had folden afore to gedre and red it openly word by word in heryng of hem all And when the letter was red he said lo sires ye haue herde all what is here writen and that he hath knowelecheth that this is his letter and his seal and may not go ther from ¶ And than they all cried and yafe dome that he shold be honged and drawe and his heed smyt of in maner of a traitour and he and his heires disherited for euermore And so he was lad forth and put in to prison ¶ And when this was done and the quene wyst that he was dampned by wey of lawe both of lyfe and lymme and his heires disherited for euermore thurgh open knowelechyng in pleine court ¶ Wherfor hem thought that were good that the forsaid sir Edmond were hastely y quelled withoute wityng of the kyng or elles the kyng lightely wolde for yeue hym his dethe and than that shold turne hem to moche sorwe so as he was empeched ¶ And anone the Quene thurgh couÌ„ceill of the Mortimer and withoute any othir counceill sent in hast to the Baillifs of wynchestre that they shold smyte of sir Edmondes hede of wodestoke Erle of kent withoute any maner abydyng or respite vp payne of lyfe and lymme and that he shold haue none othir execucion be cause of tarieng nat withstandyng the IugemeÌ„t Tho token the baillifs sir Edmond oute of prison and lad hym best des the Castell of wynchestre and there they made a gongfermer smyte of his hede for none othir man durst it done so died he ther Allas the tyme that is to seyne the x. day of October the iij. yere of kyng edwardes regne when the kyng wyst ther of he was wonâ— â—ory let entier hym at the frere menors at wynchestre ¶ Of the deth of sir Rogier mortimer erle of the marche Capitulo ducentesimo xxij ANd so it be fell at that tyme that sir Rogier mortimer Erle of the marche was so proude so hauteyne that he helde no lord of the reame his pere tho become he so couetous that be folowed Dame Isabell the Quenes court that was kyng Edwardes moder besette his peny worthes with the officers of yâ— quenes houshold in the same maner that the kynges officers did so he made his takyng as touching vitailles also of cariages â—lle he did for cause of spences for to gadre tresour so he did withoute nombre in all that he myght Tho made he him wondre priue with the quene Isabâ—ll so moch lordship reteune had so that all the grete lordes of englond of him were adrad wherfor the kyng his couÌ„ceill towardes hym were agreued ordeyned amonge hem to vndo hym thurgh pure reson lawe for cause that kyng Edward that was the kynges fadre traitouresly thurgh hym was mordred in the castell of Berkelee as before is said more plenarly in the CC.xvij chapitre of this boke ¶ And some that were of the kynges counceill loued the mortimer tolde hym in â—uete how that the kyng and his counceill were aboute from day to day him for to shend and vndone wherfor the mortimer was sore aÌ„noied angry as the deuell ayens hem that were of the kynges counceill said that he wold on hem bene auenged how so euer he toke on ¶ Hit was not longe afterward that kyng Edward Dame Phelipp his wife Dame Isabell the kynges modre sir Rogier the mortimer ne went vn to No tyngham ther for to soiourne so it befell that the Quene Isabell thurgh counceill of the Mortimer toke to hir the keyes of the yates of the Castell of Notyngham so that no man myght come nethir in ne oute by nyght but thurgh commaundement of the Mortimer ne the kyng ne none of his counceill ¶ And that tyme it fell so that the Mortimer as a deuell for wrath bolled and also for wrath that â—e had ayens the kynges men edward principally ayens â—em that had hym accused to the kyng of the deth of Sir Edward his fadre And preuely a counceill was take bitwene Quene Isabell the Mortimer and the bisshopp of Lincolne sir Symond of Bereford and sir hugh of Trumpyngton othir priue of hir counceill for to vndone hem all that had accused the Mortimer vn to the kyng of his fadres dethe of treson and of felonie Wherfor alle tho that were of the kynges counceill whan they wist of the Mortimers casting preuely come to kyng Edward seide that the Mortimer wold hem destroie for cause that they had accused hym of kyng Edwardes deth his fadre praied hym that he wold maynten hem in hir right ¶ And these were the lordes to pursue this quarell Sir william mountagu Sir humfrey de â—oghun Sir william his brother Sir Rauf of stafford Sir Robert of herfford Sir william of Clynton Sir Iohan Neuille of horneby and many othir of hir consent and all these sworne vpon the boke to maynten the quarell in as moche as they myght ¶ And it befell so after that sir william mountagu ne none of the kynges frendes must not bene herburghed in the Castell for the Mortimer but went and toke hir herbuâ—ghe in diuerse places in the toune of Notyngham ¶ And tho were they sore adrad left that the mortimer shold hem destroie And in hast ther come vn to kyng Edward Sir william mountagu ther that he was in 〈◊〉 Castell and preuely told him that he ne none of his companie shold not take the Mortimer withoute couÌ„ceill helpe of willam of eland Constable of the same Castell Now certes qd the kyng â— loue yow well and therfor I counceill yow that ye goo to the forsaid Constable commaunde hym in my name that he be your frend your helpe for to take the Mortimer all thing y left vpon ê‘ill of lyfe and lymme ¶ Tho said Mountagu Sir my lord graunte mercy ¶ Tho went forth the forsaid Mountagu come to the Conestable of the Castell and tolde hym the kynges wylle And he ansuerd said that the kynges wyll shold â—e done in as moch as he myght that he wolde not spare for no mauer dethe and so he swore made his oth◠¶ Tho said Sir william Mountagu to the Conestable in â—eryng of all hem that were helpyng vn to the quarell ¶ Now certes dere frende vs behoueth for to wurch do by your queyntise for to take the Mortimer sith that ye be keper of the Castell and haue the keyes in your ward sir qd the Conestable wull ye vnderstoÌ„d that the gates of the Castell hen lokked with the lokkes that Dame Isabell send hidder and be nyght she hath the keyes ther of leith him vnder the leuesell of the bedde vn to the morwe and so ye may nat come in to the Castell by the yates in no maner wyse But I knowe an Aley that streccheth
Rogger bolynbroke were broght to the guyldhalle in london and ther before the maire the lordes and chief Iustice of Englond were rayned and dampned both to be drawen hanged qnarterd but maister Iohan hume had his chartre was pardoned by the kynge but maister rogier was drawen to tyburne where he confessid that he deide giltles and neuer had trespaced in that he deid fore Notwithstanding he was hanged heded and quartred on whos soule god haue mercy And margery Iurdemayn was brent in smythfeld Also this yere was a grete affraye in fletstrete by nyghtes tyme bitwene men of court men of london and diuerse men slayne and somme hurte And one herbotell was chief cause of the mysgouernaunce and affraye Also this yere atte chesing of the maire of london the coÌ„munes named Robert clopton Rawlyn holand Taylourp And the Aldermen toke Robert clopton and brought hym atte right honde of the Maire as the custome is And thenne certayn Tayllours and othir hond crafty men cried nay nay not this man but raâ—lyn holande wherfore the Maire that was padysly sente tho that so cried to Newgate where they abode a grete while and were punysshed ¶ In this same yere were diuerse embassatours sente in to Guyan for a mariage for the kyng for the Erles doughter of Armynake whiche was concluded but by the mene of the Erle of suffolke it was lette and put a parte ¶ And after this the said Erle of suffolke wente ouer the see in to Fraunce and there he treated the mariage bitwene the kyng of Englond and the kynges doughter of Sâ—cyle and of Iherusalem And the next yere it was concluded fully that mariage by whiche mariage the kyng shold deliuere to hir fadre the duchie of Angeo and the Erledome of Mayne whiche was the keye of Normandie Thenne departed the Erle of suffolke with his wyfe and diuerse lordes and knyghtes in the moste riall astate that myght be oute of Englond with newe chares and Palfrayes whiche wente thurgh chepe and so wente ouer the see and resseyued hir and sith brought her in the lente after to hampton where she landed was rially receyued And on Candelmasse euen before by a grete tempest of thonder and lightnyng at afternone Paulus steple was sette a fire on the middes of the shafte in the tymbre which was quenched by force of labour and specially by the labonr of the morow masse preest of the â—owe in chepe which was thought Impossible sauf only the grace of god ¶ This yere was the Erle of Stafford made create duke of â—okyngham the erle of warrewyke duke of warwyke therle of Dorset marquys of Dorset therle of suffolke waâ— made marquys of suffolke ¶ How kyng Henry wedded Quene Margarete and of hir coronacion Capitulo ducentesimo lij IN this yere kyng Henry maried at southwyke Quâ—ne Margrete And she come to london the xvâ—ij day of Maye And by the way alle the lordes of Englond resseyued hir wurshipfully in diuerse places and in especiall the duke of Gloucestre and on the blake heth the maire aldremen alle the craftes in blewe gounes browdred with the deuise of his craft that they myÈt be byknowen mette with hir with reed hoâ—des and brought hir to london where were diuerse pagentis and countinaunce of diuerse histories shewde in diuerse places of the Cite Ryally and costlew And the xxx day of maye the forsaid Quene was Crouned at westmynstre And there was Iustes iij. daies during within the sayntuarie to fore the abbeye This yere the priour of kylmian appeled the erle of vrmond of treson whiche had a â–ª day assigned to them for to fight in smythfeld And the lystis were made and feeld dressid but whan it came to point the kyng commauÌ„ded that they shold not fight but toke the quarellis in to his owne hond and this was doon at the Instaunce labour of certayn prechours and doctours of london as maister Gilbert worthyngton parson of seint andrewâ— in holborne and othir Also this same yere came a grete enbassade in to Englond oute of fraunce for to haue concluded a ê‘petuel pees but in conclusion it torned vn to a triews of a yere Aboute this tyme deide seint Bernardyne a gray frere whiche began the newe reformacion of that ordre in many places in so moche that they that were reformed bene called obseruauntes whiche obseruauntes beâ—â— encrecyd gretly in Italie in Almaigne This Bernardyn was Canonysed by Pope Nicholas the fyfthe In the yere M. CCCC.l Iohanes de Capestrano was his disciple whiche proufited moch to the reformacion of that ordre for whom god shewd many a faire miracle also here is to be noted that froÌ„ this tyme forward kyng Henry neuer proufited ne wente forward but fortune began to tourne from hym on all sides as well in fraunce NormaÌ„die guyan as in Englond Somme men holden opinione that kyng Henry gaf coÌ„myssion plenery to sir Edward hulle sir Robert roos Dene of seint seuerins and othir to conclude a mariage for hym with the erle of Armynaks suster whiche was promysed as it was said cocluded but afterward it was broken and he wedded quene margret as a fore is said whiche was a dere mariage for the Reame of Englond For it is knowen verily that for to haue her was deliuered the duchie of Angeo and the erledome of mayne whiche was the keie of Normandie for the frensshe men tentre And aboue this the said marquys of suffolke axyd in playn parlement a fyftenâ—h and an half for to feche her oute of frauÌ„ce lo what a mariage was this as to the comparison of that othir mariage of armynak For ther shold haue bene deliuered so many Castels and tounes in guyane and so moche good shold haue ben yeuen with her that alle Englond shold haue ben ther by enriched but contrarie wise fyll wher fore euery grete prince ought to kepe his promyse for because of brekyâ—g of this promyse and for mariage of Quene Margret what losse hath had the Reame of Engloud by loâ—yng of Normandâ—e and Guyan by diuision in the Reame the rebelling of communes ayenst their prince lordes what diuision amonge the lordes what murdre and sleyng of them what feldes foughâ—en and made in coÌ„clusion so many that many a man hath lost his lyfe and in conclusion the kyng deposed and the quene with hir sone fayne to flee in to Scotland and from thens in to fraunce and so to lorayne the place that she come first froo Many men deme that the brekyng of the kynâ—es promise to the suster of therles of Armynake was cause of this grete losse and aduersite ¶ How the good duke of Gloucestre humfrey the kynges vncle was arested at the parlement of bury and his deth And how Angeo in mayne was deliuered Capitulo ducentesimo liij IN the yere xxv of kyng Henry was a parlement at bury called seint Edmoâ—des burie aboute which was commauÌ„ded all the communes
poer and strength Ca. C.iij ANd thus it it befell in the same tyme that ther was a kyng in NorthumberlaÌ„d that was called Osebright and soiourned in yorke and this kyng went hym vpon a day in to a wode him for to disporte and when he come ayene he went preuely in to a good mannes house that was called Buerne And the good man of that place was gone that tyme to the see for often tymes he was woned ther aspie and awaite theues and robbours that ofte tymes were woned to come in to the land to robbe brenne and slee ¶ The lady that was this Buernes wife was a wonder fair woman and welcomed the kyng with mochel honour and worthely him serued in all thyng when the kyng had eten he toke the lady by the honde lad hir in to a chambre and said that he wolde speke with hir a counceill and all the folke from the chambre he made voide sauf only the lady he but the lady wist not wherfor he it ded till that he had done with hir his wyll And when he had done this dede he turned ayene to yorke And the lady he lefte ther wonder so re wepyng for the dede that he had y done ¶ And whan hir lord was comen home sawe hir wepe such sorwe mornyng make he axâ—d of hir what she had done why she made such sorwe ¶ Sir qd she queintely and falsely the kyng Osbright me hath done shame vilanye ayens my wyll and tolde him trewthe how the kyng had hir forlayne with strength wherfor she said she had leuer to die than lyu◠¶ Fair leef be still qd he for ayens strength feblenesse is litell worth and therfor of me shalt thou neuer the lasse be loued and namely for thou hast told me trewthe ¶ And yf almyghty god graunte me lyfe I shall the well auenge ¶ This Buerne was a grete man and a myghty lord was wel beloned and grete frendes had and let sende for the grettest lordes of the lande to hem made his compleint of the despite that the kyng to him had y done and said that he wold bene auenged how so that euer it were and all his frendes councrilled grauuted to wend toward yorke ther that the kyng was ¶ And Buerne toke his meyne and come to the kyng And when the kyng him saw he called hym courtously Buerne by name and Buerne him ansuerd and to hym said Sir I yow deffye and yelde vp feautes hoinages and londes and as moche as I haue holde of yowe and so fro this tyme foreward I wyll neuer of the no thyng hold And so he deê‘ted from the kyng withoute more speche or any abydyng and toke â—â—ue of his frendes and went to denmark and playned to the kyng Godryne tolde him of the despite that kyng Osbright to him had done of his wife and praied him of socour and of helpe him to aueÌ„ go ¶ When kyng Godryne of denmarke and the danois had herde the pleint of this Buerne and of the praier that he bad they were wonder glad in hert for as moche that they myght fynde cause for to gone in to Englond for to werre vpon the Englisshmen and also for to aueÌ„ge Buerne of the despite that the kyng had done to his wife and for as moche as Burne was sibbe to the kyng of Denmarke Anone they let ordeyne a grete host of men and let ordeyne shippes and as moche as was nede to that viage And when alle the host was a redy the kyng made his ij bretheren chiuetayns that were noble knyghtes and bolde that one was called hungar and that othir hubba ¶ How the danois toke yorke and quelled the kyng Osbright and afterward kyng Elle Ca. C.iiij WHen all thyng was a redy Tho ij bretheren tokâ— leue of the kyng Godryn that went toward the see for to wende in to Englond as fast as they myght spede Nowe is Burne so well comforted and fast hied hym with the danois that they bene arriued in the Northcontre and comen thurgh oute holdernesse and destroied all the contre and brend tounes and robbed folke and quelled all that myght be take till that they come to yorke ¶ And when kyng Osbright saw hem come he toke his peple that he had and come oute of the Cite and faught with hem but no foyson he nad ayens hem and moche was the peple that ther was slayne in bothe parties And kyug Osbright hym selfe ther was slayne and the Cite anone was take and the danois wenten in And ther was also an othir kyng in Northumberland that Buernes frendes had chosen and helde hym for kyng a man that was called Elle for as moche as they wold not to kyng Osbright bene entendaunt for the despite that he had done to Buerne her cosin ¶ Hit befell thus that the kyng Elle was gone to wode hym for to desporte and of venison somdel he had take and as he sate in the wode at mâ—te to a knyght he said we haue well y sped and moche venison taken and with that worde ther come in a man and to hym said yf ye so moche of venison had wonnen an houndred tymes so moche more ther ayens ye haue lost For alle this contre the Danois haue gete and take the Cite of yorke and ayens yowe shull it hold that neuer ye shull nat come theryn And for soth they haue slayne the kyng Osbright And when kyng Elle these wordes herde he let assemble all the folk of the contre ordeyned all the poer that he myÈt haue wolde haue gete yâ— tounÌ„ of yorke with strength but the danois comen out anone and yafe hym hataill qneld the kyng the most ê‘tie of his men that he had broght with hym and the same place ther that they were slayne shall euer be called Ellecroft and that place is a liteâ—â— from yorke ¶ And tho a bode the danois neuer till they had conquered all Northumberland and in that contre they made wardeyns and went ferther in to the land and token Nothyngham and ther they abydenÌ„ all the wynter and diden the sorwe that they myght And after when Somer tyme come they remeued from Notyngham and come in to Nichol to lyndesey and to holand ¶ For no man myght hem withstonde so moche poer strength they had ¶ How seint Edmond the kyng was martred Ca. C.v. ANd so ferre had the danois passed from contre vn to contre and euermore brennyng robbyng and destroied all that they myght till they comen vn to Thetford And in that contre they fonnden a cristen kyng that moche loued god and his werkes that was called Edmond And he was kyng of Northfolk and southfolk ¶ This seint Edmond kyng ordeyned as moche folk as he myght and fought with the danois but he his folk were discoÌ„fited the kyng hym selfe driuen vn to the castell
had made therin many a fair fest both to riche eke to poure And these were his â—ustices Sir hugh 〈◊〉 the fadrâ— Aymer of valaunce Erle of Penbroke Sir Edmond of wodestoke Erle of kent Sir Iohan of Britaigne Erle of Richemond and Sir Robert of Malemethorppe Iustice and Sir Robert hym acoulped in this maner Thomas at the firste our lord the kyng and this court excludeth yowe of all maner ansuere Thomas our lord the kyng put vpon yowe that ye haue in his lande riden with baner displaied ayene his pees as a traitour And with that worde the gentill erle Thomas with an high vois said nay lordes forsoth and by seint Thomas I was neuer traitour ¶ The Iustice said ayene tho ¶ Thomas our lord the kyng put vpon yowe that ye haue robbed his folk and mordred his peple as a thefe ¶ Thomas the kyng also put vpon yowe that he discomfited yowe and your peple with his folk in his owne reame wherfor ye went and fled to the wode as an outelawe And also ye were taken as an outelawe ¶ And Thomas as a traitour ye shull he honged by reson but the kyng hath foryeue yowe that Iewes for loue of quene Isabell And Thomas reson wolde also that ye sholde be honged but the kyng hath foryeue yowe that Iewes for cause and loue of your lynage But Thomas For as moche as ye were take fleyng and as an outelawe the kyng wyll that your hede shall be smyten of as ye haue well deserued Anone doth hym oute of prece and anone bryng hym to his Iugement ¶ The gentill knyght Thomas he had herde all these wordes with an high vois he cried sore wepyng And said Allas Seint Thomas â—aire fadre Allas shall I be deed thus ¶ Graunte me nowe blissefull god ansuere but all availled hym no thyng For the cursed Gascoynes put hym hidder and thidder and on hym cried with an high vois O kyng Arthur most dredfull well knowen is nowe thyn open traytrie an euell deth shalt thou die as thou hast well deserued ¶ Tho sette they vpon his hede in scorne an olde Chapelet all to rent and to torne that was nat worth an halpenye And after they sette hym vpon a leue white Palfrey full vn semelich and eke all bare and with an olde bridell and with an horrible noise they drove hym oute of the Castell toward his deth and cast vpon hym many balles of snowe ¶ And as the turmentours lad hym oute of the Castell tho said he this pitonse wordes and his hondes helde vpon high towardes heven Nowe the kyng of heven yeue vs mercy For the Erthely kyng hath vs forsake And a frere prechour went with hym oute of the Castell till that he come to the place that he ended his lyfe vn to whom he shrofe hym all his lyfe ¶ And the gentill Erle helde the frere wonder fast by the clothes and said faire fadre abide with vs till that I be ded for my flessh quaketh for drede of deth And soth for to say the gentill Erle sette hym vpon his knees turned hym toward the Est but a ribaude that was called Higone of Mostone set hande vpon the gentill Erle and said in despite of hym Sir traitour turne the toward the Scottes thy â—ouâ—e dede to vnderfong and turned hym toward the north ¶ The noble Erle Thomas ansuerd tho with a mylde vois said now fair lordes I shall done all your wylle and with that worde the frere went fro hym sore wepyng and anone a râ—baude wente to hym and smote of his hede the xj â—al of Auerill in the yere of grace M.CCC.xxj Allas that euer such a gentill blode shalâ— bene done to deth withoute cause and reson And traitoursly was the kyng counseiled when he thurgh the fals counceill of the spencers suffred Sir Thomas his vnclesâ— sone bene put to such a deth and so ben beheded ayenâ— all man of reson and grete pite it was also that such a noble kyng shold bene desceyued and mysgouerned thurgh couÌ„ceill of the false spencers the which he mayntened thurgh loselrie ayens his honour and eke ê“fite For afterward ther fill grete vengeaunce in englond for encheson of the forsaid Thomas deth ¶ When the gentill erle of his lyfe was passed The priour and the monkes of Pountfrete geten the body of sir Thomas of the kyng and they buried it before the high Auter on the right side ¶ 〈◊〉 same day that this gentill lord was dede ther were honged and drawe for the sameâ—quarell at Pountfrete Sir william tuchet Sir william Fitz william sir watreyne of ysille Sir Henry of Bradborne and sir william cheynie barons alle and â—ohan page squyer ¶ And sone after at yorke were drawe and hongâ—d Sir Rogier Clifford Sir Iohan of Mombâ—â—y barons And Sir Gosselm dauill knyght ¶ And at Bristowe were drawe and honged Sir henry of wymyngton and sir henry MouÌ„tfort barons And at Gloucestre were drawe and honged Sir Iohan Giffard aud Sir william of Elmebrugge barons ¶ And at london were honged and drawe Sir Henry Tyes baron And at wynchelsee sir Thomas Colepepir knyght And at wyndesore Sir Fraunceis â—f waldenham baron And at Caunterbury was drawe and honged Sir Bartholomewe of Badelesmere and sir Barthâ—lomewe of asshebourneham barons And at kerdyfe in walys Sir william fleÌ„myng baron ¶ How kyng Edward went in to scotland with an hondrâ—d thousand men of armes myght not spede Ca. C. lxxxxix ANd when kyng Edward of Englond had brought the floure of Chiualrie vâ— to hir dethe thurgh couuceille of Sir hugh the spencer the fadre and Sir hugh the sone he become as wode as any lyonne And what so euer the spencers wolde haue it was done and so well the kyng loued hem that they myght done with hym all thynge that they wolde Wherfor the kyng 〈◊〉 vn to Sir hugh spencer the fadre the Erledome of wynchestre and to sir Andrewe of harkela the Erledome of Cardoilâ— in preiudice and in harmyng of his croune ¶ And â—yng Edward tho thurgh conseille of the spencers disherited all hem that had bene ayens hym in any quarell with Thomas of Lancastre many othir were disherited also for encheson that the spencers coueited for to haue hir landes so they had all that they wolde desire with wronge and ayens all reson ¶ Tho made the kyng Robert of Baldok a fals piâ—ed clerke chaunceler of England thurgh counceill of the forsaid spencers he was a fals ribaud and a coueitons so they counceilled the kyng moche that the kyng let take to his owne ward all the goodes of the lordes that wrongfully were put to the deth in to his owne hande and as well they token the goodes that were in holy chyrche as the goodes that were withoute and let hem be put in to his tresorie in london and let hem calle his forfaittz and by hir couÌ„ceill the kyng wrought for
