notaries in presence and wytnesse of tho kynges with othir Princes ¶ And than that gracious prince Prince Edward vndertoke the cause the quarell of the kyng that was deposed behight hym with the grace of god to restore hym ayene to his kyngdome and let ordeyne gadre to gedre forth with yn all hast his nauye with men of armes for to werre fight in this forsaid cause ¶ And in this same tyme vpon the sonde of the scottyssh see that many a man it sye iij. daies to gedre ther were seyne ij Egles of yâ— which that one come oute of the south that othir out of the north cruelly strongely they foughten to gedre wrastled to geder the south Egle fyrst ouer come the north egle and all to rente and tare hym with his byll his clawys that he shold nat rest ne take no brethe ¶ And after the south egle fligh home to his owne Costes And anone after ther folewed was seyne in the morne afore the sone rising and after in the last day of October saue one day many sterces gadred to gedre on an hepe fyll doune to the erthe leuyng behynde hem fery bemes in maner of lightenyng whos flammes brent and consumed meÌ„nes clothes men nes here walkyng on the erthe as it was seen and knowen of many a man ¶ And yit that northren wyndâ— that is euer redy and destinat to all euell fro seint katerines euen till iij. daies after lost good withoute nombre vnrecouerable And in the same daies ther fyll and comen also such lightnynges thundre snowe and haille that it wasted and destroied men bestes houses and trees ¶ Of the bataille of spayne besides the water of Nazers that waz bitwene the prince Edward sir Henry bastard of spayne Capitulo CC.xxxiij IN the yere of our lord M.CCC.lxvij and of kyng Edward xlij the iij. day of Aprill ther was a strong battaill and a grete in a large felde y called Priazers fast by the water of Nazers in spayne bitwene sir Edward the prince Henry the bastard of spaigne but the victorie fell to prince edward by the grace of god ¶ And this same prince Edward had with him sir â—ohan duke of lancastre his brother othir worthy men of armes aboute the nombre of xxx M. And the kyng of spayne had on his side men of diuerse nacions to tho nombre of an C.M. and passyng wherfor the sharpnesse fersenesse of his aduersarie with his full boystous grete strength maden driuen the rightfull ê‘tie a bak a grete way but thrugh the grace of almyghty god passing any mannys strenght that huge hoste was disparbled myÈt fully by the noble duke of lancastre and his host or that the prince Edward come nygh hym ¶ And whan Henry the bastard saw that he turned with his men in so grete haste and strength tâ— fleâ— that an houge companie of heÌ„ in the forsaid flode of the brugge ther of fyllen doune and perisshed ¶ And also ther were take the Erle of Dene and Sir Bartram Cleykyn that was chefe maker and cause of the werre and also châ—â—etayne of the vaâ—uÌ„t ward of the bataille with many othir grete lordes and knyghtes to the nombre of two thousand of whom two houndred were of Fâ—â—â—nce and many also of Scotland And there were felled in the felde on our enemies side of lordes and knyghtes with othir me ne peple to the nombre of vj. thousand and moo and of Englissh men but a fewe ¶ And after this The noble Prince Edward restored the same Piers in to his kyngdome ayene the which pierâ— afterward thurgh trecherie and falsenesse of the forsaid bastard of Spaynt as he sete at his mete was strangled and deide But after this vâ—ctorie many noble and hardy men and noble of englond in Spayne thurgh the 〈◊〉 and othir diuerse sikenesse token hir dethe ¶ And in the same yere in the Marche was seyne Stella Comata bitwene the Northcostes and the weste whos bemes streâ—ched toward fraunce ¶ And in the yere next suyng of kyng Edwardes regne xliij in Aprill Sir Leonell kyng Edwardes sone that was duke of Clarence wente toward Mileynâ— with a chose meyne of the gentils of Englond for to wedde Galoys doughter and haue hir to wyfe by whome he sholde haue halfe the lordshippe of Mileyne But after that they were solempnely wedded and aboute the Natiuite of our lady the same duke of Mileyne deide and in the same yere the frensshmen breken the pees and the trews ridynge on the kynges grounde and lordshippe of Englond in the shire and contre of Pountife and token and helde Castâ—lâ—s and tounes and bere the Englisshmen on honde falfely and sotelly that they were canse of brekyngâ— of the trews ¶ And in this same yere deide the duchesse of lancastre And is buried wurshipfully in seint Paules churche ¶ The xliiij yere of kyng Edwardes regne was the gretest Pestilenâ—â— of meâ— and of grete bestes and by the grete fallyng of watres that fylle at that tyme there fyll grete hyndryng and destroieng of Corne in sâ— moche that the next yere after a bussâ—â—lle of whete was solde for xl 〈◊〉 ¶ And in the same yere aboute the loste ende of May kâ—ng Edward helde tho his parlement at westmynstre in the whiche parlement was treted and spoke of the othe and the tâ—â—ws that was broke bitwene hym and the kyng of fraunce how he myÈt best vpon his wronge be aâ—â—nged In this same yere in the assumpcione of our lady died quene Philipp of Englond a full noble good woman at westmynster full wurshipfully is buried entered aboute midsomer the duke of lancastre the Erle of herford with a grete companie of knyghtes wenten in to fraunce wher they gete hem but a litell wurshipp name For ther was a huge oost of frensshmen vpon chalkhull brigge an othir hoste of Englissh men fast by the same brygge that longe tyme had leyne there And many worthy men grete of the englishmen ordeyned yafe couÌ„ceill for to fight yeue bataille to the frenshmen But the forsaid lordes wold no thyng consent ther to ne assent for no maner thynge ¶ There anone after it happed yâ— the erle of warrewyke come thidderward for to werre when the frenshmen herd of his comyng or that he come fullych to londe they left hir tentes pauylous with all hir vitailles fledden went awey priuely And when the Erle was comen to land with his men he went in all hast toward normandie destroied the I le of Caws thurgh dynt of swerd and thurgh fire But Allas in his retournyng to englond ward home ayene at Caleys he was take with sykenesse of pestileÌ„ce died not leuyng behynde hym after his daies so noble a knyÈt orped of armes ¶ In which tyme regned werred thilke orped knyght Sir Iohan hawkewode that was
forsaid pees at yâ— last they toke with hem her lrÌ„ez of ê“curacie weÌ„t ayene to yâ— court of Rome ward withoute any effect of hir purpose In this yere also ther was a stronge bataille on the see bitwene englishmen flem mynges the englishmen had the victorie and token xxv shippes y charged with salt sleyeng and dreÌ„chyng all the men that were theryn vnwityng hem that they were of that contre And redely moche harme had fall by cause ther of ne had pees accord the soÌ„ner bitwene hem And in this same yere the frenshmen beseged the toune of the Rochell wherfor he erle of penbroke was sent in to gascoyne with a grete companie of men of armes for to destroie the siege he which passed he see comen sauf to the hauen of rochell whan they were there at the hauen mouth or that they myÈt entre sodenly come vpon hem a stronge nauye of spayne the which oâ—come tho the englishmeÌ„ in moche blemyshyng hurtyng and sleyng of many ê‘sones for as moch as the englishmen were nat than redy for to fight ne ware of hem And in the comyng vpon of the spaynardes all the englishmen othir they were take or slayne x of hem were wounded to the deth all hir shippes y brent there they toke the erle with an huge tresour of the reame of englond many othir noble me also on midsomer euen the which is seint Edeldredes day ledden hem with heÌ„ in to spaigne ¶ And of this meschief was no grete woÌ„der for this erle was a full euell lyuer as on open lechour And also in a certeyne ê‘lement he stode was ayenst the rightes fraunchises of holy chyrch And also he couÌ„ceilled the kyng his couÌ„ceill that he shold ax more of men of holy chyrche than of othir ê‘sones of the lay fee. And for the kyng othir of his counceill accepted token rather euell opinions causes ayens men of holy chirch than he did for to defeÌ„de maynten the right of holy chyrch it was sene many tymes after for lak of fortune grace they had not ne bere awey so grete victorie ne power ayens hir enemies as they did afore ¶ This sanâ— yere the kyng with a grete hoste entred the see to remeue the sege of Rochell But the wynde was euen coÌ„trarie vn tâ— him suffred him not longe tyme to go ferre fro the land wherfor he aâ—ode a certeyn yt me vpon the see costes abydyng after a good wynde for hem yit come it not So at the last he come thens with his men to lond ward ayene anone as he was a londe the wynde began to turne was in an othir coste than he was in afore ¶ How the duke of lancastre with a grete hoste wente in to flaundres passed by Paris thurgh Burgoyne thurgh all frauÌ„ce till he come to Burdeux Ca. cc.xxxvj SOne after in the xlviij yere of the regne of kyng Edward the duke of lancastre with a grete host went in to flaundres passed by paris thurgh Burgoyne thurgh alle fraunce till he come to Burdeux withoute any maner withstoÌ„ding of the frensshmen he did hem but litell harme saue he toke raunsoned many places tounes many men bet hem after gone frely ¶ The same yere the kyng sent certeyn embassatours to the pope prayeng hym that he shold leue of medle not in his court of the kepinges reseruacions of benefices in englond that tho that were chose to bisshoppes sees dignitees frely with full right myÈt Ioy haue be coÌ„fermed to the same of hir metropolitanes erchebisshoppes as they were wont to be of olde tyme ¶ Of thees pointes of othir touching the kyng his reame whan they had hir ansuere of the pope the pope euioyned hem that they shold certifie hym ayene by hir lrÌ„ez of the kynges wyll of his reame or they determined ought of the forsaid articles In the same yere deide Iohan the Erchebisshopp of yorke Iohan bisshopp of Ely william bisshopp of wurcestre In whos stedes folowed were made bisshoppes by auctorite of the pope Mastir Alisaundre neuyll to the Erchebisshopprich of yorke Thomas of Arundell to the bisshopprich of Ely sir henry wakefeld to the bisshopprich of wurcestre ¶ In the which tyme it waz ordeyned in the ê‘lement that all Cathedrall churches shold Ioy aud haue hir elections hool and that the kyng fro that tyme afterward shold not write ayens hem that were y chosen but rather helpe heÌ„ by his lrÌ„ez to hir confirmacion ¶ And this statute was kept did moche profit good ¶ And in this ê‘lement was graunted to the kyng a dysme of the clergie a xv of lay fee ¶ The next yere after of kyng Edward xlix the xv day of Iuyne deide mastir william witlesey Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury wherfor the monkes of the same church asked desired a Cardinall of englond to be Erchebisshopp And therfor the kyng was agreued had ment purposed to haue exiled the monkes of the same hous And so they spended moche good or they myght haue the kynges grace ayene his loue but yit wold the kyng nat consent ne graunte to hir election of the Cardinall ne the Pope also ne his Cardinals And aboute the â—e gynnyng of August it was treted spoken at bruges of certeynÌ„ pointz articles hangyng bitwene the pope the kyng of eÌ„glond and this tretys last all most ij yere At the last it was accorded bitwene hem that the Pope fro that tyme forth shold not vse ne dele with the reseruacions of benefices in englond that the kyng shold nat graunte ne let no benefices by his write that is called Quare impedit But as touchyng the Elections aboue said ther was no thyng touchid ne do And that was y wyted put vpon certeyne clerkes the which rather supposed hoped to be avaunced ê“moted to bisshopriches which they desired coueited by the court of Rome rather than by any elections ¶ This same yere aboute candelmassâ— ther mette to gedres at Bruges many noble worthy men of both reames to trece of pees bitwene tho ij kyngdoms And this tretys lasted ij yere with grete costes houge expense of bothe ê‘ties And at the last they went departed thens withoute any aocord or effect The next yere after the .l. yere of kyng Edward iiij NonÌ„ of May beyng yit voide and vacant the Erchebisshopriche of caunterbury mastir Symond sudbery bisshopp of london was made Erchebisshoppe And maister william Courteney that was bisshopp of heâ—eford was than made bisshopp of london and the bisshopp of Bangore was made bisshopp of hereford ¶ And this same tyme in a certeyne tretis and spekyng of pees trews was take bitwene fraunce and Englond fro midsomer to midsomer come ayene all an hole yere And aboute the beginnyng of
IN the yere of thyncarnacion of our lord JhuÌ„ crist M. CCCC.lxxx And in the xx yere of the Regne of kyng Edward the fourthe Atte requeste of dyuerce gentilmen I haue endeuourd me to enprinte the cronicles of Englond as in this booke shall by the suffraunce of god folowe And to th ende that euery man may see and shortly fynde suche mater as it shall plese hym to see or rede I haue ordeyned a table of the maters shortly compiled chapitred as here shall folowe which booke begynneth at Albyne how she with her susters fonde this land first named it Albion endeth at the beginnyng of the regne of our said souerain lord kyng Edward the iiij ¶ First in the prologue is conteyned how Albyne with hir sustreâ— enâ—â—d in to this I le and named it Albyon ¶ The beginnyng of the book conteyneth how Brute was engeÌ„drid of them of Troye how he slew his fadre moder Ca. j ¶ How Bâ—ute was driuen oute of his lande how he helde hym in grece And deliuered the troians there out of bondage Ca. ij ¶ How Coryn becam Brutes man how kyng Goffar was discomfiâ—ed And of the fondacion of Tours in Turayne Ca. iij ¶ How Bâ—ute arriued atte tottenesse in the I le of Albion And of the bataill bitwene Coryn Gogmagog Ca. iiij ¶ How Brute made london named this londe britaigne Scotland Albanie Walys Cambre And of the deuision of the londe to his thre sones Ca. v ¶ How kyng Madan regned in peâ—s of the debate of his sones and how that one slowe that othir how after wulues slewe hym that slew his brother Ca. vj ¶ How kyng Ebrac conquered fraunce begate xx sones yxiij doughters Ca. vij ¶ Of kyng Brute grenesheld first sone of kyng Ebrac Ca. viij ¶ Of kyng Leyl Brute grenesheldis sone Ca.ix. ¶ Of kyng Lud ludibras that was kyng Leybes sone Ca. x ¶ Of kyng Bladud that was sone of kyng lud ludibras Ca. xj ¶ Of kyng Leyr of his iij. doughtres and how the yongest was maried to the kyng of fraunce Ca. xij ¶ How kyng Leyr was driuen oute of his londe by his folie and how Cordeil his yongâ—st doughter helped him in his nede Ca. xiij ¶ How Morgan Conedage which were nâ—uews to Cordeil werxyd on hir had hir in â—â—son Ca. xiiij ¶ How Reynold that was Conedages sone regned aft his fadre And in his tyme it rayned blode thre daies Ca. xv ¶ How Gorbodian regned after after reygrold his fadre Ca. xvj ¶ How the two sones of Gorbodian fought for the heritage how they bothe were slayne Ca. xvij ¶ How iiij kynges helde all Britaigne And what their names were Ca. xviij ¶ Of kyng Doneband that was Cleteus sone and how he wan the land Ca. xix ¶ How Doneband was the first kyng that euere wered croune of gold in Britaigne Ca.xx. ¶ How Bâ—â—nne Belyn departed bitwene hem the londe after the deth of their werre Ca. xxi ¶ How Belyn drofe oute of this land Guthlagh of Denmarke and Samye Ca. xxij ¶ How wacoord was made bitwene Brenne belyn by the moyen of Cornewen hir modre Ca. xxiij ¶ How kyng Cormbatrus slow the kyng of denmarke by cause he wold not pay hym his truage Ca. xxiiij ¶ How kyng Guenthelon regned goâ—ned the lond Ca. xxv ¶ How kyng Seysell regned after Guenthelon Ca. xxvj ¶ How kymor regned aft seysell howan regned aft him ca. xxvij ¶ How kyng morwith deide thurgh deuouring of a best ca. xxviij ¶ Of Grandebodian that was the sone of mor with which made the toune of Cambrige Ca. xxix ¶ Of Arâ—ogaill that was grando bodians sone how he was made kyng after deposed for his wikkednesse Ca. xxx ¶ How Hesidur was made kyng aft the deth of Artogaille his brother Ca. xxxj ¶ How the Britons token hesidur out of prison made him kyng the thride tyme Ca. xxxij ¶ How xxxiij kynges regned in pees eche after othir after yâ— deth of Hesidur Ca. xxx.ij ¶ How lud was made kyng after the deth of his fadre ca. xxxiiij ¶ How the britone graunted Cassibalam whiche was luddes brother the Reame in whos tyme Iulius cesar come twies to conquere the londe Ca. xxxv ¶ Of the debate that was bitwene Cassibalam the erle of london and of the truage that was paid to rome Ca. xxxvj ¶ How the lordes of the land after the deth of Cassibalam be cause he had none heir made Andragen kyng Ca. xxxvij ¶ Of kymbalin which was Andragens sone in whos tyme was IhuÌ„ born of the blessyd virgine seint marie Ca. xxxviij ¶ Of kyng Guynder kymbalyns sone which refused to pay tribute to Rome how he was slayne Ca. xxxix ¶ Of kyng Armager in whos tyme the appostles preched ca. xl ¶ How kyng westmer gaf to Beringer an Iland and made the 〈◊〉 of â—â—re wyke Ca. xlj ¶ How kyng westmer dide do arere a stone in thentring of westmerland where he slewe Roderyke Ca. xlij ¶ Of kyng Coyll that was westmers sone Ca. xliij ¶ How kyng lucie regned after Coyll And was the first cristen kyng that euer was in this land Ca. xliiij ¶ How this land was long withoute a kyng and atte last the britons chees Astlepades which after was slayne by Coeyll ca. xlv ¶ How Constaunce a romayn was chosen kynge by cause he wedded Eleyne kyng Coeyls doughter Ca. xlvj ¶ How Costantine sone of Constaunce of seint Eleyne Ruled the londe after was made Emê‘our of Rome Ca. xlvij ¶ How Maxymian that was the Emê‘ours cosin of Rome wedded Octauians doughter was made kyng Ca. xlviij ¶ How Maximian conquerd the londe of Amorican and gaf it to Conan meriedok Ca. xlix ¶ How seint Vrsula with xj M. virgyns in hir companye wâ—re martred at Coleyne Ca. l ¶ How kyng Gowan came for to destroie this lande And how Gracian defended it Ca. lj ¶ How Gracian made hym selfe kyng whan Maximian was slayne afterward the britons slew hym Ca. lij ¶ How Costantine that was the kynges brother of litell britayne was crouned kyng of moche britayne Ca. liij ¶ Of Constaunce that was Costantins sone a monke at wynchestre was taken oute by vortiger made kyng after his fadres deth whom vortigeer let sle hym to make hym self kyng Ca. liiij ¶ How the wardeyns that had tho ij children to kepe whiche were coÌ„stantines sones ledde them to litell britayn for the trayson falsenesse of vortiger Ca. lv ¶ How Engist with xj M. men come in to this londe to whom vortiger gaf the place that is called thongcastell Ca. lvj ¶ Of Ronewen Engistes doughter whom kyng vortiger wedded for her beaute Ca. lvij ¶ How Vortimer that was Vortigers sone was made kyng and how Engist was driuen oute and how Vortymer was slayne by Ronewen Ca. lviij ¶ How the britons chosen Vortiger
to the deth and he shold haue his sight ayene so he dremed iij. nyghtes sewyng the prest let tho lede hym to the same hylle when he come to that place that he was martred onâ—deuoutely he made ther his praiers praid god seint Thomas that he must haue his sight ayen was in his praiers he laid his right honde vpon the same place yâ— the good man was matred on a drope of drye blode smale sand cleued on his honde ther with striked his yien anone thurgh the myÈt of god of seint Thomas of lancastre he had his sight ayen thanked tho almyghty god seint Thomas And when this miracle was knowen amonge men the peple come thidder on euery side kneled and made hir praiers at his tombe that is in the priorie of Pounfret praied that holy martir of socour of helpe god herd hir praier ¶ Also ther was a yonge child drenched in a welle in the toune of Pountfrete was dede iij. daies iij. nyghtes men comen and laid the dede child vpon seint Thomas tombe the holy martir the child arose ther from deth to lyfe as many a man it saw and also moch peple were oute of hir mynde god hath sent hem hir mynde ayene thurgh vertue of that holy martir And also god hath yeuen ther to to creples hir goyug to croked hir hondes hir feet and to blynde also hir sight to many sike folke hir hele of diuerse maladies for the loue of his good martir ¶ Also ther was a rich man in Coundom in gascoyne such a maladie he had that all his right side roted fell awey from hym that men myÈt see his lyuer also his hert so he stanke that vuneth men myÈt come nye hym wherfor his frendes were for hym wondre sory But at the last as god wolde they praied to seint Thomas of lancastre that he wollde pray to almyghty god for that prisoner behight to gone to pountfrete for to done hir pilgrymage that the martir seint Thomas come vn to hym annoynted ouer all his sike body And ther with the good man awoke was all hole his flessh was restored ayen that before was roted falle away For which miracle the good man his frendes loued god and seint Thomas euer more after And this good man come in to Englond and toke with hym iiij felawes come to Pounfreete vn to that holy martir and did hir pilgrymage but the good man that was sike come thidder all naked sauf his 〈◊〉 when they had donâ— they turned home ayene in to hir contre tolde of the miracle wher so euer they come ¶ And also ij men haue â—â—heled ther of the mormal thurgh helpe of that holy martir though that euell behold incurable ¶ When the spencers herd that god did such miracles for this hoâ—y martir they wold be leue it in no maner wyse-but said openlich that it was grete heresie such vertue of hym to beleue ¶ And when Sir hugh the spencer the sone saw alle this doynge anone he sente his missagier from Pountfrete ther that he duelled to the kyng Edward that tho was at Grauâ—â—e at Skipton for cause that the kyng shold vn do that pilgrymage ¶ And as the Ribaude the messagier wente to ward the kyng for to done his message he come by the hulle on the which the good martir waz done to dethe and in the same place he made his ordure and whan he had done he went toward the kyng And a stronge flix hym come vpon er he come to yorke and shedde all his boweles at his fundement And whan Sir hugh the spencer herde this tydyng somedâ—ell he was adâ—ad and thought for to vndone the pilgrymage yf he myght by any maner way aâ—d to the kyng wente and said that they shold be in grete sklaundre thurgh oute all cristendome for the deth of Thomas of lancastre yf that he suffred the peple done hir pilgrymage at Pountfrete and so he counceilled the kyng that he coÌ„mauÌ„ded to closse the church dores of pountfrete in the which chirch the holy martir seint Thomas was entered and thus they diden ayene all fraunchises of holy church so that iiij yere after myÈt no pilgryme come vn to that holy body ¶ And for encheson that the monkes suffred men come and honour that holy body of seint Thomas the martir thurgh counceill of Sir hugh the spencer the sone and thurgh counceill also of mastir Robert of Baldoke the false piled clerke that was the kynges chaunceler the kyng consented that they shold be sette to hir wages and let make wardeins ouer hir owne good longe tyme and thurgh commaundement of the forsaid Sir hugh the spencer xiiij Gascoynes well armed kept the hulle ther that the good maÌ„ seint Thomas was done vn to his deth so that no pilgrime myÈt come by that way ¶ Full well wente be to haue be take cristes myght his power and the grete looâ— of miracles that he shewed for his martir seint Thomas thurgh all cristendome And that same tyme the kyng made Robert of Baldok the piled clerke and fals thurgh praier of Sir hugh the spencer the sone Chauncelere of Englond And in the same tyme was the Castell of walynford holden ayens the kyng thurgh the prisoners that were withynne the castell for seint Thomas quarell of Lancastre wherfor the peple of the contre come toke the castell vp on the forsaid prisoners wherfor sir Iohan of Goldington knyght sir Edmond of the beche prisoner a squyer that was called Rogier of walton were take sent to the kyng to Punfrete and ther they were done in to prison And the forsaid Rogier was sent vn to yorke ther he was drawe honged And anone after sir Rogier mortimer of wygmore krake oute of the toure of london in this maner the forsaid sir Rogier herd that he sholde be drawe honged at london in the morne after seint laurence day and on the day before he helde a faire fest in the toure of london ther was sir Stephen segraue constable of yâ— tour many grete men with hem And wheÌ„ they shold sope the forsaid Stephen sent for alle the officers of the tour and they come and souped with hym And when they shold take hir leue of hym a squyer that was called Stephen that was fâ—ll priuee with the forsaid Rogier thurgh his connceill yafe hem all suche drinke that the beste of hem all slept ij daies and ij nyghtes in the mene tyme be scaped away by water yâ— is to say by the thamyse weÌ„t ouer the see helde hym in frauÌ„ce Wherfor the kyng was sore aÌ„noied tho put the same Stephen out of his coÌ„stablery ¶ How the quene Isabell went in to fraunce for to treten of pees bitwene hir lord the
