bataile at wynchester at a feld foughten at winchester they ouercame the Empresse and she flede to Gloucester and Earle Roberte of Glocester was taken but shortlie after bothe the kynge and earle Roberte were delyuered out of prison by exchaunge Shortly after the kynge gathered a greate power To ēpresse beseged and the Empresse fled vnto Oxforde where the kynge dyd besege her but she fled awaye by nyghte and so wente to Walyngford and shortlye after with a smalle companye she wente into Normandy to her husbande Geffery Plantagenet Aboughte the .x. A childe crucified ī despyte of Christe yeare of kynge Steuens raygne the Iues that dwelt in England toke and crucified a chylde at Norwytch on Easter day in derision of Chryste and hys relygion In the .xi. The deth of Gefery Plantaginet yeare of kynge Steuen Geffery Plantagenet Erle of Aniowe and husbande to Maude the Empresse after he had wonne from kynge Steuen the Duchy of Normandy ended his life and Hēry his sonne succed in that dukedō Henry Duke of Normandy in the quarell of hys mother Maude the Empresse with a great pusaūce entred into Englande Henri the second entred engand and at the fyrst wan the Castell of Malmesbury then the Towre of London and afterwarde the towne of Notyngham with other holdes and Castels betwene hym and kynge Steuen were fought manye Battayles whereby thys realme was sore troubled A peace betwene the Empresse and kinge Steuen In the .xviii. yeare of kyng Steuen peace was agreed betwene Maude the Empresse her sonne kynge Stephen on thys condicion that Steuen should be kynge duryng hys life but for al this peace kynge Steuen toke suche thought and care that he died in the .xv. The deth of king Steuen day of Octobre nexte folowynge in the yeare of Chryste M.C.liiii for he was in warre and trouble all the terme of hys lyfe and he was buryed at Feuershame ⚹ Henry the second HEnry the seconde and sonne to Geffery Plantagenet erle of Angeo and maude the empresse was crowned king the .xx. daye of Decembre the yeare of Chryste M.c.lv Thys kyng was a noble man Henry the secōd gretly enlarged his kingdome and muche fortunate in warres greatlye enlarged his kyngdome But diuers wryters whiche more dyd fauoure the doynges of Thomas Becket then the truthe wryte that in his latter daies he was vnfortunat but by his great manhod and pollycy the syngnory of England was muche augmented with the addicions of Scotlande Irelande the yles Orcades Britaine Poytow Gyon and other prouinceces of fraunce wherfore it may be euydent to all men that hys good wyl was to reforme in his tyme the clargie but as then god had not apoynted it Defacing of castels In the seconde yeare of kynge Henry the seconde the kynge caste downe diuers castels whiche were set vp in the tyme of kynge Steuen to defende Maude the Empresse his mother After that he went into the north partes and receyued of the kynge of Scottes A voiage into the Northe countre Cumberland and Northumberland which they sayd wer geuen to them by Maude his mother and set an order in that coūtre A voiage ī to Wales In the .iii. yeare of kynge Henryes reigne he wente with a strong Armye into Wales and quietted that countrey and after buylded the stronge castel of Rutland About the .v. yere of this kinges reygne rose a greate Schisme at Rome for some of the Cardynals chose one octauian A schysme at Rome and other some woulde haue Alexander to be Byshop whyche Schisme continued xx yeares and muche trouble folowed In the .vii. The king of scottes taken prisoner yeare kynge Henry kepte such warre in to Scotlande that he toke kynge Wyllyam prisoner whiche afterward was delyuered and the kynge of Scottes dyd fealtie and homage to kynge Henrye In the .x. yeare of thys kynge Thomas Bocket archebyshop of Cantorbury whyche sediciouslye vnder pretence of defending the liberties of the churche as he sayde Thomas becket fled the realme spake and dyd manye thynges agaynste the kynges prorogatyue royall dyd flee out of the realme went to Rome to complayne vpon the kynge to the Byshop In the xvii yeare of kynge Hēry Thomas Becket by entreaty of the byshoppe of Rome Thomas becket slayne and Lewes the Frenche kynge was restored to his Byshopryke and not longe after by certeine gentilmē was slain more falshed of the byshop of Rome Kyng Henry in the .xviii. yeare of his reygne sent Ambassedoures to the byshop of Rome to pourge hym selfe of the false accusacion of the death of Thomas Becket but amonge other thinges it was enioyned the kinge in his penaunce that it shoulde be lawfull to all his subiectes as often as thē list to apeale to the sea of Rome and that no mā shoulde be accompted as king vntill such time as he were confirmed by the Romysh Bishop By thys all men may perceiue that the Bisshoppes of Rome alway desired to haue princes and kinges readye at their becke but this Eniuncion was neuer fulfiled of the kynge of Englande In thys yeare also kynge Henry went into Ireland and subdued it Irelande wonne and anexed Irelande to his kyngdome In the .xxii. The kynges eldest sonne crowned Kyng yeare of kinge Henry he caused Henry his eldest sonne to be crowned kynge and maryed Margeret the Frenche kynges doughter Shortlye after kynge Henry the sone at the settyng on of the french kynge and the kynge of of scottes warre betwene the father the sonne wyth dyuers other made warre agaynste kynge Henry his father where were betwene them dyuers stronge battayls but alwayes the father had the victorye and at the laste his sonne with his alyees wer constrayne to bende and desyre peace whiche he gentyly graunted and forgaue their tresspasse The king of scottes takē prysonner In thys warre Wylliam king of Scottes was taken prysoner and yelded for hys raunsome the cytie of Carlyle the castell of Bambroughe the newe castell vpon Tine and swore for euer to be trew to the kinge and aswel he to do homage as his successours as ofte as they should be requyred many Iues in englande About thys tyme were manye Iues in England which agaynst the feaste of Easter dyd vse to crucifie yonge chyldren in despyte of christian relygion In the .xxviii. yeare Henry the eldest sonne of Kynge Henrye of England ended his lyfe warre renewed in Fraunce Shortlye after began the warre in fraunce for kinge Philip of Fraunce desired homage to be done to hym for the landes of Poytow and other and for the castell of Gysours The deth of kīg henry the seconde In the .xxxiiii. yeare of kynge Henry the seconde Richard Earle of Poytow mayde warre a gaynst kynge Henry of England hys father and takynge parte wyth the frenche king wan from hys father many townes castels for sorowe wherof shortly after kynge
Henry ended his lyfe in the yeare of christ m.c.lxxxviii is beryed at founteuerarde in fraunce ¶ Rychard the fyrste RIchard the firste and second sonne of kynge Hēry the seconde was crowned kynge of Englande the iii. day of September the yere of Chryste M.c.lxxxix This man for hys valyantnesse and corage was called Curedde lion In the fyrst yeare of kyng Richarde the Londoners obtayned two offycers to gyde theyr cytie whiche were called baylyffes Two bayliffes gouerned lōdon The Iues spoiled at london About this time the Iues bare themselues very bolde in London in so muche that the people rose agaynste them and dyd robbe and kyll many of them without pytie But by cause the offendours were so manye they ascaped wythoute punyshment The king of scottes did hōage Also in this fyrst yeare Wyllyam king of Scottes came to Cantorbury and dyd homage to kynge Rycharde A preraraciō to recouer Hierusalem About this time the prynces of Christendom made great preparacyon to recouer Hierusalem and to ayde the Chrystyans in Asia In the thyrd yeare of king Richard the isle of cipres conquered he with a noble army toke his Iorney toward Hierusalem by the way he conquered the yle of Cypres and afterward he Ioyned wyth the french kynge in Asia and conquired Acon but shortlye after there fell great variaunce betwene kynge Richard of Englande and kynge Philyp of fraunce wherfor kinge Philip returne whome in to Fraunce and inuaded Normandy also he counsaled Iohn the brother to kynge Rychard to take vpon hym the kingdome of England in his bothers absence Shortly after kynge Rychard of England restored to the christians the citie of Ioppe The citie Ioppe wonne and in manye battayles put the Turkes to muche sorowe In the .iiii. The cruelty of the byshop of Elye yeare of kyng Richard and while he was in Assia william byshoppe of Elye to whome king Richarde had committed the gouernaunce of Englande practised muche crueltie as in depreuing of byshoppes and Abbottes and wolde ryde with a M. horses wherby he greued the place where he so iourned But at the last by strength the lordes put hym out of the land Kynge richard kīg of Hierusalem King Richard exchaūged Cipers with Guye of Lesingham for the kingdom of Hierusalem wherfore the kinge of Englande of a longe time after was called king of Hierusalem king Rychard takē prisōer In the .v. yeare king Richard hearing that king Philip of fraūce inuaded Normandy that Iohn his brother aspired to his kingdom toke peace with the Turkes for .iii. yeares and with a small company returned whomewarde by Thrace and there was trayterouslye taken prisoner by the Duke of Austrych and brought him to henry the Emperour and he was kept in streight prison a yeare and .v. monethes where it is said he slew a Lion and toke out his harte king Rychard deliuered out of prison In the .vi. yeare of kinge Rychardes raygne he payed his ransome whiche was a C.M. pounde and was deliuered and retorned to his countre and made sharpe warre vpon the frenche kynge and Iohn his brother at whiche tyme was fought diuers great batailes to the greate losse of both partyes In the .viii. peace betwene england and Fraunce yeare of kinge Rychardes reygne there was a peace concluded betwene Englande and fraunce for one yeare and Iohn submitted him selfe to his brother In the .x. Auriculen confecion first enuēted yeare of king Richards raygne Innocent the .iii. Byshop of Rome he firste compelled men to Auriculer confession and forbad the Sacrament to be ministred to the layetie vnder both kyndes Shortlye after the warre was newe arered betwene England and fraunce wherfore kinge Richarde sailed againe into Normandy and made newe warre vpon the french kynge in whiche warre they spede diuersly for some time the Frenche kinge wan holdes in Normandy and some time the kinge of Englande wan in Fraunce But at the last kinge Richard went to besege a Castell called Castell Gayllarde and as he rode aboute the Castell to auew it one marked him The deth of king richard the fyrste smot him with a Quarrell in the heade whereof anone after he dyed withoute yssue of his bodye in the yeare of Christ M.cc and in the .xii. yere of his reigne And is buried at Fountuerarde ¶ Kinge Iohn IOhn brother to the aboue named Richard was crowned king of England the xvii kīg Iohn cōtēyned the bishop of rome of a froward minde daye of Iuly the yeare aboue wrytten and reigne .xvii. yeares This kinge contemned the bishop of Romes aucthoryte whiche if he had done of conscience and for religions sake as he semed to do for couetousnes and of a frowarde minde vndoubtedlye he had bene worthy hye commendacion By his cowardnes and slothful necligence the signorye of Englande greatlye decayed In the first yere of kyng Iohns raygne kinge Philyp of Fraunce in the quarell of Arthur Duke of Brytaine whome sertaine of the lordes had named kinge of England made war vpon kinge Iohn and inuaded Normandy and toke from him diuers Castels and townes but after long Scirmishes warre begā betwen England Fraūce to the losse of both parties a peace was a greed which cōtinued not longe The king of scottes did hōage In this yere the king of Scottes came in to Englande and dyd homage and sware to be trewe leage man to king Iohn of of England In the second yere in yorkeshire wer sene v A sharpe wynter mones at ones in the element the next winter after was a sharpe winter hayle felle as byg as hennes Egges Arthur of Bretaine taken prisoner In the .iii. yere of kinge Iohns raygne kinge Philip of fraunce inuaded Normandy and toke diuers castels and townes which he gaue to Arthur Duke of Bretaine But shortly after the same Arther with many other noble men were taken prisoners by king Iohn and led in to Englande Englande enterdited In the .vi. yeare of this kinge the byshoppe of Rome demounced kinge Iohn with his whole realme accursed because he would not admit steuen Laughton to the bishoprike of Cantorbury But he lyttel regarded his curse nor obeyed hym nothing the rather Normandy loste In the .vii. yere of kyng Iohns Rayne kynge Philyp of Fraunce subdued to him the countre of Normandye which was not vnder the dominion of Fraunce in .ccc. yeares before Aboute thys tyme the Welchemen and Iryshmē rebelled whom kynge Iohn constrayned to redeme peace with greate sommes of money The welche men Irishe mē rebelled Aboute this time Philip Emperour of Almaine was murdered by the treason of the countye Palentyne The Emperoure murdered In the .ix The first mayre of London yere of kynge Iohns rayne was fyrste ordayned mayres and shyriffes in London and the fyrste mayers name was Henrye Fitz Alwyn and the fyrste shyriffes wer Peter Duke and Thomas
cruell bataile the vyctory fell to the Englysh mē and wanne the towne where were slayne of the Scotes .xxv. M. and after warde the kynge of Scottes submitted him selfe to kynge Edwarde of England A battel at fankyrke In the .xxvi. yeare kynge Edward being in flaunders the Scottes rebelled and chose them a newe kynge called Wales and entred Northumberlande But the nexte yeare after kinge Edward gathered a great power and entred scotlande and at a place called Fankerke he mete with the Scottes where betwene them was foughte a cruell battayle but at the ende the Englyshmen had the victorye and slewe of the Scotes to the nōbre of .xxxii. M. and Walis theyr new chosen king fled in to the marysses and the common people yelded them to the kyng of England About the .xxxii. yeare Edward the kinges eldest sonne commytted dyuers ryots to the great dyspleasure of hys father wherefore the kynge enprysoned his sonne and other that were of his companye The king put his sō in prisons Also a bout the .xxxiii. yeare of kynge Edwarde the fyrste Wales the Scot was taken and brought to London and there put to death A bataile in scotlād Anone after many Lordes and bisshoppes of Scotlande came and yelded them selues to kynge Edwarde But Robert le Bruse contrary to his oth rebelled agaynste kinge Edwarde and shortlye after the kinge with a great hoste wente into Scotland where he met with Roberte le Bruse at a place nyghe saynte Iohns towne where was fought a cruell batayle the victory fell to the Englysh men and vii.m Scottes were slayne and Roberte le bruce fled to the kynge of Norwaye and dyuerse lordes were taken who were sent to London and there put to death The deth of kīg Edward the fyrste In the .xxxv. yeare kynge Edwarde fell syke