olde testament yâ— newe the lawes of the prophecyes the gospell the canons of appostles all the decrees of the popes of Rome that al they helde I holde that that they dampned Idampne moost specyally that preuylege graunted to Henry the Emperour the whiche rather is graunted to venge his malyce than to multeplye his pacyence in vertue For euer more I dampne that same preuylege ¶ Of kyng Henry Beauclerk that was Wyllyam Rous brother and of the debate bytwene hym Robert Curthos his brother ANd whan Wyllyam Rous was deed Henry Beauclerk his 〈◊〉 was made kynge by cause Wyllyam Rome had no childe begote on his body And this Henry Beauclerk was crowned kyng at London the fourth daye after that his brother was decessyd that is to saye the fyfth daye of August ¶ And anone as Ancelmus that was Archbysshop of CauÌ„terbury that was at yâ— court of Rome herde tell that William Rous was deed he came ayen in to England the kynge Beauclerk welcomed hym with moche honour And the fyrste yere the kynge Henry regned was crowned He spowsed Maude that was Margaretes doughter the quene of Scotlonde And the Archebysshop Ancelmus of CauÌ„terbury wedded them And this kynge begate vpon his wyfe two sones a doughter that is to saye Wyllyam and Richarde Maude And this Maude was afterwarde yâ— Empresse of Almayne ¶ And in the seconde yere of his regne his broder Robert Curthos that was duke of Normandy came with an huge hoste in to Englond for to chalenge the londe But thrugh counseyll of the wyse men of the londe they were accorded in this manere That the kynge sholde yeue his brother the duke a thousande pounde euery yere And whiche of them that lyued lengest sholde be that others heyre and so bytwene them sholde he no debate ne stryfe ¶ And then whan they were thus accorded the duke wente home agayne in to Normandye ¶ And whan the kynge had regned foure yere there arose a grete debate bytwene hym and the Archebysshop of Counterbury Ancelmus For by cause that the Archebysshopp wolde not graunâ—e to hym for to talenges of chirches at his wyll And the reforde efâ—ones the Archebysshope Ancelmus wente ouer the see vnto the courte of Rome there he dwelled with the pope And in the same yere the 〈◊〉 of Normandy came in to Englonde to speke with his 〈◊〉 ¶ And 〈…〉 other thynges the duke of Normandye â—oryâ—â—e vnto the kynge his brother the fousayd thousande pouÌ„de by yere that he sholde paye vnto the duke And with good loue the kynge the duke departed there yâ— duke wente ayen in to Normandy ¶ And whan tho two yere were agone thrugh the entycement of the deuyll of symple men a grete debate arose bytwene the kynge the duke soo that thrugh couÌ„seyll the kynge wente ouer yâ— see in to Normandy whan the kynge of Englonde was come in to Normandy all the grete lordes of Normande torned vnto the kynge of Englonde helde ayenst yâ— duke theyr owne lorde hyÌ„ forsoke to the kynge them yelde all the good castelles townes of Normandy And soone after was the duke taken ladde with the kynge in to Englonde And the kyng lete put the duke in to pryson this was the vengeaunce of god ¶ For whanne the duke was in the holy londe god yaue hym suche myght grate that he was chosen for to haue be kyÌ„ge of Iherusalem and he forsoke is and wolde not take it vpon hym and therfore god sente hym that shame despyte for to be putt in his brothers pryson The seased kynge Henry all Normandy in to his honde helde it all his lyfe tyme. ¶ And in the same yere came the bysshop Ancelmus fro the courte of Rome in to Englonde ayen And the kyng he were accorded ¶ And in the next yere comynge after there began a grete debate bytwene the kynge Phylyppe of Fraunce kynge Henry of Englonde Wherfore kynge Henry wente in to Normandye there was stronge warre bytwene them two And tho deyed the kynge of FrauÌ„ce lowys his sone was made kynge anone after his deth And th◠〈◊〉 kynge Henry ayen in to Englonde maryed Maude his doughter vnto Henry the Emperour of Almayne ¶ Of the debate that was betwixt kynge Lowys of FrauÌ„ce kynge Henry of Englonde how kynge Henryes two sones were loste in the hyght see AS kynge Henry hadê be kynge xvij yere a grete debate arose betwixt kynge Lowys of frauÌ„ce kynge Henry of Englonde for by cause that yâ— kynge had sente in to Normandy to his men that they sholde be helpynge vnto therle of Bloys asmoche as they might in wane ayenst the kynge of frauncâ— And that they sholde be as 〈◊〉 to hym as they were to theyr owne lorde for by cause that therle had spowsed his 〈…〉 Maude And for this cause yâ— kenge of FrauÌ„ce dyde moche sorowe to Normandy Wherfore the kynge of Englonde was wonder wroth in haste wente ouer the see with a grete power same in 〈◊〉 Normandy for to defende that 〈◊〉 And the warre bytwene them lasted two yere tyll at the last they two 〈◊〉 togyder And the kynge of frauÌ„ce was dyscomfyted vnnethes escaped aware with moche payne the moost partâ—â—e of his men were taken And the kynge dyde with theym what hym best lyked And some of them he lete go freely and some he lete be put vnto the deth But afterwarde those two kyngê were 〈◊〉 And whan kynge Henry had hooly all the londe of Normandye 〈◊〉 his enmyes of Fraunce he torned agayne in to Englonde with moche honour And his two sones William Rycharde wolde haue come after the fader went to the see with a grete company of people But are that they myght come to londe the shyppe came ayenst a roche all were drowned that were there in saue â—o man that was in the same shyppe that escaped And this was vpon saynt Katheryns daye these were the names of them that were drowned Willyam and Rycharde the kynges sonâ— a the erle of Chestre Octonell his brother Geffroy Rydell Walter 〈◊〉 Godefray Archedeken the kynges doughter the countesse of Perches the kyngesnece the countesse of Chestre many other ¶ Whan kynge Henry other lordes arryued in Englonde herde these tydynges they made sorowe ynough And all theyr myrth Ioye was torned in to mornynge sorowe ¶ How Maude yâ— Empresse came ayen in Englonde how she was afterward wedded to Geffroy therle of Angoy ANd whan that two yere were agone that the Erle had dwelled with the kynge the erle wente from the kyng began to warre vpon hym dyde moche harme in yâ— londe of Normandy toke there a stronge castell there he dwelled all that yere And tho came to hym tydynges that Henry the Emperom of Almayne yâ— had spowsed
kynge 〈◊〉 haue put clerkes to deâ—h that were 〈◊〉 of felonye without ony 〈◊〉 of holy chirche ¶ And the .xij. yere of his regne was Iohn his soâ—e â—ome ¶ And the xiiâ—j yere of his regne deyed 〈◊〉 the Empresse that was his mâ—der ¶ The .xiiij. yere of his regne y◠〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 spowsed Maâ—de his daughter 〈◊〉 he begate vpon her 〈…〉 led 〈…〉 ¶ And in the .xv. yere of his regne 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 in the same yere 〈…〉 ¶ And the xvi yere of his 〈…〉 and â—â—ge Archebyshopp 〈…〉 of Yorke in 〈…〉 of Thomas Archebyshop of 〈◊〉 Wherfore this same Roâ—es was accursyd of the pope ¶ How kynge Henry that was sone of kyng Henry the Empresse sone â— of the debate that was bytwene hyÌ„ his fader whyle that he was in Normandye AFter the coronacyon of kynge Henry the sone of kynge Henry the Empresse sone That same Henry thempresse sone wente ouer to Normady there he lete marye Elenore his doughter of the Dolphyn that was kynge of Alâ—ayne And in the .vij. yere that yâ— Archebysshop saynt Thomas had ben out lawed the kynge of Fraunce made the kynge saynt Thomas accorded And thenÌ„e came Thomas the Archebysshop to CauÌ„terbury ayen to his owne chirche And this accorde was made in yâ— begynnynge of Aduente afterwarde he was slayne martred the fyfth daye of Crystmasse chenne folowynge ¶ For kynge Henry thought vpon saynt Thomas yâ— Archebysshop vpon Crystmasse daye as he sate at his mete these wordes sayd That yf he had ony good kynghtes with hym he had be many a day passed auenged vpon the Archebysshop Thomas ¶ And anone syr Willyam Breton syr Hugh Moruile syr Willyam Tracy syr Reygnolde Fitz vise beers sone in Englysshe pryuely wente vnto the see came in to Englonde vnto the chirche of CauÌ„terbury there they hym marâ—â—◠〈…〉 in yâ— moder 〈◊〉 ¶ And that was in the yere of the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 Cryst M. C.lxxiâ— yere ¶ And anone after Henry the new kyng began for to make 〈◊〉 vp on Henry his fader vpon his 〈…〉 ¶ And so vppon a daye the kynge of Fraâ—â—er all the kynges 〈◊〉 the kynge of 〈◊〉 all the grettest lordes of Englonde were rysen ayenst kyng Henry the fader And at the last as god wolde he conquered al his enmyes And the kynge of FrauÌ„ce he were accorded ¶ And tho sente kyng Henry specyally vnto the kyng of FrauÌ„ce te prayed hym herely for his loue that he wolde sende to hym the names by letters of them that were the begynners of that warre ayenst hym And the kyng of Fraunce sente ayen to hym by letters the names of them that began the warre ayenst hym The fyrst was Iohn his sone Rycharde his brotheer Henry the newe kynge his sone Thâ— was Henry the kyng wonder wroth 〈◊〉 the tyme that euer he hym begate 〈◊〉 the warre dured Henry his sone 〈◊〉 we kyng deyed sore repentynge his â—â—â—dedes moost sorowe made of ony man for by cause of saynt Thomas dethe of CauÌ„terbury And prayed his fader was moche sorowe of herte mercy for his 〈◊〉 paas And his fader foâ—gaaf hym and had of hym grete pyte And after he dâ—ed the .xxxvi. yere of his regne 〈…〉 Redynge ¶ How the crysten men lost all the holy londe in the forsayd kynges tyme â—e a fals Crysten man yâ— became a 〈◊〉 ANd whyle this kyng regned the greate bataylle was in the holy londe bytwene the Crysten men and the Sacrasyns but Crysten men were there slayne thorugh grete â—reason of the erle Tyâ—pe that wolde haue had to wyf the quene of Ierusalem that somtyme was Baldewynes wyf but â—â—e forsoke hym and toke to her lorde a 〈◊〉 a worthy man that was called 〈…〉 Wherfore the erle Tyâ—pe was wroth wente anone ryght to the Soudan that was Soudan of Babylon and became his man and forsoke his crystendome and all crysten lawe And yâ— crysten men 〈…〉 of his 〈…〉 forsoke his owne nacyon And for were the crysten men there slayne with yâ— Sarrasyus ¶ And thus were yâ— crysten men slayne put to horryble deth and the cyte of Ierusalem destroyed and the holy crosse borne awaye ¶ The kynge of Fraunce and all the grete lordes of the londe lete them be crossyd for to go in to the holy londe And amonges them wen Rycharde kynge Henryes sone fyrst after the kynge of Fraunce that toke the crosse of the Archebysshop of Toures But he toke not the vyage at that tyme for cause that he was lette by other maner wayes and nedes to be done ¶ And whan kynge Henry his fader hadê regned .xxxvi. yere and .v. monethes fourre dayes he deyed and lyeth at founteueâ—ad ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M.C.lvi ADuanê° the fourth was pope after Anastasius .v. yere This pope was an Englysshe man the voys of the comyn people sayth he was a bouÌ„de man to the abbot of saynt Albon in Englonde And whan he desyred to be made a monke there he was expulsyd he wente ouer see gaue hym to studye to vertue And after was made bysshop of Albanacens then he was made Legate in to yâ— londe of Woâ—â—acian he coÌ„uerted it to the fayth Then he was made pope for the wouÌ„dynge of a Cardynall he 〈◊〉 all the cyte of Râ—me 〈…〉 William the kyng of Câ—â—yleâ— and caused hym to 〈◊〉 hym This man the fyrst of all the popes of his 〈…〉 dwelleâ— in the olde cyte ¶ Alexander the 〈◊〉 was pope 〈…〉 hym .xij. yere This Alexander hadê 〈…〉 the kynge of Siâ—culoâ— And this man 〈◊〉 saynt Thomas of Caunterbury in his exyle ¶ Nota. ¶ Saynt Bernarde was canonysed by this Alexander his abbot forhâ—de hym he sholde do no myracles for there was soo myghty concours of people And he obeyed to hym whan he was deed dyde no 〈◊〉 ¶ Lucius the thyrde was pope after Alexand. .iiij. yere two monethes Of hym lytell 〈◊〉 wryten In his dayes decessyd Henry the fyrste sone no Henry the seconde this is his Epytaphy Omnis honoris honor decor et decus vibis et orbis 〈◊〉 splendor gloria sumen apex Iulius ingenio vtutibus hector Achillis viribus augustus moâ—bus ore paris ¶ Vehanus the thyrde was pope after Lucius two yere this man decessyd for sorowe whan he herde tell that Ierusalem was taken with the Sarrasyns ¶ Gregorius the viij was pope after hym foure monethes And he practysed myghtely how Ierusalem myght be wonne ayen but anone he decessyd ¶ Clemens the thyrde was pope after hym thre yere and lytell he dyde ¶ Of kynge Rycharde that conquered ayen all the holy londe that the crysten men had loste ANd after this kynge Henry regned Rycharde his sone a 〈◊〉 man and a strâ—nge a worthy and also holde And he was 〈…〉 of the 〈…〉 the thyrde daye of 〈…〉 ¶ And in the seconde yere of his 〈…〉 Rycharde hymself
the awter ¶ Celestinus a Romayne was pope after Bonifacius .viij. yere ix dayes the whiche ordeyned the psalme afore masse Iudica me deus cÌ„ And att the begynnynge of the masse sholde be sayd a verse of a psalme and at the Grayle and that the Offertorye sholde be sayd afore the sacrynge This same man sente saynt Patryke to Irlonde to conuerte that londe and Palladiê° deaken of Rome to the Scottes to be conuerted ¶ And in the fourth yere of this man there was a generall Synody at Ephysina of thre hondred bysshops ayenst Nestorium an heretyke ¶ Theodosius the yonger with Valentinian his neuewe regned .xxvij. yere In his tyme was the feest ordeyned whiche is called Aduincula sancti petri And in his tyme deyed saynt Austyn in the yere of his aege .lxxvi. And this tyme was reysed the .vij. slepers the whiche sleped two hondred yeres This man deyed at ConstaÌ„tynople there was buryed ¶ This tyme the Saxons entred Englonde and anone by lytyll and lytell they grewe vp myghtely And at the laste they opteyned all the londe ¶ Sixtus a Romayne was pope after Celestinus .viij. yere This was a holy man and a meke And lytell of hym is wryten but that he buylded Sancta Maria maior ¶ Leo Tuscus a Confessour was pope after Sixtus This man was as holy as ony man Fyue tymes in a daye or more he wolde saye masse And on a tyme after it befell whan a certayne woman kyssed his honde he was tempted with her And for the trespaas that he hadde done vnto his penaunce he made his honde to be stryken of And whan the noyse rose vpon hym that he myght not saye masse as he was wonte to do thenne he was ryght sory And all oonly betoke hym in prayer to our lady to helpe hym And our lady restored hym his honde ayen and thenne he sayd masse as he was wonte for to doo And soo that myrade was openly shewed to all people And in the tyme of this pope Marcian the Emperour beynge there was congregate at Calcedany the fourthe vnyuersall Synody of .vi. hondred and .xxx. bysshops agaynst Eusticem the abbot of Constantynopoliton and Alterandruen episcopuÌ„ qui negauerunt in rpÌ„o veâ—am carnem fuisse et etiam negabant carnis nostre resurrectionem ¶ And after he had made many notable sermons epystles he decessed ¶ Marcianus and Valentinianus were Emperours this tyme vij yere In whose tyme was the grete Synody afore reherced whan Eusticem Dyoscorus were condempned IN the tyme that Marcianus was Emperour Vortiger was kynge in Brytayne now called Englonde In whose tyme the Sarons came in to Brytayne made many kynges That is to wyte as is playne by the Cronycles .vij. And by cause it is tedyous to mannes reason to reherce many dyuerse names togyder as .vij. kynges of Englonde and in one tyme the Emperours and Popes Therfore the Cronycles of Englonde shall be sette togyder tyll that we shall treate of Alured In whose tyme the Danes came in to Englonde And the Popes and the Emperours and other kynges in the same tyme shall be sette togyder ¶ Circa annuÌ„ dmÌ„ CCCC .xlix. ¶ How the wardeyns that had those childern to kepe that were Constantynes ladde theym to lytell Brytayne for the treason the falsenesse of Vortiger THis tyme came the Saxons that were pagans fyrst in to Brytayne now called Englonde vnder Vortiger the whiche was crowned kynge of this londe ¶ This tyme those that had these two childern in kepynge the which were Constantynes sones That is to saye Aurilambros Vter thrugh ordynance of Gosselin yâ— was bysshop of London after the faders deth that is to saye Constantyne durste not dwelle in this londe with those childern but conueyed them vnto the kynge of lytell Brytayn For as moche as he tho wyst the treason of Vortiger that tho was made kynge Thorugh whome Constance the elder brother was slayne wherfore the hondred knyghtê of Pehites were put to deth bore all the blame as yâ— Vortiger had not wyst therof ne consented And so the kepers of those two childern dradde lest Vortiger sholde put them to deth thrugh his treason falsenesse as he had done the brother before And therfore they were ladde ouer in to lytell Brytayn the kyng them receyued with moche honour lete them to nourysshe And there they dwelled tyll they became fayâ—â— knyghtê and stronge fyers And thought to be auenged vpon Constance theyr brother whan they sawe theyr tyme soo they dyde as ye shall here telle afterwarde ¶ It was not longe afterwarde that the tydynges came ouer see to the kynrede of the hondred knyghtê of Pehiteâ— that were dampned put to deth thrugh Vortiger in this londe therfore they were wonderly wrothe and swore that they wolde be auenged of theyr kynnes mens deth And came in to this londe with a grete power and robbed in many places and slewe dyde all the sorowe that they myght Whan Vortiger it wyst he made moche sorowe was sore anoyed And in an other place also tydynges came to hym that Aurtlambros and Vter his brother assembled a grete hoste to come into moche Brytayne that is to say in to this londe for to be auenged vpon Constance theyr brothers deth Soo in that one half and in that other he was brought in to soo moche sorowe that he ne wyst whether to go ¶ How Engist and an .xi. thousande men came in to this londe to whome Vortiger yaaâ—e a place that is called Thongcastell ANd soone after this sorowe tydynges came to Vortiger that a grete nauy of straungers were arryued in yâ— couÌ„tree of Kent he wyst not whens they were ne wherfore they were come in to this londe ¶ The kyng sent anone a messager thyder that some of them sholde come speke with hym for to wyte what folke they were what they axed in to what countree they wolde ¶ There were two brethern maysters prynces of that stronge company that one was called Engist that other Horne Engist wente to the kynge tolde hym the cause wherfore they were come in to this londe sayd Syr we ben of a couÌ„tre that is called Saxonie that is the londe of Germayne wherin is so moche sorowe yâ— of the people ben so many that the londe may not them susteyne And the maysters and prynces that haue the londe to gouerne and rule They made to come before them men and wymmen that boldest ben amonge theym for to fyght and that best may trauayll in to dyuerse londes And so they sholde them yeue horse harneys armour and all thynge that them nedeth And after they shall saye to them that they go in to another countree where that they mowe lyue as theyr Auncetrees dyde them before And therfore syr kynge yf ye haue ought to do with our company we ben comen in to your londe and with good wyll you
