quene Katheryn And thus ended and is entered buryed the noble kynge Henry the fyfth on whose soule and all thrysten soules god haue mercy Amen ¶ Of the lawe of kyng Henry the fyfth and what he ordeyned for kyng Richard and for hymselfe after his deth HEre is to be noted that this kynge Henry the fyfth was a noble prynce after he was kynge crowned how be it before in his youth he had ben wylde recheles spared nothynge of his lust ne desyres but accomplyâ—â—hed them after his lykyng But as soone as he was crowned anoynted and sacred anone sodeynly he was chauÌ„ged in to a newe maÌ„ set all his entent to lyue vertuously in maynteynynge of holy chirche destroyenge of heretykes kepyng Iustyce defendyng of his realme subgeetes And for as moche as his fader had deposed by his labour the good kyng Rychard pyteously made hym to dye for the offence done to him agaynst his legeaunce he had sent to Rome to be assoyled therof For which offence our holy fader the pope enioyned hym to make him to be prayed for perpetually lyke as he had done to be taken froÌ„ hym his naturall lyfe therfore he sholde do fouÌ„de .iiij. tapers to bren perpetually about his body that for the extynccyon of his bodyly lyfe his soule may euer be remembred lyue in heuen in spirituall lyfe And also the he shold euery weke on the daye as it came about of his deth haue a soleÌ„pne masse of Requiâ— on the euen afore a Dirige with .ix. lessons a dole to poore people alway on the daye of .xj. shyllynges .viij. pens to be deled peny mele ones in the yere at his annyuersary his enteremeÌ„t to be holden in the moost honest wyse to be deled the daye .xx. pouÌ„de in pens to poore people to euery monke .xx. shyllynges whiche all these thinges perâ—ournted this noble kynge for his fader For kyng Henry the fourth his fader perfourmed it not durynge his lyfe whome as it was sayd god touched and was a lepre or he dyed ¶ And than this noble prynce let do call all the abbottes pryours of saynt Benettes ordre in Englonde had them in the chapter hous of WestmyÌ„ster for the reformacion of the ordre wherin he had comynycacyon also with bysshops men of the spiritualte in so ferforth that they doubted sore the he wolde haue had the temporaltees out of theyr haÌ„des wherfore by the aduyse labours procuryng of the spiritualte encouraged the kynge for to chalenge NormaÌ„dy his ryght in FrauÌ„ce to the entent to set hym a werke there that he shold not seke occasyons to entre in to suche maters And al his lyfe after he laboured in the werres in conque ryng a grete parte of the realme of FrauÌ„ce that by the agrement of the kyng Charles he had all the gouernaunce and rule of the realme of Fraunce he was proclaymed regent heyre of Fraunce And so notwithstandynge for all this grete warre that he had yet he remembred his soule and also that he was mortall and must dye for whiche he ordeyned by his lyfe tyme the place of his sepulture where he is buryed and there is euery daye thre masses perpetually songen in a chapell ouer his sepulture of whiche the myddle masse and the fyrst the last masse shall be as it is assygned by hym as it appereth by these verses folowynge Henrici misse quinti sunt hic tabulate Que successiue suÌ„t ê‘ monachos celebrate ¶ Die dnÌ„ica Prima sit assuÌ„pte de festo virginis alme Poscit postremaÌ„ xpÌ„s de morte resurgeÌ„s ¶ Feria secunda Prima salutate de festo virginis extat NuÌ„ciat aÌ„gelicis laudeÌ„ postrema choreis ¶ Feria tertia Esse deuÌ„ natuÌ„ de virgine prima fatetur CoÌ„memorat natuÌ„ sicvlâ—ia missa mariaÌ„ ¶ Feria quarta Pria celebretÌ„ ad honoreÌ„ pneumatê almi Vltima conceptaÌ„ denunciat esse mariaÌ„ ¶ Feria quinta Semê‘ prima coli debet de corpore xpÌ„i Vltima sit facta de virgine purificata ¶ Feria sexta Concedet vt prima celebretÌ„ de cruce sctaÌ„ Atque salutate fiet postrema marie ¶ Sabbato OeÌ„s ad sctoÌ„s est prima colenda suê‘nos Vltima de requie ê“ defunctis petit esse Semper erit media de proprtetate diâ—i ¶ And yet the noble kyng Henry the fyfth fouÌ„ded two houses of religyon that one is called Syon besyde Braynford of the ordre of saynt Brigitte bothe of men and women And on the other syde of the riuer of Tamyse a hous of monkes of Charterhous in whiche two places he is contynually prayed for nyght and daye for euer whan they of Syon resteth they of the Charterhous do theyr seruyce in lyke wyse whan they of the Charterhous resteth the other gothe to and by ryngynge of the belles of eyther place eche knoweth whan they haue ended theyr seruyce whiche be nobly endowed do dayly there grete almes dedes as in the Charterhous certeyn chyldren be fouÌ„de to scole at Syon certeyn almes gyuen dayly And yet besyde all this he fouÌ„ded a recluse whiche shall be alway a preest to praye for him by the sayd Charterhous which preest is sufficiently endowed for hyÌ„ a seruauÌ„t Loo here may all pryÌ„ces take ensample by this noble prynce that regned so lytell tyme not fully .x. yere dyd so many noble actes as well for his soule to be perpetually prayed for as in his worldly coÌ„questes he beynge iÌ„ his most lusti age despised eschewed synne was a grete iusticer in so moche that al the prynces of christeÌ„dom drad hym also of 〈◊〉 â—e 〈◊〉 in him â—â—fe yf god 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to haue watred oâ— yÌ„ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to knowe the ayâ—â— of other 〈◊〉 all yÌ„ passages in the iourn 〈…〉 â—nyght of 〈◊〉 named syr Hugh de L 〈…〉 vnto Ieru sall but or he â—etur 〈…〉 he dyed at Boyâ— de 〈◊〉 in the .xxxvj. yere of his age on whose soulâ— Ie 〈…〉 haue mercy AmeÌ„ 〈◊〉 the .v. was pope whan Eugeny was deposed .ix. yere This Felix was 〈◊〉 of Sauoye 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 prynce an olde man and he sawe his childes childe This man whaÌ„ he lyued an holy lyfe was chosen pope of the concyle of Basyle Eugeny was deposed there was stryfe longetyme he had no grete obedyence for the deposicyon of Eugeny And at the last Eugeny decessed than Felix resygned to Nycolas for fauour of peas to be had he was made legate of frauÌ„ce cardynall of Sabianê° Â¶ This was the .xxiij. 〈◊〉 bytwene Eugeny 〈◊〉 i◠〈◊〉 xvâ— yÌ„ere this was a newe cause 〈◊〉 seen before for the concyle of Basyle deposed Eugeny the very pope theâ—e was no more for he obeyed not the deâ—rees of the concyle of Constantynople as they sayd ne he charged not to obey the concyle of Basyle but
no longer was bouÌ„den traÌ„slated in to Babylon many with hym were translated Vt pêª patet .iiij. reguÌ„ .xxiiij. ¶ Danyell Ananias Azarias Misaell Ezechiell and Mardochius all these with Ioachim the kyng were ledde in to Babylon yonge chyldren for bycause they were of the noble blode ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M. vj C. Et ante Christi natiuitatem vj C. ¶ Here begynneth the fyth age of the Worlde durynge to the natiuite of Chryst Transmigratio SEdechias the thyrde sone of Iosie regned on the Iewes .xj. yere this Sedechias was a myscheuous man in his lyuynge he wolde not here Ieremy the prophete therfore he perysshed wretchedly all the Iury with hym his eyen were put out his chyldren were slayne Vt pêª patet .iiij. reg ¶ Iosedech the sone of Azarie was bysshop was traÌ„stated fro Ierusalem by Nabugodonosor in to Babylon ¶ Abacuk ê“phecyed agaynst Nabuch at BabyloÌ„ there be opinyoÌ„s what tyme this Abacuk was This Abacuk brought meet to Daniel whaÌ„ he was put to the lyons after Ierome And here endeth the fourth age the hystory of Regum THis tyme the teÌ„ple of Salomon was brent of the Caldees Ierusalem was destroyed This teÌ„ple stode cccc .xlij. yere that is to wyte fro the fyrst makynge the whiche was made the fourth yere of Salomon And fro the destruccyon the whiche was made by Tytê° that is to wyte .xlij. yere after the passyoÌ„ of Chryst ¶ Priscus Torquinus the .v. kynge of Rome regned and he made CapitolliuÌ„ quasi caput soluÌ„ For in the grouÌ„de werke was fouÌ„de a heed without ony body as for