned .xi. yere he deyed and lyeth at newe Troy ¶ Of Artogaill yâ— was GrandobodiaÌ„s sone how he was made kynge syth put downe for his wyckednesse AFter GraÌ„dobodiam regned his sone Artogaill .v. yere he became so wycked so sterne yâ— the Brytons wolde not suffre hym to be kynge but put hym downe made Hesyder his brother kynge he became so good mercyable yâ— men hym called kynge of pyte And whan he had regned .v. yere
were slayne of karles And on a grete stake he ranne hymself to the herte deyed there was buryed And deuylles kept his body many a daye after dyd grete hurte to the people tyll by a myracle of our lorde the body was fouÌ„de taken awaye thenne the deuylles boyded ¶ Seneca was this tyme mayster to Nero ¶ Iuuenalis poeta ¶ Lucanê° poeta ¶ Iames the lesse the apostle bysshop of Ierusalem was slayne of the Iewes the .vi. yere of Nero. Marcus the euaÌ„gelyst was martred the fyrst yere of hym ¶ Circa annuÌ„ xpâ—i .lxxiiij. LInus Ytalicus was pope of Rome .x. yere and .ij. monethes .xiij. dayes This Linus and his successour Cletus thrugh theyr holy conuersacyon were made to mynystre the â—resour of the chirche to the people Peter beynge a lyue And Peter attended to prayenge prechynge ¶ It it redde of this Cletus that he wrote fyrst in his letters Salutem et apostolicaÌ„ benedictionem ¶ Afore this tyme was many a Dyscyple of Peter slayne vnder Nero. ¶ Galba this tyme was Emperour he regned .vij. monethes This man was made Emperour by the power of Spayne in the same londe Nero lyuynge And after the deth of Nero brought to Rome there was slayne of a man that came with whete to Rome He smote of his heed bare it to hym that was Emperour next seynge all his men none of them helpynge hym ¶ In this mannes dayes came the grete Rethoricyen to Rome fro Spayne was the fyrst that euer taught the scyence openly his name was Quintilian ¶ Otho regned after hym and he regned but .iij. monethes For one Vitellus that was Presydent of FrauÌ„ce chalenged the Empyre And in Ytalye betwixt these two were thre grete bataylles And in the fourth batayll Otho sawe he sholde be ouercome and in grete dyspeyre he slewe hymself ¶ Vitellus regned after Otho he regned .viij. monethes for he was folower of Nero moost specyall in glotony and in syngynge of foule songes and at festes etynge out of mesure that he myght not kepe it ¶ Vespasianê° regned next tfter hym .ix. yere and .x. monethes and .xij. dayes ¶ The well gouerned men of Rome seynge the cursyd successyon of Nero sente after this Vespasian vnto Palestyn For there he was his sone Titus whiche had besyeged Ierusalem ¶ And whan he herde that Nero was deed by whome he was sente to Ierusalem and herde of these cursyd men regnynge At the InstauÌ„ce of these men not wyllyngly toke vpon hym the Empyre And anone as he was come to Rome he ouercame the tyrauÌ„t Vitellus and lete hym be drawe thorugh Rome and after in to Tybre tyll he was deed and thenne lete hym sayle without sepulture for this yâ— people desyred This man was cured of waspys in his nose anone as he byleued in our lorde Ihesu And that was the cause why he wente to Ierusalem to venge Cristis deth He fought .xxxij. tymes with his enemyes And deyed the yere of grace .lxxix. ¶ Anno dmÌ„ .lxxxiiij. CLetus a martyr was pope .xi. yere This Cletus was a Romayn gretly he loued pylgrymages to sayntes sayenge it was more profyte to the helthe of mannes soule to visyte the place that saynt Peter was in than for to fast two yere He cursyd all tho men lettynge suche pylgrymages or counsellers contrary therto At the last he was martryd by Damician the Emperour ¶ Titus sone to Vespasianus was Emperour this tyme and regned thre yere And he abode styll at Ierusalem after the eleccyon of his fader and destroyed the cyte And slewe there as the storye sayth with batayll and hungre .xi. hondred thousande Iewes And a hondred thousande he toke and solde .xxx. for a peny By cause they solde Cryste for .xxx. pens and brought thens all thynge that was precyous and put them in his hous at Rome whiche was called TempluÌ„ pacis But now is that place falle downe for the moost party and all these grete Iewelles ben dystrybuted to certayne chirches in Rome ¶ This Titus was so full of vertue that all men loued hym soo ferforth that they called hym the moost delectable of men He was full lyberall to all men in soo moche that he sayd often tymes that there sholde noo man go from an Emperour with an heuy herte but he sholde somwhat haue of his petycyon He wolde be sory that daye in the whiche he had graunted no man no benefyte ¶ Whan that he was deed euery man that was in Rome wept for hym as that they had loste theyr fader ¶ Domician brother to Titus regned after hym .xxiiij. yere and .v. monethes Fyrst he was easy and afterwarde full vnresonable For moche of the Senate was destroyed by his malyce and also moche of his kynrede He began the seconde persecucoÌ„n after Nero ayenst crysten men in the whiche persecucyon Iohan the Euangelyst was exiled in to Pathius after the Emperour had put hym in to a tonne of oyle brennynge hurte hym not So this man was not the folower of his fader Vespasian ne his brother Titus but rather lyke Nero his kynrede And for these wycked condicyons he was slayne in his owne palays at Rome in the .xxvij. yere of his aege ¶ Clemens a martyr was pope .ix. yere he succeded Cletus This Clemens fyrst of saynt Peter was ordeyned to be successour to hym And for peryll he wolde Linus and Cletus sholde be popes afore hym leest that thrugh that ensample prelates sholde ordeyne vnder them who some euer they wolde This man made the lyfe of martyrs to be wryten by regyons And he made many bokes He ordeyned that a childe sholde be confermed as soone as it myght namely after it was crystened And at the laste he was martred vnder Traian ¶ Nerua was Emperour after Domician oo yere two monethes And whan he was chosen he meued the Senate to make a lawe that thynge whiche Domician coÌ„maunded to be kepte sholde be broken By the whiche meane saynt Iohan the Euangelyst was losed out of his exyle suffred to come ayen to Ephase This man dyde an other thynge ryght comendable that he assyned so wyse a man as Traian was to gouerne the people after hym ¶ Nota. ¶ Traianê° Hispanicus was Emperour .xix. yere This Traianus many man sayd He was the best amonge all the Emperours but in one thynge alone he was vicyous In so moche as he for the loue of the fals goddes was abowte to destroye the crysten fayth Iugynge in hymselfe so moost to please god Some men saye not by hym self but by other he pursewed the crysten fayth and in the ende of his lyf he dyde but fewe to deth And all his louynge I sette at nought But at saynt Gregory meued with pyte wepynge and prayed vnto our lorde for hym that he wolde haue mercy vpon hym by his prayer haue hym out of helle in to whiche place he was dampned And now yf that
the awter ¶ Celestinus a Romayne was pope after Bonifacius .viij. yere ix dayes the whiche ordeyned the psalme afore masse Iudica me deus cÌ„ And att the begynnynge of the masse sholde be sayd a verse of a psalme and at the Grayle and that the Offertorye sholde be sayd afore the sacrynge This same man sente saynt Patryke to Irlonde to conuerte that londe and Palladiê° deaken of Rome to the Scottes to be conuerted ¶ And in the fourth yere of this man there was a generall Synody at Ephysina of thre hondred bysshops ayenst Nestorium an heretyke ¶ Theodosius the yonger with Valentinian his neuewe regned .xxvij. yere In his tyme was the feest ordeyned whiche is called Aduincula sancti petri And in his tyme deyed saynt Austyn in the yere of his aege .lxxvi. And this tyme was reysed the .vij. slepers the whiche sleped two hondred yeres This man deyed at ConstaÌ„tynople there was buryed ¶ This tyme the Saxons entred Englonde and anone by lytyll and lytell they grewe vp myghtely And at the laste they opteyned all the londe ¶ Sixtus a Romayne was pope after Celestinus .viij. yere This was a holy man and a meke And lytell of hym is wryten but that he buylded Sancta Maria maior ¶ Leo Tuscus a Confessour was pope after Sixtus This man was as holy as ony man Fyue tymes in a daye or more he wolde saye masse And on a tyme after it befell whan a certayne woman kyssed his honde he was tempted with her And for the trespaas that he hadde done vnto his penaunce he made his honde to be stryken of And whan the noyse rose vpon hym that he myght not saye masse as he was wonte to do thenne he was ryght sory And all oonly betoke hym in prayer to our lady to helpe hym And our lady restored hym his honde ayen and thenne he sayd masse as he was wonte for to doo And soo that myrade was openly shewed to all people And in the tyme of this pope Marcian the Emperour beynge there was congregate at Calcedany the fourthe vnyuersall Synody of .vi. hondred and .xxx. bysshops agaynst Eusticem the abbot of Constantynopoliton and Alterandruen episcopuÌ„ qui negauerunt in rpÌ„o veâ—am carnem fuisse et etiam negabant carnis nostre resurrectionem ¶ And after he had made many notable sermons epystles he decessed ¶ Marcianus and Valentinianus were Emperours this tyme vij yere In whose tyme was the grete Synody afore reherced whan Eusticem Dyoscorus were condempned IN the tyme that Marcianus was Emperour Vortiger was kynge in Brytayne now called Englonde In whose tyme the Sarons came in to Brytayne made many kynges That is to wyte as is playne by the Cronycles .vij. And by cause it is tedyous to mannes reason to reherce many dyuerse names togyder as .vij. kynges of Englonde and in one tyme the Emperours and Popes Therfore the Cronycles of Englonde shall be sette togyder tyll that we shall treate of Alured In whose tyme the Danes came in to Englonde And the Popes and the Emperours and other kynges in the same tyme shall be sette togyder ¶ Circa annuÌ„ dmÌ„ CCCC .xlix. ¶ How the wardeyns that had those childern to kepe that were Constantynes ladde theym to lytell Brytayne for the treason the falsenesse of Vortiger THis tyme came the Saxons that were pagans fyrst in to Brytayne now called Englonde vnder Vortiger the whiche was crowned kynge of this londe ¶ This tyme those that had these two childern in kepynge the which were Constantynes sones That is to saye Aurilambros Vter thrugh ordynance of Gosselin yâ— was bysshop of London after the faders deth that is to saye Constantyne durste not dwelle in this londe with those childern but conueyed them vnto the kynge of lytell Brytayn For as moche as he tho wyst the treason of Vortiger that tho was made kynge Thorugh whome Constance the elder brother was slayne wherfore the hondred knyghtê of Pehites were put to deth bore all the blame as yâ— Vortiger had not wyst therof ne consented And so the kepers of those two childern dradde lest Vortiger sholde put them to deth thrugh his treason falsenesse as he had done the brother before And therfore they were ladde ouer in to lytell Brytayn the kyng them receyued with moche honour lete them to nourysshe And there they dwelled tyll they became fayâ—â— knyghtê and stronge fyers And thought to be auenged vpon Constance theyr brother whan they sawe theyr tyme soo they dyde as ye shall here telle afterwarde ¶ It was not longe afterwarde that the tydynges came ouer see to the kynrede of the hondred knyghtê of Pehiteâ— that were dampned put to deth thrugh Vortiger in this londe therfore they were wonderly wrothe and swore that they wolde be auenged of theyr kynnes mens deth And came in to this londe with a grete power and robbed in many places and slewe dyde all the sorowe that they myght Whan Vortiger it wyst he made moche sorowe was sore anoyed And in an other place also tydynges came to hym that Aurtlambros and Vter his brother assembled a grete hoste to come into moche Brytayne that is to say in to this londe for to be auenged vpon Constance theyr brothers deth Soo in that one half and in that other he was brought in to soo moche sorowe that he ne wyst whether to go ¶ How Engist and an .xi. thousande men came in to this londe to whome Vortiger yaaâ—e a place that is called Thongcastell ANd soone after this sorowe tydynges came to Vortiger that a grete nauy of straungers were arryued in yâ— couÌ„tree of Kent he wyst not whens they were ne wherfore they were come in to this londe ¶ The kyng sent anone a messager thyder that some of them sholde come speke with hym for to wyte what folke they were what they axed in to what countree they wolde ¶ There were two brethern maysters prynces of that stronge company that one was called Engist that other Horne Engist wente to the kynge tolde hym the cause wherfore they were come in to this londe sayd Syr we ben of a couÌ„tre that is called Saxonie that is the londe of Germayne wherin is so moche sorowe yâ— of the people ben so many that the londe may not them susteyne And the maysters and prynces that haue the londe to gouerne and rule They made to come before them men and wymmen that boldest ben amonge theym for to fyght and that best may trauayll in to dyuerse londes And so they sholde them yeue horse harneys armour and all thynge that them nedeth And after they shall saye to them that they go in to another countree where that they mowe lyue as theyr Auncetrees dyde them before And therfore syr kynge yf ye haue ought to do with our company we ben comen in to your londe and with good wyll you
