Henry ended his lyfe in the yeare of christ m.c.lxxxviii is beryed at founteuerarde in fraunce ¶ Rychard the fyrste RIchard the firste and second sonne of kynge Hēry the seconde was crowned kynge of Englande the iii. day of September the yere of Chryste M.c.lxxxix This man for hys valyantnesse and corage was called Curedde lion In the fyrst yeare of kyng Richarde the Londoners obtayned two offycers to gyde theyr cytie whiche were called baylyffes Two bayliffes gouerned lōdon The Iues spoiled at london About this time the Iues bare themselues very bolde in London in so muche that the people rose agaynste them and dyd robbe and kyll many of them without pytie But by cause the offendours were so manye they ascaped wythoute punyshment The king of scottes did hōage Also in this fyrst yeare Wyllyam king of Scottes came to Cantorbury and dyd homage to kynge Rycharde A preraraciō to recouer Hierusalem About this time the prynces of Christendom made great preparacyon to recouer Hierusalem and to ayde the Chrystyans in Asia In the thyrd yeare of king Richard the isle of cipres conquered he with a noble army toke his Iorney toward Hierusalem by the way he conquered the yle of Cypres and afterward he Ioyned wyth the french kynge in Asia and conquired Acon but shortlye after there fell great variaunce betwene kynge Richard of Englande and kynge Philyp of fraunce wherfor kinge Philip returne whome in to Fraunce and inuaded Normandy also he counsaled Iohn the brother to kynge Rychard to take vpon hym the kingdome of England in his bothers absence Shortly after kynge Rychard of England restored to the christians the citie of Ioppe The citie Ioppe wonne and in manye battayles put the Turkes to muche sorowe In the .iiii. The cruelty of the byshop of Elye yeare of kyng Richard and while he was in Assia william byshoppe of Elye to whome king Richarde had committed the gouernaunce of Englande practised muche crueltie as in depreuing of byshoppes and Abbottes and wolde ryde with a M. horses wherby he greued the place where he so iourned But at the last by strength the lordes put hym out of the land Kynge richard kīg of Hierusalem King Richard exchaūged Cipers with Guye of Lesingham for the kingdom of Hierusalem wherfore the kinge of Englande of a longe time after was called king of Hierusalem king Rychard takē prisōer In the .v. yeare king Richard hearing that king Philip of fraūce inuaded Normandy that Iohn his brother aspired to his kingdom toke peace with the Turkes for .iii. yeares and with a small company returned whomewarde by Thrace and there was trayterouslye taken prisoner by the Duke of Austrych and brought him to henry the Emperour and he was kept in streight prison a yeare and .v. monethes where it is said he slew a Lion and toke out his harte king Rychard deliuered out of prison In the .vi. yeare of kinge Rychardes raygne he payed his ransome whiche was a C.M. pounde and was deliuered and retorned to his countre and made sharpe warre vpon the frenche kynge and Iohn his brother at whiche tyme was fought diuers great batailes to the greate losse of both partyes In the .viii. peace betwene england and Fraunce yeare of kinge Rychardes reygne there was a peace concluded betwene Englande and fraunce for one yeare and Iohn submitted him selfe to his brother In the .x. Auriculen confecion first enuēted yeare of king Richards raygne Innocent the .iii. Byshop of Rome he firste compelled men to Auriculer confession and forbad the Sacrament to be ministred to the layetie vnder both kyndes Shortlye after the warre was newe arered betwene England and fraunce wherfore kinge Richarde sailed againe into Normandy and made newe warre vpon the french kynge in whiche warre they spede diuersly for some time the Frenche kinge wan holdes in Normandy and some time the kinge of Englande wan in Fraunce But at the last kinge Richard went to besege a Castell called Castell Gayllarde and as he rode aboute the Castell to auew it one marked him The deth of king richard the fyrste smot him with a Quarrell in the heade whereof anone after he dyed withoute yssue of his bodye in the yeare of Christ M.cc and in the .xii. yere of his reigne And is buried at Fountuerarde ¶ Kinge Iohn IOhn brother to the aboue named Richard was crowned king of England the xvii kīg Iohn cōtēyned the bishop of rome of a froward minde daye of Iuly the yeare aboue wrytten and reigne .xvii. yeares This kinge contemned the bishop of Romes aucthoryte whiche if he had done of conscience and for religions sake as he semed to do for couetousnes and of a frowarde minde vndoubtedlye he had bene worthy hye commendacion By his cowardnes and slothful necligence the signorye of Englande greatlye decayed In the first yere of kyng Iohns raygne kinge Philyp of Fraunce in the quarell of Arthur Duke of Brytaine whome sertaine of the lordes had named kinge of England made war vpon kinge Iohn and inuaded Normandy and toke from him diuers Castels and townes but after long Scirmishes warre begā betwen England Fraūce to