yere to geder til at the last they two foughten to geder the kynge of Fraunce was discomfyted vnnethe scaped awey with moche payne the moost part of his men were take the kyng dyd with hem what hym lyked somme of hem lete he go frelych somme lete he putte to the deth but afterward tho two kynges were acorded And whan kynge henry had holych al the lande of Normandy scomfyted his enemyes of FrauÌ„ce he torned ayene in to englond with moche honour his two sones william Richard wold come after hir fadre went to the see with a grete coÌ„ panye of peple but or that they myght come to lond the shippe come ageynst a roche breke al in to pyeces all were drenchyd that were therm sauf one man that was in the same shippe that escaped this was on saynt kateryns day these were the names of hem that were drenchyd that is to say wylliam the kynges sone richard his broder therle of chestre Ottoâ—…el his brother Geffroy ridelle walâ—…er emurcy Godfrey archedeken the kynges doughter the Countesse of perses the kynges nece the countesse of chestre and many other whan kynge henry and other lordes arryued were in englond herd these tydynges they made sorow ynow al hir myrth ioye was torned in to moruyng sorowe How mawde the emperesse come ageyne in to englond And how she was afterward wedded to geffroy the erle of Angeo Capitulo C xxxvij ANd whan that two yere were a gone that the erle had duel led with the kyng the erle went tho from the kyng and bygan to werre vpon hym dyd moche harme in the land of normandye and toke ther a strong castel ther he duellyd alle that yere And tho come to hym tydyng that henry the emperour of almayne that had spoused maude his doughter was dede and that she duellyd noo lenger in almayne and that she wold come ageyne in to normandy hir fadre And whan she was come to hym he toke 〈◊〉 tho to hym and come ageyne in to En glond and made the englysshmen done othe feaute vnto the Em peresse And the fyrste man that made the othe was william the Archebisshop of Caunterbury and that other kyng dauyd of scot land after hym alle the Erles and Bawns of Englond And after the noble man the erle of angeo a worthy knyght sent to the kynge of englonde that he wold graunte hym for to haue his doughter to spouse maude the emperesse And for encheson that hir fadre wyst that he was a noble man the kyng grauÌ„ted hym consented therto tho toke his doughter lad hyr in to Normandy and come to the noble knyght erle gaufred he spou sed the forsayd maude with moche honour and the erle bigaâ—… vp on hir a sone that was callyd henry themperesse sone And after whan al this was done kyng henry duellyd al that yere in nomaÌ„dy And after that long tyme a greuous sykenesse toke hym wher thurgh he dyed And this kynge henry regneâ—… xxxv 〈◊〉 and four monethes after he dyed as byfore is said in normâ—…dy and his hert was entered in the grete chirche of our lady in Ro aen And his body was brought with moche honour in to engloÌ„d and entered at redyng in the abbaye of the whiche abbay he was begynner and foundour How stephen kyng henryes sustres sone was made kyng of englond Caâ—… C xxxviijâ—… AFter this kyng henry that was the fyrst was made kyng his neuew his sustres sone stephen erle of Boloyne For anone as he herde tydynge of his vncles deth be passed the See and come in to Englond thurgh counseylle and strengthe help of many grete lordes in englond ageynst hyr oth that they had made to maude the emperesse toke the royame lete cronne ste phen kyng of the land And the Archebisshop william of CauÌ„terbury that fyrst made the oth of feaute vnto maude the emperes se sette the croune vpon kyng stephens hede hym ennoynded and bisshop Rogyer of salysbury mayntened the kynges partye in as moche as he myght The fyrst yere that kyng stephen bigan to regne he assembled a grete hoost went hym toward scotland for to haue werrid vpon the kyng of scotland but he come ayeÌ„st hym in pees in good maner to hym trusted but he made to hym none homage for as moch as he had made homage to the em peresse maude the fourth yere of his regne maude the emperesse come in to englonde tho bygan debate bytwene kyng stephen maude theÌ„ peresse This maude went in to the cyte of nychol the kyng hir besyeged long tyme myght not spede so wel the Cyte was kepte defended tho that were within the cyte queyntely ascaped awey without any maner harme tho toke the kyng the Cyte duellyd therin til candelmesse And tho come the barons that helde with the emperesse that is for to say the erle Randulphe of chestre the Erle Robert of gloucestre hugh bygot Robert of morley and brought with hem a stronge power fought with the kyng yaf him a grete batayl in whiche batayll kyng Stephen was taken sette in pryson in the castel of Brystowe How maude the emperesse went fro wynchestre vnto oxenford And after she escaped to wallyngford and what sorow dysease that she had Capitulo C xxxix WHan the kyng was take brought in to warde in the Castell of Bristow this maude the emperesse anone was ma de lady of englond al men hir helde for lady of the lande But tho of kent helde with the kyng stephens wyf and also william of Pree and his retenue helpe hym and helde warre ageynste maude the emperesse anone after the kyng of scotland come to hem with an huge nombre of peple tho went they y fere vnto wynchestre ther that the emperesse was wold haue take hyr but therbe of gloucestre come with his power fought with hem the emperesse in the mene whyle that the batayll duâ—…d escaped fro thens went vnto oxenford ther hir helde And in that bataylle was therle of gloucestre discomfyted taken and with hym many other lordes And for his delyuerauÌ„ce was kyng steuen delyuerd oute of pryson and whan he was de lyuerd out of pryson he went thens to oxenford and besyeged the emperesse that was tho at oxenford and the syege endured fro Mychelmasse vnto seynt andrewstyde And the emperesse lete tho clothe hyr all in whyte lynâ—…n cloth for encheson that she wold not be knowe for in the same tyme was moch snowe so she escaped by the thamyse from hem awey that were hir enemyes And fro thens she wente to wallyngford and ther hyr helde the kynge wold haue besyeged hir but he had so moche to done with therle Randulf of chestre with hugh bygot
his owne chirche And this accord was made in the begynnynge of aduent and afterward he was slayn and martred the fyfthe daye of Crystemasse that tho next come For kynge Henry thought vpon seynt thomas archebisshop vpon Crystemas se day as he sate at mete and these wordes said that yf he had ony good knyght with hym he had be many day passed auengyd vpoÌ„ the archebisshop thomas And anon Syr wylliam Breton Syre hugh moruyle Syr william Tracy And syr reynold fytz vrse beres sone in englyssh pryuely went vnto the see and comon in to Englond to the chirche of Caunterbury and hym ther they martred at seynt benets auter in the moder chirche And that was in the yere of Incarnacion of Ihesu cast M C lxxij yere And anone after henry the newe kynge bygan for to make werre vpon henry his fadre and eke vpon his bretheren also And so vpon a day the kyng of Fraunce and al the kynges sones and the kyng of scotland and the greâ—…ttest lordes of En glond were arrysen ageynst the kyng henry the fadre and at the last as god wold he conquerd all his enemyes the kyng of frauÌ„ ce he were acorded And tho sent kyng henry the fadre specially vnto the kynge of Fraunce prayed hym hertely for his loue that he wold sende to hym by letter the names of hem that bygonnen the werre vpon hym And the kyng of Fraunce sente ayene to hym by a letter the names of hem that bygoÌ„nen the wer re The fyrst was Iohan his sone and Rychard his broder Henry his sone the newe kyng Tho was henry the kyng wonder wroth and cursed the tyme that euer he hem bygate And while the werre dured henry his sonne the newe kyng dyed sore repentyng his mysdede and moost sorow made of ony man for cause of seynt thomas deth of Caunterbury And prayde his fadre with moche sorow of hert mercy for hys trespasse and his fader foryafe it hym And hadde of hym grete pyte and after he dyed the xxvj yere of his regne and lyeth at Redyng How the Cristen lost the holy land in the forsaid kynges tyme thurgh a fals cristen man that bycome a sarasyn Ca o C xliij ANnd while that kyng henry the emperesse sone lyued regned the grete batayl was in the holy land bytwene cristen men and the sarasyns but the cristen men were ther slayn thurgh grete treson of the erle Tyrpe that wold haue had to wif the quene of Ierusalem that somtyme was balde wynes wyf but she forsoke him and toke to hir lorde a knyght a worthy man that was callyd Syr Guy perches wherfor therle Tyrpe was wroth wente anone right to saladyne that was soudan of babyloyn become saraseyn his man forsoke his cristendome al cristen lawe the cristen men wyst not of his dedes but wende for to haue had grete helpe of hym as they were woned to haue byfore whan they come to the bataille this fals cristen man torned vnto the saraysus forsoke his owne nacions soo were the cristen men ther slayn with the sarasyns thus were the cristen men slayne and put to horryble deth the cyte of Ierusalem destroyed the holy crosse borne awey The kyng of Fraunce all the grete lordes of the land lete hem crosse for to gone in to the holy londe And amonges hem went Rychard kyng henryes sone fyrst af ter the kyng of fraunce that toke the crosse of the Archebisshop of tours but he toke not the vyage at that tyme for encheson that he was lette by other maner weyes nedes to be done And whan kyng henry his fadre had regned xxxv yere v monethes and four dayes he dyed lyeth at founteuerard Of kyng rychard that conquerd all the holy land that Cristen men had lost Cao. xliiij ANd after this kyng henry regned Richard his sone a stronge man worthy also bolde and he was crouned at west mynster of the archebisshop baldewyn of Caunterbury the thyrd day of September the second yere of his regne kyng Rychard him self and baldewyn the archebisshop of Caunterbury and hubert bisshop of salysbury and Randulfe erle of gloucestre and other many lordes of englond went in to the holy land And in that vyage deyde the archebisshop of Caunterbury And kyng rychard went byfore in to the hooly land reste not til that he come forthe in his wey vnto Cypres And toke Cypres with grete force â–ª and sythen kynge Rychard wente forth toward the holy land and gete ther as moche as the Crysten men hadden loste byfore and conquered the land ageyne thurgh myght sauf only the holy crosse And whan kyng richard come to the toun of Acres for to gete the cyte A grete debate aroos bytwene hym the kyng of fraunce so that the kyng of fraunce went ageyn in to frannce and was wroth toward the kyng rychard but ex kyng Rychard went ageyne he toke the cyte of Acres And whan he had taken it he duellyd in the cyte a whyle but to hym come tydyng that the erle Iohan of oxenford his broder wold haue seased al englond in to his hand normandye also and wold crou ne hym kynge of the land And whan kyng Rychard herd this tydyng he went ageyne toward Englond with all the spede that he myght but the duk of Ostryche met with hym toke hym brought hym to the emperour of almayne And the Emperour brought hym in to his pryson afterward he was delyuerd for an huge rauÌ„son that is for to saye an C M pouÌ„te for whiche â—…aunsonne to be payed eche other chalyâ—… of englond was molte made in to moneye al the monkes of the ordre of cysteaux yeuen al hir bokes thurgh engloÌ„d to done hem to selle the â—…aunsonne for to pay How kynge rychard come ageyne from the holy land and auengyd hym of his enemyes Cao. C. xlvjo. Hyles this kyng rychard was in pryson the kyug of frauÌ„ w ce werryd vpon hym strongely in Normandye and Iohan his broder werryd vpon hym in Englonde but the Bisshopes barons of englonde withstode hym with al the power that they myght gete geten the Castel of wyndesore and al other castels And the forsayd Iohan sawe that he had no myght ne power a geynst the barons of Englond for to fyght but anon went hym ouer see vnto the kyng of Fraunce And when kyng rychard co me out of pryson was delyuerd and come in to englond anon after Candelmasse in grete hast he wente vnto notyngham the castel of notyngham to hym was yolden and tho discomfyted 〈◊〉 Iohan his broder and that with hym helde And after he wente vnto the cyte of wynchestre ther he lete hym croune kyng of en glonde and after he went in to normandye for to werre vppon the kyng of Fraunce the kyng
