the â—ea me haddthym in dyspyte for his grete berynge wherfore syr Henry Lacy erle of Nicholl syr Guy erle of warwyk the whiche grete lordes the good kynge Edwarde syr Edwardes fader kyng of Englonde chargyd that Peers of Ganaston sholde not come into Englonde for to brynge his sone Edwarde intory of And all the lordes of Englonde asseÌ„bleâ— he in a certayn day at the freeâ—pre chers at London And there they spake of the dyshonour that kynge Edwarde dyd to his reame and to his crowne and so they assentyd all bothe erles and barons and all the comyne that the forsa yd Peers of Ganaston sholde be exyled oute of Englonde for euer more and so it was doon For he forswore Englond and went into Irlonde and there the kyÌ„ge made hym cheyfteyne and gouernoure of the londe by his commyscion And there this Peers was cheyfteyne of alle the londe And dyd there all that hym likyd and had power what he wolde and that tyme were the templers erylyd thru all cristiantee for bycause that men put vpon theym that they shold do thynges ayenst the fayth and good byleue Kyng Edwarde louyd Peers of Ganaston so moche that he myght not forbere his coÌ„pany And somoche the kynge yaue and behyghte too the people of Englonde yâ— the exylynge of the forsayd Peers sholde be reuokyd at Stamforde thrugh them that hym had exyled wherfore Peers of Ganaston came ayen into Englonde And whan he was come ayen into his loÌ„de he dyspysed the grettest lordes of this londe And callyd syr Robert Clare Et le of Glouceâ—re horesone And the Erle of Nicholl syr Henry Lacy brustenbely and syr Guy Erle of Warwyk the blacke hounde of Arderne And also he callyd the noble Erle Thomas of Lancastre churle and many other scornes and shamys them sayd and many other grete lordes of Englonde wherfore they were towarde hym full angry and wrothe and ryghtsore anoyed And in the same tyme deyed the Erle of Nychall But he chargyd or that he was deed Thomas of Lancastre Erle that was his sone in law that he sholde mayntene his quarel ayenste this same Peers of Ganaston vpon his blessynge ¶ And soo it befell thoroughe helpe of the erle Thomas of Lancastre and also of the Erle of Warwyk yâ— the forsayd syr Peers was herdes at gauersich beside warwyk in yâ— xix day of Iune in the were of grace M.CCC and .xii. wherfore the kynge was sore anoyed and prayed god that he myght se that day to be auenged vpon the deth of of the forsayd Peers ¶ And so it befell afterwarde as ye shall here Alas the tyme for the forsayd erle of Lancastre many other grete barons were putte to pyteuous deth and martred for cause of the forsayd quarell The kynge was tho at London helde a parlement ordeyned yâ— lawes of Symonde MouÌ„forde wherfore yâ— erle of Lancastre the erles all clergye of Englonde made an oth thrugh couÌ„seyle of Robert of wynchelse for to mayntene yâ— ordynauÌ„ces for euer ¶ How Roberte Brus came ayen intoo Scotlonde gadryd a grete power of men for werre vpon kynge Edwarde ANd whan syr Robert the Brus that made hym kynge of Scotlonde that before was fledde into Norway for drede of dethe of the good kynge Edwarde And also he herde of yâ— debate that tho was in Englonde bytwene the kynge and his lordys he ordeyned an hoste and came into Englonde in to Northumberlonde and cleue dystroyed the countre ¶ And whan kynge Edwarde herde this tydynges he lete assemble his hoste met yâ— Scottes at Edstreuelyn in yâ— day of yâ— Natiuite of saynt IohnÌ„ Baptist in yâ— thirde yere of his regne in yâ— yere of our lorde M.CCC .xiiij. Alas yâ— sorowe losse that there was doon For there was slayne yâ— noble erle Gylbert of clare syr Robert Clyfforde baroÌ„ the kynge Edwarde was scomfytyd Edmond of maule yâ— kyngê Steward for drede went drowned hymself in a fresshe ryuer yâ— is callyd BaÌ„nokysborne wherfore they sayd in represys of kynge Edwarde for asmoche as he louyd to go by water also for he was dyscomfyted at BaÌ„nokysborne therfore the maydeÌ„s made a songe therof in yâ— couÌ„tree of kyÌ„ge Edwarde in this manere they soÌ„ge Maydens of Englond sore may ye morne for tyzt haue lost your leÌ„mans at baÌ„nokysborne with heuelogh what wenyth yâ— kynge of Englond to haue gote Scot londe with rombylogh AS kynge Edwarde was dyscoz fyted wonder sore fast he fled with his folke yâ— were left alyue went vnto Berwyk there helde hym after he toke hostages two chyldren of the rychesse of yâ— towne And yâ— kynge went to London toke couÌ„seyll of thynges yâ— were nedefull to yâ— reame of Englonde ¶ And in the same tyme it befell yâ— tho was in Englonde a rybande yâ— was callyd IohnÌ„ Tanner And he yede sayd yâ— he was yâ— good kynge Edwardes sone lete hym call Edward of CarnartuaÌ„ And therfore he was take at Oxforde And there he chalenged frere Carmes chirche yâ— kynge Edwarde had yeue theÌ„ whiche was yâ— kynges halle And afterwarde was this IohnÌ„ lad to Northamp ton drawen hangyd for his falsnesse or yâ— he was deed he coÌ„fessyd sayd before all tho that were there yâ— yâ— deuyll behyght hym that he sholde be kynge of EngloÌ„de that he had serued yâ— deuyll thre yere ¶ How yâ— towne of Berewyk was take thrugh treason how two Cardynales were robbyd in Englonde ANd on myddyll lent sondaye in the yere of our lorde M.ccc.xvi Berwyk was loste thrugh false treson of one Pers of Spaldynge yâ— whiche Pe ers yâ— kynge had put there for to kepe yâ— same towne with many burgeyses of yâ— same towne wherfor yâ— childreÌ„ yâ— were put in hostage thrugh yâ— burgeyses of Berewyk folowed yâ— kyngê marchalse mani dayes fettred in stroÌ„ge yrens And after that tyme came two Cardynalles intâ—â— Englonde as the pope had theym sente for to make peas bytwene Englonde Scotlonde And as they wente towarde DurhaÌ„ for to haue sacred mayster Low ys of Beamont bysshoppe of Durham they were take robbyd vpon the moore of wynglesdom Of whiche robbery syr Gylbert of mytton was atteynt take and hangyd drawen at London his heed smytte of put vpon a spere set vpon newe gate the foure quarters seÌ„te to foure cytes of Englonde yâ— same tyme befell many myscheues in EngloÌ„ de for the pore people deyed in Englonde for hungre and somoche and so faste deyed that vnethe men myght bury theÌ„ For a quarter of whese was at .xl. shelynges and two yeres and an halfe a quarter of whete was worth .x. mark and ofttyme the poore people stole chyldren and ete them and ete also the houndes that they myght take and also hors cattes And after there fell a greate murreyne a monge bestes in dyuers couÌ„tres of
had be â—only weddyd to Englysshe people Thenne sholde peas haue ben and reste amonge theym without ony enuye And at that batayll was roger Clyfforde take syr IohnÌ„ Monbrey syr wyllyam Tucâ— it syr wyllyam fitz wyllyam and many other worthy knyghtes there were take at that batayll syr Hugh Dandell nexte daye after was taken and put into pryson sholde haue be doon to dethe yf he had not spousyd the kynges nece that was erle Gylbertes systre of Gloucestre anone after was syr Berthylmewe of Badelesmore takeÌ„ at Stow parke a maneyr of yâ— bysshop of Lyncoln that was his neuewe many other barons baronettes wherfor was made noche sorowe ¶ How Thomas of Lancastre was hee dyd at Pountfret .v. barons hangyd and drawen there ANd now I shall telle you of the noble erle Thomas of Lancastre whan he was take brought to yorke many of yâ— cyte were full gladde and vpon hym cryed with an hygh voys O syre traytoure ye be welcome blessyd be god for now ye shall haue yâ— rewarde yâ— longe ye haue deserued And cast vpon hym many snowe balles many other repreues they dyd hym But the gentyll erle al suffred sayd nother o word nor other ¶ And at the same tyme the kynge herde of this scomfyture was ful glad Ioyous in grete haste came to PouÌ„tfret syr Hughe Spenser syr Hughe his sone and syr IohnÌ„ erle of Arundell and syr Edmonde of wodestoke the kyÌ„ges brother erle of Kent syr Aymer of Valaunce erle of Penbroke and mayster Robert Baldoke a fals pyllyd clerke that was pryue and dwelled in the kynges court all came theder with the kynge And the kynge entryd into the castell syr andrew of Herkela a fals tyraunte thrugh the kynges coÌ„maundement toke with hym the gentyll erle Thomas too Pountfret and ther he was prysoned in his owne castell that he had newe made that stode ayenst the abbaye of kynge edwarde ¶ And syr Hugh Spenser yâ— fader and the sone caste and thought howe in what manere the good erle Thomas of Lancastre sholde be deed without Iu gement of his perys wherfore it was ordeyned thrugh the kynges Iusticys that the kynge sholde put vpon hym poyntes of treason And so it befell that he was ledde to barre before the kynges Iustices bareheed as a theyf in a fayre halle in his owne castell that he hadd made therin many a fayre feste bothe to ryche too poore ¶ And these were his Iustices syr Hughe Spenser the fader Aymer of Valaunce erle of Penbroke syr Edmonde of wodstok erle of Kent syr IohnÌ„ of Brytayne erle of Rychemonde syr â—obert Malemethrop Iustyce syr Robert hym acouspyd in this manere ¶ Thoâ—mas court excludeth you of all manere answer Thomas our lorde the kynge puttyth vpon you that ye haue in his lond ryden with baner dysplayed ayenst hys peas as a traytour ¶ And with yâ— word the gentyll erle Thomas with an hygh voyce sayd Nay lordes forsoth by â—aynt Thomas I was neuer traytoure ¶ The Iustice sayd ayen tho Thomas our lorde the kynge puttythe vpon you that ye haue robbyd his folke and murdred his people as a theyf Thomas also the kynge puttythe vpon you that he dyscomfyted you and your people with his folke in his owne reameâ— wherfore ye went and fledde to the woode as annutlaw and Thomas as a traytoure ye shall be hangyd by reason but the kynge hath foryeuen you yâ— Iugementeâ— for loue of quene Isabell. And Thomas reson wolde that ye sholde be hangyd but yâ— kynge hath foryeue you yâ— IugemeÌ„t for by cause and loue of your lygnage But for asmoche Thomas as ye were taken fleenge and as an outlawe the kynge woll that your heed shall be smyten of Anone haue hym out of preâ—s brynge hym to hys Iugement ¶ whan thelgen tyll knyght Thomas had herde all thyse wordes with an hygh voyce he cryed sore wepynge and sayd alas saynt Thomas fayr fader alas shall I be deed thê° Graunte me nowe blessydfull god answere But all auayled hym no thynge For yâ— cursyd Gascoyns put hym hyther thyther on hym cryed with an hyghe voys O kynge Arthur moost terryble dredefull well knowen shewed nowe is thyne open traytour And an euyll dethe shalt thou ryghte anone deye â–ª Haste thou not ryghte well deserued it ¶ And thenne thyse cruell folke sette vpon the gode knyght Thomas for very scorne an olde chaplet that was all to rent that was not worth an halfe peny And after that they sette hym vpon a white palfroy ful vnsemely and also all bara with an olde brydell And with an horryble noyse they draue hym out of the castell towarde his dethe and they caste vppon hym many balles of snow in dyspyte and as the traytours lad hym out of the castell tho sayd he these pyteous wordes hys hondes helde vp on hygh towarde heueÌ„ Now the kynge of heuen yeue vs merci for the erthly kynge hath vs forsaken a frere precher went with hym out of yâ— castell tyll he came to the place that he ended his lyfe vnto whome he shroue hym all his lyfe And the gentyll erle helde yâ— frere wonder faste by the clothes sayd to hym Fayr fader abyde with vs tyll that I be deed for my flesshe quakyth for drede of dethe ¶ And the sothe for to saye The gentyll erle set hym vpon his knees and torned hym towarde the eest but a rybaude that was called Hygone of mostoon sette honde vpon the gentyll Erle sayd in dyspyte of hym Syr traytour torne the towarde the Scottes thy fowle dethe to receyue torned towarde the North. The noble erle Thomas answered tho with a mylde voys sayd nowe fayr lordes I shall do your wyll with that worde the frere went from hym sore wepynge And anone a rybaude went to hym smote of his heed the .xi. Kalendas of Auerell in the yere of grace M.CCC.xxi ¶ Alas that euer suche a gentyll blood sholde be don to deth withouten cause and reason And traytoursly the kynge was couÌ„seylled whan he thrugh the fals counseylle of the Spensers suffred syr Thomas his vncles sone to be put to suche a dethe and so be beheeded ayenst all manere of reason And greate pyte it was also that suche a noble kynge sholde be dysceyued and mysgouerned thrugh counseyll of the fals Spensers the whiche tho he mayntened thrughe loselry ayenst his honour and alsoo his proffyte For afterwarde ther fell grete vengaunce in Englonde for bycause of the forsayd Thomas deth ¶ Whane the gentyll erle of his lyfe was passyd yâ— pryour and the monkys of Pounfret gate the body of syr Thomas of the kyng buryed it before the hyghe awter on yâ— ryght syde ¶ That same day that thys gentyll knyght was dede were hangyd drawen for the same quarell at PouÌ„tfret syr wyllyam Tuchet syr
GenÌ„ .xij. Our lorde sawe the folysshnes of the people Meruayllously for yâ— payne of ther synne he confounded the tonge of them In so moche yâ— none vnderstode what an other sayd And soo they were disperpled asondâ—ed by all yâ— worl de ¶ Of the malyce of this Nemroth bokes ben wryten ful ¶ And after the confusyon of the langage he wente to the londe of Persees there he enstructâ— taught them to adoure worshyp the fyre as god And he lefte his sone Belus in Babylon the whiche Belus succeded hyÌ„ And so from thens his progenye opteyned that kyngdom vnto the tâ—â—e of many a yere after ¶ In this tyme began many kyngdomes And the moost of all those kyngdomes was the kyngdome of Scitarum But there were so many rude boystous people in it that 〈◊〉 te was neuer hadde in worshyp And it was a stronge and a myghty 〈◊〉 of dystaunce ¶ And about this tyme beganne the kyngdom of Egypt the whiche with dyuers and many alteracyons often tymes was chaunged And also it is spoken of many tymes in 〈◊〉 ¶ Noblynesse or gentylmen abowee this sayd tyme began And this noblynesse or gentylmen was orderned for many causes â— The fyrst cause was necessyte For whan mankynde grewe 〈◊〉 men were prompte redy to do 〈◊〉 it was very necessary to withstande the greate malyce of the â—usyd people agaynst good men Therof a man is called a gentylman or a noble man as before other in vertues notable ¶ Wherof Ierom sayth I see no thynge elles in noblesse or in gentylmen but that they are bounden in a certeyn necessyte that they shall not recede fro the vertue and the gentylnesse of ther noble aunâ—â—tours ¶ The seconde was yâ— dyuers worshypâ—ge of the people For no man worshype thenne but as his naturall reason gaf And they knewe not ryghtwysly what they sholde worshyp all though they lyued peasyble amonge themself For they were so dull of wytte yâ— they coâ—de pondre no grete thynge but that was publysshed by yâ— comyn peple Wherfore it was expedyent for ther peas to be kepte that they sholde haue prynces of noble byrth ¶ The thyrde cause procedeth of some synguler strength Many tymes the comynalte were greued thrugh enmyes comynge vpon them And then they sayd yâ— who some euer wolde deffende kepe them from these peryles he sholde haue yâ— ryght of noblenesse for hym his heyres for euer more And in this maner of wyse many are â—adde to be noble men ¶ The fourth cause of noblynesse was greate habundauÌ„ce of goodes Somtyme the people were holden with grete penury of mete drynke And then they toke them theyrs to some ryche man yâ— thrugh that couenauÌ„t they sholde tempre the grete straytnesse of ther hungre after that they sholde knowe hym as ther lorde a noble man ¶ Also there be fouÌ„de certen noble men by the prouysyon of god though they were but fewe of the whiche some abode in vertue as Dauyd some fayled anone as Saul Ieroboam Also it is radde that many were noble men by tyranny vyolence Of the whiche some were destroyed anone And some abode in stablenesse as Paynemes myght ¶ Anno muÌ„di .ij. M.ix C. .v. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .ij. M.ij. C.lxxxiiij SAruk lyneally descended from our forn fader Adam to AbrahaÌ„ And Nachor was his sone he lyued an hondred and .xlviij. yere ¶ And about this tyme ydolatry began to to encreace myghtely And yf ye reuolue and loke the hystoryes ye shall fynde that thre thynges pryncypally brought men to the synne of ydolatry That is to vnderstonde The affeccyon whiche they had to deed men Dredde flaterynge agaynst ther prynces And the dilygence of artyfycers crafty men about scultures or grauynges Wycked fendes thenÌ„e entred in to the ydollis and gaue answe res to the people And these wycked spyrytes confermed the errour of the people myghtely In so moche that what some euer manere of persone wolde not conforme hym to the reason he sholde greuously suffre the payne of dethe Also there was added and put to these thynges the dysceyuynge laude and praysynge of Poetes the whiche wretches and also dampned men in to heuen with all tâ—eyr gaye aourned wrytynges exalted And that same tyme whanne deuylles beganne for to speke so fayrly and so mekely to man The good lorde of his grete and habundaunt mercy sente his aungelles that they spolde sheke to his elected men in vysybly lest that all man kynde sholde perysshe with this myscheuous errour BElus sone to Nemroth this tyme was kynge of Babylon And he was the fyrste kynge of this worlde And this man was he whom the errour of the people fyrst trowed sholde be a god wherfore dyuers peple named hym dyuersly And some called hym Bell some Baall some Baalim some Beelphagor and some Belsabub And this vnhappy errour stode in mankynde more than two thousande yeres ¶ Ninus sone to Belus the seconde kynge of Babylon or of Assuriorum regned .liiij. yeres And this Ninus desyred for to haue lordshyp and worshyp And to that entente that he myght be lorde of all the countree about hym he gaue bataylle to all that dwelled nyghe aboute hym And by cause that tyme the people were rude and had not the connynge of fyghtynge nor armour anone he subdued vnto hyÌ„ all Asiam And there was made yâ— fyrst Monarche in yâ— rest party And whaÌ„ his herte was sory for the deth of his fader Belus he made to be made to hym for his comforte an ymage of his fad to whom he gaf so myghty reuerence that what someuer gylty man hadde fledde to yâ— ymage ther sholde no man do vnto hym no hurte he pardonned hyÌ„ of all his trespasse And thrugh his ensample many a man began to worshyp yâ— deed ymage of theyr dere frendes Thenne these malicyous spirytes seynge yâ— curyosyte of the people hydde them within them gaaf answeres vnto yâ— people sayd they were goddes And coÌ„mauÌ„ded them to do reuerence vnto them as goddes Thus yâ— vnhappy synne of ydolatry was brought in the whiche repugned myghtely to goddes mageste And in so moche this madnesse grewe that he shol de suffre the payne of dethe that sayd they were men but goddes ¶ Anno mundi .iij. M.C.xiiij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .ij. M.lxxxv THare sone to Nachor lyued .ij. C and .v. yere This Thare after the deth of Aram went from Vt of Calde passed in to Charram with his childern his neuewes And it is sayd by cause he wolde not worshyp the fyre as Nemroth had taught he was banysshed the couÌ„tree And the comyn opynyon of the Hebrewes is Nemroth regned there the whiche was called an other name Amraphel the kyng of Sennaar whome longe tyme after this Abraham ouercame vt dicit GenÌ„ .xiiij. ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iij. M.C.lxxxiiij Et an te xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .ij. M.xv HEre
Cathon the moost named phylosopher seeynge Iulius Cezar haue the victorye whome he fauoured not at a towne called Vticam dyde slee hymself iuxta illud Mauult cato mari quaÌ„ deroget vrbis honorari But for yâ— after Austyn he was not excused of synne ¶ This tyme the Iury was trybutarye to the Romayns for percyalyte of two brethern Aristobolus Ercanus both of them for enuye of other cast them to the Romayns yâ— they myght regne ¶ This tyme thre sonnes appered in heuen towarde the â—est parte of yâ— worlde the whiche by lytell lytell were broughte in to one body A grete synge it was that Affrica Asia Europa sholde be brought in to one monarche that the lordshyp of Anthony the Senatoure and Lâ—cius Anthontij sholde tourne in to one lordshyp ¶ Marcus Cicerio Tullus the moost noble Rethoryeen was Counsull of Rome this tyme. ¶ How that the Brytons grauÌ„ted vnto Cassybolon whiche thenne tofore yâ— was Luddes brother the londe In whoo 's tyme Iulius Cezar came twyes for to conquere the londe of Brytayne AFter the deth of kynge Lud regned his brother Cassybolon became a good man moche beloued of his Brytons so that for his goodnes curteysy they graunted hym the reame for euer more to hym and to his heyres And the kynge of his goodnes lete nourysshe worthely bothe the sones that were Lud his brother And after made the eldest sone erle of Cornewayle and the yongest sone he made erle of London And whyle this kynge Cassybolon regned came Iulius Cezar that was Emperour of Rome in to the londe with a power of Romayns wolde haue had this londe thrugh strength but Cassybolon ouercame hyÌ„ in batayll thrugh helpe of the Brytons droue hym out of this londe And he wente ayen to Rome assembled a grete power an other tyme came agayne in to this londe for to gyue bataylle to Cassybolon but he was dyscomfyted thrugh strength of the Brytons thrugh helpe of the Erle of Cornewayle the Erle of London his brother thrugh helpe of Gudian kynge of Scotlonde Corbonde the kynge of Northwalys of Brytayll kyng of Southwalys And in this bataylle was slayne Neunon yâ— was Cassybolons brother wherfore he made moche sorowe And so wente Iulius Cezar out of this londe with a fewe of Romayns yâ— were lette a lyue And then Cassybolon went ayen to London made a feest to al folke yâ— tho hyÌ„ had helped And whan that this feest was done thenne euery man yede in to his owne countree ¶ Of the debate that was betwixt Cassybolon the Erle of London of the truage that was payed to Rome ANd after it befelle thus vpon a daye that the gentylmen of the kynges houshold the gentylmen of the Erles housholde of London after meete wente togyder for to playe And thrugh debate that arose amonge them Enelin that was the Erles cosyn of London slewe Irenglas that was the kyngê cosyn Wherfore the kynge swore that Enelin sholde be hanged But the Erle of London that was Enelins lorde wolde not suffre hym wherfore the kyng was gretely wroth vtred towarde the Erle thought hym to destroye And pryuely the Erle sente letters to Iulius Cezar that he sholde come in to this londe for to helpe hym hym auenge vpon the kynge and he wolde helpe hym with all his myght And whan themperour herde this tydynges he was full gladde ordeyned a stronge power and came ayen the thyrde tyme in to this londe and the Erle of London helped hym with viij thousande men and at the thyrde tyme was Cassybolon ouercome dyscomfyted and made peas to the Emperour for thre thousande pouÌ„de of syluer yeldynge by yere for truage for this londe for euermore ¶ And thenne half a yere after passed the Emperour Iulius Cezar wente ayen vnto Rome and the Erle of London with hym For he durste not abyde in this londe And after Cassybolon regned .vij. yere in peas and tho he deyed the .xvij. yere of his regne and lyeth at Yorke ¶ How that the lordes of the londe after the deth of Cassybolon for by cause he had none heyre made Andragen kynge AFter the dethe of Cassybolon for as moche as he hadde none heyre of his lefull body begoten the lordes of the londe by the comyns assente crowned Andragen erle of Cornewayle made hym kynge And he regned wel and worthely he was a good man well gouerned the londe And whan he had regned .viij. yere thenne he deyed and lyeth at London ¶ Circa annuÌ„ mundi .v. M.C.lix Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .xl. IOseph of the lyne of Cryste was about this tyme borne and after was husbonde vnto our lady ¶ Anthigonus was bysshoppe this tyme in the Iury. This Anthigonus was sone vnto Aristoholy and on euery syde he was false For he obeyed not to the Romaynes and a grete plage he brought vnto the londe for to destroye Hircanê° his vnde that he myght regne kynge and so Hircanê° was expulsed Flaccus was slayne Herode was exiled But whan Herode came vnto Rome tolde the Senatours all these thyngê the Emperour created hym kynge sendynge with hym anhoste the whiche toke Ierusalem And AnthigonuÌ„ the bysshop taken ledde to Anthony the Senatour the whiche made hym syker so was Herode confermed in to his kyngdom And he a strauÌ„ger regned on the Iewes so the kyngdome of the Iewes cessed as Iacob had sayd ¶ Titus Liuius historicus Duidius were this tyme. ¶ Incipiunt imperatores augusti et dictus est augustus quia augebat populum OCtauyan was Emperour of Rome .lvij. yere .vi. monethes and .x. dayes This Octauyan neuewe to Iuly whan he was a yonge man toke yâ— Empyre vpon hyÌ„ His flourysshynge youthe he spended in warre Fyue thousande bataylles he dyde And shortly after many bataylles he brought all the worlde in to one Monarche yâ— man had no felowe And in his dayes peas was in alle the worlde thrugh the prouysyon of the very god That the temporal peas myght glorifye the natyuyte of our saupour Cryste Ihesu This Octauyan was the fayrest man yâ— myght be hyghe in wytte the moost fortunate in all thynges And he lacked not the vyce of his flesshely luste This man made all the worlde to be mesured And in the .lij. yere of his regne was our lorde Ihesu Cryst borne the Sauyour of this worlde the whiche graunteth eternall peas to his louers ¶ Hic nota dscdin IeronimuÌ„ that Anna and Emeria were systers And of Emeria was borne Elyzabeth moder to Iohan yâ— Baptyst And she was fyrst wedded to Ioachim of whome she toke Mary moder of Cryst The seconde husbonde was Cleophe he gate on her Maria Cleophe the whiche was wedded to Alphe of whom proceded Iames yâ— lesse Symon Cananeus Iudas Tadeus Ioseph the whiche is called Barsabas The thyrde tyme Anna was wedded to Salome
Victor .ix. yere This man ordeyned that Crysten people of xij yere of aege aboue sholde receyue his god on Eester daye ones oo yere Also he ordeyned that all the vessels of the awter sholde be glasseor tynne and not tree as in olde tyme the consecracion of the gloryons blood was made in tree vessell And this tyme past the worshyp of the chirche grewe glasen vessell were forhode Vt patet de conse de pri ca. ¶ Origenes the noble clerke was this tyme he wrote so moche that saynt Ierom sayd I haue redde of Origenes werâ—es â—â—s iiij thousande volumes without pyscles He translated the Byble from Hebrewe in to Greke dyde many other grete thynges And of this Origenes Sampson Salomon Tratan is a grete questyon amonge doctours yf that they ben dampned or saued Therfore those thynges yâ— without peryll we ben not bouÌ„de to knowe nor yâ— chirche is not certifyed of them And therfor lete them be alonly coÌ„mytted vnto god ¶ Caliâ—ê° a martyr a Romayne was pope after Zepherinê° .v. yere he ordeyned the Cimiteri in via apia where many a thou sande martyr is buryed ¶ Also he ordeyned the feest of the Emerynge dayes to be kept ¶ Anthoniê° Aurelius was Emperour .iij. yere And this man lacked no kynde of lechery at the laste he was slayne amonge a greate multytude of peple for his myscheuous lyurnge Anthoniê° Marcus regned after hym .vij. yere This man lyued bostynatly 〈◊〉 therfore he was slayne as was his predecessour ¶ Alisander was Emperour after Anthoniê° regned .xiij. yere This man at the Instaunce of his moder a crysten woman the techynge of Origenes the whiche came to Rome to coâ—â—trte her was made soo good vnto crysten men yâ— he suffred them to haue ther couÌ„seylles theyr prayers by themself but neuertheles in this tyme the cursyd off yeers of hym made many martyrs ¶ Anno dmÌ„ CC .xliiij. TRbanus was pope after Caliâ—â—ê° .viij. yere and olde yonge he was very vertuous And all the halowed vesselles of the chirche he made of golde or syluer This man lefte his popechede wente to Agrippa and .xi. thousande virgyns with hym And the clergy sayd he lefte not his dygnytee for holynesse but for appetyte of tho virgyns waste hym not in the booke of popes And there he a virgyn was martred with those virgyns ¶ Poncianus a martyr succeded Vrbanê° And he ordeyned yâ— psalmes sholde be sayd daye nyght in the chirche of god And that a preest sholde saye Confiteor afore the masse ¶ Anteros a martyr was pope after this man this man ordeyned yâ— a bysshop myght be remeued from one vnto an other And he made the lyfe of martyrs to be wryten And he was slayne buryed in the Cimitery of saynt Calixt ¶ Maximianus was chosen Emperour at Maguncia of the hoste not by the Senatours regned thre yere and destroyed the chirche myghtely and was slayne for Origene ¶ Gordian regned after hym .vi. yere of hym is lytell wryten but he was slayne Hijs diebus Celus dux Colchestrie in asclepto regnat in britaÌ„nia aÌ„nts quasi xxx vsque ad aduentuÌ„ Constancij Lati M vacat ¶ Phylyp was Emperour after hym this Phylyp chose to hym Phylyp his sone they regned .xvij. yere were the fyrste Emperours yâ— were crystened and after slayne of the hoste They bequeued all ther tresour in ther deth that it sholde be disposed to poore men And saynt Laurence at the assygnacyon of his mayster the pope departed this tresour about Rome the whiche was grete cause of his martyrdom Vt quideÌ„ dicuÌ„t ¶ Decius was Emperour thre yere in all thynges a tyrauÌ„t For he entred th empyre whan he the hoste had slayne the two Philyppes his lordes after yâ— he was slayne with his sone ¶ Fabianê° a martyr a Romayne was pope after Anteros .xij. yere this was a very holy man For whan Crysten men stode to abyde the eleccyon of the pope sodenly a whyte douue or a culuour descended on his heed sayenge vnto hym thou shalt be pope of Rome This man ordeyned euery yere yâ— Creme sholde be halowed vpon Sherethursdaye Also he deuyded regyons to deakens the whiche sholde wryte the lyf of martyrs And at the last Decius slewe hym ¶ Cornethus a martyr Romayne was pope after Fabianê° .iij. yere This man toke vp the bodyes of Peter Poul with grete honour put them in worshypfull places with beata Lucina ¶ Lucius was pope after Cornelius thre yere of hym lytell is wryten ¶ Gallus with his sone Volucianus were Emperours two yere they fought with Emilianus were slayne And Emilianê° the thyrde moneth was slayne ¶ Valerian was Emperour with his sone Galyene .xv. yere This man was vertuous manly in the begynnynge but after was gyuen to vyce moche wretchednesse And so was his sone Galiene This Valerian wente vnto yâ— londe of Perse. And therfore the greate blood of martyrs whiche he had shedde was taken of the kynge of Perse. And whan he had take hym he put out both his eyen kepte hym in grete bondage And to this entente he kepte hym that whan so euer he sholde ryde this Valerian sholde lye downe he sholde sette his feet vpon his backe whan he wolde take his horse This herde Galiene his â—one yâ— was lefte at Rome And that caused hym that he was not so cruell ayenst Crysten men ¶ And here was the .viij. persecucyon of the chirche made by the Emperour And made the Romayns to lese ther kyngdomes the whiche were neuer recouered ayen to the Emperoure And generall pestylence was thrugh out all the worlde for ther trespasse ¶ Stephanus a martyr after Lucius was pope .iij. yere this man ordeyned yâ— no man sholde vse none halowed clothes but to the worshyp of god ¶ Sixtus a martyr a Romayne was pope after Stephanus two yere This man ordeyned that the masse sholde be sayd vpon an awter the whiche afore was not thenne he deyed ¶ Dyonisiê° a Romayne was pope after hym two yere This man deuyded parysshes chircheyardes assyâ—ned to chirches certen preestes ¶ Felix a martyr was pope after Dyonisius two yere He ordeyned that for the memorye of martyrs masses sholde be sayd Also he ordeyned the Dedycacyon of the chirche euery yere sholde he sayd ¶ Claudiê° was Emperour after Valerian this emperour subdued Gothas nobly thenÌ„e he dyssessed ¶ Anno dmÌ„ CC.lxxiiij EVticianus a martyr was pope after Felix .viij. yere This man ordeyned the corne beenes shold be blessyd on the awter And he buryed CCC xliiij martyrs with his owne hondes ¶ Aurelius was Emperour after Claudius .v. yere this Aureliê° fyrst to crysten men was gentyll wherfore he had the victory in euery place gloryously And whan he was desceyued by cursyd men pursewed crysten men myghtly namely in FrauÌ„ce for there he
your self that shall be kynge regne And by the beeme that stondeth towarde the Eest is vnderstonde that ye shall gete a sone that shall conquere all Fraunce all the londes that belongeth to the crowne of FrauÌ„ce that shall be a worthyer kynge of more hononr than euer were ony of his auncetours ¶ And by the beeme yâ— stretched towarde Irlonde is betokened that ye shal gete a doughter that shal be quene of Irlonde ¶ And the .vij. beemes betoken that ye shall haue .vij. sones And euery one of them shall be kynge regne with moche honour And abyde ye no lenger here but go yeue batayll to your enmyes and fyght with them boldely for ye shall ouercome them haue the victory ¶ Vter thanked hertely Merlyn and toke his men wente towarde his enmyes they fought togyder mortally so he dyscomfyted his enmyes them destroyed And hymself slewe Passent that was Vortigers sone And his Brytons slewe Guillomer that was kyng of Irlonde all his men ¶ And Vter anone after that batayll toke his waye towarde Wynchestre for to do entyere Aurilambros kynge that was his brother But tho was the body borâ— vnto Stonhenge with moche houour that he had done make in remembrauÌ„ce of the Brytons that there were slayne thrugh treason of Engist that same daye that they sholde haue ben accorded And in the same place they entyered Aurilambros the seconde yere of his regne with all the worshyp that myght belonge to suche a kynge On whoo 's soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ Of Vter Pendragon and wherfore he was called so ye shall here And how he was ouertake with the loue of Igrey ne that was the Erle of Cornewaylles wyf AFter the dethe of Aurilambros Vter his brother was crowned and regned well worthely And in remembraunce of the dragon that he was lykened to he lete make two dragons thrugh counseyll of his Brytons And made that one for to be borne before hyÌ„ whan he wente in to batayll and that other for to abyde at Wynchestre in the bysshops chirche And for that cause he was called euer after Vter Pendragon ¶ And Octa that was Engistes sone coÌ„mended Vter but lytell that was made newe kynge And ayenst hym began to meue warre And ordeyned a grete power of his frendes of his kynne and of Ossa his brother and had taken all the londe from Humbre vnto Yorke But those of Yorke helde strongely agaynst them and wolde not suffre them to come in to the cyte neyther to yelde the cyte to them And he besyeged yâ— towne anone ryght yaue therto a stronge assawee But they of the cyte them kepte well strongely ¶ And whan Vter herde therof he came thyther with a grete stronge power for to helpe rescowe the towne put awaye the syege and yaue a stronge batayll And Octa and his company them defended as well as they myght But at the laste they were dâ—scomfyted and the moost partye of them slayne And Octa and Ossa were taken put in pryson at London ¶ And Vter hymself dwelled a whyle at Yorke and after he wente to London And 〈◊〉 the Eester after he wolde bere crowne and holde a solempne feest And lete somone all his Erles Barons that they sholde come to that feest And all those that had wyues sholde brynge them also to that feest And all the seygnoury came at the kynges commaundement as they were coÌ„maunded ¶ The feest was rychely arayed holden And all worthely sette to meete after yâ— they were of astate Soo that the Erle Gorloys of Cornewaylle and Igreyne his wyf sate next vnto the kynge And whan the kynge sawe the faytnesse of that lady the beaute that she had He was anone rauysshed for her beaute and often he made to her nyce countenaunce in lokynge and laughynge So at the laste the Erle perceyued the preuy lokynge laughynge and the loue bytwene them And rose vp froÌ„ the table in wrathe toke his wyf and called to hym his knyghtes and wente thens in wrath without takynge leue of the kynge ¶ The kynge anone sent after hym that he sholde come agayne go not thens in dyspyte of hym And the erle wolde not come agayne in no maner of wyse ¶ Wherfore the kynge was wroth and in wrath hym defyed as his deedly enmye And the erle wente thens in to Cornewaylle with his wyf in the castall of Tyntagyll ¶ And the kynge lete ordeyne a grete hoste and came in to Cornewaylle for to destroye the erle yf that he myght But he had put hym in suche a castell that was stronge well arayed called Tyntagyll wolde not yelde hym to the kynge ¶ And the kynge anone besyeged the castell and there dwelled .xv. dayes that neuer myght spede â—uer he thought vppon Igreyne vpon her layde so moche loue that he wyst not what to do ¶ So at the laste he called to hym a knyght that was called Vlfin that was preuy with hym and tolde hym all his couÌ„seyll axed of hyÌ„ what was best for to done ¶ Syr sayd he sende after Merlyn anone for he can telle you the best counseyll of ony man lyuynge Merlyn anone was sente after came to the kynge And the kynge tolde hym all his couÌ„seyll his wyll Syr sayd Merlyn I shal do so moche thrugh crafte that I can that I shall make you come to nyght in the castell of Tyntagyll shall haue all your wyll of that lady ¶ How Vter begate on Igreyne that was the Erles wyf of Cornewaylle Arthur kynge MErlyn thrugh craft that he coude chaunged the kynges fygure in to the lykenes of the erle and Vlfin Garlois his Chambrelayne in to the fygure of Iordan that was the erles cham brelayne so that eche of them was transfygured in to others lykenes And whan Merlyn had so done he sayd to the kynge Syr sayd he now ye may go sodeynly to the castell of Tyntagyll axe entree there haue your wyll The kyng toke prpuely all the hoste to gouerne and lede to a knyght that he moche loued toke his waye towarde the castell and with hym toke Vlfin his chambrelayne and Merlyn whan they came thyder the porter demid it had ben his owne lorde And whan tyme came for to god to bedde the kynge wente to bedde with Igreyne the erles wyf dyde with her all his wyll And begate vpon her a sone that was called Arthur And vppon the morowe the kynge toke his leue of the lady wente ayen to his hoste And the same nyght that the kynge laye by Igreâ—ne in bedde that was yâ— erles wyf the kynges men gaaf a grete assawie vnto the castell And the erle his men manly them defended But at the laste it befell so that in the same assawie the erle hymself was slayne the castell taken ¶ And the kynge anone torned agayne to Tyntagyll
to the londe to robbe brenne and slee The lady that was Buernes wyf was a wonder fayre woman ¶ And the kynge came vnto her whan that her husbonde was absente And she trusted none harme vnto the kynge and welcomed hym with moche honour and worthely hym serued in all thynge ¶ Whan the kynge had eten he toke the lady by the hande and ladde her in to a chambre and sayd He wolde speke with her a counseyll And all the folke he made voyde fro the chambre saue oonly the lady and he But the lady wyst not wherfore he it dyde tyll that he had done all his wyll And whan he had done this dede he tormed agayne to Yorke And the lady he lefte there sort wepynge for the dede that the kynge to her hadde done ¶ And whan her lorde was come home and sawe her wepe and suche sorowe and mornynge make he axed of her what she hadde done and why she made suche sorowe ¶ Sâ—re she sayd subtylly and falsely the kyng Osbryght hath do me shame and vylanye ayenst my wyll And tolde hym all the truthe how the kynge had forlayne her with shâ—ngth wherfore she sayd she had leuer to be deed than to lyue ¶ Fayre loue be styll sayd he for ayenst strengthe feblenesse is lytell worthe and therfore of me shalt thou neuer the lesse be loued and namely for thou haste tolde me the truthe And yf almyghty god graunt to me my lyf I shall the auenge ¶ This Buerne was a grete man and a myghty lorde and was well beloued grete frendes had And lete sende for the grettest lordes of the loude to them made his complaynt of the despyte that the kynge to hym had done and sayd he wolde be auenged how so euer it were And all his frendes couÌ„seylled hym that he sholde goo vnto Yorke there that the kynge was hym to defye And Buerne tooke his mayne came to the kynge Whan the kynge hym sawe he called hym curtously Buerne by name And Buerne hym answered to hyÌ„ sayd Syt I you defye and yelde vp feautees homages londes as moche as I haue holden of you and fro this tyme forwarde I wyll neuer of the no thynge holde And so he departed fro the kynge without more speche or ony abydynge and toke leue of his frendes wente in to Denmarke and playned to the kynge Godern and tolde hym of the despyte of that the kynge Osbryght to hym had done of his wyf and prayed hym of socour helpe hym for to auenge ¶ Whan kyng Godern of Denmark and the danys had herde the complaynt of this Buerne the prayer that he badde they were ryght wonder gladde in theyr hertes for as moche as they myght fynde a cause for to go in to Englonde for to warre vpon Englesshemen and for to auenge Buerne of the despyte that the kynge Osbryght hadde done vnto his wyf And for as moche as Buerne was sybbe vnto the kynge of Denmark anone they lete ordeyne a grete hoste of men lete ordeyne theym shyppes and as moche as theym neded for to haue to that vyage And whan all the hoste was redy the kynge made his two brethern chyef capytayns that were noble knyghtes of body and also bolde That one was called Hunga that other Hubba ¶ How the Danys toke Yorke and slewe the kynge Osbryght and soone after slewe kynge Elle AS all was redy the two bredern toke leue of the kynge Godeâ—n wente towarde the see for to passe ouer in to Englonde as faste as they myght spede Now is Buerne so wel comforted fast hyed hyÌ„ with the Danys that they ben arryued in the North couÌ„tree comen thrugh out Holdernes destroyed all yâ— couÌ„tree brenned townes robbed folke slewe all that they myght take tyll that they came vnto Yorke And whan kynge Osbryght sawe them come he toke all his people that he had with hym and came out of the cyte faught with them but noo foyson he ne had ayenst them moche of the people that there was were slayne on bothe partyes And kyng Osbryght hymself there was slayne the cyte anone was take the Danys went in ¶ And there was also an other kynge in Northumberlonde that Buernes frendes had chose helde hym for kynge a man that was called Elle for as moche as they wolde not to kyng Osbryght he attendauÌ„t for the despyte that he had done vnto Buerne theyr to syn ¶ It befell thus that the kyng Elle was gone in to the wood hym for to dyfporte of venyson some he had taken And as he sate in the wood at meete to a knyght he sayd We haue well spedde moche venyson taken ¶ And with that worde came in a man to hym sayd yf ye so moche of venyson haue wonne an hondred tymes somoche more ther ayenste haue ye lost For all this couÌ„tree the Danys haue goten taken the cyte of Yorke ayenst you shall it holde that neuer ye shall come therin for so moche they haue slayne kynge Osbryght ¶ Whan kynge Elle herde these wordes he lete assemble all the folke of the couÌ„tree ordeyned all the power that he myght haue And wolde haue goten the towne of Yorke with strength But the Danys came out anone yaue hym a stronge batayll And slewe the kynge Elle and the moost parte of the people that he had brought with hym ¶ And the same place there they were slayne shall euer more be called Elle crofte that place is a lytell from Yorke ¶ And tho rested the Danys neuer tyll yâ— they hadde conquered all Northumberlonde And in that couÌ„tree they made Wardeynes and wente further in to the londe and toke Notyngham And there they abode all the wynter dyde all the sorowe that they myght ¶ And after whan Somer tyme came they remeued from Notyngham and came in to Nicholl Lyndesey and to Holonde For no man myght them withstande soo moche power strength they had ¶ How saynt Edmonde the kynge was martyred ANd soo ferre hadde the Danys passed from countree to couÌ„tree and euer more brennynge and robbynge and destroyenge all that they myght tyll they came vnto Tethforde ¶ And in that countree they founde a Crysten kynge that moche loued god and his werkes that was called Edmonde And he was a kyng of Northfolke South folke ¶ This saynt Edmonde kyng or deyned as moche folke as he myght fought with the Danys but he and his folke were dyscomfyted and the kynge hymself dryuen vnto the castell of Framelynham And the Danys hym purse wed and came vnto the same castell And whan kynge Edmonde sawe that the castell myght not them withstande he came ayenst theym with whome the Danys fyrst dyd speke And anone they axed of hyÌ„ where kynge Edmonde was ¶ Now forsoth sayd he whan I was in the castell there was the kynge
with symonye And these that accused hym pryuely he hyered them to saye the 〈◊〉 The whiche the Legate commayned afore all the people he sayde Lote the Iudgement of this men â—sse at this tyme for it it dysceyâ—â—ble lete 〈◊〉 dyspose for it And sayd thus it is 〈◊〉 That the dygryde of a bysshop is the 〈◊〉 of the holy ghost And who some euer byeth a bysshope doth ayenst yâ— holy ghost Thâ—â—e yâ— thou bysshop dyde not ayenst the holy ghost â—aye openly afore all the people 〈◊〉 petri of 〈◊〉 et spiritual sancta And many tymes he began to saye it but he coude neuer speke spirtut sancta Thenus he was depasyd of his bysshop 〈◊〉 and after he coude speke it well ynought ¶ Victâ—â— the thyrde was pope after hym do yere this man was poysoned with venym in the chaly◠¶ 〈◊〉 was pope after hym two yere This man â—â—syd the kynge of Frallce for his 〈◊〉 And he called a counseyll at ClaruÌ„ in the whiche he ordeyned that matyns of our lady sholde be sayd euery daye on Saterdaye her solempue masse And it is sayd that this was shewed vnto yâ— freres of Cartulis ¶ Also he called another counsesyll at Turam for the holy londe to be wonne aym prouoked the people to that matere within a lytell tyme after that matere the holy londe was receuered the sepulcre of our londe Anthioche with many other cytees taken fro the Sarrasyus And it is sayd men byleued that CC.M. crysten men wente to that Iourney For there wente of states olde men yonge and also tyche and peace and nâ—o man compelled theym And this passage was made by the vysyon of our lady And the 〈◊〉 of this people were dyuerse Due was Godfroy de Bolayne a full noble man of all the worlde and a vertuous man And all other was 〈◊〉 the Duke of Neaples The thyrde was 〈◊〉 the kynges brother of Fraunce many other the whiche dyde full nobly for the fayth of god ¶ And it 〈◊〉 to longe to this booke to 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 make that they dyde ¶ Of kynge Wyllyam 〈…〉 was kynge Wyllyam 〈◊〉 sone that 〈…〉 houses of Relygon for to make the newe forest ANd after this Wyllyam bestarde 〈◊〉 his sous William the 〈◊〉 And this Wyllyam was a wonder counteryous man to god holy chirche and lete amende make the towne of Cordeis that the Payâ—ens had destroyed This kyng Wellyam destroyed holy chirche theyr possessyous in what parte he myght them fynde And therfore there was soo moche debate bytwene hym the Archebysshop of Caunterbury Ancelmus For by cause that he reprenyd hym of his wyckednesse that he destroyed Holy chirche And for that cause the kyng bare to hym grete wrath And so he exyled hym out of this londe and the Archbysshop wente to the courte of Rome there dwelled with the pope And this kyng made the newe forest caste downe destroyed .xxvi. townes lxxx houses of Relygyon all for to make his forest lenger broder And became wond gladde proude of his wood of his forest And nourysshed the wylde beestes that were within that it was meruaylle for to wyte so that men called hym keper of woodes of pastures And the more lenger that he lyued the more wyched he became both to god to all holy chirche to all his men ¶ And this kynge lete make the grete halle of Westmstre So vpon a daye in yâ— Wytsontyde he helde therin his fyrst feest he loked hym aboute and sayd that the halle was to lytell by yâ— half deale And at the laste he became soâ— contraryous that all thynge yâ— pleased god dyspleased hym alle thynge that god loued he hated deedly ¶ And so it befell that he dremyd vpon a nyght a lytell or that he deyed that he was lete blood bledâ— a grete quantyte of blood a streme of blood lepte on hygh towarde heuen more than a hondred fadâ—m and the clerenesse of the daye was torned vnto nyght and darknesse of the fytmament also ¶ And whan that he awoke he had grete drede so that he not wyst what for to doo And tolde his dreme to men of his couÌ„seyll sayd that he had grete drede supposyd that to hym was some myschauÌ„ce to come ¶ And yâ— second nyght before a monke dremyd of the housholde that the kynge wente in to a chuâ—â—he with moche people and he was prâ—wde that he despysed all the people that were with hym that he toke the 〈◊〉 of the Crucefixe shamefully 〈…〉 his teeth And the Cruciuâ—◠〈…〉 all that he dyde But yet 〈…〉 as a wood man rente of the 〈…〉 the Crucefixe cast it vnder his 〈◊〉 defoylled it and châ—ewe if all a 〈◊〉 And a grete fyre came out of the Cruâ—â—fixe mouthe Of whiche 〈…〉 man had grete meruaylle and 〈◊〉 ¶ The good man that had dremed 〈◊〉 strauÌ„ge dreme tolde it to a knyght that was moost pryue with the kynge of 〈◊〉 men the knyght was called Hamondes ¶ Soone the monke he tolde the dremes to the kyng sayd That it sholde betokenen other thynge than â—eed â–ª And neuertheles yâ— kyng laughed 〈◊〉 â—â—â—twyes or thryts and lytel sette 〈…〉 thought that he wolde goo haute and playe in the forest And men 〈◊〉 hym that he sholde not go that 〈…〉 no maner thynge ne come in the weed so that he abode at home before meete But anone as he had eten no man hym myght lette but he wolde goo vnto the wood for to haue his dysporte ¶ And so it befell that one of his knyghtes that hyght Walter Tytell wolde haue shoâ— to an harte and his arowe glentyd vpon a braunche and thorugh mysauencâ—â—re smote the kynge to the herte And soo he felle downe deed to the grouÌ„de without ony worde spekynge and soo ended his lyf dayes And it was no meruayll 〈◊〉 daye that he deyed he had lete to seeue the Archebysshopryche of CauÌ„terbury and .xij. abbayes also euermore dyde greate destruccyon to holy chirche thrugh â—â—nfull takynge axynges for no man durst withstande that he wolde haue done And of his lewdenes he wolde neuer withdrawe nother to amende his lyfe And therfore god wolde suffre hyÌ„ no lenger to regne in his wyckednes And he had be kyng .xiij. yere and .vi. wekes lyeth at Westmestre ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M.lxxxviij PAschall was pope after Vrbanê° .xviij. yere and .v. monethes the whiche the .xiij. yere of his bysshopryche with his Cardynalles was put in pryson by Henry yâ— fourth Emperour And they myght not be delyuered vntyll the pope had sworne that he sholde kepe peas with hym that he sholde neuer curse hym And on that promyse the pope yaue the Emperour a preuylege the yere after the pope damned that preuylege sayd on this wyse Lete vs comprehende al holy scrypture the