kyng of Englond the kyng of fraunce hir brother Ca. CC.ij THe kyng went tho vn to london ther thurgh couÌ„ceill of sir hugh the spencer the fadre of his sone of mastir robert Baldok a fals piled clerc his chaunceler let seise tho all the quenes londes in to his owne hande also all the landes that were sir Edwardis his sone were so put to hir wages ayenst all maner reson and that was thurgh the falsenesse of the spencers ¶ And when the kyng of frauÌ„ce that was quene Isabelles brother herd of this falnesse he was sore aÌ„noied ayens the kyng of englond and his fals councelers wherfor he sent a letter vn to kyng Edward vnder his seal that he sholde come in to feauÌ„ce at a certeyn day for to done his homage ther to he somened hym and elles he sholde lese all gascoyne ¶ And so it was ordeyned in Englond thurgh the kyng his â—â—â—nceill that quene Isabell shold wende in to fraunce for to trete of â—ees bitwene hir lord hir brother And that Oliuer of yngham sholde wende in to Gascoyne haue with hym vij thousend men and moo of armes to bene seueshall and wardeyne of gascoine so it was ordeyned that quene Isabell weÌ„t tho ouer see come in to fraunce with hir went sir Aymer of â—â—launce erle of Penkroke that was ther mordred sodenly in â—ue vage but that was thurgh goddes vengeaunce for he was one of the â—ustices that consented to seint Thomas deth of lancastre wold neuer after repente hym of that wykked dede and at that tyme sir Oliuer of yngham went ouer in to Gascoyne did moch harme to the kyng of fraunce and tho gete ayene that kyng Edward had loste moch more ther to ¶ How kyng Edward sent sir Edward his sone the eldeste in to fraunce Ca. cc.iij THe quene Isabell nad but a quarter of a yere in fraunce duelled that sir Edward hir eldest sone ne axed leue for to wende in to fraunce for to speke with his modre â—sabell the quene the kyng his fadre graunted hym with a good wyll said to hym Go my faire sone in goddis blissyng myne thenke for to come ayenâ— as hastely as thou myght And he went ouer see come in to fraunce And the kyng of fraunce his vncle vnderfenge hym with mochel honour said vn to hym faire sone ye be welcomâ— and for cause that your fadre come not for to do his homage for the duchie of Gnyhenne as his Auncestres were wont for to do â—yeue yow that lordshipp to holde it of me in heritage as all maner Auncestres diden to for yow wherfor he was called duke of Gnyhenne ¶ How the kyng exiled his quene Isabell Edward his eldeste sone Ca. cc.iiij WHenne kyng Edward of englond herde telle how the kyng of fraunce had yeue the duchie of Gnyhennâ— vn to sir Edward his sone withoute consent wyll of hym that his sone had vnderfonge the duchie he become wonder wroth sente to his sone by his lrÌ„e to his wife also that they shold come ayene in to englond in all the hast that they myght ¶ The Quene Isabell and sir Edward hir sone were wonder sore adrad of the kynges manace and of his wrathe principally the falsenesse of the spencers both of the fadre of the sone and at his coÌ„maundement they wold not come wherfor kyng Edward was full sore annoied let make a crie at london that yf Quene Isabell and Edward hir eldest sone come not in to Englond that they sholde bene hold as our enemies bothe to the Royame and to the croune of englond And for that they wold come in to Englond but bothe were exiled the modre and hir sone ¶ When the quene Isabell herd thees tydynges she was sore adrad to benÌ„ shent thurgh the fals congettyng of the spencers And went with the kuyghtes that were exiled out of Englond for seint Thomas cause of lancastre that is to seyne sir Rogier of wigmore sir william Trussell sir Iohan of Cromwell many othir good knyghtes wherfor they toke hir counseill ordeyned amonges hem for to make a mariage bitwene the duke of Gnyhenne the kynges sone of Englond the Erles doughter of he naud that was a noble knyght of name a doughty in his tyme And yf that thyng myght be brought aboute than stode they trowyng with the helpe of god with his helpe to recouer hir heritage in Englond wher of they were put oute thurgh the fals congettynges of spencers ¶ How kyng Edward thurgh counceill of the spencers sent to the douzepers of fraunce that they shold helpe that the quene Isabell hir sone sir Edward weren exiled oute of fraunce Ca. CC.v. WHen kyng Edward the spencers herde how Quene Isabell and sir Edward hir sone had alied hem to the Erle of benaud and to them that were exiled oute of England for encheson of Thomas of Lancastre they were so sory that they nist what to done ¶ Wherfor Sir hugh spencer the sone said vn to Sir hugh his fadre in this maner wyse ¶ Fadre acursed be the tyme and the counceill that euer ye consented that Quene Isabell sholde gone vn to fraunce for to treten of accord bitwene the kyng of Englond and hir brother the kyng of fraunce for that was your couÌ„ceill For at that tyme forsoth your wit failled ¶ For I drede â—â—e sore lest thurgh hir and hir sone we shull be shent but yf we take the better counceill Nowe faire sires vnderstondeth how mervaillous felonie and falshede the spencers ymagined and cast for priuely they let fylle v. barâ—ll ferrors with siluer the some amounted v. thousend pounde and they sent tho barelles ouer see priuely by an alien that was called Arnold of spaigne that was a brocour of london that he sholde gone to the douzepers of fraunce that they sholde procuren and speke to the kyng of fraunce that Quene Isabell and hir sone Edward were driue and exiled oute of fraunce ¶ And amonge all othir thynges that they were brought to the deth as priuely as they myÈt But almyghty god wolde not so for when this Arnold was in the hie see he was take with selandres that met hym in the see and toke hym and lad hym to hir lord Erle of henauld moch â—oye was made for that takyng at the laste this Arnold â—uely stake away fro thens come to london And of this takyng of othir thynges the erle of henaude said to the Quene Isabell Dame maketh yow mery bene of good chere for ye be more richer than ye went haue bene take ye these v. barelles full of siluer that were sent to the douzepiers of Fraunce for to quelle yow and your sone Edward thenketh hastely for to wende in to englond and taketh ye with yow sir Iohan of henaude my brother and
had folden afore to gedre and red it openly word by word in heryng of hem all And when the letter was red he said lo sires ye haue herde all what is here writen and that he hath knowelecheth that this is his letter and his seal and may not go ther from ¶ And than they all cried and yafe dome that he shold be honged and drawe and his heed smyt of in maner of a traitour and he and his heires disherited for euermore And so he was lad forth and put in to prison ¶ And when this was done and the quene wyst that he was dampned by wey of lawe both of lyfe and lymme and his heires disherited for euermore thurgh open knowelechyng in pleine court ¶ Wherfor hem thought that were good that the forsaid sir Edmond were hastely y quelled withoute wityng of the kyng or elles the kyng lightely wolde for yeue hym his dethe and than that shold turne hem to moche sorwe so as he was empeched ¶ And anone the Quene thurgh couÌ„ceill of the Mortimer and withoute any othir counceill sent in hast to the Baillifs of wynchestre that they shold smyte of sir Edmondes hede of wodestoke Erle of kent withoute any maner abydyng or respite vp payne of lyfe and lymme and that he shold haue none othir execucion be cause of tarieng nat withstandyng the IugemeÌ„t Tho token the baillifs sir Edmond oute of prison and lad hym best des the Castell of wynchestre and there they made a gongfermer smyte of his hede for none othir man durst it done so died he ther Allas the tyme that is to seyne the x. day of October the iij. yere of kyng edwardes regne when the kyng wyst ther of he was wonâ— â—ory let entier hym at the frere menors at wynchestre ¶ Of the deth of sir Rogier mortimer erle of the marche Capitulo ducentesimo xxij ANd so it be fell at that tyme that sir Rogier mortimer Erle of the marche was so proude so hauteyne that he helde no lord of the reame his pere tho become he so couetous that be folowed Dame Isabell the Quenes court that was kyng Edwardes moder besette his peny worthes with the officers of yâ— quenes houshold in the same maner that the kynges officers did so he made his takyng as touching vitailles also of cariages â—lle he did for cause of spences for to gadre tresour so he did withoute nombre in all that he myght Tho made he him wondre priue with the quene Isabâ—ll so moch lordship reteune had so that all the grete lordes of englond of him were adrad wherfor the kyng his couÌ„ceill towardes hym were agreued ordeyned amonge hem to vndo hym thurgh pure reson lawe for cause that kyng Edward that was the kynges fadre traitouresly thurgh hym was mordred in the castell of Berkelee as before is said more plenarly in the CC.xvij chapitre of this boke ¶ And some that were of the kynges counceill loued the mortimer tolde hym in â—uete how that the kyng and his counceill were aboute from day to day him for to shend and vndone wherfor the mortimer was sore aÌ„noied angry as the deuell ayens hem that were of the kynges counceill said that he wold on hem bene auenged how so euer he toke on ¶ Hit was not longe afterward that kyng Edward Dame Phelipp his wife Dame Isabell the kynges modre sir Rogier the mortimer ne went vn to No tyngham ther for to soiourne so it befell that the Quene Isabell thurgh counceill of the Mortimer toke to hir the keyes of the yates of the Castell of Notyngham so that no man myght come nethir in ne oute by nyght but thurgh commaundement of the Mortimer ne the kyng ne none of his counceill ¶ And that tyme it fell so that the Mortimer as a deuell for wrath bolled and also for wrath that â—e had ayens the kynges men edward principally ayens â—em that had hym accused to the kyng of the deth of Sir Edward his fadre And preuely a counceill was take bitwene Quene Isabell the Mortimer and the bisshopp of Lincolne sir Symond of Bereford and sir hugh of Trumpyngton othir priue of hir counceill for to vndone hem all that had accused the Mortimer vn to the kyng of his fadres dethe of treson and of felonie Wherfor alle tho that were of the kynges counceill whan they wist of the Mortimers casting preuely come to kyng Edward seide that the Mortimer wold hem destroie for cause that they had accused hym of kyng Edwardes deth his fadre praied hym that he wold maynten hem in hir right ¶ And these were the lordes to pursue this quarell Sir william mountagu Sir humfrey de â—oghun Sir william his brother Sir Rauf of stafford Sir Robert of herfford Sir william of Clynton Sir Iohan Neuille of horneby and many othir of hir consent and all these sworne vpon the boke to maynten the quarell in as moche as they myght ¶ And it befell so after that sir william mountagu ne none of the kynges frendes must not bene herburghed in the Castell for the Mortimer but went and toke hir herbuâ—ghe in diuerse places in the toune of Notyngham ¶ And tho were they sore adrad left that the mortimer shold hem destroie And in hast ther come vn to kyng Edward Sir william mountagu ther that he was in 〈◊〉 Castell and preuely told him that he ne none of his companie shold not take the Mortimer withoute couÌ„ceill helpe of willam of eland Constable of the same Castell Now certes qd the kyng â— loue yow well and therfor I counceill yow that ye goo to the forsaid Constable commaunde hym in my name that he be your frend your helpe for to take the Mortimer all thing y left vpon ê‘ill of lyfe and lymme ¶ Tho said Mountagu Sir my lord graunte mercy ¶ Tho went forth the forsaid Mountagu come to the Conestable of the Castell and tolde hym the kynges wylle And he ansuerd said that the kynges wyll shold â—e done in as moch as he myght that he wolde not spare for no mauer dethe and so he swore made his oth◠¶ Tho said Sir william Mountagu to the Conestable in â—eryng of all hem that were helpyng vn to the quarell ¶ Now certes dere frende vs behoueth for to wurch do by your queyntise for to take the Mortimer sith that ye be keper of the Castell and haue the keyes in your ward sir qd the Conestable wull ye vnderstoÌ„d that the gates of the Castell hen lokked with the lokkes that Dame Isabell send hidder and be nyght she hath the keyes ther of leith him vnder the leuesell of the bedde vn to the morwe and so ye may nat come in to the Castell by the yates in no maner wyse But I knowe an Aley that streccheth
the noble lordes of the contre And also to diuerse of the commune peple diuerse lrÌ„ez and maundementz beryng daâ—e at Gandaune the viij day of Februarie And anone afâ— with in a litell tyme he come ayene in to Englond with the Quene and her children ¶ And in the same yere on Midsomer eue he began to saill toward fraunce ayene and manly and styfly fyll vpon Phelipp of valoys the which longe tyme lay and had gadred to hym a full houge and boystous meyne of dinerse nacions in the hauen of sâ—luys And ther they foughten to gedre the kyng of fraunce and he with her hostes fro midday vn to the iij. hour in the morne in whiche bataill were slayne xxx M. meÌ„ of the kynges companie of frauÌ„ce many shippes and cogges were taken Aud so thurgh goddes helpe he had there the victorie â—ere thens a glorious chiualrie ¶ And in the same yere aboute seint Iames tyde without the yateâ— of seint Omers Robert of artheis with men of englond flaundreâ— bitterly faught ayens the duke of burgoyne and the frensshmen at which bataill ther were slayne take of the frensshmen xv barons lxxx knyghtes shippes and barges were take vn to the nombre of CC. and xxx ¶ The same yere the kyng makyng and abydyng vpon the siege of Turney the Erle of Henaude with Englissh archers maden assaute to the toune of Seint Amand wher they slowe l. knyghtes and many othir and also destroied the toune ¶ And in the xvj yere of his regne folewyng in the wynter tyme the same kyng duelled still vpon the forsaid siege and sent ofte in to Englond to his tresorier and othir purueiourâ— for gold and money that shold be sent to hym ther in his nede but his procuratours and messagiers cursedly and full slowly serued hym at his nede and hym deceyued on whos defaute and laches yâ— kyng toke trews bitwene hym and the kyng of fraunce ¶ And the kyng full of wo sorwe and shame in his bert withdrowe hym fro the siege and come in to Britaigne and ther was so grete strife for vitaille that he lost many of his peple ¶ And when he had done there that he come for he dressed hym ouer see in to Englond ward ¶ Aud as he sailled toward Englond in the high see the moste myshappes stormes and tempestes thuÌ„dred and lyghtnynges fyll to hym in the see the whiche was said that it was done and areised thurgh euell spirites made by sorcery and nygromancie of hem of fraunce wherfor the kynges hert was full of sorwe and anguyssh weylyng and sighyng and said vn to our lady in this wyse Oblissed lady seint Marie what is the cause that euermore goyng in to Fraunce all thynges and wethers fallen to me Ioyfull and lykyng and gladsum and as I wold haue hem but alwey turnyng in to Englond ward all thynges fallen vnprofitable and harmefull Neâ—latter he scapyng all ê‘illes of the see as god wold come by nyght to the tour of london ¶ And the same yere the kyng held his Cristemasse at Meries and sent word to the Scottes by his messagiers that he was redy wold fight with hem But the Scottes wold nat abyde that but fledden ouer the Scottyssh see hid hem as well as they myght ¶ And in the xvij yere of his regne aboute the feste of Conuersion of seint Paul kyng edward when he had be in Scotland and sawe that the Scottes were fledde he come ayene in to Englond ¶ And a litell bifor lent was the turnement at Dunstaple to the whiche turnement come all the yonge Bachelery and Chiualrie of Englond with many othir Erles and lordes At the which turnement kyng Edward hym selfe was ther present ¶ And the next yere folewyng in the xviij yere of his regne at his parlement holden at westmynstere the auynzeme of Paske the kyng Edward the thridde made Edward his fyrst begoten son prince of walys And in the .xix. yere of his regne anone after in Ianiuer by fore lent the same kyng Edward let make full noble Iustes and grete festes in the place of his birthe at wyndesore that ther were neuer none such seen ther a fore At which feste and rialâ—â— were ij kynges ij queâ—es the Prince of walys The duke of Cornewaille x. Erles ix Coâ—â—tesses barons and many burgeis 〈◊〉 which myghten not lightely he nombred And of diuerse landes beyonde the see weren many strangiers ¶ And at the same tyme whan the â—ustes were done â—yng Edward made a grete soper in the which he ordeyned first began his rounde table and ordeyned and stedfasted the day of the forsaid rouÌ„de de table to be holden there at wyndesore in the wytson weâ—e euermore yerly ¶ And in this tyme englisshmen so moche haunted cleued to the wodnesse foly of the strangiers that fro the tyme of coming of the henaudres xviij yere passed they ordeyned chaunged hem euery yere diuerse shappes disguysing of clothyng of longe large and wyde clothes destitut and desert from all olde honeste good vsage ¶ And an othir tyme short clothes and streyte wastyd dagged and kyt on euery side slatered botened with sleues tapites of surcotes hodes ouer long and ouer moche hangyng that yf that I the sothe shall say they were more â—â—ch to tormentours and deueles in hir clothyng shoyng othir aray than to men And the women more nysely yet passed the meÌ„ in aray coriousloker for they were so streyt clothed that they let hange fox tailles sowed byneth within hir clothes for to hele hide hir aâ—seâ— the which disgnysinges and pride ê‘auenture afterward brouÈt forth encaused many myshappes meschief in the reame of Englond ¶ The xx yere of kyng Edward he went ouer in to Britaigne Gascoyne in whos companie went the Erle of warrewyke the erle of suffolke the erle of huntyngton the Erle of Arundell many othir lordes and commune peple in a grete multitude with a grete nauye of CC.xl. shippes anone after Mydsomer for to auenge hym of many wronges and harmes to hym done by Phelipp of valoys kyng of Fraunce ayens the trews before hand graunted The which trews he falsely and vntrewly by cauellacious losed disquatte ¶ How kyng Edward sailed in to Normandie and arriued at hogges with a grete host Ca. cc.xxvij IN the xxj yere of his regne kyng Edward thurgh counceille of alle the grete lordes of the Royame of Englond called and gadred to gedre in his parlement at westmestre before Estren ordeyned hym for to passe ouer the see ayene for to dissese destoâ—â—â—ble the rebelles of frauÌ„ce ¶ And when his nauye waâ— come to gedre made redy he went with an huge host the xij day of Iuyll and failled in to Normandie and arriued at hogges ¶ And when he had rested hym there vj. dayes for by cause of trauaylyng of the see and for to haue
wynchesee and slowen all that euer withstoden hem and withsaid her comyng wherfor the kyng was gretly meued and wratthed and he turnyng ayene to Parysward and commaunded his hoste to destroie slee with dynt strength of swerd hem that he had before hand y spared ¶ And the xij day of Aprill the kyng come to Parys and there be deâ—arted his hoost in diuerse batailles with iiij C. of kynghtes newe dubbed on that one side of hym ¶ And Sir Henry duke of lancastre vnder pees and trewes wente to the yates of the Cite profryng to hem that wold abyde a bataille in the felde vnder such condicion that if the kyng of Englond were ouercome there as god forâ—ede it that than he sholde neuer chalenge the kyngdome of Fraunce ¶ And whan he had of hem but a short and a scornefull ansuere he tolde it to the kyng and his lordes what he had herde and what they said And than forth the newe knyghtes with many othir makyng assaute to the Cite to they destroieden hougely the subarbes of the Cite ¶ And while alle thees thynges were a doyng the Englisshmen made hem a redy to be auenged vpon the shame and despite that was done that yere at wynchelsee and ordeyned a nauye of lxxx shippes of men of london and of othir marchauntz and xiiij thousand of men of armes and archiers and wente and serched and skymmed the see and manly token and helden the I le of Caux wherfor the frensshmen that is for to say the Abbot of Cluyne the Erle of Tankeruille and bursygand that than was Sâ—â—ward of fraunce with many othir men of the same coÌ„tre by coÌ„mune assente of the lord Charlis that tho was regâ—Ì„t of fraunce they hasted hem went to the kyng of englond askyâ—g besechyng hym stedfast pese eâ—lastyng vpon certeyn coÌ„dicions that there wâ—re shewed writen ¶ The which when the kyng his counceill had seen it plesed hym neu neuer a deâ—e but sethe it wolde be nonÌ„ othir in tyme of better accord deliberacion the frenshmen besily with grete instaunce asked trews for her see costes the kyng grauÌ„ted hem ¶ And in the morwe after the Vtas of Pasche the kyng turned hym with his hoste toward Orliaunce destroieng wasting all the contre by the wey ¶ And as they wenten thidderward ther fyll vpon hem suche a storme tempest that nonÌ„ of our nacion herdne sawe neuer none suche thurgh the which thousands of our meÌ„ of hir horses in her iourneyeng as it were thurgh vengeaunce sodeÌ„ly were slayne perisshed the whiche tempestes full moche yit fered not the kyng ne moche of his peple that they ne wenten forth in hir viage that they had begoÌ„n wherfor abonte the feest of holy rood day in may fast by incarnocuÌ„ the forsaid lordes of fraunce metyng there with the kyng of englond a pesible accord a finall vpon certeyne condicions grauntes articulerly gadred writen to geder euermore for to last full discretly made to bothe kynges ê“fitable to her reames bothe with one assent of Charlis the regeÌ„t gouernour of fraunce of Perys of the same reame y writen and made vnder date of CarnocuÌ„ the xv day of may they offred ê“ferd to the kyng of englond requyring his grace in alle thynges written yâ— he wold benyngly admitte hem holde hem ferme stable to hem to hir heires for euermore thens forth the which thynges articles whan kyng Edward had seyne hem he graunted hem so that bothe ê‘ties sholde be sworne on goddes body on the holy euangelies that the forsaid couenant shold be stablisshed so they accorded graciously ¶ Therfor there were ordeyned dressed on euery side ij barons ij banerettz ij knyghtes to admitte receyue the othes of the lord Charlis regeÌ„t of fraunce of siâ— Edward the fyrst sone heire of kyng Edward of englond ¶ And the x. day of may ther was songen a solempne masse at Paris after the iij. Agnus dei y seid with dona nobis pacem in presence of the forsaid men that were ordeyned to admitte receyue the othes of all othir that ther myght be ¶ The same Caharlis leide his right hond on the Paten with goddes body his lift hond on the missale seid we N. sweren on goddes body the holy gospâ—lles that we shull trewly stedfastly hold toward vs the pees the accord made bitwene the ij kynges 〈◊〉 no maner to do the contrarie And ther among all his lordes for the more loue strength of witnesse he deled departed the reliques of the croune of criste to the knyghtes of englond they courteisely token hir leue And in the friday neyt the same maner othe in presence of the forsaid knyghtes of othir worthymen Prince Edward made at louers ¶ Afterward bothe kyngis hir sones the most noble men of bothe reames within the same yere made the same othe for to strength all thees thynges forsaid the kyng of englond axed the gretest men of frauÌ„ce he had his axing that is for to say vj. dukes viij Erles xij lordes that is to say barons worthy knyghtes ¶ And whan the place the tyme was assigned in which bothe kynges with hir counceill shold come to gedre all the forsaid thynges bitwene hem y spoke for to ratifie make ferme and stable the kyng of englond anon went toward the see at hountflete began to saille beuyng to his hoostes that were left behinde hym by cause of his absence moch heuynesse ¶ And after the xix day of May he come in to englond went to his paleys at westmynstre on seint dunstones day the iij. day after he visited â—ohan kyng of fraunce that was in the tour of london deliuered hym frely from all maner prison sauf first they were accorded of iij. myllions of floreyns for his raunsone the kyng comforted him chered him in all places with all solas myrthes that longen to a kyng in his goyng hom ward And the ix day of Iuyll in the same yere the same â—ohan kyng of fraunce that afore hand lay here in hostage went home ayene in to his owne land to trete of tho thynges of othir that longeden filâ—en to the gouernaunce of his reame And afterward metâ—â—n comen to gedre at Caleys bothe ij kynges with bothe hir couÌ„ceill aboute all halewen tyde ther were shewed the condicions the pointz of the pees of the accord of bothe sides y writen ther withoute any withseyeng of bothe sides graciously they there accorded ther was done songen a solempne masse after the iij. Agnus dei vpon goddes body also vpon the masse boke both kynges hir sonez the grettest lordes of bothe reames of hir counceill that ther were than present had not I swore