and dyed the .vii. daye of Iulye in the yeare of christ M.ccc.vii and is buryed at Westminster ⚹ Edwarde the second EDwarde the second of that name and sonne of the fyrst Edwarde and prince of wales beganne his Raygne ouer England the .xxiiii. day of February the yere of Chryst M.ccc.vii and raygned xviii yeres thys edward was faire of body but vnstedfast of maners and disposed to lyghtnes For he refused the companye of hys Lordes and men of honoure and haunted a monge vylaynes and vyle persones he gaue him selfe also to ouer muche drynkinge and lyghtlye wold disclose thynges of great counsaile And besides that he was geuen to these vices of nature what yll counsayle maye doo he was much worse by the counsayle and famylyaritie of certayne euyll disposed personnes as Pierse of Ganeston Hughe the Spencers other whose wanton counsayle he folowing gaue him selfe to the appetyte and pleasure of the body no thyng ordering his common weale by sadnesse discresion and Iustice whiche thinge caused fyrste greate varience betwene him and hys nobles so that shortlye he became to them odible and in the ende was depriued of his kingdome This kinge in the second yeare of his raygne The king maryed went into fraunce maried Isabell doughter to Philip le Belle kynge of fraunce and after with her returned īto englād About this time Piers of Ganeston behaued hym selfe ylle againste the Lordes and waxed so proude that he would reuyle them wherfore they sodenly rose Piers of ganestō be headed and beseiged him in the castell of Scarbroughe and at the last wan it and toke Piers and broughte him to a place nere to Warwike and there stroke of his heade where with the kinge was greatly dyspleased About the .vi. yere of this king Robert le Bruse heryng of the deuision betwene the king and his lords came agayne in to Scotland and there was amytted kinge A batayle at banockes borne wherfore kinge Edwarde prepared a greate Armye and wente in to Scotlande and nere to a place called Banockysbourne he mete with the Scottes where was betwene them a cruell battayle but the Englyshmen lost the felde and many of the lordes and great men of England were slayne and taken and the kīg fledde wyth greate daunger into Barwyke In the .ix. yeare of kynge Edwarde the Scottes wan Barwike The scottes won barwike and shortly after they entered Northumberlande and slewe man woman and chyld Aboute this time there was a greate dearthe in Englande of all thinges Great plages in England and after folowed greate Pestilence yet all these mocions mended not the kynge of his yll liuinge In the .xi. A bataile of mitton yeare of this king the Scottes entred Englande at a place in yorke shire called Mitton was fought a cruell batayle where the English men lost the felde and much people of the countrey slaine But the kinge was all ruled by Hughe Spenser the father and the sonne and the commons had thē in great hatred In the .xii. yeare of thys kinge there was a Parliament holden at London Spēcers banished where by the entreatinge of the lordes Hugh Spencer the father and Hugh Spencer the sonne were banished the Realme But it was not longe after but the kynge contrary to that ordynaunce made in the Parlyamente sente for these Spencers agayne and set them in hyghe aucthorytie A batel at brough bryge Shortly after the Lordes rose agaynst the kynge and at broughe bryge the kynges Captayne called Andrew of Harkeley met wyth thē where many of the Barons of englande were slayne and taken and afterward that the Earle of Lancaster and dyuers other of the Barons and knyghtes were putte to deathe In the .xvii. yeare of thys king the quene fearinge the tyrannye of the Spensors The quen fled the lande fled wyth her yonge sonne Edwarde into Fraunce to her brother Charles where she and her sonne was gentlye receyued of her brother which made great promyse to ayde her agaynst the tyrany of the Spencers Shortly after Charles the frēch kynge fearyng the Manassyng of the byshoppe of Rome forsoke his systers quarell The quene and her sonne driuen out of fraunce and commaunded her to auoyde his lande In the .xix. The quene with her son entered the lande yeare of kyng Edwarde quene Isabel and her sonne by the ayde and helpe of syr Iohn of Heynalde with a small companye of Heynowayes retourned into England to whome the nobles and commons gathered in greate nombre and pursued the kinge the Spensers and other enemies so narowlye that shortlye after they toke them and kepte the kinge in prisō at kenelworth the Spensours the Earle of Arundell Robert baldocke and other Tyrantes whiche of longe tyme had greued the reame were put to deth ¶ Edward the thyrd Edward the third of that name and sonne to Edwarde the second and of Isabell onelye doughter of Phillip le Belle after the deposynge of his father was crowned kynge the second daye of February the yeare of Christ M.ccc.xxvi Of kinge Edwarde the thyrde whē he was but .xv. yeres of Age.