prophecye of thynges to come For there afterwarde the senatours sate as one heed of all the world ¶ This tyme thre chyldren were cast in to a furneys brennynge with a myracle they were delyuered as it is shewed in Daniel ◠¶ Nabugodonosor the sone of Nabugodonosor the myghty regned in Babylon This man made an hangynge gardyn with myghty costes for his wyfe many meruaylous thynges he dyd so that he wolde be named to excede Hercules in his gretnes strengthe ¶ Enilmelrodach broder vnto the latter Nabugodonosor regned in Babylon This man toke Ioachym out of pryson worshipped hym his faders deed body after the counseyle of this man he deuyded to an hondred grypes lest that he sholde ryse froÌ„ deth to lyfe ¶ Nota. The playe of the chesse was foude of â—erse a philosopher for the correccyon of Enilmerodach this tyme the kyng of Babylon a grete tyrauÌ„t the whiche was wont to kyll his owne maysters wyse men And for he durst not rebuke hyÌ„ openly with suche a wytty game he procured hym to be meke ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M. vj C .xxxiiij. Et ante Christi natiuitatem .v. C .lxv. SAthiel of the lyne of Chryst was sone to Iecony the kyng of Iewes the whiche he gate after the transmygracyon of Babylon as Marke the euaÌ„gelyst sayth ¶ Seruius Tuliê° the .vj. kynge of Rome was of a bonde condycyon on the moders syde for she was a captyue mayden but she was of the noble blode This man had grete louynge nobly he bare hym in euery place Thre hylles to the cite he put dyched the walles rouÌ„de about ¶ Regusar Sabusardach Balthasar were bretherne the whiche regned one after an other were kynges in Babylon And Balthasar was the last kyng of Babylon the whiche was slayne of Darius Cyrus Vide pl’a plura Dani .v. ¶ Incipit Monarchia Persarum DArius vnkle to Cyro felowe in the kyngdom with Cyro occupyed the kyngdom of Babilon Darius traÌ„slated the kyngdom of Babylons Caldees in to the kyngdom of PersaruÌ„ MedoruÌ„ ¶ Cyrê° was emperour .xxx. yere This Cyrus held the monarchy hole at Perses Of this man ê“phecyed ysaias he destroyed BabyloÌ„ flewe Balthasar king of Babylon he worshipped gretly Daniel The Iewes he sente home agayne that they shold buylde the temple of god Vt pêª patet Esore .j. ¶ Babylon the stronge castell was destroyed his power was taken fro him as it was ê“phâ—â—ped This was the fyrst cite and the gretest of all the worlde of that whiche incredyble thinges are wryteÌ„ this that was so stroÌ„ge in one nyght was destroyed that it myght be shewed to the power of god to that whiche power all other ben but a sperke dust For it is sayd for soth that it was incredible to be made with maÌ„nes hande or to be destroyed with maÌ„nes strength wherof all the worlde myght take an ensample and it wolde or myght be enformed ¶ Tarquinus suê‘bus was the .vij. kyng of Rome he regned xxxv yere This man fouÌ„de fyrst all these turmentes whiche are ordeined for malefactours as erâ—e pâ—son welles galowes fetters manyâ—â—es chaynes collers suche other And for his grete pryde cruelnesse god suffred hyÌ„ to myscheue in what maner wyse it shal be shewed He had a sone of the same name that whiche sone defouled a worthy maÌ„nes wyfe they called hyÌ„ Coâ—â—aryn his wyf was called Lucres This Tarquinus that was this seueÌ„th kynges sone aforesayd came to this ladyes hous absent her husboÌ„de to souê‘ to lodgynge And whan all were a slepe he rose with a swerde in his haÌ„de with strength â—â—re he rauisshed the womaÌ„ And whaÌ„ he was gone she sente vnto her fader her husboÌ„de for she was of grete kynne thus she sayd to them The kinges sone came hyther as a frende of whome I had no mistrust thus he hath defyled my â—hastite lost my name for euermore WhaÌ„ her frendes sawe her wepe pyteously complayne they coÌ„forted her as well as they coude sayd it was no vylany vnto her for it was agaynst her wyl She answered sayd Yet shall there neuer womaÌ„ excuse herby Lucres for though she coÌ„sented not to this dede yet shal she not dye wtout payn for that dede And with that worde she had a knyfe redy vnder her mantell with whiche she smote her selfe to the hert And for this cruelnes this pyteous dethe the people of Rome arose exiled this kyng all his ê“geny for euermore And thus ceased these kynges of Rome neuer was none after ¶ Of the gouernauÌ„ce of Rome tyll the Emperours began AFter whaÌ„ this tyrauÌ„t was deed the Romayns ordeyned that there shold neuer be kyng more in Rome But they wolde be gouerned fro thens forth by consules So whaÌ„ those kynges had regned CC. yere and .xl. they made this statute that two consules sholde be chosen they sholde gouerne the Cite the people for this cause these two were chosen that yf one of them wolde make ony excesse that other sholde gouerne hym For there was no thynge obeyed but yf they coÌ„sented bothe Also they shold not stande in theyr dignite passyng one yere for this cause That for dominacyon of longe tyme they sholde not vsurpe
his wyll he came to the empyre but he gouerned hym very well Whan the senatours prayed hym to call his sone emperour after hym he sayd It is ynough to me that agaynst my wyl I haue regned whiche I haue not deserued For the empyre of Rome sholde not go by succession of blode but to suche men as deserue it through theyr merytes Many tymes he regneth vnuertuously that is a kyng borne and vertue shold come before his kyngdome ¶ Eustachius otherwyse called Placidus Therospita his wyfe and two of theyr sones of whome meruaylous thynges ben redde were martyred by the coÌ„maundement of Adrian This Placidus was mayster of the emperours knyghtes ¶ Ierusalem was restored by Adrian and made larger so that the place where Chryst dyed was within the walles that whiche was without before And this is the thyrde buyldynge agayne of that cyte For it was thryes destroyed that is to saye of Cal dees in the tyme of zedechie of Anthiocus in the tyme of Machabeorum of Titus in the tyme of Vaspasian ¶ Anno domini C .xliiij. â—Elesphorus a Romayn was pope .xi. yere This man ordeyned this auÌ„gelles ympne to be songen in the masse Gloria in excelsis deo c. and the gospel to be redde afore the sakeryng on Chrystmas day .iij. masses to be songen And he ordeyned there shold no masse be sayd afore .iij. of the last he was martyred buryed at sayÌ„t Peters ¶ Ignius a greke was pope .iiij. yere This man ordeyned that a childe sholde haue a godfader a godmoder at baptym coÌ„fyrmacyon Also that no archebysshop excepted the pope sholde condempne his suffrygan but yf that the cause were shewed in the prouyncyall couÌ„ seyle of bysshops Than he was martyred buryed at sayÌ„t Peters ¶ Anthonius Pius was emperour .xxij. yere with his sones Aurolio Lucio This man was myghtely wyse naturally fayre of speche the whiche lyghtly in one maÌ„ is not fouÌ„de Nota. Excedynge men in wysdom comynly are not fayre speched nor peasfull namely of nature Nor contrarywyse Excedynge men in fayre speche comynly are lesse than wyse This maÌ„ was meued with bothe these ê“pertees Therfore many kyngdomes the which receded from other emperours wylfully to this man returned agayne And to chrysten men was none so gentyll He sayd through the ensample of Cipio I had leuer kepe one heere of a man than slee an hondred of myne enemyes And some martyrs were made vnder hym but they were made vnder the coÌ„maunde ment of the emperours afore And the chrysteÌ„ people were so hatefull to the bysshops to the preestes of the teÌ„ple of the fals goddes that they prouoked the princes alwaye agaynst them For they supposed that the chrysteÌ„ fayth shold destroye them Ther fore it was no meruayle all though the prynce was yll pleased for they sayd all theyr goddes were deuyls yf lower iudges pursued christeÌ„ folke martired theÌ„ ¶ This tyme .x. M. martyrs were crucifyed in Armenia on an hye hyll called Arath ¶ Pompeius trogus isto â—eÌ„pore historias toâ—iê° orbis a Nino vsque ad Occauianum deduxit ¶ Anno domini C .liiij. PIus ytalicus was