the Erledome and lordship of Richemond ¶ And so folowyng in the ix yere of his regne after Mihelmasse Kyng Edward rood in to Scotland and ther was fast by Seint Iohanes toune all most alle the wynter tyme and he helde his Cristemasse at the Castell of Rokesburgh ¶ And in the same yere thurgh oute alle Englond aboute Seint Clementis tyde in wynter ther aroos such a spiyngyng aud wellyng vp of waters and flodes bothe of the see and also of fressh riuers springes that yâ— see brinkes walles costes breken vp yâ— men bestes houses in many places namely in lowe coÌ„tres violently sodenly were dreynt ¶ And driuen away fruytes of the Erthe thurgh coÌ„tinuaunce habundaunce of waters of the see euermore afterward were turned in to more saltnesse sowrenesse of sauour The x. yere of kyng Edwardes regne kyng Edward entred the Scottish see after mydsomer to many of the scottes he yaf bataille and ouercome hem and many he treted bowed vn to his pees thurgh his doughtynesse And after mihelmasse than next folueng was the Erle of Moâ—â—â—f y take at Edenburgh brought in to Englond put in to prison ¶ And in the monethes of IuynÌ„ Iuyll than next folewyâ—g in the xj yere of his regne was seyne apê‘ed in the firmameÌ„t a bemed sterre the which clerkes calle stella Comata that sterre was seyne in diuerse ê‘ties of the firmament ¶ Where after anone there folewed in Englond good chepe wondre grete plentee of all chaffare bitaille marchandize ther ayeÌ„s honger scarcite meschief and nede of money ¶ In so moche that a quarter of whete at london was sold for two shyllyng and a good fat ox at a noble v. good doue briddes for a peny in whiche yere died sir Iohan of Eltham Erle of Cornewaille kyng Edwardes brother and lieth at westmynster ¶ How kyng Edward made a duchie of the Erledome of Cornewaille and also of vj. othir Erles that were newe made and of the fyrst chalengyng of the kyngdome of fraunce ¶ Ca. CCxxv IN the yere of our lord M.CCC xxxvij of kyng Edward xij in the moneth of marche during the ê‘lemenâ— at westmynster in lent tyme kyng Edward made of the Erle dome of Cornewaille a duchie and let it call the duchie of Cornewallie the which duchie he â—afe vn to Edward his fyrst sone with the Erledome of Chestre ¶ And also kyng Edward made at that same tyme vj. othir Erles that is for to say Sir Henry Erle of laÌ„castres sone Erle of leycestre William of BoghunÌ„ Erle of Northampton William of Mountagu Erle of Salysbury Hugh of awdele Erle of Gloucestre ¶ Robert of Vfford Erle of Southfolke And william of Clytone Erle of Huntyngdone ¶ And in that same yere it was ordeyned in the same parlement that no man shold were no cloth that was wrought oute of Englond as clothe of gold Of Sylk Veluet or Damaske Satyn Baudekyn ne none suche othir ne none wylde ware ne furrure of beyonde the see but such as myght spend an C. pounde of rent a yere but this ordinaunce and statute was of litell effect for it was no thyng holde ¶ In the xiij yere of his regne kyng Edward wente ouer see in to braban with Quene Philipp his wife there beryng child at Andewerpe there he duelled more than a yere to trete with the duke of Braban and othir allied vn to him of the chalanging of the kyngdome of fraunce to kyng Edward of Englond by right and by heritage after the deth of Karoll the grete kyng of Fraunce brother germayne of Quene Isabell kyng Edwardes modâ—â— the which was holden and occupied vnrightfully by Phelipp of valoys the Emes sone of kyng Karoll the which duke and all his in the forsaid thynges and in all othir ther to longyng with all his men goodes kyng Edward fonde redy vn to hym and maden and beheighten hym seurte by good feith and trust and after that the kyng hasted hym in to Englond ayene and left there the Quene stille behynde hym in braban ¶ Than in the xiiij yere of his regne whaâ—â— all the lordes of his reame and othir that fallen to be at his parlement weren called and assembled to gedre in the same parlemeÌ„t holden at london after the fest of seint Hillarie ¶ The kynges nedes were put forth and promoted as touchyng the kyngdome of Fraunce For which nedes to be sped the kyng axed the fifthe part of all the mâ—ble goodes of Englond and the wulles and the ix shefe of euery corne And the lordes of euery toune wher suche thyng shold be taxed and gadred shold ansâ—ere to the kyug ther of and he had it and helde it at his owne lust and wyll wherfor yf I shall know lech the verray trewth the ynner loue of the peple was turned in to haâ—e and the commune praiers in to cursing for cause that 〈◊〉 â—ommune peple were so strongely greued ¶ Also the forsaid 〈◊〉 valoys of fraunce had gadred vn to hym a grete hoste destroied there in his parties and kyngdome many of the kynges frendes of Englond with tounes and Castels and many othir of hir lordshippes and many harmes shames and despites deden vn to the Quene wherfor kyng Edward whan he herde this tydynges was strongly meued and therwith an angred and sente diuâ—rse lettres ouer see to the Quene and to othir that were his frendes gladyng hem and certifieng hem that he wold be there hym selfe in alle the haste that he myght ¶ And anone after Estâ—e whan he had sped of alle thyng that hym neded and come he went ouer the see ayene ¶ Of whos comyng the Quene and alle his frendes were wondre glad and made moche â—oye And all that were his enemies and ayens hym helden maden as moche sorwe ¶ In the same tyme the kyng thurgh counceill of his trew lieges and counceill of his lordes that ther were present with hym token the kyng of fraunces name and toke and medled the kynges armes of frauÌ„ce quartled with the armes of Englond and commaunded forth with his coigne of gold vnder descripcion and writeng of the name of Englond of fraunce to be made best that myght he that is for to seyne the floreyne that was called the noble pris of vj. shillyngs viij pens of sterlinges the halfe noble of the value of iij. shillyngs iiij pens the ferthyng of value xx pens ¶ How kyng Edward come to the sâ—luys and discomfited all the power of fraunce in the hauen Capitulo ducentesimo xxvj ANd in the next yere after that is for to say the xv yere of his regne he commaunded and let write in his chartres writtes and othir lettres the date of the regne of Fraunce ferst And while that he was thus doyng trauayllyng in fraunce thurgh his counceill he wrote to all the Prelates Dukes Erles and Barons and
before the forsaid othe that they had made was titled bitwene hem they behighten ther to kâ—pe olle othir couenautz that were bitwene hem y ordeyned And in this same yere meÌ„nes bestâ—s trees housing with sodeyn teÌ„pest stronge lightenyng were ê‘isshed the deuell apê‘ed bodely in maÌ„nys likenesse to moch peple as they weÌ„t in diâ—se places in the coÌ„tre spake to hem ¶ How the grete companie aroos in fraunce the white companie â—n lumbardie of many othir meruaille Ca. cc.xxxj KYng Edward in the xxxvj yere of his regne anone after cristemasse in the fest of Conâ—cion of seint Poul held his ê‘lement at westmynstre in the which was put forth and shewed the accord the tretis that was stabilisshed y made bitwene tho ij kynges the which accorded plesed to moch peple therfor by the kynges coÌ„maundement ther were gadred come to gedre in westmynstre church the first sonday of lent that is to say the ij kal of Feuerer the forsaid englisshmâ—n frensshmen where was songe a solempne masse of the Trinite of the Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury mastir simond â—â—lepe And whan Agnus dei was done the kyng beyng ther with his sones also with the kynges sones of frauÌ„ce othir noble grete lordes with candeles y light crosses y brought forth all that were called ther to yâ— were not swore afore swore that same othe that was writen vpon goddes body on the masse boke in this wise We N. N. sweren vpon holy goddes body on the gospeles stedfastly to hold kepe toward vs the pees the acord y made bitwene the ij kynges neu neuer for to do the contrarie whan they had thus y sworne they token hir scrowes that hir othes were coÌ„preâ—hended in to the notaries And this same yere in the ascencion eue aboute mydday was seyne the Eclips of the sonne ther folewed suche a drought that for defaute of reyne ther was grete barinesse of corne fruyt hey And in the same moneth the vj. kal. of Iuyne ther fill a sangweyne rayne almost likâ— blode at Burgoyne And a sangweyne crosse fro morne vn to â—me was y seyne appered at boloigne in the eire the which many a man saw after it meued fill in the midde see ¶ And in the same tyme in fraunce in Englond in othir many landes as they yâ— were in pleyne contrees desert baren witnesse sodenly ther apê‘ed ij Castels of the whiche wente oute ij ostes of armes men And that one oost was clothed and heled in white and that othir in blake And whan bataill bitwene hem was begonne the white ouercome he blake And anone after the blake toke hert vn to hem and ouercome the white And after that they wente ayene in to hir Castelles And than the Castelles and alle the hoostes vanysshed away ¶ And in this same yere was a grete and an houge pestiâ—ence of peple and namely of men whos wyfes as wymmen oute of gouernaunce token housbondes as well strangiers as othir lewde and simple peple the which foryetyng hir owne honour and wurshippe and berthâ— coupled and maried hem with hem that were of lowe degre litell reputacion in this same yere died Henry duke of lancastre And also in this yere Edward Prince of wales wedded the countesse of kent that was sir thomas wyfe holand the which was deê‘ted some tyme and deuorced fro the Erle of salysbury for cause of the same knyght ¶ And aboute this tyme began and arose a grete companie of diuerse nacions gadred to gedre of whom hir leders and gouernours were englissh peple And they were clepid a peple withoute an hede the which did moche harme in the ê‘tie of fraunce And not longe after ther aroos an othir companie of diuerse nacions yâ— was called the white companie the which in the parties and coÌ„tres of luÌ„bardie did moch sorwe This same yere Sir â—ohan of Gaunte the sone of kyng Edward the iij. was made duke of lancastre by reson cause of his wyfe that was the doughter and heire of Henry some tyme duke of lancastre ¶ Of the grete wynde and how prince Edward toke the lordshipp of Gnyhenne of his fadre and went thidder Ca. CC.xxxij ANd in the xxxvij yere of kyng edward the xv day of Ianiuer that is to say on seint Maures day aboute euensong tyme ther aroos and come such a wynde oute of the south with such a fersenesse and strength that he brast and blewe doune to grounde high houses and stronge bildynges toures churches steples and othir stronges and all othir stronge werkes that stoden stille weren shake ther with that they bene yit and shull be 〈◊〉 more the febeler weyker while they stonde And this wynde lasted withoâ—te any cessyng vij daies continuell ¶ And anone after ther folewed suche waters in hey tyme in heruest tyme that alle felde werkes were strongly lette left vndone And in the same yere â—nce Edward toke the lordshipp of Guyhenne and did to kyng Edward his fadre feaute and homage therfor went ouer see in to Gascoyne with his wife his children And anone after kyng Edward made sir Leonell his sone duke of Clarence and Edmond his othir sone Erle of Cambrigge And in the xxxviij yere of his regne it was ordeyned in the parlement that men of lawe bothe of the temâ—erall and of holy churche lawe fro that tyme forth sholde plete in hir modir tunge ¶ And in the same yere comen in to Englond thre kynges that is for to seyne The kyâ—g of Fraunce the kyng of Cipres and the kyng of Scotland by cause to visite and speke with the kyng of Englond Of whom they were wonder welcome moch y wurshipped ¶ And after that they had be bere longe tyme ij of hem went ayene home in to hir owne contres kyngdomes but the kyng of fraunce thurgh grete sikenesse maladie that he had let still in englond ¶ And in the xxxix yere of his regne was a stronge an huge frost that lasted longe that is for to say fro seint Andrewes tyde vn to the xiiij Kal. of Aprill that the tilthe sowing of the erthe othir such felde wurkes and hand werkes were moche y let left vn do for cold hardnesse of the erthe ¶ And at Orrey in britaigne that tyme was ordeyned a grete dedely bataill bitwene sir Iohan of Mountfort duke of britaigne sir Charles of bloys but the victorie fill to the forsaid sir Iohan thurgh helpe socour of the englisshmen And there were take many knyÈtes squyers othir meÌ„ that were vnnoÌ„bred in the which bataill was slayne charles him selfe with all that stode aboute him of the englisshmen were slayne but vij And in this yere deide at sauoy â—ohan the kyng of fraunce whos serâ—â—â— exequies kyng Edward let ordeyne did in diâ—se places
notaries in presence and wytnesse of tho kynges with othir Princes ¶ And than that gracious prince Prince Edward vndertoke the cause the quarell of the kyng that was deposed behight hym with the grace of god to restore hym ayene to his kyngdome and let ordeyne gadre to gedre forth with yn all hast his nauye with men of armes for to werre fight in this forsaid cause ¶ And in this same tyme vpon the sonde of the scottyssh see that many a man it sye iij. daies to gedre ther were seyne ij Egles of yâ— which that one come oute of the south that othir out of the north cruelly strongely they foughten to gedre wrastled to geder the south Egle fyrst ouer come the north egle and all to rente and tare hym with his byll his clawys that he shold nat rest ne take no brethe ¶ And after the south egle fligh home to his owne Costes And anone after ther folewed was seyne in the morne afore the sone rising and after in the last day of October saue one day many sterces gadred to gedre on an hepe fyll doune to the erthe leuyng behynde hem fery bemes in maner of lightenyng whos flammes brent and consumed meÌ„nes clothes men nes here walkyng on the erthe as it was seen and knowen of many a man ¶ And yit that northren wyndâ— that is euer redy and destinat to all euell fro seint katerines euen till iij. daies after lost good withoute nombre vnrecouerable And in the same daies ther fyll and comen also such lightnynges thundre snowe and haille that it wasted and destroied men bestes houses and trees ¶ Of the bataille of spayne besides the water of Nazers that waz bitwene the prince Edward sir Henry bastard of spayne Capitulo CC.xxxiij IN the yere of our lord M.CCC.lxvij and of kyng Edward xlij the iij. day of Aprill ther was a strong battaill and a grete in a large felde y called Priazers fast by the water of Nazers in spayne bitwene sir Edward the prince Henry the bastard of spaigne but the victorie fell to prince edward by the grace of god ¶ And this same prince Edward had with him sir â—ohan duke of lancastre his brother othir worthy men of armes aboute the nombre of xxx M. And the kyng of spayne had on his side men of diuerse nacions to tho nombre of an C.M. and passyng wherfor the sharpnesse fersenesse of his aduersarie with his full boystous grete strength maden driuen the rightfull ê‘tie a bak a grete way but thrugh the grace of almyghty god passing any mannys strenght that huge hoste was disparbled myÈt fully by the noble duke of lancastre and his host or that the prince Edward come nygh hym ¶ And whan Henry the bastard saw that he turned with his men in so grete haste and strength tâ— fleâ— that an houge companie of heÌ„ in the forsaid flode of the brugge ther of fyllen doune and perisshed ¶ And also ther were take the Erle of Dene and Sir Bartram Cleykyn that was chefe maker and cause of the werre and also châ—â—etayne of the vaâ—uÌ„t ward of the bataille with many othir grete lordes and knyghtes to the nombre of two thousand of whom two houndred were of Fâ—â—â—nce and many also of Scotland And there were felled in the felde on our enemies side of lordes and knyghtes with othir me ne peple to the nombre of vj. thousand and moo and of Englissh men but a fewe ¶ And after this The noble Prince Edward restored the same Piers in to his kyngdome ayene the which pierâ— afterward thurgh trecherie and falsenesse of the forsaid bastard of Spaynt as he sete at his mete was strangled and deide But after this vâ—ctorie many noble and hardy men and noble of englond in Spayne thurgh the 〈◊〉 and othir diuerse sikenesse token hir dethe ¶ And in the same yere in the Marche was seyne Stella Comata bitwene the Northcostes and the weste whos bemes streâ—ched toward fraunce ¶ And in the yere next suyng of kyng Edwardes regne xliij in Aprill Sir Leonell kyng Edwardes sone that was duke of Clarence wente toward Mileynâ— with a chose meyne of the gentils of Englond for to wedde Galoys doughter and haue hir to wyfe by whome he sholde haue halfe the lordshippe of Mileyne But after that they were solempnely wedded and aboute the Natiuite of our lady the same duke of Mileyne deide and in the same yere the frensshmen breken the pees and the trews ridynge on the kynges grounde and lordshippe of Englond in the shire and contre of Pountife and token and helde Castâ—lâ—s and tounes and bere the Englisshmen on honde falfely and sotelly that they were canse of brekyngâ— of the trews ¶ And in this same yere deide the duchesse of lancastre And is buried wurshipfully in seint Paules churche ¶ The xliiij yere of kyng Edwardes regne was the gretest Pestilenâ—â— of meâ— and of grete bestes and by the grete fallyng of watres that fylle at that tyme there fyll grete hyndryng and destroieng of Corne in sâ— moche that the next yere after a bussâ—â—lle of whete was solde for xl 〈◊〉 ¶ And in the same yere aboute the loste ende of May kâ—ng Edward helde tho his parlement at westmynstre in the whiche parlement was treted and spoke of the othe and the tâ—â—ws that was broke bitwene hym and the kyng of fraunce how he myÈt best vpon his wronge be aâ—â—nged In this same yere in the assumpcione of our lady died quene Philipp of Englond a full noble good woman at westmynster full wurshipfully is buried entered aboute midsomer the duke of lancastre the Erle of herford with a grete companie of knyghtes wenten in to fraunce wher they gete hem but a litell wurshipp name For ther was a huge oost of frensshmen vpon chalkhull brigge an othir hoste of Englissh men fast by the same brygge that longe tyme had leyne there And many worthy men grete of the englishmen ordeyned yafe couÌ„ceill for to fight yeue bataille to the frenshmen But the forsaid lordes wold no thyng consent ther to ne assent for no maner thynge ¶ There anone after it happed yâ— the erle of warrewyke come thidderward for to werre when the frenshmen herd of his comyng or that he come fullych to londe they left hir tentes pauylous with all hir vitailles fledden went awey priuely And when the Erle was comen to land with his men he went in all hast toward normandie destroied the I le of Caws thurgh dynt of swerd and thurgh fire But Allas in his retournyng to englond ward home ayene at Caleys he was take with sykenesse of pestileÌ„ce died not leuyng behynde hym after his daies so noble a knyÈt orped of armes ¶ In which tyme regned werred thilke orped knyght Sir Iohan hawkewode that was
nedy poure beggers And that he shold haue of euery man of holy church that was beneficed or ê“moted xij pens and of all othir that were not ê“moted iiij pens oute take the un ordres of the freris beggers ¶ This same yere after mihelmasse Richard Prince Edwardes sone was made prince of walys to whom the kyng yaf also yâ— duchie of Cornewaille with the Erledome of Câ—estre And aboute this tymÌ„ the Cardinall of englond the iiij day before marie magdaleyne day after mete sodenly was smyten take with a palasie lost his speche and on marie magdaleyne day he deide ¶ Of the deth of kyng Edward sir Iohan monster worth knyght was drawe honged for his falsenes Ca. cc.xxxv.ij RIght anone after in the lij yere of kyng Edward in the beginnyng of Octobre Pope Gregorie the xj brought and remeued his court with him from auinion to rome And the xij day of Aprill Iohan Monsterworth knyght at london was drawe honged than beheded aft his body quartred sent to iiij chief tounes of englond and his hede sette vpon london â—â—â—gge for this same Iohan was full vntrewe to the kyng to the reame full couetous vnstable for he toke ofte tymes grete sommes of money of the kyng his counceill for meÌ„ of armes wages that he shold haue paied hem and toke it to his owne vse he dreding that at the last he shold be shent accused for the same cause fledde preuely to the kyng of frauuce was swore to him become his man behight hym a grete nauye oute of Spayne in to confusion destroieng of englond bâ—t rightfull god to whom no priuite is vnknowe suffred him ferst to be shend spilt or that he so traitouresly falsely his 〈◊〉 lord the kyng of englond his peple his reame in the whiche grounde the same Iohan was bore wykkedly thurgh bataille destroie or bring his cursed purpose aboute ¶ In the fest of seint Gregorie tho next after kyng Edward yafe to Richard of Burâ—eux his heâ—re that was Prince Edwardes sone at wyndesore the ordre of knyghthode made hym knyght the which kyng Edward whan he had regned lj yere more the xj kal. of Iuyne he deide at Shene aud is buried wurshipfully at westmynstre on whoâ— soule god haue mercy Amen◠¶ This kyng Edward was for sothe of a passing goodnesse full gracious amonge all the worthy men of the world for he passed shone by vertue of grace y youe to him fro god aboue all his predecessours that were noble meÌ„ worthy he was a well a hardy herted maÌ„ for he drede neuer of no myshappes ne harmeâ— ne euell fortune that myÈt fall a noble werriour a fortunat for bothe on lond on see in all batailles assembles with a passing glorie Ioye he had 〈◊〉 the victorie he was meke benyngne homely sobre softe to all maner of men as well to straÌ„giers as to his owâ— subgâ—ttes to othir that were vnder his gouernaunce he was deuote holy bothe to god to holy church for he wurshipped halpe and mayntened holy church hir ministres with all maner reuerâ—â—â— he was tretable well auised in temê‘all wordly nedes wyse in counceill discrete softe meke good to speke with In his dedes and maners full gentill well y taught hauyng pite of hem that were in disese plenteuous in yeuyng benefaites almesse besy curiouse in bildyng full lighâ—â—â—â— he here suffred wronges harmes And whan he was yeue to any occupacion he left all othir thing for the mene tyme tent ther to sâ—mely of body a mene stature hauyng all wey to high to lowe a good chere And ther sprange shone so moch grace of hym that what maner man had behold his face or had dremed of hym he hoped that day that all thyng shold happe to hym Ioyefull likyng And he gouerned gloriousely his kyngdome vn to his age he was large in yeuyng and wyse in spences he was fullfylled with all honeste of good maners vertues vnder whom to lyue it was as for to regne wherfor his fame and his loose sprange so ferre that it come in to hethnesse and barbarie shewing and telling his worthinesse and manhood in all landes and that no land vnder heuen had brought forth so noble kyng so gentille and so blessed or myght reise such an othir whan he were dede ¶ Neuer the latter lecherie and meuyng of his flessh haunted hym in his age wherfor the rather as it is to suppose for vn mesurable fulfyllyng of his lust his lyfe shorted the sonner ¶ And here of take good hede like as his dedes before â—ere witnesse for as in his begynnyng all thynges were Ioifull and likyng to him and to alle peple ¶ And in his mydde age â—e passed alle peple in high Ioâ—e wurshippe and blessednesse right so whan he drewe in to agâ— drawyng dounward thurgh lecherie and othir sinnes litell and litell alle tho Ioyefull and blessed thynges and prosperite decreced and myshapped infortunat thynges vnprofitable harmes with many euelles began for to springe the more harme is hit continued longe tyme after ¶ And after kyng Edward the iiij that was borne in wynde sore regned Richard of burdeux that was prince Edwardes sone of walys which prince Edward was the sone of kyng Edward Capitulo ducentesimo quadragesimo ANd after the good kyng Edward the iij. that was bore at wyndesore regned Richard the ij that was the good sir edwardes sone prince of walys which kyng Richard was borne in the Cite of Burdeux in Gascoyne was crouned at west mynster in the xj yere of his age And in the second yere of his regne for debate that was bitwene the lord latimer sir rauf feriers knyght that weren ayens hawell shakell squyers for the prisoner that was take in the bataille of spayne by these ij squyers And yâ— which the lord latimer sir rauf ferriers wold haue had the which prisoner was the erle of dene that they toke in the bataille of spaynÌ„ wherfor these ij lordes comen in to the chyrche at westmynster fonde this one squyer heryng his masse beside seint Edwardes shryne and ther they slow hym the which was called hawell ¶ And Shakell was arested put in the tour of london And there he was longe tyme for he wold nat deliuer the Erle of Dene his prisoner vn to thees ij lordes by sir Aleyn Buxhill constable of the tour And by sir rauf ferriers one of his aduersaries till the kyng graunted hym grace In the iij. yere of kyng Richard come the galeys of frauÌ„ce in to englond vn to diuerse portes brent and robbed and slowe moche peple of Englond that is to say at wynchelsee Rie hasting Portesmouthe hampton stormore and gâ—auesende and
