to her with a good wyll Than went out of the shyppe all the systers toke the londe Albion as theyr syster called it there they went vp downe fouÌ„de neyther man ne woman ne chylde but wylde beestes of dyuers kyndes And whan theyr â—ttayles were dispruded sayled they fedde them with herbes fruytes in season of that yere so they â—â—ued as they best myght after that they toke flesshe of dyuers beestes beraâ—â— wonders faâ—â—e so they desyred maÌ„nes company maÌ„nes kynde them fayâ—ed And for here they wexed wonders couragyous of kynde so that they desyred more mannes company than ony other solace or myrth Whan the deuyll that perâ—â—yued went by dyuers couÌ„tries toke a body of the ayre lykyng natures shâ—â— of men came in to the londe of Albion lay by those women shad tho natures vpon them they conceyued brought forth gyauÌ„tes Of whiche one was called Gogmagog another Langerigan And so they were named by dyuers names in this maner they came forth were borne horryble gyauÌ„tes in Albion And they dwelled in caues in hylles at theyr wyll had the londe of Albion as them lyked vnto the tyme that Brute arryued came to Totnes that was in the yle of Albion there this Brute coÌ„quered discoÌ„fyted the gyauÌ„tes aboue sayd ¶ Explicit prima pars ¶ Here begyÌ„neth now how Brute was goten how he slewe fyrst his moder after his fader And how he conquered Albyon that after he named Brytayne after his owne name that now is called Englonde after the name of Engyst of Saxonye This Brute came in to Brytayne aboute the .xviij. yere of Hely BE it knowen that in the noble cite of grete Troy there was a noble knyght and a man of grete power that was called Eneas And whan the cite of Troy was lost destroyed through them of Grece This Eneas with all his meyny fledde thens came in to Lombardy And tho was lorde gouernour of that londe a kyng that hyght Latyne And another kynge there was the hyght Turocelyne that strongly warred vpon this kynge Latyne the oftentymes dyd hym moche harme And whan this kynge Latyne herde that Eneas was come he receyued hym with moche honour hym with helde for as moche as he had herd of hyÌ„ and wyst well that he was a noble knight and a worthy of his body of his dedes This Eneas helped kynge Latyne in his waâ—â—â— shortly for to tell so well so worthely he dyd that he slewe Turocelyne dyscomfyted hym all his people And whan all this was done kyng Latyne gaue all the londe that was Turocelynes to this noble man Eneas iâ— maryage with Lauyne his doughter the moost fayrest creature that ony man wyst And so they lyued togyder in ioye and myrth all the dayes of theyr lyues ¶ And after Ascanius sone to Eneas wedded a wyfe and vpon her he gate a sone that was called Siluine And this Siluyne whan he coude some reason of man vnwytyng his fader and agaynst his wyll acqueynted hym with a damoysel that was cosyn to Lauyne that was kynge Latynes doughter the quene that was Eneas wyfe and brought the damoysell with chylde And whan Ascanius his fader it wyst anone let enquyre of the wysest maysters and of the gretest clerkes what chylde the damoysell sholde brynge forth And they answered and sayd that she sholde brynge forth a sone that shold kyll bothe his fader and his moder And so he dyd For his moder dyed in berynge of hym And whan this chylde was borne his fader let call hym Brute And the maysters sayd that he sholde do moche harme and sorowe in many dyuerse places and after he sholde come to grete honour and worshyp This kyng Ascanius dyed whan god wolde and Siluyne his sone receyued the londe and made hym wonderâ—ly well beloued among his people And so whaÌ„ Brute that was Siluynes sone was .xv. yere olde he went vpon a daye with his fader for to playe solace And as Brute shold haue shotte vnto an hart his arowe myshapped glanced and so there Brute slewe his fader ¶ How Brute was dryuen out of the londe how he helde hym in Grece ANd whan this mischauÌ„ce was befallen all the people of the londe made grete sorowe and were sore dyspleased And bycause therof they droue Brute out of the londe wolde not suffre hym amonge them And whan he sawe that he might not abyde there he went from thens in to Grece there he fouÌ„de vij thousande men that were of the kynrede of Troye and were comen of grete blode as the story telleth as of men and women children the whiche were all holden in thraldome bondage of kyng Pandras of Grece for the deth of Achylles that was betrayed slayne at Troy This Brute was a woÌ„ders fayre man and a stronge huge of his age and of gladde chere semblauÌ„t also worthy of body was well beloued amoÌ„ge his people This kyng Pandras herde speke of his goodnes condicyons anone made hym to dwell with hym So that Brute became wonders preuy moche beloued with the kynge dwelled longe tyme with the kynge So at the last they of Troy Brute spake togyder of kynrede lygnage of acqueyntauÌ„ce and there complayned them vnto Brute of theyr sorowe of theyr bondage and of many other shames the kynge Pandras had done to them to Brute they sayd vpon a tyme. Ye be a lord of our lignage a stronge man a myghty be ye our capytayne gouernour we wyll become your men fulfyll al your coÌ„mauÌ„ dementes brynge vs out of this wret chednes bondage we wyll fyght with the kyng for trouth with the grace of the grete god we shall ouercome hym we shall make you kynge of this londe to you do homage of you we shall holde for euermore Brute had tho grete pyte of theyr bondage that they were brought in pryuely went fro the kynges courte and tho that were of Troy went put them in to woodes in to mouÌ„taynes helde them there and sente vnto kynge Pandras that he sholde gyue them lycence for to departe safely out of his loÌ„de and kyngdom for they wolde no longer dwell in his bondage Whan kyng Pandras herde this he was sore vexed and anoyed tho sware that he wolde â—e them euerychone and ordeyned a grete power and went towardes them for to fyght with them But Brute and his men manly them defended and fyersly fought slewe all the kynges men that none of them escaped and toke the kynge and put hym in pryson and ordeyned a couÌ„seyle amonge them selfe what they myght do with the kynge And some sayd that he sholde be put to deth and some sayd that he sholde be exyled out of the londe
