and weddid his sister and thurgh the help of his brother and the Bulgares he recouerid his empire and kylled LiberiuÌ„ and Leonem the vsurê‘ of his reame and as mony tymes almost as he wyped any drope from his nose the wich they cut of So mony tymes ne he made on of his enmys to be kylled Leo the thrid wos pope after Sergius ij yere This man wos made pope by the pouer of the romaÌ„s and was not put in the nombre of popis for he yll entred bot he did no yll IoheÌ„s the sex a greke wos pope after him And he wos a martir bot of whom and wherfor the cause is not found in historiis it is said that it wos of the dukys of Lumbardy for thei wer emnys vn to the chirche myghtely IoheÌ„s the vij a ronan wos pope after him iij. yere bot nothing of him is writtyn Iustinianê° the secuÌ„d wos emê‘our ayen with his sonne Tibiri vi yere And this wos he the wich wos reued the empire a fore bi leo And when this man wos restored ayen he toke him to the right faith and worchipped the pope Constantin and certanly he destrued Creson the place wher he wos exiled to and all that duelled in it except child he killed them and he come ayene an other tyme to haue kylled the Innocentis and the men of that cuntre made ther a captayn a certayn maÌ„ wos called Philip an owtlay the wich anone went to him in bataill and kyllid him for hys cruelnes ayenes thos children Sysynnius was pope xx dais and then was gret strife and he decessid bot lytill of him is writtyn Constantin was pope after him .vij yere This man was a verey meke man so blissid that of all men he wos loued he went ower the see to Iustimian the emprour Ì„ wos resaued with gret honour and died a blissed maij Philippe the secund wos emê‘our on yere the wich fled iÌ„ to Scisilya for the host of the romans and he wos an heritike and coÌ„manded all picturs of senctis to be distruid wherfor the Romans kest a way his coyn ne wold not resaue no monay that had his ymage or his name writtyn vpon it Anastasius the secund after he had kylled Philipp was emprour iij. yere This man wos a cristin man and he leued well bot be cause he put out philippis eyn Ì„ kylled him afterward Therfor Theodosius faught ayens hym ower come hiÌ„ Ì„ theÌ„ he wos made a prest leued so quyetly Anno domini vijC.xiiij GRegorius the secund wos pope after Constantyn xvij-yere This Gregorii wos a chaste man an nobull man in scripture And about this tyme the popis began to deell more teÌ„ê‘ally with the emprours then they wer wont for ther falsenesse Ì„ therherici and also for to remeue the empire fro oo pepull to an other as the tyme requerid This man cursed Leo the emprour be cause he brent the ymages of sentys This same Leo commandid Gregori the pope that he shuld brine chirches and destruy them And he set nothing of his sayng bot commanded the contrari manly And so it is opynli shewed that the destruccion of the empire of roome wos the cause of herise For certanly faithfull peple with ther prelatis with on wyll drew to the pope and constranit the Emprours to leffe ther tyrannyde and therherise ¶ And this tyme in the est parte of the world strongly failed the veray faith for that cursed law of fals machomyte Theodosius was Emprour and regned bot on yere and he was a veray cristyn man and euyn os he did so was he done vn to for Leo deposit him and made him a prest Leo the thrid with Constantin his son wos emprour xxv yer This Leo when he wos myghty he deposit TheodosiuÌ„ and regned for him and wos desaued bi a certayn apostata the wich bad him that he shÌ„uld take and brene all the ymages of sentys wher fore he wos ponysshed bothe in bataill and in pestylence and with other infortunes and because he wos a cursed of gregori and bode ther in the iij. days therfore the pope with comyn pepull toke fro him all the west parte of his empire commandyng that no man shuld obay him ne socour him be cause he leued like an aritike· ¶ Holy men sayd ayenest him and mony bi him wos martired and exiled and at the last in his mysbeleue he died writchedly ¶ And in this mans dais bot that Karolus marcellus holp the cristyn faith and faught manly ayen the saresens and drofe them bacward iÌ„ to spayn the wich they had subduid Els they had entred iÌ„ to fraunce ¶ And Karolus slew .iijC.M. sarasons and mo of his pepull wer slayn bot xvM. NoÌ„ This man for the continuall bataill toke to lay men the tresour of the chirche wheâ—for sent Euchery the bisihop of Aurilian as he wos in hys prayers saw that same Karolum in saule and bodi payned in hell And the angell that shewed the bisshop this man sayd that that wos the iugement of all thos that toke away the goodis of thee chirche or of poer men And to fortefi that at the bisshop sayed and to preue it The abbot of sent Dionis went to the sepulcâ— ther that Karolus wos beried and opyned the chist that he lay iÌ„ And ther they se a dragon go out bot he had no bodi Gregory the thrid a Roman was pope after Gregori the secuÌ„de The wich conformed the worshippyng of the ymages of sentis with the cunsell almost of M. bisshoppis and he cursed horibly all the dispysers of thes ymages as the emprour and other that wer of that condicion Constantinus the fifthe wos emprour after his fader Leo .xxxv. yere He was a cursed man and a pure heritike so that he did sacrifice to deuels he pursuid the chirche nothyng that is good of him is writen and so by the sufferans of god the chirche wos trubelled long tyme. ¶ About this tym wer mony merueles And ther wer meruelus erth quakis and certaij cites that wer set on mountens they wer remeued Ì„ borne a way with the hilles in to the feldis sex myle thens as they stod and the cites wer not broken ne hurt In the land of Mesopotanyan the erth wos brokyn bi the space of ij myle And also ther wos a Mule that spake iÌ„ a mannys voce ash fell from heuyn And in the see of Pontico ther wos ysse for gret frost that was xxx cubittis of thyknesse And sters fell from heuyn so myghtely that men trowed that the end of the world had bene comen all thes betokened meruelus thingê to cum Anno domini vijC.xliiij ZAcharias wos pope after Gregori x. yere This Zachari wos a nobull man and arayed with all uertu with all men he was loued for his mekenes and he desposed the kyng of Fraunce Hydery and put iÌ„ his place PippinuÌ„ for he
for ther went of statis old men and yonge riche and poer no man compellid them and this passage was made bi the vision of our ladi and the princes of this pepull wer diuerse On wos Godfray the bollion a nobull man of all the world Ì„ a vertuus man And an other was BeemuÌ„d the duke of Napuls The thrid wos Hugh the kynges brother of fraunce and mony other the wich did full nobully for the faith of god and it wer to long in this bake to reherse the glorius actis that they did ¶ Of kyng willm Roos that wos willm bastard son that destruyed tounes houses of religion for to make the new forest ANd after this willm bastard regned his son william the Rous and this willm was a wonder contrarious man to god and holy chirche let amende and make the toune off Cardeis that the paynyms had destroyed ¶ This kyng willm destruyed holy chirche and ther possessions in what ê‘te he myght them find â–ª ¶ And therfor ther was so moch debate bitwen him and the erchebisshop of cantorburi Ancelme for encheson that he vndernamme him of his wickidnesse that he destroied holÌ„y chirch And for encheson therof the kyng bore to him gret wrath and for that cause he exiled him out of this land and the erchebishop tho went to the court of Rome and ther duellid wyth the pope ¶ And this king made the new forest cast doune distruid xxvi tounes and lxxx houses of religion all for to make his forest lenger and broder and bicome wonder glad and proud of his wod of his forest and C the wild bestys that werther within that it was meruell for to wit so that men called him keper of wodis and of pastors and the lenger that he leued the more wekked he become bothe to god and to all holy chirche and to all his men ¶ And this kyng let make the gret hall of westmynster so vpon a day in the witsontyde he held ther in his frist fest and he lokid him a bout and said that the hall wos to litell bi the halueÌ„ dele ¶ And at the last he become so contrarius that all thing that plesed god displesid him and all thing that god loued he hatid deidly ¶ And so it befell that he dremyd vpon a nyght a litel or that he died that he wos let blod and bled a gret quaÌ„tite of blode and a streme of blode lepit on eigh toward heueÌ„ more than an hundreth vethem and the clerenes of the day was turned vn to nyght and dirkenesse and the firmament also ¶ And when that he a woke he had gret drede so that he not wist what for to done Ì„ told his dreme to men of his councell and said that he had gret dred and supposed that to hiÌ„ was sum mischance to cum ¶ And the secund night before a moÌ„ke dremed of the housold that the kiÌ„g went in to an chirche with moch pepull Ì„ he wos proud that he dispised all the pepull that wos with him and that he tok the ymage of the crucifix and shamfully bote it with hys tethe ¶ And the crucifix mekeli suffred all that he did but the kyng as a wode man rent of the armys of the crucifix and cast it vnder his fete and defouled it and threw it all a brode Ì„ a gret flame of fire come out of the crucifix mouth of wich dreme mony men had gret meruell and wonder ¶ The good man that had dremmed this straunge dreme told it to a knyght that wos most priuey with the kyng of all men and the knyght wos called HamuÌ„des soon the monke and he told the dreme to the kyng and saied that it shuld betokyn other thing than good and neuerthelas thee kyng laughed ther at twyes or thries and litell set ther by and thought that he wold go and hunte play in the forest And meÌ„ counsellid him that he shuld not that day for no maner thiÌ„g come in the wod so that he a bood at home before mete But anone as he had heten no man might hiÌ„ let bot he wold gon vn to the wod for to haue his disporte ¶ And so it befell that on of his knyghtis that heght walter Tirell wold haue shot to an hart his arew glensid vpon a branche and thurgh missaueÌ„tur smote the kiÌ„g to the hert so he fell doune deid to the grund with out ony word spekyng and so endid his life days ¶ And it wos no ferli for the day that he died he had let to ferme the erchebisshopprich of Cantorburi and xij abbeis also euer more did gret distruccion to holy chirche thurgh wrongfull takyng Ì„ axinges for no man durste withstond that he wold haue done and of his lethernesse he wold neuer withdraw nother to amend his life therfor god wold suffre hiÌ„ no lenger to regne iÌ„ his wikkidnes Ì„ he had bene kiÌ„g xiij yere Ì„ vi wekis Ì„ lieth at westmynster Anno domini M.lxxxviij PAscalÌ„ was pope after vrbaÌ„ xviij yer v. monethis the wich the xiij yere of his bisshopprich with his cardinales wos put iÌ„ prisoÌ„ bi Henri the fourth the emê‘our Ì„ they might not be deliuerid till the pope had suorne that he shuld kepe pees with hiÌ„ that he shuld neuer curs hiÌ„ on that ê“mis the pope yaf the emê‘our a pÌ„uylege Ì„ on the yere after the pope dampned that pÌ„uelege Ì„ said on this wise lett vs coÌ„pÌ„hend all holy scriptur the old testameÌ„t Ì„ the new the lawis Ì„ the ê“phettis the gospell Ì„ the canons of apostils Ì„ all the decrees of the popis of rome that at they held I hold and that at thei dampnid I dampne and most specialy that preuylege grauÌ„tid to Henri the emê‘our the wich rether is grantid to venge his males then to multiple the pacieÌ„s in vertu for euer more I dampne that same preuilege ¶ Of kyng Henri beauclerke that wos willm Rous brother Ì„ of the debate betwen him Robert Curthos his brother ANd when this willm Rous wos deid Henri beauclerke his brother wos made kyng for encheson that willm Rous had no child begoten of his bodi and this henri beauclerke was crouned kyng at london the iiij day after that his brother was decessid that is to say the v. day of august ¶ And anone as AncelÌ„me that was Archebisshop of Cantorburi that was at the court of rome herd tell that willm Rous wos deid he come ayen in to englond the kyng beauclarke welcomed him with moch honour ¶ And the frist yere that kyng henri regned Ì„ wos crouned he spoused Maude that wos Margaretis doughter the quene of Scotland and the erchebisshop Ancelme of cantorburi weddid them ¶ And this kyng begate vpon his wife ij sonnys and a doughter that is to say willm Richard Ì„ Maude And this