He was a man of excellent modestie and temperaunce and aduaunced suche parsons to hyghe dignities as dyd moste passe other in integrytye and innocencie of lyfe In feates of armes he was verye experte as the noble Prowes by him atchiued do well declare as Froysart and other wryters do declare at large Of his lyberality and clemency he shewed many gret examples brefelye in all Pryncely vertues he was so excellente that few noble men before his time maye be to hym compared At his begynnynge he was chefelye ordered by syr Roger Mortimer and his mother Isabell In the fyrst yere of his reygne The scottes entered englād the Scottes entered into England and the kynge with a greate powre came to them at the Parke of stanhope and beset them rounde about but by the treason of Syr Roger Mortimer the Scottes escaped without battayle wherby the king lost that voyage al his charges Shortly after at yorke the kinge maryed Phyllip the earles doughter of Henaude The king maryed Then the kynge made peace with the Scottes and released to them theyr homage and delyuered vnto them their charter or indenture called Ragman Peace with the Scottes as it was sayde by the counsel of the old Quene and syr Roger Mortymer which anone after was made Earle of Marche And the old quene he toke vpon them the rule of the whole realme whereby manye thynges grewe oute of order Th erle of kente beheaded About the thyrde yeare of this kynge the Earle of Kente the olde kynges brother supposyng his brother had bene alyue deuysed certayne letters for the deliueraunce of his brother wherfore he was accused and by aucthoryte of parlyament condempned and therefore was beheaded Prince edwarde borne In this yere was borne at Wedstocke Prynce Edwarde whiche in processe of tyme grewe to a noble and famous man and was in his dayes counted the floure of Chiualry throughoute all the worlde Syr Roger mortimer beheaded In the fourthe yeare of kinge Edwardes raigne syr Roger Mortymer was accused for dyuerse poyntes of treason and namelye that he was ouer famylyar with the olde quene Isabell the kynges mother for whiche accusacions he was shortly after beheaded In the .vi. A voiage into scotlande yeare king Edward went into Scotlande with a great power and at a place called Haldowne hyll gaue the Scottes batayle wherin he optayned a tryumphant victory So that he slewe of them .viii. Earles ix.c knyghtes and baronettes cccc esquiers and xxxiii m cōmon soudyers And of the Englishe men were slayne onelye .xv. persons at the same voyage he wan the towne of Edenbrough and Barwycke with manye other castels and gaue the gouernaunce of Scotland to Edwarde Baylol betwene whome and the Scottes were foughten manye batayles with greate dyuersite and chaunge of fortune After this time the Scottes so often rebelled Scotland suffered muche penury that kynge Edward made .iii. voyages into that lande within the space of .iiii. yeares And with great manhode alwaye vanqueshed his enemies and caused them to swere to him feautlie and homage In these battayles were slayne wel nere all the nobylyty of Scotlande with infinite nombre of the common people Warre betwene englande and Fraunce In the .x. yere king Edward claymed tytle to the crowne of fraunce wherfore open warre was proclaymed betwene Englād and fraunce good they vitels in England Aboute this time as Fabyan wryteth by reason of scarsite of Mony was such plentie of vitayles in Englande that the lyke had not bene sene For a quarter of wheat was solde for .ii. s. a fat gose for .ii. d. a pygge for a peny a fate Oxe for .vi. s. viii d. a fat shepe for vi d. or .viii. d. vi Pygions a peny In the .xii. yeare king Edward prepared stronglye to make warre in to Fraunce King Edward wēt to Antwarpe where he was proclaymed vicar generall of the empire and for sure stablishmente of Amite betwene hym and the Holenders Selanders Erabanders sayled to Antwarpe wher he concluded the matter with hys alies and by the consent of the Emperour Lewes was proclaymed vicer geneneral of the Empyre In the .xiii. The king held a parliamente yeare kynge Edward returned into England and called his parliament at Westminster and there by the aduyce of the whole realme toke vpon hym the tytle to be kynge of Fraunce and ioyned the armes of Englande to the armes of Fraunce and bare thē quarterlye as they yet continue at which parliamente was graunted greate sommes of mony to mayntayne hym in his warres In the .xiiii. A batel on the sea yeare of king Edwardes raygne he saylyng toward Flaunders nye to the hauen of Scluce met with the French kynges nauye where was foughte a cruell batayle whereof the kyng of England had the victory and the frenche fleete that was in nombre cccc sayle was wel nere all destroyed and the Soudiers taken slaine and drowned so that of .xxxiii. M. there escaped not one A yeare for one yeare Shortlye after kynge Henry with a myghty army both of Englande and of the Empyre entered fraunce and beseiged Torney but shorlty after by the meanes of the countes of Henand mother to the Quene of Englande and syster to the french kyng a peace was made for .xii. monethes and kynge Edward returned into England The scottes trobeled Englande In this tyme the Scottes by the settynge on of the frenche men recouered a great part of that land and in moste cruell wyse vexed the Englyshe garysons In the .xviii. yeare The order of the garter fyrste ordained kinge Edwarde enuented and ordained first the order of the garter at Winsoure Aboute this time the Earle of Darby was sente into Gascoyne where he wonne dyuers townes Castels Gascoine wonne and before Anberoche the Earle of Darby by polecy of syr Walter of Manni with a M. englishemen discomfited and slewe .x. M. frenchmē and Gascoines and toke prysoner the Earle of Lay their chefe capitayne with dyuers other nobles subdued the coūtre In the .xx. yeare king Edward with his sonne Prynce Edwarde sayled into Normandy and ouerrode and spoyled the countre euen to Paris and gathered wonderful rychesse and prayes which he sente into Englande Shortlye after he encountred the Frenche kynge nye to the forest of Cressy The battayle of Cressy wher betwen them was foughte a cruel batayle and kinge Edwarde obtayned the victorye In that battayle was slayne the floure of the Chiualrye of Fraūce That is to say the king of Boheme with ten other greate Princes foure score barons xii.c knyghtes and mo than .xxx. M. of the common Soudiers Callys wonne After thys victorye the kynge wente towarde Calys and beseged the towne the space of .xi. monethes during which sege the french kyng came to rayse the sege but shortlye after he departed without battaile wherfore they of Callys yelded vp the towne to kinge
Iohn mylborne Iohn Rest shirif This yeare Henry the kynges sonne was borne at Richmonde The birth of king hēries fyrste sonne on newyeres daye and Iustes kepte at westminster and on saynt Mathewes daye the childe died ¶ Anno domini m. ccccc.xi anno tercio henrici octaui Roger Achilley draper mayre Nicolas Shelton Thomas Myrfyn shyryffes This yeare was the lorde Darsey sent into Spayne A voyage īto spaine to ayde the kyng of Spayne against the Mores but peace was made before hys aryuynge and so he returned home agayne This same season was syr Edwarde Poynynges sente into Gelderlande to ayde the Prynce of Chastell A voyage into gelderlande The same tyme the lorde haward toke Andrewe berton a C.lx Scotes and two fayre Shyppes ¶ Anno. domini m. ccccc.xii anno quarto henrici octaui wyllyam copynger Richarde haddon knyghte mayre Roberte holderne Roberte Fenrothern Shyryffes Thys yeare was Edward Delapole beheaded Edward delapole beheaded Thys yeare the lorde Marques dorset was sent into Spayne wyth x. M. men A voiage īto spaine and did much hurt in Guien and returned in wynter by reason of the flyx and on saynct Laurence daye the Regent and the Caricke were brente A battale on the sea whiche were two greate Spyppes ¶ Anno domi m. ccccc.xiii anno quinto henrici octaui Wyllyam browne mercer mayre Iohn Dawes Iohn Brute shyryffes This yeare the sayde Dawes dyed within the yeare and in hys place was chosen Roger Basford The lorde Admirall slayne Thys yeare syr Edward Howarde Lorde Admyrall of England was slayne on saint Markes daye in Bryttayne by muche hardynes The same yeare in Iune the kinge besyeged Tyrwyn and discomfyted the power of Fraunce at Boomie Tyrwin Turney wonne and toke the cyties Tyrwyn and Turney and returned without any more battayle offered durynge whiche tyme the kynge of Scottes enoyed Englande The king of Scottes slayne wyth an C.M. men and was slaine him selfe and .xii. Earles by the earle of Surry the kinges lyefe tenaunte wherefore the kynge created hym Duke of Northfolke and hys eldest sonne Earle of Surrey ¶ Anno domini m. ccccc.xiiii an sexto henrici octaui Georg monox draper Mayre Iames yarforde Ihon Mundy shyryffes A peace concluded betwene England fraunce This yere was a peace concluded betwene England and Fraūce and on saynt Denice day the frēch kynge maryed the Lady Mary the kynges syster and on Newyeres day after he dyed and therefore the kynge sente for her agayne by the Duke of Suffolke and other In this yeare was Rycharde hunne hanged in the Lollers Towre Richarde hun mordered ī lolers towre ¶ Anno do M. ccccc.xv anno .vi. henrici octaui Syr william Butler grocer mayre henry worle Rychard Gray shyriffes The sayde graye died within the yeare and for him was chosen william Bayle This yeare in Februarye was borne at Grenewitche the Ladye Mary the Kynges doughter In Aprill the Frenche Quene came into England The duke of sofolke maried the french Quene and was maried to the lorde Charles duke of Suffolke This yeare Margaret Quene of Scottes sister to the kynge fled into England and lay at Harbottell The quene of scottes fled in to englād and she was deliuered of a doghter called Margaret came to London in may and taried there a hole yeare before she returned ¶ Anno domine m. ccccc.xvi anno viii henrici octaui Iohn Rest grocer maire Thomas Semer Richard Thurstone shiriffes A great froste This yere was suche a Froste that al men with cartes might