the losse of both parties a peace was a greed which cōtinued not longe The king of scottes did hōage In this yere the king of Scottes came in to Englande and dyd homage and sware to be trewe leage man to king Iohn of of England In the second yere in yorkeshire wer sene v A sharpe wynter mones at ones in the element the next winter after was a sharpe winter hayle felle as byg as hennes Egges Arthur of Bretaine taken prisoner In the .iii. yere of kinge Iohns raygne kinge Philip of fraunce inuaded Normandy and toke diuers castels and townes which he gaue to Arthur Duke of Bretaine But shortly after the same Arther with many other noble men were taken prisoners by king Iohn and led in to Englande Englande enterdited In the .vi. yeare of this kinge the byshoppe of Rome demounced kinge Iohn with his whole realme accursed because he would not admit steuen Laughton to the bishoprike of Cantorbury But he lyttel regarded his curse nor obeyed hym nothing the rather Normandy loste In the .vii. yere of kyng Iohns Rayne kynge Philyp of Fraunce subdued to him the countre of Normandye which was not vnder the dominion of Fraunce in .ccc. yeares before Aboute thys tyme the Welchemen and Iryshmē rebelled whom kynge Iohn constrayned to redeme peace with greate sommes of money The welche men Irishe mē rebelled Aboute this time Philip Emperour of Almaine was murdered by the treason of the countye Palentyne The Emperoure murdered In the .ix The first mayre of London yere of kynge Iohns rayne was fyrste ordayned mayres and shyriffes in London and the fyrste mayers name was Henrye Fitz Alwyn and the fyrste shyriffes wer Peter Duke and Thomas
Bretayne Rycharde Chester Raufe Austreye shyryffes This yere the .xxii. day of August in the yere of our Lorde bosworth felde M. cccc.lxxxv was the Bataile of Bosworth nere to lecester in the which kynge Richard the .iii. in the third yeare of his reygne was slayne by kynge Henri the vii the whyche in the same daye began his reigne ouer the Realme King henry the .vii crowned and the .xxx. day of Octobre next folowing was crowned at Westminster In the .xiii. daye of September Two maires of london in one yeare and both died of the sweate in the yere of oure Lorde laste before mencioned dyed of the sweate the foresaid Thomas Hille mayre in whose place the .xxiiii. day of the moneth and yere of our lorde laste before mencioned wyllyam stocker knyght was chosen mayre whiche Stocker dyed the .viii. daye of the sayd moneth also of the sweate and the .xix. day of the sayde moneth of September was Iohn warde chosen mayre and so continued vntyll the feaste of Symon and Iude nexte folowing ¶ Henry the .vii. ANno dom M. cccc.lxxxv anno primo Henrici septimi Hughe Bryce goldsmyth knyghte mayre Iohn Tate Iohn Swā shiriffes ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxxxvi an secondo henrici septimi Henry Collet mercer knyghte mayre Iohn Perceiuall Hugh Clopton shirif This yere the kynge maryed kynge Edwards eldest doughter named Elyzabeth The king maried and in September next after was Prynce Arthur borne at wynchester Prince Arthar born ¶ Anno do m. cccc.lxxxvii anno tercio henrici septimi Wyllyam Horne mayre wyllyam Remingtō Iohn Fenkell Shiriffes The quene crowned In thys yeare on saynct Katherins day was the Quene crowned at Westminster ¶ Anno do m cccc lxxxviii anno iiii Henrici septimi Roberte Tate Mercer mayre Wylliam Isaac Raufe Tylney shiriffes This yeare the commons of the North slew the Earle of Northumberland Aedmocion in northomberlande in the same yeare was the felde of Dykesmew in Flaunders foughten by the lorde Dawbeney where the Lorde Morlaye was slayne ¶ Anno do m. cccc.lxxxix anno v. henrici septimi Wyllyam Whyte Mayre Wyllyam Capell Iohn Broke shiriffes ¶ Anno do m. cccc.lxxxx anno .vi. Henrici septimi Iohn Mathewe Mercer mayre Henry Coke Robert Reuil Hugh Pemperton shyr This yere was the Lord Henry the kinges seconde sonne The birth of king hēri the .viii borne in Grenewich in Iune ¶ Anno dom m. cccc.lxxxxi anno vii henrici septimi Hugh Clapton mercer mayre Thomas wod willyam Browne shiriffes ¶ Anno domi m. cccc.lxxxxii anno viii henrici septimi Willyam martyne skynner mayre william Purchate William welbeke shiriffes This yere in the moneth of Octobre A fray in London was a fraye made vpon the Esterlynges by the commons of the citie of London and speciallye by the mercers seruauntes ¶ Anno do m cccc lxxxxiii an ix henrici septimi Raufe Austrey fish monger mayre Roberte Fabyan Wyllyam wynger shiriffes This yeare was wheat at sixe pence the bushell and baye salte at thre pence ob a bushell in the cyty of London This yeare was syr wyllyam Stanley beheaded ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxxxxiiii anno .x. henrici septimi Rycharde Chawry Salter mayre Nicholas Alwyn Iohn warner shiriffes In this yere was good chepvittell in England This yere was whyte Hearing solde for thre shyllynges and iiii pence a barell at London and not aboue ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxxxxv an xi Henrici septimi Henri Collet mercer knyghte mayre Thomas knesworth Henry Somiz Shirif ¶ Anno do m. cccc.lxxxxvi anno xii Henrici septimi Iohn Tate mercer mayre Iohn shaa Richard Haddon shiriffes This yeare the .xviii. daye of Iune was Blackeheth felde Blackeheth feld ¶ Anno do m. cccc.lxxxxvii an xiii Henrici .vii. wylliā Purchase mercer mayre Bertylmewe rede Thomas wyndone shiriffes ¶ Anno do m. cccc.lxxxxviii anno xiiii henrici septimi Iohn perciual marchaunt tayler mayre Thomas Braybury Steuen Ienyns shir ¶ An. do M. cccc.lxxxxix an xv hērici septi Nicolas alwyne mayre Iames wyford Rychard Broude shiriffes This yeare was the Earle of Warwyke beheaded Th erle of warwike beheaded This yeare the kinge and the Quene sayled to Callys A triūphe at Calis and at Saynte Peters they met with the duke of Burgoyne ¶ Anno do M. ccccc anno xvi hērici .vii. william Remingtō maire Iohn Hawes Wyllyam Siete shiriffes Lady katherin landed This yere the .iiii. day of octobre landed at Plummouth katherin doughter to the kyng of Spaine ¶ Anno do M. ccccc.i anno .xvii. henrici septimi Iohn shaa goldesmith mayre Laurence Aylmer Henry hede shiriffes Prince arther maryed This yere vpon S. Erkinwaldes daye was Prince Arthur maryed to the foresayde Lady Katheryne whiche Prynce dyed in the Easter weke folowinge ¶ Anno domini m.ccccc.ii anno xviii Henrici septimi Bartilmewe Rede goldsmith maire Henri kebbell Nicolas Niuers Siriffes The deth of the quene This yere the .xi. daie of February dyed quene Elizabeth in the Towre of London beyng in child bed and the .viii. daye of Auguste was the King of Scottes maryed to Margeret the eldest doughter ¶ Anno do m. ccccc.iii an xix henrici septimi Wyllyam Capel draper mayre Chrystopher Hawes Robert warris Thomas graunge Shiriffes ¶ Anno do m. ccccc.iiii an xx hērici septimi Iohn wynger grocer mayre Roger Achilley Wyllyam browne shiriffes ¶ Anno domi m. ccccc.v anno xxi henrici septimi Thomas Ioysworth fyshmōger Mayre Richard Shore Roger Grouer shiriffes In this yeare was the wethercocke of Poules blowne downe The duke of burgon driuen into englād by tēpest the duke of Burgoyne was driuen to lande in the west Countrey ¶ Anno domi m. ccccc.vi an xxii Henriri septimi Richarde Haddon mercer knyght mayre wylliam Copynger wylliā Fytzwylliam shir ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.vii anno xxiii Henrici septimi Wyllyam Browne mercer Laurence Aymer Mayres wyllyam Butler Iohn Kyrby shyryffes A greate fire at norwytche This yeare was a greate parte of the Cytie of Norwytch brente ¶ Anno domi m. ccccc.viii anno xxiiii henrici septimi Steuen Ienins marchaunte tayler Mayre Thomas Exmew Richarde smith Shyryffes In this yere the .xxi. daye of Apryll dyed kynge Henry the vii at Rychmond the .xxiiii. yeare of hys reygne is buried at westminster ¶ Henry the eyghte THe most gracious prince Kynge Henry the viii beganne hys regyne the xxii day of Apryll in the yeere of oure Lorde M. ccccc ix and was crowned at westmynster in the Feaste of the Natiuite of saynt Iohn Baptyst nexte folowinge ¶ Anno domini m. ccccc.ix anno primo henrici octaui Thomas Bradbury mercer mayre George Monox Iohn Dubet shyryffes In this yere was Emsone and Dudley beheaded Emson dudley beheaded Thys yere was Syr wyllyam Fytzwyllyam disfraunchesed bycause he wolde not be shyrffe ¶ Anno do m. ccccc.x an secondo henrici octaui Henri Kebell mayre
a voyag into Normandy and wonne Caen with the castell and in conclusyon what by force rendering vp wan almost all the holdes in Normandy ¶ Anno domi M. cccc.xviii anno vi henrici quinti Richarde Morlowe yremōger mayre Hēry Rede Ihon Gedney shyrefes In this yere syr Ihon Oldcastel knyght lorde Cobham was hāged in cheines and after brente In this yeare the laste daye of Iuly the cytie of Roan was beseged bothe by water and by lande The citie of Roan beseged insomoche that by reason of famin they were cōpelled to fall to treatie and so the xix daye of Ianuary the cytie was yelded to the kynge And immeniatly after all Normandy yelded them selues also ¶ An. do M. cccc.xix an septimo henrici quinti Wylliā Seuenoke grocer mayre Ihon Parues Rauf Barton Ihon Bryan shyreffes In the tyme of thys warre in Fraunce there was great variaūce betwene the nobles of Fraūce and specially betwene the Dolphin variaūce betwene the lordes of fraūce the Duke of Burgon and the Duke of Orliaunce with other and there was a place appoynted to mete to treate for a peace and thether came the Dolphin the Duke of Burgonne and the sayd Duke kneling on his knees tellyng his tale to the Dolphin one Tavagny du chastel smote the Duke on the heed with a hachet so moste shamefully was mordered A communycatyon for a peace In this yeare there was a communycatyon for a peace betwene England and Fraunce but it toke small efecte wherfore the Kynge went forward with his conquest sent an armie to Ponthoyse with forse wanne it Pōthoise wonne to the great feare of the parisience and all Fraunce ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xx