pope after Sergius two yere This maÌ„ was made pope by the power of the Romayns and was not put in the nombre of popes for the euyll entred but he dyde none euyll ¶ Iohannes the .vi. was pope after hym a Greke And he was a martyr but of whome and wherfore the cause is not founde in hystoryes It is sayd that it was of the dukes of Lambardy for they were enmyes to the chyrche myghtely ¶ Iohannes the .vii. a Romayne was pope after hym thre yere but no thyng of hym is wryten ¶ Iustinianas was Emperour ayen with his sone Tyberiê° .vi. yeres And this was he the whyche was reued the Empyre afore by Leo And whan this maÌ„ was restored ayen he toke hym to the ryght fayth and worshypped the pope Constantyne And certaynly he destroyed Creson the place where he was exyled unto and all that dwelled in it except the chyldern he slewe them And he came ayen an other tyme to haue slayne the Innocentes And the men of that countree made them a capytayne a certayne man that was called Philyp an outlawe that whiche anone went to hym in batayll and slewe hym for his outragyous cruelnesse ayenst those chyldern ¶ Sysinnius was pope twenty dayes and thenne was grete stryfe and he decessyd \ but lytell of hym is wryten ¶ CoÌ„stantine was pope after hym vii yere This man was a very meke man so blessyd that of all men he was beloued He wente ouer the see to Iustinianus the Emperour and was receyued with grete honour deyed a blessyd man ¶ Philyp the seconde was Emperour one yere the whyche fledde in to Scicilis for the hoste of the Romayns And he was an heretyke and coÌ„maunded all pyctures of sayntes for to be bestroyed wherfore the Romayns cast a way his coyne ne wolde not receyue noo moneye that hys name or ymage were wryten vpon ¶ Anastasius thseconde after he had slayne Philyp was Emperoure thre yere This man was a crysten man and helyued well But by cause he put out phylipis eyen and slewe hym after warde And therfore Theodosius faustht ayenst hym and ouercame hym And thenne he was made a preest lyued soo quyetly ¶ Anno dmÌ„ .vii. C.xiiii GRegoryus the seconde was pope after Constantyne .xvii. yere this Gregoryê° was a chaste man a noble man in scrypture And about this tyme the popes began to deale more temporally wyth the Emperours than they were wonte for theyr falsnesse theyr he resye And also for to remeue th empyre fro oo people to an other as the tyme requyred thys man cursyd Leo the Emprrour by cause he breÌ„te the ymages of sayntes This same Leo coÌ„maunded Gregorius the pope that he shold brenne chirches destroye them And he sette noo thynge of hys sayenge but coÌ„mauÌ„ded the couÌ„trary manly And so it ys openly shewed that the destruccyon of the Empyre of Rome was the cause of heresy For certaynely faythfull people wyth the prelates wyth one wyll drewe to the pope constrayned the Emperours for to leue theyr tyrannye and theyr heresye ¶ And thys tyme in the eest parte of the worlde strongly faylled the very fayth for that cursyd lawe of the fals Machomete· ¶ Theodosius was Emperour regned but one yere And he was a very crysten man euen as he dyde so was he done vnto For Leo deposyd hym made hym a preest ¶ Leo the thyrde with Constantyne his sone was Emperour .xxv. yere this Leo whan he was myghty he deposyd Theodosyê° regned for hym was desceyned by a certayne Apostata the whiche badde hym that he sholde take and brenne all the ymages of sayntes wherfore he was punysshed both in batayll in pestylence with other Infortunes And by cause he was accursyd of Gregoryus bode ther in thre dayes therfore the pope wyth the comyn peple toke for hym the best parte of hys Empyre coÌ„mauÌ„dynge that no man shold obeye hym ne socour hym by cause he lyued lyke an heretyke ¶ Holy men sayde ayenst hym And many by hym were marted exyled And at the last in his misbyleue he deyed wretchedly and in this manes dayes but that Karolus Marcellus holpe the Crysten fayth faught manly nyenst the Sarrasyns draue them backewarde in Spayne the whyche they had subdued els they had entred in to Fraunce And Karolus slewe thre hondred thousaÌ„de Sarasyns moo· And of his people were slayne but .xv. thousande ¶ Nota. ¶ This man for the contynuall batayll toke to laye men the tresoure of the chirche wherfore Saynt Eucharius the bysshop of Aurelian as he was in his prayers sawe that same Karolus in soule and body payned in helle And the aungell that shewed the bysshop this man sayde That that was the Iugement of all those that toke a waye the goodes of the chirche or of poore men And to fortifye that that the bysshop sayd and â—ue it the abbote of saynt Deuys wente to the sepulcre there that Karolus was burye◠〈◊〉 opened the cheste that he laye in And there thâ—â— see a grete dragon go out but he had no 〈◊〉 ¶ Gregorius the thyrde a Romayne 〈◊〉 pope after Gregoryus the seconde The 〈…〉 confermed the woorshyppes of the 〈…〉 sayntes with the couÌ„seyll almooste of a thouâ—â—â—de bysshops And he cursyd horrybly all the despyers of these ymages As the Emperour â—nd other that were of the condycyon ¶ Constanâ—nus the fyfth was Emperour aâ—te his 〈◊〉 Leo .xxxv. yere He was a cursed man a pâ—â—e heretyke to that he dyde sacrefyse to the deuylles He pursued the chyrche And 〈…〉 is good of hym is wryten And so by yeâ—ce of god the chyrche was trowbled longe tâ—me About this tyme were many maruaylâ—es there were merueyllous erth quakys And certayne cytees that were sette on mountayns they were remeued borne awaye with the hylles in to the feldes .vi. myle thens as they stode and the cytees were not broken ne hurte In the londe of Mesopotanian the erthe was broken by the space of two myle And also there was a mule that spake in a mannes voys Asshes fell fro heuen And in the see of Poncico there was yse for grete froste that was .xxx. cubytes of thykenesse And the sterres fell fro heuen soo myghtely that men trowed that the ende of the worlde had be comen All these betokened meruaylus thynges for to come ¶ Anno dmÌ„ .vii. C.xliiii Acharias was pope after Gregorius x. yere This zacharis was a noble maÌ„ arayed wyth all vertue wyth all men he was loued for his mekeneste And he deposyd the kynge of Fraunce Hydery and put in hys place Puppynus for he was more profytable ¶ Here may ye see what power the thyrche had that tyme the whiche translated that famous kyngdom fro the very heyres to the kyngdome of Pippinus for a leyfull cause Vthabâ—t .xv. q. v. alius ¶ Stephanus the seconde a Romayne was pope after zacharyas .v. yere Thys man in all
the kynge of Englonde was come in to Normandy all the grete lordes of Normandye torned vnto the kynge of Englonde and helde ayenst the duke theyr owne lorde and hym forsoke and to the kynge them helde and all the good castelles and townes of Normandy And soone after was the duke taken and ladde with the kynge in to Englonde And the kynge lette put the duke in to pryson and this was the vengeaunâ—e of god ¶ For whanne the duke was in the holy londe god yaue hym suche myghte and grace that he was chosen for to haue be kynge of Iherusalem and he forsoke it and wolde not take it vpon hym And therfore god sente hym that shame and dyspyte for to put in hys brothers pryson Tho seased kyng Hery all Normandye in to hys honde and helde it all hys lyfe tyme ¶ And in the same yere came the bysshop Ancelmus for the courte of Rome in to Englonde ayen And the kynge and he were accorded ¶ And in the nexte yere comynge after there began a grete debare bytwene the kynge Phylyppe of Fraunce and kynge Henry of Englende wherfore kynge Henry wente in to Normandye and there was stronge warre bytwene them two And tho deyeâ— the kynge of FrauÌ„ce lowys his sone was mad kyng anone after his deth And tho went kyng Henry ayen into Englond maryed Maude his doughter vnto henry the emê‘our of Almayne ¶ Of the debate that was betwixt kynge Lowys of FrauÌ„ce kynge Hery of Eenglonde how kynhe Henryes two snes were loste in the hyghe seâ— AS kynge Henry had be kynge .xvii. yere a grete debate arose betwixt kynge Lowys of Fraunce and kynge Henry of Englonde for by cause that the kynge had sente in to Normandy to hys men that they sholde be helpynge vnto therle of Bloys as moche as they myght in warre ayenst the kyng of FrauÌ„ce And that they sholde be as redy to hyâ— as they were to theyr owne lord for by cause that therle hadde spowsed hys syster dame maude And for this cause the kynge of Fraunce dyde moche sorowe to Normandy wherfore the kynge of Englonde was wonder wroth in hast wenâ—e ouer the see with a grete power came in to NormaÌ„dye for to defende that londe And the warre bytwene them lasted two yere tyll at the laste they two faught to geder And the kynge of Fraunce was dyscomfyted vnnethes escaped awaye wyth moche payne the moost partye of his men were taken And the kynge dyde with theym what hym best lyked And some of them he lette go freely and some he lete be put vnto the deth But afterwarde those two kynges were accorded And whan kynge Henry had oonly all the londe of Normandy dyscoÌ„fyted his enmyes of Fraunce he torned agayne in to Englonde with mocheÌ„ honour And his two sones wyllyam and Richarde wolde haue come after the fader wente to the see with a grete company of people But are that they myghte come to londe the shippe came ayenst a roche and alle were drowned that were there in saue oo man that was in the same shyppe that escaped And this was vpon saynt Katheryns daye and these were the names of them that were drowned Wyllyam and Richarde the kynges sones the Erle of Chestre Ottonell his brotger Geffroy Rydell Walter Emurci Godefray Archedeken the kynges doughter the couÌ„tesse of Perches the kynges nece the countesse of Chestre many other ¶ Whan kynge Henry and other lordes arryued in Englonde and herde these tydynges they made sorowe ynough And alle theyr myrthe and Ioye was torned in to mornynge and sorowe ¶ How Maude the Empresse came ayen in Englonde how she afterwarde wedded to Geffroy therle of Angoy ANd whan that two yere were agone that the Erle had dwelled wyth the kynge the erle went from the kyng and begaÌ„ to warre vpon hym dyd moche harme in the londe of Normandy toke there a stronge castell there he dwelled all that yere And tho came to hym tydynges that Henry the Emperour of Almayne that had spowsed Maude hys doughter was deed and that she dwelled no lenger in Almayne that she wold come ayen in to Normandy to her fader And whaÌ„ that she was come vnto hym he toke her tho to hym came ayen in to Englonde made the Englysshemen to do othe and feaute to the Empresse And the fyrste man that made the othe was wyllyam the Archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury And that other Dauid kyng of ScotloÌ„de and after hym all the barons and erles of Englonde ¶ Also after that the noble man therle of Angoy that was a worthy knyghte sent vnto the kynge of EngloÌ„de that he wolde grauÌ„t 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 graunted consented ther to And tho tooke he his doughter ladde hir in to Normandy came to the noble knyghte Geffroy there he spowsed the forsayde Maude wyth moche honour the Erle begâ—te vpon her a sone that was called Henry the Empresse sone ¶ And after whan al this was done kynge Henry dwelled all that yere in Normandy after the loÌ„ge tyme a greuous sykenesse toke him where thorugh he deyed And this kyng Henry regned .xxxv. yere foure monethes And after deyed as is before sayd in Normandy And his herte was enteryd in the grete chirche of our lady in Rouen his body was brought with moche honour in to Englonde enteryd at Redynge in the abboye of the whyche abbaye he was begynner and founder HEnrycus the fourth was Emperour in Almayne after Harry the thyrde .xv. yere This man put his owne fader in pryson there helde hym tyll he deyed And tooke pope Paschall wyth hys Cardynalles presente them as it is sayd afore For the whiche cause as it is supposed he lacked yssue For he wedded the kynges doughter of Englonde Maude But after warde 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 penauÌ„ce that he sholde neuer come ayen to his Empyre that he myghte haue remyssyon of his trespaas And after the oppynyon of many a man he was wylfully exyled and deyed and hys wyfe bothe at Chestre in Englonde ¶ Gelasius was pope after Paschall two yere And fledde frome Henry the Emperour in to Bourgoyne and there decessyd Thys Emperour those Benedyctus a Spanyarde to be pope the whiche stroue with Calixtus ¶ Calixtus was pope after hym two yere and fyue monethes Thys Calixtus was the sone of the duke of Bourgoyne was chosen in the place of Gelasius And whan he sholde come to Rome he toke the for sayd Benedictus and made hym to ryde afore hym shamefully For he on a mule torned hys face to the tayle of the mule helde the tayle in
moder ¶ The .xiiii. yere of his regne the duke of Saxon spowsed Maude his doughter And he begate vpon her thre sones that were called Henry Othus and. Wyllyam ¶ And in the xv yere of hys regne deyed the good Erle Robert of Glocestre that founded the abbaye of Nonne of Eton. And in the same yere Marke kynge of Ierusalem conquered Babylon ¶ And the .xvi. yere of his regne he lete crowne his sone Henry at westmestre· hym crowned Roger Archebysshop of yorke iÌ„ harmyng of ThoÌ„as archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury wherfore this same Roger was accusyd of the pope ¶ How kynge Henry that was sone of kynge Henry the Empresse sone and of the debate that was bytwene hym and his fader whyle that he was in Normandye AFter the cornacyon of kynge Henry the sone of kyng Henry the Empresse lone That same Henry thempresse sone wente ouer to Normandy there he lete mary Elenore his doughter of the Dolphyn that was kynge of Almayne And in the .vii. yepe that the Archebysshop saynt â–ª Thomas had beÌ„ our lawed the kyng of FrauÌ„ce made the kyng saynt Thomas accorded And thenÌ„e cam Thomas the Archebysshop to Chaunterbury ayeÌ„ to his owne chyrche this accorde was made in the begynnyng of Aduente afterwarde he was slayne martred the fyfth daye of Crystmasse thenne folowynge For kynge Henry thoughâ— vpon saynt Thomas the Archebysshop vpon Crystmasse daye as he sate at hys mete these wordes sayd That yf he had ony good knyghtes wyth hym he had be many a day passeâ— auenged vpon the Archebysshop Thomas· ¶ And anone syr Wyllyam BretoÌ„ syr Hugh Moruile syr wyllyam Tracy syr Reygnâ—lâ—de Fitz vrse beers sone in Englysshe pryuely wente vnto the see came in to Englonde vnto the chyrche of CauÌ„terbury there they hyâ— martred at saynt Benets awter in the modeâ— chyrche And that was in the yere of the Incarnacyon of Ihesu Cryst M.C.lxxii yere And anone after Henry the newe kyng began for to make warre vpon Henry his fader vpon his brothern wyllyam Othus ¶ And so vpon a daye the kyng of Fraunce al the kynges sones and the kynge of Scotlonde and all the gretest lordes of Englonde were rysen ayenst kyng Henry the fader And at the last as god wolde he conquered all his enmyes And the kynge of Fraunce he were accorded· ¶ And tho sente kyng Henry specyally vnto the kynge of Fraunce prayed hym hertely for his loue that he wolde sende to hym the names bi letters of them that where the begynners of the warre ayenst hym And the kyng of fraunce sent ayen to hym by letters the names of theÌ„ that began that warre ayenst hym The fyrste was IohnÌ„ hys sone Rycharde his brother HeÌ„ry the newe kyng his sone Tho was Henry the king woÌ„der wroth cursyd the tyme the euer he hym begate whyle the warre dured HeÌ„ry his sone the newe kyng deyed sore repeÌ„tyng his mysdedes moost sorow made of ony maÌ„ for bycause of saint Thomas deth of CauÌ„terbury and prayed hys fader wyth moche sorowe of herte mercy for his trespaas And his fader forgaaf hym and had of hym grete pyte And after he deyed the .xxxvi. yere of his regne lyeth at Redynge ¶ How the crysten men loste alle the holy londe in the forsayd kinges tyme by a fals Crysten man that became a sarrasyne ANd whyle thys kynge regned the grete bataylle was in the holy londe bytwene the crysten men and the sarrasyns but Crysten men were there slayne thrugh greate treason of the erle Tyrpe that wolde haue had to wyf the quene of Iherusalem that somtyme was Baldewynes wyfe but she forsoke hym and toke to her lorde a knyght a worthy man that was called syr Gnyperches wherfore the erle Tyrpe was wroth wente anone ryght to the Soudan that was Soudan of Babylon became his man and forsoke hys crystendome and alle crysten lawe And the cerysten men wyst not of his dedes but wende for to haue had grete helpe of hym as they were wonte to haue before ¶ And whan they came to the bataylle thys fals Cresten man torned vnto the Sarrasyns forsoke his owne nacyon And soo were the crysten men there slayne with the Sarrasyns ¶ And thus were the crysten men slayne put to horryble dethe and the cyte of Ierusalem destroyed and the holy crosse borne a waye ¶ The kynge of Fraunce all the grete lordes of the londe lete them be crossyd for to go in to the holy londe· And amonges them wente Rycharde kynge Henryes sone fyrst after the kynge of Fraunce that tooke 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 nedes to be done ¶ And whan kynge Henry his fader had regned .xxxvi. yere and .v. monethes and four dayes he deyed and lyeth at Fonntenerad ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M. C·lvi ADrianus 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 abbote of saynt Albon in Englonde And whan he desyred to be made a monke there he was expulsyd and he wente ouer see and gaue hym to studye and to vertue And after was made bysshop of Albanacens thenne he was made Legate in to the londe of wormacian and he conuerted it to the fayth Thenne he was made pope and for the woundynge of a Cardynall he enterdyted all the cytee of Rome And he cursyd wyllyam the kyng of Cecyle and caused hym to submytte hym This man the fyrst of all the popes with his Cardynalles dwelled in the olde cyte ¶ Alexander the thyrde was pope after hym .xii. yere This Alexander had stryfe ·xvii yere and the foure stryuers that the Emperour sette ayenst hym he ouercame them cursyd them and all deyed an euyll deth This man also accorded Frederyke the Emperour and â–ª Emanuell of Constantinoble the kynge of seculoruÌ„ And this man nourysshed saynt Thomas of Caunterbury in his exyle ¶ Nota. ¶ Saynt Bernarde was canonysed by this Alexander and his abbot for bode hym he sholde do no myracles for there was so myghty concours of people And he obeyed to hym whan he was deed and dyde no moo ¶ Lutius the thyrde was pope after Alexander .iiii. yere and two monethes Of hym lytell is wryten In hys dayes decessyd Henry the fyrste sone to Henry the seconde this is his Epytaphy Omnis honoris honor decor et decus vrbis et orbis Milicie splendor gloria lumen aper Iulius ingenio virtutibus hector Achellis viribus Augustus moribus ore paris ¶ Vrbanus the thyrde was pope after Lucius two yere this man decessyd for sorowe whaÌ„ he herde tell that Ierusalem was taken with the sarrasyns· ¶ Gregorius the viii was pope after hym foure monethes And he practysed
in to Englonde with a stronge power of people â— to be kynge of Englonde· ANone as kynge Phylyp of Fraunce herde these tydynges he made certayne alyaunce bytwene theym by theyr comune eleccyon that Lowys kynge Phylyps sone of Fraunce sholde go with theym in to Englonde and dryue out kynge Iohan of the londe And all that were in presence of Lowes made vnto hym homage became his men ¶ And the Barons of Englonde helde them styll att London and abode Lowys the kynges sone of Fraunce And thys was the nexte Saterdaye before the Ascensyon of our lorde that Lowys came into Englonde wyth a stronge power And that tyme kynge IohnÌ„ had taken alle the castels of Englonde in to Alyens hondes ¶ And tho came Lowwys and besyeged Rochestre castell and tooke yt wyth strength And the thursdaye in wytson weke lete hange all the Alyens that were therin And the Thursdaye nexte se wynge he came to London and there he was receyued with moche honur of the lordes that abode hym there all to hym made homage ¶ And after warde on the Tewysdaye nexte after the. Trynyte sondaye he toke the castel of Reigate And on the morowe after the castell of Gilforde and the Frydaye nexte after the castell of Farneham And the Mondaye nexte after the cyte of wynchestre to hym was yolde and the morowe after Saynt Iohans daye the maner of wuâ—ueseye to hym yelden â–ª And the Tewysdaye after the Vtas of saynt Peter and Poule they toke the castell of Odyham And the mondaye after saynt Margaretes day he ordeyned hym to warde Bawmore for to syege the castell and there he dwelled .xv. dayes and myghte not gete the castell and thenne wente he thens and came to London and the Toure to hym was yolden How the pope seÌ„te in to Englonde a legate that was called Swalo of the deth of kynge Iohan. ANd in the same tyme the pope sente in to Englond a Legate that was called Swalo and he was preest Cardynall of Rome for to mayntene kynge Iohans cause ayenst the barons of Englond But the barons had so huge parte helpe thorugh lowys the kynges sone of FrauÌ„ce that kyng IohnÌ„ wyst not to â—orne ne go And so it befell that he wolde haue gone to Nycholl· And as he went thyder warde he came by the abbaye of Swynes hede there he abode two dayes And as he sate at mete he axed a monke of the hous how moche that a loof was wroth that was sette before hym vpoÌ„ the table And the monke sayd â—hat the loof was wroth but an half peny O sayd the kynge tho Here is greate chepe of brede Now sayde he tho and I may leue ony whyle suche a loof shall be wrothe .xx. shelynges or half a yere be gone And so whan he sayd this worde moche he thought often he syghed toke and ete of the brede and sayd by god the worde that I haue spoken it shall be sothe· ¶ The moÌ„ke that stode before the kyng was for this worde full sory in hys herte thought rather he wolde hym self suffre deth thought yf he myght ordeyne therfore some maner remedy And anone the monke wente vnto hys abbot and was shryuen of hym and tolde the abbot all that the kynge had sayd And prayed hys abbot for to assoyle hym for he wolde yeue the kynge suche a drynke that all Englond sholde be glad therof and Ioyfull Tho yede the monke in to a gardeine and fouÌ„de a grete tode therin and toke her vp and put her in a cuppe prycked the tode thorugh with a broche many tymes tyll that the venym came out of euery syde in the cuppe And tho tooke the cuppe fyllyed it with good ale and brought it before the kyng knelynge sayenge Syr sayd he wassayll for euer the dayes of all your lyf dronke ye of so good a cuppe ¶ Begyne monke sayd the kynge ¶ And the monke dranke a greate draught and toke the kynge the cuppe and the kynge dranke also a greate draught and sette downe the cuppe The monke anon ryght wente in to farmere there deyed anone on whoo 's soule god haue mercy Amen And fyue monkes synge for his soule specyally shall whyle that the abbaye standeth The kynge rose vp anone full euyll at ease and commauÌ„ded to remeue the table and axed after the monke And men tolde hym that he was deed for his wombe was broken in sondre ¶ Whan the kyng herde this he coÌ„maunded for to trusse but it was for nought for is bely began to swelle for the drynke that he had droÌ„ke within two dayes he deyed on the morowe after saynt Lukys daye had many fayr chyldern of his body begaten that is to say HeÌ„ry his sone that was kyng after Iohan his fader Rycharde that was Erle of Cornewaylle and ysabell that was Empresse of Rome Elenore that was quene of Scotlonde And this kyng Iohan whan he had regned .xiiii. yere fyue monethes fyue dayes he deyed in the castell of ne werke And his body was buryed at wynchestre ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M.CC. FRedericus the seconde was Emperour xxx yere This man was crowned of Honorius the pope ayenst Otto for by cause that he sholde fyght wyth hym the whyche he dyde and expulsyd hym And fyrste he nourysshed the chyrche and afterwarde he dyspoyled it as a stepmoder· wherfore Honorius cursyd hym and all tho that were contrary to hys opynyon the pope assoyled And the same sentence Gregorius the .ix. renewed And this same man put Henry hys owne sone in to pryson and there murdred hym wherfore whan thys Emprerour an other season was lyke by an other sone of his owne he was murdred in the tyme of Innocentius the fourth ¶ Honorius the thyrde was pope after Innocenciê° .x. yere confermed the ordre of frere Prechers Mynors· And made certayne Decretalles ¶ Of kynge Henry the thyrde that was crowned at Gloucetree ANd after this kynge Iohan regned his sone Henry was crowned at Gloucette whan he was .ix. yere olde on saynt Symondes daye Iyde of Swalo the Legate of Rome thrugh counseyll of all the grete lordes that helde with kynge Iohan hys fader that is to saye the erle Radulf of Chestre wyllyam erle Marshall erle of Penbroke Wyllyam the Brener erle of Feries Serle the manly baron And all other grete lordes of Englonde helde with Lowys the kynges sone of FrauÌ„ce And anone after whan kynge Henry was crowned Swalo the Legate helde his counseyll at Brystowe at saynt Martyns feest And there were xi byssops of Englonde of walys and of other prelates of holy chyrche a grete nombre and erles barons many knyghtes of Englonde And all tho that were at that counseyll swore feawte vnto Henry the kyng that was kynge IohnÌ„s sone ¶ And anone after the Legate enterdyted walys for cause that they helde with the barons of Englonde Also all