peple to do ther pilgrimage at pountfret Ì„ so he couÌ„celled the kiÌ„g that he coÌ„mauÌ„ded to closse the chirche dores of pountfret in the wich chirche the holi marter sent Thomas was entered thus they did ayen all frauÌ„chises of holy chirche so that· iiij yere after might no pilgrime cuÌ„ vn to that holy body ¶ And for encheson that the monkis suffred men to cuÌ„ honour that holy body of sent Thomas the martir thurgh coÌ„cell of sir hugh spenser the son and thurgh couÌ„cell also of master Robert Baldoke the fals piled clarke that wos the kiÌ„ges chauncelar the kyng consentid that they shuld be set to ther wages and let make wardeyns ouer ther own good long time thurgh coÌ„maÌ„dement of the forsaid sir hugh the spenser xiiij Gascoynes well armed kept the hill ther that the good man sent Thomas was done vn to his deth so that no pilgrame might cum by that way ¶ Full well went he to haue be take cristis myght Ì„ his pouer and the gret boos of miracles that he shewed for his marter Sent Thomas thurgh all cristyndom ¶ And that same tyme the kyng made Robert of Baldok the fals piled clarke thurgh praier of sir hugh the spenser the son ChauÌ„celar of englond ¶ And in the same tyme was the castell of Walynford holdeÌ„ ayens the kyng thurgh the prisoners that wer within the castell for sent Thomas quarell of Lancastre ¶ Wherfor the pepull of the câ—ntre come and toke the castell vpon the prisoners ¶ Wherfore Sir IohnÌ„ of Goldington knyght sir Edmond of beche prisoners Ì„ a squyer that was called Roger of walton· wer take and sent vn to the kyng to Pountfret and ther they werdone in to prison and the forsaid Roger was sent vn to yorke Ì„ ther he was draw honged ¶ And anone after sir roger Mortimer of wygmore brake out of the tour of London in this maner ¶ The forsaid reg herd that he shÌ„uld be draw Ì„ honged at londoÌ„ in the morow after sent Laurence day Ì„ on the day before he held a fair fest in the tour of londoÌ„ ther wos sir Stephen segraue constable of the tour moÌ„y gret men with them ¶ And when they shuld sope the forsaid Stephen sent for all the offisers of the tour and they come sopid with him And when they shuld take ther leue of him a squyer that was called Stephen that was full priue with the forsaid Roger thurgh his couÌ„sell yaf them all such a drinke that the lest of them all slept ij dais ij nyghtis iÌ„ the meyn tyme he scappid away by water that is to say bi the Thamse weÌ„t ouer the see held him in fraunce ¶ Wherfor the kiÌ„g wos sore annoyed tho put thee same Stephen out of his coÌ„stablerie ¶ How the quene Isabell went in to fraunce for to treten of pees bytwen hir lord the kyng of Englond and the king of fraunce hir brother THe kyng went tho vn to london ther thurgh coÌ„cell of sir hugh the spenser the fader Ì„ of his son of master robert baldoke a fals piled clarke his Chanceler let seise tho all the quenes landes iÌ„ to his handis Ì„ also all the landis that wer sir Edward his son wer so put to hir wages ayenst all maner resoÌ„ that wos thurgh the falsenesse of the speÌ„sers ¶ And wheÌ„ the kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce that wos quene Isabelles broder herd of this falsenes he was sore annoyed ayens the kiÌ„g of englond Ì„ his fals couÌ„celers ¶ Wherfor he sent a letter to kiÌ„g edward vnder his seal that he shuld cuÌ„ iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce at a certen day for to done his homage ther to he somened hiÌ„ Ì„ elles he shold lese all Gascoyn ¶ And so it was ordeyned in englond thurgh the kiÌ„g his couÌ„cell that quene Isabell shold wend in to frauÌ„ce for to tret of pees bitwen hir lord hir brother And that oliuer of Yngham shuld weÌ„d in to gascoyn haue with him vij thousand men Ì„ mo of armes to be seneshall Ì„ wardeyne of gascoyn so it wos orddyned that quene Isabel weÌ„t ouer se come in to frauÌ„ce with hir went sir Aymer of valaÌ„ce erle of peÌ„brok that wos ther mordred sodeÌ„li iÌ„pue sege bot that wos thurgh godis veÌ„geaunce for he wos on of the Iustices that ê¯sentid to sent Thomas deth of laÌ„castre Ì„ wold neuer after repeÌ„te hiÌ„ of that wikkid dede Ì„ at that tim sir oliuer of ynghaÌ„ went ouer iÌ„ to gascoiÌ„ did moch harme to the kiÌ„g of Fraunca and tho he gat ayen that kyng Edward had lost and moch more ther to ¶ How kyng Edward sent sir Edward his son the eldest in to fraunce THe quene Isabell had but a quart of a yere duelled iÌ„ frauÌ„ce bot sir Edward hir eldest son axed leue tho for to wende in to fraunce for to speke with his mother Isabell the quene ¶ And his fader the kyng grauÌ„ted him with a good will and said to him Go my fair sone in goddis blissing myne thiÌ„ke for to cuÌ„ ayen as hastely as thou may ¶ And he went ouer see Ì„ come in to frauÌ„ce ¶ And the king of frauÌ„ce his vncle vnderfenge him with moch honour said vn to him fair son ye be welcoÌ„ for be cause that your fader come not to done his homage for the duchie of Gnyhene as his auncestres wer wont for to do I yeue you that lordship to hold it of me in heritage as all maner auÌ„cestres did be fore you wher fore he was called duke of Gnyhenne ¶ How the kiÌ„g exiled his quene Isabel edward his heldest son WHen kyng Edward of englond herd tell how the kyng of fraunce had yeue the duchie of Gnyhen vn to sir Edwarde his son with out consent Ì„ will of him Ì„ that his sone had vnderfonge the duchie he become wonder wroth Ì„ sent to his sone by letter to his wyfe also that they shuld cum ayen in to englond in all the hast that they myght And the quene Isabell and sir Edward hir sone wer woÌ„der sore adrad of the kynges manace and of his wroth principally for the falsenes of the spensers both of the father Ì„ eke the son at his commaundement they wold not cum ¶ Wherfore kyng edward wos full sore annoyed Ì„ let make a crie at londoÌ„ that if quene Isabell and edward hir eldest sone come not in to englond that they shuld bene holde as our enmys both to the reame and eke to the croun of engloÌ„d ¶ And for that thei nolÌ„d cum in to englond bot both wer exiled the moder and hir son ¶ When the quene Isabell herd this tidinges she wos sore adrad to be shÌ„ent thurgh the fals congettyng of the spencers ¶ And weÌ„t with the knyghtys that wer
to the noÌ„bre of CC and xxx ¶ The same yere the kiÌ„g makyng and abidyng vpon the sege of Turney the erle of Henaude wyth Englissh archers made assaute vn to the touÌ„e of sent AmaÌ„d wher they slow .l. knyghtys and mony other and also destroied the toune ¶ And in the xvi yere of his regne folowyng in the wynter tyme the same kyng duelled still vpon the forsaid sege and sent oft tyme in to Englond vn to his tresorer and other puruâ—iours for gold and monay that shuld be sent vn to him ther iÌ„ his nede but his proctours and messingers cursedly and full slouli serued him at his nede and him deceyued on whos defaute and laches the kyng toke trewes be twen him Ì„ the kyng of frauÌ„ce And the kyng Edward full of sorow Ì„ shame iÌ„ his hert withdrow hiÌ„ fro the sege and come in to bretan and ther wos so gret strife for vitaill that he lost mony of his pepull ¶ And when he had done ther that he come for he dressed him ouer see in to englond ward ¶ And os he sailed toward engloÌ„d iÌ„ the high see the most myshappis stormes and tempestes thundre and lightynynges fell to him in the see the wich wos said that it wos done and araysed thurgh iuell spretes made by sorsorie and nygromanci of them of fraunce wherfore the kynges hert was full of sorow and anguyssh wellyng and sighyng and said vn to our lady in this wise ¶ O blissed lady sent Mari what is the cause that euer more goyng in to fraunce all thynges and wethers falen to me Ioyfull and lyking Ì„ gladsum and os I wold haue them bot al way turnyng in to Englond ward all thynges falen vnprofitabully and ueri harmfull neuerthe later he scapyng al ê‘rels of the see as god wold come to the tour of london by nyght ¶ And the same yere the kyng held his cristeÌ„masse at MenÌ„es and sent word to the scottis by his messingers that he wos redy wold fight with them bot the scottis wold not abide that but fled ouer the Scottis see and hid theÌ„ as welÌ„ as thei myght ¶ And iÌ„ the xvij yere of his regne about the fest of Conuersion of sent Paule kyng Edward wen he had bene in scotland and saw that the scottis wer fled tho he come ayen in to englonde ¶ And a litell before lent was the turnement at Dunstabull to the wich turnement come al the yong bachelary and chiualrie of Englond with mony other Erles and lordis At the wich turnement kyng Edward him self was ther present ¶ And the next yere folewyng iÌ„ the xviij yere of his regne at his ê‘lament holden at westmynstre the auynzeme of Paske the kyng Edward the thrid made Edward hys frist son prince of wales ¶ And in the xix yere of his regne anone after in Ianiu by fore lent the same kyng edward let make full nobul Iustes and gret festis in the place of his birth at windesore that ther wos neuer noÌ„e such seyn ther a fore At wich fest and rialte wer ij kynges ij quenes the prince of wales the duk of Cornewaill x. erles ix CouÌ„tesses barons mony burgeis the wich myght not lightly be nombrid And of diuerse landis beyoÌ„d the see weren mony strangers ¶ And at the same tyme whan the Iustis wer done kyng Edward made a gret soê‘ in the wich he ordeyned frist and began his rouud tabul and ordeyned stedfasted the day of the round tabull to be holden ther at wyndesore in the witson weke euer more yerly ¶ And in this time englishmeÌ„ so moch haunted Ì„ cleued to the wodnesse Ì„ foly of the strangers That froÌ„ tyme of comyng of the Henaudres xviij yere passed â–ª they ordeyned changid them euery yere diuerse shappis Ì„ disgising of clothing of long large wide clothis destitut disert from al old honeste good vsage ¶ And an other tyme short clothis and strayt wasted dagged kyt on euery side slatered botoned with sleues Ì„ tapitis of surcotes hodis ouer long ouer moch hangyng that if I the soth shall say they wer more like to tormentouris deuels in ther clothing shoyng Ì„ other aray than to men ¶ And the women more nysely yit passid the men in aray Ì„ coriousloker for they wer so strait clothid that they let hang fox tailles sewed by neth within ther clothis for to hele hide ther arses the wich disgysynges and pride ê‘auentur afterward brought forth caused mony myshappis Ì„ myschief in the reame of englond ¶ The xx yere of kyng Edward he went ouer in to Britan and Gascoyn in whos companie went the erle of warwyk the erle of Suffolke the erle of HuÌ„tyngton the erle of Arundel Ì„ mony other lordis and comune pepull in a gret multitude with a gret nauye of CC. xl shippis anone after midsomer for to a venge him of mony wronges and harmes to him done by Philip of valois kyng of fraunce ayens the trews before hand graunted the wich trews he falsely Ì„ vntrewli by cauelacioÌ„s losed Ì„ disquatte ¶ How kyng Edward sailed in to Normandie and ariued at Hogges with a gret host IN the xxi yere of his regne kyng Edward thurgh councell of all the gret lordis of the reame of englond called Ì„ gadred to geder in his perlament at westmynster be fore Ester ordeyned him for to passe ouer the see ayen for to disese destrobull the rebelles of frauÌ„ce ¶ And when his nauye wos come to gedre and made redy he went with an huge host the xij day of Iulij and sailed in to Normandie and a riued at hogges ¶ And when he had rested him ther vi dais for by cause of trauelyng of the se and for to haue out all his men with all ther necessaries out of ther shippis he went toward CadomuÌ„ brennyng wastyng and distroyng all the tounes that he fond in his way ¶ And the xxvi day of Iulij at the brugge of Cadony manli and orpedly strengthed and defended with Normans he had ther a strong bataill and a long during thurgh wich a gret multitude of peple wer slayn ¶ And ther war take prisoners The erle of ewe the lord of Tankervill and an hondreth of other knyghtis and meÌ„ of armes Ì„ vi hondreth foot men nombred the toune Ì„ the subbarbes vn to the bare walle of all thing that they myght be bore caried out wos rebbed and dispoyled ¶ After the kyng passed forth by the cuntre about the brede of xx myle he wasted all maner thyng that he fond ¶ When Philip of valois ê‘ceuid this all though he wer fast by with a strong host yit he wold not cum no nye but breke all the brugges by yond the water of seyn fro Royn vn to Paris and him self fled vn to