olde testament yâ— newe the lawes of the prophecyes the gospell the canons of appostles all the decrees of the popes of Rome that al they helde I holde that that they dampned Idampne moost specyally that preuylege graunted to Henry the Emperour the whiche rather is graunted to venge his malyce than to multeplye his pacyence in vertue For euer more I dampne that same preuylege ¶ Of kyng Henry Beauclerk that was Wyllyam Rous brother and of the debate bytwene hym Robert Curthos his brother ANd whan Wyllyam Rous was deed Henry Beauclerk his 〈◊〉 was made kynge by cause Wyllyam Rome had no childe begote on his body And this Henry Beauclerk was crowned kyng at London the fourth daye after that his brother was decessyd that is to saye the fyfth daye of August ¶ And anone as Ancelmus that was Archbysshop of CauÌ„terbury that was at yâ— court of Rome herde tell that William Rous was deed he came ayen in to England the kynge Beauclerk welcomed hym with moche honour And the fyrste yere the kynge Henry regned was crowned He spowsed Maude that was Margaretes doughter the quene of Scotlonde And the Archebysshop Ancelmus of CauÌ„terbury wedded them And this kynge begate vpon his wyfe two sones a doughter that is to saye Wyllyam and Richarde Maude And this Maude was afterwarde yâ— Empresse of Almayne ¶ And in the seconde yere of his regne his broder Robert Curthos that was duke of Normandy came with an huge hoste in to Englond for to chalenge the londe But thrugh counseyll of the wyse men of the londe they were accorded in this manere That the kynge sholde yeue his brother the duke a thousande pounde euery yere And whiche of them that lyued lengest sholde be that others heyre and so bytwene them sholde he no debate ne stryfe ¶ And then whan they were thus accorded the duke wente home agayne in to Normandye ¶ And whan the kynge had regned foure yere there arose a grete debate bytwene hym and the Archebysshop of Counterbury Ancelmus For by cause that the Archebysshopp wolde not graunâ—e to hym for to talenges of chirches at his wyll And the reforde efâ—ones the Archebysshope Ancelmus wente ouer the see vnto the courte of Rome there he dwelled with the pope And in the same yere the 〈◊〉 of Normandy came in to Englonde to speke with his 〈◊〉 ¶ And 〈…〉 other thynges the duke of Normandye â—oryâ—â—e vnto the kynge his brother the fousayd thousande pouÌ„de by yere that he sholde paye vnto the duke And with good loue the kynge the duke departed there yâ— duke wente ayen in to Normandy ¶ And whan tho two yere were agone thrugh the entycement of the deuyll of symple men a grete debate arose bytwene the kynge the duke soo that thrugh couÌ„seyll the kynge wente ouer yâ— see in to Normandy whan the kynge of Englonde was come in to Normandy all the grete lordes of Normande torned vnto the kynge of Englonde helde ayenst yâ— duke theyr owne lorde hyÌ„ forsoke to the kynge them yelde all the good castelles townes of Normandy And soone after was the duke taken ladde with the kynge in to Englonde And the kyng lete put the duke in to pryson this was the vengeaunce of god ¶ For whanne the duke was in the holy londe god yaue hym suche myght grate that he was chosen for to haue be kyÌ„ge of Iherusalem and he forsoke is and wolde not take it vpon hym and therfore god sente hym that shame despyte for to be putt in his brothers pryson The seased kynge Henry all Normandy in to his honde helde it all his lyfe tyme. ¶ And in the same yere came the bysshop Ancelmus fro the courte of Rome in to Englonde ayen And the kyng he were accorded ¶ And in the next yere comynge after there began a grete debate bytwene the kynge Phylyppe of Fraunce kynge Henry of Englonde Wherfore kynge Henry wente in to Normandye there was stronge warre bytwene them two And tho deyed the kynge of FrauÌ„ce lowys his sone was made kynge anone after his deth And th◠〈◊〉 kynge Henry ayen in to Englonde maryed Maude his doughter vnto Henry the Emperour of Almayne ¶ Of the debate that was betwixt kynge Lowys of FrauÌ„ce kynge Henry of Englonde how kynge Henryes two sones were loste in the hyght see AS kynge Henry hadê be kynge xvij yere a grete debate arose betwixt kynge Lowys of frauÌ„ce kynge Henry of Englonde for by cause that yâ— kynge had sente in to Normandy to his men that they sholde be helpynge vnto therle of Bloys asmoche as they might in wane ayenst the kynge of frauncâ— And that they sholde be as 〈◊〉 to hym as they were to theyr owne lorde for by cause that therle had spowsed his 〈…〉 Maude And for this cause yâ— kenge of FrauÌ„ce dyde moche sorowe to Normandy Wherfore the kynge of Englonde was wonder wroth in haste wente ouer the see with a grete power same in 〈◊〉 Normandy for to defende that 〈◊〉 And the warre bytwene them lasted two yere tyll at the last they two 〈◊〉 togyder And the kynge of frauÌ„ce was dyscomfyted vnnethes escaped aware with moche payne the moost partâ—â—e of his men were taken And the kynge dyde with theym what hym best lyked And some of them he lete go freely and some he lete be put vnto the deth But afterwarde those two kyngê were 〈◊〉 And whan kynge Henry had hooly all the londe of Normandye 〈◊〉 his enmyes of Fraunce he torned agayne in to Englonde with moche honour And his two sones William Rycharde wolde haue come after the fader went to the see with a grete company of people But are that they myght come to londe the shyppe came ayenst a roche all were drowned that were there in saue â—o man that was in the same shyppe that escaped And this was vpon saynt Katheryns daye these were the names of them that were drowned Willyam and Rycharde the kynges sonâ— a the erle of Chestre Octonell his brother Geffroy Rydell Walter 〈◊〉 Godefray Archedeken the kynges doughter the countesse of Perches the kyngesnece the countesse of Chestre many other ¶ Whan kynge Henry other lordes arryued in Englonde herde these tydynges they made sorowe ynough And all theyr myrth Ioye was torned in to mornynge sorowe ¶ How Maude yâ— Empresse came ayen in Englonde how she was afterward wedded to Geffroy therle of Angoy ANd whan that two yere were agone that the Erle had dwelled with the kynge the erle wente from the kyng began to warre vpon hym dyde moche harme in yâ— londe of Normandy toke there a stronge castell there he dwelled all that yere And tho came to hym tydynges that Henry the Emperom of Almayne yâ— had spowsed
the kynge full wroth And sente two Legates vnto the kynge that one was called Pandulf that other Duraunt that they sholde warne the kyng in the popes name that he sholde cesse of his persecucyon that he dyde vnto holy chirche amende the wronge the trespasse that he had done to the Archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury to the pryour vnto the monkes of Caunterbury to all the clergye of Englond And that he sholde restore al the goodes ayen that he had taken of them ayenst theyr wyll elles they sholde curse hym by name And to do this thynge and to conferme the pope toke them his letters in bulles patentes ¶ These two Legates came in to Englonde came to the kynge to Northampton there that he helde his parlyament full curteysly they hym salewed sayd Syr we come fro the pope of Rome the peas of the holy chirche and the londe to amende And we admonest you fyrst in the popes half that ye make full restytucâ—n of the goodes that ye haue rauysshed taken of holy chirche of the londe And that re recerue Stephen Archebysshop of Caunterbury in to his dygnytee the pryour of CauÌ„terbury his monkes And that ye yelde ayen vnto the Archebysshop all his londes rentes without ony withholdynge ¶ And syt yet more ouer that 〈◊〉 shall make restytucyon vnto all holy chirche wherof they shall holde 〈◊〉 well aâ—aâ—ed ¶ Tho answerâ—d the kynge as touchâ—nge the 〈…〉 of Caunterbury 〈…〉 sayd I wyll do gladly 〈…〉 ye wyll ordeynâ— But as 〈…〉 Archebysshop I shall 〈…〉 as it lyeth That the 〈…〉 leue his Archebysshop 〈…〉 pope thenne for hym 〈…〉 thenne vppon 〈…〉 some other bysshopâ—â—â—â—â— to 〈…〉 Englonde And vpon 〈…〉 wyll hym accepte 〈…〉 theles as Archebysshop in 〈…〉 he abyde he shall neuer haue 〈…〉 saufconduyte but that be 〈…〉 ¶ Tho sayd Pandulf vnto the 〈…〉 Syre holy chuâ—che was wonte 〈…〉 dyscharge an Archebysshoppe 〈…〉 cause resonable But eueâ— it hath 〈◊〉 to chastyse prynces that to god 〈◊〉 chirche were â—nobedyene◠¶ 〈◊〉 how now sayd the kyng menace 〈◊〉 Naye sayd Pandult but ye now 〈◊〉 haue tolde as it standeth in your 〈◊〉 And to â—ou we wyll tell what is the 〈…〉 wyll And thus it standeth that â—e hath you hooly enterdyâ—ed 〈…〉 for the wronges that ye haue done to holy chirche and to the clergye And for as moche as ye dwelle and beth in wyll to abyde in malyce in 〈◊〉 and wyll not come out therof ne to amende ye shall vnderstande that this tyme afterwarde the senteence is vpon you 〈◊〉 and holdeth stede strength and vpon all tho that with you hat coâ—â—ned before this tymeâ—whether ther ben erles 〈◊〉 â—s knyghtê or ony other what so euer yâ— they be we them assaylle saufly vnto this daye And fro this tyme afterwarde of what condycyon someuer that they ben we them accurse that with you comyne ony worde do we sentence vpon them openly specyally And we assoyle clene erles barons knyghtes and all other men of theyr homages seruyces feauteâ—s that they sholde vnto you do And this tydynge to comferme we yeue playne power to the bysshop of Wyn chestre to the bysshop of Norwyche And the same power we yeuâ— in to Scotlonde to the bysshops of Rochestre of Salysbury And in Walys we yeue the same power to the bysshop of saynt Dauid and of Landaf of saynt Asse And more ouer we sente thrugh out all Crystendom that all the bysshops beyonde the see that they do accurse all tho that helpe you or ony couÌ„seyll yeueth you in ony maner nede that ye haue to do in ony parte of the worlde And we assoylle them also all by auctoryte of the pope and coÌ„maunde them also with you for to fyght as with hym that is enmye to all holy chirche ¶ Tho answered the kynge What may ye doo more to me ¶ Tho answered Pandulf We saye to you in the worde of god that ye ne noo heyre that ye haue neuer after this daye may be crowned ¶ Tho sayd the kynge By hym that is almyghty god I had wyst this are that ye came in to my londe that ye had brought me suche tydynges I sholde haue made you ryde al one yere ¶ Tho answered Pandulf Full well wende we at our fyrst comynge that ye wolde haue be obedyent to god holy chirche haue fulfylled the popes coÌ„maundement now we haue shewed vnto you pronounced the popes wyll as we were charged therwith And as now ye haue sayd that yf ye had wyst the cause of our comynge that ye wolde haue do vs to ryde all an hole yere And as well ye myght haue sayd that ye wolde haue taken 〈◊〉 hoole yere of 〈…〉 ¶ But for to suffre what deth ye 〈◊〉 ordeyne we shall not spare for to telle you hooly all the popes message his wyll that we were charged with ¶ How Pandulf delyuered a clerke that had falsyd couÌ„â—â—â—â—â—tyd the kyngê moneye before the kynge hymself ANd anone the commaunded the kyng the Syrefs Baylyâ—s of Northampton that were in the kynges presence that they sholde kynge forth all the prysoners that they myght be done to deth before Pandulf for by causâ— the kynge wened that they wolde haue gaynsayd theyr dedes for cause of the deth all thynge that they had spoken afore ¶ Whan the prysoners were come before the kynge the kynge coÌ„maunded some to be hanged some to be drawen and some to drawe out theyr eyen out of theyr heed And amonge all other there was a clerke that had fullyd the kynges moneye And the kynge coÌ„mauÌ„ded that he sholde le hanged and drawed And whan Pandulf herde this commaundement of the kynge he sterte hyÌ„ vp ryght quyckly anone axed a booke a candelb and wolde haue cursyd the kynge all theym that wolde sette vppon the clerke ony honde And Pandulf hymself wente for to seke a crosse And the kyng folowed hym delyuered hym the clerke by the hotde that he sholde doo with hym what he wolde And thus was the clerke delyuered wente them ¶ And Pandulf and Duraunt his felowe wente fro the kynge came agayne to the pope of Rome And tolde hym that kynge Iohan wolde not amended be But euer abode so accursyd ¶ And neuertheles the pope graunted that yere 〈◊〉 out all Englonde that 〈◊〉 myght 〈…〉 chirches and 〈…〉 body gyue it to syke men whiche were lykly to passe out of this worlde And also yâ— men myght crysten childern ouer all yâ— londe ¶ And whan the pope wyste and sawe that the kynge wolde not be vnder the rule of holy chirche for no maner thynge The pope thenne sente to the kynge of Fraunce in remyssyon of his synnes that he sholde take with hym all the power that he myght go in to Englonde for to destroye the kynge Iohn ¶ Whan these
yaue to the kynge a thousande marke of syluer ¶ Whan kynge Henry had be kynne .xliij. yere the same yere he his lordes erles barons of the reame wente to Oxforde and ordeyned a lawe in amendement of the reame And fyrst swore the kynge hymlself afterwarde alle the lordes of the londe that they wolde holde that statute for euermore and who that them brake sholde be deed But the seconde yere after that that ordynauÌ„ce the kynge thrugh counseyll of Edwarde his sone of Rycharde his brother that was erle of Cornewaylle also of other repented hym of that othe that he had made for to holde that lawe ordynauÌ„ce And sente to the courte of Rome to be assoylled of that othe And in the yere next comynge after was the grete darth of come in Englonde For a qurter of whete was worth .xxiiij. shelynges And the poore people ete netles and other wedes for hungre And deyed many a thousande for defawte of mete ¶ And in the .xlviij. yere of kynge Henryes regne began warre and debate bytwene hym and his lordes for by cause that he had broken the couenauntes that were made bytwone them at Oxforde ¶ And the same yere was yâ— towne of Northampton taken and folke slayne that were within for by cause that they had ordeyned wylde fyre for to brenne the cyte of London ¶ And in the moneth of Maye that came next after vpon saynt Pancras daye was the batayll of Lewes that is to saye the Wenesdaye before Saynt Dunstans daye And there was taken kynge Henry hym self syr Edwarde his sone Rychar de his broder erle of Corne wayll many other lordes And in the same yere nexte sewynge syr Edwarde the kynges sone brake out of the warde of syr Symonde of MouÌ„tforth erle of Leycetre at Hert forde wente vnto the barons of the Marche they receyued hym with moche honour ¶ And the same tyme Gilbert of ClarauÌ„ce erle of Glocetre that was in the warde also of yâ— forsayd Symonde thorugh the coÌ„maundement of kynge Henry that wente fro hym with a grete herte for cause that he sayd that the forsayd Gilbert was a foole wherfore he ordeyned hym afterwarde so helde hym with kyng Henry ¶ And on the Saterdaye next after the myddes of August syre Edwarde the kynges sone dyscomfyted syr Symonde de Mountforth at Kelyngworth but the grete lordes that were there with hym were taken that is to saye Baldewyne Wake Willyam de MouÌ„chensye many other grete lordes And the Tewysdaye next after was yâ— batayll done at EushaÌ„ And there was slayne syr Symonde de MouÌ„tforth Hugh the Spenser MouÌ„t forth that was Rauf Bassettes fader of Draiton and other many grete lordes And whan this bataylle was done alle the gentylmen that had ben with the erle Symonde were dysheryted ordeyned togyder dyde moche harme to all the londe For they destroyed theyr enmyes in all that they myght ¶ Of the syege of Kenylworth how the gentylmen were dysheryted thorugh counseyll of the lordes of the reame of Englonde and how they came agayne and had theyr londes ANd the nexte yere comynge in May the fourth daye before the frest of saynt Dunstane was the batayle scomfyture at Chestrefelde of them that were dysheryted there was many of theym slayne ¶ And Robert Erle of Feriers there was taken also Baldewyne Wake Iohn oclahay with moche sorowe escaped thens And on saynt Iohans cue the Baptyst tho sewynge began yâ— syege of the castell Kenilworth the syege lasted to saynt Thomas eue yâ— apostle in whiche daye syr Hugh Hastynge had the castel for to kepe that yelded vp the castell vnto the kyng in this manere that hymself the other that were within the castell sholde haue theyr lyues lyÌ„me as moche thynge as they had therin both hors harneys four dayes of respyte for to delyuer clenly the castell of themself of all other maner thynge as they had within the castell so they went fro the castell And syr Symonde MouÌ„tforth the yonger the couÌ„tesse his moder were gone ouer the see in to Fraunce there helde them as people that were exyled out of Englonde for euer ¶ And soone after it was ordeyned by the Legate Octobone by other greate lordes the wysest of Englonde that all tho that had be ayenst the kyng and were dysheryted sholde haue ayen theyt londes by greuous rauÌ„sons after that it was ordeyned And thus they were accorded with the kyng peas cryed thâ—â—ughout all Englonde and thus the warre was ended And whan it was done the Legate toke his leue of the kyng of the quene of the gâ—rate lordes of Englonde went tho to Rome the .lv. yere of kynge Henryes regne and Edwarde kynge Iohns sone of Brytayne Iohan Vessi Thomas of Clare Rogere at Clyâ—â—orde Othes of 〈◊〉 Robert le Bruâ— Iohan of Verdon and many other lordes of Englonde of be yonde the see tooke they waye towarde yâ— hooly londe And yâ— kyng Henry deyed in the same tyme att Westmestre what he had regned .lv. yere .xix. wekes on saynt Edmonds daye the Archebysshop of Caslterbury And he was enteryd on saynt Edmondes daye the kyng in the yere of the Incarnacyon of our lorde Iesu Cryste M.CC.lxxij ¶ Prophecye of Merlyn of the kynge Henry the fyrste erpowned that was kynge Iohans sone ANd of this Henry prophecyed Merlyn and sayd that a lambâ— sholde come out of Wynchestre in y◠〈◊〉 re of the Incarnacyon of our lorde Ihesu Cryste M.CC. and .xvi. with true lyppes holynesse wryten in his herteâ— And he sayd so the for yâ— good Henry the kynge was borne in Wynchestre in the yere abouesayd he spake good wordes swete was an holy man of good conseyence And Merlyn sayd that this Henry sholde make the fayrest place of the worlde that in his tyme sholde not be fully ended he sayd soth For he made the newe werke of yâ— abbaye of saynt Peters chirche att Westmestre that is fayrer of syght than ony other place yâ— ony man knoweth thorugh out all â—ystendom But kynge Henry deyed are that werke were fully at an ende that was grete harme ¶ And yet sayd Merlyn that this lambe sholde haue peas the moost parte of his regne And he sayde full soth for he was neuer noyed thorugh warre neyther dyseased in no manere wyse tyll a lytell afore his dethe Merlyn sayd in his prophecye more in the regne ende of the fursayd laâ—â— be a wulf of a straunge londe shall doâ— hym moche harâ—â—â— thoâ—â—gh his 〈◊〉 And that he sholde at yâ— laste be maysteâ— thorugh helpe of a reed foxe that sholde come forth of the Northwest sholde hyÌ„ ouercome And that he sholde dryue hyÌ„ out of the water yâ— prophecye full well was knowen For within a lytell tyme or the kynge deyed Symonde of
for it is doâ—n them to vnderstoÌ„de that yf my lady your wyfe came ony thynge nyghe you that ye wold her straÌ„ gle and slee and also that ye wolde doâ— to my lorde your sone in the same wyse ¶ Tho answerde he with symple there Alas alas am not I in pryson all 〈◊〉 youre owne wyll now god it wote I thought it neuer and nowe I wolde that I were dede â—o wolde god that I were for thenne were all my sorowe passyd ¶ It was not longe after that the kynge thrughe couÌ„sell of Roger Mortimer grauntyd yâ— warde kepynge of syr Edwarde his fader vnto syr Thomas Toâ—oursy to yâ— forsayd syr IohnÌ„ Matreuers thrughe yâ— kynges letter put out hooly the forsayd syr Moryce of yâ— warde of y◠〈◊〉 ge And they toke and ladde the kynge vnto the castell of â—oâ—f yâ— whiche castell the kynge hatyd as ony dethe And they kept hym there tyll it came vnto saynt Mathewes daye in Septembre in the yere of grace M.CCC xxâ—u that the for sayd syr Roger Mortymer sent the manere of yâ— dethe how in what wyse he sholde be done to dethe And anone as yâ— forsayd Thomas IohnÌ„ had see the â—et ter coÌ„mauÌ„demente they made kyng Edwarde Carnariâ—an good cherâ— and good solace as they myght at that souâ—tpere nothynge yâ— kynge wyst of yâ— traytory And whan tyme was for to go too bed the kynge went to his bedde laye slept fast And as the kynge laye slept the traytours fals forsworn ayenst ther homage fâ—uate came pryuely into the kynges chambre theyr company with them layed an huge table vppon his wombe with men pâ—eÌ„ssyd helde fast downe the foure corners of the table on his body wherwith the good man awoke and was wonder sore adradde to be deed and there slayne and torned his body vp tho so downe Tho toke the fals traytours tyrauÌ„tes an horne put it into his fundement as depe as they myght toke a spyt of copâ—e brennynge putte it thrugh the horne into his bodye ofâ— tymes therwith thyâ—led his bowels so they slewe ther lorde that no thynge was perceyued And after he was enteryd at Glouceâ—â—e ¶ How kynge Edwarde spowsyd Phylyp yâ— erles doughter of Henaude at yorke ANd after Cristmasse tho nexte sewynge syt IohnÌ„ of Henaude broughte with hym Philyp his brothers doughter yâ— was erle of Henaude his nece into Englonde the kynge spowsyd her at Yorke with moche honoure And syr IohnÌ„ of Bothum bysshop of Ely syr wyllyam of Melton Archebysshopp of Yorke sange yâ— masse yâ— Sondaye on the euen of yâ— Conuersyon of saynt Poule In the yere of grace M.CCC.xxvii But bycause yâ— the kyng was but yonge tendre of aege whan he was crowned full many wronges were doon whyle yâ— his fader lyued by cause yâ— he trowed yâ— couÌ„seyllers yâ— were fals a abowte hym yâ— couÌ„seylled hym to do otherwyse than reason wolde wherfore greate harme was done to yâ— reame and to the kynge all men dyrected iâ— the kynges dede and it was not so almyghty god it wote wherfore it was ordeyned at the kynges crownynge â–ª yâ— the kynge for his tendre aege sholde be gouerned by .xii. of the grettest lordes of Englonde without whome nothynge sholde be doon That is to saye tharâ—hâ—bysshop of CauÌ„terbury tharche bysshop of Yorke yâ— bysshop of wynches tre the bysshop of Herforde the erle of Lancastre therâ—e Marschall the Erle of Kent yâ— were the kynges vndes and the erle of Garenâ—e syr Thomas wake syr Henry Percy syr Olyuer yngham and IohnÌ„ Rous barons all thyse were sworn truely for to counseyll the kynge and they shold answer euery yere in parlement of that that sholde be done in yâ— tyme of theyr gouernall but that ordynaunce was sone vndoon and that was moche harme to all Englonde For the kynge all the lordes yâ— sholde gouerne hym were gouerned 〈…〉 yâ— quene his moder dame Isabell. 〈◊〉 sye Roger Mortimer as they wolde all thyn ge was done both amonge hygh lowe And they toke vnto theym castels townes londeê tentâ— in greate harme and losse to yâ— crowne of the kynges estate oute of all mesure ¶ How the peas was made bytwene the Englysshmen the Scottes and alsoo of Iustifyenge of Troyllesâ—aston Kynge Edwarde at wytsontyde in the seconde yere of his regne thrughe the counseyll of his moder sir Roger Mortimer ordeyned a parlement at Northampton And at yâ— parlement the kyng thrugh his couÌ„sell none other of yâ— londe with in aege grauÌ„tyd to be accordyd with the scottes in this manere yâ— al yâ— feautees homages yâ— the scottes sholde doo to yâ— crowne of Englonde foryaue theym for euer more by his chartre ensealed And ferdermore an endenture was made of yâ— Scottes vnto kynge Edwarde yâ— was kynge Henryes sone whiche endenture they calle it ragman in yâ— whiche were conteyned all yâ— homages feauteâ—s Fyrste of yâ— kynge of Scotlonde of yâ— prelates erles barons of yâ— reame of Scotloyde with theyr seales set theroâ— other chartres remeÌ„brauncys yâ— kynge Edwarde his barons had of theyr ryght in yâ— forsayd reame of scotlonde it was foryeue ayen holy chirche And also with yâ— blacke crosse of Scotlonde the whiche yâ— good kynge Edwarde conquered in Scotlonde brought it out of the abbaye of Scone yâ— is a full precyous relyque And also ferthermore he releacyâ— fully forgaue all the londes yâ— yâ— noble barons had before yâ— tyme in yâ— reame of scotlonde by olde conquest And ferther more yâ— this peas for to be holden continuelly laste yâ— Scottes were bounde vnto the kynge in .xxx. thousande pouÌ„de of siluer to be payâ—â— within thâ—e yere that is euery yere .x. thousande pounde by euen porcyâ—â—◠¶ And fertherâ—â—â—â— aboue all this they spake bytwene the partyes aboue sayd that Dauid Driâ—â—â—autier that was kynge Robert Bâ—us sone the fals tyraunt fals forsworn ayenst his othe that arose ayenst his lyege lorde the noble and good kynge Edwarde and falsly made hym kynge of Scotlonde that was of aege .v. yere And so this cursyd counseyll Dauyd spoused at Bâ—rewyk dame IohnÌ„ of the Toure that was kinge Edwardes syster as the gestes tellith vpon Mary Mawdeleyns daye in yâ— yere of grace M.CCC.xxviii too greate harme and â—mpayrynge of all yâ— kynges blode wherof yâ— gentyll lady came alas the tyme For wonder moche that fayre damoysell dysperagyd syth yâ— she was maryed ayenst all the comyns wyll assent of Englonde And frome the tyme that Brute had conquered Albyon and named the londe after his owne name Brytayne that now is callyd Englond after the name of Engist And so the reame of Scotlond was holde of yâ— reame of Englonde of the crowne by feaute and homage For Brute conquered that hande yaue it to Albanaâ— yâ— was hys seconde sone And he
a spryngynge and wellynge vp of waters and also flodes bothe of the see alsoo of the fresshe ryuers and sprynges that the see bankes walles and costes brake vp that mennnys bestes and housys in many places and namely in lowe countrees vyolently and sodaynly were drowned fruytes dryuen awaye of the erthe thrugh contynuaunce and abundauÌ„ce of waters of the see euer more afterwarde were torned into more saltnesse and sourenesse ot sauoure ¶ The x. yere of kynge Edwardes regne kyng Edwarde entred the Scottes see after Mydsomer And to many of the Scottes he yaue batayll and ouercame them and many he treatyd and bowed vntoo his peas thrughe his doughtynesse and hardynesse ¶ And after the feest of saynt Myghell â–ª then next folowynge was the erle of Moryf had taken at Edenburgh and brought into Englonde and put into pryson ¶ And in the monethes of Iune and Iulii than next folowynge in the .xi. yere of his regne was seen and appyered in yâ— fyrmament a bemed sterre the whiche clerkes calle stella Cometa and that sterre was seen in dyuers partes of yâ— fyrmament ¶ where after anone there folowed in Englonde gode chepe and wonder greate plente of all chaffare vytaylles and marchaundyse and there ayenst honger scarsyte myscheyf nede of money ¶ In soo moche that a quartre of whete atte London was solde for two shellynge and a good fatte oxe at a noble and fyue gode douues byrdes for a peny In whiche yere deyed sir IohnÌ„ of Eltham erle of Cornewayle that was kynge Edwardes brother and lyethe atte westmestre ¶ How kynge Edwarde made a duchie of the erldom of Cornewayle and alsoâ— of syxe othere erles that were newe made and of the fyrste chalenge of the kyngedome of Fraunce IN the yere of our lorde a thousande CCC.xxxvii and of kynge towarde .xii. in the moneth of Marche durynge the parlement at westmestre in leÌ„ te tyme kynge Edwarde made of the erledome of Cornewayle a duchye lete it calle the duchye of Cornewayle yâ— whiche duchye he gaf vnto Edward his hirste sone with the erldome of Chestre and also kynge Edwarde made at that same tyme syxe other erles that is for too saye syr Henry the erle of Lancastres sone erle of Leycetre wyllyam of BoghuÌ„ erle of Northampton wyllyam of Mountagu erle of Salysbury Hugh of Aâ—dell erle of Gloucestre Robert of Vfforde erle of Southfolke And wyllyam of Clyton erâ—e of Huntyngeton ¶ And in that same yere it was ordeyned in the same parlement that no man sholde were no clothe that was wrought out of Englonde as clothe of goldene of sylke or veluet or damaske or satyn baudkynne none suche other ne none wylde ware nefurres of beyonde the see But suche as myght spende an hondred pounde of reÌ„te by yere But this ordynauÌ„ce and statute was but of lytyll effect for it was no thynge holden ¶ In the xiii yere of his regne kynge Edwarde went ouer see in to Braban with quene Philyp his wyf there berynge a chylde at And werpe there he dwellyd more than a yere for to treate with the duke of Braban and other alyed vnto hym of the chalengynge of the kyngdome of Fraunce to kynge Edwarde of Englonde by ryght and by herytage after the dethe of Karoll the grete kynge of Fraunce brother Germayne of quene Isalâ—â— kynge Edwardes moder the whiche was holden and occupied vnryghtfull by Phylyp of Valoys the emes sone of kynge Karoll yâ— whiche duke and all his in the forsayd thynges all otherlongynge there to with all his men and goodes kynge Edwarde toâ—de redy vnto hym and made behyght hym suerte by good fayth truste and after yâ— the kynge hasted hym ayen into Englonde left there the quene styll be hynde hym in Braban Than in yâ— .xiiii yere of his regne whan all yâ— lordes of his reame and other that oughten to be at his parlemeÌ„t were called assembled togyder in yâ— same parlement holden at London after yâ— feest of saynt Hylarye The kynges nedes were put forth promothed as touchyng yâ— kyngdoÌ„ of FrauÌ„ce For whiche nedes to be spedde yâ— kynge axed yâ— fyfte parte of all the meuable goodes of Englonde yâ— mulles yâ— .ix. sheep of euery corne And all yâ— lordes of euery towne where suche thynges shold be taxyd gadryd sholde answer too the kynge therof had it and held it at his owne lust wyll wherfore yf I sholde knowleche the very trouthe the ynner loue of yâ— people was torned in too hate the comyn prayers into cursynge for cause that the comune people were so strongely greued ¶ Also the forsayd Phylyp Valoys of Frauce had gadred vnto him a greate hoste destroyed in his parties kyngdom many of the kynges frendes of Englonde with townes castels many other of theyr lordshyppes many harmes shamys dystytes dyd vnto the quene wherfore kyng Edward whaÌ„ he herde this tydynges strongly meued therwith and an angred sente dyuers letters ouer see to the quene to other yâ— were his frendes gladynge them certefienge them that he wolde be there hymself in all the hast yâ— he myghte ¶ And anone after Ester whan he had sped of all thynges yâ— hym neded to haue he weÌ„t ouer set ayen Of whose comynge yâ— quene all his frendes were wonder gladd and made moche Ioy And all that were his enmyes and helde ayenst hym made as moche sorowe ¶ In the same tyme the kynge thrugh counseyll of his trewelyeges and counseyll of his lordes that there were present with hym write the kynge of Fraunces name toke medled the kynges armes of Fraunce quartred with tharmes of Englonde coÌ„maunded forth with his coyen of gold vnder discrypcyon writynge of yâ— name of Englonde of FrauÌ„ce to be made beste that myghte bee yâ— is too saye yâ— floreyne yâ— was callyd yâ— nobell pryce of .vi. shellyÌ„ge vii pens sterlynge yâ— halfe nobell yâ— valuc .iii. shellynge iiii pens yâ— farthâ—â—ges the value of .xx. pens ¶ How kynge Edwarde come vnto the scluys and dyscomfyted all the powere of Fraunce in the hauen ANd in the next yere afterâ—that is to saye the .xv. yere of his regne he commauÌ„ded lete wryte in his chartres wryttes and other letters the date of the regne of Fraunce the fyrst And wâ—yle that he was thus doynge and trauayllynge in Fraunce thrughe his counseyll he wrote to all the prelates dukes erles barons and the noble lordes of the couâ—tre and also too dyuerse of the comune people dyuers lettres and mauÌ„dementes berynge date at Gandaut the .viii. daye of February And anone after within a lytyll tyme he came ayen into Englond with the quene her chyldren ¶ And in the same yere on mydsomer euen he began to saylle towarde Fraunce ayen manly fyersly he fell vpon Philyp of Valoys the whiche longe tyme laye and had gadryd to hyÌ„ a
the holy gospels stedfastly for to holde and kepe towarde vs the peas the accorde made bytwene the two kynkes and neuer for to do the contrary whan they hadde thus sworne they toke theyr scrowes that theyr othes were coÌ„prehended into the notaryes And this same yere in the Ascencyons euen aboute myddaye was seen the clypses of the sonne And there folowed suche a drought that for defaute of rayne there was greate brennynge of corne fruyte hey ¶ And in the same monethe the .vi. kal of Iune there fell a sanguyne rayne al moste lyke blode at Burgon a sanguine crosse from morne vnto pryme apcrid and was seen at Boloyn in the heyre yâ— whiche many men sawe after it meued and felle in the myddes of the see ¶ And in thesame tyme in Fraunce and Englonde many other londes as they that were in playne countrees and deserte baren witnesse sodeynly there apperyd two castels of the whiche went oute two hoostes of armed men And that one hooste was closed in whyte and that other in blacke and whan batayll bytwene theym was begonne yâ— whyte ouercame the blacke yâ— anone after the blacke toke herte to theym ouer come yâ— white after yâ— they went ayen in to theyr castels than the castels all yâ— hoost vanysshed awaye ¶ And in this same yere was a greate an huge pestylence of people namely of men whos wyues as women out of gouernauÌ„ce toke husbondes as well straungers as other lewde symple people yâ— whiche forgetynge ther honoure worshyp coupled and maryed theym with them that were of lowe degre and lytell reputacyon ¶ In this same yere deyed Henry duke of Lancastre ¶ And also in this same yere Edwarde prynce of walys wedded the countesse of Kente that was syre Thomas wyfe of Holonde the whiche was departed somtime and deuorced fro the erle of Salysbury for cause of the same knyght ¶ And about this tyme began rose a grete coÌ„pany of dyuerse nasyons gadred togider of whome theyr leders gouernours were Englysshe people they were called a people without ony hede the whyche dyd moche harme in the partye of FrauÌ„ce ¶ And not alonge after there arose another company of dyuerse nacyons yâ— was called yâ— white coÌ„pany the which in yâ— partyes countrees of Lombardy did moche sorowe ¶ This same yere syre IohnÌ„ of Gaunt the sone of kynge Edwarde the thyrde was made duke of LaÌ„castre by reason and cause of his wyfe yâ— was the doughter the heyre of Henry somtyme duke of Lancastre ¶ Of the grete wynde and how prynce Edwarde toke the lordshyp of Guyhen of his fader and went theder ANd in the xxxvii yere of kynge Edwarde the .xv. daye of Ianyuer that is to saye on saynt Maryes daye about euensonge tyme there arose come suche a wynde out of the southe with suche a fyersnes and strenth that it brasted and blewe downe to the grounde hyghe houses and stronge buyldynges toures chirches steples and other stronge places and all other strong werkes that stoden styll were shaken therwith that they ben yet and shall euermore be the febler and weyker whyle they stande And this wynde lasted without ony cessynge .vii. dayes contynually And anone after there folowed suche waters in the hey tyme and in yâ— haruest tyme that all felde werkes were strongly lette and lefte vndoyÌ„ ¶ And in the same yere prynce Edwarde toke yâ— lordshyp of Guyhen dyd to kynge Edwarde his fader homage and feaute therof went ouer see into Gal coyne with his wyf chyldren ¶ And anone after kynge Edwarde made his sone Lyonell duke of Clarence lyr Edmonde his other sone erle of Cambrydge in the .xxxviii. yere of his regne it was ordeyned in yâ— parleament yâ— men of lawe bothe of yâ— chirche temporell lawe sholde fro yâ— tyme forth plete in theyr moder tonge ¶ And in the same yere come in to Englonde thre kynges yâ— is to say the kynge of FrauÌ„ce yâ— kynge of Cypres yâ— kynge of scotlonde bycause to bysyâ—â— for to speke with the kynge of Englonde And after yâ— they had be here loÌ„ge ty me two of theÌ„ went home into theyr owne couÌ„tres yâ— kyngdoms but yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce thrugh grete sekenesse malady yâ— he had abode styll in Englonde And in the .xxxix. yere of his regne was a stronge and a grete frost yâ— lasted longe that is to saye fro saynt Andrewes tyâ— de to the .xiii. kal of Apryll yâ— the tylche sowynge of the erthe other suche feld werkes honde werkes were moche lette left vndoyne for colde hardnes of the erthe And at orray in Brytayn was ordeyned a greate dedely batayll bytwene syr IohnÌ„ of MouÌ„tforde duke of Brytayne syr charles of Bloys but vyctory fell to yâ— forsayd iyr IohnÌ„ thruh helpe socour of thenglysshmen And ther were taken many knyghtes squyres and other men yâ— were vnnombred in yâ— whiche batayll was slayne Charles hymselfe with all yâ— stode about hym of thenglysshmeÌ„ were slayne but seuen And in this yere deyed at sauoy IohnÌ„ the kyng of Fraunce whos seruyce exequyes kyng Edwarde lete ordeyne and dydde in dyuers placê worshypfully to be done at Douer of worshypful men ordeyned hyÌ„ worthely to be ledde with his owne costes erepences fro thens was broughte too FrauÌ„ce buryed at saynt Denys ¶ In the .xl. yere of kynge Edwarde yâ— .vii. kal of Februer was borne Edwarde prynce Edwardes sone yâ— whiche whan he was .vii. of aege he deyed And in yâ— same yere it was ordeyned yâ— saynt Peters pens fro yâ— tyme forth sholde not be payed the which kynge yuo somtyme kyng of Englonde of yâ— couÌ„tre of westsaxon that began to regne yâ— yere of oure lorde god .vi. hondred lxxix fyrste grauÌ„ted to Rome for yâ— scole of Englonde therto be contynued ¶ And in this same yere ther fell so grete a rayne in hey tyme that it wasted destroyed both corn hey And there was suche a debate fyghtynge of sparowes by dyuerse places in these dayes that meÌ„ founde â—nnumerabled dede in the feldes as they went And there fell also suche a pestylence that neuer was seen suche in no mannes dayes that than lyued for men yâ— went to bedde hole and in good poynt so deynly they deyed ¶ Also yâ— tyme a seke nes yâ— men calle yâ— pockes slewe both meÌ„ and women thrughe theyr enfectynge ¶ And in the .xli. yere of kynge Edwarde was borne at Burdeux Rycharde the seconde sone of prynce Edwarde of Englonde the whiche Rycharde kynge Ry charde of Amory can heueden at yâ— tount stone after whome he was called Rycharde And this same Rycharde whan his fader was deed and kynge Edward also he was crowned kynge of Englon de the .xi. yere of his aege thrughe ryghte lyne and herytage and also by the comune assent and desyre
fell to prynce Edwarde by the grace of god ¶ And this same prynce Edwarde had with hym syr IohnÌ„ duke of Lancastre his broder other worthy men of armes about yâ— noÌ„ bre of .xxx. thousande ¶ And the kynge of Spayne had on his syde men of dynero nacyons to the nombre of an hondred thousande mo wherfore yâ— shar penesse and fyersnesse of his aduersary with his full boystous greate strenthe made and dryue the ryghtfulle partye a backe a greate waye but thrugh the grace of almyghty god passynge ony mannes strenthe that greate hooste was dysparpled myghtfully by the noble duke of Lancastre and his hoost or that prynce Edward came nyghe hym And whaÌ„ Henry bastarde sawe that he torned with his men in so greate hast and strenthe for to flee that a greate company of theÌ„ in the forsayd floode and of the brydge therof fellen downe and perysshed And also there were taken the erle of Dene syr Bartram Cleykyn yâ— was cheyf maker causer of the warre also cheyftayne of the vauÌ„twarde of yâ— batayll with many other greate lordes and kuyghtes to the nombre of two thousande of whom two hondred were of FrauÌ„ce many al so of scotlonde and there were felled in the felde on our enmyes syde of lordes knyghtes with other meyn people to the nombre of .vi. thousande and moo and of Englysshmen but a fewe And after this the noble prynce Edwarde restored the same Peers to his kyngdom ayen yâ— whiche Peers afterwarde thrugh trechery and falsenes of the forsayd basterd of Spayne as he satte at his mete he was strangled and deyed But after this vyctorye many noble men of Englonde also hardy in Spayne thrughe the flyx and dyuers other sekenesses toke theyr dethe ¶ And also in the same yere in yâ— Marche was seen stella Cometa bytwene the north costes yâ— west whos bemes stretched towarde FrauÌ„ce ¶ And in the next yere folowynge of kynge Edwardê regne .xliii. in Apryll syre Lyonell kynge Edwardes sone that was duke of Cla rence wente towarde Melayne wyth a chosen meyne of the gentyls of Englonde for to wedde Galoys doughter haue hyr to his wyf by whome he sholde haue halfe yâ— lordshyp of Melayne but after yâ— they were soleÌ„ply wedded about yâ— Natyuyte of our lady yâ— same duke of Melai ne deyed And in yâ— same yere yâ— Frensshe men brake yâ— peas yâ— trewes rydyng on yâ— kyngê grouÌ„de lordshyp of EngloÌ„de in yâ— shyre couÌ„tre of PouÌ„tyfe tokeÌ„ helde castell townes bere yâ— Englyssh men on honde falsly subtyll yâ— they were cause of brekyÌ„ge of trewes and in this same yere deyed yâ— duches of Lancastre is buryed worshypfully in saynt Poules chirche ¶ The .xliiii. yere of kynge Edwardes regne was yâ— grettest pestyleÌ„ce of men of grete bestes by yâ— grete fallynge of waters that felle at that tyme there fell grete hyndrynge destroyenge of corne in so moche that the next yere after a busshell of whete was solde for .xl. pens And in this same yere about yâ— last ende of Maykyng Edwarde helde tho his parlement at westmyster in which parlement was treated spoken of yâ— o the trewes that was borken bytwene hym the kyng of FrauÌ„ce how he myght best be auenged vpon his wronge ¶ In this same yere in yâ— AssuÌ„pcyon of our lady deyed quene Philyp of Englonde a full noble gode lady at westmyster full worshypfully is buryed entered And about mydsomer yâ— duke of Lancastre the erle of Herforde with a grete coÌ„pany of knyghtes went into FrauÌ„ce where as they gate them but lytell worshyp name for there was a greate hooste of yâ— Frensshmen vpon Calkhull brydge an other hoste of Englysshmen fast by yâ— same brydge yâ— longe tyme had lyued there And maniworthy greate men of Englond ordei ned yaf couÌ„seyll for to fyght yaf batayll to yâ— Frensshmen but yâ— forsayd lordes wolde not consent therto for no maner thynge ¶ And anone after it happe ned yâ— the erle of warwyk come thyderwarde for to warre whan yâ— Frensshe men herde of his comynge or yâ— he came fully to londe they left theyr senses pauylyons with all theyr vytayls sled weÌ„t awaye pryuely And whan yâ— erle was comen to londe with his men he went in all hast towarde Normandye deshored yâ— I le of Caur with strenth of swerde thrughe fyre But alas in his reformynge to Englonde warde home ayen at Calays he was taken with sykenes of pestylence deyed not leuynge behynde hyÌ„ after hys dayes so noble a knyght of armes ¶ In which tyme regned warted yâ— noble knyght syr IohnÌ„â—â—â—wkewod yâ— was an Englysshman borne hauynge 〈…〉 at his gouernauÌ„ce yâ— whyte coÌ„pany 〈…〉 forsayd yâ— whiche o tyme ayenst 〈◊〉 â—â—â—che an other tyme ayenst lord 〈◊〉 ordeyned grete batayls there in 〈◊〉 me couÌ„tree he dydde many merueylleuâ— thynges ¶ And about y◠〈…〉 of saynt Poule yâ— kyng whan he had ended done yâ— entrynge crequyes with â—â—â—te costes ryaltees aboute yâ— scpuleâ—â—e buryenge of quence Phylip his wife 〈◊〉 helde a parlement at westmyster 〈◊〉 â—â—â—che parlemÌ„t was ared of yâ— clergre 〈◊〉 yeres dyme that is for to saye a greedy me to be payed thre yere durynge And the clargye put it of and wolde not 〈◊〉 it vnto Ester next comynge 〈◊〉 they graunted well that in thre 〈…〉 certayne termes yâ— dyme sholde be 〈◊〉 also of the lay fee was a thre yere 〈◊〉 graunted to the kynge ¶ How sir Robert Knolles with other certayne lordes of yâ— teame went ouer sent to FrauÌ„ce of theyr gouernauÌ„ce ANd in the .xlv. yere of kynge Edwarde in yâ— begyunynge kynge Edwarde with vnwyse couÌ„seyll and vndyscrete borowed a greate soÌ„me of golde of yâ— prelaces marchauÌ„tes other tyche men of his reame saynge yâ— it sholde be spended in defendynge of holy chirche of his reame Netheles it profyted nothyÌ„ge wherfore aboute mydsomer after he made a grete host of yâ— worthyest men of his reame Amonges whome weresome lordê that is for to say yâ— lorde Fytzwater yâ— lorde grauÌ„son other worthy knightê of which knyghê yâ— kygne ordeyned syr Robert Knolles a proued knyzt a well assayd in dedes of armes for to be gouernour yâ— thrugh his couÌ„seyl gouernaunce all thyÌ„ge sholde be gouerned dressed And whan they come into FrauÌ„ce as longe as they dwelled helde them hole togyder yâ— Frensshmen durst not fall vppon theÌ„ And at the laste about the begyÌ„ nynge of wynter for enuye couetyse yâ— was amonge them also dyscorde they sondred parted theÌ„ into dyuerse coÌ„panyes vnwysely folely But syr Robert Knolles his men went keped theym sauf within a castell in Brytayne And whan yâ— Frensshmen sawe that ouer men felaushyp were deuyded into dyuerse
themself yf the kynge wolde certaynly to preue it and stande by yf it were founden and preued afterwarde that the kynge had nede they wolde gladlye euery man after his power and state hym helpe and leue And after this were publysshed and shewed in the parleament many playntes and defautes of dyuers offycers of the reame and namely of the lorde Latymer yâ— kynges chambrelayne bothe to the kynge eke to the reame ¶ And also at the laste there was spoken treated of dame Alyce pers for the grete wronges euyll gouernauÌ„ce yâ— was done by hyr couÌ„seyll in the reame the whiche dame Alyce pers yâ— the kynge had holden longe tyme to his lemman wherfore it was the lasse wonder though thrugh yâ— trealtee of the womans excytyÌ„ge and hyr sterynge he consented to hyr lewdenesse euyll cuÌ„oseyll yâ— whiche dame Alyce also yâ— lorde Latymer other suche that meued the kynge to euyll gouernauÌ„ce ayenste his profyte and the reme also all the comynalte asked and desyred that they sholde be remeued put awaye and in theyr stedes wyse men and worthy that were trewe and well assayd and proued and of good gouernaunce sholde be put in theyr stedes So amonge all other there was one amonge the comunes that was a wyse knyght and a trewe and an eloquent man whoo 's name was Pers delamare And this same Peâ—s was chosen to be speker for the comunes in the parlement And for this same Pers tolde and publysshed the trouthe and rehersed the wronges ayenst the forsayd dame Alyce and other certayne persones of the kynges counseyll as he was bydden by yâ— comyns And also trustynge moche to be supported and mayntened in this mater by helpe and fauour of yâ— pryÌ„ce anone as yâ— pryÌ„ce was dede at yâ— instauÌ„ce requeste of yâ— foresayd dame alyce this pers de amare was Iugyd to perpetuall prysoÌ„ in yâ— castell of NotyÌ„ghaÌ„ ¶ And in yâ— .vi. kal. of Iule lastynge yâ— same parlemeÌ„t deyed pryÌ„ce Edward kyÌ„ge Edwardes fyrst sone yâ— is to saye in trynyte sondaye in worshyp of whiche feste he was wonte euery yere where yâ— euer he were in the worlde to holde and made yâ— moost solempnyte yâ— he myght whos name and fortune of knyghthode but yf it had he of an other Ectour all men both crysten hethen while yâ— he lyued was in good poynt wondred moche dradd hym wonder sore whos body is worshipfully buryed in Crychirche at CauÌ„terbury And in this same yere yâ— men yâ— erles tenauÌ„tes of warwyk arose malycyously ayenst yâ— abbot couent of EueshaÌ„ theyr tenauÌ„tes destroyed thabbaye the towne wouÌ„ded bete theyr men and slee many of theym and wente too theyr maners places dyd moche harme brake downe ther parkes closes slewe theyr wylde bestes chaced them brekynge theyr fysshe pondes hedes lete the water of theyr pondes stewes ryuers renne out toke yâ— fysshe bare it with them and dyd theym all the sorowe that they myght in so ferforth that forsoth they had destroyed perpetuall that abbay with all theyr membres apportenanuÌ„ces but yf the kynge the soner had not holpen it taken hede therto theâ—fore yâ— kynge sent his letters to yâ— erle of warwyk chargynge hym coÌ„mauÌ„dyÌ„ge hym yâ— he sholde stynt redresse amende tho euyll doers brekers of his peas and so by meanes of lordê other frendes yâ— peas was made bytwene theÌ„ for this hurlynge as it is sayd yâ— kynge wold not be gouerned at that tyme by his lordes that there were in yâ— parlement but he toke made his sone yâ— duke of Lancastre hys gouernour of yâ— reame yâ— whiche stode so styll as gouernoure tyll yâ— tyme that he deied ¶ The same yere after Candelmasse or yâ— parleament was done yâ— kynge asked a subsydye of the clargy of the lay fee it was graunted him that is to say that he sholde haue of euery persone of yâ— lay fee bothe man and woman that passed fourtene yere of aege four pens out taken pore beggers that were knowen openly for nede poore beggers ¶ And that he sholde haue of euery man of the holy chyrche that was benefyced or promoted twelue pens and all other that were not promomed .iiii. pens out taken the .iiii. ordres of yâ— frete beggers ¶ This same yere after Myghelmasse Rycharde prynce Edwardes son was made pryÌ„ce of wales to whome yâ— kynge gaaf yâ— duchye of corneway le with yâ— erldom of chestre And about this tyme yâ— Cardynale of EngloÌ„de yâ— .iiii daye before Mary Mawdalenes daye after dyner sodaynly was smyte with the palsye and lost his speche on mary Mawdalenes daye deyed ¶ Of the dethe of kynge Edwarde and how syr IohnÌ„ Monsterwarth knyghte was drawen hanged for his falsnesse ' Byght anone after in the .lii. yere of kynge Edwarde in the begynnyÌ„ge of Octobre pope Gregorye yâ— .ix. broughte and remeued his courte with hym frome Auynyon to Rome ¶ And yâ— .xii daye of Apryll IohnÌ„ Monsterwarthe knyght at London was drawen hangyd than quartred sent to four cheif townes of Englond his heed smyten of sette vpon London brydge for this same IohnÌ„ was full vntrewe to yâ— kyng to the reame coueytous vnstable for he toke oftymes greate soÌ„mes of money of yâ— kynge his couÌ„seyll formen of armes wages that he sholde haue payed theÌ„ toke it to his owne vse he dradd that at the last he shold be shent accused for the same cause and fledde pryue ly to the kynge of Fraunce was sworne to hym and become his man behyght hym a greate nauye out of Spayn into confucyon and destroynge of Englonde But yâ— ryghtfull god to whome no preuyte is vnknowen suffred hyÌ„ fyrste to be shente spylt or that he so traytoursly falsly betrayed his lyege lorde yâ— kynge of Englonde his people in his reame in yâ— which grouÌ„de this same Iohan was born wickydly thrugh batayll destroyed or he brought about his cursed purpose In the feest of saynt George thoe next kynge Edwarde gaaf to Rycharde of Burdeux his heyr yâ— was pryÌ„ce Edwardes sone at wyndsore thordre of knyghthode made hym knyght the whiche kyng Edwarde whan he had regned .li. yere the .xi. kal of Iune he deyed at Shene is buryed worshypfully at westmyster on whos soule god haue mercye ¶ This kynge Edwarde was forsothe of a passynge godenes full gracyous amonge all yâ— worthy men of yâ— world foâ— he passed shone by vertue of grace gyuen to hym from god about all his predecessours yâ— were noble men 〈…〉 he was a well herted man an hardâ—â— for he drad neuer no myshappes ne harmes ne euyll fortune yâ— myght talle a noble warryour a fortunate forboth on londe se in all batayls asseblâ—s with a passynge glory Ioy he had y◠〈◊〉
