kyng of englond ca. c.xxiiij ¶ How godewyn toke Alured on gildesdoune whan he cam out of normaÌ„die to be kyug how he was martred in yâ— I le of ely ca. 124 ¶ How seint Edward Alureds brother was made kyng of Englond ca. c.xxv ¶ Of the first miracle that god shewed for seint edward ca. c.xxvj ¶ How erle Godewyne retorned in to englond and how seint Edward wedded his doughter ca. c.xxvij ¶ How seint Edward saw sweyne drowned in the see as he stode and berde his masse ca. c.xxviij ¶ How the ringe that seint Edward had gyuen to seint Iohan the euangelist was senâ— to hym agayne ca. c.xxix ¶ How seint Edward deide is buried at westmestre ca. c.xxx ¶ How harold gode wynes sone was made kyng how he escaped fro the duke of normandie ca. c.xxxj ¶ How william bastard duke of normandie conquerd englond slewe kyng harold ca. c.xxxij ¶ How kyng william gouerned him well of the werre bitwene hym the kyng of fraunce ca. c.xxxiij ¶ Of kyng william Rous william bastardis sone that destroied tounes houses of Religion to make a forest ca. c.xxxiiij ¶ How kyng henry beauclerke william Rous brother was kyng and of the deâ—ate bitwene hym and Robert Curthose his brother Capitulo c.xxxv ¶ Of the debate that was bitwene kyng lowys of feaunce kyng henry of Englond and how his two sones were drowned in the see ca. c.xxxvj ¶ How Maude the Emê‘esse come agayne in to englond and how she was wedded after to Geffrey erle of angeo ca. c.xxxvij ¶ How stephen kyng henries suster sone was made kyng of Englond ca. c.xxxviij ¶ How Maude themê‘esse had moche trouble disease And how she ascaped fro Oxenford to wallyngford ca. c.xxxix ¶ How Geffrey erle of Angeo gaf vn to henry themê‘esse sone all Normandie ca. c.xl ¶ Of kyng henry the second themê‘esse sone in whos tyme seint Thomas of Caunterbury was made chaunceler ca. c.xlj ¶ Of kyng henry that was sone of kyng henry themê‘esse sone of the debate of hym of his fadre ca. c.xlij ¶ How cristen men lost the holy londe in this tyme thurgh a fals cristen man that renyed his fayth became a sarasyn ca. c.xliij ¶ Of kyng Richard Cuer de lyon of his conqueste in the holy lande ca. c.xliiij ¶ How kyng Richard retorned fro the holy lande how he auenged hym on his enemies ca. c.xlv ¶ How Iohan his brother was made kyng And the first yere of his regne he lost all Normandie ca. c.xlvj ¶ How kyng Iohan wold not obeyee the popes coÌ„maundement wherfore all Englond was enterdited ca. c.xlvij ¶ How stephen of langton come in to englond by the popes coÌ„mauÌ„dement how he retorned agayn ca. c.xlvx ¶ How kyng Iohan destroied thordre of Cisteaus ca. c.xlix ¶ How Pandolf deliuered a clerk that had falsed and couÌ„terfetid the kynges money in the kynges presence ca. c.l ¶ Of the letter obligatorie that kyng Iohan made vn to the court of Rome wherfor petre pens be payd ca. c.lj ¶ How the clerkes that were outâ—lawed come agayn And how kyng Iohan was assoylled ca. c.lij ¶ How the enterdiction cessyd And of the debate bitwene kyng Iohan the barons of Englond ca. c.liij ¶ How lowys the kynges sone of fraunce come in to Englond with a stronge power for to be kyng ca. c.liiij ¶ How the pope sente Swalo a lâ—gate in to Englond And of the deth of kyng Iohan ca. c.lv ¶ How kyng henry the thridde was crouÌ„ed at gloucestre ca. c.lvj ¶ How lowys retorned in to fraunce And of the confirmacion of kyng Iohanes chartre ca. c.lvij ¶ Of the quynzieme of goodes graunted for the newe chartreâ— and of the purueyaunce of Oxenford Ca. clviii ¶ Of the siege of kenilworth how gentilmen were disherited by counseill of the lordes how they had hir londes ayen Ca. c.lix ¶ The ê“phecie of Merlyn of kyng henry that was kyng Iohanes sone ca. c.lx ¶ Of kyng Edward kyng henries sone ca. c.lxj ¶ How ydeyne doughter of lewelyn prince of walys Aymer brother of therle of Mountfort were take on the see ca. c.lxij ¶ How lewelyne by encoragyng of Dauid his brother made werre ayenst kyng Edward ca. c.lxiij ¶ How dauid lewelyns brother prince of walys was put to deth Capitulo c.lxiiij ¶ How kyng Edward redressyd his Iustises clerkes and how the Iewes were put oute of Englond ca. c.lxv ¶ How kyng Edward was seised in all the land of scotland by consente of all the lordes of the same ca. c.lxvj ¶ How sir Iohan bailloll withsaid his homage for scotland of sir Thomas Turbeluyle ca. c.lxvij ¶ Of the conquest of berewyke in scotland ca. c.lxviij ¶ How kyng Edward deliuered the scottes oute of prison how they drewâ— hem to the frensshmen by counseill of william waleys Capitulo c.lxix ¶ How william waleys lete fle sir hugh of Cressyngham and of the bataill of fonkyrke ca. c.lxx ¶ Of the last mariage of kyng Edward and how he went the thir de tyme in to scotland ca. c.lxxj ¶ How the Castell of Estreuelyn was beseged ca. c.lxxij ¶ How Troylebastone was first ordeyned ca. c.lxxiij ¶ Of the deth of william waleyâ— the fals traitour ca. c.lxxiiij ¶ How the scottis come to kyng Edward for tamende their offencis that they had trespacid ayenst hym ca. c.lxxv ¶ How Robert the Brus chalenged scotland ca. c.lxxvj ¶ How sir Iohan of Comyn gaynsaide the crounyng of sir Robert the Bruâ— ca. c.lxxvij ¶ How sir Iohan of comyn was pitously slayne ca. c.lxxviij ¶ How sir Robert the Brus waâ— crouned ca. c.lxxix ¶ How kyng Edward dubbed at westmynstre 〈◊〉 scoâ—â—â—nyghtes ca. c.lxxx ¶ How Robert the Brus was discomfited in bataill â— how Sir suâ—â—ond frysell was slayne ca. c.lxxxj ¶ How Iohan erle of atheles was take put to deth ca. c.lxxxij ¶ How IohnÌ„ williaÌ„ waleis brother was put to deth ca. c.lxxxiij ¶ How robert the hrus fledde fro scotlaÌ„d to norwey ca. c.lxxxiiij ¶ How the noble kyng Edward deide ca. c.lxxxv ¶ Of Merlyns ê“phecie declared on kyng Edward ca. c.lxxxvj ¶ Of kyng Edward of Carnariuan which was kyng Edwardes sone ca. c.lxxxvij ¶ How robert the brus come agayn in to scotlaÌ„â—â— assembled a grete power to werre vpon kyng Edward ca. c.lxxxviij ¶ How the toune of berewyk was taken by treson how ij Cardinallis were robbed in englond ca. c.lxxxix ¶ How the scottes robbed northumberland ca. c.lxxxx ¶ How Scotland wold not amende their trespaces wherfore the land was enterdited ca. c.lxxxxj ¶ How sir hugh the spencers sone was made the kynges chamberlayn of the bataill of mytone ca. c.lxxxxij ¶ How kyng edward was all ruled by the speÌ„cers ca. c.lxxxxiij ¶ How sir hugh spencer and his fadre were exibed oute of Englond ca. c.lxxxxiiij ¶ How the kyng exiled Thomas erle of lancastre all them that helde with
by the forest of lyous And of this ordinaunce they were full glad And so they went forth in hast and kepte grounde and the place that the kyng and his counceill had assigned hem ¶ And they quitte hem as good werriours vn to hir kynge ¶ Nowe wull I tell yowe whiche were the chief Capitayns and â—ouernours of the Cite of Rone ¶ Mon Sir Gny Boâ—â—â—ere was chief Capitayne bothe of the Cite and of the Castell And sir Termegan he was Capitayne of Porte de Canx â— mon Sir de la Roche he was Capitayn of the disners Mon sir Anthoyne he was lieutenaunt to mon sir Gny botiller Henry chantfien he was Capitayne of the porte de la pounte â—ohan Mantreuas he was Capitayne of the porte de la Chastell Mon Sir de Preanx he was Capitayne of the porte of seint Hillarie the Bastard of Tyne he was Capitayne of the porte martenuille And graunte â—akes a worthy werriour he was Capitayne of all men of werre And he was gouernour outeward bothe on horsebake a foot of all men of armes whan they issued oute of the Cite of all the portes he hem araied as they shold countre with our meyne And eâ—he of these Capitaynâ— lad â— M. men of armes and somme moo And at the first comyng of oure kyng there were nombred by heraudes in to â—cc M. of men women and children what yonge and olde and amonge alle thees was many a manfull man of his hondes so they preued hem whaÌ„ they issued oute of the Cite bothe on horsebake and on foot for they come neuer at one gate oute allone but at iij. or iiij gates at euery gate ij or .iij. M. of good mennes bodies y armed and manfully couÌ„tred with our Englisshmen and moch peple slayne diuerse tymes with gonnes quarelles and othir ordinaunce ¶ And this siege durâ—d xx wekes And euer they of the toune hoped to haue be rescued but ther come none so at the last they kepte so longe yâ—â—oun that â—heâ— deide many thousandes within the toune for defaute of meâ—e of meÌ„ of wymmen of children for they had eten hir hors dogges and cattes that wâ—â—e in the toune ¶ And ofte tymes the men of armes drofe oute the poure peple oute at the gates of the toune for spendyng of vitaille And anone our Englisshmen drofe hem in to the toune agayne ¶ So at the last the Capitâ—yne of the toune saw the meschief that they were nat rescued And also the scaâ—ate of vitaille and that the peple so deide for defaute of mete euery day many thonsandes And also saw yong children lie and soâ—ke hir modres pappes and wereâ—â— dede ¶ Than anone they sente vn to the kyng besechyng hym of grace and mercy and brought the keies of the toune vn to the kyng and deliuered the toune to hym and all the â—oudiours voided the toun with hir hors and harneis the communes of the toune for to abyde and duelle styll in the toune yerly to pay to hym and to his successours for aâ—â—e maner customes and fee fermes and kateremes ¶ And than the kyng entred in to the toune and rested hym in the Castell till the toune was sette in 〈◊〉 and in gouernaunce ¶ How the kyng of Englond was made heritier regent of fraunce and how he wedded quene katherine Ca. CC.xlv ANd anone after that rone was goten Depe many othir tounes in baas normandie yaf them ouer withoute strok or siege whan they vnderstode that the kyng had goten rone Also this same yere had bene a pees made and sworne bitwene the duke of Burgoyne and the dolphyne whiche were sworne vpon oâ—r lordes body that they shold loue and assiste eche othir ayenst theyr enemies And after this contrary to this oth the duke Iohan of Burgoyne was slayne and pitously murthred in the presence of the dolphyne wherfore the frenshmen were gretly deuided of verray necessite labouryd to haue a trayttye with the kyng of englond For the kyng of Englond wan daily of them tounes Castâ—lles and fortresses Also this same yere was quene Iane arestid brought to the castell of ledis in kente And one frere randolf a doctor of diuinite her confessour whiche afterward was slayn by the person of the tour fallyng at wordes and debate And after Quene Iane was deliuered ¶ In the vij yere bothe kynges of fraunce of Englond were acorded kyng henry was made heir and regent of frauÌ„ce And wedded dame katerine the kynges doughter of frauÌ„ce atte Troyes in Champaine on trinite sonday And this was made by the mâ—ne of Phelip newly made duke of Bourgoyne which was sworne to kyng henry For tauenge his fadres deth was he come Englissh ¶ And thenne the kyng with his newe wyfe went to Parys where he was rially receyued And from thens he with his lordes and the dukâ— of Bourgoyne and many othir lordes of fraunce leid sâ—ege to diuerse tounes and Castelles that helde of the dolphynes partie and wan hem but the tounâ— of Melun held longe for theryn were good defendours ¶ In the viij yere the kyng and quene came ouer see and londed on Candelmasse day in the morwe at douer And the xiiij day of fenerer the kyng came to london Aud the xxj day of the same moneth the quene come And the xxiiij day of the same she was crouned at westmynster Also the same yere anone after ester the kyng helde a ê‘lement at westmynster at which ê‘lement it was ordeyned that the gold in englissh coyne shold be weyed and none resseyued but by weight And anone after whit sontyd the kyng sailled to Calens and passed so forth in to fraunce And in marche the xxij day before the kyng came ouer the duk of clarenâ—e was slayne in fraunce and diuerse othir lordes taken prisoners as the erle of huÌ„tyngdon the erle of somersete with diuâ—se othir And all was be cause they wold not take with hem archiers but thought to haue doo with the frensshmen them selfe withoute hem And yit whan he was slayne the archers come rescued the body of the duke which they wold haue caried with hem god haâ—â— mercy on his soule he was a valiaunt man And the same yere bitwene Cristemas Candelmas the toune of Melun was yolâ—en to the kyng ¶ In the ix yere on seint Nicholas day in decembre was born Henry the kynges first begoten sone at wyndesore whos godfadreâ— at fontstone was Henry bisshopp of wynchestre Iohan duke of Bedford the duchesse of holand was godmoder Henry chiche ley Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury was godfadre atte conferming And in the x. yere the Cite of Mâ—ws in brie was goten which had bene longe beseged And this same yere the quene shipped at hampton sailled ouâ—r to the kyng in fraunce where she was wurshippfully receyued of the kyng also of the kyng of fraunce hir fadre of hir modre And thus kyng Henry
hym And how mortimer come aud yelded hym to the kyng ca. c.lxxxxv ¶ Of the siege of tickhille of the erle of laÌ„castre ca. c.lxxxxv ¶ Of the discomfiture of burghbrigge ca. c.lxxxxvij ¶ How Thomas of lancastre was biheded at pountfrete v. Barons honged drawen ca. c.lxxxxviij ¶ How kyng edward weÌ„te in to scotlaÌ„d with an honderd M. men of werre myght not spede ca. c.lxxxxix ¶ How sir Andrew of herkla was taken put to deth which waâ— Erle of cardoylle ca. cc ¶ Of the miracles that god wrought for seint Thomas of Lancastre wherfor the dores of the priorie were closed by cause none shold come offre at his sepulture ca. cc.j ¶ How Quene Isabell wâ—nte in to frannce for to trete for pees bitwene both kynges of englond of fraunce ca. cc.ij ¶ How kyng Edward sente Edward his sone the Prince in to fraunce ca. cc.iij ¶ How kyng Edward exiled the quene his wife Edward his odelst sone ca. cc.iiij ¶ How kyng Edward by the counceill of the spencers sente to the xij peres of fraunce to helpe exile quene Isabell and hir sone sir Edward oute of fraunce Ca. cc.v ¶ How kyng Edward lete kepe the costes of the see tried out the beste men of werre in englond Ca. cc.vj ¶ How quene Isabell Edward hir sone duke of guyan londed at her wych how they didâ—n Ca. cc.vij ¶ How mastir waltier Stapleton bisshopp of Excestre 〈◊〉 kyngeâ— tresorer was beheded at london ca. cc.viij ¶ How kyng Edward sir hugh spencer therle of Arundell were taken ca. cc.ix ¶ How kyng Edward was deposed and his dignite taken from hym ca. cc.x ¶ The ê“phecie of Merlyn declared vpon kyng edward of Carnariuan sone of kyng Edward Ca. cc.xj ¶ Of kyng edward the thridde after the conquest Ca. cc.xij ¶ How kyng Edward wente to Stanhope for to mete the Scottes Ca. cc.xiij ¶ How the englisshmen stopped the scottes in the parke of staÌ„hope and how they torned ayene in to scotland ca. cc.xiiij ¶ Of thâ— deâ—h of kyng Edward of Carnariuan somtyme kyng of England Ca. cc.xv ¶ How kyng Edward spoused Phelip therles doughter of henande at yorke ca. cc.xvj ¶ How the pees was made bitwent englisshmen scottes of Iustifieng of Troylebastonne Ca. cc.xvij ¶ Of the debate that was bitwene quene Isabell sir henry Erle of lancastre of the ridyng at bedford ca. cc.xviij ¶ How kyng Edward wente ouer see to do his homage vn to the kyng of fraunce for guyan ca. cc.xix ¶ How sir roger Mortimer bare him proudly hie ca. cc.xx ¶ How Edmond of wodestoke Erle of kente brother to kyng Edward of Carnariuaâ— was beheded at wynchestre Capitulo cc.xxj ¶ Of the deth of Sir Roger mortimer Erle of the Marche Capitulo cc.xxij ¶ How kyng Edward gate ayene the homages feautes of scotland which he had loâ—â— by his modre sir Roger mortimer new made Erle of the marche ca. cc.xxiij ¶ This was the arraye of the Scottes that come in bataill agayne the two kynges of Englond and Scotland in the auauntward first were these lordes Ca. cc xxiiij ¶ How kyng Edward made a duchie of yâ— erledome of Cornewaile And of othir vj. newe erles yâ— he made of the first chalenge title of the Reame of fraunce Ca. cc.xxv ¶ How kyng Edward fought in the hauen of skluys ayenst the power of fraunce wherof he had the victorie Ca. cc.xxvj ¶ How kyng Edward sailled in to Normandie arriued at hogges with a grete hoost Ca. cc.xxvij ¶ How kyng edward beseged caleys how he gate it ca. cc.xxviij ¶ How kyng Edward had a grete bataille on the see by wynchel see with spaynardes Ca. cc.xxix ¶ How kyng Edward was cronned kyng of Scotland how pance Edward toke the kyng of fraunce sir phelip his yonger so ne at the bataill of Peyters Ca. cc.xxx ¶ How the grete companie aroos in fraunce the white companie in lumbardie of othir meruayllis Ca. cc.xxxj ¶ Of the grete wynde how prince Edward toke the lordshipp of Gnyan of his fadre wente thider Ca. cc.xxxij ¶ Of the bataill of spayne by Nazers bitwene prince Edward sir henry bastard of spayne Ca. cc.xxxiij ¶ How sir Robert knolles with othir lordes wente ouer see in to â—â—aunce of theyr gouernaunce Ca. cc.xxxiiij ¶ Of the siege of Rochel And the erle of penbroke his companie were take with spaynardes Ca. cc.xxxv ¶ How the duke of laÌ„castre with a grete hoost wite in to flauÌ„dres passed by paris thurgh frauÌ„ce till he come to burdenz ca. cc.xxxvj ¶ Of the deth of prince Edward And of the lord latimer daine Alice piers by mayntenaunce of whom the reame was loâ—gâ— mysgouerned Ca. cc.xxxvij ¶ Of the deth of kyng Edward and how sir Iohan Monster worth knyght was drawe honged Ca. cc.xxxviij ¶ How kyng Richard prince Edwardes sone was made kyng of Iak strawe And how he wedded Quene Anne and of many othir thingâ—s Ca. cc.xxxix .cc.xl. ¶ How v. lordes risen at Rafotrd brigge Ca. cc.xlj ¶ How kyng Richard wedded Isabell the kynges doughter of fraunce in Caleys of her coronacion at westmestre Ca. cc.xlij ¶ How kyng henry the fourth after the conquest regnâ—d aâ—t kyng Richard whom he deposed and of the bataill of shrewisbury and of alle his regue Ca. cc.xliij ¶ How kyng henry the fifthe his sone was kyng of his regnyng in the beginnyng of the siege of harflete bataill of Agen court werre in normandie ca. cc.xliiij ¶ How kyng henry was made heretier regent of fraunce how he maried quenâ— katherine ca. cc.xâ—v ¶ Of the lawde of kyng henry the fifthe what he ordeyned for kyng Richard for him self after his deth ca. cc.xlvj ¶ How kyng henry the sixthe regned after his fadre beyng not ful a yere of agâ— of the bataill of verneyll in perche ca. cc.xlvij ¶ How ther was like to haue ben a grete affcaye bitwene the Cardinal the dukâ— of gloacestre of the coronacion of kyng henry the six he bothe in englond in fraunce ca. cc.xlvâ—ij ¶ Of the heresiâ— of praghe of the counseill of Aras where the duke of â—ourgoyne become frenssh ca. cc.xlix ¶ How Caleys guynes were beseged by the duke of burgoyne how the duke of gloucestre rescued them ca. cc.l ¶ How Owayn a squyer of walys that had wedded quene katheâ—ne was arested put in prison and of the scisine bitwene Eugenâ—e Felix ca. cc.lj ¶ How the duchesse of gloucestre was arested for treson coÌ„mitted to ê‘petuell prison in the I le of man of the deth of mastir Roger bolynbroke ca. cc.lij ¶ How kyng henry wedded quene Margarete and of hir coronacion ca. cc.lij ¶ How the duke of gloucestre humfrey the kynges vncle was arestid at the plement of bury of his deth
kyng Salomon in IhrlmÌ„ and made the noble temple and to hym come Sibelle quene of Saba for to here and see yf it were soth that men speken of the grete and noble wit and wisdam of kyng Salamon and she fonde it soth that men had hir tolde ¶ Of kyng lud ludibras that was kyng leyles sone Ca. x ANd after this kyng leyl regned his sone lud ludibras that made the cite of Canterbury and of wynchestre and he regned xiij yere and died and lieth at wynchestre ¶ Of kyng Bladud that was ludibras sone how he regned was a good man and a nigromancer Ca. xj And after this lud ludibras regned Bladud his sone a grete nigromancer and thurgh hie craft of nigromancie he made the meruaillous hote bath as the gest telleth and he regned xxj yere and he lieth at the newe Troye ¶ Of kyng Leir and of the ansuere of his yongest doughter that graciously was maried to the kyng of fraunce Ca. xij AFter this kyng Bladud regned Leir his sone and this Leir made the toune of leycestre and let calle the toune aft his name and he gouerned the toune well nobely This kyng Leir had ij doughtres the fyrst was called Gonorill the secoÌ„d Rigan and the thridde Cordeill and the yongest doughter was fairest and best of condicions The kyng hir fadre became an olde man and wold that his doughtres were maried â—r that he deide but first he thought to assay whiche of hem loued hym most aud best for she that loued hym best shold best bene maried and he axed of the fyrste doughter how moche she hym loued and she ansuerd and said better than hir owne lyfe Nowe certes quod the fadre that is a grete loue Tho axed he of the second doughter how moche she him loued and she said more and passyng all the creatures of the worlde â— ma foy qd the fadre I may no more axe And tho axed he of the thridde doughter how moche she hym loued certes fadre quod she my sustres haue tolde yow glosing wordes but forsoth I shall telle trouth For I loue yow as moch as I ought to loue my fadre for to bring yow more in certain how I loue yow I shall yow telle as moche as ye bene worth so moche shall ye be loued ¶ The kyng hir fadre wente that she had scorned hym and become wonder wroth and swore by heuen and erth she sholde neuer haâ—e good of hym but his doughtres that loued hym so moche sholde bene well auaunced and maried And the first doughter he maried to Maugles kyng of Scotland and the second he maried to haneinos Erle of Cornewaille and so they ordeyned and spake bitwene hem that they sholde departe the Reame bitwene hem two after the deth of kyng Leir hir fadre so that Cordeill his yongest doughter shold no thyng haue of his land but this Cordeill was wonder faire and of so good condicions â—ud maners that the kyng of fraunce Agampe herde of hir speke sente to the kyng leir hir fadre for to haue hir vn to his wyfe and praied hym therof and kyng Leir hir fadre sent hym word that he had departed the londe vn to his two doughtres and said he had no more lande wherwith hir to marien ¶ And whan AgaÌ„pe herde this ansuer he sente anone ayene to leir and said that he axed no thyng with hir but onely hir clâ—thyng hir body And anone kyng leir sent hir ouer the see to the kyng of fraunce And he resseyned hir with moche wurshipp and with moche solempnite hir spoused and made hir quene of fraunce ¶ Howe kyng leir was driuen out of his land thurgh his folie and howe Cordeil his yougest doughter helpe hym in his nede ¶ Capitulo xiij WHus it fel afterward that tho ij eldest doughtren wolde nat abide till leir hir fadre was dede but werred vpon hym whiles that he leued and moche sorwe and shame hym did wherfor they benoÌ„men hym holy the roialme and bitwene hem had ordeyned that one of hem shold haue kyng leir to soiourne all his lyfe tyme with xl kâ—yghtes and squyers that he myght wurshippfully gone and ride whidder that he wolde in to what contre that hym liked to pley and to solace So that Managles kyng of Scotland had kyng leir with hym in the maner as is aboue said and or othir half yere wer passed Corneill that was his eldest dâ—ughter and quene of Scotland was so aÌ„noied of hym and of his peple that anone she and hir lorde spake to gedre wherfor his knyghtes half and his squyers from hym were gone and nomo left but only xxx and when this was done leir bigan for to make moche sorwe for encheson that his estate was empeired And men had of hym more scorne and despite then euer they had bâ—for Wherfor he nift what for to done and at the last thought that he wolde wende in to Corne waill to Rigan his othir doughter And when he was come the Erle and his wif that was leires doughter hym welcomed and with hym made moche Ioye ther he duelled with xxx knyghtes and squyers And he nad nought duelled ther scarsely tuelfmonth that his doughter of hym nas full and of his coÌ„panie and hir lorde and she of hym had scorne and despite so that from xxx knyghtes they bronghten vn to x. and afterward .v. and so ther left with hym no mo Tho made be forwe y nowâ— aud said sore wepyng Allas that euer he come in to that londe and said yit had me hetter to haue duelled with my fyrst doughter And anonÌ„ wene thennes to his fyrst doughter But anone as she saw hym come she swore by god and his holy names and by as moche as she myght that he shold haue no mo with hym but one knyght yf he wolde ther abide Tho bigan leir ayen weâ—e and made moche sorwe said tho allas nowe to long haue I lyuet that this sorwe and meschief is to me nowe falle For nowe am I porer that some tyme was riche but nowe haue I no frende ne kyn that me wull do any good ¶ But when I was riche all men me honoured and wurshipped and nowe euery man hath of me scorne and despite and nowe I wote well that Cordeill my yongeste doughter said me trougth when she said as moche as I had so moche shold I bene beloued and alle the whilâ— that I had good tho was I beloued and honoured for my ricchesse but my two doughtres glosed me tho and nowe of me they sette litell pris and soth tolde me Cordeill but I wolde nat beleue it ne vnderstond and therfore I let hir gone fro me as a thing that I sette litell pris of nowe wote I neuer what for to done sith my ij doughtres haue me thus disceyued that I so moche loued and nowe mot I nedes sechen hir that is in an othir land
shewed many fair miracles And this was in the yere of incarnacion of our lord â—huÌ„ crist M.lxv. yere And after he was translated put in to the shrine thurgh the noble martir seint Thomas of Caunterbury ¶ How Harolde that was Godewynes sone was made kyng and how he scaped fro the duke of Britayne Ca. C.xxxi WHen seint Edward was gone oute of this world was gone to god and worthely entered as it aê‘teyned to such a lord for to be the baroÌ„s of the laÌ„d wold haue had edward Helyngus sone to Edward the Outelawe that was Edmonde Irensides sone to be kyng for as moche as he was most kyndest kynges blode of the reame But haroldus sone thurgh the erle go dewyne aud the strength of his fadre gode wyne and thurgh othir grete lordes of the royame that were of his kyn and vn to hym sibbe seised all Englâ—nd to his hande and anonâ— let croune hym kyng aft the eÌ„teremeÌ„t of seint Edward ¶ This Harolde that was gode wynes sone the secoÌ„de yere after that seint Edward was dede welde haue gone in to Flaundres but he was driue thurgh tempest in to the contre of Pountyfe and there he was take and broght to the duke william And this harold went tho that Duke william wolde haue bene a venged vpon hym for encheson that the erle Gode wyne that was haroldus fadre had let quelle alured that was seint Edwardes brother and principaly for encheson that Alured was quene Emmes sone that was Richardus moder duke of normandie that was Aiell to the duke william ¶ And nothelees whenne the duke williaÌ„ had harolde in prison and vnder his poer for as moche as this harolde was a noble knyght wyse and worthy of body and that his fadre and he were accorded with good kyng Edward therfor wolde not mysdone hym but all maner thynges that bitwene hem were spoken ordeyned harolde by his good wylle swore vpon a boke vpon holy saintes that he sholde spouse wedde duke williams doughter after the deth of seint Edward that he shold besily done his deuer for to kepe saue the royame of englond to the ê“fite a vauntage of duke williaÌ„ ¶ And when harold had thus made his othe vn to duke williaÌ„ he let hym go yaf hym many riche yiftes And he tho went thennes come in to England and anone ded in this maner when seint Edward was dede and as a man falsely forswore he let croune hym kyng of England and falsely brak the couenantz that he had made before with duke williaÌ„ Wherfor he was with hym wonder wroth and swore that he wolde vpon hym bene a venged what euer so hym be fell ¶ And anone duke williaÌ„ let assemble a grete host come in to England to a venge hym vpon harold to conquere the land yf that he myght ¶ And in the same yere that harold was cronned harolde harestrenge kyng of denmark arrined in scotlaÌ„d thouÈt to haue bene kyng of Englond he come in to englond queld robbed and destroied all that he myÈt till that he comâ— to yorke ther he quelled meny men of Armes a thousand and an C. prestes When this tydynge come to the kyng he assembled a strong poer went for to fight with harold of Denmark and with his owne honde hym queld the danois were discomfited tho that left alyue with moche sorwe fley to hir shippes And thus kyng harold of Englond queld kyng harold of denmark ¶ How william bastard duke of Normandie come in to EngloÌ„d and quelled kyng harold Ca. C. xxxâ—j ANd when this bataill was done harold bicome so proud wold no thyng part with his peple of thyng that he had goten but held it all to ward hym self wherfor the most ê‘tie of his peple were wroth and from hym deê‘ted so that only with hym left no mo but his saudiourâ— And vâ—on a day as he sate at mete a messagier come to hym and said that william bastard duke of Normandie was arrined in Englond with a grete host and had taken all the lande aboute hastynge and also myned the castell Whenne the kyng had herd this tydynge he went thidder with a litell peple with all the hast that he myght for a litell peple was with hym left ¶ And when he was come thidder he ordeyned for to ye ve bataill to the duke william But the duke axâ—d hym of these iij. thynges yf that he wolde haue his doughter to wyfe as he had made and swore his othe behight or that he wolde hold the laÌ„d of hym in truage or that he wolde detmynÌ„ this thyng thurgh bataill◠¶ This harold was a proude man and a stoute and trusted wonder moche vpon his strength and faught with the duke and with his peple but harold and his men in this bataille were discomfited and hym self was ther slayne and this bataille was ended at Tonbrigge in the secoÌ„de yere of his regne vpon seint kalixtes day and he lith at waltham ¶ Of kyng william bastard and how he gouened hym well wysely and of the werre bitweue hym and the kyng of fâ—aunce Capitulo C.xxxiij WHen william bastard duke of Normandie hod conquered all the land vpon Cristesmasse day tho next Sueng he let â—roune hym kyng at westmynster was a worthy kyng and yaf to Englisshmen largely londes and to his knyghtes ¶ And afterward he went ouer the see and come in to Normandie ther duelled a whyl and in the seconde yere of his regne he come ayene in to Englond and broght with hym Mouâ—e his wyfe and let cronÌ„e hir quene of England on withsonday ¶ And tho anone after the kyng of Scotland that was called Mancolyn began to striue and werre with the duke william And he ordeyned hym tho to ward Scotland with his men bothe by land and by see for to destroie the kyng Mancolyn but they were accorded And the kyng of Scotland become his man and helde all his land of him And kyng william ressâ—yued of hym his homage and come ayene in to Englond And whan kyng william had be kyng xvij yere â—aude the Quene died on whom kyng william had begoten many fair children that is for to seyne Robert curthose williaÌ„â—e Rous Richard also that deide Henry beauclerc and Maude also yâ— was the erles wife of Bleynes othir iiij doughtres after his wifes deth grete debate began bitwene hym the kyng of fâ—aunce Phâ—lip but at the last they were accorded And tho duelled the kyng of Englond in Normandie and no man hym werred and he no maÌ„longe tyme And the kyng of frauÌ„ce said vpon a day in scorne of kyng william that kyng william had longe tym leyne in child bed and longe tyme had rested hym ¶ And this worde come to the kyng of englond ther that he lay in normandie at Roen and for this word was tho ille paid and ekâ—
his brother a thousand pounde euery yere and whiche of hem lengest leued sholde bene others heir and so bitwene hem shold be no debate ne strife ¶ And when they were thus accorded the duke went home ayene in to Normandie And when the kyng had regned iiij yere ther Aroos a grete debate bitwene hym and the Erchebisshopp of Canterbury Auncelme For cause that the Erchebisshopp wolde nat graunte hym for to take talliage of chyrches at his wylle And therfor eftsone the Erchebisshopp weÌ„t ouer the see to the court of rome and ther duelled with the Pope ¶ And in the same yere duke of Normandie come in to Englond for to speke with his brother And amonge othir thynges the duke of Normandie for yaf to the kyng his brother the forsaid thousand pounde by yere that he sholde pay hym And with good loue the duke went tho ayene in to Normandie ¶ And when the ij yere were a gone thurgh enticement of the deuell and of lither men a grete debate arose bitwene the kyng and the duke so that the kyng thnrgh conceill went ouer the see in to Normandie ¶ And when the kyng of England was comen in to Normandie 〈◊〉 the grete lordes of Normandie turned to the kyng of Englond and helde ayens the duke hir owne lord and hym forsoke and to the kyng hem yelden and all the good câ—stelles and tounes of Normandie And sone after was the duke taken and lad with the kyng in to Englond the kyng let put the duke in to prison And this was the vengeaunce of god For when the duke was in the holy land God yafe hym suche myght and honour ther wherfor he was chosen to bene of Iherusalem kyng And he wold nat be it but forsoke it and therfor send hym that shame and despite for to be put in to his brothers prison ¶ Tho seised kyng Henry all Normandie in to his hande and helde hit all his lyves tyme and in the same yere come the bisshopp Auncelme from the court of Rome in to Englond ayene and the kyng and he were accorded ¶ And in the yere next comyng after ther began a grete debate bitwene kyng Phillipp of Fraunce And kyng Henry of Englond ¶ Wherfor kyng Henry went in to Normaâ—die and the werre was strong bitwene hem two And tho died the kyng of fraunce lowys his sone was made kyng anone after his dethe And tho went kyng henry ayene in to englond and maried Maude his doughter to Henry the Emê‘our of Almayne ¶ Of the debate that was bitwene kyng lowys of fraunce kyng Henry of englond and how kyng henries ij sones were loste in the high see Capitulo Centesimo .xxxvj. WHenne kyng Henry had bene kyng xvij yere a grete debate aroos bitwene kyng lowys of fraunce and kyng henry of englond for encheson that the kyng had sent in to Normandie to his men that they shold bene helping to the erle of bâ—oyes as mochel as they myght in werre ayens the kyng of fraunce and that they were as redy vn to hym as they wold ben vn to hir owne lord for encheson that the erle had spoused his sustre dame Maude for which encheson the kyng of fraunce did moche sorwe to normandie wherfor the kyng of englond was wonder wrothe and in haste went ouer the see with a grete power and come in to normandie for to defende that lande and the werre bitwene hem lasted ij yere till at the last they ij foughten to gedre and the kyng of fraunce was discomfited and vneth scaped a way with moch â—eyne and the moste part of his men were take and the kyng did with hem what hym liked And somme of hem let he go frelich and somme let he put to the deth But afterward tho ij kynges were accorded And when kyng Henry had holich all the land of Normandie and scomfited his enemies of fraunce he turned ayene in to englond with mochel honour And his ij sones william and Richard wolde come after hir fadre and went to the see with a grete companie of peple but â—r that they myght come to londe the shipp come ayens a roche brake all in to peces and all were drenched that were therin sauf o man that was in the sauie ship that ascaped and this was on seint katerines day and thees were the names of hem that were drenched that is to say william the kynges sone Richard his brother the erle of Chestre Qttonell his brother Gieffrey ridell walter emurcy Godfrey erâ—hedeken the kynges doughter the Countesse of Perches the kynges nece the Countesse of Chestre and many othir When kyng henry and othir lordes arriued were in englond and herde these tydynges they made sorwe y nowe and all hir myrthe â—oye was turned in to mornyng and sorwe ¶ How Maude the Emê‘esse come ayene in to Englond and how she was afterward wedded to Gieffroy the Erle of Angoy Capitulo C.xxxvij ANd when that ij yere were agone that the Erle had duelled with the kyng the Erle went tho from the kyng and began to werre vpon hym and did moche harme in the land of Normandie and toke ther a strong Castell and ther he duelled all that yere and tho come to hym tydyng that Henry the Emê‘our of Almaigne that had spoused Maude his doughter was dede and that she duelled no lenger in Almaigne And that she wolde come ayene in to Normandie to hir fadre ¶ And when she was come to hym he noÌ„me hir tho to hym and come ayene in to Englond and made the englisshmen done othe and feaute vn to the Emê‘esse And the fyrst man that made the othe was william the Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury And that othir kyng Dauid of Scotland and after hym all the Erles and barons of engloÌ„d Also after the noble man the Erle of Angoy a worthy knyght sent to the kyng of englond yâ— he wolde grauÌ„te hym for to haue his daughter to spouse Maude the Emê‘esse And for encheson that hir fadre wyst that he was a noble man the kyng graunted hym and consented ther to And tho noÌ„me he his doughter and lad hir in to Normandie and come to the noble knyght Erle Gaufride and he spoused the forsaid Maude with mochel honour And the Erle begate vpon hir a sone that was called Henry the Emê‘esse sone ¶ And after when all this was done kyng Henry duelled all that yere in Normandie And after that longe tyme a grevous sikenesse toke hym wherthurgh he died And this kyng Henry regned xxxv yere and iiij monthes and after he died as before is said in Normandie and his hert was entered in the grete chyrche of our lady in Rouen And his body was brought with mochel honour in to England and entered at Redyng in the Abbey of the which abbey he was begynner and foundour ¶ Howe Stephene kynge Henry sustres sone was made kyng of Englond ¶ Ca. C.xxxviij AFter this kyng Henry yâ— was the fyrst
all the grete lordes of the land let hem crosse for to go in to the holy land And amonges hem wente Richard kyng henries sone first after the kyng of fraunce that toke the crosse to the Erchebisshopp of tours but he toke nat the viage at that tyme for encheson that he was let by othir maner weyes and nedes to be done ¶ And whan kyng henry his fadre had regned xxxv yere v. monthes iiij daies he died lieth at foundenerard ¶ Of kyng Richard that conquerd all the holy lande that cristen men had 〈◊〉 Ca. C.xliiij ANd after this kyng henry regned Richard his sone a stronge man a worthy and also bolde and he was crouned at westmynster of the Erchebisshopp Baldewyne of CauÌ„terbury the iij. day of Septembre the ij yere of his regne kyng Richard hym selfe and Baldewyne the Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury and Hubert bisshopp of Salisbury and Raudulphe Erle of Gloucestre and othir many lordes of englond went in to the hooly land and in that viage deide the Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury ¶ And kyng Richard went before in to the holy land and rest not till that he come forth in his way vn to Cipres and toke Cipres with grete force and sithen kyng Richard wente forth toward the holy land and gete there as moche as the Cristen men hadden lost before conquered the land ayene thurgh grete myght sauf only the holy crosse ¶ And when kyng Rihard come to the toune of Acres for to gete the cite Agrete debate a rose bitwene hym the kyng of fraunce so that kyng of frauÌ„ce went ayene in to fraunce was wroth toward the kyng Richard but er kyng Richard went ayene he toke the cite of Acres ¶ And whenne he had taken it he duelled in the cite a whyl but to hym come tydynge that the erle â—ohan of OxuÌ„ford his brother wolde haue seised all Englond in to his hand And Normandie also and wold croune hym kyng of the land ¶ And whenne kyng Richard herde this tydynge he went a yeâ—e toward Englond with all the spede that he myÈt but the duke of Ostriche met with hym and toke hym and brought hym to the Emê‘oâ—r of Almaigne And the Emê‘our brought hym in to his prison And afterward he was deliuered for an huge raunsone that is for to say an hounderd thousand pounde And for whiche raunsone to be paied eche othir chalice of Englond was molte made in to money all the moÌ„kes of the ordre of cisteanx yeuen all hir â—okes thurgh englond to donÌ„ heÌ„ to selle the rauÌ„sone for to pay ¶ How kyng Richard come ayene from the holy land avenged hym of his enemies Ca. C.xlvj WHiles this kyng Richard was in prison the kyng of frauÌ„ce werred vpon hym strongely in Normandie and Iohan his brother werred vâ—on hym in Englond but the bishoppes barons of Englond withstode hym with all the power that they myght gete geten the castell of wyndesore all othir castelles ¶ And the forsaid Iohan saw that he had no myght ne poer ayens the barons of Englond for to fight but anone went hym ouer see vn to the kyng of fraunce And when kyng Richard comÌ„ out of prison and was deliuered and come in to Englond Anone after CaÌ„delmasse in grete hast he went vn to Notyngham and the castell of Notyngham to hym was yolden And tho discomfited he Iohan his brother and that with hym helde And after he went vn to the Cite of wynchestre and ther he let hym croune kyng of Englond and after he went in to Normandie for to werre vpon the kyng of fraunce ¶ And the kyng of fraunce come with vj. C. knyghtâ—s toward Gisors and the kyng Richard met hym and tho wolde haue yeue hym bataille but the kyng of fraunce fledde and an hundred knyghtes of his were take and ij hundred stedes were trapped with yren And anonÌ„ after went kyng Richard for to besege the Castell of Gaillard And as he rode vpon a day by the Castell to take auisement of the Castell an arbalastier smote hym with a quarell that was enuenyned the kyng drofe oute the shafte of the quarell but the quarellys hede aboode still in his hede it began for to rancle that â—e myght not helpe hym selfe ne meue his arme◠¶ And tho he wist that he had dethes wounde that he myÈt not be hole for no maner thyng he commaunded anone sharpely all his men fo to assaill the Castell So that the castell was taken oâ— that he died so manlich his men diden that all the peple that were in the castell were all takâ—n the kyng did with heÌ„ what he wold coÌ„maunded his men that they shold bringe before him the maÌ„ that him so hurt so wouÌ„ded And when he come before the kyng yâ— kyng axed what was his name And he said my name is Bartram gurdone wherfor said the kyng hast thou me slayne sith that I did the neuer none harme ¶ Sir said he though ye did me neuer none harme ye your selfe with your honde quelled my fodre my brother And therfor I haue qnytte nowe your trauaill ¶ Tho said kyng Richard he that died vpon the crosse to bringe maÌ„nes soule from pyne of helle foryeue the my deth I also foryeue it the ¶ Tho coÌ„mauÌ„ded the kyng that no man shold hym mysdo But for all the kynges defending some of his men him folowed preuely hym quelled the vj. day afâ— the kyng did shriuen him sore repeutauÌ„ce hauyng of his mysdedes was houseled annoynted this kyng ne regned but ix rere xxxix wekes deide lieth besides his fadre at founteâ—erard ¶ Of kyng Iohan that in the first yere of his regne loste alle Normandie Ca. C.lxvj WHen kyng Richard was dede for eâ—chesan that he had none heire nothir sone ne doughter his brother â—ohan was made kyng crouned at westmynstre of Huberd that was tho Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury ¶ And whan he began to regne he become so meruaillous man went ouer in to NormaÌ„die werred vpon the kyng of fraunce so longe they werred to gedre till at the last kyng Iohan lost Normandie and Angeon wherfor â—e was sore annoied it was no meruaille ¶ Tho let he assemble be fore him at london erchebisshoppes bisshoppes abbotes â—ours erles barons helde there a grete â—lemeÌ„t axed ther of the clergie the tenthe of euery church of englond for to conâ—uere gete ayene normaÌ„die Augeon that he had lost And thy wold not graunte yâ— thyng wherfor he was wonder wrothe And in the same tyme died bisshopp Hubert the â—our the couâ—t of Canterbury chosen ayens the kyngs wyll to to bene erchebisshop mastir stephaÌ„ of langeton a good clere that woned at the court of rome send to the pope hir Election the pope coÌ„fermed it sacred him at viterbe when yâ—
worthy knyght and a bolde of body and the englisshmen pursued euer sore in euery side and queld the stede that sir Symond Frisell rode vpon aud they toke him and lad him vn to the hoste ¶ And sir Symond began for to flatâ—r speke faire and said lordes I shall yeue yow iijj M. marc of siluer and myn horse myne harneis all myue armure and become a begger ¶ Tho ansuerd Theobaude of Peuenes that was the kynges archier Nowe god me so helpe it is for nought that thou spekest for all th◠〈◊〉 in englond I wolde the nat let gone withoute commaundement of kyng Edward ¶ And tho was he lad to kyng Edward and the kyng wold not see hym but commaunded to â—ede hym a way to haue his dome at london and on our ladies euen natiuitâ— he was honged and drawen and his heed smyten of and honged ayene with cheynes of yren vpon the galewes And his hede was sette vpon london hâ—ugge vpon a spere and ayenst Cristemasse the body was brend for encheson that the men that kâ—â—te the body by nyght they sawe so many deueles raumpand with grete Iren crokes rennyng vpon the Gale wes and horribeâ—â—ch turmented the body and many that hem saw anone after they died for drâ—de and some woxen madde or sore sikenesse they had And in that bataille was take the bisshopp of Baston the bisshopp of seint Andrâ—wâ—s and the Abbot of scone all armed with yren as men of armes as fals traitours and fals prelatz ayens hir othe they were brouÈt to the kyng and the kyng sent hem to the Pope of Rome that he shold done with hem what his wyll were ¶ How â—ohan erle of atheles wat take put to the deth Capitulâ— Centesimo lxxxij ANd at that bataille fled Sir Iohan Erle of Atheles went in to a chyrche ther hyd hym for drede but he myÈt haue there no refute for encheson that the chyrch was endited thurgh a generall sentence in the same chyrche he was take ¶ And this sir Iohan went well haue had scaped from the deth for encheson that he claymed kynered of kyng Edward And the kyng nold no lenger be taried of his traitours but sent hym to london in hast there he was honged his hede smyâ—en of his body brent all to assâ—his But at the praier of the Quene Margarete for encheson that he claymed of kyng Edward kynred his drawyng was foryeue hym ¶ How Iohan that was william walleys brother was put to the deth Ca. C.lxxxiij WHen the grettest mastirs of Scotland were thus done to euel deth shended for hir falsenesse Iohan that was wiliam walleis brother was take and done to deth as Sir Iohan erle of atheles was ¶ How Robert the brus fled from scotland to Norwey Capitulo Centesimo lxxxiiij ANd at that same tyme was Robert the brus moche hated amonge the peple of ScotlaÌ„d So he wyst not what was for to done for to hide hym he went in to Norwey to the kyng that had spoused his suster ther helde hym socour for to haue ¶ And Robert the brus myght not befounde in ScotlaÌ„d kyng Edward tho let crie his pese thurgh oute all the land his lawes were vsed and his ministres serued thurgh oute all the land ¶ How kyng Edward died Ca. C.lxxxv WHen kyng Edward had abated his enemies he turned a yene southward a maladie toke hym at burgh vp sand in the marche of ScotlaÌ„d he wyst well that his deth waz full nygh called to him sir henry the lacy erle of Nichol sir Guyerle of warrewyke sir Aymer vaâ—ence erle of penbroke and sir Robert of Clifford baronn praied hem vpon the faith that they hym owed that they shold make Edward of Carnariuan kyng of Englond his sone as rathe as they myÈt and that they shold nat suffre piers of Ganeston come ayene in to englond for to make his sone to vse riotte and they graunted him with good wyll And the kyng toke the sacrament of holy church as a good cristen maÌ„ shold deide in verray repeÌ„taunce when he had be kyng xxxv yere he deid and was buried at westmestre with mochel solempnite vpon whos soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ Of Merlyns ê“phecies that were declared of kyng edward that was kyng â—enries sone Ca â–ª C.lxxxvj ANd of this kyng Edward ê“phecied Merlyn called him a dragon the second kyng of the vi last kynges that shold be for to regne in englond and said that he shold be medled with mercy also with strength sternesse that shold kepe engloÌ„d fro colde hete that he shold open his mouth toward walis that he sholde set his o foot in wyke that he shold closen with walles yâ— shold do moch harme to his seed And he said soth for the good kyng Edward was medled with mercy with fersenesse with mercy a yens his enemies of walys and after of Scotland with fersenesse whan he put hem to deth for hir falsenesse traitrie as they had deserued it ¶ And well kept he englond from colde hete sith he kepte it from all maner enemies that ronne vpon hym to done hym any wronge ¶ And well he opened his mouth toward walys made it quake thurgh the hidour of his mouth when he coÌ„querd it thurgh dynt of swerd for the prince â—ewelyne and Dauid his brother Riâ— and morgan were put vn to the deth for hir falsenesse and hir foly ¶ And he sette his o foot in to wyke and conquered Berewyke at the which conquest were slayne xxv thousand and vii houndred outetake hem that were brend in the reed halle ¶ And the walles that he let make shall be noyous vn to his â—eed as men shull here after see in the lyfe of Sir Edward of Carnariuan his sone ¶ And yit Merlyn saide that he shold make riuers renne in blode with brayne and that semed well in his werres ther that he had the mastrie ¶ And yit Merlyn said that ther shold come a peple oute of the north west during the regne of the forsaid dragon that shuld be lad by an ylle grehounde that shold the dragon Croune kyng that afterward shold flee ouer the see for drede of the dragâ—n withoute comyng ayene and that was proued by Sir Iohan bailloll that kyng Edward made for to bene kyng of scotland that falsely arose ayens hym and after he fledde vn to his owne landes of fraunce neuer come ayene in to scotlaâ—d for drede of kyng Edward ¶ And yit said Merlyn that peple that shold bede the forsaid Grehond shold be faderles vn till a certeyne tyme he said soth for the peple of scotlaÌ„d gretely were disesed sith that sir Iohan bailloll hir kyng fled from scotland ¶ And yit said Merlyn that the sonÌ„e shold become in his tyme as reede as any blode in tokenyng of gret mortalite of peple
