coste of Englande to haue stopped them but it was to late And than incontynent the kynge dispoyled the towne of Lodlowe and the castell and toke the Duches of yorke And anone after the kynge made y e duke of Somercetê son that was slayne captayne of Caleys wherfore he in all hast went ouer to haue taken Caleys but y e said other erles beynge there before kept hym out wherfore the yonge duke went and toke Guynes than dayly many great assautes were made betwene them of Caleys them of Guynes And many men resorted dayly and came out of Englande to Caleys to the socour of the lordes there and betause they lacked money they shyfted with the Staple of Caleys for .xviii. thousande pounde And after they sende ouer the sayd mayster IohnÌ„ Denham with a great companye of shyppes to Sandewyche to wynne the kynges Nauey there lyenge whiche so spedde hym that he toke there the towne and toke the lorde Ryuers in his bedde and toke the lorde Skalys and toke as many shyppes of the kynges Nauey as he lyst and with them returned into Caleys but nat without the consent of many of the maryners whiche fauoured the erle of warwyke Sone after this the kynge called a parlyament at Couentrye where the sayd duke of yorke with all the other lordes were attaynted of treason and theyr landes and goodes seasyd to the kynges vse And prouisyon made y t no man shulde passe ouer the see vnto Caleys but that nat withstaÌ„dyng comfort came to them of Caleys dayly out of Englande And at the last the sayd erle of Salysburye with the other lordes and with a great companye landed at Douer in Kent and so kept theyr weys towarde the kynge whiche lay than at Couentre gatherynge his people And so in conclusyon whan bothe the hoostes were gathered to a great nombre at the last they mette at Northampton where betwene them was fought a cruell battell where the erle of Salysburye his coÌ„panye had the victorye there was slayne the duke of Buckyngham the erle of Shroysburye the vycount of Beamount the lorde Egremount with many other knyghtes squyers and the kynge taken prisoner After whiche felde they brought the kynge with them into London there kepynge his estate and sent shortely worde to the duke of yorke into Irelande and immedyatly called a parlyament at westmyster to the whiche ê‘lyament the duke of yorke came and lodged hym selfe in the kynges palese where the kynge hym selfe was Than a great rumour sprange that kynge Henry shulde be deposed the duke of yorke made kynge And vpon this parlyament contynuynge the duke of yorke came boldely vpon a day in the parlyament chambre and there set hym downe in the kyngê sete and there made his clayme vnto y e crowne wherby many of the lordes were dismayde for dyuers of the lordes aswell the dukes fryndes as other were in the mynde that kynge Henry shulde be kynge durynge his lyfe For the whiche many great counsels were kept in this whyle the quene with suche lordes as were of her parte were in the northe contrey and assembled great strength of people At the last it was concluded at this parlyament that kynge Henry shulde contynue and reyne as kynge durynge his lyfe naturall and after his dethe the duke of yorke and his heyres to be kynges yf kynge Henry were disposed to resygne his crowne that he shulde resygne it to the duke of yorke and his heyres w t dyuers other artycles ¶ And also that if kynge Henry durynge his lyfe went from this appoyntement or from any other artycle therin that than he shulde be deposed than the duke of yorke or his heyre to take the crowne and be kynge And there the duke of yorke was made agayne protectour and gouernour of the lande and was proclaymed heyre apparant to the crowne of Englande ¶ And also than it was there concluded that because the quene and Edwarde her sonne and the yonge duke of Somercet and the duke of Excester and other wolde nat co London That the duke of yorke and the erle of Salysbury with a great power shulde goo and fatche the quene and the other lordes And whan the quene with her lordes harde tell of theyr coÌ„mynge they gathered to them a great strength of people and mette with them nere vnto a towne called wakefylde where betwene them was fought a cruell and a great mortall battell where the quene and her lordes had the victorye And there was slayne the sayd duke of yorke with his son the duke of Rutlande and syr Thomas Neuell son to the erle of Salysburye and dyuers other And the erle of Salysburye taken prisoner whiche w t many other prisoners were sent vnto Powmefret whiche erle was after there beheded and dyuers other and theyr heades sent vnto yorke ¶ Also in this tyme Edwarde the erle of marche eldyst son to y e duke of yorke beynge at Shroysburye herynge of the dethe of his father gathered some people there and went into wales to gether mo people to auenge his fathers dethe with whome the erles of Penbroke wylshyre met and gaue hym a sharpe skyrmysshe but the erle of marche had the victorye After that the quene