tâ—mise an hous of monkes of chartrehous in whiche two places he is continuelly pray for nyght day for euer whan they of sion reste they of the chartrehous done their seruise and in like wise whan they of the chartrehous reste the othir goon to by the ringyng of yâ— bellis of eyther place eche knoweth whaÌ„ they haue â—ded their seruise which be nobly endowed doon dayly ther grete almesse dedes as in the chartrehous certayne children â—en fouÌ„de to scole at sion certayne almesse gyuen dayly And yit beside all this he had fouÌ„ded a recluse which shall be alway a preest to pray for him by yâ— said chartrehous which preest is well sufficiently endowed for him a seruaunt â—o here may all princes take ensample by this noble prince that regnyng so litell tyme not fully x. yere did so many noble actes as well for his soule to be ê‘petuelly remeÌ„bred praied for as in hiâ— worldly conquestis he being in his most lusty age despised esche wid sinne was vertuous a grete Iustiser in so moche that all yâ— princes of Cristendome dradde hym also of hethenes had deâ—myned iij him selfe if god wold haue spared him yâ— he wold haue werred agayn the sarasyns for to knowe the ayde of othir â—nces all the passages in that Iourney he sente a knyÈt of henaude named sir hugh de lanoye vn to IhrlmÌ„ but eâ— he retorned he deide at boys du vinceÌ„t in the xxxvj yere of his age on whos soule god haue mercy ¶ How kyng Henry the vj. regned beyng a childe not one yere of age of the bataille of vernoill in perche Ca. cc.xlvij AFter kyng henry the v. regned henry his sone but a child not fully a yere olde whos regne begaÌ„ the first day of septeÌ„bre the yere of oure lord M. cccc.xxij This kyng beyng in his cradell was moch doubted drad by cause of the grete conquest of his fadre also the wisedom guyding of his vncles the duk of bedford the duk of gloucestre This yere the xxj day of Octobre deide Charles kyng of fraunce lieth buried at seint denys And then was the duke of bedford made regent of frauÌ„ce the duke of gloucestre was made ê“tectour defendour of englond And the first day of march after was sir william Taillour preest degrated of his preesthode on the morne aftâ—r he was brent in smythfeld for heresie This yere sir Iames stiward kyng of scottes maried dame Iane the duches doughter of Clarenâ—â— of hir first housbonde therle of Somersete at seint mary ouerays Also this yere the xvij day of August was the bataill of vernaill in perche biâ—wene the duke of Bâ—dtford regent of fraunce and the duke of alaunsone whiche was a grete bataille The duke of Bedford had on his side with hym the Erle of Salysbury Mountagu and the lord Talhote and alle the poer that they coude make in Normandie the garnysoâ—s kepâ—e And also many Capitayns with moche peple of the duke of burgoyns And on that othir side was the duke of Alaunson the duâ—â— of Curon that was therle douglas the erle of Boughan with many lordes of fraunce and grete companie of Scottes and army naks And thenne the Erle douglas callid the duke of Bedford Iohan with the beden swerd and he sente hym worde agayne that he shold fynde that day that his swerd was of steell And so the bataille Ioyned on bothe sides and fought longe that ther wyste noman who shold haue the better a grete while but at the laste as god wold the victorie fyll vn to the Englissh partie For ther were slayne the Erle douglas which a litell before was made duke of Turone the Erle of bowhayne the Erle of almarre the erle of Tounar the Erle of vauntedore and the viscounte of Nerhonne whiche was one of them that slowe duke Iohan of Bourgoyne knelyng tofore the dolphyne and many moo vn to the nombre of ten thousand and moo And ther was taken prisoner the duke of Alaunson and many othir lordes and gentils of fraunce but scottes that day were slayne doune right the substannce of them alle ¶ In the thridde yere of kyng Henry the vj. the duke of gloucestre maried the duchesse of holand and wente ouer ser with hir in to henaâ—de for to take possession of his wyfes enheritaunce where he was honourably receyued and taken for lord of the londe But sone after he was fayn to retourne home agayne and lefte his wyfe and his tresour that he brought with hym in a toune is called Mounse in henaude whiche promysed for to be trewe to hym Notwithstandyng they deliuered the lady to the duke of Bourgoyne whiche sent hir to gaunt And from thens she escaped in a mannes araye and come in to zeland to a tounÌ„ of hir owne called zierixâ—e And fro thens she wente to a tonne in holand called the ghowde and there she was stronge ynough and withstode the said duke of bourgoyne And sone after the duke of Gloucestre sente ouer in to Zeland the lord fitzwater with certeyne men of werre and Archers for to helpe and socour the forsaid duchesse of holand which londed at a place in Zeland called brewerâ— hauen where the lordes of the contre come doune and fought with hym and in conclusion he was fayn to withdrawe hym and his meyne to the see agane But yit he slewe and hurte diuerse lordes and moche peple of that same contreye And so retourned home agayne with his meyne and preuayled no thyng ¶ Also this same yeâ—â— Erle of Salisbury the Erle of suffolke the lord wylby and the lord Scalis with their retenue leid siege to the Cite of Manus the which Cite was yolden to them in short tyme with many othir stronge tounes and Castels to the nombre of xxxvj ¶ This tyme alle Normandie and a grete part of fraunce vn to Orlâ—aunce was vnder thobeyssaunce of the kyng of Englond And alle the remenauÌ„t of fraunce was in grete tribâ—lacion and meschief ¶ How ther was a grete affraye like to haue bene bitwene the Cardinall aud the duke of Gloucestre And of the coronacion of kyng Henry the sixthe bothe in englond aud in fraunce Capitulo ducentesimo xlv ij IN the iiij yere the same nyght that the Maire of london Iohan Couentre had taken his charge was a grete wacche in london for affray that was bitwene the bisshopp of wynchestre and the duke of Gloucestre protectour â— For the maire with the peple of the Cite wold abide by the duke of Gloucestre as protectour of the Reame but by labour of lordes that wente bitwene in especiall by the labour of the Prince of Portingale ther was a poyntement taken that ther was no harme done And after the bataille of verneyll in perche the duke of Bedford come â—uer in to englond And on whitsonday this same yere at leycestre he dubbed
yere the xiij day of Ianiuer fill doune the 〈◊〉 with the toure on hit on london bagge toward southwerke with two archis and alle that stode theron ¶ This same yere was a grete traittie holden bitwene Grauenyng and Caleys bitwene the kyng and duke of Bourgoyne where for the kyng was the Cardinall of englond the duke of norfolk and many othir lordes and for the duke was the duchesse hauyng full power of hir lord as Regent and lady of his londes where was taken by thauys of bothe parties an abstinence of werre for a certayne tyme in the name of the duchesse and not of the duke because he had goon from his ooth ligeaunce that he had made to kyng Henry therfor the kyng neuer wolde write ne appointe ne haue to do with him after but all in the duchesse name Also thiâ— same yere quene Iane died the ij day of Iuyll whiche had ben kyng henry the fourth is wife was caried fro bermondesey vn to Caunterbury where she lieth buried by kyng henry the iiij her housbond ¶ This same same yere died all the lyons in the tour of london the whiche had not be seen many yeres before oute of mynde ¶ How Owayn a squyer of wales that had wedded quene katerine was arested and of the scisme bitwene Eugenie and Felix Capitulo CC.li. IN the xvj yere of kyng henry deide Sigismonde Emê‘our of Almaigne knyght of the garter whos terment the kyng kepte at seint poules in loÌ„don rially where was made a riall herse the kyng in his astate clad in blew was at eueÌ„ at dirige on the morne at masse â— And after hym was elect chosen Albert duke of Ostrich whiche had wedded SigismuÌ„dus doughter for to be Emê‘oâ—r This was taken resseyued to be kyng of beme vngarie because of his wife that was sigismuÌ„dis doughter whiche lefte after hym none othir heir This Albert was Emê‘our but one yere for he was poysond so deide somme saye he deide of a flixe but he was a râ—tuouse man pitefull so moche that alle the peple that knewe hym said that the world was not worthy to haue his presence This same yere one Owayn a squyer of walys a maÌ„ of lowe birth whiche had many a day tofore secretely wedded quene ketherine and had by her iij sones a doughter was taken coÌ„maunded to newgate to prison by my lord of gloucestre ê“tectour of the reame Aod this yere he brake prison by the mene of a prest that was his chapelayne And after he was taken agayn by my lord â—emond brought agayn to newgate whiche afterward was deliuered at large And one of his sones afterward was made erle of richemoÌ„d anothir erle of penbroke the iij a monk of westmynstre whiche monke deide sone after ¶ This same yere also on Newyeres day at baynardiscastell fill douâ— a stake of wode sodenly at afâ—â—rno ne and slow iij. men meschiâ—uously and foule hurt othir Also at bed ford on a shrireday were xvâ—ij men murtherd withoute stroke by fallyng doune of a steir as they come oute of their comyn halle and many foule hurt ¶ In the xviij yere sir Richard Branchamp the good Erle of warre wyke deide at Roan he beyng that tyme lieutenaunt of the kyng in Normandie and from thens his body was brought to warrewyke where he lieth wurshipfully in a new Chapell on the southside of the quyre Also this yere was a grete derthe of corne in all Englond for a busshell of wheâ—e was worth xl pens in many places of Englond and yit men myght not haue y nowgh wherfore Stephen Broun that tyme maire of london sent in to pruse and brought to london certayne shippis laden with Rye whiche eased and did moche good to the peple for corne was so skarce in Englond that in somme places of Englond poure peple made hem brede of fern rotes ¶ This yere the generall counseill of basile deposed pope Eugenye And they chese Felix which was duke of Sauoye And than began the scisme which endured vn to the yere of our lord Ihesu crist M. CCCC.xlviij This Felix was a deuoute prince and saw the sones of his sones And after lyued a holy and denoute lyfe And was chosen pope by the counseill of Baâ—ile Eugenye deposed And so the scisme was longe tyme And this Felix had not moch obedience be canse of the nâ—utralite for the moste parte and well nâ—gh all cristendome obedied aud reputed Eugenye for very pope god knoweth who was the very pope of them bothe for bothe occupied during the lyfe of Eugenye ¶ This same yere Sir Richard wiche vicarie of hermettesworth was degrated of his presthode at Poulis and brente at tourhyll as for an heretike on seint Botulpâ—us day how well at his deth he deide a good cristeÌ„maÌ„ wherfor after his dethe moche peple come to the place were he had he brente and offred and made a heepe of stones and sette vp a crosse of tree helde hym for a saynt till the maire and shereuis by commaundement of the kyng and of bisshoppes destroied it and made there a douâ—hylle ¶ Also this same yere the shereuis of london fette oute of Seint Martins the graunt the sayntwarie fiue persones whiche afterward were restored agayne to the Sayntwarie by the kynges â—â—stices ¶ After Alberte the iij. Frederike was chosen Emê‘our This Frederike duke of Osterike was longe Emê‘our differred for to be crouned at rome by cause of the scisme but after that vuion was had he was crouned with Imperiall diademe with grete glorie and triumphe of pope Nicholas the iiij This was a man pesible quiete and of singuler pacience not hating the chyrch he wedded the kyng of Portingales dougter ◠¶ How the duchesse of Gloucestre was arested for treson and committed to perpetuall prison in the I le of man And of the deth of maister Rogier â—olyngbroke Ca. CC.lij IN this yere Elianore Cobham duchesse of Gloucestre was arested for certayn pointies of treson leid agayn hir wher vpon she was examined in seint stephens chapell at west mestre before the Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury And there she was enioyned to open penaunce for to go thurgh chepe beryng a taper in her hond after to perpetuall prison in the I le of manÌ„ vnder the kepyng of sir Thomas stanley Also that same tyme was arested Maister Thomas south well a chanon of westmynstre maister Iohan hume a chapelayn of the said lady maistâ—r Rogger bolynbrok a clerk vsing nigromancie And one margery Iurdemayn called the wich of Eye beside westmynstre Thise were arested as for beyng of counseill with the said duchesse of gloucester And as for maister Thomas southwell he deide in the tour the nyght before he shold haue he reyned on the morne For so he said hym selfe that he shold deye in his bedde and not by Iustise And in the yere xx maister Iohan hume and maister
neighbours were at it and toke part with them For this robbyng the peples hertes fill from hym and euery thriâ—ty man was aferd for to be seruid in like wyse For ther was many a man in london that awayted and wolde fayne haue seen a commune robberie whiche Almyghty god forbede For it is to suppose yf he had not robbed he myght haue goon 〈◊〉 er he had be withstonde For the kyng and alle the lordes of the Royame of Englond were departed except the lord Scales that kepte the toure of london And the fifthe day of Iuyll he dide done smyte of a mannys hede in southwerke And the nyght after the Maire of london the Aldremen and the communes of the cite concluded to driue away the Captayn his hoost sente to the lord scales to the tour to mathew gogh a Captayn of Normandie that they wold that nyght assaille the Captayn with them of kent And so they did come to london brigge in to southwerâ—e er the Captayn had any knowlege ther of ther they fonght with them that kepte the brigge And the kentisshmen wente to harnoys and come to the brigge and shot and fought with hem and gate the brigge and made them of london to flee slow many of hem And this endured all the nyght to fro till ix of the cloke on the morne And atte laste they brente the drawebrigge where many of them of london were drowned In whiche nyght Sutton an aldermaÌ„ was slayne Rogger heysant and mathew goâ—e and many othir And after this the Chaunceler of Engloud sent to the Captayn a Pardone generall for hym an othir for alle his meyne And thenne they departed from south werk euery man home to his hous And whan they were all departed goon ther were ê“clamacions made in kent southsex and in othir places that what man coude take the Captayn quyk or ded shall haue a M. mark And after this one Alisander Iden a squyer of kent toke him in a gardyn in southsex in the takyng the Captayn Iohan Cade was slayne and after beheded and his beed set on london brigge ¶ And anone after thenne the kyng come in to kente and did his Iustises sitte at cauÌ„terbury enquere who were accessaries and chief cause of this Insurrexion And there were viij men Iugged to deth in one day and in othir places moo and fro thens the kyng weÌ„t in to sussex in to the westcontre where a litell before was slayne the bisshopp of salisbury And this same yere were so many Iugged to deth that xxiij heedes stode on london brigge attones ¶ Of the felde yâ— the duke of yorke toke at brentheth in kente And of the burthe of prince Edward And of the fyrst bataill at seint Albons where the duke of somersetee was slayne Capitulo ducentesimo lvj IN the yere xxx The duke of yorke came oute of the marche of walys with the erle of deuenshire the lord Cobham grete puissauÌ„ce for reformacion of certay Iniuries wronges also to haue Iustice on certayn lordes beyng aboute the kyng toke a feld at breÌ„theth beside deâ—tford in keÌ„te whiche was a stroÌ„g felde For which cause the kyng with alle the lordes of the lande went vn to the blakheth with a grete stronge multitude of pepâ—e armed and ordeyned for the werre in the beste wyse And whanne they had musterid on the blake heth Certayne lordes were sente to hym for to trete and make appoyntement with hym which were the bisshopp of Ely and the bisshopp of wynchestre and the Erles of salisbury and of warre wyke And they concluded that the duke of Somersete shold he had to warde and to ansuere to such articles as the duke of yorke shold put on hym than the duke of yorke shold breke his felde and come to the kyng whiche was all promised by the kyng And so the kyng commaunded that the duke of Somersete shold be had inward And thenne the duke of yorke brake vp his felde and come to the kyng and whan he was come contrary to the promise afore made the duke of Somersete was present in the felde awayting and chief aboute the kyng and made the duke of yorke ride to fore as a prisoner thurgh loudon and after they wold hane put hym in hold But a noyse aroose that the Erle of marche his sone was comyng with ten M. men to london ward wherof the kyng and his counceille fered And thenne they coÌ„cluded that the duke of yorke shold departe at his wyll ¶ Aboute this tyme began grete deuision in Spruysse bitwene the grete mastir the knyghtis of the duche ordre whiche were lordes of that contre For the communes and tounes rebelled ayenst the lordes and made so grete werre that at the last they called the kyng of Pole to be their lord the whiche kyng come was wurshipfully receyued and layde siege to the Castell of Marienburgh whiche was the chief Castell and strength of alle the lond and wan it and drofe oute the mastir of dansk and alle othir places of that land And so they that had bene lordes many yeres loste alle their seygnorie and possessions in tho landes ¶ And the yere of the Inâ—arnacion of our lord M. CCCC.liij on Seint Edwardis day the quene Margarete was deliuered of a faire Prince whiche was named Edward That same day Iohan Norman was chosen for to bene Maire of london And the day that he shold take his othe at westmynstre be wente thidder by water with alle the craftes where afore tyme the Maire Aldremen and all the craftes Roode a horsebak whiche was neuer vsed after For syn that tyme they haue goon euer by water in barges ¶ Ye haue well vnderston de tofore how that contrarie to the promise of the kyng and also the conclusions taken bitwene the kyng and the duke of yorke at brentheth the duke of Somersete wente not to warde But a bode aboute the kyng had grete reule and anone after â—e was made Capitayne of Caleys and rewled the kyng and his royaâ—â— as he wolde wherfore the grete lordes of the reame and also the coÌ„mons were not plesed For whiche cause the duke of yorke the erles of warre wyke of Salisbury with many knyghtes and squyers and moch peple came for to remeue the said duke of somersete othir fro the kyng And the kyng heeryng of their comyng thouÈt by his counseill for to haue goon westward and not for to mete with hem had with him the duke of somersete the duk of bokyngham the erle of stafford the erle of Northumâ—erland the lord Clifford and many othir And what tyme that the duke of yorke and his felawshipp vnderstode that the kyng was departed with these said lordes from london Anone he changed his way and costed the contre and come to seint Albons the xxiij day of may there mette with
IN the yere of thyncarnacion of our lord JhuÌ„ crist M. CCCC.lxxx And in the xx yere of the Regne of kyng Edward the fourthe Atte requeste of dyuerce gentilmen I haue endeuourd me to enprinte the cronicles of Englond as in this booke shall by the suffraunce of god folowe And to th ende that euery man may see and shortly fynde suche mater as it shall plese hym to see or rede I haue ordeyned a table of the maters shortly compiled chapitred as here shall folowe which booke begynneth at Albyne how she with her susters fonde this land first named it Albion endeth at the beginnyng of the regne of our said souerain lord kyng Edward the iiij ¶ First in the prologue is conteyned how Albyne with hir sustreâ— enâ—â—d in to this I le and named it Albyon ¶ The beginnyng of the book conteyneth how Brute was engeÌ„drid of them of Troye how he slew his fadre moder Ca. j ¶ How Bâ—ute was driuen oute of his lande how he helde hym in grece And deliuered the troians there out of bondage Ca. ij ¶ How Coryn becam Brutes man how kyng Goffar was discomfiâ—ed And of the fondacion of Tours in Turayne Ca. iij ¶ How Bâ—ute arriued atte tottenesse in the I le of Albion And of the bataill bitwene Coryn Gogmagog Ca. iiij ¶ How Brute made london named this londe britaigne Scotland Albanie Walys Cambre And of the deuision of the londe to his thre sones Ca. v ¶ How kyng Madan regned in peâ—s of the debate of his sones and how that one slowe that othir how after wulues slewe hym that slew his brother Ca. vj ¶ How kyng Ebrac conquered fraunce begate xx sones yxiij doughters Ca. vij ¶ Of kyng Brute grenesheld first sone of kyng Ebrac Ca. viij ¶ Of kyng Leyl Brute grenesheldis sone Ca.ix. ¶ Of kyng Lud ludibras that was kyng Leybes sone Ca. x ¶ Of kyng Bladud that was sone of kyng lud ludibras Ca. xj ¶ Of kyng Leyr of his iij. doughtres and how the yongest was maried to the kyng of fraunce Ca. xij ¶ How kyng Leyr was driuen oute of his londe by his folie and how Cordeil his yongâ—st doughter helped him in his nede Ca. xiij ¶ How Morgan Conedage which were nâ—uews to Cordeil werxyd on hir had hir in â—â—son Ca. xiiij ¶ How Reynold that was Conedages sone regned aft his fadre And in his tyme it rayned blode thre daies Ca. xv ¶ How Gorbodian regned after after reygrold his fadre Ca. xvj ¶ How the two sones of Gorbodian fought for the heritage how they bothe were slayne Ca. xvij ¶ How iiij kynges helde all Britaigne And what their names were Ca. xviij ¶ Of kyng Doneband that was Cleteus sone and how he wan the land Ca. xix ¶ How Doneband was the first kyng that euere wered croune of gold in Britaigne Ca.xx. ¶ How Bâ—â—nne Belyn departed bitwene hem the londe after the deth of their werre Ca. xxi ¶ How Belyn drofe oute of this land Guthlagh of Denmarke and Samye Ca. xxij ¶ How wacoord was made bitwene Brenne belyn by the moyen of Cornewen hir modre Ca. xxiij ¶ How kyng Cormbatrus slow the kyng of denmarke by cause he wold not pay hym his truage Ca. xxiiij ¶ How kyng Guenthelon regned goâ—ned the lond Ca. xxv ¶ How kyng Seysell regned after Guenthelon Ca. xxvj ¶ How kymor regned aft seysell howan regned aft him ca. xxvij ¶ How kyng morwith deide thurgh deuouring of a best ca. xxviij ¶ Of Grandebodian that was the sone of mor with which made the toune of Cambrige Ca. xxix ¶ Of Arâ—ogaill that was grando bodians sone how he was made kyng after deposed for his wikkednesse Ca. xxx ¶ How Hesidur was made kyng aft the deth of Artogaille his brother Ca. xxxj ¶ How the Britons token hesidur out of prison made him kyng the thride tyme Ca. xxxij ¶ How xxxiij kynges regned in pees eche after othir after yâ— deth of Hesidur Ca. xxx.ij ¶ How lud was made kyng after the deth of his fadre ca. xxxiiij ¶ How the britone graunted Cassibalam whiche was luddes brother the Reame in whos tyme Iulius cesar come twies to conquere the londe Ca. xxxv ¶ Of the debate that was bitwene Cassibalam the erle of london and of the truage that was paid to rome Ca. xxxvj ¶ How the lordes of the land after the deth of Cassibalam be cause he had none heir made Andragen kyng Ca. xxxvij ¶ Of kymbalin which was Andragens sone in whos tyme was IhuÌ„ born of the blessyd virgine seint marie Ca. xxxviij ¶ Of kyng Guynder kymbalyns sone which refused to pay tribute to Rome how he was slayne Ca. xxxix ¶ Of kyng Armager in whos tyme the appostles preched ca. xl ¶ How kyng westmer gaf to Beringer an Iland and made the 〈◊〉 of â—â—re wyke Ca. xlj ¶ How kyng westmer dide do arere a stone in thentring of westmerland where he slewe Roderyke Ca. xlij ¶ Of kyng Coyll that was westmers sone Ca. xliij ¶ How kyng lucie regned after Coyll And was the first cristen kyng that euer was in this land Ca. xliiij ¶ How this land was long withoute a kyng and atte last the britons chees Astlepades which after was slayne by Coeyll ca. xlv ¶ How Constaunce a romayn was chosen kynge by cause he wedded Eleyne kyng Coeyls doughter Ca. xlvj ¶ How Costantine sone of Constaunce of seint Eleyne Ruled the londe after was made Emê‘our of Rome Ca. xlvij ¶ How Maxymian that was the Emê‘ours cosin of Rome wedded Octauians doughter was made kyng Ca. xlviij ¶ How Maximian conquerd the londe of Amorican and gaf it to Conan meriedok Ca. xlix ¶ How seint Vrsula with xj M. virgyns in hir companye wâ—re martred at Coleyne Ca. l ¶ How kyng Gowan came for to destroie this lande And how Gracian defended it Ca. lj ¶ How Gracian made hym selfe kyng whan Maximian was slayne afterward the britons slew hym Ca. lij ¶ How Costantine that was the kynges brother of litell britayne was crouned kyng of moche britayne Ca. liij ¶ Of Constaunce that was Costantins sone a monke at wynchestre was taken oute by vortiger made kyng after his fadres deth whom vortigeer let sle hym to make hym self kyng Ca. liiij ¶ How the wardeyns that had tho ij children to kepe whiche were coÌ„stantines sones ledde them to litell britayn for the trayson falsenesse of vortiger Ca. lv ¶ How Engist with xj M. men come in to this londe to whom vortiger gaf the place that is called thongcastell Ca. lvj ¶ Of Ronewen Engistes doughter whom kyng vortiger wedded for her beaute Ca. lvij ¶ How Vortimer that was Vortigers sone was made kyng and how Engist was driuen oute and how Vortymer was slayne by Ronewen Ca. lviij ¶ How the britons chosen Vortiger
