and wolde fayn haâ—e seen a comyn robbery whiche almighty god forbyd For it is to suppose yf he hadde not robbed he myght haue gone ferre or he had be withstonde for the kynge and all the lordes of the reame of Englonde were departed except the lorde Scalys that kept the toure of London ¶ And the fyfte daye of Iuyll he dyd do smyte of a mannes hede in south werke And the nyghte after the Mayer of London with the aldermen the comynes of the cyte concluded to dryue away the Capytayne and his hoost And sente to the lorde Scalys to the toure and too Mathe gough a Capytayn of Norman dye that they wolde that nyght assayll the Capytayne with them of Kent And so they dyd come too London brydge in Such werke or the Capytayne had ony knowlege therof and they fought with them that kept the brydge And the KeÌ„tysshmen wente to harnes and came to the brydge shot and foughte with theÌ„ and gate the brydge and made theym of London too flee and slewe many of them this endured all the nyght to fro tylle one of the clocke of the morow And at the laste they brente the drawe brydge where many of theym of LondoÌ„ were drowned In the whiche nyght suttâ—n an Alderman of London was slayn Roger Heysaunte Mathe Gough and many other And after this the chaunceler of Englonde sent to the Capytayne a pardon generalle for hym an other for his menye And then they departed fro Suth werke euery man to his owne hous ¶ And whan they were all departyd and goon there was proclamacyons made in Kent Southsex and other places yâ— what man coude take the capytayne quycke or deed sholde haue a thousaÌ„de pounde ¶ And after this one Alexander yden a squyre of Kent toke hym in a garden in Southsex and in taken IohnÌ„ Cade capytayne was slayne beheded and his heede set vpon London brydgâ—â— And anone after the kynge came in to Kente and dyde his Iustyces sytte atte Caunterbury enquered who was causers and cheyf cause of this InsurreccoÌ„n And there were .viii. men Iugyd to the dethe in one daye and in other places mo And frome thens the kynge went in to Southsex and in to the weste countree where a lytell before was slayne the bysshop of Salysbury And this same yere there were so many Iugyd to dethe that thre heedes stode vppon London brydge atte ones ¶ Of the felde yâ— the duke of yorke toke at Brentheth in Kent of the byrth of prynce Edwarde and of the fyrste bataylle atte saynt Albons where the duke of Somerset was slayne IN the .xxx. yere of yâ— kynge the duke of yorke came out of the Mar che of walys with therle of Deueushâ—â—â— the lorde Cobham grete 〈◊〉 for reformacyon of certayne 〈◊〉 wronges and also to haue Iustyce vpon certayne lordes beynge about yâ— kynge toke a felde at Brentheth besyde â—â—â— ford in Kent whiche was a strong felde for whiche cause the kynge with all his lordes went vnto the blacke hethe with a greate and a stronge multytude of peple armyd and ordeyned for yâ— werre in the beste wyse And whanne they hadde mustred on yâ— hethe certayne lordes were tho sente vnto hym for to 〈◊〉 make apoyntment with hym whiche were the bysshop of Ely the bysshop of wynchestre therles of Salysbury and of war wyk And they concluded that the duke of Somerset sholde be hadde to warde and to answere to suche artycles as the duke of Yorke sholde put on hym And then the duke of yorke sholde breke hys felde come to the kynge whiche was all promysed by the kynge And soo the kynge coÌ„maunded that the duke of Somerset sholde be hadde in to warde and thenne the duke of Yorke brake vp his felde and came to the kynge And whan he was come contrary to the promyse a fore made the duke of Somerset was presente in the felde awaytynge and cheyf abowte the kynge And made the duke of Yorke ryde before as a prysonere thrugh London And after they wold haue put hym in holde But anoyse arose that therle of Marche his sone was comynge with .x. thousande men to LondoÌ„ warde wherfore the kynge and hys couÌ„seyll feryd And theme they concluded that the duke of yorke sholde departe at his owne wyll ¶ Abowte this tyme beganne greate deuysyon in Spruce bytwene the greate mayster and the knyghtes of the duchye ordre whiche were lordes of that countree For the comyns townes rebelled ayenst the lordes and made so greate werre that at the laste they called the kynge of Pole to be theyr lorde the whiche kynge came was worshyp fully receyued And besyeged the castell of Mariengburgh whiche was the cheyf castell of strength of all the londe and wanne it droue out yâ— mayster of Daske all othere places of that londe and so they that hadde ben lordes many yeres lost all theyr seygnouâ—ye possessyons in tho londes ¶ And in the yere of yâ— IncarnacoÌ„n of our lorde M. cccc.liii on saynt Edwardes daye quene Margarete was delyuerde of a fayr prynce whiche named was Edwarde That same day IohnÌ„ Norman was chosen for too be mayer of London And the daye that he sholde take his othe at westmynster he went thyder by water with all yâ— craftes where afore tyme yâ— mayer aldermeÌ„ the craftes rode on horsbacke yâ— which was neuer vsyd after For syn that tym they haue euer goon by water in botes barges ¶ Ye haue well vnderstond before how yâ— contrary to the promyse of the kynge also the conclusyons take bytwene the kynge the duke of yorke at Brentheth the duke of Semerset went not to ward but abode about the kynge hadde grete rule And anone after he was made Capytayne of Calays ruled the kyng his reame as he wolde wherfore the grete lordes of yâ— reme also the comyns were not pleased For whiche cause the duke of Yorke the erle of warwyk the erle of Salysbury with many knyghtes and squyres and moche other people came to remeue the sayd duke of Somerset and other fro the kynge And the kyng herynge of theyr comynge thoughte by his couÌ„seyll for to haue gone westwarde not for to haue mette with them And had with hym the duke of Somerset yâ— duke of Bokyngham yâ— erle of Stafforde the erle of NorthuÌ„berlond the lorde Clyfforde many other ¶ And what tyme that the duke of yorke and his felyshypp vnderstode that the kynge was departed with the lordes frome London anone he chauÌ„ged his way costed yâ— couÌ„tre and came to saynt Albons the .xxiii. day of May. and there mette with the kynge to whome the kynge sence certayne lordes and desyred theym to kepe the peas depart But in conclusyon whyle they treated on yâ— one syde the erle of wer wyk with the Marche men and other entred in to the towne on that
GenÌ„ .xij. Our lorde sawe the folysshnes of the people Meruayllously for yâ— payne of ther synne he confounded the tonge of them In so moche yâ— none vnderstode what an other sayd And soo they were disperpled asondâ—ed by all yâ— worl de ¶ Of the malyce of this Nemroth bokes ben wryten ful ¶ And after the confusyon of the langage he wente to the londe of Persees there he enstructâ— taught them to adoure worshyp the fyre as god And he lefte his sone Belus in Babylon the whiche Belus succeded hyÌ„ And so from thens his progenye opteyned that kyngdom vnto the tâ—â—e of many a yere after ¶ In this tyme began many kyngdomes And the moost of all those kyngdomes was the kyngdome of Scitarum But there were so many rude boystous people in it that 〈◊〉 te was neuer hadde in worshyp And it was a stronge and a myghty 〈◊〉 of dystaunce ¶ And about this tyme beganne the kyngdom of Egypt the whiche with dyuers and many alteracyons often tymes was chaunged And also it is spoken of many tymes in 〈◊〉 ¶ Noblynesse or gentylmen abowee this sayd tyme began And this noblynesse or gentylmen was orderned for many causes â— The fyrst cause was necessyte For whan mankynde grewe 〈◊〉 men were prompte redy to do 〈◊〉 it was very necessary to withstande the greate malyce of the â—usyd people agaynst good men Therof a man is called a gentylman or a noble man as before other in vertues notable ¶ Wherof Ierom sayth I see no thynge elles in noblesse or in gentylmen but that they are bounden in a certeyn necessyte that they shall not recede fro the vertue and the gentylnesse of ther noble aunâ—â—tours ¶ The seconde was yâ— dyuers worshypâ—ge of the people For no man worshype thenne but as his naturall reason gaf And they knewe not ryghtwysly what they sholde worshyp all though they lyued peasyble amonge themself For they were so dull of wytte yâ— they coâ—de pondre no grete thynge but that was publysshed by yâ— comyn peple Wherfore it was expedyent for ther peas to be kepte that they sholde haue prynces of noble byrth ¶ The thyrde cause procedeth of some synguler strength Many tymes the comynalte were greued thrugh enmyes comynge vpon them And then they sayd yâ— who some euer wolde deffende kepe them from these peryles he sholde haue yâ— ryght of noblenesse for hym his heyres for euer more And in this maner of wyse many are â—adde to be noble men ¶ The fourth cause of noblynesse was greate habundauÌ„ce of goodes Somtyme the people were holden with grete penury of mete drynke And then they toke them theyrs to some ryche man yâ— thrugh that couenauÌ„t they sholde tempre the grete straytnesse of ther hungre after that they sholde knowe hym as ther lorde a noble man ¶ Also there be fouÌ„de certen noble men by the prouysyon of god though they were but fewe of the whiche some abode in vertue as Dauyd some fayled anone as Saul Ieroboam Also it is radde that many were noble men by tyranny vyolence Of the whiche some were destroyed anone And some abode in stablenesse as Paynemes myght ¶ Anno muÌ„di .ij. M.ix C. .v. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .ij. M.ij. C.lxxxiiij SAruk lyneally descended from our forn fader Adam to AbrahaÌ„ And Nachor was his sone he lyued an hondred and .xlviij. yere ¶ And about this tyme ydolatry began to to encreace myghtely And yf ye reuolue and loke the hystoryes ye shall fynde that thre thynges pryncypally brought men to the synne of ydolatry That is to vnderstonde The affeccyon whiche they had to deed men Dredde flaterynge agaynst ther prynces And the dilygence of artyfycers crafty men about scultures or grauynges Wycked fendes thenÌ„e entred in to the ydollis and gaue answe res to the people And these wycked spyrytes confermed the errour of the people myghtely In so moche that what some euer manere of persone wolde not conforme hym to the reason he sholde greuously suffre the payne of dethe Also there was added and put to these thynges the dysceyuynge laude and praysynge of Poetes the whiche wretches and also dampned men in to heuen with all tâ—eyr gaye aourned wrytynges exalted And that same tyme whanne deuylles beganne for to speke so fayrly and so mekely to man The good lorde of his grete and habundaunt mercy sente his aungelles that they spolde sheke to his elected men in vysybly lest that all man kynde sholde perysshe with this myscheuous errour BElus sone to Nemroth this tyme was kynge of Babylon And he was the fyrste kynge of this worlde And this man was he whom the errour of the people fyrst trowed sholde be a god wherfore dyuers peple named hym dyuersly And some called hym Bell some Baall some Baalim some Beelphagor and some Belsabub And this vnhappy errour stode in mankynde more than two thousande yeres ¶ Ninus sone to Belus the seconde kynge of Babylon or of Assuriorum regned .liiij. yeres And this Ninus desyred for to haue lordshyp and worshyp And to that entente that he myght be lorde of all the countree about hym he gaue bataylle to all that dwelled nyghe aboute hym And by cause that tyme the people were rude and had not the connynge of fyghtynge nor armour anone he subdued vnto hyÌ„ all Asiam And there was made yâ— fyrst Monarche in yâ— rest party And whaÌ„ his herte was sory for the deth of his fader Belus he made to be made to hym for his comforte an ymage of his fad to whom he gaf so myghty reuerence that what someuer gylty man hadde fledde to yâ— ymage ther sholde no man do vnto hym no hurte he pardonned hyÌ„ of all his trespasse And thrugh his ensample many a man began to worshyp yâ— deed ymage of theyr dere frendes Thenne these malicyous spirytes seynge yâ— curyosyte of the people hydde them within them gaaf answeres vnto yâ— people sayd they were goddes And coÌ„mauÌ„ded them to do reuerence vnto them as goddes Thus yâ— vnhappy synne of ydolatry was brought in the whiche repugned myghtely to goddes mageste And in so moche this madnesse grewe that he shol de suffre the payne of dethe that sayd they were men but goddes ¶ Anno mundi .iij. M.C.xiiij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .ij. M.lxxxv THare sone to Nachor lyued .ij. C and .v. yere This Thare after the deth of Aram went from Vt of Calde passed in to Charram with his childern his neuewes And it is sayd by cause he wolde not worshyp the fyre as Nemroth had taught he was banysshed the couÌ„tree And the comyn opynyon of the Hebrewes is Nemroth regned there the whiche was called an other name Amraphel the kyng of Sennaar whome longe tyme after this Abraham ouercame vt dicit GenÌ„ .xiiij. ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iij. M.C.lxxxiiij Et an te xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .ij. M.xv HEre
hadde reste he dyde cursedly to his neighbours and thenne he was slayne all his housholde with a stroke of lyghtnyng ¶ Nabugodonosor this tyme was kynge of Babylon a manly man a victorious For he was the scourge of our lorde to punysshe the synnes of many people This man was kynge of Babylon after he conquered the kyngdom of Aâ—â—suriorum made it one monarche But many wayes scrypture speaketh of this man now good and now euyll And for by cause scrypture concludeth that be ended his lyf in the louynge of god by the prayer of Danyell and in the knowlege of one very god some doctaurs saye he is saued and some saye it is doubte ¶ Ancus Marcius the fourth kynge of Rome regned .xxiij. yere This man for grace truste that he had to Tarquinê° Priscus made hym the gouernour of his childern And Ayres he ylle rewarded hym ¶ Danyell yet a childe delvyered saynt Susan stode in the conceyte of the kynge with his felowes afterwarde be dyscussed the dinnes of the kynge and was made a man of grete honeste vt pêª Danielis priê° Â¶ Ioathan the seconde sone of Iosie regned on the Iewes thre monethes was made kynge by the people and he was not good And Pharao toke hym and ladde hym in to Egypte made his elder brother kyng vt pêª .iiij. reguÌ„ .xxiij. ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.v. C.lxxxviij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .v. C. xi IOachim or Ieconyas the sone of Iosie was made kynge of Iewes by Pharao regned .xi. yere And by cause he lyued nought ne herde not the prophetes Nabugodonosor toke hym made hym his seruauÌ„t thre yere And he rebelled ayenst hym afterwarde he toke hym was about to haue ladde hyÌ„ vnto Babylon but his couÌ„sell was chauÌ„ged so Nabugodonosor slewe hym in Ierusalem cast his body ouer the walles after the prophecy of Ieremy toke with hym the vesselles of our lorde Ihesu vt pêª .ij. para vlt ¶ Samias was bysshop Vrtas prophete was slayne of Iecony yâ— kynge Ieremi was presente ¶ Ioachum sone to Ieconias regned in the Iury thre monethes lyued nought therfore anone he was meued that he sholde regne no lenger was bounden translated in to Babylon many with hym were translated vt pêª .iiij. reguÌ„ .xxiiij. ¶ Daniell Ananias Azarias Mysael Ezechiell Mardocheus all these with Ioachym the kyng were ladde in to Babylon yonge children for by cause they were of the noble blood ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M.vi C. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .vi. C. SEdechias the thyrde sone of Iosie regned on the Iewes .xi. yere this Sedechias was a myscheuous man in his lyuynge And he wolde not here Ieremy the prophete therfore he perysshed wretchedly and all the Iury with hym And his eyen were put out his children were slayne vt pêª .iiij. regum ¶ Iosedech the sone of Azarie was bysshop and was translated fro Ierusalem by Nabugodonosor in to Babylon ¶ Abacuk prophecyed ayeust Nabuch at Babylon And there be opynyons what tyme this Abacuk was This Abacuk brought mete to Danyel whan he was put to the lyons after Ierom. And here endeth the fourthe Aege and the hystory of Regum Here begyneth the fyfth aege of the worlde durynge to the Natyuyte of Cryste Transmigracio THis tyme the Temple of Salomon was brente of the Caldees Ierusalem was destroyed this Temple stode cccc and .xlij. yere that is to wyte fro the fyrst makynge the whiche was made the fourth yere of Salomon And fro yâ— destruccyon the whiche was made by Tytus that is to wyte .xlij. yeres after the passyon of Cryst ¶ Priscus Totquinê° the fyfth kynge of Rome regned And he made CapitoliuÌ„ quasi caput soluÌ„ For in the grouÌ„de werke was fouÌ„de an heed without ony body as for prophecy of thynges to come For there afterwarde the Senatours sate as one heed of all that worlde ¶ This tyme thre children were caste in to a furnays brennynge and with a myracle they were delyuered as it is sayd in danÌ„ priê° Â¶ Nabugodonosor the sone of Nabugodonosor the myghty regned in Babylon this man made an hyngynge garden with myghty costes for his wyf and many meruayllous thynges he dyde So that he wolde be named to excede Hercules in his gretnesse and strengthe ¶ Enilmerodach brother to the later Nabugodonosor regned in Babylon This man toke Ioachim out of pryson and worshiped hym his fader deed body after the counseyll of this man he deuyded to an hundred grypes leest that he sholde ryse from dethe to lyue ¶ Nota. This playe of the Chesse was fouÌ„de of Xerse a Philosopher for the correction of Enil merodach this tyme the kynge of Baby a grete tyraunte the whiche was wonte to kyll his owne maysters and wyse meÌ„ And for he durste not rebuke hym open ly with suche a wytty game he procured hym to be meke Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.vi C.xxxiiij Et anÌ„ xpÌ„i nati .v C.lxv. SAlathiel of the line of criste was sone to Iecony the kynge of Iewes the whiche he gate after the transmigracoÌ„n of Babylon as Mark yâ— EuaÌ„geliste sayth ¶ Seruius Tulius the sixte kynge of Rome was of a bonde condycyon on the moders syde For she was a captyue mayde but she was of the noble blode This man had grete louyng and nobly he bare hym in euery place Thre hylles to the cyte he put and dyched yâ— walles rounde aboute ¶ Regular Sabusardach Balthasar were brethern the whyche regned one after another and were kynges in Babylon And Balthasar was yâ— laste kynge of Babylon yâ— whiche was slayne of Darius Cirê° Plura vide daniel .v. ¶ Incipit monarchia Persarum DArius vncle to Ciro felowe in yâ— kyngdom with Ciro translated the kyngdomes of Babylon Caldees in to the kyngdom of Persarum Medorum Cyrus was Emperour .xxx. yere This Cyrus helde the monarche hole at Perses Of this man prophecyed Ysayas he destroyed Babylon and slewe Balthasar kynge of Babylon and he worshyped gretly Danyel the Iewes he sende home ayen that they sholde buylde the Temple of god Vt pêª Eldre priuê° Â¶ Babylon that stronge castell was destroyed his power was take from hym as it was prophecyed This was the fyrste cyte the gretest of all the worlde of the whiche Incredyble thynges are wryten and this that was so stronge in one nyght was destroyed that it myght be shewed to the power of god to the whiche power all other ben but a sperke and duste For it is sayd forsoth that it was Incredyble to be made with mannes honde or to be destroyed with manes strengthe wherof all the worlde myght take an ensample it wolde or myght be enfourmed ¶ Tarquinus Superbus was the .vij. kynge of Rome and he regned .xxxv. yere This man conceyued firste all the tormentes whiche are orderned for malefactours As eâ—le person welles galowes fetres manacles thaynes colours
wolde serue and your londe kepe helpe and defende from your enmyes yf that ye nede ¶ Whan Vortiger herde these tydynges he sayd gladly he wolde theym withholde vppon suche couenaunt yf they myght delyuer his londe of his enmyes he wolde yeue theym resonable londes where they sholde dwelle for euer more ¶ Engist thanked hym goodly and in this maner he and his company a .xi. thousande sholde dwelle with the kynge Vortiger And moche they dyde thrugh theyr boldenesse they delyuered his londe of his enmyes clene ¶ Tho prayed Engist the kynge of so moche londe that he myght make to hyÌ„ a cyte and for his meyne ¶ The kynge answered it was not to do without the counseyll of Brytons ¶ Engist prayed hym eftsones of as moche place as he myght compace with a thonge of a skynne wherupon he myghte make a Maneer for hym to dwelle on And the kynge hyÌ„ graunted freely ¶ Tho toke Engist a bulles skynne and kytte it as smale as he myght all in to â—o thonge all a rounde And therwith compaced he as moche londe as he myght thenne make vpon a fayre castell And so whan this castell was made he lete calle it Thongcastell for as moche as the place was marked with a thonge ¶ Of Ronowen that was Engistes doughter and how the kynge Vortiger spowsed her for her beaute SO whan this castell was made full well arayed Engist pryuely dyde sende by letter in to the countree where he came fro after an hoÌ„dred shyppes fylled with men that were stronge also well fyghtynge in all bataylles And that they sholde also brynge with them Ronowen his doughter that was the fayrest creature that a man myght see ¶ And whan those people were come that he had sente after he toke them in to the castell with moche Ioye And hymself vpon a daye wente vnto yâ— kynge prayed hym there worthely that he wolde come see his newe maneer that he had made in the place yâ— he had compassed with the thonge of the skynne ¶ The kynge anone grauÌ„ted hym freely And with hym wente thyder was well apayed with the castell with the fayre werke and togyder they ete dranke with moche Ioye And whan nyght came that the kynge Vortiger sholde go in to his chambre to take there his nyghtes reste Ronowen that was Engistes doughter came with a cuppe of golde in her honde and kneled before the kynge and sayd to hym Wassaylle And the kynge knewe not what it was for to meane ne what he sholde answere there vpon for as moche as hymself ne none of all his Brytons coude noo englâ—sshe speke ne vnderstonde it but he spake in the same langage that Brytons done yet Neuertheles a latiner tolde it to the kynge the full vnderstandynge therof Wasshayll and that other sholde drynke hayll And that was the fyrst tyme that wasshayll and drynkhayll came vp in this londe And from yâ— tyme vnto this tyme it is well vsed in this londe ¶ The kynge Vortiger sawe the fayrnesse of Ronowen his armes layde about her necke thryes swetely kyssed her anone ryght he was enamoured vpon her yâ— he desyred to haue her to wyf asked of Engist her fader And Engyst graunted hym vpon this couenaunt yâ— the kynge sholde yeue hym all the couÌ„tree of Kent that he there myght dwelle in his people The kyng hym grauÌ„ted pryuely with a good wyll And anone he spowsed the damoysell that was moche confusyon to hymself And therfore all the Brytons became so wrothe for by cause he spowsed a woman of mysbyleue Wherfore they wente all from hym and no thynge to hym toke ne halpe hym in thynge that he had to done ¶ How Vortimer that was Vortigers sone was made kynge Engist dryuen out And how Vortimer was slayne THis Engist wente in to Kente seased all yâ— londe in to his honde for hym for his men became with in a lytill whyle of so grete power so moche people had that men wyst not in lytell tyme whiche were the kyngê men whiche were Engistes men Wherfore all the Brytons had of hym drede and sayd amonges theym But yf yâ— they ne toke other couÌ„seyll bytwene them all yâ— londe sholde be bytrayed thrugh Engist his people ¶ Vortiger the kynge had begoten on his fyrst wyf thre sones The fyrst was called Vortimer The seconde Catagien the thyrde Passent ¶ The Brytons euerychone by one assent chose Vortimer to be theyr lorde souerayne couÌ„seyler in euery batayll crowned hym made hym kynge wolde not suffre Vortiger no lenger to regne for cause of the alyauÌ„ce betwixt Engist and hym ¶ The Brytons ordeyned a grete hoste to dryue out Engist and his company of the londe yaue hym thre bataylles The fyrst was in Kente there he was lorde the seconde 〈◊〉 at Teâ—â—orde and the thyrde in a shyre a this half Colchestre in a more And in this batayle theym mette Catagien Home Engistes brother so that eche of theym slewe other But for as moche as the couÌ„tree was yeuen longe before to Horne thrugh Vortiger tho he spowsed his cosyn there he made a fayre castell that is called Horncastell after his owne name And Vortimer was soo anoyed for his brothers deth that anone he lete fell downe the castell to the grouÌ„de And after he ne lefte nyght ne daye tyll he had dryuen out Engist and his people of the londe And thenne Ronowen his doughter made sorowe ynough And quentely spake to them that were next the kynge Vortimer and pryuyest with hym And so moche she gaue hym of gyftes that he was enpoysened and deyed at London the fourth yere of his regne there he lyeth ¶ How the Brytons chose an other tyme Vortiger to be theyr kynge and Engist came in to this londe and how they fought togyders AFter Vortimers deth the Brytonr by theyr comyn assente eft soones made Vortiger theyr kyng vpon this couenauÌ„t yâ— he sholdde neuer after suffre Engist ne none of his eft sones to come in to this londe And whan all this was done Ronowen the quene pryuely sente by letter to Engist yâ— she had enpoy sened Vortimer yâ— Vortiger her lorde bare ayen yâ— crowne regned And that he sholde come ayen into this londe wel arayed with moche people for to auenge hym vppon the Brytons and for to wyÌ„ne this londe ayen ¶ And whan Engist herde these tydynges he made grete Ioye And appareylled hym hastely with .xv. thousande men yâ— were dughty in euery batayll came in to this londe ¶ And whan Vortiger herde tell that Engist was come ayen with a grete power in to this londe he assembled his Brytons tho wente ayenst Engist for to yeâ—e hyÌ„ batayll his folke But Engist dradde hym sore of the Brytons for they had dryuen hym before discomfyted hym with strength Wherfore this Engist prayed
his owne meyne wente vnto the chambre there that he sholde take his nyghtes reste And as he loked hym about he sawe a fayre ymage well made and in semblaunt as it were an Archer with a boowe in the boowe a fyne arowe ¶ Kynge Edmonde wente tho nere for to beholde it better what it myght be And anone yâ— arowe smote hym thrugh the body there slewe the kynge For that engyne was made for to slee his owne lorde traytoursly ¶ And so whan kynge Edmonde was thus deed slayne he had regned but .x. yere And his people for hym made moche sorowe And his body they bare vnto Glastenbury there they hym entyred ¶ And this fals traytour Edrith anone wente vnto the quene that was kynge Edmondes wyfe that wyst not of her lordes deth Anone he toke from her two sones that were fayre yonge that her lorde had vpon her goten that one was called Edwarde that other Edwyne ladde theym with hym to London toke them vnto kynge Knoght that he sholde do wish them what his wyll were And tolde hym how subtylly he had slayne kynge Edmonde for by cause loue of hym so that kynge knoght all Englonde in his power hooly myght haue ¶ O thou fals traytour hast thou my true brother that was soo true thus slayne for me the man I moost loued in the worlde Now by my heed I shall for thy trauell the well rewarde as thou hast deserued anone lete hym be take bounde honde foot in manere of a traytour lete cast hym there in to Tamyse in this maner the fals traytour ended his lyf The kynge toke the two childern put them vnto the abbot of Westmestre to warde to kepe tyll that he wyst what was best with them to do ¶ How kynge knoght sente kynge Edmondes sones both in to Denmarke to be slayne how they were saued SO it befell soone after that kynge knoght had all the londe in his honde spowsed the quene Emme thorugh consente of his baronage For she was a fayre woman the whiche was Eldredes wyf and the dukes syster of Normandy they lyued togyder with moche loue as reason wolde The kynge axed vpon a daye counseyll of the quene what was best to do with the sones that were Edmonde Irensydes Syr sayd she they ben the ryght heyres of the londe yf they lyue they wyll do moche sorowe with warre therfore lete sende them in to a strange londe a ferre to some man that may them defoyle destroy The kyng anone lete call a dane that was called Walgar coÌ„mauÌ„ded hyÌ„ that he sholde lede tho two childern in Denmark so to do ordeyne for them yâ— he sholde neuer here more of theym Syr sayd this Walgar gladly your coÌ„mauÌ„dement shall be done anone tho two childern he toke lad them in to Denmark And for as moche as he sawe that the childern were wond fayre also meke he had of them grete pyte ruche wolde them not slee but lad them to the kyng of Hungry for to nourysshe for this Walgar was well beknowen with the kynge well beloued Anone the kyng axed whens the childn were Walgar tolde hym sayd that they were the ryght heyres of Englond therfore men wolde destroye theym And therfore syr vnto you they be come mercy helpe for to seke And forsothe yf they may lyue your men they shall become and of you they shall holde all theyr londe The kynge of Hungry receyued them with moche honour lete them worthely be kepte ¶ And thus it befell afterwarde that Edwyne the yonger brother deyed Edwarde the elder brother lyued a fayre man a stronge a large of body gentyll and curters of condycyons so that all men hym loued And this Edwarde in the Cronycles is called amonge the Englysshmen Edwarde the outlawe ¶ And whan as he was made knyght the kynges doughter of Hungry hym moche loued for his goodnes and his fayrnes that she hym called her derlynge The kyng that was her fader perceyued well the loue that was betwixt them two and had no heyre but only that doughter and the kynge vowchesauf his doughter to no man so well as he dyde to hym that she loued so well he her and yaue her vnto hym with a good wyll Edwarde her spowsed with moche honour The kynge of Hungry sente after all his baronage and made a solempne feest a ryche weddynge And made all men to vnderstande that this Edwarde sholde be kynge of that londe after the decesse of hym And of that tydyngê they were all full gladde This Edwarde begate vppon his lady a sone that was called Edgar Helynge afterwarde a doughter that was called Margarete that afterwarde was quene of Scotlonde And by the kyng of Scotlond that was called Mancolin she had a doughter that was called Maud that was quene afterwarde of Englond thrugh kynge Henry that was the fyrst sone of the conquerour that her wedded And he begate on her a doughter that was called Maude that afterwarde was Empresse of Almayn And of this Maude came the kynge of Englonde that vnto this daye is called Henry yâ— Empresse sone And yet had this Edwarde an other doughter by his wyf that was called Crystyan she was a Nonne ¶ How kynge Knoght that was a proude man conquered Noâ—â—andy how he became afterwarde meke mylde NOw haue ye herde of Edmonde Irensydes sones that kyng Knoght wend they had ben slayne as he had coÌ„mauÌ„ded Walgar before And this kyng Knoght had in his honde all the reame of Englonde Denmarke And after that they wente vnto Norwaye that londo for to conquere But the kynge of the londe that was called Elaf came with his people wende his londe to haue well kepte defended so there he faught with hym tyll at the last he was slayne in that batayll And tho this Knoght toke all the londe in to his honde And whan he had conquered Norwaye taken feaute homages there he came ayen in to Englonde helde hymself so grete a lorde that hym thoughte in all the worlde his pere noo man was And he came so proude and hauteyne that it was grete wonder ¶ And so it befell vpon a daye as he had herde masse at Westmestre wolde haue gone in to his palays the wawes of the Tamyse so swyftely ayenst hym came that almoost they touched his feet Tho sayd the kyng with a proude herte I coÌ„maunde the water to torne ayen or elles I shall make the The wawes for his coÌ„mauÌ„dement wolde not spare but flowed euer in heyght more more The kyng was so proude of hert that he wolde not flee the water bete it with a rodde that he had in his honde coÌ„maunded the water that it sholde go no ferder But for all his coÌ„mauÌ„dement
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
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
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
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
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
for his felonye ¶ Of dressynge yâ— kynge Edward made of his Iustiâ—ê and of his clerkes yâ— they had doon for ther falsnes how he draue the Iewes out of Englonde for ther vsury and myshyleâ—e AS kynge Edwarde hadde dwelled thre yere in Gascoyne a desire came to hym for to goo into Englonde ayen And whanne he was come ayeÌ„ he founde so many playntes made to hyÌ„ of his Iustyces and of his clerkes that hadde done so many wronges and falsnesse that wonder it was to here and for whiche falsnesse syr Thomas waylond the kynges Iustice forswore Englonde at the toure of London for falsnesse that men put vpon hym wherfore he was atteynt and proued fals And anone after whan yâ— kynge had done his wyll of the Iustices tho lete he enquere espye how the Iewes dysceyned begyled his people thorough the synne of falsnesse and of vsury And lete ordeyne a preuy parlement amonge his lordes And they or deyned amonge theym yâ— all the Iewes sholde voyde out of Englonde for theyr mysbyleue also for theyr fals vsurye that they dyd vnto crysten men And for to spede and make an ende of this thynge all the comynalte of Englonde yaue vnto the kynge the .xv. peny of all theyr goodes meuable soo were the Iewes dryuen out of Englonde And tho went yâ— Iewes into Fraunce there they dwellyd thrugh leue of kynge Phylyp yâ— tho was kynge of Fraunce ¶ How kynge Edwarde was seased in all the londe of Scotlonde thrugh consente grauÌ„t of all yâ— lordes of scotloÌ„de IT was not longe after that alex andre kynge of Scotlond was dede and Dauyd the erle of Huntyngdon that was the kynges brother of ScotloÌ„de axyd claymed yâ— kyngdom of Scotlonde after that hys brother was deed for cause that he was ryghtfulle heyre But many grete lordes sayd nay wherfore greate debate arose bytwene theym and ther freÌ„des for asmoche as they wolde not consente to his coronacyon the meane tyme the forsayd Dauyd deyed And so it befell that yâ— sayd Dauyd had thre doughters that worthyly were maryed The fyrste doughter was maryed to Bailol the seconde to Brus and the thyrde to Hastynges The forsayd Baylol Brus chalenged yâ— londe of Scotlonde grete debate stryf arose bytwene heÌ„ by cause eche of theÌ„ wolde haue be kynge And whan the lordes of Scotlonde saw yâ— debate bytwene theÌ„ came to kyÌ„ge Edwarde of Englonde seased hyÌ„in all yâ— lond of Scotlonde as chyef lord And whan the kynge was seased of the forsayd lordes the forsayd Baylol Brus and Hastynges came to the kynges courte and axyd of the kynge whiche of theÌ„ sholde be kynge of Scotlonde And kynge Edwarde that was full gentyll and true lete enquere by yâ— Cronycles of scotlonde and of the grettest lordes of Scotlonde whiche of them was of the eldest blood And it was founde that Baylol was the eldest and yâ— the kynge of Scotlonde sholde holde of the kynge of Englonde and do hym feaute and homa ge And after this was done Bailol weÌ„te into Scotlonde there was crowned kynge of Scotlonde ¶ And the same time was vpon the see grete warre bytwe ne the Englysshmen and the Normans But vpon a tyme. the Normans arryued all at Douer there they martred an holy man that was called Thomas of Douer And afterward were the Normans slayne yâ— there escaped not one of them ¶ And so afterwarde kynge Edwarde sholde lese the duchye of Gascoyne thrugh kynge philyp of FrauÌ„ce thrughe his fals castynge of the Dousepers of the londe wherfore syr Edmonde yâ— was kynge Edwardis brother yaue vp his homage vnto the kynge of Fraunce ¶ And in that tyme the clerkes of Englond graunted to kynge Edwarde halfe deale of holy chirche goodes in helpynge too recouer his londe agayne in Gascoyne And the kynge sent thethere a noble company of his bachelers And hymself wolde haue gone to Poâ—tesmon the but he was let thrugh one Maddok of walys that hadde seased the castell of Swandon into his honde and for that cause the kynge tomed to walys at Crist masse And bycause that the noble lordê of Englonde that were sent into Gascoyne hadde no comforth of ther lorde yâ— kynge they were take of syr Charlys of Fraunce that is to say syr IohnÌ„ of brytayne syr Roberte Tiptot syr Rauâ—e Tanny syr Hughe Bardolfe and syr Adam of Cretynge And yet at the Ascensyon was Maddok take in Walys and a nother that was called Morgan and they were sent to the tour of LondoÌ„ and there they were byheded ¶ How syr IohnÌ„ Baylol kynge of scotlonde with sayd his homage ANd whan syr IohnÌ„ Baylol kyÌ„ ge of Scotlond vnderstode that kynge Edwarde was werred in Gascoyne to whome the reame of Scotlonde was delyuerd Falsly tho ayenst his oth with sayd his homage thrugh procurynge of his folke sent vnto the courte of Rome thrugh a fals suggestyon to be assoylled of the othe that he swore vnto the kynge of EngloÌ„de so he was by letter enbulled ¶ Tho chose they of Scotlonde dousepers for to benyÌ„me Edwarde of hys ryght ¶ And in that tyme came two Cardynalles from the courte of Rome fro the 〈◊〉 Celestine to trete of acorde bytwene the kynge of Fraunce the kynge of Englonde And as tho cardynalles spake of acorde Thomas turbeluyll was taken at LyoÌ„s made homage to yâ— warde of Parys putt his sones in hostage thought to go into Englonde to aspye the countre and tell them whan he came to Englonde that he had broken the kynges pryson of Fraunce by nyght sayd that he wolde do that all Englysshmen walsshmen sholde abowte the kynge of FrauÌ„ce And this thyng for to brynge to the ende he swore vpon this couenauÌ„t dedes were made bytwene them and that he sholde haue by yere a thousand poundes worth of londe to brynge this thynge too an ende This fals traytour toke his leue wente thens and came intoo Englonde vnto the kynge sayd that he was broke out of pryson that he had put hym in suche peryll for his loue wherfor the kyng cowde hym moche thanke and full gladde was of his comynge ¶ And the fals traytoure fro that daye aspyed all the doynge of the kynge and also his counselle for the kynge loued hym full well and was with hym full preuy But a clerke of Englonde that was in the kynges hous of Fraunce herde of this treason and of the falsnesse wrote to another clerke that tho was dwellynge with Edward kynge of Englonde all how thomas Turbeluyll had done his fals coniectynge and all the counsell of EngloÌ„de was wryte for to haue sende vnto the kynge of FrauÌ„ce And thrugh the forsayd letter that the clerke had sente fro FrauÌ„ce it was fouÌ„de vpon hym wherfor he was led to London hangyd drawe there for his treason And his two sones that he had put in Fraunce