these two worthy dukes came ouer yâ— water at Grauenyng so to Calays with this worshyp full lady dame Isabell yâ— was yâ— kynges doughter of FrauÌ„ce and with her came many a worthy lord lady knyghtes squyers in yâ— best araye that myght be And there they met with our meynr at Calays whiche welcomed her her meyny with grete reuerence so brought her in to the towne of Calays there she was receyued with all the solempnite worshyp yâ— might be done to suche a lady And than they brought her to yâ— kyng the kynge toke her welcomed her all her fayre coÌ„pany made there a grete solempnite And than yâ— kyng his couÌ„seyle asked of the frensshe lordes whether all the couenauÌ„tes forwardes with the coÌ„posycyon yâ— were ordeyned made on bothe partyes shold be truly kepte holdeÌ„ bySpanâ— theÌ„ And they sayd ye there they swore toke theyr charge vpon a boke and made theyr othe well truly it to holde i al maner poyntes couenauÌ„ces wtout coÌ„tradic cyoÌ„ or delay in ony maner wyse And thaÌ„ was she brought to sayÌ„t Nicolas chirche in Calays there was worthely wedded with the moost solempnite yâ— ony kyng or quene myght be with archebysshops bysshops all yâ— mynystres of holy chirche And than they were brought to the castell set to meet were serued with all delycasy of ryall metes dryÌ„kes plenteously to all maner of strauÌ„gers al other no creature warned yâ— feest but al were welcome for there were grece halles tentes set vpon yâ— grene wtout yâ— castell to receiue al maner of people euery office redy to serue theÌ„ all And thus this worthy mariage was solemply done ended with all ryalte Than these two dukes of FrauÌ„ce with theyr people toke theyr leue of the kynge of the quene wente agayne vnto Grauenynge water And there the Frensshe lordes that is to saye the two dukes all theyr folke were comen ouer the water to Grauenyng and there they mette euerichoue toke leue at other so they departed our lordes came agayne to Calays the Frensshe lordes wente ouer the water so home in to Fraunce agayne And anone after the kyng made hym redy with the quene and all his lordes ladyes and all theyr people with them came ouer the see in to Englonde and so vnto London And the Mayre and the sheryues with all the aldermen worthy comyns rode agaynst them vnto the blacke heth in Kent and there they mette with the kyng and the quene welcomed them that in good araye and euery man in the clothyng of his craft theyr mynstrels before them And so they brought them to saynt Geor ges barre in Southwerke there they toke theyr leue And the kynge and the quene rode to Kenyngton and than the people of London turned home agayn in turnynge agayne to London brydge there was so grete prese of people bothe on hors on fote that there were deed on the brydge .xi. persones of men women and chyldren on whose soules god haue mercy pyte Amen And than afterwarde the quene was brought to the toure of London and there she was all nyght on the morowe she was brought through the cite of London and so forth to Westmynster there she was crowned quene of Englonde than she was brought agayne vnto the kynges palays and there was holden open courte and a ryall feest at her crownacyoÌ„ of all maner people that thyder came And this was done the sondaye nexte after the feest of saynt Clement in the .xx. yere of kynge Rychardes regne ¶ And than the .xxv. daye of August nexte after by euyll excitacyon fals couÌ„seyle and grete wrath malyce that the kynge had of olde tyme to his vncle the good duke of Glocestre to the erle of Arundell to the erle of war wyk Anone the kyng by his euyll excitacyon his euyll counseyle and malyce late in the euenynge on the same daye aboue sayd ma 〈…〉 edy with his strength and rode in to 〈◊〉 to the towne of Chelmelâ—ord and â—o came to Plasshe sodeynly there syr Thomas of Wodstok the good duke of Glocestre laye And the good duke came anone to welcome the kynge And the kynge arested the good duke hymselfe his owne body so he was ladde down to the water anone put in to a shyppe and had to Calays brought in to the capytayns warde to be kepte in holde by the kynges coÌ„maundement And that tyme the erle Marshall was capytayn of Calays And anone after by coÌ„mauÌ„dement of the kynge by his fals couÌ„seyle commauÌ„ded that capytayn to put hym to deth And anone certayn yemen that had the good duke in kepyng toke theyr couÌ„seyle how that they sholde put hym to dethe And this was theyr appoyntment that they shold come vpon hyÌ„ whan he were in his bedde a slepe on a fether bedde anone they bouÌ„de hym hande fote and charged hym for to lye styll And whan that they had done thus they toke two towelles made on them two rydynge knottes cast the towelles aboute his necke than they toke the fether bedde that laye vnder hym cast it vpon hym and than they drewe theyr towelles eche wayes some laye vpon the fether bedde and vpon hym vnto the tyme that he was deed bycause that he sholde make no noyse And thus they strangled this worthy duke vnto the deth vpon whose soule god for his hygh pyte haue mercy Amen ¶ And whan the kyng had thus arested this worthy duke his vncle and sente hym to Calays he came agayn to London in all the haste with a wonders grete noÌ„bre of people And as soone as he was comen he sent for yâ— erle of Arundell for the good erle of warwyk And anone as they came he arested them hymself and syr Iohn Cobham and syr Iohn Cheyn knyghtes he arested them in that same ma ner tyll he made his parliameÌ„t anone they were put into holde but the erle of Arundell went at large vnto the parly a ment tyme for he fouÌ„de sufficient surety to abyde the lawe to answere to all ma ner poyntes that the kynge his couÌ„seyle wolde put vpon hyÌ„ ¶ And the .xxi. yere of kynge Rychardes regne he ordeyned hyÌ„ a parlyament at Westmynster whiche was called that grete parlyament And this parliament was made for to iudge these thre worthy lordes other moo as them lyst at that tyme. And for that iudgement the kyng let make in all the haste a long hous a large of tymbre the whiche was called an hall couered with tyles ouer it was open all aboute on bothe sydes at the endes that all maner of men myght se throughout there the dome was holden vpon these foresayd lordes iudgemet
