trow that he was god after the fulychnes of the panyms And ther she shewed hym a fayr virgyn in heuyn holdyng a chyld in hir armys sayed to hiÌ„ This chyld is gret theÌ„ tho therfor do hiÌ„ worshipe ¶ The Monch of Rome a bowt this time mightili encresed And wheÌ„ it wos so that bi all the world in diuerse ê“uynsis batiles wer rased sodanli all men meruellyng they wersesid put them holly to the prince of rome that opynly it myght be shewed that sych a vniuersall peese come neuer by labur of batell bot of the power of the veray god That in his Natiuite peese shuld regne in all the world Herod Ascolonita wos kyng iÌ„ the Iuri xxxvij yere This Herod ydumeus wos the fyrst strang kyng that regned on the Iues The maister iÌ„ historiis sayes he wos a nobull maÌ„ and faythfull in the begynnyng and in all thyng he had hym nobully He wos veray gentyll vn to the romans and to the pepil that louyd peese And in his old age when he wold awr mekyll pleese the Romans And herd of the byrth of crist dredyng to be expulsit of his kyndoom as a stranger wrycchitly he fell and kylled the Innosentis and diuerse of his own chylder And at the last wos hatfull to all pepull and fell seeke and died wretchydly ¶ Mari the mother of crist was borne a foor ethe Natiuite of crist xvi yere or ther a bowte ¶ Of Kymbalyn that wos Androgeus son a good man and well gouerned the lond of Bretan AFter the deth of Androgen regned Kymbalin his son that wos a good man and well gouerned the lond in moch ê“sperite and pees all his lyfes tyme and in his tyme wos borne Ihesu crist our sauyour of that swete virgin Marie This kyng Kymbalin had ij sonnys Guidar Armoger good kynghtes and worthy and when this kyng Kymbalyn had rogned xxij yere then he died and lieth at London XpÌ„s natê° eÌ„ ex virgine maria an o muÌ„di v M C lxxx xviij IN the begynnyng of the xlij yere of Octauian the Emperour the wich be gan to regne in marrhe And the xxxi yere of Herod vij C li yere after that rome was belded The sext moneth from the consauyng of IohnÌ„ Baptist the viij kalend of Aprill The sext fery at Nazareth of galalee of the virgin Mari wos ê¯saued crist our saueour the same yere was borne XpÌ„s natus est Here beginnith the sexte aage during to the ende of the world And thee thred wos called Agrippa sone to aristoboly sone to the fyrst Herod the wich kylled Iamys and presenyd Peter ¶ The fyrst Herod when he saw his sonnys Alexium and aristobolem thurgh the pretens of his letter by the Emperour send striue for the succession off his kyngdom He disposed and made Antipatron that wos hys fyrst be goten soÌ„ to be bi for them and when they wer talkiÌ„g of the deth of ther fadir he kest theÌ„ away they went to the Emprour to complayn of the wrong of ther fadre ¶ And in thee meyn tyme the iij. kynges of Colan come by Herod vn to Ierusalem And when that they come not a yene by hym he thought that they war asshamed for to cum ayene by hym for be cause that they wer dessaued and that they fond not the chyld as he trowed Therfor in the meynseson he sessed to kyll the chyldyr off israell And than he went vn to Rome for thee citacion of the Emperour and he toke his way by the cite of Tarsum wher he brent the shyppes in the wich the iij. kynges of Colan shuld haue sailed in to ther own cuntre ¶ Then after a yere and certayn dayes this Herod come fro rome a yenâ—e acorded with his sonnis and for the confirmacion of his kindoÌ„ he wos made much boldyr And then he kylled all the chyldir of Bethelem that wer of ij yere of age and vndir· that had space of on nyght of aage and emong thes was ther oon of his own chylder And Aristobolus and AlexiuÌ„ wer had suspeckyt In so mych as they promysed a barbour a gret reward that he shuld take anâ—â—ut ther faders throte when that he did hym shaue And when this Herod herd this he was greued ther he kylled bothee his sonnys and herod agrippa his son he ordand to be kiÌ„g wher foor Antipater his holdest son wos a bout for to pusyn hys fadre the wich Herod agrippa vndyr stoed and presenit ther hys brother the wich the Emprour herd and sayed that he had leueyr be an hog off Herodes then for tyll be on of his sonnys For hys hoggys he sporeth and his sonnys he kyllis And when thatt Herod wos lxx yere off age He wos strikyn with a gret sekenes in his hondes and in his feit and iÌ„ his meÌ„bres that no leche myght cuÌ„ to hym for stynke and so died So Antipater his sune in prison herd tell this and ioyed gretly And therfor that cause he wos slayn ¶ Then stroffe Archelaê° an Herodes for the succescion of the fyrst Herod a fore the Emê‘our The Emperour ther thurgh consell of the senetours the half of the iuri idumya gaffe to Archelaê° vndir name of a tetrarche The other partte he deuided iÌ„ to too Galali he yaf to herod antippe And IturiaÌ„ and TraconitideÌ„ he yaf to Philippe herods brether ¶ And that same yere crist come froÌ„ Egippt Ì„ Archelaê° was accused mony tymes of the iues and was exiled iÌ„ to vieÌ„nam iÌ„ to fraunce in that place wer set iiij tetrarches to the repreuyng of the iÌ„stabulnes of the Iues ¶ And that same yer OctouiaÌ„ the emê‘our died Anno Cristy xij INRI Crux xpÌ„i Petrê° Credo iÌ„ deuÌ„ patreÌ„ omnipoteÌ„teÌ„ creatorem celi et terre Andreas Et in ihesum xpÌ„m filium eius vnicuÌ„ dominuÌ„ nrmÌ„ IohaÌ„nes Qui coÌ„ceptus est de spiritu scÌ„o natê° ex maria virgine Iacobus Passus sub poÌ„cio pilato crufixê° mortuus et sepultus ThoÌ„as Descendit ad iÌ„ferna tercia die resurexit a mortuis Iacobê° Ascendit ad celos sedet ad dexteraÌ„ dei ptiÌ„s omnipotentis Philippê° Inde veÌ„turus est iudicare viuos et motuos Bartholoê° Credo in spiritum sanctum Matheê° Sanctam ecclesiam catholicam Symon Sanctorum commumonem remissionem peccatorum Iudas Carnis resureccionem Mathias Et vitam eteernam Amen IHesu crist our saiueour roos from deth to lyue and saied to his discipules all the power in heuen and erth is geuyn vn to me And go ye thus iÌ„ to al the world and preche and teche wn to eueri creatur And I shall be with yow to the end of thee world ¶ Her he chose him lxxij discipules And he had xij apostolis the wich he send iÌ„ to al the world to pÌ„che ne it is not red that ther war mo orderis emong the discipuls of crist Of whom thee prestys and bysshoppis in the chirche of
his pepull or they wist wer that they wer Ì„ them egrely asseilled ¶ The kiÌ„g cheldrik Ì„ his meny defeÌ„did them maÌ„ly bi ther pouer but kiÌ„g arthur his meÌ„ kylled so moÌ„ny saxoÌ„s that neuer wos seyne sich slaughter ¶ And Cheldrik Ì„ his men that wer left a lyue fled a way ¶ And arthur them pursued and droue oute them in to a wod that they myght no ferther passe Cheldrik his men saw well that they wer brought in to moch disese Ì„ them yold to arthur in this maner wyse that he shold take ther hors and ther armur all that they had they must onli gone oÌ„ fote in to ther shippis and so they wold gone home in to ther own land and neuer cuÌ„ ayen in to this land ¶ And vpon assurance of this thyng they yeuen hym good hostagâ—s ¶ And arthur by couÌ„cell of his men granted this thyng and resaued the hostages and ther vpoÌ„ the other weÌ„t to ther shippes ¶ And when they wer in the hy see the wynd changed as the deuell it wold and thei turnd ther nauy and come a yen to this land and ariued at Totnesse weÌ„t out of the shippes and toke the land clen robbed it moch pepull slew and taken all the armur that they myght find and so they weÌ„t forth till thei come vn to Bathe but the men of the toune shitteÌ„ fast ther yates and nold not suffre them to cum with in the toun and they defendit them well and orpedly ayens them ¶ How Arthur yaf bataill vn to the Saxons when they com ayen iÌ„ to this land Ì„ beseged the toune of bathe Ì„ them ouer come WHen arthur herd this tydyng he let hong anone the hostages and left Hoel of bretan his nepheu for to kepe the marche toward Scotlond with halfe his pepull and hym self weÌ„t to helpe and rescu the toune of Bathe and when he come theder hee yaf a strong bataill to Childrik and kylled almost all the peple that he had· for no man myght hym withstond ne endure vnder thee stroke of his swerd ¶ And ther bothe wer slayn Colegrin Ì„ Bladud his brether ¶ And Cheldrik fled thens and wold haue gone to his shippis But when arthur it wist he toke .x. M knyghtis to Cador that was Erle of Cornwaill for to let Ì„ stop his cumming ¶ And arthur hym self went toward the marche of scotlaÌ„d for messingers told hiÌ„ that the scottys had beseged Hoil of bretan ther that he lay seke and therfor he hasted hym thederward ¶ And Cador pursued after Cheldrik toke him er he might come vn to his shyppis and kylled Cheldrik and his pepull ¶ And when Cador had done this viage he hasted hiÌ„ ayen as fast os he myhht towardes Arthur and fond hym in Scotland ther that he had rescued Hoel of britan But the scottys were fer with in Mounref And ther they held them a while but arthur them pursued Ì„ they fled thens in to Lymoigne that wer in thatt cuÌ„tre lx iles and gret plente of briddis Ì„ gret plente of Egels that wer woned to cry and fight to geders and make gret noyse whan folke come to rob that land and weren as moch os they myght so they did for the Scottis wer so gret rauenours that they toke al that thei might fiÌ„d iÌ„ the laÌ„d of Lymoign with out ani spariÌ„g ther with charged ayen the folke in to Scotland for to wende ¶ How kiÌ„g arthur axed of merlin the aueÌ„turs of vi of the last kiÌ„gê that wer to regne iÌ„ englond how the land shuld enden â–ª SIr qd Merlin in the yere of the incarnacion of ihuÌ„ crist M.CC.xv. shall come a Lamb out of Wynchestr that shall haue a white tong Ì„ trew lippis Ì„ he shall haue writeÌ„ in his hert holinesse ¶ This Lam shall make mony goddis houses he shall haue pees the most ê‘t of his lyfe And he shal make on of the fairest places of the world that in his tyme shall not fulli be made an end of ¶ And iÌ„ the end of his life a wolf of a strange land shall do hym moch harme Ì„ sorow thurgh wer but at the end the lamb shall be master thurgh help of a red fox that shall cum out of the northwest him shall ouer cum Ì„ the wolf shall dy in water And after that tyme the Lamb shal lyue no while bot he shal die ¶ His seede shall be in a strange land Ì„ thee land shall be with out a gouernour a litelÌ„lÌ„ tyme. ANd after this tyme shall come a dragon melled wyth mercy and eke wyth wodenesse and that shallÌ„ haue an berde as a goot that shallÌ„ yef iÌ„ englond shadow shallÌ„ kepe the land from colde Ì„ hete Ì„ his on foot shall be set in wyke Ì„ that other in london and he shall enbrace in habitacions and he shall opyn his mouth toward wales Ì„ the trimbilyng of the hidour of his mouth his ere 's shall strech toward mony habitacions and cuÌ„tres and his breth shall be full suete in strange land ¶ And iÌ„ his tyme shall the reuers renne blod and with brayn Ì„ he shall make iÌ„ places of his land walles that shall do moch harme vn to his seed after his tyme ¶ Then shall ther cum a pepull owt of the north west during his regne that shall be lad thurgh out a wikked hare that the dragon shall doo croune kyng that afterward shall fle ower the see with out cummyng ayene for dred of the dragon ¶ Ì„ iÌ„ that tyme the son shall be as reed as blode as meÌ„ shall se thurgh out all the world that shall be tokyn gret pestylence and deth of folke thurgh dynt of suerd and that pepull shall bene fader les tile the tyme that the dragon die thurgh an hair that shall meue ayens hym were vn to the end of his life that shall not fully be endit iÌ„ his tyeÌ„ ¶ This dragoÌ„ shal be hold iÌ„ his tyiÌ„ the best bodi of the world and he shall die by sides the marches of a strange land the land shall duell faderles with out a good gouern and men shall wepe for his deth from the I le of shepey vn to the hauen of mareil ¶ Wharfor alas shall be ther song of fadroles folke that shall ouer lyuen in his land destruied ANd after this dragon shall cuÌ„ a goot out of kar that shal haue hornes and a berd of siluer and ther shall cum out of his nosthrell a domp that shall be tokyn hunger Ì„ sorow and gret deth of the pepull and moch of his land in the begynnyng of his regne shall be wasted ¶ This goot shall go ouer to france and shall opene the flour of his lyfe and deth In his tyme ther shall a rise an Egle in Cornwaill that shal haue fetres of golde that of
Ì„ for all Erles of englond ¶ And sir HeÌ„ri Percy yaf vp also ther his homage for him for all the barons of englond ¶ And tho said sir willm Trussell I yeld vp now vn to you sir myne homage for me also for all the knyghtes of englond for all them that holden by seriauntre or by any other maner thyng of you ¶ So that from this day afterward ye shall not be clamed kyng nother for kyng be holde ¶ But froÌ„ thys tyme afterward ye shall bene holden for a singuler man of all the pepull And so they went thens to London ther that the lordis of englond them abode And sir edward abade in prisonne in good kepiÌ„g that wos the day of Conuersion of sent Paule in thee xx yere of his regne ¶ Of the ê“phecie of Merlin declarid of kiÌ„g edward the sone of kyng edward the frist OF this kyng Edward ê“phecied Merlin and said that ther shuld cum a Goot out of Carre that shuld haue horns of siluer a berd as white as snow â–ª and a doppe shÌ„uld cum out of his nosethriles that shuld betoken moch harme hounger dethe of the pepull Ì„ gret losse of his land and that in the begynnyng of his regne shuld be hauÌ„ted moch lechorie ¶ And he said soth alas the tyme for kyng edward that was kyng edward son was bonre at Carnariuan in wales for soth he had hornes of syluer a berd as white os snow when he was made prince of walis to moche he yaf hiÌ„ to riot Ì„ to folie ¶ And soth said Merlin in his prophecie that ther shulde cum out of his nose a doppe for in his tyme was gret honger among the poer pepull and strong deth among the riche that died in strange land with moch sorow Ì„ iÌ„ were in scotland and afterward he lost scotland gascoyn whiles that him self wos kiÌ„g ther wos moch lechori hauÌ„ted ¶ And also Merlin told said that this Goot shÌ„uld seche the flour of lyfe and of deth And he said soth for he spoused Isabell the kynges sustre of fraunce ¶ And in his tyme Merlin said that thei shuld be made brigges of folke vpoÌ„ diches of the se And that was well seyn at Banokkes borne in scotland whan he was discomfited ther of the scottis ¶ And Merlin told also that stones shuld fall from castels and mony tounes shuld be made playn ¶ And he said soth for whan kyng Edward wos discomfited in scotland and come tho southward the scottis beseged tho castels did them moch harme and brend tounes vn to the herd erthe ¶ And afterward Merlin told that an Egle shuld cum out of Cornwaill that shold haue fetherris of gold that of pride shuld haue no peir and he shuld despise lordis of blod and after he shuld die thurgh a bere at Gausich and that propheci was full wel know and found soth ¶ For by the egle is vnderstond sir Pers of Ganaston that tho wos erle of Cornewaill that was a wonder proud man that dispised the baronage of engloÌ„d but afterward he was heded at gausich thurgh the erle of Lancastre and thurgh the erle of werwik ¶ And Merlin told that iÌ„ his tyme it sholde seme that the bere shuld brenne and that bataill shÌ„old be vpon an arme of the see in a feld araied like a shÌ„eld wher shuld die mony whit hedis ¶ And he said soth for bi the brenniÌ„g of the bere is betokened gret dred thurgh cuttyng of swerdis at that bataill of miton for ther come the scottis in maner of a sheld in maner of a wynge slew vpoÌ„ swale men of religion prestis Ì„ seculers wherfore the Scottis called that bataill in dispite of englishmeÌ„ the white bataill ¶ And after merliÌ„ said that the forsaid bere shÌ„uld do the Goot moch harme and that shuld be vpon the southwest and also vpon his blod and said also that the goot shuld lese mich dele of his land till the tyme that shame shuld him ouer cum and than he shuld cloth him in a Lyon skyn Ì„ shuld wyn ayen that he had lost and more thurgh pepull that shÌ„uld cum out of the northwest that shold make him to bene adrad him a venge vpon his enmys thurgh councell of ij Owles that frist shÌ„old be in ê‘ell to be vndone ¶ And that tho two Owles shuld wend ouer the see in to a strange land and ther they shuld duell vn till a certan time Ì„ after they shÌ„uld cum iÌ„ to engloÌ„d ayen ¶ And tho two Owles shuld do moch harme vn to moÌ„y on Ì„ that they shold coÌ„cell the goot to meue were ayens the foresaid bere ¶ And the got the owles shold cuÌ„ to an arme of the see at borton vp Trent Ì„ shuld wend ouer Ì„ that for drede the bere shold fle with a Swan iÌ„ his coÌ„panye to Buri toward the north thurgh an vnkind outpulÌ„ter that the Swan than shall be slayn with sorow the Bere shuld be slayn full ny his owne nest that shÌ„old stond vpoÌ„ PouÌ„tfret vpon whom the sonne shall shed his bemes and mony folke him shall seke for vertu he said soth for the good erle Thomas of Lancastre was borne in the northwest Ì„ cosin to the kiÌ„g and his vncle son ¶ And by law he made the kyng lese moch land the wich he had purchesed wilfulli till at the last the kyng ther of toke shame him self filled wyth cruelte ¶ And after he gat ayen that he had lost moch more thurgh folke that he let assemble out of the northwest that made him to be adrad and a venged him of his barons thurgh couÌ„cell of sir hugh the spenser the fadre and of sir hugh the son that be fore wer owt lawed of englond for ther wikkednes ¶ Bot afterward they cume ayen in to engloed sir hugh spenser the fadre out of fraunce And so moch coÌ„celed the kyng that he shuld were vpon Thomas of Lancastre ¶ So that the kyng and the spensers and the erle of Arundell and ther pouer met with Thomas of Lancastre at Burton vpon Trent and him ther discomfited and sir Humfry Erle of Herford wos in his companye ¶ And after fled the forsaid Thomas and Humfrey with ther company at Burbruge with sir Andrew of erkela that is called the vnkind outpulter ¶ And also sir Symondward erle of yorke they come mete with Thomas of lancastre with an huge companye them ther discomfited Ì„ in that scomfiture the erle of herford wos slayn vpoÌ„ the bruge couherdly with a spere in the foundement And the erle Thomas wos take and lad vn to PauÌ„tfret tho was heded beside his own castell But afterward mony men him sought for miracles that god did for him ¶ And in that tyme MerliÌ„ said for sorow and harme shuld die a pepull of his land wherfore mony other
abstinence of were for a certayn tyme in the name of the Duchesse not of duke because he had gon froÌ„ his othe legeaunce that he had made to kyng Henri therfore the kyng neuer wold write ne oppointe ne haue to do with hiÌ„ after bot al in the duchesse name ¶ Also this same yere quene Iane died the secund day of Iule wich had bene kyng Henri the fourthis wife and wos caried fro Bermondsey vn to Cauntorberi wher she lieth beried bikyng Henri the iiij hir housbond ¶ This same yere died all the lions in the toure of london the wich had not ben seyn mony yeres before out of mynde ¶ How Owayn a squier of wales that had weddid quene Katerine wos arestid And of the scisme bitwen Eugenie Ì„ felix IN the xvi yere of kyng Henri died Sigismond Emprour of Almayn knyght of the garter whos terment the kyng keped at sent poules in london rialli wher was made a riall heerse and the kyng in his astate clad in blew wos at euen at dirige and on the morow at masse c. ¶ And after him wos elect and chosin Albert duke of Ostrich wich had weddid SigismoÌ„dê° doughter for to be epÌ„rour This maÌ„ wos taken resaued to be kiÌ„g of beme vngari be cause of his wife that was sigismondê° doughter wich left after him none othir heir ¶ This Albert wos emprour but on yere for he wos poysened so died sum saieth he died of a flix bot he wos a vertuus man petifull so moch that all the pepull that knew him said that the world wos not worthy to haue his presens ¶ This same yere on Owayn a squier of walis a man of law byrth wich had mony a day before secretly weddid quene Katerine and had by hir iij. sonnys and on doughter wos taken Ì„ commauÌ„did to newgate to prison be my lord of Gloucestre ê“tectour of the reame ¶ And this yere he brake prison by the meyn of a prest that wos his chapelayn and after he was takiÌ„ ayen by my lord Bemond and brought ayen to newgate wich afterward wos deliuered at large And on of his sonnys afterwarde was made erle of richemond and an othir erle of penbroke Ì„ the thrid a monke of westmynstre wich monke died sone after This same yere also on Newyeres day at baynardis castell fell doune a stake of wod sodenli at afternone slew iij. meÌ„ mischeuisli and foule hurt othir Also at bedford on a shrireday wer xviij men murtherid with out stroke by falliÌ„g doune of a stair as they com out of ther comune hall mony foule hurt ¶ In the xviij yer sir Richard Beauchamp the good erle of werwike died at Roon he beyng that tyme leuetenaunt of the kyng in Normandie from thens his body wos brought to warwike wher he lieth worsshipfully in a new chapell on the south side of the quere ¶ Also this yere wos a gret derth of corne in all englond for a busshell of whete wos worth xl pens in mony places of engloÌ„d yit men myght not haue y nough wherfor Steuen broune that tyme mare of londoÌ„ seÌ„t iÌ„ to pruce broght to londoÌ„ certain shippis ladeÌ„ with rie wich did moch good to the poer pepull for corne wos so scarce iÌ„ engloÌ„d that iÌ„ suÌ„ places of engloÌ„d poer pepull made them bred of fern rotes ¶ This yere the generall councell of Basilie deposid eugenye And they chose Felix wich wos duke of Sauoye And than began the scisme wich endurid vn to the yere of our lord ihuÌ„ crist M. cccc.xlviij This felix wos a deuoute priÌ„ce Ì„ sawe his sonnys son after leued an holi life wos chosin pope of the councell of Basile Eugenye deposed And so the scisme wos long time and this Felix had not moch obedience be cauce of the neutralite for the most parte and well nygh all cristyndome obeied reputid Eugenye for veray pope god knawoth who was veray pope of them both for both occupied during the life of Eugeny ¶ This same yere sir Richard wiche vecarie of hermettesworth wos degratid of his presthode at Poules brint at toure hill as for on heritike on sent Botulphus day how well at his deth he died a good cristyn man wher for after his deth moch pepull come to the place wher he wos brent and offrid made a heppe of stonys Ì„ set vp a crosse of tre Ì„ held him for a sent till the maire sheriues by the kyngê commauÌ„demeÌ„t Ì„ of bisshoppis destruyed it made ther an dong hill ¶ Also this same yere the shireues of london set out of sent Martins the grauÌ„t the sentorie v. ê‘sons wich afterward wer restorid ayen to the sentorie by the kiÌ„gê Iustices ¶ After albert the thrid Frederike wos chosin Emprour This Frederik duk of Osterik wos long Emprour Ì„ differid for to be crouned at rome because of the scisme but after that vnite wos had he wos crouned with imê‘iall diademe with gret glorie and triumphe of pope Nicholas the iiij This wos a pesabull man quiet and of siÌ„gular paciens not hating the chirch he weddid the kyng of Portingales doughter c ¶ How the duchesse of gloucestre wos arestid for treson committed to ê‘petuall prison in the I le of maÌ„ And of the deth of mastir Roger Bolingbroke IN this yere Elinour Cobham duchesse of gloucestre was arestid for certayn pointes of treson laid ayen hir wher vpoÌ„ she was examined in sent Stephenys chepell at westmynster before the Erchebisshop of Cantorburi And ther she wos enioyned to open penaunce for to go thurgh chepe bering a taper in hir hand and after to ê‘petuall prison in the I le of man vnder the kepyng of sir Thomas stanley ¶ Also that same tyme wos arestid master Thomas southwell a chanon of westmynster mastir Iohan Hume a chapelayn of the said lady mastir Roger bolingbroke a clarke vsing nigromancie on mariorie Iurdemayn called the wicch of Eye beside westmynstre Thes wer arestid as for beyng of councell with the said duchesse of gloucestre And as for mastir Thomas southwell he died iÌ„ the toure the nyght before he shÌ„uld haue be reyned on the morne For he him self sayd that he shold die iÌ„ his bed not by Iustices ¶ And iÌ„ the xx yere maistir IohnÌ„ hume and mastir Roger bolingbroke wer brought to the gild hall in london and ther before the mair the lordis chief iustices of englond wer rayned and dampned both to be drowen hanged quartired but master iohnÌ„ hume had his chartre and wos ê‘doned by the kyngo· bot mastir Roger wos drawen to Tyburne wher he confessid that he died giltles neuer had trespasid in that he died fore Notwithstondyng he wos honged hedid quartired on whos soule god haue mercy ¶ And margeri iurdmain wos brent in smythfeld ¶ Also this yere wos a
hym In this tyme he repared the law and the holy bokys the wich the caldes had brent And an happy wittynes to all the world he left in scriptur He fond new litters and lighter in faccion the wich thurgh the holy gost fulfilled he come ayene to ierusaleÌ„ with a gret multitude with the kynges preualeges that he shuld teche the pepull that law that he had repayred And ther he died in a good age Neemias an hebru butler of kyng Artraxerses at his lord commandment went from babulon in to ierusalem wher he yaf xij yere the lediÌ„g of pepull And the v. yere he be gon to repare the yates and the wallis of Ierusalem the wich werke he endit in .ij yere and iiij monethes and that with gret inpedimentes for the halfe of the pepul stoed armeid with out the Cite to withstond the pepull of odyr nacioÌ„ns intendyng to destruy them And the other part labured in armes holdyng in the ton hond stonys for wallis and iÌ„ the notobull odyr hond a swoord or ne by it vide plraÌ„ lib o suo Permenides phelosophurs and namly in morall thynges war a bowte this Socrates a phelosophur the wich vndirstoed mych of the power of god Ì„ he wos Plato maister Democritus Ipotras and odiâ— of whom the nobull werkis a boode Circa annuÌ„ muÌ„di iiij M viij C ix Et anÌ„ cristi natiÌ„ iij C lxxxx AZor is rehersed in the lyne of crist in mathe primo Bot nothyng off his dedes is wreten in the scriptur Elyasib or Elysaphat succedid Ioachym in the bysshoppryke vt dicit Eusebius et magister histor Camillus wos Dictator at Rome in whoe 's days myscheuys playes wer ordand that the pestelans shuld sees at Rome Off thes playes Sent austyn tretis delygently in repreuyng the falshed of the goddis The wich desired to be plesed with sych writch it playes So shamfully thes playes wer vsed with naked men Ì„ womeÌ„ that honest meÌ„ ne womeÌ„ wold not be at thos playes ne yet behold them vide plura in Augê° de ciuitate dei Darius nothus regned at the perses .xix. yere Plato thee diuyn phelosopher And Aristotill his discipull wos this tyme nobull and famus clerkis Tytus quintius wos Dictator at rome and he wos a couetus man whom Austyn de ciuitate dei bringes in a yens couetus and prewd cristen men Gayus wos a sonetour vnder whome was a gret batell a yens the kyng of Tuscorum and viijM. men of them wor taken Marcus valerius was an other senetour thee wich with .lxM. Romans fought with the fraunshmen and had the victorie and mony of them kyllid Artharxerses kyng of ê‘ses called a yene to his empyre Egipt and he put Nactanabo the kyng in to Echeopiam Ì„ mony Iues iÌ„ to transmigracion also he send vagosuÌ„ a prince ower flumiordan to aske a yene the tribute that was for yefen to Esdra that was the vij yere rent ppÌ„ sabbaÌ„ tre Arsamê° succedit hym and regned an yere Darius the son of arsamy regned with the ê‘ses xxiiij yere This darius wos a myghty man and a bold the wich asked of the Grekis a tribute And that wos the cause of the descruccion of the Monarch of ê‘sarum for it was translatit to the grekes after the prophesy off Daniell for it is sayid that Darius brought xvC.M. fightiÌ„g men whom all alexander slew Iodas the son of Elyzaphat was he bisshop iÌ„ ierusaleÌ„ in tyme of Mardachn IoheÌ„s his son succedid him Aristotiles the most sotell and famust Ppilosophur leuyd this tyme. Senocrate the most chast phelosophur was this tyme with dyuers other mo ¶ Bi cause the kiÌ„gê of bretan next after leued iÌ„ peese most pte lytyl of them is wreteÌ„ therfor they shall be set to geder tyll it be coÌ„miÌ„ to Cassibulon kiÌ„g of Breton the wich wos brother to Lud ANd whan Crombatrus was deid regned Guentholen that wos his soÌ„ a man of good ê¯dicions Ì„ welbeloued he gouerned the lond well and wiseli and he regned xxvi xere and after he died and lyeth at new Troy ¶ How kyng Seisell regned and well gouerned the land after guentholen ANd after this Guentholen regned his son Seissel well Ì„ wortheli well gouerned the loÌ„d as his fader had done befor him he regned xv yere and died and lieth at new Troy ¶ How Kymor regned after Seissell his fader and he begat Howan that regned after his fader in peese ANd after Seissell regned his son Kymor well Ì„ nobli xix yere in peese and then afterhym regned howan hys son x. yere and then he died and lieth at Ikaldoune ¶ How kyng Morw t died thurgh myschaunce thurgh a best AFter this howon regned Marwith Ì„ become so weked Ì„ so sterne tyll at the last gret vengeance come to him for as he went vpon a tyme by the see side he mete a gret best that wos blake horibull hideus he wened that it had bene a whale of the see bent an arblast Ì„ wold haue slayn that best with his quarell but he myght not smyte hym And when he had shot all his quarelles the best anone come to hym in a gret hast and hym deuored a lyfe and so he died for his wickednes thurgh vengeaunce of god after that he had regned ix yere ¶ Of GraÌ„dobodiaÌ„ that wos morwith son that made CaÌ„mbregge AFter that this Morwith wos deid the Bretens crosned GraÌ„dobodian his soÌ„ Ì„ this grandobodian long tyme regned iÌ„ goodnes made teÌ„puls tounys this graÌ„dobodiaÌ„ made the toune of Cambregge Ì„ the toune of Grauntham Ì„ wos wel beloued of rich poer for he honourd the rich helped the poer this Grandobodian had iiij sonnis Arthogaile Hesidur Higamê° Petitur when he had regned xi yere he died lieth at new troy ¶ Of Artogaill that wos graÌ„dobodians son how he wos made kyng Ì„ sieth put doune for his wikkednes AFter Grandobodian regned his son Artogaill v. yere he become so wikked Ì„ so sterne that the britons wold not suffre hym to be kyng but put him doun Ì„ made Hesidur his brother kyng he bi come so good Ì„ merciabull that men hym called kyng of pytte ¶ And wheÌ„ he had regned v. yere he had so grete pitte of his brother Artogaill that wos kyng before Ì„ anoÌ„e he forsoke his dignite Ì„ toke his brother the croune ayene Ì„ made hiÌ„ kyng ayens all the britans will ¶ And afterward Artogaill become so good of coÌ„dicion that he was welbeloued of all the land for he become so bonair fre and did right reson to all maner of men and he regned vi yere and died and lidth at grantham ¶ How Hesidur wos made kiÌ„g after the deth of his brether AFter the deth of Artogaill the britons crouned an other tyme Hesidur but his ij bred Higamê° Petitur had of him gret