put furth and shewed the accord Ì„ the tretis that wos stabilisshed Ì„ made bitwen tho ij kynges wich accord plesid to moch pepull and therfore by the kynges commaundement ther wer gadred Ì„ come to gedre in west mynstre church the frist sonday of lent that is to say the ij KalÌ„ of Februer the forsaid englishmen and frauÌ„shemun where was song a solempne masse of the Trinite of the arche bisshop of cantorburi master Simond Islepe ¶ And when the agnê° dei wos done the kyng beyng ther with his sonnys and also the kyng sonnys of fraunce othir nobull and gret lordis with candell light Ì„ crosses broght forth all that wer called ther to that wer not sworne a fore swore that same oth that wos writtyn vpoÌ„ goddis body on the masse boke in this wise we N. Ì„ N. swerin vpon goddis body Ì„ on the holy gospelles stedfastly to hold kepe toward vs the pees the accord made bitwen the ij kynges and neuer for to do the coÌ„trarie whan they had thus sworne they tokeÌ„ ther scroues that ther othis wer comprehendid in to the notaries this same yere in the ascencion eue about mydday was seyn the clipes of the son ther folowed soch a drought that for defaut of reyn ther wos gret barnesse of corne frute and hey ¶ And in the same moneth the vi KalÌ„ of Iune ther fell a sanguyn rain almost like blode at Burgon And a sangwyne cros from morne vn to prime wos seyn aperid at Boloyn in the heier the which mony men saw· and after it meued and fell in the midde see ¶ And in the same tyme in frauÌ„ce engloÌ„d moÌ„y other land as they that wer iÌ„ playn cuÌ„tres desert baren witnesse sodenli ther apperid ij Castels of the wich went out ij hostes of armed meÌ„ ¶ And that one host wos clothed iÌ„ white Ì„ that other iÌ„ blake and when bataill wos betwne them be gun· the white ouercome the blake And anone after the blake toke hert vn to them and ouercome the white and after that they went ayen in to ther castels than the castels and all the host vanesshed away ¶ And in this same yere wos a gret and an huge pestilence of pepull and namly of men whos wifes as women out of gouernauÌ„ce toke housbandis as well strangers as other lewde and simpull pepull the which foryeting ther honour Ì„ worsship and berthe coupled and maried them with them that wer of low dedre Ì„ litell repitacion in this same yere died Henri duke of Lancastre Ì„ also in this yere Edward prince of wales weddid the countes of kent that wos Sir Thomas wife holand the wich wos deê‘ted some time and deuorced fro the erle of Salisberi for cause of that same knyght ¶ And about this tyme began and arose a gret companie of diuerse nacions gadred to geder of whome ther leders gouernours wer englissh pepull And they wer called a pepull with out any hede the wich did moch harme in the ê‘tie of frauÌ„ce And not long after ther arose an other companie of diuerse nacions that wos called the whit companie the wich in the parties Ì„ cuntres of Lumbardie did moch sorow ¶ This same yere sir Iohan of Gaunt the sone of kyng Edward the thrid wos made duke of Lancastre by reson Ì„ cause of his wife that was the doughter heir of Henri sum tyme duke of lancastre ¶ Of the gret wynd and how prince edward toke the lordshyp of Gnyhen of his fadre went theder ANd in the xxxvij yere of kyng edward the xv day of Ianiu that is to sai on sent Maures day about euâ—Ì„sâ—ng tyme ther arose and come such a wynd out of the south with such a fersenesse and strength that it bristed and blew doune to thee ground high houses and strong bildynges toures churches and stepulles and other stronges and all other strong werkes that stoden still wer shake ther with that they ben yit and shall be euer more the febuller weykir while they stond And this wind lasted without any cessing vij dais continually ¶ And anone after ther folowed such waters in hey tyme Ì„ in haruest tyme that all felde werkis wer strongly let left vn don ¶ And iÌ„ the same yere prince edward toke the lordship of Guyhen and did to kyng Edward his fadre homage and feaute therfore Ì„ wend ouer see in to Gascoyn with his wife children And anoÌ„e after kiÌ„g edward made sir Leonell his son duke of Clarence sir edmond his other son erle of Cambrigge ¶ And in the xxxviij yere of his regne it wos ordeyned in the ê‘lament that men of law both of the chirche and temê‘all law shÌ„uld fro that time forth plete iÌ„ ther mother tong ¶ And in the same yere comen in to englond iij kynges that is for to sai The kyng of Fraunce the kyng of Cipres and the kyng of Scotland by cause to viset and for to speke with the kyng of englond Of whome they wer wonder wel come and moch worsshÌ„ippid ¶ And after that they had be here long time two of them went ayen home in to ther own cuntres Ì„ kyngdomes But the kyng of fraunce thurgh gret sekenesse maladie that he had abode still in englond ¶ And iÌ„ the xxxix yere of his regne was a strong Ì„ an huge frost Ì„ that lasted long that is to say fro sent Andrewes tide to the .xiiij. KalÌ„ of aprill that the tylth sawyng of the erth Ì„ other such feld warkie and hand werkes wer moch let left vn done for cold Ì„ hardenesse of the erth ¶ And at Orray in bretan that tyme wos ordeyned a gret dedely bataill bitwene sir IohnÌ„ of Mounfort duke of Britan sir Charles of bloys but the victorie fell to the forsaid sir IohnÌ„ thurgh help and socour of the englisshmen And ther were taken mony knyghtis Ì„ squyers and other men that wer vnnombred in the wich bataill wos slayn Charles him self with all that stode aboute him of the englishmen wer slayn but vij And in this yere died at Sauoy IohnÌ„ the kyng of fraunce whos seruice Ì„ exequies kiÌ„g edward let ordeyn did in diuerse places worsshÌ„ipfully to be don Ì„ to Douer of worshipfull men ordeyned him worthely to be led with his own costis Ì„ expens froÌ„ theÌ„s he was fet in to fraunce Ì„ beried at sent Denys ¶ In the xl yere of kyng Edward the vij KalÌ„ of Februer wos borne Edward prince edward son the wich wan he wos vij yere of old he died ¶ And in the same yere it wos ordeyned that sent Petres peÌ„s fro that tyme forth shuld not be payed the wich kiÌ„g· Yuo sometyme kiÌ„g of engloÌ„d of the cuÌ„tre of west saxons that began to regne in the yere of our lord god ¶ C.lxxix first
day after met sodenly wos smyten with a palasie lost his speche on marie magdelene dai died ¶ Of the deth of kyng edward how sir IohnÌ„ Monsterwarth knyght wos drawen honged for his falsenesse RYght anone after in the lij yere of kyng Edward in the begynnyng of october Pope Gregarie the xi brought remeued his court with him from Auinion to rome ¶ And the xij day of Aprill Iohan Monsterworth knyght at london was draw Ì„ honged than quartired sent to iiij chief touÌ„es of englond and his hede smyten of set vpon london brigge for this same IohnÌ„ wos full vn trew to the kyng to the reame Ì„ couetous vnstabull for he toke oft tymes gret soumes of monay of the kyng his councell for men of armes wagis that hee shÌ„uld haue paid them toke it to his own vse he dred that at the last he shold be shent acused for the same cause Ì„ fled priuely to the kyng of fraunce Ì„ wos suore to him Ì„ bicome his man Ì„ behight him a gret nauy out of spayn in to confusion distroyng of engloÌ„d ¶ But rightfull god to whom no priuite is vnknowne suffrid him frist to be shend Ì„ spilt or that he so tratoursly falsly his lige lord the kyng of englong Ì„ his pepull in his ream in the wich ground the same Iohan wos bore wykkedly thurgh bataill destroie or bring his cursed purpose about ¶ In the fest of sent George tho next after kyng Edward yaf to Richard of Burdeux his heir that wos prince edwardis son at wyndesor the ordir of knyghthod made him knyght the wich kyng edward whan he had regned li. yere and more the xi KalÌ„ of Iune he died at Shene and is buried worshipfulli at westmynstre on whois soule god haue merci amen ¶ This kyng edward was forsothe of a passing goodnesse full grecious among all the worthy men of the world for he passid shone by vertu of grace yef to him fro god a boue all his predicessours that wer nobull men worthy he wos a well herted maÌ„ a hardy for he drad neuer no mishâ—ppis ne harmes ne euell fortun that might fall a nobull weri our and a fortunat for both on land se in all batailles and assembles with a passing glorie ioye he had the victorie he was meke benyngne homeli sobre soft to all maner of men as well to straÌ„gers os to his own subgectis Ì„ to oder that wer vnder his gouernauÌ„ce ¶ He wos deuout holy both to god Ì„ holy chirch for he worshipped holpe Ì„ mayntened holy chirche Ì„ ther mynisterres with all maner reueraunce he wos tretabull well auised in temê‘all and wordly nedes wise iÌ„ couÌ„cell discret meke to speke wt. iÌ„ his dedis Ì„ maners geÌ„till wel taught hauiÌ„g pitte of them that wer iÌ„ disese plentious in yeueng of benefaites almose bisi Ì„ curious iÌ„ bylddyng Ì„ lighili he bere suffred wroÌ„ges Ì„ harmis wheÌ„ he was yeue to any ocupacioÌ„ he left all oder thiÌ„g for the tyme tent ther to semly of body a meyn stature hauiÌ„g all way to high to lawe a good chere ¶ And ther sprong shone so moch grace of hiÌ„ that what maner man had behold his face or had dremed of hiÌ„ he hoped that day that all thiÌ„g shÌ„uld hap to hiÌ„ ioyfull likiÌ„g ¶ And he gouned his kyngdoÌ„ gloriously vn to his age he was large iÌ„ yeueÌ„g wise iÌ„ speÌ„ces he was fulfilled with all honeste of good maners Ì„ vertues vnder whoÌ„ to liue it wos as for to regne wherfor his fame his loos sprong so fer that it come iÌ„ to hethennesse barborie shewiÌ„g Ì„ telling his worthenes Ì„ manhod iÌ„ all landis that no land vnder heuen had brought forth so nobull a kiÌ„g so gentill so blessid or myght rase such an other whan he wos dede ¶ Neuer the latter lechorie and meuyng of his flesh haunted him in his age wherfor the rather as it is to suppose for vnmesurable fulfilliÌ„g of his lust his lyfe shorted the sonn ¶ And here of take good hede lyke as his dedis berith witnesse· for as in his begynnyng all thiÌ„ges were ioyfull and likyng to hiÌ„ Ì„ to all pepull ¶ And iÌ„ his midde age he passid all pepull in high Ioye worship and blissednesse right so when he drew in to age drawyng douÌ„ward thurgh lechori othir sinnes litell and litell all tho ioyfull and blissid thyngê and ê“sparite decreced and mishappid Ì„ infortunat thyngê Ì„ vnê“fitable harmes with mony euels began for to spring the more harme is it continued long time after CLemens the sext wos pope after Bendict x. yere this maÌ„ in name dede was vertuus mony thyngê that benedict was rigus iÌ„ he made ese certan that he depriuyt he restorid and the rigusnesse of the faith of Benedict was laudabull But moch more laudabull wos the mekenesse of Clement ¶ This man wos a nobull prechour and mony sermones he geddrid he let no man paasse from him bot he yaf him good councell And decessid a blissid man Karolus the iiij wos Emprour after Lodewik xxxi yere This man wos the kyng of Beeme a wise man a myghty And this man wos chosin Emprour by the coÌ„maundement of Clemens Lodewik beyng on liue in his coÌ„temacy be cause he asked mekely the popes blissing Ì„ to be crouned of him as ather good kynges did Therfor he wos proteckid of god and preualed ouer all his enmys And mony fauerabull lawes he made to spirituall men the wich yit er called Karolma at the last he decessid a rich man iÌ„ vertu and goodis Innocencius the sext wos pope after Clement x. yere And he wos a gret louer of religious men and he founded a monastery in frauÌ„ce of the ordir of Cartusiens and was a gret canonyst Vrbanus the v. wos pape after Innocent This man was abbot of Missolens of the ordir of sent Benet a doctur and is take for a seint He made the crosse to be prechit ayens the turkis And he made a pasage to the Turkis· And to him sent Brygit wos sente from crist for the confirmacion of ther rule And then he wos poysenned and decessid Gregorie the xi wos pope after hiÌ„ viij yere This Gregorie did litell And after hiÌ„ foloyd the tribulacioÌ„ the wich our lord shewed to sent Brigit for the sinne of the clargie Venselans son to Karolus a forsaid was Emprour xiiij yere And he wos a child and was chosen when his fadre wos on liue but he toke no kepe of the empire and when he wos warned mony tymes to take heid vn to it and wold not he was deposed For he yaf all his delite and lust vn
and tho was yold vn to the kyng ¶ And than he remeued him theÌ„s logged him before Porte martenuylle tho was the Erle of Salisberi commauÌ„did by the king to make him redy to ride â–ª but thiâ— come hasty tidinges made him to abide so he returned ayen and logged him beside the erle of Huntingdon till the sege was endid ¶ And than come the duke of gloucestre the kingê brother from the sege of Chirbourgh the wich he had wone and geten and stuffed ayen vn to the kynges behoue and profit vn to the croune of Englond and whan he wos comen to the kyng be fore Rone anone he loggid with gret ordinauÌ„ce before port seint Hillari more nere the toune his enmys than any othir lay by xl roddes of length with in shot of quarell And with him lay the Erle of Southfolke and the lord of Bergeyeney with all ther retenue and strong ordinaunce and manly and prowdly faught euery day with ther enmys ouer whon they issued owt of the cite ¶ And than come the Priour of Kilmayn of Irland ouer the see to the kyng with a fair meny of meÌ„ of armis of thir own cuntre gyse the somme of xv hondreth good meÌ„nys bodis and the kyng welcoaed them and made them right good chere ¶ And thaÌ„ come tidingê vn to the king that the kyng of frauÌ„ce and the dolphyn and the duke of Borgoyn wold cum douÌ„e and rescue the citi of Rone with a strong power of all maner of nacions and breke the sege and he cast him to entre on the north side of the host be cause that ther wos the best entre and most plain grond And therfore the kyng assigned the Priour of kylmayn with his power and loggid him on the Northside of the host to stope ther passage and was by the forest of Lyous And of this ordinaunce they wer full glad and so they went forth in hast and kepid thee grouÌ„d and the place that the kyng and his councell had assignid ¶ And they quitte them as good weriours vn to their kyng ¶ Now will I tell yow wich were thee chief Capitayns and the gouernours of thee Cite of Rone ¶ Mon sir Gny Botiler was chief Capitayn both of thee Cite and of the Castill And Mon sir Termegan he was Capitayn of Port de Canx MoÌ„ sir de la Roche he wos capitain of the Disns MoÌ„ sir Anthonie he was Leuetenant to moÌ„ sir Gni botiller HeÌ„ri chantfieÌ„ he was the Capitain of the Porte de la pount IohnÌ„ Mantreuas he was capitain of the porte de la Chastell MoÌ„ sir de Preanx he was Capitain of the porte of sent Hillarie the bastard of Tyne he wos Capitain of the port marteniulle And graunt Iakes a worthy weriour he wos Capitayn of all men of were Ì„ he wos gouernour outward both on horsbake and on foot of all men