Erle of southfolke and Chaunceler of englond And these iij. lordes wenten ouer the see and come neuer ayene for ther they deide ¶ And than these v. lordes aboue said maden a parlement at westmynstre And ther they toke Sir Robert Tresilian the Iustice and Sir Nichall Brembre knyght and Citezeyne of london and Sir Iohan Salisbury knyght of the kynges houâ—hold and vske sergeant of armes and many moo of othir peple weren take and Iugged vn to the dethe by the counceille of these v. lordes in hir parlement at westmynstre for treson that they put vpon hem to be drawen from the toure of london thurgh oute the Cite and so forth vn to Tyburne and ther they shold be hanged and ther her throtes to be cut and thus they were serued died ¶ And after that in this same ê‘lement at westmynster was sir Symond Beuerlee that was a knyght of the garter and Sir Iohan Beauchamâ— knyÈt that was stiward of the kynges housold and sir Iames Berners were foriugged vn to the dethe and than they were lad on foot to the toure hill and there weren hir hedes smyten of and many othir mo by these v. lordes In this same parlement and in the xij yere of kyng Richardes regne he let crie ordeyne a generall Iustes that is called a turnemeÌ„t of lordes knyghtes and squyers And this Iustes and turnement was holde at london in smythfeld of all maner of strangiers of what londe or contre that euer they were and thidder they were right welcome and to hem and to all othir was holden open housold And grete festes and also grete yiftes weren yeuen to all maner of strangiers ¶ And of the kynges side weren all of sute her cotes hir armure sheldes hors trappure And all was white hertes with crounes aboute hir nekkes and chaynes of gold hangyng ther vpon and the croune hangyng lowe before the hertes body the which hert was the kynges liuery that he yafe to lordes and ladies knyghtes squyers for to knowe his housold froÌ„ othir peple ¶ And in this fest comyng to her Iustes xxiiij ladies lad these xxiiij lordes of the garther with cheynes of gold And all the same sute of hertes as is a fore said from the tour an horsebak thurgh the cite of london in to smythfeld there that the Iustes shold be holde ¶ And this feste Iustes was hold generall and to all tho that wold come of what lond and nacion that euer they were ¶ And this was hold during xxiiij daies of the kyngis cost ¶ And thees xxiiij lordes to aÌ„suere all maner peple that wold come thidder ¶ And thidder come the Erle of seint Poul of fraunce many othir worthy knyghtes with him of diuerse parties full well araied and oute of holand and henaud come the lord Ostreuaunt that was the dukes sone of holand and many othir worthy knyghtes with hym of holand full well araied ¶ And when this feste Iustes was ended he kyng thanked these straungiers and yafe hem many grete yiftes And than they token hir leue of the kyng of othir lordes and ladies and wenten home ayene in to hir owne contre with grete loue and moche thank ¶ And in the xiij yere of kyng Richardes regne ther was a ba. taille done in the kynges Paleys at westmynster bitwene a sauyer of Nuaerue that was with the kyng Richard And an othir Squyer that was called Iohan walshe for pointes of treson that this naâ—ne put vpon this walshmaÌ„ but this naâ—ne was oâ—comÌ„ yelde hym creaunt to his adâ—sarie ¶ And anonÌ„ he was despoiled of his armure drawe oute of the Paleys to tibourne there was hanged for his falsenesse ¶ And the xiiij yere of kyng Richardes regne sir Iohan of Gaunte duke of lancastre went ouer the see in to spayne for to chaleÌ„ge his rihgt that he had by his wyfes title vn to the croune of spayne with a grete host of peple of men of armes archrers And he had with hym the duchesse his wyfe and his iij. doughters ouer the see in to spayne And there they were a grete while And at the last the kyng of spayne began to trete with the duk of lancastre they were accorded to gedre thurgh hir bothe counceill in this maner that the kyng of spayne shold wedde the dukes doughter of lancastre that was the right heire of spayne and he shold yeue vn to the duke of lancastre gold siluer that weren cast in to grete wegges many othir Iewelles as many as viij chariettes myÈt carie ¶ And euery yere after during the lyfe of the duke of lancastre of the duchesse his wife x. M. marc of gold Of whiche gold the auenture charges they of spayne shold aueÌ„ture bring yerely vn to Bayone to the dukes assignes by surete made ¶ Also the duke of lancastre maried an othir of his doughtres vn to the kyng of Portingale the same tyme And whan he had done thus he come home ayene in to englond the good lady his wyfe also but many a worthy man vpon the flix in that viage died ¶ And in yâ— xv yere of kyng Richardes regne he helde his Cristemasse in the maner of wodestoke And there the erle of penbroke a yong lord tendre of age wold lerne to Iuste with a knyght that was called sir Iohan seint Iohan riden to gedre in the parke of wodestoke And there this worthy erle of penbroke was slaynÌ„ with that othir knyghtes spere as he kest it from hym when they had coupled and thuz this good erle made there his ende And therfor the kyng the quene made moche sorwe for his deth ¶ And in the xvj yere of kyng Richardes regne Iohan hende beyng that tyme maire of london Iohan walworth henry vanner beyng shreues of london that same tyme a bakers man bare a basket of horsbrede in to fleetstrete toward an hostre ther come a yoman of the bisshoppes of salisbury that was called romayn he toke an horselofe oute of the basket of the baker he asked hym why he did so this romayn turned ayene brake the bakers hede And neigbours come oute wold haue a rested this romayn and he brake froÌ„ hem fledde vn to the lordes place the Constable wold haue hym out but the bisshoppes men sheâ— fast the yates kepte the place that no man myght entre And than moche more peple gadred thidder and said that they wold haue him oute or elles they wold brenne vp the place and all that were with in ¶ And than come the maire and shereues with othir moche peple and cesed the malice of the communes made euery man to go home to hir houses kepe the pees ¶ And this Romayns lord the bisshop of Salisbury maistir Iohan waltham that that tyme was tresorer of englond went to sir Thomas Arundell Erchebisshopp
hall amonge all the peple And there he brake the yerde of the riall kynges housold And anone they were disperbled And euery man went his wey and forsoke hir mastir and soueraigne lord left hym alloue ¶ And thus was kyng Richard brought a doune and destroied and stode allone withoute comfoâ—t or socour or any good counceill of any man Allas for pite of this riall kyng ¶ And anone come tydynges that sir Henry of â—olyng broke was vp with a wonder stronge power of peple and that all the shreues of Englond reysed vp the shires in strengthyng of him ayens the kyng Richard And thus sone he was come once of the northcontre to Bristowe And there he mette with sir wiliam scrope Erle of wylteshire Tresorer of Englond and with Sir â—ohâ—n Bussh and sir Henry Grene and Iohan Bagot but he 〈◊〉 from hem and went ouer the see in to Irland and these iij. knygâ—tes were taken and hir hedes smytten of And thus they died for hir fals couetise ¶ And than was kyng Richard y take and brought vn to the duke and anone the duke put hym in fast ward and stronge hold vn to his comyng to london And was ther a romer in london and a strong noyse that kyng Richard come to westmynster And the peple of london ranne thidder and wolde haue done moche harme and skathe in hir wodenesse Nad the Maire and the Aldermen and othir worthy men seced hem with faire wordes and turned hem home ayene to london ¶ And ther was Sir Iohan slake deen of the kynges charell of westmynster take and brought to london and put in prison in ludgate ¶ And Bagot was take in Irland and brought to london and put in prison in newegate ther to be kepte and to abyde his ansuere ¶ And sone after the duke brought kyng Richard prinely vn to london and put hym in the tonre vnder suer kepyng as a prisoner And than come the lordes of the reame with all vn to the toure to kyng Richard and â—â—â—den to hâ—m of his mysgonernauÌ„ce â—xtorcion that he had done made ordeyned to oppresse all the commune peple and also to all the reame ¶ Wherfor all the commuue peple of his reame wold haue hym deposed of his kyngdome And so he was deposed at that tyme in the toure of london by all his lordes counceill and coÌ„mune assent of all the Reame ¶ And ther he was pnt from the toure vn to the Castell of ledes in kent and ther he was kept a while And than was he had from theÌ„s vn to the castell of pounfrete in the northcontre to be kept in prison sone afterward right there he made his ende ¶ And than whan kyng Richard was deposed and had resyned his croune his kyngdome and was kept fast in hold than all the lordes of the Royame with the communes assent and by accord chosen this worthy lord Sir Henry of Bolyngbroke Erle of Derby duke of Hereford duke of lancastre by right lyne and heritage and for his rightfull manhode that the peple founde in hym before all othir they chose hym and made hym kyng of englond amonges hem ¶ Of Sir Henry of Bolynbroke Erle of Derby that regned after kyng Richard whiche was the iiij henry after the conquest Capitulo ducentesimo xliij ANd after kyng Richard the ij was deposed and put out of his kyngdome The lordes and the communes all with one ossent and all othir worthy of the reame chosen Sir Henry of Bolynbroke Erle of Derby sone and heire of Iohan the duke of lancastre for his worthy manhode that ofte tyme had be founde in hym and in dede preued vpon seint Edwardes day the confessour he was crouned kyng of englond at westmynstre by all the Reames assent next after the deposing of kyng Richard ¶ Than he made henry his eldelst sone and heire Prince of walys and dnke of Cornewaille and Erle of Chestre And he made Sir Thomas of Arundell Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury ayene as he was before And Sir Rogier walden that kyng Richard had made Erchebisshoppe of Caunterbury he made hym bisshopp of london for that tyme it stode voide And he made Erles sone of Arundell that come with hym ouer the see from Caleys in to Englond He made hym Erle of Arundell as his fadre had bene put hym in possession of alle his londâ—◠¶ And there he made homage and feaute vn to his liege lord the kyng as all othir 〈◊〉 had done ¶ And than anone died kyng Richardâ— in the Castell of Pountfrete in the Northcontre For there he was enfamened vn to the dethe by his keper For he was kepte there four or v. daies from mete and drynke And so he made his ende in this world yit moche peple in Englond and in othir landes said that he was a lyue many yere after his deth But whethir he ware a lyue or dede forth they helde hir fals opynyons and beleue that men hadden in moche peple whiche come to grete myschief and foule dethe as ye shall here afterward ¶ And whan kyng Henry wyst and knewe verrailly that he was dede he let sere hym in the best maner and closed it in a faire chest with diuerse speceries and baumes and closed hem in a lynnen clothe all saufe his visage and that was lefte open that men myght see his persone from all othir men And so he was brought to london with torche light brennyng vn to seint poules And there he had his masse and his dirige with moche reuerence and solempnite of seruice ¶ And when all this was done he was brought from seint Poules in to the Abbey of westmynster and there he had all his hole seruice ayene And from westmynster he was brought to langeley and there he was beried on whos soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ And in the fyrst yere of kyng Henries regne he helde his cristemasse in the Castell of wyndesore And on the xij euen come the duke of awemarle vn to the kyng and told hym that he and the duke of Surre and the duke of Excestre and the Erle of Salisburie and the Erle of Gloncestre and othir mo of hir Affinite were accorded to make a mommyng vn to the kyng on the xij day at nyght and there they casten to slee the kynge in here reuelyng and thus the duke of awemarle warned the kyng ¶ And than the kyng come the same nyght to london priuely in all the hast that he myght to gete hym helpe socour and comfort and counceill And anone these othir that wolde haue done the kynge to dethe fledden in all the hast that they myght for they knewen well that hir counceill was be wreyed ¶ And than fledde the duke of Surre and the Erle of Salysbury with all hir meyne vn to the toune of Cissestre ¶ And there the peple of the toune wold haue arested hem and nold not stonde to hir areste but
Rogger bolynbroke were broght to the guyldhalle in london and ther before the maire the lordes and chief Iustice of Englond were rayned and dampned both to be drawen hanged qnarterd but maister Iohan hume had his chartre was pardoned by the kynge but maister rogier was drawen to tyburne where he confessid that he deide giltles and neuer had trespaced in that he deid fore Notwithstanding he was hanged heded and quartred on whos soule god haue mercy And margery Iurdemayn was brent in smythfeld Also this yere was a grete affraye in fletstrete by nyghtes tyme bitwene men of court men of london and diuerse men slayne and somme hurte And one herbotell was chief cause of the mysgouernaunce and affraye Also this yere atte chesing of the maire of london the coÌ„munes named Robert clopton Rawlyn holand Taylourp And the Aldermen toke Robert clopton and brought hym atte right honde of the Maire as the custome is And thenne certayn Tayllours and othir hond crafty men cried nay nay not this man but raâ—lyn holande wherfore the Maire that was padysly sente tho that so cried to Newgate where they abode a grete while and were punysshed ¶ In this same yere were diuerse embassatours sente in to Guyan for a mariage for the kyng for the Erles doughter of Armynake whiche was concluded but by the mene of the Erle of suffolke it was lette and put a parte ¶ And after this the said Erle of suffolke wente ouer the see in to Fraunce and there he treated the mariage bitwene the kyng of Englond and the kynges doughter of Sâ—cyle and of Iherusalem And the next yere it was concluded fully that mariage by whiche mariage the kyng shold deliuere to hir fadre the duchie of Angeo and the Erledome of Mayne whiche was the keye of Normandie Thenne departed the Erle of suffolke with his wyfe and diuerse lordes and knyghtes in the moste riall astate that myght be oute of Englond with newe chares and Palfrayes whiche wente thurgh chepe and so wente ouer the see and resseyued hir and sith brought her in the lente after to hampton where she landed was rially receyued And on Candelmasse euen before by a grete tempest of thonder and lightnyng at afternone Paulus steple was sette a fire on the middes of the shafte in the tymbre which was quenched by force of labour and specially by the labonr of the morow masse preest of the â—owe in chepe which was thought Impossible sauf only the grace of god ¶ This yere was the Erle of Stafford made create duke of â—okyngham the erle of warrewyke duke of warwyke therle of Dorset marquys of Dorset therle of suffolke waâ— made marquys of suffolke ¶ How kyng Henry wedded Quene Margarete and of hir coronacion Capitulo ducentesimo lij IN this yere kyng Henry maried at southwyke Quâ—ne Margrete And she come to london the xvâ—ij day of Maye And by the way alle the lordes of Englond resseyued hir wurshipfully in diuerse places and in especiall the duke of Gloucestre and on the blake heth the maire aldremen alle the craftes in blewe gounes browdred with the deuise of his craft that they myÈt be byknowen mette with hir with reed hoâ—des and brought hir to london where were diuerse pagentis and countinaunce of diuerse histories shewde in diuerse places of the Cite Ryally and costlew And the xxx day of maye the forsaid Quene was Crouned at westmynstre And there was Iustes iij. daies during within the sayntuarie to fore the abbeye This yere the priour of kylmian appeled the erle of vrmond of treson whiche had a â–ª day assigned to them for to fight in smythfeld And the lystis were made and feeld dressid but whan it came to point the kyng commauÌ„ded that they shold not fight but toke the quarellis in to his owne hond and this was doon at the Instaunce labour of certayn prechours and doctours of london as maister Gilbert worthyngton parson of seint andrewâ— in holborne and othir Also this same yere came a grete enbassade in to Englond oute of fraunce for to haue concluded a ê‘petuel pees but in conclusion it torned vn to a triews of a yere Aboute this tyme deide seint Bernardyne a gray frere whiche began the newe reformacion of that ordre in many places in so moche that they that were reformed bene called obseruauntes whiche obseruauntes beâ—â— encrecyd gretly in Italie in Almaigne This Bernardyn was Canonysed by Pope Nicholas the fyfthe In the yere M. CCCC.l Iohanes de Capestrano was his disciple whiche proufited moch to the reformacion of that ordre for whom god shewd many a faire miracle also here is to be noted that froÌ„ this tyme forward kyng Henry neuer proufited ne wente forward but fortune began to tourne from hym on all sides as well in fraunce NormaÌ„die guyan as in Englond Somme men holden opinione that kyng Henry gaf coÌ„myssion plenery to sir Edward hulle sir Robert roos Dene of seint seuerins and othir to conclude a mariage for hym with the erle of Armynaks suster whiche was promysed as it was said cocluded but afterward it was broken and he wedded quene margret as a fore is said whiche was a dere mariage for the Reame of Englond For it is knowen verily that for to haue her was deliuered the duchie of Angeo and the erledome of mayne whiche was the keie of Normandie for the frensshe men tentre And aboue this the said marquys of suffolke axyd in playn parlement a fyftenâ—h and an half for to feche her oute of frauÌ„ce lo what a mariage was this as to the comparison of that othir mariage of armynak For ther shold haue bene deliuered so many Castels and tounes in guyane and so moche good shold haue ben yeuen with her that alle Englond shold haue ben ther by enriched but contrarie wise fyll wher fore euery grete prince ought to kepe his promyse for because of brekyâ—g of this promyse and for mariage of Quene Margret what losse hath had the Reame of Engloud by loâ—yng of Normandâ—e and Guyan by diuision in the Reame the rebelling of communes ayenst their prince lordes what diuision amonge the lordes what murdre and sleyng of them what feldes foughâ—en and made in coÌ„clusion so many that many a man hath lost his lyfe and in conclusion the kyng deposed and the quene with hir sone fayne to flee in to Scotland and from thens in to fraunce and so to lorayne the place that she come first froo Many men deme that the brekyng of the kynâ—es promise to the suster of therles of Armynake was cause of this grete losse and aduersite ¶ How the good duke of Gloucestre humfrey the kynges vncle was arested at the parlement of bury and his deth And how Angeo in mayne was deliuered Capitulo ducentesimo liij IN the yere xxv of kyng Henry was a parlement at bury called seint Edmoâ—des burie aboute which was commauÌ„ded all the communes
IN the yere of thyncarnacion of our lord JhuÌ„ crist M. CCCC.lxxx And in the xx yere of the Regne of kyng Edward the fourthe Atte requeste of dyuerce gentilmen I haue endeuourd me to enprinte the cronicles of Englond as in this booke shall by the suffraunce of god folowe And to th ende that euery man may see and shortly fynde suche mater as it shall plese hym to see or rede I haue ordeyned a table of the maters shortly compiled chapitred as here shall folowe which booke begynneth at Albyne how she with her susters fonde this land first named it Albion endeth at the beginnyng of the regne of our said souerain lord kyng Edward the iiij ¶ First in the prologue is conteyned how Albyne with hir sustreâ— enâ—â—d in to this I le and named it Albyon ¶ The beginnyng of the book conteyneth how Brute was engeÌ„drid of them of Troye how he slew his fadre moder Ca. j ¶ How Bâ—ute was driuen oute of his lande how he helde hym in grece And deliuered the troians there out of bondage Ca. ij ¶ How Coryn becam Brutes man how kyng Goffar was discomfiâ—ed And of the fondacion of Tours in Turayne Ca. iij ¶ How Bâ—ute arriued atte tottenesse in the I le of Albion And of the bataill bitwene Coryn Gogmagog Ca. iiij ¶ How Brute made london named this londe britaigne Scotland Albanie Walys Cambre And of the deuision of the londe to his thre sones Ca. v ¶ How kyng Madan regned in peâ—s of the debate of his sones and how that one slowe that othir how after wulues slewe hym that slew his brother Ca. vj ¶ How kyng Ebrac conquered fraunce begate xx sones yxiij doughters Ca. vij ¶ Of kyng Brute grenesheld first sone of kyng Ebrac Ca. viij ¶ Of kyng Leyl Brute grenesheldis sone Ca.ix. ¶ Of kyng Lud ludibras that was kyng Leybes sone Ca. x ¶ Of kyng Bladud that was sone of kyng lud ludibras Ca. xj ¶ Of kyng Leyr of his iij. doughtres and how the yongest was maried to the kyng of fraunce Ca. xij ¶ How kyng Leyr was driuen oute of his londe by his folie and how Cordeil his yongâ—st doughter helped him in his nede Ca. xiij ¶ How Morgan Conedage which were nâ—uews to Cordeil werxyd on hir had hir in â—â—son Ca. xiiij ¶ How Reynold that was Conedages sone regned aft his fadre And in his tyme it rayned blode thre daies Ca. xv ¶ How Gorbodian regned after after reygrold his fadre Ca. xvj ¶ How the two sones of Gorbodian fought for the heritage how they bothe were slayne Ca. xvij ¶ How iiij kynges helde all Britaigne And what their names were Ca. xviij ¶ Of kyng Doneband that was Cleteus sone and how he wan the land Ca. xix ¶ How Doneband was the first kyng that euere wered croune of gold in Britaigne Ca.xx. ¶ How Bâ—â—nne Belyn departed bitwene hem the londe after the deth of their werre Ca. xxi ¶ How Belyn drofe oute of this land Guthlagh of Denmarke and Samye Ca. xxij ¶ How wacoord was made bitwene Brenne belyn by the moyen of Cornewen hir modre Ca. xxiij ¶ How kyng Cormbatrus slow the kyng of denmarke by cause he wold not pay hym his truage Ca. xxiiij ¶ How kyng Guenthelon regned goâ—ned the lond Ca. xxv ¶ How kyng Seysell regned after Guenthelon Ca. xxvj ¶ How kymor regned aft seysell howan regned aft him ca. xxvij ¶ How kyng morwith deide thurgh deuouring of a best ca. xxviij ¶ Of Grandebodian that was the sone of mor with which made the toune of Cambrige Ca. xxix ¶ Of Arâ—ogaill that was grando bodians sone how he was made kyng after deposed for his wikkednesse Ca. xxx ¶ How Hesidur was made kyng aft the deth of Artogaille his brother Ca. xxxj ¶ How the Britons token hesidur out of prison made him kyng the thride tyme Ca. xxxij ¶ How xxxiij kynges regned in pees eche after othir after yâ— deth of Hesidur Ca. xxx.ij ¶ How lud was made kyng after the deth of his fadre ca. xxxiiij ¶ How the britone graunted Cassibalam whiche was luddes brother the Reame in whos tyme Iulius cesar come twies to conquere the londe Ca. xxxv ¶ Of the debate that was bitwene Cassibalam the erle of london and of the truage that was paid to rome Ca. xxxvj ¶ How the lordes of the land after the deth of Cassibalam be cause he had none heir made Andragen kyng Ca. xxxvij ¶ Of kymbalin which was Andragens sone in whos tyme was IhuÌ„ born of the blessyd virgine seint marie Ca. xxxviij ¶ Of kyng Guynder kymbalyns sone which refused to pay tribute to Rome how he was slayne Ca. xxxix ¶ Of kyng Armager in whos tyme the appostles preched ca. xl ¶ How kyng westmer gaf to Beringer an Iland and made the 〈◊〉 of â—â—re wyke Ca. xlj ¶ How kyng westmer dide do arere a stone in thentring of westmerland where he slewe Roderyke Ca. xlij ¶ Of kyng Coyll that was westmers sone Ca. xliij ¶ How kyng lucie regned after Coyll And was the first cristen kyng that euer was in this land Ca. xliiij ¶ How this land was long withoute a kyng and atte last the britons chees Astlepades which after was slayne by Coeyll ca. xlv ¶ How Constaunce a romayn was chosen kynge by cause he wedded Eleyne kyng Coeyls doughter Ca. xlvj ¶ How Costantine sone of Constaunce of seint Eleyne Ruled the londe after was made Emê‘our of Rome Ca. xlvij ¶ How Maxymian that was the Emê‘ours cosin of Rome wedded Octauians doughter was made kyng Ca. xlviij ¶ How Maximian conquerd the londe of Amorican and gaf it to Conan meriedok Ca. xlix ¶ How seint Vrsula with xj M. virgyns in hir companye wâ—re martred at Coleyne Ca. l ¶ How kyng Gowan came for to destroie this lande And how Gracian defended it Ca. lj ¶ How Gracian made hym selfe kyng whan Maximian was slayne afterward the britons slew hym Ca. lij ¶ How Costantine that was the kynges brother of litell britayne was crouned kyng of moche britayne Ca. liij ¶ Of Constaunce that was Costantins sone a monke at wynchestre was taken oute by vortiger made kyng after his fadres deth whom vortigeer let sle hym to make hym self kyng Ca. liiij ¶ How the wardeyns that had tho ij children to kepe whiche were coÌ„stantines sones ledde them to litell britayn for the trayson falsenesse of vortiger Ca. lv ¶ How Engist with xj M. men come in to this londe to whom vortiger gaf the place that is called thongcastell Ca. lvj ¶ Of Ronewen Engistes doughter whom kyng vortiger wedded for her beaute Ca. lvij ¶ How Vortimer that was Vortigers sone was made kyng and how Engist was driuen oute and how Vortymer was slayne by Ronewen Ca. lviij ¶ How the britons chosen Vortiger
agayne to be kyng how Engiste retorned how they fought to gedre Ca. lix ¶ How Vortiger began a Castell that wold not stande wherfore counscill was gyuen him to tempre the morter with blood Ca. lx ¶ How Mâ—rlyn was sought in walys for to come speke with the kyng Ca. lxj ¶ Of the ansuere of Merlyn to the kyng why the Castell myght not stonde Ca. lxij ¶ Of the significacion of ij dragons that fouÈt to gedre ca. lxiij ¶ Of kyng Aurilambros how he pursued Vortiger and Engiste and how they deiden Ca. lxiiij ¶ How Aurilambros redressed the land of Britayne which was destroied by the saxons Ca. lxv ¶ How the britons went to seche the grete stones in IrlaÌ„d ca. â—xvj ¶ How Passent vortigers sone kyng Guillomer come in to this land how Coppa a traitour enpoysend the kyng Aurilambros Capitulo lxvij ¶ Whan Aurilambros was dede a sterre was seen in the mornyng with a clere light at the bought of the beme was seen the hede of an horrible dragon Ca. lxv.ij ¶ Of the â—â—tokenyng of the sterre Ca. lxix ¶ Of Vter pendragon which was kyng after his brother of the loue that he had to ygerne therbes wife of Cornewaille Ca. lxx ¶ How Vter begate on Igerne countesse of Cornewaille Arthur the kyng Ca. lxxj ¶ How kyng Vter ordeyned Aloth to rule the londe whiles that he was seke Ca. lxxij ¶ How Arthur sone of Vter was kyng after his fadre and how he drofe Colegrine the saxons and Cheldryke of Almayne out of this land Ca. lxxâ—ij ¶ How Arthur faught with the saxoues whan they come agayn besected the toune of bathe hem ouercoâ—â—e Ca. lxxiiij ¶ How Arthur ayed of Merlyn of vj. the last kynges that weâ—â— to regnâ— in this land of Merlyns prophecie Ca. lxxv ¶ How Arthur ouercome Guillomer kyng of Irland the scottes beâ—â—meâ— his men Ca. lxxvj ¶ How the noble kyng Arthur wedded Gunnore coâ—â—n to theâ—â—â— of corne waill after how he conquerd all Irland ca. lxxvij ¶ How Arthur conquerd fraunce slewe frollo ca. lxxviij ¶ Hnw Arthur a vaunced his men that had trauaylled in his serâ—â—se how he was crouned kyng of Glomergan ca. lxxix ¶ Of the letter that was sente fro rome to kyng Arthur ca. lxxx ¶ Of the manly ansuere that kyng Arthur sent to the Emê‘our to the Romayns ca. lxxxj ¶ Of the reuerence that kyng Arthur dide to the messagers of the Emê‘our ca. lxxxij ¶ Of the kynges lordes that comen to serue ayde kyng Arthur aâ—enst the Emê‘our ca. lxxxiij ¶ How kyng Arthur faught slew a geant called Dinabê° that had slayn heleyne kyng hoels cosin of litell britaigne ca. lxxxiiij ¶ How kyng Arthur yaf bataill to the emê‘our in which the emê‘our was slayne ca. lxxxv ¶ How kyng arthur buried the bodyes of his knyghtes that were slayn in the bataille And how he sente the emê‘ours body to Rome for tribute ca. lxxxvj ¶ How Mordred to whom he had gyuen the gouernaunce of his Reame in his absence rebellid ayenst hym ca. lxxxvij ¶ How kyng Arthur enchaced Mordred the traitour and how he was slayne kyng Arthur wounded to the deth ca. lxxxviij ¶ How kyng Arthâ—r drliuered the reame to Costantyn the sone of Cador his neuew ca. lxxxix ¶ How CostaÌ„tine was werred of Mordreds ij sones ca. lxxxx ¶ Of kyng Adelbright of Edell ca. lxxxxj ¶ How kyng Edell maried the damoyfell Adelbrightes doughter vn to a knaue in his kichen ca. lxxxxij ¶ Of kyng Conan ca. lxxxxiij ¶ Of kyng Cortif of Gurmonde that come by helpe of the â—â—â—nems in to britaigne ca. lxxxxiiij ¶ How kyng Gurmond drofe kyng Cortif to chichestre slewe the britons gate the toune ca. lxxxxv ¶ How this londe was named Englond after the name of Engist And how many kynges were made after in diuerse parties of the londe ca. lxxxxvj ¶ How seint Austyn come first in to Englond baptised conâ—tid kyng Adelbright and of two bisshoppes that were his felows ca. lxxxxvij ¶ How seint Austyn went in to walys and how the britons there wolde not obeye tharchebisshopp of Caunterbury ca. lxxxxviij ¶ How kyng Adelbright kyng Olfride slewe brecinal kyng of britons that helde the contre of leycestre Ca. lxxxxix ¶ How Cadewan kyng of leycestre and Elfride kyng of northumberland were frendes after of the debaâ—e that was bitwene Edwyn and walyn whiche were bothe hir sones Capitulo Centesimo ¶ How kyng Oswold was slayne by kyng Cadwalyn peanda And how Oswy seint Oswaldes brother regned after hym slew Peanda And how kyng Cadewaldre that was Cadewalynes sone regned after his fadre And was laste kyng of the Britons Capitulo C.j. ¶ How Cadewaldre forsoke this land and wente in to litell Britaigne ca. c.ij ¶ How kyng Offa was souerayne aboue all the kynges in Englond their werre how Osbright enforced the wife of buerne bocarde wherof fill moch sorwe ca. c.iij ¶ How the Danes toke yorke and slewe kyng Osbright and Elle ca. c.iiij ¶ How seint Edmond the kyng was martred ca. c.v ¶ How hubba hungar toke the toune of redyng ca. c.vj ¶ Of kyng Alured how the danes in his tyme required hym to suffre them to departe oute of this land ca. c.vij ¶ How hubba hungar were slayne at Chippenham how the danes brought hir kyng to kyng Alured ca. c.viij ¶ How the danes that wente in to fraunce with Gurmond come a gayne in to englond of the deth of kyng Alured ca. c.ix ¶ Of kyng Edward that was kyng Aluredes sone ca. c.x ¶ Of kyng Adelston of Edmond Eldrede and of Edwyne his brotheren ca. c.xj ¶ Of kyng Edgar how he regned ouer the kynges of scotland and walys how he was deceyued in takyng of his wife ca. c.xij ¶ How kyng Edgar wedded Estrilde after the dethe of Edelwold ca. c.xiij ¶ How seint Edward the martir was slayne by his stepmodre Estrilde for to make Eldred hir sone kyng ca. c.xiiij ¶ Of kyng Eldrede how kyng swyne of denmarke helde engloÌ„d and how Eldrede seint Edwardes brother was not beloued wherfor be fledde in to normandie ca. c.xv ¶ How kyng Eldrede come agayne froÌ„ normandie how knoght the dane regned and of the werre bitwene hym Edmond Irenside ca. c.xvj ¶ Of kyng knoght ca. c.xvij ¶ How kyng Edmond Irenside was slayne by a tcaitour named Edrith of Stratton ca. c.xviij ¶ How kyng knoght sente kyng Edmondes sones in to denmarke for to slee how they were sauyd ca. c.xix ¶ How kyng knoght conquered norewey how after his pride become meke mylde ca. c.xx ¶ Of kyng harolde that leuer had to go on fote than ride ca. c.xxj ¶ Of kyng hardeknoght haroldes brother ca. c.xxij ¶ Of the vylanye that the danes diden to englisshmeÌ„ wherfor afterward was no dane made
And whan nyght was comÌ„ the lordes ladies went to bedde anone as hir lordes were in slepe they cutte all hir housbondes throtes And so they slowen hem all whenÌ„e that Dioclisian the kyng her fadre herd of this thyng he bicome hugely wroth ayenst his doughtres and anone wolde hem all haue brent ¶ But all the barons lordes of sirrie couÌ„ceilled not so for to do suche sternesse to his owne doughtres but only sholde voide the land of hem for euermore so that they neu neuer shold come ayene And so he dyde And Dioclisian that was her fadre anone coÌ„maunded hem to gone in to shipp and deliuered to hem vitailles for half ayere And whan this was done all the sustren went in to the shipp and sailed forth in the see and bitoke all hir frendes to Appolyn that was hir god And so longe they sailled in the see till at the last they come and arrined in an yle that was all wyldernesse And wen dame Albyne was come to that londe and all hir sustres this Albyne went forth out of the shipp and said to hir othir sustres For as moche quod she as I am the oldest suster of all this companie and fyrst this land haue taken and for as moche as my name is Albyne I wull that this londe becalled Albion after myne owne name And anone all hir sustren graunted to hir wyth a good wyll ¶ Tho went out all the sustres of the shipp and token the land Albion as hir suster called it And ther they went vp and downe and fonde nether man ne woman ne child but wylde bestes of diuerse kyndes Aud whenÌ„ hir vitailles where dispended and hem failled they fedde hem wyth herbes and frutes in seson of the yere and so they leued as they best myght and after that they token flessh of diuerse bestes and bicame wonder fat and so they desired maÌ„nys companie and maÌ„nys kynde that hem failled and for hete they woxen wonder coragious of kynde so that they desired more maÌ„nys companie then eny othir solace or mirthe Whan the deuel that ê‘ceyud and went by diuerse contreys and noÌ„me body af the eir and likynge natures shad of men and come in to the lande of Albion and lay by thoo wymen and shad tho natures vpon hem and they conceyued after they broght forth Geantz of the whiche one me called Gogmagog and an othir laugherigan and so they were nempned by diuerse names and in this maner they come forth and were borne horrible geantz in Albion and they duelled in caues and in hulles at hir wyll and had the londe of Albion as hem liked vn to the tyme that Brute arrined and come to Totnesse that was in the yle of Albion and ther this brut conquered and scomfited thes geantz aboue said ¶ Here endeth the prolog of Albion that tho was an Ile and herkeneth now how Brute was goten and how he slowe first his moder and after ward his fadre and how he conquered Albion that after he nempned Britaigne after his owne name that nowe is called Englond after the name of Engist of Saxonie ¶ Ca.j. In the noble Cite of grete Troye ther was a noble knyght a man of grete poer that was called Eneas and when the Cite of Troye was lost and destroied thurgh hem of Grece this Eneas with all his meyne fledde thens and come in to lumbardie that tho was lorde and gouernour of that londe a kyng that was called Latyne And an othir kyng ther was that was called Turocelyne that strongly werred vpon this kyng latyne that often tymes did hym moche harme And when this kyng latyne herde that Eneas was comen he vnderfeng hym with mochel honour and hym with helde for as moche as he had herde of hym wist well that he was a noble knyght a worthy of his body of his dedes This Eneas helpe kyng Latyne in his werre shortly for to telle so well worthely he did that he slowe Turocelyne discomfited hym all his peple And whan all this was done kxng Latyne yaf all that londe that was Turocelinis to Eneas in mariage with lauyne his doughter the most faire creature that any man wiste and so they lyued to gedrr in joye and myrthe all hir lyfes tyme And after he wedded a wyfe and vpon hir he begate a sone that was called Siluâ—yne this Silueyne whan he coude some reson of man vn witing his fadre and ayenst his wyll acqueynted with a damâ—sell that was cosin to Lauyne that was kyng Latynes dougter the quene that was Eneas wife and brought the damisell with childe And whan Ascanius his fadre it wist anone let enqnere of the wisest mastres and of the gretest clerkes what child the damisell shold bring forth and they ansuered and seid that she shold bring forth a sone that sholde quelle bothe fadre and moder and so he did For his moder died in bering of hym And whan this child was borne his fadre let calle hym Brute And the mastres said that he shold do moche harme forwe in many diuerse places and after he shold come to grete honour and wurshipp This kyng Ascamus deide whan god wolde and silueyne his sone resseyued the land and mode hym woÌ„derlich well beloued amonge his peple And whan Brute that was Silueynus sone was xv yere olde he went vpon a day with his fadre for to pley and solace and as this Brute shold shete vn to an herâ— his arwe myshapped and glaced and so there Brute quâ—lled his fadre ¶ How Brute was driuen out of the land and howe he helde hym in Grece Ca.ij. ANd when this mischance befalle was the peple of the lande â—ade sorw y nowe and were sore an angred and for encheson therof they driuen Brnte oute of the lande and wolde nat suffre hym amonges hem and he sangh that he must not abide and went feo thens in to grece and ther he fonde vij M. men that were of the â—â—nage and kynred of Troye that were comen of grete blode as the storie telleth as of men and women and children the whiche were all holden in thraldome and bondage of the kyng Pandras of grece for the deth of achilles that was bitraied slayne at troye This Brute was a wonder fair man and a stronge and huge of his age and of glad chere and semblant and also worthy of body and was welbeloued among his peple This kyng Pandras herde speke of his goodnesse and his condicions and anone made hym duell with hym so that Brute bicome woÌ„dre priue moche beloued with the kyng so that long tyme Brute duelled with the kyng So at the last they of Troye and Brute spaken to gedre of kynred and of linage and of acqueyntance and ther pleyned hem vn to Brute of hir sorwe and of hir bouÌ„dage and of meny othir shames that the kyng Pandras had hem done and to Brute they saiden vpon a
tyme Ye be a lord of our linage and a strong man and a myghty be ye our captayn and lorde and we wull bicome your men and your coÌ„mandementz done in all maner thynges and brynge ye vs oute of this wrecchednesse and bondage and fyght we wyth the kyng for thorgh the grace of the grete god we shal hym ouercome and we shul make yon kyng of the lande and to you done homage and of you we shull holde euermore Brut had tho grete pite of hir bondage that they were brought yn and preuelich went hym from the kynges court and all tho that were of Troye went and put hem in to wodes and in to montaignes and hem helde and sent vn to kyng Pandras that he sholde yeue hem leue sauelich for to Wend out of the lande for they nold no lenger duelle in his bondage The kyng Pandras wax tho sore annoied and tho swore that he wolde slee hem euerichone and ordeyned a gret poer and went to wardes hem al for to fight but Brut and his men manâ—â—che hem defended and fersely foughten and quelled all the kynges men that none of hem ascaped and token the kyng and hym helde in prison and ordeyned counceill bitwene hem what they myght done somme said that he shold be put to deth and somme said that he shold be exiled oute of the lande and somme said that he shold be brent And tho spake a wyse knyght that was called Menpris and said to Brute and to all tho of Troye yf kyng Pandras wolde yelde hym and haue his lyfe I counceill that he yeue vn to Brute that is our duke and our soueraigne his doughter Gennogen to a wife and in mariage with hir an honderd shippes well araied and all his tresoure of gold and siluer of corne and of wyne and as moche as vs nedeth to haue of o thyng and othir and than go we oute of his land and ordeyne we vs lande elles wherefor we ne none of our kynred that comen after vs shall neuer haue pees in this lande amonges hem of Grece for we haue slayne so many of hir knyghtes and of her othir frendes that euermore werre and contake sholde bene amonges vs Brute tho and alle his folke consented well to that counceille and this thyng they tolden to kyng Pandras and ther for to haue his lyfe graunted as moche as they axrd and anone yaf vn to Brute Gennogen his doughter to wife and the hondred shippes with as moche as hem neded of all vitailles as before was ordeyned Brute tho toke his wife and all his men that forsoke the land of Grece and wenten hem vn to the see and hadden wynde and weder at wyll and comen the thridde day in to an I le that was called Lorgers Brute anone senâ—e of his men a londe for to aspie the maner of the contre and they founden an olde Cite all wasted and forlet that nas therynne nethir man ne woman ne no thyng duellyng and in the myddell of this Cite they founden an olde temple of a faire ladie that was called Diane the goddesse and they comen ayene vn to Brute and tolde hym what they had seyne and founden and councâ—illed hym to gone and to done sacrifice vn to dame Diane For she was woned to yeue ansuere of what thyng that euer men prayed hir and namely vn to them that her honoured with sacrifice Brute went to that ymage and said Diane noble goddesse lady that all thyng hast in myght and in thy poer wyndes watres wodes feldes and all thynges of the world and allâ— maner bestes that ther in bene to yowe I make my praier that â—e me councelle and telle where and in what place I shall haue a couenable duellyng for me and for my peple and ther I shall make in honour of yow a well faire temple and a noble wherynne ye shull euermore bene honoured when he had done his praier Diane ansuered in this maner Brute quod she go euen forth thy wey ouer the see in to fraunce to ward the weâ—â— and ther ye shull fynâ—e an I le that is called Albion and that I le is bicompassed all with the see and no man may come therin but it bene by shippes And in that londe were woned to be geantz but nowe it is nat so but all wildernesse and that land is yowe destenyed and ordeyned for yow and for your peple ¶ How Coryn became Brutes man and how kyng Goffar was discomfited Capitulo tercio WHen Brute herde this ansuere of diane the goddesse anone he let the ancres wynde vp and sailed 〈◊〉 to the high see when he and his men had sailled xx daies and moo they fouÌ„den fast beside a cost of the see a thousand men of the linage and kynred of Troye and hir soueraigne hir master of all was called Corin And whan Brute wiste whennes they were he tho vnderfeng hem with mochel â—oye in to his shippes and hem lad forth with hym This Coryn tho become Brutes man and to hym did feaulte and homage and so longe they sailled forth in the see till they comen in to Gascoyne and anone they arriued in the hauen of liegers and ther they duelled viij daies hem for to resten and hir sailles to amende ther that it was nede Tydynge sone come to kyng Goffar that was lord of the lande how that mochel folke of strange lande weren arriued in his lande in the hauen of liegers wherfor he was sore angred and anoied that they comen and arriued in his lande withoute leue and anone he ordeyned hym a grete poer to driuen oute and to shend Brute with his peple but kung Goffar was discomfited and all his folke and hym selfe fledde in to feauÌ„ce to seke helpe and socour And in that tyme regned in feauÌ„oe xij kynges the xj assembled a grete poer for to helpe Goffar for to fight ayens Brute Goffar duelled with hem of fraunce halfe ayere and more And Brute in the mene tyme and his companie destroied all the lond of gascoyne and let take alle the tresour that kyng goffar had and let bringe it in to his shippes And this Brute founde in that lande a faire place and a couenable and there Brute made a faire Castell and a stronge ¶ When that was done kyng Goffar come fro fraunce and xj kynges with hym and broughten xx M. men for to fyght with Brut and his companie and Brut had but vij M. 〈◊〉 mâ—n Nothelees when the ij hostes metten to gedre Brutâ—◠〈◊〉 thoâ—gh helpe of hym self of Turyn his cosin and of Corin and manlich hym defended and fought so that in litel tyme they had quelled of the fâ—enshmen .ij. M. and mo and tho that were alyue fledden away ¶ And in this bataill Turyn that was Brutes cosin was slayne and Brute let enteer worthili hym when he had space leiser in the castell that he had made and tho let calle
derewent of Northfolk and Southfolke of keftefen and of lyndessey and when they were all ensembled they sped fast to ward their enemies for to yeue hem bataill Lotrine had sent to Camber his brother that he shold come also to hym with alle the power that he myght make hym for to helpe and so he did with good wyll and so they comen all to gedres and toke her wey preuelich for to seche Humbar wher they myght hym fynde ¶ And so it befell that this Humbar was besides a water that was a grete Riuer with his folke hym for to disporte and tho come Lotrine and Camber his brother with all hir folke sodenly er that any of that othir wist ¶ And whan Humbar saw hem come he was sore adrad For as moche as his men wist it not and also they were vnarmed And anone Humbar for drede lept in to the water and drenched hym selfe and so died he and his men were alle slayne that none of hem ascaped and therfore is that water called Humbar and euermore shall be called thus for encheson that kyng humbar was therynne drenched ¶ And after that Lotryne wente to his shippes and toke there gold and siluer and as moche as he fand vn to hym selfe aud all that othir pilfre he yaf vn to othir folke of the hoost and they founden in one of the shippes a faire damisell that was kyng humbars doughter and was called Estrilde ¶ And whan Lotryne saw hir he toke hir with hym for hir fairnesse and for her was oâ—â— taken with loue and wolde haue wâ—dded hir This tydynges come to Corin anonâ— he thought to auenge hym vpon Lotrine For as moche as Lotrine had made couenaunt for to spousen Corines doughter that was called Guentolen And Coryn in haste wente to hym vn to the newe Troye and thus said to Lotryne nowe certes quod he ye rewarde me full euell for all the peynes that I suffred and haue had many tymes for Brute your fadre and therfore I wull nowe auenge me vpon yowe and drowe his fauchon an high and wold haue slayne Lotryne but the damisell wente bitwâ—nâ— hem and made hem acorded in this maner that Lotrine sholde spouse Guentolen that was Corynes doughter And so Lotryne did And nethelees that he had spoused Guentolen Corynes dought preuelich he come to Estrilde and brought hir with childe and gate on hir a doughter thas was called Abren ¶ Hit befell anone after that Corin died and anone as he was dede Lotrine for soke Guentolen his wife and made Estrilde quene And Guentolen wente thens all in wrath in to Cornewaille and seised all the londe in to hir honde for as moche as she was hir fadres eir and vnderfong feaultes and homages of all the men of the land and after assembled a grete host a grete poer for to ben vpon lotryne auenged that was hir lorde and to hym come yaf hym a strong bataill and ther was lotryn slayne and his men discomfited the v. yere of his regne Guentelon let take Estrild and Abram hir doughter and bynde bothe hondes fete and cast hem in to a water and so they were drenched wherfor that water was euermore called aftir abram aftir the name of the damisel that was Estril dys doughter and Englisshmen calleth that water seuerne and walshmen calle it abram in to this day ¶ And when this was done Guentelon let croune hir quene of that lande and gouerned the land full wel wisely vn to the tyme that Madhon hir sone that lotryne had beget vpon hir were of xx witer age that he myght be kyng so that the quene regned xv yere and tho let she croune hir sone and he regned and gouerned the land wel and honourabely she went in to corn waille ther she duelled all hir lyfes tyme. ¶ Of kyng Madan howe he regned in pees all his lyfe and of Menpris and of Maulyn his sones and howe Menpris slowe Maulyn his brother how wolues drou hym al to peces Ca. vj WHen Madan had regned xxx yere he died and lieth in newe troie and he had ij sones that one me called Menpris and yâ— othir Maulyn and thes ij bredren after hir fadreâ— deth strinen fast for the lande And menpris for encheson that he was the eldest sone wolde haue had all that londe and Maulyn wold not suffre hym so that they token a day of loue and acorde And at this day MeÌ„pris let quelle his brother thurgh treson and hym self afterward helde the londe and a none let croune hym kyng and regned and after bicame so lither a man that he destroied in a while all yâ— men of his londe And at the last he bicame so wikked and so lecherous that he forsoke his ownÌ„ wif and vsed the synne of sodomie wher for almyghty god was wroth and vpon hym toke vengeamice For on a day as he went in a wode an huntyng he lost his folke and went allone vp and doune crieng after his men and ther comÌ„ wolfes and all to drou hym in to peces whenÌ„ he had regned xxiiij yere and when his peple wist that he was dede they made â—oy y nowe and anone made Ebrac his son kyng and he regned with mochel â—onour ¶ Of kyng Ebrac how he conquerd frannce and bigate xx sones and xxiij doughtres Ca. vij THis Ebrac regned lx yere and a strong man was and a myghty And this Ebraâ— thurgh his myght and helpe of his bretons conquerd all fraÌ„nce and wan ther so moche gold and siluer that whan he come ayen in to this lande he made a noble cite and after his name let calle it Ebrac that is called euery wik and this kyng made the castell of maidenes that now is called Edenburgh This kyng had xx sones and xxiij doughtres by diuerse wymen goten and the sones wer called as ye shall here Brute Grâ—nescheld Margand Seisel Morgh wyth Flengham Bladud Iakâ—n â—â—ymbar Rocelm Spadogh Godeherl Thormnan Gldaugh Iorkanghut Haibor ketin Rother kaier and assaruth And the doughtres highten as ye shull here after Elegyne ymogen oghdas Guenbran gnardich Augarel guenthold Tangustel gorghon michel medhan mailour Ondur Cambredan Ragan Renthely Neesâ— Cheghan Skaldud Gladus Heberhyn Abalaghe and Blandan and thees were tho xxiij doughtres and the bretheren bicame good knyghtes and worthy in meny contres ¶ Of the kyng brute grenesheld the fyrst sone of Ebrac the kyng Capitulo octauo AFter the deth of kyng Ebrac regned Brute grenesheld his sone xxx yere that was Ebrakes fyrst sone that wel and nobly regned and whan tyme came he died and lieth at york ¶ Of kyng leyl Ca.ix. ANd whan Brute grenesheld was dede regned his sone leyl xxij yere and he made a fair towne and let calle it karlille after his name and was a worthy man and moche beloued of his peple and whan he had regned xxij yere he died and lieth at Carlille And in his tyme regned
