many hurtes in Gascoyn and Guyan for the erle of Artoys skyrmysshed ofte tymes with the englysshemen and at the last toke syr IohnÌ„ saynt IohnÌ„ syr willyam Mortymer and dyuers other prisoners whiche were conueyed to Fraunce to dyuers prisons ¶ Also about this tyme the cyâ—ezens of London were restored to theyr lybertes whiche in some parte had ben kept from them by the space of .xii. yeres so that in stede of Mayres there were custodyes or gardayns whiche was because they mysordered the Iustyce of the citye But for this restorynge they payde .iii. M. markes ¶ In the .xxvi. yere kynge Edwarde went ouer into Flaunders to ayde Guy erle of Flaunders agaynst the Frenche kynge and the frenche kynge drewe towarde the kynge but by mediacyon of fryndes at y e last a peace was made betwene them all But in this whyle the Scottes herynge of the warre in Flaunders because theyr kynge was fled into FrauÌ„ce made them a newe kynge called walys and rose agayne and entred into NorthumberlaÌ„de but the kynge sent his letters to the lordes of Englande whiche by his coÌ„maundement gathered a great power and went into Scotlande where betwene them was skyrmysshes and many englysshemen slayne for the Scottes kept theyr holdes wolde nat come to no playne fylde But the nexte yere after kyng Edwarde gathered a great power and went hym selfe into ScotlaÌ„de where the Scottes with a great hoost met him at a place called Fankyrke where betwene them was fought a cruell battell but in the ende the Englysshemen had the victorye and slewe of the Scottes to y e nombre of .xxxii. M. and but fewe of the Englysshemen But yet the nexte yere after the kynge layde sege to the castell of Estreuelyn where at the last the Scottes that were therin yelded the castell and sware them selfes to the kynges â—legeaunce and walys herynge therof fledde into the mareyses for his suerte for feare of the kynges hoost kept hym so longe tyme that all the coÌ„mons of Scotlande presented them selfe to the kynge by great companyes put them into the kyngê grace and the rulers offycers of cityes townes boroughes were sworne to kynge Edwarde Celestyne Bonyface ¶ Celestyne hylde the see nexte .vi. monethes ¶ Bonyface hylde the see nexte .viii. yere he caused Celestyne to resygne his company to hym by fraude and after lyued lyke a lyon and dyed lyke a dodge ¶ Sone after this kynge Edwarde returned into Englande where many complayntes were made to hym of his offycers as of Mayres Sheryffes baylyffes exchetours and dyuers other wherfore he ordayned his Iustyce to make inquisicyons therof whiche after was called Trolbaston where by forfeytours fynes the kynge recouered innumerable treasour agaynst suche offenders and fylled his cofers agayne Neuertheâ—â—â—â—â— this kynge dyd great good within the realme of Englande for those offenders were well chastyced and were moche more meker and better and the pore coÌ„mons lyued in moche more rest and peace ¶ Also about this tyme syr Edwarde the kynges eldest sonne by the wanton counsell of Piers Ganeston brake the bysshop of Chesters parke and ryottuously distroyed his game wherfore the kynge imprysoned his sonne and other that were with hym and after banysshed the sayde Piers out of Englande ¶ Also about the .xxxiii. yere of kynge Edwarde walys the Scotte was taken and brought to London drawne hanged quartred and anone after that the bysshoppe of saynt Andrewes Robert le Bruse syr Symon Frysell erle of Dumber syr IohnÌ„ Cambres erle of Atlas and syr IohnÌ„ Comyn with many other came to westmyster by theyr voluntarye wylles were sworne to be trewe to kynge Edwarde and to kepe Scotlande to his vse But sone after that Robert le Bruse contrarye to his othe gate a dispensacyon for his othe of pope Clement the .v. and toke vpon hym to be kynge of Scotlande slewe syr IohnÌ„ Comyn and his brother that counselled hym to the contrarye And sone after kynge Edwarde came into Scotlande agayne with a stronge power and Robert le Bruse met hym with a great nombre at a playne nyghe saynt Iohans towne where there was fought a cruell battell but the Scottê were discomfyt and .vii. thousande Scottes there slayne there were dyuers bysshoppes and abbottes taken dyuers other temporall lordes And Robert le Bruse fled vnto the kynge of Norwey and kynge Edwarde sent the bysshoppes and Abbottes that were taken in the fylde to the pope and sent the temperall lordes and other of the Scottes that were takyn vnto London where they were put to dethe ¶ Also in the .xxxv. yere of kyng Edwarde as he returned towarde EnglaÌ„de he fell sycke wherfore he sware his lordes to be trewe to Edwarde his eldyst son And also charded his sayd son vpon his blessynge that he shulde neuer suffer Piers of Ganeston to returne into Englande sware his lordes to stycke to the same and the kynges son and they all graunted therto and in y e vii day of Iulii in the yere of Chryst M.CCC.vii he dyed and is buryed at westmyster Edwardus .ij. ¶ Benedicte ¶ Benedicte was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M.CCC.iii he hylde the see .ix. monethes Henry ¶ Henry was nexte Emperour the yere of Chryst M.CCC.viii he hylde the Empyre .vi. yere Edwarde the seconde EDwarde the seconde of that name and son to Edwarde the fyrst borne at Carnaruan was crowned kynge the .xxiiii. day of February the yere of Chryst M.CCC.vii after the countynge of Englande This kynge was fayre stronge of body but vnstydfast of condicyons for he refused the company of his lordes and wyse men and haunted the company of vyle persons and gaue hym to great drynkyng and lyghtly wolde discouer thynges of great counsell whiche turned hym after to great hurte and the realme to great vnquietnesse This kynge as sone as his father was buryed sent for Piers of Ganeston his olde compyre and aduaunced hym to great honour contrary to the promyse that he made to his father This kynge in the seconde yere of his reyne went ouer into Fraunce and maryed Isabell doughter to Philyppe le Belle kynge of Fraunce and after with her returned into Englande This kynge for the displeasure done before to hym by y e bysshop of Chester put the sayd bysshop in the Towre in strayte prison but the lordes whiche y e kynges father in his dethbede sware to be trewe to his son came to the kynge and spake so to the kynge that contrary to the kynges mynde this Piers was banysshed into Irelande but the kynge secretely comforted hym with great gyftes and made hym chefe ruler of the contrey but after that for the auoydynge of grudge betwene y e kynge and the lordes the sayd Piers was suffered to come into Englande agayne and had the rule of all the kynges iewels and spende wasted moche of the kynges treasure that shortely after by y e labour of the lordes he
of his people there perysshed for â—â—â—ke of â—yrell wherfore syr Iames Dudglas with a great nombre of Scottes folowed and 〈◊〉 with the kynge at a place called Leylande in Northumberlande where was betwene them ¶ Philyppe ¶ Philyppe le longe seconde son of Philypâ—e lâ—bell was nexte kynge of Fraunce he ordayned but one weyght and mesure to be thorowe all Fraunce IohnÌ„ ¶ IohnÌ„ was nexte pope he hylde the see in Auynyon .xix. yere a great battell but the Englysshemen lost the fylde the kynge fled escaped with great daunger In whiche battell the erle of Rychemonde was taken prisoner many men slayne dyuers other men taken â—nd the kynges treasure his ordynauÌ„ce was takyn and conueyed into Scotlande But this fylde was loste by the treason of the sayd Andrewe of Harkeley whome y e kynge had made erle of Carlyll whiche had a great nombre of people coÌ„mynge to the ayde of y e kynge toke secretely a great soÌ„me of money of the sayd Dudglas so betrayed the kynge came nat at the fylde whiche was cause y t the kynge lost the fylde for the whiche dede the sayd Andrewe was after drawne hanged quartered About this tyme warre began agayne betwene the Frenchemen the Englysshemen Gascons in Guyan For the pacifyenge of whiche warre kyng Edwarde sent ouer the quene his wyfe to her brother the Frenche kynge and whyle she was there Edwarde y e kyngê eldyst son beynge .xiiii. yere of age asked leaue of his father to go into FrauÌ„ce to his mother to se his vncle Philyppe le Belle kyng of Fraunce and had leaue and departed And because kynge Edwarde had denyed to do homage to the kynge of FrauÌ„ce for the Duchye of Guyan the sayd kynge Philyppe there made Edwarde the kynge of Englande his eldyst son duke of Guyan wherwith kynge Edwarde was nat content dyd exyle bothe the quene his sayd son out of Englande by the counsell of the Spencers of syr Robert Baldocke his ChauÌ„cellour wherfore the kynge made opyn Proclamacyons that yf the Quene her son came nat into Englande by a certayne day that they shulde be take as ennemyes to the kynge before the whiche day they came nat wherfore the kynge seased all the quenes landes his sons landes toke the hole profyte therof And after the kynge sent suche worde thretenynges to the kynge of Fraunce that he was compelled to auoyde the quene out of Fraunce wherfore she and her son went to the erle of Heynaude where Edwarde her son was shortly after contracte to Philyppe y e sayd erles doughter And whan this was knowen dyuers men of name of EnglaÌ„de came ouer to the quene and sone after the erle of Henaude prepared .v. C. men of armes of the whiche one syr IohnÌ„ of Henaude the erles brother was captayne and sent them ouer with the quene and her son into Englande whiche landed besyde Harwiche in Suffolke to whome a great nombre of people anone resorted to her ayde and than she came with great spede towarde London where the kynge at that tyme was whiche herynge therof for fere â—led towarde walys with a small companye and lefte the bysshop of Excester behynde hym to gouerne London And than the quene sent a letter to the Mayre and coÌ„mynalte of London whiche letter was tacked vpon the crosse in Chepe and dyuers copyes therof set vp in dyuers other places wherfore this bysshop of Excester sent to the Mayre to haue the keys of the citye spake to hym so sharpe wordes that they fell at suche a varyance that the coÌ„mons of the citye in a rage toke the sayd bysshoppe brought hym to the standarde in Chepe and smote of his hede and two of his seruantes hedes a cyteners hede called Marshall that was syr Hughe Spencers spye Than the kynge went to Brystowe and ordayned syr Hughe Spencer the father there to kepe castell and the towne and the kynge with Hughe Spencer the son and syr Robert Baldocke his Chauncelour and the erle of Arondell went into walys And the quene sent the erle of Kent and syr IohnÌ„ of Heynaude after them with a great companye whiche so pursued them that fyrst they toke Hughe Spencer the father at Brystowe and after pursued the kynge into walys and there toke the kynge and sent hym to the castell of Kenelworthe and toke Hughe Spencer the son and syr Robert Baldocke and the erle of Arondell and brought them all to the towne of Herforde anone after syr Hugh Spencer the father and Hughe Spencer the sonne were drawne hanged and quartered and syr IohnÌ„ of Arnudell was beheded and syr Robert Baldocke put in Newgate in London and there shortly after dyed amonge the theues anone after at a parlement holden at westmyster the .xxv. day of Ianuarii the yere of Chryst M.CCC.xxvi The kynge was deposyd of his kyngly dignyte and he is buryed at Gloucester ¶ Charles ¶ Charles the thyrde sonne of Philyppe le belle was nexte kynge of Fraunce Edwardus .iij. Benedicte Clement ¶ Benedicte was next pope y e yere of christ M.CCC.xxxiiii he hylde y e see in Auinyon .vii. yere ¶ Clement hylde the see nexte .xi. yere he ordaynde that the Iubely shulde be euery .l. yere Lewys ¶ Lewys was nexte Emperour he hylde y e empyre .xxiiii. yere he was deposed by pope Clement he had great warre with Fredrycke duke of Austryche whiche was also chosyn Emperour Edwarde the thyrde EDwarde the thyrde of that name son to Edwarde the .ii. of Isabell onely doughter of Philyppe le belle was crowned kynge the .ii. day of Februarii the yere of christ M.CCC.xxvi whan he was but .xv. yere of age In the fyrst yere of his reyne the Scottes entred into Englande the kynge with a great power came to them at the parke of Stanhope and set them rounde about yet the Scottes escaped that the kynge lost that iourney and returned with lytell honour And in the ende of the fyrst yere he maryed Philyppe the forsayd erles doughter of Henaude at yorke Sone after that the kynge made with the Scottes a peace and released to them theyr homage and delyuered vnto them theyr charter or indenture called Ragman as it was sayd by the counsell of the olde quene and syr Roger Mortymer whiche anone after was made erle of Marche And the olde quene and he toke vpon them the rule of the hole realme wherby many thynges grewe out of order ¶ About the thyrde yere of this kynge the erle of Kent the olde kynges brother supposynge his brother had ben a lyue deuysed certayne letters secretely to be sent to his brother for his delyuerance wherfore he was accused and by auctoryte of parlyament condempned and therfore was beheded This Roger Mortymer was so cruell couetous and so proude that the lordes and the people disdayned hym by secrete meanes brought him