pope .xj. yere iiij monethes .xij. dayes This man ordeyned the feest of eester euermore sholde be halowed on the sonday And also an heretyke comynge fro the secte of the Iewes shold be receyued be baptysed ThaÌ„ he was martyred buryed in fast Peters ¶ Anicetê° was pope after Pius almoost .x. yere This man made manâ— decrees of the Canon for bysshops Vt in ca. violatores c. ¶ Galienus a lâ—â—â—e goten in pergamo was in grete fame â—â— Rome that whiche not all onely expowned the bokes of Ypocras but he put many of them to his bokes And of this mâ—â—â— sayd for his discrete abstinence that 〈…〉 he lyued an C. and. â—l yere be neuer â—â— ne dranke his fyll Nota abstinentiaÌ„ He neuer toke rawe fruytes alway he had a swete breth He dyed all onely through age no sekenes ¶ Martus Antonius the true Lucius Comodus were emperours .xix. yere These two toke the empyre after Anthony the meke And than began two emperours to regue but Iucius Comodus decesed Anthony was emperour alone that whiche was a 〈◊〉 ryous man a noble but that he made the fourth persecucyon to slee chrysten men This Marcus was of so grete sad nes stedfastnes that for no chauÌ„ce he neuer laughed ne chaunged no there neyther for gladnes ne for sorowe And whan he was a chylde he was of suche manhode that on a certayne tyme whaÌ„ he loked his tresour had not that whiche he myght gyue his knyghtes his men whan he went to fyght agaynst the Germayns the SciauoÌ„s Sarmatas he wolde hurte ne greue no body but had leuer to sell his wyues golden vessell her arayment her beddyng all her ryall stuffe than take taxe of the senatours or of his prouynce vnder hym But he gate the victory of his enemyes recouered all agayn releaced the prouynces of theyr tributes And those yâ— wold sell hyÌ„ his wyues tresour agayne he restored them theyr money those yâ— wolde not he neuer greued them But the tables of theyr dettes betwixt hyÌ„ them he brent openly in the market place thaÌ„ked them that they helped hym in his necessite ¶ How kynge Lucie regned after his fader whiche was a good man after he became chrysten AFter kynge Coyll regned Lucie his sone that was a good man to god and to all the people He sente to Rome to Eleuther that than was pope sayd that he wolde become a chrysten man receyue baptym in the name of god turne to the right fayth byleue Eleuther sente two legates that one was called Pagan and that other Elibayn and came in to this londe baptised the kynge all his meyny And after went from towne to towne and baptysed the people tyll all the londe was baptysed And this was in the yere an C. and. lvj after the incarnacyon of our lorde Iesu Chryst And than this kyng Lucie made in this londe two archebysshops one at CauÌ„terbury an other at yorke and many other bysshops that yet be in this londe And whan these two legates had baptysed all this londe they ordeyned preestes for to baptyse chyldren and for to make the sacrament And after they went agayne to Rome And the kynge dwelled in this londe and regned with moche honour .xij. yere and after dyed and lyeth at Glocestre ¶ How this londe was long without a kynge how the brytons chose a kynge THis kyng Lucie had none heyre of his body begoten that was after warde grete harme sorowe to the londe For after this kynge Lucies deth none of the grete lordes of the londe wold suffre an other to be kyng but lyued in warre debate amonge themselfe .l. yere wtout kyng But it befell afterwarde yâ—
wold go home in to theyr own loÌ„de and neuer come agayn in to this londe And vpon assurauÌ„ce of this thynge they gaue hym good host ages And Arthur by counseyle of his men graunted this thynge and receyued the hostages and thervpon the saxons went to theyr shyppes And whan they were in the hye see the wynde chauÌ„ged as the deuyll it wold and they turned theyr nauy and came agayne in to this londe and arryued at Cotnes went out of the shypp 〈…〉 and toke the loude and clene robbed it and slewe moche people and toke all the armure that they myght fynde so they went forth tyll they came vnto Bathe But the men of yâ— towne shette fast theyr gates wolde not suffre them to come within the towne they defended them well and manly agaynst them ¶ How king Arthur gaue batayle vnto the sarons whan they came agayne in to this londe had besyeged the towne of Bathe and ouercame them WHan kyng Arthur herde these tydynges he anone let hange the hostages lefte Howell of Brytayn his neuewe for to kepe the marche to warde Scotlond with halfe his people hymselfe went to helpe rescowe the towne of Bathe Whan he came thyder he gaue a stronge batayle to Cheldrik slewe almoost all the people that he had For no man myght wtstande hym ne endure vnder the stroke of his swerde there were slayne bothe Colegrin and Bladud his broder and Cheldrik fledde thens wold haue gone to his shyppes But whan kynge Arthur wyst it he toke .x. M. knyghtes to Cador that was erle of Cornewayle for to let stop his passage And Arthur hymselfe went toward yâ— marche of scot londe for messengers told hym that the scottes had besyeged Howell of Britayn there as heâ—ay seke therfore he hasted hym thyderwarde And Cador pursued after Cheldrik toke hym or he myght come to his shyppes slewe hym his people Whan Cador had done this viage he hasted hym agayne towarde Arthur as fast as he myght fouÌ„de hym in Scotlonde where he had rescowed Howell of Brytayne But the Scottes were ferre within Mountef and there they helde them a whyle but Arthur pursued them they fledde thens in to Limoigne there were in that couÌ„tre .lx. yles grete plente of byrdes Egles yâ— were wont to crye fyght togyder and make grete noyse whan folke came to robbe that londe and warne as moche as they myght and so they dyd for the Scottes were so grete rauenours that they toke all that they myght fynde in the londe of Limoigne without ony sparynge therwith charged agayne the folke for to go in to Scotlonde ¶ How kynge Arthur asked of Merlyn the aduentures of .vj. of the last kynges that were to regne in Englonde how the londe sholde ende SIr sayd Merlyn in yâ— yere of the incarnacyon of Iesu Chryst M CC .xv. shall come a lambe out of Wynthestre that shall haue a whyte tongue true lyppes he shall haue wryten in his hert holynes This lambe shall make many goddes houses he shall haue peas the moost parte of his lyfe he shall make one of the fayrest places of the worlde that in his tyme shall not fully be made an ende of And in the ende of his lyfe a wolfe of a strauÌ„ge londe shall do hyÌ„ moche harme sorowe through warre but at the laÌ„be shall be mayster through helpe of a reed foxe that shall come out of the north west shall ouercome hym the wolfe shall dye in water And after that tyme the lambe shal lyue no whyle but shal dye His seed shal be in a strauÌ„ge londe And the londe shall be without a gouernour a lytell tyme. ANd after this tyme shall come a dragon medled with mercy and also with woodnes and he shall haue a berde as a gote that shall gyue in Englonde a shadowe and shall kepâ— the lond from colde hete and his one fote shall be set in wyke and that other in London he shall embrace in habytacyons And he shall open his mouth towarde wales the tremblynge of the hydour of his mouth his eeres shall stretche towarde many habyâ—acyons countrees his breth shall be full swete in strauÌ„ge londe And in his tyme shall the ryuers renne blode with brayne And he shall make in places of his londe walles that shall do moche harme vnto his seed after his tyme. And than shall there come a people out of the Northwest durynge his regne that shall be ladde through a wycked hare that the dragon shall do crowne kyng that afterwarde shall flee ouer the see without comynge agayne for drede of the dragon And in that tyme the sonne shall be as reed as blode that men shall se through out all the worlde that shall betoken grete pestylence and deth of folke through dynt of swerde that people shall be faderles tyll yâ— tyme that the dragon dye