with symonye And these that accused hym pryuely he hyered them to saye the 〈◊〉 The whiche the Legate commayned afore all the people he sayde Lote the Iudgement of this men â—sse at this tyme for it it dysceyâ—â—ble lete 〈◊〉 dyspose for it And sayd thus it is 〈◊〉 That the dygryde of a bysshop is the 〈◊〉 of the holy ghost And who some euer byeth a bysshope doth ayenst yâ— holy ghost Thâ—â—e yâ— thou bysshop dyde not ayenst the holy ghost â—aye openly afore all the people 〈◊〉 petri of 〈◊〉 et spiritual sancta And many tymes he began to saye it but he coude neuer speke spirtut sancta Thenus he was depasyd of his bysshop 〈◊〉 and after he coude speke it well ynought ¶ Victâ—â— the thyrde was pope after hym do yere this man was poysoned with venym in the chaly◠¶ 〈◊〉 was pope after hym two yere This man â—â—syd the kynge of Frallce for his 〈◊〉 And he called a counseyll at ClaruÌ„ in the whiche he ordeyned that matyns of our lady sholde be sayd euery daye on Saterdaye her solempue masse And it is sayd that this was shewed vnto yâ— freres of Cartulis ¶ Also he called another counsesyll at Turam for the holy londe to be wonne aym prouoked the people to that matere within a lytell tyme after that matere the holy londe was receuered the sepulcre of our londe Anthioche with many other cytees taken fro the Sarrasyus And it is sayd men byleued that CC.M. crysten men wente to that Iourney For there wente of states olde men yonge and also tyche and peace and nâ—o man compelled theym And this passage was made by the vysyon of our lady And the 〈◊〉 of this people were dyuerse Due was Godfroy de Bolayne a full noble man of all the worlde and a vertuous man And all other was 〈◊〉 the Duke of Neaples The thyrde was 〈◊〉 the kynges brother of Fraunce many other the whiche dyde full nobly for the fayth of god ¶ And it 〈◊〉 to longe to this booke to 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 make that they dyde ¶ Of kynge Wyllyam 〈…〉 was kynge Wyllyam 〈◊〉 sone that 〈…〉 houses of Relygon for to make the newe forest ANd after this Wyllyam bestarde 〈◊〉 his sous William the 〈◊〉 And this Wyllyam was a wonder counteryous man to god holy chirche and lete amende make the towne of Cordeis that the Payâ—ens had destroyed This kyng Wellyam destroyed holy chirche theyr possessyous in what parte he myght them fynde And therfore there was soo moche debate bytwene hym the Archebysshop of Caunterbury Ancelmus For by cause that he reprenyd hym of his wyckednesse that he destroyed Holy chirche And for that cause the kyng bare to hym grete wrath And so he exyled hym out of this londe and the Archbysshop wente to the courte of Rome there dwelled with the pope And this kyng made the newe forest caste downe destroyed .xxvi. townes lxxx houses of Relygyon all for to make his forest lenger broder And became wond gladde proude of his wood of his forest And nourysshed the wylde beestes that were within that it was meruaylle for to wyte so that men called hym keper of woodes of pastures And the more lenger that he lyued the more wyched he became both to god to all holy chirche to all his men ¶ And this kynge lete make the grete halle of Westmstre So vpon a daye in yâ— Wytsontyde he helde therin his fyrst feest he loked hym aboute and sayd that the halle was to lytell by yâ— half deale And at the laste he became soâ— contraryous that all thynge yâ— pleased god dyspleased hym alle thynge that god loued he hated deedly ¶ And so it befell that he dremyd vpon a nyght a lytell or that he deyed that he was lete blood bledâ— a grete quantyte of blood a streme of blood lepte on hygh towarde heuen more than a hondred fadâ—m and the clerenesse of the daye was torned vnto nyght and darknesse of the fytmament also ¶ And whan that he awoke he had grete drede so that he not wyst what for to doo And tolde his dreme to men of his couÌ„seyll sayd that he had grete drede supposyd that to hym was some myschauÌ„ce to come ¶ And yâ— second nyght before a monke dremyd of the housholde that the kynge wente in to a chuâ—â—he with moche people and he was prâ—wde that he despysed all the people that were with hym that he toke the 〈◊〉 of the Crucefixe shamefully 〈…〉 his teeth And the Cruciuâ—◠〈…〉 all that he dyde But yet 〈…〉 as a wood man rente of the 〈…〉 the Crucefixe cast it vnder his 〈◊〉 defoylled it and châ—ewe if all a 〈◊〉 And a grete fyre came out of the Cruâ—â—fixe mouthe Of whiche 〈…〉 man had grete meruaylle and 〈◊〉 ¶ The good man that had dremed 〈◊〉 strauÌ„ge dreme tolde it to a knyght that was moost pryue with the kynge of 〈◊〉 men the knyght was called Hamondes ¶ Soone the monke he tolde the dremes to the kyng sayd That it sholde betokenen other thynge than â—eed â–ª And neuertheles yâ— kyng laughed 〈◊〉 â—â—â—twyes or thryts and lytel sette 〈…〉 thought that he wolde goo haute and playe in the forest And men 〈◊〉 hym that he sholde not go that 〈…〉 no maner thynge ne come in the weed so that he abode at home before meete But anone as he had eten no man hym myght lette but he wolde goo vnto the wood for to haue his dysporte ¶ And so it befell that one of his knyghtes that hyght Walter Tytell wolde haue shoâ— to an harte and his arowe glentyd vpon a braunche and thorugh mysauencâ—â—re smote the kynge to the herte And soo he felle downe deed to the grouÌ„de without ony worde spekynge and soo ended his lyf dayes And it was no meruayll 〈◊〉 daye that he deyed he had lete to seeue the Archebysshopryche of CauÌ„terbury and .xij. abbayes also euermore dyde greate destruccyon to holy chirche thrugh â—â—nfull takynge axynges for no man durst withstande that he wolde haue done And of his lewdenes he wolde neuer withdrawe nother to amende his lyfe And therfore god wolde suffre hyÌ„ no lenger to regne in his wyckednes And he had be kyng .xiij. yere and .vi. wekes lyeth at Westmestre ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M.lxxxviij PAschall was pope after Vrbanê° .xviij. yere and .v. monethes the whiche the .xiij. yere of his bysshopryche with his Cardynalles was put in pryson by Henry yâ— fourth Emperour And they myght not be delyuered vntyll the pope had sworne that he sholde kepe peas with hym that he sholde neuer curse hym And on that promyse the pope yaue the Emperour a preuylege the yere after the pope damned that preuylege sayd on this wyse Lete vs comprehende al holy scrypture the
Maude his doughter was deed and that she dwelled noo lenger in Almayne that she wolde come ayen in to Normandy to her fader And whan that she was come vnto hym he toke her tho to hym came ayen in to Englonde made the Englysshmen to do othe fraute to the Empresse And the fyrst man that made the othe was William yâ— Archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury And that other Dauyd kyng of Scotlonde after hym all the barons erles of Englonde ¶ Also after that the noble man therle of Angoy that was a worthy knyght sente vnto the kynge of Englonde that he wolde grauÌ„te hym for to haue his doughter to spowse that is to saye Maude the Empresse And for by cause that her fader wyst that he was a noble man the kynge hym grauÌ„ted consented therto And tho toke he his doughter ladde her in to Normandy came to yâ— noble knyghte Geffroy and there he spowsed the forsayd Maude with moche honour the Erle begate vppon her a sone that was called Henry the Empresse sone ¶ And after whan all this was done kyng Henry dwelled all that yere in Normandy And after that longe tyme a greuous sykenesse toke hym where thorugh he deyed And this kynge Henry regned .xxxv. yere foure monthes And after he deyed as is before sayd in Normandy And his herte was enteryd in yâ— grete chirche of our lady in Rouen And his body was brought with moche honour in to Englonde enteryd at Redynge in the abbaye of the whiche abbaye he was begynner founder HEnricus the fourth was Emperour in Almayn after Harry the thyrde .xv. yere This man put his owne fader in pryson there helde hym tyll he deyed And tâ—ke pope Paschall with his Cardynalles presente them as if is sayd afore For the whiche cause as it is supposed he lacked yssue For he wedded the kynges doughter of Englonde Maude But afterward he came to grace and all the lawes of the chirche freely he resyned to Calixtus the pope And besought hym to yeue hym in penounce that he sholde neuer come ayen to his Empyre that he myght haue remyssyon of his trespass And after the oppynyon of many a man he was wylfully exyled deyed and his wyf both at Chestre in Englonde ¶ Gelasius was pope after Paschall two yere And 〈◊〉 from Henry the Emperour in to Bourgoyne and there decessyd This Emperour chose Benedictus a Spanyarde to be pope the whiche storme with Calixtê° Â¶ Calixtus was pope after hym two yere fyne monthes This Calixtus was the sone of the duke of Bourgoyne and was chosen in the place of Gelasius And whan he sholde come to Rome he toke the forsayd Benedictus and made hym to ryde afore hym shamefully For 〈…〉 ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M.C.xxxiij Innocencius was pope after Honorius .xiiij. yere and .vij. monthes This man was a very deuoute man with suche men he accompanyed hym And he had stryf ayenst Peyrs of Lyon the whiche named hym Anocletus And by strength he tooke the popchede The whiche Innocencius sawe with two Galeys he fledde in to Fraunce was worshyfully receyued of saynt Benâ—â—â—de the whiche that tyme had all the kynges prynces in his honde And he prouoked them for to â—rynge this pope Innocencius in to his dygnyte ayen And att the laste all thynge was sessyd his enmyes were destroyed thrugh the Iugement of god And he was pope ayen lyued prouffytably and was buryed art Latranence ¶ How Stephen that was kynge Henryes systers sone was made kynge of Englonde AFter this kynge Henry that was the fyrste was made kynge his neuewes syster sone Stephen erle of Boloyne For anone as he herde the tydynges of his vncles deth thenne he passed the see came in to Englonde thorugh couÌ„seyll strength of many grete lordes in Englonde ayenst the othe that they had made to Maude the Empresse toke the reame lete crowne Stephen kyng of the londe ¶ And the Archebysshopp Wyllyam of CauÌ„terbury that fyrst made the othe of feaute to Maude the Empresse sette the crowne vpon Stephens herd hym anoynted And bysshop Roger of Salysbury mayntened the kyngê° parte in as moche as he myght ¶ The fyrst yere yâ— kyng Stephen began to regne he assembled a greate hoste wente towarde Scotlonde for to haue â—arred vpon the kynge of Scotlonde But he came ayenst hym in yeas in good manere to hyÌ„ trustes But he made to hyÌ„ noue homage for as moche as he hadê made vnto thempresse Maude ¶ And in yâ— fourth yere of his regne Maude the Empresse came in to Englonde And tho began debate bytwene kynge Stephen Maude thempresse This Mande went vnto yâ— cyte of Nicholl the kyÌ„ge her besyged longe tyme myght not spede so well the cyte was kept defended And tho yâ— were wtin the cyte meruaylously scaped awaye wtout ony maner of harme And tho toke yâ— kyng the cyte dwelled therin tyll Candelmasse And tho came the barons yâ— helde with Empresse That is for to saye the erle Radulphe of Chestre the erle Robert of Glocestre Hugh Bygot Robert of Mor ley these brought with them a stronge power faught with the kynge yaue hyÌ„ a grete bataylle In the whiche bataylle kyng Stephen was taken and sette in pryson in the castell of Brystowe ¶ How Maude the Empresse went fro Wynchestre to Orenforde after she escaped to Walynforde of the sorowe dysease that she had NOw as the kynge was taken brought in to warde in the castel of Brystowe this Maude the Empresse was made lady of all Englonde all men helde her for lady of the londe But those of kent helde with kynge Stephens wyf also Wyllyam of Pree his retenewe halpe them helde warte ayenst Maude thempresse And anone after yâ— kynge of Scotlonde came to them with a huge nombre of people And tho wente they togyder to Wynchestre there yâ— the Empresse was wolde haue taken her But the erle of Glocestre came with his power fought with them And the Empresse in the meane whyle that the batayll 〈◊〉 scaped from them wente 〈…〉 pryson And whan he was 〈…〉 of pryson he went 〈◊〉 vnto Oxenforde besyeged thempresse yâ— was tho at Oxenforde And the seyge endured fro Myghelmasse vnto sayne Andrewes tyde ¶ And the Empresse lete clothe her tho all in whyte lyÌ„nen clothe for bycâ—nse she wolde not be knowen For in the same tyme there was moche snowe she escaped by the Tample from them awaye that were her enmyes And from thens she went to Walyngforde there helde her And the kyng wolde haue besyeged her but he had so moche to do with the erle Radulphe of Chestre with Hugh Bygot that strongely warred vpon hyÌ„ in euery place that he not wyst whether for to torne And the erle of Glocestre halpe hym with
his power ¶ How Gaufride the erle of Angoy yaue vnto Henry the Empressse some alle Normandye ANd after this the kynge wente vnto Wyston wolde haue made a castell there But tho came to hym the erle of Glocestre with a stronge power there almoost he had taken the kynge but yet the kynge escaped with moche payne And William Martell there was token And for whoo 's delyuerauÌ„ce they yaue vnto the erle of Glocestre yâ— good castell of Shyrbom yâ— he had taken ¶ And whan this was done the erle Robert all the kynges enmyes wente vnto Fâ—ryngdon began there for to make a stronge castell but the kynge came thyâ— with a stronge power droue hym thou And in that same yere the erle â—â—â—dulphe of Chestre was accorded 〈◊〉 yâ— the kynge and came to his court at his 〈◊〉 And the erle 〈…〉 to come And the kynge anone lete take hym put hym in to pryson And myght neuer for noo thynge come out tyll yâ— he had yelded vp to the kyng the castell of Nicholl the whiche he had taken from the kynge with his strength in the .xv. yere of his regne ¶ And Gaufride yâ— erle of Angoy yaue vp vnto Henry his sone all Normandye And in the yere that nexte â—â—sewed deyed the erle Gaufride And Henry his sone do anone tamen ayen to Angoy there was made erle moche honour of all his men of the londe And to hym dyde feaute homage the moost party of the londe And tho was this Henry yâ— Empresse sone erle of Angoy also duke of Normandy ¶ In the same yere was made a dynorce bytwene the kynge of Fraunce the quene his wyfe that was ryght heyre of Gascoyne For by cause that it was knowen and proued that they were sybbe nyghe of blood And tho spowsed her Henry the Empresse sone erle of Angoy the duke of Normandy duke of Gascoyne ¶ In the .xvij. yere of this Stephen this Henry came in to Englonde with a stronge power began for to warre vpon this kynge Stephen toke the castell of Malmesbury dyde moche harme And yâ— kyng Stephen hadê soe moche wente that he wyste not whether for to go But at the laste they were accorded thrugh the Archebysshop Theobaldus thrugh other worthy lordes of Englonde vpon this condycyon that they sholde departe the Realme of Englonde bytwene theym two soo that Henry the Empresse sone sholde hooly haue the half of all the londe of Englonde And thus they were accorded and peâ—s was cryed thrughout all Englond ¶ And whan the accorde was made bytwene the two lordes kynge Stephen became so sory for by cause that he hadê 〈◊〉 half Englonde and felle in to suche a malady and deyed in the .xix. yere and â—iij wekes and .v. dayes of his regne all in warre and in contake And he lyeth in the abbaye of Feuersham the whiche he lete make in the .xvi. yere of his regne CElestunus the seconde was pope after Innocencuâ—s .v. monethes And lytell he dyde ¶ Lucius was after hym and lytell proffyted for they deyed both in a pestylence ¶ Eugenâ—us the seconde was pope after hym .v. yere and foure monethes This man fyrste was the dyscyple of saynt Bernarde after the abbot of saynt Anastalius by Rome And came to the chirche of saynt Ceâ—ary and was chosen pope by the Cardnalles he no thynge knowynge therâ—â— And for drede of the Senatours he was consecrated without the cyte this maâ—â— was an holy nan suffred tâ—ybulaâ—yon And at the laste he decessyd and 〈◊〉 at saynt Peters And after anone deâ—â—syd saynt Bernarde ¶ Petrus 〈◊〉 the bysshopp of Parys bâ—â—ther to Granam compyled the some bokes of the Sentence this tyme. ¶ Petrus â—â—mestor brother to Gracian to 〈◊〉 Lombardus made Hystonam 〈◊〉 and other bokes ¶ Frederâ—â—us pâ—mus after Contradus was Emprerour in Almayne in Rome .xxxij. yere This man after the deth of Adryan the pope the whiche crowned hym dyde on sydly with Alexander to hym grete prâ—edyce For he dyde helpe foure that stoute ayenst the appostles sete And he faught myghtely ayenst the kynge of Fraunce thrugh power of the Danys other nacyons But Richarde the kynge of Englonde halpe for to expulse hym And he destroyed medyolanum to the grounde Of the whiche cyte the walles were bygher than the walles of ony other cyte This man at the last after that he had done many vexacyons to the pope he 〈…〉 the holy londe and dyde many meruayl loâ—s thynges thâ—â—r almoost as moche as euer dyde â—arolus magnus And there he came by a towne that men calle Armeniam in a lytell water he was drowned at Tyâ—â— he was buryed ¶ Anaslasius was pâ—pe after Eugenius foure yere and more Thiâ—â—an was abbot of Rufy and thenne he was chose Cardynall after pope ¶ Of kyng Henry the seconde that was the Empresse sone in whose tyme saynt Thomas of Caunterbury was Chaunceller ANd after this kynge Stephen regned Henry the Empresse sone was crowned of the Archebysshop Theâ—baldus the .xvij. daye before Cryst masse And in the same yere Thomas Beâ—â—â— of London Archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury was made the kyngê ChauÌ„celer of Englonde ¶ The seconde yere that he was crowned he lete caste downe all the newe castels that were longynge to the crowne the whiche kynge Stephen had â—eue vnto dyuerse men them had made erles barons for to holde with hym to helpe hym ayenst Henry them presse sone ¶ And the fourth yere of his regne he put under his owne lordshypp the kyng of Walys And in the same ye 〈◊〉 the kyng of Scotlonde had in his owne 〈◊〉 that is to saye the cyte of Karkyll the castell of 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 castell vpon Tyne the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 ¶ The same yere the kynge 〈◊〉 grete power 〈◊〉 in to Waly◠〈…〉 in the 〈◊〉 yere 〈…〉 lorde 〈◊〉 y◠〈…〉 made 〈…〉 in that yere he 〈…〉 the .vi. yere of his regâ—â— he 〈…〉 hoste to Tolouse 〈◊〉 it 〈◊〉 yâ— vij yere of his regne deyâ—◠〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 the almoost all the cyâ—e of 〈…〉 rugh myschyef was 〈◊〉 The .ix. yere of his regne Thomas 〈…〉 his ChauÌ„celler was chosen 〈…〉 of Caunterbury And vpon saynt Bernardes daye he was sacred And in that yere was borne the kyngê dâ—ughtâ—â— Ele nore ¶ And in the .x. yere of his 〈◊〉 saynt Edwarde the kynge was translated with moche honoâ—r ¶ And the .xi. ye te of his regne he helde his parlyament at Northampton fro thens 〈…〉 Thomas Archebysshop of 〈◊〉 for yâ— grete debate that was betwixt the kynge hym For yf he had be founde on the morowe he had be slaybe therfore he â—ledâ— thens with thre felowes on foot oonly that no man wyste where he was wente ouer the ser to the pope of Rome And this was the pryncypall cause For asmoche as the
