wyndesore Notyngham dyuers other And the frenche kynge made warre in NormaÌ„dye but the barons of Englande resysted so this IohnÌ„ the kynges brother that he was fayne to deê‘te to the kynge of Fraunce After whan kynge Rycharde came home into Englande he called a parlyment and set the realme in order exyâ—ed all the Iewes out of Englande saue onely a fewe whiche remayned in Norwyche but after that the Iewes were suffred to inhabyte agayne in dyuers places in Englande And than after he sayled into Normandye where his brother IohnÌ„ than was and made sharpe warre agaynst the Frenche kyng but after a truce peace was taken betwene them for a certayne tyme. And his brother IohnÌ„ was then reconsyled to the kyng whiche bothe to gyther returned into EnglaÌ„de But after when the day of truce was expyred kyng Rycharde sayled agayne into Normandye made newe warre agayne vpon the Frenche kyng In the whiche warre they sped dyuersly for the Frenche kynge toke dyuers of his holdes in Normandye kynge Rycharde toke dyuers of his holdes in Fraunce many great conflyctes was betwene them But at the last kynge Rycharde went to besege a castell called castyll Gayllarde and as he rode about the castell to aduyse it one marked hym with a quarell smote hym in the hede wherof anone after he dyed without yssue of his body the .vi. day of Apryll the yere of Chryst M. C·xCix and is buryed at Founteuerarde Iohannes Innocent ¶ Innocent was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M.C.xCviii in his tyme lyued saynt Fraunces and saynt Dominycke fyrst begynners of those orders he hylde the see .xviii. yere ¶ Philyppe ¶ Philyppe was nexte Emperour the yere of Christ M.C.xCix he hylde the Empyre .x â–ª yeres he had great warre with Otton whiche was also chosyn Emperour this Philyppe was slayne in his chambre IohnÌ„ IOhan brother to the forenamed Richarde was crowned kynge the .xxvi. day of Iulij the yere of Chryst M.C.xCix Philyppe the kynge of Fraunce hylde a counsell in Cenomenia in Maturyn and made one Artur sonne to Geffrey Plantagenet neuewe to kynge Iohan duke of Bretayne whiche incontynent enteryd the contrey of Angeo kynge Philyppe entryd into Normandye and toke many holdes there Kynge Iohan herynge therof came into Normandye to resyste kynge Philyppe but by mediacyon of fryndes a peace was made betwene the two kynges And after that kynge Iohan was deuorced from his wyfe which was doughter to the erle of Glocester for nerenesse of blode and maryed in Fraunce to Isabell doughter to the erle of Engolesym ¶ About the .iii. yere of kynge Iohan his reyne there were sene in the fyrmament .v. mones also about the same tyme at a parlyment holdyn at Verdon it was concluded y t kynge IohnÌ„ shulde appere at Parys within .xv. dayes after Ester next folowynge to answere to suche questyons as then shulde be layde agaynst hym for the Duchye of Normandye and the contrey of Angeo And because he appered nat nor none for hym kynge Philyppe enteryd into Normandye toke there dyuers holdes gaue the countye of Angeo to the forsayd Artur And whan kynge IohnÌ„ harde therof he came from Englande to Normandye and there made warre and toke the sayd Artur prisoner and dyuers other and returned shortely into Englande but yet he wanne nat y e contrey as it was sayd In the same yere folowynge was great stormes of wynde and rayne and hayle as bygge as hennes egges sperytes sene in the eyre lyke foules berynge fyre in theyr bylles whiche set dyuers houses a fyre This kyng IohnÌ„ than asked an eyde of the clergye of Englande for the optaynynge of Normandye whiche was lost whiche they denyed to gyue And also the pryour and couent of Caunterbury had chosyn one Steuyn Langton bysshop agaynst the kyngê wyll whome the pope confyrmed wherfore kynge Iohan was nat content and droue the pryour and dyuers of the couent out of the realme and commaunded that no letter nor commaundement of the pope shulde be receyued in Englande nor wolde nat at the popes request receyue that bysshoppe so chosyn wherfore suche varyaunce fell betwene the pope and the kynge that the pope interdyted the lande whiche stode so interdyted .vii. yeres tyll that kynge Iohan was reconsyled