of Olympo And the law of them is this that who suÌ„ euer is best in any cheualri· what gyfte som euer he desyeres hee shall haue Anno muÌ„di iiij M iiij C lvi Et anÌ„ xpiÌ„ natiÌ„tateÌ„ vij C xliij ACham the son of Ioathan regned on the Iues xvi yere of this Acham no thyng that is good is wretten for he forsoke our lord And our lord stroke hym with his own pepil strongly and with the kynges of Syrri vt pêª patet 2º para 28. Achitob this tyme was bysshope Ozee kyng of israell regned ix yere the wich be gone to regne the xij yere of Acham kynge off Iues. This Ozee dred not god for he leued noght And he wos the last kyng of isreell and in the ix yere of his regne he was takyn of Salmanasar israell was translait in to Assirias vt habetur 4º reguÌ„ .17 Anno muÌ„di iiij M iiij C lxiij Et anÌ„ xpiÌ„ natiÌ„tateÌ„ vij C xl Rome AFter Euseby Rome was made iÌ„ the hill of palatyn the iiij yere of acham kiÌ„g of iues of ij brether Romolus Remus xi lilnÌ„ Maij. the vij Olimpiades begynnyng Iosopê° Ì„ Beed saith the vi Olympiades so they dyffer a yere Neuerthelesse it is red other meÌ„ to haue regned a bout the place myghtely iÌ„ Italy that is to wite ianê° picê° Famê° Latinê° the wich vn to Eneas regned about CC. yere Then afterward from Enee to this Romolê° it wos regned vndir xv gouernours iiij C xxxij After that fro the cite wos made vn to the last yere of Tarquyn the prode it wos regned vnder vij kynges About ijC. and xliii yere Then afterward vnder Senetours and counselers vn to Iulius Cesor Emprour by iiij C lxiiij yere Romolus the fyrst of romans of whom the be called in latyn Romans made the Cite to be named Rome after his name the wich gedyrd to gedir the pepull on eueri side an C. off the saage men wytte he choise thrugh the counsell of whom all thyng he disposed the wich he named sennetours for the tyme off ther age And he made ther names to be wreten in goldyn letters wherfor we writte nobull faders and thynges so yet· Also he cald A.M. men of armys the wich he named milites a nuo millenario bot thes war no nobull blude ¶ Therfor as sent Austyn sayth de ciuitate dei And also ther wos long were be twix the Sabyns and them for Romolê° toke mony women of the nobyll blud of sabyns and maried them to that vn noble blud of this romulus Orosius writtis mych ill vt pêª patet iÌ„ libro suo ¶ About this tyme Merodoch the kyng of babulon send grete geyftys to Ezechie the kyng of Iues. vt pêª patet 4 reguÌ„ 2â— And than the kyngdom of babulon begone Anno muÌ„di iiij M lxxij Et anÌ„ xpÌ„i natiÌ„tatem vijC.xxvii EZecheas xiiij kyng of Iues a good child of a cursed fader regned with a ê‘fite hart to our lord And he restored thee how 's of god and ther wos noneÌ„ lyke hym a for ner after emong the kynges of Iues. Therfor our lord god glorified hym for when Sennacherib the kyng of Assuriorum cam ayens Ezechye with a myghty host our lord stroke his pepull Ì„ slew C lxxxv of fightynh men and Sennacherib fled shamfully vt pêª patet 4º regum 19. et 2 para 33. Sadoch this tyme was hee bisshopp ther. Anno muÌ„di iiij M vC.i. Et anÌ„ xpÌ„i natiÌ„tateÌ„ vi C lxxxxviij MAnasses kyng of Iues regned lv yere and he wos an ill chyld of a good fader for he did more cursitly theÌ„ any that wos a for hym for be slew the ê“phetes of god that the stretys in Ierusalem war all bludy And he made Ysae the ê“phet to be sawyd in peeses with a saw of tre wherfor the kyng of Assuriorum wastyd the Iuri toke Manasses Ì„ put hym iÌ„ preson Ì„ after Manasses repented his trespas cried for mercy to our lord and wos herd then he was restored to his kyngdoÌ„ and he a meÌ„dit his lyffe vt pêª patet 4. reguÌ„ 21 et .2 para .33 SelÌ„lum wos bisshop Ì„ Echias after hym This tyme the vij wysemen had worschip in greke s. Tales Solon Chylon Poriandê° Eldobolê° Bias Pitacê° This Talê° fond fyrst the defaute of the son the mone vide plura augê° .8 de ciuitate dei Numa the secuÌ„d kyng thys tyme regned in Rome xlij yere the wich wos a gret worshypper of fals goddis he fillid Rome so full that he myght haue no place for hym self to duell in ¶ This man put Ianuary Ì„ February to the begynnyng of the of the yere vide plraÌ„ iÌ„ augê° de ci Aboune all reson it is meruell that sich men so excedyng iÌ„ witte in all thynges that wos ill resedit fro the knaulegh of vera gâ—d Amon kyng of Iues regned .ij. yere the wich was nought in his leuyng and he wos strekyn of his seruandis and he dyed with owte eny repentans Anno muÌ„di iiij M v C lviii Et anÌ„ xpiÌ„ natiÌ„tateÌ„ vi C xli IOsias the son to Amon at viij yer of age be gan to regne Ì„ regned xxxi yere a good child of a ê‘uerse fadir iÌ„ his yong age he sought the grace of god And in that grace laudabully a bood tyll his end his relegius lyffe and his holy werkis ye may se â— reguÌ„ .22 et 2 para 34 Azastas the son of Elchie wos bishope Tobias a bowt this tyme died Ì„ he wos an verey holy man and he proficied the destruccion of Ierusalem Tulius hostilius wos the thred kyng in Rome And Sent Astyn saeth iÌ„ his boke de ciuitate dei that from Rome wos made vn to August the Emprour ther was so coÌ„tinuall batel that it wos taken for a meruell and they were on yere with out batell except xlij yere in Nume dayes iÌ„ the wich wos coÌ„tinuall pees Ì„ this Tuliê° be cause he had rest he did cursedly to his nebrus and then he wos slayn and all his houshold with a stroke of lighâ—iÌ„yng Nabegodonosor this tyme wos kyng of babulon a manly maÌ„ and a victorius for he was the scoourge of our lord to ponych the synnys of moÌ„y pepull This man wos king of babuloÌ„ and afterward he conquered the kyndgom of assuriorum and made it one monarche But mony way scriptur spekis of this man now good and now ill And for because scriptur coÌ„cludis that he endyt his lyfe iÌ„ the louyng of god bi the prayer of Daniel Ì„ iÌ„ the knaulege of one veray god suÌ„ docturs sayeth he is saued Ì„ suÌ„ sayeth it is doute Ancus Marciê° the iiij kyng of rome regned xxiij yere This man for grace and trist that he had to Tarquinus Priscus made hym the gouernour of his chyld ayres he ill rewardit hym Daniel yet a child deluyed Sent susan· and sâ—oed in the
