went for to fyght with harold of denmarck and with his owne hond hym slewe the danes were discomfyted tho that left a lyue with moche sorowe fled to hir shippes And thus kyng Harold of englond slowe kyng harold of denmark How william bastard duk of normandy come in to englond and slewe kyng harold Cao. C. xxxijo. ANd whan this batayll was done harold bycome so proud wold no thyng parte with his peple of thyng that he had goten but helde it al toward hym self wherfor the moost partye of his peple were wroth from hym departed so that only with hym left no mo but his soudyours And vpon a daye as he sate at mete a messagyer come to hym sayd that william bastard duk of normandy was arryued in englond with a grete hoost 〈◊〉 had taken al the lande aboute hastynge and also myned the castell whan the kyng had herd this tydynge he went thyder with a litel peple with all the hast that he myght for a litel peple was with hym left And whan he come thyder he ordeyned for to yeue batayll to the duk william But the duk axed hym of these thre thynges yf that he wold haue his doughter to wyf as he had ma de and sworen his oth and behyght or that he wolde hold the laÌ„d of hym in truage or that he wold determyne this thyng thurgh bataylle This harold was a proude man and a stoute and trusted wonder moche vpon his strengthe and fought with the Duk and with his peple but harold and his men in this batayll were discomfyted hym self was ther slayne And this bataylle was ended at Conbrydge in the second yere of his regne vpon seynt kalyxtes day and he lyeth at waltham Of kyng william bastard how he gouerned hym well and wysely of the werre bytwene hym the kyng of Fraunce Capitulo C xxxiij wâ—… Han william bastard duk of normandy had conquerd al the land vpon crystemasse day tho next sueng he lete hym croune kyng at westmynster and was a worthy kyng and yafe to En glysshmen largely londes to his knyghtes And afterward went ouer the see and come in to Normandy and ther duellyd a whyle And in the second yere of his regne le come ageyne in to Englond and brought with hym maude hys wyf lete croune hir quene of englond on whitsonday And tho anon after the kyng of Scotland that was callyd malcolyn began to stryue and werre with the duk william and he ordeyned hym tho toward scotlande with his men to the by lande by see for to destroye kyng malcolyn but they were acorded And the kyng of scotland bycome his man and helde al his land of hym And kyng william resseyned of hym his homage come ayene in to englond and whan kyng william had be kyng xvij yere maude the quene dyed on whom kyng william had bygoten ma ny fayr children that is for to say Robert Curthose william le Rous Rychard also that deyde Henry beauclerk and maude al so that was the erles wyf of Bleynes other iiij doughters after his wyfes deth grete debate bygan bitwene hym the kyn ge of fraunce philip but atte last they were acorded tho duellyd the kyng of Englond in normandy no man hym werryd he no man long tyme the kyng of fraunce sayd vpon a daye in scorne of kyng william that kyng william had long tyme leyn in childbed and long tyme had rested hym this worde come to the kyng of englond ther that he laye in normandy at Roen for this word was tho ylle payd and eke wonder wroth toward the kyng of frannce swore by god that whan he were aryse of his gysyn he wold lyght a thousand candels to the kyng of frauÌ„ ce And anone lete assemble a grete hoost of normandy and of en glysshmen in the bygynnyng of heruest he come in to fraunce brente all the tounes that he come by thurgh al the couÌ„trey rob bed and dyd al the euyl that he myght thurgh out al fraunce atte last he brente the cyte of mandos commaunded his people for to here wode as moche as myght brenne and hym self helpe therto al that he myght with a good wylle And there was grete hete what of fyre that was so grete of the soÌ„ne that tho was wonder hote that al stuffed hym self bycome fell in to a greete sikenesse whan he saw that he was so stronge syke he ordeyned and assigned al normandy vnto Robert Curthose his sone all englond to wylliam the rous byquath to henry beauclerk alle his tresour And tho he thus had done he vnderfenge all the sacramentis of holy chirche deyde the xxij yere of his regne and lyeth at Caan in normandye Of kynge william Rous that was wylliam bastardes sone that destroyed tounes houses of Relygyon for to make the newe forest Capitulo C xxxiiij ANd after this william bastard regned his sone william the Rous. and this william was a wonder contraryous man to god and to holy chirche and lete amende and make the toune of Cardeys that the paynyms had destroyed This kyng william destroyed holy chirche al hir possessions in what part he myght hem fynde therfor ther was so moche debate bytwene hym the Archebisshop of Caunterbury Ancâ—…lme for encheson that he vndernamme hym of his wykkednesse that he destroyed holy chir che And for encheson therof the kynge to hym bare grete wrathe and for that cause he exyled hym oute of the lande And the Archebisshop tho went to the court of Rome ther duellid with the pope and this kyng made the newe forest cast destroyed xxvj tounes and lxxx houses of Relygyon al for to make his foreste lenger and bredder And bycome wonder gladde and proude of his wode and of his forest and of the wylde beestes that were therin that it was meruayle for to wyte so that men callyd him kepar of wodes and of pastures and the lenger that he lyued the more wykked he bycome both to god to hooly chirche to alle his men And this kyng lete make the grete halle at westmynster so vpon a day of whitsonday he helde therin his fyrste feste and he loked about sayd that the halle was to lytel by the haluendele And atte last he bycome so contraryorous that al thyng that plesed god displesyd hym al thyng that god loued he bated dedely And so it befel that he dremed met vpon a nyghte a lytel or that he dyed that he was let blode and blod a grete quantite of blode a streme of blode lept an highe toward heuen more than an C fathem the clerenes of the daye was turned alle in to derknes and the fyrmament also And whan he awoke he had grete deede so that he nyst what to