reyned and dampned bothe to be drawen and hanged quartred but mayster IohnÌ„ hume had his chartrel was pardoned by the kynge but mayster Roger was drawen to Tyburne where he confessed that he deyed gyltles of this mater neuer had trespaced in yâ— he deyed fore Notwithstandynge he was hanged heeded and quartred on whos soule god haue mercy Amen And Margere â—â—rde mayn was brent in smythfelde ¶ Also this yere was a greate fraye in London in flete strete by nyghte tyme bytwene men of court men of London and dyuerse men slayne and some hurte and one Herbotell was the chyef causer of the mysgouernauÌ„ce affray ¶ Also this yere at yâ— chesynge of the mayer of LondoÌ„ the comyus named Robert Clopton Raulyn Holande talyour and the aldermen toke Robert Clopton broughte hym at the ryghte hande of the mayer as custome is And thaÌ„ certayn talyours and other hande craftes men â—yed nay nay not this man but Raulyn Holande wherfore the mayer that was Padyslye sente theym that so cryed too Newgate where they abode a grete whyle and were punysshed ¶ In this same yere were dyuerse enbassatours sente into Guyon for a maryage for the kynge for the â—â—â—les doughter of Armynake that whiche was concluded but by the meane of the erle of Suffolke it was lette and put a parte ¶ And after this the sayd erle of Suffolk went hymself ouer se in FrauÌ„ce there he treated the maryage bytwene the kynge of Englonde the kynges doughter of Cycyle and of Iherusalem And the nexte yere it was concluded fully that maryage by whiche maryage yâ— kynge sholde delyuer to hir fader the duchye of Angeo and the erldome of Mayn whiche was the keye of Normandye Than departed yâ— erle of Suffolke with his wyfe and dyuerse lordes knyghtes in the moost ryall astate that myght be oute of Englonde with newe chares palfreys whiche went thrugh the chepe and so wente ouer the see and receyuedâ— hir and than after in the Lenten broughte hir vnto Hampton where she landed and there was ryally receyued ¶ And vpon Canâ—â—masse euen before by a grâ— tempeste of thâ—ndre and 〈◊〉 to at after none Poules steple was sett on fyre on the myddes of the shaft in yâ— tym â—re whiche was quenchyd by force of labour specyally by the morowe masse preest of the Bowe in chepe whiche was thought impossyble sauf only the grace of god ¶ This yere was yâ— erle of Staf forde made and create duke of Bukyng ham therle of wer wyk duke of war wyk the erle of Dorset markys of Dorset the erle of Suffolke was made markis of Suffolk ¶ How kynge Henry wedded quene Margarete and of hyr coronacyon THis yere kynge Henry maryed at Such wyk quene Margarete she came too London the .xxviii. daye of May. And by the waye all the lordes of Englonde receyued hir worshypfully in dyuerse places And in especyall the duke of Gloucestre on the black hethe the mayer with all the aldermen all the craftes in blewe gownes broudred with the deuyse of his crafte that they myght be be knowen met with hir with redde hodes brought hir to London where were dyuerse pagentys couÌ„tenaunce of dyuerse hystoryes shewed in dyuerse places of the cyte ryally costely ¶ And yâ— .xxx. daye of May. yâ— forsayd quene was crowned at westmynster And there was Iustes thre dayes durynge within the Sayntwary before the abbaye ¶ This yere y◠〈◊〉 your of Kylmayn apeled therle of Vrmonde of treason whiche hadde a daye to theym assygned for to fyght in Smythfelde And the lystes were made and the felde dressyd But whan it came too poynt the kynge coÌ„mauÌ„ded yâ— they shold not fyghte but toke the quarell into his hâ—nde And this was done at the Instaunce and labours of certayne prechers doctours of London as mayster 〈…〉 persone of 〈…〉 in Holborn and other ¶ Also this yere came a greate 〈◊〉 in to Englonde out of FrauÌ„ce for to haue coÌ„cluded a parpetuall peas but in conclusyon it torned vnto a trewes for a yere ¶ About this tyme dyed sayne Barnar dyne a gray frere whiche began yâ— new reformacoÌ„n of yâ— ordre in many places in so moche that they that were reformed ben called Obseruauntes whyche obseruauÌ„tes ben gretly encreased in yea ly and in Almayne This Barnardyn was canonysed by pope Nicholas the .v. in the yere of oure lorde M. CCCC.l ¶ Iohannes de Capistrano was his discyple whiche profyted moche to the reformacoÌ„n of yâ— ordre for god hathe shewed many a fayre miracle ¶ Also here is to be noted that frome this tyme forwarde kynge Henry neuer proffyted ne went for warde but fortune began to torne frome hym on all sydes as well in FrauÌ„ce Nor mandye Guyon as in Englonde some men holde oppinyon yâ— kynge Henry ya af commyssyon preuarly to syr Edwarde Hull sir Robert Roos Deane of saynt Senerynes and other to conclude a maryage for hym with the erle of Army nakes syster whiche was promysed as it was sayd and concluded after broken and he wedded quene Margarete as afore is sayd a full dere maryage for yâ— reme of EngloÌ„de for it was know verily yâ— for to haue hir delyuerde was yâ— duchy of Angeo the erldom of Mayn whiche was yâ— keye of Normandye for yâ— Frensshmen to entre ¶ And about thys the sayd Markys of Suffolke axyd in playne parlement a fyftene and an halfe for to fetche hyr out of Fraunce 〈◊〉 what a maryage was this as to the comparyson of that other maryage For the re sholde haue be delyuerde so many castels townes in Guyon soo muche gold sholde haue be yeuen with hir yâ— all Englonde sholde haue be therby euryrhed but contrary wyse fell wherfore euery grete prynce oughte to kepe his promyse For bycause of brekynge of thys promyse for maryage of quene Margarete what losse hathe the reame of Englonde had by lesynge of Normandye Guyon by dyuysyon in the reame yâ— rebellynge of comyns ayenst ther prynce lordes what dyuysyon amonge yâ— lordes what murdre sleynge of theym what feldes foughte and made in conclusyon so many yâ— many a man hathe loste his lyfe in conclusyon the kynge deposyd the quene with hyr sone fayne to fle into Scotlonde frome thens into FrauÌ„ce so to Loreyne the place yâ— she came fyrst fro Many men deme that the brekynge of yâ— kynges promyse to yâ— syster of the erle of Armynak was cause of his greate losse and aduersyte ¶ How the duke of Gloucestre the kynges vncle was arested at the parlemente of Bury and of his dethe and how Angeo in Mayn was delyuered IN the .xxvi. yere of kynge Henry was a parlement at Bury called faynt Edmondes bury abowte whyche was coÌ„mauÌ„ded all the comyns of yâ— couÌ„tre to be there in theyr moost beste defensyable araye for to wayte vpon yâ— kynge To whiche
and wolde fayn haâ—e seen a comyn robbery whiche almighty god forbyd For it is to suppose yf he hadde not robbed he myght haue gone ferre or he had be withstonde for the kynge and all the lordes of the reame of Englonde were departed except the lorde Scalys that kept the toure of London ¶ And the fyfte daye of Iuyll he dyd do smyte of a mannes hede in south werke And the nyghte after the Mayer of London with the aldermen the comynes of the cyte concluded to dryue away the Capytayne and his hoost And sente to the lorde Scalys to the toure and too Mathe gough a Capytayn of Norman dye that they wolde that nyght assayll the Capytayne with them of Kent And so they dyd come too London brydge in Such werke or the Capytayne had ony knowlege therof and they fought with them that kept the brydge And the KeÌ„tysshmen wente to harnes and came to the brydge shot and foughte with theÌ„ and gate the brydge and made theym of London too flee and slewe many of them this endured all the nyght to fro tylle one of the clocke of the morow And at the laste they brente the drawe brydge where many of theym of LondoÌ„ were drowned In the whiche nyght suttâ—n an Alderman of London was slayn Roger Heysaunte Mathe Gough and many other And after this the chaunceler of Englonde sent to the Capytayne a pardon generalle for hym an other for his menye And then they departed fro Suth werke euery man to his owne hous ¶ And whan they were all departyd and goon there was proclamacyons made in Kent Southsex and other places yâ— what man coude take the capytayne quycke or deed sholde haue a thousaÌ„de pounde ¶ And after this one Alexander yden a squyre of Kent toke hym in a garden in Southsex and in taken IohnÌ„ Cade capytayne was slayne beheded and his heede set vpon London brydgâ—â— And anone after the kynge came in to Kente and dyde his Iustyces sytte atte Caunterbury enquered who was causers and cheyf cause of this InsurreccoÌ„n And there were .viii. men Iugyd to the dethe in one daye and in other places mo And frome thens the kynge went in to Southsex and in to the weste countree where a lytell before was slayne the bysshop of Salysbury And this same yere there were so many Iugyd to dethe that thre heedes stode vppon London brydge atte ones ¶ Of the felde yâ— the duke of yorke toke at Brentheth in Kent of the byrth of prynce Edwarde and of the fyrste bataylle atte saynt Albons where the duke of Somerset was slayne IN the .xxx. yere of yâ— kynge the duke of yorke came out of the Mar che of walys with therle of Deueushâ—â—â— the lorde Cobham grete 〈◊〉 for reformacyon of certayne 〈◊〉 wronges and also to haue Iustyce vpon certayne lordes beynge about yâ— kynge toke a felde at Brentheth besyde â—â—â— ford in Kent whiche was a strong felde for whiche cause the kynge with all his lordes went vnto the blacke hethe with a greate and a stronge multytude of peple armyd and ordeyned for yâ— werre in the beste wyse And whanne they hadde mustred on yâ— hethe certayne lordes were tho sente vnto hym for to 〈◊〉 make apoyntment with hym whiche were the bysshop of Ely the bysshop of wynchestre therles of Salysbury and of war wyk And they concluded that the duke of Somerset sholde be hadde to warde and to answere to suche artycles as the duke of Yorke sholde put on hym And then the duke of yorke sholde breke hys felde come to the kynge whiche was all promysed by the kynge And soo the kynge coÌ„maunded that the duke of Somerset sholde be hadde in to warde and thenne the duke of Yorke brake vp his felde and came to the kynge And whan he was come contrary to the promyse a fore made the duke of Somerset was presente in the felde awaytynge and cheyf abowte the kynge And made the duke of Yorke ryde before as a prysonere thrugh London And after they wold haue put hym in holde But anoyse arose that therle of Marche his sone was comynge with .x. thousande men to LondoÌ„ warde wherfore the kynge and hys couÌ„seyll feryd And theme they concluded that the duke of yorke sholde departe at his owne wyll ¶ Abowte this tyme beganne greate deuysyon in Spruce bytwene the greate mayster and the knyghtes of the duchye ordre whiche were lordes of that countree For the comyns townes rebelled ayenst the lordes and made so greate werre that at the laste they called the kynge of Pole to be theyr lorde the whiche kynge came was worshyp fully receyued And besyeged the castell of Mariengburgh whiche was the cheyf castell of strength of all the londe and wanne it droue out yâ— mayster of Daske all othere places of that londe and so they that hadde ben lordes many yeres lost all theyr seygnouâ—ye possessyons in tho londes ¶ And in the yere of yâ— IncarnacoÌ„n of our lorde M. cccc.liii on saynt Edwardes daye quene Margarete was delyuerde of a fayr prynce whiche named was Edwarde That same day IohnÌ„ Norman was chosen for too be mayer of London And the daye that he sholde take his othe at westmynster he went thyder by water with all yâ— craftes where afore tyme yâ— mayer aldermeÌ„ the craftes rode on horsbacke yâ— which was neuer vsyd after For syn that tym they haue euer goon by water in botes barges ¶ Ye haue well vnderstond before how yâ— contrary to the promyse of the kynge also the conclusyons take bytwene the kynge the duke of yorke at Brentheth the duke of Semerset went not to ward but abode about the kynge hadde grete rule And anone after he was made Capytayne of Calays ruled the kyng his reame as he wolde wherfore the grete lordes of yâ— reme also the comyns were not pleased For whiche cause the duke of Yorke the erle of warwyk the erle of Salysbury with many knyghtes and squyres and moche other people came to remeue the sayd duke of Somerset and other fro the kynge And the kyng herynge of theyr comynge thoughte by his couÌ„seyll for to haue gone westwarde not for to haue mette with them And had with hym the duke of Somerset yâ— duke of Bokyngham yâ— erle of Stafforde the erle of NorthuÌ„berlond the lorde Clyfforde many other ¶ And what tyme that the duke of yorke and his felyshypp vnderstode that the kynge was departed with the lordes frome London anone he chauÌ„ged his way costed yâ— couÌ„tre and came to saynt Albons the .xxiii. day of May. and there mette with the kynge to whome the kynge sence certayne lordes and desyred theym to kepe the peas depart But in conclusyon whyle they treated on yâ— one syde the erle of wer wyk with the Marche men and other entred in to the towne on that
viij BOcci was bysshop in Israel then ¶ Abimalech the .viij. Iuge in Israel was naturall sone to Gedeon And he was not called of god but malicyous ly toke on hym the pryncehode of Israel And he slewe .lxx. of his brethern wherfore he ended his lyf myscheuously Vt pêª IudicuÌ„ ¶ Tola was the .ix. Iuge in Israel And this man guyded hym after the olde gouernauÌ„ce of Iuges by yâ— maner of direccion consell more than by dominacoÌ„n Bocci was bysshop aboute this tyme but of hym lytell is wryten ¶ Iayr the .x. Iuge of Israell had â—â—i sones whom he made prynces of 〈◊〉 tees And by cause there werâ— good men ruled to the pleasyr of god Therfore in yâ— dayes of these two men Israel dâ—ewe to our lorde And therfore all thynge came was in prosperyte welthe EAnus was the .iiij. kyng of 〈◊〉 he was kyng of Caâ—â—nt◠〈◊〉 ¶ Latinus was kyng in Yâ—aly aâ—â—◠〈◊〉 nus of this Latinê° was called 〈◊〉 dom of Latinorum And Canneâ—◠〈◊〉 ter of Euandâ—â— fouÌ„de fyrst 〈…〉 ¶ Tauranê° about this tyme was 〈◊〉 of Babylon or of Assâ—o◠〈…〉 man Troy was destroyed frist 〈◊〉 casyon of the bataâ—l of Troy began for a lytell thynge In so moche as Lamâ—â— don kyng of Troy receyued not 〈◊〉 les and Iason with dur honour as they sholde haue be reâ—eyued of so lytell a trespaas how many harmes 〈◊〉 grewe ¶ Sibilla delâ—hica afore the batayll of Troy prophecyed hoâ—◠〈◊〉 sholde be borne of a virgyn wtout manâ— nes seed ¶ Lamydon kynge of 〈◊〉 was slayne and his doughter Râ—â—oma was taken in to Grekys londe For the which foloweth myghty batayll 〈◊〉 ferdfull myâ—â—â—eues vide 〈…〉 na Hercules with â—alon deshored 〈◊〉 or Troy the whiche anoue after was buylded of Priaâ—â—is sone to Lanâ—ydon This Hercules dyde many merueylous thyngê many myghty batarlles And Iufenytâ— lesynges ben fayned on hym At the last whan he had ouercome moâ— the people he was sore hurte in warre whan he myght not suffre the payne of his sore with the whiche he was greâ—ed HyÌ„self he raÌ„ne in to yâ— fyre whan he was deed he was worshyped amonge the goddes of the Gentyles myghtely Cirta annuÌ„ inuÌ„di .iij. M.ix C.lxxv Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ M.ij. C.xxiiij AFter the deth of Iayr Iuge of Israell the people of Israel added newe synnes to theyr olde And our lord toke them in to the power of the Philistyens to the childern of Amon .xviij. yere And they were gretely oppressyd thenne they cryed to our lorde Thenne Repte was espyed with almyghty god faught agaynst Amon sedycyous people of the hylle of Effraym And for an vnprudent voys he slewe his owne doughter folyshly dyde sacrefyce to god with her IudicuÌ„ .xi. et .xij. ¶ Ozy this tyme was bysshop in Israell he was of the seed of Aron by the lyne of Eleazari the whiche deed thrugh the prouysyon of god the bysshopryche tomed to the lyne of Ythamar an C. .xx. yere in the whiche lyne Hely was the fyrst hygh bysshop And Abiathar was the laste ¶ Ebassam was Iuge in Israel .vij. yere and he was the .xij. Iuge and he was named otherwyse Boos the whiche wedded Ruth ¶ Abralon the .xix. Iuge of Israell was Iuge .x. yere And vnder these tymes the childern of Israell were quyete And therfore none notable thynges were done in these dayes ¶ Abdon the .xiiij. Iuge gouerned in Israell .viij. yeres And about this tyme the hystorye of Ruth was wryten ¶ Authamanis this tyme was kynge of Asserium and Priamus kynge of Troy sone to Lamidon that buylded his cyte agayne merueyllously stronge And began batayll with the Grekes vnto his owne hurte And he hadde a sone was called Hertor a leyâ—full gentyll sone by his â—yâ— Eccuba This man was faythfull wy se and Iuromparable of strengthe and noblynesse This Priamus had an other sone that was called Parys the whiche toke awaye fro the londe of Grekes He lena wyf to Menelaiê° the kynge ¶ Agamenon the kynge brother to Menelaâ—ê° the leder of all the Grekes hoste faught ayenst Troy and at the last he wanne the cyte falsly and to the Grekes moost shame and sclaunder that myght be For certaynly that myght be called an vnhappy batayll where no man gyueth louynge to the Grekes but euery man reporteth shame ¶ Eneas was kynge in Ytaly thre yere And this Eneas after Troy was destroyed of the Grekes came in to Ytaly with .xx. shyppes dyde myghty batayles there And this man hadde wedded Priamus doughter Elinsaram And he was made a god thorugh the errour of the comyn people of this man came Iuliê° cezar Octauianê° augustê° Â¶ Vlixes an eloquent man among all the Grekes after many perylles on the set wen te home to his Penelopem the moost faythfull the moost chast woman that is radde of And the Grekes perysshed wretchedly after that they had destroyed Troy both on the water on the londe as they wente homewarde ayen ¶ And that was the pryncypal date of ther wry tynge after that victory For they wrote ther historyes other wrytynge sic anâ— priâ— vel scâ—o iâ— post Troiam captam And that was the thyrde yere of Abdon Iuge of Israell ¶ Circa annuÌ„ mundi .iiij. M.xxv. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ M.C.lxxiiij OBeth of crystis lyne sone to Boos iâ— reherced in Ma. ¶ Sampson the .xv. Iuge regned .xx. yere this Samson was the moost strongest man that euer was he delyuered Israel from the Philistiens for his meruaylous strengthe men trowed he had ben Hercules et eius mirabilia oê‘a vide IuidicuÌ„ .xiij. ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.lxxv Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ M.C.xiiij IEsse sone to Obeth of the lyne of Cryst otherwyse called Ysay fader to Dauyd this tyme lyued a notable man in honeste No kynge ne grete gouernour But of hyÌ„ many tymes is made mencyon in holy scrypture For of hyÌ„ descended Cryste our sauyour ¶ This tyme Ely was Iuge bysshop in Israel The whiche had two sones Ophni Phinees And for he corrected them not suffycyently he they were punysshed bothe of our lorde For they were slayne of the Philistiens And Ely felle of his sete and brake his necke ¶ This Ely was Iuge next after Sampson not of the lygnage of Aran that was fyrst bysshop of god electe but of Ythamar the lygnage dured an hondred and .xx. yere In the whiche lygnage Ely was fyrst bysshop Abrathar the last Vide plura priâ— reguÌ„ THis tyme Saul was kyng in Israel after the mayster in his hystoryes Iosephê° in hiâ— viij boke This Saul was fyrst kynge in Israel regned xx yere the whiche or he was kyng was a good man elect of god but after warde wretchedly he fayled he was slayne his thre sones in the hylles of Gylboy ¶ In the tyme of Saull
Brute lete en tere hym worthely whan he had space leyser in the castell that he had made tho lete calle that same castell Toures for by cause of the name of Turin that there was entered And yet vnto this daye there is a noble cyte that is called Toures And kynge Goffar wyst that Turin was deed he came agayne with his men after yaue a stronge katayll vnto Brute But Brute his men were so wery for fyghtynge that they myght no lenger endure but to megre hym and all his And thenne Brute yede in to his castell with his men and made the gates faste for to saue them and for to cake couÌ„sell amonge them what were best for to do Brute and Corin gaf counsell and ordeyned pryuely that Corin sholde go out and busshe hym in a wood tyl on the morne so yâ— in the mornynge whan that Brute sholde fyght with his ennemyes thenne Corin sholde come with his folke in the one syde and slee and do all the harme that he myght And in a mornynge in the dawnynge of the day Brute wente out of the castell and fyersely faught with his enmyes and they manly deffended them But within a lytell tyme Brute and his folke slewe .viij. hondred of kynge Goffars men thenne came Corin with the busshement and smote to grounde he his company all those that wolde stonde or abyde so that the kynge Goffar his company were dyscomfyted fast they began to flee And Brute and Corin with ther company fyersely them pursewed slewe mo of them in the fleynge than they dyde in the batayll And in this manere Brute had the victory And neuertheles Brute made moche sorowe for his cosyn Turin that there was slayne and other also that he had lost of his men That is to saye .vij. hondred and .xv. The whiche nobly he entered in the same castell of Toures there where he had entered Turin his cosyn ¶ How Brute arryued at Totnesse in the Yle thenne called Albion and of the batayll that was betwixt Corin Gogmagog SO whan all this was done Brute wolde no lenger there dwelle for to fyght nor for to lese no moo of his people For kynge Goffars people myght euery daye encreace moo moo And Brutes lessened And therfore he toke all his men and wente vnto the see and hadde wynde and weder atte theyr wyll And the fyfth daye after they arryued in an hauen at Totnesse and came in to the yle of Albion And there neyther man nor woman as the storytelleâ—â— they founde but Gyauntes And they dwelled in hylles in caues And Brute sawe the londe was fayre and at his lykynge And was good also for hym and for all his people as Dyana the goddesse had hym beâ—yght And therfore was Brute wonder gladde and lete assembled vpon a daye all his folke to make a solempne sacrefyce and a grete feest in honour and reuerence of Dyana the goddesse of the whiche he hadde counseyll fyrst for to come in to this londe And thenne whan that they hadde ther solempnyce done as they vppon a daye sate at ther meete there came in vpon them .xxx. gyauÌ„tes slewe of Brutes men .xxx. Brute and his men anone sterte vp and faught with the gyauntes and slewe them euerychone excepte one that was called Gogmagog And he was mayster of all the Gyauntes And he was stronger and hygher than ony of the other And Brute kepte hym for bycause that he sholde wrestyll with Corin that was Brutes man For he was greter and hygher than ony of Brutes men from the gyrdelstede vpwarde ¶ Gogmagog and Corin vndertoke there for to wrestyll And so togyders they wente and wrestlyd a longe tyme but at the last Gogmagog Helde Corin soo fast that he brake two rybbes of his syde Wherfore Corin was sore angry And there he toke Gogmagog betwixt his armes and cast hym downe vpon a roche so that Gogmagog brake all to peces and so he deyed an euyll dethe And therfore the place is called vnto this daye the saut of Gogmagog ¶ And thenne after Brute yaue all that countree vnto Corin. And there Corin called it after his name Cornewayle And his men be called Cornewaylles and so sholde men of that countree be called for euermore And in that couÌ„tree dwelled Corin and his men And they made townes and houses and enhabyted the londe by ther owne wyll ¶ How Brute buylded London and called this londe Brytayne and Scotlonde Albyne and Walys Camber ¶ London BRute his men wente forth and lawe abowte in dyuers places where that they myghte fynde a good place and couenable that they myghte make a cyte for hym and for his folke And so at the laste they came by a fayre Ryuer that is called Tamys and there Brute began to buylde a fayre cyte and lete calle it newe Troy in mynde and remembraunce of the grete Troy from the whiche place all ther lygnage was comen And this Brute lete felle downe woodes and lete eere and sowe londes and also lete mawe downe medowes for sustenaunce of hym and of all his people And thenne he departed the londe to theym so that eueryche of theym had a parte and a certayne place for to dwelle in And thenne Brute lete calle all this londe Brytayne after his owne name and his folke he lete calle Brytons And this Brute had goten on his wyf Gennogen thre sones that were worthy of dedes The fyrste was called Lotrin the seconde Albanak the thyrde Cambar And Brute bare crowne in the cyte of Troy .xx. yere after yâ— tyme that the cyte was made And there he made the laweâ— yâ— the Brytons holde this Brute was wonderly well beloued among all men And Brutes sones also loued wonderly wel togyder And whan Brute had sought all yâ— londe in length also in brede he fouÌ„de a londe yâ— Ioyned to Brytayne that was in the northe and that londe Brute yaue to Albanak his sone And lete calle it Albanie after his name that now is called Scotlonde And Brute fouÌ„de an other couÌ„tree towarde the west yaue that to Cambar his other sone and lete calle it Cambar after his name now is called Walys And whan Brute had regned .xx. yere as before is sayd thenne he deyed in the cyte of newe Troy ¶ How Lotrin that was Brutes sone entred with moche honour gouerned the londe well worthely AFter Brute regned Lotrin his sone that was the seconde kyng in Brytayne The whiche began to regne the seconde yere of Samuell And this Lotrin was crowned kyng with moche solempnyte glory of all the londe of Brytayne And after whan he was crowned kynge Albanak and Cambar his two brethern went agayn in to ther owne couÌ„tree and there they lyued with moche honour worshyp And Lotrin ther brother regned was kynge gouerned it well and wysely for he was a good man wonderly well beloued
of all his londe And it befell so that Albanak dwelled in his owne londe with moche honour worshyp And thenne came kynge Humbar of Hunlonde with a grete power aryued in Albyne wolde haue conquered the londe began to warre vpon kynge Albanak and hym slewe in batall Whan Albanak was slayne the people of that londe fledde vnto Lotrin tolde hym for he was kynge of Brytayne how that his brother was slayne prayed hym of his helpe and of his socour for to auenge his brothers deth Lotrin there anone lete assemble all the Brytons of Kente of Douer in to Derewent of Northfolke Southfolke of Keftefen and Lyndessey And whan they were assembled they spedde them faste towarde ther enemyes for to yeue them batayll And Lotrin had sent to Cambar his brother that he sholde come vnto hym with all the power that he myght make hym for to helpe so he dyde with a good wyll And so they came togyders toke ther ware pâ—â—â—ely for to go and seke Humbar where they myght hym fynde And so it befell that this Humbar was besyde a water that was a grete ryuer with his folke 〈◊〉 for to dysporte And there came Lotrin Cambar his brother with all ther people sodaynly or that ony of that other wyst And whan Humbar sawe them come he was sore adiadde for as moche as his men wyste it not afore and also they were vnarmed And anone Humbar for drede lepte in to the water and drowned hymself and so he deyed and his men were all slayne so that noâ—e of them escaped And therfore is that water called Humbar and euer more shall be for by cause that this kynge Humbar therin was drowned ¶ And after that Lotrin wente to his shyppes toke there golde and syluer as moche as he founde vnto hymself And all that other pylfre he gaaf vnto other folke of the hoste And they founde in one of the shyppes a fayr damoysell that was kynge Humbars doughter she was called Estrylde And whan Lotrin sawe her he toke her with hym for her fayrnessse And for her he was ouâ—er taken in lone wolde haue wedded her This tydynges came to Corin and anone thought to auenge hym vpon Lotrin For as moche as Lotrin had made couenauÌ„t for to spowse Corins doughter that was called Guentolin And Corin in hast wente vnto hym vnto newe Troy thus he sayd to Lotrin Now certes sayd he ye rewarde me full euyll for all the paynes that I haue suffred had many tymes for Brute your fader And therfore syth it is so I wyl auenge me now vpon you And he drewe his fawcon on hygh and wolde haue slayne this Lotrin the kynge But the damoysell wente bytwene tho and made them to be accorded in this manere That Lotrin sholde wedde or spowse Guentolin that was Corins doughter so Lotrin dyd And netheles whan that he had spowsed Guentolin Corins doughter pryuely he came to Estrylde brought her with childe gate vpon her a doughter the whiche was called Abram And it befell so that anone after Corin deyed after whan he was deed Lotrin forsoke Guentolin that was his wyf and made Estrylde quene And there Guentolin that was his wyf wente from thens all in greate yre wrathe vnto Cornewayle there seased all the londe in to her owne honde for as moche as she was her faders heyre she vndertoke feautes and homages of all the men of the londe And afterwarde assembled a grete hoste and a grete power of men for to be auenged vpon Lotrin that was her lorde and to hym came yaue hym a stronge batayl and there was Lotrin her husbonde slayne and his men dyscomfyted in the .v. yere of his regne Guentolin lete take Estrylde and Abram her doughter and bounde them bothe honde foot cast them bothe in to a water so they were drowned Wherfore that water was euer more after called Abram after the name of the damoysell that was Estryldes doughter And Englysshe men call that water Seuerne Walshmen call it Abram vnto this daye to And whan this was done Guentolin lete crowne her quene of all the londe gouerned the londe full well wysely vnto the tyme yâ— Madan her sone that Lotrin had goten vpon her was of .xx. yere of age yâ— he myght be kynge so the quene regned .xv. yere And thenne lete she crowne her sone kynge and he regned gouerned the londe well worthely And she wente in to Cornewayle and there she dwelled all her lyues tyme. ¶ How Madan regned in peas all his lyfe MAdam sone to Lotrin regned on the Brytayns .xl. yere the whiche began to regne the .xv. yere of Saul And this Madan lyued in peas all his dayes gote two sones Mempris and Maulin Thenne he deyed and lyeth at newe Troy ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M.C.xxij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ M.lxxxiiij Here begynneth the fourth aege durynge to the transfygracyon Dauyd DAuyd the seconde kynge in Israel regned this tyme a man chosen after the desyre of god And he was anoynted in his yonge aege by Samuel after the deth of Saul regned .xl. yere this Dauyd was as a meruaylle in all mankynde In whom euer was founde to moche power so moche humâ—lyte â–ª so moche noblynes so moche 〈◊〉 so grete a charge of seculary chynges so pure deuoute a contemplacoÌ„n of spirytuall thyngê so many men to kylle so many teres to wepe for his tirspaâ—s Plura vide .i. reguÌ„ ¶ Abiathat this tyme was bysshop he fledde fro Saull vnto Dauyd he was gloryous with hym all his dayes Gad. Nathan and Asoph were prophetes thenne And Nathan was brother sone to Dauyd ¶ How Mempris slewe his brother Maulyn THis Mempris and his brother Maulyn stroue fast for the londe And Mempris began to regne the .xxxv yere of Dauyd And for by cause that he was the eldest sone he wolde haue hads all the londe Maulyn wolde not suffre hym so that they toke a daye of loue accorde And at this daye Mempris lete kylle his brother thorugh treason hymself afterwarde helde yâ— londe And anone lete crowne hym kynge regned And after became so lyther a man that he destroyed within a whyle all the men of his londe And at the laste he became so wycked and so lecherous that he forsoke his owne wyfe and vsed the synne of Sodomy Wherfore almyghty god was gretely dyspleased and sore wrothe with hum And vpon hym toke vengauÌ„ce for by cause of his wyckednesse For on a daye as he wente forth on huntynge in a forest there he loste all his men that were with hym and wyst not what he sholde do and so he wente vp downe hymself alone cryed after his men but they were gone And there camen â—ulues anone and all to drewe hym in peces whan he had regned
so that Morgan durst not abyde but fledde awaye in to Walys And Conedag pursued hym and toke hym and slewe hym And tho came Conedag agayne and seased all the londe in to his honde helde it And regned after .xxxiij yere And thenne he deyed and lyeth at newe Troye ¶ And by cause the matere conteyneth moost comodyously togyder of the kynges of Brytayne now called Englonde for the tyme of them is not certaynly knowen what tyme of the worlde the kynges folowen regned Therfore they shall be togyder tyll it be comen vnto Guentolen kynge of Brytayne now called Englonde ¶ How Reynolde that was Conedagâ— sone regned after his fader in his tyme it rayned blood thre dayes in tokenynge of grete deth ANd after this Conedag regned Reynolde his sone that was a wyse knyght an hardy â—urteys that well nobly gouerned the londe wonder well made hym beloued of all maner of folke And in his tyme rayned blood yâ— lasted thre dayes As god wolde soone after ther came a grete dethe of people For hostes withoute nombre of people fought tyll that almyghty god therof toke mercy pyte tho gan it cesse And this Reynolde regned .xxij. yere deyed and lyeth at Yorke ¶ How Gorbodian regned in yeas that was Reynoldes sone AFter this Reynold that was Conedags sone regned Gorbodian yâ— was this Reynoldes sone .xv. yere and thenne he deyed lyeth at Yorke ¶ How Gorbodian had .ij. sones how that one slewe the other for to haue yâ— beâ—ytage how Ydoyne ther moder slewâ— yâ— other whefore the londe was destroyed SO whan this Gorbodian was deed his two sones that he had became stoute proude and euer warred togyder for the londe And that one was called Ferres and that other Porres And this Ferres wolde haue all the londe but that other wolde not suffre hym This Ferres had a felonous herte thought thrugh treason to slee his brother But pryuely he wente in to Fraunce and there abode with the kynge Sywarde tyll vpon a tyme whan be came ayen fought with his brother Ferres But ful euyll it happed tho for he was slayne fyrst Whan Ydoyne ther moder wyst that Pours was deed she made grete sorowe for by cause that she loued hym more than yâ— other And thoughte hym for to slee pryuely And pryuely she came to her sone vpon a nyght with two knyues therwith kytte his throte and the body in to smale peces Who herde euer suche a cursyd moder that slewe with her owne hondes her owne sone And longe tyme after lasted the repreef shame to the moder that for by cause of that one sone she murdred the other and so lost them bothe ¶ How foure kynges curtously helde all Brytayne and what were ther names ye shall here after AS the two brethern were deed they lefte not behynde them nother sone ne doughter ne none other of the kynrede that myght haue the herytage And for as moche as yâ— strongest men droue scomfyted the feblest toke all ther londes so that in euery countree they had grete warre stryf vnder them but amonge all other thynges there were amonge them in the couÌ„tree that ouercame all that other thrugh ther myght strengthe they toke all the londes euery of them toke a certayne countree in his couÌ„tree lete calle hyÌ„ kyng one of them was called Scater he was kynge of Scotlonde that other was called Dawa her he was kynge of Loegers of all the londe that was Lotrins that was Buttes sone the thyrde was called Rudac he was kynge of Walys the fourth was called Cloten was called kynge of Cornewayle But this Cloten sholde haue had all the londe by reason for by cause that there was no man that wyst none so ryght an heyre as he was But they that were strongest lette lytell by them that were of lesse estate therfore this Cloten had no more londe amonge them but Cornewaylle ¶ Of kynge Donebant that was Clotens sone wanne the londe THis Cloten had a sone that was called Donebant that after the deth of his fader became an hardy man and a fayr a curteys so that he passed all the other kynges of fayrenesse of worthynesse anone as he was knyght he wyst well that whan his fader lyued he was moost ryghtful heyre of all the londe and sholde haue had by reason But the other kynges that were of a moche more strenghte than he was toke from hym his londe And afterwarde this Donebant ordened hym a grete power conquered fyrst all yâ— londe of Loegers after he wolde haue conquered all the londe of Scotlonde Walys And Scater came with his men yaue hym batayll And Rudac came ayen with his Walysshmen for to helpe hym But soâ— it befell that Rudac was slayne also Scater in playne batayll And so Donebant had the vyctory conquered all the londe well mayntened it in peas and in quyete that neuer before it was so well mayntened ¶ How Donebant was the fyrst kynge that euer bare crowne of golde in Brytayne THis Donebant lete make hym a crowne of golde wered yâ— crowne vpon his heed as neuer kyng dyde before he ordened a statute yâ— a man had done neuer so moche harme myzt come in to the Temple there sholde no man hym mysdo but go there in sauete in peas and after go in to what londe or couÌ„tree that hym pleased without ony harme and yf ony man sette ony honde vpon hym he thenne sholde lese his lyf And this Donebant made the towne of Malmesbury and the towne also of the Vyse And whan he had regned well worthely .xi. yere thenne he deyed lyeth at newe Troy ¶ How Brenne and Belin departed by twene them the londe after the dethe of Donebant ther fader And of the warre betwixt them ANd after that this Donebant was deed his sones yâ— he had departed the londe bytwene them as ther fader had ordeyned so that Belin his eldest sone had all yâ— londe of Brytayne from Humber Southwarde And his brother Brenne had all the lond from Humber vnto Scotlonde ¶ But for as moche that Belin had the better parte Brenne therfore wexed wroth and wolde haue had more of the londe Belin his brother wolde graunte hym no more wherfore coÌ„take warre arose amonge them two But Brenne the yonger brother had no myght ne strength ayenst Belin therfore Brenne thrugh couÌ„sell of his folke wente from thens in to Norweye to the kyng Olsynges prayed hym of helpe socour for to conquere all the londe vpon Belin his brother vpon that couenauÌ„t that he wolde haue his doughter to wyf the kynge Olsynges hym graunted And Belin anone as his broder was gone to Norweye he seased in to his honde all the londe of
Northumberlonde toke all the castelles lete them he arrayed kepte the costes of the see that Brenne sholde not arryue in no syde but that he were taken ¶ The kynge Olsynges lete assemble a grete hoste and delyuered his doughter to Brenne all the people that he had assembled And this damoysell Samie had longe tyme loued a kynge that was called Gutlagh to hym she tolde all her counsell how that Brenne sholde her haue and her lede with hym for euer more and so he sholde lese her but that she myght forsake Brene And whan Gutlagh had herde this tydynges he lay for to aspye Brenne with as many shyppes as he myght haue Soo the two fletes mette togyder longe tyme they faught soo that Brennes men tourned ayen were dyscomfyted And kynge Gutlagh toke Samie put her in to his shyppe And Brenne shamefully fledde thens as a man dyscomfyted And this kynge Gutlagh wolde haue gone in to his owne couÌ„tree but there came vpon hym suche a grete tempest that fyue dayes lasted so that thorugh that tempest he was dryuen in to Brytayne with thre shyppes no moo and tho that kepte the costes of the see toke Gutlagh Samie all his folke and them presented to Belin. And Belin put them in pryson ¶ How Belin droue out of his londe kyÌ„ge Gutlach of Denmark Samie IT was not longe after that Brenne came agayne with a grete nauy and sente to his brother Belin that be sholde yelde ayen his londe to his wyse and his folke and his castelles also Oâ—elles he wolde destroye his londe ¶ Belin dradde noo thynge his malyce and wolde no thynge do after that he hadde sayd Wherfore Brenne came with his folke and fought with Belin. And then Brenne was dyscomfyted and his folke slayne and hymself fledde with .xij. men in to Fraunce And this Belin that was Brennes brother wente thenne to Yorke and toke counseyll what he sholde do with kynge Gutlagh For kynge Gutlagh profered to become his man and for to holde his londe of hym yeldynge yerely M.li. of syluer for euermore for surenesse of this couenauÌ„t to be kepâ—e Gutlagh sholde brynge hyÌ„ good hostage to hyÌ„ sholde do homage his folke yet he sholde swere vpon a boke that it sholde neuer be broke ne fayled Belin tho by couÌ„seyll of his folke grauÌ„ted hym his arynge so Gutlagh became his man And Belin vndertoke of hym his homage by an othe by wrytynge the same couenauÌ„tes And vpon these couenauÌ„tes kynge Gutlagh toke Samie his folke went thens torned ayen to Denmark Euer more after were the couenauntes holden the treuage payed tyll the tyme that Honelus was kyng of Denmark also of this londe thorugh his wyf Gildeburh that he had spoused for she was ryghte heyre of this londe ¶ This Belin dwelled tho in peas worshypfully hym helde amonge his barons he made foure ryall wayes one from the eest in to the weest that was called Watlynge strete an other from the north vnto the south that is called Ikelme strete And two other wayes he made in bossynge thrugh out the londe that one is called Fosse that other Fosse dyke And he mayntened well the good lawes that Donebant his fader had made ordened in his tyme as before is sayd ¶ How acordement was made bytwene Brenne and Belin thorugh Cornewenther moder BRenne that was Belins brother had longe tyme dwelled in FrauÌ„ce there had conquered a greate lordshyp thrugh maryage For he was duke of Bourgoyne thorugh the doughter of the duke Fewyn that he had spoused that was ryght heyre of the londe And this Brenne ordened a grete power of his folke also of FrauÌ„ce came in to this londe for to fygh with Belin his brother And Belin came ayenst hym with a grete power of Brytons wolde tho haue yeâ—en hym batayll But ther moder Corâ—ewen that tho lyued had herde yâ— that one brother wolde haue destroyed that other went bytwene her sones theâ— made acorde with moche payne So that at the last tho two brethern with moche blysse wente togyder in to new Troy that now is called London there they dwelled a yere And after they toke ther couÌ„seyll for to go conquere all FrauÌ„ce so they dyde and brente townes destroyed the londe bothe in lengthe in brede And the kynge of Fraunce yaue them batayl with his power but he was ouercome yaue truage vnto Belin to his brother And after that they wente forth vnto Rome conquered Rome all Lombardy Germany toke homage feaute of erles barons of all other And after they came into this londe of Brytayne dwelled there with Brytons in Ioye rest And tho made Brenne the towne of Brystowe after he wente ouer to his owne lordshyp ther dwelled he all his lyf And Belin dwelled at newe Troy there he made a fayre gate that is called Belynges gate after his owne name And whan this Belin had regned nobly .xi. yere he dyed and lyeth at newe Troy ¶ How kyng Cormbratê° slewe the kynge of Denmark for by cause that he wolde not paye his truage as he sholde ANd after this Belin regned his sone Cormbratus a good man and a worthy And the kynge of Denmark wolde not pay to hym his truage that is to saye a thousande pounde as he had sworne by othe for to paye it also by wrytynge recorde to Belin his fader Wherfore he was euyll apayed wrothe and assembled a grete hoste of Brytons and wente in to Denmark slewe the kynge Gutlagh and brought the londe in subgeccyon all newe And toke of the folke feautes and homage and after went ayen in to his owne londe And as he came forth by Dehency he founde .xxx. shyppes full of men and â—â—â—â—men besyde yâ— cosâ—e of the see And the kynge axed what they were And an Erle that was mayster of them all curteysly answered vnto the kynge sayd That they were exiled out of Spayne and so that they had traueyled half a ye re and more in the see to wyte yf they myght fynde ony kynge in ony londe that of them wolde haue pyte or mercy to gyne them ony londe in ony couÌ„tree wherein they myght dwelle and haue rest and become his lyege men and to hym wolde do homage and feaute whyle that he lyued and to his heyres after hym and of hym and of his heyres holde that londe And whan the kynge this herde he had pyte of hym and yaue them an yle all wyldernesse there that no man was dwellynge sauf oonly wylde beestê And the Erle thanked moche the kynge and became his man and dyde hym homage and feaute and toke all his folke and wente in to the same yle And the Erle was called Irlamall and therfore he lete calle the londe Irlonde after his owne
hadde reste he dyde cursedly to his neighbours and thenne he was slayne all his housholde with a stroke of lyghtnyng ¶ Nabugodonosor this tyme was kynge of Babylon a manly man a victorious For he was the scourge of our lorde to punysshe the synnes of many people This man was kynge of Babylon after he conquered the kyngdom of Aâ—â—suriorum made it one monarche But many wayes scrypture speaketh of this man now good and now euyll And for by cause scrypture concludeth that be ended his lyf in the louynge of god by the prayer of Danyell and in the knowlege of one very god some doctaurs saye he is saued and some saye it is doubte ¶ Ancus Marcius the fourth kynge of Rome regned .xxiij. yere This man for grace truste that he had to Tarquinê° Priscus made hym the gouernour of his childern And Ayres he ylle rewarded hym ¶ Danyell yet a childe delvyered saynt Susan stode in the conceyte of the kynge with his felowes afterwarde be dyscussed the dinnes of the kynge and was made a man of grete honeste vt pêª Danielis priê° Â¶ Ioathan the seconde sone of Iosie regned on the Iewes thre monethes was made kynge by the people and he was not good And Pharao toke hym and ladde hym in to Egypte made his elder brother kyng vt pêª .iiij. reguÌ„ .xxiij. ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.v. C.lxxxviij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .v. C. xi IOachim or Ieconyas the sone of Iosie was made kynge of Iewes by Pharao regned .xi. yere And by cause he lyued nought ne herde not the prophetes Nabugodonosor toke hym made hym his seruauÌ„t thre yere And he rebelled ayenst hym afterwarde he toke hym was about to haue ladde hyÌ„ vnto Babylon but his couÌ„sell was chauÌ„ged so Nabugodonosor slewe hym in Ierusalem cast his body ouer the walles after the prophecy of Ieremy toke with hym the vesselles of our lorde Ihesu vt pêª .ij. para vlt ¶ Samias was bysshop Vrtas prophete was slayne of Iecony yâ— kynge Ieremi was presente ¶ Ioachum sone to Ieconias regned in the Iury thre monethes lyued nought therfore anone he was meued that he sholde regne no lenger was bounden translated in to Babylon many with hym were translated vt pêª .iiij. reguÌ„ .xxiiij. ¶ Daniell Ananias Azarias Mysael Ezechiell Mardocheus all these with Ioachym the kyng were ladde in to Babylon yonge children for by cause they were of the noble blood ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M.vi C. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .vi. C. SEdechias the thyrde sone of Iosie regned on the Iewes .xi. yere this Sedechias was a myscheuous man in his lyuynge And he wolde not here Ieremy the prophete therfore he perysshed wretchedly and all the Iury with hym And his eyen were put out his children were slayne vt pêª .iiij. regum ¶ Iosedech the sone of Azarie was bysshop and was translated fro Ierusalem by Nabugodonosor in to Babylon ¶ Abacuk prophecyed ayeust Nabuch at Babylon And there be opynyons what tyme this Abacuk was This Abacuk brought mete to Danyel whan he was put to the lyons after Ierom. And here endeth the fourthe Aege and the hystory of Regum Here begyneth the fyfth aege of the worlde durynge to the Natyuyte of Cryste Transmigracio THis tyme the Temple of Salomon was brente of the Caldees Ierusalem was destroyed this Temple stode cccc and .xlij. yere that is to wyte fro the fyrst makynge the whiche was made the fourth yere of Salomon And fro yâ— destruccyon the whiche was made by Tytus that is to wyte .xlij. yeres after the passyon of Cryst ¶ Priscus Totquinê° the fyfth kynge of Rome regned And he made CapitoliuÌ„ quasi caput soluÌ„ For in the grouÌ„de werke was fouÌ„de an heed without ony body as for prophecy of thynges to come For there afterwarde the Senatours sate as one heed of all that worlde ¶ This tyme thre children were caste in to a furnays brennynge and with a myracle they were delyuered as it is sayd in danÌ„ priê° Â¶ Nabugodonosor the sone of Nabugodonosor the myghty regned in Babylon this man made an hyngynge garden with myghty costes for his wyf and many meruayllous thynges he dyde So that he wolde be named to excede Hercules in his gretnesse and strengthe ¶ Enilmerodach brother to the later Nabugodonosor regned in Babylon This man toke Ioachim out of pryson and worshiped hym his fader deed body after the counseyll of this man he deuyded to an hundred grypes leest that he sholde ryse from dethe to lyue ¶ Nota. This playe of the Chesse was fouÌ„de of Xerse a Philosopher for the correction of Enil merodach this tyme the kynge of Baby a grete tyraunte the whiche was wonte to kyll his owne maysters and wyse meÌ„ And for he durste not rebuke hym open ly with suche a wytty game he procured hym to be meke Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.vi C.xxxiiij Et anÌ„ xpÌ„i nati .v C.lxv. SAlathiel of the line of criste was sone to Iecony the kynge of Iewes the whiche he gate after the transmigracoÌ„n of Babylon as Mark yâ— EuaÌ„geliste sayth ¶ Seruius Tulius the sixte kynge of Rome was of a bonde condycyon on the moders syde For she was a captyue mayde but she was of the noble blode This man had grete louyng and nobly he bare hym in euery place Thre hylles to the cyte he put and dyched yâ— walles rounde aboute ¶ Regular Sabusardach Balthasar were brethern the whyche regned one after another and were kynges in Babylon And Balthasar was yâ— laste kynge of Babylon yâ— whiche was slayne of Darius Cirê° Plura vide daniel .v. ¶ Incipit monarchia Persarum DArius vncle to Ciro felowe in yâ— kyngdom with Ciro translated the kyngdomes of Babylon Caldees in to the kyngdom of Persarum Medorum Cyrus was Emperour .xxx. yere This Cyrus helde the monarche hole at Perses Of this man prophecyed Ysayas he destroyed Babylon and slewe Balthasar kynge of Babylon and he worshyped gretly Danyel the Iewes he sende home ayen that they sholde buylde the Temple of god Vt pêª Eldre priuê° Â¶ Babylon that stronge castell was destroyed his power was take from hym as it was prophecyed This was the fyrste cyte the gretest of all the worlde of the whiche Incredyble thynges are wryten and this that was so stronge in one nyght was destroyed that it myght be shewed to the power of god to the whiche power all other ben but a sperke and duste For it is sayd forsoth that it was Incredyble to be made with mannes honde or to be destroyed with manes strengthe wherof all the worlde myght take an ensample it wolde or myght be enfourmed ¶ Tarquinus Superbus was the .vij. kynge of Rome and he regned .xxxv. yere This man conceyued firste all the tormentes whiche are orderned for malefactours As eâ—le person welles galowes fetres manacles thaynes colours