said masse thurgh out all london Ì„ so after thurgh out all engloÌ„d ¶ And the next yere after ther began a gret debate bitwene king IohnÌ„ Ì„ the lordis of engloÌ„d for encheson that he wold not grauÌ„te the lawes hold the wich sent Edward had ordeyned had be vsed hold vn to that tyme that he had them broken for he wold hold no law bot did all thiÌ„g that hiÌ„ likid desheried mony meÌ„ with out ê¯sent of lordis Ì„ peris of the land wold desherite the good Erle Randulf of Chestre for enchesoÌ„ that he vndertoke hiÌ„ of his wykkidnesse for cause that he did so moch shame Ì„ velany to god and holy chirche And also fer he held hauntid his own brothers wife lay also bi mony other womeÌ„ gret lordis doughtres for he sparid no woman that him liked for to haue wherfore all the lordis of the land wer with him wonder wroth and went to london Ì„ toke the cite ¶ And for to cese this debate and sorow the erchebishop and other gret lordis of the land assembled them before the fest of sent Iohan baptist in a medow besides the toune of stanes that is called Romnemede And the kyng made them ther a chertour of fraunches such as they wold axen Ì„ iÌ„ soch maner they wer accordid and that accordemeÌ„t last not full longe for the kyng him selfe sone after did ayens the pointis of the same chartre that he had made wherfor the most parte of the land of lordis assembled them and began to were vpoÌ„ him ayen and brened his tounes and robbid his folke did all the sorow that they myght Ì„ made them as stronge as they myght with all ther pouer thoght to driue him out of englond and make Lowys the kynges son of fraunce kyng of englond ¶ And kyng IohnÌ„ sent tho ouer see and ordeyned so moch pepull of Normans Ì„ of Piccardes Ì„ of Flemmynges So that the land myght not susteyn them but with moch sorow ¶ And among all thes pepull ther was a maÌ„ of Normandie that was called Faukis of brent and this Normand his ê¯pany spared nother chirche ne house of religion bot thei briÌ„t robbed it Ì„ bare away all that they might take so that the land wos all destroied what on oon side on other ¶ The barons lordis of Englond ordeyned amoÌ„g them the best spekers and wysest meÌ„ sent them ouer se to kiÌ„g Philip of fraunce and prayed him that he wold send lowys his son in to engloÌ„d to be kyng of engloÌ„d Ì„ to vnderfenge the croune ¶ How Lowys the kinges son of fraunce come in to englond with a stronge pouer of pepull to be kiÌ„g of englond WHen kyng Ppilip of fraunce herd this tydyng he made certayn aliaunce bitwene them by ther commune eleccion that Lowys kyng Pphilipes sone of fraunce shÌ„uld go with them iÌ„ to Englond driue out kiÌ„g IohnÌ„ of the land and all that wer in presence of Lowys made vn to him homage and bicome his men ¶ And the barons of englond held them styll at londoÌ„ abiden Lowys the kiÌ„ges son of frauÌ„ce this was the next saturday before the Ascencion of our lord that lowys come in to englond with a strong pouer that tyme kyng IohnÌ„ had takyn all the castels of engloÌ„d in to alyens handis ¶ And tho com Lowys be segid Rouchestres castell toke it with strength the thursday in whitson wâ—ke lethonge all the aliens that wer theriÌ„ the thursdai tho next suyng he come to London ther he wos vnderfenge with mech honour of the lordis that a byden him ther all to him made homage ¶ And afterward on the tewysday next after the Trinite sonday he toke the castell of Reigate Ì„ in the morow after the castell of Gilford Ì„ the friday next after the castell of Farneham Ì„ the moÌ„day next after the cite of wynchestre to him was yold Ì„ in the morow after sent IohnÌ„ day the maner of woluesey and the tewisday after the vtas of sent Petre sent paule they toke the castell of Odiham and the moÌ„day after sent Margaretes day he ordend him toward Bawmore for to sege the castell and ther he duelled xv dais Ì„ myght not get the castell Ì„ than when the thens Ì„ come to london Ì„ the toure to him wos yolde ¶ How the pope send in to Englond a legat that wos called Swalo and of the deth of kiÌ„g iohnÌ„ ANd in the same time the pope send in to england a legat that wos called Swalo and he wos prest Cardinall of rome for to maynten kyng Iohans cause ayens the barons of Englond but the barons had so huge part and help thurgh Lowys the kynges son of fraunce that kyng IohnÌ„ wist not whidder for to turne ne gone ¶ And so it befell that he wold haue gone to Nycholl and as he weÌ„t thiderward he come by the abbey of Swynes hede Ì„ ther he abode ij dais ¶ And as he sat at mete he axed a monke of the house how moch a lofe was worth that wos set befor him vpoÌ„ the tabull And the moÌ„ke said that the lofe was worthe but and halfpeny ¶ O quod the kyng tho here is gret chepe of brede Now quod the kyng I may life soch a lofe shall be worth xx shillyng or half a yere be gone ¶ And wheÌ„ he had said this word moch he thougt oft he sighed tok ete of the bred said by god the word that I haue spokyn it shall be soth ¶ The moÌ„ke that stode before the kyng was for this word full sori in hert thoght rather he wold him self suffre deth and thought if he myght ordeyn ther fore some maner remedie ¶ And anone the moÌ„ke went to his abbot Ì„ wos shriuen of him Ì„ told the abbot all that the kyng had said· and praid his abbot for to assoill him for he wold yef the kiÌ„g such a drink that all Englond shuld be glad ther of ioyfull ¶ Tho went the monke in to a gardeyn and fouÌ„d a gret to de therin toke hir vp Ì„ put hir iÌ„ a cup Ì„ prikked the tode thurgh with a broche moÌ„y tymes till that the venym comen out of euery side iÌ„ the cup. tho toke the cup Ì„ fillled it with good ale brought it before the kiÌ„g kneliÌ„g said sir qd he wassale for neuer the days of your life dranke ye of so good a cup ¶ Begin monke qd the kiÌ„g Ì„ the monke dranke a gret draught Ì„ toke the kyng the cup the kiÌ„g also dranke a gret draught set douÌ„e the cup ¶ The monke anone right weÌ„t iÌ„ to the farmori ther died anone on whâ—â— seule god haue merci amen And v. moÌ„kis sing for his
dayes of his lyfe gret penance and deyly he dide and he commandyt his chyldyr to lyff ryghtwysly and naamly that they shuld auoyd in all wyse from the cumpany off Cayn and his chyldyrn ner that they shuld not mary wyth nonÌ„ of them This man Adam wos owr fyrst fadyr and for co syn he put vs from paradyse bot throw his holy conuersacion and penance he gaff vs an exampull to cum to the kyngdom of heuyn And he that wyll nott folow hys holy conuersacion Ì„ exampull for co syn ryghtwysly he can not complayn on hym in so mych as we doo many â—â—eth son to Adam wos borne aftyr the begynnyng of the world C. and xxx yere and leuyd .ix C xij bot moyses ower skeppis a C. yere of thos in the wich Abell weppit iÌ„ the vaale of plorocion ny ebron â–ª this Seth for the oyle of mercy to be gettyn went to paradise â—elbora wos syster to abell Abell wos slayn of Cayn his brother this Abell the fyrst marter be gan the chyrche of god This man aftyr austyn mad the cite of god Ì„ he wos the fyrst citysyn of that cite be cause that hee wos ryghtwis owr lord resauyt his offyring â—almana wos systir and wiffe to Cayn this cayn wos a cursat mane and he mad the fyrst erthli cite that euer wos in this world in thee wich he put his pepull for drede in so mych os he vsit rauyn and violens for he trustit sych thingê to be doon to him os dyd to odir ther for he put hym and his in to sekir place this man slew hys brother abell for enuy and he wos punyschyt of god and wandyrt a bowte iÌ„ a dispare Ì„ efter wos slayn of Lameth ablynd maÌ„ Anno muÌ„di iiijC.xxxv. Et anÌ„ xpiÌ„ natiÌ„ iiijM.ix .ixC.lxxiiij ENos of the lyne of crist leuyd .ixC. yere and v. this Enos be gan to call the name of owr lord hit myght hape he fond sum wordis of prayer or mad sum ymages for god to bee worschippit