defaute of mannes wytte Grete tresour is hyd in grounde And after this it shall be founde By grete study and besynes Of them that come after vs That olde men had by grete nede We haue by besy dede ¶ Treuisa In bokes ye may rede That kynde fayleth not at nede Whan no man had crafte in mynde Than of crafte halpe god and kynde Whan no techer was in londe Men of crafte by goddes honde They that had crafte so then Taught forth crafte to other men Some crafte that came not yet in place Some men shall haue by goddes grace ¶ R. An ylonde is with noyse stryfe In west wales at Kardyfe Fast by Seuarne stronde Barry hyght that ylonde In the hyther syde in a chene Shalte thou here wonder dene And dyuerse noyse also If thou put thyne eere to Noyse of leues and of wynde Noyse of metals thou shalte fynde Frotynge of yren whetstones yâ— shalte here Hetyng of ouens than with fyre All this may well be By wawes of the see That breketh in thare With suche noyse and fare At Penbroke in a stede Fendes do ofte quede And throweth foule thynges inne And despyseth also synne Neyther crafte ne bedes may Do thens that sorowe away Whan it greueth soo To the men it bodeth woo At Crucynar in west wales Is a wonders buryales Euery man that cometh it to se Semeth it euen as moche as he Hole wepen there a nyght Shall be broken or daye lyght At Nemyn in north wales Alytell ylonde there is That is called Bardysay Monkes dwell there alway Men lyue so longe in that hurst That the oldest dyeth furst Men saye that Merlyn there buryed is That hyght also Siluestris There were Merlyns tweyne And prophecyed beyne One hyght Ambrose and Merlyn And was goten by a gobelyn In Demicia at Carmarthyn Vnder kynge Vortygeryn He tolde his prophecye Euen in Snowdonye At the heed of the water of Coneway In the syde of mount â—ryry Dynas embreys in walsshe Ambrose hyll in Englysshe Kynge Vortyger sate on The water syde and was full of wone Than Ambrose Meâ—lyn prophâ—eyed To fore hym ryght tho ¶ Treuisa What wytâ—e wolde wene That a fende myght gete a chylde Some men wolde wene That he may no suche werke welde That fende that goth a nyght Women full ofte to gyle Incubus is named by ryght And gyleth men otherwhyle Succubus is that wyght God graunte vs none suche vyle Who that cometh in her gyle Wonders happe shall he smyle With wonders dede Bothe men and women sede Fendes wyll kepe With crafte and brynge an hepe So fendes wylde May make women bere chylde Yet neuer in mynde Was chylde of fendes kynde For without eye There myght no suche chylde dye Clergy maketh mynde Deth sleeth no fendes kynde But deth slewe Merlyn Merlyn was ergo no gobelyn Another Merlyn of Albyn londe That now is named Scotlonde And he had names two Siluestris and Calidonius also Of that wode Calidonyâ— For there he tolde his prophecye And hyght Siluestris as well For whan he was in batell And sawe aboue a grysely kynde And fell anone out of his mynde And made no more abode But ranne anone vnto the wode ¶ Treuisa Siluestris is wode Other wylde of mode Other elles That at the wode he dwelles ¶ R. Siluestris Merlyâ—e Tolde prophecye well and fyne And prophecyed well sure Vnder kynge Arthure Openly and not so close As Merlyn Ambrose There ben hylles in snowdonye That ben wonderfull hye With heyght as grete a waye As a man may go a daye And hyght eryty in walsshe Snowy hylles in Englysshe In these hylles there is Leese ynough for all beestes of walis These hylles on top beres Two grete fysshe weares Conteyned in that one ponde Meueth with the wynde an ylonde As though it dyd swymme And nygheth to the brymine So that herdes haue grete wonder And wene that the worlde meueth vnder In that other is perche and fysshe Euery one eyed is So fareth all well In Albama the mylwell In Rutlonde by Tetynwell There is a lytell well That floweth not alwaye As the see twyes a daye But somtyme it is drye And somtyme full by the eye There is in northwallia In Mon that hyght Anglesia A stone accordynge well nygh As it were a mannes thygh How ferre euer that stone Be borne of ony mon On nyght it gooth home his waye That he founde by assaye Hugh therto of Shrowesbury In tyme of the fyrst Henry For he wolde the sothe fynde That stone to another he gan bynde With grete cheynes of yren And threwe all I feren Bounde at one hepe In to a water depe Yet amorowe that stone Was seen erly in Mon A chorle helde hymselfe full slygh And bounde this stone to his thygh His thygh was rotten or daye And the stone went awaye If men done lechery Nygh that stone by Swote cometh of that stone But chylde cometh there none There is a roche ryght wondersly The roche of herynge by countrey Though there crye ony man borne And blowe also with an horne Noyse there though thou abyde Thou shalte here none in this syde There is an other ylonde Fast by Mon at honde Hermytes there ben ryue If ony of them done stryue All the myce that may be gete Come and ete all theyr mete Than ceaseth neuer that woo Tyll the stryfe cease also As men in this londe Ben angry as in Irlonde So sayntes of this countray Ben also wretchefull alway Also in this londe In Irlonde and in Scotlonde Ben belles and staues That in worshyp men haues And ben worshypped so then Of clerkes and of lewde men That dreden also To swere on ony of tho Staffe eyther bell As it were the gospell At Basyngwerke is a well That Sacer hyght as men tell It spryngeth so sore as men may se What is cast in it throweth aye Therof spryngeth a grete stronde It were ynough for all that londe Seke at that place Haue bothe hele and grace In the welle ofter than ones Ben founde reed spercled stones In token of the blode reed That the mayde wenefrede Shedde at that pyt Whan her throte was kyt He that dyd that dede Hath sorowe on his sede His chyldren at all stoundes Barke as whelpes and houndes To praye to that mayde for grace Ryght at that welle place Eyther in Shrowesbury strete There that mayde resteth swete ¶ Of the descripcyon of Scotlonde somtyme named Albania Ca .xxj. IT is a comyn sawe that the couÌ„tre whiche is now named Scotlonde is an outstretchynge of the north syde of Britayn is departed in the south syde from Britayn with armes of that see on the other syde it is becleped with the see This londe hyght somtyme Albania had the name of Albanactê° that was kyng Brutes sone for Albanactê° dwelled fyrst therin or of the prouynce Albania that is a couÌ„tre of Scicia and nygh to Amazona therfore Scottes ben called as
