name of Albyne yâ— elpest doughter of Dio clesyan had .xxxij. systers they were the fyrst that enhabyted this londe and bycause she was the eldest syster she named this londe Albyon after her owne name as the cronycles reherseth Other saye that this londe was named Albion as it were yâ— whyte loÌ„de of whyte rockes about the clyues of yâ— see yâ— were seen fro ferre Afterward Brute conquered this londe called it Brytayn after his owne name And thaÌ„ saxons or Englysshmen conquered this londe called it Anglia yâ— is Englonde Or it is called Anglia of a quene yâ— owed this loÌ„d yâ— was named Angela was a noble dukes doughter of the Saxons Or as ysid sayth Ethi .xv. Anglia hath yâ— name as it were an angle a corner of the worlde Or els as Beda sayth li .j. SayÌ„t Gregory sawe englisshe children to sell at Rome he accorded to the name of the londe and said they ben sothly aungels for theyr faces shyne as aungels for the noblete of yâ— londe shone in the childrens faces ¶ Alfre The Britysshe Anglia is called the other worlde and for grete plente of all good the grete Charles called it his owne chambre ¶ Solinus The edge of yâ— frensshe clyf sholde be the ende of the worlde yf the ylonde of Brytayn ne were not whiche is worthy to haue the name of an other worlde ¶ Alfre This ylonde is called insula for it is in salo that is the see is beten of with dyuers course of waters with stremes with wawes of the see ¶ Of the settynge boundynge length and brede of Englonde Ca .ij. THis Britayn is acounted a noble londe bothe in our storyes also in the storyes of Grekes is set agaynst Germania Gallia FrauÌ„ce spayne by twene yâ— north yâ— west yâ— see bytwene This londe is fyfty myle from the clyf of the men that be called morini gessorico ¶ Beda li .j. And for this ylonde lieth vnder the north heed of yâ— worlde it hath lyght bright nyghtes in yâ— somer tyme so yâ— oftentymes at mydnyght men haue questyons doubte whether it be euentyde or dawnynge yâ— is for yâ— tyme of the yere yâ— the sonne goth not ferre vnder the erth by nyght but passeth by yâ— north syde cometh soone in to yâ— eest agayn And therfore in yâ— somer ben theyr dayes full loÌ„ge of .xviij. houres yâ— nyghtes of .vj. houres And after in yâ— wynter ben longe nyghtes of .xviij. houres shorte dayes of .vj. houres Also in Armenia Macedo nia Italia in other loÌ„des of yâ— same line the longest daye loÌ„gest nyght also is of xv houres the shortest day or nyght is of .ix. houres ¶ Plimê° in meroe That ylonde is chefe of blacke men there is yâ— loÌ„gest day .xij. houres In Alexandry in Egypte of .xiij. houres in Ytalye of .xv. houres in Brytayn of .xviij. houres in the ylonde named Tyle all the .vj. somer monethes is daye all the .vj. wynter monethes is nyght ¶ Isid .li .xiij. Brytayn is set wtin Occean as it were wtout the worlde is set agaynst FrauÌ„ce and Spayne ¶ Giraldus Brytayn is endloÌ„ge larger in yâ— myddle thaÌ„ in yâ— endes ¶ Orostê° Brytayn stretcheth in length out of yâ— south iÌ„ to yâ— north in yâ— southest it hath FrauÌ„ce in yâ— south Spayne in yâ— north Norway in yâ— west Hâ—bernâ—a yâ— is Irlonde whan shypmen passe the next clyf of yâ— loÌ„de they se a cite yâ— hyght 〈◊〉 mouth Beda li .j. yâ— cite is now called of Englysshmen Reptacestre ¶ Solinus Brytayne is viij C. myle of length it be met from yâ— clyf of Tornes to yâ— angle of Calidon ¶ Alfre That is from Penwithstrete .xv. myle beyonde Myghels stowe in Cornewayle vnto Carnes yâ— is beyonde Scotlonde Brytayn is more than ij C. myle brode froÌ„ Meneuia yâ— is the vttermest place in Wales vnto Yaâ—mouth iÌ„ northfolke ¶ Beda Onely out take yâ— longest out shotyng of diuers fore londes with the whiche Brytayn is all about .xlviij. sythe .lxx. thousande pace ¶ Of the worthynes and preroga cyons Caplo .iij. AS FrauÌ„ce passeth Brytayne so Brytayn passeth Irlonde in fayre weder and nobleâ—e but not in helthe ¶ Beda lib .i. For this ylonde is best to bryÌ„ge forth trees fruytes Rutherne beestes wyne groweth therin in some places The londe hath plente of fowles and of beestes of dyuers maner of kynde The londe is plenteous and the see also The londe is noble copyous ryche of noble welles and ryuers with plente of fysshe There is grete plente of small fysshe of samon of eles ¶ Wilhel de pon .li .iij. So yâ— the people in some place fede theyr sâ—yne with fysshe Beda li .j. There ben oftentymes taken dolphyns see calues and baleyne grete fysshes as whales kynde and dyuers maner shelfysshe amonge yâ— whiche shelfysshe ben muscles that wtin them haue Margery perles of al maner of colour and hewe of rody reed purpure of blewe specyally moost of whyte There is also plente of shelfysshe yâ— men dye therwith fyne reed yâ— reednes therof is wonders fayre and stable stayneth neuer with colde ne with hete with wete ne with drye but euer the older yâ— colour is the fayrer There beÌ„ also salt welles hote welles therof rennynge stremes of hote bathes departeth in to dyuers places according for man woman of all maner age olde or yonge ¶ Basilius sayth That yâ— water that tenneth passeth by vaynes of certayn metall taketh iÌ„ his course grete hete This ylonde is plenteous of vaynes of metalles of bras of yren of leed of tynne of syluer also ¶ Plimê° li .vj. ca .vj. In this ylonde vnder the turfe of the loÌ„de is fouÌ„de good merle the thryfty of the farnes dryeth hyÌ„self therin So yâ— euer the thycker yâ— felde is merled yâ— better corne it wyll bere There is also an other maner whyte merle yâ— the londe is the better .lxxx. yere yâ— therwith is merled ¶ Solinê° In this ylonde groweth a stone that is called gagates yf ye wyll knowe his fayrnes it is blacke as gemmes ben yf ye wyll knowe his kynde it brenneth in water quencheth in oyle and as to his myght yf the stone be froted chafed it holdeth what hyÌ„ nigheth as Succuns a stone that is so named ¶ Ynd. li .xv. There ben shepe that bere good woll There ben many hartes and wylde beestes fewe wolues therfore shepe ben the surer wtout kepyng lefte in the felde ¶ 〈◊〉 In this ylonde also ben many citees townes fayre noble and ryche many grete ryuers stremes with grete pleÌ„te of fysshe many fayre wodes grete with ryght many beestes came and wylde The erth of that londe is copyous of metall oor of salte welles of quarreys of marble of diuers maner stones of reed of whyte of softe of harde of chalke
see that is bytwene Brytayne Irlonde is all yâ— yere full of grete wawes vneasy that men may selde sayle sykerly bytwene yâ— see is C .xx. myle brode ¶ Of the gretenes and qualite of that londe Ca .xxiiij. IRlonde is an ylonde gretest after Brytayn stretcheth north ward froÌ„ Brendas hylles vnto yâ— londe ColuÌ„bina coÌ„teyneth .viij. dayes iourney euery iourney .xl. myle froÌ„ Deuelin to Patrykes hylles to yâ— see in yâ— syde in brede iiij iourneys Irlonde is narower in yâ— myddle than in the endes all otherwyse than Brytayn is as Irlonde is shorter north ward than Britayn so is it longer south ward the londe is not playne but full of mouÌ„taynes of hylles of wodes of marays of mores the londe is softe rayny wyndy lowe by yâ— see syde wtin hylly sondy ¶ Solmus There is grete plente of noble pasture and of leese therfore yâ— beestes must be ofte dryueÌ„ out of theyr pasture lest they â—te ouer moche for they sholde shende themselfe yf they myght ete at theyr wyll ¶ Gir. Men of that londe haue comynly theyr helth strauÌ„gers haue oft a perylous 〈◊〉 by cause of yâ— moisture of yâ— meet The flesshe of kyen is there holsom swynes flesshe vnholsom Men of yâ— londe haue no feuer but onely yâ— feuer ague and that ryght selde Therfore the holsomnes of yâ— londe the clennes out of venym is worth all the boost richesse of trees of herbes of spycery of ryche clothes of precyous stones of the eest londes The cause of yâ— helth holsomnes of yâ— londe is yâ— attemperate hete colde that is therin Inâ—bus rebê° sufficit In this londe ben mâ—o kyen than oxen more pasture than corne more grasse than seed there is plente of samon of lamprays of â—eles of other see fysshe Of egles of cranes of pecoks of curlewes of sparowhawkes of geshawkes of gentyll fawcons Of welues ryght shrewed myte there ben attercoppes blode soukers eeftes yâ— do nâ— harme there ben fayres lytell of body ful hardy stronge there ben batnacles foules lyke wylde gees whiche grewe wondersly vpon trees as it were nature wrought agaynst kynde Men of relygyon ete barnacles vpon fastyng dares bycause they be not engendred with flesshe wherin as me thyÌ„keth they erre for â—â—ason is agaynst yâ— for yf a man had eten of AdaÌ„s legge he had eteÌ„ flesshe yet AdaÌ„ was not engendred of fader nor moder but yâ— flesshe cometh wondersly of yâ— tree In this loÌ„de is plente of hony of mylke of vine of vyneyerdes ¶ Solinê° ysâ—d wryte yâ— IrloÌ„de hath no bees Neuerthelesse it were better wryten yâ— IrloÌ„de had bees no vyneyerdes ¶ Beâ—a sayth yâ— there is grete huÌ„tyng to roobuckes it is knowen yâ— there be none It is no wonder of Beda for he neuer sawe yâ— londe but some man tolde hyÌ„ suche tales Also there groweth that stone Saxagonê° is called Iris also as it were the rayne bowe yf that stone be holden agaynst yâ— sonne anone it shall shape a raynbowe There is also founden a stone yâ— is called Gagathes whyte margery perles ¶ Of the defaute of the londe Ca .xxv. â—Hete cornes ben there full small vnneth clensed with maÌ„nes hande reserued meÌ„ all beestes beÌ„ smaller there than in other loÌ„des There lacketh well nygh al maner fresshe water fysshe yâ— is not gendred in the see There lacketh vnkynde faucons gerfaucons