as is now in the chyrche ChaynaÌ„ leuyd aftir ix C yere and .x Anno muÌ„di vijC. lxxxxv Et anÌ„ xpiÌ„ natiÌ„ .iiijM.iiii .iiiiC. Ì„ iiii MAlaleel of the lyne of crist leuid .viiiC. lxxxxv Iareth of the same lyne leuid .ix C lxii Enoch of the saame lyne leuid ccc yere and lxv This Enoch wos a rightwis maÌ„ and pleeset god and for his grett holines our lord translait hym in to paradise wher he leuis with Heli. in gret rest of bodi and saule tyll the cummyng off Ante crist Then they shall go forth for the comfortacion off good men And they shall be crownyt with the crowin off Martirdoome Matusele of cristis lyne leuyd ix C lxix This Matusale wos the olddyst man that euer ony scriptur has mynd of for when hee had leuyd neer vC. yere owr lord said to him byld the an howse now and thu will for yet thu shall lyffe vC. yere And he onsward sayd for so lytill a tyme as vC. yere I will byld no howse bott rest vndyr trees and heggis Ì„ ther slepit os he wos wontt to doo a for tyme. Anno muÌ„di M.iiijC.liiii Et anÌ„ xpÌ„i natiÌ„ .iijM.vij .vijC·xlv â–ª LAmeth wos of age vijC.lxxvij This lameth the fyrst agaynes natur and good maners ordant that a mane myght haue .ij. wyffes in doyng of his a woytery and he wos so or punyshit of them for they gaff hym mony a strype for it his so that by what thing a man synnys by the same he is punyshit ¶ This lameth slow Cayn not wylliÌ„gli bot when he wos old and blynd he wos lad of an child the wich trouyt that he had seen a wyld best Ì„ sayd to his master that he shuld schote and so he slew Cayn wher for he beete his chyld so soorthat the chyld also wos deed ¶ And it is to be knaw that all craftys orscyens liberall or hond craftis or of physike seruyng to the curiosite off man ar red that they wor foundyn of the chyldor of lameth and for they dred the ê‘ell to cum of the flood and the fyer ther for Tuball grauyt the same craftys in ij· pelours the theon woos of marbull and tho odyr of tyell or breke Tuball fond fyrste the craft to wyrke gold and siluer and yrne and wos the fyrste grauer that euer wos Iabe fond fyrst tentoria for scheper dys and pauylyons for odyr men Iuball fond fyrst the crafte to play a pon an harpe and organs odyr musik instremeÌ„tis he vsyt Noema fond the craft fyrst to weue lyne and wollyne clothe and to draw thredys of wooll Ì„ flax and a for that tyme the pepull vsytt the skynnys of bestys for ther clothys Anno muÌ„di ·M viC.xlii. Et anÌ„ xpiÌ„ natiÌ„ .iiiM.v .vC. lvn The shype of Noe had iÌ„ lenght iiiC. cubettis iÌ„ bred .l. in altytude xxx vide plura Gen. 6 knaw ye after doctoris that a conuenieÌ„t payn this tyme wos ordant to the world For theÌ„ lechory habundyt the wych defollyt maÌ„ys body And ther by water the erth wos wasshyt and cleÌ„sud In the signe of the promys that god mad to man that ther shuld neuer be sych a flod agayn And the rayn bow has ii principall colurs the wich represeÌ„t the ii IugemeÌ„tis The watyr colur representis the flode that is passit the fyeer colur be tokyns the Iugement to cuÌ„ Ì„ fyâ—re the wych we certanli abyde In the end of the world be cause couetues shall habunde by fyer it shall be brenet gold and syluer by the fier is wonte to be clens yt Noe Here begiÌ„nith the secunde aage of the world duriÌ„g to habrâ—ham And a noon the flod cam and stode a bown all hillis xv cubittis vide plura gen .7 Aftyr the flode a gret drunkiÌ„nes betyd vn to Noe. and thurgh the occasion of that drunkynnes he blessit his ij soÌ„is Sem and Iaphet for the fadyrs honor that thei haad to hym Ì„ for the honest shame that they couyrt meekly ther fadyr membyrs whan that he wos droyng and his son Cham for his skornnyng and his vnreuerens he cursed And heer aftâ—r sent Austyn is mad the fyrst mencion of bondage And of nobulnes contrary to hit for Noe sayd that Cham shuld be seruand in bondage to Sem Ì„ Iaphet for his vnreuerens Nerye shall not trow that all that desceÌ„dit of Cham war vnnobull men and of no power for they be gan fyrst to be myghty men oon the erthe as it is opyn of Nemroth Ì„ the kyngê of Chanaon and ascorum Nerall of Sem and Iaphet war vertuê° and nobull and myghty men when almost euerych oon fel in to the crime of ydolatry and war oft tymes oppressit of odyr men Bot this blessing and this cursyng has a respec to vertu and vyce for the wheâ—cch a maÌ„ is cald truli a nobull man or a vnnobull man for he
the last he shop him to the see and passed ouer in to fraunce and asked and aspied wher the Quene myght be fonde and men told hym wher she was And whan he come to the Cite that she was in preualy he sent his squyer vn to the quene to tell hyr that hir fadre wos comen to hir for gret neides ¶ And when the squyer come to the quene he told hir euery dele of hir sustres from the begynnyng vn to the end· Cordeill the quene anone toke gold and siluer plente and toke it to the squyer in counsell that he shold go and bere it vn to hir fadre and that he shold go in to a certan Cite and hym aray and wasshen and than cum ayene to hir Ì„ bring with hym an honest companye of knyghtes xl at the leyst with ther menye and than he shold send to hir lord the kyng and sayne that he were comen for to speke with his doughter hym for to seen and so he did ¶ And whan the kyng and the quene heâ—d that thei com with mych honour they hym rossayued And the kiÌ„g of fraunce tho let send thurgh all his reame and coÌ„manded that all meÌ„ shold bene al 's entendent to kyng Leir the Quens fadre in all maner of thynges as it war vn to hym self when kiÌ„g leir had duelled ther a moneth and more he tolde to the kyng and to the quene his doughter how his two eldest doughtres had hym serued Agampe anone let ordeyne a gret host of fraunce men and sent in to bretan with Leir the quenes fader for to comquer his land ayene and his kyngdom And cordeill also come with hir fader in to bretane for to haue the reame after hir fadres deth And anone they went to ship and passed the see and come in to bretan and foughten with the felous and them scomfited and kylled Ì„ tho had he his lond ayene and after leued iij. yere and held his ream in pees and afterward died Ì„ Cordeill his doughter hym let eÌ„tyr with mekell honour at Lecestre Anno muÌ„di iiij M iij C xlix Et anÌ„ xpiÌ„ natiÌ„tateÌ„ viij C liij AMasias son to Ioam regned on the Iues xxix yere after the wich the kyngdoÌ„ of Iues wos with out kyng xiij yere This man worship the goddis of Seyr vt pêª patet 2º para 2â— Ieroboam son to Ioam rened on isreell xli yere yâ— with was manly and victorius for he ouer come the kyng sirie Ì„ restorid israell damaske after the word of Iono the ê“phet bot he wos not good ther foor sayeth Austyn yf good men regne thay ê“phet mony meÌ„ Ì„ yf ill men regne they hurt mony men Anno muÌ„di iiij M iij C lxxxviij Et anÌ„ xpiÌ„ natiÌ„tateÌ„ viij C xi OZias or Azarias son to Amasie regned on the Iure lij yere the wich leued well a for our lord Off hym is no ill thyng wretyn bot that he vsurpit the dyngnyte