whiche childe he set betwyxt the knees of Iupiter in the temple feyned afterward the Iupiter had goten her wherfore he dyd dâ—trye through the countre the all men sholde worshyp her as a goddesse This man also made an ymage lyke hyÌ„selfe sent it to one Patronie president at Ierusalé vnder the Romayns coÌ„mauÌ„dyng hym that he shold compell the iewes to do worshyp therto And for these enormytees many other our lorde suffred hym to be slayne at Rome in his owne palays ¶ Of kyng Gynder that was Kymbalyns sone that wolde not paye the truage to Rome for the londe that Cassibalon had grauÌ„ted and how he was slayne of a Romayne ANd after the deth of this Kymbalyn regned Gynder his sone a good man and a worthy was of so hygh herte that he wolde not paye to Rome the trybute that kynge Cassybalon had graunted vnto Iulius Cesar wherfore the emperour that was than that was Claudius Cesar was sore anoyed and greued and ordeyned a grete power of Romayns and came in to this londe for to conquere yâ— trybute through myght and strengthe and for to haue it on the kynge But this kynge Gynder and Armager his broder assembled and gadered a grete hoost togyder of BritoÌ„s and gaue batayle to the emperour Claudius slewe of yâ— Romayns grete plente The emperour had afterward one yâ— was called Hamon yâ— sawe theyr people were there fast slayne pryuely cast awaye his owne armes toke yâ— armes of a deed bryton armed hym therwith and came in to the batayle to the kynge thus he sayd Syr be of a good herte for goddes loue for the Romayns your enemyes anone shall be slayne discoÌ„fyted And the kyng gaue no kepe to his wordes for bycause of the armes that he had vpon hym wend it had ben a Bryton But the traytour euer helde hym nexte the kynge pryuely vnder the sholder of his arme he smote the kynge wherfore the kynge dyed fell downe to the erth WhaÌ„ Armager sawe his broder so deed he cast awaye his armes toke to hym his broders armes came in to the batayle amonge the brytons badde them hertely for to fyght fast lay downe the Romayns And for the armes they wende it had ben kyng Gynder that afore was slayne that they wyst not Than began the Brytons fyersly to fyght slewe the Romayns So at the last the emperour for soke the felde fledde as fast as he myght with his folke in to Wynchestre And the fals traytour Hamon that had slayne the kyng fast anone began to flee with all the haste that he might And Armager the kynges broder pursued hym full fyersly with a fyers herte droue hym vnto a water and there he toke hym anone smote of bothe handes feet heed hewed the body all to peces than let cast hym in to the water wherfore that water was called Hamons hauen And afterwarde there was made a fayre towne that yet standeth that is called Southamton And afterward Armager went to Wynchester to seke Claudius the Emperour and there toke hym And Claudius the emperour through couÌ„seyle of his Romayns that were lefte alyue made peas with Armager in this maner folowyng that is to saye that Claudius sholde gyue vnto Armager Gennen his doughter to wyfe that this londe fro that tyme forward shold be in the emperours power of Rome takyng none other tribute but homage And they were accorded And vpon this couenauÌ„t Claudius cesar sente to Rome for his doughter Gennen And whaÌ„ she was comeÌ„ Claudius gaue her to Armager to wyfe And Armager spoused her at London with grete solemâ—nite And thaÌ„ he was crowned kynge of Brytayne ¶ Of kynge Armager in whose tyme saynt Peter preched in Antioche with other apostles in dyuers couÌ„trees THis Armager regned well and worthely gouerned well the loÌ„de And Claudius cesar in remembrauÌ„ce of this accorde for reuerence honour of his doughter made in this londe a faâ—â—e towne castell let call the towne after his name Claucestren the new is called Glocestre And whaÌ„ this was all done the emperour toke his lâ—ue went to Beâ—â—â— And Armager gate a sone on his wyfe that was called Westmer And whyle 〈◊〉 Armager regned saint Peter preched in Antioche there he made a noble chirche in the whiche he sate fyrst in his chayre there he dwelled .vij. yere And after he went to Rome was made pope tyll that Nero the emperour let martyr hym And than preched openly all yâ— apostles in dyuers londes the true faythe And whan Armager had regned .xxiiij. yere he dyed and lyeth at London ¶ How kyng Westmer gaue to Berynger an ylonde forlet there this Berynger made the towne of Berwyk ANd after this A 〈…〉 ager regned his sone Westmer that was a good man and a worthy of body well gouerned the londe It befell so that tydynges came to hym on a daye that the kynge Roderyk of Gascoyne was come in to this londe with an huge hoost of people and was dwellynge in Stanesmore And whan kyng Westmer herde those tydynges he let assemble an huge hoost of Brytons and came to kyng Roderyk gaue hym batayle And kynge Westmer slewe Roderik with his owne handes in playne batayle And whan kynge Roderykes men sawe that theyr lord was slayne they yelded them all to kynge Westmer became his men for euermore And he gaue them a couÌ„tre that was forlet wherin they myght dwell thyder they went and dwelled there all theyr lyfe tyme .ix. C. men there were of them no moo lefte at that batayle Theyr gouernour prynce was called Beringer anone he began a towne that they myght therin dwell haue resorte let call the towne Berwyk vpon Twede And there they enhabyted became ryche But they had no women amonge them and the Brytons wolde not gyue theyr doughters to the strauÌ„gers wherfore they went ouer see in to Irlonde brought with them women and there they them spoused But the men coude not vnderstande theyr language ne speche of these women therfore they spake togyder as scottes And afterwarde through chaungynge theyr languages in all FrauÌ„ce they were than called scottes and so sholde the folke of that countre be called for euermore ¶ How kynge Westmer let arere a stone in the entrynge of WestmerloÌ„de there as he slewe Roderyk there he began fyrst housynge ANd after this batayle that is aboue sayd whan Roderyk was slayne kyng Westmer in remembrauÌ„ce of his vyctory let arere there besydes yâ— waye a grete stone on hygh and yet it standeth and euermore shal stande and he let graue in the said stone lettres that thus sayd The kyng Westmer of Brytayne slewe in this place Roderyk his enemy And this Westmer was the fyrst that buylded hous and towne in Westmerlonde and at that stone begynneth Westmerlonde that Westmer let call
