no longer was bouÌ„den traÌ„slated in to Babylon many with hym were translated Vt pêª patet .iiij. reguÌ„ .xxiiij. ¶ Danyell Ananias Azarias Misaell Ezechiell and Mardochius all these with Ioachim the kyng were ledde in to Babylon yonge chyldren for bycause they were of the noble blode ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M. vj C. Et ante Christi natiuitatem vj C. ¶ Here begynneth the fyth age of the Worlde durynge to the natiuite of Chryst Transmigratio SEdechias the thyrde sone of Iosie regned on the Iewes .xj. yere this Sedechias was a myscheuous man in his lyuynge he wolde not here Ieremy the prophete therfore he perysshed wretchedly all the Iury with hym his eyen were put out his chyldren were slayne Vt pêª patet .iiij. reg ¶ Iosedech the sone of Azarie was bysshop was traÌ„stated fro Ierusalem by Nabugodonosor in to Babylon ¶ Abacuk ê“phecyed agaynst Nabuch at BabyloÌ„ there be opinyoÌ„s what tyme this Abacuk was This Abacuk brought meet to Daniel whaÌ„ he was put to the lyons after Ierome And here endeth the fourth age the hystory of Regum THis tyme the teÌ„ple of Salomon was brent of the Caldees Ierusalem was destroyed This teÌ„ple stode cccc .xlij. yere that is to wyte fro the fyrst makynge the whiche was made the fourth yere of Salomon And fro the destruccyon the whiche was made by Tytê° that is to wyte .xlij. yere after the passyoÌ„ of Chryst ¶ Priscus Torquinus the .v. kynge of Rome regned and he made CapitolliuÌ„ quasi caput soluÌ„ For in the grouÌ„de werke was fouÌ„de a heed without ony body as for prophecye of thynges to come For there afterwarde the senatours sate as one heed of all the world ¶ This tyme thre chyldren were cast in to a furneys brennynge with a myracle they were delyuered as it is shewed in Daniel ◠¶ Nabugodonosor the sone of Nabugodonosor the myghty regned in Babylon This man made an hangynge gardyn with myghty costes for his wyfe many meruaylous thynges he dyd so that he wolde be named to excede Hercules in his gretnes strengthe ¶ Enilmelrodach broder vnto the latter Nabugodonosor regned in Babylon This man toke Ioachym out of pryson worshipped hym his faders deed body after the counseyle of this man he deuyded to an hondred grypes lest that he sholde ryse froÌ„ deth to lyfe ¶ Nota. The playe of the chesse was foude of â—erse a philosopher for the correccyon of Enilmerodach this tyme the kyng of Babylon a grete tyrauÌ„t the whiche was wont to kyll his owne maysters wyse men And for he durst not rebuke hyÌ„ openly with suche a wytty game he procured hym to be meke ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M. vj C .xxxiiij. Et ante Christi natiuitatem .v. C .lxv. SAthiel of the lyne of Chryst was sone to Iecony the kyng of Iewes the whiche he gate after the transmygracyon of Babylon as Marke the euaÌ„gelyst sayth ¶ Seruius Tuliê° the .vj. kynge of Rome was of a bonde condycyon on the moders syde for she was a captyue mayden but she was of the noble blode This man had grete louynge nobly he bare hym in euery place Thre hylles to the cite he put dyched the walles rouÌ„de about ¶ Regusar Sabusardach Balthasar were bretherne the whiche regned one after an other were kynges in Babylon And Balthasar was the last kyng of Babylon the whiche was slayne of Darius Cyrus Vide pl’a plura Dani .v. ¶ Incipit Monarchia Persarum DArius vnkle to Cyro felowe in the kyngdom with Cyro occupyed the kyngdom of Babilon Darius traÌ„slated the kyngdom of Babylons Caldees in to the kyngdom of PersaruÌ„ MedoruÌ„ ¶ Cyrê° was emperour .xxx. yere This Cyrus held the monarchy hole at Perses Of this man ê“phecyed ysaias he destroyed BabyloÌ„ flewe Balthasar king of Babylon he worshipped gretly Daniel The Iewes he sente home agayne that they shold buylde the temple of god Vt pêª patet Esore .j. ¶ Babylon the stronge castell was destroyed his power was taken fro him as it was ê“phâ—â—ped This was the fyrst cite and the gretest of all the worlde of that whiche incredyble thinges are wryteÌ„ this that was so stroÌ„ge in one nyght was destroyed that it myght be shewed to the power of god to that whiche power all other ben but a sperke dust For it is sayd for soth that it was incredible to be made with maÌ„nes hande or to be destroyed with maÌ„nes strength wherof all the worlde myght take an ensample and it wolde or myght be enformed ¶ Tarquinus suê‘bus was the .vij. kyng of Rome he regned xxxv yere This man fouÌ„de fyrst all these turmentes whiche are ordeined for malefactours as erâ—e pâ—son welles galowes fetters manyâ—â—es chaynes collers suche other And for his grete pryde cruelnesse god suffred hyÌ„ to myscheue in what maner wyse it shal be shewed He had a sone of the same name that whiche sone defouled a worthy maÌ„nes wyfe they called hyÌ„ Coâ—â—aryn his wyf was called Lucres This Tarquinus that was this seueÌ„th kynges sone aforesayd came to this ladyes hous absent her husboÌ„de to souê‘ to lodgynge And whan all were a slepe he rose with a swerde in his haÌ„de with strength â—â—re he rauisshed the womaÌ„ And whaÌ„ he was gone she sente vnto her fader her husboÌ„de for she was of grete kynne thus she sayd to them The kinges sone came hyther as a frende of whome I had no mistrust thus he hath defyled my â—hastite lost my name for euermore WhaÌ„ her frendes sawe her wepe pyteously complayne they coÌ„forted her as well as they coude sayd it was no vylany vnto her for it was agaynst her wyl She answered sayd Yet shall there neuer womaÌ„ excuse herby Lucres for though she coÌ„sented not to this dede yet shal she not dye wtout payn for that dede And with that worde she had a knyfe redy vnder her mantell with whiche she smote her selfe to the hert And for this cruelnes this pyteous dethe the people of Rome arose exiled this kyng all his ê“geny for euermore And thus ceased these kynges of Rome neuer was none after ¶ Of the gouernauÌ„ce of Rome tyll the Emperours began AFter whaÌ„ this tyrauÌ„t was deed the Romayns ordeyned that there shold neuer be kyng more in Rome But they wolde be gouerned fro thens forth by consules So whaÌ„ those kynges had regned CC. yere and .xl. they made this statute that two consules sholde be chosen they sholde gouerne the Cite the people for this cause these two were chosen that yf one of them wolde make ony excesse that other sholde gouerne hym For there was no thynge obeyed but yf they coÌ„sented bothe Also they shold not stande in theyr dignite passyng one yere for this cause That for dominacyon of longe tyme they sholde not vsurpe
strauÌ„ge dreme tolde it to a knyght that was moost preuy with the kynge of all men the knyght was called Hanumdes Soone the monke and he tolde the dreme vnto the kynge and sayd that it sholde betoken other thynge than good And neuertheles yâ— king laughed therac twyes or thryes and lytell set therby thought that he wolde go hunte and playe in the forest And men counseyled hym that he sholde not go that daye for no maner thynge ne come in yâ— wode so that he abode at home before meet But anone as he had eten no man myght let hym but that he wolde go vnto yâ— wode for to haue his dysporte And so it befell that one of his knyghtes that hyghte Walter Tyrell wolde haue shorte to a grete harte his arowe glansed vpon a braunche and through mysauenture smote the kynge vnto the herte And so he fell downe deed to the grounde without ony worde spekynge and so ended his lyfe days And it was no mecuayle for the daye that he dyed he had let to â—erme the archebysshopryche of Caunterbury and .xij. abbeys also and euer more dyd grete destruccyon to holy chirche through wrongfull takynge and askyng For no man durst withstaÌ„de that he wold haue done of his â—ewdnes he wolde neuer wtdrawe neyther amende his lyfe And therfore god wolde suffre hym no longer to regne in his wyckednes And he had ben kyng .xiij. yere and vj. wekes lyeth at Westmynster ¶ Anno dâ—i M .lxxxviij. PAscall was pope after Vrbanus xviij yere and .v. monethes the whiche the .xiij. yere of his bysshoprych with his cardynais was put in pryson by the emperour Henry the fourth And they myght not be delyuered tyll the pope had sworne that he sholde kepe peas with hym that he sholde neuer curse hym And on that promesse the pope gaue the emperour a preuylege And the yere after the pope dampned that preuplege and sayd on this wyse Let vs comprehende all holy scripture the olde testameÌ„t the newe the lawes the ê“phetes the gospell the canons of apostles all the decrees of the popes of Rome that the they helde I hold that that they dampned I dampne moost specially that preuy lege graunted to Henry the emperour the whiche rather is graunted to venge his malyce than to multyply his pacyence in vertue for euermore I dampne that same preuylege ¶ Of king HeÌ„ry beauclerke that was Willyam Rous broder of the debate bytwene hym Robert Curtoys his broder ANd whan this Willyam Rous was deed Henry beauclerk his broder was made kynge bycause that William Rous had no childe 〈◊〉 of his body this Henry Beauclerk was crowned kyng at London the fourth daye after that his broder was deed that is is saye the fyfth daye of August ¶ And anone as Ancelme that was archebysshop of Caunterbury beynge at the courte of Rome herde tell that Wyllyam Rous was deed he came agayne in to Englonde kyng Henry Beauclerk welcomed hym honourably And the first yere that he regned he spoused Maude that was Margaretes doughter the quene of Scotloâ—de the archebysshop Ancelme of Caunterbury wedded them And this kynge begate vpon his wyfe two sones a doughter that is to saye Willyam Rychard and Maude And this Maude was afterwarde the empresse of Almayn And in the seconde yere of his regne his broder Robert Curtoys duke of Normandy came with an huge hoost in to Englond for â—â— chalenge the londe But through couÌ„seyle of the wyse men of the londe they were accorded in this maner That the kyng shold gyVe his broder the duke a. M. pouÌ„d euery yere whiche of them lyued longest shold be others heyre so bytwene them sholde be no debate nor stryfe And whan they were thus accorded the duke went home agayn in to NormaÌ„dy And whan the kynge had regned foure yere there arose a grete debate bytwene hym and the archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury Ancelme For bycause that the archebysshop wolde not grauÌ„â—e hym to take talage of chirches at his wyll therfore the archebysshop Ancelme went agayne ouer the see vnto the courte of Rome there he dwelled with the pope And in the same yere the duke of Normandy came in to Englonde to speke with his broder And amoÌ„ge all other thynges the duke of Nor mandy forgaue vnto the kyng his broder the foresayd M. pouÌ„de that he sholde paye vnto the duke And with good loue the kyng the duke departed and than the duke went agayn in to NormaÌ„dy And whan two yere were gone through the entycement of the deuyll of lewde men a grete debate arose bytwene the kynge and the duke so that through counseyle the kynge went ouer the see in to Normandy And whaÌ„ the kyng was comen in to Normandy all the grete lordes of Normandy turned vnto the kyng of Englonde and helde agaynst the duke theyr owne lorde forsoke hyÌ„ yeldyng them vnto the kyng with all the good castels townes of NormaÌ„dy And soone after was the duke taken ledde with the kyng in to Englonde and the kyng let put the duke in to pryson And this was the vengeauÌ„ce of god For whan the duke was in the holy londe god gaue hym suche myght grace that he was chosen for to haue ben kyng of Ierusalem and he forsoke it wolde not take it vpon hym And therfore god sente hym that shame despyte for to be put in to his broders prison ThaÌ„ ceased kyng Henry all Normandy in to his haÌ„des helde it all his lyfe tyme. And in the same yere came the bysshop Ancelme from the courte of Rome in to Englonde agayne And the kyng he were accorded ¶ And in the yere nexte comynge after there began a grete debate bytwene kynge Philyp of FrauÌ„ce and kyng Henry of Englond Wherfore kyng Henry went in to Normandy and there was â—roÌ„ge warre bytwene them two And than dyed the kyng of FrauÌ„ce and Lowys his sone was made kynge anone after his dethe And than wente kynge Henry agayne in to Englonde maryed â—aâ—de his doughter to Henry the emperour of Almayne ¶ Of the debate that was bytwene kyng Lowys of Fraunce and kynge Henry of Englonde how kynge Henryes two sones were drowned in the hyâ— seâ— WHan kyng Henry had ben kyng xvij yere a grete debate arose bytwene kyng Lowys of FrauÌ„ce kynge Henry of Englonde bycause the kynge had sente in to Normandy to his men that they shold be helpynge vn to the erle of Bloyes as moche as they myght in warre agaynst the kynge of FrauÌ„ce that they sholde be as redy to hym as they were to theyr owne lorde for bycause that the erle had spoused his syster dame Maude And for this cause the king of FrauÌ„ce dyd moche sorowe to Normandy Wherfore the kynge of Englonde was wonders wrothe in ha 〈…〉 went ouer the see with a grete power
al EngloÌ„de about sa yt Clementes tyde in wynter there arose suche a spryngynge and wellynge vp of water also of flodes bothe of the see also of fresshe ryuers sprynges that yâ— see bankes walles and costes brake vp that men beestes houses in many places namely in lowe countrees violently sodeynly were drowned fruytes dryuen awaye of the erth through contynuaunce aboundaunce of waters of the see euer more afterwarde were turned in to more saltnes and sournes of sauour ¶ The .x. yere of kyng Edwardes regne kynge Edward entred the Scottysshe see after mydsomer to many of the scottes he gaue batayle ouercame them many he treated bowed to his peas through his doughtynes And after at Myghelmasse than next folowynge was the erle of Moryf taken at Edenburgh and brought in to Englonde and put in to pryson ¶ And in the monethes of Iune and Iuly than nexte folowyng in the .xj. yere of his regne was seen and appered in yâ— fyrmament a bemed sterre the whiche clerkes call stella Cometa and that sterre was seen in dyuers partes of the fyrmament Where after anone there folowed in Englonde good chepe wonders grete plente of all chaffer vytayles and marchaundyse and there agaynst honger scarcete myschefe and nede of money In so moche that a quarter of whete at London was solde for two shyllynges and a good fatte oxe at a noble and fyue good doue byrdes for a peny In whiche yere dyed syr Iohn of Eltham erle of Cornewayle that was kynge Edwardes broder and lyeth at Westmynster ¶ How kynge Edwarde made a duchy of the erledome of Cornewayle and also of syxe other erles that were newe made and of the fyrst chalenge of the kyngdome of Fraunce IN the yere of our lorde M CCC .xxxvij. and the .xij. yere of kyng Edward in the moneth of Marche durynge the parlyament at Westmynster in lent tyme kyng Edward made of the erledome of Cornewayle a duchy let it call yâ— duchy of Cornewayle the whiche duchy he gaue to Edwarde his fyrst sone with the erledome of Chestre And also kynge Edwarde made at the same tyme .vj. other erles that is to saye syr Henry erle of LaÌ„casters sone erle of Leycestre WillyaÌ„ of Boghun erle of Northhamton Willyam of Mountagu erle of Salisbury Hugh of Awdell erle of Glocestre Robert of Vfford erle of Suffolke and Willyam of Cliton erle of Huntyngton ¶ And in that same yere it was ordeyned in the same parlyameÌ„t yâ— no man shold were no cloth that was wrought out of EngloÌ„de as of cloth of golde ne of sylke or veluet or damaske or satyn baud kyn ne none suche other ne none wylde ware ne furres of beyonde yâ— see but suche as myght spende an hondred pouÌ„de of rent by yere But this ordynauÌ„ce and statute was but of lytel effect for it was nothynge holden ¶ In the .xiij. yere of his regne kyng Edward went ouer the see in to BrabaÌ„d with quene Philip his wyfe there beryng a childe at And wâ—rp there he dwelled more than a yere for to treate with the duke of BrabaÌ„d other alyed vnto hym of the chalengynge of yâ— kyngdome of FrauÌ„ce to kynge Edward of Englonde by ryght by herytage after the deth of Karoll the grete kynge of Fraunce broder germayn of quene Isabel kyng Edwardes moder the whiche was holden occupyed vnrightfully by Philip of Valoys yâ— emes sone of Karoll The whiche duke all his in yâ— foresayd thyÌ„ges all other longyng therto with all his men and goodes kynge Edward fouÌ„de redy vnto hym made behyght 〈…〉 in â—o Eng 〈…〉 ¶ Than in the .xiiij. 〈…〉 des of his 〈…〉 to be at his 〈…〉 ter the 〈◊〉 of 〈…〉 y. The kynges 〈…〉 〈◊〉 as touthynge the kyngdome of FrauÌ„ce For whiche nedes to be 〈…〉 asked yâ— fyfth party of al y◠〈…〉 ble goodes of Englonde the 〈◊〉 〈…〉 the .ix. shefe of euery corne And all the 〈…〉 rdes of euery towne wh 〈…〉 suchâ—thynges shold be taxed gadred 〈…〉 to yâ— kyng therof he h 〈…〉 helde 〈◊〉 at his owne â—â—st wyll W 〈…〉 I shall knowlege the very trouth the inner loue of yâ— people was 〈◊〉 into hate yâ— comyn prayers in to 〈◊〉 for cause that yâ— comyn people were so strongly greued ¶ Also the foresayd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of FrauÌ„ce had gadred vnto hâ— a grete hoost destroyed there in his partyes kyngdom many of yâ— kynges frendes of EngloÌ„de with townes 〈◊〉 with many other of theyr lordshyps many 〈…〉 s shapes despytes dyd vnto yâ— quene Wher fore whan kyng Edward herde this he was strongly 〈◊〉 â—ngred therw t sent dyuers lettes ouer see to yâ— quene to other yâ— were his frendes in gladding them certyfyenge them yâ— he wolde he there hymselfe in all yâ—â—aste yâ— he might And anone after rester 〈◊〉 he had sped of all thyges that hym neded to haue he went ouer see agayn Of whose coming the quene all his frendes were woÌ„ders glad made moche toye And all yâ— were his enemyes helde agaynst him made his moche sorowe In the same tyme the king through couÌ„seyle of his true 〈◊〉 couÌ„seyle of his lordes yâ— there were present with hym 〈◊〉 yâ— kynge of 〈◊〉 name toke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 yâ— kynges armes of Frafice quartred with the armes of Englonde 〈◊〉 coÌ„manded forth with his coyne of golde vnder descripcyon 〈…〉 yng of the name of Englonde of FrauÌ„ce to be made best yâ— myght be yâ— is to saye the floreyn yâ— was called yâ— noble pryce of vâ— shyllynges .viij. pens sterlyng yâ— halfe noble yâ— value .iij. shyllynges â–ª 〈◊〉 peus the farthynge of yâ— value of â–ª 〈◊〉 peus ¶ How kynge Edwarde came vnto the Scluys and dyscomfyted all the power of Fraunce in the hauen ANd in yâ— nexte yere after that is to saye the .xv. yere of his â—egne he coÌ„mauÌ„ded let wryte in his chartres wryttes other lettres the date of the regne of FrauÌ„ce yâ— fyrst And whyle that he was thus doynge â—rauaylynge 〈◊〉 Fraunce through his couÌ„seyle â—e wrote to al the prelates dukes cries barons the noble lordes of yâ— couÌ„tre also to dyuers of the comyn people dyuers l 〈…〉 s maundementes berynge date at Gandaue the .viij. daye of February And anone after within a lytell tyme he came agayn in to Englonde with the quene her childreÌ„ And in yâ— same yere on midsomer euen he began to sayle toward FrauÌ„ce as gayn manly fyersly he fell vpon Philyp of â—aloys the whiche longe tyme laye had gadred to hym a full grete boustous meyny of dyuers nacions in yâ— hauen of Scluys there they fought to gyder yâ— kyng of FrauÌ„ce he with theyr â—oâ—â—es fro myddaye to thre of yâ— clocke on the morowe in yâ— whiche batayle were slayne .xxx. M. men of yâ—
that he myght not withstande ne tary on his enemyes he hyed hym agayn in to EngloÌ„de with his wyfe meyny leuyng behynde hym in Gascoyn the duke of Lancastre syr EdmoÌ„d erle of Cambridge with other worthy and noble men of armes ¶ In the .xlvj. yere of kyng Edward at the ordinauÌ„ce sendyng of kynge Edward the kyng of Nauerne came to hym to Claringdon to treate with hym of certayne thynges touthynge his warre in Normandy where kyng Edward had lefte certayn lyeges in his stedetyl he came agayn But king Edward might not spede of that that he asked hym And so the kynge of Nauerne with grete worshyp grete gyftes toke his leue went home agayn ¶ And about the begynnynge of Marche whan the parliameÌ„t at Westmynster was begon theÌ„ kynge asked of the clergy a subsydy of .l. M. pouÌ„de the whiche by a good auysement by a generall conuocacyon of the clergy it was grauÌ„ted ordeyned that it shold be payed reysed of the lay fee. And in this parlyament at the request askynge of the lordes in hatred of men of holy chirche the chaunceler the tresourer that were bysshops the clerke of the preuy seale were remeued and put out of theyr offyce in theyr stede were seculer men put in And whyle this parlyament lasted there came solempne embassatours fro the pope to treate with the kynge of peas sayd that the pope desyred to fulfyll his predecessours wyll but for all theyr comynge they spedde not ¶ Of the besyegynge of Rochell how the erle of Penbroke his coÌ„pany was there taken in the hauen with Spanyardes and all his shyppes brent â—He .ix. daye of Iune kynge Edward in the .xlvij. yere of his regne helde his parlyameÌ„t at Wynchestre it lasted but .viij. dayes to whiche parlyament were sompned by wryte of men of holy chirche .iiij. bysshops .iiij. abbots wtout ony moo This parlyament was holden for marchauÌ„tes of LondoÌ„ of Nor wyche and of other dyuers places in dyuers thyÌ„ges poyntes of treason that they were defamed of that is to saye that they were rebell wold aryse agaynst the kyng ¶ This same yere the duke of LaÌ„castre the erle of Cambrydge his broder came out of Gascoyne in to Englonde toke wedded to theyr wyues Peters doughters somtyme kyng of Spayne of whiche two doughters the duke had that elder the erle the yonger And that same time there were sent two cardynals fro the pope that is to saye an Englysshe cardinall a cardynall of Parys to treate of peas bytwene these two realmes whiche whan they had ben bothe loÌ„ge eche in his ê“uynce couÌ„trees fast by tretynge of the foresayd peas at yâ— last they toke with them the lettres of procuracy went agayne to Rome wtout ony effect of theyr purpose In this yere there was a stroÌ„ge batayle on the see bytwene Englysshmen Flemynges the Englisshmen had the victory toke xxv shyppes with salte sâ—eynge drownyng all the men that were therin vnwyting them that they were of the countree moche harme sholde haue fallen therof had not peas accorde soone be made bytwene them ¶ This yere the frensshmen besyeged the towne of Rochell wherfore the erle of Penbroke was sent in to Gascoyn with a grete coÌ„pany of men of armes for to destroye yÌ„ syege which passed the see came safe to the hauen of Rochell whan they were there at the hauens mouth or that they myght entre sodeynly came vpon them a stronge nauy of Spanyerdes whiche ouercame the Englysshmen in moche blemysshynge hurtyng sleynge of many people for as moche as the Englysshmen were not than redy for to fyght ne warned of theÌ„ And as the Spanyerdes came vpon them all the Englysshmen eyther they were takeÌ„ or slayne and. r. of them were sore wouÌ„ded to the dothâ— al theâ—r shyppes brent there they toke the erle with a grete tresour of the realme of Eng 〈…〉 many other noble men also on my 〈…〉 mer euen the whiche is saâ—t Etheldredes day ledde them with them in to Spaynâ— And of this myschefe was no grete w 〈…〉 der for this erle was a full 〈◊〉 lâ—uer as an open lechour And also in a certaâ—â—e parlyament he stode was agaynst the ryghtes frauÌ„chyses of holy chirche also he couÌ„seyled the kynge his co 〈…〉 that they shold aske more of men of holy chirche than other ê‘sones of the lay fee. And for the kynge and other men of his counseyle accepted and toke rather euyll opynyons causes agaynst men of holy chirche than he dyd for to defende and maynteyne the ryght of holy chirche â—t was after seen many tymes for lacke of fortune and grace they had not so grete victory ne power against theyr enemyes as they dyd before ¶ This same yere the kyng with a grete hoost entred the see to remeue the syege of Rochell but the wynde was euer contrary to hym suffred hyÌ„ not longe tyme to go ferre fro the londe wherfore he abode a certayn tyme vpon the see costes abyding after a good wynde yet came it not So at the last he came thens with his men to lonoward agayn anone as he was on loÌ„de the wyÌ„de turned was in an other coste thaÌ„ it was afore ¶ How the duke of Lancastre with a grete hoost wente in to Flaundres passed by Parys through Burgoyn and through all FrauÌ„ce tyll he came to Burdeux SOone after in the .xlviij. yere of the regne of kyng Edward the duke of Lancastre with a grete power went in to FlauÌ„dres and passed by Parys through Burgoyn through all Fraunce tyll he came to Burdeux wtout ony maner with standyng of the frensshmen he did them but lytel harme saue he toke rauÌ„soned many places townes many men after let them go frely ¶ The same yere the kyng sent certayne embassatours to the pope prayenge hym that he shold leue of not medle in his courte of the kepynges reseruacyons of benefyces in EngloÌ„de that those that were chosen to bysshops sees dignitees frely with full myght ioye haue be confermed to the same of theyr metropolytans archebisshops as they were wont to be of olde tyme. Of these poyntes of other touchyng the kyÌ„g his realme whaÌ„ they had theyr answere of the pope the pope enioyned them that they shold certyfy hym agayn by theyr lettre of the kynges wyll of his realme or they determyned ought of the foresayd articles ¶ In this same yere dyed Iohn the archebysshop of Yorke Iohn bysshop of Ely William bysshop of worcestre in whose stedes folowed were made bysshops by auctorite of the pope mayster Alexander Neuyll to the archebysshopryche of Yorke Thomas of Arundell to the bysshopryche of Ely syr Henry wakefelde to the bysshopryche of worcestre In the whiche tyme