meschyef greuous dysese anon he toke his couÌ„ceyll and as ked what was best to done And they ansuerd sayd yf it liked hym to yeue hym ony good hit were wel y do and as touchyng his peple to trauaylle so ferre in to out landes it were a grete Ieopardye And so the kyng yaf hym gold siluer many Rych yeftes and â—…e welles betaught hym to god And so he passyd ayene out of englond And in this same yere kyng richard with a ryal power went in to Scotland for to werre vpon the scottes for the falsenesse destruction that the Scottes had done vnto en glisshmen in the marches than the Scottes come doun vnto the kyng for to entrete with hym with his lordes for trewes as for certeyne yeres and so our kyng his couÌ„ceill grauÌ„ted hem trewes certeyne yeres vnto her askyng And our kyng torned hym home ayene in to Englond whan he was come vnto york ther he abo de rested hym theye And there Syr Iohan holond the Erle of kentes broder slowe therles sone of stafford and his heyr with a daggar in the Cyte of yorke wherfor the kyng was sore ameued gâ—…eued remâ—…ued thens come to london and the mayer with the aldermen the comyns with al the solempnyte that myÈt be done riden ayenst the kyng brouÈt hym rially thurgh the ate so forth vnto westmynstre vnto his owne paleys And in the â—…x yere of kyng Rychardes regne he helde a parlement at westmynster ther he made ij dukes a marquys v Erles The fyrst that was made duk was the kynges vncle Syr Edmond of langle erle of Cambridge hym he made duk of york And his other vncle Syr Thomas of wodestoke that was Erle of Bukkyngham hym he made duk of gloucestre And Syr â—…y on â—…eer that was erle of Oxfford hym he made markuys of dyue lyn And henry of Bolyngbroke the dukes sone of laÌ„castre hym he made erle of Derby And syr Edward the dukes sone of yorke hym he made erle of Ruttelond Syr Iohan holand that was the erlâ—… of kentes broder hym he made Erle of Huntyngdon syr Thomas mombray Erle of Notyngham and Erle marchal of Englond and Syr mychel de la pole knyght hym he made Erle of Southfolk and Chaunceler of Englond And the Erle of the marche at that same parlement holden at westmynstre in playn parlement amonges al the lordes and comunes was proclamed Erle of the marche and heyre apparant to the croune of Englond after kyng Rychard the whiche Erle of the marche went ouer sce in to Irland vnto his lordshippes londes for the erle of the marche is erle of vlster in IrloÌ„d by right lyne heritage And ther at the castel of his he lay that tyme And ther come vpon hym a grete multitude in busshemeÌ„tis of wild Irisshmen hym for to take destroye he come out fiersly of his castel with his peple maÌ„ly fought with hem ther he was take hewe al to pyeces ther he deyde on whos soule god haue mercy Amen And in the x yere of kyng Richardys regne therle of Arundel went vnto the see with a grete nauye of shippes enar med with men of armes good Archyers And whan they come in to the brode sce they met with the hole flete y t comen with wyn y lade from Rochel the whiche wyne were enemyes goodes and ther our nauye set vpon hem toke hem all brouÈt hem vnto dy uerse portes hauenes of englond som to london ther ye myÈt haue had a tonne of Rochel wyn of the best for xx shyllyngster lynges so we had grete chepe of wyne thurgh oute the reame at that tyme thanked be god almyghty How the fyue lordes arisen at Rattecotte bridge Cao. C C â—…lj ANd in the regne of kyng Richard the xj yere the v lordes a risen at Rattecâ—…t bridge in the destruction of rebelles that weren that tyme in al the reame The fyrste of the v lordes was sire thomas of wodstok the kynges vncle duk of Gloucestre the seconde was sir Rychard erle of Arundel the thyrd was sir Richard Erle of war wyk the fourth was sir henry boâ—…ng bro ke erle of derby the. v. was sir thomas moÌ„bray erle of notynghaÌ„ And these v lordes saw the meschyef mysgouernauÌ„ce the fal senesse of the kynges couÌ„ceyll wherfor they that weren that tyme chyef of the kynges couÌ„ceyl fledden out of thâ—…o land ouer the see that is to say Sir alysander neuyl the Archebisshop of york and Sir Robert le veer markuys of deuelyn erle of Oxfford sir Michel de la pole Erle of southfolk and ChauÌ„celer of Englond And these thre lordes wenten ouer the see come neuer ageyne for ther they deyde And than these v lordes aboue sayd maden a parlement at westmynstre And ther they toke Syre Robert Tresilian the Iustyce and Syr Nychol brembre knyght and Cytezeyn of london and Syre Iohan Salysbury knyght of the kynges houshold and â—…ske sergeauÌ„t of armes and many moo of other pe ple weren take Iugged vnto the deth by the counceylle of these fyue lordes in hir parlement at westmynstre for treason that they put vpon hem to be drawen from the toure of london thurgh once the Cyte and soo forthe vnto Tyborne and there they sholde be hanged and hyr throtes to be cut and thus they were seruyd dyed And after that in this same parlement at westmynstir was sir symond Beuerle that was a knyght of the garter and syre Iohan beauchamp knyght that was styward of the kynges hou shold and syr Iames berners were foriuged vnto the deth and than they were lad on fote to the toure hylle and there weren hir hedes sâ—…yten of many other mo by these v lordes In this same parlemeÌ„t in the yij yere of kyng Richardes regne he lete crye ordeyne a generall Iustes that is called a turnement of lordes knyghtes squyers And this Iustes turnement was holde at london in smythfeld of al maner of straungyers of what loude or couÌ„tre that euer they were thyder they were right welcome and to hem to al other was holden open houshold And grete festes and also grete yeftes were yeuen to al manere of straungyers And of the kynges side weren al of suâ—…e here coâ—… hyr armure sheldes hors tâ—…ppure And al was whyte hertes with crounes aboute hyr nekkes and chayne 's of gold hangyng therupon the croune hangyng lowe byfore the hertes body the whiche hert was the kynges lyuery that he yafe to lordes ladyes knyÈtes squy ers for to knowe his houshold froÌ„ other peple And in this fâ—…st comyng to hir Iustes xxiiij ladyes lad these xxiiijâ—… lordes of y e gar ther with cheynes of gold and al the same sute of hertes as is a fore
solempnyte worship that myght be done vnto suche a lady And than they brought hyr vnto the kyng the kyng toke hyr welcomed hyr all hir fayr meyne and made ther al the solempnyte that myght be done And than the kyng his counceyll asked of the frenssh lordes whether al the couenauÌ„tes for wardes with the composicion that were or deyned and made on both partyes shold be trewely kepee and â—…l de bytwene hem And they sayd ye And ther they sworne and toke hir charge vpon a â—…oke and made hir othe wel and trewely it to hold in al maner of poyntes and couenauÌ„tes without contra diction or delaye in ony maner wyse And than was she brought vnto saynt Nycholas chirche in Caleys ther she was worthely y wedded with the moost solempnyte that â—…ny kyng or Quene myght be with Archebisshops and Bisshoppes and alle mynystres of hooly chirche And than weren brought home vnto the Castel and sette to mete And there were seruyd with al maner of delycasye of al ryal metes and drynkes plentyuously to al manet of seraungyers and al other and no creature warned that feste but alle were welcome for there were grete hales and tentes sette vpon the grene withoute the castell to resceyue al maner of peple and euery office redy to serue hem alle And thus this worthy maryage was solempnly y done ended with al ryalte Thenne these ij dukes of fraunce with hir peple to ken hir leue of the kyng and quene and wenten ayene to Graue nyng water And ther the frenssh lordes that is to saye the twoo dukes al hir meyny were comen ouer the water to grauenyng and there they metten And euery toke leue of other so they de parted and our lordes come ageyne to Caleys the frenssh lordes wente ouer the water soo home in to fraunce ayene And anone after the kyng made hym redy with the quene and al his lordes and ladyes and al hir peple with hem and come ouer the see in to Englond and so to london and the mayre and the shereues with alle the Aldermen and worthy communes riden ayenst hem vnto the blacheth in kent And ther they metten with the kyng and the quene and welcomed hem and that in good aray and euery man in the clothynge of his crafte and mynstralles to fere hem And soo they brought hem vnto seynt Georges barre in Southe werke and ther they toke hyr leue And the kyng and the quene riden to kenyngton and than the peple of london torned home ayene And in turnyng ayene to london bridge ther was so moche prese of peple both on hors and a foote that ther were dede on the bridge xâ—… persones of men of womeÌ„ of children on whos soules Almyghty god haue pyte mercy Amen And than afterward the Quene was brought vnto the Toure of loudon ther she was al nyght And on the morow she was brought thurgh the Cyte of london al ouer so forth vnto westmynstre ther she was crouned Quene of Englond And than she was brought ayene to the kynges paleys and ther was holden an open rial fest at hir coronacion of al maner of peple that thyder come And this was done the sonday next after the fest of Seynt Clement in the xx yere of kyng Rychardes regne And than the xxv day of August next after by â—…uyl exytacion and fals counseylle for grete wrath and malyce that the kynge hadde of olde tyme vnto his vncle the good duke of Gloucestre and to the Erle of Arundel and to therle of warrewyke â–ª And anon the kynge by his euyl exytacyon and his counceylle and malyce late in the euenyug on the same day aboue sayd made hym redy with his strength and rode in to Estsex vnto the toune of chelmesford so come to plasshe sodeuly ther sir thomas of wodestok the good duk of gloucestre lay And the good duk co me to wâ—…lcome the kyng anon and the kyng arestid the good du ke hym self his own body and so he was lad doune to the water and anone put to a shyp and anon had vnto Caleys brought in to the capytayns warde to be kept in hold by the kynges coÌ„ maÌ„dement of englond And that tyme therle marchal was Capi tayne of Caleys And anon after by the coÌ„maundement of the kyng by his fals couÌ„ceyl coÌ„manded the capytayn to put hym to the dethe And anone certayne yomen that had the good duke in kepyng toke hir couÌ„ceyl how that they wold put hym vnto the deth And this was hir appoyntement that they shold come vpon hym when he were in his bed and a slepe on a fethyr bedde And anon they bounde hym fote honde charged hym to lye still when they had done thus they token two smale towailles made on hem ij rid knottes cast the towailles aboute the dukes nekke than they toke the fether bedde that lay vnder hym cast it abo ue hym than they drowen hir towailles eche weyes som lay vpon the fetherbed vpon hym vnto the tyme that he were dede by cause that he shold make no noise thus they strangled this wor thy duk vnto the deth on whos soule god for his hygh pite haue mercy Amen And whan the kyng had arestyd this worthy duk his vncle sent hym to Caleys he come ayene to london in all hast with a woÌ„der grete peple and as sone as he was come be sen te for therle of Arundel for the good erle of warrewyk And anon as they come he arestyd hem hym self Syr Iohn cob ham sir Iohan cheyne knyghtes he arestyd hem in the same ma ner til he made his parlemeÌ„t And anon they were put in to hold but therle of Arundel wente at large vnto the parlement tyme For he fonde suffysauÌ„t suerte to abyde the lawe and to ansuerâ—… to all maner poyntes that the kyng his counceyll wold put vpon hym And in the xj yere of kyng Rychardes regne be ordeyned hym a parlement at westmynstre the whiche was callid the grete parlement And this parlement was made for to Iuge these thre worthy lordes other mo as hem lyst at this tyme And for the Iugement the kyng lete make in al hast a long a large houe of tymbre the which was callid an hale couered with tyâ—…es ouer it was open al about on both sides at the endes that al maner of mâ—…n myÈt see thurgh out ther y e dome was holden vpon these forsayd lordes Iugement yeue of this forsayd parlement And for to come vnto this parlement the kyng sent his writâ—…s vnto euery lord baron knyÈt squyer in euery shyre thurgh out al en gloÌ„d that euery lord gadre brynge his retenue with hym in as short tyme in the best aray y t they myÈt gete in mayntenyng
