the name of kynge Edwarde the fourth kynge Edward proclamed kynge Immediatlye after kynge Edwarde was proclaymed kynge he pursued Kynge Henry towarde yorke and met wyth King Henries Armye at a place called Towton wyth whome he had then a cruell The battayle at towton battaile but Kynge Edwarde had the victory In the feld were slaine xxxvi M. and vii.c persones and all Englyshemen Also there was slaine the Earles of Northomberlande and Westtmerlande the Lorde Clyfford and diuerse other and Kynge Henri lost all and was fayne to flee the lande after he had raigned .xxxviii. yeares and .vi. monethes After this cruel batayle kinge Henry fledde into Scotlande and Quene Margeret with the yonge Prynce fled to her father the duke of Anges king HeÌ„ry fled into scotlaÌ„d ¶ Edwarde the .iiii. ANno dommini M. cccc.lxi anno primo Edwardi quarti Hugh Wiche mayre George Ireland Iohn Locke sherisses The cronation of king Edwarde This yere the .xxix. daye of Iune was kinge Edwarde the .iiii. wyth great tryumphe crowned at Westmynster ¶ Anno do M. cccc.lxii anno secondo Edwardi quarti Thomas Coke mayre Bartilmewe Iames Wylliam Hampton sheryffes A bataile at ExhaÌ„ In thys yeare Kynge Henry and Quene Margaret hys wyfe came out of ScotlaÌ„d with a great Army of Frenchemen and Scottes and in Exam shyre the Lorde Mountacute gouernoure of the Northe countre mete hym with a noble armye where Kynge Henry was discomfyted and fled and the Duke of Somerset who a litle before forsoke Kynge Edward was taken in the chase wyth dyuers other who afterward wer beheaded ¶ Anno domini M. cccc.lxiii an tercio Edwardi quarti Mathewe Philip gold smith maire Thomas Muscham Robert bassed shiriffes In this yeare kyng Henry came out of Scotlande into Englande by what meanes I haue not read Kyng henry taken prysoner but I thyncke not well stablyshed in his wit but boldly he entred the Realme and assone as he was entred he was knowen and taken by one Cantlow and brought toward the kyng whome the Earle of Warwyke met on the way by the kynges commaundement brought hym throughe London to the Towre there he was layed in sure holde And Quene Margret her sonne departed out of ScotlaÌ„d and sayled into fraunce where she remayned with Duke Rayner her father tyll she toke her infortunate iourney into Englande agayne ¶ Anno do m. cccc.lxiiii an quarto Edwardi quarti Raufe Iostelyne draper mayre Iohn Tate Iohn stone shiriffes Kyng Edward maryed This yere the Earle of Warwyke was sent into frauÌ„ce to treat of a Mariage betwene the Lady Bona doughter to Lewes Duke of Sauoy and syster to the French Quene which mariage was a greed vnto but in meane season kyng Edward maryed preuely at Grafton the Lady Elizabeth late wyfe of Syr Iohn Graye for whyche mariage rose greate varience betwene the kynge and the Earle of Warwycke hys chiefe frende and maynteynoure ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxv anno quinto Edwardi quarto Raufe Freney mercer mayre The quene delyuered of a doughter Henry Waner Wyllyam Constantine shyrif In this yere the Quene was delyuered of a fayre Ladye and was named Elyzabeth whyche afterward was wife to the noble prince kynge Henry the .vii. and mother to kynge Henry the .viii. Also in thys yeare was graunted a licence that certaine cotsehold shepe shoulde be transported into Spayne A lycence graunted to carye shepe into spayne whych haue so ther multiplied encreased that it hath turned the commoditie of Englande muche to the spanishe profyte ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxvi anno sexto Edwardi quarti Iohn yong grocer knight mayre Iohn Brice Iohn Browne Iohn stotton shyr In thys yere the Bastard of Burgon came into Englande to treate for a mariage betwne the earle Chareloyse yeyre of Borgoyne â—châ—â—â— betwen tâ—◠〈◊〉 sâ—erâ—e of burgoynâ— the Lord Scales kyng Edwardes syster whyche mariage was concluded At whych tyme the sayde basterd chalenged the Lorde Scales for certayne feates of war whiche were done in Smethfelde but the lord scales had the victory ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxvii an septimo