to the kynges pauilon Ì„ killed ther mony men in ther beddis cried some Naward naward an oder time a Douglos a douglas Wherfor the kyng that wos in his pauilon mech oder folk were wonder sore afraied but blyssid be almyghty god the kyng wos not taken in gret parell was tho the ream of englond ¶ And that nyght the mone shone full clere bright for all the kiÌ„gê meÌ„ the scottis ascappid harmeles ¶ And iÌ„ the morow whaÌ„ the kyng wist that the scottis wer a scappid iÌ„ to ther own cuntre he wos wonder sori Ì„ full hertely wepid with his yong eyn Ì„ yit wist he nott who had hiÌ„ done that treson bot that falÌ„s tresoun was full well knaw a good while after as the stori telleth ¶ Tho kiÌ„g edward come ayen to yorke full sorowfull his host deê‘ted and euery man went in to his own cuntre with full heuy chere and mornyng semblant the henaudes toke ther leue Ì„ went iÌ„ to ther own cuntre the kynge for ther trauell hugeli them rewardid ¶ And for encheson of that viage the kyng had dispendid moch of his tresour wasted ¶ And in that tyme wer seyn ij mones in the firmament that on was clere that other was derke as men might se thurgh out the world and a gret debate wos that same tyme ayens pope Iohan the xxij after sent petre Ì„ the Emprour of Almayn tho made him Emprour ayens the popis wyll that tho held his see at Auinion ¶ Wherfor the eÌ„pror made his crie at Rome ordeyned an oder pope that hight Nycholas that wos a frere mynor and that was ayens the right of holy chirch ¶ Wherfor he wos cursed the pouer of that oder pope sone wos leid And for enchesoÌ„ that suche meruellis wer seyn meÌ„ said that the world was nygh at an end ¶ Of the deth of kyng Edward Carnariuan ANd now go we ayen to sir Edward of Carnariuan that was kyng Edward fadre sum tyme kyng of englond put doune of his dyngnite Alas for his tribulacion and sorow that him befell thurgh fals councell that he loued and triftid vpoÌ„ to moch that afterward wer destroyed thugh ther falsenesse as god wold ¶ And this Edward of Carnariuan wos in the castell of Berkelay vnder the kepyng of Sir Moris of Berkeley sir Iohan of Mautreus and to them he made his complaynt of his sorow and of his disese and oft tyme he axed of his wardens what he had trespased ayens Dame Isabell his wife and Sir edward his son that was made new king that they wold not viset him ¶ And tho ansuerid on of his wardeynes and said my worthy lord displese yow not that I shall tell you the encheson is for it is done them to vnderstond that if my lady your wife come any thing ny you that ye wold hir strangle and kyll and also that ye wold do to my lord your son the same ¶ Tho ansuered he with simple chere Alas alas am I not iÌ„ prison and all at your own will now god hit wote I thought it neuer and now I wold that I wer dede so wold god if that I wer for than wer all my sorow passed ¶ Hit was not long tyme after that the kyng thurgh ê¯cell of Roger Mortimer grauÌ„tid the ward kepiÌ„g of sir edward his fadre vn to sir Thomas Toiourney Ì„ to the forsaid sir IohnÌ„ Mautreuers thurgh the kynges lettre put out holy the forsaid sir Morice of the ward of the kyng they toke Ì„ led the kyng vn to the castell of Corfe the wich castell the kyng hated as any deth they keped hiÌ„ ther till it come vn to sent Mathewes day iÌ„ septeÌ„bre in the yere of grace M.ccc.xxvij that the forsaid sir Roger Mortimer sent the maner of the deth how Ì„ in what wise he shÌ„old be done to deth ¶ And anone as the forsaid Thomas Iohan had seyn the letter Ì„ commaundemeÌ„t they made kiÌ„g Edward Carnariuan good chere good so las as they myght at that soper nothiÌ„g the kiÌ„g wist of the tratorie ¶ And wheÌ„ time wos for to go to bedde the kiÌ„g went vn to his bed Ì„ lay slept fast as the king lay slept the tratourys fals for sworne ayens ther homage ther feaute come priueli in to the kynges chambre Ì„ ther company with them and laid an huge tabull vpoÌ„ his wombe with men pressed held fast douÌ„e the .iiij corners of the tabull vpon his body wherwith the good man awoke Ì„ wos wonder sore a drad to be dede ther and slayn and turned his body tho vpsedoune ¶ Tho toke the fals traitours and wode tirantis an horne and put it in to hys fundement as depe as they myght toke a spit of coper brennyng put it thurgh the horne in to his body and oft tymes roulled ther with his bowels and so they kylled ther lord that nothyng wos ê‘saued Ì„ after he was entered at glocestre ¶ How kyng Edward spoused Philip the Erles doughter of Henaud at Yorke ANd after Cristemasse tho next swyng sir IohnÌ„ of henaud brought with hiÌ„ Phelip his brothers doughter that was erle of Henaud his nece in to englond· Ì„ kiÌ„g edward spoused hir at york with moch honour ¶ And sir IohnÌ„ of Bothum bisshop of