But as it is sayd this interdytynge was nat so strayte but that chylderne were chrystened in euery place and deuyne seruyce sayd in many houses of religyon and other places by lycence purchased than and before and people houselyd anayled except suche ê‘sons as were except by name in the bull About this tyme in Sussex was taken a fysshe lyke a man whiche was kept a lyue .vi. monthes after vpon lande with rawe flesshe but by cause they coude haue no speche of it they cast it into the see agayne ¶ About the .vii. yere of kynge Iohans reyne the sayd Frenche kynge Philyppe wanne all the hole contrey of Normandye Some auctours say that the frenche kynge made all this warre agaynst kyng IohnÌ„ by excytynge of the pope for his contumacye agaynst the churche ¶ About this tyme the Irysshemen rebellyd and than kynge Iohan with a pusant armye went into Irelande and shortely subdued them set the contrey in a rule and there bylde many great townes castels ordayned his lawes there to be kept and returned agayne into Englande ¶ Sone after this kynge Iohan prepared a great hoost and sayled into Rochyll and when the Frenche kynge harde therof he prepared another stronge hoost so that bothe the hoostes were within lytell dystannce to haue mette but by mediacyon of fryndes the two kynges there toke a peace for .ii. yeres folowynge Also about the .x. yere of kynge Iohans reyne the pope sent .ii. legates Pandulfe and Durrant to kynge Iohan that he shulde receyue Steuyn to his Archebysshopryke and sent a newe commyssion wherby the curse of interdytynge if the kynge wolde nat agree therto was newely denounced ¶ Otton ¶ Otton was nexte Eyperour he was crowned by pope Innocent after accursed of the same pope and deposyd of his Empyre at a counsell holdyn at Rome he hylde the Empyre .iii. yeres ¶ Also he assoyled and acquyted all the lordes of Englande spirituall and temporall of all homage and fealte that they owed to the kyng to the intent that they shulde aryse agaynst hym but the kynge wolde nat be reconsyled wherfore the pope sent to the kynge of Fraunce in remyssion of his synnes that he shulde take with hym all the power that he myght and go into Englande to distroy kynge Iohan. ¶ Also about this tyme the Citezyns of London made suche sute to the kynge that they optayned that the kynge graunted them to chose of them selfe yerely a Mayre ii Sheryffes and the names of Baylyffes clerely to be voyded whose names of the Meyre and Sherystes were The fyrst Mayre Henry
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
prisoner then by medacion of fryndes they agreed vpon eschaunge of prisoners So that the kynge was delyuered for the erle Robert and sone after that the kynge waxed more stronge of people and besegyd the Empresse at Oxforde That the Empresse was fayne to clothe her and her people in whytte apparell and in a nyght whan the grounde was couered with Snowe she by that meanes escaped and fledde to walyngforde and sone after that with a small companye departed into Normandye to her husbande Geffrey Plantagenet but yet after this Robert erle of Gloucester and the erle of Chester were so stronge of people that the kynge was nat abyll to venquysshe them dyuers and many conflyctes was bytwene them yet at a batell at wylton bytwene them the kynge lost the fylde and was lyke to haue ben takyn but yet he escaped In this pastyme dyed Geffrey Plantagenet and Henry his eldyst sonne was made duke of Angeo and Normandye ¶ It was nat longe after but that Eustase sonne to kynge Steuyn with helpe of the Frenche kynge made warre vpon this duke henry in Normandye but he preuayled nat Sone after this duke Henry came from Normandye and with a great armye entred into Englande and wanne the castell of Maluysburye and dyd moche harme to the kynge and at the last came into London and wanne the Towre more by polecye and fayre promyse than by strength and after wanne walyngforde and many other stronge holdes that the kynge had so moche warre that he wyst nat whether to go But the kynge caused Theobalde Archebysshop of Caunterburye to make meanes to the duke for a peace whiche at the last was concluded about the feest of Epyphanye some