of Pehytes yâ— they were dampned put to deth through Vortiger in this londe wherfore they were wondersly wroth and swore that they wolde be auenged of the dethe of theyr kynnesmen came in to this lond with a grete power robbed slewe in many places dyd all the sorowe that they myght Whan Vortiger it wyst he ma de moche sorowe and was sore anoyed And in another place also tydnges came to hym that Aurilambros and Vter his broder ordeyned and assembled a grete hoost for to come in to grete Britayn for to be auenged vpon Vortiger for yâ— deth of theyr broder Constance So that on yâ— one syde on the other he was brought in to so moche sorowe that he ne wyst wheder to go ¶ How Engyst and .xj. thousande men came in to this loÌ„de to whom Vortiger gaue a place yâ— is called Thonge castell ANd soone after this sorowe tydynges came to Vortiger that a grete nauye of strauÌ„gers were arryued in yâ— couÌ„tree of Kent wyst not whens they were ne wherfore they were comeÌ„ in to this londe The kynge sent anone a messenger thyder that some of them sholde come speke with hym for to knowe what folke they were what they asked in to what couÌ„tre they wolde go There were two bretherne maysters prynces of that stronge company yâ— one was called Engist that other Horne Engist went to the kyng and tolde hym the cause wherfore they were comen in to this londe sayd Syr we be of a couÌ„ tree yâ— is called Saxonie that is yâ— londe of Germayne wherin is so moche sorowe that of the people be so many that the londe may not them susteyne And yâ— prynces maisters of the londe make to come before them men womeÌ„ of yâ— boldâ—st yâ— may best trauayle in to diuers lon des gyue them hors harneys al yâ— them nedeth thaÌ„ they byd them go in to an other to 〈…〉 e where they may lyue as theyr auÌ„ceters dyd before them And therfore syr kynge yf ye wyll haue our seruice we wyll helpe you against your enemyes Whan Vortiger herd this he sayd gladly he wold wtholde them vpon suche couenauÌ„t yâ— yf they might delyuer his londe of his enemyes he wold gyue them reasonable loÌ„des for to dwell in for euer Engist thanked hym goodly in this maner he his coÌ„pany .xj. M. were reteyned with kyng Vortiger at the last delyuered clene yâ— londe of his enemyes Than prayed Engist the kyng of so moche loÌ„de yâ— he myght make for hym his folke a cite The kyng answered it was not to do wtout couÌ„seyle of his brytons Engist prayed hym agayn of as moche place as he might compasse with a thonge of a skyn wheron he might make a maner for hyÌ„ to dwell in And yâ— kyng grauÌ„ted him frely Than Engist cut a bulles skyn as small as he myght in to a thoÌ„ge therw t compassed as moche lond as he myght buylde on a fayre castell was called Thong castell ¶ How Vortiger loued Ronewen Engistes doughter how he spoused her WHan this castell was made and well arayd Engist pryuely sent by lettre in to the couÌ„tree where he came fro for an hondred shyppes fylled with men that were stronge bolde and also well fyghtyng in all batayles and that they sholde also brynge with them Ronewen his doughter whiche was the fayrest creature that ony man myght se And whan those people were comen that he had sente for he toke and ladde them in to the castell with moche Ioye And hymselfe vpon a daye went vnto the kynge and prayed hym there full worthely that he wolde come and se his newe manoyr that he had made in the place that he had compassed with the thonge of the skynne The kynge anone frely graunted hym went with hym thyder and was full well pleased with the castell with the fayre weeke And togyder there they ete and dranke with moche ioye And whan nyght came that kynge Vortiger sholde go in to his chambre to take there his nyghtes rest Ronewen yâ— was Engistes doughter came with a cup of golde in her haÌ„de and kneled before the kynge and sayd to hym wassayll And the kynge wyst noâ— what it was to mene â—e what he shold answere therto for as moche as hym selfe nor none of his brytons coude speke none Englysshe nor vnderstande it but spake in yâ— same language that Britons do yet Neuerthelesse a latiner tolde the kynge the full vnderstandynge of waâ—sayll that other shold answere drynke hayll And that was the fyrst tyme that wassayll and drynke hayll came vp in this londe and froÌ„ that tyme vnto this tyme it is well vsed in all this realme of Englonde And whan kynge Vortiger behelde yâ— grete beaute of this fayre lady Ronewen that kneled before hym he toke her vp layde bothe his armes aboute her necke thryes swetely kyssed her anone ryght he was enamoured vpon her so that he desyred to haue her to wyfe and asked her of Engist her fader And Engist graunted hym vpon this couenauÌ„t that the kyng shold gyue hym all the couÌ„tree of Kent that he his people myght dwell therin The kynge grauÌ„ted hym pryuely with a good wyll And anone after he spoused the damoysell and that was moche confusyon to hym selfe And therfore all the brytons became wrothe bycause he spoused a woman of mysbyleue wherfore they went all froÌ„ hyÌ„ wold do no thynge that he had to do ¶ How Vortimer that was Vortigers sone was made kyng Engyst dryuen out how Vortimer was poysoned THis Engist went in to Kent and seased all the londe in to his haÌ„des for hym for his men became within a lytel whyle of so grete power had so moche people that men wyst not in litel tyme whiche were the kyÌ„ges men whiche were Engystes wherfore the Brytons had of hym drede sayd amonge them but yf they ne toke other couÌ„seyle bytwene them all the londe shold be destroyed through Engist and his people Vortiger the kyng had begoteÌ„ on his fyrst wyfe thre sones the fyrst was called Vortimer the seconde Catagren the thyrde Passent The brytoÌ„s by one assent chose Vortimer to be theyr lorde souerayne crowned hym kyng wold not suffre Vortiger no longer to regne bycause of the alyauÌ„ce bytwene Engist and hym The brytons ordeyned a grete hoost for to dryue out Engist his company of the londe and gaue hym thre batayles the fyrst was in Kent where he was lorde the seconde was at Tetford the thyrde was in a shyre on this side Colchestre in a moor And in this batayle mette them Catagren Horne Engystes broder so that eche of them slewe other But for as moche as the couÌ„tre was gyuen longe before to Horne through Vortiger whaÌ„ he spoused his cosyn there he made a fayre castell
Merlyn his moder anone were fetched before the wardeyn of the towne he coÌ„mauÌ„ded theÌ„ that they sholde go to the kynge with his messengers Merlyn his moder went thens came vnto the kyng there they were receyued with moche honour And the kyng asked of the lady yf that chylde were her sone who hym begate The lady answered full tenderly wepynge sayd she neuer had company of man worldly But syr sayd she whan I was a yonge mayden in my faders chambre with other of grete lignage in my coÌ„pany that ofteÌ„ tymes went to sporte them I left alone in my chambre wolde not go forth for breÌ„nynge of the sonne there came on a tyme a fayre bacheler entred iÌ„ my chambre where I was alone but how he came in where I wyst it neuer ne yet knowe I not for the dores were fast barred with me he dyd game of loue For I had no myght nor power to defende me from hyÌ„ And ofteÌ„ he came to me in the fore sayd maner so that he begate this chylde but neuer myght I wyte what he was ¶ Of the answere of Merlyn vpon the kynges castell that wolde not stande WHan Merlyn had herde all that his moder had sayd he spake to the kynge in this maner ¶ Syr how I was begoten aske ye no more for it falleth not to you nor to none other to knowe but tell me the cause wherfore I am brought to you wherfore ye haue sent for me Certes quod the kynge my wyse couÌ„seylers haue done me to vnderstande that the morter of a werke that I haue begon behoueth to be teÌ„pred with your blode or the fouÌ„dament shall fayle for euermore Syr said Merlin wyll ye slee me for my blode to tempre with your morter Ye quod the kynge or elles shall neuer my castell staÌ„de as my couÌ„seylers tell me Than answered Merlyn to the kyng Syr said he let them come before me those wyse couÌ„seylers I wyll preue that they saye not well ne truly And whan the wyse men were comen Merlyn asked yf his blode were the cause to make the werke stande endure All those wyse men were abasshed and coude not answere Than sayd Merlyn to the kyng Syr I shall tell you the cause wherfore your werke thus falleth may not stande There is vnder the mouÌ„tayn where ye buylde your toure a grete pond of water in the bottom of the ponde vnder the water there is two dragons that one is whyte that other reed that fyght togyder agaynst your werke Do ye depe myne tyll your men come to the pond do your men take away the water all out than ye shal se the dragons as I haue tolde you that fight togyder agaynst your werke And this is the cause wherfore the fouÌ„dament falleth The kyng anone let dygge vnder tyll the men came to that ponde let do away all the water there they fouÌ„de two dragons as Merlin had tolde them that egerly fâ—ught togyder The whyte dragon egerly assayled the reed layde on hym so strongly that he myght not endure but withdrewe him 〈◊〉 rested in the same caue And whan he had a whyle rested hym he went before the reed dragon assayled hym angerly helde hym so sore that he myght not endure agaynst hym but with drewe hym rested And after came agayn the whyte dragon strongly fought with the reed dragon bote hym euyl ouercame hym the he fled froÌ„ thens no more came agayn ¶ Of the significacyon of these two dragons that were in the bottom of the ponde that fought togyder â—His kyng Vortiger his men the sawe this bataile had grete meruayle prayed Merlyn to tell hyÌ„ what it myght betoken Syr sayd Merlyn I shall tell you The reed dragon betokeneth your selfe the whyte betokeneth the folke of Saxonie that fyrst ye toke helde in your lond that fought agaynst you haue dryuen chaced you awaye But Britons of your lignage ouercame them droue them awaye And sythen at the comynge agayne of the Sarons they recouered this londe helde it for euermore droue out the brytoÌ„s dyd with this loÌ„de al theyr wyll destroyed chrystendom through out this londe Ye had fyrst ioye with theyr comyng but now it is turned to your grete domage sorowe For the two bretherne of CoÌ„stance that was kyng whiche ye let see shall come before a quinzeme passed with a grete power froÌ„ lytel Brytayn shall auenge the deth of theyr broder and they shall brenne you fyrst with sorowe and afterwarde they shall slee a grete parte of saxons shall dryue out all yeâ—emenauÌ„t of the londe therfore abyde ye here no lenger to make castel ne none other wâ—rke but anone go els where to saue your lyfe To god I you betake trouth I haue sayd to you of thynges that shall be fall And vnderstande ye well that Aurilam bros shall be kynge but he shall be poysoned lytell tyme shall he regne ¶ Of kynge Aurilambros and how he pursued Vortiger and Eugist and how they dyed MErlyn his moder departed froÌ„ the kynge and returned agayne to Karmardyne And soone after tydynges came to the Brytons that Aurilam bros and Vter his broder were arryued at Totnes with a grete host And anone the Brytons assembled them and went to receyue Aurilambros and Vter with grete noblenes brought them to London and crowned Aurilambros made hym kyng and dyd vnto hym homage And anone he asked where as Vortiger myght be fouÌ„de that was kynge for he wolde be auenged of his broders deth and after he wolde warre vpon the paynyms And they tolde hym that Vortiger was in wales so they ladde hym thyder warde Vortiger wyst well that those bretherne came to conquere hym and fledde thens into a castell that was called Gerneth that stode vpon an hye mouÌ„tayne and there helde hym Aurilambros and Vter his broder and theyr folke had besyeged the castell full longe tyme for the castell was stronge well arayed So at the last they kest wylde fyre and brente houses and men and all theyr araye as moche as was within the castell So that Vortiger was brent amonge all other and so he dyed with moche sorowe ¶ Than was Engist in Kent and regned there and herde these tydynges anone he fledde wolde haue gone in to Scotlonde for to haue had socoure But Aurilambros and his folke mette with hym in the north countree and gaue hym batayle And Engist and his men defended them whyles that they myght but he and his folke were dyscomfited and slayne And Otta his sone fledde vnto yorke And Aurilambros folowed hym egerly And Otta with stode hym a lytell whyle but afterwarde he put hym to his mercy And Aurilabros receyued hym and to hym to his men gaue the countree of Galeway in Scotlonde there they dwelled
the kynge without more speche or ony abydynge and toke leue of his frendes and went in to Denmarke complayned to the kynge Godryne tolde hym of the despyte that kyng Osbryght had done to hym of his wyfe prayed hym of socour and helpe for to auenge hym Whan kynge Godryne of Denmarke the Danes had herde the complaynt of this Buerne and of the prayer that he bad they were wonders glad in theyr hertes for as moche as they might fynde a cause for to go in to Englonde for to warre vpon Englysshmen and also for to auenge Buerne of the despyte that that kynge Osbryght had done to his wyfe And for as moche as Buerne was sibbe vnto the kynge of Denmarke they let ordeyne anone a grete hoost of men and let ordeyne shyppes for them as moche as them neded to haue to that viage And whan all the hoost was redy the kyng made his two bretherne chefe capytaynes that were noble knyghtes of body and also bolde that one was called Hungar and that other Hubba ¶ How the Danes toke yorke and slewe kyng Osbryght and soone after slewe kynge Elle ANd whan all thynge was redy the two brethern toke leue of the kynge Godryne went to warde the see for to passe ouer into EngloÌ„de as fast as they myght spede Now is Buerne so well coÌ„forted so fast hyed hym with yâ— Danes that they be arryued in yâ— north couÌ„tree came through out Holdernes and destroyed all the coutreâ— and brent townes robbed folke slewe all that myght be taken tyll that they came vnto yorke And whan kynge Osbryght sawe them come he toke all his people that he had with hym came out of the cyte faught with them but no foyson he ne had agaynst them moche of yâ— people there were slayne on bothe partyes kynge Osbryght hymselfe there was slayne the cite anone was taken the Danes went in ¶ And there was also an other king in Northumberlond that Buernes frendes had chosen and helde hym for kyng a man yâ— was called Elle for as moche as they wolde not to kyng Osbryght be attendauÌ„t for the despyte that he had done to Buerne theyr cosyn It bef 〈…〉 thus yâ— kyng Elle was gone to the wode for to dysporte â—ym of venysou some he had taken And as he sate in the wode at meet he sayd to a knyght We haue well sped moche venyson taken And with yâ— worde came in a man sayd to hym yf ye so moche of venyson haue wonne an hondred tymes more ye haue lost for all this couÌ„tree the Danes haue goten taken yâ— cite of yorke agaynst you shall it hold yâ— neuer ye shall come therin and for so moche they haue slayne kyng Osâ—right Whan king Elle herde these wordes he let assemble all yâ— folke of the countree ordeyned all the power that he myght haue and wolde haue goten the cite of yorke with strength But the Danes came out anone gane hym a stronge batayle and slewe kyng Elle and the moost parte of the people that he had brought with him And the same place there they were slayne shall euermore be called Elle crofte and that place is a lytell from yorke And than yâ— Danes neuer rested tyll they had conquered all Northumbetlonde in that countree they made wardryns went ferther in to yâ— lande toke Notyngham there they abode all yâ— wyuter doynge all the sorowe that they myght And after whan somet tyme came they reineued from Notyngham and came to Nicholl and Lyndefey to Holand For no man myght them withstand so moche power and sttength they had ¶ How saynt Edmund the kynge was martyred ANd so ferre had the Danes passed from couÌ„tree to couÌ„tree and euermore brennynge robbynge destroyed all yâ— they myght tyll they came to Tetford in that couÌ„tree they fouÌ„de a chrysten kyng that moche loued god his werkes that was called Edmund he was kyng of Northfolke South folke This kyng saynt Edmund ordeyned as moche folke as he myght and fought with the Danes but he his folke were discomfyted the kyng hymselfe was dryuen vnto the castell of Framelyngham the Danes pursued hym tame vnto the same castell And whan kyng Edmund sawe yâ— the castel myght not withstande them he came agaynst them with whome yâ— Danes fyrst spake and anone they asked of hym where king Edmund was Now forsothe said he whan I was in yâ— castell there was the kyng and whan I went out of the castell he went out also whether he shall escape or dye at goddes wyll must it be Whan saynt Edmund had named god by that they wyst well that it was hymselfe And anone Hubba Hungat toke hym and sayd that he shold forsake god and all chrysten lawes as many other had done before hym And saynt Edmund sayd that he wolde not but ta ther he wold suffre deth for goddes loue his lawes also Than toke they kyng Edmund bouÌ„de hym to a tree made theyr archers shote at hym with arowes tyll yâ— his body stycked as full of arowes as an vrchen full of pryckes But for all the payne that they dyd hym he wolde neuer forsake god And in the same turment and payne he dyed and betoke his soule to almyghty god And whan they sawe that he was deed they smote of his heed And in this maner as ye haue herde was saynt Edmund martyred ¶ How â–ª Hubba and Hungar toke the towane of Redynge WHan saynt Edmund was marry red Hungar Hubba departed thens with all theyr Danes to Redyng And as they wente thyder warde they destroyed brent to wâ—â—es and cyters slewe all chrysten people that wolde not forsake god and kest downe chirches came to Redynge and toke the cownr there helde them tyll that kyng Edâ—lf of Westsex came thider with at his power for to take yâ— to wne Than came out the Danes to gyue batayle to kyng Edrif and at that batayle was slayne an â—â—le of the Danes that was called Eidrak Vpon the morowe came kynge Eldred and his broder Alured with a stronge power and a grete hoost And the Kyng Edelf came agayne that had fo 〈…〉 the daye before to that batayle And the Danes than came out for to fyght with them yâ— batayle was wonders stâ—â—ge For many a man was there slayne and the Danes that daye had the victory the kynge Eldred his broder Alured yâ— daye were discomfyted But the fourth daye after yâ— Danes the Englyshmen fought togyder an other tyme vpoÌ„ Ekel dene there was slayne a kyng of Deu marke that was called Raâ—ing foure erles of grete power And that daye the Danes had shame for they were driuen to Engilfelde And the .xv. day after the Danes the Englyshmen fought togyder at Rafyng there were yâ— Englysh men
away with the hylles into the feldes vâ— mile thens as they stode and the cytees were not broken nor hurte In the londe of Mesopotanyan the erthe was broken by the space of two myle And also there was a mule whiche spake in a mannes voyce Asshes fell from heuen And in the see of Pontico there was yse for grete frost yâ— was .xxx. cubytes of thycknes And sterres fell froÌ„ heuen so myghtely that men trowed that the ende of the worlde had ben comen All these betokened meruaylous thynges to come ¶ Anno domini vij C .xliiij. AFter Gregori zacharias was pope .x. yere This zachary was a noble man arayed with all vertues with all men he was loued for his mekenes And he deposed the kyng of FrauÌ„ce Hydery put in his place PippinuÌ„ for he was more profytable Here ye may se what power yâ— chirche had that tyme the whiche traÌ„slated that famous kyngdom from the very heyres to the kyngdom of Pippyn for a lefull cause Vt habetur xv q .v. alius ¶ Stephanus the second a Romayn was pope after zacha ry .v. yere This man in all thynge was profytable vnto the chirche as well in worde as in doctryne And he gouerned the spirytualte the temporalte nobly He was the louer the defender of poore men This man anoynted PippinuÌ„ the kyng of FrauÌ„ce sent hym agaynst the Lombardes that he sholde coÌ„pell them to restore the chirche of suche goodes as they had withholden from them longe tyme vnryghtwysly the whiche he dyd He also traÌ„slated the empyre of the Grekes to the frenssh men ¶ Paulus a Romayn was pope after hyÌ„ .x. yere This was a very holy man for he dyd grete almes to faderles children prysoners wydowes and other poore men that he myght be a folower of saynt Paule ¶ Constantyn yâ— second a Romayn was pope after Paule two yere This Constantyn was a lay man sodeynly was made a preest as a tyrauÌ„t toke on him the dignite of the pope and with a grete sclauÌ„dre to the chirche was pope a lytell tyme. But the faythfull men put hym out put out his eyen And this was yâ— fyfthe infamed pope amonge so many hytherto so the holy ghoost that holy apostles seet kepte in all honour and holy nes ¶ Infynyte martyrs were made this tyme by Constantyn the emperour for he was suche an heretyke And men trowe that there was neuer emperour nor no paynym that sleme so many martyrs And this tyme yâ— chirche was troubled full sore very precyously bought the worshyppyng of yâ— ymages of sayntes for yâ— grete shedynge of blode of martyrs And certaynly that cursed emperour was not vnpunysshed For whan he dyed he cryed with an horryble voyce sayd I am taken to a fyre that is vnable to be destroyed and so he yelded vp the ghost to euerlastyng payne ¶ The empyre of Rome was deuyded aboute this tyme. For Stephen yâ— pope translated ytaly other to Karolus yet a yonge man And Constantyn helde the londe of Grece with other londes ouer yâ— see with a grete labour and many rebellynge ¶ This tyme Karolus magnus was a noble yonge man he begaÌ„ for to regne vpon FrauÌ„ce was the sone of Pippinus and his moder was called Berta ¶ Stephanus the thyrde was pope after Paulus thre yere he amended all the errours of Constantyne And he degraded all those the whiche Constantyn ordeyned in a gouernall synody ¶ Anno domini vij C .lxxxiiij. ADrianus a Romayn was pope after Steuen .xxiiij. yere This man was myghtely worshypped of the people no man greter afore hym in honour rychesse buyldynge This man set two solempne synodyes The fyrst of iij C. and l. faders The secoÌ„de in Rome with an hondred fyfty faders beynge present Charles the kynge of Fraunce to whome it was graunted the lyberte of eleccyon of the pope and to ordeyne yâ— apostles se et ¶ Leo the fourth regned emperour with yâ— Grekes .v. yere This Leo was a cursed maÌ„ but not so moche as his fader was he was a couetous man he toke away a certayne crowne of a chirche and put it vpon his heed anone he was corrupted with an axes so decessed And he had a cursed wyfe the whiche regned after hym with her sone ¶ Constantyn was emperour after Leo he was a meke man and put awaye his moder fro yâ— kyngdom that she myght take hede vnto her womens werke But she with a fayned rancour put out his eyen afterwarde his children also and regned agayne thre yere And at the last she was aboute to haue ben wedded And whan the Grekes perceyued that she wold be wedded to grete Karolê° they toke her shette her vp in a monastery toke NichoferuÌ„ to be theyr emperour ¶ The .v. vniuersall study yâ— whiche in olde tyme was translated froÌ„ Athenes to Rome about this tyme was translated to Parys by Karolus kynge of FrauÌ„ce ¶ Nichoferê° was emperour after CoÌ„stantyn He was a very nygon was exalted to his empyre by the Grekes but he profyted not for in his tyme all the eest Imperyall was brought to nought For the Romayns put them vnder Karolus magnê° Â¶ IerusaleÌ„ about this tyme was recouered by Karolus with all the holy londe And the secte of sarasyns was destroyed strongly For the destruccyon of wretches came than ¶ Mychaell was emperour two yere And he was a very chrystâ— man was wel beloued was also conuynge in all scyences And those that Nichoferê° had hurte distressed of theyr goodes by his couetousnes this Michaell restored theÌ„ theyr goodes agayn ¶ Nota. Karolus magnus the fyrst saynt was emperour after Michaell he was crowned emperour by Leo the pope From yâ— whiche tyme the empyre was translated fro the Grekes to FrauÌ„ce Germany And for the translacyon of yâ— empyre the Grekes alway were defectyue vnto yâ— Romayns the Grekes stroue euermore with them but it was more with venymous wordes than with strength more with craft than with batayle For they had so grete enuy at yâ— Romayns that they wolde not obey the chirche of Rome For certaynly whan yâ— the popes wold wryte vnto them for to obey the chirche of Rome they wrote agayn and sayd Ye haue taken from our kynrede the empyre therfore we wyll you not obey and we vs take from you And as touchynge this noble emperour Karolus it is to be vnderstande this man whaÌ„ he was a yonge man he was anoynted kynge in FrauÌ„ce by Stephen the pope in the yere of our lorde Iesu Chryst vij C. and .liiij. whan his tader Pippinus lyued vnder whom with whome he regned .xv. yere to the deth of his fader Than after the deth of his fader in the yere of our lorde god vij C .lxviij. this Karolus with his broder Karolo manna regned two yere Than his broder decessed in the seconde yere