pertryche fesauÌ„t nyghtyngales and pyes There lacketh also Roo Bucke Ilespyles wontes and other venymous beestes Therfore some men feyne that fauourably yâ— saynt Patryck clensed yâ— londe of wormes of venymous beestes But it is more probable skylfull yâ— this londe was from yâ— begynnynge alwaye wtout suche wormes for venymous beestes wormes dye there anone yf men brynge them thyder out of other loÌ„des Also venym and poyson brought thyder out of other londes lese theyr malyce as soone as it passeth the myddle of the see Also poudre erth of that londe cast sowen in other londes dryue away wormes so ferforth that yf a turfe of yâ— londe be put about a worme it sleeth hym or maketh hym thryll that erth for to escape away In that londe cockes crowe but lytell tofore daye so that the fyrst crowynge of cockes in that londe the thirde in other londes ben lyke ferre tofore the daye ¶ Of them that fyrst enhabyted Irlonde Ca .xxvj. GIraldê° sayth that Casera Noes nece drad the flode fledde with thre men fyfty women in to that ylonde dwelled therin fyrst the last yere tofore Noes flode But afterwarde Bartholanus Seres sone that came of Iaphet Noes sone came thider with his thre sones by happe or by crafte CCC yere after Noes flode dwelled there encreaced to yâ— nombre of .ix. M. men afterward for stenche of careyns of gyauÌ„tes yâ— they had slayne they dyed all saue one Ruanus that lyued M .v. C. yere vnto saynt Patrykes tyme enformed yâ— holy man of the foresayd men of all the doynges and dedes Than the thyrde tyme came thyder Nimeth out of Scicia with his iiij sones and dwelled there CC .xvj. yere And at yâ— last of his ofsprynge by dyuers my shappes of warre of moreyne they were clene destroyed and the londe lefte voyde CC. yere after The fourth tyme v. dukes that were bretherne Gandius Genandus SagaÌ„dius Rutheragus Slauius of the sayd Nimethes successours came out of Grece occupied that loÌ„de deled it in .v. partyes euery partye coÌ„teyneth .xxij. candredes A caÌ„drede is a couÌ„tree yâ— conteyneth an C. townes they set a stone in the myddle of yâ— lond as it were in the nauell and begynnyng of .v. kyngdomes At the last Slauius was made kyng of all yâ— lond The fyfth tyme whan this nacyon was .xxx. yere togyder they wexed feble Foure noble men that were Millesius yâ— kyÌ„ges sones came out of Spayne with many other in a nauy of .xl. shyppes .ij. of yâ— worthyest of these .iiij. bretherne yâ— hyght Hyberê° Hermon deled yâ— loÌ„de bytwene them two But afterward couenauÌ„t was brokeÌ„ bytwene them bothe Hyberê° was slayne Than Hermon was kyng of all yâ— londe And from his tyme to yâ— fyrst Patrykes tyme were kynges of yâ— nacyon C .xxxi. And so fro yâ— comynge of Hibernensis vnto yâ— fyrst Patryk were M. viij C. yere They had that name Hibernensis Hibernia of yâ— foresayd Hiberus or els of Hibetê° a ryuer of Spayne They were called also Gatels Scottes of one Gaytelus yâ— was Phenis neuewe This Gaytelus coude speke many laÌ„guages after the laÌ„guages that were made at Nemproths Toure and wedded one Scotta Pharoes doughter Of these dukes came yâ— HiberneÌ„sis Men saye yâ— this Gaytelus made yâ— Irysshe language called it Gaytelaf as it were a language gadred of all languages tongues At the last Belinus kyng of Britayn had a
out Gurmond the Irysshe kyng with his Pictes and the Brytons also with theyr kynge that hight Careticus and droue them out of Englond into Wales And so that Saxons were vyctoryous euery prouynce after his strength made hym a kyng And so departed Englonde in to seuen kyngdomes Neuerthelesse afterwarde these seueÌ„ kyngdomes euerychone after other 〈◊〉 all in to one kyngdome All hole vn 〈◊〉 the prynce Adelstoue Neuerthelesse 〈◊〉 â—â—nes pursued this londe fro Adei 〈…〉 tyme that was Alurents fader vnto the thy 〈…〉 abou ts au C .lxx. 〈…〉 〈…〉 lly therin xxil 〈…〉 re And after hym Haralde hâ—lde the kyngdome .ix. mouethes And after hym Nor mans haue regned vnto this tyme but how longe they shall regue he to whome no thynge is vnknowen ¶ 〈…〉 Of that foresayd seuen kyngdomes theyr markes mares boundes whan they began how longe they endured here shall I somwhat shortly tell ¶ Alfre The fyrst kyngdome was that kyngdome of Kent that stretcheth fro the eest Occean vnto that ryuer of Tamyse There regned the fyrst Engystes began to regne by the accountynge of Dionyse the yere of our lorde A C .lv. that kyngdome dured iii C .lviij. yere .xv. kinges vnto that tyme that kynge Baldrede was put out and Egbert kynge of westsaxon ioyned that kyngdom to his owne The second kyng dome was at Southsaxon that had in the eest syde kent in the south the see the yle of wyght in the west Hamshyre in the north sothery there Ella regned fyrst with his thre sones began to regne the yere after the comynge of that Angles euen .xxx. But that kyngdome within shorte tyme passed in to the other kyngdomes The thyrde kyngdome was of Eestsaxon bad in the eest syde the see in the west the couÌ„tree of London in the fouth Temse in that north Southfolke The kynges of this couÌ„â—â—â— of westsaron fro the first Sebertes tyme vnto that tyme of the Danes were .x. kynges the whiche were subgecte somdele to other kynges Neuerthelesse oâ—t est longest they were vnder the kynges of Merci◠〈◊〉 to the tyme yâ— Egbert the kynge of westsaxon ioyned yâ— kyngdome was to his owne The fourth kyngdome was of Eest 〈…〉 gles conteyneth Northfolke South folke and hath in the east syde and in the north syde the see in yâ— north west Cam bridge shyre in yâ— west saynt Comondes dyche Herfordshyre in yâ— south Essex And this kyngdom duted vnder twelue kynges vnto the tyme yâ— kyng Edmond was slayne And than the Danes toke wrongfully both the kyngdomes of eest Angles and of eest Saxon. Afterwarde the Danes were put out and dryuenawaye or made subgecte And than the elder kynge Edwarde ioyned bothe the kyÌ„gdomes to his orane The fyfth kyng dome was of westsaxon dured longest of all these kyngdomes had in the eest syde fouthsaxon in the north Tamyse in the south in the west the see Occean In that kyngdome regned Serdryk with his sone Kenryke began to regne the yere of our lorde god .v. C. and .xix. and than after the comynge of Angles .lxxi. so sayth Denys the other kyngdomes passed in to this kyngdome The syxth kyngdome was of Mercia was gretest of all The markes the meres ther of were in the west syde of the ryuer De faste by Chestre and Seuarne faste by Shrowesbury vnto Brystowe in yâ— eest the eest see in the south Tamyse vnto London in the north the ryuer of Humber and so westwarde and downwarde vnto the riuer Mersee vnto the corner of wyrhall there Number falleth in to the west see Penda Wyvves sone regned fyrst in this kyngdome in the yere of our lorde Jesu Chryst .vi. C .xxvi. soo sayth Denys and fro the comynge of Angles an hondred .lxxv. yere This kyngdome dured vnder .xviii. kynges aboute two hondred .lxiij. yere vnto yâ— last Colwulfe the Danes vetoke yâ— kyngdome to kept whan Burdred the kyng was put out but the elder Edward the kyng put out the Danes and ioyned the kyngdom of Mercia to his owne kyngdome Neuerthelesse at the begyunynge this kyngdome of Mercia was departed in to thre In west Mercia in myddell Mercia eest Mercia The .vij. kyngdome was Northamhymbrorum that is the kyngdome of Northumberionde the meres markes therof were by west by cest the see of Occean by south that tyuer of Humber and so downward toward the west by that ende of the shyres of Notyngham and of Derby vnto the ryuer of Merses and by north the Scottes see that hyght forth in Scottes weres in Britysshe yâ— Scot tysshe see in Englysshe This kyngdom of Northumberlonde was fyrst deied in two prouynces That one was yâ— south syde hyght Deyra that other was yâ— north syde hyght Brenicia as it were two kyngdomes the ryuer departed these two kyngdomes that tyme for the kyngdome of Deyra was from yâ— ryuer of Humber vnto the ryuer of Tyne The kyngdome of Brenicia was fro Tyne to the Scottysshe see And whan Pirres dwelled there as Beda sayth li .iij. ca .ii. That Ninian yâ— holy man coÌ„uetted men of the south syde Ida the kynge regned there fyrst began to regne the yere of our lorde .v. C. .xlvij. so sayth Denys In Deyra regned kyng Elle the yere of our lorde .v. C .xlix. These two kyngdomes were other whyle as it is sayd departed bytwene two kinges somtyme all hole vnder one kyng and dured as it were .xx. Englysshe kynges CCC .xxi. yere At yâ— last Osbartus and Elle were slayne in the .ix. yere of theyr kyngdome the Danes slewe them Northumberlonde was voyde wtout kynge .viii. yere Than afterwarde the Danes regned in Northumberlonde .xxxvi. yere vnto the onynge of yâ— kyngdome Adeistone made subgecte the kynges Danes scottysshe walsshe regned fyrst alone in Englonge helde yâ— kyngdome of Englonde all hole and all one kyngdome that was the yere of our lorde viij C .xxviij. That tyuer of Merâ—ee was somtyme marke mere bytwene the kyngdome of Mercia and the kyngdome of Northumberlond that may be shewed in two maners first by this properte of this Mersee that is as moche to saye as a see yâ— is a bouÌ„de a mere for it departeth one kyngdome froÌ„ an other Also it is wryten in Cronycles of Henry Alfrede yâ— kyng Edward yâ— elder fastned a castell at MaÌ„cestre in Northumberlond but yâ— cite MaÌ„cestre is fro the tyuer of Mersee scarsely thre myle ¶ Of bysshopryches and of theyr sees Ca .xiij. IVrius was the fyrst kyng chrystened of yâ— Brytons in his tyme were thre archebysshoppes sees in Brytayne oue was at London an other at yorke the thyrde at Cacrusk the cite of LegyoÌ„s in Glamorgan that cite is now called Caerleon To these archebisshops sees were subgeâ—te .xxviij. bysshops were called Flammes To the archebysshops see of LondoÌ„ was subgecte Corne wayle all myddell EngloÌ„de vnto Humber