realme he was than by all theyr assentes deposed and discharged of all kyngly honour and dignyte And than by the auctoryte of the sayd counsell agrement of all the coÌ„mons there present Edwarde erle of marche than the eldyst son of y e duke of yorke was elected and chosen for kynge of Englande After whiche admyssion the sayd Edwarde erle of Marche the .iiii. day of Marche the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.lx accompanyed with all the lordes and a great multytude of the coÌ„mons was brought into westmyster there toke possessyon of the realme syttynge in the seate royall in the great hail of westmyster with his septer in his hande a questyon was axed of all the people yf they wolde admytte hym to coÌ„tynue as kynge to the whiche with one voyce all the people cryed there ye And than there after the custome vsed he toke his othe and after that went into the abbey and there was receyued w t precessyon and conueyed vnto saynt Edwardes shryne and there offered as kynge and after that receyued homage fealte of all the lordes And vpon the morowe folowynge he was proclaymed in dyuers places of the citye of London Edwarde the .iiii. than kynge of Englande Sone after this this kynge Edwarde with his lordes and a great companye and bande of men toke his iourney Northwarde to subdue his enemyes met w t them at a place called Towton ix myles from yorke with whome he had than a cruell and mortall battell but kynge Edwarde had the victorye that in the fylde chase there were slayne aboue .xxx. M. men there was slayne the erle of Northumberlande the erle of westmyrlande the lorde Clyfforde the lorde Egremounde Andrewe Trollope and many other And in the same fylde was taken the erle of Deuonshyre the erle of wylkeshyre whiche erle of Deuonshyre was after at yorke beheded But kynge Henry and the quene the yonge duke of Somercet the lorde Rose other beynge than at yorke herynge of the losse of this fylde fled towarde Scotlande and vpon the morowe folowynge kynge Edwarde entered into yoâ—ke with his people and there hylde his estate And after that he 〈◊〉 the erle of wâ—rwyke in the Northe to see the guydynge therof and he hym selfe costed the contrey Southwarde and Eestwarde and so came towarde London Edwardus .iiij. Pius ¶ Pius was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.lviii he hylde the see .vi. yere Edwarde the .iiii. EDwarde the .iiii. son to Rycharde duke of yorke came to London and there was crowned kynge at westmyster the .viii. day of Iune the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.lx In the fyrst yere of his reyne the erle of Oxforde y e lorde Aubrey syr Thomas Todenham willyam Tyrell and IohnÌ„ Mongumery were beheded at the Towre hyll Also in the same yere Margarete late quene of Englande came out of Fraunce into Scotlande and from thens into Englande with a strength of Frenchemen and Scottes wherfore kynge Edwarde went towarde them w t a stronge hoost and than the quene perceyuynge she was nat able to resyst kynge Edwardes power returned toke the see and so went agayne into Scotlande And after that the yonge duke of Somercet other that toke the quenes parte submytted them to the kynges grace ¶ Also in the .ii. yere of kyng Edwarde the duke of Somercet herynge y t Henry late kynge was coÌ„mynge agayne into Englande forsoke kynge Edwardes parte returned vnto Henry late kynge whiche entered agayne and at a place called Exham in the Northe the lorde IohnÌ„ Montegue hauynge the rule of the northe contrey with a great power to hym gathered met with theÌ„ and skyrmysshed with them and had the victorye where the sayd duke of Somercet the lorde Hungerforde the lorde Roose were taken prisoners whiche .iii. lordes were sone after put to dethe and beheded and dyuers other that were there taken were after put to dethe ¶ Also in the .iiii. yere of kinge Edwarde secretely in a mornyng at Grastcon nyghe to Stonystretforde the kynge maryed Elysabeth whiche was late before wyfe to syr IohnÌ„ Gray knyght doughter to the lorde Ryuers where with the erle of warwyke was nat content but secretely in his mynde grudged there at Also in this yere Henry late kynge was taken in a woode in the northe contrey by one Cauntlowe and presented to kynge edwarde whiche sent him as prisoner to the Towre of London And anone after quene elysabeth was crowned at westmyster with a great solempnyte and sone after she was delyuered of her fyrst chylde called Elysabeth ¶ Also in the .vi. yere of this kyng the bastarde of Burgon chalenged the lorde Scalys for certayne feates of warre whiche were done in Smythfylde but the lorde Scalys had the victorye and honour ¶ Also in the .viii. yere of this kynge Margarete the kyngê suster was sent ouer the see honorably maryed to Charles the duke of Burgon ¶ Also in the .ix. yere of kynge edwarde the erle of warwyke absented hym selfe from the kyng and confetered vnto hym the duke of Clarence the kynges brother whiche before had maryed y e erle of warwykes doughter whervpon the coÌ„mons of Northumberlande began to rebelle and chase them a captayne called Robyn of Ryddysdale dyd many great feates but at the last this Robyn of Ryddysdale bare hym selfe so wysely that he all his companye were pardoned had no hurte but durynge that rumour and sterynge the Lyncolnshyre men toke the lorde Ryuers and syr IohnÌ„ his son at the mewys at Charynge crosse and brought them to Northamton and there beheded them anone after proclamacyons were made in London y t the kynge had pardoned all those ryottours aswell for the dethe of the lorde Ryuers as for all other displeasures ¶ Lewys ¶ Lewys son of Charles was nexte frenche kynge the yere of Chryste M. CCCC.lxi he had great warre with Charles the duke of Burgon ¶ Charles ¶ Charles son to Philyppe was nexte duke of Burgon he had a doughter called Margarete whiche was maryed to Maximilyan that was electe emperour Paulus ¶ Paulus was nexte pope he hylde the see .vi. yere ¶ But sone after this a newe styrrynge began in Lyncolneshyre by meanes of the lorde welles for whome the kynge sent by feare meanes and as it was sayd promysed hym to come safe and goo safe but wheâ—her the kinge made to hym any suche promyse or nat yet he was shortely after beheded And also sone after this a concorde and vnyte was labored betwene kynge Edwarde and his brother the duke of Clarence and the erle of warwyke wherfore they met all at London at Baynardes castell where the duchesse of yorke theyr mother than lay But anone after y e erle of warwyke sodaynly departed to warwyke and there gathered a great strength And in this whyle syr Robert welles son to y e lorde welles before put to dethe assembled a great power purposynge to gyue kynge
wyllyam Rufus kynge of Englande And than the Duchye of Normandye was vnder the dominyon of the kynges of Englande many yeres afterwarde Victor ¶ Victor was nexte pope he contynued the sentence agayns Henry the Emperour but he was impoysoned by venym put in his chales after that he had be pope one yere But about this tyme a great plee and debate was bytwene one Thomas Archebysshop of yorke and Lamfranke archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury whether the archebysshop of yorke shulde be vnder the rule of the archebysshop of Caunterbury whiche matter was appelled to Rome And from thens sende downe to be determyned in Englande where the Archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury recouered and optayned that the archebysshop of yorke shulde be sacred of the archebysshop of Caunterbury and make to hym othe with professyon of obedyence ¶ About the .x. yere of his raygne Roger erle of Harforde and Rafe erle of Northfolke and Suffolke and one erle walreffe conspired agaynst the kyng but it was disclosyd wherfore the erle of Harforde and the erle of Northfolke fledde and were outlaude the erle walreffe was behedyd Also about the .xv. yere of his raygne Robert Curteyse the kynges eldyst son with the helpe of Philyppe the Frenche kynge made warre agaynst his father and gaue hym a great batell in Normandye where kynge wyllyam was sore hurte and fayne to forsake the fylde The cause of that batell was sor that that kynge wyllyam wolde haued resumyd from his sonne Robert the Duchye of Normandye for his wyldnesse which he before y e tyme had gyuen to him ¶ This wyllyam made the newe forest in Hampshyre and therfore cast downe dyuers churches by the space of .xxx. myles In his tyme he kept the englysshemen so lowe that fewe of them bare any offyce of honour or rule but somwhat he fauored the citye of London Also he buylded two abbayes in Englande that is to say the abbaye of Battell where he wanne the fylde agaynst Harolde and the abbaye of Barmesey in Southwarke besyde London and also he buylded .ii. other abbayes in Normandye ¶ Also in the .xix. yere of kynge wyllyam his raygne the kyng beynge in Normandye araysed a great trybute in Englande caused to be gathered of euery hyde of lande whiche contayneth .xx. acres .vi. s. And soone after that enteryd Fraunce with a great armye and brent a parte of the citye of Meaux and many other cityes townes but as some wryters say in that hete by the lepe of a horse he toke suche a disease that it was the cause of his dethe And made his testament gaue to wyllyam Rufus his seconde sonne the kyngdome of Englande and to Rober Courteyse his eldyst sonne the Duchye of Normandye And to Henry his thyrde sonne he gaue his treasour and warned wyllyam to be to his people louynge and lyberall and Robert to be to his people sterne and sturdye And dyed the .ix. day of September the yere after y e incarnacyon of Chryst M.lxxxvii after y t he had be kyng of Englande xx yere and duke of Normandye .lii. yeres was buryed in the citye of Cane in Normandye ¶ wyllyam ¶ wyllyam duke of Normandye was nexte erle of FlauÌ„ders by the ayde of the Frenche kynge willmÌ„s rufus Vrban ¶ Vrban was nexte pope The yere of Chryst M.lxxxviij he hylde the see .xii. yere and more Vnder hym was determyned the voyage to Ierusalem by Godfrey de Boleyn other chrysten men whiche wanne the citye of Ierusalem ¶ Wyllyam Rufus WIllyam Rufus or Wyllyam the redde the seconde son of wyllyam conquerour was crowned nexte kynge of Englande the .xxvii. day of Septembre the yere of Chryst M.lxxxvii Sone after that wyllyam Rufus had taken vpon hym the kyngdome His brother Robert Courteyse came out of Normandye and landed at Hampton to the intent to haue expulsed his brother from the kyngdome but wyllyam Rufus herynge therof sende to hym embassadours requyrynge hym that he myght inioye it duryng his lyfe payeng to hym yerely .iii. thousande markes with condicyon that whiche of them ouer lyued other to inioye the kyngdome To the whiche Robert by y e aduyse of his counsell assented returned agayne to Normandye This wyllyam Rufus was somwhat vnstable of maners and couetous and solde benefyces of the churche and bysshoprykes so that betwene hym and his lordes was oft discencyon wherfore well nere all the Normans toke parte agaynst hym so that he was forced of necessyte to drawe to hym the Englysshemen ¶ Also sone after Robert Courteyse duke of Normandye layde his dukedome to plegge to his brother kyng wyllyam Rufus for .x. M. li toke his voyage into y e holy lande Also in this tyme Malcolyn kyng of Scottê enteryd NorthuÌ„berlaÌ„de there dyd great distruccyon but yet after many coÌ„flyctê betwene y e kyng and hym Malcolyn was sworne to be obedient to kyng willyam ¶ The .iiii. yere of his rayne a great wynde was in London y e 〈◊〉 downe .v. C. howses and y e rofe of Bowe churche and dyd great hurte in wynthester in dyuers other places In this tyme also the welchemen rebellyd but they were subdued theyr duke or kyng called Ryse was slayne whiche was accompted the last kynge of wales After that Malcolyn kynge of Scottes rebellyd came into Englande w t his retenewe whome one Robert erle of NorthuÌ„berlande inconteryd there the kynge Malcolyn was slayne and by the ayde of kyng wyllyam Edgare his son was made kynge of Scotlande ¶ About this tyme the order of Cysteaux was fyrst brought into Englande by one water Espeke that founded the fyrst Abbey of that religyon at Ryuall ¶ This kynge wyllyam was a very couetous man a proude a wylfull and pylled both◠〈◊〉 sperytualte temperalte with sellynge of Bysshoprykes Abbeys benefyces and leuyenge vnresonable taxes trybutes on the temperalte specially by the onely counsell of one Ranulphe hys procuratour whiche ryches the kynge dyd spende vpon the Towre of London some say vpon the makynge of westmyster halle but yf y e sayenge be trewe of westmyster halle it must be some olde halle there nat the newe halle that is nowe For the armes that appere in the halle y t nowe is aswell in y e stone worke as in the tymber worke be y e armes whiche kyng Rycharde the seconde gaue which be .iii. Lyons with y e flour delyce quarterly the whyte hart for his badge For there was neuer kyng of Englande y t bare the armes of FrauÌ„ce whiche be the flour delyce before kyng Edwarde the thyrde for in his tyme the armes of FrauÌ„ce was fyrst ioyned to y e armes of Englande wherfore it shulde seme euydently that westmyster halle y t iâ— nowe was nat bylde in the tyme of kynge wyllyam Rufus except it were onely the foundacyon therof or els it was y e halle in westmyster aboue the steyres which is nowe called y e whyte halle By the