of armes whan they essued out of the Cite of all the portes he them arayed as they shuld couÌ„tre with our menie And eche of thee capitayns lad v. M. men of armes and sum moo ¶ And at the frist comyng of our kyng ther wer nombred by heraudes in to .ccc. M. of men women and children what yong old And amoÌ„g all thes was mony a manfull man of his handis Ì„ so they preued them whan they essued out of the cite both on hors bake and on foot for they come neuer at on gate out alone but at iij. or iiij gates and at euery gate ij or iij. M. of good mennys bodies armed and manful couÌ„tred with our englishmen and moch pepull slayn diuerse tymes with gonnes quarellis and othir ordinauÌ„ce ¶ And this sege durid xx wekis and euer they of the toune trastid to haue be rescued bot ther come none so at the last they kepid so long the touÌ„e that ther died mony thousandis with in the touÌ„e for defaute of mete of men Ì„ womeÌ„ children for they had heten ther hors dogges cattis that wer in the touÌ„e ¶ And oft tymes the men of armes drofe out the poer pepull out at the gates of the touÌ„e for spending of vitaill anone our englishmeÌ„ drofe them in to the touÌ„e ayen ¶ So at the last the capitayn of the touÌ„e saw the mischief that they wer not rescued also the scarcite of vitaill Ì„ that the pepull died so for defaute of mete euery day moÌ„y thousandis also saw yong children lie and souke ther moders pappis Ì„ wer dede Than anoÌ„e they sent to the kiÌ„g besechyng him of his grace mersci broughte the keis of the touÌ„e vn to the kyng Ì„ delyuered the touÌ„e to him all the soudiours voided the touÌ„e with ther hors Ì„ harnes and tho comunes of the toune for to abide and duell still in the toune yerly to pay to him Ì„ to his successours for all maner customes and fee fermes and kateremes ¶ And than thee kyng entred in to the toune and restid him in the Castell till the toune was set in rewle and in gouernaunce ¶ How the kyng of england was made heritier regent of fraunce Ì„ how he weddid quene Katrine ANd anone after that Rone wos goten Depe mony oder tounes in the baas Normandi yaf them ouer with out stroke or sege whan they vnder stode that the king had goten rone Also this same yere had bene a pees made and suorne bitwen the Duke of BurgoÌ„ Ì„ the Dolphin wich wer sworen on godis bodi that they shuld loue and assiste ech othir ayenst ther enmys ¶ And after this ê¯trari to this oth the duke Iohan of Burgoyn was slayn Ì„ pituysly mordred in the presence of the dolphiÌ„ wherfore the frenshmeÌ„ wer gretli deuidid Ì„ of verray necessite laborid to haue a trayttye with the kyng of englond For the king of Englond wan dayli of them tounys castillis fortresses ¶ Also this same yere wos quene Iane arestid Ì„ brought in to the castell of Ledis in Kent And oone frere Randolf a doctor of diuinite hir confessour wich afterward wos slayn by the ê‘soÌ„ of the tour falling at wordis Ì„ debate after quene Iane was deliuered ¶ And in the vij yere both kiÌ„gis of frauÌ„ce of Englond wer accordid kyng Henri was made heir and regent of fraunce and weddid Dame Katrin the kyngê doughter of fraunse at Troyes in Champain on Trinite sondai ¶ And this was made by the meyn of Phelip new made duke of Burgoyn wich wos sworn to kyng Henri for to a venge his fadres deth was becomeÌ„ English ¶ And than the kyng with his new wife went to Paris wher he wos rially ressaued And from thens he with his lordis and the duke of Burgon mony othir lordis of frauÌ„ laid sege to diuerse tounes and Castelles that held of the Dolphyns partie Ì„ waÌ„ them But
spuÌ„alte encoraged the kyng to chalenge Normandy Ì„ his right in frauÌ„ce to th enteÌ„t to set hiÌ„ a werke ther that he shuld not seke occasioÌ„s to entre iÌ„ to such maters ¶ And all his life after he laboured iÌ„ the weris iÌ„ ê¯quering gret ê‘te of the reame of frauÌ„ce that bi the a gremeÌ„t of the kiÌ„g Charles he had all the gouernaÌ„ce of the reame of frauÌ„ce Ì„ wos ê“clamid regent heir of frauÌ„ce so not withstoÌ„dyng all this gret were that he had yit he remembrid his soule also that he was mortall must die for wich he ordined bi his liue the place of his sepultur wher he is beried Ì„ euery day iij. massis ê‘petualli soÌ„gen iÌ„ a chapell ouer his sepultur of wich the middill masse Ì„ the fyrst Ì„ laast masse shall be as his assigned by hiÌ„ as it apperith by thes uersis foloiÌ„g Henrici misse quinti sunt hic tabulate Que successiue sunt per monachos celebrate Prima sit assupÌ„te de festo virginis alme· Poscit postremam cristus de morte resurgens Prima salutate de festo virginis extat Nunciat angelicis laudem postrema choreis Esse deum natuÌ„ de virgine prima fatetur Commemorat natam sic vltima missa mariam Prima celebretur ad honorem neupmatis almi vltima conceptam denuÌ„ciat esse mariam Semê‘ prima coli debet de corê‘e cristi vltima sit facta de virgine purificata Condecet vt prima celebretur de cruce sancta Atque salutate· fiet postrema marie Omnes ad sanctos est prima colenda suê‘nos vltima de requie pro defunctie petit esse Semper erit media de proprietate diei ¶ And yit the nobull kiÌ„g Henri the v. fouÌ„did ij houses of religioÌ„ on called SyoÌ„ beside braynford of the order of sent Brigitte both of men women Ì„ on that othir side of the riuer of tamise an hous of moÌ„kis of chartrehous iÌ„ wich two places he is ê¯tinually praid for nyght day for euer whaÌ„ they of SyoÌ„ restis they of the chartrehous do ther seruice in like wise whaÌ„ they of the charterhous restis the othir goeth to by ryngyng of the bellis of eythir place eche knoweth whan they haue endid ther seruise wich be nobli endowed do dayli ther gret almusse dedis as iÌ„ charterhous certayn child be fondeÌ„ to scole Ì„ at sioÌ„ certayn almisse yefuen dali yit beside al this he had fouÌ„did a recluse with shall be alway a prest to pÌ„y for hiÌ„ by the said chartrehous wich prest is sufficiently endewed for hiÌ„ a seruauÌ„t Lo here may all princes take ensample by this nobull prince that regned so litell time not fully .x. yere did so moÌ„y nobull actis as well for his soule to be ê‘petually remeÌ„brid praid for as iÌ„ his worldly ê¯questis he beiÌ„g in his most lusti age dispised Ì„ eschewid synne Ì„ wos uertuê° a gret Iustiser iÌ„ so moch that all the priÌ„ces of cristeÌ„doÌ„ drad hiÌ„ also of hethenese he had determiÌ„ed iÌ„ hiÌ„ selfe if god wold haue sparid hiÌ„ to haue werid on the sariseÌ„s Ì„ for to know the ayde of oder princes all the passag iÌ„ that iournay he seÌ„t a knight of henaud named sir hugh de lanoye vn to Ierusalem but or he returned he died at Boys du vyncent in the xxxvi yer of his age on whos soule god haue merci Amen FElix the v. wos pope when Eugeny was deposid ix yere This Felix wos the duke of subandie a devoute prince an old man Ì„ he saw his childis child This man when he leuid an hole life wos chosin pope of the couÌ„cell of basiliens Ì„ Eugeyn wos deposit Ì„ ther wos strife loÌ„g time Ì„ he had no gret obedience for the deposicion of Eugeyn And at the last eugeyn decessed then felix resined to Nicholas for fauour of the pees to be had and he wos made legate of frauÌ„ce Ì„ cardinale of sabianus ¶ This wos the xxiij strife betwix Eugen felix Ì„ it durid xvi yere· this wos a new cause Ì„ neuer be fore seyn for the ê¯cel of basilien deposid eugeyn the veray pope ther wos no moo for he obeyd not the decreys of the councell of Constantinopolyn as they sayd ne he charged not to obey the concell of Basien bothe saed rather the contrarie shÌ„uld be done then so as they decreid wherfor ther roos a gret altricacion in that mater for sum sayd on way and sum an othir and coud not accord vn to this day for the ton ê‘ti sayd that the couÌ„cell wos aboue the pope an othir ê‘tie said the contrari that the pope wos aboue the couÌ„cell but they left it vndetermined therfore god must dispose for the best Albertus was Emprour after Sygmonde on yere This Albert wos the duke of Anstre Ì„ nevew to Sigmond and ther for he wos kyng of Beem and of vngri for his doughter for othir heir he left not This man wos chosin Emprour of Almayn bot anone he wos poysened and died and he wos in al thyngê a vertuus man that all meÌ„ said he wos a presideÌ„t to all kynges Fredericus the thrid wos Emprour after him This Frederik wos the duke of Anriest and chosin of Almayn bot it was loÌ„g or he wos crouned of the pope for diuision at the last ther wos made a vnite and he was crouned with a gret honour of the pope in the cite and wos a pesabull man and a quiet Ì„ of a singuler pete and he hated not the clargi he weddid the kyngê doughter of Portingale And in hys tyme whyles that he regned he made a gret conuocacion of princes in ratispona for the in cors of the Turkis and shewed vn to them that now with in this xx yere cristiÌ„dom wos made lasse by two hondreth mile and he warned them that they shuld be redy to resist him ¶ And the cite imê‘iall of Constantinobull was taken of the misbeleuyng Turkis and betrayed be a Ianuens whom for his labour the turke made a kyng as he ê“mysed him and the iiij day he callid home and he did him for his dissayt to his mastir And ther wos gret sorow and wepyng among cristyn pepull for the losse of that nobull Cite and of cristyn men and women for mony a cristyn man was slayn and innumerable wer sosld and the Emprour wos slayn for enuy the Turke causid his hede to be smyt of when he wos dede And almost all the faith in the land of greke failed Nicholaus the fifth a Ianuens wos pope after felix viij· yere This Nycholas was chosin at rome in the plais of Euggyny yit the strife hengit And a litell litell they obeyed him and all men meruellid that a man of so poer a nacion shuld obtene ayens the duke of
gret fray in london in flete strete by nyghtis tyme bytwen men of court and men of london and diuerse men slayn and sum hurt And on herbotell was chief causer of the misgouernaunce Ì„ affray ¶ Also this yere at chesing of the maire of londoÌ„ the comuÌ„es named Robert Clopton Raulin holand taliour And the aldermen toke robert clopton and brough him at the right hand of the meirs as the custom is And than certayn tailours and othir hond craftis men cried nay nay not this man bot Raulyn Holand wherfore the maire that wos padysly sent them that so cried to newgate where they abode agret while and wer ponisshed ¶ In this same yere wer diuerse enbassatours sent in to Guyan for a mariage for the kyng for the Erles doughter of Armynake wich wos ê¯cludid but by the meyn of the erle of suffolke it was let and put a parte ¶ And after this the said erle of Suffolke went him ouer the see in to fraunce and ther he tretid the mariage bitwen the kyng of Englond and the kynges doughter of Cecile and of Ierusalem And the next yere it wos concludid fully that mariage by wich mariage the kyng shold deliuer to hir fadre the duchie of Angeo and the Erledom of Mayn wich wos the keye of Normandie ¶ Then departid the Erle of suffolke with his wife diuerse lordis and knyghtis in the most raal astate that myght be out of Englond with new chares and palfreys wich went thurgh Chepe and so went ouer the se and resaued hir and sithen brought hir in the lent after vn to hampton wher she landid and was rially resaued ¶ And on Candilmasse euen before by a gret tempest of thounder and lightenyng at afternone Poules steple wos set on fire on the middis of the shaft in the timbur wich was quenched by force of labour and specially by the labour of the morow masse prest of the bow in chepe with was thought impossible sayf onli the grace of god ¶ This yere wos the erle of stafford made create duke of Bokyngham the erle of werwik duke of warwyke the erle of Dorset marquis of Dorset Ì„ the erle of suffolke wos made marquies of suffolke ¶ How kyng Henri weddid quene Margarete and of hir coronacion IN this yere kyng Henri maried at southwik quene Margaret And she com· to london the xviij day of May by the way all the lordis of englond ressayued hir worshipfully in diuerse places And iÌ„ especiall the duke of gloucestre and on thee blake heth the maire with the aldermen and all the craftis in blewe gounys browderd with the deuise of his craft that thei myght be bi knowen mette with hir with reed hodis and brought hir to london wher wer diuerse pagentis and countinaunce of diuerse histories shewed in diuerse places of the cite rially and costely ¶ And the xxx day of May the forsayd quene wos crouned at westmynster And ther wos Iustis iij. days during within the sentorie be fore the abbey ¶ This yere the priour of kylmian appellid the erle of vrmond of treson wich had a day assigned to them for to fight in smythfeld And the listis wer made and feld drassid but whan it come to point the kyng commaundid that they shuld not fight but toke the quarell in to his hand And this wos done at the instance Ì„ labour of certayn prechours and doctours of london as mastir Gilbert worthyngton parson of sent Andrewes iÌ„ holborne and othir ¶ Also this same yere come a gret enbassade in to Englond out of frauÌ„ce for to haue concludid a ê‘petuall pees but in conclusion it turned vn to a trews of a yere ¶ About this tyme dred sent Barnardyn a gray frere wich began the new reformacion of that ordir in mony places in so moche that they that wer reformed bene called