deâ—ynge with foule maners euyll lyuyng so wyckedly defouleth kynde 〈◊〉 ¶ In this londe in Wales olde wyues women were wonte ben yet as men saye ofte for to shape themself in lykenes of hares to mylke theyr neyghbours kyen stele theyr mylke and ofte greyhouÌ„des tenne after them pursue them wene that they he hares And some by crafte of nygromaÌ„cy make fatte swyne for to be reed of colour sell them in markettes fayres But as soone as these swyne passe ony water they turne in to theyr owne kynde whether it be strawe hey grasse or turues But these swyne may not be kepte by no crafte for to endute in lykenes of swyne ouer thre days AmoÌ„ge these woÌ„dets other take hede that in yâ— vttermest ende of yâ— world falleth newe meruayles wonders as though kyÌ„de played with large loue secretly ferre in yâ— endes than openly â—nygh in the myddel therfore in this ylonde be many grysely wonders meruayles ¶ Of the meruayles and wonders of Irlonde Ca .xxviij. MAny men tell that in yâ— north syde of Irlonde is yâ— londe of lyfe In that ylonde no man may dye but whan they be olde vexed with grete sekenes they be borne out in to the nexte londe there dye ¶ There is another ylonde in Irlonde yâ— no woman therin may â—eâ—e a chylde but yet she may coÌ„ceyue ¶ Also there is an ylonde in whiche no deed body may rotte In Vltonia yâ— is Vlster is an ylâ—de that a â—uke wonderly departeth in twayne In yâ— one parte is grete distur baunce 〈◊〉 discomforte of frâ—des in that other party grete lykynge comforte of holy aungels There is also sayne Patrykes purgatory that was shewed at his prayer to conferme his prechynge his â—ore whan he preched to mysbyleued men of sorowe payne yâ— euyll men shold suffre for theyr euyll werkes of ioye of blysse that good men shall receyue for theyr holy dedes He telleth that who yâ— suffreth yâ— paynes of purgatory yf it be enioyned hym for penauÌ„ce he shal neuer suffre the paynes of hell but he dye fynally wtout tepentauÌ„ce of synne as the ensample is set more ful at the ende of this chapâ—â—te ¶ Treuisa But truly no man may be saued but yf he be very repeÌ„tauÌ„t what someuer penaunce he do euery man that is very repentauÌ„t at his lyues ende shal be sekerly saued though he neuer here of saynt Patrykes purgatory There is an ylonde in Connacte Saâ—â— yâ— is in yâ— see of Conaccina halowed by sayÌ„â— Brandon yâ— hath no myce there deed bodyes ben not buryed but beÌ„ kepte out of the erth rotte not In Mamoma is a welle who yâ— wassheth hym with the waterof yâ— welle he shall were hoore on his heed There is an other well in Vltonia who someuer is wasshen therin he shall neuer wexe hoore afterwarde There is a welle in MouÌ„stre or Mamoma yf â—ny man touche yâ— well anone shall fall grete rayne in all that prouynce that rayne shall neuer cesse tyll a preest yâ— is a â—â—â—ne mayden synge a masse in a chapell that is fast by blysse yâ— water with mylke of a 〈◊〉 that is of one yere besprynge yâ— welle and so reconcyle the welle in this straunge maner At Glyndalâ—an aboute the oratory of saynt Keywyn wytches bere apples as it were apple trees and ben more holsome than sauery That holy sayne brought forth these apples by prayers for to 〈◊〉 his childe yâ— was seke There is a lake in Vlster moche fysshe therin whiche is .xxx. myle in length xv in brede The ryuer Ban renneth out of that lake in to yâ— north Occean men saye that this lake began in this maner There were men in that countree that were of euyll lyuynge coeuntes cuÌ„ Brutis And there was a welle in yâ— londe in grete reuerence of olde tyme alwaye couered yf it were lefte vncouered the well wold ryse drowne all yâ— londe And so it happed that a woman went to that welle for to fetche water hyed her fast to her childe that wepte in the cradell lefte yâ— welle vncouered than the welle sprange so fast that it drowned the woman her chylde and made all the couÌ„tree a lake a fysshe ponde For to preue the this is sothe it is a grete argument that whan the weder is clere fysshers of that water se in yâ— grounde vnder the water rounde toures hygh shapen as steples chirches of yâ— londe In the north syde of Irlonde in the couÌ„tree of Ossyryens euery .vij. yere at the prayer of an holy abbot twayne that beÌ„ wedded a man a woman must nedes be exyled and forshapen in to lykenes of wolues abyde out .vij. yere And at yâ— ende of .vij. yere yf they lyue they come home agayne take agayn theyr owne shape and than shall other twayne go forth in theyr stede and so forshapen for other .vij. yere There is a lake in this londe yf a poole of tree pyght stycked therin that parte of the shafte or poole that is in the erth shall turne in to yren and that parte yâ— abydeth in the water shall turne in to stone and that parte that abydeth aboue shall be tree in his owne kynde Also there is a lake that turneth hâ—sell in to asshe and asshe in to hasel yf it be done therin Also in Irlonde beÌ„ thre 〈◊〉 lepes there as samons lepe a 〈…〉 st a roche a longe speres lengthe 〈…〉 Leg 〈…〉 is a pond there ben seen Colmans byrdes the byrdes called Certelles and come homely to 〈◊〉 hande but yf men do them wrougâ— or harme they go away come not agayn and the water there shall be bytter and stynke he that dyd yâ— wronge shall not astert without wreche myschefe but yf he do amendes ¶ 〈◊〉 As touchynge saynt Patrykes purgatory ye shall vnderstande that yâ— seconde saynt Patryke that was abbot not bysshop whyle he preched in Irlonde laboured studyen for to turne thylke wycked men yâ— lyued as beestes out of theyr euyl lyfe for drede of yâ— paynes of hâ—ll for to coÌ„ferme them to good lyf And they sayd they wold not turne but some of them myght knowe som what of the grete paynes also of yâ— blysse that he spake of Than saynt Patryke prayed to almyghty god therfore our lord Iesu Chryst appered to saynt Patryke toke hym a staffe ladde hyÌ„ in to a wylde place shewed hym there a rounde pyt yâ— was derke within sayd that yf a man were very repentauÌ„t stable in byleue went in to this pyt walked therin a daye a nyght he sholde se the sorowes the paynes of euyl men the Ioye and blysse of good men Than Chryst vanisshed out of Patrikes syght And saynt Patryke arered and buylded there a chirche and put therin chanons reguler
make the gote so sore aferde that he shall be in grete ê‘plexite And he shall auenge hyÌ„ on his enemyes by the counseyle of two owles that fyrst shall be in peryll for to be vndone But yâ— olde owle shall go away a certayn tyme and after he shall come agayn in to this loÌ„de These two owles shall do grete harme to many one so they shal couÌ„seyle yâ— gote to arere warre agaynst yâ— foresayd bere And at the last the gote yâ— owles shall come at Burton vpoÌ„ Trent shall go ouer for drede the bere shall flee a swan with hym fro his coÌ„pany to Burton towarde yâ— north there they shall be with an harde shoure thaÌ„ shall the swanne be taken slayne with sorowe yâ— bere taken heded nexte vnto his nest yâ— shall stande vpon a broken brydge on whom the sonne shall cast his bemes many shall hym seke for vertue that shal come from hym In the same shall dye for sorowe care a people of his londe so that many londes shall be vpon hym yâ— more bolder afterward And those two owles shall do moche harme to yâ— soresayd floure of lyfe shall lede her in to dystresse so that she shall passe ouer the see in to frauÌ„ce for to make peas bytwene yâ— gote the flourdelyce there she shall dwell tyll a tyme that her seed shall come and seche her they shall be styll tyll a tyme that they shall clothe them with grace and they shall seche yâ— owles put them to despytous dethe And after shall this gote be brought to dysease anguysshe and in sorowe shall he lyue all his lyfe AFter this gote shall come out of wyndsore a bore that shall haue an heed of a whyte lions hert piteous lokynge His vysage shall be rest to seke men His brest shal be stauÌ„chyÌ„g of thurst to yâ— thursty his word shal be gospel his herynge shall be meke as a lambe In yâ— first yere of his regne he shal haue grete payne to iustyfye them that be vntrue And in his tyme shall his loÌ„de be multyplyed with aliauÌ„tes And this bore thrugh fyersnes of his hert shall make wolues to become lambes And he shal be called through out the worlde the bore of holynes of fyersnes of noblenes of mekenes And he shall do mesurably all that he shall do vnto yâ— bourgh of Ierusalem And he shall whette his tethe vpon the gates of Parys and vpon foure londes Spayn shall tremble for drede Gascoyn shall swete In FrauÌ„ce he shall put his wynge His grete tayle shall rest in Englonde softly Almayne shal quake for drede of him This bore shal gyue mantels to two townes of EngloÌ„de shal make the ryuer ren with blode brayne he shal make many medowes reed shall gete as moche as his auncesters dyd or he dye he shall bere thre crownes he shal put a lond in to grete subieccyon after it shal be recouered but not in his tyme. This bore after he is deed for his dough tynes shal be buryed at Coleyn and his londe shall than be replete of all good AFter this bore shal come a lambe hauyng feet of leed an heed of brasse a hert of a loppe a swynes skyn and an hard And in his tyme his londe shall be in peas the fyrst yere of his regne He shal do make a cite that all the worlde shal speke of This lambe shall lese through a wolfe a grete part of his londe but he shall recouer it