kynges steward yâ— the kynge had sente to Shirborne in Elmede to yâ— erle of Lancastre to all yâ— with hym were for to trete of accorde yâ— hym alyed to yâ— barons came with yâ— company syre Roger Dammory syr Hugh Dandale yâ— had spousyd the kynges neres lyster syr Gylbert of clare erle of Gloucetre yâ— was slayne in Scotlonde as before is sayd And tho two lordes hadde tho two partyes of yâ— erldom of Gloucetre syr Hugh Spenser had yâ— thyrde party in his wyues halfe the tyyrde syster and thoo two lordes wente to the barons with al theyr power ayenst syr Hugh theyr brothere in lawe And soo there came with them syr Robert Clyfforde syr IohnÌ„ moÌ„bray syr Goselyn Daâ—yll syre Rogere Mortymer of werk syr Rogere Mortymer of wykmore his neuewe syr Henry Trals syr IohnÌ„ Gyffarde syr Barthil mewe of Bardesmore with all theyr coÌ„pany and many other that to them were consente all yâ— grete lordes came vnto westmestre to yâ— kynges parlement And so they spake dyde yâ— bothe syr Hughe Spenser yâ— fader also yâ— sone were out lawed of Englonde for euermore And so syr Hugh yâ— fader went vnto Douere made moche sorowe fell downe vppon the grounde by yâ— see banke a crosse with his armes and sore wâ—pynge sayd Now fayr Englonde good Englond to almyghty god I the betake And therâ— es kyssed yâ— ground venyd neuer to haue come ayen wepynge cursyd yâ— tyme yâ— euer he begate syr Hugh his sone and sayd for hym he had lost all Englonde And tho in presence of them all â— were abowte hym yaue hym his curse went ouer see to his londes But Hugh yâ— sone wolde not go out of Englonde but hel de hym in yâ—â—ee he his company robbyd two drome dores besyde Sand 〈◊〉 toke bare away all yâ— godes yâ— was in them to the value of .lx. M.li. ¶ How yâ— kynge exyled erle Thomas of Lancastre all yâ— helde with hym how the Mortimer came yelded hym to the kynge and of all the lordes IT was not longe after yâ— the kyÌ„ge ne made syr Hugh Spenser the fader syr Hugh yâ— sone come â—yen in to Englonde ayenst yâ— lordes wyâ—l of the reame And sone after the kynge with a stronge power came and beseged the castell of Ledis and in the castell was yâ— lady of Bladelesmore for cause the she wolde notte graunte that castell to the quene Isabell kynge Edwardes wyfe but the pryncypall cause was for syrr Berthylme we was ayenste yâ— kynge and helde with yâ— lordes of Englond neuertheles the kynge by helpe sâ—coure of men of London and also of helpe of southeren men gate the castell maugre of thez all that were within and toke with theÌ„ all that they myght fynde And whan yâ— barons of Englonde herde thyse tydynges syr Roger Mortimer many other lordes toke the towne of Burggeworth with strenth wherfore yâ— kynge was woÌ„der wrothe and lete outlawe Thomas of Lancastre Vmfroy de Bohounâ—erle of Herford all tho that were assentyÌ„ge to the same quarell And yâ— kynge assembled an huge hoste came ayenst the lordes of Englonde wherfor yâ— Mortmers put them in the kynges grace And anone they were sente to yâ— toure of London there kept in pryson And whan yâ— barons herde this thyng they came to pouÌ„tfret there that the erle Thomas soiourned tolde hym how yâ— Mortimers both had yelde them to yâ— kynge put them in his grace ¶ Of the syege of Tykhyll SO whan Thomas erle of Lancastre herde this he was wonder wrothe all that were of ther company greatly they were dyscomfyted and ordeyned ther power togyder besyegyd that castell of Tykhyll but tho that were within manly defended them that the barons myghte not gete the castell whan the kynge herd that his castell was besegyd he swore by god by his names that the sege shold be remeued assembled an huge power of people went thederward to rescowe the castell his power encresyd fro day to day whan the erle of Lancastre the Erle of Herforde the barons of ther coÌ„pany herd of this thynge they asseÌ„bled all theyr power went theÌ„ too BurtoÌ„ vpon trent kepte the brydge that the kynge sholde not passe ouer but it befell so on the tenthe daye of Marche in the yere of grace M.CCC.xxi the kyÌ„g and the Spenâ—erâ— syr Aymer Valaunce erle of Penbroke IohnÌ„ erle of Arun dell theyr power went ouer the water and dyscomfyted therle Thomas and his company And they fled to the castel of Tetbury from thens they went to Pountfret and in that vyage deyed sire Roger Daumore in thabbay of Tetbury And in yâ— same tyme the erle thomas had a traytour with hym that was callyd Robert Holonde a knyght that the erle had brought vp of nought had nourysshed hym in his butrye had yeue hyÌ„ athousand marke of londe by yere And somoche the erle louyd hym that he myghte do in the erles courte all that hym lyked bothe amonge them hyghe and lowe so craftly the theyf bare hym ayenst his lorde that he trustyd more vpon hym than ony man on lyue and the erle had ordeyned by his letters for to go into the erledome of Lancastre to make men aryse to helpe hym in that vyage That is to saye .v. hundred men of arm ys But the fals traytour came not there noo manere men for to warne ne for to make aryse to helpe his lorde And whan that the fals traytour herde tell that hys lorde was dyscomfyted at Burton vppon Trent as a fals traytour theyf stele away and robbyd in Rauensdele his lordes men yâ— came fro the scoÌ„fyture And toke of thezhors and harneys and all that they had and slewe of them all that they myght take and came and yeldyd hym to the kynge ¶ whan the good erle Thomas wyst that he was so bytrayed he was so abasshed sayd to hymself O almyghty god how myght robert Holonde fyÌ„de in his hert me to betray syth yâ— I louyd hym so moche O god well maye now a man se by hym that no man may dysceyue a nother rather thaÌ„ he that he trustyth moost vpoÌ„ he hath full euyll yeldyd me mi goodnes the worshyp yâ— I haue to hym done thrugh my kyndnesse haue hym auauncyd and made hym hyghe where that he was low And he makyth me go from hyghe vnto lowe but yett shall he deye an euyll dethe ¶ Of the scomfyture of Brurbrygge THe good erle Thomas of Lancastre HuÌ„froy de Bohoune erle of Herford the barons that with theym were toke couÌ„sell bytwene theÌ„ at yâ— frere prechers in PouÌ„tfret tho thought Thomas vpon yâ— traytour Robert Holonde sayd in repreyf Alas Robert Holond hathe me betrayed aye is yâ— red of some euyll shred And by yâ— comyn assent
Isabell and Edwarde her sone and syr Edward of wodstok the â—â—ges brother of Englonde and syre Io han of Henaude and syre Rogâ—â—e Motymer of wygmore and syre Thomas Rocelyn and syre IohnÌ„ of Câ—omwelle and syr wyllyam Trussell and manâ—â— other of the alyaunce of the gentyll erle Thomas of Lancastre that were eâ—yled out of Englonde for his quarell and were dyshertted of theyr londes orderned them a grete power and arryued at Hâ—rewich in Sonthfolke And sone aftâ—â— they pursewed yâ— Spensers tyll yâ— then were taken put to piteous deth as before is sayd ther coÌ„pany also for yâ— grrate falsnes yâ— they dyd to kynge Edward to his peple And Merly sayd also more yâ— the gote shold be put in grete dystresse in grete anguyssh in grete sorow he sholde lede his lyfe And he sayd sothe For after the tyme that kynge Edwarde was take he was put into warde tyll yâ— the Spensers were put to dethe and also bycause that he wolde not come vnto his parlemente at London as he hadde ordeyned and assygned hymself vnto his baronage and also wold not gouerâ—â— â—â— rule his peopleâ—ne his trame as a kynge sholde doo wherfore some of the barons of Englonde came yelde vp ther homages vnto hym for theym all the other of yâ— reame in the daye of yâ— conuersyon of saynt Poule in yâ— yere of his regne .xx. And they put hym out of his ryaltee for euermore And euer lyued afterwarde in moche sorowe anguysshe LOdowicus was emperour after Henry foure yere this Lodewye was duke of Banare he dyspysed the corouacoÌ„n of the pope wherfor the pope deposyd hym and moche labour many perylles he had after And he trowbled gretly the vnyte of holy chirche And theÌ„ was chosyn ayenst hym Frederyk the duke of Ostryche he ouercame the duke and abode arebelyon to his ende and in grete peryll to his soule And at the last Rarolus was chosen ayenst hym yâ— whiche preuaylled and sodenly Lodewic fel downe of his hors and dyscessyd ¶ IohnÌ„ Mandeuyll a douctour of physyh a knyght borne was in Englonde abowte this tyme. And he made a merueylous pylgâ—ymage for he went almoost abowte all the world he wrote his dedys in thre langages decessyd was buried at saynt Albons ¶ Benedictus the .xxii. was pope after IohnÌ„ .vii. yeres more this man wos a monke in all his yongthe he was of good coÌ„uersacyon a doctour of diuinite And whan he was made pope he refourmed thordre of saynt Benet in that thynge yâ— was nescessary he was a harde man to graunte benifyces lest he had grauÌ„tyd it to an vncunnynge man he made a deretall yâ— whiche began Benedictus deê° in donis suis And he was very cruell in his fayth for that of soÌ„men lytyll louyd He was so stoute a maÌ„ that almoost he wolde not know his owne cosyns ¶ Anno dnÌ„t M.CCC.xxii ¶ Of kynge Edwarde the chyrde after the Conqueste ANd after this kynge Edwarde Carnariuan regned syr Edwarde of wyndsore his sone yâ— whiche was crowned kynge anoynted at westmestre thrugh couÌ„sell consent of all yâ— grete lordes of yâ— reame yâ— Sondaye in Candelmasse eue in yâ— yere of grace M. CCC.xxvi yâ— was of aege at that tyme but xv yere And for cause yâ— his fader was in warde in yâ— castell of Kenilworth and also was put downe of his ryaltee the reame of Englonde was without kyng from yâ— feest of saynt Katheryn frome yâ— yere aboue sayd to the feest of Candelmasse And tho were all maner pleâ—â— of the kynges bynche astente And tho was coÌ„maunded to all yâ— Shyâ—efs of EngloÌ„de thrughe wrytte to warne the partyes to defendauÌ„tys thrugh somnynge ayen And also ferthermore that al prysoners that were in the kynges gayolles that were attachid thrughe Shyrefs sholde be lete goo quyte ¶ The kynge Edwarde after his coronacoÌ„n at the prayer besechynge of his lyege of the reame grauntyd them a chartre of stedfast peas to all them that wolde it axe And syr Iohan of Henaude and his company toke his leue of the kynge and of the lordes of the reame and torâ—yd home to they re owne couÌ„tre ayen And eche of them had full ryche yeftes euery man as he was of value estate ¶ And tho was Englonde in rest peas grete loue bytwene yâ— kynge and his lordes And comyuly Euglysshmen sayd amonges them that the deuyll was dede â—ut the innumerable iresoure of the kynge his fader and the tresour of the Spensers bothe of the â—ader and of the sone and of the erle of Arundell of mayster Robert Baldok yâ— was yâ— kyngê chauÌ„celer was departyd after yâ— quene Isabelles ordynauÌ„ce sir Rogere Mortymers of wygmore soo that the kynge had no thynge there of but at her wyll and her delyuerauÌ„ce 〈◊〉 of their londes as after warde ye shall here ¶ How kynge Edwarde went vnto staÌ„thop for to mete the Scottes ANd yet in the same tyme was yâ— kynge in yâ— castell of kenylworth vnder the kepynge of syr Henri that was erle Thomas of Lancasters broder that tho was erle of Lcycetre And the kynge grauÌ„tyd hym yâ— erldome of Lancastre that the kyng his fader had seasyd into his hoÌ„ de put out Thomas of Lancastres broder soo was he erle of Lancastre of Lcycetre also Stywarde of EngloÌ„de as his broder was in his tyme. But syr Edwarde that was kynge Edwardes fader made sorowe withoute ende bycause he myght not speke with his wyf ne wyth his sone wherfore he was in moche mischeyf For though it was so yâ— he was led de and rulyd by fals couÌ„sell yet he was kynge Edwards sone callyd Edwarde with yâ— longe shankys came out of the worthyest blood of the worlde they to whome he was wonte to yeue grete yeftys large were moost preuy with yâ— kyÌ„ge his owne sone And they wre his enmyes bothe by nyght by daye procured to make debate contake bytwene hym and his sone and Isabell his wyf But the frere prechers were to hym gode frendes euer more cast both by nyght and by day how they myght brynge hym oute of pryson And amonge theyr company that the freres had prpurly brought there was a frere that was callyd Dunhened and he had ordeyned gadryd a grete coÌ„pany of folke to kepe at yâ— nebe but the frere was taken put in the castell of pountfret there be deyed in pryson syr henry erle of Lancastre yâ— had yâ— kynges fader in kepynge thrugh coÌ„mandement of the kynge delyuerd Edwarde the kynges fader by endenture to syr Thomas of Berkelay And soo syr IohnÌ„ Matreuas they lad hym froÌ„ the castell of kenylworth to yâ— castell of Ber kelay kept hym there saufly ¶ And at Ester next after his coronacoÌ„n yâ— kynordeyned a grete huge hoste for to fyght ayenst yâ—
Scottes And syr IohnÌ„ yâ— erles brother of Henaude came from beyonde the see for to helpe kynge Edwarde brought with hym .vij. C. men of armys arryued at Douer they had leue for to go forth tyll they came to Yorke they yâ— kynge them abode yâ— scottes came the der to yâ— kyng for to make peas accorde but yâ— accordement lasted not bytwene theÌ„ but a lytyll tyme And at that tyme the Englysshmen were clothed all 〈◊〉 cotes hodes paynted with letters with floures full semely with longe berdes and therfor yâ— scottes made a byll yâ— was fastnyd vpon yâ— chirche dores of laynt Penâ—to warde stangate thus sayd yâ— sarpâ—â— re in dyspyte of Englysshemen Longe berdes hertles payntyd hodes wrotles gâ—â—ye cotes graceles makyth EngloÌ„d thriftelees SO in yâ— Trinyâ—â— daye nerte after began yâ— contak in yâ— cyte of Yoke bytwene yâ— Englysshmen yâ— Henandes in yâ— debate were slayne of yâ— erldoÌ„ of Nicholl murdred .lxxx. men after they were buryed in saynt clemeÌ„tis chirche in Fosgate for cause yâ— yâ— Henaudes came to helpe yâ— kynge ther peas was cried vpon payne of lyf lyÌ„me in yâ— other half it was fouÌ„de by an enquest of yâ— eâ—te yâ— the Englysshmen began yâ— debate ¶ Howe the Englysshmen stoppyd the Scottes in the parke of Stanope how they torned ayen into Scotlonde THis tyme the Scottes hadde assembled all theyr power came into Englonde and slewe robbyd all that they myght take and also brente dystroyed all the north countre thrughe oute tyll yâ— they came vnto the the parke of Stanhope in weridale there yâ— Scottes helde theym in a busshment but whaÌ„ the kynge had herde thrugh spyes where yâ— scottes were anone ryght with his hoste besegyd them within yâ— forsayd parke so yâ— the scottes wist not where to go oute but oonly vnto ther harmes And they abode in the parke xv dayes vytaylles faylled them in euery syde so yâ— they were greatly peyred of bodyes syth that Brute came fyste into Brytayne vnto this tyme there was neuer seen so fayre an host what of Englysshmen of alyuÌ„tes of men of fote yâ— whiche ordeined theym for to fyght with yâ— Scottes thrughe eggynge of syr Henry of Lancastre of syr IohnÌ„ Henaude yâ— wold haue gone ouer yâ— water of wyth for to haue fou ght with yâ— scottes But syr Roger Mortuner consentyd not therto for he hadd pâ—yuely taken mede of yâ— scottes them to helpe yâ— they myght go awaye into their owne couÌ„treâ—◠¶ And this same Mortymer couÌ„seylled somoch Thomas of brotherton yâ— erle Marshall â—hat was kynge Edwardes vncle yâ— yâ— forsayd Thomas sholde not assemble at that tyme vnto yâ— Scottes And he assentyd but he wyste not the doynge bytwene yâ— Scottes the forsayd Mortâ—mer And bycause that he was Marshall of Englonde as to hyzperteyned euer yâ— vauÌ„twarde he sent hastely to yâ— erle of Lancastre to syr IohnÌ„ of Henaude yâ— they sholde not fyght with the Scottes in preiudyce harmyng of hym his fee yf they dyd yâ— thei shold stonde to theyr owne paryll And the forsayd erle Marschall was all arayed with his batayll at yâ— reredoos of the erle of Lancastre for to haue fought with him with his folke yf he had go to fyghte with the scottes in this manere he was dysceyued wist no thynge of yâ— treason And thus was yâ— kynge pryncypally disceyued And whan it was nyght Mortymer yâ— had the watche for to hepe of the host yâ— nyght dystrobled yâ— watche yâ— noo thynge myght be doon And in yâ— meane while yâ— Scottes stele by nyght towarde theyr owne couÌ„tre as fast as they myght ¶ And so was the kyng falsly betrayed yâ— wenyd yâ— all the traytours of his londe had ben broughte to an ende as it was sayd before ¶ Now here you lordes how traytoursly kynge Edwarde was dysceiued howe meruayllously boldly the Scottes dyd of werre For Iamys douglas with two hundred men of armys rode thrugh out all yâ— host of kynge Edwarde yâ— same nyght yâ— Scottes escaped towarde theyr owne couÌ„tree as is aboue sayd tyll yâ— they came to yâ— kyngis pauilyon slewe there many men in they re beddes and cryed Naward naward a nother tyme a Douglas a Douglas wherfore yâ— kynge yâ— was in his pauylyoÌ„ moche other folke were wonder sore afrayed But blyssyd be almyghty god yâ— kynge was not taken and in greate peryll was tho the reame of Englonde that nyght the moone shone full clere and bryght And for all the kynges men the Scottes scapyd harmeles ¶ And on the morowe whan the kynge wyste that the Scottes were escapyd into theyr owne countrey he was wonder sory fulle hertely wepte with his yonge eyen and yet wyst he notte who hadde hym done that treason But that fals treason was full welle I knowen a good while after as the storye makyth mencyon ¶ Tho kynge Edward came ayen vnto Yorke full sorowfull And his host departyd euery man went into his owne countre with full heuy chere and mornynge semblaunt And the Henaundes toke theyr leue and went into theyr owne countree And the kynge for theyr trauaylle hugely rewarded theÌ„ ¶ And for bycause of yâ— vyage yâ— kynge had dyspended moche of his tresoure and wastyd And in that tyme were seen two moones in yâ— fyrmament yâ— one was clere that other was 〈◊〉 as men myght see thrugh yâ— worlde ¶ And a grete debate was yâ— same tyme agaynst pope IohnÌ„ yâ— .xxii. after sayÌ„e petyr yâ— emperour of Almayn tho made hym emperoure ayenst yâ— popys wyll yâ— tho helde his see at Auinion wherfore the â—mperoure made his crye at Rome ordeyned another pope yâ— hyght Nicholas yâ— was a frere Minor that was a yenste yâ— ryght of holy chirche wherfore he was cursyd the power of yâ— othere pope soon layed And for cause that such merueylles were seen men sayd that the worlde was nygh at an ende ¶ Of the dethe of kynge Edwarde of Carnariuan ANd now go we ayen to syr Edwarde of Carnariuan that was kynge Edwards fader somtyme kynge of Englonde put downe of his dygnyte Alas for his trybulacoÌ„n sorow that hym befell thrugh fals couÌ„sell yâ— he louid trustyd vpon tomoche yâ— afterward were dystroyed thrugh ther falsnesse as god wolde ¶ And this Edwarde of Carnariuan was in yâ— castell of Berkelay vnder yâ— warde kepynge of syr Moryce of â—erkelay also of syr IohnÌ„ Matreues and to them he made his complaynte of his sorowe and of his disese And ofteâ— tymes axyd of his wardeyns what he had trespassed ayenst dame Isabell his wyfe and syr Edwarde his sone that was made newe kynge that they wolde not visite hym ¶ And tho answerde one of his â—â—rdeyns sayd My worthy lorde dyspleyse you not that I shall telle you the cause is
for it is doâ—n them to vnderstoÌ„de that yf my lady your wyfe came ony thynge nyghe you that ye wold her straÌ„ gle and slee and also that ye wolde doâ— to my lorde your sone in the same wyse ¶ Tho answerde he with symple there Alas alas am not I in pryson all 〈◊〉 youre owne wyll now god it wote I thought it neuer and nowe I wolde that I were dede â—o wolde god that I were for thenne were all my sorowe passyd ¶ It was not longe after that the kynge thrughe couÌ„sell of Roger Mortimer grauntyd yâ— warde kepynge of syr Edwarde his fader vnto syr Thomas Toâ—oursy to yâ— forsayd syr IohnÌ„ Matreuers thrughe yâ— kynges letter put out hooly the forsayd syr Moryce of yâ— warde of y◠〈◊〉 ge And they toke and ladde the kynge vnto the castell of â—oâ—f yâ— whiche castell the kynge hatyd as ony dethe And they kept hym there tyll it came vnto saynt Mathewes daye in Septembre in the yere of grace M.CCC xxâ—u that the for sayd syr Roger Mortymer sent the manere of yâ— dethe how in what wyse he sholde be done to dethe And anone as yâ— forsayd Thomas IohnÌ„ had see the â—et ter coÌ„mauÌ„demente they made kyng Edwarde Carnariâ—an good cherâ— and good solace as they myght at that souâ—tpere nothynge yâ— kynge wyst of yâ— traytory And whan tyme was for to go too bed the kynge went to his bedde laye slept fast And as the kynge laye slept the traytours fals forsworn ayenst ther homage fâ—uate came pryuely into the kynges chambre theyr company with them layed an huge table vppon his wombe with men pâ—eÌ„ssyd helde fast downe the foure corners of the table on his body wherwith the good man awoke and was wonder sore adradde to be deed and there slayne and torned his body vp tho so downe Tho toke the fals traytours tyrauÌ„tes an horne put it into his fundement as depe as they myght toke a spyt of copâ—e brennynge putte it thrugh the horne into his bodye ofâ— tymes therwith thyâ—led his bowels so they slewe ther lorde that no thynge was perceyued And after he was enteryd at Glouceâ—â—e ¶ How kynge Edwarde spowsyd Phylyp yâ— erles doughter of Henaude at yorke ANd after Cristmasse tho nexte sewynge syt IohnÌ„ of Henaude broughte with hym Philyp his brothers doughter yâ— was erle of Henaude his nece into Englonde the kynge spowsyd her at Yorke with moche honoure And syr IohnÌ„ of Bothum bysshop of Ely syr wyllyam of Melton Archebysshopp of Yorke sange yâ— masse yâ— Sondaye on the euen of yâ— Conuersyon of saynt Poule In the yere of grace M.CCC.xxvii But bycause yâ— the kyng was but yonge tendre of aege whan he was crowned full many wronges were doon whyle yâ— his fader lyued by cause yâ— he trowed yâ— couÌ„seyllers yâ— were fals a abowte hym yâ— couÌ„seylled hym to do otherwyse than reason wolde wherfore greate harme was done to yâ— reame and to the kynge all men dyrected iâ— the kynges dede and it was not so almyghty god it wote wherfore it was ordeyned at the kynges crownynge â–ª yâ— the kynge for his tendre aege sholde be gouerned by .xii. of the grettest lordes of Englonde without whome nothynge sholde be doon That is to saye tharâ—hâ—bysshop of CauÌ„terbury tharche bysshop of Yorke yâ— bysshop of wynches tre the bysshop of Herforde the erle of Lancastre therâ—e Marschall the Erle of Kent yâ— were the kynges vndes and the erle of Garenâ—e syr Thomas wake syr Henry Percy syr Olyuer yngham and IohnÌ„ Rous barons all thyse were sworn truely for to counseyll the kynge and they shold answer euery yere in parlement of that that sholde be done in yâ— tyme of theyr gouernall but that ordynaunce was sone vndoon and that was moche harme to all Englonde For the kynge all the lordes yâ— sholde gouerne hym were gouerned 〈…〉 yâ— quene his moder dame Isabell. 〈◊〉 sye Roger Mortimer as they wolde all thyn ge was done both amonge hygh lowe And they toke vnto theym castels townes londeê tentâ— in greate harme and losse to yâ— crowne of the kynges estate oute of all mesure ¶ How the peas was made bytwene the Englysshmen the Scottes and alsoo of Iustifyenge of Troyllesâ—aston Kynge Edwarde at wytsontyde in the seconde yere of his regne thrughe the counseyll of his moder sir Roger Mortimer ordeyned a parlement at Northampton And at yâ— parlement the kyng thrugh his couÌ„sell none other of yâ— londe with in aege grauÌ„tyd to be accordyd with the scottes in this manere yâ— al yâ— feautees homages yâ— the scottes sholde doo to yâ— crowne of Englonde foryaue theym for euer more by his chartre ensealed And ferdermore an endenture was made of yâ— Scottes vnto kynge Edwarde yâ— was kynge Henryes sone whiche endenture they calle it ragman in yâ— whiche were conteyned all yâ— homages feauteâ—s Fyrste of yâ— kynge of Scotlonde of yâ— prelates erles barons of yâ— reame of Scotloyde with theyr seales set theroâ— other chartres remeÌ„brauncys yâ— kynge Edwarde his barons had of theyr ryght in yâ— forsayd reame of scotlonde it was foryeue ayen holy chirche And also with yâ— blacke crosse of Scotlonde the whiche yâ— good kynge Edwarde conquered in Scotlonde brought it out of the abbaye of Scone yâ— is a full precyous relyque And also ferthermore he releacyâ— fully forgaue all the londes yâ— yâ— noble barons had before yâ— tyme in yâ— reame of scotlonde by olde conquest And ferther more yâ— this peas for to be holden continuelly laste yâ— Scottes were bounde vnto the kynge in .xxx. thousande pouÌ„de of siluer to be payâ—â— within thâ—e yere that is euery yere .x. thousande pounde by euen porcyâ—â—◠¶ And fertherâ—â—â—â— aboue all this they spake bytwene the partyes aboue sayd that Dauid Driâ—â—â—autier that was kynge Robert Bâ—us sone the fals tyraunt fals forsworn ayenst his othe that arose ayenst his lyege lorde the noble and good kynge Edwarde and falsly made hym kynge of Scotlonde that was of aege .v. yere And so this cursyd counseyll Dauyd spoused at Bâ—rewyk dame IohnÌ„ of the Toure that was kinge Edwardes syster as the gestes tellith vpon Mary Mawdeleyns daye in yâ— yere of grace M.CCC.xxviii too greate harme and â—mpayrynge of all yâ— kynges blode wherof yâ— gentyll lady came alas the tyme For wonder moche that fayre damoysell dysperagyd syth yâ— she was maryed ayenst all the comyns wyll assent of Englonde And frome the tyme that Brute had conquered Albyon and named the londe after his owne name Brytayne that now is callyd Englond after the name of Engist And so the reame of Scotlond was holde of yâ— reame of Englonde of the crowne by feaute and homage For Brute conquered that hande yaue it to Albanaâ— yâ— was hys seconde sone And he
my kynges leue I shal it preue defende as a man ought â–ª for to do ¶ Tho sayd Mortymer syr Edmonde it is so ferforth knowe that it maye not be well gaynsayd and that in prysâ—â—e of all yâ— here been it shall be well proued Now had this fals Moltimer thesame letter that syr Edmond had take to syr IohnÌ„ Daueryll in the castell of Cors for to take to kyng Edward his brother yâ— syr Edmonde wyst not of ne supposed no thynge that syr IohnÌ„ Daueryll had be so fals to delyuer his letter in such wise vnto Mortimer thought no maneâ—â— of thynge of yâ— letter Then Mortimer sayd to syr Edmonde shewed a letter sealed axid hym yf yâ— he knewe yâ— letâ— and the seale This syr Edmond lokyd theron auysed hym longe tyme on the prynte of yâ— seale for he myght not see yâ— letter within and wyst well yâ— it was his seale thoughte yâ— it had be soÌ„me letter that had bore no greate charge thought no thynge of yâ— other letter And sayd openly in herynge of them all ye forsothe this is my seale I wyll it not forsake ¶ Lo sayd the Mortymer syres ye here all what he hath sayd yâ— he know legyth hym yâ— this is his letter his seale And now ye shall here what is conteined therin And then this Mortimer openyd the letter yâ— he had folde tofore togyder redde it openly worde by worde inherynge of theym all whan the letter was redde he sayd Loo syres ye haue herde all yâ— herin is wryten that he hath knowlegyd yâ— this is hys letter his seale he maye not go therfro And thenn they cryed yaue dome yâ— he sholde be hangyd drawen his heed smyten of iâ— a manere of a traytour he his heyres dysheryted foreuer more so he was ladde forth and put into pryson whan this was done the quene wyst that he was dampned by way of lawe bothe of lyf and of lyÌ„me his heyres dysheritedted for euermore thrugh open knowlegynge in playn court where them thought that it were good that the forsayd syr Edmond were hastâ—ly slayne wythoute wyttynge of yâ— kynge or elles the kynge â—olde lyghtly foryeue hym his dethe then it sholde forme theym to moche sorowe so as he was empâ—chis And anone the quene thrugh counseyll of yâ— Mortimer and without ony other counseyll sent in hast to the Baylyf of wyncheâ—re that they shold smyte of syr Edmonds heed â—rle of Kent without ony manere abydynge or respyte vpoâ— payne of lyf lymmeâ— And that he he sholde haue no ne other execusyon by cause of tatyeng notwithstondynge the Iugement Tho toke the baylyfs syr Edmond out of pâ—ison and sadde hym besyde the castell of wynchestre and there they made a gonfermer smyte of his heed for none other durst it do and soo he deyed there alas the while That is to say the tenthe day of Octobre the thyrde yere of kyng Edwards regne ¶ And whan yâ— kyng wist therof he was wonder sory and lete entyere hym at the frere Mynors at wynchestre ¶ Of the dethe of syr Roger Mortâ—mer erle of Marche ANd so it befell at that tyme that syr Roger Mortimer erle of the Marche was so prowde and so hauteâ—â— that he helde noo lorde of the reame his pere And tho became he so coueytous yâ— he folowed dame Isabell the quenes court that was kynge Edwardes modeâ— and beset his peny worth with the offycers of the quenes householde â—n the same manere that the kynges offycers dyd And so he made his takynge as touchynge of vytayle and also of caryages and all he dyd for bycause of expencys and too gadre tresoure And so he dyd without nombre in all that he myght ¶ Tâ—â—oo hadde he made hym wonder preuy with the quene â—sabell And so moche lorde shyppe and â—etenewe had yâ— all the greate lordes of Englond of hyÌ„ were adrad wherfore the kynge and his counseylle towarde hym were agreued and ordeyned amonge them to vndo hym thoroughe pure reason lawe for cause yâ— king Edwarde yâ— was the kynges fader tray tourly thrugh hym was murdred in the castell of Corf as before is sayd moore playnly in some parte of this booke of his dethe ¶ And some that were of the kynges counseyll louyd Mortymer and tolde hym in preuyte how yâ— the kyng his counseylle were abowte frome daye to daye hym for to dystroye and vndoo wherfore mortymer was sore anoyed angry as the deuyll ayenst them of the kynges counseyll sayd he wolde of theÌ„ be auenged how so euer he toke on ¶ It was not longe afterwarde yâ— kynge Edwarde dame Phylyp his wyf dame Isabell yâ— kynges moder syre Rogere Mortimer ne went vnto Notyngham there for to sotourne And so it befell yâ— quene Isabell thrughe couÌ„seyll of Mortymer toke to her yâ— keyes of yâ— yates of the castell of Notyngham so yâ— no man myghte come nother in ne out but thrughe coÌ„mauÌ„dement of Mortimer ne the kyngeâ—ne none of his couÌ„seyll ¶ And that tyme it fell that the Mortimer as a deuyll for wrath bolled also for wrathe that he had ayenst yâ— kynges men Edwarde pryncypally ayenst theym that had hym accusyd to yâ— kynge of yâ— dethe of sir Edwarde his fader ¶ And pryuely a counseyll was take bytwene quene Isabell the Mortymer the bysshop of Lyncoln syr Symonde of Bedford syr Hyghe of Trompyngton other preuy of theyr counseyll for to vndoo theym al yâ— the Mortimer hadde accusyd vnto yâ— kyÌ„ge of his faders dethe of treason and off felonye ¶ wherfore all tho that were of the kynges counseyll whan they wist of the Mortimers castynge pryuely came to kynge Edwarde sayd that Mortymer wolde theym dystroye bycause that they hadde hym accusyd of kynge Edwardes dethe his fader And prayed hyÌ„ that he woldmayntene them in theyr ryght ¶ And thyse were the lordes that pursued this quarell Syr wyllyam of Mountagu syr wyllyam de Bohum syr wullyam his broder syr Rauf Stafforde syre Robert of Herforde syr wyllyam of Clynton syr IohnÌ„ Neuell of Hornbyand many other of theyr consent And all thyse swore vpon a book to mayntene yâ— quarelle in as moche as they myght And if befell so after yâ— syr wyllyam MouÌ„tagu ne none of the kyngê freÌ„des muste not be herberowed in yâ— castell for yâ— Mortimer but went toke they re herberowe in dyuerfe place of yâ— towne of Notyngham And tho were they sore aferde leest yâ— Mortimer sholde theym dystroye And in hast they came vnto kyng Edwarde syr wyllyam of MouÌ„tagu other that were in yâ— castell And pryuely hyÌ„tolde that he ne none of his company sholde not take yâ— Mortymer without counseyll helpe of wyllyam of Elande coÌ„stable of yâ— same castell ¶ Now truelye sayd the kynge I loue you well therfore I couÌ„seyll
other syde and fought ayenst the kynge his partye so began the batayll and fyghtynge whiche endured a greate whyle But in conclusyon the duke of yorke obteyned and hadde the vyctory of that Iourneye In whiche was slayne the duke of Somerset the erle of Northumberlonde the lorde Clyfforde many knyghtes squyres many moo hurte And on the morne after they broughte yâ— kynge in grete astate to London whiche was lodged in yâ— bysshops palays of London And anone after was a grete parlement at London in whiche parlemente the duke of yorke was made protectour of Englonde the erle of werwyk Capytayne of Calays the erle of Salysbury Chaunceler of Englonde And all suche persones as had the rule before aboute the kynge were set a part myght not rule as they dyd before ¶ And this same yere deyed pope Nicholas the fyfte and after hym was Calixt yâ— thyrde This Calixt was a Catalane the actes of hym shall be shewed here after folowynge ¶ In this same yere fell a grete affraye in London ayenste the Lumbardes the cause began bycauce a yonge man toke a dager frome a Lumbarde brake it wherfore the yonge man on the morne was sente fore to come before yâ— Mayer the aldermen and there for the offence he was commytted to warde and thenne the mayer departed fro the yelde halle for to go home to hys dyner But in the Chepe the yonge men of the mercerye for the moost partye prentyses helde the Mayre Shyrefs styll in Chepe and wolde not suffre theym too departe vnto the tyme that theyr felowe whiche was commytted to warde were delyue red and so by force they rescowed theyr felowe frome pryson And that done the Mayre departed and the Shyrefs also the prysoner delyuerd which yf he had be put to pryson he had be in Ieoperdye of hys lyfe And theme beganne a rumoure in the cyte ayenst the Lumbardes And the same euenynge the hondcrafty men of the towne arose and ranne to yâ— Lumbardes houses and dyspoyled and robbed dyuers of them wherfore yâ— May â—â— and the Aldermen came with the honest people of the cyte and droue them thens and sent some of theym that had stollen to Newgate ¶ And yâ— yong man that was rescowed by his felowes sawe this greate rumoure affraye robbery ensewed of his fyrste meuynge to yâ— Lombarde departyd went to westmynster to sayntwary Or elles it had coste him his lyfe for anone after came downe an Oyer determyne for to do Iustyce on al theym that so rebelled in the cyte ayenst the Lumbardes On whiche sate with yâ— Mayre that tyme wyllyam Marowe yâ— duke of Bokyngham many other lort des to se execucyon done But the comynes of the cyte secretly made them redy and dyd arme them in theyr houses and were in purpoos to haue rongen the comyne belle whiche is callyd bowe belle but they were lette by sadde men which came to the knowlege of the duke of â—â—kyngham other lordes And in contynent they arose for they durst no lenger abyde for they dowtyd that the hole 〈◊〉 te sholde haue rysen ayenst theym But yet neuertheles two or thre of the cyte we re Iugyd to dethe for this robbery and were hangyd and Tyberne ¶ Anone after the kynge and the quene other lordes rode to CoueÌ„tre withdrewe theym fro London for this cause And a 〈◊〉 before yâ— duke of yorke was sent for to gâ—â—â—newych there was dyschargyd of the protectourshypp therle of Salysbury of his Chauncelershyp And after thys they were sent fore by preuy scale for too come to Couentre where they were almoost dysceyued the erle of wer wyke also sholde haue ben dystroyed yf they had not seen well to ¶ Howe the lorde Egremonde was take by the erle of Salysbury sones and of yâ— robbynge of Sandwytche THis yere were taken foure grete fysshes bytwene Ereth LondoÌ„ That one was called Mors Maryne yâ— seconde was a swerde fysshe the other â—â—eyne were whalys ¶ In this same yere for certayne affrayes done in yâ— nor the countre bytwene lorde Egremond the erle of Salysbury sones the sayd lorde Egremond whome they had condeÌ„pned in a greate somme of moneye to the sayd Erle of Salysbury and therfor he was commytted into pryson in Newegate in London where whan he had be a certayne space he brake the pryson and thre prysoners with hym escaped and went his waye Also this yere yâ— erle of warwyk his wyfe went to Calays with a fayr felysshyp toke possessyon of his offyce ¶ Abowte this tyme was a grete reformacyon of many monesteryes of relygyon in dyuerse partyes of the worl de whiche were refourmed after yâ— fyrste Instytucyon contynued in many places ¶ This same yere was a greate batayll in the Marches bytwene the londe of Hungry and Turkey at a place called Septedrad where Innumerable turkys were slayne more by miracle thann by mannes honde for oonly the hond of god smote theym Saynt IohnÌ„ of Capystrane was there present prouokyd the crysten people beynge theme aferde for co pursue after the Turkys where an Infynyte multytude were slayne and dystroyed the Turkys sayd that a grete nombre of armyd men folowed them that they were aferde to turne ayen and they were holy angelles ¶ This same yere the prysoners of Newgate in London brake theyr pryson and went vpon the ledes and fought ayenst theym of yâ— cyte and kepte the gate a longe whyle But atte the laste the towne gate yâ— pryson on theym And thenne they were put in fettres and yrens were sore punysshed in ensample of other ¶ In this yere also there was a greate erthquake in Naples in so moche that there perysshyd xl thousande people that sanke therein to the erthe ¶ Also in the .xxxvi. yere saynt Osmonde somtyme bysshop of Salysbury was canonysed at Rome by pope Calist. yâ— .x. day of Iuly he was traÌ„slatyd at Salysbury by the bysshopp of CauÌ„terbury many other bysshoppes ¶ And in August after syr Pers de brasay seneschall of Normandye with the Capytayne of Depe many other Capytaynes men of werre went to the se with a greate Nauy came into yâ— downes by nyghte And on the morne erly before daye they londed and came to Sand wytche bothe by londe water toke the towne and ryfled and dyspoyled it And toke many prysoners and left the towne all bare whiche was a ryche place and moche goode therin And ladde with theym many ryche prysoners In this same yere in many places of FrauÌ„ce Almayne Flaundres Holonde and zelonde chyldren gadred theym togyders by greate companyes for to goo on pylgrymage to saynt Myghels mounte in Normandye whiche came fro ferre couÌ„trees wherof the people merueyled And many supposyd yâ— some wyckyd spyryte meued theÌ„ to do so but it dured not long by cause of the
in EngloÌ„d what of hem shall doo to the other in what manere poynt he shall be obedyent and vnder hym It is fully coÌ„teyned within aboute the yere of our lorde Ihesu cryste a thousande lxxii tofore the fyrste kynge wyllyam the bysshops of Englond by commandement of the pope the cause was handled and treated bytwene yâ— forsayd prymates and ordeyned and demed that the prymate of Yorke shall be subgette to the prymate of Caunterbury in thynges that longen to the worshypp of god and to the byleue of holy chirche so that in what place euer it be in EngloÌ„de the the prymate of CauÌ„terbury wyt hote and constreyne togader a counseyl of clergy the prymate of yorke is holden with his suffrygans for to be there and for to be obedyent to the ordynauÌ„ce that there shall be lawfully ordeyned Whan the primate of Caunterbury is dedeche primate of yorke shall come to Caunterbury and with other bysshops he shal sacre hym that is chosen so with othere bysshops he shall sacre his owne prymate yf the primate of Yorke be dede hys successour shall come vntoo the bysshop of Caunterbury and he shall take his or denaunce of hym and take his othe with prosessyon and lawfull obedyence After aboute the yere of our lorde .xi. C. lxxxxv in the tyme of kynge Rycharde ben resons sette for the ryght partye for eyther prymate and what one prymate dyde to yâ— other in tyme of Thurstinus of Thomas and of other bysshops of yorke frome the conqueste vnto kynge Henryes tyme the thyrde Also there it is sayd howe eche of them start froÌ„ other This place is but a forspekynge and not a full treatys therof Therfore it were noyfull to charge this place with all thylke reasons ¶ Of howe many manere people haue dwelled therin ca .xiiii. BRytons dwelled fyrste in this ylond yâ— .xviii. yere of Hely yâ— prophete yâ— .xi. yere of Solmus postumê° kyÌ„ge of Latyns .xliii. after the takynge of Troye tofore the buyldynge of Rome CCCC .xxxii. yere ¶ Beda .li. jâ— They come hyder toke her cours from armonyk that now is yâ— other Britayn they held longe tyme yâ— south couÌ„tres of yâ— yloude It befell afterward in Despasianê° tym duke of Rome that the Pyctes shypped oute of Scycya in to Dccean and were dryuen abowte wiche the wynde and encred in to the Norche costes of Irlonde and fouÌ„de there Scottes and prayed to haue a place to dwell Iâ—ne myght none gete for Irlonde as Scottes sayd myght not sustayne both people Scottes sente the Pyctes to the north syde of englonde and behyght them helpe ayenste the Brytons that were theyr enemyes if they wolde aryse and toke them wyues of theyr doughters vpon suche condicion yf doubte fylle who sholde haue ryg ht to be kyÌ„ge they sholde rather these heÌ„ of yâ— moder syde thaÌ„ of yâ— fader syde of the womeÌ„kyÌ„ rather thaÌ„ of yâ— meÌ„ kyÌ„ ¶ Gaufre In Vespasyan the Emperous tyme whan Marius Armragus sone was kyÌ„ge of Brytons One Rodryk kynge of Pyctes cam out of Scicia and ganne to destroyed Scotlonde Martus the kyng slewe this Rodryk gaue the north partye of Scotlond that heet Cathenesia to the men that were came with Rodryke and were ouercome by hym for to dwel inne But thesemen hadde no wyues ne none myght haue of the nacion of Brytons therfore they saylled into Irlonde toke to theyr wyues Irysshmens doughters by that couenauÌ„te that yâ— moder blood sholde be put tofore in successyon of herytage Girca .xvii. Netheles Sirinus super Vyrgilium sayth that Pictes agatyrses that had some dwellynge place aboute the waters of Scicia and they ben called Pyctes of Peyntynge smytynge of woundes therfore they are called pyctes as paynted men These men and these gorhes ben all one people for whan Maximus the tyraunt was wente out of Brytayne into Fraunce for to occupye th empyre Then Gratianus Valentinianus that were brethern and felowes of th empyre brought these gothes out of Scicia with grete gyftes with flaterynge and fayre behestes intoo the north countre of Brytayne for they were stalworth and stronge men of armes and so these theues brybones were made men of londe of couÌ„tree dwelled in the northe countres And helde there Cytees and townes ¶ Gaufre Carancius the tyraunt slewe Bassianus and gaf the Pyctes a dwellynge place in Al bania that is Scotlond there they dwel led longe tyme afterwarde and medled with Britons ¶ R. Thensyth that Pâ—â—tes occupyed fyrste the north syde of Scotlonde It semeth that the dwellynge place that this Carancius gaf them is the south syde of Scotlonde that stretchethe from the thwarte ouer walle of Romayns werke to the Scottesshe see and con teyneth Galleway and Lodouia that is Lodewaye ¶ Therfore Bedeli .iii. ca. ij speketh in this manere Niruaâ— the holy man conuerted the southe Pâ—tes Afterwarde the Saxons come and made yâ— countree longe too Brencia the northe partiee of Northumberlonde vnto the tyme that Kynadius Alpinus sone kynge of Scotlonde put out yâ— Pyctes made that countie that lyeth bytwene Twed and the Scottesshe see longe to his kyngdom ¶ Beda li.i ca .i. Afterwarde loÌ„ge tyme the Scottes were ledde bâ—duâ—â— Renda and came out of Irlonde that is propre countree of Scottes and with loue or with strenth made hem place fast by the pyctes in the north syde of that arme of the see that breketh into the loâ—d in the weste syde that departed in olde tyme bytwene Britons and Partes Of this duke Renda the Scottes badde the name and were called Darlendinus as it were Rendaes parte for in ber speâ—h a parte is called dal ¶ Gâ—p The â—â—â—tes myghte haue no wyues of Brytons but they toke hem wyues of Irysshe scottes and promysed bem fayre for to dwel with them and graunted hym a londe by the see syde there the see is narowe That londe is called nowe Galleway Martanus Irysshe Scottesshe londed at Argall yâ— is scotten clyf for Scottes londed therfor to do harme to yâ— Brytons or for yâ— place it next to Irlonde for to come a londe in Brytayne ¶ Beda And so the Scottes after the Brytons Pictes made the thyrde people dwellynge in Brytayne ¶ R. Thenne after that come the Saxons atte prayenge of yâ— Britons to helpe them ayenst the Scottes Pyctes And the Brytons were sone put out into wales And Saxons ocupyed the loÌ„de lytell and lytell and efte more too the Scottysshe see And so Saxons made the fourthe manere of men in the ylonde of Brytayne ¶ Beda li. v. ca .ix. for Saxons and Angles came out of Germani a yet some Brytons that dwell nygh callen hem shortly Germayns ¶ R. Netheles aboute the yere of oure lorde .viii. hondred Egbartus kynge of westsaxon commaunded and bad all men calle the men of yâ— londe Englysshmen ¶ Alfre Then after that the Danes pursued the londe abowte a twoo hondred yere that is for to