anno viii henrici quinti Richard whitinghā mercer mayre Robert whitingham Ihon Butler shyreffes A peace concluded betwene Fraūce England In this yeare in Maye was cōcluded a peace betwene the Kynge of Englande and the French kyng so that king Henry did mary lady Katheryne the Frenche kynges doughter at Troye in Chāpaigne after which mariage kynge Henry was proclamed heyre and regente of Fraunce In this yeare at Christmas the kyng of Englād kept such a noble house in Roan as Regē of Fraūce that to his courte all men resorted and fewe to the Frenche kynges courte and after Christmas he ordeaned his brother the Duke of Clarence his leuetenaūt generall both of Fraunce Normandy and on the morow after candelmas daye the kynge and the quene toke shippyng at Calis landed at Douer and on saynte Mathues daye folowynge the quene was crowned at westminster the kynge returned into Englande ¶ Anno do m. cccc.xxi an ix henrici quinti Wylliam Cambrydge grocer mayre Ihon Butler William weston shyreffes In this yere the Duke of Clarence made a rode into Aniowe where by a lūbard he was betraied and so was slayne with dyuers noble men more the death of the duke of clarence A voiage into fraūce Also in this yeare in Maye the kynge passed the sea with a noble army into Fraūce and pursued the dolphin on such wyse that he coude scant fynde any place to hyde himselfe in In this yeare the kyng beseged the cytie of Meaux in brye during whiche syege was borne at Wynsore the kynges sōne named Hēry the byrth of Kynge Hēry the syxte ¶ Anno do m. cccc.xxii an x. henrici quinti Robart Chychelye grocer mayre Rychard Iostlyn williā weston shyreffes The deth of Kynge Hēry the fyfte In this yeare kynge Henry the fyfte dyed the xxi daye of August In the yeare of oure Lorde next aboue mencioned whan he had reigned .ix. yeares and fyue monethes and xxiiii dayes and lyeth buryed at Westmynster ¶ Henry the syxt HEnry the vi began his reigne the fyrst day of Septembre in the yere of our lorde next aboue mencioned was crowne at Westmynster in the eyght yeare of hys reygne all whiche tyme before for insufficiency of age he was admitted to the rule of his vncles the Duke of Bedforde and Glocester he was of the age of viii monethes odde dayes and not aboue ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.xxxiii anno primo Henrici sixti Wyllyam walderne mayre William Estfeld Robert Tatersale shyreffes Thys yeare was the Duke of Glocester made protectour of Englande and the Duke of Bedforde regēt of Fraūce which Regent like a noble capitayne maytayned the warre against the Dolphin so longe as he lyued ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xxiiii anno secondo Henrici sixti Wyllyam Crowner drapen Mayre Nicolas Iames Thomas wadford shyref In this yere the Duke of Bedford Regēt of Fraūce The battayle of vernoyle made warre vpon the Dolphyn of Fraūce and vnto Englishemen fell the victory at the battayle of vernoyle where were viii M. Frenchmen slayne Also in this yeare was Iames Steward kynge of scottes delyuered which was prisoner in Englād long time before The king of scottes deliuered who for the realme of Scotlād did omage to the king of Englande and maryed the lady Iane doughter to the Erle of Somerset and cosyn to the kynge ¶ Anno domini M.ccc.xxv an tercio Henrici sixti Ihon Michell Mayre Symon Seman Ihon Bythwater shyreffes In this yeare the Duke of Glocester protecter of Englande sente vnto hys brother the Regente of Fraunce .x. M. men to mayntayne warre agaynst the Dolphin A voiage into fraūce In this yeare also was a battayle at vernoyle in perch betwene the Regēt the Duke of Alaūson The battayle of Vernocle in Perch the victory fell to the Englshe men where were slayne of Frenchmen Scottes .ix. thousand and vii C. and of Englyshemen xvi C. ¶ Anno domini M. cccc.xxvi anno quarto Ihon couentre marcer Mayre Wyllyam Mylted Ihon Brokeley shyreffes In thys yeare began a greate variaunce in Englande betwene the noble men of the realme for the Byshop of wynchester dyd enuye Of a noble prelat the lorde protector in so moch that the Lorde Regent of Fraunce was fayne to come into England to set theim at one ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xxvii anno quinto Henrici sixti Ihon Raynwell fyshmonger Mayre Roberte Arnold Ihon Heygham shyrefes ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xxviii anno sixto Henrici sixti Ihon Godney draper Mayre Robert Ocle Hēry Frowyke shyreffes Orliance beseged In thys yeare was Orlyaunce beseged by the thenglyshe men and as syr Ihon Fastolfe wente frome Parys towarde the army with vytales ther met him an army of frēchemen where after longe conflicte the Englysh men optained the victory where were .xxv. C. Frenchmē slayne and .xii. C. taken prisoners ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xxix anno septimo Henrici sixti Henry Berton skiner Maire Thomas Dushous Raufe Holande shyreffes In this yeare the seage brake vp before Orliaunce and wan many townes as Geneuile Meū Fort with diuers other and as the lorde Talbot was coming to Meū with v. M. men he was incountered with an