before the forsaid othe that they had made was titled bitwene hem they behighten ther to kâ—pe olle othir couenautz that were bitwene hem y ordeyned And in this same yere meÌ„nes bestâ—s trees housing with sodeyn teÌ„pest stronge lightenyng were ê‘isshed the deuell apê‘ed bodely in maÌ„nys likenesse to moch peple as they weÌ„t in diâ—se places in the coÌ„tre spake to hem ¶ How the grete companie aroos in fraunce the white companie â—n lumbardie of many othir meruaille Ca. cc.xxxj KYng Edward in the xxxvj yere of his regne anone after cristemasse in the fest of Conâ—cion of seint Poul held his ê‘lement at westmynstre in the which was put forth and shewed the accord the tretis that was stabilisshed y made bitwene tho ij kynges the which accorded plesed to moch peple therfor by the kynges coÌ„maundement ther were gadred come to gedre in westmynstre church the first sonday of lent that is to say the ij kal of Feuerer the forsaid englisshmâ—n frensshmen where was songe a solempne masse of the Trinite of the Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury mastir simond â—â—lepe And whan Agnus dei was done the kyng beyng ther with his sones also with the kynges sones of frauÌ„ce othir noble grete lordes with candeles y light crosses y brought forth all that were called ther to yâ— were not swore afore swore that same othe that was writen vpon goddes body on the masse boke in this wise We N. N. sweren vpon holy goddes body on the gospeles stedfastly to hold kepe toward vs the pees the acord y made bitwene the ij kynges neu neuer for to do the contrarie whan they had thus y sworne they token hir scrowes that hir othes were coÌ„preâ—hended in to the notaries And this same yere in the ascencion eue aboute mydday was seyne the Eclips of the sonne ther folewed suche a drought that for defaute of reyne ther was grete barinesse of corne fruyt hey And in the same moneth the vj. kal. of Iuyne ther fill a sangweyne rayne almost likâ— blode at Burgoyne And a sangweyne crosse fro morne vn to â—me was y seyne appered at boloigne in the eire the which many a man saw after it meued fill in the midde see ¶ And in the same tyme in fraunce in Englond in othir many landes as they yâ— were in pleyne contrees desert baren witnesse sodenly ther apê‘ed ij Castels of the whiche wente oute ij ostes of armes men And that one oost was clothed and heled in white and that othir in blake And whan bataill bitwene hem was begonne the white ouercome he blake And anone after the blake toke hert vn to hem and ouercome the white And after that they wente ayene in to hir Castelles And than the Castelles and alle the hoostes vanysshed away ¶ And in this same yere was a grete and an houge pestiâ—ence of peple and namely of men whos wyfes as wymmen oute of gouernaunce token housbondes as well strangiers as othir lewde and simple peple the which foryetyng hir owne honour and wurshippe and berthâ— coupled and maried hem with hem that were of lowe degre litell reputacion in this same yere died Henry duke of lancastre And also in this yere Edward Prince of wales wedded the countesse of kent that was sir thomas wyfe holand the which was deê‘ted some tyme and deuorced fro the Erle of salysbury for cause of the same knyght ¶ And aboute this tyme began and arose a grete companie of diuerse nacions gadred to gedre of whom hir leders and gouernours were englissh peple And they were clepid a peple withoute an hede the which did moche harme in the ê‘tie of fraunce And not longe after ther aroos an othir companie of diuerse nacions yâ— was called the white companie the which in the parties and coÌ„tres of luÌ„bardie did moch sorwe This same yere Sir â—ohan of Gaunte the sone of kyng Edward the iij. was made duke of lancastre by reson cause of his wyfe that was the doughter and heire of Henry some tyme duke of lancastre ¶ Of the grete wynde and how prince Edward toke the lordshipp of Gnyhenne of his fadre and went thidder Ca. CC.xxxij ANd in the xxxvij yere of kyng edward the xv day of Ianiuer that is to say on seint Maures day aboute euensong tyme ther aroos and come such a wynde oute of the south with such a fersenesse and strength that he brast and blewe doune to grounde high houses and stronge bildynges toures churches steples and othir stronges and all othir stronge werkes that stoden stille weren shake ther with that they bene yit and shull be 〈◊〉 more the febeler weyker while they stonde And this wynde lasted withoâ—te any cessyng vij daies continuell ¶ And anone after ther folewed suche waters in hey tyme in heruest tyme that alle felde werkes were strongly lette left vndone And in the same yere â—nce Edward toke the lordshipp of Guyhenne and did to kyng Edward his fadre feaute and homage therfor went ouer see in to Gascoyne with his wife his children And anone after kyng Edward made sir Leonell his sone duke of Clarence and Edmond his othir sone Erle of Cambrigge And in the xxxviij yere of his regne it was ordeyned in the parlement that men of lawe bothe of the temâ—erall and of holy churche lawe fro that tyme forth sholde plete in hir modir tunge ¶ And in the same yere comen in to Englond thre kynges that is for to seyne The kyâ—g of Fraunce the kyng of Cipres and the kyng of Scotland by cause to visite and speke with the kyng of Englond Of whom they were wonder welcome moch y wurshipped ¶ And after that they had be bere longe tyme ij of hem went ayene home in to hir owne contres kyngdomes but the kyng of fraunce thurgh grete sikenesse maladie that he had let still in englond ¶ And in the xxxix yere of his regne was a stronge an huge frost that lasted longe that is for to say fro seint Andrewes tyde vn to the xiiij Kal. of Aprill that the tilthe sowing of the erthe othir such felde wurkes and hand werkes were moche y let left vn do for cold hardnesse of the erthe ¶ And at Orrey in britaigne that tyme was ordeyned a grete dedely bataill bitwene sir Iohan of Mountfort duke of britaigne sir Charles of bloys but the victorie fill to the forsaid sir Iohan thurgh helpe socour of the englisshmen And there were take many knyÈtes squyers othir meÌ„ that were vnnoÌ„bred in the which bataill was slayne charles him selfe with all that stode aboute him of the englisshmen were slayne but vij And in this yere deide at sauoy â—ohan the kyng of fraunce whos serâ—â—â— exequies kyng Edward let ordeyne did in diâ—se places
poer and strength Ca. C.iij ANd thus it it befell in the same tyme that ther was a kyng in NorthumberlaÌ„d that was called Osebright and soiourned in yorke and this kyng went hym vpon a day in to a wode him for to disporte and when he come ayene he went preuely in to a good mannes house that was called Buerne And the good man of that place was gone that tyme to the see for often tymes he was woned ther aspie and awaite theues and robbours that ofte tymes were woned to come in to the land to robbe brenne and slee ¶ The lady that was this Buernes wife was a wonder fair woman and welcomed the kyng with mochel honour and worthely him serued in all thyng when the kyng had eten he toke the lady by the honde lad hir in to a chambre and said that he wolde speke with hir a counceill and all the folke from the chambre he made voide sauf only the lady he but the lady wist not wherfor he it ded till that he had done with hir his wyll And when he had done this dede he turned ayene to yorke And the lady he lefte ther wonder so re wepyng for the dede that he had y done ¶ And whan hir lord was comen home sawe hir wepe such sorwe mornyng make he axâ—d of hir what she had done why she made such sorwe ¶ Sir qd she queintely and falsely the kyng Osbright me hath done shame vilanye ayens my wyll and tolde him trewthe how the kyng had hir forlayne with strength wherfor she said she had leuer to die than lyu◠¶ Fair leef be still qd he for ayens strength feblenesse is litell worth and therfor of me shalt thou neuer the lasse be loued and namely for thou hast told me trewthe ¶ And yf almyghty god graunte me lyfe I shall the well auenge ¶ This Buerne was a grete man and a myghty lord was wel beloned and grete frendes had and let sende for the grettest lordes of the lande to hem made his compleint of the despite that the kyng to him had y done and said that he wold bene auenged how so that euer it were and all his frendes councrilled grauuted to wend toward yorke ther that the kyng was ¶ And Buerne toke his meyne and come to the kyng And when the kyng him saw he called hym courtously Buerne by name and Buerne him ansuerd and to hym said Sir I yow deffye and yelde vp feautes hoinages and londes and as moche as I haue holde of yowe and so fro this tyme foreward I wyll neuer of the no thyng hold And so he deê‘ted from the kyng withoute more speche or any abydyng and toke â—â—ue of his frendes and went to denmark and playned to the kyng Godryne tolde him of the despite that kyng Osbright to him had done of his wife and praied him of socour and of helpe him to aueÌ„ go ¶ When kyng Godryne of denmarke and the danois had herde the pleint of this Buerne and of the praier that he bad they were wonder glad in hert for as moche that they myght fynde cause for to gone in to Englond for to werre vpon the Englisshmen and also for to aueÌ„ge Buerne of the despite that the kyng had done to his wife and for as moche as Burne was sibbe to the kyng of Denmarke Anone they let ordeyne a grete host of men and let ordeyne shippes and as moche as was nede to that viage And when alle the host was a redy the kyng made his ij bretheren chiuetayns that were noble knyghtes and bolde that one was called hungar and that othir hubba ¶ How the danois toke yorke and quelled the kyng Osbright and afterward kyng Elle Ca. C.iiij WHen all thyng was a redy Tho ij bretheren tokâ— leue of the kyng Godryn that went toward the see for to wende in to Englond as fast as they myght spede Nowe is Burne so well comforted and fast hied hym with the danois that they bene arriued in the Northcontre and comen thurgh oute holdernesse and destroied all the contre and brend tounes and robbed folke and quelled all that myght be take till that they come to yorke ¶ And when kyng Osbright saw hem come he toke his peple that he had and come oute of the Cite and faught with hem but no foyson he nad ayens hem and moche was the peple that ther was slayne in bothe parties And kyug Osbright hym selfe ther was slayne and the Cite anone was take and the danois wenten in And ther was also an othir kyng in Northumberland that Buernes frendes had chosen and helde hym for kyng a man that was called Elle for as moche as they wold not to kyng Osbright bene entendaunt for the despite that he had done to Buerne her cosin ¶ Hit befell thus that the kyng Elle was gone to wode hym for to desporte and of venison somdel he had take and as he sate in the wode at mâ—te to a knyght he said we haue well y sped and moche venison taken and with that worde ther come in a man and to hym said yf ye so moche of venison had wonnen an houndred tymes so moche more ther ayens ye haue lost For alle this contre the Danois haue gete and take the Cite of yorke and ayens yowe shull it hold that neuer ye shull nat come theryn And for soth they haue slayne the kyng Osbright And when kyng Elle these wordes herde he let assemble all the folk of the contre ordeyned all the poer that he myÈt haue wolde haue gete yâ— tounÌ„ of yorke with strength but the danois comen out anone and yafe hym hataill qneld the kyng the most ê‘tie of his men that he had broght with hym and the same place ther that they were slayne shall euer be called Ellecroft and that place is a liteâ—â— from yorke ¶ And tho a bode the danois neuer till they had conquered all Northumberland and in that contre they made wardeyns and went ferther in to the land and token Nothyngham and ther they abydenÌ„ all the wynter and diden the sorwe that they myght And after when Somer tyme come they remeued from Notyngham and come in to Nichol to lyndesey and to holand ¶ For no man myght hem withstonde so moche poer strength they had ¶ How seint Edmond the kyng was martred Ca. C.v. ANd so ferre had the danois passed from contre vn to contre and euermore brennyng robbyng and destroied all that they myght till they comen vn to Thetford And in that contre they fonnden a cristen kyng that moche loued god and his werkes that was called Edmond And he was kyng of Northfolk and southfolk ¶ This seint Edmond kyng ordeyned as moche folk as he myght and fought with the danois but he his folk were discoÌ„fited the kyng hym selfe driuen vn to the castell
one of hir knyghtes to whom she had told moch of hir counceill bitwene hem both they comen to the kyng and courtously him resseyued and the kyng told that he was come hir to visite and also for to speke with Eldred his brother The Quene many tymes him thanked and him praied for to aliÈte and herburgh with hir all that nygâ—t ¶ The kyng said that he myght not but ayene he wolde wende vn to his folke if he myght hem finde ¶ And when the Quene saw that he wolde nat abide she praied him that he wold ones drynke he graunted hir and anone as the drinke come the quene dranke vn to the kyng and the kyng toke the cuppe and set it to his mouth and in the mene tyme whiles that he dranke the knyght that was with the Quene with a knyfe smote euen the kyng vn to the hert and there he fyll a doune dede of his palfray vn to the erâ—h The quene for this dede yaf to the knyght gold and siluer grete plente and of othir ricchesse y nowe And the knyght anone as this was done he went him ouer the see and so escaped he oute of this land ¶ When this kyng Edward thus was matred Hit was in the yere of incarnacion after our lord â—hesu crist ix C.lxxx yere and he had regned xij yere and an halfe and lieth at Glastâ—nbury ¶ Of kyng Eldred and how the kyng Swyne of denmarke helde Englond and how Eldred that was seint Edwardes brother waâ— nat beloued in his reame and therfor he fledde in to Normandie Capitulo Centesimo decimoquintâ— AFter this kyng Edward regned Eldred his brother seint dunston crouned hym his seint dunston died sone after that he had foryeue the quene hir trespace Estrild for encheson that she was cause of kyng Edwards deth seint duÌ„ston had hir assoyled penaunce hir emoyued she lyved aft chast lyfe clen◠¶ This kyng Eldred wedded an Englissh woman and on hir begate Edmond Irenside an othir sone that was called Edewyne And after died the quene hir modre And in that tyme come in to England Swyn that was kyng of denmark for to chalenge and conquer all that his auncestres had before that tymÌ„ and so he conquered had it all at his axyng ¶ For the good erle Cutbert of lyndesey all the peple of northumberland and almost all the grete of England helde with Swyne that was kyng of deÌ„mark for as moche as they loued not kyng Eldred for encheson that his good brother Edward was slayne falsely for enâ—heson of hym and therfor no man sette but litell by hym Wherfor kyng Swyne had all his wylle and toke all the land And Eldred the kyng fledde tho in to Normandie and so spake to the duke richard that the duke yaf hym his sustre Emma to wyfe vpon the whiche he begate ij sones that one was called Alured and that othir Edward And when Swyn had conqâ—ered all the land he regned noâ—ely and leued but xv yere died and lieth at york ¶ Howe kyng Eldred came ayene from Normandie and how knoght the danois regned and of the werre bitwene hym and Edmond Irenside Ca. C.xvj. AFter the deth of Swyne that was a danois knoght his sone duelled in Englond and wolde haue be kyng and â—ho come ayene Eldred oute of Normandie with moche peple and with a strong meynye that knoght durst nat abyde but fley thens in to denmark The kyng Eldred had ayene his reame helde so grete lordshipp that he began to destroie all tho that holpe Swyn that was a danois ayens hym ¶ And afterward come ayene this knoght from denmark with a grete power so that kyng Eldred durst nat with hym fight but fledde fro thens in to london and ther held hym Tho come knoght and hym beseged so long till kyng Eldred died in the cite of london and lieth at seint paulus he regned ix yere Of kyng knoght Ca. C.xvij AFter the deth of this Eldrâ—d knoght that was a danois â—â—gan tho for to regne but Edmond Irenside that waâ— kyng Eldredis sone be his fyrst wif ordeyned a gretâ— host and began to werre vpon kyng knoght so he did many tymes ofte the werre was so stronge hard that wonder it was to wite and the Quene Emme that dnelled tho at westmynstre had grete drede of hir ij sones of the werre Alured and Edward lest they shold be defoilled mysdone thurgâ— this werre whâ—â—for she sente heÌ„ ouer see in to Normandie to the duke Richard hir vncle and ther they duelled in saâ—fte and pees longe tym◠¶ This Edmond Irenside knoght werred stroÌ„gely to gedres but at the last they were accorded in this maner that they shold depart the reame bitwene heÌ„ and so they diden and after they becomen good frendes so well loued that they becomen sworne brethren so well loued to gâ—dres as they had he bretheren geten of o body and of one moder y borne ¶ How kyng Edmond â—renside traitoursly was slayne thurgh a traitour that was called Edrich of stratton ¶ Ca. C.xviij. ANd after tho regned kyng Edmond Irenside knoght the danois but thus it befell afterward that in the same yere that they were accorded so moch loued to gedre wher for a false thef traitour had enuie vn to the loue that was bitwene hem frendshipp whos name was Edrik of stâ—atton that was a grete lord that was Edmond Irensides man and of him helde alle the land that he had and notheles he thought his lord to bitraie make knoght kyng of the land in entent richely to benâ— auaunced and with hym â—ene welbeloued wherfor he praied his lord Edmond Irenside vpon a day with him for to eten and to duellâ— and the kyng courtously him graunted and to him come at his praier and at the mete the kyng rially was serued with diuerse metes and drinkes And whan nyght come that he shold goo to bedde the kyng toke his owne meyne wente in to chambre aâ— he loked aboute he saw a wondre fair Image well made in semblaÌ„t as it were an archier with a bowe bent in his hond in yâ— bowe a fyne arwe Kyng EdmoÌ„d went tho nerre to behold it better what it myght bene and anone the arwe him sâ—ote thurgh the body and ther slowe the kyng for that eugyn was made to quelle his owne lord traitoursly And when kyng Edmond this was dede and slayne he nad regned but y. yere and his peple for him made moch sorwe and his body they bere vn to Glastenburi and ther they hym entered And this fals traitour Edrith anone went to the Quene that was kyng Edmondes wife that wyst of hir lordes deth anonÌ„ he noÌ„me from hir ij sones that were fair yong that hir lord had vpon hir goten that one was called Edward and that othir Edewyne lad hem with hym
his brother a thousand pounde euery yere and whiche of hem lengest leued sholde bene others heir and so bitwene hem shold be no debate ne strife ¶ And when they were thus accorded the duke went home ayene in to Normandie And when the kyng had regned iiij yere ther Aroos a grete debate bitwene hym and the Erchebisshopp of Canterbury Auncelme For cause that the Erchebisshopp wolde nat graunte hym for to take talliage of chyrches at his wylle And therfor eftsone the Erchebisshopp weÌ„t ouer the see to the court of rome and ther duelled with the Pope ¶ And in the same yere duke of Normandie come in to Englond for to speke with his brother And amonge othir thynges the duke of Normandie for yaf to the kyng his brother the forsaid thousand pounde by yere that he sholde pay hym And with good loue the duke went tho ayene in to Normandie ¶ And when the ij yere were a gone thurgh enticement of the deuell and of lither men a grete debate arose bitwene the kyng and the duke so that the kyng thnrgh conceill went ouer the see in to Normandie ¶ And when the kyng of England was comen in to Normandie 〈◊〉 the grete lordes of Normandie turned to the kyng of Englond and helde ayens the duke hir owne lord and hym forsoke and to the kyng hem yelden and all the good câ—stelles and tounes of Normandie And sone after was the duke taken and lad with the kyng in to Englond the kyng let put the duke in to prison And this was the vengeaunce of god For when the duke was in the holy land God yafe hym suche myght and honour ther wherfor he was chosen to bene of Iherusalem kyng And he wold nat be it but forsoke it and therfor send hym that shame and despite for to be put in to his brothers prison ¶ Tho seised kyng Henry all Normandie in to his hande and helde hit all his lyves tyme and in the same yere come the bisshopp Auncelme from the court of Rome in to Englond ayene and the kyng and he were accorded ¶ And in the yere next comyng after ther began a grete debate bitwene kyng Phillipp of Fraunce And kyng Henry of Englond ¶ Wherfor kyng Henry went in to Normaâ—die and the werre was strong bitwene hem two And tho died the kyng of fraunce lowys his sone was made kyng anone after his dethe And tho went kyng henry ayene in to englond and maried Maude his doughter to Henry the Emê‘our of Almayne ¶ Of the debate that was bitwene kyng lowys of fraunce kyng Henry of englond and how kyng henries ij sones were loste in the high see Capitulo Centesimo .xxxvj. WHenne kyng Henry had bene kyng xvij yere a grete debate aroos bitwene kyng lowys of fraunce and kyng henry of englond for encheson that the kyng had sent in to Normandie to his men that they shold bene helping to the erle of bâ—oyes as mochel as they myght in werre ayens the kyng of fraunce and that they were as redy vn to hym as they wold ben vn to hir owne lord for encheson that the erle had spoused his sustre dame Maude for which encheson the kyng of fraunce did moche sorwe to normandie wherfor the kyng of englond was wonder wrothe and in haste went ouer the see with a grete power and come in to normandie for to defende that lande and the werre bitwene hem lasted ij yere till at the last they ij foughten to gedre and the kyng of fraunce was discomfited and vneth scaped a way with moch â—eyne and the moste part of his men were take and the kyng did with hem what hym liked And somme of hem let he go frelich and somme let he put to the deth But afterward tho ij kynges were accorded And when kyng Henry had holich all the land of Normandie and scomfited his enemies of fraunce he turned ayene in to englond with mochel honour And his ij sones william and Richard wolde come after hir fadre and went to the see with a grete companie of peple but â—r that they myght come to londe the shipp come ayens a roche brake all in to peces and all were drenched that were therin sauf o man that was in the sauie ship that ascaped and this was on seint katerines day and thees were the names of hem that were drenched that is to say william the kynges sone Richard his brother the erle of Chestre Qttonell his brother Gieffrey ridell walter emurcy Godfrey erâ—hedeken the kynges doughter the Countesse of Perches the kynges nece the Countesse of Chestre and many othir When kyng henry and othir lordes arriued were in englond and herde these tydynges they made sorwe y nowe and all hir myrthe â—oye was turned in to mornyng and sorwe ¶ How Maude the Emê‘esse come ayene in to Englond and how she was afterward wedded to Gieffroy the Erle of Angoy Capitulo C.xxxvij ANd when that ij yere were agone that the Erle had duelled with the kyng the Erle went tho from the kyng and began to werre vpon hym and did moche harme in the land of Normandie and toke ther a strong Castell and ther he duelled all that yere and tho come to hym tydyng that Henry the Emê‘our of Almaigne that had spoused Maude his doughter was dede and that she duelled no lenger in Almaigne And that she wolde come ayene in to Normandie to hir fadre ¶ And when she was come to hym he noÌ„me hir tho to hym and come ayene in to Englond and made the englisshmen done othe and feaute vn to the Emê‘esse And the fyrst man that made the othe was william the Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury And that othir kyng Dauid of Scotland and after hym all the Erles and barons of engloÌ„d Also after the noble man the Erle of Angoy a worthy knyght sent to the kyng of englond yâ— he wolde grauÌ„te hym for to haue his daughter to spouse Maude the Emê‘esse And for encheson that hir fadre wyst that he was a noble man the kyng graunted hym and consented ther to And tho noÌ„me he his doughter and lad hir in to Normandie and come to the noble knyght Erle Gaufride and he spoused the forsaid Maude with mochel honour And the Erle begate vpon hir a sone that was called Henry the Emê‘esse sone ¶ And after when all this was done kyng Henry duelled all that yere in Normandie And after that longe tyme a grevous sikenesse toke hym wherthurgh he died And this kyng Henry regned xxxv yere and iiij monthes and after he died as before is said in Normandie and his hert was entered in the grete chyrche of our lady in Rouen And his body was brought with mochel honour in to England and entered at Redyng in the Abbey of the which abbey he was begynner and foundour ¶ Howe Stephene kynge Henry sustres sone was made kyng of Englond ¶ Ca. C.xxxviij AFter this kyng Henry yâ— was the fyrst
