ci dei â–ª Anno muÌ„di iijM.iij .iijC.xliij Et anÌ„ xpÌ„i natiÌ„ M.viij C lvi Iacob leued C.xlvij yere this Iacob had iiij wyfes or suÌ„ ê¯cubynes that is to wete LyaÌ„ BalaÌ„ ZelphaÌ„ Ì„ Rachell lyam wos the fyrst wiff Ì„ she wos blereit and she baar hym sex sonnys s. Iudas RubeÌ„ SymeoÌ„ Leny Ysachar Zabulon Ì„ a doghttyr that heyt Dina. Bala seruand to lya and ê¯cubyne to Iacob baar him ij· soÌ„nys s. Dan and Neptalim Rachel the secuÌ„d wieff to Iacob wos barran long tyme. and at the last she bare hym .ij. soÌ„nys Ioseph and Beniamyn Zolpha seruand to Rachel baar Iacob ij soÌ„nys Gad and Aser and euerychoon of thes maad a trybe of whom iÌ„ this place it is not necessary too speke vide plura gen Ioseph son to Iacob wos borne lxxxx yere of his fadre age he leued C. yere on Xerses this tyme wos kyng of babuloÌ„ vnder whom wos born Iacob he wos the vij kiÌ„g of babuloÌ„ Armauictre wos kyng after him after sent aug in that maÌ„nys dayes our lord apperit to Ysaac ê“mysing him tho thyngê the wich hâ— ê“mysed to his fadre Belocê° the ix kyng of babuloÌ„ wos after this maÌ„ vnder this belocê° or iÌ„ his tyme our lord speke with iacob promising hym that he had ê“mysit to his fader the wich war ij.s. the possessioÌ„ of the lond of ê“mission chanaan Ì„ the bnÌ„diccion of al pepull iÌ„ his seed the wich is our lord thuÌ„ crist Abraham a boute this tyme decessit Ì„ wos bereed iÌ„ hebroÌ„ Inachê° the frist kyng that euer was iÌ„ Grees wos this tyme. foor then the kyngdoÌ„ be gone Phoronius wos kyng after hym and he ordant lawis to the grekys etc. Anno muÌ„di iijM.iij .iijC.iiij Et anÌ„ xpiÌ„ natiÌ„ M. vnC. lxxxxix Ivdas soÌ„ of Iacob desceÌ„dit of hym Ì„ of this tribe of Iudas caÌ„ the kiÌ„gê ê“geni Ì„ at the last crist our lord ¶ Iudas gat Phares Ì„ phares EsroÌ„ Ì„ of thes meÌ„ litil his had iÌ„script bott Math rehersis them Beleus iÌ„ this phares days wos kyng of Assuriorum or of babuloÌ„ Ì„ he wos the .x. kyng vnder whâ—m ysaac decessid Athlas the gret Astronomyer wos also the wich is said to beer vp heuyn on his shuldre for the veray knaulech of the sterris Sarapis wos the thyâ—d kyng of arguiorum or of Grecorum â— this sarapis wos called other wisse apis and he caÌ„ iÌ„ to Egyppit with a myghty nauy Ì„ ther decessit Ì„ wos made of the blind geÌ„tyles the egipcions the grettest god emongê them Ì„ that tyme began ameruelê° suê‘sticion iÌ„ ydolatri of a calfe of .ij. colours the wich they called Apem. that calf deyd the dulis ê“currit a lyke calf to that· for to be maid that they myght dessoue the rude pepul Ì„ after that it come that the chyld of israel did on the same wise vt patet Ì„ what thiÌ„g cold be more wrechit or folisshir iÌ„ maÌ„ hauiÌ„g resoÌ„ Argus wos the .iiij. kyng of grekis after whoÌ„ the nobul cite of argê° toke his naÌ„me Cicropis edefied Athenas iÌ„ grecia Ì„ this cite wos the noricher of liberal sciens Ì„ of moÌ„y phelosoforê° yet they wordes saiued by dulys Ì„ gret suê‘sticiosite iÌ„ the cite wos maid vide augê° et mirabileÌ„ fabulaÌ„ reê‘ies Omogires the fyrst maÌ„ put ox sin to the plough Beleê° this tyme wos kiÌ„g of babuloÌ„ Ì„ he wos the .x. kiÌ„g of that region Ì„ vnder hym died ysaac Pharao wos kyng of Egipt the wich resayuyt Ioseph Ì„ exaltet hym for the iÌ„terpretacioÌ„ of his dremes vide sciÌ„siaÌ„z pulcherimaÌ„que historiaÌ„ gen 41. etc. Amythus wos the xij kyng of babuloÌ„ vnder whome dyed Ioseph a blessit maÌ„ iÌ„ chastite Pharao emonophis aboute Esrom dayes wos kyng of Egypt this pharao knew not Ioseph ner noÌ„e of his linage he coÌ„mandet the child of israel to be drenchynt as it is had exodi po. ye that be clerkes loke that boke for we that be none pas to the Croniclys bot a boute this tym the hystory of exodi be gone Anno muÌ„di iij M v C xliiij Et anÌ„ xpÌ„i natiÌ„ M.v C lx Aram son to Esrom of the lyne of crist wos aboute this tim he got Aminadab Naason of thes