say it was agreed that Steuyn shulde be kynge terme of his lyfe and the duke heyre Apparant to be kyng after his dethe And some storyes say that the lande was deuyded bytwene them but howe so euer the peace was concluded trewth it is that kynge Steuyn dyed as men sayde for thought and care in the .xxv. day of Octobre nexte folowynge The yere of Chryst M.C.liiii For he was in warre and trouble and in great vexacyon all the terme of his lyfe and he is buryed at Feuersham ¶ Margaret Baldewyn ¶ Margaret syster to Philyppe was maryed to Baldewyn erle of Henaude whiche was nexte erle of Flaunders ¶ Baldewyn sonne to Baldewyn was nexte erle of Flaunders and Emperour of Constantynople Henricus .ij. Adryan Alexander Lucius Vrban Gregory ¶ Adryan an Englysshe man was next pope y e yere of chryst M.C.liiii he hylde y e see .iiii. yere ¶ Alexander was nexte pope he hylde the see .xxi. yere but parte of the eleccyon dyd chose one Victor whiche was called the Antepape and was mayntayned by the Emperour Fredrycke but yet peace was made betwene them ¶ Lucius was nexte pope he hylde the see .iiii. yeres ¶ Vrban was next pope in his tyme IerusaleÌ„ was won by y e Sarazyns he hylde the see .ii. yere ¶ Gregory was nexte pope he hylde the see .viii. wekes Fredrycke ¶ Fredrycke Barbe was next Emê‘our y e yere of chryst M.C.lii he hylde y e empyre .xxxvii. yere Henry HEnry the seconde and son to Geffrey Plantagenet erle of Angeo Maude the Empresse was crowned kyng the .xx. day of December the yere of Chryst M.C.liiii This henry was fortunate in his begynnynge and vnfortunate in his ende for fyrst he put downe all the newe castelles that were longynge to the crowne whiche kynge Steuyn before tyme had geuyn to dyuers men fortefyed them agaynst Maude the Empresse He put vnder his owne dominyon the kyngdome of wales and there let fall downe many great woddê and made hye wayes he wanne Irelande by strength He subdued wyllyam kynge of Scotlande whiche at that tyme hylde a great a parte of NorthumberlaÌ„de vnto Newe castell vpon Tyne and ioyned Scotlande to his owne kyngdome from the southe Occean to the Northe yles of Orkeys and made all these landes as vnder one pryncipate he had in his rule NormaÌ„dye Gascoyn Guyon Angeo and Chynon and made subiecte to hym Aluerne and by the tytle of his wyfe Elynor doughter to the erle of Petowe he optayned y e MouÌ„tes Pyranye in Spayne that we rede of none of his progenytours that had so many contreyâ— vnder his dominyon About the .vi. yere of his reyne he wanne the citye of Tolowys ¶ Also for dyuersacies that the kynge procured to be made agayne the lybertes of the churche There fell a great debate betwene hym and Thomas then Archebysshop of Caunterbury that the bysshoppe fled vnto Rome But after whan Thomas came agayne to Caunterbury .iiii. of y e kyngê knyghtes because the kyng beyng in NormaÌ„dye they harde y e kyng say these wordes if he had any men about hym he had ben a venged vpon y t traytour longe or that tyme. Therfore these knyghtes came fro the kynge beynge in Normandye and slewe this Thomas in the cathederall churche in Caunterbury at saynt Benettes auter whiche Thomas is nowe by the churche canonysed for a holy saynt dyuers myracles auctorysed by the churche that god hathe shewed for hym This kynge henry let crowne henry his eldyst sonne kynge of Englande and went hym selfe into Normandye but his son henry dyed before his father and therfore he is nat accounted in the noÌ„bre of kynges of Englande This Henry his son and his .ii. bretherne IohnÌ„ Rycharde made warre agaynst theyr father Some say the cause of the warre was because the kynge imprisoned Elynor his wyfe whiche was kept in prison tyll the kynge dyed and he kept the wenche Rosamonde ¶ Also about the .xi. yere of his reyne wyllyam the kynge of Scottê by the assent of all the lordes of ScotlaÌ„de dyd homage to kynge henry at yorke where y e kynge willyam grauÌ„ted by his letters patentes that he and his heyres and successours for euer shulde do homage vnto the kyngê of Englande ¶ This kynge henry in the later ende of his dayes was neclygent to do his duetye to god holy churche and also declygent in executynge of his