was made kyng his nepheu his sustres sone Stephen Erle of Boâ—â—igne For anone as he herde the tydynge of his vncles deth he passed 〈◊〉 see and come in to Englond thurgh counceill strength and helpe of many 〈◊〉 lordes in englond ayens hir othe that they had made to Maude the Emê‘esse toke the reame and let croune Stephen kyng of the land ¶ And the Erchebisshopp william of CauÌ„tâ—rbury that first made the othe of feaute vn to maude the Emê‘esse set the croune vpon kyng Stephenes hede hym annointed bisshoppe Rogier of Salisbury maynteyned the kynges partie in as moth as he myght ¶ The first yere that kyng Stephen began to regne he assembled a grete host went hym toward Scotland for to haue werred vpon the kyng of Scotland but he come ayens hym in pees in good manâ—r to hym trusted but he made to him none homage for as moche as he had made homage vn to the Emê‘esse Maude ¶ And the iiij yere of his regne Maude the Emê‘esse come in to englond tho began debate bitwene kyng Stephen Maude the Emê‘esse ¶ This Maude went vn to the Cite of Nichol and the kyng hyr beseged longe tyme and myght not spede so well the Cite was kepte and defended and tho that were within the Cite queyntely ascaped away withoute any maner harme tho toke the kyng the Cite and duelled therin till condelmesse And tho come the Barons that helde with the Emê‘esse that is for to say the erle Randulphe of Chestre the Erle Robert of Ebucestre hugh bygot Robert of Morley and brought with hem a stronge power faught with the kyng yafe hym a grete bataille in which bataill kyng stephen was taken sette in prison in the Castell of Bristowe ¶ How Maude the Emê‘esse went fro wynchestre vn to Oxenford and after she ascaped to wallynford and what sorwe and disese that she had Capitulo Centesimo .xxxix. WHenne the kyng was take brought in to worde in the castell of Bristowe this Maude the Emê‘isse anone was made lady of England all men helde hir for lady of the lande But tho of kente helde with the kyng Stephenes wife and also william of Pree and his reteune helpe hem and helde werre ayens Maude the Emê‘esse anone aft yâ— kyng of ScotlaÌ„d come to him with an huge nombre of peple and tho went they yfere vn to wynchestre ther that the Emê‘esse was wolde haue take hir but the Erle of Gloucestre come with his power faught with hem the Emê‘esse in the mene while that the bataille dured scaped fro thens and wente vn to Oxenford there hir helde And in that bataille was the Erle of Gloucestre discomfited and taken and with hym many othir lordes ¶ And for his deliueraunce was kyng Stephen deliuered oute of prison And when he was deliuered oute of prison he went thens to Oxenford and beseged the Emê‘esse that was tho at Oxenford and the sege endured fro Mihelmasse vn to seint Andrewes tyde And the Emê‘esse let tho cloth hir all in whit lynnen cloth for encheson that she nat wolde be ne knowe for in the same tyme waâ— moch snowe so she ascaped by the thamyse from hem away that were hir ennemies And fro thens she went to wallyngford and ther hir helde ¶ And the kyng wold haue beseged hir but he had so moch to done with the erle RaÌ„dulfe of Chestre and with hugh bygot that stronglich werred vp on hym in euery place that he ne wist widder for to turne And the Erle of Gloucestre halpe hem with his power ¶ How Gaufride the Erle of Angron yafe vp vn to Henry the Emê‘esse sone all Normandie Capitulo Centesimo quadragesime ANd after this the kyng went vn to wilton and wolde haue made a Castell there but tho come to hym the Erle of Gloucestre with a stronge power and almost had take the kyng but yit the kyng ascaped with moch peyne and williaÌ„ martell ther was take And for whos deliueraunce the yafe vn to the Erle of Gloucestre the good Castell of shirborne that he had take ¶ And whan this was done the Erle Robert and all the kynges enemies wente to Faringdone and begonne ther for to make a stronge Castell but the kyng come thidder with a stronge power and drofe hem thens in that same yere The Erle Randulfse of Chestre was accorded with the kyng and come to his courâ— at his commaundement And the Erle wende saufelich to come and the kyng anone set take hym and put hym in to pâ—â—son and must neuer for no thyng come oute till that he had yelde vp vn to the kyng the Castell of Nicholl the whiche he had take from the kyng with strength in the xv yere of his regne ¶ And Gaufride the Erle of Angeon yafe vp vn to Henry his sone all Normandie And in the yere that next suâ—d deide the Erle Gaufride And Henry his sone the anone turned arene to Angeon and there was made Erle with mochel honour of his men of the land and to hym diden feaute and homage the most rartie of his land ¶ And tho was this henry the Emê‘esse sone Erle of Angewe and duke of NormaÌ„die In the same yere was made diuorce bitwene the kyng of Fraunce and the quene his wyfe that was right heir of Gascoyne For encheson that it was knowe and proued that they were sible and nygh of blode And the spoused her Henry the Emê‘esse sone Erle of â—ngoy and duke of Normandie and duke of Gascoyne ¶ The xviij yere of this kyng Stephen this Henry come in to englond with a strong power and began for to werre vpon kyng sâ—ephen and toke yâ— Castell of Malmesbury And did moche harme the kyng Stephen had so moche werre that he nyst whidder for to wende but at the last they were accorded thurgh the Erchebisshopp Theobald and thurgh othir worthy lordes of Englond vpon this condicion that they shold depart the Reame of Englond bitwene hem so that Henry the Emê‘esse sone sholde holich halfe haue all the land of Englond And thus they were accorded And pees cried thurgh oute all Englond ¶ And when the accorde was made bitwene the ij lordes Kyng Stephen become so sory for cause he had lost halfe Euglond and fell in to suche amaladie and died in the xix yere viij wekes and v. day of his regne all in werre and in contak and he â—eth in the Abbey of Feueresham the whiche he let make in the vj. yere of his regne ¶ Of kyng Henry the secoÌ„de that was the Emê‘esse sone in whos tyme seint Thomas of Caunterbury was Chaunceler Capitulo Centesimo quadragesâ—moprâ—mo ANd after this kyng Sâ—â—phen regned Henry the Emê‘esse sone and was crouned of the Erchebisshopp Theobald the xvii day before Cristemasse And in the same yere Thomas Beket of 〈◊〉 Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury was made the
kynges chaunceler of Englond ¶ The seconde yere that he was crouned he let 〈◊〉 adoune all the newe Castelles that were longyug to the crâ—â—ne the whiche kyng Stephen had yeue vn to diuerse men and hem had made Erles and baronâ— for to holde with hym 〈◊〉 to helpe hym ayenst Henry the Emê‘esse sone ¶ And the iiij yere of his regne he put vnder his owne lordshipp the kyng of wales And in the same yere when the kyng of Scotland had in his owne honde that is to seyn the Cite of karlille the Castell of Banburgh the newe Castell vpon Tyne and the Erldome of laucastre ¶ The same yere the kyng with a grete powrr went in to walyâ— let cast a doune woles and make weyes and made stronge the Castell of Rutland basyng werke and amoÌ„ge the Castells he made an hous of the temple ¶ And in the same yere was Richard his sone borne that afterward was erle of Oxenford and the fourthe yere of his regne he made Gaufride erle of Britaigne and in that yere he chaunged his money and the vj. yere of his regne he lad an huge hoste vn to Tolouse and conquere by it And the vij yere of his regne deide Thebault the Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury And tho all the Cite of caunterbury all most thurgh meschief was breÌ„d The ix yere of his regne Thomas Beket his Chaunceler was chosen to bene Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury ¶ And vpon seint bar nardis day he was sacred and in that yere was borne Alienore the kyuges doughter ¶ And the x. yere of his regne seint Edward the kyng was translated with mochel honour And the xj yere of his regne he helde his parlement of Northampton And from thens fled seint Thomas Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury for the grete debate that was bitwene the kyng and hym for yf he had bene founden in the morne he had be slayye and therfor he fledde thens with iij. felawes on fote only that no man wist wher he was and wente ouer the see to the pope of Rome And this was the principall encheson for as moch as the kyng wolde haue put clerkes to dethe that were atteint of felonie withoute any priuelege of holy church And the xij yere of his regne was Iohan his sone borne And the xiâ—j yere of his regne deide Maude the Emê‘esse that was his modâ—◠¶ And in that same yere was Iohan his doughter borne ¶ The xiiij yere of his regne the duke henry of Saxone spoused Maude his doughter And he begate on hir iij. sones Henry Othus and william And in the xv yere of his regne deide the good Erle Robert of Gloucestre that founded the Abbey of nonnes of Eton ¶ And in the same yere Marike kyng of Iherusalem conquered Babiloigne The xvj yere of his regne he let croune his sone Henry at westmynstre and hym crouned Rogier Erchebisshopp of yorke in harmyng of Thomas Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury wherfore the same Rogier was acursed of the Pope ¶ Of kyng Henry that was sone of kyng Henry the Emê‘esse sonâ— and of the debate that was bitwene hym and his fadâ—â— while that he was in normandie Capitulo Centesimo xlij AFter the coronacion of kyng Henry the sone of kyng henry the Emê‘esse sone ¶ Tat same Henry the Emê‘esse sonÌ„ went ouer in to Normandie and ther he let marâ—e Elienore the doughter of the Dolfyne that was kyng of Almaigne And in the vij yere that the Erchebisshopp seint Thomas had bene outelawed the kyng of frannce made the kyng and seint thomas accorded And tho come Thomas the Erchebisshopp to Canterbury ayene to his owne chyrche And this accord was made in the begynnyng of aduent And afterward he was quelled and martred the vâ—day of Cristemasse that tho next come ¶ For kyng Henry thought vpon seint Thomas Erchebisshope vpon Cristemasse day as he sate at mete and thees wordes said That yf he had any good knyght with hym he had be many day passed avenged vpon the Erchebisshopp Thomas ¶ And anone Sir william breton ¶ Sir hugh morvile Sir william Tracy And Sir Reignold fitz vese beres sone in Englissh priuely went vn to the see and comen in to Englond to the chyrch of Canterbury and hym ther they martred at seint Benettes Autre in the modre chyrche And that was in the yere of Incarnacion of Ihesu crist M.C.lxxij yere ¶ And anone after Henry the newe kyng began for to make were vpon Henry his fadre and eke vpon his brethren also ¶ And so vpon a day the kyng of fraunce and aâ—l the kynges sones and the kyng of Scotland and the grettest lordes of englond were arisen ayens the kyng Henry the fadre and at the last as god wolde he conquered all his enemies ¶ And the kyng of fraunce and he were accorded And tho sent kyng Henry the fadre specialy vn to the kyng of Fraunce and praied hym hertely for his loue that he wolde send to hym by letter the names of hem that begonnen the werre vpon hym ¶ And the kyng of fraunce sent ayene to hym by a letter the names of hem that bygonnen the werre ¶ The fyrst was Iohan his sone and Richard his brother and Henry his sone the newe kyng Tho was Henry the kyng wonder wrothe and cursed the tyme that euer he hem bigate ¶ And whyle the werre dured Henry his sone the newe kyng died sore repentyng his mysdede and most sorwe made of onymaÌ„ for cause of seint Thomas deth of Caunterbury ¶ And praied his fadre with moche sorwe of hert mercy for his trespas and his fadre for yaf it hym And had of hym grete pite and after he died the xxxvj yere of his regne and lieth at Redyng ¶ How the cristen lost the holy land in the forsaid kynges tyme thurgh a fals cristen man that become a sarazene Ca. C.xliij ANd while that kyng henry the Emê‘esse sone lyued regned the grete bataille was in the holy land bitwene the cristen men the sarazenes but the cristeÌ„ men were ther quelled thurgh grete treson of the erle Tirpe that wolde haue had to wife the qâ—ene of â—hrlmÌ„ that some tyme was Baldewynes wife but she forsoke hym toke to hir lord a knyght a worthy man that waz called sir Gny ê‘ches wherfor the erle Tirpe was wroth wente anone right to Soladyne that was soudan of Babiloigne become sarazene his man forsoke his cristendome all cristen lawe and the cristen men wist not of this dedes bâ—t went for to haue had grete helpe of hym as they were woned to haue before And when they comen to the bataille this fals cristen man turned vn to the sarazenes forsoke his owne nacions so were the cristen men ther quelled with the sarazenes thus were the cristen men slayne put to horrible deth the cite of â—hâ—lmÌ„ destroied and the holy crosse borne away The kyng of fraunce
And the abbot of wauersey drad so moche his manace that he forsoke all the abbey went thens preuely ordeyned hym ouer see to the hous of Cisteaux when the tydynge come to the pope that the kyng had done so moche malice tho was he to the kyngward full wroth sent ij â—â—gatz vn to the kyng that one was called Pandolfe that othir durant that they shold warne the kyng in the popes name that he shold cese of hie ê‘secucion that he did vn to holy church and amende the wronge and the trespase that he had done to the Erchebisshoppe of Caunterbury and to the Priour and vn to the monkes of Caunterbury and to alle the clergie of Englond and that he shold restore the goodes ayeâ— that he had taken of hem ayens hir wylle and elles they sholde curse the kyng by name and to do this thyng and to conferme the Pope toke hem his lrÌ„es in bulles patentz ¶ These ij legatz come in to Englond and comen to the kyng to Northampton ther that he helde his parlement and full courteisely they hym salued and sayden Sir we ben come fro the pope of rome the pees of holy chyrche and of the land to amend And we amonest yowe fyrst in the Popiâ— halfe that ye make full restitucion of the goodes that ye haue rauyshed of holy chyrche and of the lande and that ye vnderfonge stephen Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury in to his dignite and the priour of Caunterbury and his monkes that ye yelde ayene vn to the Erchebisshopp all his landes and rents withoute any with holdyng ¶ And Sir yit more ouer that ye such restitucion hem make as holy chyrche shall holde hir paied Tho ansuerd the kyng as touchyng the Priour and his monkes of Caunterbury all that ye haue said I wull gladly do and all thyng that ye wyll ordeyne ¶ But as touchyng the Erchebisshopp I shall telle yow in myne hert as hit lithe that the Erchebisshopp let his bishop riche and that the Pope than for hym wold pray and than vpon a venture me sholde like some othir bisshoppriche for to yeue hym in Engloud and vpon this condicion I wold hym resceyue and vnderfong ¶ And nothlees in Englond as Erchebisshopp yif he abyde he shall neuer haue so good saufconduit but he shall be take ¶ Tho said Pandolfe vn to the kyng Holy chyrche was woned neuer to discharge an Erchebisshoppe withoute cause resonably but euer the hath â—e woned to chastyze princes that to god and holy chyche were inobedient ¶ What how nowe quod the kyng manace ye me Nay said Pandolfe but ye nowe openly haue tolde as it standeth in your hert ¶ And to yowe we wull telle what is the Popes wylle and thus it stant that he hath yowe holy enterdited and acursed for the wronges that ye haue done to holy chyrche and to the clergie And for as moche as ye duells and beth in wylle to a byde in maâ—â— and wylle not come to noâ—â— ammendement ye shall vnderstonde that fro this tyme afterward the scentence is vpon yowe ye ben and holdeth stede and strength and vpon all tho that wyth yowe haue communed before this tyme wethir they bene Erles Barons or Knyghtes or any othir what so euer they bene we hem oâ—â—oyle saufely vn to this day and fro this tyme afterward of what condicion euer that they be we hem accurse that with yowe comen so do we scentence vpon hem openly specially ¶ And we assoille quytely Erles Barons knyghtes all othir maner men of hir homages seruices feautes that they shold vn to yowe done and this tydynge to conferme we yeue pleyne power to the bisshopp of wynchestre to the bisshop of nor the wych◠¶ And the same power we yeue in scotland to the bisshoppes of Rouchestre of Salisbury ¶ And in walys we yeue the same power to the bisshoppes of seint dauid of landaf and of seint asse And more ouer we sende thurgh all cristendome that all the bisshoppes be yonde the see that they done accurse aâ—le tho that helpeth yowe or any counceill yeueth yowe in any maner nede that ye haue to done in any ê‘tie of the world And we assoille hem also all by the auctorite of the pope coÌ„maunde hem also with yowe for to werre as with him that is enâ—mie to all holy church ¶ Tho ansuerd the kyng what mowe ye done me more ¶ Tho ansuerd Pandolf we sey ne to yowe in verbo dei that ye ne none heir that ye haue neuer after this day may be crouued Tho said the kyng by him that is almyÈty god I had wist of this thing er yâ— ye come in to my land that ye had me brought such tydynge I shold haue made yowe ryde all an hole yere Tho ansuerd Pandolfe full well wende we at our first comyng that ye wold haue bene obedient to god to holy churche haue fullfylled the popes coÌ„maundement nowe we haue shewed to yowe ê“nounced the popes wylle as we were charged ther with And as nowe ye haue said that if ye had wist the cause of our comyng that ye wold haue made vs 〈◊〉 all an hole yere and as well ye myght haue said that ye wold haue take an hole yere of respite by the popes â—eue But for to suffre what deth ye coude crdyne we shull not spare for to telle yowe hollich all the popes message his wylle that we were charged with ¶ How Pandolfe deliuered a clerâ— that had falsed counterfated the kynges money before the kyng hym selfe Ca. C.l. ANd anone tho coÌ„maunded the kyng the shereues 〈◊〉 of northampton that were in the kynges presence that they shold bring forth all the â—soners that they myght bene done vn to the deth before Pandolfe for encheson the kyng wende that they wold haue gayne said hir dedes for cause of deth all thinge that he had spoken afore Whenne the â—soners were come before the kyng the kyng coÌ„maunded some to be honged some to bene drawe some to drawe oute hir yien oute of hir hede and amoÌ„ge all othir ther was a clerc had falsed the kynges money the kyng coÌ„maunde that he shold be honged drawe And when Pandolf herde this coÌ„mauÌ„dement of the kyng he stert hym by smertely anone axed a boke candell wold haue cursed all 〈◊〉 that set vpon the clerc any hoÌ„de And Pandolf hym selfe went for to seche a crosse the kyng folewed hym deliuered hym the clerc by the honde that he shold done with hym what that euer he wold And thus was the clerc deliuered aud went thens and Pandolfe durant his felaw went fro the kyng Iohan come ayene to the Pope of Rome and told hym that kyng Iohan wolde not amended bene but euer abide so occur 〈◊〉 ¶ And nothelees the pope graunted that yere thurgh oute englond that men myght sing
castell of Odiham And the monday next after seint Magarete day he ordeyned hym toward beaumer for to besege the castell ther he duelled xv daies myght not gete the castell then went he thens come to london the Tour to hym was yolde ¶ And in the same tyme the Pope sent in to englond a legat that was called Swalo of kyng â—ohanes deth Ca. C.lv. ANd in the same tyme the Pope sent in to Englond a legat that was called Swalo he was 〈◊〉 Cardinal of Roâ—ne for to maynten kyng â—ohanes cause ayens the baroÌ„s of Englond but the barons had so huge part helpe thurgh Lowys the kynges sone of fraunce that kyng Iohan wyst not whidder for to turne ne gone And so it fell that he wold haue gone to Nichol as he went thidderward he come by the Abbey of swyneshede ther he abode ij daies And as he sate at the mete he axed amoÌ„k of the house how moche a lofe was worth that was sette before hym vpon the table And the monke said that the lofe was worth but an halfpeny O quod the kyng tho here is grete chepe of brede Nowe quoth the kyng And I may leue such a lofe shall be worth xx shilling or halfe a yere begon and when he had seid this worde moch he thought ofte he sighed toke ete of the brede and said by god the worde that I haue spoken it shall bene soth The moÌ„ke that stode before the kyng was for this worde full sory in hert thought rather he wolde him selfe suffre pitouse deth and thought if he myght ordeyne ther for some maner remedie And anone the monke went to his abbot and was shriuen of hym tolde the abbot alle that the kyng said and praied his abbot for to assoille hym for he wolde yeue the kyng such a wassaille that all englond shold be glad ther of and â—oyfull Tho went the monke in to a gardeyne fonde a grete tode therin and toke hir vp put hir in a cuppe and prikked the tode thurgh with a broche many tymes till that the venyme comÌ„ oute in euery side in to the cuppe and tho toke he the cuppe and fylled it with good ale brought it before 〈◊〉 kyng and kneâ—yng said sir qd he wassaille for neuer daies of your lyfe ne dronke ye of such a cuppe Begynne monke qd the kyng and the monke drank a grete draught and toke the kyng the cuppe and the kyng also dranke a grete draught sette doune the cupp◠¶ The monke anone right weÌ„t in to the fermorie ther died anone on whos soule god haue mercy Amen and v. monkes sâ—ng for his soule specially shullen whiles the abbey stant ¶ The kyng aroos vp anone full euell at ese commaunded to remeue the table and axed after the monke men told hym that he was dede for his wombe was 〈◊〉 in sunder When the kyng herd this he commaunded to 〈◊〉 but alle it was for nought for his bely began so to swelle for the drinke that he draÌ„ke that he died withynne ij daies the morwâ— after seint lukrs day And this kyng â—ohan had fair children of his body begoten that is to say Henry his sone that was kyng after his fadre Richard that was Erle of Cornewaille and Isabell that was Emê‘esse of Rome and Eâ—â—eno 〈◊〉 was Quene of scotland ¶ And this kyng Iohan whan he had regned xvij yere â— moÌ„thes and v. daies he deide in the Castell of Newerke his body was buried at wynchestre ¶ Of kyâ—g Henry the thridde that was crouned at Gloucestre Capitulo Câ—ntesimo quinquagâ—simosexto ANd after this kyng Iohan regned Henry his soue and was crouned at Gloucestâ—â— whan he was ix yere olde on Seint Symondes day and Iude of Swalo the legat of Rome thurgh counceille of alle the gâ—ete lordes that helde with kyng Iohan his fadre that is to seyne the Erle Raudolfe of Chestre william Erle Marchall william Erle of Penbroke william the Brener Erle of Feriers Serle the Maule baron and all othir grete lordes of Englond helde with lowys the kynges sone of frauÌ„ce And anone after when kyng Henry was câ—ouned Swalo the legat helde his counceill eat Bristo we at seint Martynes fest and ther were xj bisshoppes of Englond and of walys and of othir prelates of holy chyrche a grete nombre and Erles and Barons and many knyghtes of Englond and all tho that were at that coÌ„ceill swore feautâ— vn to Henry the kyng that was kyng â—ohanes so ne And anone after the legate enterdited walys for encheson that they helde with the barons of englond also all tho that holpen or yafe couÌ„ceill to meve werre ayene the newe kyng Henry he acursed hem and in the begynnyng he put in the sentence the kynges sone of fraunce lowys And nothelees the same lowys wolde nat spare for to werre for all that but went anone and toke the castell of Berkamsted and eke the castell of Herford ¶ And from that day afterward the barons did so moche harme thurgh oute all Englond and principally the frnshmen that were come wyth kyng lowys wherfore the grete lordes and all the coÌ„mune peple of Englond let hem croice for to driue lowys and his companye oute of Englond But somme of the barons and eke of the frensh men were gone to the Cite of Nichole token the Cite and helde it to kyng lowys profit But thidder come kyng Henries men with a grete power that is to seyn the Erle Raudolfe of Chestre and william Erle Marchall and william the Brener Erle of Feriers and many othir lordes with hem and yeuen batâ—ille vn to Lowys men And ther was slayne the Erle of Perches and Lowys men were there foule discomfited And ther was take Serle Erle of wynchestre and Humfrey de Bowne Erle of Herford and Robert the sone of walter and many othir that begonne werre ayens the kyng they were taken and lad vn to kyng Henry kyng Iohanes sone ¶ Whenne the tydyng of this scomfiture come vn to Lowys the kynges sone of fraunce he remeued thennes and went vn to london let shit the yates fast of the Cite And anone after the kyng sent to the burgeis of london that they shold yeld hem vn to hym and the Cite also And he wolde hem graunte all the fraunchises that euer they were woned for to haue and wolde conferme hem by his grete newe chartre vnder his grete seal And in the same tyme a grete lord that was called Eustace the monke come oute of fraunce with a grete companie of lordes wolde haue come in to englond for to haue holpe lowys the kynges sone of frauÌ„ce but hubert of borugh and the v. portes with v ij shippes tho mette with hem in the high see assailled heÌ„ egrely ouer come hem with strength smyten of Eustace the monkes â—eed token also x.