through an hare that shal mâ—ue warre agaynst hym vnto the ende of his lyf that shall not fully be ended in his tyme. This dragon shall beholde in his tyme the best body of the worlde and he shall dye besyde the marches of a strauÌ„ge londe the londe shall dwell faderles without a good gouernour and men shall wepe for his deth from the yle of Shepey vnto the hauen of Marâ—yl wherfore alas shall be theyr songe of faderlesse folke that shall ouer lyue in his londe destroyed ANd after this dragon shall come a gote out of Kar that shall haue hornes and a berde of syluer and there shal come out of his nosethrilles a domp that shall betoken hungre sorowe and grete dethe of the people And moche of his londe in yâ— begynnynge of his regne shall be wasted This gote shall go ouer in to FrauÌ„ce shall open yâ— floure of his lyfe deth In his tyme there shal aryse an Egle in Cornewayle that shall haue fethers of golde that of pryde shall be with out pere of the londe he shall despyse lordes of blode And after he shal flee shamefully by a bere at Gauerscch And after shal be made brydges of men vpon yâ— costes of the see stones shall fall from castelles many other townes shall be made playne In this tyme shall seme that the bere shall brenne a batayle shall be done vpon yâ— armes of yâ— see in a felde ordeined as a shelde at that batayle shal dye many whyte hedes wherfore this batayle shall be called yâ— whyte batayle And the foresayd bere shall do this gote moche harme it shall come out of the south west of his blode Than shal the gote lese moche of his londe tyll yâ— tyme that shendshyp shall ouercome hyÌ„ And than shall he clothe hym in a lyons skyn than shall he wynne that he had lost more therto For a people shall come out of the northwest yâ— shall
mekeman moche loued peas charite prayed Peanda of loue peas profred hym of golde syluer grete plente And this Peanda was so proude yâ— he wolde not grauÌ„te hym peas for no maner thynge but for all thynge he wolde fyght with hym So at yâ— last there was set a day of batayle Oswy euer had trust vpon god Peanda trusted to moche vpon his pryde and vpon his hoost that he had and togyder they smote egerly But Peanda was anone discomfyted flayne And this was after the incarnacion of our sauyour â—esu Chryst vj C. and .lv. yere And this Oswy regned .xxviij. yere a kynge that was called Oswyne that was Peandaes cosyn warred vpon hym and togyder they fought but Oswy had the victory of Oswyne was discomfyted and slayne and lyeth at Cynmouth ¶ How kynge Cadwaldre yâ— was Cadwalins sone regned after his fader and was the last kynge of Brytons AFter yâ— deth of Cadwalin regned his sone Cadwaldre well nobly his moder was yâ— sister of Peanda And whaÌ„ he had regned .xij. yere he fell in to a grete sekenes than was there a grete discorde bytwene the lordes of yâ— londe that eche warred vpoÌ„ other And yet in that tyme there fell so grete derth and scarcete of corne other vytayles in this londe yâ— a man myght go .iij. or .iiij. dayes fro towne to towne that he sholde not fynde to bye for golde ne syluer breed wyne ne none other vytayle wherw t a man myght lyue But onely the people lyued by rotes of herbes for other lyuynge had they none so moche was it fayled all about fysshes wylde beestes all other thynge so yâ— yet to this mysauenture there fell so grete mortalyte pestilence amonge the people by the corrupcyon of yâ— deed bodyes For they dyed so sodeinly both grete small lorde seruauÌ„t in etynge goynge spe kyng they fell downe dyed so yâ— neuer was herde of more sodeyn deth amonge the people For he yâ— went for to bury the deed body with yâ— same deed body was buryed And so they yâ— myght flee fledde forsoke theyr londes houses as well for the grete hunger derth scarcete of corne other vytayle as for yâ— grete mor talite pestylence in the londe went in to other londes for to saue theyrlyues lefte yâ— londe all deserte wasted so that there was no man for to trauayle tyll the loude so that yâ— loude was â—aâ—ayne of corne all other fruytes for define of tillers this misaueÌ„ture duted .xj. yere more yâ— no man myght ere ne sowe ¶ How Cadwaldre went out of this londe in to lytell Brytayne CAdwaldre sawe grete hunger mortalite pestilence the londe all poore faylynge cornes other vytayles his folke perisshed sawe also the moost party of his lond all wasted voyde of people he apparayled hyÌ„ his folke yâ— were lefte alyue passed ouer in to lytel Brytayn with a lytel nauy vnto kyng Aleyn yâ— he moche loued that was his cosyn that his fader had moche loued in his tyme. And as they sayled in the see he made moche lameÌ„tacyon so dyd all those that were with hym and sayd Dedisti nos dite tanquam oues estaruÌ„ et in gentibus dispersisti nos ¶ And than began Cadwaldre to complayne hym to his tolke pyteously and sayd Alas sayd he to vs wretches and caytyues is sorowe for our grete synnes of the whiche we wolde not amende vs whyle we had space now repentauÌ„ce is comen vpon vs through mysaueÌ„ture whiche chaceth vs out of our owne realme propre soyle out of the whiche somtyme Romayns Scottes Saxons nor Danes myght not exple vs. But what auayleth it now to vs that before tyme dyuers tymes haue goten many other londes syth it is not yâ— wyll of god that we abyde dwell in our owne lode God that is very iudge that all thinges knoweth before they be done or made he seeth that we wolde not cese of our synnes that our enemyes myght not vs nor our lygnage exyle fro and out of our realme he wolde that we amended vs of our folyes and that we sholde se our propre defautes therfore hath shewed to vs wrathe wyll chastyse vs of our misdedes syth that he doth vs without batayle or strengthe of our enemyes by grete coÌ„panyes wretchedly to leue our realme propre londe Turne agayn ye Romayns turne agayne ye Scottes turne agayne ye Saxons turne agayn ye frensshmen now sheweth to you Britayn all deserte the whiche your power myght neuer make deserte ne yet your power hath not put vs now in exde but onely the power of the kyng almyghty whome we haue oft offended by our folyes the whiche we wolde not leue vntyll he chastised vs by his diuyne power Amonge the wordes lament acyons yâ— kyng Calwaldre made to his folke they arryued in lytel Gritayn came to king Aleyn And yâ— kyng receyued hym with grete ioye made him to be serued won ders nobly and there he dwelled longe tyme after The englysshe people that were lefte alyue were escaped yâ— grete hunger mortalite lyued in yâ— best wyfe that they might moche people sprang and came of them And they sente in to saxonie where they were borne to theyr frendes for men women and chyldren to restore the citees with people and the townes that were all boyde of people for to labour trauayle and tyll the eâ—th Whan the Saxons had herde these tydynges they came in to this londe won ders thycke in grete coÌ„panyes lodged themselfe in the couÌ„tree all about where that they wolde for they fouÌ„de no man to with stande them ne lette And so they wexed multyplyed gretly vsed the customes of yâ— couÌ„tre wherof they were comen and the lawes the language of theyr owne londe And they chaunged yâ— names of citees townes castelles and boutghes and gaue them names and called them as they now be called And they helde the couÌ„tets the batonages and the lordshyppes countrees in maner as yâ— Brytons before ryme had compassed them And amonge other grete companyes that came from Germayn in to this londe came yâ— noble quene that was called Sexburga with men women without nombre arryued in the couÌ„tree of Northumberlonde toke the lond from Albion vnto Cornewayle for her for her folke For there was none that myght them let for all was desolate voyde of people but it were a fewe poore Brytons that were lefte on mouÌ„taynes wodes vutyll that tyme. And fro that tyme forth lost the Britons this realme for all theyr dayes and the Englysshe people began to regne departed the londe bytwene them and they made many kynges aboute by dyuers partes of the londe as here ben deuysed The fyrst of Westsex the seconde Merchenrych the thyrde