for the frenssmeÌ„ to entre ¶ And aboute this the sayde Markys of Suffolke axed in playne parlement· a fyftene and an half for to fetche her out of frauÌ„ce ¶ Loo what a mariage was this as to the comparysoÌ„ of that other maryage For there sholde haue be delyuerde so many castels and Townes in Guyon and so moche golde sholde haue be yeuen with her that alle Englonde sholde haue be therby enriched but coÌ„trary wyse fell wherfore euery grete prynce ought to kepe hys promyse For bycause of brekynge of this promyse for maryage of quene Margarete what losse hath the reame of Englond had by lesynge of NormaÌ„dye Guyon by dyuysyon in the reame the rebellynge of comyns ayeÌ„st ther prince and lordes what dyuysyon amoge the lordes what murdre and sleynge of theym what feldes foughte made in conclusyon soo many that many a man hathe loste his lyfe in conclusyon the kynge deposed the quene wyth her soone fayne to fle into ScotloÌ„de from thens in to FrauÌ„ce so to Loreyne the place that she came fyrst fro many meÌ„ deme that the brekyngege of the kynges promyse to the systyr of the erle of Armynack was cause of his greate losse aduersyâ—e ¶ How the duke of Gloucestre the kynges vncle was arested at the parlyament of Bury and of hys dethe how Angeo in Mayn was delyueredd IN the .xxvi. yere of kynge Henry was a parlyament at Bury called Saynt Edmondes bury abowte whiche was coÌ„maunded all the comyns of the countre to be there iÌ„ their moste beste defensyable araye for to wayte vpon the kynge To whiche parlyament came the duke of Gloucestre Vmfry the kynges vncle whiche hadde be protectoure of EngloÌ„de all the noneage of the kynge And anone after as he was in hys lodgynge he was arested by the VycouÌ„te Beaumont the Conestable of Englonde whome accompanyed the duke of Bukyngham and many other lordes ¶ And for the wyth all his seruauntes were coÌ„maunded to departe frome hym And xlii of the chief of theym were arested and sente to dyuerse prisons And anone after this sayd areste the sayde duke was on the morowe deed on whos soule god haue mercy but how he dyed in what maner the certente is not knowe Some saye he deyed for sorowe some said he was murdred bytwene two federbeddê some sayd that a spytte was put in his fuÌ„damente But how he deyed god knoweth to whome no thynge in hydde then whan he was deede he was layde open that all men myght hym se· And soo bothe lordes knyghtes of the shyre wyth Burgeys came sawe hym lye dede but wouÌ„de ne token coude they not perceyue how he dyde Here may men marke what this worlde is ¶ This duke was a noble man a grete clerke ruled worshypfully the reame to the kinges behoue and neuer cowde be fouÌ„de fawte to him but enuye of theÌ„ that were gouernours had promysed the duchy of Angeo the erldome of myan caused the dystruction of this noble man For they dradde that he wolde empeshed the delyueraunce And after they sente his boody to saint Albons wyth certayn lyghtes for to be buryed And so syr Gerauys of Clyfton had then the charge for to conueye the corps And so it was buryed at Saynt Albons in the abbaye And fyue ê‘sones of hys housholde were sente to london there were they reyned Iugyd to be drawen hanged also quarered Of whome the names were syr roger chamberlayne knyght one mydelton a squyre Richard denham· whiche v. ê‘sones were draw fro the toure of london thrugh Chepe to tyborn· there lete done quycke and them striped to haue be heded quartred then the marqueys of Suffolke shewed there for thez the kyngê ê‘don vnder his grete seale soo they were ê‘doned of the remenauÌ„ce of all the other execusyon had theyr lyues so they were brought ayeÌ„ to loÌ„don after freely delyuered Thus begaÌ„ trowble in this reame of Englonde for the dethe of this noble duke of Gloucestre al the comyns of the reame begaÌ„ for to murmure for it were not coÌ„tent· ¶ And after the pope Eugeny was deed Nycholas the fyfte was elect pope this Nycholas was chose for Eugenye yet hangyng these sysmo notwithstondyng he gate the ObedieÌ„ce of all crysteÌ„ reames For after he was electe sacred pope certayne lordes of fraunce of EngloÌ„de were sente in to Sauoy to pope felix for to entreate hym to seasse of the papacye And by the specyall laboure of saynt IohaÌ„nes he sessed the seconde yere after the pope Nycholas was sacred And the sayde felix was made Legate of fraunce and Cardynal of Sauoye· and he resygned the hole papacye to Nycholas And after lyued an holy lyf deyed an holy man And as it is sayde almyghty god shewed myracles for hym This was the .xxiii. scysme bytwene Eugeny and Felyx dured .xvi. yere ¶ The cause was this the generall counseyll of Basyle deposed Eugeny whyche was oonly pope and Indubytyte for asmoche as he obserued not and kepte the decrees and statutes of the counseyll of Constance as it is sayde before Nether he rought not to yeue obedyence to the gener all counseyll in no maner wyse wherfore arose a grete alteracyon among wryters of thes matere pro et contra whiche can not accorde vnto this daye one partye sayth that the counseyll is aboue the pope And that other partye sayth nay but the pope is aboue the counseyll God blessed aboue all thynge yeue and graunte his peas in holy chirche spouse of cryste amen This nycholas was of Iene comen of lowe degree a doctour of dyuynyte An actyf man he Reedyfyed many places that were broken ruynous and dyd make a walle aboute the palays and made the walle newe abowte Rome for drede of the Turkis the people wondred and gretely merueylled of the ceasyng and resynyng of pope Felix to the pope Nycholas coÌ„syderynge that Nicholas was a maÌ„ of so homely a byrth the other was of affynyte to all moste party of cristen priÌ„ces wherfore ther was a uerse publysshed as is a fore sayde ¶ How syr â—raunsoys Aragonys toke Fogyers in Normandye and of the losse of ConstaÌ„tynople by the Turke IN the yere of kynge Henry .xxvii. beyng trewes bytwene frauÌ„ce and Englond A knyght of the Englisshe partye named Syr Fraunces aragony toke a towne in NormaÌ„dye named Fogyese ayeÌ„ste the trewes of whyche takynge begaÌ„ moche sorowe losse for thys was the occasyoÌ„ by the whiche the frenssmmeÌ„ gate all Normandye ¶ Aboute this tyme the Cyte of CoÌ„stantynople whiche was the emperial cytye in all Grece was takeÌ„ by the turkes â–ª Infydels whiche was bytrayde as some holde oppynyoÌ„ And theÌ„peroure taken slayne the ryall chyrche of saynt Sophya robbed dyspoyled and the relyques and ymages and the rode drawynge aboute the stretes whiche was done in spyte of Crysten
meny And then he sholde sende to her lorde the kyng feyne that he were come for to speke with hys doughter hym for to se so he dyde And whan the kynge and the quene herd that they came with moche honoure they hym receyued And the kynge of fraunce then lete lende thrugh al the realme coÌ„maunded that al men sholde be as entendauÌ„t to kynge Leyr the quenes fader in all maner of thynges as it were vnto hymselfe whaÌ„ kynge leyr had dwelled there a moneth more he tolde to the kynge to the quene his doughter how his two eldest doughters hadde hym serued Agampe anone lete ordeyne a grete hooste of FrensshmeÌ„ sente in to Brytayne with Leyr the quenes fader for to coÌ„quere his loÌ„de agayne his kyngdome And Cordeill also came with her fader in to Brytayne for to haue the realme after her faders dethe And anone they wente to shyppe passed the see came in to Brytayne fought with the felons theÌ„ dyscomfyted slewe then had he his loÌ„de agayne after lyued .iii. yere helde his realme iÌ„ peas after warde dyed so Cordeill his doughter thenne let enter him with moche honour at Leycestre ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiii. M.iii. C.xlix Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .viii. C liii AMasius sonne to Ioam regned on the Iewes .xxix. yere after the whiche the kyngdom of Iewes was without kynge .xiii. yere This man worshypped the goddes of Seyr vt pêª .ii. para .xv. ¶ Ieroboam sone to Ioam regned on Israel .xli. yere the whiche was manly and vyctoryous For he ouercame the kynge of Sirie restored Israel Damaske after the worde of Iono the prophete But he was not good Therfore sayth austyn if good men regne they profyte many a man And yf ylle men regne they hurte many men· ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiii. M.iii. C.lxxxviii Et ant xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .viii. C.xi. Ozias or Azarias sone to Amasie regned on the Iury .lii. yere the whiche lyued wel afore oure lorde of hym is none euyl thynge wryten but that he vsurped the dygnyte of preesthode vnder Azari the whiche he forbode hym For that whiche cause our lorde stroke hym with a leper vt pêª .ii. para ¶ Ozee bysshop prophete was this tyme the fyrst of the .xii. that is sende astaynst the .xii. tribus ¶ Ioel the secoÌ„de of the .xii. prophecyed of Iuda Ananias the thyrde prophecyed agaynst many people Abdias the fourth of the .xii. prophecyed agaynst Edom ¶ zacharius sonÌ„e to Ieroboam regned in Israel .vi. monethes the whiche began to regne the .xxxviii. yere of Ozias was nought iÌ„ his lyuynge as his predycessours were And Sellum slewe hym regned a moneth And Manahen slewe hym toke his kyngdome vt pêª .iiii. reguÌ„ This Manahen regned .x. yere the whiche began to regne the .xxxix. yere of Ozias \ he ruled hym myscheuously And our lorde toke hym in the power of the kynge of Assuriorum And he payed to hym a thousande talentes of syluer vt pêª .iiii. reguÌ„ ¶ Phaseia sonÌ„e to Manahen regned in Israel .ii. yere he began to regne the .l. yere of Ozias and he was nought in his lyuynge ¶ Phase slewe phaseia regned .xx. yere he began to regne the .lii. yere of Ozias dyde as other cursed men dyde Plura vide .iiii. reguÌ„ And after this Israel was without ony kynge .viii. yere ¶ How Morgan and Conedag that were neuewes to Cordeill warred vpon her And put her in pryson NOw as kynge Leyr was deed Cordeil his yongest doughter regned the .x. yere of Ozias kynge of Iury. And after her regned Conedag the .xv. yere of Ozias Cordeil that was Leyrs yongest daughter after the deth of her fader had all the londe .v. yere And in the meane tyme deyed her lorde Agampe hat was kynge of FrauÌ„ce after his dethe she was wydowe And there came Morgan and Conedag that were Cordeils systers sones to her had enuyte for as moche as theyr aunte sholde haue the londe So that bytwene them they ordeyned a grete power and vpon her warred gretely And neuer they rested tyll they had her taken and put her vnto deth And tho Morgan and Conedag seased all the londe departed it bytwene them And they helde it .xii. yeres And whan that those .xii. yeres were gone there beganÌ„e bytwene them a grete beatel so that they warred stroÌ„gely togyders And eueryche of theym dyde other moche dysease For Morgan wolde haue all the londe frome beyonde Humbre that Conedag helde But he came agaynst hym wyth a grete power so that Morgan durste not abyde but fledde a waye in to walys And Conedag pursued hym and toke hym slewe hym And tho came Conedag agayne and seased all the londe in to his honde and held it And regned after xxxiii· yere And thenne he deyed and lyth at newe Troy ¶ 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 knoweÌ„ what tyme of the wrolde the kynges folowen regned Therfore they shall be togyder tyll it be comen vnto Guentolen kyng of Brytayne now called EngloÌ„de ¶ How Reynolde that was Conedags sone regned after his fader in his tyme it rayned blood thre dayes in to kenynge of grete deth ANd after thys Conedag regned Reynolde hê sone that was a wyse knyght a hardy curteyes that wel nobly gouerned the londe wonder welle made hym beloued of all maner of folke And in hys tyme regned blood that lasted thre dayes As god wolde soone after ther came a grete dethe of people For hostes wythout nombre of people fought tyll that almyghty god ther of toke mercy and pyte tho gaÌ„ it cesse And this Reynolde regned .xxii. yere deyed and lyeth at yorke ¶ How Gorbodian regne in peas that was Reynoldes sone AFter thys Reynolde that was Conedags sone regned Gorbodian that was thys Reynoldes sone ·xv yere and thenne he deyed and lyeth at yorke ¶ How Gorbodian had .ii. sones how that one slewe the other for to haue the herytage how ydoyne ther moder slewe that other wherfore the londe was destroyed SO whan thys Gorbodian was deed hys two sones that he had be came stoute and proude and euer warred togyder for the londe And that one was called Ferres and that other Porres ¶ And thys Ferres wolde haue all the londe but that other wold not suffre hym This Ferres had a felonous herte thoughte 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 he came ayen and fought wych his brother Ferres But full euyll it happed tho he was slayne fyrste whan ydoyne ther moder wyst that Portes was deed she made grete sorowe for by cause that she loued hym more than
Alexandrum episcopum qui negauerunt in chrysto veram carnem fuisse et etiam negabant carnis nostre resurrectionem ¶ And after he hadde made many notable sermons and epystles he decessed ¶ Marcianus and valentianus were Emperours thys tyme .vii. yere In whose tyme was the grete Synody afore reherced whan Eusticem and Dyoscorus were condempned IN the tyme that Macianus was Emperour vortyger was kynge in Brytayne now called Englond In whose tyme ye. Saxons came in to Brytoyne made many kynges That is to wyte as is playne by the Cronyeles .vii And by cause it is tedyous to mannes reason to reherce many dyuers names to gyder as .vii. kynges of Englonde and in one tyme the Emperours and Popes Therfore the Cronycles of Englonde shall be sette togyder tylle that we shall treate of Alured In whose tyme the Danes came in to Englonde And the Popes and ye. Emperours and other kynges deed the same tyme shall be seâ—â—â— togyder ¶ Circa annuÌ„ dmÌ„ CCCC xlix ¶ How the wardeyns that had those chyldern to kepe that were Constanstynes ladde theym to lytell Brytayne for the treason and the falsenesse of vortiger Hyre begynneth the fyfth parte durynge to the comynge of the Danes THys tyme came ye. Saxons that were pagans fyrste in to Brytane now called Englonde vnder vortiger the whyche was crowned kinge of this londe This tyme those that had these two childern in kepinge the whyche were CoÌ„stantynes sons That is to saye Aurilambros and vter thrugh ordynance of Gosselin that was bysshop of London after the faders deth that is to saye Constantyne durst not dwelle in this londe with those childern but conueyed them vnto the kynge of lytell Brytayne For as moche as he tho wist the treason of vortiger that tho was made kynge Thorugh who me Constance the elder brother was slayne wherfore the hondred knyghtê of Pehites were put to dethe and bore all the blame as that vortiger hadde not wyst ther of ne consented And so the kepers of those two chyldern dradde lest vortiger sholde put them to deth thrugh his treason and falsenesse As he had done the brother before And therfore they were ladde ouer in to lytell Brytayn and the kyng them receyued with moche honour and lete them to nourysshe And there they dwelled tyll they became fayre knyghtê stronge and fyers And thourght to be auenged vpon Constaunce theyr brother whan they sawe theyr tyme and so they dyde as ye shalle here telle after warde ¶ It was not longe after warde that the tydynges came ouersee to the kynred of the hondred knyghtê of Pehites that were dampned put to deth thrugh Vortiger in thys 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 greate power and robbed in many places slewe dyde all the sorowe that they myght whan Vortiger it wyst he made moche sorowe and was sore anoyed And in an other place also tydynges came to hym that Aurilambros and Vter his brother assembled a grete hoste to came in to moche Brytayne that is to saye in to thys londe for to be auenged vpon Constance theyr brothers deth Soo in that one half and in that other he was brougho in to so moche sorowe that he ne wyst whether to go ¶ How Engist and an .xi. thousande meÌ„ came in to this londe to whom vortiger yaue a place that is callde Thongcastell ANd soone after this sorowe tydinges came to vortyger that a grete nauy of strauÌ„gers were arryued in the couÌ„tree of Cent he wyst not wheÌ„s they were ne wherfore they were come in to this londe ¶ The kynge sent anone a messager thyder that some of sholde come and speke wyth hym for to wyte what folke they wert and what they axed and in to what couÌ„tree they wolde ¶ There were two brethern maysters and prynces of that stronge company that one was called Engist and that other Horne Engist wente to the kynge and tolde hym the cause wherfore they were come in to this londe and sayde Syrewe ben of a countree that is called Saxonne that is the londe of Germayne wheryn ys so moche sorowe That of the people ben soo many that the londe maye not them susteynes 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 fyghte and that beste maye trauayll in to dyuerse londes And soo they sholde them yeue horse and harnes armour and all thynge that they nedeth And after they shall saye to them that they go in to an other countree where that they mowelyue as theyr And cetrees dyde them before ¶ And therfore syr kynge yf ye haue ought to doo wyth our company we ben comen in to youre londe And wyth good wylle you wolde serue your londe kepe helpe and defende from your enmyes yf that ye nede ¶ whan vortyger herde these tydynges he sayde gladly he wolde theym wyth holde vppon suche couenanuce yf they myghte delyuer hys londe of hys enmyes he wolde yeue theym resonable loÌ„des where they sholde dwelle for euer more ¶ Engyst thanked hym goodly and in thys maner he and his coÌ„pany a .xi. thousande sholde dwelle wyth the kynge vortiger And moche they dyde thrugh theyr boldenesse they delyuered hys londe of his enmyes clene ¶ Tho prayed Engyst the kynge of so moche londe that he myghte make to hym a Cyte and for hys meyne ¶ The kynge answered it was not to doo wythoute the coancell of Brytons ¶ Engist prayed hym eftsones of as moche plyce as he myghte compace with a thonge of a skynÌ„e wherupon he myghte make a. Mancer for hym to dwelle in And the kynge hym graunted freely ¶ Tho toke Engist a bulles skynne and kytte it as smaâ—e as he myghte all in to oo thonge all a rouÌ„de And ther with compaced he as moche londe as he myght thenÌ„e make vpon a fayre castell And so whan this castell was made he lett calle it Thongcastell for as moche as the place was marked with a thonge ¶ Of Ronowen that was Engistes douhter and how the kynge Voreiger spowsed her for her beaute SO whan this castell was made full well arayed Engist pryuely dyd sende by letter iÌ„ to the couÌ„tree where he cam fro after an C. shyppes fylled with men the were strong also well fyghtynge in all bataylles the they sholde also brynge wyth them Ronowen hys doughter that the fayrest creture that a man myghte see ¶ And whan those people were come that he hadde sente after he tooke them in to the castell wyth moche Ioye And hymself vpon a daye went vnto the kynge prayed hym there worthely that he wolde come and see hys newe maneer that he had made in the place that he had compassed wyth the thonge of the skynne The kynge anone graunted hym
dyscoÌ„fyted hymselfe there was slayne and thys batayll was ended at Tombryge in the seconde yere of his regne vpon sanyt Calixtê° daye and so he was buryed at waltham ¶ Of kynge william bastarde how he gouerned hym well wysely of the grete warre bytwene hym and the kynge of Fraunce AS williâ—m Bastarde duke of NormaÌ„dy had conquered all the londe vpon Crystmasse daye then nexte lete crowne hym kynge at westmestre and as a worthy kyng yaue vnto Englyshmen largely londes to hys knyghtes And after warde he wene hym ouer the see came iÌ„ to Normandy there he dwelled a whyle And in the seconde yere of his regne he came ayen in to Englonde and brought with hym Maude his wyf lette crowne her quene of Englonde oon wytsondaye ¶ And tho anone after the kynge of Scotlonde thoe was called Malcolin began to stryue warre with the kyng wylyam And he ordeined hym towarde Scotlonde with his men both by loÌ„de and by see for to destroye kynge Malcolin But they were accorded the kynge of Scotlonde became hys man and helde all hys londe of hym And kynge wyllyam receyued of hym is homage and came ayen in to Englonde And as kynge wyllyam hadde be kynge .xvii. yere Maude the quene deyed on whom kynge wyllyam hadde begote many fayr chyldern that is for to saye Robert Curthos wylllyam Rous Richarde also that deyed Henry· Beauclerke and Maude also that was the erles wyf of Bleynes and other foure fayr doughters ¶ And after his wyues deth grete debate began betwixt hym the kynge of Fraunce Philyp but at the laste they were accorded And tho dwelled the kynge of Englonde in Normandy no man hym warned he no man longe tyme. ¶ And the kynge of Fraunce sayde vppon a daye in scorne of kynge wyllyam had longe tyme lyen in chylde bedde and loÌ„ge tyme had rested hym there And this worde came to the kynge of Englonde there that he dyde lye in Normandye at Rome And for thys worde was tho euylle apayed also wonder wrathe towarde the kynge of Fraunce And swore by god that whaÌ„ he were arysyn of his sykenesse he wolde lyghten a thousande condelles to the kynge of FrauÌ„ce anone lete assemble a grete host of Normandy of Englysshe men And in the begynnynge of the Heruest he came in to Fraunce and brente all the townes that they came by thrugh the couÌ„tree and robbed dyde all the sorowe that he myght thrugh out all Fraunce And at the last he brenned the cyte of Mandos and coÌ„maunded his people to bere wood as moche as he myght brenne And hym self halpe ther to all the he myghte with good wyll And there was a greate hete what of the fyre what was so grete of the sonne that it was woÌ„dder hote that it stuffed hym so that he became fell in to a grete dysease sykenesse And whan he sawe that he was so stronge syke he ordeyned assgned alle Normandye to Robert Curthos his sone all englonde to wyllyam the Rous and bequone to Henry Beaclerke al his treasour And whan he thus had done he receyued all the sacrameÌ„tê of holy chyrche and deyed the .xx. yere of his regne \ and lyeth at Cane in Normandy ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M.lxvi. GRegorius the .vii. was pope after Alexander .xii. yere this man ordeyned in a generall Synodus that no preest sholde haue a wyf ne sholde dwelle with wymmen but tho that the holy Synodus of Micena and other decrees had suffred And thenÌ„e the preestê sette nought or lytell pondred hys ordynaunce This pope coÌ„maunded that no man sholde here masse of a preest that had a concubyne And he on acertayne tyme whan he was Cardynall and Legate in to Fraunce proceded sharpely ayenst prelates and that were symomers And amonge other was one bysshoppe there that was gretely famed with symonye And those that accused hym pryuely hyered them to saye the countraye The whiche the Legate conceyued and aforâ— all the people he sayde Lete the Iugement of this men cesse at this tyme for it is dysceyuable and lette god dyspose for it And sayde thus it is certayne That the dygnyte of a bysshop is the yeuer of the holy ghost And whosomeuer byeth a bysshopryche doth ayenst the holy ghost ThenÌ„e yf thou bysshop dyde not ayenst the holy ghost saye openly afore all the people Gloriâ— petri et filio et speritui sancto And many tymes he beganne to saye it but he coude neuer speke spiritui sancto Thenne he was deposyd of his bysshopryche and after he coude speke it wyll ynoughe ¶ Victor the thyrde was pope after hym oo yere this man was poysoned with venym in the chaly◠¶ Vrbanus was pope after hym two yere This man cursyd the kynge of Fraunce for his aduâ—â—â—erys And he called a counseyll at Claurum in the whyche he ordeyned that matyns of our lady shold be sayd euery daye and on Saterday her solempne masse And it is sayde that this was shewed vnto the freres of Cartusis ¶ Also he called an other counseyll att Turan for the holy londe to be wonne ayeÌ„ and pryuoked the people to that matere and within a lytell tyme after that matere the holy londe was recouered and the sepulcre of our lorde and Anthioche with many other cytees taken fro the Sarrasyns And it is sayd and byleued that CC.M. crysten men wente to that Iourny For there wente of states olde men and yonge and also ryche and poore and noo man compelled theym And this passage was made by the vysyon of our lady And the prynces of thys peaple were dyuerse One was Godfroy de Boloynt a full noble man of all the worlde and a vertuous man and an other was Beemonde the Duke of Neaples And the thyrde was Hughe the kynges brother of Fraunce and many other the whyche dyde full nobly for the fayth of god ¶ And it were to longe in this boke to reherce the gloryous actes that they dyde ¶ Of kynge wyllyam Rous that was kynge williams bastardes sone the destroyed townes houses of Relygyon for to make the newe forest ANd after thys wyllyam bastarde regned his sonne wyllyam the Rous. ¶ And thys wyllyam was a wonder contraryous man to god and holy chyrche and lete ameÌ„de make the towne of Cardies that the Paynems had destroyed Thys kynge wyllyam destroyed holy chirche theyr possessions in what parte he myght them fynde And theyr fore there was so moche debate bytwene hym and the Archebyssop of Caunterbury Ancelmus For by cause that he repreuyd hym of hys wyckednesse that he destroyed holy chyrche And for that cause the kynge bare to hym grete wrath And so he exyled hym out of thys londe the Archebysshop went to the courte of Rome there dwelled with the pope And this kynge made the newe forest caste downe destroyed .xxvi. townes .lxxx. houses of Relygyon