hym And how mortimer come aud yelded hym to the kyng ca. c.lxxxxv ¶ Of the siege of tickhille of the erle of laÌ„castre ca. c.lxxxxv ¶ Of the discomfiture of burghbrigge ca. c.lxxxxvij ¶ How Thomas of lancastre was biheded at pountfrete v. Barons honged drawen ca. c.lxxxxviij ¶ How kyng edward weÌ„te in to scotlaÌ„d with an honderd M. men of werre myght not spede ca. c.lxxxxix ¶ How sir Andrew of herkla was taken put to deth which waâ— Erle of cardoylle ca. cc ¶ Of the miracles that god wrought for seint Thomas of Lancastre wherfor the dores of the priorie were closed by cause none shold come offre at his sepulture ca. cc.j ¶ How Quene Isabell wâ—nte in to frannce for to trete for pees bitwene both kynges of englond of fraunce ca. cc.ij ¶ How kyng Edward sente Edward his sone the Prince in to fraunce ca. cc.iij ¶ How kyng Edward exiled the quene his wife Edward his odelst sone ca. cc.iiij ¶ How kyng Edward by the counceill of the spencers sente to the xij peres of fraunce to helpe exile quene Isabell and hir sone sir Edward oute of fraunce Ca. cc.v ¶ How kyng Edward lete kepe the costes of the see tried out the beste men of werre in englond Ca. cc.vj ¶ How quene Isabell Edward hir sone duke of guyan londed at her wych how they didâ—n Ca. cc.vij ¶ How mastir waltier Stapleton bisshopp of Excestre 〈◊〉 kyngeâ— tresorer was beheded at london ca. cc.viij ¶ How kyng Edward sir hugh spencer therle of Arundell were taken ca. cc.ix ¶ How kyng Edward was deposed and his dignite taken from hym ca. cc.x ¶ The ê“phecie of Merlyn declared vpon kyng edward of Carnariuan sone of kyng Edward Ca. cc.xj ¶ Of kyng edward the thridde after the conquest Ca. cc.xij ¶ How kyng Edward wente to Stanhope for to mete the Scottes Ca. cc.xiij ¶ How the englisshmen stopped the scottes in the parke of staÌ„hope and how they torned ayene in to scotland ca. cc.xiiij ¶ Of thâ— deâ—h of kyng Edward of Carnariuan somtyme kyng of England Ca. cc.xv ¶ How kyng Edward spoused Phelip therles doughter of henande at yorke ca. cc.xvj ¶ How the pees was made bitwent englisshmen scottes of Iustifieng of Troylebastonne Ca. cc.xvij ¶ Of the debate that was bitwene quene Isabell sir henry Erle of lancastre of the ridyng at bedford ca. cc.xviij ¶ How kyng Edward wente ouer see to do his homage vn to the kyng of fraunce for guyan ca. cc.xix ¶ How sir roger Mortimer bare him proudly hie ca. cc.xx ¶ How Edmond of wodestoke Erle of kente brother to kyng Edward of Carnariuaâ— was beheded at wynchestre Capitulo cc.xxj ¶ Of the deth of Sir Roger mortimer Erle of the Marche Capitulo cc.xxij ¶ How kyng Edward gate ayene the homages feautes of scotland which he had loâ—â— by his modre sir Roger mortimer new made Erle of the marche ca. cc.xxiij ¶ This was the arraye of the Scottes that come in bataill agayne the two kynges of Englond and Scotland in the auauntward first were these lordes Ca. cc xxiiij ¶ How kyng Edward made a duchie of yâ— erledome of Cornewaile And of othir vj. newe erles yâ— he made of the first chalenge title of the Reame of fraunce Ca. cc.xxv ¶ How kyng Edward fought in the hauen of skluys ayenst the power of fraunce wherof he had the victorie Ca. cc.xxvj ¶ How kyng Edward sailled in to Normandie arriued at hogges with a grete hoost Ca. cc.xxvij ¶ How kyng edward beseged caleys how he gate it ca. cc.xxviij ¶ How kyng Edward had a grete bataille on the see by wynchel see with spaynardes Ca. cc.xxix ¶ How kyng Edward was cronned kyng of Scotland how pance Edward toke the kyng of fraunce sir phelip his yonger so ne at the bataill of Peyters Ca. cc.xxx ¶ How the grete companie aroos in fraunce the white companie in lumbardie of othir meruayllis Ca. cc.xxxj ¶ Of the grete wynde how prince Edward toke the lordshipp of Gnyan of his fadre wente thider Ca. cc.xxxij ¶ Of the bataill of spayne by Nazers bitwene prince Edward sir henry bastard of spayne Ca. cc.xxxiij ¶ How sir Robert knolles with othir lordes wente ouer see in to â—â—aunce of theyr gouernaunce Ca. cc.xxxiiij ¶ Of the siege of Rochel And the erle of penbroke his companie were take with spaynardes Ca. cc.xxxv ¶ How the duke of laÌ„castre with a grete hoost wite in to flauÌ„dres passed by paris thurgh frauÌ„ce till he come to burdenz ca. cc.xxxvj ¶ Of the deth of prince Edward And of the lord latimer daine Alice piers by mayntenaunce of whom the reame was loâ—gâ— mysgouerned Ca. cc.xxxvij ¶ Of the deth of kyng Edward and how sir Iohan Monster worth knyght was drawe honged Ca. cc.xxxviij ¶ How kyng Richard prince Edwardes sone was made kyng of Iak strawe And how he wedded Quene Anne and of many othir thingâ—s Ca. cc.xxxix .cc.xl. ¶ How v. lordes risen at Rafotrd brigge Ca. cc.xlj ¶ How kyng Richard wedded Isabell the kynges doughter of fraunce in Caleys of her coronacion at westmestre Ca. cc.xlij ¶ How kyng henry the fourth after the conquest regnâ—d aâ—t kyng Richard whom he deposed and of the bataill of shrewisbury and of alle his regue Ca. cc.xliij ¶ How kyng henry the fifthe his sone was kyng of his regnyng in the beginnyng of the siege of harflete bataill of Agen court werre in normandie ca. cc.xliiij ¶ How kyng henry was made heretier regent of fraunce how he maried quenâ— katherine ca. cc.xâ—v ¶ Of the lawde of kyng henry the fifthe what he ordeyned for kyng Richard for him self after his deth ca. cc.xlvj ¶ How kyng henry the sixthe regned after his fadre beyng not ful a yere of agâ— of the bataill of verneyll in perche ca. cc.xlvij ¶ How ther was like to haue ben a grete affcaye bitwene the Cardinal the dukâ— of gloacestre of the coronacion of kyng henry the six he bothe in englond in fraunce ca. cc.xlvâ—ij ¶ Of the heresiâ— of praghe of the counseill of Aras where the duke of â—ourgoyne become frenssh ca. cc.xlix ¶ How Caleys guynes were beseged by the duke of burgoyne how the duke of gloucestre rescued them ca. cc.l ¶ How Owayn a squyer of walys that had wedded quene katheâ—ne was arested put in prison and of the scisine bitwene Eugenâ—e Felix ca. cc.lj ¶ How the duchesse of gloucestre was arested for treson coÌ„mitted to ê‘petuell prison in the I le of man of the deth of mastir Roger bolynbroke ca. cc.lij ¶ How kyng henry wedded quene Margarete and of hir coronacion ca. cc.lij ¶ How the duke of gloucestre humfrey the kynges vncle was arestid at the plement of bury of his deth
one of hir knyghtes to whom she had told moch of hir counceill bitwene hem both they comen to the kyng and courtously him resseyued and the kyng told that he was come hir to visite and also for to speke with Eldred his brother The Quene many tymes him thanked and him praied for to aliÈte and herburgh with hir all that nygâ—t ¶ The kyng said that he myght not but ayene he wolde wende vn to his folke if he myght hem finde ¶ And when the Quene saw that he wolde nat abide she praied him that he wold ones drynke he graunted hir and anone as the drinke come the quene dranke vn to the kyng and the kyng toke the cuppe and set it to his mouth and in the mene tyme whiles that he dranke the knyght that was with the Quene with a knyfe smote euen the kyng vn to the hert and there he fyll a doune dede of his palfray vn to the erâ—h The quene for this dede yaf to the knyght gold and siluer grete plente and of othir ricchesse y nowe And the knyght anone as this was done he went him ouer the see and so escaped he oute of this land ¶ When this kyng Edward thus was matred Hit was in the yere of incarnacion after our lord â—hesu crist ix C.lxxx yere and he had regned xij yere and an halfe and lieth at Glastâ—nbury ¶ Of kyng Eldred and how the kyng Swyne of denmarke helde Englond and how Eldred that was seint Edwardes brother waâ— nat beloued in his reame and therfor he fledde in to Normandie Capitulo Centesimo decimoquintâ— AFter this kyng Edward regned Eldred his brother seint dunston crouned hym his seint dunston died sone after that he had foryeue the quene hir trespace Estrild for encheson that she was cause of kyng Edwards deth seint duÌ„ston had hir assoyled penaunce hir emoyued she lyved aft chast lyfe clen◠¶ This kyng Eldred wedded an Englissh woman and on hir begate Edmond Irenside an othir sone that was called Edewyne And after died the quene hir modre And in that tyme come in to England Swyn that was kyng of denmark for to chalenge and conquer all that his auncestres had before that tymÌ„ and so he conquered had it all at his axyng ¶ For the good erle Cutbert of lyndesey all the peple of northumberland and almost all the grete of England helde with Swyne that was kyng of deÌ„mark for as moche as they loued not kyng Eldred for encheson that his good brother Edward was slayne falsely for enâ—heson of hym and therfor no man sette but litell by hym Wherfor kyng Swyne had all his wylle and toke all the land And Eldred the kyng fledde tho in to Normandie and so spake to the duke richard that the duke yaf hym his sustre Emma to wyfe vpon the whiche he begate ij sones that one was called Alured and that othir Edward And when Swyn had conqâ—ered all the land he regned noâ—ely and leued but xv yere died and lieth at york ¶ Howe kyng Eldred came ayene from Normandie and how knoght the danois regned and of the werre bitwene hym and Edmond Irenside Ca. C.xvj. AFter the deth of Swyne that was a danois knoght his sone duelled in Englond and wolde haue be kyng and â—ho come ayene Eldred oute of Normandie with moche peple and with a strong meynye that knoght durst nat abyde but fley thens in to denmark The kyng Eldred had ayene his reame helde so grete lordshipp that he began to destroie all tho that holpe Swyn that was a danois ayens hym ¶ And afterward come ayene this knoght from denmark with a grete power so that kyng Eldred durst nat with hym fight but fledde fro thens in to london and ther held hym Tho come knoght and hym beseged so long till kyng Eldred died in the cite of london and lieth at seint paulus he regned ix yere Of kyng knoght Ca. C.xvij AFter the deth of this Eldrâ—d knoght that was a danois â—â—gan tho for to regne but Edmond Irenside that waâ— kyng Eldredis sone be his fyrst wif ordeyned a gretâ— host and began to werre vpon kyng knoght so he did many tymes ofte the werre was so stronge hard that wonder it was to wite and the Quene Emme that dnelled tho at westmynstre had grete drede of hir ij sones of the werre Alured and Edward lest they shold be defoilled mysdone thurgâ— this werre whâ—â—for she sente heÌ„ ouer see in to Normandie to the duke Richard hir vncle and ther they duelled in saâ—fte and pees longe tym◠¶ This Edmond Irenside knoght werred stroÌ„gely to gedres but at the last they were accorded in this maner that they shold depart the reame bitwene heÌ„ and so they diden and after they becomen good frendes so well loued that they becomen sworne brethren so well loued to gâ—dres as they had he bretheren geten of o body and of one moder y borne ¶ How kyng Edmond â—renside traitoursly was slayne thurgh a traitour that was called Edrich of stratton ¶ Ca. C.xviij. ANd after tho regned kyng Edmond Irenside knoght the danois but thus it befell afterward that in the same yere that they were accorded so moch loued to gedre wher for a false thef traitour had enuie vn to the loue that was bitwene hem frendshipp whos name was Edrik of stâ—atton that was a grete lord that was Edmond Irensides man and of him helde alle the land that he had and notheles he thought his lord to bitraie make knoght kyng of the land in entent richely to benâ— auaunced and with hym â—ene welbeloued wherfor he praied his lord Edmond Irenside vpon a day with him for to eten and to duellâ— and the kyng courtously him graunted and to him come at his praier and at the mete the kyng rially was serued with diuerse metes and drinkes And whan nyght come that he shold goo to bedde the kyng toke his owne meyne wente in to chambre aâ— he loked aboute he saw a wondre fair Image well made in semblaÌ„t as it were an archier with a bowe bent in his hond in yâ— bowe a fyne arwe Kyng EdmoÌ„d went tho nerre to behold it better what it myght bene and anone the arwe him sâ—ote thurgh the body and ther slowe the kyng for that eugyn was made to quelle his owne lord traitoursly And when kyng Edmond this was dede and slayne he nad regned but y. yere and his peple for him made moch sorwe and his body they bere vn to Glastenburi and ther they hym entered And this fals traitour Edrith anone went to the Quene that was kyng Edmondes wife that wyst of hir lordes deth anonÌ„ he noÌ„me from hir ij sones that were fair yong that hir lord had vpon hir goten that one was called Edward and that othir Edewyne lad hem with hym
And the abbot of wauersey drad so moche his manace that he forsoke all the abbey went thens preuely ordeyned hym ouer see to the hous of Cisteaux when the tydynge come to the pope that the kyng had done so moche malice tho was he to the kyngward full wroth sent ij â—â—gatz vn to the kyng that one was called Pandolfe that othir durant that they shold warne the kyng in the popes name that he shold cese of hie ê‘secucion that he did vn to holy church and amende the wronge and the trespase that he had done to the Erchebisshoppe of Caunterbury and to the Priour and vn to the monkes of Caunterbury and to alle the clergie of Englond and that he shold restore the goodes ayeâ— that he had taken of hem ayens hir wylle and elles they sholde curse the kyng by name and to do this thyng and to conferme the Pope toke hem his lrÌ„es in bulles patentz ¶ These ij legatz come in to Englond and comen to the kyng to Northampton ther that he helde his parlement and full courteisely they hym salued and sayden Sir we ben come fro the pope of rome the pees of holy chyrche and of the land to amend And we amonest yowe fyrst in the Popiâ— halfe that ye make full restitucion of the goodes that ye haue rauyshed of holy chyrche and of the lande and that ye vnderfonge stephen Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury in to his dignite and the priour of Caunterbury and his monkes that ye yelde ayene vn to the Erchebisshopp all his landes and rents withoute any with holdyng ¶ And Sir yit more ouer that ye such restitucion hem make as holy chyrche shall holde hir paied Tho ansuerd the kyng as touchyng the Priour and his monkes of Caunterbury all that ye haue said I wull gladly do and all thyng that ye wyll ordeyne ¶ But as touchyng the Erchebisshopp I shall telle yow in myne hert as hit lithe that the Erchebisshopp let his bishop riche and that the Pope than for hym wold pray and than vpon a venture me sholde like some othir bisshoppriche for to yeue hym in Engloud and vpon this condicion I wold hym resceyue and vnderfong ¶ And nothlees in Englond as Erchebisshopp yif he abyde he shall neuer haue so good saufconduit but he shall be take ¶ Tho said Pandolfe vn to the kyng Holy chyrche was woned neuer to discharge an Erchebisshoppe withoute cause resonably but euer the hath â—e woned to chastyze princes that to god and holy chyche were inobedient ¶ What how nowe quod the kyng manace ye me Nay said Pandolfe but ye nowe openly haue tolde as it standeth in your hert ¶ And to yowe we wull telle what is the Popes wylle and thus it stant that he hath yowe holy enterdited and acursed for the wronges that ye haue done to holy chyrche and to the clergie And for as moche as ye duells and beth in wylle to a byde in maâ—â— and wylle not come to noâ—â— ammendement ye shall vnderstonde that fro this tyme afterward the scentence is vpon yowe ye ben and holdeth stede and strength and vpon all tho that wyth yowe haue communed before this tyme wethir they bene Erles Barons or Knyghtes or any othir what so euer they bene we hem oâ—â—oyle saufely vn to this day and fro this tyme afterward of what condicion euer that they be we hem accurse that with yowe comen so do we scentence vpon hem openly specially ¶ And we assoille quytely Erles Barons knyghtes all othir maner men of hir homages seruices feautes that they shold vn to yowe done and this tydynge to conferme we yeue pleyne power to the bisshopp of wynchestre to the bisshop of nor the wych◠¶ And the same power we yeue in scotland to the bisshoppes of Rouchestre of Salisbury ¶ And in walys we yeue the same power to the bisshoppes of seint dauid of landaf and of seint asse And more ouer we sende thurgh all cristendome that all the bisshoppes be yonde the see that they done accurse aâ—le tho that helpeth yowe or any counceill yeueth yowe in any maner nede that ye haue to done in any ê‘tie of the world And we assoille hem also all by the auctorite of the pope coÌ„maunde hem also with yowe for to werre as with him that is enâ—mie to all holy church ¶ Tho ansuerd the kyng what mowe ye done me more ¶ Tho ansuerd Pandolf we sey ne to yowe in verbo dei that ye ne none heir that ye haue neuer after this day may be crouued Tho said the kyng by him that is almyÈty god I had wist of this thing er yâ— ye come in to my land that ye had me brought such tydynge I shold haue made yowe ryde all an hole yere Tho ansuerd Pandolfe full well wende we at our first comyng that ye wold haue bene obedient to god to holy churche haue fullfylled the popes coÌ„maundement nowe we haue shewed to yowe ê“nounced the popes wylle as we were charged ther with And as nowe ye haue said that if ye had wist the cause of our comyng that ye wold haue made vs 〈◊〉 all an hole yere and as well ye myght haue said that ye wold haue take an hole yere of respite by the popes â—eue But for to suffre what deth ye coude crdyne we shull not spare for to telle yowe hollich all the popes message his wylle that we were charged with ¶ How Pandolfe deliuered a clerâ— that had falsed counterfated the kynges money before the kyng hym selfe Ca. C.l. ANd anone tho coÌ„maunded the kyng the shereues 〈◊〉 of northampton that were in the kynges presence that they shold bring forth all the â—soners that they myght bene done vn to the deth before Pandolfe for encheson the kyng wende that they wold haue gayne said hir dedes for cause of deth all thinge that he had spoken afore Whenne the â—soners were come before the kyng the kyng coÌ„maunded some to be honged some to bene drawe some to drawe oute hir yien oute of hir hede and amoÌ„ge all othir ther was a clerc had falsed the kynges money the kyng coÌ„maunde that he shold be honged drawe And when Pandolf herde this coÌ„mauÌ„dement of the kyng he stert hym by smertely anone axed a boke candell wold haue cursed all 〈◊〉 that set vpon the clerc any hoÌ„de And Pandolf hym selfe went for to seche a crosse the kyng folewed hym deliuered hym the clerc by the honde that he shold done with hym what that euer he wold And thus was the clerc deliuered aud went thens and Pandolfe durant his felaw went fro the kyng Iohan come ayene to the Pope of Rome and told hym that kyng Iohan wolde not amended bene but euer abide so occur 〈◊〉 ¶ And nothelees the pope graunted that yere thurgh oute englond that men myght sing
castell of Odiham And the monday next after seint Magarete day he ordeyned hym toward beaumer for to besege the castell ther he duelled xv daies myght not gete the castell then went he thens come to london the Tour to hym was yolde ¶ And in the same tyme the Pope sent in to englond a legat that was called Swalo of kyng â—ohanes deth Ca. C.lv. ANd in the same tyme the Pope sent in to Englond a legat that was called Swalo he was 〈◊〉 Cardinal of Roâ—ne for to maynten kyng â—ohanes cause ayens the baroÌ„s of Englond but the barons had so huge part helpe thurgh Lowys the kynges sone of fraunce that kyng Iohan wyst not whidder for to turne ne gone And so it fell that he wold haue gone to Nichol as he went thidderward he come by the Abbey of swyneshede ther he abode ij daies And as he sate at the mete he axed amoÌ„k of the house how moche a lofe was worth that was sette before hym vpon the table And the monke said that the lofe was worth but an halfpeny O quod the kyng tho here is grete chepe of brede Nowe quoth the kyng And I may leue such a lofe shall be worth xx shilling or halfe a yere begon and when he had seid this worde moch he thought ofte he sighed toke ete of the brede and said by god the worde that I haue spoken it shall bene soth The moÌ„ke that stode before the kyng was for this worde full sory in hert thought rather he wolde him selfe suffre pitouse deth and thought if he myght ordeyne ther for some maner remedie And anone the monke went to his abbot and was shriuen of hym tolde the abbot alle that the kyng said and praied his abbot for to assoille hym for he wolde yeue the kyng such a wassaille that all englond shold be glad ther of and â—oyfull Tho went the monke in to a gardeyne fonde a grete tode therin and toke hir vp put hir in a cuppe and prikked the tode thurgh with a broche many tymes till that the venyme comÌ„ oute in euery side in to the cuppe and tho toke he the cuppe and fylled it with good ale brought it before 〈◊〉 kyng and kneâ—yng said sir qd he wassaille for neuer daies of your lyfe ne dronke ye of such a cuppe Begynne monke qd the kyng and the monke drank a grete draught and toke the kyng the cuppe and the kyng also dranke a grete draught sette doune the cupp◠¶ The monke anone right weÌ„t in to the fermorie ther died anone on whos soule god haue mercy Amen and v. monkes sâ—ng for his soule specially shullen whiles the abbey stant ¶ The kyng aroos vp anone full euell at ese commaunded to remeue the table and axed after the monke men told hym that he was dede for his wombe was 〈◊〉 in sunder When the kyng herd this he commaunded to 〈◊〉 but alle it was for nought for his bely began so to swelle for the drinke that he draÌ„ke that he died withynne ij daies the morwâ— after seint lukrs day And this kyng â—ohan had fair children of his body begoten that is to say Henry his sone that was kyng after his fadre Richard that was Erle of Cornewaille and Isabell that was Emê‘esse of Rome and Eâ—â—eno 〈◊〉 was Quene of scotland ¶ And this kyng Iohan whan he had regned xvij yere â— moÌ„thes and v. daies he deide in the Castell of Newerke his body was buried at wynchestre ¶ Of kyâ—g Henry the thridde that was crouned at Gloucestre Capitulo Câ—ntesimo quinquagâ—simosexto ANd after this kyng Iohan regned Henry his soue and was crouned at Gloucestâ—â— whan he was ix yere olde on Seint Symondes day and Iude of Swalo the legat of Rome thurgh counceille of alle the gâ—ete lordes that helde with kyng Iohan his fadre that is to seyne the Erle Raudolfe of Chestre william Erle Marchall william Erle of Penbroke william the Brener Erle of Feriers Serle the Maule baron and all othir grete lordes of Englond helde with lowys the kynges sone of frauÌ„ce And anone after when kyng Henry was câ—ouned Swalo the legat helde his counceill eat Bristo we at seint Martynes fest and ther were xj bisshoppes of Englond and of walys and of othir prelates of holy chyrche a grete nombre and Erles and Barons and many knyghtes of Englond and all tho that were at that coÌ„ceill swore feautâ— vn to Henry the kyng that was kyng â—ohanes so ne And anone after the legate enterdited walys for encheson that they helde with the barons of englond also all tho that holpen or yafe couÌ„ceill to meve werre ayene the newe kyng Henry he acursed hem and in the begynnyng he put in the sentence the kynges sone of fraunce lowys And nothelees the same lowys wolde nat spare for to werre for all that but went anone and toke the castell of Berkamsted and eke the castell of Herford ¶ And from that day afterward the barons did so moche harme thurgh oute all Englond and principally the frnshmen that were come wyth kyng lowys wherfore the grete lordes and all the coÌ„mune peple of Englond let hem croice for to driue lowys and his companye oute of Englond But somme of the barons and eke of the frensh men were gone to the Cite of Nichole token the Cite and helde it to kyng lowys profit But thidder come kyng Henries men with a grete power that is to seyn the Erle Raudolfe of Chestre and william Erle Marchall and william the Brener Erle of Feriers and many othir lordes with hem and yeuen batâ—ille vn to Lowys men And ther was slayne the Erle of Perches and Lowys men were there foule discomfited And ther was take Serle Erle of wynchestre and Humfrey de Bowne Erle of Herford and Robert the sone of walter and many othir that begonne werre ayens the kyng they were taken and lad vn to kyng Henry kyng Iohanes sone ¶ Whenne the tydyng of this scomfiture come vn to Lowys the kynges sone of fraunce he remeued thennes and went vn to london let shit the yates fast of the Cite And anone after the kyng sent to the burgeis of london that they shold yeld hem vn to hym and the Cite also And he wolde hem graunte all the fraunchises that euer they were woned for to haue and wolde conferme hem by his grete newe chartre vnder his grete seal And in the same tyme a grete lord that was called Eustace the monke come oute of fraunce with a grete companie of lordes wolde haue come in to englond for to haue holpe lowys the kynges sone of frauÌ„ce but hubert of borugh and the v. portes with v ij shippes tho mette with hem in the high see assailled heÌ„ egrely ouer come hem with strength smyten of Eustace the monkes â—eed token also x.