gyue a lordshyp to an egle of his lond this egle shal well gouerne it tyll pryde shall ouercome hym alas yâ— sorowe for he shall dye of his broders swerde And after shall the londe fall to the foresayd lambe that shall rule the loÌ„de in peas all his lyfe after he shal dye the londe shall be fulfylled with all goodes AFter this laÌ„be shall come a mold warpe cursed of gods mouth a caytyf a coward an hare He shal haue an elderly skyn as a gote vengeaunce shall fall vpon hym for synne The fyrst yere of his regne he shal haue of al good grete plente in his londe and shall haue grete praysyng in his lond tyll yâ— tyme yâ— he shall suffre his people lyue iÌ„to moche pryde wtout chastysynge wherfore god wyll be wroth ThaÌ„ shall aryse vp a dragon of the north that shal be full fyers shal meue warre agaynst yâ— moldwarpe gyuynge hym batayle on a stone This dragon shal gadre in his coÌ„pany a wolfe comynge out of the west to meue warre agaynst the moldwarp in his syege so shal yâ— dragon he bynde theyr tayles to gyder Than shall come a lyon out of It londe that shal fall in coÌ„pany with them than shall tremble the londe that shall be called engloÌ„de as an aspen lefe in yâ— tyme shall castels be kest down vpon Tamyse And it shal seme yâ— Seuerne shal be drye for the deed bodyes that shall fall therin The .iiij. chefe flodes in Englonde shall ren in blode grete drede shall be anguysshe that shal aryse After the moldwarp shall flee the dragon The lyon the wolfe shall dryue them away the londe shall be wtout them And the moldwarp shall haue no maner of power saue onely a shyppe wherto he may go And after that he shall gyue the thyrde parte of his londe to haue the fourth parte in rest peas after he shall lyue in sorowe all his lyfe tyme. And in his tyme the hote baths shal become colde And after that shall the moldwarp dye auenturously sodemly alas for sorowe for he shall be drowned in a flode of the see His seed shall become faderles in stranÌ„ge londes for euermore than shall the lond be departed in to thre partes that is to say to the wolfe to the dragon to the lyon And so shal it be for euer more And than shall this londe be called the londe of coÌ„quest And so shal the tyght heyres of Englonde ende ¶ This same tyme that Merlin tolde to kyng Arthur of those kynges Guillomer of Irlonde ordeyned a grete power of Irysshmen arryued in Scotlonde fast by where as kyng Arthur lay with his hoost ¶ How kyng Arthur fought with Guillomer ouercame hym And how the scottes became his men WHan Guillomer that was kyng of Irlonde herde tydinges that king Arthur was entred at Glastenbury he ordeyned a grete power of Irysshmen came to yâ— see with them so came in to scotlond ouer yâ— see arryued fast by there as king Arthur was with his hoost And anone as he wyst therof he went towardes hym gaue hyÌ„ batayle ouercame hym And Guillomer fled with his men agayn in to Irlonde And whaÌ„ this was done Arthur returned agayn in to yâ— place where he had lefte yâ— scottes wold haue slayne them all
couÌ„tre But the .xij. yere of Herachê° Cosoras was slayne of Heraclius the crosse was brought agayn the people were delyuered And whan Heraclius wold haue entred yâ— cite proudly the gates of yâ— cite by yâ— power of god shette by themselfe the emperour meked hyÌ„ to god aboue the gates opened And thaÌ„ was the feest of yâ— exaltacyon of yâ— crosse made ¶ Deê° dedit was pope after Boniface thre yere This was an holy man For on a certayn daye whan he kyssed a lepre anone the lepre was hole ¶ This tyme a citezin of London through yâ— mocyon of Ethelbryght buylded a chirche of saynt Peter in the west parte of London in a place yâ— was called Thorney ¶ Circa annuÌ„ dnÌ„i vj C .xliiij. BOnifacius the fyfthe was pope after Deus dedit fyue yere the whiche ordeyned that no man sholde be taken out of the chircheyerde And lytel elles of hym is wryten ¶ Nota Machomitum MAchomyte the duke of sarasyns and turkes was this tyme. And he was the deceyuer of all the worlde a false prophete the messenger of the deuyll the foregoer of Antechryst the fulfyller of heresy and of all false men the meruaylest of whome the dominacyon thus began ¶ There was a certayne famous clerke at Rome and coude not spede in his maters that he desyred to haue spedde in than he receded froÌ„ Rome ouer the see and procured many a man to go with hym amonge whome was this fals Machomyte a grete man of wytte And this clerke ê“mysed hym to make hym duke of his couÌ„tree yf he wolde be guyded after hym There he nourysshed a doue put all yâ— corne that the doue ete in to Machomytes ere so this doue had neuer no meet but in his ere The foresayd clerke on a daye called the people meued them to chose suche a prynce as the holy ghost wolde shewe to them in fourme of a doue And anone this clerke secretly let this doue flee the whiche after his olde custome came to Machomyte put his byll in his eere And whan the people sawe this anone he was chosen duke of that people And whan he was made duke of this people of Corosame he sayd yâ— he was the very prophete of god ThaÌ„ he made a boke of his lawe yâ— was called Alcaron But he dyd it by the informacyon of thre of his maysters to whom yâ— deuyll mynistred the auctorite the connynge The fyrst mayster was a iewe a grete astronomer a nygromancer the second was Iohn de Antiochia the thyrde was Sergius an heretyke And these thre made an vn gracyous lawe an vnhappy what someuer was hard of byleue tedyous to do they lefte yâ— out of the lawe they put that thinge in theyr lawe yâ— worldly men were prone redy to do that is to saye glotony lechery rapyne suche other And also this Machomyte ordeyned yâ— a man shold haue as many wiues as he myght occupy fynde and refuse them twyse or thryse or .iiij. tymes take them again And many meruaylous fals thinges he made in his lawe the whiche were to loÌ„ge to reherse here but they be playne in his boke of Alcaron euer he wrote i his boke yâ— our lord spake to Machomyte his ê“phete sayenge on this wyse or on this Thus by his fals meanes he deceyued yâ— people And whaÌ„ his maysters he had made this yâ— was so delectable he wrote it in a boke with lettres of gold nourysshed a camell secretly in a pryuy place all onely with the haÌ„des of Machomyte was alway fedde And there pryuely he tyed this boke of the lawe yâ— he had made about yâ— camels necke put this camell forth on a tyme in to a felde a fore daye and this camell ioyed in his lyberte for he was neuer lose afore And he wold suffre no man to come touche hym And so there was a grete fame of suche a camell and all the people ranne to se hym amonge whom was this Machomyte But whan the camell sawe hym that alway had fedde hym anone he ranne vnto hym And he had taught this camel afore tyme to fal downe on his knees lycke his handes And so he dyd afore all the people The people thaÌ„ cryed sayd that there was a very ensample that he was the true prophete of god Than they prayed Machomyte to open yâ— holy boke with his holy handes the whiche was sent froÌ„ heuen euermore to be kepte In yâ— whiche boke is shewed how the people shall worshyp god And Machomyte sayd This boke was wryten with auÌ„gels handes So by these false meanes he turned to his lawe all the londe of Perse all the eest imperyall agaynst Heraclius the emperour And he occupyed vnto the ende of Alexandre and Egypte Libia Arabia Siria Than after he enfected all Affrica but that the grace of god with stode hym he had enfected all spayne frauÌ„ce And many other thynges he dyd that were to moche to wryte in this boke COnstantyne the thyrde the sone of Heracliâ— was emperour .xxvij. yere This Constantyne was a cursed man a grete tyraunt and an heretyke false subtyll obyous to chrysten men nor he gaue no place to pope Martyn he reysed a grete host agaynst the Lombarbes there he lost the felde fledde to Rome And honourably was receyued of the pope Vitellianê° and other of the cite And he rewarded them not lyke after theyr merytes as a prynce sholde haue done but vsed forth tyranny heresye wherfore at yâ— last he was slayne of his owne knyghtes in a bath yâ— whiche wolde no longer suffre his tyranny And so he wretchedly lyued dyed vnhappely ¶ Martinê° the first was pope after TheodoruÌ„ .vj. yere This Martinus was a very holy man and strongly stroue for the fayth of god And whan he sayd masse on a certayne daye at the awter there pursued hym to slee hym a man whiche was called Spaâ—arius of Olymphe and whan he wolde haue â—nytten hym he was blynde sodeynly This same man called a Sinody in the cite of Rome and he dampned Syrum AlexandruÌ„ SergiuÌ„ Pyrum PauluÌ„ heretykes Wherfore Constantyne the emperour exiled hym he dyed a saynt ¶ Eugenius a Romayn was pope after Martyn almoost thre yere and was an holy maÌ„ but of hym lytell actes ben wryten ¶ Vitellianus was pope after hym .xiiij. yere This maÌ„ made yâ— songe that the Romayns vseth and accorded it also with yâ— organes And he also had the grace of the emperour the whiche was wroth with his predecessours neuerthelesse afterward he stode not in his coÌ„corde Ne hytherto I coude not fynde that euer the chirche of Rome had fully after the deth of CoÌ„stantyne yâ— myghty the lordshyp of the cyte and of other the whiche he gaue to the chirche ¶ Anno dnÌ„i vj C. xâ—â—iij Adeodatus a Romain was pope after Vi 〈…〉 s .iiij. yere