seknes Marcus Antoniê° the trew Ì„ Lucius Comodê° wer Emprours xix yere Thes ij toke the empire after Antoni the meke And then began ij eÌ„prours to regne bot Luciê° comedê° decessed and Antoni wos empror ther a lone the wich wos a victorius man and a nobyll Bot that hee made the iiij ê‘secucion to kyll cristyn men This marcus wos of so gret sadnes and stedfastnes that for no chawnce he loogh neuer ne changed no cheir nother for gladnes ne for sorow ¶ And when he wos a childe he wos of sich manhoed that on a certayn tyme wheÌ„ he loked his tresor Ì„ had not the wich he myght giffe his knyghtes Ì„ his men when he went to fight ayenes the Germans the Sclauos Ì„ Sarmatas he wold hurt ne greue no body bot had leuer to sell his wifes goldyn vessell hir araymeÌ„t hir beddyng all hir riall stufe theÌ„ take tax of the senetours or of his ê“uynce vnder hym bot he gat the victori of his enmys and recouered all ayene and relesed the ê“uyncis of ther tributis And thos that wold sell hym his wefes tresor ayene· he restored them ther monay and thos that wold not he neuer greued them bot the tabuls of ther dettys be twix hym and them he briynt opynli in the marketh place and changed them at they helped hiÌ„ iÌ„ his necessite ¶ How kyng Lucie regned after his fadre that was a good maÌ„ and after he become cristen AFter kyng Coill regned Lucie his son that was a good man to god Ì„ to all the pepull he sent to Rome to the appostell EuleÌ„thre that tho was pope and saied that he wold become a cristen man and resaue baptym in the name of god and turne to the right faieth and beleue ¶ Eulenthre sent .ij. legats that wer called Pagan an other Elibayn in to this lond and baptised the kyng Ì„ all his mayne and after went from toune to toun and baptised the pepull tyll al the land was baptised and this wos in the yere C.lvi. after the incarnacion of our lord IhuÌ„ crist And this kyng Lucie made tho in this land ij arche bisshoppes on at Canterberi an other at Yorke and other many bysshoppis that yet be in this lond ¶ And when thes ij legates had baptised all this land they ordeyned prestys fer to baptise chyldren Ì„ for to make the sacrament and after they went ayene to rome Ì„ the kyng dulled in his land and regned with mekyll honour xij yere and after died and lieth at Glocestre ¶ How this laÌ„d wos loÌ„g with out a kiÌ„g how britoÌ„s chose a kiÌ„g THis kyng Lucie had none heire of his body begoten thatt was after ward gret harme and sorow to the land For after this kiÌ„g Lucis deth none of the gret of the lond wold suffre an other to be kyng but leuyd in were and debate emonges them selfe .l. yere with out kyng But it befell afterward that a gret priÌ„ce come fro rome in to this land that was called Seuerie nought for to were bot for to saue the right of rome But nerthe les he had not duelled half a yere iÌ„ this land bot that the bretons hym kylled and when tho of rome wist that Seuerie wos so slaiÌ„ they sent an other gret lord in to this lond that wos called Allec that was a strong man and a myghty of body Ì„ duelled iÌ„ this land long tyme did moch sorow to the bretons so that after for pure malece they chosen them akyng emenges them that wos cald astlepades assemled a gret host of bretons and went to London to seche Allec and ther they fond him and killed hym and all hys felows one that wos called walon defendid hym fersely fought long with the bretons but at the last he was discoÌ„fited Ì„ the bretoÌ„s toke him and bond hym handes feet and cast hym in to awater wherfor that water afterward was called euermore walbroke ¶ Tho regned Astlepades in pees till on of his Erles that wos called Coill made afair toune ayenes the kynges wyll and let call the toune Colchestre after his own name wherfor the kiÌ„g wos full wroth thought to destruy him and begon to were vpoÌ„ hym Ì„ brought gret pouer of meÌ„ yaf the erle batell the Erle defendid hym fersly with his power Ì„ slew the kyng him self iÌ„ that bataill Ì„ tho wos Coill crowned and made kyng of this land ¶ This Coill regned and gouerned the reame well and nobilli for he wos a nobull man and welbeloued among the bretons When tho of rome herd that Astlepades was slayn they wer woÌ„der glad and sent an other gret prince of Romans that wos called Constance and he come to the kyng Coill for to chalengf the tribute that wos woÌ„t to be payed to rome And the kiÌ„g answerd wel and wisely and sayed that he wold pay to rome all that right and reson wold with full good wyll And so they acorded tho with good will and with out any contake and so bothe they dueled to geder in loue ¶ The kyng Coill yaf to hym his doughter Elene vn to haue hir to his spouso that wos bothe fair and wise and good Ì„ weli lettred And this Constance spoused hir ther with moch honour and it befell sune afterward that this kyng Coill dyed in the xiij yere of his regne and lieth at colchestre entired ¶ Of kyng Constance that wos a Roman that was chosen kyng after the deth of coyll for as mych that hed spoused Elene that wos kyng Coill doughter AFter this kyng coill Constance was made kyng Ì„ crouned for as mych that he had spoused kyng coilles doughter that wos heir of the land the wich constance regned well Ì„ wortheli gouerned the land and he begat of his wife Elene a son that wos called constantine this kiÌ„g bore trew faieth and trewly did vn to them of Rome all his life and when he had regned xv yer then he died and lieth at yorke ¶ How constantine that wos kiÌ„g constancis son Ì„ the son of seynt Elin gouerned and ruled the land and was Emprour of rome AFter kyng constance deth regned constantine his son and the son of sent Eline that fond the holy crose in the holy land and how constantine become Emprour of Rome Hit befell so in that tyme ther was an emprour at rome that wos a Sarzyn Ì„ a tyrant thas wos called Maxence that put to deth all that beleued in god Ì„ destruyed holy chrche by all his pouer and slew all cristen men that he myght fynd And emong all other he let marter sent Katrin mony other cristiÌ„ pepull that had drede of deth that fled Ì„ come in to this lond to kyng constantine and told hym of the sorow that Maxence did to cristiÌ„te wherfor ConstaÌ„tine had pitte and gret sorew made
pride shal be with out pere of the land ̄ he shal despise lordes of blood and after he shal flee shamfully by a bere at Gauersech and after shal be made breggis of men vpon the costes of the see and stonys shuld fall fro castels ̄ mony other tounes shall be made playn ¶ In this tyme shall seme that the bere shall brenne ̄ a bataill shall be done vpō the armes of the see in a feld ordeyned as a sheld ¶ And at that bataill shal die mōi whitte heedis wherfor his batal shall be called the white batiill ¶ And the forsayed bere shal̄ done this goot moch harme ̄ it shal̄ cū out of the southwest of his blod than shal̄ the goot lese moch ̄ of his land till at the time that shendship shal̄ hī ouer cū and than shal he clothe him in a lion skyn and than shal̄ he wyn that he had before lost and more ther to ¶ For a pepul̄ shal cū out of the northwest that shal̄ make the goot so soyr a drad hee shal a venge him of his enmys thurgh cuncel of two owles that fyrst shal̄ be in perel for to be vn done but the old owle shall wend away a certayn tyme. and after he shal cum ayen in to this land ¶ Thes two owles shall do gret harme to mōy on so thei shal̄ councel the goot to arere were ayens the forsayed bere ̄ at the last the goot the owles shal̄ cum at burton vpon trent and shal̄ wend ouer and for dred the bere shal fle and a swan with him fro his company to burton toward the north ther they shall be with an hard shoure and than the suan shal̄ be taken slayn with sorow and the bere taken and heded alther next his nest that shall stand vpon a broken brige on whom the son shall cast his bemys and mony shall hym seke for vertu that from hym shall cū ¶ In the same shal̄ die for sorow and care a pepul of his land so that mony landis shal be vpō him the more bolder afterward and thos two owles shal do moch harme to the forsayd flour of lyfe ̄ hir sh̄al̄ lede in to distresse so that she shall passe ouer the see in to fraunce for to make pees betwen thee goot and the flourdelise and ther she shall duell til a tyme that hir seed shal cum sech hir they shall be styl till a tyme that they sh̄al hem clothe with grace and they shall sech the owles ̄ shal put them to despitous deth ¶ And after shall this goot be brought to disese and grett anguissh and in sorew he shall leue all his life AFter this Goot shall cum out of wyndesore a bore that shall haue an hed of a white lions hert and pytuus lokīg ¶ His visage shal̄ be reste to seke mē his brest shal be stāchīg of therst to them that be thersty his worde shal be gospell his bering shal be meke as a Lamb. ¶ In the fyrst yere of his regne he shal haue gret payne to iustifie them that be vn trew And in his tyme shall his land be multiplied with aliandes ¶ And this bore thurgh fersenesse of hert that he shal̄ haue shall make wolfes to becum lambis and he sh̄al̄ be called thurgh out the world bore of holines fersnes of nobulnes ̄ of mekenes and he shal done mesurably all that he shal do vn to the burgh of Ierusalem and he shal whette his teth vpon the yates of Paris and vpō iiij landes Spayn shal tremble for dred Gascoyne shall swet in fraunce he shal put his winge his gret tayll shall rest in Englond softely Almayn shall quake for dred of him ¶ This bore shal yef mantels to ij tounes of Englond and shall make the Reuer rene with blod and brayn he shal make mony medous reed and he shall get as moch as his auncestres did and or that he be deid he shal beyr iij. crounes and he sh̄al put a land in to gret subieccion and after it sh̄al be releued but not in his tyme. ¶ This bore after he is deid for his doughtynes shal be ētered at Coloyn his land shall be than fulfilled of al good AFter this boor shall cum a lamb that sh̄al haue feet of leed and an heed of bras and hert of a loppe a swynes skī and an hard and ī his tyme his land shall be in pees the fyrst yer of his regne he shal do make a cite that all the world sh̄al speke ther of ¶ This Lamb shall lese in his tyme a gret paart of his land thurgh an hidous wolfe but he shall recouer it yeue an lordship to an Egle of his land and this egle shal well gouerne it till the tyme that prid shall him ouer cum Alas the sorow For he shal die of his brethers suerd and after shall the land fal to the forsayd lamb that shall gouerne the land ī pees all his lifes tyme ̄ after he shall die and the land be fulfylled of all maner good AFter this lamb sh̄al̄ cum a moldwarp cursed of goddes mouthe a caytyfe a coward an hare he sh̄al̄ haue an Elderly skyn as a goot and vengeaunse shal̄ fall vpō him for syn ¶ In the fyrst yere of his regne he shal haue of all good grett plente in his land and toward him also and in his land he shal̄ haue gret presyng til̄ the tyme that he shal̄ suffre his pepul̄ lyue in to mich pride with out chastisyng wherfor god wyl̄ be wroth ¶ Than shall arise vp a dragon of the north that shall be ful̄ fers and shal̄ meve were ayens the forsayd Moldwarp and shal̄ yef him bataell vpō a stone ¶ This dragon sholl gadre ayen in to his company a wolf that shal̄ cum out of the west to meve were ayens tho forsayd moldwerp in his sied and so shall the dragō and he bynd ther tayles to geder ¶ Than shal̄ cum a Lion owt of Irland that shal fall in companie with hem and than shall trembull the land that shal be called Englond as an aspyn leef ̄ in that tyme shal castels be fellid doune vpō Thamyse and it shall seme that seuerne shall be dri for the bodies that shall fall deid therin The iiij cheif flodes in Englond shall ren in blod ̄ gret dred shall be and anguissh that shull arisen ¶ After thee Moldwarp sh̄al fle and the dragon ¶ The lion and the wolfe shal thē driue a way the land shall be with out them And the moldwarp shall haue no maner pouer saf onli a ship wher to he mawend ¶ And after that he shall gone to lond whan the see is with draw And after that he shall yef the thrid part of his lond for to haue the fourth part in pees and rest and after he shal life in sorow all his lifes tyme ¶ And ī
to northhumberland that wos his own land ¶ And after the pepull of Leicestreshire made with strength Cadewan that wos Brecynals son kiÌ„g of Leicestre and he after regned nobulli with gret honour ¶ How Cadewan kyng of Leicestre and Elfride kyng of northhuÌ„berland wer frendis and of the debait that after wos betweÌ„ Edwyn and Cadwalyn that wer both ther sonnys ANd after that this bataill wos done the Bretons asseÌ„led them and went thens and come to Leicestre and made ther Cadewan that wos Brecinales son kyng of Leicestre Ì„ of all the cuntre and he toke homages Ì„ feautes of alÌ„ the folke of the cuÌ„tre Ì„ after that he assemled a gret host Ì„ sayed he wold go in to NorthhuÌ„berlond to destruy kig Elfrid sle hiÌ„ if he might Ì„ wheÌ„ he wos comeÌ„ thider frendes weÌ„t so betwen them Ì„ made them accorded iÌ„ this maner That Elfrid shuld hold all the land froÌ„ huÌ„ber vn to scotland Cadewan shuld haue alÌ„ the land athis side huÌ„ber to the south and after that they become good freÌ„dis all ther lifes tyme Ì„ loued to geder as they had be ij brether ¶ And this Elfrid had a son the wos called Edwyn that had Ì„ held all the land of northhuÌ„berland after his faders deth as his fader had holde all his lifes tyme ¶ And Cadewan had an other son that wos caled Cadwalyn that held his faders lond as he it helÌ„d whiles he wos a liue Ì„ they loued to geder as they had be brether ¶ And the loue lasted bituix them bot only ij yere Ì„ after began debate bitwen them thurgh a lither eÌ„uyus cosin of cadwalyns that wos caled briens so thatt they assemled a gret host iÌ„ both ê‘tes at the last it befell that cadwalyn wos discomfited edwyn hiÌ„ pursued Ì„ droue hiÌ„ from place to place so at the last he fle iÌ„ to Irlond ¶ And this oder destroyed his loÌ„d cast doune casteles brent his maners Ì„ deê‘ted all cadwalyns lond among his frendis ¶ And long tyme after come cadwalyn ayene froÌ„ Irlond with a strong pouer in playn bataill kylled Edwyn all his frendis Ì„ namly tho that with held his londis thurgh Edwynes yift ¶ How kyng Oswold wos kylled thurgh kyng Cadwalyn Peanda and how Oswy that wos sent Oswaldes brother regned after him and kylled Peanda WHen that Edwyn wos slayn Offris his son vndertoke the were ayens Cadwalyne his eme so that this Offris died during the were ¶ And after the deth of Offris tho regned a gentill cristyn man that moch loued god almyghty that had all the land of Northhumberland by heritage that was cald Oswald and he wos kyng of all that land ¶ But for as moch as he wos frend to Edwyne and held a gret part of the laÌ„d of Cadwalin this same cadwalyn wered vpon him and drefe him toward scotland ¶ And when Cadwalyn saw that he wold not abyde Cadwalyne nold no longer hym pursew but toke some of his folke to Peanda his brother in law and prayed Peanda to pursew after Oswald till that he wer taken and slayn And Cadwalyne turned home ayene ¶ When Oswalde herd the tyding that Cadwalin turned home ayene he wold no longer fle but aboid Peanda yaf him bataill Peanda wos discomfited and fled and come ayen to Cadwalyn and sayed that he wold neuer hold o fote of land of him but yf so were that he wold a venge him of Oswald ¶ Cadwalyn let assemble a gret host for to fight with Oswald so that he Peanda come to NorthhuÌ„berland Ì„ yaf bataill vn to Oswald in the same bataill was oswald slayn and his heid smyten of and after he wos entered at the abbay of Bardeney iÌ„ wich place god hath wrought for him mony a fair miracull both ther Ì„ els where ¶ And anone Oswy his brother seysed all the land in to his hond that wos thys Oswaldis Ì„ the folke of NorthuÌ„berland loued hiÌ„ wonder well held him for ther lord· but he had men of his kyn worthy ynough that wold haue deê‘ted the land and they wered to gedre well and for as moch as they wer not stroÌ„g ynowgh they come to Pianda and prayed him of helpe and socour and biheght him of that land largely vpon this couenaunt that he wold them gouerne and helpe Ì„ counceill ¶ Peanda herd ther prayer and so spake with the kyng Cadwalin that he shuld ordeyn a gret host and fast ordeyn him in to Northhumberland for to fight with Oswy ¶ And Oswy was a meke man and mich loued pees and charite prayed Peanda of loue and pees and ê“ferrid him of gold and siluer gret plent◠¶ And this Peanda was so proud that he nold graunte him pees for no maner thyng but for all thing he wold with him sight So at the last ther was set a day of batall ¶ And Oswy euer had trast vpon god And Peanda trast to moch vpon his pride and vpoÌ„ his host that he had and to geder they smyten egrely but Peanda anone wos discomfited slayn and this was after the IncarnecioÌ„ of our lord ihuÌ„ crist viC. lv yere And this Oswy regned xxviij yere and a kyng that wos called Oswyne that wos Peandais cosin wered vpoÌ„ king Oswy Ì„ to gedre foughten but Oswy had the victori of Oswyne oswyne was discomfited slayn and lieth at Tynnemouth ¶ How kyÌ„g Cadwaldre that wos Cadwaleynes son regned after his fadre and was the last kyng of Bretons AFt the deth of Cadwalyn regned his son Cadwaldre welÌ„ and nobulli and his moder was the suster of kyng Peanda ¶ And when he had regned xij yere he fell in to a gret sekenesse and than wos ther a gret descorde by twen the lordis of the lond that euery on of hem wered vpon other And yit in that tyme ther fell so gret derth and scarcite of corne other vitailles iÌ„ this land that a man might go iij. days or iiij fro touÌ„e to toune that he shuld not fiÌ„d to bie for gold ne salu bred wyne ne none other vitaill wherwith a man myght leue but onli the pepull leued by rotes of herbis for other lyuyng had thei noÌ„e so mich wos it faillid all a bout fisshis wildbestes all other thing so that yit to this missaueÌ„tur ther fell so gret mortalyte Ì„ pestilence emoÌ„g the pepull by the corupcion of the eir that the leuyng pepull ne sufficed not to beri the deid bodies for they died so sodenli both gret and small lord and sarnand os thei â—ten goyng Ì„ spekyng they fell doune Ì„ died so that neuer wos herd of more soden deth emonge the pepull for he that went for to beri the deid bodi with the same deid bodi wos beried ¶ And so thei that might
vn to the erth The quene for this dede yaf the knyght gold siluer gret plenti Ì„ of other riches ynough And the knyght anone as this wos done went him ouer the se Ì„ so scappid he out of this land ¶ When this kyng Edward thus wos martired Hit was in thee yere of the Incarnacion after our lord ihuÌ„ crist ixC. lxxx· yere he had regned xij yere and an halfe Ì„ lieth at glastenburi ¶ Of kyng Eldred and how the kyng Swyne of denmarke held englond and how eldred that wos sent edwardis bred was not beloued iÌ„ his reame therfor he fled in to Normandie AFter this kyng edward regned eldred his brother and sent Dunstan crouned him and this sent Dunstone died sone after that he had for yefen the quene hir trespasse estrild for encheson that she wos cause of kyng edwardis deth and sent duÌ„stane had hir asoled and pennance hir enioyned and she lyued after chaste life and clene ¶ This kyng Eldred weddid an englissh woman on hir he begate edmond Irenside an other son that wos called edwyne And after died the quene ther mother And in that tyme come Swyne in to englond that was kyng of Denmarke for to chalange and conquere all that his auncestres had before that tyme and so he conquered and had it all at his axyng ¶ For the good erle Cutâ—ert of lyndesey Ì„ all the pepull of northhumberland and almost all the gret of englond held with Swyne that was kyng of Denmarke for os moch as they loued not kyng eldred for encheson that his good brother wos slaiÌ„ edward falsely for encheson of him and therfor no man set but litell by hiÌ„ wherfor kyng swyne had all his will and toke all the land and eldred the kyng flede tho in to Normandie so spake to the duke Rechard that the duke yaf hym his sustre Emma to wife vpoÌ„ the wich he gat ij sonnys that on was caled Alured that other edward when Swyne had conquered all the land he regnet nobeli leued xv yere Ì„ then died Ì„ lieth at yorke ¶ How kiÌ„g eldred come ayen froÌ„ Normande how knoght the danois regnet of the were betwix him edmond Irenside AFter the deth of Swyne that wos a Danois Knoght his son duelled in englond and wold haue be kyng and tho come ayene Eldred owt of Normandye with moch nomber of pepull with a strong menye that Knoght durst not abide bot fley thens in to Denmarke The kyng eldred had ayen his reame and held so gret lordship that he by gan to distruy all tho that holpid Swyne that wos a Danois ayens him ¶ And afterward come ayen this Knoght from denmarke with a gret pouer so that kyng Eldred durst not with him fight but fled fro thens vn to london and ther held hym ¶ Tho come Knoght and him beseggid so long tyll that kyng Eldred died in the cite of london and lieth at sent paulus and he regned ix yere BOnus was pope after Benedictus on yere This maij abode bot litell tyme. Bonefacius wos after him .v. monethes Benedictus wos after him x. yere This man crovned otto the secund and made mony romans to be take he gedrit a consell ayens the kyng of fraunce wher Gylberd the Negramensier wos deposit Iohannes the xiiij was pope after him viij monethis and he wos put in castell angill and wos famed to deth Iohannes the .xv. wos after him iiij monethis Iohannes the xvi wos after him almost xi yere This man was taught in Armys and made mony bokys and els litell of him is writtyn Gregorius the v. wos pope after this man almost iij yere This Gregori was made pope at the instans of the emprour Otto the thrid for he wos his cosin And when he had be a litell while pope and the emprour recedid from the cite of rome Placentinê° wos put in bi Crescencio a consull for monay and then was strife a few dais bot the emprour come sone after ayen and toke CrescenciuÌ„ the consull and stroke of his heed and put out the eyn of this man the wich put out his cosin of the dignite of the pope And maymet him on odir menbyrs and his knyghtis ne his dukys holped him nothyng For he did that thing that he shÌ„uld not haue done and he suffred that at he diserueâ—d Nota ¶ This Gregori wyth the emprour Otto ordand ther the chesers of the empire the wich from thens forthe hath a bydyn vn to this day For the frensshmen nor none othâ—r myght not breke that ordinanse thos chesers of the empire by the pope and Otto wer not made for ony blame of the Saxons bot to eschew the ê‘els to cum aned the namys be writyn for lerned men in latyn in thes versis Maguntinensis Treuerensis Coloniensis Quilibus imê‘ij fit cancellarius horum Et palatinê° dapifer Dux portitorensis Marchio prepositus camere Pincerna bohemus Hij statuuÌ„t dnÌ„m cunctis ê‘ secula suÌ„muÌ„ Palatinê° est comes renâ— Marchio est Brandeburgensis Dux saxonuÌ„ et Rex bohemorum verum vt quidam dicuÌ„t thurgh this occasion the Egill has lost mony a fether Ì„ in the end he shall be made nakid Otta the thrid wos emprour xviij yere This man was a worthy man all the dais of his empire after the wisdom of his fader he wos a veray faithfull man to the chirche and in mony batailles he ê“sperit be cause he wos deuote to almyghty god his sentis and yaf mighty worsshippyng to the Relekes of sentis oft tymes he vesid holy places This man wos crouned bi gregori his cosin Ì„ at the last he decessed at rome No Anno domini M.iiij SIluester the secund wos pope after Gregori iiij yere And he wos made pope bi the help of the deuell to whom he did homage· for he shuld yef him all thing that he desyrid he wos called Hylberd his emny gat him the grace of the kyng of fraunce and he made him the bisshop of Remensis bot anone he was deposit and after he gat the grace of the emprour and wos made the bishop of RaueÌ„nie and after pope bot he had an end anone so haue all that puttys ther hope in fals deuelis Yit men tristin iÌ„ his saluacion for certayn demonstracion of his sepulcur for the gret pennance that he did in his last end For he made his haÌ„d Ì„ his leggis to be cut of Ì„ dismeÌ„byrt iÌ„ al his body to be cast out at the doore to foulys theÌ„ his bodi to be drawi with wild bestis ther to be beried wher suÌ„ euer they restit as an hound and they stoed still at sent IohnÌ„ latronys Ì„ ther he wos beried and that wos sign of his salÌ„uacion Iohannes the xviij wos pope .v. monethis Iohannes the xix wos pope after
they saw so mony deuels rampaand with gret yren crokys rennyng vpon the galowes and orabuli turmented the body and mony that them saw anone after they died for drede and some waxen mad or sore sekenesse they had ¶ And in that bataill was take the bisshop of Baston the bisshop of sent Andrewes the abbot of Sconne all armed with yren as men of armes as fals traitors and fals prelatis ayens ther oth Ì„ they wer brought to the kyng the kyng sent them vn to the pope of rome that he shuld done with them what his will were ¶ How Iohn erle of Atheles wos taken Ì„ put to deth ANd at that bataill fled sir Iohan Erle of Atheles and went in to a chirche and ther hid him for drede but he myght haue ther no refute for enchesan that the chirche wos enterdited thurgh a generall sentens and in the same chirche he wos taken ¶ And this sir Iohan went well to haue scapped from the deth for encheson that he clamed kynrad of kyng Edward And the king nold no longer be trayed of his traitours but sent hiÌ„ to london iÌ„ hast ther he wos honged Ì„ his hede smyten of Ì„ his body brend all to assis but at the prayer of the quene Margaret for enchesoÌ„ that he clamed of kiÌ„g edwar kynred his drawyng wos foryeue him ¶ How IohnÌ„ that wos willm waleis broder wos put to deth WHen the gretest masters of Scotland wer thus done to euell deth and shendid for ther falsenesse Iohan that wos willm waleis brother wos take and done vn to deth as sir IohnÌ„ erle of Atheles wos ¶ How Robert the Brus fled from scotland to Norway ANd at that same tyme wos Robert the Brus moch hated among the pepull of Scotland so that he wyst not what he wos best for to done for to hide hiÌ„ he weÌ„t iÌ„ to Norway to thee kyng that had spoused his sustre Ì„ ther held him socour for to haue ¶ And robert the Brus might not be fouÌ„de in scotland so kyÌ„g Edward tho let crie his pees thurgh out all the laÌ„d his lawes wer vsid his ministres serued thurgh out all the land ¶ How kyng edward died WHen kyng Edward had abated his enmys he turned ayene southward and a maladie toke him at Burgh vpsand in the marche of Scotland and he wist well that his deth was full nigh called to hiÌ„ sir Henri the laci erle of Nicholl sir Guy erle of werwik sir Aymer valeÌ„ce erle of Penbroke sir robert of Clifford barone Ì„ prayd them vpoÌ„ the faith that they him owed that they shuld make Edward of Carnariuan kyng of englond as raathe os they myght that they shuld nat suffre Pers of Ganaston cum ayen in to engloÌ„d for to make his son to riot Ì„ they grauÌ„ted him with good will ¶ And the kiÌ„g toke his sacrement of holy chirche as a good criste man shÌ„uld died iÌ„ veray repeÌ„tance wheÌ„ he had bene kiÌ„g xxxv yere he died wos buried at westmiÌ„stre with moch solempnite vpoÌ„ whos soule god haue mercy ¶ Of Merlin ê“phecies that wer declarid of kyng edward that wos kyng Henri son ANd of this kyng Edward ê“phecied Merlin and called him a dragon the secund of the vi kynges that shuld be for to regne in englond and said that he shÌ„uld be medeled wyth merci and also with strength and sternesse that shuld kepe englond from cold hete that he shuld open his mouth toward wales that he shuld set his fote in wyke that he shuld closen with walles that shuld do moch harme to his sede ¶ And he said soth for the good kyng Edward was medled with merci Ì„ with fersenesse with merci ayens his enmys of wales Ì„ after of Scotland with fersenesse wheÌ„ he put them to deth for ther falsenesse tratori as they had deseruied it ¶ And well keped he englond from colde hete sith he keped it from all maner enmys that ronne vpon hym to done him any wronge ¶ And well he opyned his mouth toward wales Ì„ made it quake thurgh the hidour of his mouth wheÌ„ he coÌ„querid it thurgh dynt of swerde· for the prince Leuelin Dauid his brother Ris Morgan wer put to deth for ther falsenes ther foly ¶ And he set his fote in to wike and conquered berewyke at the wich conquest wer slayn xxv thousand and vij hondreth out take them that wer brend in the reed hall ¶ And the walles that he let make shall be noyous vn to his sede as meÌ„ shal here after see in the lifee of Sir Edward of Camarauan his son ¶ And yit said Merlin that he shuld make riueris ren iÌ„ blod and with brayn that semed well in his weris ther that he had the mastrie ¶ And yit Merlin said that ther shÌ„uld cum a pepull out of the north west during the regne of the forsaid dragon that shuld be lad by an yll grehound that shuld the dragoÌ„ croune king that afterward shuld fle ouer the see for drede of the dragon with out cummyng ayen Ì„ that wos proued by sir Iohan Bailloll that kyng Edward made for to be kyng of Scotland that falsely arose ayens him and after he fled vn to his own landes of fraunce and neuer he come ayen in to Scotland for drede of kiÌ„g Edward ¶ And yit said Merlin that pepull that shuld lede the forsaid grehond shuld be faderles vn till a certan tyme Ì„ he said soth for the pepull of scotlaÌ„d gretly wer disesed siith that sir IohnÌ„ bailloll ther kiÌ„g fled froÌ„ scotland ¶ And yit said Merlin that the son shulde become in his tyme as reed as ony blode in tokenyng of gret mortalite of pepull that was well knaw when the scottis wer slayn ¶ And sith said Merlin that ylke dragoij shuld norish a fox that shuld meue gret were ayens him that shuld not iÌ„ his tyme be endid ¶ And that semed well by Robert the Brus that kyng Edward norished in his chambre that sithene stale a way and meued gret were ayenst him wich were wos not endid iÌ„ hys tyme ¶ And afterward Merlin told that this dragon shuld bene hold the best body of all the world· and he said sothe for the good kiÌ„g Edward wos the worthiest knyght of all the world in his tyme ¶ And yit said Merlin that the dragon shÌ„uld die in the marche of an other land and that his land shuld be long without ony good keê‘ that meÌ„ shÌ„uld wepe for his deth froÌ„ the I le of shepei vn to the I le of marcill ¶ Wherfor alas shold be ther songe emong the comyn pepull fadetlas in the land wasted ¶ And that profecie wos knowe ouerall full well For the good kiÌ„g edwarde died at Burgh vp sandis that is vpoÌ„ the marche of scotland wherfor