of prest hoid vnder Azari the wich he for bed hym for the wich cause our lord strok hym with a leper vt pêª patet â—o. para Ozee bisshop and ê“phet was this tyme the fyrst of the xij is send a yanes the x. tribis Iohell the secund of the xij ê“phesied of iuda Anias the iij. ê“phised agaÌ„s mani peple ¶ Abdias the iiij of the xij ê“phesied agayns edom Iacharias son to IeroboaÌ„ regned iÌ„ israell vi monethis the wich be gan to regne the xxxviij yere of Osias and wos nought in his leuyng as his predicessurs war And zelluz kylled hym and regned a moneth And Manahen kyllid hym toke his kyngdom vt pêª patet 4º reguÌ„ This manahen regned x. yere that wich be gon to regne the xxxix yere of Osias and he ruled him myscheuysly and our lord toke hym in the poer of the kyng of assuriorum Ì„ he payed to hym M. talentis of siluer vt pêª patet 4 reguÌ„ Phaseia son to manahen regned in israell ij yere And he bee gan to regne the .l. yere of Osias he wos noght iÌ„ his leuyng Phasee slew Phasaia regned xx yere And he be gan to regne the lij yer of Osias and did as other cursed men did plura vide 4º reguÌ„ And after this israell wos with owttyn ony kyng viij yere ¶ How Morgan and Conedag that wos nevus to Cordeil werred wpon hir and put hir hir in to preson WHen that kyng Leir wos deid Cordeill his yongest doughter regned the x. yere of Osias kyng of Iuri And after hir ragned Conedage the xv yere of Osias And Cordeill that wos Leir yongest doughter after the deth of hir fader had all the loÌ„d v. yere and in the meyn tyme died hir lord Agampe that was kyng of fraunce and after his deth she left wedo And ther come Morgan and Conedag that wer Cordeill sustre sonnys and to hir had enmite for as moch as ther aunt shold haue the land So that bitweyn them they ordeyned a gret pouer and vpon hir wered gretly and neuer they rest till they had hir taken Ì„ put hir vn to deth and tho Morgan Conedag seysed ale the land Ì„ deê‘tid it bitwene them And they held it xij yere â–ª and when tho xij yere were gone ther bi gane bitwene them a gret debate so that they wered strongly to gedre yfere euery of them did other moch disese for Morgan wold haue all the land fro beyond humbet that Conedage held but he come ayenst hym with a strong pouer so that Morgan durst not abide but fled awey in to wales and Conedage pursued hym Ì„ toke hym and kylled hym And tho come conedage ayen and seysed all the lond in to his hand and held it Ì„ regned after xxxiij yere tho he died Ì„ lieth at new Troy ¶ And be cause the mater contennys most comediusly to geder of the kynges of bretan now called Enegland for the tyme of them is not certenly knawyn what tyme of the world thes kynges foloyng regned Therfor they shall be to geder tyll it be comen vn to Guentolen kyng of bretan now called Englond ¶ How Reignold that wos CoÌ„adag son regned after his fader Ì„ iÌ„ his tyme it reyned blode iij. dayes iÌ„ tokennyng of gret deth ANd after this Conedage regned Reignold his son that was a wise knyght and an hardy and curtes that well Ì„ nobully gouerned the lond and wonder well made hym beleued of all maner of folke and in his tyme it rayned blode that lested iij. days as god wold and sone after ther come gret deth of pepull for hostes with out nombre of pepull foughten tyll that all myghty god therof toke mercy and pytty and tho gan it cese and this Reignold regned xxij yere Ì„ died lieth at Yorke ¶ How Gorbodian regned in pees that wos reignold son after he died and lieth at yoik ANd after this
the romans sent legats the wich coÌ„maÌ„ded antiaco that he shold sese of his tyrannyde a yenst hym And Marcê° publiê° made a cerkill a boute Antiochi thê° sayng The senetours of Rome the pepul coÌ„maÌ„dith the that thow go not out of this cerkell till thow haue anwsar to this mater This antiochê° seyng that he myght not coÌ„tinu his tyranyde sayed yf it be thê° coÌ„maÌ„did me of the senetour romans pepull I must nedis turne ayene so woed angre he wos that he lost the seege of Alexander Ì„ turned to the poer releuys of the Iues vengyng hym vpoÌ„ them be cause he myght not veÌ„ge hym an no myghtier pepull vtêª iÌ„ li o machabeorum primo et 2o. MAthathias an holy maÌ„ of all louiÌ„g most worthy hated iÌ„ his hert ê¯uersacioÌ„ al synners alonly tristyng iÌ„ our lord god of israel vtêª pri o macha 2º And this man had v. soÌ„nes of the same loue vn to god This maÌ„ wos not bishop iÌ„ israel bot his iij. soÌ„nes wer Iudas machabeê° wos bishop iij. yere and he wos son to Mathathias This macabeê° was the most named maÌ„ that euer wos iÌ„ israell the wich had neuer none like hym a foor ne after he wos iÌ„ batell a myghty man and offred hiÌ„ to dye a marter for the lawys of god Ionathas his brother succedit hym xix yere the wich grew iÌ„ uertu gouerned stedfast stode iÌ„ the lawis of god and after falsly was slayn of Criphone ij of his soÌ„nys plraÌ„ vide iuda et freÌ„ eiê° libro macha Antiochê° Epiphanes son to Antiochê° the myghty this tyme was kyng of Syrry this maÌ„ from the heed vn to the fort with iÌ„ Ì„ with out all was cursed And therfor he was figured to antecrist moÌ„y marters cruelly he made and falsly he disposid hym to entyr iÌ„ to Egipt as his fader did bot he obtened not For the romans lettyd hym his most vnhapy werkes Ì„ how he wos iÌ„ hostage at Rome how the ê“phesi of daniell is completed in hym ye may se in the boke of machabeorum Qvintus Flaminius Marchus Catho Thiberiê° Graccê° weer senetours of Rome this tyme was so contiunall and so mych batell that lerned men of Gentyles and off the trew fayth bothe wer wery to writte the actys or haue them in mynde iÌ„ the wich batellis men merueled gretly on the stedfastnes of the RomaÌ„s that no tribulacion no drede no herdnes myght feere them bot euer contynuid in batell And certanly thes Romans after the worldis honesty they wer the most wise men that wer And therfore the Machobees desired ther companye Circa annuÌ„ muÌ„di v M lix Et ante xpÌ„i natiÌ„tateÌ„ C·xl MAthan son to Sadoch of the lyne of crist gat Iacob vt pêª patet Math .1o. Symon son to Mathathias wos bisshope viij yere This symon was a veray wise man and from hys youth vn tyll his age wos euer of good conuersacion euer more uertuus Ì„ at the last he was slayn of his brother Elay vt pêª patet pri o machabeo Iohannes Hyrcanus son to Symon wos after his fadir xxix yere a nobull man as all the kynred wos be fore hym This man aftir his decesse left his wife a veray wysse woman And his .v. sonnys to gouerne the Iuri of whom the holdest wos called Aristobolê° an vnpacient man and an vnhappy His own mother with .iij. of his yonger brether he presenit and slew them thurgh honger and so a loyn he leued kyng and bisshop on yere vide plura libro machabeorum Publius Lucinius Luciê° Emilius â–ª Lucius Lucinius Lucius Censorinus wer coÌ„sules at Rome in whos tyme the Cartagines and the Romans wered strongly bot the romans sabduit them intendyng to haue destrued the Cartagines vtterly Bot