that were defectyue And after he sent to al the lordes of Wales by his lettres patentes that they sholde come all to his parlyameÌ„t And whan they were comen the kynge sayd to them full curteysly Lordes ye be welcome me behoueth your couÌ„seyle your helpe for to go in to Gascoyn for to amende the trespace that to me was done whan I was there for to entreate of peas bytwene the kynge of Aragon the pryÌ„ce of Morrey And all the kynges liege men erles barons consented grauÌ„ted therto And than kynge Edwarde made hym redy went in to Gascoyn let amende all the trespaces that was done hyÌ„ in Gascoyn And of the debate that was bytwene the kyng of Aragon the prynce of Morrey he cessed accorded them And whyle kynge Edward quene Elenore his wyfe were in Gascoyn the good erle of Cornewayle was made wardeyn of Englonde tyll that kyng Edward came agayn And thaÌ„ enquyred he of his tray tours that coniected falsnes agaynst hym And eche of theÌ„ all receyued theyr dome after that they had deserued But in the meane tyme whyle that kyng Edward was beyonde that see to do them for to make amendes that had trespaced agaynst hyÌ„ there was a fals traytour that was called â—isap Meridoc began to make warre agaynst kynge Edward that was for cause of syr Payne Tiptot the wrongfully greued diseased the foresayd Bisap Meridoc And whan kynge Edward herde all this he sente by his lettres to Bisap Meridoc that he sholde make no warre but that he sholde be in peas for his loue whan he came agayne in to Englonde he wolde vndertake the quarell amende all that was mysdone This foresayd Risap Meridoc despysed the kynges coÌ„maundement spared not to do all the sorowe that he myght to the kynges men of Englond But anone after he was taken ladde to yorke and there he was drawen hanged for his felony ¶ Of the redressyng that king Edward made of his Iustices and of his clerkes that they had done for theyr falsnes and how he droue the Iewes out of Englonde for theyr vsury and mysbyieue WHan kynge Edward had dwelled thre yere in Gascoyn a desyre came to hyÌ„ for to go in to Englonde agayn And whan he was comen agayn there were so many coÌ„playntes made to hym of his Iustices of his clerkes that had done so many wronges falsnes that wonder it was to here For whiche falsnes syr Thomas weylonde the kynges Iustyce forswore Englonde at the Toure of LondoÌ„ for falsnes that men put vpon hym wherof he was atteynt proued fals And anone after whan the kynge had done his wyll of the Iustices than let he enquyre espye how the Iewes deceyued begyled his people through theyr synne of falsnes of vsury and let ordeyn a preuy parliament amonge his lordes And they ordeyned amoÌ„ge them that all the Iewes shold voyde out of Eng loÌ„de for theyr misbyleue also for theyr false vsury that they dyd vnto chrysten men And for to spede make an ende of this thynge all the comynalte of Englonde gaue vnto the kynge the .xv. peny of al theyr goodes mouable And so were the iewes dryuen out of Englonde And than went the iewes in to FrauÌ„ce there they dwelled through leue of kyng Philyp that than was kynge of FrauÌ„ce ¶ How kynge Edwarde was seased in all the londe of Scotlonde through coÌ„sent and grauÌ„te of all the lordes of Scotlonde IT was not longe after the Alexander kyng of Scotlonde was deed and Dauid the erle of Huntingdon that was the kynges broder of Scotlond asked claymed the kingdom of Scotlonde after that his broder was deed bycause that he was rightfull heyre But many grete lordes sayd naye wherfore grete debate arose bytwene them theyr fren des for as moche as they wolde not con sent to his crownacyon And the meane tyme the foresayd Dauid dyed And so it befell that the sayd Dauid had thre dough ters that worthely were maryed The fyrst doughter was maryed to Bayloll the seconde to Brus the thyrde to Hastynges The foresayd Bayloll Brus chalenged the londe of Scotlonde grete debate stryfe arose bytwene them thre bycause eche of them wolde haue ben kyng And whan the lordes of Scotlonde sawe the debate bytwene them they came to kyng Edward of Englonde seased hym in all the londe of Scotlonde as chefe lord And whan the kyng was seased of the foresayd lordes of Scotlonde the foresayd Bayloll Brus Hastynges came to the kynges courte asked of the kynge whiche of them sholde be kyng of Scotlonde And kyng Edward that was full gentyll true let enquyre by the cronycles of Scotlonde of the gretest lordes of Scotlonde whiche of them was of the eldest blode And it was fouÌ„de that Bayloll was the eldest that the kyng of Scotlonde shold holde of the kyng of Englonde and do hym feaute homage And after this was done Bayloll went in to Scotlonde and there was crowned kynge of Scotlond And the same tyme was vpon the see grete warre bytwene the englyssh men the Normans But vpon a tyme the NormaÌ„s arryued at Douer there they martyred an holy man that was called Thomas of Douer And afterward were the Normans slayne that there escaped not one of them ¶ And soone after kynge Edward sholde lese the duchy of Gascoyn through kyng Philip of FrauÌ„ce through his fals castyng of the Douâ—e peres of the lond wherfore syr Edmond that was kyng Edwardes broder gaue vp his homage vnto the kyng of FrauÌ„ce ¶ And in that tyme the clerkes of Englonde grauÌ„ted to kynge Edward halfe dele of holy chirche goodes in helpynge to recouer his londe agayn in Gascoyn And the kynge sent thyder a noble company of his bachelers And hymselfe wolde haue gone to Portesinouth but he was letted through one Maddok of Wales that had seased the castell of Swandon in to his handes for that cause the kyng turned to Wales at Chrystmasse And bycause that the noble lordes of Englond that were sent in to Gascoyn had no coÌ„fort of theyr lorde the kyng they were taken of syr Charles of FrauÌ„ce that is to say syr Iohn of Brytayne syr Robert Typtot syr Raufe Tanny syr Hugh Bardulf syr Adam of Cretynge And yet at the Ascencyon was Maddok taken in Wales another whiche was called Morgan and they were sent to the toure of London and there they were byheded ¶ How syr Iohn Bailoll kyng of Scotlonde withsayd his homage ANd whaÌ„ syr Iohn Bailoll kyng of Scotlonde vnderstode that kyng Edwarde was warred in Gascoyne to whome the realme of Scotlonde was delyuered falsly than agaynst his othe wtsayd his homage through procuryng of his folke sent vnto the courte of Rome through a fals suggestion to be assoyled of the othe that he swore vnto the kynge of Englonde And so
he was by lettre embulled ¶ Than chose they of Scotlonde Douspers for to take from Edward his ryght ¶ And in that tyme came two cardynals from Rome fro the pope Celestyne to treate of accorde bytwene the kyng of FrauÌ„ce the kyng of Englonde And as those cardynals spake of accorde Thomas Turbeluyl was taken at Lyons made feaute homage to the warden of Parys to hym put his two sones in hostage thought to go in to Englonde for to espye the couÌ„tre tell them whan he came in to Englonde that he had broken the kynges prison of FrauÌ„ce by nyght sayd that he wolde do that all englysshmen walshmen sholde be aboute the kyng of FrauÌ„ce And this thynge to bryng to an ende he swore vpon this couenauÌ„t dedes were made bytwene them that he sholde haue by yere a. M. pouÌ„des worth of londe to bryÌ„ge this thynge to an ende This fals traytour toke his leue went thens came in to EngloÌ„de vnto the kyng sayd that he was broken out of pryson that he had put hyÌ„ in suche peryl for his loue wherfore the kynge coude hyÌ„ moche thanke full glad was of his comynge And the fals traytour fro that daye espyed all the doynge of the kynge also his couÌ„seyle for the kynge loued hym well and was with hym full preuy But a clerke of Englonde that was in the kynges hous of FrauÌ„ce herde of this treason falsnes wrote to an other clerke that than was dwellyng with kyng Edward of Englonde all how Thomas Turbeluyll had done his fals conifeâ—tynge all the couÌ„seyle of Englonde was wryten for to haue sent vnto the king of FrauÌ„ce And through the foresayd lettre that the clerke had sent fro FrauÌ„ce it was fouÌ„de vpon hym wher fore he was ladde to London and there haÌ„ged and drawen for his treason And his two sones that he had put in FrauÌ„â—â— for hostage were than byheded ¶ Of the conquest of Barwyk ANd whan the two cardynalles were gone agayn in to Fraunce for to treate of the peas of Cambrey the kyng sent thyder of his erles barons that is to saye syr Edmonde his brodâ—â— erle of Lancastre of Leycestre 〈◊〉 â—en ry Lacy erle of Nycholl Wâ—â—yaÌ„â—â—ssâ— a baron and of other baronettes aboute xiiii of the best and wysest of Englonde And in the same tyme kyng Edward toke his viage to ScotloÌ„de for to warre vpon Iohn Bayloll kyng of Scotlonde And syr Robert Roos of Batwyk dedde fro the englysshmen and went to the Scottes And kyng Edward went toward Barwyk besyeged the towne And they that were within maÌ„ly defended them set a fyre and brent two of kyng Edwardes shyppes sayd in despyte repreâ—e of hym Weneth kyng Edward with his longe shankes to haue gete Barwik all our vnthankes gas pykes hyÌ„ whan he has done gas dikes hyÌ„ Whan kyng Edwarde had herde this sâ—orne anone through his myght he passed ouer the dyches assayled the towne and came to the gates and gate and conquered the towne through his gracyous power slewe .xxv. M. and. vij C. Scottes And kynge Edward lost no man of renome saue syr Richard of Cornewayle hym slewe a flemynge out of the reed hall with a quarell as the foresayd Rycharde dyd of his helme coÌ„mauÌ„ded them for to yelde them put them in the kynges grace the Scottes wolde not wherfore the hall was brent cast downe all those that were therin were brent And kyng Edward lost no moo men at that vyage of symple estate but .xxvij. Englysshmen And the wardeyn of the castell gaue vp the keys of the castell wtout ony assaute