till he come to Striueâ—yn and ther he helde him in the Castell ¶ And the walsshmen eueâ—y day heÌ„ escried and manaced and did all the despite that they myâ—t ¶ So that the englisshmen vpon a tyme in a mornyug wente oute from the Castell the mountaunce of x. myle and passed ouer a brugge And william waleis come with a stronge power drofe hem a bake for the englisshmen had ayens him tho no myÈt but fled they yâ— myÈt take the brugge ascaped but sir hugh the kynges tresorer ther was slayne and many othir also wherfor was made moche sorwe Tho had kyng Edward sped all his nedes in Flaundres and was a yene come in to englond and in haste toke his wey toward Scotland and come thidder at ascâ—ncion tyde And all that 〈◊〉 founde be sette a fire and brend But the poure peple of Scotland come to him wonder thikke and praied him for goddes loue that â—e wolde haue on them mercy and pite wherfor the kyng tho commaunded that no man sholde done harme to hem that were yolden to him ne to no man of ordre ne to no â—ous of religion ne no maner chirch But let aspie all that he myÈt wher that he myght finde any of his enemies Tho come a spie to the kyng and tolde him 〈◊〉 the Scottes were assembled for to abyde bataille and on seint marie Magdalenâ— day the kyng come to fonkirke and yafe bataille to the scottes And at that bataille were quelled xxviij thousand and of Englisshmen but xxviij and no mo of the whiche was a worthy knyght slayne that was a knyght an hospiteler that was called Frere Brian â—ay ¶ For when william waleys fled from the bataille that same Frere Brian him pursued forselich and as his hors ran it stâ—rt in to amere of mareys vp to the bely ¶ And william waleis turned tho ayene and there quelled the forsaid Brian and that was moche harm◠¶ And that while kyng Edward wente thurgh Scotland for to enquere if he myght finde anâ— of his ennemies And in that land he duelled as longe as him liked and ther was none enemie that durst him abide ¶ And sone afterward kyng Edward went to southampton for he wolde not abide in Scotland in winter seson for esement of his peple And whan he come to london he let amende many mysdedes that were done ayens his pees and his lawe while that he was in Flaundres Of the last mariage of kyng edward how he weÌ„t yâ— iij. tyme in 〈◊〉 Ca. C.lxxj ANd aftward it was ordeyned thurgh the court of Rome that kyng Edward sholde wedde dame margarete kyng Philippes â—uster of fraunce and the â—rhebisshopp Robert of wynchelsee spoused hem to gedre thurgh which mariage there waz made pees bitwene kyng Edward of Englond kyng philipp of frauÌ„ce ¶ Kyng Edward went tho the iij tyme in to Scotland and tho withyn the fyrst yere he had enfamined the londe so that ther left not on that ne come to his mercy sauf tho that were in the castell of Estreuelyne that was well vitailled astored for vij yere ¶ How the castell of Estreuelyne was beseged ¶ Ca. C.lxxij HYng Edward come with an huge power to the Castell of Estreuelyn beseged the castell but it litell a vailled for he myÈt do the scottes none harme For the castell was so stronge wel y kept ¶ And kyng Edward saw that thought hym vpon a queyntize let make anone there ij peâ—re of high gale wes before the tour of the castell made his othe that as many as were in the castell were he erle or baron he were take with streÌ„gth but yf he wold the rather hym yelde he sholde bene honged vpon the gale weâ—◠¶ And when tho that were in the castell herd this they come and yelde hem all to the kynges grace and mercy And the kyng foryafe hem all his maletalent And ther were all the grete lordes of Scotland swore to kyng Edward that they shold come to london to euery parlement shold stonde to his ordinaunce ¶ How troylebastonne was fyrst ordeyned Ca. C.lxxiij THe kyng Edward went thens to london and went haue had reste pees of his werre with which werre he was acupied xx yere that is to seyne in waâ—ys in gascoyne in Scotland And thought how he myght recouer his tresour that he had spended aboute his werre let enquere thurgh the reame of all mystakynges and wronges done thurgh mysdoers in englond of all the tyme that he had bene oute of his reame that men called Troillebaston And ordeyned ther to Iustices in this maner he recouered tresour withoute nombre And his encheson was for he had thought for to haue gon in to holy land for to werre vpon goddes enemies For encheson that he was croised longe tyme before And nothelees that lawe that he had ordeyned ded moche good thurgh all Englond to hem that were mysbode For tho that trespaced were well chastized and afterward the meker and the better the poure coÌ„munes were in rest in pees And the same tyme kyng Edward enprisoned his owne sone Edward for encheson that walter of langeton bisshopp of Chestre that was the kynges tresorer had made vpon hym complaint said that the for said Edward thurgh couÌ„ceill ê“curement of one piers of Ganastone a squyer of Gascoyne had broke the parkes of the forsaid bisshopp the forsaid piers couÌ„ceilled lad the same edward And for this cause kyng edward exiled his sone out of englond for 〈◊〉 more ¶ Of the deth of william waleis the fals traitour Ca. C.lxxiiij ANd when this kyng Edward had his enemies ouer come in walys Gascoyne in Scotland and destroied his traitours but onâ—â—ch that ribaude william waleys that neuer to the kyng wold hym yelde and at the last in the toune of seint do meniâ— in the yere of kyug Edwardes regne xxxiij that fals traitour was take presented to the kyng sauf the kyng wolde not see hym but sent hym to londoÌ„n to vnderfonge his â—ugement on seint Bartholomâ— wes eue he was honged and drawe his hede sâ—â—yten of and his boweles take oute of his body and brende and his body quartred and sent to iiij â—he best tounes of Scotland and his hede sette vpon a spere sette vpon london brugge in example that the Scottes sholde haue in mynde for to â—ere hem amys ayens hir liege â—â—rd eftsones ¶ How the Scottes comeÌ„ to kyng Edward for to amende hir trespace thatâ— they had done ayens hym Ca. C.lxxv ANd at Mihelmasse tho next comyng kyng Edward held his parlement at westmynstre thidder come the Scottes that is to seyne the bisshoppe of seint Andrewe Robert 〈◊〉 Brus Erle of Carryk Symond the frisell Iohan the Erle of â—thell and they were accorded with the kyng and bounde and by othe sworne that afterward yf any of hâ—m â—isbere hem ayens kyng
that coude no thyng of the werre that ther were quelled and drenched in an arme of the seâ— And hir chiâ—iteyns sir williaÌ„ of melton Erchebishopp of york the abbot of sel by with hir stedes fledde comen vn to york that was hir owne folie that they had that myschannce for they passed the waâ— of swale the scottes sette a fire the stakkes of hey the smoke ther of was huge that the englishmen myght not see the scottes ¶ And when the englishmen were gone ouer the water tho comen the Scottes with hir wynge in maner of ashelde come toward the englisshmeÌ„ in aray the englisshmen flâ—d for vuneth they had any meÌ„ of armes for the kyng had hem almost loste at the siege of Berewyke the scottissh hobiâ—â—rs went bitwene the bruge the englissh men And whan the grete host hem mette the englisshmen fledde bitwene the hobilers the grete host and the englisshmen almost were there quelled he that myght wende ouer the water was saued but many were draint Allas for ther was slayne many men of religion seculers eke prestes clerkys with moch sorwe the Erchebisshopp ascaped therfor the scottes called the bataille the white bataille ¶ How kyng Edward did all maner thyng that sir hugh the speÌ„cer wolde Ca. C. lxxxxiij ANd whan kyng Edward herde this tydynge he remeuâ—d his sege from Berewyke come ayene in to englond but sir hugh the spencer the sone that was the kynges Chamburleyne kept so the kynges chambre that no man must speke with the kyng but he had made with hym a frette for to done his nede that ouer mesure this hugh â—are hym so stoute that all men had of hym scorne despite the kyng hym selfe wold not bene gouerned ne ruled by no maner man but only by his fadre by hym if any knyÈt of englond had wodes maners or lordes that they wolde coueit anone the kyng must yeue it hemâ—or elles the man yâ— ought it shold be falsely endited of forest or of felâ—nie And thurgh suche doyng they disherited many a good bachiller so moch land geten that it was wonder ¶ And when the lordes of englond saw the grete couetise the falsenesse of sir hugh the spencer the fadre of Sir hugh the sone they come to the gentill Erle of lancastre and axed hym of counceill of the disese that was in the Royame thurgh Sir hugh the spencer his sone and in hast by one assâ—nte they made a â—ue assemble at shirborne in Elmede all they made ther an othe for to breke destourble the doyng bitwene the kyng sir hugh the spencer his sone vpon hir power ¶ And they wente in to the marcâ—â— of walys destroied the land of the forsaid sir hughes ¶ How sir hâ—gh the spencer his fadre were exiled onâ—e of Engloâ—d Ca. C. lxxxxiiij WHâ—n kyng Edward sawe the grete harme and destruction that the Barons of Englond diden to Sir Hugh the spencers lande and to his sones in euery place that they comen vpon And the kyng tho thurgh his counseil exiled sir Iohan monbray Sir Rogier of clifford and sir Gosselyne dauill and many other lordes that were to hem consent wherfor the Barons did tho more harme than they diden before ¶ And when the kynge saw that the baroÌ„s wold not cese of hir cruelte the kyng was sore adâ—ad left they wolde destroie hym and his reame for his meynte naunce but yf that he assented to hem And so he sent for hem by let tres that they shold come to london to his ê‘lement at a certeyn day as in his letters was conteyned And they comen with iij batailles wel armed at all pointz and euery bataille had cote arumres of grene cloth and ther of the right quarter was yelwe with whit bendes wherfor that plement was called the ê‘lement of the whit bende And in that companie was sir â—mfrey de BohenÌ„ Erle of herford and sir Rogier of clifford sir Iohan Mombray sir Gecelin dauill sir Rogier Mortuner vncle of sir Rogier Mortimer of wigmore sir Henry of Trais sir Iohan Giffard sir Bartholomewe of Badelesmore that was the kynges stiward that the kyng had sent to Shirborne in elmede to the Erle of Lancastre to all that with hym were for to trete of accord that hym allied to the harons and come with that companie And sir Rogier dammorie and sir hugh Dandale that had spoused the kynges neces suster sir Gillebert of Clare erle of Gloucestre that was queld in scotland as before is said And tho ij lordes had tho ij parties of the Erledome of Gloucestre sir hugh the spencer the sone had the thridde part in his wyfes halfe the iij. suster tho ij lordes went to the baroÌ„s with all hir power ayens sir hugh hir brother in lawe and so ther come with hem Sir Rogier of Clifford sir Iohan Mombray Sir Gosselme dauill sir Rogier Mortimer of werk sir Rogier mortimer of wigmore his nepheu sir Henry trays sir Iohan Giffard sir Bartholomewe of badelesmore with all hir companie and many othir that to hem were coÌ„sent All these grete lordes comen to westmynster to the kynges parlement and so they spoken and did that bothe sir hugh spencer the fadre sir hugh the sone were outelawed of Englond for euermore And sir hugh the fadre went to Douer made moche sorwe and felle doune vpon the grounde by the see banke acros with his armes and sore wepyng said Nowe faire Englonde and good Englond to Almyghty god I the betake and thries cust the grounde and wende neuer to haue comen ayene and wepyng full sore cursed the tyme that euer he begate Sir Hugh his â—â—one And said for hym he had lost all Englande and in presence of hem that were aboute hym he yafe hym his curse and went ouer the see to his landes but sir hugh the sone wold not gonÌ„ oute of englond but helde hym in the see he his companie robbed ij dromondes beside sandewich and toke and â—ere away all the good that was on hem the value of xl M. pounde ¶ How the kyng exiled Erle Thomas of lancastre all that helde with hym how the Mortimer come yelde hym to the kyng of the lordes Ca. C. lxxxxv HIt was not longe after that the kyng ne made sir Hugh spencer the fadre sir hugh the sone come ayene in to Englond ayens the lordes wyll of the reame And sone after the kyng with a stronge power come beseged the Castell of bedes in the Castell was the lady of Badelesmere for encheson that she wold not graunte that Castell to quene Isabell kyng Edwardes wife But the principall cause was for encheson that sir Bartholomewe badelesmere was ayens the kyng helde with the lordes of englond and notheles the kyng by helpe socour
of men of london also of helpe of southerne men the kyng gate the Castell mangre heÌ„ all that were therin toke with hym all that he myght finde And whan the barons of englond herd of this thyng sir Rogier Mortimer and othir many lordes toke the toune of Brugge worth with strength wherfor the kyng was wonder wroth let outelawe Thomas of lancastre vmfrey de Bohoune erle of hertford all tho that were assentant to the same quarell And the kyng assembled an huge host come ayenst the lordes of englond wherfor the mortimerz put hem to the kynges mercy his grace anone they were sent to the tour of london ther kept in prison And when the barons herd of this thyng they comen to Pounfret ther that erle Thomas soiourned told hym how that Mortimers both had yelde hem to the kyng and put hem in his grace ¶ Of the siege of Tykhille Ca. C. lxxxxvj WHen Thomas erle of lancastre herde this they were woÌ„der wroth all that were of his companie gretly they were discoÌ„fited ordeyned hir power to gedre beseged the Castell of Tykhill but tho that were withynne so manlich defended hem that the barons myght not gete the Castell when the kyng herd that his Castell was beseged he swore by god by his names that the siege sholde be remeued and assembled a huge power of peple and went thidderward to â—eskewe the Castell and his poer encresed from day to day ¶ Whenne the Erle of lancastre and the Erle of Herford and the barons of hir companie herd of this thyng they assembled all hir power and went hem to Burton vp Trent and kepte the brigge that the kyng shold nat passe ouer But it befell so on the x. day of March In the yere of grace M.ccc and xxj The kyng and the spencer Sir Aymer â—alaunce Erle of Penbroke and Iohan Erle of Arundell and hir power went onâ—â— the water and discomfited the Erle Thomas and his companye and they fledde to the Castell of Tutbery and fro thennes they went to Pounfret And in that viage died Sir Rogier DaÌ„morie in the Abbey of Tutbery And in that same tyme the Erle Thomas had a traitour with hym that was called Robert of Holand a knyght that the Erle had brought vp of nought and had norrisshed hym in his botelerie had yeuen hym a thousand marâ— of land by yere and so moche the Erle loued hym that he myght done in the Erles court all thyng that hym lyked bothe amonge hie and lowe and so queyntelich the thefe bare hym ayens his lord that he trusted more vpon hym than vpon any man a lyve And the Erle had ordeyned by his lettres for to wende in to the Erledome of lancastre for to make men arise to helpe hym in that viage that is to seyne v. C. men of Armes But the fals traitour come not ther no maner men for to warne ne to make arise for to helpe his lorde And when the traitour herde telle that his lorde was discomfited at Burtone as a fals thefe traitour he stale a way and robbed in Rauenesdale his lordes men that come fro the scomfiture and toke of hem hors and harneis and all that they had and queld of hem all that he myght take and tho come and yelde hym vn to the kyng When the good Erle Thomas wyst that he was so betraied he was sore abasshed and said to hym selfe O almyghty god quod he how myght Robert holand fynde in his hert me to betraie sithenes that I haue loued hym so moch O god wele may nowe a man see by hym that no man may desceyue an othir rather than he that he trust most vpon he hath full euel yeld my goodnesse and the wurshipp that I to hym haue done and thurgh my kendenesse haue hym a vaunced and made hie from lowe and â—e maketh me go from high vn to lowe but yit shall he die in euill deth Of the scomfiture of Burbrugge Ca. C. lxxxxvij THe good Erle Thomas of lancastre Humfrey de BohonnÌ„ Erle of herford and the barons that with hem were token counceill bitwene hem at frere prechours at pounfrete Tho thought Thomas vpon the traitrie of Robert Holand and said in reproue Allas holand had me hetraied Ay is in the reed of some euell shrede and by coÌ„mune assent they shold all wende to the castell of Dunstanburgh the which ê‘teyned to the Erledome of lancastre and that they shold abide there till that the kyng had foryeue hem hir male talent ¶ But when the good Erle Thomas this herde he ansuâ—rd in this maner and said lordes qd he yf we go toward the north the northren men wyll seyne that we go toward the scottes so we shull be hold traitours for cause of distaunce that is bitwene kyng Edward and Robert the Brus that made hym kyng of scotland and therfor I sey as touchyng my selfe that I wull goo no ferâ—her in to the north than to myne owne Castell of Pounfrete ¶ And whan sir Rogier Clifford herde this he aroos vp anone in wrath and drowe his swerd and swore by almyghty god and by his holy names but if that he wolde gone with hem he sholde â—e dede and that he wold slee hym there ¶ The noble and gentill Erle Thomas of lancastre was sore adrad and said fair sires I wyll gone with yowe whidder so euer ye me lede ¶ Tho went thâ—y to gedreâ—â— in to the north and with hem they had vij C. men of armes and come to Burbrugge ¶ And whan Sir Andrewe of herkela that was in the northcontre thurgh ordinaunce of the kyng for to kepe the contre of scotland herde telle how that Thomas of lancastre was discomfited and his companie at Burton vpon Trent he ordeyned hym a stronge power and sir Symond ward also that was tho shereue of yorke and come and mette the barons at burbrugge and anone they breke the brugge that was made of tree â— And whan Sir Thomas of Lancastre â—erde that Sir Anâ—â—ewe of herkela had brought with hym suche power he was sore adâ—ad and sent for sir Andrâ—we of Herkela and with hym spake and said to hym in this maner Sir Andrewe quod â—e ye mowe well vnderstonde how that onr lorde the kyng ys lad and mysgouerned by moche fals counceille thurâ—â—h Sir Hugh the Sâ—â—ncer the fadre and Sir hugh his sone and Sir Iohan Erle of Arundell and thurgh Mastir Robert 〈◊〉 a fals â—iled clerke that now is in the kynges court duellyng wherfor I pray yowe that ye wolde come with vs with all the power that ye haue ordeyned and helpe to destroie the venym of Englond and the traitours that ben therynne and we wull yeue vn to yow the best part of v. Erldomes that we haue holde and we wull make vn to yowâ— an othe that we wull neueâ— done thyng withoute your counceill so
euermore he disherited hem that the goodes owghten ¶ And thurgh hir counceill lete arere a tallâ—â—ge of all the goodes of Englond Wherfor he was the ricchest kyng that euer was in Englond after william Bastard of Normandie that conquered Englond ¶ And yit thurgh counceill of hem hym semed that he had not ynowe but made yit euery toune of englond fynde a man of armes vpon hir owne costages for to gone werre vpon the scottes that were his enemies wherfor the kyng went in to Scotland with an hounderd thousend men of armes at witsontide in the yere of our lord Ihesu crist M.CCC and xxij But the Scottes went and hid hem in montains and in wâ—des and taâ—â—ed the Englisshmen fro day to day that the kyng myght for no maner thyng hem fynde in playne felde wherfor many Englissh men that fewe vitailles hadden for hunger ther deiden wonder fast and sodenly for hunger in goynge and in comynge and namelich tho that had bene ayens Thomas of Lancastre and had robbed his men vpon his landes ¶ Whenne kyng Edward sawe that vitailles failled hym he was tho wonder sore discomforted for encheson also that his mâ—n died and for he myght nouzt speâ—e of his enemies So at the last he come ayene in to Englond ¶ And anone after come Iames douglas also Thomas Randulph with an hugh host in to Englond in to northumberland with hem the englisshmen that â—â—ere driuen oute of englond come robbed the contre and quelled the 〈◊〉 and also brend the toune that was called Noâ—tallertone many othir toâ—nes vn to yorke ¶ And when the kyng herde this tyâ—ynge he let 〈◊〉 all maner men that myghten tranaille and so the englisshmen the abbey of Beigheland the xv day after Mihelmasse in the same yere about said and the englishmen were there discomfited and at that scomfiture was take sir â—ohan of Britaigne Erle of Richemond that helde the contre and Erledome of lancastre And after he paied an huge raunsone and was let gone and afâ—er that he went in to fraunce and come neuer afterward ayene ¶ How Sir Andrewe of herkela was take put vn to the dethe that was erle of Cardoille Capitulo ducentesimo ANd at that tyme sir Andrewe of herkela that newe was made Erle of Cardoille for cause that he had taken the good Erle Thomas of lancastre he had ordeyned thurgh the kynges commaundement of englond for to bring hym alle the â—ower that he myght for to helpe hym ayens the Scottes at the Abbey of beigheland And whan the fals traitour had gadred alle the peple that he myght shold haue come to the kyng vn to the Abbey of Brigheland the fals traitour lad hem by an othir coÌ„tre thurgh Copeland and thurgh the erledome of lancastre and wit thurgh the contre and robbed and queld folke all that he myght And ferthermore the fals traitour had taken a grete some of gold and siluer of sir Iames douglas for to be ayens the kyng of englond to ben helpyng holdyng with the Scottes thurgh whos treson the kyng of englond was scomfited at Beigheland er that he come thidder wherfor the kyng was toward hym wonder wroth and let â—uely enquere by the contre aboute how that it was and so men enquered aspied so at the last trewth was fouÌ„de â—ought he atteint taken as a fals traitour As the noble erle Thomas of lancastre him tolde er that he were done vn to the deth at his takyng at bnrbruge and to hym said or that yere were done he sholde be take and holde a traitour And so it was as the holy man said wherfor the kyng sent priuâ—lich to Sir Anthoyne of lucy a knyght of the contrey of Cardoille that he sholde take sir Andrewe of harkela and put hym vn to the deth to bringe this thyng vn to the ende the kyng sent his coÌ„missione So that the same Andrewe was take at Cardoill led vn to the barre in the maner of an Erle worthely arraied with a swerd gurt aboute hm hosed spored ¶ Tho spake sir Anthoyne in this maner Sir Andrewe qd he the kyng put vp on the for as moche as thou hast bene orped in thy dedes he ded vn to the mochel honour made the erle of Cardoill thou as a traitour vn to thy lord the kyng laddest his peple of this contre that sholde haue holpe hym at the bataill of Beigheland thou laddest them away by the contre of Copeland thurgh the erledome of laÌ„castre Wherfor our lord the kyng was stomfited ther of the scottes thurgh thy treson falsenesse And yf thou haddest come be tymes he had had the mastrie all treson thou didest for the grete somme of gold siluer that thou vnderfeng of Iames douglas a scotte the kynges enemie ¶ And our lord the kynges wyll is that the ordre of knyghthode by the whiche thou vnderfeng all thyn honour and wurshupp vpon thy body be all brought to nouzt thy estate vndone that othir knyghtes of lower degre mowe after the beware yâ— which lorde hath the avaunced hugely in diuerse contrees in Englond that all mowe take example by the Hir lord afterward trewely for to serue ¶ Tho coÌ„mauÌ„ded he a knave anonÌ„ to hâ—we of his spores on his heles And after he let breke the swerde ouer his hede the which the kyng hym yaf to kepe defende his lande therwith when he made hym Erle of Cardoille ¶ And after he let hym vnclothe of his furred Tabard of his hode of his furred cotes and of his gurdell when this was done sir Anthoyne said vn to hym Andrewe quod he nowe art thou no knyÈt but a knave and for thy treson the kyng wylle that thou shalt be honged drawe and thyn hede smyten of thy bowelles taken oute of thy body brent before the thy body quartred thyn hede smyten of and sent vn to london and ther it shall stonde vpon london brugge and the iiij quarters shull be sent to iiij tounes of Englond that all othir mowe beware chastized by the And as Anthoyne said so it was done all maner thynge in the last day of October In the yere of grace M.CCC xxij yere And the sonne tho turned in to blode as the peple it saw that dured fro the morne till it was xj of the clokke of the day ¶ of the miracles that god wrought for seint Thomas lâ—ue of laÌ„castre wherfor the kyng let close the chyrche dores of the Priorie of Pountfret for no man shold come therin to the body for to offâ—en Capitulo duâ—â—â—tesimo primo ANd sone after that the good erle Thomas of lancastre was martred a preste that longe tyme had bene blynde dremed in â—is slepyng that he shold gone vn to the hille ther that the good erle Thomas of lancastre was done vn