till he come to Striueâ—yn and ther he helde him in the Castell ¶ And the walsshmen eueâ—y day heÌ„ escried and manaced and did all the despite that they myâ—t ¶ So that the englisshmen vpon a tyme in a mornyug wente oute from the Castell the mountaunce of x. myle and passed ouer a brugge And william waleis come with a stronge power drofe hem a bake for the englisshmen had ayens him tho no myÈt but fled they yâ— myÈt take the brugge ascaped but sir hugh the kynges tresorer ther was slayne and many othir also wherfor was made moche sorwe Tho had kyng Edward sped all his nedes in Flaundres and was a yene come in to englond and in haste toke his wey toward Scotland and come thidder at ascâ—ncion tyde And all that 〈◊〉 founde be sette a fire and brend But the poure peple of Scotland come to him wonder thikke and praied him for goddes loue that â—e wolde haue on them mercy and pite wherfor the kyng tho commaunded that no man sholde done harme to hem that were yolden to him ne to no man of ordre ne to no â—ous of religion ne no maner chirch But let aspie all that he myÈt wher that he myght finde any of his enemies Tho come a spie to the kyng and tolde him 〈◊〉 the Scottes were assembled for to abyde bataille and on seint marie Magdalenâ— day the kyng come to fonkirke and yafe bataille to the scottes And at that bataille were quelled xxviij thousand and of Englisshmen but xxviij and no mo of the whiche was a worthy knyght slayne that was a knyght an hospiteler that was called Frere Brian â—ay ¶ For when william waleys fled from the bataille that same Frere Brian him pursued forselich and as his hors ran it stâ—rt in to amere of mareys vp to the bely ¶ And william waleis turned tho ayene and there quelled the forsaid Brian and that was moche harm◠¶ And that while kyng Edward wente thurgh Scotland for to enquere if he myght finde anâ— of his ennemies And in that land he duelled as longe as him liked and ther was none enemie that durst him abide ¶ And sone afterward kyng Edward went to southampton for he wolde not abide in Scotland in winter seson for esement of his peple And whan he come to london he let amende many mysdedes that were done ayens his pees and his lawe while that he was in Flaundres Of the last mariage of kyng edward how he weÌ„t yâ— iij. tyme in 〈◊〉 Ca. C.lxxj ANd aftward it was ordeyned thurgh the court of Rome that kyng Edward sholde wedde dame margarete kyng Philippes â—uster of fraunce and the â—rhebisshopp Robert of wynchelsee spoused hem to gedre thurgh which mariage there waz made pees bitwene kyng Edward of Englond kyng philipp of frauÌ„ce ¶ Kyng Edward went tho the iij tyme in to Scotland and tho withyn the fyrst yere he had enfamined the londe so that ther left not on that ne come to his mercy sauf tho that were in the castell of Estreuelyne that was well vitailled astored for vij yere ¶ How the castell of Estreuelyne was beseged ¶ Ca. C.lxxij HYng Edward come with an huge power to the Castell of Estreuelyn beseged the castell but it litell a vailled for he myÈt do the scottes none harme For the castell was so stronge wel y kept ¶ And kyng Edward saw that thought hym vpon a queyntize let make anone there ij peâ—re of high gale wes before the tour of the castell made his othe that as many as were in the castell were he erle or baron he were take with streÌ„gth but yf he wold the rather hym yelde he sholde bene honged vpon the gale weâ—◠¶ And when tho that were in the castell herd this they come and yelde hem all to the kynges grace and mercy And the kyng foryafe hem all his maletalent And ther were all the grete lordes of Scotland swore to kyng Edward that they shold come to london to euery parlement shold stonde to his ordinaunce ¶ How troylebastonne was fyrst ordeyned Ca. C.lxxiij THe kyng Edward went thens to london and went haue had reste pees of his werre with which werre he was acupied xx yere that is to seyne in waâ—ys in gascoyne in Scotland And thought how he myght recouer his tresour that he had spended aboute his werre let enquere thurgh the reame of all mystakynges and wronges done thurgh mysdoers in englond of all the tyme that he had bene oute of his reame that men called Troillebaston And ordeyned ther to Iustices in this maner he recouered tresour withoute nombre And his encheson was for he had thought for to haue gon in to holy land for to werre vpon goddes enemies For encheson that he was croised longe tyme before And nothelees that lawe that he had ordeyned ded moche good thurgh all Englond to hem that were mysbode For tho that trespaced were well chastized and afterward the meker and the better the poure coÌ„munes were in rest in pees And the same tyme kyng Edward enprisoned his owne sone Edward for encheson that walter of langeton bisshopp of Chestre that was the kynges tresorer had made vpon hym complaint said that the for said Edward thurgh couÌ„ceill ê“curement of one piers of Ganastone a squyer of Gascoyne had broke the parkes of the forsaid bisshopp the forsaid piers couÌ„ceilled lad the same edward And for this cause kyng edward exiled his sone out of englond for 〈◊〉 more ¶ Of the deth of william waleis the fals traitour Ca. C.lxxiiij ANd when this kyng Edward had his enemies ouer come in walys Gascoyne in Scotland and destroied his traitours but onâ—â—ch that ribaude william waleys that neuer to the kyng wold hym yelde and at the last in the toune of seint do meniâ— in the yere of kyug Edwardes regne xxxiij that fals traitour was take presented to the kyng sauf the kyng wolde not see hym but sent hym to londoÌ„n to vnderfonge his â—ugement on seint Bartholomâ— wes eue he was honged and drawe his hede sâ—â—yten of and his boweles take oute of his body and brende and his body quartred and sent to iiij â—he best tounes of Scotland and his hede sette vpon a spere sette vpon london brugge in example that the Scottes sholde haue in mynde for to â—ere hem amys ayens hir liege â—â—rd eftsones ¶ How the Scottes comeÌ„ to kyng Edward for to amende hir trespace thatâ— they had done ayens hym Ca. C.lxxv ANd at Mihelmasse tho next comyng kyng Edward held his parlement at westmynstre thidder come the Scottes that is to seyne the bisshoppe of seint Andrewe Robert 〈◊〉 Brus Erle of Carryk Symond the frisell Iohan the Erle of â—thell and they were accorded with the kyng and bounde and by othe sworne that afterward yf any of hâ—m â—isbere hem ayens kyng
that coude no thyng of the werre that ther were quelled and drenched in an arme of the seâ— And hir chiâ—iteyns sir williaÌ„ of melton Erchebishopp of york the abbot of sel by with hir stedes fledde comen vn to york that was hir owne folie that they had that myschannce for they passed the waâ— of swale the scottes sette a fire the stakkes of hey the smoke ther of was huge that the englishmen myght not see the scottes ¶ And when the englishmen were gone ouer the water tho comen the Scottes with hir wynge in maner of ashelde come toward the englisshmeÌ„ in aray the englisshmen flâ—d for vuneth they had any meÌ„ of armes for the kyng had hem almost loste at the siege of Berewyke the scottissh hobiâ—â—rs went bitwene the bruge the englissh men And whan the grete host hem mette the englisshmen fledde bitwene the hobilers the grete host and the englisshmen almost were there quelled he that myght wende ouer the water was saued but many were draint Allas for ther was slayne many men of religion seculers eke prestes clerkys with moch sorwe the Erchebisshopp ascaped therfor the scottes called the bataille the white bataille ¶ How kyng Edward did all maner thyng that sir hugh the speÌ„cer wolde Ca. C. lxxxxiij ANd whan kyng Edward herde this tydynge he remeuâ—d his sege from Berewyke come ayene in to englond but sir hugh the spencer the sone that was the kynges Chamburleyne kept so the kynges chambre that no man must speke with the kyng but he had made with hym a frette for to done his nede that ouer mesure this hugh â—are hym so stoute that all men had of hym scorne despite the kyng hym selfe wold not bene gouerned ne ruled by no maner man but only by his fadre by hym if any knyÈt of englond had wodes maners or lordes that they wolde coueit anone the kyng must yeue it hemâ—or elles the man yâ— ought it shold be falsely endited of forest or of felâ—nie And thurgh suche doyng they disherited many a good bachiller so moch land geten that it was wonder ¶ And when the lordes of englond saw the grete couetise the falsenesse of sir hugh the spencer the fadre of Sir hugh the sone they come to the gentill Erle of lancastre and axed hym of counceill of the disese that was in the Royame thurgh Sir hugh the spencer his sone and in hast by one assâ—nte they made a â—ue assemble at shirborne in Elmede all they made ther an othe for to breke destourble the doyng bitwene the kyng sir hugh the spencer his sone vpon hir power ¶ And they wente in to the marcâ—â— of walys destroied the land of the forsaid sir hughes ¶ How sir hâ—gh the spencer his fadre were exiled onâ—e of Engloâ—d Ca. C. lxxxxiiij WHâ—n kyng Edward sawe the grete harme and destruction that the Barons of Englond diden to Sir Hugh the spencers lande and to his sones in euery place that they comen vpon And the kyng tho thurgh his counseil exiled sir Iohan monbray Sir Rogier of clifford and sir Gosselyne dauill and many other lordes that were to hem consent wherfor the Barons did tho more harme than they diden before ¶ And when the kynge saw that the baroÌ„s wold not cese of hir cruelte the kyng was sore adâ—ad left they wolde destroie hym and his reame for his meynte naunce but yf that he assented to hem And so he sent for hem by let tres that they shold come to london to his ê‘lement at a certeyn day as in his letters was conteyned And they comen with iij batailles wel armed at all pointz and euery bataille had cote arumres of grene cloth and ther of the right quarter was yelwe with whit bendes wherfor that plement was called the ê‘lement of the whit bende And in that companie was sir â—mfrey de BohenÌ„ Erle of herford and sir Rogier of clifford sir Iohan Mombray sir Gecelin dauill sir Rogier Mortuner vncle of sir Rogier Mortimer of wigmore sir Henry of Trais sir Iohan Giffard sir Bartholomewe of Badelesmore that was the kynges stiward that the kyng had sent to Shirborne in elmede to the Erle of Lancastre to all that with hym were for to trete of accord that hym allied to the harons and come with that companie And sir Rogier dammorie and sir hugh Dandale that had spoused the kynges neces suster sir Gillebert of Clare erle of Gloucestre that was queld in scotland as before is said And tho ij lordes had tho ij parties of the Erledome of Gloucestre sir hugh the spencer the sone had the thridde part in his wyfes halfe the iij. suster tho ij lordes went to the baroÌ„s with all hir power ayens sir hugh hir brother in lawe and so ther come with hem Sir Rogier of Clifford sir Iohan Mombray Sir Gosselme dauill sir Rogier Mortimer of werk sir Rogier mortimer of wigmore his nepheu sir Henry trays sir Iohan Giffard sir Bartholomewe of badelesmore with all hir companie and many othir that to hem were coÌ„sent All these grete lordes comen to westmynster to the kynges parlement and so they spoken and did that bothe sir hugh spencer the fadre sir hugh the sone were outelawed of Englond for euermore And sir hugh the fadre went to Douer made moche sorwe and felle doune vpon the grounde by the see banke acros with his armes and sore wepyng said Nowe faire Englonde and good Englond to Almyghty god I the betake and thries cust the grounde and wende neuer to haue comen ayene and wepyng full sore cursed the tyme that euer he begate Sir Hugh his â—â—one And said for hym he had lost all Englande and in presence of hem that were aboute hym he yafe hym his curse and went ouer the see to his landes but sir hugh the sone wold not gonÌ„ oute of englond but helde hym in the see he his companie robbed ij dromondes beside sandewich and toke and â—ere away all the good that was on hem the value of xl M. pounde ¶ How the kyng exiled Erle Thomas of lancastre all that helde with hym how the Mortimer come yelde hym to the kyng of the lordes Ca. C. lxxxxv HIt was not longe after that the kyng ne made sir Hugh spencer the fadre sir hugh the sone come ayene in to Englond ayens the lordes wyll of the reame And sone after the kyng with a stronge power come beseged the Castell of bedes in the Castell was the lady of Badelesmere for encheson that she wold not graunte that Castell to quene Isabell kyng Edwardes wife But the principall cause was for encheson that sir Bartholomewe badelesmere was ayens the kyng helde with the lordes of englond and notheles the kyng by helpe socour
of men of london also of helpe of southerne men the kyng gate the Castell mangre heÌ„ all that were therin toke with hym all that he myght finde And whan the barons of englond herd of this thyng sir Rogier Mortimer and othir many lordes toke the toune of Brugge worth with strength wherfor the kyng was wonder wroth let outelawe Thomas of lancastre vmfrey de Bohoune erle of hertford all tho that were assentant to the same quarell And the kyng assembled an huge host come ayenst the lordes of englond wherfor the mortimerz put hem to the kynges mercy his grace anone they were sent to the tour of london ther kept in prison And when the barons herd of this thyng they comen to Pounfret ther that erle Thomas soiourned told hym how that Mortimers both had yelde hem to the kyng and put hem in his grace ¶ Of the siege of Tykhille Ca. C. lxxxxvj WHen Thomas erle of lancastre herde this they were woÌ„der wroth all that were of his companie gretly they were discoÌ„fited ordeyned hir power to gedre beseged the Castell of Tykhill but tho that were withynne so manlich defended hem that the barons myght not gete the Castell when the kyng herd that his Castell was beseged he swore by god by his names that the siege sholde be remeued and assembled a huge power of peple and went thidderward to â—eskewe the Castell and his poer encresed from day to day ¶ Whenne the Erle of lancastre and the Erle of Herford and the barons of hir companie herd of this thyng they assembled all hir power and went hem to Burton vp Trent and kepte the brigge that the kyng shold nat passe ouer But it befell so on the x. day of March In the yere of grace M.ccc and xxj The kyng and the spencer Sir Aymer â—alaunce Erle of Penbroke and Iohan Erle of Arundell and hir power went onâ—â— the water and discomfited the Erle Thomas and his companye and they fledde to the Castell of Tutbery and fro thennes they went to Pounfret And in that viage died Sir Rogier DaÌ„morie in the Abbey of Tutbery And in that same tyme the Erle Thomas had a traitour with hym that was called Robert of Holand a knyght that the Erle had brought vp of nought and had norrisshed hym in his botelerie had yeuen hym a thousand marâ— of land by yere and so moche the Erle loued hym that he myght done in the Erles court all thyng that hym lyked bothe amonge hie and lowe and so queyntelich the thefe bare hym ayens his lord that he trusted more vpon hym than vpon any man a lyve And the Erle had ordeyned by his lettres for to wende in to the Erledome of lancastre for to make men arise to helpe hym in that viage that is to seyne v. C. men of Armes But the fals traitour come not ther no maner men for to warne ne to make arise for to helpe his lorde And when the traitour herde telle that his lorde was discomfited at Burtone as a fals thefe traitour he stale a way and robbed in Rauenesdale his lordes men that come fro the scomfiture and toke of hem hors and harneis and all that they had and queld of hem all that he myght take and tho come and yelde hym vn to the kyng When the good Erle Thomas wyst that he was so betraied he was sore abasshed and said to hym selfe O almyghty god quod he how myght Robert holand fynde in his hert me to betraie sithenes that I haue loued hym so moch O god wele may nowe a man see by hym that no man may desceyue an othir rather than he that he trust most vpon he hath full euel yeld my goodnesse and the wurshipp that I to hym haue done and thurgh my kendenesse haue hym a vaunced and made hie from lowe and â—e maketh me go from high vn to lowe but yit shall he die in euill deth Of the scomfiture of Burbrugge Ca. C. lxxxxvij THe good Erle Thomas of lancastre Humfrey de BohonnÌ„ Erle of herford and the barons that with hem were token counceill bitwene hem at frere prechours at pounfrete Tho thought Thomas vpon the traitrie of Robert Holand and said in reproue Allas holand had me hetraied Ay is in the reed of some euell shrede and by coÌ„mune assent they shold all wende to the castell of Dunstanburgh the which ê‘teyned to the Erledome of lancastre and that they shold abide there till that the kyng had foryeue hem hir male talent ¶ But when the good Erle Thomas this herde he ansuâ—rd in this maner and said lordes qd he yf we go toward the north the northren men wyll seyne that we go toward the scottes so we shull be hold traitours for cause of distaunce that is bitwene kyng Edward and Robert the Brus that made hym kyng of scotland and therfor I sey as touchyng my selfe that I wull goo no ferâ—her in to the north than to myne owne Castell of Pounfrete ¶ And whan sir Rogier Clifford herde this he aroos vp anone in wrath and drowe his swerd and swore by almyghty god and by his holy names but if that he wolde gone with hem he sholde â—e dede and that he wold slee hym there ¶ The noble and gentill Erle Thomas of lancastre was sore adrad and said fair sires I wyll gone with yowe whidder so euer ye me lede ¶ Tho went thâ—y to gedreâ—â— in to the north and with hem they had vij C. men of armes and come to Burbrugge ¶ And whan Sir Andrewe of herkela that was in the northcontre thurgh ordinaunce of the kyng for to kepe the contre of scotland herde telle how that Thomas of lancastre was discomfited and his companie at Burton vpon Trent he ordeyned hym a stronge power and sir Symond ward also that was tho shereue of yorke and come and mette the barons at burbrugge and anone they breke the brugge that was made of tree â— And whan Sir Thomas of Lancastre â—erde that Sir Anâ—â—ewe of herkela had brought with hym suche power he was sore adâ—ad and sent for sir Andrâ—we of Herkela and with hym spake and said to hym in this maner Sir Andrewe quod â—e ye mowe well vnderstonde how that onr lorde the kyng ys lad and mysgouerned by moche fals counceille thurâ—â—h Sir Hugh the Sâ—â—ncer the fadre and Sir hugh his sone and Sir Iohan Erle of Arundell and thurgh Mastir Robert 〈◊〉 a fals â—iled clerke that now is in the kynges court duellyng wherfor I pray yowe that ye wolde come with vs with all the power that ye haue ordeyned and helpe to destroie the venym of Englond and the traitours that ben therynne and we wull yeue vn to yow the best part of v. Erldomes that we haue holde and we wull make vn to yowâ— an othe that we wull neueâ— done thyng withoute your counceill so
had made therin many a fair fest both to riche eke to poure And these were his â—ustices Sir hugh 〈◊〉 the fadrâ— Aymer of valaunce Erle of Penbroke Sir Edmond of wodestoke Erle of kent Sir Iohan of Britaigne Erle of Richemond and Sir Robert of Malemethorppe Iustice and Sir Robert hym acoulped in this maner Thomas at the firste our lord the kyng and this court excludeth yowe of all maner ansuere Thomas our lord the kyng put vpon yowe that ye haue in his lande riden with baner displaied ayene his pees as a traitour And with that worde the gentill erle Thomas with an high vois said nay lordes forsoth and by seint Thomas I was neuer traitour ¶ The Iustice said ayene tho ¶ Thomas our lord the kyng put vpon yowe that ye haue robbed his folk and mordred his peple as a thefe ¶ Thomas the kyng also put vpon yowe that he discomfited yowe and your peple with his folk in his owne reame wherfor ye went and fled to the wode as an outelawe And also ye were taken as an outelawe ¶ And Thomas as a traitour ye shull he honged by reson but the kyng hath foryeue yowe that Iewes for loue of quene Isabell And Thomas reson wolde also that ye sholde be honged but the kyng hath foryeue yowe that Iewes for cause and loue of your lynage But Thomas For as moche as ye were take fleyng and as an outelawe the kyng wyll that your hede shall be smyten of as ye haue well deserued Anone doth hym oute of prece and anone bryng hym to his Iugement ¶ The gentill knyght Thomas he had herde all these wordes with an high vois he cried sore wepyng And said Allas Seint Thomas â—aire fadre Allas shall I be deed thus ¶ Graunte me nowe blissefull god ansuere but all availled hym no thyng For the cursed Gascoynes put hym hidder and thidder and on hym cried with an high vois O kyng Arthur most dredfull well knowen is nowe thyn open traytrie an euell deth shalt thou die as thou hast well deserued ¶ Tho sette they vpon his hede in scorne an olde Chapelet all to rent and to torne that was nat worth an halpenye And after they sette hym vpon a leue white Palfrey full vn semelich and eke all bare and with an olde bridell and with an horrible noise they drove hym oute of the Castell toward his deth and cast vpon hym many balles of snowe ¶ And as the turmentours lad hym oute of the Castell tho said he this pitonse wordes and his hondes helde vpon high towardes heven Nowe the kyng of heven yeue vs mercy For the Erthely kyng hath vs forsake And a frere prechour went with hym oute of the Castell till that he come to the place that he ended his lyfe vn to whom he shrofe hym all his lyfe ¶ And the gentill Erle helde the frere wonder fast by the clothes and said faire fadre abide with vs till that I be ded for my flessh quaketh for drede of deth And soth for to say the gentill Erle sette hym vpon his knees turned hym toward the Est but a ribaude that was called Higone of Mostone set hande vpon the gentill Erle and said in despite of hym Sir traitour turne the toward the Scottes thy â—ouâ—e dede to vnderfong and turned hym toward the north ¶ The noble Erle Thomas ansuerd tho with a mylde vois said now fair lordes I shall done all your wylle and with that worde the frere went fro hym sore wepyng and anone a râ—baude wente to hym and smote of his hede the xj â—al of Auerill in the yere of grace M.CCC.xxj Allas that euer such a gentill blode shalâ— bene done to deth withoute cause and reson And traitoursly was the kyng counseiled when he thurgh the fals counceill of the spencers suffred Sir Thomas his vnclesâ— sone bene put to such a deth and so ben beheded ayenâ— all man of reson and grete pite it was also that such a noble kyng shold bene desceyued and mysgouerned thurgh couÌ„ceill of the false spencers the which he mayntened thurgh loselrie ayens his honour and eke ê“fite For afterward ther fill grete vengeaunce in englond for encheson of the forsaid Thomas deth ¶ When the gentill erle of his lyfe was passed The priour and the monkes of Pountfrete geten the body of sir Thomas of the kyng and they buried it before the high Auter on the right side ¶ 〈◊〉 same day that this gentill lord was dede ther were honged and drawe for the sameâ—quarell at Pountfrete Sir william tuchet Sir william Fitz william sir watreyne of ysille Sir Henry of Bradborne and sir william cheynie barons alle and â—ohan page squyer ¶ And sone after at yorke were drawe and hongâ—d Sir Rogier Clifford Sir Iohan of Mombâ—â—y barons And Sir Gosselm dauill knyght ¶ And at Bristowe were drawe and honged Sir henry of wymyngton and sir henry MouÌ„tfort barons And at Gloucestre were drawe and honged Sir Iohan Giffard aud Sir william of Elmebrugge barons ¶ And at london were honged and drawe Sir Henry Tyes baron And at wynchelsee sir Thomas Colepepir knyght And at wyndesore Sir Fraunceis â—f waldenham baron And at Caunterbury was drawe and honged Sir Bartholomewe of Badelesmere and sir Barthâ—lomewe of asshebourneham barons And at kerdyfe in walys Sir william fleÌ„myng baron ¶ How kyng Edward went in to scotland with an hondrâ—d thousand men of armes myght not spede Ca. C. lxxxxix ANd when kyng Edward of Englond had brought the floure of Chiualrie vâ— to hir dethe thurgh couuceille of Sir hugh the spencer the fadre and Sir hugh the sone he become as wode as any lyonne And what so euer the spencers wolde haue it was done and so well the kyng loued hem that they myght done with hym all thynge that they wolde Wherfor the kyng 〈◊〉 vn to Sir hugh spencer the fadre the Erledome of wynchestre and to sir Andrewe of harkela the Erledome of Cardoilâ— in preiudice and in harmyng of his croune ¶ And â—yng Edward tho thurgh conseille of the spencers disherited all hem that had bene ayens hym in any quarell with Thomas of Lancastre many othir were disherited also for encheson that the spencers coueited for to haue hir landes so they had all that they wolde desire with wronge and ayens all reson ¶ Tho made the kyng Robert of Baldok a fals piâ—ed clerke chaunceler of England thurgh counceill of the forsaid spencers he was a fals ribaud and a coueitons so they counceilled the kyng moche that the kyng let take to his owne ward all the goodes of the lordes that wrongfully were put to the deth in to his owne hande and as well they token the goodes that were in holy chyrche as the goodes that were withoute and let hem be put in to his tresorie in london and let hem calle his forfaittz and by hir couÌ„ceill the kyng wrought for