Ierusalem And Neemias was butelere to the same kynge Whom afterwarde he sente to buylde the walles of Ierusalem ¶ Zerses regned after hym two monethes Segdianus .vij. monethes and lytell they dyde ¶ Circa annuÌ„ muÌ„di .iiij. M.vij C. lir Et ante xpÌ„i natuntateÌ„ .iij. C.xl. ELyac is reherced in the lyne of Cryste in Math. prio. And more of hyÌ„ is not had in scrypture ¶ Esdras a holy man a connynge and worshypfully was had amonge the people this man came from Babylon with other And he meued with very Charyte wente ayen to Babylon that he myght wynne moo of Israell and saue the soules and brynge them home with hym In this tyme he repeyred the lawe and the holy bokes the whiche the Ealders had brente an happy wytnesse to all the worlde he lefte in scrypture He founde newe letters and lyghter in faccyon the whiche thorugh the holy goost fulfylled he came ayen to Ierusalem with a grete multytude and with the kynges preuylege that he sholde teche the people the lawe that he had repeyred And there he deyed in a good â—â—gr ¶ Neâ—â—ias an he 〈◊〉 we butelere of kynge 〈◊〉 at his lordes coÌ„maundement went from Babylon in to Ierusalem Wherof he had .xij. yere the ledynge of the people And the .v. yere he began to repeyre the yates the walles of Ierusalem the whiche werke he ended in two yere foure monethes that with greue Impedymentes For the half of the people stode armed wtout the cyte to witstonde the people of other nacyons intendynge distroy them the other parte laboured in armes holdynge in the one honde stones for walles in the notable other honde a swerde or nyghe by it Vide plura li o suo ¶ Permenides a philosopher namely in mortall thynges was about this tyme. ¶ Socrates a phylosopher whiche vnderstode moche of the power of god he was Platoes mayster Democritus Ypocras other of whome the noble werkes abode were also ¶ Circa annuÌ„ muÌ„di .iiij. M.viij C. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .iij. C. lxxxx AZâ—r is reherced in the lyne of Cryste in Math. 1o. but no thynge of his dedes is wryten in the scrypture ¶ Elyasyb or Elysaphat succeded Ioachim in the bysshopryche vt dicit Eusebiê° et magister histo ¶ Camillus was Dictator at Rome in whoo 's dayes myscheuous playes were ordeyned that the pestylence sholde cesse atte Rome Of these playes saynt Austyn treateth diligently in repreuynge the falshede of that goddes the whiche desyred to be pleased with suche wretched playes So shamefully these playes were vsed with naked men wyÌ„men that honest men wyÌ„men wolde not be at those playes ne yet beholde them Vide pla in Aug. de ciuitate dei ¶ Darius Notus regned at the Persces xix yere ¶ Plato that dyuyne phylosopher Arystotle his discyple were this tyme noble famous clerkes ¶ Titus Quintus was Dictator at Rome he was a couetous man whom Austyn de ci dei bryngeth in ayenst coueytous prowde crysten men ¶ Gaius was a Senatour vnder whome was a grete bataylle agaynst the kynge of Turcorum And .viij. thousande men of theym were taken ¶ Marcus Valerius was also a noble Senatoure of Rome the whiche with .lx. thousande Romayns foughte with the Frenshmen had the better slewe many of them ¶ Arthaxerses kynge of Persees called ayen to his empyte Egypte And he put Nactanabo the kynge in Ethyopia many Iewes in to transmygracyon Also he sende Vagosum a prynce ouer Flom Iordan to aske ayen the trybute that was forgete to Esdra that was the .vij. yere rente ê“pter sabbaÌ„ terre ¶ Arsamus succeded hym regned a yere ¶ Dartus the sone of Arsamus regnid with the Persees .xxiiij. yere This Darius was a myghty man a bolde the whiche asked of the Grekes a trybute that was the cause of the destruccyon of the monarche of Persarum for it was translated to the Grekes after the prophecye of Danyell For it is sayd that Darius brought .xv. hondred thousande fyghtynge men whome all Alexander slewe ¶ Iodas the sone of Elysaphat was hyghe bysshop in Ierusalem in tyme of Mardachin IohaÌ„nes his sone succeded hym ¶ Arystotiles the moost subtyll famous phylosopher lerned this tyme. Senocrate yâ— moost chast phylosopher was this tyme with dyuerse other moo ¶ By cause the kynges of Brytayne nexte after lyued in peas moost parte lytell of them is wryten therfore they shall be sette togyder tyll it be comen to Callibolon kynge of Brytayne the whiche was brother to Lud. ANd whan Cormbratê° was deed regned Guentholen that was his sone a man of good condicyons and well beloued and he gouerned the londe well wysely And he regned .xxv. yere and after he deyed and lyeth att newe Troy ¶ How kynge Seysell regned well gouerned the londe after Guentholen ANd after Guentholen regnedê° his sone Seysell well worthely gouerned the londe as his fader had done before hym And he regned .xv. yere and deyed lyeth at newe Troy ¶ How Kymor regned after Seysell his fader he begate Howan that regned after his fader in peas ANd after Seysell regned his sone Kymor well nobly .xix. yere in peas thenne after hym regned Howan his sone .x. yere thenne he deyed and lyeth at Ikaldowne ¶ How kynge Morwith deyed thorugh myschaunce thorugh a beest AFter this Howan regned Morwith and he became so wycked and so sterne tyll at the last a grete vengeaunce came vpon hym For whan as he went vpon a tyme by the see syde he metâ—e with a grete beest that was black and horryble hydeous And he wende that it had be a whale of the see bent an arblast and wolde haue slayne that beest with his quarell but he myght not smyte hym And whan he had shot all his quarelles the beest anone came to hyÌ„ in a gâ—â—te hast hym deuoured a lyue and soo he deyed for his wyckednesse thorugh vengeauÌ„ce of god after that he had regned .ix. yere ¶ Of Grandobodiam that was Morwith sone that made Cambrydge AFter that this Morwith was dede the Brytons crowned Grandobodiam his sone this Grandobodiam longe tyme regned in goodnes made temples townes this Grandbodiam made yâ— towne of Cambrydge the towne of GrauÌ„tham was well beloued of tyche poore for he honoured the ryche helped the poore This Grandobodiam had .iiij. sones Artogaill Hesyder Higamus Petitur And whan he had regned .xi. yere he deyed and lyeth at newe Troy ¶ Of Artogaill yâ— was GrandobodiaÌ„s sone how he was made kynge syth put downe for his wyckednesse AFter GraÌ„dobodiam regned his sone Artogaill .v. yere he became so wycked so sterne yâ— the Brytons wolde not suffre hym to be kynge but put hym downe made Hesyder his brother kynge he became so good mercyable yâ— men hym called kynge of pyte And whan he had regned .v. yere
est iudicare viuos et mortuos Bartho ¶ Credo in spiritum sanctum ✚ Matheus ¶ Sanctam ecclesiam catholicam Symon ¶ Sanctorum communionem remissioneÌ„ peccatorum Iudas ¶ Carnis resurreccionem ✚ Mathias ¶ Et vitaÌ„ eternam Amen IHesu Cryst our sauyour rose fro deth to lyf sayd to his discyples All the power in heuen in erthe is geuen vnto me And goo ye thus in to all the worlde preche teche vnto euery creature I shall be with you vnto the ende of the worlde ¶ Here he chose hyÌ„ lxxij discyples And he had .xij. apostles the whiche he sende in to all the worlde to preche Ne it is not redde that there were more ordres amonge the discyples of Cryste of whome the preestes bysshops in the chirche of god yet kepe the fourme For to the apostles the bysshops succede to the dyscyples preestes To the whiche two ordres all the chirche is gyuen as a goodly Ierarche Vt patet in Decreto Damasie pape Iohannes ✚ Wrote in Asia in Greke langage In principio erat verbum c. Marcus ✚ Wrote in Ytalia but in greke langage InnitiuÌ„ euangelij Iesu cristi c. Lucas ✚ Wrote in Grecia in greke langage Huit in diebus herodis regis iude sacerdos c. Matheus ✚ Wrote in the Iury in Hebrewe langage Liber generacionis Ihesu cristi c. ¶ Here begynneth the ordre of Popes of Rome contynueth as the lyne of Cryste dyde afore For in them god lefte his power ¶ Anno domini .xxxiiij. PEter a Iewe the fyrste pope was a blessyd man a gloryous apostle of Cryst ¶ He was heed of the chirche xxxvij yere And he helde his bysshopryche in the eest .v. yere sayd masse he made our lorde alone sayd the Pater noster Thenne after he came to Antiochiam there he abode .vij. yere techynge the way of trouth And Spmon Magus he confounded awaye That season he preched to the people that were circsscysed the whiche were in Ponto of Galati Capadocia Asia Bithinia Thenne herde he that Symon Magus deluded the Romayns thrugh the loue of the fayth he came to Rome in the fourth yere of Claudius the Emperour And there he preached the worde of god shewed the falshede of Symon Magê° and tourned many a man to the fayth Thenne he sende his precher by dyuerse prouynces by whome crysten relygyon was myghtely encreased ¶ He ordeyned the feest of Lenton afore Eester Aduent the Emerynge dayes to be fasted of all crysten people in to the myrrour of the fyrste seconde comynge of oure lorde Ihesu ¶ Thenne whan he had be pope at Rome .xxv. yere .vij. monethes and .viij. dayes he was slayne of Nero Eiê° plÌ„a oê‘a vide acâ—â—bus aplÌ„orum ¶ Gaius this tyme was Emperour at Rome regned .iij. yere .x. monethes This Gaiê° was fyrst bicyous in lyurnge for two of his owne systers he mysused on one of them he gate a doughter whiche childe he sette betwixt the knees of Iupyter in the temple feyned afterwarde yâ— Iupyter had goten her Wherfore he dyde crye thrugh the couÌ„tree that all men sholde worshyp her as a goddesse This man also made an ymage lyke hymself sente it to one Patronie Presydent at Ierusalem vnder yâ— Romayns coÌ„maundynge hym yâ— he sholde compell the Iewes to do worshyp therto And fore these enormytees many other our lorde suffred hym to be slayne at Rome in his owne Palays ¶ Of kynge Gynder that was Kymbalyns sone that wolde not paye the truage to Rome for the londe that Cassybolon had graunted and how he was slayne of a Romayne ANd after yâ— deth of this Kymbalyn regned Gynder his sone a good man a worthy was of so hygh herte yâ— he wolde not pay to Rome yâ— trybute that kynge Cassybolon had grauÌ„ted vnto Iulius Cezar Wherfore them perour yâ— was tho that was called Claudius Cezar was sore anoyed And ordeyned a grete power of Romayns came in to this londe for to conquere the trybute thrugh strength for to haue it on the kynge But this kynge Gynder and Arinager his broder assembled and 〈◊〉 a grete hoste 〈◊〉 of Brotons yaue batayll to the Emperour Clawdius slewe of yâ— Romayns grete plente The Emperour had afterwarde one that was called Hamon yâ— sawe the people there were fast slayne pryuely cast awaye his owne armes toke yâ— armes of a deed Bryton and armed hym with his armour came in to the bataylle to the kyuge sayd in this maner Syr be of a good herte for goddes loue for the Romayns that ben your enmyes anone shall be slayne dyscomfyted euerychone And the kynge gaaf no kepe to his wordes ne to his speche for by cause of the armes that he had vpon hym and de myd that he had ben a Bryton But the traytour euer helde hym next the kynge And pryuely vnder the sholder of his armes he smote the kynge wherfore the kynge deyed felle downe to the erthe ¶ Whan Armager sawe his brother so deed he caste awaye his armes and toke to hym his brothers armes came in to the batayll amonges the brytons and hadde them hetfly for to fyght and fastlaye a downe the Romayns And for the armes they wende it had be kyng Gynder that afore was slayne yâ— they wyst not Thenne began the Brytons fyersly for to fyght slewe the Romayns So at the laste the Emperour forsoke the felde and fledde as fast as they myght with his folke in to Wynchestre And the fals traytour Hamon that had slayne the kynge fast anone beganne for to slee with al the hast that he myght And Armager the kynges brother pursued hym full fyersely with a fyers herte droue hym vnto a water there he toke hym And anone smote of bothe honde and feet heed and heâ—ed the body all to pyeces and thenne lete cast hym in to the water Wherfore yâ— water was called Hamons hauen And after there was made a fayre towne that yet stondeth that is called Southampton And after Armager wente to Wynchestre for to seke Claudius Cezar the Emperour of Rome And there Armager hym toke And Claudius themperour thorugh counseyll of the Romayns that were with hym lefte a lyue made peas with Armager in this maner as ye shal here That is to saye How that Claudius the Emperour sholde yeue vnto Armager Gennen his fayre doughter for to haue vnto his wyf Soo that this londe from that tyme forwarde sholde be in the Emperours power of Rome vpon suche couenaunt that neuer afterwarde no Emperour of Rome sholde take none other trybute of this londe but oonly frauce And they were accorded And vpon this couenaunt Claudius Cezar sente to Rome for his doughter Gennen And as she was come Claudius Cezar yaf her vnto Armager to wyf And Armager spowsed her at London with moche
be And tho began crystendome ayen in this londe And anone this kynge Constantyne as he was crowned anone after he spowsid his wyf thrugh couÌ„seyll of the Brytons And he begate thre sones on her The fyrste was called Constance yâ— other Aurilambros the thyrde Vter This Constance the elder brother whan he ca ma to aege he made hym a monke att Wyncestre This Constantyne ther fader thrugh treason was slayne ¶ For it befell on a tyme that a Pehite came to hyÌ„ vpon a daye in message as it were And sayd that he wolde speke with foe kyng pryuely in couÌ„seyll The kyng lete voyde his chambre of the men yâ— were there within there abode noo moo but the kynge the Pehite And he made a couÌ„ tenaunce as though he wolde haue spoken with the kynge in his eere And there he slewe hym with a longe knyf And after that he went meruaylously out of the chambre in to an other chamre so at the laste no man wyst where he was become ¶ Whan the kynges men west that theyr lorde was so deed they made then so moche sorowe that they wyst not what to do For as moche as his two sones Aurilambros and Vter were so yonge that they myght not be kynge and the thyrde was a monke as is sayd before But Vortiger that was Erle of Westsex thought pryuely in his herte thrugh queyntaunce for to be kyng hym selfe And wente to Wynchestre where that Constance was monke and sayd vnto hym Constance sayd he your fader is deed your two brethern that ben with Gosselyn the bysshopp of London to nourysshe be so yonge that none of them may be bynge Wherfore I couÌ„sell you that ye forsake your habyte and come with me And I shall make suche a meane vnto the Brytons that ye shall be made kynge ¶ Of Constance that was kynge Constantynes sone that was a monke atte Wynchestre and how he was made kynge after his faders dethe thorugh counseyll of Vortiger that was erle of Westsex for as moche as Aurilambros and Vter his two brethern were but yonge of aege And Vortiger lete slee hym for to be kynge hymself THis Vortiger couÌ„selled this Constance so moche tyll he forsoke his abbot wente with hym And anone after he was crowned kynge by thassent of the Brytons This kynge Constance whan he was crowned made kynge he wyst ne knewe but lytell of yâ— worlde ne coude nothyng what knyghthode axed And he made Vortiger his chyef mayster couÌ„seyller gaaf hym all his power for to ordeyne do as moche as to the reame aperteyned So that hymself nothynge entremedled but oonly bare the name of kynge Whan Vortiger sawe that he had all the londe in his warde gouernall he thought a preuy treason to slee Constance the kynge that he myght hymself be crowned and made kynge regne And lete sende after an hondred knyghtes of Pehites the worthyest of all the londe them helde with hym for to dwelle as to be kepers of his body as he wolde go thorugh the londe to ordeyne thynges that apperteyned to a kyng And this Vortiger honoured so moche the hondred knyghtes so moche yaue them of golde syluer and so ryche Iewelles robes horses other thynges plentee wherfore they helde hyÌ„ more lorde than they dyd the kyng And Vortiger tolde them yf he myght be kyÌ„ge ye as it were thrugh treason he wolde make them rychest of the londe Soo at the last thrugh grete gyftes yâ— he had gyuen largely they cryed thrugh yâ— courte that Vortiger were better worthy to be kyng than Constance Wherfore Vortiger made semblaunt as he hadde ben wroth And he departed thens from the court sayd he must go elles where for thynges that he hadde to do And so the traytour sayd for by cause that they sholde slee hym that is to saye Constance ¶ Whad this Vortiger was gone it befell soone after that tho hondred knyghtes of Pehites brake the doores of yâ— kynges chambre and there they hym slewe and smote of his heed bare it to Vortiger there that he dwelled And so whan Vortiger sawe that heed he wepte full tenderly with his eyen and neuertheles he was somdeale gladde in his herte of his deth ¶ And anone this Vortiger toke those hondred knyghtes of Pehites badde his seruauntes bynde theyr hondes behynde them ladde them to London and there they were dampned vnto deth as fals traytours And anone after all the Brytons of the londe by the comyn assente crowned Vortiger made hym kynge of the londe ¶ Anno dmÌ„ C.lxxiiij SOther a martyr was pope after AnicetuÌ„ .ix. yere yâ— whiche decreed that a NoÌ„ne tholde not touche the palle of yâ— awter nor put in sence therto And yâ— she sholde were a wymple aboute her heed And many perylles he sawe about matrymony Therfore he ordeyned yâ— no woman sholde be called a leful wyf but yf she were blessyd of the preest ¶ Elentherus a martyr was pope after Sother xv yere the whiche ordeyned yâ— crysten men sholde refuse no meete resonable yâ— was maÌ„nes mete Nota ¶ Also that no man vnaccused in a cryme sholde be put from his dygnytee or degree tyll he were conuycted thorugh ensample of Cryst the whiche kepte styll Iudas Scaryoth not accused Cryste knewe hym gylty And what someuer he dyd amonge the apostles for the dygnyte of his seruyce abode ferme stable And he sente also Legates vnto Lucie the kynge of Brytayne the whiche baptysed hym his people And Fagus Domianus legates the whiche the pope sente fyrste preched in Englonde and this crystendome dured in Brytayne two hondred yere vnto the tyme of Dyodesian the Emperour whan saynt Albon was martred ¶ Marcus Anthonius Luciê° Comodus were Emperours but Marcus â—eyed anone Lucius Comodus regned Comodus was called prouffytable of scorne for he was to euery man vnprouffytable He was yeuen vtterly to lechery Many Senatours Crysten men he made to be slayne He dampned his owne wyf to deth for aege He deyed a sodeyne deth with struglynge amonge maydens ¶ Helius Pertinax after this man was Emperour .vi. monethes and was a man of grete discrecyon whome Iulian the grete lawer slewe And he entred the Empyre was slayne the .vij. monethe of Seuerus ¶ Victor a martyr was pope after ElenthertuÌ„ .x. yere And for the dyscorde of the paschall tyme he called a couÌ„sell in Alexander where he was prescute that tyme many other Where he decreed that Eester daye sholde be kept on the Sondaye but he must kepe the chauÌ„ge of the moone of Apryll and that was to dyfferre fro Iewes for many bysshops of the rest abode that tyme the same daye that the yewes dyde halowe that feest ¶ Also he ordeyned yâ— in the tyme of nede childern myght be crystened in euery place in euery water ¶ Zepherinus a martyr a Romayne was pope after
the awter ¶ Celestinus a Romayne was pope after Bonifacius .viij. yere ix dayes the whiche ordeyned the psalme afore masse Iudica me deus cÌ„ And att the begynnynge of the masse sholde be sayd a verse of a psalme and at the Grayle and that the Offertorye sholde be sayd afore the sacrynge This same man sente saynt Patryke to Irlonde to conuerte that londe and Palladiê° deaken of Rome to the Scottes to be conuerted ¶ And in the fourth yere of this man there was a generall Synody at Ephysina of thre hondred bysshops ayenst Nestorium an heretyke ¶ Theodosius the yonger with Valentinian his neuewe regned .xxvij. yere In his tyme was the feest ordeyned whiche is called Aduincula sancti petri And in his tyme deyed saynt Austyn in the yere of his aege .lxxvi. And this tyme was reysed the .vij. slepers the whiche sleped two hondred yeres This man deyed at ConstaÌ„tynople there was buryed ¶ This tyme the Saxons entred Englonde and anone by lytyll and lytell they grewe vp myghtely And at the laste they opteyned all the londe ¶ Sixtus a Romayne was pope after Celestinus .viij. yere This was a holy man and a meke And lytell of hym is wryten but that he buylded Sancta Maria maior ¶ Leo Tuscus a Confessour was pope after Sixtus This man was as holy as ony man Fyue tymes in a daye or more he wolde saye masse And on a tyme after it befell whan a certayne woman kyssed his honde he was tempted with her And for the trespaas that he hadde done vnto his penaunce he made his honde to be stryken of And whan the noyse rose vpon hym that he myght not saye masse as he was wonte to do thenne he was ryght sory And all oonly betoke hym in prayer to our lady to helpe hym And our lady restored hym his honde ayen and thenne he sayd masse as he was wonte for to doo And soo that myrade was openly shewed to all people And in the tyme of this pope Marcian the Emperour beynge there was congregate at Calcedany the fourthe vnyuersall Synody of .vi. hondred and .xxx. bysshops agaynst Eusticem the abbot of Constantynopoliton and Alterandruen episcopuÌ„ qui negauerunt in rpÌ„o veâ—am carnem fuisse et etiam negabant carnis nostre resurrectionem ¶ And after he had made many notable sermons epystles he decessed ¶ Marcianus and Valentinianus were Emperours this tyme vij yere In whose tyme was the grete Synody afore reherced whan Eusticem Dyoscorus were condempned IN the tyme that Marcianus was Emperour Vortiger was kynge in Brytayne now called Englonde In whose tyme the Sarons came in to Brytayne made many kynges That is to wyte as is playne by the Cronycles .vij. And by cause it is tedyous to mannes reason to reherce many dyuerse names togyder as .vij. kynges of Englonde and in one tyme the Emperours and Popes Therfore the Cronycles of Englonde shall be sette togyder tyll that we shall treate of Alured In whose tyme the Danes came in to Englonde And the Popes and the Emperours and other kynges in the same tyme shall be sette togyder ¶ Circa annuÌ„ dmÌ„ CCCC .xlix. ¶ How the wardeyns that had those childern to kepe that were Constantynes ladde theym to lytell Brytayne for the treason the falsenesse of Vortiger THis tyme came the Saxons that were pagans fyrst in to Brytayne now called Englonde vnder Vortiger the whiche was crowned kynge of this londe ¶ This tyme those that had these two childern in kepynge the which were Constantynes sones That is to saye Aurilambros Vter thrugh ordynance of Gosselin yâ— was bysshop of London after the faders deth that is to saye Constantyne durste not dwelle in this londe with those childern but conueyed them vnto the kynge of lytell Brytayn For as moche as he tho wyst the treason of Vortiger that tho was made kynge Thorugh whome Constance the elder brother was slayne wherfore the hondred knyghtê of Pehites were put to deth bore all the blame as yâ— Vortiger had not wyst therof ne consented And so the kepers of those two childern dradde lest Vortiger sholde put them to deth thrugh his treason falsenesse as he had done the brother before And therfore they were ladde ouer in to lytell Brytayn the kyng them receyued with moche honour lete them to nourysshe And there they dwelled tyll they became fayâ—â— knyghtê and stronge fyers And thought to be auenged vpon Constance theyr brother whan they sawe theyr tyme soo they dyde as ye shall here telle afterwarde ¶ It was not longe afterwarde that the tydynges came ouer see to the kynrede of the hondred knyghtê of Pehiteâ— that were dampned put to deth thrugh Vortiger in this londe therfore they were wonderly wrothe and swore that they wolde be auenged of theyr kynnes mens deth And came in to this londe with a grete power and robbed in many places and slewe dyde all the sorowe that they myght Whan Vortiger it wyst he made moche sorowe was sore anoyed And in an other place also tydynges came to hym that Aurtlambros and Vter his brother assembled a grete hoste to come into moche Brytayne that is to say in to this londe for to be auenged vpon Constance theyr brothers deth Soo in that one half and in that other he was brought in to soo moche sorowe that he ne wyst whether to go ¶ How Engist and an .xi. thousande men came in to this londe to whome Vortiger yaaâ—e a place that is called Thongcastell ANd soone after this sorowe tydynges came to Vortiger that a grete nauy of straungers were arryued in yâ— couÌ„tree of Kent he wyst not whens they were ne wherfore they were come in to this londe ¶ The kyng sent anone a messager thyder that some of them sholde come speke with hym for to wyte what folke they were what they axed in to what countree they wolde ¶ There were two brethern maysters prynces of that stronge company that one was called Engist that other Horne Engist wente to the kynge tolde hym the cause wherfore they were come in to this londe sayd Syr we ben of a couÌ„tre that is called Saxonie that is the londe of Germayne wherin is so moche sorowe yâ— of the people ben so many that the londe may not them susteyne And the maysters and prynces that haue the londe to gouerne and rule They made to come before them men and wymmen that boldest ben amonge theym for to fyght and that best may trauayll in to dyuerse londes And so they sholde them yeue horse harneys armour and all thynge that them nedeth And after they shall saye to them that they go in to another countree where that they mowe lyue as theyr Auncetrees dyde them before And therfore syr kynge yf ye haue ought to do with our company we ben comen in to your londe and with good wyll you
wolde serue and your londe kepe helpe and defende from your enmyes yf that ye nede ¶ Whan Vortiger herde these tydynges he sayd gladly he wolde theym withholde vppon suche couenaunt yf they myght delyuer his londe of his enmyes he wolde yeue theym resonable londes where they sholde dwelle for euer more ¶ Engist thanked hym goodly and in this maner he and his company a .xi. thousande sholde dwelle with the kynge Vortiger And moche they dyde thrugh theyr boldenesse they delyuered his londe of his enmyes clene ¶ Tho prayed Engist the kynge of so moche londe that he myght make to hyÌ„ a cyte and for his meyne ¶ The kynge answered it was not to do without the counseyll of Brytons ¶ Engist prayed hym eftsones of as moche place as he myght compace with a thonge of a skynne wherupon he myghte make a Maneer for hym to dwelle on And the kynge hyÌ„ graunted freely ¶ Tho toke Engist a bulles skynne and kytte it as smale as he myght all in to â—o thonge all a rounde And therwith compaced he as moche londe as he myght thenne make vpon a fayre castell And so whan this castell was made he lete calle it Thongcastell for as moche as the place was marked with a thonge ¶ Of Ronowen that was Engistes doughter and how the kynge Vortiger spowsed her for her beaute SO whan this castell was made full well arayed Engist pryuely dyde sende by letter in to the countree where he came fro after an hoÌ„dred shyppes fylled with men that were stronge also well fyghtynge in all bataylles And that they sholde also brynge with them Ronowen his doughter that was the fayrest creature that a man myght see ¶ And whan those people were come that he had sente after he toke them in to the castell with moche Ioye And hymself vpon a daye wente vnto yâ— kynge prayed hym there worthely that he wolde come see his newe maneer that he had made in the place yâ— he had compassed with the thonge of the skynne ¶ The kynge anone grauÌ„ted hym freely And with hym wente thyder was well apayed with the castell with the fayre werke and togyder they ete dranke with moche Ioye And whan nyght came that the kynge Vortiger sholde go in to his chambre to take there his nyghtes reste Ronowen that was Engistes doughter came with a cuppe of golde in her honde and kneled before the kynge and sayd to hym Wassaylle And the kynge knewe not what it was for to meane ne what he sholde answere there vpon for as moche as hymself ne none of all his Brytons coude noo englâ—sshe speke ne vnderstonde it but he spake in the same langage that Brytons done yet Neuertheles a latiner tolde it to the kynge the full vnderstandynge therof Wasshayll and that other sholde drynke hayll And that was the fyrst tyme that wasshayll and drynkhayll came vp in this londe And from yâ— tyme vnto this tyme it is well vsed in this londe ¶ The kynge Vortiger sawe the fayrnesse of Ronowen his armes layde about her necke thryes swetely kyssed her anone ryght he was enamoured vpon her yâ— he desyred to haue her to wyf asked of Engist her fader And Engyst graunted hym vpon this couenaunt yâ— the kynge sholde yeue hym all the couÌ„tree of Kent that he there myght dwelle in his people The kyng hym grauÌ„ted pryuely with a good wyll And anone he spowsed the damoysell that was moche confusyon to hymself And therfore all the Brytons became so wrothe for by cause he spowsed a woman of mysbyleue Wherfore they wente all from hym and no thynge to hym toke ne halpe hym in thynge that he had to done ¶ How Vortimer that was Vortigers sone was made kynge Engist dryuen out And how Vortimer was slayne THis Engist wente in to Kente seased all yâ— londe in to his honde for hym for his men became with in a lytill whyle of so grete power so moche people had that men wyst not in lytell tyme whiche were the kyngê men whiche were Engistes men Wherfore all the Brytons had of hym drede and sayd amonges theym But yf yâ— they ne toke other couÌ„seyll bytwene them all yâ— londe sholde be bytrayed thrugh Engist his people ¶ Vortiger the kynge had begoten on his fyrst wyf thre sones The fyrst was called Vortimer The seconde Catagien the thyrde Passent ¶ The Brytons euerychone by one assent chose Vortimer to be theyr lorde souerayne couÌ„seyler in euery batayll crowned hym made hym kynge wolde not suffre Vortiger no lenger to regne for cause of the alyauÌ„ce betwixt Engist and hym ¶ The Brytons ordeyned a grete hoste to dryue out Engist and his company of the londe yaue hym thre bataylles The fyrst was in Kente there he was lorde the seconde 〈◊〉 at Teâ—â—orde and the thyrde in a shyre a this half Colchestre in a more And in this batayle theym mette Catagien Home Engistes brother so that eche of theym slewe other But for as moche as the couÌ„tree was yeuen longe before to Horne thrugh Vortiger tho he spowsed his cosyn there he made a fayre castell that is called Horncastell after his owne name And Vortimer was soo anoyed for his brothers deth that anone he lete fell downe the castell to the grouÌ„de And after he ne lefte nyght ne daye tyll he had dryuen out Engist and his people of the londe And thenne Ronowen his doughter made sorowe ynough And quentely spake to them that were next the kynge Vortimer and pryuyest with hym And so moche she gaue hym of gyftes that he was enpoysened and deyed at London the fourth yere of his regne there he lyeth ¶ How the Brytons chose an other tyme Vortiger to be theyr kynge and Engist came in to this londe and how they fought togyders AFter Vortimers deth the Brytonr by theyr comyn assente eft soones made Vortiger theyr kyng vpon this couenauÌ„t yâ— he sholdde neuer after suffre Engist ne none of his eft sones to come in to this londe And whan all this was done Ronowen the quene pryuely sente by letter to Engist yâ— she had enpoy sened Vortimer yâ— Vortiger her lorde bare ayen yâ— crowne regned And that he sholde come ayen into this londe wel arayed with moche people for to auenge hym vppon the Brytons and for to wyÌ„ne this londe ayen ¶ And whan Engist herde these tydynges he made grete Ioye And appareylled hym hastely with .xv. thousande men yâ— were dughty in euery batayll came in to this londe ¶ And whan Vortiger herde tell that Engist was come ayen with a grete power in to this londe he assembled his Brytons tho wente ayenst Engist for to yeâ—e hyÌ„ batayll his folke But Engist dradde hym sore of the Brytons for they had dryuen hym before discomfyted hym with strength Wherfore this Engist prayed
had sayd He spake to the kynge in this 〈◊〉 ¶ 〈◊〉 how I was begoten axe ye no more For it falleth not to you ne to none other to wyte But telle me the cause wherfore I am to you brought and wherfore ye haue sente after me ¶ Truely sayd yâ— kynge my wyse counseyllers haue done me to vnderstonde that the morter of a werke that I haue begonne behoueth to be tempred with your blood or the fundament shall fayle for euer more ¶ Syre sayd Merlyn Wyll ye slee me for my blood to tempre with your mortere Ye sayd the kynge or elles my castell shall neuer stande as my counseyllers doo me to vnderstonde Tho answered Merlyn to the kynge Syr he sayd lete them come before me those wyse counseyllers I woll preue that they sayen not well ne truly And whan the wyse men were comen Merlyn axed yf his blood were the cause to make this werke to stonde and endure All tho wyse men were abasshed coude not answere Merlyn tho sayd to the kynge Syr I shall tell you the cause wherfore your werke thus fayleth and may not stande There is vnder the mountayne there that ye haue buylded your toure a grete ponde of water and in the botome of the ponde vnder the water there ben two dragons that one is whyte and that other reede that fyght togyder ayenst your werke Do ye myne depe tyll your men come to the ponde and cause your men to take awaye the water all out and thenne ye shall see the dragons as I haue you tollde that togyder fyght ayenst your werke and this is the cause wherfore your fundament fayleth The kynge anone lete dygge vnder tyll that men came to the ponde and lete do awaye the water and there they founde two dragons as Merlyn had tolde them yâ— egerly fought togyder The whyte dragon egerly assayled the reede and layde on hym soo strongely that he myght not endure but withdrewe hym and rested in the same caâ—e And whan he had a whyle rested hym he wente before and assayled the reede dragon angrely and helde hym so sore that he myght not ayenst hym endure but withdrewe hym and rested And after came ayen the whyte dragon and strongely fought with the reede dragon and bote hym euyll and hym ouercame that he fledde from thens and nomore came agayne ¶ Of the sygnyfycacyon of those two dragons that were in the botome of the ponde that fought togyder THis kyng Vortiger and his men that sawe this batayll had grete meruayle and prayed Merlyn to tell hym what it myght betoken Syr quod Merlyn I shall telle you The reede dragon betokeneth yourself and the whyte betokeneth the folke of Saxon that fyrste ye toke and helde in your londe that fyght ayenst you and you haue dryuen and enchaced ¶ But Brytons of your lygnage ouercame them droue them awaye And sythen at the comynge ayen of the Saxons they recouered this londe and helde it for euer more And droue out the Brytons and dyde with this londe all theyr wyll and destroyed crystendome thrugh out this londe Ye had fyrste grete Ioye with theyr comynge but now it is corned to you grete damage sorowe For tho two brethern of Constance that was kynge the whiche ye lete slee shall come before a quinzeme passed with a grete power from lytell Brytayne shall auenge the deth of theyr brother And they shall brenne you fyrst with sorowe and after they shall slee a grete parte of Saxons and shall dryue out all the remenaunt of the londe And therfore abyde ye here no lenger to make castell nor other werke But anone go elles where your lyues all for to saue To god I you betake trouthe I haue sayd to you of thynges that shall befall ¶ And vnderstande ye well that Aurilambros shall be kynge But he shall be enpoysoned lytell tyme shall he regne ¶ Of kynge Aurilambros how that he pursewed Vortiger Engist and how they deyed MErlyn and his moder departed from the kynge and torned agayne to Carmardyn And soone after tydynges came to the Brytons that Aurilambros and Vter his brother were arryued at Totuesse with a greate hoste And anone yâ— Brytons assembled them and wente to receyue Aurilambros and Vter with grete noblesse And had them vnto London and crowned Aurilambros and made hym kynge and dyde vnto hym homage And anone he axed where Vortiger that was kynge myght be founde for he wolde be auenged on his brothers dethe and after he wolde warre vppon paynems And they tolde hym that Vortiger was in Walys and so they ladde hym thytherwarde ¶ Vortiger wyst well that tho brethern came hym to conquere and fledde thens in to a castell that was called Gerneth that stode vppon an hyghe mountayrie and there hym helde Aurilambros and Vter his brother and theyr folke had besyeged the castell full longe tyme for the castell was stronge and well arrayed ¶ So at the laste they casted wylde fyre and brent houses and men and all theyr araye and as moche as was within the castell So that Vortiger was brente amonge all other and soo he deyed with moche sorowe ¶ Tho was Engist in Kente and regned there and herde this tydynges and anone fledde and wolde haue gone in to Scotlonde for to haue had socoure But Aurilambros and his men mette with hym in the north countree and yaue hym batayll And Engist and his men defended whyles that they myght But he and his folke were dyscomfyted and slayne And Octa his sone fledde vnto Yorke And Aurilambros hym folowed egrely And Octa a lytell whyle withstode hym But afterwarde he put hym to his mercy And Aurilambros receyued hym and to hym and to his men gaaf the countree of Galeway in Scotlonde and there they dwelled ¶ The kynge Aurilambros wente thorugh out the londe and put awaye the name of Engistlonde that Engist after his name had called it before Tho lete he it calle agayne grete Brytayne and lete make ayen chirches houses of relygyon castelles cytees and borughs â–ª and townes that the Saxons hadde destroyed And came to London and lete make the walles of the cyte whiche Engist and his folke hadde caste downe ¶ The Brytons ladde hym vnto the mount of Ambriam that somtyme was an hous of relygyon that tho was destroyed thrugh the paynems ¶ Wherof a knyght that was called Ambri some tyme was founder of that house And therfore the same hylle was called the mounte of Ambrian And after it was called Ambresbury And shall be so for euer more ¶ How Aurilambros dyde redresse the londe of greate Brytayne that whiche was dstroyed thorugh the Saxons before sayd HOw the kynge Aurilambros lete amende and redresse the house of Ambresbury and there in put monkes But now there ben Nonnes a lytell fro the place that was called Salysbury are that the Saxons slewe the Brytons where Engist and they sholde haue made a
loue daye In the whiche tyme were slayne a thousande knyghtes .lxi. thrugh treason of Engist The kynge therof had grete pyte thought to make in mynde of them a monumēt of stone y◠myght endure to the worldes ende And of this thynge they toke ther coūseyll what therof was best for to do ¶ Tho spake to the kynge the bysshop of London y◠was called Ternekyn y◠he sholde requyre after Merlyn For he coude best tell how this thynge myght best be made And Merlyn after was sought and foūde came to y◠kynge And the kynge tolde hym his wyll of the monument that he wolde haue made Merlyn answered to the kynge sayd There ben grete stones in Irlonde longe vpon the hylle of Kyan y◠men called Gyauntes karoll And yf they were in this place as they ben there they wolde endure for euer more in remēbraūce of those knyghtes that here be entyred ¶ Per may foy sayd the kyng As harde stone ben in my londe as in Irlonde ¶ Soth sayd Merlyn but in all your londe ben none suche For gyauntes sette them for grete good of themself For at euery tyme that they were woūde or in ony maner hurte they wysshe the stones with hote water and thenne they wysshe them therwith anone they were hoole ¶ How the Brytons wente for to seke the grete stones in Irlonde ASsoone as the Brytons had herde of this thynge they yede and swore amonge them they wolde go seke those stones And toke with them Vter the kynges broder to be chyef capitayne .v. thousande men Merlyn coūselled thē for to go vnto Iolonde so they dyde And whan the kynge of Irlonde y◠was called Guillomer herde telle that straūgers were arryued in his londe he assembled a grete power fought ayenst them But he his folke were dyscomfyted ¶ The Brytons wente before tyll they came to the mount of Kyan clȳmed vp vnto the mount But whan they sawe the stones the maner how they stode they had grete meruaylle sayd bytwene themselfe that noo man sholde them remeue for no strength ne engyne so grete they were so longr But Merlyn thrugh his crafte he remeued them brought them in to theyr shyppes and came ayen in to this londe And Merlyn sette the stones there that the kyng wolde haue them And sette them in the same maner that they stode in Irlonde And whan the kynge sawe that it was made he thanked Merlyn and rychely hym rewarded at his owne wyll And that place lete calle it Stonhenge for euer more ¶ How Passent that was Vortigers sone and the kynge Guillomer came in to this londe and how a traytour that was called Cappa enpoyseneu the kynge Aurilambros ANd men shall vnderstande that Passent that was Vortigers sone lyued the same tyme and came in to this londe with a grete power arryued in the north coūtree wolde be auenged of his faders deth Vortiger strongely trusted vppon the company that he had brought with hym out of y◠londe of Germayne had conquered all the North coūtree vnto Yorke ¶ And whan kyng Aurilambros herde this he assembled a grete power of Brytons wente for to fyght with Passent he dyscomfyted Passent all his people But Passent escaped thens with some of his men fledde thens in to Irlonde and came to kynge Guillomer prayed hym of helpe socour The kynge graunted hym with good wyll sayd that he wolde helpe hym vpon that couenaūt that I my selfe muste go with you with all my power in to Brytayne And I wolde 〈◊〉 aduenge vpon the Brytons the rather for they came in to my londe toke the stones with strength y◠is called Gyaūtes karoll ¶ The kynge Guillomer le te ordeyne his shyppes wente to the see with .xv. thousande men arryued in Walys began to robbe moche sorowe he dyde ¶ It befell so that kynge Aurilambros laye syke at Wynchestre myght not helpe hymself So that he sente in his name Vter his brother with a power to helpe Walys And thytherwarde he wente as moche as he myght ¶ The kynge of Irlonde and Passent herde telle that Aurilambros was syke to hym there came a Sarrasyn that was called Cappa sayd Syre dwelle ye here all in peas with your hoste I behyght you thorugh my quayntesye y◠I shall slee the kynge Aurilambros that is syke Thenne sayd Passent yf ye do so I shall you rychely auaūce The traytour Cappa put vpon hym an habyte of religyon lete shaue hym a brode crowne came vnto the kynges courte and sayd that he wolde helpe the kynge of his malady Tho sayd the traytour Cappa vnto the kynge Syr be of good comforte For I shall yeue you suche a medycyne that ye shall swete anone ryght lyste to slepe haue good reste And the traytour yaaf hym suche poyson to slepe anone ryght and deyed in his slepynge And the traytour sayd that he wolde go out in to the felde tyll he were awaked so escaped he awaye For no man had to hym suspeccyon for by cause of his habyte that he was clothed in and also for his brode shauen crowne But whan the kynges men wyst that he was deed they became wonder sory and fast soughte the traytour but they myghte not fynde hym For that Cappa torned ayen vnto the hoste from whens that he came ¶ Whan Aurilambros deyed a sterre in the morne was seen with a clere lyght at the bought of the beeme was seen she heed of an horryble dragon SO whan the kyng Aurilambros was deed enpoysoned at Wynchestre On the morne after he was deed about the tyme of Pryme there was sene a sterre grete clere the beeme of that sterre was bryghter than the sonne And at the bought of the beeme apperid a dragons heed out of his mouth came two huge lyghtes that were as bryght as ony fyre brennynge that one beeme towarde Fraunce and streyght ouer the see thytherwarde And out of that beeme came .vij. beemes full clere longe as it were the lyght fyre ¶ This sterre was seen of many a man but none of them wyste what it betokened ¶ Vter that was the kynges brother that was in Walys with his hoste of Brytons sawe that sterre the grete lyght that it yaue they wondred therof gretly what it myght betoken And lete calle Merlyn and prayed hym for to telle what that it myght betoken ¶ Of the betokenynge of the sterre MErlyn sawe that sterre behelde it longe tyme. And sythen he quoke wept tenderly And sayd Alas alas that so noble a kyng worthy is deed And I do you to vnderstande that Aurilambros your brother is poysoned y◠I see well in this sterre And yourself is betokened the heed of the dragon y◠is seen at the bought of the beeme that is
conuerted And he helde with hym pope Benedictus the vsurper of the popeheede in to Saxonye And there he decessyd in his exyle And this Emperour decessyd a ryche man in vertue goodnes ¶ Otto the seconde was Emperour after his fader And he was a noble man to the chir che as his fader was And many a batayll he had ayenst the fals men of byleue And att the laste he almoost loste all his hoste in Kalabur Yet forsothe with all his mynde besought saynt Peter to helpe And meruayllously saynt Peter delyuered hym And his wyf was the doughter of the Emperour of Constantynopolitan of the Romayns blood And this man was crowned of Benedictus the pope ¶ Of saynt Edwarde the martyr how Estrylde his stepmoder lete kylle hym for to make Eldred her owne sone kynge ANd after this Edgar regned Edwarde his sone that he begate vpon his fyrst wyf that well and nobly gouerned the londe For he was full of all maner of goodnes and ledde a full holy lyf And aboue all thynge he loued god holy chirche And the quene Estrylde that was his stepmoder lete slee hym by cause to make her owne sone Eldred kynge And thus on a daye he was slayne as ye shall here afterwarde ¶ It befell thus vppon a daye that the kynge Edwarde wente in to a wood for to playe in the south countree besyde a towne that is called Warham In whiche forest was grete plente of hartes and hyndes And whan he had ben a whyle there hym for to playe he thought vpon his broder Eldred that was with his moder the quene for her place was nygh the forest and thought for to go thyder and vysyte and see his brother And toke with hym but a lytell meyne wente hym towarde his stepmoders hous that in that tyme soiourned in the castell of Corfe And as he rode in the thyckenesse of a wood to aspye his game it befell that he wente amysse and lost his meyne that with hym came And at the last he came out of the wood And as he loked hym about he sawe there fast besydes a manere that his stepmoder dwel led in and thyderwarde he wente alone And anone it was tolde the quene how that the kynge was comen alone without ony company And therfore she made Ioye ynough and thought how that she myght do that he were slayne as pryuely as she myght and called to her one of her knyghtes To whome she had tolde moche of her coūseyll bytwene them And bothe they came to the kynge and turteysly hym receyued ¶ And the kynge tolde that he was come to vysyte and also for to speke with Eldred his broder The quene many tymes hym thanked and hym prayed for to alyght and herborugh with her all that nyght ¶ The kynge sayd that he myght not But agayne he wolde go vnto his folke yf he myght theym fynde ¶ And whan the quene sawe that he wolde not abyde she prayed hym that he wolde ones drynke and he graunted her And anone as the drynke was come the quene dranke vnto the kynge And the kynge tooke the cuppe and sette it to his mouth And in the meane whyle that he dranke the false knyght that was with the quene with a knyfe smote the kynge vnto the herte and there he felle downe deed vnto the erthe of his palfroy The quene for this dede gaue the knyght golde and syluer grete plente and of other ryches ynough And the knyght anone as this was done wente hym ouer the see And so escaped he out of this londe ¶ Whan this kynge Edwarde was thus martred It was in the yere of the Incarnacyon of our lorde Ihesu Cryste .ix. C.lxxx and he had regned .xij. yere and an halfe and lyeth at Glastenbury ¶ Of the kynge Eldred and how the kynge Swyne of Denmarke helde Englonde and how Eldred that was saynt Edwardes brother was not beloued in his Realme and therfore he fledde in to Normandye SO after this Edwarde regned Eldred his brother And saynt Dunstane crowned hym And this sayn te Dunstane deyed soone after that he had foryeuen the quene her trespaas bycause that she was cause of kynge Edwardes deth And saynt Dunstane had her assoylled penaunce had her enioyned And she lyued after a chaste lyf and a clene ¶ This kynge Eldred wedded an Englysshe woman on her begate Edmonde Irensyde and an other sone that was called Edwyne And after dey ed the quene theyr moder ¶ And in that tyme came Swyne in to Englond that was kynge of Denmark for to chalenge to conquere all that his auncetrees had before that tyme. And so he conquered had it all at his axynge ¶ For the good erle Luthberte of Lyndeleye and all the people of Northumberlonde and almoost all the grette of Englonde helde with Swyne that was kyng of Denmark for soo moche as they loued not kyng Eldred for by cause that his good brother Edwarde was slayne for loue of hym And therfore no man sette but lytell by hym Wherfore kynge Swyne had all his wyll and toke all the londe And Eldred the kynge fledde tho in to Normandye And soo spake to the duke Richarde that the duke yaue hym his syster Emme to wyf Vpon the whiche be gate two sones that one was called Alured and that other Edwarde And whan Swyne had conquered all the londe he regned nobly lyued .xv. yere and thenne he deyed lyeth at Yorke ¶ How kynge Eldred came ayen from Normandy and how Knoght the Dane regned of the warre betwixt hym and Edmonde Irensyde THus after the dethe of Swyne that was a Dane Knoght his sone dwelled in Englonde and wolde haue ben kynge And tho came agayne Eldred out of Normandye with moche nombre of people and with a stronge meyne that Knoght durste not abyde but fledde thens in to Denmarke The kynge Eldred had agayne his reame helde so grete worshyp that he began for to destroye all tho that halpe Swyne that was a Dane ayenst hym And afterwarde came agayne this Knoght from Denmark with a grete power so that kynge Eldred durste not with hym fyght but fledde from thens vnto London there helde hym ¶ Tho came Knoght hym besyeged soo longe tyll that kynge Eldred deyed in the cyte of London lyeth at saynt Poules And he regned .ix. yere BOnus was pope after Benedictus one yere This man abode but a lytell tyme. ¶ Bonifacius was pope after hym fyue monethes ¶ Benedictus was pope after hym .x. yere This man crowned Otto the seconde and made many Romayns to be taken And he gadred a counseyll agaynst the kynge of Fraunce where Gylberte the Nygromancer was deposyd ¶ Iohānes the .xiiij. was pope after hym .viij. monethes And he was put in the castell Aungell and was famyned to dethe ¶ Iohānes the .xv. was pope after hym foure monethes ¶ Iohānes the .xvi. was pope after hym almoost .xi. yere This