lawes and was warned oft tymes to amende these thynges but he forced no suche monicyon nor regarded no counsell And therfore in his later dayes all thyngê went agaynst hym For fyrst about the .xxx. yere of his reyne he sent his son IohnÌ„ into Irelande whiche there dyd preuayle but lyttell And in the nexte yere the kynge went thyder hym selfe but fortune was to hym contrary y t he lost his trauayle And about the .xxxii. yere of his reyne he lost Aluerne agaynst the kynge of Fraunce And the next yere after he lost Butyrecan and the nexte after he lost Cenomenea Turyne with many holdes to them belongynge And in the next yere after in the .vi. day of Iuly the yere Chryst M.C.lxxxix he dyed and is buryed at Founteuerarde ¶ Ferrande son to the kyng of Portyngale maryed â—o Iohan eldyst
doughter to Baldewyn the emperour was 〈◊〉 of FlauÌ„ders Richardus .j. ¶ Clement Celestyne ¶ Clement was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M.C.lxxxvii he hylde the see .iii. yere and more ¶ Celestyne was nexte pope he hylde the see .vii. yere Henry ¶ Henry sonne to Fredrycke was nexte Emperour the yere of Chryst M.C.lxxxix he hylde the Empyre .x. yere Rycharde the fyrst RIcharde the fyrst sonne of kynge Henry the seconde was crowned kynge of Englande the .iii. day of Septembre the yere of Chryst M.C.lxxxix This kynge ordayned in the citye of London two Baylyffes to be chosen yerely to gouerne the citye whose names were The fyrst baylyffes of London Henry Tornehyll Rycharde fitz ryuer ¶ Vpon the whiche day of his coronacyon because the Iewes presumed further than they ought the people fell vpon them and droue them to theyr houses robbed and spoyled them without pyte and brent some of theyr houses that the kyng sent strayte coÌ„maundement to cesse the ryot but because the nombre of the trespassours were so many they escaped vnpunysshed ¶ In the begynnynge of his reyne wyllyam kynge of Scottes came to Caunterbury and dyd homage to kynge Rycharde This Rycharde toke vpon hym to warre agaynst Chrystes enemyes made great preparacyon of money and therfore he gaue ouer Berwyke and Rokysborowe to the kyng of Scottes for .x. M.li. and solde to the bysshoppe of Durham his owne prouynce made many bysshoppes and ryche preestes to pay great sommes of money Also he had lycence of the pope to dispence with them that had takyn vpon them the crosse wherby he raysed moche money than commytted the rule of Englande to his chauncelour the bysshop of Ely than went into Normandye and mette with Philyppe kynge of Fraunce at Turon whiche had promysed the same voyage In whiche metynge they deuysed assurance for the contynuance of theyr iourney into y e holy lande that is to say that kynge Rycharde shulde passe by the see and kynge Philyppe by the lande and to mete agayne at Cycyll where they mette accordynge to theyr apoyntement where sone after a grudge began betwene the .ii. kynge for correctyon of theyr soudyours wherfore kynge Philyppe departed but kyng Rycharde entryd the lande of Cypres made so sharpe warre that he toke the kynge of Cypres prisoner and layde hym in bondes of syluer because he had promysed he shulde nat be put in bondes of yron After y t he sayled to Acon or Acres where kynge Philyppe with his hoost lay and beseged the citye whiche than ioyously receyued kynge Rycharde whiche bothe princes set vpon the citye of Acres and wanne it But sone after that a greater grudge began betwene those two prynces Some say the cause therof was for the partynge of the pryes gotten at the sayd citye of Acres and some say it was for that that kynge Rycharde denyed to kynge Philyppe halfe that whiche was gotten at y e citye of Cypres whiche kynge Philyppe claymed by comenant made betwene them at Turon And some say it was because that the erle of Champeyne departed from kynge Philyppe and forsoke to do hym pleasure whiche erle kynge Rycharde receyued And some say the cause of the varyaunce was for y e that kynge Rycharde beynge in Cycell maryed the syster of the eynge of Nauerne where he before had promysed to mary the syster of y e sayd kynge Philyppe But what so euer was the cause of the grudge trouthe it is that kynge Philyppe departed