cronycles but aboute this tyme the storye of Exodi began ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iij. M.v. C.xliiij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ M.v. C.lx. ARam sone to Esrom of the lyne of cryst was about this tymeâ—â—â— he gate Aminadab Naason of these men lytell is wryte in scrypture therfore I procede to other maters ¶ Iob yâ— holy man of all pacyence ensample about this tyme was borne of the lâ—ne of Nachor the broder of Abraham â— he lyued many yeres after that god had 〈◊〉 syted hym had assayed his 〈◊〉 he lyued an L. and .xl. yere paug 〈◊〉 lir ¶ Morses aboute this tyme was borne the childern of Israel 〈◊〉 grete trybulacyon bondage And 〈◊〉 ses was put in the water to be 〈◊〉 ¶ Aron aboute this time was â—ome ¶ Dafrus was kynge of Babylon and was the .xiiij. kynge Moyses was bene vnder hyÌ„ in Egypte ¶ Cyerops was the fyrste kynge of Athenes And after saynt Austyn that tyme many 〈◊〉 were wryten in the historres of the Gâ—â— kis the whiche comynly were lesse than the comyn fame sayth of a lytell thynge they wrote a greate matrie by cause to shewe thee connynge for there was the vnyuersyte of Gickys ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iij. M.vi C. lirviii Et ante xpÌ„i natuâ—â—tateÌ„ M.v. C.ii. AMynadab sone to Aron of crystys lyne was this tyme. This Amynadab fyrste after Moyses wich a full fayth râ—tred in to the reed ser and dradde not whan many a hondred were ferde lest they sholde be drowned therfore he deserued to kiynge forth the kynges lygnage of whome descended our lorde Ihesu Cryst Moyses was the fyrst of Israel that euer was he was Iuge xl yere This Moyses was the moost excellent prophete that euer god made the moost notable wryter of storyes and of his louynge heuen and erthe speketh For he sawe almyghty god clerely face to face whiche in this freyll lyf was neuer fouÌ„den in scrypture but of hym and Poul thapostle ¶ Aron yâ— fyrst bysshop lyued a L. xxiij yere this Aron was called of god in to the dygnyte of the hye preest or of a bysshop was ordened the eternall testament to hymself to all yâ— come after hym for the grete power of preesthode Wham he was a L. xxiij yere of aege he decessed was buryed in the hylle of Hor. And his sone Heleazarus succeded hym in the bysshopryche ¶ Pharao Boccaris this tyme was kynge of Egypte this Pharao wolde not here the coÌ„maundement of god ne delyuer the childern of Israel wherfore he was punysshed with .x. plages Vt patz exo And after he with all his hoost were drowned in the reed see ¶ Nason sone to Amynadab was prynce of the trybe of Iudas in the deserte about this ty me the lawe of god was gyuen in the hylle of Synay the boke of Leuitici was wryte another boke was called Nume ruÌ„ the tabernacle was ordeyned The boke of DeuteromanuÌ„ was made Balaam was prophete was slayne ¶ Anno mundi .iij. M.vij C.xxv Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ M.iiij C.lxxiiij SAlmen of the lyne of Cryst was about this tyme had a wyf that hyght Reab Moyses about this tyme decessed the water of flome Iordan was drye Ierico was take the sonne stode in the fyrmament Inmeuable Historia li. Iosue incipit et IudicuÌ„ Iosue seconde Iuge of Israel was a myghty man in batayll the fyrst in deserte he ouercame Amalech and after Moyses of god he was ordened Iuge of Israel of whome the bataylles the werkes the relygyous lyf ye may see in the boke of Iosue wryten ¶ Eleazar was the seconde bysshop And he Iosue deuyded the loude of promyssyon to the childern of Israel And of hym descended the bysshops vnto Lryst a fewe excepted ¶ Othonyell of the trybe of Iuda was the thyrde Iuge Aud this man delyuered the children of Israel from the oppressyon of the reame of Mesopotamie the whiche he ouer came in batayll This man toke Aram to his wyf yâ— whiche asked the vale londes aboue beneth of her fader Caleph vt pêª IudicuÌ„ .i. ¶ Aoth was yâ— fourth Iuge of Israel This man subdued Eglon the kynge of Moab delyuered yâ— childern of Israel This was a myghty man in batayll he vsed yâ— one as well as thother for his ryght honde ¶ About this tyme yâ— kynge of Ytaly began And many tymes ther names ben chauÌ„ged of the whiche progenyte of yâ— Romayns more clerely is shewed ¶ Ianas was yâ— fyrst kynge of Ytaly afterwarde of the rude gentyles he was worshyped as god they feyned hym to haue two faces For they worshypped his feest in the begynnynge of the yere as he were the ende of the last yere And the begynnynge of the fyrst And of hym the moneth of Ianuary hath his name ¶ Amictus was the .viij. kynge of Babylon vnder whom Iosue decessed ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iij. M.vij C.lxxv Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ M.iiij C.xxiiij BOos sone to Salmon of the lyne of Cryst was this tyme but of hym is lytell wryten but that Mathe. nombred hym in the Genology As doctours saye there was made skyppynge of names betwixt Boos Obeth For at the lest betwix them were .ij. L. lxxij yere the whiche tyme to one man may not be referred and therfore here many thynges is spoken are I come to the lyne of Cryst ayen Nicholaê° de lyra dicit qd suÌ„t .iij. boos vnus post aliuÌ„ ¶ Sangar was the .v. Iuge of Israell but he lyued no yeres ¶ Dolbora was the .vi. Iuge this Delbora was a woman for yâ— grace of her prophecy was gyuen to her honour that she Iuged Israell She by the coÌ„mauÌ„dement of god called Baruch yâ— he sholde go fyght with the enemyes of Israel the childern of Israel gate the victory ayenst Iabyn the kynge of Chanaan Cizaram the prynce of his chyualry he destroyed them vt pêª iudicuÌ„ iiij ¶ Phenies was bysshop this Phenies yet a yonge man for goddes sake slewe many lecherous men therfore our lorde was pleased with hym ¶ Saturnus this tyme was kynge of Ytaly he was the seconde kyng there this Saturnus is sayd to come fro the londe of Cretens in to Ytaly who by ydolatrye thorugh a meruayllous blyndenes they sayd he was no man but a god And yet they sayd that he regned vpon them as ther kynge And he taught men to douÌ„ge ther feldes And of Saturnus the Romayns were called Saturniani ¶ Picê° was sone to Saturuê° or he was kyng in Ytaly he was kynge in Larentin after his decesse of the Gentyles was worshypt for a god ¶ Anno mundi .iij. M.viij C.lxxv Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ M.iij C.xliiij GEdeon yâ— .vij. Iuge of Israel was this tyme this Grdron subdued iiij kynges Oreb Zebee Zeb Salmana And he subdued Madean to Israel Vide plura IudicuÌ„ .vi. vij et
Samuel was Iuge prophete in Israel an holy man and borne of a barayne moder many a daye And he mynyshred afore dure lorde from a childe to his aege And was not hyghe bysshop but he Iuged Israell all the dayes of his lyf And was the very prophete of god Two kynges he anoynted Saul fyrst and after Dauyd This Samuel alone Moyses are radde that they prayed for theyr enmyes in all the olde Testament Of this Samuel Saul be dyuers oppynyens ¶ Isyder sayth yâ— Samuel Saul ruled Israel .xl. yere ¶ And Iosephus in his vin boke yâ— mayster in his storyes saye Samuel to be Iuge .xij. yere alone And after hym Saul to regne .xx. yere Plura vide priâ— reguÌ„ AScanius the .vij. kyng of Ytaly was sone to Encas burâ—ded the cyte of Albron And he was calleâ— yâ— kynge of Albanorum This Ascanius 〈◊〉 te Silinus the .viij. kyng of 〈◊〉 the whiche Silinus was fader vnâ—o 〈◊〉 kyng of Brytayne now called Englonde And I leue of the kyngâ— of 〈…〉 they dyde but lytell noble thynges 〈◊〉 it be comen to Remulus Remus that Rome buylded And thenne shall the â— kynges come ayen now to procâ—â—â— to the â—â—onycles of Englonde for the â—â—the namely this booke is made ¶ And Venes and Padua were buylded 〈◊〉 this tyme of yâ—â—esydue of the Troâ—â—â—s ¶ homeâ—e the grete poete about this 〈◊〉 me was the whiche wrote fayned gâ—â—ryously many a lesynge ¶ Incipit regnum Britanie nunc diâ—â—tur Anglia Here may ye see how Englonde fyrste began at Albyon Albyon ¶ Afore that I wyll speke of Brute it shall be shewed how the londe of Englonde was fyrst named Albion and by what encheson it was so named OF the noble londe of Siâ—â—ie there was a ryall kynge myghty a man of grete renoÌ„mee that called was Dyoclesyan that well worthely hym gouerned ruled thrugh his noble chyualry So that he conquered all the londes about hym so that almoost all the kynges of the worlde to hym were attendaunt ¶ It befell thus yâ— this Dyoclesyan spowsed a gentyll damoysell yâ— was wonder fayre that was his emys doughter Labana And she loued hyÌ„ as reason wolde so that he gate vpon her â—xxxiij doughters of the whiche yâ— eldest was called Albine And these damoysels whan they came vnto aege became soo fayre yâ— it was wonder wherof Dyoclesyan anone lete make a sompnynge coÌ„maunded by his letters yâ— all the kynges that helde of hym sholde come at a certayne daye as in his letters were conteyned to make a feest ryall At whiche daye thyther they came brought with them Admyralles prynces dukes and noble chyualry The feest was ryally arayed and there they lyued in Ioye and myrthe ynough that it was wonder to wyte And it befell thus that Dyoclesyan thought to marye his doughters amonge all tho kynges that were at that solempnyte ¶ And so they spake dyde that Albine his eldest doughter all her systers rychely were maryed vnto .xxxiij. kynges that were lordes of grete honour and of power at this solempnyte And whan the solempnyte was done euery kynge toke his wyf and ladde them in ther owne countree there ma de them quenes ¶ And it befell thus afterwarde that this dame Albene became so stoute so sterne that she tolde lytyll pryce of her lorde and of hym had scorne despyte and wolde not do his wyll but she wolde haue her owne wyll in dyuers maters And all her other systers euerychone bare them soo euyll ayenst ther lordes that it was wonder to wyte And for as moche yâ— them thought that ther husbondes were not of so hyghe parentage come as ther fader But those kinges that were ther lordes wold haue chastysed them with fayre manere vpon all loue frendshyp yâ— they sholde amende ther selfwylled coÌ„dycyons But al was for nought for they dyde ther owne wyll in all thynge that them lyked had of power Wherfore those .xxxiii. kyÌ„ges vpon a tyme and oft tyme. bete ther wyues For they wende that they wolde amende theyr tatches and ther wyckednesse But of suche condycyons they were that for fayre speche and warnynge the dyde all the wors and for betynges eftsones moche the wors Wherfore the kynge that had wedded Albyne wrote yâ— tatches and condycyons of hsi wyfe Albine and the lettre sente to Dyoclesyan his fader And whan the other kyÌ„ges her de that Albines lorde had sent a letter to Dioclesian anone they sente letters sealed with ther seales the condycyons and tatches of ther wyues Whan the kynge Dioclesian sawe herde so many playntes of his doughters he was sore ashamyd and became wonder angrye and wrothe towarde his doughters and thou ghte how he thenne myghte amende it that they so mysdyde And anone sente his letters vnto the .xxxiii. kynges that they sholde come to hym and brynge with theym theyr wyues euery chone att a certeyne daye For he wolde there chastyse theym of theyr wyckednesse yf he myghte in ony manere wyse Soo the kynges came all atte that tyme and daye yâ— tho was sette betwene hym and the kinges Dyoclesyan resceyued theym with moche honoure and made a solempne feest to all that were vnderneth his lordshyp And the thyrde daye after that solempnyte the kynge Dyoclesyan sente after his .xxxiij. doughters that they sholde come speke with hym in his chambre And whan they were come he spake to them of ther wyckednesse of ther cruelte spyteuously them repreued blamed and to them he sayd That yf they wolde not be chastysed they sholde his loue lese for euer more And whan yâ— ladyes herde all this they became abasshed gretely ashamed And to ther fader they sayd that they wolde make all amâ—ndes so they departed out of ther faders chambre And dame Albine that was the eldest syster ladde theym all to her chambre and tho made to voyde all that were therin so that no persone was amonge them but she and her systers to gyder ¶ Tho sayd Albine My fayr systers well we knowe that the kyng our fader vs hath reproued shamed and dispysed for by cause to make vs obedyent vnto our husbondes But certes that shall I neuer whyles that I lyue syth yâ— I am come of a more hygher kyngê blode than myn husbonde And whan she had thus sayd all her systers sayd the same And tho sayd Albine Well I wote fayre systers that our husbondes haue complayned vnto our fader vpon vs wherfore he hath vs thus foule reproued dispysed wherfore systers my couÌ„sell is that this nyght whan our husbondes ben a bedde all we with one assente for to kytte ther throtes thenne we may be in peas of them And better we mow do this thynge vnder our faders power than ouer where elles And anone all the ladyes consented and graunted to this counsell And whan nyght was comen
so that Morgan durst not abyde but fledde awaye in to Walys And Conedag pursued hym and toke hym and slewe hym And tho came Conedag agayne and seased all the londe in to his honde helde it And regned after .xxxiij yere And thenne he deyed and lyeth at newe Troye ¶ And by cause the matere conteyneth moost comodyously togyder of the kynges of Brytayne now called Englonde for the tyme of them is not certaynly knowen what tyme of the worlde the kynges folowen regned Therfore they shall be togyder tyll it be comen vnto Guentolen kynge of Brytayne now called Englonde ¶ How Reynolde that was Conedagâ— sone regned after his fader in his tyme it rayned blood thre dayes in tokenynge of grete deth ANd after this Conedag regned Reynolde his sone that was a wyse knyght an hardy â—urteys that well nobly gouerned the londe wonder well made hym beloued of all maner of folke And in his tyme rayned blood yâ— lasted thre dayes As god wolde soone after ther came a grete dethe of people For hostes withoute nombre of people fought tyll that almyghty god therof toke mercy pyte tho gan it cesse And this Reynolde regned .xxij. yere deyed and lyeth at Yorke ¶ How Gorbodian regned in yeas that was Reynoldes sone AFter this Reynold that was Conedags sone regned Gorbodian yâ— was this Reynoldes sone .xv. yere and thenne he deyed lyeth at Yorke ¶ How Gorbodian had .ij. sones how that one slewe the other for to haue yâ— beâ—ytage how Ydoyne ther moder slewâ— yâ— other whefore the londe was destroyed SO whan this Gorbodian was deed his two sones that he had became stoute proude and euer warred togyder for the londe And that one was called Ferres and that other Porres And this Ferres wolde haue all the londe but that other wolde not suffre hym This Ferres had a felonous herte thought thrugh treason to slee his brother But pryuely he wente in to Fraunce and there abode with the kynge Sywarde tyll vpon a tyme whan be came ayen fought with his brother Ferres But ful euyll it happed tho for he was slayne fyrst Whan Ydoyne ther moder wyst that Pours was deed she made grete sorowe for by cause that she loued hym more than yâ— other And thoughte hym for to slee pryuely And pryuely she came to her sone vpon a nyght with two knyues therwith kytte his throte and the body in to smale peces Who herde euer suche a cursyd moder that slewe with her owne hondes her owne sone And longe tyme after lasted the repreef shame to the moder that for by cause of that one sone she murdred the other and so lost them bothe ¶ How foure kynges curtously helde all Brytayne and what were ther names ye shall here after AS the two brethern were deed they lefte not behynde them nother sone ne doughter ne none other of the kynrede that myght haue the herytage And for as moche as yâ— strongest men droue scomfyted the feblest toke all ther londes so that in euery countree they had grete warre stryf vnder them but amonge all other thynges there were amonge them in the couÌ„tree that ouercame all that other thrugh ther myght strengthe they toke all the londes euery of them toke a certayne countree in his couÌ„tree lete calle hyÌ„ kyng one of them was called Scater he was kynge of Scotlonde that other was called Dawa her he was kynge of Loegers of all the londe that was Lotrins that was Buttes sone the thyrde was called Rudac he was kynge of Walys the fourth was called Cloten was called kynge of Cornewayle But this Cloten sholde haue had all the londe by reason for by cause that there was no man that wyst none so ryght an heyre as he was But they that were strongest lette lytell by them that were of lesse estate therfore this Cloten had no more londe amonge them but Cornewaylle ¶ Of kynge Donebant that was Clotens sone wanne the londe THis Cloten had a sone that was called Donebant that after the deth of his fader became an hardy man and a fayr a curteys so that he passed all the other kynges of fayrenesse of worthynesse anone as he was knyght he wyst well that whan his fader lyued he was moost ryghtful heyre of all the londe and sholde haue had by reason But the other kynges that were of a moche more strenghte than he was toke from hym his londe And afterwarde this Donebant ordened hym a grete power conquered fyrst all yâ— londe of Loegers after he wolde haue conquered all the londe of Scotlonde Walys And Scater came with his men yaue hym batayll And Rudac came ayen with his Walysshmen for to helpe hym But soâ— it befell that Rudac was slayne also Scater in playne batayll And so Donebant had the vyctory conquered all the londe well mayntened it in peas and in quyete that neuer before it was so well mayntened ¶ How Donebant was the fyrst kynge that euer bare crowne of golde in Brytayne THis Donebant lete make hym a crowne of golde wered yâ— crowne vpon his heed as neuer kyng dyde before he ordened a statute yâ— a man had done neuer so moche harme myzt come in to the Temple there sholde no man hym mysdo but go there in sauete in peas and after go in to what londe or couÌ„tree that hym pleased without ony harme and yf ony man sette ony honde vpon hym he thenne sholde lese his lyf And this Donebant made the towne of Malmesbury and the towne also of the Vyse And whan he had regned well worthely .xi. yere thenne he deyed lyeth at newe Troy ¶ How Brenne and Belin departed by twene them the londe after the dethe of Donebant ther fader And of the warre betwixt them ANd after that this Donebant was deed his sones yâ— he had departed the londe bytwene them as ther fader had ordeyned so that Belin his eldest sone had all yâ— londe of Brytayne from Humber Southwarde And his brother Brenne had all the lond from Humber vnto Scotlonde ¶ But for as moche that Belin had the better parte Brenne therfore wexed wroth and wolde haue had more of the londe Belin his brother wolde graunte hym no more wherfore coÌ„take warre arose amonge them two But Brenne the yonger brother had no myght ne strength ayenst Belin therfore Brenne thrugh couÌ„sell of his folke wente from thens in to Norweye to the kyng Olsynges prayed hym of helpe socour for to conquere all the londe vpon Belin his brother vpon that couenauÌ„t that he wolde haue his doughter to wyf the kynge Olsynges hym graunted And Belin anone as his broder was gone to Norweye he seased in to his honde all the londe of
Northumberlonde toke all the castelles lete them he arrayed kepte the costes of the see that Brenne sholde not arryue in no syde but that he were taken ¶ The kynge Olsynges lete assemble a grete hoste and delyuered his doughter to Brenne all the people that he had assembled And this damoysell Samie had longe tyme loued a kynge that was called Gutlagh to hym she tolde all her counsell how that Brenne sholde her haue and her lede with hym for euer more and so he sholde lese her but that she myght forsake Brene And whan Gutlagh had herde this tydynges he lay for to aspye Brenne with as many shyppes as he myght haue Soo the two fletes mette togyder longe tyme they faught soo that Brennes men tourned ayen were dyscomfyted And kynge Gutlagh toke Samie put her in to his shyppe And Brenne shamefully fledde thens as a man dyscomfyted And this kynge Gutlagh wolde haue gone in to his owne couÌ„tree but there came vpon hym suche a grete tempest that fyue dayes lasted so that thorugh that tempest he was dryuen in to Brytayne with thre shyppes no moo and tho that kepte the costes of the see toke Gutlagh Samie all his folke and them presented to Belin. And Belin put them in pryson ¶ How Belin droue out of his londe kyÌ„ge Gutlach of Denmark Samie IT was not longe after that Brenne came agayne with a grete nauy and sente to his brother Belin that be sholde yelde ayen his londe to his wyse and his folke and his castelles also Oâ—elles he wolde destroye his londe ¶ Belin dradde noo thynge his malyce and wolde no thynge do after that he hadde sayd Wherfore Brenne came with his folke and fought with Belin. And then Brenne was dyscomfyted and his folke slayne and hymself fledde with .xij. men in to Fraunce And this Belin that was Brennes brother wente thenne to Yorke and toke counseyll what he sholde do with kynge Gutlagh For kynge Gutlagh profered to become his man and for to holde his londe of hym yeldynge yerely M.li. of syluer for euermore for surenesse of this couenauÌ„t to be kepâ—e Gutlagh sholde brynge hyÌ„ good hostage to hyÌ„ sholde do homage his folke yet he sholde swere vpon a boke that it sholde neuer be broke ne fayled Belin tho by couÌ„seyll of his folke grauÌ„ted hym his arynge so Gutlagh became his man And Belin vndertoke of hym his homage by an othe by wrytynge the same couenauÌ„tes And vpon these couenauÌ„tes kynge Gutlagh toke Samie his folke went thens torned ayen to Denmark Euer more after were the couenauntes holden the treuage payed tyll the tyme that Honelus was kyng of Denmark also of this londe thorugh his wyf Gildeburh that he had spoused for she was ryghte heyre of this londe ¶ This Belin dwelled tho in peas worshypfully hym helde amonge his barons he made foure ryall wayes one from the eest in to the weest that was called Watlynge strete an other from the north vnto the south that is called Ikelme strete And two other wayes he made in bossynge thrugh out the londe that one is called Fosse that other Fosse dyke And he mayntened well the good lawes that Donebant his fader had made ordened in his tyme as before is sayd ¶ How acordement was made bytwene Brenne and Belin thorugh Cornewenther moder BRenne that was Belins brother had longe tyme dwelled in FrauÌ„ce there had conquered a greate lordshyp thrugh maryage For he was duke of Bourgoyne thorugh the doughter of the duke Fewyn that he had spoused that was ryght heyre of the londe And this Brenne ordened a grete power of his folke also of FrauÌ„ce came in to this londe for to fygh with Belin his brother And Belin came ayenst hym with a grete power of Brytons wolde tho haue yeâ—en hym batayll But ther moder Corâ—ewen that tho lyued had herde yâ— that one brother wolde haue destroyed that other went bytwene her sones theâ— made acorde with moche payne So that at the last tho two brethern with moche blysse wente togyder in to new Troy that now is called London there they dwelled a yere And after they toke ther couÌ„seyll for to go conquere all FrauÌ„ce so they dyde and brente townes destroyed the londe bothe in lengthe in brede And the kynge of Fraunce yaue them batayl with his power but he was ouercome yaue truage vnto Belin to his brother And after that they wente forth vnto Rome conquered Rome all Lombardy Germany toke homage feaute of erles barons of all other And after they came into this londe of Brytayne dwelled there with Brytons in Ioye rest And tho made Brenne the towne of Brystowe after he wente ouer to his owne lordshyp ther dwelled he all his lyf And Belin dwelled at newe Troy there he made a fayre gate that is called Belynges gate after his owne name And whan this Belin had regned nobly .xi. yere he dyed and lyeth at newe Troy ¶ How kyng Cormbratê° slewe the kynge of Denmark for by cause that he wolde not paye his truage as he sholde ANd after this Belin regned his sone Cormbratus a good man and a worthy And the kynge of Denmark wolde not pay to hym his truage that is to saye a thousande pounde as he had sworne by othe for to paye it also by wrytynge recorde to Belin his fader Wherfore he was euyll apayed wrothe and assembled a grete hoste of Brytons and wente in to Denmark slewe the kynge Gutlagh and brought the londe in subgeccyon all newe And toke of the folke feautes and homage and after went ayen in to his owne londe And as he came forth by Dehency he founde .xxx. shyppes full of men and â—â—â—â—men besyde yâ— cosâ—e of the see And the kynge axed what they were And an Erle that was mayster of them all curteysly answered vnto the kynge sayd That they were exiled out of Spayne and so that they had traueyled half a ye re and more in the see to wyte yf they myght fynde ony kynge in ony londe that of them wolde haue pyte or mercy to gyne them ony londe in ony couÌ„tree wherein they myght dwelle and haue rest and become his lyege men and to hym wolde do homage and feaute whyle that he lyued and to his heyres after hym and of hym and of his heyres holde that londe And whan the kynge this herde he had pyte of hym and yaue them an yle all wyldernesse there that no man was dwellynge sauf oonly wylde beestê And the Erle thanked moche the kynge and became his man and dyde hym homage and feaute and toke all his folke and wente in to the same yle And the Erle was called Irlamall and therfore he lete calle the londe Irlonde after his owne
suche other And for his grete pryde cruelnes god suffred hyÌ„ to myschyef in what maner of wyle it shall be shewed He had a sone of the lame name the whiche defoyled a worthy mannes wyf they called hym Collaâ—â— his wyf was called Lucres This Tarquinus that was this .vij. kynges sone aforesayd came vnto the ladyes hous ableâ—â—te her husbonde to supper to lodgynge And whan all were a slepe he rose with a swerde in his bonde with strengthe and fere he rauysshed the woman And whan he was gone the next daye after she sende vnto her fader and to her husbonde for she was of grete kynne and thus she sayd to them The kynges sone came hyther and as frende of whom I had no mystrust and thus he hath defoylled my chastyte and loste my name for euermore Thenne her frendes sawe her wepe and pytously complayne and they comforted her as well as they coude and sayd it was no vylany vnto her for it was ayenst her wyll She answered sayd yet shall ther neuer woman excuse her by Lucres for though she consented not to this dede yet shall she not dye wtout payne for yâ— dede And with yâ— worde she had a knyf redy vnder her mantell with the whiche she smote herself to yâ— herte And for this cruelnes this pyteous deth the people of Rome arose exiled the kyng for euermore all his progenye And thus seasyd these kynges of Rome neuer was none after ¶ Of the gouernauÌ„ce of Rome tyll the Emperours beganne AFter this TyrauÌ„t was deed the Romayns ordened yâ— ther sholde neuer be kyng more in Rome But they wolde be gouerned fro that forth by Consules So whan tho kynges had regned .ij. hondred yere .xl. they made this statute that two Consules sholde be chosen they sholde gouerne the cyte yâ— people for this cause these two were chosen yâ— yf ony of them wolde make ony excesse the other sholde gouerne hyÌ„ For ther was no thynge obeyed but yf they consented both Also they sholde not stonde in ther dygnyte passynge one yere for this cause That for dominacion of longe tyme they sholde not vsurpe vpon them more than was ryght In all this tyme the Empyre of Rome was not dylated passynge .xij. myle The fyrst Consules yâ— were made they called LuciuÌ„ the other BrutuÌ„ these two men dyde grete thynges in ther tyme. But yet the people bare heuy of theyr domynacyon Wherfore they chose an other man the whiche sholde haue more auctoryte than they they called hym Dictator ¶ In this same tyme ther was a grete dyscen cyon betwixt the people and the Senate wherfore they chose Trybunas with ther Iuges ouer the people defended them fro wronge as sayth Ysyd For the Dictator whan he was chose he lasted .v. yere the Trybunas were remeued euery yere ¶ But ye must vnderstonde yâ— ye shall not haue here after all the Consules named yâ— gouerned Rome bytwene yâ— sessynge of the kyngê the begynnyng of themperours For it were to longe to wryte specyally whan euery yere were newe syn yâ— one man myght be chosen so oftentymes as we rede also for the endurynge of ther gouernaunce For they were gouernours of Rome .v. C. yere lxvij So the moost famous men of these shall be reherced after the fourme of Cronycles as they stonde in the boke was echeone after other ¶ Incipie historia libri Esdre ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M.vi C.lix Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .v. C.xl. ZOorobabell after the coÌ„maundement of god fouÌ„ded the Temple and made it parfyte but it was longe after vt pêª Esdre .vi. After the people of Ierusalem came fro Babylon these two ruled Ihesus the hyghe preest as go uernour and Zorobabell as duke And this maner of guydynge was kepte vnto Herodes tyme that the hyghe preestes sholde be pryncypall and the dukes vnder theym But the dukes were euer of the trybe of Iuda after the prophecye of Iacob And vnder that good gydynge of preestes it is not redde the people to haue receded fro yâ— very true fayth as they dyde afore in the tyme of Iewes and of kynges For then many tymes they tanne to ydolatrye ¶ Eldras the preest of the kynrede of Aron this tyme exceded men in holynes thorugh whose grete wysedome all the Iewes state was holpen ¶ Cambyses the sone of Siri regned on the kyngdome of Persarum the whiche coÌ„maunded myghtely the Temple of Ierusalem sholde not be buylded ayen His fader coÌ„maunded it sholde be buylded This Cambyses made a cursyd Iuge to be fleyed or hylte a lyue made his sone to sytte on his faders shynne that thrugh that drede he sholde drede falshede Iuge ryghtwysly This CaÌ„byses had many names in holy scripture in the boke of Esdre Arthaxerses or Assurus in historia Iudith that was done vnder hym he called Nabugodonosor or Olyfernes the prynce of his chyualry subdued many londes to his lorde And at the last he came vnto Bethuleem there was slayne of Iudith a woman vt pêª Iudith .ij. et .xiij. ¶ Enereydes regned in Perses half a yere ¶ Darius regned at the Persees the whiche by the mocyon of Zorobabell coÌ„maunded the werke of the Temple to be taken ayen And coÌ„maunded his prynces that on no wyse they sholde lette it but sholde helpe it in all that they coude Vide plura in Esdre .v o de .v o tempore ambiguuÌ„ ê“pter diuersitateÌ„ doctorum ¶ Circa aÌ„nuÌ„ muÌ„di .iiij. M.vij C. xxxiiij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .iiij. C.lxv. ABiuth sone to Zorobabell of the lyne of Cryste was aboute this tyme. For of hym and of other folowyn ge vnto Ioseph no thynge is hadde in scrypture but that Math. theuangelyst nombreth theym in the Genelogy and therfor the certayn tyme of them duely can not be knowe ¶ Ioachim this tyme bysshop after Iosephus was called Iosedech vnder whome Ierusalem was buylded ayen vt dicit et hoc idem patet Neemie .xij. ¶ In the .ij. hondred and xliiij yere after that Rome was made the Romayns ordeyned two Consules in the stede of theyr kynge the whiche sholde gouerne one yere alone leest that by taryenge they sholde be proude and that the one sholde coirecte the other yf â—e exceded or eâ—â—ed ¶ Brutus was the fyrst Consull Lutius the seconde And thenne was there a man that was called Dictator the name of an offyer the whiche sholde go with the people ayenst ther enmyes ¶ Titus Puphis Marcus consules ¶ Thenne after the Romayns coÌ„playned gretly on the condycyons of the Consules And then the power was put to .x. men to an excedynge coste to the comyn people For euerych one of them wente lyke a kynge nede caused them to leue that dygnyte And they trusted neuer to reste the warre was so stronge agaynst them ¶ Arthaxerses was kynge of Persarum vnder whom Esdras came to
deyed for his seruauÌ„tes ¶ Anninê° Rufus was bysshop in the Iury about this tyme. ¶ Valeriê° Graceê° was after hym .xi. yere This man openly solde the bysshopryche he that moost yaaf had it And there was moneye in a lytell whyle ¶ Poncius Pylatus was Iuge Proctour in the Iury vnder the Emperour And vnder this man Iohn Baptyst began for to preche And our lorde suffred deth the whiche was dampned to dethe vnryghtwysly for drede of themperour ¶ Tyrus a certen kyng gate a childe on Pyla a poore manes doughter the whiche man hyght Atus and this childe of his moders name his belsyre put togyders was called Pylatus This Pylatus the fourth yere of his aege was sente to his fader The whiche kynge of his lefull wyf had goten a childe euen of the aege with Pylate by cause this lefull goten childe as they proceded in aege exceded this bastarde Pylatus he was full of euuye slewe his brother the lefull goten childe Wherfore forth with his fader sente hym to Rome for pledge for his trybute that he payed to Rome entendynge he wolde neuer redeme hym In the whiche tyme the kyngê sone of FrauÌ„ce was pledge for his trybute the whiche exceded hym in strengthe chyualry also he slewe hym Therfor the Romayns sente Pylate as a profytable man for the comyn wele to the yle of Ponto to tame the cursyd people the whiche slewe euery Iuge that came to them And he that cursyd man gouerned that vnhappy people what with thretynge with promyse and with lawe with yeftes that none of them durste contrary do to his pleasure wherfore he was called Pylate of Ponto ¶ Herode Antipa yonge in his conuersacyons with yeftes messages drewe hym to hym made hyÌ„ prynce of the Iury vnder hym And this tyme Pylate gadred moche moneye He rode not knowynge he wente to Rome that he myght receyue of the Emperour that Herode had gyuen hym Wherfore Herode Pylate were enmyes togyder vnto the passyon of our lorde whan that Pylate sende Ihesus vnto Herode clothed in a whyte clothe thenne they were made frendes ¶ Ouidius Naso in Ponto about this tyme deyed the fourth yere of his exyle ¶ Tyberius this tyme was Emperour at Rome he regned xxiij yere he lyued in the yere that our lorde Ihesu Cryst deyed somwhat after This man was in all his werkes gretely auysed that there sholde be no thynge sodenly done wyse in warres studyous in bokes fayre of speche fresshe in wytte saue he wolde of tymes feyne hyÌ„self to do thynges that he wolde neuer do of other This Emperour vnderstode and trusted in Cryste worshyped hym for god Some men saye at the last he was cruell ayenst people but it was a grete reason of pyte that he was euer gracyous to his subgettes poore men And he had peas all his dayes all the people that sayd ayenst crysten folke with oute ony mercy he destroyed he exyled Pylate for euer Thenne he decessed a worse succeded hym ¶ After Euseby it is wryten our lorde at .xxx. yere of his aege chose his .xij. apostles the whiche made our Crede that is our byleue And they made it after the Resurreccyon of Cryst after the holy ghost was sende vnto them Whan they had chose Mathia the apostle eche of them made a part as it is shewed hereafter And this Mathia was chose bytwene the daye of the Ascencyon Wytsondaye in the place of Iudas Scaryot the traytour of the whiche Iudas in a history is redde thus ¶ There was a certen man in IerusaleÌ„ that hyght Ruben after saynt Ierom he was of the trybe of Ysachar And his wyf hyght Cyborea the whiche on a certen nyght whan he wolde lustely knowe his wyf she dremed that she sholde here a childe of myscheyf the childe sholde be a traytour to his kynge to all the people of that regyon whan yâ— childe was borne called Iudas his fader his moder abhorred as well to slee ther childe as to nourysshe a traytour to the kynge all his people thefore they put hym in to a panyer or a lepe in to the see he flowed to the yle of Scaryoth where the lady of that place had no childe by her husbonde she feyned her to be wich childe but she fayled And after in a lytell season the same lady quene conceyued a childe of her husbonde whan that he was of aege Iudas many tymes angred hym caused hym to wepe the whiche the quene sawe bete Iudas many tymes after she knowledged that Iudas was not the kynges sone ne hers wherfore Iudas slewe the kynges sone he dradde the payne of the lawe fledde with certen exiles to Ierusalem And whan he came there he gate hym in to Pylates courte that was Iuge And by cause that oo cursyd man draweth to an other therfore he drewe to Pylate stode gretly in his fauour And vpon a certen daye whan Pylate loked out of his palays in to an orcharde of a maÌ„nes that was called Ruben that was very fader to Iudas Pylate desyred to haue apples Iudas went to gadre apples Ruben ranne to Iudas for to lette hyÌ„ bycause he toke his apples with out ony leue And whan they had chydde this Iudas smote his fader on the heed with a stone slewe hyÌ„ Iudas fled awaye secretly after that dede but it was sayd that Ruben dyed sodenly Then Pylate gat to Iudas all the goodes that Ruben had Ciborea Rubens wyf that was moder to Iudas And he dealed not curtesly with her as a man sholde with his wyf for that she wepte wayled for she had put her sone to the see that she was maryed ayenst her wyll It was perceyued that Iudas had slayne his owne fader wedde his owne moder ThenÌ„e Ciborea his moder wyf meuyd hyÌ„ to leue his synne then he folowed Cryst he forgaue hym his synne made hym his proctour apostle And how fals he was to Cryst it nedeth not to reherce ¶ And that same yere Mathewe was chosen the holy ghost was sende in to them as it is sayd afore ¶ The appostles or they were sparpled in to all the worlde they gadred theym togyder in to Ierusalem made the Crede here folowynge that is our byleue Petrus ¶ Credo in deuÌ„ patrem omnipotenteÌ„ creatorem celi et terre Andreas ¶ Et in ihesum xpÌ„m filium eius vnicum dominum nostrum IohaÌ„nes ¶ Qui conceptus est de spiritu sancto natus ex maria virgine Iacobus ¶ Passus sub pontis pilato crucifixus mortuus et sepultus Thomas ¶ Descendit ad inferna tercia die resurrexit a mortuis Iacobus ¶ Ascendit ad celos sedet ad dexteram dei patris omnipotentis Phllippê° Â¶ Inde venturus