the couenauntes bytwene them that were made by othes by hostages fâ—r to bere hym true fay holde hym for lorde and paye to hym truage by the yere ¶ Tho began the Saxons and the Affricans to destroye robbe brenne townes destroye all thynge in asmoche as they myght spared neyther man woman ne childe lerned ne lewde but all they slewe cast downe townes castels chirches so put they all the londe in grete destruccyon And as soone as they myght flee they fledê thens as wel poore as ryche bysshops abbottes chanons all other grete small some in to lytell Brytayne some in to Cornewayle al tho that shyppes myght haue ¶ How the kynge Gurmonde droue kynge Cortyf to Chechestre slewe the Brytons and thrugh crafte engyne gate the same towne COrtyf the kynge fledde thens in to Chechestre that tho was stronge theâ—e helde hyÌ„ .xx. dayes this Gurmonde came it besyeged But the cyte was so stronge that he myght not gete it by no manere of wyse with engyne that they myght do Tho bethought they vpon a subtylte for to brenne the towne They made engynes with glewe of nettes toke pecys of thonder of fyre bonde it to sparowes feet than lete them flee they anone flewe lodged them in yâ— towne there that theyr nestis were in stackes euesynges of houses yâ— fyre began to kyndle brente all the towne And whan yâ— Brytons sawe that in euery syde they hyed them out fought but anone they were slane dyscomfyted And whyle the batayll dured the kynge pryuely hydde hym stale awaye in to Walys men wyst neuer were he became so was the towne of Chechestre taken destroyed And after Gurmonde wente destroyed townes cytes that neuer were after made ayen as it is seen yet in many places of this londe ¶ How this londe was called Englonde for the name of Engist how many kynges were made after in this londe SO whan Gurmonde had destoyde all the londe thrugh out he yaue the londe to yâ— Saxons anone they toke it with good wyll for the Saxons longe tyme had desyred it For asmoche as they were of Engystê kynrede that fyrst had all yâ— londe of Brytayne lete them be called Englysshmen for by cause of Engistes name yâ— londe they lete call Englonde in theyr langage the folke ben called Englyshmen for asmoche as in his tyme it was called Engistê londe whan he had conquered it of Vortiger that spoused his doughter But fro the tyme that Brute came fyrst in to Englonde this londe was called Brytayne yâ— folke Brytons But syth the tyme that this Gurmonde conquered it eftsones yaue it vnto the Saxons they anone ryght chauÌ„ged yâ— name as before is sayd And whan this was done Gurmonde passed ouer in to FrauÌ„ce there conquered many londes destroyed all crysten peple there that he came And the Saxons dwelled in this londe began fast to enhabyte it at her owne wyl And they wolde haue made newe kyngê lordes but they myght neuer assent to haue oonly oo kynge for to be to them attendaunt therfore they made many kynges in dyuerse shyres as it was in Engistes tyme The fyrst kyngdome was Kente that other Southsexe and the thyrde Westsex the fourth Eestsex the fyfth Northumberlonde the sixth Estangle that is to saye Northfolke Southfolk and the seuenth Mercheryche that is the Erldome of Nicholl Huntyngdon Herforde Gloucetre Wynchestre Werwyke Derby and so departed all Englonde in to .vij. partyes ¶ And after that it befell that tho kyngê warred ofttymes togyder And euer he that was strongest toke hym that was feblest and so it was longe tyme that they had no kyng crowned amonge theym ne no crysten man was tho amonge them ne crystendome nother But were paynems tyll yâ— saynt Gregory was pope of Rome that had seen childern of the nacyon of Englonde in the cyte of Rome that were wonder fayre creatures had grete wyl desyre theym to beholde And axed of the marchauntes whens they were of what nacyon And men tolde hym that they were of Englonde and Englysshe they were called but they all the peple of Englonde were paynems byleued not vpon god ¶ Alas sayd saynt Gregory well mowe they be called Englysshe for they haue the vysages of angels therfore well ought they to be crystened And for this cause saynt Gregory sente there saynt Austyn in to Englonde and .xl. good men with hym that were of good lyf holy men to preche teche to conuerte the Englysshe people and them to torne to god that was in the .vi. yere that saynt Gregory had be pope of Rome that is to saye after thyncarnacoÌ„n of our lorde Ihesu Cryst .v. C.lxxxv yeres as the Cronycle telleth ¶ How saynt Austyn baptysed conuerted kynge Adelbryght the bysshoppes that he made his felowes AS saynt Austyn came fyrste in to Englonde he arryuen in the Yle of Tenet so passed forth came vnto Caunterbury and there soiourned And kynge Adelbryght of Kente that was of the lygnage of Engist goodly receyued saynt Austyn his felowes with moche honour them fouÌ„de all that them neded And more ouer he yaue them a fayre place that now is called the abbay of saynt Austyn in whiche place he lyeth hymself shryned ¶ This kynge Adelbryght was a good man and with good wyll herde saynt Austynâ— predycacyons yaue hym leue to preche thrugh out all his londe before sayd of Kent to torne and conuerte to hym all the people that he myght ¶ It betelle so after thorugh goddes grace that in lytell tyme the kynge hymself was conuerted to god all his people of his londe were baptysed And in the meane whyle the peple torned them to god ¶ Saynt Austyn came to Rochestre and there he preched the worde of god And yâ— paynems therfore hym scorned caste vpon hym reygh taylles soo that all his mantell was hanged full of these reygh tayles And for more despyte they caste vppon hym the guttes of reyghes and other fysshe Wherfore the good man saâ—â—â— Austyn was sore anoyed and greued And prayed to god that all tho children of that cyte that sholde be borne afterwarde that is for to saye in the cyte of Rochestre myght haue taylles and so they hadde And whan the kynge herde of this vengeaunce that was falle thrugh saynt Austyns prayer He lete make an house in the honour of almyghty god wherin wymmen sholde be delyuered of theyr childern aâ—â— the brydges ende In the whiche hous yet wymmen of the cyte ben delyuered of childe ¶ Whan that saynt Gregorye hadde herde telle how the Englysshe people were torned to god conuerted he sente vnto saynt Austyn his pallyon by a bysshop that was called Paulin and made
quyete in vertues meke in soule and very demure in langage of his relygyons lyf this man was chosen at the last with one accorde of the chirche and laye men But there was a grete distynccyon for the Clergy entended to haue chose Perys the Archebysshop And the hoste of alye men wolde haue had Theodorum a preest But at the last the holy ghost tourned the wyll of all this people in to this holy man ¶ Sergins was pope .ix. yere This man was vertuous comendable in his lyf And in his eleccyon a grete dyscorde was for one partye of the clergye chose TheodoruÌ„ and an other partye Paschalem But as our lorde wolde at the last they tourned all to this man This man translated the body of saynt Leo. He also founde a grete parte of yâ— holy crosse by myracle And he crystened Cadwaldre the laste kynge of Brytayne He coÌ„mauÌ„ded Anus dei to be sayd or songe thryes at masse And decessyd blessydly ¶ Nota. ¶ Saynt Beda the worshypfull preest was this tyme a grete man of fame in Englonde the whiche was take the .vij. yere of his â—ege to Benedict the abbot GyrwyenÌ„ monastery to be taught And thenne after to Colfrido the abbot after the deth of Benedict And at the .xix. yere of his aege he was made Deaken of the bysshop of Yorke And at .xxx. yere he was made preest in the whiche yere he began to â—yte So he contynued all the tyme of his lyf in that monastry in geuynge his labours to wrytynge scrypture to be expowned He made .lxxviij. bokes the whiche he nombreth in the ende of his Englysshe boke This man was euer in labour other in prayer or in syngynge dayly in the chirche or to lerne or teche or wryte For whiche thynge men may Iuge by reason that he was neuer at Rome all though some saye he went to Rome that he myght see that his bokes accorded with the doctryne of the holy chirche But it was certayne that he was blynde and wente to preche had a seruaunte that was not good made hym to preche to a myghty multytude of stones and sayd that they were men And whan all his sermon was done the stones answered and sayd Amen But that he wente to Rome thryes and fouÌ„de wryten thre arres thre effes and eâ—powned them it was neuer fouÌ„de in no boke of auctoryte There was after the talkynge of the people suche a wrytyng on the yates of Rome RRR FFF And suche an exposition Regna Rome Ruent Ferro Flama Fame But it is certayne that Beda was desyred to come to Rome by the wytynge of Sergâ—us the pope to Colfrido his abbot And this Beda translated yâ— gospell of saynt Iohan in to Englysshe tonge dyssessyd blessydly The fame sayth that now he lyeth at Deuelyn with saynt Cuthberte there is buryed with hym the knowlege of yâ— dedes of Englonde almoost to the conquest ¶ Leo the seconde was Emperour and lytell of hym is wryten ¶ Liberius was Emperour after hym vij yere he rose ayenst Leo entred his kyngdom and kepte hym in pryson as longe as he regned In his tyme Iustinianus the seconde whiche in olde tyme was exyled to Crysonam openly sayd he wolde recouer his Empyre agayne Wherfore the people of that couÌ„tree for the loue of Liberius were about to slee that Iustinianus Wherfore he fledde to the prynce of Thurcorum wedded his syster And thorugh helpe of his brother the Bulgars he recouered his Empyre slewe Liberius and Leo the vsurper of his reame And as many tymes almoost as he wyped ony drope from his nose the whiche they kytte of so many tymes he made one of his enmyes to be slayne ¶ Leo the thyrde was pope after Sergius two yere This man was made pope by the power of the Romayns was not put in the nombre of popes for he euyll entred but he dyde none euyll ¶ Iohannes the .vi. was pope after hym a Greke And he was a martyr but of whom and wherfore the cause is not fouÌ„de in hystoryes It is sayd that it was of the dukes of Lombardy for they were enmyes to the chirche myghtely ¶ IohaÌ„nes the .vij. a Romayne was pope after hym thre yere but no thynge of hym is wryten ¶ Iustinianus was Emperour ayen with his sone Tyberiê° .vi. yeres And this was he the whiche was reued the Empyre afore by Leo And whan this man was restored ayen he toke hym to the ryght fayth worshypped the pope Constantyne And certaynly he destroyed Creson yâ— place where he was exyled vnto and all that dwelled in it except yâ— childern he slewe them And he came ayen an other tyme to haue slayne the Innocentes And the men of that countree made them a capytayne a certayne man that was called Philyp an outlawe the whiche anone wente to hym in batayll and slewe hym for his outrageous cruelnesse ayenst those children ¶ Sysinnius was pope twenty dayes and thenne was grete stryfe and he decessyd but lytell of hym is wryten ¶ Constantyne was pope after hym .vij yere This man was a very meke man and so blessyd that of all men he was beloued He wente ouer the see to Iustinianus the Emperour and was receyued with grete honour and deyed a blessyd man ¶ Philyp the seconde was Emperour one yere the whiche fledde in to Scicilia for the hoste of the Romayns And he was an heretyke and coÌ„maunded all pyctures of sayntes for to be destroyed Wherfore the Romayns cast awaye his coyne ne wolde not receyue no moneye that his name or ymage were wryten vpon ¶ Anastasius the seconde after he had slayne Philyp was Emperour thre yere This man was a crysten man and he lyued well But by cause he put out Philyps eyen and slewe hym afterwarde And therfore Theodosius faugh ayenst hym and ouercame hym thenne he was made a preest and lyued so quyetly ¶ Anno dmÌ„ .vij. C.xiiij GRegorius the seconde was pope after Constantyne .xvij. yere this Gregorius was a chaste man a noble man in scrypture And about this tyme the popes began to deale more temporally with the Emperours than they were wonte for theyr falsnesse theyr heresye also for to remeue th empyre fro oo peple to an other as yâ— tyme requyred this man cursyd Leo the Emperour by cause he brente the ymages of sayntes This same Leo coÌ„mauÌ„ded Gregorius the pope that he sholde brenne chirches destroye them And he sette noo thynge of his sayenge but coÌ„maunded the couÌ„trary manly And soo it is openly shewed that the destruccyon of the Empyre of Rome was the cause of heresye For certaynely faythfull people with the prelates with one wyll drewe to the pope and constrayned the Emperours for to leue theyr tyrannye and theyr heresye ¶ And this tyme in the eest parte of the worlde strongly faylled the very fayth for yâ— cursyd lawe of yâ— fals Machâ—myte ¶ Theodosius was Emperour and
a grete debate bytwene kynge Iohan and the lordes of Englonde for by cause that be wolde not grauÌ„e the lawes and holde the â—â—che saynt Edwarde had ordeyned and had ben vsed and holden vnto that to me that he had them broken For be â—â—de holde noo lawe but dyde alle thynge that hym lyked and dyshertysed many men without consente of lordes and â—â—â—tys of yâ— londe And wolde 〈◊〉 the good erle Rodulf of Châ—â—hâ— for by â—â—â—se that he vndertoke hyÌ„ of his wyckednesse and for cause that he dyde so moche shame and vylany to god and to holy châ—rche And also for he helde haunted his owne brothers wyf and laye also by many other 〈◊〉 greate lordâ—â— doughters For be spared noo woman that hym lyked for to haue Wherfore all the lordes of the londe were wroche and 〈◊〉 the cyte of London To câ—sse this debate the Archebtysshop and loâ—des of the londe assembled before the feest of saynt Iohn Baptyst in a medowe belyde the towne of Stanys that is called 〈…〉 〈…〉 for the kynge hymselfe soone after dyde ayenst the poyntes of the same chartre that he had made Wherfore the moost parte of the lordes of the londes assembled and began to warre vppon hym ayen and â—â—nned his towers robbed his folke and dyde all the sorowe that they myght made them as stronge as they myght with all the power they had and thought to dryue hym out of Englonde and make Lowys the kyngê sone of Fraunce kyng of Englonde ¶ And kynge IohnÌ„ sente tho ouer see and ordeyned so moche people of Normans of Pycardes and of Flemynges soo that the londe myght not susteyne them but with moche sorowe ¶ And amonge all this people there was a man of Normandye that was called Fawkis of Brent and this Norman his company spared nother chuches ne houses of relygyon but they brente robbed it and bare awaye alle that they myght take so that the londe was all destroyed what of ony syde and of other ¶ The barons and lordes of Englonde ordeyned amonge theym the beste spehers and wysest men and sente them ouer the see to kynge Phylypp of Fraunce prayed hym that he wolde sende Lowys his sone in to Englonde to be kynge of Englonde to receyue the crowne ¶ How Lowys the kynges some of FrauÌ„ce came in to Englonde with a stronge power of peple to be kyng of Englonde A None as kynge Philyp of FrauÌ„ce herde these tydynges he made â—etayne alyaunce bytwene theym by theyr comune eleccyon that Lowys kynge Philyps sone of Fraunce sholde goâ— with theym in to Englonde and dryâ—se 〈◊〉 kynge Iohn of the londe And alle that were in presence of Lowys made vnto hym homage and became his men 〈…〉 〈…〉 was sette before hym vppon the table And the monke sayd that the loof was worth but an half peny O sayd the kynge tho Here is grete chepe of brede Now sayd he cho and I may lyue ony whyle suche a loof shall be worth .xx. shelynges or half a yere be gone And so whan he sayd this worde moche he thought and often he syghed and toke and ete of the brede and sayd by god the worde that I haue spoken it shall be soth ¶ The monke that stode before the kynge was for this worde full sory in his herte and thought rather be wolde hymselfe suffre deth and thought yf he myght ordeyne therfore some manere remedye And anone the monke wente vnto his abbot and was shryuen of hym and tolde the abbot all that the kynge had sayd And prayed his abbot for to assoyle hym for he wolde yeue the kynge such a drynke that all Englonde sholde be glady there of and Ioyfull Tho yede the monke in to a gardeyne and founde a greate tode therin and toke her vp and put her in a cuppe prycked the tode thorugh wich a broche many tymes tyll that the venym came out of euery syde in the cuppe And tho toke the cuppe fylled it with good ale and brought it before the kynge knelynge sayenge Syr sayd he Wash sayll for neuer the dayes of all your lyf dronke ye of so good a cuppe ¶ Begyn monke sayd the kynge And the monke dranke a grete draught toke the kynge the cuppe and the kynge dranke also a grete draught and sette downe the cuppe The monke anone ryght wente in to 〈◊〉 and there deyed anone on 〈◊〉 soule god haue mercy Amen And fyne monkê synge for his soule specyally and shall whyle that the abbayâ— standeth The kynge rose vp anone full euyll at ease and comaunded to remeue the table axed after the monke And men tolde hym that he was deed for his wombe was broken in sondre ¶ Whan the kynge herde this he comaunded for to trusse but it was for nought for his bely began to swelle for the drynke that he had dronke and within two daâ—â—â— he deyed on the morowe after saynt Luliâ— daye and had many fayre chidern of his body begoten that is to saye Henry his sone that was kynge after Iohn 〈◊〉 fader and Rycharde that was Erle of Comewalle and Ysabell that Empresse of Rome and Elenore that was quene of Scotlonde And this kyng Iohan whan he had regned 〈◊〉 and fyue monethes and fyue daâ—es be 〈◊〉 in the castell of newerbe And his body was buryed at Wynchestre ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M.CC. ERedericus the seconde was Emperour .xxx. yere This man was crowned of Honoriê° yâ— pope ayenst 〈◊〉 for by cause that be sholde frghte with hym the whiche be dyde and â—â—pullyd hym And fyrste be nourysshed the châ—â—che and afterwarde he dylpoyled it as a stepmoder Wherfore Honorius 〈◊〉 hym and all tho that were contrary to his opynyon the pope assoylled And the same sentence Girgoriê° the .ii. renewed And this same man put Henry his owne sone into pryson and there murdred hym Wherfore whan this Emperour an other season was syke by an other sone of his owne he was mindred in the tyme of Innocenicus the fourth ¶ Honorius the thyrde was pope after Innocencius x. yere confermed the ordre of frere Prechers and Mynors And made certayne Decretalles ¶ Of kyng Henry the thyrde that was crowned at Gloucetre ANd after this kynge Iohn regned his sone Henry was crowned at Gloucetre whan he was .ix. yere olde on seynt Symondes daye Iude of Swalo the Legate of Rome thrugh couÌ„seyll of all the grete lordes that helde with kynge Iohan his fader that is to saye the erle Radulf of Chestre Willyam erle Marshall erle of Penbroke Willyam the Brener erle of Feriers Serle the manly baron And all other grete lordes of Englonde helde with Lowys the kynges sone of FrauÌ„ce And anone after whan kynge Henry was crowned Swalo the Legate helde his couÌ„seyll at Brystowe at saynt Martyns feest And there were .xi. bysshops of Englonde of Walys of other prelates of holy chirche a grete nombre and erles barons many