myghtely howe Ierusalem myght be wonne ayen but anone he decessyd ¶ Clemens the thyrde was pope after hym thre yere and lytyell he dyde ¶ Of kynge Rycharde that conquered ayen al the holy londe that the crysten men had loste ANd after this kyng Henry regned Rycharde his sone a stowte man a stronge a worthy also bolde And he was crowned at westmestre of the Archebysshop Baldewyn the thyrde daye of Septembre ¶ And in the seconde yere of his regne kyng Rycharde hymself and Baldewyn the Archebysshop of Caunterbury and Hubert bysshop of Salysbury and Radulf erle 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 hooly londe rested not tyll that he came forthe in his waye vnto Cypres and tooke it with grete force And after that kynge Rycharde went forth to warde the hooly londe gate there as moche as the crysten men had there before lost And conquered the londe ayen thoruhh grete myght saufe only the holy crosse And whan kynge Rycharde came to the cyte of Acres for to gete the cytee ther arose a gret debate bytwene hym the kynge of Fraunce so that the kyng of FrauÌ„ce went ayen in to Fraunce was wroth towarde kyng Rychard but yet for all that are kyng Rycharde wente ayen he toke the cyte of Acres whan he had take it he dwelled in the cyte a whyle But to hym came tydynges that the erle IohnÌ„ of Oxenforde hys brother wolde haue seased all Englonde in to his honde and Normandy also and wolde lette crowne hym kynge of all the londe ¶ And whan kynge Rycharde herde telle of these tydynge he wente ayen towarde Englond with all the spede that he myghte But the duke of Ostryche mette with hym and toke hym and brought hym vnto the Emperour of Almayne And the Emperour hym brought vnto pryson And afterward he was delyuered for an Huge raunson that is for to saye an hundred thousande pounde And for the whiche raunson to be paied eche other chalyce of Englonde was molten and made in to moneye And all the monkes of the ordre of Cysteaux yaue alle theyr bookes thrugh oute all Englonde for to doo them to selle and the raunson for to paye ¶ How kynge Rycharde came agayne from the holy londe auenged hym of his enmyes SO as this kyng Rycharde was in pryson the kynge of Fraunce warred vpon hym strongly in NormaÌ„dye and IohnÌ„ his broder warred vpon hym in Englonde But the bysshops and the baroÌ„s of Englonde with stode hym with all theyr power that they myghte gete tooke the castell of wyndesore and other castelles And the forsayde IohnÌ„ sawe that he had no myght ne power ayenst the barons of EngloÌ„de for to fyght But anone went hym ouer the see vnto the kynge of FrauÌ„ce ¶ And whan Rycharde came out of pryson was delyuered and came in to Englonde anone after Candelmasse in grete haste he went vnto Notyngham the castell of Notyngham to hym was yolden and tho dyscomfyted he hys brother Iohan and tho that with hym helde And after he wente vnto the cyte of wynchestre there he lete hym crowne kynge of Englonde And after he wente vnto Normandy for to warre vpon the kyng of FrauÌ„ce And the kynge of Fraunce came with .vi. hondred knyghtis to warde Gisors And kynge Rycharde mette hym and tho wolde haue yeuen hym bataylle But the kynge of Fraunce fledde tho and hondred knyghtes of his were taken and two hondred stedes that were trapped wyth yren ¶ And anone after wente kyng Rycharde for to besyege the castell Gaillarde â— And as he rode vpon a daye by the castell for to take a uysemente of the castell an arbarlaster somte hym with a quarell that was enuynymmed And the kyng drewe out the shafte of the quarell but the quarels heed abode styll in hys heed And it began for to rancle that he ne myghte not helpe hymselfe ne meue his armes And tho he wyst that he had dethes wonde vpon hym that he myght not be hoole for noo manere of thynge ¶ He coÌ„mauÌ„ded anoÌ„e sharpely all his men for to assoyle the castell Soo that the castell was taken or he deyed And soo manly his men dyde that al the people that were in the castell were taken the kynge dyde wyth them what he wolde And commauÌ„ded his meÌ„ that they sholde brynge before â–ª hym the man that hym so hurt so wounded And whan he came before the kyng the kyng axed hym what was his name And he sayd my name is Bertham Gurdon wherfore sayd the kynge haste thou me slayne syth I dyd the neuer none harme Syr sayd he Though ye dyde me neuer none harme ye your self with your owne honde slewe my fader my broder And therfor I haue quyte now your trauaylle Tho sayd kyng Rycharde He that dyed vpon the crosse to bryng maÌ„nes soule fro payne of helle foryeue that my deth and I also foryeue it the. Tho coÌ„maunded he that no man sholde hym mysdo But for all the kyngê defendynge some of the kyngê men hym folowed and pryuely hym slewe And the .vi. daye after the kyng dyde shryue hym sore repentaunce hauynge of hys mysdedes was houseled and enoynted ¶ Rud this kyng regned but .ix. yere and .xxx. wekes and deyed lyeth besyde his fader at Fontenerad HEnyicus the fyfth was Emperour .viii. yere This Henricus was sone to frederyk he wedded Constaunce the kyngê doughter of Cecyle though the occasyon of her he subdued alle the kyngdome of Apulye he droue all the people out the enhabyte that londe ¶ Celestinus the thyrde was pope after Clemens almost thre yere This man was crowned vpon Eester daye the daye folowynge he crowned Henry the emperour And he made a palays at saynt Peters decessyd ¶ Innocencius the thyrde was pope after hym .viii. yere .v. monethes this man was wel lettred he made a boke of the wretchydneste of maÌ„nes coÌ„dicoÌ„n he made speculuÌ„ misse he mad many coÌ„stytucyons This man daÌ„pned the boke of IohnÌ„ Ioachim that whiche he made ayeÌ„st mayster Peyrs Lombarde the maker of the Sentence This tyme decessyd the Emperour Henry And the prynces of almayne discorded for some chose Otto some chose Phylyppe brocher to Henry Thenne Phylyppe was falsely slayne Gtto was crowned of Innocencius in FrauÌ„ce that whiche anone afught with the Romayns for they yaue hym no dewe honour And for that cause ayenst the popes wyll he toke the kyngdom of Apulye frome Frederyk wherfore the pope cursyd hym Thenne after the fourth yere of his regne the prynces of Almayne made Frederyk Emperour and victoryously he subdued Otto ¶ wyllyam of Parys this tyme began the ordre of the freres Austyn the whiche ben called fratres mendicantes Franciscus an ytalyon
chartre of oblygacyon and our warraunt for euer more be ferme and stable without ony gaynsayenge we shall fronte this daye afterwarde be true vnto god and to the moder of holy chyrche of Rome \ and to the pope Innocencius the thyrde and to all that cometh after hym· And the realme of Englonde and of Irlonde we shall maynten truely in alle manere poyntes ayenst alle manere men by our power thrugh goodes helpe ¶ How the clerkes that were outlawed came agayne how kyng Iohan was assoylled SO whan thys chartre was made and ensealed the kynge receyued agayne his crowne of Pandulfus honde And sete anone vnto the Archebysshop Stephen and to all his other clerkes and lewede men that he had exyled out of thys londe that they sholde come ayen in to Englonde and haue agayne theyr londes and allo theyr rentes And that he wolde make restytucyon of the goodes that he had taken of theyrs ayenst theyr wyll ¶ The kynge hymself tho and Pandulf and erles and barons went unto wynchestre ayenst the Archebysshop Stephen ¶ And whan he was come the kynge wente ayenst hym and fell adowne to his feet and thus to hym sayde Fayre syre ye be welcome And I crye you mercy by cause that I haue trespassed ayenst you ¶ The Archebysshop toke hym vp tho in hys armes and kyssyd hym curteysly oftentymes and after ledde hym to the doore of saynt Swythunes chyrche by the honde and assoylled hym of the sentence and hym reconsyled to god to holy thyrche And that was on saynt Margaretes daye And the Archepysshop anone wente for to synge masse And the kyng offred at the masse a marke of golde ¶ And whan the masse was done all they wente for to receyue theyr londes without ony manere gaynsayenge ¶ And that daye they made all myrth Ioye ynough But yet was not the enterdytynge releaced by cause the pope had sette that the enterdytynge sholde not be done tyll the kynge had made full restytucyon of the goodes that he had taken of the holy chyrche And that hym self sholde do homage to the pope by a certayn Legate that he sholde sende in to Englonde ¶ And thenne tooke Pandulf his leue of the kynge and the Archebysshop and went agayne vnto Rome ¶ And the Archebysshop anone lete come before hym prelates of holy chyrche at Redynge for to treate counseyll how moche and what they sholde axe of the kyng for to make restytucyon of the goodes that he had taken of theym And they ordeyned sayd that the kyng sholde yeue to the Archebysshop thre thousande marke for the wronge that the kynge had done vnto hym And also by procyons to other clerkes .xv. thousande marke ¶ And the same tyme Nycolaus bysshop of Tuscam Cardynall Penytenciarius of Rome came in to Englonde thrugh the popes conmaundement the fyfth kalendas of Octobre and came to London the fyfth Nonas of Octobre for by cause that kynge Iohan and alle the kynges that came after hym sholde euer more holde the reame of Englonde and of Irlonde of god and of the pope payenge to the pope by yere as it is aboue sayd ¶ How the enterdytynge was vndone in EngloÌ„de and of the debate that was bytwene kynge Iohan and the barons of the reame AS kynge Iohan had done his homage to the Legate that shewed hym the popes letter that he sholde paye to Iulyan yelne ayen that was kynge Rychardes wyfe the thyrde parte of the londe of Englonde and of Irlonde that he had withholde syth that kyng Rycharde deyed ¶ Whan kynge IohnÌ„ herde this he was wonder wroth For vtterly that enterdytynge myght not be vndone tyll that he had made greâ— and restytycyon to the forsayd Iulyan of that she asked The Legate went thenne agayne to the pope after Crystmasse And the kynge sente ouer see to Iulyan that was kynge Rychardes wyf for to haue a relate of that she axed of hym ¶ And so it befell that Iulyan deyed anone after Eester And in so moche the kynge was quyte of that thynge that the axed ¶ But thenne at the feest of saynt Iohan that came nexte after thorugh the popes commaundemente the enterdytynge was fyrst releasyd thrughout alle Englonde 〈…〉 daye of Iulii And .vii. yere was the londe â—terdyted And on the mornynge mâ—n rough sayd masse thorugh out all London and so â—â—ter thorugh out all Englonde· ¶ And the neâ—â— yere after there began a grete debate bytwene kynge Iohan and the lordes of Englonde â—or by cause that he wolde not graunte the lawâ—â— and holde the whiche saynt Edwarde had ordeynâ—d and had ben vsed holden vnto that tyme that he had them broken For he wolde holde noo lawe but dyde all thynge that hym lyked and dysheryted many men without consente of lordes and perys of the londe And woâ— dysheryte the good erle Radulf of Chestre for by cause that he vndertoke hym of hys wyckednesse for by cause that he dyde so moche shame and vylany to god and to holy chyrche â–ª And also for he helde and haunted hys owne brothers wyfe and laye also by many wymmen greate lordes doughters For he spared no woman that hym lyked for to haue wherfore all the lordes of the londe were wrothe toke the cyte of London To cesse this debate the Archebysshop and lordes of the londe assenbled before the feest of saynt IohnÌ„ Bapâ—yst in a medowe besyde the towne of Stanys that is called Romney mede And the kynge made them there a chartre of fraunchyse suche as they wolde axe and in suche manere they weâ—e accorded and that accordement lasted not full longe For the kynge hymself soone after dyed ayenst the poyntes of the same chartre that he had made wherfore the moost parte of the lordes of the londe assembled and began to warre vppon hym ayen and brenned his townes robbed his folke and dyde all the sorowe that they myght made them as stronge as they myght with all the power they hadde and thought to dryue hym oute of Englonde and make Lowys the kyngê sone of Fraunce kynge of Englonde ¶ And kyng IohnÌ„ sente tho ouer see and ordeyned so moche people of Normans of Pycardes of Flemynges soo that the londe myghte not susteyne them but with moche sorowe ¶ And amonge alle this people â— there was a man of Normandye that was called Fawkis of Brent and thys NormaÌ„ and his company spared nother chirches ne houses of relygyon but they brente â—obbed it and bare a way aâ—l that they myght take so that the londe was all destroyed what one syde and other ¶ The barons lordes of Englonge ordeyned amonge theym the beste spekers and wysest men and sente them ouer the see to kynge Phylyp of FrauÌ„ce and prayed hym that he wolde sende Lowys hys sone in to Englonde to be kynge of Englonde and to receyue the crowne ¶ How Lowys the knges sone of Fraunce came
desyre came to him for to goo in to Englonde ayen And whan he was come ayen he fouÌ„de so many playntes made to hym of his Iustyces of his clerkes that had done so many wronges falsnesse that wonder it was to here and for whiche falsnesse syre Thomas waylond the kynges Iustyce for swore Englonde at the toure of London for falsnesse that meÌ„ put vpon hym wherfore he was atteynt proued fals· And anone after whan the kyng had done his wyll of the Iustices tho lete he enquere espye how the Iewes dysceyued and begyled his people thorugh the synne of falsnesse and of vsury And lete ordeyne a preuy parlement amonge his lordes And they ordeyned amonge theym that all the Iewes sholde voyde out of Englonde for theyr mysbyleue and also for theyr fals vsury that they dyde vnto crysten men And for to spedde and make an ende of this thynge all the comyn alte of Englonde yaue vnto the kynge the .xv. peny of all theyr goodes meuable and soo were the Iewes dryuen oute of Englonde And tho went the Iewes in to Fraunce And there they dwellyd thorugh leue of kynge Phylyp that tho was kynge of Fraunce ¶ How kynge Edwarde was seased in alle the londe of Scotlonde through coÌ„sente and graunte of all the lordes of Scotlonde· IT was not longe after that Alexandre kynge of Scotlonde was dede and Dauyd the erle of Huntyngdon that was the kynges brother of Scotlonde axed claymed the kyngdom of Scotlond after his brother was deed for cause that he was ryghtfull heyre But many grete lordes sayd nay Wherfore greate debate arose bytwene theym there freÌ„des for asmoche as they wolde not consente to hys coronacyon and the meane tyme the forsayd Dauyd deyed so it befell that the sayd Dauyd had thre doughters that worthyly were maryed the fyrst doughter was maryed to Bayloll the seconde to Brus and the thyrde to Hastynges The forsayd Bayloll Brus chalenged the londe of Scotlonde greate debate stryf arose bytwene them by cause eche of them wolde haue be kynge· And whan the lordes of Scotlonde saw the debate bytwene them came to kynge Edwarde of Englonde seased hym in all the londe of Scotlond as chyef lord whaÌ„ the kyng was seased of the forsayd lordes the forsayd Baylol Brus Hastinges came to the kynges courte axyd of the kyng whyche of them shold be kynge of Scotlonde And kyng Edwarde the full gentyll true lete enquyre by the Cronycles of Scotlonde and of the gretest lordes of Scotlonde whiche of them was of the eldest blood And it was fouÌ„de that Baylol was the eldest And that the kyng of Scotlond sholde holde of the kynge of Englonde do hym frauce and homage And after this was done Baylol went in to ScotloÌ„de and there was crowyed kynge of Scotlonde ¶ And the same tyme was vpon the see grete warre bytwene the Englysshemen and the Normans But vpoÌ„ a tyme the Normans arryued all at Douer and ther they martred an holy maÌ„ that was called Thomas of Douer And afterwarde were the NormaÌ„s slayne that there escaped not one of theÌ„ ¶ And so afterwarde kynge Edwarde sholde lete the duchye of Gascoyne thrugh kynge phylyp of FrauÌ„ce thrugh his fals castynge of the Dousepers of the londe wherfore syr Edmond that was kynge Edwardes brother yaue vp his domage vnto the kynge of FrauÌ„ce ¶ And in the tyme the clerkes of Englond graunted to kynge Edwarde half â—eale of holy chirche goodes in helpynge to recouer his londe agayne in gascoyne And the kyng sent thether a noble company of hys bachelers And hymself wolde haue gone to Portelmouth but he was let thrughe one maddok of walys that had seased the castell of Swandon in to his honde for that cause the kynge torned to walys at Cristmasse by cause that the noble lordê of Englond that were sent in to Gascoyne had no comforth of there lorde the kynge they were take of syr Charlys of FrauÌ„ce that is to say syr IohnÌ„ of brytayne syr Robert Tiptot syr Raufe Tanny syr Hugh Bardolfe and syr Adam of Cretynge And yet att the assensyon was Maddok take in walys a nother that was called Morgan And they were sent to the tour of London and there they were byheded ¶ How Syre Iohan Baylol kyng of Scotlonde with sayde his homage ANd whan syre IohnÌ„ Baylol kynge of Scotlonde vnderstande the kynge Edwarde was werred in Gascoyne to whom the reame of Scotlond was delyuerd Falsly tho ayenst his othe with sayd his homage thrugh procurynge of his folke sent vnto the court of Rome thrugh a fals suggestyon to be assoylled of that othe that he swore vnto the kyng of Englonde soo he was by letter enbulled ¶ Tho chose they of Scotlonde dousepers for to brnyge Edward of his ryght ¶ And in the tyme came two Cardynalles from the cource of Rome fro the pope Celestme to trete of acorde bytwene the kyng of EngloÌ„d as tho cardinalles spake of accorde ThaÌ„ as turbeluyll was takeÌ„ at Lyons made homage to the warde of Parys put his sones in hostage thought to go in to Englonde aspye the countre tell them whan he came to Englond that he had broken the kynges pryson of Fraunce by ryght said that he wolde do that all Englysshmen walshemen sholde aboute the kynge for to brynge to the ende he swore vpon thys couenaunt dedes were made bytwene them that he sholde haue by yere a thousand pouÌ„des worth of londe to byrnge this thynge to an ende This fals traytour toke his leue wente thens came in to Englonde vnto the kynge seyd that he was broke oute of pryson that he had put hym in suche peryll for his loue wherfore the kyng cowde hym moche thanke full gladde was of his comynge ¶ And the fals traytoure fro that daye aspyed all the doynge of the kynge also his counselle for the kyng loued hym full welle and with hym full preuy But clerke of Englonde that was in the kynges how 's of Fraunce herde of this treason and of the falsnesse and wrote to another clerke that tho was dwellynge with Edwarde kynge of Englonde all how Thomas Turbeluyll hadde done his fals câ—niectynge and all the counselle of Englonde was wryte for to haue sende vnto the kynge of Fraunce ¶ And thoruhhe the forsayde letter that the clerke hadde sente fro Fraunce it was founde vppon wherfore he was ledde to London and hangyd and drawe there for his treason And hys two sones that he hadde put in Fraunce for hostage were thenne beheeded ¶ Of the Conquest of Berwyke SO whan the twoo Cardynalles were gone agayne in to Fraunce for to trete of the peas of cambroy the kynge sent thether of his erles and barons This is to saye syr Edmonde his broder erle of Lancastre and of Lecetre syr Henry Lacy erle of Nychol
man saynt Thomas was don vnto his deth so that no pylgryme myght come by that way Full well wente he to haue take crystis myght hys power the grete boos of miracles that he shewed for hys martyr saynt thomas thrugh all crystendom And that same tyme the kynge made Roberte of Baldok the fals pylled clerke thrugh prayer of syr Hugh Spēser sone was made Chaūseler of Englonde And in the same tyme was the castell of walyngforde holden ayenst the kynge thrughe prysoners that weren wythin the castell for saynt Thomas loue of Lancastre wherfore the people of the coūtre came toke the castell of the prysoners wherfore syr Iohn̄ of Goldyngton knyght and syr Edmonde of Becche prysoners were taken sent vnto the kyng to Pountfrete there they were done in pryson and the forsayd Roger was sent vnto yorke and there he was drawē hangyd And anone after syr Roger Mortymer of wygmore brake out of the tour of London in thys manere The forsayd Roger herde that he sholde be drawe hangyd at London in the morow after say◠Laurence day and on the day before he helde a fayre feest in the toure of Lōdon and there was syre Stephen Segraue constable of the tour and many grete men with them and whan they sholde soupe the forsayd Stephen sente for all the offycers of the tour they came sowped with hym and whā they sholde take there leue of hym squyre that was callyd Stephen ▪ that was full preuy with the forsayd Roger thrugh hys counsell yaue them all suche a drynke that the leest of them all slept two dayes two nyghtes in the meane tyme he escaped a waye by water by the thamys and went ouer the see and helde hym in Fraunce wherfore the kynge was sore anoyed and put the same Stephen out of his Constabellary ¶ How the quene Isabell went in to Fraunce for to treate of peas bytwene her lorde the kynge of Englonde and the kynge of Fraūce her broder THe kyng went tho vnto London and there thrugh coūsell of syr Hugh Spenser the fader of his sone of mayster Robert Baldok a fals pylled clerke his Chaūcheler let sease to all the quenes londes into hys hondes and also all the londes that were syre Edwardes his sone and were so put to theyr wagys ayēst all maner of reason that was thrugh the falsnesse of the Spensers ¶ And whan the kyng of fraunce that was quene Isabelles brother herde of this falsnesse he was sore anoyed ayenst the kynge of Englonde his fals counsellers wherfore he sent a letter to kyng Edward vnder his seale· that he shold come at a certayne day to do hys homage therto he somoned hym els he sholde lese all Gascoyne And so it was ordeyned in Englonde thrugh the kyng hys coūsel that quene Isabel sholde go into Fraunce for to treate of peas bytwene her lorde and her broder that Olyuer of yngham shold go into Gascoyne haue with hym .vii. M. men armys moo to be Seneschall wardeyne of Gascoyne so it was ordeyned that quene Isabell came into Fraunce and with her wente syr aymer of Valaunce erle of Penbroke that was there murdred sodenly in apreuysege but that was thrugh goddes vengaūce for he was one of the Iustycys that cōsented to saynt thomas deth of Lancastre and wolde neuer after repent hym of that wyckyd dede And all that tyme syr Olyuer of yngham wente ouer into Gascoyne dyde moche harme to the kynge of Fraunce tho he gate ayen that kynge Edwarde had loste and moche more therto ¶ How kynge Edwarde sente syr Edwarde hys sone the eldest in to Fraunce THe quene Isabell had but a quater of a yere dwelled in Fraunce whan syr Edwarde her eldest sone axed leue tho for to go in to Fraūce for to speke with his moder Isabel the quene his fader the kynge grauntyd him with a good wyll sayd to hym go my fayr sone in goddys blyssynge and myn and thynke for to come ayen as hastely as thou may And he wēte ouer the see in to Fraunce the kynge of Fraunce hys vncle receyued hym with moche honour sayd vnto hym Fayr son ye be welcome and for by cause that your father come not to his homage for the duchye of Guyon as his auncetours were wont for to do I yeue you that lordshyp holde it of me in herytage as all manerauncetours dyd before you wherfore he was callyd duke of Guyon ¶ How the kynge exyled his quene ysabell Edwarde her eldest sone AS kynge Edwarde of Englonde herde tell how the kyng of Fraunce had yeue the ducye of Guyon vnto syr Edward his sone without consent and wyll of hym that is sone had receyued the duchye he became wonder wrothe sente to hys sone by letter that they sholde come ayen in to Englond in all the haste that they myght And the quene Isabel and syr Edwarde her sone were wonder sore a dradde of the kynges menaced of hys wrath pryncypally for the falsnesse of the Spensers both of the fader also the sone at his cōmaundement they wolde not come wherfore kyng Edward was full sore anoyed lete make a crye at London that yf quene Isabell Edwarde his eldest sone came not in Englōde that they sholde be holde as our enmyes both to the reame also to the crowne of Englonde for that they nolde come into englonde but both were exyled the moder her sone ¶ Whan the quen herd thyse tydynges She was sore adradde to be dystroyed thrughe the fals conyectynge of the Spensers wente wyth the knyghtes that were exyled out of Englonde for saynt Thomas cause of Lācastre that is to say syr Roger of wigmore syr wyllyam Trusell syr Iohan Cromwell many other good knyghtes wherfore they toke theyr counsell ordeyned among them for to make a maryage bytwene the duke of Guyhenne the kynges sone of Englond the erles doughter of Henaude that was a noble knyght of name and doughty in hys tyme. yf that thynge myght be brought a bowte then̄e stode they trowynge wyth the helpe of god and with his helpe to recouer theyr herytage in Englond wherfore they were put out thrugh the fals cocnectynge of the Spensers ¶ How kyng Edwarde thrugh coūsel of the Spensers sent to the Douzephers of Fraūce that they shold helpe that the quene Isabell her sone syr Edwarde were exyled out of Fraunce AS kynge Edwarde and the Spensers herde how that quene Isabell syr Edwarde her sone ▪ had alyed them to the Erle of Henaude to them that were exyled out of englonde for cause of thomas of Lancastre they were so sory that they wyst not what for to do wherfore syr Hugh Spenser the sone sayde to syr Hugh the fader in this maner wyse Fader cursyd by the