london for to kepe the Cite vn to him ayen the quene Isabell his wyfe and ayens edward his sone anone hiÌ„ self toke with him sir hugh spenser the son and sir Iohan erle of Arundell and master Robert Baldoke his Chancelar a fals piled prest and token ther way toward Bristow ¶ And ther the kyng abode a litell tyme and made sir hugh the spenser the fader as conestable and keê‘ of the castell ¶ And the kyng thatt other spenser went in to ship Ì„ sailed toward wales toke no leue of the stiward ne of none in the kingê housold Ì„ went ouer iÌ„ to wales for to arere the walshmen ayen dame Isabell the quene thee duke hir son the erle of Kent Ì„ sir Iohan of Henaud and thei went Ì„ pursued after them and ther pouer encresid euery day So at the last the kyng was taken vpon a hill in wales sir hugh thee spenser the son in that other side of the same hill and the fals pilede clarke master Robert Baldoke ther fast besides them Ì„ wer brought ayen in to englond as almighti god wold ¶ And the kyng him self was put in sauf kepyng in the castell of Kemlworth hiÌ„ kept sir HeÌ„ri that was sent Thomas broder of Lancastre ¶ And sir hugh the fader come put him iÌ„ the quenes grace and sir Edward hir sun duke of Gnyhenne ¶ But sir hugh thee spenser after the tyme that he was taken nold neuer ete no maner mete ne drinke no maner drinke froÌ„ he wist to haue no mercy sauf only to be dede ¶ And the quene hir counsell tho had ordeyned that he shuld haue be do to deth at londoÌ„ bot he was so febull for hys moch fastyng that he was ny dede And therfor it wos ordend that he shuld haue his Iugemet at herford Ì„ at a place of the toure his hood wos take from his hede and also from Robert of Baldoke that wos a fals piled clarkd and the kynges Chauncelare and men set vpon ther hedis chappelettis of sharpe netteles and two squyers blew in ther ere 's with .ij. gret bugles hornes vpoÌ„ tho ij prisoners that men might here ther blowyng out with hornes more than a myle◠¶ And on Symond of Ridyng the kyngê marchall bare before them ther armes vpoÌ„ a spere reuersed iÌ„ tokeÌ„ that they shÌ„uld be vndone for euer more ¶ And vpoÌ„ the morew was sir hugh spenser the sone dampned to deth wos draw honged Ì„ heded Ì„ his bowels takin out of his body brent and after thatt he was quartired Ì„ his .iiij. quarters wer sent to iiij tounes of englond and his hede sent to London brigge ¶ And this Simond for encheson that he dispised quene Isabell he was draw honged in a stage made a myddest the forsaid sir hugh galewes ¶ And the same day a litell from thens wos sir IohnÌ„ of aruÌ„dell beheded for encheson that he wos on of sir hugh spensers councelers ¶ And anoÌ„e after wos sir hugh spenser the fader honged draw and heded at Bristow Ì„ after honged ayen bi the armes with ij strong ropes the iiij· day after he was hewen all to peces and houndes eten him and for that encheson that the kyng had yeffen him the erledom of wynchestre his hede wos sent thider Ì„ put vpoÌ„ a spere ¶ And the fals Baldoke wos sent to londoÌ„ Ì„ ther he died iÌ„ prison amonges thefes for men did hiÌ„ no more reuerens than they wold done vn to an hound Ì„ so died the traitours of englond blissed be almyghty god ¶ And it wos no woÌ„der for thurgh ther councell the good erle Thomas of lancastre wos don to deth and all that held with Thomas of lancastre thurgh the traitours wer vndone all ther heires disherred ¶ Hw kiÌ„g edward was put douÌ„e his dignite take froÌ„ him ANd anone after as all this was done The quene Isabel and Edward hir sone and all the grett lordis of Englond at one assent sent to kiÌ„g Edward to the castell of kenilworth ther that he was in kepyng vnder the ward of sir Iohan HachiÌ„ that wos the bisshop of Ely Ì„ of sir Iohan of Percy a baroun for encheson that he shuld ordeyn his parlament at a certain place in england for to rodresse Ì„ amend the state of the reame ¶ And kyng Edward them ansuerd and said lordis quod he ye see full well how it is Lo haueth here my seal and I yef yow all my pouer for to ordeyn a parlament wher that ye will ¶ And they toke ther leue of him come ayen to the barons of englond ¶ And when they had the kiÌ„ges patent of this thyng they shewed it to the lordis ¶ And tho was ordeyned that the parlameÌ„t shuld be at westmynstre at the vtas of sent Hillarie ¶ And all the gret lordis of englond let ordeyn for them ther ayens that tyme that the parlament shuld be ¶ And at wich day that parlament wos the kiÌ„g wold not cum ther for no maner thyng as he had set him self and assigned ¶ And notheles the barons sent vn to him o tyme other And he suore by godis soule that he nold not cuÌ„ ther on fote Wherfore it wos ordeyned by all the gret lordis of engloÌ„d that he shuld no longer be kyng but be deposid said that they wold croune Edward his sone the elder king that wos the duke of Gnyhenne sent tydyng vn to the kyng ther that he was in ward vnder sir Iohan erle of Garen and sir Iohan of Bothun that was bisshopp of Ely and sir Henri Percy a barone and sir willm Trussell a knyght that wos with the erle sir Thomas of Lancaster for to yeld vp ther homages vn to him for all them of englond ¶ And sir willm Trussell said thes wordis Sir Edward for encheson that ye haue traied your pepull of englond and haue vndone mony gret lordis of englond with outen any cause ye shall be deposid now ye be withstond thanked be god ¶ And also for encheson that ye wold not cuÌ„ to the ê‘lameÌ„t as ye ordeyned at westmynstre as in your own letter patent is contend for to tret with your lege men as a kyng shÌ„uld ¶ And therfore thurgh all the comuns assent Ì„ of all the lordis of englond I tell vn to yow thes wordis ye shall vnder stond sir that the barons of englond at on assent will that ye be no more kyng of Englond but vtterly haue put yow out of your rialte for euer more ¶ And the bisshop of Ely said tho to the kyng ¶ Sir edward heri I yeld vp feaute and homage for all the erchebisshoppis bisshoppis of englond for all the clerge ¶ Tho said sir Iohan erle of Garenne sir edward I yeld vp here vn to yow feaute homage for me
landis shuld be vpoÌ„ him the more bolder ¶ And he said soth for by encheson of his barons that wer done to deth for sent thomas quarell of lancastre pepull of mony landis become the bold for to meue were vpoÌ„ the kyng for ther blod wos turned to moÌ„y nacions ¶ And afterward Merlin told Ì„ said that the forsaid Owles shuld do moch harme vn to the floor of life deth they shuld bring hir to moch disese so that she shÌ„uld weÌ„d ouer se iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce for to make pees to the flour delise Ì„ ther shuld a bide till on a tyme hir sede shuld cum and sech hir And tho they shÌ„uld a biden bothe till the tyme that they shuld cloth them with grace Ì„ tho two Owles she shold seke Ì„ put them vn to pytuus deth that ê“phecie wos well know and was full soth ¶ For sir Hugh spenser the fadre and sir hugh the sone did moch sorow and persecucion vn to the quene Isabell thurgh her procurment to hir lord the kyng ¶ So they ordeyned amonges that she was put vn to hir wages that is to say .xx. shÌ„ylling in the day ¶ Wherfor the kyng of frauÌ„ce hir brother was sore annoyed and sent in to englond by his letters vn to kyng Edward that he shold come vn to hys ê‘lament to Paris in fraunce but kyng Edward was sore adrade to cum ther. for he wened to haue bene arested till that he had made amendis for the trespase that sir hugh spenser the fadre the sone had done And for the harme that they had done vn to thee quene Isabell his sustre ¶ Wherfor thurgh hir ordeynaunce Ì„ consent of the spensers the quene Isabell went ouer se iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce for to make accorde bitwen kyng Edward the kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce hir brother ¶ And ther duelÌ„led she in frauÌ„ce till edward hir eldest son come hir to sech Ì„ so they duelled ther both till that aliance was made bitwen them the gentill erle of Henaud that if they with ther help might destroi Ì„ ouer cuÌ„ the venym Ì„ the falsenes of the spensers that sir edward shuld spouse Dame Philip the worsshipfull lady Ì„ the erles doughter of henaud ¶ Wherfor the quene Isabell Ì„ sir edward hir son sir edward of wodstoke the kynges brother of Englond sir IohnÌ„ of henaud Ì„ sir Roger Mortimer of wigmore and sir Thomas Rocelin sir IohnÌ„ of CroÌ„well sir willm Trussell and mony other of the a liaunce of the geÌ„till erle Thomas of Lancastre that wer exiled out of englond for his quaril wer disherited of ther landis ordeyned them a gret pouer and ariued at herewich in southfolke ¶ And sone after they pursued the spensers till that they wer takyn put vn to spitouse deth as before is said and ther company aâ— also for the gret falsenes that thei did to kiÌ„g edward to his pepull ¶ And Merlin said also more that the goot shÌ„uld be put iÌ„to gret disese in gret anguysh Ì„ in gret sorow he shÌ„uld lede his lyfe ¶ And he said soth for aftir the tyme that kyng edward wos take he was put in to ward till that the spensers wer put vn to the deth ¶ And also for encheson that he wold not cum vn to his own ê‘lament at london as he had ordened and assigned himself and to his baronage and also wold not gouerne and rule his pepull ne his ream as a king shold done ¶ Wherfore sum of the barons of englond come Ì„ yeld vp ther hamages vn to him for them and all the other of the ream in the day of ê¯uersion of sent paule in the yere of his regne xx Ì„ they put him out of his rialte for euer more euer he leued his lyfe afterward in moch sorow anguyssh LOdewicus the fourth wos emprour after Henri iiij yere This Lodewic wos duke of Banare he dispised the coronacion of the pope wherfore the pope deposit him and moch labour and mony ê‘ell he had after And he trubled gretly the vnite of holy chirch Ì„ then wos chosin ayens him Frederik the duke of Austrich he ouer come the duke and boid a rebelion to his end Ì„ in gret parell to his soule and at the last Karolus wos chosin ayens him the wich pÌ„uayled and sodenly Lodewik fell douÌ„e of his horse Ì„ decessed Iohan Maundevill a doctor of fesike a knyght borne wos in englond a bout this tyme. Ì„ he made a meruelus pilgrimage for he went almost a bowt all the world and he wrot his dedis in .iij. langages decesid wos buried at sent Albons Benedictus the xxij wos pope after IohnÌ„ vij yere and more This man wos a monke in all his youth he wos of good conuersacion a doctor of diuinite And weÌ„ he wos made pope he reformed the ordir of sent Benet in that thyng that was necessari And he wos an hard man to grauÌ„t benefice lest he had grauÌ„ted it to an vnconyng man he made a decretall the wich began Benedictus deus in donis suis he wos veray cruell in his faithe And for that of som men litell loued he wos so stout a man that almost he wold not know his own cosyns Anno domini M.iij C xxvij ¶ Of kyng Edward the thrid after the conquest ANd after this king Edward Carnariuan regned sir edward of windesore his son the wich wos crouned kyng annoynted at westmynstre thurgh councell and consent and will of all the gret lordis of the Reame the sonday in Candelmasse eue in the yere of grace M CCC.xxvi that wâ—s of age at that tyme but xv yere and for encheson that his fadre was in warde in the castell of kenilworth and eke wos put doune of his rialte the reame of englond was with out king fromme the fest of sent Katerin in the yere abouesaid vn to the fest of Candelmasse Ì„ tho wer all maner plees of the kynges bynch astent ¶ And tho wos coÌ„manded to all the shereues of englond thurgh writ to warn the ê‘ties to defendauÌ„tis thurgh somnyng ayen ¶ And also forthermore that all prisoners that wer in the kynge gailÌ„les that wer attached thurgh shereues shÌ„uld be let gone quyte ¶ The kiÌ„g Edward after his coronacion at the praier besechiÌ„g of his liege of the reame grauÌ„tid them a chartre of stedfast pees to all them that wold it axe ¶ And sir iohnÌ„ of Henaud Ì„ his coÌ„panye toke ther leue of the kiÌ„g Ì„ of the lordis of the reame turned home to ther own coÌ„tre ayen eche of them had full rich yeftes euer ych maÌ„ as he wos of value estate ¶ And tho wos englond iÌ„ pees Ì„ iÌ„ rest Ì„ gret loue bitwene the kiÌ„g his lordis comynly english men said amoÌ„ges them that the deuell
one wos called Gogmagog and an other Langherigan and so they wer named by diuerse names nad in this maner they come forth and wer borne horrible geantes in Albion and they duelled in caues and iÌ„ hylles at ther wyll and had the londe of Albion as them lyked vn to the tyme that Brut arriued and come to Totnes that wos in the yle of Albion and ther this brute conquered and skomfited thes geantes aboue sayd ¶ Here be geneth now how Brut was goten and how he slewe fyrst his moder and after his fader and how he conquered Albion that after he named Bretan after his owne name that now is called Englond after the name of Engist of saxonie Thys Brute cam in to Bretan a bowte the .xviij. yeer of Hely BE it knaw that in the nobull cite of greet Troy theer wos a nobull Knyght and a man of grete pouer that wos called Eneas and when the cite of Troy was lost and destroed thurgh them of Grece this Eneas with al his meyne fled thens and comeiÌ„ to Lumbardy that tho wos lord and gouernour of that lond a kyng that wos called Latyne and a nother kyng ther wos that wos called Turocelyne that strongli wered vpoÌ„ this kyng latyne that often tymes did hym moche harme And wheÌ„ this kyng latyne herd that Eneas was comen he vnderfeng hym wyth mochel honour hym with helde for as moche as he had herd of hym wist well that he wos a nobull knyght and a worthy of hys body Ì„ of hiy dedes this Eneas helpet kyng Latyne iÌ„ his were Ì„ shortly for to tell so well so worthely he did that he slew Turocelyne Ì„ discomfited hym Ì„ all his pepull And when al this wos done kyng latyne yaf all that lond that wos turocelinis to thys noble man Eneas in mariage with Lauyne his doughter the most faire creature that any man wist and so they lyued to geder in ioye and myrthe all the dayes of theyr lyfes tyme. and after Asconyus son to Eneas wedded a wyfe and vpoÌ„ hyr he begat a son that wos called Silueyn Ì„ this silueyn whan he colde sum resun of man vn wittyng his fadre and a yenst his wyll acquentyd hym with a damysell that wos cosyn to Lauyne that wos kyng latynes dougter the quene that wos eneas wyfe and brought the damysell wyth chylde and whon Ascanius his fader it wist anone let enquere of the wisest masters and of the grettest klerkes what chyld the damisey shold bring forth and they ansuered Ì„ sayed that she shold bring ofrth a son that shold kyll bothe his fadre and also his modre and so he did For his moder dyed in beryng of hym And whan this chyld wos borne his fader let calle hym Brute and the masters siyd that he shold doo moche harme Ì„ sorow in mony dyuerse places and after he shold come to gret honour and worshyp This kyng ascanius dyed when god wold and Silueyn his son resaued the lond and made hym wonderly well beloued amonges his pepull and whan Brute thatt wos Siluenus son wos xv yere olde he went vpon a day wythe his fadre for to play Ì„ solace Ì„ as Brute shold a shote vn to an hert hys harew myshapped glaced so ther Brutkel led his fader ¶ How Brute wos dreuen out of the lond and how he helde hym in Grece And when this myschance befell all the pepull of the lond made sorow ynowgh and war sore an angreyd and for encheson therof they driuen Brute oute of the lond wold not suffer hym amonges them and he saugh that he myght not ther a bide he went from thens in to grece Ì„ ther he fond vij M. men that were of the lynage Ì„ kynred of Troy that wor comeÌ„ of gret blode as the stori telleth as of men womeÌ„ Ì„ child the wich wer all holden in thraldom Ì„ bondage of the kyng Pandras of grece for the deth of Achilles that wos bitrayed Ì„ slayn at troy thys Brute wos a wonder fayr man a strong and huge of his age and of glad cheyr and sembland Ì„ also worthy of body and wos wellbeloued emonges his pepule This kyng Pandras herde speke of his goodnes and his condicions and anone made hym duell with hym so that Brute bicome wonder priue Ì„ moch beloued with the kyng so that long tyme brute duelled with the kyng so at the last they of troy and brute spakyn to gedre of kynred and of lynage Ì„ of acquantance and ther plened them vn to brute of ther sorow and of ther bondage and of mony other shâ—mes that the kyng Pandros had them done Ì„ to brute they sayn vpon a tyme ye ben a lord of our linage Ì„ a strong man a myghty be ye ouâ— captayn lord Ì„ gouernour Ì„ we wyll be cume your meÌ„ and your commandmentes done in all maner of thinges and bryng ye vs oute of this wrecchitnes and bandage Ì„ we wil fyght wyth the kyng for trouth with the grace of the gret god we shall hym ouercome and we shall make you kyng of the lond and to you done homage Ì„ of you we shall holde euermore Brute had tho gret pite of ther bondage that they were brought yn and preuely went hem from the kynges court and tho that were of Troy weÌ„ Ì„ put them in to wodis and in to montaygens and them the helde and sent vn to kyng Pandros that he shuld yeue them leu sauely for to wend out of the lond for they wold no longer duelle in his bondage The kyng Pandras wax tho sore annoyd and tho swore that he wold slae them euerychone and ordeneyd a grett pouer and went towardes them all for to feght but Brute and his men manli them defended and fersly foughten and kylled al the kynges men that none of them ascaped and token the kyng Ì„ hym helde in prison and ordeyned counsell bi tweyn them what they mygth done Ì„ suÌ„ said that he shuld be put to deth and suÌ„ said that he shuld be exiled out of the lond and suÌ„ said that he shuld be brent ¶ And tho spake a wyse knyght that was called Mempris and said to Brute and to all tho of Troy yf kyng PaÌ„dras wold yelde hym and haue his lyfe I councell that he yeue vn to brute that is our duke and our soferayne his doughter Gennogen to a wyfe and in mariage with hyr an hondreth shippes wel araied and all hys tresour of gold and siluer of corne and of wyne and as moch as os nedeth to haue of o thyng and other and than go we oute of his lond Ì„ ordayn we vs a land elles where for we ne none of our kynred that comen after vs shall neuer haue pees in this lond amonges them of grece for we haue slayn so
this wos done Brute wold no longer ther duell for to fight nor for to lese no mo of his pepull For kyng Goffarus pepull mygth euery day encresse mo and mo And bruttes lassenned and therfor he toke all his men and went vn to the see had wynd and weder at ther will And the fyfte day afterwaard they arriued in an hauen at Totnesse and comen in to the I le of Albion and ther nether man nor woman as the stori tels the fond but Geautes and thei woned in hillis in caues ̄ Brut saw the lond wos fayr and at his likyng and wos good also for him and for all his pepull as Diane the goddesse had hym behight And ther wos brute wonder glad and late assemble vpon a day all his folke to make a solempnie sacrifice and a gret fest in honour reuerens of Diane the goddesse of the wich he had counsell first for to cū in to this lond And whan that they had thar solempnite done as they vpon a day sat at ther mete ther come in vppon them sodanly xxx geantes and kylled of brutes men xxx Brute and his men anone sturten vp and fought with the geantes and kylled them euerychone bot one that was called Gogmagog and he was master of all the geantes and he wos stronger and heyr than ony of the other And brute keped hym for encheson that he shold wrestyll with Corin that was brutes mā for he wos gretter and hyer than ony of Brutes men from thee gredyl sted vpward ¶ Gogmagog and Corin vndir toke ther for to wrestyll and so to gedre they went and wrestilled a long tyme but at the last gogmagog held Corin so fast that he brake ij ribbbes of his side wherfor Corin wos sore angri and ther he toke gogmagog betwix his armes and kest hym doune vpon a roche so that gogmagog brak all to peces ̄ so he died an euell deth and therfor the place is called yit vn to this day the faut of gogmagog And then after brute yaf all that cuntre vn to Corin ther corin called it after his name Cornwalle and his men be called Cornwailles and so shuld men of that contre be called for euermore And in that contre duelled corin and his mē and thee made tounes ̄ houses ̄ inhabited the lond by ther own wyll ¶ How Brute made London called this lond britane and scotland Albyne and Walis Cambir BRute and his mē wēt forth ̄ saw aboute in dyuerse places wher that they myght fynd a good place and couenabull that they myght make a Cite for hym for his folke Soo at the last they come by a fayr Riuer that is called temys ther Brute biganne a fair Cite and let calle it new Trey in mynd and remembrance of the gret Troy from the wich place all theer linage was comin ¶ And this brute let fell doune wodes and let erye and sawe landes and let maw doune medoys for sustenāce of him and also of his pepull and he departed the lond to them so that euerychon haad a parte and a certayn place for to duell in And then Brute let call all this lond Bretene after his owne name and his folke he let call bretons And this Brut had gotē on his wife Gennogen iij. sonnys that war worthy of dedes the fyrst wos called Lotrin the secund Albanac and the thred kambar And brute bore croune in the cite of new Troy .xx. yere after the tyme that the cite was made and ther he made the lawes that the bretons holden And this brut wos wonderly well belouyd emōg all men And brute sonnys also loued wonderly well to gedeer ¶ And whan brute had sought all the lond in length ̄ also ī breyd he found a land that Iuned to bretane that wos in the north and that land brute yaf to albanac his son and let call it Albanie after his name that now is called Scotland ¶ And brute fond an other contre toward the west and yaf that to Cambar his other son and let call it Camber after his name and now it is cald walys and whan brute had regned .xx. yere as be for is sayd then he died in the cite of new Troy ¶ How Lotrin that wos brute son entroed wyth moch honour and gouerned the lond well and worthely AFter Brute regned Lotrin his son that wos the secund kyng in bretane the wich be gane to regne the secund yere of Samuell and this lotrin wos croned kyng with moch solemnite of all the land of bretane and after whan he wos croned kīg Albanac and Cambar his .ij. brether went a gayn ī to ther own contre and ther they liued with mekyll honour and worshyp and Lotrin ther brother regned and was kyng and gouerned it well and wyseli for he wos a good man and wonderly well beloued of all his land And it be fell so that Albanac duelled in his owne lond with mekell hoonour and worshipe and then come kynge Humbar of Hunlond with a grett pouer and ariued in albine and wold haue conquered the land and by gone to were vpon kīg Albanac hym kylled in batell ¶ when albanac wos slayne the pepull of that land fled vn to Lotrin and tould hym for he wos kyng of bretan how that his brother wos slayn and prayed hym of his help and of his socour for to a venge hys brother deth ¶ Lotrin ther anone let assemble all the bretans of kent of douer in to derewent of Norfolk and Southfolke of keftefen and lyndessey and when they war all ensembled they sped them fast to ward ther enmys for to yef them batell and lotrin had sent to Camber his brother that he shuld come vn to hym with all thee pouer that he myght make hym for to help and so he did with a good wyll and so they come to gedres and toke ther way preualy for to go and seche Humbar wher they myght hym fynde ¶ And so it befell that this Humbar wos by side a water that wos a gret reuer with his folke hym for to disport ther come Lotrin and Cambir his brother with all ther folke sodanly or that ony of that other wist ¶ And whan Humber saw them cū he wos sore adrad For as moch as his men wist it not afore and also they were vn arayed And anone Humber for drede he lepyd ī to the water and drenched hym self and so he died and his men wer all slayn that none of them ascaped And thefor is that water called Humbar and euermore shall be for be cause that this kyng Humbar ther in was drenched And after that Lotrin went to his shippis and toke ther gold siluer and os moch as he fand vn to hym self and all that other pylfre he gaf vn to other folke of the host and they fond in one of the shippis a fair damysell that wos kyng
the last he shop him to the see and passed ouer in to fraunce and asked and aspied wher the Quene myght be fonde and men told hym wher she was And whan he come to the Cite that she was in preualy he sent his squyer vn to the quene to tell hyr that hir fadre wos comen to hir for gret neides ¶ And when the squyer come to the quene he told hir euery dele of hir sustres from the begynnyng vn to the end· Cordeill the quene anone toke gold and siluer plente and toke it to the squyer in counsell that he shold go and bere it vn to hir fadre and that he shold go in to a certan Cite and hym aray and wasshen and than cum ayene to hir Ì„ bring with hym an honest companye of knyghtes xl at the leyst with ther menye and than he shold send to hir lord the kyng and sayne that he were comen for to speke with his doughter hym for to seen and so he did ¶ And whan the kyng and the quene heâ—d that thei com with mych honour they hym rossayued And the kiÌ„g of fraunce tho let send thurgh all his reame and coÌ„manded that all meÌ„ shold bene al 's entendent to kyng Leir the Quens fadre in all maner of thynges as it war vn to hym self when kiÌ„g leir had duelled ther a moneth and 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 gret host of fraunce men and sent in to bretan with Leir the quenes fader for to comquer his land ayene and his kyngdom And cordeill also come with hir fader in to bretane for to haue the reame after hir fadres deth And anone they went to ship and passed the see and come in to bretan and foughten with the felous and them scomfited and kylled Ì„ tho had he his lond ayene and after leued iij. yere and held his ream in pees and afterward died Ì„ Cordeill his doughter hym let eÌ„tyr with mekell honour at Lecestre Anno muÌ„di iiij M iij C xlix Et anÌ„ xpiÌ„ natiÌ„tateÌ„ viij C liij AMasias son to Ioam regned on the Iues xxix yere after the wich the kyngdoÌ„ of Iues wos with out kyng xiij yere This man worship the goddis of Seyr vt pêª patet 2º para 2â— Ieroboam son to Ioam rened on isreell xli yere yâ— with was manly and victorius for he ouer come the kyng sirie Ì„ restorid israell damaske after the word of Iono the ê“phet bot he wos not good ther foor sayeth Austyn yf good men regne thay ê“phet mony meÌ„ Ì„ yf ill men regne they hurt mony men Anno muÌ„di iiij M iij C lxxxviij Et anÌ„ xpiÌ„ natiÌ„tateÌ„ viij C xi OZias or Azarias son to Amasie regned on the Iure lij yere the wich leued well a for our lord Off hym is no ill thyng wretyn bot that he vsurpit the dyngnyte of prest hoid vnder Azari the wich he for bed hym for the wich cause our lord strok hym with a leper vt pêª patet â—o. para Ozee bisshop and ê“phet was this tyme the fyrst of the xij is send a yanes the x. tribis Iohell the secund of the xij ê“phesied of iuda Anias the iij. ê“phised agaÌ„s mani peple ¶ Abdias the iiij of the xij ê“phesied agayns edom Iacharias son to IeroboaÌ„ regned iÌ„ israell vi monethis the wich be gan to regne the xxxviij yere of Osias and wos nought in his leuyng as his predicessurs war And zelluz kylled hym and regned a moneth And Manahen kyllid hym toke his kyngdom vt pêª patet 4º reguÌ„ This manahen regned x. yere that wich be gon to regne the xxxix yere of Osias and he ruled him myscheuysly and our lord toke hym in the poer of the kyng of assuriorum Ì„ he payed to hym M. talentis of siluer vt pêª patet 4 reguÌ„ Phaseia son to manahen regned in israell ij yere And he bee gan to regne the .l. yere of Osias he wos noght iÌ„ his leuyng Phasee slew Phasaia regned xx yere And he be gan to regne the lij yer of Osias and did as other cursed men did plura vide 4º reguÌ„ And after this israell wos with owttyn ony kyng viij yere ¶ How Morgan and Conedag that wos nevus to Cordeil werred wpon hir and put hir hir in to preson WHen that kyng Leir wos deid Cordeill his yongest doughter regned the x. yere of Osias kyng of Iuri And after hir ragned Conedage the xv yere of Osias And Cordeill that wos Leir yongest doughter after the deth of hir fader had all the loÌ„d v. yere and in the meyn tyme died hir lord Agampe that was kyng of fraunce and after his deth she left wedo And ther come Morgan and Conedag that wer Cordeill sustre sonnys and to hir had enmite for as moch as ther aunt shold haue the land So that bitweyn them they ordeyned a gret pouer and vpon hir wered gretly and neuer they rest till they had hir taken Ì„ put hir vn to deth and tho Morgan Conedag seysed ale the land Ì„ deê‘tid it bitwene them And they held it xij yere â–ª and when tho xij yere were gone ther bi gane bitwene them a gret debate so that they wered strongly to gedre yfere euery of them did other moch disese for Morgan wold haue all the land fro beyond humbet that Conedage held but he come ayenst hym with a strong pouer so that Morgan durst not abide but fled awey in to wales and Conedage pursued hym Ì„ toke hym and kylled hym And tho come conedage ayen and seysed all the lond in to his hand and held it Ì„ regned after xxxiij yere tho he died Ì„ lieth at new Troy ¶ And be cause the mater contennys most comediusly to geder of the kynges of bretan now called Enegland for the tyme of them is not certenly knawyn what tyme of the world thes kynges foloyng regned Therfor they shall be to geder tyll it be comen vn to Guentolen kyng of bretan now called Englond ¶ How Reignold that wos CoÌ„adag son regned after his fader Ì„ iÌ„ his tyme it reyned blode iij. dayes iÌ„ tokennyng of gret deth ANd after this Conedage regned Reignold his son that was a wise knyght and an hardy and curtes that well Ì„ nobully gouerned the lond and wonder well made hym beleued of all maner of folke and in his tyme it rayned blode that lested iij. days as god wold and sone after ther come gret deth of pepull for hostes with out nombre of pepull foughten tyll that all myghty god therof toke mercy and pytty and tho gan it cese and this Reignold regned xxij yere Ì„ died lieth at Yorke ¶ How Gorbodian regned in pees that wos reignold son after he died and lieth at yoik ANd after this