Constantines sonne slew Engyst and droue the Sarazyns away reygned viii yere Vter pēdragō his brother xvii yere Arther his son reigned xxvi yere Cōstātine Arthers cosin xxiiii yere Guran for Constantyne had none heyre reygned xxx yere Tonagh his cosin xxiiii yere Syryke reygned xxv yeare Saint Ethelbert and Sebert that were conuerted by saint Austine his felowship reigned l. yere Elfrede and Cadwaller saint Oswalde and Cadwalyn reygned in this realme of Englande one after another lxxx yere Offa Sainte Oswaldes brother xlviii yere Alured the first in his time saynte Edmunde of Bury was slayne of hūger and Hubba the kynges brethren of Denmarke xxx yere Edward the first his son xxv yere Edmunde his brother xvii yere Adelstone xxv yere Eldred his brother x. yere Edwin his third brother iiii yere Edgar his sonne xvii yere S. Edward the martyr xii yere Swayne that was kinge of Denmarke reygned xv yere Eldred s Edwards brother .ix. yere Edmunde Irensyd and Knowe Swayne sonne reigned xx yere Harolde Harefote knowte sonne xiii yere Hardeknowt his brother xvi yere Saynt Edward the confessour Eldredes sonne reigned xxiii yere Harolde that was Godwyn sonne Earle of well sex reygned i. yere ¶ Here endeth al the kinges that raygned before the Conquest Wyllyam Conqueroure WIlliam Duke of Normandy called conquerour Of williā cōqueror duke of normādy Nephew vnto king Edward the confessoure began his dominion ouer this realme of Englande the .xv. daye of October in the yeare of oure Lorde M lxvii and reygned .xxi. yeares one moneth with greate cruelnes toward the Englyshmen chargynge them alwayes wyth greate exactions by meanes whereof he caused dyuers to flee oute of the lande he ordayned new lawes at hys owne pleasure profitable to him self and greuous and hurtful to the people In the second yere of thys kīges reygne the cyty of Exeter and Northumberland Exiter Rebelled rebelled which bothe were subdued and after greuously punyshed Kynge Wyllyam bylded certayne castels within thys realme and put normans to be gouerners in them who greatlye oppressed the Englyshe men The englysh men oppressed About thys time the kyng caused .ii. Bishops albotes deposed Cardynalles to come frome Rome where by meanes of the kynge they deposed certayne Bysshopes Albottes and Prioures Englyshemen and in theyr place put in Normans The countre aboue yorke destroyed In the .iii. yeare of Wyllyam Conqueroure the Danes inuaded the North countre and won yorke but shortlye after the kynge came and droue awaye the Danes and toke such displeasure wyth the enhabitauntes of that prouynce that he destroyed the lande from yorke to Durham that .ix. yeare after it laye vnlaboured and vntylled About thys tyme was a greate debate betwene Thomas Archebishop of yorke and Langfranke archbyshop of Canterbury for the Primacy of Englande A variaunce betwene the byshops for the primacy but the byshop of Cantorbury optained and the Byshop of yorke made to hym an othe of obeysaunce In the .x. A conspiracy against the kynge yeare of thys kynges raigne Roger Erle of Herford and Rafe Earle of Norfolke conspyred agaynste kynge Wyllyam he beynge in Normandy whych were bothe outelawed the realme and Earle Walrefe that vttered the conspiracy was beheaded About the .xv. A bataile ī normādy yere of his raigne Robert curteyse the kynges eldest sone wyth the helpe of Philip the French kinge made warre against his father in Normandye where kynge Wyllyam was sore hurte but afterwarde a peace was made betwene them Thys kynge wyllyam made the newe forest in hamshere and therefore he cast downe diuers churches by the space of xxx The makinge of new forest myles No englishe man bare office in englād In his time he kept the Englysh men so lowe that few of them bare any offyce of honour in England Also in the .xix. yeare of kynge Wyllyams reygne he beynge in Normandy raysed a great trybute in England and caused to be gathered of euery hyde of landes whych contayneeh .xx A greate tribute Acres .vi. s Shortly after the kinge made warre into Fraunce where he dyd muche hurte The deth of williā cōqueror but in this heate he toke suche a disease that it cost him his life in his sekenes he made his testamente and gaue to Wyllyam Rufus his second sonne the kyngdome of Englande and to Roberd Courteise his eldest sonne the Duchye of Normandy and vnto hēry hys thyrde sonne he gaue hys treasure thus he ended his lyfe in the moneth of Iuly and lyeth buryed at Cane in Normandy Wylliam Rufus WIllyam Rufus or willyam the Reed began his reygne ouer thys realme the .xvii. day of Septembre the yeare of Christ .m.lxxxix. Sone after willyam Rufus had taken vpon him the kyngdome hys brother Robert Courteise came out of Normandy and landed at hamptō to th entent to haue put out his brother frome the kyngdome but the kynge sente to him ambassadours Agremēt betwene williā rufus hys brother so at the last they were agreed that Wyllyam Rufus should be