that lightely I let hir gone fro me withoute any rewarde or yiftes and she said that she loued me as moche as she ought to loue hir fadre by all maner of reson and tho I sholde haue axâ—d of hir nomore tho that me othirwise behighten thurgh hir fals speche nowe haue me disceyued In this maner Leir long tyme began to make his mone and at the last he shope hym to the see and passed ouer in to fraunce and asked and aspied wher the Qâ—ene myght be founden and men tolde hym wher she was And whan he come to the Cite that she was in preuelich he sent his squyer vn to the quene to telle hir that hir fadre was comen to hir for grete nedes And when the squyer come to the quene he tolde hir euery dele of hir sustres from the begynnyng vn to the ende Cordeill the quene anone toke gold and siluer plente and toke it to the squyer in counceille that he shold gone and bere it vn to hir fadrâ— and that 〈◊〉 shold go in to a certain Cite and hym araien laten and wasshen than come ayene to hir and bring with hym an honest companye of knyghtes xl atte lest with her meyne and than he shold sende to hir lord the kyng and sayne that he were comen for to speke with his doughter and hym for to seen and so he did And whan the kyng and the qâ—ene herde that they comen with mochel honour they hym resseyued And the kyng of fraunce tho let sende thurgh alle his Reame and commaunded that all men sholde to hym bene entendant to kyng Leir the Quenes fadre in all maner of thyng as it were to hym selfe When kyng Leir had duelled ther a moneth more he tolde to the kyng and to the Quene his doughter how his two eldest doughtres had hym serued Agampe anone let ordeyne a grete host of fraunce and sent it in to Britaigne with leir the quenes fadre for to conquer his land ayene his kyngdom Cordeill also come with hir fadre in to britaigâ—e for to haue the royame after hir fadres deth And anone they went to shipp and passed the see and come in to britaigue and foughten with the felons hem scomfited and queld And tho had he his land ayen after leued iij. yere and helde his royalme in pees and afterward died Cordeill his doughter hym let entier with mikel honour at leicestre ¶ Howe morgan and Conedage that were newus to Cordeill wrrred vpon hir and put hir in to prison Ca. xiiij WHen that kyng leir was dede Cordeill his yongest doughter helde and had the land v yere and in the mene tyme died hir lord AgamÌ„p that was kyng of fraunce and after his deth she left widue And tho came Morgan and Conedage that were Cordeill sustre sones and to hir had Enymite for as moche as there aunte sholde haue the lande So that bitwene hem they ordeyned a grete power and vpon hir werred gretly and neuer they rest till they had hir taken and put hir vn to deth And tho Morgan and Conedage seised all the laâ—de and deê‘ted it bitwene hem And they helde it xij yere and when tho xij yere were gone ther bigan bitwene hem a grete debate so that werred strongely yfere euery of hem did othir moche disese For Morgan wolde haue had all the lande fro beyonde humbrÌ„ that Conedage helde But he come ayens hym with a strong poâ—r so that Morgan durst nat abide but fled awey in to wales and Conedage pursued hym and toke hym and queld hym Tho come Conedage ayen and seised alle the lande in to his hande and helde it and regned after xxxiij yere and tho died and lieth at newe Troye ¶ Howe Reignold that was Conedages sone regned after his fadre and in his tyme it rayned blode iij. dayes in tokenyng of grete deth Ca. xv ANd after this Conedage regned Reignold his sone a wise knyght an hardy curteis that well nobely goâ—ned the land wonder well made hym beloued of all maner of folke in his tyme it rayned blode that lasted iij. dayes as god wolde sone after ther come grete deth of peple for hostes without nombre of peple foughten till that they were dede wherof no man myght haue lette til that almyghty god therof toke mercy and pite and thogan it cese this Reignold regned xxij yere died lieth at york ¶ How Gorbodian regned in pees that was Reignoldes sone aft he died lith at york ca. xvj AFter this Reignold regned Gorbodian his sone xv yere died and lieth at york ¶ How Gorbodian had ij sones how that one sâ—owe that othir for to haue the heritage how ydoyne hir moder quelled that othir wherfor the land was destroied Ca. xvij WHen this Gorbodian was dede his ij sones that he had becomen stoute proude euer werred to gedre for the land that one was called ferres that othir porres And this ferres wold haue all the land but that othir wolde nat suffre him Ferres had a felons hert and thought thurgh treson to slee his brother but preuelich he went in to fraunce ther abode with the kyng Syward till vpon a tyme whan he come ayene faught with his brother ferres but full euell it happed tho for he was slayne fyrst When ydoyne hir moder wist that Porres was dede she made grete sorwe for encheson that she loued hym more than that othir thought hym for to quelle preuely preuely she come to hir sone vpon a nyght with ij knyues therwith cutte his throte the body also in to smale peces who herd euer suche a cursed modre that quelled with hir owne hondes hir owne sone and longe tyme after laste the reproue shame to the moder that for encheson of that one sone murdred that othir so lost hem both ¶ How iiij kyngis courtesly helde all Britaine and which bene hir names Ca. xviij WHen the ij bretheren were so dede they nad left behynd hem nethir sone ne doughter ne none othir of the kynred that myght haue the heritage for as moch as the strengest meÌ„ driuen and scomfited the feblest and token all hir landes so that in euery contrey they had grete werre strife vnder hem but among all othir thynges ther were amonges hem in the contre that ouercome all tho othir and thurgh hir strenght and myght they token all the landes and euery of hym toke a certayn contre and in his contre let calle hym kyng one of hem was called Scater and he was kyng of Scotland and that othir was called Dawalliere and he was kyng of loegers of alle the lande that was Lotrinus that was Brutes sone The thridde was called Rudac and he was kyng of walys and the iiij was called Cloten and he was kyng of Cornewaille But this Cloten
shold haue had all the lande by reson for ther was no man that wist none so rightfull heir as he was But they that were strengest set litell by hem that ware of lesse estate therfor this cloten had nomore land among hem than Cornewaille ¶ Of kyng Donebaut that was Clotes sone and how he had woÌ„ne the land Ca. xix THis Cloten had a sone that was called Doneband that af the deth of his fadre bicome an hardy man and a fair curteis so that he passed all the kynges of britaigue of fairnesse of worthinesse And anone as he was knyght he wist wel whan that his fadre liued he was most rightfull heir of all the lande sholde haue had by reson but othir kynges that were of more strength than he benoÌ„me hym his lande And afterward this Doneband ordeyned hym poer and fyrst conquered all the lande of logiers after he wolde haue couquered all Scotland and walys and scater came with his men and yaf hym bataill and Rudac come ayen with his walshmen for to helpe hym But so it befell that Rudac was queld and Scater also in pleyn bataill so Donebant had the victorie and conquerd all the lande and wel maintened it in pees and in quiete that neuer before it was so wel mayntened Howe Doneband was fyrste kyng that euer wered croune of golde in Britaigue ¶ Ca.xx. THis Doneband let make hym a croune of golde and wered the cronÌ„e vpon his hede as neu neuer kyng did before he ordeyned a statut that had a man done neu neuer so moche harme he myÈt come in to the temple shold no man hym mysdoo but gone theryn sauf and in pees and after gone in to what coÌ„tre that he wolde without eny harme and yf any man set any honde vpon hym he than sholde lese his life And this Doneband made the toune of Malmesbury and the toune of the vise And when he had regned wel worthely xl yere he died and lieth at newe Troye Howe Brenne and belin deê‘ted bitwene hem the land aft the deth of Doneband hir fadre and of the werre Ca. xxj And after that thiâ— Doneband was dede his sones that he had departed the land bitwene hem as hir fadre had ordeyned so that Belyn his eldest sone had all the londe of britaigue on this half humber his brother Brenne had all the land from humber vn to scotland but for as moche that Belin had the bett part brenne therfor wax wroth wolde had more of the land Belin his brother wold graunte hym no more Wherfor contak werre arose bitwene hem two But brenne the yonger brother had no myÈt ne strenght aâ—ens belin and therfor brenne thurgh coÌ„ceill of his folk went fro thens in to norwey to te kyng Olsinges praid hym of helpe socour for to conquer all the land vpon belyn his brother vpon that couenaÌ„t that he wolde haue his doughter to wife the kyng Olsinges hym grauÌ„ted Belyn anonÌ„ as his brother was go to norwey he seised in to his honde all the lande of northumberland and toke all the Castelles and let hem arraie and kepe the costes of the see that Brenne shold not arriue in no side but that he were take ¶ The kyng Olfynges lete assemble a grete host and delinered his doughter to Brenne and all the peple that he had ordeyned this damisell Samye had longe tyme loued a kyng that was called gutlaghen and to hym she tolde all hir counceill how that Brenne sholde hir haue and hir lede with hym for euermore so he shold lese hir bnt that she myght forsake Brenne And whan Gutlagh had herd this tydyng he lay for to aspie Brenue with as many shippes as he myght haue so that the ij fletes metten to gedre long tyme foughten so that Brenne and his shippes turned ayene and were discoÌ„fited And kyng Gutlagh toke Samye put hir in to his shippe Brenne shamfully fley thennes as a man discomfited ¶ And Gutlagh wolde haue went in to his owne contre but ther come vp on hym a grete teÌ„pest that v. daies lastid so that thurgh that teÌ„pest he was driuen in to Britaigne with iij. shippes and no mo And tho that kepte the costes of the see token Gutlagh and Samye and all his folke and hem presented to Belyn and Belyn put hem in to prison ¶ How Belyn drofe oute of this lande kyng Gutlagh of Denmarke and Samye Ca. xxij HIt was not longe after that Brenne ne come aâ—ene with a grete nauye sente to his brother Belyn yâ— he shold yeld â—yen his lande to his wife and to his folke and his castelles also or elles he wold destroie his lande Belyn drade no thyng his manace and wold no thyng done after that he said wherfore Brenne come with his folke fought with belyn Brenne was discomfited and his folke slayne and hym selfe fledde with xij meÌ„ in to Fraunce And this Belyn that was Brennes brother weÌ„t tho to yorke and toke counceill what he myght done with kyng gutlagh for kyng Gutlagh profâ—ed to become his man and to holde hiâ— lande of hym yelding by yere a thousand pounde of siluer for euermore and for sikernesse of this couenaunt to behold Gutlagh shold bring him good hostages and to him shold done homage and all his folke And yit shold swere vpon the boke that these couenantz shold neuer bene broke ne falsed ¶ Belyn tho by counceill of his folke graunted hym his axyng And so Gutlagh become his man and Belyn vnderfeng of hym his homage by othe and by writing the same couenants And vpon these couenants kyng Gutlagh noÌ„me samye his folke and went thens turned ayen to denmaâ—c Euermore after were the couenaÌ„ts holden and the truage payed til the tyme that honelos was kyng of denmarc and also of this lande thurgh his wif Gildeburgh that he had spoused for she waâ— the right heir of this lande ¶ This Belyn duelled tho in pees wurshippfully hym helde among his barons and he made iiij real weyes one from the Est in to west and that was called watlyng strete and an othir from the north vn to the south that was called Ikelmestrete and ij othir weyes he made in bossynge thurgh oute the lande that on is called fosse and that othir fossedike and he maintened wel the good lawes that Doneband his fadre had made and ordeyned in his tyme as byfore is said ¶ Howe accord was made betwene Brenne and Belyn thurgh Cornewen hir moder Ca. xxiij GRenne that was Belynê° brother had long tyme duelled in fraunce and ther had conquered a grete lordshipp thurgh mariage For he was duke of Burgoyne thurgh the doughter of the duke Fewyn that he had spoused that was right heir of the lande and this Brenne ordeyned a grete poer of his folk and also of fraunce and come in to this land for to
fyght with Belyn his brother and Belyn come ayens hym with a grete poer of bretons wold tho haue yeuen hym bataill but hir moder CornewenÌ„ that tho liued had herd that that one brother wolde haue destroied that othir and went bitwene hir sones and hem made accorded with moche peyne So that at the last tho ij bretheren with michel blis went to gedre in to grete Troye that nowe is called london and ther they duelled ayere and after they noÌ„me hir conseill for to gone conquere all fraunce so they diden and brent tounes and destroied the lande both in length brede the kyng of frauÌ„ce yaf hem bataill with his poer but he was ouercome yaf truage vn to Belyn and to his brother And after that they wenten forth to Rome coÌ„quered Rome all luÌ„bardie Germanie and toke homage feaulte of Erles Barons of all othir aft they come in to this lande of Britaigue duelled with hir britons in Ioye aud rest tho made Brenne the toune of Bristowe and sith he went ouer to his owne lordshipp ther duelled he all his lyfâ— and Belyn duelled at newe Troye and ther he made a fair gate that is called Belyngesgate aft his owne name wheÌ„ this belin had regned nobely xj yere he died lieth atte newe Troie How kyng Cormbatrus quelled the kyng of denmark for encheson that he wold not pay hym his truage Ca. xxiiij ANd after this Belyn regned his sone cormbatrus a good man a worthy the kyng of denmarâ—â— wolde not paye hym his truage that is to sey a M. pounde as he had sworne by oth for to pay it also by writing recorded to Belyn his fadre wherfor he was euell paied wroth assembled a grete host of britons went in to denmarke slow the kyng Gutlagh brouÈt the land in subiection all newe toke of folke feautes homages after went ayene in to his land and as he come forth by Orkeney he fonde xxx shippes full of men women besides the cost of the see the kyng axed what they were An erle that was mastir of hem all courteisly ansuerd vn to the kyng said that they were exiled oute of spayne so that they had trauailled half a yere more in the see to witen yf they myght fynde any kyng in any londe that of hem wolde haue pite or mercy to yeue hem any lande in any contre wherin they myghten duelle haue rest and become his liâ—ge men and to hym wolde done homage and feaulte whiles that 〈◊〉 and to his heires after hym and hym and of his heires holden that lande And when the kyng this herde he had pite of hem and yafe hem an I le all wildernesse ther that no man was duellyng saufe only wilde bestes and the Erle thanked moch the kyng and become his man did hym homage and feaulte and toke all his folke and went in to the same I le and the Erle was called Irlamal therfor he let calle yâ— land Irlande aft his owne name The kyng Cormbatrus come ayene in to this land regned xxv yere after he died and lieth at newe Troie ¶ How the kyng Guentholen regned in goodnesse and well goâ—ned the land all his lyfes tyme Ca. xxv ANd whan Cormbatrus was dede regned Guentholen his sone a man of good coÌ„dicions welbeloued he goâ—ned the land well wyâ—ely he regned xxvj yere and after died and lieth at newe Troie ¶ How kyng seisell regned and well gouerned the lande after Guentholen ¶ Ca. xxvj ANd after this Guentholen regned his sone Seisell well worthely and well gouerned the land as his fadre had done beforne hym and he regned xv yere and died and lith at newe Troie ¶ How kymor regned after seisell his fadre and he begate howan that regned after Ca. xxvij ANd after seisell regned his sone kymor well nobely xix yere in pees howan his sone x. yere and died and lieth at Ikaldoune ¶ How kyng Mor with died thurgh meschaunce thurgh a best for his wikednesse Ca. xxviij AFter this Howan regned morwith become wikked so sterne till at the last grete vengeaunce come to hym for as â—e went vpon a tyme by the see side he mete a grete 〈◊〉 that was blak horrible hidous he went that it had bene a whale of the see bent an arblast wold haue slaynÌ„ that best with a quarell but he myght not smyte him And when he had shot all his quarelles the beste anone come to hym in a grete hast hym deuoured a lyfe so he died for his wiâ—kenesse thurgh vengeaunce of god aft that he had regned ix yere ¶ Of Grandobodian that was morwiths sone that made the toune of Cambrigge Ca. xxix AFter this morwith was dede the britons crouÌ„ed GraÌ„dobodi an his sone this GraÌ„dobodiaÌ„ long tyme regned in goodnesse made temples tounes this Grandobodian made the toune of Cambrigge the toune of Grauntham was welbe loued of rich poer for he honoured the rich and helpe the poer This Grandobodian had iiij sones Arthogaill Hesidur Higamus petitur when he had regned xj yere he died lieth at newe Troie ¶ Of Artogaill that was Grandobodianus sone how he was made kyng â—â—th put a doune for his wikkednesse Ca. xxx AFter Grandobodian regned his sone Artogaille v. yere he become so wikked so sterne that the britons wold not suffre hym to be kyng but put hym a doune made Hesidur his brother kyng he become so good merciable that meÌ„ him called kyng of pite And whan he had regned v. yere he had so grete pite of his brother Artogaille that was kyng before anone he forsoke his dignite toke his brother the crounÌ„ ayene made him kyng ayens all the britons wyll And afterward Artogaille become so good of condicion that he was welbeloued of all the land for he become so debonair fre did right reson to all maner of men and he regned vj. yere and died and lieth at Grantham ¶ How Hesidur was made kyng after the deth of Artogaill his brother Ca. xxxj AFter the deth of Artogaill the Bretons â—rouned an othir tyâ—e Hesidur but his ij brethernÌ„ Higamus Petitur haddeÌ„ of hym grete despite eke scorne ordeyned hem helpe foâ— to werre vpon the kyng hir brother and so they token hym put hym in to prison the seconde yere of his regne they deê‘ted all 〈◊〉 bitwene hem both but Higamus leuyd but vij yere tho had petitur all the land he made the toune of Pykeryng ¶ Howe the Britons nomen Hesidur out of prâ—son made hym kyng the thridde tyme Ca. xxxij ANd when this Petitur was dede Britons noÌ„me anone yâ—t Hesidur made hym kyng the thrid tyme
tho regned he in pees xiiij yere and after he died and lieth at karlille ¶ Howe xxxiij kynges regned in pees eche after othir after the deth of Hesidur Ca. xxxiij AFter the deth of Hesidur regned xxxiij kynges euery aftâ—r othir in pees without any long tarieng I shal tell hem all howe long eche of hem regned as the storie telleth The fyrst kyng of tho xxxiij was called Gerbodia he regned xij yere aft hym regned Morgan ij yere after hym regned Cighnus vj. yere after hym regned Idwalan viij yere after hym regned Rohugo xj yere And after hym regned â—oghen xiij yere And after hym regned Catill xv yere And after hym regned Porrex ij yere And after hym regned Cheryn xvij yere And after hym regned Coyll xij yere And after hym regned Sulgenis xiiij yere And after hym regned Esdad xx yere And after hym regned Andragie xv.ij. yere And after hym regned â—rian v. yere And after hym regned Elind ij yere And after hym regned Eldagan xv yere And after hym regned Claten xij yere And aft hym regned Quirgunde viij yere And after hym regâ—ed Mortan vj. yere And after hym regned Bledagh iij. yere And after hym regned Caph j. yere And after hym regned Gen ij yere And after hym regned Seisell kyng Bled xxij yere And kyng Tabreth xj yere And Archinal xiiij yere And Groll xxx yere And Rodingu xxxij yerÌ„ And Hertâ—r v. yere And Hampir vj. yere And Carâ—our vij yere And Digneill iij. yere And Samuel xxiiij yere Rede ij yere Eln vij monthes this Ely had iij. soneâ—lud caâ—sibalaÌ„ enemyoÌ„ ¶ Howe lud was made kyng after the deth of Ely his fadre Capitulo xxâ—iiij AFter the deth of Ely regned lud his sone and gouerned wel â—he land and moche honoured good folk teÌ„pred ameÌ„ded wikked folke This lud loued more to duelle at Troie than in any othir place of the land wherfor the name of newe Troie was lefte and tho was the Cite called ludstone But the name is changed thurgh variance of lrÌ„ez and now is called london And this kyng made in the Cite a fair gate called it ludgate after his name and the folke of the Cite hete it loundres and when he had regned xj yere he deide and lieth at london he had ij yong sones Andâ—aghen and Tormace but they coude nethir speke ne go for yongth therfor the britons crouned a strong knyght that was called lud that was Cassibalamus brother made hym kyng of Britaigne ¶ How the britons grauÌ„ted to cassibalam that was ludes brother the land in whos tyme Iulius Cesar come twyes for to conquere the land Ca. xxxv AFter the deth of kyng lud regned his brother Cassibalam become a good man moche beloued of his britons so yâ— for his goodnesse curtesie they graunted hym the Reame for euermore to hym to his heires the kyng of his goodnesse bet norissh worthelich bothe sones that were lud his brothers after made the eldest sone erle of Cornewaill that othir erle of london And while this kyng Cassibalam regned come Iulius cesar that was Emê‘our of Rome in to this land with a poer of Romayns and wolde haue had this land thurgh strength but CassibalaÌ„ oâ—come hym in bataille thurgh helpe of the britons drofe hym out of thiâ— lande he went ayene to Rome assembled a grete poer an othir tyme come ayene in to this land for to yeue bataille to CassibalaÌ„ but he was discoÌ„fited thurgh strength of the britons thurgh helpe of the erle of Corne waill the erle of london his brother thurgh helpe of Gudian kyng of Scotland Corband kyng of north walys of bretaill kyng of southwales in this bataill was slaynÌ„ Nennon that was Cassibalams brother wherfor he made moch sorwe And so wâ—nt Iulius cesar oute of this land with a sewe of romayns that were left a lyue And tho Cassibalam went ayene to london made a fest vn to all his folk that tho had hym holpe and whan that feste was done eche man went in to his owne contre ¶ Of the debate that was bitwene Cassibalam the Erle of london and of the truage that was paied to Rome Ca. xxxvj ANd after it befell thus vpon a day that the gentilmeÌ„ of the kynges houshold gentilmen of the Erles houshold of london after mete wente in fere for to play and thurgh debate that arose among hem Enelyn that was the Erles cosin of london queld Irenglas that was the kynges cosin wherfor the kyng swore that Enelin sholde bene honged but the Erle of london that was Enelinê° lord wold nat suffre it wherfor the kyng was wroth to ward the Erle thought hym destroie preuely the Erle sent lrÌ„ez to Iulius cesar that he sholde come in to this lande for to helpe hym and hym a venge vpon the kyng he wolde helpe hym with all his myght And when the Emê‘our herde this tydyng he was full glad and ordeyned a strong poer come ayen the thrid tyme in to this land and the Erle of london halp hym with vij M. men and at the thrid tyme was Cassâ—balan ouercomÌ„ and discomfited and made pees to the Emê‘our for iij. M. ponde of siluer yeldyng by yere for truage for this lande for euermore half ayere passed the Emê‘our went to Rome and the Erle of london with hym for he durst not abide in this lond and after Cassâ—balan regned xvij yere in pees and tho died he the xvij yere of his regne and lieth at york ¶ Howe lordes of the lande after the deth of cassibalan for encheâ—on that he had none heir made Andragen kyng Ca. xxxvij AFter the deth of Cassibalan for as moche as he had non heir of his body the lordes of the land by comune assent crouned Andragen Erle of Cornwaille and made hym kyng and he regned well and worthely was a good man well gouerned the land when he had regned viij yere he died lieth at london ¶ Of kymbalyn that was Andragenys sone a good man wel gouerned the lande Ca. xxxviij AFter the deth of Andragen regned Kymbalyn his sone that was a good man and well gouerned the lande in moche â— sperite and pees all his lifes tyme and in his tyme was borne IhuÌ„ crist our sauyour of that swete virgin Marie This kyng kymbelyn had ij sones Guider and Armoger good knyghtes and worthy and when this kyng kymbalyn had regned xxij yere he died and lieth at london ¶ Of kyng Gynder that was kymbalynê° sone that wolde nat pay the truage to Rome for the lande that Cassibalan had graunted and howe he was slayne of a romayne Ca. xxxix ANd after the deth of this kymbalyn regned Gynder his sone 〈◊〉 good man and a worthy and he was of so high hert that he wolde nat pare to Rome that
condicions well gouerned his lande of all men he had loue pees in his tyme was neuer contak debate ne werre in Britaigne he regned was kyng in pees all his lyfes tyme whan he had bene kyng xj yere he died and lieth at yorke ¶ How kyng lucie regned after Coill his fadre that was a good man after he become cristen Ca. xliiij AFter kyng coill regned lucie his sone that was a goodmaÌ„ to god to all yâ— peple he sent to rome to yâ— apostle euleÌ„thre that tho was pope and said that he wold become a cristen man resceyue baptisme in the name of god torne to the right beâ—eu◠¶ Eulenthre sent ij begat that were called Pagan ElibaynÌ„ in to this land baptised the kyng all his mayne and after weÌ„t fro toune to toune and baptised the peple till alle the lande was baptised and this was in the C.lvj. yere after the incarnacion of our lord IhuÌ„ crist and this kyng lucie made tho in this land ij erche bysshoppes â—n at Canterburie an othir at york and othir many bysshoppes that yet bene in this lande ¶ And whan thees ij legatz had baptized all that lande they ordeyned prestz for to baptaze children and for to make the sacrament after they went ayenÌ„ to Rome and the kyng duelled in his lande and regned with mochel honour x.ij. yere and after died and lieth at Gloucestre ¶ How this land was longe wyth out a kyng and howe the bretons chosen a kyng Ca. xl THis kyng lucie had nonÌ„ heir of his body bygoten that was afterward grete harme and sorwe to the land For aftir this kyng lucies deth nonÌ„ of the grete of the land wold suffre an othir to be kyng but liued in werre and in debate amonges hem .l. yere without kyug But it befell afterward that a grete Prince come fro Rome in to this land that me called seuerie nought for to werre but for to saue the right of Rome but natheles he had nat duelled halfe a yere in this lande that the bretonz ne quelled hym when tho of Rome wyst that seuerie was so slayne they sent an othir grete lord in to this land that me called Allec that was a strong man aud a myghty of body and duelled in this land long tyme and did moche sorwe to the Bretons so that after for pure malice they chosen hem a kyng amonges hem that me called astlepades assembled a grete host of britons and went to londonÌ„ to seche Allec there they founden hym and queld hym and all his felaws one called walon defended hym fersely and fought longe with the britons but at the last he was discomfited and the britons noÌ„me hym and bonde handes aud feet and cast hym in to a water wher for that water afterward was called euermore walbcoke Tho regned astlepades in quiete till one of his Erles that me called coill made a fair toun ayens the kynges wyll and leâ— call the touÌ„ne Colchestre after his name wherfor the kyng was full wroth and thought destroie the erle and bigan to werre vpon hym brought grete power and yaf bataill to the erle and the Erle defended hym fersely with his power slowe the kyng hym self in that bataill and tho was Coill crouned and made kyng of this land This Coill regned and gouerned the royalme well and nobely for he was a noble man and welbeloued among the britonâ— When tho of rome herde that Astlepodes was slaynÌ„ they were wonder glad and sent an othir grete Prince of Romanis that was called Constance and he come to the kyng Coill for to chalenge the truage that was woned to be paied to Rome And the kyng ansuerd wel and wysely and said that he wolde paye to Rom â—all that right and reson wolde with good will And so they accorded tho with good will and withoute any contak and both they duelled to gedees in loue ¶ The kyng Coyll yaf his doughter EleynÌ„ to Constance for to haue hir to his spouse that was both fair wyse and good and well lettred And this Constance spoused hir ther with moche honour And it befell sone afterward that this kyng Coyll died in the yere of his regne xiij and lieth at Colcestre entierd ¶ Of kyng Constance that was a Romayne that was chosen kyng aft the deth of Coyl for as moche that he had spoused Eleyn thas was kyng Coyles doughter ¶ Ca. xlvj AFter this kyng Coyl Constance was made kyng and crouâ—ed for as moche that he had spoused kyng Coyles doughter that was heir of the lande the whiche Constance regned well and worthely gouerned the lande and he bigate on his wif Eleyn a sone that was called Constantine and this kyng bare tre we fayth and truly did to hem of rome all his lyfe and when he had regned xv yere he died and lieth at york ¶ How Constantine that was kyng Constances sone and the sone of seint Eleyn gouerned and ruled the lande and was Emâ—our of Rome ¶ Ca. xlvij AFter kyng Constances deth Constantine his sone and the one of seint Eleyn that fonde the holy crosse in the holy laÌ„de and howe Conseantine bicame Emê‘our of Rome Hit befell so in that tyme ther was an Emê‘our at Rome a Sarazyne a tiraunt that was called Maxence that put to deth all that beleued in god destroied holy chyrche by all his poer and slough alle CristeÌ„ men that he myght fynde And among all othir he let martre seint katerine and many othir cristen peple that had drede of deth that fled de and come in to this lande to kyng Constantine and tolde hym of the sorwe that Maxence dyde to Cristiente wherfor Constantine had pite and grete sorwe made and assembled a grete holt and a grete power and went ouer to Rome and noÌ„me the Citee and quelled all that ther in were of mysbeleue that he myght fynde And tho was he made Emê‘our and was a good man and gouerned hym so well that all landes to hym were attendaunt for to bene vnder his gouernaill And this deuell tiraunt Maxence that tyme was in the lande of Grecâ— and herde this tydynge he become wode and sodenâ—ch he died and so he ended his lyfe when Costantine went fro this land to Rome he toke with hym his moder Eleyne for the mochel wisdome that she coude and iij. othir grete lordes that he most loued that one was called Hoel an othir was called Dalerne and the thridde Morhin and toke all his lande to kepe vn to the Erle of Cornewaille that was called Octauian And anone as this Octauian wist that his lord was duellyng at Rome he seised all the land in to his hand and ther with did all his wyll among high and lowe and they helde hym for kyng whaÌ„ this tydynge come to Costantine the emê‘our he was wonder wroth to ward the erle Octauian and sente â—aberne with xij
thousand meÌ„ for to destroie the Erle for his falsenesse arriued at Porte smouth ¶ And when Octauian wist that he assembled a grete power of britons and discomfited â—aberne and â—aberne fledde thens in to Scotland and ordeyned there a grete power and come ayene in to this land an othir tyme for to yeue bataille to Octauian When Octauian herde telle that he assembled a grete power and come towardes â—aberne as moche as he myght so that the ij hostes metten vpon steynesmore aud strongly smote to gedre and tho was Octauian discomfited and fledde thens in to Norwey and â—aberne seised alle the land in to his hand tounes castelles as moch as they ther had ¶ And sith Octauian come ayene fro Norwey with a grete power and seised ayene all the land in to his hande and drofe out all the Romains was tho made kyng and regned ¶ How Maximian that was the Emê‘ours cosin of Rome spoused Octauians donghter was made kyng ¶ Ca. xlviij THis kyng Octauian gouerned the land well and nobely but he nad none heir sauf a dought that was a yong child that he loued as moche as his lyfe and for as moch that he wax sike was in point of deth myght no lenger regne he wolde haue made one of his nepheus to haue bene kyng the whiche was a noble knyÈt a strong maÌ„ yâ— was called Conan meriedoke he shold haue kept the kynges doughter haue maried hir when tymÌ„ had bene but the lordes of the lande nolde nat suffre it but yaf hir counseill to be maried to some high man of grete honour and than myght she haue all hir lust And the counseill of the Emê‘our Costantine hir lord and at this counceill they accorded and chose tho cador of cornewaille for to weÌ„de to yâ— emê‘our for to do this message and he noÌ„me the wey and went to Rome and toldeâ—eth Emê‘our this tydyng well and wysely the Emê‘our sent in to this lande with hym his owne cosin yâ— was his vncles sone a noble knyght and a stronge thas was called Maximian and he spoused Octauians doughter and was crouned kyng of this lande ¶ Howe Maximian that was the Emê‘ours cosin conquered the lande of Amorican and yaf it to Conan Meriedok ¶ Ca. xlix THis kyng Maximian bicome so riall that he thought to conquere the land of Amorican for grete ricchesse that he herde tell that was in that lande so that he ne lefte man thas was of worthinesse knyght squyer ne none othir man that he ne toke with hym to grete damage to all the lande for he left at home behynd hym no man to kepe the lande but noÌ„me hem with hym fro this lande xxx M. knyghtes that were doughty meÌ„nys bodies and went ouer in to the lande of Amorican and ther slewe the kyng that was called Imball and conqnered all the lande And when he had so done he called Conan said For as moche as kyng Octauian haue made yowe kyng of Britaigue and thurgh me ye were lette destrobled that ye were nat kyng I yeue yowe all this land of Amorican and yowe ther of make kyng ¶ And for as moche as ye ben a briton and your men also and become fro britaigue I wull that this land haue the same name and no more be called Amorican but he called litell britaigne and the lande fro whens ye ben comen shall he called moche britaigue ¶ And so that men knowe that one britaigue fro that othir Conan meriedok thaÌ„ked hym hendely and so was he made kyng of litell britaigue ¶ And when all this was done Maximian went thens to rome and was tho made Emê‘our after Costantine Conan Meriedok dnelled in litell britaigue with mochel honour let ordeyn ii M. ploughmen of the lande for to erie the land to harwe it and sawe and feffed hem richely after that they were ¶ And for as moche as kyng Conan and none of his knyghtes ne none of his othir peple wolde nat take wifes of the nacionÌ„ of fraunce he tho sent in to grete Britaigue to the Erle of Cornwaille that me called Dionothe that chese thurgh out all the lande xj M. of maydens that is to say viij M. for the mene peple iij. M. for the grettest lordes that sholde hem spouse ¶ And when Dionothe vnâ—fonge this coÌ„mauÌ„dament he let seche thurgh all grete britaigne as many as the noÌ„bre came to for no maÌ„ durst withstoÌ„de his coÌ„mauÌ„dameÌ„ts for as moche as all the land was take hym to warde and to kepe to done all thyng that hym good liked And when all the maydens were as sembled be let hem come before hym to london and let ordeyne for heÌ„ shippes hastely as moche as hem neded to yâ— viage toke his owne doughter that was called Vrsula that was the fairest creature that any man wist and wold haue sent hir to kyng Conan that sholde haue spoused hir and made hir quene of the land but she had made preuely to god a vowe of chastite that hir fadre wiste not ne no man elles that was lyuyng vpon erth ¶ How Vrsula and xj M. maydens that were in hir companie went toward litell britaigne and all were martred at Coleyne Capitulo quinquagesimo THis Vrsula chese vn to hir companie xj M. maydens that of all othir she was ladie mastresse and all they weÌ„te in to shipp at one tyme in the water that was called the thamise and commaunded hir kyn and all hir frendes to Almyghty god and sailled to ward litell britaigne But when they were comen in to the high see a stronge tempeste arose as it was goddis wille ¶ And Vrsula with hir shippes and hir companie were driuen to ward hundland thurgh tempest and arriued in the hauen of the Cite of Coloyne The kyng of the land that was called Geowan was tho in the Cite whan he wise the tydyng that so many fair maydens were ther arriued he toke Elga his brother and othir of his houshold with hym and went to the shippes to seen that faire companie and whan he saw hem so faire he and his companie wold haue ouerlayne hem betake fro hem hir maydenhode But Vrsula that good maid counceilled praied warned taught heÌ„ that were hir felawes that they shold defende hem with all hir myÈt and rather suffre deth than suffre hir body to be defoiled So that all tho maydens become so stedfast in god that they defended hem thurgh his grace so that none of hem had poer to done hem any shame ¶ Wherfor the kyng Gowan wax so sore annoied that he for wrath let slee hem euerichone anone right and so were all tho maydenes martred for the loue of god and lien at Coloyne ¶ How kyng Gowan come for to destroie this land how a man of grete power that was called Gracian defended the land Capitulo quinquagesimoprimo WHen all this was done kyng Gowan
that was a sarazen called his brother Elga and said to hym that he sholde go to coÌ„quere the laÌ„d that all tho fair maydens were in borne And he ordeyned tho a grete poer of Pehites of denmare of orkoney and of norwey and they come in to this lande and brent tounes slewe folk and cast a doune chyrches and houses religioÌ„ and robbed the lande in length brede put to deth all tho that wolde nat forsake the right beleue cristendome ¶ For as moche as ther was no soueraigne that myght hem helpe For the kyng Maximian had taken with hym all the worthy men he went to coÌ„quere litell britaigne And in the same tyme that ye here nowe telle was seint Albone martred thurgh the wode tiraunt Dioâ—â—cian in the same place wher is nowe an Albaye made of seint Albone whiles that he was a paynyme ¶ But he conuerted hym to god thurgh the predicacionÌ„ of a clere and a wyse man that was called Anabel that was herburghed a nyght in his house And this waz after the IncarnacionÌ„ of IhuÌ„ cristâ—â— xxvj yere And men shull vnderston that seint Albone suffred his matirdome before that seint Edmond was martred and her for is seint Albone called the fyrst martir of England ¶ This Gowannes brother his folk that were sarazenes went thurgh out the lande destroied all thyng that they founde and no thyng they ne spared When this tydyng came to Rome Nowe that kyng Gowan had bigoÌ„ne for to stroie this lande the Emê‘our and tho of Rome sent a strong man and of grete poer that was called Gracian with xxiiij M. men well fyghtyng for to cast out Sarazenes out of this lande all they arrined at portesmothe ¶ Maximian myght nat come hym selfe for as moche as he was chosen Emê‘our after the deth of Constantine that was seint Eleynes sone ¶ When this Gracian was arrined with his host he let aspie priuely wher the kyng gowan myght be founde and he come vpon hem sodenly as they lay in hir beddes and descomfited hym slew hem in hir beddes euery chon that nonÌ„ of hym ascaped sauf Gowan that fled with moche sorwe in to his contre ¶ Sone after it befell that Maximian was slayne at Rome thurgh treson And when Gracian wyse that tydynge be let croune hym kyng of this lande ¶ Howe Gracian made hym kyng when Maximian was slayne and afterward the britons queld hym for his wikkednesse Ca. lij ¶ His Gracian when he bigan to regne he bicome so wikked and so sterne and so moche sorwe did to the britons that they 〈◊〉 hym amonges hem ¶ Tho the kyng Gowan had vnderstond thaâ— Gracian was slayne and done to deth he assembled a grete power come ayene in to this lande and yf he had erst done harme tho did he moche more for tho destroied he all this land and the cristen peple that was in moche britaigne so that no man was so hardie for to nemâ—ne god and he that so did anone he was put to stronge deth ¶ But the bisshopp of london that was tho that was called Gosselyn scaped and wente thens to them of Rome to seche socour to helpe cestroie the sarazenes that had destroied this land ¶ And the Romains saide that they had be so ofte annoied for hir sending after folke in to Britaigne all for to helpe the Britons and they wold no more so done ¶ And so the bisshopp Gosselyne went thens withoute any socour or helpe ¶ And tho went he to the kyng of litell britaigne that was called Aldroie and this was the thridde kyng after Gowan merâ—edoke as before is said ¶ The bisshopp praied this kyng Aldroie of helpe and socour ¶ The kyng had grete pite in his hert when he had herde how the bisshopp fledde and how the Cristen men weren slayne in grete britaigne thurgh paynyms and sarazenes he graunted hym Costantine his brother hym for to helpe with power of folke and hem did araie hors armure and shippes all thyng that hem neded to that viage ¶ And whan all thyng was redy he called the bisshopp and to hym said I take yow here to helpe and socour CostaÌ„tine my brother vpon this couenant that if god yeue hym grace the paynymes and the sarazenes to shende and discomfite that than ye make hym kyng And the bisshopp it graunted with good wyll ¶ Costantine and the bisshopp toke leue of the kyng Aldroie and betoke hym to god and toke hir men xij M. and wente to hir shippes and sailled toward grete Britaigne and arriued at tottenesse ¶ When the Britons herde the tydynges that to hem come socour they were strongly holpen and ordeyned hem an huge nombre of peple and come to hem and vnderfenge hem with mochel honour ¶ Gowan anone as he wist of this thynges he assembled all the sarazenes and come ayens hem and yafe hem bataille And Costantine slow hym with his owne hondes And all tho othir sarazenes were discomfited and slayne that none ascaped but tho that were conuerted vn to god ¶ How Costantine that was the kynges brother of litell Britaigne was crouned kyng of mochel Britoigne for his worthinesse Capitulo quinquagesimotercio ANone after the bataill they went to london and couned ther Costantine and made hym kyng of this lande and the bisshopp Goseline sette the croune on his hede aÌ„noynted hym as falleth to a kyng for to bene and tho bigan cristendome This kyng Costantine when he was crouned anone after he spoused his wife thurgh conceill of the britons and he begate iij. sones on hir The fyrst was called Constance that othir Aurilambros and the thridde Vter Constance the elder brother when he came to age he made hym a monke at wyuchestere Costantine hir fadre waz slayne thurgh treson For it befell on a tyme that a Pchite come to hym vpon a day in message as it were said that he wolde speke with the kyng priuely in conceill The kyng let wide his chambre of tho meÌ„ that were wythynne and ther abode no mo but the kyng and the Pehite and made a contenaunce as they he wolde haue spoke wyth the kyng in his ere and there he quelled hym with a longe knyfe and after went queyntely oute of the chambre into an othir chambre so at the last no man wyst where he was bicome ¶ When the kynges meynÌ„ wyst that hir lord was so dede they made so moche sorwe they nyse all what to done For as moche as his ij sones Aurilambros and Vter weren so yonge that none of hem myght be kyng and the thridde brother was moÌ„ke at wyn chestre as is said be forne But vortiger that was erle of westsexe thought priuely in his hert thurgh queyntyse to be kyng and went to wynchestre ther that Constance was monke and to hym said Constance quod he your fadre is dede and yonr ij bretheren that bene with Gosseline the bisshopp of london to norissh
ben so yonge that none of hem may be kyng ¶ Wherfor I conceill yowe that ye forsake your abit and come with me and I shall done so to the britons that ye shall be made kynge ¶ Of Constaunce that was kyng Costantines sone that was monk at wynchestre and howe he was made kyng after his fadres deth thurgh conceill of Vortiger that was Erle of westsexe for as moche as Aurilambros and Vter his ij bretheren went but yonge of age And Vortiger let sleâ— hym to be kyng hym selfe ¶ Capitulo liiij ¶ His Vorager concâ—illed this Constanâ—t so moche till he forsoke his Abbot and went with hym And anone after he was â—ouned and made kyng by assent of the Britons ¶ This kyng Constance whan he was crouned and made kyng he wist ne knewe but litell of the worlde ne coude no thyng what knyghthode axed he made Vortiger his chief mastir and counceiller and ya fe hym all his power for to ordeyne and to do as moche as to the Reame aê‘teyned So that hym selfe nothyng enternelled but only bare the name of kyng ¶ When Vortiger saw that he had all the land in his ward and goueruaille at his owne wyll he thought a priue treson and to slee Constance the kyng that he myght hym selfe bene crouned and made kyng and regne and let sende after an hondred knyghtes of Pehites the worthiest of all the land and hem helde with hym to duelle with hym as to be kepers of his body as he wolde wende thurgh the land to ordeyne thynges that apê‘teyned to a kyng ¶ And this Vortiger honoured so moche the houdred knyghtes and so moche yafe hym of gold and siluer and so riche Iewrlles robes hors and othir thingis plente wher for they helde hym more lord than they did the kyng ¶ And Vortiger tolde hem yf he most be kyng ye as it were thurgh treson he wolde make hem ricchest of the lande So at the laste thurgh grete yiftes that he had yeue largely they cried thurgh the courte that Vortiger were better worthy to be kyng than Constance wherfore Vortiger made semblant as he had bene wroth and departed thens fro the court and said he must gone elles whidder for thyng that he had to done and so the traitour said for encheson that they shold slee hym that is to say Constance ¶ When this Vortiger was gone it befell sone after that tho houndred knyghtes of Pehites breken the dores of the kynges chambre and ther they hym show and smyten of his heed and bere it to Vortiger ther that he duelled And when Vortiger saw that heed he wepte full tenderly with his eye And notheleâ—s he was somedell glad of his deth ¶ And anone let take the hondred knyghtes of Pehites and bynde hir hondes behynde hem and lede hem to london and there they were dampned to the deth as fals traitours And anone after all the britons of the lande by commune assent crouned Vortiger and made hym kyng of the lande ¶ How the wardeyns that had tho two children to kepe that were Costantines sones lad de hem to litell Britaigne for the treson falsenesse of Vortiger Capitulo quinquagesimoquinto THis kyng Vortiger when he was crouned tho that had the ij children in kepyng Auâ—lambros and Vter thurgh or dinaunce of Gosselyne thaâ— was bisshopp of london at his deth durst nat duelle in the lande with the children but lad hem to the kyng of litell Britaigne for as moche as be tho wyst the treson of Vortiger that tho was made kyng thurgh whom Constance hir brother was slayne wherfore the houndred knyghtes of Pehites were put to deth and beren all the blame as that Vortiger had not wyst ther of nothir ther to consented ¶ And so the kepers of tho two children dred left Vortiger wold put hem to dethe thurgh his treson and falsenesse as he had done hir brother beforne And ther fore they were lad ouer in to litell Britaigne and the kyng hem resseyued with mochel honour and lete hem to norisshe and ther they duelled till they become faire knyghtes and stronge and fers and thought to be auenged vpon the dethe of Constance hir brother when they sawe hir tyme and so they did as ye shnll here tell afterward ¶ Hit was not longe after that the tydynges ne come ouer see to the kynred of tho houndred knyghtes of Pehites that were dampned and put to the dethe thurgh Vortiger in this lande therfore they were wondrely wroth and sworen that they wolde bene auenged of hir kynnes deth and comen in to this land with a grete power and robbed in many places and queld and did all the sorwe that they myght Whan Vortiger it wist he made moche sorwe and sore was annâ—ied And in an othir place also tydynges came to hym that Aurilambros and Vter his brother ordeyned and assembled a grete host for to come in to mochel Britaigne that is to sey in to this lande to bene quenged vpon ConstaÌ„ce hir brothers deth So that in one halfe and in that othir he was brought in to so moche sorwe that he ne wyst whidder to wende ¶ How Engist and xj thousaud men come in to this lande 〈◊〉 whom Vortiger yafe a place that called is thongâ—â—stell Capitulo quinquagesimosexto ANd sone after this sorwe tydynge come to Vortiger that a grete nauye of strangiers were arriued in the contre of â—ent but he wyst not whens they were ne wherfore they were come in to this land ¶ The kyng sente anone a messaiger 〈◊〉 that somme of bem sholde come and speke with hym for to 〈◊〉 what folke they were and what they axed and in to what contre they wolde gone ¶ Ther were ij bretherne mastres and princes of that strong companie that one was called Engist and that othir horsse Engist went to the kyng and tolde hym encheson wherfor they were ther arrined in his lande ¶ And said Sir we ben of a contre that called is Saxonie that is the lande of Eermayne wher in is so moche for we that of the peple be so moche that the lande may not hem susteyne ¶ The mastres and princes that haue the lande to gouerne and rule make to come before hem men and women that boldest ben among hem for to fyght and that best may trauaill in to diucrse landes ¶ And so they shull hem yeue hors and harnays Armure and all thyng that hem nedeth and after they shall sey to hem that they gone in to a othir contre wher that they mowe lyuen as hir aunce stres did beforne hem ¶ And therfor Sir kyng yf ye haue ought to do with our companye we be come in to your lande and with good wyll yowe wyl serue and your lande kepe helpe and defended from your enymyes yf that yowe nedeth ¶ When Vortiger herde this tydynge he said he wolde gladly hem withold vpon suche couenant yf they myght deliuer his lande of his