obseruauntes wich obseruauÌ„tes bene encresid gretli iÌ„ Ytali iÌ„ Almayn ¶ This Bernardyn was Canonysed by pope Nicholas the .v. In the yere of our lord M. cccc.l ¶ Iohannes de Capistrano wos his desciple wich ê“fited moch to the reformacion of that order for whom god hath shewed mony a fair miracle also here is to be notid that froÌ„ this tyme forward kyng Henri neuer ê“fited ne went forward bot fortune began te turne from him on all sides as well in fraunce Normandie Guyan as in engloÌ„d Sum men holden opinion that kyng Henri yaf comyssion plenery to sir Edward hull sir Robert Roos Dene of sent sauerins and othir to conclude a mariage for him with the erle of armynakis sustre wich wos ê“mised as it wos seid Ì„ ê¯cludid but afterward it wos brokyn he wedded quene margaret as afore is said wich wos a dere mariage for the reame of englond For it wos knowen verili that for to haue hir wos deliuered the duchie of Angeo and the erledoÌ„ of mayne wich wos the keye of Normandie for the frenshmen to entre ¶ And about this the said marquies of suffolke axed in plaiÌ„ ê‘lameÌ„t a xv Ì„ an halfe for to fetch hir out of frauÌ„ce Lo what a mariage wos this as to the comparison of that othir mariage of armynake For ther shuld haue bene deliuered so mony castels Ì„ tounes iÌ„ Guyan and so moch good shÌ„uld haue be yeuen with hir that all englond shÌ„uld haue bene ther by enriched but ê¯trari wyse fell wherfore euery gret prince ought to kepe his ê“misse for be causa of brekyng of this ê“misse and for mariage of quene margaret what losse hath the reame of englond had by losing of normandie and guyan â–ª by diuision in the reame the rebellyng of comunes ayenst ther prince Ì„ lordis what diuision among the lordis what murder sleyng of them what feldis foughten and made in conclusion so mony that mony a man hath lost his life and in conclusion the kyng deposed the quene with hir son fayn to flee in to scotland and from thens iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce and so to loriyn the place that she come frist fro ¶ Mony men demeth that the brekiÌ„g of the kiÌ„ges promise to the sustre of the erle of armynake was cause of this gret losse and aduersite ¶ How the duke of gloucestre the kiÌ„gê vncle wos arestid at the ê‘lameÌ„t of bury his deth how angeo iÌ„ mayn wos deliuered IN the xxv yere of kyng Henri wos a ê‘lament at Burâ— called sent Edmondis buri about wich was commauÌ„did all the comunes of the cuntre to be ther in ther most best defensabull aray for to await vpon the kyng To wich ê‘lament come the duke of Gloucestre vmfrey the kyngê vncle wich had bene ê“tectour of englond all the none age of the kyng and anone after hee wos iÌ„ his loggiÌ„g he wos arestid by the viscouÌ„te bemoÌ„d the coÌ„st a bull of engloÌ„d whom accompanied the duke of Bokyngham and mony othir lordis And forthwith all his seruauÌ„tes wer coÌ„mauÌ„did for
this wos the ix persecucioÌ„ of the cherche and cristin fayeth Tacitus wos Emê“ur after this man and he wos bot he regned bot iij. monethes and then slayn in Ponto Probus wos Emprour after hym .v. yere and iiij monethes This man recouered fraunce a yene the wych was occupyed with barbory men Ì„ he yaf them and paÌ„nonias licens to haue vynyerdes And wheÌ„ he had made almost all thynges well in pees he sayed knyghttes wyth in a litell tyme shall not be necessari And anone after hee wos slayn at SyrmiuÌ„ Carus and hys ij sonnys Carmus and Numerianus wer Emprours after Probus bot soyn war they deid Ì„ ther fadre wos dronchid and the .ij. sonnys wer slayn all thes .iij. regned bot ij yere Dyaclician and Maximian coÌ„ after thes iij. Emprours tho on regned in the Est and the other in the west the fyrst thing that Dioclecian did he brent all the cristyn menys bokys that myght be fonden Thes .ij. tyrantes did more harme to cristyn men then euer did ony other for .x. yer lasted ther persecucion and os we red with in .xxx dayes xxM. men wer slayn for cristis cause And iÌ„ Englond all faith wos almost destruyed in that tyme of Maximian Gaius wos pope after Enticianê° This man ordant that no man shuld accuse a bisshope or an other clarke to an seculari iuge and that a pagon or an herityke shuld not accuse a cristyn man also he ordant that he that wos worthe shuld asceÌ„de gre by gre to his orders fyrst benet then collet subdekiÌ„ dekiÌ„ Ì„ then prest And at the last he wos martired vndyr Dioclicion ¶ arcellinus amartir wos pope after Gayus xi yere and .iiij. monethes This man wos persecutit soor and for dreid of deth he offrid iij. cornys of encense to the sacrifice of the ydols And afterward he opynly repentid and suffyrd the payn of deth for the fayth of the chyrche of god His bodi lay vn beried iij. dayes for dreid of the curse of god and after thurgh a uision of sent Petre Ì„ Marcell he was beried at Peturs foote Marcellê° was pope after Marcellinus v. yere This man ordand that a gouernall consell myght not be ordant with out the awtorite of the pope vt pêª patet i7 di.c sinoduÌ„ Also he chose xv cardinals in the cite to berie men and cristyn at the last wheÌ„ he had keped bestys longe tyme in a house closid in with them bi the commandment of Maximian he died for fawt Eusibius a marter wos after this man ij monethes and certayn dayes This man of a layman was made pope and he ordand that no lay man shuld accuse his bisshop bot if he went fro his fayth vt pêª patet 2 9.7.c lairos Nota This tyme sent AlboÌ„ wos martired in Bretan this albon when he was a pagon he loged a certayn man the wich conuerted hym to the fayth and after wos iuget vn to deth and mych pepull he turned vn to our lord that wer negh the water the wich he made dri thurgh his prayer and he suffred deth negh the cite of verelom vide plura iÌ„ vita sancti albani Melchiades a merter succedid Eusibius iiij yere This man ê“hibit that men shuld fast on sonday or on thursday in so mych as pagons fast thos dayes at the last he was martired as all his predicessors wos ¶ And knawe ye that ther weer .xxxiij. popes of roome martired yche on after other Petre wos the fyrst and this Melchiades wos the last And theÌ„ it wos laudabull for a man after Gregori to desire a bisshoprik Galerius wos Emprour after Dioclicion ij yere and another with hym called Constancius so wos the Empyre in tho dayes deuidee This Constance after he had conquered all SpayÌ„ he come in to gret breton and ther he wedded a kynges doughter of whom he gat gret Constantine and this same constacius died in Breton and lyeth at Yorke os martin says in his crounycls And left on lyue Constantine that wos getyn of Elyn And wos kyng of Bretayn and of fraunce Circa annuÌ„ domini .iijC.viij SIluester wos pope aftet Melchiades This was a glorius confessor and mony ways he worsshipped the chirche of god what in writyng what in myraclis he resauyt the patrimony of sent Petre that is to say the kyngdom of Ytali wyth the cite of Rome of Constantine the emprour and to the worsship of the chirche of god he turned it he baptized Helyn Ì„ the Iues and then decessed a confessur Constantine the myghtty was Emprour this tyme. This wos a glorius man and a victorius in bataill in gouernyng of the commyn pepull wos veray wisse And in the necessite of the beleue he was with out compayr dewout His pytty and his holines be so writtyn in the bokys of holi docturs that with out dowt he his to be nowmbred emong sentis the grekys sayn that in the end of his lyfe he wos made a monke and more ye may heir of hiÌ„ in the crounyclis of englond for hee wos kyng iÌ„ englond Helena the quene moder to Constantine repayred a yene the holy crosse this tyme and she made lxx colleg and she glorified the state of all holi chirche Nycholas the bysshop of mirree cete an hole man wos this tyme. Athanasius wos this tyme bisshop in Alexandrin a glorius doctor made the cymbalum Quicumque vult saluê° esse etcc Marcus was pope aftar Siluester ij yere and viij monethes This man ordaned the cred shuld be opynly song in the chirch And at the bishop of hostiense shuld consecrate the pope and that he shuld werre a pall Iulius wos pope after Marcus xi yere This man wos exiled x. yere and after suffred deth vnder ConstaÌ„tyne the secuÌ„d Eonstantinus with his ij bretheren regned xxiiij yere And in his last end he wos ê‘uertit bi the heryse of the aryanes by a bisshope called Eusebi and he pursued the chirche of god strongly the end of this man wos this As he shuld go to constantinople to a gret counsell iÌ„ the wich he thought to haue condempned the bishop and the clerkys of trew beleue he went be fore vn to a chambyr to a voyed sich thynges as natur requireth and anone sodenly his bowels fell from him and ther he wos deid os ye now here Liberius was pope after Iulius xix yere Ì„ vij monethes theÌ„ wos the secuÌ„d discorde of the chirch be tuix Liberyn and Felix for the heerysi of the arrians the wich fauyrred Leberius Then Constancius the Emprour called ayene liberyn from his exile be cause he fauered thees herise and the chirch deiecit Liberyn and toke Felix in to pope and the odir wos expulsit os an harityke of the chirch bot felix obtenet not for the emprour put iÌ„ Liberiê° and expulsit felix Felix wos pope after the deth of this liberin and he declared Constantin the emprour an heritike and a
was more ê“phetabull here ye may se what pouer the chirche had that tyme the wich translatid that famus kyngdom from the verey heyres to the kyngdom of pâ—â—pyn for a lefull cause vt habetur â—h q. h. alius Stephanus the secund a roman wos pope after Zachari .v. yere This man in all thing wos prophetabull vn to the chirch as well in word os in doctrine And he gouerned the spiritualte and the temparalty nobully he wos the louer and the defender of poer men This man anoynted PippinuÌ„ the kyng of fraunce and send him ayenes the LuÌ„bardis that he shuld compell them to restore the chirche of such goodis as they had with holdin from them long tyme vnrightuysli the wich he did He also translat the empire of the grekis to the frenshmen Paulus a roman was pope after him x yere This was a verey holy man for he did gret almos to faderles childer prisoners wedouys and other poer men that he myght be a folower of sent paule Constantine a roman the secund wos pope after Paule ij yere This Constantine wos a lay man and sodenli was made a prest os a tyrant and toke on him the dignite of the pope and with a gret sclander to the chirche he was pope a litell tyme. bot the faithfull men put him out and put out his eeyn And this wos the fyfth infamyd pope emong so mony heder to so the holy gost that holy apostyls seet kepid in all honour and holines ¶ Infenit martirs wer made this tyme by ConstaÌ„tin the emprour for he was such an heritike and men trowe that ther wos neuer no emê‘our ne no pagon that kylled so mony marters And this tyme the chirche wos trubled sore And verey preciusly bought the worshipyng of the ymages of sentys for the gret sheding of blod of martyrs And certanly that cursed emprour was not vn ponysshed for when that he died he cried with an horabull voise and said I am takyn to a fyer that is vnhabull to be distruid and so he yelden vp the gost to euer lastiÌ„g payn ¶ The empire of rome was deuydid about this tyme. for Stephen the pope tranlatid Itili other to Karolum yet a yong man And Constantyne held the lond of Grece wyth other landis ower the se with a gret labur And mony rebellyng ¶ This tyme Karolus magnus wos a nobull yong man and he began for to regne vpon fraunce And was the son of Pippini and his mother wos called Berta Stephenus the thrid was pope iij yere and he a mendid all the errurs of Constaotine and degrated all thos the wich that Constantine ordand in a gouernall synody Anno domini vij C lxxxiiij ADrianus a roman wos pope after Stephyn xxiiij yere This man wos myghtely worsshippid of the pepull no man grettyr a fore him In honour riches and byldyng This man set ij solom synodis The frist of iij C and .l. fadyrs The secund in rome with a C.l. fadyrs beyng present Charles the kyng of fraunce to whom it was granted the leberte of eleccion of the pope and to ordane the apostils seet Leo the fourth regned emprour with the grekis v. yere This Leo was a cursed man bot not so moch os his fader wos and he was a couetus man and he toke away a certan croune of a chirche and put it vpon his hede and anone he was corruppid wyth an axis and so dicessid he had a cursed wiffe the wich regned after him with hir son Constantine wos emprour after Leo and he wos a meke maÌ„ and put away his mother fro the kyngdom that she might take heed vn to hir womens warke botshe with a fenyt rankyr put out his eeyn afterward and hys childireyn also and regned ayens iij yere and at the last she wos about to haue be weddid Ì„ wheÌ„ the grekis ê‘sauyd that she wold be weddid to gret Karolus thei toke hir and shethir vp in a monastari and toke Nichoferum to be ther emprour ¶ The v. vniusall study the wich in old tyme was translait from Athyns vn to Rome a bout thys tyme was tranlatyd vn to Paris bi Karolus kyng of fraunce Nichoferus wos emprour after Constantine He wos a vere nygoij Ì„ was exaltid to his empire by the grekis bot he ê“fettit not for in his tyme all the est impariall wos brought to nought For the Romans