meÌ„ litill is wrete iÌ„ scriptur therfor I ê“cede to other maters Iob that holi man of al paciens the ensampyll a boute this tyme wos born of the lyne of nachor the brother of habrahaÌ„ he leued moÌ„y yeres Ì„ after that god had visit hym Ì„ had assayed hys pacieÌ„s he leued C.xl. yere ê‘ augê° greg lir Moyses abowt this tyme wos born the child of israel war iÌ„ gret tribulacion bondage Ì„ Moyses wos put iÌ„ the water to be drounet Aron a boute this tyme wos borne Dafrus wos king of babuloÌ„ he wos the xiiij kyng Ì„ Moyses ws borne vnder hym iÌ„ egipt Cicrops wos the fyrst kiÌ„g of Athenas after Sent austiÌ„ that tyme moÌ„y lesyng war wretyn iÌ„ the histories of the grekys the wich coÌ„miÌ„li war lesse then the coÌ„myn faame sayes of a litell thyng they wret a grett mater be cause to shew tther connyng for ther wos the vniuersite of grekys An o muÌ„di iij M vi C lxxxviij Et anÌ„ xpiÌ„ natiÌ„ M.v C xi AMynadab son to AraÌ„ of crist lyne wos this tyme. thys amynadab fyrst after moyses with a fool fayth entyrd iÌ„ to the reede see Ì„ dred not wheÌ„ moÌ„y a huÌ„drith war ferd lest they shuld be drenchit Ì„ therfor he deseruyt to bring forth the kyngê linage of whom deceÌ„dit our lord IhuÌ„ crist Moyses wos the fyrste iuge of israel that euer wos Ì„ he wos iuge xl yere this moyses was the most excelent ê“phit that euer god made Ì„ the most notabil writer of stories Ì„ of his louyng heuyn Ì„ erth speeke for he saw almyghty god clerli fais to fays the wich in this freel lyef wos neuer fondeÌ„ iÌ„scriptur bot of hym Ì„ paule the apostell Aron thee fyrst bisshope leued a C.xxiij yere this AroÌ„ wos called of god iÌ„ to the dignyte of the hee prest or of a bisshope Ì„ wos ordaÌ„t the eternall testameÌ„t to hym self to al that come after hym for the gret pouer of presthod when he wos an C.xxiij yere of age he decessit Ì„ wos bereid iÌ„ the hill of hor. Ì„ his son Heleazarê° succedit hym iÌ„ the bisshoprike· Pharao boccharis this tyme wos kyng iÌ„ egipt this Pharao wold not her the coÌ„maÌ„dment of god ner delyuer the child of israel wherfor he wos ponichit with x. plagis vt pêª patet exo And afterward he with all his hoost wos drounet iÌ„ the reid see Naason son to Aminadab wos prince of the tribe of Iudas iÌ„ the dissert ¶ And a bowt this tyme the
law of god wos geueÌ„ iÌ„ the hill of sinay Ì„ the boke of leueticuÌ„ wos wretyn and a noder boke wos called numerum Ì„ the tabernacul wos ordand The boke of deuteronamiuÌ„ wos made Balaam wos ê“phet Ì„ wos slayn Anno muÌ„di .iij M vij C xxv Et anÌ„ xpiÌ„ natiÌ„ M.iiij C lxxiiii SAlmen of the line of crist wos abowte this tyme Ì„ he had a wife that heyt reab Moyses abowt this tyme decesset the water of fleme iordane wos dry Iericho wos take the son stoid iÌ„ the firmameÌ„t iÌ„meuabull historia libri iosue iÌ„cipit iudicum Iosue the secuÌ„d iuge iÌ„ israel wos a myghty maÌ„ iÌ„ batell Ì„ the fryst iÌ„ desert he awer com amelech Ì„ after Moyses of god he wos ordant iuge of israel of whom the batels the werkes Ì„ the religius lyfe ye may se iÌ„ the boke of Iosue wreteÌ„ Eleazar wos the secund bysshop Ì„ he Ì„ iosue deuyded the lond of ê“mision to the child of israell Ì„ of hym deceÌ„dit the bysshoppis vn to crist a few exceppyt Othonyell of the tribe of Iuda wos the thryd iuge and this man delyuered the children of israel fro the oppression of thee Reame off Mesopotomie the wich he ower come in batell thys man toke axam to his wyefe the wiche asked the vale londis a bown Ì„ be nethe of hir fader caleph vt pêª patet iudic prio. Aoth wos the iiij iuge iÌ„ israel this maÌ„ subduid egloÌ„ the kyng of moab and deliuerit the child of israel this wos a myghty man in batell and he vsyd the ton hond as well as the tother for his right hond ¶ A bowte this tyme the kiÌ„gê of Italy be gone and mony tymes ther names be changet of the wich the ê“genite of the romans moâ— clerly is