came in entente for to crowne Alured the elder brother hym make kynge of Englonde And of this thynge to make an ende the erles â—arons made theyr othe But yâ— erle Godewin of Westsex falsely traytoursely thought to slee these two brethern anone as they sholde come in to Englonde in entent to make his sone Harold kynge the whiche sone he had begote vpon his wyfe the whiche was kynge Knoghtes doughter that was a Dane And so this Godewin pryuely hyÌ„ went vnto South hampton for to mete there the two brethern whan that they sholde come vnto londe ¶ And thus it befell the messengers that wente in to Normandy fouÌ„de not but oonly Alured that was the elder brother For Edwarde his brother was gone in to Hungary for to speke with his cosyn Edwarde the outlawe that was Edmondes sone with the Irensyde The messengers tolde sayd Alured how that the erles barons of Englonde sente after hym that he boldely sholde come in to Englonde receyue the reame For kynge Hardiknoght was deed all the Danes dryuen out of the londe ¶ How Godewin the fals traytour toke Alured vppon Gyldesdowne whan that he came from Normandy to be kynge of Englonde how he caused hym to be martyred in the yle of Ely AS Alured herde these tydynges he thanked god And in to shyppe went with all the hast that he myght and passed the see arryued at South-hampton there Godewin the fals traytour was And whan this traytour sawe that he was come he welcomed hym receyued hym with moche Ioye sayd that he wolde lede hym to London there that all the barons of Englonde hym abode to make hym kynge And so they wente on theyr waye towarde London And whan they came on Gyldesdowne tho sayd the traytour Godwin vnto Alured Take kepe about you bothe on the lyfte syde ryght syde of all ye shall be kynge of suche an hondred more Now forsothe sayd Alured I behyght you yf I be kynge I shall ordeyne make suche lawes wherfore god man shall be well pleased Now had the traytour coÌ„maunded all his men that were with hym that whan they were come vpon Gildesdowne that they sholde slee all that were in Aluredes company that came with hym fro Normandy after that take Alured lede hym in to the yle of Ely after put out bothe his eyen of his heed afterwarde brynge hym to deth so they dyde For they slewe all the company that there were the nombre of .xij. gentylmen that were come with hym fro Normandy after toke they Alured in the yle of Ely they put out his eyen rent his wombe toke the chyef of his bowels put a stake in the grounde an ende of the bowels therto fastened with nedyls eylesse of yren they pryched the good childe and so made hym to go about the stake tyll that all his bowels were drawen out of his body so deyed Alured there thorugh treason of the erle Godewin ¶ Whan the lordes of Englonde had herde wyst how Alured that sholde haue be theyr kynge was put to deth thrugh the fals traytour Godewin they were wonder wroth And swore bytwene god them that he sholde deye a more wors dethe than dyde Edrith of Stratton that had betrayed his lorde Edmonde Irensyde they wolde haue put hyÌ„ to deth but the theyf traytour fled thens in to Denmark there helde hyÌ„ foure yere more lost all his londe in Englonde SIluester the thyrde was pope after Benedictus This Siluester was chose and Benedictus was â—â—pulsyd And afterwarde was he expulsyd Benedictus was put vp ayen And after he was put out and Gregorius was made pope And he was but a symple lettred man therfore he chose an other man for to be consecrate with hym And whan many men were dyspleased with this gydynge of two popes the thyrde was brought in the whiche sholde occupye the place of bothe tho two And soo they stroue amonge themself But Henry the Emperour came thenne to Rome deposyd them all and made Clement the seconde pope whome he made anone to crowne hym And he sayd to the Romayns they sholde neuer châ—se pope without his assent And so fyue beynge popes the sixte was put in But many men saye this Gregorus was an holy man ¶ Damaâ—ius the seconde was after Clement .xx. dayes This man was an vsurper of the popeheed and soo he deyed sodenly And anone the Romayns asked to haue a pope that the Almaynes sholde haue none For they were soo harde herted that they myght not enclyne to the entente of the Emperour the whiche sayd There sholde be no pope chosen but yf he wolde be of counseyll of the eleccyon But for all that they putt in this holy man Leo after he bad of that conscyence refused And anone he was chosen by the comyn assent this Leo put Cryste in the fourme of a Lasâ— in his owne bedde in the morowe he founde no thynge there ¶ Of saynt Edwarde the Confessour that was Aluredes brother how he was kynge of Englonde ANd whan this was done all the barons of Englonde sent an other tyme in to Normandy for that Edwarde sholde come in to Englonde 〈◊〉 moche honour ¶ And this Edwarde in his childehode loued almyghty god and hym dradde And in honeste clennesse had ladde his lyf hated synne as deth And whan he was crowned anoynted with a ryall power he forgate not his good maners condycyons that he fyrst vsed And forgate not al good customes for no manere honour ne for ryches ne no manere hyghnes But euer more and more yaue hym to goodnesse and loued god and holy chirche passynge all other manere thynge And poore men also he loued them helde as they had ben his owne brethern And to them oft he yaue grete almesse with full good wyll ¶ Of the fyrst specyal loue that god shewed to saynt Edwarde lyuynge IT befell on a daye as he wente from the chirche of Westmynstre had herde masse of saynt Iohan the Euangelyst for as moche as he loued saynt Iohn Euangelyst more specyally after god our lady than he dyde ony other saynt And so there came to hym a pylgryme prayed hym for the loue of god our lady saynt Iohn the Euangelyst some good hym for to yeue And the kynge pryuely toke his rynge of his fynger that no man perceyued it yaue it to the pylgryme he it receyued went thens ¶ This kynge Edwardâ— made alle the good lawes of Englonde that yet ben moost vsed holden And was so mercyable and so full of pyte that no man myght be more ¶ How the erle Godewin came ayen in to Englonde had ayen all his londe and afterwarde saynt Edwarde wedded his doughter AS the Erle Godewin that was dwellynge in Denmarke had