emong the Romans ther wos a notabull wisse man calldd Cipio nauta and emong mony notabull consellys .ij. he gaffe specealli to be had iÌ„ miÌ„de The fyrst that Cartago shuld not be destrued that thurght the occasion of forand batellis a inward concord shuld a bide emong the Romans and a ê‘petuall strength for continuall exorcise of batell The secund that in no wise the teathur shuld be belde in Rome for he sayed that was the most enmy that myght be to the pepull that vsid were for that place nuryched slouthe and prouoked lechory And how wisely this notabull man yaf counsell the tymes foloyng declare vide plura iÌ„ augê° de ciuitete dei et oro libro quarto Yet for all this counsell that nobull cite of Cartagie wos destruyed of Cipio and the senetours and it brent xvij dayes continually mony men ther wer sold and mony men ran in to the fyer willely ¶ Corinthus this same yere wos destruyed of thee romans the wich wos the richest cuntre of the world Ptholomeus this tyme regned in Egipt and wos famulier with thee romans And so long he and his predicessurs regned as they kepyd fidelite to the romans and knaw euery man that ther was no other cause that the pouer of the romans encresed so strongly a bown odir pepull bot vertu the wich abundantly regned in them and nomli rightwisnes the wich a bown all thyng they vsed And as long as they keped mesurnes and loued rightwisnes so long they wer neuer ouer comen And os soon as they wer corrupped it is red thei wer euer ower comen Hit is had iÌ„ a certayn reuelacion of god shewed to Sent Briget that our lord god beris witnes to thes oold Romans that noon in this world of puer naturall reson leued more rightwisly And what lyghttis of faythe they shewed in the tyme of cristyn relegion shall by shewed afterwerd RegnuÌ„ iudeorum restituitur ARistobolê° wos the fyrst kyng and prest iÌ„ the Iuri This man regned on yere a loyn and toke to hym the dyame of the kyngdom And he held hym not content with that that his fadre yaf hym iÌ„ hys testament bot he put his modir iÌ„ preson and his bred therfor he periched wrechidli with his brother antigonê° the wich wos of his counsell and helpet hym vide mrmÌ„ iÌ„ historiis ¶ Antigonê° brother to the kyng wos slayn thurgh the enuy of the quene Alexander wos bisshop after aristobolus and he stood xxvij yere And he wos all a tyrend all though he appered sobur iÌ„ the begiÌ„yng bot he made it knawyn what he wos iÌ„ his stomoke· for he slew his own bred and iÌ„ xij yere he slew .l. M of the old saage fadres of gret uertu be cause they told hiÌ„ his mysgydyng Then wheÌ„ he shuldie hed left ij sonys bi hynd hiÌ„ HircanuÌ„ AristoboluÌ„ bot certanly he saied his wyfe shuld regne for she stood iÌ„ the grace of the pepull Seruiê° Flaocê° Lucius Celius Fabius Publiê° this tyme wer senetours at rome this tyme batels emong them self be gan of the wich the fyrst cause Ì„ the begiÌ„yng wos Graccê° a myghty maÌ„ well
none after he wos martyred ¶ And here wos the fyrst that euer thee chirche of Rome had an infamet pope for all the predicessurs of all this liberin wer sentis and yaf holy sampuls Iulianus apastota wos after constantyn emprour ij yere and viij monethes he was cleped apostata for hee fled this Constantyne wiche killep his brether and for fere of deth wos made a cristyn man and a monke bot afterward by the counsell of a negromeÌ„ser he asked the duell whether he shuld be emprour or not The duell said that he shuld be emê‘our vpoÌ„ a condicioÌ„ that he shuld for sake his cristin faith and be vttyr emny to cristiÌ„ men and so he did for he yaf leue to the Iues that they shuld byld ayene the tempull in spite of the cristyn meÌ„ and he toke all the goodis that cristiÌ„ meÌ„ had distruied moÌ„y of them Ioninianê° wos emê‘our after hym viij monethes for when Iulian wos deid the host chose hym emê‘our he was a cristiÌ„ man Ì„ he said it wos not lefull to a cristiÌ„ maÌ„ to be a lord ouer so moÌ„y hethiÌ„ pepull Thei ansuerd and saied rather theÌ„ he shuld forsake the empire they wold be cristined And thê° toke he the dyngnite bot sone he wos deid Ì„ iÌ„ meruelê° maner for hee wos laid iÌ„ a close house after his iornay made all of stone newly whited with lyme in the wich they made to his comforth as they thought a fyer of charcoill and of the ayre of thes ij in the morâ— he was fond deid Valentinian with his brother Balent was Emprour after Ioninianus xi yere for he departed the empire Ì„ yaf his brother the est and keped hym self the west part This balentinianus wos a lord with Iulian apostata it happid him on a tyme for to go in to a tempull of fals goddis for to doo sacrifice and mynisteris stood therwith water haloid after ther gise with the wich they strenkilled the lordis This valentenianus smot the minister that kest the weter vpon hym and sayed he wos rether defouled ther bi then clensed be cause of this Iulian did exile hiÌ„ Bot our lord god for his opyn confession of his name rewarded hym with the empire His brother valent fell in to the opinyoÌ„ of the arrianes and died in that herici This same valent leuid iiij yere after valentinianus with Gracian the emprour ¶ This tyme leuyd sent Ambros. Anno domini .iijC.lxiiij DAmasê° wos pope after Felix xviij yere and ij monethes This wos an eloquent man in metyr and he wrot mony stories of pepis and martirs He ordand that gloria potri shuld be sayed in the end of the psalmes Ì„ that wos at the prayer of sent Ierom And thurgh the mocion of this pope ierom translait thee bibill from hebreu in to latyn and then he dicessed a confessur Valens with Gracian and valentinianuÌ„ wer emprour iiij yere in this tyme wer chirchis opynd ayene Ì„ cristyn men had leue to renew the seruys of god that wos defended a fore with Emprours infecked with harecy as wos valens and other werfor the chirche had no liberte when valens wos on liue ¶ A Synodus of an hundreth and .l. bisshoppis was gedred vnder Damase pope at Constantinople ayenes MacedomuÌ„ an heritike the wich deuyed the holy gost to be veray god And then wos the credo made that is song on holydayes in the chirche Augustinus a CartagineÌ„s of affrica wos this time He wos as nobull a retricion as myght be· and in all phelosophy and poetre iÌ„coÌ„porabull all thyng that any phelosophur fond iÌ„ his youth he vnder stood with litill labour a bowt this tyeÌ„ he wos send to mediolanuÌ„ wher hee was turned anone of sent Ambrose and baptised This man grew vn to a nobull doctor of the chirche And not long after that he wos bisshop of Yponens and ther he leuyd liij yere and mykyll diuinite he wrote vt pêª patet in libris suis Siritius wos pope after Damasus xv yere he dampned haritikis and litell els is writtyn of him Theodosius son to Gracian with valantyne his vnkell wos Emprour xxvij yere This man wos a cristyn man and gracius and in gouernance like to Traian soon wroth and a none reconsiled This man on a day when he wold haue gone to haue herd masse sent Ambros ê“hibit him the