that rebelled and prospered ryght wysly euermore on them At the last with a blyssed ende he decessed And in the lyf of saynt Laurence he and his wyfe be put for ensamples bycause of theyr holy and vertuous lyuynge ¶ Benedictê° was pope after Iohn .xi. yere This man had grete stryfe in his dayes For he was put out an other was put in And this Benedictus after that he was deed was seen of an holy bysshop in a wretched fygure he had grete payne And this fygure sayd he trusted no thynge in the mercy of god no thynge profyted hym that was done for hym for it was goten by extorcyon vniustly ThaÌ„ this bysshop lefte his bysshopryche for drede of this sight went in to a monastery lyued vertuously all his dayes ¶ IohaÌ„nes the .xx. was pope after hym .xi. yere lytell profyted ¶ Of kyng Knoght that was a Dane ANd after the deth of this Eldred Knoght that was a Daue begaÌ„ to regne But Edmund Irensyde that was king Eldredes sone by his fyrst wyfe ordeyned a grete power of men began to warre on kynge Knoght And so he dyd many tymes ofte the warre was so stroÌ„ge harde the wonder it was to wyte And the quene Emme that than dwelled at westmynster had grete drede of her two sones Alured Edward lest they sholde be destroyed through the warre wherfore she sente them ouer see in to Normandy to the duke Richard theyr vncle there they dwelled in safete peas loÌ„ge tyme. ¶ This Edmund Irensyde Knoght the Dane warred fyersly togyder But at the last they were accorded in this maner that they sholde departe the realme bytwene them and so they dyd and loued togyder lyke two bretherne ¶ How kyng Edmund Irensyde was slayne through treason by a traytour that was called Edryth of Stratton ANd than after regned kyng EdmuÌ„d Irensyde Knoght the dane But thus it befel afterward that in the same yere that they were accorded so moche loued togyder wherfore a fals traytour had enuy at the loue that was bytwene them whose name was Edrith of straâ—toâ— that was a grete lorde that was Edmunde Irensydes man of hym helde all the londe that he had neuerthelesse he thought to betraye his lorde make Knoght kyng of all the londe to the entent rychely to be auauÌ„ced with hym to be well beloued Wherfore he prayed his lorde Edmunde Irensyde on a daye with hym for to ete And the kyng hym curteysly grauÌ„ted and to hym came at his prayer And at meet the kyng was ryally serued with dyuerse metes and drynkes And whan nyght came that he sholde go to bedde the kyng toke his owne meyny and went to the chambre where as he shold take his nyghtes rest And as he loked aboute hym he sawe a fayre ymage a well made in semblauÌ„t as it were an archer with a bowe bent in his hande in the bowe a fyne arowe Kynge Edmund went nere to beholde it better And whan he was by it anone the arowe smote hym through the body there slewe the kynge for the engyn was made to slee his owne lorde traytoursly And whan kynge Edmund was thus deed slayne he had regned but .x. yere And his people made moche sorowe for him his body they bare to Glastenbury there buryed hym And this fals traytour Edrith anone went to the quene that was kynge Edmundes wyfe that wyst not of her lordes deth toke from her two sones that were fayre yonge that her lorde had goten on her that one was called Edwarde that other Edwyne ladde them with hym to London toke them to kyng Knoght that he sholde do with them what his wyl were And told hyÌ„ how subtylly he had slayne king Edmund bycause the Knoght sholde haue all the londe of Englonde ¶ O thou fals traytoure hast thou slayne my true broder that was so true bycause of me a man that I moost loued in the worlde Now by my heed I shall for thy trauayle the well rewarde as thou hast deserued anone let hym be taken and bouÌ„de hym handes feet in maner of a traytour let cast hym in to the ryuer of Tamyse And in this maner the fals traytour ended his lyfe The kyng toke the two chyldren put them vnto the abbot of West mynster to warde to kepe tyll he wyst what was best with them for to do ¶ How kynge Knoght sent bothe kyng Edmondes sones in to Denmarke for to be slayne and how they were saued ANd it befel soone afterward that kynge Knoght had all the londe in his handes spoused the quene Emme through consent of al his barons for she was a fayre woman the whiche was Eldredes wyfe and the dukes syster of Normandy they lyued togyder with moche loue as reason wolde The kyng asked vpon a daye couÌ„seyle of the quene what was best to do with Edmond Irensydes sones Syr sayd she they be the ryght heyres of the londe and yf they lyue they wyll do you moche sorowe with warre and therfore let sende them in to a strauÌ„ge londe aferre to some man that may destroye them The king anone let call a Dane that was called Walgar coÌ„mauÌ„ded hym that he sholde lede those two chyldren in to Denmarke so to do and ordeyne for them that he sholde neuer more here of them Syr sayd this Walgar your commauÌ„dement gladly shall be done And anone he toke the two chyldren ledde them in to Denmarke And for as moche as he sawe that the chyldren were wonders fayre mâ—ke he had of them grete pite ruth wold not slee them but ledde them to the kynge of Hungary for to nourysshe For this Walgar was well beknowen with the kynge well beloued Anone the kynge asked fro whens the children were And Walgar tolde hym sayd that they were the ryght heyres of Englonde and therfore men wolde destroye them therfore syr vnto you they be comen to seke mercy helpe for soth yf they may lyue your men they shall become and of you they shall holde all theyr londe The kynge of Hungary receyued theÌ„ with moche honour and let them worthely be kepte And thus it befell afterwarde that Edwyne the yonger broder dyed Edwarde the elder broder lyued a fayre man and a stronge and a large of body gentyll and curteys of condicyons so that all men loued hym And this Edwarde in the cronycles is called amonge Englysshmen Edwarde the outlawe And whan he was made knyght the kynges doughter of Hungary loued him moche for his goodnes and his fayrnes so that she called hym her derlynge The kynge that was her fader perceyued well the loue that was bytwene them two he had none heyr but onely that doughter And the kynge vouchedsafe his doughter to no man so well as he dyd to hym that she loued
fote had dryuen her out of yâ— lond through couÌ„seyle of yâ— erle Godwyn that than was the gretest lorde in Englonde nexte the kynge that had moost rule bycause he had spoused the doughter of kyng Knoght begoten on his fyrst wyfe And whan this quene was dryuen out of Englond came to the erle of Flaundres that was called Baldewyne his cosyn fouÌ„de her there all thyÌ„ge that her neded vnto the tyme that she went agayne in to Englonde that the kynge Hardiknoght had sent for her that was her sone and made her to come agayne with moche honour This kyng Hardiknoght whan he had regned .v. yere he dyed and lyeth at West mynster ¶ Of the vylany that the Danes ' dyd to the englysshmen wherfore fro that tyme after was no Dane made kynge of this londe AFter the deth of this kyng Hardiknoght for as moche as he ne had no chylde of his body begoten the â—â—les and barons asseinbled and made a couÌ„seyl that neuer more after no man that was a Dane though he were neuer so grete a man amonge them he shold neuer be kyng of Englonde for yâ— despyte that they had done to englysshmen For euer more before yf the englyshmen the da nes happened to mete vpoÌ„ a brydge the englyshmen shold not be so hardy to mene a fote but stande styll tyll the danes were passed forth And more ouer yf the englyshmen had not bowed down theyr heedes to do reuerence vnto the danes they sholde haue ben beten defouled suche despytes vylany dyd the danes to our englysshmeÌ„ wherfore they were driuen out of yâ— londe after Hardiknoghtes deth For they had no lorde yâ— myght mayntayne