Edwardi quarti Thomas Owlgraue mayre Humfrey heyford Thomas stalbroke shiriffes ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxviii an octauo Edwardi quarti Willyam Taylour grocer mayre Symon smith Wyllyam Heriot shyryffes In thys yere began the Earle of Warke to Rebel agaynst kinge Edward and procured to hys part the Duke of Clarens brother to the kynge The earle of warwike rebeâ—eld the Archebishop of yorke the Marques Mountacute hys brethren whiche Earle with the Duke of Clarence wente to Calys where the sayde Duke maried the Earles doughter of warwike Banbury helde In thys yeare also the commons of yorkeshyre made insurrection at the settynge on of the Earle of Warwyke and hys adherentes and made them a Captaine called Robyn of Ryddesdale and nere vnto Banbury the Lord Harbert Earle of Penbroke and hys brother syr Richarde harbert wyth an Army of vii.m Welchmen met the Northren men betwyxt whome was a cruell Battel where the northren men optayned the victorye the Earle of Penbroke his brother Richard taken and beheaded and v.m Welchmen slaine After thys victory the NorthreÌ„ men wente to Warwyke where the Earle King Edward taken prisoner and the Duke of Clarence had gathered a greate Army and kyng Edward wyth his puissauÌ„ce came agaynst them but sodenly in the nyght the Earle set on the kynges campe so that kynge Edward was there taken prysoner and so sent to Middelham castel in yorke shyre to be kept wyth the Archbisshop of yorke the Earles brother Shortely after kinge Edward hauynge frendship of his kepers was suffered certayne dayes in the weke to ryde a huntyng and by the meanes of syr wyllyam stanley king Edward deliuered oute of pryson syr Thomas of Borogh and dyuers other hys freÌ„des with a great bond of men was rescued from his kepers and so delyuered oute of Pryson Losecotefelde Kynge Edwarde after he was come to LondoÌ„ gathered together hys Army and so met wyth the Lorde Welles with a great army the victory fel on the kynges parte where were slayne x.m men at the least where were taken and beheaded the Lorde welles syr Roberd Welles his sonne The lord welles beheaded syr Roberd Democke wyth dyuers other thys batayle was called Losecotefelde because the Lyncolne shyre men dyd worle away theyr cotes and ranne awaye This yere the Earle of Warwyke with the Duke of Clarence perceyuyng theyr partie weakened fled into fraunce for socoure where they taryed not past .vi. monethes Th erle of warwike fled into Fraunce The Duke of Clarence Th erle of warwike landed the Earles of Warwyke Penbroke and Oxforthe landed at dertmoth to whome by meanes of proclamacions made in kynge Henries name the commons gathered to them in greate nombre so that kynge Edward fearynge hys parte fled into FlauÌ„ders
Nele Aboute the .xiii. kīg Iohn reconsiled to the byshoppe of Rome yeare of kinge Iohns rayne Philippe of fraunce made sharpe warre vpō England at the settynge on the Byshop of Rome Insomuch that kyng Iohn was fayne to submite him selfe to the Romish bishop who was boūde that aswell he as his ayres should hold the crowne of the byshoppe of Rome and should paye yearelye a M. Marke of syluer Iewes the frēch kinges sonne entred into englād In the .xvi. yeare of king Iohn great strife and varyaunce happened in England betwene the kyng and his Lordes and commons of his realme Insomuche that the kynge sente into flaunders for socoure and the nobles sent for Lewes the sonne of kinge Phylyppe of fraunce and him saluted as kinge mayntayned him in war against kynge Iohn to the great hurte of this realme of Englande Duryng the tyme of this warre King Iohn ended hys lyfe and died of the flixe at Newewarke vpon Trent the .xix daye of Octobre the yere of Chryst M.cc.xvi The deth of king Iohn But some Authors wryte that a Monke poysoned him at Swynested and is buryed at Worcester ¶ Henry the thirde HEnry the thyrd of of that name and eldest sonne to kīg Iohn by the ayde of certayne lordes of Englande was crowned kynge at .ix. yeares of his age whiche kinge wyth his aydes kepte sharpe warre whiche Lewes the frenche kynges sonne