some were slayne at the seges some forsoke the Frenche kynge But at the last these .ii. prynces mette with .ii. great hoostes in a playne fylde where there was fouâ—â—â— a cruell battell but the Frenche kynge lost the fylde and many of his people were slayne 〈◊〉 he hym selfe fayne to flee but after these princes were agreed and wyllyam the eldyst son of kynge henry dyd homage to the kynge of Fraunce for Normandye the fre men of Normandye dyd homage to wyllyam the kynges sonne ¶ After this done kynge Henry sayled into EnglaÌ„de but the shyppe wherin wyllyam his eldyst son was and Rycharde his brothe rthe erle of Chester and his suster the kynges doughter the countes of Percye the kynges nyce and many other great estates and other to the nombre of C.lx. parsons strycke vpon a rocke and was sodaynly brokyn where they were all drowned saue one man that escaped ¶ About the .xxi. yere there was a great couÌ„sell called in LoÌ„don for y e correccyon of the vicyous lyuynge of preestes to be done by the kynges offycers Sone after this Henry the Emperour dyed and Maude the empresse came to her father kynge henry whiche caused Dauyd the kynge of Scotlande and the more parte of the lordes of Englande to do othe and fealte to the Empresse and to kepe the lande to her if the kynge dyed without issue male ¶ Also about the .xxviii. yere one Geffrey Plantagenet erle of Angeo maryed the sayd Maude and after by her had issue Henry whiche henry after kynge Steuyn was kynge of Englande as shal be shewed after ¶ This kynge henry the fyrst buylded the Abbey of Redynge released to the Englysshemen the Dane gelt Also this kynge henry beynge in Normandye in the .xxxv. yere of his reyne the seconde day of December in the yere of Chryst M.C.xxxv dyed Some say he dyed of a surfet and some wryters say that it was by a fall of a horse and his body was brought into Englande and is buryed in the Abbay of Redynge Stephanus Innocent Celestyne Lucius ¶ Innocent was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M.C.xxx He made the lawe y t none shulde ley no violent hande vpon a clerke payne of cursynge and he hylde the see .xiiij. yere ¶ Celestyne was nexte pope he hylde the see .v. monethes ¶ Lucius was nexte pope he hylde the see one monethe ¶ Conrade ¶ Conrade was next Emperour the yere of Chryst M.C.xxxviij In his tyme one mayster Arnolde preched in Rome agaynst the ryches superfluytes many men alowed hym therin and folowed hym But at the last he was put to deth because of y e hatered y t the clerkes had vnto hym ¶ Steuyn STeuyn erle of Boleyn and syster son to kynge Henry than toke vpon hym to be kyng of Englande For when he harde of kyng Henryes dethe he passed the see and came into Englande thorowe counsell of many of the great lordes of Englande contrary to their othe made to Maude y e Empresse and was crowned kynge vpon saynt Steuyns day the yere of Chryst M.C.xxxv after the count of Englande by wyllyam Archebysshop of Caunâ—erbury whiche fyrst made othe to Maude the Empresse This Steuyn the fyrst yere of his â—aygne araysed a great hooste to haue made warre agaynste kynge Daued of Scoâ—lande but he came and made a peace with hym But he dyd hym none homage because he had done homage before to Maude the Empresse Nat withstandynge yet Henry the eldyst son to kynge Daued dyd houâ—â—ge to kyng Steuyn But after that this Daued repented hym â—f that and entryd into Northumberlande with a great hoost brent and slewe the people in 〈◊〉 cruell wyfe and slewe man woman and chylde But the kynge sent one Thurstone with 〈◊〉 â—reat hoost agaynst them betwene whiche there was a great battell where the Scottes lost 〈◊〉 fylde and many of them slayne and the resyde we fled into Scotlande And after that this kynge Steuyn hym selfe made a great voyage into Scotlande but he dyd there but lyttel to his pleasure or profyte ¶ This kynge Steuyn beseged dyuers castels of dyuers by sshoppes and other lordes and toke them by force and fortefyed them with his knyghtes seruauntes to the entent to withstande the Empresse whose commynge he euer feared ¶ About the .vi. yere of his raygne Maude the Empresse came into Englande by the comfort of the erle of Glocester bastarde son to kynge Henry her father and of the erle of Chester but the kynge raysed so great a power y t the Empresse was fayne to go take the citye of Lyncolne for her refuge helpe and the kyng her beseged longe tyme but at the last she and her company escaped and than the kynge toke the citye And than the erle of Chester with a great power of welchemen and the erle of Glocester brought a great power to the Empresse and came agaynst the kynge betwene whome there was fought a cruell batell that dured a longe season it was harde to knowe who shulde haue the better but at the last the kynges people gaue backe and fledde And the kynge abode with a fewe of his knyghtes and was takyn prisoner and brought to the Empresse and after sent to Brystowe to prison ¶ Lewys ¶ Lewys son to Lewys the great was nexte kyng of Fraunce the yere of Chryst M.C.xxxvii This Lewys beynge longe from the companye of his wyfe on a tyme fell sycke and his Phesicyons counselled hym to take a wenche but he wolde nat and sayd it was better for hym to dye vpon goddes hande than to lyue in spouse breche and sone after that he receyued helthe Eugenye Anastase ¶ Eugenye was nexte pope he hylde the see .viii. yere and more ¶ Anastase was nexte pope he hylde the see one yere ¶ After this fylde so wonne the Empresse thought her sure of the hole realme but she was disceyued for the kentysshemen toke parte with the kyng The quene also kynge Steuyns wyfe made great labour to haue the kynge delyuered promysynge that he shulde surtendre the lande to the Empresse he to go to religyon but the Empresse her couÌ„sayle wolde nat grauÌ„t therto ¶ Also they of the citye of London made great labour to the Empresse to vse saynt Edwardes lawes and nat the lawes that the Empresse father had ordayned whiche was more strayte straunge to them than the other but the Empresse and her counsayle wolde nat graunt it For these sayd causes the Citezyns of LoÌ„don were discontented wolde haue takyn the Empresse but she hauynge knowlege therof departed and fledde to Oxforde And the quene with ayde of the kentysshemen her fryndes raysed a great hoost y t the Empresse for feare fled to Gloucester and in this whyle the erle Robert of Gloucester araysed a great people and in a playne fylde besyde wynchester the erle was discomfet by them of the quenes parte there therle was takyn
fitz Alwyn The fyrst Sheryffes Peter Duke Thomas Nele ¶ Also in the .x. yere of kynge IohnÌ„ London brydge was begon to be edefyed of stone whiche before was of tymbre and the monastery of saynt Mary oueres was begon for to be buylded ¶ Also about the .xi. yere of kynge Iohans reyne the kyng was in great feare lest he shulde lose his realme and to be vtterly vndone hym selfe wherfore in his mynde he was sore anoyed and sent to the pope and sayd he wolde be reconsyled wherfore the pope sent Pandulfe agayne into Englande with these artycles that he shulde receyue Steuyn to his archebysshopryke restore to hym and to all other all profytes frutes belongynge to them that he had wrongfully taken and that he shulde yelde vnto the popes handes the tytle of his crowne to holde it of the pope To the whiche thynges the kynge graunted and resygned his crowne to Pandulfe and toke it agayne of hym to holde it of the pope and to pay yerely to the churche of Rome M. markes of syluer and after that receyued Steuyn suffred hym to inioy his Archebysshopryke restored all suche profytes as he had from hym and all other wrongfully taken Some wryters affyrme that for this foresayd payment the Peter pens be payde at this day ¶ Also about the .xiiii. yere of his reyne kynge IohnÌ„ fell at a great discencyon with his lordes one cause of that varyance wos for that y t the kynge wolde nat holde y e lawes of saynt Edwarde but wolde holde no lawe but do all thiÌ„ge at his owne wyll dyd disinheryte many men without assent of his lordes or of any other counsell And also wolde haue disinheryte the erle of Chester because he rebuked hym of his wyckednesse for that that he hylde his owne brothers wyfe lay by many other great lordes dobghters and spared no woman that hym lyked wherfore his lordê toke the citye of London and bylde them there a certayne whyle But by meanes of the Archebysshoppe of Caunterbury and other prelates the kynge and his lordes met besyde Stanys at a place called Rumney mede and there agrement was made a charter made thereupon called Magna carta whiche charter anone after the kynge brake that newe varyance began betwene hym and his lordes agayne y t dyuers of the lordes sent vnto the kynge of Fraunce that he shulde sende his son Lewys hyther and they wolde rendre vnto hym the lande which Lewys therupon came into Englande and toke dyuers castels of the kynges by force and after came to London where the barons receyued hym and yelded to hym the Towre of London Kynge IohnÌ„ beynge thus ouer set with this Lewys by the eyde of dyuers of his lordes sent vnto the pope shewynge theyr rebellynge whiche sent vnto hym a Legate called Swallo whiche in the popes name commaunded Lewys to returne into Fraunce and labored to haue a peace betwene them but his labour was in vayne wherfore the kyng forfere fled towarde Lyncolne but sone after at Neuwarke he dyed of the flyx the .xix. day of October the yere of Chryst M.CC.xvi. But some say that a monke poysoned hym at Swynestede and he is buryed at worcester Henricus .iij. ¶ Honore Gregory Celestyne ¶ Honore was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M·CC xvi he hylde the see .x. yere and more ¶ Gregory hylde the see nexte .xiiii. yere ¶ Celestyne hylde the see nexte .xviii. dayes ¶ Fredrycke Henry ¶ Fredrycke was nexte Emperour the yere of Chryst M.CC.xii. he dyd persecute the churche but at a counsell at Lyon he was deposed by the pope Innocent that .xxvii. yere after the electours were in varyance who shulde be Emperour he hylde the Empyre .xxxii. yere ¶ Henry was nexte Emperour he hylde the empyre .v. yere Henry the thyrde HEnry the thyrde of that name and eldyst sonne to kynge IohnÌ„ was crowned kyng the .xxviii. day of Octobre the yere of Chryst M.CC.xvi. whan he was but .ix. yeres of age And after his coronacyon this Lewis coÌ„tynued in his war which he had begon but dyuers of y e lordes toke ê‘te agaynst hym And also Swallo the Legate accursed this Lewys interdyted wales a cursyd Lewellyn prynce of wales and all that hylde ê‘te agayne this yonge kyng Henry And the erle of Chester and dyuers other lordes of the kynges parte went to Lyncolne and toke the towne and slewe many Frenche men beynge there forced this Lewys to take a peace whiche peace was thus concluded y t Lewys shulde go agayne into Fraunce and to haue a M. markes for his trauayle whiche he had and so deê‘ted Also in the thyrde yere of this kynge began y e newe worke of the churche of westmyster ¶ About the .viii. yere of this kynges reyne the charter called Magna carta was coÌ„fyrmed and dyuers artycles addyd therto howe the kynge shulde haue the warde and maryage of the lordes heyres beynge within age and the fyrst statute of Mortmayne than made and about that tyme the plees of the crowne were holden in the Towre of London And this kynge also graunted many lybertes to the citye of London Sone after this kynge Henry with a great hoost sayled into Normandye by the excytynge of a Frenche man named the erle of Marche where betwene the FreÌ„che kyng Lewys and hym was fought a great battell but in the ende the Frenchemen had the victory toke .xxii. knyghtes and noble men prisoners .v. C. meane people y t kynge Henry for feare fled and turned backe to Burdeux but after a peace was made kynge henry returned into Englande About this tyme was a great yerthe quake in Englande and also in the .xxxi. yere of this kynge the kynge seasyd the franches of London into his handes for a iugemeÌ„t gyuen by one Piers Alyn the Mayre Aldermen agaynst a wedowe called Margarete Vyell which iugemeÌ„t as it was sayd was after fouÌ„de good wherfore the Citezyns inioyed agayne theyr lybertes About the .xxxv. yere of this kynge the order of the freres Augustynes began in Englande in a place in wales called wodhouse And about this tyme the kyng maryed Margarete his doughter to AlexaÌ„der the kyng of Scottes which Alexander dyd homage to y e kynge at yorke This kynge Henry ofte tymes for dyuers coÌ„playntes made agaynst y e Mayres offycers of London seasyd the lybertes of the citye into his owne handes set other offycers to rule the citye but euer they were restored agayne Also about this tyme Rycharde the kynges brother erle of Cornewall was electe kyng of Almayne kynge of Romayns whiche toke shyppynge went thyder there was crowned in y e citye of AquisgranuÌ„ About the .xli. yere of kyng Henryes rayne a greuous byll of complaynt of the coÌ„mynalte of London was put agaynst the Mayre Aldermen and gouernours of the citye for wronges extorcyons done by them to the