them And in this maner auoyded the danes Englonde that they neuer came agayn The erles barons by theyr comyn assent counseyle sente vnto NormaÌ„dy for to seke those two bretherne Alured and Edwarde that were dwellynge with the duke Rycharde yâ— was theyr vncle in entent for to crowne Alured the elder broder make hym kyng of Englonde of this thynge to make an ende The erles barons made theyr o the but the erle Godwyn of Westsex falsly traytoursly thought to slee these two bretherne anone as they shold come in to Englond in entent to make Harold his sone kynge the whiche sone he had begoten on his wyfe kyng Hardiknogh tes doughter yâ— was a dane And so this Godwyn went pryuely to southhamton for to mete there with the two bretherne at theyr landynge And thus it befell that the messengers that went in to Normandy fouÌ„de not but onely Alured that was yâ— eldest broder For Edwarde his broder was gone to Hungary for to speke with his cosyn Edwarde the outlawe yâ— was Edmund Irensydes sone The messengers said to Aluted how yâ— the erles ba rons of Englond sent for hyÌ„ yâ— he shold boldly come in to EngloÌ„de receyue the realme for king Hardiknoght was deed all the danes dryuen out of the londe ¶ How Godwyn the fals traytour toke Alured vpon Gildesdown whan that he came from Normandye to be kynge of Englonde how he caused hym to be martyred in the yle of Ely WHan Alured herd these tydyÌ„ges he thaÌ„ked god toke shyppyng with all yâ— haste that he myght and passed the see and arryued at south hamton there Godwyn yâ— fals traytour was And whan this traytour sawe yâ— he was comen he welcomed hym receyued hym with moche ioye sayd that he wold lede hym to London where as all the barons of Englonde hym abode to make hym theyr kynge And so they went on theyr waye towarde London And whan they came on Gyldesdowne tho sayd yâ— traytour Godwyn vnto Alured Take hepe aboute you bothe on the lefte syde on the ryght syde of all ye shal be kyng of suche an hondred mod Now forsothe sayd Alured I behyght you and yf I be kyng I shall ordeyne make suche lawes wherof god man shall be well apayed Now had the tray tour coÌ„mauÌ„ded all his men that were with hym that whan they were comen vpon Gyldesdown that they shold slee all that were in Aluredes company that came with hym from NormaÌ„dy after that take Alured lede hym in to yâ— I le of Ely and after put out bothe his eyen of his heed afterward brynge hym to deth And so they dyd for they slewe all yâ— company that were there the nombre of xij gentylmen yâ— were comen with Alured froÌ„ Normandy after they toke Alured in the yle of Ely they put out his eyen rent his wombe toke yâ— chefe of his bowels put a stake in to the grouÌ„de an ende of the bowels fastened therto with nedyls of yren they pricked yâ— good thylde so made hym to go aboute the stake tyll that all his bowels were drawen out of his body so dyed Alured there through treason of the erle Godwyne Whan the lordes of Englond had herde and wyst how Alured that sholde haue ben theyr king was put to deth through the fals traytour Godwyne they were wonders wroth swore bytwene them god his holy name that he sholde dye a worse deth thaÌ„ dyd Edryth of stration yâ— had betrayed his lorde Edmund Iren syde they wold haue put hym to deth but the traytour fledde thens in to Denmarke there helde hym .iiij. yere and more lost all his londe in Englonde SIluester the thyrde was pope after Benedictus This Siluester was chosen Benedict was expulsed And afterwarde was Siluester expulsed Benedict was put vp agayn And after he was put out Gregory was made pope he was but symple lettred man and therfore he chose an other pope to be coÌ„secrate with hym And whan many men were dyspleased with this guydyng of two popes the thyrde was brought in the whiche sholde occupy yâ— place of bothe yâ— two And so they stroue amonge them selfe But Henry the emperour than came to Rome and deposed them all and made Clement the second pope whome he made anone to crowne hym And he sayd to the Romayns they sholde neuer wtout his assent chose pope And so .v. beynge popes the syxth was put in But many men saye this Grego ry was an holy man ¶ Damasus the second was after Clement .xxiij. dayes This man was an vsurper of yâ— popery che he dyed sodeynly And anone the Romayns asked to haue a pope that the Almayns sholde haue none for they were so harde herted that they myght not enclyne to the entent of yâ— emperout the whiche sayd there sholde be no pope chosen but yf he wolde be of counseyle of the eleccyon But for all that they put in this holy man Leo and after he had of that conscyence refused it And anone he was chosen by yâ— comyn assent This Leo put Chryst in the forme of a lasar in to his owne bedde and on the
those two realmes of the popes handes And sholde euery yere paye ferme vnto the courte of Rome a thousande marke of syluer And than toke the kynge the crowne of his heed set hyÌ„ on his knees and these wordes he sayd in herynge of all the grete lordes of englonde Here I resygne vp the crowne the realme of englonde in to the handes of pope Inno cent the thyrde put me hooly in to his mercy in his ordinauÌ„ce Pandulf than receyued yâ— crowne of kyng Iohn kept it .v. dayes as for a seasynge takynge of two realmes of Englonde and Irlonde And confermed all maner thynges by his chartre that foloweth after ¶ Of the lettre oblygatory that kynge Iohn made vnto the courte of Rome wherfore the Peter pens ben gadered through out all Englonde TO all christeÌ„ people throuâ—h out all the worlde dwellynge Iohn by the grace of god kynge of Englonde gretynge to your vniuersite And be it knowen that for as moche as we haue greued offended god our moder chirche of Rome And for as moche as we haue nede vnto the mercy of our lorde Iesu Chryst also we may no thynge so worthy offre as competent sa 〈…〉 to make to god to holy chirche but 〈◊〉 it were our owne body as with â—ur realmes of Englonde of Irlonde Than by the grace of god we desyre to meke vs for the loue of hym yâ— meked hym to the deth vpon the crosse through counseyle of the noble erles barons we offre and frely grauÌ„te to god to yâ— apostles saynt Peter saynt Paule and to our moder chirche of Rome to our holy fader the pope Innocent the thyrde to all yâ— popes yâ— come after hym all the realmes patronages of chirches of EngloÌ„de of Irlonde with theyr appertenauÌ„tes for remyssyon of our synnes for helpe helth of our kynne soules all chrysten soules So yâ— from this daye afterward we wyl receyue and holde of our moder thirche of Rome as fee farme doynge feaute to our holy fader pope Innocent the thyrde so to all the popes that cometh after hym in yâ— same maner aboue sayd And in yâ— presence of the wyse man Pandulf the popes subdeken we make lyege homage as it were in the popes presence before hym were and shal do all maner thynges aboue sayd therto we bynde vs all that cometh after vs our heyres for euermore without ony gaynsayenge to the pope eke yâ— warde of chirche vacauÌ„tes And in tokeÌ„ of this thynge euermore for to last we wyl con ferme ordeyn that our specyall rentes of yâ— foresayd realme sauynge saynt Peters pens in all thynge to yâ— moder chirche of Rome payenge by yere a thousan de marke of syluer at two termes of the yere for all maner customes yâ— we sholde do for yâ— foresayd realmes that is to saye at Myghelmasse and at Eester that is to saye vij C. marke for Englonde and thre hondred marke for Irlond sauyng to vs to our heyres our Iustyces and our other fraunchyses other ryaltees that perteyneth vnto the crowne And these thynges that before ben sayd we wyl that it be ferme and stable without ende And to that oblygacyon we our successours and our heyres in this maner be bounde that yf we or ony of our heyres through ony presumpcyon fall in ony poynt agaynst ony of these thynges aboue sayd and he be warned and wyll not ryght amende hym he shall than lose the foresayd realmes for euermore And that this