there was taken syr WilliaÌ„ Douglas syr Symond Ftâ—sell the erle Patrik yelded them to the peas But Ingham of Humsremyll Robert the Brus that were with kyng Edward forsoke kyng Edward helde with the Scottes and afterwarde they were taken put in to prison And than let kyng Edward close in Barwik with walles with dyches And afterwarde Robert Rous went to Tyndale set waybrygge a fyre Exham Lamerstok slewe robbed the folke of that couÌ„tre And after that he went fro thens to Dunbar And the fyrst wednesdaye of Marche the kyng sent the erle of Garenne syr Hugh Percy syr Hugh Spenser with a fayre coÌ„pany for to besiege the castell But one that was called syr Rychard Syward a traytour a fals man ymagyned for to begyle the englysshmen and sent to the englysshmen for to deceyue them sayd that he wold yelde to them the castell yf they wold grauÌ„t hym viij dayes of respyte that he myght sende tell to syr Iohn Bayloll that was kyng of Scotlonde how his men fared that were within the castell sent hym worde but yf he wolde remeue the syege of the englysshmen that they wolde yelde the castell to the englysshmen The messenger than came vnto syr Iohn Bailoll the than was kynge of Scotlonde where as he was with his hoost and the messenger tolde hym all the case And than syr Iohn Bayloll toke his hoost came on the morowe erly towarde the castell And syr Rychard Sywarde sawe hym come that was mayster of the couÌ„seyle and keper of the castell and sayd vnto the Englysshemen O quod he now I se a fayre company and well apparayled I wyll goo agaynst them and mete with them and assayle them And syr Hugh Spenser sawe the falsnes of hym the treason and sayd to hym O traytour taken and proued your falsnes shall not auayle you And syr Hugh Spenser coÌ„mauÌ„ded anone for to bynde hym and in all haste went agaynst theyr enemyes and slewe of the Scottes the nombre of xxij M. For the Scottes had that tyme no man with them of honour saue syr Patryk Graham that manly fought longe at the last he was slayne And than sayd the englysshmen in reprefe of the Scottes These scaterand Scottes holde I for sottes of wrenches vnware Erly in a mornynge in an euyll tymyng went ye fro Dunbare ¶ Whan those that were in the castell sawe the dyscoÌ„fyture they yelded vp the castell to the englysshe men and bouÌ„de theyr bodyes londes castels to kynge Edward And so there were taken in the castell thre erles .vij. ba rons and .xxviij. knyghtes and .xj. clerkes and .vij. Pycardes all were presented to kyng Edward he sent them to the toure of London to be kepte there ¶ How kynge Edward of his grete grace delyuered agayne the Scottes out of pryson that were chefetaynes of the londe and they drewe them to the Frensshmen through the couÌ„seyle of Wyllyam Waleys THan whan kynge Edward had made an ende of the warre taken the chefetaynes of Scotlond Than came syr Iohn Bayloll with other yelded them vnto kyng Edward put them in his grace were ladde to London And whaÌ„ kyng Edward was
there he dyed in pryson syr Henry erle of Lancastre that had y◠kynges fader in kepyng through cōmaundement of the kynge delyuered Edward y◠kynges fader by endenture to syr Thomas of Berkeley so syr Iohn Mautreuers they led him from y◠castel of Kenilworth to y◠castell of Berkley kept hȳ there safely And at cester next after his crownacyon the kynge ordeyned an huge hoost for to fyght agaynst y◠Scottes And syr Iohn the erles broder of Henaud came frō beyonde y◠see for to helpe kyng Edward brought with hym vij C. men of armes arryued at Douer they had leue for to go forth tyl they came to yorke where as the king them abode y◠Scottes came thyder to y◠kynge for to make peas accorde but the accordement lasted not bytwene them but a lytell tyme. And at y◠tyme the Englysshmen were clothed all in cotes hodes peynted with 〈◊〉 with floures full semely with lōge berdes therfore the Scottes made a byll that was fastened vpon the chirche dores of saynt Peters towarde stengace thus sayd y◠scripture in despyte of Englysshemen ¶ Longe berdes bertles peynted hodes wytles gaye cotes graceles maketh Englonde thryftles ON Trinite sondaye nexte after began the cōtake in the cite of Yorke bytwene the Englysshmen and the Henaudes in that debate were slayne of the erledom of Nycholl murdred 〈◊〉 men after they were buryed vnder a stone in saynt Clementes chirche in 〈…〉 gate And bycause y◠the Henaudes came to helpe the king theyr peas was cryed vpon payne of lyfe lymme in y◠other halfe it was foūde by an enquest of y◠cite that the Englysshmen began y◠debate ¶ How y◠Englysshmen stopped y◠Scottes in y◠parke of Stanhope how they returned agayne into Scotlonde ANd at y◠tyme y◠Scottes had assembled all theyr power came in to Englōde slewe robbed all y◠they myght take also brente destroyed all the north coūtree throughout tyll y◠they came to the parke of Stanhope in wyre dale there y◠Scottes helde them in a busshmēt But whan y◠kyng had herde through certayn spyes where y◠scottes were anone right with his hoost besyeged them within y◠foresayd parke so that y◠Scottes wyst not where to go out but onely to theyr harmes they abode in y◠parke .xv. days vytayles fayled them on euery syde so y◠they were gretly appayred of theyr bodyes And syth y◠Brute came fyrst in to Brytayn to this tyme there was neuer seen soo fayre an hoost what of Englysshmen of alyens of men on fote the whiche ordeyned them for to fyght with the Scottes through eggyng of syr Henry of Lācastre of syr Iohn of Henaud y◠wold haue gone ouer the water of wyth for to haue fought with the Scottes But syr Roger Mortymer consented not therto for he had pryuely takē mede of the Scottes to helpe them that they myght go in to theyr countre And this Mortimer coūseyled so moche Thomas of Brotherton y◠erle Marshall that was kyng Edwardes vncle that y◠foresaid Thomas sholde not assemble at that tyme vnto y◠Scottes he assented but he wyst not the doynge bytwene the Scottes the foresayd Mortimer And bycause y◠he was Marshall of Englōde to hym perteyned euer y◠vaūtwarde he sent hastely to y◠erle of Lancastre to syr Iohn of Henaud that they shold not fyght with the Scottes in preiudyce harmyng of hym his fee yf they did that they sholde stande to theyr owne peryll And y◠foresayd erle Marshall was al arayed with his batayle at y◠reredoos of the erle of Lācastre for to haue fought with hym with his folke yf he had meued for to fyght with the Scottes And in this maner he was deceyued wyst nothynge of the treason And thus was the kyng principally deceyued And whan it was nyght Mortymer that had the watche for to kepe of the hoost y◠nyght dystroubled y◠watche that nothynge myght be done And in y◠meane whyle y◠Scottes stole by nyght toward theyr owne countree as fast as they myght And so was the kynge falsly betrayed that wende y◠all the traytours of his londe had ben brought to an ende as it was said before Now here ye lordes how traytoursly y◠kyng Edward was deceyued and how meruaylously boldly the Scottes dyd of warre For Iames Douglas with two hondred men of armes rode throughout all the hoost of kyng Edward the same nyght y◠Scottes escaped toward theyr owne coūtre as is aboue sayd tyll y◠they came to y◠kynges pauylyon and slewe there many men ī theyr beddes cryed naward naward an other tyme a douglas a douglas Wherfore y◠kyng that was in his pauilyon moche other folk were wonders sore afrayde But blissed be god y◠kyng was not taken in grete peryll was than y◠realme of Englonde And y◠nyght the mone shone full clere bryght And for all the kynges men the Scottes escaped harmeles And on the morowe whan the kyng wyst that the Scottes were escaped in to theyr owne coūtre he was wōders sory full hertely wepte with his yonge eyen yet wyst he not who had done hym y◠treason but that fals treason was full well knowen a good whyle after as the story telleth Than kynge Edwarde came agayne to yorke full sorowfull his hoost departed and euery man went in to his owne coūtree with full heuy chere and mournynge semblaunt the Henaudes toke theyr leue went in to theyr owne countre the king for theyr trauayle hugely rewarded them And for bycause of that vyage the kynge had dyspended moche of his tresour wasted ¶ And in that tyme were seen two mones in y◠fyrmament that one was clere and that other was derke as men myght se through y◠worlde And a grete debate was y◠same tyme agaynst pope Iohn the .xxij. after saynt Peter the emperour of Almayn tho made hym emperour agaynst y◠popes wyll y◠tho helde his see at Auinyon Wherfore y◠emperour made his crye at Rome ordeyned an other pope y◠hyght Nicholas y◠was a frere Minour that was agaynst the ryght of holy chirche wherfore he was cursed the power of that other pope soone was layd And bycause y◠suche meruayles were seen men sayd y◠the worlde was nygh at an ende ¶ Of the deth of kynge Edwarde of Carnaruan ANd now go we agayn to syr Edward of Carnaruan y◠was king Edwardes fader somtyme kyng of Englonde was put downe of his dignite Alas for his tribulacion sorowe y◠hym befell through fals coūseyle y◠he loued trusted vpon to moche that afterwarde were destroyed through theyr falsnesse as god wold And this Edward of Carnaruan was in y◠castell of Berkeley vnder y◠kepyng of syr Moryce of Berkeley and syr Iohn of Mautreuers