his owne meyne wente vnto the chambre there that he sholde take his nyghtes reste And as he loked hym about he sawe a fayre ymage well made and in semblaunt as it were an Archer with a boowe in the boowe a fyne arowe ¶ Kynge Edmonde wente tho nere for to beholde it better what it myght be And anone yâ— arowe smote hym thrugh the body there slewe the kynge For that engyne was made for to slee his owne lorde traytoursly ¶ And so whan kynge Edmonde was thus deed slayne he had regned but .x. yere And his people for hym made moche sorowe And his body they bare vnto Glastenbury there they hym entyred ¶ And this fals traytour Edrith anone wente vnto the quene that was kynge Edmondes wyfe that wyst not of her lordes deth Anone he toke from her two sones that were fayre yonge that her lorde had vpon her goten that one was called Edwarde that other Edwyne ladde theym with hym to London toke them vnto kynge Knoght that he sholde do wish them what his wyll were And tolde hym how subtylly he had slayne kynge Edmonde for by cause loue of hym so that kynge knoght all Englonde in his power hooly myght haue ¶ O thou fals traytour hast thou my true brother that was soo true thus slayne for me the man I moost loued in the worlde Now by my heed I shall for thy trauell the well rewarde as thou hast deserued anone lete hym be take bounde honde foot in manere of a traytour lete cast hym there in to Tamyse in this maner the fals traytour ended his lyf The kynge toke the two childern put them vnto the abbot of Westmestre to warde to kepe tyll that he wyst what was best with them to do ¶ How kynge knoght sente kynge Edmondes sones both in to Denmarke to be slayne how they were saued SO it befell soone after that kynge knoght had all the londe in his honde spowsed the quene Emme thorugh consente of his baronage For she was a fayre woman the whiche was Eldredes wyf and the dukes syster of Normandy they lyued togyder with moche loue as reason wolde The kynge axed vpon a daye counseyll of the quene what was best to do with the sones that were Edmonde Irensydes Syr sayd she they ben the ryght heyres of the londe yf they lyue they wyll do moche sorowe with warre therfore lete sende them in to a strange londe a ferre to some man that may them defoyle destroy The kyng anone lete call a dane that was called Walgar coÌ„mauÌ„ded hyÌ„ that he sholde lede tho two childern in Denmark so to do ordeyne for them yâ— he sholde neuer here more of theym Syr sayd this Walgar gladly your coÌ„mauÌ„dement shall be done anone tho two childern he toke lad them in to Denmark And for as moche as he sawe that the childern were wond fayre also meke he had of them grete pyte ruche wolde them not slee but lad them to the kyng of Hungry for to nourysshe for this Walgar was well beknowen with the kynge well beloued Anone the kyng axed whens the childn were Walgar tolde hym sayd that they were the ryght heyres of Englond therfore men wolde destroye theym And therfore syr vnto you they be come mercy helpe for to seke And forsothe yf they may lyue your men they shall become and of you they shall holde all theyr londe The kynge of Hungry receyued them with moche honour lete them worthely be kepte ¶ And thus it befell afterwarde that Edwyne the yonger brother deyed Edwarde the elder brother lyued a fayre man a stronge a large of body gentyll and curters of condycyons so that all men hym loued And this Edwarde in the Cronycles is called amonge the Englysshmen Edwarde the outlawe ¶ And whan as he was made knyght the kynges doughter of Hungry hym moche loued for his goodnes and his fayrnes that she hym called her derlynge The kyng that was her fader perceyued well the loue that was betwixt them two and had no heyre but only that doughter and the kynge vowchesauf his doughter to no man so well as he dyde to hym that she loued so well he her and yaue her vnto hym with a good wyll Edwarde her spowsed with moche honour The kynge of Hungry sente after all his baronage and made a solempne feest a ryche weddynge And made all men to vnderstande that this Edwarde sholde be kynge of that londe after the decesse of hym And of that tydyngê they were all full gladde This Edwarde begate vppon his lady a sone that was called Edgar Helynge afterwarde a doughter that was called Margarete that afterwarde was quene of Scotlonde And by the kyng of Scotlond that was called Mancolin she had a doughter that was called Maud that was quene afterwarde of Englond thrugh kynge Henry that was the fyrst sone of the conquerour that her wedded And he begate on her a doughter that was called Maude that afterwarde was Empresse of Almayn And of this Maude came the kynge of Englonde that vnto this daye is called Henry yâ— Empresse sone And yet had this Edwarde an other doughter by his wyf that was called Crystyan she was a Nonne ¶ How kynge Knoght that was a proude man conquered Noâ—â—andy how he became afterwarde meke mylde NOw haue ye herde of Edmonde Irensydes sones that kyng Knoght wend they had ben slayne as he had coÌ„mauÌ„ded Walgar before And this kyng Knoght had in his honde all the reame of Englonde Denmarke And after that they wente vnto Norwaye that londo for to conquere But the kynge of the londe that was called Elaf came with his people wende his londe to haue well kepte defended so there he faught with hym tyll at the last he was slayne in that batayll And tho this Knoght toke all the londe in to his honde And whan he had conquered Norwaye taken feaute homages there he came ayen in to Englonde helde hymself so grete a lorde that hym thoughte in all the worlde his pere noo man was And he came so proude and hauteyne that it was grete wonder ¶ And so it befell vpon a daye as he had herde masse at Westmestre wolde haue gone in to his palays the wawes of the Tamyse so swyftely ayenst hym came that almoost they touched his feet Tho sayd the kyng with a proude herte I coÌ„maunde the water to torne ayen or elles I shall make the The wawes for his coÌ„mauÌ„dement wolde not spare but flowed euer in heyght more more The kyng was so proude of hert that he wolde not flee the water bete it with a rodde that he had in his honde coÌ„maunded the water that it sholde go no ferder But for all his coÌ„mauÌ„dement
Maude his doughter was deed and that she dwelled noo lenger in Almayne that she wolde come ayen in to Normandy to her fader And whan that she was come vnto hym he toke her tho to hym came ayen in to Englonde made the Englysshmen to do othe fraute to the Empresse And the fyrst man that made the othe was William yâ— Archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury And that other Dauyd kyng of Scotlonde after hym all the barons erles of Englonde ¶ Also after that the noble man therle of Angoy that was a worthy knyght sente vnto the kynge of Englonde that he wolde grauÌ„te hym for to haue his doughter to spowse that is to saye Maude the Empresse And for by cause that her fader wyst that he was a noble man the kynge hym grauÌ„ted consented therto And tho toke he his doughter ladde her in to Normandy came to yâ— noble knyghte Geffroy and there he spowsed the forsayd Maude with moche honour the Erle begate vppon her a sone that was called Henry the Empresse sone ¶ And after whan all this was done kyng Henry dwelled all that yere in Normandy And after that longe tyme a greuous sykenesse toke hym where thorugh he deyed And this kynge Henry regned .xxxv. yere foure monthes And after he deyed as is before sayd in Normandy And his herte was enteryd in yâ— grete chirche of our lady in Rouen And his body was brought with moche honour in to Englonde enteryd at Redynge in the abbaye of the whiche abbaye he was begynner founder HEnricus the fourth was Emperour in Almayn after Harry the thyrde .xv. yere This man put his owne fader in pryson there helde hym tyll he deyed And tâ—ke pope Paschall with his Cardynalles presente them as if is sayd afore For the whiche cause as it is supposed he lacked yssue For he wedded the kynges doughter of Englonde Maude But afterward he came to grace and all the lawes of the chirche freely he resyned to Calixtus the pope And besought hym to yeue hym in penounce that he sholde neuer come ayen to his Empyre that he myght haue remyssyon of his trespass And after the oppynyon of many a man he was wylfully exyled deyed and his wyf both at Chestre in Englonde ¶ Gelasius was pope after Paschall two yere And 〈◊〉 from Henry the Emperour in to Bourgoyne and there decessyd This Emperour chose Benedictus a Spanyarde to be pope the whiche storme with Calixtê° Â¶ Calixtus was pope after hym two yere fyne monthes This Calixtus was the sone of the duke of Bourgoyne and was chosen in the place of Gelasius And whan he sholde come to Rome he toke the forsayd Benedictus and made hym to ryde afore hym shamefully For 〈…〉 ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M.C.xxxiij Innocencius was pope after Honorius .xiiij. yere and .vij. monthes This man was a very deuoute man with suche men he accompanyed hym And he had stryf ayenst Peyrs of Lyon the whiche named hym Anocletus And by strength he tooke the popchede The whiche Innocencius sawe with two Galeys he fledde in to Fraunce was worshyfully receyued of saynt Benâ—â—â—de the whiche that tyme had all the kynges prynces in his honde And he prouoked them for to â—rynge this pope Innocencius in to his dygnyte ayen And att the laste all thynge was sessyd his enmyes were destroyed thrugh the Iugement of god And he was pope ayen lyued prouffytably and was buryed art Latranence ¶ How Stephen that was kynge Henryes systers sone was made kynge of Englonde AFter this kynge Henry that was the fyrste was made kynge his neuewes syster sone Stephen erle of Boloyne For anone as he herde the tydynges of his vncles deth thenne he passed the see came in to Englonde thorugh couÌ„seyll strength of many grete lordes in Englonde ayenst the othe that they had made to Maude the Empresse toke the reame lete crowne Stephen kyng of the londe ¶ And the Archebysshopp Wyllyam of CauÌ„terbury that fyrst made the othe of feaute to Maude the Empresse sette the crowne vpon Stephens herd hym anoynted And bysshop Roger of Salysbury mayntened the kyngê° parte in as moche as he myght ¶ The fyrst yere yâ— kyng Stephen began to regne he assembled a greate hoste wente towarde Scotlonde for to haue â—arred vpon the kynge of Scotlonde But he came ayenst hym in yeas in good manere to hyÌ„ trustes But he made to hyÌ„ noue homage for as moche as he hadê made vnto thempresse Maude ¶ And in yâ— fourth yere of his regne Maude the Empresse came in to Englonde And tho began debate bytwene kynge Stephen Maude thempresse This Mande went vnto yâ— cyte of Nicholl the kyÌ„ge her besyged longe tyme myght not spede so well the cyte was kept defended And tho yâ— were wtin the cyte meruaylously scaped awaye wtout ony maner of harme And tho toke yâ— kyng the cyte dwelled therin tyll Candelmasse And tho came the barons yâ— helde with Empresse That is for to saye the erle Radulphe of Chestre the erle Robert of Glocestre Hugh Bygot Robert of Mor ley these brought with them a stronge power faught with the kynge yaue hyÌ„ a grete bataylle In the whiche bataylle kyng Stephen was taken and sette in pryson in the castell of Brystowe ¶ How Maude the Empresse went fro Wynchestre to Orenforde after she escaped to Walynforde of the sorowe dysease that she had NOw as the kynge was taken brought in to warde in the castel of Brystowe this Maude the Empresse was made lady of all Englonde all men helde her for lady of the londe But those of kent helde with kynge Stephens wyf also Wyllyam of Pree his retenewe halpe them helde warte ayenst Maude thempresse And anone after yâ— kynge of Scotlonde came to them with a huge nombre of people And tho wente they togyder to Wynchestre there yâ— the Empresse was wolde haue taken her But the erle of Glocestre came with his power fought with them And the Empresse in the meane whyle that the batayll 〈◊〉 scaped from them wente 〈…〉 pryson And whan he was 〈…〉 of pryson he went 〈◊〉 vnto Oxenforde besyeged thempresse yâ— was tho at Oxenforde And the seyge endured fro Myghelmasse vnto sayne Andrewes tyde ¶ And the Empresse lete clothe her tho all in whyte lyÌ„nen clothe for bycâ—nse she wolde not be knowen For in the same tyme there was moche snowe she escaped by the Tample from them awaye that were her enmyes And from thens she went to Walyngforde there helde her And the kyng wolde haue besyeged her but he had so moche to do with the erle Radulphe of Chestre with Hugh Bygot that strongely warred vpon hyÌ„ in euery place that he not wyst whether for to torne And the erle of Glocestre halpe hym with
kynge 〈◊〉 haue put clerkes to deâ—h that were 〈◊〉 of felonye without ony 〈◊〉 of holy chirche ¶ And the .xij. yere of his regne was Iohn his soâ—e â—ome ¶ And the xiiâ—j yere of his regne deyed 〈◊〉 the Empresse that was his mâ—der ¶ The .xiiij. yere of his regne y◠〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 spowsed Maâ—de his daughter 〈◊〉 he begate vpon her 〈…〉 led 〈…〉 ¶ And in the .xv. yere of his regne 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 in the same yere 〈…〉 ¶ And the xvi yere of his 〈…〉 and â—â—ge Archebyshopp 〈…〉 of Yorke in 〈…〉 of Thomas Archebyshop of 〈◊〉 Wherfore this same Roâ—es was accursyd of the pope ¶ How kynge Henry that was sone of kyng Henry the Empresse sone â— of the debate that was bytwene hyÌ„ his fader whyle that he was in Normandye AFter the coronacyon of kynge Henry the sone of kynge Henry the Empresse sone That same Henry thempresse sone wente ouer to Normady there he lete marye Elenore his doughter of the Dolphyn that was kynge of Alâ—ayne And in the .vij. yere that yâ— Archebysshop saynt Thomas had ben out lawed the kynge of Fraunce made the kynge saynt Thomas accorded And thenÌ„e came Thomas the Archebysshop to CauÌ„terbury ayen to his owne chirche And this accorde was made in yâ— begynnynge of Aduente afterwarde he was slayne martred the fyfth daye of Crystmasse chenne folowynge ¶ For kynge Henry thought vpon saynt Thomas yâ— Archebysshop vpon Crystmasse daye as he sate at his mete these wordes sayd That yf he had ony good kynghtes with hym he had be many a day passed auenged vpon the Archebysshop Thomas ¶ And anone syr Willyam Breton syr Hugh Moruile syr Willyam Tracy syr Reygnolde Fitz vise beers sone in Englysshe pryuely wente vnto the see came in to Englonde vnto the chirche of CauÌ„terbury there they hym marâ—â—◠〈…〉 in yâ— moder 〈◊〉 ¶ And that was in the yere of the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 Cryst M. C.lxxiâ— yere ¶ And anone after Henry the new kyng began for to make 〈◊〉 vp on Henry his fader vpon his 〈…〉 ¶ And so vppon a daye the kynge of Fraâ—â—er all the kynges 〈◊〉 the kynge of 〈◊〉 all the grettest lordes of Englonde were rysen ayenst kyng Henry the fader And at the last as god wolde he conquered al his enmyes And the kynge of FrauÌ„ce he were accorded ¶ And tho sente kyng Henry specyally vnto the kyng of FrauÌ„ce te prayed hym herely for his loue that he wolde sende to hym the names by letters of them that were the begynners of that warre ayenst hym And the kyng of Fraunce sente ayen to hym by letters the names of them that began the warre ayenst hym The fyrst was Iohn his sone Rycharde his brotheer Henry the newe kynge his sone Thâ— was Henry the kyng wonder wroth 〈◊〉 the tyme that euer he hym begate 〈◊〉 the warre dured Henry his sone 〈◊〉 we kyng deyed sore repentynge his â—â—â—dedes moost sorowe made of ony man for by cause of saynt Thomas dethe of CauÌ„terbury And prayed his fader was moche sorowe of herte mercy for his 〈◊〉 paas And his fader foâ—gaaf hym and had of hym grete pyte And after he dâ—ed the .xxxvi. yere of his regne 〈…〉 Redynge ¶ How the crysten men lost all the holy londe in the forsayd kynges tyme â—e a fals Crysten man yâ— became a 〈◊〉 ANd whyle this kyng regned the greate bataylle was in the holy londe bytwene the Crysten men and the Sacrasyns but Crysten men were there slayne thorugh grete â—reason of the erle Tyâ—pe that wolde haue had to wyf the quene of Ierusalem that somtyme was Baldewynes wyf but â—â—e forsoke hym and toke to her lorde a 〈◊〉 a worthy man that was called 〈…〉 Wherfore the erle Tyâ—pe was wroth wente anone ryght to the Soudan that was Soudan of Babylon and became his man and forsoke his crystendome and all crysten lawe And yâ— crysten men 〈…〉 of his 〈…〉 forsoke his owne nacyon And for were the crysten men there slayne with yâ— Sarrasyus ¶ And thus were yâ— crysten men slayne put to horryble deth and the cyte of Ierusalem destroyed and the holy crosse borne awaye ¶ The kynge of Fraunce and all the grete lordes of the londe lete them be crossyd for to go in to the holy londe And amonges them wen Rycharde kynge Henryes sone fyrst after the kynge of Fraunce that toke the crosse of the Archebysshop of Toures But he toke not the vyage at that tyme for cause that he was lette by other maner wayes and nedes to be done ¶ And whan kynge Henry his fader hadê regned .xxxvi. yere and .v. monethes fourre dayes he deyed and lyeth at founteueâ—ad ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M.C.lvi ADuanê° the fourth was pope after Anastasius .v. yere This pope was an Englysshe man the voys of the comyn people sayth he was a bouÌ„de man to the abbot of saynt Albon in Englonde And whan he desyred to be made a monke there he was expulsyd he wente ouer see gaue hym to studye to vertue And after was made bysshop of Albanacens then he was made Legate in to yâ— londe of Woâ—â—acian he coÌ„uerted it to the fayth Then he was made pope for the wouÌ„dynge of a Cardynall he 〈◊〉 all the cyte of Râ—me 〈…〉 William the kyng of Câ—â—yleâ— and caused hym to 〈◊〉 hym This man the fyrst of all the popes of his 〈…〉 dwelleâ— in the olde cyte ¶ Alexander the 〈◊〉 was pope 〈…〉 hym .xij. yere This Alexander hadê 〈…〉 the kynge of Siâ—culoâ— And this man 〈◊〉 saynt Thomas of Caunterbury in his exyle ¶ Nota. ¶ Saynt Bernarde was canonysed by this Alexander his abbot forhâ—de hym he sholde do no myracles for there was soo myghty concours of people And he obeyed to hym whan he was deed dyde no 〈◊〉 ¶ Lucius the thyrde was pope after Alexand. .iiij. yere two monethes Of hym lytell 〈◊〉 wryten In his dayes decessyd Henry the fyrste sone no Henry the seconde this is his Epytaphy Omnis honoris honor decor et decus vibis et orbis 〈◊〉 splendor gloria sumen apex Iulius ingenio vtutibus hector Achillis viribus augustus moâ—bus ore paris ¶ Vehanus the thyrde was pope after Lucius two yere this man decessyd for sorowe whan he herde tell that Ierusalem was taken with the Sarrasyns ¶ Gregorius the viij was pope after hym foure monethes And he practysed myghtely how Ierusalem myght be wonne ayen but anone he decessyd ¶ Clemens the thyrde was pope after hym thre yere and lytell he dyde ¶ Of kynge Rycharde that conquered ayen all the holy londe that the crysten men had loste ANd after this kynge Henry regned Rycharde his sone a 〈◊〉 man and a strâ—nge a worthy and also holde And he was 〈…〉 of the 〈…〉 the thyrde daye of 〈…〉 ¶ And in the seconde yere of his 〈…〉 Rycharde hymself
and Baldewyâ—e the Archebysshop of Caunterbury and 〈◊〉 bysshop of Salysbury and Radulf 〈◊〉 of Glocetre and other many lordes of Englonde went in to the holy londe And in that vyage deyed the Archebysshop of Caunterbury And kynge Rycharde wente before in to the holy londe and rested not tyll that he came forth in his waye vnto Cypres and toke it with grete force And after that kyng Richarde went forth towarde the holy londe gate there as moche as the crysten men had there before lost And conquered the londe ayen thorugh grete myghte sauf oonly the holy crosse And whan kynge Rycharde came to the cyte of Acres for to gete the cyte there arose a grete debate bytwene hym the kynge of FrauÌ„ce so that the kynge of FrauÌ„ce wente ayen in to Fraunce and was wrothe towarde the kynge Rycharde But yet for alle that are kynge Rycharde wente ayen he toke the cyte of Acres And whan he had take it he dwelled in the cyte a whyle But to hym came tydynges that the erle Iohn of Oxerforde his brother wolde haue seased alle Englonde in to his honde and Normandy also and wolde lete crowne hym kynge of all the londe ¶ And whan kyng Rycharde herde tell of these tydynges he wente ayen towarde Englonde with all the spede that he myght But the duke of Oshyche mette with hym and toke hym and broughte hym vnto the Emperour of Almayner And the Emperour hym broughte vnto pryson And afterwarde he was delyuered for an huge raunson that is for to saye an honored thousande pouÌ„de And for the whiche rauÌ„son to be payed eche other chalyce of Englonde was molten made in to moneye And all the monkâ—â— of the 〈◊〉 of 〈…〉 alle 〈…〉 ¶ How kynge Rycharde came agayne from the holy londe and auenged hym of his enmyes SO as this kynge Rycharde was in pryson the 〈…〉 warred vpon hym 〈◊〉 in Normandy Iohn his 〈…〉 in Englonde But the 〈…〉 â—ons of Englonde 〈…〉 all theyr power that 〈…〉 toke the castell of 〈…〉 stelles And the forsaâ—d 〈…〉 he had no myght ne 〈…〉 â—ons of Englonde 〈…〉 none went hyÌ„ oueâ— the 〈…〉 of Fraunce ¶ And 〈…〉 came out of person and 〈…〉 and came in to 〈…〉 Candelmastâ—in grete 〈…〉 to Notyngham 〈…〉 to 〈…〉 comfyted he his brother 〈…〉 that with hym helde 〈…〉 vnto the ryte of 〈…〉 he lete hym crowne 〈…〉 And after he wente vnto 〈…〉 to warre vpon the byng of 〈…〉 the kynge of fraunce 〈…〉 died knyghtê towarde 〈…〉 Rycharde mette 〈…〉 haue reue hym batayll But the 〈…〉 of Fraunce fledde tâ—o and an hundâ—â—d knyghtes of his were taken 〈…〉 died stedes that were crapped 〈…〉 ¶ And anone after 〈…〉 for to beâ—yâ—ge the castall 〈…〉 And as he tode vppon a dare 〈…〉 for to take 〈…〉 vpon hym that he 〈◊〉 that he 〈◊〉 for noo manne of thynge ¶ He 〈…〉 sharpely all his men for to assaylle the castell See that the castell was taken or he deyed And so manly his men dyde that all the people that were in the castell were taken and the kynge dyde with them what he wolde And commaunded his men that they sholde brynge before hym the man that hym sâ—â— hurte so wounded And whan he came before the kyng the kynge axed hym what was his name And he sayd my name is Bertram Gurdon Wherfore sayd the kynge hast thou me slayne syth I dyde the neuer none harme Syre sayd he Though ye dyde me neuer none harme ye your self with your owne honde slewe my fader my broder and therfore I haue quyte now your trauaylle Tho sayd kynge Rycharde He yâ— deyed vpon the crosse to brynge mannes soule fro payne of helle foryeue the my deth I also foryeue it the. Tho coÌ„maunded he that noo man sholde hym mysdo But for all the kyngê defendynge some of the kyngê men hym folowed pryuely hym slewe And the viâ— daye after the kynge dyde shryue hym sore repentaunce hauynge of his mysdedes and was houseled and enoynted ¶ And this kynge regned but .ix. yere and .xxx. wekes deyed lyeth besyde his fader at Fontenerad HEnricus the fyfthe was Emperour .viij. yere This Henricê° was sone to Frederyk he wedded Constance the kyngê doughter of Cecyle thorugh the occasyon of her he subdued all the kyngdom of Apulye he droue all the people out yâ— enhabyte yâ— londe ¶ Celestinus the thyrde was pope after Clemens almoost thre yere This man was crowned vpon Eisterdaye the daye so lowynge he crowned Henry the Emperour And he made a â—alays at saynt Peters decesyd ¶ 〈◊〉 the thyrde was pope after hym .viij. yere and .v. monethes This man was well 〈◊〉 And he made a 〈◊〉 of y◠〈…〉 of 〈…〉 ApeculuÌ„ 〈…〉 This man 〈◊〉 y◠〈…〉 Ioachim yâ— whiche he made 〈…〉 ster Peyâ—â— Lombarde the maker of the Sentence This tyme decessyd the Emperour Henry And yâ— prynces of 〈◊〉 dyscorded for sâ—me chose Otto and some chose Phylyppe brother to Henry Thenne Phylyppe was falsely slayne Otto was crowned of Innocenciê° in FrauÌ„ce the whiche anone faught with the Romayns for they yâ—ue hym no dewe honour And for that cause ayenst the popes wyll he toke the kyngdom of Apulye from Frederyk wherfore the pope cursyd hym Thenne after the fourth yere of his regne the prynces of Almayne made Frederyk Emperour and vyctoryously he subdued Otto ¶ Wyllyam of Parys this tyme began the ordre of the freres Austyn the whiche ben called fratres mendicantes ¶ Franciscus an Ytalyon a man of grete perfeccyon and an ensaÌ„mple to many a man dyde many a myracle this tyme. And he ordeyned the frere Minores ¶ And the .vi. yere of pope Innocenciê° the thyrde the ordre of the frere Prechers beganne vnder Domynyk but it myght not be confermed tyll the fyrst yere of Honorius ¶ Of kynge Iohn that in the fyrst yere of his regne lost all Normandye AS kynge Rycharde was deed by cause that he hadê none heyre nother sone ne doughter thenne his brother Iohan was made kynge and crowned at Westmester of Hubert that tho was Archebysshop of Counterbury And whan he began for so regne he became so meruayllous a man and 〈◊〉 ouer in to Normandye warred vpon the the kyng of Fraunce And so longe they 〈◊〉 togyder tyll at the laste kynge Iohn lost all Normandy Angoy wher fast he was sore anoyed and it was no meruaylle ¶ Tho lete he assemble before hym at London Archebysshops bysshops abbots pryours erles barons helde there a grete parlyament and axed there of the Clergye the tenthe of euery chirche of Englonde for to conquere gete ayen Normandy Angoy that he had lost They wolde not graile that thynge wherfore he was wonder wrothe ¶ And in that same tyme deyed Hubert The pryour and the couent of CauÌ„terbury â—hose ayenst the kyngâ— wyll to be Archebysshop Stephen of Langton a good clerke
knyghtes of Englonde And all tho that were at that couÌ„seyll swore feawte vnto Henry the kynge that was kynge Iohns sone ¶ And anone after the Legate enterdyted Walys for cause that they helde with the barons of Englonde Also all tho that holpe or yaue ony couÌ„seyll to meue warre ayenst the newe kynge Henry he accursyd them And at the begynnynge he put in the sentence the kyngê sone of Fraunce Lowys And neuertheles the same Lowys wolde not spare for all that But wente toke the castell of Barcamstede and also the castell of Hertforde And from that daye afterwarde the barons dyde there somo che harme thrughout all Englonde and pryncypalle the Frensshe men that were with kynge Lowys Wherfore the grete lordes and all the comyn people of Englonde lete them dresse for to dryue Lowys his company out of Englonde but some of the barons Frensshe men were gone to the cyte of Nicholl toke the towne helde it to kyng Lowys profyte But chyther came kynge Henryes men with a grete power that is to saye the erle Radulf of Chestre Wyllyam erle Marshall Wyllyam the Brener erle of Feriers many other lordes with them yaue batayll vnto Lowys men And there was slayne the erle of Perchees and Lowys men were fowle dyscomfyted And there was taken Serle erle of Wynchestre and Humfroy de Boune erle of Hertforde Robert the sone of Walter many other that began warre ayenst the kynge there they were taken ledde vnto kynge Henry that was kynge Iohans sone ¶ And whan the tydynges came to Lowys of the dyscomfyture yâ— was the kynges sone of FrauÌ„ce He remeued fro thens wente vnto London and lete shytte the yates fast of the cyte And anone after the kynge sent to the Burgeys of London that they sholde yelde them vnto hym the cyte also And he wolde theym graunte all theyr fraunchyses that euer they were wonte to haue before And wolde conferme them by his greate newe chartre vnder his brode seale ¶ And in the same tyme a greate lorde that wat called Eustace the monke came out of Fraunce with a grete company of Lordes and wolde haue come in to Englonde for to haue holpen Lowys the kynges sone of Fraunce But Hubert of Brugh the fyue portes with .viij. shyppes tho mette with them in the hyghe see assaylled theym egrely and ouercame them with strength smote of Eustace the monkes heed And toke also .x. grete lordes of Fraunce put theym in to pryson And slewe almoost all the men that came with theym and anone drowned the shyppes in the see ¶ How Lowys torned ayen in to FrauÌ„ce and of the confermacyon of kynge Iohans chartre SO whan Lowys herde these tydynages he dradde sore to be deed lost And let ordeyne speke bytwene yâ— kynge Lowys by the Legate Swalo And thorugh the Archebysshopp of CauÌ„terbury thrugh other grete lordes that all the prysoners on that one halfe that other sholde be delyuerd go quyte And Lowys hymself sholde haue for his costes a thousande pounde of syluer sholde go out of Englonde and come neuer more therin agayne And in this maner was the accorde made bytwene kynge Henry and Lowys And tho was Lowys assoylled of yâ— popes Legate that was called Swalo of the sentence that he was in the Barons of Englonde also And after this kyng Henry Swalo the Legate Lowys went to Merton there was yâ— peas confermed bytwene them ordeyned And after Lowys wente from thens vnto London tooke his leue was brought with moche honour vnto the see with the Archebysshopp of Caunterbury and with other bysshops also with erles barons and so wente in to Fraunce ¶ And afterwarde the kynge the Archebysshop and also erles and barons assembled them came to the cyte of London atte Myghelmas that next came tho sewynge and helde there a grete parlyament atte London And there were tho renewed all the frauÌ„chyse that kynge Iohn had graunted atte Romney mede and kynge Henry tho confermed by his chartre the whiche yet ben holden thrugh out all Englonde ¶ And in that tyme the kynge toke of euery plough londe .ij. shelynges And Hubert of Brugh was made tho cheyf Iustyce of Englond And this was in the fourth yere of kynge Henryes regne ¶ And in the same yere was Saynt Thomas of CauÌ„terbury translated the .l. yere after his martyrdom And after it was ordeyned by all the lordes of Englonde that all Alyens sholde go out of Englonde come nomore therin And kynge Henry toke tho all the castelles in to his honde that kynge Iohan his fader had yeue take to Alyens for to kepe that helde with hym ¶ But the proude Fawkis of Brytayne rychely lete araye his castell of Bedforde which he had of kynge Iohns yefte helde that castell ayenst kynge Henryes wyll with myght and strength And the kynge came thyder with a stronge power and be syeged the castell And the Archebysshop mayster Stephen of Langton with a fayre company of knyghtes came to the kynge hym for to helpe And from the Ascensyon of our lorde vnto yâ— Assumpcyon of our lady lasted the syege And tho was the castell wonne and take And the kynge lete hange all tho that wente in to the castell with theyr good wyll for to holde the castell That is for to saye .lxxx. men ¶ And tho afterwarde Fawkis hymself was founde and had in a chirche att Couentree and there he forswore all Englonde with moche shame and wente agayne in to his owne countree ¶ And whyles that kyng Henry regned Edmonde of Abyndon that was tresorer of Salysbury was consecrated Archchysshopp of Caunterburye And this kyng Henry sente ouer the see vnto the Erle of prouynce yâ— he sholde sende hyÌ„ his doughter in to Englonde that was called Ellenore and be wolde spowse her And sho she came in to Englonde after Crystmas And on the morowe after saynt Hylaryes daye the Archebysshop Edmonde spowsed them togyder at Westmestre with grete solempnyte And there was a swere syght bytwene them That is to saye Edwarde that was nexte kynge after his fader floure of curteysy of largenesse and Margarete yâ— was after quene of Scotlonde Beauâ—â—â—e that was after countesse of Brytayne and Kachetyne that deyed mayde in relygyon ¶ Of the quinzeme of goodes that wete graunted for the newe chartre and of the purueaunce of Oxforde ANd thus it befell that the lordes of Englonde wolde haue some addicyons moo in the chartre of frauÌ„chyse that they had of the kynge spake thus bytwene them And the kyng grauÌ„ted them all theyr axynge And made to them two chartres that one is called the grete chartre of frauÌ„chyses that other is called yâ— chartre of forest And for the graunte of these two chartres prelates erles barons all the comyns of Englonde
that kynge Edwarde yaf to Dauyd Lewelyus broder the lordshyppe of Frodesham made hym a knyght so moche honour dyd he neuer after to maÌ„ of walys bycause of hym Kynge Edward helde his parlement atte London whan he hadde do in walys yâ— he wolde and chaunged his money that was full yll kytte wherfore the people playned sore so that the kynge enquered of the tres passours And iii. huÌ„dred were atteynted of suche maner falsnes wherfore some were hanged and some drawe and after hangyd And afterwarde the kynge ordeyned that the sterlynge halfpeny and ferthynge sholde go through out all his londe And commaunded that no man fro that daye afterwarde yaue ne feoffedhous of relegyon with londe tenement without specyall leue of yâ— kynge he yâ— dyde sholde be punysshed at the kynges wyll and the yefte shall be for noughte And it was not longe after that Lewelyn prynce of wales thrugh the tycemeÌ„t of Dauyd his brother and bothe theyr consent they thought to dysheryte kyng Edward in asmoche as they myghte so that thorough them bothe the kynges peas was broken And whan kynge Edwarde herde of this anone he sent hys barons into Northumberlonde and the Surreys also that they sholde go take theyr vyage vpon the traytours Lewelyn and Dauyd wonder herd it was for to warte tho For it is wynter in walysâ— whan in other countres is Somer And Lewelyn lete ordeyne and well araye and vytayll his good castell of SwaÌ„don and was therin an huge nombre of people and plente of vytaylles so yâ— kynge Edward wyst not where for to entre And whan the kynges men it perceyued also the strenthe of walys they lete come in the see bargees botes and grete plankys as many as they myght ordeyne and haue for to go to the sayd castel of Swandon with men on fote alsoo on hors But yâ— walsshmen had so moch people were so stronge yâ— they draue yâ— Englysshmen ayen so yâ— ther was somoche presse of people at yâ— tornynge ayen yâ— the charge the burden of men made yâ— barges the botes to synke there was drowned many a good knyghte yâ— is to saye syr Robert Clyfford syr wyllyam of Lyndeseye yâ— was syr IohnÌ„s sone fitz Robert syr Rycharde Tanny and an huge noÌ„bre of other all was thrughe ther owne foly For yf they had had gode espyes they had not be harmyd whaÌ„ kynge Edwarde herde tell yâ— his people were so drowned he made sorowe inoughe but tho came syr IohnÌ„ of Vessy froÌ„ yâ— kynge of AragoÌ„ brought with hym moche people of bachelers of Gascoynes were souldyours and dwelled with the sayd IohnÌ„ of Vessy and receyued of hym wages and with hym were witholde noble men they were for to fyght brente many townes and slewe moche people of walsshmen all yâ— they myght take And all tho with strenthe and myght made assawte vnto yâ— castell of SwaÌ„ don and gate the castell And whan da uyd the prynce brother herde of this tydynges he ordeyned hym to flyght and Lewelyn the prynce saw that his broder was fledde then he was sore abasshedde for he hadde no power to his warte for to mayntene And so Lewelyn gan for to flee and wende welle for to haue scapedde But in a morowe syr Roger mortymer mette with hym oonly with .x. knyghtes sette hym rounde aboute And to hym went smote of his heed and presentyd yâ— same heed vnto kynge Edwarde And in this manere Lewelyn the pryÌ„ce of walys was taken his hede smyten of and also all his heyres dysheryted for euermore thrugh ryghtfull dome of all the lordes of the reame ¶ How dauyd yâ— was Lewelyns broder prynce of walys was putte to dethe DAuyd that was yâ— prynces broder of walys thrughe pryde wende too haue he prynce of walys after hys brothers dethe and vppon this he sente after Walsshemen to his parlement at Dynbygh and folysshely made Walys too aryse ayenste kynge and began too meue werre ayenste kynge Edward and dyd all the sorowe and dysease that he myght by his power Whanne kynge Edwarde herâ—e of this thinge he ordeyned men to pursewe vpon hym and Dauyd fyersly hym defended tylle that he came to the towne of saynt Morice and there was Dauyd take as he fledde and ladde to the kynge And the kynge commauÌ„ded yâ— he sholde be hangyd draw en smyte of his heed quarter hym and send his hede to London the four quarters sende to the four chyef townes of walys for they sholde take ensample therof beware And afterwarde kyng Edwarde lete crye his peas thrugh oute all wales seased all the londe into his honde all the grete lordes yâ— were lefte alyue came to do feautee homage to yâ— kynge Edwarde as to theyr kynde lorde And tho lete kynge Edwarde amende the lawes of walys yâ— were defectyue And he sent to all yâ— lordes of Walys by letter patentes yâ— they sholde come al to parlemente And whan they were come the kynge sayd to them full curteysly lordynges ye be welcome me behouethe your couÌ„seyll your helpe for to go into Gascoyne for to amende yâ— trespasse yâ— to me was done whan I was there for to entreate of peas bytwene yâ— kynge of Aragon yâ— prynce of Morrey all yâ— kyÌ„ges lyege men erles barons consented graunted therto And tho made hym kynge Ed warderedy went into Galcoyne lete amende all the trespasses yâ— hym was doon inGascoyne And of yâ— debate yâ— was bytwene the kynge of Aragon and the prynce of Morrey he sessed and made theym accorded And whyle good kynge Edwarde and Elynore his wyfe were in Gascoyne The gode erle of Cornewayll was made Wardeyn of Englonde tyll that kynge Edwarde came ayen And tho enquered be of his traitours that coniected falsnesse agaynste hym And eche of them all receyued therdome after that they had deserued But in the meane tyme that the good kynge Edwarde was beyonde the see too doo them for to make amendes that ayenste hym had trespassyd ther was a false the yf a traytoure that was called Rysapp Merydok begaÌ„ for to make werre ayenste kynge Edward and yâ— was for cause of syr Payne Tiptot wrongfully greued and dyseased the forsayd Rysap merydok And whan kynge Edwarde herde all this matere it well vnderstode a none he sente by his letter pryue seale to the forsayd Rebellyon Rysap Merydok yâ— he sholde begynne in no manere wyse for to make reyse werre but yâ— he sholde be in peas for his loue whan he came ayen into Englonde he wolde vnder take the quarell amende all that was mysdon This forsayd Rysap Merâ—dok dyspysed the kynges coÌ„mauÌ„dement and spared not to doo all the sorowe that he myght to the kynges men of Englonde But anone after he was take ladde to Yorke and there he was drawen hangyd
for his felonye ¶ Of dressynge yâ— kynge Edward made of his Iustiâ—ê and of his clerkes yâ— they had doon for ther falsnes how he draue the Iewes out of Englonde for ther vsury and myshyleâ—e AS kynge Edwarde hadde dwelled thre yere in Gascoyne a desire came to hym for to goo into Englonde ayen And whanne he was come ayeÌ„ he founde so many playntes made to hyÌ„ of his Iustyces and of his clerkes that hadde done so many wronges and falsnesse that wonder it was to here and for whiche falsnesse syr Thomas waylond the kynges Iustice forswore Englonde at the toure of London for falsnesse that men put vpon hym wherfore he was atteynt and proued fals And anone after whan yâ— kynge had done his wyll of the Iustices tho lete he enquere espye how the Iewes dysceyned begyled his people thorough the synne of falsnesse and of vsury And lete ordeyne a preuy parlement amonge his lordes And they or deyned amonge theym yâ— all the Iewes sholde voyde out of Englonde for theyr mysbyleue also for theyr fals vsurye that they dyd vnto crysten men And for to spede and make an ende of this thynge all the comynalte of Englonde yaue vnto the kynge the .xv. peny of all theyr goodes meuable soo were the Iewes dryuen out of Englonde And tho went yâ— Iewes into Fraunce there they dwellyd thrugh leue of kynge Phylyp yâ— tho was kynge of Fraunce ¶ How kynge Edwarde was seased in all the londe of Scotlonde thrugh consente grauÌ„t of all yâ— lordes of scotloÌ„de IT was not longe after that alex andre kynge of Scotlond was dede and Dauyd the erle of Huntyngdon that was the kynges brother of ScotloÌ„de axyd claymed yâ— kyngdom of Scotlonde after that hys brother was deed for cause that he was ryghtfulle heyre But many grete lordes sayd nay wherfore greate debate arose bytwene theym and ther freÌ„des for asmoche as they wolde not consente to his coronacyon the meane tyme the forsayd Dauyd deyed And so it befell that yâ— sayd Dauyd had thre doughters that worthyly were maryed The fyrste doughter was maryed to Bailol the seconde to Brus and the thyrde to Hastynges The forsayd Baylol Brus chalenged yâ— londe of Scotlonde grete debate stryf arose bytwene heÌ„ by cause eche of theÌ„ wolde haue be kynge And whan the lordes of Scotlonde saw yâ— debate bytwene theÌ„ came to kyÌ„ge Edwarde of Englonde seased hyÌ„in all yâ— lond of Scotlonde as chyef lord And whan the kynge was seased of the forsayd lordes the forsayd Baylol Brus and Hastynges came to the kynges courte and axyd of the kynge whiche of theÌ„ sholde be kynge of Scotlonde And kynge Edwarde that was full gentyll and true lete enquere by yâ— Cronycles of scotlonde and of the grettest lordes of Scotlonde whiche of them was of the eldest blood And it was founde that Baylol was the eldest and yâ— the kynge of Scotlonde sholde holde of the kynge of Englonde and do hym feaute and homa ge And after this was done Bailol weÌ„te into Scotlonde there was crowned kynge of Scotlonde ¶ And the same time was vpon the see grete warre bytwe ne the Englysshmen and the Normans But vpon a tyme. the Normans arryued all at Douer there they martred an holy man that was called Thomas of Douer And afterward were the Normans slayne yâ— there escaped not one of them ¶ And so afterwarde kynge Edwarde sholde lese the duchye of Gascoyne thrugh kynge philyp of FrauÌ„ce thrughe his fals castynge of the Dousepers of the londe wherfore syr Edmonde yâ— was kynge Edwardis brother yaue vp his homage vnto the kynge of Fraunce ¶ And in that tyme the clerkes of Englond graunted to kynge Edwarde halfe deale of holy chirche goodes in helpynge too recouer his londe agayne in Gascoyne And the kynge sent thethere a noble company of his bachelers And hymself wolde haue gone to Poâ—tesmon the but he was let thrugh one Maddok of walys that hadde seased the castell of Swandon into his honde and for that cause the kynge tomed to walys at Crist masse And bycause that the noble lordê of Englonde that were sent into Gascoyne hadde no comforth of ther lorde yâ— kynge they were take of syr Charlys of Fraunce that is to say syr IohnÌ„ of brytayne syr Roberte Tiptot syr Rauâ—e Tanny syr Hughe Bardolfe and syr Adam of Cretynge And yet at the Ascensyon was Maddok take in Walys and a nother that was called Morgan and they were sent to the tour of LondoÌ„ and there they were byheded ¶ How syr IohnÌ„ Baylol kynge of scotlonde with sayd his homage ANd whan syr IohnÌ„ Baylol kyÌ„ ge of Scotlond vnderstode that kynge Edwarde was werred in Gascoyne to whome the reame of Scotlonde was delyuerd Falsly tho ayenst his oth with sayd his homage thrugh procurynge of his folke sent vnto the courte of Rome thrugh a fals suggestyon to be assoylled of the othe that he swore vnto the kynge of EngloÌ„de so he was by letter enbulled ¶ Tho chose they of Scotlonde dousepers for to benyÌ„me Edwarde of hys ryght ¶ And in that tyme came two Cardynalles from the courte of Rome fro the 〈◊〉 Celestine to trete of acorde bytwene the kynge of Fraunce the kynge of Englonde And as tho cardynalles spake of acorde Thomas turbeluyll was taken at LyoÌ„s made homage to yâ— warde of Parys putt his sones in hostage thought to go into Englonde to aspye the countre and tell them whan he came to Englonde that he had broken the kynges pryson of Fraunce by nyght sayd that he wolde do that all Englysshmen walsshmen sholde abowte the kynge of FrauÌ„ce And this thyng for to brynge to the ende he swore vpon this couenauÌ„t dedes were made bytwene them and that he sholde haue by yere a thousand poundes worth of londe to brynge this thynge too an ende This fals traytour toke his leue wente thens and came intoo Englonde vnto the kynge sayd that he was broke out of pryson that he had put hym in suche peryll for his loue wherfor the kyng cowde hym moche thanke and full gladde was of his comynge ¶ And the fals traytoure fro that daye aspyed all the doynge of the kynge and also his counselle for the kynge loued hym full well and was with hym full preuy But a clerke of Englonde that was in the kynges hous of Fraunce herde of this treason and of the falsnesse wrote to another clerke that tho was dwellynge with Edward kynge of Englonde all how thomas Turbeluyll had done his fals coniectynge and all the counsell of EngloÌ„de was wryte for to haue sende vnto the kynge of FrauÌ„ce And thrugh the forsayd letter that the clerke had sente fro FrauÌ„ce it was fouÌ„de vpon hym wherfor he was led to London hangyd drawe there for his treason And his two sones that he had put in Fraunce
for hostage were thenne beheeded ¶ Of the Conquest of Berwyke SO whan the twoo Cardynalles were gone agayne into Fraunce for to trete of the peas of Cambroy the kynge sent thether of his Erles and barons That is to saye syr Edmonde his broder erle of Lancastre of Lecetre syr Henry Lacy erle of Nicholl wyllyaâ— Vessy Baron and of other baronettes abowte .xiii. of the best and wysest of englonde ¶ And in the same tyme the kyÌ„ge Edwarde toke his vyage to Scotlonde for to were vpon IohnÌ„ Baylol kynge of Scotlonde ¶ And syr Robert Roos of Berewyk fledde fro the Englyshmen And wente to the Scottes And kyÌ„ge Edwarde wente hym towarde Barwyk and besegyd the towne And thoo that were within manly them defended and sette a fyre and brente two of kynge Edwarde shyppes and sayd in dyspyte and repreyf of hym wenyth kynge Edwarde with his longe shankys too haue gete Berewyk all our vnthankes gas pykes hym and whan he has doon gas dykes hym whan kynge Edwarde herde this scorne anone thrugh his myghtynesse be passed ouer the dyches and assaylled the towne and came to the yaâ—es and gate and conquered the towne and thrughe his gratyous power slewe xxv thousaÌ„d .vij. hondred scottes kyÌ„ ge Edward lost no man of renoune sauffyr Rychard of Cornewayle hym kylled a Flemynge out of the redde halle with a quarell as the forsayde Rycharde dyd of his helme and commaunded theym for to yelde them put them in the kyÌ„ges grace and the Scottes wolde notte wherfore that halle was brent and caste downe all tho that were therin were brent and kynge Edwarde lost no moo men at that vyage of symple estate but .xxvii. englysshmen And the wardeyn of the castell yaue vp the keyes of the castel wythout ony assawte And there was taken syr wyllyam Douglas Symond Frysell and the erle patryk yeldyd them to the peas But Ingham of Humlresmylle Robert the Brus that were wyth kynge Edwarde forsoke kynge Edwarde helde with the Scottes And afterwarde they were taken put into prysoÌ„ And thoo lete kynge Edwarde close in Berewyk with walles with dyches after Robert Rous went to Tyndale set wuyerbrydge a fyre Exham Lamerstok and slew robbyd the folke of yâ— couÌ„tre And after that he went fro thens to Dunbatre And the fyrst wenesdaye of Marche the kynge sent the erle of Garenne syr Hugh Percy and syre Hughe Spenser with a fayre company for too besege the castell But one that was called syr Rycharde Sywarde a traytoure and a fals man ymagyned for to begyle the Englysshemen And sente too the Englysshmen theym for to desceyue sayd That he wolde yelde to theym the castell yf they wolde graunte them .viii dayes of respyte that he myght sende telle too Syr Iohan Baylol that was kynge of Scotlonde howe his men fared that were within the castell ¶ And sende hym worde but yf he wolde remene the sege of the Englysshe men that they wolde yelde the castell vntoo the englysshe men ¶ The messenger thoo came to syr IohnÌ„ Baylol that thoo was kynge of Scotlonde where that he was with his hooste and the messengre told hym alle the caas And syre IohnÌ„ toke his hoste and came on the morowe erly towarde the castell and syr Rycharde sywarde sawe hym come that was mayster of the counsell keper of the castell sayd vntoo the Englysshmen Osayd he nowe I se a fayre company well appareylled I woll go ayenste theym and with them too mete and theym assaylle And syr Hugh Spenser sawe the falsnesse of hym and the treason and sayde to hym O traytour take and proue your falsnesse shall not auaylle you And hughe Spencer coÌ„maunded anone to bynde hym and all in hast went ayenst ther enmyes slewe of yâ— Scottes .xxii. thou sande For the Scottes had yâ— tyme noo man wyth them of honour sauf Patryk Graham that manly foughte longe and at the last he was slayne And thoo sayd the Englysshmen in repreyf of the Scottes Thyse scaterande Scottes holde I for scottes of wrenches vnware Erly in a mornynge in an euyll tymynge wente ye fro Dunbare ¶ As tho yâ— ware within the castell sawe yâ— scomfyture they yelded vp the castell vnto yâ— Englysshemen and bounde theyr bodyes godes and castels to kynge Edwarde And so there were take in that castell thre erles vii barons and .xxxviii. knyghtes .xi. clerkes and .vii. Pycardys all were presentyd to kynge Edwarde And he sent them to yâ— towre of LondoÌ„ to be kept ¶ Howe kynge Edwarde of his greate grace delyuerede ayen the Scottes oute of pryson that were cheyftayns of that londe and they drew them to the Frensshemen thrugh couseyll of wyllyam waleys AS kynge Edwarde had made tho an ende of the werre takeÌ„ the cheyfteyns of Scotlonde thoo came syr IohnÌ„ Baylol yelded hym vnto kyÌ„ ge Edwarde put hym in his grace he was ledde to London whan kynge Edwarde was come thether they were brought before hym And the kynge axyd how they wolde make amendes of yâ— trespaas and losse yâ— they hadde doon to hym they put heym in his mercy Lordynges sayd yâ— kynge I wyll not of your londes ne your goodes but I wyll yâ— ye make to me an othe vpon goddys body to be true te me neuer after this tyme ayenst me bere armys And all they consentyd to the kynges wyll swore vpon goddys body That is to saye syr IohnÌ„ of Comyn yâ— erle of yâ— Strathorn yâ— Erle of Carryk also four bysshops vndertoke for all yâ— clergye so yâ— kynge delyuerd them yaue them sauf conduyt to go into ther owne londe And it was not longe afterward yâ— they nearyse ayeÌ„ kynge Edwarde for cause yâ— they wyste well yâ— kynge Edwarde folke was take in Gsacoyne as before is sayd But syr IohnÌ„ Baylol kynge of Scotlonde wyst well yâ— his londe sholde haue sorow and shame for theyr falsnesse And in haste went hym ouer see to his owne londes there he helde hym and came neuer ayeÌ„ wherfore the Scottes chose vnto they re kynge wyllyam waleys a rybaude and an harlot comen vp of nought and moche harme dyd to the Englysshmen and kynge Edward thought how he myght haue delyueraunce of his people yâ— were take in Gascoyne And in hast went hyÌ„ ouer these in Flaundres for to werre vppon the kynge of Fraunce And the erle of Flaundres receyued hym with moch honoure grauÌ„tyd hym alle his londys at his owne wyll And whan yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce herde tell yâ— the kynge of EngloÌ„de was aryued in Flaundres and came with a grete power hym for to dystroye he prayed hym of trewto for two yere so that the Englysshe marchauntes and also Frenche myghte saufly go come in bothe sydes The kyng Edward geaunted it so that he muste haue his men out of pryson yâ— were in