fraunce thrughe his counseyll he wrote to al the prelates dukes erles and baroÌ„s and the noble lordes of the countre and also to dyuerse of the comune people dyuers letters maundementes berynge date att Gandaue the viii daye of February ¶ And anone after wythin a lytyll tyme he came ayen in to englonde with the quene and her chyldren ¶ And in the same yere on mydsomer euen he began to saylle to warde Fraunce ayen and manly and fyersly he felle vpon Phylyp of Valoys the whyche longe tyme laye and had gadryd to hym a full longe boystous meny of dyuers nacions in the hauen of Sceuys there they foughten togyder the kynge of frauÌ„ce and he wyth theyr hostes fro myddaye to thre of the clocke in the morne in the whyche batayll were slayne .xxx. thousande men of the kynges coÌ„pany of fraunce and many shyppes and cogges were taken And soo thrugh goddes helpe he had there the vyctorye and bere thens a gloryous chyualry ¶ And in the same yere abowte saynt Iames tyde without the yates of Saynt Omers Robert of Arthoys with men of EngloÌ„de Flaun faught ayenst the duke of Burgon the Frensshemen att whiche batayll were slayne take of the frensshmen .xv. barons .lxxx. knyghtes shyppes barges were take vnto the nombre of CC. and .xxx. ¶ The same yere the kynge makynge abydynge vpon the sege of â—ornay the erle of Henaude with Englysshe archers made assaulâ—â— vnto the towne of Saynt Aâ—ande where they slewe .l. knightes many other and also destroyed the towne ¶ And in the .xvi. yere of hys regne folowynge in the wynter tyme the kynge stylle vpon the forsayd seyge sente of tyme into englond vnto hys tresorer other purueyours for golde moneye that sholde be seÌ„te vnto hyÌ„ there iÌ„ his nede but his proctours and messyngers cursedly and ful slouly serued hym at hys nede deceyued hym on whoo 's defaute latches the kyng toke trewes bytwene hym and the kynge of frauÌ„ce And thenne kynge Edwarde full of shame and sorowe in hys herte wyth drewe hym fro the sege come into Brytayne and there was soo grete stryue of batayll that he loste many of his peple And whan he had doone there that he come for he dressyd hym ouer see in to Englond warde ¶ And as he saylled to warde Englonde in the hyghe see the moost myshappes stormes and tempestes thondre lyghtnynge felle to hym in the see the whyche was sayde that it was done yraysyd thrugh euyll spirytes made by sore ery nygro mancye of them of fraunce wherfore the kynges herte was ful of sorowe and aÌ„guysshe welllynge syghynge sayd vnto our lady in thys wyse· ¶ O blessyd lady Saynt Mary what is the cause that euer more goynge into fraunce al thynges wethers fallen to me Ioyfull and lykynge and as I wold haue them but alway tornynge into Englonde warde all thyngê fallen vnprofytable and very harmfull neuertheles he scapyd all perelles of the see as god wolde and came to the tour of London by nyght ¶ And the same yere the kyng helde his Crystmas at Meneres sent worde to the Scottes by his messagers that he was redy wolde doo fyght with theym but the Scottes wolde not abyde that but fledde ouer the Scottes see hyd them a well as they myght ¶ And in the .xvii. yere of his regne aboute the feest of the CoÌ„uersyon of saynt poull kynge Edwarde whan he had ben in Scotlond sawe that the scottes were fledde tho he come ayen into Englond And a lytell before lent was the turnement at Dunstable tho the whyche tourmente come alle the yonge bachelary chyualry of Englond with many other erles and lordes At the whiche turnemente kyng Edward hymself was there present ¶ And the next yere folowyng in the .xviii. yere of his regne att hys parlemente holden at westmynster the auyzeme of paske kynge Edwarde the thyrde made Edwarde his fyrst sone prynce of walys ¶ And in the .xix. yere of his regne anone after in Ianyuer before lente the same kynge Edwarde lete make full noble Iustes grete feestes in the place of hys byrth at wyndsore that there was neuer none suche seen there afore At whiche feest ryalte were two kynges two quenes the prynce of walys the duke of Cornewayle .x. Erles .ix. Countesses barons and many burgeys the whiche myghte not lyghtly be noÌ„bred of dyuerse londes beyonde the see weren many straungers And at the same tyme whan the Iustes were done kynge Edward made a grete souper in the whiche he ordened began hys rounde table ordened stedfasted the daye of the rounde table to be holden there att wyndesore in the wytsone weke neuer more yerely this tyme Englyssh men so moche haunted and cleuyd to the woodnes foly of the straungers that from tyme of comynge of Henaudes .xviii. yere passed they ordeyned and chaunged theym euery yere dyuerse shappes and dysguysynge of clothynge of longe large and wyde clothes dystytute dyserte frem all olde honest and gode vsage And an other tyme shorte clothes and strayte wastyd gagged and kyt and on euery syde slatered and botoned with sleues and tapytis of surcotes and hodes ouer longe and ouermoche hangynge that yf I the sothe shall saye they were more lyke to tormentours deuyls in theyr clothynge shokynge other araye than to men the wymen more nycely yet passed the men in araye euouslyer for they were so strayte clothed that they lefe hange fore tayles sewyd byneth wythin there clothes for to fele and hyde theyr arsers the whiche dysguysynges pryde parauenture afterwarde broughte fourthe caused many myshappes myschyef in the reame of Englonde ¶ The xâ— yere of kynge Edwarde he wente ouer in to Brytayne and Gascoyne In whoo 's coÌ„pany wente the erle of warwyk the erle of Souffolke the erle of Huntyngton and the erle of Arundell and many other lordes and comune people in a greate multytude wyth a greate Nauye of CC. and .xl. shippes anone after mydsomer for to auenge hym of many wronges and harmes to hym doone by Phylyp of Valoys kynge of Fraunce ayene the trewes before honde grauntyd the whych the trewes he falsly and vntrewely by cauelacyons and dysquatter ¶ How kynge Edwarde saylled in to Normandy arryued at hogges with a grete host IN the .xxi. yere of hys regne kynge Edwarde thrugh counseyll of alle the grete lordes of Englond callyd gadred togyder in his parlemente at westmestre before Ester ordeyned hym for to passe ouer the see agayn for to disease dystrobled the rebelles of FrauÌ„ce And whan his Nauye was come togyder and made redy he wente with a grete hoste the .xii. daye of Iulii and saylled in to Normandye arryued at hogges ¶ And whan he had rested hym ther .vi. dayes for by cause of trauaylyng of the
conuersyon of Saynt Poule helde parlemente at westmestre in the whyche parlemente was put forthe and shewed the accorde and the treates that was stablisshed and made bytwene the twoo kynges whyche accorde pleased to moche people And therfore by the kynges commaundement there were gadred and come togyder in westmynster chyrche the fyrste sondaye of lente That is to saye the .ii. kal february the forsayd Englysshemen and frensshmen where was songe a solempne masse of the Trynyte of the Archebysshop of Caunterbury mayster Symonde Issepe And whan Agnus dei was done the kynge beynge there with his sones And also the kynges sones of fraunce and other noble and greate lordes wyth candell lyght and crosses brought forth and that were callyd therto that were notte sworne afore swore the same othe that was wryten vppon goddes bodye on the masse booke in thys wyse we N. and N sweren vppon goddes body and on the holy gospels stedfastly for to holde and kepe towarde vs the peas and the accorde made bytwene the two kyÌ„ges and neuer for to do the contrary whan they had thus sworne they toke theyr scrowes that theyr othes were comprehended into the notaryes And in 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 grete brennynge of corne fruyte and hey ¶ And in the same moneth the .vi. kal of Iune there fell a sanguyne rayne almoste lyke blode at Burgon and a saÌ„guyne crosse from morne vnto pryme apered was seen at Bolyn in the heyre the whiche many men saw and after it meued and felle in the myddes of the see ¶ And in the same tyme 〈◊〉 fraunce and Englond and many other londes as they that were in playne countreâ—s and dâ—serte baren withnesse sodeynly there apperyd two castels of the whiche weÌ„te out two hostes of armed meÌ„ And that one hoste was closed in whyte and that other in blacke and whan Batayll bytwene theym was begonne the whyte ouer came the blacke toke herte tho theym and ouer come the whyte and after that they wente ayen in to theyr castels and thaÌ„ the castels and all the hoost vanysshed away ¶ And in this same yere was a grete and an huge pestylence of people and namely of meÌ„ whoo 's wyues as womeÌ„ out of gouernaunce toke husbondes as well straungers as other lewde and symple peple the whyche forgetynge theyr honoure and worshyp coupled and maryed theym with theÌ„ that were of lowe degre and lytyll repuracyon ¶ In this same yere deyed Henry duke of LaÌ„castre ¶ And also in this same yere Edwarde prynce of walys wedded the countesse of Kente that was syr Thomas wyf of HoloÌ„de that whiche was departed somtyme deuorced fro the erle of Salysbury for cause of the same knyght ¶ And aboute this tyme begaÌ„ and rose a grete company of dyuerse nasoyns gadred togyder of whom theyr leders gouernours were Englysshe people they were called a peple wyth out ony hede the whyche dyd moche harme in the partye of fraunce· ¶ And not longe after there arose an other company of dyuerse nacyons that was called the whyte company the whiche in the partyes and countrees of Lombardy dyde moche sorowe ¶ This same yere syr Iohan of Gaunt the sone of kyng Edwarde the thyrde was made duke of Lancastre by reason cause of his wyf that was the doughter the heyre of Henry somtyme duke of LaÌ„caster ¶ Of the greate wynde and how prynce Edwarde tooke the lordshyp of GuyheÌ„ of his fader and wente theder· ANd in the .xxxvii. yere of kyng Edwarde the .xv. daye of Ianyuer that is too saye on saynt Maryes daye about euynsonge tyme there arose come suche a wynde out of the southe wyth suche a fyersnes and strenthe that it brasted and blewe downe to the grounde hyghe houses and stronge buyldynges toures chirches steples and other stroÌ„ge places and all other stronge werkes that stoden stylle were shaken ther with that they ben yet 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 the haruest tyme that all felde werkes were strongely lette and lefte vndoyn ¶ And in the same yere prynce Edwarde toke the lordshyp of Guyhen dyde to kynge Edwyrde his fader homage and feaute therof wente ouer see in to Gascoyne with his wyf chyldren ¶ And anone after kynge Edward made hys sone Lyonell duke of Clarence and syr Edmonde his other sone erle of Cambridge in the .xxxviii. yere of his regne it was ordeyned in the parlement that men of lawe bothe of the chyrche and temporeslawe shold fro that tym for the plete in theyr moder tonge ¶ And in the same yere in to Englond thre kynges that ys to saye the kynge of Fraunce the kynge of Cypres and the kynge of Scotlonde by cause to vysyte and for to speke with the kynge of Englonde And after that they had be here longe tyme two of them went home in to theyr owne countres and kyngodms but the kynge of Fraunce throughte greate sekenesse and malady that he had abode stylle in Englonde And in the .xxxix. yere of his regne was a stroÌ„ge a grete froste that lasted longe that is to saye fro Saynt Andrewes tyde to the .xiii. kal of Apryls that the tylthe and sowynge of the erthe and other suche feld werkes and honde werkes were moche lette and lefte vndoyne for colde hardnes of the erth And at orray in Brytayn was ordeyned a grete dedely bataylle bytwene syre IohnÌ„ of Mountforde duke of Brytayne and syr charles of Bloys but vyctory fell to the forsayd syr IohnÌ„ thrughe helpe and socour of thenglysshmen And there were taken many knyghtes squyres other men that vnnoÌ„bred in the whiche batayll was slayne Charles hymself with all that stode about hym of Englysshmen were slayne but seuen and in this yere deyed at sauoy Iohan the kynge of fraunce whos seruyce exequyes kyng edwarde lete ordeyne dyd in dyuers places worhypfully to be done and at Douer of worshypful men ordeyned hym worthely tho be ledde with his owne costes and expeÌ„ces fro thens was brought to fraunce buryed at saynt Denys ¶ In the .xl. yere of kyng Edwarde the vii kal of Februer was borne Edwarde prynce Edwards sone the whiche whan he was .vii. yere of-aege he deyed· And in the same yere it was ordeyned that saynt Peters pens fro the tyme forthe sholde not be payed the whyche kyng yuo somtyme kynge of Englond of the countre of west saxen that began to regne the yere of our lord god vi· hondred .lxxix. fyrst graunted to Rome for the scole of Englond therto be contynued ¶ And in thys same yere there fell a grete rayne in hey tyme that it
squyres kept manly the water of seyn fought with theyr enmyes oft tymes And on that other syde of Seyn laye the erle of Hontyngdon master Neuyll the erles sone of westmer london and syr Gylbert Vmâ—reuyll erle of Keme and syr Rycharde erle of Arundell the lorde Feryers wyth theyr retenue before porte du pouÌ„te and eche of these lordes had stronge ordynauÌ„ce the kynge dyde make at PouÌ„tlarge ouer the water of Seyn a stronge and amyghty chayne of Iron put yt thrught grete pylis fast pyght in the grounde that wente ouer the Ryuer of Seyn that no vessell myght passe that in to kynde And aboue that chayn the kynge lete make a brydge ouer the water of Seyn that man hors all other caryage myght go to and fro at all tymes whaÌ„ nede were And than came the erle of warwyke and had goten DouÌ„fronte vnto kynge Henry of Englonde And anone the kynge sent the erle of warwyk to Cawdebeke for to be seyge yt And whan he came before the towne he sente his Heraudes vnto the Capytayne and badde hym yelde vp the towne vpon payne of dethe and anone he layde his sege And the Capytayne besought the erle that he myght come vnto hys presence and it pleased hym speke wyth hym and soo the good erle grauÌ„ted hym for to come And than he came oute and foure other burgeys came wyth hym entreated soo wyth this erle that this same towne was vnder composycyon to be done as the Cyte of Rome dyde and the Erle graunted and consented thoâ—to vpoon thys condycyon that the kynges nauye of Englonde wyth hys ordynaunce myghte passe by theym in saufte with out ony manere of lette or dysturbaunce And to his composycyon they sete to theyr seales And the shyppes passed vp by them in saufte and came before the Cytee of Rone in to an hondred shyppes there they caste theyr ankers and thanne thys Cyte was besyeged bothe by londe and by water And whan all this was done and the shyppes comen vp than came the erle of warwyke ayen to the kyng and lodged hym bytwene the abbaye of saynt Katherynes and the kyng tyll that the abbaye enteraced and so was yolden vnto the kynge And thanne he remeued hym thens and lodged hym before the porte Martenuylye and tho was the erle of Salysbury commaunded by the Kynge for to make hym redy for to ryde but there came hasty tydynges and made hym to abyde And soo he retorned ayen and lodged hym besyde the good Erle of Huntyngdon tylle that syege was ended ¶ And thenne came the good duke of Gloucestre the kynges brother from the syege of Chyrbourghe the whiche he hadde goten and stuffid it agayne vnto the kynges behoue and profyte vnto the crowne of Englond And whan he was comen to the kynge before Rone he lodged with greate ordynaunce before the porte Saynt Hyllary more nerer the towne and hys enmyes thenne ony other laye by .xl. roddes of lenthe within shote of quarell And wyth hym laye the Erle of Southfolke and the Lorde of Bergeyeney wyth all hys retenue and stronge ordynaunce and manly and proudly faughte euery day wyth theyr enmyes euer whan they yssued out of the cyte ¶ And thanne came the pryoure of Kylmayne of Irlonde ouer the see to the kynge wyth a fayr meny of armes of theyr owne countree gyse the somme of .xvi. hondred good mennys bodyes and the kyng welcomed theym and made theym goode there ¶ And thanne came thydynges vnto the kynge that the kynge of FrauÌ„ce and the Dolphyn with the duke of Burgoyne wolde come downe and 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 hooste by cause that there was the beste entrynge and moost playne and there for the kynge assyned the pryoure of Kylmayne wyth his power and lodged hym on the northe syde of the hoste for to stoppe theyr passage and was by the foreste of Lyons and of this ordynaunce they were full gladde so they went forthe in all haste kepte the grounde and the place that the kyng his counseyll had assygned and they quyte them as good warryours vnto thyer kynge ¶ Now wyll I tell you whyche were the chyef Capytayns gouernoure of the Cytee of Rome Monsyr â—uy Boteler was cheyf Capytayne bothe of the cyte and of the castell And Mon syre Teymygan he was Capytayne of porte Canx Mon syr de al Roche he was Capytayne of the Dysners Mon syr Anthony he was LyuetenauÌ„t to Mon syr Guy Botyler Henry Chantfyen he was the Capytayne of the porte dela Pounte· Iohan Materuas was Capytayne of the porte de la Castell Mon syr de Preant he was Capytayne of the porte of Saynt Hyllary The bastarde of Tyne he was Capytayn of the porte Martenuylle And graunt Iakes a worthy warryoure he was Capytayne of al meÌ„ of warre and he wys gouernour outwarde both on horsbacke and on foot of all men of armes whan they yssued out of the cytee of all the portes than he arayed them al they sholde encountre with our menye And eche of the Capytayns ladde fyue thousande men of armes and some moo And of the fyrste comynge of our Kynge theyr were nombred by Heroudes in to thre hundred thousande of meÌ„ and womeÌ„ chyldren what yonge and olde amonge all these was many a man full man of his hondes and so the preued them whan they yssued out of the cytee both on horsbacke and on foot for they came neuer att one gate allone but at thre or foure gates and atteÌ„ euery gate two or thre thousande of good mennys bodyes armed manfully encouÌ„tred with our EnglyssmeÌ„ and moche people slayne dyuerse tymes wyth gonnes quarelles and other ordynaunce And this syege dured ·xx wekes and euery they of the towne trusted to haue be rescowed but there cam none so att the laste they kepte towne soo lange that there deyed many a thousaÌ„des within the towne for defaute of mete of men and chyldren for they had eten theyr horses dogges and cattes that were in the towne And often tymes the men of armes drofe out the pore people out att the gates of the towne for spendynge of vytaylles and anone our Englysshmen drofe theym into the towne ayen Soo at the laste the Capytayne of the towne sawe the myschyef and that they were not rescowed and also the scarsyte of vytaylle and that the people deyed soo for defaute of meete euery daye many thousandes And also sawe yonge chyldren lye and souke theyr moders pappes were deed ¶ Than anone they sente to the kynge besechynge hym of hys grace and mercye and broughte the keyes of the towne vnto the kynge and delyuered the towne to hym al the soudyours voyed the towne with theyr horses and harnes and the comunes of the towne for to
enoynted sacred anone sodaynly he was chaunged into a newe man set all his entent to lyue vertuously in mayntenynge of holy chyrche destroyenge of heretykes kepynge Iustyce defendynge of his reame subgettes ¶ And for as moche as hys fader had deposed by hys labour the good kyng Rycharde pyteously made hym to deye for the offence done to hym ayenst his legaunce he had sent to rome for to be assoyled therof For whiche offeÌ„ce our holy fader the pope enyoyned hym to make hym to be prayed for perpetually and lyke as he had done to be takeÌ„ from hym his naturall lyf therfore he shold do fyside four tapers to breÌ„ne perpetually about his body that for the extynccoÌ„n of his bodely lyf his soule may euer be remembred and lyf in heueÌ„ in spyrytual lyfe And also that he sholde euery weke on the daye as come aaboute of hys deth haue a solempne masse of requieÌ„ on the eueÌ„ afore dyryge wyth .ix. lessons a doole to poore peple alwaye on that daye of a xi shellynges .vii. pens to be deled peny mele and ones in the yere at his annyuersary his termeÌ„te to be holden in the most honest wyse â— bedeled the daye .xx. pouÌ„de in pens to poore people And to euery monke .xx. shellynge whyche alle these thynhes performed thys noble kynge for his fader for kyng Henry the fourth his fader performed it not durynge hys lyf of whome as it is sayd that god dyd touche hym was lepreor that he deyed ¶ And also thys noble prynce lette do calle all the abbottes pryours of saynte Benets order in Englond had all them into the chapytre hous of westmynster for the reformacyon of theyr order wherin he had comunycacyon and also wyth bysshops and meÌ„ of the spyrytualte in so ferre forth that they doubted sore as that he wold haue had the temporaltes out of theyr hondes wherfore by the aduyse labours and procurynge of the spyrytuallyte encouraged the kyng for to chalenge Normandye and his ryght in Fraunce to that entente to set hym a warke there that he shold not seke none occasyons for to entre into suche maters And than all his lyf tyme afterwarde he laboured was besy in the warre in conquerynge a grete parte of the reame of fraunce and so afterwarde that by the grement of the Kynge Charles he had the gouernaunce the rule of the reame of fraunce and he was proclamed regnet heyre of fraunce ¶ And so notwithstandynge for alle this grete warre that he had neuertheles yet he remeÌ„bred his soule also thought that he was mortall nedes must deye for whyche cause he ordeyned by hys lyfe tyme the place of his sepulture where as he is buryed and hath euery daye thre masses perpetually songen in a chapell our his sepultur of the whiche the myddyll masse the fyrste and the laste masse shall be as it is assygned by hym as it apperyeth by these verses folowynge Henrici misse quinti sunt hic tabulate Que successiue sunt per monachos celebrate ¶ De dmÌ„ca Prima sit assumpre de festo virginis alme Poscit postremaÌ„ cristus de morte resurgens ¶ Feria secunda Prima salute de festo virginis extat Nunciat angelicis laudeÌ„ postrema choreis ¶ Feria tercia Esse deum natum de virgine prima fatetur CoÌ„memorat natam sic vicima misse mariam ¶ Feria quarta Prima celebretur ad honoreÌ„ neupmatê almi Vltima conceptam denunciat â—eÌ„ mariam ¶ Feria quinta Semper prima colideber de corpere cristi Vltima sit facta de virgine purificata ¶ Feria sexta Concedet vt prima celebretur de truce sanctaÌ„ Atque salutate fâ—et postrema maria ¶ Sabbato Omnes ad sanctos est prima coleda super nos Vltima de requie pro defunctis petit esse Semper erit media de proprietate dâ—ci ¶ And yet the noble Kynge Henry the fyfte founded twoo houses of relygyon on is called Syon besyde Braynforde of the ordre of Saynt Brygfâ—te both of meÌ„ and women and on that other syde of the Ryuer Tamyse an how 's of monkes of Chartrehous in whyche twoo places he is contynually prayed for nyght daye For euer whan they of Syon resten than they of the Chaptre hous do theyr seruyce in lyke wyse whan they of the Chartre hous resten the other gooth to by ryngynge of the belles of eyther place eche knoweth whan they haue ended theyr seruyte whyche be nobly endowed do dayly there grete almes dedes as in Charter hous certayne chyldren be founde to scole at Syon certayn almes geuen dayly And yet besyde all thys he founde a recluse the whyche shall be alway a preest to praye for hym by the sayd Chartre hous whyche preest is suffycyently endowed for hym a seruaunt Lo here may all prynces take ensample by thys noble prynce that regned so lytyll tyme not fully .x. yere dyde so many noble actes as well for his soule to be perpetually remembred prayed for as in his conquestes he beynge in his moste lusty aege dysposyd to eschewe synne was a grete Iusticerâ— in so moche that all the prynces of crystendome dradde hym also of hethenes he had determyned in hymself yf god wolde haue spared hym to haue warred on the Sarasyns for to knowe the ayde of other prynces alle the passages in the Iourneye he sente a knyght of Henaude named Hugh de lanoye vnto Iherusalem but or he retorned he deyed at Boys de vencence in the .xxxvi. yere of hys aege on whos soule god haue mercy Amen FElyx the .v. was pope whaÌ„ Eugenyus was deposed .ix. yere This man Felyx was duke of Sauoyen deuonte prince an olde man and he saw his ckyldes chylde This maÌ„ whan he lyued a holy lyf was chosen pope of the counsell of Basyle and eugeny was deposed and there was stryfe longe tyme. And he had no grete obedieÌ„ce for the deposycyoÌ„ of eugenye And at the laste Eugenye decessed and than felyx â—esygned to Nycholas for fauoure of puas to be had he was made legate of Fraunce Cardynal of Sabyanus This was the xxiii stryfe bytwyxt Eugeny and felyx it dured xvi· yere and thys was a new cause neuer seen before for the counseill of Basyle deposed Eugeny they vere pope and there was noo mo for he obeyed not the decrees of the couÌ„seyl of Constantinople as they sayd ne he charged not to obeye the counsyel of basyle but he sayde rather the countrary sholde be done than as they decreed wherfore there arose a grete alteracyon in the mater for some sayde one waye some an other coude not accorde to thys daye for that one partye sayde that couÌ„â—eyll was aboue the pope an other partye sayde the contrary the the pope was about the couÌ„seyll But they lefte it vndetermyned