gate hem shippes at dyuerse bauenes and wenten ouer the see in to dyuerse londes eche his wey And the duke of Norfolk wente to â—…enyce and ther he dyed On whos soule god haue mercy Amen And than kynge Rychard made a clerke of his Syr Rogyer walden Archebisshop of Caunterbury And in the xij yere of kyng Rychardes regne by fals counseyll and ymagynacion of co uetous men that were aboute hym were made ordeyned blanck chartres made hem to be enseled of al maner ryche men thurgh oute the reame In so moche that they compellyd dyuerse peple to set her seal therto And this was done for grete couetyse wherfor alle good hertes of the reamme weren clene turned aweye from hym that was kyng euer after And that was vtterly destruction and ende to hym that was soo hyghe and excellent prince and kynge and thurgh couetyse and falo couÌ„seyl falsly bytrayd allas for pyte that suche a kyng myÈt not see And than kyng Rychard sette his kyngdome his ryal lond englond to ferme vnto iiij persones the whiche were these sir williaÌ„ scrope erle of wylteshire tresorer of englond sir Iohan Bussh henry Grene and sir Iohan Bagot knyghtes whiche that turned hem to meschyef deth within lytel tyme as ye shal finde here after writen And than kyng Rychard made grete ordi nauÌ„ce wente hym oner the see in to Irlond and many grete lor des with hym with grete hostes for to strength hyr kyng with meÌ„ of armes archyers moch grete stuffe right good ordynauÌ„ce as longeth to werre And or he passed the see he ordeyned made sir Edmond of laÌ„gely his vncle the duk of york his lyeutenauÌ„t of englond in his absence with the gouernaunce counceyll of these iiij knyghtes that hadden taken englond to ferme of the kynge than he passed the see come in to Irlond there he was wel worthely resceyued And these rebelles that bon callyd wild â—…ssh men anone hir chyuetayne hir gouernours and hir leders comeÌ„ doune vnto the kyng yelden hem vnto hym both body and goo des al at his owne wyll swore to be his lyege men and there to hym dyden homage feaute and good seruyce And thus he conquerd the moost partye of Irlond in a lytel tyme. And while that kyng Rychard was thus in Irlond Syr Hen ry of Bolyngbroke erle of Derby that the kyng had made bifo re duke of herford the whiche duk the kyng had exyled oute of this loÌ„d was come ayene in to Englond for to chalenge the duk dome of lancastre as for his right and trewe herytage And he come doune oute of fraunce by londe vnto Caleys And ther met hym Syre Thomas of Arundel that was Archebisshop of Caunterbury that was exyled oute of englond and with hym come the erle of Arundel his sonne and heyre the whiche was in warde and kepyng of Syr Iohan shelley knyght somtyme with the erle of huntyngdone with the duk of Excestre the whiche was in the castel of Reygate in southseâ—… And ther be stale hym away come to Caleys and ther he was kept wel worthely til these other two lordes weren come to Caleys And than this worthy duk and the archebisshop of Caunterbury Arundel shypped in the hauen of Caleys and drowe hir course northward and arryued in yorkshyre at Rauenspore faste by brâ—…desyngton And there he come and entred the londe and these twoo lordes with hym and hir meyny And than moche people of the Reame that herd of his comyng and knowe where he was anon they drewen to hym welcomed these lordes so couraged hem in al maner thyng passed forth in to the land and gadred moche peple And whan kyng Richard herd and wyst that these ij lordes were come ageyne in to Englond weren londed than the kyng left his ordynaunce in Irlond and come in to englond ward in al the hast that he myght come vnto the castel of flynt and there he abode for to take his counceyll and myght best be done but to hym come none And than Syr Thomas percy Erle of wâ—…rcestre that was the kynges Styward wyst and knewe this anon he come in to the â—…alle among the peple And there he brake the yâ—…rde of the ryal kynges houshold And anone they were dis parpled euery man went his wey forsoke hir maister souerayne lord and left hym allone And thus was kyng richard brought a doune destroyed and stode allone without comfort or socour or ony good counseyll of ony man Allas for pyte of this rial kyng And anon come tydynges that sir Henry of Bolyng broke was vp with a wonder strong power of peple and that al the shereues of engloÌ„d reysed vp the shires in strengthyng of hym ayenst the kyng Rychard And thus sone he was come out of the northcouÌ„tre to Bristowe And ther he met with sir william scrope Erle of wylteshyre tresorer of Englond and with Syre Iohn â—…ssh and sire henry grene and Iohan Bagot but he escaped from hem and went ouer the see in to Irlond these thre knygh 〈◊〉 were taken hir heedes smyten of And thus they dyed for hir fals couetyse And than was kyng Rychard y take and brought vnto the duk and anon the duk put hym in fast ward and stronge hold vnto his comyng to london And was ther a â—…mour in london a strong noyse that kyng Richard come to west mynster and the peuple of london râ—…nne thyder and wold haue done moche harme and skathe in hyr wodenesse Nadde the Maire and the Aldermen and other worthy men seced hem with fayre wordes and turned hem home ageyne to london And ther was Syr Iohan slake deen of the kynges Chapell of westmynstre take and brought to london and put in prison in lud gate And Bagott was take in Irlond and brought to london and putte in prison in newgate there to be kepte and to abyde his ansuere And sone after the duk brought kyng Rychard priuely vnto london put hym in the tour vnder suer kepyng as a prisoner and than come the lordes of the reame with al her counceyll vnto the toure to kyng Rychard sayden to hym of his mysgouernaunce extorcion that he had done made ordeyned to oppresse al the comyn peple and also to al the reame Wherfore al the comyn peple of his Royame wold haue hym deposed of his kyngdome and so he was deposed at that tyme in the toure of loÌ„don by al his lordes counseyl comyn ssaent of al the Reamme And ther he was putt from the toure vnto the Castel of ledes in kent ther he was kept a while and than was he had froÌ„ thens vnto the castel of pountfret in the northcouÌ„tre to be kept in prison sone afterward right ther he made his ende And than whan kyng Richard was deposed had resygned his croun
Also this same yere had ben a pees made and sworne bytwene the duke of Burgoyne the Dolphyn Whiche were sworne vp on our lordes body that they shold loue assiste eche other ageynst theyr enemyes and after this contrary to this othe the dule Iohan of Burgoyn was slayne and pytously murthred in the pre sence of the dolphyn wherfor the frensshmen were gretely deuyded of veray necessite labourid to haue a trayttye with the kynge of englond For the kyng of englond wan dayly of them tounes cas telles fortresses Also this same yere was quene Iane arestyd brouÈt to the castel of ledis in kent And one frere rndolf a do ctor of dyuynyte her confessour whiche afterward was slayn by the person of the tour fallyng at wordes debate and after quene Iane was delyuerd In the. vij yere bothe kynges of frauÌ„ce of englond were acorded kyng henry was made heyr regent of frauÌ„ce wedded dame kateryn the kynges doughter of fâ—… ce at Troyes in champayn on Trinyte sonday And this was ma de by the mene of phelyp newely made duk of Burgoyn whiche was sworne to kyng henry for tauenge his fadres deth was be come englissh And thenne the kyng with his newe wyf wente to Parys where he was ryally receyued And from thens be with his lordes the duk of Burgoyne many other lordes of fraun ce leyd syege to dyuerse tounes and castels that held of the Dolphyns partyns and wan hem but the toune of Melun held longe for therin were good defendours In the viij yere the kyng the quene come ouer see londed on CaÌ„delmasse day in the morow at douer And the xiiij day of feuerer the kyng came to london the xxj day of the same moneth the quene come and the xxiiij day of the same she was crouned at westmestre Also the same yere a non after ester the kyng helde a parlemeÌ„t at westmestre at which parlement it was ordeyned that the gold in Englissh coyn shold le weyed none resceyued but by weyght And anone after wyt sontyde the kyng sayled to Caleys and passed so forth in to fraÌ„ce And in marche the xxij day byfore the kyng ca in ouer the duk of clarence was slayne in feaunce dyuerse other lordes take priso ners as therle of huÌ„tingdon therle of somersete with dyuse other And al was bicause they wold not take with hem archieâ—… but thought to haue doo with the frensshmen them self withoute hem And yet whan he was slayne the Archyers come rescued the bo dy of the duk which they wold haue caryed with hem god haue mercy on his soule he was a valiauÌ„t man And the same yere bi twene Cristemasse candelmasse the toune of melun was yolden to the kyng In the ix yere on seynt nycholas day in deceÌ„ber was born henry the kynges first bygoten sone at wyndesore whos god fadres at fontstone was heury bisshop of wynchestre Iohn duk of Bedford the duchesse of holand was godmodâ—… henry chi cheley archebisshop of cauÌ„terbury was godfadre atte confermynâ—… And in the x yere the cyte of mews in brye was goten which had ben long besieged And this same yere the quene shipped at hamp ton sayled ouer to the kyng in frauÌ„ce where she was worshypfully receyued of the kyng also of the kyng of frauÌ„ce hyr fadre of hir moder And thus kynge henry wan fast in frauÌ„ce helde grete astate sate at dyner at a grete feste in parys crouned the quene also whiche had not ben seen to fore al peple resorted vn to his court but as to the kyng of frauÌ„ce he held none astate ne ru le but was left almost allone Also this yere the whethercock was sette vpon poulus steple at london And this yere in the moneth of August the kyng wexe seke at boys de vynceÌ„t whan he saw he shold dye he made his testameÌ„t ordeyned many thynges nobly for his soule deuoutly resseyued al the rightes of hooly chirche in so ferforth that whan he was enoynted he said the serui se with the preest at the vers of the psalme miserere mei deus that was Benigne fac dnÌ„e in bona voluÌ„tate tua syon vt edificen tur muri Ihrâ—…m he bad tarye there said thns O good lord thou knowest that myn entent hath ben yet is yf I myÈt lyue to reede fye the walles of