in chyldbed longe tyme had rested hym there And this worde came to yâ— king of Englonde where as he lay in Normandy at Roen And for this worde was he euyll appayed also wonders wroth toward the kyng of FrauÌ„ce swore by god that whan he were arysen fro chyldbedde he wolde lyght a thousande candels to the kyng of FrauÌ„ce And anone let assemble a grete hoost of Normans of Englyssh men And in the begynnynge of heruest he came in to Fraunce and brent all the townes that he came by through all the â—onÌ„tree and robbed dyd all the sorowe that he myght through out al FrauÌ„ce at the last he brent the cite of Mandos coÌ„maunded his people to bere wode brenne as moche as they myght hym self holpe therto all yâ— he myght with a good wyll And there was grete hete what of fyre that was so grete of the sonne yâ— it was wonders hote stuffed hyÌ„ so yâ— he became fell in to a grete sekenes And whan he sawe yâ— he was so sore seke he assygned all Normandy to Robert Curtoys his sone all EngloÌ„de to William Rous bequethed to Henry Beauclerk all his tresour And whan he had thus done he receyued all the sacramentes of holy chirche dyed the .xxij. yere of his regne lyeth at Cane in Normandy ¶ Anno domini M .lxvj. O Regory the .vii. was pope after Alexander .xij. yere This man ordeined a general sinody that no preest sholde haue a wyfe ne shold dwell with women but those that yâ— synody of Nicena other decrees haue suffred And than the preestes set lytell or nought by his ordynauÌ„ce This man coÌ„maunded yâ— no maÌ„ sholde here masse of a preest yâ— had a coÌ„cubyne And he on a certayne tyme as he was cardynall legate of FrauÌ„ce proceded sharply agaynst prelates and preestes yâ— were symoners And amonge other there was one bysshop that was gretly famed with symony those yâ— accused hym he hyred pryuely to saye yâ— contrary the whiche yâ— legate conceyued afore all yâ— people he sayd Let the iudgement of this man cease at this tyme for it is deceyuable let god dispose for it sayd thus It is certayne that yâ— dignite of a bysshop is the gyuer of yâ— holy ghost And who someuer byeth a bisshopryche doth agaynst the holy ghoost Than yf thou bysshop dyd not agaynst the holy ghoost saye openly afore all the people Gloria patri et filio et spiritui saucto And many tymes he began to saye it but he coude neuer speke spiritui sancto Than he was deposed of his bysshopryche And after he coude speke it well ynough ¶ Victor the thyrde was pope after hym one yere And this man was poysoned with venym in yâ— chalyce ¶ Vrbanus was pope after hym two yere This man cursed the kynge of Fraunce for his aduoutry And he called a counseyle at ClaruÌ„ in yâ— whiche he ordeyned that matyns of our lady sholde be sayd euery daye and on Saterdaye her solempne masse And it is sayd that this was shewed vnto the monkes of Charterhous ¶ Also he called another couuseyle at Turam for the holy londe to be wonne agayn prouoked the people to that thynge And within a lytell tyme after that the holy londe was recouered the gloryous sepulere of our lorde Iesu Chryst Anthiochia with many other noble cytees were taken from yâ— handes of yâ— sarasyns And it is sayd men byle ued that CC. M. chrysteÌ„ men went to yâ— Journey For there wente of states olde men yonge ryche poore no man coÌ„ pelled them And this passage was made by yâ— visyon of our lady And yâ— pryÌ„ces of this people were dyuers One was Godfrey of Bollyon yâ— noblest man of all the worlde a vertuous man And an other was Bemond yâ— duke of Naples The thyrde was Hugh the kynges broder of FrauÌ„ce many other the whiche dyd full nobly for the fayth of god And it were to longe in this boke to recherse the gloryous actes that they dyd ¶ Of kynge Willyam Rous that was kynge Wyllyam bastardes sone that destroyed townes houses of relygyon for to make the newe forest ANd after this Willyam bastard regned his sone Willyam Rous This Willyam was a wonders coÌ„tratyous man to god holy chirche let amende make yâ— towne of Cardeis that the paynyms had destroyed This king Willyam destroyed holy chirche theyr possessions in what parte he myght fyn be them And therfore there was so moche debate bytwene hym and the archebysshop of Caunterbury Ancelme bycause he cepreued hyÌ„ of his wyckednes that he destroyed holy chitche And for yâ— cause yâ— kynge bare to hym grete wrath and therfore exiled hym out of this loÌ„de And the archebysshop than went to the courte of Rome there dwelled with yâ— pope ¶ And this kynge made the newe forest and kest downe destroyed .xxvj. townes and .lxxx. houses of religion all for to make his forest longet broder became wonders proude gladde of his wode forest of yâ— wylde beestes that were within it that it was manuayle to wyte so that men called hym kepet of wodes pastours And the longer that helyued the more wycked he became bothe to god to all holy chirche to all his nien ¶ And this kyng let make the grete hall of Westmynster So vpon a day at whytsontyde he helde therin his fyrst feest he loked aboute hym sayd that yâ— hall was to lytell by yâ— halfedele And at the last he became so coÌ„traryous that all thynge yâ— pleased god displeased hym all thynge yâ— god loued he hated deâ—dly ¶ And so it befell that he dremed vpon a night alytel or yâ— he dyed that he was let blode bâ—â—dde a grete quantite of blode a streme of it â—epte â—n hye towarde hellen more than 〈◊〉 â—â—deed fadom the clerenes of the daye was 〈◊〉 ned vnto â—yght derknes the 〈…〉 ament also And whan he awoke he had grete drede so that he wyst not what to do tolde his dreme to men of his coun seyle said that he had grete drede and supposed that to hym was some myschaunce to come ¶ And yâ— second nyght before a monke dremed of the housholde that the kyng went in to a chirche with moche people he was so proude that he despysed all yâ— people that were with hym and that he toke the ymage of the crucyfyxe and shamefully bote it with his tethe And the crucifyxe mekely suffred all that he dyd But the kynge as a wood man rent of the armes of the crucyfyxe and kest it vnder his feet and defouled it and threwe it all abrode And a grete flame of fyre came out of the crucyfyxe mouth Of the whiche dreme many men had grete meruayle wonder ¶ The good man that had dremed this
abbot of saynt Anastasy by Rome came to the churche of saynt Cesary was chosen pope by the cardynals he no thynge knowynge therof and for drede of the senatours he was coÌ„secrated without the cite This man was an holy man suffred tribulacyon And at the last with moche holynes he decessed and lyeth at saynt Peters And anone after decessed sayÌ„t Bernard ¶ Petrus Lombardus the bysshop of Parys broder to Gracian compyled the foure bokes of the sentence this tyme. ¶ Petrus coÌ„mestor broder to Grarian to Pyers Lombarde made historiaÌ„ scolasticaÌ„ other bokes ¶ Frederiâ—us primus after Conradus was emperour in Almayn and in Rome .xxxiij. yere This man after the deth of Adryan the pope the whiche crowned hym dyd cursedly with Alexander to hym grete preiudyce For he dyd helpe foure the stroue agaynst the apostles sect And he fought mightely agaynst the kyng of FrauÌ„ce through power of the danes other nacyons But Rychard the kyng of Englond holpe for to expulse him And he destroyed Medio lanii to the grouÌ„de of the whiche circ the walles were hyer than the walles of ony other cite This man at the last after that he had done many vexacyons to the pope he was recoÌ„syled For he dradde lest the lombardes wold haue rebelled agaynst hym he asked forgyuenes of the pope toke the crosse vpon hym went to the holy londe dyd many meruaylous thinges there almoost as moche as euer dyd Ka rolus magnus And there he came by a towne that men called Armeniam in a lytell water he was drowned at TiruÌ„ he was buryed ¶ Anastasius was pope after Eugenius .iiij. yere and more This man was abbot of Rufy than he was chosen cardynall after pope ¶ Of kynge Henry the seconde that was the empresse sone in whose tyme saynt Thomas of Caunterbury was chaunceler ANd after this kynge Stephen regned Henry the empresse sone and was crowned of the archebysshop Theobald the .xvij. daye before Chrystmasse And in the same yere Thomas Beket of London archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury was made the kynges chaunceler of Englonde The second yere the he was crowned he let cast downe all the newe castels that were longynge to the crowne the whiche kynge Stephen had gyuen to dyuers men them had made erles and barons for to holde with hym to helpe hym agaynst Henry the empresse sone ¶ And the fourth yere of his regne he put vnder his owne lordshyp the kyng of Wales And in the same yere the kynge of Scotlonde had in his owne handes that is to saye the cyte of Karleyll the castell of Bamburgh the newe castell vpon Tyne the erledom of Lancastre ¶ The same yere the kyng with a grete power went in to Wales let cast down wodes made wayes made stronge the castell of Rutlonde Basingwarke amonge the castels he made an hous of the temple ¶ And in the same yere was Rychard his sone borne that afterward was erle of Oxforde And the fourth yere of his regne he made Gaufryde erle of Brytayn And in that yere he chaunged his money ¶ And in the .vj. yere of his regne he ladde a grete hoost to Tolouse and coÌ„quered it And the .vij. yere of his regne dyed Theobald the archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury And than almoost al the cite of Caunterbury through myschefe was brent ¶ The .ix. yere of his regne Thomas Beket that was his chauÌ„celer was chosen archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury And vpon saynt Bernardes daye he was sacred And in the yere was borne the kynges doughter Elenore ¶ And in the .x. yere of his regne saynt Edwarde the kynge was translated with moche honour ¶ And the .xi. yere of his regne he helde his parlyament at Northamton and fro thens fled saynt Thomas arche bysshop of CauÌ„terbury for the grete debate that was bytwene the kyng hym For yf he had ben fouÌ„de on the morowe he had beÌ„ slayne therfore he fled thens with thre felowes on fote onely that no man wyst where he was went ouer the see to the pope of Rome And this was the princypall cause For as moche as the kyng wolde haue put clerkes to deth the were atteynted of felony wout ony preuylege of holy chirche And the .xij. yere of his regne was Iohn his sone borne And the xiij yere of his regne dyed Maud the empresse the was his moder The .xiiij. yere of his regne the duke of Saxon spoused Maude his doughter he begate vpon her thre sones the is to say HeÌ„ry Othus Willyam And the .xv. yere of his regne dyed the good erle Robert of Glocestre the founded the abbey of Nonnes of Eton. And in the saine yere Marke kyng of Ierusalem coÌ„quered Babylon ¶ And the xvâ— yere of his regne he let crowne his sone Henry at westmynster hyÌ„ crowned Roger the archebisshop of yorke in harmyng of Thomas the archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury wherfore the same Roger was accursed of the pope ¶ Of kynge Henry the was sone of kyng Henry the empresse sone of the debate that was bytwene hym and his fader whyle that he was in Normandy AFter the coronacion of kyng Henry the sonne of kynge Henry the empresse sone that same Henry the empresse sone went ouer in to Normandy there he let mary Elonore his doughter to the Dolfyn that was kyng of Almayn ¶ And in the .vij. yere that the archebysshop saynt Thomas had ben outlawed the kynge of Fraunce made the kynge saynt Thomas accorded And thaÌ„ came Thomas the archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury agayn to his owne chirche And this accorde was made in the begynnyng of aduent And afterward he was slayne martyred the fyfth daye of Chrystmasse next folowyng For king Henry thought vpon saynt Thomas the archebysshop vpon Chrystmasse day as he sate at his meet and these wordes said That yf he had ony good knyghtes with hym he had ben many a day passed auenged vpon the archebysshop Thomas And anone syr WillyaÌ„ Breton syr Hugh Moruyle syr Willyam Tracy syr Reynold fitz vrse beers sone in englisshe pryuely went to the see and came in to Englond vnto the chirche of CauÌ„terbury there they hyÌ„ martyred at saynt Benets awter in the moder chirche And that was in the yere of the incarnacyon of Iesu Chryst M C .lxxij. yere ¶ And anone after Henry the newe kyng began to make warre vpon Henry his fader and vpon his brethern Willyam Othus And so vpon a daye the kyng of FrauÌ„ce all the kynges sones and the kyng of Scotlond the gretest lordes of Englonde were rysen agaynst kynge Henry the fader And at the last as god wolde he coÌ„quered all his enemyes And the kyng of FrauÌ„ce he were accorded And than sent kyng Henry the fader specyally vnto the kynge of FrauÌ„ce and prayed hym hertely for his loue that he wold sende to hym the names by
wherof they shall holde them well apayed Than answered the kynge as touchynge yâ— pryour his moÌ„kes of CauÌ„terbury all yâ— ye haue sayd I wyll do gladly all thynge that ye wyll ordeyne But as touchynge the archebysshop I shall tell you as it lyeth in my hert That the archebysshop leue his archebysshopryche that the pope than for hym wolde praye than vpon auenture me sholde lyke some other bysshopryche to gyue hyÌ„ in Englonde And vpon this coÌ„dicyon I wyll hym accepte and receyue And neuerthelesse in Englonde as archebysshop yf he abyde he shall neuer haue so good safecoÌ„duâ—te but that he shall be taken Than sayd Pandulf vnto the kynge Syr holy chirche was neuer wont to discharge an archebysshop without cause reasonable But euer it hath be wont to chastyse prynces that to god and holy chirche were inobedyent What how now quod the kynge menace ye me Nay sayd Pandulf but ye now openly haue tolde as it standeth in your herte And to you we wyll tell what is the popes wyll And thus it standeth that he hath you holly enterdyted accursed for the wronges that ye haue done to holy chirche to the clergy And for as moche as ye dwell be in wyll to abyde in malyce in wretchedues wyll not come out therof 〈◊〉 to none amendemeÌ„t ye shall understaÌ„de that this tyme afterwarde the sentence is vpoÌ„ you gyueÌ„ holdeth stede strength vpon all tho that with you haue comoned before this tyme whether they be 〈…〉 es barons or knyghtes or ony other what so euer that they be we them assoyle safely vnto this daye And fro this tyme afterwarde of what condicyon someuer that they be we them accurse that with you comon ony worde we do sentence vpon them openly specially And we assoyle clene erles baroÌ„s knyghtes all other men of theyr homages seruyce feautees that they sholde vnto you do And this thynge to coÌ„ferme we gyue playne power to the bysshop of Wynchestre to the bysshop of Norwyche And the same power we gyue in to Scotlonde to the bysshops of Rochestre of Salysoury And in Wales we gyue the same power to the bysshops of saynt Dauid of Landaf of saynt Asse And more ouer we sende through out all chrystendom that all the bysshops beyonde the see that they do accurse all those that helpe you or that ony couÌ„seyle gyueth you in ony maner nede that ye haue to do in ony parte of the worlde And we assoyle all them also by the auctorite of the pope and coÌ„maunde them also with you to fyght as with hym that is enemy to all holy chirche Than answered the kynge what may ye do more to me Than answered Pandulf we saye to you in the worde of god that ye nor none heyre that ye haue neuer after this day may be crowned ThaÌ„ sayd the kynge by hym that is almyghty I had wyst this afore or that ye came in to my londe that ye had brought me suche tydynges I sholde haue made you tyde all one yere Than sayd Pandulf full well wende we at our fyrst comyng that ye wolde haue ben obedyent to god holy chirche haue fulfylled the popes coÌ„mauÌ„dement 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 wold haue made vs ryde all an hole yere and as well ye myght haue sayd that ye wolde haue takeÌ„ an hole yere of respyte by the popes leue But for to suffre what deth ye coude ordeyn we shal not spare for to tell you holly all yâ— popes message his wyll that we were charged with ¶ How Pandulf delyuered a clerke that had falsed and couÌ„terfeyted the kynges money before the kynge hymselfe ANd anone the kyng coÌ„maunded the sheriues baylyes of North hamton that were in the kynges presence that they sholde brynge forth all the prysoners that they myght be done to deth before Pandulf bycause the kyng wende that they wolde haue gaynsayd theyr dedes for cause of dethe all thynge that he had spoken afore Whan the prysoners were comen before the kynge the kyng coÌ„maunded some to be hanged some to be drawen some to drawe out theyr eyen of theyr heed And amoÌ„ge all other there was a clerke that had falsed the kynges money And the kyng coÌ„maunded that he sholde be hanged drawen And whan Pandulf herde this coÌ„mauÌ„dement of the kynge he sterte hym vp ryght quyckly and anone asked a boke and a candell and wold haue cursed the kynge and all them that wold set vpon the clerke ony hande And Paudulf him self went for to seke a crosse And the kyng folowed hym delyuered hym the clerke by the hande that he sholde do with hym what he wolde And thus was the clerke delyuered went thens And Pandulf and Durant his felowe went from the kynge and came agayne to the pope of Rome and tolde hym that kynge Iohn wolde not be amended but euer abode so accursed And neuerthelesse the pope grasited yâ— yere through out all EngloÌ„de that preestes myght synge masses in co uenable chirches coÌ„secrate our lordes body gyue it to seke meÌ„ whiche were lykely to passe out of this worlde also that men myght thrysten children ouer all the londe And whan the pope wyst sawe that the kyng wolde not be vnder the rule of holy chirche for no maner thinge the pope than sent to the kyng of frauÌ„ce in remissyon of his synnes that he shold take with hym all the power that he myght go in to Englonde for to destroye kynge Iohn Whan these tydynges came to kyng Iohn than was he sore anoyed sore drad lest he sholde lese his realme hymselfe be done to deth Than sent he to the pope messengers sayd he wold be iustyfyed come to amendmeÌ„t in all thynges wolde make satisfaccyon to all maner men after the popes ordyuauÌ„ce Than sent the pope agayn in to englonde Pandulf other messengers came to CauÌ„terbury to the kyng there abode And the .xiij. day of Maye the kyng made an other for to stande to the popes ordynauÌ„â—e before Pandulf the legate in all maner of thynges in whiche he was accur sed that he shold make full restitucion to all men of holy chirche of religyon of the goodes that he had taken of them agaynst theyr wyll And all the grete lordes of englonde sware vpon the boke by the holydome that yf the kyng wolde not holde his othe they wolde make hyÌ„ by strength to holde it Than the kynge put hym to the courte of Rome to the pope than gaue he vp the realme of englonde of Irlonde for him for his heyres for euermore that shold come after hym so that kyng Iohn his heyres shold take
of Irlonde yâ— he had with holden syth that kyng Rycharde dyed Whan kynge Iohn herde this he was wonders wroth For vtterly yâ— enterditynge myght not be vndone tyll that he had made gree resticucyon to the foresayd Iulyan of that she asked The legate than went agayn to yâ— pope after Chrystmasse And the kynge than sent messengers outr see to Iulian that was kyng Rychard wyfe for to haue a relese of yâ— she axed of hym ¶ And so it befell yâ— Iulyan dyed anone after â—â—ster And in so moche the kyng was quyte of that thynge that she asked But than at the feest of saynt Iohn that came nexte after through the popes coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t yâ— enterdityng was fyrst released through out all Englonde the .vij. daye of Iuly And .vij. yere was the londe enterdited And on the morow men ronge and sayd masse through out all London so after through out all Englonde ¶ And yâ— next yere after there began a grete debate bytwene kyng Iohn the lordes of Englonde for bycause he wolde not graunte the lawes and holde the whiche saynt Edwarde had ordeyned had ben vâ—ed and holden vnto that tyme that he had them brokeÌ„ For he wolde holde no lawe but dyd all thynge that hym lyked and dysheryted many men without consent of lordes peres of the londe And wold dysheryte yâ— good erle Radulf of hestre for bycause that he vndertoke hyÌ„ of his wyckednes and for cause that he dyd so moche shame vylany to god to holy chirche And also for he helde haunred his owne broders wyfe and lay also by maner other womeÌ„ grete lordes doughters for he spared no woman that hym lyked for to haue Wherfore all yâ— fordes of the londe were wroth toke the cyte of London To cease this debate the archebysshop lordes of the londe assembled before the feest of saynt Iohn baptyst in a medow besyde yâ— towne of Stanes that is called Romney mede And the kynge made them there a chartre of fraunchyse suche as they wolde aske and in suche maner they were accorded And that accordement lasted not longe For the kynge hymselfe soone after dyd agaynst the poynces of yâ— same chartre that he had made Wherfore the moost part of the lordes of the londe assembled them began to warre vyon hyÌ„ agayn and brent his townes robbed his folke and dyd all thesorowe that they myght and made themselfe as stronge as they myght with all theyr power thought to dryue hym out of Englonde make Lowys yâ— kynges sone of FrauÌ„ce kynge of Englonde And than kyng Iohn sent ouer see and ordeyned so moche people or normans of pyecardes and of flemmynges 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 Faukes of Brent this Norman his coÌ„pany spared neyther chirche ne hous of religyon but they brent and robbed it bare awaye all that they myght take so that yâ— londe was all destroyed what on one syde what on another The barons and lordes of Englonde ordeyned amonge them the best spekers and wysest men and sent them ouer the see vnto kynge Philyp of FrauÌ„ce and prayed hym yâ— he wolde sende Lowys his sone in to Englonde to be kynge of Englonde and to receyue the crowne ¶ How Lowys yâ— kynges sone of frauÌ„ce came in to Englonde with a stronge power of people to be kynge of Englonde WHan kyng Philip of FrauÌ„ce herd these tydynges he made certayn aliaunce bytwene them by theyr comyn eleccyon yâ— Lowys kynge Philyps sone of FrauÌ„ce shold go with them in to Eng londe and dryue out kynge Iohn of the londe And all that were in the presence of Lowys made vnto him homage and became his men And the barons of eng londe helde them styll at London and abode Lowys yâ— kynges sone of frauÌ„ce And this was the nexte batardaye brfore the Astention of our lorde yâ— Lowys came into Englonde with a stronge power And that tyme kynge Iohn had taken all the castelles of Englonde in to alyens handes And than came Lowys and besyeged â—ochesters castell toke it with streugthe And the thursdaye in whytson weke let hange all the alyens that were therin And the thursdaye after he came to London there he was receyued with moche honour of the lordes that abode hym there all to hym made homage And afterwarde on the tewesdaye nexte after Trynite sondaye he toke the castell of Reigate and on the morowe after the castell of Gylforde the frydaye next after the castell of Farneham And the mondaye nexte after the cyte of wynchestre vnto hym was yolden And on the morowe after saynt Iohans daye the manoyre of woluesey to hym was yolden And the tewesdaye after the vtas of saynt Peter and saynt Paule they toke the castell of Odiham And the mondaye after saynt Margaretes daye he ordeyned hym towarde Bawmore for to syege the castell and there he dwelled .xv. dayes and myght not gete the castell and than wente he thens and came to London the toure to hym was yolden ¶ How the pope sent in to Englonde a legate that was called Swalo and of the deth of kynge Iohn ANd in yâ— same tyme yâ— pope sente in to engloÌ„de a legate yâ— was called Swalo he was preest Cardynall of Rome for to mayntayn kynge Iohns cause agaynst the barons of Englonde But the barons had so huge party and helpe through Lowys yâ— kynges sone of FrauÌ„ce that kyng Iohn wyst not wheder to turne ne go And so it befell that he wolde haue gone to Nycholl as he went thyderwarde he came by the abbey of Swynestede there he abode two dayes And as he sate at meet he asked a monke of the hous how moche a lofe was worth that was set before hym vpon the table And the monke sayd that the lofe was worth but an halfpeny O said the kyng tho here is grete chepe of brede Now quod the kynge I may lyue suche a lofe shall be worth .xx. shyllyÌ„ges or halfe a yere be gone And whaÌ„ he had sayd these wordes moche he thought oft he syghed toke and ete of the breed and sayd by god the wordes that I haue spoken it shall be soth The monke that stode before the kynge was for these wordes full sory in his herte thought rather he wolde hymselfe suffre deth and thought how he myght ordeyn therfore some maner remedy And the monke anone went to his abbot was shryuen of hym and tolde the abbot all that the kynge had sayd and prayed his abbot for to assoyle hym for he wold gyue the kynge suche a drynke that all Englonde sholde be glad therof and ioyfull Than went the monke in to a gardeyn fouÌ„de a grete tode therin and toke her vp and put her in a cuppe and prycked the tode through with a broche many