est iudicare viuos et mortuos Bartho ¶ Credo in spiritum sanctum ✚ Matheus ¶ Sanctam ecclesiam catholicam Symon ¶ Sanctorum communionem remissioneÌ„ peccatorum Iudas ¶ Carnis resurreccionem ✚ Mathias ¶ Et vitaÌ„ eternam Amen IHesu Cryst our sauyour rose fro deth to lyf sayd to his discyples All the power in heuen in erthe is geuen vnto me And goo ye thus in to all the worlde preche teche vnto euery creature I shall be with you vnto the ende of the worlde ¶ Here he chose hyÌ„ lxxij discyples And he had .xij. apostles the whiche he sende in to all the worlde to preche Ne it is not redde that there were more ordres amonge the discyples of Cryste of whome the preestes bysshops in the chirche of god yet kepe the fourme For to the apostles the bysshops succede to the dyscyples preestes To the whiche two ordres all the chirche is gyuen as a goodly Ierarche Vt patet in Decreto Damasie pape Iohannes ✚ Wrote in Asia in Greke langage In principio erat verbum c. Marcus ✚ Wrote in Ytalia but in greke langage InnitiuÌ„ euangelij Iesu cristi c. Lucas ✚ Wrote in Grecia in greke langage Huit in diebus herodis regis iude sacerdos c. Matheus ✚ Wrote in the Iury in Hebrewe langage Liber generacionis Ihesu cristi c. ¶ Here begynneth the ordre of Popes of Rome contynueth as the lyne of Cryste dyde afore For in them god lefte his power ¶ Anno domini .xxxiiij. PEter a Iewe the fyrste pope was a blessyd man a gloryous apostle of Cryst ¶ He was heed of the chirche xxxvij yere And he helde his bysshopryche in the eest .v. yere sayd masse he made our lorde alone sayd the Pater noster Thenne after he came to Antiochiam there he abode .vij. yere techynge the way of trouth And Spmon Magus he confounded awaye That season he preched to the people that were circsscysed the whiche were in Ponto of Galati Capadocia Asia Bithinia Thenne herde he that Symon Magus deluded the Romayns thrugh the loue of the fayth he came to Rome in the fourth yere of Claudius the Emperour And there he preached the worde of god shewed the falshede of Symon Magê° and tourned many a man to the fayth Thenne he sende his precher by dyuerse prouynces by whome crysten relygyon was myghtely encreased ¶ He ordeyned the feest of Lenton afore Eester Aduent the Emerynge dayes to be fasted of all crysten people in to the myrrour of the fyrste seconde comynge of oure lorde Ihesu ¶ Thenne whan he had be pope at Rome .xxv. yere .vij. monethes and .viij. dayes he was slayne of Nero Eiê° plÌ„a oê‘a vide acâ—â—bus aplÌ„orum ¶ Gaius this tyme was Emperour at Rome regned .iij. yere .x. monethes This Gaiê° was fyrst bicyous in lyurnge for two of his owne systers he mysused on one of them he gate a doughter whiche childe he sette betwixt the knees of Iupyter in the temple feyned afterwarde yâ— Iupyter had goten her Wherfore he dyde crye thrugh the couÌ„tree that all men sholde worshyp her as a goddesse This man also made an ymage lyke hymself sente it to one Patronie Presydent at Ierusalem vnder yâ— Romayns coÌ„maundynge hym yâ— he sholde compell the Iewes to do worshyp therto And fore these enormytees many other our lorde suffred hym to be slayne at Rome in his owne Palays ¶ Of kynge Gynder that was Kymbalyns sone that wolde not paye the truage to Rome for the londe that Cassybolon had graunted and how he was slayne of a Romayne ANd after yâ— deth of this Kymbalyn regned Gynder his sone a good man a worthy was of so hygh herte yâ— he wolde not pay to Rome yâ— trybute that kynge Cassybolon had grauÌ„ted vnto Iulius Cezar Wherfore them perour yâ— was tho that was called Claudius Cezar was sore anoyed And ordeyned a grete power of Romayns came in to this londe for to conquere the trybute thrugh strength for to haue it on the kynge But this kynge Gynder and Arinager his broder assembled and 〈◊〉 a grete hoste 〈◊〉 of Brotons yaue batayll to the Emperour Clawdius slewe of yâ— Romayns grete plente The Emperour had afterwarde one that was called Hamon yâ— sawe the people there were fast slayne pryuely cast awaye his owne armes toke yâ— armes of a deed Bryton and armed hym with his armour came in to the bataylle to the kyuge sayd in this maner Syr be of a good herte for goddes loue for the Romayns that ben your enmyes anone shall be slayne dyscomfyted euerychone And the kynge gaaf no kepe to his wordes ne to his speche for by cause of the armes that he had vpon hym and de myd that he had ben a Bryton But the traytour euer helde hym next the kynge And pryuely vnder the sholder of his armes he smote the kynge wherfore the kynge deyed felle downe to the erthe ¶ Whan Armager sawe his brother so deed he caste awaye his armes and toke to hym his brothers armes came in to the batayll amonges the brytons and hadde them hetfly for to fyght and fastlaye a downe the Romayns And for the armes they wende it had be kyng Gynder that afore was slayne yâ— they wyst not Thenne began the Brytons fyersly for to fyght slewe the Romayns So at the laste the Emperour forsoke the felde and fledde as fast as they myght with his folke in to Wynchestre And the fals traytour Hamon that had slayne the kynge fast anone beganne for to slee with al the hast that he myght And Armager the kynges brother pursued hym full fyersely with a fyers herte droue hym vnto a water there he toke hym And anone smote of bothe honde and feet heed and heâ—ed the body all to pyeces and thenne lete cast hym in to the water Wherfore yâ— water was called Hamons hauen And after there was made a fayre towne that yet stondeth that is called Southampton And after Armager wente to Wynchestre for to seke Claudius Cezar the Emperour of Rome And there Armager hym toke And Claudius themperour thorugh counseyll of the Romayns that were with hym lefte a lyue made peas with Armager in this maner as ye shal here That is to saye How that Claudius the Emperour sholde yeue vnto Armager Gennen his fayre doughter for to haue vnto his wyf Soo that this londe from that tyme forwarde sholde be in the Emperours power of Rome vpon suche couenaunt that neuer afterwarde no Emperour of Rome sholde take none other trybute of this londe but oonly frauce And they were accorded And vpon this couenaunt Claudius Cezar sente to Rome for his doughter Gennen And as she was come Claudius Cezar yaf her vnto Armager to wyf And Armager spowsed her at London with moche
be And tho began crystendome ayen in this londe And anone this kynge Constantyne as he was crowned anone after he spowsid his wyf thrugh couÌ„seyll of the Brytons And he begate thre sones on her The fyrste was called Constance yâ— other Aurilambros the thyrde Vter This Constance the elder brother whan he ca ma to aege he made hym a monke att Wyncestre This Constantyne ther fader thrugh treason was slayne ¶ For it befell on a tyme that a Pehite came to hyÌ„ vpon a daye in message as it were And sayd that he wolde speke with foe kyng pryuely in couÌ„seyll The kyng lete voyde his chambre of the men yâ— were there within there abode noo moo but the kynge the Pehite And he made a couÌ„ tenaunce as though he wolde haue spoken with the kynge in his eere And there he slewe hym with a longe knyf And after that he went meruaylously out of the chambre in to an other chamre so at the laste no man wyst where he was become ¶ Whan the kynges men west that theyr lorde was so deed they made then so moche sorowe that they wyst not what to do For as moche as his two sones Aurilambros and Vter were so yonge that they myght not be kynge and the thyrde was a monke as is sayd before But Vortiger that was Erle of Westsex thought pryuely in his herte thrugh queyntaunce for to be kyng hym selfe And wente to Wynchestre where that Constance was monke and sayd vnto hym Constance sayd he your fader is deed your two brethern that ben with Gosselyn the bysshopp of London to nourysshe be so yonge that none of them may be bynge Wherfore I couÌ„sell you that ye forsake your habyte and come with me And I shall make suche a meane vnto the Brytons that ye shall be made kynge ¶ Of Constance that was kynge Constantynes sone that was a monke atte Wynchestre and how he was made kynge after his faders dethe thorugh counseyll of Vortiger that was erle of Westsex for as moche as Aurilambros and Vter his two brethern were but yonge of aege And Vortiger lete slee hym for to be kynge hymself THis Vortiger couÌ„selled this Constance so moche tyll he forsoke his abbot wente with hym And anone after he was crowned kynge by thassent of the Brytons This kynge Constance whan he was crowned made kynge he wyst ne knewe but lytell of yâ— worlde ne coude nothyng what knyghthode axed And he made Vortiger his chyef mayster couÌ„seyller gaaf hym all his power for to ordeyne do as moche as to the reame aperteyned So that hymself nothynge entremedled but oonly bare the name of kynge Whan Vortiger sawe that he had all the londe in his warde gouernall he thought a preuy treason to slee Constance the kynge that he myght hymself be crowned and made kynge regne And lete sende after an hondred knyghtes of Pehites the worthyest of all the londe them helde with hym for to dwelle as to be kepers of his body as he wolde go thorugh the londe to ordeyne thynges that apperteyned to a kyng And this Vortiger honoured so moche the hondred knyghtes so moche yaue them of golde syluer and so ryche Iewelles robes horses other thynges plentee wherfore they helde hyÌ„ more lorde than they dyd the kyng And Vortiger tolde them yf he myght be kyÌ„ge ye as it were thrugh treason he wolde make them rychest of the londe Soo at the last thrugh grete gyftes yâ— he had gyuen largely they cryed thrugh yâ— courte that Vortiger were better worthy to be kyng than Constance Wherfore Vortiger made semblaunt as he hadde ben wroth And he departed thens from the court sayd he must go elles where for thynges that he hadde to do And so the traytour sayd for by cause that they sholde slee hym that is to saye Constance ¶ Whad this Vortiger was gone it befell soone after that tho hondred knyghtes of Pehites brake the doores of yâ— kynges chambre and there they hym slewe and smote of his heed bare it to Vortiger there that he dwelled And so whan Vortiger sawe that heed he wepte full tenderly with his eyen and neuertheles he was somdeale gladde in his herte of his deth ¶ And anone this Vortiger toke those hondred knyghtes of Pehites badde his seruauntes bynde theyr hondes behynde them ladde them to London and there they were dampned vnto deth as fals traytours And anone after all the Brytons of the londe by the comyn assente crowned Vortiger made hym kynge of the londe ¶ Anno dmÌ„ C.lxxiiij SOther a martyr was pope after AnicetuÌ„ .ix. yere yâ— whiche decreed that a NoÌ„ne tholde not touche the palle of yâ— awter nor put in sence therto And yâ— she sholde were a wymple aboute her heed And many perylles he sawe about matrymony Therfore he ordeyned yâ— no woman sholde be called a leful wyf but yf she were blessyd of the preest ¶ Elentherus a martyr was pope after Sother xv yere the whiche ordeyned yâ— crysten men sholde refuse no meete resonable yâ— was maÌ„nes mete Nota ¶ Also that no man vnaccused in a cryme sholde be put from his dygnytee or degree tyll he were conuycted thorugh ensample of Cryst the whiche kepte styll Iudas Scaryoth not accused Cryste knewe hym gylty And what someuer he dyd amonge the apostles for the dygnyte of his seruyce abode ferme stable And he sente also Legates vnto Lucie the kynge of Brytayne the whiche baptysed hym his people And Fagus Domianus legates the whiche the pope sente fyrste preched in Englonde and this crystendome dured in Brytayne two hondred yere vnto the tyme of Dyodesian the Emperour whan saynt Albon was martred ¶ Marcus Anthonius Luciê° Comodus were Emperours but Marcus â—eyed anone Lucius Comodus regned Comodus was called prouffytable of scorne for he was to euery man vnprouffytable He was yeuen vtterly to lechery Many Senatours Crysten men he made to be slayne He dampned his owne wyf to deth for aege He deyed a sodeyne deth with struglynge amonge maydens ¶ Helius Pertinax after this man was Emperour .vi. monethes and was a man of grete discrecyon whome Iulian the grete lawer slewe And he entred the Empyre was slayne the .vij. monethe of Seuerus ¶ Victor a martyr was pope after ElenthertuÌ„ .x. yere And for the dyscorde of the paschall tyme he called a couÌ„sell in Alexander where he was prescute that tyme many other Where he decreed that Eester daye sholde be kept on the Sondaye but he must kepe the chauÌ„ge of the moone of Apryll and that was to dyfferre fro Iewes for many bysshops of the rest abode that tyme the same daye that the yewes dyde halowe that feest ¶ Also he ordeyned yâ— in the tyme of nede childern myght be crystened in euery place in euery water ¶ Zepherinus a martyr a Romayne was pope after
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
had sayd He spake to the kynge in this 〈◊〉 ¶ 〈◊〉 how I was begoten axe ye no more For it falleth not to you ne to none other to wyte But telle me the cause wherfore I am to you brought and wherfore ye haue sente after me ¶ Truely sayd yâ— kynge my wyse counseyllers haue done me to vnderstonde that the morter of a werke that I haue begonne behoueth to be tempred with your blood or the fundament shall fayle for euer more ¶ Syre sayd Merlyn Wyll ye slee me for my blood to tempre with your mortere Ye sayd the kynge or elles my castell shall neuer stande as my counseyllers doo me to vnderstonde Tho answered Merlyn to the kynge Syr he sayd lete them come before me those wyse counseyllers I woll preue that they sayen not well ne truly And whan the wyse men were comen Merlyn axed yf his blood were the cause to make this werke to stonde and endure All tho wyse men were abasshed coude not answere Merlyn tho sayd to the kynge Syr I shall tell you the cause wherfore your werke thus fayleth and may not stande There is vnder the mountayne there that ye haue buylded your toure a grete ponde of water and in the botome of the ponde vnder the water there ben two dragons that one is whyte and that other reede that fyght togyder ayenst your werke Do ye myne depe tyll your men come to the ponde and cause your men to take awaye the water all out and thenne ye shall see the dragons as I haue you tollde that togyder fyght ayenst your werke and this is the cause wherfore your fundament fayleth The kynge anone lete dygge vnder tyll that men came to the ponde and lete do awaye the water and there they founde two dragons as Merlyn had tolde them yâ— egerly fought togyder The whyte dragon egerly assayled the reede and layde on hym soo strongely that he myght not endure but withdrewe hym and rested in the same caâ—e And whan he had a whyle rested hym he wente before and assayled the reede dragon angrely and helde hym so sore that he myght not ayenst hym endure but withdrewe hym and rested And after came ayen the whyte dragon and strongely fought with the reede dragon and bote hym euyll and hym ouercame that he fledde from thens and nomore came agayne ¶ Of the sygnyfycacyon of those two dragons that were in the botome of the ponde that fought togyder THis kyng Vortiger and his men that sawe this batayll had grete meruayle and prayed Merlyn to tell hym what it myght betoken Syr quod Merlyn I shall telle you The reede dragon betokeneth yourself and the whyte betokeneth the folke of Saxon that fyrste ye toke and helde in your londe that fyght ayenst you and you haue dryuen and enchaced ¶ But Brytons of your lygnage ouercame them droue them awaye And sythen at the comynge ayen of the Saxons they recouered this londe and helde it for euer more And droue out the Brytons and dyde with this londe all theyr wyll and destroyed crystendome thrugh out this londe Ye had fyrste grete Ioye with theyr comynge but now it is corned to you grete damage sorowe For tho two brethern of Constance that was kynge the whiche ye lete slee shall come before a quinzeme passed with a grete power from lytell Brytayne shall auenge the deth of theyr brother And they shall brenne you fyrst with sorowe and after they shall slee a grete parte of Saxons and shall dryue out all the remenaunt of the londe And therfore abyde ye here no lenger to make castell nor other werke But anone go elles where your lyues all for to saue To god I you betake trouthe I haue sayd to you of thynges that shall befall ¶ And vnderstande ye well that Aurilambros shall be kynge But he shall be enpoysoned lytell tyme shall he regne ¶ Of kynge Aurilambros how that he pursewed Vortiger Engist and how they deyed MErlyn and his moder departed from the kynge and torned agayne to Carmardyn And soone after tydynges came to the Brytons that Aurilambros and Vter his brother were arryued at Totuesse with a greate hoste And anone yâ— Brytons assembled them and wente to receyue Aurilambros and Vter with grete noblesse And had them vnto London and crowned Aurilambros and made hym kynge and dyde vnto hym homage And anone he axed where Vortiger that was kynge myght be founde for he wolde be auenged on his brothers dethe and after he wolde warre vppon paynems And they tolde hym that Vortiger was in Walys and so they ladde hym thytherwarde ¶ Vortiger wyst well that tho brethern came hym to conquere and fledde thens in to a castell that was called Gerneth that stode vppon an hyghe mountayrie and there hym helde Aurilambros and Vter his brother and theyr folke had besyeged the castell full longe tyme for the castell was stronge and well arrayed ¶ So at the laste they casted wylde fyre and brent houses and men and all theyr araye and as moche as was within the castell So that Vortiger was brente amonge all other and soo he deyed with moche sorowe ¶ Tho was Engist in Kente and regned there and herde this tydynges and anone fledde and wolde haue gone in to Scotlonde for to haue had socoure But Aurilambros and his men mette with hym in the north countree and yaue hym batayll And Engist and his men defended whyles that they myght But he and his folke were dyscomfyted and slayne And Octa his sone fledde vnto Yorke And Aurilambros hym folowed egrely And Octa a lytell whyle withstode hym But afterwarde he put hym to his mercy And Aurilambros receyued hym and to hym and to his men gaaf the countree of Galeway in Scotlonde and there they dwelled ¶ The kynge Aurilambros wente thorugh out the londe and put awaye the name of Engistlonde that Engist after his name had called it before Tho lete he it calle agayne grete Brytayne and lete make ayen chirches houses of relygyon castelles cytees and borughs â–ª and townes that the Saxons hadde destroyed And came to London and lete make the walles of the cyte whiche Engist and his folke hadde caste downe ¶ The Brytons ladde hym vnto the mount of Ambriam that somtyme was an hous of relygyon that tho was destroyed thrugh the paynems ¶ Wherof a knyght that was called Ambri some tyme was founder of that house And therfore the same hylle was called the mounte of Ambrian And after it was called Ambresbury And shall be so for euer more ¶ How Aurilambros dyde redresse the londe of greate Brytayne that whiche was dstroyed thorugh the Saxons before sayd HOw the kynge Aurilambros lete amende and redresse the house of Ambresbury and there in put monkes But now there ben Nonnes a lytell fro the place that was called Salysbury are that the Saxons slewe the Brytons where Engist and they sholde haue made a
to the londe to robbe brenne and slee The lady that was Buernes wyf was a wonder fayre woman ¶ And the kynge came vnto her whan that her husbonde was absente And she trusted none harme vnto the kynge and welcomed hym with moche honour and worthely hym serued in all thynge ¶ Whan the kynge had eten he toke the lady by the hande and ladde her in to a chambre and sayd He wolde speke with her a counseyll And all the folke he made voyde fro the chambre saue oonly the lady and he But the lady wyst not wherfore he it dyde tyll that he had done all his wyll And whan he had done this dede he tormed agayne to Yorke And the lady he lefte there sort wepynge for the dede that the kynge to her hadde done ¶ And whan her lorde was come home and sawe her wepe and suche sorowe and mornynge make he axed of her what she hadde done and why she made suche sorowe ¶ Sâ—re she sayd subtylly and falsely the kyng Osbryght hath do me shame and vylanye ayenst my wyll And tolde hym all the truthe how the kynge had forlayne her with shâ—ngth wherfore she sayd she had leuer to be deed than to lyue ¶ Fayre loue be styll sayd he for ayenst strengthe feblenesse is lytell worthe and therfore of me shalt thou neuer the lesse be loued and namely for thou haste tolde me the truthe And yf almyghty god graunt to me my lyf I shall the auenge ¶ This Buerne was a grete man and a myghty lorde and was well beloued grete frendes had And lete sende for the grettest lordes of the loude to them made his complaynt of the despyte that the kynge to hym had done and sayd he wolde be auenged how so euer it were And all his frendes couÌ„seylled hym that he sholde goo vnto Yorke there that the kynge was hym to defye And Buerne tooke his mayne came to the kynge Whan the kynge hym sawe he called hym curtously Buerne by name And Buerne hym answered to hyÌ„ sayd Syt I you defye and yelde vp feautees homages londes as moche as I haue holden of you and fro this tyme forwarde I wyll neuer of the no thynge holde And so he departed fro the kynge without more speche or ony abydynge and toke leue of his frendes wente in to Denmarke and playned to the kynge Godern and tolde hym of the despyte of that the kynge Osbryght to hym had done of his wyf and prayed hym of socour helpe hym for to auenge ¶ Whan kyng Godern of Denmark and the danys had herde the complaynt of this Buerne the prayer that he badde they were ryght wonder gladde in theyr hertes for as moche as they myght fynde a cause for to go in to Englonde for to warre vpon Englesshemen and for to auenge Buerne of the despyte that the kynge Osbryght hadde done vnto his wyf And for as moche as Buerne was sybbe vnto the kynge of Denmark anone they lete ordeyne a grete hoste of men lete ordeyne theym shyppes and as moche as theym neded for to haue to that vyage And whan all the hoste was redy the kynge made his two brethern chyef capytayns that were noble knyghtes of body and also bolde That one was called Hunga that other Hubba ¶ How the Danys toke Yorke and slewe the kynge Osbryght and soone after slewe kynge Elle AS all was redy the two bredern toke leue of the kynge Godeâ—n wente towarde the see for to passe ouer in to Englonde as faste as they myght spede Now is Buerne so wel comforted fast hyed hyÌ„ with the Danys that they ben arryued in the North couÌ„tree comen thrugh out Holdernes destroyed all yâ— couÌ„tree brenned townes robbed folke slewe all that they myght take tyll that they came vnto Yorke And whan kynge Osbryght sawe them come he toke all his people that he had with hym and came out of the cyte faught with them but noo foyson he ne had ayenst them moche of the people that there was were slayne on bothe partyes And kyng Osbryght hymself there was slayne the cyte anone was take the Danys went in ¶ And there was also an other kynge in Northumberlonde that Buernes frendes had chose helde hym for kynge a man that was called Elle for as moche as they wolde not to kyng Osbryght he attendauÌ„t for the despyte that he had done vnto Buerne theyr to syn ¶ It befell thus that the kyng Elle was gone in to the wood hym for to dyfporte of venyson some he had taken And as he sate in the wood at meete to a knyght he sayd We haue well spedde moche venyson taken ¶ And with that worde came in a man to hym sayd yf ye so moche of venyson haue wonne an hondred tymes somoche more ther ayenste haue ye lost For all this couÌ„tree the Danys haue goten taken the cyte of Yorke ayenst you shall it holde that neuer ye shall come therin for so moche they haue slayne kynge Osbryght ¶ Whan kynge Elle herde these wordes he lete assemble all the folke of the couÌ„tree ordeyned all the power that he myght haue And wolde haue goten the towne of Yorke with strength But the Danys came out anone yaue hym a stronge batayll And slewe the kynge Elle and the moost parte of the people that he had brought with hym ¶ And the same place there they were slayne shall euer more be called Elle crofte that place is a lytell from Yorke ¶ And tho rested the Danys neuer tyll yâ— they hadde conquered all Northumberlonde And in that couÌ„tree they made Wardeynes and wente further in to the londe and toke Notyngham And there they abode all the wynter dyde all the sorowe that they myght ¶ And after whan Somer tyme came they remeued from Notyngham and came in to Nicholl Lyndesey and to Holonde For no man myght them withstande soo moche power strength they had ¶ How saynt Edmonde the kynge was martyred ANd soo ferre hadde the Danys passed from countree to couÌ„tree and euer more brennynge and robbynge and destroyenge all that they myght tyll they came vnto Tethforde ¶ And in that countree they founde a Crysten kynge that moche loued god and his werkes that was called Edmonde And he was a kyng of Northfolke South folke ¶ This saynt Edmonde kyng or deyned as moche folke as he myght fought with the Danys but he and his folke were dyscomfyted and the kynge hymself dryuen vnto the castell of Framelynham And the Danys hym purse wed and came vnto the same castell And whan kynge Edmonde sawe that the castell myght not them withstande he came ayenst theym with whome the Danys fyrst dyd speke And anone they axed of hyÌ„ where kynge Edmonde was ¶ Now forsoth sayd he whan I was in the castell there was the kynge
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
conuerted And he helde with hym pope Benedictus the vsurper of the popeheede in to Saxonye And there he decessyd in his exyle And this Emperour decessyd a ryche man in vertue goodnes ¶ Otto the seconde was Emperour after his fader And he was a noble man to the chir che as his fader was And many a batayll he had ayenst the fals men of byleue And att the laste he almoost loste all his hoste in Kalabur Yet forsothe with all his mynde besought saynt Peter to helpe And meruayllously saynt Peter delyuered hym And his wyf was the doughter of the Emperour of Constantynopolitan of the Romayns blood And this man was crowned of Benedictus the pope ¶ Of saynt Edwarde the martyr how Estrylde his stepmoder lete kylle hym for to make Eldred her owne sone kynge ANd after this Edgar regned Edwarde his sone that he begate vpon his fyrst wyf that well and nobly gouerned the londe For he was full of all maner of goodnes and ledde a full holy lyf And aboue all thynge he loued god holy chirche And the quene Estrylde that was his stepmoder lete slee hym by cause to make her owne sone Eldred kynge And thus on a daye he was slayne as ye shall here afterwarde ¶ It befell thus vppon a daye that the kynge Edwarde wente in to a wood for to playe in the south countree besyde a towne that is called Warham In whiche forest was grete plente of hartes and hyndes And whan he had ben a whyle there hym for to playe he thought vpon his broder Eldred that was with his moder the quene for her place was nygh the forest and thought for to go thyder and vysyte and see his brother And toke with hym but a lytell meyne wente hym towarde his stepmoders hous that in that tyme soiourned in the castell of Corfe And as he rode in the thyckenesse of a wood to aspye his game it befell that he wente amysse and lost his meyne that with hym came And at the last he came out of the wood And as he loked hym about he sawe there fast besydes a manere that his stepmoder dwel led in and thyderwarde he wente alone And anone it was tolde the quene how that the kynge was comen alone without ony company And therfore she made Ioye ynough and thought how that she myght do that he were slayne as pryuely as she myght and called to her one of her knyghtes To whome she had tolde moche of her coūseyll bytwene them And bothe they came to the kynge and turteysly hym receyued ¶ And the kynge tolde that he was come to vysyte and also for to speke with Eldred his broder The quene many tymes hym thanked and hym prayed for to alyght and herborugh with her all that nyght ¶ The kynge sayd that he myght not But agayne he wolde go vnto his folke yf he myght theym fynde ¶ And whan the quene sawe that he wolde not abyde she prayed hym that he wolde ones drynke and he graunted her And anone as the drynke was come the quene dranke vnto the kynge And the kynge tooke the cuppe and sette it to his mouth And in the meane whyle that he dranke the false knyght that was with the quene with a knyfe smote the kynge vnto the herte and there he felle downe deed vnto the erthe of his palfroy The quene for this dede gaue the knyght golde and syluer grete plente and of other ryches ynough And the knyght anone as this was done wente hym ouer the see And so escaped he out of this londe ¶ Whan this kynge Edwarde was thus martred It was in the yere of the Incarnacyon of our lorde Ihesu Cryste .ix. C.lxxx and he had regned .xij. yere and an halfe and lyeth at Glastenbury ¶ Of the kynge Eldred and how the kynge Swyne of Denmarke helde Englonde and how Eldred that was saynt Edwardes brother was not beloued in his Realme and therfore he fledde in to Normandye SO after this Edwarde regned Eldred his brother And saynt Dunstane crowned hym And this sayn te Dunstane deyed soone after that he had foryeuen the quene her trespaas bycause that she was cause of kynge Edwardes deth And saynt Dunstane had her assoylled penaunce had her enioyned And she lyued after a chaste lyf and a clene ¶ This kynge Eldred wedded an Englysshe woman on her begate Edmonde Irensyde and an other sone that was called Edwyne And after dey ed the quene theyr moder ¶ And in that tyme came Swyne in to Englond that was kynge of Denmark for to chalenge to conquere all that his auncetrees had before that tyme. And so he conquered had it all at his axynge ¶ For the good erle Luthberte of Lyndeleye and all the people of Northumberlonde and almoost all the grette of Englonde helde with Swyne that was kyng of Denmark for soo moche as they loued not kyng Eldred for by cause that his good brother Edwarde was slayne for loue of hym And therfore no man sette but lytell by hym Wherfore kynge Swyne had all his wyll and toke all the londe And Eldred the kynge fledde tho in to Normandye And soo spake to the duke Richarde that the duke yaue hym his syster Emme to wyf Vpon the whiche be gate two sones that one was called Alured and that other Edwarde And whan Swyne had conquered all the londe he regned nobly lyued .xv. yere and thenne he deyed lyeth at Yorke ¶ How kynge Eldred came ayen from Normandy and how Knoght the Dane regned of the warre betwixt hym and Edmonde Irensyde THus after the dethe of Swyne that was a Dane Knoght his sone dwelled in Englonde and wolde haue ben kynge And tho came agayne Eldred out of Normandye with moche nombre of people and with a stronge meyne that Knoght durste not abyde but fledde thens in to Denmarke The kynge Eldred had agayne his reame helde so grete worshyp that he began for to destroye all tho that halpe Swyne that was a Dane ayenst hym And afterwarde came agayne this Knoght from Denmark with a grete power so that kynge Eldred durste not with hym fyght but fledde from thens vnto London there helde hym ¶ Tho came Knoght hym besyeged soo longe tyll that kynge Eldred deyed in the cyte of London lyeth at saynt Poules And he regned .ix. yere BOnus was pope after Benedictus one yere This man abode but a lytell tyme. ¶ Bonifacius was pope after hym fyue monethes ¶ Benedictus was pope after hym .x. yere This man crowned Otto the seconde and made many Romayns to be taken And he gadred a counseyll agaynst the kynge of Fraunce where Gylberte the Nygromancer was deposyd ¶ Iohānes the .xiiij. was pope after hym .viij. monethes And he was put in the castell Aungell and was famyned to dethe ¶ Iohānes the .xv. was pope after hym foure monethes ¶ Iohānes the .xvi. was pope after hym almoost .xi. yere This
am Iohn the Euangelyst I am dwellynge with almyghty god your kyng Edwarde is my frende I loue hym in specyall for by cause that he hath euermore lyued in clennesse is a clene mayde I praye you my message fulfyll as I haue you sayd Whan that saynt Iohn yâ— Euangelyst had them thus charged sodenly he voyded out of theyr syghtê both The pylgrymes tho thanked almyghty god went forth theyr waye And whan they had gone two or thre myle they began to waxe very sette them adowne for to rest them so they felle on slepe And whan they had slepte well one of them awoke lyfte vp his heed loked about sayd to his felowe Aryse vp walke we in our waye What sayd that one felowe vnto that other where be we now Certes sayd that other it semeth me that this is not the same couÌ„tree there we layde vs downe in for to rest slepe For we were from Ierusalem but thre myle They toke vp theyr hondes blessyd them wente forth in theyr waye And as they went in theyr waye they sawe sheperdes goynge with theyr shepe yâ— spake none other langage but englysshe ¶ Good frendes sayd one of the pylgrymes what couÌ„tree is this who is lorde therof ¶ And one of the sheperdes answered sayd this couÌ„tree is the couÌ„tree of Kente in Englonde of the whiche the good kyng Edwarde is lorde of The pylgrymes thanked tho almyghty god saynt Iohn Euangelyst wente forth in theyr waye came to Caunterbury fro thens vnto London there they fouÌ„de the kyng And tolde hym all from the begynnynge vnto the endynge asmoche as saynt Iohn had them charged of all thyngê how they had sped by the waye And toke the rynge to kynge Edwarde he toke it thanked almyghty god saynt Iohn Euangelyst And tho made hym redy euery daye fro daye to daye to departe out of this lyf whan god wolde for hym sende ¶ How saynt Edwarde deyed the Twelfth daye ANd after it befell thus on Cryst masse euen as the holy man Edwarde was at goddes seruyce matyns for to here of that hyghe solempne feest he became full syke and in the morowe endured with moche payne the masse for to here And after masse he lete hym be ladde in to his chambre there for to reste hym But in his halle amonge his barons and his knyghtes myght he not come theym for to comforte and solace as he was wonte for to do at that worthy feest Wherfore all theyr myrth and comfort amonge al that were in the halle was tonned in to care sorowe bycause they dradde for to lese the good lorde the kyng ¶ And vpon saynt Iohn daye Euangelyst that came next the kyng receyued his ryghtes of holy chirche as it befalleth to euery crysten man abode the mercy that wyll of god And the two pylgrymes he lete before hym come yaue theym ryche yeftes betoke theym to god Also the abbot of Westmestre he lete before hym come toke hym that rynge in the honour of god saynt Mary of saynt Iohan the Euangelyst And the abbot toke it put it amonge other relykes so that it is at Westmestre euer shall be so laye the kyng syke tyll the twelfth eue And tho deyed the good kynge Edwarde at Westmestre there he lyeth For whoo 's loue god hath shewed many a fayre myracle ¶ And this was in the yere of the Incarnacyon of our lorde Ihesu Cryste M.lxv. And after he was translated put in to yâ— shryne by the noble martyr saynt Thomas of Caunterbury UIctor the seconde was pope after Leo of hym lytell is wryten ¶ Henry yâ— seconde was Emperour after the fyrst Henry .xvij. yere this man was cosyn to Conradus he was borne in a wood twyes taken for to be slayne whan he was a childe but god defended hym euermore Whan he was made Emperour many a monastery he made in the same place in the wood where he was borne This man was a victoryous man he entred in to Ytaly there he toke Padulphus the prynce of Campany ¶ Strephaâ—â—s the .ix. was pope after Victor .ix. monethes ¶ Benedictus after hym he toke the dygnyte of the pope Stephanus by strength kept it .ix. monethes thenne decessyd ¶ Henry the thyrde was Emperour after Henry the seconde this Henry was an 〈◊〉 man many tymes troubled that holy man Gregorius the .vij. And fyrst he axed foryeâ—enesse was assoyled But he perâ—euered not longe but brought in an other pope ayenst hym and sayd he was an heretyke And Gregoriê° cursyd hym And the chesers of the Emperour they chose the duke of Saxon for to be Emperour whom this Henry in batayle ouercame And thenne he came to Rome with his pope pursewed pope Gregorius the Cardynalles also ¶ And thenne anone Robert the kynge of Naples droue hym thens and delyuered the pope his Cardynalles Neuerthelesse yet he was a man of grete almesse And .xij. tymes he faught in batayll and aâ—â— the laste he deyed wretchedly for he was put there by his owne sone For so as he dyde to other men so was he done vnto ¶ Nicholaê° the seconde was pope after Benedictus two yere this Nicholaê° called a couÌ„seyll ayenst the Archedeken of Turonoseus the whiche was an herâ—tyke he taught ayenst the fayth For he erred in the sacrament after he was coÌ„uerted was an holy man but he coude neuer coÌ„uerte his dyscyples Nota. ¶ Alexander yâ— seconde was pope after hym .xij. yere this Alexand was an holy man he ordeyned yâ— vnder payne of cursynge that no man sholde here a preestê masse whom men knewe had a lemman Vt pêª .xxxij. pÌ„ter hoc He had stryue with one Codulo but he expulsyd hyÌ„ as an vsurper put hym out as a symonyer ¶ How Harolde that was Godewins sone was made kyng how he escaped from the duke of Normandy AS saynt Edward was gone out of this worlde was passed to god worthely enteryd as to suche a grete lâ—â—de ought the barons of the londe wolde â—â—â—ad Edwarde Elingus some to Edwarde the outlawe that was Edmonde â—rensydes sone to be kyngeâ— For as moche as he was moost kyndest kynges blood of the reame ¶ But Haâ—des sone thrugh the erle Godewin the strength of his fader Godewin and torugh other grete lordes of the reame that were of his kynne vnto hyÌ„ sybbe seased all Englonde in to his bonde anone lete crowne hym kynge after the enterement of Saynt Edwarde This syâ—olde that was Godewines sone the seconde yere afore that saynt Edwarde was deed wolde haue gone in to Flaundres but he was dryuen thrugh tempest in to the couÌ„tree of Pountyse there he was taken brought to duke Wylliam And this Harolde wende that tho this dâ—ke Wyllyam wolde
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
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
the kynge full wroth And sente two Legates vnto the kynge that one was called Pandulf that other Duraunt that they sholde warne the kyng in the popes name that he sholde cesse of his persecucyon that he dyde vnto holy chirche amende the wronge the trespasse that he had done to the Archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury to the pryour vnto the monkes of Caunterbury to all the clergye of Englond And that he sholde restore al the goodes ayen that he had taken of them ayenst theyr wyll elles they sholde curse hym by name And to do this thynge and to conferme the pope toke them his letters in bulles patentes ¶ These two Legates came in to Englonde came to the kynge to Northampton there that he helde his parlyament full curteysly they hym salewed sayd Syr we come fro the pope of Rome the peas of the holy chirche and the londe to amende And we admonest you fyrst in the popes half that ye make full restytucâ—n of the goodes that ye haue rauysshed taken of holy chirche of the londe And that re recerue Stephen Archebysshop of Caunterbury in to his dygnytee the pryour of CauÌ„terbury his monkes And that ye yelde ayen vnto the Archebysshop all his londes rentes without ony withholdynge ¶ And syt yet more ouer that 〈◊〉 shall make restytucyon vnto all holy chirche wherof they shall holde 〈◊〉 well aâ—aâ—ed ¶ Tho answerâ—d the kynge as touchâ—nge the 〈…〉 of Caunterbury 〈…〉 sayd I wyll do gladly 〈…〉 ye wyll ordeynâ— But as 〈…〉 Archebysshop I shall 〈…〉 as it lyeth That the 〈…〉 leue his Archebysshop 〈…〉 pope thenne for hym 〈…〉 thenne vppon 〈…〉 some other bysshopâ—â—â—â—â— to 〈…〉 Englonde And vpon 〈…〉 wyll hym accepte 〈…〉 theles as Archebysshop in 〈…〉 he abyde he shall neuer haue 〈…〉 saufconduyte but that be 〈…〉 ¶ Tho sayd Pandulf vnto the 〈…〉 Syre holy chuâ—che was wonte 〈…〉 dyscharge an Archebysshoppe 〈…〉 cause resonable But eueâ— it hath 〈◊〉 to chastyse prynces that to god 〈◊〉 chirche were â—nobedyene◠¶ 〈◊〉 how now sayd the kyng menace 〈◊〉 Naye sayd Pandult but ye now 〈◊〉 haue tolde as it standeth in your 〈◊〉 And to â—ou we wyll tell what is the 〈…〉 wyll And thus it standeth that â—e hath you hooly enterdyâ—ed 〈…〉 for the wronges that ye haue done to holy chirche and to the clergye And for as moche as ye dwelle and beth in wyll to abyde in malyce in 〈◊〉 and wyll not come out therof ne to amende ye shall vnderstande that this tyme afterwarde the senteence is vpon you 〈◊〉 and holdeth stede strength and vpon all tho that with you hat coâ—â—ned before this tymeâ—whether ther ben erles 〈◊〉 â—s knyghtê or ony other what so euer yâ— they be we them assaylle saufly vnto this daye And fro this tyme afterwarde of what condycyon someuer that they ben we them accurse that with you comyne ony worde do we sentence vpon them openly specyally And we assoyle clene erles barons knyghtes and all other men of theyr homages seruyces feauteâ—s that they sholde vnto you do And this tydynge to comferme we yeue playne power to the bysshop of Wyn chestre to the bysshop of Norwyche And the same power we yeuâ— in to Scotlonde to the bysshops of Rochestre of Salysbury And in Walys we yeue the same power to the bysshop of saynt Dauid and of Landaf of saynt Asse And more ouer we sente thrugh out all Crystendom that all the bysshops beyonde the see that they do accurse all tho that helpe you or ony couÌ„seyll yeueth you in ony maner nede that ye haue to do in ony parte of the worlde And we assoylle them also all by auctoryte of the pope and coÌ„maunde them also with you for to fyght as with hym that is enmye to all holy chirche ¶ Tho answered the kynge What may ye doo more to me ¶ Tho answered Pandulf We saye to you in the worde of god that ye ne noo heyre that ye haue neuer after this daye may be crowned ¶ Tho sayd the kynge By hym that is almyghty god I had wyst this are that ye came in to my londe that ye had brought me suche tydynges I sholde haue made you ryde al one yere ¶ Tho answered Pandulf Full well wende we at our fyrst comynge that ye wolde haue be obedyent to god holy chirche haue fulfylled the popes coÌ„maundement now we haue shewed vnto you pronounced the popes wyll as we were charged therwith And as now ye haue sayd that yf ye had wyst the cause of our comynge that ye wolde haue do vs to ryde all an hole yere And as well ye myght haue sayd that ye wolde haue taken 〈◊〉 hoole yere of 〈…〉 ¶ But for to suffre what deth ye 〈◊〉 ordeyne we shall not spare for to telle you hooly all the popes message his wyll that we were charged with ¶ How Pandulf delyuered a clerke that had falsyd couÌ„â—â—â—â—â—tyd the kyngê moneye before the kynge hymself ANd anone the commaunded the kyng the Syrefs Baylyâ—s of Northampton that were in the kynges presence that they sholde kynge forth all the prysoners that they myght be done to deth before Pandulf for by causâ— the kynge wened that they wolde haue gaynsayd theyr dedes for cause of the deth all thynge that they had spoken afore ¶ Whan the prysoners were come before the kynge the kynge coÌ„maunded some to be hanged some to be drawen and some to drawe out theyr eyen out of theyr heed And amonge all other there was a clerke that had fullyd the kynges moneye And the kynge coÌ„mauÌ„ded that he sholde le hanged and drawed And whan Pandulf herde this commaundement of the kynge he sterte hyÌ„ vp ryght quyckly anone axed a booke a candelb and wolde haue cursyd the kynge all theym that wolde sette vppon the clerke ony honde And Pandulf hymself wente for to seke a crosse And the kyng folowed hym delyuered hym the clerke by the hotde that he sholde doo with hym what he wolde And thus was the clerke delyuered wente them ¶ And Pandulf and Duraunt his felowe wente fro the kynge came agayne to the pope of Rome And tolde hym that kynge Iohan wolde not amended be But euer abode so accursyd ¶ And neuertheles the pope graunted that yere 〈◊〉 out all Englonde that 〈◊〉 myght 〈…〉 chirches and 〈…〉 body gyue it to syke men whiche were lykly to passe out of this worlde And also yâ— men myght crysten childern ouer all yâ— londe ¶ And whan the pope wyste and sawe that the kynge wolde not be vnder the rule of holy chirche for no maner thynge The pope thenne sente to the kynge of Fraunce in remyssyon of his synnes that he sholde take with hym all the power that he myght go in to Englonde for to destroye the kynge Iohn ¶ Whan these