the loÌ„de For he lefte at home no man to kepe the londe for he had with hym .xxx. M. knyghtes of good mennes bodyes went ouer in to the londe of Amorican there slewe the kyng that was called Imball and conquered all the londe And whan he had so done he called Conan sayd For as moche as kyng Octauyan wolde haue made you kyng of Brytayn through me ye were let dystroubled yâ— ye were not kyng I gyue you this loÌ„de of Amorican make you kyng therof And for as moche as ye be a bryton I wyl that this loÌ„de haue the same name and that it be no more called Amorican but shall be called lytell Brytayne and the londe fro whens we be comen shall be called fro hens forth grete Brytayne And so shall men knowe that one Brytayne fro that other ThaÌ„ this Conan Meriedok thanked hyÌ„ curteysly so was he made kynge of lytell Brytayn And whan all this was done Maximyan went from thens vnto Rome and was than made emperour after Constantyne And Conan Meriedok dwelled in lytell Britayn with moche honour there let ordeyne two M. plowmen of the londe for to ere the londe to harowe sowe it feffed them rychely after that they were And for as moche as kynge Conan none of his knyghtes ne none of his other people wolde not take wyues of the nacyon of frauÌ„ce he sent in to grete Brytayne to the erle of Cornewayle that men called Dio nothe that he sholde chose through out all this loÌ„de .xj. M. maydens that is to saye .viij. M. for the meane people .iij. M. for the gretest lordes that sholde them spouse And whaÌ„ Dionothe vnderstode this he made a coÌ„mauÌ„dement through out all the londe of Brytayn as many as the nombre came to he assembled togyder of maydeÌ„s for there was no man that durst withstande his coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t bycause he was protectour And whan these maydens were assembled he let them come before hym at London let ordeyne shyppes for them hastely with all that therto belonged And toke his own doughter that was called Vrsula that was the fayrest creature yâ— ony man wyst And he wolde haue sent her to kyng Conan that shold haue spoused her made her quene of the londe But she had made pryuely to god a vowe of chastite that her fader wyst not ne none other man lyuynge ¶ How Vrsula and .xj. M. maydens that were in her company wente towarde lytell Brytayne and all they were martyred at Coleyne THis Vrsula those vnto her company .xj. M. maydens that of all other she was lady maystresse and all they toke shyppynge at one tyme in the water that is called Tamyse coÌ„mauÌ„ded her kyn frendes to almyghty god and sayled toward lytell Brytayn But whan they were comen in to the hygh see a stronge teÌ„pest arose as it was goddes wyll Vrsula with her shyppes her coÌ„pany were dryueÌ„ to HunloÌ„de through tempest arryued in yâ— hauen of the cite of Coleyne And the kynge of the londe that was called Gowan was than in yâ— cite whan he wyst the tydynges that so many fayre maydens were there arryued he toke Elga his broder other of his housholde with hym and went to the shyppes to se that fayre company And whan he sawe them so fayre he his coÌ„pany wold haue ouerâ—ayen them and haue taken fro them theyr virgy 〈…〉 te But Vrsula that good virgyn counseyled prayed warned taught then that were her felawes that they sholâ—â— defend them with all theyr myght and rather suffre deth than suffre theyr bodyes to be defouled So that all the virgyns became so stedfast in god that they defended them through his grace that none of them had power to do them shame Wherfore kynge Gowan was sort anoyed that he for wrathe slewe them euerychone anone ryght And so were all those virgyns martyred for the â—our of god and they lye at Coleyn ¶ How kynge Gowan came for to destroye this londe and how a man of grete power that was called Gracian defended the londe WHan all this was done kynge Gowan whiche was a sarasyn called to hym his broder Elga and sayd to hym that he sholde go and conquere the londe that all those fayre maydens were borne in And thaÌ„ he ordeyned a grete power of Pehites of denmarke of Orkeney of Norway And they came in to this londe brent townes slewe folke cast down chirches houses of religyon robbed the londe in length brede put to deth all those that wolde not forsake the ryght byleue chrysteÌ„dom For as moche as there was no souerayne that myght helpe them For the kyng Maximian had taken with hym all the worthy men whan he went to conquere lytell Brytayn And in the same tyme was saynt Albon martyred through the wode tyrauÌ„t Dioclesyan in the same place where is now an abbey made of saynt Albons whyles that he was a paynym But he was conuerted vnto god through the predycacyon of a clerke a wyse man that was called Ancibel that was herborowed a nyght in his hous And this was after the incarnacion of Iesu Chryst CC .xxvj. yere And it is to be vnderstaÌ„de that saint Albon suffred his martyrdom before saynt Edmond And therfore is sayÌ„t Albon called the fyrst martyr of Englonde ¶ This Gowans broder his folke that were sarasyns went through out the londe and destroyed all thynge that they founde no thynge they spared Whan these tydynges came to Rome how the kynge Gowan had begon for to destroye this londe the emperour the Romayns sent a stronge man of grete power that was called Gracien with xxiiij M. fyghtynge men for to cast out of this londe all those sarasyns And all they arryued at Portesmouth Maximian myght not come himselfe bycause he was chosen emperour after the deth of CoÌ„stantyne that was saynt Eleyns sone Whan this Gracian was arriued with his hoost he let espye pryuely where the kynge Gowan myght be fouÌ„de he set vpoÌ„ them sodeynly as they lay in theyr beddes discoÌ„fyted them slewe them in theyr beddes euerichone that none of them escaped saue Gowan that fledde in to his owne couÌ„tre with grete sorowe Soone after it befell the Maximyan was slayne at Rome through treason And whan Gracian wyst of those tydynges he let crowne hymselfe kynge of this londe ¶ How Gracian made him kyng whan Maximyan was slayne afterward the Britons slewe hym for his wyckednes THis Gracian whan he began to regne he became so wycked and so sterne and so moche sorow dyd to the Brytons that they slewe hym amonge them Whan kyng Gowan vnderstode that Gracian was slayne he assembled a grete power came agayne in to this londe and yf he had fyrst done harme than dyd he moche more For he than destroyed all this londe and the chrysten people that were therin