shewed Ianas wos the fyrst kyng of ytaly and afterward of the rude gentilys he wos worshyppit as a god and they fenyd hym to haue ij faces for they worshippit his fest in the begynnyng of the yere as he war the ende of the last yere and the begynnyng of the fyrst yere and of hym the mone of Ianuary has his name Amictus wos the viij kyng of babulon vndyr whom Iosue decessit Anno muÌ„di iij M vij C lxxv Et anÌ„ xpiÌ„ natiÌ„ M iiij C xxiiij Boos son to salmon of the lyne of crist wos this tyme. bott of hym is lytill wretten bot that Math nombres hym iij the genology and as docturs sayth ther wos made skyppiÌ„g of namys be twyx Boos Ì„ Obeth for at the leste be twyx them war CClxxij yere the wich tyme to on man may not be referred Ì„ ther for heyr mony thynges is spoken or I cum to the lyne of crist a yane Nicholaê° de lyra dt ê™ suÌ„t tres boos vnus post alium Sangar wos the v iuge of israel bothe leued no yeres Delbora wos the vi iuge this Delbora wos a womaÌ„ and for thee grace of hir ê“phecy wos gyffen to hir honour that she iuget israel she by the coÌ„maÌ„dment of god called Baruch that he shold go feght with the enmys of israel and the child of israel gat the victory a yans Iabin the kyng of Chanaan and Cizaram the priÌ„ce of his cheualry and he destrued hem vt pêª patet iudicuÌ„ 4o. Phenies wos bisshop and this Phenies yet a yong man for goddis sake slew mony lecherus men And therfor our lord wos plesit wit him Saturnus this tyme wos kyng in Italy and he wos the secuÌ„de kyng ther. this Saturmis is sayed to cum from the lond of cretens in to Ytaly whom by ydolatri thurght a meruelê° blendnes they sayed wos no man bot a god And yet they sayed that hee regnet vpon them as ther kyng and he taught meÌ„ fyrst to donge ther feeldys and of Saturnus the romaÌ„s war calÌ„led saturniam Pâ—icus wos son to Saturnus and or he wos kyng in Italy he wos kyng in Laurentyn and after his decesse of the geÌ„tilis wos worsshippit for a god Anno muÌ„di iij M viij C lxxv Et anÌ„ xpÌ„i natiÌ„ M.iij C xliiij GEdeon the vij Iuge off israel wos this tyme. this Gedeon subduyt iiij kynges s. Oreb Zebee Zeb and Salmana And hee subduyt Madean to israel vide plura iudi cuÌ„ .6.7 et .8 Bocci wos Bisshope in isthel then Abymelech the viij iuge in israel wos naturall sone to Gedyan and he wos not called of god bot malyciosly toke on hym the Prinshod of israel and he slew lxx of his brether wherfor he endit his lyfe myscheuusly vt patet iudicum 9 Tola wos the ix Iuge in israel and this man gydit hym after the olde gouernans of iuges by thee maner of dyreccion and counsell moor then by domynacion Bocci wos bisshop a bowte this tyme bot of hym lytell is wretyn Iayr the x iuge of israel had xxx sonnys whom he made princes of xxx citees And be cause thes war good men and rulit to the plesour off god Therfor in the dayes of thees .ij. men isreel drew to our lord And therfor all thyng come and wos in prosperite and welche Fannus wos the iiij kynge of Italy and he wos kyng of Laurentyn bâ—the Latinus wos kyng in Italy after FaÌ„nus and of thys Latinus wos called the kyngdoÌ„ of latinorum ¶ And Carmentis doughter to Euandri foond fyrst latyn lettyrs Thauranus a bowt this tyme wos kyng of babulon or of asseriorum and vnder thys man Troy wos destruyed fyrst The occasion off the batell off Troy be gone for a lytell thyng in so myche as Lamydon kyng of Troy reseyued not Hercules and Iason wyth dew honour as they shold haue be resaiued and off so lytell a trespasse how mony harmys and hurtys grew Sibilla delphica a for the batell of Troy proficyed how a chyld shuld be borne of a virgin wyth owt mannys seed Laamydon kyng of Troy wos slayn And hys doughtyr xiona wos taken in to grees lond for the wych foulyth myghty batell and most ferfull myscheuys vide historiam troianam Hercules wyth Iason destruyd Ilyum or Troy the wych a none after wos