with her lordes with a great coÌ„panye of Northermnen came towarde London as farre as saynt Albons In whiche meane tyme the duke of Norfolke and the erle of warwyke which were assygned to wayte vpon the kynge gathered vnto them a great strength mette with the quenes hoost at saynt Albons where betwene them was a stronge fyght where y e quenes parte had the victorye the duke of Norfolke the sayd erle were discomfyt and fayne to flee kynge Henry was there taken in the fylde and brought vnto the quene and dyuers that were taken prisoners as the lorde Boneuylle syr Thomas Tyrell were beheded And than dyuers Aldermen and coÌ„mons of London went to the quene and made request that the Northernmen myght be turned whome for feare of robbynge of the citye ¶ Sone after this Edwarde the erle of marche and eldyst son to the duke of yorke and the erle of warwyke met to gether at Cotyswolde and had gathered a great people And than y e kynge and the quene with theyr hoost returned Northewarde and than the forsayd erle of marche with the erle of warwyke with dyuers other lordes of theyr partye came vnto London to whome resorted the more partye of all the gentylmen of the South and Eest parte of EnglaÌ„de At theyr whiche fyrst coÌ„mynge to London there was a great counsell called of lordes spirituall and temporall where after many argumentes and reasons made it was concluded that for asmoche as kynge Henry contrary to his honour and promyse had broken the artycles made at that parlyament and was departed Northwarde with the quene other lordes And also for so moche as he was thought vnable to gouerne the
Edwarde battell and than the kyng sent to hym to come to hym and he shulde haue his pardon but he sent answere to kynge Edwarde that he trusted nat his promyse but thought he wolde deale with hym as he dyd with his father But at the last whan kyng Edwarde with his power drewe nere to hym this syr Robert welles fled but anone after that he was taken and with hym one syr Thomas Dynmoke whiche shortely after were bothe put to dethe Also about this tyme there arose a great varyaunce betwene Northernemen and the welchemen to the whiche welchemen the lorde Harforde was captayne whiche mette to gether at a place called Egecot besyde Banberye where betwene theÌ„ was fought a great battell where the Northynmen had the victorye where the lorde Harbarde was slayne with many great gentylmen of wales Also in this season the duke of Clarence deê‘ted from kyng Edwarde went to the erle of warwyke and toke his parte but the sayd duke and erle perceyuynge theyr lacke of power agaynst kynge Edwarde toke the see sayled into FrauÌ„ce to Lewys the Frenche kynge where quene Margaret that tyme was to whome the frenche kynge promysed helpe and ayde And whan these lordes were thus departed into Fraunce kynge Edwarde caused them to be proclaymed as traytours And in this meane whyle a newe styrrynge began in the Northe contrey by the lorde Fitz hughe wherfore kyng Edwarde sped hym thyderwarde wherof herynge the sayd lorde Fitz hughe departed into Scotlande ¶ Also in the .x. yere of kynge Edwarde the forsayd duke of Clarence with the erles of warwyke of Penbroke and Oxforde and with many other gentylmen landed at Dertmouthe in Deuonshyre and made proclamacyons in kynge Henryes name where the coÌ„mons of y t contrey drewe vnto them in great nombre And than the Kentysshemen waxed wylde and came to Ratlyffe saynt Kathernes nyghe LoÌ„don and robbed and spoyled the flemynges dyd great hurt And than the sayd lordes holdynge theyr way towardes kynge Edwarde whiche than was in y e Northe contrey and hauynge with hym but small strength wherof some were nat to hym very trusty toke a secret companye with him and passed ouer the wasshe in Lyncolneshyre with great daunger nat without losse of dyuers of his companye And after passed ouer into Flaunders and came to Charles his brother in lawe than duke of Burgon and whan quene Elysabeth beynge in the Towre harde therof she went into westmyster and there regystarde her selfe as a sentwary woman so dyd many of kynge Edwardes fryndes Also these sayd lordes heryng of kynge Edwardes departynge sped them vnto London and the day of October they toke kynge Henry out of the Towre and lodgyd hym in the bysshoppes Paleyse at Poules and â—o he was than agayne admytted and proclaymed for kynge thorowe out the hole lande from the sayd day of October all wrytynges and recordes were made and â—ated thus Anno ab inchoatione regni regis Henrici sexti quadragesimo nono et anno readoptionis suâ— regn magestatis primo That is to say the yere from the begynnynge of the reyne of kynge Henry the .vi. the .xlix. and the fyrst yere of the readopcyon of his royall estate Also in the begynnyng Sextus ¶ Sextus was nexte pope he hylde the see .xiii. yere of this readopcyon the erle of worcester whiche for his crueltye was called the bocher of Englande was taken and atayned at westmyster and atteynt of treason