tydynges came to kynge Iohn thenne was he sore anoyed sore dradde lest he sholde lese his reame hymself be done to the deth ¶ Thenne sent he to the pope messengers sayd He wolde be Iustifyed and come to amendement in all thynges wolde make satysfaccyon to all maner of men after the popes ordynaunce ¶ Thenne sente the pope ayen in to Englonde Pandulf other messengers and came to Caunterbury to the kynge there abode And the .viij. daye of May the kynge made an othe for to stande to the popes ordynaunce before Pandulf yâ— Legate in all maner of thynges in whiche he was accursyd And that he sholde make full restytucyon to all men of holy chirche of relygyon and of the goodes that he had taken of them ayenst theyr wyll And all the grete lordes of Englonde swore vppon the boke by theyr holydom that yf the kynge wolde not holde his othe they sayd that they wolde by strength make hym holde it ¶ Thenne put the kynge hym to the courte of Rome and theme gaaf he vp the reame of Englonde and of Irlonde for hym and for his heyres for euer moâ—e that sholde come after hym 〈◊〉 that kynge Iohn and his â—eytes sholde take the two reames of the popes hondes And sholde euery yere paye ferme vnto the courte of Rome a thousande marke of syluer And tho toke the kynge the crowne of his heed and sette it vpon his 〈◊〉 And these wordes sayd he in herynge of all the grete lordes of Englonde Here I resygne vp the crowne and the realme of Englonde in to the pope Innocenciê° hondes the thyrde and put me hooly in his mercy in his ordynaunce ¶ Tho receyued Pandulf the crowne of kynge Iohn and kepte it fyue dayes as fore seasynge takynge of two realmes of Englonde of Irelonde And coÌ„fermed all maner thyng by his realtre that foloweth after ¶ Of the letter oblygatorye that 〈◊〉 Iohan made to yâ— court of Rome wherfore the Peters pens ben gadred thrugh out all Englonde TO all crysten people 〈…〉 all the worlde dwellynge 〈◊〉 by the grace of god kynge of Englonde gretynge to your vnyuersyte And 〈◊〉 knowen that for as mocke as we haue grâ—â—â—d and offended god out 〈◊〉 holy chirche of Rome And 〈…〉 as we haue nede vnto the 〈◊〉 of our lorde Ihesu Cryst And also we 〈◊〉 thynge so worthy offre as competenâ— satysfaccyon to make to god and to holy chirche but yf that it were our owne body as with our reames of Englonde of Irlonde Thenne by the grace of god we desyre to meke vs for the loue of hyÌ„ that meked hyÌ„ to the deth of the crosse Thorugh couseylle of these noble erles and barons we offre all freely graunte to god and to the appostle saynt Peter and saynt Poule and to our moder chirche of Rome and to our holy fader pope Innocenciê° the thyrde and to all the popes that cometh after hym all the reame and patronages of châ—rches of Englonde and of Irlonde with theyr appertenaunces for remyssyon of our synnes and for helpe helth of our kynâ—e soules and of all crysten soules So that from this daye afterwarde we wyll recâ—yue holde of our moder chirche of Rome as fee fâ—rme dooynge 〈◊〉 to our holy fader pope Innocenciê° the thyrde and soo to all the popes that cometh after hym in the same manere abouesayd And in presence of the wyse man Pandulf the popes Subdcaken we make lyeges homage as it were in the popes presence and before hym were And shall do all manere thyngê aboue sayd And therto we bynde vs and all that cometh after vs and our heyres for euer more without ony agaynsayenge to the pope and che the warde of chirche vacauntz And in token for this thynge for euer to laste we wyll conferme and ordeyne that our specyal rentes of the for 〈◊〉 sauynge saynt Peters pens 〈◊〉 to the moder chirche of Rome payenge by yere a thousande marke of lyluer and two termes of the yere for all manere customes that we sholde dâ—â—fe the forsayd reames that is to say 〈◊〉 Myghclmas and at Eester That is to saye .vii. hondred marke for Englonde and thre hondred marke for Irlonde Sauynge to vs to our heytes our Iustyces and other fraunchyse and other ryaltees that perteyne vnto the crowne And these thynges that before ben sayd we wyll that it be ferme stable with out ende And to that oblygacyon we our successours our heytes in this manere be bounde that yf we or ony of our heytee thorugh any presumpcyon falle in ony poynt ayenst ony of these thynges aboue sayd and he be warned and wyll not ryght amende he shall thenne lese yâ— forsayd reame for euer more And that this chartre of oblygacyon and our 〈◊〉 for euer more be ferme and stable with out ony gaynsayenge We shall from this daye afterwarde be true vnto god and to the moder of holy churche of Rome and to the pope Iunocincius the thyrde and to all that cometh after hyÌ„ 〈…〉 ¶ How the clerkes that were 〈◊〉 came agayne and how kyng Iohn was assoylled SO when this chartre was made and ensealed the kynge receyued agayne his crowne of Pandulfus honde And sente anone vnto the Archebysshop Stephen and to all his after clerkes and lewde men that he had exiled out of this londe that they sholde come ayen in to Englonde and haue agayn theyr londes and also theyr rentes And that he wolde make reflytucyon of the goodes that he had taken of theyrs ayenst theyr wyll ¶ The kynge hymself tho and Pandulf and erles and 〈◊〉 went vnto Wynchestre ayenst the Archebysshop Stephen ¶ And whan he was come the kynge wente ayenst hym and fell adowne to his feet and thus to hym sayd Fayre syre ye be welcome And I crye you mercy by cause that I haue trespassed ayenst you ¶ The Archebysshop toke hym vp tho in his armes and kyssyd hym curteysly oftentymes and after ledde hym to the doore of saynt Swythunes chirche by the honde and assoylled hym of the sentence and hym â—â—â—â—syled to god to holy chirche And that was on Saynt Margaretes daye And the Archebysshop anone went 〈…〉 〈…〉 she asked The Legate wente thenne agayn to the pope after Crystâ—â—â—e And the kynge sence ouer see to Iulyan that was kynge Rychardes wyf for to haue a relace of that she axed of hym ¶ And so it befell that Iulyan deyed anone after Eester And in soo moche the kynge was quyte of that thynge that she ared ¶ But thenne at the feest of saynt Iohn that came next after thorugh the popes coÌ„maundement the enterdytynge was fyrst releasyd thrughout all Englonde the seuenth daye of Iulij And vii 〈◊〉 was the londe enterdyted And on yâ— mornynge men ronge and sayd masse thorugh out all London and soo after thorugh out all Englonde ¶ And the next yere after there began
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
that kynge Edwarde yaf to Dauyd Lewelyus broder the lordshyppe of Frodesham made hym a knyght so moche honour dyd he neuer after to maÌ„ of walys bycause of hym Kynge Edward helde his parlement atte London whan he hadde do in walys yâ— he wolde and chaunged his money that was full yll kytte wherfore the people playned sore so that the kynge enquered of the tres passours And iii. huÌ„dred were atteynted of suche maner falsnes wherfore some were hanged and some drawe and after hangyd And afterwarde the kynge ordeyned that the sterlynge halfpeny and ferthynge sholde go through out all his londe And commaunded that no man fro that daye afterwarde yaue ne feoffedhous of relegyon with londe tenement without specyall leue of yâ— kynge he yâ— dyde sholde be punysshed at the kynges wyll and the yefte shall be for noughte And it was not longe after that Lewelyn prynce of wales thrugh the tycemeÌ„t of Dauyd his brother and bothe theyr consent they thought to dysheryte kyng Edward in asmoche as they myghte so that thorough them bothe the kynges peas was broken And whan kynge Edwarde herde of this anone he sent hys barons into Northumberlonde and the Surreys also that they sholde go take theyr vyage vpon the traytours Lewelyn and Dauyd wonder herd it was for to warte tho For it is wynter in walysâ— whan in other countres is Somer And Lewelyn lete ordeyne and well araye and vytayll his good castell of SwaÌ„don and was therin an huge nombre of people and plente of vytaylles so yâ— kynge Edward wyst not where for to entre And whan the kynges men it perceyued also the strenthe of walys they lete come in the see bargees botes and grete plankys as many as they myght ordeyne and haue for to go to the sayd castel of Swandon with men on fote alsoo on hors But yâ— walsshmen had so moch people were so stronge yâ— they draue yâ— Englysshmen ayen so yâ— ther was somoche presse of people at yâ— tornynge ayen yâ— the charge the burden of men made yâ— barges the botes to synke there was drowned many a good knyghte yâ— is to saye syr Robert Clyfford syr wyllyam of Lyndeseye yâ— was syr IohnÌ„s sone fitz Robert syr Rycharde Tanny and an huge noÌ„bre of other all was thrughe ther owne foly For yf they had had gode espyes they had not be harmyd whaÌ„ kynge Edwarde herde tell yâ— his people were so drowned he made sorowe inoughe but tho came syr IohnÌ„ of Vessy froÌ„ yâ— kynge of AragoÌ„ brought with hym moche people of bachelers of Gascoynes were souldyours and dwelled with the sayd IohnÌ„ of Vessy and receyued of hym wages and with hym were witholde noble men they were for to fyght brente many townes and slewe moche people of walsshmen all yâ— they myght take And all tho with strenthe and myght made assawte vnto yâ— castell of SwaÌ„ don and gate the castell And whan da uyd the prynce brother herde of this tydynges he ordeyned hym to flyght and Lewelyn the prynce saw that his broder was fledde then he was sore abasshedde for he hadde no power to his warte for to mayntene And so Lewelyn gan for to flee and wende welle for to haue scapedde But in a morowe syr Roger mortymer mette with hym oonly with .x. knyghtes sette hym rounde aboute And to hym went smote of his heed and presentyd yâ— same heed vnto kynge Edwarde And in this manere Lewelyn the pryÌ„ce of walys was taken his hede smyten of and also all his heyres dysheryted for euermore thrugh ryghtfull dome of all the lordes of the reame ¶ How dauyd yâ— was Lewelyns broder prynce of walys was putte to dethe DAuyd that was yâ— prynces broder of walys thrughe pryde wende too haue he prynce of walys after hys brothers dethe and vppon this he sente after Walsshemen to his parlement at Dynbygh and folysshely made Walys too aryse ayenste kynge and began too meue werre ayenste kynge Edward and dyd all the sorowe and dysease that he myght by his power Whanne kynge Edwarde herâ—e of this thinge he ordeyned men to pursewe vpon hym and Dauyd fyersly hym defended tylle that he came to the towne of saynt Morice and there was Dauyd take as he fledde and ladde to the kynge And the kynge commauÌ„ded yâ— he sholde be hangyd draw en smyte of his heed quarter hym and send his hede to London the four quarters sende to the four chyef townes of walys for they sholde take ensample therof beware And afterwarde kyng Edwarde lete crye his peas thrugh oute all wales seased all the londe into his honde all the grete lordes yâ— were lefte alyue came to do feautee homage to yâ— kynge Edwarde as to theyr kynde lorde And tho lete kynge Edwarde amende the lawes of walys yâ— were defectyue And he sent to all yâ— lordes of Walys by letter patentes yâ— they sholde come al to parlemente And whan they were come the kynge sayd to them full curteysly lordynges ye be welcome me behouethe your couÌ„seyll your helpe for to go into Gascoyne for to amende yâ— trespasse yâ— to me was done whan I was there for to entreate of peas bytwene yâ— kynge of Aragon yâ— prynce of Morrey all yâ— kyÌ„ges lyege men erles barons consented graunted therto And tho made hym kynge Ed warderedy went into Galcoyne lete amende all the trespasses yâ— hym was doon inGascoyne And of yâ— debate yâ— was bytwene the kynge of Aragon and the prynce of Morrey he sessed and made theym accorded And whyle good kynge Edwarde and Elynore his wyfe were in Gascoyne The gode erle of Cornewayll was made Wardeyn of Englonde tyll that kynge Edwarde came ayen And tho enquered be of his traitours that coniected falsnesse agaynste hym And eche of them all receyued therdome after that they had deserued But in the meane tyme that the good kynge Edwarde was beyonde the see too doo them for to make amendes that ayenste hym had trespassyd ther was a false the yf a traytoure that was called Rysapp Merydok begaÌ„ for to make werre ayenste kynge Edward and yâ— was for cause of syr Payne Tiptot wrongfully greued and dyseased the forsayd Rysap merydok And whan kynge Edwarde herde all this matere it well vnderstode a none he sente by his letter pryue seale to the forsayd Rebellyon Rysap Merydok yâ— he sholde begynne in no manere wyse for to make reyse werre but yâ— he sholde be in peas for his loue whan he came ayen into Englonde he wolde vnder take the quarell amende all that was mysdon This forsayd Rysap Merâ—dok dyspysed the kynges coÌ„mauÌ„dement and spared not to doo all the sorowe that he myght to the kynges men of Englonde But anone after he was take ladde to Yorke and there he was drawen hangyd
for hostage were thenne beheeded ¶ Of the Conquest of Berwyke SO whan the twoo Cardynalles were gone agayne into Fraunce for to trete of the peas of Cambroy the kynge sent thether of his Erles and barons That is to saye syr Edmonde his broder erle of Lancastre of Lecetre syr Henry Lacy erle of Nicholl wyllyaâ— Vessy Baron and of other baronettes abowte .xiii. of the best and wysest of englonde ¶ And in the same tyme the kyÌ„ge Edwarde toke his vyage to Scotlonde for to were vpon IohnÌ„ Baylol kynge of Scotlonde ¶ And syr Robert Roos of Berewyk fledde fro the Englyshmen And wente to the Scottes And kyÌ„ge Edwarde wente hym towarde Barwyk and besegyd the towne And thoo that were within manly them defended and sette a fyre and brente two of kynge Edwarde shyppes and sayd in dyspyte and repreyf of hym wenyth kynge Edwarde with his longe shankys too haue gete Berewyk all our vnthankes gas pykes hym and whan he has doon gas dykes hym whan kynge Edwarde herde this scorne anone thrugh his myghtynesse be passed ouer the dyches and assaylled the towne and came to the yaâ—es and gate and conquered the towne and thrughe his gratyous power slewe xxv thousaÌ„d .vij. hondred scottes kyÌ„ ge Edward lost no man of renoune sauffyr Rychard of Cornewayle hym kylled a Flemynge out of the redde halle with a quarell as the forsayde Rycharde dyd of his helme and commaunded theym for to yelde them put them in the kyÌ„ges grace and the Scottes wolde notte wherfore that halle was brent and caste downe all tho that were therin were brent and kynge Edwarde lost no moo men at that vyage of symple estate but .xxvii. englysshmen And the wardeyn of the castell yaue vp the keyes of the castel wythout ony assawte And there was taken syr wyllyam Douglas Symond Frysell and the erle patryk yeldyd them to the peas But Ingham of Humlresmylle Robert the Brus that were wyth kynge Edwarde forsoke kynge Edwarde helde with the Scottes And afterwarde they were taken put into prysoÌ„ And thoo lete kynge Edwarde close in Berewyk with walles with dyches after Robert Rous went to Tyndale set wuyerbrydge a fyre Exham Lamerstok and slew robbyd the folke of yâ— couÌ„tre And after that he went fro thens to Dunbatre And the fyrst wenesdaye of Marche the kynge sent the erle of Garenne syr Hugh Percy and syre Hughe Spenser with a fayre company for too besege the castell But one that was called syr Rycharde Sywarde a traytoure and a fals man ymagyned for to begyle the Englysshemen And sente too the Englysshmen theym for to desceyue sayd That he wolde yelde to theym the castell yf they wolde graunte them .viii dayes of respyte that he myght sende telle too Syr Iohan Baylol that was kynge of Scotlonde howe his men fared that were within the castell ¶ And sende hym worde but yf he wolde remene the sege of the Englysshe men that they wolde yelde the castell vntoo the englysshe men ¶ The messenger thoo came to syr IohnÌ„ Baylol that thoo was kynge of Scotlonde where that he was with his hooste and the messengre told hym alle the caas And syre IohnÌ„ toke his hoste and came on the morowe erly towarde the castell and syr Rycharde sywarde sawe hym come that was mayster of the counsell keper of the castell sayd vntoo the Englysshmen Osayd he nowe I se a fayre company well appareylled I woll go ayenste theym and with them too mete and theym assaylle And syr Hugh Spenser sawe the falsnesse of hym and the treason and sayde to hym O traytour take and proue your falsnesse shall not auaylle you And hughe Spencer coÌ„maunded anone to bynde hym and all in hast went ayenst ther enmyes slewe of yâ— Scottes .xxii. thou sande For the Scottes had yâ— tyme noo man wyth them of honour sauf Patryk Graham that manly foughte longe and at the last he was slayne And thoo sayd the Englysshmen in repreyf of the Scottes Thyse scaterande Scottes holde I for scottes of wrenches vnware Erly in a mornynge in an euyll tymynge wente ye fro Dunbare ¶ As tho yâ— ware within the castell sawe yâ— scomfyture they yelded vp the castell vnto yâ— Englysshemen and bounde theyr bodyes godes and castels to kynge Edwarde And so there were take in that castell thre erles vii barons and .xxxviii. knyghtes .xi. clerkes and .vii. Pycardys all were presentyd to kynge Edwarde And he sent them to yâ— towre of LondoÌ„ to be kept ¶ Howe kynge Edwarde of his greate grace delyuerede ayen the Scottes oute of pryson that were cheyftayns of that londe and they drew them to the Frensshemen thrugh couseyll of wyllyam waleys AS kynge Edwarde had made tho an ende of the werre takeÌ„ the cheyfteyns of Scotlonde thoo came syr IohnÌ„ Baylol yelded hym vnto kyÌ„ ge Edwarde put hym in his grace he was ledde to London whan kynge Edwarde was come thether they were brought before hym And the kynge axyd how they wolde make amendes of yâ— trespaas and losse yâ— they hadde doon to hym they put heym in his mercy Lordynges sayd yâ— kynge I wyll not of your londes ne your goodes but I wyll yâ— ye make to me an othe vpon goddys body to be true te me neuer after this tyme ayenst me bere armys And all they consentyd to the kynges wyll swore vpon goddys body That is to saye syr IohnÌ„ of Comyn yâ— erle of yâ— Strathorn yâ— Erle of Carryk also four bysshops vndertoke for all yâ— clergye so yâ— kynge delyuerd them yaue them sauf conduyt to go into ther owne londe And it was not longe afterward yâ— they nearyse ayeÌ„ kynge Edwarde for cause yâ— they wyste well yâ— kynge Edwarde folke was take in Gsacoyne as before is sayd But syr IohnÌ„ Baylol kynge of Scotlonde wyst well yâ— his londe sholde haue sorow and shame for theyr falsnesse And in haste went hym ouer see to his owne londes there he helde hym and came neuer ayeÌ„ wherfore the Scottes chose vnto they re kynge wyllyam waleys a rybaude and an harlot comen vp of nought and moche harme dyd to the Englysshmen and kynge Edward thought how he myght haue delyueraunce of his people yâ— were take in Gascoyne And in hast went hyÌ„ ouer these in Flaundres for to werre vppon the kynge of Fraunce And the erle of Flaundres receyued hym with moch honoure grauÌ„tyd hym alle his londys at his owne wyll And whan yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce herde tell yâ— the kynge of EngloÌ„de was aryued in Flaundres and came with a grete power hym for to dystroye he prayed hym of trewto for two yere so that the Englysshe marchauntes and also Frenche myghte saufly go come in bothe sydes The kyng Edward geaunted it so that he muste haue his men out of pryson yâ— were in
before hym into Scotlonde syr Aymer the valauÌ„ce erle of Penbroge syr Henry Percy baron with a fayre company yâ— pursewed the Scottes brente townes castels and afterwarde came the kynge hymself with erles and barons a fayre company ¶ How Robert Brus was dyscoÌ„fyted in bataylle howe Symonde Fryselle was slayne THe Fryday next before the Assâ—sÌ„cyon of our lady kynge Edwar de mette Robert Brus besyde saynt Iohans towne in Scotlonde with his coÌ„ pany of the whiche company kyng Edwarde slewe .vij. thousande whan Robert Brus sawe this myscheyf he begaÌ„ to flee hydde hym that no man myghte hym fynde But syr Symonde Frysell pursewed hym sore so yâ— he torned aren aboode bataylle for he was a worthy knyghte and a bolde of body And then glysshmen pursewed euer sore in euerye syde slewe the stede that syr Symonde rode vpon they toke hym lad hym vnto the hoste And syr Symonde begaÌ„ for to flatre speke fayre and sayd lordes I shall yeue you four thousand marke of syluer myn hors harneys and all myn armoure become a begger Tho answerd Theobaude of Peuenes yâ— was the kynges archere Now so god me helpe it is for noughte yâ— thou spekeste For all the golde in Englonde I wolde not lete yâ— go with oute coÌ„mauÌ„dement of kyng Edwarde tho was he had vnto kynge Edward the kynge wolde not se hym but coÌ„mauÌ„ded to lede hym away to haue his dome atte London on our ladies eue Natiuite he was hanged drawe his heed smyte of hangyd ayen with cheyâ—es of yren vpon the galowes And his heede was set vpon London brydge vpon a sperrâ— ayenst Crystemasse the bodye was brente bycause that the men that kepte yâ— body by nyght they saw so many deuyls rampynge with grete yreÌ„ hokes rennyÌ„ge vpon yâ— galowes horrible tormeÌ„ted yâ— body many yâ— theÌ„ sawe anone after they deyed for drede some wexed mad or sore syknes they had and in that batayll was take the bysshop of Baston the bysshop of saynt Andrewes and the abbot of Sconne all armyd with yren as men of armes as fals traytours and fals prelates ayenste theyr othe And they were brought to the kyng and the kynge sente them vnto the pope of Rome that he sholde do with theym what his wyll were ¶ How IohnÌ„ therle of Alethes was taken and put to dethe ANd at that bataylle fled syr Iohan erle of Alethes wente to a chyrche and there hydde hym for drede but he myght haue there noo refute for cause that the chirche was enterdyted thrugh a generall sentence and in yâ— same chirche he was taken And this sir IohnÌ„ went well too haue scaped fro the dethe for cause that he claymed kynred of kynge Edwarde And the kynge wolde no leÌ„ger be bytrayed of his traytours but sent hym to london in haste there was hangyd and his heed smyt of and his body brent all to asshes But at the prayer of the quene Margarete for cause that he claymed of kynge Edwarde kynrede his drawynge was foryeue hyÌ„ ¶ How IohnÌ„ that was wyllyam waleys brother was put to dethe AS the gretteste maysters of scotlonde were thus doon to euyll dethe and destroyed for theyr falsnesse Iohan that was wyllyam waleys brother was take and doon vnto deth as syr Iohan erle of Alehes was ¶ How Robert the Brus fled from scotlonde to Northway ANd at that same tyme was Robert yâ— Brus moche hated amonge the people of Scotlonde soo that he wyste not what he was beste to do and for to hyde hym he went to Norway to the kynge that had spousyd his syster there helde hym socour for to haue and Robert the Brus myght not be founde in Scotlonde So kynge Edwarde tho lete crye his peas thrugh out all the londe and his lawes were vsyd his mynystrys serued thrugh out all the londe ¶ Howe kynge Edwarde deyed SO as kynge Edwarde had abatyd his enemyes turned southwarde and sykned at Burgh vpon sande in the marche of scotlonde and callyd too hym Henry Lacy erle of Nichol. syrguy erle of warwyk syr Aylmer erle of Penbroke and syr Robert of Clyfforde baron and prayed theym vpon the fayth yâ— they hym ought that they sholde make Edwarde of Carnaruan kynge of Englonde assone as they myghte And that they sholde not suffre Peers of Ganaston come agayne into Englonde for to make his sone to ryot and they graunted hym with good wyll And the kynge toke his sacrament of holy chirche as a good Crysten man sholde and deyed in repentaunce and whan he had ben kynge .xxxv. yere he deyed and was buryed at westmestre with moche solempnyte Vpon whose soule god haue mercy ¶ Of Merlyns prophecyes that were declared of kynge Edwarde that was kyng Henryes sone OF this kynge Edwarde prophecyed Merlyn and called hym a dragon the seconde of yâ— .vi. kynges yâ— sholde regne in Englonde and sayde that he sholde be medled with mercy and also with strenth and sternesse that sholde kepe Englonde from colde and hete And that he sholde opene his mouthe toward walys and that he sholde sette his foote in wyk that he sholde close with walwes that sholde do moche harme to his sede And he sayd sothe for the good kyÌ„ge Edwarde was medled with mercye and with fyersnesse with mercy ayenste his enmyes of walys after of ScotloÌ„de wâ—th fyernesse whan he put them to dethe for ther falsnesse traytoursly as they had deserued And well keped he englonde from colde heet syth he kept it from all maner of enmyes that ran vppon hym to do hym ony wronge ¶ And well he opened his mouth towarde walys made it quake thrughe hydour of his mouthe whan he conqueryd it thrughe dynt of swerd For the prynce Lewelyn Dauyd his brother Ris and Morgan were put to deth thrugh theyr falsnesse and theyr foly And he sette his fote into wyk conquerd Berwyk at the whiche conquest were slayne .xxv. thousande .vii hondred out take suche as were brent in the redde halle ¶ And the walles that he lete make shall be noyous vnto his sede as men shall here after in yâ— lyf of syr Edward of Carnaruan his sone And yet sayd merlyn that he shold make ryuers ren in blood with brayne yâ— semyd well in his werres ther as he had yâ— maystry And yet Merlyn sayd yâ— ther sholde come a people out of yâ— northwest durynge yâ— regne of yâ— forsayd dragon yâ— shold be lad by an yll greyhouÌ„de that shold the dragon crowne kynge that afterward shold fle ouer yâ— se for drede of the dragoÌ„ without comynge ayen yâ— was proued by syr IohnÌ„ Baylol that kynge Edwarde made to be kynge of ScotloÌ„de yâ— falsly arose ayenst hym after he fled to his owne londê of FrauÌ„ce neuer he came ayen in to Scotlonde for drede of kyng Edwarde And yet
had be â—only weddyd to Englysshe people Thenne sholde peas haue ben and reste amonge theym without ony enuye And at that batayll was roger Clyfforde take syr IohnÌ„ Monbrey syr wyllyam Tucâ— it syr wyllyam fitz wyllyam and many other worthy knyghtes there were take at that batayll syr Hugh Dandell nexte daye after was taken and put into pryson sholde haue be doon to dethe yf he had not spousyd the kynges nece that was erle Gylbertes systre of Gloucestre anone after was syr Berthylmewe of Badelesmore takeÌ„ at Stow parke a maneyr of yâ— bysshop of Lyncoln that was his neuewe many other barons baronettes wherfor was made noche sorowe ¶ How Thomas of Lancastre was hee dyd at Pountfret .v. barons hangyd and drawen there ANd now I shall telle you of the noble erle Thomas of Lancastre whan he was take brought to yorke many of yâ— cyte were full gladde and vpon hym cryed with an hygh voys O syre traytoure ye be welcome blessyd be god for now ye shall haue yâ— rewarde yâ— longe ye haue deserued And cast vpon hym many snowe balles many other repreues they dyd hym But the gentyll erle al suffred sayd nother o word nor other ¶ And at the same tyme the kynge herde of this scomfyture was ful glad Ioyous in grete haste came to PouÌ„tfret syr Hughe Spenser syr Hughe his sone and syr IohnÌ„ erle of Arundell and syr Edmonde of wodestoke the kyÌ„ges brother erle of Kent syr Aymer of Valaunce erle of Penbroke and mayster Robert Baldoke a fals pyllyd clerke that was pryue and dwelled in the kynges court all came theder with the kynge And the kynge entryd into the castell syr andrew of Herkela a fals tyraunte thrugh the kynges coÌ„maundement toke with hym the gentyll erle Thomas too Pountfret and ther he was prysoned in his owne castell that he had newe made that stode ayenst the abbaye of kynge edwarde ¶ And syr Hugh Spenser yâ— fader and the sone caste and thought howe in what manere the good erle Thomas of Lancastre sholde be deed without Iu gement of his perys wherfore it was ordeyned thrugh the kynges Iusticys that the kynge sholde put vpon hym poyntes of treason And so it befell that he was ledde to barre before the kynges Iustices bareheed as a theyf in a fayre halle in his owne castell that he hadd made therin many a fayre feste bothe to ryche too poore ¶ And these were his Iustices syr Hughe Spenser the fader Aymer of Valaunce erle of Penbroke syr Edmonde of wodstok erle of Kent syr IohnÌ„ of Brytayne erle of Rychemonde syr â—obert Malemethrop Iustyce syr Robert hym acouspyd in this manere ¶ Thoâ—mas court excludeth you of all manere answer Thomas our lorde the kynge puttyth vpon you that ye haue in his lond ryden with baner dysplayed ayenst hys peas as a traytour ¶ And with yâ— word the gentyll erle Thomas with an hygh voyce sayd Nay lordes forsoth by â—aynt Thomas I was neuer traytoure ¶ The Iustice sayd ayen tho Thomas our lorde the kynge puttythe vpon you that ye haue robbyd his folke and murdred his people as a theyf Thomas also the kynge puttythe vpon you that he dyscomfyted you and your people with his folke in his owne reameâ— wherfore ye went and fledde to the woode as annutlaw and Thomas as a traytoure ye shall be hangyd by reason but the kynge hath foryeuen you yâ— Iugementeâ— for loue of quene Isabell. And Thomas reson wolde that ye sholde be hangyd but yâ— kynge hath foryeue you yâ— IugemeÌ„t for by cause and loue of your lygnage But for asmoche Thomas as ye were taken fleenge and as an outlawe the kynge woll that your heed shall be smyten of Anone haue hym out of preâ—s brynge hym to hys Iugement ¶ whan thelgen tyll knyght Thomas had herde all thyse wordes with an hygh voyce he cryed sore wepynge and sayd alas saynt Thomas fayr fader alas shall I be deed thê° Graunte me nowe blessydfull god answere But all auayled hym no thynge For yâ— cursyd Gascoyns put hym hyther thyther on hym cryed with an hyghe voys O kynge Arthur moost terryble dredefull well knowen shewed nowe is thyne open traytour And an euyll dethe shalt thou ryghte anone deye â–ª Haste thou not ryghte well deserued it ¶ And thenne thyse cruell folke sette vpon the gode knyght Thomas for very scorne an olde chaplet that was all to rent that was not worth an halfe peny And after that they sette hym vpon a white palfroy ful vnsemely and also all bara with an olde brydell And with an horryble noyse they draue hym out of the castell towarde his dethe and they caste vppon hym many balles of snow in dyspyte and as the traytours lad hym out of the castell tho sayd he these pyteous wordes hys hondes helde vp on hygh towarde heueÌ„ Now the kynge of heuen yeue vs merci for the erthly kynge hath vs forsaken a frere precher went with hym out of yâ— castell tyll he came to the place that he ended his lyfe vnto whome he shroue hym all his lyfe And the gentyll erle helde yâ— frere wonder faste by the clothes sayd to hym Fayr fader abyde with vs tyll that I be deed for my flesshe quakyth for drede of dethe ¶ And the sothe for to saye The gentyll erle set hym vpon his knees and torned hym towarde the eest but a rybaude that was called Hygone of mostoon sette honde vpon the gentyll Erle sayd in dyspyte of hym Syr traytour torne the towarde the Scottes thy fowle dethe to receyue torned towarde the North. The noble erle Thomas answered tho with a mylde voys sayd nowe fayr lordes I shall do your wyll with that worde the frere went from hym sore wepynge And anone a rybaude went to hym smote of his heed the .xi. Kalendas of Auerell in the yere of grace M.CCC.xxi ¶ Alas that euer suche a gentyll blood sholde be don to deth withouten cause and reason And traytoursly the kynge was couÌ„seylled whan he thrugh the fals counseylle of the Spensers suffred syr Thomas his vncles sone to be put to suche a dethe and so be beheeded ayenst all manere of reason And greate pyte it was also that suche a noble kynge sholde be dysceyued and mysgouerned thrugh counseyll of the fals Spensers the whiche tho he mayntened thrughe loselry ayenst his honour and alsoo his proffyte For afterwarde ther fell grete vengaunce in Englonde for bycause of the forsayd Thomas deth ¶ Whane the gentyll erle of his lyfe was passyd yâ— pryour and the monkys of Pounfret gate the body of syr Thomas of the kyng buryed it before the hyghe awter on yâ— ryght syde ¶ That same day that thys gentyll knyght was dede were hangyd drawen for the same quarell at PouÌ„tfret syr wyllyam Tuchet syr
that the good man saynt Thomas was don vnto his deth so that no pylgrym myght come by that way Full well went he to haue take cristis myght and hys power and the grete boos of miracles that he shewed for his martyr saynt Thomas thrugh al crystendom And yâ— same tyme yâ— kyÌ„ge made Robert of Baldok yâ— false pylled clerke thrughe prayere of syre Hugh Spenser sone was made ChauÌ„seler of Englonde And in that same tyme was the castell of walyngforde holden ayenste the kynge thrugh prysoners that weren within the castell for saynt Thomas loue of Lancastre wherfore the people of the couÌ„tre came toke the castell of the prysoners wherfore syr Iohan of Goldyngton knyght and syr Edmonde of Becche prysoners were taken and sent vnto the kynge to Pountfret there they were done in pryson and that for sayd Roger was sent vnto Yorke there he was drawen hangyd And anone after syr Roger Mortymer of wygmoâ— brake oute of yâ— toure of London in this manere The forsayd Roger heâ—de that he sholde be drawe and hangyd atte LoÌ„don in yâ— morow after saynt LaureÌ„ce dai on the daye before he helde a fayre feste in yâ— toure of London there was syr Stephen Segraue conestable of yâ— tour many grete men with them whan ther sholde soupe yâ— forsayd Stephen seÌ„te for all yâ— officers of yâ— tour they came souped with hym And whan they sholde take ther leue of hyÌ„ a squyre that was callyd StepheÌ„ that was full preuy with yâ— forsaid Rogere thrugh his couÌ„sell yaue them al suche a drynke that the leest of theÌ„ all slepe two dayes two nyghtes in yâ— meane tyme he escaped awaye by water by the tamys went ouer the see helde hym in Fraunce wherfore the kynge was sore anoyed put the same Stephen out of his Constabelery ¶ How the quene Isabell wente in to Fraunce for to treate of peas bytwene her lorde the kynge of Englonde and the kynge of Fraunce her broder THe kynge wente tho vnto LondoÌ„ and there thrugh counsell of syr Hugh Spenser the fader of his sone of mayster Robert Baldok a fals pylled clerke his Chaunceler lete sease thoo all y◠〈◊〉 londes into his hondes and also all yâ— londes that were syr Edwardes his sone were so put to theyr wagys ayenst all maner of reson that was thrughe the falsnesse of yâ— Spensers ¶ And whan yâ— kynge of Fraunce that was quene Isabelles brother herde of this falsnesse he was sore anoyed ayenst yâ— kynge of englonde his fals counsellers wherfore he sent a letter to kynge Edwarde vnder his seale that he sholde come at a certaine daye to do his homage therto he so â—oned hym els he shold lese all Gascoyne And so it was ordeyned in EngloÌ„de thrugh the kynge his couÌ„sell yâ— quene Isabell sholde goo into Fraunce for to treate of peas bytwene her lorde and her broder yâ— Olyuer of Yngham sholde go into Gascoyne haue with hym vij M. men of armys moo to be Seneschall wardeyne of Gascoyne and so it was ordeyned that quene Isabell came into FrauÌ„ce with her wente syr aymer of Valaunce erle of Penbroke that was there murdred sodenly in a preuysege but that was thrugh goddes vengauÌ„ce for he was one of the Iusticys that consented to saynt Thomas deth of Lancastre wolde neuer after repent hym of that wyckyd dede at yâ— tyme syr Olyuer of Yngham went ouer into Gascoyne dyd moche harme to the kyng of FrauÌ„ce 〈◊〉 he gate ayen yâ— kynge Edwarde had lost moche more therto ¶ How kyng Edwarde sent syr Edwarde his sone the eldest into Fraunce THe quene Isabell had but a quarter of a yere dwelled in Fraunce whan syr Edwarde her eldest sone axyd leue tho for to go into FrauÌ„ce for to speke with his moder Isabell the quene his fader yâ— kynge grauÌ„tyd hym with a good wyll sayd to hym go my fayre sone in goddys blessynge myn thynke for to come ayen as hastely as yâ— maye And he wente ouer the see into FrauÌ„ce yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce his vncle receyued hym with moche honoure sayd vnto hym Fayr sone ye be welcome for by cause that your fader come not to do his homage for yâ— duchye of Guyon as his auÌ„cetourrs were wont for to do I yeue you that lordshyp to holde it of me in herâ—tage as all maner auÌ„cetours dyde before 〈◊〉 wherfore he was callyd duke of Guyon ¶ Howe the kynge exyled his quene Ysabell Edwarde her eldest sone AS kynge Edwarde of Englonde herd tell how yâ— kyng of frauÌ„ce had yeue yâ— dâ—chye of Guyon vnto sir Edwarde his soneâ— without consent and wyll of hym that his sone had receyued the duchye he became wonder wrotheâ— sent to his sone by letter that they shold come ayen into Englonde in all yâ— haste that they myghte And the quene Isabel and syr Edward her sone were wonder sore adradde of yâ— kynges menaced of his wrathe pryncypally for yâ— falsnesse of yâ— Spensers both of yâ— fader also the sone at his coÌ„mauÌ„dement they wolde not come wherfore kynge Edwarde was full sore anoyed lete make a crye at LondoÌ„ that yf quene Isabell Edwarde his eldest sone came not in Englond that they sholde be holde as oure enmyes bothe to the reame and also too the crowne of Englonde for that they nolde come into Englonde but bothe were exyled the moder and her some ¶ whan the quene herde thyse tydynges â–ª she was sore adradde to be dystroyed thrugh the fals coniectynge of yâ— Spensers went with the knyghtes yâ— were exyled out of Englonde for saynt Thomas cause of Lancastre his to saye syr Roger of wig more syrâ— wellyam Trussell syr HohnÌ„ of Cromwell many other good knyghtrs wherfore they toke theyr couÌ„sell and ordeyned amonge them for to make a mariage bytwene yâ— duke of Guyhenne the hynges sone of Englonde yâ— erles doughter of henaude that was a noble knyght of name a doughty in his tymeâ—â— yf yâ— thynge myghte be broughte a bowte then stode they trowynge with yâ— helpe of god with his helpe to recouer theyr herytage in Englonde wherfore they were put out thrugh yâ— fals coniectynge of the Spensers ¶ How kynge Edwarde thrugh wuÌ„sell of the Spensers sent to yâ— Douzepers of Fraunce â–ª that they sholde helpe that the quene Isabell her sone syre Edwarde were exyled out of Fraunce AS hynge Edwarde the Spensers herde how yâ— quene Isabell syr Edwarde her sone had alyed thez to yâ— erle of Henaude too them yâ— were exyled out of Englonde for cause of thomas of Lancastre they were so sory that they wyst not what for to do â–ª wherfor sir Hugh Spenser the sone sayd to syr hughe yâ— fader in this manere wyse Fader