yaue to the kynge a thousande marke of syluer ¶ Whan kynge Henry had be kynne .xliij. yere the same yere he his lordes erles barons of the reame wente to Oxforde and ordeyned a lawe in amendement of the reame And fyrst swore the kynge hymlself afterwarde alle the lordes of the londe that they wolde holde that statute for euermore and who that them brake sholde be deed But the seconde yere after that that ordynauÌ„ce the kynge thrugh counseyll of Edwarde his sone of Rycharde his brother that was erle of Cornewaylle also of other repented hym of that othe that he had made for to holde that lawe ordynauÌ„ce And sente to the courte of Rome to be assoylled of that othe And in the yere next comynge after was the grete darth of come in Englonde For a qurter of whete was worth .xxiiij. shelynges And the poore people ete netles and other wedes for hungre And deyed many a thousande for defawte of mete ¶ And in the .xlviij. yere of kynge Henryes regne began warre and debate bytwene hym and his lordes for by cause that he had broken the couenauntes that were made bytwone them at Oxforde ¶ And the same yere was yâ— towne of Northampton taken and folke slayne that were within for by cause that they had ordeyned wylde fyre for to brenne the cyte of London ¶ And in the moneth of Maye that came next after vpon saynt Pancras daye was the batayll of Lewes that is to saye the Wenesdaye before Saynt Dunstans daye And there was taken kynge Henry hym self syr Edwarde his sone Rychar de his broder erle of Corne wayll many other lordes And in the same yere nexte sewynge syr Edwarde the kynges sone brake out of the warde of syr Symonde of MouÌ„tforth erle of Leycetre at Hert forde wente vnto the barons of the Marche they receyued hym with moche honour ¶ And the same tyme Gilbert of ClarauÌ„ce erle of Glocetre that was in the warde also of yâ— forsayd Symonde thorugh the coÌ„maundement of kynge Henry that wente fro hym with a grete herte for cause that he sayd that the forsayd Gilbert was a foole wherfore he ordeyned hym afterwarde so helde hym with kyng Henry ¶ And on the Saterdaye next after the myddes of August syre Edwarde the kynges sone dyscomfyted syr Symonde de Mountforth at Kelyngworth but the grete lordes that were there with hym were taken that is to saye Baldewyne Wake Willyam de MouÌ„chensye many other grete lordes And the Tewysdaye next after was yâ— batayll done at EushaÌ„ And there was slayne syr Symonde de MouÌ„tforth Hugh the Spenser MouÌ„t forth that was Rauf Bassettes fader of Draiton and other many grete lordes And whan this bataylle was done alle the gentylmen that had ben with the erle Symonde were dysheryted ordeyned togyder dyde moche harme to all the londe For they destroyed theyr enmyes in all that they myght ¶ Of the syege of Kenylworth how the gentylmen were dysheryted thorugh counseyll of the lordes of the reame of Englonde and how they came agayne and had theyr londes ANd the nexte yere comynge in May the fourth daye before the frest of saynt Dunstane was the batayle scomfyture at Chestrefelde of them that were dysheryted there was many of theym slayne ¶ And Robert Erle of Feriers there was taken also Baldewyne Wake Iohn oclahay with moche sorowe escaped thens And on saynt Iohans cue the Baptyst tho sewynge began yâ— syege of the castell Kenilworth the syege lasted to saynt Thomas eue yâ— apostle in whiche daye syr Hugh Hastynge had the castel for to kepe that yelded vp the castell vnto the kyng in this manere that hymself the other that were within the castell sholde haue theyr lyues lyÌ„me as moche thynge as they had therin both hors harneys four dayes of respyte for to delyuer clenly the castell of themself of all other maner thynge as they had within the castell so they went fro the castell And syr Symonde MouÌ„tforth the yonger the couÌ„tesse his moder were gone ouer the see in to Fraunce there helde them as people that were exyled out of Englonde for euer ¶ And soone after it was ordeyned by the Legate Octobone by other greate lordes the wysest of Englonde that all tho that had be ayenst the kyng and were dysheryted sholde haue ayen theyt londes by greuous rauÌ„sons after that it was ordeyned And thus they were accorded with the kyng peas cryed thâ—â—ughout all Englonde and thus the warre was ended And whan it was done the Legate toke his leue of the kyng of the quene of the gâ—rate lordes of Englonde went tho to Rome the .lv. yere of kynge Henryes regne and Edwarde kynge Iohns sone of Brytayne Iohan Vessi Thomas of Clare Rogere at Clyâ—â—orde Othes of 〈◊〉 Robert le Bruâ— Iohan of Verdon and many other lordes of Englonde of be yonde the see tooke they waye towarde yâ— hooly londe And yâ— kyng Henry deyed in the same tyme att Westmestre what he had regned .lv. yere .xix. wekes on saynt Edmonds daye the Archebysshop of Caslterbury And he was enteryd on saynt Edmondes daye the kyng in the yere of the Incarnacyon of our lorde Iesu Cryste M.CC.lxxij ¶ Prophecye of Merlyn of the kynge Henry the fyrste erpowned that was kynge Iohans sone ANd of this Henry prophecyed Merlyn and sayd that a lambâ— sholde come out of Wynchestre in y◠〈◊〉 re of the Incarnacyon of our lorde Ihesu Cryste M.CC. and .xvi. with true lyppes holynesse wryten in his herteâ— And he sayd so the for yâ— good Henry the kynge was borne in Wynchestre in the yere abouesayd he spake good wordes swete was an holy man of good conseyence And Merlyn sayd that this Henry sholde make the fayrest place of the worlde that in his tyme sholde not be fully ended he sayd soth For he made the newe werke of yâ— abbaye of saynt Peters chirche att Westmestre that is fayrer of syght than ony other place yâ— ony man knoweth thorugh out all â—ystendom But kynge Henry deyed are that werke were fully at an ende that was grete harme ¶ And yet sayd Merlyn that this lambe sholde haue peas the moost parte of his regne And he sayde full soth for he was neuer noyed thorugh warre neyther dyseased in no manere wyse tyll a lytell afore his dethe Merlyn sayd in his prophecye more in the regne ende of the fursayd laâ—â— be a wulf of a straunge londe shall doâ— hym moche harâ—â—â— thoâ—â—gh his 〈◊〉 And that he sholde at yâ— laste be maysteâ— thorugh helpe of a reed foxe that sholde come forth of the Northwest sholde hyÌ„ ouercome And that he sholde dryue hyÌ„ out of the water yâ— prophecye full well was knowen For within a lytell tyme or the kynge deyed Symonde of
that kynge Edwarde yaf to Dauyd Lewelyus broder the lordshyppe of Frodesham made hym a knyght so moche honour dyd he neuer after to maÌ„ of walys bycause of hym Kynge Edward helde his parlement atte London whan he hadde do in walys yâ— he wolde and chaunged his money that was full yll kytte wherfore the people playned sore so that the kynge enquered of the tres passours And iii. huÌ„dred were atteynted of suche maner falsnes wherfore some were hanged and some drawe and after hangyd And afterwarde the kynge ordeyned that the sterlynge halfpeny and ferthynge sholde go through out all his londe And commaunded that no man fro that daye afterwarde yaue ne feoffedhous of relegyon with londe tenement without specyall leue of yâ— kynge he yâ— dyde sholde be punysshed at the kynges wyll and the yefte shall be for noughte And it was not longe after that Lewelyn prynce of wales thrugh the tycemeÌ„t of Dauyd his brother and bothe theyr consent they thought to dysheryte kyng Edward in asmoche as they myghte so that thorough them bothe the kynges peas was broken And whan kynge Edwarde herde of this anone he sent hys barons into Northumberlonde and the Surreys also that they sholde go take theyr vyage vpon the traytours Lewelyn and Dauyd wonder herd it was for to warte tho For it is wynter in walysâ— whan in other countres is Somer And Lewelyn lete ordeyne and well araye and vytayll his good castell of SwaÌ„don and was therin an huge nombre of people and plente of vytaylles so yâ— kynge Edward wyst not where for to entre And whan the kynges men it perceyued also the strenthe of walys they lete come in the see bargees botes and grete plankys as many as they myght ordeyne and haue for to go to the sayd castel of Swandon with men on fote alsoo on hors But yâ— walsshmen had so moch people were so stronge yâ— they draue yâ— Englysshmen ayen so yâ— ther was somoche presse of people at yâ— tornynge ayen yâ— the charge the burden of men made yâ— barges the botes to synke there was drowned many a good knyghte yâ— is to saye syr Robert Clyfford syr wyllyam of Lyndeseye yâ— was syr IohnÌ„s sone fitz Robert syr Rycharde Tanny and an huge noÌ„bre of other all was thrughe ther owne foly For yf they had had gode espyes they had not be harmyd whaÌ„ kynge Edwarde herde tell yâ— his people were so drowned he made sorowe inoughe but tho came syr IohnÌ„ of Vessy froÌ„ yâ— kynge of AragoÌ„ brought with hym moche people of bachelers of Gascoynes were souldyours and dwelled with the sayd IohnÌ„ of Vessy and receyued of hym wages and with hym were witholde noble men they were for to fyght brente many townes and slewe moche people of walsshmen all yâ— they myght take And all tho with strenthe and myght made assawte vnto yâ— castell of SwaÌ„ don and gate the castell And whan da uyd the prynce brother herde of this tydynges he ordeyned hym to flyght and Lewelyn the prynce saw that his broder was fledde then he was sore abasshedde for he hadde no power to his warte for to mayntene And so Lewelyn gan for to flee and wende welle for to haue scapedde But in a morowe syr Roger mortymer mette with hym oonly with .x. knyghtes sette hym rounde aboute And to hym went smote of his heed and presentyd yâ— same heed vnto kynge Edwarde And in this manere Lewelyn the pryÌ„ce of walys was taken his hede smyten of and also all his heyres dysheryted for euermore thrugh ryghtfull dome of all the lordes of the reame ¶ How dauyd yâ— was Lewelyns broder prynce of walys was putte to dethe DAuyd that was yâ— prynces broder of walys thrughe pryde wende too haue he prynce of walys after hys brothers dethe and vppon this he sente after Walsshemen to his parlement at Dynbygh and folysshely made Walys too aryse ayenste kynge and began too meue werre ayenste kynge Edward and dyd all the sorowe and dysease that he myght by his power Whanne kynge Edwarde herâ—e of this thinge he ordeyned men to pursewe vpon hym and Dauyd fyersly hym defended tylle that he came to the towne of saynt Morice and there was Dauyd take as he fledde and ladde to the kynge And the kynge commauÌ„ded yâ— he sholde be hangyd draw en smyte of his heed quarter hym and send his hede to London the four quarters sende to the four chyef townes of walys for they sholde take ensample therof beware And afterwarde kyng Edwarde lete crye his peas thrugh oute all wales seased all the londe into his honde all the grete lordes yâ— were lefte alyue came to do feautee homage to yâ— kynge Edwarde as to theyr kynde lorde And tho lete kynge Edwarde amende the lawes of walys yâ— were defectyue And he sent to all yâ— lordes of Walys by letter patentes yâ— they sholde come al to parlemente And whan they were come the kynge sayd to them full curteysly lordynges ye be welcome me behouethe your couÌ„seyll your helpe for to go into Gascoyne for to amende yâ— trespasse yâ— to me was done whan I was there for to entreate of peas bytwene yâ— kynge of Aragon yâ— prynce of Morrey all yâ— kyÌ„ges lyege men erles barons consented graunted therto And tho made hym kynge Ed warderedy went into Galcoyne lete amende all the trespasses yâ— hym was doon inGascoyne And of yâ— debate yâ— was bytwene the kynge of Aragon and the prynce of Morrey he sessed and made theym accorded And whyle good kynge Edwarde and Elynore his wyfe were in Gascoyne The gode erle of Cornewayll was made Wardeyn of Englonde tyll that kynge Edwarde came ayen And tho enquered be of his traitours that coniected falsnesse agaynste hym And eche of them all receyued therdome after that they had deserued But in the meane tyme that the good kynge Edwarde was beyonde the see too doo them for to make amendes that ayenste hym had trespassyd ther was a false the yf a traytoure that was called Rysapp Merydok begaÌ„ for to make werre ayenste kynge Edward and yâ— was for cause of syr Payne Tiptot wrongfully greued and dyseased the forsayd Rysap merydok And whan kynge Edwarde herde all this matere it well vnderstode a none he sente by his letter pryue seale to the forsayd Rebellyon Rysap Merydok yâ— he sholde begynne in no manere wyse for to make reyse werre but yâ— he sholde be in peas for his loue whan he came ayen into Englonde he wolde vnder take the quarell amende all that was mysdon This forsayd Rysap Merâ—dok dyspysed the kynges coÌ„mauÌ„dement and spared not to doo all the sorowe that he myght to the kynges men of Englonde But anone after he was take ladde to Yorke and there he was drawen hangyd