Gascoyne the kynge of FrauÌ„ce anone grauÌ„ted and so they were delyuerd ¶ And in yâ— same tyme yâ— Scottes sent by the bysshop of saynt andrewes in to Fraunce to yâ— kynge to syr Charles his brother yâ— syr Charles sholde come with his power they of Scotlonde wolde come with theyr power so they sholde go into Englonde yâ— londe to dystroye from Scotlonde vnto they came to Kent And yâ— Scottes trustyd moche vpon yâ— Frensshmen but of yâ— thynge they had no manere graunte netheles the Scottes began to robbe and kylle in NorthuÌ„berlonde dydd moche harme ¶ How wyllyam waleys lete reyse the londe of Scotlonde as cheyf lorde And syr Hughe of Cressynham of the bataylle of Fonkyrke AS tydynges was come to kyng Edward yâ— wylliam waleys had ordeyned suche a stronge power and also that all Scotlonde to hym was attendaunt and redy for to â—lee Englysshâ—e and to dystoye the londe he was sore anoyed and sente anone by letter to therle of Garienne to syr Henry Perry to wyllyam Latomer and too syer Hughe of Cressynham his cresorer yâ— they sholde take power go into Northumber londe so forth into Scotlonde for too kepe yâ— couÌ„trees and whan wyllyam waleys herde of theyr comyÌ„ge be began to flee the Englysshmen hym folowed drout hym tyll he came to Sâ—ryuâ—lyn there he helde hym in the castell And yâ— walsshmen euery daye them escryed menacyd and dyd all the dyspyer that they myght soo that the Englysshemen vpon a tyme in a mornynge wente oute fro the castell the mouÌ„tenaunce of .x. miles and passed ouer a brydge and wyllyam waleys came with a stronge power and droue theym abak for the Englysshmen had ayenst hym no power tho but fledde and they that myght take the brydge scaped but syr Hugh the kynges tresorer there was slayne and many other also wherfore was made moche sorowe ¶ Tho had kynge Edward sped all his maters in Flaundres was come ayen into Englonde in hast toke his way into Scotlonde came thederat yâ— Ascencyon tyde all yâ— he fouÌ„de he sette a fyre brent But the poore people of Scotlonde came too hym wonder thyck prayed hym for goddys loue yâ— he wolde on them haue Mercy and pyte wherfore tho the kynge coÌ„maunded yâ— no man sholde do them harme yâ— were yolden to hym ne to no man of ordrene to no hous of relygyon ne no manere chirche But lete espye all yâ— he myght wher yâ— he myght fynde ony of his enmyes tho came a spye vnto yâ— kynge tolde where yâ— the Scottes were assembled too abyde bataylle And on saynt Mary Mawdeleyns daye the kynge came to Fonkyrk and yaue bataylle to the Scottes and at that batayle were slayn .xxx. thousande Scottes and of Englysshemen .xviii. no mo Of yâ— whiche was a worthy knyght slaynÌ„e yâ— was a knyght hospytylere yâ— was callyd Frery brian Iay. For whan wyllyam waleys fledde from yâ— batayll yâ— same Frery brian hym pursewed fiers ly as his hors ranne it stert in a myre of a marys vp to the bely and wyllyam waleys torned tho agayne and there slewe the forsayd brian and that was moche harme ¶ And that whyle kynge Edwarde wente thorough Scotlonde For to enquere yf he myght fynde ony of his enmyes And in that londe he dwelled as longe as hym lyked And there was no enmye that durst hym abyde ¶ And soone after kynge Edwarde wente too Southampton for he wolde not abyde in Scotlonde in wynter season for esement of his people And whan he came to London he lete amende many mysdedys yâ— were done ayenst his peas lawes he beynge in FlauÌ„dres ¶ Of the laste maryage of kynge Edwarde and how he wente the thyrde tyme into Scotlonde ANd after it was ordeyned thrughe the court of Rome yâ— kynge Edwarde sholde wedde dame Margarete yâ— was kynge Phylip syster of FrauÌ„ce And the archebysshop Robert of wyÌ„ chelse spousyd them togyders thrugh yâ— whiche maryage there was made peas bytwene kynge Edwarde of Englonde kynge Philyp of FrauÌ„ce ¶ Kyng Edwarde went tho yâ— thyrde tyme into scotlond tho within yâ— fyrst yfre he had enfamyned yâ— londe so that he left not one that he ne came to his mercye sauf such as were in the castell of Estreuelyn that well were vytaylled stored for .vii yere ¶ How the castell of Estreuelyn was be seged and wonne BYnge Edwarde came to the castell of Estreuelyn with a huge power and besegyd the castell but it lytyll auaylled for he myght do yâ— Scottes none harme for yâ— castell was so stronge well kept kynge Edwarde sawe yâ— bethought hym vpon a queyntesy lett make anone two payr of hygh galowes before yâ— tour of yâ— castell made his othe that as many as were within yâ— castell Notwithstandynge were he Erle or Baron and he were take with strength but yf he wolde the rather hym yelde he sholde be hangyd vppon yâ— same galowes And whan tho that were within the castell herde this they came yelde them all to the kynges grace and mercy the kynge foryaaâ— them all his male talent and there were all yâ— grete lordes of scotlonde swore to kynge Edwarde yâ— they shold come to London to euery parlemeÌ„t and sholde stonde to his ordynaunce ¶ How TroylebastoÌ„ was fyrst ordened THe kynge Edwarde went thens to London and wende to haue had reste and peas of his warre in whiche werre he was occupyed .xx. yere that is to saye in Gascoyne in Walys and in Scotlonde and thought how he myght recouer his tresour that he had spended abowte his werre lete enquere thrugh the reame of all the tyme that he hadde be out of his reame yâ— men called Troillebaston and ordeyned therto Iustices and in this manere he recouered tresour without nombre And his purpose was for to haue goon into the holy londe to haue werred vppon goddes enmyes by cause he was crossyd longe tyme before And netheles the law yâ— he had ordeyned dyd moche good thrugh out all Englonde to them yâ— were myshode For thoo yâ— trespassed were well chastysed and after more meke better the poore comyns were in reste and peas And the same tyme kynge Edwarde prysoned his owne sone Edwarde by cause that walter of Lanton bysshop of Chestre yâ— was yâ— kyÌ„ ges tresorer had complayned on hym sayd yâ— forsayd Edwarde thrugh couÌ„sell entysynge of one Ganaston a squyre of Gascoyne had broke yâ— parkê of the forsayd bysshop this Pers couÌ„selyd lad yâ— same Edwarde for yâ— cause yâ— kyÌ„ge exyled his sone out of Englonde ¶ Of the dethe of wyllyam waleys the fals traytoure ANd whan this kynge Edward hadde his enemyes ouercome in Walys Gascoyne and Scotlonde and dystroyed his traytours all but only that rybaude wyllyam waleys that neuer to the kynge wolde hym yelde and att the towne of saynt Domynyk
in the yere of kynge Edward regne .xxxiii. yâ— fals traytour was take presentyd to the kynge But the kynge wolde not see hym but sent hym to London to receyue his Iugement and vpon saynt Barthylmeâ—s eue was he hangyd and drawe his hedesmyte of his bowelles take oute of his body and brent his body quarteres and sent vnto foure of the best townes of Scotlonde his heed put vpon a spere and sette vpon London brydge 〈◊〉 ensample that the Scottes sholde haue in mynde for to do a mysse ayenst ther lyege lorde eftsones ¶ How the Scottes came to kynge Edwarde for too amende theyr 〈◊〉 they had done ayenst hym ANd at Mygkelmas tho next comynge kynge Edwarde helde his parlemeÌ„t at westmester thyâ—â—â— came yâ— scottes yâ— is to saye yâ— bysshop of saynt andrewes Robert yâ— Brus erle of caryk Symonde Frysell IohnÌ„ yâ— erle of Athell they were accorded with yâ— kynge bouÌ„de by othe swore yâ— they afterwarde yf ony of them mysbare them ayenst kynge Edwarde yâ— they sholde he dysheryted for euermore And whan theyr peas was thus made they toke theyr leue pryuely went horne into Scotlonde ¶ Howe Robert Brus chalenged Scotlonde SO after this Roberte the Brus Erle of Caryk sente by hys letters to the Erles and barons of Scotlonde that they sholde come too hym to Scone in the morowe after the Concepcion of our lady for grete â—edis of yâ— loÌ„de And the lordes came at the day assygned And the same day syr Robert the Brus sayd Fayre lordes full well ye knowe yts in my persone dwellyd the ryght of the reame of Scotlonde as ye wote well I am ryghtfull heyre syth yâ— syr IohnÌ„ baylol that was oure kynge vs hath forsake lefte his londe and though it so be that kynge Edwarde of Englonde with wronfull power hath made me too hym assent ayenst my wyll yf that ye wyl grauÌ„te yâ— I may be kynge of ScotloÌ„de I shal kepe you ayenst kynge Edwarde of enlonde ayenste all manere men w e that worde yâ— abbot of Scon arose vp before them all sayde yâ— it was reason for to helpe hyÌ„ the londe to kepe defende And tho sayd in presence of them al yâ— he wolde geue hym a thousand pouÌ„de for to mayntene the londe all the othere grauÌ„ted yâ— londe to hym with ther power hym for to helpe defyed kynge Edwarde of Englonde sayd that Robert Brus sholde be kynge of Englonde ¶ How syr IohnÌ„ of Comyn ayenst sayd the crownynge of syr Robert Brus. LOrdynges sayd syr IohnÌ„ of comyn thynke on yâ— truth othe ye made to kynge Edwarde of Englonde touchynge myselfe I wyll nott breke myn othe for no man so he wente froÌ„ yâ— company at the tyme. wherfore Roberte yâ— Brus all tho yâ— to hym consented were wrothe menaced syr IohnÌ„ of comyÌ„ Tho ordened they another counsell att Dumfris too whiche came yâ— forsayd syr IohnÌ„ of Comyn for he dwelled but two myle fro Dumfris ther he was wont to soiourne and abyde ¶ How syr IohnÌ„ was traytonrsly slayn SO whan Robert the Brus wyst that all the greate lordes were come of Scotlonde to Scone saufe Syr IohnÌ„ Comyn yâ— soiourned thonygh scon he sent specyally after the sayd syr IohnÌ„ to come and speke with hym And vpoÌ„ that he came spake with hym at yâ— gray freres in Dumfris that was the thursday after Candelmasse day syr IohnÌ„ graunted to go with hym And whanne he had herde masse he toke a soppe and dranke afterwarde he bestrode his palfroy rode to Dumfris whan Robert the Brus fawe hym come at a wyndow as he was in his chambre made Ioy inough came ayenst hym collyd hym aboute the necke made with hym gode semblauÌ„t And whan all the erles barons of Scotlonde were there present Robert the Brus sayd syrs ye wote wel the cause of this comynge wherfore it is yf ye wyll graunt yâ— I be kynge of scotlonde as ryght heyre of the londe And all the lordes that were there sayd with on voys that he sholde be crowned kyÌ„g of Scotlond yâ— they wolde hym helpe mayntene ayenst all maner men on liue for hym yf it were nede to deye yâ— gentyll knyght tho IohnÌ„ of Comyn answerd Certes neuer for me ne for to haue of me asmoche helpe as the value of a boton For that othe that I haue made vnto kynge Edwarde of Englonde I shall holde while my lyfe woll laste And with that worde he went from yâ— coÌ„ pany wolde alyght vpon his palfroy Robert Brus pursewed hym with a drawen swerde bare hym thrugh yâ— body syr IohnÌ„ Comyn fell downe vnto the erthe But whan Roger yâ— was syr IohnÌ„ Comyns broder saw yâ— falinesse he stert to syr Robert the Brus smote hym with a knyfe but the fals traytour was armyd vnder so that yâ— stroke myght do hym no harme and somoche helpe came about syr Robert yâ— Brê° so that to bert Comyn was ther slayÌ„ all to heren in to peces Robert yâ— Brus torned ayen there that syr Iohan Comyn the noble baron lay wounded and pyued towarde his dethe besyde the hygh awter in the chyrche of the gray freres and sayd vnto syr IohnÌ„ Comyn O traytoure thou shalt be dede and neuer after lette myn auauncement and shoke his swerde at the hygh awter and smote hym on his heed that the brayne felle downe vppon the grounde and the blood sterte on hygh vpon the walles and yet vnto this daye is that blood seen there that no water may wasshe it awaye And so deyed that noble knyght in holy chirche ANd whan this traytour Robert the Brus sawe that no man wolde lette his coronacyon he coÌ„maunded all them that were of power sholde come vnto his crownynge to saynt Iohans towne in Scotlonde And so it befell vpon our lady daye the AnnuÌ„ctacoÌ„n the bysshopp of Glaston the bysshop of saynt Andrewes crowned for ther kynge this Robert yâ— Brus in saynt Iohans towne made hym kynge And anone after he droue all thenglysshmen out of Scotlonde And they fled came compleyned them vnto kynge Edwarde how yâ— Robert the Brus had dryue them out of yâ— londe and dysheryted theym ¶ Howe that kynge Edwarde dubbyd at westmestre .xxiiij. score knyghtes ANd whan kynge Edwarde herde of this myscheyf he swore yâ— he sholde be auenged therof and sayde That all the traytours of Scotlonde sholde be hangyd and drawen and that they sholde neuer be raunsonned ¶ And kynge Edward thought vpon this falsnesse that the Scottes hadde to hym done And sente after alle the bachelers of Englonde that theye sholde come vnto London at wytsontyde he dubbyd at westmestre .xxiiij. score knyghtes ¶ ThoÌ„ ordened yâ— noble kynge Edwarde for to go into scotloÌ„de to werre vpon Robert yâ— Brus And sent
before hym into Scotlonde syr Aymer the valauÌ„ce erle of Penbroge syr Henry Percy baron with a fayre company yâ— pursewed the Scottes brente townes castels and afterwarde came the kynge hymself with erles and barons a fayre company ¶ How Robert Brus was dyscoÌ„fyted in bataylle howe Symonde Fryselle was slayne THe Fryday next before the Assâ—sÌ„cyon of our lady kynge Edwar de mette Robert Brus besyde saynt Iohans towne in Scotlonde with his coÌ„ pany of the whiche company kyng Edwarde slewe .vij. thousande whan Robert Brus sawe this myscheyf he begaÌ„ to flee hydde hym that no man myghte hym fynde But syr Symonde Frysell pursewed hym sore so yâ— he torned aren aboode bataylle for he was a worthy knyghte and a bolde of body And then glysshmen pursewed euer sore in euerye syde slewe the stede that syr Symonde rode vpon they toke hym lad hym vnto the hoste And syr Symonde begaÌ„ for to flatre speke fayre and sayd lordes I shall yeue you four thousand marke of syluer myn hors harneys and all myn armoure become a begger Tho answerd Theobaude of Peuenes yâ— was the kynges archere Now so god me helpe it is for noughte yâ— thou spekeste For all the golde in Englonde I wolde not lete yâ— go with oute coÌ„mauÌ„dement of kyng Edwarde tho was he had vnto kynge Edward the kynge wolde not se hym but coÌ„mauÌ„ded to lede hym away to haue his dome atte London on our ladies eue Natiuite he was hanged drawe his heed smyte of hangyd ayen with cheyâ—es of yren vpon the galowes And his heede was set vpon London brydge vpon a sperrâ— ayenst Crystemasse the bodye was brente bycause that the men that kepte yâ— body by nyght they saw so many deuyls rampynge with grete yreÌ„ hokes rennyÌ„ge vpon yâ— galowes horrible tormeÌ„ted yâ— body many yâ— theÌ„ sawe anone after they deyed for drede some wexed mad or sore syknes they had and in that batayll was take the bysshop of Baston the bysshop of saynt Andrewes and the abbot of Sconne all armyd with yren as men of armes as fals traytours and fals prelates ayenste theyr othe And they were brought to the kyng and the kynge sente them vnto the pope of Rome that he sholde do with theym what his wyll were ¶ How IohnÌ„ therle of Alethes was taken and put to dethe ANd at that bataylle fled syr Iohan erle of Alethes wente to a chyrche and there hydde hym for drede but he myght haue there noo refute for cause that the chirche was enterdyted thrugh a generall sentence and in yâ— same chirche he was taken And this sir IohnÌ„ went well too haue scaped fro the dethe for cause that he claymed kynred of kynge Edwarde And the kynge wolde no leÌ„ger be bytrayed of his traytours but sent hym to london in haste there was hangyd and his heed smyt of and his body brent all to asshes But at the prayer of the quene Margarete for cause that he claymed of kynge Edwarde kynrede his drawynge was foryeue hyÌ„ ¶ How IohnÌ„ that was wyllyam waleys brother was put to dethe AS the gretteste maysters of scotlonde were thus doon to euyll dethe and destroyed for theyr falsnesse Iohan that was wyllyam waleys brother was take and doon vnto deth as syr Iohan erle of Alehes was ¶ How Robert the Brus fled from scotlonde to Northway ANd at that same tyme was Robert yâ— Brus moche hated amonge the people of Scotlonde soo that he wyste not what he was beste to do and for to hyde hym he went to Norway to the kynge that had spousyd his syster there helde hym socour for to haue and Robert the Brus myght not be founde in Scotlonde So kynge Edwarde tho lete crye his peas thrugh out all the londe and his lawes were vsyd his mynystrys serued thrugh out all the londe ¶ Howe kynge Edwarde deyed SO as kynge Edwarde had abatyd his enemyes turned southwarde and sykned at Burgh vpon sande in the marche of scotlonde and callyd too hym Henry Lacy erle of Nichol. syrguy erle of warwyk syr Aylmer erle of Penbroke and syr Robert of Clyfforde baron and prayed theym vpon the fayth yâ— they hym ought that they sholde make Edwarde of Carnaruan kynge of Englonde assone as they myghte And that they sholde not suffre Peers of Ganaston come agayne into Englonde for to make his sone to ryot and they graunted hym with good wyll And the kynge toke his sacrament of holy chirche as a good Crysten man sholde and deyed in repentaunce and whan he had ben kynge .xxxv. yere he deyed and was buryed at westmestre with moche solempnyte Vpon whose soule god haue mercy ¶ Of Merlyns prophecyes that were declared of kynge Edwarde that was kyng Henryes sone OF this kynge Edwarde prophecyed Merlyn and called hym a dragon the seconde of yâ— .vi. kynges yâ— sholde regne in Englonde and sayde that he sholde be medled with mercy and also with strenth and sternesse that sholde kepe Englonde from colde and hete And that he sholde opene his mouthe toward walys and that he sholde sette his foote in wyk that he sholde close with walwes that sholde do moche harme to his sede And he sayd sothe for the good kyÌ„ge Edwarde was medled with mercye and with fyersnesse with mercy ayenste his enmyes of walys after of ScotloÌ„de wâ—th fyernesse whan he put them to dethe for ther falsnesse traytoursly as they had deserued And well keped he englonde from colde heet syth he kept it from all maner of enmyes that ran vppon hym to do hym ony wronge ¶ And well he opened his mouth towarde walys made it quake thrughe hydour of his mouthe whan he conqueryd it thrughe dynt of swerd For the prynce Lewelyn Dauyd his brother Ris and Morgan were put to deth thrugh theyr falsnesse and theyr foly And he sette his fote into wyk conquerd Berwyk at the whiche conquest were slayne .xxv. thousande .vii hondred out take suche as were brent in the redde halle ¶ And the walles that he lete make shall be noyous vnto his sede as men shall here after in yâ— lyf of syr Edward of Carnaruan his sone And yet sayd merlyn that he shold make ryuers ren in blood with brayne yâ— semyd well in his werres ther as he had yâ— maystry And yet Merlyn sayd yâ— ther sholde come a people out of yâ— northwest durynge yâ— regne of yâ— forsayd dragon yâ— shold be lad by an yll greyhouÌ„de that shold the dragon crowne kynge that afterward shold fle ouer yâ— se for drede of the dragoÌ„ without comynge ayen yâ— was proued by syr IohnÌ„ Baylol that kynge Edwarde made to be kynge of ScotloÌ„de yâ— falsly arose ayenst hym after he fled to his owne londê of FrauÌ„ce neuer he came ayen in to Scotlonde for drede of kyng Edwarde And yet
kynges steward yâ— the kynge had sente to Shirborne in Elmede to yâ— erle of Lancastre to all yâ— with hym were for to trete of accorde yâ— hym alyed to yâ— barons came with yâ— company syre Roger Dammory syr Hugh Dandale yâ— had spousyd the kynges neres lyster syr Gylbert of clare erle of Gloucetre yâ— was slayne in Scotlonde as before is sayd And tho two lordes hadde tho two partyes of yâ— erldom of Gloucetre syr Hugh Spenser had yâ— thyrde party in his wyues halfe the tyyrde syster and thoo two lordes wente to the barons with al theyr power ayenst syr Hugh theyr brothere in lawe And soo there came with them syr Robert Clyfforde syr IohnÌ„ moÌ„bray syr Goselyn Daâ—yll syre Rogere Mortymer of werk syr Rogere Mortymer of wykmore his neuewe syr Henry Trals syr IohnÌ„ Gyffarde syr Barthil mewe of Bardesmore with all theyr coÌ„pany and many other that to them were consente all yâ— grete lordes came vnto westmestre to yâ— kynges parlement And so they spake dyde yâ— bothe syr Hughe Spenser yâ— fader also yâ— sone were out lawed of Englonde for euermore And so syr Hugh yâ— fader went vnto Douere made moche sorowe fell downe vppon the grounde by yâ— see banke a crosse with his armes and sore wâ—pynge sayd Now fayr Englonde good Englond to almyghty god I the betake And therâ— es kyssed yâ— ground venyd neuer to haue come ayen wepynge cursyd yâ— tyme yâ— euer he begate syr Hugh his sone and sayd for hym he had lost all Englonde And tho in presence of them all â— were abowte hym yaue hym his curse went ouer see to his londes But Hugh yâ— sone wolde not go out of Englonde but hel de hym in yâ—â—ee he his company robbyd two drome dores besyde Sand 〈◊〉 toke bare away all yâ— godes yâ— was in them to the value of .lx. M.li. ¶ How yâ— kynge exyled erle Thomas of Lancastre all yâ— helde with hym how the Mortimer came yelded hym to the kynge and of all the lordes IT was not longe after yâ— the kyÌ„ge ne made syr Hugh Spenser the fader syr Hugh yâ— sone come â—yen in to Englonde ayenst yâ— lordes wyâ—l of the reame And sone after the kynge with a stronge power came and beseged the castell of Ledis and in the castell was yâ— lady of Bladelesmore for cause the she wolde notte graunte that castell to the quene Isabell kynge Edwardes wyfe but the pryncypall cause was for syrr Berthylme we was ayenste yâ— kynge and helde with yâ— lordes of Englond neuertheles the kynge by helpe sâ—coure of men of London and also of helpe of southeren men gate the castell maugre of thez all that were within and toke with theÌ„ all that they myght fynde And whan yâ— barons of Englonde herde thyse tydynges syr Roger Mortimer many other lordes toke the towne of Burggeworth with strenth wherfore yâ— kynge was woÌ„der wrothe and lete outlawe Thomas of Lancastre Vmfroy de Bohounâ—erle of Herford all tho that were assentyÌ„ge to the same quarell And yâ— kynge assembled an huge hoste came ayenst the lordes of Englonde wherfor yâ— Mortmers put them in the kynges grace And anone they were sente to yâ— toure of London there kept in pryson And whan yâ— barons herde this thyng they came to pouÌ„tfret there that the erle Thomas soiourned tolde hym how yâ— Mortimers both had yelde them to yâ— kynge put them in his grace ¶ Of the syege of Tykhyll SO whan Thomas erle of Lancastre herde this he was wonder wrothe all that were of ther company greatly they were dyscomfyted and ordeyned ther power togyder besyegyd that castell of Tykhyll but tho that were within manly defended them that the barons myghte not gete the castell whan the kynge herd that his castell was besegyd he swore by god by his names that the sege shold be remeued assembled an huge power of people went thederward to rescowe the castell his power encresyd fro day to day whan the erle of Lancastre the Erle of Herforde the barons of ther coÌ„pany herd of this thynge they asseÌ„bled all theyr power went theÌ„ too BurtoÌ„ vpon trent kepte the brydge that the kynge sholde not passe ouer but it befell so on the tenthe daye of Marche in the yere of grace M.CCC.xxi the kyÌ„g and the Spenâ—erâ— syr Aymer Valaunce erle of Penbroke IohnÌ„ erle of Arun dell theyr power went ouer the water and dyscomfyted therle Thomas and his company And they fled to the castel of Tetbury from thens they went to Pountfret and in that vyage deyed sire Roger Daumore in thabbay of Tetbury And in yâ— same tyme the erle thomas had a traytour with hym that was callyd Robert Holonde a knyght that the erle had brought vp of nought had nourysshed hym in his butrye had yeue hyÌ„ athousand marke of londe by yere And somoche the erle louyd hym that he myghte do in the erles courte all that hym lyked bothe amonge them hyghe and lowe so craftly the theyf bare hym ayenst his lorde that he trustyd more vpon hym than ony man on lyue and the erle had ordeyned by his letters for to go into the erledome of Lancastre to make men aryse to helpe hym in that vyage That is to saye .v. hundred men of arm ys But the fals traytour came not there noo manere men for to warne ne for to make aryse to helpe his lorde And whan that the fals traytour herde tell that hys lorde was dyscomfyted at Burton vppon Trent as a fals traytour theyf stele away and robbyd in Rauensdele his lordes men yâ— came fro the scoÌ„fyture And toke of thezhors and harneys and all that they had and slewe of them all that they myght take and came and yeldyd hym to the kynge ¶ whan the good erle Thomas wyst that he was so bytrayed he was so abasshed sayd to hymself O almyghty god how myght robert Holonde fyÌ„de in his hert me to betray syth yâ— I louyd hym so moche O god well maye now a man se by hym that no man may dysceyue a nother rather thaÌ„ he that he trustyth moost vpoÌ„ he hath full euyll yeldyd me mi goodnes the worshyp yâ— I haue to hym done thrugh my kyndnesse haue hym auauncyd and made hym hyghe where that he was low And he makyth me go from hyghe vnto lowe but yett shall he deye an euyll dethe ¶ Of the scomfyture of Brurbrygge THe good erle Thomas of Lancastre HuÌ„froy de Bohoune erle of Herford the barons that with theym were toke couÌ„sell bytwene theÌ„ at yâ— frere prechers in PouÌ„tfret tho thought Thomas vpon yâ— traytour Robert Holonde sayd in repreyf Alas Robert Holond hathe me betrayed aye is yâ— red of some euyll shred And by yâ— comyn assent
they sholde all go to yâ— castell of Dunstanbrughe yâ— whiche perteyned to therldoâ—â— of Lancastre that they shold abyde ther tyl that the kynge had foryeue them his male talent ¶ But whan yâ— good erle Thomas this herde he answerd in this manere sayd Lordes sayd he yf we go towarde yâ— North yâ— Northen men woll saye that we go towarde the Scottes so we shall be holden traytours for cause of dystauÌ„ce that is bytwene kyng Edwarde and Robert the Brus that made him kynge of Scotlonde And therfore I say as touchynge myselfe that I wylle not go no ferder into the North than to myÌ„ owne castell at PouÌ„tfret ¶ And whan syr Roger Clyfford herde this he arose vp anone in wrathe drewe his swerde on hygh swore by god almyghty and by his holy names but yf that he wolde go with them he sholde hym slee there the noble gentyll erle Thomas of LaÌ„castre was sore aferde sayd Fayr syres I wyll goo with you whether some euere ye me bydde Tho went they togyder in to the north and with them they hadde vii C. meÌ„ of armys came to Burbrig And whan syr Andrew of Herkela that was in the north couÌ„tree thrugh ordynauÌ„ce of yâ— kynge for to kepe yâ— countree of Scotlonde herde tell howe that Thomas of Lancastre was scoÌ„fyted and his company at Burton vpon trent be ordened hym a stronge power and syâ— symonde warde also that was tho the shyref of Yorke and met the barons at burbrugge anone they brake the brydge that was made of tree ¶ And whan syr Thomas of Lancastre herde yâ— syr Andrewe of Herkela had broughte with hym suche a power he was sore adrad sent for syr Andrewe of Herkela with hyÌ„ spake sayd to hym in this manere syr Andrewe sayd he ye may well vnderstoÌ„de that our lorde that kynge is ladde mysgouerned by moche fals couÌ„sell thrugh syr Hugh Spenser yâ— fader syr Hugh his sone syr IohnÌ„ erle of AruÌ„dell thrugh mayster Roberte Baldok a fals pyllyd clerke that now is in yâ— kynges come dwellynge wherfore I praye you that ye wylle come with vs with all your power that ye haue ordeyned and helpe to dystroye the venym of Englond the traytours that ben therin we wyll yeue vnto you all the best parte of fyue Erldoms that we haue holde we wyll make vnto you an othe that we wyll neuer do thynge with out your counsell so ye shall be eft as well with vs as euer was Robert Holonde Tho answerd syr Andrew of Herkela sayd syr Thomas that wolde not I do ne consent therto for no manere thynge with out the wyll coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t of our lorde yâ— kynge for theÌ„ shold I be holden a tratour for euer more And whan that yâ— noble erle Thomas of LaÌ„castre saw yâ— he wolde not consent to hyÌ„ for no maner thyÌ„g syr Andrew he sayd wyll ye not coÌ„sente to dystroye the venymme of the reame as we be consente atte one worde Syr Andrewe I tell the that are this yere begoon that ye shall be take and holde for a traytour more than ony of you holde vs nowe and in worse dethe ye shall deye than eâ—er dyd ony knyghte of Englonde And vnderstonde welle that ye dyde neuer thynge That sorer ye shall you repente And now go and doo what you good lykyth and I wyll put me into the mercy of god And so went yâ— fals traytour tyrauÌ„t as a fals forsworn man For thrugh the noble Erle Thomas of Lancastre he receyued yâ— armys of chyualrye thrughe hym he was made a knyghte Tho myghte men see archers draw them in yâ— one syde in that other knyghtes also and fought tho togyder wonder sore And also amonge al other Humfroy de Boughon erle of Herforde a worthy knyght of renoune thrugh out all cristendome stode fought with his enmyes vppon yâ— brydge and as the noble lorde stode fought vpon the brydge a theyf rybaude sculkyd vnder yâ— brydge and fyersly with a spere smote the noble knyght into yâ—â—uÌ„dement so that his bowellys came out aboute his fete ther. Alas for sorow pyte For there was slayne the floure of solace of comforth also of curteysye ¶ And syr Roger Clyfforde a noble a worthy knyghte stode euer fought well and worthyly hym defended as a noble baron But atte the laste he was sore woundyd in his heed And syr wyllyam of Sullayande syr Roger of Benefelde were slayne at that batayll whan syr Andrewe of Herkela saw that syr Thomas men of Lancastre lassed and slakyd anone he and his company came vnto the gentyll knyght syr Thomas layd vnto hym in an hygh voyce Yelde the traytour yelde the. The gentyll erle Thomas of Lancastre answerd thenne and sayd Nay lordes traitours we ben none and to you we wyll neuer vs yelde whyle that our lyues last But leuer we hadde to be slayne in our truth than yelde vs vnto you And syre Andrewe ayen gardyd vppon syr Thomas and his company yellynge and crienge lyke a wode wulf yelde you traytours taken yelde you and sayd with an hyghe voys Beware syres that none of you be so hardy vppon lyfe and lymme tomysdo Thomas body of Lancastre And with that worde the good erle thomas yede into the castell and sayd knelynge vpon his knees and torned his vysage towarde the crosse sayd almyghty god to the I yelde holy I putte me vnto thy mercy and with that the vylaines and rybaudes lept abowte hym on euery syde as tyrauÌ„tes and wood tormeÌ„tours dyspoyled hym of his armoure and clothed hym in a robe of ray that was of his squyres lyueray and forthe ladde hym vnto Yorke by water Tho myght men see moche sorowe and care For the gentyll knyghtes fledde on euery syde the rybaudes and the vyllayns egerlye thâ—â— dyscryed cryed on hygh yeld you traytours yelde you whan they were yelden they were robbyd and bouÌ„den as theuys Alas the shame and dyspyte that the gentyll ordre of knyghthode had there at that batayll And the loÌ„de was tho without lawe For holy chirche had tho nomore ereuerence than it had be a burdell hous And in that batayll was the fader ayenst the soneâ— and the vncle ayeÌ„st the neuewe For somoche vnkyndnesse was neuer seen before in Englonde as was that tyme amonge folkes of one nacyon For one kynred had no more pyte of that other than an hungry wulf hath of a shepe And it was no wonder For the greate lordes of Englonde were not all of one nacyon but were medlyd with othere nacyons That is for to saye some Brytons some Saxons some Danys some Pehypes some Frensshemen some Normans some Spanyerdes some Romayns some Henaude soom Flemynges and othere dyuers nacyons the whyche nacyons accordyd notte too the kynde bloodeof Englonde And yf so greate lordes
wyllyam Fitz wyllam syr werreyn of Isell Syr Henry Bradborn syr wyllyam Cheyne barons all IohnÌ„ page esquyer and sone after at Yorke were drawen hangyd syr Roger Clyfforde syre IohnÌ„ of Mambray barons syr Goseline Deuyll knyght ¶ And at Brystowe were drawen and hangyd syr Henry of wemyngton syr Henry Mountforde barons ¶ And at Gloucetre were drawen and hangyd syr IohnÌ„ Gaffarde and syr wyllyam of Elmebrugge barons at London were gangyd drawen Syr Henry Tyes baron ¶ And at wynchel se sye Thomas Clepepyr knyght And ferthermore to tell of this cruell occyon at wyndsore was drawe hangyd Syr Frauncys waldenham baron at CauÌ„terbury was drawen and hangyd Syre 〈◊〉 Badeles more and syr barthylâ—ew of Asshe 〈◊〉 barons at Cardyf in walys syr wyllyam Flemmynge baron â–ª ¶ How kynge Edwarde went into scotlonde with an hundred thousande men of armys myght not spede SOâ— whanne kynge Edwarde of Englonde had brought the floure of cheualry vnto theyr dethe thrughe sounsell consent of syr Hugh Spenser the fader syr Hugh yâ— sone he became as woode â— as ony lyon and what soo euer yâ— Spensers wolde haue it was done so well yâ— kynge louyd theym yâ— they myght do with hym all thynge that them lyked wherfore the kynge gaaf vnto sir Hugh Spenser the fader yâ— erldom of wyÌ„chestre vnto syr Andrewe of Herkela theerldom of Cardoillâ— in preiudyce and in harmynge of his crowne And kynge Edwarde tho thrugh couÌ„sell of yâ— SpeÌ„sers dysheryted all them that had be ayenst hym in ony quarell with Thomas of LaÌ„castre And many other were dysheryted also bycause that the Spensers coueyted for to haue theyr loÌ„des And so they had all that they wolde desyre with wroÌ„ge ayenste all reason Tho made the kyÌ„g Robert Baldok a false pylled clerke Chaunceler of Englond thrugh couÌ„sell of the forsayd Spensers ¶ And he was a false rybaude And a coueytouse And so they counseylled the kynge moche that the kyng lete take to his owne warde all the goodes of the lordes that were put wronfully to the dethe into his owne honde And aswell they toke the godes that were within holy chirche as yâ— godes that were without lete theym be put into his tresoury in London lete them calle his forfeytes And by ther couÌ„sell yâ— kynge wroughte for euer more he dys heryted them yâ— the godes oughte thrugh ther counsell lete â—â—er a tâ—legge of all the goodes of Englonde wherfore he was the rychest kynge yâ— euer was in Englonde after wyllyam Bastarde that cuonquered Englonde And yet thrughe couÌ„sell of them hym semyd that he had notte ynough But made yet euery toune of Englonde for to fynde a man of armys vpon theyr owne costes for to go werre vpon yâ— Scottes that were hys enmyes wherfore the kynge wente into Scotlonde with an hâ—uÌ„dred thousande men of armys at wytsontyde in the yere of oure lorde Ihesu Criste M.CCC.xxii But the Scottes wente hyd them in mouÌ„teyns and in wodes and taryed the Englysshmen fro day to day that yâ— kynge myght for no manere thynge fyÌ„de them in playne felde wherfore maâ—â— Englysshmen that had lytyll vytaylles deyed there for hungre wonder faste and sodenly in goynge and comynge and namely tho that had ben ayenst Thomas of Lancastre robbyd his men vpon 〈◊〉 londes whan kynge Edwarde saw that vytaylles fayled hym he was wonder sore dyscomfited bycause also that his men deyed for he myght not â—pede of his enmyes So at the laste he came ayen into Englonde anone after came Iames Douglas and also Thomas Rudulph with an huge hooste into Englonde in to Northumberlonde with them the Englysshmen that were dryuen oute of Englonde and came and robbyd yâ— couÌ„tree and slewe the people and also breeâ— the towne that was callyd Northallerton many other townes to Yorke And whaâ— the kynge herde this tydynges be lete so mone all manere men that myght traueyller And so yâ— Englysshmen mette yâ— Scottes at the abbay of Beygâ—elande the .xv. daye after Myghelmas in the same yere aboue sayd and the Englysshe men were there dyscomfyted And atte that scomfyture 〈◊〉 take Syr Iohan of Brytayne Erle of Rychmonde that helde the countre and the erldom of Lancastre and after he payed an huge raunsome and was lete god And after that he wente into Fraunce came neuer after agayne ¶ How syr Andrew of Herkelay was take put to dethâ—y t was erle of Cardoil THen at yâ— tyme was syr Andrew of Herkela that new was made erle of Cardoil for cause that he had taken yâ— good Erle Thomas of Lancastre ¶ He had ordeyned thrugh yâ— kynges coÌ„mauÌ„dement of Englonde for to brynge hyÌ„ all the power that he myght for to helpe ayenst yâ— Scottes at yâ— abbaye of Beyghlande And whan the fals traytour had gadred all the people that he myght and sholde haue come to the kynge vnto the abbaye of Beyghelande the fals traytour ladde them by a nother couÌ„tre thrughe Copelonde thrughe therldome of Lancastre wente thrugh â—he countre robbyd slew the folke all that he myghte And ferthermore the fals traytour had take a grete soâ—â—â—e of golde sylueâ— of syr Iamys Douglas for to be ayenste yâ— kynge of Englonde to be helpynge holdynge with the Scottes thrugh whose treason the kynge of Englonde was scomfyted at Beyghlande or yâ— he came fâ—yder wherfore the kynge was toward hym wonder wrothe lete pryuely enquere by yâ— couÌ„tre abowte how that it was And some men enquered aspyed so at the laste yâ— trough was fouÌ„de soughte And he atteynte take as a fals traytour as yâ— gode erle Thomas of lancastre hym tolde or that he was put vnto deth at his takynge at Burbrugge to him sayd Or yâ— yere were doon he sholde be take holde a traytour And so it was as the holy man sayd ¶ wherfore yâ— kyÌ„ge sente pryuely too syr Anthoyn of Lucy a knyghte of the countre of Cardoil that he shold take syr Andrewe of Herkela put hym vnto the dethe And to bryÌ„ge this thynge vnto the ende the kynge sente his Commyssyon so that this same Andrewe was take at Cordoil ladde vnto the barre in yâ— manere of an erle worthyly arayed with a swerde gyrde about hym hosyd and sporyd ¶ Tho spake syr Authoyn in this maner syr Andrew sayd he the kynge puttyth vpon the for asmoche as thou hast be orpyd in thy de dys he dyd to the moche honoure made the erle of Cardoilâ— thou as a traytour to thy lorde laddest the peple of his countre that sholde haue holpe hym att the bataylle of Beyghelande and thou laddest them away by the countre of copelonde and thrugh the erldom of Lancastre wherfor our lorde the kynge was discomfyâ—d there of the Scottes thrugh thy treason falsnesse and yf yâ— haddest come bi
tymes he had had the batayll treason thou didest for the greâ— soÌ„me of gold syluer that thou receyued of Iamys Douglas a Scot the kyngê enmye And out lorde the kynge wyll that yâ— ordre of knyghthode by yâ— whiche than receyued all thyne honoure and â—â—â—shyp vpon thy body be all brought to nought and thyn estate vndoyne that other knyghtes of lower degree mowe after be ware whiche lorde hath the auaunted hugely in dyuerse countres of Englonde and that all maye take ensample by ther lorde afterwarde truly for to serue ¶ Tho commaunded he anone a knaue to hew of his spores on his helys and after he lete breke the swerde ouer his heed yâ— whiche the kynge yaue hym for too kepe defende his londe therwith whanne he made hym Erle of Cardoyll And after he lete hym be vnclothed of his furred taberd and of his hode and of his furryd cotes and of his gyrdyll And whaÌ„ ne this was done syr Anthony sayd theÌ„ ne vnto hym Andrewe sayd he Nowe art thou no knyght but a knaue for thy treason yâ— kynge wyll that thou shal be hangyd and drawen thy heed 〈◊〉 of and thy bowels take out of thy body brent before the thy body quartryd thy heed sente to LondoÌ„ there it shal stonde vpon London brydge the foure quarters shall be sent to foure townes of Englonde that all other may beware and chastised by the And as Anthony sayd so it was done all manere of thynge in the laste daye of Octobre in yâ— yere of grace M.iij C.xxii. yere And yâ— sonne torned in to blood as yâ— people it sawe yâ— dured from yâ— morne tyll .xi. of yâ— clocke ¶ Of the miracles that god wroughte for saynt Thomas of Lancastre wherfore the kynge lete closein the chirche dores of the pryory of Pountfret that no man shold come therin for to offre ANd sone after that the good erle Thomas of Lancastre was martryd there was a preest yâ— longe tyme had be blynde dremed in his slepe that he sholde go to the hyll there the good erle Thomas of Lancastre was doon vnto dethe he sholde haue his syght ayen so he dremed thre nyghtes sewynge and the preest lete lede hym to the same hyll and whan he came to that place that he was martryd on full deuowtly he made there his prayers And prayed god saynt Thomas that he myght haue his syghte ayen And as he was in his prayers he layed his ryght honde vpon the same place that the gode man was martryd on and a drope of drye blood and smale sonde cleuyd on his honde therwith stryked his eyen And anone thrughe the myght of god and saynt Thomas of Lancastre he hadde his syghte ayen And thankyd tho almyghtye god and saynt Thomas And whanne this miracle was knowen amonge men the people came thyther on euery syde and knelyd and made theyr prayers atte hys tombe that is in the pryory of PouÌ„tfret and prayed that holy martyr of socour of helpe and god herde ther prayer ¶ Also there was a yonge chylde drowned in a well in the towne of Pountfret and was deed thre dayes and thre nyghtes And men came and layed the deed chylde vpon sayd Thomas tombe yâ— holy martyr and the chylde arose from dethe to lyfe as many a man it sawe ¶ And also moche people were oute of ther mynde god sent them theyr mynde ayen thorough vertue of yâ— holy man ¶ And god hath yeue there also to cryâ—â—pyls theyr goynge to crokyd thyr hondes and ther fete to blynde also theyâ— syght to manyseke folke ther helth of dyuers maladyes for the loue of this gode martyr ¶ Also there was a ryche man in CouÌ„â—dom in Gascoyne and suche a malady he had that all his ryghte syde rotyd fell awaye from hym that men myghte see his lyuer his herteâ— and so he stanke that vnneth they myght come nâ—ghâ— hym wherfore his frendes were for him wonder sory But at the last as god wolde they prayed to saynt Thomas of â—a castre that he wold pray almyghty god for that prysoner and beâ—yght for to go to Pountfret for to do theyr pylgrymage he thoughte that the Martyr saynt Thomas came to hym and anoynted all hys syke body and therwith the gode man awoke and was all hoole and his flesshe was restored ayen that before was rotyd and fallen away For whiche myracle the good man and his frendes louyd god and saynt Thomas euermore after And this good man came into Englonde And toke with hym foure feloweâ—â— came to PouÌ„tfret to yâ— holy martyr dyd theyr pylgrymage the gode man that was syke came thyther all nakyd sauf his preuye clothes And whan they had done they torned home ayen in to theyr owne countre and tolde of the miracle wheresoeuer yâ— they came ¶ And also two men haue been heelyd there of the mormale thrugh helpe of yâ— holy martyr though that euyll be holde in curable And whan the Spensers herde yâ— god dyd suche Miracles for this holy man they nolde byleue it in no manere wyse but sayd openly that it was gret he resye suche vertue of hym to byleue and whan syr Hugh Spenser yâ— sone sawe al this doynge anone he sent his messager from PouÌ„tfret there that he dwelled to kyÌ„ Edwarde that tho was at Grauen at scypton for cause that the kynge sholde vndo yâ— pylgrymage And as the rybaude yâ— messager went towarde the kynge for to do his message he came by the hylle there yâ— good martyr was doon to dethe in the same place he made his ordure whan he had done he rode towarde the kynge a stronge flyxe came vpon hym or that he came to Yorke tho he shed all hys bowelles at his fuÌ„dment And whan sir Hugh Spenser herde this tydynges soÌ„dele he was adradde thoughte for too vndo this pylgrymage yf heâ— myghte by ony manere a waye anone he went to the kynge sayd that they shold be in grete sklauÌ„dre thrugh out all crystendome for yâ— deth of Thomas of Lancastre if that he suffred yâ— people to do ther pylgrymage at PouÌ„tfret so he couÌ„seled yâ— kynge that he coÌ„mauÌ„ded to shyt yâ— chirche dores of PouÌ„tfret in yâ— which chirche yâ— holy martyr was enterid thus they dyd ayenste all frauÌ„chyses of holy chirche so yâ— foure yere after myght no pylgryme come to yâ— holy bodye bycause yâ— monkes suffred men to come honoure that holy bodye of saynt Thomas the martyr thrugh couÌ„sell of syr Hugh Spenser yâ— sone thrughe couÌ„sell of mayster Robert Baldok yâ— fals pylled clerke that was yâ— kyngê chauÌ„celer that kynge consented that they shold be sette to theyr wages lete make warde ynâ— ouer ther owne good longe tyme thorough commaundement of the forsayd syr Hughe Spenser .xiiii. Gascoynes well armyd kept the hylle ther
doon to deth at London But he was so feble for his moche fastynge that he was nyghe deed therfore it was ordeyned that he sholde haue his Iugement at Herforde at a place of the toure his heed was take frome his body alsoo fro Roberte Baldok that was a fals pylled clerk yâ— kynges chauÌ„celer And men sette vpon theyr heedys chaplettys of sharpe nettles two squyres blewe in therecrys with two greate bugle hornes vpon the two prysoners that meâ— myght here ther. blowen oute with homes more than a myrle one SymoÌ„d of Rydynge yâ— kyngê Marshall bare be fore them vpon a spere ther armys reuersyd in token yâ— they sholde be vndon foreuermore And vpon yâ— morowe was syr Hugh SpeÌ„ser yâ— sone dampned to dethe was drawen hangyd heedyd hys bowels taken out of his body brent after that he was quartred his foure quarters were sente to the foure townes of Englonde his heed sente to London brydge And this Symond for cause yâ— he dyspysed quene Ysabell he was drawen and hangyd in a stage made a myddes yâ— forsayd syr Hughes galowes And yâ— same daye a lytyll froÌ„ thens was syr IohnÌ„ of Arundell behcedyd bycause he was one of syr Hugh Spensers couÌ„selers And anone after was syr Hughe Spenser fader hangyd and drawen hedyd at Brystow after hangyd ayeby the armys with two stronge ropes the fourth daye after he was hewen all to pecys houndes ete hym And bycause yâ— the kynge had yeuen hym yâ— erldom of wynchestre his heed was sent thether put vpon a spere And yâ— fals Baldok was sente to London ther he deyed in pryson amonge theues for men dyd hyÌ„ 〈…〉 than they wolde 〈◊〉 vnto an hounde And so deyed the traytours of Englonde blessyd be almyghti god And it was no wonder for thrughe ther couÌ„sell yâ— good erle Thomas of Lacastre was doon vnto dethe all yâ— held with Thomas of Lancastre thrugh the tratours were vndone all theyr heyres dysheryted ¶ Howe kynge Edwarde was put downe his dygnyte take from hym ANd andne after as all this was doon the quene Ysabell and Edwarde her sone all the grete lordes of Englonde at one assente sent to kynge Edwarde to the castell of Kenylworthe there as he was in kepynge vnder yâ— warde of syr IohnÌ„ Hachin that was the bysshop of Ely and of syr IohnÌ„ of Pereye a baron for bycause that he sholde ordeine his parlement at a certayne place in Englonde for to redresse and amende yâ— state of the reame And kynge Edwarde them answerde and sayd Lordes said he ye se full well how it is Loo here my seale and I gyue to you all my power for to calle ordeyne a parlement where that ye wylle ¶ And thenne they tooke theyr leue of hym and came ayen to the barons of Englonde And whanne thei hadde the kynges Patent of this thynge they shewed it to the lordes And the was ordeyned that the parlement shold be at westmestre at yâ— Vtas of saynt Hylari And all the grete lordes of Englonde lete ordeyned theym there ayenst that tyme that the parlement sholde be And atte whiche daye she parlement was the kynge wolde not come there for no mâ—nere of thynge as he had set hymself assygned And netheles the barons seâ—â— vnto hymoo tyme other And he â—were by goddyss oute yâ— he wolde not come ther do fote wherfor it was ordeyâ—ed by all the greate lordes of Englonde that he sholde no lenger be kyng but be dep◠〈◊〉 And sayd yâ— they wolde crowne Edwarde his sone yâ— elder yâ— was the duke of Guyhenne And sente tydynges vâ— to the kynge there yâ— he wa in warde vnder syr IohnÌ„ erle of Garen syr IohnÌ„ of Bâ—thuâ— yâ— was bysshop of Ely and syr henry Percy a baron syr wyllyam Trussell a knyghte yâ— was with yâ— Erle syr Thomas of Lancastre for too yelde vp ther homages vnto hym for all thez of Englonde ¶ And syr wyllyaÌ„ Trussell sayd thyte wordes ¶ Syr Edward for cause yâ— ye haue trayed youre people of Englonde haue vndone many grete lordes of Englonde withoute ony cause ye shall be deposyd now ye be withstand thankyd be god And also for cause yâ— ye wold not come to the parlement asye ordeyned at westmestre as in your letter patent â—â—is conteyned for to treate with youre owne lyege men as a kynge sholde And therfor thrughall the comyÌ„s assâ—â—â—e all the lordes of Englonde I tell vnto you these wordes Ye shall vnderstande syr yâ— the barons of Englond at one assente wylle that ye be no more kynge oh Englond but vtterly haue put you o ute of your cryalte foreuer more And the bysshop of Ely sayd tho to the kyng Syr Edwade Iyelde vp feaute homage for all yâ— archebysshops bysshops of EngloÌ„d for all yâ— clergy Tho sayd syr IohnÌ„ erle of Garenneâ— Syr Edwarde Iyelde vp here vnto you feaute homage for me and for all the erles of Englonde ¶ And syre Henry Percy yaue vp also his homage for hym for all yâ— barons of Englond And tho sayd syr wyllyam Trussell Iyelde vp nowe vnto you myn homage for me also for all the knyghtes of Englonde for all them that holde by seryauntre or by onâ— other thynge of you so yâ— from this day after ye shall not be clamyd kynge nother for hynge be holde but from this tyme afterwarde ye shall be holde for a syÌ„ guler man of all the people ¶ And soo they wente â—â—ens too London therâ— that the lordes of Englonde them abode syr Edwarde abode in pryson in goode kepynge And this was on the daye of yâ— Conuersâ—an of saynt Poule in the .xx. yere of his regne ¶ Of the prophecye of Merlyndedare â— uf kynge Edwarde the sone of kynge Edwarde the fyrste OF this kynge Edwarde prophecy ed Merlynâ— sayd yâ— there sholde come a gote out of Carre yâ— sholde haue hornes of syluer a berde as where as snowe And a drope sholde come out of his nosethrylles that shold betoken mo the harme Hungre and dethe of people grete losse of his londe And 〈…〉 gynnynge of his regne sholde be hauÌ„â—â—d moche lechery And he sayd sothe alas yâ— tyme For kynge Edwarde yâ— was 〈◊〉 Edwardes sone was boine at Caâ—naryuaun in walys forsothe he had homes of syluer and a berde as whâ—â—e as â—n we Whan he was made prynce of walys to moche he yaue hym to tyot and too toly And sothe sayd Merlyn in his prophery that there sholde come out of his â—ose a deope For in his tyme was grete hunger amonge the pooâ—e people strongr dethe amonge the ryche yâ— deyed in strannge londe with moche sorow in werre in Scotlonde And after he lost Scotlond and Gascoyne whyle that hymselfe was kynge there was moche lechery 〈◊〉 tyd ¶ And also Merlyn tolde and sayd that