came downe fought with hym in conclusyon he was fayne to withdrawe hym his company to yâ— see agayne But yet he slewe hurte dyuers lordes moche people of the same couÌ„tree so returned home agayn in to Englonde with his company preuayled no thynge ¶ And also this same yere yâ— erle of Salesbury yâ— erle of Suffolke yâ— lorde Wyllybe the lorde Scales with theyr retynue layde syege to the cyte of Mauns the whiche cyte was yolden to them with many other stronge townes castels to yâ— nombre of xxxvj ¶ This tyme all Normandy a grete parte of Fraunce vnto Drlyaunce was vnder the obeyssauÌ„ce of yâ— kynge of Englonde all the remenauÌ„t of FrauÌ„ce was in grete trybulacyon myschefe ¶ How there was lyke to haue ben a grete fraye bytwene the cardynal and the duke of Glocestre And of the coronacyon of kyng Henry the syxth bothe in Englonde and in Fraunce IN the fourth yere yâ— same nyght yâ— the mayre of LondoÌ„ Iohn Couentre had taken his charge was a grete watche in London for a fraye that was bytwene yâ— bysshop of Wynchestre the duke of Glocestre protectour c. For the mayre with the people of yâ— cite wold abyde by the duke of Glocestre as protectour defendour of yâ— realme But by labour of lordes that went bytwene in especyal by the labour of yâ— prynce of Portyngale there was a poyntement taken yâ— there was no harme done ¶ And after yâ— batayle of Vernoyle in Perche the duke of Bedford came ouer in to Englonde And on whytsonday this same yere at Leycestre he dubbed kynge Henry knyght And forth with yâ— sayd kyng Henry dubbed all these knyghtes whose names foloweth yâ— is to wyte syr Rycharde duke of Yorke also yâ— sone heyre of yâ— duke of Norfolke the erle of Oxford the erle of westmerlonde the sone heyre of yâ— erle of Northumberlond yâ— sone heyre of yâ— erle of Vrmond yâ— lord Roos syr Iames butteler the lord Matrauas syr Henry gray of Tankeruile syr WilliaÌ„ Neuyl lord Fawconbrygge syr George Neuyl lorde Latymer the lorde welles yâ— lorde Berkle yâ— sone heyre of yâ— lord Talbot syr Rafe gray of werk syr Robert â—eer syr Rychard gray syr Edmond Honger ford syr Robert winkfeld syr Iohn but ler syr Raynold CobhaÌ„ syr Iohn pashley syr Thomas Tunstal syr Iohn chi diok syr Rafe langford syr williaÌ„ drury syr william ap Thomas syr Rycharde Carbonell syr Rycharde wydeuyle syr Iohn shridelow syr William cheyn syr William babyngton syr Iohn tune syr Gylbert Beauchamp ¶ Also in the .v. yere the duke of Bedford with the duchesse his wyfe wente ouer see to Calays a lytel before went ouer Henry bysshop of wynchestre And on our lady daye AnnuÌ„ciacion in our lady chirche at Calays the bysshop of Wynchestre whan yâ— he had songen masse was made Cardinall and he knelynge before the hygh awter the duke of Bedford set yâ— hatte vpon his heed there were his bulles redde as well of his charge as of the reioycynge of his benefyces spirytuall temporall ¶ And this same yere was grete habouÌ„ dauÌ„ce of rayne that the substauÌ„ce of hey also of corne was destroyed for it rayned almost euery other day ¶ And this same yere yâ— good erle of Salysbury syr Thomas Montague layde syege vnto OrlyauÌ„ce at whiche syege he was slay ne with a gonne yâ— came out of yâ— towne on whose soule god haue mercy for syth that he was slayne englisshe men neuer gate ne preuayled in Fraunce but euer after began to lese lytell lytell tyll all was lost ¶ Also this same yere a Bryton murdred a good wydowe in her bed without Algate whiche wydowe fouÌ„de hym for almes he bare awaye all that she had And after this he toke the gyrth of holy chirche at saynt Georges in south warke there toke the crosse forsware this londe And as he went it happened yâ— he came by the place where he dyd this cursed dede in yâ— subbarbes of London the women of the same parysshe came out with staues and canell dung slewe made an ende of hyÌ„ there Notwithstandynge yâ— constables many other men beynge present for to kepe hym for there were many women and had no pyte ¶ Also this same yere the duke of Norfolke with many gentylmen yemen toke his barge the .viij. daye of Nouember at saynt Mary auerays for to haue gone through London brydge through mysguydyng of the barge it ouerthrewe on yâ— pyles and many men were drowned but yâ— duke hyÌ„self with two or thre lept vpon yâ— piles so were saued with helpe of men that were aboue the brydge with castynge downe ropes by the whiche ropes they saued themselfe ¶ This same yere on saynt Leonardes daye kyng Henry beynge .vij. yere olde was crowned at westminster at whose crownacyoÌ„ were made .xxxvj. knyghtes This yere on saynt Georges day he passed ouer yâ— see to Calays toward FrauÌ„ce ¶ Aboute this tyme afore the realme beynge in grete mysery trybulacyon the Dolphyn with his party began to make warre gate certayn places made distresses vpon englyshmen by yâ— meane of his capytayns yâ— is to saye la Heer Poton de seyntraylles in especyall a mayde whiche they named la pucelle de dieu This mayde rode lyke a man and was a valyauÌ„t capitayn amonge them toke vpon her many grete enterprises in so moche yâ— they had a byleue for to haue recouered all theyr losses by her NotwithstaÌ„dyng at yâ— last after many grete feates by yâ— helpe prowesse of syr Iohn Luxemburgh whiche was a noble capytayn of yâ— duke of Burgoyns many englysshe men pycardes burgonyons whiche were of our party before yâ— towne of Compyne the .xxiij. daye of Maye the foresayd pucelle was takeÌ„ in yâ— felde armed lyke a man many other capytayns with her were all brought to Roen there she was put i pryson there she was iudged by yâ— lawe to be brent And than she sayd yâ— she was with childe wher by she was respyted a whyle But in coÌ„ clusyoÌ„ it was fouÌ„de yâ— she was not with chylde than she was brent in Roen the other capitayns were put to rauÌ„son entreated as men of warre ben acustomed ¶ And this same yere about Candelmasse Richard hunder a woll packer was dampned for an heretike brent at Toure hyll ¶ And aboute mydlent syr Thomas Baggeley preest vycarye of Mauen in Essex besyde walden was disgraded daÌ„pned for an heretyke brent in smythfelde ¶ And also in yâ— same yere whyles the kynge was in FrauÌ„ce there were many heretykes loulars yâ— had purposed to make a risyng cast bylles in many places But blyssed be god the capytayne of them was taken whose name was WilliaÌ„ MauÌ„deuyll a weuer of Abyndon baylyf of the same towne whiche named himselfe Iacke Sharp
the .ix. yere of his regne and made subgecte therto Cambrydge shyre that was tofore a parte of the byâ—shopryche of Lyncolne and for â—uytyng therof he gaue to yâ— bysshop of Lyncolne a good towne called Spaldynge ¶ De episcopis Mertiorum Wilhelmus HEre take hede yâ— as the kyngdome of Mercia was alway gretest for the tyme so it was deled in moo bysshop tyches and specyally by grete herte by kynge Offa whiche was .xl. yere kyng of Mercia he chauÌ„ged yâ— aâ—chebysshops see fro Caunterbury to Lythfelde by assâ—â—t of Adryan the pept Than thâ— pro 〈◊〉 of Mercia and of Lindeâ—â—at in the first begynnynge of theyr 〈◊〉 in kynge wulfrans tyme had one bysshop of Lychfelde the fyrst bysshop that was there hyght Dwynâ— the seconde hight Celath were bothe Scottes after them yâ— thyrde Trumphere yâ— fourth Iarmuanus the fyfth Chedde But in Edelfredes tyme that was Wulfrans broder whan Chedde was deed Theodorus the archebysshop ordeyned there wynfrede Cheddes deken Neuertheles apud Hyndon after that for he was vnbuxom in some poynt he ordeyned there Sexwulf abbot of Medamstede that is named Burgh But after Sex wulfes fourth yere Th 〈…〉 us yâ— archbysshop ordeyned .v. bysshops in the prouynce of Mercia so he ordeyned Bosell at Worcestre Cudwyn at Lychfelde yâ— foresayd Sexwulfe at â—hestre Edelwyn at Lyndesey at the cite Sidenia he toâ—â— EWordâ— mâ—nke of the abbey of Hylde aâ— whythy and made hym bysshop of Dorchestre â—e syde Oxford tho hyght this Dorch estre Dorkynge sh yâ— sce of yâ— longed to westsaxon in saynt Birynes tyme longed to Mercia froÌ„ Thâ—â—â—orus yâ— archebisshops tyme Ethelred kynge of Mercia had destroyed kent this bysshop Sexâ—wulfe toke Pirtas bysshop of Rochestre yâ— came out of Kent made hym fyrst bysshop of Herford At yâ— last whan Sexwulfe was deed Hedda was bisshop of Lychfelde after h 〈…〉 wylfred flemed out of NorthuÌ„berloÌ„d was bisshop of Chestre neuerthe â—es after two yere Alfred kyÌ„g of Northâ— berloude dyed wylfred turued agayne to his owne see Hagustalden so Hedda helde bothe yâ— bysshopriches of Lichfelde Ehestre After hâ— came Albyn yâ— hyght worâ—lso after â—yÌ„ came thre bysshops Tortant Chestre witta at Lychfelde Eata was yet at dorchestre Aâ—â— his â—eth bisshops of Lyndsey held his see .ccc. â—â—iij yere vnto â—emigiê° chauÌ„ged yâ— see to Lyncoln by leue of yâ— fyrst king william But in â—ogars tyme bysshop Leofwinê° wyned bothe bisshopryches togider of Chestre Lyndeffar whyle his lyf endured ¶ De episcopis Northumbranis Withel de pon .li. ca .xj. AT Yorke was one see for all the prouynce of Northumberloâ—de Paulmus helde fyrst yâ— see was ordeyned of yâ— bysshop of CauÌ„terbury helde that see of Yorke .vii. yere Afterwarde whan kyng Edwyn was slayne thynges were dystroubled Paulinus weat awaye thens by water in to Kent from whens he came fyrst â—oke with hym the pall ¶ Withel .li .iii. And so the bysshop ryche of yorke ceased .xxx. yere the vse of yâ— pall ceased there an C .xxv. yere vn to that Egbert yâ— bysshop yâ— was the kynges broder of yâ— loÌ„de recouered it by aucto rice of yâ— pope ¶ 〈◊〉 Whan saynt Oswold regned Aydanus a Scatte was bysshop in Brenicia that is yâ— north syde of Northumberloude after hym Finiauê° after hym Salmanus ¶ Wilhel vbi sâ— At yâ— last he went in to Scotlonde with grete indignacyon for wilfred vndertoke hyÌ„ for he helde vnlawfully eester day .xxx. yere After yâ— Pa 〈…〉 is was gone from thens Wylfrede was made bysshop of yorke ¶ Beda li .iiii. But whyle he dwelled longe in