Gascoyne the kynge of FrauÌ„ce anone grauÌ„ted and so they were delyuerd ¶ And in yâ— same tyme yâ— Scottes sent by the bysshop of saynt andrewes in to Fraunce to yâ— kynge to syr Charles his brother yâ— syr Charles sholde come with his power they of Scotlonde wolde come with theyr power so they sholde go into Englonde yâ— londe to dystroye from Scotlonde vnto they came to Kent And yâ— Scottes trustyd moche vpon yâ— Frensshmen but of yâ— thynge they had no manere graunte netheles the Scottes began to robbe and kylle in NorthuÌ„berlonde dydd moche harme ¶ How wyllyam waleys lete reyse the londe of Scotlonde as cheyf lorde And syr Hughe of Cressynham of the bataylle of Fonkyrke AS tydynges was come to kyng Edward yâ— wylliam waleys had ordeyned suche a stronge power and also that all Scotlonde to hym was attendaunt and redy for to â—lee Englysshâ—e and to dystoye the londe he was sore anoyed and sente anone by letter to therle of Garienne to syr Henry Perry to wyllyam Latomer and too syer Hughe of Cressynham his cresorer yâ— they sholde take power go into Northumber londe so forth into Scotlonde for too kepe yâ— couÌ„trees and whan wyllyam waleys herde of theyr comyÌ„ge be began to flee the Englysshmen hym folowed drout hym tyll he came to Sâ—ryuâ—lyn there he helde hym in the castell And yâ— walsshmen euery daye them escryed menacyd and dyd all the dyspyer that they myght soo that the Englysshemen vpon a tyme in a mornynge wente oute fro the castell the mouÌ„tenaunce of .x. miles and passed ouer a brydge and wyllyam waleys came with a stronge power and droue theym abak for the Englysshmen had ayenst hym no power tho but fledde and they that myght take the brydge scaped but syr Hugh the kynges tresorer there was slayne and many other also wherfore was made moche sorowe ¶ Tho had kynge Edward sped all his maters in Flaundres was come ayen into Englonde in hast toke his way into Scotlonde came thederat yâ— Ascencyon tyde all yâ— he fouÌ„de he sette a fyre brent But the poore people of Scotlonde came too hym wonder thyck prayed hym for goddys loue yâ— he wolde on them haue Mercy and pyte wherfore tho the kynge coÌ„maunded yâ— no man sholde do them harme yâ— were yolden to hym ne to no man of ordrene to no hous of relygyon ne no manere chirche But lete espye all yâ— he myght wher yâ— he myght fynde ony of his enmyes tho came a spye vnto yâ— kynge tolde where yâ— the Scottes were assembled too abyde bataylle And on saynt Mary Mawdeleyns daye the kynge came to Fonkyrk and yaue bataylle to the Scottes and at that batayle were slayn .xxx. thousande Scottes and of Englysshemen .xviii. no mo Of yâ— whiche was a worthy knyght slaynÌ„e yâ— was a knyght hospytylere yâ— was callyd Frery brian Iay. For whan wyllyam waleys fledde from yâ— batayll yâ— same Frery brian hym pursewed fiers ly as his hors ranne it stert in a myre of a marys vp to the bely and wyllyam waleys torned tho agayne and there slewe the forsayd brian and that was moche harme ¶ And that whyle kynge Edwarde wente thorough Scotlonde For to enquere yf he myght fynde ony of his enmyes And in that londe he dwelled as longe as hym lyked And there was no enmye that durst hym abyde ¶ And soone after kynge Edwarde wente too Southampton for he wolde not abyde in Scotlonde in wynter season for esement of his people And whan he came to London he lete amende many mysdedys yâ— were done ayenst his peas lawes he beynge in FlauÌ„dres ¶ Of the laste maryage of kynge Edwarde and how he wente the thyrde tyme into Scotlonde ANd after it was ordeyned thrughe the court of Rome yâ— kynge Edwarde sholde wedde dame Margarete yâ— was kynge Phylip syster of FrauÌ„ce And the archebysshop Robert of wyÌ„ chelse spousyd them togyders thrugh yâ— whiche maryage there was made peas bytwene kynge Edwarde of Englonde kynge Philyp of FrauÌ„ce ¶ Kyng Edwarde went tho yâ— thyrde tyme into scotlond tho within yâ— fyrst yfre he had enfamyned yâ— londe so that he left not one that he ne came to his mercye sauf such as were in the castell of Estreuelyn that well were vytaylled stored for .vii yere ¶ How the castell of Estreuelyn was be seged and wonne BYnge Edwarde came to the castell of Estreuelyn with a huge power and besegyd the castell but it lytyll auaylled for he myght do yâ— Scottes none harme for yâ— castell was so stronge well kept kynge Edwarde sawe yâ— bethought hym vpon a queyntesy lett make anone two payr of hygh galowes before yâ— tour of yâ— castell made his othe that as many as were within yâ— castell Notwithstandynge were he Erle or Baron and he were take with strength but yf he wolde the rather hym yelde he sholde be hangyd vppon yâ— same galowes And whan tho that were within the castell herde this they came yelde them all to the kynges grace and mercy the kynge foryaaâ— them all his male talent and there were all yâ— grete lordes of scotlonde swore to kynge Edwarde yâ— they shold come to London to euery parlemeÌ„t and sholde stonde to his ordynaunce ¶ How TroylebastoÌ„ was fyrst ordened THe kynge Edwarde went thens to London and wende to haue had reste and peas of his warre in whiche werre he was occupyed .xx. yere that is to saye in Gascoyne in Walys and in Scotlonde and thought how he myght recouer his tresour that he had spended abowte his werre lete enquere thrugh the reame of all the tyme that he hadde be out of his reame yâ— men called Troillebaston and ordeyned therto Iustices and in this manere he recouered tresour without nombre And his purpose was for to haue goon into the holy londe to haue werred vppon goddes enmyes by cause he was crossyd longe tyme before And netheles the law yâ— he had ordeyned dyd moche good thrugh out all Englonde to them yâ— were myshode For thoo yâ— trespassed were well chastysed and after more meke better the poore comyns were in reste and peas And the same tyme kynge Edwarde prysoned his owne sone Edwarde by cause that walter of Lanton bysshop of Chestre yâ— was yâ— kyÌ„ ges tresorer had complayned on hym sayd yâ— forsayd Edwarde thrugh couÌ„sell entysynge of one Ganaston a squyre of Gascoyne had broke yâ— parkê of the forsayd bysshop this Pers couÌ„selyd lad yâ— same Edwarde for yâ— cause yâ— kyÌ„ge exyled his sone out of Englonde ¶ Of the dethe of wyllyam waleys the fals traytoure ANd whan this kynge Edward hadde his enemyes ouercome in Walys Gascoyne and Scotlonde and dystroyed his traytours all but only that rybaude wyllyam waleys that neuer to the kynge wolde hym yelde and att the towne of saynt Domynyk
Scottes And syr IohnÌ„ yâ— erles brother of Henaude came from beyonde the see for to helpe kynge Edwarde brought with hym .vij. C. men of armys arryued at Douer they had leue for to go forth tyll they came to Yorke they yâ— kynge them abode yâ— scottes came the der to yâ— kyng for to make peas accorde but yâ— accordement lasted not bytwene theÌ„ but a lytyll tyme And at that tyme the Englysshmen were clothed all 〈◊〉 cotes hodes paynted with letters with floures full semely with longe berdes and therfor yâ— scottes made a byll yâ— was fastnyd vpon yâ— chirche dores of laynt Penâ—to warde stangate thus sayd yâ— sarpâ—â— re in dyspyte of Englysshemen Longe berdes hertles payntyd hodes wrotles gâ—â—ye cotes graceles makyth EngloÌ„d thriftelees SO in yâ— Trinyâ—â— daye nerte after began yâ— contak in yâ— cyte of Yoke bytwene yâ— Englysshmen yâ— Henandes in yâ— debate were slayne of yâ— erldoÌ„ of Nicholl murdred .lxxx. men after they were buryed in saynt clemeÌ„tis chirche in Fosgate for cause yâ— yâ— Henaudes came to helpe yâ— kynge ther peas was cried vpon payne of lyf lyÌ„me in yâ— other half it was fouÌ„de by an enquest of yâ— eâ—te yâ— the Englysshmen began yâ— debate ¶ Howe the Englysshmen stoppyd the Scottes in the parke of Stanope how they torned ayen into Scotlonde THis tyme the Scottes hadde assembled all theyr power came into Englonde and slewe robbyd all that they myght take and also brente dystroyed all the north countre thrughe oute tyll yâ— they came vnto the the parke of Stanhope in weridale there yâ— Scottes helde theym in a busshment but whaÌ„ the kynge had herde thrugh spyes where yâ— scottes were anone ryght with his hoste besegyd them within yâ— forsayd parke so yâ— the scottes wist not where to go oute but oonly vnto ther harmes And they abode in the parke xv dayes vytaylles faylled them in euery syde so yâ— they were greatly peyred of bodyes syth that Brute came fyste into Brytayne vnto this tyme there was neuer seen so fayre an host what of Englysshmen of alyuÌ„tes of men of fote yâ— whiche ordeined theym for to fyght with yâ— Scottes thrughe eggynge of syr Henry of Lancastre of syr IohnÌ„ Henaude yâ— wold haue gone ouer yâ— water of wyth for to haue fou ght with yâ— scottes But syr Roger Mortuner consentyd not therto for he hadd pâ—yuely taken mede of yâ— scottes them to helpe yâ— they myght go awaye into their owne couÌ„treâ—◠¶ And this same Mortymer couÌ„seylled somoch Thomas of brotherton yâ— erle Marshall â—hat was kynge Edwardes vncle yâ— yâ— forsayd Thomas sholde not assemble at that tyme vnto yâ— Scottes And he assentyd but he wyste not the doynge bytwene yâ— Scottes the forsayd Mortâ—mer And bycause that he was Marshall of Englonde as to hyzperteyned euer yâ— vauÌ„twarde he sent hastely to yâ— erle of Lancastre to syr IohnÌ„ of Henaude yâ— they sholde not fyght with the Scottes in preiudyce harmyng of hym his fee yf they dyd yâ— thei shold stonde to theyr owne paryll And the forsayd erle Marschall was all arayed with his batayll at yâ— reredoos of the erle of Lancastre for to haue fought with him with his folke yf he had go to fyghte with the scottes in this manere he was dysceyued wist no thynge of yâ— treason And thus was yâ— kynge pryncypally disceyued And whan it was nyght Mortymer yâ— had the watche for to hepe of the host yâ— nyght dystrobled yâ— watche yâ— noo thynge myght be doon And in yâ— meane while yâ— Scottes stele by nyght towarde theyr owne couÌ„tre as fast as they myght ¶ And so was the kyng falsly betrayed yâ— wenyd yâ— all the traytours of his londe had ben broughte to an ende as it was sayd before ¶ Now here you lordes how traytoursly kynge Edwarde was dysceiued howe meruayllously boldly the Scottes dyd of werre For Iamys douglas with two hundred men of armys rode thrugh out all yâ— host of kynge Edwarde yâ— same nyght yâ— Scottes escaped towarde theyr owne couÌ„tree as is aboue sayd tyll yâ— they came to yâ— kyngis pauilyon slewe there many men in they re beddes and cryed Naward naward a nother tyme a Douglas a Douglas wherfore yâ— kynge yâ— was in his pauylyoÌ„ moche other folke were wonder sore afrayed But blyssyd be almyghty god yâ— kynge was not taken and in greate peryll was tho the reame of Englonde that nyght the moone shone full clere and bryght And for all the kynges men the Scottes scapyd harmeles ¶ And on the morowe whan the kynge wyste that the Scottes were escapyd into theyr owne countrey he was wonder sory fulle hertely wepte with his yonge eyen and yet wyst he notte who hadde hym done that treason But that fals treason was full welle I knowen a good while after as the storye makyth mencyon ¶ Tho kynge Edward came ayen vnto Yorke full sorowfull And his host departyd euery man went into his owne countre with full heuy chere and mornynge semblaunt And the Henaundes toke theyr leue and went into theyr owne countree And the kynge for theyr trauaylle hugely rewarded theÌ„ ¶ And for bycause of yâ— vyage yâ— kynge had dyspended moche of his tresoure and wastyd And in that tyme were seen two moones in yâ— fyrmament yâ— one was clere that other was 〈◊〉 as men myght see thrugh yâ— worlde ¶ And a grete debate was yâ— same tyme agaynst pope IohnÌ„ yâ— .xxii. after sayÌ„e petyr yâ— emperour of Almayn tho made hym emperoure ayenst yâ— popys wyll yâ— tho helde his see at Auinion wherfore the â—mperoure made his crye at Rome ordeyned another pope yâ— hyght Nicholas yâ— was a frere Minor that was a yenste yâ— ryght of holy chirche wherfore he was cursyd the power of yâ— othere pope soon layed And for cause that such merueylles were seen men sayd that the worlde was nygh at an ende ¶ Of the dethe of kynge Edwarde of Carnariuan ANd now go we ayen to syr Edwarde of Carnariuan that was kynge Edwards fader somtyme kynge of Englonde put downe of his dygnyte Alas for his trybulacoÌ„n sorow that hym befell thrugh fals couÌ„sell yâ— he louid trustyd vpon tomoche yâ— afterward were dystroyed thrugh ther falsnesse as god wolde ¶ And this Edwarde of Carnariuan was in yâ— castell of Berkelay vnder yâ— warde kepynge of syr Moryce of â—erkelay also of syr IohnÌ„ Matreues and to them he made his complaynte of his sorowe and of his disese And ofteâ— tymes axyd of his wardeyns what he had trespassed ayenst dame Isabell his wyfe and syr Edwarde his sone that was made newe kynge that they wolde not visite hym ¶ And tho answerde one of his â—â—rdeyns sayd My worthy lorde dyspleyse you not that I shall telle you the cause is
Frensshmen that is for to saye the abbot of Cluyn the erle of Tanker uyll yâ— Bursygaude yâ— tho was stewarde of FrauÌ„ce with many other men of the same couÌ„tre by yâ— coÌ„mune assent of yâ— lorde Charles yâ— two was regent of FrauÌ„ce they hastyd theÌ„ went to yâ— kynge of Englonde askynge besechynge hym sted faste peas euerlastynge vpon certayne conditioÌ„ns yâ— there were shewed wryten The whiche whan yâ— kynge his counseyll had seen it it pleased hym neuer a deale but syth it wolde be none other wyse yâ— tyme of better accorde delyberacy on yâ— Frensshmen besely with greate instauÌ„ce asked trewes for yâ— see costes yâ— kynge grauÌ„ty theÌ„ ¶ And in yâ— morow after yâ— vtas of Pasche the kynge torned hym with his hoste towarde OrlyauÌ„ce oes troyenge wastynge all yâ— couÌ„tre by the way And as they went thederward ther felle vpon theym suche a storme teÌ„pest that none of our nacyon neuer herde ne sawe none suche thrugh yâ— whiche thousandes of our meÌ„ theyr horses in their Iourney as if were thrugh vengeaunâ—r sodeynly were slayne perysshed yâ— whyche tempestê were full grete yet fered not yâ— kynge ne moche of his people but thei went forth in theyr vyage yâ— they had be goÌ„ne wherfore aboute yâ— fest of Philyp and Iacob in May fast by in CarnocuÌ„ the forsayd lordes of Fraunce metynge there with the kynge of Englonde a pesyble accorde a fynall vpon certayne condicoÌ„s grauÌ„tes artycularly gadred wryten togyder euermore for too laste dyscretly made to both yâ— kynges prof fytable to both theyr reames of one as sent of Charles yâ— regent gouernoure of FrauÌ„ce of Parys of yâ— same reame wryten made vnder date of carnocum the .xv. daye of May. they offred prof fred to yâ— kynge of Englonde requyrynge his grace in all thynges wryten that he wolde benyngly admit theÌ„ hold theÌ„ ferme stable to theÌ„ to ther heyres for euermore thens forth the whiche thyngê and articles whan kynge Edward had seen theÌ„ he grauÌ„tyd them so yâ— both partyes sholde be sworne on goddes body on yâ— Euangelyst yâ— theforsayd couenaunte sholde be stablysshe so they accor ded gracyously Therfor were ordeyned dressed on euery syde two barons two baronetâ—ê two knyghtes to admitte receyue yâ— othes of yâ— lorde Chatles regeâ— of FrauÌ„ce of syr Edwarde yâ— fyrste sone heyre of kynges Edwarde of Englond And yâ— .x. daye of May there was longen a solemyne masse at Parys and after yâ— thyrd Agnê° der sayd to dunâ—â— bis pacem in presenâ—e of yâ— forsayd meÌ„ that were ordeyned to Admitâ—e and â—â—ceyue the othes and of all other yâ— there myght be So Charles layd his ryghte honde on the patent with goddes bodye and his left honde on the myssa ◠〈◊〉 we N. sweren on goddes bodye yâ— holy gospels yâ— we shal trewly stedfastly holde towarde vs yâ— peas yâ— accorde made bytwene yâ— two kynges in no maner to do yâ— contrary there ameng all his lordes for more loue strenthe of 〈◊〉 he dealed departed yâ— relyques of yâ— crowne of Cryst to yâ— knyghtes of Englonde they token câ—tously theyr leue yâ— fryday next yâ— same othe in presene of yâ— forsayd knyghtê of other woâ—â—vi meÌ„ prynce Edwarde made at Louers Afterwarde both kynges theyr sones the moost noble men