his owne chirche And this accord was made in the begynnynge of aduent and afterward he was slayn and martred the fyfthe daye of Crystemasse that tho next come For kynge Henry thought vpon seynt thomas archebisshop vpon Crystemas se day as he sate at mete and these wordes said that yf he had ony good knyght with hym he had be many day passed auengyd vpoÌ„ the archebisshop thomas And anon Syr wylliam Breton Syre hugh moruyle Syr william Tracy And syr reynold fytz vrse beres sone in englyssh pryuely went vnto the see and comon in to Englond to the chirche of Caunterbury and hym ther they martred at seynt benets auter in the moder chirche And that was in the yere of Incarnacion of Ihesu cast M C lxxij yere And anone after henry the newe kynge bygan for to make werre vpon henry his fadre and eke vpon his bretheren also And so vpon a day the kyng of Fraunce and al the kynges sones and the kyng of scotland and the greâ—…ttest lordes of En glond were arrysen ageynst the kyng henry the fadre and at the last as god wold he conquerd all his enemyes the kyng of frauÌ„ ce he were acorded And tho sent kyng henry the fadre specially vnto the kynge of Fraunce prayed hym hertely for his loue that he wold sende to hym by letter the names of hem that bygonnen the werre vpon hym And the kyng of Fraunce sente ayene to hym by a letter the names of hem that bygoÌ„nen the wer re The fyrst was Iohan his sone and Rychard his broder Henry his sone the newe kyng Tho was henry the kyng wonder wroth and cursed the tyme that euer he hem bygate And while the werre dured henry his sonne the newe kyng dyed sore repentyng his mysdede and moost sorow made of ony man for cause of seynt thomas deth of Caunterbury And prayde his fadre with moche sorow of hert mercy for hys trespasse and his fader foryafe it hym And hadde of hym grete pyte and after he dyed the xxvj yere of his regne and lyeth at Redyng How the Cristen lost the holy land in the forsaid kynges tyme thurgh a fals cristen man that bycome a sarasyn Ca o C xliij ANnd while that kyng henry the emperesse sone lyued regned the grete batayl was in the holy land bytwene cristen men and the sarasyns but the cristen men were ther slayn thurgh grete treson of the erle Tyrpe that wold haue had to wif the quene of Ierusalem that somtyme was balde wynes wyf but she forsoke him and toke to hir lorde a knyght a worthy man that was callyd Syr Guy perches wherfor therle Tyrpe was wroth wente anone right to saladyne that was soudan of babyloyn become saraseyn his man forsoke his cristendome al cristen lawe the cristen men wyst not of his dedes but wende for to haue had grete helpe of hym as they were woned to haue byfore whan they come to the bataille this fals cristen man torned vnto the saraysus forsoke his owne nacions soo were the cristen men ther slayn with the sarasyns thus were the cristen men slayne and put to horryble deth the cyte of Ierusalem destroyed the holy crosse borne awey The kyng of Fraunce all the grete lordes of the land lete hem crosse for to gone in to the holy londe And amonges hem went Rychard kyng henryes sone fyrst af ter the kyng of fraunce that toke the crosse of the Archebisshop of tours but he toke not the vyage at that tyme for encheson that he was lette by other maner weyes nedes to be done And whan kyng henry his fadre had regned xxxv yere v monethes and four dayes he dyed lyeth at founteuerard Of kyng rychard that conquerd all the holy land that Cristen men had lost Cao. xliiij ANd after this kyng henry regned Richard his sone a stronge man worthy also bolde and he was crouned at west mynster of the archebisshop baldewyn of Caunterbury the thyrd day of September the second yere of his regne kyng Rychard him self and baldewyn the archebisshop of Caunterbury and hubert bisshop of salysbury and Randulfe erle of gloucestre and other many lordes of englond went in to the holy land And in that vyage deyde the archebisshop of Caunterbury And kyng rychard went byfore in to the hooly land reste not til that he come forthe in his wey vnto Cypres And toke Cypres with grete force â–ª and sythen kynge Rychard wente forth toward the holy land and gete ther as moche as the Crysten men hadden loste byfore and conquered the land ageyne thurgh myght sauf only the holy crosse And whan kyng richard come to the toun of Acres for to gete the cyte A grete debate aroos bytwene hym the kyng of fraunce so that the kyng of fraunce went ageyn in to frannce and was wroth toward the kyng rychard but ex kyng Rychard went ageyne he toke the cyte of Acres And whan he had taken it he duellyd in the cyte a whyle but to hym come tydyng that the erle Iohan of oxenford his broder wold haue seased al englond in to his hand normandye also and wold crou ne hym kynge of the land And whan kyng Rychard herd this tydyng he went ageyne toward Englond with all the spede that he myght but the duk of Ostryche met with hym toke hym brought hym to the emperour of almayne And the Emperour brought hym in to his pryson afterward he was delyuerd for an huge rauÌ„son that is for to saye an C M pouÌ„te for whiche â—…aunsonne to be payed eche other chalyâ—… of englond was molte made in to moneye al the monkes of the ordre of cysteaux yeuen al hir bokes thurgh engloÌ„d to done hem to selle the â—…aunsonne for to pay How kynge rychard come ageyne from the holy land and auengyd hym of his enemyes Cao. C. xlvjo. Hyles this kyng rychard was in pryson the kyug of frauÌ„ w ce werryd vpon hym strongely in Normandye and Iohan his broder werryd vpon hym in Englonde but the Bisshopes barons of englonde withstode hym with al the power that they myght gete geten the Castel of wyndesore and al other castels And the forsayd Iohan sawe that he had no myght ne power a geynst the barons of Englond for to fyght but anon went hym ouer see vnto the kyng of Fraunce And when kyng rychard co me out of pryson was delyuerd and come in to englond anon after Candelmasse in grete hast he wente vnto notyngham the castel of notyngham to hym was yolden and tho discomfyted 〈◊〉 Iohan his broder and that with hym helde And after he wente vnto the cyte of wynchestre ther he lete hym croune kyng of en glonde and after he went in to normandye for to werre vppon the kyng of Fraunce the kyng
sayd to see that one part of the endentures to hem that other part of the en dentures they bare with hem to shewe the kyng whan the kyng sawe the fourme vnderstode he helde hym ful wel payd of all maner thyng as they had ordeyned sauyng as touchyng the resty tucion of the goodes for to make ageyn to that thyng he nold not acord so he sent word ayene to the four bisshops that they sholde done oute put awey that one poynt of restitucion they ansuerd that they nold not done one word oute Tho sent the kyng to the archebisshop by tho four bisshops that he shold come to cauÌ„ terbury for to speke with hym ther sent vnto hym saufeenduit vnder pledges that is to sey his Iustyces gilbert peytewyn william de la brener Iohn le fitz hugh that in hir coÌ„duyt saufly be shold come gone ageyne at his wyll in this maner the arche bisshop stephen come to cauÌ„terbury whan the archebisshop was come the kyng come to chilham for he wold come no ner to caun terbury at that tyme but he sente by his tresorer bisshop of wynchestre that he shold done out of the endâ—…tures the clause of resci tucioÌ„ for to make of the goodes the archebisshop made his oth that he wold neuer out done one worde therof ne chauÌ„ge of that the bisshops had spoken and ordeyned and tho the archebisshop wente ageyne to Rome withoute ony more doyng kyng Iohan was tho wrother than euer he was byfore lete make a comune crye thurgh oute at englond that al tho that had holy chirche rentes went ouer the see that they shold come ageyne in to En glond at a certeyne day or elles they shold lese hir rentes for euer more