viij BOcci was bysshop in Israel then ¶ Abimalech the .viij. Iuge in Israel was naturall sone to Gedeon And he was not called of god but malicyous ly toke on hym the pryncehode of Israel And he slewe .lxx. of his brethern wherfore he ended his lyf myscheuously Vt pêª IudicuÌ„ ¶ Tola was the .ix. Iuge in Israel And this man guyded hym after the olde gouernauÌ„ce of Iuges by yâ— maner of direccion consell more than by dominacoÌ„n Bocci was bysshop aboute this tyme but of hym lytell is wryten ¶ Iayr the .x. Iuge of Israell had â—â—i sones whom he made prynces of 〈◊〉 tees And by cause there werâ— good men ruled to the pleasyr of god Therfore in yâ— dayes of these two men Israel dâ—ewe to our lorde And therfore all thynge came was in prosperyte welthe EAnus was the .iiij. kyng of 〈◊〉 he was kyng of Caâ—â—nt◠〈◊〉 ¶ Latinus was kyng in Yâ—aly aâ—â—◠〈◊〉 nus of this Latinê° was called 〈◊〉 dom of Latinorum And Canneâ—◠〈◊〉 ter of Euandâ—â— fouÌ„de fyrst 〈…〉 ¶ Tauranê° about this tyme was 〈◊〉 of Babylon or of Assâ—o◠〈…〉 man Troy was destroyed frist 〈◊〉 casyon of the bataâ—l of Troy began for a lytell thynge In so moche as Lamâ—â— don kyng of Troy receyued not 〈◊〉 les and Iason with dur honour as they sholde haue be reâ—eyued of so lytell a trespaas how many harmes 〈◊〉 grewe ¶ Sibilla delâ—hica afore the batayll of Troy prophecyed hoâ—◠〈◊〉 sholde be borne of a virgyn wtout manâ— nes seed ¶ Lamydon kynge of 〈◊〉 was slayne and his doughter Râ—â—oma was taken in to Grekys londe For the which foloweth myghty batayll 〈◊〉 ferdfull myâ—â—â—eues vide 〈…〉 na Hercules with â—alon deshored 〈◊〉 or Troy the whiche anoue after was buylded of Priaâ—â—is sone to Lanâ—ydon This Hercules dyde many merueylous thyngê many myghty batarlles And Iufenytâ— lesynges ben fayned on hym At the last whan he had ouercome moâ— the people he was sore hurte in warre whan he myght not suffre the payne of his sore with the whiche he was greâ—ed HyÌ„self he raÌ„ne in to yâ— fyre whan he was deed he was worshyped amonge the goddes of the Gentyles myghtely Cirta annuÌ„ inuÌ„di .iij. M.ix C.lxxv Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ M.ij. C.xxiiij AFter the deth of Iayr Iuge of Israell the people of Israel added newe synnes to theyr olde And our lord toke them in to the power of the Philistyens to the childern of Amon .xviij. yere And they were gretely oppressyd thenne they cryed to our lorde Thenne Repte was espyed with almyghty god faught agaynst Amon sedycyous people of the hylle of Effraym And for an vnprudent voys he slewe his owne doughter folyshly dyde sacrefyce to god with her IudicuÌ„ .xi. et .xij. ¶ Ozy this tyme was bysshop in Israell he was of the seed of Aron by the lyne of Eleazari the whiche deed thrugh the prouysyon of god the bysshopryche tomed to the lyne of Ythamar an C. .xx. yere in the whiche lyne Hely was the fyrst hygh bysshop And Abiathar was the laste ¶ Ebassam was Iuge in Israel .vij. yere and he was the .xij. Iuge and he was named otherwyse Boos the whiche wedded Ruth ¶ Abralon the .xix. Iuge of Israell was Iuge .x. yere And vnder these tymes the childern of Israell were quyete And therfore none notable thynges were done in these dayes ¶ Abdon the .xiiij. Iuge gouerned in Israell .viij. yeres And about this tyme the hystorye of Ruth was wryten ¶ Authamanis this tyme was kynge of Asserium and Priamus kynge of Troy sone to Lamidon that buylded his cyte agayne merueyllously stronge And began batayll with the Grekes vnto his owne hurte And he hadde a sone was called Hertor a leyâ—full gentyll sone by his â—yâ— Eccuba This man was faythfull wy se and Iuromparable of strengthe and noblynesse This Priamus had an other sone that was called Parys the whiche toke awaye fro the londe of Grekes He lena wyf to Menelaiê° the kynge ¶ Agamenon the kynge brother to Menelaâ—ê° the leder of all the Grekes hoste faught ayenst Troy and at the last he wanne the cyte falsly and to the Grekes moost shame and sclaunder that myght be For certaynly that myght be called an vnhappy batayll where no man gyueth louynge to the Grekes but euery man reporteth shame ¶ Eneas was kynge in Ytaly thre yere And this Eneas after Troy was destroyed of the Grekes came in to Ytaly with .xx. shyppes dyde myghty batayles there And this man hadde wedded Priamus doughter Elinsaram And he was made a god thorugh the errour of the comyn people of this man came Iuliê° cezar Octauianê° augustê° Â¶ Vlixes an eloquent man among all the Grekes after many perylles on the set wen te home to his Penelopem the moost faythfull the moost chast woman that is radde of And the Grekes perysshed wretchedly after that they had destroyed Troy both on the water on the londe as they wente homewarde ayen ¶ And that was the pryncypal date of ther wry tynge after that victory For they wrote ther historyes other wrytynge sic anâ— priâ— vel scâ—o iâ— post Troiam captam And that was the thyrde yere of Abdon Iuge of Israell ¶ Circa annuÌ„ mundi .iiij. M.xxv. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ M.C.lxxiiij OBeth of crystis lyne sone to Boos iâ— reherced in Ma. ¶ Sampson the .xv. Iuge regned .xx. yere this Samson was the moost strongest man that euer was he delyuered Israel from the Philistiens for his meruaylous strengthe men trowed he had ben Hercules et eius mirabilia oê‘a vide IuidicuÌ„ .xiij. ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.lxxv Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ M.C.xiiij IEsse sone to Obeth of the lyne of Cryst otherwyse called Ysay fader to Dauyd this tyme lyued a notable man in honeste No kynge ne grete gouernour But of hyÌ„ many tymes is made mencyon in holy scrypture For of hyÌ„ descended Cryste our sauyour ¶ This tyme Ely was Iuge bysshop in Israel The whiche had two sones Ophni Phinees And for he corrected them not suffycyently he they were punysshed bothe of our lorde For they were slayne of the Philistiens And Ely felle of his sete and brake his necke ¶ This Ely was Iuge next after Sampson not of the lygnage of Aran that was fyrst bysshop of god electe but of Ythamar the lygnage dured an hondred and .xx. yere In the whiche lygnage Ely was fyrst bysshop Abrathar the last Vide plura priâ— reguÌ„ THis tyme Saul was kyng in Israel after the mayster in his hystoryes Iosephê° in hiâ— viij boke This Saul was fyrst kynge in Israel regned xx yere the whiche or he was kyng was a good man elect of god but after warde wretchedly he fayled he was slayne his thre sones in the hylles of Gylboy ¶ In the tyme of Saull
Thenne he was martred and buryed in saynt Peters ¶ Anâ—cetus was pope after Piê° almoost .x. yere this man made many decrees of the Canon and for bysshopes Vt in caê° Violatores cÌ„ ¶ Galienus a leche goten in Pergamo was in grete fame at Rome The whiche not alonly expowned the bokes of Ypocras but he put many of them to his bokes And of this man is sayd for his dyscrete abstynence the whiche he vsed he lyued an hondred and .xl. yeres He neuer ete nor dranke his fylle ¶ Nota abstinencâ—am ¶ He neuer toke rawe fruytes Alwaye he had a swete brethe He deyed all oonly thrugh aege no sykenesse ¶ Marcus Anthonius the true and Lucius Comodus were Emperours .xix. yere These toke the Empyre after Anthony the meke and thenne began two Emperours to regne but Lucius Comodus decessed And Anthony was Emperous alone the whiche was a victoryous man and a noble but that he made the fourth persecuycon to kylle crysten men This Marcus was of so grete sadnesse and stedfastnesse that for no chaunce he lough neuer ne chaunged no chere nother for gladnesse ne for sorowe And whanne he was a childe he was of suche manhode that on a certayne trâ—â—e whan he loked his tresourand had 〈◊〉 that whiche he myght gyue his knyghtes and his men whan he wente to fyght ayenst the Germaynâ— the Sclauons and Sarmathus he wolde hurte ne greue no body but had leuer to selle his wyues golden vessel and her arayment her beddynge all her ryall stuff than take taxe of the Senatours or of his prouynce vnder hym But he gate the victorye of his enmyes and recouered all ayen released the prouynces of ther trybutes And those that wolde selle hym his wyues tresour ayen he restored them ther moneye those that wolde not he neuer greued them But the tables of ther dettes betwixt hym them he brente openly in the market place and thanked them that they helped hym in his necessyte ¶ How kynge Lucie regned after his fader that was a good man and after he became crysten AFter this kynge Coill regned Lucie his sone that was a good man to god to all the people He sente to Rome to Eulentre that then was pope sayd He wolde become a crysten man receyue baptym in the name of god tome to the ryght fayth byleue Eulentre sente two Legates that were called Pagan an other Elybain in to this londe baptysed the kynge all his meyne And after wente from towne to towne baptysed the people tyll all the londe was baptysed And this was in the yere an hondred .lvi. after the Incarnacyon of our lorde Ihesu cryste And this kyng Lucie made tho in this londe two Arche bysshops one at Caunterbury an other at Yorke other many bysshops yâ— yet ben in this londe And whan these two Legatê had baptysed all this londe they ordeyned prestes for to baptyse children for to make the sacrament and after they wente ayen to Rome And the kynge dwelled in his londe regned with moche honour .xij. yere and after dedye and lyeth at Gloucestre ¶ How this londe was longe without a kyng how the Brytons chose a kyng THis kyng Lucie had none heyre of his body begoten that was afterwarde grete harme sorowe to the londe For after this kynge Lucies deth none of the grete lordes of the londe wolde suffre an other to be kynge but lyued in warre debate amonges themself .l. yere without kynge But it befell afterwarde that a grete prynce came from Rome in to this londe that was called Seuerie not for to warre but for to saue the ryght of Rome But neuertheles he had not dwelled half a yere in this londe but that the Brytons slewe hym And whan they of Rome wyst that Seueri was so slayne they sente an other grete lorde in to this londe that was called Allec that was a stronge man a myghty of body dwelled in this londe longe tyme and dyde moche sorowe to the Brytons So that after for pure malyce they chose a kynge amonge theym that was called Astelepades And assembled a grete host of Brytons wente to London to seke Allec and there they fouÌ„de hym