of bothe â—eames with in the same yere made the same other for to strength all these thyngê afore sayd yâ— kynge of EngloÌ„de axyd yâ— grettest men of FrauÌ„ce had his askyÌ„ge yâ— is to saye vi dukes .viii. erles .xii. ordes all noble barona good kuyghts And whan the place and tyme was allygned in whiche both kyÌ„ges with theyr couÌ„seyll shold com togyder all yâ— forsayd thynges bytwene theym spoken for to retâ—ye make ferme and stable the kynge of Englond a none were towarde the see and at Houâ— flet began to saylle leuynge to his hostes that were lefte behynde hym by cause of his absence made moche heuynes and after the .xix. daye of Maye he came into Englonde and wente to his palays atte Westmynster of saynt Dunstans daye and the thyrde daye after he vysyted Iohan kynge of Fraunce that was in the coure of London and delyuerde hym frely frome all maner of pryson sauf fyrst they were accorded of thre myllyons of floreyns for his raunsoÌ„me and the kynge comfortyd hym cheryd hym in all places with all solace and myrthes that longen to a kynge in his goynge homewarde ¶ And the .ix. daye of Inlii in the same yere this same IohnÌ„ kynge of Fraunce that afore laye here in hostage wente home ayen into his owne londe too treate of tho thynges and other that longed fallen to the gouernaunce of hys reame ¶ And afterwarde mette came togyder at Calays bothe two kynges with bothe theyr counseyll abowte all Halow en tyde and there were shewed yâ— condycyons the poyntes of yâ— peas of the accorde of bothe lydes wrytten there without ony with sayenge of bothe sydes gracyously they were accorded And there was done songen a solempne masse and after the thyrd Agnê° dei vpon goddes body and also vpon the masse boke both the kynges and theyr sones and the gretteste lordes of both reames and of theyr counseyll that there were presente and had nott sworne before the forsayd other that they had made and tytled bytwene theym they behyghten to kepe all other couenauÌ„tes yâ— were bytwene theÌ„ ordeyned ¶ And in this same yere men beestes trees houses with sodayne tem peste and stronge lyghtnynge were perysshed and the deuyll apperyd bodely in maÌ„nes lyknes to moche people as thei went in dyuers places in the countrees and spake to theym in that lyknes ¶ How the greate company arose in FrauÌ„ce the white coÌ„pany in Lombardye and of other meruaylles BYnge Edwarde in the .xxxvi. pere of his regen anone after crystenmasse in the feste of the conuersyon of saynt Poule helde his parlemente atte westmestre in yâ— which parlement was put forth and shewed the accorde and yâ— treates that was stablysshed and made bytwene the two kynges whiche accorde pleased to moche people and therfore vi the kynges coÌ„mauÌ„dement there were gadred and come togyder in westmynster chirche the fyrste sondaye of lent that is to saye yâ— .ii. kal of Frebruary the forsaid Englysshmen Frensshmen where was songe a solempne masse of the Trynyte of the Archbysshop of CauÌ„terbury maister Symonde Islepe And whan Agnê° dei was done the kynge beynge there with his soues and also the kynges sones of Fraunce and other noble and grete lordes with candell lyght crosses brought forthe all that were callyd therto that were not sworne afore swore that same othe that was wryten vpon goddes body and on the masse booke in this wyse we N. and N sweren vpon goddes body and on
saynt Bâ—nets order in Englonde and had all them in to the chapytre hous of west mynstre for the reformacyon of theyr order wherin he had comunycacyon and alsoo with bysshops and men of the spyrytualtee in so ferre forth that they doubted sore as that he wolde haue hadde the pemporaltees out of theyr hondes wherfore by the aduyse labours procurynge of the spyrytualte encouraged the king for to chalenge Normandye his ryght in FrauÌ„ce to yâ— entent to set hym awerke there that he sholde not seke none occasyons for too entre in to suche maters than all his lyfe tyme afterwarde he laboured and was besy in the warre and in conquerynge a greate parte of the reame of Fraunce and so afterwarde that by the grement of the kynge Charles he hadde the gouernaunce the rule of the reame of Fraunce and he was proclamed regent and heyre of Fraunce And so notwithstandynge for all this greate warre that he hadde neuertheles yet he remembred his soule and also thoughte that he was mortall and nedes muste de ye for whiche cause he ordeyned by hys lyfe tyme the place of his sepulture where as he is buryed and hathe euery day thre masses perpetually songen in a chapell ouer his sepulture of the whiche the myddyll masse and the fyrste and yâ— last masse shall be as it is assygned by hym as it apperyth by these verses folowynge Henrici misse quinti suÌ„t hic tabulate Que successiue suÌ„t p monachos celebrate ¶ Die dmÌ„ca Prima sit assuÌ„pte de festo virginis alme Poscit postremaÌ„ xpÌ„s de morte resurgens ¶ Feria seconda Prima salutate de festo virginis extat NuÌ„ciat angelicê laudâ— postrema choreis ¶ Feria tercia Esse deuÌ„ natuÌ„ de virgine prima fatetur CoÌ„memorat nataÌ„ sic vlâ—â—a misse mariaÌ„ ¶ Feria quarta Prima celebret ad honoreÌ„ neupmatê almi Vltima preptaÌ„ denunciat eeÌ„ mariaÌ„ ¶ Feria quinta Semper prima colidebet de corpere xpÌ„i Vltima lit facta de virgine purificata ¶ Feria sexta Concedet vt prima celebret de cruce seaÌ„ Atque salutate fiet postrema maria ¶ Sabbato DeÌ„s ad scoÌ„s est prima colenda supernos Vltima de requie p defuÌ„ctis petit esse Semper erit media de ê“prietate diei ¶ And yet the noble kynge Henry yâ— fift founded two houses of relygyon one is called Syon besyde Braynforde of the ordre of saynt Brygytte both of men women and on yâ— other syde of the Ryuer of Tamyse an hous of monkes of Chartrehous in whiche two places he is contynually prayd for nyghte daye for euer whan they of Syon resten than they of yâ— Chartre hous do theyr seruyce and in lyke wyse whan they of yâ— Chartre hous resten the other gooth to and by ryngynge of the belles of eyther place eche knoweth whaÌ„ they haue ended theyr seruyse whiche he nobly endowed do dayly there grete almes dedes as in chartre hous certayn chyldren be founden to scole and at Syon certayn almes gyueÌ„ dayly And yet besyde all this he had fouÌ„ded a recluse the whiche shall be alway a preest to praye for hym by the sayd chartre hous whiche preest is suffycyently endowed for hym and a seruaunt Lo here maye all prynces take ensample by this noble prynce that regned so lytyll tyme not fully .x. yere and dyd so many noble actes as well for his soule to be perpetually remembred and prayed for as in his conquestes he beynge in his moste lusty aege dysposed eschewed synne was a grete Iusticer in so moche yâ— all yâ— pryÌ„cê of crystendome dradde hym and also of alsoo of hethenes and he had determyned in hymselfe yf god wolde haue spared hym to haue warred on yâ— Sarasyns and for to knowe the ayde of other prynces all the passages in yâ— Iourneye he sent a knyght of Henaude named Hugh de lanoye vnto Iherusalem but or he retorned he deyed at Boys de vyncente in the .xxxvi. yere of his aege on whoo 's soule god haue mercy Amen EElyx the .v. was pope whan Eugenius was deposed .ix. yere this Felyx was duke of Sauoye a deuoute prynce an olde man he sawe his childes childe This man whan he lyued a holy lyfe was chosen pope of yâ— counseyll of Basyle Eugeny was deposed and there was stryfe longe tyme he hadde no grete obedyence for yâ— deposycyon of Eugenye And at yâ— laste Eugenye decessed than Felyx resygned to Nicholas for fauour of peas to be hadde he was made Legate of FrauÌ„ce Cardynall of Sabianus This was yâ— xxiii stryfe bytwyxt Eugedy Felyx it dured .xvi yere this was a newe cause neuer seen before for yâ— couÌ„seyll of Basyle deposed Eugeny the vere pope there was no mo for he obeyed not the decrees of yâ— couÌ„seyll of Constantynople as they said ne he charged not to obeye yâ— couÌ„seyll of Basyle but he sayd rather the contrary shold be done than as they decreed wherfore there arose a greate alteracoÌ„n in that mater for some sayd one waye some an other and coude notte accorde to this daye for that one partye sayd that the couÌ„seyll was aboue yâ— pope an other partye sayd the contrary that yâ— pope was aboue the couÌ„seyll but they lefte it vndetermyned and therfore god muste dyspose for yâ— best ¶ Albert was Emperoure after Sygysmonde one yere this Albert was the duke of Austre and neuewe too Sygysmond therfore he was kynge of Beme and of Vngary for his doughter for other heyre he left none This man was chosen Emperour of Almayne but anone he was poysened and deyed and he was in all thynge a vertuous man yâ— all men sayd he was a presydent too all kynges ¶ Fredericus yâ— thyrde was Emperoure after hym this Frederyk was yâ— duke of Osteryk chosen Emperour of Almayne but it was longe or he was crowned of the pope for deuysyon And at the laste there was made an vnyte 〈◊〉 he was crowned with a grete honour â—t the pope in the cyte and was a 〈◊〉 man a quyete of a synguler pyte he hated not the clergy he wedded yâ—â—â—â—ges doughter of Portyngale and in his tyme whiles yâ— he regned he made a grete conuocacyon of prynces in 〈◊〉 for the Incours of the Turkes 〈◊〉 â—â—â—â—ed vnto them that nowe 〈…〉 yere crystendom was made 〈…〉 hondred myle and he warned 〈…〉 they sholde be redy to resyst hym ¶ And the imperyall Cyte of Constantynople was taken atte that same tyme of the mysbyleuynge Turkes and 〈◊〉 by a Ianuâ—s whome for his labâ—â—re the Turke made a kynge as he â—â—mysed hym and the fourth daye he called hym to hym and dyd hange hym 〈◊〉 his dysceyte too his mayster And châ—â— was grete sorowe and wepynge amonge the crysten peple for the losse of that noble Cyte for many a crysten man was slayne innumerable were
name This kynge Cormbratus came ayen in to his londe and regned .xxv. ye re and after he deyed and lyeth at newe Troy ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M.iiij C.xl. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .vij. C.lvi. IOathan sone to Osias regned in the Iury .xvi. yere of this Ioathan no thynge is wryten of but that he toke not awaye excelsa as other dyde vt pêª .ij. para ¶ Amarias was bysshop And Ysayas the noble prophete was in his dayes ¶ Olympias with the Grekes began the fyrste yere of Ioathan after Iosephus And after Beda Troy was destroyed foure hondred yere afore the fyrst Olympias began vnder Esalâ— a Iuge of Athens In whiche Corshâ—â— gate the chyualry amongê all men Olympus is the name of an hylle in Grecia the whiche for his precyousnesse is called the hylle of god And after Ierom one Olympias conteyneth fully foure yere in the whiche foure yere foure yerely prynces are made And these Olympus des are places ordeyned to the worshyp of Iupater vnder the hylle of Olympo And the lawe of this is this That who some euer is best in ony chyualry what gyfte someuer he desyreth he shall haue ¶ Anno muÌ„di .liij. M.iiij C.lvi. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .vij. C.xliij ACham the sone of Ioathan regned on the Iewes .xvi. yere of this Acham noo thynge that is good is wryten for he forsoke our lorde And our lorde stroke hym with his owne people strongely and with the kynges of Serri vt pêª .ij. para .xxviij. ¶ Achitob this tyme was bysshop Ozee kyng of Israel regned .ix. yere the whiche began to regne the .xij. yere of Acham kyng of Iewes This Ozee dradde not god for he lyued nought And he was the last kynge of Israel And in the .ix. yere of his regne he was taken of Salmanasar And Israel was translated in to Assirias vt habetÌ„ .iiij. reguÌ„ .xvij. ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.iiij C. 〈◊〉 Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .vij. C.xl. ¶ Rome AFter Euseby Rome was made in yâ— hylle of Palatin the fourth yere of Acham kynge of Iewes of two brethern Romulus and Remus .xi. kal Maij. the .vij. Olympiades begynnynge Iosephus and Bede sayen the .vi. Olympiades and so they dyfferre a yere Neuertheles it is redde other men to haue regned aboute that place myghtly in Ytaly That is to wyte Ianus Picus Famus Latinus the whiche vnto Eneas regned about two hondred yere And thenne afterwarde from this Eneas to Romulus it was regned vnder .xv. gouernours iiij C. xxxij yere After that fro the cyte was made vnto the laste yere of Tarquyne the proude it was regned vnder .vij. kynges about two hondred and .xliij. yere Thenne afterwarde vnder Senatours and Counsellers vnto Iulius Cezar Emperour by foure hondred .lxiiij. yere Romulus the fyrst of Romayns of whom they ben called in latyn Romans made the cyte to be named Rome after his name The whiche gadâ—ed togyder the people on euery syde an hondred of the sage men wysest he chose thrugh the couÌ„sel of whom all thynge he dysposed the whiche he named Senatours for yâ— tyme of ther aege And he made ther names to be wryten in golden letters wherefore the wryte noble faders thynges so yet Also he called M. men of armes the whiche he named Milites a numero millenario But these were no noble blood Therfore as saynt Austyn sayth de ciuita dei also ther was longe warre betwixt the Sabyns them For Romulus toke many wymmen of the noble blood of Sabyns maryed theym to that vnnoble blood Of this Romulus Orosius wryteth moche euyll vt patet in libro suo ¶ About this tyme Merodach the kynge of Babylon sende grete gyftê to Ezechie the kynge of Iewes vt pêª .iiij. regum xx And thenne the kyngdom of Babylon begon ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M.lxxij Et ante xpÌ„i nateuitateÌ„ .vij. C.xxvij EZechias the .xiiij. kynge of Iewes a good childe of a cursyd fader regned with a parfyte herte to oure lorde And he restored the hous of god there was none lyke hym afore nor after amonge the kyngs of Iewes therfore our lorde god glorifyed hyÌ„ For whan Sennacheryb the kyng of Assuriorum came ayenst Ezechias with a myghty hoste our lorde stroke his people and slewe an C. lxxxv of fyghtynge men Sennaches ryb fledde shamfully vt pêª .iiij. reguÌ„ .ix et ij para .xxxij. ¶ Sadoch this tyme was hyghe bysshop there ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.v. C.i. Et anÌ„ xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .vi. C. lxxxxviij MAnasses kynge of Iewes regned lv yere and he was an euyll childe of a good fader for be dyde more cursedly than ony yâ— was afore hym For he slewe the prophetes of god that the stretes in Ierusalem were all blody And he made Ysai the prophete to be sawen the peces with a sawe of tree Wherfore the kynge of Assuriorum wasted the Iury toke Manasses put hym in pryson And after Manasses repented his trespaas cryed for mercy to our lorde and was herde Thenne he was restored to his kyngdom he amended his lyf vt pêª .iiij. reguÌ„ .xxi. et ij para .xxxiij ¶ Sellum was bysshop Echias after hym This tyme the .vij. wyse men had worshyp in Grece s. Tale. Solon Chilon Poreandus Eldobolus Bias. Pitacus This Talus founde fyrst the defawte of the sonne the moone Vide plu august viij de ci dei ¶ Numa the seconde kynge this tyme regned in Rome .xlij. yere the whiche was a grete worshyper of fals goodes He fulfylled Rome soofull yâ— he myght haue no place for hym self to dwelle in This man put Ianuary February to the begynnynge of the yere Vide plura in august de ciui dei ¶ Aboue all reason it is meruaylle that suche men so excedyng in wytte in all thynges that was ylle receded fro the knowlege of very god ¶ Amon kynge of Iewes regned two yere the whiche was nought in his lyuynge he was stryken of his seruauntes and he deyed without ony repentaunce ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.v. C.lviij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .vi. C.xli. IOsias the sone of Amon at .viij. yere of his aege began to regne regned .xxxi. yere a good childe of a peruerse fader in his yonge aege he sought the grace of god And in that grace laudably abode vnto his ende His relygyous lyf his werkes ye may see iiij regst xxij et ij para .xxxiiij. ¶ Azastâ—â— the sone of Elchie was bysshop ¶ Tobias about this tyme deyed And he was a very holy man And he prophecyed to the destruccyon of Ierusalem ¶ Tulius Hostilius was the shyrde kynge in Rome And saynt Austyn sayth in his boke deciuitate dei that from Rome was made vnto August the Emperour there was so contynuell bataylle that if was take for a meruaylle and they were one yere without bataylle excepte .xlij. in Nume dayes in the whiche was contynuell peas And this Tulius by cause he