and Baldewyâ—e the Archebysshop of Caunterbury and 〈◊〉 bysshop of Salysbury and Radulf 〈◊〉 of Glocetre and other many lordes of Englonde went in to the holy londe And in that vyage deyed the Archebysshop of Caunterbury And kynge Rycharde wente before in to the holy londe and rested not tyll that he came forth in his waye vnto Cypres and toke it with grete force And after that kyng Richarde went forth towarde the holy londe gate there as moche as the crysten men had there before lost And conquered the londe ayen thorugh grete myghte sauf oonly the holy crosse And whan kynge Rycharde came to the cyte of Acres for to gete the cyte there arose a grete debate bytwene hym the kynge of FrauÌ„ce so that the kynge of FrauÌ„ce wente ayen in to Fraunce and was wrothe towarde the kynge Rycharde But yet for alle that are kynge Rycharde wente ayen he toke the cyte of Acres And whan he had take it he dwelled in the cyte a whyle But to hym came tydynges that the erle Iohn of Oxerforde his brother wolde haue seased alle Englonde in to his honde and Normandy also and wolde lete crowne hym kynge of all the londe ¶ And whan kyng Rycharde herde tell of these tydynges he wente ayen towarde Englonde with all the spede that he myght But the duke of Oshyche mette with hym and toke hym and broughte hym vnto the Emperour of Almayner And the Emperour hym broughte vnto pryson And afterwarde he was delyuered for an huge raunson that is for to saye an honored thousande pouÌ„de And for the whiche rauÌ„son to be payed eche other chalyce of Englonde was molten made in to moneye And all the monkâ—â— of the 〈◊〉 of 〈…〉 alle 〈…〉 ¶ How kynge Rycharde came agayne from the holy londe and auenged hym of his enmyes SO as this kynge Rycharde was in pryson the 〈…〉 warred vpon hym 〈◊〉 in Normandy Iohn his 〈…〉 in Englonde But the 〈…〉 â—ons of Englonde 〈…〉 all theyr power that 〈…〉 toke the castell of 〈…〉 stelles And the forsaâ—d 〈…〉 he had no myght ne 〈…〉 â—ons of Englonde 〈…〉 none went hyÌ„ oueâ— the 〈…〉 of Fraunce ¶ And 〈…〉 came out of person and 〈…〉 and came in to 〈…〉 Candelmastâ—in grete 〈…〉 to Notyngham 〈…〉 to 〈…〉 comfyted he his brother 〈…〉 that with hym helde 〈…〉 vnto the ryte of 〈…〉 he lete hym crowne 〈…〉 And after he wente vnto 〈…〉 to warre vpon the byng of 〈…〉 the kynge of fraunce 〈…〉 died knyghtê towarde 〈…〉 Rycharde mette 〈…〉 haue reue hym batayll But the 〈…〉 of Fraunce fledde tâ—o and an hundâ—â—d knyghtes of his were taken 〈…〉 died stedes that were crapped 〈…〉 ¶ And anone after 〈…〉 for to beâ—yâ—ge the castall 〈…〉 And as he tode vppon a dare 〈…〉 for to take 〈…〉 vpon hym that he 〈◊〉 that he 〈◊〉 for noo manne of thynge ¶ He 〈…〉 sharpely all his men for to assaylle the castell See that the castell was taken or he deyed And so manly his men dyde that all the people that were in the castell were taken and the kynge dyde with them what he wolde And commaunded his men that they sholde brynge before hym the man that hym sâ—â— hurte so wounded And whan he came before the kyng the kynge axed hym what was his name And he sayd my name is Bertram Gurdon Wherfore sayd the kynge hast thou me slayne syth I dyde the neuer none harme Syre sayd he Though ye dyde me neuer none harme ye your self with your owne honde slewe my fader my broder and therfore I haue quyte now your trauaylle Tho sayd kynge Rycharde He yâ— deyed vpon the crosse to brynge mannes soule fro payne of helle foryeue the my deth I also foryeue it the. Tho coÌ„maunded he that noo man sholde hym mysdo But for all the kyngê defendynge some of the kyngê men hym folowed pryuely hym slewe And the viâ— daye after the kynge dyde shryue hym sore repentaunce hauynge of his mysdedes and was houseled and enoynted ¶ And this kynge regned but .ix. yere and .xxx. wekes deyed lyeth besyde his fader at Fontenerad HEnricus the fyfthe was Emperour .viij. yere This Henricê° was sone to Frederyk he wedded Constance the kyngê doughter of Cecyle thorugh the occasyon of her he subdued all the kyngdom of Apulye he droue all the people out yâ— enhabyte yâ— londe ¶ Celestinus the thyrde was pope after Clemens almoost thre yere This man was crowned vpon Eisterdaye the daye so lowynge he crowned Henry the Emperour And he made a â—alays at saynt Peters decesyd ¶ 〈◊〉 the thyrde was pope after hym .viij. yere and .v. monethes This man was well 〈◊〉 And he made a 〈◊〉 of y◠〈…〉 of 〈…〉 ApeculuÌ„ 〈…〉 This man 〈◊〉 y◠〈…〉 Ioachim yâ— whiche he made 〈…〉 ster Peyâ—â— Lombarde the maker of the Sentence This tyme decessyd the Emperour Henry And yâ— prynces of 〈◊〉 dyscorded for sâ—me chose Otto and some chose Phylyppe brother to Henry Thenne Phylyppe was falsely slayne Otto was crowned of Innocenciê° in FrauÌ„ce the whiche anone faught with the Romayns for they yâ—ue hym no dewe honour And for that cause ayenst the popes wyll he toke the kyngdom of Apulye from Frederyk wherfore the pope cursyd hym Thenne after the fourth yere of his regne the prynces of Almayne made Frederyk Emperour and vyctoryously he subdued Otto ¶ Wyllyam of Parys this tyme began the ordre of the freres Austyn the whiche ben called fratres mendicantes ¶ Franciscus an Ytalyon a man of grete perfeccyon and an ensaÌ„mple to many a man dyde many a myracle this tyme. And he ordeyned the frere Minores ¶ And the .vi. yere of pope Innocenciê° the thyrde the ordre of the frere Prechers beganne vnder Domynyk but it myght not be confermed tyll the fyrst yere of Honorius ¶ Of kynge Iohn that in the fyrst yere of his regne lost all Normandye AS kynge Rycharde was deed by cause that he hadê none heyre nother sone ne doughter thenne his brother Iohan was made kynge and crowned at Westmester of Hubert that tho was Archebysshop of Counterbury And whan he began for so regne he became so meruayllous a man and 〈◊〉 ouer in to Normandye warred vpon the the kyng of Fraunce And so longe they 〈◊〉 togyder tyll at the laste kynge Iohn lost all Normandy Angoy wher fast he was sore anoyed and it was no meruaylle ¶ Tho lete he assemble before hym at London Archebysshops bysshops abbots pryours erles barons helde there a grete parlyament and axed there of the Clergye the tenthe of euery chirche of Englonde for to conquere gete ayen Normandy Angoy that he had lost They wolde not graile that thynge wherfore he was wonder wrothe ¶ And in that same tyme deyed Hubert The pryour and the couent of CauÌ„terbury â—hose ayenst the kyngâ— wyll to be Archebysshop Stephen of Langton a good clerke
a grete debate bytwene kynge Iohan and the lordes of Englonde for by cause that be wolde not grauÌ„e the lawes and holde the â—â—che saynt Edwarde had ordeyned and had ben vsed and holden vnto that to me that he had them broken For be â—â—de holde noo lawe but dyde alle thynge that hym lyked and dyshertysed many men without consente of lordes and â—â—â—tys of yâ— londe And wolde 〈◊〉 the good erle Rodulf of Châ—â—hâ— for by â—â—â—se that he vndertoke hyÌ„ of his wyckednesse and for cause that he dyde so moche shame and vylany to god and to holy châ—rche And also for he helde haunted his owne brothers wyf and laye also by many other 〈◊〉 greate lordâ—â— doughters For be spared noo woman that hym lyked for to haue Wherfore all the lordes of the londe were wroche and 〈◊〉 the cyte of London To câ—sse this debate the Archebtysshop and loâ—des of the londe assembled before the feest of saynt Iohn Baptyst in a medowe belyde the towne of Stanys that is called 〈…〉 〈…〉 for the kynge hymselfe soone after dyde ayenst the poyntes of the same chartre that he had made Wherfore the moost parte of the lordes of the londes assembled and began to warre vppon hym ayen and â—â—nned his towers robbed his folke and dyde all the sorowe that they myght made them as stronge as they myght with all the power they had and thought to dryue hym out of Englonde and make Lowys the kyngê sone of Fraunce kyng of Englonde ¶ And kynge IohnÌ„ sente tho ouer see and ordeyned so moche people of Normans of Pycardes and of Flemynges soo that the londe myght not susteyne them but with moche sorowe ¶ And amonge all this people there was a man of Normandye that was called Fawkis of Brent and this Norman his company spared nother chuches ne houses of relygyon but they brente robbed it and bare awaye alle that they myght take so that the londe was all destroyed what of ony syde and of other ¶ The barons and lordes of Englonde ordeyned amonge theym the beste spehers and wysest men and sente them ouer the see to kynge Phylypp of Fraunce prayed hym that he wolde sende Lowys his sone in to Englonde to be kynge of Englonde to receyue the crowne ¶ How Lowys the kynges some of FrauÌ„ce came in to Englonde with a stronge power of peple to be kyng of Englonde A None as kynge Philyp of FrauÌ„ce herde these tydynges he made â—etayne alyaunce bytwene theym by theyr comune eleccyon that Lowys kynge Philyps sone of Fraunce sholde goâ— with theym in to Englonde and dryâ—se 〈◊〉 kynge Iohn of the londe And alle that were in presence of Lowys made vnto hym homage and became his men 〈…〉 〈…〉 was sette before hym vppon the table And the monke sayd that the loof was worth but an half peny O sayd the kynge tho Here is grete chepe of brede Now sayd he cho and I may lyue ony whyle suche a loof shall be worth .xx. shelynges or half a yere be gone And so whan he sayd this worde moche he thought and often he syghed and toke and ete of the brede and sayd by god the worde that I haue spoken it shall be soth ¶ The monke that stode before the kynge was for this worde full sory in his herte and thought rather be wolde hymselfe suffre deth and thought yf he myght ordeyne therfore some manere remedye And anone the monke wente vnto his abbot and was shryuen of hym and tolde the abbot all that the kynge had sayd And prayed his abbot for to assoyle hym for he wolde yeue the kynge such a drynke that all Englonde sholde be glady there of and Ioyfull Tho yede the monke in to a gardeyne and founde a greate tode therin and toke her vp and put her in a cuppe prycked the tode thorugh wich a broche many tymes tyll that the venym came out of euery syde in the cuppe And tho toke the cuppe fylled it with good ale and brought it before the kynge knelynge sayenge Syr sayd he Wash sayll for neuer the dayes of all your lyf dronke ye of so good a cuppe ¶ Begyn monke sayd the kynge And the monke dranke a grete draught toke the kynge the cuppe and the kynge dranke also a grete draught and sette downe the cuppe The monke anone ryght wente in to 〈◊〉 and there deyed anone on 〈◊〉 soule god haue mercy Amen And fyne monkê synge for his soule specyally and shall whyle that the abbayâ— standeth The kynge rose vp anone full euyll at ease and comaunded to remeue the table axed after the monke And men tolde hym that he was deed for his wombe was broken in sondre ¶ Whan the kynge herde this he comaunded for to trusse but it was for nought for his bely began to swelle for the drynke that he had dronke and within two daâ—â—â— he deyed on the morowe after saynt Luliâ— daye and had many fayre chidern of his body begoten that is to saye Henry his sone that was kynge after Iohn 〈◊〉 fader and Rycharde that was Erle of Comewalle and Ysabell that Empresse of Rome and Elenore that was quene of Scotlonde And this kyng Iohan whan he had regned 〈◊〉 and fyue monethes and fyue daâ—es be 〈◊〉 in the castell of newerbe And his body was buryed at Wynchestre ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M.CC. ERedericus the seconde was Emperour .xxx. yere This man was crowned of Honoriê° yâ— pope ayenst 〈◊〉 for by cause that be sholde frghte with hym the whiche be dyde and â—â—pullyd hym And fyrste be nourysshed the châ—â—che and afterwarde he dylpoyled it as a stepmoder Wherfore Honorius 〈◊〉 hym and all tho that were contrary to his opynyon the pope assoylled And the same sentence Girgoriê° the .ii. renewed And this same man put Henry his owne sone into pryson and there murdred hym Wherfore whan this Emperour an other season was syke by an other sone of his owne he was mindred in the tyme of Innocenicus the fourth ¶ Honorius the thyrde was pope after Innocencius x. yere confermed the ordre of frere Prechers and Mynors And made certayne Decretalles ¶ Of kyng Henry the thyrde that was crowned at Gloucetre ANd after this kynge Iohn regned his sone Henry was crowned at Gloucetre whan he was .ix. yere olde on seynt Symondes daye Iude of Swalo the Legate of Rome thrugh couÌ„seyll of all the grete lordes that helde with kynge Iohan his fader that is to saye the erle Radulf of Chestre Willyam erle Marshall erle of Penbroke Willyam the Brener erle of Feriers Serle the manly baron And all other grete lordes of Englonde helde with Lowys the kynges sone of FrauÌ„ce And anone after whan kynge Henry was crowned Swalo the Legate helde his couÌ„seyll at Brystowe at saynt Martyns feest And there were .xi. bysshops of Englonde of Walys of other prelates of holy chirche a grete nombre and erles barons many
knyghtes of Englonde And all tho that were at that couÌ„seyll swore feawte vnto Henry the kynge that was kynge Iohns sone ¶ And anone after the Legate enterdyted Walys for cause that they helde with the barons of Englonde Also all tho that holpe or yaue ony couÌ„seyll to meue warre ayenst the newe kynge Henry he accursyd them And at the begynnynge he put in the sentence the kyngê sone of Fraunce Lowys And neuertheles the same Lowys wolde not spare for all that But wente toke the castell of Barcamstede and also the castell of Hertforde And from that daye afterwarde the barons dyde there somo che harme thrughout all Englonde and pryncypalle the Frensshe men that were with kynge Lowys Wherfore the grete lordes and all the comyn people of Englonde lete them dresse for to dryue Lowys his company out of Englonde but some of the barons Frensshe men were gone to the cyte of Nicholl toke the towne helde it to kyng Lowys profyte But chyther came kynge Henryes men with a grete power that is to saye the erle Radulf of Chestre Wyllyam erle Marshall Wyllyam the Brener erle of Feriers many other lordes with them yaue batayll vnto Lowys men And there was slayne the erle of Perchees and Lowys men were fowle dyscomfyted And there was taken Serle erle of Wynchestre and Humfroy de Boune erle of Hertforde Robert the sone of Walter many other that began warre ayenst the kynge there they were taken ledde vnto kynge Henry that was kynge Iohans sone ¶ And whan the tydynges came to Lowys of the dyscomfyture yâ— was the kynges sone of FrauÌ„ce He remeued fro thens wente vnto London and lete shytte the yates fast of the cyte And anone after the kynge sent to the Burgeys of London that they sholde yelde them vnto hym the cyte also And he wolde theym graunte all theyr fraunchyses that euer they were wonte to haue before And wolde conferme them by his greate newe chartre vnder his brode seale ¶ And in the same tyme a greate lorde that wat called Eustace the monke came out of Fraunce with a grete company of Lordes and wolde haue come in to Englonde for to haue holpen Lowys the kynges sone of Fraunce But Hubert of Brugh the fyue portes with .viij. shyppes tho mette with them in the hyghe see assaylled theym egrely and ouercame them with strength smote of Eustace the monkes heed And toke also .x. grete lordes of Fraunce put theym in to pryson And slewe almoost all the men that came with theym and anone drowned the shyppes in the see ¶ How Lowys torned ayen in to FrauÌ„ce and of the confermacyon of kynge Iohans chartre SO whan Lowys herde these tydynages he dradde sore to be deed lost And let ordeyne speke bytwene yâ— kynge Lowys by the Legate Swalo And thorugh the Archebysshopp of CauÌ„terbury thrugh other grete lordes that all the prysoners on that one halfe that other sholde be delyuerd go quyte And Lowys hymself sholde haue for his costes a thousande pounde of syluer sholde go out of Englonde and come neuer more therin agayne And in this maner was the accorde made bytwene kynge Henry and Lowys And tho was Lowys assoylled of yâ— popes Legate that was called Swalo of the sentence that he was in the Barons of Englonde also And after this kyng Henry Swalo the Legate Lowys went to Merton there was yâ— peas confermed bytwene them ordeyned And after Lowys wente from thens vnto London tooke his leue was brought with moche honour vnto the see with the Archebysshopp of Caunterbury and with other bysshops also with erles barons and so wente in to Fraunce ¶ And afterwarde the kynge the Archebysshop and also erles and barons assembled them came to the cyte of London atte Myghelmas that next came tho sewynge and helde there a grete parlyament atte London And there were tho renewed all the frauÌ„chyse that kynge Iohn had graunted atte Romney mede and kynge Henry tho confermed by his chartre the whiche yet ben holden thrugh out all Englonde ¶ And in that tyme the kynge toke of euery plough londe .ij. shelynges And Hubert of Brugh was made tho cheyf Iustyce of Englond And this was in the fourth yere of kynge Henryes regne ¶ And in the same yere was Saynt Thomas of CauÌ„terbury translated the .l. yere after his martyrdom And after it was ordeyned by all the lordes of Englonde that all Alyens sholde go out of Englonde come nomore therin And kynge Henry toke tho all the castelles in to his honde that kynge Iohan his fader had yeue take to Alyens for to kepe that helde with hym ¶ But the proude Fawkis of Brytayne rychely lete araye his castell of Bedforde which he had of kynge Iohns yefte helde that castell ayenst kynge Henryes wyll with myght and strength And the kynge came thyder with a stronge power and be syeged the castell And the Archebysshop mayster Stephen of Langton with a fayre company of knyghtes came to the kynge hym for to helpe And from the Ascensyon of our lorde vnto yâ— Assumpcyon of our lady lasted the syege And tho was the castell wonne and take And the kynge lete hange all tho that wente in to the castell with theyr good wyll for to holde the castell That is for to saye .lxxx. men ¶ And tho afterwarde Fawkis hymself was founde and had in a chirche att Couentree and there he forswore all Englonde with moche shame and wente agayne in to his owne countree ¶ And whyles that kyng Henry regned Edmonde of Abyndon that was tresorer of Salysbury was consecrated Archchysshopp of Caunterburye And this kyng Henry sente ouer the see vnto the Erle of prouynce yâ— he sholde sende hyÌ„ his doughter in to Englonde that was called Ellenore and be wolde spowse her And sho she came in to Englonde after Crystmas And on the morowe after saynt Hylaryes daye the Archebysshop Edmonde spowsed them togyder at Westmestre with grete solempnyte And there was a swere syght bytwene them That is to saye Edwarde that was nexte kynge after his fader floure of curteysy of largenesse and Margarete yâ— was after quene of Scotlonde Beauâ—â—â—e that was after countesse of Brytayne and Kachetyne that deyed mayde in relygyon ¶ Of the quinzeme of goodes that wete graunted for the newe chartre and of the purueaunce of Oxforde ANd thus it befell that the lordes of Englonde wolde haue some addicyons moo in the chartre of frauÌ„chyse that they had of the kynge spake thus bytwene them And the kyng grauÌ„ted them all theyr axynge And made to them two chartres that one is called the grete chartre of frauÌ„chyses that other is called yâ— chartre of forest And for the graunte of these two chartres prelates erles barons all the comyns of Englonde