bylded of Pryamus son to Laamydon This hercules did mony meruelus thynges and mony myghty batelles and infenyte lesinges be fennyt on hym· at the laste when he had ower come mych pepull hee wos soor hurt in werre And when he myght not suffyr the payn of his soor with the wych he wos greued hym selfe he ron in to the fyer and when he wos deyd he wos worshyppyt emonges the goddis of the gentyles myghttely Circa annuÌ„ muÌ„di iij M ix C lxxv Et anÌ„ xpiÌ„ natiÌ„ M.ij C xxiiij After the deth of Iayr iuge of israel the pepull of israell addyt new synnys to ther olde And our lord toke them iÌ„ to the pouer of the PhylÌ„ystiens and to the chylder of amon xviij yere and they war grettly oppressit and then they cryed
none after he wos martyred ¶ And here wos the fyrst that euer thee chirche of Rome had an infamet pope for all the predicessurs of all this liberin wer sentis and yaf holy sampuls Iulianus apastota wos after constantyn emprour ij yere and viij monethes he was cleped apostata for hee fled this Constantyne wiche killep his brether and for fere of deth wos made a cristyn man and a monke bot afterward by the counsell of a negromeÌ„ser he asked the duell whether he shuld be emprour or not The duell said that he shuld be emê‘our vpoÌ„ a condicioÌ„ that he shuld for sake his cristin faith and be vttyr emny to cristiÌ„ men and so he did for he yaf leue to the Iues that they shuld byld ayene the tempull in spite of the cristyn meÌ„ and he toke all the goodis that cristiÌ„ meÌ„ had distruied moÌ„y of them Ioninianê° wos emê‘our after hym viij monethes for when Iulian wos deid the host chose hym emê‘our he was a cristiÌ„ man Ì„ he said it wos not lefull to a cristiÌ„ maÌ„ to be a lord ouer so moÌ„y hethiÌ„ pepull Thei ansuerd and saied rather theÌ„ he shuld forsake the empire they wold be cristined And thê° toke he the dyngnite bot sone he wos deid Ì„ iÌ„ meruelê° maner for hee wos laid iÌ„ a close house after his iornay made all of stone newly whited with lyme in the wich they made to his comforth as they thought a fyer of charcoill and of the ayre of thes ij in the morâ— he was fond deid Valentinian with his brother Balent was Emprour after Ioninianus xi yere for he departed the empire Ì„ yaf his brother the est and keped hym self the west part This balentinianus wos a lord with Iulian apostata it happid him on a tyme for to go in to a tempull of fals goddis for to doo sacrifice and mynisteris stood therwith water haloid after ther gise with the wich they strenkilled the lordis This valentenianus smot the minister that kest the weter vpon hym and sayed he wos rether defouled ther bi then clensed be cause of this Iulian did exile hiÌ„ Bot our lord god for his opyn confession of his name rewarded hym with the empire His brother valent fell in to the opinyoÌ„ of the arrianes and died in that herici This same valent leuid iiij yere after valentinianus with Gracian the emprour ¶ This tyme leuyd sent Ambros. Anno domini .iijC.lxiiij DAmasê° wos pope after Felix xviij yere and ij monethes This wos an eloquent man in metyr and he wrot mony stories of pepis and martirs He ordand that gloria potri shuld be sayed in the end of the psalmes Ì„ that wos at the prayer of sent Ierom And thurgh the mocion of this pope ierom translait thee bibill from hebreu in to latyn and then he dicessed a confessur Valens with Gracian and valentinianuÌ„ wer emprour iiij yere in this tyme wer chirchis opynd ayene Ì„ cristyn men had leue to renew the seruys of god that wos defended a fore with Emprours infecked with harecy as wos valens and other werfor the chirche had no liberte when valens wos on liue ¶ A Synodus of an hundreth and .l. bisshoppis was gedred vnder Damase pope at Constantinople ayenes MacedomuÌ„ an heritike the wich deuyed the holy gost to be veray god And then wos the credo made that is song on holydayes in the chirche