afterwarde at the Towre hyll beheded ¶ Also in this sayd fyrst yere of the readopcyon quene Elysabethe beynge at westmyster was delyueued of a yonge prince called Edwarde ¶ Also in the .xxvi. day of Nouembre there was a parlyament called at westmyster where kyng Edwarde was proclaymed vsurper of the crowne the duke of Glocester his brother traytour and bothe atteynted by the ouctoryte of the sayd parlyament The erle of warwyke than rode thorowe London and so to Douer for to haue receyued quene Marget coÌ„myng out of FrauÌ„ce but the wynde was so contrary that she lay at the see syde from Nouembre to Aprell and coude haue no passage wherfore the erle of warwyke was fayne to returne without hauynge of his purpose But than in the begynnynge of Aprell kynge Edwarde landed in the Northe contrey at a place called Rauyn sporre with a small coÌ„pany of Flemynges and other whiche in all had nat past a M. men and came towarde yorke makynge his proclamacyons in the name of kynge Henry and sayd he came for no nother intent but to clayme his inherytaunce of the dukedome of yorke and so passed tyll he came to yorke wherfore he was there refresshed for a season and after departed towarde London and by fayre wordes passed the daunger of the lorde Markes mountegue whiche lay in y e cooste with moche people double to the nombre of kyng Edwardes men And whan he was thus escaped the power of y e said Markes sawe howe that his strength increased and that the people dayly drewe to hym he than proclaymed hym selfe kinge of Englande and so hylde his way tyll he came to London and vpon Shere thursday in the mornyng the archebysshop of yorke beynge with kynge Henry in London to the intent to moue peoples hartes towarde kynge Henry rode with hym and shewed kynge Henry to the people whiche rather drewe mennes hartes from hym than otherwyse and the same Shere thursday at after none kynge Edwarde came into London and was receyued in the citye so rode into Poules and there in the bysshoppes paleyse he founde kynge Henry with fewe persons about him for all suche lordes and other as were about kynge Henry whan they harde of kynge Edwardes commynge they fled and euery man was fayne to shyfte for hym lelfe And than kynge Edwarde toke kynge Henry there and put hym in safe kepynge and than he harde tell of the coÌ„mynge of the duke of Clarence his brother and of the erle of warwyke the lorde Mountegue and other lordes with a great power towarde London wherfore kynge Edwarde toke kynge Henry with hym and departed with his hoost and vpon Eester euyn came to Barnet But the duke of Clarence his brother sodaynly agayne forsoke the erle of warwykes parte and with the strengthe that he had he came to his brother kynge Edwarde wherfore the erle of warwyke and the other lordes were somwhat dismayde but by the excytynge of the markes Mountegue and the erle of Oxforde they kept on theyr iourney where on the morowe beynge Eester day in the mornyng bothe the hoostes mette on the playne beyonde Barnet And the erle of Oxforde hauynge the vawewarde quytte hym so well that he bare ouer that parte of the fylde whiche he set vpon and beate them backe vpon that parte nexte Enuylde chase that tydynges came to London that kynge Edwarde had lost the fylde but in conclusyon kynge Edwarde beynge
of all the peple but onâ—y by coÌ„seÌ„t of the Peres he made the diche about the town wallê of Rome and was after slayn by Tarquiniê° his soÌ„ in law ¶ Tarquinius suê‘bus s the proud son to Tarquinius priscus was nexte king of Rome he was the furst that vsurpid and took vppon hiÌ„ to be king without Eleccion of the people or of the peeris This Tarquiniê° suê‘bus had a soÌ„ callid Sextus tarquiniê° which raueshid one Lucres wife to Tarquiniê° Colantinus wherfore this Lucres thinkyng her self vnworthy euer after to lye by her husband and in purgyng her self because it was agaynst her wyll in the pÌ„lens of her husband and of diuers other stykkyd her self with a knyfe to the hart for a ê‘petuall memory therof to be had for which cruell deed of Rauyshment done by y e seyd Sextus tarquinius the romayns did put downe the seâ—d Tarquiniê° suê‘bus from his dignyte of kyngdome banyshyd hym all his chyldren for euer and after they had name of a kyng in as gret hatred as the name of a theef wherfore instede of a kyng they made .ii. Cousullê to gouern the peopuâ—l whose Auctorytis shuld last but for one yeer Cordell Morgan Conedak Riuallus GurguÌ„cius Sisilliê° yago Kymarcus Gorbonian Porrex Ferrex †¶ Cordell the yoÌ„gist doughter of Leyre hyld the land next after her father .v. yerê the meane whyle Agamp kyng of frauÌ„ce dyed howbeit the cronycles of frauÌ„ce disagreâ—th herin with Galfridê° for they wryte of non callyd agamp that shuld be kyng of fraunce ¶ MorgaÌ„ Conedak y t were soÌ„ns to y e other .ii. sisters warryd vppoÌ„ Cordell at y e last toâ—k her put her in prison ê‘tid y e laÌ„d betwen them after Conedak slew Morgan at a place in walis