was exyled agayne into Flaunders to the kynges displeasure ¶ About this tyme the knightes of saynt Iohans wanne the citye of the Rodes from y e Turkes Also the Templers landes for that they vsed thyngê contrary to the faythe of Christ were gyuen to them of saynt Iohans and the Templers were distroyed thorowe out all Chrystendome and about this tyme the order of the Crossyd freres came fyrst into Englande This Piers of Ganeston was suffered to come agayne into Englande whiche than demeaned hym selfe moche wors than euer he dyd before and waxed proude and reuyled so the iordes that they were sore moued agaynst hym that sodaynly they rose and beseged hym in the Castell of Scarbrugh and at the last wanne it and toke it and brought hym to a place besyde warwyke and there stroke of his hede wherwith the kynge was greatly displeasyd ¶ About the .vi. yere of this kynge Robert le Bruse herynge of the dyuisyon betwene the kynge his lordes came agayne into Scotlande there was admytted as kynge wherfore kyng Edwarde prepared a great armye and went into ScotlaÌ„de agaynst whome came Robert le Bruse with a great power of Scottes they met at a place nyghe a ryuer called Bannokisborne where was fought a great batell but the Englysshemen lost the fylde and many of the lordes and great men of Englande were slayne and taken and the kynge with a fewe of his hoost fled and escaped with great daunger into Berwyke wherfore the Scottê were so inflamed with suche pryde that they made this eyme ye maydens of Englande nowe may ye morne For ye haue lost your â—emans at Bannokes borne with heue a lowe what weanes the kynge of Englande So sone to wonne Scotlande with rumbelowe ¶ In the .ix. yere of kynge Edwarde Robert le Bruse kynge of Scottes gatte Berwyke which was by treason as the fame went And the nexte yere after the Scottes entred NorthuÌ„berlande and brent and slewe man woman and chylde and the contrey therby greatly hurte And yet to ¶ Lewys Huten ¶ Lewys Huten son of Philyppe le belle was nexte kynge of Fraunce the yere of Chryst M.CCC.xiiii he made the court of parlyament of Fraunce to be holden contynually in Parys he reyned .ii. yere and lafte his wyfe the quene with chylde ¶ IohnÌ„ son to Lewys was borne after his fathers dethe and reyned but .viii. dayes ¶ Robert ¶ Robert son to Guy countie of Flaunders was nexte erle of Flaunders Clement ¶ Clement was nexte pope he hylde the see in Auinyon .viii. yere and more â—his myschefe was ioyned another that vytell and corne was so scant that the people were fayne to eate hors flesshe dogges flesshe and some stale chylderne and ete them many for defaute of vytell dyed after insued great pestylence 〈◊〉 that the people of EnglaÌ„de wondersly decayde yet these monicyons mended nat the kynge of his yuell lyuynge ¶ Also about the .xi. yere of his reyne he assembled a great hoost of the Southe Eest partes of Englande came and beseged Berwyke wherfore the Scottes gathered a great company and came into Englande another way into the marches of yorke shyre there slewe moche people wherfore the Archebysshop of yorke and other Abbottes pryours clerkes withe husbandemen assembled a great companye gaue them battell at a place called Mytton where the Englysshemen were discomfyte and many of them slayne but the Archebysshop and the Abbot of Selby dyuers other there escaped But because there were so many spirituall men there slayne it was called therfore the whyte battell And whan kynge Edwarde harde therof because it was nyghe wynter he brake vp his sege and returned into yorke Also about this tyme there was nothynge done but by the aduyse of Hughe Spencer the father and Hughe Spencer the son the coÌ„mons had them in as great hateryd as they had Piers of Ganeston before ¶ Also in the .xii. yere of this kynge two Legates whiche came from Rome made great labour to conclude a peace betwene the kynge of EnglaÌ„de the Scottes but that auayled nat wherfore kynge Edwarde gatte a curse of pope IohnÌ„ to accurse Robert le Bruse all other that toke his parte that had hurte the reame of Englande that to stande in strength tyll they had recoÌ„pensed for all harmes done to Englande but it auayled nothynge but put Englande to great cost for the optaynynge therof Also when the barons of EnglaÌ„de sawe this mysterye that y e Spencers mysgouerned all the realme they assembled them to gether made a reâ—uest to the kyng that he shulde remoue the Spencers from his person wherfore there was a parlyment called at LoÌ„don the barons came thyder with a great company in iakettes of yelowe and grene and a bande of whyte cast ouerthwarte and therfore it was called the parlyment of whyte bandes At whiche parlyment bothe the Spencers were banysshed the lande for terme of theyr lyues and they toke shyppynge at Douer â—o voyded the lande But it was nat longe after but the kynge contrarye to that ordynance made in the parlyment sent for these Spencers agayne set them in hyghe auctorite ruled all thynge after theyr sensuall appetytes nothynge regardynge Iustyce nor the coÌ„men welthe wherfore the barons intendyng agayne to reforme these myschefe assembled their powers but the kyng made so hasty spede gathered his people so sone was stroÌ„ger than they and pursued them so in dyuers places that the barons euer fled that in the ende Thomas erle of LaÌ„caster was taken by one Andrewe of Harkeley whome the kynge sent w t a great power at y e battell of Borough brygge where many other of the barons were sâ—ayne and taken And after that the sayd erle of Lancaster and dyuers other of the barons and knyghtes were put to dethe after that the kynges power and the Spencers powers greatly increasyd the barons powers decayde by the space of .v. yere contenuynge In whiche tyme one Robert Baldocke whiche was a man of euyll fame was Chaunceler of Englande by whose meanes the kynge gatheryd many forfettes and fynes of his people contrary to good order of Iustyce ¶ In the .xv. yere of this kynge one Edwarde le Bruse brother to the kynge of Scottes with a great power entred into Irelande intendynge to haue wonne that lande but the people of Irelande quytte them so well that they venquysshed the Scottes and slewe Edwarde le Bruse many of the nobles of Scotlande and many other and droue the resydewe out of the contrey ¶ Also the .xvi. yere the kynge prepared a meruaylous great armye as some wryters reporte to the nombre of C.M. and inuaded Scotlande But the Scottes for fere of the great multytude drewe them to mouÌ„taynes other places y t the Englysshe hoost preuayled lyttell agaynst them wherfore the kynge returned agayne into Englande because many
out of the kingê fauour whervpon by the kynges mynde this syr Roger Mortymer was by a trayne taken in the castell of Notyngham where the kynge the quene and the olde quene that tyme lay And yet syr Roger kept the keys hym selfe and after at a parlyament at London he was condempned as a traytour after drawne and hanged for dyuers artycles that were layde vnto hym one was that by his meanes and treason the Scottes scaped at Stanhope And another was that he caused the forsayde indenture of Ragman to be delyuered to the Scottes wherby they were relessed of theyr homage and caused Dauyd kynge of Scottes son to Robert le Bruse to mary Ione syster to kynge Edwarde Another was that he had gotten the kynges treasure in his owne handes and wasted it Another was that he had broken the ordynance made at the coronacyon that .xii. lordes shulde haue had the rule of the kynge and that without them there shulde no thynge be done and that nat withstandynge he with the olde quene ruled all hym selfe to the great hurte of the realme Another that he had caused Edwarde the kynges father to be conueyed from Kyllyngworth to the castell of Barkeley and after by a letter deuysed by hym selfe in the kyngê name sent to the keper caused hym to be murdred As touchynge the dethe of this Edwarde of Carnaruan late before kyng it is sayd y t after that syr Roger Mortymer had sent the sayd letter to the kepers they caused a great table to be layde vpon his bellye beynge a slepe in his bedde pressed it downe with great weyghtes And afterwarde they toke an horne and put it into his foundament and toke a spytte hote brennynge and put it thorowe the horne into his body and so cruelly murdred hym ¶ About the .iiii. yere one Edwarde Baylolle son to syr Iohan Baylolle somtyme kynge of Scottes with the eyde of .ii. M. englysshemen by kynge Edwardes consent entred into Scotlande and claymed the crowne agaynst whome a great hoost of Scottes came and gaue hym a fyers battell but Edwarde baylolle had the victorye and after was shortely crowned kynge ¶ Philyppe ¶ Philyppe de Valoys son of Charles was next kynge of FrauÌ„ce the yere of Chryst M.CCC.xxvii he eyded Lewys the erle of Flaunders agaynst the flemynges that wolde nat obey hym slewe .vi. M. of them at Casell restored y e erle agayne to his coÌ„trey from whens he was dryuen ¶ Lewys ¶ Lewys son of Lewys son of Robert after his grandefathers dethe was nexte erle of Flaunders he was slayne by the englysshemen at the battell of Cressy Innocent ¶ Innocent was nexte pope he hylde the see in Autnyon .x. yere Charles ¶ Charles was nexte Emperour he hylde the Empyre .xxii. yere of Scotlande And after that kynge Baylolle come to kynge Edwarde at Newe castell vpon tyne and dyd to hym homage for the lande of Scotlande returned agayne into Scotlande but sone after the Scottes rebelled agaynst Baylolle wherfore kynge Edwarde Baylolle sent vnto kynge Edwarde of Englande requyrynge hym of helpe And the kynge of Englande promysed to helpe hym and gathered a great hoost and came towarde the towne of Berwyke and thyder came kynge Edwarde Baylolle with his companye whiche .ii. kynges beseged the towne a longe tyme but at last a great hoost of Scottes came to the rescuynge of the towne aboue the noÌ„bre of .lvi. M. and at a place called Hallydone hyll besydes Berwyke there was betwene these two hoostes fought a marueylous cruell battell where the kynge of Englande had the victorye and there were slayne of the Scottes .viii. erles and .ix. C. knyghtes barons and baronettes and .iiii. C. esquyers and aboue .xxx. M. of the coÌ„mon people and of the Englysshemen were slayne but fewe persons And on the morowe the towne and castell of Berwyke was yelded to kynge Edwarde kynge of Englande Than the kynge of Englande be toke the guydynge of Scotlande to Edwarde Baylolle kynge of Scottes Than Dauyd sonne of Robert le Bruse beynge before kynge of Scottes fled with his wyfe into Fraunce to Philyppe de Valoys there beynge kynge whiche receyued them ¶ About the .vii. yere of kynge Edwarde Philyppe kynge of Fraunce sent a crewe of Frenchemen to ayde the kynges enemyes in Scotlande but kynge Edwarde of Englande went thyder and subdued them ¶ About the .xii. yere of kynge Edwarde because he intended to make tytle to the crowne of Fraunce by the tytle of Isabell his mother he went into Flaunders into Almayne and there ioyned him selfe in Amyte with dyuers of the lordes and with many other townes in Flaunders wherfore Philyppe the kynge of FrauÌ„ce supposynge that kynge Edwarde wolde haue inuaded Fraunce that yere gathered a great strengthe of people and lay at Amyas but kyng Edwarde entred nat that yere This Philyppe also the same tyme had a great Nauey vpon the see and xiii sayle of them met with .v. englysshe shyppes betwene whome there was a great fyght but the Frenchemen had the victorye and toke two great shyppes of Englande with great ryches and caryed them with them into the Frenche stremys and cast the men ouer the borde ¶ In the .xiiii. yere of kynge Edwarde he returned into englande and called his parlyament at westmyster and there by the aduyse of the hole realme toke vpon hym the tytle to be kynge of Fraunce and ioyned the armes of englande to the armes of Fraunce and bare them quarterly and asked an ayde towarde his charge that is to say the .v. parte of euery mannes goodes and the custome of wolles for .ii. yere to be payde before hande the .ix. shefe of euery mannes corne whiche thynges were there graunted but or it was gathered the people grudged sore therfore the kynge borowed before hande of dyuers ryche men great sommes of money to be repayde of the money of the forsayde graunt wherof the citye of London payde .xx. M. markes ¶ In the .xv. yere of his reyne as the kynge sayled towarde Flaunders with a Nauey of CCC sayle The Frenche kynges Nauey met them in the see nyghe a place called Sleuse with .iiii. C. sayle betwene whiche there was a cruell fyght that the lyke was neuer sene vpon the see But in the ende kynge Edwarde had the victorye in that fyght there were slayne as wryters testefye xxx M. frenchemen but the frenche cronycle sayth there were .xxx. M. slayne vpon bothe ê‘tes Sone after this kynge Edwarde sent an armye whiche entred into the borders of Fraunce layde sege to the towne of Torney lay hym selfe with a nother great hoost nygh to the same And Philyppe the kynge of Fraunce came with a nother great hoost lodged hym selfe within iii. myles of kynge Edwarde but sone after by the treatyse of the Countes of Henaude mother to the quene of englande and syster to the Frenche kynge a meane was made betwene the two ¶ Vrban ¶