Isabell and Edwarde her sone and syr Edward of wodstok the â—â—ges brother of Englonde and syre Io han of Henaude and syre Rogâ—â—e Motymer of wygmore and syre Thomas Rocelyn and syre IohnÌ„ of Câ—omwelle and syr wyllyam Trussell and manâ—â— other of the alyaunce of the gentyll erle Thomas of Lancastre that were eâ—yled out of Englonde for his quarell and were dyshertted of theyr londes orderned them a grete power and arryued at Hâ—rewich in Sonthfolke And sone aftâ—â— they pursewed yâ— Spensers tyll yâ— then were taken put to piteous deth as before is sayd ther coÌ„pany also for yâ— grrate falsnes yâ— they dyd to kynge Edward to his peple And Merly sayd also more yâ— the gote shold be put in grete dystresse in grete anguyssh in grete sorow he sholde lede his lyfe And he sayd sothe For after the tyme that kynge Edwarde was take he was put into warde tyll yâ— the Spensers were put to dethe and also bycause that he wolde not come vnto his parlemente at London as he hadde ordeyned and assygned hymself vnto his baronage and also wold not gouerâ—â— â—â— rule his peopleâ—ne his trame as a kynge sholde doo wherfore some of the barons of Englonde came yelde vp ther homages vnto hym for theym all the other of yâ— reame in the daye of yâ— conuersyon of saynt Poule in yâ— yere of his regne .xx. And they put hym out of his ryaltee for euermore And euer lyued afterwarde in moche sorowe anguysshe LOdowicus was emperour after Henry foure yere this Lodewye was duke of Banare he dyspysed the corouacoÌ„n of the pope wherfor the pope deposyd hym and moche labour many perylles he had after And he trowbled gretly the vnyte of holy chirche And theÌ„ was chosyn ayenst hym Frederyk the duke of Ostryche he ouercame the duke and abode arebelyon to his ende and in grete peryll to his soule And at the last Rarolus was chosen ayenst hym yâ— whiche preuaylled and sodenly Lodewic fel downe of his hors and dyscessyd ¶ IohnÌ„ Mandeuyll a douctour of physyh a knyght borne was in Englonde abowte this tyme. And he made a merueylous pylgâ—ymage for he went almoost abowte all the world he wrote his dedys in thre langages decessyd was buried at saynt Albons ¶ Benedictus the .xxii. was pope after IohnÌ„ .vii. yeres more this man wos a monke in all his yongthe he was of good coÌ„uersacyon a doctour of diuinite And whan he was made pope he refourmed thordre of saynt Benet in that thynge yâ— was nescessary he was a harde man to graunte benifyces lest he had grauÌ„tyd it to an vncunnynge man he made a deretall yâ— whiche began Benedictus deê° in donis suis And he was very cruell in his fayth for that of soÌ„men lytyll louyd He was so stoute a maÌ„ that almoost he wolde not know his owne cosyns ¶ Anno dnÌ„t M.CCC.xxii ¶ Of kynge Edwarde the chyrde after the Conqueste ANd after this kynge Edwarde Carnariuan regned syr Edwarde of wyndsore his sone yâ— whiche was crowned kynge anoynted at westmestre thrugh couÌ„sell consent of all yâ— grete lordes of yâ— reame yâ— Sondaye in Candelmasse eue in yâ— yere of grace M. CCC.xxvi yâ— was of aege at that tyme but xv yere And for cause yâ— his fader was in warde in yâ— castell of Kenilworth and also was put downe of his ryaltee the reame of Englonde was without kyng from yâ— feest of saynt Katheryn frome yâ— yere aboue sayd to the feest of Candelmasse And tho were all maner pleâ—â— of the kynges bynche astente And tho was coÌ„maunded to all yâ— Shyâ—efs of EngloÌ„de thrughe wrytte to warne the partyes to defendauÌ„tys thrugh somnynge ayen And also ferthermore that al prysoners that were in the kynges gayolles that were attachid thrughe Shyrefs sholde be lete goo quyte ¶ The kynge Edwarde after his coronacoÌ„n at the prayer besechynge of his lyege of the reame grauntyd them a chartre of stedfast peas to all them that wolde it axe And syr Iohan of Henaude and his company toke his leue of the kynge and of the lordes of the reame and torâ—yd home to they re owne couÌ„tre ayen And eche of them had full ryche yeftes euery man as he was of value estate ¶ And tho was Englonde in rest peas grete loue bytwene yâ— kynge and his lordes And comyuly Euglysshmen sayd amonges them that the deuyll was dede â—ut the innumerable iresoure of the kynge his fader and the tresour of the Spensers bothe of the â—ader and of the sone and of the erle of Arundell of mayster Robert Baldok yâ— was yâ— kyngê chauÌ„celer was departyd after yâ— quene Isabelles ordynauÌ„ce sir Rogere Mortymers of wygmore soo that the kynge had no thynge there of but at her wyll and her delyuerauÌ„ce 〈◊〉 of their londes as after warde ye shall here ¶ How kynge Edwarde went vnto staÌ„thop for to mete the Scottes ANd yet in the same tyme was yâ— kynge in yâ— castell of kenylworth vnder the kepynge of syr Henri that was erle Thomas of Lancasters broder that tho was erle of Lcycetre And the kynge grauÌ„tyd hym yâ— erldome of Lancastre that the kyng his fader had seasyd into his hoÌ„ de put out Thomas of Lancastres broder soo was he erle of Lancastre of Lcycetre also Stywarde of EngloÌ„de as his broder was in his tyme. But syr Edwarde that was kynge Edwardes fader made sorowe withoute ende bycause he myght not speke with his wyf ne wyth his sone wherfore he was in moche mischeyf For though it was so yâ— he was led de and rulyd by fals couÌ„sell yet he was kynge Edwards sone callyd Edwarde with yâ— longe shankys came out of the worthyest blood of the worlde they to whome he was wonte to yeue grete yeftys large were moost preuy with yâ— kyÌ„ge his owne sone And they wre his enmyes bothe by nyght by daye procured to make debate contake bytwene hym and his sone and Isabell his wyf But the frere prechers were to hym gode frendes euer more cast both by nyght and by day how they myght brynge hym oute of pryson And amonge theyr company that the freres had prpurly brought there was a frere that was callyd Dunhened and he had ordeyned gadryd a grete coÌ„pany of folke to kepe at yâ— nebe but the frere was taken put in the castell of pountfret there be deyed in pryson syr henry erle of Lancastre yâ— had yâ— kynges fader in kepynge thrugh coÌ„mandement of the kynge delyuerd Edwarde the kynges fader by endenture to syr Thomas of Berkelay And soo syr IohnÌ„ Matreuas they lad hym froÌ„ the castell of kenylworth to yâ— castell of Ber kelay kept hym there saufly ¶ And at Ester next after his coronacoÌ„n yâ— kynordeyned a grete huge hoste for to fyght ayenst yâ—
Scottes And syr IohnÌ„ yâ— erles brother of Henaude came from beyonde the see for to helpe kynge Edwarde brought with hym .vij. C. men of armys arryued at Douer they had leue for to go forth tyll they came to Yorke they yâ— kynge them abode yâ— scottes came the der to yâ— kyng for to make peas accorde but yâ— accordement lasted not bytwene theÌ„ but a lytyll tyme And at that tyme the Englysshmen were clothed all 〈◊〉 cotes hodes paynted with letters with floures full semely with longe berdes and therfor yâ— scottes made a byll yâ— was fastnyd vpon yâ— chirche dores of laynt Penâ—to warde stangate thus sayd yâ— sarpâ—â— re in dyspyte of Englysshemen Longe berdes hertles payntyd hodes wrotles gâ—â—ye cotes graceles makyth EngloÌ„d thriftelees SO in yâ— Trinyâ—â— daye nerte after began yâ— contak in yâ— cyte of Yoke bytwene yâ— Englysshmen yâ— Henandes in yâ— debate were slayne of yâ— erldoÌ„ of Nicholl murdred .lxxx. men after they were buryed in saynt clemeÌ„tis chirche in Fosgate for cause yâ— yâ— Henaudes came to helpe yâ— kynge ther peas was cried vpon payne of lyf lyÌ„me in yâ— other half it was fouÌ„de by an enquest of yâ— eâ—te yâ— the Englysshmen began yâ— debate ¶ Howe the Englysshmen stoppyd the Scottes in the parke of Stanope how they torned ayen into Scotlonde THis tyme the Scottes hadde assembled all theyr power came into Englonde and slewe robbyd all that they myght take and also brente dystroyed all the north countre thrughe oute tyll yâ— they came vnto the the parke of Stanhope in weridale there yâ— Scottes helde theym in a busshment but whaÌ„ the kynge had herde thrugh spyes where yâ— scottes were anone ryght with his hoste besegyd them within yâ— forsayd parke so yâ— the scottes wist not where to go oute but oonly vnto ther harmes And they abode in the parke xv dayes vytaylles faylled them in euery syde so yâ— they were greatly peyred of bodyes syth that Brute came fyste into Brytayne vnto this tyme there was neuer seen so fayre an host what of Englysshmen of alyuÌ„tes of men of fote yâ— whiche ordeined theym for to fyght with yâ— Scottes thrughe eggynge of syr Henry of Lancastre of syr IohnÌ„ Henaude yâ— wold haue gone ouer yâ— water of wyth for to haue fou ght with yâ— scottes But syr Roger Mortuner consentyd not therto for he hadd pâ—yuely taken mede of yâ— scottes them to helpe yâ— they myght go awaye into their owne couÌ„treâ—◠¶ And this same Mortymer couÌ„seylled somoch Thomas of brotherton yâ— erle Marshall â—hat was kynge Edwardes vncle yâ— yâ— forsayd Thomas sholde not assemble at that tyme vnto yâ— Scottes And he assentyd but he wyste not the doynge bytwene yâ— Scottes the forsayd Mortâ—mer And bycause that he was Marshall of Englonde as to hyzperteyned euer yâ— vauÌ„twarde he sent hastely to yâ— erle of Lancastre to syr IohnÌ„ of Henaude yâ— they sholde not fyght with the Scottes in preiudyce harmyng of hym his fee yf they dyd yâ— thei shold stonde to theyr owne paryll And the forsayd erle Marschall was all arayed with his batayll at yâ— reredoos of the erle of Lancastre for to haue fought with him with his folke yf he had go to fyghte with the scottes in this manere he was dysceyued wist no thynge of yâ— treason And thus was yâ— kynge pryncypally disceyued And whan it was nyght Mortymer yâ— had the watche for to hepe of the host yâ— nyght dystrobled yâ— watche yâ— noo thynge myght be doon And in yâ— meane while yâ— Scottes stele by nyght towarde theyr owne couÌ„tre as fast as they myght ¶ And so was the kyng falsly betrayed yâ— wenyd yâ— all the traytours of his londe had ben broughte to an ende as it was sayd before ¶ Now here you lordes how traytoursly kynge Edwarde was dysceiued howe meruayllously boldly the Scottes dyd of werre For Iamys douglas with two hundred men of armys rode thrugh out all yâ— host of kynge Edwarde yâ— same nyght yâ— Scottes escaped towarde theyr owne couÌ„tree as is aboue sayd tyll yâ— they came to yâ— kyngis pauilyon slewe there many men in they re beddes and cryed Naward naward a nother tyme a Douglas a Douglas wherfore yâ— kynge yâ— was in his pauylyoÌ„ moche other folke were wonder sore afrayed But blyssyd be almyghty god yâ— kynge was not taken and in greate peryll was tho the reame of Englonde that nyght the moone shone full clere and bryght And for all the kynges men the Scottes scapyd harmeles ¶ And on the morowe whan the kynge wyste that the Scottes were escapyd into theyr owne countrey he was wonder sory fulle hertely wepte with his yonge eyen and yet wyst he notte who hadde hym done that treason But that fals treason was full welle I knowen a good while after as the storye makyth mencyon ¶ Tho kynge Edward came ayen vnto Yorke full sorowfull And his host departyd euery man went into his owne countre with full heuy chere and mornynge semblaunt And the Henaundes toke theyr leue and went into theyr owne countree And the kynge for theyr trauaylle hugely rewarded theÌ„ ¶ And for bycause of yâ— vyage yâ— kynge had dyspended moche of his tresoure and wastyd And in that tyme were seen two moones in yâ— fyrmament yâ— one was clere that other was 〈◊〉 as men myght see thrugh yâ— worlde ¶ And a grete debate was yâ— same tyme agaynst pope IohnÌ„ yâ— .xxii. after sayÌ„e petyr yâ— emperour of Almayn tho made hym emperoure ayenst yâ— popys wyll yâ— tho helde his see at Auinion wherfore the â—mperoure made his crye at Rome ordeyned another pope yâ— hyght Nicholas yâ— was a frere Minor that was a yenste yâ— ryght of holy chirche wherfore he was cursyd the power of yâ— othere pope soon layed And for cause that such merueylles were seen men sayd that the worlde was nygh at an ende ¶ Of the dethe of kynge Edwarde of Carnariuan ANd now go we ayen to syr Edwarde of Carnariuan that was kynge Edwards fader somtyme kynge of Englonde put downe of his dygnyte Alas for his trybulacoÌ„n sorow that hym befell thrugh fals couÌ„sell yâ— he louid trustyd vpon tomoche yâ— afterward were dystroyed thrugh ther falsnesse as god wolde ¶ And this Edwarde of Carnariuan was in yâ— castell of Berkelay vnder yâ— warde kepynge of syr Moryce of â—erkelay also of syr IohnÌ„ Matreues and to them he made his complaynte of his sorowe and of his disese And ofteâ— tymes axyd of his wardeyns what he had trespassed ayenst dame Isabell his wyfe and syr Edwarde his sone that was made newe kynge that they wolde not visite hym ¶ And tho answerde one of his â—â—rdeyns sayd My worthy lorde dyspleyse you not that I shall telle you the cause is
callyd that londe Albayn after his owne name so yâ— hys heyâ—es yâ— came after hym sholde holde of Brute of his heyres yâ— is to saye of the kynges of Brytayn by feaute homage And from yâ— tyme vnto this tyme of kynge Edwarde yâ— reame of Scotlonde was holde of the reame of Englonde by â—eaute seruyse as about is sayd in the Cronycles of Englonde of Scotlond beâ— ythe wytnesse more prenarely And accursyd be yâ— tyme that this parlement was holden at Northampton For there by fals couÌ„seyll yâ— kynge was there falsly dysheryted yet he was within aege ¶ And yet whan that kynge Edwarde 〈◊〉 put oute of his ryaltee of Englond yet men put not hym out of the fâ—autes and seruyse of Scoâ—londe ne of the â—raâ—nchyses dysherâ—ted hym for euer more ¶ And neuertheles the greate lordes of Englonde were ayenst to conferme the â—eas and the 〈◊〉 aboue sayd sauf only quene Isabell that tho was the kynges moder Edwarde and the bysshopp of Ely and the lord Mortimer But rea son and lawe wolde not that a fynalle peas sholde be made bytwene thâ— with out the comyn assent of Englonde ¶ Of the debate that was bytwene quâ—ne Isabell and syr Henry erle of Lancas tre and of Leycetre and of the rydynge of Bedforde Then as the forsayd Dauyd had spowsyd dame IohanÌ„e of yâ— tour in the towne of Berwyâ— as before is sayd The Scottes in dyspyte of the Englysshemen callyd dame Iohanne yâ—â—â—aÌ„tesse make peas for the cowardly peas yâ— tho was ordeyned But the kynges persone bare all yâ— wâ—te blame with wronge of the makynge of the accorde And all was done thrughe the quene Rogere Mortymer And it was not longe after that the quene Isabell ne toke intoo her hondê all yâ— lordshyp of PouÌ„â—â—rer almoste all the londes that were of ony value that apperteyned to the crowne of Englonde Soo the kynge had not to dyspende but of his vses and of his esscheker For the quene Isabell and the Mortymer had greate mayne of the 〈◊〉 yâ— folowed the kynges court euer moâ—â— went and toke the kynges pryâ—â—s for her peny worthes â—tte good â—hepe Wherfo re the counâ—â—â—e that they came in were fulle sore adradde and almooste dystroyed of theym ¶ Tho began yâ— comyâ—â—l te of Englonde for to haue 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 bell the quene yâ— somoche louyd her before whann she came ayen for to pursue the fals traytours yâ— Spensers fro Fraunce And in yâ— same tyme the fals traytour Robert of Holonde yâ— bytrayed hys lorde syr Thomas of LaÌ„castre was tho delyuerde out of pryson was wonder preuy with the quene Isabell also with Roger Mortymer but yâ— auaylled hym but lytyll For he was taken at Myghel masse yâ— tho came next after as he rode towarde quene Isabell to London and sir Thomas whither smote of his heed besydes the towne of saynt Albons And this syr Thomas dwelled with syr Henry erle of Lancastre he put hym asyde for drede of the quene For the quene loued hym wondermoche And prayed vnto yâ— kyng for hym yâ— the same Thomas myght be exyled out of Englonde And yâ— noble erle syr Henry of Lancastre had often tymes herde the comyn claymoure of the Englysshmen of yâ— dysease that we re doon in Englonde also for dyuers wronges yâ— were doon to the comyn people of yâ— whiche the kynge bare yâ— blame with wronge for he was but full yonge tender of aege And thought as a gode man for to do awaye slake the sâ—lauÌ„der of the kynges persone yf yâ— he might in ony manere a wyse so as yâ— kyÌ„ge was therof nothynge gylty wherfore he was in peryll of lyf lyÌ„me ¶ And so he asseÌ„bled all his retenewe went spake with them of the kynges honoure and alsoo for to amende his astate And syr Thomas Brotherton erle of Marchall and syr Edmonde wodstok that were the kyÌ„gys vncles and alsoo men of Londone made theyr othe hym for to mayntene in that same quarell And theyr cause was this that the kynge sholde holde his house and his meyne as a kynge ought for to do and haue all his ryaltce And that the quene Isabell sholde delyuer onte of her hondes in too the kynges honde alle manere of lordshyps rentys townes and castels that apperteyneth vnto the crowne of Englonde as othere quenes haue done here before and medle with none other thynge ¶ And alsoo that syre Rogere Mortimer sholde abyde and dwelle vppon his owne londes For the whyche londes he hadde holpe too dysherytâ— motche people â—n soo moche that the comyn people were dystroyed and gretlye domaged thoroughe suche wrongfulle takynge ¶ And alsoo too enquere how and by whome that the kynge was bytrayed and falsly dysceyued at Stanhope and thrugh whose counseyll that the Scottes went awaye by nyght from the kynge And also how and thrugh whoo 's counseylle the ordynaunce that were made atte the kynges coronacyon was putte downe That is to saye that yâ— kyÌ„ge for amendement and helpynge of his reame and in honoure of hym shold be gouerned and rulyd by .xii. of the grettest and wysest lordes of the reame without them sholde nothynge be grauntyd ne done as before is sayd whiche couenauÌ„tes were malycyously put downe fro the kynge where many harmes shamis and repreues haue falle to the kynge his reame and that is too vnderstonde for asmoche as Edwarde kynge of Englonde somtyme was ordeyned by asseÌ„t in playne parlemeÌ„t for to be vnder warde gouernaunce of Henry erle of Lancastre his cosyn for saluacoÌ„n of his bodi he was take out of yâ— castel of Kenilworth there that he was in warde thrugh colour of quene Isabell of yâ— Mortimer with out coÌ„sent of ony parlement thei toke ladd hym there that neuer after none of his kynred myght with hym speke ne see and after traytoursly toke and mordred hym for whose dethe arose a sklauÌ„dre thrugh all cristeÌ„dom whan it was done And also yâ— tresore yâ— syr Edwarde of Kernaâ— iuan lefte in manye places in Englonde and in walys and wastyd borne awaye without yâ— wyll of kynged warde his sone in dystruccyon of hym and of all his folke ¶ Also thrugh who se conseyll that the kynge yaue vp the kyngdom of Scotlonde for the whiche reame yâ— kyngys auÌ„cetours had full sore traueyled so dyd many a noble man for theyr ryght was delyuerd vnto dauyd yâ— was Robert Brus sone all yâ— ryght yâ— no ryght had to yâ— reame as all yâ— worlde it wyst And also by whome the chartres remebaunces that they had of yâ— ryght of Scotlonde were take oute of yâ— tresory taken to yâ— Scottes yâ— kyngys enmyes to dysherytynge of hym of his successours to grete harme of his lyeges grete repreef to all Englysshmen for euer more ¶ Also wherfore dame Iohan of the toure the kynges syster Edwarde was
my kynges leue I shal it preue defende as a man ought â–ª for to do ¶ Tho sayd Mortymer syr Edmonde it is so ferforth knowe that it maye not be well gaynsayd and that in prysâ—â—e of all yâ— here been it shall be well proued Now had this fals Moltimer thesame letter that syr Edmond had take to syr IohnÌ„ Daueryll in the castell of Cors for to take to kyng Edward his brother yâ— syr Edmonde wyst not of ne supposed no thynge that syr IohnÌ„ Daueryll had be so fals to delyuer his letter in such wise vnto Mortimer thought no maneâ—â— of thynge of yâ— letter Then Mortimer sayd to syr Edmonde shewed a letter sealed axid hym yf yâ— he knewe yâ— letâ— and the seale This syr Edmond lokyd theron auysed hym longe tyme on the prynte of yâ— seale for he myght not see yâ— letter within and wyst well yâ— it was his seale thoughte yâ— it had be soÌ„me letter that had bore no greate charge thought no thynge of yâ— other letter And sayd openly in herynge of them all ye forsothe this is my seale I wyll it not forsake ¶ Lo sayd the Mortymer syres ye here all what he hath sayd yâ— he know legyth hym yâ— this is his letter his seale And now ye shall here what is conteined therin And then this Mortimer openyd the letter yâ— he had folde tofore togyder redde it openly worde by worde inherynge of theym all whan the letter was redde he sayd Loo syres ye haue herde all yâ— herin is wryten that he hath knowlegyd yâ— this is hys letter his seale he maye not go therfro And thenn they cryed yaue dome yâ— he sholde be hangyd drawen his heed smyten of iâ— a manere of a traytour he his heyres dysheryted foreuer more so he was ladde forth and put into pryson whan this was done the quene wyst that he was dampned by way of lawe bothe of lyf and of lyÌ„me his heyres dysheritedted for euermore thrugh open knowlegynge in playn court where them thought that it were good that the forsayd syr Edmond were hastâ—ly slayne wythoute wyttynge of yâ— kynge or elles the kynge â—olde lyghtly foryeue hym his dethe then it sholde forme theym to moche sorowe so as he was empâ—chis And anone the quene thrugh counseyll of yâ— Mortimer and without ony other counseyll sent in hast to the Baylyf of wyncheâ—re that they shold smyte of syr Edmonds heed â—rle of Kent without ony manere abydynge or respyte vpoâ— payne of lyf lymmeâ— And that he he sholde haue no ne other execusyon by cause of tatyeng notwithstondynge the Iugement Tho toke the baylyfs syr Edmond out of pâ—ison and sadde hym besyde the castell of wynchestre and there they made a gonfermer smyte of his heed for none other durst it do and soo he deyed there alas the while That is to say the tenthe day of Octobre the thyrde yere of kyng Edwards regne ¶ And whan yâ— kyng wist therof he was wonder sory and lete entyere hym at the frere Mynors at wynchestre ¶ Of the dethe of syr Roger Mortâ—mer erle of Marche ANd so it befell at that tyme that syr Roger Mortimer erle of the Marche was so prowde and so hauteâ—â— that he helde noo lorde of the reame his pere And tho became he so coueytous yâ— he folowed dame Isabell the quenes court that was kynge Edwardes modeâ— and beset his peny worth with the offycers of the quenes householde â—n the same manere that the kynges offycers dyd And so he made his takynge as touchynge of vytayle and also of caryages and all he dyd for bycause of expencys and too gadre tresoure And so he dyd without nombre in all that he myght ¶ Tâ—â—oo hadde he made hym wonder preuy with the quene â—sabell And so moche lorde shyppe and â—etenewe had yâ— all the greate lordes of Englond of hyÌ„ were adrad wherfore the kynge and his counseylle towarde hym were agreued and ordeyned amonge them to vndo hym thoroughe pure reason lawe for cause yâ— king Edwarde yâ— was the kynges fader tray tourly thrugh hym was murdred in the castell of Corf as before is sayd moore playnly in some parte of this booke of his dethe ¶ And some that were of the kynges counseyll louyd Mortymer and tolde hym in preuyte how yâ— the kyng his counseylle were abowte frome daye to daye hym for to dystroye and vndoo wherfore mortymer was sore anoyed angry as the deuyll ayenst them of the kynges counseyll sayd he wolde of theÌ„ be auenged how so euer he toke on ¶ It was not longe afterwarde yâ— kynge Edwarde dame Phylyp his wyf dame Isabell yâ— kynges moder syre Rogere Mortimer ne went vnto Notyngham there for to sotourne And so it befell yâ— quene Isabell thrughe couÌ„seyll of Mortymer toke to her yâ— keyes of yâ— yates of the castell of Notyngham so yâ— no man myghte come nother in ne out but thrughe coÌ„mauÌ„dement of Mortimer ne the kyngeâ—ne none of his couÌ„seyll ¶ And that tyme it fell that the Mortimer as a deuyll for wrath bolled also for wrathe that he had ayenst yâ— kynges men Edwarde pryncypally ayenst theym that had hym accusyd to yâ— kynge of yâ— dethe of sir Edwarde his fader ¶ And pryuely a counseyll was take bytwene quene Isabell the Mortymer the bysshop of Lyncoln syr Symonde of Bedford syr Hyghe of Trompyngton other preuy of theyr counseyll for to vndoo theym al yâ— the Mortimer hadde accusyd vnto yâ— kyÌ„ge of his faders dethe of treason and off felonye ¶ wherfore all tho that were of the kynges counseyll whan they wist of the Mortimers castynge pryuely came to kynge Edwarde sayd that Mortymer wolde theym dystroye bycause that they hadde hym accusyd of kynge Edwardes dethe his fader And prayed hyÌ„ that he woldmayntene them in theyr ryght ¶ And thyse were the lordes that pursued this quarell Syr wyllyam of Mountagu syr wyllyam de Bohum syr wullyam his broder syr Rauf Stafforde syre Robert of Herforde syr wyllyam of Clynton syr IohnÌ„ Neuell of Hornbyand many other of theyr consent And all thyse swore vpon a book to mayntene yâ— quarelle in as moche as they myght And if befell so after yâ— syr wyllyam MouÌ„tagu ne none of the kyngê freÌ„des muste not be herberowed in yâ— castell for yâ— Mortimer but went toke they re herberowe in dyuerfe place of yâ— towne of Notyngham And tho were they sore aferde leest yâ— Mortimer sholde theym dystroye And in hast they came vnto kyng Edwarde syr wyllyam of MouÌ„tagu other that were in yâ— castell And pryuely hyÌ„tolde that he ne none of his company sholde not take yâ— Mortymer without counseyll helpe of wyllyam of Elande coÌ„stable of yâ— same castell ¶ Now truelye sayd the kynge I loue you well therfore I couÌ„seyll
you yâ— ye go to the forsayd conestable and commaunde hym in my name that he be your frende and youre helpe for to take the Mortimer all thynge yleft vpon peryll of lyf and lymme ¶ Tho sayd Mountagu Syremy lorde graunt mercy ¶ Tho went forth yâ— for sayd Mountagu and came to the Constable of the castell tolde hym yâ— kyngê wyll ¶ And he answerde sayd the kyÌ„ges wyll sholde be done in as moche as he myghte and that he wolde notte spare for no manere of dethe And that he swore and made his othe ¶ Tho sayde syr wyllyam of Mountagu to the Constable in herynge of them all that were helpynge to the same quarell Now certes dere frende vs behouyth to werke doby your aduys for to take the Mortymer syth that ye be keper of the castell hath the keyes in your warde ¶ Syre sayd the Conestable wyll ye vnderstonde that the castell yates ben lockyd with yâ— keyes that dame Isabell sente hyther by nyght she hath the keyes therof and layeth them vnder yâ— luesell of the bedde vnto yâ— morowe so ye maye not come into the castell by the yates by no manere of wyse But I knowe an aleye that stretchyth out of the warde vnder the â—â— the into the forsayd castell that gothe into the west whiche aleye dame Isabell the quene ne none of her men ne yâ— mortimer ne none of his company knowith it not And so I shall lede you thrugh yâ— aley so ye shall come into yâ— castell with out aspyenge of ony man yâ— are your enmyes ¶ And yâ— same nyght syr wyllyaz Mountagu all the lordes of his quarell the same Conestable also wente theym to hors made semblaunt as it were for to go oute of Mortimers syght But anone as Mortimer herd thys tydynges he wende yâ— they wolde haue go ue ouer see for fere of hym ¶ And anone ryght he his company toke a counseyll amonge theym for to lete theyr passage sent letters anone to the porters soo yâ— none of the greate lordes shold go home to theyr owne couÌ„trees but yf thei were arested take And amonge other thynges wyllyam Eland Conestable of the forsayd castell pryuely ladde syr wil lyam of MouÌ„tagu his company by yâ— forsayd waye vnder the trthe tylle they came into the castell went vp into the toure there yâ— Mortimer was in But sir Hugh of Trompynton theym ascryed hydously sayd a traytours it is all for nought yâ— ye ben comyn into this castell ye shall deye yet an euyll dethe euerichone And anone one of theym that was in Mountagues companye vp with a mare and smote the same Hughe vpon the heed that the brayne braste out and fel on the grounde and soo was he deed of an euyll dethe ¶ Tho toke they Mortymer as he armyd hym at the toures dore whan he herde the noyse of theym for drede ¶ And whanne the quene Isabel saâ—e that the Mortimer was taken she made moche sorowe in herte and thyse wordes vnto theym she sayd Nowe fayre 〈◊〉 I praye you that ye do no harme 〈◊〉 his body a worthy knyghte oure 〈◊〉 fâ—â—de and oure 〈◊〉 cosyn ¶ Tho went they thens and came and brought Mortimer presentyd hym vnto kynge Edwarde he coÌ„maunded to brynge hym in sauewarde ¶ But anone as they yâ— were consentynge vnto mortimers doynge herde tell yâ— he was takeÌ„ they went hydde theym pryuely by nyghte went out of yâ— towne ethe one his way with heuy herte morninge chere liued vpon theyr londes as well as thei myghte ¶ And yâ— same yere that Moâ—â—mer was take he hadde ir score 〈◊〉 tes without squyers sergaunâ—es of armys fote men And thenne was Motimer ladde to London syr Edmonde of Bedforde was ladde with hym and was taken to the conestable of yâ— four to kepe ¶ But after warde was yâ— Mortymers lyf examined at westmestre before the kynge before all the greate lordes of Englonde for peryll that myght fal to the reame And to enquere also which were consentynge to sir Edwardes dethe the kynges fader and also thrugh who me the Scottes escaped fro Stanhope in Scotlonde without leue of kyng Edwarde ¶ And also how yâ— chartre of â—â—â—man was delyuered vntoo the Scottes therin the homages and feauters of the lordes of Scotlonde were conteyned yâ— the Scottes sholde do euer more too the Engysshe kynge for the reame of Scotlond wherfore he was Iugyd to be drawen and hangyd for his treason And this myscheyf came vnto hym on saynt Andrewes euen In the yere of the Incarcyon of our lorde Ihesu crist M.CCC.xxx ¶ How kynge Edwarde gate ayen vnto hym gracyously the homages and frautres of Scotlonde wherof he was putte oute thrughe false counseylle of yâ— quene Ysabell his moder and syre Roger Mortymer that was newely made erle of Marche NOw haue ye herde how Iohane Bayllol in the tyme of peas was chosen to be kynge of Scotlonde for cause that he came of the eldest doughter of the Erle Dauyd of Huntyngton that was kynge Alysanders broder of Scotlonde that deyed without heyre of hys body begoten And how this IohnÌ„ made his feauete homage to kynge Edwarde Henryes sone yâ— thyrde for his londes of Scotlonde And how he afterwarde withsayd his homage thrughe couÌ„seyll of the Scottes in the yere of oure lorde M.CC.lxxiiii sent vnto yâ— pope thrughe a fals suggestyon yâ— he made his oth vnto yâ— forsayd kynge Edward ouer his astate his wyll of yâ— whiche o the yâ— pope hym assoyled thrugh his bullys to hyÌ„ysent ¶ And anone as kynge Edward wyst therof he ordeyne anone his baroÌ„s came vnto Berewyk conquered the towne at the whiche conquest there wereslayne .xxv. thosand .vii. hundred Bayllol that was kynge of Scotlond came and yeldyd hym to gode kynge Edwarde the kynge delyuerd hym out of the tour of London and all yâ— grete lordes with hym yâ— tho were taken at Barwyk yaue theym saufconduyte to go into Scotlonde And the Scottes sythe thrugh theyr falsnesse werred vpon the good kynge Edwarde And whan syre IohnÌ„ Bayllol kynge of Scotland saw all this he went ouer see vnto Dimpâ—er lyued there vpon his londes as well as he myght tyll that the Scottes wolde amende theym of theyr mysdedys trespaas and ladde with hym syr Edward his sone wherfore the Scottes in dyspyte of hym callyd hym syr IohnÌ„ Turnlabard for bycause that he wolde notte offende ne trespaas ayenste the good kyÌ„ge Edwarde of Englond And so he forsoke his reame of Scotlonde and sette therof but lytyll pryce And this syr Iohanne dwelled longe tyme in Fraunce tyll yâ— he deyed there syr Edwarde his foâ—â— receyued his 〈◊〉 rytage and 〈◊〉 mage to yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce for his londes of Dunpieâ— And so it befell afterwarde yâ— Edwarde yâ— was IohnÌ„ Bayllols sone hadâ— of hym a squyre of
the reame of Englonde And yâ— tyme abode the scottê in yâ— other syde for cause yâ— the Englysshmen shold haue be drowned ¶ This was the araye of the Scottes how that they came in batayll ayenst yâ— two kynges of Englonde and of Scotlonde In the vaunt warde of Scotlonde were thyse lordes THerle of Moryf Iamys Frysell Symond Frysell walter Stewarde Reynolde Cheyn Patryk of Greham IohnÌ„ le grauÌ„t Iamys of Cordoll Patryk Parkeys Robert Caldecottes Philyp of MelledruÌ„ ThomÌ„s Gylbert Rauf wyseman Adam gurdon Iamis Gramat Robert Boâ—d Hugh Park with xl knyghts new dubbyd vi CmeÌ„ of atmes .iii. M. of comyns In yâ— fyrst parte of â—halfe batayll were thyse lordes yâ— Steward of Scotlonde yâ— erle of Mory Iamys his vncle wyllyaÌ„ Douglas Dauyd of Lyndesey Marcolyn Flemynge wyllyam of Keth DnÌ„ken Canbok with xxx bachelers newe dubbyd ¶ In the seconde parte of yâ— batayll were thyse lordes Iamis Stewarde of Corden Alem Stewarde wyllyam Abbrehin wyllyaÌ„ Morys Iamys Fytzwyllyam Adam lemose walter Fytz. Gylbert IohnÌ„ of cerleton Robert wallam with .vii. C men of armes .xvii. M. comyns ¶ In yâ— third parte of yâ— batayll of Scotlonde were thise lordes The erle of Moref the erle of Ruf therle of Strahern yâ— erle of Soth erlond wyllyam of Kyrkkelay IohnÌ„ caÌ„â—â—â— Gylbert of Hey Wyllyam ramsey wyllyam Prendrgest Kyrston Harde Wyllyam Gurde Arnolde Garde Thomas Dolphyn with .xl. knyghtes newe bubbyd .ix. C. men of armys .xvM. of comyns ¶ In the fourth warde of yâ— batayll of Scotlonde were thyse lordê Archbalde Douglas yâ— erle of Leneuax Alysander le Brus. yâ— erle of Fyff IohnÌ„ Canbell erle of Atheles Roberte Lawether wyllyam of Vypount wyllyam of ConstoÌ„ IohnÌ„ de Labels Groos de She renlaw IhonÌ„ de Lyndesey Alysander de Gray Ingram de Vmfteuille Patrykâ—de Poleâ—worthe Dauyd de wymes Mychell Scot. wyllyam Landy Thomas de Boys Roger Mortimer with .xx. bachlers newe dubbyd .ix. C men of armys xviii M. iiii C. of comyns The Erle of Dunbar keper of yâ— castell of Berewyk halpe the Scottes with .l. men of armys ¶ And syr Alysander of Ceton keper of yâ— forsayd towne of Berewyk with an C. men of armys And also the comyns of the towne with .iiii. C men of armys and with .viii. C of fote men ¶ The soÌ„me of therles lordes aboue sayd amounteth .lxvi. ¶ The soÌ„me of bachlers newe dubbyd amounteth to an C.lx. ¶ The soÌ„me of men of armys amounteth .iii. M.C. ¶ The soÌ„me of the comyns amounteth liii M. .iii. C The soÌ„me totalle of the people abouesayd a mounteth .lxv. M.vii C.xlv And thyse lx .vi. greate lordes ladde all the other greate lordes abouesayd in foure bataylles as it is tolde beforen all on fore and kynge Edwarde of Englonde and Edwarde Baylloll kynge of Scotlonde hadde well appareylled they re folke in foure bataylles for too fyght on fote ayenst the Scottes theyr enmyes ¶ And the Englysshe mystrels blewe theyr truÌ„pets and theyr claryons and hydously ascryed the Scottes And tho had euery Englysshe batayll two wynges of price archers The which at that batayll shot arowes so fast so sore that yâ— Scottes myght not helpe themself And the◠〈◊〉 the Scottes thousandes vnto he grouÌ„de And they began for to flee fro the englysshmen for too saue theyr lyues And whane the Scottes knaues saw yâ— scomfyture the Scottes fall faste to yâ— grouÌ„de they pryckyd fast theyr maysters horse with yâ— sporys for to kepe theym from peryll sette theyr maysters at no force And whan thenglysshmen sawe yâ— they lept on theyr horses faste pursued the scottes all that abode they slewe downe ryghte ¶ There men myghte see the doughtynesse of yâ— noble kynge Edwarde of his men how manly they pursewed yâ— Scottes yâ— flow for drede And the remen myght see many a ScottysshmaÌ„ caste downe vnto yâ— grouÌ„de the baners dysplayed hackyd into peces many agode haberyoyne of stele in yâ— blode bath And many a tyme yâ— Scottes were gadred into companyes but euer more thei were dyscomfyted ¶ And so it befell as god almyghty wolde that the Scottes had that daye nomore foyson ne myght ayenst the Englysshmen than .xx. shepe amonge .v. vulues And so were yâ— scottes dyscoÌ„fyted yet the scottes was wel v. men ayenst one Englysshman And yâ— batayll was done on Halidoune hyll be syde yâ— towne of Berwyk atte yâ— whiche batayll were slayne of the Scottes .xxxv tousande .vii. hundred and .xii. And of yâ— Englysshmen but only .xiii. And thys vyctory befell too the Englysshmen on saynt Margaretes euen yâ— holy vyrgyn martyr in the yere of oure lorde Iheâ—n Crist M.CCC.xxxii ¶ And while this doynge lastyd the Englyssh pages toke the pylfre of the Scottes that were slayne euery man that he myght take without ony chalengynge of ony man And so after this gracyous vyctory the kyng tornyd hym agayne vnto the same syege of Berewyk ¶ And whanne they be syeged sawe and herde howe kynge Edwarde hadde spedde they yelded to him the towne with the castell on yâ— morow after saynt Margaretes daye ¶ And thenne the kynge dydde ordeyne syr Edwarde Bayllol with othere noble and worshypfull men too be kepets and gouernoures of all Scotlonde in his absence And hymselfe torned ayen and came into Englonde after this vyctorye with moche Ioy and also worshyp and in the nexte yere folowynge after that is for to saye in the yere of the Incaâ—acyon of oure lorde Ihesu Cryst M.CCC xxxiii And of kynge Edward .vii he wente ayen into Scotlonde in wynter tyme Atte the whiche vyage the castell of kylbrygge in Scotlonde for hym and for hys men that were with hym he recouered and hadde ayenste the Scottes 〈◊〉 atte his owne luste ¶ And in that same yere syre Edwarde Baylloll kynge of Scotlonde helde his parlement in 〈◊〉 londe with many noble lordes of Englonde that were atte that same parlement bycause of theyr londes and also lordshyps that they had in the reame of Scotlonde And helde alle of the same Bayllol ¶ And in the .viii. yere of hysregne abowte the feest of saynt Iohan Baptist syr Edwarde Bayllol the ver 〈◊〉 and true kynge of Scotlonde as by herytage ryghte lyne made his homage feaute vnto kynge Edwarde of Englonde for yâ— reame of Scotlond at new castell vpon Tyne in yâ— presence of many a worthy man and alsoo of comyns bothe of the reame of Englonde and also of Scotlonde ¶ And anone after in the same yere kynge Edwarde of Englonde receyued of the duke of Brytayne his homage for the erldom and lordshyp of Rychmonde And so folowynge in the .ix. yere of his regne after Myghelmas rode into Scotlond and there was faste by saynt Iohannes towne almoste all the wynter tyme And soo be helde hys Crysteman atte the castell of Rokesbourgh ¶ And in the same yere thrughe out all Englond abowte saynt Clementys tyde in wynter ¶ There arose suche
Frensshmen that is for to saye the abbot of Cluyn the erle of Tanker uyll yâ— Bursygaude yâ— tho was stewarde of FrauÌ„ce with many other men of the same couÌ„tre by yâ— coÌ„mune assent of yâ— lorde Charles yâ— two was regent of FrauÌ„ce they hastyd theÌ„ went to yâ— kynge of Englonde askynge besechynge hym sted faste peas euerlastynge vpon certayne conditioÌ„ns yâ— there were shewed wryten The whiche whan yâ— kynge his counseyll had seen it it pleased hym neuer a deale but syth it wolde be none other wyse yâ— tyme of better accorde delyberacy on yâ— Frensshmen besely with greate instauÌ„ce asked trewes for yâ— see costes yâ— kynge grauÌ„ty theÌ„ ¶ And in yâ— morow after yâ— vtas of Pasche the kynge torned hym with his hoste towarde OrlyauÌ„ce oes troyenge wastynge all yâ— couÌ„tre by the way And as they went thederward ther felle vpon theym suche a storme teÌ„pest that none of our nacyon neuer herde ne sawe none suche thrugh yâ— whiche thousandes of our meÌ„ theyr horses in their Iourney as if were thrugh vengeaunâ—r sodeynly were slayne perysshed yâ— whyche tempestê were full grete yet fered not yâ— kynge ne moche of his people but thei went forth in theyr vyage yâ— they had be goÌ„ne wherfore aboute yâ— fest of Philyp and Iacob in May fast by in CarnocuÌ„ the forsayd lordes of Fraunce metynge there with the kynge of Englonde a pesyble accorde a fynall vpon certayne condicoÌ„s grauÌ„tes artycularly gadred wryten togyder euermore for too laste dyscretly made to both yâ— kynges prof fytable to both theyr reames of one as sent of Charles yâ— regent gouernoure of FrauÌ„ce of Parys of yâ— same reame wryten made vnder date of carnocum the .xv. daye of May. they offred prof fred to yâ— kynge of Englonde requyrynge his grace in all thynges wryten that he wolde benyngly admit theÌ„ hold theÌ„ ferme stable to theÌ„ to ther heyres for euermore thens forth the whiche thyngê and articles whan kynge Edward had seen theÌ„ he grauÌ„tyd them so yâ— both partyes sholde be sworne on goddes body on yâ— Euangelyst yâ— theforsayd couenaunte sholde be stablysshe so they accor ded gracyously Therfor were ordeyned dressed on euery syde two barons two baronetâ—ê two knyghtes to admitte receyue yâ— othes of yâ— lorde Chatles regeâ— of FrauÌ„ce of syr Edwarde yâ— fyrste sone heyre of kynges Edwarde of Englond And yâ— .x. daye of May there was longen a solemyne masse at Parys and after yâ— thyrd Agnê° der sayd to dunâ—â— bis pacem in presenâ—e of yâ— forsayd meÌ„ that were ordeyned to Admitâ—e and â—â—ceyue the othes and of all other yâ— there myght be So Charles layd his ryghte honde on the patent with goddes bodye and his left honde on the myssa ◠〈◊〉 we N. sweren on goddes bodye yâ— holy gospels yâ— we shal trewly stedfastly holde towarde vs yâ— peas yâ— accorde made bytwene yâ— two kynges in no maner to do yâ— contrary there ameng all his lordes for more loue strenthe of 〈◊〉 he dealed departed yâ— relyques of yâ— crowne of Cryst to yâ— knyghtes of Englonde they token câ—tously theyr leue yâ— fryday next yâ— same othe in presene of yâ— forsayd knyghtê of other woâ—â—vi meÌ„ prynce Edwarde made at Louers Afterwarde both kynges theyr sones the moost noble men of bothe â—eames with in the same yere made the same other for to strength all these thyngê afore sayd yâ— kynge of EngloÌ„de axyd yâ— grettest men of FrauÌ„ce had his askyÌ„ge yâ— is to saye vi dukes .viii. erles .xii. ordes all noble barona good kuyghts And whan the place and tyme was allygned in whiche both kyÌ„ges with theyr couÌ„seyll shold com togyder all yâ— forsayd thynges bytwene theym spoken for to retâ—ye make ferme and stable the kynge of Englond a none were towarde the see and at Houâ— flet began to saylle leuynge to his hostes that were lefte behynde hym by cause of his absence made moche heuynes and after the .xix. daye of Maye he came into Englonde and wente to his palays atte Westmynster of saynt Dunstans daye and the thyrde daye after he vysyted Iohan kynge of Fraunce that was in the coure of London and delyuerde hym frely frome all maner of pryson sauf fyrst they were accorded of thre myllyons of floreyns for his raunsoÌ„me and the kynge comfortyd hym cheryd hym in all places with all solace and myrthes that longen to a kynge in his goynge homewarde ¶ And the .ix. daye of Inlii in the same yere this same IohnÌ„ kynge of Fraunce that afore laye here in hostage wente home ayen into his owne londe too treate of tho thynges and other that longed fallen to the gouernaunce of hys reame ¶ And afterwarde mette came togyder at Calays bothe two kynges with bothe theyr counseyll abowte all Halow en tyde and there were shewed yâ— condycyons the poyntes of yâ— peas of the accorde of bothe lydes wrytten there without ony with sayenge of bothe sydes gracyously they were accorded And there was done songen a solempne masse and after the thyrd Agnê° dei vpon goddes body and also vpon the masse boke both the kynges and theyr sones and the gretteste lordes of both reames and of theyr counseyll that there were presente and had nott sworne before the forsayd other that they had made and tytled bytwene theym they behyghten to kepe all other couenauÌ„tes yâ— were bytwene theÌ„ ordeyned ¶ And in this same yere men beestes trees houses with sodayne tem peste and stronge lyghtnynge were perysshed and the deuyll apperyd bodely in maÌ„nes lyknes to moche people as thei went in dyuers places in the countrees and spake to theym in that lyknes ¶ How the greate company arose in FrauÌ„ce the white coÌ„pany in Lombardye and of other meruaylles BYnge Edwarde in the .xxxvi. pere of his regen anone after crystenmasse in the feste of the conuersyon of saynt Poule helde his parlemente atte westmestre in yâ— which parlement was put forth and shewed the accorde and yâ— treates that was stablysshed and made bytwene the two kynges whiche accorde pleased to moche people and therfore vi the kynges coÌ„mauÌ„dement there were gadred and come togyder in westmynster chirche the fyrste sondaye of lent that is to saye yâ— .ii. kal of Frebruary the forsaid Englysshmen Frensshmen where was songe a solempne masse of the Trynyte of the Archbysshop of CauÌ„terbury maister Symonde Islepe And whan Agnê° dei was done the kynge beynge there with his soues and also the kynges sones of Fraunce and other noble and grete lordes with candell lyght crosses brought forthe all that were callyd therto that were not sworne afore swore that same othe that was wryten vpon goddes body and on the masse booke in this wyse we N. and N sweren vpon goddes body and on
of the comynalte of the reame ¶ About this tyme at kynge Edwardes coÌ„maundement of Englonde whan all the castels and townes were yolden too hym yâ— longe were holden in FrauÌ„ce by a greate coÌ„pany assembled to gyder syre Bartram Claykyn a nobled knyght and a good warryour went and purposed hym to put out Pers kynge of Spayne out of his kyngdom with helpe of the moost partye of the forsayd grete company trnstynge also vpon helpe fauour of yâ— pope for as moche as it come to his ceres yâ— the same Pers sholde lede vse a synfull lyfe yâ— whiche Pers smyten with drede of this tydynge fled into Gascoyne to pryÌ„ce Edward for to haue socoure of hym And whan he was fled out of Spayne Henry his broder yâ— was a bastarde by assent of yâ— moost party of Spayne thrugh help of that ferefull coÌ„pany yâ— I spake of fyrst was crowned kyÌ„ge of spayne yâ— noÌ„bre of that same coÌ„pani was rekened set at the noÌ„bre of .xl. M. fyghtynge men ¶ This same yere in yâ— moneth of Iune there come a grete coÌ„pany a nauye of yâ— Danes gadred them togyder in the North see purposyng theÌ„ to come into Englonde to reue and too robbe and also to sle with whome they couÌ„tred mette in the se. maryners and other gode fyghtynge men of yâ— countre dysperpled theym And they ashamyd went home ayen in too theyr owne couÌ„tree But amonge the other there was a boystous vessell and a stronge of their nauye that was ouer saylled by the Englysshmen was perysshed drenched In the whiche yâ— Stewarde other worthy greate men of Denmarke were ta taken prysoners the kynge of EngloÌ„de his couÌ„seyll prysoned them yâ— whiche lordes yâ— Danes afterwarde sought them all about for to haue had theÌ„ ayen with theyr goodes yâ— they had loste and they not well apayed ne pleased of the answer yâ— they had they torned homewardes ayen leuyÌ„ge behynde theÌ„ in ther Innes pryuely wryten in scrowes on walles yet shall Danes wast the wanes Thenne happed there an Englyssh writer wrote ayenst yâ— Dane in this manere here shall Danes fette theyr banys ¶ And in this tyme Pers the kynge of Spayne with other kynges that is too saye the kynge of Nauerne and the kynge of Malogre beynge meanes wenten bytwene and prayed couÌ„seyll and helpe of syr Edwarde the prynce whos counseyll whan he had vnderstandynge ther artycles and desyre that he was requyred of of tho kynges loth he was ashamed to saye nay contrary to theÌ„ But netheles he was agast lest it sholde be oni preiudice ayenst yâ— pope longe tyme taryed theÌ„ or that he wolde grauÌ„t or consente therto tyll he had better couÌ„seyll auysement with good delyberatyon of kyng Edwarde his fader But whan they were with hym euery daye contynually be sechynge of many noble men requyred spoken to with many prayers sente made bytwene theÌ„ than prynce Edwarde sent to his fader both vy coÌ„playnyng letters also by confortable conteynyÌ„ge all theyr suggestyous causes with all yâ— other kyngê epystles letters for to haue conforte helpe of yâ— wronges not only done to yâ— kynge of Spayn but also for suche thyngê as myght fall to other kyngê Also yf it were not yâ— soner holpeÌ„ amended thrughe yâ— dome helpe of knyghthode to them yâ— it asked desired ¶ The whiche letter whan the kynge his wyse couÌ„seyll had seen suche a kyng spoylynge robbynge with moche merueyll And sent ayen comfortable letters to prynce Edwarde his sone to yâ— other kyngê warned them for to arme them ordeyne theym ayenst that mysdoer to withstande them by yâ— helpe of god yâ— were suche enmyes to kynges whan this noble prynce had receyued this letters hymself with that other kynges before sayd all theyr couÌ„seyll called 〈◊〉 he wolde vndertake the quard he bouÌ„d knytte sore yâ— kynge yâ— was deposed 〈◊〉 a greate o the that is to saye yâ— besholde euer after mayntene y◠〈…〉 and fayth of holy chirche and also with all theyr mynystreo ryghtes 〈…〉 defende frome all theyr cum 〈…〉 And all yâ— were therâ— ayenst â—â—â—ly to punysshe destroble 〈…〉 lybertees preuyleges of holy 〈…〉 creace mayntene 〈…〉 yâ— were wrongfully taken with 〈◊〉 boren a waye by hym or by ouâ— other by cause of hym hastely to 〈…〉 dryue and put out saras◠〈…〉 mysbyleued people our oâ— his 〈◊〉 with all his streÌ„gth and his poâ—er and suffre ne admitte none suche for no manere thynge ne cause too dwelle 〈◊〉 And that whan he had taken a 〈◊〉 woman he sholde neuer come in to nonâ— other womans bedde ne none other mâ—nes wyfe too defoyle ¶ All thyse foâ— sayd thynges trewely for toâ— kepe con tynue fulfyll as all his lyfe câ—me be was bouÌ„deÌ„ by other afore notarâ—â—s in presence wytnesse of tho kynges with other prynces ¶ And thanne that graâ—â—ous prynces Edwarde vndertoke the cause the quarell of the kynge that was deposed and behyght hym with the grace of almyghty god to restoe hyÌ„ ayen to bys kyngdom lete ordeyne gadre â—â—gyd forthwith in all haste his many with meÌ„ of armes for to warre and fyght in hys forsayd cause ¶ And in this same yere vpon the sande of yâ— Scottes see yâ— many a man sawe it thre dayes togyder there were seen two Egles of yâ— which yâ— one come out of yâ— southe yâ— other out of the north cruelly strongly they foughte togyder wrastled togyder yâ— southe Egle fyrst ouercome yâ— north egle all to rente hym with his bylle his clawes that he sholde not reste ne take no brethe and after yâ— south egle fleyth home to his owne costes ¶ And anone after there folowed was leen in yâ— morne after yâ— son rysynge after in yâ— last daye of Octobre sauynge one many sterres gadred togyder on an hepe felle downe to yâ— erthe le uynge behynde theÌ„ fyre bemes in maner of lyghtnynge whos flaÌ„mes brent coÌ„ sumed mens clothes mens heer walkyÌ„ge on yâ— erth as it was sene yâ— knowen of many a man ¶ And yet yâ— northern wyÌ„de yâ— is euer redy destyrnate to all ylle fro saynt Katherynes eue thre dayes after lost greate good withoute nombre ¶ And in this same dayes there felle come also such lyghtnyng thondre snow â—â—yll yâ— if wasted destroyed men bestes houses trees ¶ Of the batayll of Spayne besyde the water of Nazers that was bytwene prynce Edward syr Henry bastard of SpayÌ„ IN yâ— yere of our lord a M.CCC lxvii and of kynge Edwarde .xlii the thyrde daye of Aprylle there was a stronge batayll and a greate in a large felde called Pryazers fast by the water of Nazers in spayne bytwene syre Edwarde the prynce syr Henry yâ— bastarde of Spayne but the vyctory