kynge payinge to his brother yearly .iii. M. Markes ech of them to be others aire A rebelliō againste the kinge In the second yere of thys king dyuers Lordes in England rebelled against the kynge and assayled dyuers townes but kyng wylliam vanquyshed the traitours and chased them out of hys realme war with the scotes In the .iii. yeare of Wyllyam Rufus the scottes warred on englande wherefore kynge Wyllyam prouided an armye and wente thether where after dyuers conflictes and scermyshes a peace was concluded so that Malcolyn kynge of Scottes was sworne to be trew to kynge Wyllyam A greate winde in England In the iiii yere of wyllyam Rufus there was a greate wynde in London that blew downe v.c. houses and the rofe of Bow churche and did greate hurte in vynchester and other places The king of wales slayne In this time also the Welchemen rebelled but they were subdued theyr duke or kinge called Ryse slayne whiche was accompted the laste kinge of Wales Also Malcolin kyng of Scottes rebelled and came with an army into Englande The king of scottes slayne but the Earle of Northumberlande encountred wyth him and there kinge Malcolyn was slaine In the .vi. a viage to Ierusalē yeare of William Rufus there was prepared throughe christendome a mightye army of thre .c. M. men to winne Ierusalē whose soueraygne capitayne was Godfrey duke of Loraine and his ii bretheren with many other noble men of Christendome At this time many noble menne Borowīg of money for this vyage laied their landes to morgage to prouide for the forenamed viage amonge whiche was Roberd Curtoyse Duke of normandy he layed his dukedome to pledge to his brother William kinge of Englande for a C.M. pounde Greate taxynge A bought the .viii yeare of william Rufus bothe Englande and Normandy were greuouslye taxed and also there was a great mortalitie
army of Frenchmen to the nombre of xxiii M. where was taken prisoners the Lorde Talbot the lorde Scales with other The lord talbot taken prisoner And of Englishemen were slayne xii C. persons to the great reioysynge of the Dolphin other of his facte In this yeare also after this victory the Dolphin reysed an army wan by cōposicion Troys in Chāpayne the cytie of Raynes with dyuers other townes and castelles whiche Dolphin had in his campe one Ione a stout Ramp whiche the Frenchemen dyd call La pusell de dwe Of Ione the witch the mayd of God And afterwarde in thys same yeare was the Dolphin sacred kynge of Fraunce at Raynes in the presense of all the noble men of his faction The sacred king at Raynes and the Dukes of Lorayne and Barre by the name of Charles the syxte The duke of Bedford pursueth the Dolphyn frō place to place And the Duke of Bedford Regēt of Fraunce beynge at Paris hard of this doinges of the French king with an noble army of Englishmē and Normans pursued him frome place to place tyl he came to senles in Berre where both armies might se other after bothe armyes had lyne in eche others syght .ii. dayes the Frenche kyng lyke a carpet capitayne in the dead of the nyghte brake vp his army fled to Braye which when the Regent perceyued mystrustynge the waueringe Parciās returned with his armi to paris In this yere by the procurement of the byshop of Rone Henry Benford Cardinall of Wynchester cōmonly called the ryche Cardinall Mē sente into fraūce was sent into Beame with iiii M. men to reuēge the bishop of Rome but whē he came to Douer he was countermaunded by the lorde protector went into Fraūce to helpe the Regent agaynst the Frēch kyng ¶ Anno domini M. cccc.xxx anno octauo Hērici sixti Williā Estfeld mercer Mayre Wyllyam Ruffe Raufe Holande shyreffes In this yere the Regēt of Fraūce lefte the gouernaunce of Paris to the Byshop of Ely Chaunceller of Fraunce A parliamente at Roan and the sayd Regent held Parliament at Roan animatynge the Normans to their obeysaunce to the Kynge of Englande .c. At which season the Frenche king sent the Duke of Alaunson and his soceres Ione the greate goddesse of the Frenche men to scale Paris A sealeng of parys from the which they were beaten to theyr great losse theyr capytayne Ione was throwne into the dykes had much worke to saue her lyfe In this eyght yeare kyng Henry the sixt was crowned at wistminster ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xxxi an nono Henrici syxti Nicolas Wauton Mayre Water Charsy Roberte Large shyreffes The order of the golden flece In this yeare did Phillip Duke of Borgon mary Lady Isabell doughter to Ihon kynge of Portingale and great aunt to the king of Englande at whiche maryage the sayd Duke ordeyned the order of the golden flece In this yeare in Decembre the Englyshmen beseged the towne of of Laigny in the whiche the pusell was capitayne with other who issued oute to skyrmyshe wyth the Englyshemen and Burgonyons at which skyrmishe Ione the puzel was taken and after was sente to the duke of Bedford to Roan wherafter long examinacion was brent to asshes Ione the puzel brēt at Roan ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xxxii an