that were defectyue And after he sent to al the lordes of Wales by his lettres patentes that they sholde come all to his parlyameÌ„t And whan they were comen the kynge sayd to them full curteysly Lordes ye be welcome me behoueth your couÌ„seyle your helpe for to go in to Gascoyn for to amende the trespace that to me was done whan I was there for to entreate of peas bytwene the kynge of Aragon the pryÌ„ce of Morrey And all the kynges liege men erles barons consented grauÌ„ted therto And than kynge Edwarde made hym redy went in to Gascoyn let amende all the trespaces that was done hyÌ„ in Gascoyn And of the debate that was bytwene the kyng of Aragon the prynce of Morrey he cessed accorded them And whyle kynge Edward quene Elenore his wyfe were in Gascoyn the good erle of Cornewayle was made wardeyn of Englonde tyll that kyng Edward came agayn And thaÌ„ enquyred he of his tray tours that coniected falsnes agaynst hym And eche of theÌ„ all receyued theyr dome after that they had deserued But in the meane tyme whyle that kyng Edward was beyonde that see to do them for to make amendes that had trespaced agaynst hyÌ„ there was a fals traytour that was called â—isap Meridoc began to make warre agaynst kynge Edward that was for cause of syr Payne Tiptot the wrongfully greued diseased the foresayd Bisap Meridoc And whan kynge Edward herde all this he sente by his lettres to Bisap Meridoc that he sholde make no warre but that he sholde be in peas for his loue whan he came agayne in to Englonde he wolde vndertake the quarell amende all that was mysdone This foresayd Risap Meridoc despysed the kynges coÌ„maundement spared not to do all the sorowe that he myght to the kynges men of Englond But anone after he was taken ladde to yorke and there he was drawen hanged for his felony ¶ Of the redressyng that king Edward made of his Iustices and of his clerkes that they had done for theyr falsnes and how he droue the Iewes out of Englonde for theyr vsury and mysbyieue WHan kynge Edward had dwelled thre yere in Gascoyn a desyre came to hyÌ„ for to go in to Englonde agayn And whan he was comen agayn there were so many coÌ„playntes made to hym of his Iustices of his clerkes that had done so many wronges falsnes that wonder it was to here For whiche falsnes syr Thomas weylonde the kynges Iustyce forswore Englonde at the Toure of LondoÌ„ for falsnes that men put vpon hym wherof he was atteynt proued fals And anone after whan the kynge had done his wyll of the Iustices than let he enquyre espye how the Iewes deceyued begyled his people through theyr synne of falsnes of vsury and let ordeyn a preuy parliament amonge his lordes And they ordeyned amoÌ„ge them that all the Iewes shold voyde out of Eng loÌ„de for theyr misbyleue also for theyr false vsury that they dyd vnto chrysten men And for to spede make an ende of this thynge all the comynalte of Englonde gaue vnto the kynge the .xv. peny of al theyr goodes mouable And so were the iewes dryuen out of Englonde And than went the iewes in to FrauÌ„ce there they dwelled through leue of kyng Philyp that than was kynge of FrauÌ„ce ¶ How kynge Edwarde was seased in all the londe of Scotlonde through coÌ„sent and grauÌ„te of all the lordes of Scotlonde IT was not longe after the Alexander kyng of Scotlonde was deed and Dauid the erle of Huntingdon that was the kynges broder of Scotlond asked claymed the kingdom of Scotlonde after that his broder was deed bycause that he was rightfull heyre But many grete lordes sayd naye wherfore grete debate arose bytwene them theyr fren des for as moche as they wolde not con sent to his crownacyon And the meane tyme the foresayd Dauid dyed And so it befell that the sayd Dauid had thre dough ters that worthely were maryed The fyrst doughter was maryed to Bayloll the seconde to Brus the thyrde to Hastynges The foresayd Bayloll Brus chalenged the londe of Scotlonde grete debate stryfe arose bytwene them thre bycause eche of them wolde haue ben kyng And whan the lordes of Scotlonde sawe the debate bytwene them they came to kyng Edward of Englonde seased hym in all the londe of Scotlonde as chefe lord And whan the kyng was seased of the foresayd lordes of Scotlonde the foresayd Bayloll Brus Hastynges came to the kynges courte asked of the kynge whiche of them sholde be kyng of Scotlonde And kyng Edward that was full gentyll true let enquyre by the cronycles of Scotlonde of the gretest lordes of Scotlonde whiche of them was of the eldest blode And it was fouÌ„de that Bayloll was the eldest that the kyng of Scotlonde shold holde of the kyng of Englonde and do hym feaute homage And after this was done Bayloll went in to Scotlonde and there was crowned kynge of Scotlond And the same tyme was vpon the see grete warre bytwene the englyssh men the Normans But vpon a tyme the NormaÌ„s arryued at Douer there they martyred an holy man that was called Thomas of Douer And afterward were the Normans slayne that there escaped not one of them ¶ And soone after kynge Edward sholde lese the duchy of Gascoyn through kyng Philip of FrauÌ„ce through his fals castyng of the Douâ—e peres of the lond wherfore syr Edmond that was kyng Edwardes broder gaue vp his homage vnto the kyng of FrauÌ„ce ¶ And in that tyme the clerkes of Englonde grauÌ„ted to kynge Edward halfe dele of holy chirche goodes in helpynge to recouer his londe agayn in Gascoyn And the kynge sent thyder a noble company of his bachelers And hymselfe wolde haue gone to Portesinouth but he was letted through one Maddok of Wales that had seased the castell of Swandon in to his handes for that cause the kyng turned to Wales at Chrystmasse And bycause that the noble lordes of Englond that were sent in to Gascoyn had no coÌ„fort of theyr lorde the kyng they were taken of syr Charles of FrauÌ„ce that is to say syr Iohn of Brytayne syr Robert Typtot syr Raufe Tanny syr Hugh Bardulf syr Adam of Cretynge And yet at the Ascencyon was Maddok taken in Wales another whiche was called Morgan and they were sent to the toure of London and there they were byheded ¶ How syr Iohn Bailoll kyng of Scotlonde withsayd his homage ANd whaÌ„ syr Iohn Bailoll kyng of Scotlonde vnderstode that kyng Edwarde was warred in Gascoyne to whome the realme of Scotlonde was delyuered falsly than agaynst his othe wtsayd his homage through procuryng of his folke sent vnto the courte of Rome through a fals suggestion to be assoyled of the othe that he swore vnto the kynge of Englonde And so
forgaue them all his yll wyll And there were all the grete lordes of scotlonde sworne to kynge Edward that they sholde come to London to euery parlyament sholde stande to his ordynaunce How Troylebaston was fyrst ordeyned BYng Edward went thens to London wende for to haue had rest peas of his warre in that whiche warre he was occupyed .xx. yere that is to say in Wales in Gastoyn in Scotlonde thought how he myght recouer his tresour that he had spended about his warre And let enquyre through the realme of all the tyme that he had ben out of his realme that men called Troylebaston ordeyned therto Iustices And in this maner he recouered tresour wtout nombre And his purpose was for to haue gone in to the holy londe for to haue warred vpon goddes enemyes bycause he was crossed longe tyme before And neuertheles the lawe that he had ordeyned dyd moche good through out all Englonde to them that were mysbode For those that trespaced were well chastysed afterwarde were moche more meker better the poore comyns were in rest peas And the same tyme king Edward prisoned his owne sone Edwarde bycause the bysshop of Chestre the kynges tresourer had complayned on hyÌ„ sayeng that he through couÌ„seyle of one Pyers of Ganaston a squyer of Gascoyn had broken his parkes And this Pyers couÌ„seyled ladde this same Edward And for this cause kynge Edward exiled this Pyers out of EngloÌ„de ¶ Of the deth of Willyam Waleys the fals traytour ANd whan this kynge Edward had ouercomen his enemyes in Wales Gascoyn Scotlonde had destroyed all his traytours saue onely the rybaud WillyaÌ„ Waleys the neuer wolde yelde hym to the kyng at the last he was taken in the towne of saynt Dominyk the .xxxiij. yere of king Edwardes regne was presented to kyng Edward But the kyng wolde not se hym sent hym to London to receyue his iudgement vpoÌ„ saynt Barthylmewes euen he was hanged drawen his heed smytten of and his bowelles taken out of his body and brent his body quartred sent to foure of the best townes of Scotlonde his heed put vpon a spere set vpoÌ„ London brydge in ensample that the Scottes sholde haue in mynde for to do amysse agaynst theyr lyege lorde agayne ¶ How the Scottes came to kyng Edward for to amende theyr trespace that they had done agaynst hym ANd at Michelmas next comyng kyng Edward helde his parlyament at Westmynster thyder came the Scottes that is to saye the bysshop of saynt Andrewes Robert the Brus erle of Carik Symond the Frisell Iohn the erle of Athell And they were accorded with the kyng bounde by othe swore that yf ony of them afterward mysbare them agaynst the kynge they sholde be disheryted for euermore And whaÌ„ theyr peas was thus made they toke theyr leue went home vnto theyr couÌ„tree ¶ How Robert the Brus chalenged Scotlonde ANd after this Robert the Brus erle of â—aryk sent by his lettres vnto the erles and barons of Scotlonde that they shold come to hym to Sconne on the morowe after the Coucepcyon of our lady for the grete nedes of the londe And the lordes came at the daye assygned And the same daye syr Robert the Brus sayd Fayre lordes full well ye knowe that in my persone dwelleth the ryght of the realme of Scotlonde as ye well wote I am ryghtfull heyre syth that syr Iohn Baylon that was our kynge hath forsaken vs left his londe And though it so be that kyng Edward of Englond with wrongfull power hath made me assent to hym agaynst my wyll yf that ye wyll graunt that I may be kynge of Scotlonde I shall kepe you agaynst king Edward of Englonde agaynst all maner men And with that worde the abbot of Sconne arose vp before them all sayd that it was reason for to helpe hym defende the londe sayd he wolde gyue hym a. M. pouÌ„de for to maynteyn the londe And all the other grauÌ„ted hym the londe and with theyr power hym for to helpe defyed kynge Edwarde of Englonde sayd that Robert the Brus sholde be kyng of Scotlonde ¶ How syr Iohn of Comyn gaynsayd the crownynge of syr Robert the Brus. ¶ Ordynges sayd syr Iohn of Comyn thynke on the trouth othe that ye made to kyng Edward of engloÌ„d as touchyng my selfe I wyll not breke myn othe for no man so he went from them wherfore Robert the Brus all tho that coÌ„sented to hym were yll content with syr Iohn of Comyn ThaÌ„ ordeyned they another couÌ„seyle at Domfris to which came the foresayd syr John of Comyn for he dwelled but two myle from Domfris there he was wont to soiourne abyde ¶ How syr John of Comyn was traytoursly slayne ANd whaÌ„ Robert the Brus wyst that all the grete lordes of Scot loÌ„de were come to ScoÌ„ne saue syr Iohn of Comyn that than abode nygh ScoÌ„ne he sent specially for the sayd syr Iohn of Comyn to come speke with hym And vpon that he came spake with him at the gray freres in Domfris that was the thursday after Candelmasse daye syr Iohn grauÌ„ted to go with hym And whan he had herde masse he toke a soppe and dranke afterward he bestrode his paâ— frey rode to Domfris Whan Robert the Brus sawe hym come at a wynow as he was in his chambre he made toye ynough came agaynst hym colled hym about the necke and made to hym good semblauÌ„t And whan all the erles and barons of Scotlond were there present Robert the Brus sayn syrs ye wote well the cause of this comynge wher fore it is yf ye wyll grauÌ„te that I may be kyng of Scotlonde as ryght heyre of the londe And all the lordes that were there sayd with one voyce that he sholde be crowned kyng of Scotlond that they wolde helpe hyÌ„ maynteyn agaynst all men lyuyng dye for hym yfnede were The gentyl knyght Iohn of Comyn answered Cet tes neuer for me ne for to haue as moche helpe of me as the value of a button for the othe that I haue made to kyng Edward of Englond I shall holde whyle that my lyfe lasteth And with the word be went from the coÌ„pany wolde haue lepte vpon his plafrey And Robert the Brus pursued hym with a drawen swerde and perced hym through the body syr Iohn Comyn fell downe to the erth But whan Roger that was syr Iohn Comyns broder saw the falsues he stert to Robert the Brus smote hym with a knyfe but the traytour was armed vnder so that the stroke might do hym no harme so moche helpe came aboute Robert the Brus that Roger Comyn was there slayne hewen to peces And Robert the Brus turned agayn where as syr Iohn Comyu the noble baron laye wounded and drewe towarde his deth
Englonde WHan kyng Edward sawe the grete harme destruccyon that the barons of Englond dyd to syr Hugh Spen sers londe to his sones in euery place that they came vpon the king than through his couÌ„seyle exiled syr Iohn Mombray syr Roger Clifford syr Gosselin Dauil many other lordes that were coÌ„sentynge to them wherfore the barons dyd than more harme than they dyd before And whan the kyng sawe the the barons wolde not cease of theyr cruelte the kyng was sore adrad lest they wold destroye hym his realme for his mayntenauÌ„ce but yf he assented to them so he sent for them by lettres that they sholde come to London to his parliament at a certayne daye as in his lettres were conteyned And they came with thre batayles well armed at all poyntes and euery batayle had cote armures of grene cloth therof the ryght quarter was yelowe with whyte bendes wherfore that parliament was called the parlyament of the whyte bende And in that company was syr Vmfrey of Bohoune erle of Herford syr Roger Clifford syr Iohn Mombray syr Gosselyn Dauyll syr Roger Mortimer of Wygmore syr Henry of Trais syr Iohn Gif fard syr Barthilme we of Badelsmore that was the kynges steward that the kyng had sent to Shyrburâ—ein Elmede to the erle of Lancastre to all that were with hym for to treate of accorde that hym alyed to the barons came with that company And syr Roger Dammorie syr Hugh Dandale the had spoused the kynges neces syster syr Gylbert of Clare erle of Glocestre that was slayne in Scotlonde as before is sayd And those two lordes had than two partyes of the erledome of Glocestre syr Hugh Spenser the sone had the thyrde parte in his wyues halfe the thyrd syster those two lordes weÌ„t to the barons with all theyr power agaynst syr Hugh theyr broder 〈◊〉 lawe so there came with them syr Roger Clifford syr Iohn Mombray syr Gosselyn Dauyll syr Roger Mortymer of Wygmore his neuew syr Henry Trais syr Iohn Giffard syr Barthylmewe of Badelsmore with all theyr company many other yâ— to them were consentyng All the grete lordes came to Westmynster to the kynges parliament so they spake dyd the bothe syr Hugh Spenser the fader also the sone were outlawed of Englonde for euermore And so syr Hugh the fader went to Douer made moche sorow fell downe vpon yâ— grouÌ„de by the see banke acrosse with his armes sore wepyng sayd Now fayre Englonde good Eng londe to almyghty god I the betake thryes kyssed the grouÌ„de wende neuer to haue comen agayn wepyng cursed the tyme that euer he begate syr Hugh his sone sayd for hyÌ„ he had lost all engloÌ„de in presence of all gaue him his curse went ouer the see to his londes But 〈◊〉 Hugh the sone wolde not go out of Englonde but helde hym on the see he his coÌ„pany robbed two Dromondes besyde Sandwyche toke bare awaye all the was in them the value of .xl. M. pouÌ„de ¶ How the kyng exiled the erle Thomas of Lancastre all that helde with hym and how Mortimer came yelded hym to the kynge and of the lordes IT was not longe after the the kyng ne made syr Hugh Spenser thâ—â—a der syr Hugh the sone come agayne in to Englonde agaynst the lordes wyll of the realme And soone after the kyng with a stronge power came and besyeged the castell of Ledes in the castell was the lady of Badelsmore bycause the she wold not grauÌ„te that castell to the quene I sabell kyng Edwardes wyfe But the princypall cause was bycause the syr Barthilmewe was agaynst the kyng helde with the lordes of Englonde neuerthelesse the kynge by helpe and socour of men of London and also of helpe of southeren men gate the castell maugre of them all that were within toke with them all that they myght fynde And whan the barons of Englonde herde these tydynges syr Roger Morâ—â—mer many other lordes toke the towne of Burgworth with strength wherfore the kyng was wonders wrothe let outlawe Thomas of LaÌ„castre Vmfrey de Bohoune erle of Herford all those that were assentyng to the same quarell And the kyng assembled an huge hoost came agaynst the lordes of Englonde wherfore the Mortimers put them in the kynges mercy grace And anone they were sente to the toure of London there kepte in prison And whan the barons herde this thynge they came to PouÌ„tfret castell where as the erle Thomas soiourned told hym how that the Mortimers both had yelded them to the kyng put them i his grace ¶ Of the syege of Tykhyll WHan Thomas erle of Lancastre herd this he was woÌ„ders wroth and all that were of his company gretly they were discoÌ„forted ordeyned theyr power togyder besyeged the castell of Tykhyll But those that were within manly defended them that the barons coude not gete the castell And whan the kynge herde that his castell was besyeged he swore by god by his names that the syege sholde be remeued assembled an huge power of people and went thyderward to rescowe the castell his power encreased from daye to daye Whan the erle of Lancastre the erle of Herford the barons of theyr coÌ„pany herde of this thynge they assembled all theyr power went to Burton vpon Trent kepte the brydge that the kyng sholde not passe ouer But it befell so on the .x. daye of Marche in the yere of grace M .ccc .xxj. the kyng the Spensers syr Aymer of ValauÌ„ce erle of Penbroke Iohâ—erle of AruÌ„dell and theyr power weâ—t ouer the water discomâ—yted the erle Thomas his com pany And they fled to the castell of Tutbery from thens to PouÌ„tfret And in the vyage dyed syr Roget Danmore in the abbey of Tuthery And that same tyme the erle Thomas had a traytour with him that was called Robert Holand a knight that the erle had brought vp of nought had nourysshed hym in his buttry and had gyuen hym a. M. marke of londe by yere so moche the erle loued hym that he myght do in the erles courte all that hym lyked with hye lowe so craftely the thefe bare hym that his lorde trusted hym more than ony man on lyue And the erle had ordeyned hym by his lettres for to go in to the erledom of LaÌ„castre to make men aryse to helpe hym in that viage that is to saye .v. C. men of armes But the false traytour came not there no maner men for to warne ne reyse to helpe his lorde And whan the fals traytour herde tell that his lord was discoÌ„fited at Burton vpon Trent as a fals traytour thefe stale awaye robbed in Rauensdele his lordes men that came from the discoÌ„fyture toke of them hors harneys
all that they had slewe of them al that he myght take came yelded hym to the kynge Whan the good erle Thomas wyst that he was so betrayed he was sore abasshed sayd to hyÌ„selfe O almighty god how myght Robert Holand fynde in his herte me to betraye syth I loued hym so moche O god well may now a man se by hyÌ„ that no man may deceyue an other rather than he that he trusteth moost vpon he hath full euyll yelded me the goodnes the worshyp that I haue done to hym through my kyndnes haue auauÌ„ced him made hym hye where that he was lowe and he maketh me go from hygh vnto lowe but yet shall he dye an euyll deth ¶ Of the discomfyture of Burbrygge â—He good erle syr Thomas of Lancastre Vmfrey de Bohoune erle of Herford the barons that were with them toke couÌ„seyle bytwene them at the freres prechours in PouÌ„fret Thomas of Lancastre than thought vpon the treason of Robert Holand sayd in reprefe Alas Robert Holand hath me betrayed aye is the reed of some euyll shreed And by the comyn assent they shold go to the castell of Dunstanburgh the whiche apperteined to the erledom of Lancastre that they shold abyde there tyll that the kyng had forgyuen them his maletaleÌ„t But whan the good erle Thomas herde this he answered in this maner sayd Lordes said he yf we go toward the north the northeren men wyll saye that we go towarde the Scottes and so we shall be holden traytours for cause of distauÌ„ce that is bytwene kyng Edward Robert the Brus that made him kyng of Scotlond therfore I saye as touchynge my selfe I wyll not go no ferther in to the north than to myn owne castell of Pountfret And whan syr Roger Clifford herd this he arose vp anone in wrath drewe his swerde on hygh swore by almyghty god by his holy names but yf that he wolde go with them he shold there slee hyÌ„ The noble gentyll erle Thomas was sore adrad sayd Fayre syrs I wyll go with you whether so euer ye me bydde Than went they togider in to the north with them they had vij C. men of armes came to Burbrygge Whan syr Andrewe of Herkela that was in the north couÌ„tree through ordynauÌ„ce of the kynge for to kepe the couÌ„tree of Scotlonde herde tell how the Thomas of Lancastre was dyscomfyted his company at Burton vpon Trent he ordeyned hym a stronge power syr Symond Ward also that than was shyref of yorke and meâ—te the barons at Burbrygge and anone they brake the brydge that was made of tree And whan the erle Thomas of Lancastre herde that syr Andrewe of Herkâ—â—a had brought with hym suche a power he was sore adrad and sente for syr Andrewe of Herkela and with hym spake sayd to hym in this maner Syr Andrewe sayd he ye may well vnderstande how that out lorde the kynge is ladde and mysgouerned by moche false couÌ„seyâ—e through syr Hugh Spenser the fader and syr Hugh his sone syr Iohn erle of Arundell through mayster Robert Baldok a false pylled clerke that now is dwellyng in the kynges courte Wherfore I praye you that ye wyll come with vs with all the power that ye haue ordeyned helpe to destroye the venym of Englonde and the traytours that ben therin and we wyll gyue vnto you all the best parte of .v. 〈…〉 domes that we haue holde we wyll make vnto you an othe that we wyll neuer do thynge without your counseyle so ye shall be eft as well with vs as euer was Robert Holand Than answered syr Andrewe of Herkela sayd Syr Thomas that wold I not do no consent therto for no maner thyÌ„ge ye myght me gyue wtout the wyll coÌ„mauÌ„dement of our lord the kynge for than sholde I be holden a traytour for euermore And whan that the noble erle Thomas of Lancastre sawe that he wolde not consent to hym for no maner thynge he sayd Syr Andrew wyll ye not consent to destroye the ve 〈…〉 of the realme as we be consent at one worde syr Andrewe I tell the that or this yere be passed that ye shall be taken holden for a traytour and more than ony of you holde vs now of a worse deth ye shall dye than euer dyd knyght in EngloÌ„de vnderstaÌ„de well that ye dyd neuer thynge that sorer shal repeÌ„t you now go do what you good lyketh I wyll put me in to the mercy of god And so wente the fals traytour tyrauÌ„t and as a fals forsworne man For through the noble erle Thomas of Lancastre he receyued the armes of chyualry of hym was made knyght Than myght men searchers drawe theÌ„ on that one syde on that other knightes also thaÌ„ fought togyder wonders sore And also amonge all other syr Humfrey de Boughon erle of Herforde a worthy knyght of renome through all chrystendom stode fought with his enemyes vpon the brydge as the noble lorde stode fought vpon the brydge a thefe rybaud skulked vnder the brydge fyersly with a spere smote the noble knyght in to the fouÌ„dament so the his bowelles fell about his feet Alas for sorowe for there was slayne the floure of solace coÌ„forte also of curteysy And syr Roger of Clifford a noble knyght stode euer fought well worthely hym defended but at the last he was sore wounded in his heed syr Willyam of Sâ—llay syr Roger of Bernefelde were slayue at that batayle Whan syr Andrewe of Herkela sawe that syr Thomas men of Lancastre lessed slaked anone he his company came vnto the gentyll â—ayght sayd vnto hym with an hye voyce Yelde the traitour yelde the. The gentyll erle Thomas than answered sayd Nay lordes traitours be we none to you we wyll vs neuer yelde whyle that our lyues lasteth but rather wyll we dyeâ—â— our treuth than yelde vs vnto you And syr Andrewe agayne behelde syr Thomas his company yellynge cryenge as a wood wolfe sayd Yelde you traytours taken yelde you sayenge with an hye voyce beware syrs that none of you be so hardy vpon lyfe lyâ—◠〈…〉 e to misâ—o Thomas body of Lancastre And with that worde the good erle Thomas went into the chaâ—eâ—â— and sayd kâ—elyng vpon his knees and turned his vysage towarde the crosse and sayd Almyghty god vnto the I yelde me holly I put me vnto thy mercy And with that the vylayns rybaudes lepte aboute hym on euery syde as tyrauntes wood turmentours and despoyled hym of his ar mure and clothed hym in a robe of raye that was of his squyers lyuerey forth ladde hym vnto Yorke by water Than myght men se moche sorowe care For the gentyll knyghtes fled on euery syde and the rybaudes vylayns egerly them descryed and cryed on hygh