Ihrâ—…m thenne the preest proceded forth ma de an ende and anone after this moost noble prynce victorious kyng flour in his tyme of cristen chyualrye whom al the world doubted gaf his soule in to the handes of god deyde made an ende of his naturel lyf at the sayd Boys de vyncent beside parys the xxxvj yere of his age on whos soule god haue mercy amen Thenne was the body enbamed cered leide in a rial chare an ymage like vnto hym was leide vpon the corps open with dyâ—…se baners horse couered rychely with tharmes of englond frauÌ„ce also thold armes of seynt edwardes seynt edmoÌ„d other with grete multitude of torches with whome went the kyng of scotlaÌ„d many other lordes whiche accompanyed the body til it come vn westmestre by london in englond and in euery toune by the wey he had solempnly his dirige on theuen masse on the morne and moche almesse was yeuen to poure peple by the way the vij day of noueÌ„bre after the corps was bronght thurgh london with gre te reuerence solempnyte to westmynstre where he nowe lyeth it was worshipfully beryed after was leyd on his tombe a ryal y mage lyke to hym self of siluer gylt whiche was made at the cost of quene kateryne And thus ended is entered buryed the noble kyng henry the fifth on whos soule al cristen soules god haue mercy Amen Of the lawde of kyng henry the fyfthe what he ordeyued for kyng Rychard for hym self after his deth Capitulo ducentesimo xlvj o HEre is to be noted that this kyng henry the v was a noble prince after he was kyng crouned how be it to fore in his yongthe he had ben wyld recheles spared no thyng of his lustes ne desyres but accomplysshed them after his lykyng but as sone as he was crouned enoynted sacred anone sodenly he was chauÌ„ ged in to a newe man sette al his entent to lyue vertuously in mayntenyng of holy chirche destroyeng of heretykes kepyng Ius tice defendyng of his reame subgettes And for as moche as his fadre had deposed by his labour the good kyng Rychard pytously made hym to dye for th offence done to hym ayenst his lygeauÌ„ce he had sent to rome to be assoilled therof for which offâ—…ce the pope our holy fadre enioyned hym to make hym be prayd for perpetuelly
his partye bygan to make werre gâ—… te certeyne places made destrusses vpon englisshmen by the me 〈◊〉 of his capytayns that is to wete laâ—…r poton dâ—… seyntraylles and especyal a mayde whiche they named la pucelle de dieu this mayde rod lyke a man was a valyauÌ„t Capytayn among them and toke vpon hir many grete enterpryses in soo moche that they had a byleue to haue recouerd al theyr losses by hyr â–ª NotwithstaÌ„ dyng atte last after many grete feates by the helpe and prowesse of syr Iohan Luxembâ—…rgh whiche was a noble Capytayne of the dukes of Burgoyne and many Englisshmen picardes and Burgoyngons whiche were of oure partye byfore the toun of coÌ„ pyne the xxiij day of may the forsayd pucelle was taken in the feld armed lyke a man and many other Capytayns with hyr And were al wrought to Roan and ther she was put in pryson And ther she was Iuged by the lawe to be brente and thenne she sayd that she was with child wherby she was respyted aâ—… whyle But in conclusyon it was founde that she was not with child And thenne she was brente in Roan And the other Capytayns were put to raunsonne and entreated as men of warre beâ—… acusâ—…d med c This same yere abont Candelmasse Rychard huÌ„â—… der a wollepacker was dampned for an heretyke brent at tour hylle And aboute mydlente syr Thomas Baggely preest vyâ—… rye of Mauen in Estsex besyde walden was disgrated dampnâ—…d for an heretyke and brente in Smythfeld And also in this same yere whyles the kynge was in frauÌ„ce ther were many heretykes and lollardes that had purposed to haue made a rysyng case bylles in many places but blessyd be god almyghty the Capâ—… yn of hem was take whos name was william MauÌ„deâ—…yle a we uer of abendon and bayly of the same toun whiche named hym self Iaâ—… sharp of wygmoresland in walys And afterward 〈◊〉 was byheded at Abendon in the whitson weke on the tewysdaye This same yere the vj daye of december kyng henry the â–ª vâ—… was crouned kyng of frauÌ„ce at parys in the chirche of oure lady with grete soleÌ„pnyte There beyng present the Cardynal of engloÌ„d the duk of Bedford many other lordes of frauÌ„ce of engloÌ„d af ter this coronacyon grete fest holden at parys the kyng retorned from thens to Roan so toward Caleys And the ix day of Fe uerer londed at douer whome al the comyns of kent met at 〈◊〉 doune bytwene CauÌ„terbury Douer alle in reede hoodes And so come forth til he come to the blakheth where he was mette with the mayre and Iohan wellys with al the craftys of london clad al in whyte And so they brought hym to london the xxj day of the same monethe This same yere was a restraynt of the wâ—…llys of Caleys made by the Soudyours bycause they were not payd of theyr wages wherfor the duke of Bedford regent of fraunce beyng thenne Capitayne came to Caleys the tewysday in the ester weke And on the morne after many soudyours of the toune we re arested and put in warde And in the same weke he rode to tere wyne And by the mene of the Bisshop of Terewyn he wedded the erles doughter of saynt poul and came ageyne to Caleys And the xj day of Iuyn on saynt Barnabes day there were iiij soudyours of Caleys that were chyef causers of the restreynt bihe ded that is to wete Iohan maddely Iohan lundaye Thomas pal mer and Thomas Talbot And an C x banysshed the toune that same tyme And before were banysshed honderd xx soudyours And on mydsomer euen after came the lorde regent hys wyf to london Ca o CCo. xâ—…xo. ABoute this tyme pope martyn deyde And after hym Eugenye the fourth was pope This was pesybly chosen in rome by the Cardynals and was very and Indubytate pope But shortly after he was put and expâ—…lsed oute of Rome in suche wyse that he was fayne to flee naked An this same tyme was the counseyll of Basyll to whiche counceyll he was cyted to come bycause he came not they deposed hym but he rought not ne set not therby but gate the cyte of Rome and abode seyl pope xvij yere This yere about whytsontyde the heretikes of praghe we re destroyed for at ij iourneyes were destroyed of them mo than xxij M with hir Capytayns that is to wete â—…rocapius saplico lupus presbiter Also ther was taken alyue mayster pyers clerke an englisshman heretyk Also this same yere was a gre te frost a strong duryng xj wekes For it bygan on saynt kateryns euen lasted vnto seynt Scolastycays daye in feuerer in whiche tyme the vyntage that came from Burdeux come ouer shoters hille This yere was the counseyll of Aras a grete tra yttye bytwene the kyng of englond the kyng of frauÌ„ce where was assembled many grete lordes of bothe partyes at whiche couÌ„ ceyl was offryd to the kyng of englond many grete thynges by the moyen of a legate that come fro rome which was cardynal of seynt crosse whiche offres were refused by the cardynal of en glond other lordes that were there for the kyng wherfor y e duk of burgoyn which had ben long englissh sworne forsoke our par tye retorned frensshe by mene of the sayd legate made a pees with y e frenssh kyng receyuyng of the kyng for recoÌ„pensing of his faders deth the couÌ„â—…e pontieu the lordship of macon which moch other as is specyfyed in the sayd trayttye soo our enbassadours came home ageyne in werse caas than they wente For they loste there the duk of burgoyn whiche had ben with his buâ—…goynons pycardes a synguler helpe 〈◊〉 all the conquest of Normandy of frauÌ„ce This same yere was a grete batail on the see bitwene the Ieneweys the kyng of Aragon of which batayl the Ieneweys had the victorye for they toke the kyng of Aragon the kyng of Nauerne and the grete mayster of seynt Iames in galyse with thre honderd knyÈtes squyers moch other peple and this was on seynt domynykys day This same yere were seen thre sounes at ones And anon folowed the threfold gouernannce in the chirch that is to wete of eugenye of the connseyll of the neutralyâ—…e al so this same yere M cccc xxxiiij was a passynge greete wynde by whiche steples houses trees were ouerthrowen About this tyme was an holy mayde in holand called lydwith which lyued only by myracle not etyng ony mete This yere the duk of bourgoyne bygan his ordre at lyle of the golden flyes and ordeyned certeyne knyghtes of the ordre and made statutes ordynauÌ„ces moche acordyng vnto the ordre of the gartre Also this same â—…re the frensshmen had enterprysed to haue stolen Caleys in the fiss â–ª hyng tyme. For many bootis of frauÌ„ce had saufconduytes to come to caleys for to take heryng
westmynstre and ther was Iustes thre dayes duryng within the sayntuarye to fore the abbey This yere the priour of kilmyan ap peled therle of â—…rmond of treason whiche had a day assygned to them for to fyÈt in smythfeld the lystis were made feld dressyd but whan it cam to poynt the kyng coÌ„maÌ„ded that they shold not fight but toke the quarellys in to his own hond this was done at the InstauÌ„ce labour of certeyne Prechours doctours of london as maister gylbert worthyngton parson of seynt Andrews in holborn other Also this same yere cam a grete enbas sade in to englond out of frauÌ„ce for to haue coÌ„cluded a perpetuelle pees but in conclusyon it torned vnto a tryews of a yere Aboute this tyme deyde seynt bernardyne a gray frere whiche bygan the newe reformacyon of that ordre in many places in so moche that they y t were reformed ben callid obseruauÌ„tes which obseruauÌ„ces ben encrecyd gretely in ytalye in Almayne This bernardyn was canonysed by pope nycholas the v In the yere M CCCC l IohaÌ„nes de capestrano was his disciple which profited moch to the reformacion of y t ordre for whome god shewed many a fâ—…u myracle also here is to be noted y t from this tyme forward kying Henry neuer proufyted ne went forward but fortune began to tourne from hym on al sydes as wel in frauÌ„ce NormaÌ„dy guyan as in Englond soÌ„me men holden opoynyon that kyng lenry gafe coÌ„myssion plenarly to syr edward hulle syr Robert Rooâ—… dene of saynt seueryns and other to conclude a mariage for hym with the erle of Armynaks suster whiche was promysed as it was sayd coÌ„cluded but afterward it was brokeÌ„ he wedded quene mar grete as a fore is said whiche was a dere maryage for the reame of engloÌ„d for it is knowen veryly that for to haue her was deâ—…uerd the duchye of Angeo the erldome of mayne whiche was the keye of Normandy for the frensshmen tentre And aboue this the sayd marquys of Suffolk axyd in playne parlement a yv and an half for to fetche hir out of frauÌ„ce lo what a mariage was this as to the comparison of that other maryage of armynak for ther shold haue ben delyuerd so many Castels Townes in guy an and so moche good shold haue ben yeuen with her that al Englond shold haue ben ther by enriched but coÌ„trary wyse fil wher fore euery grete prynce ought to kepe his promyse for bycause of brekyng of this promyse for mariage of quene margrete what losse hath had the reame of Englond by losynge of Normandy and guyan by dyuysyon in the reame the rebellyng of Comyns ayenst theyr prince and lordes what dyuysyon amoÌ„g the lordes what murdre sleyng of them what feldes foughten made in coÌ„clusyon so many that many a man hath loste his lyf in conclusyon the kyng deposed the quene with hir sone fayne to flee in to ScotlaÌ„d and from thens in to frauÌ„ce so to lorayne the pla ce that she come first fro Many men deme that the brekyng of the kynges promysse to the suster of the erles of Armynak was cau se of this grete losse and aduersyte How the good duk of Gloucestre Humfrey the kynges vnclâ—… was arestyd at the parlement of bnry and his deth and how an geo in mayne was delyuerd Capitulo Ducentesimo