Reignold that wos Gonedag son rened Gorbodian that wos this Reignold son xv yere Ì„ then he died lieth at yorke ¶ How gorbodian had ij sonnys how that one slew the other for to haue the heritage And how ydoyne ther modre killed thatt other wherfor the land was destruied WHen this Gorbodian was deid his .ij. soÌ„nys that he had become stout proude euer wered to geder for the land Ì„ the one was called Ferres Ì„ other Porres And this ferres wold haue all the land but the other woldnat suffre him this ferres had a felons hert thought thurgh tresoÌ„ to slee his brother but preualy he weÌ„t iÌ„ to fraunce ther abode with the kiÌ„g Syward till vpoÌ„ a tyme whan he come ayene Ì„ fought with his brother ferres but ful euell it happed tho for he was slayn fyrst wheÌ„ ydoyne ther moder wist that Porres was deid she made gret sorow for enchesoÌ„ that shee loued hym more theÌ„ that other Ì„ thought him for to kyll preualy ¶ And preuely she come to hir son vpoÌ„ a nyght with ij knyues therwith cut his throt the bodi also iÌ„ to small peces who herd euer suche a cursed moder that kyllid with hir owne handes hir own son and long tyme after last the reproue Ì„ shame to the moder that for enchesun of that one son she murdred the other Ì„ so lost them bothe ¶ How .iiij. kynges courtasly held all Breten and what be ther names ye shall heyr after WHen the ij brethern war deid they nad left behynd them nother son ne doughter ne noÌ„e other of the kynred that myght haue the heritage Ì„ for as moch as the strangest meÌ„ driueÌ„ scomfited the feblest Ì„ toke all ther londes so that in euery coÌ„tre they had gret were Ì„ strife vnder them but emong all other thynges ther were amoÌ„ges them iÌ„ the contre that ouer come all tho other Ì„ thurgh ther myght Ì„ strenght they tuke all the londes Ì„ euery of them tok a certayn coÌ„tre iÌ„ his contre let call hiÌ„ kyng Ì„ con of theÌ„ was cald Scater Ì„ he wos kiÌ„g of scotland that other wos called Dawaliere Ì„ he was kiÌ„g of loegers Ì„ of all the land that wos Lotrins thatt wos Brutes son The thrid was called Rudac and he was kyng of walis And the iiij was called Cloten Ì„ was kiÌ„g of Cornewaill but this Cloten shold haue had all the land by reson for be cause thar wos no maÌ„ that wist noÌ„e so right heir os he was butt they that were strongest set litell bi hem that wer of lesse estate and therfor this cloteÌ„ had nomore laÌ„d amoÌ„g hem but cornwaill ¶ Of kyng Donebant that was Clotens son wone the lond THis Cloten had a son that was called Doneband that after the deth of his fadre by come an hardy man and a fair and a curteys so that he passed all the other kingê of fairnes Ì„ of worthenesse And a none as he was knyght he wist well that when his fader lyued he was most rightfull heir of all the loÌ„d and shold haue had by reson but other kynges that were of moch more strength than he toke from hym his lond ¶ And afterward this Doneband ordeyned him gret pouer and conquered fyrst all the land of Logeris a and after he wold haue conquered all the land of scotland and wailles and Scat came with his meÌ„ and yaf him batell and Rudac come ayene with his walys men for to help hym but so it be fell that Rudac wos kylled also Scater iÌ„ playn bataill and so Doneband had the victorie and conquerid all the land and well maintined it in pees and in quiete that neuir befor it was so well mayntined ¶ How doneband was the frist kyng that euer bore croune of gold in bretan THys Doneband let make hym a croune of gold and wered the croune vpon his hede as neuer kiÌ„g did bifore and he ordyened a statut that and a man had done neuer so moch harme and myght comeÌ„ in to the tempull ther shold no man hym mysdo but gone ther in safete and in pees and after goin to what lond or cuÌ„tre that hym plesed with owt ony harme â–ª and if ony man sett any hond vpon hym he than shold lese his life And this Doneband made the toun of Malmesberi and the toune also off the vise And when he had regned well worthely xl yere then he died and lyeth at new Troy ¶ How Bronne and Belin deê‘ted bitweyn them the lond after the deth of Doneband ther fadre and of the were be twix them ANd after that this Doneband wos deid his soÌ„nys that he had deê‘ted the land bitweyn them as ther fader had ordeyned so that belyn his eldest son had all the land of bretan from humbar southward And his brotherbrenne had all the land from humber to ScotlaÌ„d but for as moch that BeliÌ„ had the better part Brenne therfor waxed wroth wold haue had more of the lond Ì„ belyn his brother wold greunte hym nomore wherfor coÌ„take were a roso betweyn them two But brenne the yonger brother had no myght ne strenght a yens belyn Ì„ therfor brenne thurgh coÌ„sell of hys folke weÌ„t fro thens iÌ„ to norwey to the kyng Olsinges prayd him of help socour for to coÌ„quer all the lond vpoÌ„ belin his brother vpon that connaund that he wold haue his doughter to wise Ì„ the kyng Olsinges him graÌ„ted belyn anoÌ„e as his brother wos a go to norway he seysed iÌ„ to his hond all the land of northhuÌ„berloÌ„d Ì„ toke all the castelles Ì„ let them be arayed and keped the costes of the see that brenne shold not arriue iÌ„ no sied but that he war take ¶ The kyng ol singes let assemble a gret host and deliueryd his doughter to brenne all the pepull that he had ordeyned Ì„ this damisell Samye had long tyme loued a kyng that wos called Gutlaghen and to hym she told all hir counselÌ„ how that Brenne shold hir haue hir lede with hym for euer more so he shold lese hir but that she myght for sake brenne And whan gutlagh had herd this tydiÌ„g he lay for to aspy brenne with as mony shippis as he myght haue so the two fletes metten to gedre and long tyme they faught so that Brenne turned ayene and wer discomfited And kyng gutlagh toke Samye and put hir in to his shyppe and brenne sham fulli fled thens as a man discomfitied ¶ And this kyng gutlagh wold haue went in to his owne contre but ther come vpon hiÌ„ sych a gret tempest that ·v dayes lasted so that thurgh that tempast he wos driuen iÌ„ to breten with iij. shippis and no mo Ì„ tho that keped the costes on the see toke Gutlagh and Samye
spite scorne and ordined them help for to were vpon the kyng ther brother and so they toke hym an put in to prison the secuÌ„d yere of his regne Ì„ they deê‘ted all the land be twix them both but higamus leued but vij yere Ì„ tho had petitur all the lond he made the toune of Pickering How the Britons come and toke Hesidur out of prison made hym kyng the thrid tyme. ANd when this petitur was deid bretaÌ„s toke hesidur anoon Ì„ made hym kyng the thrid tyme and tho regned he iÌ„pees xiiij yere and after he died and lieth at Karleill How xxxiij kiÌ„gê rened iÌ„ pees eche after oder raft the deth of hesidur AFter the deth of hesidur regned xxxiij kiÌ„ges ich after other iÌ„ pees Ì„ with out ony long tariyng I shall tell theÌ„ all and how long eche of them regned as the stori telleth ¶ The fyrst kyng of tho xxxiij was called Gerbodia he regned xii yere and after him regned Morgan ij yere and after him rened Cighnus vi yere Ì„ after him regned Idwalan viij yere Ì„ after hym regned Rohugo xi yere Ì„ after regned voghen xiij yere and after hym regned Catill xv yere and after hym regned Porex ij yere and after hym regned Cherin xvij yere and after hym regned Coyll xij yere and after hym regned Sulgenis xiiij yere and after hiÌ„ regned Esdad xx yere and after hym regned Andragie xvij after hym regned vrian v. And aftei hym regned Elind ij yere And after hym regned Eldagan xv yere and after hym rened Claten xii yere and after hym regnid Ouirgunde viij yere and ofter hym regned Mortan vi yere and aftir hym regned Bledagh iij yere and after hym rened Caph i. yere And after hym regnee Gen ij yere and after hym regned Seysell Ì„ kiÌ„g Bled xxii yere And kyng Tabreth xi yere and Archinall xiiij yere and Croll xxx yere and Rodingu xxxij yere and Hertir v yer Hanipir vi yere Ì„ Carpour vij yere and Digneill iii. yere Ì„ Samuell xxiiij yere Ì„ Rede ij yere Ely vii monethes thys Ely had iii. sonnys Lud CassibalaÌ„ Enemyon ¶ How Lud wos made kyng aftir the doth of Ely his fader AFter the deth of Ely regned Lud his son gouerned wel the lond and moch honoured gud folke teÌ„pred ameÌ„ded wikked folke This lud loued more to duell at Troy then iÌ„ any other place of the lond wherfor the name of new troy was left and tho wos the cite called Ludstone But the name is changed thurgh variance of letters and now is called London And this kiÌ„g made in the cite afayr gate Ì„ called it lud gate after his name the folke of the cite ar londeneres and when he had rened xi yere he died and lieth at London Ì„ he had .ij. yong sonnys that oon wos called Andraghen and the other Tormace but they coude nether speke ne go for yongth and therfur the Bretans crouned a strong knyght thas was called Lud that was Cassibalamus brother Ì„ made hym kyng of bretane now called Englond Circa annuÌ„ muÌ„di iiij M viij C lxxxiiij Et anÌ„ xpÌ„i natiÌ„ ij C xv SAdoch of the lyne of crist is noÌ„bred iÌ„ math po. bot inscript ther is nomore meÌ„cion of hiÌ„ Iadê° the son of IohnÌ„ was he bisshop iÌ„ ierusaleÌ„ This tyme kiÌ„g alexander rened the wich wos wroth with the pepull of ierusaleÌ„ come to the cite TheÌ„ Iadê° arraed iÌ„ his poÌ„tificall ornameÌ„ts ran to meyt hiÌ„ he sodaÌ„ly wos plesed worshipped the bisshope and with pees Ioye entrid the cite Ì„ he made to be brought to him the boke of Daniell Ì„ the ê“phesi to be exponyd to hym the wich was spokeÌ„ of hiÌ„ Ì„ that doon he ioyed stroÌ„gly for all thyng the wich he had herd bi the drem iÌ„ dew ordir wos fulfilled it wos likly to hym that he shold be the same ê‘soÌ„ of whoÌ„ daniell ê“phesied Ì„ of that he toke more hardynes to fight with Darius kyng of ê‘sarum and he did the sacrafis Ì„ coÌ„manded the Iues to aske what they wold haue he granted that they shold kepe ther own lawis Ì„ at the seuent yere shold be with out tribute vide mrmÌ„ iÌ„ histo The host of Alexander as Orosius sayth wos xxxij M of foote men and iiij M hors men and schippes C.lxxx And it is vn certayn whedre it is more meruell that he shold conquer al the world with so lytell a pouer or how that euer he durst go vpoÌ„ them with so lityll a pouer And ther wos of alexander Ì„ his host slayn thee kyng of ê‘sarum Et vt orosiê° dicit quiÌ„quies decies ceÌ„tena milia Enias the son of Iadi wos bisshop after his fader Manilius Papiriê° Ì„ Fabiê° wer coÌ„sules at Rome This papiriê° whhen he wos a chyld he wos veray wisse Ì„ he fenyd mony a fayr lesing that he myght keip his master coÌ„sell the senetours when he caÌ„ to a man he wos so nobull a werur that when the RomaÌ„s dred Alexander he was chosen to go a yenes hiÌ„ Ì„ of the goddis he chargit not bot he scorned Ì„ rapreued the goddis sayng a fore that vn happy thingê shold fall Ì„ that to his gret louiÌ„g holy docturs saeth Incipit Monarchia grecorum et cessat monarchia persarum KYng Alixandre thys tyme be gone to be lord of all thee world and he wos called gret alexander for his gret victory the wich he had in so litell tyme. it wos an euident iugemeÌ„t of the wroth of god ayens synners of that tyme. certanly sum myraculs our lord did for hym in helpyng of his pouer for the se of PaÌ„philicon wos deuided to hym as in olde tyme the reid se to the iues when he pursecutit dariuÌ„ Also at is prayer the hilles of Caspij war schit that certayn of the cursed iues myght neuer cum â—wt bot at the last in babulon with venum he was poysumt and dyed the xxxiij yere of his age And the v. yere of his monarch the xij yere of the kyngdom of macidon NoÌ„nd that when Alexander was deid thos xij to whom he deuydet his kyngdom myght not a corde And then by gone infenite batellis and at the last iiij· obtened all the kyngdoÌ„ vide plraÌ„ in orosio Anno muÌ„di iiij M ix C ix Et ante xpÌ„i natiÌ„tateÌ„ CC.ix. AChym of the lyne of crist son to Sadoch is nombreid in Mathe prio. Ì„ of hym his nomore had inscripture Symon wos bisshop this tyme an holy man and also rightwys he wos named of the pepull Eleazarus wos bisshop after symoÌ„ This man send to Ptholameo kyng of Egipt lxxij lerned men of euery tribe sex to interpret the law of the iues the wich translatit from hebru in to greke thurgh a gret myracull that so moni men shold iÌ„
romaÌ„s for ê‘cialyte of ij bretheren s. Aristobolus and Ercanus bothe of them for enuy of odirkest them to the Romans that they myght regne ¶ This tyme iij sonnes appered in heuyn toward the est parte of the world the wich be lytill and lytyll wer brought in to on body A gret signe it wos that Affrica Asia Ì„ Europa shuld be brought in to on Monarch and that the lordship of Anthom the senetour and Lucus Antonij shuld turne in to on lordship Marcus Cicerio Tulyus the most excelent retricion wos consull of Rome this tyme. ¶ How that the Bretons graunted vn to Cassibolan that wos Ludd brother the land In whos tyme iulyus cesar come twyes for to conquere the lond of bretan AFter the deth of kyng Lud regned his brother Cassibolon and become a good man and mych belowed of his bretoÌ„s so that for his goodnes and curtesie they graunted hym the reame for euermore to hym and to his ayres And the kyng of his goodnes let norisch worthely bothe the sonnys that wos Ludis his brother and after made the eldest son erle of Cornwaill Ì„ the yongest son he made erle of London And while this kyng cassibulon regned come Iulius cesar that wos Emprour of Rome iÌ„ to this land with a pouer of romans and wold haue had thys land thurgh strength but Cassibalon ouer come hym iÌ„ batell thurgh helpe of the bretons and drofe hym out of this land and he went ayen to rome and assemled a gret pouer an other tyme and come ayene in to this land for to gif batell to Cassibalan bot he wos discomfitied thurgh strenght of the britons and thurgh helpe of the erle of cornwaill and the erle of London his brother and thurgh help of Gudian kyng of scotland and corbond kyng the kyng of north walles and of Bretaill kyng of southwales Ì„ in thys batell wos slayn Nennon that wos cassibolams brother wherfor he made moch sorow And so went Iulius cesar out of this land with a few of Romans that were left on lyue And tho Cassibalan went ayene to LondoÌ„ made a fest vn to all his folke that tho hym had holpen and when that this fest was done ther euery man went in to his own cuntre ¶ Of the debate that wos bitwix cassibolom an the Erle of LondoÌ„ of the truage that was paied to Rome ANd after it befell thus vpon a day that the gentilmen of the kynges houshold and gentilmeÌ„ of the Erles houshold of lÌ„ondon after mete went in fere for to play and thurgh debate that arose emong them Enelyn that wos the erles cosen of London kyiled Irenglas that wos the kynges cosin wherfor the kyng swore that Enelyn shold be honged bot the Erle of London that was Enelyns lord wold not suffre hym wherfor the kyng was gretly vexid and wroth towarde the Erle and thought him to destru preualy the Erle seÌ„t lettres to Iulius cesar that he shold cum iÌ„ to this land for to helpe hiÌ„ hiÌ„ a venge vpon the kiÌ„g Ì„ he wold help hym with all his myght And when that the Emprour herd this tidyngê he was full glad Ì„ ordeyned a stroÌ„g pouer and come a yene the thrid tyme in to this land and the Erle of London helpe hym with vijM. men and at the thrid tyme was Cassibalon ouer comen and discomfited and made pees to the Emprour for iijM. ponde of syluer yeldyng by yere for truage for this land for euer more And then half a yere after passed the Emprour weent vn to rome and the erle of London with hym for he durst not abid in this land and after Cassibolan regned xvij yere in pees tho he died the xvij yere of his regne and lieth at yorke ¶ How that the lordis off the land after the deth of Cassibolan and for encheson that he had no heir made Andragen kyng AFter the deth of Cassibolon for as myche as he had none heir of his lefull body begottyn the lordes of the lond bi the comyns asent crouned Andragen Erle of Cornwaill and made hym kyng and he regned well and worthely and he wos a good man and well gouerned the lond and when he had regned viij yere then he died and lieth at London Circa annuÌ„ muÌ„di vM.C.lix Et xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ xl IOseph of the lyne of crist abowt this tyme wos borne and after wos husband vn to our lady Antigonus was Bysshope this tyme in the Iuri This Antigonus was son vn to Aristoboly and on euery side he was fals for he obeyed not to the Romans and a gret plage he brouaht vn to the land for to destruy Hircanus his vnkyll that he mygh regne kyng And so Hircanuu was expulsed and Falelus wos kylled· and Herod wos flemyd bot wheÌ„ Herod come vn te Rome and told to the Senetours all thes thynges The Emprour creatit hiÌ„ kyng seÌ„diÌ„g with hiÌ„ an host the wich toke ierusalem And Antigonum the Bysshope taken led to Anthony the senetour the wich made hym sekyr And so wos Herod confirmed in to his kiÌ„gdoÌ„ Ì„ he a strang regned on the iues And so the kiÌ„gdoÌ„ of the iues seesyd as Iacob had said Titê° liuiê° historicê° and Ouidius wer this tyme. IncipiuÌ„t imê‘atores augusti â—et dictus est Augustus quia augebat populuÌ„ OCtauian wos Emê‘our of rome lvij yere vi monethes and x. dayes This Octauian Neuew to Iuly wen he wos a yonge man toke the Empire vpon hym His florichyng youth he spend in were .vM. batels he did And chortly after mony batels he brought all the world in to on monarche This maÌ„ had no felow And in his dayes pees was iÌ„ all the world thurgh the prouision of the veray god that the temporall pees myght glorify the Natiuite of our sauyour crist ihesu This Octauian wos the fayrest man that myght be and hegh in witt the most fortunate in all thynges and he lakked not the vice of his fleshly lust This man made all the world to be mesured and the .lij. yere of his regne wos our lord Ihesu crist borne the sauer of this world the wich granteth eternall pees to his louery ¶ Hic nota secund ieroiÌ„muÌ„ that Anna and Emeria wer sistirs and of Emeria wos borne Elezabeth mother to IohnÌ„ baptiste she wos fyâ—st wedded to Iochym of whom she toke Mari mother of crist ¶ The secuÌ„d housbond wos Cleaphe he gat on hir Maria Cleaphe the wich wos wedded to Alphe of whom procedid Iamys the lesse Symon Cananeus Iudas Taddeus Ì„ ioseph the wich is called Barsabas ¶ The thrid tyme anna wos wedded to Salome of whom she toke Mari salome the wich was weddid to Zebedi Ì„ of them coÌ„ iamis the more and iohnÌ„ the EuaÌ„gelist the first mari wedded ioseph broder to Cleaphe a fore sayd ¶ Thys tyme Sibilla tiburtina ê“phesied of crist And sayed to the Emê‘our august that he shold not
frist wos cald Constance and that other Aurilambros and the thrid vter this Constance the Elder brother when he come to age he made hym a monke at wynchestre This Constantin ther fadre thurgh tresone wos slayn For it befell on a tyme that a Pehite come to hym vpon a day in message as it were and sayed that he wold speke with the kyng preuali in councill The kyng let voied his chambre of the men that ther wer withyn and ther a bode no mo bot the kyng and the Pehite Ì„ he made a countinance as tho hee wold haue spoken with the kiÌ„g iÌ„ his ere and ther he kylled hym with a long knyfe after that he went quaiÌ„teli owt of the chambre in to an oder chaÌ„bre so at the last no man wyst wher he wos bicomen ¶ When the kynges men wyst that ther lord wos so deid they made so moch sorow they not wist what to done ¶ For as myche as his .ij. sonnes Aurilombros and vter wer so yonge that noÌ„e of them myght be kyng the thrid brother wos moÌ„ke at wenchestre as is saied befoor But vortiger that wos Erle of westsexe thought priuyly in his hert thurgh queÌ„tance to be kyng and went to wynchestre ther that Constance was monke Ì„ to hym sayed Constans quod he your fadre is deid and your ij bretheren that ben with Gosseline the bisshope of london to norissh ben so yong that none of them may be kyng ¶ Wherfor I councell yow that ye forsake your habit and come with me Ì„ I shall make sych a meyn vn to the bretons that ye shall be made kyng ¶ Of Constans that wos kiÌ„g CoÌ„stantine son that was moÌ„ke at wynchestre and how he wos made kyng after his fadres deth thurgh consell of vortiger that wos Erle of westsexe for as mich as Aurilambros and vter his ij brether wer but yong of age And vortiger let sle hym to be kyng hym self THis vortigâ—r consceled this Constance so mych tyll he forsoke his Abbot and went with hym and anone after he wos crouned kyng by assent of the Bretons ¶ This kyng Constance whan he wos crouned and made kyng he wist ne knew bot litell of the world na coude no thing wat knyghthod axed and he made vortiger his chief mastir and conceller and yaf hym all hys pouer for to ordeyne and to do as mych as to the reame apertened So that hym self no thyng entermelled but onli bare the name of kyng ¶ When vortiger saw that he had all the land in his warde and gouernall at his own wyll he thought a preuy treson and to sle Constance the kyng that he myght hym self be crouned and made kyng and regne and let send after a hundreth knyghtes of Pehetes the worthiest of al the land and them heeld wyth hym for to duell as to be kepers of is body as he wold wende thurgh the land to ordeyne thynges that apperteyned to a kyng ¶ And this vortiger honoured so moch the hondred knyghtes and so moch yafe them of gold and siluer and so riche iuelles robes hors and other thynges plente wherfor they held hym more lord than they did the kyng ¶ And vortiger told them yf he might be kiÌ„g ye as it wer thurgh treson he wold make hem richest of the land So at the last thurgh gret yeftes that he had yefuen largeli they cried thurgh the court thatt vortiger wer better worthy to be kyng than Constance wherfor vortiger made semland as he had bene wroth and he departed thens from the court and saied he most gon elles where for thinges that he had to done and so the tratour saied for encheson that they shuld hym slee that is to say constance ¶ When this vortiger wos gone it befell sone after that tho hundreth knyghtes of Pehites broken the dores ef the kynges chamber and ther they hym slew Ì„ smote of his heed and bore it to vortiger ther that he duelled and when vortiger saw that heed he wepped full tenderly with his eye and nerthelees he wos somedell glad of his deth ¶ And anoÌ„e let take the houndreth knyghtes of Pehites and bynd ther handes be hynd them an led them to London ther they wer dampned to deth as fals tratours And anone after all the bretans of the land bi the commune assent crouned vortyger and made hym kyng of the land Anno domini C.lxxiiij SOther a martir wos pope after AuicetuÌ„ ix yere the wich decreit that a NuÌ„ne shuld not towch the pall of the awter ner pit in sence ther to And that she shuld were a wompull about hir heed and mony ê‘ellis he saw a bout matimony ther for he ordand that no woman shuld be called a lefull wyfe bot if she wer blessed of the prest Elentherê° a martir wos pope after Sother xv yere the wich ordand that cristyn men shuld furese no mete resonabull that wos mannys mete Nota. Also that no man vn acused in acrime shuld be put from his dignite or his degre til he was conuyckyt thurgh ensampull of criyst the wich keppid styll Iudas scaryoth not a cused And crist knaw hym gylty And what sum euer he did among the apostils for the dyngnite of his seruis a boode firme and stabull And he send also Legatis vn to Lucie the kyng of Bretan the wich baptised hym and his pepull And Fagus and Domianus legates the wich the pope sent fyrst preched in englond and this cristyndom durit in Bretan CC. yere vn to the tyme of Dioclision the emprour when sent Albone wos martired Marchus Antonius and Lucius Comodus wer emprours bot marcus dyed anone and Lucius comodus regned Comodus wos called profitabull of scorne for he wos to euery man vnprofitabull he wos yeffen vtterly to lechori mony senetours and cristyn men he made for to be kylled he dampned his own wife to deth for age he died a sodaÌ„ deth with stranggilling among maydens Helius ê‘tenax after this man wos emprour sex monethes and wos a man of gret discrecion whom Iulian the gret lawyer killed And he entrid the empire and was slayn the vij moneth of Seuerê° Victor a martir was pope after ElentheriuÌ„ x. yere and for the discorde of the pascall tyme he called a counsele in alexander wher be was present that tyme. mony other wher he decreit that Estyr day shuld be keped on the sonday bot he most kepe the change of the mone of aprill And that wos to differ fro Iues. for mony bisshopis of the est a boid that tyme the same day the Iues did haloe that fest ¶ Also he ordand that in tyme of neede child might be cristyned iÌ„ euery place Ì„ iÌ„ euery water Zepherinê° a marter Ì„ a Roman wos pope after victor ix yere This man ordaud that cristen pepull of xij yere age a bown shuld resaue his god on estyr day on s â—â— yere Also he ordant that all the
in to an other contre wher that they mowe lyuen as ther auncestres did them be fore ¶ And therfor sir kyng yf ye haue ought to do with our company we be come in to your land Ì„ wyth good wil you will serue and your land kepe help defend from your enmys yf that ye nedeth ¶ When vortiger herd this tydyng he sayed he wold gladly them withold vpon sich couenant if they myght dalyuer his land of his emnys he wold yef them resenable londes wher they shuld duell for euer more Engist thonked goodly Ì„ in this maner he and his companye xiM. shold duell with the kyng vortiger and moch they did thurgh ther boldnes they deliuered the land clene of his emnys Tho prayed Engist the kyng of so moâ—h land that he myght make to hym a cite Ì„ for hys meny ¶ The kyng ansuerd it wos not to done with out conceill of his bretons ¶ Engist prayed hym eftsones of as moche place os he myght compas so with a thonge of a skyn wher vpon he myhht maake a maner for hym to duell on ¶ And the kyng hym granted frely ¶ Tho toke engist a bull skyn and cut it as smale as he myght all in to on thuong all a round and ther with compassed he os mych land as he had vpon a faire castell and when this castell was made he let call it Thwong castell For as mych as the place wos marked with a thwong ¶ Of Ronewen that was Engistes doughter and how the kyng vortiger spoused hir for hir bowte WHen this castell was made and full well arayed Engist preualy did send by letter in to the cuntre wher he come fro after an hondreth shippes fyllid with men that wos strong bold and also well fightyng in all batellis and that they shuld also bryng with them Ronewen his doughter that wos the fairest creature that a man myght se ¶ And when thos pepull wos comeÌ„ that he had sent after he toke them in to the castell with moch Ioy And hym self vpon a dey went vn to the kyng and prayed hym ther worthely that he wold cum and see his new maner that he had made in the place that he had compassed with a thuong of the skyn ¶ The kyng anone graunted hym frely and with hym went thider Ì„ wos well a payed with the castell Ì„ with the fair werke to geders ther they eten and dronk with moch ioy ¶ And whan nyght come that the kyng vortiger shuld go iÌ„ to his chamare for to take ther his nyghtes rest Ronewen that wos Engist doughter come with a cup of gold iÌ„ hir hand and kneled be fore the kyng and saied to hym wassaill and the kyng wystnot what it wos to mene ne what he shuld ansuer for as moch as hym self ne none of his bretons coud no english speke ne vnder stond it but spekyn in the same longage that bretons done yit ¶ Neutheles a latimer told the kyng the full vnderstondyng therof wassale and that other shold ansuer drynk haill ¶ And that wos the fyrst tyme that wassaill and drink haill come vp in this land and from that tym vn to this tyme it is well vsed in this land ¶ The kyng vortiger saw the fairnes of Ronewen and his armes laid a bowt hir nec and iij. swetly kytsed hir and anone right he wos a namered vpan hir that he desired to haue hir to wif and asked of Engist hir fadre ¶ And Engist granted hym vpon this couenant that the kyng shold yef hym all the cuÌ„tre of kent that thhe er myght duele in his pepull ¶ The kyng him graunted preuely with a good wyll and anone after he spoused the damysell and that wos moch ê¯fusion to him self ¶ And therfore all the bretons become so wroth for be cause he spoused a womaÌ„ of mysbeleue wherfor they went all from hiÌ„ Ì„ nothyng to him toke kepe ne help hym in thing that he had to done ¶ How vortimer that wos vortigers son was made kyng Ì„ Engist wos driuen out and how vortimer wos slayn THis Engist went in to kent and seised all the land in to his hond for hym and for hys men and by come in a lityl whyle of so gret pouer and so moch pepull had that men wyst not in lytell tyme wich wer the kynges men and wych were Engist men wherfor all Bretons had of hym dred and sayed amongê them bot yf that they ne toke other counsel be twen heÌ„ all the land shuld be betrayed thurgh Engist and his pepull vortiger the king had be goten on his fyrst wife iij. sonnys the fyrst wos called vortimer that secuÌ„d Catagren the thrid Passent ¶ The britons euerychon by on asseÌ„t chose vortimer to be ther lord souerayne counceller iÌ„ euery bataill crouned hiÌ„ Ì„ made hiÌ„ kiÌ„g Ì„ wold suffre vortiger no longer to regne for enchesoÌ„ of the aliance bituix engist Ì„ hiÌ„ The britoÌ„s ordined a gret host to driue out engist his coÌ„panie of the land Ì„ yaf hiÌ„ iij. batallis that fyrst wos iÌ„ Kent ther he wos lord The secuÌ„d wos at Tetford Ì„ the thrid iÌ„ a shire athis half Cooll iÌ„ a more ¶ And iÌ„ this botell them met Catagren Ì„ horne Engistes brother so that ych of them slew other Bott for as moch os the cuÌ„tre wos yef loÌ„g by for to horne thurgh vortiger tho he spoused his cosin ther he made a fair castell that is called horncastel after his own name ¶ And vortimer wos so annoyed for his bred deth catagreÌ„ that he wos deid iÌ„ sich a maner Wherfor anoÌ„e he let fell the castell to gronde ¶ And after that he ne left night ne day till he had driueÌ„ out engist all his pepull of the laÌ„d Ì„ wheÌ„ Engist wos driueÌ„ a way Ronewen his doughter made sorow y nowe quentely spek to them that wer next the kiÌ„g vortimer priueyst with hiÌ„ so moch she yaf hiÌ„ of yeftes that he wos enpoisened Ì„ died at london the iiij yere of his regne and ther he lieth ¶ How the bretoÌ„s chose an other tyme vortiger to be ther kiÌ„g Ì„ Engist come in to this land and they fouhten to gedre AFter vortimers deth the. Britons by hir commune asseÌ„t eft sones made vortiger hir kyng vpon this conuenient that he shold neuer after suffre Engist ne none of his eftsones to come iÌ„ to this land ¶ And wheÌ„ all this wos done Ronewen the quene preuely sent by letter to Enegist that she had enpoisend vortimer Ì„ that vortiger hir lord ayene bare the croune Ì„ rened and that he shuld come in to this land well arraied with moche pepull for to a venge hiÌ„ vpon the britons and to wynne this land ayein ¶ And whan Engist herd this tydynges he made gret Ioye and apparelled him hastely with xv thousand men that wer doughty in