Enemies he wolde yeue hem resonable londes wher they sholde duell for euermore Engist thanked hym goodly and in this maner he and his companye xj M. shold dnell with the kyng Vortiger and so moche they did thurgh hir boldenesse that they deliuered the lande clene of his ennemyes Tho praied Engist the kyug of so moche land that he myght make to hym a Cite for hym and for his meyne ¶ The kyng ansuerd it was not to done with out concâ—ill of his britons ¶ Engist praied hym eftsones of as moche place as he myght compase with a thonge of a skynne whervpon he myght make hym a maner and for him to duell on And the kyng graunted hym feely ¶ Tho noÌ„me Engist a bull skynne and cut it as smale as he myÈt all in to a thwonge all a rounde and ther with compased he as moche lande as he made vpon a fair castell and when this castell was y made he let call it â—hwongcastell For as moche as the place was marked with a thonge ¶ Of Ronewen that was Engistes doughter and howe the kyng Vortiger spoused hir for hir beaute Capitulo quinqnagesimo sepfimo WHen this Castell was maked and fnll well araied Engist preuely sent by leter in to the contre that he came of after an houndred shippes fylled with strange men that ware bolde and well fyghtyng in all batailles and that they shold bring with hem Rone wen his doughter that was the fairest creature that a man myght see ¶ And when the peple was comen that he had sente after he toke hem in to the Castell with moch Ioye And hym selfe vpon a day wente vn to the kyng and praied him ther worthely that he wolde come and see his newe maner that he had made in the place that he compassed with a thonge of the skynÌ„ ¶ The kyng anone graunted it hym frely and with hym wente thidder and was well a paied with the Castell and with the fair werke and to gedres ther they eten and dronken with mochel Ioye ¶ And whan nyght come that the kyng Vortiger shold gone in to his chambre for to take ther his nyghtes reste Ronewen that was Engistes doughter come with a coupe of gold in hir honde and kneled beforne the kyng and said to hym wassaille and the kyng wist not what it was to mene ne what he sholde ansuere for as moch as hym selfe ne none of his Britons yit coude none Englissh speken ne vnderstond it but speken tho the same langage that Britons yit done ¶ Nothelees a latymer tolde the kyng the full vnderstondyng ther of wassaille and that othir sholde an suere drynke haille ¶ And that was the fyrst tyme that was saille and drynkhaille come vp in this land and from that tyme vn to this tyme it is will vsed in this lande ¶ The kyng Vortiger sawe the fairnesse of Rone wen and his armes laid aboute hir nekke and iij. swetely kylled hir and anone right he was anamered vpon hir that be desided to haue hir to wife and asked of Engist hir fadr◠¶ And Engiste graunted hym vpon this couenaunt that the kyng shold yeue hym all the coÌ„tre of kent that he myght duelle in and his peple ¶ The kyng hym graunted preuely with a good will And anone after he spoused the damisell that was moche confusion to hym selfe ¶ And therfore all the Britons become so wroth for encheson that he had spoused a woman of mysbeleue wherfor they went all from hym and no thyng to hym toke kepe ne helpe hym in thyng that he had to done ¶ Howe Vortymer that was Vortigerâ— sone was made kyng Engist druien ouâ—â— and howe Vortymer was slayne Capitulo lviij THis Engist went in to kent and seised all the land in to his hande for hym and for his men and bicome in a litel whyl of so grete poer and so moche peple had that men wyst not in litell tyme which were the kynges men and whiche were Engistes meÌ„ wherfor all britaigne had of hym drede said among hem that yf they ne toke othir couÌ„ceill bitwene hem all the lande sholde be betraied thurgh Engist and his peple ¶ â—ortiger the kyng had bigoten on his fyrst wife iij. sones the fyrst was callet Vortimer that seconde Catagren and the thridde passent ¶ The britons euerychon by one assent chosen Vortimer to be hir lorde and souerayne and hir couÌ„ceiller in euery bataille crouned hym and made hym kyng and wolde suffre Vortiger no lenger to regne for encheson of the Alliance bitwene Engist and hym The briâ—onâ— ordeyned a grete host to driue oute Engist and his coÌ„panie of the lande and yafe hym iij. batailles that fyrst was in kent ther he was lorde The second wat at Tette forde And the thrid de was in a shire athishalf Cool in a more ¶ And in this bataill hem met Catagren and horsse Engistes brother so that eche of heÌ„ slewe othir ¶ But for as moche as the contre was yeuen long before to horne thurgh Vortiger tho he had spoused his cosin ther hâ— had made a fair castell that me called hornecastell after his owne name ¶ And Vortimer was so aÌ„noied for his brothers deth Catagren that he was dede in such a maner ¶ Wherfor anone he let felle the castell to grounde ¶ And after that he ne left nyght ne day till he had driuen out Engist all his peple of the lande And when Engist was driuen away Ronewen his doughter made forwey nowe and quentelyn spake to hem that were next the kyng Vortimer and priuyest with hym and so moche she yaf hym of yiftes that he was enpoisened and died at london the iiij yere of his regne and ther he lieth ¶ Howe the britous chosen an othir tyme Vortiger to bene hir kyng and Engist came in to this lande open and they foughten to gedre Ca. lix ¶ Fter Vortimers deth the Britons by hir commune assent eftsones made Vortiger hir kyng vpon this couenant that he shold neuer after suffre Engist ne none of his eftsones to come in to this land ¶ And whan all this was done Ronewen the Quene preuely sente by letter to Engist that she had enpoisened Vortimer and that Vortiger hir lord ayene bare the corone and regned and that he shold come in to this lande well arraied with moche peple for to auenge hym vpon the Britons and to wynne this lande ayene ¶ And whan Engist hered this tydynge he made grete â—oye and apparailled hym hastely with xv thousand men that were doubghty in euery bataille and come in to this land ¶ And whan Vortiger herd telle that Engist was come ayenâ— with a grete poer in to this land he assembled his Britons and tho wente ayens Engist for to haue yeue hym bataille and his folke ¶ But Engiste drad hym sore of the Britons For they had discomficed hym beforne and had driuen hym oute with strength wherfore Engist pâ—aied a
nonnes a litell from the place that was called Salisbury ther tho the Saxones queld the britons wher Engist and he sholde haue made a loue day in which tyme ther were slayne a M.lxj. knyghtes thurgh treson of Engis◠¶ The kyng ther of had grete pite and thought to make in mynde of hem a monumeÌ„t of stone that myght endure to the worldes enâ—e And of this thyng they toke hir counceâ—â—â— what ther of was best foe to done ¶ Tho spake to the kyng the bisshopp of london that was called Cernekyn that he shold enquere after Merlyn for he coude beste telle how this thyng myÈt be made And Merlyn after was sought fouÌ„de come to yâ— kyng ¶ And the kyng toldâ— hym his wyll of the monumeÌ„t that he wold haue made ¶ Tho ansuerde Merlyn to the kyng and said Ther ben grete stones in Irland and longe vpon the hull of kyan that men called Geants karoll and yf they were in this place as they bene there here they wolde endure euermore in remembraunce of tho knyghtes that here ben entered ¶ Per ma foy ad the kyng as hard stones be in my land as in IrlaÌ„d ¶ Soth qd Merlyn ¶ But in all your land ben none suche For Eeaunts set hem for grete gode of hem selfe ¶ For at euery tymes that they were wouÌ„ded or in any maner hurte they wesshen the stones with hote wat and than wessh hem ther with anone they were hole ¶ Howe the britons went for to seche the grete stones in Irland Capitulo lxvj When this britons had herde of this thyng they weÌ„t swore among hem that they wolde gone seche the stones noÌ„me with hem Vter the kynges brother to ben hir cheueteyne xv M. men Merlyn conceilled hem for to gone in to Irland so they diden ¶ And when the kyng of Irland that was called Guillomer herd telle that strangiers were arriâ—ed in his lande he assembled a grete poer fought ayens hem but he his folk was discomfited ¶ The britons weâ—t biforne till they come to the moÌ„te of kylian climed vn to the moÌ„te ¶ But whenne they saugh the stones the maner howe they stounde they had grete merwille and said bitwene hem that no man sholde remeue for no strength ne engyue so huge they were so longe But Merlyn thurgh his craftâ— and queyntize remeued hem brought hem in to hir shippes and come ayene in to this land And Merlyn sette the stones ther that the kyng wolde haue hem and set hem in the same maner that they stoden in Irland ¶ And when the kyng saugh that it was made he thanked Merlyn richely hem re warded at his owne wyll and that place let calle stouhenge for euermore ¶ How Passent that was Vortigers sone the kyng Guillomer come in to this lande and howe a traitour that was called Cappa enpoysened the kyng Aurilambros ¶ Ca. lxvij ANd men shull vnderstond that Passant that was Vortigers sone leued in the same tyme and come in to this lande with a grete poer and arriâ—ed in the northcoâ—tre and wolde bene a veuged of his fodres deth Vortiger ¶ And strongly trusted vpon the companie that he had brought with hym out of the land of Germayne had conquerd all the northcontre vn to yorke ¶ And when kyng Aurilambros herd this he assembled a grete poâ—r of britons went for to befyght hym And he his peple were discomfited but passent ascaped thens with some of his folke and fledde thens in to Irland and come to kyng Guillomer and praied hym of helpe and socour The kyng graunted him with good wyll and said he wold helpe hym with good wyll vpon that couenant that I my selfe must gone with yow with alle my power in to Britaigne and I wolde me auenge vpon the britons rather than they in to my londe comeÌ„ and token the stones with strength that called is Geauntz karoll The kyng Guillomer let ordeyne his shippes and wente to the see with xv M. men and arriued in wales and begonne to robbe and moche sorwe don◠¶ Hit befell so that kyng Aurilambros lay sike at wynchestre and myÈt not helpe hym selfe So that he sent in his name Vter his brother with a grete power to helpe wales and thidderwarde he wente as moche as he myght The kyng of Irland and Passent had herd â—elle that Aurilambros was sike to hym come a sarazen that was called Coppa saide Sir qd he duelle ye here all in pees with your hoost and I behote yow thurgh my queyntize that I shall shee the kyng Aurilambros that is sike yif ye do so quod Passent I shall yow richely auaunce This traitour Coppa put vpon hym an abbyt of Religion and let shaue hym a brode croune and come to the kynges court and said that he wolde hele the kyng of his maladie Tho said the traitour Coppa vn to the kyng Sir ben of good comfort for I shall yeue yow such a medicine that ye shull swete anonÌ„ right and lusten to sleep and haue good rest and the traitour yaf hym suche poyson that he sleep anone right and died in his slepyng And the traitour said that he wold gone oute in to the felde till he were a waked and so scaped he away For no man had to hym suspection for encheson of his Abbyt that he was in clothed and also for his brode croune But when the kynges men wyst that he was dede they becomen wonder sory and fast sought the traitour But they myght not fynde hym For Coppa turued ayene to the host frowhens that he come ¶ When Aurilambros was dede a sterre in the morne was seyne with a clere light and at the bought of the beme was seyne the hede of an horrible dragon Ca. lxviij WHen the kyng Aurilambros was thus dede enpoisened at wynchestre amorne after that he was dede aboute the tyme of prime ther was seyne a stâ—rre grete and clere the beme of that sterre was brighter thaÌ„ the sonne and at the bouÈt of the beem apê‘ed a dragoÌ„s hede and out of his mouth come ij huge lightes that were as bright as any fire brennyg ¶ And that one beme till toward fraunce and straught ouer the see thidder ward ¶ And out of that beem come vij bemes full clere longe as it were the liÈt of fire ¶ This sterne was seâ—n of many a man but none of hem wyst what it betokened ¶ Vter that was the kynges brother that was in walys with his host of britoÌ„s saw that sterre the grete light yâ— yaf he wondred ther of gretly what it myÈt betoken let call Merlyn praied him for to telle what it myÈt betokeÌ„ ¶ Of the betokenyng of the sterre ¶ Ca. lxix MErlyn saw that sterre behelde hym loÌ„ge tyme sithene◠〈◊〉 qnoke wept tenderly And said Allas allas that so noble
to the castell and the Erle and his men manly hem defended But at the last it befell so that atte same assaute the Erle hym selfe was slayne and the Castell taken ¶ And the kyng anone turned ayene to Tyntagell and spoused Igerne with mochel honour made hir quene sone after tyme come that she shold be deliuered and bere a child a sone that was called Arthur and after he gate on hir a doughter that was called Amya And whan she come to age nobely was maried to a noble Baron that was called Aloth that was lord of leons ¶ When Vter longe tyme had regned ther come vpon hym a grete sikenesse as it were a sorwe ¶ And in the mene tyme tho that had to kepe Otta that was Engistes sone Ossa his brother that tho were in prison men let hem gone for grete yiftes that they hem yaf wente with hem ¶ And when tho two bretheren were ascaped comeÌ„ ayen in to hir owne contre They ordeyned hem a grete hoost a grete poer and begoÌ„ne to were eftsones vpon the kyng ¶ How kyng Vter chese Aloth to kepe the land of Britaigne whiles that he was sike for as moche as he myght not for his sikenesse Capitulo septuagesimosecundo ANd for as moche as kyng Vter was sike myght not helpe hym selfe he ordeyned Aloth sone of Eleyne yâ— tho was chosen to be wardeyne chiueteyne of all his folke and he anone his britons assembled a grete hoost yafe bataille to Otta and to his folke but Otta at the last was discomfited Hit befell thus afterward thas this britons had dedignacion of Aloth and wolde nat to hym bene attendant wherfor the kyng was annoied wonder sore let put hem in a lytter in the hoost amonges folke ¶ And they lad hym to veroloyne that tho was a faire Cite ther yâ— seint Albone was martred and after was that Cite destroied with paynyms thurgh werre thidder they had sence Otta Ossa hir peple entred in to the toune let make fase the yates and ther they halde hem the kyng come hem beseged made a stronge assauce but tho that were within manlich hem defended ¶ The kyng let ordeyne his gonnes his engynes for to breke the walles the walles were so stronge that no thyng myght hem mysdoo ¶ Otta his peple had grete despite that a kyng byggyng in a lytter had hem beseged they token counceill amonges hem for to stonde vp in the morwe come oute yeue bataille to the kyng so they diden in that bataille were bothe Otta Ossa slayne all tho othir that ascaped a lyue fled in to Scotland made Colegryne hir chyuetay ne the saxons that were a lyue ascaped fro the bataile brough ten ayene a grete strength amoÌ„ges hem they seyden that yf kyng Vter were dede they shold well conquere the land and amonges heÌ„ they thought enpoisen the kyng and ordeyned men for to done this dede and yaf hem of yiftes grete plente this thyng to done and they ordeyned hem thidderward ther that the kyng was ducllyng clo thed hem in pouerwede the better all for to spede hir lither purpose but nothelees for all hir falsenesse and queyntize they myght neâ— come to nygh the kyng ¶ But so at the last they aspied that the kyng drank none othir licour but only water of a clere well that was nygh besides ¶ And thees fals traitours vpon a day preuelich wente to the well put therin poysen so that all the water was enpoisened And anone after as the kyng had dronke of that wat he began to swell sone after he died and as many as dronken of that water deide also ¶ And anone as this falsenesse was aspied follâ— of the toune let stoppe the well for euermore ¶ When the kyng was dede his folke here hym to Stonhenge with grete solempnite of bisshops of barons that were there that beried hym beside Aurâ—lambros his brother after turned ayene tho euerichon lot sende after Arthur his sone and they made hym kyng of the land with moch reuereuce after his fadres deth the xvij yere of his regne ¶ How Arthur that was the sone of Vter was crouned after his fadres deth how he drofe Colegrine and the saxones and Cheldrik of Almayne oute of this land Ca. lxxiij WHen Arthur was made kyng of the laÌ„d he was but yong of age of xv yere but he was faire and bolde and doubty of body and to meke folke he was good and courâ—oiâ— and large of spendyng and made hym welbeloued among all men ther that it was nede ¶ And when he began to regne he swore that saxons neure shold haue pees ne rest till that he had driue hem oute of his lande And let assemble a grate hoost and faught with Colegrine the which after tyme that Otta was dede the saxons mayntened And this Colkgrine was discomfited fledde vij to yorke toke the toune and ther helde hym ¶ And the kyng beseged yâ— toune bnt he myght no thyng spede for the toune was so stronge and they withynne kepte the toune well orpedly ¶ And in the ment â—yme Colegriue let the toune to Bladulf fled hym selfe to Cheldryke that was kyng of Almayne for to haue of hym socour the kyng assembled a grete power come arriued in scotland with v. C. shippes when Arthur wyst of this tydyng that he had nat poer and strength ynowe to fight ayens Cheldryk he let bene the fieâ—e wente ot London And sente anone his lettres to the kyng of litell britaigne that was callyd hoel his nepheu his sustres sone that he sholde come to hym with all the poer that he myght and he assembled a grete hoste and arrined at southmÌ„pton ¶ And when kyng Arthur it wyst he was glad y nowe went ayens hem and hem resceyned with mochel honour so that tho ij hostes hem assembled token hir way euen to niâ—hol that Cheldrik had beseged but nouzt yit taken ¶ And they come vpon Cheldrik vpon his peple or they it wyst ther that they were hem egrely assailled The kyng chel drik and his meyny defended hem manly by hir poer But kyng Arthur his men quelled so many saxons that neuer er was say ne suche slaughter ¶ And Cheldrik his men that were left alyue fledden a waye ¶ And Arthur hem poursued drofe hem in to a wode that they myght no ferthir passe Cheldrik his meÌ„ sawe well that they were brought in to moche disese hem yolden to Arthur in this maner wyse that he sholde take hir hors hir armure and all that they had they must only gone a fote in to hir shippes And so they wolde gone in to hir owne lande and neuer come a yen in to this land And vpon assurance of this thyng
he ordeyned his wynges in the best maner that he myÈt and more trust vpon his strength than in god almyghty and that was seyn afterward ¶ For when tho ij hostes mette the Emê‘our lost suche iiij of his folk as did Arthur and so many were slayne what in that one side and in that othir that it was grete pite to wyt and to seen ¶ In this bataill were slayne thurgh kyng Arthur v. kynges of the paynyms and of othir wonder moch peple And kyng Arthures men foughten so well that the roymains and paynyms had no more strength to withstonde than xx shepe ayens v. wolfee And so it befell that in this bataille in showre that was wondre hard and longe during in that one side and in that othir the Emê‘our amonges hem there was slayne but no maÌ„ wist for soth who him slowe ¶ How kyng Arthut let entier his knyghtes that he had lost in yâ— betaille and how he sent the Emê‘ours body to rome that ther was slayne in bataille Ca. lxxxvj WHen the romaine wist that the Emê‘our was dede they for soke the felde and the paynyms also And kyng Arthure after hem chaced till it was nyÈt so many of hem queld that it was wonder to telle ¶ And tho turned kyng Arthur ayen tho it was nyÈt thanked god of his victorie And in the morwe he let loke see all the felde for his knyghtes that he had ther loste that is to say Borell Erle of Maunt Bedewere and Key and Ligiers Erle of Boloigne Vâ—geti Erle of Baac Aloth erle of wynchestre Cursale erle of chestre and after holdein erle of Flaundres thees were the grete lordes that kyng Arthur lost in that bataille amonge othir worthy knyghtes And some he let entier in Abbeis by the contre somme he let be borne in to hir owne contre And the Emê‘ours body he let take put vpon a beer sent it to rome And sent to say the romains that for britaigne and fraunce whiche that he helde othir truage wold he nonâ— pay And yf they axâ—d him any othir truages right suche truage he wold hem pay ¶ The kyng let bere Key to kenen his owne Castell and ther he was entered Ligier was borne to Boloigne ther he was lord And Holden was borne to flaundres and ther he was entered ¶ And all the othir he let entier with mochell honour in Abbeis in houses of religion in the contre ther that they were dede ¶ And Arthur him selfe soiourned that same yere in Burgoyne with his host and thought the same yere folewyng to passe the mounte of Ioye haue gone to rome all for to take the Cite and haue put the romains in subiection but the wykked tiraunt Mordred hym lette as after ye shall here ¶ How mordred the traitour to whom kyng Arthur toke his land to kepe and his castelles and helde it ayens hym ¶ Ca. lxxxvij WHen kyng Arthur had taken to mordred his Reame to kepe and was gone ayens the Emê‘our of Rome was passed the see Mordred anone toke homages feautes of alle hem that were in this lande and wolde haue had the lande to his owne vse and toke castelles aboute and let hem araie And aft this falsenesse he did an othir grete wronge for ayens the lawe of cristeÌ„te he toke his owne 〈◊〉 wyfe as a traitour shold â—â—â—yned hym a grece host ayens Arthurs comyng to holde hym with strength for euermore And to shee kyng 〈◊〉 if he myght and send by the see and land lete assemble paynyms cristen peple and he sente to saxâ—nes to danois for to helpe him And also Mordred sent to Chelâ—rik to â—one men to come to him oute of Saxoyne that was a worthy duke byhet him yf that he brought with him moch peple he wold graunte him in heritage for euermore alle the laude from beyonde humbeâ— vn to scotland And all the lande that Engist had of vortigers yift when that he spoused his doughter ¶ And Cheldrik come with grete strength poer of peple and Mordred had assembled also in his halfe that they had xl M. of stronge knyghtes when that they had nede ¶ How Arthur enchased mordred the traitour how he was slay ne also kyng Arthur wounded to deth ¶ Ca. lxxxviij WHen this tydynge come to kyng Arthur ther that he was in Burgoyne he was full sore aÌ„noied toke alle frannce to hoâ—l for to kepe with haluendel of his men and praied him that he wolde it kepe till he come ayene for him selfe woldweÌ„d in to Britaigne and anâ—nge him vpon mordred that was his tral tonr and forth went his way and come to whytsand made his men gone in to shippe and wolde haue arriued at sandewych aud brought with him a grete host of fraunce also with his owne landâ— But er that he myght come to londe with his peple that were comen oute of his shippes Mordred was comen with all his power and yafe a stronge bataille so that kyng Arthur lost many a man 〈◊〉 that he myght comen to londe ¶ For ther was Gawen his nepâ—â—u slayne and Augnissell that helde scotland and many othir wher of kyng Arthur was full sory But after that they were comeÌ„ to laÌ„d mordred myght not ayens hem endure but anone was discoÌ„fited fledde this the same nyÈt with his men vpon the morne to londoâ— but tho of the cite wolde not suffre him to come in froÌ„ thens he fled to wynchestre ther be helde him with his peple that with him 〈◊〉 Kyng Arthur let take the body of Gawen his cosin and the body of Augnissell and let hem 〈◊〉 in to Scotland in to hir owne centre and ther they were entered ¶ And after anone kyng Arthur noÌ„me his wey to destroie Mordred and fled fro thens in to Cornewaille ¶ The quene GuÌ„nore that was kyng Arthuris wif that tho 〈◊〉 at yorke and herd that Mordred was fled theÌ„z that he 〈◊〉 must not endure ayens kyng Arthnr she was sore adrad and 〈◊〉 grete doute and wist not what was best all for to done For the wyst well that hir lord kyng Arthur wolde neuer of hir haue mercy For the grete shame that she to hym had done noÌ„me hir wey priuely with iiij men with oute mo come to karli one ther she duelled all hir lyfe that neu neuer was sey amonge folk hir lyfe during ¶ Arthur wyst that Mordred was fledde in to Cornewaille let send after his men in to Scotland northumberland vn to humber let assemble folk withonte nombre comen fro thens in to Corne waille to seche and pursewe after mordred And Mordred had assembled to hym all the folk of Cornewaille had peple withoute nombre and wyst that Arthur was comyng and had leuer to die take his chaunce than lenger fle And abode yaf an hard bataill to kyng Arthur
and to his peple so that so moche peple was slayne what of that on half and in that othir that no maÌ„ wyst who had the better ê‘tie But so it be fell at the last that Mordred was slayne and all his folk and the good chiualrie that kyng Arthur had gadred and norisshed of diuerse landes And also the noble knyghtes of the rounde table that so moche was preised thurgh out all the world were there slayne And Arthur hym self was wounded to the deth but he let hym he borne in a litter to a vyoun to be heled of his wonndes yit the britons supposen that he lyue in an othir land and that he shall come yet and conquere all Britaigne but certes this is the proficie of Merlyn he said that his deth shall be doubtous and said soth for men ther of yit haue doubte and shulle for euermore as me â—aith ¶ For men wyt nat whether that he lyueth or is dede ¶ Arthur was borne to AuyonÌ„ the xxij yere of his regne after the Incarnacionn of our lord IhuÌ„ crist vC and xlvj yere ¶ Howe kyng Arthur deliuered the reaulme to Costantyn the sone of Cador his Nepheu Ca. lxxxix WHen kyng Arthur wyst that he myÈt no leÌ„ger regne he let come biforne hym Costantine that was Cadors sone erle Cornewaille his cosin to hym bitoke all his reaume to hym said and bad hym ther of to benÌ„ kyng till that he come ayenÌ„ for as moche as he had none heir of his body begoten and me was it that so noble a kyng and so doubty had no body begoteu but all thyng that god wull haue done whos name be blisshed withouten ende Amen ¶ How kyng Costantine was werred of Mordeâ—â—â—â— Capitulo lxxxx THis Costantine was a noble knyght and a worthy of body tho ij sones that mordred had begoten had grete â—â—uie to Costantine that tho was crouned kyng and so that they begonne to meue werre ayens hym and assembled a grest host of heÌ„ that were before with mordrede and had bene driuen away and that diden moche sorwe thurgh all that land that one brother ordeyned hym to london for to take the Cite and that othir to wynchestre but Costantine come to london and sâ—ow hym that was ther and after he weÌ„t to wynchestre and slow hym that there was also so that both his ennemies were dede And when Costantine had regned worthely iiij yere he died and lieth at london ¶ Of the kynges Adelbright and of Edell Ca. lxxxxj AFter kyng Costatines deth ther were ij kynges in Britaigne that one was called Adelbright that was a danâ—yâ— and helde the contre of Northfolke southfolke that othir hight Edell and was a briton and helde Nichol Lyndesey all the land vn to humbet ¶ These ij kynges fast werred to gedres but after they weâ—en accorded and loued to gedre as they had be borne of o body ¶ The kyng Edell had a sustre that was called Orewenne he yafe hir thurgh grete frendeshipp to kyng Adelbright to wyfe he begate on hir a doughter that was called Argentill And in the iij. yere after come vpon hym a stronge sikenesse that nedes he must die And he sent to kyng Edelf his brother in lawe that he shold 〈◊〉 me speke with hym and be come to hym with good wyll ¶ Tho praied he the kyng and coâ—â—â—red also in the name of god that aft when he were dede he sholde take Argentill his doughter the lande and that he kept hir well and norisshe hir in his chamber ¶ And when she were of age she shold be maried to the strongest and wurthiest man that he myght fynde and than he shold yelde vp hir land arene ¶ Edell it graunted it and by oth confermed his praier And when Adelbright was dede and entered Edell toke the damisell Argentill and norisshed hir in his chambre and she become the fairest creature that myght lyue or any man finde Edell maried the damisell to a knaue of hiz kycheâ— kyng Edelf that was vncle to the damisell ArgeÌ„till 〈◊〉 howe that he myÈt falsely haue the laÌ„d from his nece for euermore falsely ayens his othe thought to disceyne the damisell to marie hir to a knaue of his kychen that was called Curan he bicome the worthiest strengist man of body that any man wyst in any land that tho leued and to hym he thought hir shendfully haue maried for to haue had hir land afterward but he was clene disceyued ¶ For this Curan that was hauelockes sone that was kyng of kyrkelane in denmark this Curan conquered his wâ—fes land shewe kyng Edelf that was his wifes vncle and had all hir land as in an othir place it telleth more openly he ne regned but iij. yere For saxons danoys hym queld that was grete harme to all britaigne britons bare hym to Stâ—nheâ—g ther they hym entered with mochel honour ¶ Of kyng Conan Ca. lxxxxiij AFter this Curan regned Conan that was his coâ—in that was a wonder proude knyght regned coude haue no maner loue but euer he was medelyng with his peple toke his vncle with werre queld his ij children The saxones werred ayens hym oft tymes bnt he hem ouercome at the last aud so he was 〈◊〉 pees all his lyfe tyme he regned xiij yere after he died and lieth at london Of kyng Cortif and of Gurmonde that comen thurgh the paynyms in to Britaigne Ca. lxxxxiiij AFter this Conan regned his cosin Cortif that was bihated of all his peple and no thyug beloued and this cortif lost all britaigne thurgh werre and in his tyme felle that gret myschef in britaigne that crystendome was destroied all the britons were driuen oute and the lande y lost withoute auy recouer but afterward left the land to saxons as ye afterward shall here For in that tyme ther was a paynyme that was called GurmoÌ„d that was the kynges sone Daufrikes of the paynyms folke that had the name after his fadre and was kyng sauf be bequath and yaf it to his brother said that he nolde neu neuer be kyng but yf he myÈt gete conquere a reaume in a strange contre For he was bold and eke stronge of body of hym ê“fecied Merlyn said that he sholde he a wolfe of the see and he let assemble paynyms wythoute nombre and let apparaill shippes and went by many londes and toke homages feautes of many aud so he went by the see and coÌ„quered many diuerse landes so that he come in to Irland 〈◊〉 conquerd that land that ofte tymes werred vpon britons and britons vpon hem and ofte woÌ„nen ofte losten yeue hostages to britons and so they sente to Gurmonde ther that he was in Irland that he shold come in to Britaigne helpe hem ayens the britons to helpe hem deliuer that land of hem and they wolde hym holde
with a stronge power in playne bataille quelled Edwyne and all his frendshippes and namely tho that witheld his landes thurgh Edwynes yift ¶ How kyng Oswolde was queld thurgh kyng Cadwalyn and Peanda and how Oswy that was seint Oswaldes brother regned after him and queld Peanda Ca. C.j WHen that Edwyne was slayne Offris his sone vndertoke the wâ—rre ayens Cadwelyne his Eme so that this Offris deide during the werre And after the deth of Offris tho regned a gentill cristen man that moche loued god almyghty that had alle the lande of Northumberland by heritage that was called Oswold and he was kyng of all that lande ¶ But for as moch as he was frend to Edwyne and helde a grete part of the land of Cadwalyn the same Cadwalyn werred vpon him and drofe him toward Scotland ¶ And when Cadwelyn sawe that he nold not abyde CadewalynÌ„ nolde no lenger hym puâ—sewe but toke somme of his folk to Peanda his brother in lawe and praied Peanda to pursewe Oswald till that he were take slaynÌ„ And Cadwalyn turned home ayen when Oswald herd the tydyng that Cadwalyn turned home ayen he wolde no lenger flee but abode Peanda yaf hym bataill and Peanda was discomfited and fley and come ayene to CadwalynÌ„ and said that he wolde neuer hold o fote of lond of hym but yf were so that he wolde avenge hâ—m of Oswald Cadwalyn let assemble a grete host for to fiÈt with Oswold so that he Peanda come vn to Northumberland yeue bataill vn to Oswold and in the same bataill was Oswold slayne and his hede smyten of and after he was entered at the abbey of Bardeney in which place god hath wrought for hym many a fair miracle both ther and elles where ¶ And anone Oswy his brother seised in to his hand all the land that was Oswaldes and the folk of Northumberland loued hym wonder well and helde hym for hir lord but he had men of his kyn worthy y nowe that wolde haue departed the lond and they werred to gedre for as moche as they were not strong y nowe they comen to Peanda and praied hym of helpe and socour and byhete hym of that lond largely vpon couenant that he wold hem ghye and helpe counceil◠¶ Peanda herd hir praier and so spake with the kyng CadwallynÌ„ that he shold ordeyne a grete host fâ—st ordeynÌ„ hym in to Northumberland for to fight with Oswy ¶ And Oswy was a meke man and moche loued pees and charite and praied Peanda of loue and pees and proferd hym of gold and of silâ— grete pleute And this PeaÌ„da was so proude that he nolde grauÌ„te hym pees for no maâ— thyng but for all thyng he wold with hym fight So at the last ther was set a day of bataill ¶ And Oswy euer had trust vpon god And this Peanda trust to moche vpon his pride and vpon his host that he had and to gedre they smyten egrely but Peanda anone was discomfited slayne this was after the IncarnacionÌ„ of our lord IhuÌ„ crist vj. C. â— lv yere And this Oswy tho regned xxviij yere and a kyng that was called Oswyne that was Peanda is cosin werred vpon kyng Oswy to gedre foughten but Oswy had the victory of Oswyne OswynÌ„ was discomfited and slayne and lieth at Tynnemouth How kyng Cadewaldre that was Cadewaleynes sone regned after his fadre and was the last kyng of britons Ca. C.ij AFter the deth of Cadwaleyne regned his sone Cadwaladre well and nobely his moder was the suster of kyng Peanda and whan he had regned xij yere he fell in to a grete sikenesse and than was ther so grete discord bitwene the lordes of the land that euery werred vpon othir And yit in that tyme ther fell so grete derth and scarcite of corne othir vitailles in this lond that a man myght goo iij. daies or iiij fro toune to toune yâ— he shold nat fynde to bye for gold ne for siluer brede wyne ne none othir vitâ—ille wherwith a man myght lyue But only the peple liued by rotes of herbes for othir lyuyng had they none so moche was it failled all aboute Fisshes wildebestes and all othir thyng so that yit to this mysauenture ther fell so grete mortalite and pestilence amoÌ„g the peple by the corrupcion of the eir that the lyuyng peple ne suffised nat to burie the dede bodies for they deide so sodenly both grete smale lord and seruant eting goyng spekyng so that neuer was herd of more sodeyne deth among the peple For he that went for to burie the dede body with the same dede body was buried They that myghten flee fledden forsoke hir landes houses as wâ—ll for the grete hunger derthe and scarcite of corne and othir vitaill as for the horrible mortalite and pestilence in the land and wenten in to othir landes for to saue hir lyues and left the land all desert and waste so that ther was not any man to trauaille aud till the lond ne ere ne sowe so that the land was bareyne of cornes and all othir fruytes for defaute of tiliers and this mysauenture dured xj yere and moo that no man myght ere ne sowe ¶ How Cadewaldre went out of this land in to litell Britaigne CAdwaladre saw the grete hunger mortalite and pestilence and the lond all poure and failyng cornes and othir vitailles and his folke ê‘issed and sawe also the most ê‘tie of his land all wasted and voide of peple he apparailled him and his folke that were left on lyue and passed ouer in to litell Britaigne with a litell nauye vn to kyng Aleyne that he moche loued that was his cosin and that his fadre had moch loued in his tyme And as they sailled in the see he made grete lamentacion and so did alle tho that were with hym and said ¶ Dedisti nos dnÌ„e tanâ— oues escaâ— in gentibus dispersisti nos ANd than began Cadwaldre to compleyn hym to his folke pitously and said ¶ Allas said he to vs wrecches and Caytyf For why for our grete synnes of the which we wolde nat amende vs whyle we had space of repentaunce is comen vpon vs this mysauentur whiche chaceth vs oute of our owne reaulme and propre soyle fro and oute of which somtyme romayns Scottes Saxons ne danes myght nat exilen vs ¶ But what a vailleth it nowe to vs that before tyme oftsithes haue goten many othir landes sith it is not the wylle of god that we abyde duelle in our owne lande God that is werray Iugge that all thynges knoweth before they be done or made he sethe that we wolde not cessen of our synnes and that our enemies ne myght not vs ne our linage exilen fro and oute of our reaulme he wolde that we ameÌ„d vs of our folies and that we sene our propre defaultes And therfor hath he shewed to vs his
of fâ—amelynham ¶ And the danois hym pursued and comen vn to the same castell And when kyng Edmond saw that the castell myght not hem withstond he come ayens hem with whom the danois ferst speken And anone they axed of hym where kyng Edmond was nowe forsoth qd he when I was in the castell ther was yâ— kyng when I went oute of the castell he went out also and whethir he shall ascape or die att goddes wyll mote it be ¶ When seint EdmoÌ„d had nempned god by that they wysten well all that it was he hym self and anone hubba and humbar noÌ„men hym and said that he sholde god forsake and all cristen lawe as many othir had done hym beforne ¶ And seint Edmond said that he nold neuer but rather he wold suffre deth for goddes loue and his lawes to kepe tho noÌ„me they kyng Edmond and bounde hym vn to a tree and made hir archiers to hym shete with arewes till that his body Stykked as full of arewes as an vrchonÌ„ is full of prikkes but for all the payne that he had he wolde neuer god forsake and in the same payne turmeÌ„t he died and betoke his soule to god And when they saw that he was dede they smyten of his hede And this maner was seint Edmond martred ¶ How hubba hungar toke the toune of Redyng ¶ Ca. C.vj WHen seint Edmond was martred huÌ„gar and hubba went thens with all hir danois vn to Redinge And as they went thidderward they brende tounes Cites and quelled all cristen peple that wold not god forsake cast a doune churches comen to Redinge toke the toune and ther helde hem till that the kyng Edelf of westsex come thidder with all his power for to take the toune Tho comen oute the danois for to yeue bataill to kyng edelf and at that bataille was queld an erle of danois that was called Cidrake vâ—on the morwe come the kyng Elred his brother Alured with a stronge power and a grete host And the kyng Edelfe come ayene that had foughten the day before to that bataille And the danois tho comen oute for to fight with hem and the bataill was wonder stronge for many a man was ther slayne And the danois that day had the victorie and the kyng Eldred his brother Alured that day were discomfited But the iiij day afterward the danois and the englisshmen foughten to gedre an othir tyme vâ—on Ekeldenne And ther was slayne a kyng of denmarke that was called Rafyng and iiij erles of grete power And that day had the danois shame for they were druien vn to Engilfelde ¶ And the xv day after the danois and the Englisshmen and the danois fonghâ—â—n an othir tyme at Rafyng there were the englisshmen discomâ—â—â—d and from thens a danois that was called Roynt went to Reding with his host and destroied all that he myght take And kyng Eldred fonght with him but he was wounded so wherfor he was dede and he had nat regned but v. yere and lieth at wonburne ¶ Of kyng Alured how the danois in his tyme praied him of mercy that they must gone oute of the land Ca C.vij AFter the deth of this Eldred regned his brother Alured that Dolfynes was called Tho went the danois and assembled hem and wente for to seche Alured that tho was thâ— newâ— kyng of southsex and ther they founden him at wiltone with a liâ—ell peple notheles he faught with heÌ„ but at the laste he fledde thens from the fâ—lde and wente in to westsex and ordeyned so moche peple of his owne Realme and also of othir so till that he had a stronge host so that the danois had no poer ayens hym to stoÌ„de And he come to london with his host and ther were the danois soiourned and ther wolde he haue foughten with hem but the danois durst not with hym fighte but praied hym of pees and that they must gone ayene in to hir owne contre and neuermore in to England for to come ayen any harme to done And vpon this couenant they shold yeue hym to plegge good hostages and such az the Englisshmen wold axen ¶ How hubba and hungar were quelled at Chippenham how the danois brought hir kyng to our kyng Ca. C.viij ANd the same day that the Danois departed from london so fast they ridden both nyght and day neuer toke rest of goyng till that they comen vn to Excestre and token tho the toune and there helde hem ¶ When kyng Alured herd the tydyng anone he let take the hostages And went from thens to excestre with all the poer that he had ¶ And when the danois herd tell of his comyng they wenten fro thens in to westsexe and comen to Chippenam and ther they diden moche â—arme in the contre they robbed folk and brought hem in prison ¶ The kyng Alured hem pursued and come vpon hem and fersely hem assailled and ther were slayne both hubba and hungar his brother and Buerne Bocard and in this bataille was moche folk slayne in o ê‘tie in that othir but the gree of the felde left with the danois For as moche as yâ—â—yng tho come with litell coÌ„pany The kyng hasted hym as moche as he myÈt for to wend ayene when the danois foundeÌ„ hubba his body liggyng dede they entered it aâ—d made vpon it a grete logge and let calle it hubbeslowe and so it is called in to this day And that place is in deuenshire ¶ The barones of somerset wilteshire and dorset herd telle how that hir kyng was discomfited ordeyned all the poer that they myghten haue comen to the kyng ther he was and thanked god that they had hym founde alyue for they had went that the danois had hym slayne ¶ Tho noÌ„me they a counceill the kyng and his barons that they wolde gone seche the danois with hem all for to fighten and so they ridden all that nyÈt hem all for to seche comeÌ„ a morwe abonte â—me to Abyngdon ther yâ— the danois wer◠¶ The kyng tho Alured his barons asseÌ„bled ther assailled the danois egrely there yaf hem a strong bataill the danois nobely put hem of longe tyme that no man wyst in whethir ê‘tie more peple were slayne ¶ But thus it befell as god wold that the kyng Alured had the victorie with mochel hononr for the danois were so driueÌ„ that they ne wyst whidder for to torne and xv daies the kyng hem pursued at his wylle that glad and fayne they were for to speken of peeâ— and of accord token hym good hostages and said that they nold neuer more vpon hym werre ne no debaâ—e areâ—◠¶ And more ouer they behight to the kyng Alured that they wolde gone and bring hir owne kyng vn to hym and that hir kyng and they all sholde be baptised And vp on this condicion kyng Alured hym graunted lyfe lymme
And said to hem that they shold gone hir kyng for to seche at a â—â—rtayne day to comen ayene that to hem was sette And so they wente forth fast and comen ayene at hir day that was assigned And all the danois brought hir kyng with hym ¶ The kyng Alured anone betâ— hem bene baptised and hir names change so that the kyng of danois called was Aâ—helston xxx of his felawes names were changed also And the othir were baptised to the right beleue And allâ— this was done at westmynstre And after that the kyng Alured helde with hym kyng Athâ—lstone all his danois xij daies at soiourne with mochel solempnite yafe hym grete yifâ—es after that they were baptised so they deê‘ted Tho was kyng alured all at ese when he had his enemies ouercome and that they were turned to the right beleue of Almyghty god ¶ How the danois that comen in to fraunce with Gurmond comen ayene in to Englond and of the deth of kyng Alured ¶ Ca. C.ix ANd thuâ— it befell afterward that the danois of Northumberland that were paynyms comen with a grete strength and an huge host of fraunce that is to vnderstonde with heÌ„ that went in to frannce With Gurmond of Aufrike when he had conquerd Englond And it yafe vn to the saxâ—ns and tho that comen fro fraunce arriuâ—d in kent sent in to Northumberland that they shold come to hem and when tho ij hostes were come and assembled anone they went to destroie the cristen peple of Englond from place to place and diden moche sorwe ¶ Hit befell thus as almyghty god wold an hard chaunce in Englond For the good kyng Alured that was woned to abate the danois deide in the mene tyme ¶ This kyng Alured regned xxx yere and a good kyng had bene and well coude chastise his enemies for he was a good câ—â—rc and let make many bokes And a boke he made of Englissh of auentureâ— of kynges and of batailles that had bene done in the â—ond many othir bokes of gests he let hem write that were of gret wysdome of good lernyng thurgh which boâ—es many a maÌ„ may hym amend yâ— wyll hem rede vpon loke vpon whoâ— soule almyghty god hane mercy And this kyng Alured lieth at wynchestre ¶ Of kyng Edward that was kyng Aluredes sone ¶ Ca. C.x. ANd after this Alured regned Edward his sone yâ— was a good man and a wyse that was called Edward that was wonder courtois ¶ The danois did moche sorwe in the lond and hir poer encresed and gan for to wex from day to day for the danois comen ofte with hir companies in to this land Aâ—d when the kyng sawe that he myght no better done he noÌ„me trewes with hem and graunted hem his pees ¶ And notheles the trews dured nat long that the danois ne begoÌ„ne strongly for to werre vp on the englisshmen and did hem moche sorwe wherfor kyng Edward did assemble a grete host for to fight with hem ¶ And tho this kyng Edward died when god wolde This kyng Edward regned xxiiij yere and lieth at wynchestre besides his fadre ¶ Of kyng Adelston and of Edmonde Eldred and of Edewyne his brother Ca. C.xj. AFter this Edward regned Athelston his sone And when he had regned iiij yere he helde bataill ayens the daâ—oys and drofe kyng Gaufride that was kyng of the danoys and all his host vn to the see and rested by Scotland and noÌ„me strongly the contre all ayere ¶ And after that tho of Cumberland and the scottes of westmerland begoÌ„ne to werre vpon kyng Athelston And he hem yaf so stronge bataille that he queld so many of hem that no man coude telle the nombre of hem after that he ne regned but iij â–ª yere And he regned in all xxv and lieth at Malmesbu◠¶ And after this Adelston regned Edmonde his brother for as moche as kyng Adelstone had no sone And this Edmond was a worthy knyght and a doughty man of body a noble knyght And he iij. yere after that he was kyng he went ouer humber in whiche place he foÌ„d ij kynges of danoys that one was called Enelaf And that othir Renant This kyng EdmoÌ„d drofe hem both from the land and after wet and toke a grete prey in Cumberland This Edmond ne regned but vij yere and lieth at Glastenburie ¶ And after this Edmond regned Eldrede his brother that avenged Edward his fadre of his enemies that hym quelled afterward he seised northuÌ„berland in to his hand made the scottes abowe meke vn to his wyll ¶ And the seconde yere yâ— he had regned come Arnalaf guyran that was kyng of deÌ„marc and seised all Northumberland and helde that londe ij yere and after that come kyng Eldered with a grete poer and drofe him out of this land And this kyng Eldred was a noble man and a good of whos goodnesse seint Dunstan preched and this kyng Eldred regned xj yere lieth at wynchestre ¶ And after this Eldred Edwyne sone of Edmond his brother regned was a lither man toward god the peple for he hated folke of his owne land loued honoured straunge men And sette litell by holy churche betoke of holy church all the tresour that he myÈt haue that was grete shame vâ—lanye to hym selfe ê‘ill to his soule And therfor god wold not that he shold nat regne no lenger than iiij yere and died lieth at wynchestre ¶ Of kyng Edgar that regned a boue the kyngâ—s of scotland of wales how he was begiled thurgh takyng of his wife Capitulo Centesimo duodecimo ANd after this Edwyne regned Edgare his brother a maÌ„ that moch loued god pees holy church also And was a worthy lord bolde myÈty mayntened well this land in pees And this Edgar was lord kyng aboue all the kynges of scotland of walys from the tyme that Arthur was a gone neuer was sithen kyng of his power And this Edgare was seint Edwardes fadre And when Edgares wyfe was dede that was seint Edwardes moder entered he herde speke of the fairnesse of Estrilde that was Orgarus dought a baron of deneÌ„shire that was so fair a woman that all men speken ther of he callâ—d oâ— of his knyghtes that he moche loued trusted vpon told hym Go qd he to the nâ—ble baron Orgar of denenshire see if his doughter be so fair as men spâ—ken of if it be sothe I wyll haue hir vn to my wyfe ¶ This knyght that was called Edelwold went forth his way came ther that the lady was when he saw hir so fair he thought tâ— hane hir hym selfe to wyfe and ther of spake to Orgar hir fadre and Orgar was an olde man and had no moo children but only hir and sawe that Edelwold was a fair yonge knyght and worthy and riche and was