liijo. IN the yere xxv of kyng henry was a parlement at bury called saynt edmondes burye about whiche was commaÌ„ded al the comyns of the couÌ„tre to be there in theyr most defensable araye for to awayte vpon the kyng to which parlemeÌ„t come the duk of gloucestre vmfrey the kynges vncle which had ben protectonr of Englond alle the none age of the kyng and anone after he was in his lodgyng he was arestyd by the vysecouÌ„t bemond the conestable of englond whome accompanyed the duke of Bokyngham many other lordes And forthwith al his ser uauntes were commaunded for to departe from hym xxxij of the chyef of them were also arestyd and sent to dyuerse prysons anone after this saide areste the said duke was sone after deede on whos soule god haue mercy amen but how he deyde and in what maner the certeynte is not to me knowen soÌ„me saide he deide for so rowe soÌ„me saide he was murdred bitwene two fetherbeddes othir saide that an hote spitte was put in his fuÌ„dament but how he dei de god knoweth to whome is no thyng hyd And thenÌ„e whan he was so dede he was leid open that al men myÈt see hym so both lordes knyghtes of the shyres with burgeyses come saw hym lye dede but wouÌ„de ne token coude they perceyue how he deyde here may men marke what this world is this duk was a noble maÌ„ a grete clerke and had worshipfully ruled this reame to the kyn ges behoof and neuer coude be founde faute to hym but enuye of them that were gouernours and had promysed the duchye of an geo and the Erledom of mayne caused the destructyon of this no ble man for they drad hym that he wold haue enpesshed that delyuerauÌ„ce And after they sent his body to saynt Albons with cer teyne lyghtes for to be buryed And so syr Geruays of clyfton had than the charge to conueye the corps And so it was bâ—…ed at seynt albons in the abbey v persones of his houshold were sent to london and there were rayned Iuged to be drawen honged and quartred of whome the names were syre Rogyer chaÌ„burlayn knyght one myddelton a squyer Herbard a squyer arthur a squyer Richard Nedham whiche v persones were drawen from the tour of london thurgh chepe vnto Tyborn ther haÌ„ ged and late doune quyke and thenne stript for to haue ben heded and quartred And thenne the marquys of Suffolk shewed ther for them the kynges pardon vnder his grete seal soo they were pardonned of the remenauÌ„t of the execucion had theyr lyues And soo they were brought agayne to london after frely delyuerd Thus bygan the trouble in the Reame of Englond for the dethe of this noble duk of Gloucestre Alle the comyns of the royame bygan for to murmure for it and were not content After that pope Eugenye was dede Nycholas the fyfthe was electr â—…o pe This nycholas was chosen for Eugenye yet hangyng the scis me NotwithstoÌ„dyng he gate the obedyence of al Cristen royames For after he was elect and sacred pope certayne lordes of Fraun ce and of englond were sente in to sauoye to pope Felix for to entrete hym to cesse of the papacye And by the special labour of the bisshop of Norwiche and the lord of saynt Iohans he cessed the se cond yere after that pope nycholas was sacred And the sayd Fe lyx was made legate of fraunce and cardynal of sauoye And resygned the hole papacye to Nycholas and after
lyued an holy lyf and deyde an holy man And as it is said almyghty god sheweth myracles for hym This was the xx ij scysme bytwene Eugenye and felyx and dured xvj yere The cause was this the general counseyll of Basyle deposed Eugenye whiche was only pope Indubytate for as moche as he obserued not kept the decrees and statutes of the counseyll of Constaunce as it is afore sayd nether he rought not to gyue obedyence to that general couÌ„seylle in no maner wyse wherof arose a grete altercacyon among wryters of this mater pro and contra whiche can not acorde vn to this daye One partye sayth that the Counseylle to aboue the pope that other party said nay but the pope is aboue y t couÌ„seil God blessyd aboue al thynges gyue grauÌ„te his pees in hooly chirche spouse of crist amen This nycholas was of Iene comeÌ„ of sowe byrthe a doctour of dyuyuyte an actyf man he reedefyed many places that were broken ruynous dide do make a grete walle aboute the palais made the walle newe abonte Rome for drede of the turkes and the peple wouÌ„dred of the â—…syng and resygnyng of felix to hym consydered that he was a man of so huÌ„ble byrth And that other was of affynyte to al the most part of Cristen prynces wherof ther was a verse publysshed in Rome in this maner â—…ux fulsit mundo cessit Felix Nycholao How Syr FrauÌ„ceys Aragonoys toke fogyers in Normandye And of the losse of Constantynople by the turke Capitush CC liiij o IN the yere of kyng henry xxvij beyng trewes bytwene fraÌ„ce and englond a knyght of the englyssh partye named Syr FrauÌ„ce ys Aragonoys toke a towne of Normandye named Fogyers ageynst the trewes of whiche takyng bygan moche sorow and losse For this was the occasyon by whiche the frensshmen ga te al normandye Aboute this tyme the cyte of Costantynople whiche was the Imperyal cyte in al grece was taken by the turkes Infydeles whiche was bytrayd as soÌ„me holde oppiny on and theÌ„perour taken slayn And that ryal chirche of sancta Sophia robbed and despoylled the Relyques ymages and the Rode drawen about the stretes whiche was done in despyte of cristen feyth and sone after al crysten feith in grece perysshed ces syd Ther were many cristen men slayn Innumerable sold put in captyuyte by the takyng of this toun the turke is gretely enhauÌ„sed in pryde And it is a grete losse vnto al cristen dom In the yere xxviij was a parlement holden at westmestre and froÌ„ thens adiourned to the blak freris at london after cristemasse to west mynstre ageyn And this same yere Robert of Cane a man of the westcoÌ„tre with a fewe shippes toke a grete flote of shippes comyng out of the saye laden with salt which shippes were of pruys flaÌ„ dres holaÌ„d zeland brouÈt hem to hampton wherfor the mar chauÌ„tes of engloÌ„d beyng in flauÌ„dres were arested in brugys Ipre other places myÈt not be deliud ner their dettis discharged til hey had made a poyntemeÌ„t for to pay for â—…hameÌ„des hurtes of tho shippes whiche was payd by the marchauÌ„tes of the staple euery peny And in lyke wyse the marchauÌ„tes and goodes beyng in dâ—…s ke were also arested and made grete amendes This same yere the frensshmen in a mornyng toke by a trayn the towne of pouÌ„t al ar che ' and therin the lord Fauconbrydge was take prisoner and after that in december Roan was taken and lost beyng therynne the duk of Somersete Edmond the Erle of shrewesbury which by apoyntement lefte pledges loste all Normandye and â—…me home And duryng the sayd parlement the duk of Suffolk was arestyd and sente in to the toure and ther he was a moneth and after the kyng dyd do fetche hym out for whiche cause al the com munes of englond were in a grete rumour what for the delyuerauÌ„ ce of Angeo and mayn and after losynge of al Normandy in in especyal for the deth of the good duk of Gloucestre in so moch that in som places men gadred to geders made hem capitayns as blewe berd and other whiche were resysted taken bad Iu styce deyde And thenne the sayd parlement was adiourned to leycestre and thider the kyng brought with hym the duk of â—…uf folk And whan the comyn how 's vnderstode that be was out of the tour and comen thyder they desyred to haue execucion on them that were cause of the delyueraunce of Normandy had ben cau se of the deth of the duk of Gloucestre and had sold gascorne â–ª guyan of whiche they named to be gylty the duke of Suffolke as chyef the lord saye the bisshop of Salysbury Danyel many moo And for to pease the comons the duk of suffolk was 〈◊〉 oute of Englond v yere And so durynge the parlement 〈◊〉 went in to Norfolk and there toke shyâ—…oyng for to goo oute of the re ame of englond in to frauÌ„ce this yere as he sayled on the 〈◊〉 a shyppe of warre callyd the Nycholas of tour meâ—… with his ship and founde hym therynne whome they toke oute brought hym in to theyr shippe tofore the mayster Capytayns ther 〈◊〉 was examyned And atte last Iudged to the deth and so they put hâ—… in a Cabon hiâ—… chapelyue for to shryue hym And that doone they brought hym in to douer Roode and there set hym in to the boot and there smote of his heede and brought the body a lond vp on the sondes and sette the heede therby â–ª And this was done the first day of maye Lo what auayled hym now al his delyuerauÌ„ce of Normandy And here ye may here how he was rewarded for the deth of the duk of gloucestre Thus bygan sorow vpon sorowe and deth for deth How this yere was thynsurrectyon in kente of the comyns of whome Iak â—…de an yrysshman was Capytayne Cao. CC lvo. THis yere of our lord M CCCC l was the grete grace of the Iubylee at rome where was grete pardon in so moch y t from al places in Crystendom grete multitude of peple resorted thider this yere was a grete asseÌ„ble gadyng to geder of the comons of kent in grete nombre made an Insurectyon rebel led ayenst the kyng his lawes ordeyned hem a capytayn cal led Iohn Cade an yrysshman whiche named hym self Mortymer cosyn to the duk of york this Capytayn held these men to geder made ordenauÌ„ces amoÌ„g them brought hem to blakheth where he made a bylle of petycyons to the kyng his couÌ„ceyl shewed what Iniuryes oppressyoÌ„s the poure comyns suffrid al vnder colour for to come to his aboue And he had a grete multitude of peple And the xvij day of Iuyn the kyng many lordes capitayns men of warre went toward hym to the blacheth whan the capytayn of
â—…gned no bly and lyued but fyften yere dyed lyeth at york How kynge eldred come ageyne fro normandye and how knought the danoys regned of the werre bytwene hym 〈◊〉 Edmond Irensyde Câ—… C 〈◊〉 AFter the deth of sweyne that was a danoys knoght his so ne duellyd in englond wold haue be kyng and tho 〈◊〉 ageyne eldred oute of normandye with moche 〈◊〉 and witâ—… a strong meyne that knoght durst not abyde but fled thens in to Denmarke The kyng eldred had ageyne his royame 〈◊〉 sed grete lordship that he bygan to destroye al tho that 〈◊〉 Sweyn that was a danoys ageynste hym And afterward 〈◊〉 ageyne this knoght from denmark with a grete power so 〈◊〉 â—…yng Eâ—… dâ—…ed durste not with hym fyght but fled 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—…o lonâ—…n 〈◊〉 ther helde hym Tho come knought and hym 〈◊〉 â—…o long 〈◊〉 kynge eldred dyed in the cyte of london 〈◊〉 at 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he regned nyne yere Of kyng knoght Ca C 〈◊〉 AFter the deth of this eldryd knought that was 〈◊〉 danoys bygan tho for to regne but Edmond Irensyde that was kyng â—…ldredys sone by his fyrst wyf ordeyned a grete hoost by gan to werre vpon kyng knought so he dyd many tymes and ofâ—… the werre was so strong hard that wonder it was to wy te And the quene Emme that duellyd tho at westmynstre had gâ—…te drede of hir two sones of the werre alured edward lâ—…ste they sholde be defoyled mysdone thurgh this werr wherfor she sente hem ouer see in to Normandy to the duk Rychard hir vucle ther they duellyd in saufte pees long tyme This Edmond Irensyde knoght werryd strongly to geders but atte last they were acorded in this maner that they shold departe the RoyaÌ„me byâ—…wene hem so they dyden after they bycomen good frendes so wel loued that they bycomen sworne brethâ—…ren so wel loued to geders as they had â—…e bretheren geten of one body of one moder y borne How kyng Edmond Irensyde traytouâ—…sly was slayn thurgh a traytonr that was callyd edryth of stratton Ca o C xvâ—…ijo. ANd after tho regned kyng edmond Irensyde and knought the danoys but thus it befell afterward that in the same ye re that they were acorded so