chartre of oblygacyon and our warrauÌ„t for euermore be ferme and stable without ony gaynsay enge we shall fro this daye afterwarde be true to god and to the moder chirche of Rome and to the pope Innocent the thyrde and to all them that cometh after hym and the realmes of Englonde and of Irlonde we shall trewly mayntayne in all maner poyntes agaynst all maner men by our power through goddes helpe ¶ How the clerkes that were outlawed of Englonde came agayn how kynge Iohn was assoyled WHan this chartre was made ensealed the kynge receyued agayne his crowne of Pandulfs hande sente anone vnto the archebysshop Stephen to all his other clerkes and lewd men that he had exyled out of this londe that they sholde come agayn in to Englonde haue agayn theyr londes also theyr rentes that he wolde make restytucyon of the goodes that he had taken of theyrs agaynst theyr wyll The kyng hymselfe than Pandulf the erles barons went to wynchestre agaynst yâ— archebysshop Stephen And whan he was comen the kynge wente agaynst hym fell downe to his feet thus to hym sayd Fayre syr ye be welcome I crye you mercy bycause that I haue trespaced agaynst you The archebysshop toke hyÌ„ vp tho in his armes kyssed hym curteysly ofteÌ„tymes after ladde hym to the dore of saynt Swythynes chirche by the hande assoyled hym of yâ— sentence and hym recoÌ„cyled to god to holy chirche And that was on saynt Margaretes daye And the arche bysshop anone went for to synge masse And yâ— kyng offred at the masse a marke of golde And whan yâ— masse was done all they went to receyue al theyr londes without ony maner gaynsayenge And that daye they made all myrth and ioye ynough But yet was not yâ— enterdytynge releaced bycause yâ— pope had set that the enterdytynge sholde not be done tyll the kyng had made full restitucyon of yâ— goodes that he had take of holy chirche And yâ— hymselfe sholde do homage to the pope by a tertayne legate that he sholde sende into englonde And thaÌ„ toke Pandulf his leue of yâ— kynge the archebysshop went agayne to Rome And the archebysshop anone let come before him prelates of holy chirche at Redynge for to treate couÌ„seyle how moche what they sholde aske of yâ— kynge for to make restytucyon of yâ— goodes yâ— he had taken of them And they ordeyned sayd that the kyng sholde gyue to yâ— archebysshop thre thousande marke for the wronge yâ— the kynge had done vnto hym And also by porcions to other clerkes .xv. M. marke ¶ And this same tyme Nicolas bysshop of Tuscan cardynall penytencer of Rome came in to Englonde through the popes coÌ„mauÌ„dement the .v. kalende of October came to London yâ— .v. nonas of October for bycause that kyng Iohn all the kynges yâ— came after hym shold euermore holde yâ— realme of Englonde of Irlonde of god of the pope payenge to the pope by yere as is aboue sayd ¶ How yâ— enterdytynge was vndone in englonde of yâ— debate yâ— was bytwene kyng Iohn the barons of the realme WHan kynge Iohn had done his homage to yâ— legate yâ— shewed hyÌ„ the popes lettre yâ— he shold paye to Iulyan and yelde agayne that was kynge Rychardes wyfe yâ— thyrde parte of the londe of Englonde
besydes the hye awter in the chirche of the gray freres sayd vnto syr Iohn Comyn O traytour thou shalte be deed and shalt neuer lette myn auauncement and shoke his swerde at the hye awter and smote hym on the heed that the brayne fell downe vpon the grouÌ„de the blode stert on hygh vpon the walles And yet vnto this daye is that blode seen there no water may wasshe it awaye so dyed that noble knyght in holy chirche ¶ Whan this traytour Robert the Brus sawe that no man wold lette his crownacioÌ„ he coÌ„mauÌ„ded all the barons to be at saynt Iohns town at his crownacion And on the AnnuÌ„ciacion of our lady the bisshop of Glaston the bysshop of saynt Andrewes crowned hym kyng And anone after he droue all the Englysshmen out of Scotlonde And they fledde and came complayned them vnto kyng Edward how that Robert the Brus had dryuen them out of the londe dysheryted them ¶ How that kynge Edward dubbed at Westmynster .xxiiij. score knyghtes ANd whan kyng Edward herde of this myschete he swore that he shold be aueÌ„ged therof hange drawe all the traytours of Scotlonde without rauÌ„som ¶ Than kyng Edward sent for all the bachelars of Englond that they shold come to LondoÌ„ at whytsontyde he dubbed at Westmynster .xxiiij. score knyghtes Than ordeyned he to go in to Scotlonde agaynst Robert the Brus sent before hyÌ„ in to Scotlond syr Aymer the valyauÌ„t erle of PeÌ„broke syr Henry Percy baron with a fayre company that pursued the Scottes brent townes castlels And afterwarde came the kyng hymselfe with erles barons a fayre company ¶ How Robert the Brus was dyscomfyted in batayle how Symond Frisell was slayne THe frydaye nexte before the Assumpcyon of our sady kyng Edward mette with Robert the Brus his company besyde saynt Iohns to â—â—ne in Scotlonde of that whiche company kyng Edward slewe .vii. M. ¶ Whan Robert the Brus sawe this myschefe he began to flee hyd hyÌ„ secretiy but syr Symod Frisell was fore pursued so that he turned again abode batayle for he was a wor thy knyght but our englysshman shewe his hors toke hym led hym to kynge Edward but or he came to hyÌ„ he began to flatre his takers pmysyng them iiij M. marke of syluer his hors â—arneys become a begger ThaÌ„ said Theobald of Peuenes that was the kynges arther Now so god me helpe it is for nought that thou spekest for all the golde in englend I wold not let the go wout coÌ„mauÌ„dement of kynge Edward And kynge Edward wolde not se hym but coÌ„mauÌ„ded to lede hym to London to haue his dome And on our ladyes eue the Nat 〈…〉 he was hanged drawen his herd smytten of hanged agayne with chaynes of â—ren vpon the galowes his herd was set vpon London brydge on a spere and agaynst Chrystmasse the body was brent bycause that the men that kepte the body by nyght sawe so many deuylles aboure hym turmentynge hym with yren crokes hortybly vpon the galowes many that sawe them anone after dyed for drede some waxed mad or fore seke And in that batayle was taken the bysshop of Baston the bisshop of saynt Andrewes the abbot of Sconne all armed as fals traytours fals prelates agaynst theyr othe And they were brought to the kynge And the kynge sent them vnto the pope of Rome that he sholde do with them his wyll ¶ How Iohn erle of Atheles was taken and put to deth ANd at that batayle fledde syr Iohn erle of Atheles and went in to a chirche there hyd hym for drede but he myght haue there no refute bycause that the chirche was enterdyted through a generall sentence in the same chirche he was taken And this syr Iohn wend well to haue scaped fro the deth bycause that he claymed kynrede of kynge Edward And the kyng wold no longer be betrayed of his traytours but sent hyÌ„ to London in haste there was hanged his heed smytten of his body brent But at the prayer of the quene Margarete bycause that he claymed kynrede of kyng Edward his drawynge was forgyuen hym ¶ How Iohn that was Wyllyam Waleys broder was put to deth ANd whan the gretest maysters of Scotlonde were thus done to euyll deth for theyr falsnes and treason Iohn that was Willyam Waleys broder was taken and done to dethe as syr Iohn erle of Atheles was ¶ How Robert the Brus fledde from Scotlonde to Norway ANd at that same tyme was Roberte the Brus moche hated amonge the people of Scotlonde so that he wyst not what was best to do for to hyde hym he went in to Norway to the kynge that had spoused his syster there helde hyÌ„ for to haue socour And Robert the Brus myght not be founde in Scotlonde So kynge Edward than let crye his peas through out all the londe and his lawes were vsed his mynystres serued through out all the londe ¶ How kynge Edwarde dyed ANd whan kynge Edwarde had abated the pride of his enemyes he returned agayne south warde and a malady toke him at Burgh vpoÌ„ saudes in the marche of Scotlonde he wyst well that his deth was full nygh called to him syr