now callyd Glomorgan and reynid .xxxix. yere ¶ Riuallê° soÌ„ to Conedak reynid next gouernid well the laÌ„d In his time it reynid blood .iii. days after y t folowid gret deth of pepull bestê wheÌ„ he had reynid .xxii. yere he died is buried at york ¶ GurguÌ„ciê° soÌ„ to Riuallê° was a meeke man curteyse reynyd .vii. yere lyeth at yorke ¶ Sisillius reynyd next after as sone as he had take the crown he dyed ¶ yago â—euew to GurguÌ„cius reynyd nextr after but a short tyme. ¶ Kimarcê° soÌ„ to sisiliê° reynid next ¶ GorboniaÌ„ reynyd next after he had .ii. sonnys one callyd Porrex the other Ferrex ¶ Porrex ferrex strofe for the laÌ„d but Porrex slew his broder therfore his moder callid Idon with her maydyns wheÌ„ he was a slepe cut him all to pecis after y t y e laÌ„d was deuidid in to .iiii. kiÌ„gdomis one was callyd Stater kyng of Skotland an other Dawaller kyng of Loigers an other Rudak kiÌ„g of walis an other Cloten king of Cornwall The lyne of CicaÌ„bers †Ambro Turingus Simber Camber †The hystoryes speke but lytyll of the heyris of Francyon vnto the tyme of Magius· Dictatours †Largius Quintus Cincinatus CoÌ„sullê Luciê° iuniê° brutê° Tarquiniê° colatinê° Publiê° valeriê° publicola †¶ Lucius Iunius Brutus Tarquinius Colantinê° â—ere y â— furst coÌ„sullis chosyn in Rome but sone after Tarquinius Colantinus was put out because of Hatered that the Romayns had to the name of Tarquinius one Publius Valerius Publicola was made consull in his sted ¶ Publius Valerius Publicola thus beyng consull made warr agayns Tarquinius superbus and slew of his people aboue ·xviM for the which victory he was the furst of the consuâ—lis that euer rod in a chariot Triumphant in the cyte of Rome he was a man of grete Iustyce equite after that he had be .iiii tymis consull he made warr agaynst the sabyns dyscomfytyd them the prayes prycis that he toke there brought to Rome wherefore when he was ded the people of Rome dyd spend the .iiii. part of there goodis at his beryeng and cost at his funerallis Also after that there was a new order dygnyte made among the romayns which was callyd a Dictator a â—reter dygnyte aboue the consullis which had auctorite to make ordynances and lawis and was as master of y e people but this Dictator was chaungeable euery half yere sometyme after at euery thryd yeere as some wryters affyrme and some tyme at euery v· yere when his yerys was past and he dyschargyd of his auctocyte he shuld be than answerable to all byllis complayntis that any of the people coud alegge agayn hym and ponyshed for euery thyng that he had done contrary to Iustyce therfore ther was euer so good iÌ„dyffereÌ„t Iustyce vsyd and had among the romayns that all the world spake of theÌ„ honor the executyng of which good and indefferent Iustyce cawsyd them to grow in ryches to be of power strenght aboue aÌ„ny people in the world therfore wold good it were so vsyd at this day in the reaâ—me of England that euery Iugge and other offycers hauyng auctoryte to execuâ—e y e lawis or to gouerne or to rule in aÌ„ny office shuld be remouable at .iiii. or .v. yere or lesse theÌ„ to answere to all coÌ„playntis that shuld be allegid agayns him and to be ponished for euery offence that he had committid in his rome and then ther wold not be so mich extorcione and oppressione of the pore people nor so manny iniuries as is now adays The furst that euer was Dictator in Rome was was callid Largius and with hym was another chosyn to be master of y e chyualry of whoÌ„ y e furst was callyd Spurius cassius ¶ Also after this ther was one chosyn Dictator which was callyd Quintus Cincinatus which was an husband man which as he was dryfyng his cart was requyred by the senate to take vppon hym y e dygnyte of Dictator which he refusyd but at the last they constraynyd hym therto this Quintus Cincinatus and one Lucius Tarquinius which was elect captayn of cheualry had grete victory of theyr enmyes but this Quintus Cincinatus cawsyd all the prayse and pryses to be dystrybutyd to y e men of warr nothyng reseruyd to hym selfe therof DuÌ„wallo Belinê° breÌ„niê° GurguÌ„ciê° quiÌ„tilliê° Sisilliê° kimaurê° dauiê° Â¶ DuÌ„wallo soÌ„ to CloteÌ„ after y e deth of his fader was aÌ„ hardy maÌ„ a fayr passing all over of y e brytteÌ„s his fader CloteÌ„ was next heyr to y e hole laÌ„d therfor DuÌ„wall slew Stater Rudak in playn batell so coÌ„queryd all the hole laÌ„d was y e furst that euer ware crown of gold iÌ„ briteyn ordenyd diuers lawis wherof one was y t he y t had doÌ„ neuer so gret offeÌ„ce caÌ„ to y e teÌ„ple for sauegard y t no maÌ„ shuld hurt hiÌ„ but theÌ„ he might after y t go to what coÌ„trey hym lyst he reynyd .xl. yeer lyeth at new troye ¶ Belinus and Brenius sonnis to Dunwallo reynyd next Ioyntely They
Englande toke dyuers castels of the kinges as 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