pas betwene westminster Lambeth yll Maye daye This yeare on maye euen was an insurreccion of yong persons against Alyens of the which diuers were put to execucion and the resedue came to westminster wyth halters aboute their neckes and were pardoned And the .xxiiii. daye of Maye the quene of Scottes returned into scotlande againe ¶ Anno do m. ccccc.xvii anno .ix. henrici octaui Syr thomas Exmew goldsmith mayre Thomas baudry Richard Simon shiriffes In this yere was the Terme adiourned to Oxford and agayne to London In October the Admyrall of Fraunce came into Englande and Turney was delyuered to the Frenche kynge agayne Turney geuē oure to the 〈…〉 ¶ Anno domini m. ccccc.xviii an x. henrici octaui Thomas Myrfin skynner mayre Iohn Allē Iames Spencer shyryffes Charles the v. elected emperoure In this yere at Frāckford Charles the .v. was elected Emperoure This yeare the Earle of Surrey was sent into Irelande a vsage in to yrelad ¶ Anno dom m. ccccc.xix anno xi henrici octaui Syr Iames yoxford mercer mayre Ihon wyllyam Nicholas Pheteryche shyryffes This yeare the kynge and the Frenche kynge met at the campe betwene Arde and Guynes The treumphe at Gynes where were greate triumphes After that the Kynge and the Emperoure mete a treūphe at Callis and the kynge wente to Grauelen wyth hym and he came to Calys wyth the kynge and had great chere and the kinge returned ¶ Anno domini m.ccccc.xx anno xii henrici octaui syr Iohn Bruge draper mayre Iohn Skeuyngton Iohn Keynde shiriffes The duke of bukingham beheaded This yere the Duke of Buckyngham was beheaded the .xxii. daye of maye In Iune the Cardinal went to Calys The cardinal wēt to Callys to intreate a peace betwene the Emperour the French kynge and taryed there tyll December with oute anye thynge concluded ¶ Anno domini m.ccccc.xxi anno xiii Henrici octa Syr Iohn Myl borne draper mayre Iohn Brytayne Thomas Pargetoure shyr This yere the frydaye before Penthecost that is to saye the .vi. daye of Iune Charles the fyfte Emperoure was honorably receyued into the citie of London of the Mayre Aldermen Themperour receiued into London and the Communaltye our souereigne lorde accompanying hym And from London he wente to winsoure and sate in the stall of the Garter and from thence to Hampton and sayled ouer the sea into Spayne a voiage ī to fraūce durynge whiche tyme the Earle of Surrey lorde Admirall brente Morles in Bryttayne and after landed at Calys and entred Picardye brente townes and castels and besieged Hesding but because of wynter he taysed hys seige returned The scottes īuaded Englāde Thys yeare the duke of Albany was entringe into Englande wyth a greate armye but when he harde that the earle of Shrowysbury was commyng to fyght wyth hi he toke a truce for .vi. moneths ¶ An. do M. ccccc.xxii an xiiii Henrici octaui Syr Ihon mondy goldsmith mayre Iohn Rudstone Ihon Champnies shiriffes The king of Denmarke cā into england for socoure Thys yere Christenrne kynge of Denmarke came into England in Iune This yere the earle of Surrey brente Iedworth A voyage īto scotlād and many other townes in Scotlande The Rodes wone by the turkes In this yeare the Turke besyeged the Roodes and vpon Chrystmas daye he toke
to rayse the seage and sodaynly in the nyghte the Duke of Burgoyne raysed his seage lykewyse sent to Gynes for the lorde Croy lyke a valyante capitayne fled awaye by nyghte and on the next daye in the mornyng the lorde protector came to land entered the campe of hys enemyes but they were gone The duke brake vp his seage fled by nyght and had left behynde them the Tentes ordinaunce and vitayles and all that they had ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xxxvii an xv Hērici sixti Ihon Michell mayre Thomas worsted Wylliam Gregore shyreffes ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xxxviii an xvi henrici sixti William Estfeld mercer Mayre Wylliam Chapman Wylliam Hales shyreffes The erle of warwike made Regent In this yere the Erle of warwyke was made Regent of Fraunce and the duke of Yorke discarged which Erle after hys ariuall in Fraunce dyd many noble feates as Halle wryteth at large ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xxxix an xvii Henrici sixti Steuen Browne grocer Mayre Hughe Duke Nicolas Yeo shyreffes A darthe in englād In this yeare by reason of vntemperat wether there was a great derthe in Englande so that wheate was at .iii. shyllynges .iiii. pens a bushell all other graynes were sold at an excessiue price aboue the olde custome ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xl an xviii Hērici sixti Robert Large mercer Mayre Robert Marshall Philip Malpas shyreffes In this yere the Duke of Yorke was made againe Regēt of fraūce which accompanyed with the Erle of Oxford and dyuers other noble men sayled into Normandy the frēche kyng fled for feare he hearynge that the Frenche kynge laye at seage at Ponthoyse wente thether with a noble army But the Frenche king hearing of the Englyshe mennes cōmynge breake vp his seage went awaye by nyght In this