Henry Lacy erle of Nichol syr Guy erle of warwik syr Aymer Valence erle of Penbroke and syr Robert of Clifford baron prayed them vpon the fayth that they ought hym that they shold make Edwarde of Carnaruan kynge of Englonde as shortly as they myght that they shold not suffre Piers of Ganaston come agayn in to Englonde for to make his sone to ryot And they grauÌ„ted hym with a good wyll Than the kynge toke the sacramentes of holy chirche as a good christen man shold dyed in very repen tauÌ„ce whan he had regned .xxxv. yere was buryed at westmynster with grete solempnite on whose god haue mercy ¶ Of Merlyns prophecyes that were declared of kynge Edward that was kynge Henryes sone OF this kyng Edwarde pphecyed Merlyn and called hym a dragon the seconde of the. vs kynges that sholde tegne in Englonde sayd that he sholde be medled with mercy also with strengthe sternes that shold kepe Englonde from colde hete And that he sholde open his mouth toward Wales that he sholde set his fote in Wyke that he shold close with walles that shold do moche harme to his sede And he sayd sothe for the good kynge Edward was medled with mercy with fyersnes with mercy agaynst his enemyes of Wales after of ScotloÌ„de with fyersnes whaÌ„ he put them to deth for theyr falsnes traytory as they had deserued it And well kepte he Englond from colde hete syth he kepte it froÌ„ all maner of enemyes that came vpon him to do hym ony wronge And well he opened his mouth towarde Wales made it quake through the hidour
captiuite By the takynge of this cite the Turke gretly was enhauÌ„ced in pryde a grete losse to all christendom ¶ In the .xxviij. yere was a parlyameÌ„t holden at Westmynster and froÌ„ thens adiourned to the blacke freres 〈◊〉 London after Christmas to Westmynster agayne ¶ And this same yere Roâ—erte of Cane a man of the west couÌ„tree 〈◊〉 a fewe shyppes toke a grete flete of shippes comyngâ— out of yeâ—ay laden with 〈◊〉 whiche shyppes were out of prince 〈…〉 uÌ„ders 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 brought them to Hâ—mpton wherfore the march auntes of EngloÌ„de beyng in FlauÌ„dres were arested in Bruges Ipre other places might not be deliuered 〈◊〉 theyr dettes disch â—uged tyll they had made apoyntment for to paye y◠〈◊〉 of those shyppes whiche was payed by yâ— marchauÌ„tes of the staple euery peny And in lyke wyse the marchuÌ„tes goodes beynge in Da 〈…〉 were also arested and made grete amendes ¶ This same yere the frensshmen in a mornyng toke by a trayne the towne of Pount de larche therin the lorde Fauconbrydge was takeÌ„ prisoner And after yâ— in D 〈…〉 er Rom was taken lost beynge therin syr Edmond duke of Somerset the erle of Shrewesbury whiche by a poyntment left pledges lost all NormaÌ„dy came home in to Englonde And duryng yâ— sayd parliament yâ— duke of Suffolke was arested sent in to yâ— Coure there he was a moneth after the kyng did do fetche hym out for whiche cause all yâ— comyns were in a grete rumour what for the delyuerauÌ„ce of Angeo Mayn after lesynge of all NormaÌ„dy in especyall for yâ— deth of yâ— good duke of Glocestre in so moche in some places meÌ„ gadred made them capytayns as Blewberde other whiche were taken put to deth And than the sayd parlyament was adiourned to Leycestre And thyÌ„der yâ— kynge brought with hym yâ— duke of Suffolk And when yâ— comyns vnderstode yâ— he was out of the Coute comen thyder they desyred for to haue execucion on them yâ— were cause of the delyuerauÌ„ce of Normandy had ben 〈◊〉 of the deth of the duke of Glocestre had solde Gascoyn Guyen of whiche they named to be gylty yâ— duke of Suffolke as chefe the lorde Saye yâ— bysshop of Salisbury 〈…〉 yell many moâ— And for to appease the comyns the duke of Suffolk was exiled out of Englonde for .v. yere And so duryng the parlyament he went in to Norfolke there toke shyppyng for to go out of yâ— realme of Englonde in to FrauÌ„ce And this yere as he sayled on yâ— see a shyppe of warre called the Nycolas of the toure mette with his shyppe fouÌ„de hym therin whome they toke out brought hym in to theyr shyppe to the mayster to the capytayn there he was examyned at yâ— last iudged to deth And so they put hym in a caban his chapelayn with him f 〈…〉 to shryue hym And the done they brought hyÌ„ in to Douer rode set hyÌ„ in to yâ— bote there smote of his heed brought yâ— body on londe vpon the sandes set the heed therby And this was done the fyrst day of Maye Leo what auayled hym all his 〈…〉 rauÌ„te of NormaÌ„dy c. And here ye may here how he was rewarded for the deth of the duke of Glocestre Thus began sorowe vpon sorowe deth for deth ¶ How this yere was the insurreccyon in Kent of the comyns of whom Iarke Cade an Irysshe man was capytayne THe yere of our lorde M cccc .l. was the grete grace of the Iubile at Rome where was grete pardoÌ„ in so moche yâ— from all places in chrystendom grete multytude of people resorted thyder ¶ And this yere was a grete assemble gaderynge togyder of the comyns of Kent in grete nombre made an insurreccyon rebelled agaynst the kyng and his lawes and ordeyned them a capytayne called Iohan Cade an Irysshe man whiche named hymselfe Mortymer cosyn to the duke of yorke And this capytayn helde these men togyder and made ordynaunces amonge them and brought them to the blacke hâ—th where he made a byll of p 〈…〉 yon 's to the kyng and his counseyle shewed what 〈…〉 tyes and oppressyons the poore comyns suffred all vnder colour for to come to his aboue he had a grete multytude of people And the .xvii. day of Iune the kynge many lordes capytayns men of warte went towarde hym to yâ— blacke heth And whan the capytayne of kent vnderstode the comynge of the kynge with so grete puyssanÌ„ce he withdrewe him his people to Seuenoke a lytell village And the .xxviij. daye of Iune he beynge withdrawen gone the kynge came with his army set in ordre embatayled to yâ— blacke heth And by aduyse of his counseyle sent syr Vmfrey Stafford knyght and Willyam Stafford squyer two valyauÌ„t capytaynes with certayn people for to fyght with yâ— capytayne to take hym brynge hym his accessaryes to the kyng whiche went to Seuenoke there the capytayn with his felawshyp mette with them fought agaynst them and in coÌ„clusyon slewe them bothe as many as abode wolde not yelde them were slayne Durynge this scarmysshe fell a grete varyauÌ„ce amonge the lordes men comyn people beynge on blacke heth agaynst theyr lordes capitaynes sayenge playnly yâ— they wolde go vnto yâ— capytayn of kent to assyst helpe hym but yf they myght haue execucyon on yâ— traytours beynge about yâ— kynge wher to the kynge sayd naye And they sayd playnly that the lord Saye tresourer of Englonde the bysshop of Salysbury the baron of Dubby the abbot of Glocestre Danyell and Treuilian many â—to were traytours worthy to be deed Wherfore to please the lordes meyny also some of yâ— kynges hous yâ— lord Saye was arested sent to yâ— toure of London And than yâ— kynge heryng tydynges of the beth ouerthrowynge of the Staf 〈…〉 he withdrewe hym to London 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to â—elyngworth for yâ— kyng 〈…〉 lordes burst not trust theyr owne housholde men ¶ Than after that the capytayne had had this victory vpon yâ— Staffordes anone he toke 〈…〉 sallet and his brigandynes full of gylte nayles 〈◊〉 also his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and Arayed hym lyke a lorde and capytayne and resorted with all his 〈◊〉 and also moo than he had before to the blacke hethe agayne To whome came the archebysshop of Caunterbury and the duke of Bokyugham to the blacke hethe and spake with hym And as it was sayd they fouÌ„de hym wytty in his talkyng and in his request And so they departed And the thyrde daye of Iuly he came entred into London with all his people and there dyd make cryes in the kynges name and in his name that no man sholde robbe ne take no maner of goodes but yf he payed for it And came rydynge through the cite in grete pryde and smote