that he commanded to euery shereue thurgh oute al Englond that they shold enquere yf ony bisshop Abbot 〈◊〉 your or ony prelate of holy chirche fro that day afterward resceyned ony mauÌ„dement that come fro the pope that they shold take the bodye brynge it byfore hym that they shold take in to the kynges honde al hir londes of holy chirche that were yeuen to any man by the archebisshop stephen or by the pryour of CauÌ„terbury from the tyme of election of the archebisshop commaunded that alle the wodes that were the archebisshops shold be caste a doune vnto the grounde al sold How kyng Iohan destroyed the ordre of Cisteaux cao. C xliy ANd in the same tyme the Irysshmen bygonne to werre vpon kyng Iohan and kyng Iohan ordeyned hym for to wende in to Irlond and lete arere an huge taxe thurgh oute al EngloÌ„d that is to saye xxxv M marc and sente thurgh al Englond to the monkes of the ordre of Cysteaux that they shold helpe hym of syxe M marc of syluer and they ansuerd sayd that they durst nothyng done without her chyef abbot of asteaux wherfor kynge Iohan whan he come ageyne from Irland he dyd hem so moche sorow care that they nyst where to abyde for he toke so moche rauÌ„sonne of euery hous of hem that the somme amounted to ix M CCC mark so that they were clene lost destroyed boy ded hir howe hir laÌ„des thurgh out al engloÌ„d the abbot of wa uersey drad so moche his manace that he forsoke al the abbey weÌ„t thens pryuely ordeyned hym ouer see to the hous of Ciste aux whan the tydyng come to the pope that the kyng had done so moch malyce tho was he to the kyngward ful wroth sent ij le gats vnto the kyng that one was callid pandolf that other du raÌ„t that they shold warne the kyng in the popes name that he shol de cese of his persecucion that he dyd vnto the holy chirch ameÌ„d the wroÌ„g the trespaas that he had done to the archebisshop of caÌ„ terbury to the priour vnto the moÌ„kes of caÌ„terbury to al the clergye of englond that he shold restore the godes ageyne that he had taken of hem ageynst hir wyll elles they shold curse the kyng by name and to doo this thyng and to conferme the pope to ke hem his lettres in bulles patrnts These two legats come in to Englond and comen to the kyng to northampton ther that he hel de his parlement and ful curtoysly they hym salued and sayden Syr we ben come fro the pope of Rome the pees of holy chirch of the land to amende And we amonest yow fyrst in the popes half that ye make ful restitucion of the goodes that ye haue rauy shed of holy chirche of the lande that ye vnderfonge stephen Archebisshop of caunterbury in to his dygnyte and the pryour of Caunterbury and his monkes that ye yelde ageyne vnto the Archebisshop al his londes and rentes without ony witholdyng And Syr ye more ouer that ye suche restitucion hem make as holy chirche shal holde hir payed Tho ansuerd the kynge as touchynge the Pryour his monkes of caunterbury al that ye haue sayd I wyll gladly done and al thyng that ye wyll ordeyne But as touchyng the archebisshop I shall telle yow in myn hert as it lyeth that the Archebisshop lete his Bisshopryche and that the pope than for hym wold pray and than vpon auenture me shold lyke somme other bisshopryche for to yeue hym in englond And vpon this condicion I wold hym resceyue and vnderfonge And netheles in englond as archebisshop yif he abyde he shalle neuer haue so good saufconduyt but he shall be take Tho sayd pandolf vnto the kyng Holy chirche was woned neuer to dyscharge an Archebisshop withoute cause resonable but euer she hath be woned to chastyse prynces that to god holy chirche were inobedyent What how nowe quod the kyng Manace ye me Nay sayd paÌ„dolf but ye now openly haue told as it standeth in your hert And to yowe we shall telle what is the popes wylle thus it stant that he hath yow holy enterdyted and acursed for the wronges that ye haue doo to holy chirche and to the Clergye And for as moche as ye duelle and bee in wylle to abyde in malyce and wylle not come to none ammendement ye shalle vnderstonde that fro this tyme afterward the sentence is vpon yow yeuen and holdeth stede and strengthe and vppon al tho that with yowe haue communed byfore this tyme whether they ben Erles Bawns or Knyghtes or ony other what soo euer they bee We hem assoylle saufly vnto this daye And fro this tyme afterward of what Condicion euer that they be we hem acurse that with yow comen so do we sentence vpon hem openly specyally And we assoylle quytely Erles baroÌ„s knyghts al other maner men of hir homages seruyces feau tes that they shold vnto yow done and this thyng to conferme we yeue pleyne power to the bisshop of wynchestre
lyke as he had done to be takeÌ„ from hym his naturel lyf therfor he shold do fouÌ„de iiij tapers to brenne perpetuelly aboute his body that for the extynction of his bodely lyf his sou le may euer be remembrid lyue in heuen in spirituel lyf also that he shold euery weke on the day as it cometh about of his deth haue a solempne masse of RequieÌ„ on the euen afore a dirige with ix lessons a dole to poure peple alwey on that day of xj shyllyn ges viij pens to be delyd peny melo And ones in the yere at his annyuersarye his terement to be holden in the moost honest wyse to be deled that day xx pouÌ„d in pens to poure peple and to euery moÌ„st to haue xx shillynges which al these thynges performed this noble kyng for his fadre for kyng henry y e iiij his fadre per formed it not duryng his â—…f whom as it is said god touchid and was a lepre er he deyde Also thenne this noble prince lete do cal le al the abbots priours of saynt benets ordre in englond had them in the chapitre hous of westmynstre for the reformacion of the ordre wheryn he had comynycacion And also with bisshops men of the spuÌ„alte in so ferforth that they doubted sore he wold haue had the teÌ„poraltees out of their hondes wherfore by thaus labour procuryng of the spiritualte encouraged the kyng to cha lenge normaÌ„dy his right in frauÌ„ce to then de to set hym a werk ther that he shold not seke occasions to entre in to suche maters al his lyf after he laboured in the werrys in coÌ„queryng grete par te of the reame of frauÌ„ce that by the agrement of the kyng charlys had al the gouernauÌ„ce of the reame of frauÌ„ce was proclamed regent heyr of frauÌ„ce And so not withstondyng al this greete werre that he hadde yet he remeÌ„brid his soulâ—… also that he was mortal must dye for whiche he ordeyned by his lyf the place of his sepulture where he is now beryed euery day thre masses per tuelly to be songen in a fair chapel ouer his sepulture of which the myddedel masse the first lasse masse shal be as is assigned by hym as it apperyth by these versys fole wynge Henrici misse quinti sunt hic tabulate Que successiue suÌ„t per monachos celebrate Die dâ—…ca Prima sit assumpte de festo virginis alme Poscit postremam xpuÌ„s de morte resurgens Feria ij Pâ—…ma salutate festo virginis â—…xtal Nunaat angâ—…cis laudem postrema choris Feria iij Esse deum natum de virgine prima fatetur