a doughty in his tyme yf that thynge myght be brought about than stode they trowynge with the helpe of god with his helpe to recouer theyr herytage in EngloÌ„de wherof they were put out through the fals coniectynge of the Spensers ¶ How kynge Edward through counseyle of the Spensers sente to the douze pers of Fraunce that they sholde helpe that the quene Isabell her sone syr Edward were exiled out of Fraunce WHan kynge Edward the Spensers herde how that quene Isabell syr Edward her sone had alyed them to the erle of Henaud to them that were exiled out of Englonde for cause of Thomas of LaÌ„castre they were so sory that they wyst not what to do Wherfore syr Hugh Spenser the sone sayd to syr Hugh his fader in this maner wyse Fader cursed be the tyme the couÌ„seyle that euer ye consented that quene Isabell shold go in to FrauÌ„ce for to treate of accord bytwene the kynge of Englonde her broder the kyng of FrauÌ„ce for that was your couÌ„seyle for at that tyme forsothe your wytte fayled for I drede me sore leest through her her sone we shall be destroyed but yf we take the better couÌ„seyle ¶ Now fayre syrs vnderstaÌ„de how meruaylous felony falshede the Spensers ymagyned cast For pryuely they let fyll .v. barels ferrours with siluer the somme amouÌ„ted to .v. M. pouÌ„de they sent those barels ouer see pryuely by an alyen that was called Arnolde of Spayne that was a broker of London that he sholde go to the douzepers of Fraunce that they sholde procure speke to the kynge of Fraunce that quene Isabell her sone Edwarde were dryuen exiled out of FrauÌ„ce and amoÌ„ge all other thyÌ„ges that they were brought to the deth as pryuely as they myght But almyghty god wold not so For whaÌ„ this Arnold was in the hygh see he was taken with Selanders that mette hym in the hygh see toke hym ladde hym to the erle of Henaud theyr lorde moche ioye was made for that takyng And at the last this Arnold pryuely stale away fro thens came to London And of this takyng and of other thynges the erle of Henaud sayd to the quene Isabell Dame make you mery be of good chere for ye be richer than ye wend to haue 〈…〉 n take these .v. barels full of siluer that were sente to the douzepers of Fraunce for to slee you and your sone Edward thynke hastely for to go in to Englonde take ye with you syr Iohn of Henaud my broder and .v. C. men of armes for many of them of Fraunce in whome ye haue had grete trust do but scorne you And almyghty god graunte you grace your enemyes to ouercome Than sent the quene Isabell through Henaud and FlauÌ„dres for her soudyours and ordeyned her euery daye for to goo in to Englonde agayne And so she had in her company syr Edmonde of Woodstocke that was erle of Kent and was also syr Edwardes broder of Englonde ¶ How kyng Edward let kepe the costes by the see let trye all the pryce men of armes fote men through Englonde â—Nd whan kyng Edward herde tell that quene Isabel Edward her sone wolde come in to Englond with a grete power of alyens and with them that were outlawed out of Englonde for theyr rebellyousnes he was sore adrad to be put downe and for to lese his kyngdome wherfore he ordeyned to kepe his castels in Wales as well as in Englond with vytayles theyr apparayle let kepe his riuers also the see costes wher of the .v. portes toke to kepe them also the see And at the feest of Decollacion of saynt Iohn baptist the citezyns of London sent to the king to Porchestre an C. men of armes And also he coÌ„mauÌ„ded by his lettres ordeyned that euery hondred wepentake of Englonde to trye as well men of armes as meÌ„ on fote that they sholde be put in .xx. somme in an hondred somme coÌ„mauÌ„ded that al those men were redy whan ony oyes or crye were made for to pursue take the alyens that came in to Englonde for to take the londe from hym put hyÌ„ out of his kyngdom And more ouer he let crye through his patent in euery feyre in euery market of Englond that the quene Isabel syr Edward his eldest sone the erle of Kent that they were taken safely kepte wout ony maner of harme vnto them doynge al other maner people that came with them anone smyte of theyr hedes without ony maner of rauÌ„som takynge of them And what man might bryÌ„ge syr Roger Mortimers heed of wygmore shold haue an C. pouÌ„de of money for his trauayle And ferthermore he ordeyned by his patent coÌ„manuded to make a fyre vpon euery hyll besyde the ryuers in lowe couÌ„trees for to make hye bekens of tymbre that yf it so were that the alyens came to the loude by nyght that men sholde kyndle the bekens that the countree myght be warned come mete theyr enemyes And in that tyme dyed syr Roger Mortimer his vncle in the â—ouâ—e of London ¶ How the quene Isabell syr Edward duke of Guyenne her soâ—e came to londe at Herewich and how they dyd â—Nd whan quene Isabel and syr Edward her sone duke of Guyenne syr Edmonde of Wodstocke erle of Kent and syr Iohn the â—riâ—s 〈◊〉 of Henaud and theyr company dâ—adde 〈◊〉 the threteuynges of kynge Edward 〈◊〉 of his traytours for they trusted a 〈…〉 goddes grace and came vnto 〈◊〉 in Suffolke the. xxiiâ—j daye of September in the yere of our lord Iesu Christ M CCC xxvâ— And the quene 〈◊〉 Edward her sone sent lettres to the Mayâ—â— and comynalte of London r 〈…〉 ge them that they wolde be helpyng in the quarell and cause that they had beg 〈…〉 that is to saye to destroye the â—rayâ—ouâ—s of the realme But none answere was sent agayne wherfore the quene syr Edward her sone sent another pa 〈…〉 〈◊〉 vnder theyr seales the 〈◊〉 of whâ—che lettre here foloweth in this maner ¶ Isabell by the grace of god quene of Englonde lady of Irlonde couÌ„cesse of Pountyf we Edward the eldest sone of the kynge of Englonde duke of Guyenne erle of Chestre of Pountyâ— and of Moustroyll to the Mayre and â—o all the comynalce of the cite of London sendeth gretynge For as moche as we haue before this tyme sent to you by our lettres how we be come in to â—his londe in good araye in good maner for the honour ê“fyte of holy chirche of our ryght dere lorde the kynge all the realme with all our myght to kepe maynteyn as we 〈◊〉 all the good folke of the foresayd realme are holden to do And vpon that we praye you that ye wyll be helpyng to vs in as moche as ye may in this
to them he made his cōplaynt of his sorowe of his disease And ofte tymes asked of his wardeyns what he hadde trespaced agaynst dame Isabell his wyfe syr Edward his sone y◠was made newe kyng that they wold not visyte hym And thā answered one of his wardeyns sayd My worthy lorde dysplease you not y◠I shall tell you the cause is for it is done them to vnderstande y◠yf my lady your wyfe come ony thynge nye you that ye wolde her strangle slee also that ye wolde do to my lorde your sone y◠same Than answered he with a symple chere Alas alas am not I in prison and all at your owne wyll now god it wote I neuer thought it now I wolde y◠I were deed so wolde to god y◠I were for than were all my sorowe passed It was not longe after y◠the kyng through coūseyle of Roger Mortymer graūted y◠warde kepynge of syr Edward his fader to syr Thomas Toiourney to y◠foresayd syr Iohn Mautreuers through the kinges lettre put out holly y◠foresayd syr Moryce of the warde of the kyng And they toke lad the kyng to y◠castell of Corf ▪ y◠whiche castel y◠kyng hated as ony deth And they kept hym there tyll it came vn to saynt Mathewes day in September in the yere of grace M CCC .xxvii. that the foresayd syr Roger Mortimer sent y◠maner of y◠deth how in what wyse he shold be put to deth And anone as y◠foresayd Thomas Iohn had seen y◠〈◊〉 cōmaūdement they made kynge Edwarde of Carnaruan good chere good solace as they might at y◠souper and no thynge the kyng wyst of y◠treason And whan tyme was for to go to bedde the kynge wente vnto his bedde laye and slepte fast And as the kyng laye slepte the traytoures false for sworne agaynst theyr homage feaute came pryuely in to y◠kynges chambre theyr company with them layde an huge table vpon his wombe with men pressed helde fast down the foure corners of y◠table on his body wherwith y◠good man awoke and was wonders sore adrad to be deed there slayne turned his body tho vp so downe Than toke y◠fals traytours tyraūtes an horne put it in to his foundement as depe as they myght toke a spyt of coper brēnynge put it through the horne in to his body and ofte tymes therwith thyrled his bowelles so they slewe theyr lord that nothynge was perceyued was buryed at Glocestre ¶ How kynge Edward spoused Philip the erles doughter of Henaud at Yorke ANd after Chrystmasse than next folowynge syr Iohn of Henaud brought with hym Philip his broders doughter that was erle of Henaud his nece in to Englond kyng Edward spoused her at Yorke with moche honour And syr Iohn of Bothum bisshop of Ely and syr William of Melton archebysshop of yorke sange the masse the sonday on the euen of the cōuersion of saint Paule in the yere of grace M CCC .xxvij. But bycause that the kynge was yonge and tender of age whan he was crowned full many wronges were done whyle that his fader lyued bycause that he byleued the coūseylers that were fals aboute hym to do otherwyse than reason wolde wherfore grete harme was done to the realme to the kyng all men directed it to the kynges dede it was not so almyghty god it knoweth Wherfore it was ordeyned at the kynges crownyng that the kyng for his tender age sholde be gouerned by .xij. of the gretest lordes of Englonde without whome no thynge shold be done that is to saye the archebysshop of Caūterbury the archebisshop of yorke the bisshop of wynchestre the bysshop of Herford the erle of Lancastre the erle Marshall the erle of Kent that were the kynges vncles the erle of Garen syr Thomas wake syr Henry Percy syr Olyuer of yngham Iohn of Roos barons All these were sworne truly for to coūseyle the kyng they shold answere euery yere in the parlyamēt of that that sholde be done in the tyme of theyr gouernall But the ordynaūce was soone vndone that was moche harme to all Englōde For the kyng all the lordes the shold gouerne hym were gouerned and ruled after the kȳges moder dame Isabell by syr Roger Mortimer And as they wolde all thynge was done bothe amonge hye lowe And they toke vnto them castels townes londes rentes in grete harme losse to the crowne of the kynges estate out of mesure ¶ How the peas was made bytwene the Englisshmen the Scottes and also of iustyfyenge of Troylebaston BYnge Edwarde at whytsontyde in the seconde yere of his regne through the coūseyle of his moder syr Roger Mortimer ordeyned a parlyamēt at Northamton And at that parlyamēt the kyng through theyr coūseyle none other of the londe within age graunted to be accorded with the Scottes in this maner That all the feautees and homages that the Scottes sholde do vnto the crowne of Englonde forgaue them for euer more by his chartre ensealed And forthermore an endenture was made of the Scottes vnto kynge Edwarde that was kyng Henryes sone whiche endenture they called ragman in the whiche were cōteyned al the homages feautees Fyrst of the kynge of Scotlonde of all the prelates erles barons of the realme of Scotlonde with theyr seales set theron and other chartres remembraunces that kynge Edwarde and his barons had of theyr right in the foresayd realme of Scotlond it was forgyuen them agaynst holy chirche And also with the blacke crosse of Scotlonde the whiche the good kynge Edwarde conquered in Scotlonde and brought it out of the abbey of Scone that is a full precyous relyke And also forthermore he relesed forgaue all the londes that the barons of Englonde had in Scotlonde by olde conquest ¶ And this peas for to be hold and last the Scottes were bounde vnto the kyng in .xxx. M. poūde of syluer to be payed within thre yere that is euery yere .x. M. poūde by euen porcyons And forthermore aboue all this they spake bytwene the partyes aboue sayd that Dauyd Dritonautier that was kynge Robert the Brus sone the fals tyraunt fals forsworne agaynst his othe that arose agaynst his lyege lorde the noble and good kyng Edward and falsly made him kyng of Scotlōde that was of the age of .v. yere And so through this cursed counseyle Dauid spoused at Barwyk dame Ione of the toure that was kynge Edwardes syster as the gest telleth vpon Mary Magdaleyns daye in the yere of grace M CCC and .xxviij. to grete harme empayrynge of all the kynges blode wherof that gentyll lady came alas the tyme for wonders moche was that fayre damoysell desparaged syth that she was maryed agaynst all the comyns assent of Englonde And fro the tyme that Brute had conquered
Albion named the londe after his owne name Brytayn that now is called Englonde after the name of Engyst and so the realme of Scotlonde was holden of the realme of Englonde of the crowne by feaute homage For Brute conquered that londe and gaue it to Albanack that was his seconde sone and he called that londe Albayn after his own name so that the heyres that came after hym sholde holde of Brute and of his heyres that is to saye of the kynges of Brytayne by feaute homage And froÌ„ that tyme vnto this tyme of kynge Edwarde the realme of Scotlonde was holden of the realme of Englonde by feaute seruyce as aboue is sayd in the Cronycles of Englonde of Scotlonde and bereth wytnes more plenarly ¶ And cursed be the tyme that this parliament was holden at Northamton For there through fals couÌ„seyle the kyng was there falsly dysheryted yet he was within age And yet whan that kyng Edward was put out of his royalte of Englonde yet men put not hym out of the feautees seruyce of Scotlonde ne of the frauÌ„chyses dysheryted hym for euermore And neuertheles the grete lordes of EngloÌ„de were agaynst to confyrme the peas the trewse aboue sayd saue onely quene Isabell that was the kynges moder Edwarde and the bysshop of Ely and the lorde Montmer But reason lawe wolde not that a fynall peas sholde be made bytwene them without the comyn assent of Englonde ¶ Of the debate that was bytwene quene Isabell syr Henry erle of LaÌ„castre of Leycestre of the rydynge of Bedford WHan the foresayd Dauid had spoused dame Ione of the toure in the towne of Barwik as before is sayd the Scottes in despyte of the Englysshmen called dame Ione the couÌ„tesse make peas for the cowardly peas that was ordeyned But the kynges persone bare al the wyte blame with wronge of the makynge of the accorde And all was done through the quene Roger Mâ—rtymer And it was not longe after that the quene Isabell ne toke in to her handes all the lordshyp of Pountfret almoost all the londes that were of ony value that apperteyned to the crowne of Englonde So that the kynge had not for to dyspende but of his vses of his excheker For the quene Isabell Mortimer had a greâ—e meyny of theyr retynue that folowed euermore the kynges courte went toke the kynges pryces for her peny worthes at good chepe Wherfore the couÌ„tre that they came in were full sore adrad and almoost destroyed of them ThaÌ„ began the cominalte of Englonde for to haue enuy to Isabell the quene that so moche loued her before whan she came agayne fro FrauÌ„ce for to pursue the fals traytours the Spensers And in that same tyme the false traytour Robert of Holand that beâ—rayed his lord syr Thomas of Lancastre was than delyuered out of pryson was wonders preuy with the quene Isabell also with Roger Mortimer But that auayled hyÌ„ but lytell for he was taken at Myghelmasse next folowyng as he rode toward the quene Isabell to London syr Thomas wyther 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 she loued hym wonders moche prayed vnto the kyng for hym that the same Thomas myght be exiled out of Englonde And the noble erle syr Henry of Lancastre had oftentymes herde the comyn damour of the Englysshmen of that disease that was done in Englonde also for dyuers wronges that were done to the comyn people Of the whiche the kyng bare the blame with wronge For he was yonge tender of age And thought as a good man for to do awaye and slake the sclaundre of the kynges person yf that he myght in ony maner wyse so as the kyng was therof nothynge gylty wherfore he was in peryll of his lyfe And so he assembled all his retenaunces went spake with them of the kynges honour also for to amende his estate And syr Thomas Brotherton erle Marshall and syr Edmond of wodstok that were the kynges vncles also men of LondoÌ„ made theyr othe for to maynteyn hym in that same quarell And theyr cause was this that the kyng sholde holde his hous and his meyny as a king ought to do haue all his ryalte that the quene Isabell shold deliuer out of her handes in to the kynges handes all maner lordshyppes rentes townes castels that apperteyned vnto the crowne of EngloÌ„de as other quenes dyd before her and meddle with none other thynge And also that syr Roger Mortimer shold abyde dwell vpon his owne londes for the whiche londes he had holpen to disheryte moche people in so moche that the comyn people were destroyed through wrongfull takynge And also to enquyre how by whome the kynge was betrayed falsly deceiued at Stan hope and through whose couÌ„seyle that the Scottes went away by nyght from the kynge And also how and through whose couÌ„seyle the ordynaunce that was made at the kynges crownacyon was put downe that is for to saye that the kynge for amendement and helpyng of the realme and in honour of hym sholde be gouerned and ruled by .xij. of the gretest and wisest lordes of the realme and without them sholde nothynge be grauÌ„ted ne done as before is sayd the whiche couenauntes were malycyously put downe from the kynge wherfore many harmes shames reproues haue fallen to the kyng and his realme And that is to vnderstand for as moche as Edward somtyme kyng of Englonde was ordeyned by assent of the comynalte in playne parlyament for to be vnder the warde gouernaunce of Henry erle of Lancastre his cosyn for saluacyon of his body he was taken out of the castel of Kenâ—â—worth where he was in warde through colour of quene Isabell of Mortimer wtout coÌ„sent of ony parliament they toke lad hyÌ„ where as neuer after none of his â—ynrede myght speke with hyÌ„ after tray toursly murdred hym for whose deth arose a sclaundre through all christendom whan it was done And also the tresour that syr Edward of Carnaruan left in many places 〈◊〉 engloÌ„d in wales was wasted borne awaye without the wyll of kyng Edward his sone in destruccion of hym and all his folke ¶ Also through whose couÌ„seyle that the kyng gaue vp the kyngdom of Scotlonde for the whiche realme the kynges auncesters had full sore trauayled and so dyd many a noble maÌ„ for theyr ryght was delyuered to Dauid that was Robert the Brus sone al the right that no ryght had to the realme as al the worlde it wyst ¶ And also by whome the charters remembrauÌ„ces that they had of the right of ScotloÌ„de were taken out of the tresoury taken to the Scottes the kynges enemyes to the dysherytyng of hym his successours
to grete harme of his lyeges grete reprefe to all Englysshmen for euermore ¶ Also wherfore â—ame Ione of the toure kyng Edwardes syster was disparaged maryed to Dauid that was Robert the Brus sone that was a traytour enemy to EngloÌ„d through whose couÌ„seyle she was taken in to our enemyes handes out of EngloÌ„de ¶ And in the meane whyle the good erle Henry of Lancastre his coÌ„pany toke couÌ„seyle how these poyntes aboue said might be amended to the worship of the king to his profyte to the profyte also of his lyeges ¶ And the quene Isabell through coniectynge subtylte also of Mortymer let ordeyn a parlyament at Salysbury And at that parlyameÌ„t was Mortimer made erle of Marche agaynst all the barons wyll of Englonde in preiudyce of the kyng his crowne And syr Iohn of Eltham the kynges broder was gyrt with a swerde of Cornewayle tho was called erle of Cornewayl And euermore quene Isabell ê“cured so moche anenst her sone the king that she had the warde of the foresaid syr Edward of his londes And at that parlyameÌ„t the erle of Lancastre wold not come but ordeyned his power agaynst quene Isabell Mortymer and men of London ordeyned them with .v. C. men of armes Whan quene Isabell wyst of the doynge she swore by god by his names full angerly that in an euyll tyme he thought vpon those poyntes Than sent the quene Isabell Mortâ—mer after theyr retynue after the kynges retynue so that they had ordeyned amoÌ„ge them an huge hoost And they so couÌ„seyled the kyng that vpon a nyght they rode xxiij myle towarde Bedford where as the erle of Lancastre was with his company thought to haue destroyed hym that nyght she rode besyde the kyng her sone as a knight armed for drede of deth And it was done the kynge to vnderstande the the erle Henry of LaÌ„castre his company wolde haue destroyed the kyng his couÌ„seyle for euermore wherfore the kyng was somdele towardes hym heuy and anoyed ¶ Whan the erle Marshall the erle of Kent the kynges broder herde of these tydynges they â—ode so in message bytwene them that the kyng graunted hym his peas to the erle Henry of Lancastre for a certayne raunsom of xâ— M. pouÌ„de But that was neuer payed after warde And these were the lordes the helde with syr Henry of Lancastre syr Henry Beamont syr Fouk fitz warâ—â— syr Thomas Rocelyn syr Willyam Trussell syrr Thomas wyther aboute an â—ondred knyghtes moo than were to hym coÌ„sen ted all those were exâ—led through couÌ„seyle of quene Isabell and of Morâ—â—mer for Mortymer wayted for to haue theyr loÌ„des yf that he might through ony maner coniecting for he was to co 〈…〉 us had to moche wyll that was grete pyâ—e ¶ How kynge Edwarde went ouer the see for to do his homage to the kynge of Fraunce for the duchy of Guyen IT was not longe after the the kyng of FrauÌ„ce through couÌ„seyle of his Douzepers sent vnto kynge Edward of Englonde that he sholde come to Parys and do his homage as reason it wolde for yâ— duchy of Guyen so through couÌ„seyle of yâ— lordes of Englonde kynge Edward went ouer yâ— see at yâ— Ascencyon tyde he came to Parys the thyrd yere of his regne for to do his homage vnto the kyng of FrauÌ„ce And the kyng receyued his homage made of hym moche ioye worship But whaÌ„ kyng Edward had done his homage hastely he was sente for in to Englonde through yâ— quene Isabell his moder anone hastely he came agayn in to Englond vpon whytsonday wtout takynge leue of yâ— kyng of FrauÌ„ce wherfore he was wonders wroth ¶ How syr Roger Mortimer bare hym proudly and wonders hye ANd now shall ye here of syr Roger Mortimer of wygmore that desyred coueyted to be at an hye estate so that yâ— kyng grauÌ„ted hym to be called erle of Marche throughout all his lordshyp And he became so proude so hauteyn yâ— he wold lese forsake the name yâ— his elders had euer before for yâ— cause he let call hym erle of Marche and none of the comyns of Englonde durst call hyÌ„ by other name For he was called so by the kynges crye yâ— men sholde call hym erle of Marche And Mortimer bare hyÌ„ so hauteyne so proude that wonder it was for to wyte also dysguysed hym with wonders ryche clothes out of all maner of reason bothe of shapynge of werynge Wherof yâ— Englysshmen had grete wonder how in what maner he myght contryue or fynde suche maner pride they sayd amoÌ„ge them comynly that his pryde sholde not longe endure And yâ— same tyme sir Geffrey Mortimer that was Mortimers sone let call hym kyng of foly so it befell afterwarde in dede For he was so full of pryde and of wretchednes that he held a rouÌ„de table in Wales to all men that came thyder couÌ„terfeyted the doynge the maner of kyng Arthurs table but openly he fayled For the noble kyng Arthur was the moost noble lorde of renome yâ— was in all the world in his tyme yet came neuer none suche after for al yâ— noble knyghtes in all chrystendom of dedes of armes assayed dwellyng with kyng Arthur helde hym for theyr lord souerayn And that was well seen for he conquered in batayle a Romayn that was called Froll and gate of hym the realme of FrauÌ„ce slewe hym with his own handes And also he faught with a gyaunt yâ— was called Dinabus slewe hym yâ— had rauysshed fayre Eleyn that was kynge Howelles nece kynge of lytell Brytayn And after he slewe in batayle yâ— emperour of Rome that was called Lucie that had assembled agaynst kynge Arthur for to fyght with hym so moche people of Romayns Phethis sarasyns yâ— no man coude nombre them he discomfited them all as yâ— story telleth ¶ And in yâ— same tyme the comyn voyce spronge in Englonde through coniectynge ordynauÌ„ce of the frere prechers that syr Edward of Car naruan that was kyng Edwardes fader of whome the gest telleth sayd yâ— he was alyue in yâ— castell of Corf wherfore al yâ— comyns of EngloÌ„de almoost were in sorowe drede whether it were so or not For they wyst not how traytoursly Mortimer had done hym to be murdred ¶ How Edmond of wodstok yâ— was erle of Kent the kynges broder Edward of Carnaruan was heded at Wynchestre ANd on a certayne tyme it befell so that syr Edmond of wodstock erle of Kent spake vnto the pope Iohn the .xxij. at Auinyon sayd yâ— almyghty god had often tymes done for Thomas lone of Laneastre many grete myracles to many men women yâ— were through dyuerse maladyes vndone as vnto the worlde through his prayer they were brought to theyr helth so syr Edmond prayed yâ— pope hertely yâ— he wolde grauÌ„t hyÌ„