Augustinus a CartagineÌ„s of affrica wos this time He wos as nobull a retricion as myght be· and in all phelosophy and poetre iÌ„coÌ„porabull all thyng that any phelosophur fond iÌ„ his youth he vnder stood with litill labour a bowt this tyeÌ„ he wos send to mediolanuÌ„ wher hee was turned anone of sent Ambrose and baptised This man grew vn to a nobull doctor of the chirche And not long after that he wos bisshop of Yponens and ther he leuyd liij yere and mykyll diuinite he wrote vt pêª patet in libris suis Siritius wos pope after Damasus xv yere he dampned haritikis and litell els is writtyn of him Theodosius son to Gracian with valantyne his vnkell wos Emprour xxvij yere This man wos a cristyn man and gracius and in gouernance like to Traian soon wroth and a none reconsiled This man on a day when he wold haue gone to haue herd masse sent Ambros ê“hibit him the entre of the chirch till he had penance and made satisfaccion for the slayng of the xxx knyghtes the wich he slew in anger at Constantinople wherfor they made a law that the sentence of a prince shuld be deferit xxx days of thos that shuld do exicucion if they myght fall in the grace of the prince with in xxx dayes ¶ A bout thys tyme wos a child borne in the castell of Emons from the nauyll Ì„ a bown deuyded iÌ„ to ij bodies hauiÌ„g .ij. hedis ij wittis so that the on slepiÌ„g or etiÌ„g the oder slepid not ne ete not And wheÌ„ they war ij yere of age the on decessid Ì„ the other leued iij. dayes after Claudianus poeta wos this tyme Arcadius Ì„ Honorius regned xiij yere Ì„ in ther tyme rome wes ne distruyed bi an kyng called Alaticus of the wich destruccion rose a gret blasphemy of the romans for they sayed they fared neuer well sethyn crist come to rome Ì„ be rafeed them ther goddis by the preching of Pet Ì„ Paule And yit this Archadius subduit all his emnys by the pouer of god Ì„ shed no blud A yene this blasfemy sent Austyn made that solemp werke the wich they call de ciuitate dei Honorius wos emprour with Theodosius his brother son xv yere and he wos a man of holy lyfe for ij wifes he had and with bothe yit he died mayden he louyd specialy the chirch hated haritykys Ierom died this tyme at Bedlem the yere of his aage lxxxxi Sanctus Herachydes the wich wrote vitas patruÌ„ to Lansum episcopuÌ„ wos this tyme Iohannes Crisostamus wos exiled of Endochia the wiffe of Archadij and thurgh heyt of the sone he wos deid Anastasius wos pope after Siritius iij. yere This man ordand that euery man shuld stond at the redyng of the holy gospell and that he that wos a manyd man shuld not be prest Innocencius wos pope after Anastasiê° This man ordant that seke men shuld be anoynted with holy hoyl and at masse the kys of pees to be yeffen he dampned Pelagin an haritike Ì„ mony other thinges did vt pêª patet 26. q. i. Anno domini iiijC.xiiij ZOzimê° was pope after Innocent ij yere Ì„ viii monethes This man ordant that clerkys shuld be no tauerners ne sel no wyne and that a bond man shuld not be made prest with out the licens of his lord Bonifacius a roman wos pope after ZoziuuÌ„ iiij yere This man ordand that a woman shuld not toch the pall of the awter
put furth and shewed the accord Ì„ the tretis that wos stabilisshed Ì„ made bitwen tho ij kynges wich accord plesid to moch pepull and therfore by the kynges commaundement ther wer gadred Ì„ come to gedre in west mynstre church the frist sonday of lent that is to say the ij KalÌ„ of Februer the forsaid englishmen and frauÌ„shemun where was song a solempne masse of the Trinite of the arche bisshop of cantorburi master Simond Islepe ¶ And when the agnê° dei wos done the kyng beyng ther with his sonnys and also the kyng sonnys of fraunce othir nobull and gret lordis with candell light Ì„ crosses broght forth all that wer called ther to that wer not sworne a fore swore that same oth that wos writtyn vpoÌ„ goddis