was exyled agayne into Flaunders to the kynges displeasure ¶ About this tyme the knightes of saynt Iohans wanne the citye of the Rodes from y e Turkes Also the Templers landes for that they vsed thyngê contrary to the faythe of Christ were gyuen to them of saynt Iohans and the Templers were distroyed thorowe out all Chrystendome and about this tyme the order of the Crossyd freres came fyrst into Englande This Piers of Ganeston was suffered to come agayne into Englande whiche than demeaned hym selfe moche wors than euer he dyd before and waxed proude and reuyled so the iordes that they were sore moued agaynst hym that sodaynly they rose and beseged hym in the Castell of Scarbrugh and at the last wanne it and toke it and brought hym to a place besyde warwyke and there stroke of his hede wherwith the kynge was greatly displeasyd ¶ About the .vi. yere of this kynge Robert le Bruse herynge of the dyuisyon betwene the kynge his lordes came agayne into Scotlande there was admytted as kynge wherfore kyng Edwarde prepared a great armye and went into ScotlaÌ„de agaynst whome came Robert le Bruse with a great power of Scottes they met at a place nyghe a ryuer called Bannokisborne where was fought a great batell but the Englysshemen lost the fylde and many of the lordes and great men of Englande were slayne and taken and the kynge with a fewe of his hoost fled and escaped with great daunger into Berwyke wherfore the Scottê were so inflamed with suche pryde that they made this eyme ye maydens of Englande nowe may ye morne For ye haue lost your â—emans at Bannokes borne with heue a lowe what weanes the kynge of Englande So sone to wonne Scotlande with rumbelowe ¶ In the .ix. yere of kynge Edwarde Robert le Bruse kynge of Scottes gatte Berwyke which was by treason as the fame went And the nexte yere after the Scottes entred NorthuÌ„berlande and brent and slewe man woman and chylde and the contrey therby greatly hurte And yet to ¶ Lewys Huten ¶ Lewys Huten son of Philyppe le belle was nexte kynge of Fraunce the yere of Chryst M.CCC.xiiii he made the court of parlyament of Fraunce to be holden contynually in Parys he reyned .ii. yere and lafte his wyfe the quene with chylde ¶ IohnÌ„ son to Lewys was borne after his fathers dethe and reyned but .viii. dayes ¶ Robert ¶ Robert son to Guy countie of Flaunders was nexte erle of Flaunders Clement ¶ Clement was nexte pope he hylde the see in Auinyon .viii. yere and more â—his myschefe was ioyned another that vytell and corne was so scant that the people were fayne to eate hors flesshe dogges flesshe and some stale chylderne and ete them many for defaute of vytell dyed after insued great pestylence 〈◊〉 that the people of EnglaÌ„de wondersly decayde yet these monicyons mended nat the kynge of his yuell lyuynge ¶ Also about the .xi. yere of his reyne he assembled a great hoost of the Southe Eest partes of Englande came and beseged Berwyke wherfore the Scottes gathered a great company and came into Englande another way into the marches of yorke shyre there slewe moche people wherfore the Archebysshop of yorke and other Abbottes pryours clerkes withe husbandemen assembled a great companye gaue them battell at a place called Mytton where the Englysshemen were discomfyte and many of them slayne but the Archebysshop and the Abbot of Selby dyuers other there escaped But because there were so many spirituall men there slayne it was called therfore the whyte battell And whan kynge Edwarde harde therof because it was nyghe wynter he brake vp his sege and returned into yorke Also about this tyme there was nothynge done but by the aduyse of Hughe Spencer the father and Hughe Spencer the son the coÌ„mons had them in as great hateryd as they had Piers of Ganeston before ¶ Also in the .xii. yere of this kynge two Legates whiche came from Rome made great labour to conclude a peace betwene the kynge of EnglaÌ„de the Scottes but that auayled nat wherfore kynge Edwarde gatte a curse of pope IohnÌ„ to accurse Robert le Bruse all other that toke his parte that had hurte the reame of Englande that to stande in strength tyll they had recoÌ„pensed for all harmes done to Englande but it auayled nothynge but put Englande to great cost for the optaynynge therof Also when the barons of EnglaÌ„de sawe this mysterye that y e Spencers mysgouerned all the realme they assembled them to gether made a reâ—uest to the kyng that he shulde remoue the Spencers from his person wherfore there was a parlyment called at LoÌ„don the barons came thyder with a great company in iakettes of yelowe and grene and a bande of whyte cast ouerthwarte and therfore it was called the parlyment of whyte bandes At whiche parlyment bothe the Spencers were banysshed the lande for terme of theyr lyues and they toke shyppynge at Douer â—o voyded the lande But it was nat longe after but the kynge contrarye to that ordynance made in the parlyment sent for these Spencers agayne set them in hyghe auctorite ruled all thynge after theyr sensuall appetytes nothynge regardynge Iustyce nor the coÌ„men welthe wherfore the barons intendyng