slewe hym al his felowes And one that was called Walon deffended hym fyersly fought longe with the Brytons but at the last he was dyscomfyted the Brytons toke hym and bonde his hondes feet and cast hym in to a water Wherfore that water was called euer more Walbroke ¶ Tho regned Astelepades in peas tyll one of his Exles that was called Coill made a fayr towne ayenst the kynges wyll lete calle the towne Colchestre after his owne name Wherfore the kynge was full wroth thought to destroy hym And began to warre vpon hym and brought grete power of men yaaf the Erle batayll And the Erle defended hym fyersly with his power and slewe the kynge hymself in that batayll And tho was Coill crowned and made kynge of this londe This Coill regned and gouerned the londe well nobly for he was a noble man well beloued amonge the Brytons ¶ Whan tho of Rome herde that Astelepades was slayne they were wonder gladde and sente an other grete prynce of the Romayns that was called Constance And he came to the kynge Coill for to chalenge the trybute that was wonte to be payed to Rome And the kynge answered well wysely sayd that he wolde paye to Rome al that ryght reason wolde with good wyll And so they accorded tho with good wyl and without ony contake And so bothe they dwelled togyder in loue ¶ Kynge Coill yaaf to hym his doughter Eleyne for to haue her to his spowse that was both fayre wyse and good well lettred And this Constance spowsed her there with moche honour And it befell soone after that this kynge Coill deyed in the .xiij. yere of his regne and lyeth at Colchestre entyred ¶ Of kynge Constance that was a Romayne that was chosen kynge after the deth of Coill for as moche that he hadde spowsed Eleyne that was kynge Coils doughter AFter this kyng Coill Constance was made kynge crowned for almoche as he had spowsed kyng Coils doughter that was heyre of that londe The whiche Constance regned well worthely gouerned the londe And he begate on his wyf Eleyne a sone that was called Constantyne And this kyng bare true fayth And truly dyde vnto them of Rome all his lyf And whan he had regned .xv. yere he deyed lyeth at Yorke ¶ How Constantyne that was kynge Constance sone and the sone of Saynt Eleyne gouerned and ruled the londe was Emperour of Rome AFter kynge Constance deth regned Constantyne his sone the sone of saynt Eleyne yâ— founde the holy crosse in the holy londe And how Constantyne became Emperour of Rome ¶ It befell soo in yâ— tyme there was
god almyghty that had all the londe of Northumberlon by herytage that was called Os walde he was kynge of all yâ— londe But for as moche as he was frende to Edwyn helde a grete parte of yâ— londe of Cadwalin This same Cadwalin warred vpon hym droue hym towarde Scotlonde And whan Cadwalin sawe that he wolde not abyde Cadwalin wolde noo lenger hym pursue but toke some of â—is folke to Peanda his broder in lawe prayed hym to pursue after Oswalde tyll yâ— he werr taken slayne Cadwalin torned home ayen ¶ Whan Os walde â—erde these tydyngê yâ— Cadwalin turned home ayen he wolde no lenger flee but abode Peanda yaue hym batayllâ— and Peanda was dyscomfyted fledde came ayen to Cadwalin sayd that he wolde de neuer holde oo foot of londe of hym but yf so were that he wolde auenge hyÌ„ of Oswalde ¶ Cadwalin lete assemble a grete hoste for to fyght with Oswald so that he Peanda came to Northumberlonde yaue batayll vnto Oswalde And in the same batayll was Oswalde slayne his heed smyteâ— of after he was entered at the abbay of Berdenay in whiche place god had wrought for hyÌ„ many a fayre myracle both there elles where ¶ And anone Oswy his brother seased all the londe in to his honde that was this Oswaldes And the folke of Northumberlonde loued hym wonderly well helde hym for theyr lorde But he had men of his kyÌ„ne worthy ynough that wolde haue departed the londe and they warred togyder wel And for as moche as they were not stronge ynoughe they came to Peanda prayed hym of helpe socour And behyght hyÌ„ of that londe largely vpon this couenauÌ„t that he wolde them gouerne helpe counseyll ¶ Peanda herde theyr prayer and so spake with Cadwalin that he sholde ordeyne a grete hoste faste ordeyne hyÌ„ in to Northumberlonde for to fyght with Oswy And Oswy was a meke man moche loued peas charyte prayed Peanda of loue pens profred hym of golde and syluer grete plente ¶ And this Peanda was so proude that he nolde graunt hym peas for no maner thynge but for all thynge he wolde with hyÌ„ fyght Soo at the last there was sette a daye of batayll And Oswy euer trusted vpon god and Peanda trusted to moche vpon pryde vpon his hoste that he had And togyder they smote egrely but Peanda was anone dyscomfyted slayne And this was after the Incarnacyon of our lorde Ihesu Cryste .v. C.lv. yere And this Oswy regned .xxviij. yere And a kynge that was called Oswyne that was Peandaes cosyn warred vpon hym and togyder fought but Oswy had the victory of Oswyne And Oswyne was dyscomfyted slayne and lyeth at Tynnemouth ¶ How kyng Cadwaldre that was Cadwalins sone regned after his fader and was the last kynge of Brytons AFter the deth of Cadwalin regned his sone Cadwaldre well nobly And his moder was the syster of Peanda And whan he had regned .xij. yere he felle in to a grete syknenesse thenÌ„e was there a grete dyscorde bytwene the lordes of the londe that euery of them warred vppon other And yet in yâ— tyme there fell so grete derth scarsyte of corne other vitaylles in this londe that a man myght go .iij. or .iiij. dayes fro towne to towne that he sholde not fynde to bye for golde