yaue to the kynge a thousande marke of syluer ¶ Whan kynge Henry had be kynne .xliij. yere the same yere he his lordes erles barons of the reame wente to Oxforde and ordeyned a lawe in amendement of the reame And fyrst swore the kynge hymlself afterwarde alle the lordes of the londe that they wolde holde that statute for euermore and who that them brake sholde be deed But the seconde yere after that that ordynauÌ„ce the kynge thrugh counseyll of Edwarde his sone of Rycharde his brother that was erle of Cornewaylle also of other repented hym of that othe that he had made for to holde that lawe ordynauÌ„ce And sente to the courte of Rome to be assoylled of that othe And in the yere next comynge after was the grete darth of come in Englonde For a qurter of whete was worth .xxiiij. shelynges And the poore people ete netles and other wedes for hungre And deyed many a thousande for defawte of mete ¶ And in the .xlviij. yere of kynge Henryes regne began warre and debate bytwene hym and his lordes for by cause that he had broken the couenauntes that were made bytwone them at Oxforde ¶ And the same yere was yâ— towne of Northampton taken and folke slayne that were within for by cause that they had ordeyned wylde fyre for to brenne the cyte of London ¶ And in the moneth of Maye that came next after vpon saynt Pancras daye was the batayll of Lewes that is to saye the Wenesdaye before Saynt Dunstans daye And there was taken kynge Henry hym self syr Edwarde his sone Rychar de his broder erle of Corne wayll many other lordes And in the same yere nexte sewynge syr Edwarde the kynges sone brake out of the warde of syr Symonde of MouÌ„tforth erle of Leycetre at Hert forde wente vnto the barons of the Marche they receyued hym with moche honour ¶ And the same tyme Gilbert of ClarauÌ„ce erle of Glocetre that was in the warde also of yâ— forsayd Symonde thorugh the coÌ„maundement of kynge Henry that wente fro hym with a grete herte for cause that he sayd that the forsayd Gilbert was a foole wherfore he ordeyned hym afterwarde so helde hym with kyng Henry ¶ And on the Saterdaye next after the myddes of August syre Edwarde the kynges sone dyscomfyted syr Symonde de Mountforth at Kelyngworth but the grete lordes that were there with hym were taken that is to saye Baldewyne Wake Willyam de MouÌ„chensye many other grete lordes And the Tewysdaye next after was yâ— batayll done at EushaÌ„ And there was slayne syr Symonde de MouÌ„tforth Hugh the Spenser MouÌ„t forth that was Rauf Bassettes fader of Draiton and other many grete lordes And whan this bataylle was done alle the gentylmen that had ben with the erle Symonde were dysheryted ordeyned togyder dyde moche harme to all the londe For they destroyed theyr enmyes in all that they myght ¶ Of the syege of Kenylworth how the gentylmen were dysheryted thorugh counseyll of the lordes of the reame of Englonde and how they came agayne and had theyr londes ANd the nexte yere comynge in May the fourth daye before the frest of saynt Dunstane was the batayle scomfyture at Chestrefelde of them that were dysheryted there was many of theym slayne ¶ And Robert Erle of Feriers there was taken also Baldewyne Wake Iohn oclahay with moche sorowe escaped thens And on saynt Iohans cue the Baptyst tho sewynge began yâ— syege of the castell Kenilworth the syege lasted to saynt Thomas eue yâ— apostle in whiche daye syr Hugh Hastynge had the castel for to kepe that yelded vp the castell vnto the kyng in this manere that hymself the other that were within the castell sholde haue theyr lyues lyÌ„me as moche thynge as they had therin both hors harneys four dayes of respyte for to delyuer clenly the castell of themself of all other maner thynge as they had within the castell so they went fro the castell And syr Symonde MouÌ„tforth the yonger the couÌ„tesse his moder were gone ouer the see in to Fraunce there helde them as people that were exyled out of Englonde for euer ¶ And soone after it was ordeyned by the Legate Octobone by other greate lordes the wysest of Englonde that all tho that had be ayenst the kyng and were dysheryted sholde haue ayen theyt londes by greuous rauÌ„sons after that it was ordeyned And thus they were accorded with the kyng peas cryed thâ—â—ughout all Englonde and thus the warre was ended And whan it was done the Legate toke his leue of the kyng of the quene of the gâ—rate lordes of Englonde went tho to Rome the .lv. yere of kynge Henryes regne and Edwarde kynge Iohns sone of Brytayne Iohan Vessi Thomas of Clare Rogere at Clyâ—â—orde Othes of 〈◊〉 Robert le Bruâ— Iohan of Verdon and many other lordes of Englonde of be yonde the see tooke they waye towarde yâ— hooly londe And yâ— kyng Henry deyed in the same tyme att Westmestre what he had regned .lv. yere .xix. wekes on saynt Edmonds daye the Archebysshop of Caslterbury And he was enteryd on saynt Edmondes daye the kyng in the yere of the Incarnacyon of our lorde Iesu Cryste M.CC.lxxij ¶ Prophecye of Merlyn of the kynge Henry the fyrste erpowned that was kynge Iohans sone ANd of this Henry prophecyed Merlyn and sayd that a lambâ— sholde come out of Wynchestre in y◠〈◊〉 re of the Incarnacyon of our lorde Ihesu Cryste M.CC. and .xvi. with true lyppes holynesse wryten in his herteâ— And he sayd so the for yâ— good Henry the kynge was borne in Wynchestre in the yere abouesayd he spake good wordes swete was an holy man of good conseyence And Merlyn sayd that this Henry sholde make the fayrest place of the worlde that in his tyme sholde not be fully ended he sayd soth For he made the newe werke of yâ— abbaye of saynt Peters chirche att Westmestre that is fayrer of syght than ony other place yâ— ony man knoweth thorugh out all â—ystendom But kynge Henry deyed are that werke were fully at an ende that was grete harme ¶ And yet sayd Merlyn that this lambe sholde haue peas the moost parte of his regne And he sayde full soth for he was neuer noyed thorugh warre neyther dyseased in no manere wyse tyll a lytell afore his dethe Merlyn sayd in his prophecye more in the regne ende of the fursayd laâ—â— be a wulf of a straunge londe shall doâ— hym moche harâ—â—â— thoâ—â—gh his 〈◊〉 And that he sholde at yâ— laste be maysteâ— thorugh helpe of a reed foxe that sholde come forth of the Northwest sholde hyÌ„ ouercome And that he sholde dryue hyÌ„ out of the water yâ— prophecye full well was knowen For within a lytell tyme or the kynge deyed Symonde of
were slayne of karles And on a grete stake he ranne hymself to the herte deyed there was buryed And deuylles kept his body many a daye after dyd grete hurte to the people tyll by a myracle of our lorde the body was fouÌ„de taken awaye thenne the deuylles boyded ¶ Seneca was this tyme mayster to Nero ¶ Iuuenalis poeta ¶ Lucanê° poeta ¶ Iames the lesse the apostle bysshop of Ierusalem was slayne of the Iewes the .vi. yere of Nero. Marcus the euaÌ„gelyst was martred the fyrst yere of hym ¶ Circa annuÌ„ xpâ—i .lxxiiij. LInus Ytalicus was pope of Rome .x. yere and .ij. monethes .xiij. dayes This Linus and his successour Cletus thrugh theyr holy conuersacyon were made to mynystre the â—resour of the chirche to the people Peter beynge a lyue And Peter attended to prayenge prechynge ¶ It it redde of this Cletus that he wrote fyrst in his letters Salutem et apostolicaÌ„ benedictionem ¶ Afore this tyme was many a Dyscyple of Peter slayne vnder Nero. ¶ Galba this tyme was Emperour he regned .vij. monethes This man was made Emperour by the power of Spayne in the same londe Nero lyuynge And after the deth of Nero brought to Rome there was slayne of a man that came with whete to Rome He smote of his heed bare it to hym that was Emperour next seynge all his men none of them helpynge hym ¶ In this mannes dayes came the grete Rethoricyen to Rome fro Spayne was the fyrst that euer taught the scyence openly his name was Quintilian ¶ Otho regned after hym and he regned but .iij. monethes For one Vitellus that was Presydent of FrauÌ„ce chalenged the Empyre And in Ytalye betwixt these two were thre grete bataylles And in the fourth batayll Otho sawe he sholde be ouercome and in grete dyspeyre he slewe hymself ¶ Vitellus regned after Otho he regned .viij. monethes for he was folower of Nero moost specyall in glotony and in syngynge of foule songes and at festes etynge out of mesure that he myght not kepe it ¶ Vespasianê° regned next tfter hym .ix. yere and .x. monethes and .xij. dayes ¶ The well gouerned men of Rome seynge the cursyd successyon of Nero sente after this Vespasian vnto Palestyn For there he was his sone Titus whiche had besyeged Ierusalem ¶ And whan he herde that Nero was deed by whome he was sente to Ierusalem and herde of these cursyd men regnynge At the InstauÌ„ce of these men not wyllyngly toke vpon hym the Empyre And anone as he was come to Rome he ouercame the tyrauÌ„t Vitellus and lete hym be drawe thorugh Rome and after in to Tybre tyll he was deed and thenne lete hym sayle without sepulture for this yâ— people desyred This man was cured of waspys in his nose anone as he byleued in our lorde Ihesu And that was the cause why he wente to Ierusalem to venge Cristis deth He fought .xxxij. tymes with his enemyes And deyed the yere of grace .lxxix. ¶ Anno dmÌ„ .lxxxiiij. CLetus a martyr was pope .xi. yere This Cletus was a Romayn gretly he loued pylgrymages to sayntes sayenge it was more profyte to the helthe of mannes soule to visyte the place that saynt Peter was in than for to fast two yere He cursyd all tho men lettynge suche pylgrymages or counsellers contrary therto At the last he was martryd by Damician the Emperour ¶ Titus sone to Vespasianus was Emperour this tyme and regned thre yere And he abode styll at Ierusalem after the eleccyon of his fader and destroyed the cyte And slewe there as the storye sayth with batayll and hungre .xi. hondred thousande Iewes And a hondred thousande he toke and solde .xxx. for a peny By cause they solde Cryste for .xxx. pens and brought thens all thynge that was precyous and put them in his hous at Rome whiche was called TempluÌ„ pacis But now is that place falle downe for the moost party and all these grete Iewelles ben dystrybuted to certayne chirches in Rome ¶ This Titus was so full of vertue that all men loued hym soo ferforth that they called hym the moost delectable of men He was full lyberall to all men in soo moche that he sayd often tymes that there sholde noo man go from an Emperour with an heuy herte but he sholde somwhat haue of his petycyon He wolde be sory that daye in the whiche he had graunted no man no benefyte ¶ Whan that he was deed euery man that was in Rome wept for hym as that they had loste theyr fader ¶ Domician brother to Titus regned after hym .xxiiij. yere and .v. monethes Fyrst he was easy and afterwarde full vnresonable For moche of the Senate was destroyed by his malyce and also moche of his kynrede He began the seconde persecucoÌ„n after Nero ayenst crysten men in the whiche persecucyon Iohan the Euangelyst was exiled in to Pathius after the Emperour had put hym in to a tonne of oyle brennynge hurte hym not So this man was not the folower of his fader Vespasian ne his brother Titus but rather lyke Nero his kynrede And for these wycked condicyons he was slayne in his owne palays at Rome in the .xxvij. yere of his aege ¶ Clemens a martyr was pope .ix. yere he succeded Cletus This Clemens fyrst of saynt Peter was ordeyned to be successour to hym And for peryll he wolde Linus and Cletus sholde be popes afore hym leest that thrugh that ensample prelates sholde ordeyne vnder them who some euer they wolde This man made the lyfe of martyrs to be wryten by regyons And he made many bokes He ordeyned that a childe sholde be confermed as soone as it myght namely after it was crystened And at the laste he was martred vnder Traian ¶ Nerua was Emperour after Domician oo yere two monethes And whan he was chosen he meued the Senate to make a lawe that thynge whiche Domician coÌ„maunded to be kepte sholde be broken By the whiche meane saynt Iohan the Euangelyst was losed out of his exyle suffred to come ayen to Ephase This man dyde an other thynge ryght comendable that he assyned so wyse a man as Traian was to gouerne the people after hym ¶ Nota. ¶ Traianê° Hispanicus was Emperour .xix. yere This Traianus many man sayd He was the best amonge all the Emperours but in one thynge alone he was vicyous In so moche as he for the loue of the fals goddes was abowte to destroye the crysten fayth Iugynge in hymselfe so moost to please god Some men saye not by hym self but by other he pursewed the crysten fayth and in the ende of his lyf he dyde but fewe to deth And all his louynge I sette at nought But at saynt Gregory meued with pyte wepynge and prayed vnto our lorde for hym that he wolde haue mercy vpon hym by his prayer haue hym out of helle in to whiche place he was dampned And now yf that
abode after that he had neuer good fortune But was slayne And this was the nynth persecucyon of the chirche crysten fayth ¶ Tacitus was Emperour after this man he regned but thre monethes was slayne in Ponto ¶ Probus was Emperour after hym .v. yere .iiij. monethes This man recouered Fraunce ayen the whiche was occupyed with Barbaryk men And he yaue them Pannonias lycence to haue vyne yerdes And whan he had almoost all thynges well in peas he sayd Knyghtes within a lytell tyme shall not be necessary anone after he was slayne at SirmiuÌ„ ¶ Carus his two sones Carmus Numerianê° were Emperours after Probus but soone were they dyed theyr fader was drowned the two sones were slayne all these thre regned but .ij. yere ¶ Dyoclesian Maximian came after these thre Emperours tho one regned in the Eest and the other in the Weste The fyrste thynge that Dyoclesian dyde he brente all the crysten mennes bokes that myght be founde The two tyrauntes dyde more harme to Crysten men than euer dyde ony other For .x. yere lasted the persecucyon And as we rede within .xxx. dayes .xx. thousande men were slayne for Crystis sake And in Englonde all fayth was almoost destroyed in that tyme of Maximian ¶ Gatus was pope after Euticianus this man ordeyned yâ— no man sholde accuse a bysshop or an other clerke to ony seculer Iuge And that a pagon or an heretyke sholde not accuse a crysten man Also he ordeyned that he that was worthy sholde ascende gree by gree to his ordre fyrste Benet than Colet subdeacon deacon than preest And at the laste he was martred vnder Dyoclesian ¶ Arcellinê° a martyr was pope after Gaius .xi. yere and .iiij monethes This man was persecuted sorâ—for drede of dethe he offred thir cornes of incense to the sacrifyce of the ydolles And afterwarde he openly repented suffred the payne of deth for the fayth of the chirche of god His body laye vnburyed thre dayes for drede of the curse of god And after thorugh auysyon of saynt Peter Marcell he was buryed at saynt Peters foot ¶ Marcellus was pope after Marcellmus .v. yere This man ordeyned that a generall counseyll myght not be ordeyned without the auctoryte of the pope Vt pêª .xvij. di c. sinoduÌ„ ¶ Also he chose .xv. Cardynalles in the cyte to burye crysten men At the last whan he hadê kepte beestes longe tyme in a house closed in with them by the coÌ„maundement of Maximian be deyed for faute ¶ Eusebius a martyr was after this man two monethes certayne dayes This man of a laye man was made pope he ordeyned that no laye man sholde accuse his bysshop but yf he wente fro his fayth vt pêª .ij. ix vij c. laâ—cos ¶ Nota. ¶ This tyme saynt Albon was martred in Brytayne This Albon whan he was a pagan he lodged a certayne man the whiche conuerted hym to the fayth and after was Iuged vnto deth And moche people he torned vnto our lorde that were nygh the water the whiche he made drye thrugh his praeyr And he suffred deth nygh the cyte of Verelom Vide plura in vita sancti Albam ¶ Melchiades a martyr succeded Eusebiê° .iiij. yere This man forbode that men sholde faste ou Sondaye or on Thursdaye in so moche as paganes faste on those dayes At the laste he was martred as alle his predecessours were ¶ And vnderstonde ye that there were .xxxiij. popes of Rome martred eche