body on the masse boke in this wise we N. Ì„ N. swerin vpon goddis body Ì„ on the holy gospelles stedfastly to hold kepe toward vs the pees the accord made bitwen the ij kynges and neuer for to do the coÌ„trarie whan they had thus sworne they tokeÌ„ ther scroues that ther othis wer comprehendid in to the notaries this same yere in the ascencion eue about mydday was seyn the clipes of the son ther folowed soch a drought that for defaut of reyn ther wos gret barnesse of corne frute and hey ¶ And in the same moneth the vi KalÌ„ of Iune ther fell a sanguyn rain almost like blode at Burgon And a sangwyne cros from morne vn to prime wos seyn aperid at Boloyn in the heier the which mony men saw· and after it meued and fell in the midde see ¶ And in the same tyme in frauÌ„ce engloÌ„d moÌ„y other land as they that wer iÌ„ playn cuÌ„tres desert baren witnesse sodenli ther apperid ij Castels of the wich went out ij hostes of armed meÌ„ ¶ And that one host wos clothed iÌ„ white Ì„ that other iÌ„ blake and when bataill wos betwne them be gun· the white ouercome the blake And anone after the blake toke hert vn to them and ouercome the white and after that they went ayen in to ther castels than the castels and all the host vanesshed away ¶ And in this same yere wos a gret and an huge pestilence of pepull and namly of men whos wifes as women out of gouernauÌ„ce toke housbandis as well strangers as other lewde and simpull pepull the which foryeting ther honour Ì„ worsship and berthe coupled and maried them with them that wer of low dedre Ì„ litell repitacion in this same yere died Henri duke of Lancastre Ì„ also in this yere Edward prince of wales weddid the countes of kent that wos Sir Thomas wife holand the wich wos deê‘ted some time and deuorced fro the erle of Salisberi for cause of that same knyght ¶ And about this tyme began and arose a gret companie of diuerse nacions gadred to geder of whome ther leders gouernours wer englissh pepull And they wer called a pepull with out any hede the wich did moch harme in the ê‘tie of frauÌ„ce And not long after ther arose an other companie of diuerse nacions that wos called the whit companie the wich in the parties Ì„ cuntres of Lumbardie did moch sorow ¶ This same yere sir Iohan of Gaunt the sone of kyng Edward the thrid wos made duke of Lancastre by reson Ì„ cause of his wife that was the doughter heir of Henri sum tyme duke of lancastre ¶ Of the gret wynd and how prince edward toke the lordshyp of Gnyhen of his fadre went theder ANd in the xxxvij yere of kyng edward the xv day of Ianiu that is to sai on sent Maures day about euâ—Ì„sâ—ng tyme ther arose and come such a wynd out of the south with such a fersenesse and strength that it bristed and blew doune to thee ground high houses and strong bildynges toures churches and stepulles and other stronges and all other strong werkes that stoden still wer shake ther with that they ben yit and shall be euer more the febuller weykir while they stond And this wind lasted without any cessing vij dais continually ¶ And anone after ther folowed such waters in hey tyme Ì„ in haruest tyme that all felde werkis wer strongly let left vn don ¶ And iÌ„ the same yere prince edward toke the lordship of Guyhen and did to kyng Edward his fadre homage and feaute therfore Ì„ wend ouer see in to Gascoyn with his wife children And anoÌ„e after kiÌ„g edward made sir Leonell his son duke of Clarence sir edmond his other son erle of Cambrigge ¶ And in the xxxviij yere of his regne it wos ordeyned in the ê‘lament that men of law both of the chirche and temê‘all law shÌ„uld fro that time forth plete iÌ„ ther mother tong ¶ And in the same yere comen in to englond iij kynges that is for to sai The kyng of Fraunce the kyng of Cipres and the kyng of Scotland by cause to viset and for to speke with the kyng of englond Of whome they wer wonder wel come