ne syluer brede wyne ne none other vitayle wherwith a man myght lyue But oonly the people lyued by rotê of herbes for other lyuyng had they none so moche was it faylled all abowte fysshes wylde beestes all other thynge so that yet to this mysauenture there fell so grete mortalyce pestylente amoÌ„ge the people by the corrupcion of yâ— ayre that the lyuynge people suffysed not to burye the deed bodyes For they deyed so sodenly both grete smale lorde seruauÌ„t in etynge goynge spekynge they fell downe deyed so that neuer was herde of more sodeyne deth amonge the people For he that wente for to burye the deed body with the same deed body was buryed And so they that myght flee fledde forsoke theyr londes houses as well for the grete hungre derth scarsyte of corne other vitayll as for yâ— grete mortalyte pestylence in the londe wente in to other londes for to saue theyr lyues lefte the londe all deserte wast so that there was no man for to trauayle tylthe the londe So that the londe was barayne of corne all other fruytes for deâ—aâ—â—e of tyllyers and this mysauenture dured .xi. yere and more that noo man myght ere ne sowe ¶ How Cadwaldre wente oute of this londe in to lytell Brytayne CAdwaldre sawe grete huÌ„gre mortalyte pestylence and the londe all poore faylynge cornes other vytaylles and his folke perysshed sawe also yâ— moost partye of his londe all wasted voyde of people He appareylled hym his folke that were lefte a lyue passed ouer in to lytell Brytayne with a lytell nauy vnto kynge Alayne that he moche loued that was his cosyn and that his fader had moche loued in his tyme And as they sayled in the see he made moche lamentacyon so dyde all tho that were with hym and sayd Dedistinos dnÌ„e tanâ— oues escarum et in gentibus dispersisti nos ANd thenne began Cadwaldre to complayne hym to his folke pytously sayd Alas sayd he to vs wretches caytyues is sorowe for our grete synnes the whiche we wolde not amende vs whyle we had space now repentaunce is comen vpon vs thrugh mysauenture whiche chaced vs out of our rea me propre soyle And out of the whiche sâ—â—tyme Romayns Scottes Saxons neyther Danys myght not exyle vs. ¶ But what auaylleth it now to vs that before tyme ofte tymes haue goten many other londes syth it is not yâ— wyll of god that we abyde and dwelle in our owne londe God that is very Iuge that all thynges knoweth before they ben doâ—e or made he seeth that we wolde not cesse of our synnes that our enmyes myght not vs ne our lygnage exyle fro and out of our reame He wolde that we amende vs of our folyes that we see our propre defawtess And therfore hath shewed to vs wrath and woll chastyse vs of our mysdedes Syth that he doeth vs without batayl or strength of our enmyes by greate companyes wretchedly to leue our reame propre londe ¶ Torne agayne ye Romayns torne agayne ye Scottes torne agayne ye Saxons torne agayne ye FrauÌ„soys Now sheweth to you Brytayne all deserte the whiche your power myght neuer make deserte ne yet our power hath not put vs now in exyle But oonly the power of the 〈◊〉 almyghty whome we haue often offended by our folyes the whiche we wolde not leue vntyll he chastysed vs by dyuyne power ¶ Amonge the wordes and lamentacyon that the
his owne meyne wente vnto the chambre there that he sholde take his nyghtes reste And as he loked hym about he sawe a fayre ymage well made and in semblaunt as it were an Archer with a boowe in the boowe a fyne arowe ¶ Kynge Edmonde wente tho nere for to beholde it better what it myght be And anone yâ— arowe smote hym thrugh the body there slewe the kynge For that engyne was made for to slee his owne lorde traytoursly ¶ And so whan kynge Edmonde was thus deed slayne he had regned but .x. yere And his people for hym made moche sorowe And his body they bare vnto Glastenbury there they hym entyred ¶ And this fals traytour Edrith anone wente vnto the quene that was kynge Edmondes wyfe that wyst not of her lordes deth Anone he toke from her two sones that were fayre yonge that her lorde had vpon her goten that one was called Edwarde that other Edwyne ladde theym with hym to London toke them vnto kynge Knoght that he sholde do wish them what his wyll were And tolde hym how subtylly he had slayne kynge Edmonde for by cause loue of hym so that kynge knoght all Englonde in his power hooly myght haue ¶ O thou fals traytour hast thou my true brother that was soo true thus slayne for me the man I moost loued in the worlde Now by my heed I shall for thy trauell the well rewarde as thou hast deserued anone lete hym be take bounde honde foot in manere of a traytour lete cast hym there in to Tamyse in this maner the fals traytour ended his lyf The kynge toke the two childern put them vnto the abbot of Westmestre to warde to kepe tyll that he wyst what was best with them to do ¶ How kynge knoght sente kynge Edmondes sones both in to Denmarke to be slayne how they were saued SO it befell soone after that kynge knoght had all the londe in his honde spowsed the quene Emme thorugh consente of his baronage For she was a fayre woman the whiche was Eldredes wyf and the dukes syster of Normandy they lyued togyder with moche loue as reason wolde The kynge axed vpon a daye counseyll of the quene what was best to do with the sones that were Edmonde Irensydes Syr sayd she they ben the ryght heyres of the londe yf they lyue they wyll do moche sorowe with warre therfore lete sende them in to a strange londe a ferre to some man that may them defoyle destroy The kyng anone lete call a dane that was called Walgar coÌ„mauÌ„ded hyÌ„ that he sholde lede tho two childern in Denmark so to do ordeyne for them yâ— he sholde neuer here more of theym Syr sayd this Walgar gladly your coÌ„mauÌ„dement shall be done anone tho two childern he toke lad them in to Denmark And for as moche as he sawe that the childern were wond fayre also meke he had of them grete pyte ruche wolde them not slee but lad them to the kyng of Hungry for to nourysshe for this Walgar was well beknowen with the kynge well beloued Anone the kyng axed whens the childn were Walgar tolde hym sayd that they were the ryght heyres of Englond therfore men wolde destroye theym And therfore syr vnto you they be come mercy helpe for to seke And forsothe yf they may lyue your men they shall become and of you they shall holde all theyr londe The kynge of Hungry receyued them with moche honour lete them worthely be kepte ¶ And thus it befell afterwarde that Edwyne the yonger brother deyed Edwarde the elder brother lyued a fayre man a stronge a large of body gentyll and curters of condycyons so that all men hym loued And this Edwarde in the Cronycles is called amonge the Englysshmen Edwarde the outlawe ¶ And whan as he was made knyght the kynges doughter of Hungry hym moche loued for his goodnes and his fayrnes that she hym called her derlynge The kyng that was her fader perceyued well the loue that was betwixt them two and had no heyre but only that doughter and the kynge vowchesauf his doughter to no man so well as he dyde to hym that she loued so well he her and yaue her vnto hym with a good wyll Edwarde her spowsed with moche honour The kynge of Hungry sente after all his baronage and made a solempne feest a ryche weddynge And made all men to vnderstande that this Edwarde sholde be kynge of that londe after the decesse of hym And of that tydyngê they were all full gladde This Edwarde begate vppon his lady a sone that was called Edgar Helynge afterwarde a doughter that was called Margarete that afterwarde was quene of Scotlonde And by the kyng of Scotlond that was called Mancolin she had a doughter that was called Maud that was quene afterwarde of Englond thrugh kynge Henry that was the fyrst sone of the conquerour that her wedded And he begate on her a doughter that was called Maude that afterwarde was Empresse of Almayn And of this Maude came the kynge of Englonde that vnto this daye is called Henry yâ— Empresse sone And yet had this Edwarde an other doughter by his wyf that was called Crystyan she was a Nonne ¶ How kynge Knoght that was a proude man conquered Noâ—â—andy how he became afterwarde meke mylde NOw haue ye herde of Edmonde Irensydes sones that kyng Knoght wend they had ben slayne as he had coÌ„mauÌ„ded Walgar before And this kyng Knoght had in his honde all the reame of Englonde Denmarke And after that they wente vnto Norwaye that londo for to conquere But the kynge of the londe that was called Elaf came with his people wende his londe to haue well kepte defended so there he faught with hym tyll at the last he was slayne in that batayll And tho this Knoght toke all the londe in to his honde And whan he had conquered Norwaye taken feaute homages there he came ayen in to Englonde helde hymself so grete a lorde that hym thoughte in all the worlde his pere noo man was And he came so proude and hauteyne that it was grete wonder ¶ And so it befell vpon a daye as he had herde masse at Westmestre wolde haue gone in to his palays the wawes of the Tamyse so swyftely ayenst hym came that almoost they touched his feet Tho sayd the kyng with a proude herte I coÌ„maunde the water to torne ayen or elles I shall make the The wawes for his coÌ„mauÌ„dement wolde not spare but flowed euer in heyght more more The kyng was so proude of hert that he wolde not flee the water bete it with a rodde that he had in his honde coÌ„maunded the water that it sholde go no ferder But for all his coÌ„mauÌ„dement
tydynges came to kynge Iohn thenne was he sore anoyed sore dradde lest he sholde lese his reame hymself be done to the deth ¶ Thenne sent he to the pope messengers sayd He wolde be Iustifyed and come to amendement in all thynges wolde make satysfaccyon to all maner of men after the popes ordynaunce ¶ Thenne sente the pope ayen in to Englonde Pandulf other messengers and came to Caunterbury to the kynge there abode And the .viij. daye of May the kynge made an othe for to stande to the popes ordynaunce before Pandulf yâ— Legate in all maner of thynges in whiche he was accursyd And that he sholde make full restytucyon to all men of holy chirche of relygyon and of the goodes that he had taken of them ayenst theyr wyll And all the grete lordes of Englonde swore vppon the boke by theyr holydom that yf the kynge wolde not holde his othe they sayd that they wolde by strength make hym holde it ¶ Thenne put the kynge hym to the courte of Rome and theme gaaf he vp the reame of Englonde and of Irlonde for hym and for his heyres for euer moâ—e that sholde come after hym 〈◊〉 that kynge Iohn and his â—eytes sholde take the two reames of the popes hondes And sholde euery yere paye ferme vnto the courte of Rome a thousande marke of syluer And tho toke the kynge the crowne of his heed and sette it vpon his 〈◊〉 And these wordes sayd he in herynge of all the grete lordes of Englonde Here I resygne vp the crowne and the realme of Englonde in to the pope Innocenciê° hondes the thyrde and put me hooly in his mercy in his ordynaunce ¶ Tho receyued Pandulf the crowne of kynge Iohn and kepte it fyue dayes as fore seasynge takynge of two realmes of Englonde of Irelonde And