Burgoyne came and gaue the kynge .xxx. M. â—i that he shulde do no hurt in that contrey wherfore he departed thens and went towarde Parys and his hoost lodged nyghe to Parys redy to gyue battell but y e bysshoppe of Beaux chauncellour of NormaÌ„dye with other toke a day of truse to conclude a peace at whiche day at a place within a myle of Charters the duke of Lanâ—aster the erle of warwyke and Northampton appered for kynge Edwarde for Charles than eldyst son to kynge IohnÌ„ whiche before was made Regent of Fraunce there appered the sayd bysshoppe of Beaux and dyuers other lordes whiche peace was thus concluded that kynge Edwarde shulde haue all the landes that he than had in Gascoyn and Guyan to hym and to his heyres without doynge for them any homage And that kynge Edwarde shulde gyue vp all his tytle y t he claymed to the crowne of Fraunce And also that the Frenche kynge shulde pay for his raunsome .iii. Millyons of Scutes whiche amount to .v. C.M. li. And also y t kynge Edwarde shulde nat alye hym with the Fâ—emynges nor ayde them agaynst kynge IohnÌ„ nor his heyres kynges of Fraunce ¶ After whiche treatye thus concluded kynge Edwarde returned into Englande and after kynge Edwarde and kynge Iohan at Caleys were bothe â—worne to mayntayne y e sayd artycles and than kynge Iohan was delyuered and went into Fraunce whiche was .iiii. yere after that he was taken and kynge Edwarde had Iohan duke of Amoâ— and mayne whiche was kynge Iohans sonne and Iohan duke of Aluerne and .viii. other erles delyuered hym for hostages he with them than returned into Englande ¶ Also after this a companye of dyuers nacyons called the companyons assembled them in the contrey of Champayn wherof y e captayns were englysshemen agaynst whome the Frenche king sent .iii. erles to subdewe them with a great power with them but the Frenchemen were discomfyt and one of the erles was slayne and .ii. of them taken prisoners and these companye coÌ„tynued .iiii. yeres to the nombre of .lx. M. And in the same tyme a lyke company assembled in Italye whiche dyd moche hurt ¶ In the .xxxvii. yere of kynge Edwarde kyng Iohan of Fraunce came ouer agayne into Englande of his free wyll to sporte hym and had great chere But the nexte yere after he fell sycke at the Sauey and there dyed and then Charles his son was crowned kynge in Parys And in the same yere the kynge of Cypres and the kynge of Scottes came into Englande to speke with kynge Edwarde Also sone after this prince Edwarde sayled to Burdeux and receyued poscessyon of Guyan that his father had newely gyuen hym dyd homage therfore to his father And in y e same season there was a great battell in Brytteyn fought betwene Charles de Bloys syr IohnÌ„ Momforde for the tytle of that dukedome but by y e ayde of Englysshemen syr IohnÌ„ Momforde had the victory Charles was slayne sone after that Charles than beynge kynge of Fraunce toke an order that the dukedome of Bryttayen shulde remayne to syr IohnÌ„ Momforde and his heyres foreuer ¶ Also about the .xl. yere of kynge Edwarde Piers kynge of Castell was expulsed by the ayde of the Frenchemen by Henry his bastarde brother But this Peter by the ayde of prince Edwarde fought with his brother Henry and put hym to flyght and slewe .v. M. of his men and restored Peter to dyuers cityes and holdes whiche he before had lost But after that his brother Henry entred into Castell agayne and in proces wan the contrey agayne and toke his brother Peter and beheded hym ¶ Also about the .xlii. yere of kynge Edwarde the erles of Armenake of Dalbret and of Perygot with dyuers other lordes of Guyan appelled prince Edwarde to Charles the Frenche kynge that prince Edwarde had broken y e peace made betwene the .ii. kinges kynge Edwarde and kynge Iohan and one great cause that they layde agaynst prince Edwarde was because he leueyed a fowage in Guyan agaynst y e myndes of the lordes where the contrey ought to be free where vpon kynge charles sent his letters to prince Edwarde coÌ„maundynge hym to appere at Parys to answere there wherwith prince Edwarde was nat content ado sayde he wolde nat appere before hym but with his basenet on his hede and .lx. men of warre and sayd he receyued his lande of his father the kynge of Englande and yf any mysorder were it ought to be determyned before his father in Englande whervpon newe debate and varyaunce began betwene these .ii. kynges that kynge Edwarde sent ouer the duke of Lancaster â— whiche landed at Caleys with a stronge power and went to Turney and Ayre and wasted the contrey and after went towarde Harflete in Normandye after from thens to the contrey of Poyteou and the Frenche kynge sent the duke of Burgoyne the duke of Barre into the sayd contreys with a great power whiche toke many holdes and dyd great displeasure to the englysshemen there ¶ Also about this tyme there was a great pestylence in Englande and after a great derthe that whete was worthe .xl. d. a busshell ¶ Also after that syr Robert Knolles with the lorde fitz water and lorde Grauntson and with a great company of Soudyers entred saynt Omers and so to Aras and so to Parys whan they sawe that the frenchemen wolde gyue them no battell they returned towarde NormaÌ„dye and so to the erledome of Angeo But than varyance fell betwene syr Robert Knolles and the lorde Fitz water and lorde Grauntson wherfore syr Robert Knolles with the floure of the Archers went into Brytten and than the Frenche kynge sent the marshall of FrauÌ„ce with a great power agaynst the lorde Fitz water and lorde Grauntson and gaue vnto them a battell where the englysshemen were discomfyt the lorde Grauntson was there taken .iii. C. englysshemen slayne and the rest takyn prisoners and put to flyght ¶ Also in the .xlv. yere of kynge Edwarde the Frenche kynge contynued hys warre so sore in Guyan and many dyuers skyrmysshes were betwene the Frenchemen and the Englysshemen but most coÌ„menly alway the englysshemen were put to the wors and many holdes and townes were taken from them for the people of the contrey fauoured nat the englysshemen â–ª because of y e great Taskes that prince Edwarde had gathered there of them and the citye of Lymoge and other cityes rebelled agaynst prince Edwarde wherfore prince Edwarde perceyuynge all this and what for lacke of money what for syckenesse and maladyes that he had he departed into Englande leauynge behynde hym the duke of Lancaster and his brother the erle of Cambryge to rule Gascoyn but sone after that they came into Englande ¶ Also in the .xlvi. yere of kynge Edwarde the kynge sent the erle of Pembroke with a great companye to fortefye the towne of Rochell but he was met in
the see with a companye of Spanyardes betwene whome there was a cruell fyght but the englysshemen were discomfyt and y e erle of Penbroke was there taken with a C.lx. mo prisoners the most parte of his men slayne and drowned and many englysshe shyppes taken and sone after that the towne of Rochell was yelden to the dukes of Burgoyne and Barry to the Frenche kynges vse ¶ Also in the .xlvii. yere the duke of Lancaster syr IohnÌ„ Gaunt Edmonde of Langley his brother landed at Caleys with a great power and so went forth to Dorlons and Corby passed the water of Somme and after passed the ryuer of Seyne and so vnto Bordeaux and spoyled the contrey as they went were neuer fought with saue onely at a skyrmysshe they lost .l. speres and .xx. archers whiche strangled from theyr comhanye ¶ Also in the ·xlviii yere pope Gregory sent .ii. bysshoppes to intreate for peace betwene the .ii. kynges but no full peace coude be than concluded but yet they obteyned abstynente of warre to a certayne day and after that they obteyned a longer day of abstynence of warre but alway in y t season the Frenche kynge wan many townes and holdes aswell in Guyan as in Brytten ¶ Also in the .l. yere of this kynge there was suche syckenesse and mortalyte aswell in Etalye as in Englande that innumerable people dyed ¶ Also in the .li. yere of kynge Edwarde he called his parlyament at westmyster and asked a Subsidye of his coÌ„mons for the defence of his enemyes where vnto it was answered that they myght no lenger bere suche charges sayd forther that they knewe that the kynge had ynoughe â—f it were well guyded And forther they complayned of dyuers offycers specially of the lorde Mortymer and dame Alys Piers wherfore the commons prayed that they myght be remoued from the kynge whiche request by the meanes of prince Edwarde the kyng graunted and after that the commons graunted the kinges pleasure And sone after prince Edwarde dyed at westmyster the .viii. day of Iuly and after was buryed at Canterburye ¶ In this yere also began a great Cisme in the churche of Rome for after y e dethe of pope Gregorye there were chosyn .ii. popes that harde it was to knowe whiche was indubitat pope that by many yeres after there was euer .ii. popes ¶ Also in the same yere the .xxi. day of Iune the yere of chryst M.CCC.lxxvii kynge Edwarde dyed and is buryed at westmyster ¶ This kynge Edwarde whan he dyed had .iiii. sons that is to say Leonell duke of Clarence IohnÌ„ of Gaunt duke of Lancester Edmonde of Langley duke of yorke and Thomas of wodstoke erle of Cambryge ¶ This kynge Edwarde y e thyrde though that he was occupyed all the tyme of his lyfe in warre yet he was so cyrcumspecte that he euer toke hede to the coÌ„men welthe of his realme and ordred and stablysshed his lawes meruelously well and had in his dayes .xxv. or .xxvi. parlyamentes where there were many good statutes and actes made for the commyn welthe of the lande as appereth in the bokes of his statutes Richardus .ij. Vrban ¶ Vrban was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M.CCC.lxxviii he hylde the see .xi. yere ¶ Wyncelant ¶ wyncelant was nexte Emperour the yere of chryst M.CCC.lxxix he hylde the Empyre .xxii. yere but he was vnprofytable to the Empyre therfore he was deposed Rycharde the seconde RIcharde the seconde of that name son to prince Edwarde eldyst son to kynge Edwarde the .iii. beynge of .xi. yere of age was crowned kynge of Englande the .xv. day of Iuly the yere of Chryst M.CCC.lxxvii In the .ii. yere of this kynges reyne certayne galeys and other shippes were sent by Charles kynge of Fraunce with a great companye whiche came into dyuers hauyns in Englande and dyd moche hurte and at the last came into Thames and so to Grauysende and brent parte of that towne and returned into Fraunce agayne And in the same yere the erle of Cambrydge the kynges vncle went into Fraunce with .viii. M. men and passed the water of SoÌ„me and so forthe to Troys and wan it and so passed to the contrey of Gascoyne and so into Brytteyn where syr IohnÌ„ of Mounforde duke of Brytteyn gladly receyued them Anone after this the coÌ„mons of Englande arose and specially in Essex and Kent and made them Capteyns of whome the chefe they called Iacke Strawe another wyll wawe another wat Tyler and another Iacke Sheparde whiche came into the Towre of London where the kynge was and there they toke the Archebysshoppe of Caunterbury the lorde of saynt Iohans and a frere the kynges Confessour and at the Towre hyll smote of theyr hedes and slewe and robbed all the straungers in Sothewarke toke with them all the Sentwary men in westmyster and saynt Martyns and brent the Sauey the duke of Lancasters place and spoyled saynt Iohans and the Innes of court and brent theyr bokes and slewe as many men of lawe and questmongers as they coude fynde toke out all the prisoners in all the prisons about London and after brought the kynge out of the Toure caused hym to ryde thorowe parte of the citye And in Smythfilde made a proclamacyon in the kynges presence with smal reuerence And thus they contynued seterday and sonday vpon the moÌ„day one willyam walworthe Mayre of London disdaynynge Iacke strawe his pryde his tyrranye amonge the multytude and prese of the people in the strete aswell of the coÌ„mons of the citye as of other came boldely vnto Iacke strawe and wonded hym to dethe and shortely smote of his hede and set it vpon a speres ende and cryde kynge Rycharde kynge Rycharde and when the rebelles behylde theyr captayns hede they fled as shepe and many of them were slayne and taken wherfore the kynge afterwarde made the sayd Mayre syr willyam walworthe and .v. other of the Aldermen knyghtes Also in the same tyme the coÌ„mons of Northfolke came to the Abbey of Burye and there slewe one of the kynges Iustyce IohnÌ„ Candysshe and the prior of the place but after the rebelles wexe taken and put to dethe ¶ Also in the .v. yere of this kynge there was a great erthe quake in Englande wherof the lyke was neuer sene before Also about the same tyme y e bysshoppe of Norwyche went into FlauÌ„ders by the popes lycence with a great power and wanne Dunkyrke and Grauelyn brent .xl. shyppê and moche goodes beynge within them but after there fell a syckenesse of the flyckes and other diseases amonge his soudears that he was fayne to returne into Englande ¶ The tytle of Edwarde the .iiii. ¶ In the .vii. yere of this kyng a great ê‘lyament was holden at westmyster where many dukes and erles were made and Roger Mortymer son to Edmonde Mortymer and Dame Philyppe eldyst doughter to syr Leonell seconde son of Edwarde the thyrde was proclaymed heyre