london bot tho of the cite wold not suffre him to cum in and from thens he fled to winchestre Ì„ ther he him held with his pepull that come with him ¶ Kyng Arthur let take the body of Gawen his cosyn and the body of Augnissell and let them be borne in to Scotland in to ther own cuntre ther they wer entired ¶ And after anone kyng Arthur toke his way to distruy Mordred and he fled thens in to Cornewail ¶ And the quene GuÌ„nor that wos kyng arthurs wife thatt tho sogerned at yorke and herd that Mordred wos fled thens that he might not endure ayens king Arthur she wos soradrad and had gret dout and wist not what wos best all for to done For she wyst well that hir lord kyng Arthur wold neuer of hir haue mercy For the gret shame that she had him done and toke hâ—â— way preuali with iiij men with out mo and come to Karlion ther she duelled all hir lifes tyme neuer was seyn amonge folke hir life during ¶ Arthur wist that Mordred wos fled in to Cornwaill and let send after his men in to scotland and northhuÌ„berland vn to humber and let assemble folke with out nomber come fro thens in to Cornwaill to sech and pursue after Mordred ¶ And mordred had assembled to him all the folke of cornwail and had pepull with out nombre and wist that Arthur was commyng and had leuer to die and take his chaunce thÌ„en longer fle aboid and yaf an hard bataill to kyng arthur and to his pepull so that so moch pepull was slayn what of that on side and of that other that no man wist who had the bettir parti ¶ But so it be fell at the last that Mordred wos slayn and all his folke and the good chiualri that kyng arthur had gadred and norishid of diuers landis and also the nobull knyghtis of the round tabull that so moch was prased thurgh out all the world werther slayn and arthur him self was wounded to the deth but he let him be borne in a litter to a vyoun to be heled of his woundes yet the bretons supposen that he liueth in an other lond and that he shall cum yit and conquere all breton ¶ But certis this is the prophesi of Merlin he sayd that his deth shall be dowtous and saied sothe for ther of yit meÌ„ haue dout shul haue for euer more as meÌ„ sayen ¶ For men wot not wheder that he is on lyue or deid ¶ Arthur was borne to Auyon the xxij yere of his regne after thÌ„e Incarnacion of our lord thuÌ„ crist vC. and xlvi yere ¶ How kyng Arthur deliueryd the reame vn to Costantine the son of Cador his Niphu WHen kiÌ„g Arthur wist that he myght regne no longer he let cum before him Costantine that wos Cadors son erle of Cornewaill his cosin to him bitoke all his reame and to him sayed and bad him therof to be kyng till that he come ayen for as moch os he had none heire of his body begoten and harme wos â—t that so nobull a kyng and so doughty os he wos had no child of his body begoten But all thyng that god wyll haue done must be done whos name be blissid with out end Amen ¶ How kyng Costantine was wered of Mordredes ij sonnis THys Costantine wos a nobull knyght and a worthy of bodi tho ij sonnys that Mordred had begoten had grete envy vn to Costantine that tho was crouned kyng ¶ And so it befell that they begon to meue were ayenes hiÌ„ assembled a gret host of them that wer be fore with mordred and had bene driuen away and that did moch sorow thurgh all that land that â—on brother ordeyned him to london for to take the cite· and that other to wynchistre ¶ But Costantine come to london and slew him that was ther. and after he weÌ„t to wynchestre slew him that ther was also So that bothe his enmys wer deid ¶ And when Costantine had regned worthelâ— iiij yere then he died and lyeth at london ¶ Of the kynges Adelbright and of Edell AFter kyng Costantines deth ther wer ij kynges iÌ„ bretan that on was called Adelbright that wos a danoys he held the cuÌ„tre of northfolke Ì„ southfolke that other hight Edell Ì„ waas a bretoÌ„ Ì„ he held NicholÌ„ LiÌ„desei Ì„ alÌ„ the laÌ„d vn to huÌ„ber ¶ Thes ij kiÌ„ges fast wered to geders but after they wer accorded loued to geder os thei had be bore of o bodi ¶ The kiÌ„g Edell had a sustre that wos called Orewenne Ì„ he yaf hir thurgh gret frendship to kyng Adelbright to wife And he begat vpon hir a doughter that was called Argentill and in the thrid yere after come vpoÌ„ hiÌ„ a stronge sekenes that nedes he must die ¶ And he sente to kyng Edell his brother in law that he shuld cum Ì„ speke with hiÌ„ Ì„ he come to him with good will ¶ Tho prayed he the kyng ê¯iured also iÌ„ the name of god that after wheÌ„ he wer deid he shuld take Argentill his doughter the land that he keped hir well Ì„ norisshe hir in his chambre ¶ And when she wer of age she shuld be maried to the strongest and worthiest man that he myght find and than he shuld yeld vp hir land ayene ¶ Edell it granted and by oth coÌ„fermed hys prayer wheÌ„ a delbright was deid and entered Edell toke the damisell argentill norisshed hir iÌ„ his chambre Ì„ she become the fairest creat r that might lyue or ony maÌ„ find ¶ How kiÌ„g Edell maried the damisell to a knaue of his kicheÌ„ THis king Edell that wos vncle to the damisell ArgeÌ„tilÌ„ bethought how that he myght falsli haue the land froÌ„ his nece for euer more falseli ayenest his oth thought to dissaue thee damisell and to marie hir to a knaue of his kichen that wat cald Curan Ì„ he become the worthiest Ì„ strongest man of body that ony man wist in ony land that tho leued and to him he thought hir shendfulli haue maried for to haue had hir land afterward bot he wos clen dissaued ¶ For this Curan wos Hauelockes foÌ„ that wos kyng of Kyrkelane in denmarke and this Curan coÌ„quered his wifes lond afterward Ì„ slew kiÌ„g Edell that wos his wifes vncle and had all hir land os in an other place it telleth more openli he ne regned bot iij. yere for saxons danys hiÌ„ killed and that was gret harme to all breton Ì„ bretans bore him to Stonkenge ther they him entered with moch honour ¶ Of kyng Conan that wos Curan cosin AFter this curan regned Conan that was his cosiÌ„ that wos a wonder proud knyght and regned coud haue no maner of loue but euer he was medelyng with his pepull and toke his vn kill with were killed his ij
his wife mony tymes chyden with hym And sayd that he kest a way the goodis of the empyre as stons And he ansuerd ayen sayed I trust in god that owr chystys shal neuer lake of monay and we put tresour iÌ„ to heuen and vpon a certayn day when he went by his palasse at ConstantinopoliÌ„ he se in the marbyll pament a cros grauen and thought it shuld not be trodyn vpoÌ„ and coÌ„manded that stone to be lifted vp for that cros shuld be put iÌ„ the hertis of foithfull men Ì„ ther he found iÌ„estimable tresur of golÌ„d this man subdued Harsas died blissidly Benedictus wos pope after Ion. iiij yere This man suffred gret ê‘secucion of hunger pestylence Ì„ enmys This man broght mony a thousand quartir of whete from Egipt wheÌ„ Rome wos besegid by kyng Albanac almost lost for vetaill wherfor they wrotte on his graue this epitaphi Magna tuis monimeÌ„ta pater benedicte reliquis virtutum titulus et decê° atque dolor Pelagius wos emprour after benedictus v. yere iÌ„ his tyme rome was beseged by the LuÌ„bardies Ì„ litell he did in his days Mauriciê° wos emprour after Tiberiê° xxi yere This was a veray cristiÌ„ man Ì„ subdued Parsas Ì„ Armenias iÌ„ the later end of his days he descordyd with sent gregorie iÌ„tendid for to haueslayn him And then appered aman iÌ„ rome clothed iÌ„ a relegiê° habit holding a naked suord iÌ„ his hand and cried about the citte· in this wise The emprour shall be destruyd the wich the emprour herred he corecked him self of his trespase praid god to withdraw his sentens to whom our lord apered iÌ„ his slepe said will thou that I spair the now or iÌ„ tyme to cum And he wos a louer of wricchis sayd yef me heir my rewarde Then he wos empror after mony day And when he shuld haue corecked his knyghtis for ther extorcion that they did that asked him why that he wold not pay them ther wages And so they fell at veryans and chose Foca for to be the Emprour and kylled him and his iij. sonnis ¶ This tyme sen Austyn come in to englond and ordeyned ij archebisshoppis Tat is to say of london and of yorke by the cummandement of sent gregorie ¶ And remembre that mony tymes is made mencion of diuerse regions and cuntres that oft tyme they haue ben turned to the faith for al way the faith a bood not iÌ„ them for diuerse causes So it is of englong fraunce persia Iuri And in this thyng rome wos preuelegit for ther thee faith of petre neuer failith ¶ Focas wos eÌ„prour after Maurici his master whom he and other slew and because he began yll he endid nought for in his dais the Romans faught strongly ayenest the Perses and the romans wer discomfited and lost mony a prouynce and at thee last he was ower commen and slayn of Eraclyo for os he did vn to other men so wos he done to Anno domini vC.lxxxiiij GRegori the fyrst a roman and a monke was pope after Pelagius xiij yere This man was called Gregorius magnus for mony thinges that the excedid in he passed other meÌ„ in pouer in riches in uertu in nobulnes in wisdom in holines in fame and in experiens And vnder this man the ill thynges off cursednes passed wer sesed and mony a nobull boke he wrett to the in comporabull prophet of all holy chirche he wos on of the priÌ„cipall docturs of all the iiij docturs of the chirche This man for sothe allon with sent Fabian after sent Petre wos chosin of god in all the ordyrs of the popis of reme· Mony thynges he ordened in the chirche as is shewed in his register Deê° iÌ„ adiutoriuÌ„ for to be a fore the begynnyng of the howris he commanded to be sayed he renuhed made all the officis of the chirche in a fayrer and a more compendius maner the wich abideth yit vn to this day and it is called Gregorianum And schortly for to coÌ„clude on this holy man mannys tong cannot expresse lyghtly the louynges of this man what in writtyng and also in exampuls vertuus dedis Saninianus was pope after Gregorie on yere and v monethes this man ordant the ryngyng of bellis at the houres of the day bot this man bacbote sent Gregorie for his liberalite that he had to poer men and thought he se sent grogorie rebuke him thris for it and the fourth tyme he lie in his bed and thought sent gregorie smote him on the heed and he waked and died anone This wos the thrid pope emong all the popis the wiche is notit to die a dredfull deth Bonefacius the thrid wos pope after Saninianus viij monethes he ordend that none but white clothes shuld be put on the auter Bonefacius the fourthe was pope iiij yere and viij monethes This man purchesed of the emprour foca the cherche of sent petre of Rome shÌ„uld be the hede of all the chirches in the world for a fore Constantinopol in wos the heeid cherche Also he gat lysanse that the chirche called Panton the wich wos dedicatit to the honour of Neptimê° and other fals goddis wher cristyn men mony tymes wer slayn of deuelÌ„s myght be dedicatit to the worship of all senttis in heuen This man ordend that monkis myght vse the office of prechiÌ„g cristinyng and confession Eraclius wos emprour after Foca xiij yere And in the thrid yere of his regne Cosdras the kiÌ„g of Perses brent Ierusalem and other worshipfull places Zachary the patriarke with mich pepull he toke iÌ„ to captiuite The part of the holy cros the wich elena left ther he toke with hiÌ„ iÌ„ to his cuntre bot the xij yere of Heraclii Cosdras wos slayn of heraclij the cros wos brought ayen the pepull wer deliuerid wheÌ„ heraclius wold haue entred the cite proudly the yatis of the cite bi pouer of god schet ther self Ì„ the emprour mekid hiÌ„ to god a boue Ì„ theÌ„ the yat opyned theÌ„ was the fest of the exultacioÌ„ of the cros made Deê° dedit wos pope after boniface iij. yere this wos an holy maÌ„ for on a certayn day wheÌ„ he kyssed a leê‘ anoÌ„e the leê‘ wos holl This tyme a Citisin of London thurgh the mocion of ethylbright byldid a chyrch of sent petre iÌ„ the west ê‘te of londoÌ„ iÌ„ a place that wos called thornnye bot now it is called westmynster Circa annum domini .viC.xliiij BOnefacius the fifth wos pope after Deus dedit v. yere the wich ordand that no man shuld be take out of the chirche yerd and litell els of him is writtyn Nota machomituÌ„ Machomite the duke of Serasens and Turkes wos this tyme And he was the desauer of all the world a fals prophet the messanger of the deuell the fore goer of Antocrist the fulfiller of heresy and of all fals men the meruelest of
that other Harold he wos solyght of fote that men called hym most comenly harold hare fote ¶ And this harold had nothyng the condicions maner of kyng knoght that was his fadre for he set bot litell price of cheualri ne no curtesi nother worship but only bi his own wil ¶ And he become so wykkid that he exiled his moder emma Ì„ she went out of the land in to flandres ther duelled with the erle wherfor after ther was neuer good loue betwix hyÌ„ his brother for his brother hated him dedly Ì„ wheÌ„ he had regned .ij. yere a litell more he died lieth at westmynstre ¶ Of kyng Hardeknoght that wos haroldis brother AFter this harold harefote regned his brother hardeknoghtt aÌ„ nobull knyght and a worthy and moch loued cheualri and all maner of goodnese ¶ And when this hardiknoght had regned a litell while he let vncouer his brother harold Ì„ smot of his hede that wos his brother at westmynster let cast the hede in to a gonge Ì„ the body in to thamysâ— and after come fisshers Ì„ toke the body with ther nettis be night Ì„ bere him to sent clemeÌ„tis chirche and ther him beried ¶ And in this maner a venged hym hardiknoght of his brother for in none other maner he myght be a vengid ¶ This kyng hardiknoght was so large a yeuer of mete and drinke that his tabullis wer set euery day iij. tymes full with riall metes drinkis for his own meny for all that com vn to his court to be richeli serueyd of riall metis ¶ And this king hardiknoght sent after Emme his moder made hir to cuÌ„ ayeÌ„ in to englond for she was driuen out of englond whiles that harold harefote regned thurgh cunsell of the erle goodwyn that tho wos the grettest lord of englond next the kiÌ„g most might do what he wold thurgh out all englond thurgh his coÌ„mandement for as moch as he had spoused the doughter of the good king knoght that wos a danois wich daughter he had by his frist wxfe ¶ And when this quene was driueÌ„ out of englond Ì„ come to the erle of flaunders that wos called Baldewyne his cosin he fond hir ther al thing that hir nedid vn to the tyme that she went ayen in to engloÌ„de that the kyng hardiknoght had send for hir that wos hir sone and made hir cum ayen with moch honour ¶ This kiÌ„g hardyknogh when he had regned v. yere he died Ì„ lieth at westmiÌ„ster ¶ Of the velani that the danois did to the english men wherfor from that tyme after wos no danois made kyng of this land AFter the deth of this kyng hardiknoght for as moch as he nad no thyng of his body begoten The erles and barons assembled and made a counsell that neuer more afrte no man that wos a danois though he he wer neuer so gret a man amonges them he shuld neuer be kyng of englond for the dispite that the danis had done to englismeÌ„ ¶ For euer more be fore and if it wer so that the englishmen and the danois hapened for to mete vpoÌ„ a 〈◊〉 the englishmen shÌ„old not be so hardi to meue ne styr a fote â—â—t and still till the danoÌ„is war appassid forth ¶ And more ouer if the englishmen had not bowed doune ther hedis to done reuerens vn to the danois they shuld haue bene bet and defouled soch maner despites velanye diden the danois to our englishmen wherfor they wer driuen out of the land after tyme thet kyng hardiknoght was deid for they had no lord that them might maynten ¶ And in this maner avoided the danois englond that neuer they comen ayen ¶ The erles and barons bi ther comyn assent and consellees sent vn to normandye for to seche tho ij brether Alured Ì„ Edward that wer duelling with the duke Richard that was ther eme in intent for to croune Alured the elder brother and him make kyng of englond and of this thing to make an end The erles and barons made ther othe But the erle Godwyn of westsex falsly and tratoursly thought for to sle thes two bretheren anone as they shuld cum in to englond iÌ„ intent to make his son harold kiÌ„g the wich son he had begoten vpon his wife the wich was kyng knoghtys doughter that wos a danois ¶ And so this godwyne priuely him went vn to south hamton for to mete ther the ij bretheren when that they shuld come vn to land ¶ And thus it befell that the messingers that went in to Normandie fond nott but only Alured that wos the elder brother For Edward his brother wos gone to hungrie for to speke with his cosin Edward the owtlaw that was Edmondis son with the Irenside ¶ The messingers told and said to Alured how that the erles barons of englond sent after him and that he boldely shold cum iÌ„ to engloÌ„d and vnderfonge the reame for kyng hardiknoght was deid and all the danois driuen out of the land ¶ How Godewyn the fals tratour toke Alured vpon Gildesdoune when that he come from Normandie to bene kyng of englond and how he did him be martired in the I le of Eli. WHen Alured herd this tydyng he thankid god and in to shipe went with all the hast that he might and passed the see and ariued at southamton ther Godwyn the fals tratour was And tho this tratour saw that he was cumyn he welcumed him vnder fonge him with moch ioye sayd that he wold lede hiÌ„ to loÌ„don ther that all the barens of englong hiÌ„ abode for to make hiÌ„ kyng Ì„ so they went on ther way toward london ¶ And when they come vpon Gildesdone tho sayd the tratour Godwyne vn to Alured take kepe about you both on the left side Ì„ on the right side And of all ye shall be kyng and of such an huÌ„dreth more ¶ Now for soth qd Alured I behight you Ì„ if I be kiÌ„g I shall ordeyn Ì„ make such lauys wherof god Ì„ maÌ„ shall be well apayed ¶ Now had the tratour coÌ„manded all his meÌ„ that werwith hiÌ„ that when they wer comeÌ„ vpoÌ„ gildesdone that they shuld sle all that were iÌ„ Alured is coÌ„panye that com with hiÌ„ froÌ„ Normandie Ì„ after that take alured led hiÌ„ in to the I le of Eli after put out both his eyn of his hede afterward bring hiÌ„ vn to deth ¶ And so they did for they kylled all the companye that ther wer the nombre of xij gentillmen that wer comeÌ„ with alured froÌ„ normandie ¶ And after toke they alured and in the I le of Eli they put out his eyn Ì„ rent his wombe Ì„ toke the chefe of his bouels put a stake in to the grond and an end of the bouels ther to fastined with nedilÌ„les of Iren they prikked the good
child so made hiÌ„ to go about the stake till that all his bouels werdrawen out of his body Ì„ so died Alured ther thurgh treson of the erle godwyn ¶ When tho lordis of englond had hard wist how alured that shuld haue bene ther kyng was put to deth thurgh the fals tratour godwin they wer woÌ„der wroth suore bitwin them god Ì„ bi his holy names that he shuld die a more werse deth than did Edrith of strattoÌ„ that had betraied his lord EdmoÌ„d Irenside Ì„ they wald haue put hiÌ„ to deth bot the thefe tratour fled thens in to denmarke and ther held him iiij· yere Ì„ more lost all his land in englond SIluester the thrid wos pope after BnÌ„dic This Siluester was chosiÌ„ and Benedict was expulsid And afterward was he expulsid and benedict was put vp ayene And after he was put out and Gregori wos made pope and he wos but a sympull letterd man and ther for he chose an other pope to be coÌ„secrate with hiÌ„ and when mony men wer displesid with this gydyng of ij popis the thrid was brought in the wich shuld ocupye the place of both the two And so they strofe emonges them self bot then Henri the emprour come to rome and deposit them all ond made Clement the secumd pope whom he made anone to croune him and he sayd to the romans they shuld neuer chese pope with out his assent so v. beyng pope the sex wos put in But mony men sayth this Gregori was an holy man Damasus the secund wos after Clement xxiij days This man was an vsurper of the pope seet he died sodenly And anone the Romans asked to haue a pope and that the almayns shÌ„uld haue none for they wer so herd hertid that they myght not incline to the iÌ„tent of the emprour the wich said ther shÌ„uld be no pope chosin bot if he wold be of counsell of the eleccion bot for all that they put in this holy man Leo. and after he had of that consciens and refuseyd and anone he was chosin bi the comyn assent This Leo put crist in the forme of a lasur in his own bede and in the morow he fond no thyng ther. ¶ Of sent Edward the confessour that was Alured is broder how he wos kyng of englond ANd when this was done all the barons of englond senseÌ„ an other tyme in to Normandie for that Edward shuld cum in to englond with moch honour ¶ And this edward in his childhode loued almyghty god and him drad and in â—â—â—â—ste and clennes lad his life and hatid sin os deth ¶ And whâ—n he wos crouned and annoynted with a riall pouer he for yat not his good maners Ì„ condicioÌ„s that he frist vsed And for yat not all good customs for no maner honour ne for no riches ne for no â—â—ner highnesse but euer more more yaf him to goodnes 〈◊〉 loued god all mekenes and loued god holy chirch passing al maner thyng And poer men also he loued and them held as they had bene his own bretheren and to them oft yaf gret almys with full good wyll ¶ Of the frist speciall loue that god shewed to sent edward leuiÌ„g IT befell on a day as he went from the chirche of westmynstre and had herd masse of sent IohnÌ„ the Euangelist for as moche as he loued sent iohnÌ„ euangelist more specially after god and our lady than he did any other sent ¶ And so ther come to him a pylgrame and prayed him for the loue of god our lady and IohnÌ„ euangelist some good him for to yefe ¶ And the kyng priuely toke his ring of his fynger that no man ê‘saued it and yaf it to the pilgrame and he it vndirfenge and weÌ„t theÌ„s ¶ This kyng Edward made all the good lawes of englond that yit bene most vsed and holden And was so merciabull and so full of pitte that no man myght be more ¶ How the erle godwyn come ayene in to englond and had ayeÌ„ all his land aftward sent edward weddid his doughter WHen the erle godwyn that was duellyng in Denmarke had moch herd of the goodnesse of kyng Edwarde and that he wos so full of merci and of pitte He thought that he wold gone ayene in to englond for to sech and to haue grace of the good king edward that 〈◊〉 â—â—â—cifull was that he myght haue his land ayen in pees aâ—â—â—ayed hiÌ„ as moch as he myght and put him toward these 〈◊〉 in to englond to london ther that the kyng was that tyme all the lordis of englond Ì„ held a parlament ¶ Godewyn sent to them that wer his frendis Ì„ wer the most grettest lordis of the land Ì„ prayed theÌ„ to besech the kynges grace for him Ì„ that he wold his pees and his land grant him This lordys laddâ—n him before the kyng to seeâ—e his grace ¶ And anone os the kyng him saw he appeled hiÌ„ of tresoÌ„ and of the deth of alured his â—â—â—ther and thes wordis vn to him seyed Traytour Godewin quod the kyng I the appele that thow hast betrayed and slayn my brother Alured ¶ Certis sir quod Godwyn saue your grace and your pees and your lordship I him neuer betrayed ne yit him slew And therfor I put me in reward of the court ¶ Now fair lordis quod the kyng ye that bene my lieges erles barens of the land that here bene assembled Full well ye hard myne appele and the ansuer also of godwyn And therfor I will that ye awarde and doth right ¶ The Erlis and Barons tho gadered them all to geder for to done this award by them self Ì„ so they spoken diuersely emonges them For sum sayed ther wos neuer aliaunce by homage serment seruice ne by lordship bitwen Godwyn and alured for wich thing they myght him draw ¶ And at the last they deuised demyd that he shold put him in the kynges marci al to gedres ¶ Tho spake the erle Leuerich of Couentre a good man to god to all the world told his reson in this maner and sayd The erle godwyne is the best frendid man of englond after the kyng and well myght it not bene gayn sayd that with out consell of godwyn Alured was neuer put to deth Wherfor i award as touchiÌ„g my parte that hiÌ„self and his son euery of vs xij erles that bene his frendis wend before the kyng chargid with as mich gold and siluer as we may bere be twix our handis Ì„ prayng the kiÌ„g for yefe his euell will to the erle godwyn and resaue his homage Ì„ his land yeld ayene ¶ And they accordid vn to that awarde Ì„ come in this maner as is aboue sayed euery of them with gold siluer as moch as they myght bere betwen ther handis before the kiÌ„g thei said the forme the maner of ther acord
Willamê° CoÌ„qÌ„stor Here come Normans and expulsed Harold a saxon ANd when this batall was done harold bicome so proude and wold nothing ê‘t with his pepull of thyng that he had goteÌ„ bot helde it all to ward him self wherfor the most part of his peple weer wroth and froÌ„ hiÌ„ deê‘ted so that only with hiÌ„ left no mo bot his soudiuors ¶ And vpon a day as he sat at mete a messenger com to hym and sayed that wylllyam basttard thee Duke of Normandie was ariued in englond with a gret host and had takeÌ„ al the land about hastynge and also myned the castell ¶ When the kyng had herd this tydynge he went thider with a litell pepull in all the hast that he might for ther wos but lytell pepull with hiÌ„ left ¶ And when he wos comen thider he ordryned for to yef bathill to the duke willm But the duke axed him of thes iij. thinges if that he wold haue his doughter to wyfe as he had made and suorne his hoth Ì„ behight or that he wold hold the loÌ„d of hiÌ„ iÌ„ truage or that he wold determyn this thyng thurgh bataill ¶ This harold was a proud man and a strong and tristed wonder moch vpon his strength and faught with the duke willm and with his pepull bot harold and his men in this bataill wer discomfited and him self ther was slayn and this bataill was endid at toÌ„brigge in the secund yere of his regne vpon sent Kalixtes day and so he wos beried at waltham ¶ Of kyng william bastard how he gouerned him well wyseli and of the were betwen him Ì„ the kyng of fraunce WHen willm bastard duke of normandie had conquered all the land vpon cristynmasse day tho next sueng he let croune him kyng at westmynster and wos a worthy kyng and yaf vn to Englisshmen largeli landis and to his knyghttys ¶ And afterward he went him ouer the see and comen in to Normadie Ì„ ther duelled a while and in the secund yere of his regne he come ayen in to englond and brought with him Maude his wyfe and let croune hir quene of englond on withsonday ¶ And tho anone after the kyng of scotland that wos called MaÌ„colyn began to striue were with the duke willm ¶ And he ordeyned him toward scotland with his men bothe by land and bi see for to distruy the kyng Mancolin but they wer acordid the kyng of scotland become his man and held all his land of him And kyng willm ressaued of him his homage and come ayene in to englond ¶ And when kyng willm had bene kyng xvij yere Maude the quene died on whom kiÌ„g willm had begoten many fair child that is for to say Robert curthose william rous Richaâ—d also that died Henri beauclerc and Maude also that wos the erles wife of Bleynes other iiij fair doughters ¶ And after his wifes deth gret debate began betwix hiÌ„m Ì„ the kyng of fraunce Philip but at the laast they weer accorded And tho duelled the kyng of englond in Normandie and no man him wered he no man long tyme. ¶ And the kyng of fraunce sayd vpoÌ„ a day in scorne of kyng willm that kyng willm had long tyme lyen in child bede and long tyme had restid him ther. ¶ And this word come to the kiÌ„g of englond ther that he did lye in Normandie at Roen And for this word was tho ill apayed eke wonder wroth toward the kyng of frauÌ„ce suore by god that when he wer arise of his gisin he wold lyght a thousand candels to the kiÌ„g of france ¶ And anone let asseÌ„ble a gret host of NormaÌ„die and of englissmen And in the begiÌ„yng of heruest he come iÌ„ to fraunce· brened all the tounes tha the come by thurgh all thee cuntre and robbid did all the sorow that he myght thurgh owt al fraunce Ì„ at the last he brenid the cite of Mandos and commandid his pepull for to bere wod as moch as he might bren himself holpe ther to all that he might with a good will ¶ And ther was gret hete what of fiere that wos so gret of the sone that it wos wonder hoot that it stuffid him so that he become fell in to a gret disese and sekenes ¶ And whan he saw that he wos so strong seke he ordined and assigned all normandi to Robert curthos his sone And all englond to willm the Rousse and bi quathe to Henri beauclerc all his tresur And tho he thus had done he vnderfenge all the sacrameÌ„tis of holy churche Ì„ died the xxij yere of his regne lieth at Caan in Normandie Anno domini M.lxvi. GRegorius the vij wos pope after Alexander xij yere This man ordend iÌ„ a generall sinodi that no prest shold haue a wife ne shuld duell with women bot tho that the holy sinodi of Nicena or other decreis haue suffred and then the prestis set noght or litel pondrid his ordinans this pope commanded that no maÌ„ shÌ„uld heir masse of a prest that had a coÌ„cubine And he on a certan tyme whan he was cardinall and legate in to fraunce ê“cedid sharply ayens prelatis and prestis that wersymonyes And amoÌ„g other ther wos on bisshop that wos gretly famyd with symonye and thos that accusid him priueli he hired them to say the coÌ„trari The wich the legate consaued and afore all the pepull he sayd let this iugement of this man sese at this tyme. for it is dissauabull And let god dispose for it and sayd thus it is certan that the dingnite of a bisshop is the yefer of the holy gost and who suÌ„ euer byes a bishopprik doys ayens the holi gost Then if thow bisshop did not ayens the holy gst Say opynli afore all pepull gloria patri et filio et spiritui sancto And mony tymes he began to say it bot he could neuer speke spiritur sancto ¶ Then he wos deposit of his bisshopprik and after he could speke it well ynough Victor the thrid wos pope after him on yere And this maÌ„ was poysenned with vennuÌ„ in the chalas Vrbanus was pope after him ij yere This man cursed the kyng of fraunce for his avoutre and he called a counsell at Clarum in the wich he ordined that matyns of our ladi shÌ„uld be said euery day Ì„ on settyrday hir solempne mase it is sayed that this was sheued vn to the freris of Cartusis Also he called an other counsell at Turam for the holi land to be won ayene Ì„ ê“uokid the pepull to that mater with iÌ„ a litell after that tyme. the most parti of the holy land wos recouerid the glorius sepulcur of our lord ihuÌ„ crist and an thyochia with mony othyr nobull cites wer takyn from the handis of the sariseÌ„s And it is sayed men beleued that ijCM cristyn men went to that iornay
maude wos afterward the emprisse of Almayne ¶ And in the secund yere of his regne his brother Robert Curthose that was duke of Normandie come with an huge host in to englond for to chalenge the land but thurgh concell of the wise men of the land they wer accordid in this maner That the kyng shold yeue the duke his brother a thousand pound euery yere and wich of them leued longest shuld be other heir and so bitwen them shuld be nâ— debate ne strife ¶ And when they wer thus accordid the Duke went home ayen in to Normandie ¶ And when the kyng had regned iiij yere ther aroos a gret debate bitwen him and the erchebisshop of canwrburi Ancelme For because that the Erchebishop wold not grant him for to take talagie of chirches at his will Ì„ therfor eftsone the Erchebisshop went ouer the see vn to the court of rome and ther duellid with the pope ¶ And in the same yere the Duke of Normandie come in to englond for to speke with his brother ¶ And among all other thinges the Duke of normandie for yaf vn to the kyng hys brother the forsayed thousand pound by yere that he shuld pay vn to the duke and with good loue the kyng Ì„ the duke ê‘ted Ì„ ther the duke went ayen iÌ„ to normaÌ„di ¶ And when tho ij yere wer a gone thurgh enticement of the deuell of lithermen a gret debate arose bitwin the kyng and the duke so that the kyng thurgh consell went ouer the see in to normandi ¶ And when the kyng of Englond was cumyn in to NormaÌ„die All the gret lordis of normandie turned vn to the kiÌ„g of englond and held ayens the Duke ther own lord Ì„ him forsoke Ì„ to the kyng them yelden and all the good castels and tounes of Normandie And sone after wos the duke taken led with the kiÌ„g in to englond Ì„ the kyng let put the duke iÌ„ to prison ¶ And this was the vengeance of god ¶ For when the Duke was iÌ„ the holy land god yaf him such myght Ì„ grace that he was chosiÌ„ for till a bene the kyng of Ierusalem and he forsoke it wold not take it vppon hym And therfor god send him that shame despite for to be put iÌ„ to his brothers pÌ„son ¶ Tho seysed kiÌ„g herri all Normandie in to his hand and held hit all his lifes tyme iÌ„ the same yere come the bisshop Ancelme from the cour of Rome iÌ„ to engloÌ„d ayen and the kyng he wos accordid ¶ And in the yere next commyng after ther began a gret debate betwen the kyng Phillip of Fraunce Ì„ kyng Henri of EngloÌ„d ¶ Wherfor kyng Herri went in to Normandie ther wos strong were betwen them two and tho died the kyng of france and Lowys his son wos made kyng anone after his deth ¶ And tho went kyng Henri ayen iÌ„ to englond Ì„ maried Maude his doughter to Henri the emprour of almayne ¶ Of the debate that wos betweÌ„ kiÌ„g Lowis of france Ì„ kiÌ„g HeÌ„ri of eÌ„gloÌ„d Ì„ how kiÌ„g henris ij sonnys wer lost iÌ„ the high see WHen kyng henri had ben kyng xvij yere a gret debate aroos betwyn kyng Lowys of fraunse and kyng Hnri of Englond for encheson that the kyng had sent in to Normandye to his men that they shuld be helpyng vn to the Erle of Bloyes as moch as they might in were ayeÌ„s the kyng of fraunce ¶ And that thei shuld bene as redy to him as they wer vn to ther own lord for encheson that the Erle had spoused his sustren dame Maude ¶ And for this encheson the kyng of franse did moch sorow to Normandie ¶ Wherfore the kyÌ„g of engloÌ„d was wonder wroth and in hast weÌ„t ouer the see with a gret pouer and come in to Normandie for to defend that land And the were betwyn them lastid ij yere till at the last they two faughten to geder Ì„ the kyng of fraunse wos discomfited vneth scappid a way with moch payn the most parti of his men wer takeÌ„ the kiÌ„g did with them what him best likid ¶ And sum of them he let go frely sum let he be put vn to the deth But afterward tho ij kiÌ„ges wer accordid ¶ And whan king herri had holy all the land of Normadie scomfited his emnys of franse he turnid ayen in to englond with moch honour ¶ And his ij sonis Wyllm Richard wold haue commen after ther fadre and weÌ„t to the see with an gret componye of pepull But or that they myght cum to land the ship come ayens a roch brak all iÌ„ to peses all wer drenchid that wer ther in sauf on man that wos in the same shipe that ascappid ¶ And this wos on sent Katrines day thes werthe names of them that wer drenchid willm Richard the kiÌ„gê sonys the erle of chester Ottonell his broder Geffray ridell walter emurci Godfray erchdekeÌ„ the kiÌ„gê dought the CuÌ„tes of ê‘ches the kiÌ„gê neci the CouÌ„tes of chestre moÌ„y oder wheÌ„ kiÌ„g henri Ì„ oder lordis ariuid in engloÌ„d herd thes tydyngê they made sorow ynowgh al ther myrth Ioye wos turned iÌ„ to mornyng sorow ¶ How Maude the Emprise come ayen iÌ„ to englond Ì„ how she wos afterward weddid to Geffroi the erle of angoy ANd when that ij yere wer a gone that the Erle had duelled with the kiÌ„g· the Erle went from the kyÌ„g and began to were vpon him and did moch harme in the land of Normandie toke ther a strong castell and ther he duellid all that yere tho comme to him tydynges that Henri the Emê‘our of Almayn that had spoused Maude his doughter wos deid and that she duelled no longer in Almayn and that she wold cum ayen in to Normandie to hir fadre ¶ And when that she woâ—s comyn vn to him he toke hir tho to him and come ayen in to Englond and made the englishmen to done othe and feaute vn to the emprise and the frist man that made the otho wos willm the Erchebisshop of Cantorburi ¶ And that other Dauid kyng of Scotlond and after him all the Erles and Barons of englond ¶ Also after that the nobull man the erle of Angoy that was a worthy knyght sent vn to the kyng of englond that he wold graunte him for to haue his doughter to spouse that is to say Maude thee emprisse ¶ And for encheson that hir fadre wist that he wos a nobull man The kyng him grauntid and consentid ther to ¶ And tho toke he his doughter and lad hir in to Normandie and come to the nobull knyght Gaufrid and ther he spoused thee foresaid Maude with moch honour And the Erle begat vpon hir a son that was called Henri the Emprisse sone ¶ And after when all this wos done kyng Henri