coÌ„panyes places not holdynge ne strengthynge theym togyders as they out for to do they fell fyersly on our men for yâ— moost partye toke theÌ„ or slewe them and tho yâ— they myght take ledde with them prysoners ¶ And in the same yere pope Vibane come fro Rome to Auynyon for this cause yâ— he sholde accorde make peas bytwene yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce the kinge of Englonde for euermore But alas or he began his treates he deyed with sekenesse yâ— .xxi. daye of Decembre was buryed as for yâ— tyme in the cathedrall chir che of Auynyon fast by yâ— hygh awter the next yere after whan he had lyen soo his bones were taken out of the erthe buryed newe in the abbaye of saynt vyctorye fast by Marcyle of yâ— whiche abbaye he was somtyme abbot hymself And in bothe places yâ— he was buryed in there be many grete miracles done wrought thrugh the grace of almyghty god to many a mannes helpe to the worshyp of god almyghty ¶ And after whome folowed next and was made pope Gregorye Cardynalle Deken that before was called Pyers Roger. ¶ In this same ye re the cyte of Lymoge rebelled and faught ayenste the prynce as other cytes dyd in Guyhen for greate taxes costages raunsons that they were put and sette to by prynce Edwarde whiche charges were importable to chargeable wherfore they torned fro hym and fellen to yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce And whan prynce Edwarde sawe this he was sore chafed and agreued and in his tornynge homewarde ayen into Englonde with sore scarmusshes and fyghtynge and greate assautes fought with theym and toke the forsayd cyte and destroyed it almoost to the grounde and slewe all that he found in the cyte And than for to saye the soth for dyuerse sekenes maladyes that he had and also for defaute of money that he myght not withstande ne tary on his enmyes he hyed hym ayen into Englonde with his wyfe and menye leuynge be hynde in Gascoyne the duke of Lancastre and syr Edmonde erle of Cambrydge with other worthy and noble men of armes ¶ In the .xlvi. yere of kynge Edwarde at the ordynaunce and sendynge of kynge Edwarde the kynge of Nauerne come to hym to Claryngdon to treate with hym of certayne thynges touchyng his warre in Normandye where kynge Edwarde had left certayn syeges in his stede tyll he come ayen But kynge Edwarde myght not spede of that that he asked hym And so the kynge of Nauerne with greate worshyp yâ— greate gyftes toke his leue went home ayen ¶ And about begyÌ„nynge of Marche whaÌ„ yâ— parlement at westmyster was begon yâ— kynge asked of yâ— clergye a subsydye of .l. M pouÌ„de yâ— whiche by a good auysement by a generall coÌ„uocacoÌ„n of yâ— clergye it was grauÌ„ted ordeyned yâ— it sholde be payed reysed of yâ— lay fee. And in thys parlement at yâ— request askynge of the lordes in hatred of men of holy chirche the Chaunceler and the tresourer that were bysshops the clerke of the pryue sale were remeued put out of offyce and in theyr stede were seculer men put in And whyle this parlement lasted there come solempne embassatours fro yâ— pope to trete with the kynge of peas sayd that the pope desyred to fulfyl his predecessours will but for all theyr comynge they sped not ¶ Of the besyegynge of Rochell how the erle of Penbroke his company was taken in that hauen with Spanyerdes and all his shyppes brente THe .ix. daye of Iune kynge Edwarde in yâ— .xlvii. yere of his regne helde his parlement at wynchestre it lested but .vii. dayes to yâ— whiche parlement were sompned by wryte of men of holy chirche .iiii. bysshoppes .iiii. abbottes without ony moo This parlemente was holdeÌ„ for marchauÌ„tes of LondoÌ„ of Norwyche of other dyuerse placê in dyuerse thynges poyntê of treason yâ— they were defamed of yâ— is to say yâ— they were rebell wolde aryse ayenst yâ— kynge this same yere yâ— duke of Lancastre the erle of Lambrydge his brother come out of Gascoyne into Englonde toke wed ded to theyr wyues Peters doughters soÌ„ tyme kynge of Spayne Of whiche two doughters yâ— duke had yâ— elder yâ— the erle the yonger And that same tyme there were sent two Cardynals fro yâ— pope that is to saye an Englysshe Cardynall a Cardynall of Parys to treate of peas bytwene these two reames yâ— which whaÌ„ they had ben both longe eche in his prouynce couÌ„trees fast by treatyng of yâ— forsayd peas at the laste they toke with theym yâ— lett es of procuracye yâ— went ayen to Rome without ony effect of theyr purpose ¶ In this yere was there a shronge batayll in yâ— se bytwene Englysshmen and Flemynges the Englysshmen had the vyctory toke .xxv. shypps with salt sleynge and drenchynge all yâ— men yâ— were therin vnwetynge theym they were of yâ— countre And moche harme sholde haue fallen therof had not peas accorde sone be made bytwene theÌ„ ¶ And in thys same yere the Frensshmen besyeged the towne of Rochell wherfore yâ— erle of PeÌ„broke was sent into Gâ—scoyn with a grete company of men of armes for to dys troye yâ— syege whiche passed yâ— se came sauf to yâ— hauen of Rochell yâ— whan they were there at yâ— hauen mouthe or yâ— they myght entre sodaynly come vpon them a stronge nauye of Spanyerdes 〈◊〉 whyche ouercome yâ— Englysshmen in moche blemysshynge hurtynge sleynge of many people for as moche as the 〈◊〉 men were than notredy for to 〈…〉 were ware of theym And as the 〈◊〉 yerdes came vpon them all the Englysshmen other they were taken o◠〈◊〉 and .x. of theym were sore wounded tâ—â— the dethe and all theyr shyppes 〈◊〉 and there they toke the erle with a greate tresour of the reame of Englonde and many other noble men also on 〈◊〉 somer eueu yâ— whiche is saynt Edeldâ—â— daye ledde them with them into Spne And of this myscheyf was no greate wonder for this erle was a fulle ylle lâ—uer as an open lechoure And also in a certayne parlement he stode and was a yenst the ryghtes and frauÌ„chyle of holy chirche And also he counseylled the kyÌ„ge and counseylle that be sholde are mo of men of holy chirche thanne other persones of the laye men And for the kynge and other men of his counteyll accepted and toke rather ylle opyâ—â—ons and causes ayenste men of holy churche than he dyde for too defende mayneene the ryght of holy chirche it was after seen many tymes for lacke of fortunâ— and grace they had not ne bare alwaye so grete vyctory ne power ayenste theyr enemyes as they dyd before ¶ This same yere yâ— kynge with a greate hooste entred these to remeue the syege of Rochelle but the wynde was euer contrarye vnto hym suffred hym not a longe tyme to go fer fro yâ— londe wherfore he abode
all yâ— couÌ„tre about he broughte them thrughe a quyckesande and so into an yle they toke many prysoners by the waye to warde the kynge in theyr Iourney so they camen vnto Cane And there the kynge welcomed hym toke his Iourney atte Argentun anone tho it was yolden to the kynge and they had theyr lyues and wente theyr waye And than our kynge remeued vnto a stronge towne that tho was called Cese and there was alfayre mynster they yelde it vp anone vnto yâ— kynge And than the kynge wente from thens to alaunsome wan the towne the brydge and the kynge sente yâ— erle of Warwyk to a towne that was called Belesme with a grete stronge power and anone they yelde it put them all to the kynges grace in his mercy soo dyde mauy stronge townes castels that were in tho parties And from thens they wente to Veruyll in Perche anone it was yolden vnto the kynge bothe the towne and the castell and bodyes and goodes to the kynges good grace and soo the kynge gate conquered all the townes castelles pyles strengthes and abbays vnto the cyte of rone ¶ And in yâ— fyfth yere of kynge Henryes regne yâ— fyfth syr IohnÌ„ Oldcastell yâ— was the lorde cobham was arested for heresye and broughte vnto yâ— Toure of london anone after he brake the Tour and went in to wales and there he kepte hym longe tyme. And at the laste the lorde powys toke hym but he stode at grete defence longe tyme and was sore wouÌ„ded or he wolde be takeÌ„ so the lorde Powys men broughte hym oute of Wales vnto London agayne in a whyrlcole and so he was broughte to Westmynster and therâ—was examyned of certayne poyntes that were put vpon hym he sayde not naye soo he was conuycte of the clargye for his heresye and dampned before the Iustyces vntoo the dethe for treaosn And thaâ—â— he was ladde to the Toure ayen and there he was layde on an hurdell and drawen thrugh the cyte too saynt Gyles felde there was made a newe payre of galoâ—es and a stronge chayne and a coler of yren for hym and there he was hanged and brente on the galowes and all for his lewdenesse and his fals opynyons ANd in the .vi. yere of kynge Henryes yâ— fyfth he sent his vncle sir Thomas Beauforde duke of Excester with a fayre menye of men of armes archers beforethe cyte of Rone and there dyspleyed his baner sent herodes vnto the towne and badde them yelde that cyte vnto our kynge theyr lyege lordeâ— they sayde he toke them none to kepe ne none he sholde haue there but yf it were dere boughte meued with theyr hondes for other answere wolde they none giue but gonnes And there the duke toke gode auysemente of the grounde all about And anone there yssued out of the cyte a grette menye of men of armes bothe on horsback and on fote and anone our menye met with them ouerthrewe a grete hepe of them there were taken slayne xxx persones of full ryght good mennes bodyes the remenaunt fledde ayen in too the towne the duke wente vnto Pountlarge vntoo the kynge and tolde hym all howe that he hadde spedde and howe that he lyked the grounde ¶ And anone as the duke was gone they cate downe all the subarbes aboute the Cytee vntoo the harde grounde for by cause the kynge sholde there noo refresshynge haue at his comynge And vpon the frydaye before lammasdaye than nexte folowynge oâ—re kynge with his hooste came before Roone and anone he sette his syege rounde aboute that Cyte and anone he lete laye his ordynaunce vnto the towne And the kynge with his lordes were lodged within tâ—e Chartre house and grete strengthe al oute theym and yâ— was in the Eest party of the Cyte and than the duke of Claâ—ence lodged hym with al his strengthe and power atte the Weste ende in a waste â—bbaâ—e before the poâ—te Chanx And the â—uke of Eâ—cester with his menye in the Northe syde before the porte Beauuesyâ— And bytwenâ— yâ— duke of Clarence and tâ—e duke of Erâ—estre was the Erle Marâ—hal lodged with moche people and a strange power before the castell gate And thanne the erle of Ormonde with the â—nde Haryngton and alsoo the Lorde Tâ—lbâ—t with theâ—re Retenue and compaâ—tye neâ—te hym And thanne syr Iohan Cornewayle with many other noble kyngâ—tes and 〈◊〉 of name with all theyr â—tenue laye with the noble duke of Clareâ—ce And thanâ—â— frome the duke of Erceâ—â—â—r towardes yâ— kynge were lodged the lorde Roos and the lorde Wylleby with the Lorde Phehewe and syr Wyllyam â—orter knyghte with ther reterâ—â—e before the porte of saynt Hyllary And than was â—he erle of Motayne with his reterâ—â—e loâ—ged in the â—â—baye of saynt Katherynes And the erle of Salesbury with his 〈◊〉 saye oâ— that other syde of saynt Katherynes syr Iohan Gray knyghte was lodged atte the abbaye that is called mounte du saynt Mychell And â—yre Phylip Leche knyghte the kynges tresouâ—er was lodged bytwene the water of Sern and the abbaye and kepte the warde vnder the hylle And the baron of Caroâ—â— was lodged vnder the water syde for too kepe the passage And Ienyâ—â— the squyre laye nexte hym on the water syde and these two squyres kepte manly the water of Seyn and fought with ther enmyes oft tymes And on yâ— other syde of â–ª Seyn laye the erle of Hontyngdon mayster Neuyll the erles sone of westmerâ—onde and syre Gylbert Vmfreuyll erle of Keme and syr Rycharde erle of Arundell the lorde Feryers with theyr retenue before porte du PouÌ„te eche of these lordes had stronge ordynauÌ„ce and yâ— kynge dyd make at PouÌ„tlarge ouer the water of Seyn a stronge and a myghty chayn of Iron put it thrugh grete pylê fast pyght in the grounde that went ouer yâ— Ryuer of Seyn that no vessell myght passe that in no kynde And about that chayn yâ— kynge lete make a brydge ouer the water of Seyn that man hors and all other caryage myght go too and fro at all tymes whan nede were And than came the erle of warwyk and had goten DouÌ„fronte vnto kynge Henry of Englonde And anone the kynge sente the erle of warwyk to Cawdebeke for to be seyge it And whan he came before the towne he sent his heraudes vnto the Capytayne and hadde hym yelde vp yâ— towne vpon payne of dethe and anone he layde his seyge and yâ— Capytayn besought the erle that he myght come vnto his presence and it pleased hym and speke with hym and so the good erle grauÌ„ted hym for to come And than he came out and four other burgeys came with hym and entreated so with this erle that this same towne was vnder composycyon too be done as the Cyte of Rone dyd and yâ— erle graunted and consented therto vppon this condycyon that
the kynges nanye of Englonde with his ordynaunce myght passe vp by the theym in saufte with out ony maner of lette or dysturbaunce and to his composycyon they set to theyr seales And the shyppes passed vp by theÌ„ in saufte and came before the Cyte of Rone in to an hondred shyppes there they caste theyr ankers and thanne this Cyte was besyeged bothe by londe and by water And whan all this was done and the shyppes comen vp thanne came the erle of warwyk ayen to the kynge lodged hym bytwene yâ— abbaye of saynt Katherynes and the kynge tyll that the abbaye entreated and so was yolden vnto the kynge And thanne he remeued hym thens and lodgyd hym before the porte Martenuylie and tho was the erle of Salesbury commaunded by the kynge for to make hym redy for to ryde but there came hasty tydynges made hym to abyde And soo he reformed ayen lodged hym besyde the goode Erle of Huntyngdon tyll that the syege was ended ¶ And thenne came the good duke of Gloucestre the kynges brother from the syege of Chyrbourghe the whyche he hadde wonne and goten and stuffed it agayne vnto the kynges behoue and profyte vnto the crowne of Englonde And whan he was comen to the kyng before Rone he lodged with grete ordynauÌ„ce before yâ— porte saynt Hyllary more nerer yâ— towne his enmyes than ony other laye by .xl. roddes of lenth with in shot of quarell with hym laye yâ— erle of Southfolke the lorde of Bergeyency with all his retenue stronge ordynauÌ„ce manly proudly faughte euery daye with theyr enemyes euer whan they yssued out of the cyte ¶ And thanne came the pryoure of Kylmayne of Irlonde ouer yâ— see too the kynge with a fayre meny of men of armes of theyr owne couÌ„tre gyse yâ— somme of .xvi hondred goode mennys bodyes the kynge welcomed them made them good chere ¶ And than came tydynges vnto the kynge that the kynge of FrauÌ„â—e and yâ— Dolphyn with the duke of Burgoyne wolde come downe rescowe the cyte of Rone with a stronge power of all manere of nacyons and breke the syege And casteth hym to entre on the northe syde of the hoste by cause that ther was the beste entrynge and mooste playne thrrfore yâ— kynge assygned yâ— pryour of Kylmayne with his power lodged hym on the north syde of the hoost for to stoppe theyr passage was by the foreste of Lyons of this ordynaunce they werâ—full gladde and so they went forth in all hast kept yâ— grounde and yâ— place that the kynge his couÌ„seyll had assygned they quyte theym as good warryours vnto theyr kynge ¶ Nowe wyll I telle you whiche were yâ— chyef Capatayns gouernours of yâ— cyte of Rone Mon syr Guy Botyler was chyef Capytayn bothe of the cyte and of the castell And Mon syre Termygan he was Capytayne of porte Canx Mon syre de la Roche he was Capytayne of the Dysners Mon Syre Anthony he was Lyuetenaunt to Mon syr Guy Botylere Henry Chant fyen he was the Capytayne of the porte de la Pounte Iohan Mantreuas was Capytayne of the porte de la Castelle Mon syr de Preanx he was Capytayne of the porte of saynt Hyllary The bastarde of Tyne he was Capytayne of the porte Martenyulle And graunt Iakes a worthy warryoure he was Capytayne of all men of warre and he was gouernoure outwarde bothe on horsbacke and on foot of all men of armes whan they yssued oute of the cyte of all yâ— portes thanne he arayed them as they shold encountre with our menye And eche of the Capytayns ladde fyue thousande men of armes some moo And at the fyrste comynge of our kynge there were nombred by Heroudes in to thre hondred thousande of men women chyldren what yonge olde amonge all these was many a manfull man of his hondes and so they preued them whan they yssued out of the cyte both on horsback on foot for they came neuer at one gate allone but at thre or foure gates at euery gate two or thre thousand of gode mennys bodyes armed manfully encouÌ„tred with our Englysshmen moch peple slayne dyuerse tymes with gonnes quarelles and other ordynauÌ„ce And this syege dured .xx. wekes and euer they of the towne trusted too haue be rescowed but there came none so at the laste they kept the towne so longe that there deyed many a thousandes with in the towne for defaute of mete of men chyldren for they hadde eten theyr horses dogges and cattes that were in the towne And ofteÌ„ tymes the men of armes drofe out yâ— pore people out at the gates of yâ— towne for spendynge of â—ytaylles and anone our Englysshmen drofe theym in to yâ— towne ayen Soo at the laste yâ— Capytayne of the towne sawe the myschyef and yâ— they were notte rescowed and also the scarsyte of vytayll and 〈◊〉 yâ— people deyed so for defaute of mete euery daye many thousandes also sawe yonge 〈◊〉 lye and souke theyr moders papâ—◠〈◊〉 were deed Than anone they sent 〈◊〉 kynge besechynge hym of his 〈…〉 mercye and broughte the keyes 〈…〉 ne vnto the kynge and delyuâ—â—â— y◠〈◊〉 en to hym and all the soudyours 〈◊〉 the towne with ther horses and 〈◊〉 and the comunes of the towne for 〈◊〉 de and dwelle styll in the towne ye 〈◊〉 to paye to hym to his successâ—◠〈◊〉 all manere customes and 〈…〉 katerenmes And than the kynâ—◠〈◊〉 in to the towne and rested hyâ— in yâ— castell tyll the towne was sette â—n rule and in gouernaunce ¶ How the kynge of Englonde was made enheyrytour and regâ—nte of Frace how he wedded quene Kâ—â—heryne ANd anone after that Rone waâ— goten Depe and many other townes in yâ— basse Norâ—â—â—ndye gaaf theÌ„ ouer with out stroke or syeg whan they vnderstode yâ— yâ— kynge had goten Rone Also this yere had be a peâ—â— made sworn bytwene yâ— duke of Burâ—oyne yâ— Dolphyn whiche were sworne on goddes body that they shold lone assyste eche other ayenste theyr enemyâ—s And after this contrary to this othe yâ— duke Iohan of Burgoyne was slayne and pyteously murdred in the presence of the Dolphâ— wherfore yâ— Frensshmen were gretly deuyded of very necessyte laboured to haue a treatye with the kynge of Englonde For the kynge of Englonde wanne dayly of them townes castels fortresses ¶ Also this same yere was quene Iane arested brought in too the castell of Ledes in Kent And one frere Radulf a doctour of dyuynyte hir confessour whiche afterwarde was slayne by the persone of the Tour fallynge at wordes and debate And afterwarde quene Iane was delyuered ¶ And in the .vii. yere both the kynge of Fraunce and of EngloÌ„de were accorded and kynge Henry was made heyre and regent of Fraunce and wedded dame Katheryne the doughter of Fraunce at Troyes in Champayne on
to the bysshop of Lyncoln a goode towne called Spaldynge ¶ De episcopis Merciorum wilhelmus DEre take hede that as the kyngdom of Mercia was alwaye gret test for the tyme so it was dealed in mobysshopryches specally by grete herte by kynge Offa. whiche was .xl. yere kynge of Mercia he chaunged the archcbysshops see fro Caunterbury to Lychfeld by assent of Adryan the pope Thenne the prouynce of Mercia and of Lyndeâ—â—far in the fyrste begynnynge of her crystendom in kynge wulfrans tyme hadde one bysshop at Lychfelde the fyrste bysshop that was there heet Dwyna the se conde heet Celath and were both Scot tes after them the thyrde Trumphere the fourth Iarmuanus the fyft Chedde But in Edelfredes tyme that was wulfrans broder whan Chedde was deede Theodorus tharchebysshoppe ordeyned there Wynfrede Cheddes deken Netheles apud Hyndon after that for he was vnbuxome in some poynte he ordeyned there Sexwulf abbot of Medamstede yâ— is named burgh But after Sexwulfus fourth yere Theodorus tharchebysshop ordeyned fyue bysshops in the prouynce of Mercia And so he ordeyned Bosel at wyrcestre Cudwyn at Lychfelde the for sayd Sexwulf at Chestre Edelwyn at Lyndeseye atte cyte Sidenia and he toke Eata monke of the abbaye of Hylde at whythy made hym bysshop of Dorchestre besyde Oxenforde Tho this dorchestre heet Dorkynge so the see of yâ— longed to westsaxon in saynt Bytynes tyme longed to Mercia from Theodorus tharchebysshops tyme Ethelred kynge of Mercia had destroyed Kente thys bysshop Sexwulf toke Pyctas bysshop of Rochestre that come out of Kente made hym first bysshop of Herdforde at last whaÌ„ Sexwulf was dede Hedda was bysshop of Lychfelde after hym wilfred flemed out of NorthuÌ„berlonde was bysshop of Chestre uetheles after two yere alfrede kynge of NorthuÌ„berloÌ„d deyed wilfred torned agayne to his owne se hagulstaldeÌ„ so Hedda held both yâ— bysshopriches of Lichfeld of Chestre aft byÌ„ come albyn yâ— heet wor also alt byÌ„ come thre bysshops torta at chestre witta at Lychefelde And Eata was yet atte Dorchestre After hys dethe bysshops of Lyndesey helde his see .iii. hondred .liiii. yere vnto Remigius chaunged the se to Lyncoln by leue of yâ— fyrste kynge wyllyam But in Edgars tyme bysshop Le of winus Ioyned both bysshopryches to gyder of Chestre Lyndeffar whyle his lyfe endured ¶ De episcopis Northumbran Wilhel de pon .li. ca xi AT Yorke was one see for all yâ— prouynce of NorthuÌ„berloÌ„de paulinus helde fyrst the se was ordeyned of that bysshop of CauÌ„terbury helde yâ— see of Yorke .vii. yere Afterwarde whanne kynge Edwyn was slayne thynges we re dystroubled Paulinus went thens by water awaye into Kent from whens he come fyrste and toke with hym the pall ¶ Wilhel li.iii And soo yâ— bysshopryche of Yorke ceased .xxx. yere yâ— vse of the palle ceased there an hondred .xxv. yere vnto yâ— Egbart yâ— bysshop that was yâ— kynges broder of yâ— loÌ„de recouered it by auctorite of the pope ¶ R. whan saynt Oswolde regned Aydanus a Scot was bys shop in Brenicia yâ— is the north syde of Northumberlonde after hym finianê° after hym Salmanê° Â¶ wilhel vby â— At last he wente in to Scotlonde with greate iudygnacion for wylfre vndertoke hym for he helde vnlawfully Eesterdaye .xxx yere after yâ— Paulinê° was gone froÌ„ theÌ„s Wilfred was made bysshop of Yorke ¶ Beda li .iiii. But while he dwelled loÌ„ge in frauÌ„ce aboute his sacrynge at excytynge of quartadecimanorum that were they yâ— helde Eesterdaye yâ— .xiiii. daye of yâ— mone Chedde was ytake oute of hys abbaye of Lystynge wrongfully putte oute into yâ— se of Yorke by assente of kyÌ„ge Dswy But thre yere afterwarde the odorus tharchebysshop dyd hym awaye assygned hym to the prouynce of Mercia restored wilfrede to the see of yorke But after by cause of wrache that was bytwene hym the kynge Egfryde was put out of the see by Theodorus helpe tharchebysshop that was corrupt wishe some manere mede this was done after that Wilfred had ben bysshop of Yorke Cumbert at Hagustalde chirche Eata at Lyndeffar chirche that now is called holy ylonde in the Ryuert of Twâ—de Aydanus founde fyrste the see And Theodorus made Eadhedus bysshopp of Repoune that was comen agayne out of Lyndeseye Wilfred had be abbot of Repoune Theodorus sente Trunwynus to yâ— londe of Pyctes in thendes of Englonde faste by Scotlonde in a place yâ— heet Candida casa whiterne also there saynt Ninian a Bryton was fyrst founder doctour But all these sees ourtake yorke fayled lytyll lytell for the see of Candida casa that is Gallewaye yâ— tho longed to Englonde dured many yeres vnder .x. bysshops vnto yâ— it had no power by destroyenge of yâ— Pectes The sees of Hagustalde of Eyndeffaâ— was soÌ„tyme all one vnder .lx. bysshops about four score yere ten dured vnto yâ— comynge of yâ— Danes In that tyme vnder Hyngar Hubba arduf yâ— bysshop rede longe about with saynt Cuberts body vnto kynge Aluredes tyme kynge of weâ—lsaxon yâ— se of Lyndeffar was sette at Kunegestre yâ— is salled Runyngysburgh also yâ— place is called now Vbbesford vpon Twede At yâ— laste the xvii yere of kynge Egbert kynge Edgars sone yâ— se was chauÌ„ged to Durbam saynt Cutberts body was brought thyder by yâ— doynge of Edmonde yâ— bysshop fro yâ— tyme forwarde yâ— se of Hagustalde of lyÌ„ deffar fayled vetterly The fyrste kynge Henry in yâ— .ix. yere of his regne made the newe see at Cacerleyl The archebysshop of Caunterbury hathe vnder hym .xiii. bysshops in Englonde nu in wales he bathe Rochestre vnder hym and that se hath vnder hym a parte in Kente alone London hath vnder hym Estsex Myddelsex half herdforth shyre Chyrhesde hathe vnder hym Southsex and the Yle of Wyght Wynchestre hath vnder hym Hampshyre and Southrey Salesbury hath vnder hym Barksyre wyld shyre Dorsete Exetre hath vnder hym Deuenshyre and Cornewayle Bathe hath vnder hym Somersetteshyre alone Wyrcestre hath vnder hym Gloucestre shyre Wyrcestre shyre and half warwykshyre Herdforde hathe vnder hym Herfordshyre and some of Shropshyre Chestre is bysshop of Couentree and of Lychfelde and hath vnder hym Chestre shyre Staffordshyre Derbyshyre halfe Warwykshyre and som of Shropshyre and some of Lancastre shyre fro the Ryuer of Mersee vnto the Ryuer Rypylle Lyncoln hath vnder hym the prouynces that ben bytwene Temse and Humbree that ben the shyres of Lyncoln of Lecestre of Northampton of Huntyngdon of Bedford of Bokyngham of Oxenfor de and halfe Herdfordshyre Ely hathe vnder hym Cambrygeshyre out ake mer londe Norwyche hath vnder hym Merlonde Norffolk and Suffolk Also thar chbysshop of Caunterbury hath foure suffrygans in Wales that ben Landaf saynt Dauyes Bangor saynt assaph The archebysshop of Yorke hath nowe but two bysshops vnder hym that bene Durham and Carcleyll ¶ R. And soo ben but two prymates
saye fro the forsayde Egbartus tyme vnto saynt Edwardes tyme and made the fyfte manere of people in the ylonde But they fayled afterwarde Atter laste come Normans vnto duke wyllyam and subdued Englysshmen yet kepe theye the londe and they made the syxth peple in the Ylonde But in the fyrste Kynge Henryes tyme come many flemynges receyued a dwellynge place for a tyme besyde Maylros in the west syde of EngloÌ„de and made the seuenth people in the ylonde Netheles by commauÌ„dement of yâ— same kynge they were put thens and dryuen to Hauerfordes syde in the west syde of wales ¶ R. And so nowe in Brytayn Danes and Pyctes fayllen all oute and fyue nacyons dwellen therin that beene Scottes in Albania that is Scotlonde Brytayne in Chambria that is Wales but that flemynges dwelle in that is weste wales And Normans and EnglysshmeÌ„ ben medled in all the ylond for it is now doubte in storyes how and in what manere they were putte awaye and dystroyed out of Brytayne Nowe it is too declare how the Pyctes were dystroyed fayled ¶ Gir pÌ„ ca vii Brytayne was somtyme occupyed with Saxons peas was made and stablysshed with the Pyctes thenne the Scottes that came with the Pyctes sawe that the Pyctes were nobler of dedes and better men of armes though they were lasse in nombre than the Scottes Thenne the Scottes hauynge therof enuye torned to theyr naturall treason yâ— they haue ofte vsed for in treason they passe other men and ben traytours as it were by kynde for they prayed all yâ— Pyctes and specyally the grete of them to a feest and wayted her tyme whan the Pyctes were mery and had well dronke they drewe vp nayles that helde vp holowe beÌ„ches vnder the Pyctes and the Pyctes vnware sodaynly fyll in ouer the hammes into a wonderfull pytfalle Thenne the Scottes fell on the Pyctes and slew theÌ„ and lefte none alyue And so of two manere people the better warryours were holy destroyed But the other that been the Scottes which ben traytours all vnlyke to the Pyctes toke prouffyte by that fals treason for they toke all that londe and holde it yet vnto thys tyme and calle it Scotlonde after hir owne name In kyÌ„g Edgarus tyme Rynadius Alpinus sone was duke and leder of the Scottes and warred in Pycte londe and destroyed the Pyctes he warred syx sythes in Saxon toke all the londe that is bytwene Twede and the Scottysshe see withe wronge and with strengthe ¶ Of the langages of maners and vsage of the people of that londe ca .xv. AS it is knowen how many maner of people ben in this Ylonde there ben also so many langages and tonges Netheles walsshe and Scottes that ben not medled with other nacyons kepe yet theyr langage speche but yet yâ— scottes yâ— were soÌ„tyme confederate dwelled with pyctes draw soÌ„what after ther speche But the flemynges that dwell in yâ— west syde of wales haue lefte her straunge speche and speken lyke to Saxons also Englysshmen though they had fro yâ— begynnynge thre maner of speches sontherne Northern myddell speche in the 〈◊〉 of the londe as they come of thee manner of people Germania Neâ—eles by commixion and medlynge fyrst with Danes and afterwarde with Normans in many thynges the countre langage in appared for some vse straung wlaff 〈…〉 terynge harrynge garrynge gryâ—â—ytynge This apparinge of yâ— langage cometh of two thynges one bycause yâ— chylorene that gone to scole lerne to speke fyrst Englysshe and than ben compelled to constrewe her lessons in Frensshe that haue ben vsed syn the Normans come into Englonde Also gentylmens chyldren be lerned and taught from theyr youth too speke frensshe and vp londesshmen wyll counterfete and lyken hymselfe to gentyl men and are besy to speke frensshe for to be more sette by wherfore it is sayd by a comyn prouerbe Iack wolde be a gentyl man yf he coude speke frensshe ¶ Treuisa This was moche vsed to for the grete deth but syth it is somdele chaunged for syr Ioan Corne wayle a mayster of gramer chaungede the techynge of gramer scole and construccion of frensshe in too Englysshe And other scole maysters vse the same waye now in the yere of our lorde a M.CCC.lxxxv the ix yere of kyng Rycharde the seconde leue all frenssh in scoles vse all constructyon in englysshe wherin they haue auauÌ„tage one way that is that they lerne the soner theyr gramer and in another dysauauntage for nowe they l erne no frensshe nor can no ne whiche is hurt for them that shal passe the see And also gentylmen haue moche lefte to teche they re chyldren to speke frensshe ¶ R. It semeth a grete wonder yâ— Englysshmen haue so grete dyuersyte in theyr owne langage in sown in spekynge of it whiche is all in one ylonde And the langage of Normandye is comeÌ„ out of an other londe and hath one manere sowne amonge all them that speke it in Englonde for a man of â—ence southern western Northern meÌ„ speken frenshe all syke in sowne and speche but they can not speke theyr Englysshe so ¶ Treuisa Netheles ther ben as many dyuerse maner of frensshe in the reame of frauÌ„â—e as dyuerse Englysshe in the reame of Englonde ¶ R. Also of the forsayd touge whiche is departed in thre is grete woÌ„der formen of yâ— eest with men of yâ—â—est accorde better in sownynge of theâ—â— speche than men of yâ— north with men of the south Therfore it is yâ— men of merâ—â— y◠〈◊〉 of myddell EngloÌ„de as it were partâ—â—ers with yâ— endes vnderstond better y◠〈◊〉 â—â—â—gages northern southern thaÌ„ northern southern vnderstoÌ„de eyther other 〈…〉 helde poÌ„ li.iii All yâ— laÌ„gage of yâ— Northâ—â—bres specyall at yorkâ— is so sharpe shyttynge frottynge and vnshappe that 〈◊〉 southern men may vnneth vnderstonde that langage I suppose the cause but 〈◊〉 they be nyghe to the alyens that speke straungely And also by cause the kynges of Englonde abyde and dwellt more 〈◊〉 the south countre than in the north 〈…〉 tree The cause why they abide more in the south countree than in the north 〈…〉 tree is by cause that there is better 〈◊〉 londe more people 〈◊〉 noble 〈…〉 profytable hauens in the south 〈◊〉 than in the north countree ¶ De gentis huius moâ—â—â—bus Gir. in itinere FOr the maners doynge of walsshmen and of Scottes ben tofore somwhat declared Nowe I purpose to telle and declare the condycions of the medled people of Englonde But the flemynges that been in the weste syde of Wales beÌ„ now all torned as they were Englyshe men by cause they companye with Englysshmen And they be myghty and stroÌ„ge to fyght and ben the moost enemyes that walsshmen haue and vse marchauÌ„dyse and clothynge and ben full redy too putte themself in auentures and to peryl in thesee londe bycause of grete wynnynge ben redy somtyme
and saynt Patryk are red and buylded there a chirche and put therin chanons reguler closed the pyt about with a walle and is nowe in the chirche yerde atte the eest ende of yâ— chyrche and faste shytte with a stronge doore for no man sholde nycely go in without leue of the bysshoppe or of the pryour of the place Many men went in and com out agayne in Patryks tyme and tolde of paynes and Ioy that they had seen and the meruaylles that they sawe been there yette wryten and by cause therof many men torned and were conuerted to ryght by leue Also many men wente in and come neuer agayne In kynge stepneus 〈◊〉 kynge of Englande a knyght 〈…〉 Swayne went into saye 〈…〉 and come agayne swelled euer after durynge his lyfe in pâ—des of 〈◊〉 of Ludensis that is of châ—â—dre of chyste 〈◊〉 tolde many wonders that he hadde seen in Patryks per gatorye That place is called Patryks purgatorye the chyrche is named Reglis Noman is enioyned for to go into that purgatorye but couÌ„seylled that he shold not come therin but take vpon hyÌ„ other penauÌ„ce And yf a maÌ„ haue auâ—â—rd and be stale wyll nedes go therin he shall fyrste go to the bysshopp then he shall be sente wich letters to the pryour of the place and they both shall couÌ„tseyll hym to leue yf he wyll nedes goo therto he shall be in prayers in fastynge .xv. dayes and after .xv. dayes he shal be houseld and ladde to the dore of the purgatorye with process you and â—etâ—ay and yet he shall be couÌ„scylled to leâ—â— it yf he be stedefaste and wyll entre the dore shall be opened and he blessed go in on goddes name and holde forth his waye the dore shall be faste shette tyll the nexte daye and whan the tyme is yâ— pryour shall come and opene the dore yf the man be comen he ledeth hym into the chirche with processyon and there he shall be .xv. dayes in prayers fastynge ¶ Of the meruaylles of sayntes of Irlonde ca .xxix. NEre Giraldus maketh mynde yâ— as men of this nacyon ben more angry than other men more hasty for to take wretche whyles they ben alyue so sayntes halowes of this londe ben more wretchefull than sayntes of othere londes Clerkes of this londe ben chaste and sayen many prayers done greate abstynence a daye drynketh all nyght so is acoâ—â—ed for a myracle that lechery regneth not there as wyne regneth and ben chosen out of abbayes into the clergye and doone as monkes sholde what they that ben euyll of them ben worsto fall other So good men amonge theym choughe they ben but fewe been good at the best prelates of that countre ben full slowe in correccyon of trespas and besy in contemplacyon and not in prechynge of goddes worde Therfore it is that all yâ— sayntes of that londe ben confessours and no martyrs amonge them and no wonder for all the prelates of this londe clerkes and prelates sholde do is to them vnknowen Therfore whan it was put ayenst the bysshop of Cassyll how it myght be that so many sayntes ben in IsioÌ„de and neuer a martyr amonge them all sythen yâ— the men ben so shrewed so angry the prelates sorycheles slowe in correccoÌ„ns of trespas The bysshop answered frowardly ynoughe sayd oure men benshrewed and angry inought to themselfe but to goddes seruauÌ„tes they leye neuer honde but do hem greate reuerence worshyp but Englysshmen come into this londe yâ— can make martyrs were wonte to vse yâ— craft ¶ R. The bysshop sayd so bycause that kynge Henry the leconde was tho newe comen into Irlonde fresshly after the martyrdome of sayÌ„t Thomas of Caunterbury Gir In this londe in wales in Scotlonde ben belles and staues with croked hedes other suche thynges for relyques in grete reuerence and worshyp soo that men of this londe dreden more for to swere vp on one of thylpe belles and golde staues than vpon yâ— gospell the chyef of all suche relyques is holden ThuÌ„s staffe that is at Deuelyn with the whiche staff they saye that the fyrste saynt Patryk drofe yâ— wormes out of Irlonde Augê° de ci dei ca .vii. Yf menlaxe howe it may be that dyuerse maner of beestes and of dyuerse kynde yâ— be kyndly goten bytwene mayl and female come and ben in ylondes after Nots flode Men supposen that such bestes swamme into ylondes about and fyrste to the nexte so forth into othere Or els men sayllynge into ylondes brought with hem suche bestes for loue of huÌ„tynge or angels at god almyghtyes coÌ„maundement brought suche beestes into ylondes about or the erthe brought them forth fyrste and fulfylled tho goddes coÌ„maundement that commaunded the erthe to brynge forth gras and quyche bestes ¶ Here endeth the descrypcyon of Brytayne the whiche conteyneth Englonde wales and Scotlonde and also bycause Irlonde is vnder the rule of Englynde and of olde tyme it hathe so contynued therfore I haue sette the descrypcyon of the same after the sayd Beytayne whiche I haue taken out of Polycronycon And bycause it is necessary too all Engglysshmen to know the propretees coÌ„medytees meruaylles of the. I wyllyam Carton haue them sette fyrst in enprynt accordynge to the translacoÌ„n of Trâ—â—sa whiche arte request of the lorde Bar keley translated the boke of Polycronycon into Englysshe ¶ Fynysshed enprynted in Flete strete in the syne of the sonne by me wynkyn de worde the yere of our lorde a M. CCCCC and .ij. mensis Mayus
name This kynge Cormbratus came ayen in to his londe and regned .xxv. ye re and after he deyed and lyeth at newe Troy ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M.iiij C.xl. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .vij. C.lvi. IOathan sone to Osias regned in the Iury .xvi. yere of this Ioathan no thynge is wryten of but that he toke not awaye excelsa as other dyde vt pêª .ij. para ¶ Amarias was bysshop And Ysayas the noble prophete was in his dayes ¶ Olympias with the Grekes began the fyrste yere of Ioathan after Iosephus And after Beda Troy was destroyed foure hondred yere afore the fyrst Olympias began vnder Esalâ— a Iuge of Athens In whiche Corshâ—â— gate the chyualry amongê all men Olympus is the name of an hylle in Grecia the whiche for his precyousnesse is called the hylle of god And after Ierom one Olympias conteyneth fully foure yere in the whiche foure yere foure yerely prynces are made And these Olympus des are places ordeyned to the worshyp of Iupater vnder the hylle of Olympo And the lawe of this is this That who some euer is best in ony chyualry what gyfte someuer he desyreth he shall haue ¶ Anno muÌ„di .liij. M.iiij C.lvi. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .vij. C.xliij ACham the sone of Ioathan regned on the Iewes .xvi. yere of this Acham noo thynge that is good is wryten for he forsoke our lorde And our lorde stroke hym with his owne people strongely and with the kynges of Serri vt pêª .ij. para .xxviij. ¶ Achitob this tyme was bysshop Ozee kyng of Israel regned .ix. yere the whiche began to regne the .xij. yere of Acham kyng of Iewes This Ozee dradde not god for he lyued nought And he was the last kynge of Israel And in the .ix. yere of his regne he was taken of Salmanasar And Israel was translated in to Assirias vt habetÌ„ .iiij. reguÌ„ .xvij. ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.iiij C. 〈◊〉 Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .vij. C.xl. ¶ Rome AFter Euseby Rome was made in yâ— hylle of Palatin the fourth yere of Acham kynge of Iewes of two brethern Romulus and Remus .xi. kal Maij. the .vij. Olympiades begynnynge Iosephus and Bede sayen the .vi. Olympiades and so they dyfferre a yere Neuertheles it is redde other men to haue regned aboute that place myghtly in Ytaly That is to wyte Ianus Picus Famus Latinus the whiche vnto Eneas regned about two hondred yere And thenne afterwarde from this Eneas to Romulus it was regned vnder .xv. gouernours iiij C. xxxij yere After that fro the cyte was made vnto the laste yere of Tarquyne the proude it was regned vnder .vij. kynges about two hondred and .xliij. yere Thenne afterwarde vnder Senatours and Counsellers vnto Iulius Cezar Emperour by foure hondred .lxiiij. yere Romulus the fyrst of Romayns of whom they ben called in latyn Romans made the cyte to be named Rome after his name The whiche gadâ—ed togyder the people on euery syde an hondred of the sage men wysest he chose thrugh the couÌ„sel of whom all thynge he dysposed the whiche he named Senatours for yâ— tyme of ther aege And he made ther names to be wryten in golden letters wherefore the wryte noble faders thynges so yet Also he called M. men of armes the whiche he named Milites a numero millenario But these were no noble blood Therfore as saynt Austyn sayth de ciuita dei also ther was longe warre betwixt the Sabyns them For Romulus toke many wymmen of the noble blood of Sabyns maryed theym to that vnnoble blood Of this Romulus Orosius wryteth moche euyll vt patet in libro suo ¶ About this tyme Merodach the kynge of Babylon sende grete gyftê to Ezechie the kynge of Iewes vt pêª .iiij. regum xx And thenne the kyngdom of Babylon begon ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M.lxxij Et ante xpÌ„i nateuitateÌ„ .vij. C.xxvij EZechias the .xiiij. kynge of Iewes a good childe of a cursyd fader regned with a parfyte herte to oure lorde And he restored the hous of god there was none lyke hym afore nor after amonge the kyngs of Iewes therfore our lorde god glorifyed hyÌ„ For whan Sennacheryb the kyng of Assuriorum came ayenst Ezechias with a myghty hoste our lorde stroke his people and slewe an C. lxxxv of fyghtynge men Sennaches ryb fledde shamfully vt pêª .iiij. reguÌ„ .ix et ij para .xxxij. ¶ Sadoch this tyme was hyghe bysshop there ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.v. C.i. Et anÌ„ xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .vi. C. lxxxxviij MAnasses kynge of Iewes regned lv yere and he was an euyll childe of a good fader for be dyde more cursedly than ony yâ— was afore hym For he slewe the prophetes of god that the stretes in Ierusalem were all blody And he made Ysai the prophete to be sawen the peces with a sawe of tree Wherfore the kynge of Assuriorum wasted the Iury toke Manasses put hym in pryson And after Manasses repented his trespaas cryed for mercy to our lorde and was herde Thenne he was restored to his kyngdom he amended his lyf vt pêª .iiij. reguÌ„ .xxi. et ij para .xxxiij ¶ Sellum was bysshop Echias after hym This tyme the .vij. wyse men had worshyp in Grece s. Tale. Solon Chilon Poreandus Eldobolus Bias. Pitacus This Talus founde fyrst the defawte of the sonne the moone Vide plu august viij de ci dei ¶ Numa the seconde kynge this tyme regned in Rome .xlij. yere the whiche was a grete worshyper of fals goodes He fulfylled Rome soofull yâ— he myght haue no place for hym self to dwelle in This man put Ianuary February to the begynnynge of the yere Vide plura in august de ciui dei ¶ Aboue all reason it is meruaylle that suche men so excedyng in wytte in all thynges that was ylle receded fro the knowlege of very god ¶ Amon kynge of Iewes regned two yere the whiche was nought in his lyuynge he was stryken of his seruauntes and he deyed without ony repentaunce ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.v. C.lviij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .vi. C.xli. IOsias the sone of Amon at .viij. yere of his aege began to regne regned .xxxi. yere a good childe of a peruerse fader in his yonge aege he sought the grace of god And in that grace laudably abode vnto his ende His relygyous lyf his werkes ye may see iiij regst xxij et ij para .xxxiiij. ¶ Azastâ—â— the sone of Elchie was bysshop ¶ Tobias about this tyme deyed And he was a very holy man And he prophecyed to the destruccyon of Ierusalem ¶ Tulius Hostilius was the shyrde kynge in Rome And saynt Austyn sayth in his boke deciuitate dei that from Rome was made vnto August the Emperour there was so contynuell bataylle that if was take for a meruaylle and they were one yere without bataylle excepte .xlij. in Nume dayes in the whiche was contynuell peas And this Tulius by cause he
his power ¶ How Gaufride the erle of Angoy yaue vnto Henry the Empressse some alle Normandye ANd after this the kynge wente vnto Wyston wolde haue made a castell there But tho came to hym the erle of Glocestre with a stronge power there almoost he had taken the kynge but yet the kynge escaped with moche payne And William Martell there was token And for whoo 's delyuerauÌ„ce they yaue vnto the erle of Glocestre yâ— good castell of Shyrbom yâ— he had taken ¶ And whan this was done the erle Robert all the kynges enmyes wente vnto Fâ—ryngdon began there for to make a stronge castell but the kynge came thyâ— with a stronge power droue hym thou And in that same yere the erle â—â—â—dulphe of Chestre was accorded 〈◊〉 yâ— the kynge and came to his court at his 〈◊〉 And the erle 〈…〉 to come And the kynge anone lete take hym put hym in to pryson And myght neuer for noo thynge come out tyll yâ— he had yelded vp to the kyng the castell of Nicholl the whiche he had taken from the kynge with his strength in the .xv. yere of his regne ¶ And Gaufride yâ— erle of Angoy yaue vp vnto Henry his sone all Normandye And in the yere that nexte â—â—sewed deyed the erle Gaufride And Henry his sone do anone tamen ayen to Angoy there was made erle moche honour of all his men of the londe And to hym dyde feaute homage the moost party of the londe And tho was this Henry yâ— Empresse sone erle of Angoy also duke of Normandy ¶ In the same yere was made a dynorce bytwene the kynge of Fraunce the quene his wyfe that was ryght heyre of Gascoyne For by cause that it was knowen and proued that they were sybbe nyghe of blood And tho spowsed her Henry the Empresse sone erle of Angoy the duke of Normandy duke of Gascoyne ¶ In the .xvij. yere of this Stephen this Henry came in to Englonde with a stronge power began for to warre vpon this kynge Stephen toke the castell of Malmesbury dyde moche harme And yâ— kyng Stephen hadê soe moche wente that he wyste not whether for to go But at the laste they were accorded thrugh the Archebysshop Theobaldus thrugh other worthy lordes of Englonde vpon this condycyon that they sholde departe the Realme of Englonde bytwene theym two soo that Henry the Empresse sone sholde hooly haue the half of all the londe of Englonde And thus they were accorded and peâ—s was cryed thrughout all Englond ¶ And whan the accorde was made bytwene the two lordes kynge Stephen became so sory for by cause that he hadê 〈◊〉 half Englonde and felle in to suche a malady and deyed in the .xix. yere and â—iij wekes and .v. dayes of his regne all in warre and in contake And he lyeth in the abbaye of Feuersham the whiche he lete make in the .xvi. yere of his regne CElestunus the seconde was pope after Innocencuâ—s .v. monethes And lytell he dyde ¶ Lucius was after hym and lytell proffyted for they deyed both in a pestylence ¶ Eugenâ—us the seconde was pope after hym .v. yere and foure monethes This man fyrste was the dyscyple of saynt Bernarde after the abbot of saynt Anastalius by Rome And came to the chirche of saynt Ceâ—ary and was chosen pope by the Cardnalles he no thynge knowynge therâ—â— And for drede of the Senatours he was consecrated without the cyte this maâ—â— was an holy nan suffred tâ—ybulaâ—yon And at the laste he decessyd and 〈◊〉 at saynt Peters And after anone deâ—â—syd saynt Bernarde ¶ Petrus 〈◊〉 the bysshopp of Parys bâ—â—ther to Granam compyled the some bokes of the Sentence this tyme. ¶ Petrus â—â—mestor brother to Gracian to 〈◊〉 Lombardus made Hystonam 〈◊〉 and other bokes ¶ Frederâ—â—us pâ—mus after Contradus was Emprerour in Almayne in Rome .xxxij. yere This man after the deth of Adryan the pope the whiche crowned hym dyde on sydly with Alexander to hym grete prâ—edyce For he dyde helpe foure that stoute ayenst the appostles sete And he faught myghtely ayenst the kynge of Fraunce thrugh power of the Danys other nacyons But Richarde the kynge of Englonde halpe for to expulse hym And he destroyed medyolanum to the grounde Of the whiche cyte the walles were bygher than the walles of ony other cyte This man at the last after that he had done many vexacyons to the pope he 〈…〉 the holy londe and dyde many meruayl loâ—s thynges thâ—â—r almoost as moche as euer dyde â—arolus magnus And there he came by a towne that men calle Armeniam in a lytell water he was drowned at Tyâ—â— he was buryed ¶ Anaslasius was pâ—pe after Eugenius foure yere and more Thiâ—â—an was abbot of Rufy and thenne he was chose Cardynall after pope ¶ Of kyng Henry the seconde that was the Empresse sone in whose tyme saynt Thomas of Caunterbury was Chaunceller ANd after this kynge Stephen regned Henry the Empresse sone was crowned of the Archebysshop Theâ—baldus the .xvij. daye before Cryst masse And in the same yere Thomas Beâ—â—â— of London Archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury was made the kyngê ChauÌ„celer of Englonde ¶ The seconde yere that he was crowned he lete caste downe all the newe castels that were longynge to the crowne the whiche kynge Stephen had â—eue vnto dyuerse men them had made erles barons for to holde with hym to helpe hym ayenst Henry them presse sone ¶ And the fourth yere of his regne he put under his owne lordshypp the kyng of Walys And in the same ye 〈◊〉 the kyng of Scotlonde had in his owne 〈◊〉 that is to saye the cyte of Karkyll the castell of 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 castell vpon Tyne the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 ¶ The same yere the kynge 〈◊〉 grete power 〈◊〉 in to Waly◠〈…〉 in the 〈◊〉 yere 〈…〉 lorde 〈◊〉 y◠〈…〉 made 〈…〉 in that yere he 〈…〉 the .vi. yere of his regâ—â— he 〈…〉 hoste to Tolouse 〈◊〉 it 〈◊〉 yâ— vij yere of his regne deyâ—◠〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 the almoost all the cyâ—e of 〈…〉 rugh myschyef was 〈◊〉 The .ix. yere of his regne Thomas 〈…〉 his ChauÌ„celler was chosen 〈…〉 of Caunterbury And vpon saynt Bernardes daye he was sacred And in that yere was borne the kyngê dâ—ughtâ—â— Ele nore ¶ And in the .x. yere of his 〈◊〉 saynt Edwarde the kynge was translated with moche honoâ—r ¶ And the .xi. ye te of his regne he helde his parlyament at Northampton fro thens 〈…〉 Thomas Archebysshop of 〈◊〉 for yâ— grete debate that was betwixt the kynge hym For yf he had be founde on the morowe he had be slaybe therfore he â—ledâ— thens with thre felowes on foot oonly that no man wyste where he was wente ouer the ser to the pope of Rome And this was the pryncypall cause For asmoche as the