moch loued to geder Wherfor a fal se thefe traytour had enuye vnto the loue that was bytwene hem frendship whos name was Edryst of sâ—…ratton that was a grete lord that was edmond Iâ—…ensydes man of hym helde al the land that he had netheâ—…s he thought his lord to bytraye ma ke knoght kynge of the land in entent rychely to â—…en auaunâ—…d and with hym wel be byloued wherfor he prayd his lord edmâ—…d Irensyde vpon a day with hym for to eten and to duelle and the kyng curtoysly hym graunted to hym come at his prayer and at the mete the kyng ryally was seruyd with dyuerse metes and drynkes and whan nyght come that he shold go to bed the kyng toke his owne meyne â–ª and went in to chambre and as he loked aboute he sawe a wonder fayr ymage wel made in semâ—…t as it were an archyer with a bowe bent in his hond in the bowe a fyn arow kyng edmond went tho nerre to behold it letter what it myght ben anon the arow hym smote thurgh the body and there slowe the kyng for that engyn was made to slee his owne lord traytoursly And wâ—…n kynge edmond thus was dede and slayne he nad regned but x yere his peple for hym made moche sorowe and his body they â—…ere vnto glastenbury ther they him entered And this fals traytour Edryth anone went to the quene that was kyng edmonds wyf that wist of hir lordes deth anoÌ„ he toke from hir twoo sones that were fayre yong that hir lord had vpon hir goten that one was callyd edward that other eâ—… dewyâ—… lad hem with hym to loÌ„don toke hem to kyng knoght that he shold do with hem what his wylle were told hym how queyntely he had slayn kyng edmond for encheson loue of hym so that kyng knoght al englond in his power hooly myght haue O thou falâ—… traytour hast thou my trâ—…we broder slayn for encheson of me a man that I moost loued in the world Now be myn hede I shal for thy trauaylle the wel reward as thou hast deser ued anone lete hym take bynde honde feâ—…te in maner of a traytour lete cast hym in to thamyse anâ—… in this maner the fals traytour ended his lyfe Tâ—…e kynge toke tho twoo children toke hem to the abâ—…ot of westmynstre to ward and to kepe till he wyste what was best wyth hem to done How kyng knoght seynt kyng edmondes sones both in to denmarck for to slee and how they were sauyd Cao. C xix HIt befeâ—…e sone afterward that kynge knought had alle the lande in his hande spoused the quene emme thurgh the coÌ„ sent of his barons for she was a fayr woman that was eldredâ—…s wyfe the dukes suster of normandye And they lyued to geder with moche loue as reason wolde The kyng axed vpon a day couÌ„â—…eyll of the quene what was best to done with the sones that weâ—…e edmond Irensydes Syre â—…nod she they be the ryght heyres of the lande yf they lyuen they wyl yow doo moche sorowe with werre therfâ—…r lete sende hem in to a strannge land a ferre to som man that may hem defoyle and destroye The kyng anon lete calle a danoys that was callyd walgar commaÌ„ded hym that he shol de lede tho two children in to denmarke so do ordeyne for â—…m that neuer they 〈◊〉 â—…o tydyngs of hem syr sayd this 〈◊〉 gladly your commaÌ„dement shal be done toke tho two children led hem in to denmark for as moche as he saw that the chyldrâ—… were wonder fair also meâ—… he had of hem grete pytâ—… â—…uth wold not hem sle but led hem to the kyng of â—…uÌ„gary for to nâ—…yce For this walgar was wel byknowen with the kynge â—…oued Anon the kyng axed whens the children were and walgar told him said that they were the right heireâ—… of englâ—…d therfor men wold hem destroye ther syr to yow they â—…e comen mercy help for to seche forsoth yf they mowe lyueÌ„ your men they shal becomen and of yowe they shal holde al hyr land The kynge of hungary hem vnderfenge with moche honour and lete hem worthely to â—…en kepte And thus it fell afterward that edwyne the yonger broder dyed and eward the elder broder lyued a fayr maÌ„ a stronge large of body gentil curtoys of condicions so that al men hym loued And this edward in the cronykles is cal led amonges englysshmen edward the outlawe And whan he was made knyght the
they did afore This same yere y t king with a grete host entred y e see to 〈◊〉 y e se ge of rochel but the wind was eueÌ„ coÌ„trary vnto him suffrid him not long tyme to go ferre fro the land wherfor he abode a certeyn tyme vpon the see costes abydyng after a good wynde for hem yet come it not So at the last he come thens with his men to lond ward ayene anon as he was a lond the wynd bygan to torne was in another coste than he was 〈◊〉 How the duk of lancastre with a grete hoost wente in to flauÌ„ dres passed by parys thurgh Burgoyne thurgh al frauÌ„ce til he come to burdeux Cao. CC xxxvjo. SOne after in the xlviij yere of the regne of kyng Edward the duk of lancastre with a grete hoost went in to flauÌ„dres passed by parys thurgh Burgoyne thurgh alle frauÌ„ce til he come to Burdeux without ony maner wythstondyng of the freÌ„ssh men he dyd he in but lytel harme sauf he toke and raunsonned many places tounes many men lete hem after gone frely â—…he same yere the kyng sent certeyn ambassatours to the 〈◊〉 pra yeng hym y t he shold leue of medle not in his court of the kepyn ges reseruacions of benefyces in englond y t tho that were cho se to bisshoppeâ—… sees dignytees frely with ful right myÈt Ioye haue be coÌ„fermed to y e same of hir metropolitanes archebisshop pes as they were wonte to be of old tyme Of these poyntes of other touchyng the kyng his reame whan they had hir ansuere of the pope y e poâ—… enioyned hem y t they shold certyfye hym ayene by hir lettres of the kynges will of his reame or they determy ned ouÈt of y e forsaid articles In the same yere deide Iohn the ar chebisshop of york Iohn bisshop of Ely william bisshop of worcestre In whos stedes folewed were made bisshops by auctoryte of the 〈◊〉 mayster alysander neuyll to the archebisshoprich of yor ke Thomas of Arundel to the bisshopriche of Ely sir henry wa kefeld to the bisshopriche of worcestre In the which tyme it was ordeyned in the parlement that al cathedral chirches shold ioye haue hir elections hole that the kyng fro that tyme afterward shold not writte ayeÌ„st hem that were y chosen but rather help hem by his lreÌ„s to hyr coÌ„firmacion this statute was kept did mo che profyte good And in this parlemeÌ„t was grauÌ„ted to y t kyng a dysme of the clergye a xv of lay fee The next yere after of kyng edward xlix the xv day of Iuyn deyde mayster williaÌ„ wit lesey archebisshop of CauÌ„terbury wherfore the monkes of the same chirche asked desired a Cardynal of EngloÌ„d to be Archebis shop and therfor the kyng was agreued had ment purposed to haue exyled the monkes of the same hous And so they spended moch good or they myÈt haue the kynges grace ayene his loue but yet wold the kyng not consent ne graunt to hir election of the Cardynal ne the 〈◊〉 also ne his cardynals And aboute the be gynnyng of Auguâ—… was treted spoken at bruges of certeyn poyntes articles hangyng bytwene the â—…pe the kyng of eng loud this tretys last al most ij yere atte last it was acorded by twene hem that the 〈◊〉 fro that tyme forth shold not vse ne dele with the reseruacion of benefices in englond that the kyng shold not grauÌ„te ne let no benefices by his writte that is called Quare impedit But as touchyng the elections aboue sayd ther was no thyng touchyd ne do And that was y wyted put vpon certayn clerkes the whiche rather supposed hoped to be auauÌ„ced promo ted to bisshopriches whiche they desired coueited by the court of rome rather than by ony electioÌ„s This same yere about caÌ„delmasse 〈◊〉 met to geders at Bruges many noble worthy meÌ„ of both reames to trete of pees bitwene the ij kyngdoÌ„s and this treatys lastyd ij yere with grede costes huge expeÌ„se of both partyes and atte last they went departed thens without ony acord or effect The next yere after the l yere of kyng edward iiij NonÌ„ of may be yng yet voyde â—…acauÌ„t the Archebisshopriche of CauÌ„terbury maistyr Symond Sndbery bisshop of london was made archebisshop And mayster william Courteny that was bisshop of Herford was than made bisshop of london And the Bisshop of Bangore was made bisshop of herford And this same tyme in a certayne tretys spekyng of pees trewes was take bytwene fraunce and Englond fro mydsomer to mydsomer come ayene al 〈◊〉 hole yere And aboute the begynnyng of Aprill the duke of Britayn with many erles barons and other worthy men of Englond went ouer see in to britayne where he hath had al his lust desyre purpose ne had the forsayd trewes be so sone y take the whiche letted he m moche This same tyme the yle of Constantyn where that the cas tell of seynt sauour is in that long tyme was fought at and besie ged of the frensshmen was than yolden to the frensshmen with all the apportenauÌ„ces m to grete harme and hyndryng of the Reamme of Englond And this same yere ther were so grete and soo passyng heâ—…s and therwith al the pestylence in Englond and m other dyuerse partyes of the worlde that it destroyed and 〈◊〉 vyolently and strongly bothe men and women withoute nombre This same yere dyed Syre Edward the lord spencer a worthy knyght a bolde And in the mynster of Teukesbury worshipfully is buryed lastyng this pestylence the 〈◊〉 at the InstauÌ„ce prayer of an Englyssh Cardynal grauÌ„ted to al peple that deide in englond that were sory repentauÌ„t for hir synnes also shryuen ful â—…nyssyon by ij bulles vnder leed vj monethes than next to last In this same yere therle of penbroke was take rauÌ„soned by bartram Cleykyn bytwene parys caleys as he come toward englond vpon saynt etheldredes daye the whiche saynt as it was sayd the same erle oftymes had offended within a while after he deyde and in noueÌ„bre next after ther met at bruged the duk of lancastre the duk of Angoy with many other lordes prelates of bothe reames for to trete of pees Of the deth of prince Edward of the lord latymer dame alice peres thurgh whome hir mayntenours the reamme many a day was mysgouerned Cao. CC xxxvijo. NOt long after the lj yere of kyng edwardys regne he lete or deyne holde at westmynstre the grettest parlement y t was seyn many a yere afore In whiche parlement he axed of the comynalte of the reame as he had done bifore a grete subsydye to be grauÌ„ted to hym for defendyng of hym of his reame but y t comu nes ansuerd that