Iustices ¶ And after Alberte the thyrd Frederyk was chosen Emperoure â–ª This frederyk duke of Osteryk was loÌ„ge Emperour dyfferred to be crowned at Rome by cause of the scysme but after that vnyte was had he was crowned wyth the Imperyall dyademe wyth grete glorye and tryumphe of pope Nycholas the iiii This was a peasyble man quyete and of synguler pacience not hatyngethe chryche he wedded the kynges doughter of portyngale ¶ How the duchesse of Gloucestre was arested for trason coÌ„mytted to perpetuall pryson in the yle of Man of the dethe of mayster Roger Bolyngbrok IN this same yere Elynoure Cobham duchesse of Gloucestre was arested for certayne poyntes of treason layde ayen hir whervpon she was examynde in Saynt Stephens Chapell att westmÌ„ afore the Arche bysshop of Caunterbury And there she was enioyned to do open penaunce to go thrughe the Chepe beryng a taper in hir hande after to perpetuall pryson in the yle of Man vnder the kepyng of syr thomas stanley Also that same tyme was arested mayster Thomas southwell a chanoÌ„ of westmÌ„ mayster IohnÌ„ haue a chapelayne off the sayd lady mayster Robert bolyngbroke a clerke vsyng Nygromancye and one Margery iouroemayn called the which of Eye belyde westmÌ„ there were arested as for beynge of conÌ„seyl with the sayde duchesse of Gloucestre and for mayster Thomas suthwel deyed in the tour the nyght before he sholde haue be reyned on the morowe for he hymself sayd that he sholde deye in his bedde not by Iustyces ¶ And in the .xx. yere mayster IohnÌ„ hume mayster Roger bolyngbrok were brought to the gylde halle in LondoÌ„ there before the Mayre the lordes chyef of Englonde were reyned daÌ„pned bothe to be draweÌ„ hanged quartred but mayster IohnÌ„ hume had his charter by the kyng but mayster Roger was drawen to tyburn where he coÌ„fessed that he deyed gyltles of this mater neuer hadde trespaced in that he deyed fore Notwithstondyng he was haÌ„ged heded quartred whos soule god haue mercy AmeÌ„ ¶ And margere iurdemayn was brent in smythfylde also this yere was a greate fraye in london iÌ„ flete strete by nyghte tyme bytwene meÌ„ of courte and men of london And dyuerse meÌ„ slayne and some hurte And one Herbotel was the chyef canser of the mysgouernauÌ„ce affraye ¶ Also this yere at the chesynge of the mayre of londoÌ„ the comeÌ„s named Robert Clopton and Raulyn Holande talyor and the aldermeÌ„ toke Robert clopton and brought hym att the ryght hande of the Mayre as custome is And than certayn talyourâ— and other hâ—de craftes men cryed nay nay not thys man but Raulyn holande wherfore the Mayre that was Padyslye sente theym that so cryed to Newgate where they abode a grete whyle were punysshed· ¶ In this yere were dyuerse enbassatours sente in to Guyon fro a maryage for the kynge for the Erles doughter of Armynake that whiche was concluded but by the meane of the erle of Suffolke it was lette put a parte· ¶ And after this the sayd erle of Suffolke wente hem self ouersee in Fraunce and there he trated the marynge bytwene the kinge of Englonde and the kynges doughter of Cycyle and of Iherusalem And the nexte yere yt was concluded fully that maryage by whiche maryage the kynge sholde delyuer to hir fader the duke of Angeo and the erldome of MayneÌ„ whiche was the keye of Normandye TheÌ„ne departed the erle of Suffolke wyth his wyfeÌ„ dyuerse lordes and knyghtes in the moste ryal astate that myght be oute of Englonde wyth newe chares palfreys whiche wente thrugh the chepe and so wente ouer the see and receyued hir and than after in the lenten broughte hyr vnto Hamton where she laÌ„ded there was ryally receyued ¶ And vpoÌ„ Candelmas euen before by a grete teÌ„peste of thondre lyghenynge at after none Poules styple was set on fyre on the mydddes of the shaft in the tymbre whyche was quenched by force of laboure And specially by the morowe masse preeste of the Bowe in chepe whyche was thought impossyble sauf only the grace of god ¶ This yere was the erle of Stafforde made create Duke of Bukynghm therle of werwykd of warwyk the erle of Dorset markys of Dorset the erle was made Markê of Soffolk ¶ How kynge HeÌ„ry wedded quene Margarete of her coronacyon THis yere kinge henry maryed at Suthwyk quene Margarete she came to loÌ„don the .xxviii. day of may And by the waye al the lordes of EngloÌ„de receyued hyr worshypfully in dyuerse places And iÌ„ especiall duke of Gloucestre on the Blacke heth the Mayre with all the aldermeÌ„ all the craftes in blewe gownes broudred wyth the deuyse of hys crafte that they myght be knowen met with hyr with redde hodes brought her to londoÌ„ where were dyuerse pageÌ„ris countenauÌ„ce of dyuerse hystoryes shewed in dyuers places of the Cytie costely ¶ And the xxx daye of May. the forsayd quene was crowned at westmÌ„ ther was Iustes thre dayes durynge wythin the Sayntwary before the abbaye ¶ This yere the pryour of Kylmain apeled therle of Vrmonde of treason whyche had a daye to theym assygued for to fyght in Smythfelde And the lystes were made the felde dressed But whaÌ„ it came to poynt the king coÌ„maunded that they sholde not fyghte but toke the quarell in to his honde And this was done at the InstaÌ„ce labours of certayne prechers doctours of loÌ„don as mayster Gylbert worthyngton persone of saynt Andrewes in Holbron other ¶ Also this yere came a grete embassate in to Englonde out of frauÌ„ce for to haue coÌ„cluded a perpetual peas but in coÌ„clusyon it torned in to trewes for a yere ¶ Aboute this time dyed saynt Bernardyne a gray frere whiche began the newe reformacyoÌ„ of the ordre in many places in so moche that they that were reformed beÌ„ called ObseruauÌ„tes â–ª whyche obseruauntes been gretly encreaced in Italy in almayn this Bernardyn was canonysed by pope Nycholas the .v. in the yere of our lorde MCCCC l ¶ IohaÌ„nes de Capristrano was his dysciple whiche profyted moche to the reformacion of that ordre for god hathe shewed many a fayre myracle ¶ Also here is to be noted that frome this tyme forwarde kynge HeÌ„ry neuer profyted ne wente forwarde but fortune begaÌ„ to torne frome hym on all sydes as well in fraunce Normandye Guyon as in Englonde soÌ„ men holden oppynyon that kynge Henry gaue commyssyon preuarly to Syr Edwarde Hull syr Robert Roos Deane of Saynt Senerynes and other to coÌ„clude a maryage for hym with the Erle of Armynakes syster whiche was promysed as it was sayde and coÌ„cluded and after broken and he wedded quene Margarete as afore is sayde and a full dere maryage for the reame of Englonde for it was knowe verely that for to haue hyr delyuerde was the duchy of Angeo the erldom of Mayn whiche was the keye of Normandye
of Cornewale were chauÌ„ged to Exestre therto is subget DeueÌ„shyre Cornwale ¶ De orientalibus episcopis IT is knowen that the Eest Saxons alwaye fro the begynnynge to nowe were subgette to the bysshop of London But the prouynce of the eest Angels that conteyneth Norffolke and Souffolk had one bysshop att Donwyk the bysshop heet Felix and was a Bourgon was bysshop .xvii. yere after hym Thomas was bysshoppe .v. yere after hym boneface .xvii. yere Thenne Bysy afterwarde was ordeyned by Theodorus ruled the prouynce whyle he myght endure by hymself allone After hym vnto Egbertes tyme kyng of westsaxon an hoÌ„dred .xliii. bysshops ruled that prouynce oone att donwyk and an other of Elyngham Neuertheles after Ludecans tyme kynge of Mercia lefte and was only one see att Elyngham vnto the .v. yere of wyllyam conqueroure whan Herfastus the .xxiii. bysshop of the estrene chaunged his see to Tetforde and his successour Herbertus chaunged these fro Tetforde to Norwhiche by leue of kynge wyllyam the reed The see of Ely that is nyght therto the fyrst kynge Henry ordeyned the .ix. yere of his regne and made subgect therto Cambrydgeshyre that was tofore a parte of the bysshopryche of Lyncoln and for quytynge therof he gaafte to the bisshop of Lyncoln a good towne called Spaldynge ¶ De episcopis Merciorum wilhelmus HEre take heede that as the Kyngdome of Mercia was alwaye greteste for the tyme so it was dealed in mo bysshopryches and specyally by grete hyrte by kynge Offa. whyche was .xl yere kynge of Mercia he chaunged the Archebysshops see fro Caunterbury to Lychfelde by assent of Adryan the pope Thenne the prouynce of Mercia of Lyndeffar in the fyrst begynnynge of her crystendom in kynge wulfrans tyme had one bysshop at Lytchefeld the fyrst bysshop that was there heet Dwyna the seconde heet Celath were both Scottes after them the thyrde Trumphere the fourth Iarmuanus the fyfte Chedde But in Edelfydes tyme that was wulfrans broder whan Chedde was deed Theodorus tharchebysshop ordeyned ther wynfrede Cheddes deken Netheles apud Hyndon after that for he was vnbuxum in some poynt he ordeyned there Sexwulf abbot of MedaÌ„stede that is named burgh but after Sexwulfus fourth yere Theodorus tharchebysshop ordeyned fyue bysshops in the prouynce of Merâ—ia And so he ordeyned Bosell at wyrcestre Cudwyn at Lychfelde the forsayd Sexwulf at Chestre Edelwyn att Lyndeseye at cyte Sydenia he toke Eata monke of the abbaye of Hylde att whyt by made hym bysshoppe of Dorchestre besyde Oxenforde Tho this Dorchestre heet Dorkynge so the see of that longeth to westsaxon in Saynt Byrynes tyme longed to Mercia from Theodorus the Archebysshops tyme Ethelred kynge of Mercia hadde destroyed Kente this bysshop Sexwulf tooke Pyctas bysshop of Rochestre that come oute of Kente and made hym fyrste bysshop of Herdforde at last whan Seâ—fulf was dede Hedda was bysshop of Lychefelde after hym and wylfryd flemed out of Northumberlonde was bysshop of Chestre Netheles after two yere Alfred kynge of NorthumberloÌ„de deyed and wylfrede torned agayne to hys owne se hagustalden and soo Hedda helde bothe the bysshopryches Lychfelde and of Chestre after hym come Albyn that heet wor also and after hym come thre bysshops Torta at chestre wytta at Lychfelde And Eata was yet atte Dorchestre After his dethe bysshops of Lyndesey helde his see .iii. hondred .liiii. yere vnto â—emygius chaunged the see to Lyncoln by leue of the fyrste kynge wyllyam But in Edgars tyme bysshop Leot winus Ioyned both bysshopryches to gyeer of Chestre and lyndeffaâ— whyle his lyfe edured ¶ De episcopis Northumbran Wilhel de pon li. ca. xi AT yorke was one see for all the prouynce of NorthuÌ„berlonde paulinus helde fyrste the see was ordeyned of the bysshop of CauÌ„terbury helde the see at yorke .vii. yere Afterwarde whaÌ„ kynge Edwyn was slayne and thynges were dystroubled Poulinus wente thens by water awaye into Kent from whens he come fyrste toke with hym the pall ¶ Wilhel li·iiii And so the bysshopryche of yorke ceased .xxx. yere the vse of the palle ceased there an hondred .xxv. yere vnto that Egbart the bysshop that was the kynges brooder of the londe recouered it by auctoryte of the pope R. whan saynt Oswolde regned Aydanus a Scot was bysshop in bernica that is the north syde of Northumberlonde after hym Finianê° after hym Salmanê° Â¶ wylhel vby s. At last he went in to ScotloÌ„de with grete in dygnacyon for wylfre vnder toke hym for he held vnlawfully Besterdaye .xxx. yere after the Paulinus was gone from thens wilfred was made bysshop of yorke ¶ Beda li. iiii But while he dwelled longe in FrauÌ„ce about hys sacrynge at excytynge of quartadecimonorum that were they that helde Eesterdaye the .xiiii. daye of the mone Chedde was ytake out of hys abbay of Lynstynge wrongfully put out iÌ„ to the see of yorkesby assent of kynge Oswy but thre yere after warde Theodorus tharche bysshop dyde hym a waye assygned hym to the prouynce of Mercia restored wilfred to the see of yorke But after by cause of wrathe that was bytwene hym the kyng Egfryde was put out of the see by Theodorus helpe tharchebysshop that was corrupt wyth some maner mede this was done after the wilfred had ben bysshop of yorke Cumbert at Hagustalde chirche Eata att Lyndeffar chirche that now is called holy ylonde in the Ryuer of Twede Aydanus founde fyrst the see And Theodorus made Eadhedus bisshop of Ropoune that was comen agayne out of Lyndeseye wilfred had be abbot of Repune Theodorê° sent Trunwynus to the londe of Pyetes in thendes of Englonde fast by Scotlond in a place that heet Candida casa and whiterne also there saynt Ninian a Bryton was fyrst fouÌ„der doctour But all these sees out take yorke fayled lytyll lytel for the see of Candida casa that is Galle waye that tho longed to \ Englonde and dured many yeres vnder .x. bysshops vnto that it had noo power by destroyenge of the Pyctes The sees of Hagalde of Lyndeffar was soÌ„tyme all one vnder .lx. bysshops about four score yere ten and dured vnto the comynge of the Danes In that tyme vnder Hyngar Hubba ardufe the bysshop yede longe about with saynt Cuberts body vnto kynge Aluredes tyme kyng of west Saxon the see of Lydeffar was sette at Kunegestre that is called Kunyngysburgh also the place is called now Vbbesforde vpon Twede At the last the .xvii. yere of kyng Egbere kyng Edgars sone the se was chauÌ„ged to Durham saynt Cutberâ—tê body was broughte thyder by the doynge of Edmonde the bysshop fro that tyme forwarde the see of that Hagustalde of lyndeffar fayled vtterly The fyrst kyng Henry in the .ix. yere of his regne made the newe seat Caerleyll The archebysshop of Caunterbury hathe vnder hym .xiii. bysshops in Englonde and .iiii. in wales he hath Rochostre vnder hym
¶ And whaÌ„ be herde that Nero was deed by whom he was sente to Ierusalem herde of these cursyd men regnynge At the Instaunce of these men not wyllyngly toke vpon hym the Empyre And anone as he was come to Rome he ouercame the tyraunte Vitellus and lete hym be drawe thorugh Rome after in to tybre tyll he was deed thenÌ„e lete hym sayle without sepulture for this the people desyred This man was cured of waspis in his nose anone as he byleued in our lorde Ihesu And that was the cause whyche wente to Ierusalem to venge Crystis deth He fought xâ—xii tymes wyth hys enemyes deyed the yere of grace lxiix ¶ Anno diuÌ„ lxxxiiii CLetus a martyr was pope .xi. yere thys Cletus was a Romayn and gretely beloued pylgrymages to sayntes sayenge it was more profyte to the helthe of maÌ„nes soule to visyte the place that saynt peter was in than â—or to fast two yere He cursyd alle tho men lettynge suche pylgrymages or counsellers contrary therto At the last he was martryd by Damiâ—â—an the Emperour ¶ Titus sone to Vespasianus was Emperour thys tyme regned thre yere And he abode stylle at IerusaleÌ„ after the eleccyon of his fader and destroyed the cytee And slewe there as the storye sayth with batayll and hungre .xi. hodred thousande Iewes And a hondred thousaÌ„de he toke and solde .xxx. for a peny By cause they solde Cryst for .xxx. pens and brought thens all thynge that was precyous and put them in his hous at Rome whiche was called TeÌ„pluÌ„ pacis But now is that place falle downe for the moost party and all these grete Iewelles ben dystrybuted to certayne chirches in Rome ¶ This Titus was so full of vertue that all men loued hym so set forth that they called hym the moost delectable of men He was full lyberall to all meÌ„ in so moche that he sayd often tymes the there sholde noo man goo from an Emperour with an heuy herte but he shold som what haue of his petycyon He wolde be sory that daye in the whyche he hadde graunted no man no benefyte ¶ whan that he was deed euery man that was in Rome wept for hym as that they had lost theyr fader ¶ Domician brother to Titus regned after him .xxiiii. yere .v. monethes First he was â—asy and after ward full vnresonable For moche of the Senate was destroyed by his malyce and also moche of his kynred He began the secoÌ„de persecucoÌ„n after Nero ayenst crysten men in the whiche persecucion IohnÌ„ the euangelyst was exiled in to Pathius after the Emperoure had put hym in to a tonne of oyle breÌ„nynge hurte hym not So this man was not the folower of his fader Vespasian ne his brother Titus but rathur lyke Nero his kyn rede And for these wycked condicyoÌ„s he was slayne in his owne palays at Rome in the .xxvii. yere of his aege· ¶ Clemens a martyr was pope .ix. yere and he succeded Cletus This Clemens fyrste of saynt Peter was ordeyned to be successour to hym And for peryll he wolde Linus and Cletus sholde be popes fore hym lest that thrugh that ensample prelates sholde ordeyne vnder theÌ„ who some euer they wolde This man made the lyf of martyrs to be wryten by regyons And he made many bokes He ordeyned that a chylde shold be confermed as soone as it myght namely after it was crystened And at the laste he was martred vnder Traian ¶ Nerua was Emperour after Domician oo yere two monethes And whan he was chosen he meued the Senate to make a lawe that thynge whyche Domician comaunded to be kepte sholde be broken By the whyche meane saynt Iohan the euaÌ„gelyst was losed out of his exyl suffrey to come ayen to Ephase This man dyde an other thynge ryght comendable that he assyned soo wyse a man as Traian was to gouerne the people after hym ¶ Nota. ¶ Traianus Hispanicus was Emperour .xxi. yere This Traianê° many man sayd He was the best amonge all the Emperours But in one thynge alone he was vicious In so moche as he for the loue of the fals goddes was aboute to destroye the crysten fayth Iugyng in hymself so moost to please god Some men say not by hymself but by other he pursewed the crysten fayth and in the ende of his lyf he dyde but fewe to dethe And all his louyng Isette at nought But at saint Gregory meued with pyte wepyng prayed vnto our lord for hym that he wold haue mercy vpon hym and by his prayer haue hym out of helle in to whiche place he was dampned And now yf that he be saud or not a grete alteracyon is amoÌ„ge doctours And to vs that wryte Crony eles it is no parte of our charge to determyn But all the eest parte of the world Babylon Selencia the vtter partes of the ynde Germayne the seconde after Alexander helde vnder In all these thynges so pyteous and soo mekely he guyded hym to euery man as a kynge He was gentyll and to no man vngeÌ„tyll the whiche is redde of fewe All his dayes he lyued that men sayd he was the moost worthy man in all his Empyre And thought and sayde euer more that noo man was more vnworthy to be Emperour than he ¶ Anno dmÌ„ C.iiii. ANacletus a martyr was pope ·ix yere And he was a Greke He monysshed an crysteÌ„ men that preestes shold be worshypped aboue all other men Sayenge that preestes doynge sacrifyce to god shold be borne out and not vexed but be worshypped And preestes whan they sayd masse the shold haue wyenesse with them and namely bysshops Also he decreed that clerkes shold were no berdes nor longe heere Also that a bysshop sholde be consecrated of thre and dyuerse other thynge At the last the .xii. yere of Traianus he was martred and buryed by the body of saynt Peter ¶ Plinius the seconde Oratour and phelosopher wrote moche thyngê Thys man meued Traianus that he sholde wythdrawe the sentence yeuen ayeste crysten folke wryten to hym that they sholde do noo ylle but take hede to the vertue But that they sholde ryse afore daye and worshoppe ther god secretly in the nyght· ¶ Euaristus a Greke a martyr was pope .x. yere and .vii. monethes after Anacletus Thys man ordeyned that man and woman sholde be wedded openly and that they sholde be blessyd openly of the preest and fader and moder And he was martred the thyrde yere of Adrian buryed by saynt Peter ¶ Alexander a Romayn was pope .viii. yere and .v. monethes This Alexander the moost parte of the Senatours he conuerterd vnto our lorde And he constytuted and ordeyned that hooly water sholde be spynkled in to crysten meÌ„nes houses And he ordeyned that the brede that prestes vse to synge with sholde be made of pure and clene brede and that in a lytell quantyte At the laste he was martred vnder Adryan that was the Emperour And many of them he conuerted
yere This man ordeyned that a generall counseyl myght not be ordeyned without the auctorite of the pope vt pêª .xvii. di .c. sinoduÌ„ ¶ Also he chose .xv. Cardynalles in the cyte to burye cristen men At the last whan he had kept beestes longe tyme in a house closed in with them by the commaundement of Maximian he deyed for faute ¶ Eusebiê° a martyr was after this man two monethes certayne dayes Thys man of a laye man was made pope he ordeyned that no laye maÌ„sholde accuse his bysshop but yf he went fro his fayth vt pêª ii.ix.vii.c laicos Nato ¶ This tyme saynt Albon was martred in Brytayne This Albon whan he was a pagan he lodged a certayne man the whyche conuerted hym to the fayth and after was Iuged vnto dethe And moche people he torned vnto our lorde that were nygh the water the whiche he made drye thrugh his prayer And he suffred deth nygh the cyte of verelom Vide plura in vita sancti Albani ¶ Melchiades a martyr succeded Eusebius .iiii. yere This man forbode the men sholde fast on Sondaye or on Thursdaye in so moche as paganes faste on those dayes Atte the laste he was martred as al his predecessours were ¶ And vnderstonde ye that there were .xxxiii. popes of Rome martred eche one after other Peter was the fyrste and thys melchiades was the laste And thenÌ„e it was laudable after Gregory a man to desyre a bysshopryche ¶ Galerius was Emperour after Dyoclesyan two yere and an other wyth hym called ConstaÌ„cius So was the Empyre in those dayes deuyded Thys ConstaÌ„cius after he had conquered all spayne he came in to grete Brytayne there he wedded a kynges doughter an whom he gate grete Constantyne And this same Constancius deyed in Brytayne lyeth at yorke as Martyne sayth in his Cronycles and left on lyue Constantyne that was goten on Eleyne and was kynge of Brytayne and of Fraunce ¶ Circa annuÌ„ dmÌ„ CCC.viii SIluester was pope after Melchiades This was a glorious CoÌ„fessour many wayes he worshiped the chirche of god what in wrytynge what in myracles He recyued the pratrymony of saint Peter That is for to say the kyngdom of ytalye with the cyte of Rome of Constantynople the Emperour and to the worshyp of the hole vnyuersal chyrche of god he torned it He baptysed Eeleyne and the Iewes thenne he decessyd an holy Confessour ¶ Constantyne the myghty was Emperour this tyme. This Constantyne was a glorious man and a victoryous in bataylle In gouernynge of the comyn people he was very wyse And in the necessyte of the byleue he was with out compayre Deuoute His pyte and his holynes ben so wryten in the bokes of holy doctours that wythout doubte he is to be nombred amonge Sayntes And the Grekes saye that in the ende of his lyf he was made a amoÌ„ke And more ey maye here of hym in the Cronycles of EngloÌ„de For he was kyng in Englonde ¶ Helena the quene moder to Constantyne repayred agayne the holy Crosse this tyme And she made .lxx. Colleges and she glorifyed the state of all holy chyrche ¶ Nicholas bysshop of Myrree seete an holy maÌ„ was this tyme. ¶ Athanasius was thys tyme bysshop in Alexandre a gloryous doctoure made the symbalum Quicunque vult saluus esse cÌ„ ¶ Marcus was pope after Siluester two yere and .viii. monethes this man ordeyned the Crede sholde be openly songe in the chyrche And that the bysshop of Hostience sholde consecrate the pope that he sholde were a palle ¶ Iulius was pope after Marcus .xi. yere vnder Constantyne the seconde ¶ Constanê° this maÌ„ was exiled .x. yere after suffred deth vnder Constantyne the seconde ¶ Constantinus wyth hys two brethern redned .xxiiii. yere And in his laste ende he was peruerted by the heresyet of the Arience by a bysshop called Eusebe And he pursued the chyrche of god stroÌ„gely The ende of this maÌ„ was thys as he sholde go to coÌ„staÌ„tynople vnto agret counseyll in the whych couÌ„cyl he thought to haue coÌ„deÌ„pned the bysshop the clerkes of true byleue he weÌ„t before vnto a chambre to auoyde suche thyngê as nature requyred anone sodenly his bowels felle from hym therby was deed as ye now here ¶ Liberius was pope after Iulius .xix. yere and .vii. monethes Thenne was the seconde dyscorde of the chirche bytwene Liberyus Felix for the heresye of the Ariens the whyche fauoured Lyberyus Thenne Constancyê° themperour called ayen Liberius from his exyle by cause he fauoured thys heresye And the chyrche deycede Liberyus toke Felix for pope the other was expulsed as an heretyke of the chyrche But Felyx obteyned not for the Emperour put in Lyberyus expulsed Felyx ¶ Feilix was pope after the deth of thys Lyberyus And he declareed Constancyus the Emperour an heretyke anone after he was martred ¶ And here was the first that euer the chirche of Rome had an Infamed pope For all the predecessours of thys Liberyus were sayntes yaue holy ensamples ¶ Iulymus Apostata was after Constancyus Empero ur two yere .viii. monethes He was called Apostata for he fleede thys Constancius whyche slewe hys brother And for fere of deth was made a crysten man a monke But after warde by the couÌ„seyll of Nygromancers he asked the deuyll whether he sholde be Emperoure or not The deuyll sayd that he sholde be Emperour vpon a condycyon that he sholde forsake his crysten fayth and be vtter enmye to cristen men And so he dode For he yaue leue to the Iewes that they sholde buylde ayen the Temple in spyte of the crysten men And he toke all the goodes that crysten men had and destroyed many of them ¶ Iomynyanus was Emperour after hym .viii. monethes For whan Iulyanê° was deed the hoste chose hym Emperour And he was a crysten man And he sayd it was not lestull to a crysten man to be lorde ouer so many hethen people They answered and sayde Rather than he shold forsake the Empyre they wolde be crystened And thus toke he the dygnytee But soone he was deed and in a meruayllous maner For he was layde in a cholse hous after hys Iourneye made all of stone newely whyted wyth lyme in the whiche they made to his coÌ„forte as they thought a fyre of charcoole· And of the ayre of these two in the morowe he was founde deed ¶ Valentinian wyth hys brother Valent was Emperour after Iominianê° .xi. yere For he departed the Empyre gaue hys brother the eest and kepe hymselfe the west parte This Valentinian was a lord wyth Iulyanus Apostata And it happed hym on a tyme for to goo in a Temple of false goddes for to doo satcrefyce And mynystres stode there with water halowed after the gyse with the whiche they strynkled the lordes This valentinian smote the mynyster that cast the water vpon hym sayd He was rather defoyled by it than