entre of the chirch till he had penance and made satisfaccion for the slayng of the xxx knyghtes the wich he slew in anger at Constantinople wherfor they made a law that the sentence of a prince shuld be deferit xxx days of thos that shuld do exicucion if they myght fall in the grace of the prince with in xxx dayes ¶ A bout thys tyme wos a child borne in the castell of Emons from the nauyll Ì„ a bown deuyded iÌ„ to ij bodies hauiÌ„g .ij. hedis ij wittis so that the on slepiÌ„g or etiÌ„g the oder slepid not ne ete not And wheÌ„ they war ij yere of age the on decessid Ì„ the other leued iij. dayes after Claudianus poeta wos this tyme Arcadius Ì„ Honorius regned xiij yere Ì„ in ther tyme rome wes ne distruyed bi an kyng called Alaticus of the wich destruccion rose a gret blasphemy of the romans for they sayed they fared neuer well sethyn crist come to rome Ì„ be rafeed them ther goddis by the preching of Pet Ì„ Paule And yit this Archadius subduit all his emnys by the pouer of god Ì„ shed no blud A yene this blasfemy sent Austyn made that solemp werke the wich they call de ciuitate dei Honorius wos emprour with Theodosius his brother son xv yere and he wos a man of holy lyfe for ij wifes he had and with bothe yit he died mayden he louyd specialy the chirch hated haritykys Ierom died this tyme at Bedlem the yere of his aage lxxxxi Sanctus Herachydes the wich wrote vitas patruÌ„ to Lansum episcopuÌ„ wos this tyme Iohannes Crisostamus wos exiled of Endochia the wiffe of Archadij and thurgh heyt of the sone he wos deid Anastasius wos pope after Siritius iij. yere This man ordand that euery man shuld stond at the redyng of the holy gospell and that he that wos a manyd man shuld not be prest Innocencius wos pope after Anastasiê° This man ordant that seke men shuld be anoynted with holy hoyl and at masse the kys of pees to be yeffen he dampned Pelagin an haritike Ì„ mony other thinges did vt pêª patet 26. q. i. Anno domini iiijC.xiiij ZOzimê° was pope after Innocent ij yere Ì„ viii monethes This man ordant that clerkys shuld be no tauerners ne sel no wyne and that a bond man shuld not be made prest with out the licens of his lord Bonifacius a roman wos pope after ZoziuuÌ„ iiij yere This man ordand that a woman shuld not toch the pall of the awter
brought a gret a huge multitude of pepull both of knightis squiers Ì„ principalli of yemen of Chestershire the wich yomen and archiers the kyng toke to hys own courte Ì„ yaf them bowge of court Ì„ good wages to be keê‘s of his own body both by nyght Ì„ by day aboue al othir ê‘sons Ì„ most loued best trust The wich sone afterward turned the kiÌ„g to gret losse Ì„ shame hyndring Ì„ his vtterly vndoyng destrucioÌ„ as ye shall here after that tyme come sir Henri of Derby with a gret menye of men of armes archiers and the erle of RutlaÌ„d come with a stronge pouer of pepull both of men of armes archiers ¶ And the erle of Kent brought a gret pouer of men of armes Ì„ archiers The erle Marchall come in the same maner the lorde SpeÌ„ser in the same maner the erle of northumberland sir Henri Percy his son sir Thomas Percy the erlis broder And all thes worthy lordis brought a fair menye Ì„ a strong pouer ech maÌ„ in his best aray Ì„ the duk of lancastre the duke of yorke comeÌ„ in the same maner with men of armes and archiers folowyng the kyng ¶ And sir willyam strop tresorer of englond come in the same maner And thus in this aray come all the worthy meÌ„ of this land vn to our kyng Ì„ all thes pepull com to londoÌ„ iÌ„ on day in so moch that euery stret lane iÌ„ londoÌ„ iÌ„ the subarbes were full of them logged x. or xij myle about londoÌ„ euery way And thees pepull brought the kyng at westmynstre went homi ayen to ther loggyng both hors and man Ì„ than on the moÌ„day the xij day of September the ê‘lameÌ„t began at westmiÌ„stre the wich was callid the gret ê‘lament ¶ And on the friday next after the erle of arundelÌ„ wos brought in to the ê‘lament among all the lordis and that wos on sent Matheues day the apostill and euangelist ther he wos for Iugged vn to the deth in this hall that wos made iÌ„ the palays at westmynstre And this wos his Iugement he shuld go on fote with his handis bound behynde him from thee place that he wos Iuggid in and so forth thurgh the Cite of londoÌ„ vn to the toure hill and his hede to be smyten of and so it was do in dede in the same place And vi of thee gret lordis that sat on his Iuggement ridden with him vn to the place ther he wos do vn to thee deth so to see the execucion wer don aftar ther dome ¶ And bi the kynges commaundement with them went on fote of men of armis and archiers a gret multitude of Chestre shire men in strengthyng of thee lordis that brought this Erle to his deth for they dred lest thee Erle shuld be reseued takin froÌ„ them whan they com in to london Thus he passed forth thurgh the cite vnto his deth and ther â—e toke it full paciencli on whos soul god haue mercy amen ¶ And than come the freris Austyns and toke vp the body the hede of this good erle Ì„ bare it home vn to ther place and beried him in ther quere And in the morow after wos sir Richard erle of werwike brought in to the parlameÌ„t ther as the erle of Arundell wos for iugged and they yaf the erle of Werwike the same Iugement that the forsaid erle had but the lordis had compassion of him be cause he was of more age and relesed him to perpetuall prison and put him in thee I le of man ¶ And than the moÌ„day next after The lord Cobhan of keÌ„t Ì„ sir IohnÌ„ Cheyn knyghtie wer brought in to the parlament iÌ„ to the same hall and ther they wer Iugged to be honged and draweÌ„ but thurgh the prayer and gret instance of all the lordis that Iuggement wos foryeuen them and relesed to perpatuall prison ¶ And this same time was Richard Whittyngdon maire of Londoni Ì„ IohnÌ„ wodecoke willm Askam shereues of london ¶ And they ordeyned at euery yate of londoÌ„ during this same parlament strong watche of men of armes archiers thurgh out euery ward also ¶ And the kyng made .v. Dukis on Duchisse and a Markeys and .iiij. Erles Ì„ thee frist of them wos the Erle of Derby Ì„ he wos made duke of Herford thee secund was the Erle of rutland and he wos made Duke of Awe marle and the thrid wos Erle of Kent Ì„ wos made thee Duke of Surre and the iiij wos thee erle of Huntingdone Ì„ he wos made duke of Excestre Ì„ the fifthe wos the erle of NotiÌ„gham he wos made thee Duke of Northfolke and the erle of Somerset he wos made the Marquies of Dorset the lord Spenser was made erle of Gloucestre Ì„ the lord Neuill of raby wos made erle of westmerland Ì„ sir Thomas Percy wos made erle of worcestre ¶ And sir Willm Scrope that was tresorer of englond he wos made erle of wilteshire and sir Iohan Montagu erle of salisburi ¶ And whan the kyng had thus don he held the parlament and riall fest vn to all his lordis and to all maner of pepull that theder wold cuÌ„ ¶ And this same yere died sir Iohan of gaunte the kinges vncle