agayne to reforme these myschefe assembled their powers but the kyng made so hasty spede gathered his people so sone was stroÌ„ger than they and pursued them so in dyuers places that the barons euer fled that in the ende Thomas erle of LaÌ„caster was taken by one Andrewe of Harkeley whome the kynge sent w t a great power at y e battell of Borough brygge where many other of the barons were sâ—ayne and taken And after that the sayd erle of Lancaster and dyuers other of the barons and knyghtes were put to dethe after that the kynges power and the Spencers powers greatly increasyd the barons powers decayde by the space of .v. yere contenuynge In whiche tyme one Robert Baldocke whiche was a man of euyll fame was Chaunceler of Englande by whose meanes the kynge gatheryd many forfettes and fynes of his people contrary to good order of Iustyce ¶ In the .xv. yere of this kynge one Edwarde le Bruse brother to the kynge of Scottes with a great power entred into Irelande intendynge to haue wonne that lande but the people of Irelande quytte them so well that they venquysshed the Scottes and slewe Edwarde le Bruse many of the nobles of Scotlande and many other and droue the resydewe out of the contrey ¶ Also the .xvi. yere the kynge prepared a meruaylous great armye as some wryters reporte to the nombre of C.M. and inuaded Scotlande But the Scottes for fere of the great multytude drewe them to mouÌ„taynes other places y t the Englysshe hoost preuayled lyttell agaynst them wherfore the kynge returned agayne into Englande because many
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„
the vycount of NarbonÌ„ and dyuers other men of name and of the commons .v. M. And there was taken the duke of AlauÌ„son the marshall of Fraunce and dyuers other This Charles the Dolphyn whome the Frenchemen called kynge Charles the .vii. by some wryters is affyrmed to be son to Charles the .vi. And some affyrme hym to be sonne to the duke of Orlyaunce borne of the quene wyfe to Charles the .vi. And some affyrme hym to be the sayd kynge Charles bastarde sonne borne of his paramour called fayre Agnes And also is lyke that he shulde nat be Legittymate son to Charles the .vi. because that that kynge Charles by the consent of his lordes wylled the realme of Fraunce to Katheryn his doughter wyfe to kynge Henry the .v. ¶ Also in the .iii. yere of kynge Henry the .vi. the duke of Glocester the lorde protectour whiche had maryed the Duches of Holande sayled ouer thyther with his wyfe and was honorably receyued but sone after he returned into Englande leauynge his wyfe behynde hym And after y t she was taken by the duke of Burgoyne and kept in prison but yet after she escaped wherfore y e duke of Glocester sent the lorde Fitz water ouer with a great power into zelande but they were there at theyr landynge incountred of theyr enemyes and dryuen backe and fayne to returne agayne to theyr shyppes and so into Englande and preuayled nothynge ¶ Also in the .v. yere of kynge Hynry the erle of Salisbury syr Thomas Mountegue with other lordes leyde sege to the citye of Orlyaunce and wanne dyuers holdes nyghe the citye and as he stode in a bay wyndowe one of the citye marked hym and leuelyd a gonne at hym smote the tymbre of y e wyndowe whiche tymber brake and so smote hym vpon the face wherof he dyed within .iii. dayes after And this was called by the Englysshemen indicium malorum for after his dethe the englysshemen lost euer in FrauÌ„ce theyr possessyons moche more than they wanne ¶ Charles ¶ Charles the .vii. was nexte Frenche kynge y e yere of chryst M.iiii C.xxii. he had great waâ—â—e with the englysshemen to whose helpe there came a mayde of Fraunce whome the frenchemen called la pusell de dieu but she was take and brent by the englysshemen But in the ende this Charles wanne all that agayne whiche the englysshemn had gotte before that is to say Parys y â— coâ—treys of hye Champayne Normandye and Guyan and dyuers other ¶ Philyppe son to IohnÌ„ was nexte duke of Burgoyne Nycholas ¶ Nicholas was nexte pope for Felix resygned to hym he hylde the see .viii. yere Fredrycke ¶ Fredrycke was nexte Emperour he hylde the empyre .xlvi. yere and than dyd assocyate vnto hym Maximilyaâ— his son by y e consent of the electours hylde the empyre with his son .vii. yere ¶ Also in the .viii. yere of kynge Henry he was crowned at westmyster and then after that he passed ouer the see into Fraunce ¶ Also about this tyme a mayden called Iane a poore mannes doughter in Fraunce came to Charles the Dolphyn of FrauÌ„ce whome the frenchemen called kynge Charles the .vii. and said she was sent to hym by god to helpe to releue the misery of Fraunce whervpon they gatte her armour and accompanyed her with knyghtes and soudyars which went forthe and gaue many great conflyctes to the Englysshemen and wanne from them many great townes and holdes And as some wryters say she by her prouydence caused the sayd Charles to be crowned kynge of Fraunce at