and moch worsshÌ„ippid ¶ And after that they had be here long time two of them went ayen home in to ther own cuntres Ì„ kyngdomes But the kyng of fraunce thurgh gret sekenesse maladie that he had abode still in englond ¶ And iÌ„ the xxxix yere of his regne was a strong Ì„ an huge frost Ì„ that lasted long that is to say fro sent Andrewes tide to the .xiiij. KalÌ„ of aprill that the tylth sawyng of the erth Ì„ other such feld warkie and hand werkes wer moch let left vn done for cold Ì„ hardenesse of the erth ¶ And at Orray in bretan that tyme wos ordeyned a gret dedely bataill bitwene sir IohnÌ„ of Mounfort duke of Britan sir Charles of bloys but the victorie fell to the forsaid sir IohnÌ„ thurgh help and socour of the englisshmen And ther were taken mony knyghtis Ì„ squyers and other men that wer vnnombred in the wich bataill wos slayn Charles him self with all that stode aboute him of the englishmen wer slayn but vij And in this yere died at Sauoy IohnÌ„ the kyng of fraunce whos seruice Ì„ exequies kiÌ„g edward let ordeyn did in diuerse places worsshÌ„ipfully to be don Ì„ to Douer of worshipfull men ordeyned him worthely to be led with his own costis Ì„ expens froÌ„ theÌ„s he was fet in to fraunce Ì„ beried at sent Denys ¶ In the xl yere of kyng Edward the vij KalÌ„ of Februer wos borne Edward prince edward son the wich wan he wos vij yere of old he died ¶ And in the same yere it wos ordeyned that sent Petres peÌ„s fro that tyme forth shuld not be payed the wich kiÌ„g· Yuo sometyme kiÌ„g of engloÌ„d of the cuÌ„tre of west saxons that began to regne in the yere of our lord god ¶ C.lxxix first
spuÌ„alte encoraged the kyng to chalenge Normandy Ì„ his right in frauÌ„ce to th enteÌ„t to set hiÌ„ a werke ther that he shuld not seke occasioÌ„s to entre iÌ„ to such maters ¶ And all his life after he laboured iÌ„ the weris iÌ„ ê¯quering gret ê‘te of the reame of frauÌ„ce that bi the a gremeÌ„t of the kiÌ„g Charles he had all the gouernaÌ„ce of the reame of frauÌ„ce Ì„ wos ê“clamid regent heir of frauÌ„ce so not withstoÌ„dyng all this gret were that he had yit he remembrid his soule also that he was mortall must die for wich he ordined bi his liue the place of his sepultur wher he is beried Ì„ euery day iij. massis ê‘petualli soÌ„gen iÌ„ a chapell ouer his sepultur of wich the middill masse Ì„ the fyrst Ì„ laast masse shall be as his assigned by hiÌ„ as it apperith by thes uersis foloiÌ„g Henrici misse quinti sunt hic tabulate Que successiue sunt per monachos celebrate Prima sit assupÌ„te de festo virginis alme· Poscit postremam cristus de morte resurgens Prima salutate de festo virginis extat Nunciat angelicis laudem postrema choreis Esse deum natuÌ„ de virgine prima fatetur Commemorat natam sic vltima missa mariam Prima celebretur ad honorem neupmatis almi vltima conceptam denuÌ„ciat esse mariam Semê‘ prima coli debet de corê‘e cristi vltima sit facta de virgine purificata Condecet vt prima celebretur de cruce sancta Atque salutate· fiet postrema marie Omnes ad sanctos est prima colenda suê‘nos vltima de requie pro defunctie petit esse Semper erit media de proprietate diei ¶ And yit the nobull kiÌ„g Henri the v. fouÌ„did ij houses of religioÌ„ on called SyoÌ„ beside braynford of the order of sent Brigitte both of men women Ì„ on that othir side of the riuer of tamise an hous of moÌ„kis of chartrehous iÌ„ wich two places he is ê¯tinually praid for nyght day for euer whaÌ„ they of SyoÌ„ restis they of the chartrehous do ther seruice in like wise whaÌ„ they of the charterhous restis the othir goeth to by ryngyng of the bellis of eythir place eche knoweth whan they haue endid ther seruise wich be nobli endowed do dayli ther gret almusse dedis as iÌ„ charterhous certayn child be fondeÌ„ to scole Ì„ at sioÌ„ certayn almisse yefuen dali yit beside al this he had fouÌ„did a recluse with shall be alway a prest