to say the cite of Karlill the castell of Bamburgh Ì„ the new castell vpoÌ„ Tyne and the erledom of lancastre ¶ The same yere the kyng with a gret pouer went in to wales and let cast doune wodes and make wayes and made strong the Castell of Rutland basingwarke and emong the castels he made an house of the tempull ¶ And in the same yere was Richard his son borne that afterward wos erle of Oxforde and the iiij yere of his regne he made Gaufrid erle of BretaÌ„ And in that yere he changed his monay the vi yere of his regne he lad an huge host vn to Tolouse and conquered it ¶ And the vij yere of his regne died Theabult the Erchebisshop of Cantorburi And tho all the cite of Cantorburi alÌ„most thurgh meschefe wos brenned ¶ The ix yere of his regne Thomas Bekit that wos his chanceler wos chosen to bene Erchebisshop of cauÌ„torburi And vpon sent Barnardis day he wos sacred and iÌ„ that yere wos borne Helienor the kynges doughter ¶ And in the x. yere of his regne sent Edward the kiÌ„g was translated with moch honour ¶ And the xi yere of his regne he held hys parlament at Northamtoon And from thens fled sent Thomas erchebisshop of cantorburi for the gret debate that wos betwix the kiÌ„g hiÌ„ for if he had ben founde iÌ„ the morne he had ben slaiÌ„ therfor he fled thens with iij. felowes on fote onli that no man wisten wher he wos went ouer the see to the pope of Rome ¶ And this was the principall encheson for as moch as the kyng wold haue put clarkes to deth that wer atteyntit of felonye with out ony preuylege of holy chirch ¶ And the xij yere of his regne was Ion his son borne And the xiij yere off his regne died Maude the emprice that was his mother ¶ The xiiij yere of his regne the duke Henri of Saxon spoused Maude his doughter he begat vpon hir iij sonis that wor called Henri Othus Willm ¶ And in the xv yere of his regne died the good erle Robert of Glocestre that founded the abbey of Nonnes of Eton. ¶ And in the same yere Marike kyng of Ierusalem coÌ„quered Babilon ¶ And the xvi yere of his regne he let croune his sone Henri kyng at westmynster Ì„ him crouned Roger Erchebisshop of yorke in harmyng of Thomas erchebisshop of Cantorberi wherfor this same Roger was acursed of the pope ¶ How kyng henri that was son of kyng henri the emprise son and of the debate that wos bytwen him and his fader while thatt he wos in Normandie AFter the coronacion of kyng henri the son of kyng henri the emprise son ¶ That same henri the emprise son went ouer in to Normandie Ì„ ther he let marie Elenour the doughter of the Dolfyn that was kyng of Almayn ¶ And in the vij yere that the erchebisshop 〈◊〉 Thomas had bene outlawed the kyng of frunce made the kyng Ì„ 〈◊〉 Thomas accordid tho come thomÌ„s the erchebisshop to CaÌ„torburi ayen to his own chirche ¶ And this accord was made in the begynyng of aduent And afterwarde he wos kylled 〈…〉 the v. day of cristynmasse that tho next come ¶ For kyng henri thought vpon 〈◊〉 Thomas the erchebisshop vpon cristinmasse day os he sat at his mete Ì„ thees wordis said That if he had any good knyghtys with him he had be mony a day passid avengid vpon the erchebisshop Thomas ¶ And anone sir willm Breton sir hugh Moruyle sir william Traci Ì„ sir Reignold fitz vrse beres son in Englissh preueli went vn to the see comen in to englond vn to the chirche of cantorburi and ther they him 〈◊〉 at sent Benettes auter iÌ„ the moder chirche ¶ And that was iÌ„ the yere of the Incarnacion of ihuÌ„ crist M.C lxxij yere ¶ And anone after Henri the new kyng began for to make were vpon Henri his fadre and vpon his brether willm O thus ¶ And so vpon a day the kyng of fraunce and all the kynges sonnes and the kyng of scotland and the grettyst lordis of englong were arisen ayens thee kyng Henri the fadre and at the last as god wold he conquered all his emnys ¶ And the kyng of fraunce he wer accordit tho sent kyng henri the fadre speciali vn to the kyng of france Ì„ prayed him herteli for his loue that he wold send to him the names by letter of them that wer the begyners of the were ayens him ¶ And the kyng of fraunce sent ayene to him bi letter the names of them that begon the were ayens him ¶ The frist was IohnÌ„ his son Ì„ Richard his brother and henri the new kyng his son Tho was henri the kyng wonder wroth and cursid the tyme that euer he him begat ¶ And while the were dured Henri his sone the new king died sore repentyng his misdedis most sorow made of ony man for because of 〈◊〉 thomas deth of cantorburi ¶ And prayed his fadre with moch sorow of hert merce for his trespasse his fader for yaf him and had of him gret pitte and after he died the xxxvi yere of his regne and lieth at rediÌ„g ¶ How the cristyn lost the holy land in the forsaid kynges tyme thurgh a fals cristyn man that bicome a sarisen ANd while that kiÌ„g henri the emprise son leued and regned the gret bataill wos in the holy land bitwen the cristyn meÌ„ and the sarisens but the cristyn men wer ther kylled thurgh grett treson of the erle Tirpe that wold haue had to wife the quene of Ierusalem that som tyme wos Baldewyns wife but she forsoke him and toke to hir lord a knyght a worthi man that wos called sir Gnyê‘ches wherfor the erle Tirpe wos wroth and weÌ„t anone right to Soladyne that was soudeyn of Babilon Ì„ bicome his man And forsoke his cristindom Ì„ all cristyn law and the cristiÌ„ men wist not of this dedis but wened for to haue had gret help of him as they wer wont to haue before ¶ And when they comen to the bataill This fals cristyn man turned vn to the sarisens forsoke his own nacions Ì„ so wer the cristyn men ther kylled with the sarisens ¶ And thus wer the cristyn men slayn put to horibull deth Ì„ the cite of IerusaleÌ„ destruied and the holy cros borne away ¶ The kyng of fraunce and all the gret lordis of the land let them cros for to go vn to the loly land ¶ And amoÌ„g them went Richard kyng Henri son frist after the kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce that toke the cros of the erchebisshop of tours but he toke not the viage at that tyme for encheson that he wos let bi other maner weys nedis to be done ¶ And whaÌ„ kiÌ„g henri his fader had regned xxxvi yere
fadre my brother therfor I haue quyte now your trauell ¶ Tho said kiÌ„g Richard he that died vpon the cros to bring mans soule from pyne of hell for yef the my deth I also for yef it the. ¶ Tho coÌ„mandid he that no man shuld him misdo ¶ But for all the kynges defeÌ„diÌ„g som of his men him folowed Ì„ pÌ„ueli him kylled Ì„ the vi day after the kiÌ„g did shriue hiÌ„ sore repeÌ„tans hauiÌ„g of his mysdedis Ì„ wos houseled anoynted this kiÌ„g regned bot ix yer xxxix wekis died Ì„ lieth beside his fadre at fountenerard HEnricus the v. wos emprour viij yere This henri was son to Frederik Ì„ he weddid Constans the kynges doughter of Cecill And thurgh the occasion of hir he subduid all the kyngdom of apulie he drofe all the pepull out that inhabit that land Celestinê° the thrid wos pope after ClemeÌ„s almost iij. yere This man wos crouned vpon Estyr day the day foloiÌ„g he crouned Henri the emê‘our he made a palas at sent Petres decesid Innocencius the thrid was pope after him viij yere Ì„ v. monnethes This man was well lettred and he made a boke of the wrecchidnes of mans condicion And he made splmÌ„ misse he made mony coÌ„stitucioÌ„s This man dampned the boke of IohnÌ„ ioachim the wich he made ayens mastyr Pers Lumbard the maker of thee sentans ¶ This tyme decesid the emê‘our Henri the princes of Almayn discordid for sum chose Otto suÌ„ choso Philip brother to henri then philip wos falsly slayn Ì„ Otto was crouned of Innocens in frauÌ„se the wich anone faught with the Romans for they yaf him no dew honor And for that cause ayens the popis will he toke the kyngdoÌ„ of Apulie froÌ„ Frederik wherfor the pope cursid him then after the fourth yere of his regne the prince of almayn made Fredirik emê‘our Ì„ victoriusly he subduid Otto Wyllyam of Paris this tyme began the ordir of the freres austyn the wich be calÌ„led freris mendicantes Franciscus an Italian a man of gret ê‘feccioÌ„ Ì„ a sampill to mony a man did mony a myracull this tyme and he ordand the frere Minores ¶ And the vi yere of pope Innocent the thrid The ordir of the freris preche is began vndir Dominik bot it myght not be coÌ„firmyd till the frist yere of honory ¶ Of kyng IohnÌ„ that in the frist yere of his regne lost all Normandie WHen kyng Richard was deid for encheson that he had non heir nother son ne doughter his brother Iohan was made kyng an crouned at westmynster of Hubert that tho was Erchbisshop of Cantorburi ¶ And whan he began to regne he become so meruelus a man and went ouer in to Normandie wered vpoÌ„ the kyng of fraunce Ì„ so long they wered to gedre till at the last kyng IohnÌ„ lost all Normandie Angeon wherfor he was sore anoyed it was no meruell ¶ Tho let he assemble before hiÌ„ at London erchebisshoppis bisshoppis abbots priors erles Ì„ barons held ther a gret ê‘lameÌ„t Ì„ axed ther of the clerge the tenth of euery chirche of englond for to coÌ„quere Ì„ get ayen Normandie Angeon that he had lost They wold not grauÌ„t that thiÌ„g wherfore he was wonder wroth ¶ And in that same tyme died Hubert the prior the coueÌ„t of Cantorburi chosen ayens the kiÌ„gê will to be Erchebirspop mastyr Stephen of langton a good clerk that woned at the court of rome send to the pope ther eleccion Ì„ the pope ê¯firmid it sacrid him at viterbi ¶ When the kiÌ„g wist this tyding he wos wonder wroth drofe the prior coueÌ„t fro cantorbury exiled them out of englond coÌ„mandid that no maner letter that come froÌ„ rome ne no coÌ„mandement shuld be vnderfenge ne pleted in englond ¶ When this tydiÌ„g come to the pope he sent to kiÌ„g Iohan be his letter prayed hiÌ„ with good will good hert that he wold vnderfenhe Stephen erchebisshÌ„op of Cantorburi to his chirche suffer the prior Ì„ his monkis to cuÌ„ ayen to ther own duelliÌ„g bot the kyng wold not grauÌ„te it for no thing ¶ How kyng IohnÌ„ wold nothiÌ„g done for the popis coÌ„mandement wherfor all engloÌ„d was enterdited and suspended ANd at the last the pope sent by his auctorite and enioyned to the bisshoppis of englomd that if the kyng wold not vndirfenge the prior of Cantorburi and his monkis that they shuld done generall interdityng thurgh out all englone and graunted full pouer to iiij bisshoppis to pronounce the interditing if it werned ¶ The frist was bisshop willm of LoÌ„don and that other bisshop Eustace of Ely Ì„ the iij was bisshop walter of wiÌ„chestre the iiij was bisshop Giles of Herford ¶ And thes iiij bisshoppis praied the kyng kneling on ther kneys Ì„ sore weppiÌ„g that he wold do the popis commandemeÌ„t shewed him the popis bulles of the enterditiÌ„g bot for no prayer that they myght pray he wold not consent ther to ¶ And wheÌ„ the bisshoppis saw this they weÌ„t from the kiÌ„g And in the morne after the AnuÌ„ciaon of our lady they pronouced the generall enterditiÌ„g thurgh out all englond so that the chirche doris wer shit with keis and with other fastynyng with walles ¶ And when the enterditing was pronouÌ„ced than the kyng be gane for to wax all out of mesure Ì„ anone in to his hand all the possessions of the iiij bisshoppis of all the clarge thurgh out all the land he toke Ì„ ordened men for to kepe it that the clarkis myght not haue ther leuiÌ„g Wherfore the bisshoppis cursed all them that put or shuld medle with holy chirche goodis ayens the will of them that owed them ¶ And when the kiÌ„g wold not of his malace sees for no maner thing Thes iiij bisshoppis a fore said went ouer the see come to the bisshop of CaÌ„torburi Ì„ told him all the thyng ¶ And the ErchebisshÌ„op to them said that they shuld gone ayen to CaÌ„torburi he shuld cum thider to them or els he wold send vn to them certan ê‘sons in his stede that shuld do as moch as him self wer ther ¶ And wheÌ„ the bisshoppis herd this They turned ayen in to engloÌ„d Ì„ come vn to CaÌ„torburi ¶ The tydiÌ„g comen to the kiÌ„g that the bisshoppis wer come ayen to cantorburi him selfe might not cuÌ„ theder that tyme. he send thider bisshÌ„oppis erles Ì„ abbotis for to trete with them that the kyng shÌ„uld vnderfenge the erchebisshÌ„op stephen the prior Ì„ all the moÌ„kis of cantorburi that he shuld neuer after that tyme no thiÌ„g take of holi chirche ayens the will of them that awed the goodis that the kyng shuld make full amendis to them of whom
the englisshmeÌ„ wer discomforted Ì„ sorowed in northhuÌ„berland ¶ For enchesoÌ„ that kiÌ„g Edwardis son set by the scottis no force for the riot of Perys of Ganaston wherfore Alas wos the song thurgh out all englond for defaute of they re good werdeyn froÌ„ the I le of shepey vn to the I le of marcill the pepull made moch sorow for good kiÌ„g Edwardis deth ¶ For they wened that good kiÌ„g edward shuld haue gone iÌ„ to the holy land for that was holy his purpose vpon whos soule god for his high grace haue inci Anno domini M.CC.lxxxiiij CElestinus wos pope after Nicholas v. monethis and nothynh nobull of him is written bot that he wos a vertuus man Bonefacius the .viij. wos after him viij yere This Bonefaci wos a man iÌ„ thos thinges the wich ê‘teneth to court for he wos vere exparte in such maters And because he had no peer he put no mesurnesse to his prudens And toke so gret pride vpon him that he said he wos lord of all the world and mony thyngê he did with his myght the wich failed wriechedly in the end he yaf a sampull to all prelatis that they shuld not be proude but vnder the forme of a veray schepard of god they shuld more study for to be loued of ther subiectis then to be drad This man is he of whome it is said that he entred as a fox he leued as a Lyon and died as a dog ¶ This tyme the yere of grace was ordeyned from an hondreth yere to an hondreth yere And the frist Iubile was in the yere of our lord IhuÌ„ crist a M.ccc.. Benedictus the xi was after Boneface xi monethis This maÌ„ wos an holi man of order of the frere prechours litill wile liued but decessid anone Adulphus wos emprour vi yere this maÌ„ was the erle of anoxone And wos not crouned by the pope for he wos slayn in bataill Albertus was emprour after him x. yere This man wos the duke of Anstrie and frist was repreued of the pope and after wos confirmed by the same pope for the maleâ—â— of the kyng of fraunce the wich wos an enmy vn to the chirche And to that Albert the same pope yaf the kyngdom of fraunce as he did other kyngdoms bot it profettid not for at the last he wos slayn of his nevu Clemens was pope after Benedictus almost ix yere And he was a gret bylder of castelles and other thinges and he dampned the order of templaries and he ordeyned the vij boke of the decretalis the wich be called the questions off Clementyns And anone after iÌ„ a counsell the wich he held at vienna he reuokid that same boke· the wich his successari IohnÌ„ called ayen iÌ„corporit it pupplicit it This ClemeÌ„t first of all popis translatid the popis seet fro rome to the AuiÌ„non· wheder it was done bi the mocion of god or the boldenes of man diuerse meÌ„ merueleth Iohan the xxij was pope after him xviij yere This man was all glorious as for thos thynges that wer to be vsid thurgh the actyue liffe And he pupplishit the constitucoÌ„is of the Clementines and send them to all the vniuersites and moÌ„y santis he canonised thes fat bisshopbriches he deuidid he ordined mony thinges ayens the pluralite of benefices and moÌ„y heritikes he dampned bot wheder he wos saued or not oure lord wold not shew to thos he louyd veray well Henri the .vij. was emprour after Albert v. yere This Henri was a nobull man in were and he coueted to haue pees by land and water he wos a glorius maÌ„ in bataill And neuer ouercummyn with enmys And at the last he wos poysened of a frere when that he houselid him bi resauiÌ„g of the sacrament ¶ Of kyng Edward that wos kyng Edwardis son ANd after this kyng Edward regned Edward his son that was borne in Carnariuan and this Edward went him in to fraunce and ther he spoused Isabell the kynges doughter of Fraunce the xxv day of Ianiuer at the chirche of our ladi at Boloyn in the yere of our lord ihesu crist a M.ccc.vij And the xx day of Feuyer the next yere that come after he wos crouned solempli at westmynstre of the Erchebisshop Robert of wynchelse and of the erchebisshop off Cantorburi And ther wos so gret prece of pepull that sir iohan bakwell wos deid and mordred ¶ And anone as the good kyng Edward was deid sir Edeward his son kyng of englond sent after Pers of Ganastane in to Gascoyn and so moch loued him that he called him his broder And anone after he yaf vn to him the lordship of walyngforde and it wos not long after that he ne yaf him the erldom of Cornewaill ayens all the lordis wyll of the reame of englond ¶ And tho brought he sir Walter of Langton bisshop of Chestre in to prison in to the tour of london with two knaues allone him to serue For the kyng was wroth with him for because that sir walter made complaynte vpon him to his fader wherfor he was put in to prison in the tyme of Troilebaston ¶ And the forsaid Pers of Ganaston made so gret mastries that he went in to the kynges tresorie in the abbey of westmynster and toke the table of gold with the tristyls of the same mony other riche Iewels that sum tyme wer the nobull and good kiÌ„g Arthurs Ì„ toke theÌ„ to a marchand that was called Aymeri of Friscombaand For he shulde bere them ouer see iÌ„ to Gascoyne and so he went thens and they come neuer ayen after wherfore it wos a gret loose vn to this land ¶ And when this Pers wos so richeli auaunced he be come so proud and so stout wherfor all the gret lordis of the reame had him iÌ„ dispite for his gret bering wherfore sir HeÌ„ri the laci erle of Nicholl and syr Guy erle of warrewik the wich good lordis the goode kyng Edward sir Edwardis fader kyng of Englond charged that Peris of Ganaston shuld not cum in to englond for to bring his son Edward in to riot ¶ And all the lordis of Englond assemled them a certayn day at the freris prechours at London and ther they spekyn of the dishonour that kyng Edward did vn to his reame and to his croune ¶ And so they assentid all bothe erles and barons and all the commyns that the foresaid Pers of Ganastone shuld be exiled out of Englond for euer more and so it wos done for he forswore Englond and went in to Irlond and ther the kyng made hym chiuetayn and gouernour of the land by his commission and theer this pers was cheuetayne of all the land and did ther all that hiÌ„ liked and had pouer what he wold and that tyme wer the templars exiled thurgh all cristinte for encheson that men put vpon them that they shuld done thynges ayens the faith and good beleue·
spenser the son had the thrid ê‘te in his wifes half the iij. sustre tho ij lordis went to the barons with al ther pouer ayens sir hugh ther broder in law and so ther come with them sir Roger of Clifford sir IohnÌ„ Mombrey sir Goselin dauill sir roger Mortimer of werke sir roger mortimei of wigmore his nepheu sir Henri Trais sir IohnÌ„ Giffrad sir Bartholemew of badelsmore with all ther companye and mony oder that to them were consent all the gret lordis comen vn to westmynstre to the kyngê ê‘lament and so they spoken and did that bothe sir huge Spenser the fadre and also the son were outlawed of Englond for euer more ¶ And so sir hugh the fadre went vn to Douer and made moch sorow and fell doune vpon the ground by the see banke acros with his armes and sore wepiÌ„g said Now fair englond good englond to all myghty god I the betake and thries cussid the grouÌ„d and wened neuer for to haue comen ayen and wepyng full sore cursed the tyme that euer he begat sir Hugh his son And said for hiÌ„ he had lost all Englond and tho in presence of them all thatt were about him he yaf him his curse and went ouer the see to his landis ¶ But hugh the son wold not gone out of Englond bot held him in the see he and his companye robbed .ij. DromoÌ„dis beside Sandewich and toke and bare away all the goodis that wos on them the value of xl M. pound ¶ How the kyng exiled Erle Thomas of Lancastre Ì„ all that held with him and how the Mortimer come yeld him to the king and of the lordis HIt wos not long after that the kyng ne made sir Hugh spenser the fadre and sir hugh the son cum ayen in to engloÌ„d ayens the lordis will of the reame ¶ And sone after the kyng with a strong pouer come and beseged the castell of Ledes Ì„ in the castell was the lady of Badelesmore for encheson that she wolde not graunte that castell to quene Isabell kiÌ„g Edwardis wife ¶ But the principall cause was for encheson that sir Bartholomew badelesmere was ayens the kiÌ„g held with the lordis of englond notheles the kiÌ„g by help socour of meÌ„ of londoÌ„ Ì„ also of help of southeren men gat the castell maugre of them all that wer therin Ì„ toke with them all that thei might find ¶ And when the barons of engloÌ„d herd this tidyng sir Rogere Mortimer and other mony lordis toke the touÌ„e of burggeworth with strength wherfore the kiÌ„g was wonder wroth let outlaw thomas of Lancastre Ì„ vmfra de Bohoune erle of herford Ì„ all tho that wer assentant to the same quarell ¶ And the kyng asseÌ„bled an huge host Ì„ come ayenst the lordis of engloÌ„d wherfor the Mortimers put theÌ„ in the kiÌ„gê merci Ì„ his grace Ì„ anoÌ„e they wer sent to the toure of london Ì„ ther kept iÌ„ prisoÌ„ ¶ And when the barons herd this thyng they comen to Pountfret ther that the erle Thomas sodiourned Ì„ told him how that Mortimers both had yeld them to the kyng Ì„ put them in his grace ¶ Of the sege of Tykhill WHen Thomas erle of Lancastre herd this they wer wonder wroth and all that wer of his companie Ì„ gretly they wer discomfited and ordeyned theyr pouer to geder beseged thee castell of Tykhill but tho that wer within so manly defeÌ„did heÌ„ that the barons might not get the castell wheÌ„ the kiÌ„g herd that his castel was beseged he swore by god Ì„ bi his names that the sege shÌ„old be remeued and assemaled an huge pouer of pepull went thiderward to reskewe the castell his pouer encresid froÌ„ day to dai ¶ When the erle of Lancastre Ì„ the erle of Herford the barones of ther companye herd of this thiÌ„g they assembled all ther pouer went them to Burton vpoÌ„ Trent kept the brigge that the king shold not passe ouer ¶ But it befell so on the x. day of march in the yere of grace M.ccc Ì„ xxi· The kyng the spenser sir Aymer valaunce erle of PeÌ„broke IohnÌ„ erle of AruÌ„dall Ì„ hir pouer weÌ„t ouer the water discomfited the erle Thomas his companye and they fled to the castell of Tutberi and from thens they weÌ„t vn to Pountfret ¶ And in that viage died sir Roger Danmore in the abbey of tutberi ¶ And in that same time the Erle Thomas had a traytour with him that wos called Robert of HolaÌ„d a knyght that the erle had brought vp of nought had norisshed him iÌ„ his botelerie had yeue him a thousand marke of land by yere so moch the erle loued him that he myght do in the erles courte all thiÌ„g that him liked bothe among hie lawe and so quenteli tho these bare him ayens his lorde that he tristed more vpon him then he did vpon ony man a liue ¶ And the erle had ordened by his letters for to wend in to the erledom of Lancastre to make men arise to helpe him that viage that is to say v. C men of armes ¶ But the fals traytur come not ther no maner men for to warne ne for to make arise to help his lord ¶ And wheÌ„ that the fals traitour hard tell that his lord was discomfited at burtâ—n vpon trent as a fals traytour thefe stole a way and robbed iÌ„ Rauensdele his lordis men that come from the scomfiture and toke of them hors and harnes and al that they had killid of them all that he myght take come yeld hiÌ„ to the kiÌ„g ¶ WheÌ„ the good erle Thomas wist that he wos so betraied he wos sore abashed Ì„ said to hiÌ„ self O all mighty god how myght Robert Holand find in his hert me to betray sithens that I haue loued hiÌ„ so moch O god well may naw a man see bi him that no man may dissaue an oder rather than he that he trustis most vpon he hath full euell yeld me my goodnesse and the worshÌ„ip that I haue to him done and thurgh my kyndenesse haue him a vaunced and made hie wher that he wos lowe And he maketh me go from high vn to lâ—w but yit shall he die an euell deth ¶ Of the scomfiture of Burbrugge THe good Erle Thomas of Lancastre Humfrey de bohouÌ„e Erle of Herford and the barons that with hem were tokeÌ„ councell bitwen them at the frere prechours in Pountfret Tho thought Tomas vpoÌ„ the traitorie of robert Holand and seied in reproue Alas holand had me betraied ay is the reed of some euell shreed and by the commune assent they shuld all wend to the castell of Dunstanburgh the wich ê‘teyned to the erldom of Lancastre that they shold abide ther till that the kiÌ„g had foryef them ther
london sendeth gretyng For as moch as we haue before the tyme sent to yow by our letters how we be cuÌ„ in to this land with good aray and iÌ„ good maner for the honour and profet of holy chirche and of our right dere lord the kiÌ„g and all the reame with all oure myght and pouer to kepe and maynten as we and all the good folkis of the forsaid reame ar holden to done ¶ And vpon that we pray you that ye wold be helpiÌ„g to vs iÌ„ as moch as ye may iÌ„ this quarell that is for the comune profet of all the forsaid reame And we haue had to this tyme none ansuer of the forsaid lettres ne know not your will in that partie ¶ Wherfor we send to you ayen and pray charge you that ye bere you so ayens vs that we haue no cause to greue you bot that ye bene vn to vs helpyng by all the wayes that ye may or may knowe For wyte ye well in certayn that we and all tho that be comen with vs in to this reame thynke not to done any thyng but that thyng that shall be for the commune ê“fet of all the reame bot onli to distroy hugh spenser our enmy Ì„ enmy te all the ream as ye it well knowith ¶ Wherfor we pray you charge you in the faith that ye owe on to our lord the kiÌ„g to vs and vpon all that ye shull mow forfet agayn vs that if the said hugh spenser our enmy come with in your pouer that ye don him hasteli to ben takyn and saufli keped vn till we haue ordeyned of him our wyll and that ye leue it not in no maner wyse as ye desire honor and profit of vs all and of all the ream ¶ vnderstondyn ye well that if ye doo our prayer and commandemeÌ„t we will the more be holdeÌ„ vn to you And also ye shall get you worship and profet yf ye send vs hastely ansuer of all your will ayen at Baldok the vi day of October ¶ Which letter erly in the dawyng of the day of sent Denis wos takked vpon the new crosse in chepe and mony copies of the same letter wer tacked vpoÌ„ wyndowes and doris and vpon other places in the Cite of london that all men passing by the way myght them see and rede ¶ And in the same tyme kyng Edward was at london in the tour at his mete ¶ And amessinger come in to the hall and said that the quene Isabell wos comen to land at Herewich hath brought in hir companie sir iohnÌ„ of Henaud Ì„ with him men of armes without nombre ¶ And with that word sir Hugh the spenser the fadre spake and thus vn to the kyng said My most worshipfull lord and king of englond now we make good chere for certanly they benÌ„ all ours ¶ The kyng saw this word comfortable yit he was full sorowfull Ì„ pensife iÌ„ his hert ¶ And the kiÌ„g had not fully eten bot ther come in to the hall an other messinger and said that the quene isabell was ariued at herewich beside yepswyche in southfolke ¶ Sir hugh the spenser the fadre spake to the messinger and said tell soth in good faith to the messinger my fair frende is she come with a gret strength ¶ Now sertis sir the soth for to say she ne hath in hir componye but vij houndreth men of armes ¶ And with that word sir hugh spenser the fader cried with an high vois Ì„ said Alas alas we bene all betrayed for certis with so litil pouer she had neuer comen to land but if folke of this lond wer vn to hir consent ¶ And therfor after the mete they token ther couÌ„cell and went toward wales for to arere the walshmen ayenst the quene isabell and Edward hir sone all for to fight and so they wer in purposed euerychone ¶ How master walter Stapilton bisshop of excestre that was the kynges tresorer wos heded at london ANd in the same tyme kyng Edward wos sore adrad lest that men of london wold yeld them vn to the quene Isabel and to hir son Edward ¶ Wherfor he set master walt stapiltoÌ„ his tresorer for to be wardeyn and keper of the cite of londoÌ„ with the maire ¶ And so come to the gyldehall of london and axid the keyes of the yates of the cite thurgh vertu and strength of his coÌ„mission and wold haue had the kepyng of the Cite And the comuners ansuered and said that they wold kepe the cite to the honor of kyng Edward and of Isabell the quene and of the duke the kynges son with out ony more the bisshop wos tho sore annoyed swore othes that they all shuld abie it anone as the kyng edward wer comen out of wales ¶ And the communers all anone of the cite toke the bisshop Ì„ lad him a myddes of the chepe ther they smyten of his hede and set his hede in his right hand ¶ And after they heded ij of his squyers that held with the bisshÌ„op and on of them was called willm of waile that was the bisshopis nepheu ¶ And that other was called Iohan of Padyngton And also they toke a burgeis of london that wos called IohnÌ„ Marchall that wos sir hugh spensers aspie the fader smoten of his hede also ¶ And iÌ„ that same tyme that bisshoop had iÌ„ londoÌ„ a fair tour iÌ„ makiÌ„g iÌ„ his close vpoÌ„ the riuer of the Thamese that wos with out tempull barre and he failed stone to make ther of an end wher for he coÌ„mauÌ„ded his men to go to the chirche of the frere Carmes and ther they toke stone to make ther with the touer moch sand Ì„ mort old robous that wos left ¶ And for the dispite that the bisshop had done vn to holy chirche he his ij squyers wer beried in that sand os though they had bene houndes ¶ And ther they lay a xi wekis till that the quene Isabell sent hir lettres to the comuners praid them that they wold suffre Ì„ grauÌ„te that the bisshop myght be take out of that place be beried at excestre at his owne chirche ¶ And so he was his ij squyers wer beried at sent Clementis chirch with out tempull barre Ì„ it wos no woÌ„der though that bisshop died an euell deth ¶ For he was a couetous maÌ„ Ì„ had with hiÌ„ no merci euell couÌ„celled the kiÌ„g ¶ And sone aftar was Arnold of spayn taken that was assentant to haue lad vM. pound of siluer iÌ„ .v. bareles ferriers vn to the douzeê‘s of fraunce for to help and hast the quene Isabell to hir deth and Edward hir son also And this Arnold wos put to deth with owt the cite of london ¶ How kyng Edward and sir hugh spenser and the erle of Arundell wer taken WHen kyng Edward had sent master walter Stapilton his tresorer in to