at ther owne wyll And they wolde haue made newe kyngis lordes but they myght neuer assent to haue only oo kynge for to be to them attendaunt therfore they made many kynges in dyuerse shyres as it was in Engistes tyme. The fyrste kyngdome was Kente that othe Southsexe and the thyrde westsex the fourth Eestsex the fyfth NothuÌ„berlonde and the sixth Estangle that is to saye Northfolke and Southfolke and the seuenth Mercheryche and that is the Erldoste of Nycholl HuÌ„tyngdon Herforde Gloucetre wynlchestre wer wyke Derby and so departed all Englond in to .vii. partyes ¶ And after that it befell that tho kyngê warred oft tymes togyder And euer he that was strongest toke hym that was feblest and soo it was longe tyme that they had noo kynge crowned amonge theym ne no crysten man was tho amonge them ne crystendome nather But were paynems tyll that saynt Gregory was pope of Rome that had seen childern of the nacyon of Englonde in the cyte of Rome that were wonder fayre creatures had grete wyll and desyre theym to beholde And axed of the marchauÌ„tes whens they were and of what nacyon And men tolde hym that they were of Englonde and Inglysshe they were called but they all the people of Englonde were paynems and byleued not vpon god ¶ Alas sayde saynt Gregory well maye they be called Englysshe for they haue the vysages of angels and therfore well ought they to be crystened And for this cause saynt Gregory theresente saynt Austyn in to EngloÌ„de .xl. good meÌ„ with hym that were of good lyf holy men to preche teche to comuetre the Englysshe people them to torne to god that was in the .vi. yere that saynt Gregory had be pope of Rome that is to saye ofter thyn carnacyon of our lorde Ihesu Cryste .v. C.lxxxv yeres as the Cronycle telleth ¶ How saynt Austyn baptysed and conuerted kynge Adelbryght and the bysshoppes that he made his felowes AS saynt Austyn came fyrste in to Englonde he arryuen in the yle of Tenet and so passed forth came vnto Caunterbury and there soyourned And kynge Adelbryght of Kent that was the lygnage of Engist goodly receyued saynt Austyn hys felowes wyth moche honour and them fouÌ„de all that them neded And more ouer he yaue theym a fayre place that now is called the abbay of Shynt Austyn in whiche place he lyth hym self shryned ¶ This kynge Adelbryght was a good man wyth good wylle herde saynt Austyns predycacyons and yaue hym leue to preche thrughout all hys londe before sayd of Kente to torne and conuerte to hym all the people that he myght ¶ It befelle soo after thorugh goddes grace that in lytell tyme the kynge hymself was conuerted to god and all hys peop of his londe were baptysed And in the meane whyle the peple torned them to god ¶ Saynt Austyn came to Rochestre there he preched the worde of god And the paynems therfore hym scorned and caste vpon hym reygh taylles so that all his mantell was hanged full of these reygh tayles and for more dyspyte they caste vpon hym the guttes of reyghes other fysshe wherfore the good man Saynt Austyn was sore anoyed and greued And prayed to god that all tho chyldern of that cyte that sholde be borne after warde that is for to saye in the of Rochestre myght haue taylles and soo they hadde And whan the kynger herde of this vengeaunce that was falle thrugh saynt Austyns prayer He lete make an house in the honour of almyghty god wherin wymmen sholde be delyuered of theyr childern at the bryges ende In the whiche hous yet wymmen of the cyte ben delyuerde of chylde ¶ whan that saynt Gregory hadde hrede tell how the Englysshe people were torned to god comuerted he sente vnto saynt Austyn his pallyon by a bâ—sshop that was called Paulin and made hym Prymate Archebysshop of Englonde And sente worde that he sholde ordeyne make dysposynge the londe And anone Austyn had the pallyon of the dygnyte of the Archebysshyp He made two bysshops of his felowes that came with hym fro Rome one was called Mellite he dwelled at London that other was called Iustin that helde the dygnyte at Rochestre And this bysshop Mellite tho went to preche in to Estsex and erystened the kynge of the countree that was called Sicwith that was kynge Adlebrytes cosyn hys systers sone ¶ Thys Iustyn wente to preche in Southseâ— and torned moche of the people to god And Saynt Austyn hymselfe preched thorugh out Englonde ¶ How saynt Austyn wente in to waels there the Brytons were how they wolde not beobedyent tothe Archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury SO whan all Englonde was crystened and torned to god saynt Astuyn went in to that londe there that the Brytons were for to kepe them frome Englysshmen that is â–ª to saye in to ways And there he founde monkes abbayes and .vii. bysshops For the Brytons alwaye destroyed the crysten people that saynt Austyn had conuerted And he sayde to the bysshops that he was a Legate of Rome Prymate of all Englonde that they sholde by all reason to hym be obedyenc they sayde they nolde but to the. Archebysshop of Carlyon they wolde They wolde neuer for noo maner thynge be obedyent to the Englysshe men For the Englysshemen they sayde ben our aduersaryes our enmyes haue dryuen vs out of our countree weben crysten men euer haue be And the Englysshemen haue euer be paynems but now of late that they ben conuerted ¶ Saynt Austyn of them myght haue none answere otherwyse but sayd pertly that they wolde neuer them meke to hym ne to the pope of Rome And saynt Austyn torned ayen tho to kynge Adelbryght that was kynge of Kent and tolde hym that hys folke wolde not be to no man obedyent but to the. Archebysshop of Carlyon And whan the kynge herde thys he was sore anoyed sayd that he wolde them destroye and sent to Elfryde kynge of Northunberlonde that was hys frende that he sholde come to hym with al the power that he myght and that he wolde mete hym at Leycetre and fro thens they wolde go in to walys and there destroye the Archebysshop of Carlyon and all tho that had refused saynt Austyn ¶ How kynge Adelbryght and the kynge Elfryde slewe Brecinall that was a kynge of Brytons that helde the countree of Leycetre IT be tell soo that there was a kynge of Brytons that helde the countree of Leycetre and alle the countree aboute hys name was Brecinall And this Bryton herde telle that tho two Englysshe kynges wolde mete there at Leycetre for to goo in to walys He lete ordeyne all the power that he had for to goo fyght with these two kynges but lytel it auayled hym for his folke that he had were slayne and hymself fledde loste his londes for euer more ¶ And
moche many tymes that hys wyf chydde wyth hym and sayd that he cast awaye the goodes of the Empyre as stones And he answered ayen sayde I truste in god that our chestes shall neuer lacke of moneye and we put tresour in to heuen ¶ And vpon a certayne daye whan he went by his palys at Constantynople he saw in the marâ—yll pament a crosse grauen And thought ye sholde not be troden vppon commauÌ„ded that stone to be left vp For the crosse ought to be put in the hertes of faythfull men and there he founde Inestymable tresoure of golde This man subdued Herses and deyed blyssydly ¶ Benedictus was pope after Iohanes foure yere This man suffred grete persecucyon of hungre pestelence and enmyes Thys man brought many a thousande quarter whete from Egypte whan Rome was besyeged by kynge Albanack and almoost loste for vytayll wherfore they wrote on his graue this Epitaphi ¶ Magna tuis monimenta pater benedycte re iquis virtutum tiÌ„tulus et decus atque dolor ¶ Pelagius was Emperour after Benedictus .v. yere In his tyme Rome was besyged by the Lombardes and lytell he dyde in his dayes ¶ Mauricius was Emperour after Tyberyê° .xxi. yere Thys man was a very crysten man and subdued Persas and Armenyas and in the later ende of hys dayes he dyscorded with saynt Gregory and entended to haue slayne hym And thenÌ„e appered a man in Rome clothed a in relygyous habyte holdynge a naked swerde in hys honde and cryed aboute the Cyte in this wyse The Emperour shall be destroyed The whiche the emperour herde and he corrected hym self of hys trespaas and prayed to god to withdrawe hys sentence To whom our lorde apperyd in hys slepe sayde wyll thou that I spare the now or iÌ„ tyme to come And he was a louer of wretches and sayde yeue me here my rewarde ThenÌ„e was he Emperour after many a deye And whan he sholde haue corrected hys knyÈtes for the extorcyon that they dyd they asked hym why that he wolde not paye them theyr wages And so they fell at varyaunce and chose Foka for to be Emperour and slewe him and his thre sones ¶ This tyme saynt Austyn came in to Englonde and ordeyned two Archebysshops that is to saye of London of yorke by the commaundement of saynt Gregory ¶ And remembre that many tymes is made meÌ„cyon of dyuers regyons couÌ„trees that of tyme they haue be torned to the fayth For alway the fayth abode not in them for dyuers causes Soo it is of Englonde Fraunce Persia Iewery And in this thynge Rome was pryueleged for the fayth of Peter neuer fayled ¶ Focas was Emperoor after Maurici hys mayster whome he and other slewe And by cause he began euyl he ended nought For in his dayes the Romayns faught strongely ayenst the Persees and the Romayns were dyscoÌ„fyted and loste many a prouynce And at the last he was ouercome slayne of Heraclius For as he dyde vnto other men so he was done vnto ¶ Anno dmÌ„ .v. C.lxxxiiii GRegory the fyrste a Romayne amonke was pope after Pelagyus .xiii. yere Thys man was called Gregoryê° magnus for many thyngê that he exceded in He passed other men in power in ryches in vertue in noblynesse in wysdome in holynesse in fame in experyence vnder this man the euyl thyngê of cursydnesse passyd were sessed many a nobled boke he worte to the Incomparaple profyte of all holy chyrche He was one of the pryncypall doctours of all the foure doctours of the chirche This man forsoth alone with saynt Fabyan after saynt Peter was chosen of god in all the ordres of the popes of Rome Many thynges he ordeyned in the chirche as is shewed in hys regystre Deus in adyutoryuÌ„ for to be afore the begynnygge of the houres he coÌ„maunded to be sayd He renewed made all the offycers of the churche in a fayre a more compendyous manere the whiche abydeth yet vnto this daye is called GregorianuÌ„ shortly for to conclude on this holy man maÌ„nes tonge cannot expresse lyghtly the louynges of this man what in wrytynges also in example of vertuous dedes Saninianus was pope after Gregory one yere .v monethes This maÌ„ ordeyned tyngynge of belles at the houres of the daye but this man bachyted saynt Gregory for hys lyberalyte that he had to poore men thought he spe saynt Gregory rebuked hym thryes for it And the four the tyme he laye in his bedde and thought saynt Gregory smote hym on the heed he waked and deyed anoe This was the thyrde pope amonge the popes the whyche is noted to deye a dredefull dethe ¶ Bâ—â—facyus the thyrde was pope after Saniniamê° .viii. monethes He ordeyned that none but whyte clothes sholde be put vpon the awter· ¶ Bonifacius the fourth was pope foure yere and ·viii monethes this man purchased of the Emperour Focas the chyrche of saynte Peter of Rome sholde be the heed of al the chirche in the worlde For afore Constantynople was the heed chirche Also he gate lyceÌ„ce that the chyrche called Panton the whyche was dedyâ—ate to the honoure of Neptunê° and other fals goddes where crysten men many tymes were slayne of deuylles myght be dedicate to the worshyp of all sayntes in heuen This man ordeyned that monkes myghte vse the offyce of prethynge crystenynge and confessynge ¶ Heracliê° was Emperour after Focas .xiii. yere And in the thyrde yere of his regne Cosdras the kynge of Perse brente Iherusalem other worshypfull places zachary the patryarke with other moche people he toke in captyuyte The parte of the hooly crosse the whiche Eleyne lefte there he toke with hym in to his countree But the .xii. yere of Heraclius Cosdras was slayne of Heraclyus and the crosse was brought ayen the people were delyuered And whan Heraclius wold haue entred the cytee proudely the yates of the cyte by power of god shytte therself and the Emperour meked hym to god aboue the yates opened And theÌ„ne was the feste of the exaltacyon of the crosse made ¶ Deus dedit was pope after Bonifacius thre yere this was an hooly man For on a certayne daye whan he kyssed a lyppre anone the leppre was hole ¶ This tyme a Cyteyzin of London thrugh the mocyon of Ethelbryghte buylded a chyrche of saynte Peter in the west parte of London in a place that was called Thorneye ¶ Circa annuÌ„ dnÌ„i .vi. C.xliiii BOnyfacyus the fyfthe was pope after Deus dedit fyue yere The whiche ordened that noman sholde be taken out of the chiccheyarde And lytell elles of hym is wryteu ¶ Nota Machomitum ¶ Machomite the duke of Sarrasyns and Turkes was this tyme. And he was the dysseyuer of all the worlde a faulse profete the messenger of the deuyll The forgooer of antecryst the fulfyller of herecye of all fals men the meruayllest· Of whome the dominacyon thus began· ¶ There was a certayne famous clerke
he wente with Karolê° in Fraunce And he came with hym vnto Rome and venged the pope on his enmye And thenne he crowned Karolus And he late afore crowned confermed hym agayne ¶ Lodouicus the meke the fyrste begoten sone of Karolus was Emperour after his fader .xxvi. yere in whose tyme was put a waye that clerkes sholde vse no gyrdes wyth precyous stones ne straunge arayment This Ludouicus of his fyrste wyf gate two childern both had an euyll ende In all thynge that weÌ„te ayenst hym he was pacyent in the last ende he euer ouer caÌ„e For ayenst god he abode deuoute And his childern folowed hym in coÌ„dycyons he dyssessyd a blessyd man ¶ Stephanus the fourth was pope after Leo thre yere This Stephanus redemed many captyue men crowned Lodouicê° the Emperour And thenÌ„e he dyssessyd was buryed at Rome Paschall was pope after Stephanus This Paschall was a grete dylygence to relyques of Sayntes And he tooke vp Innumerable bodyes of sayntes buryed them worshypfully as in the vysyon of saynt Cecile he was coÌ„mauÌ„ded ¶ Eugenius the fourthe was pope after Paschall and he was a very hooly man And alle those thynges that were for cryst he toke hede to This man was crowned a martyr and by the laye men of Rome he was buryed in saynt Peters chyrcheyerde ¶ Circa annuÌ„ onÌ„i .viii. C.xliiii VAlentinus was pope after Eugenius xl dayes and lytell of hym is wryten ¶ Gregorius the fourth was pope after hym xii yere this Gregorius sawe many heuy tymes for the plages amonge the comyn people And at this mannes petycyon Lodouicus the Emperour Marcio the prynce of Lombardy exyled al the Sarrasyns fro ytaly And at the laste he dyssessed after Innumerable good dedes werkes that he had done at saynt Peters ¶ Lotherius the first sone of Ludouicus was Emperour .xv. yere in ytaly Rome the partyes of Germayne next to the hylles of Alpy This Lotherius rose ayenst his broder Ludouicus Karolus for the kyngdom of Duchelonde the whyche some tyme Pyppynus theyr broder helde And they fought at a place called FomanecuÌ„ where Lotherius was dyscomfyted And there was suche slaughter made oon both the sydes that they had no men for to resyste theyr aduersaryes Thys vnderstode a fals crysten man sent vnto Soudan of the Sarrasyns that he sholde come anone And he toke Rome saynt Peters chirche was made a stable for theyr horses But Ludouycus wyth the Frenshemen Lombardes all the Infynyte nombred destroyed that with grete shedynge of cristen blode ¶ Sergius the seconde was pope after Gregoriê° two yere This man was called fyrste os porci in Englysshe hoggesmouth where fore that maÌ„ all the popes names are chaunged whan they are chosen And that for thre causes The fyrst for Cryste chaunged the names of those men that whiche he made popes The seconde for as moche as they are chaunged in the name sholde they be chauÌ„ged in perfectyon of lyfe The thyrde leest he whiche is chosen to an excedynge degree sholde he hurte in name ¶ Leo was pope after Sergius viii yere This Leo was an holy man and also he was in prudence as sharpe as a serpente in his dedes as meke as a douue ¶ And he was brought forth vertuously in a monastery And whan that he was made pope he laboured to repeyre his chirches agayne the whiche false Sarrasyns one after an other had destroyed This man was a myghty wryter a grete precher myghtely laboured in watche prayer and so deyed was buryed and lyeth at saynt Peters ¶ Benedictus a Romayne was pope after Leo two yere This Benedictus had the name of the thynge For in all thyng he was blessyd This man ordeyned the clerkes shold go ordynatly and honesty ¶ Ludouicus the sone of Lotherius was Emperour thys tyme anoynted of Sergius the pope a whyle regned with his fader after regned .xxi. yere alone This man had a sone the hyghe Karolus in to whom the deuyll entred vexed him a fore his fader And thenÌ„e he conspyred his faders deth And in his tyme many a meruaylle felle ¶ Nota. ¶ Iohannes Anglicus of the nacyon of Maguncin about thys tyme was pope she was a woman arayed in maÌ„nes garmentes But she profyted so in holy scrypture that there was fouÌ„de none lyke her ThenÌ„e she was choseÌ„ pope but after ward she was with childe And whan she shold haue gone openly in processyon she trauelled and decessyd And this is the sixte pope the whyche to this tyme had the name of holynesse and were vycyous And this persone as other popes were was punyssed of god ne she was not nombred in the boke of popes ¶ Nicholaus a Romayne was pope after this woman .ix. yere This Nicholaus was of grete holynes that there was no man comparable to hym after â— Gregory the pope And whan he was made Ludouicus the Emperour was presente And after he decessyd a very good man was buryed in saynte· Peters chyrcheyerde ¶ Adrianus a Romayâ— was pope after Nicholaus This Adrianus cursed Lotherius broder to themperour the kynge of Lotharynge for his aduoutry But whaÌ„ he came to Rome to excuse hym of his aduoutry he sayde that he was cursyd wrongfully And he brought with hym al the noble men of his regyon and all were deed within one yere and the kynge deyed in the waye whan he came to the â—yte of Placenciam ¶ Anno dmÌ„ .viii. C.lxxiii ¶ Of kynge Alured and how the Danys in his tyme prayed hym of mercy that they myght goo out of the londe ¶ Thys tyme came the Danys in to Englonde AFter the deth of this Eldred regned hys broder Alured that Dolfynes was called ¶ Tho wente the Danys and assembled them And wente for the to seke Alured that tho was kyng newe made of Southsex and there they fouÌ„de hym atte wylton wyth a lytell people And neuerthelesse he faught with them but at the laste he fledde thens from the felde and wente in to westsex and ordeyned so moche people of his owne reame and also of other tyll that he had a stronge hoste soo that the Danys hadde no power ayenst hym to withstande And he came to London with his hoste and there were the Danys soionrned And there he wolde haue foughten with them But the Danys durste not with hym fyght but prayed hym of peas and that they myghte goo ayen in to theyr owne countree and neuer to come in to Englonde ayen that is to saye ony harme for to do And vppon thys couenaunt they sholde gyue hym to pledge good hostaâ—es and suche as the Englysshmen wolde are ¶ How Hubba and Hungar were slayne atte Chyppenham and how the Danys brought theyr kynge to our kynge ANd the same daye that the Danys departed frome London soo faste they rode bothe nyghe and daye and neuer tooke rest of goynge tyll that they came vnto
was pope after hym thre yere and of these .vi. popes is noothynge hadde in scrypture For what cause I can not telle ¶ Anno dnÌ„i .ix. C.liiii AGapitus a Romayne was pope after Martinus two yere and .viii. monethes no thynge of hym is wryten ¶ IoheÌ„s the .xii. a Romayne was pope after Agapitus viii yere he had a fader that hyght Albertyke was a worthy man in the chyte of Rome He induced the noble men to swere that after the deth of Agapytus they sholde these Ottauianus hys sone pope and soo it was done was named IohnÌ„ and he was a hunter a lecherous man so that openly he kepte wymmen wherfore certen Cardynalles wrote vnto Otto the Emperour of Saxon that he sholde come to Rome for to helpe to destroye the sclauÌ„dre of the chirche This the pope perceyued the honde that wrote the pystle he made to be carte of And many tymes he was warned by the Emperour and the clergy that he sholde correcte hymself but he nolde for noo thynge Thenne he was deposyd and Leo was put in to a place wherfore the Emperour was anoyed and came ayen and besyeged Rome so longe tyll they toke Benedycte to hym and restored Leo. ¶ Of kynge Edgar that regned aboue the kynges of Scotlonde of walys and how heâ— was begyled thrug the takynge of his wyf ANd after this Edwyne regned Edgar hys brother a man that moche loued god and peas and the ryght of hooly chyrche also And he was a worthy man a grete lord of blood and myghty and maycened well this londe in peas And this Edgar was lorde and kynge aboue all the kynge of Scotlonde of walys fro the tyme that Arthur was gone neuer was sythen kynge of his power ¶ And this Edgar was saynt Edwardes fader And whan Edgars wyf was deed that was saynt Edwardes moder entryd he herde speke of the fayrnesse of Estrylde that was Orgarus doughter a baron of Deuenshyre that was so fayre a woman that all men dyde speke of her He called one of hys knyhhtes that he moche loued trusted vpon tolde hym Goâ— sayde he to the noble baron Orgarus of Deuenshyre see yf that hys doughter be fayre as men speke of yf it be sothe I wyll haue her vnto my wyfe ¶ This knyght that was called Edelwolde wente forthe his waye as the kynge hym had sayd came there that the lady was And whan he sawe her so fayre he thought to haue her hymself to wyfe And therof spake to Grgarus her fader And her fader was an olde man and no man chyldern but oonly her sawe that Edelwode was a fayre yonge knyght with the kyng thought his doughter sholde well be maryed be sette vpon hym graunted hym his doughter yf the good lorde the kynge wolde consente therto ¶ And thenne thys Edel wolde came ayen vnto the kynge colde hym that she was fayre ynough vpon to see but she was wonder lothly ¶ Tho answerede the kynge and sayd that he toke but lytell charge Syr sayd Edelwolde she is her faders heyre and I am not ryche of londes yf ye wolde consente and graunte that I myght her haue thenne sholde I be ryche ynough In goddes name sayde the kynge I consente therto Edel wolde tho thanked the kynge ryght mothe wente ayen in to Deuenshyre spowsed the damoysell and in that couÌ„tree he dwelled ¶ And thus it befell vpon a tyme that he tolde his couÌ„seyll all this thynge vnto his wyf how in what maner he had begyled his lord the kynge that wolde haue hadde her to wyfe And anone as she it wyst she loued him neuer more after warde as she dyde before ¶ Thys lady conceyued by hym a sone And whan tyme wan that the chylde sholde be borne Edelwolde came to the kynge and prayed hym to haue a sone of his at the fonte stone The kynge hym graunted And lete calle hym Edgar after his owne name And whan this was done he thought that alle was syker ynough for the kynge that he wolde not take hys wyf for as moche as hys lord was a Ioly man and an amerous ¶ How that kynge Edgar wedded Estrylde after the deth of Edel wolde· THus it befell that all men in kynge Edgars courte thenÌ„e spake sayd that Edel wolde was rychely auaunced thrugh the forsayd maryage of his wyf And yet they sayd he was auaunced an hondred folde more· For he had spowsed the moost fayrest creature that euer seen And the kyng herde speke so moche of her beaute that he thought he wolde haue hym dysceyued begyled And thought pryuely in his herte that he wolde goo into Deuenshyre as it were for to hunte for the harte for the hynde other wylde beestes thenÌ„e he sholde see there the lady or he departed thens And this lady was dwellynge at manere place besyde the forest there that the kynge wolde hunte And aâ— that manere he was her borowed all nyghte And whan tyme came that the kynge sholde suppe and the sonne shone the kyng asked after his gossyppe and after hys godsone· And Edelwolde made her to come before the kynge And neuerthelesse yf it other wyse myght haue be she sholde not haue come in hys syght by hys wyll ¶ The lady welcomeâ— the kynge swetely hym kyssed And he toke her by the honde and to nexte by hym her saâ—te and so souped they togyder ¶ And there was a custome and an vsage in this londe that tyme. That so whan on drake to an other the drynker sholde saye wassayll And that other sholde answere and saye Drynke hayll And thys dyde the kynge the lady and kyste many tymes And after supper whan tyme was for to go to bedde the kynge wente to bedde then kynge hertely on the â—ayrnesse of that lady thenÌ„e was ouer come for her loue that hym thought that he sholde deye but yf he hadde his wyll on her ¶ Vppon the morowe the kynge aroos and in the foreest wente hym for to dysporte wyth hartes hyndes all other wylde beestes of the hertes grete plente he sence to the lady And thryes he went for to solace and to speke wyth that lady the whyles he dwelled there in that countree ¶ And after that the kyng remeued thens and thought hym how he myghte best delyuer Edelwod fro hys wyf as he had hym fyrste desceyued And the kynge anone after .viii. dayes ordeyned a parlyament at salysbury of all his baronage counseyll to haue And for to ordeyne how the countree of Northumberlonde sholde best he kepte that the Danys came not there the londe for to destroye And thys Edelwode came vnto the kyngê parlyament And the kynge sent hym to yorke for to be keper of that countree ¶ And thus it befel that knewe hym not slewe hym by the waye ¶ And anone as the kynge herde telle