desimo Hērici sixti Ihon Welles grocer Mayre Ihon Aldryle Steuen Browne shyreffes In this ten yeare kynge Henry the syxte was crowned at Paris king hēry the syxte crowned Kynge of fraūce in Paris which is the chiefe cytie in all fraūce with great triumphe nobilitie After kyng Henry was crowned kynge of Fraunce he kepte a noble house fyrste at Paris and after at Roan in whiche tyme there was a peace concluded for vi yeares betwene the Englyshemen and the Frenchemen A peace cōcluded whiche peace within shorte tyme by the Frenchemē was broken ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xxxiii an xi Henrici sixti Ihon Perueis fyshemōger Maire Ihon Olney Ihon Paddisly shyreffes The peace brokē In this yere the peace in Fraūce was broken wherfore on both partyes were armyes set forthe townes fortefied and when the French men coulde not preuayle they sente forth theyr accostmed seruaūt called mayster Treasō and corrupted Piers Andebeuffe constable of the castle of Roan with mony that the Marcial of Fraūce with ii C. persons disgysed dyd entre the castell of Roan but they were sone espyed so some of them were slayne some hanged and some raūsomed at the Regentes pleasure ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xxxiiii anno xii Hērici sixti Ihon Brokely draper mayre Thomas Challō Ihon Lynge shyreffes In this yeare the commons of Normandy made insurrection by the settyng on of the Frenche kyng but thei were shortely suppressed The commons of normādy rebelled many of them slayne In this yeare was Ihon Duke of Burbon delyuered out of prysō whiche had bene prysoner in Englād syns the butayle of Agyncourt xviii yeres before The duke of Burbō delyuered out of prison paied for his roūsome xviii M. pound starling In this yeare also began a veriaunce betwene the Regēt of fraūce and the Duke of Burgoyne to the losse of Englande and no gayne to Burgony A variaūce betwene the Regent the Duke of burgoine ¶ Anno do m. cccc.xxxv anno xiii Henrici sixti Robert Ocley grocer Mayre Thomas Barnewel Symon Eyre shyreffes This yere was a great frost that endured from the feast of saint katheryne vnto the feast of saynt valentyne A greate froste so that neyther shyp might sayle nor botte be rowed on the riuer of Thames therfore all the vyntage was caryed to Londō by land in Cartes A peace betwene the Frēchkīg the duke of Burgoyne In this yeare was concluded a peace betwene the Frenche kyng the duke of Burgoyn to the great dyspleasure and losse of the Englyshemen The deth of the regente of Fraunce In this yere died the noble Duke of Bedforde Regent of Fraunce lyeth buried in our lady churche at Roan in whose sted was elected regente of Fraunce Richarde Duke of Yorke ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xxxvi an xiiii Henrici sixti Henry Frowyke mercer Mayre Thomas Catworthe Robert Clopton shyreffes paris lost In this yeare the Parissioners rebelled agaynst the Englishemen and so rendered vp the cytie of Paris in to the Frenchemens handes and slew many of the Englishmen that kept the cytie In this yeare the Duke of Burgoyne with an army of xl M. mē dyd laye seage to Calys Calis beseged And durynge this seage the Duke sent the lorde of Croy with a cōuenient army to laie sege to Gines Gines beseged who gote there but small gaynes Shortly after it was noysed in the campe of the Duke that the lord protector of England was shipped with a great army to come to calis
Iohn mylborne Iohn Rest shirif This yeare Henry the kynges sonne was borne at Richmonde The birth of king hēries fyrste sonne on newyeres daye and Iustes kepte at westminster and on saynt Mathewes daye the childe died ¶ Anno domini m. ccccc.xi anno tercio henrici octaui Roger Achilley draper mayre Nicolas Shelton Thomas Myrfyn shyryffes This yeare was the lorde Darsey sent into Spayne A voyage īto spaine to ayde the kyng of Spayne against the Mores but peace was made before hys aryuynge and so he returned home agayne This same season was syr Edwarde Poynynges sente into Gelderlande to ayde the Prynce of Chastell A voyage into gelderlande The same tyme the lorde haward toke Andrewe berton a C.lx Scotes and two fayre Shyppes ¶ Anno. domini m. ccccc.xii anno quarto henrici octaui wyllyam copynger Richarde haddon knyghte mayre Roberte holderne Roberte Fenrothern Shyryffes Thys yeare was Edward Delapole beheaded Edward delapole beheaded Thys yeare the lorde Marques dorset was sent into Spayne wyth x. M. men A voiage īto spaine and did much hurt in Guien and returned in wynter by reason of the flyx and on saynct Laurence daye the Regent and the Caricke were brente A battale on the sea whiche were two greate Spyppes ¶ Anno domi m. ccccc.xiii anno quinto henrici octaui Wyllyam browne mercer mayre Iohn Dawes Iohn Brute shyryffes This yeare the sayde Dawes dyed within the yeare and in hys place was chosen Roger Basford The lorde Admirall slayne Thys yeare syr Edward Howarde Lorde Admyrall of England was slayne on saint Markes daye in Bryttayne by muche hardynes The same yeare in Iune