hadde reste he dyde cursedly to his neighbours and thenne he was slayne all his housholde with a stroke of lyghtnyng ¶ Nabugodonosor this tyme was kynge of Babylon a manly man a victorious For he was the scourge of our lorde to punysshe the synnes of many people This man was kynge of Babylon after he conquered the kyngdom of Aâ—â—suriorum made it one monarche But many wayes scrypture speaketh of this man now good and now euyll And for by cause scrypture concludeth that be ended his lyf in the louynge of god by the prayer of Danyell and in the knowlege of one very god some doctaurs saye he is saued and some saye it is doubte ¶ Ancus Marcius the fourth kynge of Rome regned .xxiij. yere This man for grace truste that he had to Tarquinê° Priscus made hym the gouernour of his childern And Ayres he ylle rewarded hym ¶ Danyell yet a childe delvyered saynt Susan stode in the conceyte of the kynge with his felowes afterwarde be dyscussed the dinnes of the kynge and was made a man of grete honeste vt pêª Danielis priê° Â¶ Ioathan the seconde sone of Iosie regned on the Iewes thre monethes was made kynge by the people and he was not good And Pharao toke hym and ladde hym in to Egypte made his elder brother kyng vt pêª .iiij. reguÌ„ .xxiij. ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.v. C.lxxxviij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .v. C. xi IOachim or Ieconyas the sone of Iosie was made kynge of Iewes by Pharao regned .xi. yere And by cause he lyued nought ne herde not the prophetes Nabugodonosor toke hym made hym his seruauÌ„t thre yere And he rebelled ayenst hym afterwarde he toke hym was about to haue ladde hyÌ„ vnto Babylon but his couÌ„sell was chauÌ„ged so Nabugodonosor slewe hym in Ierusalem cast his body ouer the walles after the prophecy of Ieremy toke with hym the vesselles of our lorde Ihesu vt pêª .ij. para vlt ¶ Samias was bysshop Vrtas prophete was slayne of Iecony yâ— kynge Ieremi was presente ¶ Ioachum sone to Ieconias regned in the Iury thre monethes lyued nought therfore anone he was meued that he sholde regne no lenger was bounden translated in to Babylon many with hym were translated vt pêª .iiij. reguÌ„ .xxiiij. ¶ Daniell Ananias Azarias Mysael Ezechiell Mardocheus all these with Ioachym the kyng were ladde in to Babylon yonge children for by cause they were of the noble blood ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M.vi C. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .vi. C. SEdechias the thyrde sone of Iosie regned on the Iewes .xi. yere this Sedechias was a myscheuous man in his lyuynge And he wolde not here Ieremy the prophete therfore he perysshed wretchedly and all the Iury with hym And his eyen were put out his children were slayne vt pêª .iiij. regum ¶ Iosedech the sone of Azarie was bysshop and was translated fro Ierusalem by Nabugodonosor in to Babylon ¶ Abacuk prophecyed ayeust Nabuch at Babylon And there be opynyons what tyme this Abacuk was This Abacuk brought mete to Danyel whan he was put to the lyons after Ierom. And here endeth the fourthe Aege and the hystory of Regum Here begyneth the fyfth aege of the worlde durynge to the Natyuyte of Cryste Transmigracio THis tyme the Temple of Salomon was brente of the Caldees Ierusalem was destroyed this Temple stode cccc and .xlij. yere that is to wyte fro the fyrst makynge the whiche was made the fourth yere of Salomon And fro yâ— destruccyon the whiche was made by Tytus that is to wyte .xlij. yeres after the passyon of Cryst ¶ Priscus Totquinê° the fyfth kynge of Rome regned And he made CapitoliuÌ„ quasi caput soluÌ„ For in the grouÌ„de werke was fouÌ„de an heed without ony body as for prophecy of thynges to come For there afterwarde the Senatours sate as one heed of all that worlde ¶ This tyme thre children were caste in to a furnays brennynge and with a myracle they were delyuered as it is sayd in danÌ„ priê° Â¶ Nabugodonosor the sone of Nabugodonosor the myghty regned in Babylon this man made an hyngynge garden with myghty costes for his wyf and many meruayllous thynges he dyde So that he wolde be named to excede Hercules in his gretnesse and strengthe ¶ Enilmerodach brother to the later Nabugodonosor regned in Babylon This man toke Ioachim out of pryson and worshiped hym his fader deed body after the counseyll of this man he deuyded to an hundred grypes leest that he sholde ryse from dethe to lyue ¶ Nota. This playe of the Chesse was fouÌ„de of Xerse a Philosopher for the correction of Enil merodach this tyme the kynge of Baby a grete tyraunte the whiche was wonte to kyll his owne maysters and wyse meÌ„ And for he durste not rebuke hym open ly with suche a wytty game he procured hym to be meke Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.vi C.xxxiiij Et anÌ„ xpÌ„i nati .v C.lxv. SAlathiel of the line of criste was sone to Iecony the kynge of Iewes the whiche he gate after the transmigracoÌ„n of Babylon as Mark yâ— EuaÌ„geliste sayth ¶ Seruius Tulius the sixte kynge of Rome was of a bonde condycyon on the moders syde For she was a captyue mayde but she was of the noble blode This man had grete louyng and nobly he bare hym in euery place Thre hylles to the cyte he put and dyched yâ— walles rounde aboute ¶ Regular Sabusardach Balthasar were brethern the whyche regned one after another and were kynges in Babylon And Balthasar was yâ— laste kynge of Babylon yâ— whiche was slayne of Darius Cirê° Plura vide daniel .v. ¶ Incipit monarchia Persarum DArius vncle to Ciro felowe in yâ— kyngdom with Ciro translated the kyngdomes of Babylon Caldees in to the kyngdom of Persarum Medorum Cyrus was Emperour .xxx. yere This Cyrus helde the monarche hole at Perses Of this man prophecyed Ysayas he destroyed Babylon and slewe Balthasar kynge of Babylon and he worshyped gretly Danyel the Iewes he sende home ayen that they sholde buylde the Temple of god Vt pêª Eldre priuê° Â¶ Babylon that stronge castell was destroyed his power was take from hym as it was prophecyed This was the fyrste cyte the gretest of all the worlde of the whiche Incredyble thynges are wryten and this that was so stronge in one nyght was destroyed that it myght be shewed to the power of god to the whiche power all other ben but a sperke and duste For it is sayd forsoth that it was Incredyble to be made with mannes honde or to be destroyed with manes strengthe wherof all the worlde myght take an ensample it wolde or myght be enfourmed ¶ Tarquinus Superbus was the .vij. kynge of Rome and he regned .xxxv. yere This man conceyued firste all the tormentes whiche are orderned for malefactours As eâ—le person welles galowes fetres manacles thaynes colours
recouered For he fought with Hanyball manly disâ—omfâ—ted hym All Spayne he ouercame Aâ—l Affrica he subdued grete Antiochus he brought to be his seruaunt All 〈◊〉 made trybutary to the Romaynsthis man so noble so victoryous by his owne vnkynde couÌ„tree was outlawed and there he deyed ¶ Philoâ—etoâ— the sone Epiphanes of Cleopatra regned in Egypte .xxxv. yere This kynge yet a 〈◊〉 noble Antiochus gretly oppressed with many dysceytes but the Romayns â—ent Legates the whiche comaunded Antiochus that he sholde cesse of his tyranny ayenst hym And Marcus Publius made a cercle to Antiochus thus lâ—ynge The Senatours of Rome the people 〈◊〉 deâ—the yâ— yâ— go not out of this 〈◊〉 tyll yâ— haue answered to this mater This Antiochus seynge that he myght not contynue his tyranny sayd Yf it be thus coÌ„maunded me of the Senatours Romayns people I must nedes towne ayen so wood angry he was that he lost the sege of Alexander tourned to the poore releues of the Iewas vengynge hym vpon them by cause he myght not venge hym on a more myghtyer people vt pêª in li o Machabeorum .ij. MAthathias an holy man and of all louynge moost worthy bated in his herte the conuersacyon of all synners alonly trustynge in our lorde god of Israell vt pêª primo macha .ij. And this man had .v. sones of the same loue vnto god This man was not bysshop in Israel but his thre sones were ¶ Iudas Machabeus was bysshop .iij. yere he was sone to Mathathias This Machabeus was the moost named man that euer was in Israel the whiche had neuer none lyke hym afore ne after He was in batayll a myghty man offred hym to deye a martyr for the lawes of god ¶ Ionathas his brother succeded hym .xix. yere The whiche grewe in vertue and gouerned stode stedfaste in the lawes of god after falsely was slayne of Cryphone two of his sones Plura vide Iuda et freÌ„m eius li. macha Antiochus Epiphanes sone to Antiochê° the myghty this tyme was kynge of Syrry This man from the heed vnto the feet within without all was cursyd And therfore he was fygured to Antecryst Many martyrs cruelly he made falsely he dysposed hym to entre in to Egypte as his fader dyde but he opteyned not for the Romayns letted hym His moost vnhappy werke how he was in hostage at Rome and how the prophecy of Danyell was completed in hym ye may see in the boke of Machabeorum ¶ Quintus Flaminius Marchus Cato Thiberius Gracius were Senatours of Rome This tyme was so contynuall and so moche batayll that lerned men of Gentyles and of the true fayth bothe were wery for to wryte the actes or to haue them in mynde In the whiche bataylles men meruaylled gretly on the stedfastnesse of the Romayns that no trybulacyon no drede no hardynesse myght not fere them but euer contynued in batayll And certaynly these Romayns after the worldes honeste they were the moost wysest men that were And therfore the Machabees desyred ther company ¶ Circa annuÌ„ mundi .v. M.lix Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ C.xl. MAthon sone to Sadoch of the lyne of cryst gate Iacob vt pêª Mathei .i. ¶ Symon sone to Mathathias was bysshop .viij. yere This Symon was a very wyse man from his youth vntyll his aege was euer of good conuersacyon euer more vertuous And at the last he was slayne of his brother Elay vt pêª .i. macha ¶ IohaÌ„nes Hircanus sone to Symon was after his fader .xxix. yere a noble man as all the kynrede was before hym This man after his decesse left his wyf a very wyse woman his fyue sones to gouerne the Iury of the eldest was called Aristobolus an vnpacyent man an vnhappy His owne moder with thre of his yonger brethern he prysoned slewe them thrugh hungre so alone he lyued kyng bysshop one yere vide plura li. Machabeorum ¶ Publius Lucimius Lucius Emilius Lucius Lucinius Lucius Consorinus were Consules at Rome In whoo 's tyme the Cartagynes and the Romayns warred strongely But the Romayns subdued them entendynge to haue destroyed the Cartagynes vtterly But amonge the Romayns ther was a notable wyse maÌ„ called Scipio Nauta And amonge many notable counseyllers two he gaaf specyally to be had in mynde The fyrste that Cartago sholde not be destroyed that thorugh the occasyon of forand bataylles a Inwarde concorde sholde abyde amonge the Romayns and a perpetuell strength for contynuell excercyse of batayll The seconde That in no wyse the other sholde be buylded in Rome For he sayd that was the moost enmye that myght be to the people that vsed warre For that place nourysshed slouth and prouoked leâ—hery ¶ And how wysely this notable man 〈◊〉 counseyll the tymes folowynge declareth vide plura in Aug. de ciuitate dei libro .iiij. ¶ Yet for all this counseyll that noble cyte of Cartago was destroyed of Cipio the Senatours And it brente .xvij. dayes coÌ„tynuelly Many men there were solde many men ranne in to the fyre wylfully ¶ Corinthê° his same yere was destory de of the Romayns the whiche was the rychest countree of the worlde ¶ Ptholomeus this tyme regned in Egypte and was famylyer with the Romayns And soo longe he his predecessours regned as they kepte fydelyte to the Romayns And knowe euery man that there was none other cause that the power of the Romayns encreased so strongely aboue other people but vertue the whiche habundantly regned in them and namely ryghtwysnesse whiche aboue all thynge they vsed And as longe as they kepte mesures loued ryghtwysnesse so longe they were neuer ouercome And as soone as they were corrupted it is radde they were euercomen ¶ It is had in a certayne reuelacoÌ„n of god shewed to saynt Brygyte that our lorde god bereth wytnesse to these olde Romayns That none in this naturell lyf lyued more ryghtwysly And what lyghtes of fayth they shewed in the tyme of Crysten religyon shall be shewed afterwarde ¶ Regnum Iudeorum restituitur ARistobolus was the fyrst kynge and preest in the Iury this man regned one yere alone and toke to hym the Dyademe of the kyngdome And he helde hym not contente with that yâ— his fader gaf hym in his testament But he put his moder in pryson his brethern And therfore he perysshed wretchydly with his brother Antigonus the whiche was of his counseyll and helped hym Vide magistruÌ„ in histoâ—â—◠¶ Anntigonus brother vnto the kynge was slayne thrugh the enuytâ—e of the quene ¶ Alexander was bysshop after Aristobolus he stode .xxvij. yere And he was all a syraunt all though he appered sobre in the begynnynge But he made it knowen what he was in his stomacke for he slewe his owne brother And in .xij. yere he slewe .l. thousande of the olde sage faders of grete vertue by cause they tolde hym his mysgydynge Thenne whan he sholde deye he lefte