yeare was the Duke of Orliaunce delyuered out of prysō who had bene prysoner in Englād xxv yeares The duke of orliance delyuered oute of pryson and for his raunsome the Duke of Burgoyne paied iiii C. M. Crownes ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xli anno xix Hērici sixti Ihon Paddisly goldsmyth Mayre Ihon Sutton william wetinghale shyreffes In this xix yeare many noble feates of armes was dōe in fraūce for the Duke of Yorke lord Regent sent the lorde Wylloughby with a noble Crue of archers and men of warre into Pecardy which did valyantly Thre armyes at ones in Fraunce Also he sent the lord Talbot to beseage Depe he himselfe accōpanied with the Duke of Somerset set forward in to the duchye of Aniowe where he dyd many notable feates ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xlii anno xx Hērici sixti Robert Cloptō mayre William Combra Richarde ryche shyreffes This yeare the steple of Paules churche in London was set on fyre by lyghtnynge In this yere also began to kindle in Englande the fyre of malis for the Cardynall of Wynchester dyd enuy the gouernaunce of the lorde protector A variaunce betwene the Lordes of England for which variaunce afterward was the distructiō of many a noble man as after shall be declared ¶ Anno do m. cccc.xliii anno .xxi. Henrici sixti Ihon Atherley yronmonger Mayre Thomas Bemōt Rycharde Nordon shyreffes ¶ Anno do m. cccc.xliiii an xxii Henrici sixti Thomas Catworthe grocer mayre Nycolas Wyfolde Ihon Norman shyreffes In this yeare all the prynces of christendome sent theyr Ambassadors vnto Troyes in Champayne to treate for a peace betwene Englande Fraunce A treatie for a peas and a peace was taken for v. yeares ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xlv an xxiii Henrici sixti Henry Frawyke mercer mayre Steuen Foster Hughe Wyche shyreffes This yeare Lady Margret the kynges doughter of Ceryll was maried to the kyng The king maryed and after crowned at Westminster whiche mariage was neyther profitable to the Realme nor yet honorable to the kyng as Halle declareth at large ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xlvi an xxiiii Henrici sixti Ihon Olney mercer Myre Ihon Herot Godfrey Bolayne shyreffes An insurrection at norwitch In this yere was a great insurrection in Norwyche agaynste the Prior of Christes churche for raysīg of new fines of their tenaūtes the cytezens kept the gates against the Duke of Norfolke who came thether to appeace the matter but in conclusiō they opened the gates submitted them selfes The chefe offendours were put to execution and the Mayre dyscarged of hys offyce and syr Ihon Clyfton was made gouernour tyll the kyng had restored the cytezens to thyr lyberties agayne ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xlvii an xxv Henrici sixti Ihon Gidnes draper Mayre Wylliam Abraham Thomas Scot shyreffes This yeare dyed the good duke of Glocester and is buried at saint Albones ¶ Anno do m. cccc.xlviii an xxvi Henrici sixti Steuen Browne grocer Mayre Wyllyam Cantlowe William Marow shyreffes In this yeare the Englyshemen lost many townes in Fraunce The begīnyng of lesynge of normādy for by cause of the varyaunce betwene the nobilitie of Englād there was small prouydyng to send ayd into Fraunce so that the sowdiers were vnpaid to the great losse of Englād ¶ Anno do m. cccc.xlix an xxvii Henrici sixti Thomas Challton Mayre Thomas Canynges william Holyn shyreffes Roan yelded to the Frenche kynge In this yeare was Roan yelded to the Frenche kynge by reasō that the Cytezens rebelled agaynste the capitaines and so did almost al the townes of Normādy and for lacke of ayde the Duke of Somerset the lorde Tolbot were fayne to rendre all into the Frēch mens hādes A voyage in to Irelande In this yeare also the Duke of Yorke was sent with a conuenient army into Irelande to be the kynges leuetenaunt there and to suppresse the wylde yrishe who dyd thē rebell ¶ Anno do m. cccc.l anno xxviii Henrici sixti Nicolas Vyuold grocer mayre Wyllyam Dere Ihon Myddelton shyreffes A voyage into Fraunce In this yeare was syr Thomas Kyriel sent into Fraūce with a M. and v. C. men and as he with other capitaines wēt to rescue Caen they met with a great army of Frenche men after longe fyght the french mē obteyned the victory and there were slayne iiii M. Englyshemen and viii C. taken prisoners This was the fyrst foughten felde that the Frenchemen gate of the Englyshe men in many yeres before The fyrst felde loste by thynglyshmen therfore I can not blame them though thei make moche of it they set forth all hyde nothyng that maye be foud to theyr glory but they wryte not how many of them were slaine and destroyed ¶ Anno do m. cccc.li Anno. xxix Henrici sixti Wyllyam Gregory skynner maier Mathewe Philip Christopher warton shyryffes In thys yere the Englyshemen loste all the holdes and townes in normandy which were in English mens possession xxx yeares before Normandy loste and where conquered by kyng Hēry the fyfte ¶ Anno do M. cccc.lii anno xxx hērici sixti Gefrey