he was put to dethe But of the maner of his dethe be dyuers opinyons for some sayd that he was famysshed and kept from mete .v. days wherfore he dyed for honger and some sayd that one syr Piers of Exton with .viii. of his company fell vpon this Rycharde late kynge slewe hym But as sone as they smote at hym he shortely recouere one of theyr axes and slewe .iiii. of them but at the last he was wonded to dethe by the handes of the sayd Piers. And when he was deed he was layde open vysaged in the minyster of Pountfret after that brought to the citye of London and layde agayne in Poules with open vysage to the intent that his dethe myght be openly knowen And after he was caryed vnto Langley and there buryed but after he was remoued by kynge Henry the .v. in the fyrst yere of his reyne and buryed in westmyster ¶ After the deposynge of this kynge Rycharde kyng Henry founde great treasour what in his treasourye what in other places in money iewels to the value of .vii. M. li But yet here ye must note that .xl. s in those dayes was better than .xl. s is at this present day whiche is nowe the .xxi. yere of kynge Henry the .viii. for at those dayes .v. grotes made an ounce and nowe at this day .xi. grotes maketh an ounce ¶ Also in the same yere the kynge sent Isabell late quene and wyfe to kynge Rycharde into FrauÌ„ce vnto her father the Frenche kynge with great ryches in discharge of all her dowery in Englande whiche was after maryed to one Charles son and heyre to the duke of Orlyaauce ¶ Also in the seconde yere of this kynge a knyght called Roger Claryngton his .ii. seruantes and the prior of Launde and .viii. freres Mynours or gray freres and some of them bachelers of dyuinyte were drawyn and hanged at Tyborne for treason In this tyme a discencyon fell betwene one Owen of Glendor a welcheman and the lorde Gray of Ruthyn whiche Owen toke the lorde Gray prisoner and compelled hym to marye his doughter and kept hym styll in wales tyll he dyed wherwith the kynge toke displeasure came into wales with a great power and Owen with his people fled into the mountaynes and there kept hym that the kynge cowde nat wyne vnto hym wherfore the kynge returned ¶ Philyppe ¶ Philyppe duke of Burgoyne son to IohnÌ„ kynge of FrauÌ„ce maryed Margaryt doughter to Lewys erle of FlauÌ„ders and by her was erle of Flaunders Gregory Alexander ¶ Gregory was nexte pope but he was deposyd ¶ Alexander was nexte pope he hylde the see one monthe ¶ Also in the .iii. yere of this kynge a discencyon fell betwene the kynge syr Thomas Percye erle of worcester that the sayd erle and syr Henry Percye his neuewe son and heyre to the erle of NorthuÌ„berlande gaue the kynge a great battell at Shroysbury where the sayd erle was taken and syr Henry Percye slayne on the kynges parte Henry the kynges eldyst son beynge prnce was wounded and the erle of Stafforde was slayne many other noble men and other were slayne vpon bothe partes after the erle was beheded And sone after this the Duches of Bryttayne came into Englande and was maryed vnto the kynge Sone after this the Emperour of Rome called Robert came into Englande to se the contrey and to disporte hym and had great chere of the kynge ¶ Also about the .vi. yere of this kynge Rycharde Skrope archebysshop of Caunterburye and the lorde Mombray marshall of Englande with other to them alyed gathered great strength to the intent to haue put downe the kynge wherfore the kynge gathered his power and sodaynly mette w t them besyde yorke where at a skyrmysshe made betwene them they were bothe taken For whiche rebellyon they were there demyd to dethe and after they were bothe beheded ¶ Also in this kynges dayes and ofte tymes in the tyme of kynge Rycharde the seconde there were many chalenged other and appelled other for treason For the whiche they waged battell he y t was vanquesshed was put to dethe as a traytour whether he were appellant or defendaÌ„t ¶ Also about the .ix. yere of this kynge one Ryse Apdee a welcheman for fauour that he bare to Owen of Glendour rebelled agayne the kynge but at the last he was taken and brought vnto London and there drawne hanged and quartred ¶ Also sone after that about the .xii. yere of his reâ—â—â—e the kynge sent his sonnes Thomas duke of Clarence IohnÌ„ duke of Bedforde and Vmfrey duke of Glocester and dyuers other lordes with a great power into FrauÌ„ce to helpe the duke of Orlyaunce agayne the duke of Burgon whiche landed in Normandye and so forthe went to Burdeux and toke many holdes and many prisoners and after returned with them into Englande ¶ Also in the .xiiii. yere of his reyne kynge Henry intended to take a voyage to visyte the sepulture of our lorde at Ierusalem and made newe Galeys therfore because there was a Prophecy sayd that he shulde neuer dye tyll he had be at Ierusalem and in the preparynge of this he fell sodaynly sycke at saynt Edwardes shryne at westmyster wherfore they bare him into y e abbottes place there into a chambre And whan the kynge was somwhat come to hym selfe he asked where he was his seruantes tolde hym he was in the abbot of westmysters place in a chamber called Ierusalem and whan the kynge harde that the chambre was called Ierusalem he knewe well y t he shulde dye And therfore he made hym redy vnto god and there shortely after dyed in the .xx. day of Marche the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.xii And after was brought to Caunterburye and there buryed Henricus .v. Iohan. ¶ IohnÌ„ was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.x he hylde the see .x. yere and more and was deposed at the counsell of Constaunce Sygismounde ¶ Sygismounde was nexte Emperour the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.xi in his tyme were .ii. generall counsels at Constaunce and Basell Henry the fyfte HEnry the fyfte of that name and son to Henry the .iiii. was crowned kynge of Englande the .ix. day of August the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.xii he was borne at Monmouthe in wales and therfore he is called kynge Henry of Monmouthe This Henry before the dethe of his father applyed hym selfe to vyce and insolence and vsed ryotous wylde companye But after that he was admytted to gouerne y e lande he became a newe man and turned all his wyldenesse to sobernesse and his vyces to vertue And than he gaue sufficyent rewardes to all his olde wylde coÌ„pany that were his familyers charged all them vpon payne of theyr lyues that they shulde nat come within .x. myles of his presens And after his coronacyon he caused the corps of kynge Rycharde the .ii. to be taken vp at Langley with great solempnyte
Caleys where echone departed from other with great gyftes and thankes ¶ Also in the .iiii. yere of kynge Henry the duke of Bedforde the erle of Marche had a great battell vpon the see with a fâ—ote of Ianuays and the englysshemen had the victorye toke .iii. of the greatiest of theyr Caryckes ¶ Also in the .v. yere the kynge hylde his parlyament at westmyster where there was grauÌ„ted to hym towarde his warres a fyftene of the temperalte a disme of the spiritualte shortely after the kynge made prouisyon for his voyage with a great hoost landed in NormaÌ„dye and than tythynges came to y e kynge that a great Nauey of frenchemen intended to lande in Englande wherfore the kynge sent the erle of Marche the erle of Huntyngton with other with his shyppes to incounter with them whiche shortely met them in the see â— betwene whome was a great fyght but the englysshemen had the victorye the vycont of Narbon which was captayne of y e frenche flete was taken Also in this whyle the kyng leyde sege to the towne of Touke whiche was delyuered vnto hym after he went forwarde to Cane wan it the castell And than he seuered his armye into dyuers ê‘tes whiche euer as they went wan dyuers stronge holdê townes Also in this yere there was a derthe in Englande that a busshell of whete was worthe .ii. s ¶ Also in the .v. yere of kynge henry the kyng coÌ„tynuynge his warres he layde sege vnto y e citye of Roan whiche citye because they had no rescue by y e Dolphyn was gyuen vp to kyng HeÌ„ry but the frenchemen sayd the losse of that citye was because there was diuisyon amonge the citezyns ¶ Also sone after that the kynge went forth on his iourney towarde FrauÌ„ce and subdued many townes holdes as he went somwhat by the ayde helpe of Philyppe duke of Burgon whiche toke parte w t kynge Henry because IohnÌ„ his father was slayne by the Dolphyns seruantes in y e presens of the said Dolphyn Than after this the frenchemen made meanes for a peace treatye to be made betwene bothe y e realmes wherfore by y e meanes of y e sayd duke of Burgon at Troys in ChaÌ„payne y e kynge maryed Katheryn doughter to Charles the Frenche kynge a peace was coÌ„cluded w t certayne artycles that is to say because the frenche kynge was visyted with a contynuall syckenesse as is before sayd Kynge Henry as regent of FrauÌ„ce shulde haue the hole gouernaunce of the realme of Fraunce defence of the same specyally to withstande defende the Dolphyn whiche agreed nat to the same peace And also y t kynge Charles shulde haue the name to be called kynge of Fraunce durynge his lyfe naturall after his dethe kynge Henry of Englande to be his heyre and kynge bothe of FrauÌ„ce and of Englande that bothe these realmes shulde be vnder one monarchy with dyuers other artycles for the suraunce of the same peace After whiche artycles concluded kynge Henry w t his newe wyfe dame Katheryn sped hym vnto Parys where he was honorably receyued After this kynge Henry with dyuers of the lordes of Fraunce layde sege to dyuers townes whiche toke the Dolphyns parte and wanne them And when kyng Henry had thus done moche of his purpose in FrauÌ„ce he toke his leaue of his father the frenche kynge with the quene his wyfe sayled into Englande brought her to westmyster where she was crowned quene of Englande and left his brother the duke of Clarence his depute in Fraunce ¶ Also in the .viii. yere of this kyng Henry after this feest of the quenes coronacyon fenysshed the kynge made prouisyon for his warre in Fraunce agaynst the Dolphyn and the kynge thus beynge occupyed the duke of Clarence beynge in FrauÌ„ce was ouercome in battell slayne by a frenche captayne called IohnÌ„ de la Rose the erle of Huntyngton and Somerset with many mo gentylmen of Englande in Gascoyne taken prisoners ¶ Also in the .x. yere of his reyne the kyng toke shyppynge at Douer and landed at Caleys so went into FrauÌ„ce makyng warre styll agaynst the Dolphyn And after his departynge y e quene was brought to bedde in wyndesore the .vi. day of Decembre of a sonne called Henry and after that the quene went ouer the see to the kynge and was honorably receyued of her father and of her mother And kynge Henry the quene sat bothe at a great feest in Parys crowned whiche had nat be sene before the kynge Charles than kept no estate nor great rule And anone after that kynge Henry fell sycke at Boys de vincent ordayned there many thynges for his soule and than there after that dyed the .xxxi. day of August the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.xxii and after was brought ouer into Englande and buryed at westmyster ¶ Also in the monethe of October nexte folowynge dyed Charles the frenche kynge Henricus .vj. Eugeny ¶ Eugenye was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M.iiii C.xxxi he hylde the seâ— .xvi. yere there was a varyaunce betwene hym and the duke of Sauoy who shulde be pope whiche duke at the last was admytted at the counsell at Bassel and called Felyx Albert. ¶ Albert was nexte Emperour the yere of chryst M.iiii C.xxxviii he hylde the empyre .ii. yere· Henry the syxte HEnry the syxte of that name and son to Henry the fyfte beynge of the age of .ix. monethes was proclaymed kyng of Englande the fyrst day of SepteÌ„bre the yere of Chryste M.iiii C.xxii. Also in the monethe of October nexte Charles the Frenche kynge dyed And sone after that the corps of his father kynge Henry the .v. was brought ouer into Englande and in the .vi. day of Nouembre with great solempnyte buryed at westmyster And than anone after a parlyament was holden at westmyster where aswell the gouernynge of this yonge kynge as of bothe the realmes was prouyded for And than the duke of Glocester the kynges vncle was made protector of Englande and the duke of Bedforde the kynges other vncle was made regent of Fraunce ¶ Also in the seconde yere of kynge Henry the .vi. the kynge with the quene his mother remoued vnto westmyster where than was holden a parlyament and the yonge kynge was set in his sete in the parlyament chambre amonge his lordes and in the same yere the duke of Bedforde as regent of Fraunce made stronge warre vpon charles the Dolphyn whiche of his fauourers was accompted kynge of Fraunce and gatte many stronge holdes of hym But at the last the sayde Charles sent the duke of AtauÌ„son w t dyuers other great lordes of Fraunce with a great armye whiche mette with the duke of Bedforde the regent and his hoost at Vernoyll betwene whome there was fought a great battell but the victorye fell to the Englysshemen for in that fyght was slayne the erles of Turon and BoucamÌ„