hyÌ„ of a loue daye sayd he was not comen in to this londe for to fyght but for to haue his londe ayen yf he myght accorde with the Brytons of them to haue loue grace The kynge Vortiger thrugh couÌ„seyll of his Brytons grauÌ„ted hym a loue day And thus it was ordeyned thrugh the Brytons yâ— the same daye sholde be holden fast besyde Salisbury vpon a hylle And Engist sholde come thyder with foure hondred knyghtes without moo And the kynge with as many of the wysest men of his londe And at that daye the kynge came with his counseyll as it was ordeyned But Engist had warned his knyghtes pryuely them coÌ„maunded that euery one of them sholde put a longe knyf in his hose And whan he sayd Fayre syres now is tyme to speke of loue peas euery man Anone sholde drawe out his knyue slee a Bryton And so they slewe a M .lxi. knyghtes with moche sorowe many of them escaped And the kynge Vortiger there hymself tho was taken ladde to Thongcastell put in pryson And some of Engistes men wolde that the kynge had be â—ente all quycke And Vortiger tho for to haue his lyfe grauÌ„ted them as moche as they wolde axe yaue vp all the londe townes castelles cytees borughs to Engyst and to his folke And all the Brytons fledde thens in to Walys and there they helde them styll And Engist wente thorugh the londe and seased all the londe with fraâ—â—chyses And in euery place lete cast a doâ—ne chirches houses of Religyon And wasted and destroyed crystendome thrughout all this londe And lete chauÌ„ge the name of this londe called Brytayne that noo man of his were so hardy after that tyme to calle this londe Brytayne but calle it Engist londe And thenne he departed all the londe to his men and there made .vij. kynges for to strength yâ— londe that the Brytons sholde neuer after come therin ¶ The fyrste kyngdome was Kent there that Engist hymself regned and was lorde and mayster ouer all the other ¶ The other kynge had Southsex that now is called Chichestre ¶ The thyrde kynge hadde Westsex ¶ The fourth hadde Eestsere ¶ The fyfth had Estangill that now is calld Nortfolke Southfolke Merche merik that is to saye therldome of Nicholl ¶ The sixth had Leycheter shyre Northampton shyre Herforde Huntyngdon ¶ The seuenth had Orenforde Glouchestre Wynchestre Werwyke and Derby shyre ¶ How that Vortiger went in to Walys and beganne there a castell that wolde not stande without morter tempred with blood AS Engist had departed all the lond in this maner bytwene his men delyuered Vortiger out of pryson sufffed hym freely to go whyther that he wolde And he toke his waye went in to Walys there yâ— his Brytons dwelled for as moche as yâ— londe was stronge wycked to wynne And Engist neuer came there ne neuer knewe it before that londe ¶ Vortiger helde hym there with his Brytons and aâ—â—d counseyll what hym was best to do And they yaue hym counseyll to make a stronge castell that he myght hymself there in kepe and defende yf nede where Masons in hast tho were fette began to werke vpon the hylle of Breigh but certes thus it befell that all the werke yâ— the masons made a daye downe it felle the nyght they wyst not what it myght be Therof the kynge was sore anoyed of that chauÌ„ce wyst not what to do Wherfore he lete sende after the wysest clerkes also lerned men than were thorugh out Walys that myght be founde for they sholde telle wherfore the fouÌ„dament so fayled vnder the werke that they sholde hym tell what was best for to do And whan these wyse men longe tyme had studyed they sayd to the kyng that he sholde do seke a childe borne of a woman that neuer had with man to do And that childe sholde be slayne and tempre with his blood the morter of the werke And soo sholde the werke euer endure withouten ende ¶ How the kynge lete seke Merlyn thorugh out all Walys for to speke with hym AS the kynge herde this he coÌ„maunded his messagers anone to go thrugh out Walys to seke yâ— childe yf they myght hym fynde that they sholde hym brynge forth with them vnto hym And in recorde in wytnesse of this kynge he had take them his letters that they ne were distroubled of no man ne lette And tho the messengers wente thens spedde so fast yâ— they came in to a towne that was called Carmardyne And as they passed forth ther waye they fouÌ„de two children of xxilij yere of aege chidynge togyder with hasty wordes And one of them sayd to that other Donebat sayd he ye do all wronge to chyde or stryue with me for ye haue no wytte ne no reason as I haue Certes Merlyn sayd he of your wytte ne your reason I make no force For men telle comynly that ye haue nothynge of god almyghty syth ye had neuer fader but euery man knoweth who was your moder ¶ The messengers of yâ— kynge Vortiger whan they herde the stryue betwixt the two gromes they axed of them that stode besyde them whens that Merlyn was borne also whome hym nourysshed And the folke them tolde that a grete gentyll woman hym bare in Carmardyne that was called Adhan But neuer myght no man wyte who was his fader ¶ Whan the kynges messengers herde these tydynges they went anone to hym yâ— was Wardey ne of yâ— towne tolde hyÌ„ the kyngê wyll shewed hyÌ„ his letter wherfore they were come thyder ¶ Merlyn his moder were fetched before yâ— Wardeyne of the towne And he coÌ„maunded them yâ— they sholde go to the kynge as it was ordeyned by his messengers ¶ Merlyn his moder wente thens came vnto yâ— kyng there they were receyued with moche honour And the kynge axed of yâ— lady yf that childe were her sone whome hym begate The lady answered full tenderly wepynge sayd She neuer had company of worldly man But syr sayd she As I was a yonge mayden in my faders chambre other of grete lygnage were in my company that oftentymes went to playe solace I be lefte alone in my chambre wolde not go forth for brennynge of the sonne And on a tyme there came a fayre bacheler entred in my chambre there yâ— I was alone But how he came in to me where I wyst it neuer ne yet knowe I not For yâ— doores were fast barred with me he dyde 〈◊〉 of loue For I ne had myght ne power hym to defende from me And often he came vnto me in the forsayd maner so that he begate this childe But neuer myght I wyte what he was ¶ Of the answere of Merlyn wherfore the kyng axed why his castel myght not stonde that he had begonne ne proâ—e SO whan Merlyn had herde all that his moder
had sayd He spake to the kynge in this 〈◊〉 ¶ 〈◊〉 how I was begoten axe ye no more For it falleth not to you ne to none other to wyte But telle me the cause wherfore I am to you brought and wherfore ye haue sente after me ¶ Truely sayd yâ— kynge my wyse counseyllers haue done me to vnderstonde that the morter of a werke that I haue begonne behoueth to be tempred with your blood or the fundament shall fayle for euer more ¶ Syre sayd Merlyn Wyll ye slee me for my blood to tempre with your mortere Ye sayd the kynge or elles my castell shall neuer stande as my counseyllers doo me to vnderstonde Tho answered Merlyn to the kynge Syr he sayd lete them come before me those wyse counseyllers I woll preue that they sayen not well ne truly And whan the wyse men were comen Merlyn axed yf his blood were the cause to make this werke to stonde and endure All tho wyse men were abasshed coude not answere Merlyn tho sayd to the kynge Syr I shall tell you the cause wherfore your werke thus fayleth and may not stande There is vnder the mountayne there that ye haue buylded your toure a grete ponde of water and in the botome of the ponde vnder the water there ben two dragons that one is whyte and that other reede that fyght togyder ayenst your werke Do ye myne depe tyll your men come to the ponde and cause your men to take awaye the water all out and thenne ye shall see the dragons as I haue you tollde that togyder fyght ayenst your werke and this is the cause wherfore your fundament fayleth The kynge anone lete dygge vnder tyll that men came to the ponde and lete do awaye the water and there they founde two dragons as Merlyn had tolde them yâ— egerly fought togyder The whyte dragon egerly assayled the reede and layde on hym soo strongely that he myght not endure but withdrewe hym and rested in the same caâ—e And whan he had a whyle rested hym he wente before and assayled the reede dragon angrely and helde hym so sore that he myght not ayenst hym endure but withdrewe hym and rested And after came ayen the whyte dragon and strongely fought with the reede dragon and bote hym euyll and hym ouercame that he fledde from thens and nomore came agayne ¶ Of the sygnyfycacyon of those two dragons that were in the botome of the ponde that fought togyder THis kyng Vortiger and his men that sawe this batayll had grete meruayle and prayed Merlyn to tell hym what it myght betoken Syr quod Merlyn I shall telle you The reede dragon betokeneth yourself and the whyte betokeneth the folke of Saxon that fyrste ye toke and helde in your londe that fyght ayenst you and you haue dryuen and enchaced ¶ But Brytons of your lygnage ouercame them droue them awaye And sythen at the comynge ayen of the Saxons they recouered this londe and helde it for euer more And droue out the Brytons and dyde with this londe all theyr wyll and destroyed crystendome thrugh out this londe Ye had fyrste grete Ioye with theyr comynge but now it is corned to you grete damage sorowe For tho two brethern of Constance that was kynge the whiche ye lete slee shall come before a quinzeme passed with a grete power from lytell Brytayne shall auenge the deth of theyr brother And they shall brenne you fyrst with sorowe and after they shall slee a grete parte of Saxons and shall dryue out all the remenaunt of the londe And therfore abyde ye here no lenger to make castell nor other werke But anone go elles where your lyues all for to saue To god I you betake trouthe I haue sayd to you of thynges that shall befall ¶ And vnderstande ye well that Aurilambros shall be kynge But he shall be enpoysoned lytell tyme shall he regne ¶ Of kynge Aurilambros how that he pursewed Vortiger Engist and how they deyed MErlyn and his moder departed from the kynge and torned agayne to Carmardyn And soone after tydynges came to the Brytons that Aurilambros and Vter his brother were arryued at Totuesse with a greate hoste And anone yâ— Brytons assembled them and wente to receyue Aurilambros and Vter with grete noblesse And had them vnto London and crowned Aurilambros and made hym kynge and dyde vnto hym homage And anone he axed where Vortiger that was kynge myght be founde for he wolde be auenged on his brothers dethe and after he wolde warre vppon paynems And they tolde hym that Vortiger was in Walys and so they ladde hym thytherwarde ¶ Vortiger wyst well that tho brethern came hym to conquere and fledde thens in to a castell that was called Gerneth that stode vppon an hyghe mountayrie and there hym helde Aurilambros and Vter his brother and theyr folke had besyeged the castell full longe tyme for the castell was stronge and well arrayed ¶ So at the laste they casted wylde fyre and brent houses and men and all theyr araye and as moche as was within the castell So that Vortiger was brente amonge all other and soo he deyed with moche sorowe ¶ Tho was Engist in Kente and regned there and herde this tydynges and anone fledde and wolde haue gone in to Scotlonde for to haue had socoure But Aurilambros and his men mette with hym in the north countree and yaue hym batayll And Engist and his men defended whyles that they myght But he and his folke were dyscomfyted and slayne And Octa his sone fledde vnto Yorke And Aurilambros hym folowed egrely And Octa a lytell whyle withstode hym But afterwarde he put hym to his mercy And Aurilambros receyued hym and to hym and to his men gaaf the countree of Galeway in Scotlonde and there they dwelled ¶ The kynge Aurilambros wente thorugh out the londe and put awaye the name of Engistlonde that Engist after his name had called it before Tho lete he it calle agayne grete Brytayne and lete make ayen chirches houses of relygyon castelles cytees and borughs â–ª and townes that the Saxons hadde destroyed And came to London and lete make the walles of the cyte whiche Engist and his folke hadde caste downe ¶ The Brytons ladde hym vnto the mount of Ambriam that somtyme was an hous of relygyon that tho was destroyed thrugh the paynems ¶ Wherof a knyght that was called Ambri some tyme was founder of that house And therfore the same hylle was called the mounte of Ambrian And after it was called Ambresbury And shall be so for euer more ¶ How Aurilambros dyde redresse the londe of greate Brytayne that whiche was dstroyed thorugh the Saxons before sayd HOw the kynge Aurilambros lete amende and redresse the house of Ambresbury and there in put monkes But now there ben Nonnes a lytell fro the place that was called Salysbury are that the Saxons slewe the Brytons where Engist and they sholde haue made a
tydynges came to kynge Iohn thenne was he sore anoyed sore dradde lest he sholde lese his reame hymself be done to the deth ¶ Thenne sent he to the pope messengers sayd He wolde be Iustifyed and come to amendement in all thynges wolde make satysfaccyon to all maner of men after the popes ordynaunce ¶ Thenne sente the pope ayen in to Englonde Pandulf other messengers and came to Caunterbury to the kynge there abode And the .viij. daye of May the kynge made an othe for to stande to the popes ordynaunce before Pandulf yâ— Legate in all maner of thynges in whiche he was accursyd And that he sholde make full restytucyon to all men of holy chirche of relygyon and of the goodes that he had taken of them ayenst theyr wyll And all the grete lordes of Englonde swore vppon the boke by theyr holydom that yf the kynge wolde not holde his othe they sayd that they wolde by strength make hym holde it ¶ Thenne put the kynge hym to the courte of Rome and theme gaaf he vp the reame of Englonde and of Irlonde for hym and for his heyres for euer moâ—e that sholde come after hym 〈◊〉 that kynge Iohn and his â—eytes sholde take the two reames of the popes hondes And sholde euery yere paye ferme vnto the courte of Rome a thousande marke of syluer And tho toke the kynge the crowne of his heed and sette it vpon his 〈◊〉 And these wordes sayd he in herynge of all the grete lordes of Englonde Here I resygne vp the crowne and the realme of Englonde in to the pope Innocenciê° hondes the thyrde and put me hooly in his mercy in his ordynaunce ¶ Tho receyued Pandulf the crowne of kynge Iohn and kepte it fyue dayes as fore seasynge takynge of two realmes of Englonde of Irelonde And coÌ„fermed all maner thyng by his realtre that foloweth after ¶ Of the letter oblygatorye that 〈◊〉 Iohan made to yâ— court of Rome wherfore the Peters pens ben gadred thrugh out all Englonde TO all crysten people 〈…〉 all the worlde dwellynge 〈◊〉 by the grace of god kynge of Englonde gretynge to your vnyuersyte And 〈◊〉 knowen that for as mocke as we haue grâ—â—â—d and offended god out 〈◊〉 holy chirche of Rome And 〈…〉 as we haue nede vnto the 〈◊〉 of our lorde Ihesu Cryst And also we 〈◊〉 thynge so worthy offre as competenâ— satysfaccyon to make to god and to holy chirche but yf that it were our owne body as with our reames of Englonde of Irlonde Thenne by the grace of god we desyre to meke vs for the loue of hyÌ„ that meked hyÌ„ to the deth of the crosse Thorugh couseylle of these noble erles and barons we offre all freely graunte to god and to the appostle saynt Peter and saynt Poule and to our moder chirche of Rome and to our holy fader pope Innocenciê° the thyrde and to all the popes that cometh after hym all the reame and patronages of châ—rches of Englonde and of Irlonde with theyr appertenaunces for remyssyon of our synnes and for helpe helth of our kynâ—e soules and of all crysten soules So that from this daye afterwarde we wyll recâ—yue holde of our moder chirche of Rome as fee fâ—rme dooynge 〈◊〉 to our holy fader pope Innocenciê° the thyrde and soo to all the popes that cometh after hym in the same manere abouesayd And in presence of the wyse man Pandulf the popes Subdcaken we make lyeges homage as it were in the popes presence and before hym were And shall do all manere thyngê aboue sayd And therto we bynde vs and all that cometh after vs and our heyres for euer more without ony agaynsayenge to the pope and che the warde of chirche vacauntz And in token for this thynge for euer to laste we wyll conferme and ordeyne that our specyal rentes of the for 〈◊〉 sauynge saynt Peters pens 〈◊〉 to the moder chirche of Rome payenge by yere a thousande marke of lyluer and two termes of the