Reyns But other wryters say he was neuer crowned tyll after the dethe of the duke of Bedforde This sayde mayde called by the Frenchemen Le pusell de dieu or the mayde of god put the Englysshemen oft tymes to the wors But yet at the last she with her coÌ„panye at a place called Champanye came to remoue a sege layde thervnto by y e duke of Burgon and the englysshemen and gaue them battell in whiche fyght the frenchemen were discomfyt and there the sayd mayde was taken by a Burgonyon knyght after brought to Roan where she was by the Englysshemen iudged to dethe and brent ¶ Also in the .x. yere of kynge Henry he was crowned in Parys and after that he returned into Englande leauynge the duke of Bedforde as regent of FrauÌ„ce behynde hym And about this tyme was a great blasynge sterre sene in Englande ¶ Also in the .xii. yere of kynge henry the lorde Talbot with a great coÌ„panye went into FrauÌ„ce and dyd moche hurte to the frenchemen Also about this tyme there were many conflyctes betwene englysshemen and Frenchemen in Fraunce and Normandye and in other contreys dyuers holdes beseged But about the .xiii. yere of kynge henry there was a treatye of peace holdyn at Aras in Pycardye for bothe y e realmes by the meanes of the pope whiche sent thyder the cardynall of saynt Crosse for the same purpose but that treatye toke none effecte and as the frenche cronycles say the cause therof was for the obstynacy of the englysshemen wherfore Philyppe duke of Burgon by meanes of the sayde cardynall forsoke there the englysshemens parte returned to Charles the Frenche kyng whiche gaue vnto hym the countye of Poytewe dyuers other lordeshyppes in recompense of his fathers dethe whiche was before that â—layue And sone after this the duke of Bedforde regent of FrauÌ„ce dyed at Roan was there buryed After whose dethe the englysshemen by lyttell and lyttell lost all that they had wonne before ¶ Also in the .xiiii. yere of kyng henry the duke of Barre accompanyed with the Burgonyons wanne Hareflewe and after that wanne the towne of saynt Denyse and slewe therin aboue iiii C. englysshemen After this one Notycia a knyght of Orlyaunce came to Parys and lay at the charterhouse beyonde the ryuer of Sayne and confetered with certayne citezyns of Parys to betray the citye and to brynge it out of the englysshemens possessyon whiche persons beynge hedes of the citye so labored and turned the hartes of the coÌ„mons from the englysshemen that sodaynly they a rose and slewe as many of the englysshemen as they coude fynde and they that fled and fought by the stretes the women and other persons cast vpon them stones hote lycour so that the englysshemen were slayne taken prisoners they that fled escaped with great parel Than the other hoost that lay at the charterhouse entred at the gates of saynt Germayne saynt Myghels saynt Iakes so came ouer the brydges into the citye and towne ar theyr pleasure after that the englysshemen that were in the towre of saint Denyse and other holdes were fayne to gyue vp the sayd holdes hauynge theyr lyues so deê‘ted And in theyr departure they were mocked scorned of the frenchemen without measure the englisshemen y t taryed were fayne to gyue fyne and raunsome were sworne
realme he was than by all theyr assentes deposed and discharged of all kyngly honour and dignyte And than by the auctoryte of the sayd counsell agrement of all the coÌ„mons there present Edwarde erle of marche than the eldyst son of y e duke of yorke was elected and chosen for kynge of Englande After whiche admyssion the sayd Edwarde erle of Marche the .iiii. day of Marche the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.lx accompanyed with all the lordes and a great multytude of the coÌ„mons was brought into westmyster there toke possessyon of the realme syttynge in the seate royall in the great hail of westmyster with his septer in his hande a questyon was axed of all the people yf they wolde admytte hym to coÌ„tynue as kynge to the whiche with one voyce all the people cryed there ye And than there after the custome vsed he toke his othe and after that went into the abbey and there was receyued w t precessyon and conueyed vnto saynt Edwardes shryne and there offered as kynge and after that receyued homage fealte of all the lordes And vpon the morowe folowynge he was proclaymed in dyuers places of the citye of London Edwarde the .iiii. than kynge of Englande Sone after this this kynge Edwarde with his lordes and a great companye and bande of men toke his iourney Northwarde to subdue his enemyes met w t them at a place called Towton ix myles from yorke with whome he had than a cruell and mortall battell but kynge Edwarde had the victorye that in the fylde chase there were slayne aboue .xxx. M. men there was slayne the erle of Northumberlande the erle of westmyrlande the lorde Clyfforde the lorde Egremounde Andrewe Trollope and many other And in the same fylde was taken the erle of Deuonshyre the erle of