Alas the while that is to sai the x. day of October the iij. yere of kyng Edwardis regne and whan the kyng wist ther of he wos wonder sori Ì„ let entier him at the frere mynors at wynchestre ¶ Of the deth of sir Roger mortimer erle of march ANd so it befell at that tyme that sir Roger Mortimer erle of the marche was so proud and se hauteyn that he helde no lord of the reame his pere and tho become he so couetous that he folowed Dame Isabell the quenes court that wos kyng Edwardis modre and beset his penyworthis with the offics of the quenes housold in the same maner that the kynges officers did and so he made his takyng as tochyng vitalles and also of cariagis all he did for because of spensis and for to gadre tresur and so he did with out nombre in all that he myght ¶ Tho made he hym wonder priue with the quene Isabell Ì„ so moch lorship Ì„ reteneu had so that al the gret lordis of englond of him wer adrad Wherfore the kyng his coÌ„cell towardis hiÌ„ wer agreued Ì„ ordeyned among them to vndo hiÌ„ thurgh pure resoÌ„ law for cause that king edward that was the kyngê fadre traitoursly thurgh him was mordred in the castell of Berkeley as bofore is said more planly iÌ„ the same part of this boke of his deth ¶ And suÌ„ that wer of the kynges coÌ„cell loued the martimer and told him in priuete how that the kiÌ„g Ì„ his couÌ„cell wer about froÌ„ day to day hiÌ„ for to shend and vndon wherfor the Mortimer was sore annoyed Ì„ angri as the deuell ayens them that wer of the kiÌ„ges couÌ„cell said he wold of thaÌ„ bene avenged how so euer he toke on ¶ It was not long afterward that kynd Edward Ì„ Dame Phelip his wife Ì„ Dame Isabell the kyngê modre sir Roger mortimer ne went vn to Notyngham ther for to sodiorne so it befell that the quene Isabell thurgh councell of the Mortimer toke to hir the keys of the yatis of the castell of Notingham so that no man mygh cum nother in ne out by nyght but thurgh commaundement of the Mortimer ne the kyng ne none of his councell ¶ And that tâ—me it fell so that the Mortimer as a deuell for wroth bolled and also for wrath that he had ayens the kyngê men edward Ì„ principally ayenest them that had him accused to the kyng of the deth of sir Edward his fadre ¶ And pÌ„uely a couÌ„cell was take bitwen quene isabell Ì„ the Mortimer the bisshÌ„op of Lyncoln sir Symond of Beford sir Hugh of Trumpyngton and oder priue of ther couÌ„cell for to vndone them all that had accused the Mortimer vn to the kyng of his fadres deth of treson and of felonie ¶ Wherfore al tho that wer of the kynges councell whan they wysteÌ„ of thee mortimers castyng priuely come to kiÌ„g edward Ì„ said that the mortimer wold them destroy for cause that they had him accused of kiÌ„g edwardis deth his fadre praid him that he wold maynten them iÌ„ ther right ¶ And thes were the lordis to pursue this quarell sir william of mountagu sir Humfrey de boâ—hun sir william his brother sir Rauf of Stafford sir Robert of Hereford sir willm of Clinton sir IohnÌ„ Neuil of hornby moÌ„y othre of ther conseÌ„t and alÌ„l thes sworen vpon a boke to mayÌ„ten the quaril in as moch as they myght ¶ And it befell so after that sir william moÌ„tagu ne none of the kiÌ„ges frendis must nat be herbrugged in the Castel for the mortimer· but went and toke ther herbrughe in diuerse places in the toune of Notyngham ¶ And tho were they sore adrad lest that mortimer shuld them destroy And iÌ„ hast thei come vn to kyng Edward ser william mountagu tho that he wos in the castell and priueli him told that he ne none of his companie shuld not take the mortimer with out couÌ„cell help of willÌ„m of Eland ê¯stabul of the same Castel Now certes ê™ the kiÌ„g I loue you wel and therfore I councel you that ye go to the forsaid ê¯stabull and commaund him in my name that he be your fiend and your help for to take the Mortimer all thing I left vpon parill of life and limme ¶ Tho said mountaygu sir my lord grouÌ„t mercy ¶ Tho went forth the forsaid montaygu come to the cuÌ„stabull of the castell Ì„ told him the kyngê will ¶ And he ansurid Ì„ said the kynges will shuld be done in as moch as he myght and that he wold not spare fore no maner deth and so he swore made his oth ¶ Tho said sir willm mountagu to the conestabull iÌ„ hering of all them that were helpyng vn to the same quarell ¶ Now certis dere frend vs behoueth to worch do by your quentyse for to take the mortimer sith that ye be keê‘ of the castell and haueth the keyes in your ward sir quod the constabull will ye vnderstond that the gates of the castell ben lokked with the lockis that Dame isabell send hider and be nyght she hath the keys therof lieth them vnder the leuesell of the bed vn to the morow and so ye may not cuÌ„ in to the castell bi the yates in no maner of wise ¶ But I knowe an aley that stretcheth out of the ward vnder the erth in to the forsaid castell that goth in to the west wich aley Dame Isabell the quene ne none of hir men ne the Mortimer ne none of his companie knoweth it not ¶ And so I shall lede you thurgh that aley and so ye shall cum in to thee castell with out aspieng of oni maÌ„ that ben your emnys ¶ And thee same nyght sir willm mouÌ„tagu all the lordis of his quarel the same ê¯stabul also weÌ„t them to horse Ì„ made semblaÌ„t as it wer for to wend out of the mortimer sight ¶ But anone as the mortimer herd this tydyng he weÌ„t that they wold haue gon ouer see for dred of hiÌ„ and anone he his companie token councell amonges them for to let ther passage sent lettres anone to thee portes so that none of the gret lordis shuld weÌ„d home to ther own cuÌ„tre bot if they were arestid Ì„ take ¶ And amoÌ„g oder thingê willm Eland conestable of the foresaid castel priueli lad sir william mountagu and his compain by the foresaid way vnder the erth so tilÌ„ they com iÌ„ to the castell and went vp in to the toure there that Mortimer was in ¶ But sir hugh of Trumpyngton them ascried hidously and said A traitours it is all for nought that ye be comen vn to this castell ye shall die yit an euell deth euerychon and anone on of them that was in Mountagu is companie vp with a mace and smote the same hugh
gret and so passing hetes and ther with all a gret pestilence in englond and iÌ„ other diuerse parties of the world that it distruyd and slew violently and strongly both men and women with outnombur ¶ This som yere died sir edward the lord spenser a worthy knyght and a bolde And in the mynster of Teukesburi worsshipfully is beried And lastyng this pestilence the pope at the instance prayer of a english Cardinall graunted to all pepull that died in englond that wer sori repentant for ther sinnys and also shÌ„riuen full remission bi .ij. bulles vnder lede .vi. monethis than next to last ¶ In this same yere the erle of penbroke was take and ransoâ—ed bi Bartram Clekyn bitwen Paris and Calais as he come toward englond vpon sent Etheldredis day the wich sent as it wos said the erle often tymes had offendid with iÌ„ a litell while after he died ¶ And in Nouember next after ther met at burges the duke of Lancastre the duke of Angoy with mony other lordis pÌ„lates of both reames for to tret of pees ¶ Of the deth of prince Edward and of the lord Latimer daâ—e Alice peres thurgh whom hir maiÌ„tenauâ—es the reame moÌ„y aday wos misgouerned NOt long after the .li. yere of kyng Edwardis regne hee let ordeyne Ì„ hold at westmiÌ„stre the gretest ê‘lameÌ„t that was seyn mony ayere afrre ¶ In the wich ê‘lament he axed of the comynalte of the reame as he had done be fore a gret subsidi to be grâ—uÌ„ted to him for defendyng of him Ì„ of his reame but the communes ansuerd that they wer so oft day bi day greued and charged with so mony talages subsidies that they might no longer suffer no such burthous charges and that they knew wist wel ynough that the kyng had ynough for sauiÌ„g of hiÌ„ of his reame if the reame wer well Ì„ trewly gouerned but that it had be so loÌ„g euell gouerned bi euell officers· that the reame myght nother ben plenteous of chaffre Ì„ marchandise ne also with riches And in thes thinges they proferd them self if the kyng wold certanly to preue and stand bi ¶ And if it wer founden priued afterward that the kyng had nede they wold gladly euery man after hys pouer and state him help and len ¶ And after this wer publisshid shewed in the ê‘lament mony playntes and defautis of diuerse officers of the reame and namly af the lord Latimer thee kynges chambrelayn both to the kyng and eke to the reame ¶ And also at the last ther wos spoken and treted of Dame Alice Pers for the gret wronges and euell gouernauÌ„ce that was done by hir couÌ„cell in the reame the wich dame Alice Pers that the kyng had holdin mony day Ì„ long tyme to his lemaÌ„ wherfor it wos the las wondir though thurgh the frealte of the wamanys exciting and hir steryng he consentid to hir leudenesse and euell couÌ„cell the wich dame Alice Ì„ also the lord latimer othir suche that meued the kyng to euell gouernaunce ayens his profet the reames also all the comynalte axed desirid that they shold be meued put away in ther stedis wise men worthy that wer trewe Ì„ well assayed proued of good gouernaunce shuld be put in ther stedis ¶ So among all other ther wos on amoÌ„g the communes that wos a wyse knyght and a trew an eloquent man whos name wos Pers delamare ¶ And this same pers was chosen to be speker for the comunes in the ê‘lament ¶ And forth is same pers told publesshed the trouth Ì„ rehersed the wronges ayens the forsaid Dame Alice other certan ê‘sons Ì„ the kynges councell as he was bod by the comuns And also trustyng moch for to be supportid mayntened in this mater by help and Ì„ fauor of the prince anone as the prince wos deid at the instance and request of the forsaid dame Alice This Pers delamare wos Iuged to ê‘petuall prison in the castell of Notyngham in the wich he wos ij yere Ì„ in the vi KalÌ„ of Iule lastyng that same ê‘lament died prince Edward kyng edwardis frist son that is to say in trinite sonday in the worsship of wich fest he wos wont euery yere wher that euer he wer in the world to hold and make the most soleÌ„pnite that he myght ¶ Who 's name fortune of knyghthood but if it had be of an other Ector al men both cristen and hethen while that he leued wos in good point wondred moch Ì„ drad him wonder sore whos body is worsshipfully buried in Crichirche at Cantorburi ¶ And iÌ„ this same yere the meÌ„ Ì„ the erles tenauÌ„tes of werwik arise maliciously ayens the abbot coueÌ„t of Euesham Ì„ ther tenauÌ„tis distroid fersly the abbot Ì„ the touÌ„e and wouÌ„did bet ther men and slew of them moÌ„y Ì„ weÌ„t to thir maner places did moch harme breken douÌ„e thir ê‘kis Ì„ ther closes Ì„ breken slew ther wild bestes chasid them brekyng ther fishe pondis hedes let the water of thir pondis stewes riuers renne out token the fish bere it with them And did them all the sorow that they myght In so ferforth that forsoth they had distroid ê‘petually that abbey with all ther meÌ„bres apportenauÌ„s but if the kiÌ„g the son had holpen it take hede ther to ¶ And therfore the kyng sent his letters to the erle of warwik chargyng him coÌ„mauÌ„diÌ„g him that he shuld stynt redresse amend tho euell doers Ì„ bakers of his pees ¶ And so by menys of lordis other frendis of both sides pes good accord loue was made bitwen them ¶ And for this hurling as it wos said the kyng wold not be gouerned at that tyme by his lordis that ther wer in the ê‘lameÌ„t but he toke made his son the duke of lancastre his gouernour of the reame the wich stode so still as gouernour till the tyme that he died ¶ The same yere anoÌ„e after Candilmasse or the ê‘lameÌ„t wos done the kyng asked a subsidie of the clargie Ì„ of the lay fe it wos grauÌ„ted hiÌ„ that is to say that he shuld haue of euery ê‘son of the lafee both man Ì„ womaÌ„ that passed xiiij yere of age iiij pens out take poer beggers that wer knowen openly for nedy poer beggers And that he shÌ„uld haue of euery man of holy chirch that wos beneficed or ê“moted xij pens of all other that wer not ê“moted iiij pens out take the iiij orders of the freris beggers ¶ Thiâ— same yere after mihelmasse Richard prince edwardis son wos made prince of wales to whom the kiÌ„g yaf also the duchie of Cornwal with the erledoÌ„ of Chestre Ì„ about this time the cardinall of engloÌ„de the iiij day befor marie magdelene
day after met sodenly wos smyten with a palasie lost his speche on marie magdelene dai died ¶ Of the deth of kyng edward how sir IohnÌ„ Monsterwarth knyght wos drawen honged for his falsenesse RYght anone after in the lij yere of kyng Edward in the begynnyng of october Pope Gregarie the xi brought remeued his court with him from Auinion to rome ¶ And the xij day of Aprill Iohan Monsterworth knyght at london was draw Ì„ honged than quartired sent to iiij chief touÌ„es of englond and his hede smyten of set vpon london brigge for this same IohnÌ„ wos full vn trew to the kyng to the reame Ì„ couetous vnstabull for he toke oft tymes gret soumes of monay of the kyng his councell for men of armes wagis that hee shÌ„uld haue paid them toke it to his own vse he dred that at the last he shold be shent acused for the same cause Ì„ fled priuely to the kyng of fraunce Ì„ wos suore to him Ì„ bicome his man Ì„ behight him a gret nauy out of spayn in to confusion distroyng of engloÌ„d ¶ But rightfull god to whom no priuite is vnknowne suffrid him frist to be shend Ì„ spilt or that he so tratoursly falsly his lige lord the kyng of englong Ì„ his pepull in his ream in the wich ground the same Iohan wos bore wykkedly thurgh bataill destroie or bring his cursed purpose about ¶ In the fest of sent George tho next after kyng Edward yaf to Richard of Burdeux his heir that wos prince edwardis son at wyndesor the ordir of knyghthod made him knyght the wich kyng edward whan he had regned li. yere and more the xi KalÌ„ of Iune he died at Shene and is buried worshipfulli at westmynstre on whois soule god haue merci amen ¶ This kyng edward was forsothe of a passing goodnesse full grecious among all the worthy men of the world for he passid shone by vertu of grace yef to him fro god a boue all his predicessours that wer nobull men worthy he wos a well herted maÌ„ a hardy for he drad neuer no mishâ—ppis ne harmes ne euell fortun that might fall a nobull weri our and a fortunat for both on land se in all batailles and assembles with a passing glorie ioye he had the victorie he was meke benyngne homeli sobre soft to all maner of men as well to straÌ„gers os to his own subgectis Ì„ to oder that wer vnder his gouernauÌ„ce ¶ He wos deuout holy both to god Ì„ holy chirch for he worshipped holpe Ì„ mayntened holy chirche Ì„ ther mynisterres with all maner reueraunce he wos tretabull well auised in temê‘all and wordly nedes wise iÌ„ couÌ„cell discret meke to speke wt. iÌ„ his dedis Ì„ maners geÌ„till wel taught hauiÌ„g pitte of them that wer iÌ„ disese plentious in yeueng of benefaites almose bisi Ì„ curious iÌ„ bylddyng Ì„ lighili he bere suffred wroÌ„ges Ì„ harmis wheÌ„ he was yeue to any ocupacioÌ„ he left all oder thiÌ„g for the tyme tent ther to semly of body a meyn stature hauiÌ„g all way to high to lawe a good chere ¶ And ther sprong shone so moch grace of hiÌ„ that what maner man had behold his face or had dremed of hiÌ„ he hoped that day that all thiÌ„g shÌ„uld hap to hiÌ„ ioyfull likiÌ„g ¶ And he gouned his kyngdoÌ„ gloriously vn to his age he was large iÌ„ yeueÌ„g wise iÌ„ speÌ„ces he was fulfilled with all honeste of good maners Ì„ vertues vnder whoÌ„ to liue it wos as for to regne wherfor his fame his loos sprong so fer that it come iÌ„ to hethennesse barborie shewiÌ„g Ì„ telling his worthenes Ì„ manhod iÌ„ all landis that no land vnder heuen had brought forth so nobull a kiÌ„g so gentill so blessid or myght rase such an other whan he wos dede ¶ Neuer the latter lechorie and meuyng of his flesh haunted him in his age wherfor the rather as it is to suppose for vnmesurable fulfilliÌ„g of his lust his lyfe shorted the sonn ¶ And here of take good hede lyke as his dedis berith witnesse· for as in his begynnyng all thiÌ„ges were ioyfull and likyng to hiÌ„ Ì„ to all pepull ¶ And iÌ„ his midde age he passid all pepull in high Ioye worship and blissednesse right so when he drew in to age drawyng douÌ„ward thurgh lechori othir sinnes litell and litell all tho ioyfull and blissid thyngê and ê“sparite decreced and mishappid Ì„ infortunat thyngê Ì„ vnê“fitable harmes with mony euels began for to spring the more harme is it continued long time after CLemens the sext wos pope after Bendict x. yere this maÌ„ in name dede was vertuus mony thyngê that benedict was rigus iÌ„ he made ese certan that he depriuyt he restorid and the rigusnesse of the faith of Benedict was laudabull But moch more laudabull wos the mekenesse of Clement ¶ This man wos a nobull prechour and mony sermones he geddrid he let no man paasse from him bot he yaf him good councell And decessid a blissid man Karolus the iiij wos Emprour after Lodewik xxxi yere This man wos the kyng of Beeme a wise man a myghty And this man wos chosin Emprour by the coÌ„maundement of Clemens Lodewik beyng on liue in his coÌ„temacy be cause he asked mekely the popes blissing Ì„ to be crouned of him as ather good kynges did Therfor he wos proteckid of god and preualed ouer all his enmys And mony fauerabull lawes he made to spirituall men the wich yit er called Karolma at the last he decessid a rich man iÌ„ vertu and goodis Innocencius the sext wos pope after Clement x. yere And he wos a gret louer of religious men and he founded a monastery in frauÌ„ce of the ordir of Cartusiens and was a gret canonyst Vrbanus the v. wos pape after Innocent This man was abbot of Missolens of the ordir of sent Benet a doctur and is take for a seint He made the crosse to be prechit ayens the turkis And he made a pasage to the Turkis· And to him sent Brygit wos sente from crist for the confirmacion of ther rule And then he wos poysenned and decessid Gregorie the xi wos pope after hiÌ„ viij yere This Gregorie did litell And after hiÌ„ foloyd the tribulacioÌ„ the wich our lord shewed to sent Brigit for the sinne of the clargie Venselans son to Karolus a forsaid was Emprour xiiij yere And he wos a child and was chosen when his fadre wos on liue but he toke no kepe of the empire and when he wos warned mony tymes to take heid vn to it and wold not he was deposed For he yaf all his delite and lust vn
vn to yorke ther he a bode and rested him ther ¶ And ther sir IohnÌ„ Holand the erle of kentis brother slew the erle sone of Stafford Ì„ his heir with a daggar in the cite of Yorke werfor the kyng wos sore anoyed greued and remeued thens Ì„ com to londoÌ„ ¶ And the maire with the aldermen the coÌ„myns with all the solempnite that might be done riden ayens the kiÌ„g and brought him rialli thurgh the cite and so forth vn to westmiÌ„ster vn to his own palais ¶ And iÌ„ the ix yere of kyng Richardis regne he held a ê‘lament at westmynster ther he made ij dukes a marqueyes and v· Erles ¶ The fyrst that was made duke was the kynges vncle sir Edmond of laÌ„glee erle of Cambrigge hiÌ„ he made duke of york ¶ And his other vncle sir Thamas of wodstoke that was erle of Bukkyngham him he made duke of gloucestre sir Lyon ueâ— that was erle of Oxford him he made markeys of Dyuelyne ¶ And Henri of Balynbroke the duke son of Lancastre hiÌ„ he made erle of Derby ¶ And sir Edward the dukes son of yorke him he made erle of Ruttelond sir IohnÌ„ Holand that was the erle of kentis brother him he made erle of Hontingdon ¶ And sir Thomas Mombray erle of Notingham and erle Marshall of Englond And sir Michell de la pole knyght him he made erle of Southfolke Chancelar of EngloÌ„d ¶ And the erle of the march at that same parlament holden at westmynstre in playn parlament amongis all the lordis and communes was proclamed erle of the march and heir Parent to the croune of englond after kyng Richard the wich erle of the march weÌ„t ouer see in to Irland vn to his lordshippis and landis For thee erle of marche is erlÌ„e of vlster iÌ„ Irland Ì„ bi rightline heritage ¶ And ther at the castell of his he lay that tym thir come vpoÌ„ hym a gret multitude in busshementis of wild Irishmen hiÌ„ for to take and destroy And he com out fersly of his castill with his pepull maÌ„li faught with them Ì„ ther he was take he wall to peces ther he died on whos soule god haue merci ¶ And iÌ„ the .x. yere of kyng Richardis regne the erle of Arundell went to the se with a gret nauy of shippis enarmid with men of armis good archiers And whan they com iÌ„ thee brod see they met with thee hole â—lete that com with wyn lade from Rochill the wich wyne were enmys goodis And ther our nauy set vpon them and toke theÌ„ all and brought them vn to diuerse portes Ì„ hauens of Englond Ì„ sum to london and ther ye myght haue had a ton of Rochill wyne of the best for xx shillyng sterling and so we had gret chep wyne iÌ„ EngloÌ„d that tym thankid be god almyghty ¶ How the v. lordis arisen at Rattecot brigge ANd in thee regne of kiÌ„g Richard thee xi yere thee v. lordis arisen at Rattecot bruggee in thee distrucion of rebelles that weren that tym iÌ„ all thee ream ¶ The frist of v. lordis was sir Thomas of wodstoke the kynges vncle duke of glocestre the secund wos sir Richard erle of Arundell Ì„ the .iij. wos sir Richard erle of werwik the iiij wos sir Henri bolinbroke erle of Derby the v. was sir Thomas Mombray erle of Notingham ¶ And thes v. lordie saw the myschef Ì„ mysgouernaunce the falsenesse of the kyngê couÌ„cell wherfor they that wer that tyme chief of the kynges couÌ„cell fled out of this land ouer the see that is to say sir Alisander Neuell the erchebisshop of yorke sir Robert leweermarkis of deuelyn erle of Oxford and sir mychell de la Pobe erle of Southfolke chancellr of Englond And thes iij. lordis went ouer see· and come neuer ayen for ther they died ¶ And than thes v. lordis aboue said made a ê‘lament at westmynster And ther they toke sir Robert Tresiliam the Iustice and ser Nicholl Brembre knyght and citesen of london and sir Iohan Salusburi a knyght of the kynges housold and vske sergeaunt of armes and mony moo of othir pepull wer taken and Iuged vn to the deth by the councell of thes v. lordis in ther parlament at westmynster for the treson that they put vpon them to be drawen from the toure of London thurgh out the Cite and so forth vn to Tyburne and ther they shuld be honged and ther throtis to be cut and thus they wer serued died ¶ And after that in this same parlament at westmynstre wos sir Symond Beule that was a knyght of the garter sir Iohan beauchamp knyght that wos stiward of the kyngê housold and sir Iames Berners wer foriugged vn to the deth and than they wer led on fote to the toure hill and ther wer ther hedes smyten of and mony other moo by thes v· lordis ¶ In this same parlament and in the xij yere of kyng Richardis regne he let cri ordeyn a generall Iustis that is called a turnement of lords knyghtis Ì„ squiers And this Iustis and turnement war holdeÌ„ at london in smythfeld of all maner of strangers of what land or cuntre that euer they wer and thidder they wer right wolcum and to them and to all other wos holden vpen housold And gret festes and also gret yeftes ther yefen to all maner of straungers ¶ And of the kynges side wer all of sute ther cotes ther armur sheldis hors trappure And all wos white hertis with crounes aboute ther neckis and chaynes of gold hangyng ther vpon Ì„ the croune hangyng law before the hertis body the wich hert wos the kyngê leueray that he yaf to lordis Ì„ ladies knyghtis squiers for to know his howseold from othir pepull ¶ And in this fest comyng to ther Iustis xxiiij ladies led thes xxiiij lordis of the garther with chynes of gold and all the same sutes of hertes as is before said from the toure on horsbake thurgh the cite of london in to smythfeld ther that the Iustis shuld be holden ¶ And this fest Ì„ iustis wos hold generall for all tho that wold cum theder of what land or nacion that euer thâ—y wer ¶ And this was hold during xxiiij dais of the kyngê cost And thes xxiiij lordis to ansuer all maner pepull that wold cum thider â–ª ¶ And thieder come thee erle of sent Paul of frauÌ„ce and mony othir worthy knyghtis with him of diuerse parties full well arayed and out of Holand Ì„ Henaud come the lord Ost reuaunt that wos the dukes son of holaÌ„d and mony othir worthy knyghtis with hiÌ„ of Holand full wel araied ¶ And when this fest iustiÌ„g was endid the kiÌ„g thaÌ„kid thes strangers yaf them mony rich yeftes ¶ And than they token ther
sone afterward right ther he made his end And theÌ„ whan kyng Richard was deposit and had resyned his crouÌ„e and his kyndoÌ„ and was kepid fast iÌ„ hâ—ld thaÌ„ all the lordis of the reame with the comunes assent and bi accord choseÌ„ this worthy lord Sir Henri of Bolingbroke erle of Derbi duke of Herford and duke of Lancastre bi right lyne and heritage for his rightfoll manhode that the pepull fond in him before all other they chose hiÌ„ made him kiÌ„g of Englond amongê them INnocencius the vij wos chosin at Rome and leued bot ij yere then Gregorie the xij wos after him xij yere euer was debate Then wos Alexander chosen in the counsell of Pysan and he wos called frist Petrus de Candia so wos put strife to strife euerychon of thos iij. sayd they wer pope Then was ther a councell at Pysan wher they began to make a ê¯corde Ì„ ther they deposit ij and the thrid stode Ì„ so wors diuision was made then before for that they ordant preualid not Robart wos Empraur after Wensolans ix yere This man wos the duke of Banary and the erle of Palatyn a iust man and a good and wos crouned of Boneface the ix This man entred Italy with a gret host of Almayns ayens IohnÌ„ the duke of Galias but with an heuy bost he turnid ayen wos had worthy to suffre for his rightwysnesse Iohan the xxiij succedit Alexander iiij· yere and frist he began well for a vnite hee wos in the counselÌ„ at Constant and offred him to resine the pope hood and after secretly and vntrewly he fled away bot it profited not him for he wos take and constrened to pees and wos made a Cardinalle beried at Florens SigismuÌ„dus wos emprour after robert xxvij yere And he wos son to Karolus Ì„ kiÌ„g of vngarie and most cristyn prince he wos so deuoute to god that he deseruied to be cannonysit This man holp the chirch thurgh his meruelus prudens and wit for he sparid no labour ne nothyng that he had till he had made a full pees among the clargie And he had ix batailles ayens the Turke and he euer had the victorie Ì„ what more all thyng that euer wos written in louyng to Constantine Theodosio Karolo Otto may trewly be writtyn of him And he was crouned in vngrie decessed a blissid man Circa annum domini M.iiijC. ◠¶ Of sir Henri of Bolinbroke erle of Derby that regned after kiÌ„g Richard wich wos the iiij henri after the ê¯quest ANd after kyng richard the ij· wos deposid and out of his kyngdome The lordis and the comunes all with one assent and all othir worthy of the reame chosen sir Henri of Bolingbroke erle of Derby son and heir of IohnÌ„ the duke of Lancare for his worthy manhood that oft tyme had be found in him Ì„ in dede preued vpoÌ„ sent Edwardis day the confessor he wos crouned kyng of englond at westmynstre by all the reame assent next after the deposing of kyng Richard ¶ Than he made Henri his heldist son prince of wales and duke of Cornwaill and erle of Chestre ¶ And he made sir Thomas of Arundell erchebisshop of Cantorburi ayen as he wos before ¶ And sir roger Walden that kiÌ„g Richard had made Erchebishop of Cantorberi he made hiÌ„ bisshop of londoÌ„ for that tyme it stod void And he made the erles son of Arundell that come with him ouer the se from Calais in to englond He made him erle of Arundell as his fadre had bene and put him in possession of all his londis ¶ And he made homage and feaute vn to his liege lord thee kyng as all othir lordis had done ¶ And than anone died kyng rechard in the castell of PouÌ„tfret in the north cuntre For ther he wos enfamed vn to the deth by his keê‘ For he wos kepid ther iiij or v. dais from mete drinke and so he made his ende iÌ„ this world yit moch pepull in englond Ì„ iÌ„ other landis said that he wos on liue mony a yere after his deth But whether he were a liue or dede forth they held thir fals oppynions Ì„ beleue that men haddee in moch pepull wich come to gret myschief foull deth as ye shall here afterward ¶ And whan kyng Henri wist and knew veraly that he was dede he let sere him in the bes maner and closed it in a fair chest with diuerse speceries and baumes closed him in a linnen clothe all sauf his visage and that wos left opeÌ„ that al men myght se his parsoon from all othir men And so he was brought to london with torche light brinnyng to sent Poules chirch and ther he had his masse Ì„ his dirige with moch reuerence and solempnite of seruice ¶ And when all this wos don he wos brought from sent paules in to the abbey of westmynstre and therhe had all his hole seruice ayen ¶ And from westmister he wos brought to Langeley and ther he wos beried on whos soule god haue merci ¶ And in the first yere of king Henris regne he held his cristimasse in the castell of wyndesore and on the xij euen come the duke of Awemarle vn to the kyng Ì„ told him that he and the duke of Surre Ì„ the duke of Excestre and the erle of Salusburi and the erle of Gloucestre and othir mo of ther affinite wer accordid to make a mommyng vn to the kyng on xij day at nyght Ì„ ther they purposed for to sle the kyng in thee reueling thus the duke of Awemarle warned the kyng ¶ And than the kiÌ„g come that same nyght to londoÌ„ priueli in all the hast that he myght to get him help socour and comforth couÌ„cell ¶ And anone thes other that wold haue do the king to deth fled in all the hast that they myght for they knew well that ther couÌ„cell wos bewried ¶ And than fled the duke of Surre and the erle of Salisberi with all ther menye vn to the touÌ„e of Cecester ¶ And ther pepull of the toune wold haue arestid theÌ„ and they wold not stand to ther arest bot stode at defence Ì„ faught manli ¶ But at the last they wer ouer comen and take And ther they smyten of the dukis hede of Surri Ì„ the erles hede of salisburi mony othir mo and thar they put the quarters in to sâ—kkes and ther hedis on poles borne on high and so they wer brought thurgh the cite of londoÌ„ to london brigge and ther thes hedis wer set vpon high and ther quarters wer senten vn to other good tounes and Cities of englond and set vp ther At Oxford wer take Blounte knyght and Benet Cely knyght and Thomas Wyntersell squyer and thes wer behedid and quartired and the knyghtis hedis wer set vpon polles Ì„ brought to london and set vpoÌ„ the brugge and