yere for all manere customes that we sholde dâ—â—fe the forsayd reames that is to say 〈◊〉 Myghclmas and at Eester That is to saye .vii. hondred marke for Englonde and thre hondred marke for Irlonde Sauynge to vs to our heytes our Iustyces and other fraunchyse and other ryaltees that perteyne vnto the crowne And these thynges that before ben sayd we wyll that it be ferme stable with out ende And to that oblygacyon we our successours our heytes in this manere be bounde that yf we or ony of our heytee thorugh any presumpcyon falle in ony poynt ayenst ony of these thynges aboue sayd and he be warned and wyll not ryght amende he shall thenne lese yâ— forsayd reame for euer more And that this chartre of oblygacyon and our 〈◊〉 for euer more be ferme and stable with out ony gaynsayenge We shall from this daye afterwarde be true vnto god and to the moder of holy churche of Rome and to the pope Iunocincius the thyrde and to all that cometh after hyÌ„ 〈…〉 ¶ How the clerkes that were 〈◊〉 came agayne and how kyng Iohn was assoylled SO when this chartre was made and ensealed the kynge receyued agayne his crowne of Pandulfus honde And sente anone vnto the Archebysshop Stephen and to all his after clerkes and lewde men that he had exiled out of this londe that they sholde come ayen in to Englonde and haue agayn theyr londes and also theyr rentes And that he wolde make reflytucyon of the goodes that he had taken of theyrs ayenst theyr wyll ¶ The kynge hymself tho and Pandulf and erles and 〈◊〉 went vnto Wynchestre ayenst the Archebysshop Stephen ¶ And whan he was come the kynge wente ayenst hym and fell adowne to his feet and thus to hym sayd Fayre syre ye be welcome And I crye you mercy by cause that I haue trespassed ayenst you ¶ The Archebysshop toke hym vp tho in his armes and kyssyd hym curteysly oftentymes and after ledde hym to the doore of saynt Swythunes chirche by the honde and assoylled hym of the sentence and hym â—â—â—â—syled to god to holy chirche And that was on Saynt Margaretes daye And the Archebysshop anone went 〈…〉 〈…〉 she asked The Legate wente thenne agayn to the pope after Crystâ—â—â—e And the kynge sence ouer see to Iulyan that was kynge Rychardes wyf for to haue a relace of that she axed of hym ¶ And so it befell that Iulyan deyed anone after Eester And in soo moche the kynge was quyte of that thynge that she ared ¶ But thenne at the feest of saynt Iohn that came next after thorugh the popes coÌ„maundement the enterdytynge was fyrst releasyd thrughout all Englonde the seuenth daye of Iulij And vii 〈◊〉 was the londe enterdyted And on yâ— mornynge men ronge and sayd masse thorugh out all London and soo after thorugh out all Englonde ¶ And the next yere after there began
that the good man saynt Thomas was don vnto his deth so that no pylgrym myght come by that way Full well went he to haue take cristis myght and hys power and the grete boos of miracles that he shewed for his martyr saynt Thomas thrugh al crystendom And yâ— same tyme yâ— kyÌ„ge made Robert of Baldok yâ— false pylled clerke thrughe prayere of syre Hugh Spenser sone was made ChauÌ„seler of Englonde And in that same tyme was the castell of walyngforde holden ayenste the kynge thrugh prysoners that weren within the castell for saynt Thomas loue of Lancastre wherfore the people of the couÌ„tre came toke the castell of the prysoners wherfore syr Iohan of Goldyngton knyght and syr Edmonde of Becche prysoners were taken and sent vnto the kynge to Pountfret there they were done in pryson and that for sayd Roger was sent vnto Yorke there he was drawen hangyd And anone after syr Roger Mortymer of wygmoâ— brake oute of yâ— toure of London in this manere The forsayd Roger heâ—de that he sholde be drawe and hangyd atte LoÌ„don in yâ— morow after saynt LaureÌ„ce dai on the daye before he helde a fayre feste in yâ— toure of London there was syr Stephen Segraue conestable of yâ— tour many grete men with them whan ther sholde soupe yâ— forsayd Stephen seÌ„te for all yâ— officers of yâ— tour they came souped with hym And whan they sholde take ther leue of hyÌ„ a squyre that was callyd StepheÌ„ that was full preuy with yâ— forsaid Rogere thrugh his couÌ„sell yaue them al suche a drynke that the leest of theÌ„ all slepe two dayes two nyghtes in yâ— meane tyme he escaped awaye by water by the tamys went ouer the see helde hym in Fraunce wherfore the kynge was sore anoyed put the same Stephen out of his Constabelery ¶ How the quene Isabell wente in to Fraunce for to treate of peas bytwene her lorde the kynge of Englonde and the kynge of Fraunce her broder THe kynge wente tho vnto LondoÌ„ and there thrugh counsell of syr Hugh Spenser the fader of his sone of mayster Robert Baldok a fals pylled clerke his Chaunceler lete sease thoo all y◠〈◊〉 londes into his hondes and also all yâ— londes that were syr Edwardes his sone were so put to theyr wagys ayenst all maner of reson that was thrughe the falsnesse of yâ— Spensers ¶ And whan yâ— kynge of Fraunce that was quene Isabelles brother herde of this falsnesse he was sore anoyed ayenst yâ— kynge of englonde his fals counsellers wherfore he sent a letter to kynge Edwarde vnder his seale that he sholde come at a certaine daye to do his homage therto he so â—oned hym els he shold lese all Gascoyne And so it was ordeyned in EngloÌ„de thrugh the kynge his couÌ„sell yâ— quene Isabell sholde goo into Fraunce for to treate of peas bytwene her lorde and her broder yâ— Olyuer of Yngham sholde go into Gascoyne haue with hym vij M. men of armys moo to be Seneschall wardeyne of Gascoyne and so it was ordeyned that quene Isabell came into FrauÌ„ce with her wente syr aymer of Valaunce erle of Penbroke that was there murdred sodenly in a preuysege but that was thrugh goddes vengauÌ„ce for he was one of the Iusticys that consented to saynt Thomas deth of Lancastre wolde neuer after repent hym of that wyckyd dede at yâ— tyme syr Olyuer of Yngham went ouer into Gascoyne dyd moche harme to the kyng of FrauÌ„ce 〈◊〉 he gate ayen yâ— kynge Edwarde had lost moche more therto ¶ How kyng Edwarde sent syr Edwarde his sone the eldest into Fraunce THe quene Isabell had but a quarter of a yere dwelled in Fraunce whan syr Edwarde her eldest sone axyd leue tho for to go into FrauÌ„ce for to speke with his moder Isabell the quene his fader yâ— kynge grauÌ„tyd hym with a good wyll sayd to hym go my fayre sone in goddys blessynge myn thynke for to come ayen as hastely as yâ— maye And he wente ouer the see into FrauÌ„ce yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce his vncle receyued hym with moche honoure sayd vnto hym Fayr sone ye be welcome for by cause that your fader come not to do his homage for yâ— duchye of Guyon as his auÌ„cetourrs were wont for to do I yeue you that lordshyp to holde it of me in herâ—tage as all maner auÌ„cetours dyde before 〈◊〉 wherfore he was callyd duke of Guyon ¶ Howe the kynge exyled his quene Ysabell Edwarde her eldest sone AS kynge Edwarde of Englonde herd tell how yâ— kyng of frauÌ„ce had yeue yâ— dâ—chye of Guyon vnto sir Edwarde his soneâ— without consent and wyll of hym that his sone had receyued the duchye he became wonder wrotheâ— sent to his sone by letter that they shold come ayen into Englonde in all yâ— haste that they myghte And the quene Isabel and syr Edward her sone were wonder sore adradde of yâ— kynges menaced of his wrathe pryncypally for yâ— falsnesse of yâ— Spensers both of yâ— fader also the sone at his coÌ„mauÌ„dement they wolde not come wherfore kynge Edwarde was full sore anoyed lete make a crye at LondoÌ„ that yf quene Isabell Edwarde his eldest sone came not in Englond that they sholde be holde as oure enmyes bothe to the reame and also too the crowne of Englonde for that they nolde come into Englonde but bothe were exyled the moder and her some ¶ whan the quene herde thyse tydynges â–ª she was sore adradde to be dystroyed thrugh the fals coniectynge of yâ— Spensers went with the knyghtes yâ— were exyled out of Englonde for saynt Thomas cause of Lancastre his to saye syr Roger of wig more syrâ— wellyam Trussell syr HohnÌ„ of Cromwell many other good knyghtrs wherfore they toke theyr couÌ„sell and ordeyned amonge them for to make a mariage bytwene yâ— duke of Guyhenne the hynges sone of Englonde yâ— erles doughter of henaude that was a noble knyght of name a doughty in his tymeâ—â— yf yâ— thynge myghte be broughte a bowte then stode they trowynge with yâ— helpe of god with his helpe to recouer theyr herytage in Englonde wherfore they were put out thrugh yâ— fals coniectynge of the Spensers ¶ How kynge Edwarde thrugh wuÌ„sell of the Spensers sent to yâ— Douzepers of Fraunce â–ª that they sholde helpe that the quene Isabell her sone syre Edwarde were exyled out of Fraunce AS hynge Edwarde the Spensers herde how yâ— quene Isabell syr Edwarde her sone had alyed thez to yâ— erle of Henaude too them yâ— were exyled out of Englonde for cause of thomas of Lancastre they were so sory that they wyst not what for to do â–ª wherfor sir Hugh Spenser the sone sayd to syr hughe yâ— fader in this manere wyse Fader
cursyd be yâ— tyme yâ— counsell yâ— euer ye consented yâ— the quene Isabell sholde go into fraunce for to treate of accorde betwene yâ— kynge of Englond her broder the hynge of Fraunce for yâ— was youre costsell for at that tyme forsoth your wyt fayled for I order me sore leest thrugh her her sone we shall be dystroyed but yt we take the better counseylle ¶ Nowfayte syres vnderstonde howe merueyloâ—â— felony and falshoâ—â—e yâ— Spensers ymagyned castr for pryuely they lete fyll fyue bâ—â—â—lles fercours with syluer y◠〈◊〉 me amouÌ„tyd .v. M. pounde and they sent those barelles ouer see pryuely by an alyaunte that was callyd Arnold of Spayne yâ— was a broker of London That he sholde go to the Douzeperâ— of Fraunce that they shalde procure and speke to the kynge of Fraunce that quene Isabell her sone Edwarde were driuen exyled oute of Fraunce And amoÌ„ge all othere thynges that they were brought to the deth as pryuely as they myght but almyghty god wold not so for whaÌ„ this Arnolde was in the hyghse he was take with Sclanders that mette hym in the hyghe see and toke hym and ladde hym to the erle of Henaude they re lorde moche Ioy was made for that takyâ—â—ge And at the laste this Arnold pryuely stele away from thens came to Londâ—Ì„ And of this takynge of other thynges the erle of Henaude sayd to yâ— quene Isabell Dame make you mery be of gode there for ye be rycher than ye â—eneâ— for to be take thyse fyue barelles full of syluer that were sent to the douzepers of Fraunce for to slee you and your sone Edwarde â–ª and thynke you hastely for to goo into Englonde and take with you syre IohnÌ„ of Henaude my brother and v. houndred men of armys For mani of them of FrauÌ„ce in whome ye haue had greate truste done you for to scorne and almyghty god graunte you that grace your enmyes to ouercome ¶ The quene Isabell sente tho thrugh Henaude and Flaundres for her souldyours and ordened her euery daye for to go into EngloÌ„de ayen And so the had in her company syr Edmonde of wodstok that was erle of Kent that was syr Edwardes broder of Englonde ¶ How kynge Edwarde lete kepe yâ— costes by yâ— see lete trye all yâ— pryce men of armys fote men thrugh Englonde AS kynge Edwarde herde telle yâ— quene Isabell Edwarde her sone wolde come into Englonde with a grete power of alyauÌ„tes with them yâ— were outlawed out of Englond for therreb ellyousnesse he was sore adradde to be put downe for to lese his kyngdom wherfore he ordeyned to kepe his castels in walys as well as in Englonde wyth â—ytaylles and they re appareylles and lete kepe his ryuers also the see And at the feste of Decolation of saynt Iohan Baptyst thâ— Cytezyns of London sent to yâ— kyng to Porchester an C. men of armys And also he coÌ„maunded by his letters ordeyned yâ— euery hundred wepentake of Englonde too trye as well men of armys as men on foote yâ— they sholde be put in .xx. soÌ„me and in an hundred soÌ„me And commauÌ„ded yâ— alle tho men were redy whan ony shoute or crye were made for to purpose take yâ— alyaunâ—s that came to Englonde for to benoÌ„ me hym yâ— londe for to put hym out of his kyngdom And moreouer he lete cry thorough his patent in euery fayre in euery market of Englonde yâ— the quene Isabell syr Edwarde his cloest sone the erle of Kent that they were take saufly kept wythout â—ny manere harme vnto them doynge all other manere people that come with them anone smyte of ther hedys withoute ony maner raunsom takynge of them And what man myght brynge syr Rogerâ—s Mortymer heed of wygmore shold haue an hildred pounde of money for his trauayl ¶ And ferthermore he ordeyned by his patent â—dmauÌ„ded to make a fyre vpon euery hyll besyde yâ— ryuers and uâ— lowe couÌ„trees for too make hyghe bechenesse of tymbre That yf it so were that the alyauntes came vnto londe by nyght tyme yâ— then the InhabytauÌ„tys there abowâ—e sholde endeuoyr them self in goodly haste to lyght fyre yâ— bekâ—nes yâ— the couÌ„tre maye be warned and come and mete ther ennemyes And in the tyme â—eyedlyt Roger Mortymer his vnâ—e in yâ— toure of London ¶ How the quene Isabell 〈◊〉 Edwarde duke of Guyhenne her sone came into London at her wich how they dyde AS quene Isabell syr Edwarde her sone duke of Guyhenne syr Edwarde of wodstok erle of â—â—nte syr IohnÌ„ the erles brother of Henaâ— de ther company dradde noâ—â—â—◠〈◊〉 of yâ— kynge ne of his traytours fo 〈◊〉 trusted all in godd is grace and came to Herewich in Southfolke y◠〈◊〉 dâ—y of SeptiÌ„bre in yâ— yere of grace 〈◊〉 xrvâ— And the quene syt Edwarde 〈◊〉 sone sente letters to the Mayre coâ—â—s nalte of London requytynge them that they sholde be helpyngeâ— yâ— quaâ—â—â— and cause that they had that is so say to dystroye the traytours of the â—â—ame â–ª But none answeres were sent ayeâ—â— Wherfore the quene and syâ— Edwarde her to â—e seute another patent letter vnder thâ— scales the tenour of whiche letter here forlowyth in this maner ¶ Isabell by the grace of god quene of Englond laâ—y of Irlonde countesse of Pountif and we Edwarde the eldest sone of the bynge of EngloÌ„d duke of guyon â—le of Chestre of PauÌ„tyf of moushâ—â—ll to yâ— Maâ—re and to all the comynalâ—â—â— of the ryts of London lendyed gretynge for asmochâ— as we haue before the syâ—ue â—ent to poâ—â— by our letters how we become into this londe in good arraye and in good manere for the honour and profyte of holy thirâ—he and of our dere lorde the hyng all the â—eame with all oure myght and power to kepe and inayutrneâ— as we 〈◊〉 all yâ— gode folk of the forsayd reame are holden to doo And vpon yâ— we pray you that ye wâ—ll be helpynge to vs in as moche as ye maye in this quarell the is for yâ— comune profyte of the forsayd reame we haue had to this tyme noâ—â— answere of yâ— forsayd letters ne knowe not your mynde in yâ— party wherfore we sende to you ayen praye charge you yâ— ye bes te you so ayenst vs yâ— we haue no cause to greue you but yâ— ye ben vnto vs help yâ— ge by all the wayes yâ— ye maye or maye knowe For wytte ye well in certen that we all yâ— be come with vs into this reame thynke not to doo ony thynge but yâ— thynge that shall be for the comyn profite of all the reame but â—only to dystroye Hugh Spenser our enmye enmye too all yâ— reame as ye it well knowe wherfore ye praye you charge you in yâ— faith that ye owe vnto our lyege lorde yâ— kyng to vs