CoÌ„memorat natam sic vltima missa mariam Feria iiij Prima ' cebebretur ad honorem neupmatis almi Vltima coÌ„ceptam denuÌ„ciat esse mariam Feria v. SeÌ„per prima coli debet de corpore cristi Vltima sit facta de virgine purificata Feria vj Concedet vt prima celebretur de cruce sancta Atque salutate fiâ—…t postrema marieâ—… Sâ—…bbato Omnes alij scoÌ„s est prima colenda supernos Vltima de requie pro defuÌ„ctis petit esse SeÌ„per erit media de proprietate dei And yet the noble kyng henry the. v fouÌ„ded ij houses of relygyon one callyd Syon besyde braynford of thordre of saynt Brigitte bothe of meÌ„ womeÌ„ on that other side of the riuer of tamy se an hous of monkes of chartrehouâ—… in whiche two places he is coÌ„tynuelly praid for nyght day for euer whan they of sion reste they of the chartrehous done their seruyse and in lyke wyse whan they of the chartrehous reste the other goon to by the ryngyng of the bellis of eyther place eche knoweth whan they haue ended theyr seruyce whiche he nobly endowed done dayly ther grete almesse dedes as in the chartrehous certeyn children ben fouÌ„de to sco le at syon certeyne almesse gyuen dayly And yet beside al this he hath fouÌ„ded a recluse whiche shal be alwey a preest to pray for hym by the sayd chartrehous whiche preest is wel sufficiently endo wed for hym a seruauÌ„t Co here may al princes take ensaÌ„ple by this noble prince that regnyng so lytel tyme not fully x yere did so many noble actes as wel for his soule to be perpetuelly re meÌ„brid praid for as in his wordly coÌ„questis he beyng in his most lusty agâ—… despised eschewid synne was vertuous a gre te Iusticer in so moche that al y e princes of cristendom drad hym also of hethenes had determyned in hym self if god wold haue spared hym y t he wold haue werryd ageyne y e sarazyns for to knowe y e ayde of other princes al the passages in y e iourney he sent a knyÈt of henaud named sir hugh de lanoye vnto Ierusalem but eâ—… he returned he deyde at boys du vyncent in the xxxvj yâ—…w of his age on whos soule god haue mercy Amen How kyng henry the vj regned beyng a child not one yere of age of the batayl of vernoyl in perche Ca o CC xlvij AFter kyng henry the v. regned henry his sone but a child not fully a yere old whos regne begaÌ„ y e first day of septeÌ„ber the yere of our lord M cccc xxij This kyng beyng in his cradell was moch doubted drad by cause of yegrete coÌ„quest of his fadre also the wisedom guydyng of his vncles the duk of bedford the duk of gloucestre This yere the xxj day of Ocâ—… deyde char les kyng of frauÌ„ce lyeth buryed at seynt denys then was the duk of bedford made regent of frauÌ„ce the duk of gloucestre was made protectour defendour of engloÌ„d the first day of march after was sir williaÌ„ taillour preest degrated of his preesthode on the morne after he was brent in smythfeld for heresye This yere sir Iames stiward kyng of scottes maryed dame Iane the duches dou ghter of clarence of hir first husbond therle of somersete at saynt mary ouerayes Also this yere the xvij day of august was the ba tail of vernoil in perche bitwene the duk of bedford regeÌ„t of fraÌ„ce the duk of alauÌ„son whiche was a grete batail The duk of bed ford had on his side with hym therle of salisbury mouÌ„tagu the the lord Talbot all the power that they coude make in normaÌ„dy the garnysons kepte And also many capytayns with moch peple of the duk of Burgoyns on that other syde was the duk of a lauÌ„son the duk of Turon that was therle douglas therle of bou gham with many lordes of frauÌ„ce grete coÌ„pany of scottes ar mynakes And thenne therle douglas callyd the duk of bedford Iohan with the leden swerd he sent hym word ageyne that he shold fynde that day that his swerd was of stel And so the bataylle ioyned on bothe
done and t◅ld his dreme to many of his counseylle And sayd that he had grete drede and supposed that hym was somme myschaunce to come And the second nyght byfore a ◅ōke dremed of the houshold that the kynge went in to a chirche with moche peple he was proude that he despysed all the peple that was with hym and that he take the ymage of the crucyfyx and shamefully bote it with his treth And the crucyfyx mekely suffred all that he dyd but the kyng as a wode man rente of the armes of the crucifyx and case it vn der his feete and defouled it thre we it al a brode a greete flamme of fyre c◅m onte of the crucyfyx mouth of whiche dreme many men had grete wonder The good man that had dremed this dreme hadde told it to a knyght that tho was moost pryue with the kyng of al mē the knyght was callyd bamsides sone And the monke he told the dreme to the kyng and sayd that it shold bytoken other thyng than good and netheles the kyng lau ghed ther at twyes or thryes lytel set therof thought that he wold gone hunte play in the fovest and his men hym coūceyl led that he sholde not that day for noo maner thyng come in the wode so that he abode at home byfore mete But anon as he had eten no man myght hym lette that he nold gone to the wode for to haue his disport And soo it befel that one of his knyghtes that hight walter Tyrell wold haue shot to an hert his arowe glāsed vpon a braunche thurgh mysauenture smote the kyng to the hert so he fell doun dede to the groūd without ony word speking so ended his lyf it was no grete wonder for the daye that he deyde he had let to fermethe archebisshopriche of Caūterbury xij abbeyes also euer more did grete destruction to holy chirche thurugh wōrgful taking axyngs for no man durst withsay that be wold haue done of his lythernes he wold neuer withdrawe nother to amende his lyf therfor god wold suffre hym no lenger regne in his wykkednesse he had ben kyng xiij yere sixt wekes and lyeth at worcestre Of kynge henry beauclerke that was william Rous broder of the debate bytwene hym Robert Curthose his broder Capitulo C xxxv ANd whan this william Rous was dede henry beauclerke his broder was made kyng for encheson that wylliam rous had no child bygoten of his body and this henry beauclerk was crouned kyng at london the fourth day after that his broder was dede that is to say the fyfth day of August And anone as Ancelme that was Archebisshop of Caunterbury that was at the court of Rome herd that wylliam Rous was dede he come ayene in to englonde and the kyng beauclerk welcomed hym with moche honour and the fyrst yere that kyng henry was crou ned he spoused maude that was margaretes doughter the quene of Scotlande And the Archebisshop Ancelme of Caunterbury wedded hem And this kyng biga◅ vpon his wyf two sones and a doughter that is to saye william Rychard and maude And this maude was after the emperesse of Almayne And in the second yere of his regne his broder Robert Curthose that was duke of normandye come with an huge companye in to Englonde for to chalenge the land but thurgh connceylle of the wyse men of the lande they were acorded in this manere that the kyng shold yeue the duke his broder a thousand pound euery yere and whiche of hem longest lyued shold ben other heyr