who by comnaunte of certayne Lordes of England claymed the crowne Iewes returned into fraūce but after certagne Skyrmyshes and battayles a peace was concluded so that Lewes shoulde departe into Fraunce and for his trauayle he had a m. Markes and so departed In the fyrst yeare of king henryes raygne were ordayned many lawes in Englande to the greate commoditie of his subiectes Magnacarta cōfirmed And the greate charter called Magnacarta was confirmed and diuerse articles added thereto In the forthe yeare Alexander kynge of Scottes maried Ioan the syster of kynge Henry of Englande The king of scottes maried In this yeare also there was a Proclamacion made througheoute Englande to auoyde straungers Straungers put out of the realme Because one Foukes de brent held the castell of Bedford against the kinges will The commīg in of the graye friers In the .v. yeare of kinge Henryes raygne the gray fryers of the order of Fraunces came fyrste into Englande A voiage into bretayne In the .xiii. yeare of kinge Hēry the thyrd he sailed into bretayne with a noble army agaynst Lewes kynge of Fraunce wher after spoylynge of the countre a peace was concluded betwene the .ii. yonge Prynces A varyaunce betwene the king his lordes In the .xvi. yeare of this Kinges raygne a variaunce kyndled betwene kyng Henry and hys lordes because he put frō his seruice Englyshe men and trusted straungers aswell in his counsell as other offices nere about him In the .xix. The king maried yeare kynge Henry toke to wyfe Elinour doughter of the Earle of Prouynce Aboute the .xxi. yere of king hēry the vniuersite of Parys concluded that no Preestes vnder paine of deadlye synne shoulde haue .ii. No preest ought to haue .ii. benefytes benefytes In the .xxxi. The liberties of lōdon loste yeare kynge Hēry seyased the Fraunchesse of the citie of London for a Iudgemente geuen a gaynste a Wydowe named Margaret vyell But shortly after they were restored In the .xxxviii. yere prynce Edwarde The fyrst prince of waies eldest sonne to kynge Henry maryed Elynour doughter to the kyng of Castell to whome king Henry gaue the principalitie of Wales and the gouernaunce of Gyen and Irelande whereof began fyrste that the kynges of England ordayned theyr sonnes prince of Wales The battaile at iewes In the .xlviii. yeare of Kynge Henryes raygne greate varyaunce was betwene the kynge and hys Lordes and commons In somuch that neare vnto Lewes kynge Hēry and his barons fought a cruell battayle where the kynge loste the felde where the kyng himselfe with Richarde his brother kyng of Romaines and syr Edward his sonne and other noble men to the nombre of .xxv. wer taken of the commons were slayne .xx. M. The king delyuered oute of prison The king and his brother wer deliuered vpon promyse made to performe certayne Actes made at Oxforde in the parliament before for suerty wherof Prynce Edward remayned as pledge Shortly after fell great varyaunce betwene the Earle of glocester and the Earle of Leyceter and Prynce Edwarde toke parte with the Earle of Glocester The battayle at killingworthe and at kyllyngworthe was foughte a cruell battayle the vyctory fell on prynce Edwardes parte Shortlye after syr Symonde mounford Earle of Leceter gathered a new army and mette Prynce Edward at Euesham where Syr Symonde the Earle was slayne dyuerse other that toke his parte The battayle at Euesham About the .liiii The liberties of lōdon loste yeare of kynge Henries raygne was such dyspleasure taken agaynst the Londoners that the kyng seased theyr liberties into his handes But after the citie by meanes of frendes payed a fine of .xx. M. Markes and so was restored to theyr lyberty In the .lv. A voyage into the holy land yeare of this kynge syr Edward the kinges sonne toke his iourney into the holy land and there he rescued the citie of Acres whiche was beseiged by the Soudan of surrey The deth of kinge henry the thyrde Duringe which voyage Prynce Edward beyng in the holy land kyng Henry hys father fell sycke at Westminster and dyed the .xvi. daye of Nouember the yeare of Christ M.cc.lxxiii and is buried at