the kinge besyeged Tyrwyn and discomfyted the power of Fraunce at Boomie Tyrwin Turney wonne and toke the cyties Tyrwyn and Turney and returned without any more battayle offered durynge whiche tyme the kynge of Scottes enoyed Englande The king of Scottes slayne wyth an C.M. men and was slaine him selfe and .xii. Earles by the earle of Surry the kinges lyefe tenaunte wherefore the kynge created hym Duke of Northfolke and hys eldest sonne Earle of Surrey ¶ Anno domini m. ccccc.xiiii an sexto henrici octaui Georg monox draper Mayre Iames yarforde Ihon Mundy shyryffes A peace concluded betwene England fraunce This yere was a peace concluded betwene England and Fraūce and on saynt Denice day the frēch kynge maryed the Lady Mary the kynges syster and on Newyeres day after he dyed and therefore the kynge sente for her agayne by the Duke of Suffolke and other In this yeare was Rycharde hunne hanged in the Lollers Towre Richarde hun mordered ī lolers towre ¶ Anno do M. ccccc.xv anno .vi. henrici octaui Syr william Butler grocer mayre henry worle Rychard Gray shyriffes The sayde graye died within the yeare and for him was chosen william Bayle This yeare in Februarye was borne at Grenewitche the Ladye Mary the Kynges doughter In Aprill the Frenche Quene came into England The duke of sofolke maried the french Quene and was maried to the lorde Charles duke of Suffolke This yeare Margaret Quene of Scottes sister to the kynge fled into England and lay at Harbottell The quene of scottes fled in to englād and she was deliuered of a doghter called Margaret came to London in may and taried there a hole yeare before she returned ¶ Anno domine m. ccccc.xvi anno viii henrici octaui Iohn Rest grocer maire Thomas Semer Richard Thurstone shiriffes A great froste This yere was suche a Froste that al men with cartes might pas betwene westminster Lambeth yll Maye daye This yeare on maye euen was an insurreccion of yong persons against Alyens of the which diuers were put to execucion and the resedue came to westminster wyth halters aboute their neckes and were pardoned And the .xxiiii. daye of Maye the quene of Scottes returned into scotlande againe ¶ Anno do m. ccccc.xvii anno .ix. henrici octaui Syr thomas Exmew goldsmith mayre Thomas baudry Richard Simon shiriffes In this yere was the Terme adiourned to Oxford and agayne to London In October the Admyrall of Fraunce came into Englande and Turney was delyuered to the Frenche kynge agayne Turney geuē oure to the 〈…〉 ¶ Anno domini m. ccccc.xviii an x. henrici octaui Thomas Myrfin skynner mayre Iohn Allē Iames Spencer shyryffes Charles the v. elected emperoure In this yere at Frāckford Charles the .v. was elected Emperoure This yeare the Earle of Surrey was sent into Irelande a vsage in to yrelad ¶ Anno dom m. ccccc.xix anno xi henrici octaui Syr Iames yoxford mercer mayre Ihon wyllyam Nicholas Pheteryche shyryffes This yeare the kynge and the Frenche kynge met at the campe betwene Arde and Guynes The treumphe at Gynes where were greate triumphes After that the Kynge and the Emperoure mete a treūphe at Callis and the kynge wente to Grauelen wyth hym and he came to Calys wyth the kynge and had great chere and the kinge returned ¶ Anno domini m.ccccc.xx anno xii henrici octaui syr Iohn Bruge draper mayre Iohn Skeuyngton Iohn Keynde shiriffes The duke of bukingham beheaded This yere the Duke of Buckyngham was beheaded the .xxii. daye of maye In Iune the Cardinal went to Calys The cardinal wēt to Callys to intreate a peace betwene the Emperour the French kynge and taryed there tyll December with oute anye thynge concluded ¶ Anno domini m.ccccc.xxi anno xiii Henrici octa Syr Iohn Myl borne draper mayre Iohn Brytayne Thomas Pargetoure shyr This yere the frydaye before Penthecost that is to saye the .vi. daye of Iune Charles the fyfte Emperoure was honorably receyued into the citie of London of the Mayre Aldermen Themperour receiued into London and the Communaltye our souereigne lorde accompanying hym And from London he wente to winsoure and sate in the stall of the Garter and from thence to Hampton and sayled ouer the sea into Spayne a voiage ī to fraūce durynge whiche tyme the Earle of Surrey lorde Admirall brente Morles in Bryttayne and after landed at Calys and entred Picardye brente townes and castels and besieged Hesding but because of wynter he taysed hys seige returned The scottes īuaded Englāde Thys yeare the duke of Albany was entringe into Englande wyth a greate armye but when he harde that the earle of Shrowysbury was commyng to fyght wyth hi he toke a truce for .vi. moneths ¶ An. do M. ccccc.xxii an xiiii Henrici octaui Syr Ihon mondy goldsmith mayre Iohn Rudstone Ihon Champnies shiriffes The king of Denmarke cā into england for socoure Thys yere Christenrne kynge of Denmarke came into England in Iune This yere the earle of Surrey brente Iedworth A voyage īto scotlād and many other townes in Scotlande The Rodes wone by the turkes In this yeare the Turke besyeged the Roodes and vpon Chrystmas daye he toke