callyd that londe Albayn after his owne name so yâ— hys heyâ—es yâ— came after hym sholde holde of Brute of his heyres yâ— is to saye of the kynges of Brytayn by feaute homage And from yâ— tyme vnto this tyme of kynge Edwarde yâ— reame of Scotlonde was holde of the reame of Englonde by â—eaute seruyse as about is sayd in the Cronycles of Englonde of Scotlond beâ— ythe wytnesse more prenarely And accursyd be yâ— tyme that this parlement was holden at Northampton For there by fals couÌ„seyll yâ— kynge was there falsly dysheryted yet he was within aege ¶ And yet whan that kynge Edwarde 〈◊〉 put oute of his ryaltee of Englond yet men put not hym out of the fâ—autes and seruyse of Scoâ—londe ne of the â—raâ—nchyses dysherâ—ted hym for euer more ¶ And neuertheles the greate lordes of Englonde were ayenst to conferme the â—eas and the 〈◊〉 aboue sayd sauf only quene Isabell that tho was the kynges moder Edwarde and the bysshopp of Ely and the lord Mortimer But rea son and lawe wolde not that a fynalle peas sholde be made bytwene thâ— with out the comyn assent of Englonde ¶ Of the debate that was bytwene quâ—ne Isabell and syr Henry erle of Lancas tre and of Leycetre and of the rydynge of Bedforde Then as the forsayd Dauyd had spowsyd dame IohanÌ„e of yâ— tour in the towne of Berwyâ— as before is sayd The Scottes in dyspyte of the Englysshemen callyd dame Iohanne yâ—â—â—aÌ„tesse make peas for the cowardly peas yâ— tho was ordeyned But the kynges persone bare all yâ— wâ—te blame with wronge of the makynge of the accorde And all was done thrughe the quene Rogere Mortymer And it was not longe after that the quene Isabell ne toke intoo her hondê all yâ— lordshyp of PouÌ„â—â—rer almoste all the londes that were of ony value that apperteyned to the crowne of Englonde Soo the kynge had not to dyspende but of his vses and of his esscheker For the quene Isabell and the Mortymer had greate mayne of the 〈◊〉 yâ— folowed the kynges court euer moâ—â— went and toke the kynges pryâ—â—s for her peny worthes â—tte good â—hepe Wherfo re the counâ—â—â—e that they came in were fulle sore adradde and almooste dystroyed of theym ¶ Tho began yâ— comyâ—â—l te of Englonde for to haue 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 bell the quene yâ— somoche louyd her before whann she came ayen for to pursue the fals traytours yâ— Spensers fro Fraunce And in yâ— same tyme the fals traytour Robert of Holonde yâ— bytrayed hys lorde syr Thomas of LaÌ„castre was tho delyuerde out of pryson was wonder preuy with the quene Isabell also with Roger Mortymer but yâ— auaylled hym but lytyll For he was taken at Myghel masse yâ— tho came next after as he rode towarde quene Isabell to London and sir Thomas whither smote of his heed besydes the towne of saynt Albons And this syr Thomas dwelled with syr Henry erle of Lancastre he put hym asyde for drede of the quene For the quene loued hym wondermoche And prayed vnto yâ— kyng for hym yâ— the same Thomas myght be exyled out of Englonde And yâ— noble erle syr Henry of Lancastre had often tymes herde the comyn claymoure of the Englysshmen of yâ— dysease that we re doon in Englonde also for dyuers wronges yâ— were doon to the comyn people of yâ— whiche the kynge bare yâ— blame with wronge for he was but full yonge tender of aege And thought as a gode man for to do awaye slake the sâ—lauÌ„der of the kynges persone yf yâ— he might in ony manere a wyse so as yâ— kyÌ„ge was therof nothynge gylty wherfore he was in peryll of lyf lyÌ„me ¶ And so he asseÌ„bled all his retenewe went spake with them of the kynges honoure and alsoo for to amende his astate And syr Thomas Brotherton erle of Marchall and syr Edmonde wodstok that were the kyÌ„gys vncles and alsoo men of Londone made theyr othe hym for to mayntene in that same quarell And theyr cause was this that the kynge sholde holde his house and his meyne as a kynge ought for to do and haue all his ryaltce And that the quene Isabell sholde delyuer onte of her hondes in too the kynges honde alle manere of lordshyps rentys townes and castels that apperteyneth vnto the crowne of Englonde as othere quenes haue done here before and medle with none other thynge ¶ And alsoo that syre Rogere Mortimer sholde abyde and dwelle vppon his owne londes For the whyche londes he hadde holpe too dysherytâ— motche people â—n soo moche that the comyn people were dystroyed and gretlye domaged thoroughe suche wrongfulle takynge ¶ And alsoo too enquere how and by whome that the kynge was bytrayed and falsly dysceyued at Stanhope and thrugh whose counseyll that the Scottes went awaye by nyght from the kynge And also how and thrugh whoo 's counseylle the ordynaunce that were made atte the kynges coronacyon was putte downe That is to saye that yâ— kyÌ„ge for amendement and helpynge of his reame and in honoure of hym shold be gouerned and rulyd by .xii. of the grettest and wysest lordes of the reame without them sholde nothynge be grauntyd ne done as before is sayd whiche couenauÌ„tes were malycyously put downe fro the kynge where many harmes shamis and repreues haue falle to the kynge his reame and that is too vnderstonde for asmoche as Edwarde kynge of Englonde somtyme was ordeyned by asseÌ„t in playne parlemeÌ„t for to be vnder warde gouernaunce of Henry erle of Lancastre his cosyn for saluacoÌ„n of his bodi he was take out of yâ— castel of Kenilworth there that he was in warde thrugh colour of quene Isabell of yâ— Mortimer with out coÌ„sent of ony parlement thei toke ladd hym there that neuer after none of his kynred myght with hym speke ne see and after traytoursly toke and mordred hym for whose dethe arose a sklauÌ„dre thrugh all cristeÌ„dom whan it was done And also yâ— tresore yâ— syr Edwarde of Kernaâ— iuan lefte in manye places in Englonde and in walys and wastyd borne awaye without yâ— wyll of kynged warde his sone in dystruccyon of hym and of all his folke ¶ Also thrugh who se conseyll that the kynge yaue vp the kyngdom of Scotlonde for the whiche reame yâ— kyngys auÌ„cetours had full sore traueyled so dyd many a noble man for theyr ryght was delyuerd vnto dauyd yâ— was Robert Brus sone all yâ— ryght yâ— no ryght had to yâ— reame as all yâ— worlde it wyst And also by whome the chartres remebaunces that they had of yâ— ryght of Scotlonde were take oute of yâ— tresory taken to yâ— Scottes yâ— kyngys enmyes to dysherytynge of hym of his successours to grete harme of his lyeges grete repreef to all Englysshmen for euer more ¶ Also wherfore dame Iohan of the toure the kynges syster Edwarde was
dysperagid maried vnto Dauyd yâ— was Robert Brus sone yâ— was a traytour enmye vnto Englonde and thrugh whoo 's couÌ„seyll she was take in to oure enmyes hondes out of Englonde ¶ And in this meane while yâ— goode eâ—le Henry of Lancastre his companye toke couÌ„seyll how those poyntes abouesayd myght be amended to the worshipp of the kynge to his profyte to yâ— profyte of his lyegs And yâ— quene Isabel thrughe coniectynge also of yâ— Mortimers lete ordeyne a parlement at Salisburye And at yâ— same parlement yâ— Mortimer was made erle of March ayenste all the barons wyll of Englonde in preiudice of the kynge of his crowne And syr IohnÌ„ of Eltham the kynges brother was girde with a swerde of Cornewaylle And tho was callyd erle of Cornewayle and euer more quene Isabell procurydso moche ayenst her sone the kynge yâ— she had the warde of the forsayd syr Edwarde and of his londes And atte that parlement the erle of Lancastre wolde not come But ordeyned all his power ayenst quene Isabelle and the Mortimer And men of London ordeyned them with tyue houndred men of armys ¶ wharme quene Isabell wyste of the doynge â—heÌ„ swore by god and by his names full angerly that in an euyll tyme he thoughte vpoÌ„ tho poyntes Tho sent yâ— quene Isabell yâ— Mortimer after theyr retene we after the kyngys retene we soo yâ— they had ordeyned amonge theÌ„ an huge hoste And they couÌ„seylled yâ— kynge so that vppon a nyght they rode .xxiii. myles too Bedford there yâ— erle of Lancastre was wyth his company and thought to haue hym dystroyed and that nyght she rode besyde the kynge her sone as a kryghte for drede of dethe And it was done the kynge to vnderstonde that the erle Henry of Lancastre and his company wold haue dystroyed the kynge and his counseyll for euer more wherfore the kynge was somdele towardes hym heuy anoyed ¶ whan therle Marschall and therle of Kente the kyngys brother herde of this tydynges they rode soo in message bytwene them that the kynge grauntyd hym his peas to therle Henry of Lancastre for a certayn raunsoÌ„me of a .xi thousand pouÌ„de But that was neuer payed afterwarde And thyse were the lordes yâ— helde with syr Henry of Lancastre syre BeaumoÌ„t syr Fouk fytzwarâ—n syr thomas Rocelyn syr wyllyam Tâ—ussel 〈◊〉 Thomas whyther and abowce an huÌ„dred knyghtes moo that were too hym consented all those were â—ryled thrughe counseyll of quene Isabell of Mortymer For the Mortimer wayted to haue theyr londes yf that he myght thru ghe ony maner coniectynge For he was to coueytous and had to moche his wyll and that was grete pyte ¶ How kynge Edwarde wente ouer the see for too doo his homage vnto the kynge of Fraunce for yâ— duchye of Guy henne IT was notte longe after that the kynge of Fraunce thrughe counseyll of his douzepers sent to kynge Edwarde of Englonde that he sholde come to Parys doo his homage as reason it wolde for yâ— duchye of Guyon so thrugh counsell of yâ— lordes of EngloÌ„de kynge Edwarde went ouer see And at yâ— Ascencyon tyde he came vnto Parys yâ— thyrde yere of his regne for to do his homage vnto yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce yâ— kynge receyued his homage made of hym moche Ioy worshyp But whan kynge Edwarde had done his homage hastyly he was sent for into Englonde thrughe yâ— quene Isabell his moder and anone hastyly he came ayen into EngloÌ„de vpon wytsonday without ony takynge leue of yâ— kynge of Fraunce wherfore he was wonder wothe ¶ How syr Roger Mortymer bare him proudely and so hygh ANd now shall ye here of syr Roger Mortymer of wygmore that desyred and coueted to be at an hygh astate so that the kynge grauÌ„tyd hym to be callyd erle of Marche thrugh oute al his lordshyp And he became so proude hauteyn yâ— he wold lese forsake the name yâ— his elds had euer before for yâ— cause he let hym cal erle of marche And none of the comyns of Englonde durste calle hym by othere name for he was callyd so by yâ— kyngys crye that men sholde calle hym erle of Marche Mortymer bare hym so hauteyne so proude that wonder it was for to wyte alsoo dysguysed hym with wonder ryche clothes oute of all manere of reason both of shapynge of werynge wherof the Englysshmen had grete wonder howe and in what manere he myght contriue or fynde suche manere pryde And they sayd amonge them comynly yâ— his pryde sholde nott longe endure ¶ And the same tyme syr Geffray Mortymer the yonge That was Mortymers sone lete calle hym kynge of foly and so it befell afterwarde in dede for he was so fulle of pryde and of wretchydnesse that he helde a rounde table in walys to all meÌ„ that theder came counterfeted the doynge and the manere of kynge Arthurs table but openly he fayled for the noble kynge Arthur was the moost noble lorde of renomme that was in all yâ— world in his tyme yet came neuer none suche after For al yâ— noble knyghtes in all cristeÌ„dom of dedys of armys assayed dwellyd with kynge Arthur and helde hym for ther lorde and souerayne And that was well seen for he oconquerde in a batayll a Romayn that was callyd Froll and gate of hym the reame of Fraunce and slewe hym with his owne houndes and also he faught with a gyaunte that was callyd Dynabus slewe hym that had rauysshyd fayr Elayne that was kynge Howels nece kyng of lytyl Brytain after he slew in bataylle the emperoure of Rome that was callyd Lucie yâ— had assembled ayenst Arthur for to fyght with hym so moche people of Romayns and Pehites sarrasyns yâ— noo man cowde nombre them he dyscomfyted them al as the story tellyth ¶ And in that same tyme comyn voyce spronge in EngloÌ„de thrugh coniectynge ordynauÌ„ce of the frere prechers yâ— syr Edward of Carnariuan that was kynge Edwardes fader of whome the geste tellyth sayd yâ— he was alyue in yâ— castell of Corf wherof all the comyns of Englonde almoste werein sorowe drede whether yâ— it were so or not For they wyst not how traytoursly mortymer had hym done murthred ¶ Howe Edmonde of wodstok that was erle of kente and yâ— kynges brother Edwarde of Carnaryuan was heedyd atte wynchestre ANd vppon a tyme it befell soo that syr Edmonde of wâ—â—â—tok Erle of Kente spake vnto pope IohnÌ„ the .xxii. at Auimon and sayd yâ— almyghty god had oft tymes done for Thomas loue of Lancastre many greate miracles to many men wyÌ„men that were thrughe dyuers maladyes vndoon as vnto yâ— worlde thrughe his prayere they were brought vnto ther helth so syr EdmoÌ„de prayed yâ— pope hertely yâ— he wolde graunte hym grace yâ— forsayd Thomas might be trauÌ„slatyd But the pope sayd nai that he sholde not be traunslatyd vnto yâ— tyme
you yâ— ye go to the forsayd conestable and commaunde hym in my name that he be your frende and youre helpe for to take the Mortimer all thynge yleft vpon peryll of lyf and lymme ¶ Tho sayd Mountagu Syremy lorde graunt mercy ¶ Tho went forth yâ— for sayd Mountagu and came to the Constable of the castell tolde hym yâ— kyngê wyll ¶ And he answerde sayd the kyÌ„ges wyll sholde be done in as moche as he myghte and that he wolde notte spare for no manere of dethe And that he swore and made his othe ¶ Tho sayde syr wyllyam of Mountagu to the Constable in herynge of them all that were helpynge to the same quarell Now certes dere frende vs behouyth to werke doby your aduys for to take the Mortymer syth that ye be keper of the castell hath the keyes in your warde ¶ Syre sayd the Conestable wyll ye vnderstonde that the castell yates ben lockyd with yâ— keyes that dame Isabell sente hyther by nyght she hath the keyes therof and layeth them vnder yâ— luesell of the bedde vnto yâ— morowe so ye maye not come into the castell by the yates by no manere of wyse But I knowe an aleye that stretchyth out of the warde vnder the â—â— the into the forsayd castell that gothe into the west whiche aleye dame Isabell the quene ne none of her men ne yâ— mortimer ne none of his company knowith it not And so I shall lede you thrugh yâ— aley so ye shall come into yâ— castell with out aspyenge of ony man yâ— are your enmyes ¶ And yâ— same nyght syr wyllyaz Mountagu all the lordes of his quarell the same Conestable also wente theym to hors made semblaunt as it were for to go oute of Mortimers syght But anone as Mortimer herd thys tydynges he wende yâ— they wolde haue go ue ouer see for fere of hym ¶ And anone ryght he his company toke a counseyll amonge theym for to lete theyr passage sent letters anone to the porters soo yâ— none of the greate lordes shold go home to theyr owne couÌ„trees but yf thei were arested take And amonge other thynges wyllyam Eland Conestable of the forsayd castell pryuely ladde syr wil lyam of MouÌ„tagu his company by yâ— forsayd waye vnder the trthe tylle they came into the castell went vp into the toure there yâ— Mortimer was in But sir Hugh of Trompynton theym ascryed hydously sayd a traytours it is all for nought yâ— ye ben comyn into this castell ye shall deye yet an euyll dethe euerichone And anone one of theym that was in Mountagues companye vp with a mare and smote the same Hughe vpon the heed that the brayne braste out and fel on the grounde and soo was he deed of an euyll dethe ¶ Tho toke they Mortymer as he armyd hym at the toures dore whan he herde the noyse of theym for drede ¶ And whanne the quene Isabel saâ—e that the Mortimer was taken she made moche sorowe in herte and thyse wordes vnto theym she sayd Nowe fayre 〈◊〉 I praye you that ye do no harme 〈◊〉 his body a worthy knyghte oure 〈◊〉 fâ—â—de and oure 〈◊〉 cosyn ¶ Tho went they thens and came and brought Mortimer presentyd hym vnto kynge Edwarde he coÌ„maunded to brynge hym in sauewarde ¶ But anone as they yâ— were consentynge vnto mortimers doynge herde tell yâ— he was takeÌ„ they went hydde theym pryuely by nyghte went out of yâ— towne ethe one his way with heuy herte morninge chere liued vpon theyr londes as well as thei myghte ¶ And yâ— same yere that Moâ—â—mer was take he hadde ir score 〈◊〉 tes without squyers sergaunâ—es of armys fote men And thenne was Motimer ladde to London syr Edmonde of Bedforde was ladde with hym and was taken to the conestable of yâ— four to kepe ¶ But after warde was yâ— Mortymers lyf examined at westmestre before the kynge before all the greate lordes of Englonde for peryll that myght fal to the reame And to enquere also which were consentynge to sir Edwardes dethe the kynges fader and also thrugh who me the Scottes escaped fro Stanhope in Scotlonde without leue of kyng Edwarde ¶ And also how yâ— chartre of â—â—â—man was delyuered vntoo the Scottes therin the homages and feauters of the lordes of Scotlonde were conteyned yâ— the Scottes sholde do euer more too the Engysshe kynge for the reame of Scotlond wherfore he was Iugyd to be drawen and hangyd for his treason And this myscheyf came vnto hym on saynt Andrewes euen In the yere of the Incarcyon of our lorde Ihesu crist M.CCC.xxx ¶ How kynge Edwarde gate ayen vnto hym gracyously the homages and frautres of Scotlonde wherof he was putte oute thrughe false counseylle of yâ— quene Ysabell his moder and syre Roger Mortymer that was newely made erle of Marche NOw haue ye herde how Iohane Bayllol in the tyme of peas was chosen to be kynge of Scotlonde for cause that he came of the eldest doughter of the Erle Dauyd of Huntyngton that was kynge Alysanders broder of Scotlonde that deyed without heyre of hys body begoten And how this IohnÌ„ made his feauete homage to kynge Edwarde Henryes sone yâ— thyrde for his londes of Scotlonde And how he afterwarde withsayd his homage thrughe couÌ„seyll of the Scottes in the yere of oure lorde M.CC.lxxiiii sent vnto yâ— pope thrughe a fals suggestyon yâ— he made his oth vnto yâ— forsayd kynge Edward ouer his astate his wyll of yâ— whiche o the yâ— pope hym assoyled thrugh his bullys to hyÌ„ysent ¶ And anone as kynge Edward wyst therof he ordeyne anone his baroÌ„s came vnto Berewyk conquered the towne at the whiche conquest there wereslayne .xxv. thosand .vii. hundred Bayllol that was kynge of Scotlond came and yeldyd hym to gode kynge Edwarde the kynge delyuerd hym out of the tour of London and all yâ— grete lordes with hym yâ— tho were taken at Barwyk yaue theym saufconduyte to go into Scotlonde And the Scottes sythe thrugh theyr falsnesse werred vpon the good kynge Edwarde And whan syre IohnÌ„ Bayllol kynge of Scotland saw all this he went ouer see vnto Dimpâ—er lyued there vpon his londes as well as he myght tyll that the Scottes wolde amende theym of theyr mysdedys trespaas and ladde with hym syr Edward his sone wherfore the Scottes in dyspyte of hym callyd hym syr IohnÌ„ Turnlabard for bycause that he wolde notte offende ne trespaas ayenste the good kyÌ„ge Edwarde of Englond And so he forsoke his reame of Scotlonde and sette therof but lytyll pryce And this syr Iohanne dwelled longe tyme in Fraunce tyll yâ— he deyed there syr Edwarde his foâ—â— receyued his 〈◊〉 rytage and 〈◊〉 mage to yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce for his londes of Dunpieâ— And so it befell afterwarde yâ— Edwarde yâ— was IohnÌ„ Bayllols sone hadâ— of hym a squyre of
the sege weÌ„t thens by nyght ¶ whan this thyng was knowe thrugh Scotlonde how that the lordes knyghtes were dyscomfyted at Gaskemore of Scotlonde thrugh syre Edwarde Bayllol ye shall vnderstonde yâ— the lordes ladyes yâ— gentyls of scotlonde came wonder faste to saynt IohaÌ„nes towne yeldyd theym vnto Bayllol to hym dyd homage feautee for theyr londes yelde theym to his peas he theym receyued frely And fro theÌ„s he went to the abbaye of Scone there he was crowned kynge of Scotlonde after he lete crye his peas thrughe oute all the londe ¶ And at that same tyme it befell that kynge Edwarde helde his parlemente amonge his lyeges atte the newe castell vpon Tyne for to amende the trespaces and the wronges that had ben done in his londe And syr Edwar de Bayllol kynge of Scotlonde came to hym thyther and dyd to hym homage and feautee for the reame of Scotlonde And in this manere kyng Edwarde of Englonde gadred ayen his homages and feautees of Scotlonde whereof he was put out thrugh counseyll and assent of dame Isabell his moder and of syr Roge Mortimer erle of Marche Tho toke Bayllol kynge of Scotlond his leue of kynge Edwarde of Englonde went thens into his owne londe of Scotlonde sette but lytyll by suche as had counseylled hym and holpen hym in his quarell wherfore they went from hym went lyued by theyr owne londes and rentes in scotlonde ¶ And sote befell afterwarde not longe yâ— the kynge of Scotlonde neremeued came to the toure of Anande there toke his dwellynge and thyder came to hym a company of knyghtes stronge men worthy yelded them vnto the kynge And bare theym so fayre in dede and in couÌ„tenauÌ„ce so that he trustyd moche vpon theym And anone as the traytours sawe that he trustyd moche vpon theym they ordeyned amonge theym fyfty in a company and wolde haue slayne theyr lord the kynge But thragh the grace of almyghty god he brake thrugh a wall an hole in his chambre as god wolde scapyd theyr trechery all his men were slayne he escaped with moche drede vnto the towne of Cardoyll And there he helde hym sore anoyed And this befell vpon our ladyes euen the concepcyoÌ„ ¶ Tho sent kynge Edwarde Bayllol to kynge Edwarde of Englonde howe falsly traytoursly he was in lytyll tyme put to shame and sorowe thrugh his lyege men vpon whome he trustyd wonder moche prayed hym for the loue of god yâ— he wolde mayntene hyÌ„ helpe hyÌ„ ayenst his enmies The kynge of EngloÌ„ had of hym grete pyte behyght to helpe hym socour hym And sent hyÌ„ worde yâ— he sholde holde hym in peas styl in yâ— forsayd cyte of Cardoyll tyll yâ— he had gadred his powere ¶ Thoo ordeyned kynge Edwarde of Englonde a counseyll at London and lete gadre his men in dyuers shyres of Englonde whan he was all redy he went toward yâ— tow of Berwyk vppon Twede and theder came to hym kynge Edwarde Bayllol of Scotlonde with his powee beseged yâ— towne And made without the towne a fayre towne of pauylyons and dicheâ— theym all abowee so that they had noo 〈…〉 and 〈◊〉 manye 〈…〉 and with other 〈…〉 wherwith they 〈…〉 houses chirches al 〈…〉 to yâ— erthe with grete 〈…〉 out of gonnes 〈…〉 And netheles yâ— scottes 〈…〉 yâ— towne yâ— tho two kinges myght not come therin longe tyme 〈…〉 yâ— kynges abode there soo 〈◊〉 tyll tho yâ— were within yâ— towne failed vytaylles also they were so wery of wakynge yâ— they wyste not what for to doo ¶ And ye shall vnderstonde yâ— tho Scottes that were within the towne of Berwyk thrughe comyn counseyll and theyr assent lete crye vpon the walles of the towne that they myghte haue peas of the Englysshmen therof they prayed the kynge of his grace mercy And prayed hym of trewes for viii dayes vppon this couenaunt yâ— yf they were nottrescowed in that sayd of yâ— towne towarde Scotlonde of yâ— Scottes within viii dayes that they wolde yelde theym vnto the kynge the towne also And to holde this couenauÌ„t they prouffred too the kynge .xii. hostages out of the towne of Berwyk ¶ whan yâ— hostages were delyuerde vnto yâ— kynge anone tho of yâ— towne sent vnto yâ— Scottes tolde theym of theyr sorow and myscheyf And yâ— Scottes tho came pryuery ouer the water of Twede to yâ— bought of yâ— abbaye syre wyllyam Dyket yâ— was tho Stewarde of Scotlonde and many other that came with hym put theym there in greate peryll of themself at that tyme of ther lyfe For they came ouer a brydge yâ— was to brokeand the stonys awaye many of theyr company were there drowned But the forsayd wyllyam went 〈◊〉 other of his company and came by the shyppes of Englonde slewe in a 〈◊〉 of Hull .xvi. men and after they 〈◊〉 into the towne of Berwyk by the 〈◊〉 syde wherfore the Scottes helde 〈…〉 towne rescowed and askyd theyr 〈◊〉 ayen of the kynge of Englonde 〈◊〉 the kynge sente theym worde 〈◊〉 that they axyd theyr hostages with 〈◊〉 syth yâ— they came into yâ— towne of Englonde syde For couenauÌ„t was bytwene theym yâ— the towne shold be rescowed by yâ— halfe of Scotlonde anone tho commauuÌ„ded kynge Edwarde to yelde the towne or he wolde haue yâ— hostages and the Scottes sayd yâ— towne was rescowed well ynoughe therto the wolde theym holde whan kynge Edwarde sawe the Scottes breke they re couenauÌ„tes yâ— they made he was wonder wrothe and anne lete syr Thomas Fytzwyllyam and syr Alysander of Feton warden of Berwyk the whiche Thomas was persone of Dunbarre lete them be take fyrste afore that otheyr hostages for cause yâ— syr Alysanders fader was keper of the towne ¶ And tho commaunded euerye daye two hostages of the towne tylle yâ— they were all doo to deth but yf they yelded the towne so he sholde teche them for to breks theyr couenauntes And whaÌ„ they of yâ— towne herde thise tidyngê they became wonder sory sent to yâ— kyÌ„ge yâ— he wold grauÌ„t theÌ„ other viii dayes of respite so yâ— bytwene two huÌ„dre men of armys .xx. meÌ„ of armes myght by â—â—â—the go bytwene 〈◊〉 to yâ— towne of Berwyk theym for to 〈◊〉 yâ— towne 〈◊〉 be holde for 〈◊〉 And yf so were y◠〈…〉 more were slayne of thoo two huÌ„dred before sayd yâ— yâ— towne sholde not be holde 〈◊〉 rescowed And this 〈◊〉 of 〈…〉 they sent to hym other xii of the forsayd 〈◊〉 in hostage the kynge of Englonde grauntyd theym theyr 〈…〉 the hostages on saynt 〈…〉 of grace M CCC.xxxii the 〈…〉 power and came faste and sharply ayenst euensonge tyme And the same tyme was flood at Berwyk in the water of Twede yâ— no man myght go ouer on his hors nor on fote the water was bitwene tho two kynges and
a spryngynge and wellynge vp of waters and also flodes bothe of the see alsoo of the fresshe ryuers and sprynges that the see bankes walles and costes brake vp that mennnys bestes and housys in many places and namely in lowe countrees vyolently and sodaynly were drowned fruytes dryuen awaye of the erthe thrugh contynuaunce and abundauÌ„ce of waters of the see euer more afterwarde were torned into more saltnesse and sourenesse ot sauoure ¶ The x. yere of kynge Edwardes regne kyng Edwarde entred the Scottes see after Mydsomer And to many of the Scottes he yaue batayll and ouercame them and many he treatyd and bowed vntoo his peas thrughe his doughtynesse and hardynesse ¶ And after the feest of saynt Myghell â–ª then next folowynge was the erle of Moryf had taken at Edenburgh and brought into Englonde and put into pryson ¶ And in the monethes of Iune and Iulii than next folowynge in the .xi. yere of his regne was seen and appyered in yâ— fyrmament a bemed sterre the whiche clerkes calle stella Cometa and that sterre was seen in dyuers partes of yâ— fyrmament ¶ where after anone there folowed in Englonde gode chepe and wonder greate plente of all chaffare vytaylles and marchaundyse and there ayenst honger scarsyte myscheyf nede of money ¶ In soo moche that a quartre of whete atte London was solde for two shellynge and a good fatte oxe at a noble and fyue gode douues byrdes for a peny In whiche yere deyed sir IohnÌ„ of Eltham erle of Cornewayle that was kynge Edwardes brother and lyethe atte westmestre ¶ How kynge Edwarde made a duchie of the erldom of Cornewayle and alsoâ— of syxe othere erles that were newe made and of the fyrste chalenge of the kyngedome of Fraunce IN the yere of our lorde a thousande CCC.xxxvii and of kynge towarde .xii. in the moneth of Marche durynge the parlement at westmestre in leÌ„ te tyme kynge Edwarde made of the erledome of Cornewayle a duchye lete it calle the duchye of Cornewayle yâ— whiche duchye he gaf vnto Edward his hirste sone with the erldome of Chestre and also kynge Edwarde made at that same tyme syxe other erles that is for too saye syr Henry the erle of Lancastres sone erle of Leycetre wyllyam of BoghuÌ„ erle of Northampton wyllyam of Mountagu erle of Salysbury Hugh of Aâ—dell erle of Gloucestre Robert of Vfforde erle of Southfolke And wyllyam of Clyton erâ—e of Huntyngeton ¶ And in that same yere it was ordeyned in the same parlement that no man sholde were no clothe that was wrought out of Englonde as clothe of goldene of sylke or veluet or damaske or satyn baudkynne none suche other ne none wylde ware nefurres of beyonde the see But suche as myght spende an hondred pounde of reÌ„te by yere But this ordynauÌ„ce and statute was but of lytyll effect for it was no thynge holden ¶ In the xiii yere of his regne kynge Edwarde went ouer see in to Braban with quene Philyp his wyf there berynge a chylde at And werpe there he dwellyd more than a yere for to treate with the duke of Braban and other alyed vnto hym of the chalengynge of the kyngdome of Fraunce to kynge Edwarde of Englonde by ryght and by herytage after the dethe of Karoll the grete kynge of Fraunce brother Germayne of quene Isalâ—â— kynge Edwardes moder the whiche was holden and occupied vnryghtfull by Phylyp of Valoys the emes sone of kynge Karoll yâ— whiche duke and all his in the forsayd thynges all otherlongynge there to with all his men and goodes kynge Edwarde toâ—de redy vnto hym and made behyght hym suerte by good fayth truste and after yâ— the kynge hasted hym ayen into Englonde left there the quene styll be hynde hym in Braban Than in yâ— .xiiii yere of his regne whan all yâ— lordes of his reame and other that oughten to be at his parlemeÌ„t were called assembled togyder in yâ— same parlement holden at London after yâ— feest of saynt Hylarye The kynges nedes were put forth promothed as touchyng yâ— kyngdoÌ„ of FrauÌ„ce For whiche nedes to be spedde yâ— kynge axed yâ— fyfte parte of all the meuable goodes of Englonde yâ— mulles yâ— .ix. sheep of euery corne And all yâ— lordes of euery towne where suche thynges shold be taxyd gadryd sholde answer too the kynge therof had it and held it at his owne lust wyll wherfore yf I sholde knowleche the very trouthe the ynner loue of yâ— people was torned in too hate the comyn prayers into cursynge for cause that the comune people were so strongely greued ¶ Also the forsayd Phylyp Valoys of Frauce had gadred vnto him a greate hoste destroyed in his parties kyngdom many of the kynges frendes of Englonde with townes castels many other of theyr lordshyppes many harmes shamys dystytes dyd vnto the quene wherfore kyng Edward whaÌ„ he herde this tydynges strongly meued therwith and an angred sente dyuers letters ouer see to the quene to other yâ— were his frendes gladynge them certefienge them that he wolde be there hymself in all the hast yâ— he myghte ¶ And anone after Ester whan he had sped of all thynges yâ— hym neded to haue he weÌ„t ouer set ayen Of whose comynge yâ— quene all his frendes were wonder gladd and made moche Ioy And all that were his enmyes and helde ayenst hym made as moche sorowe ¶ In the same tyme the kynge thrugh counseyll of his trewelyeges and counseyll of his lordes that there were present with hym write the kynge of Fraunces name toke medled the kynges armes of Fraunce quartred with tharmes of Englonde coÌ„maunded forth with his coyen of gold vnder discrypcyon writynge of yâ— name of Englonde of FrauÌ„ce to be made beste that myghte bee yâ— is too saye yâ— floreyne yâ— was callyd yâ— nobell pryce of .vi. shellyÌ„ge vii pens sterlynge yâ— halfe nobell yâ— valuc .iii. shellynge iiii pens yâ— farthâ—â—ges the value of .xx. pens ¶ How kynge Edwarde come vnto the scluys and dyscomfyted all the powere of Fraunce in the hauen ANd in the next yere afterâ—that is to saye the .xv. yere of his regne he commauÌ„ded lete wryte in his chartres wryttes and other letters the date of the regne of Fraunce the fyrst And wâ—yle that he was thus doynge and trauayllynge in Fraunce thrughe his counseyll he wrote to all the prelates dukes erles barons and the noble lordes of the couâ—tre and also too dyuerse of the comune people dyuers lettres and mauÌ„dementes berynge date at Gandaut the .viii. daye of February And anone after within a lytyll tyme he came ayen into Englond with the quene her chyldren ¶ And in the same yere on mydsomer euen he began to saylle towarde Fraunce ayen manly fyersly he fell vpon Philyp of Valoys the whiche longe tyme laye and had gadryd to hyÌ„ a
full loÌ„ge boystous meny of dyuers nacyons in yâ— hauen of Scluys and there they foughten togyder yâ— kyng of FrauÌ„ce he with their hostes fro myddaye to thre of yâ— clocke in the morne in the which batayll were slayne xxx thousande men of the kynges company of Fraunce and many shyppes and cogges were taken And so thrugh goddes helpe he had there yâ— uyctorye bere thens a gloryous chyualrye ¶ And in the same yere abowte saynt Iames tyde without the yates of saynt Omers robert of Arthoys with men of Englonde Flaundres faught ayenst the duke of Burgon the Frensshmen at whiche batayll were slayne take of yâ— Frensshmen xv barons .lxxx. knyghts shyppes barges were take vnto yâ— nombre of CC. .xxx. ¶ The â—ame yere yâ— kynge makynge abydynge vpon the sege of tornay yâ— erle of Henaude with Englysshe archers made assaute vnto yâ— towne of saynt Amande where they slewe â—knightes many other also destroyed the towne ¶ And in yâ— .xvi yere of his regne folowynge in yâ— wynter tyme the kynge dwelled stylle vpon the forsayd seyge sent oftyme into Englonde vnto his tre sorer other purueyours for golde and moneye yâ— sholde be sente vnto hym there in his nede but his proctours messyngers cursedly full clously serued hyÌ„ at his nede deceyued hym on whoo 's defaute latches the kynge toke trewes bytwene hym the kynge of Fraunce And then kynge Edwarde full of shame and sorowe in his hert withdrew hyÌ„ fro the sege come into Brytayne there was so grete stryue of vatayll yâ— he loste many of his people And whaÌ„ he had done there that he come for he dressyd hyÌ„ ouer see into Englonde warde ¶ And as he saylled towarde Englonde in the hygh see the moost myshappes stormes and tempestes thondre and lyghtnynge felle to hym in the see the whiche was sayd that it was done and araysyd thrughe euyll spyrytees made by sorcery and nygromancye of theÌ„ of FrauÌ„ce wherfore the kynges herte was full of sorowe anguisshe wellyÌ„ge syghynge sayd vnto our lady in this wyse ¶ Oblessyd lady saynt Mary what is yâ— cause yâ— euer more goynge into FrauÌ„ce all thynges wethers fallen to me Ioyfull lykynge as I wolde haue them but alway tornynge into Englonde warde all thygê fallen vnprofytable and very harmfull neuersheles he scapyd all perylles of the see as god wolde came to the tour of London by nyght ¶ And the same yere the kynge helde his Crystmas at Meneres sent worde to the Scottes by hys messyngers yâ— he was redy and wolde do fyghte with theym but the Scottes wolde not abyde yâ— but fledde ouer the Scottes se hyd them as well as they might ¶ And in yâ— xvii yere of his regne about the feest of the CoÌ„uersyon of saynt poul kynge Edwarde whan he hadde ben in Scotlonde sawe yâ— the Scottes were fledde tho he come ayen into Englonde ¶ And a lytell before lent was the turnement at Dunstable to the whiche turnement come all the yonge bachelary and chyualry of Englonde with many other erles and lordes Atte the whiche turnement kynge Edwarde hymself was the re present ¶ And the next yere folowynge in the .xviii. yere of his regne atte his parlement holden at westmynster the auyzeme of Paske kynge Edward yâ— thirde made Edwarde his fyrste sone prynce of walys ¶ And in the .xix. yere of his regne anone after in Ianyuer before leÌ„te the same kynge Edwarde let make full noblle Iustes grete feestes in the place of his byrthe at wyndesore yâ— there was neuer none suche seen therafore At whiche feest ryaltee were two kynges and two quenes yâ— prynce of walys the duke of Cornewayle .x. Erles .ix. Countesses barons and many burgeys the whyche myght not lyghtly be nombred and of dyuerse londes beyonde the see wereÌ„ many straungers And atte the same tyme whan yâ— Iustes were done kyng Edwarde made a grete souper in yâ— whiche he ordened began his rouÌ„de table ordened stedfasted the daye of the rounde table to be holden there at wyndesore in yâ— Wytsone weke euer more yerely And in this tyme Englysshmen so moche haunted and cleuyd to the woodnes foly of she straungers yâ— frome tyme of comynge of Henaudees .xviii. yere passed they ordeyned chaunged theym euery yere dyuerse shappes dysguysynge of clothynge of longe large and wyde clothes destitute dyserte frome all olde honest gode vsage And an other tyme shorte clothes strayt wastyd dagged kyt on euery syde slatered botomed with sleues tapytis of surcotes hodes ouer longe ouermoche hangynge yâ— yf I the sothe shall saye they were more lyke too tormentours deuyls in theyr clothyng shoynge other araye than to men the wymen more nycely yet passed yâ— meÌ„ in araye and curyouslyer for they were soo strayt clothed yâ— they lete hange foretayles sewed byneth within ther clothes for to fele and hyde theyr arses the whyche dysguysynges pryde parauenture afterwarde brought forth caused many mysshappes myscheyf in yâ— reame of Englond ¶ The .xx. yere of kynge Edwarde he went ouer into Brytayne Galcoyne in whos coÌ„pany wente the erle of warwyk yâ— erle of Suffolke the erle of Huntyngton the erle of Arundell many other lordes comune people in a greate multytude with a greate Nauye of CC. .xl. shyppes anone after mydsomer for to auenge hym of many wronges harmes too hym done by Philyp of Valoys kynge of FrauÌ„ce ayenste the trewes before honde grauÌ„tyd the whiche trewes he falsly vntrewely by cauelacoÌ„ns losed disquatte ¶ Howe kynge Edwarde saylled intoo Normandye and arryued at Hogges with a greate hoste IN yâ— .xxi. yere of his regne kyÌ„g edward thrugh couÌ„seyll of all yâ— grete lordes of Englonde callyd gadryd togider in his parlemeÌ„t at westmestre before Ester ordeyned hym for too passe ouer yâ— see agayne for to disease distroble the rebelles of Fraunce whan hys Nauye was come togyder made redyhe went with a greate host yâ— xii day of Iulii saylled into Normandye and arryued at hogges ¶ And whan he hadde rested hym there vi dayes for by cause or trauaylynge of the see and for to haue out all his men with all theyr necessaryes out of theyr shyppes he went toward Cadomun brennynge wastynge and destroyenge all the townes that he founde in his waye ¶ And the .xxvi. dayes of Iuly at the brydge of Cadony manly and nobly strengthed and defended 〈◊〉 normans he had there a stronge 〈◊〉 a longe durynge thrugh whiche a 〈◊〉 multytude of peoble were slayâ—e And there were taken of prysoners the erle of Ewe the lorde of Tankeruyll and aâ— hundred of other knyghtes and men of armes and .vi. hondred of footmen 〈◊〉 bred and the towne and the subbarbes vnto the bart