put them vnder Karolus magnus ¶ Ierusalem a bout this tyme wos recouerid by Karolum with all the holy land And the seckit of sarisens wos distruied strongly for the destruccion of wricchis come then Michaell wos emprour ij yere And he was a verey cristiÌ„ maÌ„ and wos well beloued and also he wos cunnyng in all science Ì„ tho that Nichoferus had hurt and destressid of ther goodis bi his couetusnes this Michaell restorid them and made them riche ayene Nota. Karolus magnus the frist sant wos emprour after Michaell And he wos crouned emprour by Leo the pope from the wich tyme the empire wos translatyt fro the grekis to frauÌ„ce and germane And for the translacion of that empire the grekys all way wer defectieu vn to the Romans And the grekys strofe euermore with them bot it wos more with venuÌ„ys wordis theÌ„ with strength and more with craft then with bataill For thei had so gret enuy at the Romans that they nold not obey the chirche of Rome For certanly when that the popis wold writt vn to them for to obey the chirche of rome They wrot ayene and said ye haue take from our kynrad the empire and thorfor we will yow not obey and we vs take from you And for this nobull emprour Karolous it is to be vnderstond this man when he wos a yong man he wos a noynted kyng in fraunce by Stephyn the po pe In the yere of our lord ihuÌ„ crist .vijC.liiij when his fader Pyppino leued vnder whom and with whome he regned xv yere to the deth of his fadre ¶ Then after his fader vnder the yere of our lord god vijC.lxviij this Karolus with his brother Karolomanna regned ij yere Then his brother decessid in thee secund yere And this Karolus ther held all the hoell kyngdoÌ„ xiiij yere to the yere of our lord vij C lxxxiiij· in the wicch yere he went vn to Rome that he might be crouned Emprour of pope Adrian And ther he regned emprour xvi yere to the yere of our lord viijC. when pope Leo confirmed him ayen the emprour And after that he was emprour xiiij yere And decessid in the yere of his aage lxxij the wich wos the yere of our lord viij C xiiij if ye will se more of Karolus go to the boke of Turpinê° Libraminus his master for they wrot thes nobull actis Leo the fourth wos pope after Adrian xx yere This man when he went on a certan day with the letany to sent
therfor god wold not that he shuld regne no longer than iiij yere died lieth at winchester Leo the sext a roman wos pope sex monethes Stephanus the vij a roman wos after him ij yer IohnÌ„ the xi a roman wos pope iij. yere Stephanus the viij a germane was after hiÌ„ viij yere Martin the thrid wos after him iij. yere and of thes sex popis is nothyng had in scriptur for what cause I canot tell Anno domini ixC.liiij AGapitus a roman wos pope after Martin ij yere viij monethes and nothyng of him is writtyn Iohannes the xij a roman wos pope after Agapite almost viii yere he had a fader that heght Alberyke wos a worthi man in the cete of rome He inducit the nobull men to swer that after the deth of agape they shuld chese OctouianuÌ„ his sonne pope so it was done Ì„ was named IohnÌ„ and he was an hunter and a lecherus man so that opynli he kepid women wherfor certayn cardinals wrot to Otthoni the emprour of saxon that he shuld cum â—on to rome for to help to distruy the sklandir of the cherche this the pope persaued and the hand that wrot that pystyll he made to be cut of And mony timis he was warned by the eÌ„prour the clarge that he shuld correc him self bot he nold not for nothing then he was deposed and Leo wos put in vn to his place wherfor the emprour wos anoyed and come ayen and beseged Rome so long tyll they toke Benedict to him restorid Leo. ¶ Of kyng Edgar that regned a bone the kynges of scotland and of wales and how that he was begyled thurgh the takyng of his wife ANd after this Edwyne regned Edgar his brother a maÌ„ that moch loued god and pees and holy cherche also And was a worthy man a gret lord of blod myghty Ì„ mayntined well this lond in pees ¶ And this Edgar wos lord Ì„ king aboue all the kynges of scotland and of wales from the tyme that Arthur was a gone Ì„ neuer wos sithen kyng of his pouer And this edgare wos sent Edwardis fadre when edgares wif wos deid that wos sent edwardis moder Ì„ entered he hard speke of the fairnes of Estrild that wos Orgarus doughter a baron of deueÌ„shire that wos so farr a woman that all men did speke of hiâ— he called on of his knyghtes that he moch loued Ì„ trustyd vpon Ì„ told him Go quod he to the nobull baron Orgar of deueÌ„shire se if that is doughter be so farr as men spekith of if it be soth I wyll haue hir vn to my wife ¶ This knyght that was called Edelwold went forth his way as the kyng him had sayd and come ther that the lady wos and when he saw hir so fair he thought to haue hir hiÌ„self to wife and therof spakeÌ„ to Orgar hir fader Ì„ hir fadre wos an old man and had no mo childre but only hir and saw that Edel wold wos a fair yong knyght and worthi and riche and wos well beloued with the kyng and thought his doughter shuld well be maried beset vpon him and granted hiÌ„ is doughter if the good lord the kyng wold consent ther to ¶ Then thys Edelwold come ayene to the kyng and told him that she wos fair ynough vpon to see but she wos wonder lothly Tho ansuerd thee kiÌ„g said that he toke bot litell charge Sir qd edelwold tho she is hir fadres heir and I am not riche of landis and if ye wold coÌ„sent and grant that I myght hir haue than shuld I be rich ynowghe In goodis name qd the kyng I consent ther to Edelwold thankid tho the kyng moch and went ayene in to Deuenshire and spoused the damisell in that cuntre he duelled ¶ And thê° it befell vpon a tyme that he told his counsell and all this thing vn to his wife howe and in what maner he had begiled his lord the kyng that wold haue had hir vn to wife And anone as she it wist she loued him neuer more afterward os she did before ¶ This lady consaued bi him a son and â—â—heÌ„ tyme wos that the child shuld be borne Edelwold come to the kyng prayed hiÌ„ to heue a son of his at fontstone the kyng him granted let call hiÌ„ Edgar of his own name ¶ And when this wos done he thought that all was syker ynowgh for the kyng that he wold not taken his wife for as moch as his lord wos a â—oly maÌ„ an amerous ¶ How that kiÌ„g edgar weddid estrild after the deth of edelwold THus it befell that all men in kyng Edgarys court thospeken and sayed that edelwold was richely avaunced thurgh the mariege of his wife and yit they sayd he was a vaunced â–ª an hondreth fold more For he had spoused the fairast woman that euer was seyn And the kiÌ„g herd speke so moch of hir bewte he thoght that edelwold had him dessaued and begiled Ì„ thought priuely in his hart that he wold gone in to deueÌ„shire as it wer for till huÌ„t for the hert Ì„ for the hynde Ì„ other wild bestis than he shuld se ther the lady or he deê‘ted thens And this lady wos duelling at a maner place beside the forest ther that the king wold huÌ„t and at that maner he wos herburghed all nyght and when tyme come that the kyng shuld sope and the sone shone the kyng asked after his gossip and after his godson and edelwold made hir to cuÌ„ before the kyng And neuertheles if it otherwise myght haue bene she shÌ„uld not haue comen in his sight by his will ¶ The lady welcoÌ„ed the kyng and swetly him cussed and he toke hir by the hond Ì„ tho next by him hir set so soppid they to gedre And ther was a custom Ì„ an vsage in this land that tyme that when on dronke to an other the drinker shuld say wassayll and that other shuld ansuer say drinke haill and thus did the kyng the lady mony tymes Ì„ also kyssed And after sopper when tyme was to go toâ—ed the kyng went to bed thynkyng hertely on the fairnes of that lady tho was ouer comen for hir loue that him thought that he shuld die bot if he had his wyll on hir vpon the morne the kyng aroos in the forest went him for to disport with hertis hyndes Ì„ all other wild bestys of the hertis gret plente he sent to that lady thris he went to solacen speke with that lady whilles he duelled ther in that cuÌ„tre ¶ And after that the kyng remeued thens Ì„ thought hiÌ„ how he might best deliuer edelwold from his wyfe as he had him fryst dissaued ¶ And the kyng anone after viij days let ordeyn a parlament at Salesberi of all his baronage
duelled al that yere in Normandi And after that long tyme a greuê° sekenesse toke him wherthurgh he died ¶ And this kyng henri regned xxxv yere and iiij monethis and after he died as is before sayd in Normandie and his hert wos entered in the gret chirche of our lady in Rouen and his body was brought with moch hoynour iÌ„ to englond and entered at Redyng iÌ„ the abbey of the wich abbey he wos begynner and founder HEnricus the fourth was emê‘our in Alman after Herri the thrid xv yer This maÌ„ put his own fader iÌ„ pÌ„son Ì„ ther held him till he died he toke pope pascall with his cardinales Ì„ present theÌ„ as it is saied a foro for the wich cause as it is supposid he lackid ussu for he weddid Maude the kyngê doughter of englond bot afterward he come to grace all the lawys of the chirche the landis frely he refined to Calixto the pope besought him to yef hiÌ„ in pennance that he shuld neuer cum ayen to his empire that he might haue remission of his trespasse and after the opinyon of moÌ„y a man he was willely exiled Ì„ died and his wife bothe at chestre in englond Gelasius was pope after Paschall ij yere and fled froÌ„ Henri the emprour in to Burgon ther decessid This emê‘our chose Benedicte a spanyard to be pope the wich strofe wyth Calixto Calixtus was pope after him ij yere v. monethes This Calixt was the son of the duke of Burgon Ì„ was chosen in the place of Gelasii Ì„ wheÌ„ he shuld cum to rome he toke thee forsaid Benedict made him to ride a fore him shamfully for he on a Mule turned his face to the tayll of the mule held the taill in his hond as a bridyll till he come thurgh the cite ther he was put in prison and this pope made pees with the emprour Honorius was pope after him ij yere litell of him is writtin Nota. Harri the fourth emprour of Alman decessed this tyme and wos beried with his progenytours after sum men with suche an Epithapei Filiê° hic pater hic Auê° hic proauê° iacêª istis bot it is likly to be truyr that at Gerald sais in Itinario wallie wher he says that after he had prisened his carnall fadre his spirituall fadir the pope with his cardinales after he was recoÌ„siled willely he was made exile And he left Maud his wyfe the kiÌ„gê doghter of englond preÌ„uely leued an harmytes life at Chestre x. yere wher he might liue as no man knew hiÌ„ he called hiÌ„ self GodiscalÌ„lus the wich godisson is cald So the Emê‘our secretly y went away And Maude his wife the Emprisse ther she went to hir fadre Herri in to Normandie wher anone after she wos weddid to Gefferay Plantagines the duke of andegaÌ„me vpon whome he begat Herri the secund after kyng of EngloÌ„d vnder whom sent Thomas of Cantorburi regned and died Lotharius wos emprour after henri the fourth xij yere and litell of him is writtyn bot that he wos manerly to the chirche· and that he subduid Roger the vsurper of the kyng of Cicely Hugo de sancto victori was a nobull man this tyme at paris a nobull doctor of the nacion of the saxons The ordir of sent IohnÌ„ baptist at Ierusalem began this time be the worshipfull man Raymond mightely disposid to werkis of merci all thys ordir make ther waye to serue poer men Anno domini M.C.xxxiiij INnocencius wos pope after Honorius xiiij yere vij monethis This man was a veray deuote man with sich men he societ him he had striffe vij yere ayens Pers of Lion the wich names him AnocletuÌ„ and by strength he toke the popehood the wich Innocent saw with ij galeys he fled in to frauÌ„ce and wos worsshipfully resaued of sent Berenard the wich that time had all the kynges Ì„ the princes in his hand he ê“uoked them for to bring this pope Innocent in to his dignite ayene all the last althyng was cessid his emnys wer distruyed thurghe the iugement of god Ì„ he wos pope ayene and leued profetabuly and was beried at Lauronynce ¶ How Stephen that wos kyng Henri sustres son wos made kyng of englond AFter this kyng Henry that was the frist was made kyng his nepheu his sustres sonne Sstephen Erle of Bolloyn For anone as he herd the tydyng of his vncles deth than he passid the see and come in to englond thurgh consell streÌ„gth and helpe of mony gret lordis in englond ayens ther othe that they had made to Maude emprisse toke the reame and let croune stephen kyng of the land ¶ And the archebisshop wiliam of Cantorburi that frist made the oth of feaute to Maud the emprissi set the croune vpon kyng stephens hede him anoynted Ì„ bisshop Roger of Salisburi mayntened the kynges partie in as moch as he myght ¶ The frist yere that kyng Stephen begaÌ„ to regne he assembled a gret host and went towward Scotland for to haue wered vpon the kiÌ„g of scotland but he come ayens hiÌ„ in pees and in good maner and to him trustid but he made to him none homage for as moche as he had made vn to the Emprise Maude ¶ And in the iiij yere of his regne Maude the emprise come in to englond and tho began debate betwin kiÌ„g StepheÌ„ Ì„ maude the Emprise ¶ This Maude went vn to the cite of Nicholl the kiÌ„g hiâ— beseged long time Ì„ myght not spede so well the cite was keped and defendid and tho that wer with in the cite quantely ascapped away with out any maner of harme tho toke the kyng the cite and duelled therin till candilmasse And tho come the Barons that held with the emprice that is for to say thee erle Randulfe of Chestre the erle Robert of Glocestre Hugh Bigot Robert of morlay And thes brought with them a stroÌ„g pouer Ì„ faught wyth the kyng yaf him a gret bataill in the wich batall kiÌ„g stephen was takeÌ„ set iÌ„ prisoÌ„ iÌ„ the castell of bristowe ¶ How maude the emprice weÌ„t fro wiÌ„chester to Oxford Ì„ after she ascapped to waliÌ„gford of the sorow disese that she had WHen the kyng was taken and brought in to warde in the castell of Bristow This Maude the Emprise anone wos made lady of all Englond and all men held hir for lady of the land But tho of Kentheld with kyng Stephens wife and also william of Pree and his reteune help them and held were ayens maude the Emprise and anoÌ„e after the kyng of scotland com to them with an huge nombre of pepull tho went they yfere to wynchester ther that the emprise wos wold haue takeÌ„ hir but the Erle of gloucestre come with his pouer Ì„ faught with them Ì„ the emprise in the meyn while that