from Acres contynued his iourney tyll he came into Fraunce Sone after this it was shewed kynge Rycharde that the towne of Iapheth whiche was than in chrysten mennes handes was beseged by one Salandyne lykely to be wonne wherfore kynge Rycharde sayled thyther by water a nother hoost of Frenchemen and other whiche remayned there after the departynge of kynge Philyppe he sent them to Iaphethe by lande there by strength rescued the towne wanne dyuers other holdes there nyghe ¶ Philyppe ¶ Philyppe called philyppe Auguste was nexte kynge of FrauÌ„ce the yere of Chryst M.C.lxxx he wanne a great battell agaynst Otton the Emperour Ferrande erle of FlauÌ„ders Raynolde erle of Bulleyne and toke bothe those erles prisoners ¶ wyllyam ¶ wyllyam Dampeter maryed to Margaret syster to Iohanne before countes of Flaunders was nexte erle of Flaunders and lefte many chrysten knyghtes to kepe them slewe the Turkes which he had take prisoners by reason wherof kyng Rycharde was sore dredde fered of the Turkes In the whyle y t kynge Rycharde was thus occupyed in the holy lande the bysshhop of Ely y t had the gydynge of Englande dyd moche tyranye and extorcyon in Englande as in depriuynge of Bysshoppes Abbottes and kepynge theyr landes pollynge and oppressynge of lay people by dyuers meanes that at the last by strength the lordes put hym out of the lande This kynge Rycharde perceyued that the Chrysten people decresyd in the holy lande aswell by infyrmytes as lacke of vytell toke a truce for .iii. yere and returned whome warde and sent the quene his wyfe by the see he sayled with a small company into Histra and there landed where he was takyn prisoner by the duke of Ostreche and by hym put in prison and brought to Henry Emperour of Almayne whiche put hym in stronge prison and after Raunsomed hym at C.M. li. whiche duke of Ostryche was afwarde therfore accursed of the pope for y e wronge done to kynge Rycharde ¶ Also for the payment of this sayd Raunsome afterwarde the woll of all the whyte monkes and chanons in Englande was solde and rynges iewels of prelates and vessels and chalyces of all the churches thorowe the lande dyuers many shrynes scraped and spoyled of theyr golde and syluer Dyuers causes there were as wryters reherâ—e that the Emperour shulde owe grudge to kynge Rycharde one was because kynge Rycharde had promysed to the Emperour an ayde for the wynnynge of the kyngdome of Cicyle whiche the Emperour claymed as his inheritance whiche promyse kynge Rycharde as he sayd brake Another cause was for that y e kyng Rycharde toke from a knyght of the duke of Ostryche the dukes banner and trode it vnder his fete in dispyte of the duke and of the Emperour his lorde and therfore the duke and the Emperour were gladde to do kynge Rycharde displeasure ¶ It is sayd that a Lyon was put to kynge Rycharde beynge in prison to haue deuoured hym and when the Lyon was gapynge he put his Arme in his mouthe pulled the lyon by the harte so harde that he slewe the lyon And therfore some say he is called Rycharde Cure de lyon but some say he is called Cure delyon because of his boldenesse and hardy stomake Also IohnÌ„ the kynges brother by excytynge of the Frenche kynge herynge that the kynge his brother was in prison in Almayne began to make warre within Englande toke dyuers castels of the kinges as
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
coÌ„mynalte by settynge of taxes alterynge of tolles customes to theyr owne singuler â—ucrâ— whiche byll was cast in the kynges wardrobe whiche after came to the kynges handes that the kynge sent downe his Iustyce other of his counsell whiche discharged the Mayre Sheryffes Chamberlayne and made inquisicyon of the truthe but the offenders by theyr lerned counsell longe tyme defended them selfe and delayde the tryall And yet dyuers places of syttynge were appoynted aswell in the Guylhalle and at the Folkemoâ—e at Poules crosse in the Escheker y e kynges grace there beynge present where in the ende the Mayre Aldermen were arrested and coÌ„pelled to put in great suertyes at the last they put them in the kynges mercy and made theyr ende and lastly restored agayne to theyr roumes but nat without