said from the toure on horsbac thurgh the Cyte of london in to smyth felâ—… ther that the Iustes shold be hold And this feste Iustes was hold general and to al tho that wold come of what lond and nacion that euer they were And this was hold duryn ge xxiiij dayes of the kynges cost And these xxiiij lordes to an suere al maner peple that wold come thyder And thider come the erle of seynt poul of frauÌ„ce many other worthy knyÈtes wyth hym of dyâ—…se partyes ful well arayed out of holand he naud come the lord Ostreâ—…auÌ„t that was the dukes sone of holand and many other worthy knyghtes with hym of holand ful wel ara yed And whan this fest and Iustes was ended the kyng thaÌ„ked these strauÌ„gyers yafe hem many grete yeftes and than they to ken hir leue of the kyng of other lordes and ladyes and whenten home ayene in to hir owne couÌ„tre with grete loue moch thaÌ„k And in the xiij yere of kyng Richardes regne ther was a batayll done in the kynges palâ—…ys at westmynstre bytwene a squyer of nauerne that was with the kynge Rychard And another Squyer that was callid Iohan walshe for poyntes of treson that this nauerner put vpon this 〈◊〉 but this nauerner was oucome yelde hym creauÌ„t to his aduersarye anon he was de spoylled of his armure drawe out of the paleys to â—…yborn there was honged for his falsenesse And the xiiij yere of kyng ri chardes regne sir Iohn of gauÌ„t duk of laÌ„castre went ouer the see in to spayn for to chalenge his right that he had by his wyues ty tle vnto the croune of spayn with a grete hoost of peple of men of armes archyers And he had with hym the duchesse his wyfe his thre doughters ouer the see in to spayn And there they were a grete whyle atte last the â—…ng of spayn bigan to trete with y e duk of lancastre they 〈◊〉 â—…ded to geder thurgh hir â—…oth couÌ„ ceyll in this maner that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of spayn shold wedde the dukes doughter of lancaâ—… 〈◊〉 was the right heyr of spayn he shold yâ—…ue vnto the duk of â—…stre gold siluer that weren cast 〈◊〉 to grete wedges many other Iewelles as many as viij charyettes myÈt carye And euery yere after duryng the lyf of the du ke of lancastre of the duchesse his wyf xim mare of gold Of which gold the aueÌ„tures charges they of spayn shold auâ—…ture bringe yerly vnto Bayone to the dukes assignes by suerte ma de Also the duk of laÌ„castre maryed another of his doughters vn to the kyng of portyngale the same tyme And whan he had done thus he come home ayene in to englond the good lady his wyf also but many a worthy man vpon the fâ—…x in that vyage dyed And in the xv yere of kyng rychardes regne he helde his Cristemasse in the maner of wodestoke ther therle of penbroke a yoÌ„g lord tendre of age wold lerne to Inste with a knyght that was callid sir Iohn seynt Iohn riden to geder in the park of wodestok And ther this worthy erle of penbroke was slayn with that other kniÈtes spere as he kast it froÌ„ him when they had coupled â—…s this good erle made there his ende And therfor the kyng the quene made moche sorow for his deth And in the xvj yere of kyn ge richardes regne Iohn â—…nde beyng that tyme mayer of london Iohan Walworth henry vanner beyng shereues of london that same tyme a bakers man bare a basket of horsbrede in to fleetsâ—… te toward an hostry ther come a yomaÌ„ of the bisshoppes of saâ—…s bury that was callid romayn he toke an horselofe out of y e bas ket of y e baker he askid him why he did so this romayn turned ayene brake y e bakers hede neighbours come out wold haue arestid this romayn he brake froÌ„ hem fled 〈◊〉 y e lordes pla 〈◊〉 the coÌ„stable wold haue hym oute but the bisshops meÌ„ shett fast the yates kepte the place that no man myght entre than moche more peple gadred thyder sayd that they wold haue him oute or elles they wold brenne vp the place al that were with in And than come the mayer shereues with other moche peple and cesed the malyce of the comyns made euery man to go home to hir houses kepe the pees and this Romayns lord the bisshop of Salysbury mayster Iohan waltham that that tyme was tre sorer of englond went to syr Thomas arundel archebisshop of yor â—…e also Chaunceler of englond And ther the bisshop made his coÌ„pseynt vnto the chauÌ„celer vpon the pepele of the cyte of london And than these ij bisshops of grete malyce vengeauÌ„ce come vn to the kyng to wyndesore and made a grete compleynt vpon the mayer shereues anon al the Cyte afterward were before the kyng his counseyll they cast vnto the Cyte a greuous hert wonder grete malyce anon sodenly the kyng sent after the mai re of london for the ij shereues come vnto hym vnto y e castel of wyndesore the kyng rebuked the mayer sherenes ful foule for the offence that they had done ayenst hym his officers in his chambre at london wherfor he deposed putt oute the maire and both shereues this was done a xiiij dayes afore the fest of seynt Iohan baptist And than the kyng called to hym a knyght that was called sir Edward dalingridge made hym wardeyn go uernour of the cyte chambre of londoÌ„ oner al his peple ther in And so he kept that office but iiij wekes by cause that he was so gentil tendre to the cytezeyns of london wherfor the kyng deposed hym made sir Baudwyn radyngton knyÈt that was couÌ„troller of the kynges houshold wardeyn gouernour of his chaÌ„ bre of his peple therin chese vnto hym two worthy men of y e Cyte to be shereues with hym for to gouerne kepe the kynges lawes in the cyte one was callyd gilbert mawefeld that other Thomas newenton shereues than the mayre the ij â—…shereues and al the Aldermen with al the worthy craftes of london wente on foote vnto the toure and there come out the Conestable of the toure and yafe the mayer and the shereues hir oth and charge as they shold haue take in the Escheker of westmynstre in the kynges court of his Iustices and Barons of the Escheker And than wente they home ageyne And than the kynge and his counseyl for the grete malyce and despyte that they had to the Cyte of london remeued al his courtes from westmynstre vnto the Cyte of york that is for to say the chauÌ„celrye y e escheker the kynges benche
of CCC xx sailles And than felle ther a grete dysese and a foule meschyef for there were thre lordes whiche that the kyng truste moche on thurgh â—…ls couetyse they had purposed and ymagyned the kynges deth And thought to haue slayn hym and al his bretheren or he had take the see the whiche were named thus Sir Richard Erle of Cambridge broder to the duke of yorke the seconde was the lord Sâ—…ope Tresoryer of Englond the thyrd was syr Thomas gray knyght of the Northcountâ—… And these lordes afore sayd for lucre of money had made promysse to the frensshmen for to haue slayne kyng Henry al his worthy bretheren by a fals trayne sodenâ—…ch or they had be ware But Almyghty god of his grete grace held his holy hond ouer hem saued hem from this peryllous meyny And for to haue done this they resceyued of the frensshmen a myl lyon of gold And that was there openly preued And for hyr fals treason they were all there Iudged vnto the dethe And this was the Iudgement that they shold be ladde thurgh Hampton And withoute Nâ—…thgate ther to be heded And thus they ended hir lyf for hyr fals couetyse and treasonne 〈◊〉 Anone whan this was done the kyng and all his meyny made hem redy wenten to shippe token sayled forth with xv C shippes and arryued with in seyne at kydecause vpon our ladyes 〈◊〉 the assuÌ„pcion in Normandye with al his ordynaunce and so wente hym forth to harefâ—…ete and besyeged the toune al aboute by lond and eke by water And sente to the Capytayne of the tou ne charged hym for to delyuer the toune And the Capitayn sayd that he none delyuered hym 〈◊〉 none he wold to hym yelde but bad hym done his best And than oure kyng layd his ordynauÌ„ce vnto the toun that is for to say Gonnes Engyns Trip gettes shetâ—…en and â—…st to the walles and eke vnto the toune And cast doune both touâ—…s and Towne and layd hem vnto the grounde and there he played at the tenys with his harde gonne stones And they that were within the toune whan they shold playe theyr songe was wel awey And allas that euer ony fu che tenys balles were made cursed al tho that werre bygan the tyme that euer they were borne And on the morow the kyng dyd crye at euery gate of the toun that euery man shold be redy on the morowe erly to make assaute vnto the toune And William Bouchyer Iohan grauÌ„t with xij other worthy Burgeys comen to the kyng besought hym of his ryall prince hode and power to withdrawe his malyce destruction that he dyde vnto hem and besought hym of eyght dayes of respiâ—…e and â—…rewes yf ony rescue myght come vnto hem and elles to yelde vp the toune vnto hym with al hir goodes And than the kyng sent forth the Capytayne and kepte the remenaunt stylle with hym And the lord Gaucorte that was Capitayne of the toune wente forth to Rone in al haste vnto the Dolphyne for helpe socoure But ther was none ne no maner of rescue for the Dolphyne wold not abyde And thus this Capitayn come ayene vnto the kyng and yelde vp the toune and delyuerd hym the keyes And than he called his vncle the erle of Dorsett and made hym Capytayne of the toune of harflete and delyuerd hym the keyes and badde hym gone to put oute al the frenssh peple bothe men women and children and stuffed this toune of harflete with Englyssh men And than the kynge sente in to Englond and dyd 〈◊〉 in euery good toune of englond that what crafty man wold come thidder and inhabyte hym there in that toune he sholde haue hous and houshold to hym and his heyres for euermore And so thydder wente many dyuerse marchauntes crafty men and enhabyted hem there to strengthe the toune and weren welcome And whan the kyng sawe that this toune was wel stuffed â—…o the of vâ—…yll and of men this worthy prince toke his leue and went to Caleys ward by londe And the frensshmen herd of his comynge they thought to stoppe hym his wey that he shold not passe that waye and in al the hast that they myght breken al the bridges ther ony passage was for hors man in so moche that ther myght nomaÌ„ passe ouer the Ryuers nother on hors ne on foote but yf â—…e shol de be drowned And therfor our kyng with al his peple went and sought his wey fâ—…r vp vnto parys ward and ther was al the rial power of frauÌ„ce assembled and redy to yeue hym batayl and for to destroye al his peple But almyghty god was his gyde and saued hym and al his meyny defended hym of his enemyes power purpose thanked be god that saued so his own knyght and kyng in his rightful tytle And than oure kyng beholdyng seyng the multitude nombre of his enemyes to with stonde his wey yeue hym batayll Than the kyng with a meke hert a good spirite lyft vp his handes to almyÈty god besouÈâ—… hym of his helpe socour that day to saue his trewe seruauÌ„tes And than our kyng gadred al his lordes and other peple aboute and bad hem al be a good chere for they shold haue a fayre day a gracious victorye the better of al hir enemyes praid hem all to make hem redy vnto the bataylle for he wold rather be dede that day in the feld than to be take of his enemyes for he wold neuer put the reame of englond to rauÌ„sonne for his persone and the duk of york fell on knees besouÈt the kyng of a bone y t he wold graunte hym that day the auauntward in his bataylle And the kyng graunted hym his askyng And said graunte mercy Cosyn of york and prayd hym to make hym redy And than he bad euery man to ordeyne a stake of tree sharp bothe endes that the stake myght be pyght in the erth a slope that hir enemyes shold not ouercome hem on horsbak for that was hir fals purpose ara yed hem al ther for to ouer ryde our meyny sodenly at the fyrsts comyng on hem at the fyrst bront al nyÈt to fore the batail the frensshmen made many grete fyres and moche reuel with houting and showtyng and playde oure kyng his lordes at the dise an archer alwey for a blank of hir money For they wenden al had ben here 's ' the morne aroos the day gan spryng and the kyn ge by good auyse lete araye his bataill and his wynges char ged euery man to kepe hem hole to geders prayd hem al to be of good chere And whan they were redy he asked what tyme of the day it was they sayd pryme Than sayd our kynge nowe is good tyme For al Englond praith for vs and therfor be of good chere and lete vs goo to our journeye