kynges coÌ„pany of FrauÌ„ce and many shyppes cogges were taken And so through goddes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he had there yâ— victory bare theus a gloryous â—heualry And in yâ— same yere about saynt Iames tyme wold yâ— gates of saynt Diners Roberte of Aâ—theys 〈◊〉 men of ingâ—â—de fla 〈…〉 egerly fought agaynst yâ— duke of Blitgoyn yâ— frensshe men at whiche batayle were slayne taken of the Frensshmen .xv. barons .lxxx. knyghtes shyppes barkes were takeÌ„ vnto yâ— noÌ„bre of CC. .xxx. The same yere yâ— kyng makyng abydyng vpon yâ— syege of Turney the erle of Henaud with englisshe archers made assaut vnto the towne of saynt Amand where as they slewe .l. knightes many other also destroyed the towne ¶ And in the .xvj. yere of his regne folowynge in yâ— wynter tyme the king dwelled styll vpon yâ— foresayd syege sent ofte tyme in to Englonde vnto his tresourer other purueyours for gold money that shold be sent to hym in his nede but his proctours messengers cursedly full slowly serued hym at his nede deceyued him on whose defaut laches the king toke trewse bytwene hym the kyng of FrauÌ„ce And thaÌ„ kyng Edward full of sorowe shame in his hert withdrewe hym fro yâ— syege came in to Bry tayn there was so grete stryfe for vytayle that he lost many of his men whan he had done there that he came fore he dressed hym ouer see in to Englonde And as he sayled toward EngloÌ„de in yâ— hygh seâ— the most myshappes stormes teÌ„pestes thonder lyghtnynge fell to hym in the see the whiche was sayd that it was done reysed through euyl spirytes made by sorcery nygromancy of them of frauÌ„te Wherfore yâ— kynges hert was full of soro we anguysshe wellyng syghynge sayd vnto our lady iÌ„ this wyse O blyssed lady saynt Mary what is yâ— cause yâ— euer more goynge in to FrauÌ„ce all thynges wethers fall to me ioyful lyking as I wolde haue them but alway turnynge in to EngloÌ„de all thynges fall vn profitable very harmeful neuertheles he stopyng an 〈◊〉 of the s 〈…〉 worde came to theÌ„ 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 styght ¶ And the same yere yâ— kyng wolde his Chryst 〈…〉 e at M 〈…〉 s 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 word to yâ— Scottes 〈…〉 that he was tidy wold fyght with 〈◊〉 but the Scottes wold not â—hyde but fledde ouer yâ— scottysshe 〈…〉 them as 〈◊〉 as they myght And â—â—che .xvij. yere of his regne about yâ— feâ—â— of yâ— coÌ„ueâ—syon of saynt Pauleking Edward whaÌ„ he has ben in Scotlonde sawe that the Scottes were fled 〈◊〉 came agayn in to Englonde And aâ—ytel before â—ent was yâ— whiche tur neyment came al the yonge bachelary cheualty of Englonde â—â—many other â—rles 〈◊〉 at the 〈◊〉 turneyment kyng Edward hymselfe was there present ¶ And in yâ— .xviij. yere of his regne at his parlyamiÌ„t holdeÌ„ at Westmynster the auyâ—zeme of â—ester Edward yâ— thyrd made Edward his fyrst sone prynce of Wales ¶ And in yâ— .xix. yere of his regne andâ—â— afteriÌ„ Ia 〈…〉 y before lent king Edward let make ful noble Iustes grete feestes in the place of his byrth at Wyndsore that these was neuer none suche seen there afore At whiche feest royalte were two kinges two quenes the prynce of Wales the duke of Eornewayle .x. erles .ix. couÌ„tesses barous and many burgeyses the whiche might not lyghtly be nombred and of dyuers londes beyonde the see were many straungers And at the same tyme whan the Iustes were done kyng Edward made a grete souyer in the whiche he ordeyned began his rouÌ„de table ordeyned and stedfasted the daye of the rounde cable to be holden there at wyndsore in the whytsonweke euer more yerely And in this tyme Englysshnten so moche haunted and cleued to the woodnes foly of the strauÌ„gers that froÌ„ tyme of comynge of yâ— Hen 〈…〉 es .xviij. yere passed they ordeyned chauÌ„ged them euery yere dyuers shappes disguisynges of clothyÌ„g oflonge large wyde clothes destitute deserte froÌ„ all olde honeste good vsage And an othertyme short clothes strayt wasted iagged kyt on euery syde slatered botoned with sleues tapytes of surcotes hodes ouer longe ouer moche hangyng that yf I the sothe shall saye they were more lyke to turmeÌ„tours de uyls in theyr clothing shoynge other araye than to men And yâ— women more nycely yet passed the men in araye curiouslyer for they were so strayt clothed that they let hange foxe tayles sewed by uethe wtin theyr clothes for to hele hide theyr arses the whiche disguisynges pryde perauenture afterwarde brought forth raused many myshappes myschefe in yâ— realme of EngloÌ„de ¶ The .xx. yere of kyng Edward he went ouer in to Brytayn Gascoyn in whose company went yâ— erle of warwyk the erle of Suffolk the erle of Huntyngton the erle of Arundell many other lordes comyn people in a grete multytude with a grete nauy of CC. and .xl. shyppes anone after mydsomer for to auenge hyÌ„ of many wronges harmes to hym done by Phylyp of Valoys kynge of Fraunce agaynst yâ— trewse before hande graunted the whiche trewse he falsly and vntruly by cauellacyons losed disquatte ¶ How kynge Edwarde sayled in to NormaÌ„dy arryued at Hogges with a grete hoost IN the .xxi. yere of his regne kyng Edward through couÌ„seyle of all yâ— grete lordes of Englonde called gadred togyder in his parlyameÌ„t at Westmynster before eester ordeyned hyÌ„ for to passe ouer yâ— see agayn for to disease destrouble the rebelles of FrauÌ„ce And whaÌ„ his nauy was come togyder made redy he went with a grete hoost the .xij. daye of Iuly sailed in to Normandy arryued at Hogges And whan he had rested hym there .vj. days for bycause of trauayling of the see for to haue out all his men with al theyr necessaries out of theyr shyppes he went towarde CadomuÌ„ brennynge wastynge destroyenge all yâ— townes that he fouÌ„de in his waye And the .xxvj. day of Iuly at yâ— brydge of Cadony manly nobly strengthed defended with Normans he had there a stronge batayle a longe durynge through whiche a grete multytude of people were slayne And there were taken of prisoners the erle of Ewe the lord Tankeruyll and an C. of other knightes men of armes vj C. fote men noÌ„bred the towne that subbarbes vnto yâ— bare wall of all thynge that they myght bere cary out was robbed despoyled After yâ— king passed forth by the couÌ„tre about the brede of .xx. myle be wasted all maner thynge that he fouÌ„de Whan Philip of Valois perceyued this all though he were fast by hym with a stronge hoost yet he wold not come nye hym but brake all the brydges beyonde the water of Seyn fro Roen to Parys
of gouernauÌ„ce toke husbaÌ„des as well strauÌ„gers as other lewde symple people yâ— whiche forgetynge theyr honour worshyp birth coupled maried them with them yâ— were of lowe degre lytell reputacyon ¶ In this same yere died Henry duke of Lancastre also in this yere Edwarde prynce of Wales wedded the couÌ„tesse of KeÌ„t yâ— was syr Thomas wyfe of Holand the whiche was departed somtyme de uorced fro yâ— erle of Salysbury for cause of yâ— fals knyght And about this tyme began rose a grete coÌ„pany of diuers na cyoÌ„s gadred togider whose leders were Englysshmen wtout ony heed yâ— whiche dyd moche harme in yâ— party of FrauÌ„ce And not longe after there arose an other coÌ„pany of dyuers nacions yâ— was called the whyte coÌ„pany yâ— which in yâ— partyes of Lombardy dyd moche sorowe ¶ The same yere syr Iohn of Gaunt the sone of king Edward yâ— thyrde was made duke of Lancastre by reason and cause of his wyfe that was the doughter heyre of Henry somtyme duke of Lancastre ¶ Of the grete wynde and how prynce Edwarde toke the lordshyp of Guyen of his fader and went thyder AAd in the .xxxvij. yere of kynge Edward the .xv. day of Ianyuer that is to saye on saynt Mauryce daye about euensongtyme there arose came suche a wynde out of yâ— south with suche a fyersnes strength that it brast blewe downe to yâ— grouÌ„de high houses stroÌ„ge buyldynges toures chirches steples other stronge places all other stroÌ„ge werkes yâ— stode styll were shaken therw t that they ben yet shall euermore be the febler weyker whyle they stande And this wynde lasted wtout ony â—â—ssyng vu dayes coÌ„tinually And anone after there folowed suche water in hey tyme in yâ— haruest tyme that al felde werkes were gretly letted left vndone ¶ And in the same yere prynce Edwarde toke yâ— lordshyp of Guyen dyd to kyng Edwarde his fader homage fraute therof weÌ„t ouer see in to Gascoyn with his wyfe chyldren ¶ And anone after kynge Edward made syr Leonell his sone duke of Clarence syr Edmonde his other sone erle of Cambrydge ¶ And in yâ— xxxviiâ— yere of his regne it was ordeyned in the parlyament that men of lawe bothe of yâ— chirche teÌ„porall lawe sholde fro yâ— tyme forth plete in theyr moder tongue And in yâ— same yere came in to Englonde thre kynges yâ— is to saye yâ— kyng of FrauÌ„ce yâ— kyng of Cypres yâ— kyng of Sectionde bycause to visyte to speke with the kynge of Englonde And after they had beÌ„ here loÌ„ge tyme two of them went home in to theyr owne couÌ„trees kyngdomes but the kyng of FrauÌ„ce through grete sekenes malady that he had abode styll in Englonde ¶ And in yâ— .xxxix. yere of his regne was a stronge grete frost that lasted loÌ„ge that is to saye fro sayâ—â— Andrewes tyde to the .xiiij. kal. of Apryll yâ— the tylthe sowynge of the erth other suche felde werke hande werkes were moche let lefte vndone for colde hardnes of yâ— erth And at Drray in Brytayn was ordeyned a grete deedly batayle bytwene syr Iohn of MouÌ„ford duke of Britayn syr Charles of Bloys but yâ— victory fell to the foresayd syr Iohn through helpe socour of yâ— englysshmen there were taken many knightes squyers other men yâ— were vnnombred in yâ— whiche batayle was slayne Charles hyÌ„selfe with all yâ— stode about hym of yâ— Englysshmen were slayne but .vii. ¶ And in this yere dyed at the Sauoy Iohn yâ— king of FrauÌ„ce whose seruyce and exequyes kynge Edwarde let ordeyn dyd in dyuers places worshypfully to be done at Douer ordeyned hym worthely to be ledde with his owne costes expences fro thens he was fet in to FrauÌ„ce buryed at saynt Denys ¶ In yâ— .xl. yere of king Edwarde the .vij. kal. of Feueryer was borne Edward prynce Edwardes sone the whiche whaÌ„ he was .vii. yere of age dyed And in the same yere it was ordeyned yâ— saint Peters pens fro yâ— tyme forth sholde not be payed yâ— whiche kyng yuo somtyme kyng of EngloÌ„de of yâ— couÌ„tre of westsaxons yâ— began to regne the yere of our lord god .vi. C .lxxix. fyrst grauÌ„ted to Rome for yâ— scole of Englonde there to be coÌ„tynued ¶ And in this same yere fel so moche rayne in hey tyme the it wasted destroyed bothe corne hey And there was suche debate and fyghtyng of sparowes by diuers places in these days yâ— men fouÌ„de innumerable deed in yâ— feldes as they went And there fell also suche a pestylence yâ— neuer was seen suche in no mannes dayes yâ— than lyued for men the went to bedde hole and souÌ„de sodeynly they dyed ¶ Also the tyme a sekenes that men call yâ— pockes slewe bothe men women through theyr enfectyng ¶ And in the .xli. yere of king Edward was borne at Burdeux Rychard the seconde sone of prynce Edward of Englonde yâ— whiche Rychard kynge Rycharde of Amorican heued at the fontstone after whome he was called Rychard And this same Rychard whan his fader was deed kyng Edward also he was crowned kyng of Englond the .xl. yere of his age through right lyne herytage also by yâ— comyn assent desyre of the comynalte of the realme ¶ Aboute this tyme at kyng Edwardes coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t of EngloÌ„de whan all the castels townes were yelded to hym yâ— were holden in FrauÌ„ce by a grete coÌ„pany assembled togyder syr Bartram Claykyn a noble knyght a good warryour went purposed hyÌ„ to put Piers kynge of Spayne out of his kyngdome with helpe of yâ— moost party of yâ— foresaid grete coÌ„pany trustynge also vpon helpe and fauour of yâ— pope for as moche as it came to his ere yâ— the same Pyers sholde lede vse a synfull lyfe yâ— whiche Piers smytteÌ„ with drede of these tydynges fledde in to Gascoyn to prynce Edwarde for to haue socour of hym And whan he was fledde out of Spayne Henry his broder that was a bastard by assent of yâ— moost partye of Spayne through helpe of yâ— ferefull company yâ— I spake of fyrst was crowned king of Spayne the noÌ„bre of that same coÌ„pany was rekened and set at the nombre of .lx. M. fyghtynge men ¶ This same yere in yâ— moneth of Iune there came a grete company a nauy of Danes and gadred them togyder in the north see purposyng to come in to Englonde to reue robbe also to slee with whome they encouÌ„tred mette in yâ— see Maryners other good fyghtyng men of the couÌ„tre dysperpled them And they ashamed went home agayne in to theyr owne couÌ„tre but amonge all other there was a buistous vessel a stroÌ„ge of theyr nauy that was ouersayled by the Englysshmen was perysshed drowned in the whiche the stewarde other grete men of DeÌ„marke were takeÌ„
prisoners the king of EngloÌ„de his couÌ„seyle prisoned them the whiche lordes the Danes afterwarde came sought all about for to haue had them agayn with theyr goodes that they had lost they not well apâ—yed ne pleased of the answere that they had there returned home wardes agayn leuynge behynde them in theyr Innes pryuely wryten in scrowes and on walles Yet shal Danes waste yâ— wanes Than happed there an Englysshe wryter wrote agaynst the Dane in this maner Here shall Danes fette theyr banes ¶ This tyme Pyers kyng of Spayne with other kinges that is to saye the kyng of Nauerne the kyng of Malogâ—â— beynge meanes weÌ„t bytwene prayed couseyle helpe of syr Edward the prince through whose couÌ„seyle whaÌ„ he had vnderstande theyr artycles desyre that he was required of the kynges loth he was ashamed to saye nay coÌ„trary them but neuertheles he was agast lest it shold be ony preiudyce agaynst the pope longe tyme taryed them or that he wolde grauÌ„t or coÌ„sent therto tyll he had better couÌ„seyle auysemeÌ„t with good deliberacyoÌ„ of kynge Edward his fader But whan he was with euery dayes coÌ„tynuall besechyng of many noble men requyred and spokeÌ„ to with many prayers sent made bytwene them Than prynce Edwarde sent to his fader bothe by complaynyng lettres also by coÌ„fortable coÌ„teynyng all theyr suggestions causes with all the other kynges epystles lettres for to haue coÌ„fort helpe of the wronges not onely done to the kyng of Spayne but also for suche thynges as myght fall to other kynges Also yf it were not the sooner holpen ameÌ„ded through the dome helpe of knight hode to them that it asâ—ed desyred The whiche lettre whaÌ„ the kyng his couÌ„seyle had seen suche a kynges spoylyng robbyng with moche meruayle sent agayne coÌ„fortable lettres to prynce Edward his sone to the other foresayd kynges warned them to arme ordeyne theÌ„ agaynst that mysdoer to â—â—stande them by the helpe of god that were suche enemyes to kynges Whan this noble prynce had receyued these lettres hyÌ„selfe with the other kynges before sayd all theyr couÌ„seyle called togider or that he wold vndertake the quarel he bâ—side knytte fore the kyng that was deposed with a grete o the that is to saye that he shold euer after maynteyn the ryght byleue fayth of holy chirche with all theyr mynystres ryghtes lybertees to defende froÌ„ all theyr enemyes all euyls al that were there agaynst bytterly to punysshe destrouble all the ryghtes libertees preuyleges of holy chirche encreace maynteyn amende all thynges that be wrongfully taken 〈…〉 borne away by hym or by other bycause of hym hastely to restore agayn to dryue put out sâ—â—â—syns all other 〈◊〉 people out of his kyngdom with al his streÌ„gth power suffre 〈◊〉 admytte none suche for no maner thyÌ„ge ne cause to dwel therin â–ª â—nd that whan he had takeÌ„ a chrisâ—â— womaÌ„ he shold neuer come in to none other womans beddâ— ne none other mannes wyfe to defoule All these foresayd thynges truly to kepe coÌ„tynue fulfyll as all his lyftyme he was bouÌ„de by othe afore 〈◊〉 in presâ—nce wytnes of those kynges with other dryâ—eâ—s And than that gracyous prince Edwarde vndertoke the cause the quarel of the kyng that was deposed behyght hym with the grace of almighty god to restore hym agayn to his kyngdome let ordeyn gadre togyder forthw t in all haste his nauy with men of armes for to warre fyght in his foresaid cause ¶ And in this tyme vpon sand of the scottes see that many a man it sawe thre dayes togyder there were seen two Egles of the whiche yâ— one came out of yâ— south yâ— other out of yâ— north cruelly strongly they fought wrastled togyder the south Egle fyrst ouercame the north Egle al to rent hym with his byll his clawes that he shold not rest ne take no breth And after the south Egle slewe home to his own costes And anone after there folowed was seen on the morowe afore yâ— sonne rysyng after in yâ— last day of October saue one daye many sterres gadred togyder on a 〈…〉 epe fell down to yâ— erth leuynge behynde them fyry bemes in maner of lightnynge whose flambes brent coÌ„sumed mennes clothes mennes heere walkyng on yâ— erth as it was seen knowen of many a maÌ„ And yet yâ— northeren wynde yâ— is euer redy destynate to all yll fro saynt Katherynes euen tyll .iij. dayes after lost grete good wtout noÌ„bre vnrecouerable And i yâ— same days there fell came also suche lyghtnynge thonder snowe hayle that it wasted destroyed men beestes houses trees ¶ Of the batayle of Spayne besyde the water of Nazers the was bytwene prince Edward syr Henry bastard of spayne IN the yere of our lord a. M. CCC lxvij of kynge Edward .xlij. the thyrde day of Apryll there was a stroÌ„ge batayle a grete in a large felde called Priazers fast by the water of Nazers in Spayne bytwene syr Edward yâ— prynce syr Henry of Spayne but the vyctory fell to prynce Edward by yâ— grate of god And this same prynce Edwarde had with hym syr Iohn duke of LaÌ„castre his broder and other worthy men of armes about the nombre of .xxx. M. And yâ— kyng of Spayne had on his syde men of dyuers nacyons to yâ— nombre of an hondred thousande moo wherfore the sharpenes and fyersnes of his aduersary with his full buystous grete strength made and droue the ryghtfull party abacke a grete waye but through yâ— grace of god almyghty passyng ony manes strength that grete hoost was disparpled myght fully by yâ— noble duke of Lancastre his boost or that prince Edward came nygh hym And whan Henry bastarde sawe that he turned with his men in so grete haste strength to flee that a grete company of them in the foresayd flode and of the brydge therof fell downe and perysshed And also there were taken the erle of Dene and syr Bartram Cleykyn that was chefe maker causer of the warre and also cheftayne of the vauntward of the batayle with many other grete lordes and knyghtes to the nombre of two thousande of whome two hondred were of FrauÌ„ce many also of ScotloÌ„de And there were felled in the felde on our enemyes syde of lordes and knyghtes with other people to the nombre of vi M. and moo and of Englysshe men but a fewe And after this yâ— noble prynce Edwarde restored yâ— same Pyers to his kyngdom agayne the whiche Pyers afterwarde through trechery falsnes of yâ— foresayd bastard of spayne as he sate at his meet he was strangled dyed But after this vyctory many noble and hardy men of Englonde in Spayne through the fluxe
and dyuers other sekenesses toke theyr deth ¶ And also in the same yere in the Marche was seen stella cometa bitwene the north costes and the west whose bemes stretched toward FrauÌ„ce ¶ And in the nexte yere folowynge of kynge Edwardes regne .xliii. in Apryl syr Leonel kyng Edwardes sone that was duke of Clarence went toward Myleyn with a chosen meyny of yâ— gentyls of Englonde for to wedde Galois doughter and haue her to his wyfe by whom he shold haue halfe yâ— lordshyp of Myleyn But after yâ— they were solemply wedded aboute yâ— natiuite of our lady yâ— same duke of Myleyn dyed And in yâ— same yere yâ— frensshe men brake yâ— peas trewse rydyng on yâ— kynges grouÌ„de lordshyp of Englonde in the shyre couÌ„tre of PouÌ„tyfe toke helde castels townes bare yâ— englyssh men on honde falsly subtylly that they were cause of brekyng of yâ— trewse And in this yere dyed yâ— duchesse of LaÌ„castre and is buryed in saynt Paules chirche ¶ The .xliiii. yere of yâ— regne of kyng Edward was the gretest pestylence of men of grete beestes by yâ— grete fallyng of waters yâ— fell at yâ— tyme there fell grete hyndrynge destroyenge of corne in so moche yâ— the nexte yere after a busshell of whete was solde for .xl. pens And in the same yere about yâ— last ende of Maye the king held his parliameÌ„t at Westminstre in whiche parliameÌ„t was spoken of the othe trewse yâ— was broken bytwene hyÌ„ the kynge of FrauÌ„ce how he myght best be auenged vpon his wronge In yâ— same yere on yâ— Assumpcyon of our lady dyed quene Philip of engloÌ„de a ful noble lady a good woman at westmynster worshipfully is buryed And about myd somer the duke of Lancastre the erle of Herford with a grete company of knightes weÌ„t in to FrauÌ„ce where they gate them but lytel worship for there was a grete hoost of the Frensshmen vpon Calkhull brydge an other hoost of englysshmen fast by yâ— same brydge yâ— longe tyme had lyued there many worthy grete men of the englysshmen ordeyned gaue couÌ„seyle for to fight and gyue batayle to the frensshmen but yâ— foresayd lordes wold not consent therto for no maner thynge ¶ Anone after it happed that the erle of warwik came thyderward for to warre And whan yâ— frensshmen herde of his coming or that he came fully to londe they left theyr tentes 〈◊〉 pauylyons with at theyr vitayles fled pryuely away And whaÌ„ the erle was comen to londe with his men he went in all haste toward Normandy destroyed yâ— I le of Caux with strengthe of swerde through fyre But alas iÌ„ his returnynge to Englond agayn at Calays he was taken with sekenes of pest 〈◊〉 dyed not leuyng behynde him after his dayes so noble a knyght of armes In whiche tyme regned warred the noble knyght syr Iohn Hawkewod yâ— was an englysshman borne hauynge with hym at his gouernaunce yâ— whyte coÌ„pany afore sayd the whiche one tyme agaynst holy chirche an other tyme agaynst lordes warred ordeyned grete batayles 〈◊〉 re in the same couÌ„tre he dyd many meruaylous thyÌ„ges ¶ And aboute y◠〈◊〉 syon of saynt Paule yâ— kyng whaÌ„â—e had ended done yâ— enterynge 〈…〉 grete costes rialtees about yâ— sepul 〈…〉 and buryenge of quene Philip his wyfe he helde a parliameÌ„t at westmynster in whiche parliameÌ„t was asked of y◠〈◊〉 a thre yeres dyme yâ— is to say a g 〈…〉 me to be payed .iii. yere duryng And the clergy put it of wolde not grauÌ„t it vnto Ester next comyng than they grauÌ„ted wel yâ— in .iii. yere by certayn termes that dyme sholde be payed also of yâ— lay 〈◊〉 was a .iii. yeres .xv. grauÌ„ted to yâ— kyng ¶ How syr Robert Knolles with other certayne lordes of the realme went ouer seâ— in to FrauÌ„ce of theyr gouernauÌ„ce ANd in the .xlv. yere of kyng Edward in yâ— begynnynge he wâ—â—h vnwyse couÌ„seyle vndiscrete borowed a grete some of golde of yâ— prelates lordes marchauÌ„tes other ryche men of his realme sayenge yâ— it shold be spent in defendyng of holy chirche of his realme Neuertheles it pfyted no thynge wherfore about mydsomer after he made a grete hoost of the worthiest men of his realme amonge whome were some lordes the is to saye the lorde Fitz water the lorde Graunson other worthy knyghtes of whiche knightes the kyng ordeyned syr Robert Knolles a proued knyght well assaied in dedes of armes for to be gouernour and that through his couÌ„seyle all thynge shold be gouerned dressed And whaÌ„ they came in to FrauÌ„ce as loÌ„ge as they dwelled helde them hole togyder the frensshmen durst not fall vpon them And at the last about the begyÌ„uynge of wynter for enuy couetyse that was amoÌ„ge them also discord they sondred them parted in to dyuers coÌ„panyes vnwysely folisshly But syr Robert Knolles his men went kepte them safe wtin a castel in Brytayn And whan the frensshmen sawe that our men were deuyded in to dyuers coÌ„panyes places not holdyng ne streÌ„gthyng them togider as they ought to do they fell fyersly on our men for the moost party toke them or slewe them those that they myght take led with them prysoners ¶ And in the same yere pope Vrban came fro Rome to Auinyon bycause that he shold accorde and make peas bytwene the kynge of FrauÌ„ce the kynge of Englonde for euermore But alas or he began his treatyse he dyed with sekenes the xxj day of December was buryed as for the tyme in the cathedral chirche of Auin yon fast by the hye awter And the nexte yere after whaÌ„ he had lyen so his bones were taken out of the erth buryed newe in the abbey of saynt Victory fast by Mar cile of the whiche abbey he was somtyme abbot hymself And in bothe places that he was buryed in there be many grete myracles done wrought through the grace of god to many a maÌ„nes helpe to the worshyp of almyghty god ¶ After whome folowed next was made pope Gregory cardynall deken that before was called Piers Roger. ¶ In this same yere the cite of Lymoge rebelled faught agaynst the pryuce as other cytees dyd in Guyen for grete taxes costages rauÌ„soms that they were put set to by pryÌ„ce Edward whiche charges were importable chargeable wherfore they turned fro hym fel to the kynge of FrauÌ„ce And whan prynce Edward sawe this he was sore chafed greued in turnyng homeward agayn in to Englonde with sore scarmysshes fyghtyng grete assautes fought with them toke the foresayd cite destroyed it almoost to the grouÌ„de slewe al that were fouÌ„de in the cite And thaÌ„ for to say the sothe for dyuers sekenes maladyes that he had also for defaute of money