so bytwene he in shold be no debate ne stryfe and whan they were thus acorded the duk went home ageyne in to normandy And whan the kyng had regned four yere ther aroos a grete debate bytwene hym the Archebissho of Caunterbury Ancelme for cause that the archebisshop wolde not graunte hym for to take tallyage of chirches at his wylle And therfor eftsone the Archebisshop went ouer the see to the court of Rome ther duellyd with the Pope And in the same yere duk of normandy come in to Englond for to speke with his broder And amonge other thynges the Duke of normandy for yaf to the kyng his broder the forsayd thousand pounde by yere that he shold paye hym And with good loue the duke went tho ageyne in to normandy And whan tho twoo yere were a gone thurgh enticement of the deuel and of lyther men a grete debate aroos bytwene the kyng and the duk so that the kyng thurgh counseyll went ouer the see in to normandye And whan the kynge of Englond was comen in to Normandy all the grete lordes of Normandye turned to the kyng of englond and helde ageynst the duk hir owne lord and hym forsoke and to the kyng hem yelden and all the good Castels and townes of normandy And sone after was the d◅k tasten and lad with the kyng in to englond and the kyng le◅e put the duk in to pryson And this was the vengeaunce of god for whan the duk was in the holy land God yafe hym such myght and thonour there wherfore he was chosen to ben of ◅emsasem kyng and he wold not be it but forsoke it therfore sente hym that shame and despyte for to be putte in to his broders pryson Tho seased kyng henry all normandy in to his hande and s◅e it alle his lyues tyme And in the same yere come the Bisshop Aun◅lme from the courte of Rome in to Englond ageyne and the kyng and he were acorded And in the yere next comyng after ther bigan a grete debate bi twene kyng philip of Fraunce and kyng henry of englond wherfor kyng henry wende in to normandy And the werre was strong bytwene hem two And tho dyed the kyng of Fraūce lowys his sone was made kyng anon after his deth And tho went kyng henry ageyne in to englond maryed man de his doughter to henry the emperour of almayne Of the debate that was bytwene kyng lowys of Fraunce kyng henry of englond how kyng henryes two sones were lost in the high see Capitulo C xxxvij WHenne kynge henry had ben kynge xvij yere a grete debate aroos bytwene kyng lowys of Frannce and kynge henry of englond for encheson that the kyng had sent in to Normandye to his men that they shold ben helpynge to therle of Bloys as moche as they myght in werre ageynste the kyng of fraunce that they were as redy vnto hym as they wold ben vnto hir owne lord for encheson that therle had spoused his sustre dame man de for whiche encheson the kyng of Fraunce dyd moche sorow to normandye wherfor the kyng of englond was wonder wrothe in hast went ouer the see with a strong power come in to nor mandye for to defende that lond the werre bytwene hem lasted two
to the bisshop of northewiche And the same power we yeue in scotland to the bisshopes of rouchestre and of salysbury And in walys we yeue the same power to the bisshopes of seynt dauyd of landaf of seynt asse And more ouer we sende thurgh al crystendome that al the bisshops beyonde the see that they done acurse al tho that hel pen yow or ony counseyll yeuen yow in any maner nede that ye haue to done in ony party of the world And we assoylle hem al so al by the auctoryte of the pope commaūde hem also with yow for to werre as with hym that is enemy to all holy chirche Tho ansuerd the kyng what mowe ye done me more Tho ansuerd pan dolf we seyne to yow in verlo dei that ye ne none heyr that ye ha ue neuer after this day may be crouned Tho said the king by him that is almyghty god and I had wyst of this thyng er that ye come in to my land that ye had me brought suche tydyng I shold haue made yow ryde al an hole yere Tho ansuerd pādolf ful wel wende we at our fyrst comyng that ye wold haue ben obedyent to god to holy chirch haue fulfylled the popes commaūdement now we haue shewed to yow pronoūced the popes wylle as we were charged therwith And as now ye haue said that yf ye had wyst the cause of our comyng that ye wold haue made vs ry de al an hole yere as wel ye myght haue sayd that ye wold ha ue take an hole yere of respyte by the popes leue but for to suffre what deth ye coude ordeyne we shal not spare for to telle yow holych al the popes message his wylle that we were charged with How pandolf delyuerd a clerk that had falsed coūterfeted the kynges money byfore the kyng hym self Ca. C L ANd anon tho commaunded the kyng the sherenes bailyfs of northampton that were in the kynges presence that they shold brynge forth all the prysoners that they myght be done vn to the deth before pandolf for encheson the kyng wende that they wold haue gayn sayd hyr dedes for cause of deth al thyng that he had spoken afore whan the prisoners were come byfore the king he comaūded som to be honged somme to ben drawe somme to drawe hir eyen oute of hir heede and amonge al other ther was a clerk had falshed the kynges money the kyng commaūded that he shold be honged and drawe And when pandolf herd this commaundement of the kyng he sterte hym vp smertely anon axed a boke a candel wold haue cursed al hem that set vppon the clerk ony honde and pandolf him self wente for to seche a crosse the kyng folowed hym delyuerd hym the clerk by the honde that he shold do with hym what that euer he wold and thus was the clerk deliuerd went thens pandolf durant his felawe went fro the kyng Iohan come ageyne to the pope of rome told hym that kyng Iohan wold not amended ben but euer abyde so acursed and netheles the pope graunted that yere thurgh oute englond that men myght syng masses in couenable chirches and make goddes body yeue it to syke men that passe shold out of this world And also that men myght cristen children ouerall And whan the pope wyst and sawe that the kyng wold not ben vnder the rule of hooly chirche for noo maner thyng the pope tho sente to the kynge of fraunce in remissyon of his synnes that he shold take with hym alle the power that he myght wende in to Englond for to destroye kyng Iohan whan this tydyng come to kynge Iohan tho was he sore annoyed and sore drad lest that he shold lese his reame and him self be done to deth Tho sente he to the pope messagyers sayd that he wold ben Ius tyfyed and come to amendement in al thynges and wolde make satisfaction to al maner men after the popes ordynaunce Tho sent the pope ageyne in to englond pandolf and other messagyers comen to Caunterbury ther the kyng abode the xiij days of may the kyng made an oth for to stand to the popes ordynaūce before pandolf the legate in al maner thynges in whiche he was acursed and that he shold make ful restitucion to al men of holy chirche of relygyon and of the goodes that he had take of hem ayenst hir wyll and all the grete lordes of englond swore vppon the boke by the holy dome that yf the kyng wold not holde his othe they