nyghe the towne of Barnet gathered his men so to gether agayne and set vpon them a fresshe whyle the erle of Oxforde was folowynge his chase that in conclusyon he wanne the fylde and slewe there of his enemyes the lorde markes Mountegue the erle of warwyke with many other and vpon kynge Edwardes parte was slayne the lorde barnes of the coÌ„mons vpon bothe partes .xv. C. men moo and than the duke of Excester the erle of Oxforde fled and escaped with great daunger and the same after none kynge Edwarde came into London agayne and brought kyng Henry with hym rydynge in a longe gowne of blewe veluet thorowe London and so to westmyster from thens sent hym vnto the Towre where he remayned as prisoner all his lyfe tyme after ¶ Kynge Edwarde than beynge in possessyon agayne of the hole realme made prouisyon to withstande the landynge of quene Margaret and Edwarde her son whiche all this whyle lay at the see syde in FrauÌ„ce taryenge for wynde And at the last landed with a strength of frenchemen and after that landynge dyuers other resorted to them and at the last at a place besyde Tewkysburye the .iiii. day of May kyng Edwarde with a great power met with them where betwene them was fought a cruell battell but kynge Edwarde had the victorye where the sayde quene Marget was taken prisoner and prince Edwarde her son taken immedyatly he was brought to kynge Edwarde where whan kynge Edwarde questyoneâ— with hym because he answered hym sharpely and contrarye to his pleasure therfore kynge Edwarde sodaynly smote hym on the face with his gauntlet vpon the whiche stroke so receyued his seruantes sodaynly fell vpon hym slewe hym out of hande And than anone after this kynge Edwarde sent quene Marget to London and at the last she was sent whome to her contrey ¶ Also after this the bastarde Fauconbryge with certayne ryotous maryners and dyuers ryotous persons of Kent and Essex came in great multytude to the citye of London and assauted the gates but the citezyns with strengthe droue them backe and chased them to theyr shyppes at blacke wall as farre as Stretforde and Detforde in Kent and slewe many of them and toke many prisoners ¶ Also vpon Ascencyon euyn nexte folowynge the deed corps of kynge Henry the syxte late kynge was brought from the Towre of London thorowe the citye and so to Poules churche and there lafte all nyght But howe this prince dyed there be dyuers opinyons but the moost coÌ„myn tale was that he was stycked with a dagger by y e handes of Rycharde duke of Elocester kynge Edwardes brother ¶ Also sone after that kynge Edwarde with a strength of people went into Kent there caused his Iustyce to syt vpon the ryottours that came with the bastarde Fauconbrydge and dyuers were put to execucyon as well in Kent as in Essex â— and after the sayd bastarde about Southhamton was taken and there beheded and his hede sent to London set vpon London brydge ¶ Also in the .xii. yere of his reyne kynge Edwarde called a parlyament at westmyster where there was graunted to hym an ayde for the great charge that he had in his warres And in the nexte yere after the deed corps of the duke of Exceter was founden drowned but howe he was drowned no man can tell ¶ Also in the .xiiii. yere of kynge Edwarde he intendynge to make warre agaynst Lewys the Frenche kynge requyred an ayde of his lordes spirituall and temporall and other ryche men within the realme whiche they graunted to hym and was called a benyuolence After the gatherynge wherof the nexte yere after the kyng with a great armye sayled vnto Caleys and so forth went into Fraunce agaynst whome y e frenche kynge assembled a great power But whan bothe hoostes shulde haue met certayne offers of peace was made and a day appoynted where bothe kynges dyd mete at a place callyd Pynyake where vpon a brydge ouer a ryuer there was made a particyon in the myddes therof that nother of them myght enter to other but with a lope that eyther prince myght take other by the hande and eyther of theyr hoostes standyng by them in good aray where a peace was concluded betwene them for .vii. yeres and agreed that kinge Lewys shulde pay to kynge Edwarde .xv. M. li. in hande and .x. M. li. euery yere after durynge vi yeres whiche thynge parfyrely fynysshed and assured kynge Edwarde returned agayne into Englande ¶ Also in the .xvi. yere of kynge Edwarde by the great excytynge of one Rafe Iosselyn draper than Mayre of LoÌ„don London walle was newe made almost from Crepylgate to Bysshoppê gate whiche was a wonderfull worke to be fynysshed in one yere ¶ Also in the .xvii. yere of this kynge George the duke of Clarence yonger brother to kynge Edwarde beynge prisoner in the Towre was put to dethe and as it was sayd there drowned in a batell of Malmesey ¶ Also in the .xviii. yere of this kynge there was a great dethe in London and thorowe out all the lande and after that there was great quyetnesse peace within the realme vnto the .xxiii. yere of this kynge in y e whiche yere the .ix. day of Aprell the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.lxxxiii at westmyster the kynge dyed and is buryed at wyndesore Edwardus .v. Sege at yorke the kyng of Scottes slayn battel in NormaÌ„dye duke Robert take prisoner Battell with the kynge of FrauÌ„ce the kynges two sonnes drowned Battell the kyng taken prisoner Battell at wynchester Batell at wylton duke henrye landed saynt thomas of Caunterbury slayne The iewes spoyled voyage into the holy laÌ„de the kyng of cypres takyn The citie of Acres wonne varyaÌ„ce kynge rycharde takyn prisoner kynge rycharde slayne Varyance englaÌ„de interdyted NormaÌ„dye lost Voyage into Irelande Kynge IohnÌ„ reconsyled to y e pope Peter pens Magna carta first made Lewys son to y e Frenche kyng enteryd iÌ„to EnglaÌ„d Lewys returnd iÌ„to FraÌ„ce battel in Fraunce The Emperour deposed Libertes of loÌ„don seasyd The barons rose agaynst the kyng The batell at Lewys battel at Kyllyngworth battel at enesham The lybertes of London seasyd the standardes of weyghtes mesures lybertes of London voyage into the holy laÌ„de lewellyn prâ—nce of wales battell in wales lybertes of London seased Derthe The iugges punysshed welchemen subdued Sege at berwyke battell in scotlaÌ„de walys of scotlaÌ„de battel at FaÌ„kyrke Trolbaston the kyng imprysoned Edwarde his eldist son batell in scotlaÌ„de Piers of ganeston exyled The rodes won from the Turkes The temples dysstroyed Piers of GanastoÌ„ beheded batell at Bannokisborne battel of Mytton spenceâ—â— banysshed battel at borough bryg battell in Irelande battel at LeylaÌ„de Quene Isabell went iÌ„to Fraunce y e quene landed kyng edwarde takyn spencers beheded the kyng deposed Peace w t the scottes Syr roger mortymer taken the dethe of kynge edwarde the .ii. battel at hallydon hyll battell in the see battel in the see at Sluse Caleys wonne battell at Durham battell at Roche aryan skyrmysshe at Caleys the kyng of scottê taken prisoner battell at Leyre battell at Poyters Kynge Iohan of Fraunce takyn prisoner the kyng of frauÌ„ce raunsomed The coÌ„panions Kâ—nge Iohan of Fraunce dyed in London battell in brytten Prince edwarde soÌ„moned Syr robert knolles battell in Brytten battell in the see Prince edwarde dyed Cisme Iacke strawe Iacke strawe slayne battell in the see y e kinges councellours atteynt of treason Iohan of Gaunte weÌ„t into spayne A ryot in Fletestrete The terme remoued to yorke Conspiracye the artycles whiche causyd the peple to murmur againste the kyng the kyng sayled in to IrelaÌ„de henry boliÌ„gbroke landed the kyng came agayne in to Englande the kyng taken prisoner Conspyracye the dethe of kynge rycharde the .ii. a prior viii freres hanged at tyborne for treason battel at Shroysburye skyrmysshe at yorke voyage iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce the king exyled his olde wylde familyers battel at saint gyles the fyrst voyage iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce Conspyracye battell at Egyncourt the seconde voyage into fraunce battel in the see y e treaty of peace y e thyrde voyage iÌ„to frauÌ„ce battel in fraunce king henry the quene set at a feest in parys crowned battell at vernoyll battell at zelande dethe of the erle of salisâ—ury king henry crowned at westmist Le pusel de deiu y e mayde of god king henry crouÌ„de at Parys Philyp duke of Burgon forsoke y e englysshe men the duke of Bedford died the frenchemen wan Parys Cisme battell at Dâ—pe the kynges maryage coÌ„cluded Quene margarete crowned the dethe of yâ—â—ood duke of glocester the cause of y e Cisme the duke of suffolk beheded Iacke cade battell at Senoke skyrmysshe vpon London brydge Iacke cade slayn the fyrst battel at saynt Albons the duke of yorke made ê“tectour skyrmysshe in the North coÌ„trey the crafte of printyng first founde a dissemblynge peace battel in the see battel at blore hethe the kynges nauey takeÌ„ at sande wyche battel at northaÌ„pton the duke of yorke made heyre apparant battel at wakefylde y e secoÌ„de battel at saint Albons kyng Edwarde ê“claymed kynge battel at Towton battel at Exham kyng edward maryed lorde ryuers taken and beheded the lorde welles beheded battel at Egecot Duke of clarence and the erle of warwyk fled ouer the see the duke of Clarrence laÌ„ded kyng edwarde fled ouer the see kinge heÌ„ry again procâ—ayâ—edlâ—ge kyng edwarde the duke of glocecester attaynted as traytours kyng edwarde laÌ„ded kyng heÌ„ry taken at y e bysshops palese battel at Barnet battel at Tewkysbury the deth of kinge Henry voyage iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce
of all the peple but onâ—y by coÌ„seÌ„t of the Peres he made the diche about the town wallê of Rome and was after slayn by Tarquiniê° his soÌ„ in law ¶ Tarquinius suê‘bus s the proud son to Tarquinius priscus was nexte king of Rome he was the furst that vsurpid and took vppon hiÌ„ to be king without Eleccion of the people or of the peeris This Tarquiniê° suê‘bus had a soÌ„ callid Sextus tarquiniê° which raueshid one Lucres wife to Tarquiniê° Colantinus wherfore this Lucres thinkyng her self vnworthy euer after to lye by her husband and in purgyng her self because it was agaynst her wyll in the pÌ„lens of her husband and of diuers other stykkyd her self with a knyfe to the hart for a ê‘petuall memory therof to be had for which cruell deed of Rauyshment done by y e seyd Sextus tarquinius the romayns did put downe the seâ—d Tarquiniê° suê‘bus from his dignyte of kyngdome banyshyd hym all his chyldren for euer and after they had name of a kyng in as gret hatred as the name of a theef wherfore instede of a kyng they made .ii. Cousullê to gouern the peopuâ—l whose Auctorytis shuld last but for one yeer Cordell Morgan Conedak Riuallus GurguÌ„cius Sisilliê° yago Kymarcus Gorbonian Porrex Ferrex †¶ Cordell the yoÌ„gist doughter of Leyre hyld the land next after her father .v. yerê the meane whyle Agamp kyng of frauÌ„ce dyed howbeit the cronycles of frauÌ„ce disagreâ—th herin with Galfridê° for they wryte of non callyd agamp that shuld be kyng of fraunce ¶ MorgaÌ„ Conedak y t were soÌ„ns to y e other .ii. sisters warryd vppoÌ„ Cordell at y e last toâ—k her put her in prison ê‘tid y e laÌ„d betwen them after Conedak slew Morgan at a place in walis now callyd Glomorgan and reynid .xxxix. yere ¶ Riuallê° soÌ„ to Conedak reynid next gouernid well the laÌ„d In his time it reynid blood .iii. days after y t folowid gret deth of pepull bestê wheÌ„ he had reynid .xxii. yere he died is buried at york ¶ GurguÌ„ciê° soÌ„ to Riuallê° was a meeke man curteyse reynyd .vii. yere lyeth at yorke ¶ Sisillius reynyd next after as sone as he had take the crown he dyed ¶ yago â—euew to GurguÌ„cius reynyd nextr after but a short tyme. ¶ Kimarcê° soÌ„ to sisiliê° reynid next ¶ GorboniaÌ„ reynyd next after he had .ii. sonnys one callyd Porrex the other Ferrex ¶ Porrex ferrex strofe for the laÌ„d but Porrex slew his broder therfore his moder callid Idon with her maydyns wheÌ„ he was a slepe cut him all to pecis after y t y e laÌ„d was deuidid in to .iiii. kiÌ„gdomis one was callyd Stater kyng of Skotland an other Dawaller kyng of Loigers an other Rudak kiÌ„g of walis an other Cloten king of Cornwall The lyne of CicaÌ„bers †Ambro Turingus Simber Camber †The hystoryes speke but lytyll of the heyris of Francyon vnto the tyme of Magius· Dictatours †Largius Quintus Cincinatus CoÌ„sullê Luciê° iuniê° brutê° Tarquiniê° colatinê° Publiê° valeriê° publicola †¶ Lucius Iunius Brutus Tarquinius Colantinê° â—ere y â— furst coÌ„sullis chosyn in Rome but sone after Tarquinius Colantinus was put out because of Hatered that the Romayns had to the name of Tarquinius one Publius Valerius Publicola was made consull in his sted ¶ Publius Valerius Publicola thus beyng consull made warr agayns Tarquinius superbus and slew of his people aboue ·xviM for the which victory he was the furst of the consuâ—lis that euer rod in a chariot Triumphant in the cyte of Rome he was a man of grete Iustyce equite after that he had be .iiii tymis consull he made warr agaynst the sabyns dyscomfytyd them the prayes prycis that he toke there brought to Rome wherefore when he was ded the people of Rome dyd spend the .iiii. part of there goodis at his beryeng and cost at his funerallis Also after that there was a new order dygnyte made among the romayns which was callyd a Dictator a â—reter dygnyte aboue the consullis which had auctorite to make ordynances and lawis and was as master of y e people but this Dictator was chaungeable euery half yere sometyme after at euery thryd yeere as some wryters affyrme and some tyme at euery v· yere when his yerys was past and he dyschargyd of his auctocyte he shuld be than answerable to all byllis complayntis that any of the people coud alegge agayn hym and ponyshed for euery thyng that he had done contrary to Iustyce therfore ther was euer so good iÌ„dyffereÌ„t Iustyce vsyd and had among the romayns that all the world spake of theÌ„ honor the executyng of which good and indefferent Iustyce cawsyd them to grow in ryches to be of power strenght aboue aÌ„ny people in the world therfore wold good it were so vsyd at this day in the reaâ—me of England that euery Iugge and other offycers hauyng auctoryte to execuâ—e y e lawis or to gouerne or to rule in aÌ„ny office shuld be remouable at .iiii. or .v. yere or lesse theÌ„ to answere to all coÌ„playntis that shuld be allegid agayns him and to be ponished for euery offence that he had committid in his rome and then ther wold not be so mich extorcione and oppressione of the pore people nor so manny iniuries as is now adays The furst that euer was Dictator in Rome was was callid Largius and with hym was another chosyn to be master of y e chyualry of whoÌ„ y e furst was callyd Spurius cassius ¶ Also after this ther was one chosyn Dictator which was callyd Quintus Cincinatus which was an husband man which as he was dryfyng his cart was requyred by the senate to take vppon hym y e dygnyte of Dictator which he refusyd but at the last they constraynyd hym therto this Quintus Cincinatus and one Lucius Tarquinius which was elect captayn of cheualry had grete victory of theyr enmyes but this Quintus Cincinatus cawsyd all the prayse and pryses to be dystrybutyd to y e men of warr nothyng reseruyd to hym selfe therof DuÌ„wallo Belinê° breÌ„niê° GurguÌ„ciê° quiÌ„tilliê° Sisilliê° kimaurê° dauiê° Â¶ DuÌ„wallo soÌ„ to CloteÌ„ after y e deth of his fader was aÌ„ hardy maÌ„ a fayr passing all over of y e brytteÌ„s his fader CloteÌ„ was next heyr to y e hole laÌ„d therfor DuÌ„wall slew Stater Rudak in playn batell so coÌ„queryd all the hole laÌ„d was y e furst that euer ware crown of gold iÌ„ briteyn ordenyd diuers lawis wherof one was y t he y t had doÌ„ neuer so gret offeÌ„ce caÌ„ to y e teÌ„ple for sauegard y t no maÌ„ shuld hurt hiÌ„ but theÌ„ he might after y t go to what coÌ„trey hym lyst he reynyd .xl. yeer lyeth at new troye ¶ Belinus and Brenius sonnis to Dunwallo reynyd next Ioyntely They