to the deth and he shold haue his sight ayene so he dremed iij. nyghtes sewyng the prest let tho lede hym to the same hylle when he come to that place that he was martred onâ—deuoutely he made ther his praiers praid god seint Thomas that he must haue his sight ayen was in his praiers he laid his right honde vpon the same place yâ— the good man was matred on a drope of drye blode smale sand cleued on his honde ther with striked his yien anone thurgh the myÈt of god of seint Thomas of lancastre he had his sight ayen thanked tho almyghty god seint Thomas And when this miracle was knowen amonge men the peple come thidder on euery side kneled and made hir praiers at his tombe that is in the priorie of Pounfret praied that holy martir of socour of helpe god herd hir praier ¶ Also ther was a yonge child drenched in a welle in the toune of Pountfrete was dede iij. daies iij. nyghtes men comen and laid the dede child vpon seint Thomas tombe the holy martir the child arose ther from deth to lyfe as many a man it saw and also moch peple were oute of hir mynde god hath sent hem hir mynde ayene thurgh vertue of that holy martir And also god hath yeuen ther to to creples hir goyug to croked hir hondes hir feet and to blynde also hir sight to many sike folke hir hele of diuerse maladies for the loue of his good martir ¶ Also ther was a rich man in Coundom in gascoyne such a maladie he had that all his right side roted fell awey from hym that men myÈt see his lyuer also his hert so he stanke that vuneth men myÈt come nye hym wherfor his frendes were for hym wondre sory But at the last as god wolde they praied to seint Thomas of lancastre that he wollde pray to almyghty god for that prisoner behight to gone to pountfrete for to done hir pilgrymage that the martir seint Thomas come vn to hym annoynted ouer all his sike body And ther with the good man awoke was all hole his flessh was restored ayen that before was roted falle away For which miracle the good man his frendes loued god and seint Thomas euer more after And this good man come in to Englond and toke with hym iiij felawes come to Pounfreete vn to that holy martir and did hir pilgrymage but the good man that was sike come thidder all naked sauf his 〈◊〉 when they had donâ— they turned home ayene in to hir contre tolde of the miracle wher so euer they come ¶ And also ij men haue â—â—heled ther of the mormal thurgh helpe of that holy martir though that euell behold incurable ¶ When the spencers herd that god did such miracles for this hoâ—y martir they wold be leue it in no maner wyse-but said openlich that it was grete heresie such vertue of hym to beleue ¶ And when Sir hugh the spencer the sone saw alle this doynge anone he sente his missagier from Pountfrete ther that he duelled to the kyng Edward that tho was at Grauâ—â—e at Skipton for cause that the kyng shold vn do that pilgrymage ¶ And as the Ribaude the messagier wente to ward the kyng for to done his message he come by the hulle on the which the good martir waz done to dethe and in the same place he made his ordure and whan he had done he went toward the kyng And a stronge flix hym come vpon er he come to yorke and shedde all his boweles at his fundement And whan Sir hugh the spencer herde this tydyng somedâ—ell he was adâ—ad and thought for to vndone the pilgrymage yf he myght by any maner way aâ—d to the kyng wente and said that they shold be in grete sklaundre thurgh oute all cristendome for the deth of Thomas of lancastre yf that he suffred the peple done hir pilgrymage at Pountfrete and so he counceilled the kyng that he coÌ„mauÌ„ded to closse the church dores of pountfrete in the which chirch the holy martir seint Thomas was entered and thus they diden ayene all fraunchises of holy church so that iiij yere after myÈt no pilgryme come vn to that holy body ¶ And for encheson that the monkes suffred men come and honour that holy body of seint Thomas the martir thurgh counceill of Sir hugh the spencer the sone and thurgh counceill also of mastir Robert of Baldoke the false piled clerke that was the kynges chaunceler the kyng consented that they shold be sette to hir wages and let make wardeins ouer hir owne good longe tyme and thurgh commaundement of the forsaid Sir hugh the spencer xiiij Gascoynes well armed kept the hulle ther that the good maÌ„ seint Thomas was done vn to his deth so that no pilgrime myÈt come by that way ¶ Full well wente be to haue be take cristes myght his power and the grete looâ— of miracles that he shewed for his martir seint Thomas thurgh all cristendome And that same tyme the kyng made Robert of Baldok the piled clerke and fals thurgh praier of Sir hugh the spencer the sone Chauncelere of Englond And in the same tyme was the Castell of walynford holden ayens the kyng thurgh the prisoners that were withynne the castell for seint Thomas quarell of Lancastre wherfor the peple of the contre come toke the castell vp on the forsaid prisoners wherfor sir Iohan of Goldington knyght sir Edmond of the beche prisoner a squyer that was called Rogier of walton were take sent to the kyng to Punfrete and ther they were done in to prison And the forsaid Rogier was sent vn to yorke ther he was drawe honged And anone after sir Rogier mortimer of wygmore krake oute of the toure of london in this maner the forsaid sir Rogier herd that he sholde be drawe honged at london in the morne after seint laurence day and on the day before he helde a faire fest in the toure of london ther was sir Stephen segraue constable of yâ— tour many grete men with hem And wheÌ„ they shold sope the forsaid Stephen sent for alle the officers of the tour and they come and souped with hym And when they shold take hir leue of hym a squyer that was called Stephen that was fâ—ll priuee with the forsaid Rogier thurgh his connceill yafe hem all suche drinke that the beste of hem all slept ij daies and ij nyghtes in the mene tyme be scaped away by water yâ— is to say by the thamyse weÌ„t ouer the see helde hym in frauÌ„ce Wherfor the kyng was sore aÌ„noied tho put the same Stephen out of his coÌ„stablery ¶ How the quene Isabell went in to fraunce for to treten of pees bitwene hir lord the
kyng of Englond the kyng of fraunce hir brother Ca. CC.ij THe kyng went tho vn to london ther thurgh couÌ„ceill of sir hugh the spencer the fadre of his sone of mastir robert Baldok a fals piled clerc his chaunceler let seise tho all the quenes londes in to his owne hande also all the landes that were sir Edwardis his sone were so put to hir wages ayenst all maner reson and that was thurgh the falsenesse of the spencers ¶ And when the kyng of frauÌ„ce that was quene Isabelles brother herd of this falnesse he was sore aÌ„noied ayens the kyng of englond and his fals councelers wherfor he sent a letter vn to kyng Edward vnder his seal that he sholde come in to feauÌ„ce at a certeyn day for to done his homage ther to he somened hym and elles he sholde lese all gascoyne ¶ And so it was ordeyned in Englond thurgh the kyng his â—â—â—nceill that quene Isabell shold wende in to fraunce for to trete of â—ees bitwene hir lord hir brother And that Oliuer of yngham sholde wende in to Gascoyne haue with hym vij thousend men and moo of armes to bene seueshall and wardeyne of gascoine so it was ordeyned that quene Isabell weÌ„t tho ouer see come in to fraunce with hir went sir Aymer of â—â—launce erle of Penkroke that was ther mordred sodenly in â—ue vage but that was thurgh goddes vengeaunce for he was one of the â—ustices that consented to seint Thomas deth of lancastre wold neuer after repente hym of that wykked dede and at that tyme sir Oliuer of yngham went ouer in to Gascoyne did moch harme to the kyng of fraunce and tho gete ayene that kyng Edward had loste moch more ther to ¶ How kyng Edward sent sir Edward his sone the eldeste in to fraunce Ca. cc.iij THe quene Isabell nad but a quarter of a yere in fraunce duelled that sir Edward hir eldest sone ne axed leue for to wende in to fraunce for to speke with his modre â—sabell the quene the kyng his fadre graunted hym with a good wyll said to hym Go my faire sone in goddis blissyng myne thenke for to come ayenâ— as hastely as thou myght And he went ouer see come in to fraunce And the kyng of fraunce his vncle vnderfenge hym with mochel honour said vn to hym faire sone ye be welcomâ— and for cause that your fadre come not for to do his homage for the duchie of Gnyhenne as his Auncestres were wont for to do â—yeue yow that lordshipp to holde it of me in heritage as all maner Auncestres diden to for yow wherfor he was called duke of Gnyhenne ¶ How the kyng exiled his quene Isabell Edward his eldeste sone Ca. cc.iiij WHenne kyng Edward of englond herde telle how the kyng of fraunce had yeue the duchie of Gnyhennâ— vn to sir Edward his sone withoute consent wyll of hym that his sone had vnderfonge the duchie he become wonder wroth sente to his sone by his lrÌ„e to his wife also that they shold come ayene in to englond in all the hast that they myght ¶ The Quene Isabell and sir Edward hir sone were wonder sore adrad of the kynges manace and of his wrathe principally the falsenesse of the spencers both of the fadre of the sone and at his coÌ„maundement they wold not come wherfor kyng Edward was full sore annoied let make a crie at london that yf Quene Isabell and Edward hir eldest sone come not in to Englond that they sholde bene hold as our enemies bothe to the Royame and to the croune of englond And for that they wold come in to Englond but bothe were exiled the modre and hir sone ¶ When the quene Isabell herd thees tydynges she was sore adrad to benÌ„ shent thurgh the fals congettyng of the spencers And went with the kuyghtes that were exiled out of Englond for seint Thomas cause of lancastre that is to seyne sir Rogier of wigmore sir william Trussell sir Iohan of Cromwell many othir good knyghtes wherfor they toke hir counseill ordeyned amonges hem for to make a mariage bitwene the duke of Gnyhenne the kynges sone of Englond the Erles doughter of he naud that was a noble knyght of name a doughty in his tyme And yf that thyng myght be brought aboute than stode they trowyng with the helpe of god with his helpe to recouer hir heritage in Englond wher of they were put oute thurgh the fals congettynges of spencers ¶ How kyng Edward thurgh counceill of the spencers sent to the douzepers of fraunce that they shold helpe that the quene Isabell hir sone sir Edward weren exiled oute of fraunce Ca. CC.v. WHen kyng Edward the spencers herde how Quene Isabell and sir Edward hir sone had alied hem to the Erle of benaud and to them that were exiled oute of England for encheson of Thomas of Lancastre they were so sory that they nist what to done ¶ Wherfor Sir hugh spencer the sone said vn to Sir hugh his fadre in this maner wyse ¶ Fadre acursed be the tyme and the counceill that euer ye consented that Quene Isabell sholde gone vn to fraunce for to treten of accord bitwene the kyng of Englond and hir brother the kyng of fraunce for that was your couÌ„ceill For at that tyme forsoth your wit failled ¶ For I drede â—â—e sore lest thurgh hir and hir sone we shull be shent but yf we take the better counceill Nowe faire sires vnderstondeth how mervaillous felonie and falshede the spencers ymagined and cast for priuely they let fylle v. barâ—ll ferrors with siluer the some amounted v. thousend pounde and they sent tho barelles ouer see priuely by an alien that was called Arnold of spaigne that was a brocour of london that he sholde gone to the douzepers of fraunce that they sholde procuren and speke to the kyng of fraunce that Quene Isabell and hir sone Edward were driue and exiled oute of fraunce ¶ And amonge all othir thynges that they were brought to the deth as priuely as they myÈt But almyghty god wolde not so for when this Arnold was in the hie see he was take with selandres that met hym in the see and toke hym and lad hym to hir lord Erle of henauld moch â—oye was made for that takyng at the laste this Arnold â—uely stake away fro thens come to london And of this takyng of othir thynges the erle of henaude said to the Quene Isabell Dame maketh yow mery bene of good chere for ye be more richer than ye went haue bene take ye these v. barelles full of siluer that were sent to the douzepiers of Fraunce for to quelle yow and your sone Edward thenketh hastely for to wende in to englond and taketh ye with yow sir Iohan of henaude my brother and
Erledome of wynchestre his hede was lad thidder put vpon a spere And theâ— fals Baldoke was sent to london and ther he deide in prison amonges thefes for men did hym no more reuerence than they wold done vn to an hounde and so deiden the traitours of englond blissed be almyghty god And it was no woÌ„der for her thurgh counceill the good erle Thomas of lancastre was done vn to deth And all that helden with Thomas of laÌ„castre thurgh the traitours were vndone and all hir heires disherited ¶ How kyug Edward was put a doune and his dignite â—enoÌ„me Capitulo dâ—centesimo decimo ANd anone after as this was done the Quene Isabell and Edward hir sone and alle the grete lordes of englond at one assent sent to kyng edward to the castell of kenilworth theâ— that he was in kepyng vnder the ward of sir â—ohan Hachim that was the bisshopp of Ely of sir â—ohan of Percy a baron for encheson that he shold ordeyne his plement at a certeyn place in Englond for to redresse amend the state of the reame ¶ And kyng Edward hem ansuerd and said lordes quod he re see full well â—ow it is â—o haueth here my seal I yeue yowe alle myne poweâ— to ordeyne a parlement wher that ye wyll ¶ And they toke hir 〈◊〉 of hym and come ayene to the barons of Englond ¶ And when they had the kynges patent of this thyng they shewed it to the lordes ¶ And tho was ordeyned that the parlement sholde bene at westmynster at the vtas of seint Hillarie ¶ And all the grete lordes of Englond let ordeyne for hem ther ayens that tyme that the parlement shold bene ¶ And at which day that parlement was the kyng wold not come ther for no maner thyng as he had settâ— hym selfe and assigned And notheles the barons sent to hym o tyme othir And he swore by goddes soule that â—e nolde come ther o foot Wherfor it was ordeyned by all the grete lordes of Englond that he shold no lenger bene kyng but bene deposed and said that they wold croune kyng Edward his sone the elder that was duke of Gnyhenne and sent so tydyng vn to the kyng ther that he was inward vnder sir Iohan Erle of Garenne and sir Iohan of Bothun that was bisshopp of Ely and sir Henry Percy a baron sir william Trussell a knyght that wat with the Erle sir Thomas of Lancastre for to yelde vp hir homages vn to hym for all thâ—â— of Englond ¶ And sir william Trussell said thees wordes ¶ Sir Edward for encheson that ye haue traied your peple of englond and haue vndone many grete lordis of Englond withoute any cause but nowe ye ben withstond thanked be god ¶ And also for encâ—eson that ye wolde not come to the parlement as ye ordeyned at westmynster as in your owne lettre patent is conteyned for to trete with your â—â—ege men as a kyng sholde ¶ And ther for thurgh all the commune assent of all the lordes of Englond I telle vn to yowe these wordes ye shull vnderstond sir that the Barons of Englond at one assent wyll that ye be no more kyng of Englond but vtterlich haue put yowe oute of your Realte for euermore ¶ And the bisshopp of Ely said tho to the kyng ¶ Sir Edward here I yelde vp feaute and homage for all the Erche bisshoppes and bisshoppes of Englond and for all the clergie ¶ Tho said Sir Iohan Erle of Garenne Sir Edward I yelde vp here vn to yowe fâ—aute and homage for me and for all the Erles of Englond ¶ And Sir Henry Percy yafe vp also ther his homage for hym and for all the Barons of Englond ¶ And tho said Sir william Trussell I yelde vp nowe vn to yowe Sir myne homage for me and also for all the knyghtes of Englond and for all them that holden by seriauntrie er by any othir maner thyng of yowe So that fro this day afterward ye shull not be claymed kyng nothir for kyng be hold But from this tyme afterward ye shull be holde for a singuler man of all the peple so they wente thennes vn to london ther that the lordes of englond hem abode And sir Edward abode in prison in good keping and that was the day of Conuersion of seint Panle in the xx yere of his regne ¶ Prophecie of Merlyn declared of kyng Edward the sone of kyng Edward Ca. cc.xj OF this kyng Edward ê“phecied Merlyn said that ther shold come a Goot out of Carre that shold haue hornes of silâ— a berde as white as snowe a doppe shold come out of his nosethirles that sholde betoken moch harme hunger deth of the peple grete losse of his land and that in the beginnyng of his regne shold be haunted moche lecheri◠¶ He said soth allas the tyme for kyng Edward that was kyng Edwardes sone was borne at Carnariuan in walys forsoth he had hornes of siluer a berde as snowe whan he was made prince of walys to moch he yafe hym 〈◊〉 riotte to folie And soth said Merlyn in his ê“phecie that ther shold come oute of his nose a doppe for in his tyme was grete hunger amonge the poure peple stronge dethe amonge the riche that deide in straunge land with mochel sorwe in werre in Scotland aâ—d afterward he lost Scotland Gascoyne whiles that hym selfe was kyng ther was moche lecherie haunted ¶ And also Merlyn told said that this goot shold seche the flour of lyfe of deth And he said sothe for he spoused â—sabell the kynges doughter of frauÌ„ce ¶ And in his tyme Merlyn said that ther shold be made brugges of folke vpon diches of the see and that was well seyne at bannokkesborne in Scotland whan he was discomfited ther of the Scottes And Merlyn told also that stones shold fall from castelles and many tounes shold be made pleyn ¶ And he said sothe for whan kyng Edward was discomfited in Scotland and come thâ—â— southward the Scottes beseged tho Castelles and did hem moche harme and brend tounes vn to the hard â—rthe ¶ And afterward Merlyn tolde that an Egle shold come out of Cornewaille that shold haue fetheres of gold that of pride sholde haue no piere And he sholde despise lordes of blood and after he sholde die thurgh a bere at Gauersiche and that prophecie was full well knowe and founde sothe ¶ For by the Egle is vnderstonde Sir Piers of Ganastone that tho was Erle of Cornewaille that was a wonder proude man that despised the baronage of Englond but afterward he was beheded at Gauersiche thurgh the Erle of Lancastre and thurgh the Erle of warre wyke ¶ And Merlyn tolde that in his tyme it sholde seme that the bere sholde brenne and that bataille sholde be vpon an arme of the see in a felde araied like a shelde were sholde die many white heedes ¶ And he
ordeyned and assigned hym selfe to his baronage also wolde not gouerne rule his peple ne his realme as a kyng sholde done ¶ Some of the barons of Englond comen and yelde vp hir homages vn to hym for hem for all the othir of the Reame in the day of CoÌ„uersion of seint paule in the yere of his regne xx and they put him oute of his realte for euermore and euer he lyved his lyfe afterward in moch sorwe and anguysshe ¶ Of kyng Edward the thridde after the conquest Capitulo CC.xij ANd after this kyng Edward of Carnariuan regned sir Edward of wyndesore his sone the whiche was crouned kyng and annoynted at westmynster thurgh consent and wyll of all the grete lordes of the Reame the Sonday in CaÌ„delmasse eue in the yere of grace M.CCC.xxvj that was of age at that tyme but xv yere and for encheson that his fadre was in ward in the castell of kemlworth and eke was put doune of his royalte the reame of englond was as withoute kyng fro the feste of seint katherine in the yere aboue said vn to the feste of Candelmasse and tho were all maner plâ—es of the kynges benche astent ¶ And tho was commaunded to all the shereues of englond thurgh write to warne the parties to defendauntz thurgh somnyng ayene ¶ And also ferthermore that all prisoners that were in the kynges 〈◊〉 yâ— were attached thurgh shereues shold be lete gone quyte ¶ The kyng Edward after his coronacion at the praier beseching of his liege of the reame graunted hem a chartre of stedfast pees to all hem that wolde it axe And sir Iohan of henaude his companie toke hir leue of the kyng of the lordes of the reame turned home to hir owne contre ayene eche of hem had full riche yiftes euerich maÌ„ as he was of value of estate ¶ And tho was englond in pees and in reste grete loue bitwene the kyng and his lordes and communely englisshmen said amonges hem that the deuell was dede but the tresour of the kyng his fadre the tresour of the spencers bothe of the fadre and of the sone the tresour of the erle of Arundell of mastir Robert Baldoke that was the kynges chaunceler was departed after the quene Isabellys ordinaunce sir Rogier Mortimers of wygmore so that the kyng had no thyng ther of but at hir wyll hir deliuerauÌ„ce noght of hir londes as afterward ye shall here ¶ How kyng Edward went to stanthope for to mete the Scottes Capitulo ducentesimo xiij ANd yit in the same tyme was kyng Edward in the castell of kemlworth vnder the kepyng of sir henry that was erle Thomas brother of lancastre that tho was erle of leycestre the kyng graunted hym the erledome of lancastre that yâ— kyng his fadre had seised in to his hande put oute Thomâ—s of lancastre his brother And so was he erle of lancastre of leycestre of englond as his brother was in his tyme but sir Edward that was kyng edwardes fadre made sorwe withoute ende for cause that he myght not speke with his wife ne with his sone wherfor he was in moche meschief For though it were so that he was lad â— ruled by fals counceill yit he was kyng Edwardes sone 〈◊〉 edward with long schaÌ„kes come of the worthiest blode of the worlde ¶ And thilke to whom he was woned to yeue grete yiâ—â—es large were most â—ue with the kyng his owne sone they were his enemies bothe by nyght by day ê“aired for to make debate contele bitwene hym his sone Isabell his wife but the frere pâ—â—chours to hym were good frendes euer more cast ordeyned bothe 〈◊〉 nyâ—â— day how they myght bring hym oute of prison And amonge hir companie that the freres had priuely brought ther was a frere that was called Dunâ—â—ned he had ordeyned gadred a grete company of folke to helpe at that nede but the frere was take put in the Castell of Pountfrete there he deide in prison ¶ And sir Henry erle of laÌ„castre that had the kynges fadre in kepyng thurgh coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t of the kyng deliuered Edward the kynges fadre by endenture vn to sir Thomas of Berkeley And so sir Iohan Mautreuers and they lad hym from the Castell of kemlworth vn to the Castell of Berkely and kept hym ther saufely ¶ And at Estren next after his coronacion the kyng ordeyned an huge â—oste for to fight ayens the Scottes ¶ And sir Iohan the erles brother of henaud fro beyoÌ„dâ— the see come for to helpe kyng Edward and brought with hym vij houndred men of armes and arriued at Douer and they had leue for to gone forth till that they come to yorke ther that the kyng abode hem ¶ And the scottes come thidder to the kyng for to make pees acord but the acordement bitwene hem last but a litell tyme And at that tyme the Englisshmen were clothed all in cotes and hodes peinted with lâ—ez and with floures full semely with longe berdes And therfor the Scottes made a bille that was fastened vpon the church dores of seint Petre toward stangate and thus said the scripture in despite of Englisshmen ¶ Longe berde hertelees Peynted hood witlees Gay cote gracelees makes englond thriftlees ANd the trinite day next after began the contake in the Cite of yorke bitwene the Englisshmâ—n and th henaudiers And in that debate were quelled of the Erâ—â—dome of Nicholl and mordred lxxx and after they were buried vnder a stone in seint Clementz churchhawe in fossegate And for encheson that the henauders come to helpe the kyng her rees was cried on â—yne of lyfe and lymme And in that othir halfe it was founde by an Enquest of the Cite that the Englisshmen begonnne the debate ¶ How the Englissmen stopped the Scottes in the parke of stanhope and how they turned ayene in to Scotland Ca. CC.xiiij ANd at that tyme the Scottes had assembled all hir poer and comen in to Englond and quelled robbed all that they myght take and also brenten destroied all the north contre thurgh oute till that they comen to the parke of stanhope in wyredale and ther the Scottes helde hem in a buschement ¶ But when the kyng had herde thurgh certeyne aspies where the scottes were anone right with his hoste beseged hem withyn the forsaid parke so that the Scottes wyst neuer wher to gone oute but only vn to hir harmes and they abiden in the parke xv daies and vita illes hem failled in euery a side so that they were gretly empeired of her bodies ¶ And sith that brute come fyrst in to Britaigne vn to this tyme was neuer seyne so faire an host what of English men and of aliens and of men of foot the which ordeyned hem for to fight with the Scottes thurgh eggyng of sir Henry Erle of LaÌ„castre