sayde that they wold make hym holde it by strengthe Tho put the kyng hym to the court of Rome and to the pope and tho yaf vp the reame of Englond and of Irlond for hym and for his heyres for euermore that shold come after hym So that kyng Iohan his heyres shold take tho two reames of the popes hand and shold holde tho two wyaines of the pope as to ferme payeng euery yere vnto the court of Rome a thousand marke of syluer tho toke the kynge the croune of his heede set hym on his knees and these wordes he sayd in heryng of al the grete lordes of englond here I resygne vp the croune the reame of Englond in to the popes bande Innocent the thyrdde put me ho lych in his mercy in his ordynannce Tho vnderfenge pandolf the croune of kyng Iohan and kept it v dayes as for seysen takyng of two reames of englond and of Irlond confermed all maner thynges by his chartre that foloweth after Of the letter oblygatorye that kyng Iohan made vnto the court of Rome wherfor the petres pens ben gadred thurgh oute al En glond Cao. C ljo. TO all cristen peple thurgh oute the world duellyng Iohan by the grace of god kyng of englond gretyng to your vnyuersyce knowe thyng it be that for as moche as we haue greued and offended god oure moder chirche of Rome for as moche as we haue nede to the mercy of oure lord Ihu criste we may no thyng so worthy offre as competent satisfaction to make to god to holy chirche but yf it were our owne body as with our reames of Englōd of Irlond Than by the grace of god we des◅re for to meke vs for the loue of hym that meketh hym to the deth of the crosse thurgh coūceyll of the noble erles barons we offren frely graunten to god to the appostles seynt peter and seynt paule to or moder chirche of Rome to our hooly fadre the pope Innocent the thirde to al the popes that come after him alle the reame patronages of chirches of Englond of Irlond with hyr apperteuaūces for rmission of our synnes and helpe l◅lthe of our kyn soules of al cristen soules so that fro this ty me afterward we
in fraunce in englond in other many laÌ„des as they that were in pleyn coÌ„trees desert baren wytnes sodenly ther appered ij castels of the which wente out ij hoostes of armed men And that one hoost was clothed heled in whyte that other in black And whan batayl bitwe ne hem was bygonne the whyte ouercome the black And anon after the blac toke hert vnto him and ouercome the whyte And after that they went ageyne in to hir castels And than the Ca stelles and all the hoostes vanysshed awey And in this same yere was a grete and an huge pestylence of peple and namely of men whos wyues as wymmen oute of gouernaunce token husbondes as wel strauÌ„gyers as other lewde and symple peple the whiche foryetynge hir owne honoure and worshippe and byrthe coupled maryed hem with hem that were of lowe degre litel reputacion In this same yere dyed henry dust of laÌ„â—…stre And al so in this yere Edward prince of Walys wedded the CouÌ„trsse of sâ—…nt that was sir thomas wyf holand the whiche was departed somtyme deuorced fro therle of Salisbury for cause of the same knyght And about this tyme bygan aroos a grete companye of dyuerse nacions gadred to geder of whome hir leders and gouernours were englissh peple and they were cleped a peple with out an hede the whiche dyd moche harme in the partye of frauÌ„ce And not long after ther arose another company of dyuse nacions that was callid the white coÌ„pany the which in the partyes coÌ„trees of lumbardye dyd moche sorowe This same yere sir Iohn of gaunt the sone of kyng edward the iij was made duk of laÌ„castre by reson cause of his wyf that was the doughter heyr of Hen ry somtyme duk of lancastre Of the grete wynde how prince Edward toke the lordshype of guyhenne of his fadre went thyder Cao. C Co. xxxijo. ANd in the xxxvij yere of kyng Edward the xv day of Ianiuer that is to saye on saynt maures day aboute euensong tyme ther aroos and come suche a wynde oute of the south with suche a fyersnesse and strength that he brast and vse we doune to grounde byghe houses and strong byldynges toures chirches steples other thynges and all other stronge werkes that stoden stylle weren shake therwith that they ben yet shall be euer more the febler weyster whyle they stonde And this wynde la sted without ony tellyng vij dayes coÌ„tinuelly and anon after ther folewed suche watres in hey tyme in heruest tyme that all folde werkes were strongly let left vndone and in the same yere prin ce Edward toke the lordship of guyhenne and dyd to kyng Ed ward his fâ—…dre feaute homage therfor and went ouer see in to Gascoyne with his wyf his children And anon after kyng ed ward made sir leonel his sone duk of Clarence and Edmond his other sone erle of Cambridge And in the xxx viij yere of his regne it was ordeyned in the parlement that men of lawe both of the temperall and of holy chirche lawe fro that tyme forth shold plete in hir moder tonge And in the same yere comen in to Englond thre kynges that is for to saye the kyng of Fraunce the kynge of Cypres and the kyng of Scotland by cause to vysyte and speke with the kynge of Englond Of whome they were wonder welcome moche y worshiped And after that they had be here long tyme ij of hem weÌ„t home ayene in to hir own couÌ„trees kyngdomes but the kyng of frauÌ„ce thurgh grete sikenesse ma ladye that he had abode stille in englond in the xxxix yere of his regne was a strong an huge frost that lastid long that is for to say fro saynt Andrews tyde vnto the xiiij kal of Apul that the tilthe sowyng of the erth other suche feld werkes hand werkes were moche y let left vndo for cold hardnes of the er the. And at Orrey in britayne that tyme was ordeyned a greete dedely batayll bytwene sir Iohan of mouÌ„tfort duk of Britayne sir charlys of bloys but the vyctorye fyll to the forsayd sir Iohan thurgh help socour of the englysshmen And ther were take many knyÈtes squyers other men that were vnnoÌ„bred in the whiche batail was slayn charlis him self with al that stode about hym of the englisshmen were slayn but vij And in this yere dei de at sauoy Iohn the kyng of frauÌ„ce whos seruyce exequyes kinge edward lete ordeyne did in dyuse places worshipfully to be done to douer of worshipful meÌ„ ordeyne hym worthely to be led with his owne costes expens from thens he was fet in to fraÌ„ ce beryed at seynt denys In the xl yere of kyng edward the vij kal of feuerer was borne edward prince edwardis sone the whi che when he was vij yere old he deide and in the same yere it was ordeyned y t saynt peters pens fro that tyme forth shold not be paid the whiche kyng yuo soÌ„tyme kyng of engloÌ„d of the coÌ„tre of west saxons that bygan to regne in the yere of our lord vj C lxxix first grauÌ„ted to rome for the scole of engloÌ„d ther to be coÌ„tinued in this same yere ther fil so moche xxi yne in sey tyme that it was â—…d destroyed both corn hey ther was such a debate fiÈting of sparewes by dyuse places in these dayes that men fouÌ„den innumerable multitude of hem dede in feldes as they