ordeyned and assigned hym selfe to his baronage also wolde not gouerne rule his peple ne his realme as a kyng sholde done ¶ Some of the barons of Englond comen and yelde vp hir homages vn to hym for hem for all the othir of the Reame in the day of CoÌ„uersion of seint paule in the yere of his regne xx and they put him oute of his realte for euermore and euer he lyved his lyfe afterward in moch sorwe and anguysshe ¶ Of kyng Edward the thridde after the conquest Capitulo CC.xij ANd after this kyng Edward of Carnariuan regned sir Edward of wyndesore his sone the whiche was crouned kyng and annoynted at westmynster thurgh consent and wyll of all the grete lordes of the Reame the Sonday in CaÌ„delmasse eue in the yere of grace M.CCC.xxvj that was of age at that tyme but xv yere and for encheson that his fadre was in ward in the castell of kemlworth and eke was put doune of his royalte the reame of englond was as withoute kyng fro the feste of seint katherine in the yere aboue said vn to the feste of Candelmasse and tho were all maner plâ—es of the kynges benche astent ¶ And tho was commaunded to all the shereues of englond thurgh write to warne the parties to defendauntz thurgh somnyng ayene ¶ And also ferthermore that all prisoners that were in the kynges 〈◊〉 yâ— were attached thurgh shereues shold be lete gone quyte ¶ The kyng Edward after his coronacion at the praier beseching of his liege of the reame graunted hem a chartre of stedfast pees to all hem that wolde it axe And sir Iohan of henaude his companie toke hir leue of the kyng of the lordes of the reame turned home to hir owne contre ayene eche of hem had full riche yiftes euerich maÌ„ as he was of value of estate ¶ And tho was englond in pees and in reste grete loue bitwene the kyng and his lordes and communely englisshmen said amonges hem that the deuell was dede but the tresour of the kyng his fadre the tresour of the spencers bothe of the fadre and of the sone the tresour of the erle of Arundell of mastir Robert Baldoke that was the kynges chaunceler was departed after the quene Isabellys ordinaunce sir Rogier Mortimers of wygmore so that the kyng had no thyng ther of but at hir wyll hir deliuerauÌ„ce noght of hir londes as afterward ye shall here ¶ How kyng Edward went to stanthope for to mete the Scottes Capitulo ducentesimo xiij ANd yit in the same tyme was kyng Edward in the castell of kemlworth vnder the kepyng of sir henry that was erle Thomas brother of lancastre that tho was erle of leycestre the kyng graunted hym the erledome of lancastre that yâ— kyng his fadre had seised in to his hande put oute Thomâ—s of lancastre his brother And so was he erle of lancastre of leycestre of englond as his brother was in his tyme but sir Edward that was kyng edwardes fadre made sorwe withoute ende for cause that he myght not speke with his wife ne with his sone wherfor he was in moche meschief For though it were so that he was lad â— ruled by fals counceill yit he was kyng Edwardes sone 〈◊〉 edward with long schaÌ„kes come of the worthiest blode of the worlde ¶ And thilke to whom he was woned to yeue grete yiâ—â—es large were most â—ue with the kyng his owne sone they were his enemies bothe by nyght by day ê“aired for to make debate contele bitwene hym his sone Isabell his wife but the frere pâ—â—chours to hym were good frendes euer more cast ordeyned bothe 〈◊〉 nyâ—â— day how they myght bring hym oute of prison And amonge hir companie that the freres had priuely brought ther was a frere that was called Dunâ—â—ned he had ordeyned gadred a grete company of folke to helpe at that nede but the frere was take put in the Castell of Pountfrete there he deide in prison ¶ And sir Henry erle of laÌ„castre that had the kynges fadre in kepyng thurgh coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t of the kyng deliuered Edward the kynges fadre by endenture vn to sir Thomas of Berkeley And so sir Iohan Mautreuers and they lad hym from the Castell of kemlworth vn to the Castell of Berkely and kept hym ther saufely ¶ And at Estren next after his coronacion the kyng ordeyned an huge â—oste for to fight ayens the Scottes ¶ And sir Iohan the erles brother of henaud fro beyoÌ„dâ— the see come for to helpe kyng Edward and brought with hym vij houndred men of armes and arriued at Douer and they had leue for to gone forth till that they come to yorke ther that the kyng abode hem ¶ And the scottes come thidder to the kyng for to make pees acord but the acordement bitwene hem last but a litell tyme And at that tyme the Englisshmen were clothed all in cotes and hodes peinted with lâ—ez and with floures full semely with longe berdes And therfor the Scottes made a bille that was fastened vpon the church dores of seint Petre toward stangate and thus said the scripture in despite of Englisshmen ¶ Longe berde hertelees Peynted hood witlees Gay cote gracelees makes englond thriftlees ANd the trinite day next after began the contake in the Cite of yorke bitwene the Englisshmâ—n and th henaudiers And in that debate were quelled of the Erâ—â—dome of Nicholl and mordred lxxx and after they were buried vnder a stone in seint Clementz churchhawe in fossegate And for encheson that the henauders come to helpe the kyng her rees was cried on â—yne of lyfe and lymme And in that othir halfe it was founde by an Enquest of the Cite that the Englisshmen begonnne the debate ¶ How the Englissmen stopped the Scottes in the parke of stanhope and how they turned ayene in to Scotland Ca. CC.xiiij ANd at that tyme the Scottes had assembled all hir poer and comen in to Englond and quelled robbed all that they myght take and also brenten destroied all the north contre thurgh oute till that they comen to the parke of stanhope in wyredale and ther the Scottes helde hem in a buschement ¶ But when the kyng had herde thurgh certeyne aspies where the scottes were anone right with his hoste beseged hem withyn the forsaid parke so that the Scottes wyst neuer wher to gone oute but only vn to hir harmes and they abiden in the parke xv daies and vita illes hem failled in euery a side so that they were gretly empeired of her bodies ¶ And sith that brute come fyrst in to Britaigne vn to this tyme was neuer seyne so faire an host what of English men and of aliens and of men of foot the which ordeyned hem for to fight with the Scottes thurgh eggyng of sir Henry Erle of LaÌ„castre
folowed euer more the kynges courte and wente and toke the kynges prises for hir peny worthes at good chere wherfor the contre that they comen ynne were full sore adrad and almoste destroied ¶ Tho begon the comminalte of Englond for to hate Isabell the Quene that so moche loued hir whan she come ayenâ— for to pursue the fals traitours the Spencers fro Fraunce ¶ And that same tyme the fols traitour Robert of Holand that betraied his lorde Sir Thomas of Lancastre was tho deliuered oute of prison and was wonder priue with the Quene Isabell and also with Rogier the Mortimere But that auailled hym but litell for he was take at Miâ—elmasse that tho come next â—ewyng after as he rode towarde the quene Isabell to london sir Thomas wither smote of his hede besides the toune of seint Albones And this Sir Thomas duelled tho with sir Henry Erle of Lancastre he put hym in hidyng for drede of the Quene For she loued hym wonder nioche and praied vn to the kyng for hym that the same Thomas must bene exiled onte of Englond ¶ And the noble Erle Sir Henry lancastre had ofte tymes herd the commune clamour of the Englisshmen of the diseses that were done in Englond and also for diuerse wronges that were done amonge the coÌ„mune peple of the whiche the kyng bare the blame with wronge For he nas but full yonge and tendre of age and thought as a good man for to done away and slake the sclaundre of the kynges persone yf that he myght in any maner wyse So as the kyng was ther of no thyng gylty wherfor he was in ê‘ill of lyth and lymme ¶ And so he assembled all his retenaunces and went and spake vn to them of the kynges honour and also for to amend his astate And Sir Thomas brotherton Erle marchall and Sir Edmond of wodestoke that were the kynges vncles and also men of london made hir othe hym for to maynten in that same quarill ¶ And hir cause was this that the kyng shold holde his housold and his meyny as a kyng ought for to done and haue also his rialte and that the queene Isabell shold deliuer oute of hir honde in to the kynges honde all maner lordshippes rentes tounes and Castelles that apparteyned to the croune of Englond as othir Quesnes had done before hir and medle with none othir thynge ¶ And also that Sir Rogier Mortimer shold duelle vpon his owne landes for the which londes he had holpe disherite moche peple So that commune peple were not destroied thurâ—h hir wronge full takyng ¶ And also to enquere how and by whom the kyng was betraied and falsely disceyued at Stanhope and thurgh whos counceill that the Scottes went away by nyght from the kyng ¶ And also how and thurgh whos counceill the ordinaunce that was made at the kynges coronacione was put a dounÌ„ that is to seyne that the kyng for amendement and helpynge of the Reame and in honour of hym sholde be gouerned and ruled by xij the grettest and wysest lordeâ— of all the Reame and withoute hem sholde no thyng be graunted 〈◊〉 done as fore is said the whiche couenauntz malicyusly were put a doune fro the kynge wherfor many harmes shames and reproues haue fâ—lle vn to the kyng and his Reame And that is vnderstond for as moche as Edward sum tyme kyng of Englond was ordeyned by assent of the commalte in pleyne parlement for to be vnder the ward gouernaunce of Henry Erle of Lancastre his cosin for sauacione of his body he was take oute of the Castell of kenilworth ther that he was in warde and thurgh colour of Quene Isabell and of the Mortimer withoute consente of any parlemeÌ„t they toke lad hym there that neuer after none of his kynred myght wyth hym speke ne see and after traitouresly toke and hym mordred For whos deth a foul sclaundrâ— arose thurgh oute all Cristendome when it was done ¶ And also the tresour that Sir Edward of Carnariuan had left in many places in Englond and in walys were wasted and bare away withoute the wylle of kyng Edward his sone in destructione of hym and of all his folke Also thurgh whos counceill that the kyng yafe vp the kyngdome of Scotland For the which Reame the kynges auncestres had full sore y trâ—â—uailled and so did many a noble man for her right and was vn to Dauid that was Robert the Brus sone all the 〈◊〉 that no right had to the Reame as all the world it wyst ¶ 〈◊〉 also by whom the chartres and remembraunces that they had of the right of Scotland were take oute of the tresorie and taken vn to the Scottes the kynges enemies to disherityng of hym and of his successours and to grete harme vn to his lieges and grete reproue vn to all Englisshmen for euermore Also wherfor dame â—ohan of the tour the kynges suster Edward was disê‘aged and maried vn to Dauid that was Robert the Brus sone that was a traitour and enemie vn to Englond And thurgh whos counceill she was take in to our enemies hondes oute of Englond ¶ And in the mene tyme while the good Erle Henry of Lancastre and his companie token counceill how these poyntes aboue said myght bene amended vn to the wurshipp of the kyng and to his profite and to the profite also of his lieges ¶ The Quene Isabell thurgh coniectyng and sotilte and also of the Mortimerâ— let ordeyne a parlement at Salisbury And at that same parlemeÌ„t the Mortimer was made Erle of the Marche ayens all the barons wyll of Englond in preiudice of the kyng and of his Corounâ— And Sir Iohan of Eltham the kynges brother was gurt with a swerd of Cornewaille and tho was called Erle of Cornewaille And euermore Quene Isabell so moche procured ayens hir sone the kyng that she had the warde of the forsaid Sir Edward and of his landes ¶ And at that ê‘lement the Erle of Lancastre wold not come but ordeyned all his power ayenâ— the Quene Isabell and the Mortimer and men of london ordeyned hem with v. C. men of armes ¶ When Quene Isabell wyst of the doyng she swore by god and by his names full angrely that in euell tyme he thought vpon tho poyntes ¶ Tho sent the quene Isabell and the Mortimer after hir retenue and after the kynges retenue so that they had ordeyned amonge hem an huge hoste and they counceilled the kyng so that vpon a nyght they ridden xxiiij myle toward Bedford ther that the Erle of lancastre was with his companie and thought to haue hym destroied And that nyght she rode besides the kyng hir sone as a knyght armed for drede of dethe And it was done the kyng to vnderstonde that the erle henry of lancastre his companie wolde haue destroied the kyng and his counceill for euer more wherfore the kyng was somdele towardes hym â—eny and annoied ¶ Whan the Erle marchall and the Erle
wurshipfully to be done to douer of wurshipfull mâ—â— ordeyne him wurthely to be ledde with his owne costes expens from thens he was fette in to fraunce beried at seint denys ¶ In the xl yere of kyng Edward the vij kal of Fâ—â—â—rer was borne Edward â—nce Edwardes sone the whiche whan he was vij yere olde he deide ¶ And in the same yere it was or deyned that seint Petres pens fro that tyme forth shold not be paid the which kyng Yuo some tyme kyng of eÌ„glond of the coÌ„tre of west saxons that began to regne in the yere of our lord DC.lxxix firste graunted to rome for the scole of englond ther to be coÌ„tinued ¶ And in this same yere ther fill so moch rayne in hey â—yme that hit wasted destroied bothe corne hey And ther was such a debate fighting of sparewes by diuerse places in these daies that men founden innumerable inultitude of hem dede in feldes as they wenten ther fille also such a pestilence that neuer such was sene in no mannys tyme that tyme a lyue for many men anone as they were go to bedde hole in good point sodenly they deide Also that tyme a sikenesse that men called the pokkes slow bothe men women thurgh hir enfecting And in the xlj yere of kyng Edward was bore at Burdeux Richard the second sone of Prince Edward of Englond the whiche Richard kyng Richard of Amorican heued at the fontstone after whom he was called Richard And this same Richard whaÌ„ his fadre was dede and kyng Edward was dede also was crouned kyng of Englond the xj yere of his age thurgh right lyne and heritage and also by commune assent and desire of the cominalte of the reame ¶ Aboute this tyme at kyng Edwardes coÌ„mauÌ„dement of englond when all the Castelles and tounes were yold to hym that longe weren hold in frannce by a grete companie assembled to gedre Sir Bartram Cleykyn knyght an orped man and a good werriour went and purposed hym to put oute Piers kyng of spayne oute of his kyngdome with helpe of the moste ê‘tie of the forsaid grete companie trustyng also vpon helpe and fauour of the Pope for as moche as it came to his ere 's that the same Piers shold bede and vse the most werst and sinfullest lyfe oute the which Piers y smyten with drede of this tydyng fled in to Gascoigne to â—nce Edward to haue helpe and socour of hym ¶ And when he was fledde oute of spayne Henry his brother that was a bastard by assent of the most ê‘tie of spayne and thurgh helpe of that ferefull companie that I spake of erste was made and crouned kyng of spayne And the nombre of that same companie was rekened sette at the nombre of lx M. fightyng men ¶ This same yere in the moneth of Iuyne ther come a grete companie nauye of the danes and gadred hem to gedre in the north see purposing hem to come in to Englond to reÌ„ne and to robbe and also to slee with whom they conntred and met in the see Marmers and othir orped fightyng men of the contre and disparbled hem And they asshamed went home ayene in to hir owne contre ¶ But amonge all othir ther was a boystous and a stronge vessell of hir nauye that was ouersailed by the Englisshmen was ê‘isshed and dreyâ—te In the whiche the Stiward and othir worthy and grete men of Denmarke were take prisoners and by the kyng of englond and his counceill y prisoned the whiche lordes the danes afterward comeÌ„ soughten all aboute for to haue had with her goodes that they had lost and they not wele a paied ne plesed of the ansuere that they had here turned homewardes ayene leuyng be hynd hem in her ynnes priuely y writen in scrowes and on walles Yet shull danes wast thee wanes Than happed ther an Englissh writer wrote ayens the dane in this maner wyse Here shull danes fet her banes ¶ And in this tyme Piers kyng of spayne with othir kynges that is to say the kyng of Nauerne and the kyng of Malogre beynâ— menes wenten bitwene and praied counceill and helpe of sir Edward the prince thurgh whos counceill when he had vnderstoÌ„d hir Articles and desire that he was required of tho kynges lothe he was and ashamed to say nay and contrarie hem but notheles he was agast lest it shold be any preiudice ayens the Pope and longe tyme taried hem or that he wold graunce or consent ther to till he had better counceill and auisement with good deliberacion of kyng Edward his geter and his fadre ¶ But whan he was with euery daies and continuell besechynges of many noble men y required and spoken to and with many praiers y sent and made bitwene hem Than Prince Edward sent to his fadre bothe by pleynynge letters and also confortable conteynyng all hir suggestions and causes with all that othir kynges Epesteles and â—etters for to haue comfort and helpe of the wronges not only to the kyng of Spayne y doo but also for such thynges as myght fall to othir kynges Also yf it were not the somner holpen and amended thurgh the dome and helpe of knyghthode to hem that it asked and desired ¶ The whiche lettre whan the kyng and his wyse counceille had seyne and vnderstonden he hadde grete compassion and heuynesse of such a kynges spoylyng and robbyng with moche meruaille And sente ayene comfortable betters to Prince Edward his sone and to that othir forsaid kynges and warned hem for to arme hem and ordeyne hem ayens that mysdoer and to withstond hem by the helpe of god that weren such enemies to kynges whan this noble Prince had receyued these lettres hym selfe with that othir kynges before said alle hir counceill called to gedre or that he wolde vndertake the quarell he bounde and kuett sore the kyng that was deposed with a grete othe that is for to say that he shold euer after mayntay ne the right beleue and feith of holy church and holy churche also with all hir ministres rightes and libertees to defende from all hir â—â—emies and all euelles ¶ And all that were ther ayenâ— bitterly to punyssh destourble And all the rightes libertees priueleges of holy church encrese and maignten and amende and alle thynges that were wrongfully betaken withdrawe and bore away by hym or by any othir by cause of hym hastely to restore ayene and to driue and put oute sarazens and alle othir mysbeleued peple oute of his kyngdome with alle his strength and power and suffre ne admitte none suche for no maner thyng ne cause to duelle therin ¶ And that whan he had take a cristen woman he sholde neuer come in none othir womannys bedde ne none othir maÌ„nys wyfe to defoule ¶ Alle these forsaid thynges trewlich for to kepe continewe and fullfyll as alle his lyfe tyme he was bounde by othe afore
an EnglisshmaÌ„ lorne hauyng with hym at his gouernaunce thilke white companie that is afore y neÌ„pned the which o tyme ayens holy chyrche an othir tyme ayens lordes werred and ordeyned grete batailles and ther in that coÌ„tre he did many merueilous thynges And aboute the Conuersion of seint Paul yâ— kyng when he had ended done the enteryng the exe quies with grete costes and rialtâ—es aboute the sepulture berieng of quene philipp his wyfe he helde â—is parlement at westmynster in whiche parlement was axed of the clergie a thre yeres disme yâ— is for to seyne a grete dyme to be paied iij. yere during And the clergie put it of aâ—d wold not graunted vn to Estre next comyng and than they graunted wele that in iij. yere by certeyne termes that disme shold be paide And also of the lay fee was a iij. yeres xv y graunted to the kyng ¶ How Sir Robert knolles with othir certeyne lordes of the Reame went ouer the see in to fraunce And of hir gouernaunce Capitulo CC.xxxiiij ANd in the xlv yere of kyng Edward in the beginnyng kyng Edward with vnwyse counceill and vndiscrete borewed a grete somme of gold of the prelatz lordes marchantz and othir riche men of his reame seyeng that it shold be dispended in defendyng of holy chyrche and of his reame Neuerthe latter it profited nouzt wherfor aboute midsomer after he made a grete host of the worthiest men of his reame Amonges whom were some lordes that is for to say the lord fitzwater and the lord graunson and othir worthy knyghtes of whiche knyghtes the kyng ordeyned Sir Robert knolles a proued knyght and a well assaied in dede of armes for to be gouernour aâ—d that thurgh his couÌ„ceill and gouernaunce all thyng shold be gouerned and dressed And when they comen in to fraunce as longe as they duelled and helde hem hole to gedre the frenshmen durst not fall vpon hem And at the last aboute the beginnyng of wynter for enuie and couetize that was amongâ—s hem And also discorde they sondred and parted hem in to diuerse companies vnwysely and folily But sir Robert knolles and his men wenten and kepten hem sauf withyn a Castell in Britaigne And when the frenshmen sawe that our men were deuided in to diuerse companies and places nat holdyng ne streÌ„gthing hem to gedres as they ought for to do they fyllen fersely on our men And for the moste partie toke hem or slowen hem and tho that they toke led with hem prisoners And in the same yere Pope vrban come fro Rome to Auinione for eÌ„cheson and cause that he shold acord and make pees bitwene the kyng of Fraunce and the kyng of Englond for euermore but Allas or he began his tretes he died with sikenes the xxj day of decembre and was y buried as for the tyme in the Cathedral churche of Auinione fast by the high autar And the next yere after when he had leyne so his bones were taken oute of the erthe and beried newe in the abbey of Seint Vâ—ctour fast by marale of the which Abbey he was some tyme Abbot hym self And in bothe places that he was buried in ther be many grete miracles done and wrought thurgh the grace of god almyghty to many a mannes helpe and to the wurshipp of Almyghty god ¶ And after whom folewed next and was made Pope Gregorie Cardinall Deken that before was called Piersâ—Rogier In the same yere the Cite of Lymoge rebelled and faught ayens the Prince as othir Citees in Gnyhenne did for grete taxes costages and raunsomes that they were put and set to by Priâ—ce Edward which charges weren â—nportable and to chargâ—able wher for they turned fro him fillen to the kyng of fraunce ¶ And whan Prince Edward saw this he was sore a chafed greued in turnyng homward ayene in to englond with sore skarmysshes fightâ—ng grete assautes fought with hem toke the forsaid Cite destroied it almost to the grounde slowe all that were founde in the Cite And than for to say the sothe for diuerse sikenesse maladies that he had also for defaute of money that he not myght withstoÌ„de ne tarie on his enemies he hied him ayene in to englond with his wife his meyne leuyng behynde hym in Gascoyne the duke of lancastre sir Edmond erle of Cambrigge with othir worthy orped mâ—n of armes ¶ In the xlvj yere of kyng Edward at the ordinauÌ„ce sendyng of kyng Edward the kyng of Nauerne come to hym to Claringdon to trete with him of certayne thinges touchinge his werre in Normandie where kyng Edward had left certeyne seges in his stede till he come ayene but kyng Edward myght not spede of that that he asked of hym And so the kyng of Nauâ—rne with grete wurshipp grete yiftes toke his leue went home ayene And aboute the begynnyng of marche whan the ê‘lement at westmynstre was begoÌ„ne the kyng asked of the clergie a subsidie of .l. M. pounde the which by a good auisement by a generall coÌ„uocacion of the clergie it was graunted and ordeyned that it shold be paid reysed of the lay fee ¶ And in this ê‘lement at the request askyng of the lordes in haterede of men of holy church the Chaunceler the tresorer that were bisshoppes the clerke of the priue seal were remeued and put out of office in hir stede were seculer men put in ¶ And while this ê‘lement lasted there come solempne embassatours y sent fro the pope to trete with the kyng of pees saiden that the pope desired to fullfyll his predecessours wyll but for all hir comyng they sped not of hir pâ—rpose ¶ Of the besegyng of Rochell how the erle of Penbroke his coÌ„panie was ther y take in the hauen with spaynardes all his vesselles y brent Ca. cc.xxxv THe ix day of â—uyne kyng edward in the xlvij yere of his regne helde his ê‘lement at wynchestre it lasted but viij daies to the ê‘lement were sompned by write of meÌ„ of holy church iiij bisshoppes iiij abbotes without any mo This ê‘lement was holden for marchauntz of london of Norwych And of othir diuerse places in diuerse thynges and pointes of treson that they were diffamed of that is for to say that they were rebelle and wolde rise ayens the kyng ¶ This same yere the duke of lancastre and the Erle of Cambrigge his brother comen oute of Gascoigne in to Englond and token and wedded to her wife 's Petres doughtres some tyme kyng of spayne Of which ij doughtres the duke had the Elder and the Erle the yonger And that same tyme ther were sent ij Cardinals fro the Pope that is to say an English Cardinall a Cardinall of Parys to trete of pees bitwene the ij reames the which when they had bene both longe eche in his ê“uinces in places contres fast by tretyng of the
nedy poure beggers And that he shold haue of euery man of holy church that was beneficed or ê“moted xij pens and of all othir that were not ê“moted iiij pens oute take the un ordres of the freris beggers ¶ This same yere after mihelmasse Richard Prince Edwardes sone was made prince of walys to whom the kyng yaf also yâ— duchie of Cornewaille with the Erledome of Câ—estre And aboute this tymÌ„ the Cardinall of englond the iiij day before marie magdaleyne day after mete sodenly was smyten take with a palasie lost his speche and on marie magdaleyne day he deide ¶ Of the deth of kyng Edward sir Iohan monster worth knyght was drawe honged for his falsenes Ca. cc.xxxv.ij RIght anone after in the lij yere of kyng Edward in the beginnyng of Octobre Pope Gregorie the xj brought and remeued his court with him from auinion to rome And the xij day of Aprill Iohan Monsterworth knyght at london was drawe honged than beheded aft his body quartred sent to iiij chief tounes of englond and his hede sette vpon london â—â—â—gge for this same Iohan was full vntrewe to the kyng to the reame full couetous vnstable for he toke ofte tymes grete sommes of money of the kyng his counceill for meÌ„ of armes wages that he shold haue paied hem and toke it to his owne vse he dreding that at the last he shold be shent accused for the same cause fledde preuely to the kyng of frauuce was swore to him become his man behight hym a grete nauye oute of Spayne in to confusion destroieng of englond bâ—t rightfull god to whom no priuite is vnknowe suffred him ferst to be shend spilt or that he so traitouresly falsely his 〈◊〉 lord the kyng of englond his peple his reame in the whiche grounde the same Iohan was bore wykkedly thurgh bataille destroie or bring his cursed purpose aboute ¶ In the fest of seint Gregorie tho next after kyng Edward yafe to Richard of Burâ—eux his heâ—re that was Prince Edwardes sone at wyndesore the ordre of knyghthode made hym knyght the which kyng Edward whan he had regned lj yere more the xj kal. of Iuyne he deide at Shene aud is buried wurshipfully at westmynstre on whoâ— soule god haue mercy Amen◠¶ This kyng Edward was for sothe of a passing goodnesse full gracious amonge all the worthy men of the world for he passed shone by vertue of grace y youe to him fro god aboue all his predecessours that were noble meÌ„ worthy he was a well a hardy herted maÌ„ for he drede neuer of no myshappes ne harmeâ— ne euell fortune that myÈt fall a noble werriour a fortunat for bothe on lond on see in all batailles assembles with a passing glorie Ioye he had 〈◊〉 the victorie he was meke benyngne homely sobre softe to all maner of men as well to straÌ„giers as to his owâ— subgâ—ttes to othir that were vnder his gouernaunce he was deuote holy bothe to god to holy church for he wurshipped halpe and mayntened holy church hir ministres with all maner reuerâ—â—â— he was tretable well auised in temê‘all wordly nedes wyse in counceill discrete softe meke good to speke with In his dedes and maners full gentill well y taught hauyng pite of hem that were in disese plenteuous in yeuyng benefaites almesse besy curiouse in bildyng full lighâ—â—â—â— he here suffred wronges harmes And whan he was yeue to any occupacion he left all othir thing for the mene tyme tent ther to sâ—mely of body a mene stature hauyng all wey to high to lowe a good chere And ther sprange shone so moch grace of hym that what maner man had behold his face or had dremed of hym he hoped that day that all thyng shold happe to hym Ioyefull likyng And he gouerned gloriousely his kyngdome vn to his age he was large in yeuyng and wyse in spences he was fullfylled with all honeste of good maners vertues vnder whom to lyue it was as for to regne wherfor his fame and his loose sprange so ferre that it come in to hethnesse and barbarie shewing and telling his worthinesse and manhood in all landes and that no land vnder heuen had brought forth so noble kyng so gentille and so blessed or myght reise such an othir whan he were dede ¶ Neuer the latter lecherie and meuyng of his flessh haunted hym in his age wherfor the rather as it is to suppose for vn mesurable fulfyllyng of his lust his lyfe shorted the sonner ¶ And here of take good hede like as his dedes before â—ere witnesse for as in his begynnyng all thynges were Ioifull and likyng to him and to alle peple ¶ And in his mydde age â—e passed alle peple in high Ioâ—e wurshippe and blessednesse right so whan he drewe in to agâ— drawyng dounward thurgh lecherie and othir sinnes litell and litell alle tho Ioyefull and blessed thynges and prosperite decreced and myshapped infortunat thynges vnprofitable harmes with many euelles began for to springe the more harme is hit continued longe tyme after ¶ And after kyng Edward the iiij that was borne in wynde sore regned Richard of burdeux that was prince Edwardes sone of walys which prince Edward was the sone of kyng Edward Capitulo ducentesimo quadragesimo ANd after the good kyng Edward the iij. that was bore at wyndesore regned Richard the ij that was the good sir edwardes sone prince of walys which kyng Richard was borne in the Cite of Burdeux in Gascoyne was crouned at west mynster in the xj yere of his age And in the second yere of his regne for debate that was bitwene the lord latimer sir rauf feriers knyght that weren ayens hawell shakell squyers for the prisoner that was take in the bataille of spayne by these ij squyers And yâ— which the lord latimer sir rauf ferriers wold haue had the which prisoner was the erle of dene that they toke in the bataille of spaynÌ„ wherfor these ij lordes comen in to the chyrche at westmynster fonde this one squyer heryng his masse beside seint Edwardes shryne and ther they slow hym the which was called hawell ¶ And Shakell was arested put in the tour of london And there he was longe tyme for he wold nat deliuer the Erle of Dene his prisoner vn to thees ij lordes by sir Aleyn Buxhill constable of the tour And by sir rauf ferriers one of his aduersaries till the kyng graunted hym grace In the iij. yere of kyng Richard come the galeys of frauÌ„ce in to englond vn to diuerse portes brent and robbed and slowe moche peple of Englond that is to say at wynchelsee Rie hasting Portesmouthe hampton stormore and gâ—auesende and