ayenst the luÌ„bardes on whiche sat with the mayer that tyme william marowe the duke of Bokyngham many other lordes for to see execucyon done but the comyns of the cyte secretely made them redy did arme them in their houses were in pur pose for to haue rongen the comyn belle which is named lowe belle but they were let by sad men which come to the knowleche of the duk of Bokyngham other lordes And incontynent they arose for they durst no lenger abide For they doubted that the hole 〈◊〉 shold haue arysen ayenst them but yet neuertheles ij 〈◊〉 in of the cyte were Iuged to deth for this robberye were honged at Tyburne Anone after the kyng quene other lordes rode to couenâ—…re and withdrewe hem from london for these causes And a lytil to fore the duke of yorke was sent fore to grenewyche and there was dischargyd of the protectourship And my lord of Salisbury of his Chauncelership And after this they were sent fore by preuy seal for to come to Conentre where they were almost deceyued and the erle of warrewyk also and shold haue ben destroyed yf they had not seen wel to How the lord Egremond was take by therles of salesburyâ—… sones And of the robbyng of Sandwiche Cao. CC lvijo. THis yere were taken iiij grete fisshes bytwene Eerethe loâ—… don that one was callyd Mors marine the second a swerd fisshe and the other tweyne were whales In this same yere for certeyn affrayes done in the northcouÌ„tre bytwene the lord egremoÌ„d the erle of Salysburyes sones the sayd lord EgremoÌ„d whome they had taken was condempned in a grete somme of money to the sayd erle of Salysbury and therfor commysed to pryson in new gate in london where whan be had be a certeyne space he brake the pryson and thre prysonners with hym and escaped wente hys way Also this yere the erle of warrewyk and his wyf went to Caleys with a fayre felauship and toke possession of his offyce Aboute this tyme was a grete reformacyon of many monastery es of religyon in diuse parties of the world which were reformed after the fyrst instytucyon contynued in many places Also aboute this tyme the craft of enpryntynge was first fouÌ„de in MaguÌ„ce in Almayne whiche craft is multyplyed thurgh the world in many places bookes ben had grete chepe in grete nombre by cause of the same craft This same yere was a greete bataylle in the marches bytwene hungarye and turkye at a place called septe grade where Innumerable turkes were slayne more by myracle than by maÌ„nes hond For only the hond of god smote them seynt Iohn of Capestrane was there present prouoked the cristen pe ple beyng theÌ„ne aferd after to pursue the turkes where an infiny te multitude were slayn destroyed The turkes sayd that a grete noÌ„bre of armed men fâ—…lowed them that they were aferd to turne ageyne they were holy Angels This same yere the prysoners of Newgate in london brake theyr prison wente vpon the leedes fought ayenst them of the cyte kept the gate a long while but atte last the toun gate the prison on them than they were put in feterys yrons were sore punysshed in ensaÌ„ple of other In this yere also was a grete erthquaue in naples in so moch y t ther perisshed xl M. peple that sanke there in to the erthe Item in the yere xxx vj seynt OsmoÌ„d soÌ„tyme bisshop of salysbury was canony sed at Rome by pope Calyste And the xvj day of Iuyl he was translated at Salysbury by the Archebisshop of Caunterbury and many other Bisshoppes And in August after Syre Pyers THe duk of york the erles of warwyk and of Salysbury saw the gouernauÌ„ce of the reame stode moost by the Quenâ—… and hir counceil and how the grete princes of the lond were not called to collceyll but set a parte and not only soo but that it was sayd thurgh the reame y t tho sayd lordes shold be destroyed vtterly as openly was shewed at bloreheth by them y t wold haue slayne therle of salysbury Thenne they for sauaaon of theyr lyues and also for the comyn wele of the reame thouÈt for to remedye these thynges asseÌ„bled them to geder with moch pe ple toke a felde in the westcouÌ„tre to whiche therle of warwyk come from Caleys with many of thold soudyours as Andrewe trollop and other in whos wysedom as for the werre he moch 〈◊〉 sted And whan they were thus assembled and made theyr feld The kyng sent oute his commyssions preuy seaâ—…s vnto alle the lordes of his reame to come and awayte on hym in theyr moost de fensable wyse and so euery man come in suche wyse that the kyng was stronger had moche more peple than the duk of york the erles of warrewyk and Salysbury For it is here to be noted that euery lord in englond at this tyme durst not disobeye the out ne For she rewlyd peasybly al that was done aboute the kyâ—… whiche was a good symple innocent man And theÌ„ne whan the kyng was comeÌ„ to the place where as they were the duk of york his felauship had made theyr feld in the strengest wyse bad purposed veryly to abyden haue foughten but in the nyght An drewe Trollop all shold soudyours of Caleys with a grete felawship sodenly departed oute of the dukes hooste went stâ—…yt vnto the kynges feld where they were resceyned ioyoully for â—…y knewe th entent of the other lordes also the maner of their feld And thenne the duk of york with the other lordes seyng them so deceyued toke a counseylle shortly in that same nyght deparâ—… from the feld leuyng behynd them the most part of their peple to kepe the feld til on the morne TheÌ„ne the duk of yorke with his second sone departed thurgh walys toward yrlond leuyng his ol dest sone the erle of the marche with the erles of warrewyk and Salysbnry whiche to geder with iij or iiij persones rood â—…yt in to deuenshyre and there by helpe and ayde of one denham a squyer whiche gate for them a ship whiche cost cc. xx noblis with the same ship sayled fro thens in to garneseye And there refresshyd them and from thens sailed to Caleys where they were receyued in to the castel by the postern â—…r they of the Town knewe of hit And the duk of york toke shippyng in walys and sayled ouer in to yrlond where he was wel receyued How therles of marche warwyk salisbury entred in to Caleys how therle of warrewyk went in to Irlond Capitulo CC lxo. THenne kynge Henry beynge with his hoost in the felde not knowyng of this sodeyn departyng on the morne fonde none in the felde of the sayd lordes sent out in al hast men to folowe pursue after to take hem but they met not with them as
haylle and thus dyde the kynge the lady many tymes and also kyssed And after 〈◊〉 whan tyme was gone to bed the kyng went vnto his bed 〈◊〉 thenkyng vpon that ladyes fayrenes and tho was ouercome for hir loue that hym thought that he shold dye but of hir his wylle he had upon the thorne the kyng aroos in the forest went hym ther to disporte with hertes and hyndes al other wylde beestes and of the hertes grete plente to that lady he sent thryes he weÌ„t to solacen speke with that lady whiles he duellyd in that couÌ„tre And after that the kyng remeued thens thought how he myâ—…t best delyuer Edelwold from his wyf as he had hym fyrst deceyned And the kyng anone after eyght dayes lete ordeyne a parlement at salysbury of al his barons counceylle to haue and for to ordeyne how the couÌ„tre of northumberlond myght best be kepte that the danoys come not ther the land to destroye this Edelwold come also vnto the kynges parlement the kyng sent hym to yoâ—…ke for to be kepar of that couÌ„tre And thus it befel that men that knewe hym not slowe hym by the wey And anon as the kyng herd that he was dede he lete sende after the lady Estryld that she shold come to the cyte of london ther ben wedded to the kyng with grete solempnyte worship and helde a solempne fest and be wered a croune of gold the quene another And seynt dunstan a morow come vnto the kyng in to the chamber and fâ—…uÌ„ de the kyng a bedde the quene also y fere seynt dunston axed who she was the kyng ansuerd the quene estryld and the arche bisshop sayd that he dyd grete wrong and ageynste goddes wylle to take a woman to wyf whos child he had take at the fontstone And the quene for that word neuer after loued seynt dunstan 〈◊〉 netheles the good man warned of that folye to lete but his â—…yng auaylled lytell for the loue bytwene hem was so moche The kyng bygate vpon this woman a sone that was callyd Eldred and tho the child was syx yere old the kyng his fadre dyed about that tyme he had regned xvij yere lyeth at glastâ—…bu ry Of seynt Edward the martir how estryld his stepmoder lete hym 〈◊〉 for to make eldred hir owne sone kyng Ca C xiiij ANd after this edgar regned edward his sone that he bygaâ—… on his fyrst wyf that wel nobly gouerned the land for 〈◊〉 was ful of al maner goodnes and lad full hooly lyfe aboue al thynge he loued god and holy chirche And the Quene Esâ—…ryld his stepmoder leete hym slee for encheson to make hyr owne sonne eldâ—…ed kyng and thus was he slayne as afterward ye shal here Hyt befelle thus on a day that the kyng edward weÌ„t in to a wode for to play in the south countre besydes a toune that is called warham in whiche foreste was grete pleÌ„te of hertes hyndes as he had ben â—…a whyle ther hym for to play he thought vpon his broder eldred that was with his moder the quene â–ª for hir place was nygh the forest thought for to gone thidder for to visyte see hie broder toke with hym but a lytel meyny â–ª went hym tho toward his stepmoders hous that in that tyme soiourned in the castel of Corfe as he rode in the thykkenes of the wode to aspye his game It befell that he weÌ„t amys loste his meyny that with hym come atte last he come oâ—…te of the wode as he loked aboute he saw ther fast besydes the maner that his stepmoder duellyd in thyderward he wente al one And anon it was told the quene how that the kyng was co men allone withoute companye therfor she made ioye ynowe thought how that she myght done that he ner slayne as preuelich 〈◊〉 she myght anon preuelyche she callyd to one of hyr knyghâ—…s to whome she had told moche of hir connâ—…yll bytwene hem 〈◊〉 both they comen to the kyng curtoysly him resseyued and the kyng told that he was come hir to vysite also for to speke with â—…dred his broder The quene many tymes hym thanked hym prayd for to alyÈte lodge with hir al that nyght â–ª The kyng sayd that he myght not but ageyne he wold wende vnto his folk yf he myght hem fynde And when the Quene saw that he wolde not abyde she praid hym that he wold ones drynke he grauÌ„ted hir and anon as the drynk come the quene drank vnto the kyng and 〈◊〉 kyng toke the cuppe sette it to his mouth in the mene tyme â—…les that he drank the knyght that was with the quene with a knyf smote euen the kyng vnto the hert there he fylle a 〈◊〉 dede of his palfray vnto the erth â–ª The quene for this deede yaâ—… to the knyght gold syluer grete plente of other Rychesse 〈◊〉 And the knyght anone as this was done he went hym ouer the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 so escaped he oute of this land Whan this kyng ed ward thus was martred Hit was in the yere of Incarnacion of our lord â—…u â—…st â—…x C lxxâ—… yere he had regned xij yere an half lyeth at glastenbury Of kyng eâ—…dred 〈◊〉 how the kyng sweyne of denmark helde 〈◊〉 And how Eldred that was seynt edwardes broder was not â—…ed in his Royame therfor he fledde in to Normandye 〈◊〉 C /o. 〈◊〉o. AFter this kyng Edward regned Eldred his brother and seynt dunstan crouued hym this seynt dunstan dyed sone after that he had foryeue the quene hir trespace Estryld for encheson that she was cause of kyng edwards deth seynt dunstan had hir assoylled â–ª penannce hir enioyned she lyued after chast lyfe clene This kyng eldred wedded an englysshe woman and on hir bygate edmond Irensyde another sone that â—…as caâ—…led edwyne and after dyed the quene hir moder And in that tyme come in to engloÌ„d sweyn that was kyng of denmark for to cha lenge and conquere all that his auncestres had byfore that tyme and so he conquerd had it all at his axyng For the good Erle Cutâ—…ert of lyndesey al the peple of northumberlond almoost al the grete of Englond helde with sweyne that was kyng of den mark for as moche as they loued not kyng eldred for encheson that his gode broder edward was slayne fâ—…ely for encheson of hym therfor noman set but litel by hym wherfor kyng swâ—…yn had all his wyll and toke all the land And eldred the kyng fled tho in to Normandye so spak to the duâ—… rychard that the duke yafe hym his sustre Emma to wyf vpon the whiche he 〈◊〉 gate two sones that one was callyd Alured and that other Ed ward And whan sweyn had conquerd al the â—…aÌ„d â—…e