coÌ„fermed all maner thyng by his realtre that foloweth after ¶ Of the letter oblygatorye that 〈◊〉 Iohan made to yâ— court of Rome wherfore the Peters pens ben gadred thrugh out all Englonde TO all crysten people 〈…〉 all the worlde dwellynge 〈◊〉 by the grace of god kynge of Englonde gretynge to your vnyuersyte And 〈◊〉 knowen that for as mocke as we haue grâ—â—â—d and offended god out 〈◊〉 holy chirche of Rome And 〈…〉 as we haue nede vnto the 〈◊〉 of our lorde Ihesu Cryst And also we 〈◊〉 thynge so worthy offre as competenâ— satysfaccyon to make to god and to holy chirche but yf that it were our owne body as with our reames of Englonde of Irlonde Thenne by the grace of god we desyre to meke vs for the loue of hyÌ„ that meked hyÌ„ to the deth of the crosse Thorugh couseylle of these noble erles and barons we offre all freely graunte to god and to the appostle saynt Peter and saynt Poule and to our moder chirche of Rome and to our holy fader pope Innocenciê° the thyrde and to all the popes that cometh after hym all the reame and patronages of châ—rches of Englonde and of Irlonde with theyr appertenaunces for remyssyon of our synnes and for helpe helth of our kynâ—e soules and of all crysten soules So that from this daye afterwarde we wyll recâ—yue holde of our moder chirche of Rome as fee fâ—rme dooynge 〈◊〉 to our holy fader pope Innocenciê° the thyrde and soo to all the popes that cometh after hym in the same manere abouesayd And in presence of the wyse man Pandulf the popes Subdcaken we make lyeges homage as it were in the popes presence and before hym were And shall do all manere thyngê aboue sayd And therto we bynde vs and all that cometh after vs and our heyres for euer more without ony agaynsayenge to the pope and che the warde of chirche vacauntz And in token for this thynge for euer to laste we wyll conferme and ordeyne that our specyal rentes of the for 〈◊〉 sauynge saynt Peters pens 〈◊〉 to the moder chirche of Rome payenge by yere a thousande marke of lyluer and two termes of the yere for all manere customes that we sholde dâ—â—fe the forsayd reames that is to say 〈◊〉 Myghclmas and at Eester That is to saye .vii. hondred marke for Englonde and thre hondred marke for Irlonde Sauynge to vs to our heytes our Iustyces and other fraunchyse and other ryaltees that perteyne vnto the crowne And these thynges that before ben sayd we wyll that it be ferme stable with out ende And to that oblygacyon we our successours our heytes in this manere be bounde that yf we or ony of our heytee thorugh any presumpcyon falle in ony poynt ayenst ony of these thynges aboue sayd and he be warned and wyll not ryght amende he shall thenne lese yâ— forsayd reame for euer more And that this chartre of oblygacyon and our 〈◊〉 for euer more be ferme and stable with out ony gaynsayenge We shall from this daye afterwarde be true vnto god and to the moder of holy churche of Rome and to the pope Iunocincius the thyrde and to all that cometh after hyÌ„ 〈…〉 ¶ How the clerkes that were 〈◊〉 came agayne and how kyng Iohn was assoylled SO when this chartre was made and ensealed the kynge receyued agayne his crowne of Pandulfus honde And sente anone vnto the Archebysshop Stephen and to all his after clerkes and lewde men that he had exiled out of this londe that they sholde come ayen in to Englonde and haue agayn theyr londes and also theyr rentes And that he wolde make reflytucyon of the goodes that he had taken of theyrs ayenst theyr wyll ¶ The kynge hymself tho and Pandulf and erles and 〈◊〉 went vnto Wynchestre ayenst the Archebysshop Stephen ¶ And whan he was come the kynge wente ayenst hym and fell adowne to his feet and thus to hym sayd Fayre syre ye be welcome And I crye you mercy by cause that I haue trespassed ayenst you ¶ The Archebysshop toke hym vp tho in his armes and kyssyd hym curteysly oftentymes and after ledde hym to the doore of saynt Swythunes chirche by the honde and assoylled hym of the sentence and hym â—â—â—â—syled to god to holy chirche And that was on Saynt Margaretes daye And the Archebysshop anone went 〈…〉 〈…〉 she asked The Legate wente thenne agayn to the pope after Crystâ—â—â—e And the kynge sence ouer see to Iulyan that was kynge Rychardes wyf for to haue a relace of that she axed of hym ¶ And so it befell that Iulyan deyed anone after Eester And in soo moche the kynge was quyte of that thynge that she ared ¶ But thenne at the feest of saynt Iohn that came next after thorugh the popes coÌ„maundement the enterdytynge was fyrst releasyd thrughout all Englonde the seuenth daye of Iulij And vii 〈◊〉 was the londe enterdyted And on yâ— mornynge men ronge and sayd masse thorugh out all London and soo after thorugh out all Englonde ¶ And the next yere after there began