of yorke also chaunceler of englond And ther the bisshopp made his coÌ„pleint vn to the Chaunceler vpon the peple of the cite of london ¶ And than these ij bisshoppes of grete malice vengâ—aunce come vn to the kyng to wyndesore made a grete compleint vpon the maire shereues And anone all the Cite afterward were before the kyng his counceill And they cast vn to the Cite a greuous hert and wonder grete malice And anone sodenly the kyng sent after the maire of london and for the ij shereues and come vn to him vn to the Castell of wyndesore And the kyng rebuked the maire shereues full foule for the offence that they had done ayens him and his officers in his chambre at london wherfor the deposed and put oute the maire and bothe shereues and this was done a xiiij daies afore the feste of seint Iohan baptist ¶ And than the kyng called to him a knyght that was called sir Edward dalingrigge made him wardeyne goâ—nour of the Cite chambre of london ouer all his peple therin And so he kept that office but iiij wekes be cause that he was so geÌ„till and tendre to the citezeins of london wherfor the kyng deposed hym and made sir Baudewyne radyngton knyght that was count roller of the kynges houshold wardeyne gouernour of his chambre and of his peple therin and chese vn to him ij worthy men of the Cite to be shereues with hym for to gouerne and kepe the kynges lawes in the cite one was called Gilbert mawefeld and that othir Thomas Newenton shereues And than the Maire the ij shereues and all the aldremen with all the worthy craftes of london wente on foot vn to the toure and there come oute the Constable of the toure and yafe the Maire and the sherenes hir othe and charge as they shold haue take in the Escheker of westmynstre in the kynges court of his Iustices and Barons of the Escheker And than wente they home ayene ¶ And than the kyng and his counceille for the grete malice and despite that they had to the Cite of london remeued alle his courtes from westmynstre vn to the Cite of yorke that is for to say the ChauÌ„celerie the Escheker the kynges benche the coÌ„mune place And ther they held all the se courtes of lawâ— fro midsomer that is to say the fest of seint IohaÌ„ the Baptist vn to the fest of Cristmasse next suyng And than the kyng his couceill saw it nat so ê“fitable there as it was at london than anone he remeued it ayene vn to london so to westmynster for grete ese of his officers a vauÌ„tage to the kyng all the coÌ„munes of the reame ¶ And when yâ— peple of london saw knewe that thees courtes were come ayene ¶ And the kyng his peple also thanne the maire the aldermen with the chief coÌ„muners of the Cite let gadre a grete somme of gold of all the coÌ„munes of the Cite And ordeyned made grete rialte ayens his comyng to london and for to haue his grace good lordshipp and also hir libertees frauÌ„chises graunted vn to hem ayene as they afore tymes hadde ¶ And than by grete instaunce praier of the Quene Anne of hir lordes ladies the kyng graunted hem grace this was done at shene in sutheceie And than the kyng withyn ij daies after come to london And the maire of london shrefs aldermen all the worthy meÌ„ of the Cite afterward ridden ayens the kyng in good array vn to the heth on this side the maner of shene submittyng hem huÌ„bely mekely with all maner obeissaunce vn to hym as they ought to done ¶ And thus they brought the kyng the Quene to london And when the kyng come to the gate of the brugge of london there they presented hym with a mylke white stede sadled bridled trapped with clothe of gold rede parted to gedre And the Quene a palfrey all white in the same arraie trapped with white reed And alle the condites of london ronnen with wyne bothe white rede for all maner peple to drynke of ¶ And bitwene seint powles and the crosse in cheep there was made a stage a riall standyng vpon high and there ynne were many Augles with diuerse melodies song ¶ And than an Augle come a doune from the stage an high by a vise and sette a croune of gold pight with riche perle and precious stones vpon the kynges hede and an othir vpon the Quenes hede And so the Citezeynes brought the kyng and the Quene vn to westmynster in to hir Paleys And than on the morne after the maier and the shreues and the aldermen of london comen vn to the kyng in to his Paleys at westmynster And presented hym with two basyns of siluer and ouer gylt full of Coyued gold the somme of xx honderd â—ounde prayeng hym of his high mercy and lordshippe and special grace that they myght haue his good loue with the libertees and fraunchises like as they haue hadde before tymes and by his lrÌ„ez paâ—ntz and his chartre confermed And 〈◊〉 quene and othir worthy lordes and ladies fell on knees besought the kyng of grace to conferme this ¶ Than the kyng toke vp the quene and graunted hir all hir askyng and than they thanked the kyng and the quene and wenten home ayene ¶ And in the xvj yeof kyng Richardes regne certeyne lordes of Scotland come in to englond to gete wurshipp as be feet of armes These were the persones the erle of marre and he chalanged the erle marchall of englond to Iuste with hym certeyne pointes an horsbake with sharpe 〈◊〉 and they ridden to gedres as ij worthy knyÈtes and lordes certeyne courses but not the full chalenge that the scottyssh erle made for he was cast bothe hors man and ij of his ribbes broke with that fall And so he was borne home oute of smythfeld home in to his yn And within a litell tyme after he was caried homward in a litter and at yorke ther he deide And Sir william Darell knyght and tho the Baâ—er of Scotland was made an othir chalenge with Sir Piers courâ—eyne knyght and the kynges banerer of englond of certeyne courses yit on horsbak in the same felde And whan he had ridden certeyn courses hit and assaied he myght not haue the better he â—afe hit ouer wold no more of his chalenge turned his hors rode home to his owne yn And one cokkeborne a squyer of scotland chaleÌ„gid sir Nicholl hawbarke knyght of certeyn courses yit with sharp spâ—res on horsbake and ridden v. courses to gedres And at euery course the scotte was cast a doune bothe hors and man And thus our englissh lordes thanked be god hadden the felde ¶ And in the xvij yere of kyng Richardes regne deide the good
by the forest of lyous And of this ordinaunce they were full glad And so they went forth in hast and kepte grounde and the place that the kyng and his counceill had assigned hem ¶ And they quitte hem as good werriours vn to hir kynge ¶ Nowe wull I tell yowe whiche were the chief Capitayns and â—ouernours of the Cite of Rone ¶ Mon Sir Gny Boâ—â—â—ere was chief Capitayne bothe of the Cite and of the Castell And sir Termegan he was Capitayne of Porte de Canx â— mon Sir de la Roche he was Capitayn of the disners Mon sir Anthoyne he was lieutenaunt to mon sir Gny botiller Henry chantfien he was Capitayne of the porte de la pounte â—ohan Mantreuas he was Capitayne of the porte de la Chastell Mon Sir de Preanx he was Capitayne of the porte of seint Hillarie the Bastard of Tyne he was Capitayne of the porte martenuille And graunte â—akes a worthy werriour he was Capitayne of all men of werre And he was gouernour outeward bothe on horsebake a foot of all men of armes whan they issued oute of the Cite of all the portes he hem araied as they shold countre with our meyne And eâ—he of these Capitaynâ— lad â— M. men of armes and somme moo And at the first comyng of oure kyng there were nombred by heraudes in to â—cc M. of men women and children what yonge and olde and amonge alle thees was many a manfull man of his hondes so they preued hem whaÌ„ they issued oute of the Cite bothe on horsebake and on foot for they come neuer at one gate oute allone but at iij. or iiij gates at euery gate ij or .iij. M. of good mennes bodies y armed and manfully couÌ„tred with our Englisshmen and moch peple slayne diuerse tymes with gonnes quarelles and othir ordinaunce ¶ And this siege durâ—d xx wekes And euer they of the toune hoped to haue be rescued but ther come none so at the last they kepte so longe yâ—â—oun that â—heâ— deide many thousandes within the toune for defaute of meâ—e of meÌ„ of wymmen of children for they had eten hir hors dogges and cattes that wâ—â—e in the toune ¶ And ofte tymes the men of armes drofe oute the poure peple oute at the gates of the toune for spendyng of vitaille And anone our Englisshmen drofe hem in to the toune agayne ¶ So at the last the Capitâ—yne of the toune saw the meschief that they were nat rescued And also the scaâ—ate of vitaille and that the peple so deide for defaute of mete euery day many thonsandes And also saw yong children lie and soâ—ke hir modres pappes and wereâ—â— dede ¶ Than anone they sente vn to the kyng besechyng hym of grace and mercy and brought the keies of the toune vn to the kyng and deliuered the toune to hym and all the â—oudiours voided the toun with hir hors and harneis the communes of the toune for to abyde and duelle styll in the toune yerly to pay to hym and to his successours for aâ—â—e maner customes and fee fermes and kateremes ¶ And than the kyng entred in to the toune and rested hym in the Castell till the toune was sette in 〈◊〉 and in gouernaunce ¶ How the kyng of Englond was made heritier regent of fraunce and how he wedded quene katherine Ca. CC.xlv ANd anone after that rone was goten Depe many othir tounes in baas normandie yaf them ouer withoute strok or siege whan they vnderstode that the kyng had goten rone Also this same yere had bene a pees made and sworne bitwene the duke of Burgoyne and the dolphyne whiche were sworne vpon oâ—r lordes body that they shold loue and assiste eche othir ayenst theyr enemies And after this contrary to this oth the duke Iohan of Burgoyne was slayne and pitously murthred in the presence of the dolphyne wherfore the frenshmen were gretly deuided of verray necessite labouryd to haue a trayttye with the kyng of englond For the kyng of Englond wan daily of them tounes Castâ—lles and fortresses Also this same yere was quene Iane arestid brought to the castell of ledis in kente And one frere randolf a doctor of diuinite her confessour whiche afterward was slayn by the person of the tour fallyng at wordes and debate And after Quene Iane was deliuered ¶ In the vij yere bothe kynges of fraunce of Englond were acorded kyng henry was made heir and regent of frauÌ„ce And wedded dame katerine the kynges doughter of frauÌ„ce atte Troyes in Champaine on trinite sonday And this was made by the mâ—ne of Phelip newly made duke of Bourgoyne which was sworne to kyng henry For tauenge his fadres deth was he come Englissh ¶ And thenne the kyng with his newe wyfe went to Parys where he was rially receyued And from thens he with his lordes and the dukâ— of Bourgoyne and many othir lordes of fraunce leid sâ—ege to diuerse tounes and Castelles that helde of the dolphynes partie and wan hem but the tounâ— of Melun held longe for theryn were good defendours ¶ In the viij yere the kyng and quene came ouer see and londed on Candelmasse day in the morwe at douer And the xiiij day of fenerer the kyng came to london Aud the xxj day of the same moneth the quene come And the xxiiij day of the same she was crouned at westmynster Also the same yere anone after ester the kyng helde a ê‘lement at westmynster at which ê‘lement it was ordeyned that the gold in englissh coyne shold be weyed and none resseyued but by weight And anone after whit sontyd the kyng sailled to Calens and passed so forth in to fraunce And in marche the xxij day before the kyng came ouer the duk of clarenâ—e was slayne in fraunce and diuerse othir lordes taken prisoners as the erle of huÌ„tyngdon the erle of somersete with diuâ—se othir And all was be cause they wold not take with hem archiers but thought to haue doo with the frensshmen them selfe withoute hem And yit whan he was slayne the archers come rescued the body of the duke which they wold haue caried with hem god haâ—â— mercy on his soule he was a valiaunt man And the same yere bitwene Cristemas Candelmas the toune of Melun was yolâ—en to the kyng ¶ In the ix yere on seint Nicholas day in decembre was born Henry the kynges first begoten sone at wyndesore whos godfadreâ— at fontstone was Henry bisshopp of wynchestre Iohan duke of Bedford the duchesse of holand was godmoder Henry chiche ley Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury was godfadre atte conferming And in the x. yere the Cite of Mâ—ws in brie was goten which had bene longe beseged And this same yere the quene shipped at hampton sailled ouâ—r to the kyng in fraunce where she was wurshippfully receyued of the kyng also of the kyng of fraunce hir fadre of hir modre And thus kyng Henry
tâ—mise an hous of monkes of chartrehous in whiche two places he is continuelly pray for nyght day for euer whan they of sion reste they of the chartrehous done their seruise and in like wise whan they of the chartrehous reste the othir goon to by the ringyng of yâ— bellis of eyther place eche knoweth whaÌ„ they haue â—ded their seruise which be nobly endowed doon dayly ther grete almesse dedes as in the chartrehous certayne children â—en fouÌ„de to scole at sion certayne almesse gyuen dayly And yit beside all this he had fouÌ„ded a recluse which shall be alway a preest to pray for him by yâ— said chartrehous which preest is well sufficiently endowed for him a seruaunt â—o here may all princes take ensample by this noble prince that regnyng so litell tyme not fully x. yere did so many noble actes as well for his soule to be ê‘petuelly remeÌ„bred praied for as in hiâ— worldly conquestis he being in his most lusty age despised esche wid sinne was vertuous a grete Iustiser in so moche that all yâ— princes of Cristendome dradde hym also of hethenes had deâ—myned iij him selfe if god wold haue spared him yâ— he wold haue werred agayn the sarasyns for to knowe the ayde of othir â—nces all the passages in that Iourney he sente a knyÈt of henaude named sir hugh de lanoye vn to IhrlmÌ„ but eâ— he retorned he deide at boys du vinceÌ„t in the xxxvj yere of his age on whos soule god haue mercy ¶ How kyng Henry the vj. regned beyng a childe not one yere of age of the bataille of vernoill in perche Ca. cc.xlvij AFter kyng henry the v. regned henry his sone but a child not fully a yere olde whos regne begaÌ„ the first day of septeÌ„bre the yere of oure lord M. cccc.xxij This kyng beyng in his cradell was moch doubted drad by cause of the grete conquest of his fadre also the wisedom guyding of his vncles the duk of bedford the duk of gloucestre This yere the xxj day of Octobre deide Charles kyng of fraunce lieth buried at seint denys And then was the duke of bedford made regent of frauÌ„ce the duke of gloucestre was made ê“tectour defendour of englond And the first day of march after was sir william Taillour preest degrated of his preesthode on the morne aftâ—r he was brent in smythfeld for heresie This yere sir Iames stiward kyng of scottes maried dame Iane the duches doughter of Clarenâ—â— of hir first housbonde therle of Somersete at seint mary ouerays Also this yere the xvij day of August was the bataill of vernaill in perche biâ—wene the duke of Bâ—dtford regent of fraunce and the duke of alaunsone whiche was a grete bataille The duke of Bedford had on his side with hym the Erle of Salysbury Mountagu and the lord Talhote and alle the poer that they coude make in Normandie the garnysoâ—s kepâ—e And also many Capitayns with moche peple of the duke of burgoyns And on that othir side was the duke of Alaunson the duâ—â— of Curon that was therle douglas the erle of Boughan with many lordes of fraunce and grete companie of Scottes and army naks And thenne the Erle douglas callid the duke of Bedford Iohan with the beden swerd and he sente hym worde agayne that he shold fynde that day that his swerd was of steell And so the bataille Ioyned on bothe sides and fought longe that ther wyste noman who shold haue the better a grete while but at the laste as god wold the victorie fyll vn to the Englissh partie For ther were slayne the Erle douglas which a litell before was made duke of Turone the Erle of bowhayne the Erle of almarre the erle of Tounar the Erle of vauntedore and the viscounte of Nerhonne whiche was one of them that slowe duke Iohan of Bourgoyne knelyng tofore the dolphyne and many moo vn to the nombre of ten thousand and moo And ther was taken prisoner the duke of Alaunson and many othir lordes and gentils of fraunce but scottes that day were slayne doune right the substannce of them alle ¶ In the thridde yere of kyng Henry the vj. the duke of gloucestre maried the duchesse of holand and wente ouer ser with hir in to henaâ—de for to take possession of his wyfes enheritaunce where he was honourably receyued and taken for lord of the londe But sone after he was fayn to retourne home agayne and lefte his wyfe and his tresour that he brought with hym in a toune is called Mounse in henaude whiche promysed for to be trewe to hym Notwithstandyng they deliuered the lady to the duke of Bourgoyne whiche sent hir to gaunt And from thens she escaped in a mannes araye and come in to zeland to a tounÌ„ of hir owne called zierixâ—e And fro thens she wente to a tonne in holand called the ghowde and there she was stronge ynough and withstode the said duke of bourgoyne And sone after the duke of Gloucestre sente ouer in to Zeland the lord fitzwater with certeyne men of werre and Archers for to helpe and socour the forsaid duchesse of holand which londed at a place in Zeland called brewerâ— hauen where the lordes of the contre come doune and fought with hym and in conclusion he was fayn to withdrawe hym and his meyne to the see agane But yit he slewe and hurte diuerse lordes and moche peple of that same contreye And so retourned home agayne with his meyne and preuayled no thyng ¶ Also this same yeâ—â— Erle of Salisbury the Erle of suffolke the lord wylby and the lord Scalis with their retenue leid siege to the Cite of Manus the which Cite was yolden to them in short tyme with many othir stronge tounes and Castels to the nombre of xxxvj ¶ This tyme alle Normandie and a grete part of fraunce vn to Orlâ—aunce was vnder thobeyssaunce of the kyng of Englond And alle the remenauÌ„t of fraunce was in grete tribâ—lacion and meschief ¶ How ther was a grete affraye like to haue bene bitwene the Cardinall aud the duke of Gloucestre And of the coronacion of kyng Henry the sixthe bothe in englond aud in fraunce Capitulo ducentesimo xlv ij IN the iiij yere the same nyght that the Maire of london Iohan Couentre had taken his charge was a grete wacche in london for affray that was bitwene the bisshopp of wynchestre and the duke of Gloucestre protectour â— For the maire with the peple of the Cite wold abide by the duke of Gloucestre as protectour of the Reame but by labour of lordes that wente bitwene in especiall by the labour of the Prince of Portingale ther was a poyntement taken that ther was no harme done And after the bataille of verneyll in perche the duke of Bedford come â—uer in to englond And on whitsonday this same yere at leycestre he dubbed
yere the xiij day of Ianiuer fill doune the 〈◊〉 with the toure on hit on london bagge toward southwerke with two archis and alle that stode theron ¶ This same yere was a grete traittie holden bitwene Grauenyng and Caleys bitwene the kyng and duke of Bourgoyne where for the kyng was the Cardinall of englond the duke of norfolk and many othir lordes and for the duke was the duchesse hauyng full power of hir lord as Regent and lady of his londes where was taken by thauys of bothe parties an abstinence of werre for a certayne tyme in the name of the duchesse and not of the duke because he had goon from his ooth ligeaunce that he had made to kyng Henry therfor the kyng neuer wolde write ne appointe ne haue to do with him after but all in the duchesse name Also thiâ— same yere quene Iane died the ij day of Iuyll whiche had ben kyng henry the fourth is wife was caried fro bermondesey vn to Caunterbury where she lieth buried by kyng henry the iiij her housbond ¶ This same same yere died all the lyons in the tour of london the whiche had not be seen many yeres before oute of mynde ¶ How Owayn a squyer of wales that had wedded quene katerine was arested and of the scisme bitwene Eugenie and Felix Capitulo CC.li. IN the xvj yere of kyng henry deide Sigismonde Emê‘our of Almaigne knyght of the garter whos terment the kyng kepte at seint poules in loÌ„don rially where was made a riall herse the kyng in his astate clad in blew was at eueÌ„ at dirige on the morne at masse â— And after hym was elect chosen Albert duke of Ostrich whiche had wedded SigismuÌ„dus doughter for to be Emê‘oâ—r This was taken resseyued to be kyng of beme vngarie because of his wife that was sigismuÌ„dis doughter whiche lefte after hym none othir heir This Albert was Emê‘our but one yere for he was poysond so deide somme saye he deide of a flixe but he was a râ—tuouse man pitefull so moche that alle the peple that knewe hym said that the world was not worthy to haue his presence This same yere one Owayn a squyer of walys a maÌ„ of lowe birth whiche had many a day tofore secretely wedded quene ketherine and had by her iij sones a doughter was taken coÌ„maunded to newgate to prison by my lord of gloucestre ê“tectour of the reame Aod this yere he brake prison by the mene of a prest that was his chapelayne And after he was taken agayn by my lord â—emond brought agayn to newgate whiche afterward was deliuered at large And one of his sones afterward was made erle of richemoÌ„d anothir erle of penbroke the iij a monk of westmynstre whiche monke deide sone after ¶ This same yere also on Newyeres day at baynardiscastell fill douâ— a stake of wode sodenly at afâ—â—rno ne and slow iij. men meschiâ—uously and foule hurt othir Also at bed ford on a shrireday were xvâ—ij men murtherd withoute stroke by fallyng doune of a steir as they come oute of their comyn halle and many foule hurt ¶ In the xviij yere sir Richard Branchamp the good Erle of warre wyke deide at Roan he beyng that tyme lieutenaunt of the kyng in Normandie and from thens his body was brought to warrewyke where he lieth wurshipfully in a new Chapell on the southside of the quyre Also this yere was a grete derthe of corne in all Englond for a busshell of wheâ—e was worth xl pens in many places of Englond and yit men myght not haue y nowgh wherfore Stephen Broun that tyme maire of london sent in to pruse and brought to london certayne shippis laden with Rye whiche eased and did moche good to the peple for corne was so skarce in Englond that in somme places of Englond poure peple made hem brede of fern rotes ¶ This yere the generall counseill of basile deposed pope Eugenye And they chese Felix which was duke of Sauoye And than began the scisme which endured vn to the yere of our lord Ihesu crist M. CCCC.xlviij This Felix was a deuoute prince and saw the sones of his sones And after lyued a holy and denoute lyfe And was chosen pope by the counseill of Baâ—ile Eugenye deposed And so the scisme was longe tyme And this Felix had not moch obedience be canse of the nâ—utralite for the moste parte and well nâ—gh all cristendome obedied aud reputed Eugenye for very pope god knoweth who was the very pope of them bothe for bothe occupied during the lyfe of Eugenye ¶ This same yere Sir Richard wiche vicarie of hermettesworth was degrated of his presthode at Poulis and brente at tourhyll as for an heretike on seint Botulpâ—us day how well at his deth he deide a good cristeÌ„maÌ„ wherfor after his dethe moche peple come to the place were he had he brente and offred and made a heepe of stones and sette vp a crosse of tree helde hym for a saynt till the maire and shereuis by commaundement of the kyng and of bisshoppes destroied it and made there a douâ—hylle ¶ Also this same yere the shereuis of london fette oute of Seint Martins the graunt the sayntwarie fiue persones whiche afterward were restored agayne to the Sayntwarie by the kynges â—â—stices ¶ After Alberte the iij. Frederike was chosen Emê‘our This Frederike duke of Osterike was longe Emê‘our differred for to be crouned at rome by cause of the scisme but after that vuion was had he was crouned with Imperiall diademe with grete glorie and triumphe of pope Nicholas the iiij This was a man pesible quiete and of singuler pacience not hating the chyrch he wedded the kyng of Portingales dougter ◠¶ How the duchesse of Gloucestre was arested for treson and committed to perpetuall prison in the I le of man And of the deth of maister Rogier â—olyngbroke Ca. CC.lij IN this yere Elianore Cobham duchesse of Gloucestre was arested for certayn pointies of treson leid agayn hir wher vpon she was examined in seint stephens chapell at west mestre before the Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury And there she was enioyned to open penaunce for to go thurgh chepe beryng a taper in her hond after to perpetuall prison in the I le of manÌ„ vnder the kepyng of sir Thomas stanley Also that same tyme was arested Maister Thomas south well a chanon of westmynstre maister Iohan hume a chapelayn of the said lady maistâ—r Rogger bolynbrok a clerk vsing nigromancie And one margery Iurdemayn called the wich of Eye beside westmynstre Thise were arested as for beyng of counseill with the said duchesse of gloucester And as for maister Thomas southwell he deide in the tour the nyght before he shold haue he reyned on the morne For so he said hym selfe that he shold deye in his bedde and not by Iustise And in the yere xx maister Iohan hume and maister