one after other Peter was the fyrst and this Melchiades was the last And thenne it was laudable after Gregory a man to desyre a bysshopryche ¶ Galerus was Emperour after Dyoclesian two yere and an other with hym called Constancius So was the Empyre in those dayes deuyded This Constancius after he had conquered all spayne he came in to grete Brytayne and there he wedded a kynges doughter on whome he gate grete Constantyne And this same Constancius deyed in Brytayne and lyeth at Yorke as Martyne sayth in his Cronycles and lefte on lyue Constantyne that was goten on Eleyne and was kynge of Brytayne of Fraunce ¶ Circa annuÌ„ dmÌ„ CCC viij SIluester was pope after Melchiades This was a gloryous Confessour and many wayes he worshyped the chirche of god what in wrytynge what in myracles He receyued the patrymony of saynt Peter That is for to saye the kyngdome of Ytalye with the cyte of Rome of Constantynople the Emperour and to the worshyp of the hole vnyuersall chirche of god he torned it He baptysed Eleyne and the Iewes and thenne he decessyd an holy Confessour ¶ Constantyne the myghty was Emperour this tyme. This Constantyne was a gloryous man and a victoryous in bataylle In gouernynge of the comyn people he was very wyse And in the necessyte of the byleue he was without compayre Deuoute His pyte and his holynes ben so wryten in the bokes of holy doctours that without doube he is to be nombred amonge Sayntes And the Grekes saye that in the ende of his lyf he was made a monke And more ye may here of hym in the Cronycles of Englonde For he was kynge in Englonde ¶ Helena the quene moder to Constantyne repayred agayne the holy Crosse this tyme. And she made ixx Colleges and she glorifyed the state of all holy chirche ¶ Nicholas bysshop of Myrree seete an holy man was this tyme ¶ Athanasius was this tyme bysshop in Alexandre a gloryous doctour made the symbalum Quicunque vult saluus esse ◠¶ Marcus was pope after Siluestes two yere and .viij. monethes this man ordeyned the Crede sholde be openly songe in the chirche And yâ— the bysshop of Hostience sholde consecrate the pope yâ— he sholde were a palle ¶ Iulius was pope after Marcus .xi. yere this man was exiled .x. yere after suffred deth vnder Constantyne yâ— seconde ¶ Constantinê° with his two brethern regned .xxiiij. yere And in his laste ende he was peruerted by the heresye of the Ariens by a bysshop called Eusebi And he pursued the chirche of god strongely The ende of this man was this As he sholde god to Constantynople vnto a grete couÌ„seyll in the whiche couÌ„seyll he thought to haue condempned the bysshop and the clerkes of true byleue he wente before vnto a chambre to auoyde suche thyngê as nature requyred anone sodeynly his bowels felle from hym and therby was deed as ye now here ¶ Liberius was pope after Iulius .xix. yere .vij. monethes Thenne was the seconde dyscorde of the chirche bytwene Liberiê° Felix for the heresye of yâ— Ariens the whiche fauoured Liberius Thenne Constancius themperour called ayen Liberius from his exile by cause he fauoured this heresye And the chirche deieced Liberius toke Felix for pope the other was expulsed as an heretyke of the chirche But Felix obteyned not for the Emperour put in Liberius expulsed Felix ¶ Felix was pope after the dethe of this
the couenauntes bytwene them that were made by othes by hostages fâ—r to bere hym true fay holde hym for lorde and paye to hym truage by the yere ¶ Tho began the Saxons and the Affricans to destroye robbe brenne townes destroye all thynge in asmoche as they myght spared neyther man woman ne childe lerned ne lewde but all they slewe cast downe townes castels chirches so put they all the londe in grete destruccyon And as soone as they myght flee they fledê thens as wel poore as ryche bysshops abbottes chanons all other grete small some in to lytell Brytayne some in to Cornewayle al tho that shyppes myght haue ¶ How the kynge Gurmonde droue kynge Cortyf to Chechestre slewe the Brytons and thrugh crafte engyne gate the same towne COrtyf the kynge fledde thens in to Chechestre that tho was stronge theâ—e helde hyÌ„ .xx. dayes this Gurmonde came it besyeged But the cyte was so stronge that he myght not gete it by no manere of wyse with engyne that they myght do Tho bethought they vpon a subtylte for to brenne the towne They made engynes with glewe of nettes toke pecys of thonder of fyre bonde it to sparowes feet than lete them flee they anone flewe lodged them in yâ— towne there that theyr nestis were in stackes euesynges of houses yâ— fyre began to kyndle brente all the towne And whan yâ— Brytons sawe that in euery syde they hyed them out fought but anone they were slane dyscomfyted And whyle the batayll dured the kynge pryuely hydde hym stale awaye in to Walys men wyst neuer were he became so was the towne of Chechestre taken destroyed And after Gurmonde wente destroyed townes cytes that neuer were after made ayen as it is seen yet in many places of this londe ¶ How this londe was called Englonde for the name of Engist how many kynges were made after in this londe SO whan Gurmonde had destoyde all the londe thrugh out he yaue the londe to yâ— Saxons anone they toke it with good wyll for the Saxons longe tyme had desyred it For asmoche as they were of Engystê kynrede that fyrst had all yâ— londe of Brytayne lete them be called Englysshmen for by cause of Engistes name yâ— londe they lete call Englonde in theyr langage the folke ben called Englyshmen for asmoche as in his tyme it was called Engistê londe whan he had conquered it of Vortiger that spoused his doughter But fro the tyme that Brute came fyrst in to Englonde this londe was called Brytayne yâ— folke Brytons But syth the tyme that this Gurmonde conquered it eftsones yaue it vnto the Saxons they anone ryght chauÌ„ged yâ— name as before is sayd And whan this was done Gurmonde passed ouer in to FrauÌ„ce there conquered many londes destroyed all crysten peple there that he came And the Saxons dwelled in this londe began fast to enhabyte it at her owne wyl And they wolde haue made newe kyngê lordes but they myght neuer assent to haue oonly oo kynge for to be to them attendaunt therfore they made many kynges in dyuerse shyres as it was in Engistes tyme The fyrst kyngdome was Kente that other Southsexe and the thyrde Westsex the fourth Eestsex the fyfth Northumberlonde the sixth Estangle that is to saye Northfolke Southfolk and the seuenth Mercheryche that is the Erldome of Nicholl Huntyngdon Herforde Gloucetre Wynchestre Werwyke Derby and so departed all Englonde in to .vij. partyes ¶ And after that it befell that tho kyngê warred ofttymes togyder And euer he that was strongest toke hym that was feblest and so it was longe tyme that they had no kyng crowned amonge theym ne no crysten man was tho amonge them ne crystendome nother But were paynems tyll yâ— saynt Gregory was pope of Rome that had seen childern of the nacyon of Englonde in the cyte of Rome that were wonder fayre creatures had grete wyl desyre theym to beholde And axed of the marchauntes whens they were of what nacyon And men tolde hym that they were of Englonde and Englysshe they were called but they all the peple of Englonde were paynems byleued not vpon god ¶ Alas sayd saynt Gregory well mowe they be called Englysshe for they haue the vysages of angels therfore well ought they to be crystened And for this cause saynt Gregory sente there saynt Austyn in to Englonde and .xl. good men with hym that were of good lyf holy men to preche teche to conuerte the Englysshe people and them to torne to god that was in the .vi. yere that saynt Gregory had be pope of Rome that is to saye after thyncarnacoÌ„n of our lorde Ihesu Cryst .v. C.lxxxv yeres as the Cronycle telleth ¶ How saynt Austyn baptysed conuerted kynge Adelbryght the bysshoppes that he made his felowes AS saynt Austyn came fyrste in to Englonde he arryuen in the Yle of Tenet so passed forth came vnto Caunterbury and there soiourned And kynge Adelbryght of Kente that was of the lygnage of Engist goodly receyued saynt Austyn his felowes with moche honour them fouÌ„de all that them neded And more ouer he yaue them a fayre place that now is called the abbay of saynt Austyn in whiche place he lyeth hymself shryned ¶ This kynge Adelbryght was a good man and with good wyll herde saynt Austynâ— predycacyons yaue hym leue to preche thrugh out all his londe before sayd of Kent to torne and conuerte to hym all the people that he myght ¶ It betelle so after thorugh goddes grace that in lytell tyme the kynge hymself was conuerted to god all his people of his londe were baptysed And in the meane whyle the peple torned them to god ¶ Saynt Austyn came to Rochestre and there he preched the worde of god And yâ— paynems therfore hym scorned caste vpon hym reygh taylles soo that all his mantell was hanged full of these reygh tayles And for more despyte they caste vppon hym the guttes of reyghes and other fysshe Wherfore the good man saâ—â—â— Austyn was sore anoyed and greued And prayed to god that all tho children of that cyte that sholde be borne afterwarde that is for to saye in the cyte of Rochestre myght haue taylles and so they hadde And whan the kynge herde of this vengeaunce that was falle thrugh saynt Austyns prayer He lete make an house in the honour of almyghty god wherin wymmen sholde be delyuered of theyr childern aâ—â— the brydges ende In the whiche hous yet wymmen of the cyte ben delyuered of childe ¶ Whan that saynt Gregorye hadde herde telle how the Englysshe people were torned to god conuerted he sente vnto saynt Austyn his pallyon by a bysshop that was called Paulin and made
quyete in vertues meke in soule and very demure in langage of his relygyons lyf this man was chosen at the last with one accorde of the chirche and laye men But there was a grete distynccyon for the Clergy entended to haue chose Perys the Archebysshop And the hoste of alye men wolde haue had Theodorum a preest But at the last the holy ghost tourned the wyll of all this people in to this holy man ¶ Sergins was pope .ix. yere This man was vertuous comendable in his lyf And in his eleccyon a grete dyscorde was for one partye of the clergye chose TheodoruÌ„ and an other partye Paschalem But as our lorde wolde at the last they tourned all to this man This man translated the body of saynt Leo. He also founde a grete parte of yâ— holy crosse by myracle And he crystened Cadwaldre the laste kynge of Brytayne He coÌ„mauÌ„ded Anus dei to be sayd or songe thryes at masse And decessyd blessydly ¶ Nota. ¶ Saynt Beda the worshypfull preest was this tyme a grete man of fame in Englonde the whiche was take the .vij. yere of his â—ege to Benedict the abbot GyrwyenÌ„ monastery to be taught And thenne after to Colfrido the abbot after the deth of Benedict And at the .xix. yere of his aege he was made Deaken of the bysshop of Yorke And at .xxx. yere he was made preest in the whiche yere he began to â—yte So he contynued all the tyme of his lyf in that monastry in geuynge his labours to wrytynge scrypture to be expowned He made .lxxviij. bokes the whiche he nombreth in the ende of his Englysshe boke This man was euer in labour other in prayer or in syngynge dayly in the chirche or to lerne or teche or wryte For whiche thynge men may Iuge by reason that he was neuer at Rome all though some saye he went to Rome that he myght see that his bokes accorded with the doctryne of the holy chirche But it was certayne that he was blynde and wente to preche had a seruaunte that was not good made hym to preche to a myghty multytude of stones and sayd that they were men And whan all his sermon was done the stones answered and sayd Amen But that he wente to Rome thryes and fouÌ„de wryten thre arres thre effes and eâ—powned them it was neuer fouÌ„de in no boke of auctoryte There was after the talkynge of the people suche a wrytyng on the yates of Rome RRR FFF And suche an exposition Regna Rome Ruent Ferro Flama Fame But it is certayne that Beda was desyred to come to Rome by the wytynge of Sergâ—us the pope to Colfrido his abbot And this Beda translated yâ— gospell of saynt Iohan in to Englysshe tonge dyssessyd blessydly The fame sayth that now he lyeth at Deuelyn with saynt Cuthberte there is buryed with hym the knowlege of yâ— dedes of Englonde almoost to the conquest ¶ Leo the seconde was Emperour and lytell of hym is wryten ¶ Liberius was Emperour after hym vij yere he rose ayenst Leo entred his kyngdom and kepte hym in pryson as longe as he regned In his tyme Iustinianus the seconde whiche in olde tyme was exyled to Crysonam openly sayd he wolde recouer his Empyre agayne Wherfore the people of that couÌ„tree for the loue of Liberius were about to slee that Iustinianus Wherfore he fledde to the prynce of Thurcorum wedded his syster And thorugh helpe of his brother the Bulgars he recouered his Empyre slewe Liberius and Leo the vsurper of his reame And as many tymes almoost as he wyped ony drope from his nose the whiche they kytte of so many tymes he made one of his enmyes to be slayne ¶ Leo the thyrde was pope after Sergius two yere This man was made pope by the power of the Romayns was not put in the nombre of popes for he euyll entred but he dyde none euyll ¶ Iohannes the .vi. was pope after hym a Greke And he was a martyr but of whom and wherfore the cause is not fouÌ„de in hystoryes It is sayd that it was of the dukes of Lombardy for they were enmyes to the chirche myghtely ¶ IohaÌ„nes the .vij. a Romayne was pope after hym thre yere but no thynge of hym is wryten ¶ Iustinianus was Emperour ayen with his sone Tyberiê° .vi. yeres And this was he the whiche was reued the Empyre afore by Leo And whan this man was restored ayen he toke hym to the ryght fayth worshypped the pope Constantyne And certaynly he destroyed Creson yâ— place where he was exyled vnto and all that dwelled in it except yâ— childern he slewe them And he came ayen an other tyme to haue slayne the Innocentes And the men of that countree made them a capytayne a certayne man that was called Philyp an outlawe the whiche anone wente to hym in batayll and slewe hym for his outrageous cruelnesse ayenst those children ¶ Sysinnius was pope twenty dayes and thenne was grete stryfe and he decessyd but lytell of hym is wryten ¶ Constantyne was pope after hym .vij yere This man was a very meke man and so blessyd that of all men he was beloued He wente ouer the see to Iustinianus the Emperour and was receyued with grete honour and deyed a blessyd man ¶ Philyp the seconde was Emperour one yere the whiche fledde in to Scicilia for the hoste of the Romayns And he was an heretyke and coÌ„maunded all pyctures of sayntes for to be destroyed Wherfore the Romayns cast awaye his coyne ne wolde not receyue no moneye that his name or ymage were wryten vpon ¶ Anastasius the seconde after he had slayne Philyp was Emperour thre yere This man was a crysten man and he lyued well But by cause he put out Philyps eyen and slewe hym afterwarde And therfore Theodosius faugh ayenst hym and ouercame hym thenne he was made a preest and lyued so quyetly ¶ Anno dmÌ„ .vij. C.xiiij GRegorius the seconde was pope after Constantyne .xvij. yere this Gregorius was a chaste man a noble man in scrypture And about this tyme the popes began to deale more temporally with the Emperours than they were wonte for theyr falsnesse theyr heresye also for to remeue th empyre fro oo peple to an other as yâ— tyme requyred this man cursyd Leo the Emperour by cause he brente the ymages of sayntes This same Leo coÌ„mauÌ„ded Gregorius the pope that he sholde brenne chirches destroye them And he sette noo thynge of his sayenge but coÌ„maunded the couÌ„trary manly And soo it is openly shewed that the destruccyon of the Empyre of Rome was the cause of heresye For certaynely faythfull people with the prelates with one wyll drewe to the pope and constrayned the Emperours for to leue theyr tyrannye and theyr heresye ¶ And this tyme in the eest parte of the worlde strongly faylled the very fayth for yâ— cursyd lawe of yâ— fals Machâ—myte ¶ Theodosius was Emperour and