FrauÌ„ce about his sacrynge at excytynge of qua 〈…〉 yâ— were they that helde â—â—ster daye the .xiiii. daye of yâ— mone Chedde was takeÌ„ out of his abbey of Listynge wrongfully put out into yâ— see of york by assent of kyng Oswy But thre yere afterward Theoderus yâ— arche bysshop dyd hym awaye assygned by to the â—uynce of Mercia restored wyl frede to yâ— s 〈…〉 yorke But after bycause of wrath yâ— was bytwene hym yâ— kyng Egfryde was put out of yâ— see by Theodorus helpe yâ— archebysshop yâ— was corrupte with some maner mede this was done after that wilfred had beâ— bysshop of yorke Cumbert at Hagustalde chie â—he Eata at Lyndeffat chirche yâ— now is called holy ylonde in yâ— riuer of Twede Aydanus fouÌ„de fyrst yâ— see And Theodo rus made Eadhedus bysshop of Repoun that was comen agayn out of Lyndesey Wilfred had beÌ„ abbot of Repoun Theodorus sente Trunwynus to the londe of Pictes in the endes of Englonde fast by ScotloÌ„de in a place yâ— hyght Candida â—a sa whyterne also there saynt Huâ—an a Bryton was fyrst fouÌ„der and doctour But all these sees outtake yorke fayled lytell 〈◊〉 lytell for yâ— see of Candâ—oâ— caâ—a yâ— is Galleway that tho longed to EngloÌ„de dured many yeres vnder .x. bysshops vnto yâ— it had no power by destroyenge of the Pictes The sees of Hagustaide of Lyndeffar was somtyme all one vndre ix bysshops aboute lxxxx yere durrd vnto yâ— comynge of the Danes In that tyme vnder Hyngar Hubba Arduâ— the bysshop went longe aboute with sayne Cutbertes body vnto kyng Aluredes tyme kynge of westsaxon the see of Lyn deffar was set at Kunegestre yâ— is called Kunyngy sourgh also that place is called now Vbbesford vpon â—wede At the last the .xvii. yere of kyng Egberr kynge Edgars sone that see was chaunged to Dutham saynt Cutbertes body was brought thyder by yâ— doynge of Edmond the bysshop fro yâ— tyme forwarde yâ— sees of Hagustalde Lyndeffar fayled vtterly The fyrst kynge Henry in the .ix. yere of his regne made the newe see at Caerleyll The arche byssop of CauÌ„terbury hath vnder hym .xiii. bysshops in Englonde .iiii. in wales he hath Rochestre vnder hym yâ— see hath vnder by a part in Kent alone London hath vnder hym Essex Myddelsex a halfe Act fordshyre Chychestre hath vnder hym Southse and the yle of wyght Wynchestre hath vnder hym Hamshyre Southery Salysbury hath vnder hâ— Barkshyre Wylshyre Dorset Ex 〈…〉 re hath vnder hym Deuenshyre Cornewayle Bothe hath vnder hym Somerletshyre alone Wortestre hath vnder hym Glocestreshyre Worcestreshyre halfe Warwykshyre Herford hath vnder hym Herfordshire some of Shropshyre Chestre is bysshop of CoueÌ„tre of Lychfelde hath vnder hyÌ„ Chestreshyre Staffordshyre Derbyshyre halfe Warwykshyre and some of Shropshyre some of Lancastreshyre fro the ryuer of Mersee vnto yâ— ryuer Rypyll Lyncolne hath vnder hym the prouynces yâ— ben bytwene Temse Humber that ben the shyres of Lyncolne of Leycestre of Northamton of Hunt yngdon of Bedford of Bokyngham of Oxforde and halfe Herfordshyre â—ly hath vnder hyÌ„ Cambrydgshyre outtake Merlonde Norwyche hath vnder hym Merlonde Norfolk Suffolk Also yâ— archcbysshop of CauÌ„terbury hath foure suffrigans in wales that ben Landaf saynt Dauyes
it were Scyttes for they came out of Scicia Afterward that londe hyght Pictauia for the Pictes regned therin M CCC .lx. yere And at the last hyght Hibernia as IrloÌ„de hight ¶ Gir. in top For many skylles one is for affinite alte that was bytwene them Irysshmen for they toke their wyues of IrloÌ„de that is openly seen in their byleue in clothynge in language in speche in wepen and in maners An other skyll is for Irysshmen dwelled there somtyme ¶ Beda li .j. Out of Irlonde that is the ê“pre couÌ„tre of scottes came Irysshmen with theyr duke that was called Renda with loue with strength made them chefe sees citees besydes the Pictes in the north syde ¶ Gir. Now the loude is shortly called Scotlonde of Scottes that came out of Irlonde regned therin CCC rv vere vnto reed Willyams tyme that was Malcolyns broder ¶ R. Many euydeÌ„ces we haue of this Scotlonde the it is ofâ—e called and hyght Hibernia as Irlonde dothe ¶ Therfore Beda li .ij. ca .xj. sayth that LaureÌ„ce archebysshop of Dunbar was archebisshop of Scottes that dwelled in an ylonde that hyght Hibernia is next to Brytayn Beda li .iij. ca .xxvij. sayth pestylence of moreyn bare downe Hibernia Also li .iij. ca .ij. saith that the Scottes that dwelled in the south syde of Hibernia Also li .iiij. ca .iij. he sayth that Clad was a yong lyng lerned the rule of monkes in Hibernia Also li .iiij. ca .xxij. Egfridus kynge of NorthuÌ„berlonde destroyed Hibernia Also li .iiij. ca .xv. the moost drie of Scottes in Hibernia in the same chapy 〈…〉 he called Hibernia proprely named the west ylonde is an hoÌ„dred myle from eueryche Brytayn departeth with the see bytwene called Hibernia the countre the now is called ScotloÌ„de there he telleth that Ada 〈…〉 abbot of this ylonde sayled to Hibernia for to teche Irysshmen the lawfull Eester daye at the last came agayne in to Scotlonde ¶ Ysid ethi lib .xiiij. Men of this Scotlonde ben named Scottes in theyr own laÌ„guage Pictes also for somtyme theyr bodyes were peinted i this maner They wolde somtyme with a sharpe edged â—ole prycke kerue theyr own bodyes make theron dyuers fygures shapes peynt them with ynke or with other peyn ture or colour and bycause they were so peynted they were called Picti that is to saye peynted ¶ Erodotus Scottes ben lyght of herte straunge and wylde ynough but by medlynge of Englysshe men they ben moche amended they ben cruell vpon theyr enemyes hate bondage moost of ony thynge holde for a foule slouth yf a man dye in his bedde grete worship yf he dye in yâ— felde They ben lytell of meet may fast longe ete selde whan yâ— sonne is vp and ete flesshe fysshe milke fruyte more than breed though they be fayr of shappe they ben defouled and made vnsemely ynough with theyr owne clothinge they prayse fast yâ— vsages of theyr own forefaders despise other mennes doynge theyr londe is fruytfull ynough in pasture gardyns feldes ¶ Gir. de pÌ„ ca .xviij. The pryÌ„ces of Scottes as yâ— kynges of Spayne ben not wont to be anoynted ne crowned In this ScotloÌ„de is soleÌ„pne grete mynde of saynt Andrewe yâ— apostle for sayÌ„t Andrewe had yâ— north partyes of yâ— worlde Scites Pictes to his lot for to preche coÌ„uerte yâ— people to Christes byleue at yâ— last he was martyred in Achata in Gretia in a cite named Patras his bones were kepte CC. lxiâ— yere vnto CoÌ„stantinus yâ— emperours tyme thaÌ„ they were translated into Constantynople kepte there C .x. yere vnto Theodosius yâ— emperours tyme than Vngê° kyng of Pictes in ScotloÌ„de destroyed a grete parte of Britayn was beset with a grete hoost of Brytons in a felde called Marke he herde saynt Andrewe speke to hyÌ„ in this maner Vngê° Vngê° here yâ— me Christes apostle I ê“myse yâ— helpe socour whan thou hast ouercomen thyn enemyes by my helpe thou shalt gyue yâ— thyrde dele of thyn herytage in almes to almyghty god in yâ— worshyp of sayÌ„t Andrew And the signe of yâ— crosse went to fore his hoost 〈◊〉 the thyrde day he had victory so turned home agayn deled his heritage as he was boden for he was vncertayne what cite he shold dele for sayÌ„t Andrewe he fasted .iij. dayes he his men prayed saynt Andrewe that he wolde shewe hyÌ„ what place he sholde chose And one of yâ— wardeyns yâ— kepte the body of saint Andrewe in CoÌ„stantinople was warned in his slepe yâ— he shold go in to a place whyder an auÌ„gell wold lede hyÌ„ so he came in to Scotlonde with .vij. felowes to the toppe of an hyll named Ragmont The same houre lyght of heuen beshone be cleped yâ— king of Pictes yâ— was comynge with his hoost to a place called Carceuan There anone were heled many seke meÌ„ There mette with the kynge Regulus the monke of Constantynople with the rely kes of saynt Andrewe There is fouÌ„ded a chirche in yâ— worshyp of saynt Andrew that is heed of all the chirches in yâ— londe of Pictes To this thirche come pylgryms out of dyuers loÌ„des There was Regulus fyrst abbot gadred monkes And so all the tenth londe that the kyng had assygned hym he departed it in dyuers places amonge abbeys ¶ Of yâ— descripcyon of Irlonde ca .xxij. HIbernia that is IrloÌ„de was of olde tyme incorperate in to yâ— lordship of Britayn so sayth Gir. in sua popÌ„ where he descryueth it at full yet is it worthy semeth to prayse that londe with large praysyng for to come to clere full knowlege of yâ— londe these tytles yâ— folow open the waye Therfore I shall tell of yâ— place stede of yâ— lond how grete what maner londe it is wherof yâ— londe hath plente and wherof it hath defaute also what men haue dwelled therin fyrst of maners of men of that londe of yâ— wonders of that londe and of worthynes of halowes sayntes of that londe ¶ Of the bouÌ„dyng of Irlonde Ca. xxiij IRlonde is the last of all yâ— west ylondes hyght Hibernia of one Hiberus of Spayne yâ— was Hermonius broder for these two bretherne gate wan that londe by conquest Or it is called Hibernia of yâ— ryuer Hiberus yâ— is in yâ— west ende of Spayne yâ— londe hyght ScotloÌ„de also for Scottes dwelled there som tyme or they came in to yâ— other ScotloÌ„de that longed to Brytayne therfore it is wryten in yâ— Martyloge Suche a daye in Scotlonde saynt Bryde was borne that was in Irlonde This loÌ„de hath in the southeest syde Spayne thre dayes saylynge thens a syde halfe hath in yâ— eest syde yâ— more Brytayn thens a days saylynge in the west syde yâ— endles Occean and in the north syde Yselonde thre dayes faylyng thens ¶ Solinus But the