Frensshmen that is for to saye the abbot of Cluyn the erle of Tanker uyll yâ— Bursygaude yâ— tho was stewarde of FrauÌ„ce with many other men of the same couÌ„tre by yâ— coÌ„mune assent of yâ— lorde Charles yâ— two was regent of FrauÌ„ce they hastyd theÌ„ went to yâ— kynge of Englonde askynge besechynge hym sted faste peas euerlastynge vpon certayne conditioÌ„ns yâ— there were shewed wryten The whiche whan yâ— kynge his counseyll had seen it it pleased hym neuer a deale but syth it wolde be none other wyse yâ— tyme of better accorde delyberacy on yâ— Frensshmen besely with greate instauÌ„ce asked trewes for yâ— see costes yâ— kynge grauÌ„ty theÌ„ ¶ And in yâ— morow after yâ— vtas of Pasche the kynge torned hym with his hoste towarde OrlyauÌ„ce oes troyenge wastynge all yâ— couÌ„tre by the way And as they went thederward ther felle vpon theym suche a storme teÌ„pest that none of our nacyon neuer herde ne sawe none suche thrugh yâ— whiche thousandes of our meÌ„ theyr horses in their Iourney as if were thrugh vengeaunâ—r sodeynly were slayne perysshed yâ— whyche tempestê were full grete yet fered not yâ— kynge ne moche of his people but thei went forth in theyr vyage yâ— they had be goÌ„ne wherfore aboute yâ— fest of Philyp and Iacob in May fast by in CarnocuÌ„ the forsayd lordes of Fraunce metynge there with the kynge of Englonde a pesyble accorde a fynall vpon certayne condicoÌ„s grauÌ„tes artycularly gadred wryten togyder euermore for too laste dyscretly made to both yâ— kynges prof fytable to both theyr reames of one as sent of Charles yâ— regent gouernoure of FrauÌ„ce of Parys of yâ— same reame wryten made vnder date of carnocum the .xv. daye of May. they offred prof fred to yâ— kynge of Englonde requyrynge his grace in all thynges wryten that he wolde benyngly admit theÌ„ hold theÌ„ ferme stable to theÌ„ to ther heyres for euermore thens forth the whiche thyngê and articles whan kynge Edward had seen theÌ„ he grauÌ„tyd them so yâ— both partyes sholde be sworne on goddes body on yâ— Euangelyst yâ— theforsayd couenaunte sholde be stablysshe so they accor ded gracyously Therfor were ordeyned dressed on euery syde two barons two baronetâ—ê two knyghtes to admitte receyue yâ— othes of yâ— lorde Chatles regeâ— of FrauÌ„ce of syr Edwarde yâ— fyrste sone heyre of kynges Edwarde of Englond And yâ— .x. daye of May there was longen a solemyne masse at Parys and after yâ— thyrd Agnê° der sayd to dunâ—â— bis pacem in presenâ—e of yâ— forsayd meÌ„ that were ordeyned to Admitâ—e and â—â—ceyue the othes and of all other yâ— there myght be So Charles layd his ryghte honde on the patent with goddes bodye and his left honde on the myssa ◠〈◊〉 we N. sweren on goddes bodye yâ— holy gospels yâ— we shal trewly stedfastly holde towarde vs yâ— peas yâ— accorde made bytwene yâ— two kynges in no maner to do yâ— contrary there ameng all his lordes for more loue strenthe of 〈◊〉 he dealed departed yâ— relyques of yâ— crowne of Cryst to yâ— knyghtes of Englonde they token câ—tously theyr leue yâ— fryday next yâ— same othe in presene of yâ— forsayd knyghtê of other woâ—â—vi meÌ„ prynce Edwarde made at Louers Afterwarde both kynges theyr sones the moost noble men of bothe â—eames with in the same yere made the same other for to strength all these thyngê afore sayd yâ— kynge of EngloÌ„de axyd yâ— grettest men of FrauÌ„ce had his askyÌ„ge yâ— is to saye vi dukes .viii. erles .xii. ordes all noble barona good kuyghts And whan the place and tyme was allygned in whiche both kyÌ„ges with theyr couÌ„seyll shold com togyder all yâ— forsayd thynges bytwene theym spoken for to retâ—ye make ferme and stable the kynge of Englond a none were towarde the see and at Houâ— flet began to saylle leuynge to his hostes that were lefte behynde hym by cause of his absence made moche heuynes and after the .xix. daye of Maye he came into Englonde and wente to his palays atte Westmynster of saynt Dunstans daye and the thyrde daye after he vysyted Iohan kynge of Fraunce that was in the coure of London and delyuerde hym frely frome all maner of pryson sauf fyrst they were accorded of thre myllyons of floreyns for his raunsoÌ„me and the kynge comfortyd hym cheryd hym in all places with all solace and myrthes that longen to a kynge in his goynge homewarde ¶ And the .ix. daye of Inlii in the same yere this same IohnÌ„ kynge of Fraunce that afore laye here in hostage wente home ayen into his owne londe too treate of tho thynges and other that longed fallen to the gouernaunce of hys reame ¶ And afterwarde mette came togyder at Calays bothe two kynges with bothe theyr counseyll abowte all Halow en tyde and there were shewed yâ— condycyons the poyntes of yâ— peas of the accorde of bothe lydes wrytten there without ony with sayenge of bothe sydes gracyously they were accorded And there was done songen a solempne masse and after the thyrd Agnê° dei vpon goddes body and also vpon the masse boke both the kynges and theyr sones and the gretteste lordes of both reames and of theyr counseyll that there were presente and had nott sworne before the forsayd other that they had made and tytled bytwene theym they behyghten to kepe all other couenauÌ„tes yâ— were bytwene theÌ„ ordeyned ¶ And in this same yere men beestes trees houses with sodayne tem peste and stronge lyghtnynge were perysshed and the deuyll apperyd bodely in maÌ„nes lyknes to moche people as thei went in dyuers places in the countrees and spake to theym in that lyknes ¶ How the greate company arose in FrauÌ„ce the white coÌ„pany in Lombardye and of other meruaylles BYnge Edwarde in the .xxxvi. pere of his regen anone after crystenmasse in the feste of the conuersyon of saynt Poule helde his parlemente atte westmestre in yâ— which parlement was put forth and shewed the accorde and yâ— treates that was stablysshed and made bytwene the two kynges whiche accorde pleased to moche people and therfore vi the kynges coÌ„mauÌ„dement there were gadred and come togyder in westmynster chirche the fyrste sondaye of lent that is to saye yâ— .ii. kal of Frebruary the forsaid Englysshmen Frensshmen where was songe a solempne masse of the Trynyte of the Archbysshop of CauÌ„terbury maister Symonde Islepe And whan Agnê° dei was done the kynge beynge there with his soues and also the kynges sones of Fraunce and other noble and grete lordes with candell lyght crosses brought forthe all that were callyd therto that were not sworne afore swore that same othe that was wryten vpon goddes body and on the masse booke in this wyse we N. and N sweren vpon goddes body and on
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
of the comynalte of the reame ¶ About this tyme at kynge Edwardes coÌ„maundement of Englonde whan all the castels and townes were yolden too hym yâ— longe were holden in FrauÌ„ce by a greate coÌ„pany assembled to gyder syre Bartram Claykyn a nobled knyght and a good warryour went and purposed hym to put out Pers kynge of Spayne out of his kyngdom with helpe of the moost partye of the forsayd grete company trnstynge also vpon helpe fauour of yâ— pope for as moche as it come to his ceres yâ— the same Pers sholde lede vse a synfull lyfe yâ— whiche Pers smyten with drede of this tydynge fled into Gascoyne to pryÌ„ce Edward for to haue socoure of hym And whan he was fled out of Spayne Henry his broder yâ— was a bastarde by assent of yâ— moost party of Spayne thrugh help of that ferefull coÌ„pany yâ— I spake of fyrst was crowned kyÌ„ge of spayne yâ— noÌ„bre of that same coÌ„pani was rekened set at the noÌ„bre of .xl. M. fyghtynge men ¶ This same yere in yâ— moneth of Iune there come a grete coÌ„pany a nauye of yâ— Danes gadred them togyder in the North see purposyng theÌ„ to come into Englonde to reue and too robbe and also to sle with whome they couÌ„tred mette in the se. maryners and other gode fyghtynge men of yâ— countre dysperpled theym And they ashamyd went home ayen in too theyr owne couÌ„tree But amonge the other there was a boystous vessell and a stronge of their nauye that was ouer saylled by the Englysshmen was perysshed drenched In the whiche yâ— Stewarde other worthy greate men of Denmarke were ta taken prysoners the kynge of EngloÌ„de his couÌ„seyll prysoned them yâ— whiche lordes yâ— Danes afterwarde sought them all about for to haue had theÌ„ ayen with theyr goodes yâ— they had loste and they not well apayed ne pleased of the answer yâ— they had they torned homewardes ayen leuyÌ„ge behynde theÌ„ in ther Innes pryuely wryten in scrowes on walles yet shall Danes wast the wanes Thenne happed there an Englyssh writer wrote ayenst yâ— Dane in this manere here shall Danes fette theyr banys ¶ And in this tyme Pers the kynge of Spayne with other kynges that is too saye the kynge of Nauerne and the kynge of Malogre beynge meanes wenten bytwene and prayed couÌ„seyll and helpe of syr Edwarde the prynce whos counseyll whan he had vnderstandynge ther artycles and desyre that he was requyred of of tho kynges loth he was ashamed to saye nay contrary to theÌ„ But netheles he was agast lest it sholde be oni preiudice ayenst yâ— pope longe tyme taryed theÌ„ or that he wolde grauÌ„t or consente therto tyll he had better couÌ„seyll auysement with good delyberatyon of kyng Edwarde his fader But whan they were with hym euery daye contynually be sechynge of many noble men requyred spoken to with many prayers sente made bytwene theÌ„ than prynce Edwarde sent to his fader both vy coÌ„playnyng letters also by confortable conteynyÌ„ge all theyr suggestyous causes with all yâ— other kyngê epystles letters for to haue conforte helpe of yâ— wronges not only done to yâ— kynge of Spayn but also for suche thyngê as myght fall to other kyngê Also yf it were not yâ— soner holpeÌ„ amended thrughe yâ— dome helpe of knyghthode to them yâ— it asked desired ¶ The whiche letter whan the kynge his wyse couÌ„seyll had seen suche a kyng spoylynge robbynge with moche merueyll And sent ayen comfortable letters to prynce Edwarde his sone to yâ— other kyngê warned them for to arme them ordeyne theym ayenst that mysdoer to withstande them by yâ— helpe of god yâ— were suche enmyes to kynges whan this noble prynce had receyued this letters hymself with that other kynges before sayd all theyr couÌ„seyll called 〈◊〉 he wolde vndertake the quard he bouÌ„d knytte sore yâ— kynge yâ— was deposed 〈◊〉 a greate o the that is to saye yâ— besholde euer after mayntene y◠〈…〉 and fayth of holy chirche and also with all theyr mynystreo ryghtes 〈…〉 defende frome all theyr cum 〈…〉 And all yâ— were therâ— ayenst â—â—â—ly to punysshe destroble 〈…〉 lybertees preuyleges of holy 〈…〉 creace mayntene 〈…〉 yâ— were wrongfully taken with 〈◊〉 boren a waye by hym or by ouâ— other by cause of hym hastely to 〈…〉 dryue and put out saras◠〈…〉 mysbyleued people our oâ— his 〈◊〉 with all his streÌ„gth and his poâ—er and suffre ne admitte none suche for no manere thynge ne cause too dwelle 〈◊〉 And that whan he had taken a 〈◊〉 woman he sholde neuer come in to nonâ— other womans bedde ne none other mâ—nes wyfe too defoyle ¶ All thyse foâ— sayd thynges trewely for toâ— kepe con tynue fulfyll as all his lyfe câ—me be was bouÌ„deÌ„ by other afore notarâ—â—s in presence wytnesse of tho kynges with other prynces ¶ And thanne that graâ—â—ous prynces Edwarde vndertoke the cause the quarell of the kynge that was deposed and behyght hym with the grace of almyghty god to restoe hyÌ„ ayen to bys kyngdom lete ordeyne gadre â—â—gyd forthwith in all haste his many with meÌ„ of armes for to warre and fyght in hys forsayd cause ¶ And in this same yere vpon the sande of yâ— Scottes see yâ— many a man sawe it thre dayes togyder there were seen two Egles of yâ— which yâ— one come out of yâ— southe yâ— other out of the north cruelly strongly they foughte togyder wrastled togyder yâ— southe Egle fyrst ouercome yâ— north egle all to rente hym with his bylle his clawes that he sholde not reste ne take no brethe and after yâ— south egle fleyth home to his owne costes ¶ And anone after there folowed was leen in yâ— morne after yâ— son rysynge after in yâ— last daye of Octobre sauynge one many sterres gadred togyder on an hepe felle downe to yâ— erthe le uynge behynde theÌ„ fyre bemes in maner of lyghtnynge whos flaÌ„mes brent coÌ„ sumed mens clothes mens heer walkyÌ„ge on yâ— erth as it was sene yâ— knowen of many a man ¶ And yet yâ— northern wyÌ„de yâ— is euer redy destyrnate to all ylle fro saynt Katherynes eue thre dayes after lost greate good withoute nombre ¶ And in this same dayes there felle come also such lyghtnyng thondre snow â—â—yll yâ— if wasted destroyed men bestes houses trees ¶ Of the batayll of Spayne besyde the water of Nazers that was bytwene prynce Edward syr Henry bastard of SpayÌ„ IN yâ— yere of our lord a M.CCC lxvii and of kynge Edwarde .xlii the thyrde daye of Aprylle there was a stronge batayll and a greate in a large felde called Pryazers fast by the water of Nazers in spayne bytwene syre Edwarde the prynce syr Henry yâ— bastarde of Spayne but the vyctory
coÌ„panyes places not holdynge ne strengthynge theym togyders as they out for to do they fell fyersly on our men for yâ— moost partye toke theÌ„ or slewe them and tho yâ— they myght take ledde with them prysoners ¶ And in the same yere pope Vibane come fro Rome to Auynyon for this cause yâ— he sholde accorde make peas bytwene yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce the kinge of Englonde for euermore But alas or he began his treates he deyed with sekenesse yâ— .xxi. daye of Decembre was buryed as for yâ— tyme in the cathedrall chir che of Auynyon fast by yâ— hygh awter the next yere after whan he had lyen soo his bones were taken out of the erthe buryed newe in the abbaye of saynt vyctorye fast by Marcyle of yâ— whiche abbaye he was somtyme abbot hymself And in bothe places yâ— he was buryed in there be many grete miracles done wrought thrugh the grace of almyghty god to many a mannes helpe to the worshyp of god almyghty ¶ And after whome folowed next and was made pope Gregorye Cardynalle Deken that before was called Pyers Roger. ¶ In this same ye re the cyte of Lymoge rebelled and faught ayenste the prynce as other cytes dyd in Guyhen for greate taxes costages raunsons that they were put and sette to by prynce Edwarde whiche charges were importable to chargeable wherfore they torned fro hym and fellen to yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce And whan prynce Edwarde sawe this he was sore chafed and agreued and in his tornynge homewarde ayen into Englonde with sore scarmusshes and fyghtynge and greate assautes fought with theym and toke the forsayd cyte and destroyed it almoost to the grounde and slewe all that he found in the cyte And than for to saye the soth for dyuerse sekenes maladyes that he had and also for defaute of money that he myght not withstande ne tary on his enmyes he hyed hym ayen into Englonde with his wyfe and menye leuynge be hynde in Gascoyne the duke of Lancastre and syr Edmonde erle of Cambrydge with other worthy and noble men of armes ¶ In the .xlvi. yere of kynge Edwarde at the ordynaunce and sendynge of kynge Edwarde the kynge of Nauerne come to hym to Claryngdon to treate with hym of certayne thynges touchyng his warre in Normandye where kynge Edwarde had left certayn syeges in his stede tyll he come ayen But kynge Edwarde myght not spede of that that he asked hym And so the kynge of Nauerne with greate worshyp yâ— greate gyftes toke his leue went home ayen ¶ And about begyÌ„nynge of Marche whaÌ„ yâ— parlement at westmyster was begon yâ— kynge asked of yâ— clergye a subsydye of .l. M pouÌ„de yâ— whiche by a good auysement by a generall coÌ„uocacoÌ„n of yâ— clergye it was grauÌ„ted ordeyned yâ— it sholde be payed reysed of yâ— lay fee. And in thys parlement at yâ— request askynge of the lordes in hatred of men of holy chirche the Chaunceler and the tresourer that were bysshops the clerke of the pryue sale were remeued put out of offyce and in theyr stede were seculer men put in And whyle this parlement lasted there come solempne embassatours fro yâ— pope to trete with the kynge of peas sayd that the pope desyred to fulfyl his predecessours will but for all theyr comynge they sped not ¶ Of the besyegynge of Rochell how the erle of Penbroke his company was taken in that hauen with Spanyerdes and all his shyppes brente THe .ix. daye of Iune kynge Edwarde in yâ— .xlvii. yere of his regne helde his parlement at wynchestre it lested but .vii. dayes to yâ— whiche parlement were sompned by wryte of men of holy chirche .iiii. bysshoppes .iiii. abbottes without ony moo This parlemente was holdeÌ„ for marchauÌ„tes of LondoÌ„ of Norwyche of other dyuerse placê in dyuerse thynges poyntê of treason yâ— they were defamed of yâ— is to say yâ— they were rebell wolde aryse ayenst yâ— kynge this same yere yâ— duke of Lancastre the erle of Lambrydge his brother come out of Gascoyne into Englonde toke wed ded to theyr wyues Peters doughters soÌ„ tyme kynge of Spayne Of whiche two doughters yâ— duke had yâ— elder yâ— the erle the yonger And that same tyme there were sent two Cardynals fro yâ— pope that is to saye an Englysshe Cardynall a Cardynall of Parys to treate of peas bytwene these two reames yâ— which whaÌ„ they had ben both longe eche in his prouynce couÌ„trees fast by treatyng of yâ— forsayd peas at the laste they toke with theym yâ— lett es of procuracye yâ— went ayen to Rome without ony effect of theyr purpose ¶ In this yere was there a shronge batayll in yâ— se bytwene Englysshmen and Flemynges the Englysshmen had the vyctory toke .xxv. shypps with salt sleynge and drenchynge all yâ— men yâ— were therin vnwetynge theym they were of yâ— countre And moche harme sholde haue fallen therof had not peas accorde sone be made bytwene theÌ„ ¶ And in thys same yere the Frensshmen besyeged the towne of Rochell wherfore yâ— erle of PeÌ„broke was sent into Gâ—scoyn with a grete company of men of armes for to dys troye yâ— syege whiche passed yâ— se came sauf to yâ— hauen of Rochell yâ— whan they were there at yâ— hauen mouthe or yâ— they myght entre sodaynly come vpon them a stronge nauye of Spanyerdes 〈◊〉 whyche ouercome yâ— Englysshmen in moche blemysshynge hurtynge sleynge of many people for as moche as the 〈◊〉 men were than notredy for to 〈…〉 were ware of theym And as the 〈◊〉 yerdes came vpon them all the Englysshmen other they were taken o◠〈◊〉 and .x. of theym were sore wounded tâ—â— the dethe and all theyr shyppes 〈◊〉 and there they toke the erle with a greate tresour of the reame of Englonde and many other noble men also on 〈◊〉 somer eueu yâ— whiche is saynt Edeldâ—â— daye ledde them with them into Spne And of this myscheyf was no greate wonder for this erle was a fulle ylle lâ—uer as an open lechoure And also in a certayne parlement he stode and was a yenst the ryghtes and frauÌ„chyle of holy chirche And also he counseylled the kyÌ„ge and counseylle that be sholde are mo of men of holy chirche thanne other persones of the laye men And for the kynge and other men of his counteyll accepted and toke rather ylle opyâ—â—ons and causes ayenste men of holy churche than he dyde for too defende mayneene the ryght of holy chirche it was after seen many tymes for lacke of fortunâ— and grace they had not ne bare alwaye so grete vyctory ne power ayenste theyr enemyes as they dyd before ¶ This same yere yâ— kynge with a greate hooste entred these to remeue the syege of Rochelle but the wynde was euer contrarye vnto hym suffred hym not a longe tyme to go fer fro yâ— londe wherfore he abode
themself yf the kynge wolde certaynly to preue it and stande by yf it were founden and preued afterwarde that the kynge had nede they wolde gladlye euery man after his power and state hym helpe and leue And after this were publysshed and shewed in the parleament many playntes and defautes of dyuers offycers of the reame and namely of the lorde Latymer yâ— kynges chambrelayne bothe to the kynge eke to the reame ¶ And also at the laste there was spoken treated of dame Alyce pers for the grete wronges euyll gouernauÌ„ce yâ— was done by hyr couÌ„seyll in the reame the whiche dame Alyce pers yâ— the kynge had holden longe tyme to his lemman wherfore it was the lasse wonder though thrugh yâ— trealtee of the womans excytyÌ„ge and hyr sterynge he consented to hyr lewdenesse euyll cuÌ„oseyll yâ— whiche dame Alyce also yâ— lorde Latymer other suche that meued the kynge to euyll gouernauÌ„ce ayenste his profyte and the reme also all the comynalte asked and desyred that they sholde be remeued put awaye and in theyr stedes wyse men and worthy that were trewe and well assayd and proued and of good gouernaunce sholde be put in theyr stedes So amonge all other there was one amonge the comunes that was a wyse knyght and a trewe and an eloquent man whoo 's name was Pers delamare And this same Peâ—s was chosen to be speker for the comunes in the parlement And for this same Pers tolde and publysshed the trouthe and rehersed the wronges ayenst the forsayd dame Alyce and other certayne persones of the kynges counseyll as he was bydden by yâ— comyns And also trustynge moche to be supported and mayntened in this mater by helpe and fauour of yâ— pryÌ„ce anone as yâ— pryÌ„ce was dede at yâ— instauÌ„ce requeste of yâ— foresayd dame alyce this pers de amare was Iugyd to perpetuall prysoÌ„ in yâ— castell of NotyÌ„ghaÌ„ ¶ And in yâ— .vi. kal. of Iule lastynge yâ— same parlemeÌ„t deyed pryÌ„ce Edward kyÌ„ge Edwardes fyrst sone yâ— is to saye in trynyte sondaye in worshyp of whiche feste he was wonte euery yere where yâ— euer he were in the worlde to holde and made yâ— moost solempnyte yâ— he myght whos name and fortune of knyghthode but yf it had he of an other Ectour all men both crysten hethen while yâ— he lyued was in good poynt wondred moche dradd hym wonder sore whos body is worshipfully buryed in Crychirche at CauÌ„terbury And in this same yere yâ— men yâ— erles tenauÌ„tes of warwyk arose malycyously ayenst yâ— abbot couent of EueshaÌ„ theyr tenauÌ„tes destroyed thabbaye the towne wouÌ„ded bete theyr men and slee many of theym and wente too theyr maners places dyd moche harme brake downe ther parkes closes slewe theyr wylde bestes chaced them brekynge theyr fysshe pondes hedes lete the water of theyr pondes stewes ryuers renne out toke yâ— fysshe bare it with them and dyd theym all the sorowe that they myght in so ferforth that forsoth they had destroyed perpetuall that abbay with all theyr membres apportenanuÌ„ces but yf the kynge the soner had not holpen it taken hede therto theâ—fore yâ— kynge sent his letters to yâ— erle of warwyk chargynge hym coÌ„mauÌ„dyÌ„ge hym yâ— he sholde stynt redresse amende tho euyll doers brekers of his peas and so by meanes of lordê other frendes yâ— peas was made bytwene theÌ„ for this hurlynge as it is sayd yâ— kynge wold not be gouerned at that tyme by his lordes that there were in yâ— parlement but he toke made his sone yâ— duke of Lancastre hys gouernour of yâ— reame yâ— whiche stode so styll as gouernoure tyll yâ— tyme that he deied ¶ The same yere after Candelmasse or yâ— parleament was done yâ— kynge asked a subsydye of the clargy of the lay fee it was graunted him that is to say that he sholde haue of euery persone of yâ— lay fee bothe man and woman that passed fourtene yere of aege four pens out taken pore beggers that were knowen openly for nede poore beggers ¶ And that he sholde haue of euery man of the holy chyrche that was benefyced or promoted twelue pens and all other that were not promomed .iiii. pens out taken the .iiii. ordres of yâ— frete beggers ¶ This same yere after Myghelmasse Rycharde prynce Edwardes son was made pryÌ„ce of wales to whome yâ— kynge gaaf yâ— duchye of corneway le with yâ— erldom of chestre And about this tyme yâ— Cardynale of EngloÌ„de yâ— .iiii daye before Mary Mawdalenes daye after dyner sodaynly was smyte with the palsye and lost his speche on mary Mawdalenes daye deyed ¶ Of the dethe of kynge Edwarde and how syr IohnÌ„ Monsterwarth knyghte was drawen hanged for his falsnesse ' Byght anone after in the .lii. yere of kynge Edwarde in the begynnyÌ„ge of Octobre pope Gregorye yâ— .ix. broughte and remeued his courte with hym frome Auynyon to Rome ¶ And yâ— .xii daye of Apryll IohnÌ„ Monsterwarthe knyght at London was drawen hangyd than quartred sent to four cheif townes of Englond his heed smyten of sette vpon London brydge for this same IohnÌ„ was full vntrewe to yâ— kyng to the reame coueytous vnstable for he toke oftymes greate soÌ„mes of money of yâ— kynge his couÌ„seyll formen of armes wages that he sholde haue payed theÌ„ toke it to his owne vse he dradd that at the last he shold be shent accused for the same cause and fledde pryue ly to the kynge of Fraunce was sworne to hym and become his man behyght hym a greate nauye out of Spayn into confucyon and destroynge of Englonde But yâ— ryghtfull god to whome no preuyte is vnknowen suffred hyÌ„ fyrste to be shente spylt or that he so traytoursly falsly betrayed his lyege lorde yâ— kynge of Englonde his people in his reame in yâ— which grouÌ„de this same Iohan was born wickydly thrugh batayll destroyed or he brought about his cursed purpose In the feest of saynt George thoe next kynge Edwarde gaaf to Rycharde of Burdeux his heyr yâ— was pryÌ„ce Edwardes sone at wyndsore thordre of knyghthode made hym knyght the whiche kyng Edwarde whan he had regned .li. yere the .xi. kal of Iune he deyed at Shene is buryed worshypfully at westmyster on whos soule god haue mercye ¶ This kynge Edwarde was forsothe of a passynge godenes full gracyous amonge all yâ— worthy men of yâ— world foâ— he passed shone by vertue of grace gyuen to hym from god about all his predecessours yâ— were noble men 〈…〉 he was a well herted man an hardâ—â— for he drad neuer no myshappes ne harmes ne euyll fortune yâ— myght talle a noble warryour a fortunate forboth on londe se in all batayls asseblâ—s with a passynge glory Ioy he had y◠〈◊〉
all yâ— couÌ„tre about he broughte them thrughe a quyckesande and so into an yle they toke many prysoners by the waye to warde the kynge in theyr Iourney so they camen vnto Cane And there the kynge welcomed hym toke his Iourney atte Argentun anone tho it was yolden to the kynge and they had theyr lyues and wente theyr waye And than our kynge remeued vnto a stronge towne that tho was called Cese and there was alfayre mynster they yelde it vp anone vnto yâ— kynge And than the kynge wente from thens to alaunsome wan the towne the brydge and the kynge sente yâ— erle of Warwyk to a towne that was called Belesme with a grete stronge power and anone they yelde it put them all to the kynges grace in his mercy soo dyde mauy stronge townes castels that were in tho parties And from thens they wente to Veruyll in Perche anone it was yolden vnto the kynge bothe the towne and the castell and bodyes and goodes to the kynges good grace and soo the kynge gate conquered all the townes castelles pyles strengthes and abbays vnto the cyte of rone ¶ And in yâ— fyfth yere of kynge Henryes regne yâ— fyfth syr IohnÌ„ Oldcastell yâ— was the lorde cobham was arested for heresye and broughte vnto yâ— Toure of london anone after he brake the Tour and went in to wales and there he kepte hym longe tyme. And at the laste the lorde powys toke hym but he stode at grete defence longe tyme and was sore wouÌ„ded or he wolde be takeÌ„ so the lorde Powys men broughte hym oute of Wales vnto London agayne in a whyrlcole and so he was broughte to Westmynster and therâ—was examyned of certayne poyntes that were put vpon hym he sayde not naye soo he was conuycte of the clargye for his heresye and dampned before the Iustyces vntoo the dethe for treaosn And thaâ—â— he was ladde to the Toure ayen and there he was layde on an hurdell and drawen thrugh the cyte too saynt Gyles felde there was made a newe payre of galoâ—es and a stronge chayne and a coler of yren for hym and there he was hanged and brente on the galowes and all for his lewdenesse and his fals opynyons ANd in the .vi. yere of kynge Henryes yâ— fyfth he sent his vncle sir Thomas Beauforde duke of Excester with a fayre menye of men of armes archers beforethe cyte of Rone and there dyspleyed his baner sent herodes vnto the towne and badde them yelde that cyte vnto our kynge theyr lyege lordeâ— they sayde he toke them none to kepe ne none he sholde haue there but yf it were dere boughte meued with theyr hondes for other answere wolde they none giue but gonnes And there the duke toke gode auysemente of the grounde all about And anone there yssued out of the cyte a grette menye of men of armes bothe on horsback and on fote and anone our menye met with them ouerthrewe a grete hepe of them there were taken slayne xxx persones of full ryght good mennes bodyes the remenaunt fledde ayen in too the towne the duke wente vnto Pountlarge vntoo the kynge and tolde hym all howe that he hadde spedde and howe that he lyked the grounde ¶ And anone as the duke was gone they cate downe all the subarbes aboute the Cytee vntoo the harde grounde for by cause the kynge sholde there noo refresshynge haue at his comynge And vpon the frydaye before lammasdaye than nexte folowynge oâ—re kynge with his hooste came before Roone and anone he sette his syege rounde aboute that Cyte and anone he lete laye his ordynaunce vnto the towne And the kynge with his lordes were lodged within tâ—e Chartre house and grete strengthe al oute theym and yâ— was in the Eest party of the Cyte and than the duke of Claâ—ence lodged hym with al his strengthe and power atte the Weste ende in a waste â—bbaâ—e before the poâ—te Chanx And the â—uke of Eâ—cester with his menye in the Northe syde before the porte Beauuesyâ— And bytwenâ— yâ— duke of Clarence and tâ—e duke of Erâ—estre was the Erle Marâ—hal lodged with moche people and a strange power before the castell gate And thanne the erle of Ormonde with the â—nde Haryngton and alsoo the Lorde Tâ—lbâ—t with theâ—re Retenue and compaâ—tye neâ—te hym And thanne syr Iohan Cornewayle with many other noble kyngâ—tes and 〈◊〉 of name with all theyr â—tenue laye with the noble duke of Clareâ—ce And thanâ—â— frome the duke of Erceâ—â—â—r towardes yâ— kynge were lodged the lorde Roos and the lorde Wylleby with the Lorde Phehewe and syr Wyllyam â—orter knyghte with ther reterâ—â—e before the porte of saynt Hyllary And than was â—he erle of Motayne with his reterâ—â—e loâ—ged in the â—â—baye of saynt Katherynes And the erle of Salesbury with his 〈◊〉 saye oâ— that other syde of saynt Katherynes syr Iohan Gray knyghte was lodged atte the abbaye that is called mounte du saynt Mychell And â—yre Phylip Leche knyghte the kynges tresouâ—er was lodged bytwene the water of Sern and the abbaye and kepte the warde vnder the hylle And the baron of Caroâ—â— was lodged vnder the water syde for too kepe the passage And Ienyâ—â— the squyre laye nexte hym on the water syde and these two squyres kepte manly the water of Seyn and fought with ther enmyes oft tymes And on yâ— other syde of â–ª Seyn laye the erle of Hontyngdon mayster Neuyll the erles sone of westmerâ—onde and syre Gylbert Vmfreuyll erle of Keme and syr Rycharde erle of Arundell the lorde Feryers with theyr retenue before porte du PouÌ„te eche of these lordes had stronge ordynauÌ„ce and yâ— kynge dyd make at PouÌ„tlarge ouer the water of Seyn a stronge and a myghty chayn of Iron put it thrugh grete pylê fast pyght in the grounde that went ouer yâ— Ryuer of Seyn that no vessell myght passe that in no kynde And about that chayn yâ— kynge lete make a brydge ouer the water of Seyn that man hors and all other caryage myght go too and fro at all tymes whan nede were And than came the erle of warwyk and had goten DouÌ„fronte vnto kynge Henry of Englonde And anone the kynge sente the erle of warwyk to Cawdebeke for to be seyge it And whan he came before the towne he sent his heraudes vnto the Capytayne and hadde hym yelde vp yâ— towne vpon payne of dethe and anone he layde his seyge and yâ— Capytayn besought the erle that he myght come vnto his presence and it pleased hym and speke with hym and so the good erle grauÌ„ted hym for to come And than he came out and four other burgeys came with hym and entreated so with this erle that this same towne was vnder composycyon too be done as the Cyte of Rone dyd and yâ— erle graunted and consented therto vppon this condycyon that
the kynges nanye of Englonde with his ordynaunce myght passe vp by the theym in saufte with out ony maner of lette or dysturbaunce and to his composycyon they set to theyr seales And the shyppes passed vp by theÌ„ in saufte and came before the Cyte of Rone in to an hondred shyppes there they caste theyr ankers and thanne this Cyte was besyeged bothe by londe and by water And whan all this was done and the shyppes comen vp thanne came the erle of warwyk ayen to the kynge lodged hym bytwene yâ— abbaye of saynt Katherynes and the kynge tyll that the abbaye entreated and so was yolden vnto the kynge And thanne he remeued hym thens and lodgyd hym before the porte Martenuylie and tho was the erle of Salesbury commaunded by the kynge for to make hym redy for to ryde but there came hasty tydynges made hym to abyde And soo he reformed ayen lodged hym besyde the goode Erle of Huntyngdon tyll that the syege was ended ¶ And thenne came the good duke of Gloucestre the kynges brother from the syege of Chyrbourghe the whyche he hadde wonne and goten and stuffed it agayne vnto the kynges behoue and profyte vnto the crowne of Englonde And whan he was comen to the kyng before Rone he lodged with grete ordynauÌ„ce before yâ— porte saynt Hyllary more nerer yâ— towne his enmyes than ony other laye by .xl. roddes of lenth with in shot of quarell with hym laye yâ— erle of Southfolke the lorde of Bergeyency with all his retenue stronge ordynauÌ„ce manly proudly faughte euery daye with theyr enemyes euer whan they yssued out of the cyte ¶ And thanne came the pryoure of Kylmayne of Irlonde ouer yâ— see too the kynge with a fayre meny of men of armes of theyr owne couÌ„tre gyse yâ— somme of .xvi hondred goode mennys bodyes the kynge welcomed them made them good chere ¶ And than came tydynges vnto the kynge that the kynge of FrauÌ„â—e and yâ— Dolphyn with the duke of Burgoyne wolde come downe rescowe the cyte of Rone with a stronge power of all manere of nacyons and breke the syege And casteth hym to entre on the northe syde of the hoste by cause that ther was the beste entrynge and mooste playne thrrfore yâ— kynge assygned yâ— pryour of Kylmayne with his power lodged hym on the north syde of the hoost for to stoppe theyr passage was by the foreste of Lyons of this ordynaunce they werâ—full gladde and so they went forth in all hast kept yâ— grounde and yâ— place that the kynge his couÌ„seyll had assygned they quyte theym as good warryours vnto theyr kynge ¶ Nowe wyll I telle you whiche were yâ— chyef Capatayns gouernours of yâ— cyte of Rone Mon syr Guy Botyler was chyef Capytayn bothe of the cyte and of the castell And Mon syre Termygan he was Capytayne of porte Canx Mon syre de la Roche he was Capytayne of the Dysners Mon Syre Anthony he was Lyuetenaunt to Mon syr Guy Botylere Henry Chant fyen he was the Capytayne of the porte de la Pounte Iohan Mantreuas was Capytayne of the porte de la Castelle Mon syr de Preanx he was Capytayne of the porte of saynt Hyllary The bastarde of Tyne he was Capytayne of the porte Martenyulle And graunt Iakes a worthy warryoure he was Capytayne of all men of warre and he was gouernoure outwarde bothe on horsbacke and on foot of all men of armes whan they yssued oute of the cyte of all yâ— portes thanne he arayed them as they shold encountre with our menye And eche of the Capytayns ladde fyue thousande men of armes some moo And at the fyrste comynge of our kynge there were nombred by Heroudes in to thre hondred thousande of men women chyldren what yonge olde amonge all these was many a manfull man of his hondes and so they preued them whan they yssued out of the cyte both on horsback on foot for they came neuer at one gate allone but at thre or foure gates at euery gate two or thre thousand of gode mennys bodyes armed manfully encouÌ„tred with our Englysshmen moch peple slayne dyuerse tymes with gonnes quarelles and other ordynauÌ„ce And this syege dured .xx. wekes and euer they of the towne trusted too haue be rescowed but there came none so at the laste they kept the towne so longe that there deyed many a thousandes with in the towne for defaute of mete of men chyldren for they hadde eten theyr horses dogges and cattes that were in the towne And ofteÌ„ tymes the men of armes drofe out yâ— pore people out at the gates of yâ— towne for spendynge of â—ytaylles and anone our Englysshmen drofe theym in to yâ— towne ayen Soo at the laste yâ— Capytayne of the towne sawe the myschyef and yâ— they were notte rescowed and also the scarsyte of vytayll and 〈◊〉 yâ— people deyed so for defaute of mete euery daye many thousandes also sawe yonge 〈◊〉 lye and souke theyr moders papâ—◠〈◊〉 were deed Than anone they sent 〈◊〉 kynge besechynge hym of his 〈…〉 mercye and broughte the keyes 〈…〉 ne vnto the kynge and delyuâ—â—â— y◠〈◊〉 en to hym and all the soudyours 〈◊〉 the towne with ther horses and 〈◊〉 and the comunes of the towne for 〈◊〉 de and dwelle styll in the towne ye 〈◊〉 to paye to hym to his successâ—◠〈◊〉 all manere customes and 〈…〉 katerenmes And than the kynâ—◠〈◊〉 in to the towne and rested hyâ— in yâ— castell tyll the towne was sette â—n rule and in gouernaunce ¶ How the kynge of Englonde was made enheyrytour and regâ—nte of Frace how he wedded quene Kâ—â—heryne ANd anone after that Rone waâ— goten Depe and many other townes in yâ— basse Norâ—â—â—ndye gaaf theÌ„ ouer with out stroke or syeg whan they vnderstode yâ— yâ— kynge had goten Rone Also this yere had be a peâ—â— made sworn bytwene yâ— duke of Burâ—oyne yâ— Dolphyn whiche were sworne on goddes body that they shold lone assyste eche other ayenste theyr enemyâ—s And after this contrary to this othe yâ— duke Iohan of Burgoyne was slayne and pyteously murdred in the presence of the Dolphâ— wherfore yâ— Frensshmen were gretly deuyded of very necessyte laboured to haue a treatye with the kynge of Englonde For the kynge of Englonde wanne dayly of them townes castels fortresses ¶ Also this same yere was quene Iane arested brought in too the castell of Ledes in Kent And one frere Radulf a doctour of dyuynyte hir confessour whiche afterwarde was slayne by the persone of the Tour fallynge at wordes and debate And afterwarde quene Iane was delyuered ¶ And in the .vii. yere both the kynge of Fraunce and of EngloÌ„de were accorded and kynge Henry was made heyre and regent of Fraunce and wedded dame Katheryne the doughter of Fraunce at Troyes in Champayne on
reyned and dampned bothe to be drawen and hanged quartred but mayster IohnÌ„ hume had his chartrel was pardoned by the kynge but mayster Roger was drawen to Tyburne where he confessed that he deyed gyltles of this mater neuer had trespaced in yâ— he deyed fore Notwithstandynge he was hanged heeded and quartred on whos soule god haue mercy Amen And Margere â—â—rde mayn was brent in smythfelde ¶ Also this yere was a greate fraye in London in flete strete by nyghte tyme bytwene men of court men of London and dyuerse men slayne and some hurte and one Herbotell was the chyef causer of the mysgouernauÌ„ce affray ¶ Also this yere at yâ— chesynge of the mayer of LondoÌ„ the comyus named Robert Clopton Raulyn Holande talyour and the aldermen toke Robert Clopton broughte hym at the ryghte hande of the mayer as custome is And thaÌ„ certayn talyours and other hande craftes men â—yed nay nay not this man but Raulyn Holande wherfore the mayer that was Padyslye sente theym that so cryed too Newgate where they abode a grete whyle and were punysshed ¶ In this same yere were dyuerse enbassatours sente into Guyon for a maryage for the kynge for the â—â—â—les doughter of Armynake that whiche was concluded but by the meane of the erle of Suffolke it was lette and put a parte ¶ And after this the sayd erle of Suffolk went hymself ouer se in FrauÌ„ce there he treated the maryage bytwene the kynge of Englonde the kynges doughter of Cycyle and of Iherusalem And the nexte yere it was concluded fully that maryage by whiche maryage yâ— kynge sholde delyuer to hir fader the duchye of Angeo and the erldome of Mayn whiche was the keye of Normandye Than departed yâ— erle of Suffolke with his wyfe and dyuerse lordes knyghtes in the moost ryall astate that myght be oute of Englonde with newe chares palfreys whiche went thrugh the chepe and so wente ouer the see and receyuedâ— hir and than after in the Lenten broughte hir vnto Hampton where she landed and there was ryally receyued ¶ And vpon Canâ—â—masse euen before by a grâ— tempeste of thâ—ndre and 〈◊〉 to at after none Poules steple was sett on fyre on the myddes of the shaft in yâ— tym â—re whiche was quenchyd by force of labour specyally by the morowe masse preest of the Bowe in chepe whiche was thought impossyble sauf only the grace of god ¶ This yere was yâ— erle of Staf forde made and create duke of Bukyng ham therle of wer wyk duke of war wyk the erle of Dorset markys of Dorset the erle of Suffolke was made markis of Suffolk ¶ How kynge Henry wedded quene Margarete and of hyr coronacyon THis yere kynge Henry maryed at Such wyk quene Margarete she came too London the .xxviii. daye of May. And by the waye all the lordes of Englonde receyued hir worshypfully in dyuerse places And in especyall the duke of Gloucestre on the black hethe the mayer with all the aldermen all the craftes in blewe gownes broudred with the deuyse of his crafte that they myght be be knowen met with hir with redde hodes brought hir to London where were dyuerse pagentys couÌ„tenaunce of dyuerse hystoryes shewed in dyuerse places of the cyte ryally costely ¶ And yâ— .xxx. daye of May. yâ— forsayd quene was crowned at westmynster And there was Iustes thre dayes durynge within the Sayntwary before the abbaye ¶ This yere y◠〈◊〉 your of Kylmayn apeled therle of Vrmonde of treason whiche hadde a daye to theym assygned for to fyght in Smythfelde And the lystes were made and the felde dressyd But whan it came too poynt the kynge coÌ„mauÌ„ded yâ— they shold not fyghte but toke the quarell into his hâ—nde And this was done at the Instaunce and labours of certayne prechers doctours of London as mayster 〈…〉 persone of 〈…〉 in Holborn and other ¶ Also this yere came a greate 〈◊〉 in to Englonde out of FrauÌ„ce for to haue coÌ„cluded a parpetuall peas but in conclusyon it torned vnto a trewes for a yere ¶ About this tyme dyed sayne Barnar dyne a gray frere whiche began yâ— new reformacoÌ„n of yâ— ordre in many places in so moche that they that were reformed ben called Obseruauntes whyche obseruauÌ„tes ben gretly encreased in yea ly and in Almayne This Barnardyn was canonysed by pope Nicholas the .v. in the yere of oure lorde M. CCCC.l ¶ Iohannes de Capistrano was his discyple whiche profyted moche to the reformacoÌ„n of yâ— ordre for god hathe shewed many a fayre miracle ¶ Also here is to be noted that frome this tyme forwarde kynge Henry neuer proffyted ne went for warde but fortune began to torne frome hym on all sydes as well in FrauÌ„ce Nor mandye Guyon as in Englonde some men holde oppinyon yâ— kynge Henry ya af commyssyon preuarly to syr Edwarde Hull sir Robert Roos Deane of saynt Senerynes and other to conclude a maryage for hym with the erle of Army nakes syster whiche was promysed as it was sayd and concluded after broken and he wedded quene Margarete as afore is sayd a full dere maryage for yâ— reme of EngloÌ„de for it was know verily yâ— for to haue hir delyuerde was yâ— duchy of Angeo the erldom of Mayn whiche was yâ— keye of Normandye for yâ— Frensshmen to entre ¶ And about thys the sayd Markys of Suffolke axyd in playne parlement a fyftene and an halfe for to fetche hyr out of Fraunce 〈◊〉 what a maryage was this as to the comparyson of that other maryage For the re sholde haue be delyuerde so many castels townes in Guyon soo muche gold sholde haue be yeuen with hir yâ— all Englonde sholde haue be therby euryrhed but contrary wyse fell wherfore euery grete prynce oughte to kepe his promyse For bycause of brekynge of thys promyse for maryage of quene Margarete what losse hathe the reame of Englonde had by lesynge of Normandye Guyon by dyuysyon in the reame yâ— rebellynge of comyns ayenst ther prynce lordes what dyuysyon amonge yâ— lordes what murdre sleynge of theym what feldes foughte and made in conclusyon so many yâ— many a man hathe loste his lyfe in conclusyon the kynge deposyd the quene with hyr sone fayne to fle into Scotlonde frome thens into FrauÌ„ce so to Loreyne the place yâ— she came fyrst fro Many men deme that the brekynge of yâ— kynges promyse to yâ— syster of the erle of Armynak was cause of his greate losse and aduersyte ¶ How the duke of Gloucestre the kynges vncle was arested at the parlemente of Bury and of his dethe and how Angeo in Mayn was delyuered IN the .xxvi. yere of kynge Henry was a parlement at Bury called faynt Edmondes bury abowte whyche was coÌ„mauÌ„ded all the comyns of yâ— couÌ„tre to be there in theyr moost beste defensyable araye for to wayte vpon yâ— kynge To whiche