Rogger bolynbroke were broght to the guyldhalle in london and ther before the maire the lordes and chief Iustice of Englond were rayned and dampned both to be drawen hanged qnarterd but maister Iohan hume had his chartre was pardoned by the kynge but maister rogier was drawen to tyburne where he confessid that he deide giltles and neuer had trespaced in that he deid fore Notwithstanding he was hanged heded and quartred on whos soule god haue mercy And margery Iurdemayn was brent in smythfeld Also this yere was a grete affraye in fletstrete by nyghtes tyme bitwene men of court men of london and diuerse men slayne and somme hurte And one herbotell was chief cause of the mysgouernaunce and affraye Also this yere atte chesing of the maire of london the coÌ„munes named Robert clopton Rawlyn holand Taylourp And the Aldermen toke Robert clopton and brought hym atte right honde of the Maire as the custome is And thenne certayn Tayllours and othir hond crafty men cried nay nay not this man but raâ—lyn holande wherfore the Maire that was padysly sente tho that so cried to Newgate where they abode a grete while and were punysshed ¶ In this same yere were diuerse embassatours sente in to Guyan for a mariage for the kyng for the Erles doughter of Armynake whiche was concluded but by the mene of the Erle of suffolke it was lette and put a parte ¶ And after this the said Erle of suffolke wente ouer the see in to Fraunce and there he treated the mariage bitwene the kyng of Englond and the kynges doughter of Sâ—cyle and of Iherusalem And the next yere it was concluded fully that mariage by whiche mariage the kyng shold deliuere to hir fadre the duchie of Angeo and the Erledome of Mayne whiche was the keye of Normandie Thenne departed the Erle of suffolke with his wyfe and diuerse lordes and knyghtes in the moste riall astate that myght be oute of Englond with newe chares and Palfrayes whiche wente thurgh chepe and so wente ouer the see and resseyued hir and sith brought her in the lente after to hampton where she landed was rially receyued And on Candelmasse euen before by a grete tempest of thonder and lightnyng at afternone Paulus steple was sette a fire on the middes of the shafte in the tymbre which was quenched by force of labour and specially by the labonr of the morow masse preest of the â—owe in chepe which was thought Impossible sauf only the grace of god ¶ This yere was the Erle of Stafford made create duke of â—okyngham the erle of warrewyke duke of warwyke therle of Dorset marquys of Dorset therle of suffolke waâ— made marquys of suffolke ¶ How kyng Henry wedded Quene Margarete and of hir coronacion Capitulo ducentesimo lij IN this yere kyng Henry maried at southwyke Quâ—ne Margrete And she come to london the xvâ—ij day of Maye And by the way alle the lordes of Englond resseyued hir wurshipfully in diuerse places and in especiall the duke of Gloucestre and on the blake heth the maire aldremen alle the craftes in blewe gounes browdred with the deuise of his craft that they myÈt be byknowen mette with hir with reed hoâ—des and brought hir to london where were diuerse pagentis and countinaunce of diuerse histories shewde in diuerse places of the Cite Ryally and costlew And the xxx day of maye the forsaid Quene was Crouned at westmynstre And there was Iustes iij. daies during within the sayntuarie to fore the abbeye This yere the priour of kylmian appeled the erle of vrmond of treson whiche had a â–ª day assigned to them for to fight in smythfeld And the lystis were made and feeld dressid but whan it came to point the kyng commauÌ„ded that they shold not fight but toke the quarellis in to his owne hond and this was doon at the Instaunce labour of certayn prechours and doctours of london as maister Gilbert worthyngton parson of seint andrewâ— in holborne and othir Also this same yere came a grete enbassade in to Englond oute of fraunce for to haue concluded a ê‘petuel pees but in conclusion it torned vn to a triews of a yere Aboute this tyme deide seint Bernardyne a gray frere whiche began the newe reformacion of that ordre in many places in so moche that they that were reformed bene called obseruauntes whiche obseruauntes beâ—â— encrecyd gretly in Italie in Almaigne This Bernardyn was Canonysed by Pope Nicholas the fyfthe In the yere M. CCCC.l Iohanes de Capestrano was his disciple whiche proufited moch to the reformacion of that ordre for whom god shewd many a faire miracle also here is to be noted that froÌ„ this tyme forward kyng Henry neuer proufited ne wente forward but fortune began to tourne from hym on all sides as well in fraunce NormaÌ„die guyan as in Englond Somme men holden opinione that kyng Henry gaf coÌ„myssion plenery to sir Edward hulle sir Robert roos Dene of seint seuerins and othir to conclude a mariage for hym with the erle of Armynaks suster whiche was promysed as it was said cocluded but afterward it was broken and he wedded quene margret as a fore is said whiche was a dere mariage for the Reame of Englond For it is knowen verily that for to haue her was deliuered the duchie of Angeo and the erledome of mayne whiche was the keie of Normandie for the frensshe men tentre And aboue this the said marquys of suffolke axyd in playn parlement a fyftenâ—h and an half for to feche her oute of frauÌ„ce lo what a mariage was this as to the comparison of that othir mariage of armynak For ther shold haue bene deliuered so many Castels and tounes in guyane and so moche good shold haue ben yeuen with her that alle Englond shold haue ben ther by enriched but contrarie wise fyll wher fore euery grete prince ought to kepe his promyse for because of brekyâ—g of this promyse and for mariage of Quene Margret what losse hath had the Reame of Engloud by loâ—yng of Normandâ—e and Guyan by diuision in the Reame the rebelling of communes ayenst their prince lordes what diuision amonge the lordes what murdre and sleyng of them what feldes foughâ—en and made in coÌ„clusion so many that many a man hath lost his lyfe and in conclusion the kyng deposed and the quene with hir sone fayne to flee in to Scotland and from thens in to fraunce and so to lorayne the place that she come first froo Many men deme that the brekyng of the kynâ—es promise to the suster of therles of Armynake was cause of this grete losse and aduersite ¶ How the good duke of Gloucestre humfrey the kynges vncle was arested at the parlement of bury and his deth And how Angeo in mayne was deliuered Capitulo ducentesimo liij IN the yere xxv of kyng Henry was a parlement at bury called seint Edmoâ—des burie aboute which was commauÌ„ded all the communes
Edmonde the Erle of shrewsbury whiche by a â—oyntement lefte plesges and loste alle Normandie and come home And during the said parlement the duke of suffolke was arested and sente in to the toure and ther he was a moneth and after the kyng did do feâ—che hym oute for which cause all the communes of Englond were in a grete rumour what for the deliuerauÌ„ce of Angâ—o and mayn and after losing of all Normandie and in especiall for the dethe of the good duke of Gloucestre in so moch that in somme places men gadred to gedres and made hem Capitayns â—s blew herd and othir which were resisted and taken and had Iustice and deide And thenne the said parlement was adiourned to leycestre And thidder the kyng brought with hym the duke of suffolke And whan the commune hous vnderstode that he was oute of the tour and comen thidder they desired to haue execucion on them that were cause of the deliueraunce of Normandie and had ben cause of the dethe of the duke of Gloucestre and had sold Gascoyne guyan of which they named to be gilty the duke of Suffolke as chief the lord saye the bisshopp of Salisbury Danyell and many moo Aud for to pease the comons the duke of suffolke was exiled oute of Englond v. yere And so during the parlement he wente in to Norffolk and there toke shipping for to goo oute of the reame of Englond in to Fraunce And this yere as he sailled on the see a shippe of werre called the Nicholas of tour metâ—e with his shippe and founde hym therinne whom they toke oute and brought hym in to their shippe to fore the mastir and Capitayns there he was examined and atte last Iugged to the deth And so they put him in a Caâ—on and his Chapelayne for to shriue hym And that done they brought hym in to douer Rode and there sette hym in to the 〈◊〉 and there smote of his hede and brought the body a londe vpon the sondes and sette the â—ede ther by And this was done the first day of Maye Lo what auaylled hym now all his deliueraunce of Normandie â— and here ye may here how he was rewarded for the deth of the duke of Gloucestre Thus began sorow vpon sorow and deth for deth ◠¶ How this yere was thynsurrexion in kente of the coÌ„muues of whom Iakâ—â—ade an yrisman was captayn Capitulo ducentesimo lv THis yere of our lord M. cccc.l was the grete grace of the Iubilee at Roome where was grete pardon in so moche yâ— from all places in cristendome grete multitude of peple resorted theder This yere was a grete asseble gadring to geder of the comons of kente in grete nombre made an insurrexion rebelled agayn the kyng his lawes ordeyned hym a captayn called Iohan cade an Irisshman whiche named hym selfe Mortimer cofin to the duke of yorke And this Captayn helde these men to geder made ordenauÌ„ces among them brought hem to blakketh where he made a bille of peticions to the kyng his coÌ„â—rill shewd what Iniuries oppressions the ponre comyns suffrid all vnder colour for to come to his abone And he had a grete multitude of peple And the xvij day of Iuyne the kyng many lordes Capitayns meÌ„ of werre wente to ward hym to the blakheth And whan the captayn of kente vnderstode the comyng of the kyng with so grete puissaunce withdrewe hym with his peple to seuenoke a litell village And the xxviij day of Iuyne he beyng withdrawen goon the kyng come with his armie sette in ordre enbatailled to the blakheth And by aduys of his counseill sent sir vmfrey stafford knyght and william stafford sqnyer two valyant Captayns with certayn peple to fight with the captayn to take hym bring him his accessaries to the kyng whiche went to seuenoke there the Captayn with his felawshipp mette with hem fought ayenst hem and in conclusion slewe them both as many as abode wold not yelde hym ner flee Duryng this skarmussh fylle a grete variaunce amonge the lordes meÌ„ comyn peple beyng on blakâ—eth ayenst their lordes captayns sayyng playnly that they wold go to the captayn of kente to assiste helpe hym but yf they myght haue execucion on the traytours beyng aboute the kyng wher to the kyng said nay And they said playnly that the lord saie tresorer of Englond the bisshopp of salisbury the baron of duddely the abbot of gloucetur Daniell treuilian many mo were traitours worthy to be ded herfore for to plese the lordes meyne also somme of the kynges hous the lord saye was arested sente to the tour of london And thenne the kyng hering tydynges of the deth ouerthrowyng of the staffordes with drewe hym to london fro thens to kyllingworth For yâ— kyng ne yâ— lordes duâ—st not trust their owne houshold meyne ◠¶ Thenne after that the Capitayne had had this victorie vpon these staffordes anone he toke Sir vmfryes salade and his brigaÌ„tins smyten fulle of gilt nailles and also hir gilt spores and araied him like a lord and a Capitayne and resorted with all his meyne and also moo than he had to fore to the blakeheth agayne to whom come the Erchebisshoppe of Caunterbury and the duke of Bokyngham to the blakeheth and spake with hym and as it was said they founde hym witty in his talkyng and his requeste And so they departed And the thridde day of Iuyll he come and entred in to london with alle his peple and there dide make cries in the kynges name and in his name that no man shold Roble ne take no mannes good but if he paid for it and come ridyng thurgh the Cite in grete pride and sâ—iote his swerd vpon london stone in Can wykestrete And he beyng in the Cite sente to the toure for to haue the lord saye and so they felte hym and brought hym to the Guyldhall before the Maire and the Aldeâ—men where he was examined and he said he wold and ought to bene Iuged by his peres And the communes of kente toke hym by force from the Maire and officers that kepte hym and toke hym to a pâ—â—ste to shriue hym And 〈◊〉 he myght bene halfe shriuen they brought hym to the standard in chepe and there smote of his â—ede on whos soulâ— Almyghty god haue pite and mercy Amen And thus deide the lorde saye tresorer of Englond After this they sette his hede on a spere and bare it aboute in the Cite Aud the same day aboute the myle ende crowmer was beheded And the day before at afternone the Capitayne with certeyne of his meyne wente to Phelipp Malpas hous and robbed hym and toke away moche good And fro thens he wente to Seint margret Patyns to one gherstis hous robbed hym toke away moch good also at whiche robâ—yng diuerse men of london of their
neighbours were at it and toke part with them For this robbyng the peples hertes fill from hym and euery thriâ—ty man was aferd for to be seruid in like wyse For ther was many a man in london that awayted and wolde fayne haue seen a commune robberie whiche Almyghty god forbede For it is to suppose yf he had not robbed he myght haue goon 〈◊〉 er he had be withstonde For the kyng and alle the lordes of the Royame of Englond were departed except the lord Scales that kepte the toure of london And the fifthe day of Iuyll he dide done smyte of a mannys hede in southwerke And the nyght after the Maire of london the Aldremen and the communes of the cite concluded to driue away the Captayn his hoost sente to the lord scales to the tour to mathew gogh a Captayn of Normandie that they wold that nyght assaille the Captayn with them of kent And so they did come to london brigge in to southwerâ—e er the Captayn had any knowlege ther of ther they fonght with them that kepte the brigge And the kentisshmen wente to harnoys and come to the brigge and shot and fought with hem and gate the brigge and made them of london to flee slow many of hem And this endured all the nyght to fro till ix of the cloke on the morne And atte laste they brente the drawebrigge where many of them of london were drowned In whiche nyght Sutton an aldermaÌ„ was slayne Rogger heysant and mathew goâ—e and many othir And after this the Chaunceler of Engloud sent to the Captayn a Pardone generall for hym an othir for alle his meyne And thenne they departed from south werk euery man home to his hous And whan they were all departed goon ther were ê“clamacions made in kent southsex and in othir places that what man coude take the Captayn quyk or ded shall haue a M. mark And after this one Alisander Iden a squyer of kent toke him in a gardyn in southsex in the takyng the Captayn Iohan Cade was slayne and after beheded and his beed set on london brigge ¶ And anone after thenne the kyng come in to kente and did his Iustises sitte at cauÌ„terbury enquere who were accessaries and chief cause of this Insurrexion And there were viij men Iugged to deth in one day and in othir places moo and fro thens the kyng weÌ„t in to sussex in to the westcontre where a litell before was slayne the bisshopp of salisbury And this same yere were so many Iugged to deth that xxiij heedes stode on london brigge attones ¶ Of the felde yâ— the duke of yorke toke at brentheth in kente And of the burthe of prince Edward And of the fyrst bataill at seint Albons where the duke of somersetee was slayne Capitulo ducentesimo lvj IN the yere xxx The duke of yorke came oute of the marche of walys with the erle of deuenshire the lord Cobham grete puissauÌ„ce for reformacion of certay Iniuries wronges also to haue Iustice on certayn lordes beyng aboute the kyng toke a feld at breÌ„theth beside deâ—tford in keÌ„te whiche was a stroÌ„g felde For which cause the kyng with alle the lordes of the lande went vn to the blakheth with a grete stronge multitude of pepâ—e armed and ordeyned for the werre in the beste wyse And whanne they had musterid on the blake heth Certayne lordes were sente to hym for to trete and make appoyntement with hym which were the bisshopp of Ely and the bisshopp of wynchestre and the Erles of salisbury and of warre wyke And they concluded that the duke of Somersete shold he had to warde and to ansuere to such articles as the duke of yorke shold put on hym than the duke of yorke shold breke his felde and come to the kyng whiche was all promised by the kyng And so the kyng commaunded that the duke of Somersete shold be had inward And thenne the duke of yorke brake vp his felde and come to the kyng and whan he was come contrary to the promise afore made the duke of Somersete was present in the felde awayting and chief aboute the kyng and made the duke of yorke ride to fore as a prisoner thurgh loudon and after they wold hane put hym in hold But a noyse aroose that the Erle of marche his sone was comyng with ten M. men to london ward wherof the kyng and his counceille fered And thenne they coÌ„cluded that the duke of yorke shold departe at his wyll ¶ Aboute this tyme began grete deuision in Spruysse bitwene the grete mastir the knyghtis of the duche ordre whiche were lordes of that contre For the communes and tounes rebelled ayenst the lordes and made so grete werre that at the last they called the kyng of Pole to be their lord the whiche kyng come was wurshipfully receyued and layde siege to the Castell of Marienburgh whiche was the chief Castell and strength of alle the lond and wan it and drofe oute the mastir of dansk and alle othir places of that land And so they that had bene lordes many yeres loste alle their seygnorie and possessions in tho landes ¶ And the yere of the Inâ—arnacion of our lord M. CCCC.liij on Seint Edwardis day the quene Margarete was deliuered of a faire Prince whiche was named Edward That same day Iohan Norman was chosen for to bene Maire of london And the day that he shold take his othe at westmynstre be wente thidder by water with alle the craftes where afore tyme the Maire Aldremen and all the craftes Roode a horsebak whiche was neuer vsed after For syn that tyme they haue goon euer by water in barges ¶ Ye haue well vnderston de tofore how that contrarie to the promise of the kyng and also the conclusions taken bitwene the kyng and the duke of yorke at brentheth the duke of Somersete wente not to warde But a bode aboute the kyng had grete reule and anone after â—e was made Capitayne of Caleys and rewled the kyng and his royaâ—â— as he wolde wherfore the grete lordes of the reame and also the coÌ„mons were not plesed For whiche cause the duke of yorke the erles of warre wyke of Salisbury with many knyghtes and squyers and moch peple came for to remeue the said duke of somersete othir fro the kyng And the kyng heeryng of their comyng thouÈt by his counseill for to haue goon westward and not for to mete with hem had with him the duke of somersete the duk of bokyngham the erle of stafford the erle of Northumâ—erland the lord Clifford and many othir And what tyme that the duke of yorke and his felawshipp vnderstode that the kyng was departed with these said lordes from london Anone he changed his way and costed the contre and come to seint Albons the xxiij day of may there mette with
the kyng to whom the kyng sente certayn lordes and desired hem to kepe the pees and departe but in conclusion whiles they treated on that one side the erle of warrewykâ— with the marche men and othir entrid the toune on that othir fought ayenst the kyng and his partie and so began the bataille and fightyng whiche endured agood while but in conclusion the duke of yorke obteyned and had the victorie of that Iourney In whiche was slayne the duke of somersete the erle of northumberland the lord Clifford and many knyghtes and sqnyers And many moo hurt And on the morne after they brought the kyng in grete astate to london which was logged in the bisshoppes Palais of london And anone after was a grete parlement In which ê‘lement the duke of yorke was made protector of Englond and the erle of warrewyke Capitayn of Caleys and the erle of Salisbury chaunceler of englond And alle suche ê‘sones as had the rewle to fore aboute the kyng were set a parte and myght not rewle as they did to fore In this same yere died pope Nicholas the fyfthe and after hym was Calixte the iij. This Calixte was a Catalane and an elde man whan he was chosen and continuelly seke wherfor he myght not performe his zele desire that he had ayenst the turke conceyued and the cause of lettyng therof was his age and sekenes This Calixte instituted ordeyned the feste of the transfiguracion of our lord to be halowed on sâ—int sixtes day in August because of the grete victorie that they of hnngary had ayenst the turkes that same day he was chosen pope in the yere of our lord M. CCCC.lv And died the yere M. cccc.lviij that same day that â—e ordeyned the feste of the transfiguracion to be halowed In this same yere fyll a grete affraye in london ayenst the lumbardes The cause began because a yongman toke a daggar from a lumbard and brake it wherfor the yongman on the morne was sente fore to come to fore the Maire and aldermen and there for the offence he was comytted to warde ¶ And thenne the maire departed from the guyldhall for to go home to his diner but in the chepe the yongmen of the mercerye for the most ê‘t prentises helde the maire shereuis still in chepe and wold not suffre hym to departe vn to the tyme that their felaw whiche was comytted to warde were deliâ—yd so by force they rescued their felaw from prison that done the maire shereuis departed and the prisoner deliuered which yf he had he put to prison had be in Inpardye of his lyf And began a Ruuour in the cite ayenst the lumbardes and the same euenyng the handcrafty peple of the toune arose and ran to the lumbardes houses and despoilled robbed dâ—â—erse of hem wherfore the maire and aldermen come with the honest peple of the toune and drofe them thens sente somme of them that had stolen to newgate And the yong man that was rescued by his felawes sawe this grete Rumour affraye robbery ensâ—ewed of his first me uyng to the lumbard departed and went to westmynstre to saynturie or elles it had costed hym his lyfe For anone after come doune an Oeyr determyne for to do Instice on alle them that so rebellid in the cite ayenst the lumbardes on whiche satte with the maire that tyme william Marowe the duke of bokyngham and many othir lordes for to see execucion don but the comyns of the cite secretly made them redy dide arme them in their houses and were in purpose for to haue rongen the comyn belle whiche is named bowe belle but they were lette by sad men whiche come to the knoweleche of the duke of bokyngham and othir lordes and incontinent they aroos for they durst no lenger abyde For they doubted that the hole cyte shold haue arisen ayenst them bnt yet neuertheles ij or .iij. of the cite were Iugged to deth for this robbery and were hanged at Tyburne Anone after the kyng the quene and othir lordes rode to couentre and withdrewe hem from london for thise causes And a lytell to fore the duke of yorke was sente fore to grenewych and there was discharged of the protectoursipp And my lord of Salisbury of his Chauncelâ—rshipp And after this they were sent fore by priuy seal for come to couentre where they were almost deceyued and the Erle of warrewyke also and shold haue ben destroied yf they had not seen well to ¶ How the lord Egremond was take by therle of salesteries sones And of the robbyng of sandwych Capitulo ducentesimo lvij THis yerewere taken iiij grete fisshes bitwene Eerethe london that one was called mors marine the second a swerd fisshe aud the othir tweyne were wales ¶ In this same yere for certeyne affâ—ayes done in the northcontre bitwene the lord Egremond and the Erle of Salisburies sones the said lord Egremond whom they had taken was condempned in a grete somme of money to the said Erle of Salisbury aud therfor comysed to prison in Newgate in london where whan he had be a certayne space he brake the prison and iij. prisoners with hym and escaped wente his way Also this yere the Erle of warrewyke and his wyfe wente to Caleys with a faire felawshipp and toke possession of his office Aboute this tyme was a grete reformacion of many monasteries of religion in duierse parties of the world which were â—â—formed after the first institucion and continued in many places Also aboute this tyme the crafte of enprinting was first founde in Magunce in Almayne whiche craft is mnltiplied thurgh the world in many places and bookes bene had grete chepe and in grete nombre by cause of the same craft This same yere was a grete bataille in the marches bitwene hungerie and turkye at a place called septedrade where innumerable turkes were slayne more by miracle than by mannes honde For only the honde of god smote them seint Iohan of capestrane was there present prouoked the cristen reple â—eyng thenne aferd after to pursiewe the turkes where an infinite multitude were slayne and destroied The turkes said that a grete nombre of armed men folowed them that they were aferd to turne agayne they were holy angellys ¶ This same yere the prisoners of Newgate in london brake their prison wente vpon the leedes fought ayenst them fo the Cite kepte the gate a longe while but at the last the toune gate the prison on them and than they were put in feteris yrons were sore punysshed in ensample of othir In this yere also was a grete erthequaue in Naples in so much yâ— ther perisshed xl M. peple that sankâ— there in to the erthe Item in the yere xxxvj seint Osmond somtyme bisshopp of Salisbury was canonysed at Rome by Pope Caliste And the xvj day of Iuyll he was translated at Salisbury by the Erchebisshoppe of