he was .ij. yere And in yâ— vj kal. of Iuly lastyng yâ— same parlyament dyed prynce Edward kyng Edwardes fyrst sone yâ— is to saye on trinite sondaye in worship of whiche feest he was wont euery yere where yâ— euer he were in the worlde to hold make yâ— moost soleÌ„pnite that he myght whose name fortune of knyghthode but yf it had beÌ„ of another Hector all men bothe chrysten hethen whyle yâ— he lyued was in good poynt wondred moche drad hyÌ„ wonders sore whose body is worshypfully buryed in Chrystchirche at CauÌ„terbury ¶ And in this same yere yâ— men yâ— erles tenauÌ„tes of warwik arose malycyously agaynst yâ— abbot coueÌ„t of Euesham theyr tenauÌ„ces destroyed yâ— abbey yâ— town wouÌ„ded bet theyr meÌ„ slewe many of them went to theyr maner places dyd moche harme brake downe theyr parkes closes slewe theyr wyld beestes chaced them brekyng theyr fyssh pondes he des let yâ— water of theyr poÌ„des stewes ryuers ren out toke yâ— fysshe bare it with them dyd them all yâ— sorowe yâ— they myght so ferforth yâ— they had destroyed perpetually yâ— abbey with al theyrmeÌ„bres appertenauÌ„ces but yf the kyng yâ— sooner had not holpâ—â— it taken hede therte therfore yâ— kyng sent his lettres to yâ— erle of warwik chatgyng coÌ„mauÌ„dyng hyÌ„ yâ— he sholde siynt redresse amende those euyl boers brekers of his peas so by meanes oflordes other frendes yâ— peas was made bytwene them for this hur lyng as it was sayd yâ— kyng wold not be gouerned at yâ— time by his lordes yâ— there were in yâ— parliameÌ„t but he toke made his sone the duke of LaÌ„castre his gouernour of yâ— realme the which stode so styll as gouernour tyll yâ— tyme that he dyed ¶ The same yere after Candelmas or yâ— parlyament was done the kyng asked a subsydy of yâ— clergy of yâ— lay le it was grauÌ„ted hym yâ— is to say yâ— he shold haue of euery persone of yâ— lay le bothe man woman that passed .xiiij. yere of age iiij pens out take poore beggers that were knowen openly for nedy poore beggers And that he shold haue of euery man of holy thirche yâ— was benefyced or promoted .xij. pens all other yâ— were not proted iiij pens out take the .iiij. ordres of the freres beggers ¶ This same yere after Mighelmasse Rychard prynce Edwardes sone was made pryÌ„ce of Wales to whome yâ— king gaue also the duchy of Cornewayle with the erledome of Chestre And aboute this tyme the Cardynall of Englonde the fourth daye before Mary Mawdeleyns daye after dyner sodeinly was stryken with a palsey lost his speche and on Mary Mawdeleyns daye dyed ¶ Of the deth of kyng Edward how syr Iohn Monsterwarth knyght was drawen and hanged for his falsnes BYght anone after iÌ„ the .lij. yere of kyng Edward in the begyÌ„nynge of October poÌ„pe Gregory yâ— .xj. brought and remeued his courte with hym from Auinyon to Rome ¶ And the .xij. day of Apryll Iohn Monsterwarth knyght at London was drawen hanged than quartred sent to foure chefe townes of EngloÌ„de his heed smitteÌ„ of set vpon LondoÌ„ brydge For this Iohn was full vntrue to yâ— kyng to the realme couetous vnstable for he toke oftentymes grete soÌ„mes of money of the kyng his counseyle for men of armes wages that he sholde haue payed them toke it to his owne vse he drad that at yâ— last he shold be shent accused for yâ— same cause fledde pryuely to yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce was sworne to hym became his man and behyght hym a grete nauy out of Spayne to coÌ„fusyon and destroyenge of EngloÌ„de But yâ— ryghtfull god to whom no preuite is vnknowen suffred hyÌ„ first to be shent spylte or yâ— he so traytoursly falsly betrayed his lyege lord yâ— king of Englonde his people in his realme in the which grouÌ„de this same Iohn was borne wyckedly through batayle destroyed or he brought aboute his cursed purpose ¶ In yâ— feest of saynt Gregory nexte after kynge Edward gaue to Rycharde of Burdeux his heyre that was prynce Edwardes sone at Wyndsore the ordre of knyghthode made hyÌ„ knyght the whiche kyng Edward whan he had regned .lj. yere more yâ— .xj. kal. of Iune he dyed at Shene is buryed worshyp fully at westmyÌ„ster on whose soule god haue mercy This kyng Edward was forsothe of a passyng goodnes full gracyous among all the worthy men of the world for he passed shone by vertue of grace gyueÌ„ to hym froÌ„ god aboue all his pÌ„decessours yâ— were noble men worthy he was a well herted man an hardy for he drad neuer no myshappes ne barmes ne euyl fortune yâ— myght fall a noble warryour a fortunate for both on loÌ„de see in al batayles assembles with a passing glory ioy he had yâ— victory he was meke benigne homely sobre soft to al men as wel to strangers as to his owne subiectes to other yâ— were vnder his gouernauÌ„ce he was deuout holy both to god holy chirche for he worshipped holpe maynteyned holy chirch theyr mynistres with al maner reuereÌ„ce he was tre table well auysed in reÌ„porall worldly nedes wyse iÌ„ couÌ„seyle discrece meke to speke with iÌ„ his dedes maners geÌ„tyl well taught hauyÌ„g pite on them yâ— were in disease plenteous in gyuyng eâ— benefaytes almes besy curyous in buylding lyghtly he bare suffred wroÌ„ges harmes whan he was gyueÌ„ to ony occupacyoÌ„ he left all other thynges for yâ— tyme tended therto semely of body a mene stature hauyng alway to hygh to lowe a good chere And there sproÌ„ge shone so moche grace of hym yâ— what maÌ„ had behold his face or had dremed of hyÌ„ he hoped yâ— daye yâ— al thynge shold hap to hym ioyfull lykyng And he gouerned his kingdom gloriously vnto his age he was large in gyuyng wyse in expeÌ„ces he was fulfylled with al honeste of good maners vertues vnder whom to lyue it was as for to regne wherfore his fame his loos spronge so ferre yâ— it came in to hethynnesse Barbary shewynge tellynge his worthynes manhode in all londes yâ— no londe vnder heuen had brought forth so noble a kyng so gentyll so blissed or might reyse suche another whaÌ„ he was deed Neuertheles lechery meuynge of his flesshe hauÌ„ted hym in his age wherfore the rather as it is to suppose for vumesurable fulfyllynge of his lust his lyfe shorted the sooner And hereof take good hede lyke as his dedes bereth wytnes for as in his begyÌ„nyng all thynges were Ioyfull and lykyng to hym to all people And in his myddle age he passed all people in hygh Ioye worshyp
out of frauÌ„ce Loo what a mariage was this as to yâ— comparison of the other mariage of Armynak For there shold haue beÌ„ delyuered so many castels townes in Guyan so moche golde shold haue ben gyuen with her yâ— all englonde shold haue ben therby enry 〈◊〉 but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 fell wherfore 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ought 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 bycause of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for maryage of 〈◊〉 〈…〉 rets w 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 hath 〈◊〉 engloÌ„de had by losyng of Normandy Guyan 〈…〉 〈…〉 nge of 〈◊〉 agaynst theyr pry 〈…〉 〈◊〉 lordes what 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 lordes what murdre sleynge of them what feldes 〈◊〉 〈…〉 many y◠〈◊〉 a man hath 〈◊〉 his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 coÌ„clucyon yâ— kyng de 〈◊〉 the quene wther sone â—â—yne to 〈◊〉 in to Scotland from thens in to FrauÌ„ce so to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 yâ— she came fyrst fro Many men demâ— that the brekynge of the kynges promesse to the syster of the erle of Armynak was cause of his grete losse aduersite ¶ How the duke of Glocestre the kynges vncle was arested at the parlyament of Bury of his deth and how Angeo and Mayne was delyuered IN the .xxv. yere of Kynge Henry was a parlyameÌ„t aâ— Bury called saynt Edmondes Bury about whiche was coÌ„mauÌ„ded all the comyns of the couÌ„tree to be there in theyr moost best de 〈…〉 syble araye for to wayte vpon the Kynge To whiche parlyament came the duke of Glorestre Vmfrey the Kynges vncle whiche had ben proâ—â—etour of englonde all the noneage of the kyng And a 〈…〉 〈◊〉 ter as he was in his lod 〈…〉 was arested by yâ— vycouÌ„te be 〈…〉 of englond who me act 〈◊〉 yâ— duke of Buckyngham m 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 lordes And forthw t all his ser 〈…〉 es were commauÌ„ded to departe froÌ„ him xxxiâ— of yâ— chefe of them were a 〈…〉 sent to dyuers pry 〈…〉 〈◊〉 after this sayâ— arest yâ— sayd duke was on y◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 on whose soule god haute mercy But how he dyed in what maner th 〈…〉 taynte is not knoweÌ„ some sayd he dyed for sorowe some sayd he was murdred bytwene two feder beddes some sayd yâ— a spytte was put in his fouÌ„dament but how he dyed god knoweth to whom no thynge is hyd And thus deed he was layde open that all men myght se him so bothe lordes knightes of yâ— shyre with burgeyses came 〈◊〉 sawe hyÌ„ lye deed but wouÌ„dene token coude they not perceyue how he dyed Here may mâ— marke what this worlde is This duke was a noble man a grete clerke ruled worshypfully yâ— realme to the Kynges behofe neuer coude be fouÌ„de faute in hyÌ„ but 〈…〉 uy of them that were gouernours had ê“my sed the duth y of Angeo the 〈…〉 dome of Mayne causen the destruccyon of this noble man for they drad that he wolde haue empesshed yâ— delyueraunce after they sent his body to saint Albons with certayn lyghtes to be buryed so syr Ge 〈…〉 ays of Clefton had than the charge to coÌ„uay yâ— corps so it was buryed at saynt Albons in the abbey And fyue persones of his housholde were sente to London there were they reyned Iudged to be drawen hanged and also quartred Of whom yâ— names were syr Roger chamberlayn a knyght Mydelton a squyer Herbard a squyer Arthur a squier Richarde NedhaÌ„ whiche .v. ê“sones were draweÌ„ fro the toure of LondoÌ„ through che pe to tyburne there â—aÌ„ged let downe quycke than stryped to haue bâ—heded quarted than yâ— Markys of Suffolke she wed there for them yâ— kynges pardon vnder his grete sealâ— so they were pardoned of the remenauÌ„t of the execucyon had theyr lyues so they were brought agayne to London and after frely deliuer to Thus began grete trouble in this realme of Englonde for the deth of this noble duke of Glocestre and an the comyns of yâ— realme began for to murmure for it and were not content ¶ After the pope Eugeny was deed Nycolas the .v. was electe pope This Nycolas was chosen for Eugeny yet hangynge yeâ—eysme notwtstandyng he gate the obedyence of all chrysteÌ„ realmes for after he was electe and sacred pope certayn lordes of frauÌ„ce of englonde were scut in to Sauoy to pope Felix for to entreate hym to sease of the papâ—ry And by the specyall labour of yâ— bysshop of Norwyche and the lorde of saynt Iohns he seased yâ— seconde yere after yâ— pope Nycolas was sacred yâ— sayd Felix was ma de legate of frauÌ„ce cardynal of Sauoy And he resygned yâ— hole papaâ—y to Nycolas after lyued an holy lyfe dyed an holy man as it is sayd almyghty god sheweth myracles for him This was yâ— xxiij scysme bytwene Eugeny Felix dured .xvj. yere The cause was this the generall concyle of Basyle deposed Eugeny whiche was onely pope induby tate for as moche as he obserued not kept the decrees statutes of the concyle of Constance as it is sayd before neyther he cought not to gyue obedyence to the generall concyle in no maner wyse wherfore arose a grete alteracion amoÌ„ge wryters of this mater pro et coÌ„tra whiche can not accorde vnto this day one party sayth that the concyle is aboue the pope yâ— other party sayth nay but the pope is aboue yâ— coÌ„cyle God blissed aboue al thyÌ„ge gyue grauÌ„te his peas in holy chirche spouse of Chryst Amen This Nicolas was of Iene comeÌ„ of lowe degree a doctour of d 〈…〉 te an actyf man he reedâ—fyed many places yâ— were broken ruynous dyd do make a wall about yâ— palays made yâ— wall newe about Rome for drede of yâ— turkes And yâ— people won 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 gretly meruayled of yâ— ceasynge 〈…〉 of pope Felix to pope Nycolas consyderynge that 〈◊〉 was 〈◊〉 man of so 〈…〉 ly 〈…〉 was of 〈◊〉 to all tâ—â— m 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 chrysten 〈◊〉 wherefore there was a verse publysshed as 〈◊〉 is sayd ¶ How syr F 〈…〉 ys A 〈…〉 to 〈◊〉 Fogyers in Normandye And of yâ— losse of Constantynople by the Turke IN the yere of 〈◊〉 Henry xxviâ— beynge tre 〈…〉 FrauÌ„ce Englonde a knyght of the englysshe partye named syr FraÌ„ceys Aragonois toke a towne in Normandy 〈◊〉 Fogyers agaynst the trewse of whiche takynge began moche sorow losse for this was the occasion by yâ— whiche the frenshmen gate all NormaÌ„dy ¶ About this tyme the cite of CoÌ„stantynople whiche was the imperyal cite of all grece was taken by the Turkes infydeles whiche was betrayed as some holde opynyon the emperour taken slayne and the ryall chirche of saynt Sophia robbed spoyled the 〈…〉 s ymages the rode drawen aboute yâ— stretes whiche was done in despyte of the chrysten fayth soone after all chrysteÌ„ fayth in Grece perisshed ceased There were many christen men slayne innumerable solde put in
captiuite By the takynge of this cite the Turke gretly was enhauÌ„ced in pryde a grete losse to all christendom ¶ In the .xxviij. yere was a parlyameÌ„t holden at Westmynster and froÌ„ thens adiourned to the blacke freres 〈◊〉 London after Christmas to Westmynster agayne ¶ And this same yere Roâ—erte of Cane a man of the west couÌ„tree 〈◊〉 a fewe shyppes toke a grete flete of shippes comyngâ— out of yeâ—ay laden with 〈◊〉 whiche shyppes were out of prince 〈…〉 uÌ„ders 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 brought them to Hâ—mpton wherfore the march auntes of EngloÌ„de beyng in FlauÌ„dres were arested in Bruges Ipre other places might not be deliuered 〈◊〉 theyr dettes disch â—uged tyll they had made apoyntment for to paye y◠〈◊〉 of those shyppes whiche was payed by yâ— marchauÌ„tes of the staple euery peny And in lyke wyse the marchuÌ„tes goodes beynge in Da 〈…〉 were also arested and made grete amendes ¶ This same yere the frensshmen in a mornyng toke by a trayne the towne of Pount de larche therin the lorde Fauconbrydge was takeÌ„ prisoner And after yâ— in D 〈…〉 er Rom was taken lost beynge therin syr Edmond duke of Somerset the erle of Shrewesbury whiche by a poyntment left pledges lost all NormaÌ„dy came home in to Englonde And duryng yâ— sayd parliament yâ— duke of Suffolke was arested sent in to yâ— Coure there he was a moneth after the kyng did do fetche hym out for whiche cause all yâ— comyns were in a grete rumour what for the delyuerauÌ„ce of Angeo Mayn after lesynge of all NormaÌ„dy in especyall for yâ— deth of yâ— good duke of Glocestre in so moche in some places meÌ„ gadred made them capytayns as Blewberde other whiche were taken put to deth And than the sayd parlyament was adiourned to Leycestre And thyÌ„der yâ— kynge brought with hym yâ— duke of Suffolk And when yâ— comyns vnderstode yâ— he was out of the Coute comen thyder they desyred for to haue execucion on them yâ— were cause of the delyuerauÌ„ce of Normandy had ben 〈◊〉 of the deth of the duke of Glocestre had solde Gascoyn Guyen of whiche they named to be gylty yâ— duke of Suffolke as chefe the lorde Saye yâ— bysshop of Salisbury 〈…〉 yell many moâ— And for to appease the comyns the duke of Suffolk was exiled out of Englonde for .v. yere And so duryng the parlyament he went in to Norfolke there toke shyppyng for to go out of yâ— realme of Englonde in to FrauÌ„ce And this yere as he sayled on yâ— see a shyppe of warre called the Nycolas of the toure mette with his shyppe fouÌ„de hym therin whome they toke out brought hym in to theyr shyppe to the mayster to the capytayn there he was examyned at yâ— last iudged to deth And so they put hym in a caban his chapelayn with him f 〈…〉 to shryue hym And the done they brought hyÌ„ in to Douer rode set hyÌ„ in to yâ— bote there smote of his heed brought yâ— body on londe vpon the sandes set the heed therby And this was done the fyrst day of Maye Leo what auayled hym all his 〈…〉 rauÌ„te of NormaÌ„dy c. And here ye may here how he was rewarded for the deth of the duke of Glocestre Thus began sorowe vpon sorowe deth for deth ¶ How this yere was the insurreccyon in Kent of the comyns of whom Iarke Cade an Irysshe man was capytayne THe yere of our lorde M cccc .l. was the grete grace of the Iubile at Rome where was grete pardoÌ„ in so moche yâ— from all places in chrystendom grete multytude of people resorted thyder ¶ And this yere was a grete assemble gaderynge togyder of the comyns of Kent in grete nombre made an insurreccyon rebelled agaynst the kyng and his lawes and ordeyned them a capytayne called Iohan Cade an Irysshe man whiche named hymselfe Mortymer cosyn to the duke of yorke And this capytayn helde these men togyder and made ordynaunces amonge them and brought them to the blacke hâ—th where he made a byll of p 〈…〉 yon 's to the kyng and his counseyle shewed what 〈…〉 tyes and oppressyons the poore comyns suffred all vnder colour for to come to his aboue he had a grete multytude of people And the .xvii. day of Iune the kynge many lordes capytayns men of warte went towarde hym to yâ— blacke heth And whan the capytayne of kent vnderstode the comynge of the kynge with so grete puyssanÌ„ce he withdrewe him his people to Seuenoke a lytell village And the .xxviij. daye of Iune he beynge withdrawen gone the kynge came with his army set in ordre embatayled to yâ— blacke heth And by aduyse of his counseyle sent syr Vmfrey Stafford knyght and Willyam Stafford squyer two valyauÌ„t capytaynes with certayn people for to fyght with yâ— capytayne to take hym brynge hym his accessaryes to the kyng whiche went to Seuenoke there the capytayn with his felawshyp mette with them fought agaynst them and in coÌ„clusyon slewe them bothe as many as abode wolde not yelde them were slayne Durynge this scarmysshe fell a grete varyauÌ„ce amonge the lordes men comyn people beynge on blacke heth agaynst theyr lordes capitaynes sayenge playnly yâ— they wolde go vnto yâ— capytayn of kent to assyst helpe hym but yf they myght haue execucyon on yâ— traytours beynge about yâ— kynge wher to the kynge sayd naye And they sayd playnly that the lord Saye tresourer of Englonde the bysshop of Salysbury the baron of Dubby the abbot of Glocestre Danyell and Treuilian many â—to were traytours worthy to be deed Wherfore to please the lordes meyny also some of yâ— kynges hous yâ— lord Saye was arested sent to yâ— toure of London And than yâ— kynge heryng tydynges of the beth ouerthrowynge of the Staf 〈…〉 he withdrewe hym to London 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to â—elyngworth for yâ— kyng 〈…〉 lordes burst not trust theyr owne housholde men ¶ Than after that the capytayne had had this victory vpon yâ— Staffordes anone he toke 〈…〉 sallet and his brigandynes full of gylte nayles 〈◊〉 also his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and Arayed hym lyke a lorde and capytayne and resorted with all his 〈◊〉 and also moo than he had before to the blacke hethe agayne To whome came the archebysshop of Caunterbury and the duke of Bokyugham to the blacke hethe and spake with hym And as it was sayd they fouÌ„de hym wytty in his talkyng and in his request And so they departed And the thyrde daye of Iuly he came entred into London with all his people and there dyd make cryes in the kynges name and in his name that no man sholde robbe ne take no maner of goodes but yf he payed for it And came rydynge through the cite in grete pryde and smote
his swerde vpon LondoÌ„ stone in Canmyk strete And he beynge in the rite sent to the toure for to haue the lorde Saye so they fette hym brought hyÌ„ to the Gyldhall before the Mayre the aldermen where yâ— he was examyned And he sayd he wolde ought to be iudged by his peres And yâ— comyns of Kent toke hym by force fro the Mayre offycers yâ— kepte hym toke hym to a preest to shryue hym or he myght be halfe shryuen they brought hym to the standard in Chepâ— there smote of his heed on whose soule god haue mercy Amen And thus dyed the lord Saye tresourer of EngloÌ„de After this they set his heed vpon a spere bare it all about the cite And yâ— same day about myle ende 〈◊〉 mer was vyheded And the daye before at after none the capytayne with a certayne of his men went to Philyp Malpas hous robbed hym toke awaye moche good And from thens he went to saynt Margarete patyns to one 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈…〉 whiche 〈…〉 of theyr 〈…〉 were 〈…〉 with 〈…〉 her 〈◊〉 〈…〉 man 〈…〉 wyse 〈…〉 London â—â—myn 〈…〉 â—â—myghty god 〈…〉 is to 〈◊〉 yf he had not robbed 〈◊〉 myght 〈…〉 ferre or he 〈…〉 kynge all the lordes of yâ— realme of Englonde were â—â—parted excepte the lorde Seales that 〈◊〉 the â—oure of London ¶ And the 〈…〉 of a 〈…〉 South werke And the 〈◊〉 after the Mayâ—â— of London with the â—lderme◠〈◊〉 comyns of y◠〈◊〉 coÌ„cluded to 〈…〉 the capytayn his â—oost sent to the lorde Scales to the Coure 〈…〉 a capytayne of Nor 〈◊〉 that they walde yâ— nyght assayle the captayne 〈…〉 them of kent And so they dyd came to LondoÌ„ brydge or the capytayne had any knowlege therof there they fought with them that kepte the bryoge And the 〈…〉 men went to h 〈…〉 came to the bridge shotte and fought with them gate the bridge â—â—de them of LondoÌ„ to 〈◊〉 slewe many of them this 〈◊〉 all the nyght 〈◊〉 fro 〈…〉 the clocke on yâ— moro we 〈…〉 last they brent yâ—â—awe brydge 〈◊〉 many of 〈◊〉 of London were 〈◊〉 In whiche 〈◊〉 Sutton an 〈◊〉 â—as slayne Roger Neysâ—nt 〈◊〉 â—ogh many other And after 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of Englonde sene to the capytayne a parâ—on generall for hym for all his mâ—yuy And than they departed from South 〈…〉 euery man 〈◊〉 his owne hous 〈…〉 they were all departed gone there were proclamacyons made in â—ent Southsex and other places that what man coude take the capitayn quycke or deed shelde haue a thousande marke And after this one Alexander Iden a squyer of kent toke hym in a garden in Southsex And in yâ— takynge Iohn Cade the capytayn was slayne and after byhâ—ded his heed set on London brydge And than anone after the kynge came in to kent dyd do syt his Iustyees at Caunterbury inquyred who were chefe causers of this in s 〈…〉 And there were 〈◊〉 men iudged to deth in one daye in other places â—oo And fro thens the kynge went in to Southsex in to the west 〈◊〉 where alytell before was 〈◊〉 yâ— bysshop of Salysbury And this same yere were so many iudged to deth that 〈◊〉 hedes stode vpon LondoÌ„ bridge at ones ¶ Of the felde that yâ— duke of yorke toke at Brentheth in Kent And of the byrth of prynce Edwarde And of the 〈…〉 st batayle at saynt Alvons where 〈◊〉 duke of Somerset was slayne IN the .xxx. â—ere of yâ— kynge yâ— duke of yorke came out of the marche of Wales with the erle of D 〈…〉 shyre and the lorde Cobham and a grâ—te puyssaunce for reformacyon of certayne 〈◊〉 tyes wronges also to haue Iustrâ—e vpon certayne lordes beynge aboute the kynge and toke a feide at Brentheth besyde Dartforde in Kent whiche was a stronge felde for whiche cause the kyng with all the lordes of yâ—â—onde went vnto the blacke heth with a grete a stronge multytude of people armed ordeynâ—â— for the warre in yâ— best wyse And whan they had mustred on the beth certayne lordes were tho sent to hym for 〈◊〉 make apoyntment with him 〈◊〉 were the bysshop of Ely the bysshop of W 〈…〉 the erles of Salysbury 〈◊〉 And they concluded that the duke of Somerset shold be had to warde and to answere to suche artycles as the duke of yorke sholde put on hym than the duke of yorke sholde breke his felde come to the kynge whiche was all promysed by the kynge And so the kyng coÌ„ mauÌ„ded yâ— the duke of Somerfet sholde be had into warde And than yâ— duke of yorke brake vp his felde and came to the kyng And whan he was come coÌ„trary to the promyse afore made the duke of Somerset was present in yâ— filde awaytynge and chefe aboute the kynge and made the duke of yorke tyde before as a prysoner through London after they wolde haue put hyÌ„ in holde But a noyse arose yâ— the 〈…〉 of Marche his sone was comynge with .x. M. men toward London wherfore the kyng his counseyle feted And than they concluded that the duke of yorke shold departe at his owne wyll ¶ Aboute this tyme began grete dyuysyon in Spruce bytwene the grete mayster the knyghtes of the duche ordre whiche were lordes of yâ— couÌ„tree for the comyns townes rebelled agaynst the lordes made so grete warre that at the last they called yâ— kynge of Pole to be theyr lorde the whiche kynge came was worshypfully receyued and layde syege to yâ— castell of Marienburgh whiche was yâ— chefe castell of strength of all the lorde wanne it and droue out the mayster of Dâ—nske all other places of that londe And so they yâ— had ben lordes many yeres lost all theyr seygnourye possessyons in those londes ¶ And in yâ— yere of the incarnacyon of our lorde M. 〈◊〉 â—iij on saynt Edwardes daye yâ— quene Marg 〈…〉 was delyuered of a fayre 〈◊〉 whiche was named Edwarde ¶ That same daye Iohn Norman was 〈◊〉 to be Mayre of London And the daye that 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 whiche 〈…〉 that tyme they 〈…〉 â—er in 〈…〉 ¶ 〈…〉 vnderstande 〈…〉 to the promyse of the 〈◊〉 also the conclusyons taken 〈◊〉 yâ— kyng the duke of yorke at B 〈…〉 th the duke of Somerset went 〈…〉 but abodâ— aboute yâ— kynge had grete rule anone after he was made capytayn of Calays and ruled the kynge his â—â—alme as he wolde wherfore yâ— grete lordes of th 〈…〉 alme also yâ— comyns were not 〈◊〉 For whiche cause yâ— duke of 〈…〉 of Warwyk y◠〈◊〉 of Salysbury 〈◊〉 many knyghtes squyers and moche other people came to remeue yâ— said duke of Somerset other fro yâ— kynge And 〈◊〉 kyng heryng of theyr comyng thought by his couÌ„seyle to haue gone westwarde not for to haue mette with them had with hym the