and duke of Lancastre in the bisshoppis yn in holborne wos brought froÌ„ theÌ„s to sent Paules and ther the kyng made and held his enterement well Ì„ worthely with all hys lordis in the chirch of sent Paules iÌ„ londoÌ„ ther he wos beried beside Dame blaunch his wife that wos doughter heir to the good Henri that wos duke of Lancastre ¶ And iÌ„ the same yere ther fell a discencioÌ„ bitwen the duke of Herford duke of Norfolk iÌ„ so moche that they waged bataill Ì„ casten doune ther gloues and than they wer taken vp and enseled the bataill ioyned the day set the place assigned wher when And this shuld be at Couentre And theder come the kyng with all his lordis at that day wos set in the feld and than thees two worthi lordis comen in to the feld well and cleen armed and well arayed with all ther wapen redy to done ther bataill and weren redy in the place for to fight at vtteraunce ¶ But the kyng bad them cese and toke thee quarell in to his hand ¶ And forth with right ther present exiled the duke of Herford for terme of x. yere the duke of norfolke for euer more ¶ And sir Thomas arundell erchebisshopp of Cantorbury wos exiled the same tyme for euer Ì„ depesit out of his see for malice of the kyng and anone thes iij. worthy lordis wer commaunded and defendid the kynges reame And anone they gat them shippis at diuerse hauens went ouer the see in to diuerse
moch that iÌ„ some places men gadred to geders and made them Captayns as blew berd and othir wich wer taken and resistid and had Iustices and died ¶ And than the said ê‘lament wos adiourned to leycestre And theder the kyng brought with him the duke of suffolke ¶ And when the comunes vnderstode that he was out of the tour Ì„ comyn thidder they desiered to haue execucion on them that wer cause of the deliueraunce of Normandie and had ben cause of the deth of the duke of Gloucestre had sold Gascoyn and guyen of wich they named to begiltâ— the duke of suffolke as chief the lord saye the bisshop of salisberi Daniell monâ— mo ¶ And for to pease the comyns the duke of suffolke was exiled out of englond v. yere ¶ And so duriÌ„g the ê‘lament hee went iÌ„ to Norfolke and ther toke shippyng for to go out of thee reame of engloÌ„d iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce ¶ And this yere as he sailid on the se aship of were callid the Nicholas of tour met with his shipp and fond him therin whom they token out and brought hym iÌ„ to ther shippe to the maister and the Capitayns and ther he was examined and at the last Iugged to deth And so they put him in a Cabon and his chapelayn for to shriue him And that done they brought him in to Douer rode and ther set him in to the bote And ther smoten of his hede and brought the body on land vpon the sandis and set the hede ther by ¶ And this wos done thee frist day of May ¶ Lo what auaylÌ„ed him now all his deliueraunce of Normandie c. And here ye may here how he was rewardid for the deth of the duke of Gloucestre Thus began sorowe vpoÌ„ sorow and deth for deth c. ¶ How this yere wos the insurrexcion iÌ„ KeÌ„t of the comunys of whom Iak Cade an Irishman wos capitayn THis yere of our lord M. cccc.l wos the gret grace of the Iubile at Rome wher wos gret perdone in so moch that from all places in cristyndome gret multitude of pepull resorted thidder ¶ And this yere wos a gret assemble and gadriÌ„g to geder of the comunes of kent in gret nombur Ì„ made an insurrexcion rebelled ayen the kyng his lawes ordeyned them a capitayn called iohnÌ„ Cade an Yrishman wich named him self Mortimer cosin to the duke of yorke ¶ And this capitayn held thes meÌ„ to geder made ordinaunce among them brought them to the blake heth wher he made a bill of peticions to the kyng his councell shÌ„ewed what iniuries oppressioÌ„s the poer comiÌ„s suffrid Ì„ all vnder colour for to cuÌ„ to his abone he had a gret multitude of pepull ¶ And the xvij day of Iune the kiÌ„g moÌ„y lordis capitayns Ì„ meÌ„ of were weÌ„t toward him to the blake heth whan the Capitayn of Kent vnderstode the comyng of the kyng with so gret puissaunce he withdrew hiÌ„ with his pepull to seuenoke a litell village ¶ And the xxviij day of Iune he beyng withdrawen Ì„ gon the kiÌ„g come with his armie set in order enbatailled to the blake heth And by aduys of his couÌ„cell sent sir vmfrey stafford knight willm stafford squier two valiauÌ„t capitaiÌ„s with certaiÌ„ pepull to feght with the capitayn Ì„ to take him Ì„ bring hiÌ„ his accessaries to the kyng wich weÌ„t to souenoke ther the capitayn with his felyship met with them and fought ayens them and in conclusion slew them both as mony as abode wold not yeld him wer slain During this skarmush fell a gret variaunce among the lordis men and comyn pepull beyng on blake heth ayenst ther lordis Ì„ capitayns sayng playnli that they wold go vn to the capitayn of Kent to assiste and help him but if they might haue execucion on the traytours beyng about the kyng wher to the kyng said nay thei saied playnli that the lord saye tresorer of engloÌ„d the bishope of Salisburi the baron of dudby the abbot of glouceturdames treuilian Ì„ mony mo wer traytours Ì„ worthy to be dede herfore for to plese the lordis meny also sum of the kiÌ„ges hous the lord saye wos arestie sent to the toure of londoÌ„ And then the kyng hering tydynges of the deth and ouerthrowyng of the staffordis he with drew him to london and from thens to kylingworth For the kyng ne the lordis durst not trust ther own housold men ¶ Then after that the capitayn had had this victori vpoÌ„ thes staffordis anone he toke sir vmfrey salat and his brigantins smyten full of giltnales And also his gilt sporris Ì„ arayed him like a lord and a capitayn and resorted with all his meny and also mo than he had before to thee blake heth ayen to whom come the Erchebisshop of Cantorberi and the duke of bokyngham to thee blake heth and spake with him and as it wos said they fond him witty in his talkyng and his request And so they departed ¶ And thee thrid day of Iuyll he come and entred in to London with all his pepull and ther did make cries in the kynges name and in his name that noman shuld robbe ne take no maner of goodis but if he payed for it and come ridyng thurgh the cite in gret pride and smote his swerd vpon londoÌ„ ston in Canwyk strete ¶ And he beiÌ„g iÌ„ the cite sent to the tour for to haue the lorde saye and so they set him and brought him to the Guyldhall before the Maire Ì„ the Aldermen wher that he was examined and he said he wold and ought to be Iuged by his peris And the communes of Kend toke him by force fro the maire and officers that kepid him and toke him to a prest to shriue him and or he myght be half shriuen they brought him to the standart in Chepe and ther smote of his hede on whos seule god haue marci Amen ¶ And thus died the lord saye tresorer of Englond After this they set his hede on a spere and bare it about in the rite And the same day about the myle ende Crowmer wos beheded ¶ And the day before at afternone the capitayn with certayn of his menye went to Philip Malpas house Ì„ robbed him toke away moch good And from thens he went to sent margaret patyns to on gherstis house robbed him Ì„ toke away from him moch good also at wich robbyng diuerse men of london of ther neyghbours wer at and toke part with them ¶ For this robbyng the pepull hertis fell from him Ì„ euery thrifty maÌ„ wos aferd for to be seruied in like wyse ¶ For ther wos mony a man in londoÌ„ that awayted and wold fayn haue seyn a comune roberie wich almyghty god forbed for it is to suppose if he had not robbid he myght haue gon fer or he had