regned but one yere And he was a very crysten man and euen as he dyde so was he done vnto For Leo deposyd hym and made hym a preest ¶ Leo the thyrde with Constantyne his sone was Emperour xxv yere this Leo whan he was myghty he deposyd Theodosius and regned for hym was desceyued by a certayne Apostata the whiche hadde hym that he sholde take brenne all the ymages of sayntes Wherfore he was punysshed bothe in batayll in pestylence with other Infortunes And by cause he was accursyd of Gregorius and bode therin thre dayes therfore the pope with the comyn people toke fro hym the best parte of his Empyre coÌ„maundynge that noo man sholde obeye hym ne socour hym by cause he lyued lyke an heretyke ¶ Holy men sayd ayenst hym And many by hym were martred exyled And at the last in his myshyleue he deyed wretchedly And in this mannes dayes but that Karolus Marcellus holpe the Crysten fayth faught manly ayenst the Sarrasyns and draue them backewarde in to Spayne the whiche they had subdued els they had entred in to Fraunce And Karolus slewe thre hondred thousande Sarrasyns moo And of his peple were slayne but .xv. thousande ¶ Nota ¶ This man for the contynuall batayle tooke to laye men the tresoure of the chirche Wherfore saynt Eucharius the bysshop of Aurelian as he was in his prayers sawe that same Karolus in soule body payned in helle And the aungell that shewed the bysshop this man sayd That that was the Iugement of all those that toke awaye the goodes of the chirche or of poore men And to fortifye that that the bysshop sayd to proue it the abbot of saynt Denys wente to the sepulcre there that Karolus was buryed opened the cheste that he laye in And there they see a grete dragon go out but he had no body ¶ Gregorius the thyrde a Romayne was pope after Gregorius the seconde The whiche conformed the worshyppes of the ymages of sayntes with the counseyll almoost of a thousande bysshops And he cursyd horrybly all the despysers of these ymages As the Emperour other that were of that condycyon ¶ Constantynus the fyfth was Emperour after his fader Leo .xxv. yere He was a cursyd man and a pure heretyke so that he dyde sacrefyce to the deuylles He pursewed the chirche And no thynge that is good of hym is wryten And so by the suâ—â—raunce of god the chirche was trowbled longe tyme. About this tyme were many meruaylles there were meruayllous erthe quakys And certayne cytees that were sette on mountayns they were remeâ—ed and borne awaye with the bylles in to the feldes .vi. myles thens as they stode and the cytees were not broken ne burâ—â— In the londe of Mesopotanian the erthe was broken by the space of two mâ—le And also there was a mule that spaâ—e in a mannes voys Asshes fell fro heuen And in the see of Poncico there was vse for grete froste that was .xxx. cubâ—â—es of thycknesse And sterres felle fro heuen so myghtely that men trowed that the ende of the worlde had be comen All these betokened meruayllous thynges for to come ¶ Anno dmÌ„ .vij. C.xliiij ZAcharias was pope after Gregorius .x. yere This Zacharus was a noble man arayed with all vertue With all men be was loued for his mekenesse And he deposyd the kynge of Fraunce Hydery and put in his place Puppinus for he was more profytable ¶ Here may ye see what power the chirche had that tyme the whiche translated that famous kyngdome fro the very heyres to the kyngdome of Pippinus for a leyffull cause Vt habet xv.q.v alius ¶ Stephanus the seconde a Romayne was pope after Zacharias .v. yere This man in all thynge was profytable vnto the chirche as well in worde as in doctryne And he gouerned the spirytualtee and the temporaltee nobly He was the louer and the defender of poore men This man anoynted Pippinê° the kynge of Fraunce sente hym ayenst the Lombardes that he sholde compell them to restore the chirche of suche goodes as they had with holde from theym longe tyme vnryghtwysly the whiche he dyde He also translated the Empyre of the Grekes to the Frensshmen ¶ Paulus a Romayne was pope after hym .x. yere This was a very holy man for he dyde grete almesse to faderlesse childern prysoners wydowes and other poore men that he myghte be a folower of saynt Poule ¶ Constantyne a Romayne the seconde was pope after Poul two yere This Constantyne was a lay man and sodeynly was made a preest as a tyraunt and toke on hym the dygnytee of the pope And with a grete sclaundre to the chirche was pope a lytell tyme. But the faythfull men put hym out and put out his eyen And this was the fyfth In famed pope amonge so many herde tofore So the holy ghost that holy apostles sete kepte in all honour holynesse ¶ Intynyte martyrs were made this tyme by Constantyne the Emperour for he was suche an heretyke And men trowe that there was neuer Emperour ne no pagon that slewe so many martyrs And in his tyme the chirche was trowbled full sore very precyously bought the worshyppynge of the ymages of the holy sayntes for the grete shedynge of blood of martyrs And certaynly that cursyd Emperour was not vnpunysshed For whan that he deyed he cryed with an horryble voys and sayd I am taken to a fyre that is vnable for to be destroyed And so he yelded vp the ghost to euerlastynge payne ¶ The Empyre of Rome was dyuyded about this tyme For Stephanus the pope translated Ytaly and other vnto Karolus a yonge man And Constantyne helde the londe of Grece with other londes ouer the see with a grete labour and many rebellynge ¶ This tyme Karolus magnus was a noble yonge man And he began for to regne vpon Fraunce and was the sone of Pippinus and his moder was called Berta ¶ Stephanus the thyrde was pope after Paulus thre yere And he amended all the errours of Constantyne And he degraded all those the whiche Constantyne ordeyned in a generall Synodus ¶ Anno dmÌ„ .vij. C.lxxxiiij ADitanus a Romayne was pope after Stephanus .xxiiij. yere This man was myghtely worshypped of the people no man greter afore hym in honour ryches and buyldynge This man sette two solempne Synodis The fyrste of thre hondred and fyfty faders The seconde in Rome with an hondred and fyfty faders beynge presente Charles the kynge of Fraunce to whome it was graunted the lyberte of eleccyon of the popes and to ordeyne the appostles sete ¶ Leo the fourthe regned Emperour with the Grekes fyue yere This Leo was a cursyd man but not soo moche as his fadet was And he was a coueytous man and he toke awaye a certayne crowne of a chirche and put it vp on his heed And anone he was corrupted with an axes and sore dyseased And he had a cursed wyf
the whiche regned after hym with her sone ¶ Constantyne was Emperour after Leo he was a meke man and put awaye his moder fro the kyngdom that she myght take hede vnto her wyÌ„mens werke But she with a fayned rancour put out his eyest afterwarde and his children also and regned agayne thre yere And at the last she was aboute for to haue be wedded And whan the Grekes perceyued that she wolde be wedded to grete Karolus they toke her and shytte her vp in a monastery and toke NychoferuÌ„ to be theyr Emperour ¶ The .v. vnyuersall study the whiche in olde tyme was translated from Athenes vnto Rome aboute this tyme was translated to Parys by Karolus kynge of Fraunce ¶ Nychoferus was Emperour after Constantyne He was a very nygon and was exalted to his Empyre by the Grekes But he profyted not for in his tyme all the â—est Imperyall was brought to nought For the Romayns put them vnder Karolus magnus ¶ Ierusalem about this tyme was recouered by Karolus with all the holy londe And the secte of the Sarrasyns was destroyed strongely For the destruccyon of wretches came thenne ¶ Michaell was Emperour two yere And he was a very crysten man and he was well beloued and also he was connynge in all scyences And tho that Nychoferus hadde hurte and dystressyd of theyr goodes by his coueytousnesse this Michaell restored them and made them ryche ayen ¶ Nota. ¶ Karolus magnus the fyrst saynt was Emperour after Michaell And he was crowned Emperour by Leo the pope from the whiche tyme the Empyre was translated from the Grekes to Fraunce and Germayne And for the translacyon of that Empyre the Grekes alwaye were defectyne vnto the Romayns And the Grekes stroue euer more with them But it was more with venemous wordes than with strengthe and more with crafte than with batayll For they hadde so grete enuye at the Romayns that they wolde not obeye the chirche of Rome For certaynly whan that the popes wolde wryte vnto them for to obeye the chirche of Rome they wrote agayne ond sayd Ye haue taken from our kynrede teh Empyre and therfore we woll not obeye and we vs take from you And for this noble Emperour Karolus it is to be vnderstande this man whan he was a yonge man he was anoynted kynge of Fraunce by Stephanus the pope In the yere of our lorde Ihesu Cryste .vij. hondred .liiij. whan his fader Peppinus lyued Vnder whome and with whome he regned .xv. yere vnto the deth of his fader ¶ Thenne after his fader vnder the yere of our lorde god .vij. hondred .lxviij. this Karolus with his broder Karolomannus regned two yere And thenne his brother deseased in the seconde yere And this Karolus there helde al the hoole kyngdom .xiiij. yere to the yere of our lorde .vij. hondred .lxxxiiij. In the whiche yere he wente to Rome that he myght be crowned Emperour of the pope Adrianus And he regned Emperour xvi yere to the yere of our lorde .viij. C. whan pope Leo confermed hym ayen the Emperour And after that he was Emperour .xiiij. yere And he dysseasyd in the yere of his aege .lxxij. The whiche was the yere of our lorde .viij. C. and xiiij ¶ Yf ye wyll see more of Karolus go to the boke of Turpinus and Libraminus his mayster for they wrote his noble actes ¶ Leo the fourth was pope after Adrianus .xx. yere this man whan he wente on a certayne daye with the Letany to saynt Peters chirche on Saynt Markes daye he was taken with cursyd people and bothe his eyen put out and his tonge cutte of But our lorde merueylously restored hyÌ„ ayen his syght and his speche so that he spake without tonge and sawe by myracle Afterwarde he wente with Karolus in to Fraunce And he came with hym vnto Rome and renged the pope on his câ—mye And thenne he crowned Karolus And he late afore crowned comfermed hym agayne ¶ Ludouicus the meke the fyrste begoten sone of Karolus was Emperour after his fader .xxvi. yere in whose tyme was put awaye that clerkes sholde vse no gyrdels with precyous stones nestrauÌ„ge arayment This Ludouicus of his fyrst wyf gate two childern bothe had an euyll ende In all thynge that wente ayenst hym he was pacyent and in the last ende he euer ouercame For ayenst god he abode deuoute And his childern folowed hym in condycyons he dyssessyd a blessyd man ¶ Stephanus the fourth was pope after Leo thre yere This Stephanus redemed many captyue men and crowned Ludouicus the Emperour And thenne he dyssessyd was byryed at Rome ¶ Paschall was pope after Stephanus This Paschall gaue a greate dylygence to relyques of Sayntes And he toke vp Innumerable bodyes of sayntes buryed them worshypfully as in the vysyon of saynt Cecile he was coÌ„maunded ¶ Eugenius the fourth was pope after Paschall and he was a very holy man And all those thynges that were for cryste he toke hede to This man was crowned a martyr by the laye men of Rome he was buryed in saynt Peters chircheyerde ¶ Circa annuÌ„ dmÌ„ .viij. C.xliiij TAlentinus was pope after Eugenius .xl. dayes and lytell of hym is wrytell ¶ Gregorius the fourth was pope after hyÌ„ .xij. yere this Gregorius sawe many heuy tymes for the plages amonge the comyn people And at this mannes petycyon Ludouicus the Emperour and Marchio the prynce of Lombardy exyled all the Sarrasyns fro Ytaly And at the last he dyssessed after Innumerable good dedes werkes that he had done at saynt Peters ¶ Lotherius the fyrste sone of Ludouicus was Emperour .xv. yere in Ytaly Rome the partyes of Germayne nexte to the hylles of Alpy This Lotherius rose ayenst his broder Ludouicus Karolus for the kyngdome of Duchelonde the whiche some tyme Pippinus theyr broder helde And they fought at a place called FontanecuÌ„ where Lotheriê° was dyscomfyted And there was suche slaughter made on both the sydes that they had no men for to resyst theyr aduersaryes This vnderstode a fals crysten man sente vnto Soudan of the Sarrasyns that he sholde come anone And he toke Rome and saynt Peters chirche was made a stable for theyr horses But Ludouicus with the Frensshmen Lombardes all that Infenyte nombre destroyed and that with grete shedynge of crysten blode ¶ Sergius the seconde was pope after Gregorius two yere This man was called fyrst os porci in Englysshe hog gesmouth Wherfore that man all the popes names are chaunged whan they are chosen And that for thre causes The fyrst for Cryste chaunged the names of those men the whiche he made popes The seconde for as moche as they are chaunged in the name sholde they be chaunged in perfeccyon of lyfe The thyrde leest he whiche is chosen to an excedynge degree sholde be hurte in name ¶ Leo was pope after Sergius viij yere This Leo was an holy man also he was in prudence as
thynge the whiche the holy man had ordeyned ¶ Anastasius was pope after hym two yere ¶ Laudo was pope .v. monethes lytel they dyde ¶ Iohannas the .x. was pope thenne This IohaÌ„nes was the sone of Sergius pope both of nature of maners And he was pope by myght And wretchedly slayne of Guidols knyghtê for they put on his mouth a pylowe and stopped his breth And after hym was a nother put in but anone he was out and therfore he is not named as pope ¶ Henricê° the duke of Saxon was Emperour of Almayne .xvij. yere this Henricê° was a noble man but he is not nombred amonge themperours for he regned but aloonly in Almayne And he had a very holy woman vnto his wyf her name was Matylda on whom he gate two sones that is to saye Otto Harry And Otto succeded hyÌ„ in the Empyre And Harry had moche londe in Almay ne And he gate an other sone yâ— hyght Brimen he was a very holy man was bysshop of Coleyne And he fouÌ„ded the monastery of Panthaleon ¶ Of kynge Adelstone NOw after this Edwarde regned Adelstone his sone And whan he had regned foure yere he helde batayle ayenst the Danys And droue kynge Gaufride yâ— was kyng of the Danys all his hoste vnto the see and rested by Scotlonde toke strongely all the couÌ„tree an hoole yere And after that tho of Comberlonde of Scottes of Westmerlonde began to warre vpon kynge Adelstone And he gaue them so stronge batayll that he slewe so many of them yâ— no man coude telle the nombre of them And after that he regned but thre yere And he regned in all .xxv. yere lyeth at Malmesbury ¶ Of kynge Edmonde THenne after this Adelstone regned Edmonde his brother For kyng Adelstone had no sone this Edmonde was a worthy man a doughty knyght of body as noble also And yâ— thyrde yere after that he was kynge he wente ouer Humber in to that couÌ„tree in the whiche couÌ„tree he fouÌ„de two kynges of Danys That one was called Enelaf that other Renant This kynge Edmonde droue them both fro yâ— londe after went toke a grete proye in Comberlonde This Edmonde regned but .vij. yere lyeth at Glastenbury ¶ Of kynge Eldred ANd after this Edmonde regned Eldred his broder that auenged Edwarde his fader of his enmyes that dyde hym slee And after he seased all Northumberlonde in to his honde And made the Scottes for to bowe meke vnto his wyll And in the seconde yere of his regne came Arnalaf Guyran that was kynge of Denmarke seased all Northumberlonde helde that londe two yere And after that came kynge Eldred draue hym out of this londe And this kyng Eldred was a noble man a good of whoo 's goodnes saynt Dunstane preched And this kyng Eldred regned .xi. yere lyeth at Wynchestre ¶ Of kynge Edwyn ANd after this Eldred regned Edwyn the sone of Edmonde And he was a symple man towarde god and the people For he hated folke of his ow ne londe and loued honoured strauÌ„ge men And sette lytell by holy chirche And he toke of holy chirche all the treâ— sour that he myght haue That was gre te shame vylany to hymself and peryll to his soule And therfore god wolde not that he sholde regne no lenger than foure yere deyed and lyeth at Wyncheste LEo the sixt a Romayne was pope .vi. monethes ¶ Stephanus the .vij. was after hym two yere ¶ Iohannes the .xi. a Romayne was pope thre yere ¶ Stephanus the .viij. a Germayne was pope after hym .viij. yere ¶ Martinus the thyrde was pope after hym thre yere of these .vi. popes is no thynge had in scrypture For what cause I can not telle ¶ Anno dmÌ„ .ix. C .liiij. AGapitus a Romayne was pope after Martinê° .ij. yere .viij. monethes no thynge of hym is wryten ¶ IoheÌ„s the .xij. a Romayne was pope after Agapitus .viij. yere he had a fader yâ— hyght Alberyke was a worthy man in the cyte of Rome He Induced the noble men to swere yâ— after the deth of Agapitus they sholde these Octauianus his sone pope soo it was done was named Iohn he was a hunter a lecherous man so yâ— openly he kepte wyÌ„men Wherfore certen Cardynalles wrote vn to Otto the Emperour of Saxon that he sholde come to Rome for to helpe to destroye the sclauÌ„dre of yâ— chirche This the pope perceyued yâ— honde that wrote the pystle he made to be cutte of And many tymes he was warned by the Emperour the clergy that he sholde correc te hymself but he nolde for no thynge Thenne he was deposyd Leo was put in to his place Wherfore the Emperour was anoyed and came ayen besyeged Rome so longe tyll they toke Benedicte to hym restored Leo. ¶ Of kynge Edgar that regned aboue the kynges of Scotlonde of Walys how he was begyled thrugh the takynge of his wyf ANd after this Edwyne regned Edgar his brother a man that moche loued god peas and the ryght of holy chirche also And he was a worthy man and a grete lorde of blood and myghty maytened well this londe in peas And this Edgar was lorde kynge aboue all the kynges of Scotlonde of Walys fro the tyme that Arthur was gone neuer was sythen kynge of his power ¶ And this Edgar was Saynt Edwardes fader And whan Edgars wyf was deed that was saynt Edwardes moder enteryd he herde speke of the fayrnesse of Estrylde that was Oxgarus doughter a baron of Deuenshyre that was so fayr a woman that al men dyde speke of her He called one of his knyghtes that he moche loued trusted vpon tolde hym God sayd he to the noble baron Orgarus of Deuenshyre and see yf that his doughter be so fayre as men speke of yf it be soth I wyll haue her vnto my wyf ¶ This knyght that was called Edelwolde went forth his waye as the kynge hym had sayd came there that yâ— lady was And whan he sawe her so fayre he thought to haue her hymself to wyf And therof spake to Orgarus her fader And her fader was an olde man had no moo childern but oonly her sawe that Edelwolde was a fayre yonge knyght worthy ryche and was well beloued with the kynge thought his doughter sholde well be maryed besette vpon hym and grauÌ„ted hym his doughter yf the good lorde the kynge wolde consente therto ¶ And thenne this Edelwolde came ayen vnto the kynge tolde hym that she was fay re ynough vpon to see but she was won der lothly ¶ Tho answered the kynge and sayd that he toke but lytell charge Syr sayd Edelwolde she is her faders heyre I am not ryche of londes and yf ye wolde consente graunte that I myght