duke of Somerset the duke of Bokyngham y◠〈◊〉 of Stafford y◠〈◊〉 of Northumberlonde yâ— lord Clyfford many other ¶ And what tyme that the duke of yorke his 〈◊〉 vnderstode that the kyng was departed 〈◊〉 these lordes from London anone he chauÌ„ged his waye costed the couÌ„tre 〈◊〉 came to saynt Albons the. xxii◠〈◊〉 of Maye there mette with the kynge to whome the king sent certayn lordes desired 〈◊〉 to kepe the peas departe but 〈…〉 syon whyle they treated on yâ— one syde yâ— erle of Warwyk with the March 〈…〉 and other entred yâ— towne on that other syde sought agaynst the kynge his partye so began the batayle 〈◊〉 whiche enduted a grete whyle But in conclusyon the duke of yorke o 〈…〉 and had the victory of that â—ourney In 〈…〉 of Somer 〈…〉 yâ— lord 〈…〉 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 estate 〈…〉 whiche was 〈◊〉 in yâ— by◠〈…〉 London in whiche 〈…〉 the 〈◊〉 of â—orke was made 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 and the 〈◊〉 of W 〈…〉 and the erle of Salysbury Chauncelet of Englonde And all suche persones as had the rule before aboute yâ— kyng were sit aparte and myght not rule as they dyd before ¶ And this same yere dyed pope Nycolas the fyfth And after hym was Calixt yâ— thyrde This 〈◊〉 was a Catalane and the art 〈◊〉 of hym shall be shewed here after ¶ In this same 〈◊〉 fell 〈…〉 LondoÌ„ agaynst 〈…〉 bycause a yo 〈…〉 man toke 〈…〉 from 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 was sent for to come before 〈◊〉 Mayre the â—ldermen there for the offence he was â—oÌ„mytted to warde And thâ— the Mayre departed from the 〈◊〉 for to go home to his 〈…〉 but in Chepe the yonge men of y◠〈…〉 for the 〈…〉 prentyses 〈…〉 in Cheâ—e 〈…〉 was 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 from wherfore the Mayre and the â—ldermen come with the honest people of the Cite and droue them thens and 〈◊〉 some of them that had stolen to Newgate And whan yâ— yonge man yâ— was 〈…〉 by his â—elawes sawe this grete rumour af fraye robbery enswed of his fryst meuynge to the Lombarde departed and wente to Westmynster to sent wary or 〈…〉 had cost hym his lyfe For anont after came downe an Oyer determined for to do iustyce on all them that so â—ebelled in the Cite agaynst the Lombardes on whiche sate with the Mayâ—e that tyme WillyaÌ„ Marow yâ— duke of Bo 〈…〉 am many other lordes for to se exe 〈…〉 dont But the comyns of the 〈…〉 ly made them redy and dyd arme them in theyr houses and were in purpose to haue rongen the comyn bell whiche is called home bell but they were 〈…〉 sadde men whiche came to yâ— knowlege of the duke of Bokyngham other lordes and incoÌ„tynent they arose for 〈◊〉 â—urst no lenger abide for they 〈…〉 that the hole Cite wolde haue rysen agaynst them But yet neuerthelesse or thre of yâ— Cite were iudged to doth for this robbery were haÌ„ged at 〈◊〉 ¶ And anone after yâ— kynge the quene other lordes rode to Couentre withdrewe them from London for this cause And a lytell before yâ— duke of yorke was sent for to 〈…〉 there was discharged of the prot 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 of Salysbury of his C 〈…〉 after this they were sent for by y◠〈◊〉 scale for to come to 〈◊〉 where they were almoost yâ— erle of war 〈…〉 also and sholde haue ben destroyed yf they had not seen well to ¶ How the lord 〈◊〉 was taken by the 〈◊〉 of Sa 〈…〉 and of the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 THis yere were taken foure grete fysshes bytwene Ereth LondoÌ„ that one was called Mors marine the seconde was a swerde fysshe the other twayne were whales ¶ In this same yere for certayne frayes done in the north countree bytwene the lorde Egremond the erle of Salysburyes sones the sayd lorde Egremond whom they had taken was condeÌ„pned in a grete somme of money to the sayd erle of Salysbury therfore he was commytted in to pryson in Newgate in London where whan he had ben a certayne space he brake the pryson thre prisoners with hym escaped went his waye ¶ Also this yere the erle of warwyk his wyfe went to Calays with a fayre felawship toke possessyon of his offyce ¶ Aboute this tyme was a grete reformacyon of many monasteryes of relygyon in dyuers partyes of the worlde whiche were reformed after the fyrst institucyon and coÌ„tynued in many places ¶ This same yere was a grete batayle in the marches bytwene the londe of Hungry and Turkey at a place called Septedrad where innumerable turkes were slayne more by myracle than by mannes hande for onely the hande of god smote them Saint Iohn of Capistrane was there present ê“uoked the chrysten people beynge than aferde for to pursue after the Turkes where an infynyte multytude were slayne destroyed And the Turkes sayd that a grete nombre of armed men folowed them that they were aferd to turne agayn they were holy auÌ„gels ¶ This same yere the prysoners of New gate in London brake theyr pryson and wente vpon the ledes fought agaynst them of the cite kepte the gate a longe whyle but at the last the cite gate the prison on them than they were put in fetters â—â—ens were sore punysshed in ensam 〈◊〉 of other ¶ In this yere also there was a grete erthquake in Nâ—ples in so moche that there perisshed .xi. M. people that sanke therein to the eâ—th ¶ Also in the yere .xxxvj. saynt Osmond sometyme bisshop of Salisbury was â—anonysed at Rome by pope Calixt the .xvj. daye of Iuly he was translated at Salysbury by the bysshop of Caunterbury many other bysshops ¶ And in August after syr Pâ—ers de Bresay Senesshall of Normandy with the capytayn of Depâ— and many other capytayns men of warre went to the see with a grete Nauy and came in to the downes by nyght And on the morow â—ely before daye they londed came to Sandwiche bothe by londe water toke the towne ryâ—â—ed despoy led it â—oke many prysoners lefte the towne all bare whiche was a ryche place moche good therin ladde with them many ryche prisoners ¶ In this same yere in many places of FrauÌ„ce Almayn Flaâ—idres Hollande 〈◊〉 chyldren gadred them togider by grete coÌ„panyes for to go on pylgrymage to saynt Myghels mouÌ„t in NormaÌ„dy whiche came fro ferre couÌ„trees wherof yâ— people meruayled And many supposed that some wicked spiryte moued them to do so but it dured not longe bycause of the longe waye also for lacke of vytayle as they went ¶ In this yere Reynold Pecocke bysshop of Chestre was â—oâ—de an herety ke the thyrde daye of 〈◊〉 was 〈◊〉 at Lamâ—â—th 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the archebysshop of 〈◊〉 and many other bysshops doctours lordes 〈…〉 all his â—okes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ¶ Ye haue herde before
Bangor saynt 〈…〉 aph The archebysshop of yorke hath now but two bisshops vnder hym yâ— is Durham Caerleyll ¶ 〈◊〉 And so ben but two prymates in Englonde what of them shall do to the other in what mener poynt he shal be obedyent vnder hym it is fully conteyned within about yâ— yere of our lord god M .lxxij. tofore yâ— fyrst kynge Willyam the bysshops of Englonde by coÌ„maundement of yâ— pope the cause was handled treated bytwene the foresayd prymates ordeyned demed that the prymate of Yorke shal be subgecte to the prymate of CauÌ„terbury in thynges yâ— lâ—ngen to the worship of god to yâ—â—yleue of holy chirche so that in what place so euer it be in Englonde yâ— the prymate of CauÌ„terbury 〈◊〉 holde constrayne to gader a counseyle of clergye the pryâ—â—ate of Yorke is holden with his suffrygans for to be there for to be obedyent to yâ— ordinaunce that there shall be lawfully ordeyned Whan the prymate of CauÌ„terbury 〈◊〉 deed the prymate of Yorke shall come to CauÌ„terbury and with other bysshops he shal sacre hym yâ— is chosen so with other bysshops he shall saâ—â—e his owne prymate Yf the prymate of Yorke be deed his successour shall come vnto yâ— bysshop of Caunterbury he shall take his ordynauÌ„ce of hym take his othe with possessyon lawful obedyence After aboute the yere of our lorde .xi. C lxxxxv in yâ— t 〈…〉 of kyng Rycharde ben reasons set for yâ— ryght party for eyther prymate what one prymate dyd to yâ— other in tyme of Thurstinus of Thomas and of other bisshops of Yorke from the conquest vnto kynge Henryes tyme yâ— thyrde Also there it is sayd how eche of them starte froÌ„ other This place is but a forspekynge not a full treatyse therof therfore it were noyful to charge this place with all suche reasons ¶ Of how many maner of people haue dwelled therin Ca .xiiij. BRitons dwelled first in this ylond the .xviij. yere of Hely yâ— prophete the .xj. yere of Solinus postamê° kynge of Latyns .xiiij. yere after the takyng of Troy â—ofore yâ— buyldynge of Rome 〈…〉 c .xxij. yere ¶ 〈◊〉 They came hyther toke theyr 〈◊〉 from Armonyk that now is that other Brytayne they helde longe tyme the s 〈…〉 couÌ„trees of y◠〈◊〉 It bâ—feâ— afterwarde in â—aspa 〈◊〉 tyme duke of Rome yâ— the Pâ—etes shypped out of 〈◊〉 in to 〈◊〉 and were dryuen aboute w 〈…〉 wynde entred in to the north co 〈…〉 of Irlonde and fouÌ„de there Sâ—â—ttes prayed them to haue a place to dwell in and myght â—one gete For Irlonde as Scottes sayd myght not sustayne bothe people Scottes sente the Pictes to the north syde of EngloÌ„de behyght them helpe agaynst the Brytons yâ— were theyr enemyes yf they wolde aryse toke them wyues of theyr doughters vpon suche condicyon yf doubte fell who sholde haue ryght to be kynge they sholde rather chose hyÌ„ of the moders side than of yâ— faders syde of the women kynne rather than of yâ— men kynne ¶ Gaufre In Vaspasyan yâ— emperours tyme whan Mariê° Aruiragus sone was kyng of Brytons one Rodryk kyng of Pictes came out of Scicia began to destroye Scotlonde Marius the kyng slewe this Rodryk gaue yâ— north party of Scotlonde yâ— hight Cathenesia to the men that were come with Rodryk were ouercome by hym for to dwell in But these men had no wyues ne none myght haue of yâ— nacion of BrytoÌ„s ther fore they sayled in to Irlonde toke to theyr wyues Irysshe meÌ„nes doughters by yâ— couenauÌ„t that yâ— moders blode shold be put tofore in successyon of herytage ¶ Gir. ca .xvij. Neuertheles Sirinê° suê‘ VirgiliuÌ„sayth yâ— Pictes agatirses yâ— had some dwellyng place about yâ— waters of Scicia they ben called Pictes of peyntynge smytynge of woundes therfore they are called Pictes as peynted men These men and these gothes ben all one people For whan Maximus the tyrauÌ„t was gone out of Brytayne in to FrauÌ„ce for to occupy yâ— empyre Than Gracianê° and Valentinianus yâ— were bretherne felowes of the empyre brought these gothes out of Scicia with grete gyftes with flaterynge fayre byhestes in to the north couÌ„tree of Brytayne For they were stalworth stronge men of armes And so these theues and brybouts were made men of londe of couÌ„tre dwelled in the north couÌ„tre helde there cytees townes ¶ Gaufre Carancius the tyraunt slewe Bassianus and gaue the Pictes a dwellyng place in Albama that is Scotlonde there they dwelled longe tyme afterward medled with Brytons ¶ 〈◊〉 Than sith the Pictes occupyed fyrst the north syde of Scotlonde it semeth yâ— the dwellynge place yâ— this Carancius gaue them is yâ— south syde of Scotlonde that stretcheth from the thwarte ouer walle of Romayns werke to yâ— Scottysshe see and conteyneth Galleway and Lodouia that is Lodeway ¶ Therfore Bede 〈…〉 .iij. ca .ij. speketh in this maner Nâ—â—an the holy man conuerted yâ— south Pictes Afterward the Saxons came made yâ— couÌ„tre longe to Brenicia the north party of Northumberlonde vnto yâ— tyme that Kynadius Alpinus sone kynge of Scotlonde put out yâ— Pictes made yâ— couÌ„tre that lyeth bytwene Twede the Scottysshe see long to his kyngdom ¶ Beda li .j. ca .j. Afterwarde longe tyme yâ— Scottes were led by duke Renda came out of Irlonde that is the propre countre of Scottes with loue or with strengthe made them a place fast by the Picces in the north syde of the arme of the see that breketh in to the londe in the west syde that departed in olde tyme bytwene Britons Pictes Of this duke Renda the Scottes had yâ— name were called Dalrendinê° as it were Rendaes parte for in theyr speche a parte is called dal ¶ Gir. pri The Pictes myght haue no wyues of Brytons but they toke them wyues of Iryssh Scottes and promysed them fayre for to dwell with them grauÌ„ted them a londe by yâ— see syde there yâ— see is narowe That londe is now called Galleway Marianus Irysshe Scottes londed at Argall yâ— is Scottes clyf for Scottes londed there for to do harme to yâ— Britons or for yâ— place is next to IrloÌ„d for to come a londe in Brytayn ¶ Beda And so the Scottes after yâ— Britons Pictes made yâ— thyrde people dwellynge in Brytayn ¶ R. Than after yâ— came yâ— SaxoÌ„s at the prayenge of the Brytons to helpe them agaynst yâ— Scottes Pictes And the Britons were soone put out in to wales Saxons occupyed the londe lytell lytell efte more to the Scottysshe see And so Saxons made the fourth maner of men in yâ— ylonde of Brytayn ¶ Beda lib .v. ca .ix. For Saxons Angles came out of Germania yet some BrytoÌ„s that dwel nygh call them shortly Germayns ¶ R. Neuertheles aboute yâ— yere of our lorde viij C. Egbartus kynge of Westsaxon coÌ„mauÌ„ded bad al
and he ware a crowne that was of golde the quene an other And saynt Dunstan on the morowe came to the king in his chambre fouÌ„de the kynge the quene in bedde togyder And saynt Dunstan asked the kyng who she was And the kyng answered sayd This is the quene Estrylde And the archebysshop saynt Dunstan sayd that he dyd grete wronge agaynst goddes wyll to take a woman to wyfe whose chylde he had holden at the fontstone And the quene for that worde neuer loued saynt Dunstan after And neuertheles the good maÌ„ warned of that foly to be lefte but it auayled but lytell for the loue bytwene them was so moche The kynge begate vpon her a sone that was called Eldred WhaÌ„ this childe was .vj. yere old the king his fader dyed aboute that tyme he had regned xvij yere and lyeth at Glastenbury â—Eringarius the thyrde was emperour after Henry .vij. yere this Beringariê° was emperour in Ytaly in whose tyme was grete dyuysyon And Henry the emperour decessed Otto began to regne in Almayne ¶ Lotherius regned after hym two yere and decessed whan Otto regned in Almayn had a wyfe that hyght Dalnidam whiche after wedded Otto ¶ Beringarius the fourth was after hyÌ„ This man with grete tyranny subdued Ytaly wherfore the pope other Romayns called Otto that he myght delyuer them whiche he dyd he toke Beringary by strength twyes he outlawed hym he toke Lotherius wyfe whiche the tyrauÌ„t had prysoned ¶ Leo the viij was pope after Benedictê° one yere foure monethes This man was chosen with the comyn voyce Iohn was deposed This Leo ordeyned that no pope sholde be made without consent of the emperour for the malyce of the Romayns the whiche oppressed them This man graunted all the gyftes to Otto and his successours the whiche were gyuen by Iustinyan and Karolus to the chirche that he myght defende Ytaly from the rebellions ¶ IohaÌ„nes the .xij. was pope after hym almost .viij. yere This Iohn suffred grete wronge of the Romayns for he was taken exiled but Otto bare this heuyly For he slewe the noble men of Rome and certayn of them exiled for euermore ¶ Benedictus the sixth was pope after hym .vj. yere This maÌ„ was taken and in the castell Aungell was strangled ¶ Nota. The empyre this tyme was translated to the Almayns And the same cause is here as was before for the vicyous lyuynge Ne these vnhappy men coude not be enformed that they coude eschewe that one vyce through the whiche they sawe so many noble men perysshed ¶ Otto was emperour after Beringarius .xij. yere This Otto was the fyrst emperour of Almayne and he was all vertuous as an other kyng Karolus for he was the defender of the chirche of god and the synguler promoter for the whiche he was worthy to be emperour Many men of fals byleue he coÌ„uerted And he helde with hym pope Benedictus the vsurper of the popehede in to Saxony there he decessed in his exile And after this Otto the emperour decessed a ryche man in vertue goodes ¶ Otto the seconde was emperour after his fader And he was a noble man to the chirche as his fader was And many a batayle he had agaynst fals men of byleue And at the last he had almoost lost all his hoost in Kalabre Yet he for sothe with all his mynde besought saynt Peter to helpe And meruaylously sayÌ„t Peter delyuered hym And his wyfe was the doughter of the emperour of Constantinople of the Romayns blode this man was crowned of Benedictus the pope ¶ Of saynt Edward the martyr how Estrilde his stepmoder let sâ—ee hym for to make Eldred her owne sone kynge AFter this Edgar regned Edwarde his sone that he begate vpon his fyrst wyfe that well nobly gouerned the londe For he was full of all maner of goodnes ladde a full holy lyfe and aboue all thynge he loued god holy chirche And the quene Estrylde that was his stepmoder let slee hym bycause to make her owne sone Eldred kynge thus on a day he was slayne as ye shall here afterwarde ¶ It befell thus vpon a daye that the kynge Edward went in to a wode for to playe in the south couÌ„tree besyde a towne that is called Warham in whiche forest was grete plente of hartes and hyndes And whaÌ„ he had ben a whyle there for to sporte hyÌ„ 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 se his broder And toke with hym but a lytell meyny and went towarde his stepmoders hous that in that tyme soiourned in the castell of Corfe And as he rode in the thycknes of the wode to espye his game it befell that he wente amysse and lost his meyny that came with hym And at the last he came out of the wode and as he loked aboute hym he sawe there fast besydes a maner that his stepmoder dwelled in and thyderwarde he wente alone And anone it was tolde the quene how that the king was comen alone without ony company And therfore she made Ioye ynough and thought how she myght do that he were slayn as pryuely as she myght and she called to her one of her knyghtes to whome she had tolde moche of her couÌ„seyle bytwene them And bothe they came to the kyng curteysly receyued hym And the kyng sayd that he was comen to visyte her and also for to speke with Eldred his broder The quene many tymes thanked hym and bade hym to alyght harborowe with her all that nyght The kynge sayd that he myght not but agayn he wold go vnto his folke yf he myght fynde them And whan the quene sawe that he wold not abyde she prayed hym that he wolde ones drynke And he grauÌ„ted her And anone as the drynke was come the queâ—e dranke vnto the kynge And the kynge toke the cuppe set it to his mouth 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 fell downe deed froÌ„ his palfrey vnto the erthe The quene for this dede gaue the knyght golde and syluer grete plente of other rychesse ynough And the knyght anone as this was done wente hym ouer the see so escaped he out of this londe Whan this kyng Edwarde was thus martyred it was 〈◊〉 the yere of the incarnacyon of our lorde â—x C .lxxx. and he had regned .xij. yere and an halfe and lyeth at Glastenbury ¶ Of kynge Eldred and how the kyng Swyne of Denmarke held Englond how Eldred that was saynt Edwardes broder was not beloued in his realme therfore he fledde in to Normandy AFter this kyng Edward regned Eldred his broder saynt Dunstan crowned hym And this saynt Dunstan dyed soone
after that he had forgyuen Estrilde the quene her trespace bycause that she was cause of kyng Edwardes deth and saynt Dunstan had her alloyled enioyned her penaunce and she lyued after a chaste lyfe and a clene This kyng Eldred wedded an Englysshe woman on her he begate Edmund Iren syde and an other sone that was called Edwyne And after dyed the quene theyr moder And in that tyme came Swyne in to Englonde that was kyng of Denmarke for to chalenge and conquere all that his auncestres had before the tyme And so he conquered and had it all at his askynge For the good erle Cuthbert of Lyndesey all the people of Northumlonde and almoost all the gretest men of Englond helde with Swyne that was king of DeÌ„marke for as moche as they loued not kyng Eldred bycause that his good broder Edwarde was falsly slayne for the loue of hym and therfore no man set but lytell by hym Wherfore kynge Swyne had all his wyll toke all the londe And Eldred the kyng than fledde in to Normandy and so spake to the duke Rycharde that the duke gaue hym his syster Emme to wyfe vpon the whiche he gate two sones that one was called Alured and that other Edwarde And whan kyng Swyne had coÌ„quered all the londe he regned nobly lyued .xv. yere and than he dyed and lyeth at yorke ¶ How kyng Eldred came agayn from NormaÌ„dy and how Knoght the Dane regned and of the warre bytwene hym and Edmunde Irensyde AFter the deth of Swyne that was a Dane Knoght his sone dwelled in Englonde wolde haue ben king And thaÌ„ came agayn Eldred out of Nor mandy with a grete nombre of people a stronge army that Knoght durst not abyde but fledde thens in to Denmark The kynge Eldred had agayne his realme and helde so grete lordshyp that he begaÌ„ to destroye all those that helped Swyne that was a Dane agaynst hyÌ„ And afterwarde this Knoght came agayn from Denmarke with a grete power so that kynge Eldred durst not fyght with hym but fledde from thens vnto London and there helde hym Than came Knoght and besyeged hym so longe tyll that kynge Eldred dyed in the cite of London and lyeth in saynt Paules chirche And he regned .ix. yere BOnus was pope after Benedict 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 made many Romayns to be taken he gadered a couÌ„seyle agaynst the kynge of FrauÌ„ce where Gylbert the nygromancer was deposed ¶ IohaÌ„nes the .xiiij. was pope after hym .viij. monethes he was put in the castell Aungell and was famysshed to deth ¶ IohaÌ„nes that .xv. was pope after hym .iiij. monethes ¶ IohaÌ„nes the .xvj. was pope after hyÌ„ almoost xj yere This man was taught in armes made many bokes elles lytell of hym is wryten ¶ Gregorius the .v. was pope after this man almoost thre yere This Gregory was made pope at the instaunce of the emperour Otto the thyrde for he was his cosin And whan he had ben a lytell whyle pope and the emperour receded from the cite of Rome PlaceÌ„tinus was put in by Crescencius a consull for money than was stryfe a fewe dayes But the emperour came soone after agayn toke Crescencius the consul stroke of his heed put out the eyen of this man that put out his cosyn of the dignite of the poperyche maymed hym in other membres and his dukes ne his knightes helped hyÌ„ no thyÌ„ge For he dyd that thynge that he shold not haue done and he suffred that that he deserued ¶ Nota. This Gregory with the emperour Otto ordeyned there the chosers of the empyre the whiche from thens forth hath abyden vnto this day For the frensshmen nor none other myght not breke the ordynaunce And those chosers of the Empyre by the pope Otto were not made for ony blame of the saxons but to eschewe the petylles to come And theyr names ben wryten in latyn for lerned men in these verses Magun â—inensis Treuerensis Coloniensis quilibet imperij fit cancellarius horum Et Palatinus dapifer Dux portitor ensis Marchio prepositus camere Pincerna Bohemus Hij statuunt dominuÌ„ cuÌ„ctis per secula summuÌ„ Palatiâ—ê° est comes Reni Marchio est Brandeburgensis Dux SaxonuÌ„ Et rex BohemoruÌ„ VeruÌ„ vt quidam dicunt Through this occasyon the Egle hath lost many a fether and in the ende he shall be made naked ¶ Otto the thyrde was emperour .xviij. yere This man was a worthy man all the dayes of his empyre And after the wysdome of his fader he was a very faythfull man to the chirche And in many batayles he ê“spered bycause he was deuoute to almyghty god his sayntes And gaue myghty worshyppyng vnto the relykes of sayntes And oftentymes he visyted holy places This man was crowned by Gregory his cosyn And at the last he decessed at Rome ¶ Anno domini M .iiij. Nota. SIluester the second was pope after Gregory .iiij. yere he was made pope by the helpe of the deuyll to whome he dyd homage for he sholde gyue hym all thynge that he desyred he was called Gylbert And his enemy gate hym the grace of the kynge of frauÌ„ce and he made hym bysshop of Remensis but anone he was deposed And after he gate the grace of the Emperour was made bysshop of Rauennie after pope but he had an ende anone so haue all that put theyr hope in fals deuyls Yet men trust in his saluacyon for certayne demonstracions of his sepulture for the grete penauÌ„ce that he dyd in his last ende For he made his handes legges to be cut of dismeÌ„bred all his body made them to be cast out at the dore to foules than his body to be drawen with wylde beestes and there to be buryed where so euer they rested as an houÌ„de And they stode styll at saynt Iohn de Latrans there he was buryed that was signe of his saluacyon ¶ IohaÌ„nes the .xviij. was pope .v. monethes ¶ Iohannes the .xix. was pope after hym fyue yere And these two dyd lytel thyÌ„ges ¶ Henricus the fyrst was emperour in Almayn xx yere This Henry was duke of Barry and all accordyng he was chosen for his blyssed fame good name the whiche he had And it is redde that many of these dukes of Barry were holy men not all onely in absteynynge them from flesshly desyres but also in vertuous lyuyng And this Henry had a syster that was as holy as he whome he gaue to wyfe vnto the kynge of Hungary And she brought all Hungary vnto the right byleue and chrysten fayth And his wyues name was Sanâ—â—a Roâ—â—ogundis with whome he lyued a virgyn all the dayes of his lyfe And he made many a batayle as well in ytaly as in Almayn agayust them