¶ Of the kynge Eldred how the kynge Swyne of Denmake helde Englonde and how Eldred that saynt Edwardes brother was not beloued in hys Realme and therfore he fledde in to Normandye SO after this Edwarde regned Eldred his brother And saynt Dunstane crowned hym· And this saynt Dunstane deyed soone after that he hadde foryeuen the quene her trespaâ—s by cause that she was cause of kynge Edwardes deth And saynt Dunstane had her assoylled and penaunce hadde her â—â—oyned 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 deyed the quene theyr moder ¶ And in that tyme came Swyne in to Englonde that was kyng of Denmark for to chalenge and to conquere all that his auncetrees had before that tyme. And soo he conquered had it all his axyng ¶ For the good erle Cuthberte of Lynd eseye and all the people of Northumberlonde and almoost al the grece of Englonde helde wyth Swyne that was kyng of Denmark for so moche as they loued noâ— kynge Eldred for by cause that hys good brother Edwarde was slayn for loue of hym And therfore no man sette but lytell by hym wherfore kynge Swyne had all hys wyll and toke alle the londe And Eldred the kynge fledde thâ— in to Normandye And soo spake to the duke Rycharde that the duke yaue hym his syster Emme to wyf Vpon the whiche he gate two sones that one was called Alured and that other Edwarde And whan Swyne had conquered all the londe he regned nobly and lyued .xv. yere and thenne he deyed and lyeth at yorke ¶ How kynge Eldred came ayeÌ„ from Normandy and how knoght the Dane regned of the warre betwixt hym and Edmonde Irensyde THus after the deth of Swyne that was a Dane Knoght hys sone dwelled in Englonde and wolde haue ben kynge And tho came agayne Eldred out of Normandye with moche nombre of people with a stronge meyne that Knoght durste not abyde but fledde thens in to Denmarke The kynge Eldred had agayne his reame and helde so grete worshyp that he began for to destroye all tho that halpe Swyne that was a Dane ayenste hym And afterwarde came agayne this Knoghte from Denmark wyth a grete power soo that kynge Eldred durste not with hym fyght but fledde from thens vnto London and there he helde hym ¶ Tho came Knoght hym besyeged soo longe tyll that kyng Eldred deyed in the Cytee of London and lyeth at saynt Poules And he regned .ix. yere BOnuâ— was pope after Benedictê° 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 seedde made many Romayns to be taken And he gadred a counseyll agaynst the kynge of Fraunce where Gylbert the Nygramancer was deposed ¶ Iohannes the ·xiiii was pope after hym .viii. monethes And he was put in the castell Aungell and was famyned to dethe ¶ Iohannes the .xv. was pope after hym foure monethes ¶ Iohannes the .xvi. was pope after hym almoost .xi. yere Thys man was taught in armes made many bokes elles lytell of hym is wryten ¶ Gregorius the .v. was pope after this man almoost thre yere And this Gregorius was made pope atte the Instaunce of the Emperour Otto thyrde for he was his consyn And whan he hadde be a lytell whyle pope and the Emperoure receded from the cyte of Rome Placentinus was put in by Crecensius a Counsul for moneye And thenne was stryfe a fewe dayes But the Emperour came soone after and tooke Crecensius the Consull and stroke of his heed putte out the eyen of this man Placencius pope the whiche put out his cosyn of the dignyte of the pope â–ª And maymed hym on other membres his knyghtes ne his dukes halpe hym no thynge For he dyde that thynge that he sholde not haue done And he suffred that that he deserued ¶ Nota. This Gregorius with the Emperour Otto ordeyned the chesers of the Empyre the whiche frome thens forth hathe a bode vnto this daye For the Frensshmen ne none other myghte not breke that ordynaunce And those theâ—ers of the Empyre by the pope and Otto were not made for ony blame of the Saxons but to eschewe the euylles to come And theyr names ben wryten for lerned men in latyn in these verses Maguntinensis Treuerensis Coloniensis Quilibeâ— imperu fit cancellarius horum Et Palatinus daâ—ifer Dux Portitorensis Marchio prepositus camere Pincerna Bohemus Hustatuunt dominum cuntis persecula summum Palatinê° est comes renâ— Marcio est Brandebur gensis Dux saxorum et rex Bohemorum veruÌ„ vt quidam dicunt ¶ Thrugh this occasyon the Egle hathe loste many a feder And in the ende he shall be made naked ¶ Otto the thyrde was Emperour .xviii. yere Thys man was a worthy man alle the dayes of hys Empyre And after the wysdome of his fader he was a very holy faythfull man to the chirche And in many bataylles he prosperyd by cause he was deuoute vnto almyghty god and hys sayntes And yaue myghty worshyppynge to the relykes of sayntes And oftentymes he vysyted hooly places ¶ This man was crowned by Gregorius hys cosyn And atte the laste he decessyd at Rome ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M.iiii SIluester the Seconde was pope after Gregorius foure yere· And he was made pope by the helpe oâ— the deuyll to whom he dyde homage for he sholde yeue hym all thynge that he desyred And he was called Hylbecte· And his enmye gate hym the grace of the kynge of Fraunce and he made hym the bysshop of Remensis but anone he was deposyd And after he gate the grace of the Emperour and was made the bysshop of Rauennie and after the pope But he hadde an ende anone and soo haue all that put theyr hope in fals deuylles ¶ yet men truste in his saluacyon for certayne demonstracyon of his sepulcre and for the grete penaunce that he dyde in hys last ende For he made his honde and in his legges to be curte of and dysmembred in all his body and to be caste out at the doore to foules and thenne his body to be drawen wyth wylde beestê and ther to be buryed where someuer they rested as an honde And they stode styl at saynt Iohan lateranensis and there he was buryed And that was sygne of his saluacon ¶ Iohannes the .xviii. was pope fyue monethes ¶ Iohannes the .xix. was pope after hym fyue yere And these two dyde lytell thynges ¶ Henricus the fyrste was Emperour in Almayne .xx. yere This henricus was duke of Barry and all accordynge he was chosen for his blessyd fame and good name the whiche he hadde ¶ And it is redde that many of these dukes of Barry werre holy men not all only in absteydynge of flesshely dysyres but also in vertuous lyuynge
all for to make his forest lenger and broder· And became wonder gladde proude of his wood of his forest And nourysshed the wylde beestes that were within that it was meruayle for to wyte so that men called hym keper of wodes of pastures And the more lenger that he lyued the more wycked he became both to god to all holy chyrche to all his meÌ„ ¶ And this kynge lete make the grete halle of westmestre So vpon a daye in the wytsontyde he helde therin his fyrste feest and he loked hym aboute sayd that the halle was to lytell by the half deale And at the laste he became so contraryous that al thynge that pleased god dyspleased hym all 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 and bledde a grete quantyte of blood a streme of blood lepte on hygh to warde heuen more than a hondred fadom and the clerenesse of the daye was torned vnto nyghte and derkenesse of the fyrmamente also ¶ And whan that he a woke he hadde grete drede soo that he not wyst what for to do And tolde his dreme to men of his counseyll and sayde that he had grete drede and supposyd that to hym was some myscaunce to come ¶ And the seconde nyght before a monke dremyd of the housholde that the kynge wente in to a chyrche wyth moche people he was so prowde that he dyspysed all the people that were with hym that he toke the ymage of the Crucefire shamefully bote it with his teeth And the Crucefixe mekely suffred all that he dyde But yer yâ— kyng and as a wood man rente of the armes of the Crucefixe caste it vnder his feet and defoylled it and threwe it alle a brode And â— grete fyre came out of the Crucefixe mouthe Of whiche dreme many a man had grete meruaylle and wonder ¶ The good maÌ„ that had dremyd this straunge dreme tolde it to a knyghte that was moost pryue wyth the kynge of all men the knyght was called Hamondes ¶ Soone the moÌ„ke and he tolde the dremes to the kyng sayd That it sholde betoken other thynge than good And neuertheles the kyng laughed ther at twyes or thryes and lytell seâ—te therby thought that he wolde go hunte and playe in the forest And men counseylled hym the he shold not go the day for no maner thinge ne come in the wood so that he abode at home before meete But oonly as he had eten no man hym myght lette but he wolde go vnto the wood for to haue his dysporce ¶ And so it befell that one of his knyghtes that hyght walter Tyrell wold haue shot to a harre and hys arowe glensyd vpon a braunche thorughe mysauenture smote the kynge to the herte And so he felle downe deed to the grouÌ„de with out ony worde spekynge and so ended hys lyf dayes And it was no meruaylle for the day that he deyde he had lete to ferme the Archebisshop ryche of CauÌ„terbury xabbayes also euer more dyde grete destruccyon to holy chyrche thrugh wrongfull takynge axenges for no man durste withstande that he wolde haue done And of his lewdenes he wolde neuer withdrawe nother to amende hys lyf And ther fore god wolde suffer hym no lenger to regne in his wyckednes And he had be kyng .xiii. yere and .vi. wekes and lyeth at westmestre ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M.lxxxviii PAschall was pope after Vrbanê° .xviii. yere and .v. monethes the wiche the .xiii. yeâ—e of his bysshopryche with his cardynalles was put in pryson by Henry the fourth Emperour they myght not be delyuered vntyll the pope had swore that he sholde kepe peas with hym and that he sholde neuer curse hym and on that promyse the pope yaue the Emperour a preuylege and the yere after the pope damned that preuylege sayd on this wyse Lete vs comprehende all holy scrypture the olde testament the newe the lawes of the prophecyes the gospell the canons of appostles all the decres of the popes of Rome that all they helde I holde and that that they dampned â— dampne and moost specyaâ—le that preuylege graunted to Henry the Emperour the whiche rather is grauÌ„ted to venge his malyce than to multeplye hes paceyence in vertue For euermore I dampne the same preuylege ¶ Of kynge Henry Beauclerk that was william Rous brother of the debate bytwene hym Robert Curthos his brother ANd whan wyllyam Rous was deed Henry Beauclerk his broder was made kyng bycause wyllyam Rous had no chylde begoten on his body And this Henry Beauclerk was crowned kynge att London the fourth daye after that his brother was decessyd that is to saye the fyfthe daye of August ¶ And anone as ancelmus that was Archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury that was at the court of Rome herde telle that wyllyam Rous was deed he came ayen in to Englonde the kynge Beauclerk welcomed hym with moche onour And the fyrst yere that kyng Henry regned was crowned He spowsed maude the was Margaretes doughter the quene of Scotlonde And the Archebysshop Ancelmus of Caunterbury wedded theme And this kynge begate vpon his wyf two sones a doughter that is to saye wyllyam and Richarde Maude And this Maude was after warde the Empresse of Almayne ¶ And in the seconde yere of hys regne his broder Robert Curthos that was duke of Normandy came with an huge hoste in to Englond for to chalenge the londe But thrughe counseyle of 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 be noo debate ne stryfe ¶ And thenne whan they were thus accorded the duke wente home agayne in to Normandye· ¶ And whanne the kynge had regned foure yere There a rose a grete debate bytwene hym and the Archebysshop of Caunterbury Ancelmus For by cause that the Archebysshoh wolde not graunte to hym for caleÌ„ges of chyrches at hys wyll And the reforde personse the Archebysshoppe Ancelmus wente ouer the see vnto the courte of Rome and there he dwelled with the pope And in the same yere the duke of Normandy came in to Englonde to speke with hys brether ¶ And amonge all other thynges the duke of Normandye for yaue vnto the kynge hys brother the forsayde thousande pounde by yere that sholde paye vnto the duke ¶ And with good loue the kynge and the duke departed there the duke went ayen in to Normundy And whan tho two yere were agone Thrugh the entycement of the deuyl and of symple meÌ„ a greate debate arose bytwene the kynge and the duke so that thrugh counseyll the kynge wente ouer the see in to Normandy and whan
theyr rentes for euer more And that he commaunded to euery Shyref thrugh out all Englonde that they shold enquyre yf ony bysshop abbot or pryour or ony other Prelate of holy chyrche fro the daye afterwarde receyue ony commaundement that cometh fro the pope That they sholde take the body bryng it before hym and that they sholde take in to the kynges hondes all theyr londes of holy chyrche that were yeue to ony man by the Archebychop or by the pryour of CauÌ„terbury from the tyme of eleccion of the Archebysshop And commaunded that alle the woodes that were the Archebysshops sholde be caste downe vnto the grounde and all solde ¶ How kynge IohnÌ„ destroyed the ordre of Cesteaux ANd in the same yere the Irysshe men began to warre vpon kynge Iohn the kynge ordeyned hym for to go in to Irlonde lete arere an huge taxe thrughout al Englonde that is for to saye .xxx. thousande marke And thus he sent thrugh out all Englonde vnto moÌ„kes of the ordre of Cisteaux that they shold helpe hym of ·vi thousande marke of syluer ¶ And they answered and sayd that they durst no thynge do without theyr chyef abbot yf Cisteaux wherfore kynge Iohan whan he came ayen from Irlonde dyde them so moche sorowe care that they wyst not wheder to a byde for he tooke so moche raunson of euery hous the somme amouÌ„ted to .ix. thousande .iiii. hondred marke so that they were clene lost destroyed voyded cheyr houses theyr londes thrughout all Englonde And the abbot of wauersaye draded so moche hys menace that he forsoke all the abbaye went thens pryuely ordeyned hym ouer the see to the hous of Cisteaux whan the tydynges came to the pope that the kynge hath done so moche malyce then he was to warde the kynge full wroth And sente to Legates vnto the kyng that one was called Pandulf the other Duraunt that they sholde warne the kynge in the popes name that he sholde cesse of his persecucion that he dyde vnto holy chirche amende the wronge the trespasse that he had done to the Archebysshop of Caunterbury to the pryour vnto the monkes of Caunterbury to all the clergye of Englonde And that he sholde rest ore 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 Northamton there that he helde his parlyamente full curteysly they hym salewed sayd Syr we come fro the pope of Rome the peas of the holy chyrche the londe to amende And we admonest you fyrst in the popes half that ye make full restytucyon of the goodes that ye haue rauysshed taken of holy chyrche of the londe And that yâ— receyue Stephen Archebysshop of Caunterbury in to his dygnytee the pryour of Caunterbury his moÌ„kes And that ye yelde ayen vnto the Archebysshop alle his londes rentes without ony withholdynge ¶ And syr yet more ouer that ye shall make restytucyon vnto all holy chyrche wherof they shall holde them wel apayed Tho answered the kynge as touchynge the pryour his monkes of Caunterbury All that ye haue sayde I wyll do gladly and all thynge that ye wyll ordeyne But as touchynge the Archebysshop I shall tell you in my herte as it lyeth That the Archebysshop leue his archebysshoppryche that the pope thenÌ„e for hym wolde praye thenÌ„e vpon auenture me sholde lyke some other bysshopryche to yeue hym in Englond And vppon this condicyon I wyl hym accepte receyue And neuertheles as Archebysshop in Englonde yf he abyde he shall neuer haue so goodê saufconduyte but that he shall be take ¶ Tho sayde Pandulf vnto the kynge Syre holy chyrche was wonte neuer to dyscharge an Archebysshop wythout cause resonable But euer it hath be wonte to chastyse prynces that to god holy chyrche were In obedyence ¶ What how now sayde the kyng menace ye me Naye sayde Pandulf But ye now openly haue tolde as it standeth in your herte And to you we wyll tell what is the popes wyll And thus it standeth that he hathe you hooly enterdyted accursyd for the wronges that ye haue done to holy chyrche to the clergye And for as moche as ye dwelle beth in wyll to abyde in malyce in wretchednesse wyll not come out therof ne to ameÌ„de ye shall vnderstande that this tyme after warde the sentence is vpon you yeuen and holdeth stede and strength and vpon all tho that with you hath comuned before this tyme whether they ben erles barons or knyghtê or ony other what so euer that they be we them assoylle saufly vnto this day· fro this tyme after warde of what condycyon someuer that they ben we them accurse that with you comyne ony worde do wene seÌ„tence vpon them openly and specially And we assoyle clene erles barrns knyghtes and all other meÌ„ of theyr homages seruyces and feautres that they sholde vnto you do And this tydynge to conferme we yeue playne power to the bysshop of wynchestre and the bysshop of Norwhiche And the same power we yeue in to ScotloÌ„de to the bisshop of Rochestre and of Salysbury And in walys we yeue the same power to the bysshop of saynt Dauyd 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 counseyl yeueth you in ony maner nede that ye haue to doo in ony parte of the worlde And we assoyle them also all by auctoryte of the pope commauÌ„de them also with you for to fyght as with hym that is enmye to all holy chyrche ¶ Tho answered the kynge what may ye do more to me ¶ Tho answered Pandulf we saye to you in the worde of god that ye ne no heyr that ye haue neuer after this daye may be crowned Tho sayd the kyne 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 shold haue made you redy all one yere ¶ Tho answered Pandulf Full well wende we at our fyrst comynge that ye wolde haue be obedyent to god holy chyrche haue fulfylled the popes commauÌ„dement now we haue shewed vnto you pronounced the popes wyll as we were charged therwith And as now ye haue sayde 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 an hoole yere of respyte by the popes leue ¶ But for to suffre what deth ye coude ordeyne we shall not spare for to
Wyllyam Cheyne barons al and IohnÌ„ page esquyrer and soone after at yorke were drawen hangyd syr Roger Clyfforde syre Iohan of Mambray barons syr Goselyne Deuyll knyght ¶ And at Brystowe were draweÌ„ and hangyd Syr Henry of wemyngton syr Henry Mounâ—torde baroÌ„s ¶ And at Gloucerre were draweÌ„ and hangyd syr IohnÌ„ Gaffarde and syr Wyllyam of Elmebrughe barons at LondoÌ„ were hangyd and drawen Syr henry Tyes baron ¶ And atte wynchelse syr thomas Clepepyr knyght And ferthermore to telle of thys cruell occyon atte wyndsore was drawe hangyd syr Frauncâ—s waldeÌ„ham baron at Caunterbury was draweÌ„ and handyg syr Berthylmew Badelesmore and syr Berthylmew of Asshe bourucham barons and at Cardyf in walys syr Wylyam Flemmynge baron ¶ How kynge Edwarde wente into Scotlonde wyth an hundrde thousande meÌ„ of armys and myght not spede SO whan kynge Edwarde of Englonde had brought the floure of cheuaâ— â–ª vnto theyr deth thrugh counsell conâ—ente of syr Hugh Spenser the fader syr Hughe the sone he became as woode as ony lyon â–ª what so euer the Spensers wolde haue it was done So well the kynge louyd theym that they myght do with hym all thynge that them lyked wherfore the kynge gaaf vnto syr Hughe Spenser the fader the erldom of wynchestre and vnto syr Andrewe of Herkela the erldome of Cardoyllâ— in preiudyce and in harmynge of hys crowne And kyng Edwarde tho thrugh counsel of the Spensers dysheryted alle them that had be ayenst hym in ony quarel with Thomas of Lâ—castre And many other were dysheryted also by cause that the Spensers coueyted for to haue theyr londes And so they had all that they wold desyre wyth wronge ayenst all reason Tho made the kynge Robert Baldok a falâ—e pylled clerke Chaunceler of Englond thrugh counsell of the forsayde Spensers ¶ And he was a false rybaude And a coueytouse And so they counseylled the kynge moche that the kyng lete take to hys owne warde all the gooddes of the lordes that were put wrongfully to the deth in to hys owne honde And aswell they toke the goodes that were within hooly chyrche es the goodes that were wythout lete theym be put in to hys tresoury in London lette them calle hys for feytes And by there couÌ„sell the kynge wrought for euer more he dysheryted them that the godes ought thrugh ther couÌ„sell lete arer a talegge of all the goodes of Englonde wherfore he was the rychest kyng that euer was in Englonde after wyllyam Bastarde that comquered Englonde And yet thrughe couÌ„sell of them hym semyd that he hadde not ynough But made yet euery towne of Englonde for to fynde a man of armys vpon theyr owne costes for to go werre vpon the Scottes that were his enmyes wherfore the kynge went in to Scotlonde with an houndred thousande men of armys at wytsontyde in the yere of our lord Ihesu Crist M.CCC.xxii But the Scottes wente hyd them in mouÌ„teyns in wodes and caryed the Englysshmen fro day to day that the kynge myght for no manere thynge fynde theÌ„ in playne felde wherfor many Englysshmen that had lytyl vytaylles deyed ther for hungre wonder fast an sodenly in goynge and comynge and namely tho that had bene ayenst Thomas of Lancastre robbyd his men vpon hys londes whan kynge Edwarde sawe that vytaylles fayled hym he was wonder sore dyscomfyted bycause also that hys men deyed for he myght not spede of his enmyes So att the last he came ayen in to Englonde anone after came Iames Douglas and also Thomas Radulph with an huge hooste into Englonde in to Northumberlonde and wyth them the Englysshmen that were dryuen out of Englonde and came and robbed the countree and slewe the people also brente the twone that was callyd Northallerton many other twones to yorke And whan the kynge herde thys tydynges he lete so mane all maner men that myght trauyllee And so the Englysshmen mette the Scottes at the abbay of Beyghelande the .xv. day after Mygelmas en the same yere aboue sayd and the Englysshmen were there dysconfyted And at that dyscomfyture was take syr Iohan of Brytayne Erle of Rychmonde that helde the countree the erldome of Lancastre and after he payed an huge raunsonne was lete goo And after that he wente in to Fraunce and came neuer after agayne ¶ How syr Andrewe of Herkelay was take and put to deth that was Erle of Cardoil THen at that tyme was syr Andrew of Herkela the new was made erle of Cardoil for cause that he had taken the good erle Thomas of Lancastre ¶ He hadde ordeyned thrugh the kynges coÌ„maundement of Englonde for to bringe hym all the power that he myght for to helpe ayenste the Scottes as the abbaye of Beglonde And whan the fals traytour had gadred all the people that he myght shold haue come to the kynge vnto the abbaye of Beyghelande the fals traytour ladde them by a nother couÌ„tre thrughe Copelonde And thrughe therldome of Lancastre went thrugh the couÌ„tree robbed slewe the folke all that he myght And ferthermore the fals traytour had take a grete somme of golde and syluer of syr Iames Douglas for to be ayenst the kyng of Englonde to be helpynge holdynge with the Scottes thrugh whose treason the kynge of Englonde was scomfyted at Beyghelande or that he came thyder wherfore the kyng was to ward hym wonder wrothe and lete pryuely enquere by the couÌ„tre aboute how that it was And some men enquered and aspeyed so at the laste the trough was fouÌ„de sought And he atteynte take as fals traytour as the gode erle Thomas of Lancastre hym tolde of that he was pute vnto deth at hys taâ—ynge att Burbrugge to hym sayd Or the that were doon he sholde be take holde a traytour And so it was as the holy maÌ„ sayd ¶ wherfore the kyng sent pryuely to syr Anthony of Lucy a knyght of the countre of Cardoil that he sholde take syr Andrew of Herkela put hym vnto the dethe And to brynge this thynge vnto the ende the kynge sente hys Commyssion so that thys same Andrewe was take at Cardoill and ladde vnto the barre in the maner of an erle worthyly arayed wyth aswerde gyrde aboute hym and hosyd and sporyd ¶ Tho spake syr Anthoyn in this maner syr Andrewe sayd he the kynge puttyth vpon the for asmoche as thou hast be orpyd iÌ„ thy dedys he dyde to the moche honour made the erle of Cardoil than as a traytour to thy lorde laddest the people of hys countere that shold haue holpe hym at the batayll of Beyghel and and thou laddest them awaye by the countree of Copelande and thrugh the erldom of Lancastre wherfore our lorde the kynge was dyscomfyted there of the Scottes thrugh thy treason falsnesse and yf thou haddest come by tymes he had had the bataylle and treason thou