great fynes payenge Also about this tyme there was a great derth that whete was worth .xxiiii. s. a quarter ¶ Lewys ¶ Lewys the .viii. son th the seconde Philyppe was nexte kynge of Fraunce the yere of Chryst M.CC.xxii he beseged the towne of Auynnion and wanne it ¶ Guy ¶ Guy son to Margaret was nexte erle of Flaunders Innocent Alexander ¶ Innocent was next pope he hylde y e see .xi. yeere ¶ Alexander hylde the see nexte .vii. yere Wyllyam ¶ wyllyam was nexte Emperour he hylde the see .vii. yere ¶ Also about the .xliii. yere of this kynges reyne the kynge at a court of Folkemote at Paulys axed lycence of the coÌ„mons of the citye accordynge to the sayd ordynauace to passe the see and so went vnto Burdeux into FrauÌ„ce and had great chere of the Frenche kynge Lewys or that he came agayne he granÌ„ted all his ryght that he had in Normandye Gascoyn Guyon to the said Lewys toke agayne Guyon Angeo and Mayn to holde of the Frenche kynge and was called in Fraunce duke of Guyon dyd homage to the Frenche kynge therfore Also about the .xlv. yere y e Barons of Englande by force of those forsayd ordynances toke vpon them to chauÌ„ge the kynges Iustyce the kynges Sheryffe and dyuers other offycers y t the kyng had admytted and put other in theyr places wherwith the kynge was nat content publysshed his bull of aâ—solucion wherfore the barons assembled to gether in the marches of wales with a stroÌ„ge power sent a letter to the kynge praynge hym to obserue the said ordynauÌ„ces wherto he was sworne to whome the kynge sent no answere Then the barons came forwarde with banners displayde and moche people resorted to them they put in prison and punysshed all them that toke the coÌ„trarye parte and at the last came into London for the citye toke y e barons parte But sone after agrement was made betwene the kynge and his lordes whiche contynued nat longe for y e hyng caused syr Edwarde his eldyst son to take the castell of wyndesore by a trayne and the kynge secretely departed from westmyster and rode into the sayd castell many of the lordes that toke his parte came to hym And the barons and the other that toke their parte drewe to London but yet by some well disposed persons a concorde was takyng thus that bothe partes shulde abyde the iugement of Lewys the Frenche kynge concernynge the kepynge of the sayd ordynances wherfore the kynge and syr Edwarde his eldyst son went ouer to the sayd Lewys and for the barons parte there went syr Peter de Mountforde and other before whiche kynge Lewys the mater was argued but in conclusion kynge Lewys gaue sentence that the sayd statutes ordynances shulde be clerely voyde and the kynge set at lyberte After whiche sentence gyuen y e kyng all the other returned into Lpndon but the barons nat content with this sentence reputynge parcialyte in kynge Lewys departed and went into the Marches of wales gathered a great nombre of people and came into London and than because some varyaunce was betwene some of the rulers of the citye and the coÌ„mons The coÌ„mons made them two captaynes callynge them Constables of the citye at whose coÌ„maundement all the coÌ„myns by tollynge of the great bell of Polles shulde be redy in harnes to wayte vpon them whiche Constables with the coÌ„mons by the exortynge of Hughe Spencer Constable of y e Towre went to Thystelworth beyonde westmyster and there spoyled the maner of the kynge of Romayns whiche dede was the great cause of the warre for the kynge toke it greuously and gathered great power and at the last came to the towne of Lewys in Sussex but the wardens of the fyue partes kept the see with shyppes y e no straungers shulde entre to ayde the kynge And than the barons with a great multytude of y e citye of LoÌ„don and with a great hoost of other people came agaynst the kynge betwene whome the .xxiii. day of May was fought a maruelous cruell battell at Lewys and the LoÌ„doners that gaue the fyrst assent by reason of the sharpe shot of Arowes and strokes gyuen by them of the kynges partes began to drawe backe But the barons incurraged theyr men in suche wyse y t they nat onely set vpon them with fresshe cheuâ—en but incurraged so them that gaue backe y t