chirche it wold And there was made a ryall feest a grete iustyng in the reuerence worshyp of them all people that came thyder And whan this maryage and feest was done the erle the bysshop all theyr meyny toke theyr leue of the lorde lady came home agayne in to Englonde in safete thanked be god ¶ And in the .v. yere of kyng Henryes regne the lorde Thomas his sone went euer see the erle of Kent many other lordes knyghtes with men or armes and archers a grete nombre to chastyse the rebelles that afore had done moche harme to our englysshmen marchauntes to many townes portes in Englonde on the see costes And the lord Thomas the kynges sone came into FlauÌ„dres before a towne that is called Scluse amoÌ„ge all the shyppes of dyuers nacyons that were there after there they rode with theyr shyppes amonge them and went on londe sported them there two dayes came agayn to theyr shyppes toke the brode see there they mette with thre Carackes of Gene that were laden with diuers marchauÌ„dyses well manned they fought togider longe tyme but the englysshmen had the victory brought the Carackes into the Cambre before Wyn chelsee and there they â—anted all these goodes and one of these Carackes was sodeynly brent there And the lordes and theyr people turned them home agayne went no ferther at yâ— tyme. ¶ And in the same tyme Serle yeman of kynge Rychardes robes came into Englonde out of Scotlonde tolde to dyuers people that kyng Rychard was onlyue in ScotloÌ„de so moche people byleued his wordes wherfore a grete parte of the people of the realme were in grete errour grutchyÌ„g agaynst the kyng through informacyon of lyes fals lesynges that this Serle had made For moche people trusted byleued in his sayenge But at the last he was taken in the northcouÌ„tre there by lawe iudged to be drawen through euery cite good burgh towne in EngloÌ„de so he was serued at the last he was brought to London to the gyld hall before the Iustice there he was iudged for to be brought to the Toure of London there to be layd on a hurdell thaÌ„ to be drawen through the cite of LondoÌ„ to Tyburne there to be haÌ„ged than quartred and his heed smytten of set on LondoÌ„ brydge his quarters to be sent to foure good townes of Engloude there set vp thus was he rewarded for his fals treason ¶ And in the syxth yere of kyng Heuryes regne the erle of Marre of ScotloÌ„de by safecon duyte came into engloÌ„de to chalenge syr Edmond erle of Kent to certayn courses of warre on horsbacke And so this chalenge was accepted grauÌ„ted the place taken in smythfelde at LondoÌ„ And this erle of Marte came proudly in to the felde as his chalenge asked And anone came in the erle of Kent rode to the Scotte manfully rode togyder with sharpe speres dyuers courses but the erle of Kent had the felde and gate hym moche worship and thanke of all maner men for his manfull dedes ¶ And in the .vij. yere of kyng Henryes regne syr Richard Scrop archebys shop of Yorke the erle Marshall of Englonde gadred vnto them a stronge power agaynst kyng Henry And the kyng herynge therof in all the haste that he myght came with his power Northward and mette with them at Yorke there were these two lordes taken brought to the kyng And anone the iudges were set these two lordes brought forth there they were iudged to deth bothe theyr hedes smytten of and there they made theyr ende on whose soules god for his pyte haue mercy AmeÌ„ And whan this was done the kyng came to London agayn there rested hym Anone god of his grete goodnes wrought and shewed many grete myracles for this worthy clerke archebysshop of Yorke that thus was done to deth ¶ And in the .viij. yere of kynge Henryes regne dame Luce the dukes syster of Mylen came in to Englonde so to London there was wedded to syr Edmond Holland erle of Kent in the pryory of saynt Mary ouereys in South warke with moche solempnite grete worshyp The kynge was there hymselfe gaue her at the chirche dore whan they were wedded masse was done the kyng his owne ê‘sone brought lad this worthy lady in to the bysshops place of Winchestre there was a wonders grete feest holden to all maner people that wold come ¶ And the same yere syr Robert Knolles knyght a worthy warryour dyed at his manoyr in Norfolk froÌ„ thâ—ns he was brought to London on a hors bere with moche torche light so he was brought to the whyte freres in flete strete there was done made for hym a solempne feest a ryall enterâ—ment for those that thyder wold come bothe ryche poore there lyeth buryed by dame CoÌ„stance his wyfe in the myddes of the body of the chirche on whose soule god haue mercy AmeÌ„ ¶ And in this same yere sir Thomas Rampston knyght Constable of the Toure of London was drowned at London brydge as he came fro Westmynster inwardes to the toure in a â—arge all through lewdnes ¶ And in the same yere dame Philyp the yonger doughter of kyng Henry was ladde ouer see with syr Richard the dukes broder of Yorke syr Comond Courtney bysshop of Norwiche many other lordes knyghtes squyers ladyes gentylwomen that apperteyned to suche a kinges doughter came in to Denmarke And the kyng receyued this worthy lady for his wyfe welcomed these worthy lordes did vnto them moche worshyp and they were brought to a towne that was called LondoÌ„ in Denmarke and there was this lady wedded and sacred to the kynge of Denmarke Norway Swethen and there was crowned quene of Denmarke with moche solempnite there was made a ryall feest And whan this feest and maryage was done ended these lordes ladyes toke theyr leue of the kynge the quene came agayne in to Englonde in safete thanked be god ¶ And in the. viij yere of kyng Henryes regne there was a man that was called the Walsshe clerke and he appeled a knight that was called sir Percyuall Snowdon of treason there they were ioyned to fight to the vtterauÌ„ce within lystes the daye place tyme assigned lymyted to be done ended in Smythfelde at whiche daye those two persones came in to the felde fought sore myghtely togyder But at the last the knyght ouercame the clerke made hyÌ„ to yelde hym creauÌ„t of his fals empechement that he had sayd on hym than was he despoiled of his armure drawen out of the felde to Tyburne there he was hanged the knyght takeÌ„ to grace and was a good man ¶