fetche hym oute for whiche cause all the comunes were in a greate rumoure what for the delyueraunce of Angeo Mayn and after lesynge of all Normandye and in especyall for the dethe of the good duke of Gloucestre in soo moche in some places men gadred and made them Capytayns as Blewherde other whiche were take putte to dethe And then the sayd parlement adiouned was to Leycetre And theder the kynge brought with hym the duke of Suffolk And whan yâ— comyns vnderstode that he was oute of the Toure and comen thyder they desyred for to haue execucyon on them that were cause of the delyuerauÌ„ce of NormaÌ„ dye and hadde be cause of the dethe of the duke of Gloucestre and hadde solde Gascoyn Guyan of the whiche they named to be gylty the duke of Suffolk as chyef the lorde Saye the bysshop of Salysbury Danyell many mo And for to pease yâ— comyns the duke of Suffolke was exyled out of Englonde for .v yere ¶ And so durynge the parlemente he wente in to Norfolke and there he toke hys shyppynge for to goo oute of the reame of Englonde in to Fraunce And this yere as he saylled on the see a shypp of werre called Nicholas of yâ— tour mett with hys shyp and founde hym therm whome they toke out and brought hym in to theyr shyppe to the mayster and yâ— capytayne and there he was eramyned and atte the laste Iuged too dethe And soo they putte hym in a caban and hys chapelayne wyth hym for to shryne him And that done they brought hym in too Douer rode and set hym in to the 〈◊〉 and smote there of his heede And broughte the body a londe vpon the 〈◊〉 and sette the heede therby ¶ And thys was done the fyrst daye of May. ¶ 〈◊〉 what auayled hym nowe all his 〈◊〉 rauÌ„ce of Normandye And here 〈◊〉 se how he was rewarded for the deth of yâ— duke of Gloucestre thus began sorow vpon sorowe dethe for dethe ¶ How this yere was InsurreccoÌ„n 〈◊〉 te of the comyns of whome Iack 〈◊〉 an Irysshe man was Capytayne THis yere of our lorde M. CCâ—â— was the greate grace of the Iubyle at Rome where was grete 〈◊〉 in so moche yâ— frome all places in 〈◊〉 dome greate multytude of people 〈◊〉 tyd thyder And in this same yere was a greate assemble and gaderynge togyâ—der of the comunes of Kente in to grece nombre And made an Insurreccyon rebelled ayenste the kynge and his lawes And ordeyned theym a Capytayne called Iohan Cade an Irysshman whiche named hymself Mortymer cosyn to the duke of yorke And this Capytayne helde theym togyder made ordynaunces amonge theym and brought theym to the black hethe where he made a byll of petycyons to the kynge his couÌ„seyll and shewed what Iniuryes and oppressyons yâ— poore comyns suffred vnder colour for to come to his aboue he had a grete multytude of people ¶ And the xxvii daye of Iune the kynge many lordes Capytayns men of werre went towarde hym to yâ— black heth And whaÌ„ the Capytayne of Kent vnderstode yâ— comynge of the kynge with so greate puyssauÌ„ce he withdrewe hym his peple to senok a lytell vyllage ¶ And the .xxviii day of Iune he brynge withdrawen and gone yâ— kyng came with his armye set in ordre enbataylled to yâ— black heth and by aduys of his couÌ„sell sent syr Vmfrey Stafforde knyght wyllyam Stafforde 〈◊〉 two valyaunt Capytayns with certayne people for to fyght with the capytayne to take brynge hym his accessaryes to the kynge whiche went too Senol And the Capytayne with hys felyshyp and mette with them fought ayenste theym and in conclusyon slewe theym bothe and as many as abode wolde not yelde theym were slayne ¶ Durynge this skyrmysshe felle a gretr varyaunce amonge yâ— lordes men and comyn people beynge on black heth ayeÌ„ste them lordes capytayns saynge playnly yâ— they wolde go vnto the capytayne of Kent to assyst helpe hym but yf they myght haue execucoÌ„n on the traytours beynge about the kynge wherto yâ— kynge sayd nay And they sayd playnly that the lorde Saye tresourer of EngloÌ„de and the bysshop of Salysbury and yâ— baron of Dubby the abbot of Gloucestre Danyell Treuilyon many mo were traytours and worthy to be dede wherfore for to please the lordes meny also some of the kynges hous yâ— lorde Saye was arested and sent to the toure of London And then the kynge herynge tydynges of the dethe and ouerthrowenge of the Staffordes he withdrewe hym to London and frome thens to Kelyng worth For the kynge ne the lordes durst not truste theyr owne housholde men ¶ Then after that the Capytayne had had this vyctory vppon the Staffordes anone he toke syre Vmfreys salette and his Brygantynes smyten full of gylte naylles and also hys gylte sporys and arayed hym lyke a lorde a â—apytayne and resorted with all his menye also mo than he had before to the black heth ayen To whome came yâ— Archebysshop of Caunterbury and the duke of Bokyngham to the blacke hethe and spake with hym And as it was sayd they founde hym wytty in his talkynge and his requeste so they departyd ¶ And the thyrde day of Iuly he came entred into London with all his people And the re dyde make cryes in the kynges name and in his name that noo man sholde robbe ne take no manere goodes but yf he payed for it And came rydynge thrughe the cyte in greate pryde and smote his swerde vppon London stone in Can wyk strete ¶ And he beynge in yâ— cyte seÌ„te to the toure for to haue the lorde Say And so they fette hym brought him to the yelde halle before the mayre th alder men where yâ— he was examyned And he sayd he wolde and oughte to be Iugyd by his perys And the comyns of Kente toke hym by force frome the Mayer offycers that kept hym and toke hym to a prest to shryue hym And or he myght be halfe shryuen they broughte hym to the standarde in the Chepe syde there smote of his hede on whos soule god haue mercy Amen And thus deyed the lorde Saye tresourer of Englonde After this they sette his heede vpon a spere bare it all aboute the cyte And the same daye abowte Myle ende Cromere was beheeded And the daye before atte after noone the Capytayne with certayne of his men wente to Phylyp Malpas house and robbyd hym and toke awaye moche good And frome thens he went to saynt Margaretes patens to one Gertys hous and robbed hym toke away fro hym moche good also At whiche rob bynge dyuerse men of London of theyr neyghbours were at and toke part with theym ¶ For this robbynge the peoples hertes felle frome hym and euery thryfty man was a ferde for to be serued in lyke wyse For there was many a man in London that awayted
bathes ne Iulyus cezar dyd suche a dede though Bladud builded and made the Cyte but it accordethe better to kyndely reason that the water renneth in the erthe by vaynes of brymstone and sulphur and so it is kyndly made hoot in that course spryngeth vp in dyuerse places of the cyte And so ther beÌ„ hoote bathes that wassheth of tetres soores skabbes ¶ Treuisa Though men myght by craft make hote bathes for to endure longe inough this accordeth wel to reason and to phylosophy that treateth of hote welles and bathes that ben in dyuerse londes though the water of this bathe be more trobly sourer of sauour and of smell than other hote bathes bene that I haue seen at Akon in Almayne And eyges in Sauoye whiche been fayr and clere as ony well streme I haue ben bathed therin assayed them ¶ R Claudius Cezar maryed his doughter to Arui ragus kynge of Brytons This Claudius cezar buylded Gloucestre in the weddynge of his doughter Brytons called this cyte fyrste after Claudius name but afterwarde it was called Glocestre after one Glora whiche was duke of that contree and stondeth vpon Seuarne in the marche of Englonde and walesâ— Shrowesbury is a cyte vpon Seuarne in the marche of Englonge and Wales is sette vp ponne the toppe of an hylle And it is called Shrowesburye of shrobbes and fruyte that grewe there somtym on that hylle Brytons called it somtyme Pengwerne yâ— is yâ— hede of a fayr tre Shrowesbury was somtyme the hede of powesye that stretcheth forth thwart ouer yâ— myddell of wales vnto the Irysshe see Notyngham stondeth vpon Trente and somtime heet Notyngham yâ— is the wonnyng of dennes for yâ— Danes dwelled there soÌ„tyme dygged dennes caues vnder harde stones and rockes and dwelled there ¶ R. Lyncoln is chyef of the prouynce of Lyndeseye was called somtyme Caer ludcoit afterwarde Lyndecoln It is vncertayne who buylded fyrste this cyte but yt it were kynge Lud so it semethe by menynge of the name for Caer is brytysshe is to saye a cyte coit is a wood and so it semethe that Caerludcoit is to saye Luddes wode towne Kyng Leyr was Bladuddes sone buylded Leycestre as it were in the myddell of Englonde vpoÌ„ the Ryuer Sos vpon Fosse the kynges hye waye ¶ Wylhel ce pon li.iii YOrke is a grete cyte in eyther syde of the water of Ouse that semed as fayre as Rome vnto the tyme yâ— the kynge wyllyam had with brennynge and fyre defouled it and the countre a boute So that a pylgryme wolde nowe wepe and he sawe it yf he had knowen it tofore ¶ Gaufre Ebrancus the .v kynge of Brytons buylded Yorke and called it after his owne name Caerbranck he buylded also two othe cytees one iÌ„ scotloÌ„d is called Edenburgh an other toward Scotlond in th end of Englond is called Alcliud ¶ R. Edenburgh is a Cyte in the londe of Pictes bytwene the Ryuer of Twede and the Scottesshe see heet somtyme yâ— castell of Maydens was called afterward Edenburgh of Edan kyng of pictes yâ— regned ther in egfridus tyme kynge of NorthuÌ„brelond Alcliud was soÌ„tyme a noble cyte is now wel nygh vnknowe to all Englysshmen for vnder the Brytons and Pyctes and englysshmeÌ„ it was a noble cite to yâ— comyÌ„g of the Danes But afterwarde abowtee yâ— yere of oure lorde .viii. C.lxx. it was desstroyed whan yâ— Daues distroyed yâ— countrees of Northumbrelonde But in what place of Brytayne that cyte Alcliud was buylded Auctours telleÌ„ dyuersesy ¶ Beda li.i sayth that it was buylded by west yâ— arme of the see that departed bytwene the Brytons and yâ— Pyctes somtyme there Seuerns famous wall endeth westewarde so it semeth by hym yâ— it is not ferre from Caerleyll for that cyte is set at the ende of that wall Othere wyters of storyes wryten that the cyte of 〈◊〉 is that cyte that now is called Aldburgh yâ— is to say an olde towne standeth vpon the Ryuer Ous not ferre fro Burghâ—â—â—dge that is .xv. myle westwarde oute of Yorke it semeth that he preueth that by Gaufride in his bake of dedes of â—â—â—â—tons he wryteth that Elidurus kyng of Brytons was lodged at the cyte 〈◊〉 by cause of solace huntynge 〈◊〉 his broder Argalon maskynge in 〈◊〉 de nygh there besyde yâ— hyghe 〈◊〉 but that wood Calatery which is 〈◊〉 in Englysshe recheth almost to Yorke stretcheth towarde yâ— north by Aldburgh in length by space of .xx â—nyle the moost dele of that wode is now drawen dowâ—e and the londe ytylled Other men woâ—de suppose yâ— Alcliud was that cyte 〈◊〉 called Burgham in the north contyâ—â— of westmerlonde faste by Comberlond and standeth vpon the Ryuer Eden the cyte is ther wonderlyseen Demeye now where it is buylded ¶ Treuyla It is not bar de to assoyle yf men take hede that many townes bere one name as Cartage in Affryca Cartag in Spayne New porte in Wales and Newparte in the parysshe of Barkeleye Wottonne vnder egge and wotton passeth Wykwar wyl payne and wyk in the parysshe of Bar keleye And twoo shyre towne eythere is called Hampton is Southamptonne and Northampton so it semeth by the storyes that one Alcliud was in yorkshyre an other in westmerlonde one faste by the ryght syde of the west arme of the se that departeth Englonde Scotlonde But yâ— Alcliud was a ryght stronge cyte as Beda sayth And yâ— cyte standeth fast by a Ryuer yâ— is called Cliud And there is no suche Ryuer in yorkshyre neythere in westmerlonde as men of the contre tell me Some men say that the Ryuer Cliud is now named Sulwach Sulwatche is but fyue myle fro Caerleyll whiche is a cyte in the contre of north Englonde toward the northwest hath another name whiche is Luguball Leyll the .vii. kyÌ„ge of Brytons buylded Caerleyll ¶ R. In this cyte is somwhat of that famous walle yâ— passeth Northumberlonde ¶ wil hel de pon In this cyte is yet a thre chambred hous made of vawte stones that neuer myght be dystroyede withe tempeste of weder ne with brennynge of fyre also in the contree fast by in westmerlonde in the fronte of a thre chambre place is writen in this manere Marn .v. ctori What this writynge is to say I doute somwhat but yf it were so yâ— some of the Combres laye there some tyme whan the counsell Marius had put hym outof ytalye But it semeth better that it is wryten in mynde of Marius kynge of Britons that was Aruiragus sone This Marius ouercom in that place Rodryke kynge of Pictes So sayth Gaufre in his brytysshe boke william malmesburi sawe neuer that boke At Hagulstaldes chirche is a place .lxxx. myle out of yorke norwestwarde yâ— place is as it were dystroyed so sayth wylhel li.iii de pon That place longed somtym to yâ— bysshopryche of yorke there were soÌ„tyme houses with vyce arches
Mercurius And so Bachus is called god of wyne Venus goddesse of loue and beaute Lauerna god of theeft and of robbery Protheus god of falshede and of gyse Pluto god of helle And so it semeth that these verses wold meane that these forsayd goddes regne and ben serued in Chestre Mars with fyghtynge cokkynge Marcurius with couetyse rychesse Bachus with grete drynkynge Venus with loue lewdly Lauerna with theeft and robbery Protheus with falshede and gyle Then is Pluto not vnserued that is god of hel ¶ R â–ª Ther babylon lore more myght hathe trouth the more ¶ Of prouynces and shyres ca .x. TAke hede that Englonde conteyneth xxxii shyres and prouynces that nowe ben called Erldoms reserued Cornewale and the ylonde ¶ Alfre The se ben the names of the Erldoms shyres Kente Sousex Sothery Hampshyre Barokshyre that hath his name of a bare oke that is in yâ— foreste of wyndesore for at that bare oke men of that shyre were wonte to come togyder and make theyr treatys and there take counseyll and aduyse Also wyldshyre that heet somtymee yâ— prouynce of Semeran Somersete Dorsete Deuenshyre that now is called deuonia in latyn These .ix. South shyres the Tamyse departed from the other deale of Englonde whiche were somtyme gouerned and ruled by the westsaxons law Eestsex Myddelsex Southfolke Northefolke Herdeforth shyre Huntyngdon shyre Northampton shyre Cambridgeshyre Beddeforth shyre Buykyngham shyre Leycestre shyre Derby shyre Notyngham shyre Lyncolnshyre Yorkeshyre DurhaÌ„shyre Northumberlonde Caerleyllshyre with Cumberlonde Appelby shyre with Westmerlonde Lancastre shyre that conteyneth fyue lytell shyres These fyftene North and Eest shyres wereâ— somtyme gouerned and ruled by the lawe called Mercia in latyn and marchene lawe in Englysshe It is to wyte yâ— Yorkeshyre stretcheth from the Ryuer of Humbre vntoo the Ryuer of Teyse And yet in Yorkeshyre ben .xxii. hondredys hondred candredes is all one Candrede is one worde made of walshe and Irysshe and is too menynge a countree that conteyneth an hondred townes and is also in Englysshe called Wepentak for somtyme in the comynge of a newe lorde tenauntes were wonte to yelde vppe theyr wepen in stede of homage Duramshyre stretcheth frome the Rynere of Teyse vnto the Ryuere of Tyne And for to spke propr ely of Northumberlonde it stretcheth froo yâ— Ryuer of Tyne vnto yâ— Ryuer of Twede That is in the begynnynge of Scotlonde Then yf the countre of Northum berlonde that was somtyme frome HuÌ„bre vnto Twede be nowe a counted for one shyre one Erledom as it was somtyme Then ben in Englonde but .xxxii shyres but yf the countree of Northumberlond be departed into .vi. shyres that ben Euerwykshyre Duramshire Northumberlonde Caerleylshyre Appelbyshyre Lancastre shyre then ben in Englonde .xxxvi. shyres withoute Cornewale also without the ylondes Kynge wyllyam made all these prouynces and shyres to be descryued and moten Then were founden .xxxvi shyres and halfe ashyre Townes two and fyfty thousande and foure score Parysshe chirches .xlv. thousande and two Knyghtes fees .lxxv. thousande wherof men of relygyon haue xx.vii thousande .xv. knyghtes fees But nowe the woodes ben hewen downe and the londe newe tylled and made moche more than was at that tyme and many townes and vyllages buylded so ther ben many mo vyllages townes nowe than were in that tyme. And were as a fore is writen that Cornewale is not set amonge the shyres of Englonde it may stonde amonge them well ynough for it is neyther in wales ne in Scotlond but it is in Englonde and it Ioyneth vntoo Deuenshyre so may ther ben atcompted in Englonde .xxxvii. shyres and an halfe with the other shyres ¶ De legibus leguÌ„que vocabulis OVnwallo that hyght Moliuncius also made fyrste lawes in britayne the whiche lawes were called Moliuncius lawes and were solempnely obserued vnto wyllyam Conquerours tyme Moliuncyus ordeyned amonge hys lawes that Cytees Temples wayes that leden men therto and plowe men solowes sholde haue preuylege and fredome for to saue all men that wolde fletherto for socour and refuge Then afterwarde Mercia quene of Britons that was Gwytelinus wyfe of her the prouynce had the name of Mercia as somman suppose She made a lawe full of wytte and of reason was called Merchene lawe ¶ Gildas that wrote yâ— Cronicles and hystories of the Brytons torned these two lawes oute of Bryton speche into latyn And afterwarde kynge Aluredus torned all out of latyn in too Saxons speche and was called marchene lawe Also the same kynge Aluredus wrote in Englysshe and put to an other lawe that hyght westsaxon lawe Then afterwarde Danes were lordes in thys londe and so came forth the thyrde law that heet Dane lawe Of these thre lawes saynt Edwarde the thyrde made one commune lawe that yet is called saynt Edwardes lawe I holde it welle done to wryte here expowne many termes of these lawes Myndebruch hurtyng of honoure and worshyppe In frenche bleschur dhoÌ„nour Burbruck in Frenche bleschur de court on de cloys Grithbruche brekynge of peas Myskennynge chauÌ„gynge of speche in court Shewynge set tynge forth of marchaundyse Hamsokne or Hamfare a rere made in hous forstallynge wronge or bette downe in the kynges hyghe waye Frithsoken surete in defence Sak Forsfayte Soka sute of courte and therof comethe soken Theam Sute of bondemen fyghtynge wytte A mersemente for fyghtynge Blode wytte A Mersemente forshedynge of bloode Flytwytte a mendes for chydynge of blode Leyrwytte Amendes for lyenge by a bounde woman Gulewytte A mendes For trespas Scot A gadrynge to werke of bayllyes Hydage tayllage for hydes of londe Daneghelde tayllage gyuen to the Danes that was of euery bona taterre That is euery oxe londe thre pens A wepyntak and an hondred is all one for the countre of townes were wonte to gyue vp wepyn in the comynge of a lorde Lestage custome chalenged in chepynges fares and stallage custome for standynge in stretes in fayre tyme. ¶ Of kyngdoms of boundes and markes bytwene them ca .xii. THe kyngdome of Brytayne stode withoute departynge hole and all one kyngdome to the Brytons from the fyrste Brute vnto Iulius Cezars tyme and fro Iulius Cezars tyme vnto seuerus tyme this londe was vnder trybute to the Romayns Neuerthelesse kynges they hadde of the same londe from Seuerus vnto the laste prynce GracyaÌ„ successours of Brytayne fayled and Romayns regned in Brytayn Afterwarde the Romayns lefte of theyr regnynge in Brytayne by cause it was ferre frome Rome and for grete besynesse that they hadde in other syde Thenne Scottes and Pyctes by mysledynge of Maximê° the tyrauÌ„t pursewed Brytayn and warred ther with grete strength of meÌ„ of armes longe tyme vnto the tyme that the Saxons come at the prayenge of the britons agaynste the Pyctes and put oute Gurmonde she Iryss he kynge with his Pyctes and the Brytons also with her kynge that heet Careticus drofe hem oute of Englonde into wales and soo yâ— Saxons were
to the bysshop of Lyncoln a goode towne called Spaldynge ¶ De episcopis Merciorum wilhelmus DEre take hede that as the kyngdom of Mercia was alwaye gret test for the tyme so it was dealed in mobysshopryches specally by grete herte by kynge Offa. whiche was .xl. yere kynge of Mercia he chaunged the archcbysshops see fro Caunterbury to Lychfeld by assent of Adryan the pope Thenne the prouynce of Mercia and of Lyndeâ—â—far in the fyrste begynnynge of her crystendom in kynge wulfrans tyme hadde one bysshop at Lychfelde the fyrste bysshop that was there heet Dwyna the se conde heet Celath and were both Scot tes after them the thyrde Trumphere the fourth Iarmuanus the fyft Chedde But in Edelfredes tyme that was wulfrans broder whan Chedde was deede Theodorus tharchebysshoppe ordeyned there Wynfrede Cheddes deken Netheles apud Hyndon after that for he was vnbuxome in some poynte he ordeyned there Sexwulf abbot of Medamstede yâ— is named burgh But after Sexwulfus fourth yere Theodorus tharchebysshop ordeyned fyue bysshops in the prouynce of Mercia And so he ordeyned Bosel at wyrcestre Cudwyn at Lychfelde the for sayd Sexwulf at Chestre Edelwyn at Lyndeseye atte cyte Sidenia and he toke Eata monke of the abbaye of Hylde at whythy made hym bysshop of Dorchestre besyde Oxenforde Tho this dorchestre heet Dorkynge so the see of yâ— longed to westsaxon in saynt Bytynes tyme longed to Mercia from Theodorus tharchebysshops tyme Ethelred kynge of Mercia had destroyed Kente thys bysshop Sexwulf toke Pyctas bysshop of Rochestre that come out of Kente made hym first bysshop of Herdforde at last whaÌ„ Sexwulf was dede Hedda was bysshop of Lychfelde after hym wilfred flemed out of NorthuÌ„berlonde was bysshop of Chestre uetheles after two yere alfrede kynge of NorthuÌ„berloÌ„d deyed wilfred torned agayne to his owne se hagulstaldeÌ„ so Hedda held both yâ— bysshopriches of Lichfeld of Chestre aft byÌ„ come albyn yâ— heet wor also alt byÌ„ come thre bysshops torta at chestre witta at Lychefelde And Eata was yet atte Dorchestre After hys dethe bysshops of Lyndesey helde his see .iii. hondred .liiii. yere vnto Remigius chaunged the se to Lyncoln by leue of yâ— fyrste kynge wyllyam But in Edgars tyme bysshop Le of winus Ioyned both bysshopryches to gyder of Chestre Lyndeffar whyle his lyfe endured ¶ De episcopis Northumbran Wilhel de pon .li. ca xi AT Yorke was one see for all yâ— prouynce of NorthuÌ„berloÌ„de paulinus helde fyrst the se was ordeyned of that bysshop of CauÌ„terbury helde yâ— see of Yorke .vii. yere Afterwarde whanne kynge Edwyn was slayne thynges we re dystroubled Paulinus went thens by water awaye into Kent from whens he come fyrste and toke with hym the pall ¶ Wilhel li.iii And soo yâ— bysshopryche of Yorke ceased .xxx. yere yâ— vse of the palle ceased there an hondred .xxv. yere vnto yâ— Egbart yâ— bysshop that was yâ— kynges broder of yâ— loÌ„de recouered it by auctorite of the pope ¶ R. whan saynt Oswolde regned Aydanus a Scot was bys shop in Brenicia yâ— is the north syde of Northumberlonde after hym finianê° after hym Salmanê° Â¶ wilhel vby â— At last he wente in to Scotlonde with greate iudygnacion for wylfre vndertoke hym for he helde vnlawfully Eesterdaye .xxx yere after yâ— Paulinê° was gone froÌ„ theÌ„s Wilfred was made bysshop of Yorke ¶ Beda li .iiii. But while he dwelled loÌ„ge in frauÌ„ce aboute his sacrynge at excytynge of quartadecimanorum that were they yâ— helde Eesterdaye yâ— .xiiii. daye of yâ— mone Chedde was ytake oute of hys abbaye of Lystynge wrongfully putte oute into yâ— se of Yorke by assente of kyÌ„ge Dswy But thre yere afterwarde the odorus tharchebysshop dyd hym awaye assygned hym to the prouynce of Mercia restored wilfrede to the see of yorke But after by cause of wrache that was bytwene hym the kynge Egfryde was put out of the see by Theodorus helpe tharchebysshop that was corrupt wishe some manere mede this was done after that Wilfred had ben bysshop of Yorke Cumbert at Hagustalde chirche Eata at Lyndeffar chirche that now is called holy ylonde in the Ryuert of Twâ—de Aydanus founde fyrste the see And Theodorus made Eadhedus bysshopp of Repoune that was comen agayne out of Lyndeseye Wilfred had be abbot of Repoune Theodorus sente Trunwynus to yâ— londe of Pyctes in thendes of Englonde faste by Scotlonde in a place yâ— heet Candida casa whiterne also there saynt Ninian a Bryton was fyrst founder doctour But all these sees ourtake yorke fayled lytyll lytell for the see of Candida casa that is Gallewaye yâ— tho longed to Englonde dured many yeres vnder .x. bysshops vnto yâ— it had no power by destroyenge of yâ— Pectes The sees of Hagustalde of Eyndeffaâ— was soÌ„tyme all one vnder .lx. bysshops about four score yere ten dured vnto yâ— comynge of yâ— Danes In that tyme vnder Hyngar Hubba arduf yâ— bysshop rede longe about with saynt Cuberts body vnto kynge Aluredes tyme kynge of weâ—lsaxon yâ— se of Lyndeffar was sette at Kunegestre yâ— is salled Runyngysburgh also yâ— place is called now Vbbesford vpon Twede At yâ— laste the xvii yere of kynge Egbert kynge Edgars sone yâ— se was chauÌ„ged to Durbam saynt Cutberts body was brought thyder by yâ— doynge of Edmonde yâ— bysshop fro yâ— tyme forwarde yâ— se of Hagustalde of lyÌ„ deffar fayled vetterly The fyrste kynge Henry in yâ— .ix. yere of his regne made the newe see at Cacerleyl The archebysshop of Caunterbury hathe vnder hym .xiii. bysshops in Englonde nu in wales he bathe Rochestre vnder hym and that se hath vnder hym a parte in Kente alone London hath vnder hym Estsex Myddelsex half herdforth shyre Chyrhesde hathe vnder hym Southsex and the Yle of Wyght Wynchestre hath vnder hym Hampshyre and Southrey Salesbury hath vnder hym Barksyre wyld shyre Dorsete Exetre hath vnder hym Deuenshyre and Cornewayle Bathe hath vnder hym Somersetteshyre alone Wyrcestre hath vnder hym Gloucestre shyre Wyrcestre shyre and half warwykshyre Herdforde hathe vnder hym Herfordshyre and some of Shropshyre Chestre is bysshop of Couentree and of Lychfelde and hath vnder hym Chestre shyre Staffordshyre Derbyshyre halfe Warwykshyre and som of Shropshyre and some of Lancastre shyre fro the Ryuer of Mersee vnto the Ryuer Rypylle Lyncoln hath vnder hym the prouynces that ben bytwene Temse and Humbree that ben the shyres of Lyncoln of Lecestre of Northampton of Huntyngdon of Bedford of Bokyngham of Oxenfor de and halfe Herdfordshyre Ely hathe vnder hym Cambrygeshyre out ake mer londe Norwyche hath vnder hym Merlonde Norffolk and Suffolk Also thar chbysshop of Caunterbury hath foure suffrygans in Wales that ben Landaf saynt Dauyes Bangor saynt assaph The archebysshop of Yorke hath nowe but two bysshops vnder hym that bene Durham and Carcleyll ¶ R. And soo ben but two prymates
saye fro the forsayde Egbartus tyme vnto saynt Edwardes tyme and made the fyfte manere of people in the ylonde But they fayled afterwarde Atter laste come Normans vnto duke wyllyam and subdued Englysshmen yet kepe theye the londe and they made the syxth peple in the Ylonde But in the fyrste Kynge Henryes tyme come many flemynges receyued a dwellynge place for a tyme besyde Maylros in the west syde of EngloÌ„de and made the seuenth people in the ylonde Netheles by commauÌ„dement of yâ— same kynge they were put thens and dryuen to Hauerfordes syde in the west syde of wales ¶ R. And so nowe in Brytayn Danes and Pyctes fayllen all oute and fyue nacyons dwellen therin that beene Scottes in Albania that is Scotlonde Brytayne in Chambria that is Wales but that flemynges dwelle in that is weste wales And Normans and EnglysshmeÌ„ ben medled in all the ylond for it is now doubte in storyes how and in what manere they were putte awaye and dystroyed out of Brytayne Nowe it is too declare how the Pyctes were dystroyed fayled ¶ Gir pÌ„ ca vii Brytayne was somtyme occupyed with Saxons peas was made and stablysshed with the Pyctes thenne the Scottes that came with the Pyctes sawe that the Pyctes were nobler of dedes and better men of armes though they were lasse in nombre than the Scottes Thenne the Scottes hauynge therof enuye torned to theyr naturall treason yâ— they haue ofte vsed for in treason they passe other men and ben traytours as it were by kynde for they prayed all yâ— Pyctes and specyally the grete of them to a feest and wayted her tyme whan the Pyctes were mery and had well dronke they drewe vp nayles that helde vp holowe beÌ„ches vnder the Pyctes and the Pyctes vnware sodaynly fyll in ouer the hammes into a wonderfull pytfalle Thenne the Scottes fell on the Pyctes and slew theÌ„ and lefte none alyue And so of two manere people the better warryours were holy destroyed But the other that been the Scottes which ben traytours all vnlyke to the Pyctes toke prouffyte by that fals treason for they toke all that londe and holde it yet vnto thys tyme and calle it Scotlonde after hir owne name In kyÌ„g Edgarus tyme Rynadius Alpinus sone was duke and leder of the Scottes and warred in Pycte londe and destroyed the Pyctes he warred syx sythes in Saxon toke all the londe that is bytwene Twede and the Scottysshe see withe wronge and with strengthe ¶ Of the langages of maners and vsage of the people of that londe ca .xv. AS it is knowen how many maner of people ben in this Ylonde there ben also so many langages and tonges Netheles walsshe and Scottes that ben not medled with other nacyons kepe yet theyr langage speche but yet yâ— scottes yâ— were soÌ„tyme confederate dwelled with pyctes draw soÌ„what after ther speche But the flemynges that dwell in yâ— west syde of wales haue lefte her straunge speche and speken lyke to Saxons also Englysshmen though they had fro yâ— begynnynge thre maner of speches sontherne Northern myddell speche in the 〈◊〉 of the londe as they come of thee manner of people Germania Neâ—eles by commixion and medlynge fyrst with Danes and afterwarde with Normans in many thynges the countre langage in appared for some vse straung wlaff 〈…〉 terynge harrynge garrynge gryâ—â—ytynge This apparinge of yâ— langage cometh of two thynges one bycause yâ— chylorene that gone to scole lerne to speke fyrst Englysshe and than ben compelled to constrewe her lessons in Frensshe that haue ben vsed syn the Normans come into Englonde Also gentylmens chyldren be lerned and taught from theyr youth too speke frensshe and vp londesshmen wyll counterfete and lyken hymselfe to gentyl men and are besy to speke frensshe for to be more sette by wherfore it is sayd by a comyn prouerbe Iack wolde be a gentyl man yf he coude speke frensshe ¶ Treuisa This was moche vsed to for the grete deth but syth it is somdele chaunged for syr Ioan Corne wayle a mayster of gramer chaungede the techynge of gramer scole and construccion of frensshe in too Englysshe And other scole maysters vse the same waye now in the yere of our lorde a M.CCC.lxxxv the ix yere of kyng Rycharde the seconde leue all frenssh in scoles vse all constructyon in englysshe wherin they haue auauÌ„tage one way that is that they lerne the soner theyr gramer and in another dysauauntage for nowe they l erne no frensshe nor can no ne whiche is hurt for them that shal passe the see And also gentylmen haue moche lefte to teche they re chyldren to speke frensshe ¶ R. It semeth a grete wonder yâ— Englysshmen haue so grete dyuersyte in theyr owne langage in sown in spekynge of it whiche is all in one ylonde And the langage of Normandye is comeÌ„ out of an other londe and hath one manere sowne amonge all them that speke it in Englonde for a man of â—ence southern western Northern meÌ„ speken frenshe all syke in sowne and speche but they can not speke theyr Englysshe so ¶ Treuisa Netheles ther ben as many dyuerse maner of frensshe in the reame of frauÌ„â—e as dyuerse Englysshe in the reame of Englonde ¶ R. Also of the forsayd touge whiche is departed in thre is grete woÌ„der formen of yâ— eest with men of yâ—â—est accorde better in sownynge of theâ—â— speche than men of yâ— north with men of the south Therfore it is yâ— men of merâ—â— y◠〈◊〉 of myddell EngloÌ„de as it were partâ—â—ers with yâ— endes vnderstond better y◠〈◊〉 â—â—â—gages northern southern thaÌ„ northern southern vnderstoÌ„de eyther other 〈…〉 helde poÌ„ li.iii All yâ— laÌ„gage of yâ— Northâ—â—bres specyall at yorkâ— is so sharpe shyttynge frottynge and vnshappe that 〈◊〉 southern men may vnneth vnderstonde that langage I suppose the cause but 〈◊〉 they be nyghe to the alyens that speke straungely And also by cause the kynges of Englonde abyde and dwellt more 〈◊〉 the south countre than in the north 〈…〉 tree The cause why they abide more in the south countree than in the north 〈…〉 tree is by cause that there is better 〈◊〉 londe more people 〈◊〉 noble 〈…〉 profytable hauens in the south 〈◊〉 than in the north countree ¶ De gentis huius moâ—â—â—bus Gir. in itinere FOr the maners doynge of walsshmen and of Scottes ben tofore somwhat declared Nowe I purpose to telle and declare the condycions of the medled people of Englonde But the flemynges that been in the weste syde of Wales beÌ„ now all torned as they were Englyshe men by cause they companye with Englysshmen And they be myghty and stroÌ„ge to fyght and ben the moost enemyes that walsshmen haue and vse marchauÌ„dyse and clothynge and ben full redy too putte themself in auentures and to peryl in thesee londe bycause of grete wynnynge ben redy somtyme
the reame of Englonde And yâ— tyme abode the scottê in yâ— other syde for cause yâ— the Englysshmen shold haue be drowned ¶ This was the araye of the Scottes how that they came in batayll ayenst yâ— two kynges of Englonde and of Scotlonde In the vaunt warde of Scotlonde were thyse lordes THerle of Moryf Iamys Frysell Symond Frysell walter Stewarde Reynolde Cheyn Patryk of Greham IohnÌ„ le grauÌ„t Iamys of Cordoll Patryk Parkeys Robert Caldecottes Philyp of MelledruÌ„ ThomÌ„s Gylbert Rauf wyseman Adam gurdon Iamis Gramat Robert Boâ—d Hugh Park with xl knyghts new dubbyd vi CmeÌ„ of atmes .iii. M. of comyns In yâ— fyrst parte of â—halfe batayll were thyse lordes yâ— Steward of Scotlonde yâ— erle of Mory Iamys his vncle wyllyaÌ„ Douglas Dauyd of Lyndesey Marcolyn Flemynge wyllyam of Keth DnÌ„ken Canbok with xxx bachelers newe dubbyd ¶ In the seconde parte of yâ— batayll were thyse lordes Iamis Stewarde of Corden Alem Stewarde wyllyam Abbrehin wyllyaÌ„ Morys Iamys Fytzwyllyam Adam lemose walter Fytz. Gylbert IohnÌ„ of cerleton Robert wallam with .vii. C men of armes .xvii. M. comyns ¶ In yâ— third parte of yâ— batayll of Scotlonde were thise lordes The erle of Moref the erle of Ruf therle of Strahern yâ— erle of Soth erlond wyllyam of Kyrkkelay IohnÌ„ caÌ„â—â—â— Gylbert of Hey Wyllyam ramsey wyllyam Prendrgest Kyrston Harde Wyllyam Gurde Arnolde Garde Thomas Dolphyn with .xl. knyghtes newe bubbyd .ix. C. men of armys .xvM. of comyns ¶ In the fourth warde of yâ— batayll of Scotlonde were thyse lordê Archbalde Douglas yâ— erle of Leneuax Alysander le Brus. yâ— erle of Fyff IohnÌ„ Canbell erle of Atheles Roberte Lawether wyllyam of Vypount wyllyam of ConstoÌ„ IohnÌ„ de Labels Groos de She renlaw IhonÌ„ de Lyndesey Alysander de Gray Ingram de Vmfteuille Patrykâ—de Poleâ—worthe Dauyd de wymes Mychell Scot. wyllyam Landy Thomas de Boys Roger Mortimer with .xx. bachlers newe dubbyd .ix. C men of armys xviii M. iiii C. of comyns The Erle of Dunbar keper of yâ— castell of Berewyk halpe the Scottes with .l. men of armys ¶ And syr Alysander of Ceton keper of yâ— forsayd towne of Berewyk with an C. men of armys And also the comyns of the towne with .iiii. C men of armys and with .viii. C of fote men ¶ The soÌ„me of therles lordes aboue sayd amounteth .lxvi. ¶ The soÌ„me of bachlers newe dubbyd amounteth to an C.lx. ¶ The soÌ„me of men of armys amounteth .iii. M.C. ¶ The soÌ„me of the comyns amounteth liii M. .iii. C The soÌ„me totalle of the people abouesayd a mounteth .lxv. M.vii C.xlv And thyse lx .vi. greate lordes ladde all the other greate lordes abouesayd in foure bataylles as it is tolde beforen all on fore and kynge Edwarde of Englonde and Edwarde Baylloll kynge of Scotlonde hadde well appareylled they re folke in foure bataylles for too fyght on fote ayenst the Scottes theyr enmyes ¶ And the Englysshe mystrels blewe theyr truÌ„pets and theyr claryons and hydously ascryed the Scottes And tho had euery Englysshe batayll two wynges of price archers The which at that batayll shot arowes so fast so sore that yâ— Scottes myght not helpe themself And the◠〈◊〉 the Scottes thousandes vnto he grouÌ„de And they began for to flee fro the englysshmen for too saue theyr lyues And whane the Scottes knaues saw yâ— scomfyture the Scottes fall faste to yâ— grouÌ„de they pryckyd fast theyr maysters horse with yâ— sporys for to kepe theym from peryll sette theyr maysters at no force And whan thenglysshmen sawe yâ— they lept on theyr horses faste pursued the scottes all that abode they slewe downe ryghte ¶ There men myghte see the doughtynesse of yâ— noble kynge Edwarde of his men how manly they pursewed yâ— Scottes yâ— flow for drede And the remen myght see many a ScottysshmaÌ„ caste downe vnto yâ— grouÌ„de the baners dysplayed hackyd into peces many agode haberyoyne of stele in yâ— blode bath And many a tyme yâ— Scottes were gadred into companyes but euer more thei were dyscomfyted ¶ And so it befell as god almyghty wolde that the Scottes had that daye nomore foyson ne myght ayenst the Englysshmen than .xx. shepe amonge .v. vulues And so were yâ— scottes dyscoÌ„fyted yet the scottes was wel v. men ayenst one Englysshman And yâ— batayll was done on Halidoune hyll be syde yâ— towne of Berwyk atte yâ— whiche batayll were slayne of the Scottes .xxxv tousande .vii. hundred and .xii. And of yâ— Englysshmen but only .xiii. And thys vyctory befell too the Englysshmen on saynt Margaretes euen yâ— holy vyrgyn martyr in the yere of oure lorde Iheâ—n Crist M.CCC.xxxii ¶ And while this doynge lastyd the Englyssh pages toke the pylfre of the Scottes that were slayne euery man that he myght take without ony chalengynge of ony man And so after this gracyous vyctory the kyng tornyd hym agayne vnto the same syege of Berewyk ¶ And whanne they be syeged sawe and herde howe kynge Edwarde hadde spedde they yelded to him the towne with the castell on yâ— morow after saynt Margaretes daye ¶ And thenne the kynge dydde ordeyne syr Edwarde Bayllol with othere noble and worshypfull men too be kepets and gouernoures of all Scotlonde in his absence And hymselfe torned ayen and came into Englonde after this vyctorye with moche Ioy and also worshyp and in the nexte yere folowynge after that is for to saye in the yere of the Incaâ—acyon of oure lorde Ihesu Cryst M.CCC xxxiii And of kynge Edward .vii he wente ayen into Scotlonde in wynter tyme Atte the whiche vyage the castell of kylbrygge in Scotlonde for hym and for hys men that were with hym he recouered and hadde ayenste the Scottes 〈◊〉 atte his owne luste ¶ And in that same yere syre Edwarde Baylloll kynge of Scotlonde helde his parlement in 〈◊〉 londe with many noble lordes of Englonde that were atte that same parlement bycause of theyr londes and also lordshyps that they had in the reame of Scotlonde And helde alle of the same Bayllol ¶ And in the .viii. yere of hysregne abowte the feest of saynt Iohan Baptist syr Edwarde Bayllol the ver 〈◊〉 and true kynge of Scotlonde as by herytage ryghte lyne made his homage feaute vnto kynge Edwarde of Englonde for yâ— reame of Scotlond at new castell vpon Tyne in yâ— presence of many a worthy man and alsoo of comyns bothe of the reame of Englonde and also of Scotlonde ¶ And anone after in the same yere kynge Edwarde of Englonde receyued of the duke of Brytayne his homage for the erldom and lordshyp of Rychmonde And so folowynge in the .ix. yere of his regne after Myghelmas rode into Scotlond and there was faste by saynt Iohannes towne almoste all the wynter tyme And soo be helde hys Crysteman atte the castell of Rokesbourgh ¶ And in the same yere thrughe out all Englond abowte saynt Clementys tyde in wynter ¶ There arose suche
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