man was taught in armes and made many bookes and elles lytell of hym is wryten ¶ Gregorius the .v. was pope after this man almoost thre yere And this Gregorius was made pope att the Instaunce of the Emperour Otto the thyrde for he was his cosyn And whan he had be a lytell whyle pope and the Emperour receded from the cyte of Rome Placentinus was put in by Crecensius a Counsull for moneye And thenÌ„ was stryf a fewe dayes But the Emperour came soone after toke Crecensius the Consull and stroke of his heed and putte out the eyen of this man Placencius pope the whiche putte out his cosyn of the dygnyte of the pope And maymed hym on other membres his knyghtes ne his dukes halpe hym no thynge For he dyde that thynge that he sholde not haue done And he suffred that that he deserued ¶ Nota. ¶ This Gregorius with the Emperour Otto ordeyned the chesers of the Empyre the whiche from thens forth hath abode vnto this day For the Frensshmenne none other myght not breke that ordynaunce And those chesers of the Empyre by the pope and Otto were not made for ony blame of the Saxons but to eschewe the euylles to come And theyr names ben wryten for lerned men in latyn in these verses Maguntinensis Tâ—euerensis Coloniensis Quilibet imperij fit cancellarius horum Et Palatinus datifer Dux Portitorensis Marchio prepositus camere Pincerna Bohemus Hij statuunt duÌ„m cuntis per secula summuÌ„ Palatinus est comes reni Marchio est Brandeburgensis Dux saxorum et rex Bohemorum veruÌ„ vt quidaÌ„ dicunt ¶ Thrugh this occasyon the Egle hath loste many a feder And in the ende he shall be made naked ¶ Otto the thyrde was Emperour .xviij. yere This man was a worthy man all the dayes of his Empyre And after the wysdome of his fader he was a very faythfull man to the chirche And in many batayls he prosperyd by cause he was deuoute vnto almyghty god and his sayntes And yaue myghty worshyppynge to the relykes of sayntes And oftentymes he vyspted holy places This man was crowned by Gregorius his cosyn And at the last he decessyd at Rome ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M.iiij SIluester the seconde was pope after Gregorius foure yere And he was made pope by the helpe of the deuyll to whome he dyde homage for he sholde yeue hym all thynge that he desyred And he was called Hylbert And his enmye gate hym the grace of the kynge of Fraunce and he made hym the bysshop of Remensis but anone he was deposyd And after he gate the grace of the Emperour and was made the bysshop of Rauennie and after the pope But he had an ende anone and so haue all that put theyr hope in fals deuylles ¶ Yet men truste in his saluacyon for certayne demonstracyon of his sepulcre and for the grete penaunce that he dyde in his laste ende For he made his honde and his legges to be cutte of and dysmembred in all his body and to be caste out at the dore to foules thenne his body to be drawen with wysde beestâ— and there to be buryed where some euer they rested as an honde And they stode styll at saynt Iohan lateranensis and there he was buryed And that was sygne of his saluacyon ¶ Iohannes the xviij was pope fyue monethes ¶ Iohannes the .xix. was pope after hym fyue yere And these two dyde lytell thynges ¶ Henricus the fyrst was Emperour in Almayne .xx. yere this Henricus was duke of Barry and all accordinge he was chosen for his blessed fame and good name the whiche he hadde ¶ And it is redde that many of these dukes of Barry were holy men not all oonly in absteynge of flesshely desyres but also in vertuous lyuynge And this man had a syster that was an holy as he the whome he yaue to wyfe vnto the kynge of Hungry And she brouht all Hungry vnto the ryght byleue the crysten fayth And his wyues name was sancta Konnogundis with whome he lyued a virgyn all his lyues dayes And also he dyde many a bataylle as well in Ytaly as in Almayne ayenst the rebellyous and prosperyd ryghtwysly At the laste with a blessyd ende he decessyd And in the lyfe of saynt Laurence he and his wyfe be put for ensample◠¶ Benedictus was pope after Iohanes .xi. yere This man had grete stryfe in his dayes for he was put out and a nother put in And this Benedictus after that he was deed was seen of an holy man bysshop in a wretchyd fygure he had grete payne And this fygure sayd He trusted noo thynge in the mercy of god And no thynge profyted hym that was done for hymâ—for it was goten with extorcyon vniustely Thenne this bysshop lefte his bysshopryche for drede of this syght wente in to a monasterye lyued vertuously all his dayes ¶ IohaÌ„nes the .x. was pope after hym .xi. yere and lytell profyted ¶ Of Kynge Knoght that was a Dane ANd after the dethe of Eldred Knoght that was a Dane began to regne But Edmonde Irensyde that was kynge Eldredes sone by his fyrste wyf ordeyned a grete power of men began for to warre on kynge Knoght And soo he dyde many tymes often And the warre was so stronge harde that wonder it was to wyte ¶ And the quene Emme that dwelled tho at Westmestre had grete drede of her two sones of the warre Alured and Edwarde lest they sholde be defoyled mysdone thorugh this warre Wherfore she sente theym ouer the see in to Normandy to the duke Richarde theyr vncle And there they dwelled in saufte peas longe tyme. ¶ This Edmonde Irensyde and Knoght the Dane warred strongely togydeâ— But at the laste they were accorded in this manere that they sholde departe the reame betwixt them both and so they dyde after they became good frendes And soo well loued togyder as they had ben brethern goten of one fader of one moder borne ¶ How kyng Edmonde Irensyde traytoursly was slayne thorugh a traytour that was called Edrith of Stratton ANd after tho regned kyng Irensyde Knoght the Dane But thus it befell afterwarde that in the same yere that they were accorded so moche loued togyder Wherfore a fals traytoure had enuytee to the loue that was betwix them and frendshyp whoo 's name was Edrith of Stratton that was a grete lorde that was Edmondes Irensydes man of hym helde all the londe that he had And neuertheles he thought his lorde to betraye make Knoght kynge of the londe to the entente rychely to be auaunced with hym be well beloued Wherfore he prayed his lorde Edmond Irensyde vppon a daye with hym for to etâ— And the kynge hym curteysly grauÌ„ted to hym came at his prayer And at the meete the kynge ryally was serued with dyuers meetê drynkes And whan the nyght came that he sholde goo vnto bedde The kynge toke
doon to deth at London But he was so feble for his moche fastynge that he was nyghe deed therfore it was ordeyned that he sholde haue his Iugement at Herforde at a place of the toure his heed was take frome his body alsoo fro Roberte Baldok that was a fals pylled clerk yâ— kynges chauÌ„celer And men sette vpon theyr heedys chaplettys of sharpe nettles two squyres blewe in therecrys with two greate bugle hornes vpon the two prysoners that meâ— myght here ther. blowen oute with homes more than a myrle one SymoÌ„d of Rydynge yâ— kyngê Marshall bare be fore them vpon a spere ther armys reuersyd in token yâ— they sholde be vndon foreuermore And vpon yâ— morowe was syr Hugh SpeÌ„ser yâ— sone dampned to dethe was drawen hangyd heedyd hys bowels taken out of his body brent after that he was quartred his foure quarters were sente to the foure townes of Englonde his heed sente to London brydge And this Symond for cause yâ— he dyspysed quene Ysabell he was drawen and hangyd in a stage made a myddes yâ— forsayd syr Hughes galowes And yâ— same daye a lytyll froÌ„ thens was syr IohnÌ„ of Arundell behcedyd bycause he was one of syr Hugh Spensers couÌ„selers And anone after was syr Hughe Spenser fader hangyd and drawen hedyd at Brystow after hangyd ayeby the armys with two stronge ropes the fourth daye after he was hewen all to pecys houndes ete hym And bycause yâ— the kynge had yeuen hym yâ— erldom of wynchestre his heed was sent thether put vpon a spere And yâ— fals Baldok was sente to London ther he deyed in pryson amonge theues for men dyd hyÌ„ 〈…〉 than they wolde 〈◊〉 vnto an hounde And so deyed the traytours of Englonde blessyd be almyghti god And it was no wonder for thrughe ther couÌ„sell yâ— good erle Thomas of Lacastre was doon vnto dethe all yâ— held with Thomas of Lancastre thrugh the tratours were vndone all theyr heyres dysheryted ¶ Howe kynge Edwarde was put downe his dygnyte take from hym ANd andne after as all this was doon the quene Ysabell and Edwarde her sone all the grete lordes of Englonde at one assente sent to kynge Edwarde to the castell of Kenylworthe there as he was in kepynge vnder yâ— warde of syr IohnÌ„ Hachin that was the bysshop of Ely and of syr IohnÌ„ of Pereye a baron for bycause that he sholde ordeine his parlement at a certayne place in Englonde for to redresse and amende yâ— state of the reame And kynge Edwarde them answerde and sayd Lordes said he ye se full well how it is Loo here my seale and I gyue to you all my power for to calle ordeyne a parlement where that ye wylle ¶ And thenne they tooke theyr leue of hym and came ayen to the barons of Englonde And whanne thei hadde the kynges Patent of this thynge they shewed it to the lordes And the was ordeyned that the parlement shold be at westmestre at yâ— Vtas of saynt Hylari And all the grete lordes of Englonde lete ordeyned theym there ayenst that tyme that the parlement sholde be And atte whiche daye she parlement was the kynge wolde not come there for no mâ—nere of thynge as he had set hymself assygned And netheles the barons seâ—â— vnto hymoo tyme other And he â—were by goddyss oute yâ— he wolde not come ther do fote wherfor it was ordeyâ—ed by all the greate lordes of Englonde that he sholde no lenger be kyng but be dep◠〈◊〉 And sayd yâ— they wolde crowne Edwarde his sone yâ— elder yâ— was the duke of Guyhenne And sente tydynges vâ— to the kynge there yâ— he wa in warde vnder syr IohnÌ„ erle of Garen syr IohnÌ„ of Bâ—thuâ— yâ— was bysshop of Ely and syr henry Percy a baron syr wyllyam Trussell a knyghte yâ— was with yâ— Erle syr Thomas of Lancastre for too yelde vp ther homages vnto hym for all thez of Englonde ¶ And syr wyllyaÌ„ Trussell sayd thyte wordes ¶ Syr Edward for cause yâ— ye haue trayed youre people of Englonde haue vndone many grete lordes of Englonde withoute ony cause ye shall be deposyd now ye be withstand thankyd be god And also for cause yâ— ye wold not come to the parlement asye ordeyned at westmestre as in your letter patent â—â—is conteyned for to treate with youre owne lyege men as a kynge sholde And therfor thrughall the comyÌ„s assâ—â—â—e all the lordes of Englonde I tell vnto you these wordes Ye shall vnderstande syr yâ— the barons of Englond at one assente wylle that ye be no more kynge oh Englond but vtterly haue put you o ute of your cryalte foreuer more And the bysshop of Ely sayd tho to the kyng Syr Edwade Iyelde vp feaute homage for all yâ— archebysshops bysshops of EngloÌ„d for all yâ— clergy Tho sayd syr IohnÌ„ erle of Garenneâ— Syr Edwarde Iyelde vp here vnto you feaute homage for me and for all the erles of Englonde ¶ And syre Henry Percy yaue vp also his homage for hym for all yâ— barons of Englond And tho sayd syr wyllyam Trussell Iyelde vp nowe vnto you myn homage for me also for all the knyghtes of Englonde for all them that holde by seryauntre or by onâ— other thynge of you so yâ— from this day after ye shall not be clamyd kynge nother for hynge be holde but from this tyme afterwarde ye shall be holde for a syÌ„ guler man of all the people ¶ And soo they wente â—â—ens too London therâ— that the lordes of Englonde them abode syr Edwarde abode in pryson in goode kepynge And this was on the daye of yâ— Conuersâ—an of saynt Poule in the .xx. yere of his regne ¶ Of the prophecye of Merlyndedare â— uf kynge Edwarde the sone of kynge Edwarde the fyrste OF this kynge Edwarde prophecy ed Merlynâ— sayd yâ— there sholde come a gote out of Carre yâ— sholde haue hornes of syluer a berde as where as snowe And a drope sholde come out of his nosethrylles that shold betoken mo the harme Hungre and dethe of people grete losse of his londe And 〈…〉 gynnynge of his regne sholde be hauÌ„â—â—d moche lechery And he sayd sothe alas yâ— tyme For kynge Edwarde yâ— was 〈◊〉 Edwardes sone was boine at Caâ—naryuaun in walys forsothe he had homes of syluer and a berde as whâ—â—e as â—n we Whan he was made prynce of walys to moche he yaue hym to tyot and too toly And sothe sayd Merlyn in his prophery that there sholde come out of his â—ose a deope For in his tyme was grete hunger amonge the pooâ—e people strongr dethe amonge the ryche yâ— deyed in strannge londe with moche sorow in werre in Scotlonde And after he lost Scotlond and Gascoyne whyle that hymselfe was kynge there was moche lechery 〈◊〉 tyd ¶ And also Merlyn tolde and sayd that
the holy gospels stedfastly for to holde and kepe towarde vs the peas the accorde made bytwene the two kynkes and neuer for to do the contrary whan they hadde thus sworne they toke theyr scrowes that theyr othes were coÌ„prehended into the notaryes And this same yere in the Ascencyons euen aboute myddaye was seen the clypses of the sonne And there folowed suche a drought that for defaute of rayne there was greate brennynge of corne fruyte hey ¶ And in the same monethe the .vi. kal of Iune there fell a sanguyne rayne al moste lyke blode at Burgon a sanguine crosse from morne vnto pryme apcrid and was seen at Boloyn in the heyre yâ— whiche many men sawe after it meued and felle in the myddes of the see ¶ And in thesame tyme in Fraunce and Englonde many other londes as they that were in playne countrees and deserte baren witnesse sodeynly there apperyd two castels of the whiche went oute two hoostes of armed men And that one hooste was closed in whyte and that other in blacke and whan batayll bytwene theym was begonne yâ— whyte ouercame the blacke yâ— anone after the blacke toke herte to theym ouer come yâ— white after yâ— they went ayen in to theyr castels than the castels all yâ— hoost vanysshed awaye ¶ And in this same yere was a greate an huge pestylence of people namely of men whos wyues as women out of gouernauÌ„ce toke husbondes as well straungers as other lewde symple people yâ— whiche forgetynge ther honoure worshyp coupled and maryed theym with them that were of lowe degre and lytell reputacyon ¶ In this same yere deyed Henry duke of Lancastre ¶ And also in this same yere Edwarde prynce of walys wedded the countesse of Kente that was syre Thomas wyfe of Holonde the whiche was departed somtime and deuorced fro the erle of Salysbury for cause of the same knyght ¶ And about this tyme began rose a grete coÌ„pany of dyuerse nasyons gadred togider of whome theyr leders gouernours were Englysshe people they were called a people without ony hede the whyche dyd moche harme in the partye of FrauÌ„ce ¶ And not alonge after there arose another company of dyuerse nacyons yâ— was called yâ— white coÌ„pany the which in yâ— partyes countrees of Lombardy did moche sorowe ¶ This same yere syre IohnÌ„ of Gaunt the sone of kynge Edwarde the thyrde was made duke of LaÌ„castre by reason and cause of his wyfe yâ— was the doughter the heyre of Henry somtyme duke of Lancastre ¶ Of the grete wynde and how prynce Edwarde toke the lordshyp of Guyhen of his fader and went theder ANd in the xxxvii yere of kynge Edwarde the .xv. daye of Ianyuer that is to saye on saynt Maryes daye about euensonge tyme there arose come suche a wynde out of the southe with suche a fyersnes and strenth that it brasted and blewe downe to the grounde hyghe houses and stronge buyldynges toures chirches steples and other stronge places and all other strong werkes that stoden styll were shaken therwith that they ben yet and shall euermore be the febler and weyker whyle they stande And this wynde lasted without ony cessynge .vii. dayes contynually And anone after there folowed suche waters in the hey tyme and in yâ— haruest tyme that all felde werkes were strongly lette and lefte vndoyÌ„ ¶ And in the same yere prynce Edwarde toke yâ— lordshyp of Guyhen dyd to kynge Edwarde his fader homage and feaute therof went ouer see into Gal coyne with his wyf chyldren ¶ And anone after kynge Edwarde made his sone Lyonell duke of Clarence lyr Edmonde his other sone erle of Cambrydge in the .xxxviii. yere of his regne it was ordeyned in yâ— parleament yâ— men of lawe bothe of yâ— chirche temporell lawe sholde fro yâ— tyme forth plete in theyr moder tonge ¶ And in the same yere come in to Englonde thre kynges yâ— is to say the kynge of FrauÌ„ce yâ— kynge of Cypres yâ— kynge of scotlonde bycause to bysyâ—â— for to speke with the kynge of Englonde And after yâ— they had be here loÌ„ge ty me two of theÌ„ went home into theyr owne couÌ„tres yâ— kyngdoms but yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce thrugh grete sekenesse malady yâ— he had abode styll in Englonde And in the .xxxix. yere of his regne was a stronge and a grete frost yâ— lasted longe that is to saye fro saynt Andrewes tyâ— de to the .xiii. kal of Apryll yâ— the tylche sowynge of the erthe other suche feld werkes honde werkes were moche lette left vndoyne for colde hardnes of the erthe And at orray in Brytayn was ordeyned a greate dedely batayll bytwene syr IohnÌ„ of MouÌ„tforde duke of Brytayne syr charles of Bloys but vyctory fell to yâ— forsayd iyr IohnÌ„ thruh helpe socour of thenglysshmen And ther were taken many knyghtes squyres and other men yâ— were vnnombred in yâ— whiche batayll was slayne Charles hymselfe with all yâ— stode about hym of thenglysshmeÌ„ were slayne but seuen And in this yere deyed at sauoy IohnÌ„ the kyng of Fraunce whos seruyce exequyes kyng Edwarde lete ordeyne and dydde in dyuers placê worshypfully to be done at Douer of worshypful men ordeyned hyÌ„ worthely to be ledde with his owne costes erepences fro thens was broughte too FrauÌ„ce buryed at saynt Denys ¶ In the .xl. yere of kynge Edwarde yâ— .vii. kal of Februer was borne Edwarde prynce Edwardes sone yâ— whiche whan he was .vii. of aege he deyed And in yâ— same yere it was ordeyned yâ— saynt Peters pens fro yâ— tyme forth sholde not be payed the which kynge yuo somtyme kyng of Englonde of yâ— couÌ„tre of westsaxon that began to regne yâ— yere of oure lorde god .vi. hondred lxxix fyrste grauÌ„ted to Rome for yâ— scole of Englonde therto be contynued ¶ And in this same yere ther fell so grete a rayne in hey tyme that it wasted destroyed both corn hey And there was suche a debate fyghtynge of sparowes by dyuerse places in these dayes that meÌ„ founde â—nnumerabled dede in the feldes as they went And there fell also suche a pestylence that neuer was seen suche in no mannes dayes that than lyued for men yâ— went to bedde hole and in good poynt so deynly they deyed ¶ Also yâ— tyme a seke nes yâ— men calle yâ— pockes slewe both meÌ„ and women thrughe theyr enfectynge ¶ And in the .xli. yere of kynge Edwarde was borne at Burdeux Rycharde the seconde sone of prynce Edwarde of Englonde the whiche Rycharde kynge Ry charde of Amory can heueden at yâ— tount stone after whome he was called Rycharde And this same Rycharde whan his fader was deed and kynge Edward also he was crowned kynge of Englon de the .xi. yere of his aege thrughe ryghte lyne and herytage and also by the comune assent and desyre