fadre my brother therfor I haue quyte now your trauell ¶ Tho said kiÌ„g Richard he that died vpon the cros to bring mans soule from pyne of hell for yef the my deth I also for yef it the. ¶ Tho coÌ„mandid he that no man shuld him misdo ¶ But for all the kynges defeÌ„diÌ„g som of his men him folowed Ì„ pÌ„ueli him kylled Ì„ the vi day after the kiÌ„g did shriue hiÌ„ sore repeÌ„tans hauiÌ„g of his mysdedis Ì„ wos houseled anoynted this kiÌ„g regned bot ix yer xxxix wekis died Ì„ lieth beside his fadre at fountenerard HEnricus the v. wos emprour viij yere This henri was son to Frederik Ì„ he weddid Constans the kynges doughter of Cecill And thurgh the occasion of hir he subduid all the kyngdom of apulie he drofe all the pepull out that inhabit that land Celestinê° the thrid wos pope after ClemeÌ„s almost iij. yere This man wos crouned vpon Estyr day the day foloiÌ„g he crouned Henri the emê‘our he made a palas at sent Petres decesid Innocencius the thrid was pope after him viij yere Ì„ v. monnethes This man was well lettred and he made a boke of the wrecchidnes of mans condicion And he made splmÌ„ misse he made mony coÌ„stitucioÌ„s This man dampned the boke of IohnÌ„ ioachim the wich he made ayens mastyr Pers Lumbard the maker of thee sentans ¶ This tyme decesid the emê‘our Henri the princes of Almayn discordid for sum chose Otto suÌ„ choso Philip brother to henri then philip wos falsly slayn Ì„ Otto was crouned of Innocens in frauÌ„se the wich anone faught with the Romans for they yaf him no dew honor And for that cause ayens the popis will he toke the kyngdoÌ„ of Apulie froÌ„ Frederik wherfor the pope cursid him then after the fourth yere of his regne the prince of almayn made Fredirik emê‘our Ì„ victoriusly he subduid Otto Wyllyam of Paris this tyme began the ordir of the freres austyn the wich be calÌ„led freris mendicantes Franciscus an Italian a man of gret ê‘feccioÌ„ Ì„ a sampill to mony a man did mony a myracull this tyme and he ordand the frere Minores ¶ And the vi yere of pope Innocent the thrid The ordir of the freris preche is began vndir Dominik bot it myght not be coÌ„firmyd till the frist yere of honory ¶ Of kyng IohnÌ„ that in the frist yere of his regne lost all Normandie WHen kyng Richard was deid for encheson that he had non heir nother son ne doughter his brother Iohan was made kyng an crouned at westmynster of Hubert that tho was Erchbisshop of Cantorburi ¶ And whan he began to regne he become so meruelus a man and went ouer in to Normandie wered vpoÌ„ the kyng of fraunce Ì„ so long they wered to gedre till at the last kyng IohnÌ„ lost all Normandie Angeon wherfor he was sore anoyed it was no meruell ¶ Tho let he assemble before hiÌ„ at London erchebisshoppis bisshoppis abbots priors erles Ì„ barons held ther a gret ê‘lameÌ„t Ì„ axed ther of the clerge the tenth of euery chirche of englond for to coÌ„quere Ì„ get ayen Normandie Angeon that he had lost They wold not grauÌ„t that thiÌ„g wherfore he was wonder wroth ¶ And in that same tyme died Hubert the prior the coueÌ„t of Cantorburi chosen ayens the kiÌ„gê will to be Erchebirspop mastyr Stephen of langton a good clerk that woned at the court of rome send to the pope ther eleccion Ì„ the pope ê¯firmid it sacrid him at viterbi ¶ When the kiÌ„g wist this tyding he wos wonder wroth drofe the prior coueÌ„t fro cantorbury exiled them out of englond coÌ„mandid that no maner letter that come froÌ„ rome ne no coÌ„mandement shuld be vnderfenge ne pleted in englond ¶ When this tydiÌ„g come to the pope he sent to kiÌ„g Iohan be his letter prayed hiÌ„ with good will good hert that he wold vnderfenhe Stephen erchebisshÌ„op of Cantorburi to his chirche suffer the prior Ì„ his monkis to cuÌ„ ayen to ther own duelliÌ„g bot the kyng wold not grauÌ„te it for no thing ¶ How kyng IohnÌ„ wold nothiÌ„g done for the popis coÌ„mandement wherfor all engloÌ„d was enterdited and suspended ANd at the last the pope sent by his auctorite and enioyned to the bisshoppis of englomd that if the kyng wold not vndirfenge the prior of Cantorburi and his monkis that they shuld done generall interdityng thurgh out all englone and graunted full pouer to iiij bisshoppis to pronounce the interditing if it werned ¶ The frist was bisshop willm of LoÌ„don and that other bisshop Eustace of Ely Ì„ the iij was bisshop walter of wiÌ„chestre the iiij was bisshop Giles of Herford ¶ And thes iiij bisshoppis praied the kyng kneling on ther kneys Ì„ sore weppiÌ„g that he wold do the popis commandemeÌ„t shewed him the popis bulles of the enterditiÌ„g bot for no prayer that they myght pray he wold not consent ther to ¶ And wheÌ„ the bisshoppis saw this they weÌ„t from the kiÌ„g And in the morne after the AnuÌ„ciaon of our lady they pronouced the generall enterditiÌ„g thurgh out all englond so that the chirche doris wer shit with keis and with other fastynyng with walles ¶ And when the enterditing was pronouÌ„ced than the kyng be gane for to wax all out of mesure Ì„ anone in to his hand all the possessions of the iiij bisshoppis of all the clarge thurgh out all the land he toke Ì„ ordened men for to kepe it that the clarkis myght not haue ther leuiÌ„g Wherfore the bisshoppis cursed all them that put or shuld medle with holy chirche goodis ayens the will of them that owed them ¶ And when the kiÌ„g wold not of his malace sees for no maner thing Thes iiij bisshoppis a fore said went ouer the see come to the bisshop of CaÌ„torburi Ì„ told him all the thyng ¶ And the ErchebisshÌ„op to them said that they shuld gone ayen to CaÌ„torburi he shuld cum thider to them or els he wold send vn to them certan ê‘sons in his stede that shuld do as moch as him self wer ther ¶ And wheÌ„ the bisshoppis herd this They turned ayen in to engloÌ„d Ì„ come vn to CaÌ„torburi ¶ The tydiÌ„g comen to the kiÌ„g that the bisshoppis wer come ayen to cantorburi him selfe might not cuÌ„ theder that tyme. he send thider bisshÌ„oppis erles Ì„ abbotis for to trete with them that the kyng shÌ„uld vnderfenge the erchebisshÌ„op stephen the prior Ì„ all the moÌ„kis of cantorburi that he shuld neuer after that tyme no thiÌ„g take of holi chirche ayens the will of them that awed the goodis that the kyng shuld make full amendis to them of whom
erle of his life was passid The priour and the monkis of Pountfret getten the body of sir ThomÌ„s of the kiÌ„g and they beried it before the high auter on the right side◠¶ That same day that this gentill knyght was dede ther were honged draw for the same quarell at Pountfret sir willm tuchet sir willm Fitz willm sir warreyn of ysell sir HeÌ„ri of brad borne and sir william cheynye barons all· and Iohane Page esquyre ¶ And sone after at Yorke were draw and honged sir Rogeri Clifford Sir Iohan of Mambray barons And sir Goselin dauill knyght ¶ And at Bristow were drawe honged sir henri of wemyngton sir henri Mounfort barons and at Glocestre wer draw and honged Sir Iohan Geffard and sir willm of Elmebrugge barons ¶ And at london wer honged and drow sir henri Tyes baron And at wynchelse sir Thomas Colepepir knyght And at windesore sir Fraunces of waldenham baron And at Cantorburi wos draw Ì„ honged sir Bertholome of Badelesmere sir Bartholomewe of asshebourneham barons And at kerdyfe iÌ„ wales sir willm FlemmiÌ„g baron ¶ How kyng Edward weÌ„t in to scotland with an hondreth thousand men of armes Ì„ might not spede ANd when kyng edward of englond had brought the flour of Chiualrie vn to ther deth thurgh councell and consent of sir hugh spenser the fadre and sir hugh the son he become as wode as any Lyon ¶ And what so euer the Spensers wold haue it was done so well the kyng loued them that they might done with him all thyng that them liked Wherfor the kyng yaf vn to sir hugh spenser the fadre the erledom of wynchestre and vn to sir Andrewe of Herkela the erdom of Cardoill in preiudice and in harmyng of his croune ¶ And kyng Edward tho thurgh ê¯sell of the spensers disherited all them that had bene ayens him in any quarell with Thomas of Lancastre mony oder wer disherited also for encheson stat the spensers couetted for to haue ther landes and so they had all that they wold desire with wrong and ayens all reson ¶ Tho made the kyng Robert of Baldok a fals piled clerke Chauncelar of englond thurgh caunsell of the forsaid spensers he was a fals ribaud and a couetise Ì„ so they couÌ„celed the kyng moch that the kyng let take to his own warde all the goodis of the lordis that were put wrongfully to the deth in to his own hond and as well they token the goodis that wer in holy chirche as the goodis that were wythout And let them bene put in to his tresorie in london and let them call his forfaittis bi ther councell the kyng wrought for euermore he dysherite them that the goodis owghten ¶ And thurgh ther counsell let a rere a talliage of all the goodis of englond ¶ Wherfor he was the richest kyng that euer wos in englond after willm basterd of NormaÌ„die that conquerid Englond â–ª ¶ And yit thurgh councell of them him semed that he had not ynough bot made yit euery toune of Englond for to find a man of armys vpon ther own costages for to gone and were vpon the scottis that wer his enmys wherfore the kyng weÌ„t in to scotland with an hondreth thausand meÌ„ of armes at witsontide in the yere of our lord IhuÌ„ crist M.ccc xxij ¶ But the scottis went and hid them in mouÌ„tayns Ì„ in woddis taried the englishmen fro day to day that the kiÌ„g myght for no maner thyng them find in playn feld ¶ Wherfor mony englishmeÌ„ that had litell vitayles died ther for hunger wonder fast and sodenly in goyng and in comyng and namly tho that had bene ayens Thomas of Lancastre and robbed his men vpon his landis ¶ When kyng Edward saw that vitayles failed him he wos tho wonderfore discomforted for encheson also that his men died and for he myght not speed of his enmys So at the last he come ayen in to Englond ¶ And anone after come Iames Douglas also Thomas Randulph with an hoge host in to Englond in to Northumberland with them the englishmen that wer driueÌ„ out of engloÌ„d come robbed the cuÌ„tre kylled the pepull also brend the toune that wos called northallerton Ì„ mony other touÌ„es to yorke ¶ And when the kiÌ„g herd this tidyng he let sompne all maner men that might trauell And so the englishmen mett the scottis at the abbey of Beigheland the xv day after Mihelmasse in the same yere abouesaid And the englishmen wer ther discomfited ¶ And at that scomfiture wos toke sir Iohan of Bretan Erle of Rochemond that helde the cuntre and the Erldom of Lancastre ¶ And after he paied an huge raunsome and wos let go and after that he wente in to frauÌ„ce and come neuer afterward ayen ¶ How sir Andrewe of Herkela was take Ì„ put vn to the deth that wos erle of Cardoill ANd at that tyme sir Andrew of herkela that new was made erle of Cardoill for cause that he had taken the good erle Thomas of Lancastre he had ordeyned thurgh the kynges ê¯mandement of englond for to bring him all the pouer that he might for to help him ayenst the scottis at the abbey of Beigheland ¶ And when the fals tratour had gadred all the pepull that he myght and shuld haue come to the kyng vn to the abbey of Beigheland ¶ The fals tratour lad them by an other cuntre thurgh Copeland thurgh the erledom of Lancastre went thurgh the cuntre robbed Ì„ killed folke all that he myght ¶ And forther more the fals tratour had taken a gret soume of gold and siluer of sir Iames Douglas for to be ayens the kyng of englond and to bene helpyng holdyng with the scottis thurgh whos treson the kyng of englond wos discomfited at Beigheland or that he come theder ¶ Wherfor the kyng wos toward him wonder wroth and let priueli enquere by the cuntre about how that it wos· ¶ And so men enquerid and aspied so at the last trewth was fouÌ„d and sought he atteynt take as a fals tratour as the good erle Thoms of Lancastre him told or that he wer put vn to deth at his takyng at burbrugge ¶ And to him said or that yere wer done he shuld be take and hold a tratour ¶ And so it wos as the holy man said wherfor the kyng sent preueli to sir Anthoyn of Lucy a knight of the cuntre of Cardoill that he shuld take sir Andrew of Harkela and put him vn to the deth ¶ And to bring thys thyng vn to the end the kyng sent his comission So that this same Andrew was take at Cardoill Ì„ led vn to the barre in the maner of an erle worthely arrayed Ì„ with a swerde gurt aboute hiÌ„ hosed Ì„ spored ¶ Tho spak sir Anthoyn in this maner sir Andrew ê™ he the king put vpon the