folowed euer more the kynges courte and wente and toke the kynges prises for hir peny worthes at good chere wherfor the contre that they comen ynne were full sore adrad and almoste destroied ¶ Tho begon the comminalte of Englond for to hate Isabell the Quene that so moche loued hir whan she come ayenâ— for to pursue the fals traitours the Spencers fro Fraunce ¶ And that same tyme the fols traitour Robert of Holand that betraied his lorde Sir Thomas of Lancastre was tho deliuered oute of prison and was wonder priue with the Quene Isabell and also with Rogier the Mortimere But that auailled hym but litell for he was take at Miâ—elmasse that tho come next â—ewyng after as he rode towarde the quene Isabell to london sir Thomas wither smote of his hede besides the toune of seint Albones And this Sir Thomas duelled tho with sir Henry Erle of Lancastre he put hym in hidyng for drede of the Quene For she loued hym wonder nioche and praied vn to the kyng for hym that the same Thomas must bene exiled onte of Englond ¶ And the noble Erle Sir Henry lancastre had ofte tymes herd the commune clamour of the Englisshmen of the diseses that were done in Englond and also for diuerse wronges that were done amonge the coÌ„mune peple of the whiche the kyng bare the blame with wronge For he nas but full yonge and tendre of age and thought as a good man for to done away and slake the sclaundre of the kynges persone yf that he myght in any maner wyse So as the kyng was ther of no thyng gylty wherfor he was in ê‘ill of lyth and lymme ¶ And so he assembled all his retenaunces and went and spake vn to them of the kynges honour and also for to amend his astate And Sir Thomas brotherton Erle marchall and Sir Edmond of wodestoke that were the kynges vncles and also men of london made hir othe hym for to maynten in that same quarill ¶ And hir cause was this that the kyng shold holde his housold and his meyny as a kyng ought for to done and haue also his rialte and that the queene Isabell shold deliuer oute of hir honde in to the kynges honde all maner lordshippes rentes tounes and Castelles that apparteyned to the croune of Englond as othir Quesnes had done before hir and medle with none othir thynge ¶ And also that Sir Rogier Mortimer shold duelle vpon his owne landes for the which londes he had holpe disherite moche peple So that commune peple were not destroied thurâ—h hir wronge full takyng ¶ And also to enquere how and by whom the kyng was betraied and falsely disceyued at Stanhope and thurgh whos counceill that the Scottes went away by nyght from the kyng ¶ And also how and thurgh whos counceill the ordinaunce that was made at the kynges coronacione was put a dounÌ„ that is to seyne that the kyng for amendement and helpynge of the Reame and in honour of hym sholde be gouerned and ruled by xij the grettest and wysest lordeâ— of all the Reame and withoute hem sholde no thyng be graunted 〈◊〉 done as fore is said the whiche couenauntz malicyusly were put a doune fro the kynge wherfor many harmes shames and reproues haue fâ—lle vn to the kyng and his Reame And that is vnderstond for as moche as Edward sum tyme kyng of Englond was ordeyned by assent of the commalte in pleyne parlement for to be vnder the ward gouernaunce of Henry Erle of Lancastre his cosin for sauacione of his body he was take oute of the Castell of kenilworth ther that he was in warde and thurgh colour of Quene Isabell and of the Mortimer withoute consente of any parlemeÌ„t they toke lad hym there that neuer after none of his kynred myght wyth hym speke ne see and after traitouresly toke and hym mordred For whos deth a foul sclaundrâ— arose thurgh oute all Cristendome when it was done ¶ And also the tresour that Sir Edward of Carnariuan had left in many places in Englond and in walys were wasted and bare away withoute the wylle of kyng Edward his sone in destructione of hym and of all his folke Also thurgh whos counceill that the kyng yafe vp the kyngdome of Scotland For the which Reame the kynges auncestres had full sore y trâ—â—uailled and so did many a noble man for her right and was vn to Dauid that was Robert the Brus sone all the 〈◊〉 that no right had to the Reame as all the world it wyst ¶ 〈◊〉 also by whom the chartres and remembraunces that they had of the right of Scotland were take oute of the tresorie and taken vn to the Scottes the kynges enemies to disherityng of hym and of his successours and to grete harme vn to his lieges and grete reproue vn to all Englisshmen for euermore Also wherfor dame â—ohan of the tour the kynges suster Edward was disê‘aged and maried vn to Dauid that was Robert the Brus sone that was a traitour and enemie vn to Englond And thurgh whos counceill she was take in to our enemies hondes oute of Englond ¶ And in the mene tyme while the good Erle Henry of Lancastre and his companie token counceill how these poyntes aboue said myght bene amended vn to the wurshipp of the kyng and to his profite and to the profite also of his lieges ¶ The Quene Isabell thurgh coniectyng and sotilte and also of the Mortimerâ— let ordeyne a parlement at Salisbury And at that same parlemeÌ„t the Mortimer was made Erle of the Marche ayens all the barons wyll of Englond in preiudice of the kyng and of his Corounâ— And Sir Iohan of Eltham the kynges brother was gurt with a swerd of Cornewaille and tho was called Erle of Cornewaille And euermore Quene Isabell so moche procured ayens hir sone the kyng that she had the warde of the forsaid Sir Edward and of his landes ¶ And at that ê‘lement the Erle of Lancastre wold not come but ordeyned all his power ayenâ— the Quene Isabell and the Mortimer and men of london ordeyned hem with v. C. men of armes ¶ When Quene Isabell wyst of the doyng she swore by god and by his names full angrely that in euell tyme he thought vpon tho poyntes ¶ Tho sent the quene Isabell and the Mortimer after hir retenue and after the kynges retenue so that they had ordeyned amonge hem an huge hoste and they counceilled the kyng so that vpon a nyght they ridden xxiiij myle toward Bedford ther that the Erle of lancastre was with his companie and thought to haue hym destroied And that nyght she rode besides the kyng hir sone as a knyght armed for drede of dethe And it was done the kyng to vnderstonde that the erle henry of lancastre his companie wolde haue destroied the kyng and his counceill for euer more wherfore the kyng was somdele towardes hym â—eny and annoied ¶ Whan the Erle marchall and the Erle
oute of the warde vnder the erthe in to the forsaid Castell that goth in to the weste whiche Aley Dame Isabell the Quenâ— ne none of hir men ne the Mortimer ne none of his companine knoweth it not And so I shall lede yowe thurgh that Aley and so ye shull come in to the Castell withoute aspies of any man that ben your enemies ¶ And the same nyght sir william Mountagu and all the lordes of his quarell and the same Conestable also went hem to hors and maden sembland as it were for to wende oute of the Mortimers sight ¶ But anâ—ne as the mortimer herde this tydyng he weÌ„t that they wold haue gone ouer the see for drede of hym and anone he and his companie token counceill amonges hem for to let hir passage sent lrÌ„ez anone to the portes so that none of the grete lordes sholde wende home to hir owne contre but yf they were arested and take ¶ And among othir thynges william Eland Conestable of the forsaid Castell priuely lad Sir william Mountagu and his coÌ„panie by the forsaid wey vnder erthe so till they comen in to the Castell and went vp in to the toure there that the mortimer was in ¶ But sir hugh of Trumpyngton hem ascried hidously and said A traitours it is all for nought that ye ben comen in to this Castell Ye shull die yit an euell dethe euerychone And anone one of hem that was in Mountagu is companie vp with a mace smote the same hugh vpon the hede that the brayne brest oute and fell on the grounde and so was he dede an euell deth ¶ Tho toke they the Mortimer as he armed hym at the toures dore when he herde the noyse of hym for drede And when the Quene Isabell saw that the Mortimer was take she made moche sorwe in hert and the wordes vn to hem said ¶ Nowe faire sires I pray yowe that ye done none harme to his body a worthy knyght our welbeloued frende and our dere cosin Tho went they thennes and comen and brought the Mortimer and presented hym vn to the kyng Edward and he commaunded to bring hym in sauf ward But anone as they that were consent vn to the Mortimers doyng herd telle that he was take they went and hid hem and priuely by nyght went oute of the toune eche in his side with heuy hert and mornyng and lyued vp on hir landes as well as they myght ¶ And so that same yere that the Mortimer was take he had at his retenue ix score knyghtes withoute squyers and seriauntes of armes and footmen And tho was the Mortimer lad to london And Sir Symond of Bereford was lad with hym and was take to the Conestable of the toure to kepe ¶ But afterward was the mortimers lyf examined at westmynster bâ—fore the kyng before all the grete lordes of englond for ê‘ill that myght fall to the Reame and to enquere also whiche were assenting to sir Edwardes deth the kynges fadre and also thurgh whom the scottes ascaped from stanhope in to scotland withoute the wyll of kyng Edward ¶ And also how the chartre of Rageman was deliâ—ed vn to the scottes wherin the homages feautes of scotland were conteyned that the scottes shold done euer more vn to the kynges of englond for the reame of scotland wherfor in his absence he was dampned to be drawe honged for this treson And this meschief come vn to hym on seint Andrewes euen in the yere of â—ncarnacion of our lord Ihesu crist a M.CCC and xxx ¶ How kyng Edward gete ayene vn to hym graciousely the homages feautes of scotland wher of he was put oute thurgh fals counceill of Isabell his modre aud sir Rogier Mortimer that was newe made Erle of the marche Ca. cc.xxiij NOwe ye haue herd lordes how sir Iohan of Bailloll in tyâ—e of â—ees was chosen to be kyng of scotland for encheson that he come of the eldest doughter of the erle Dauid of hontyngton that was kyng alisaundres brother of scotland that deide withoute heire of his body begoten how this Iohan made feaute homage to kyng Edward Henries sone the iij. for his landes of scotland And how he afterward withsaid his homage thurgh counceill of the scottes in the yere of our lorde M.ccc.lxxij sent vn to yâ— pope thurgh a fals suggescioÌ„ that he made his othe vn to the forsaid kyng edward ouer his â—state his wyll of which othe the pope him assoilled thurgh his bulles to hym y sent ¶ And anone as kyng Edward wyst ther of he ordeyned anone his barons come vn to Bâ—re wyke conquered the toune â—t which conquâ—st ther were slayne xxv M. vij C. And the Baill all that was kyng of scotland come yelde hym vn to kyng Edward And the kyng afterward deliuered hym oute of the toure of london and all the grete lordes of scotland with hym that were take at Berewyke yafe hem saufcoÌ„duyt to go in to scotland ¶ And the scottes sith thurgh hir falsenesse werred vpon kyng Edward ¶ And whan sir Iohan Bailloll kyng of scotland saw all this 〈◊〉 went put hym ouer the see vn to Dunpier and lyued ther vpon his owne londes as welle as he myght till that the Scottes wolde amende hem of hir mysdedes and trespace and lad with hym Sir Edward his sone wherfor the Scottes in despite of hym called hym Sir Iohan Turnelabard for cause that be wolde not offende ne trespace ayens kyng Edward of Englond And so he forsoke his Reame of Scotland and 〈◊〉 ther of but litell pris ¶ And this Sir Iohan duelled in fraunce till that he died there And sir edward his sone vnderfeng his heritage did homage vn to the kyng of fraunce for his landes of Dunpier so it fell afterward that edward that was Iohan baillols sone had with hym a squyer of englond that was bore in yorkeshire that was called Iohan of barnaby this Edward bailloll loued hym moche was nye hym full priue ¶ And so this Iohan of barnaby was in debate with a freÌ„shman in the toune of Dunpicr so he quelled hym went in his way in all that he myght in to the Castell for to haue socour helpe of his lorde And anone come the officers of the tounÌ„ to take â—ohan of barnaby as aâ— felon sir edward his lord halpe hym rescued hym by nyÈt made hym wende oute of the Castell so he went his way come in to Englond with outen any harme ¶ And when the kyng of fraunce sawe that sir edward had resened his felon he become wonder wroth ayens sir edward and anone let hym be areste â— toke in to his hande all his londes ¶ Tho duelled sir Edward in prison vn to the tyme that sir Henry of Beaumout come in to frauÌ„ce the which Henry somtyme was erle of angos in scotlaÌ„d thurgh his wyfe was
wynchesee and slowen all that euer withstoden hem and withsaid her comyng wherfor the kyng was gretly meued and wratthed and he turnyng ayene to Parysward and commaunded his hoste to destroie slee with dynt strength of swerd hem that he had before hand y spared ¶ And the xij day of Aprill the kyng come to Parys and there be deâ—arted his hoost in diuerse batailles with iiij C. of kynghtes newe dubbed on that one side of hym ¶ And Sir Henry duke of lancastre vnder pees and trewes wente to the yates of the Cite profryng to hem that wold abyde a bataille in the felde vnder such condicion that if the kyng of Englond were ouercome there as god forâ—ede it that than he sholde neuer chalenge the kyngdome of Fraunce ¶ And whan he had of hem but a short and a scornefull ansuere he tolde it to the kyng and his lordes what he had herde and what they said And than forth the newe knyghtes with many othir makyng assaute to the Cite to they destroieden hougely the subarbes of the Cite ¶ And while alle thees thynges were a doyng the Englisshmen made hem a redy to be auenged vpon the shame and despite that was done that yere at wynchelsee and ordeyned a nauye of lxxx shippes of men of london and of othir marchauntz and xiiij thousand of men of armes and archiers and wente and serched and skymmed the see and manly token and helden the I le of Caux wherfor the frensshmen that is for to say the Abbot of Cluyne the Erle of Tankeruille and bursygand that than was Sâ—â—ward of fraunce with many othir men of the same coÌ„tre by coÌ„mune assente of the lord Charlis that tho was regâ—Ì„t of fraunce they hasted hem went to the kyng of englond askyâ—g besechyng hym stedfast pese eâ—lastyng vpon certeyn coÌ„dicions that there wâ—re shewed writen ¶ The which when the kyng his counceill had seen it plesed hym neu neuer a deâ—e but sethe it wolde be nonÌ„ othir in tyme of better accord deliberacion the frenshmen besily with grete instaunce asked trews for her see costes the kyng grauÌ„ted hem ¶ And in the morwe after the Vtas of Pasche the kyng turned hym with his hoste toward Orliaunce destroieng wasting all the contre by the wey ¶ And as they wenten thidderward ther fyll vpon hem suche a storme tempest that nonÌ„ of our nacion herdne sawe neuer none suche thurgh the which thousands of our meÌ„ of hir horses in her iourneyeng as it were thurgh vengeaunce sodeÌ„ly were slayne perisshed the whiche tempestes full moche yit fered not the kyng ne moche of his peple that they ne wenten forth in hir viage that they had begoÌ„n wherfor abonte the feest of holy rood day in may fast by incarnocuÌ„ the forsaid lordes of fraunce metyng there with the kyng of englond a pesible accord a finall vpon certeyne condicions grauntes articulerly gadred writen to geder euermore for to last full discretly made to bothe kynges ê“fitable to her reames bothe with one assent of Charlis the regeÌ„t gouernour of fraunce of Perys of the same reame y writen and made vnder date of CarnocuÌ„ the xv day of may they offred ê“ferd to the kyng of englond requyring his grace in alle thynges written yâ— he wold benyngly admitte hem holde hem ferme stable to hem to hir heires for euermore thens forth the which thynges articles whan kyng Edward had seyne hem he graunted hem so that bothe ê‘ties sholde be sworne on goddes body on the holy euangelies that the forsaid couenant shold be stablisshed so they accorded graciously ¶ Therfor there were ordeyned dressed on euery side ij barons ij banerettz ij knyghtes to admitte receyue the othes of the lord Charlis regeÌ„t of fraunce of siâ— Edward the fyrst sone heire of kyng Edward of englond ¶ And the x. day of may ther was songen a solempne masse at Paris after the iij. Agnus dei y seid with dona nobis pacem in presence of the forsaid men that were ordeyned to admitte receyue the othes of all othir that ther myght be ¶ The same Caharlis leide his right hond on the Paten with goddes body his lift hond on the missale seid we N. sweren on goddes body the holy gospâ—lles that we shull trewly stedfastly hold toward vs the pees the accord made bitwene the ij kynges 〈◊〉 no maner to do the contrarie And ther among all his lordes for the more loue strength of witnesse he deled departed the reliques of the croune of criste to the knyghtes of englond they courteisely token hir leue And in the friday neyt the same maner othe in presence of the forsaid knyghtes of othir worthymen Prince Edward made at louers ¶ Afterward bothe kyngis hir sones the most noble men of bothe reames within the same yere made the same othe for to strength all thees thynges forsaid the kyng of englond axed the gretest men of frauÌ„ce he had his axing that is for to say vj. dukes viij Erles xij lordes that is to say barons worthy knyghtes ¶ And whan the place the tyme was assigned in which bothe kynges with hir counceill shold come to gedre all the forsaid thynges bitwene hem y spoke for to ratifie make ferme and stable the kyng of englond anon went toward the see at hountflete began to saille beuyng to his hoostes that were left behinde hym by cause of his absence moch heuynesse ¶ And after the xix day of May he come in to englond went to his paleys at westmynstre on seint dunstones day the iij. day after he visited â—ohan kyng of fraunce that was in the tour of london deliuered hym frely from all maner prison sauf first they were accorded of iij. myllions of floreyns for his raunsone the kyng comforted him chered him in all places with all solas myrthes that longen to a kyng in his goyng hom ward And the ix day of Iuyll in the same yere the same â—ohan kyng of fraunce that afore hand lay here in hostage went home ayene in to his owne land to trete of tho thynges of othir that longeden filâ—en to the gouernaunce of his reame And afterward metâ—â—n comen to gedre at Caleys bothe ij kynges with bothe hir couÌ„ceill aboute all halewen tyde ther were shewed the condicions the pointz of the pees of the accord of bothe sides y writen ther withoute any withseyeng of bothe sides graciously they there accorded ther was done songen a solempne masse after the iij. Agnus dei vpon goddes body also vpon the masse boke both kynges hir sonez the grettest lordes of bothe reames of hir counceill that ther were than present had not I swore
wurshipfully to be done to douer of wurshipfull mâ—â— ordeyne him wurthely to be ledde with his owne costes expens from thens he was fette in to fraunce beried at seint denys ¶ In the xl yere of kyng Edward the vij kal of Fâ—â—â—rer was borne Edward â—nce Edwardes sone the whiche whan he was vij yere olde he deide ¶ And in the same yere it was or deyned that seint Petres pens fro that tyme forth shold not be paid the which kyng Yuo some tyme kyng of eÌ„glond of the coÌ„tre of west saxons that began to regne in the yere of our lord DC.lxxix firste graunted to rome for the scole of englond ther to be coÌ„tinued ¶ And in this same yere ther fill so moch rayne in hey â—yme that hit wasted destroied bothe corne hey And ther was such a debate fighting of sparewes by diuerse places in these daies that men founden innumerable inultitude of hem dede in feldes as they wenten ther fille also such a pestilence that neuer such was sene in no mannys tyme that tyme a lyue for many men anone as they were go to bedde hole in good point sodenly they deide Also that tyme a sikenesse that men called the pokkes slow bothe men women thurgh hir enfecting And in the xlj yere of kyng Edward was bore at Burdeux Richard the second sone of Prince Edward of Englond the whiche Richard kyng Richard of Amorican heued at the fontstone after whom he was called Richard And this same Richard whaÌ„ his fadre was dede and kyng Edward was dede also was crouned kyng of Englond the xj yere of his age thurgh right lyne and heritage and also by commune assent and desire of the cominalte of the reame ¶ Aboute this tyme at kyng Edwardes coÌ„mauÌ„dement of englond when all the Castelles and tounes were yold to hym that longe weren hold in frannce by a grete companie assembled to gedre Sir Bartram Cleykyn knyght an orped man and a good werriour went and purposed hym to put oute Piers kyng of spayne oute of his kyngdome with helpe of the moste ê‘tie of the forsaid grete companie trustyng also vpon helpe and fauour of the Pope for as moche as it came to his ere 's that the same Piers shold bede and vse the most werst and sinfullest lyfe oute the which Piers y smyten with drede of this tydyng fled in to Gascoigne to â—nce Edward to haue helpe and socour of hym ¶ And when he was fledde oute of spayne Henry his brother that was a bastard by assent of the most ê‘tie of spayne and thurgh helpe of that ferefull companie that I spake of erste was made and crouned kyng of spayne And the nombre of that same companie was rekened sette at the nombre of lx M. fightyng men ¶ This same yere in the moneth of Iuyne ther come a grete companie nauye of the danes and gadred hem to gedre in the north see purposing hem to come in to Englond to reÌ„ne and to robbe and also to slee with whom they conntred and met in the see Marmers and othir orped fightyng men of the contre and disparbled hem And they asshamed went home ayene in to hir owne contre ¶ But amonge all othir ther was a boystous and a stronge vessell of hir nauye that was ouersailed by the Englisshmen was ê‘isshed and dreyâ—te In the whiche the Stiward and othir worthy and grete men of Denmarke were take prisoners and by the kyng of englond and his counceill y prisoned the whiche lordes the danes afterward comeÌ„ soughten all aboute for to haue had with her goodes that they had lost and they not wele a paied ne plesed of the ansuere that they had here turned homewardes ayene leuyng be hynd hem in her ynnes priuely y writen in scrowes and on walles Yet shull danes wast thee wanes Than happed ther an Englissh writer wrote ayens the dane in this maner wyse Here shull danes fet her banes ¶ And in this tyme Piers kyng of spayne with othir kynges that is to say the kyng of Nauerne and the kyng of Malogre beynâ— menes wenten bitwene and praied counceill and helpe of sir Edward the prince thurgh whos counceill when he had vnderstoÌ„d hir Articles and desire that he was required of tho kynges lothe he was and ashamed to say nay and contrarie hem but notheles he was agast lest it shold be any preiudice ayens the Pope and longe tyme taried hem or that he wold graunce or consent ther to till he had better counceill and auisement with good deliberacion of kyng Edward his geter and his fadre ¶ But whan he was with euery daies and continuell besechynges of many noble men y required and spoken to and with many praiers y sent and made bitwene hem Than Prince Edward sent to his fadre bothe by pleynynge letters and also confortable conteynyng all hir suggestions and causes with all that othir kynges Epesteles and â—etters for to haue comfort and helpe of the wronges not only to the kyng of Spayne y doo but also for such thynges as myght fall to othir kynges Also yf it were not the somner holpen and amended thurgh the dome and helpe of knyghthode to hem that it asked and desired ¶ The whiche lettre whan the kyng and his wyse counceille had seyne and vnderstonden he hadde grete compassion and heuynesse of such a kynges spoylyng and robbyng with moche meruaille And sente ayene comfortable betters to Prince Edward his sone and to that othir forsaid kynges and warned hem for to arme hem and ordeyne hem ayens that mysdoer and to withstond hem by the helpe of god that weren such enemies to kynges whan this noble Prince had receyued these lettres hym selfe with that othir kynges before said alle hir counceill called to gedre or that he wolde vndertake the quarell he bounde and kuett sore the kyng that was deposed with a grete othe that is for to say that he shold euer after mayntay ne the right beleue and feith of holy church and holy churche also with all hir ministres rightes and libertees to defende from all hir â—â—emies and all euelles ¶ And all that were ther ayenâ— bitterly to punyssh destourble And all the rightes libertees priueleges of holy church encrese and maignten and amende and alle thynges that were wrongfully betaken withdrawe and bore away by hym or by any othir by cause of hym hastely to restore ayene and to driue and put oute sarazens and alle othir mysbeleued peple oute of his kyngdome with alle his strength and power and suffre ne admitte none suche for no maner thyng ne cause to duelle therin ¶ And that whan he had take a cristen woman he sholde neuer come in none othir womannys bedde ne none othir maÌ„nys wyfe to defoule ¶ Alle these forsaid thynges trewlich for to kepe continewe and fullfyll as alle his lyfe tyme he was bounde by othe afore