they turned agayne fought so fersly that the kyngê ê‘te gaue backe the kyng lost the fylde where the kyng hym selfe the kyng of Romayns Edwarde the kyngê son were takyn prisoners many other mo and .xx. M. men slayne for this battell coÌ„tynued y e more part of the day After whiche battell endyd they brought their prisoners to London where the kynge agreed y t all the said ordynauÌ„ces shulde stonde in effecte and if any were thought vnresonable to be correctyd by .iiii. noble men of the realme s. ii spirytuall men ii temperall men many instrumentê and wrytynges were made for the assurance of the same ¶ Lewys ¶ Lewys the .ix. called saint Lewys was next kyng of FrauÌ„ce the yere of Chryst M.CC.xxvii he made two voyages into y e holy lande in the fyrst he was takyn prisoner in the .ii. he dyed ¶ Vrban Clement ¶ Vrban was nexte pope he hylde the see .iii. yere and more ¶ Clement was nexte pope he hylde the see .iii. yere Rychyrde ¶ Rycharde and Alfons were in discorde by the electours who shulde be Emperour which discorde so contynued .xvi. yere After this a great discencyon fell betwene y e erle of Glocester the erle of Leyceter whiche were two of the barons y t were agaynst the kynge wherfore sone after syr Edwarde the kynges son deê‘ted to the marches of wales accoÌ„panyed the erle of Glocester the lordes of the marches assembled a great power came to Glocester wherfore syr Symon the erle of Leyceters son by his fathers coÌ„maundement assembled a great power came to wynchester toke it by force and after came to Kyllingworth where syr Edwarde
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
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 ¶ Vrban was next pope the yere of Christ M.CCC.lxiii In his tyme were founde the hedes of saynt Peter and Poule kynges for a truse and a peas and then what by her intreatye and also for that that the kynges receyuers had disapoynted hym of money whiche he loked for kyynge Edwarde gaue vp lefte the sege and returned into Englande ¶ About the .xix. yere of this kynge he
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
made a solempne feest at wyndesore and a great Iustes and turnament where he deuysed and perfyted substancyally the order of the knyghtes of the garter howe be it some afferme that this order began fyrst by kynge Rycharde Cure de lyon at the sege of y e citye of Acres wherin his great necessyte there were but .xxvi. knyghtê that fyrmely and surely abode by the kynge wherfore he caused all them to were thonges of blewe leyther about theyr legges And afterwarde they were called knyghtes of the blewe thonge ¶ In the .xxi. yere kynge Edwarde with .xi. C. sayles great and smalâ—e sayled into Normandye and there wanne dyuers townes and holdes and costed towarde Roan But Philyppe kyng of Fraunce had entred into Roan before and brake vp the brydges so that kynge Edwarde was fayne to leaue that way and costed towarde Parys tyll he came to a place of the Frenche kyngê called sayn Germayns and the Frenche kynge came as fast on the other syde towarde Parys but euer the water of Seyne was betwene them and so nygh they were ofte tymes that the one hoost myght see the other But because the Frenche kynge had broken vp the brydges the hoostê coude neuer mete wherfore the englysshemen sayd that the Frenche kynge brake vp the brydgê because he durst nat fyght with the englysshe hoost And the Frenchemen sayd that he brake vp the brydges to the intent that the englysshemen shulde nat escape his daunger and whan kynge Edwarde sawe that he myght nat well come to Parys for brekynge of the brydges he returned agayne to a towne called Poysy whiche towne before he had brent and there than repayred the brydge that kynge Philyppe had broken but in the repayrynge therof there came .ii. M. Frenchemen to let the sayd worke but the Archers kept them so of that many of them were slayne and y e worke was fynysshed Than kynge Edwarde entred the contrey of Pychardy at the last came to the water of SoÌ„me and passed the water and came to a forrest called Cressye wherefore kynge Philyppe with a great hoost came thyther and there fought with kynge Edwarde a great sharpe and a