Westminster ¶ Edward the fyrst Edward the fyrst of that name and sonne to Henry the .iii. after he hard of the death of his father came from the holye lande And was crowned kynge at Westminster the .xix. The king of scottes did hōage to kynge Edward daye of August the yere of christ M.cc.lxxiii At which tyme Alexander kynge of Scottes was presente and did homage to kynge Edward Lewellyn of wales In the seconde yeare of kynge Edwarde the Kynge wente into Wales and subdued Lewellyn Princes of Wales which paied to the kynge for a fine l.m Markes In the .x. yeare of thys kinge Lewellyn Prince of Wales rebellyd A bataile in wales but after they pursued so the Welchemen that Lewellin and his brother Dauid fled but after Lewellyn was taken by syr Edmond Mortymer who smot of his heade and sent it to the kynge and after that his brother was hanged drawen and quartered In the .xiii. yeare of this kinge The liberties of lōdō seased the king seased the liberties of london into his handes because the Mayre toke brybes of the bakers And suffered them to sell breade vnder the syse In the .xxiiii. A bataile in scotlād yere of kinge Edwarde the Scottes dyuers tymes rebelled wherfore kynge Edwarde beseiged the towne of Barwyke where was fought a
to the Duke of Burgoine kynge edward fled flaūders After kynge Edwards fleing diuers of his frendes toke saynctuary Kynge edward the v. borne in sanctutuarye and in especially Quene Elisabeth who was porely deliuered in the sainctuary at Westminster of a sonne named Edward Then was Henry the .vi. set at large and agayne proclamed king by meanes of the Earle of Warwyke king henry restored to his kynglye estate and other and king Edward proclamed vsurper of the crowne but that contynued not longe ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxix anno nono Edwardi quarti Richarde Lee grocer mayre Robart Draper Rychard Gardener sheriffes ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxx anno decimo Edwardi quarti Iohn stocton mercer knyghte mayre Iohn Crosby Ihon Ward sheriffes In this yere also kyng Edwarde hauynge kynge Henri in his company met with the Earle of Warwyke on Esterdaye at Barnet .x. Barnet felde myles frō London where betwene them was fought a cruell battayle the victory fell on kynge Edwardes parte where were slayne Rycharde Neuel Earle of Warwike and the Marques moūtacute his brother with x.m men more Shortly after this bataile quene Margaret with her sonne landed at Waymouth in Dorsetshere and when she heard of the death of the Earle of Warwike she and her sonne toke saynctuary at Beweley in hamshyre vnto her resorted the Duke of Somerset and the Earle of Deuenshire with other A bataile at Tewkesburye who gathered a greate Army and kynge Edwarde with a greate Army met with them nere vnto Tewkesbury where was fought a cruel bataile but kynge Edward had the victorye where quene Margaret was taken prysoner and Prince Edward her sonne also who in the kynges presence was shamefully mourdered this batayle was foughte the iiii day of maye on a saterday and on the mondaye after was beheaded at Twekesburye Edmonde Duke of Somerset the Prior of saynct Iohns Ierusalem with dyuers other and the Quene sent prysoner to London who afterwarde was redemed by her father and after sent into fraunce After this the basterd Fauconbrydge who was made fese Admirall by the Earle of Warwike began a newe commocion with kentyshe men A new cōmocion and esexmen who shortlye was apprehendyd and put to deathe In this yeare also vpon the Ascencion euen nexte folowinge the dead corps of kynge Henri the .vi. was brought from the Tower of London to Poules where he laye all nyghte The deth of kynge henry the vi But howe this Prince came to his deathe there be dyuers sayinges but commonly it is said that Rychard Duke of Gloceter kynge Edwardes brother slewe hym wyth a dager ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxxi anno xi Edwardi quarti William Edward Grocer mayre Iohn Aleine Iohn Shelley shiriffes ¶ Anno do m. cccc.lxxii anno xii Edwardi quarti William Hampton fyshmonger mayre Thomas Bledlow