an EnglisshmaÌ„ lorne hauyng with hym at his gouernaunce thilke white companie that is afore y neÌ„pned the which o tyme ayens holy chyrche an othir tyme ayens lordes werred and ordeyned grete batailles and ther in that coÌ„tre he did many merueilous thynges And aboute the Conuersion of seint Paul yâ— kyng when he had ended done the enteryng the exe quies with grete costes and rialtâ—es aboute the sepulture berieng of quene philipp his wyfe he helde â—is parlement at westmynster in whiche parlement was axed of the clergie a thre yeres disme yâ— is for to seyne a grete dyme to be paied iij. yere during And the clergie put it of aâ—d wold not graunted vn to Estre next comyng and than they graunted wele that in iij. yere by certeyne termes that disme shold be paide And also of the lay fee was a iij. yeres xv y graunted to the kyng ¶ How Sir Robert knolles with othir certeyne lordes of the Reame went ouer the see in to fraunce And of hir gouernaunce Capitulo CC.xxxiiij ANd in the xlv yere of kyng Edward in the beginnyng kyng Edward with vnwyse counceill and vndiscrete borewed a grete somme of gold of the prelatz lordes marchantz and othir riche men of his reame seyeng that it shold be dispended in defendyng of holy chyrche and of his reame Neuerthe latter it profited nouzt wherfor aboute midsomer after he made a grete host of the worthiest men of his reame Amonges whom were some lordes that is for to say the lord fitzwater and the lord graunson and othir worthy knyghtes of whiche knyghtes the kyng ordeyned Sir Robert knolles a proued knyght and a well assaied in dede of armes for to be gouernour aâ—d that thurgh his couÌ„ceill and gouernaunce all thyng shold be gouerned and dressed And when they comen in to fraunce as longe as they duelled and helde hem hole to gedre the frenshmen durst not fall vpon hem And at the last aboute the beginnyng of wynter for enuie and couetize that was amongâ—s hem And also discorde they sondred and parted hem in to diuerse companies vnwysely and folily But sir Robert knolles and his men wenten and kepten hem sauf withyn a Castell in Britaigne And when the frenshmen sawe that our men were deuided in to diuerse companies and places nat holdyng ne streÌ„gthing hem to gedres as they ought for to do they fyllen fersely on our men And for the moste partie toke hem or slowen hem and tho that they toke led with hem prisoners And in the same yere Pope vrban come fro Rome to Auinione for eÌ„cheson and cause that he shold acord and make pees bitwene the kyng of Fraunce and the kyng of Englond for euermore but Allas or he began his tretes he died with sikenes the xxj day of decembre and was y buried as for the tyme in the Cathedral churche of Auinione fast by the high autar And the next yere after when he had leyne so his bones were taken oute of the erthe and beried newe in the abbey of Seint Vâ—ctour fast by marale of the which Abbey he was some tyme Abbot hym self And in bothe places that he was buried in ther be many grete miracles done and wrought thurgh the grace of god almyghty to many a mannes helpe and to the wurshipp of Almyghty god ¶ And after whom folewed next and was made Pope Gregorie Cardinall Deken that before was called Piersâ—Rogier In the same yere the Cite of Lymoge rebelled and faught ayens the Prince as othir Citees in Gnyhenne did for grete taxes costages and raunsomes that they were put and set to by Priâ—ce Edward which charges weren â—nportable and to chargâ—able wher for they turned fro him fillen to the kyng of fraunce ¶ And whan Prince Edward saw this he was sore a chafed greued in turnyng homward ayene in to englond with sore skarmysshes fightâ—ng grete assautes fought with hem toke the forsaid Cite destroied it almost to the grounde slowe all that were founde in the Cite And than for to say the sothe for diuerse sikenesse maladies that he had also for defaute of money that he not myght withstoÌ„de ne tarie on his enemies he hied him ayene in to englond with his wife his meyne leuyng behynde hym in Gascoyne the duke of lancastre sir Edmond erle of Cambrigge with othir worthy orped mâ—n of armes ¶ In the xlvj yere of kyng Edward at the ordinauÌ„ce sendyng of kyng Edward the kyng of Nauerne come to hym to Claringdon to trete with him of certayne thinges touchinge his werre in Normandie where kyng Edward had left certeyne seges in his stede till he come ayene but kyng Edward myght not spede of that that he asked of hym And so the kyng of Nauâ—rne with grete wurshipp grete yiftes toke his leue went home ayene And aboute the begynnyng of marche whan the ê‘lement at westmynstre was begoÌ„ne the kyng asked of the clergie a subsidie of .l. M. pounde the which by a good auisement by a generall coÌ„uocacion of the clergie it was graunted and ordeyned that it shold be paid reysed of the lay fee ¶ And in this ê‘lement at the request askyng of the lordes in haterede of men of holy church the Chaunceler the tresorer that were bisshoppes the clerke of the priue seal were remeued and put out of office in hir stede were seculer men put in ¶ And while this ê‘lement lasted there come solempne embassatours y sent fro the pope to trete with the kyng of pees saiden that the pope desired to fullfyll his predecessours wyll but for all hir comyng they sped not of hir pâ—rpose ¶ Of the besegyng of Rochell how the erle of Penbroke his coÌ„panie was ther y take in the hauen with spaynardes all his vesselles y brent Ca. cc.xxxv THe ix day of â—uyne kyng edward in the xlvij yere of his regne helde his ê‘lement at wynchestre it lasted but viij daies to the ê‘lement were sompned by write of meÌ„ of holy church iiij bisshoppes iiij abbotes without any mo This ê‘lement was holden for marchauntz of london of Norwych And of othir diuerse places in diuerse thynges and pointes of treson that they were diffamed of that is for to say that they were rebelle and wolde rise ayens the kyng ¶ This same yere the duke of lancastre and the Erle of Cambrigge his brother comen oute of Gascoigne in to Englond and token and wedded to her wife 's Petres doughtres some tyme kyng of spayne Of which ij doughtres the duke had the Elder and the Erle the yonger And that same tyme ther were sent ij Cardinals fro the Pope that is to say an English Cardinall a Cardinall of Parys to trete of pees bitwene the ij reames the which when they had bene both longe eche in his ê“uinces in places contres fast by tretyng of the
of yorke also chaunceler of englond And ther the bisshopp made his coÌ„pleint vn to the Chaunceler vpon the peple of the cite of london ¶ And than these ij bisshoppes of grete malice vengâ—aunce come vn to the kyng to wyndesore made a grete compleint vpon the maire shereues And anone all the Cite afterward were before the kyng his counceill And they cast vn to the Cite a greuous hert and wonder grete malice And anone sodenly the kyng sent after the maire of london and for the ij shereues and come vn to him vn to the Castell of wyndesore And the kyng rebuked the maire shereues full foule for the offence that they had done ayens him and his officers in his chambre at london wherfor the deposed and put oute the maire and bothe shereues and this was done a xiiij daies afore the feste of seint Iohan baptist ¶ And than the kyng called to him a knyght that was called sir Edward dalingrigge made him wardeyne goâ—nour of the Cite chambre of london ouer all his peple therin And so he kept that office but iiij wekes be cause that he was so geÌ„till and tendre to the citezeins of london wherfor the kyng deposed hym and made sir Baudewyne radyngton knyght that was count roller of the kynges houshold wardeyne gouernour of his chambre and of his peple therin and chese vn to him ij worthy men of the Cite to be shereues with hym for to gouerne and kepe the kynges lawes in the cite one was called Gilbert mawefeld and that othir Thomas Newenton shereues And than the Maire the ij shereues and all the aldremen with all the worthy craftes of london wente on foot vn to the toure and there come oute the Constable of the toure and yafe the Maire and the sherenes hir othe and charge as they shold haue take in the Escheker of westmynstre in the kynges court of his Iustices and Barons of the Escheker And than wente they home ayene ¶ And than the kyng and his counceille for the grete malice and despite that they had to the Cite of london remeued alle his courtes from westmynstre vn to the Cite of yorke that is for to say the ChauÌ„celerie the Escheker the kynges benche the coÌ„mune place And ther they held all the se courtes of lawâ— fro midsomer that is to say the fest of seint IohaÌ„ the Baptist vn to the fest of Cristmasse next suyng And than the kyng his couceill saw it nat so ê“fitable there as it was at london than anone he remeued it ayene vn to london so to westmynster for grete ese of his officers a vauÌ„tage to the kyng all the coÌ„munes of the reame ¶ And when yâ— peple of london saw knewe that thees courtes were come ayene ¶ And the kyng his peple also thanne the maire the aldermen with the chief coÌ„muners of the Cite let gadre a grete somme of gold of all the coÌ„munes of the Cite And ordeyned made grete rialte ayens his comyng to london and for to haue his grace good lordshipp and also hir libertees frauÌ„chises graunted vn to hem ayene as they afore tymes hadde ¶ And than by grete instaunce praier of the Quene Anne of hir lordes ladies the kyng graunted hem grace this was done at shene in sutheceie And than the kyng withyn ij daies after come to london And the maire of london shrefs aldermen all the worthy meÌ„ of the Cite afterward ridden ayens the kyng in good array vn to the heth on this side the maner of shene submittyng hem huÌ„bely mekely with all maner obeissaunce vn to hym as they ought to done ¶ And thus they brought the kyng the Quene to london And when the kyng come to the gate of the brugge of london there they presented hym with a mylke white stede sadled bridled trapped with clothe of gold rede parted to gedre And the Quene a palfrey all white in the same arraie trapped with white reed And alle the condites of london ronnen with wyne bothe white rede for all maner peple to drynke of ¶ And bitwene seint powles and the crosse in cheep there was made a stage a riall standyng vpon high and there ynne were many Augles with diuerse melodies song ¶ And than an Augle come a doune from the stage an high by a vise and sette a croune of gold pight with riche perle and precious stones vpon the kynges hede and an othir vpon the Quenes hede And so the Citezeynes brought the kyng and the Quene vn to westmynster in to hir Paleys And than on the morne after the maier and the shreues and the aldermen of london comen vn to the kyng in to his Paleys at westmynster And presented hym with two basyns of siluer and ouer gylt full of Coyued gold the somme of xx honderd â—ounde prayeng hym of his high mercy and lordshippe and special grace that they myght haue his good loue with the libertees and fraunchises like as they haue hadde before tymes and by his lrÌ„ez paâ—ntz and his chartre confermed And 〈◊〉 quene and othir worthy lordes and ladies fell on knees besought the kyng of grace to conferme this ¶ Than the kyng toke vp the quene and graunted hir all hir askyng and than they thanked the kyng and the quene and wenten home ayene ¶ And in the xvj yeof kyng Richardes regne certeyne lordes of Scotland come in to englond to gete wurshipp as be feet of armes These were the persones the erle of marre and he chalanged the erle marchall of englond to Iuste with hym certeyne pointes an horsbake with sharpe 〈◊〉 and they ridden to gedres as ij worthy knyÈtes and lordes certeyne courses but not the full chalenge that the scottyssh erle made for he was cast bothe hors man and ij of his ribbes broke with that fall And so he was borne home oute of smythfeld home in to his yn And within a litell tyme after he was caried homward in a litter and at yorke ther he deide And Sir william Darell knyght and tho the Baâ—er of Scotland was made an othir chalenge with Sir Piers courâ—eyne knyght and the kynges banerer of englond of certeyne courses yit on horsbak in the same felde And whan he had ridden certeyn courses hit and assaied he myght not haue the better he â—afe hit ouer wold no more of his chalenge turned his hors rode home to his owne yn And one cokkeborne a squyer of scotland chaleÌ„gid sir Nicholl hawbarke knyght of certeyn courses yit with sharp spâ—res on horsbake and ridden v. courses to gedres And at euery course the scotte was cast a doune bothe hors and man And thus our englissh lordes thanked be god hadden the felde ¶ And in the xvij yere of kyng Richardes regne deide the good
put hym to the dethe ¶ And anone certeyne yomen that had the good duke in kepyng toke hir counceill how that they wold put hym vn to the dethe And this was hir appoyntement that they sâ—old come vpon hym when he were in his bedde and a slepe on a fethir bedde And anone they bonnde hym foot honde charged him to lye still And when they had done thus they token ij smale towailles made on hem ij rid knottes cast the towailles aboute the dukes nekke and than they toke the fethir bedde that lay vnder hym cast it aboue hym and than they drowen hir towailles eche wries some lay vpon the fetherbed vpon hym vn to the tyme that he were dede by cause that he shold make no noyse thus they strangled this worthy duke vn to the dethe on whos soule god for his high pite haue mercy Amen And whan the kyng had arested this worthy duke and his vncle sent hym to Caleys he come ayene to london in all haste with a wonder grete peple And as sone as he was come he sent for the Erle of Arundell and for the good Erle of warrrewyke ¶ And anone as they come he arested hem hym self sir Iohan cobham sir Iohan cheyne knyghtes he arested hem in the same maner till he made his parlement And anone they were put in to hold but the Erle of Arundell went at large vn to the parlement tyme For he fonde susfisaunt suerte to abide the lawe and to ansuere to all maner pointes that the kyng and his counceill wold put vpon hym ¶ And in the xxj yere of kyng Richardes regne he ordeyned hym a parlement at westmynster the which was called the grete parlement And this parlement was made for to Iugge this .iij. worthy lordes and othir mo as hem list at this tyme ¶ And for yâ—â—ugement the kyng let make in all hast a longe a large hous of tymbre the which was called an hale couered with tyles ouer it was open all aboute on bohe sides at the endes that all maner of men myÈt see thurgh out there the dome was holden vpon these forsaid lordes â—ugement yefe at this forsaid ê‘lement And for to come vn to this ê‘lement the kyng sente his wattes vn to enâ—ry lord baron knyght aud squyer in euery shire thurghout all englaÌ„d that euery lord gadre and bring his retenue with hym in as short tyme in the best aray that they myght gete in mayntenyng in strengh thyng of the kyng ayens hem that were his enemies that this were done in all hast they to come to him in payne of deche ¶ And the kyng hym self sent in to chestre shire vn to the chiuetâ—yns of that contre they gadred brought a grete an huge multitude of peple bothe of knyghtes of squyers principally of yomen of Chestre shire the which yomen archiers yâ— kyng toke to his ownÌ„ court yafe hem bowge of court good wages to be kepers of his owne body bothe be nyght by day aboue all othir ê‘sones most loued best trust The which sone afterward turned the kyng to grete losse shame hyndering his v â–ª terly vndoyng destruction as ye shall here sone after And that tyme come sir henry Erle of Derby with a grete meyne of men of armes archiers the erle of Rutteland come with a stronge power of peple bothe of men of armes archiers And the erle of kent brought a grete power of men of armes archiers the erle marchall come in the same maner the lord spencer in the same maner the erle of northuuberland sir henry Percy his sone sir Thomas Percy the erles brother And alle these worthy lordes broughten a faire meyne a strong power eche man in his best aray and the duke of lancastre the duke of yorke comen in the same maner with mâ—n of armes archiers folewyng the kyng Sir williaÌ„ strope tresorer of englond come in the same maner And thus in this aray come all the worthy men of this land vn to oure kyng and all this peple come to london in one day in so moche that euery strete lane in london and in the subarbes weren full of hem logged and x. or xij myle aboute london euery way And thes peple brought the kyng at westmynstre wenten home ayene to hir logging bothe hors man and than on the monday the xvij day of Septembre the ê‘lement began at westmynstre the which was called the grete parlement And on the friday next after the Erle of AruÌ„dell was brought in to the parlement amonge alle the lordes and that was on seint Mathewes day the appostell and euangelist ther he was foriugged vn to the dethe in this hale that was made in the paleys at westmynstre And this was his Iuggement â—e shold gone on foot with his hondes y bounde behinde hym from the place that he was for â—ugged in and so forth thurgh the cite of londâ—n vn to the toure hyll and there his hede to 〈◊〉 smyten of so it was do in dede in the same place And vj. of the grete lordes that sate on his Iuggement ridden with hym vn to the place there he was done vn to the dethe so to see that the execucion were done after hir dome And by the kynges commaundement with hem wenten on foot of men of armes and archiers a grete multitude of Chestre shire men in strengthyng of the lordes that brought this erle vn to his dethe for they dradde lest the Erle shold haue be rescued take from hem whan they come in to london Thus he passed forth thurgh the Cite vn to his dethe and ther he toke it full paciently on whos soule god haue mercy Amen And than come the freres Austyns and toke vp the body and the hede of this good Erle aud bare it home vn to hir hous and bnried hym in hir quere And in the morwe after was sir Richard Erle of warrewyke brought in to the parlement there as the Erle of Arundell was for iugged and they yafe the Erle of warrewyke the same Iuggement that the forsaid Erle had put the lordes had compassion of him be cause he was of more age and relesed him to perpetuell prison and put him in the I le of man ¶ And than the monday next after the lord Cobham of kent sir Iohan Cheyne knyght weren brought in to the parlement in to the same halle and there they were Iugged to be honged and drawe but thurgh the praier and grete instaunce of alle the lordes that Iuggement was foryeue hem and relesed to perpetuell prison ¶ And this same tyme was Richard whittyngdone Maire of london Iohan wodecoke and william Askam shereues of london ¶ And they ordeyned at euery yate of london during this same ê‘lement stronge
of kyng henâ—â—es regne the v. he helde a couâ—ceill of all the lordes of the reame at westmynstre there he put hym this demaunde praied aud besought hem of hir goodnesse of hir good counceill and good wyll to shewe hym as touching the title the right that he had to Normandie Gascoyne and Guyhenne the which the kyng of fraunce withhelde wrongfully and vnrightfully the which his Auncestres before hym had be trewe title of conqueste right heritage thâ— which Normandie Gascoyne Guyhenne the good kyng Edward of wyndesore and his auncestres before him hadden hold all hir lyues tyme And his lordes yafe him counceill to send enbassatours vn to the kyng of fraunce his counceill and that he shold yeue vp to him his right heritage that is to say Normandye Gascoyne guy henne the whiche his predecessours hadden hold afore hym or elles he wold it wynne with dynt of swerd in short tyme with the helpe of Almyghty god ¶ And than the Dolphine of fraunce ansuered to our embassatours and said in this maner that the kyng was ouer yong and to tendre of age to make any werre as ayens hym and was not like yit to be no good werriour to do aud to make such a conquest ther vpon hym And somwhat in scorne and despite he senâ—e to hym a tonne full of tenys balles be cause he wolde haue somwhat for to play with all for hym and for his lordes and that become hym better than to maynten any werre And than anone our lordes that were embassatours token hir leue and comen in to Englond ayene and tolde kyng and his counceill of the vngoodly ansuere that they had of the dolpâ—yne and of the presente the whiche he had sente vn to the kyng ¶ And whan the kyng had herde hir wordes and the ansuere of the Dolphine he was wonder sore agreued and right 〈◊〉 pâ—ied toward the frâ—â—sshmen and toward the kyng the dolphyn thought to auenge him vpon â—em as sone as god wold send him grace myÈt and anone let make tenys balles for the dolphyn in all the hast that they myght be made and they were grete gonne stones for the dolphine to play with all ¶ And â–ª than anone the kyng sent for all his lordes and held a grete counceille at westmynstre and tolde vn to hem the ansuere that they had of the dolphine and of his worthy presente that he sente to hym and to his lordes to pleye with all ¶ And there the kyng his lordes weren accorded that they shold be redy in armes with hir power in the best araie that myght be done And gete men of armes and archers that myght be goten and alle othir stuffe that longed to werre to be redy with all hir retenue to mete at southaÌ„pton be lammasse next sewyng withoute any delay wherfor the kyng ordeyned his nauye of shippes with all maner of stuffe and vitaille that longed to such a wâ—rrour of all maner ordinaunce in the hauen of Southampton in to the nombre of CCC.xx. sailles ¶ And than fell there a grete disese and a fonle meschief for thâ—r were iij. lordes which that the kyng trust moche on And thurgh fals couetise they had purposed and Imagined the kynges deth And thought to haue slayne hym and all his bretheren or he had take the see The whiche were named thus Sir Richard Erle of Cambrygge brothir to the duke of yorke the second was the lord Scrope Tresorier of Englond the thridde was Sir Thomas gray knyght of the Northcontre And these lordes afore said for lucre of money had made promysse to the frenshmen for haue slayne kyng Henry and all his worthy bretheren by a fals trayne sodenliche or they had he ware But Almyghty god of his grete grace helde his holy honde ouer hem and saued hem from this ê‘illous meyne And for to haue done this they resceyued of the frensshmen a million of gold And that was there openly preued And for hir fals treson they were all there Iugged vn to the dethe And this was the Iâ—ggement that they shold be ladde thurgh Hampton and withoute Northgate there to be heded And thus they ended hir lyfe for hir fals couetise and treson ¶ Anone as this was done the kyng and all his meyne made hem redy wenten to shippe token and sailled forth with xv C shippes and arriued withyn seyne at kydecause vpon our ladies eue the assupcion in Normandie with all his ordinaunce And so went hym forth to hareflete And he beseged the toune all aboute by lond and eke by water And sent to the Capitayne of the toune and charged hym for to deliuer the toune And the Capitayne said that he none deliuered hym ne none he wolde to hym yelde but bad hym done his best ¶ And than our kyng laid his ordinaunce vn to the toune that is for to say Gonnes Eugâ—ues and Tripâ—ettes and shetten and cast to the walles and eke vn to the Toune And cast doune bothe toures and toune and leid hem vn to the grounde And there he plaied at the tenys with his harde gonne stones ¶ And they that were within the toune whan they sholde plaie ther songe was well away and Allas that â—uer any suche tenys balles were made and cursed all tho that werre began and the tyme that euer they were borne ¶ And on the morwe the kyng did crie at euery gate of the toune that euery man shold be redy on the morwe erly to make assaute vn to the toune ¶ And william Bouchier and Iohan Graunt with xij othir worthy Burgâ—â— comen to the kyug and besought hym of his riall Princehoode and power to withdrawe his malice and destruction that he did vn to hem and besought hym of viij daies of respitâ— and trewes yf any rescue myght comen vn to hem and elles to yelde vp the toune vn to hym with all hir goodes And than the kyng sente forth the Capitayne and kepte the remenaunt still with hym ¶ And the lord Gaucorte that was Capitayne of the toune wente forth to Rone in all haste vn to the dolphyne for helpe and socour But there was none ne no man of rescue for the Dolphyne wold not abyde ¶ And thus this Capitayne come ayene vn to the kyng and yelde vp the toune and deliuered hym the keies And than he called his vncle the Erle of Dorset and made hym Capitayne of the toune of harflete and deliuered hym the keies and â—ad hym gone to put oute all the frenssh peple bothe men women and children and stuffed this toune of Hareflete with Englisshmen ¶ And than the kyng sente in to Englond and did crie in euery good toune of Englond that what crafty man wolde come thidder inhabite hym there in yâ— toune he sholde haue hous housholde to hym and to his heires for euer more ¶ And so thidder wente many diuerse marchauntz and