well with the kyng and thought his doughter shold well be maried well beset vpon him graunted him his doughter yf the good lord the kyng wold consent ther to ¶ This Edelwold come ayene to the kyng told him that she waâ— fair ynowe vâ—on to see but she was wonder lothly ¶ Tho ansuerd the kyng and said that he toke but litell charge Sir quod Edelwold tho she is hir fadres heir and I am nat â—â—che of landes and yf ye wold consent and graunte that I must hir haue than shold I be rich y nowe In goddes name qd the kyng I consent ther to Edelwold thanked tho moche the kyng went ayen in to Denenshire spoused the damisell in that contre he duelled And thus it befell vpon a tyme that he tolde his couÌ„ceill all this thyng vn to his wyf howe in what maner he had begiled his lord the kyng that wold haue had hir to wyf And anone as she it wyst she loued hym neuer more afterward as she had done beforne ¶ This lady conceyued by hym a sone and when tyme was that the child shold be borne Edelwold come to the kyng praied hym to heue a sone of his at fontston the kyng hym graunted let call hym Edgar of his owne name ¶ And when this was donÌ„ he thouÈt that he was syker y nowe of the kyng yâ— not wolde haue taken his wyfe for as moche as his lord was a â—oly man and an amerous ¶ How that kyng Edgar wedded Estrilde after the deth of edelwold Ca. C â–ª xiij THus it befell that all men in kyng Edgarys court tho speken said that Edelwold was richely avaunced thurgh the mariage of his wyf yit they said he was avaunced an hunderd fold more For he had spoused the fairest woman that euer was seynÌ„ And the kyng herde speke so moche of hir beaute he thought that Edelwold had hym desseyued and begiled and thought priuely in his hert that he wold gone in to Denenshire as it were for to hunt for the hert for the hynde and othir wylde bestes than he sholde se ther the lady or he departed thennes And this lady was duellyâ—g at a maner besides the forest ther that the kyng wolde hunte at that maner he was her burghed all nyght and whenne tyme come the kyng sholde sope and the sonne shone the kyng asked after his Gossyp and after his godsone and edelwold made hir come before the kyng And notheles yf it othir myght haue bene she sholde not haue comen in his sight by his wyll The lady welcomed the kyng and swetely hym cussed and he noÌ„me hir the honde and tho next by hym her sette and so soped they to gedre And tho was a custome and an vsage in this land that when a man dronke vn to an othir the drynker shold sey wassayl and that othir sholde ansuere drynkehaille and thus did the kyng and the lady many tymes and also kyst And after sopâ—â— whent yme was gone to bedde the kyng went vn to his bed â—â—rtely thenkyng vpon that ladies fairnesse and tho was ouercome for hir loue that hym thought that he shold die but of hir his wyll he had Vpon the morne the kyng Aroos and in the forest went hym ther to disporte with hertes and hyndes and all othir wylde bestes and of the hertes grete pleâ—te to that lady he sent thries he went to solacen and speke with that lady whiles he duelled in that coÌ„tre And after that the kyng remeued thennes and thought how he myght best deliuer edelwold from his wyfe as he had hym fyrst disceyued And the kyng anone after viij dayes let ordeyne a parlament at Salesbury of all his baronage conceill to haue and for to ordeyne how the contre of Northumberland myÈt best ben kept that the danois comen not ther the land to destroie And this Edelwold come also vn to the kynges ê‘lement and the kyng sent hym to yorke for to be keper of that contre And thus it befell that men that knewe hym not slowe hym by the wey And anone as the kyng herde that he was dede he let send after the lady Estrild that she shold come to the Cite of london and ther ben wâ—dded to the kyng with grete solempnite and wurshipp an held a solempne feste and he wered a croune of gold and the quene an othir ¶ And seint dunston amorwe came vn to the kyng in to the chamber and founde the kyng abedde and the quene also yfere And seint dinistoÌ„ axed ho she was the kyng ansuerde this is the quene Estrilde and the erchebisshopp seint dunston said that he did grete wrong and ayens goddes wyll to take a woman to wyfe whos child ye had take at theâ— fonstone and the quene for that word neuer after loued seint duâ—ston and nothelees the good man warned of that foliâ— to lete but his warnyng availled litell for the loue bitwene hem was so moche ¶ The kyng begate vpon this woman a sone was called Eldred and tho this childe was vj. yere olde the kyng his fadre died and about that tyme he had regned xvij yere lieth at Glastenbury ¶ Of seint Edward the martir how Estrild his stepmoder lete hym quelle for to make Eldred hir ownÌ„ sone kyng Ca. C â–ª xiiij ANd after this Edgar regned Edward his sone that he bagate on his fyrst wyfe that well and nobely gouerned the lande for he was full of all maner of goodnesse and lad full holy lyfe and aboue all thyng he loued god and holy chyrche and the quene Estrild his stepmoder let hym slee for encheson to make hir owne sone Eldred kyng and thus was he slayne as afterward ye shull here ¶ Hit befell thus on a day â—hat the kyng Edward went in to a wode for to play in the southcoÌ„tre besides a touâ—e that is called warham in which forest was grete plente of hertes aâ—d hyndes and as he had bene a while ther him for to pley he thought vpon his brother Eldred that was with his moder the quene for hir place was nygh the forest and thought for to gone thidder and visite and see his brother toke with him but a litell meyne and went him tho toward his stepmodreâ— house that in that tyme soiourned in the Castell of Corfe and as he rode in the thikkenesse of the wode to aspie his game it befell that he weÌ„t amys and lost his meynâ— that with him come and at the last he come oute of the wode as he loked aboute he sawe ther fast besides the maner that his stepmoder duelled in and thidderward he went allone and anone it was told the Quene how that the kyng was comen allone withoute companie and therfor she made â—oie y nowe and thought how that she myÈt done that he ner slayne as preuelich as she myÈt And anone preuelich she called to
one of hir knyghtes to whom she had told moch of hir counceill bitwene hem both they comen to the kyng and courtously him resseyued and the kyng told that he was come hir to visite and also for to speke with Eldred his brother The Quene many tymes him thanked and him praied for to aliÈte and herburgh with hir all that nygâ—t ¶ The kyng said that he myght not but ayene he wolde wende vn to his folke if he myght hem finde ¶ And when the Quene saw that he wolde nat abide she praied him that he wold ones drynke he graunted hir and anone as the drinke come the quene dranke vn to the kyng and the kyng toke the cuppe and set it to his mouth and in the mene tyme whiles that he dranke the knyght that was with the Quene with a knyfe smote euen the kyng vn to the hert and there he fyll a doune dede of his palfray vn to the erâ—h The quene for this dede yaf to the knyght gold and siluer grete plente and of othir ricchesse y nowe And the knyght anone as this was done he went him ouer the see and so escaped he oute of this land ¶ When this kyng Edward thus was matred Hit was in the yere of incarnacion after our lord â—hesu crist ix C.lxxx yere and he had regned xij yere and an halfe and lieth at Glastâ—nbury ¶ Of kyng Eldred and how the kyng Swyne of denmarke helde Englond and how Eldred that was seint Edwardes brother waâ— nat beloued in his reame and therfor he fledde in to Normandie Capitulo Centesimo decimoquintâ— AFter this kyng Edward regned Eldred his brother seint dunston crouned hym his seint dunston died sone after that he had foryeue the quene hir trespace Estrild for encheson that she was cause of kyng Edwards deth seint duÌ„ston had hir assoyled penaunce hir emoyued she lyved aft chast lyfe clen◠¶ This kyng Eldred wedded an Englissh woman and on hir begate Edmond Irenside an othir sone that was called Edewyne And after died the quene hir modre And in that tyme come in to England Swyn that was kyng of denmark for to chalenge and conquer all that his auncestres had before that tymÌ„ and so he conquered had it all at his axyng ¶ For the good erle Cutbert of lyndesey all the peple of northumberland and almost all the grete of England helde with Swyne that was kyng of deÌ„mark for as moche as they loued not kyng Eldred for encheson that his good brother Edward was slayne falsely for enâ—heson of hym and therfor no man sette but litell by hym Wherfor kyng Swyne had all his wylle and toke all the land And Eldred the kyng fledde tho in to Normandie and so spake to the duke richard that the duke yaf hym his sustre Emma to wyfe vpon the whiche he begate ij sones that one was called Alured and that othir Edward And when Swyn had conqâ—ered all the land he regned noâ—ely and leued but xv yere died and lieth at york ¶ Howe kyng Eldred came ayene from Normandie and how knoght the danois regned and of the werre bitwene hym and Edmond Irenside Ca. C.xvj. AFter the deth of Swyne that was a danois knoght his sone duelled in Englond and wolde haue be kyng and â—ho come ayene Eldred oute of Normandie with moche peple and with a strong meynye that knoght durst nat abyde but fley thens in to denmark The kyng Eldred had ayene his reame helde so grete lordshipp that he began to destroie all tho that holpe Swyn that was a danois ayens hym ¶ And afterward come ayene this knoght from denmark with a grete power so that kyng Eldred durst nat with hym fight but fledde fro thens in to london and ther held hym Tho come knoght and hym beseged so long till kyng Eldred died in the cite of london and lieth at seint paulus he regned ix yere Of kyng knoght Ca. C.xvij AFter the deth of this Eldrâ—d knoght that was a danois â—â—gan tho for to regne but Edmond Irenside that waâ— kyng Eldredis sone be his fyrst wif ordeyned a gretâ— host and began to werre vpon kyng knoght so he did many tymes ofte the werre was so stronge hard that wonder it was to wite and the Quene Emme that dnelled tho at westmynstre had grete drede of hir ij sones of the werre Alured and Edward lest they shold be defoilled mysdone thurgâ— this werre whâ—â—for she sente heÌ„ ouer see in to Normandie to the duke Richard hir vncle and ther they duelled in saâ—fte and pees longe tym◠¶ This Edmond Irenside knoght werred stroÌ„gely to gedres but at the last they were accorded in this maner that they shold depart the reame bitwene heÌ„ and so they diden and after they becomen good frendes so well loued that they becomen sworne brethren so well loued to gâ—dres as they had he bretheren geten of o body and of one moder y borne ¶ How kyng Edmond â—renside traitoursly was slayne thurgh a traitour that was called Edrich of stratton ¶ Ca. C.xviij. ANd after tho regned kyng Edmond Irenside knoght the danois but thus it befell afterward that in the same yere that they were accorded so moch loued to gedre wher for a false thef traitour had enuie vn to the loue that was bitwene hem frendshipp whos name was Edrik of stâ—atton that was a grete lord that was Edmond Irensides man and of him helde alle the land that he had and notheles he thought his lord to bitraie make knoght kyng of the land in entent richely to benâ— auaunced and with hym â—ene welbeloued wherfor he praied his lord Edmond Irenside vpon a day with him for to eten and to duellâ— and the kyng courtously him graunted and to him come at his praier and at the mete the kyng rially was serued with diuerse metes and drinkes And whan nyght come that he shold goo to bedde the kyng toke his owne meyne wente in to chambre aâ— he loked aboute he saw a wondre fair Image well made in semblaÌ„t as it were an archier with a bowe bent in his hond in yâ— bowe a fyne arwe Kyng EdmoÌ„d went tho nerre to behold it better what it myght bene and anone the arwe him sâ—ote thurgh the body and ther slowe the kyng for that eugyn was made to quelle his owne lord traitoursly And when kyng Edmond this was dede and slayne he nad regned but y. yere and his peple for him made moch sorwe and his body they bere vn to Glastenburi and ther they hym entered And this fals traitour Edrith anone went to the Quene that was kyng Edmondes wife that wyst of hir lordes deth anonÌ„ he noÌ„me from hir ij sones that were fair yong that hir lord had vpon hir goten that one was called Edward and that othir Edewyne lad hem with hym
to Rome withoute any lettynge and by the weye did many almesse dedes And when he come to Rome also And when he had ben ther and for his synnes done penaunce he come ayene in to Englond and become a good man and an holy and lefte al maner pride and stoutenesse and lyved an holy lyfe all his lyfe after and made ij Abbeis of seint Benet one in Englond that othir in Norewey For as moche as he loued specialy seint Benet before all othir seintes And moche he loued also seint Edmond the kyng and ofte he yaf grete yiftes to the how 's Wherfor it was made riche and when he had regned xx yere he died and lieth at wynchestre ¶ Of kyng Harold that leuer had gone in fote than rite an hors Capitulo Centesimo vicesimo primo THis knoght of whom we haue spoken before had ij sones by his wife Emme that one was called hardyknoght that othir harold he was so light of fote that men called hym comenlich harolde harefoot And this harold had no thyng yâ— condâ—cions maner of kyng knoght that was his fadre for he set but litell pris of chiualrie ne of no curtosie nothir of wurshipp but only by his owne wyll ¶ And he become so wykkâ—d that he exiled his moder Emme she went oute of the land in to flaundres and there duelled with the erle werfor after ther was neuer good loue bitwene hym and his brother for his brother him hated dedly and when he had regned ij yere a litell more he died lieth at westmynstre ¶ Of kyng hardeknoght that was haroldes brother Capitulo Centesimo xxij AFter this harold harefoot regned his brother hardeknoght a noble knyght a worthy moche loued chiualrie all maner goodnesse And when this hardeknoght had regned a litell while he let vncouer his brother harold smyte of his hede that was his brother at westmynstre let cast the hede in to a gonge the body in to thamyse after comÌ„ fisshers toke the body with hir nettes be nyght bere hym to seint clementes church and ther hym beried And in this maner auenged hym hardeknoght of his brother for in none othir maner he myght be auenged ¶ This kyng hardeknoght was so large yeuer of mete and drinke that his tables were sette euery day iij. tymes full with riall metes drinkes for his owne meyne for all that comen vn to his court to be richely serued of riall metes ¶ And this kyng hardeknoght sent after Emme his moder made hir come ayene in to Englond for she was driue oute of Englond whiles that harold hare foot regned thurgh counceill of the erle godewyne that tho was the grettest lord of Englond next the kyng most myght do what he wold thurgh all englond thurgh his coÌ„maundemeÌ„t for as moche as he had spoused the dought of the good kyng knoght that was a danois which doughter he had by his fyrst wife And when this quene was driue ouâ—e of Englond come to the erle of flaundres that was called Balde wyne his cosin he fonde hir there all thyng that hir nâ—dâ—d vn to the tyme that she went ayene in to englond that the kyng hardeknoght had sent for hir that was hir sone and made hir come ayene with mochel honour This kyng hardeknoght when he had regned v. yere he died lieth at wrstmynstre ¶ Of the vilonie that the danois did to the Englisshmen wherfore from that tyme after was no danois made kyng of Englond Capitulo Centesimo xxiij AFter the deth of this kyng hardeknoght for as moch as he nad no thing of his body begote the erles and barons assembled and made a counceill neuer more after no man that was a danois though he were neuer so grete a man amonges hem he shold neuer be kyng of englond for the despite that the danoiz had done to engliâ—shmâ—n ¶ For euer more beforne hand if it were so that englisshmen danâ—is hapeten to mete vpon a brigge the englishmen shold not be so hardy to meue ne sterâ— a foot but stand stille till he danois were appaâ—sed forth ¶ And more ouer if the englisshmen had not abowed doune hir hedes to done reuerence vn to the danois they shold haue bene bet defouled and soch maner despites vilanie diden the danois to our englisshmen wherfor they were driuen oute of the land after tyme that kyng hardeknoght was dede for they had no lord that hem myght maynten In this maner voided the danois englond that neuer they come ayene ¶ The erles barons by hir commnne assent counseill senten vn to Normandie for to seche tho ij kretheren Alured and Edward that were duellyng with the duke Richard that was hir Eme in entent for to croune Alured the elder brother and hym make kyng of englond and of this thyng to make an ende the Erles and Barons made hir o the But the erle Godewyne of westsex falsely and traitoursly thought to slee the ij bretheren anone as they shold come in to englond in entent to make his sone harold kyng the which sone he had begote vpon his wife that was kyng knoghtes doughter that was a danois And this Godewyne preuely went hym in to sout hampton for to mete there the ij bretheren when that they shold come to lond And thus it befell that the messagiers that went in to Normandie fouâ—de not bâ—t only Alured that was the elder brother for Edward his brother gone was to hungerie for to speke with his cosin Edward the outelawe that was edmoÌ„des sone with the Irenside The messagiers told and said to Alured how that the erles and barons of englond sent after hym and that he boldelich shold come in to Englond and vnderfonge the reame For kyng hardeknoght was dede and all the danois driuen were oute of the land ¶ How Godewyne the fals traitour toke Alured vpon Gildesdoune whenne he come fro normandie to bene kyng of Englond and did hym bene martred in the I le of Ely Capitulo C.xxiiij WHen Alured herd this tydyng he thanked god and in to shipp went with all the hast that he myÈt passed the see arriâ—ed at southampton ther that godewynÌ„ the traitour was And tho this traitour saw that he was come he welcomed hym vnderâ—eng hym with mochel â—oie said that he wolde lede hym to london ther that all the barons of Englond hym abode for to make hym kyng so they weÌ„t in hir wey toward london And when they come vpon Gildesdone tho said the traitour Godewyne to Alured take kepe aboute yowe both on the lyfte side and on the right side And of all ye shull be kyng and of such an hunderd more Nowe forsoth qd Alured I behote yowe and yf I be kyng I shall ordeyne and make such lawes wher of god and all folk shullen hem hold wel paied Nowe had the traitour
coÌ„maunded all his men that were with hym that when they were come vpon GildesdonÌ„ that they shold slee all that were in Alureds coÌ„panie that comÌ„ with hym from normandie and after that taken Alured and lede hym in to the I le of Ely and ther put onte both his yien of his hede and afterward bring hym vn to deth And they diden so for they quelled all yâ— companie that xij were in noÌ„bre of gentilmen that were comen with Alured from normandie ¶ And after noÌ„men Alured lad hym in to the I le of Ely and put out his yien oute of his hede and rent his wombe and noÌ„meÌ„ the chief of his boels put a stake in to the grounde an ende of the boels ther to fastned And with nedles of â—ren prikked the good child so made hym go aboute the stake till that all his bowelles were drawen all oute And so died ther Alured thurgh treson of the erle Godewyne ¶ When the lordes of Englond had herd wyst how Alured that shold haue bene hir kyng was put vn to the deth thurgh the fals traitour Godewyne they were all wonder wroth swore bitwene hem god by his holy names that he shold die in more werse deth than did Edrith of strattonÌ„ that had betraied his lord Edmond Irenside they wold haue put hym to dethe but the thefe traitour fâ—ey thennes in to denmarke and there helde him iiij yere mâ—re and lost all his land in Englond ¶ Of seint Edward the confessour that was Aluredes brother how he was kyng of Englond ¶ Ca. C.xxv ANd when this was done all the barons of Englond senten an othir tyme in to normandie for that Edward shold come in to Englond with mochel honour And this Edward in his childehode loued almyghty god hym drad And in honeste clennesse lad his lyfe and hated sinne as deth And wheÌ„ he was crouned and annoynted with a riall power he foryate nat his good maners condicions that he first vsed and foryate nat all good customs for no maner honour ne for no ricchesse ne for no maner higness bâ—t euer more more yaf hym to goodnesse wel loued god and all mekenesse and loued god and holy churche passing all maner thyng and poure men also aâ—d hem loued and helde as they had hene his owne bretheren and to hem ofte yafe grete â—lmesse with good wyll ¶ Of the first specialte that god shewed for seint Edwardes loue by his lyfe Ca. C.xxvj IT befell on a day as he went from the churche of westmynstre and had herde masse of seint â—ohan Euangelist for as moche as he loued seint Iohan Eâ—angelist more specially after god and our lady than he did any othir seint And so ther come to hym a pilgryme and praied hym for the loue of god and of seint Iohan Enangeliste some good hym for to yeue And the kyng preuely toke his ringe of his fynger that no man ê‘ceyued it and yafe it to the pilgryme and he hit vnderfenge and went thennes This kyng Edward made all the good lawes of Englond that yit bene most holden And was so merciable and so full of pite that no man myght be more ¶ How the Erle Godewyne come ayene in to Englond and had ayene all his land and afterward seint Edward wedded his doughter Ca. C.xxvij WHen the Erle Godewyne that was duellyng in denmark had mochel herde of the goodnesse of kyng Edward and that he was full of mercy and of pite And thought that he wold gone ayene in to Englond for to seche and to haue gâ—acâ— of hym and that he myght haue his land aâ—ene in pees and arraied hym as moch as he myght put hym toward the see come in to England to london ther that the kyng was that tyme and all the lordes of Englong and helde a parlement ¶ Godewyne sent to hem that were his frendes and were the most grettest lordes of the land and praied hem to beseche the kynges grace for hym and that he wold his pees and his land graunt hym his enemies ladden hym before the kyng to seche grace And anone as the kyng hym saw he appeled hym of treson and of the deth of Alured his brother and these wordes vn to hym said Traitour Godewyne quod the kyng I the appele that thou hast betraied and slayne my brother Alured ¶ Certes sir qd Godewyne saue your grace and your pees and your lordshipp I neuer hym betraied ne slew him ther for I put me in reward of the court Nowe fair lordes qd the kyng ye that bien my lieges Erles and barons of the laÌ„d that here ben all assembled Full well ye haue herd myne Appele and the ansuere also of Godwyne And therfor I wyll that ye award and doth right The Erles barons tho drowen hem all to gedre for to done this award by hem selfe so they speken diuersely amonges hem For somme said ther was neu neuer alliaunce by homage serment seruice ne by lordshipp bitwene Godewyne Alured for which thyng they myÈt hym drawe ¶ And at the last they devised demed that he shold put hym in the kynges mercy all to gedres Tho spake the erle â—euerich of CoueÌ„tre a good maÌ„ to god to all the world told his reson in this maner said The Erle Godewyne is the best freuded man of Englond after the kyng and well myÈt it not bene gayn said that withoute conseill of godewynÌ„ Alured was neu neuer put to the deth wherfor I award as touchyng my part that hym self his sone euery of vs xij erles that bene his fredes wend before the kyng charged with as moche gold silâ— as we mowe bere bitwen our hondes prayeng the kyng for yeue his euell wyll to the erle godewynÌ„ receyue his homage his land yeld ayene ¶ And all they accorded vn to that award comen in this maner as is aboue said euery of hem with gold silâ— as moche as they myÈt bere bitwene hir hondes before the kyng they saiden the forme and the maner of hir accord of hir award ¶ The kyng wolde not hem gayn say but as moche as they ordeyned he graunted and confermed And so was the Erle Godewyne accorded with the kyng and had ayene all his lande And afterward he bere hym so well and so wysely that the kyng â—oned hym wonder moche and with hym was full priuee And withyn a litell tyme the kyng loued hym so moche that he spoused Godewynes doughter made hir quenâ— And notheles for all that tho the kyng had a wife he lyued euer more in chastite and in clennesse of body withoute any flesshly dede doyng with his wiâ— and the quene also in hir halfe lad holy lyfe ij yere deide ¶ And afterward the kyng lyued all his lyfe withoute any wif◠¶ The kyng yafe the erledome of Oxenford to Harold that
was made kyng his nepheu his sustres sone Stephen Erle of Boâ—â—igne For anone as he herde the tydynge of his vncles deth he passed 〈◊〉 see and come in to Englond thurgh counceill strength and helpe of many 〈◊〉 lordes in englond ayens hir othe that they had made to Maude the Emê‘esse toke the reame and let croune Stephen kyng of the land ¶ And the Erchebisshopp william of CauÌ„tâ—rbury that first made the othe of feaute vn to maude the Emê‘esse set the croune vpon kyng Stephenes hede hym annointed bisshoppe Rogier of Salisbury maynteyned the kynges partie in as moth as he myght ¶ The first yere that kyng Stephen began to regne he assembled a grete host went hym toward Scotland for to haue werred vpon the kyng of Scotland but he come ayens hym in pees in good manâ—r to hym trusted but he made to him none homage for as moche as he had made homage vn to the Emê‘esse Maude ¶ And the iiij yere of his regne Maude the Emê‘esse come in to englond tho began debate bitwene kyng Stephen Maude the Emê‘esse ¶ This Maude went vn to the Cite of Nichol and the kyng hyr beseged longe tyme and myght not spede so well the Cite was kepte and defended and tho that were within the Cite queyntely ascaped away withoute any maner harme tho toke the kyng the Cite and duelled therin till condelmesse And tho come the Barons that helde with the Emê‘esse that is for to say the erle Randulphe of Chestre the Erle Robert of Ebucestre hugh bygot Robert of Morley and brought with hem a stronge power faught with the kyng yafe hym a grete bataille in which bataill kyng stephen was taken sette in prison in the Castell of Bristowe ¶ How Maude the Emê‘esse went fro wynchestre vn to Oxenford and after she ascaped to wallynford and what sorwe and disese that she had Capitulo Centesimo .xxxix. WHenne the kyng was take brought in to worde in the castell of Bristowe this Maude the Emê‘isse anone was made lady of England all men helde hir for lady of the lande But tho of kente helde with the kyng Stephenes wife and also william of Pree and his reteune helpe hem and helde werre ayens Maude the Emê‘esse anone aft yâ— kyng of ScotlaÌ„d come to him with an huge nombre of peple and tho went they yfere vn to wynchestre ther that the Emê‘esse was wolde haue take hir but the Erle of Gloucestre come with his power faught with hem the Emê‘esse in the mene while that the bataille dured scaped fro thens and wente vn to Oxenford there hir helde And in that bataille was the Erle of Gloucestre discomfited and taken and with hym many othir lordes ¶ And for his deliueraunce was kyng Stephen deliuered oute of prison And when he was deliuered oute of prison he went thens to Oxenford and beseged the Emê‘esse that was tho at Oxenford and the sege endured fro Mihelmasse vn to seint Andrewes tyde And the Emê‘esse let tho cloth hir all in whit lynnen cloth for encheson that she nat wolde be ne knowe for in the same tyme waâ— moch snowe so she ascaped by the thamyse from hem away that were hir ennemies And fro thens she went to wallyngford and ther hir helde ¶ And the kyng wold haue beseged hir but he had so moch to done with the erle RaÌ„dulfe of Chestre and with hugh bygot that stronglich werred vp on hym in euery place that he ne wist widder for to turne And the Erle of Gloucestre halpe hem with his power ¶ How Gaufride the Erle of Angron yafe vp vn to Henry the Emê‘esse sone all Normandie Capitulo Centesimo quadragesime ANd after this the kyng went vn to wilton and wolde haue made a Castell there but tho come to hym the Erle of Gloucestre with a stronge power and almost had take the kyng but yit the kyng ascaped with moch peyne and williaÌ„ martell ther was take And for whos deliueraunce the yafe vn to the Erle of Gloucestre the good Castell of shirborne that he had take ¶ And whan this was done the Erle Robert and all the kynges enemies wente to Faringdone and begonne ther for to make a stronge Castell but the kyng come thidder with a stronge power and drofe hem thens in that same yere The Erle Randulfse of Chestre was accorded with the kyng and come to his courâ— at his commaundement And the Erle wende saufelich to come and the kyng anone set take hym and put hym in to pâ—â—son and must neuer for no thyng come oute till that he had yelde vp vn to the kyng the Castell of Nicholl the whiche he had take from the kyng with strength in the xv yere of his regne ¶ And Gaufride the Erle of Angeon yafe vp vn to Henry his sone all Normandie And in the yere that next suâ—d deide the Erle Gaufride And Henry his sone the anone turned arene to Angeon and there was made Erle with mochel honour of his men of the land and to hym diden feaute and homage the most rartie of his land ¶ And tho was this henry the Emê‘esse sone Erle of Angewe and duke of NormaÌ„die In the same yere was made diuorce bitwene the kyng of Fraunce and the quene his wyfe that was right heir of Gascoyne For encheson that it was knowe and proued that they were sible and nygh of blode And the spoused her Henry the Emê‘esse sone Erle of â—ngoy and duke of Normandie and duke of Gascoyne ¶ The xviij yere of this kyng Stephen this Henry come in to englond with a strong power and began for to werre vpon kyng sâ—ephen and toke yâ— Castell of Malmesbury And did moche harme the kyng Stephen had so moche werre that he nyst whidder for to wende but at the last they were accorded thurgh the Erchebisshopp Theobald and thurgh othir worthy lordes of Englond vpon this condicion that they shold depart the Reame of Englond bitwene hem so that Henry the Emê‘esse sone sholde holich halfe haue all the land of Englond And thus they were accorded And pees cried thurgh oute all Englond ¶ And when the accorde was made bitwene the ij lordes Kyng Stephen become so sory for cause he had lost halfe Euglond and fell in to suche amaladie and died in the xix yere viij wekes and v. day of his regne all in werre and in contak and he â—eth in the Abbey of Feueresham the whiche he let make in the vj. yere of his regne ¶ Of kyng Henry the secoÌ„de that was the Emê‘esse sone in whos tyme seint Thomas of Caunterbury was Chaunceler Capitulo Centesimo quadragesâ—moprâ—mo ANd after this kyng Sâ—â—phen regned Henry the Emê‘esse sone and was crouned of the Erchebisshopp Theobald the xvii day before Cristemasse And in the same yere Thomas Beket of 〈◊〉 Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury was made the
kynges chaunceler of Englond ¶ The seconde yere that he was crouned he let 〈◊〉 adoune all the newe Castelles that were longyug to the crâ—â—ne the whiche kyng Stephen had yeue vn to diuerse men and hem had made Erles and baronâ— for to holde with hym 〈◊〉 to helpe hym ayenst Henry the Emê‘esse sone ¶ And the iiij yere of his regne he put vnder his owne lordshipp the kyng of wales And in the same yere when the kyng of Scotland had in his owne honde that is to seyn the Cite of karlille the Castell of Banburgh the newe Castell vpon Tyne and the Erldome of laucastre ¶ The same yere the kyng with a grete powrr went in to walyâ— let cast a doune woles and make weyes and made stronge the Castell of Rutland basyng werke and amoÌ„ge the Castells he made an hous of the temple ¶ And in the same yere was Richard his sone borne that afterward was erle of Oxenford and the fourthe yere of his regne he made Gaufride erle of Britaigne and in that yere he chaunged his money and the vj. yere of his regne he lad an huge hoste vn to Tolouse and conquere by it And the vij yere of his regne deide Thebault the Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury And tho all the Cite of caunterbury all most thurgh meschief was breÌ„d The ix yere of his regne Thomas Beket his Chaunceler was chosen to bene Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury ¶ And vpon seint bar nardis day he was sacred and in that yere was borne Alienore the kyuges doughter ¶ And the x. yere of his regne seint Edward the kyng was translated with mochel honour And the xj yere of his regne he helde his parlement of Northampton And from thens fled seint Thomas Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury for the grete debate that was bitwene the kyng and hym for yf he had bene founden in the morne he had be slayye and therfor he fledde thens with iij. felawes on fote only that no man wist wher he was and wente ouer the see to the pope of Rome And this was the principall encheson for as moch as the kyng wolde haue put clerkes to dethe that were atteint of felonie withoute any priuelege of holy church And the xij yere of his regne was Iohan his sone borne And the xiâ—j yere of his regne deide Maude the Emê‘esse that was his modâ—◠¶ And in that same yere was Iohan his doughter borne ¶ The xiiij yere of his regne the duke henry of Saxone spoused Maude his doughter And he begate on hir iij. sones Henry Othus and william And in the xv yere of his regne deide the good Erle Robert of Gloucestre that founded the Abbey of nonnes of Eton ¶ And in the same yere Marike kyng of Iherusalem conquered Babiloigne The xvj yere of his regne he let croune his sone Henry at westmynstre and hym crouned Rogier Erchebisshopp of yorke in harmyng of Thomas Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury wherfore the same Rogier was acursed of the Pope ¶ Of kyng Henry that was sone of kyng Henry the Emê‘esse sonâ— and of the debate that was bitwene hym and his fadâ—â— while that he was in normandie Capitulo Centesimo xlij AFter the coronacion of kyng Henry the sone of kyng henry the Emê‘esse sone ¶ Tat same Henry the Emê‘esse sonÌ„ went ouer in to Normandie and ther he let marâ—e Elienore the doughter of the Dolfyne that was kyng of Almaigne And in the vij yere that the Erchebisshopp seint Thomas had bene outelawed the kyng of frannce made the kyng and seint thomas accorded And tho come Thomas the Erchebisshopp to Canterbury ayene to his owne chyrche And this accord was made in the begynnyng of aduent And afterward he was quelled and martred the vâ—day of Cristemasse that tho next come ¶ For kyng Henry thought vpon seint Thomas Erchebisshope vpon Cristemasse day as he sate at mete and thees wordes said That yf he had any good knyght with hym he had be many day passed avenged vpon the Erchebisshopp Thomas ¶ And anone Sir william breton ¶ Sir hugh morvile Sir william Tracy And Sir Reignold fitz vese beres sone in Englissh priuely went vn to the see and comen in to Englond to the chyrch of Canterbury and hym ther they martred at seint Benettes Autre in the modre chyrche And that was in the yere of Incarnacion of Ihesu crist M.C.lxxij yere ¶ And anone after Henry the newe kyng began for to make were vpon Henry his fadre and eke vpon his brethren also ¶ And so vpon a day the kyng of fraunce and aâ—l the kynges sones and the kyng of Scotland and the grettest lordes of englond were arisen ayens the kyng Henry the fadre and at the last as god wolde he conquered all his enemies ¶ And the kyng of fraunce and he were accorded And tho sent kyng Henry the fadre specialy vn to the kyng of Fraunce and praied hym hertely for his loue that he wolde send to hym by letter the names of hem that begonnen the werre vpon hym ¶ And the kyng of fraunce sent ayene to hym by a letter the names of hem that bygonnen the werre ¶ The fyrst was Iohan his sone and Richard his brother and Henry his sone the newe kyng Tho was Henry the kyng wonder wrothe and cursed the tyme that euer he hem bigate ¶ And whyle the werre dured Henry his sone the newe kyng died sore repentyng his mysdede and most sorwe made of onymaÌ„ for cause of seint Thomas deth of Caunterbury ¶ And praied his fadre with moche sorwe of hert mercy for his trespas and his fadre for yaf it hym And had of hym grete pite and after he died the xxxvj yere of his regne and lieth at Redyng ¶ How the cristen lost the holy land in the forsaid kynges tyme thurgh a fals cristen man that become a sarazene Ca. C.xliij ANd while that kyng henry the Emê‘esse sone lyued regned the grete bataille was in the holy land bitwene the cristen men the sarazenes but the cristeÌ„ men were ther quelled thurgh grete treson of the erle Tirpe that wolde haue had to wife the qâ—ene of â—hrlmÌ„ that some tyme was Baldewynes wife but she forsoke hym toke to hir lord a knyght a worthy man that waz called sir Gny ê‘ches wherfor the erle Tirpe was wroth wente anone right to Soladyne that was soudan of Babiloigne become sarazene his man forsoke his cristendome all cristen lawe and the cristen men wist not of this dedes bâ—t went for to haue had grete helpe of hym as they were woned to haue before And when they comen to the bataille this fals cristen man turned vn to the sarazenes forsoke his owne nacions so were the cristen men ther quelled with the sarazenes thus were the cristen men slayne put to horrible deth the cite of â—hâ—lmÌ„ destroied and the holy crosse borne away The kyng of fraunce
And the abbot of wauersey drad so moche his manace that he forsoke all the abbey went thens preuely ordeyned hym ouer see to the hous of Cisteaux when the tydynge come to the pope that the kyng had done so moche malice tho was he to the kyngward full wroth sent ij â—â—gatz vn to the kyng that one was called Pandolfe that othir durant that they shold warne the kyng in the popes name that he shold cese of hie ê‘secucion that he did vn to holy church and amende the wronge and the trespase that he had done to the Erchebisshoppe of Caunterbury and to the Priour and vn to the monkes of Caunterbury and to alle the clergie of Englond and that he shold restore the goodes ayeâ— that he had taken of hem ayens hir wylle and elles they sholde curse the kyng by name and to do this thyng and to conferme the Pope toke hem his lrÌ„es in bulles patentz ¶ These ij legatz come in to Englond and comen to the kyng to Northampton ther that he helde his parlement and full courteisely they hym salued and sayden Sir we ben come fro the pope of rome the pees of holy chyrche and of the land to amend And we amonest yowe fyrst in the Popiâ— halfe that ye make full restitucion of the goodes that ye haue rauyshed of holy chyrche and of the lande and that ye vnderfonge stephen Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury in to his dignite and the priour of Caunterbury and his monkes that ye yelde ayene vn to the Erchebisshopp all his landes and rents withoute any with holdyng ¶ And Sir yit more ouer that ye such restitucion hem make as holy chyrche shall holde hir paied Tho ansuerd the kyng as touchyng the Priour and his monkes of Caunterbury all that ye haue said I wull gladly do and all thyng that ye wyll ordeyne ¶ But as touchyng the Erchebisshopp I shall telle yow in myne hert as hit lithe that the Erchebisshopp let his bishop riche and that the Pope than for hym wold pray and than vpon a venture me sholde like some othir bisshoppriche for to yeue hym in Engloud and vpon this condicion I wold hym resceyue and vnderfong ¶ And nothlees in Englond as Erchebisshopp yif he abyde he shall neuer haue so good saufconduit but he shall be take ¶ Tho said Pandolfe vn to the kyng Holy chyrche was woned neuer to discharge an Erchebisshoppe withoute cause resonably but euer the hath â—e woned to chastyze princes that to god and holy chyche were inobedient ¶ What how nowe quod the kyng manace ye me Nay said Pandolfe but ye nowe openly haue tolde as it standeth in your hert ¶ And to yowe we wull telle what is the Popes wylle and thus it stant that he hath yowe holy enterdited and acursed for the wronges that ye haue done to holy chyrche and to the clergie And for as moche as ye duells and beth in wylle to a byde in maâ—â— and wylle not come to noâ—â— ammendement ye shall vnderstonde that fro this tyme afterward the scentence is vpon yowe ye ben and holdeth stede and strength and vpon all tho that wyth yowe haue communed before this tyme wethir they bene Erles Barons or Knyghtes or any othir what so euer they bene we hem oâ—â—oyle saufely vn to this day and fro this tyme afterward of what condicion euer that they be we hem accurse that with yowe comen so do we scentence vpon hem openly specially ¶ And we assoille quytely Erles Barons knyghtes all othir maner men of hir homages seruices feautes that they shold vn to yowe done and this tydynge to conferme we yeue pleyne power to the bisshopp of wynchestre to the bisshop of nor the wych◠¶ And the same power we yeue in scotland to the bisshoppes of Rouchestre of Salisbury ¶ And in walys we yeue the same power to the bisshoppes of seint dauid of landaf and of seint asse And more ouer we sende thurgh all cristendome that all the bisshoppes be yonde the see that they done accurse aâ—le tho that helpeth yowe or any counceill yeueth yowe in any maner nede that ye haue to done in any ê‘tie of the world And we assoille hem also all by the auctorite of the pope coÌ„maunde hem also with yowe for to werre as with him that is enâ—mie to all holy church ¶ Tho ansuerd the kyng what mowe ye done me more ¶ Tho ansuerd Pandolf we sey ne to yowe in verbo dei that ye ne none heir that ye haue neuer after this day may be crouued Tho said the kyng by him that is almyÈty god I had wist of this thing er yâ— ye come in to my land that ye had me brought such tydynge I shold haue made yowe ryde all an hole yere Tho ansuerd Pandolfe full well wende we at our first comyng that ye wold haue bene obedient to god to holy churche haue fullfylled the popes coÌ„maundement nowe we haue shewed to yowe ê“nounced the popes wylle as we were charged ther with And as nowe ye haue said that if ye had wist the cause of our comyng that ye wold haue made vs 〈◊〉 all an hole yere and as well ye myght haue said that ye wold haue take an hole yere of respite by the popes â—eue But for to suffre what deth ye coude crdyne we shull not spare for to telle yowe hollich all the popes message his wylle that we were charged with ¶ How Pandolfe deliuered a clerâ— that had falsed counterfated the kynges money before the kyng hym selfe Ca. C.l. ANd anone tho coÌ„maunded the kyng the shereues 〈◊〉 of northampton that were in the kynges presence that they shold bring forth all the â—soners that they myght bene done vn to the deth before Pandolfe for encheson the kyng wende that they wold haue gayne said hir dedes for cause of deth all thinge that he had spoken afore Whenne the â—soners were come before the kyng the kyng coÌ„maunded some to be honged some to bene drawe some to drawe oute hir yien oute of hir hede and amoÌ„ge all othir ther was a clerc had falsed the kynges money the kyng coÌ„maunde that he shold be honged drawe And when Pandolf herde this coÌ„mauÌ„dement of the kyng he stert hym by smertely anone axed a boke candell wold haue cursed all 〈◊〉 that set vpon the clerc any hoÌ„de And Pandolf hym selfe went for to seche a crosse the kyng folewed hym deliuered hym the clerc by the honde that he shold done with hym what that euer he wold And thus was the clerc deliuered aud went thens and Pandolfe durant his felaw went fro the kyng Iohan come ayene to the Pope of Rome and told hym that kyng Iohan wolde not amended bene but euer abide so occur 〈◊〉 ¶ And nothelees the pope graunted that yere thurgh oute englond that men myght sing
castell of Odiham And the monday next after seint Magarete day he ordeyned hym toward beaumer for to besege the castell ther he duelled xv daies myght not gete the castell then went he thens come to london the Tour to hym was yolde ¶ And in the same tyme the Pope sent in to englond a legat that was called Swalo of kyng â—ohanes deth Ca. C.lv. ANd in the same tyme the Pope sent in to Englond a legat that was called Swalo he was 〈◊〉 Cardinal of Roâ—ne for to maynten kyng â—ohanes cause ayens the baroÌ„s of Englond but the barons had so huge part helpe thurgh Lowys the kynges sone of fraunce that kyng Iohan wyst not whidder for to turne ne gone And so it fell that he wold haue gone to Nichol as he went thidderward he come by the Abbey of swyneshede ther he abode ij daies And as he sate at the mete he axed amoÌ„k of the house how moche a lofe was worth that was sette before hym vpon the table And the monke said that the lofe was worth but an halfpeny O quod the kyng tho here is grete chepe of brede Nowe quoth the kyng And I may leue such a lofe shall be worth xx shilling or halfe a yere begon and when he had seid this worde moch he thought ofte he sighed toke ete of the brede and said by god the worde that I haue spoken it shall bene soth The moÌ„ke that stode before the kyng was for this worde full sory in hert thought rather he wolde him selfe suffre pitouse deth and thought if he myght ordeyne ther for some maner remedie And anone the monke went to his abbot and was shriuen of hym tolde the abbot alle that the kyng said and praied his abbot for to assoille hym for he wolde yeue the kyng such a wassaille that all englond shold be glad ther of and â—oyfull Tho went the monke in to a gardeyne fonde a grete tode therin and toke hir vp put hir in a cuppe and prikked the tode thurgh with a broche many tymes till that the venyme comÌ„ oute in euery side in to the cuppe and tho toke he the cuppe and fylled it with good ale brought it before 〈◊〉 kyng and kneâ—yng said sir qd he wassaille for neuer daies of your lyfe ne dronke ye of such a cuppe Begynne monke qd the kyng and the monke drank a grete draught and toke the kyng the cuppe and the kyng also dranke a grete draught sette doune the cupp◠¶ The monke anone right weÌ„t in to the fermorie ther died anone on whos soule god haue mercy Amen and v. monkes sâ—ng for his soule specially shullen whiles the abbey stant ¶ The kyng aroos vp anone full euell at ese commaunded to remeue the table and axed after the monke men told hym that he was dede for his wombe was 〈◊〉 in sunder When the kyng herd this he commaunded to 〈◊〉 but alle it was for nought for his bely began so to swelle for the drinke that he draÌ„ke that he died withynne ij daies the morwâ— after seint lukrs day And this kyng â—ohan had fair children of his body begoten that is to say Henry his sone that was kyng after his fadre Richard that was Erle of Cornewaille and Isabell that was Emê‘esse of Rome and Eâ—â—eno 〈◊〉 was Quene of scotland ¶ And this kyng Iohan whan he had regned xvij yere â— moÌ„thes and v. daies he deide in the Castell of Newerke his body was buried at wynchestre ¶ Of kyâ—g Henry the thridde that was crouned at Gloucestre Capitulo Câ—ntesimo quinquagâ—simosexto ANd after this kyng Iohan regned Henry his soue and was crouned at Gloucestâ—â— whan he was ix yere olde on Seint Symondes day and Iude of Swalo the legat of Rome thurgh counceille of alle the gâ—ete lordes that helde with kyng Iohan his fadre that is to seyne the Erle Raudolfe of Chestre william Erle Marchall william Erle of Penbroke william the Brener Erle of Feriers Serle the Maule baron and all othir grete lordes of Englond helde with lowys the kynges sone of frauÌ„ce And anone after when kyng Henry was câ—ouned Swalo the legat helde his counceill eat Bristo we at seint Martynes fest and ther were xj bisshoppes of Englond and of walys and of othir prelates of holy chyrche a grete nombre and Erles and Barons and many knyghtes of Englond and all tho that were at that coÌ„ceill swore feautâ— vn to Henry the kyng that was kyng â—ohanes so ne And anone after the legate enterdited walys for encheson that they helde with the barons of englond also all tho that holpen or yafe couÌ„ceill to meve werre ayene the newe kyng Henry he acursed hem and in the begynnyng he put in the sentence the kynges sone of fraunce lowys And nothelees the same lowys wolde nat spare for to werre for all that but went anone and toke the castell of Berkamsted and eke the castell of Herford ¶ And from that day afterward the barons did so moche harme thurgh oute all Englond and principally the frnshmen that were come wyth kyng lowys wherfore the grete lordes and all the coÌ„mune peple of Englond let hem croice for to driue lowys and his companye oute of Englond But somme of the barons and eke of the frensh men were gone to the Cite of Nichole token the Cite and helde it to kyng lowys profit But thidder come kyng Henries men with a grete power that is to seyn the Erle Raudolfe of Chestre and william Erle Marchall and william the Brener Erle of Feriers and many othir lordes with hem and yeuen batâ—ille vn to Lowys men And ther was slayne the Erle of Perches and Lowys men were there foule discomfited And ther was take Serle Erle of wynchestre and Humfrey de Bowne Erle of Herford and Robert the sone of walter and many othir that begonne werre ayens the kyng they were taken and lad vn to kyng Henry kyng Iohanes sone ¶ Whenne the tydyng of this scomfiture come vn to Lowys the kynges sone of fraunce he remeued thennes and went vn to london let shit the yates fast of the Cite And anone after the kyng sent to the burgeis of london that they shold yeld hem vn to hym and the Cite also And he wolde hem graunte all the fraunchises that euer they were woned for to haue and wolde conferme hem by his grete newe chartre vnder his grete seal And in the same tyme a grete lord that was called Eustace the monke come oute of fraunce with a grete companie of lordes wolde haue come in to englond for to haue holpe lowys the kynges sone of frauÌ„ce but hubert of borugh and the v. portes with v ij shippes tho mette with hem in the high see assailled heÌ„ egrely ouer come hem with strength smyten of Eustace the monkes â—eed token also x.