tyme the counsel that euer ye coÌ„sented that the quene Isabell sholde goo in to Fraunce for to treate of accorde betwene the kynge of Englonde her broder the kynge of fraunce for that was your counsell for at that tyme for soch your wytt fayled for I drede me sore leest thrugh her her sone we shall be dystroyed But yf we take the better counseylle ¶ Now fayre syres vnderstonde howe merueylous felony falshede the Spensers ymagyned cast For pryuely they lete fyll fyue barelles ferrours with syluer the soÌ„me amouÌ„tyd .v. M. pounde they sent those barelles ouer â—ee pryuely by an alyaunt that was callyd Arnold of Spayne that was a broker of LoÌ„don That he sholde go to the Douzepers of FrauÌ„ce that they sholde procure and speke to the kyng of Fraunce that quene Isabell her sone Edwarde wer dryuen exyled out of FrauÌ„ce And amonge all other thynges That ther were braught to the deth as pryuely as they myghte but almyghty god wold not so for whan this Arnold was in the hygh see he was take wiâ—h Selanders that mette hym in the hyghe see and toke hym and ladde hym to the erle of Henaude theyr lorde moche Ioye was made for that takynge And at the laste this Arnold pryuely stele a waye from thens And came to London And of thys takynge of other thynâ—â—s the erle of Henaude sayd to the quene Isabell Dame make you mery be of good there for ye be rycher than ye wened for to be take thyse fyue barelles full of syluer that were sâ—â—te to the Dourpers of France for to slee you youre sone Edwarde and thynke you hastely for to goo in to Englonde and take with you Syre Iohan of Henaude my brother and .v. houÌ„dred men of armys For many of them of Fraunce in whom ye haue had grete truste done you for to scorne and almyghty god graunte you that grace your enmyes to ouercome ¶ The quene Isabell sent tho thrugh Henaude and Flaundres for her souldyours ordened her euery daye for to go in to Englonde ayen so she had in her company syr Edmonde of wodstok that was erle of Kent that was syr Edwardes broder of Englde ¶ How kynge Edwarde lette kepe the costes by the see and lete trye all the pryce men of armys and foot men thrugh Englonde AS kynge Edwarde herde telle the quen Isabell Edwarde her sone wolde come in to englonde wyth a grete power of alyauÌ„tes with them that were outlawed out of englonde for there rebellyousnesse he was sore a dradde to be put downe for to lese his kyngdom wherfore he ordeyned to kepe hys castels in walys as well as in Englond with vytayllers theyr appaâ—ylles and lette kepe hys ryuers also ye. at the feest of DecolacioÌ„ of saynt IohnÌ„ Baptyst the Cytezyns of London sent to the kyng to Prochestre an C. men of armys also he coÌ„mauÌ„ded by hys letters ordeyend that euery hundred wepeÌ„take â—otrye as wel men of armys as men on foot and that they sholde be put in .xx. soÌ„me and in an hundred soÌ„me And commaunded the alle tho men were redy whan ony shoute or crye were made for to purpose take the alyauntis that came in to Englond for to ben bme hym the londe for to put him out of his kyngdon And more ouer he lete crye thorugh his patent in euery fayre in euery market of Englonde that the quene Isabell syr Edwarde his eldest sone the erle of Kent that they were take and saufly kepte without ony manere harme vnto them doynge all other manere people that come with them anone smyte of ther hedys without ony manere raunsom takynge of them And what man myght brynge syr Rogeres mortymer heed of wygmore sholde haue an huÌ„dred pouÌ„de of money for his trauall ¶ And ferthermore he ordened by his patrent coÌ„maunded to make a fyre vpon euery hyll besyde the ryuers and in lowe countrees for to make hyghe bekenesse of rymbre That yf it so were that the alyuntes came vnto londe by nyght tyme that thenÌ„e the Inhabycauntys there aboute sholde endeuoyr them selfe in goodly hast to lyght fyre the bekenes that the countree maye be warned come mete there enmyes And in the tyme deyed syr Roger Mortymyer his vcle in the toure of London ¶ How the quene Isabell and syr Edward duke of Guyhenne her sone came in to London at her with and how they dyde AS quene Isabell and syr Edwarde her sone duke yf Guyhenne syr Edwarde of wodstok erle of Kente syr IohnÌ„ the erles brother of Henaude there company dradde not the menace of the kyng ne of hys traytours for they trusted all in goddys grace came to Her with in South floke the .xxiii. daye of Septembre in the yere of grace M.CCC.xxvi And the quene syre Edwarde her sone sent letters to the Mayre comynalte of London requyrynge them that they sholde be helpynge in the quarell and cause that they had that is to saye to dystroye the traytours of the reame But none answeres were sent ayen wheâ—fore the quene and syr Edwarde her sone sent a nother patent letter vnder the seases the tenour of whiche letter here folowyth in this maner ¶ Isabell by the grace of god quene of englonde lady of Irlonde and couÌ„tesse of Pountyf and we Edwarde the eldest sone of the kynge of Englond duke of guyon erle of Chestre of Pauntyf of moustroyl to the Mayre to all the comynaltee of the cytee of London sendyth gretynge for asmoche as we haue before the tyme sent to you by your letters how we be come into thys londe in good arraye and in good manere for the maner for the honour profyte of holy chyrche and of our dere lorde the kyng and all the reame with al the reame with all our myght and power to kepe and mayntene as we and al the good folke of the forsayd reame are holden to doo And vppon that we praye you that ye wolde be helpynge to vs in as moche as ye maye in this quarell that is for the comune profyte of the forsayd reame and we haue had to this tyme none answere of the forsayde letters â— ne knowe not your mynde in that party wherfore we sende to you ayen and praye charge you chat ye bere you so ayenste vs that we haue no cause to greue you but the ye ben vnto vs helpynge by all the wayes that ye maye or may knowe For wytte ye well in certeÌ„ that we and all that be come with vs into thys reame thynke not to do ony thynge but that thynge that shall be for the comyn profyte of all the reame but oonly to destroye Hugh SpeÌ„ser our enmye and enmye to all the reame as ye it wel knowe wherfore I praye you and charge you in the fayth that ye owe vnto
London and euery good towne of Englonde sent ouer the see to his rescowe certayne peple well arayed of the beste and chosen men for the warre ¶ And the seconde daye of August the forsayd duke of gloucestre aryued at Calays wyth all his army .v. hondred shyppes moo ¶ And the duke of Burgoyne all his hoost that laye in the syege as soone as they aspyed the sayles in the see before they approched Calays haueÌ„ sodaynly in a mornynge departed frome the syege leuynge behynde hym moche stuff and vytayle fledde in to Flaundres and Pycardye And in lykewyse dyde the syege that laye befor Guyâ—es where as they of Gwenes toke gregonne of brasse called Dygâ—on many other grete gonnes serpentes And than whan the duke of Gloucere was aryued wyth hys host He wente in to Flaunders there he was .xii. dayes dyde bute lytell harme excepte that he brente two fayre vyllages Poperynge Bell other houses whyche were of no stronge buyldynge so he retorned home ayen· ¶ And thys same yere the kyng of Scotlonde besyeged Rokesburgh with moche people But syr Raufe graye departed froÌ„ the castell ordeyned for a rescowe But as soone as the kynge of ScotloÌ„de vnderstode hys departynge sodaynly he brake his syege weÌ„te his waye lefte moche ordinaunce behynde hym where he gate hym no worshyp· This same yere the seconde daye of Ianyuer quene Katheryne the whiche was the kinges moder and wyf to kynge HeÌ„ry the fyfte deiÌ„ed departed out of this wolde was brouht ryally thrugh LondoÌ„ soo to westmÌ„ there she lyeth worshypfully buryed in oure ladyes chapel ¶ And also this same yere the fourth day of Ianyuer felle downe the gate wyth the tour on it on LondoÌ„ brydge to warde South warde with two arches al the stone theron ¶ This same yere was a greate treate holdeÌ„ bitwene Grauenynge Calays bytwene the kyng the duke of Burgoyne where was iÌ„ the kynges name the Cardynall of Englonde the duke of Norfolke and many other lordes for the duke of Burgoyne was the duchesse hauynge fulle power of hyr lorde as regnette and lady of hys londes where was taken by thaduyse of bothe partyes an abstynence of warre for a certayn tyme in the name of the duchesse and not of the duke by cause he had gone frome his othe and legaunce that he had made to kynge Henry the fyfte therfore the kynge neuer wolde wryte ne appoynt ne haue to doo with hym after but all in the duchesse name ¶ Also thys same yere quene Iane deyed the seconde day of Iule whiche had ben wyfe to Kynge Henry the fourthe and was caryed frome Bermondsey to Caunterbury where she lyeth buryed by kynge Henry her husbonde This same yere deyed all the Lyons in the toure of London the whiche had not ben seen many yeres before ¶ Howe Owen a squyre of wales that had wedded quene Katheryne was arested and of the scisme bytwene Eugenie Felix IN the .xv. yere of kynge Henry the sixth deyed Sygysmondus Emperour of Almayne and knyght of the garter whos termeÌ„te the kynge kepte at saynt Poules in London tyally where was made a ryall heerse and the Kynge in his astate cladde in blewe was atte euen at dyryge on the morne at masse c. And after hym was electe and chosen Albert duke of Osteryk whiche had wedded Sygysmondus doughter for to be Emperour This man was takeÌ„ receyued to be Kynge of Beme and Vngary by cause of his wyf that was Sygysmondus doughter whiche left none other heyre after hym This Alberte was Emperoure but one yere for he was poysened so deyed some saythe that he deyed of flix but he was a vertuous maÌ„ pytefull moche that all the peple the knew hym sayd that the world was not worthy to hauy his presence ¶ This same yere one OweÌ„ a squyre of wales a meÌ„ of low byrth whyche had many a day befor secretly wedded quene Kateryn had by hyr .iii. sones â— one doughter he was takeÌ„ coÌ„mauÌ„ded to Newgate to prysoÌ„ by my lord of Gloucestre protectour of the reame And this yere he brake the prysoÌ„ by the meane of a preest that was his chapelayn after was takeÌ„ ayeÌ„ by my lorde BomoÌ„de brought ayeÌ„ to Newgate afterwarde deliuered at large And one of his sones afterwarde was maâ—e erle of RychemoÌ„de an othâ—r erle of PeÌ„broke the thyrde a moÌ„ke of westmÌ„ whiche moÌ„ke dâ—yed sone after ¶ This same yere also on Newe yeres daye at Bernardes Castell fell downe a stake of wode sodaynly at after none and slewe thre meÌ„ myschyfly foule hurte other ¶ And at Bedforde on a shyresdai were xviii meÌ„ murdred without stroke by fallynge downe a stayr as they come out of the comune â—alle and manifoule hurte ¶ In the .xviii yere syr Rycharde BeauchaÌ„p the good erle of warwyke deyed atte Rone he beynge the tyme lyuetenate of the kiÌ„ge in Normandye and frome thens his body was brought to warwyke where he lyeth worshypfully in a newe chappel on the south syde of the quere ¶ And also this yere was a grete derth of corne thrughout all Englonde for a bussell of where was worth xl pens in many places of Englonde ¶ And yet they myght not haue ynoughe wherfore Steuen Browne that tyme Mayre of LondoÌ„ sente into pruce and broughte to London certayn shyppes laden wyth rye whiche dyd moche good to the poore people For corne was soo scarse in Englonde that in some places of Englonde poore people made them brede of fern rotes ¶ This yere the generall couÌ„seyll of Basylyde posed Eugeny they chose Felix whiche was duke of sauoy than began the scysme whiche endured vnto the yere of our lorde M. CCCC.xlvii ¶ This felix was a deuoute prynce sawe his sones sone And after lyued an holy lyfe and was chosen pope of the couÌ„seyll of Bysyle Eugeny deposed And so the scysme was longe tyme. thys Felyx had but lyttll obedience by cause of the naturalyte for the moost parte wel nyghe al crystendome obeyed and reputed Eugeny for very pope of theym bothe gor bothe occupyed duryng the lyf of Eugeny This same yere syr Rychard whyche was vycarye of Hermettelworth was degrated of his preesthode at Poules brent at toure hylle as for an heretike on saynt Botulphus daye how well att his deche he deyed a good Crysten man wherfore after his dethe moche people come to the place where he was breÌ„te and offred and made an hepe of stones set vp a crosse of tree helde him for a saynt tyll the Mayre shreues by the kyngê coÌ„maundement of bysshappes dystroyed it made there a douÌ„ge hylle ¶ And also this yere the shreues of London set out of saint Martins the graunte of the sent wary fyue ê‘sones whyche after warde were restored ayen to the sentwary by the kynges
the laste the towne gate the pryson be theym And thenÌ„e they were sore punysshed in ensample of other ¶ In this yere also there was a grete erthquake in Naples in so moche that there perysshed .xl. thousande people that sanke there in to the erthe ¶ Also in the .xxxvi. yere saynt Osmonde soÌ„tyme bysshop of Salysbury was canonysed att Rome by pope Calyst the .x daye of Iuly he was translated at Salysbury by the bisshop of CauÌ„terbury many other bysshoppes ¶ And in August after syr Pers de brasay seneschal of normaÌ„dye with the Capytayne of Depe many other Capytayns and meÌ„ of werre went to thee see with a greate Nauy and into the downes by nyght And on the more erly before day they londed at Sandwytche bothe bi loÌ„de and water and toke the towne and ryfled dispoyled it And toke many prysoners and lefte the towne all bare whyche was a ryche place and moche good therin And ladde wyth them many ryche prysoners In this same yere in many places of Fraunce Almayne Flaunders Holonde and zeelonde chyldren gadred theym togyder by greate companyes For to goo on pylgrymage to saynt Myghels mouÌ„te in NormaÌ„dye whiche came fro ferre couÌ„trees wherof the people merueyled And many supposed that some wyckyd spyryte meued them to doo so but it dured not longe by cause of the longe waye and also for lac of vytaylle as they wente ¶ In this yere Reynolde Pecok bysshop of Chestre was founde an herytyke and the thyrde day of Decembre was enduâ—ed at Lambeth in presence of the Archebysshop of Caunterbury and many other bysshoppes doctours lordes temporall and hâ—s bokes brent att Poules crosse ¶ And ye haue herde before how certayne lordes were slayne atte Saynt Albons wherfore was alwaye a grutchynge wrath hadde by the heyres of them that soo were slayne ayenst the duke of yorke the Erles of waâ—wyk and of Salysbury wherfore the kyng by the aduys of his counseyll sente for theym vnto London to whyche place the duke of yorke came the .xxvi. daye of Ianueri with four honderd men and lodged hym atte Baynerdes castell in hys owne place ¶ And the .iv. daye of Ianuer came the erle of Salysbury with fyue hundred men and was lodged in therber of his owne place ¶ And thenÌ„e came the duke of Excetre and of Somerset with .viii. C. men and laye withoute temple barre ¶ And the erle of Northumberlonde and the lorde Egremonde the lorde Clyfforde wyth .xv. hundred men lodged without the towne ¶ And the Mayer that tyme Geffraye Boloyne kept grete watche with the comyns of the cyte rode about the cytee by Holborne and Fletestrete with a .v. thousand men well arayed and armyd for to kepe the peas ¶ And the .xiiii. daye of Feuerer the erle of warwyke came to London fro Calays well beseen and worshypfully with .v hundred men In red Iakettes broudred wyth a ragged staffe behynde before and was lodged at the graye freres ¶ And the .xv. daye of Marche the kynge came to London and the quene And ther was accorded and peas made amonge the lordes and they were sette in peas And on our lady daye the xxv daye of Marche in the yere of oure lorde M. CCCC.lviii· the kynge the quene all the lordes went on processyon at Poules in London anone after the kyng the lordes departed in this yere was a grete fraye in Fletstrete bytwene meÌ„ of courte men of the same strete In whyche fayre the quenes Attourney was slayne ¶ Howe the kynges housholde made a fraye ayenste the Erle of warwyke and of the Iourneye at bloreheth ALso this same yere as the Erle of warwyk was at counseyll at westmynster alle the kynges housholde meny gadred them togyder for to haue slayne the sayde erle But by the helpe of god his frendes he recouered his barge and escapyd theyr euyll enterpryse how well the cokes came rennynge oute wyth spytes and pestels ayneh hym And the same daye he rode to wardes werwyk and soone after he gate hym a commyssyon and went ouer the see to warde Calays ¶ Soone after thys therle of Salysbury comynge to LoÌ„don was encouÌ„tred at Bloreheth which the lord Audley And moche other people ordeyned to dystroy hym But he hauynge knowlege that he shold be met wyth was accoÌ„panyed with hys two sones syr Thomas syr IohnÌ„ Neuell a grete felyshyp of goodmen And so they faught togyder where the erle of Salysbury wanne the felde And the lorde Audley was slayne many gentylmen of Chesshyre moche people hurt And the erles two sones were hurte goynge homewarde afterwarde they were taken and hadde to Chestre by the quenes menye ¶ After Calixt Pius was pope was chase this yere M. CCCC.lvlii· he was callyd before Eneas an eloqueÌ„te man a poete laureate He was embassatour of the Emperours before tyme. And he wrote in the couÌ„seyl of Basyle a noble treatyse for thactoryte of the same Also he canonysed saynte Katheryne of Senys Thys pope ordeyned grete IndulgeÌ„ce pardonne to theym that wolde go werre ayeÌ„st the Turke wrote a pystle to the greate Turke exhortynge hym to become Crysten And in th end he ordeyned a passage ayeÌ„st the Turke at Ankon to whiche moche people drewe out all partyes of cristeÌ„dome of the whiche people he sente many home ayen by cause they suffyced not anone after he dyed at the sayd AnkoÌ„ the yere of our lord M. CCCC.lxiii the .xiiii. daye of August ¶ How Andrewe Trollop the souldyours of Calays forsoke the duke of yorke theyr mayster therle of warwyk in the weste countre THe duke of yorke the erles of warwyk and of Salysbury sawe the gouernauÌ„ce of the reame stode moost by the quene hyr counseyll how the grete prynces of the londe were not callyd to counseyl but set a parte and not only soo but it was sayd thrugh the reame tho sayd lordes sholde be dystroyed as it openly was shewed at Blorehethe by them that wolde haue slayne the erle of Salysbury Thenne for sauacyon of theyr lyues also for the comynwele of the reame thought for to remedy thyse thynges assembled them togyder with moche people and toke a felde in the west countre to whiche the erle of warwyk came fro Calays with many of the olde Souldeyours as AndreÌ„we Trollop and other in whose wysdome as for the werre he trustyd moche vpon And whan they were thus assembled and made theyr felde the kynge sente out commyssyons preuy seales vnto all the lordes of his reame to come and wayte on hym in theyr moost beste defensable araye And so euery man came in suche wyse that the kynge was stronger and hadde more â–ª peple than the duke of yorke and therles of warwyk of Salysbury for it is here to be notyd that euery lorde in Englonde at this tyme durst not dysobeye the quene so she
tho that holpe or yaue ony counseyll 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 and toke the caastell of Barchamstede aleso the castell of Hirtfoâ— And from that daye afterwarde the Barons dyde there so moche harme thrughout all Englonde And pryncypally the frensshemen 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 Englond but some of the barons and Frensshemen were gone to the cyte of Nycholl toke the towne helde it to kynge Lowys profyte But thyther came kyng Henryes men with a grete power that is to saye the erle Radulf of Chestre Wyllyam erle Marshall Wyllyam the Brenererle of Feryers many other lordes with them yaue batayll vnto Lowys men And there was slayne the erle of perchees Lowys men were fowle dyscomfyted And there was taken Serle erle of wynchestre and Humfroyde Boune erle of Hertforde Robert the sone of walter many other that began warre ayenst the kynge there they were taken ladde vnto kyng Henry that was kynge IohnÌ„s sone ¶ And whan the tydynges cam to Lowys of the dyscomfyture that was the kynges sone of FrauÌ„ce He remeued fro thens wente vnto London and lete shytte the yates faste of the cyte And anone after the kynge sente to the Burgeys of LoÌ„don 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 grete newe chartre vnder hys brode scale ¶ And in the same tyme a grete lorde that was called Eustace the monke came oute of Fraunce wyth a grete company of Lordes wolde haue come in to Englonde for to haue holpen Lowys the kynges sone of Fraunce But Hubert of Brugh the fyue porâ—es wyth .viii. shyppes tho mette with them in the hyghe see â— assaylled them egerly ouer came 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 corned ayen in to Fraunce of the confermacyon of kynge Iohans hartre SO whan Lowys herde these rydynges he dradde sore to be deed lost And lete orâ—â—yne speke bytwene the kynge Lowys by the Legate Swalo And throughe the Archebysshop of Caunterbury thrugh other grete lordes that all the prysoners on that one halfe and that other sholde be delyuerd go quyte Aâ—d Lowys hym self sholde haue for his costes a thousande pouÌ„de of syluer and shold go out of Englonde and come neure more ther in agayne And in this maner was the accorde made bytwene kynge Henry Lowys And tho was Lowys assoylled of the popes Legate the was called Swalo of the senteÌ„ce that he was in the Barons of Englonde also And after thys kynge Henry Swalo the Legate Lowys went to Merton there was the peas coÌ„fermed bytwene them ordeyned And after Lowys wente from thens vnto London toke his leue was brought with moche honour vnto the see with the Archebysshop of Caunterbury and with other bysshops also wyth erles and barons and so went in to Fraunce ¶ And after warde the kynge the Archebysshop and also erles barons assembled them and came to the cyte of London att Myghelmas that nexte came tho sewynge and helde there a grete parlament at London And there were tho reuewed all the frauÌ„chyse the kyng IohnÌ„ had graunted at Romney mede \ kynge Henry tho confermed by hys chartre the whiche yet ben holden thrugh out all Englonde ¶ And in that tyme the kyng toke of euery plough loÌ„de .ii. shleynges 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 Caunterbury translated the .l. yere after his martyrdome And after it was ordeyned by all the lordes of Englonde that all Alyens solde go out of Englonde and come nomore therin And kynge Henry toke tho all the castelles in to his honde the kynge Iohan his fader had yeue take to Alyens for to kepe that helde with hym ¶ But the proude Fawkys of Brytayn rychely lete araye his castell of Bedforde whiche he had of kynge IohnÌ„s yefte helde that castell ayenst kynge Henryes wyll with myght and strength And the kynge came thyder with a strong power and besyeged the castell And the Archebysshop mayster Stephen of Langton wyth a fayre company of knyghtes came to the kynge hym for to helpe And from the Ascensyon of our lord vnto the Assumpcyon of our lady lasted the syege And tho was the castell wonne take And the kynhe lete hange all tho that went in to the castell with theyr good wyll for to holde the castell That is for to saye .lxxx. men ¶ And tho after warde fawkys hymselfe was founde and had in a chyrche at Couentre there he forswore all Englonde with moche shame and wente agayne in to his owne countree ¶ And whyles that kynge Henry regned Edmonde of Abyndon that was â—relorer of Salysbury was consecrated Archebysshop of Caunterbury And this kynge Henry sente ouer the see vnto the erle of prouynce that he sholde lende hym his doughter in Englond that was called Ellenore and he wolde spowse her And tho she came in to Englond 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 swete syght bytwene them That is to saye Edwarde that was nexte kynge after hys fader floure of curteysy and of largenesse and Margarete that was after quen of Scotlonde and Beautrice that was after countesse of Brytayne Katheryne that deyed mayde in relygyon ¶ Of the quinzeme of goodes that were graunted for the newe chartre and of the purueaunce of Oxforde ANd thus it befell that the lordes of Englonde wold haue some addycyous moo in the chartre of Fraunchyse that they had of the kynge spake thus bytwene them And the kynge graunted them all theyr axenge And made to them two chartres that one is called the grete chartre of fraunchises that other is callad the chartre of forest And for the graunt of these two chartres prelates Erles and Barons and alle the comyns of Englonde yaue to the kynge a thousande marke of syluer ¶ Whan kyng Henry had be kynge .xliii. yere the same yere he and his lordes Erles and Barons of the reame wente to Oxforde and ordeyned a lawe in amendemente of the reame And fyrst swore