sauoy was next hâ— crownyd Henry the .iiii. emperour ¶ Alexander was next pope the yere of crist M.lxi. he hyld the see .xi. yere Harold ¶ Harold the son of yerle Goodwyn last kyng of saxoÌ„s begaÌ„ his reyn ouer Englond the yere of cryst M.lxvi. and sone after he had take vppon hym as kyng one Harold harefager son of kanutus kynge of Norway denmark cam with .iii. C. shyppis enteryd in to the north contrey claymyd the land after the deth of Edward but the lordis of the couÌ„trey arose gaue them batteyll but the danys had the victory and therfore Harold kyng of EngloÌ„d preparyd toward them in all hast and gaue them a strong batteyll had the vyctory and slew harold harefager wyth hys own handys where a gret nomber of Englyshmen were slayn but many mo of the danys were slayn and many takyn prysoners And after thys vyctory harold the kyng of englond waxyd so prowd and for couetouse wold not deuyde the prayes that he took to hys knyghtys that had well deseruyd it but kepte it to hym self that he therby lost the fauour of many of his knyghtys people ¶ Sone after this Duke wyllmÌ„ of Normandy seÌ„t to harold and warnyd him of his couenauÌ„tê brokyn whych was to haue kept the laÌ„d to his vse after the deth of Edward But because that the dougter of Duke willmÌ„ that was promysyd to harold was dede harold thought hym the more dyschargyd and seyd that sych a nyse couenauÌ„t owghte not to be holdyn of a nothers land wythout consent of the lordys of the land and also because he was therto somewhat coÌ„pellyd wherfore Duke wyllm with the assent of the lordê of Normandy gedyrd a great people and also wyth the assent of the pope Alexander which coÌ„fyrmid hym in takyng hys viage and sent a baner to hym wyllyng hym to bere it in hys owne shyp so cam ouer wyth a great people and laÌ„dyd at hastyngê in Sussex For .iii. causys Duke wyllm enteryd thys land to subdew harold One was because it was to hym geuyn by kyng Edward the Confessour the secoÌ„d was to take wrech for the cruell murdur of his neuew Alfryde broder to kyng Edward slayn by yerle Goodwyn whych dede he ascrybyd cheefly to harold the .iii. was to reuenge the wrong doon to Robert archebyshop of canterbury which was exylyd by the meanis labor of harold in the tyme of kyng Edward the confessour wherfore duke wyllyam send to kyng harold that he shold leue the kyngdome to hym or ellis to surreÌ„der it to hym and to take it agayn of hym beryng hym tribute or ells to trye the quarell hym self with duke wyllyam in hys owne ê‘soÌ„ but kiÌ„g harold refusyd al these iii. offers seyd it shuld be tried be dynt of swyrdis and gederd his people and Ioynyd battell with y e Normayns in a place where now standeth y e Abbay of batteyl In the bygynnyng of whych fyght y e englyshmeÌ„ kept them in good aray lyke to veÌ„quysh the normaÌ„s wherfore duke wyllyaÌ„ causyd his meÌ„ to giff bak as though they fled wherby the Englishmen folowyd and brake they re aray y e normans caÌ„f yersly vppon them in conclusyon had the vyctory where that kyng harold was woundyd wyth an arow in the left eye therof incontenent dyed and so was there slayne after that he had reynyd .ix. moÌ„this was buryed at walthaÌ„ whych was y e last y t reynyd in EngloÌ„d of y e blood of the saxons ¶ Thus endeth the cronicles of eÌ„gloÌ„d of dyuers other realmis vnto the tyme of king wilmÌ„ callyd the coÌ„querour whych was duke of Normandy ¶ wyllyam Conquerour ¶ Gregory Gregory was nexte pope the yere of chryst M.lxxiii he declaryd Henry the .iiii. Emperour accursed for promotynge of benefyces by Symony He hylde the see .xii. yere and more ¶ Henry ¶ Henry the .iiii. was electe Emperour the yere of Chryst M.lvii he maryed Maude doughter to kynge Henry of Englande and dyed without yssue by her he hylde the Empyre .l. yere ¶ wyllyam conquerour WIllyam the duke of Normandye called conquerour last son of Robert the .vi. duke of Normandye began his raygne ouer the realme of Englande The yere of Chryst M.lxvii the .xiiii. day of October and whan he had set y e realme in some quyetnesse he be toke the rule therof to his brother the bysshhop of Bayon in lent nexte after sayled into Normandye ledoe with hym the chefe rulers of Englande for feare of rebellyon in his absence The next wynter after he returned agayne into Englande then set a great trybute vpon the Englysshemen so that therfore some ê‘tes of the lande rebellyd and specially the citye of Excester but at y e last wyllyam ouercame them wanne the citye punysshed them greuously but for that and other sterne dedes of wyllyam Dyuers of the lordes departed to Scotlande wherfore he kept the other lordes that taryed the strayter and exalted the Normans gyuynge to them the chefe possessyons of the lande ¶ â—â—so sone after this kynge wyllyam caused a solempne counseyll of the clargye to be kept at wynchester to y e whiche there came .ii. Cardynals from Rome where by the meanes of kynge wyllyam dyuers bysshoppes abbottes priours englysshe men were put downe Normans put in theyr rowmes to the intent that y e kynge myght stande in more suertye of the lande ¶ Also about the .iii. yere of his rayne Harrolde Cauntus sonnes to Suanus kyng of Denmarke enteryd into the North countrey and with the helpe of some of the people of the coÌ„trey and of some of the cytezyns of yorke enteryd the citye and slewe mo than .iii. M. Normans But sone after kyng wyllyam chasyd them out and droue them to theyr shyppes and toke suche displeasure w t the inhabytans of that ê“uynce y t he distroyed the lande from yorke to Durham that .ix. yere after it lay vnlaboryd and vntylled and the people there were kept so harde by the warre of the kynge in suche famyne that they ete rattes cattes dogges and other vermyne Also in the .iiii. yere of wyllyam his reygne Malcolyn kynge of Scottes entryd into NorthuÌ„berlande and distroyed the contrey toke many prisoners and kept them lyke bondemen but within .ii. yeres after kyng wyllyam made suche warre vpon the Scottes y t he forcyd Malcolyn theyr kynge to swere to hym homage and fealte ¶ Philyppe ¶ Philyppe the Fyrst of that name was nexte kynge of Fraunce the yere of Chryst M.lx. and whan he had reygned .xlix. yere he resygned his crowne to Lewes his sonne ¶ Baldewyn ¶ Charles ¶ Baldewyn was nexte erle of Flaunders ¶ Charles was nexte erle of Flaunders he was slayne by his people in Brugys ¶ Robert ¶ Robert after the dethe of his father wyllyam Conquerour of Englande was nexte duke of Normandye whiche dyed in the prison of his brother
to the said Charles takynge vpon hym as frenche kyng Calyxte ¶ Calexte was nexte pope he hylde the see .iii. yere and more in his tyme the Chrysten men had a great victorye agaynst the Turkes in Hungarye ¶ Also in the .xiiii. yere of kynge henry Philyppe the duke of Burgon with a great multytude of flemynges leyde sege at Caleys and contynued his sayd sege .iii. wekes wherfore thâ— duke of Glocester protectour of Englande with .v. C. sayle came ouer into Caleys intendynge within thre days to haue issued out to haue gyuen battell to the duke and the flemyngê But whan they of Burgon harde tell of the great power of the protectour he brake vp his sege and departed lefte behynde hym parte of his heuy ordynaunce and vytell and other thynges that he coude naâ— conuenienly carye in so shorte tyme. And whan he was gone the lorde protectour folowed hym into Flaunders by the space of .xii. days and brent dyuers vyllages and after returned agayne into Englande Also in the same yere the kynge of Scottê beseged the towne of Rokysborowe in ScotlaÌ„de but as sone as he harde tell that the englysshemen were coÌ„mynge thyder to remoue the sege he departed leauynge parte of his ordynaunce behynde hym And the same yere quene Katheryn mother to kynge Henry the .vi. dyed ¶ Also in the .xvii. yere of this kynge there was a great derthe in Englande that a busshell of where was worthe .iii. s. iiii d. ¶ Also in the same yere at a counsell at Basyll pope Eugenye was deposed and one Amedeus duke of Sauoy was chosen pope but yet Eugenye coÌ„tynued in Rome as pope and Amedeus called Felyx the .v. contynued his dignyte in other places so that then arose a great Cisme who was indubytat pope this Cisme contynued .ix. yeres ¶ Also about this tyme there were many conflyctes and dyuers holdes townes in many ê‘tes of Fraunce wonne and lost but most coÌ„menly euer the englysshemen had the wors ¶ Also in the .xx. yere of kynge henry the lorde Talbotte leyde sege to an hauyn towne in Normandye called Depe dyuers captayns of Fraunce were sent thyder to remoue the sege whiche were discomfet Than the lorde Talbot deê‘ted and lefte the guydynge of the sege to .ii. of his knyghtes but at the last the Dolphyn of Vyenne called Lewys came with a great power and gaue them battell where the Englysshemen were discomfyt and the englysshemen slayne and taken prisoners ¶ Also in this .xx. yere imbassetours were sent into Guyan to coÌ„clude a maryage betwene kyng Henry and the erles doughter of Armanake whiche conclusyon was put backe by meanes of y e erle of Suffolke whiche kyndlyd a great grudge betwene y e lorde protectour duke of Glocester and the sayd erle for the sayd erle the nexte yere after went ouer the see into Fraunce and there concluded a maryage betwene the kynge and lady Margarete the kynges doughter of Cicyle for the whiche maryage there was promysed to the kynge of Cicyll the duchye of Angeo and y e erledome of Mayne Also about this tyme the steple of Poules churche in London was set on fyre by lyghtnynge ¶ And in the .xxiii. yere of kynge henry y e said lady Margarete was brought ouer into EnglaÌ„de and maryed to the kynge and after that crowned at westmyster ¶ Also in the .xxv. yere of this kyng there was a parlyament holden at saynt Edmondes burye where the duke of Glocester that was the lorde protectour durynge the kynges nonage was a rested and .xxxii. of his princypall seruantes a rested and the other put from hym and within .v. or .vi. days after he was founde deed in his bedde no wounde vpon hym Of his dethe were dyuers seyenges some sayd he dyed for sorowe and some sayde he was murdered betwene two fetherbeddes and some sayd he was put in the foundement with a hote spytte This duke was a great clerke called the good duke of Glocester because he gouerned well the kynge durynge his nonenage and kept honorable housholde and withstode the delyuere of Angeo and Mayne and neuer was founde fautye to the kynge nor to the crowne whose body was after conueyed to saynt Albons there buryed wherfore for the dethe of this duke all the coÌ„mons of EnglaÌ„de began to murmour and grudge and specially agaynst the markes of Suffolke whiche before was called the erle of Suffolke ¶ About the .xxvi yere of this kynge the Cisme of y e two popes ceasyd by the dethe of Eugeny after whose deth Nicholas the .v. was chosyn pope to whome Felyx the .v. receyued his papacy The cause of the Cisme was for that y t this Eugenye wolde nat obey the Decrees before made in the counsell of Constaunce nor wolde nat obey to the generall counsell wherof rose a great contrauersye amonge the clerkes and wryters For some sayd the generall counsell was aboue y e pope and some sayd the pope was aboue the generall counsell But durynge this whyle the englysshemen lost dyuers townes and holdes in Fraunce in Normandye as fyrst Pont large and after Roan and dyuers other townes and holdes ¶ Also in the .xxvii. yere of kynge Henry the kynge called a parlyament at westmyster at the whiche parlyament the duke of Suffolke whiche was before markes of Suffolke was a rested and sent to the Towre to content mennes myndes But after the kyng lette hym goo at lyberte and than the parlyament was adiourned to Leycester where the said duke came with y e kynge but the people were nat therwith content and the coÌ„mons in the commyn house desyred that all they y t were consentynge to the delyuerance of the Duchye of Angeo and erledome of Mayne myght be ponysshed whervpon the sayd duke of Suffolke was banysshed for .v. yeres and the lorde Say a rested and after put in the Towre And than the duke of Suffolke departed toke shyppynge in Northfolke to go into Fraunce but he was met in the see with a shyppe called the Nicholas of the Towre and taken and the captayne toke the duke and brought hym into his owne shyppe and there Iudged hym to dethe And than set hym in the shyppe bote and there smote of his hede and thus began myschefe vpon myschefe and dethe vpon dethe ¶ Also about this tyme the coÌ„mons rebelled in dyuers places of Englande and named the capteyns blewberde and other names and intended to haue gathered more companye but anone y e kynges counsell herynge therof caused them to be taken and put to dethe but yet anone after y e coÌ„mons of Kent a rose and made them a captayne called Iacke Cade whiche in a great noÌ„bre came to blacke hethe and made a proclamacyon that they came to reforme the iniuryes of the people done by meanes of the kynges yuell counsellours the kynge gathered a great people came towarde them to gyue them battell wherof heryng the