in the see barges botes and grete plankes as many as they myÈt ordeyne haue for to gone to the forsaid castell of Swandone with men on fote and eke on hors ¶ But the walshmen had so moche peple were so stronge that they driuen he englishmen ayene so that ther was so moche prese of peple at the turnyng ayene that the charge the berthen of heÌ„ made the barges and botes sinke And ther was drenched full many a good knyght that is to seyne Sir Rogier of Clifford Sir williaÌ„ of lyndesey that was sir Iohanes sone fitz Robert sir Richard Tanny and an huge nombre of othir all was thurgh hir owne folie for yf they had had good espies they had not bene harmed ¶ When kyng Edward herd tâ—lle that his peple was so drenched he made sorwey nowe But tho come sir Iohan of vessye from the kyng of aragon brougth with hym moch folk of bachilers and of Gascoynes were sowdiours and duellyng with the forsaid sir Iohan of vessye vnderfonge of hym wages with hym were witholde noble men it were for to fight brent many tounes queld moche peple of walshmen all that they myght take ¶ And all tho with strength and myght made assaute to the Castell of Swandon and gete the castell And when Dauid the princes brother herd this tydyng he ordeyned hym to fligh◠¶ And Lewelyn the prince saw that his brother was flowen and sore was abasshed For he had no power to his werre for to maynten ¶ And so Lewelyn gan for to flee and wend well for to haue ascaped But an o morwe sir Rogier Mortiemer met with hym only with x. knyghtes and set hym rounde aboute and to hym went smote of his hede and presented hym vn to the kyng Edward And in this maner the prince of walys was taken and his hede smyten of and all his heires disherited for euermore thurgh rightfull dome of all the landes of the reame ¶ How Dauid that was Lewelynes brother prince of walys was put to the deth Ca. C lxiiij DAuid that was the Princes brother of walys thurgh pride wente for to haue bene Prince of walys after his brothers deth And vpon that sent he after walsshmen to his ê‘lement at dinbigh and follilich made walys arise â—yens the kyng and began to meue werre ayens the kyng and did all the sorwe disese that he myght by his power When kyng Edward herd of this thynge he ordeyned men to pursue vpon hym And Dauid ferselich him defeÌ„ded till that he come to the toun of seint morice ther was Dauid take as he fledde and led to the kyng And the kyng commaunded that he shold be honged and drawe and smyte of his hede and quarter hym and sende his hede to london and the iiij quartiers sende to the iiij tounes chief of walys for they sholde take example aud ther of bene ware ¶ And afterward kyng Edward let crie his pees thurghoute all walys and seised all the land in to his hande and all the grete lordes that were left a lyue come to done feaute and homage to the kyng Edward as to hir kynde lord ¶ And tho let kyng Edward amende the lawez of walys that were defectife ¶ And after he sent to alle the lordes of walys by his lrÌ„e patent that they shold come all to his parlement And whan they were come the kyng said to hem full curteisely Lordynges ye be well come and me behoueth your counceill and your helpe for to wende in to Gascoyne for to amende the trespaces that me was done whan I was ther And for to entrete of â—ees bitwene the kyng of Aragon and the Prince of Morrey ¶ And alle the kynges liege men Erles and Barons consented and grâ—unted ther to ¶ And tho made hym kyng Edward redy and went in to Gascoyne and let amende alle the trespaces that hym was done in Gascoyne And of the debate that was bitwene the kyng of Aragon and the prince of Morrey he cesed and made hem accorded ¶ And while the good kyng Edward and the Quene Elienore his wife were in Gascoyne the good Erle of Cornewaille was made wardeyne of Englond till that kyng Edward come ayene ¶ And tho enquered he of his traitours that congetted falfenesse ayens hym and eche of hem alle vnderfenge her dome after that they had deserued ¶ But in the mene tyme while that the good kyng Edward was beyonde the see to done hem for to make amendes that ayens hym had trespaced ther was a fals theâ—e a traitour that was called Rys ap Meriedoke begâ—n for to make werre ayens kyng kyng Edward and that was for encheson of Sir Payne Tiptot wrongfully greved disesed yâ— for said Ris ap Meriedo◠¶ And when kyng Edward herd all this he sent by his lrÌ„ez to Ris ap Meriedok that he shold begynne for to make no werre but that he shold be in pees for his loue And when that he come ayene in to Englond he wold vndertake the quarell done amend all that was mysdone ¶ The forsaid Ris ap meriedok despised the kynges coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t spared not for to do all the sorw that he myÈt to the kynges men of englond but anone after he was taken lad to york ther he was drawe honged for his felonye ¶ Of the redressynge that kyng Edward made of his Iustices of his clerkes that they had done for hir falsenesse how he drofe the Iewes oute of Englond for her vsery mysbeleue Capitulo Centesimo lxv WHen kyng Edward had duelled iij. yere in gascoyne wylle come to hym for to wende ayene in to Englond and tho he was come ayen he fonde so many plaintes made to him of his Iustices of his clerkes that had donâ— so many wronges falsenesse that wonder it was to here ¶ And for which falsenesse Sir Thomas weylond the kynges Iustice forswore Englond at the Toure of london for falsenesse that men put vpon hym wherof he was atteint proued fals ¶ And anone after when the kyng had done his wylle of the Iustices ¶ Tho let he enquere and aspie how the Iewes desceyued begiled his peple thurgh her sinne of falsenesse of vserie let ordeyne a priue parlement amonge his lordes they ordeyned among hem that all the Iewes shold voide Englond for hir mysbeleue And also for hir fals vserie that they did vn to cristen men And for to spede and to make an ende of this thyng all the coÌ„munite of Englond yafe vn to the kyng the xv peny of all hir goodes meuable so were the Iewes driuen oute of Englond ¶ And tho went Iewes in to fraunce and ther duelled thurgh leue of kyng philipp that tho was kyng of fraunce ¶ How kyng Edward was seised in all the londe of Scotland thurgh consent graunt of all the lordes of scotlaÌ„d Ca. C.lxvj HIt was
till he come to Striueâ—yn and ther he helde him in the Castell ¶ And the walsshmen eueâ—y day heÌ„ escried and manaced and did all the despite that they myâ—t ¶ So that the englisshmen vpon a tyme in a mornyug wente oute from the Castell the mountaunce of x. myle and passed ouer a brugge And william waleis come with a stronge power drofe hem a bake for the englisshmen had ayens him tho no myÈt but fled they yâ— myÈt take the brugge ascaped but sir hugh the kynges tresorer ther was slayne and many othir also wherfor was made moche sorwe Tho had kyng Edward sped all his nedes in Flaundres and was a yene come in to englond and in haste toke his wey toward Scotland and come thidder at ascâ—ncion tyde And all that 〈◊〉 founde be sette a fire and brend But the poure peple of Scotland come to him wonder thikke and praied him for goddes loue that â—e wolde haue on them mercy and pite wherfor the kyng tho commaunded that no man sholde done harme to hem that were yolden to him ne to no man of ordre ne to no â—ous of religion ne no maner chirch But let aspie all that he myÈt wher that he myght finde any of his enemies Tho come a spie to the kyng and tolde him 〈◊〉 the Scottes were assembled for to abyde bataille and on seint marie Magdalenâ— day the kyng come to fonkirke and yafe bataille to the scottes And at that bataille were quelled xxviij thousand and of Englisshmen but xxviij and no mo of the whiche was a worthy knyght slayne that was a knyght an hospiteler that was called Frere Brian â—ay ¶ For when william waleys fled from the bataille that same Frere Brian him pursued forselich and as his hors ran it stâ—rt in to amere of mareys vp to the bely ¶ And william waleis turned tho ayene and there quelled the forsaid Brian and that was moche harm◠¶ And that while kyng Edward wente thurgh Scotland for to enquere if he myght finde anâ— of his ennemies And in that land he duelled as longe as him liked and ther was none enemie that durst him abide ¶ And sone afterward kyng Edward went to southampton for he wolde not abide in Scotland in winter seson for esement of his peple And whan he come to london he let amende many mysdedes that were done ayens his pees and his lawe while that he was in Flaundres Of the last mariage of kyng edward how he weÌ„t yâ— iij. tyme in 〈◊〉 Ca. C.lxxj ANd aftward it was ordeyned thurgh the court of Rome that kyng Edward sholde wedde dame margarete kyng Philippes â—uster of fraunce and the â—rhebisshopp Robert of wynchelsee spoused hem to gedre thurgh which mariage there waz made pees bitwene kyng Edward of Englond kyng philipp of frauÌ„ce ¶ Kyng Edward went tho the iij tyme in to Scotland and tho withyn the fyrst yere he had enfamined the londe so that ther left not on that ne come to his mercy sauf tho that were in the castell of Estreuelyne that was well vitailled astored for vij yere ¶ How the castell of Estreuelyne was beseged ¶ Ca. C.lxxij HYng Edward come with an huge power to the Castell of Estreuelyn beseged the castell but it litell a vailled for he myÈt do the scottes none harme For the castell was so stronge wel y kept ¶ And kyng Edward saw that thought hym vpon a queyntize let make anone there ij peâ—re of high gale wes before the tour of the castell made his othe that as many as were in the castell were he erle or baron he were take with streÌ„gth but yf he wold the rather hym yelde he sholde bene honged vpon the gale weâ—◠¶ And when tho that were in the castell herd this they come and yelde hem all to the kynges grace and mercy And the kyng foryafe hem all his maletalent And ther were all the grete lordes of Scotland swore to kyng Edward that they shold come to london to euery parlement shold stonde to his ordinaunce ¶ How troylebastonne was fyrst ordeyned Ca. C.lxxiij THe kyng Edward went thens to london and went haue had reste pees of his werre with which werre he was acupied xx yere that is to seyne in waâ—ys in gascoyne in Scotland And thought how he myght recouer his tresour that he had spended aboute his werre let enquere thurgh the reame of all mystakynges and wronges done thurgh mysdoers in englond of all the tyme that he had bene oute of his reame that men called Troillebaston And ordeyned ther to Iustices in this maner he recouered tresour withoute nombre And his encheson was for he had thought for to haue gon in to holy land for to werre vpon goddes enemies For encheson that he was croised longe tyme before And nothelees that lawe that he had ordeyned ded moche good thurgh all Englond to hem that were mysbode For tho that trespaced were well chastized and afterward the meker and the better the poure coÌ„munes were in rest in pees And the same tyme kyng Edward enprisoned his owne sone Edward for encheson that walter of langeton bisshopp of Chestre that was the kynges tresorer had made vpon hym complaint said that the for said Edward thurgh couÌ„ceill ê“curement of one piers of Ganastone a squyer of Gascoyne had broke the parkes of the forsaid bisshopp the forsaid piers couÌ„ceilled lad the same edward And for this cause kyng edward exiled his sone out of englond for 〈◊〉 more ¶ Of the deth of william waleis the fals traitour Ca. C.lxxiiij ANd when this kyng Edward had his enemies ouer come in walys Gascoyne in Scotland and destroied his traitours but onâ—â—ch that ribaude william waleys that neuer to the kyng wold hym yelde and at the last in the toune of seint do meniâ— in the yere of kyug Edwardes regne xxxiij that fals traitour was take presented to the kyng sauf the kyng wolde not see hym but sent hym to londoÌ„n to vnderfonge his â—ugement on seint Bartholomâ— wes eue he was honged and drawe his hede sâ—â—yten of and his boweles take oute of his body and brende and his body quartred and sent to iiij â—he best tounes of Scotland and his hede sette vpon a spere sette vpon london brugge in example that the Scottes sholde haue in mynde for to â—ere hem amys ayens hir liege â—â—rd eftsones ¶ How the Scottes comeÌ„ to kyng Edward for to amende hir trespace thatâ— they had done ayens hym Ca. C.lxxv ANd at Mihelmasse tho next comyng kyng Edward held his parlement at westmynstre thidder come the Scottes that is to seyne the bisshoppe of seint Andrewe Robert 〈◊〉 Brus Erle of Carryk Symond the frisell Iohan the Erle of â—thell and they were accorded with the kyng and bounde and by othe sworne that afterward yf any of hâ—m â—isbere hem ayens kyng
that was well knowen when the scottes were slayne ¶ And sith said Merlyn that ylke dragon shold norissh a fox that shold meue grete werre ayenst hym that shold not in his tyme bene ended And that semed well by Robert the Brus that kyng Edward norisshed in his chambre that sithenes stale away and meued grete werre ayens hym which werre was nat ended in his tyme ¶ And afterward Merlyn told that this dragon shold bene hold the best body of all the world be said sothe for the good kyng Edward was the worthiest knyght of all the world in his tyme ¶ And yit said Merlyn that the dragon shold die in the marche of an othir laÌ„d yâ— his laÌ„d shold be longe withoute any good keper that men shold weâ—e for his dethe from the I le of she pey vn to the I le of marcyll ¶ Wherfor allas sholde be hir coÌ„mune songe amonge peple fadreles in the land wasted that ê“fecie was knowe ouerall full well For the good kyng Edward died at Burgh vp sandes that is vpon the marche of Scotland wherfor the Englishmen were discomforted sorowed in northumber land ¶ For encheson that kyng Edwardes sone sette by the Scottes no force for the Riott of piers of Ganaston wherfor allas waz the songe thurgh oute all englond For defaute of a good wardeyn from the I le of shepey vn to the I le of marcyll the peple made moche sorwe for good kyng Edwardes deth ¶ For they wende that good kyng Edward sholde haue gone in to the holy lande for that was hollyche his purposse vpon whos soule god for his high grace haue mercy ¶ Of kyng Edward yâ— was kyng edwardes sone Ca. C.lxxxvij ANd after this kyng Edward regned Edward his sone that was bore in Carnariuan and this Edward went in to fraunce spoused Isabell the kynges dought of frauÌ„ce the xxv day of Ianiuer at the churche of our lady at Boloigne In the yere of our lord Ihesu crist a. M.CCC.vij and the xx day of Feuerer the next yere that come after he was crouned solemplich at westmynstre of the Erchebisshoppe Robert of wynchelsee and of the Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury and ther was so grete prece of peple that Sir Iohan Bacwell was dede and murdred ¶ And anone as the good kyng Edward was dede Sir Edward his sone kyng of Englond sente after Piers of Ganastone in to Gascoyne and so moche loued hym that he called him his brother and anone after he yafe hym the lordshipp of wallyngford and it was not longe after that he ne yafe hym the Erledome of Cornewaille ayens alle the lordes wyll of the Royaâ—â—e ¶ And tho brought he Sir walter of langeton bisshopp of Chestre in to prison in to the tour of london with two knaues allone hym to serue For the kyng was wroth with hym for cause that Sir walter made compleint vpon hym to his fadre wherfore he was put in to prison in the tyme of Troilebastone And the forsaid Piers of Ganastone made so grete mastries that he wente in to the kynges tresorie in the Abbey of westmynstre and toke the table of gold with the trestelles of the same and many othir riche â—eweles that some tyme were the noble and good kyng Arthures and toke hem to a marchant that was called Aymery of Friscombande For he shold bere hem ouer the see in to Gascoigne so he wente thens and they come neuer ayene after wherfor it was a grete losse vn to this land ¶ And whan this Piers was so richely auaunced he become so proude and so stoute wher of alle the grete lordes of the Reame had hym in despite for his grete beryng wher for Sir Henry the lacy Erle of Nichol and Sir Gny Erle of warrewyke the whiche good lordes the good kyng Edward Sir Edwardis kyng of Englond his fadre charged that Piers of ganastone shold not come in to Englond for to bringe his sone Edward in to Riott ¶ And alle the lordes of Englond assembled hem at a certayn day at the freres prechours at london and speken of the dishonour that kyng Edward did vn to his Royame and to his croune and so they assented all bothe Erles and coÌ„munes that the forsaid Piers of Ganastone sholde bene exiled oute of Englond for euer more and so it was done for he forswore Englond and wente in to Irland and ther the kyng made hym 〈◊〉 uetayne and gouernour of the land by his commission and 〈◊〉 this Piers was chiuetayne of all the land and did ther aâ—le 〈◊〉 hym lyked and had power what â—e wolde and that tyme were the templers exiled thurgh all cristiente for encheson that men put vp on hem that they sholde donÌ„ thyng ayens the feyth and good be leue ¶ Kyng Edward loued Piers of Ganestoâ— so moche that he myght nat forlete his companie so moche the kyng yafe behight to the peple of Englond that the exilyng of the forsaid piers sholde bene reuoked at stamford thurgh hem that hym had exiled wherfor piers of Ganastone come ayene in to Englond And wheÌ„ he was come ayene in to this land he despised the grettest lordis of this land and called sir Robert of Clare Erle of Gloucestre horesone And the Erle of Nicholl sir henry the lacy brostebely and sir Gny Erle of warrewik the blake hounde of Arderne and also he called the noble erle and gentill Thomas of Lancastre Cherle and many othir scornes and shame hem said and by many othir grete lordis of englond Wherfor they were to wardys hym full angry sore annoied And in the same tyme died the Erle of Nichol but he charged or he was dede Thomas of Lancastre Erle that was his sone in lawe that he shold maynten his quarell ayens the same Piers of Ganastone vpon his beneson ¶ And so it was ordeyned thurgh helpe of the Erle of Lancastre and of the Erle of warrewyke that forsaid sir Piers was beheded at gauersich besides warrewyke the xix day of IunÌ„ in the yere of grace a M.ccc and xij wherfor the kyng was sore annoied and praied god that he myÈt see that day to bene a venged vpon the deth of the forsaid Piers ¶ And so it befell afterward as ye shâ—ll here allas the tyme For the forsaid Erle of Lancastre and many othir grete barons were put to Pitons deth and martred for encheson of the forsaid querell ¶ The kyng was tho at london and helde a parlement and ordeyned the lawes of sir Symond Moâ—nfort wherfor the Erle of lancastre and the Erlys and all the clergie of Englond maden an othe thurgh counceill of Robert of wynchelsee for to maynten tho ordinaunces for euermore ¶ How Robert the Brus come ayene in to Scotland gadred a grete power of men for to werre vpon kyng Edward Capitulo Centesimo lxxxviij ANd when sir Robert the Brus that made hym kyng of Scotland that was fled in to Norwey
ye shull bene efâ—â—as welâ— with vs as euer was Robert of holand ¶ Tho anâ—uerd sir Andrewe of herkela and said Sir Thomas that wold I not done ne consent ther to for no maner thyng ye myght me yeue withoute the wyll and commaundement of 〈◊〉 the kyng for than shold I bene hold a traitour for euermore ¶ And when the noble Erle Thomas of laucastre saw that he nold not consent to hym for no maner thyng Sir Andrewe he said wyll ye nat consent to destroie the venym of the reame as we be consent At one word Sir andrew y telle the that or this yere be gone that ye shull bene take and holde for a traitour and more than ye hold vs nowe and in wers dethe ye shull die than euer died any knyght of Englond And vnderstondeth well that ye ded neuer thyng that sorrer shall yowe repent and nowe goth and dothe that yowe good liketh And I wull pnt me vn to the mercy and the grace of god And so went the fals traitour Sir Andrewe of herkela in his way as a fals traitour tirant and as a fals forsworne man For thurgh the noble Erle Thomas of laucastre he vnderfenge the armes of chiualrie and thurgh hym he was made knyght ¶ Tho myght men seen archiers drawe hem in that one side and in that othir and knyghtes also and foughten to gedre wonder sore and also among othir sir humfrey de Boughon Erle of herford a worthy knyght of renoune thurgh all cristendome stode and faught with his enemies vpon the brugge and as the noble lorde stode and faught vpon the brugge a thief a ribande skulked vnder the brugge and fersely with a spere smote the noble knyght in to the foundement so that his boweles comen oute there Allas the sorwe for ther was slayne the flour of solace and of comfort and also of curtesie ¶ And sir Rogier of clifford a noble knyÈt stode euer and faught and well and nobely hym defended as a worthy Baron But at the last he was sore wonuded in his hede and Sir william of Sullayand Sir Rogier of Bernefeld were slayne at that bataille ¶ When Sir Andrewe of herkela saw that Sir Thomas men lancastre lassed and slaked anone he and his companie comen to the gentill knyght Sir Thomas of Laucastre and said yeld the traitour yeld the ¶ The gentill Erle anâ—uerd tho and said Nay lordes Traitours â—e we none and to yowe wyll we neuer vs yelde while that our lyfes lasteâ— but leuer we haue to be slayne in our treuthe than yelde vs to yow ¶ And sir Andrewe ayene grad vpon sir Thomas companie yollyng as a wode wolfe and said yelde yowe traitours taken yeld yowe with an high â—â—is said â—ethe ware sires that none of yowe be hardy vpon lyfe and lymme to mysdone Thomas body of Lancastre ¶ And with that worde the good Erle Thomas went in to the chapell said knelyng vpon his knees and turned his visage towardes the crosse and said Almyghty god to the I me yelde and hollich put me in to thy mercy And with that the vileyns ribaudes lept aboute hym on euery side as tirauntz and wode turmentours and difpoilled hym of his armure and clothed hym in a robe of ray that was of his squyers liuere and forth lad hym vn to yorke by water ¶ Tho myght men see moche sorwe and care for the gentill knyghtes fledden in euery side and the ribaudes and the vileyns egrely hem discried and grad an high yeld yâ—we traitours yelde yowe And when they were y yolde they were robbed bounde as the ves allas the shame and despite that the gentill ordre of knyghthode ther had at that bataille and the lande tho was with oute lawe For holy chyrche tho had no more reuerence than it had bene a bordelhows and in that bataille was the fadre ayens the sone and the vncle ayens his nepheu For so moche vnkeÌ„denesse was neuer seyn before in Englond as was that tyme amonge folk of one nacion For o kynrede had no more pite of that othir than an hungrie wolfe hath of a shepe and it was no wonder For the grete lordes of Englond were not all of o nacion but were medled with othir nacions that is for to seyne somme britons somme Saxons somme Danois somme Pehites somme frenshmen somme normans somme Spaynardes somme Romayns somme Henaudes somme Flemmynges and of othir diuerse nacions the which nacions accorded not to the kynde blode of Englond And yf so grete lordes had bene onlich wedded to English peple than sholde peez haue bene and reste amonges hem withoute any envie ¶ And at that bataille was Sir Rogier Clifford take Sir Iohan Mombray Sir william Tuchet Sir william fitz william and many othir worthy knyghtes ther were take at that bataille And sir hugh dandell the next day after was taken and put in to prison and shold haue bene done to deth yf he had not spoused the kynges nece that was Erle Gilbertes suster of Gloucester And anone afterwas sir Bartholomew of Badelesmere taken at stowe parke a maner of the bisshoppes of lincolne that was his nepheu and many othir barons banerettz wherfor was made moche sorwe ¶ Hâ—w Thomas of lancastre was beheded at Pountfrete v. barons honged deawen there Capitulo Centesimo lxxxxviij ANd nowe I shall telle yow of the noble Erle Thomas of lancastre when he was taken brought to yorke many of the Cite were full glad vpon him cried with high vois A sir traitour ye arne welcome blessed be god for nowe shull ye haue the reward that longe tyme ye haue deserued and cast vpon him many snowe balles and many othir reproues did hym but the geÌ„till erle all suffred said nothir one ne othir And in the same tyme the kyng herd of this same scomfiture and was full glad in hast come to Pountfrete sir hugh the speÌ„cer sir hugh his sone sir â—ohan erle of arundell sir Edmond of wodestoke the kynges brother erle of kent and sir Aymer of valaunce erle of Penbroke and mastir robert baldoke a fals piled clerc that was â—ue and duelled in the kynges court and all come thidder with the kyng and the kyng entred in to the castell And sir Andrewe of herkela a fals tirant thurgh the kynges commaundement toke with hym the gentill erle Thomas to Pountfrete ther he was prisoned in his owne castell that he had newe made that stode ayens the Abbey of kyng Edward And sir hugh the spencer the fadre his sone cast thought how in what maner the good erle Thomas of lancastre sholde be dede withoute any â—ugement of his Perys wherfor it was ordeyned thurgh the kynges â—ustices that the kyng shold put vpon hym pointes of treson And so it befell that he was ledde to barre before the kynges Iustices barehede as a thief in a faire hall withyn his owne castell that he
had made therin many a fair fest both to riche eke to poure And these were his â—ustices Sir hugh 〈◊〉 the fadrâ— Aymer of valaunce Erle of Penbroke Sir Edmond of wodestoke Erle of kent Sir Iohan of Britaigne Erle of Richemond and Sir Robert of Malemethorppe Iustice and Sir Robert hym acoulped in this maner Thomas at the firste our lord the kyng and this court excludeth yowe of all maner ansuere Thomas our lord the kyng put vpon yowe that ye haue in his lande riden with baner displaied ayene his pees as a traitour And with that worde the gentill erle Thomas with an high vois said nay lordes forsoth and by seint Thomas I was neuer traitour ¶ The Iustice said ayene tho ¶ Thomas our lord the kyng put vpon yowe that ye haue robbed his folk and mordred his peple as a thefe ¶ Thomas the kyng also put vpon yowe that he discomfited yowe and your peple with his folk in his owne reame wherfor ye went and fled to the wode as an outelawe And also ye were taken as an outelawe ¶ And Thomas as a traitour ye shull he honged by reson but the kyng hath foryeue yowe that Iewes for loue of quene Isabell And Thomas reson wolde also that ye sholde be honged but the kyng hath foryeue yowe that Iewes for cause and loue of your lynage But Thomas For as moche as ye were take fleyng and as an outelawe the kyng wyll that your hede shall be smyten of as ye haue well deserued Anone doth hym oute of prece and anone bryng hym to his Iugement ¶ The gentill knyght Thomas he had herde all these wordes with an high vois he cried sore wepyng And said Allas Seint Thomas â—aire fadre Allas shall I be deed thus ¶ Graunte me nowe blissefull god ansuere but all availled hym no thyng For the cursed Gascoynes put hym hidder and thidder and on hym cried with an high vois O kyng Arthur most dredfull well knowen is nowe thyn open traytrie an euell deth shalt thou die as thou hast well deserued ¶ Tho sette they vpon his hede in scorne an olde Chapelet all to rent and to torne that was nat worth an halpenye And after they sette hym vpon a leue white Palfrey full vn semelich and eke all bare and with an olde bridell and with an horrible noise they drove hym oute of the Castell toward his deth and cast vpon hym many balles of snowe ¶ And as the turmentours lad hym oute of the Castell tho said he this pitonse wordes and his hondes helde vpon high towardes heven Nowe the kyng of heven yeue vs mercy For the Erthely kyng hath vs forsake And a frere prechour went with hym oute of the Castell till that he come to the place that he ended his lyfe vn to whom he shrofe hym all his lyfe ¶ And the gentill Erle helde the frere wonder fast by the clothes and said faire fadre abide with vs till that I be ded for my flessh quaketh for drede of deth And soth for to say the gentill Erle sette hym vpon his knees turned hym toward the Est but a ribaude that was called Higone of Mostone set hande vpon the gentill Erle and said in despite of hym Sir traitour turne the toward the Scottes thy â—ouâ—e dede to vnderfong and turned hym toward the north ¶ The noble Erle Thomas ansuerd tho with a mylde vois said now fair lordes I shall done all your wylle and with that worde the frere went fro hym sore wepyng and anone a râ—baude wente to hym and smote of his hede the xj â—al of Auerill in the yere of grace M.CCC.xxj Allas that euer such a gentill blode shalâ— bene done to deth withoute cause and reson And traitoursly was the kyng counseiled when he thurgh the fals counceill of the spencers suffred Sir Thomas his vnclesâ— sone bene put to such a deth and so ben beheded ayenâ— all man of reson and grete pite it was also that such a noble kyng shold bene desceyued and mysgouerned thurgh couÌ„ceill of the false spencers the which he mayntened thurgh loselrie ayens his honour and eke ê“fite For afterward ther fill grete vengeaunce in englond for encheson of the forsaid Thomas deth ¶ When the gentill erle of his lyfe was passed The priour and the monkes of Pountfrete geten the body of sir Thomas of the kyng and they buried it before the high Auter on the right side ¶ 〈◊〉 same day that this gentill lord was dede ther were honged and drawe for the sameâ—quarell at Pountfrete Sir william tuchet Sir william Fitz william sir watreyne of ysille Sir Henry of Bradborne and sir william cheynie barons alle and â—ohan page squyer ¶ And sone after at yorke were drawe and hongâ—d Sir Rogier Clifford Sir Iohan of Mombâ—â—y barons And Sir Gosselm dauill knyght ¶ And at Bristowe were drawe and honged Sir henry of wymyngton and sir henry MouÌ„tfort barons And at Gloucestre were drawe and honged Sir Iohan Giffard aud Sir william of Elmebrugge barons ¶ And at london were honged and drawe Sir Henry Tyes baron And at wynchelsee sir Thomas Colepepir knyght And at wyndesore Sir Fraunceis â—f waldenham baron And at Caunterbury was drawe and honged Sir Bartholomewe of Badelesmere and sir Barthâ—lomewe of asshebourneham barons And at kerdyfe in walys Sir william fleÌ„myng baron ¶ How kyng Edward went in to scotland with an hondrâ—d thousand men of armes myght not spede Ca. C. lxxxxix ANd when kyng Edward of Englond had brought the floure of Chiualrie vâ— to hir dethe thurgh couuceille of Sir hugh the spencer the fadre and Sir hugh the sone he become as wode as any lyonne And what so euer the spencers wolde haue it was done and so well the kyng loued hem that they myght done with hym all thynge that they wolde Wherfor the kyng 〈◊〉 vn to Sir hugh spencer the fadre the Erledome of wynchestre and to sir Andrewe of harkela the Erledome of Cardoilâ— in preiudice and in harmyng of his croune ¶ And â—yng Edward tho thurgh conseille of the spencers disherited all hem that had bene ayens hym in any quarell with Thomas of Lancastre many othir were disherited also for encheson that the spencers coueited for to haue hir landes so they had all that they wolde desire with wronge and ayens all reson ¶ Tho made the kyng Robert of Baldok a fals piâ—ed clerke chaunceler of England thurgh counceill of the forsaid spencers he was a fals ribaud and a coueitons so they counceilled the kyng moche that the kyng let take to his owne ward all the goodes of the lordes that wrongfully were put to the deth in to his owne hande and as well they token the goodes that were in holy chyrche as the goodes that were withoute and let hem be put in to his tresorie in london and let hem calle his forfaittz and by hir couÌ„ceill the kyng wrought for
euermore he disherited hem that the goodes owghten ¶ And thurgh hir counceill lete arere a tallâ—â—ge of all the goodes of Englond Wherfor he was the ricchest kyng that euer was in Englond after william Bastard of Normandie that conquered Englond ¶ And yit thurgh counceill of hem hym semed that he had not ynowe but made yit euery toune of englond fynde a man of armes vpon hir owne costages for to gone werre vpon the scottes that were his enemies wherfor the kyng went in to Scotland with an hounderd thousend men of armes at witsontide in the yere of our lord Ihesu crist M.CCC and xxij But the Scottes went and hid hem in montains and in wâ—des and taâ—â—ed the Englisshmen fro day to day that the kyng myght for no maner thyng hem fynde in playne felde wherfor many Englissh men that fewe vitailles hadden for hunger ther deiden wonder fast and sodenly for hunger in goynge and in comynge and namelich tho that had bene ayens Thomas of Lancastre and had robbed his men vpon his landes ¶ Whenne kyng Edward sawe that vitailles failled hym he was tho wonder sore discomforted for encheson also that his mâ—n died and for he myght nouzt speâ—e of his enemies So at the last he come ayene in to Englond ¶ And anone after come Iames douglas also Thomas Randulph with an hugh host in to Englond in to northumberland with hem the englisshmen that â—â—ere driuen oute of englond come robbed the contre and quelled the 〈◊〉 and also brend the toune that was called Noâ—tallertone many othir toâ—nes vn to yorke ¶ And when the kyng herde this tyâ—ynge he let 〈◊〉 all maner men that myghten tranaille and so the englisshmen the abbey of Beigheland the xv day after Mihelmasse in the same yere about said and the englishmen were there discomfited and at that scomfiture was take sir â—ohan of Britaigne Erle of Richemond that helde the contre and Erledome of lancastre And after he paied an huge raunsone and was let gone and afâ—er that he went in to fraunce and come neuer afterward ayene ¶ How Sir Andrewe of herkela was take put vn to the dethe that was erle of Cardoille Capitulo ducentesimo ANd at that tyme sir Andrewe of herkela that newe was made Erle of Cardoille for cause that he had taken the good Erle Thomas of lancastre he had ordeyned thurgh the kynges commaundement of englond for to bring hym alle the â—ower that he myght for to helpe hym ayens the Scottes at the Abbey of beigheland And whan the fals traitour had gadred alle the peple that he myght shold haue come to the kyng vn to the Abbey of Brigheland the fals traitour lad hem by an othir coÌ„tre thurgh Copeland and thurgh the erledome of lancastre and wit thurgh the contre and robbed and queld folke all that he myght And ferthermore the fals traitour had taken a grete some of gold and siluer of sir Iames douglas for to be ayens the kyng of englond to ben helpyng holdyng with the Scottes thurgh whos treson the kyng of englond was scomfited at Beigheland er that he come thidder wherfor the kyng was toward hym wonder wroth and let â—uely enquere by the contre aboute how that it was and so men enquered aspied so at the last trewth was fouÌ„de â—ought he atteint taken as a fals traitour As the noble erle Thomas of lancastre him tolde er that he were done vn to the deth at his takyng at bnrbruge and to hym said or that yere were done he sholde be take and holde a traitour And so it was as the holy man said wherfor the kyng sent priuâ—lich to Sir Anthoyne of lucy a knyght of the contrey of Cardoille that he sholde take sir Andrewe of harkela and put hym vn to the deth to bringe this thyng vn to the ende the kyng sent his coÌ„missione So that the same Andrewe was take at Cardoill led vn to the barre in the maner of an Erle worthely arraied with a swerd gurt aboute hm hosed spored ¶ Tho spake sir Anthoyne in this maner Sir Andrewe qd he the kyng put vp on the for as moche as thou hast bene orped in thy dedes he ded vn to the mochel honour made the erle of Cardoill thou as a traitour vn to thy lord the kyng laddest his peple of this contre that sholde haue holpe hym at the bataill of Beigheland thou laddest them away by the contre of Copeland thurgh the erledome of laÌ„castre Wherfor our lord the kyng was stomfited ther of the scottes thurgh thy treson falsenesse And yf thou haddest come be tymes he had had the mastrie all treson thou didest for the grete somme of gold siluer that thou vnderfeng of Iames douglas a scotte the kynges enemie ¶ And our lord the kynges wyll is that the ordre of knyghthode by the whiche thou vnderfeng all thyn honour and wurshupp vpon thy body be all brought to nouzt thy estate vndone that othir knyghtes of lower degre mowe after the beware yâ— which lorde hath the avaunced hugely in diuerse contrees in Englond that all mowe take example by the Hir lord afterward trewely for to serue ¶ Tho coÌ„mauÌ„ded he a knave anonÌ„ to hâ—we of his spores on his heles And after he let breke the swerde ouer his hede the which the kyng hym yaf to kepe defende his lande therwith when he made hym Erle of Cardoille ¶ And after he let hym vnclothe of his furred Tabard of his hode of his furred cotes and of his gurdell when this was done sir Anthoyne said vn to hym Andrewe quod he nowe art thou no knyÈt but a knave and for thy treson the kyng wylle that thou shalt be honged drawe and thyn hede smyten of thy bowelles taken oute of thy body brent before the thy body quartred thyn hede smyten of and sent vn to london and ther it shall stonde vpon london brugge and the iiij quarters shull be sent to iiij tounes of Englond that all othir mowe beware chastized by the And as Anthoyne said so it was done all maner thynge in the last day of October In the yere of grace M.CCC xxij yere And the sonne tho turned in to blode as the peple it saw that dured fro the morne till it was xj of the clokke of the day ¶ of the miracles that god wrought for seint Thomas lâ—ue of laÌ„castre wherfor the kyng let close the chyrche dores of the Priorie of Pountfret for no man shold come therin to the body for to offâ—en Capitulo duâ—â—â—tesimo primo ANd sone after that the good erle Thomas of lancastre was martred a preste that longe tyme had bene blynde dremed in â—is slepyng that he shold gone vn to the hille ther that the good erle Thomas of lancastre was done vn
to the deth and he shold haue his sight ayene so he dremed iij. nyghtes sewyng the prest let tho lede hym to the same hylle when he come to that place that he was martred onâ—deuoutely he made ther his praiers praid god seint Thomas that he must haue his sight ayen was in his praiers he laid his right honde vpon the same place yâ— the good man was matred on a drope of drye blode smale sand cleued on his honde ther with striked his yien anone thurgh the myÈt of god of seint Thomas of lancastre he had his sight ayen thanked tho almyghty god seint Thomas And when this miracle was knowen amonge men the peple come thidder on euery side kneled and made hir praiers at his tombe that is in the priorie of Pounfret praied that holy martir of socour of helpe god herd hir praier ¶ Also ther was a yonge child drenched in a welle in the toune of Pountfrete was dede iij. daies iij. nyghtes men comen and laid the dede child vpon seint Thomas tombe the holy martir the child arose ther from deth to lyfe as many a man it saw and also moch peple were oute of hir mynde god hath sent hem hir mynde ayene thurgh vertue of that holy martir And also god hath yeuen ther to to creples hir goyug to croked hir hondes hir feet and to blynde also hir sight to many sike folke hir hele of diuerse maladies for the loue of his good martir ¶ Also ther was a rich man in Coundom in gascoyne such a maladie he had that all his right side roted fell awey from hym that men myÈt see his lyuer also his hert so he stanke that vuneth men myÈt come nye hym wherfor his frendes were for hym wondre sory But at the last as god wolde they praied to seint Thomas of lancastre that he wollde pray to almyghty god for that prisoner behight to gone to pountfrete for to done hir pilgrymage that the martir seint Thomas come vn to hym annoynted ouer all his sike body And ther with the good man awoke was all hole his flessh was restored ayen that before was roted falle away For which miracle the good man his frendes loued god and seint Thomas euer more after And this good man come in to Englond and toke with hym iiij felawes come to Pounfreete vn to that holy martir and did hir pilgrymage but the good man that was sike come thidder all naked sauf his 〈◊〉 when they had donâ— they turned home ayene in to hir contre tolde of the miracle wher so euer they come ¶ And also ij men haue â—â—heled ther of the mormal thurgh helpe of that holy martir though that euell behold incurable ¶ When the spencers herd that god did such miracles for this hoâ—y martir they wold be leue it in no maner wyse-but said openlich that it was grete heresie such vertue of hym to beleue ¶ And when Sir hugh the spencer the sone saw alle this doynge anone he sente his missagier from Pountfrete ther that he duelled to the kyng Edward that tho was at Grauâ—â—e at Skipton for cause that the kyng shold vn do that pilgrymage ¶ And as the Ribaude the messagier wente to ward the kyng for to done his message he come by the hulle on the which the good martir waz done to dethe and in the same place he made his ordure and whan he had done he went toward the kyng And a stronge flix hym come vpon er he come to yorke and shedde all his boweles at his fundement And whan Sir hugh the spencer herde this tydyng somedâ—ell he was adâ—ad and thought for to vndone the pilgrymage yf he myght by any maner way aâ—d to the kyng wente and said that they shold be in grete sklaundre thurgh oute all cristendome for the deth of Thomas of lancastre yf that he suffred the peple done hir pilgrymage at Pountfrete and so he counceilled the kyng that he coÌ„mauÌ„ded to closse the church dores of pountfrete in the which chirch the holy martir seint Thomas was entered and thus they diden ayene all fraunchises of holy church so that iiij yere after myÈt no pilgryme come vn to that holy body ¶ And for encheson that the monkes suffred men come and honour that holy body of seint Thomas the martir thurgh counceill of Sir hugh the spencer the sone and thurgh counceill also of mastir Robert of Baldoke the false piled clerke that was the kynges chaunceler the kyng consented that they shold be sette to hir wages and let make wardeins ouer hir owne good longe tyme and thurgh commaundement of the forsaid Sir hugh the spencer xiiij Gascoynes well armed kept the hulle ther that the good maÌ„ seint Thomas was done vn to his deth so that no pilgrime myÈt come by that way ¶ Full well wente be to haue be take cristes myght his power and the grete looâ— of miracles that he shewed for his martir seint Thomas thurgh all cristendome And that same tyme the kyng made Robert of Baldok the piled clerke and fals thurgh praier of Sir hugh the spencer the sone Chauncelere of Englond And in the same tyme was the Castell of walynford holden ayens the kyng thurgh the prisoners that were withynne the castell for seint Thomas quarell of Lancastre wherfor the peple of the contre come toke the castell vp on the forsaid prisoners wherfor sir Iohan of Goldington knyght sir Edmond of the beche prisoner a squyer that was called Rogier of walton were take sent to the kyng to Punfrete and ther they were done in to prison And the forsaid Rogier was sent vn to yorke ther he was drawe honged And anone after sir Rogier mortimer of wygmore krake oute of the toure of london in this maner the forsaid sir Rogier herd that he sholde be drawe honged at london in the morne after seint laurence day and on the day before he helde a faire fest in the toure of london ther was sir Stephen segraue constable of yâ— tour many grete men with hem And wheÌ„ they shold sope the forsaid Stephen sent for alle the officers of the tour and they come and souped with hym And when they shold take hir leue of hym a squyer that was called Stephen that was fâ—ll priuee with the forsaid Rogier thurgh his connceill yafe hem all suche drinke that the beste of hem all slept ij daies and ij nyghtes in the mene tyme be scaped away by water yâ— is to say by the thamyse weÌ„t ouer the see helde hym in frauÌ„ce Wherfor the kyng was sore aÌ„noied tho put the same Stephen out of his coÌ„stablery ¶ How the quene Isabell went in to fraunce for to treten of pees bitwene hir lord the
kyng of Englond the kyng of fraunce hir brother Ca. CC.ij THe kyng went tho vn to london ther thurgh couÌ„ceill of sir hugh the spencer the fadre of his sone of mastir robert Baldok a fals piled clerc his chaunceler let seise tho all the quenes londes in to his owne hande also all the landes that were sir Edwardis his sone were so put to hir wages ayenst all maner reson and that was thurgh the falsenesse of the spencers ¶ And when the kyng of frauÌ„ce that was quene Isabelles brother herd of this falnesse he was sore aÌ„noied ayens the kyng of englond and his fals councelers wherfor he sent a letter vn to kyng Edward vnder his seal that he sholde come in to feauÌ„ce at a certeyn day for to done his homage ther to he somened hym and elles he sholde lese all gascoyne ¶ And so it was ordeyned in Englond thurgh the kyng his â—â—â—nceill that quene Isabell shold wende in to fraunce for to trete of â—ees bitwene hir lord hir brother And that Oliuer of yngham sholde wende in to Gascoyne haue with hym vij thousend men and moo of armes to bene seueshall and wardeyne of gascoine so it was ordeyned that quene Isabell weÌ„t tho ouer see come in to fraunce with hir went sir Aymer of â—â—launce erle of Penkroke that was ther mordred sodenly in â—ue vage but that was thurgh goddes vengeaunce for he was one of the â—ustices that consented to seint Thomas deth of lancastre wold neuer after repente hym of that wykked dede and at that tyme sir Oliuer of yngham went ouer in to Gascoyne did moch harme to the kyng of fraunce and tho gete ayene that kyng Edward had loste moch more ther to ¶ How kyng Edward sent sir Edward his sone the eldeste in to fraunce Ca. cc.iij THe quene Isabell nad but a quarter of a yere in fraunce duelled that sir Edward hir eldest sone ne axed leue for to wende in to fraunce for to speke with his modre â—sabell the quene the kyng his fadre graunted hym with a good wyll said to hym Go my faire sone in goddis blissyng myne thenke for to come ayenâ— as hastely as thou myght And he went ouer see come in to fraunce And the kyng of fraunce his vncle vnderfenge hym with mochel honour said vn to hym faire sone ye be welcomâ— and for cause that your fadre come not for to do his homage for the duchie of Gnyhenne as his Auncestres were wont for to do â—yeue yow that lordshipp to holde it of me in heritage as all maner Auncestres diden to for yow wherfor he was called duke of Gnyhenne ¶ How the kyng exiled his quene Isabell Edward his eldeste sone Ca. cc.iiij WHenne kyng Edward of englond herde telle how the kyng of fraunce had yeue the duchie of Gnyhennâ— vn to sir Edward his sone withoute consent wyll of hym that his sone had vnderfonge the duchie he become wonder wroth sente to his sone by his lrÌ„e to his wife also that they shold come ayene in to englond in all the hast that they myght ¶ The Quene Isabell and sir Edward hir sone were wonder sore adrad of the kynges manace and of his wrathe principally the falsenesse of the spencers both of the fadre of the sone and at his coÌ„maundement they wold not come wherfor kyng Edward was full sore annoied let make a crie at london that yf Quene Isabell and Edward hir eldest sone come not in to Englond that they sholde bene hold as our enemies bothe to the Royame and to the croune of englond And for that they wold come in to Englond but bothe were exiled the modre and hir sone ¶ When the quene Isabell herd thees tydynges she was sore adrad to benÌ„ shent thurgh the fals congettyng of the spencers And went with the kuyghtes that were exiled out of Englond for seint Thomas cause of lancastre that is to seyne sir Rogier of wigmore sir william Trussell sir Iohan of Cromwell many othir good knyghtes wherfor they toke hir counseill ordeyned amonges hem for to make a mariage bitwene the duke of Gnyhenne the kynges sone of Englond the Erles doughter of he naud that was a noble knyght of name a doughty in his tyme And yf that thyng myght be brought aboute than stode they trowyng with the helpe of god with his helpe to recouer hir heritage in Englond wher of they were put oute thurgh the fals congettynges of spencers ¶ How kyng Edward thurgh counceill of the spencers sent to the douzepers of fraunce that they shold helpe that the quene Isabell hir sone sir Edward weren exiled oute of fraunce Ca. CC.v. WHen kyng Edward the spencers herde how Quene Isabell and sir Edward hir sone had alied hem to the Erle of benaud and to them that were exiled oute of England for encheson of Thomas of Lancastre they were so sory that they nist what to done ¶ Wherfor Sir hugh spencer the sone said vn to Sir hugh his fadre in this maner wyse ¶ Fadre acursed be the tyme and the counceill that euer ye consented that Quene Isabell sholde gone vn to fraunce for to treten of accord bitwene the kyng of Englond and hir brother the kyng of fraunce for that was your couÌ„ceill For at that tyme forsoth your wit failled ¶ For I drede â—â—e sore lest thurgh hir and hir sone we shull be shent but yf we take the better counceill Nowe faire sires vnderstondeth how mervaillous felonie and falshede the spencers ymagined and cast for priuely they let fylle v. barâ—ll ferrors with siluer the some amounted v. thousend pounde and they sent tho barelles ouer see priuely by an alien that was called Arnold of spaigne that was a brocour of london that he sholde gone to the douzepers of fraunce that they sholde procuren and speke to the kyng of fraunce that Quene Isabell and hir sone Edward were driue and exiled oute of fraunce ¶ And amonge all othir thynges that they were brought to the deth as priuely as they myÈt But almyghty god wolde not so for when this Arnold was in the hie see he was take with selandres that met hym in the see and toke hym and lad hym to hir lord Erle of henauld moch â—oye was made for that takyng at the laste this Arnold â—uely stake away fro thens come to london And of this takyng of othir thynges the erle of henaude said to the Quene Isabell Dame maketh yow mery bene of good chere for ye be more richer than ye went haue bene take ye these v. barelles full of siluer that were sent to the douzepiers of Fraunce for to quelle yow and your sone Edward thenketh hastely for to wende in to englond and taketh ye with yow sir Iohan of henaude my brother and