wylkeshyre whiche erle of Deuonshyre was after at yorke beheded But kynge Henry and the quene the yonge duke of Somercet the lorde Rose other beynge than at yorke herynge of the losse of this fylde fled towarde Scotlande and vpon the morowe folowynge kynge Edwarde entered into yoâ—ke with his people and there hylde his estate And after that he 〈◊〉 the erle of wâ—rwyke in the Northe to see the guydynge therof and he hym selfe costed the contrey Southwarde and Eestwarde and so came towarde London Edwardus .iiij. Pius ¶ Pius was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.lviii he hylde the see .vi. yere Edwarde the .iiii. EDwarde the .iiii. son to Rycharde duke of yorke came to London and there was crowned kynge at westmyster the .viii. day of Iune the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.lx In the fyrst yere of his reyne the erle of Oxforde y e lorde Aubrey syr Thomas Todenham willyam Tyrell and IohnÌ„ Mongumery were beheded at the Towre hyll Also in the same yere Margarete late quene of Englande came out of Fraunce into Scotlande and from thens into Englande with a strength of Frenchemen and Scottes wherfore kynge Edwarde went towarde them w t a stronge hoost and than the quene perceyuynge she was nat able to resyst kynge Edwardes power returned toke the see and so went agayne into Scotlande And after that the yonge duke of Somercet other that toke the quenes parte submytted them to the kynges grace ¶ Also in the .ii. yere of kyng Edwarde the duke of Somercet herynge y t Henry late kynge was coÌ„mynge agayne into Englande forsoke kynge Edwardes parte returned vnto Henry late kynge whiche entered agayne and at a place called Exham in the Northe the lorde IohnÌ„ Montegue hauynge the rule of the northe contrey with a great power to hym gathered met with theÌ„ and skyrmysshed with them and had the victorye where the sayd duke of Somercet the lorde Hungerforde the lorde Roose were taken prisoners whiche .iii. lordes were sone after put to dethe and beheded and dyuers other that were there taken were after put to dethe ¶ Also in the .iiii. yere of kinge Edwarde secretely in a mornyng at Grastcon nyghe to Stonystretforde the kynge maryed Elysabeth whiche was late before wyfe to syr IohnÌ„ Gray knyght doughter to the lorde Ryuers where with the erle of warwyke was nat content but secretely in his mynde grudged there at Also in this yere Henry late kynge was taken in a woode in the northe contrey by one Cauntlowe and presented to kynge edwarde whiche sent him as prisoner to the Towre of London And anone after quene elysabeth was crowned at westmyster with a great solempnyte and sone after she was delyuered of her fyrst chylde called Elysabeth ¶ Also in the .vi. yere of this kyng the bastarde of Burgon chalenged the lorde Scalys for certayne feates of warre whiche were done in Smythfylde but the lorde Scalys had the victorye and honour ¶ Also in the .viii. yere of this kynge Margarete the kyngê suster was sent ouer the see honorably maryed to Charles the duke of Burgon ¶ Also in the .ix. yere of kynge edwarde the erle of warwyke absented hym selfe from the kyng and confetered vnto hym the duke of Clarence the kynges brother whiche before had maryed y e erle of warwykes doughter whervpon the coÌ„mons of Northumberlande began to rebelle and chase them a captayne called Robyn of Ryddysdale dyd many great feates but at the last this Robyn of Ryddysdale bare hym selfe so wysely that he all his companye were pardoned had no hurte but durynge that rumour and sterynge the Lyncolnshyre men toke the lorde Ryuers and syr IohnÌ„ his son at the mewys at Charynge crosse and brought them to Northamton and there beheded them anone after proclamacyons were made in London y t the kynge had pardoned all those ryottours aswell for the dethe of the lorde Ryuers as for all other displeasures ¶ Lewys ¶ Lewys son of Charles was nexte frenche kynge the yere of Chryste M. CCCC.lxi he had great warre with Charles the duke of Burgon ¶ Charles ¶ Charles son to Philyppe was nexte duke of Burgon he had a doughter called Margarete whiche was maryed to Maximilyan that was electe emperour Paulus ¶ Paulus was nexte pope he hylde the see .vi. yere ¶ But sone after this a newe styrrynge began in Lyncolneshyre by meanes of the lorde welles for whome the kynge sent by feare meanes and as it was sayd promysed hym to come safe and goo safe but wheâ—her the kinge made to hym any suche promyse or nat yet he was shortely after beheded And also sone after this a concorde and vnyte was labored betwene kynge Edwarde and his brother the duke of Clarence and the erle of warwyke wherfore they met all at London at Baynardes castell where the duchesse of yorke theyr mother than lay But anone after y e erle of warwyke sodaynly departed to warwyke and there gathered a great strength And in this whyle syr Robert welles son to y e lorde welles before put to dethe assembled a great power purposynge to gyue kynge