weÌ„ten ther fil also suche a pestylence that neuer suche was seen in no maÌ„nes tyme that tyme alyue for many men anon as they were go to led hole in good poynt sodanly they deide Also that tyme a sikenes that men callyd the pokkes slowe both men women thurgh hir enfectyng And in the xlj yere of kyng edward was bore at bur deux Richard the secoÌ„d sone of prince edward of englond the whi che Richard kyng Richard of Armorican heued at the fonstone after whome he was callid Richard and this same richard when his fadre was dede and kyng edward was dede also was crouned kynge of englond the xj yere of his age thurgh ryght lyne and herytage and also by comyn assent and desire of the comynalte of the reame About this tyme at kyng Edwardys coÌ„mauÌ„ dement of englond whan all the castels and tounes were yold to hym that longe were holden in fraunce by a grete company assembled to geder Syr bartram cleykyn knyght an orped man and a good werryour went and purposed hym to put out pyers kynge of spayne out of his kyngdome with helpe of the moost partye of the forsaid grete coÌ„panye trustyng also vpon help fauour of the pope for as moche as it cam to his ere 's that the same pyers shold lede vse the moost werst and synfullist lyf oute the
Also this yere was a grete derth of corn in al Englond for a busshel of whete was worth xl pens in many places of englond yet men myght not haue ynowe Wherfor stephen Broun that tyme maire of loÌ„don sent in to pul se and brought to london certeyne shippes laden with Rye whiche eased and dide moche good to the people for corne was so skarce in Englond that in somme places of Englond poure peple made hem brede of fern rotes This yere the general counseyl of basyle deposed pope Eugenye And they chese Felix whiche was duke of Sauoye And than bygan the scysme which endured vnto the ye re of our lord Thu crist M CCCC xlviij This felix was a denoute prynce saw the sones of his sones And after lyued a ho ly and deuoute lyf And was chosen pope by the couÌ„seyll of basill Eugenye deposed and so the scysme was long tyme And this fe lix had not moche obedyence by cause of the neutralite for y e most parte and wel nyghe al cristendom obeyed and reputed Eugenye for very pope god knoweth who was the very pope of them both for bothe occupyed durynge the lyf of Eugenye This same yere Syr Rychard wyche vycary of hermettesworth was degrated of his preest hode at poulis and brente at tourhylle as for an heretik on saynt Botulphus day how wel at his deth he deyde a good cri sten man wherfor after his deth moch peple cam to the place whe re he hadde be brent offred made a heepe of stones set vp a crosse of tree helde hym for a saynt til the mayer sherenes by comaundement of the kyng of bisshops destroyed it and made there a donghylle Also this same yere the shereues of london fett out of saynt Martyns the graunt the sayntuarye fyue persones whiche afterward were restored ageyne to the sayntuarye by the kynges Iustyces After Albert the thyrd Frederyk was chosen emperour This frederyk duk of Osteryke was long emperour differred for to be crouned at rome bicause of the scisme but after that vnyon was had he was crouned with Imperyal dya deme with grete glorye tryuÌ„phe of pope nycholas the iiij This was a man pesible quyete of synguler pacyence not hatyng the chirche he wedded the kyng of portyngals doughter How the duchesse of gloucestre was arestyd for treson commytted to perpetuel pryson in the yle of man And of the deth of mayster Rogyer Bolyngbroke Cao. CC lij IN this yere Elyanore Cobham duchesse of Gloucestre was arested for certeyne poyntes of treson leyd ageyne hir wher vpon she was examyned in saynt stephens chapel at westmestre before the Archebisshop of CauÌ„terbury and there she was enioy ned to open penauÌ„ce for to goo thurgh chepe beryng a taper in her honde and after to perpetuel pryson in the yle of man vnder the kepyng of syr Thomas stanley Also that same tyme was arestid Maister Thomas south wel a chanon of westmynstre mayster Io han hume a chapelayne of the sayd lady mayster Rogyer bolyng broke a clerk vsyng nygromaÌ„cye and one margery Iurdemayn called the witche of eye beside westmestre these were arestid as for beyng of couÌ„seyll with the sayd duchesse of gloucestre and as for mayster Thomas south wel he deyde in the toure the nyÈt before he shold haue be rayned on the morne for so he sayd hym self that he shold deye in his bed not by Iustyce And in the yere xx maister Iohan hume and mayster Rogyer Bolyngbroke were brouÈt to the guyldhalle in london and ther byfore the mayer the lordes chyef Iustyce of Englond were rayned and daÌ„pned both to be dra weÌ„ honged quartred but maister Iohn hume had his chartre 〈◊〉 was pardoned by the kyng but mayster Rogyer was drawen to tiborne where he coÌ„fessid that he deide giltles neuer had trespaced in that he deyd fore Notwithstondyng he was honged srded quartred on whos soule god haue mercy And margery Iurde mayn was brent in smythfeld Also this yere was a grece 〈◊〉 ye in fleetstrete by nyÈtes tyme bitwene men of court men of loÌ„ don and dyuerse men slayn soÌ„me hurt And one baâ—…l was chyef cause of the mysgouernaunce and affraye Also this yere atte chesyng of the mayre of loÌ„don the comyns named Robert clop ton Rawlyn holand Taylour And the Aldermen toke Robert clopton and brought hym atte ryght honde of the mayre as the cu stome is And thenne certayne Tayllours and other hond crafty men cryed nay nay not this man but Raulyn holaÌ„d wherfor the Maire that was padysly sent tho that so cryed to newgate where they abode a grete whyle and were punysshed In this same yere were dyuerse enbassatours sent in to guyan for a mariage for the kyng for therles doughter of Armynack whiche was concluded But by the mene of the erle of Suffolk it was lette and putte a parte And after this the sayd erle of Suffolk wente ouer the see in to frauÌ„ce and there he treated the maryage bitwene the kyn ge of Englond and the kynges doughter of Secyle and of Iherusalem And the next yere it was concluded fully that mariage by whiche maryage the kyng shold delyuere to hir fadre the duchye of Angeo therldom of mayne which was the keye of nor mandye Thenne departed therle of Suffolk with his wyf dyuerse lordes and knyghtes in the moost ryal astate that myght be oute of Englond with newe chares and palfrayees which went thurgh chepe and so went ouer the see and resceyued hyr syth brouÈt hyr in the lente after to hampton where she laÌ„ded was ryally resceyued And on CaÌ„delmasse euen bifore by a grete teÌ„pest of thonder lyghtnyng at after none Paulus steple was sett a fyre on the myddes of the shaft in the tymbre whiche was quen chid by force of laboure specially by the labour of the morowe masse preest of the bowe in chepe whiche was thought Impossible lauf only the grace of god This yere was therle of stafford ma de and create duk of Bokyngham the erle of warrewyk duk of warrewyk therle of dorset marquys of Dorset the erle of Suf folk was made marquys of Suffolk How kyng Henry wedded quene Margrete and of hir Coro nacyon Cao. CC lijio. IN this yere kyng Henry maryed at Southwyke Quene Margrete and she come to london the xviij day of Maye And by the wey all the lordes of englond resseyued hyr worshipfully in dyuerse places and in especial the duk of gloucestre and on the blakheth the Maire aldermen al the craftis in blewe gounes broudred with the deuyse of his craft y t they myÈt be byknowen met with hir with reed hoodes and brought hyr to london where were dyuerse pagentys contynaunce of dyuerse historyes shewyd in dyuerse places of the cyte Ryally costle â—…o And the xxx daye of maye the forsayd quene was crowned at