Southfolk Sir Hugh the spencer the fadre spake to the messagier and said telle soth in good faith to the messagier my fair frende is she come with a strength Certys Sir soth for to say she ne hath in hir companie but vij houndred 〈◊〉 of armes and with that worde Sir hugh the spencer the fadre cried with an high vois and said Allas allas we bene all betraied for certys with so litell power she had neuer come to londe but folke of this londe were to hir consent ¶ And therfor after the mete they toke hir couÌ„ceill went toward walys for to arere the walshmen ayene quene Isabell and edward hir sone all for to fight so they were in purpose euerichon ¶ How mastir waltier Stapilton bisshopp of excestre that was the kynges tresorer was beheded at london Ca. CC.viij ANd in the same tyme kyng Edward was sore adrad best men of london wold yelde hem vn to the quene Isabell to hir sone edward wherfor he sent mastir walter stapiltoÌ„ his tresorer for to be wardeyne and keper of the cite of london with the maire And so he come to the Gildehall of london and axed the keies of the yates of the cite thurgh vertue strength of his coÌ„mission and wolde haue had the kepyng of the cite And the coÌ„muners ansuerd said that they wolde kepe the cite to the honour of kyng Edward and of Isabell the Quene and of the duke the kynges sone withouten any mo The bisshopp was so sore annoied swore othe that they all shold abie it anone as kyng Edward were come oute of walys ¶ And the coÌ„muners all anone of the cite token the bisshopp lad hym amyddes chepe and there they smyten of his hede and set his heed in his right hond ¶ And after they beheded ij of his squyers that helde with the bisshopp and one of hem was called williaÌ„ of walle that was the bisshoppes nepheu That othir was called Iohan of Padyngton And also they toke a burgeis of london that was called Iohan marchall that was sir hugh the spencers aspie the fadre smyten of his hede also And in that same tyme that same bisshopp had in london a faâ—r tour in makyng in his close vpon the riuer of the thamyse that was withoute templebarre and hym failled stone to make ther of an ende wherfor he coÌ„maunded his men to gone to the chyrche of frere carmes and ther they token stone to make ther with the towre and moche sand and mortier and olde robous that was left ¶ And for the despite that the bishop had done vn to holy chyrch he and his ij squyers were buried in that sand as though they had bene houndes And they ther leyen xj wekes till that the quene Isabell sent hir lrÌ„es to the coÌ„muners praied hem that they wuld suffre graunte that the bisshopp must betaken oute of that place and bene buried at excestre at his owne chyrche and so he was and his ij squyers were buried at seint clemeÌ„tz chyrch withoute teÌ„ple barre it was no woÌ„der though yâ— bisshopp died an euell deth For he was a coueitous man and had with hym no mercy euell counceilled the kyng ¶ And sone afâ— was arnold of spayne taken he that was assentaut to haue lad the v. M pounde of siluer in v. barelles ferriers vn to the douzepers of fraunce for to helpe hast the quene Isabell to hir deth Edward hir sone also And this arnold was put vn to deth withoute the Cite of london ¶ How kyng Edward sir hugh spencer and the Erle of arundell were taken Ca. CC.ix. WHen kyng Edward had sent mastir walt Stapilton his tresorer in to london for to kepe the cite vn to hym ayene yâ— quene Isabell his wife ayene Edward hir sone anone hym selfe toke with hym sir hugh spencer the sone and sir Iohan erle of arundell mastir robert baldoke his chaunceler a fals pilled prest token hir way toward bristowe And ther the kyng abode a litell terme made sir hugh the spencer the fadre as conestable keper of the castell And the kyng that othir spencer went in to the shipp sailled toward walys toke no â—eue of the stiward ne of none in the kynges housold And ouer in to walys for to arere the walshmen ayene dame Isabell the quene the duke hir sone the Erle of kent and sir Iohan of henaude and they wâ—nt pursued after hem and hir power encresed euery day So at the last the kyng was taken vpon an hylle in walys and sir hugh the spencer the sone in that othir side of the same hylle and the fals piled clerc mastir Robert baldok there fast besides hem and were brouÈt ayene in to Englond as almyghty god wold the kyng hym selfe was in sauf kepyng in the castell of kenilworth and hym kept sir henry that was seint Thomas brother of lancastre ¶ And sir hugh spencer the fadre came and put hym in the quenes grace and Sir Edward hir sone duke of gnyhenne But sir hugh the spencer aft the tyme that he was take nolde ete no maner mete nothir drinke no maner drinke for he wyst to haue no mercy sauf only to be dede And the Quene and hir counceille tho had ordeyned that he sholde haue bene do to deth at london but he was so feble for his moche fastyng that he was dede almost And therfor it was ordeyned that he sholde haue his Iugement at herford And at a place of the toure his hood was take from his heed and also from Robert of baldok that was a pilled clerk and a fals and the kynges Chauncelere and men set vpon hir hedes chapp clettz of sharpe netteles and two squyers blewe in hir ere 's with ij grete bugles hornes vpon tho ij prisoners that men myght here ther blowyng oute with hornes mo than a Myle And one Symond of Reding the kynges marchall before hem bare hir armes vpon a spere reuersed in token that they sholde be vndone for euer more ¶ And vpon the morwe was Sir hugh spencer the sone dampned to the deth and was drawe and honged â—eâ—â—ded and his boweles taken oute of his body and brend and after he was quartred and his iiij qnartiers were sent to iiij tounes of Englond and his hede sent to london brugge ¶ And this Symond for encheson that he despised Quene Isabell he was drawe and honged in a stage made amydde the forsaid sir hughes galewes ¶ And the same day a litell fro thens was sir Iohan of Aruudell beheded for he was of sir hugh spencers councelers ¶ And anone after was sir hugh spencer the fadre drawe honged and beheded at Bristowe and after honged ayene by the armes with ij stronge ropes and the iiij day after he was hewen all to peces and houndes eten hym and for that encheson that the kyng had yeuen hym the
Erledome of wynchestre his hede was lad thidder put vpon a spere And theâ— fals Baldoke was sent to london and ther he deide in prison amonges thefes for men did hym no more reuerence than they wold done vn to an hounde and so deiden the traitours of englond blissed be almyghty god And it was no woÌ„der for her thurgh counceill the good erle Thomas of lancastre was done vn to deth And all that helden with Thomas of laÌ„castre thurgh the traitours were vndone and all hir heires disherited ¶ How kyug Edward was put a doune and his dignite â—enoÌ„me Capitulo dâ—centesimo decimo ANd anone after as this was done the Quene Isabell and Edward hir sone and alle the grete lordes of englond at one assent sent to kyng edward to the castell of kenilworth theâ— that he was in kepyng vnder the ward of sir â—ohan Hachim that was the bisshopp of Ely of sir â—ohan of Percy a baron for encheson that he shold ordeyne his plement at a certeyn place in Englond for to redresse amend the state of the reame ¶ And kyng Edward hem ansuerd and said lordes quod he re see full well â—ow it is â—o haueth here my seal I yeue yowe alle myne poweâ— to ordeyne a parlement wher that ye wyll ¶ And they toke hir 〈◊〉 of hym and come ayene to the barons of Englond ¶ And when they had the kynges patent of this thyng they shewed it to the lordes ¶ And tho was ordeyned that the parlement sholde bene at westmynster at the vtas of seint Hillarie ¶ And all the grete lordes of Englond let ordeyne for hem ther ayens that tyme that the parlement shold bene ¶ And at which day that parlement was the kyng wold not come ther for no maner thyng as he had settâ— hym selfe and assigned And notheles the barons sent to hym o tyme othir And he swore by goddes soule that â—e nolde come ther o foot Wherfor it was ordeyned by all the grete lordes of Englond that he shold no lenger bene kyng but bene deposed and said that they wold croune kyng Edward his sone the elder that was duke of Gnyhenne and sent so tydyng vn to the kyng ther that he was inward vnder sir Iohan Erle of Garenne and sir Iohan of Bothun that was bisshopp of Ely and sir Henry Percy a baron sir william Trussell a knyght that wat with the Erle sir Thomas of Lancastre for to yelde vp hir homages vn to hym for all thâ—â— of Englond ¶ And sir william Trussell said thees wordes ¶ Sir Edward for encheson that ye haue traied your peple of englond and haue vndone many grete lordis of Englond withoute any cause but nowe ye ben withstond thanked be god ¶ And also for encâ—eson that ye wolde not come to the parlement as ye ordeyned at westmynster as in your owne lettre patent is conteyned for to trete with your â—â—ege men as a kyng sholde ¶ And ther for thurgh all the commune assent of all the lordes of Englond I telle vn to yowe these wordes ye shull vnderstond sir that the Barons of Englond at one assent wyll that ye be no more kyng of Englond but vtterlich haue put yowe oute of your Realte for euermore ¶ And the bisshopp of Ely said tho to the kyng ¶ Sir Edward here I yelde vp feaute and homage for all the Erche bisshoppes and bisshoppes of Englond and for all the clergie ¶ Tho said Sir Iohan Erle of Garenne Sir Edward I yelde vp here vn to yowe fâ—aute and homage for me and for all the Erles of Englond ¶ And Sir Henry Percy yafe vp also ther his homage for hym and for all the Barons of Englond ¶ And tho said Sir william Trussell I yelde vp nowe vn to yowe Sir myne homage for me and also for all the knyghtes of Englond and for all them that holden by seriauntrie er by any othir maner thyng of yowe So that fro this day afterward ye shull not be claymed kyng nothir for kyng be hold But from this tyme afterward ye shull be holde for a singuler man of all the peple so they wente thennes vn to london ther that the lordes of englond hem abode And sir Edward abode in prison in good keping and that was the day of Conuersion of seint Panle in the xx yere of his regne ¶ Prophecie of Merlyn declared of kyng Edward the sone of kyng Edward Ca. cc.xj OF this kyng Edward ê“phecied Merlyn said that ther shold come a Goot out of Carre that shold haue hornes of silâ— a berde as white as snowe a doppe shold come out of his nosethirles that sholde betoken moch harme hunger deth of the peple grete losse of his land and that in the beginnyng of his regne shold be haunted moche lecheri◠¶ He said soth allas the tyme for kyng Edward that was kyng Edwardes sone was borne at Carnariuan in walys forsoth he had hornes of siluer a berde as snowe whan he was made prince of walys to moch he yafe hym 〈◊〉 riotte to folie And soth said Merlyn in his ê“phecie that ther shold come oute of his nose a doppe for in his tyme was grete hunger amonge the poure peple stronge dethe amonge the riche that deide in straunge land with mochel sorwe in werre in Scotland aâ—d afterward he lost Scotland Gascoyne whiles that hym selfe was kyng ther was moche lecherie haunted ¶ And also Merlyn told said that this goot shold seche the flour of lyfe of deth And he said sothe for he spoused â—sabell the kynges doughter of frauÌ„ce ¶ And in his tyme Merlyn said that ther shold be made brugges of folke vpon diches of the see and that was well seyne at bannokkesborne in Scotland whan he was discomfited ther of the Scottes And Merlyn told also that stones shold fall from castelles and many tounes shold be made pleyn ¶ And he said sothe for whan kyng Edward was discomfited in Scotland and come thâ—â— southward the Scottes beseged tho Castelles and did hem moche harme and brend tounes vn to the hard â—rthe ¶ And afterward Merlyn tolde that an Egle shold come out of Cornewaille that shold haue fetheres of gold that of pride sholde haue no piere And he sholde despise lordes of blood and after he sholde die thurgh a bere at Gauersiche and that prophecie was full well knowe and founde sothe ¶ For by the Egle is vnderstonde Sir Piers of Ganastone that tho was Erle of Cornewaille that was a wonder proude man that despised the baronage of Englond but afterward he was beheded at Gauersiche thurgh the Erle of Lancastre and thurgh the Erle of warre wyke ¶ And Merlyn tolde that in his tyme it sholde seme that the bere sholde brenne and that bataille sholde be vpon an arme of the see in a felde araied like a shelde were sholde die many white heedes ¶ And he
said sothe for by the brennyng of the here is betokened grete drede thurgh cuttyng of swerd at that bataille ordeyned in a felde as a shelde vpon an arme of the see is betokened the bataill of Mitone for ther comen the Scottes in maner of a shelde in maner of a winge slew vpon swale men of religion prestes and seculers wherfor the Scottes called that bataill in despite of Englisshmen the white bataille ¶ And after Merlyn said that the forsaid bere sholde done the goot moch harme that shold be vpon the south west and also vpon his blode and said also that the goot sholde â—ese moch dele of his lande till the tyme that shame sholde hym oâ—come and than he sholde clothe hym with a lyons skynne sholde wynne ayene that he had lost and moch more thurgh peple that shold come oute of the north west that sholde make hym bene drad and hym a vienge of his enemies thurgh counceill of ij owles that fyrst sholde bene in ê‘ill to be vndone ¶ And that tho ij owleâ— sholde wende ouer the see in to a strange land and ther they shold duelle till a certeyne tyme and after they sholde come in to Englond ayene ¶ And tho â—j owles sholde do moche harme vn to many one that they sholde counceille the gote for to meve werre ayens the forsaid bere ¶ Aud that the goot and the owles sholde come vn to an armÌ„ of the see at Barton vp trent and sholde wende ouer and that for drede the bere sholde flee with a swan in his companie vn to bury toward the north thurgh an vnkynde outpulter and that the swan than sholde be slayne with sorwe and the bere shold be slaynÌ„full nigh his owne nest that sholde stonde vpon Pounfrete vpon whom the sonne shall shede his bemes and many folk hym shall seche for the mochel virtue and he said full sothe for the good Erle Thomas of Lancastre was borne in the northwest and cosin to the kyng and sone of his vncle ¶ And by lawe he made the kyng â—ese moche land the which he had purchased wylfully till at the last the kyng ther of toke shame and hym selfe fylled with cruelte And after he gate ayene that he had lost and moche more thurgh folke that he let assemble oute of the northwest that made hym to bene adrad and avenged hym of his Barons thurgh counceille of Sir Hugh the spencere the fadrâ— and of Sir Hugh the sone â—hat beforne were outelawed of Englond for hir wykkednesse ¶ But afterward come ayene in to Englond Sir hugh spencer the fadre oute of fraunce and so moche counceilled the kyng that he shold werre vpon Thomas of lancastre So that the kyng and the spencers and the Erle of Arundell and hir power met with Thomas of laâ—castre at Burton vp trente and hym there discomfited and Sir humfrey Erle of Hereford was in his companie And after fledden the forsaid Thomas and Humfrey with hir companie at Burbrugge with Sir Andrewe of herkela that is called the vnkynde outeputter ¶ And also Sir Symond warde Erle of yorke they come and met with Thomas of lancastre with an huge companie and hem ther discomfited and in that scomfiture the erle of Hereford was slayne vpon the brugge cowardely with a spere in the fundement And the Erle Thomas was take and lad vn to Pounfrete and tho he was beheded beside his owne Castell But aftward many men hym souÈt for miracles that god did for hym ¶ And in that tyme Merlyn said for â—orwe harme shold die a peple of his land wherfor many landes shold be vpon hym the boldrâ— And he said sothe for by encheson of his barons that were done to dethe for seint Thomas quarell of lancastre peple of many londes become the bolder for to meue werre vpon the kyng for hir blode was turned to many nacions ¶ And afterward Merlyn tolde and said that the forsaid owles sholde done moche harme vn to the flour of lyfe and of dethe and they shold bring hir vn to moche disese So that she shold wende ouâ—r the see in to Fraunce for to make peâ—s to the flour delise and there shold abyde till on a tyme that hir seed sholde come and seche hir And tho they shold abide bothe till a tyme that they shold clothen hem with grace and tho two owles she sholde seke and put hem vn to spituâ—se dethe And that prophecie was well knowen and was full sothe ¶ For Sir hugh spencer the fader and Sir hugh the sone did moche sorwe and persecucion vn to Quene Isabell thurgh hir procuremeÌ„t to hir lord the kyng ¶ So they ordeyned amonges hem that she was put vn to hir wages that is to say xx shillyng in the day wherfor the kyng of Fraunce hir brother was wonder sore annoied and sente in to Englond by his lettres vn to kyng Edward that he sholde come to his parlement to Parys in Fraunce but kyng Edward was sore adrad to come there for he wende to haue bene arested till that he had made amendes for the trespace that Sir hugh spencer the fadre the sone had done for the harme that they had donÌ„ to Quene Isabell his suster ¶ Wherfor thurgh hir ordeynaunce coÌ„sent of the spencers the quene Isabell went ouer see in to fraunce for to make accord bitwene kyng Edward the kyng of fraunce hir brother And there duelled she in fraunce till Edward hir eldest sone come hir to seche so they duelled ther bothe till that aliaunce was made bitwene hem And the geÌ„till erle of henaude that yf they with her helpe myght destroie ouer come the venym the falsenesse of the spencers that sir Edward shold spouse Dame Philipp the wurshipfull lady the Erles doughter of henaude ¶ Wherfor the Quene Isabell sir Edward hir sone sir Edmond of wodestok the kynges brother of Englond sir Iohan of henaude sir Rogier mortimer of wigmore and sir Thomas Rocelyn sir Iohan of Cromwell sir william Trussell and many othir of the aliaunce of the gentill Erle Thomas of lancastre that were exiled oute of Englond for his quarell were disherited of hir landes ordeyned hem a grete power and arrined at Herewych in southfolk And sone after they pursueden the spencers till that they were taken put vn to spitouse deth as before is said and hir companie and also for the grete falsenesse that they did to kyng Edward and to his peple ¶ And Merlyn said also more that the gote sholde be put in to grete disese and in grete anguyssh in grete for we he sholde lede in his lyfe and he said sothe For after the tyme that kyng Edward was take he was put in to warde till that the spencers were put vn to the dethe ¶ And also for encheson that he nold not come vn to his owne ê‘lement at london as he had
and of sir Iohan henaude that wold haue gone ouer the water of withe for to haue fought with the Scottes But sir Rogier mortimer consented nat ther to For he had priuely taken mede of the Scottes hem for to helpe that they myght wende ayene in to hir owne contre ¶ And the same Mortimer conceilled so moch thomas of Brothertone the Erle marchall that was kyng Edwardes vncle that the forsaid Thomas shold nat assemble at that tyme vn to the Scottes and he assented but he wyst not the doyng bitwene the Scottes and the forsaid Mortimer And for encheson that he was marchall of Englond and to hym ê‘teyned euer the vauntwarde he sent hastely to the Erle of Lancastre and to Sir Iohan of henaude that they shold not fight vpon the Scottes in preiudice and harmyng of hym and his fee and yf they did that they shold stonde to hir owne ê‘ill And the forsaid Erle marchall was all araiâ—d with his bataille at the reredoos of the Erle of Lancastre for to haue fought with hym and with his folke yf he had meved for to fight with the Scoâ—tes and in this maner he was deceyued and wyst no thyng of this treson And thus was the kyng principally desceyued ¶ And when it was nyght Mortimere that had the wach for to kepe of the hoste that nyght destourbled the wach that no thyng must be done And in the mene while the Scottes stele be nyght toward hir owne contre as faste as they myght And so was the kyng falsely betraied that wend that that all the tâ—â—itours of his land had be brouÈt to an ende as it wasâ— said before Now here ye lordes how traitoursly kyng Edward was desceyued how meruousely boldely the scottes did of werre for Iames douglas with cc. men of armes riden thurgh oute the hoste of kyng Edward the same nyght the scottes were scaped toward hir owne contre as is aboue said till that they come to the kynges pâ—uilon quelled there many men in hir beddes cried some Naward Naward an othir tyme a douglas a douglas wherfor the kyng that was in his pauilon moche othir folke were wonder sore affeaâ—ed but blissed be almyghty god and the kyng was not taken in grete ê‘ill was tho the reame of Englond ¶ And that nyght the mone shone full clere bright for all the kynges men the scottes ascaped harmelees And in the morwe whan the kyng wist that the scottes were ascaped in to hir contre he was wonder sory full hertely wept with his yonge yien and yit wist he not who hym had doâ—â— that treson but that fals treson was full well y knowe a good while after as the storie telleth ¶ The kyng Edward come ayene tho to yorke full sorwefull his hoste departed euery man went in to his owne contre with full â—eny chere mornyng semblant the benaudes toke hir leue went in to hir owne contre the kyng for hir trauaille hugely hem rewarded And for encheson of that viage the kyng had dispendid moche of his tresour wasted ¶ And in that tyme were seyne ij mones in the firmament that one was clere that othir was derke as men myÈt tho see thurgh oute the worlde a grete debate was that same tyme ayens pope Iohan the xxij aft seint petre and the Empour of Almayne tho made him Emê‘our ayens the popes wylle that tho helde his see at Auinion wherfor yâ— Emê‘our made his crie at rome ordeyned an othir pope that hight Nicholas that was a frere menour that was ayens the right of holy churche wherfor he was cursed the power of that othir pope sone was leid And for encheson that suche meruailles were seyue men said that the world was nygh at an ende ¶ Of the deth of kyng Edward of Carnariuan Ca. cc.xv ANd now go we ayene to Sir Edward of Carnariuan that was kyng somme tyme of England and was put a doune of his diguite Allas for his tribulacion and sorwe that hym befell thurgh fals counceill that he leued and truste vpon to moche that afterward were destroied thurgh hir falsenessâ— as god wolde ¶ And this Edward of Carnariuan was in the castell of Berkeley vnder the keping of sir morys of berkeley sir Iohan of Mautre vers and to hem he made his compleint of his â—orwe and of his disese and ofte tymes he axed of his wardeyns what he had trespaced ayens dame Isabell his wyfe and Sir Edward his sone that was made newe kynge that they wolde nouzt visite him ¶ Tho ansuerd one of his wardeyns My worthy lord displese yow nat that I shall telle yowe the encheson is for it is done hem to vnderstonde that yf my lady your wyfe come any thyng nye yowe that ye wolde hir strangle and quelle And also that ye wolde do to my lord your sone that same ¶ Tho ansuerd he with simple chere Allas allas am I nat in prison all at your owne wyll nowe god it wote I thought it neuer and nowe I wolde yâ— I were dede so wolde god that I were for than were all my sorwe passed ¶ Hiâ— was not long after that the kyng thurgh counceill of mortimer graunted the warde kepyng of sir Edward his fadre to sir Thomas Toiourney to the forsaid sir Iohan Mautre vers thurgh the kynges lrÌ„e put oute holy the forsaid sir Morice of the warde of the kyng they toke lad the kyng vn to the Castell of Corffe the whiche Castell the kyng hated as any deth they kepte hym there saufely till it come vn to seint Mathewes day in septembre in the yere of grace M.ccc.xxvij that the forsaid sir Rogier mortimer sent the maner of the deth how in what wyse he sholde be do ne to dethe ¶ And anoue as the forsaid Thomas â—ohan had seynÌ„ the letter coÌ„maundement they made kyng Edward of CaruaiuaÌ„ good chere good solas as they myght at that soper no thyng the kyng wyst of that trecherie And when tymÌ„ was for to goo to bedde the kyng went vn to his bed lay slept fast and as the kyng lay slept the traitours fals forsworne ayens hir homage hir feaute comen prinely in to the kynges chambre and hir companie with hem and leyden an huge table vpon his wombe with men presse den helden fast a doune the iiij corniers of the table vpon his body wherwith the goodman awoke was wonder sore â—drâ—d to be dede there and slayne turned his body tho vpsedoune ¶ Tho toke the fals traitours and as wode tirauntz an horne put it in to his fundement as depe as they myght toke a spite of coper brennyng put it thurgh the horne in to his body ofte tymes â—olled therwith his boweles and so they queld hir lord that no thynge was ê‘ceâ—ued
folowed euer more the kynges courte and wente and toke the kynges prises for hir peny worthes at good chere wherfor the contre that they comen ynne were full sore adrad and almoste destroied ¶ Tho begon the comminalte of Englond for to hate Isabell the Quene that so moche loued hir whan she come ayenâ— for to pursue the fals traitours the Spencers fro Fraunce ¶ And that same tyme the fols traitour Robert of Holand that betraied his lorde Sir Thomas of Lancastre was tho deliuered oute of prison and was wonder priue with the Quene Isabell and also with Rogier the Mortimere But that auailled hym but litell for he was take at Miâ—elmasse that tho come next â—ewyng after as he rode towarde the quene Isabell to london sir Thomas wither smote of his hede besides the toune of seint Albones And this Sir Thomas duelled tho with sir Henry Erle of Lancastre he put hym in hidyng for drede of the Quene For she loued hym wonder nioche and praied vn to the kyng for hym that the same Thomas must bene exiled onte of Englond ¶ And the noble Erle Sir Henry lancastre had ofte tymes herd the commune clamour of the Englisshmen of the diseses that were done in Englond and also for diuerse wronges that were done amonge the coÌ„mune peple of the whiche the kyng bare the blame with wronge For he nas but full yonge and tendre of age and thought as a good man for to done away and slake the sclaundre of the kynges persone yf that he myght in any maner wyse So as the kyng was ther of no thyng gylty wherfor he was in ê‘ill of lyth and lymme ¶ And so he assembled all his retenaunces and went and spake vn to them of the kynges honour and also for to amend his astate And Sir Thomas brotherton Erle marchall and Sir Edmond of wodestoke that were the kynges vncles and also men of london made hir othe hym for to maynten in that same quarill ¶ And hir cause was this that the kyng shold holde his housold and his meyny as a kyng ought for to done and haue also his rialte and that the queene Isabell shold deliuer oute of hir honde in to the kynges honde all maner lordshippes rentes tounes and Castelles that apparteyned to the croune of Englond as othir Quesnes had done before hir and medle with none othir thynge ¶ And also that Sir Rogier Mortimer shold duelle vpon his owne landes for the which londes he had holpe disherite moche peple So that commune peple were not destroied thurâ—h hir wronge full takyng ¶ And also to enquere how and by whom the kyng was betraied and falsely disceyued at Stanhope and thurgh whos counceill that the Scottes went away by nyght from the kyng ¶ And also how and thurgh whos counceill the ordinaunce that was made at the kynges coronacione was put a dounÌ„ that is to seyne that the kyng for amendement and helpynge of the Reame and in honour of hym sholde be gouerned and ruled by xij the grettest and wysest lordeâ— of all the Reame and withoute hem sholde no thyng be graunted 〈◊〉 done as fore is said the whiche couenauntz malicyusly were put a doune fro the kynge wherfor many harmes shames and reproues haue fâ—lle vn to the kyng and his Reame And that is vnderstond for as moche as Edward sum tyme kyng of Englond was ordeyned by assent of the commalte in pleyne parlement for to be vnder the ward gouernaunce of Henry Erle of Lancastre his cosin for sauacione of his body he was take oute of the Castell of kenilworth ther that he was in warde and thurgh colour of Quene Isabell and of the Mortimer withoute consente of any parlemeÌ„t they toke lad hym there that neuer after none of his kynred myght wyth hym speke ne see and after traitouresly toke and hym mordred For whos deth a foul sclaundrâ— arose thurgh oute all Cristendome when it was done ¶ And also the tresour that Sir Edward of Carnariuan had left in many places in Englond and in walys were wasted and bare away withoute the wylle of kyng Edward his sone in destructione of hym and of all his folke Also thurgh whos counceill that the kyng yafe vp the kyngdome of Scotland For the which Reame the kynges auncestres had full sore y trâ—â—uailled and so did many a noble man for her right and was vn to Dauid that was Robert the Brus sone all the 〈◊〉 that no right had to the Reame as all the world it wyst ¶ 〈◊〉 also by whom the chartres and remembraunces that they had of the right of Scotland were take oute of the tresorie and taken vn to the Scottes the kynges enemies to disherityng of hym and of his successours and to grete harme vn to his lieges and grete reproue vn to all Englisshmen for euermore Also wherfor dame â—ohan of the tour the kynges suster Edward was disê‘aged and maried vn to Dauid that was Robert the Brus sone that was a traitour and enemie vn to Englond And thurgh whos counceill she was take in to our enemies hondes oute of Englond ¶ And in the mene tyme while the good Erle Henry of Lancastre and his companie token counceill how these poyntes aboue said myght bene amended vn to the wurshipp of the kyng and to his profite and to the profite also of his lieges ¶ The Quene Isabell thurgh coniectyng and sotilte and also of the Mortimerâ— let ordeyne a parlement at Salisbury And at that same parlemeÌ„t the Mortimer was made Erle of the Marche ayens all the barons wyll of Englond in preiudice of the kyng and of his Corounâ— And Sir Iohan of Eltham the kynges brother was gurt with a swerd of Cornewaille and tho was called Erle of Cornewaille And euermore Quene Isabell so moche procured ayens hir sone the kyng that she had the warde of the forsaid Sir Edward and of his landes ¶ And at that ê‘lement the Erle of Lancastre wold not come but ordeyned all his power ayenâ— the Quene Isabell and the Mortimer and men of london ordeyned hem with v. C. men of armes ¶ When Quene Isabell wyst of the doyng she swore by god and by his names full angrely that in euell tyme he thought vpon tho poyntes ¶ Tho sent the quene Isabell and the Mortimer after hir retenue and after the kynges retenue so that they had ordeyned amonge hem an huge hoste and they counceilled the kyng so that vpon a nyght they ridden xxiiij myle toward Bedford ther that the Erle of lancastre was with his companie and thought to haue hym destroied And that nyght she rode besides the kyng hir sone as a knyght armed for drede of dethe And it was done the kyng to vnderstonde that the erle henry of lancastre his companie wolde haue destroied the kyng and his counceill for euer more wherfore the kyng was somdele towardes hym â—eny and annoied ¶ Whan the Erle marchall and the Erle
oute of the warde vnder the erthe in to the forsaid Castell that goth in to the weste whiche Aley Dame Isabell the Quenâ— ne none of hir men ne the Mortimer ne none of his companine knoweth it not And so I shall lede yowe thurgh that Aley and so ye shull come in to the Castell withoute aspies of any man that ben your enemies ¶ And the same nyght sir william Mountagu and all the lordes of his quarell and the same Conestable also went hem to hors and maden sembland as it were for to wende oute of the Mortimers sight ¶ But anâ—ne as the mortimer herde this tydyng he weÌ„t that they wold haue gone ouer the see for drede of hym and anone he and his companie token counceill amonges hem for to let hir passage sent lrÌ„ez anone to the portes so that none of the grete lordes sholde wende home to hir owne contre but yf they were arested and take ¶ And among othir thynges william Eland Conestable of the forsaid Castell priuely lad Sir william Mountagu and his coÌ„panie by the forsaid wey vnder erthe so till they comen in to the Castell and went vp in to the toure there that the mortimer was in ¶ But sir hugh of Trumpyngton hem ascried hidously and said A traitours it is all for nought that ye ben comen in to this Castell Ye shull die yit an euell dethe euerychone And anone one of hem that was in Mountagu is companie vp with a mace smote the same hugh vpon the hede that the brayne brest oute and fell on the grounde and so was he dede an euell deth ¶ Tho toke they the Mortimer as he armed hym at the toures dore when he herde the noyse of hym for drede And when the Quene Isabell saw that the Mortimer was take she made moche sorwe in hert and the wordes vn to hem said ¶ Nowe faire sires I pray yowe that ye done none harme to his body a worthy knyght our welbeloued frende and our dere cosin Tho went they thennes and comen and brought the Mortimer and presented hym vn to the kyng Edward and he commaunded to bring hym in sauf ward But anone as they that were consent vn to the Mortimers doyng herd telle that he was take they went and hid hem and priuely by nyght went oute of the toune eche in his side with heuy hert and mornyng and lyued vp on hir landes as well as they myght ¶ And so that same yere that the Mortimer was take he had at his retenue ix score knyghtes withoute squyers and seriauntes of armes and footmen And tho was the Mortimer lad to london And Sir Symond of Bereford was lad with hym and was take to the Conestable of the toure to kepe ¶ But afterward was the mortimers lyf examined at westmynster bâ—fore the kyng before all the grete lordes of englond for ê‘ill that myght fall to the Reame and to enquere also whiche were assenting to sir Edwardes deth the kynges fadre and also thurgh whom the scottes ascaped from stanhope in to scotland withoute the wyll of kyng Edward ¶ And also how the chartre of Rageman was deliâ—ed vn to the scottes wherin the homages feautes of scotland were conteyned that the scottes shold done euer more vn to the kynges of englond for the reame of scotland wherfor in his absence he was dampned to be drawe honged for this treson And this meschief come vn to hym on seint Andrewes euen in the yere of â—ncarnacion of our lord Ihesu crist a M.CCC and xxx ¶ How kyng Edward gete ayene vn to hym graciousely the homages feautes of scotland wher of he was put oute thurgh fals counceill of Isabell his modre aud sir Rogier Mortimer that was newe made Erle of the marche Ca. cc.xxiij NOwe ye haue herd lordes how sir Iohan of Bailloll in tyâ—e of â—ees was chosen to be kyng of scotland for encheson that he come of the eldest doughter of the erle Dauid of hontyngton that was kyng alisaundres brother of scotland that deide withoute heire of his body begoten how this Iohan made feaute homage to kyng Edward Henries sone the iij. for his landes of scotland And how he afterward withsaid his homage thurgh counceill of the scottes in the yere of our lorde M.ccc.lxxij sent vn to yâ— pope thurgh a fals suggescioÌ„ that he made his othe vn to the forsaid kyng edward ouer his â—state his wyll of which othe the pope him assoilled thurgh his bulles to hym y sent ¶ And anone as kyng Edward wyst ther of he ordeyned anone his barons come vn to Bâ—re wyke conquered the toune â—t which conquâ—st ther were slayne xxv M. vij C. And the Baill all that was kyng of scotland come yelde hym vn to kyng Edward And the kyng afterward deliuered hym oute of the toure of london and all the grete lordes of scotland with hym that were take at Berewyke yafe hem saufcoÌ„duyt to go in to scotland ¶ And the scottes sith thurgh hir falsenesse werred vpon kyng Edward ¶ And whan sir Iohan Bailloll kyng of scotland saw all this 〈◊〉 went put hym ouer the see vn to Dunpier and lyued ther vpon his owne londes as welle as he myght till that the Scottes wolde amende hem of hir mysdedes and trespace and lad with hym Sir Edward his sone wherfor the Scottes in despite of hym called hym Sir Iohan Turnelabard for cause that be wolde not offende ne trespace ayens kyng Edward of Englond And so he forsoke his Reame of Scotland and 〈◊〉 ther of but litell pris ¶ And this Sir Iohan duelled in fraunce till that he died there And sir edward his sone vnderfeng his heritage did homage vn to the kyng of fraunce for his landes of Dunpier so it fell afterward that edward that was Iohan baillols sone had with hym a squyer of englond that was bore in yorkeshire that was called Iohan of barnaby this Edward bailloll loued hym moche was nye hym full priue ¶ And so this Iohan of barnaby was in debate with a freÌ„shman in the toune of Dunpicr so he quelled hym went in his way in all that he myght in to the Castell for to haue socour helpe of his lorde And anone come the officers of the tounÌ„ to take â—ohan of barnaby as aâ— felon sir edward his lord halpe hym rescued hym by nyÈt made hym wende oute of the Castell so he went his way come in to Englond with outen any harme ¶ And when the kyng of fraunce sawe that sir edward had resened his felon he become wonder wroth ayens sir edward and anone let hym be areste â— toke in to his hande all his londes ¶ Tho duelled sir Edward in prison vn to the tyme that sir Henry of Beaumout come in to frauÌ„ce the which Henry somtyme was erle of angos in scotlaÌ„d thurgh his wyfe was
the Erledome and lordship of Richemond ¶ And so folowyng in the ix yere of his regne after Mihelmasse Kyng Edward rood in to Scotland and ther was fast by Seint Iohanes toune all most alle the wynter tyme and he helde his Cristemasse at the Castell of Rokesburgh ¶ And in the same yere thurgh oute alle Englond aboute Seint Clementis tyde in wynter ther aroos such a spiyngyng aud wellyng vp of waters and flodes bothe of the see and also of fressh riuers springes that yâ— see brinkes walles costes breken vp yâ— men bestes houses in many places namely in lowe coÌ„tres violently sodenly were dreynt ¶ And driuen away fruytes of the Erthe thurgh coÌ„tinuaunce habundaunce of waters of the see euermore afterward were turned in to more saltnesse sowrenesse of sauour The x. yere of kyng Edwardes regne kyng Edward entred the Scottish see after mydsomer to many of the scottes he yaf bataille and ouercome hem and many he treted bowed vn to his pees thurgh his doughtynesse And after mihelmasse than next folueng was the Erle of Moâ—â—â—f y take at Edenburgh brought in to Englond put in to prison ¶ And in the monethes of IuynÌ„ Iuyll than next folewyâ—g in the xj yere of his regne was seyne apê‘ed in the firmameÌ„t a bemed sterre the which clerkes calle stella Comata that sterre was seyne in diuerse ê‘ties of the firmament ¶ Where after anone there folewed in Englond good chepe wondre grete plentee of all chaffare bitaille marchandize ther ayeÌ„s honger scarcite meschief and nede of money ¶ In so moche that a quarter of whete at london was sold for two shyllyng and a good fat ox at a noble v. good doue briddes for a peny in whiche yere died sir Iohan of Eltham Erle of Cornewaille kyng Edwardes brother and lieth at westmynster ¶ How kyng Edward made a duchie of the Erledome of Cornewaille and also of vj. othir Erles that were newe made and of the fyrst chalengyng of the kyngdome of fraunce ¶ Ca. CCxxv IN the yere of our lord M.CCC xxxvij of kyng Edward xij in the moneth of marche during the ê‘lemenâ— at westmynster in lent tyme kyng Edward made of the Erle dome of Cornewaille a duchie and let it call the duchie of Cornewallie the which duchie he â—afe vn to Edward his fyrst sone with the Erledome of Chestre ¶ And also kyng Edward made at that same tyme vj. othir Erles that is for to say Sir Henry Erle of laÌ„castres sone Erle of leycestre William of BoghunÌ„ Erle of Northampton William of Mountagu Erle of Salysbury Hugh of awdele Erle of Gloucestre ¶ Robert of Vfford Erle of Southfolke And william of Clytone Erle of Huntyngdone ¶ And in that same yere it was ordeyned in the same parlement that no man shold were no cloth that was wrought oute of Englond as clothe of gold Of Sylk Veluet or Damaske Satyn Baudekyn ne none suche othir ne none wylde ware ne furrure of beyonde the see but such as myght spend an C. pounde of rent a yere but this ordinaunce and statute was of litell effect for it was no thyng holde ¶ In the xiij yere of his regne kyng Edward wente ouer see in to braban with Quene Philipp his wife there beryng child at Andewerpe there he duelled more than a yere to trete with the duke of Braban and othir allied vn to him of the chalanging of the kyngdome of fraunce to kyng Edward of Englond by right and by heritage after the deth of Karoll the grete kyng of Fraunce brother germayne of Quene Isabell kyng Edwardes modâ—â— the which was holden and occupied vnrightfully by Phelipp of valoys the Emes sone of kyng Karoll the which duke and all his in the forsaid thynges and in all othir ther to longyng with all his men goodes kyng Edward fonde redy vn to hym and maden and beheighten hym seurte by good feith and trust and after that the kyng hasted hym in to Englond ayene and left there the Quene stille behynde hym in braban ¶ Than in the xiiij yere of his regne whaâ—â— all the lordes of his reame and othir that fallen to be at his parlement weren called and assembled to gedre in the same parlemeÌ„t holden at london after the fest of seint Hillarie ¶ The kynges nedes were put forth and promoted as touchyng the kyngdome of Fraunce For which nedes to be sped the kyng axed the fifthe part of all the mâ—ble goodes of Englond and the wulles and the ix shefe of euery corne And the lordes of euery toune wher suche thyng shold be taxed and gadred shold ansâ—ere to the kyug ther of and he had it and helde it at his owne lust and wyll wherfor yf I shall know lech the verray trewth the ynner loue of the peple was turned in to haâ—e and the commune praiers in to cursing for cause that 〈◊〉 â—ommune peple were so strongely greued ¶ Also the forsaid 〈◊〉 valoys of fraunce had gadred vn to hym a grete hoste destroied there in his parties and kyngdome many of the kynges frendes of Englond with tounes and Castels and many othir of hir lordshippes and many harmes shames and despites deden vn to the Quene wherfor kyng Edward whan he herde this tydynges was strongly meued and therwith an angred and sente diuâ—rse lettres ouer see to the Quene and to othir that were his frendes gladyng hem and certifieng hem that he wold be there hym selfe in alle the haste that he myght ¶ And anone after Estâ—e whan he had sped of alle thyng that hym neded and come he went ouer the see ayene ¶ Of whos comyng the Quene and alle his frendes were wondre glad and made moche â—oye And all that were his enemies and ayens hym helden maden as moche sorwe ¶ In the same tyme the kyng thurgh counceill of his trew lieges and counceill of his lordes that ther were present with hym token the kyng of fraunces name and toke and medled the kynges armes of frauÌ„ce quartled with the armes of Englond and commaunded forth with his coigne of gold vnder descripcion and writeng of the name of Englond of fraunce to be made best that myght he that is for to seyne the floreyne that was called the noble pris of vj. shillyngs viij pens of sterlinges the halfe noble of the value of iij. shillyngs iiij pens the ferthyng of value xx pens ¶ How kyng Edward come to the sâ—luys and discomfited all the power of fraunce in the hauen Capitulo ducentesimo xxvj ANd in the next yere after that is for to say the xv yere of his regne he commaunded and let write in his chartres writtes and othir lettres the date of the regne of Fraunce ferst And while that he was thus doyng trauayllyng in fraunce thurgh his counceill he wrote to all the Prelates Dukes Erles and Barons and