fetche hym oute for whiche cause all the comunes were in a greate rumoure what for the delyueraunce of Angeo Mayn and after lesynge of all Normandye and in especyall for the dethe of the good duke of Gloucestre in soo moche in some places men gadred and made them Capytayns as Blewherde other whiche were take putte to dethe And then the sayd parlement adiouned was to Leycetre And theder the kynge brought with hym the duke of Suffolk And whan yâ— comyns vnderstode that he was oute of the Toure and comen thyder they desyred for to haue execucyon on them that were cause of the delyuerauÌ„ce of NormaÌ„ dye and hadde be cause of the dethe of the duke of Gloucestre and hadde solde Gascoyn Guyan of the whiche they named to be gylty the duke of Suffolk as chyef the lorde Saye the bysshop of Salysbury Danyell many mo And for to pease yâ— comyns the duke of Suffolke was exyled out of Englonde for .v yere ¶ And so durynge the parlemente he wente in to Norfolke and there he toke hys shyppynge for to goo oute of the reame of Englonde in to Fraunce And this yere as he saylled on the see a shypp of werre called Nicholas of yâ— tour mett with hys shyp and founde hym therm whome they toke out and brought hym in to theyr shyppe to the mayster and yâ— capytayne and there he was eramyned and atte the laste Iuged too dethe And soo they putte hym in a caban and hys chapelayne wyth hym for to shryne him And that done they brought hym in too Douer rode and set hym in to the 〈◊〉 and smote there of his heede And broughte the body a londe vpon the 〈◊〉 and sette the heede therby ¶ And thys was done the fyrst daye of May. ¶ 〈◊〉 what auayled hym nowe all his 〈◊〉 rauÌ„ce of Normandye And here 〈◊〉 se how he was rewarded for the deth of yâ— duke of Gloucestre thus began sorow vpon sorowe dethe for dethe ¶ How this yere was InsurreccoÌ„n 〈◊〉 te of the comyns of whome Iack 〈◊〉 an Irysshe man was Capytayne THis yere of our lorde M. CCâ—â— was the greate grace of the Iubyle at Rome where was grete 〈◊〉 in so moche yâ— frome all places in 〈◊〉 dome greate multytude of people 〈◊〉 tyd thyder And in this same yere was a greate assemble and gaderynge togyâ—der of the comunes of Kente in to grece nombre And made an Insurreccyon rebelled ayenste the kynge and his lawes And ordeyned theym a Capytayne called Iohan Cade an Irysshman whiche named hymself Mortymer cosyn to the duke of yorke And this Capytayne helde theym togyder made ordynaunces amonge theym and brought theym to the black hethe where he made a byll of petycyons to the kynge his couÌ„seyll and shewed what Iniuryes and oppressyons yâ— poore comyns suffred vnder colour for to come to his aboue he had a grete multytude of people ¶ And the xxvii daye of Iune the kynge many lordes Capytayns men of werre went towarde hym to yâ— black heth And whaÌ„ the Capytayne of Kent vnderstode yâ— comynge of the kynge with so greate puyssauÌ„ce he withdrewe hym his peple to senok a lytell vyllage ¶ And the .xxviii day of Iune he brynge withdrawen and gone yâ— kyng came with his armye set in ordre enbataylled to yâ— black heth and by aduys of his couÌ„sell sent syr Vmfrey Stafforde knyght wyllyam Stafforde 〈◊〉 two valyaunt Capytayns with certayne people for to fyght with the capytayne to take brynge hym his accessaryes to the kynge whiche went too Senol And the Capytayne with hys felyshyp and mette with them fought ayenste theym and in conclusyon slewe theym bothe and as many as abode wolde not yelde theym were slayne ¶ Durynge this skyrmysshe felle a gretr varyaunce amonge yâ— lordes men and comyn people beynge on black heth ayeÌ„ste them lordes capytayns saynge playnly yâ— they wolde go vnto the capytayne of Kent to assyst helpe hym but yf they myght haue execucoÌ„n on the traytours beynge about the kynge wherto yâ— kynge sayd nay And they sayd playnly that the lorde Saye tresourer of EngloÌ„de and the bysshop of Salysbury and yâ— baron of Dubby the abbot of Gloucestre Danyell Treuilyon many mo were traytours and worthy to be dede wherfore for to please the lordes meny also some of the kynges hous yâ— lorde Saye was arested and sent to the toure of London And then the kynge herynge tydynges of the dethe and ouerthrowenge of the Staffordes he withdrewe hym to London and frome thens to Kelyng worth For the kynge ne the lordes durst not truste theyr owne housholde men ¶ Then after that the Capytayne had had this vyctory vppon the Staffordes anone he toke syre Vmfreys salette and his Brygantynes smyten full of gylte naylles and also hys gylte sporys and arayed hym lyke a lorde a â—apytayne and resorted with all his menye also mo than he had before to the black heth ayen To whome came yâ— Archebysshop of Caunterbury and the duke of Bokyngham to the blacke hethe and spake with hym And as it was sayd they founde hym wytty in his talkynge and his requeste so they departyd ¶ And the thyrde day of Iuly he came entred into London with all his people And the re dyde make cryes in the kynges name and in his name that noo man sholde robbe ne take no manere goodes but yf he payed for it And came rydynge thrughe the cyte in greate pryde and smote his swerde vppon London stone in Can wyk strete ¶ And he beynge in yâ— cyte seÌ„te to the toure for to haue the lorde Say And so they fette hym brought him to the yelde halle before the mayre th alder men where yâ— he was examyned And he sayd he wolde and oughte to be Iugyd by his perys And the comyns of Kente toke hym by force frome the Mayer offycers that kept hym and toke hym to a prest to shryue hym And or he myght be halfe shryuen they broughte hym to the standarde in the Chepe syde there smote of his hede on whos soule god haue mercy Amen And thus deyed the lorde Saye tresourer of Englonde After this they sette his heede vpon a spere bare it all aboute the cyte And the same daye abowte Myle ende Cromere was beheeded And the daye before atte after noone the Capytayne with certayne of his men wente to Phylyp Malpas house and robbyd hym and toke awaye moche good And frome thens he went to saynt Margaretes patens to one Gertys hous and robbed hym toke away fro hym moche good also At whiche rob bynge dyuerse men of London of theyr neyghbours were at and toke part with theym ¶ For this robbynge the peoples hertes felle frome hym and euery thryfty man was a ferde for to be serued in lyke wyse For there was many a man in London that awayted