Henry the .iiij. besechinge him of his helpe and socour agaynst his deedly enemy the duke of Burgoyne And than the kynge made Thomas his sone duke of Clarence his other sone Iohn duke of Bedforde his other sone Vmfrey duke of Glocestre and syr Thomas Beauford erle of Dorset and the duke of Awemarle he made duke of Yorke And than the kyng ordeyned his sone syr Thomas duke of ClareÌ„ce sir Thomas beauford erle of Dorset syr Iohn Cornwyll with many other lordes knyghtes and squyers men of armes archers for to go ouet see in to FrauÌ„ce in helpynge and strengthynge of the duke of Orlyaunce And these worthy lordes with theyr retynue shypped at Hamton sayled ouer yâ— see in to NormaÌ„dy londed at Hogges And there mette with them yâ— lorde Hambe at theyr londynge with .vij. M. men of armes Frensshmen thre sergeauÌ„tes of armes with them all were put to flyght of them were takeÌ„ vij C. men of armes iiij C. horses without those that were slayne in the felde And so they rode forth through out all FrauÌ„ce toke castles townes slewe many Frensshemen that withstode them and toke many prysoners as they rode and so they passed forth tyll they came to Burdeux and there they rested them a whyle and set the countree in peas rested tyll the vyntage were redy to sayle And than the duke with his meyny came home in to Englond in safete thaÌ„ked be god ¶ And in the same yere was the kynges coyne chaunged throughout Englonde by the kynge his couÌ„seyle that is to saye the noble halfe noble ferthynge of golde ¶ And in the .xiiij. yere of kyng HeÌ„rpes regne the fourth he let make galays of warre for he hoped to haue passed the grete see so forth to Ierusalem there to haue ended his lyfe but god vysyted hym soone after with infirmite grete sekenes that he myght not well endure no whyle so seruently he was taken and brought in bed at WestmyÌ„ster in a fayre chambre And as he lay in his bed he asked his chamberlayne what he called the chambre that he lay in And he answered sayd Ierusalem And than he sayd that the prophecy sayd that he shold make an ende dye in IerusaleÌ„ And than he made hym redy vnto god and dysposed all his wyll And soone after he died was caried by water froÌ„ Westmynster in a barge vnto Feuersham froÌ„ thens he was caryed to CauÌ„terbury by londe with moche torche lyght brennynge in to the abbey of Chrystchirche there he was entered buryed besyde saint Thomas of CauÌ„terburyes shryne And thus ended the worthy kyng Henry about mydlent sondaye in the yere of our lorde a. M CCCC and .xiij. vpon whose soule god haue mercy Amen MArtyn yâ— .v. was pope after Iohn xiiij yere This maÌ„ was chosen by the concyle of Constance the other were deposed yâ— stroue so came peas in the chirche the whiche longe tyme afore was desyred necessary for yâ— defence of the fayth This was yâ— myghtyest pope that euer was of ryches a grete iudge He edifyed townes walles stretes he destroyed heresyes he did moche good through the noble prynce Sygysmund And he gadred moche money for to gete yâ— holy londe agayn but deth came vpon hym letted hym he made a couÌ„seyle afore his deth for that mater there he decessed ¶ Eugenius was pope after Martyn .xvii. yere This Eugeny was chosen peasybly after the deth of Martyn no man doubted but he was pope But shortly after he was expulsed from Rome for it was so that he fledde naked Also he was cited to the concyle of Basilieus deposed but he charged hym not And for that began the stryfe agayne the whiche stode to his deth those that fauoured him sayd he was worthy moche louynge the contrary sayd those that were agaynst hym but what someuer he was after he had taken the dignite vpon hym afore he was of grete abstynence of good fame that he dyd after that I leue to the iudgement of god ¶ Circa annuÌ„ dnÌ„i M CCCC .xiij. ¶ Of kynge Henry the fyfth that was kynge Henryes sone ANd after the deth of king Henry the fourth regned kynge Henry his sone that was borne at Monmouth in Wales that was a worthy kyng a gracyous man and a grete conquerour And in the fyrst yere of his regne for grete loue and goodnes he sent to the fâ—â—res of Langley there as his fader had do bury kynge Rychard the seconde and let take his body out of the erth agayn dyd do bryÌ„ge it to Westmynster in a ryall chare couered with blacke veluet and baners of dyuers armes about all the horses drawing yâ— chare were trapped in blacke and beten with dyuers armes many a torche brennynge by all the waye tyll he came to Westmynster there he let make for hym a ryall and a solempne enterement buryed hym by quene Anne his wyfe as his owne desyre was on yâ— ferther syde of saynt Edwardes 〈…〉 yne in yâ— abbey of saynt Peters of Westmynster vpon whose soule god haue mercy ¶ And in this same yere were certayne lollers taken fals heretykes that had purposed through false treason for to haue slayne our kyng for to haue destroyed all the clergy of yâ— realme they myght haue had theyr false purpose But our lorde god wolde not suffre it for in haste our kynge had warnynge therof of all theyr fals ordinauÌ„ce werkyng came sodeynly with his power to sayÌ„t Iohns without sinythfelde anone they toke a certayn of the lollers fals heretykes brought them to the kynges presence and there they tolde all theyr fals purpose ordynauÌ„ce how they wolde haue done wrought yf they myght haue regned had theyr wyl there they told whiche were theyr capytayns gouernours than the king coÌ„mauÌ„ded them to the toure of LondoÌ„ than toke moo of them bothe win the cite wtout sent theÌ„ to Newgate to bothe Coâ—ters And than they were brought in examinacion afore the clergy the kynges Iustyces there they were coÌ„uicte for theyr fals heresy dampned before yâ— Iustyee for theyr fals treason this was theyr iudgemet that they sholde be drawen froÌ„ the toure of London to saint Giles felde there to be hanged brent on the galowes Also there was taken syr Roger Acton knyght for heresy eke for treason agaynst the kyng the realme he came afore yâ— clergy was coÌ„uict for his heresy to be brent dampned before the Iustyces to be drawen from the toure of London through the cite to saynt Giles felde to be hanged brent ¶ And in the seconde yere of kynge Henryes regne he held a couÌ„seyle of all the lordes of the realme at WestmyÌ„ster there