Aprill the duke of Britaigne with many Erles barons and othir worthy men of Englond weÌ„t ouer see in to Britaigne where he hath had all his lust desire purpose ne had the forsaid trews be so sone y take the whiche letted hem moche This same tyme the I le of Constantine where that the Castell of Seint Sauour is in that longe tyme was fought at beseged of the frenshmen was than yolden to the frenshmen with â—ll the Apportenaunces in to grete harme and hyndryng of the Reame of Englond ¶ And this same yere there were so grete and so passyng hetes and ther with all a grete pestilence in Englond and in othir diuerse parties of the world that it destroied and slowe violently and strongly bothe men and women withoute nombre ¶ This same yere died Sir Edward the lorde spencer a worthy knyght a bolde And in the mynster of Tarkesbury wurshipfully is buried And lasting this pestilence yâ— pope at the instaunce praier of an englissh Cardinall graunted to all peple that deide in englond that were sory repentant for hir sinnes also shriuen full remission by ij bullâ—s vnder leed vj. moÌ„thes than next to last ¶ In this same yere the Erle of Penbroke was take raunsoned by bartram Cleykin bitwene paris Caleis as he come toward englond vpon seint Etheldredes day the which seint as it was said the same Erle ofte tymes had offended within a while after he deide And in nouembre next after there mette at bruges the duke of lancastre and the duke of Angoy with many othir lordes prelatz of bothe reames for to tretâ— of peâ—s ¶ Of the deth of prince Edward of the lord latimeâ— dame Alice peres thurgh whom and hir mayntenouâ—s the reame meny a day was mysgouerned Ca. CCxxxvij NOt longe after the lj yere of kyng Edward is râ—gne be let ordeyne holde at westmynstre the gretest ê‘lement yâ— was sene many ayere afore In the which ê‘lement be axâ—d of the comminalâ—e of the reame as he had done before a grete subâ—dâ— to be graunted to him for defending of him of his reame but the coÌ„munes ansuerd that they were so ofte day by day greued and chaâ—ged with so many talliages subsidies that they myght no benger suffre no such burthous charges And that they knewen wisteÌ„ wele that the kyng had y now for sauyng of hym of his reame if the reame were well truly gouerned but that it had be so longe euell y gouerned by euell officers that the reame myÈt nethir be plenteuous of chaffare marchandize ne also with riâ—â—hesse And these thinges they profred hem self it the kyng wold certeinly to 〈◊〉 and stond by ¶ And if it were founde preued after that that the kyng had nede they wold than gladly euery man after his powâ—r and state him helpe and bene ¶ And after this ther were publisshed and shewed in the ê‘lement many pleintes and defautes of diuerse officers of the reame and namely of the lord latimer the kynges Chamburleyne bothe to the kyng and eke to the reame ¶ And also at the last ther was spoken and treted of dame Alice Peres for the grete wronges and euell gouernounce that was done by her and by hir counceill in the reame the which dame Alice Peres the kyng had hold longe tyme to his lemman wherfor it was the lesse wonder though thurgh the freelte of the womannys 〈◊〉 and hir stering he consented to hir lewdnesse and euelle counceille the which dame Alice also the lord latimere othir such that stered yâ— kyng to euell gouernauÌ„ce ayens his ê“fite the reames also all the commalte axed desired that they shold be meued put away yn hir stedes wyse men worthy that weren trewe wele assaied ê“ued of good goâ—naunce shold be put in hir stedes ¶ So amonge all othir there was one amonge the coÌ„munes yâ— was a wyse knyÈt a trewe an eloquent man whos name was Piers de la mare And this same piers was chosen to be speker for the coÌ„munes in the ê‘lement And for this same piers told publisshed the trouÈthe rehersed the wronges ayens the forsaid dame Alice othir certeyn ê‘sones the kynges counceill as he was bode by the coÌ„es And also trustâ—g moch for to be supported mayntened in this mater by helpe fauour of the prince Anone as the Prince was dede at the instaÌ„ce request of the forsaid dame Alice this Piers de la mare waz Iugged to ê‘petuall prison in the castell of Notingâ—â— in the which he was ij yere in the vj. Kal. of Iuyll lasting that same ê‘lement died prince Edward kyng edwardes fyrst sone that is to say in trinite sonday in the wurshipp of which feste he was wont euery yere wher that euer he were in the world to make hold the most solempnite that he myÈt ¶ whos name fortune of knyghthode but yf it had be of an othir Ectour all men bothe cristen heâ—hen while he lyued was in good pointe wondred moch drad hym wonder sore whos body is wurshippfully y buried in Crichyrch at CauÌ„terbury And in this same yere the men the erles tenauntes of warrewyk arisen maliciously ayens the Abbot couent of Euesham hir tenauntz destroied fersely the abbot the toune wouÌ„ded bet hir men slowen of hem many one And wenten to hir maners places did moche harme breken doune her parkes hir closes and brenten slowen hir wild bestes chaâ—ed hem brekyng hir fisshpon de hedes lete the water of hir pondes stewes riuers renne out token the fissh bere it with hem And did hem all the harme that they myght In so ferforth that forsoth they had destroied ê‘petuelly that Abbey with all hir membres apportenauÌ„ces but yf the kyng the soÌ„ner had holpen it and take hede there to ¶ And therfor the kyng sent his lrÌ„ez to the Erle of warâ—ewyke chargyng hym coÌ„maundyng that he shold stynt redresse amend tho euell doers and brekers of his pees And so by menys of lordes and othir frendes of bothe sides pees and good accord and loue was made bitwene hem And for this hurlyng as it was said the kyng wolde nat be gouerned at that tyme by his lordes that ther were in the parlemeÌ„t but he toke made his sone the duke of lancastre his gouernour of the reame the which stode so still as gouernour till the tyme that he deide ¶ The same yere anone after Candelmasse or the parlemeÌ„t was do the kyng asked a subsidie of the clergie of the lay fee it was graunted hym that is for to say that he shold haue of enery persone of the lay fee bothe of man woman that passed xiiij yere age iiij pens outake poure beggers that were knowe openly for
nedy poure beggers And that he shold haue of euery man of holy church that was beneficed or ê“moted xij pens and of all othir that were not ê“moted iiij pens oute take the un ordres of the freris beggers ¶ This same yere after mihelmasse Richard Prince Edwardes sone was made prince of walys to whom the kyng yaf also yâ— duchie of Cornewaille with the Erledome of Câ—estre And aboute this tymÌ„ the Cardinall of englond the iiij day before marie magdaleyne day after mete sodenly was smyten take with a palasie lost his speche and on marie magdaleyne day he deide ¶ Of the deth of kyng Edward sir Iohan monster worth knyght was drawe honged for his falsenes Ca. cc.xxxv.ij RIght anone after in the lij yere of kyng Edward in the beginnyng of Octobre Pope Gregorie the xj brought and remeued his court with him from auinion to rome And the xij day of Aprill Iohan Monsterworth knyght at london was drawe honged than beheded aft his body quartred sent to iiij chief tounes of englond and his hede sette vpon london â—â—â—gge for this same Iohan was full vntrewe to the kyng to the reame full couetous vnstable for he toke ofte tymes grete sommes of money of the kyng his counceill for meÌ„ of armes wages that he shold haue paied hem and toke it to his owne vse he dreding that at the last he shold be shent accused for the same cause fledde preuely to the kyng of frauuce was swore to him become his man behight hym a grete nauye oute of Spayne in to confusion destroieng of englond bâ—t rightfull god to whom no priuite is vnknowe suffred him ferst to be shend spilt or that he so traitouresly falsely his 〈◊〉 lord the kyng of englond his peple his reame in the whiche grounde the same Iohan was bore wykkedly thurgh bataille destroie or bring his cursed purpose aboute ¶ In the fest of seint Gregorie tho next after kyng Edward yafe to Richard of Burâ—eux his heâ—re that was Prince Edwardes sone at wyndesore the ordre of knyghthode made hym knyght the which kyng Edward whan he had regned lj yere more the xj kal. of Iuyne he deide at Shene aud is buried wurshipfully at westmynstre on whoâ— soule god haue mercy Amen◠¶ This kyng Edward was for sothe of a passing goodnesse full gracious amonge all the worthy men of the world for he passed shone by vertue of grace y youe to him fro god aboue all his predecessours that were noble meÌ„ worthy he was a well a hardy herted maÌ„ for he drede neuer of no myshappes ne harmeâ— ne euell fortune that myÈt fall a noble werriour a fortunat for bothe on lond on see in all batailles assembles with a passing glorie Ioye he had 〈◊〉 the victorie he was meke benyngne homely sobre softe to all maner of men as well to straÌ„giers as to his owâ— subgâ—ttes to othir that were vnder his gouernaunce he was deuote holy bothe to god to holy church for he wurshipped halpe and mayntened holy church hir ministres with all maner reuerâ—â—â— he was tretable well auised in temê‘all wordly nedes wyse in counceill discrete softe meke good to speke with In his dedes and maners full gentill well y taught hauyng pite of hem that were in disese plenteuous in yeuyng benefaites almesse besy curiouse in bildyng full lighâ—â—â—â— he here suffred wronges harmes And whan he was yeue to any occupacion he left all othir thing for the mene tyme tent ther to sâ—mely of body a mene stature hauyng all wey to high to lowe a good chere And ther sprange shone so moch grace of hym that what maner man had behold his face or had dremed of hym he hoped that day that all thyng shold happe to hym Ioyefull likyng And he gouerned gloriousely his kyngdome vn to his age he was large in yeuyng and wyse in spences he was fullfylled with all honeste of good maners vertues vnder whom to lyue it was as for to regne wherfor his fame and his loose sprange so ferre that it come in to hethnesse and barbarie shewing and telling his worthinesse and manhood in all landes and that no land vnder heuen had brought forth so noble kyng so gentille and so blessed or myght reise such an othir whan he were dede ¶ Neuer the latter lecherie and meuyng of his flessh haunted hym in his age wherfor the rather as it is to suppose for vn mesurable fulfyllyng of his lust his lyfe shorted the sonner ¶ And here of take good hede like as his dedes before â—ere witnesse for as in his begynnyng all thynges were Ioifull and likyng to him and to alle peple ¶ And in his mydde age â—e passed alle peple in high Ioâ—e wurshippe and blessednesse right so whan he drewe in to agâ— drawyng dounward thurgh lecherie and othir sinnes litell and litell alle tho Ioyefull and blessed thynges and prosperite decreced and myshapped infortunat thynges vnprofitable harmes with many euelles began for to springe the more harme is hit continued longe tyme after ¶ And after kyng Edward the iiij that was borne in wynde sore regned Richard of burdeux that was prince Edwardes sone of walys which prince Edward was the sone of kyng Edward Capitulo ducentesimo quadragesimo ANd after the good kyng Edward the iij. that was bore at wyndesore regned Richard the ij that was the good sir edwardes sone prince of walys which kyng Richard was borne in the Cite of Burdeux in Gascoyne was crouned at west mynster in the xj yere of his age And in the second yere of his regne for debate that was bitwene the lord latimer sir rauf feriers knyght that weren ayens hawell shakell squyers for the prisoner that was take in the bataille of spayne by these ij squyers And yâ— which the lord latimer sir rauf ferriers wold haue had the which prisoner was the erle of dene that they toke in the bataille of spaynÌ„ wherfor these ij lordes comen in to the chyrche at westmynster fonde this one squyer heryng his masse beside seint Edwardes shryne and ther they slow hym the which was called hawell ¶ And Shakell was arested put in the tour of london And there he was longe tyme for he wold nat deliuer the Erle of Dene his prisoner vn to thees ij lordes by sir Aleyn Buxhill constable of the tour And by sir rauf ferriers one of his aduersaries till the kyng graunted hym grace In the iij. yere of kyng Richard come the galeys of frauÌ„ce in to englond vn to diuerse portes brent and robbed and slowe moche peple of Englond that is to say at wynchelsee Rie hasting Portesmouthe hampton stormore and gâ—auesende and
Cornewaille And from thens she was bronght to the Cite of wynchestre And ther she was wedded vn to kyng Henry the iiij in the Abbey of seint swythynes of wynchestre with all the solempnite that myght be done and mad◠¶ And sone after she was brought from thens to london ¶ And the maire and the aldermen and the coÌ„munes of the cite of london ridden ayens hir and hir welcomed and brought hir thurgh the Cite of london to westmynster and there she was crouned Quene of englond And there the kyng made a riall and a solempne feste for her and for all maner of men that thidder wold come And in this same yere dame Blaunche the eldest doughter of kyng Henry the iiij was y sent ouer the see with the erle of somersete hir vncle and with mastiâ— Richard Clifford than bisshopp of wurcestre and with many othir worthy lordes knyghtes and ladies aud worthy squyers as longed to such a worthy kynges douâ—hter and comen vn to Coleyn And thidder come the dukes sone of Barre with a faire meyne and resseyued this worthy lady And there the bisshopp of wurcestre wedded and sacred hem to gedre as holy chyrche wold ¶ And ther was made a riall feste and a grete Iustes in the reuerence and wurshippe of hem and of all peple that thidder come ¶ And whan this mariage and fest was done the Erle and the bisshopp and all hir meyne token hir leue of lord and lady come home ayene in to englond in saufte thanked be god And in the v. yere of kyng Henries regne the lord Thomas his sone wente ouer see and the Erle of kent and many othir lordes and knyghtes with men of armes and archiers a grete noÌ„bre to chastize the rebelles that aforne had done moche harme to oure Englisshmen and marchauntz and to many tounes and portes in Englond on the see costeâ—◠¶ And the lord Thomas the kynges sone come in to Flaundres to fore a toune that is called the skluse amonges all the shippes of diuâ—rse nacions that weren there And after ther they ridden with hir shippes amonge hem and wenten a londe and sported hem there ij daies and comen ayene to hir shippes and token the brode see â— and ther they metten with iij. Carrykkes of â—ene that weren lade with diuerse marchandize and well y manned and ther they foughten to gedres longe tyme but the Englisshmen had the victorie and broughten the Carrykkes in to the Cambre before wynchelsee and there they canted thees goodes and one of this Carrykkes was sodenly there bren◠¶ And the lordes and hir peple turned hem home ayene and went no forther at that tyme And in the same tyme Serle yoâ— man of kyng Richard Robes come in to Englond oute of scotlanâ— and told to diuerse peple that kyng Richard was a lyue in Scotland and so moche peple beleued in his wordes wherfor grete parte of the peple of the Reame weren in grete errour and grucchyng ayens the kyng thurgh â—nformacion of lies and fals lesyng that this Serle had made For moche peple trusted and beleued in his seyeng But at the last he was taken in the Northcontre and by lawe Iugged to bene drawe thurgh euery Cite and good burgh tounes in Englond And so he was serued and at the laste he was brought to london vn to the Gyld halle before the Iustice and there he was Iugged for to be brought to the toure of london and ther to be â—eid on an hurdell and than to be drawe thurgh the Cite of london to Tiborne and there hanged and then quartred and his hede smyten of and sette on london brigge and his quartres to be sente to foure good tounes of Englond and there sette vp and thus ended he for his fals treson and disceit ¶ And in the vj. yere of kyng henries regne the iiij the Erle of Marre of Scotland by saufconduyt come in to Englond to chalenge Sir Edmond the Erle of kente of certayne courses of werre on horsebake And so this chalenge was accepted and graunted and the place taken in smythfeld at london And this Erle of marre the scotte come proudely in to the feld as his challenge asked ¶ And anone come in the Erle of kent and rode vn to the scotte manfully rode to gedre with sharpp speres diuerse courses but the Erle of kent had the feld gate hym moche wurshipp thank of all maner of men for his manfâ—ll dedes ¶ And in the vij yere of kyng Henries regne the iiij Sir Richard scrope Erchebisshoppe of yorke the lord erle marchall of englond gadred vn to hem a stronge power ayens kyng Henry ¶ And the kyng hering ther of in all the hast that he myght come with his power northward and mette with hem at yorke And there were thees ij lordes y take brought to the kyng ¶ And anone the Iugges were sette and thees ij lordes brought forth and there they were dampned vn to the deth and bothe hir hedes smyten of and ther they made hir ende on whos soules god for his piâ—e haue mercy Amen ¶ And whan this was done the kyng come to london ayene and there rested hym Anone god of his grete goodnesse wrought and shewed many grete miracles for this worthy clerc Erchebisshopp of yorke that thus was done vn to the dethe Aud in the vij yere of kyng Henries regne Dame Luce the dukes suster of Milane come in to Englond and so at london and ther was wedded to Sir Edmond Holand Erle of kent in the priorie of seint Marie ouereies in suthwerk with moche solempnite and grete wurshipp The kyng was there hym selfe yafe hir at the churche dore And whan they were y wedded and masse was done the kyng his owne persone brought and lad this worthy lady in to the bisshoppes place of wynchestre and there was a wonder grete fest y holden to all maner of peple that comen ¶ In the same yere Sir Robert knolles knyght a worthy weryour died at his maner in Northfolk and from thens he was brouÈt to london vpon a hors bere with moche torche light And so was he brought vn to the white freres in fleetstrete and there was done and made for hym a solempne feste and a riall enterement for tho that thidder wolde come bothe â—ore and riche and there he lieth beried by Dame Constance his wyfe in the mydde of the body of the churche on whos soule god for his pite hane â—ercy Amen ¶ And thus in this same yere Sir Thomas Rampston knyght Constable of the toure of london was dreynte at london brugge as he come from westmynster to wardes the toure in a barge and all thurgh lewdenesse ¶ And in the same yere dame philipp the yonger doughter of kyng Henry was lad ouer the see with sir richard the dukes brother of yorke and Sir Edmond Courteney bisshopp of Norwich and many othir lordes knyghtes and
Edmonde the Erle of shrewsbury whiche by a â—oyntement lefte plesges and loste alle Normandie and come home And during the said parlement the duke of suffolke was arested and sente in to the toure and ther he was a moneth and after the kyng did do feâ—che hym oute for which cause all the communes of Englond were in a grete rumour what for the deliuerauÌ„ce of Angâ—o and mayn and after losing of all Normandie and in especiall for the dethe of the good duke of Gloucestre in so moch that in somme places men gadred to gedres and made hem Capitayns â—s blew herd and othir which were resisted and taken and had Iustice and deide And thenne the said parlement was adiourned to leycestre And thidder the kyng brought with hym the duke of suffolke And whan the commune hous vnderstode that he was oute of the tour and comen thidder they desired to haue execucion on them that were cause of the deliueraunce of Normandie and had ben cause of the dethe of the duke of Gloucestre and had sold Gascoyne guyan of which they named to be gilty the duke of Suffolke as chief the lord saye the bisshopp of Salisbury Danyell and many moo Aud for to pease the comons the duke of suffolke was exiled oute of Englond v. yere And so during the parlement he wente in to Norffolk and there toke shipping for to goo oute of the reame of Englond in to Fraunce And this yere as he sailled on the see a shippe of werre called the Nicholas of tour metâ—e with his shippe and founde hym therinne whom they toke oute and brought hym in to their shippe to fore the mastir and Capitayns there he was examined and atte last Iugged to the deth And so they put him in a Caâ—on and his Chapelayne for to shriue hym And that done they brought hym in to douer Rode and there sette hym in to the 〈◊〉 and there smote of his hede and brought the body a londe vpon the sondes and sette the â—ede ther by And this was done the first day of Maye Lo what auaylled hym now all his deliueraunce of Normandie â— and here ye may here how he was rewarded for the deth of the duke of Gloucestre Thus began sorow vpon sorow and deth for deth ◠¶ How this yere was thynsurrexion in kente of the coÌ„muues of whom Iakâ—â—ade an yrisman was captayn Capitulo ducentesimo lv THis yere of our lord M. cccc.l was the grete grace of the Iubilee at Roome where was grete pardon in so moche yâ— from all places in cristendome grete multitude of peple resorted theder This yere was a grete asseble gadring to geder of the comons of kente in grete nombre made an insurrexion rebelled agayn the kyng his lawes ordeyned hym a captayn called Iohan cade an Irisshman whiche named hym selfe Mortimer cofin to the duke of yorke And this Captayn helde these men to geder made ordenauÌ„ces among them brought hem to blakketh where he made a bille of peticions to the kyng his coÌ„â—rill shewd what Iniuries oppressions the ponre comyns suffrid all vnder colour for to come to his abone And he had a grete multitude of peple And the xvij day of Iuyne the kyng many lordes Capitayns meÌ„ of werre wente to ward hym to the blakheth And whan the captayn of kente vnderstode the comyng of the kyng with so grete puissaunce withdrewe hym with his peple to seuenoke a litell village And the xxviij day of Iuyne he beyng withdrawen goon the kyng come with his armie sette in ordre enbatailled to the blakheth And by aduys of his counseill sent sir vmfrey stafford knyght and william stafford sqnyer two valyant Captayns with certayn peple to fight with the captayn to take hym bring him his accessaries to the kyng whiche went to seuenoke there the Captayn with his felawshipp mette with hem fought ayenst hem and in conclusion slewe them both as many as abode wold not yelde hym ner flee Duryng this skarmussh fylle a grete variaunce amonge the lordes meÌ„ comyn peple beyng on blakâ—eth ayenst their lordes captayns sayyng playnly that they wold go to the captayn of kente to assiste helpe hym but yf they myght haue execucion on the traytours beyng aboute the kyng wher to the kyng said nay And they said playnly that the lord saie tresorer of Englond the bisshopp of salisbury the baron of duddely the abbot of gloucetur Daniell treuilian many mo were traitours worthy to be ded herfore for to plese the lordes meyne also somme of the kynges hous the lord saye was arested sente to the tour of london And thenne the kyng hering tydynges of the deth ouerthrowyng of the staffordes with drewe hym to london fro thens to kyllingworth For yâ— kyng ne yâ— lordes duâ—st not trust their owne houshold meyne ◠¶ Thenne after that the Capitayne had had this victorie vpon these staffordes anone he toke Sir vmfryes salade and his brigaÌ„tins smyten fulle of gilt nailles and also hir gilt spores and araied him like a lord and a Capitayne and resorted with all his meyne and also moo than he had to fore to the blakeheth agayne to whom come the Erchebisshoppe of Caunterbury and the duke of Bokyngham to the blakeheth and spake with hym and as it was said they founde hym witty in his talkyng and his requeste And so they departed And the thridde day of Iuyll he come and entred in to london with alle his peple and there dide make cries in the kynges name and in his name that no man shold Roble ne take no mannes good but if he paid for it and come ridyng thurgh the Cite in grete pride and sâ—iote his swerd vpon london stone in Can wykestrete And he beyng in the Cite sente to the toure for to haue the lord saye and so they felte hym and brought hym to the Guyldhall before the Maire and the Aldeâ—men where he was examined and he said he wold and ought to bene Iuged by his peres And the communes of kente toke hym by force from the Maire and officers that kepte hym and toke hym to a pâ—â—ste to shriue hym And 〈◊〉 he myght bene halfe shriuen they brought hym to the standard in chepe and there smote of his â—ede on whos soulâ— Almyghty god haue pite and mercy Amen And thus deide the lorde saye tresorer of Englond After this they sette his hede on a spere and bare it aboute in the Cite Aud the same day aboute the myle ende crowmer was beheded And the day before at afternone the Capitayne with certeyne of his meyne wente to Phelipp Malpas hous and robbed hym and toke away moche good And fro thens he wente to Seint margret Patyns to one gherstis hous robbed hym toke away moch good also at whiche robâ—yng diuerse men of london of their
neighbours were at it and toke part with them For this robbyng the peples hertes fill from hym and euery thriâ—ty man was aferd for to be seruid in like wyse For ther was many a man in london that awayted and wolde fayne haue seen a commune robberie whiche Almyghty god forbede For it is to suppose yf he had not robbed he myght haue goon 〈◊〉 er he had be withstonde For the kyng and alle the lordes of the Royame of Englond were departed except the lord Scales that kepte the toure of london And the fifthe day of Iuyll he dide done smyte of a mannys hede in southwerke And the nyght after the Maire of london the Aldremen and the communes of the cite concluded to driue away the Captayn his hoost sente to the lord scales to the tour to mathew gogh a Captayn of Normandie that they wold that nyght assaille the Captayn with them of kent And so they did come to london brigge in to southwerâ—e er the Captayn had any knowlege ther of ther they fonght with them that kepte the brigge And the kentisshmen wente to harnoys and come to the brigge and shot and fought with hem and gate the brigge and made them of london to flee slow many of hem And this endured all the nyght to fro till ix of the cloke on the morne And atte laste they brente the drawebrigge where many of them of london were drowned In whiche nyght Sutton an aldermaÌ„ was slayne Rogger heysant and mathew goâ—e and many othir And after this the Chaunceler of Engloud sent to the Captayn a Pardone generall for hym an othir for alle his meyne And thenne they departed from south werk euery man home to his hous And whan they were all departed goon ther were ê“clamacions made in kent southsex and in othir places that what man coude take the Captayn quyk or ded shall haue a M. mark And after this one Alisander Iden a squyer of kent toke him in a gardyn in southsex in the takyng the Captayn Iohan Cade was slayne and after beheded and his beed set on london brigge ¶ And anone after thenne the kyng come in to kente and did his Iustises sitte at cauÌ„terbury enquere who were accessaries and chief cause of this Insurrexion And there were viij men Iugged to deth in one day and in othir places moo and fro thens the kyng weÌ„t in to sussex in to the westcontre where a litell before was slayne the bisshopp of salisbury And this same yere were so many Iugged to deth that xxiij heedes stode on london brigge attones ¶ Of the felde yâ— the duke of yorke toke at brentheth in kente And of the burthe of prince Edward And of the fyrst bataill at seint Albons where the duke of somersetee was slayne Capitulo ducentesimo lvj IN the yere xxx The duke of yorke came oute of the marche of walys with the erle of deuenshire the lord Cobham grete puissauÌ„ce for reformacion of certay Iniuries wronges also to haue Iustice on certayn lordes beyng aboute the kyng toke a feld at breÌ„theth beside deâ—tford in keÌ„te whiche was a stroÌ„g felde For which cause the kyng with alle the lordes of the lande went vn to the blakheth with a grete stronge multitude of pepâ—e armed and ordeyned for the werre in the beste wyse And whanne they had musterid on the blake heth Certayne lordes were sente to hym for to trete and make appoyntement with hym which were the bisshopp of Ely and the bisshopp of wynchestre and the Erles of salisbury and of warre wyke And they concluded that the duke of Somersete shold he had to warde and to ansuere to such articles as the duke of yorke shold put on hym than the duke of yorke shold breke his felde and come to the kyng whiche was all promised by the kyng And so the kyng commaunded that the duke of Somersete shold be had inward And thenne the duke of yorke brake vp his felde and come to the kyng and whan he was come contrary to the promise afore made the duke of Somersete was present in the felde awayting and chief aboute the kyng and made the duke of yorke ride to fore as a prisoner thurgh loudon and after they wold hane put hym in hold But a noyse aroose that the Erle of marche his sone was comyng with ten M. men to london ward wherof the kyng and his counceille fered And thenne they coÌ„cluded that the duke of yorke shold departe at his wyll ¶ Aboute this tyme began grete deuision in Spruysse bitwene the grete mastir the knyghtis of the duche ordre whiche were lordes of that contre For the communes and tounes rebelled ayenst the lordes and made so grete werre that at the last they called the kyng of Pole to be their lord the whiche kyng come was wurshipfully receyued and layde siege to the Castell of Marienburgh whiche was the chief Castell and strength of alle the lond and wan it and drofe oute the mastir of dansk and alle othir places of that land And so they that had bene lordes many yeres loste alle their seygnorie and possessions in tho landes ¶ And the yere of the Inâ—arnacion of our lord M. CCCC.liij on Seint Edwardis day the quene Margarete was deliuered of a faire Prince whiche was named Edward That same day Iohan Norman was chosen for to bene Maire of london And the day that he shold take his othe at westmynstre be wente thidder by water with alle the craftes where afore tyme the Maire Aldremen and all the craftes Roode a horsebak whiche was neuer vsed after For syn that tyme they haue goon euer by water in barges ¶ Ye haue well vnderston de tofore how that contrarie to the promise of the kyng and also the conclusions taken bitwene the kyng and the duke of yorke at brentheth the duke of Somersete wente not to warde But a bode aboute the kyng had grete reule and anone after â—e was made Capitayne of Caleys and rewled the kyng and his royaâ—â— as he wolde wherfore the grete lordes of the reame and also the coÌ„mons were not plesed For whiche cause the duke of yorke the erles of warre wyke of Salisbury with many knyghtes and squyers and moch peple came for to remeue the said duke of somersete othir fro the kyng And the kyng heeryng of their comyng thouÈt by his counseill for to haue goon westward and not for to mete with hem had with him the duke of somersete the duk of bokyngham the erle of stafford the erle of Northumâ—erland the lord Clifford and many othir And what tyme that the duke of yorke and his felawshipp vnderstode that the kyng was departed with these said lordes from london Anone he changed his way and costed the contre and come to seint Albons the xxiij day of may there mette with
the kyng to whom the kyng sente certayn lordes and desired hem to kepe the pees and departe but in conclusion whiles they treated on that one side the erle of warrewykâ— with the marche men and othir entrid the toune on that othir fought ayenst the kyng and his partie and so began the bataille and fightyng whiche endured agood while but in conclusion the duke of yorke obteyned and had the victorie of that Iourney In whiche was slayne the duke of somersete the erle of northumberland the lord Clifford and many knyghtes and sqnyers And many moo hurt And on the morne after they brought the kyng in grete astate to london which was logged in the bisshoppes Palais of london And anone after was a grete parlement In which ê‘lement the duke of yorke was made protector of Englond and the erle of warrewyke Capitayn of Caleys and the erle of Salisbury chaunceler of englond And alle suche ê‘sones as had the rewle to fore aboute the kyng were set a parte and myght not rewle as they did to fore In this same yere died pope Nicholas the fyfthe and after hym was Calixte the iij. This Calixte was a Catalane and an elde man whan he was chosen and continuelly seke wherfor he myght not performe his zele desire that he had ayenst the turke conceyued and the cause of lettyng therof was his age and sekenes This Calixte instituted ordeyned the feste of the transfiguracion of our lord to be halowed on sâ—int sixtes day in August because of the grete victorie that they of hnngary had ayenst the turkes that same day he was chosen pope in the yere of our lord M. CCCC.lv And died the yere M. cccc.lviij that same day that â—e ordeyned the feste of the transfiguracion to be halowed In this same yere fyll a grete affraye in london ayenst the lumbardes The cause began because a yongman toke a daggar from a lumbard and brake it wherfor the yongman on the morne was sente fore to come to fore the Maire and aldermen and there for the offence he was comytted to warde ¶ And thenne the maire departed from the guyldhall for to go home to his diner but in the chepe the yongmen of the mercerye for the most ê‘t prentises helde the maire shereuis still in chepe and wold not suffre hym to departe vn to the tyme that their felaw whiche was comytted to warde were deliâ—yd so by force they rescued their felaw from prison that done the maire shereuis departed and the prisoner deliuered which yf he had he put to prison had be in Inpardye of his lyf And began a Ruuour in the cite ayenst the lumbardes and the same euenyng the handcrafty peple of the toune arose and ran to the lumbardes houses and despoilled robbed dâ—â—erse of hem wherfore the maire and aldermen come with the honest peple of the toune and drofe them thens sente somme of them that had stolen to newgate And the yong man that was rescued by his felawes sawe this grete Rumour affraye robbery ensâ—ewed of his first me uyng to the lumbard departed and went to westmynstre to saynturie or elles it had costed hym his lyfe For anone after come doune an Oeyr determyne for to do Instice on alle them that so rebellid in the cite ayenst the lumbardes on whiche satte with the maire that tyme william Marowe the duke of bokyngham and many othir lordes for to see execucion don but the comyns of the cite secretly made them redy dide arme them in their houses and were in purpose for to haue rongen the comyn belle whiche is named bowe belle but they were lette by sad men whiche come to the knoweleche of the duke of bokyngham and othir lordes and incontinent they aroos for they durst no lenger abyde For they doubted that the hole cyte shold haue arisen ayenst them bnt yet neuertheles ij or .iij. of the cite were Iugged to deth for this robbery and were hanged at Tyburne Anone after the kyng the quene and othir lordes rode to couentre and withdrewe hem from london for thise causes And a lytell to fore the duke of yorke was sente fore to grenewych and there was discharged of the protectoursipp And my lord of Salisbury of his Chauncelâ—rshipp And after this they were sent fore by priuy seal for come to couentre where they were almost deceyued and the Erle of warrewyke also and shold haue ben destroied yf they had not seen well to ¶ How the lord Egremond was take by therle of salesteries sones And of the robbyng of sandwych Capitulo ducentesimo lvij THis yerewere taken iiij grete fisshes bitwene Eerethe london that one was called mors marine the second a swerd fisshe aud the othir tweyne were wales ¶ In this same yere for certeyne affâ—ayes done in the northcontre bitwene the lord Egremond and the Erle of Salisburies sones the said lord Egremond whom they had taken was condempned in a grete somme of money to the said Erle of Salisbury aud therfor comysed to prison in Newgate in london where whan he had be a certayne space he brake the prison and iij. prisoners with hym and escaped wente his way Also this yere the Erle of warrewyke and his wyfe wente to Caleys with a faire felawshipp and toke possession of his office Aboute this tyme was a grete reformacion of many monasteries of religion in duierse parties of the world which were â—â—formed after the first institucion and continued in many places Also aboute this tyme the crafte of enprinting was first founde in Magunce in Almayne whiche craft is mnltiplied thurgh the world in many places and bookes bene had grete chepe and in grete nombre by cause of the same craft This same yere was a grete bataille in the marches bitwene hungerie and turkye at a place called septedrade where innumerable turkes were slayne more by miracle than by mannes honde For only the honde of god smote them seint Iohan of capestrane was there present prouoked the cristen reple â—eyng thenne aferd after to pursiewe the turkes where an infinite multitude were slayne and destroied The turkes said that a grete nombre of armed men folowed them that they were aferd to turne agayne they were holy angellys ¶ This same yere the prisoners of Newgate in london brake their prison wente vpon the leedes fought ayenst them fo the Cite kepte the gate a longe while but at the last the toune gate the prison on them and than they were put in feteris yrons were sore punysshed in ensample of othir In this yere also was a grete erthequaue in Naples in so much yâ— ther perisshed xl M. peple that sankâ— there in to the erthe Item in the yere xxxvj seint Osmond somtyme bisshopp of Salisbury was canonysed at Rome by Pope Caliste And the xvj day of Iuyll he was translated at Salisbury by the Erchebisshoppe of
truagâ— that kyng Cassibalan bad graunted vn to Iulius Cesar wherfor the Emê‘our that was tho that was called Claudius cesar was sore annoied and or deyned a grete power of Romayns and come in to this lande for to conquere the truage thurgh strength and haue it of the kyng but the kyng Gynder and Armager his brother gadred a grete hoost yfere of Britons and yafe bataille to the Emperour Claudius and queld of Romayns grete plente The Emperour had afterward one yâ— was called Hamon that sawe that hir peple ware fast slayue preuelich he cast a way his owne armes and toke the armes of a dede Briton and armed hym with his armure and come in to the bataille to the kyng and said in this maner Sir beye good of hert for goddis loue for the Romayns that bene yone enemies anone shull be slayne and discomfited euerychon the kyng yaf no kepe ne reward to his speche for encheson of the armes that he had vpon hym and went it had bene a Briton but the traitour euer helde hym next the kyng and preuelich vnder the shuldres of his armes he smote the kyng wher for he was dede and fell doune to the erthe whan Armager sawe his brother dede he caste away his armes and toke to hym his brothers armes and come in to the bataille amonge the Britons and bad hem hertely for to fight and fast bey a doune the Romayns and for the armes they wende it had he kyng Gynder that erst was slayne that they wise not thenÌ„ gon the Britons hertely fight and quelled the Romains so at the last the Emê‘our forsoke the felde and fledde as faste as he myght with his folke in to the Cite of wynchestre and the fals traitour hamon that had queld the kyng faste anone gan for to flee with all the hast that he myght and Armager the kynges brother pursued hym full fersely with a ferse hert and drofe hym vn to a water and ther he toke hym and anone smoâ—e of both hond hede and feet and hewe the body all to peces tho cast him in to the water wherfor that water was called hamonus hauen and afterward ther was made a faire toune that yit standeth that is called southaÌ„pton And afterward Armager went to wynchestre for to seke claudius cesar the Emê‘our ther Armager hym toke Claudius the Emê‘our thurgh counceill of his romains that with hym were left a lyue made pees with Armager in this maner as ye shull here yâ— is to say how that Claudius the Emê‘our shold yeue to Armager Gennen his fair doughter for to haue to wife so that this land fro that tyme afterward shold be in the Emê‘ours poer of Rome vppn suche couenaunt that neuer afterward none emê‘our of rome shold take none othir truage of this laÌ„d but only feaulte so they were acorded And vpon this conenant Claudius cesar sent to Rome for his doughter Gennen and whan she was come Claudius cesar yaf hir to Armager to wyf and Armager spoused hir at london with moche solempnite and myrthe tho was Armager crouned and made kyng of Britaigue ¶ Of kyng Armager in whose tyme seint Petre precked in Anti ochie with othir apostoles in duâ—erse contreis Ca. xl THis kyng Armager regned well and worthely the lande goâ—ned And Claudius Cesar in remeÌ„brauÌ„ce of this acord for reuerence honour of his doughter made in this land a fair toune a fair castell and let calle the toune after his name Claucestren that nowe is called Gloucestre and when this was all done the Emê‘our noÌ„me his leue thowent ayen to Rome Armager tho was kyng and goâ—ned the land well nobely all his lyfes tyme and this Armager gote a sone on his wyfe that called was westmer and whiles that this armager regned seint petre preched in Antioche and ther he made a noble chyrch in which he sate fyrst in his chair and there he duelled vij yere and after he went to Rome was made pope till that New the Emê‘our let hym martreÌ„ and tho preched openly all the appostles in diuerse landes the right fayth And whan Armager had regned xxiiij yere he died lieth at london ¶ Howâ— kyng westmer yaf to Berynger an yland forlet ther this Berynger made the toune of Berewike Ca. xli ANd after this Armager regned his sone westmer a good man a worthy of body well goâ—ned the lande Hit befell so that tydynge came to hym on a day that the kyng Rodryk of gascoine was come in to his land with a houge numbre of peple and was duellyng in staynesmore And when kyng westmer herde tho tydynges he let assemble an houge host of britons and come to the kyng rodrik yaf hym bataill kyng westmer queld rodrik with his owne hondes in playne bataille And when kyng rodrikes meÌ„ sowe that hir lord was dede they yolden hem all vn to the kyng we stmer bicomen his men for eâ—more and he yaf hem a contre that was forleten where in they myght duelle and thidder they went duelled there all hir lyfes tyme ix c men there were of hem no mo lefte at that bataill Hir goâ—nour and prince was called Berynger and anonÌ„ he bigan a toune that they myght there in duell and haue restorte and let calle the toune Berewyk vp twede and there they duelled and bicame riche but they had no women amonges hem the britons wold nat yefe hir doughtres to the straÌ„gers wherfor they went ouer see in to Irland brought with hem women tho hem tho spoused but the men koude nat vnderstonde yâ— langage ne the speche of the women ther for they spoken to gedre as scottes afterward thurgh changâ—ng of hir langages in alle feaunce they were called tho scottes so shullen that folk of that coÌ„tre for euermore ¶ How kyng westmer let arere a stone in the entring of westmerland ther yâ— he slow roderic ther he began first housing Ca. xlij ANd after this bataill that is aboue said when Rodric was dede kyng westmer in remeÌ„braunce of his victorie lete aâ—ere ther besides the wey a grete stone an high and yit hit stant eâ—more shall stand and let graue in the stone lâ—ez that thus said The kyng westmer of Britaigne quelde in this place Roderic his enemie ¶ And this westmer was the first man that made toun hous in englond at that stone beginneth westmerlaÌ„d that westmer let calle after his owne name whan westmer had so done he duelled all his lyfes tyme in that contre of westmerland for he loued that contre more than any othir contre And when he had regned xxv yere he died lieth at Carlille ¶ Of kyng Coill that was westmers sone that helde his lande in pees his lyfes tyme Ca. xliij AFter this kyng westmer regned his sone Coill a goodmaÌ„ and a worthy of good
at london toke hym to kyng knoght that he shold do with hem what his wyll were and tolde hym how queintly he had queld kyng Edmond for encheson loue of hym so that kyng knoght all Englond in his poer holly myght haue ¶ O thou fals traitour hast yâ— my trew brother slaynÌ„ for â—Ì„cheson of me a man that I most loued in the world Nowe be myne hede I shall for thy tranaille the well reward as thou hast deserued and anonÌ„ let hym take bynde honde feet in maner of a traitour and let cast hym in tho Thamyse and in this maner the false traitour ended his lyfe The kyng noÌ„me the ij children and toke hem to the Abbot of westmynster to warde and to kepe till he wyst what was best with hem to done ¶ How kyng knoght sent kyng Edmondes sones both in to denmark for to slee and how they were saued ¶ Ca. C.xix HIt befell sone afterward that kyng knoght had all the lande in his hande spoused the qnene Emme thurgh coÌ„sent of his Baronage for she was a fair woman yâ— was Eldredis wyfe and the dukes suster of NormaÌ„die they leued to gedre with moche loue as reson wolde The kyng axed vpon a day conceill of the quene what was best to done with the sones that were Edmond Irensides ¶ Sir qd she they be the right heires of the land and yf they be ven they wull do yowe moch sorwe with werre and therfor let send hem in to a strang land aferre to somme man that may hem defoylle and destroie The kyng anone let calle a danois that wâ—s called walgar coÌ„maunded hym that he shâ—â—d lede tho ij children in to Denmarke so do ordeyne for hem that neuer they herde moo tydynge of hem Sir said this walgar gladly your coÌ„maundement shall be done And noÌ„me tho ij children led hem in to Denmark Aâ—d for as moche as he saw that the children were wonder fair and also meke he had of hem grete pite and routh wold nat hem slee but let hem to the kyng of huÌ„gery for to norice For this walgar was welbeknowen with the kyng and welbeloued Anone the kyng axed whens the children were And walgare told hym said they were the right heires of eÌ„glond therfor men wold hem destroie and thâ—â— sir to yow they be comen mercy and helpe for to seche for soth if they mowe lyuen your men they shull becomen and of yow they shull holde all hir land The kyng of hungery hem vnderfenge with mochel honour and â—etâ— hem worthely to bene kepte And thus it befell afterward that Edwyne the yoÌ„ger brother died and Edward the elder brother lyued a fair maÌ„ a stronge large of body gentill courtois of condicions So that all men him loued And this Edward in the cronicles is called amonges englisshmen Edward the outâ—lawe And whan he was made knyght the kynges doughter of hungery so moche hym loued for his goodnesse and his fairnesse that she made and called him hir derlyng The kyng that was hir fadre ê‘ceyued well the loue that was bitwene hem two had none heir but that doughter the kyng vouched his doughter to no man as well as he did to hym that she loued and he hir and he yafâ— hâ—r vn to hym with good wyll and Edward hir spoused with mochel honour the kyng of hungerie sente after all his baronage and made a solempne fest riche weddyng and made all men to vnderstonde that he shold be kyng when that he were dede therfor all they maden grete â—oie of that tydynge they were full glad This Edward begate vpon this lady a sone was called Edgar helyng and afterward a doughâ— that was called Margarete that afterward was quene of Scotland by the kyng of Scotland that was called Mancolyn she had a doughter that was called Maude that was Quene afterward of Englond thurgh kyng Henry that was the first sone of the coÌ„querour that hir wedded And he begate on hir a doughter that was called Mande that after was Emê‘esse of Almayne And of this Maude come the kyng of Englond that vn to this day is called Henry the Emê‘esse sone And yit had this Edward an othir doughter by his wife that was called Cristian and she was a nonne ¶ How kyng knoght that was a proude man conquered Norwey how he become afterward meke and mylde ¶ Ca. C.xx NOwe haue ye herde of Edmondes sones with Irenside that kyng Knoght wende that they had bene dede as he had commaunded walgar before And this knoght had in his hond all Englond and Denmarke and after that he wente to Norwey that land to conquere But the kyng of the lande that was called Elaf come with his peple and wende his land we le haue kept and defended and so 〈◊〉 he faught with hym till at the last he was slayne in that bataille And tho this knoght noÌ„me all that land in his honde And when he had conquered Norewey and taken feautes homages ther he come after ayene in to England helde hym selfe so grete a lord that hym thought in all the world his pere no maÌ„ was become so proude hauteyn that it was grete wonder And so it befell vpon a day as he had herd masse at west mynster wold haue gone in to his palais the wawes of the thamyse soâ— wifâ—ely ayens him comen that all most they touched his 〈◊〉 ¶ Tho said the kyng with a proude hert I coÌ„maunde the water to turne ayene or elles I shall the mak◠¶ The wawes for his coÌ„maundement wold not spare but flowed ouer in hie more more The kyng was so proude of hert that he wold not flee the water but abode stille in the water And bete the water with a smale yerde that he helde in his honde and coÌ„maunded the water that it sholde wende no ferther but for all his coÌ„maundement the water wolde not cese but euer wax more more an high so that the kyng was all wete and stode depe in the water And when he saw that he had abyde ther to long the water wolde no thyng done his commaundement tho sone he withdrowe hym and tho stode he vpon a stone and helde his hondes an high and said this worde in hering all peple ¶ This god that maketh the see thus arise an high he is kyng of all kynges and of myghtes most and I am a caytyf and a man dedely and he may neuer die and all thyng doth his coÌ„maundement and to hym is obedient To that god I pray that he be my warrant For I knowlech me cayt yf feble and of no power and therfor I wull go to rome with outâ— any lettynge my wykkednesse to punysshe and me to amend ¶ For of that god I clayme my land for to hold of none othir And anonÌ„ made redy his heir hym selfe