fighting wiche endurid a gret wyle but in conclusion the duke of yorke obtened had the victorie of that iournay ¶ In wich wos slayn the duke of somerset the erle of NorthuÌ„berland the lord Clifoord mony knyghtis squiers moÌ„y mo hurt ¶ And on the morne after they brought the kyng in gret astate to londoÌ„ wich was logged in the bisshoppis palais of london ¶ And anone after wos a gretê‘lament In wich ê‘lament the duke of yorke wos made ê“tectour of Englond the erle of werwike Capitoyn of Calais the erle of Salisberi Chancelar of englond And all such parsons as had the rewle be fore about the kiÌ„g wer set a part myght not rule as they did be fore ¶ And this same yere died pope Nicholas the v. and after him was Calixte the thrid This calixt wos a catalane and thactis of him shall be shewyd sone after ¶ In this same yere fell a gret affray in London ayenst the Lumbardes The cause began because a yong man toke a dagger from a lumbard and brake it wherfore the yong man on thee morne wos sent fore to cum before the mayre and the aldermeÌ„ and ther for the offence he wos comytted to warde ¶ And then the maire deê‘ted from the gyldhall for to go home vn to his dynner but in the Chepe the yong men of the mercerie for the most part preÌ„tises held the maire and sheriues styll in châ—pe and wold not suffre them to depart vn to the tyme that ther felow wich wos comitted to ward wer deliuered and so bi force they rescued ther felow from prison and that done the maire and sheriues departed Ì„ the prisoner deliuered wich if he had bene put to prison had be in iupardie of his life ¶ And than began a romur in the cite ayenst the lumbardis and the same euenyng the handcraftimen of the toune arose and ran to the lumbardis houses and despoiled Ì„ robbed diuerse of them wherfore the maire and aldermen come with the honest pepull of the cite drofe them thens and sent sum of them that had stolen to newgate ¶ And the yong man that wos rescued by his felowes saw this gret romur afray and roborie enshewed of his frist meuyng to the lumbard deê‘tid and went to westmynstre to sentorie or els it had cost him his life For anoÌ„e after come doune an Oeyr determyne for to do Iustice on all them that so rebelled in the cite ayens the Lumbardis on wich sat with the maire that time willm Marow the duke of Bakyngham and mony othir lordis for to see execucion done ¶ But the comunes of the cite secretly made them redy and did arme them in ther houses wer inpurposed for to haue rongyn the comune bell wich is called bow bell but they wer let by sad men wich come to the knowleche of the duke of Bokyngham and othir lordis and incontinente they arose for they durst nolanger abide For they doutid that the hole cite shÌ„uld haue arisen ayenst them ¶ But yit neuerthelesse two or iij. of the cite wer Iugged to deth for this robborie Ì„ wer honged at Tiborne ¶ Anone after the kyng Ì„ the quene and othir lordis rode vn to Couentre and withdrew them froÌ„ london for thies cause Ì„ a litell before the duke of yorke wos seÌ„t fore to Grenwich ther wos discharged of the ê“tectourship And my lord of Salisberi of his Chancelarship Ì„ after this thei wer sent fore by priue seale for to cum vn to couentre wher they wer almost deceyued the erle of werwike also and shuld haue bene destruyed if they had not seyn well to ¶ How the lord Egremond was taken by the erle of Salisberi sonnys and of the robbyng of Sandwich THis yere wer takyn iiij gret fisshes bitwen Eereth and london that on wos called mors marine the secund was a swerd fisshe and the othir twayn wer whales ¶ In this same yere for certan affrayes done in the northcuntre bitwen the lord Egremond and the Erle of Salisburi sonnys the said lord Egremond whom they had takyn was condempned in a gret soum of monay to the said Erle of salisburi and therfore comittid iÌ„ to prison in newgate in london wher when he had bee a certayn space he brake thee prisun and iij. prisoners with him and ascapid and went his way ¶ Also this yere thee Erle of werwik and his wyfe went to Calais with a fair feliship and toke possession of his office ¶ About this tyme was a gret reformacion of mony monasteries of religion in diuerse parties of the world wich wer reformid after the frist institucion continued in moÌ„y places ¶ This same yere wos a gret bataill in the marches bytwen the land of Hungrie and the Turkye at a place called septedrad wher innumerabull Turkis wer slayn more by miracle thaÌ„ by mannys hond For only the hand of god smote them sent IohnÌ„ of capistrane wos ther present and prouoked the cristyn pepull beyng then aferd after to porsue the Turkis wher an infinite multitude wer slayn and destroyed And the Turkis said that a gret nombre of armed men folowed them that they wer aferd to turne ayen and they wer holi angellis ¶ This same yere the prisoners of newgate in london brake ther prison went vp on the leedis fought ayens them of the cite Ì„ kepid the gate a long while but at the last the toune gat the prison on them than they wer put in fetrris Ì„ Irons wer sore punysshed mensamof othir ¶ In this yere also ther wos a gret erthquake in Naples in so moch that ther perisshed xl· thousand pepull that sanke ther in to the erth ¶ Item in the yere xxxvi sent Osmond sum tyme bisshop of Salisberi wos canonised at Reme by pope Caliste And the xvi day of Iuyll he was translated at Salisbery by the bisshop of Cantorburie and mony othir bisshoppis ¶ And in August after sir Pers de Bresay seneschall of Normandi with the Capitayn of Depe and mony othir Capitayns and men of were went to the see with a gret nauy and come in to the Downes by nyght on the morne erly before day they londid and come vn to Sandwych both by land and water and token the toune and Rifled and despoiled it and toke mony prisoners And left the toune all bare wich wos a rich place and moche good therin And lad with them mony rich prisoners ¶ In this same yere in mony places of fraunce Almayn flauÌ„dris Holand and Zeland Childer gadrid them to geder by gret companies for to go on pylgrimage to sent Mihele mount iÌ„ Normandie wich come from fer cuntries wherof the pepull maruellid and mony supposid that sum wickid spret meued them to do so bot it endurid not long be cause of the long way and also for lake of vitaill as they went ¶ In this