lyued an holy lyf and deyde an holy man And as it is said almyghty god sheweth myracles for hym This was the xx ij scysme bytwene Eugenye and felyx and dured xvj yere The cause was this the general counseyll of Basyle deposed Eugenye whiche was only pope Indubytate for as moche as he obserued not kept the decrees and statutes of the counseyll of Constaunce as it is afore sayd nether he rought not to gyue obedyence to that general couÌ„seylle in no maner wyse wherof arose a grete altercacyon among wryters of this mater pro and contra whiche can not acorde vn to this daye One partye sayth that the Counseylle to aboue the pope that other party said nay but the pope is aboue y t couÌ„seil God blessyd aboue al thynges gyue grauÌ„te his pees in hooly chirche spouse of crist amen This nycholas was of Iene comeÌ„ of sowe byrthe a doctour of dyuyuyte an actyf man he reedefyed many places that were broken ruynous dide do make a grete walle aboute the palais made the walle newe abonte Rome for drede of the turkes and the peple wouÌ„dred of the â—…syng and resygnyng of felix to hym consydered that he was a man of so huÌ„ble byrth And that other was of affynyte to al the most part of Cristen prynces wherof ther was a verse publysshed in Rome in this maner â—…ux fulsit mundo cessit Felix Nycholao How Syr FrauÌ„ceys Aragonoys toke fogyers in Normandye And of the losse of Constantynople by the turke Capitush CC liiij o IN the yere of kyng henry xxvij beyng trewes bytwene fraÌ„ce and englond a knyght of the englyssh partye named Syr FrauÌ„ce ys Aragonoys toke a towne of Normandye named Fogyers ageynst the trewes of whiche takyng bygan moche sorow and losse For this was the occasyon by whiche the frensshmen ga te al normandye Aboute this tyme the cyte of Costantynople whiche was the Imperyal cyte in al grece was taken by the turkes Infydeles whiche was bytrayd as soÌ„me holde oppiny on and theÌ„perour taken slayn And that ryal chirche of sancta Sophia robbed and despoylled the Relyques ymages and the Rode drawen about the stretes whiche was done in despyte of cristen feyth and sone after al crysten feith in grece perysshed ces syd Ther were many cristen men slayn Innumerable sold put in captyuyte by the takyng of this toun the turke is gretely enhauÌ„sed in pryde And it is a grete losse vnto al cristen dom In the yere xxviij was a parlement holden at westmestre and froÌ„ thens adiourned to the blak freris at london after cristemasse to west mynstre ageyn And this same yere Robert of Cane a man of the westcoÌ„tre with a fewe shippes toke a grete flote of shippes comyng out of the saye laden with salt which shippes were of pruys flaÌ„ dres holaÌ„d zeland brouÈt hem to hampton wherfor the mar chauÌ„tes of engloÌ„d beyng in flauÌ„dres were arested in brugys Ipre other places myÈt not be deliud ner their dettis discharged til hey had made a poyntemeÌ„t for to pay for â—…hameÌ„des hurtes of tho shippes whiche was payd by the marchauÌ„tes of the staple euery peny And in lyke wyse the marchauÌ„tes and goodes beyng in dâ—…s ke were also arested and made grete amendes This same yere the frensshmen in a mornyng toke by a trayn the towne of pouÌ„t al ar che ' and therin the lord Fauconbrydge was take prisoner and after that in december Roan was taken and lost beyng therynne the duk of Somersete Edmond the Erle of shrewesbury which by apoyntement lefte pledges loste all Normandye and â—…me home And duryng the sayd parlement the duk of Suffolk was arestyd and sente in to the toure and ther he was a moneth and after the kyng dyd do fetche hym out for whiche cause al the com munes of englond were in a grete rumour what for the delyuerauÌ„ ce of Angeo and mayn and after losynge of al Normandy in in especyal for the deth of the good duk of Gloucestre in so moch that in som places men gadred to geders made hem capitayns as blewe berd and other whiche were resysted taken bad Iu styce deyde And thenne the sayd parlement was adiourned to leycestre and thider the kyng brought with hym the duk of â—…uf folk And whan the comyn how 's vnderstode that be was out of the tour and comen thyder they desyred to haue execucion on them that were cause of the delyueraunce of Normandy had ben cau se of the deth of the duk of Gloucestre and had sold gascorne â–ª guyan of whiche they named to be gylty the duke of Suffolke as chyef the lord saye the bisshop of Salysbury Danyel many moo And for to pease the comons the duk of suffolk was 〈◊〉 oute of Englond v yere And so durynge the parlement 〈◊〉 went in to Norfolk and there toke shyâ—…oyng for to goo oute of the re ame of englond in to frauÌ„ce this yere as he sayled on the 〈◊〉 a shyppe of warre callyd the Nycholas of tour meâ—… with his ship and founde hym therynne whome they toke oute brought hym in to theyr shippe tofore the mayster Capytayns ther 〈◊〉 was examyned And atte last Iudged to the deth and so they put hâ—… in a Cabon hiâ—… chapelyue for to shryue hym And that doone they brought hym in to douer Roode and there set hym in to the boot and there smote of his heede and brought the body a lond vp on the sondes and sette the heede therby â–ª And this was done the first day of maye Lo what auayled hym now al his delyuerauÌ„ce of Normandy And here ye may here how he was rewarded for the deth of the duk of gloucestre Thus bygan sorow vpon sorowe and deth for deth How this yere was thynsurrectyon in kente of the comyns of whome Iak â—…de an yrysshman was Capytayne Cao. CC lvo. THis yere of our lord M CCCC l was the grete grace of the Iubylee at rome where was grete pardon in so moch y t from al places in Crystendom grete multitude of peple resorted thider this yere was a grete asseÌ„ble gadyng to geder of the comons of kent in grete nombre made an Insurectyon rebel led ayenst the kyng his lawes ordeyned hem a capytayn cal led Iohn Cade an yrysshman whiche named hym self Mortymer cosyn to the duk of york this Capytayn held these men to geder made ordenauÌ„ces amoÌ„g them brought hem to blakheth where he made a bylle of petycyons to the kyng his couÌ„ceyl shewed what Iniuryes oppressyoÌ„s the poure comyns suffrid al vnder colour for to come to his aboue And he had a grete multitude of peple And the xvij day of Iuyn the kyng many lordes capitayns men of warre went toward hym to the blacheth whan the capytayn of