mortall battell where kynge Edwarde had the victorye and kynge Philyppe sore hurte fled and escaped with great daunger many of the lordes of the frenche parte were slayne That is to say the kynge of Beame sonne to Henry the Emperour the duke of Loreyn the erle of AlauÌ„son the erle of Bloys the erles of Flaunders Saucer and Harcourt and of Fyennys viii bysshappes and .xvii. other lordes of name and of banerettes knyghtes squyers .xvi. C. that in that battell was slayne the floure of all Fraunce and of coÌ„mons .viii. M. and aboue This battell was vpon the saterday and on the monday nexte there appered to them a newe hoost of Frenchemen and gaue them battell in whiche battell also kynge Edwarde had the victorye and slewe moo of the Frenchemen that day than was slayne y e saterday before After this victorye kynge Edwarde gaue thankes to god and within .iiii. dayes after went to Caleys and layde sege to that towne whiche contynued from the fyrst day of Septembre to the .iii. day of August than nexte folowynge and kept the see so surely that no vytell coude come vnto them Than in the later ende of Iuly kynge Philyppe came towardes Caleys with a stronge power to remoue the sege And some wryters say that he came to late for the towne was yelden before he came And some say y t when kynge Edwarde prepared to gyue hym battell a day appoynted betwene them to fyght y t kynge Philyppe cowardely in y e nyght before deê‘ted returned agayne into Fraunce than they of Caleys perceuynge that yelded vp the towne to kynge Edwarde ¶ Iohan. ¶ IohnÌ„ son of Philyppe de Valoys was nexte kynge of FrauÌ„ce the yere of Chryst M.CCC.l. he gathered a disine of his clargye of his temperalte to pay his raunsome to kynge Edwarde of Englande to whome he was prisoner Gregory ¶ Gregory hylde the see nexte .vii. yeres he remoued his hole court from Auinyon to Rome ¶ Also in this meane whyle that kynge Edwarde was occupyed in the warres in FrauÌ„ce kyng Philyppe because that Bayloll kyng of Scottê was than dede sent Dauyd le Bruse somtyme kynge of Scottes into ScotlaÌ„de with a great armye of Frenchemen whiche anone recouered the crowne whiche Dauyd by the helpe of some lordes of Scotlande entered into Northumberlande and spoyled the contrey without pyte And than the Archebysshoppe of yorke with dyuers other lordes knyghtes reysed a great people met with the Scottes besyde Durham gaue them a great battell where the englysshemen had the victorye In whiche battell Dauyd le Bruse the kynge of Scottes syr willyam Duglas and many other lordes of ScotlaÌ„de were taken prisoners and brought to the Towre of London whiche Dauyd was afterwarde â—aunsomed at a C.M. markes Also in the same meane whyle one Charles de Bloys beseged a castell in Guyan called the roche of Aryan whiche the englysshemen kept But one Thomas Agorne capteyne of the castell issued out with his people and gaue the Frenchemen battell and had the victorye where many men of name of the frenche parte were slayne and the sayd Charles was taken prisoner and brought into Englande ¶ And sone after this there fell a great pestylence nat onely in FrauÌ„ce and Englande but also in all other contreys aswell in Christendome as in Hethenesse that people dyed innumerable and .l. M. persons were buryed in the churche yarde of the Charterhouse in London and vpon that folowed great derthe and scarcyte of corne and vyttell ¶ Also in the .xxiiii. yere a knyght of Burgoyne that was great with the Frenche kynge called Godfrey Clarney profered a Ianuay that had the kepynge of y e castell of Caleys vnder kâ—nge Edwarde a great some of money to helpe to delyuer to y e Frenche kynge the towne of Caleys whiche Ianuay sent secrete worde therof to the kyng and yet promysed this Godfrey to delyuer hym the towne whervpon kynge Edwarde came ouer secretly into Caleys y e fewe men within knewe therof and at the day of payment this Ianuay receyued his money and this syr Godfrey with his people came nyghe the towne came hym selfe ouer in a preuey brydge into y e towne and as sone as he was ouer the brydge was drawyn than the kynge came out with his sworde â—â—awyn shewed hym selfe cryed saynt Edwarde saynt George