saynt Bâ—nets order in Englonde and had all them in to the chapytre hous of west mynstre for the reformacyon of theyr order wherin he had comunycacyon and alsoo with bysshops and men of the spyrytualtee in so ferre forth that they doubted sore as that he wolde haue hadde the pemporaltees out of theyr hondes wherfore by the aduyse labours procurynge of the spyrytualte encouraged the king for to chalenge Normandye his ryght in FrauÌ„ce to yâ— entent to set hym awerke there that he sholde not seke none occasyons for too entre in to suche maters than all his lyfe tyme afterwarde he laboured and was besy in the warre and in conquerynge a greate parte of the reame of Fraunce and so afterwarde that by the grement of the kynge Charles he hadde the gouernaunce the rule of the reame of Fraunce and he was proclamed regent and heyre of Fraunce And so notwithstandynge for all this greate warre that he hadde neuertheles yet he remembred his soule and also thoughte that he was mortall and nedes muste de ye for whiche cause he ordeyned by hys lyfe tyme the place of his sepulture where as he is buryed and hathe euery day thre masses perpetually songen in a chapell ouer his sepulture of the whiche the myddyll masse and the fyrste and yâ— last masse shall be as it is assygned by hym as it apperyth by these verses folowynge Henrici misse quinti suÌ„t hic tabulate Que successiue suÌ„t p monachos celebrate ¶ Die dmÌ„ca Prima sit assuÌ„pte de festo virginis alme Poscit postremaÌ„ xpÌ„s de morte resurgens ¶ Feria seconda Prima salutate de festo virginis extat NuÌ„ciat angelicê laudâ— postrema choreis ¶ Feria tercia Esse deuÌ„ natuÌ„ de virgine prima fatetur CoÌ„memorat nataÌ„ sic vlâ—â—a misse mariaÌ„ ¶ Feria quarta Prima celebret ad honoreÌ„ neupmatê almi Vltima preptaÌ„ denunciat eeÌ„ mariaÌ„ ¶ Feria quinta Semper prima colidebet de corpere xpÌ„i Vltima lit facta de virgine purificata ¶ Feria sexta Concedet vt prima celebret de cruce seaÌ„ Atque salutate fiet postrema maria ¶ Sabbato DeÌ„s ad scoÌ„s est prima colenda supernos Vltima de requie p defuÌ„ctis petit esse Semper erit media de ê“prietate diei ¶ And yet the noble kynge Henry yâ— fift founded two houses of relygyon one is called Syon besyde Braynforde of the ordre of saynt Brygytte both of men women and on yâ— other syde of the Ryuer of Tamyse an hous of monkes of Chartrehous in whiche two places he is contynually prayd for nyghte daye for euer whan they of Syon resten than they of yâ— Chartre hous do theyr seruyce and in lyke wyse whan they of yâ— Chartre hous resten the other gooth to and by ryngynge of the belles of eyther place eche knoweth whaÌ„ they haue ended theyr seruyse whiche he nobly endowed do dayly there grete almes dedes as in chartre hous certayn chyldren be founden to scole and at Syon certayn almes gyueÌ„ dayly And yet besyde all this he had fouÌ„ded a recluse the whiche shall be alway a preest to praye for hym by the sayd chartre hous whiche preest is suffycyently endowed for hym and a seruaunt Lo here maye all prynces take ensample by this noble prynce that regned so lytyll tyme not fully .x. yere and dyd so many noble actes as well for his soule to be perpetually remembred and prayed for as in his conquestes he beynge in his moste lusty aege dysposed eschewed synne was a grete Iusticer in so moche yâ— all yâ— pryÌ„cê of crystendome dradde hym and also of alsoo of hethenes and he had determyned in hymselfe yf god wolde haue spared hym to haue warred on yâ— Sarasyns and for to knowe the ayde of other prynces all the passages in yâ— Iourneye he sent a knyght of Henaude named Hugh de lanoye vnto Iherusalem but or he retorned he deyed at Boys de vyncente in the .xxxvi. yere of his aege on whoo 's soule god haue mercy Amen EElyx the .v. was pope whan Eugenius was deposed .ix. yere this Felyx was duke of Sauoye a deuoute prynce an olde man he sawe his childes childe This man whan he lyued a holy lyfe was chosen pope of yâ— counseyll of Basyle Eugeny was deposed and there was stryfe longe tyme he hadde no grete obedyence for yâ— deposycyon of Eugenye And at yâ— laste Eugenye decessed than Felyx resygned to Nicholas for fauour of peas to be hadde he was made Legate of FrauÌ„ce Cardynall of Sabianus This was yâ— xxiii stryfe bytwyxt Eugedy Felyx it dured .xvi yere this was a newe cause neuer seen before for yâ— couÌ„seyll of Basyle deposed Eugeny the vere pope there was no mo for he obeyed not the decrees of yâ— couÌ„seyll of Constantynople as they said ne he charged not to obeye yâ— couÌ„seyll of Basyle but he sayd rather the contrary shold be done than as they decreed wherfore there arose a greate alteracoÌ„n in that mater for some sayd one waye some an other and coude notte accorde to this daye for that one partye sayd that the couÌ„seyll was aboue yâ— pope an other partye sayd the contrary that yâ— pope was aboue the couÌ„seyll but they lefte it vndetermyned and therfore god muste dyspose for yâ— best ¶ Albert was Emperoure after Sygysmonde one yere this Albert was the duke of Austre and neuewe too Sygysmond therfore he was kynge of Beme and of Vngary for his doughter for other heyre he left none This man was chosen Emperour of Almayne but anone he was poysened and deyed and he was in all thynge a vertuous man yâ— all men sayd he was a presydent too all kynges ¶ Fredericus yâ— thyrde was Emperoure after hym this Frederyk was yâ— duke of Osteryk chosen Emperour of Almayne but it was longe or he was crowned of the pope for deuysyon And at the laste there was made an vnyte 〈◊〉 he was crowned with a grete honour â—t the pope in the cyte and was a 〈◊〉 man a quyete of a synguler pyte he hated not the clergy he wedded yâ—â—â—â—ges doughter of Portyngale and in his tyme whiles yâ— he regned he made a grete conuocacyon of prynces in 〈◊〉 for the Incours of the Turkes 〈◊〉 â—â—â—â—ed vnto them that nowe 〈…〉 yere crystendom was made 〈…〉 hondred myle and he warned 〈…〉 they sholde be redy to resyst hym ¶ And the imperyall Cyte of Constantynople was taken atte that same tyme of the mysbyleuynge Turkes and 〈◊〉 by a Ianuâ—s whome for his labâ—â—re the Turke made a kynge as he â—â—mysed hym and the fourth daye he called hym to hym and dyd hange hym 〈◊〉 his dysceyte too his mayster And châ—â— was grete sorowe and wepynge amonge the crysten peple for the losse of that noble Cyte for many a crysten man was slayne innumerable were
daye of Ianyuer felle downe the gate with yâ— toâ—re on it on LondoÌ„ brydge towarde Southwerke with two arches all yâ— stode theron ¶ This same yere was a greate treate holden bytwene Grauenynge Calays bythene the kâ—nge the duke of Burgoyne where was in the kynges name the Cardynalle of Englonde the duke of Norfolk many other lordes for the duke of Burgoyn was the duchesse hauynge full power of hyr lorde as regent and lady of hys londes where was taken by thaduyse of â—o the partyes an abstynence of watre for a certayne tyme in yâ— name of yâ— duchesse and not of the duke bycause he had gone frome his othe and legeaunce that he hadde made to kynge Henry the fyfthe therfore the kynge neuer wolde weytene appoynt ne haue to do with hym after but all in the duchesse name ¶ Also this same yere quene Iane deyed yâ— second day of Iule whiche had ben wyf to kyng HeÌ„ry yâ— fourth was caryed frome beâ—â—oÌ„d sey to CauÌ„terbury where she lyeth buryed by kynge Henry hir husbonde Thys same yere dyed all the Lyons in yâ— toure of London the whiche had not ben seen many yeres before ¶ How Owen a squyre of wales that hadde wedded quene Katheryne was arested and of the seysme bytwene Eugenye and Felix IN the .xv. yere of kynge Henry the syxth deyed Sygysmondê° Emperoure of Almayne and knyghte of the garter whos termente the kynge kepte atsaynt Poules in London ryally where was made a ryall heerse the kynge in his astate clad in blew was at euen at dyryge on the morne at masse â—c And after hym was clecte and chosen Albert duke of Osteryk whiche hadde wedded Sygysmondus doughter for to be Emperoure This man was taken receyued to be kynge of Beme Vngary bycause of his wyfe that was Sygysmondus doughter whiche left none other heyre after hym This Albert was Emperour but one yere for he was poysoned so deyed some sayth yâ— he deyed of flix but he was a vertuous man pytefulle so moche yâ— all the people yâ— knewe hym sayd that the worlde was not worthy to haue his presence ¶ This same yere one Owen a squyre of wales a man of lowe byrth whiche hadde many a daye before secretely wâ—dded quene Katheryne hadde by hir thre sones and one doughteâ— he was taken and coÌ„maunded too Newgate to pryson by my lord of Gloucestre protectour of yâ— reame And this yere he brake the pryson by the meane of a priest yâ— was his chapelayn after was taken ayen by my lorde Bemonde and brought ayen to Newgate and after warde delyuerd at large And one of his sones afterwarde was made erle of Rychemonde and an other erle of Penbroke and the thyrde a monke of westmynster whiche monke deyed sone after ¶ This same yere also on Newe yeres daye atte Bernardes castell fell downe a stake of wood sodaynly at after none and slewe thre men myscheyfly foule hurt other ¶ Also at Bedforde on a shyresday we re .xviii. men murdred without stroke by fallynge downe a stayr as they come out of theyr comune halle and many foule hurte ¶ In the .xviii. yere syr Rycharde Beauchamp the good erle of warwyke deyed atte Rone he beynge that tyme lyuetenaunte of the kynge in Normandye and frome thens his body was brought to warwyk where he lyeth worshypfully in a newe chapell on the south syde of yâ— quere ¶ Also this yere was a grete derth of corne thrugh out all Englonde for a busshell of whete was worth .xl. pens in many places of Englonde and yet they myght not haue ynoughe wherfore Steuen browne that tyme mayer of LondoÌ„ sente in to Pruce and broughte to London certayn shyppes laden with rye whiche dyd moche good to the poore people for corne was so scarse in Englonde yâ— in someplaces of Englonde poore people made them brede of fern rotes ¶ Thys yere the generall couÌ„seyll of Basyly de posed Eugeny they chose Felix which was duke of Sauoy than began the scysme whiche endured vnto the yere of oure lorde M CCCC xlviii ¶ Thys Felyx was a deuoute prynce sawe hys sones sone and after lyued an holy lyfe was chosen pope of the couÌ„seyll of Basyle Eugeny deposed And so the scysme was longe tyme this Felix had but lytell obedyence by cause of the nautralyte for the moost parte well nyghe all crystendome obeyed reputed Eugeny for very pope of them bothe for both occupyed duryng yâ— lyfe of Eugeny This same yere syr Rycharde whiche was by carye of Hermettesworth was degraded of his preesthode at Poules brent atte Toure hylle as for an heretyke on sayÌ„e Botulphus daye how well at his dethe he deyed a good crysten man wherfore after his dethe moche people come to yâ— place where he was brent offred made an hepe of stones set vp a crosse of tree helde hym for a saynt tyll yâ— mayer shreues by yâ— kynges coÌ„mauÌ„dement of bysshoppes dystroyed it made there a douÌ„ge hylle Also this same yere yâ— shreues of LondoÌ„ fet out of saynt Martyns the graunte of the sentwary fyue persones whiche afterward were restored ayeÌ„ too the sentwary by the kynges Iustices ¶ And after Alberte the thyrd Frederyk was chosen Emperoure This Frederyk duke of Osteryk was longe Emperour dyfferred to be crowned at Rome bycause of the scysme but after that vnyte was had he was crowned with the Imperyall dyademe with grete glorye and tryumphe of pope Nicholas yâ— .iiii. This was a pâ—â—yble man quyete and of synguler pacyence not hatynge the chirche he wedded the kynges doughter of Portyngale ¶ How the duchesse of Gloucestre was arested for treason coÌ„mytted to perpetuall pryson in yâ— I le Man of the dethe of mayster Roger Bolyngbrok IN this same yere Elynoure Cobham duchesse of Gloucestre was arested for certayne poyntes of treason layde ayen hyr wherupon she was examyned in sayÌ„t Stephens chapell at west mynster afore the Archebysshop of CanÌ„terbury And there she was enioyned to open penauÌ„ce to go thrugh chepe berynge a taper in hir honde after to perpetuall pryson in yâ— I le of Man vnder yâ— kepynge of sir Thomas stanley Also that same tyme was arested mayster Thomas south well a chanon of westmynster mayster IohnÌ„ hane a chapelayne of the sayd lady mayster Robert Bolynbroke a clerke vsynge Nygromancy and one Margery iourdemayn called the wyche of Eye besyde westmynster there were arested as for beynge of couÌ„seyll with the sayd duchesse of Gloucestre for mayster Thomas suth well deyed in yâ— Tour the nyghts before he sholde haue be reyned on yâ— morne for he hymself sayd that he sholde deye in his bedde not by Iustyces ¶ And in yâ— .xx. yere mayster IohnÌ„ hume and mayster Roger Bolyngbrok were brought to the gylde hall in London and there before yâ— Mayer the lordê and chyef Iustyces of Englonde were
parlement came the duke of Gloucestre Vmfrey yâ— kynges vncle whiche hadde be protectoure of Englonde all yâ— noncage of the kynge And anone after as he was in his lodgynge he was arested by yâ— VycouÌ„te Beaumont the Conestale of Englonde whome accompanyed the duke of Bukyngham many other lordes And forth with all his seruauÌ„tes were coÌ„mauÌ„ded to departe frome hym And xxxxii of the chyef of them were arested and sente to dyuerse prysons And anone after this sayd arest yâ— sayd duke was on the morow deed on whos soule god haue mercy but how he dyed in what maner the certente is not knowe Some sayd he dyed for sorowe some sayd he was murdred bytwene two federbeddê some sayd yâ— a 〈◊〉 was put in his fuÌ„dmente But how he deyed god knoweth to whome no thynge is hydde then whan he was deed he was layed open yâ— all men myght hym see And soo bothe lordes knyghtes of yâ— shyre with burgeys came sawe hym lye dede but wouÌ„de ne token coude they not perceyve how he dyed here may men mark 〈◊〉 this worlde is ¶ This duke was a noble man a grete clerk 〈…〉 fully yâ— reame to yâ— kynges behoue nuuer cowde be fouÌ„de fawte to hym But enuye of them yâ— were gouernours had promysed the duchy of Angeo the 〈◊〉 dome of Mayn causyd y◠〈…〉 this noble man For they dradde 〈◊〉 wolde haue empeshyd y◠〈…〉 And after they sente his body to 〈◊〉 Albons with certayne lyghtes for 〈◊〉 buryed And so syr Geruays of 〈◊〉 had then yâ— charge for to conuey y◠〈◊〉 And so it was buryed at sayne 〈◊〉 in the abbaye And fyue persones at his housholde were sente too London and there were they reyned and Iugâ—d to be drawen hanged also quartred Of whome yâ— names were syr Roger â—ham brelayne a knyghte one 〈…〉 squyre Arthur a squyre and 〈◊〉 Nedbam whiche .v. persones were draw fro the Toure of London thrugh Chepe to Tyborn there lete downe 〈◊〉 thenne stryped too haue ben heeded and quartred and thenne the Marquayâ— of Suffolke shewed there for theym yâ— kynges perdon vnder his grete seale And so they were pardonned of the remenaunce of all that other 〈◊〉 had theyr lyued and so they were broughte ayentoo London and after freely delyuered Thus began trowble in this reame of Englonde for the dethe of thys noble duke of Gloucestre all the 〈◊〉 of the reame began for to murmure for it and were not content ¶ After that pope Eugeny was deede Nicholas the fyfth was elect pope this Nicholas was chose for Eugeny yet hangynge yâ— scysme not withstandyng he gate the obedyence of all crysten reames for after he was elect and sacred pope certayne lordes of Fraunce and of Englonde were sent in to Sauoy too pope Felyx for to entreate hym to scasse of the papacy And by the specyall laboure of the bysshop of Norwiche and the lord of saynt Iohannes he sessed the seconde yere after yâ— pope Nicholas was sacred And yâ— sayd Felyx was made Legate of Fraunce and Cardynall of Sauoy and he resygned yâ— hole papacy to Nicholas And after lyued an holy lyfe and deyed an holy man And as it is sayd almyghty god shewyth myracles for hyÌ„ Thys was the .xxiii. scysme bytwene Eugeni and Felyx and dured .xvi. yere The cause was this the generall couÌ„seyll of Basyle deposed Eugeny whiche was oonly pope and Indubytate for as moche as he obserued not and kepte the decrees statutes of the couÌ„â—eyll of Constance as it is sayd before Nother he rought notte to yeue obedyence to the generall couÌ„seyl in no maner wyse wherfore arose a grete alteracoÌ„n among wryters of this matere pro et contraâ— whiche can not accorde vnto this daye one partye sayth that the counseyll is aboue the pope and that other partye sayth nay but the pope is aboue yâ— counseyll God blessed aboue all thynge yeue and graunte his peas in holy chirche spouse of cryste Amen Thys Nicholas was of Iene comen of lowe degre a doctoure of dyuynyte an actyf maÌ„ he reedyfyed many places that were broken ruynous and dyd make a walle abowte the palays and made the walle newe abowte Rome for drede of yâ— Turkys ¶ And the people wondred grete ly merueyllyd of yâ— ceasynge resynyÌ„ge of pope Felyx to pope Nicholas consyde rynge that Nicholas was a man of soo homely a byrth And that other was of affynyte to all the moost party of crysten prynces wherfore there was a verse publysshed as afore sayd ¶ How syr Fraunsoys Aragonoys toke Fogiers in Normandye and of the losse of Constantynople by the Turke IN the yere of kynge Henry .xxvii. beynge trewes bytwene Fraunce and Englonde a knyghte of yâ— Englysshe partye named syr FrauÌ„ces Aragony toke a towne in Normandye named Fogyers ayenste the trewes of whiche takynge began moche sorowe and losse for this was the occasyon by the whiche the Frensshmen gate all Normandye ¶ Abowte this tyme yâ— Cyte of Constantynople whiche was the imperyall cyte in all Grece was taken by the Turkes Infydels whiche was bytrayde as some holde oppinyon and them peroure takeÌ„ and slayne and yâ— ryall chirche of saynt Sophia robbed and dyspoylled and the relyques and ymages and the rode draw enge about the stretes whiche was done in spyte of Crysten fayth and sone after all crysten fayth in Grece perysshed and cessyd There were many Crysten men slayne and innumerable solde and put in captyuyte By yâ— takynge of this towne the Turke gretly was enhauncyd in pryde a grete losse to all crystendome ¶ In the .xxviii yere was a parlement holden at westmynster and frome thens adiourned to the blacke freres at London after crystmas to westmynster ayen ¶ And this same yere Robert of cane a man of the westcouÌ„tre with a fewe shyppes toke a grete flete of shyppes comynge out of yâ— bay lade with salt whyche shyppes were of Pruce Flaundres Holande and zelonde and brought thez to Hampton wherfore the marchauntes of Englonde beynge in Flaundres were arested in Brydges Ipre othere places and myghte not be delyuered ne theyr dettes dyscharged tyll they hadde made apoyntment for to paye the hurtê of those shyppes whiche was payde by the marchauntes of the staple euery peny And in lyke wyse the marchauntes goodes beynge in Dansk were also are sted and made grete amendes ¶ This same yere yâ— Frensshmen in a mornyng toke by a trayne the towne of PouÌ„te all Arche therin the lord Fawconbrydge was taken prysoner And after that in Decembre Rone was taken and lost beynge therin syr Edmonde duke of Somerset and the erle of Shrewesbury the whiche by a poyntment left pledges and lost all Normandye and come home in to Englonde And durynge the sayd parlement the duke of Suffolke was arested sent in to the toure there he was a moneth after the kynge dyd do