to pÌ„y for hiÌ„ by the said chartrehous wich prest is sufficiently endewed for hiÌ„ a seruauÌ„t Lo here may all princes take ensample by this nobull prince that regned so litell time not fully .x. yere did so moÌ„y nobull actis as well for his soule to be ê‘petually remeÌ„brid praid for as iÌ„ his worldly ê¯questis he beiÌ„g in his most lusti age dispised Ì„ eschewid synne Ì„ wos uertuê° a gret Iustiser iÌ„ so moch that all the priÌ„ces of cristeÌ„doÌ„ drad hiÌ„ also of hethenese he had determiÌ„ed iÌ„ hiÌ„ selfe if god wold haue sparid hiÌ„ to haue werid on the sariseÌ„s Ì„ for to know the ayde of oder princes all the passag iÌ„ that iournay he seÌ„t a knight of henaud named sir hugh de lanoye vn to Ierusalem but or he returned he died at Boys du vyncent in the xxxvi yer of his age on whos soule god haue merci Amen FElix the v. wos pope when Eugeny was deposid ix yere This Felix wos the duke of subandie a devoute prince an old man Ì„ he saw his childis child This man when he leuid an hole life wos chosin pope of the couÌ„cell of basiliens Ì„ Eugeyn wos deposit Ì„ ther wos strife loÌ„g time Ì„ he had no gret obedience for the deposicion of Eugeyn And at the last eugeyn decessed then felix resined to Nicholas for fauour of the pees to be had and he wos made legate of frauÌ„ce Ì„ cardinale of sabianus ¶ This wos the xxiij strife betwix Eugen felix Ì„ it durid xvi yere· this wos a new cause Ì„ neuer be fore seyn for the ê¯cel of basilien deposid eugeyn the veray pope ther wos no moo for he obeyd not the decreys of the councell of Constantinopolyn as they sayd ne he charged not to obey the concell of Basien bothe saed rather the contrarie shÌ„uld be done then so as they decreid wherfor ther roos a gret altricacion in that mater for sum sayd on way and sum an othir and coud not accord vn to this day for the ton ê‘ti sayd that the couÌ„cell wos aboue the pope an othir ê‘tie said the contrari that the pope wos aboue the couÌ„cell but they left it vndetermined therfore god must dispose for the best Albertus was Emprour after Sygmonde on yere This Albert wos the duke of Anstre Ì„ nevew to Sigmond and ther for he wos kyng of Beem and of vngri for his doughter for othir heir he left not This man wos chosin Emprour of Almayn bot anone he wos poysened and died and he wos in al thyngê a vertuus man that all meÌ„ said he wos a presideÌ„t to all kynges Fredericus the thrid wos Emprour after him This Frederik wos the duke of Anriest and chosin of Almayn bot it was loÌ„g or he wos crouned of the pope for diuision at the last ther wos made a vnite and he was crouned with a gret honour of the pope in the cite and wos a pesabull man and a quiet Ì„ of a singuler pete and he hated not the clargi he weddid the kyngê doughter of Portingale And in hys tyme whyles that he regned he made a gret conuocacion of princes in ratispona for the in cors of the Turkis and shewed vn to them that now with in this xx yere cristiÌ„dom wos made lasse by two hondreth mile and he warned them that they shuld be redy to resist him ¶ And the cite imê‘iall of Constantinobull was taken of the misbeleuyng Turkis and betrayed be a Ianuens whom for his labour the turke made a kyng as he ê“mysed him and the iiij day he callid home and he did him for his dissayt to his mastir And ther wos gret sorow and wepyng among cristyn pepull for the losse of that nobull Cite and of cristyn men and women for mony a cristyn man was slayn and innumerable wer sosld and the Emprour wos slayn for enuy the Turke causid his hede to be smyt of when he wos dede And almost all the faith in the land of greke failed Nicholaus the fifth a Ianuens wos pope after felix viij· yere This Nycholas was chosin at rome in the plais of Euggyny yit the strife hengit And a litell litell they obeyed him and all men meruellid that a man of so poer a nacion shuld obtene ayens the duke of