tho cited to cum And be cause he com not they deposit him but he rought not ne set not ther by but gat the cite of Rome and abode styll Pope xvij yere This yere about witsontide the heritikes of Praghe wer destruyd For at two Iournays wer distruyd of them mo thaÌ„ xxij thousand with ther capitayns· that is to wyt Procapiê° Saplico Lupê° presbiter Also ther wos takyn on lyue master pers clarke an EnglishmaÌ„ and an heritike ¶ Also this same yere wos a gret frost a strong during xi wekis For it began on seint Katrines euen lasted vn to seint Scolasticais day iÌ„ Feuerer iÌ„ wich tyme the vyntage that com fro Burdeux come ouer shotres hill ¶ This yer wos the couÌ„cell of Aras a gret trayte bitwene the kyng of EngloÌ„d and the kiÌ„g of fraunce wher was assembled mony gret lordis of both parties at wich councell wos offrid to the kyng of Englond gret thynges by the meyen of a Legate that come from rome wich wos Cardinale of sent crosse wich offres wer refusid by the Cardinall of Englond and othir lordis that wer ther for the kyng wherfor the duke of Burgoyn the wich had bene long english sworn for soke our partie and retourned frensh by the meyn of the forsaid legat and made a pees with the frensh kyng resauyng of the kyng for recompensing of his fadris deth the counte pontiu the lordshÌ„ip of Maâ—oâ—â— with moch oder as is specified in the said trayttie And so our embassatouris come home ayen in warse caas than they went out For thei lost ther the duke of burgoyn wich had bene with his bourgoynous and Picardes a singuler help in all the conquest of Normadie of FrauÌ„ce ¶ This same yere wos a gret bataill on the see betwen the Ienewes and the kyng of Aragon of wich bataill the Ienewes had the victorie for they toke the kyng of Aragon the kyng of Naune and thee gret mastir of sent Iames in Galise with iij. hondrith knyghtis and squiers and moch othir pepull And this was on sent dominikys day ¶ And this same yere wer seyn iij sonnys at ons and anone folowid the threfold gouernance iÌ„ the chirch that is to wit of Eugenye of the concell of neutralite ¶ Also this same yere M. cccc.xxxiiij wos a passing gret wynd by wich stepillis houses treis wer ouer throwen About this tyme wos an holi maid in holand called Lydwith wich liued onli by miracle not etyng any mete This yere the duke of Burgoyn began his ordre at lyle of the golden Flyes ordeyned certayn knightis of the order and made statutis and ordinauÌ„ces moch accordyng vn to the order of the garter ¶ Also this same yer the frenshmeÌ„ had enterprised to haue stole Calais iÌ„ the fisshiÌ„g tyme. for mony botis of fraunce had safecoÌ„dithes to cum to Calais for to take hering And the soudiours of the toune had a custoÌ„ to cuÌ„ to the chirch leue ther staffis standiÌ„g at the chirche dore wich staffis the frenshmen wich wer arayd like fisshers purposid to haue taken ther wapen and for to have won the toune bot on of them lay with a comyn woman the nyght be fore and told to hir ther couÌ„cell And shÌ„e on the morow told the leuetenaunt wich forthwith commaundid that euery man shuld kepe his wapen in his hand sakring time and othir ¶ And whan they ê‘sauyd this that they wer mispoynted they sayled streght to Depe and stole and toke that toune ¶ And on the Newyeres euen after they tokeÌ„ Harflet· and thus the englishmeÌ„ began to lese a litell and a litell in Normandie ¶ How Calais guynes wer besegid by the duke of BurgoÌ„ how they wer rescued by the duke of Gloucestre THys yere wos a gret noyse thurgh all englond how the duke of Burgoyn wold cum and besege Calais wherfore thee Erle of Mortayn with his armye that he had for to haue go with in to frauÌ„ce wos contremauÌ„did Ì„ chargid that he shold go to Calais wich wos at that time well vitailled Ì„ maÌ„nyd for sir IohnÌ„ Ratclife wos leuetenauÌ„t of the kyng in that toune the baron of Duddeley liuetenauÌ„t of the castell ¶ And the ix day of Iulij the duke of Borgoyn with all the power of Flaundres and moch othir pepull com before Calays and set his sege about the touÌ„e euery touÌ„e of Flaundres had ther tentis by them self ¶ And this sege endurid iij. wekis In the meyn while the duke of Gloucestre beyng ê“tector of englond toke the most ê‘tie of the lordis of Englond went ouer thee see to Calays for to rescue the touÌ„e or to fight with thee duke his host yf they wold haue byden this time london Ì„ euery good touÌ„e of Englond sent ouer se to thys rescu certayn pepull well arayd of the best and chosin men for the were ¶ And the secund day of august the forsayd duke of Gloucestre ariuid at Calays wyth all his armie and v. hondreth shippis Ì„ mo ¶ And the Duke and all his host that lay in the sege as sone as they aspied the saylles in thee see before they apporched Calays hauen sodenly in a mornyng deê‘tid from the sege leuyng behynd him moch stuffe and vitall fled in to FlauÌ„dres and Picardye and in lyke wyse dide the sege that lay be fore Guyns wher as they of guyns token the gret gonne of brasse called digeon and mony othir gret gonnys and serpentins ¶ And then whan the duke of gloucestre wos ariued with al his host he went in to flaundres and wos ther xij dayis and did but litell harmi except he brent two fair vilages Popering and Belle. and othir houses wich wer of no strength so he retourned home ayen ¶ And this same yere the kyng of scotland beseged Rokesburgh with moch pepull But sir Raufe Gray deê‘ted fram the castell and ordined for rescu But os sone as the kyng vnderstode his deê‘ting he sedenli brake his sege and weÌ„t his wa and left moch ordinauÌ„ce behynd him wher he gat no worsshipp ¶ This same yere the secund day of Ianuer quene katrine wich wos the gynges moder and wyfe to kyng henri the fift died and deê‘tid out of this world and wos brought rially thurgh london so to westmiÌ„ster and ther she lieth worchipfully buried in our lady chapell ¶ And also this same yere the iiij day of Ianuer fell doune the gate with the toure on it on londoÌ„ brigge toward southwerk with two arches and all that stode ther on ¶ This same yere wos a gret traitte holdyn betwen Grauenyng and Calais bitwen the kyng and the duke of bourgoyn wherfor the kyng wos the Cardinall of Englond the duke of Norfolk and mony othir lordis and for the duke wos the duchisse hauiÌ„g full pouer of hir lord as regent ladi of his landis wher wos takeÌ„ by thauys of both perties an
to deê‘te froÌ„ him xxxij of the chief of them wer arested Ì„ sent to diuerse prisons and anone after this said arest the said duke wos on the morow dede on whos soule god haue merci amen But how he dred in what maner the certayn is not to be knowen suÌ„ said he died for sorow suÌ„ said he wos murdrid bitwen two fethir beddis othir sum said that an hote spite wos put iÌ„ his foundemet but how he died god knoweth· to whom is nothiÌ„g hid ¶ And then when he wos dede he wos laid oppen that all men myght hiÌ„ se ¶ And so both lordis and knyghtis of the shires with burgises come and saw him lie dede but wouÌ„de ne token coud they ê‘saue how he died here may men marke what this world is This duke wos a nobull maÌ„ a gret clarke had worshÌ„ipfully ruled this reame to the kiÌ„gê behoue neuer coude befound faute to him ¶ But enuy of them that were gouernours Ì„ had ê“mised the duchie of Angeo and the erledom of mayn caused the destruccioÌ„ of this nobull man for they drad that he wold haue enpeched that deliueraunce And after they sent his body to sent Albons wyth certayn lightis for to be beried ¶ And so sir Geruays of CliftoÌ„ had than the charge to ê¯uay the corps so it was buried at sent albons in the Abbey v. parsons of his housold wer sent to london and ther wer reyned and Iugged to be drawen hanged and also quartired of whom the names wer sir Roger Chamburlain a knyght and on Miedelton a squier Herbard a squier Arthur a squier and Richard Nedham wich v. persons wer drawen froÌ„ the tour of londoÌ„ thorow chepe to Tyborne ther honged and lat doune quyke and then striped to haue bene hedid and quartired then the marquies of suffolke shewed ther for them the kyngis perdon vnder his gret seall and so they wer pardonned of the remenaunt of the exicucion had ther liues Ì„ so they wer brought ayen to londoÌ„ and after frely deliuerid ¶ Thê° began the trubull in the reame of Englond for the deth of this noble duke of Gloucestre All the comunes of the reame began for to murmur for it and wer not content ¶ After that Pope Eugeny wos dede Nicholas the v. wos electe pope This Nicholas wos choson for Eugeyn yit hauiÌ„g the scisme Notwithstondyng he gat the obedience of all cristyn reames For after he wâ—s electe Ì„ sacred pope certayn lordis of fraunce and of EngloÌ„d weâ— sent in to Sauoye to pope Felix for to entrete him to ceese of the papacie And by the speciall labour of the bisshop of Norwich the lord of sent IoÌ„hes he cessid the secund yere after that the pope Nicholas wos sacred ¶ And the said Felix was made Legate of fraunce and Cardinall of Sauoye And resigned the hole papacie to Nicholas Ì„ after leued an holy lyfe and died an holy man and as it is saied almyghti god sheweth miracles for hiÌ„ ¶ This wos the xxiij scisme bitwen Eugeny and felix and durid xvi yere the cause wos this The generall councell of Basile deposed Eugeny wich was only pope and indubitate for as moch as he obserued not and keped the decrees Ì„ statutis of the councell of Constance as it is afore saied Nothir he rought not to yef obedience to that genall councell in no maner wise wherfore arose agret altricacion amonges writers of this mater pro and contra wych can not accord vn to this day ¶ On partie sayth that the councell is aboue the pope that othir parti sayd nay but the pope is aboue the couÌ„cell god blissed aboue all thingê yeue grauÌ„t his pees in holy chirche spouse of crist anen This Nicholas wos of Iene comen of low burth a doctour of diuinite an actif mā· he reedefied moÌ„y places that wer brokyn and ruynous and did do make a gret walle about the palais made the walle new about rome for drede of the Turkis ¶ And the pepull wondred of the ceesing resynyng of Felix to him considered that he wos a man of so homly a burth And that othir wos of a affinite to all the most ê‘tie of cristyn princes wherof ther wos a uerse publisshed as afore sayde ¶ How sir Franceys aragonoys toke fogiers in NormaÌ„die And of the losse of Constantinoble by the Turke IN the yere of kiÌ„g henri xxvij beyng trews bitwen frauÌ„ce engloÌ„d a knight of the english ê‘ti named sir FrauÌ„ces aragonis toke a touÌ„e of Normandi named fogiers ayens the trews of wich takiÌ„g begaÌ„ moch sorow losse For this was the occasioÌ„ by wich the frenshmen gat all Normandie c ¶ About this tyme the cite of CoÌ„nstantinople wich wos impariall Cite in all grâ—ce was taken by the Turkis infidels wich wos betrayed as suÌ„ holde oppinion and the emprour taken and slayn And that riall chirch of sent Sophia robbed and despoiled and the relyquis ymages and the Rode drawen about the stretis wich was done in spite of cristyn faith And sone after all cristyn saith in Grece ê‘isshed and cessid Ther wer mony cristyn men slayn and innumerabull sold and put in captiuite by the takyng of this toune thee Turke his gretly enhauÌ„sed iÌ„ pride it is a gret losse to all cristendome ¶ In the xxviij yere wos a ê‘lameÌ„t holdiÌ„ at westmiÌ„ster Ì„ from thens adiourned to the blake freris at londoÌ„ after cristemasse to westmynster ayen· And this same yere Robert of Cane a maÌ„ of the westcuntre wyth a few shippis toke a gret flet of shippis comyng out of the baye ladeÌ„ with salt wich shÌ„ippis wer of pruce flauÌ„ders holand zeland Ì„ brought them to hampton wherfor the marchaÌ„dis of engloÌ„d beiÌ„g iÌ„ flauÌ„ders wer arested iÌ„ bruges I pre oder places might not be deliuered ne ther dettis discharged till they had made a poiÌ„temeÌ„t for to pay for the hurtis of thos shippis wich wos payed by the marchantis of the stapull euery penny And in like wise the marchantes and goodis beyng in danske wer also arestid and made gret amendis ¶ This same yere the frenshmen in a mornyng toke by a trayn the toune of pount al arche and therin the lord Fauconbrige wos take prisoner And after that in decembre Roan wos take and lost beyng ther in the duke of Somersete Edmond the erle of Shrewsberi wich by a pointement left plegges and lost all Normandie and come home iÌ„ to englond And during the said parlament the duke of soffolke wos arested and sent iÌ„ to the toure ther he was a moneth and after the kyng did do fetche him out for wich cause all the coÌ„munes of Englond wer in a gret rumer what for the deliuerauÌ„ce of Angeo and mayn and after losing of all Normandie iÌ„ especiall for the deth of the good duke of Gloucestre iÌ„ so