Iohn Browne sheriffes ¶ Anno do M. cccc.lxxiii an xiii Edwardi quarti Iohn Tate mercer mayre wylliam Stocker Robert Byllesdon shiriffes ¶ Anno do m. cccc.lxxiiii an xiiii Edwardi quarti Roberte Drope draper mayre Edmond shaa Thomas Hyll shiriffes This yeare kynge Edwarde wyth a noble armye wente in to fraunce but afterward considering the vniustnes of the duke of Bourgone there was a peace concluded so that the french kyng should pay to kynge Edwarde .lxxv. M crownes A voyage into fraunce and yearly .l. M. crownes durynge kynge Edwardes lyfe ¶ Anno dom m. cccc.lxxv an xv Edwardi quarti Roberte Basset Salter mayre Roberte Colwyche Hugh Bryce shiriffes This yere were diuers Bakers of London sette vpon the Pillorye for makynge of lyghte weyghte of breade ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxxvi an xvi Edwardi quarti Raufe Iostelyn draper mayre Rychard Rauson Wylliam Horne sheryffes This yere from Crypylgate to Byshopisgate London wale was newlye repared ¶ Anno do m. cccc.lxxvii anno xvii Edwardi quarti Humfrey Heyforde goldsmyth mayre Henry Colet Iohn Stocker sheryffes Thys yeare George Duke of Clarens yonger brother to kynge Edwarde beynge prysoner in the tower of London was there drowned in a barell of Malmesy ¶ Anno domi m. cccc.lxxviii an xviii Edwardi quarti Rycharde Gardyner mercer Mayre Robert Harding Robert Bifelde sheryffes In this yeare was great mortalitie in London and throughout all England ¶ Anno domini m. cccc.lxxix an xix Edwardi quarti Bartilmewe Iames draper mayre Thomas Ilam Iohn warde shyryffes ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxxx anno xx Edwardi .iiii. Iohn Browne mayre wyllyam Bacon wyllyam Daniel shyryffes ¶ Anno do M. cccc.lxxxi an xxi Edwardi quarti Wyllyam Heriot draper knight mayre Robert Tate wyllyam wykyng Richard Caurie shiriffes The king made a feaste to the maire of Londō This yere in the moneth of Iulye the kynge sente for the mayre wyth certayne of his brethren and comeners of the cytye of London vnto the Forest of waltham and there cause the game to be brought before thē so that they sawe course after course and manye dere bothe redde and falowe slaine And after that the king commaunded his offycers to brynge the mayre and his company vnto a pleasaunte lodge made al of grene bowes and there set them to dyner and serued theim wyth manye denty dyshes and dyuers wynes good and plenty and ouer that caused the lorde Chamberlyn with other Lordes to chere the mayre and his companye sundrye tymes whyle they were at dyner and at theyr departynge gaue vnto them venyson greate plentye Thys yeare also the kynge sene vnto the mayresse of London and her systers the Aldermens wifes two hartes .vi. Buckes a Tonne of wyne to make theym merye wythall ¶ Anno do m. cccc.lxxxii an xxii Edwardi quarti Edmonde shaa goldsmith mayre Iohn Mathew William whyte shiriffes In the begynnynge of the .xxiii. yeare the .ix. day of Apryl dyed the noble kynge Edwarde the .iiii. at westminster and is buryed at winsor leuinge after him two sonnes that is to say Prince Edward his eldest sonne and Richard Duke of yorke .iii. doughters Elisabeth that after was Quene Cycili and Katherine ¶ Edward the fyft EDwarde the .v. beganne hys reygne ouer the realme of england the .xi. daye of Apryll in the begynnynge of the yeare of our Lorde M. cccc.lxxxiii the same Edwarde beynge of the age of .xi. yeares or there aboute this Edwarde was neuer crowned but shamefully murthered by the commaundemente of Rycharde the thyrd that after was kynge of englande ¶ Richard the .iii. RIchard the .iii. began hys domynion ouer the Realme of England the .xxi. day of Iune in the yeare of oure Lord M. cccc lxxxiii and the .vi. day of Iuly the nexte folowinge was crouned at Westeminster ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxxxiii an primo Richardi .iii. Robert billesdon haberdasher mayre Thomas Norlande Wyllyam Martyne shyryffes In thys yere was the Duke of Buchyngham beheaded at Salysburye The duke of bokingham beheaded ¶ Anno. do m. cccc.lxxxiiii anno secondo richardi .iii. Thomas Hyl mayre Thomas