moche as Cane And 〈◊〉 that tyme came tydynges yâ— no rescowe wold come there And so at yâ— .xiiij. dayes ende the capytayn of the castell came out de lyuered yâ— keys the castell to our kyng and Bayeus and the other .xiiij. townes were delyuered to hym also And anone the kyng delyuered the keys to the duke of ClareÌ„ce made hym capytayn bothe of the towne also of the castell made hym capytayn of Baycus and of all the other townes also And so he 〈◊〉 the towne the castell there he held sayne â—â—orges fest there he made xâ— knigh tes of the hath there was syr Lowys Robersart Salin Chayny Mougome â—y 〈◊〉 many other worthy men And the kyng coÌ„maunded them for to put out all the Frensshmen women no man so hardy to defoule â—ny woman no take no maner of good awayt frâ— them but let them passe iÌ„ peas on payne of deth And there passed out of the towne in one daye moo than .xv. C. women And the kyng let stuffe the towne castell with Englyssh men ordeyned there two capytaynes one for the towne an other for yâ— castell charged them vpon theyr lyues for to kepe well the towne the castell And or that our kynge went thens he gate Faleys Newelyn layde a syege to Shyr burgh that syege layde yâ— duke of Glo testre with a stronge power a myghty and by processe of tyme gate it made there a capytayne of yâ— same towne And this same tyme yâ— erle of Warwik layde a syege vnto Dounfront gate it put therin a capytayne ¶ And for to speke more of the erle of Marche that yâ— kynge ordeyned tho to scomme the see to kepe the costes of Englonde for all maner of enemyes the wynde arose vpon them that they wende all to haue ben lost but through the grace of god almyghty and good gouernauÌ„ce they tode afore the 〈◊〉 of Wyght all yâ— storme And there were lost two carackes two balyngers with marchauÌ„dyse other grete goodes all the people yâ— were within them And an other caracke droue before Hamton and threwe his mast ouer the walles of the towne and this was on saynt Barthylmewes daye And whan all this storme was cesed this worthy erle of Marche toke his shyppes with his meyny wente to the see londed in Normandy at Hogges so rode forth towarde the kyng euer as he came the frensshmen fledde And there came vnto them an Anthony pygge folowed yâ— hoost all yâ— waye tyll they came to a grete water there they drad to haue bendrowned for the water closed them so yâ— they myght no where gete out But at the last almyghty god 〈◊〉 this pygge brought them out all safe 〈◊〉 there they caught a guyde yâ— knewe all the countree aboute 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 brought them through a 〈◊〉 saâ—de and so in to an yle and there they 〈◊〉 many prysoners in theyr waye toward the kynge in theyr iourney and so they came vnto Cane And there yâ— kyng welcomed him toke his iourney to Argenten than anone it was yolden vnto the kyng and they had theyr lyues went theyr way And than our kynge remeued went to a stronge towne that was called Cese there was a fayre mynster they yelded it anone vnto the kynge And than the kyng went from thens to Alaunson and wanne the towne the bridge And the kynge sente the erle of warwyk to 〈◊〉 towne that was called Belesme with a grete and a stronge power anone they yelded it put them all in to the kynges good grace mercy so dyd many moâ— stronge townes castelles that were in those partyes And froÌ„ thens they went 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in Perche anone it was yelded vnto the 〈◊〉 bothe the towne the castell bodyes goodes at the kynges good grace And so the kyng gate coÌ„quered all yâ— townes castelles pyles streÌ„gthes 〈◊〉 abbeys vnto PouÌ„t de larche from thens vnto yâ— cite of Boen ¶ And in the fyfth yere of kyng Henryes regne the fyfth syr Iohn Oldeastel yâ— was the lorde Cobham was arested for heresy brought to yâ— Coure of London anone after he brake the Couâ—e and went in to Wales there kepte hym 〈…〉 ge tyme. And at y◠〈…〉 he lorde Po 〈…〉 toke hym but he stode 〈…〉 grete defence longe tyme was sore woâ—ded or he wolde be taken to the lorde 〈◊〉 man brought hym out of Wales to London 〈…〉 wher 〈…〉 so he was brought to Westmynster there was examined of certayn poyntes that were â—ut on 〈◊〉 he sayd not nay and so he was conuicte of the clergy for his heresy 〈◊〉 〈…〉 ned before the Justyfull glad so they went forth in haste kepte yâ— grouÌ„de the place yâ— the kynge his couÌ„seyle had assigned they quytte them as good warryours to theyr kyng ¶ Now wyll I tell you whiche were yâ— chefe capytaynes gouernours of yâ— cite of Roen Mon syr Guy butler was chefe capytayn bothe of yâ— cite of the castel Mon syr Termegan he was capitayn of port de Caur Mon syr de la Roche was capitayn of yâ— disners Monsyr Anthony was lewtenaunt to Mon syr Guy Butler Henry Chantfien was capytayne of the porte de la pount Iohn Mantreuas was capytayne of the porte de la castel Monsyr de Preaux was capytayne of the porte of saynt Hylary The bastarde of Tyne he was capytayne of the porte Martenuylle And grauÌ„d Iakes a worthy warâ— your he was capytayne of all men of warre and he was gouernour outward bothe on horsbacke and on fote of al men of armes whaÌ„ they yssued out of the cite of all yâ— portes he them arayed as they sholde encountre with our meyny And eche of the capitaynes ladde .v. M. men of armes and some moo And at yâ— fyrst comynge of our kynge there were nombred by herawdes vnto CCC M. of men and women and chyldren what yonge olde And amonge all these was many a manfull man of his handes so they preued them whan they yssued out of the cite bothe on horsbacke and on fote for they came neuer at one gate out alone but at thre or foure gates and at euery gate two or thre thousand of good meÌ„nes bodyes armed and manfully encountred with our Englysshmen moche people slayne dyuers tymes with gonnes quarelles other ordynaunce And this syege dured .xx. wekes and euer they of the towne trusted to haue ben resâ—â—wed but there came none So at the last they kepte so longe the towne that there dyed many a thousande within the towne for defaute of meet of men women chyldren for they had eten theyr horses dogges and cattes that were in the towne And oftentymes yâ— men of armes droue out the poore people at the gates of the towne for spendyng