they wold haue do wrought they myght haue regned had ther will ther they told wich wer ther capitayns Ì„ gouernours Ì„ than the kiÌ„g comaunded them to the tour of londoÌ„ than toke mo of them both with in the cite with out Ì„ sent them to Newgate Ì„ to both couÌ„tres Ì„ than they wer brought iÌ„ examinacion before the clargie Ì„ the kinges Iustices ther they wer conuicted before the clargie for thir fals herisi and dampned before the Iustice for ther fals tresoÌ„ ¶ this wos ther iugemeÌ„t that they shuld be draw froÌ„ the toure of london to sent Gilesfeld Ì„ ther to be honged breÌ„t on the galewes ¶ And also ther was taken sir Roger Actoâ— knyght for heresi eke for tresoÌ„ ayens the kyng the reame he come a fore the clargi was ê¯uicte for his heresi to be breÌ„t dampnid before the Iustices to be draw froÌ„ the tour of londoÌ„ thurgh the cite to sent Gilesfeld Ì„ to be honged Ì„ brent ¶ And iÌ„ the secuÌ„d yere of kyng HeÌ„ris regne the fifth he held a couÌ„cell of all the lordis of the reame at westmynster ther he put hiÌ„ this demauÌ„de prayeâ— and besought them of ther goodnesse Ì„ of ther good councell and good will to shew him as touchyng the titell the right that he had to Normandie Gascoyn and Guyhenue the wich the kyng of fraunce withheld wrongfully and vnrightfully the wich his auncestres before him had be trew titell of conquest right heritage the wich Normandie Gascoyn and Guyhenne the good kyng edwarde of wyndesore and his auncestres before him had holdyn all ther lifes tyme. ¶ And his lordis yaf him couÌ„cell to send enbassetours vn to the kyng of fraunce Ì„ his couÌ„cell and that he shÌ„uld yeue vp vn to him his right heritage that is to say Normandye Gascoyn Guyhenne the wich his predicessours had hold afore â–ª hī· or els he wold it wynne with dynt of swerd in short tyme with the help of almyghti god ¶ And than the Dolphyn of fraunce ansuerid to our embasfatours Ì„ said in this maner that the kyng was ouer yong and to tendre of age to make any were as ayens him Ì„ wos not like yet to be no good weriour to do to make such a coÌ„quest ther vpon him ¶ And somwhat in scorne and despite he sent to him a Tone full of tenys baules be cause he wold haue suÌ„ what for to play with all for him and for his lordis for that be come hiÌ„ bettir thaÌ„ for to maynten ony were ¶ And than anoÌ„e our lordis that wer embassatours token ther leue and come in to Englond ayen and told the kyng his couÌ„cell of the vngodli ansuer that they had of the Dolphyn and of the present the wich he had sent vn to our kyng ¶ And whan the kyng had herd ther wordis and the ansuere of the Dolphyn he wos wonder sore agreued right euell apayed toward the frenshmen Ì„ toward the kiÌ„g the Dolphyn thought to avenge hiÌ„ vpoÌ„ them as sone as god wold send him grace myght and anoÌ„e let make teÌ„nys balles for the Dolphyn in all the hast that myght be And they wer gret gonstonys for the Dolphyn to play with all ¶ And than anone the kyng sent for all his lordis and held a gret couÌ„cell at westmynster and told vn to them the ansuer that they had of the Dolphyn and of his worthy present that he sent to him and to his lordis to play with all ¶ And ther the kyng Ì„ his lordis wer accordid that they shuld be redy iÌ„ armes with ther pouer in the best aray that myght be done Ì„ get men of armis and arâ—hiers that myght be geten and all othir stuf that longed to were Ì„ to be redy with all ther retenue to mete at southampton be Lammasse next suyng with out ony delâ—y wherfore the kyng ordeyned his nauy of shippis with all maner of stuff Ì„ vitaill that longed to such a weriour of all maner ordenauÌ„ce in the hauen of southampton iÌ„ to the nombre of .ccc. xx sailles ¶ And than fell ther a gret dissese a foull mischief for ther wer iij. lordis wich that the kyng trustid moch on And thurgh fals couetise they had purposed and ymagined the kiÌ„gê deth thought to haue slayn him and all his brethir or he had take the see The wich wer named thus sir Richard erle of Cambrigge brothir to the duke of yorke The secund was the lord Scrope tresorer of englond The thrid wos sir Thomas Gray knyght of the northcuntre· ¶ And thees lordis afore said for lucrie of mony had made ê“misse vn to the frenshmen for to haue slayn kyng Henri the fifth and all his brethir by a fallis trayn sodenli or they had be war ¶ But all myghti god of his gret grace held his holi hand ouer them saued them froÌ„ thees ê‘llous menye ¶ And for to haue done this they resaued of the frenshmen a Million of gold that wos ther openli pruued ¶ And for thir fals treson they wer all ther Iuggid vn to the deth this was the IugemeÌ„t that they shuld be lad thurgh Hampton and without north gate ther to be heded Ì„ thus they endid ther life 's for ther fals couetise treson ¶ And anone as this wos done the kyng and all his menye made them redy went to shippe sailled forth with xv hondred shippis and ariued within Seyn at Kydecause vpoÌ„ our ladies eue the Assumpcion in Normandie with all his ordinauÌ„ce And so went him forth to Harflet he beseged the toune all about by laÌ„d and eke by water and sent to the capitayn of the toune and charged him to deliuer the toune And the capitayn said that he deliuerid him none ne none he wold him yeld but bad him do his best ¶ And than our kyng laid his ordinauÌ„ce vn to the touÌ„e that is for to say Gonnys Engynes Ì„ Tripgettes shetten Ì„ cast to the walles Ì„ eke vn to the touÌ„e Ì„ cast doune both toures and toune laid them on the erth and ther be played at the tennys with his hard gonstonys ¶ And they that wer within the touÌ„e whaÌ„ they shuld play ther song wos wellaway Ì„ alas that euer any such tennys balles wer made cursid all tho that were began the tyme that euer they wer borne ¶ And on the morow the kiÌ„g did crie at euer gate of the touÌ„e that euery man shÌ„uld be redy on thee morow erly to make assaute vn to the toune ¶ And willyam Bouchier and IohnÌ„ Graunt with xij othir worthy burgies come to the kyng and besought him of his riall princehode Ì„ power to withdraw his malice and destruccion
distroy his nauy And anone he commaundid the erle of march to be chief chiuetayn and mony othir worthy lordis with him with men of armes and archiers to go to the see that none enmys defoulid his nauy ne entred his land in no partie for to distrouble his viage ne his iourney ¶ And anone the erle toke his menye and went to ship and scummed the see and kepid the se costis that no maner of enmye durst rowt vpon the see anone the king sent his heraudes vn to the capitayn of Touke and charged him for to deliuer him his castell and his toune els he wold nothir leue man ne child a liue ¶ And anone the capitayn and iiij othir burgesis of the toune brought the keis vn to the kyng and besought him of grace And the kyng deleuered the keis to sir Iohan Kekeley and made him capitayn and commaundid him for to put out all frenshmen both of the castell and also of the toune ¶ And ther beside wos the castell of lous Ì„ thidder the kiÌ„g seÌ„t the erle marchal with a fair meny Ì„ sauted the touÌ„e anoÌ„eit wos yolde to the erle Ì„ brought hiÌ„ the keis Ì„ he brought them to the kiÌ„g and the kyng toke him ayen made him capitayn of the castell of Louers of all that longed ther to Ì„ chargid him to deliuer out all the frenshmeÌ„ ¶ And than the kiÌ„g held forth his way to Cane that was a stroÌ„g touÌ„e afair a riall castell ther in anoÌ„e he sent his heroudis to the capitayn chargid him to deliuer the toune and his castell or els he wold them get with strength of hand And they ansuered and sayd that he toke them none for to kepe ne noÌ„e they wold deliuer vn to him ¶ And than anone he laid his sege vn to the toune and laid gonnys on euery side and bet doune both walles and toures and slew moch pepull in thir houses also in the stretis And the good duke of Clarence laid doune the walles on his side vn to the grouÌ„d And so within a while the kyng by his councell sawted the toune all about ¶ And anone the duke of Clarence had entred in to the toune and slew do un right till he come to the king and sparid nothir man ne childe and euer they cried a Clarence a Clarence and sent George ¶ And ther wos dede on the walles on the kyngis side a worthy man that wos called Springes the wich the king commaundid to be beried in the abbey of Cane fast by wyllm coÌ„querour on whos soule god haue merci ameij ¶ And than the king come iÌ„ to the touÌ„e with his brothir the duke of Clarence and mony othir worthy lordis with moch solempnite mirth ¶ And than the king commauÌ„did the Capitayn to deliuer him his castell and he be sought the kyng to yef him xiiij dais of respit if any rescue wold cum and yf none wold cum to delyuer him the keis and thee Castell at his coÌ„mauÌ„dement ¶ And vnder this composicioÌ„ was the touÌ„e the castell of Baious with othir touÌ„es fortresses and villages in to the nombre of xiiij vpoÌ„ the hill before the castell of Cane our kyng pight all his tentis that semed a touÌ„e as moch as cane by that tyme com tidingê that no rescu wold cum ther. ¶ And so at the xiiij days end the capitayn of the castell com out and deliuerid the keis Ì„ the castell to our kyng Baious the othir xiiij· touÌ„es wer deliuerid vn to him also anone the kyng deliuered the keis to the duke of Clarence Ì„ made him capitatn both of the touÌ„e and also of the castell and made him Capitayn of baious and of all the othir tounes also ¶ And so he entrid thee toune and the castell and ther he held Sent Georgi fest ther he made xv knightis of the bath ther wos sir Lowys Robersart salyn Chaynye Mougomery and mony othir worthy men· and the kyng commaundid them for to put out all the frenshmen and women no man so hardy to difoule no woman ne take no maner of good away from them but let them passe in pees iÌ„ payn of deth ¶ And ther passid out of the toune in on day mo than xv C women ¶ And than our kyng let stuffe the toune and Castell with Englishmen and ordeyned ther two Capitayns on for the toune and an othir for the Castell and chargid them vpon ther lifes for to kepe well thee toune and the Castell ¶ And or our kyng went thens he gatte valeys Newelyn Ì„ laid a sege to Chirburgh and that sege laid the Duke of Gloucestre with a strong power and myghti and be processe of tyme gate it and made ther a capitayn of the same toune and this same tyme the Erle of Warwic leid a sege vn to Dounfraunte and gat it and put therin a capitayn ¶ And for to speke more of the Erle of marche that the kyng ordeyned tho for to scum the see and to kepe the costes of Englond for all maner of enmis the wind arose vpon them· that they wend all to haue be lost but thurgh the grace of god almyghty and good gouernaunce they riddiÌ„ afore wyhte all that storme ¶ And ther wer lost ij â–ª Carik kis and two balingers with marchondize and othir gret goodis and all the pepull that wer within them and an othir Carrokke droue before hampton and thrâ—w his mast ouer the toune walles and this was on sent Bartholomews day ¶ And whan all this storme wos sesed this worthy Erle of march toke his shippis with his meme and went to the se and landit in Normandie at hogges and so ridden forth towardis the kyng euer as he come the freÌ„shmen fled ¶ And ther come to them an Anthony pigge and folowed the host all that way till they come to a gret water and theer they drad for to haue bene drenched thee water closed them so that they myght no wher get out But at the last god almyghti and this pigge brought them out all saufe and ther they caught a gide that knew all the cuntre about and hee brought theÌ„ thurgh a quike sand Ì„ so in to an I le and thei toke mony prisoners in ther way toward thee kyng in ther iournay Ì„ so they comeÌ„ vn to Cane And ther the kyng welcomed him and toke his Iournay at Argentun and anone tho it wos yoldeÌ„ vn to thee kyng and they had ther liues and went ther way ¶ And than our king remeued to a strong toune that was tho called Cese and ther wos a fair mynster and they yeld it anone vn to the king than the king went him from thens to alauÌ„ some Ì„ wan thee touÌ„e and the brigge and thee kyng sent the Erle of Warwike to a toune that wos called Belesme
in to garnesey And ther refresshid them and from thens sailed to Calais wher they wer resaued in to the castell by the postren or they of the toune wist of it And the duke of yorke toke shippyng in walis and sailed ouer in to Irland wher he wos well resayued ¶ How therles of march warwik Ì„ salisberi entrid in to Calais how therle of warwik went in to Irland THen kyng Henri beyng with his host in the feld not knowyng of this soden deê‘ting on the morne fonde none in the felde of the said lordis sent owt in all the hast men for to folowe pursue after to take them but they met not with them as god wold and then the kyng went to Ludlowe Ì„ dispoiled the castell and the toune and sent the duches of yorke with hir child to my lady of Bokyngham hir sustre· wher she wos kepid long tyme after ¶ And forthwith the kyng ordeyned the duke of Somersete to be capitayn of Calais And thes othir lordis so deê‘ted as afore is said wer ê“clamid rebellis gret traytours ¶ Then thee duke of Somerset â—oke to him all the soudiours that deê‘ted froÌ„ the feld and made him redy in all the hast to go to calais Ì„ take pocession of his office Ì„ whan he come he fond therle of warwike therin as Capitain Ì„ therles of march of Salisberi also Ì„ than he landid by scales went to Guisnes Ì„ ther he wos resaued it fortoned that sum of tho shÌ„ippis that come ouer with him come iÌ„ to calais hauen by ther fre will for the shipmen ought more fauour to therle of warwike than to the duke of somerset in wich shÌ„ippis wer takin diuerse meÌ„ as Ienyn finkhill IohnÌ„ felow Kailles and purser wich wer behedid sone after in Calais· ¶ And after this come men daly ouer the see to thies lordis to calais and began to wax stronger Ì„ stronger And they borowed moch good of the staple ¶ And on that othir side the duke of somersete beyng in Guysnes gat pepull to him wich come out and scarmusshed with them of Calais and they of Calais with them wiche endurid mony dayes During thus this same scarmusshyng moch pepull dayly come ouer vn to thes lordis ¶ Than on a tyme by the avise of counsell the lordis at Calais sent ouer master Denham with a gret feliship to sandwich wich toke the toune Ì„ theriÌ„ the lord Riueris the lord Scalis his son toke moÌ„i shippis in the haueÌ„ brought them all to Calais with wich shippis mony marinere of ther fre will come to calais to serue the erle of warwike ¶ And after this the erle of werwike by thauys of the lordis toke all his shippis mannyd them well sailed him self in to Irland for to speke with the duke of yorke to take his avise how they shÌ„uld entre iÌ„ to engloÌ„d ayen ¶ And when he had be ther done his erandis he returned ayen toward Calais and brought with him his modre the countesse of salisberi ¶ And comyng in the west cuntre vpon the se the duke of Excestre amirell of englond beyng in the grace of Due accompanied with mony shippis of were met with therle of warwik and his flete but they faught not for the substance of the pepull beyng with the duke of Excestre ought bettir will more fauour to the erle of warwike thaÌ„ to him and they deê‘ted come to calais in saufte blissid be god ¶ Then the kyngê councell seyng that thes lordis â—ad getin thos shippis froÌ„ sandwich takyn the lord Riuers his son· ordined a garnyson at sandwich to abide and kepe the toune made on MouÌ„tford capitayn of the touÌ„e that no man ne vitaill ne marchand that shuld go in to flauÌ„dres shuld go in to Calais ¶ Then they of calais seyng this made out master DenhaÌ„ mony othir to go to sandwych so they did and assailed the touÌ„e by water by lond gat it brought MouÌ„tford ther capitayn ouer se to Rysebanke ther smoti of hys hede yit dayly men com ouer to them out of all ê‘ties of englond ¶ How the erles of march and of warwike of salisberi enterid in to englond And of the feld of Northamton wher diuerse lordis wer slayn ANd after this the fore said erles of March warwik and of Salisberi come ouer to Douer with moch pepull and their landid â–ª to whom all the cuntre drew and come to LondoÌ„ armed ¶ And for to let the lordis of the kynges councell know their treuth and also ther entent assembled them Ì„ told them that they entendit no harme vn to the kyngê parson sauf that thei wold put from him such ê‘sons as wer about him And so deê‘ted froÌ„ londoÌ„ with a gret puissaunce toward Northamton wher the kyng was accompanied with mony lordis and had made a strong feld wyth out the toune and ther both parties met and wos foughten a grete bataill In wich bataill wer slayn the duke of Bokyngham the erle of Shrowesberi the viscounte Beamond the lord Egremond and mony knyghtis and squiers othir also and the kiÌ„g him self wos taken in the feld and afterward brought to london· ¶ And anone after wos a parlament at westmynstre during wich parlament the duke of yorke come out of Irland with the erle of Rutland ridyng with a gret felishÌ„ip iÌ„ to the palais at westmynstre and toke the kynges palais And come in to the parlament chambre Ì„ ther toke the kynges place and clamed the crouned as his propre enheritaunce and right and cast forth in writiÌ„g his titell Ì„ also how he wos rightfull heir wherfore was moch to do but in conclusion it was appointed and ê¯cludid that kyng henri shÌ„old regne and be kyng during his naturall life For as moch as he had be kyng so long and wos possessid and after hys deth the duke of yorke shuld be kyng and his heiris kyngê after him And forthwith shuld be ê“clamed heire apparaunt· and shÌ„uld also be protectour and regent of Englond during the kynges life with mony othir thyngis ordeyned in the same parlament and yf kyng Henri during his life went from this oppoynttement or ony article concludid in the said parlament he shuld be deposid and the duke shuld take the croune and be kyng all wich thyngê wer enacted by the auctorite of the said parlament att wich parlamenÌ„t the comunes of the reame beyng assembled in the comune hous comonyng and treating vpoÌ„ the titell of the said duke of yorke sodenli fell doun the croune wich honge then in the middes of the said hous wich is the frayter of the abbey of westmynstre wich was taken for a ê“dige or token that the regne of kyng Henri was endid And also the croune wich stode on the hyghest toure
accordid not to the kind blod of englond And if so gret lordis had bene onli weddid to english pepull than shuld pees haue bene and rest amonges them with owt any enuy ¶ And at that bataill was roger Clifford take sir IohnÌ„ monbray sir willm Tuchit sir willm Fitz willm Ì„ moÌ„y other worthy knyghtys ther wer take at that bataill And sir hugh Dandell the next day after wos taken Ì„ put iÌ„ to prison and shuld haue be done to deth if he had not spoused the kyngê nece that was erle Gilbertis sustre of Glocestre ¶ And anoÌ„e after wos sir Bartholomew of badelsmere taken at stowe paarke a maner of the bisshoppis of Lyncolne that wos his nepheu Ì„ mony other barons Ì„ banerâ—ttz wherfore wos made moch sorow ¶ How Thomas of Lancastre wos heded at pounâ—fret .v. barons honged and drawen ther. ANd now I shall tell yow of the nobull erle Thomas of Lancastre when he wos taken and brought to yorke moÌ„y of the Cite wer full glad and vpon him cried with an high vois O sir traitour ye er welcome blissid be god for now shall ye haue the reward that long tyme ye haue deserued cast vpon him mony snowe balles and mony other reproues they did him bot the gentill erle all suffred Ì„ said nothir on word ne other ¶ And in the same tyme the king herd of this same scomfiture and wos full glad Ì„ in hast come to PouÌ„tfret sir hugh spenser sir hugh his son sir IohnÌ„ erle of Arundell Ì„ sir Edmond of wodestoke the kynges brother erle of Kent and sir Aymer of valaunce erle of Penbroke and master Robert Baldoke a fals piled clarke that was priue duellid in the kynges courte all come theder with the kyng and the kyng entred iÌ„ to the castell ¶ And sir Andrew of Herkela a fals tirant thurgh the kynges commaundement toke with him the gentill erle Thomas to PouÌ„tfret Ì„ ther he was prisoned in his own castell that he had new made that stode ayen the abbey of kyng Edward ¶ And sir hugh the spenser the fader his son cast Ì„ thought how in what maner the good erle Thomas of Lancastre shÌ„uld be dede with out ony Iugement of hys perys ¶ Wherfore it was ordened thurgh the kyngê Iustices that the kiÌ„g shold put vpon him pointes of treson ¶ And so it befell that he was led to barre before the kiÌ„gis Iustis barehed as a thef in a fair hall in his own castell that he had made ther in moÌ„y a fair fest both to rich and to poer ¶ And thes wer his Iustises sir Hugh spenser the father Aymer of valauÌ„ce erle of peenbroke sir EdmoÌ„d of wodestoke erle of kent sir IohnÌ„ of Bretan erle of Richemond sir Robert of Malemethrop Iustice sir roberte him a coulpid in this maner ¶ Thomas at the frist owr lord the kyng this court excludeth you of all maner ansuere ¶ Thomas our lord the kyng putteth vpon yow that ye haue in his land riden with banner displayed ayens his pes as a tratoure And with that worde the gentill erle Thomas with an high vois said nay lordis forsoth bi sent Thomas I was neuer traytour ¶ The Iustice said ayen tho ¶ Thomas our lord the kyng puteth vpon you that ye haue robbed his folk and mordred his pepull as a thefe ¶ Thomas also the kyng put vpon you that he discomfited you and your pepull with his folkd in his own reame wherfor ye went and fled to the wodde as an outlawe ¶ And also ye were taken as an outlawe ¶ And Thomas as a traitour ye shall be hanged by reson but the kiÌ„g hath for yef you that Iewes for loue of quene Isabell ¶ And thomas reson wold also that ye shuld be hanged but the kiÌ„g hath for yef you that Iewes for cause and loue of your linage ¶ But Thomas For os moch as ye wer take fleyng Ì„ as an outlaw the king wyll that your hede shall be smyte of as ye haue well deserued Anone doth him out of prece and anone bring him to his iugement ¶ The gentill knyght Thomas had herd all thes wordis with an high vois he cried sore wepyng and said alas sent thomas fair fader Alas shall I be dede thus ¶ Graunte me now blissidfoll god ansuer but all a vailled him nothyng For the cursed Gascoyns put him hither thedder and on him cried with an high vois O kyng Arthur most dredfull well knawen is now thyn open traitorie an euell dethe shalt thow die has thow hast it well diseruyed ¶ And tho they set vpen his hede in scorn an hold chapelet that wos all to rent that wos not worth an half penne ¶ And after that they set him vpon a leue white palfra full vn semeli and eke all bare and with an hold bridell and with an horribul noise they droue him out of the Castell toward his deth and they cast vpon him mony balles of snowe iÌ„ disspite ¶ And as the traitoris lad him out of the Castell tho saied he this pytouse wordis and his handes held vp on hight toward the heuen Now the kyng of heuen yef vs merci for the erthely kyng hath vs forsakyn And a frere prechour wenten with him out of the castell till that he com to the place that he endid his lyfe vn to whom he shrofe him all his life ¶ And the gentill erle held the frere wonder fast by the clothis and said to him fair fadre abide with vs till that I be dede for my flesh quaketh for drede of deth ¶ And the soth for to say the gentill erle set him vpon his knees and turned him toward the est but a ribaud that was called Higone of Moston set hand vpon the gentill erle and saied in despite of him Sir traytour turne the toward the scottes thy soule dede to vnderfenge and turned him toward the Northe ¶ The nobull erle Thomas ansuered tho with a myld vois said now fair lordis I shall done your will And with that woide the frere went from him sore wepyng and anone a ribaude went to him and smote of his hede the xi Kal. of Auerell in the yere of grece M.ccc xxi ¶ Alas that euer such a geÌ„till blod shall be done to deth with out cause and reson ¶ And tratorsly wos the kyng couÌ„cellid wheÌ„ he thurgh the fals counsell of the speÌ„sers suffred sir Thomas his vncles son to be put to such a deth so bene heded ayens all maner of reson and gret pitte it was also that such a nobull kyng shÌ„uld be desceiued mysgouerned thurgh counsell of the fallis spenseres the wich tho he maiÌ„teneyd thorow loselrie ayens his honour and eke ê“fite For afterward ther fell gret vengeaunce in englond for encheson of the foresaid Thomas deth ¶ When the gentill
erle of his life was passid The priour and the monkis of Pountfret getten the body of sir ThomÌ„s of the kiÌ„g and they beried it before the high auter on the right side◠¶ That same day that this gentill knyght was dede ther were honged draw for the same quarell at Pountfret sir willm tuchet sir willm Fitz willm sir warreyn of ysell sir HeÌ„ri of brad borne and sir william cheynye barons all· and Iohane Page esquyre ¶ And sone after at Yorke were draw and honged sir Rogeri Clifford Sir Iohan of Mambray barons And sir Goselin dauill knyght ¶ And at Bristow were drawe honged sir henri of wemyngton sir henri Mounfort barons and at Glocestre wer draw and honged Sir Iohan Geffard and sir willm of Elmebrugge barons ¶ And at london wer honged and drow sir henri Tyes baron And at wynchelse sir Thomas Colepepir knyght And at windesore sir Fraunces of waldenham baron And at Cantorburi wos draw Ì„ honged sir Bertholome of Badelesmere sir Bartholomewe of asshebourneham barons And at kerdyfe iÌ„ wales sir willm FlemmiÌ„g baron ¶ How kyng Edward weÌ„t in to scotland with an hondreth thousand men of armes Ì„ might not spede ANd when kyng edward of englond had brought the flour of Chiualrie vn to ther deth thurgh councell and consent of sir hugh spenser the fadre and sir hugh the son he become as wode as any Lyon ¶ And what so euer the Spensers wold haue it was done so well the kyng loued them that they might done with him all thyng that them liked Wherfor the kyng yaf vn to sir hugh spenser the fadre the erledom of wynchestre and vn to sir Andrewe of Herkela the erdom of Cardoill in preiudice and in harmyng of his croune ¶ And kyng Edward tho thurgh ê¯sell of the spensers disherited all them that had bene ayens him in any quarell with Thomas of Lancastre mony oder wer disherited also for encheson stat the spensers couetted for to haue ther landes and so they had all that they wold desire with wrong and ayens all reson ¶ Tho made the kyng Robert of Baldok a fals piled clerke Chauncelar of englond thurgh caunsell of the forsaid spensers he was a fals ribaud and a couetise Ì„ so they couÌ„celed the kyng moch that the kyng let take to his own warde all the goodis of the lordis that were put wrongfully to the deth in to his own hond and as well they token the goodis that wer in holy chirche as the goodis that were wythout And let them bene put in to his tresorie in london and let them call his forfaittis bi ther councell the kyng wrought for euermore he dysherite them that the goodis owghten ¶ And thurgh ther counsell let a rere a talliage of all the goodis of englond ¶ Wherfor he was the richest kyng that euer wos in englond after willm basterd of NormaÌ„die that conquerid Englond â–ª ¶ And yit thurgh councell of them him semed that he had not ynough bot made yit euery toune of Englond for to find a man of armys vpon ther own costages for to gone and were vpon the scottis that wer his enmys wherfore the kyng weÌ„t in to scotland with an hondreth thausand meÌ„ of armes at witsontide in the yere of our lord IhuÌ„ crist M.ccc xxij ¶ But the scottis went and hid them in mouÌ„tayns Ì„ in woddis taried the englishmen fro day to day that the kiÌ„g myght for no maner thyng them find in playn feld ¶ Wherfor mony englishmeÌ„ that had litell vitayles died ther for hunger wonder fast and sodenly in goyng and in comyng and namly tho that had bene ayens Thomas of Lancastre and robbed his men vpon his landis ¶ When kyng Edward saw that vitayles failed him he wos tho wonderfore discomforted for encheson also that his men died and for he myght not speed of his enmys So at the last he come ayen in to Englond ¶ And anone after come Iames Douglas also Thomas Randulph with an hoge host in to Englond in to Northumberland with them the englishmen that wer driueÌ„ out of engloÌ„d come robbed the cuÌ„tre kylled the pepull also brend the toune that wos called northallerton Ì„ mony other touÌ„es to yorke ¶ And when the kiÌ„g herd this tidyng he let sompne all maner men that might trauell And so the englishmen mett the scottis at the abbey of Beigheland the xv day after Mihelmasse in the same yere abouesaid And the englishmen wer ther discomfited ¶ And at that scomfiture wos toke sir Iohan of Bretan Erle of Rochemond that helde the cuntre and the Erldom of Lancastre ¶ And after he paied an huge raunsome and wos let go and after that he wente in to frauÌ„ce and come neuer afterward ayen ¶ How sir Andrewe of Herkela was take Ì„ put vn to the deth that wos erle of Cardoill ANd at that tyme sir Andrew of herkela that new was made erle of Cardoill for cause that he had taken the good erle Thomas of Lancastre he had ordeyned thurgh the kynges ê¯mandement of englond for to bring him all the pouer that he might for to help him ayenst the scottis at the abbey of Beigheland ¶ And when the fals tratour had gadred all the pepull that he myght and shuld haue come to the kyng vn to the abbey of Beigheland ¶ The fals tratour lad them by an other cuntre thurgh Copeland thurgh the erledom of Lancastre went thurgh the cuntre robbed Ì„ killed folke all that he myght ¶ And forther more the fals tratour had taken a gret soume of gold and siluer of sir Iames Douglas for to be ayens the kyng of englond and to bene helpyng holdyng with the scottis thurgh whos treson the kyng of englond wos discomfited at Beigheland or that he come theder ¶ Wherfor the kyng wos toward him wonder wroth and let priueli enquere by the cuntre about how that it wos· ¶ And so men enquerid and aspied so at the last trewth was fouÌ„d and sought he atteynt take as a fals tratour as the good erle Thoms of Lancastre him told or that he wer put vn to deth at his takyng at burbrugge ¶ And to him said or that yere wer done he shuld be take and hold a tratour ¶ And so it wos as the holy man said wherfor the kyng sent preueli to sir Anthoyn of Lucy a knight of the cuntre of Cardoill that he shuld take sir Andrew of Harkela and put him vn to the deth ¶ And to bring thys thyng vn to the end the kyng sent his comission So that this same Andrew was take at Cardoill Ì„ led vn to the barre in the maner of an erle worthely arrayed Ì„ with a swerde gurt aboute hiÌ„ hosed Ì„ spored ¶ Tho spak sir Anthoyn in this maner sir Andrew ê™ he the king put vpon the