Ely and sir wyllm of melton Erchebisshop of yorke songen thee masse the sonday in the eue of ê¯uersion of sent Paule In the yere of grace a M.ccc.xxvij but for encheson that the kyng wos bot yong tendre of age when he wos crouned full mony wronges wer done while that his fadre leued for encheson that he trowed the councelers that wer fals a bout him that counceled him to done other wise than reson wold wherfor gret harme was done to the reame to the kyng all meÌ„ directid it the kiÌ„es dede Ì„ it was not so almighty god it wote Wher fore it wos ordeyned at the kynges crouning that the kyng for his tendre age shuld be gouerned by xij of the gretest lordis of englond with out wich no thiÌ„g shÌ„uld be done that is to sai The erchebisshop of Cantorburi the erchebishop of yorke the bisshop of wynchestre Ì„ the bisshop of herthforth the erle of Lancastre the erle marshall the erle of Kent that wer the kiÌ„ges vnches the erle of Garenne sir Thomas wake sir heÌ„ri of Perci sir oliuer of yngham IohnÌ„ of Roos barons ¶ All thes wer sworne trewly for to councell the kyng And they shuld ansuer euery yere in the ê‘lament of that that shuld be don in the tyme of that gouernall bot that ordeynance wos sone vndone Ì„ that wos moch harme to all englond· ¶ For the kiÌ„g all the lordis that shuld gouerne hiÌ„ wer gouerned Ì„ ruled after the kyngê
cum at a certain day as in his letters were coÌ„teyned to make a riall fest ¶ At wich day thider they coÌ„en Ì„ brought with hem amirallis princes Ì„ dukes and nobull chiualrie The fest wos rialy arayed and ther they leued in Ioye Ì„ myrthe ynough that it wos wonder to wit And it befeell thus that this Dioclisian thought to marie his doughtres among altho kynges that tho were at that solempnite Ì„ so they spakene Ì„ ded that albine his eldest doughter Ì„ all hir sustres richely were maried vn to xxxiij kynges that were lordes of gret honour Ì„ of pouer at this solempnyte And when the solempnite wos done euery kyng toke his wyf lad them in ther own coÌ„tre Ì„ ther maad hem quenes and it befell thus afterward that this dame albine bicome so stoute so sterne that she told lytell pris of her lord of hym had scorne and desspyt and wolde nat done his will butt she wold haue hir owne will in dyuerse matres and all hir other sustres euerychone bere them so euel ayenst ther lordes that it was wondyr to wytt for as moch as them thought that ther husbondes were nought of so hy ê‘age comen as ther fadre But tho kynges that were ther lordes wold haue chastized them with fair maner vpon all loue and frendshipp that they shold amend ther lith er ê¯dycions but all wos for nought for they diden ther own wyll iÌ„ all thyng that them liked had of poer wher for tho xxxiij kyngê vpon a tyme often times beten ther wyfes for they wened that they wold amended ther tatches ther wilkednes bot of soche coÌ„dicions they were that for fair speche warnyng they didden all the wors and for betynges eft sones mochel wers wher for the kyng that had wedded Albine wrot the taches ê¯dicions off his wyfâ— albin and the letter sent to Dioclision hir fadre wheÌ„ the other kyngê herd that Albines lord had sent a letter to Dioclisian anone they sent lettres enseled with ther seales the ê¯dicions taches of ther wyfes ¶ When the kyng dioclisian saw and herd so many playntes of his doughtres he wos sore ashamed become wonder angre wroth toward his doughtres thought bothe nyght and day yf he tho myght a mend it that they so misded and anone sent his lettres vn to the xxxiij kynges that they shold cuÌ„ to hym bring with hem their wyfes euerychone at a certane day for he wold ther chastise hem of ther wikkednesse yf he myght in any maner of wise So that the kyngê comen all at that tyme and day that tho wos sette bitwene hym and the kyngê Dioclisian them vnder song with moche honour Ì„ maad a soleÌ„pne feste to al that were vnder his lordshipp Ì„ the thrid day after that soleÌ„pnite the kyng Dioclisian sent after his xxxiij doughtres that they shold cum Ì„ speke with hym iÌ„ hys chambre Ì„ when they war come he spake vn to them of ther wikkednes Ì„ of ther cruelte Ì„ spituesly hem reê“ued vndernam Ì„ to hem he said that yf they wold nat be chastised they shold his loue lese for euer more And when the ladies herden all this they be comeÌ„ abasshed and gretli aschamed to ther fadre they said that they wold make all amendes so they deê‘ted out from ther fadres chambre dame Albine that wos the eldest suster lad hem all to hir chambre and tho made void all that wer theryn so that no lefe wos among hem but she and hir sustres yfere Tho sayd this Albine my faire sustres wel we know that the kyng our fadre vs hath reproued shamed and despyseed for enchesone to make vs obedient vn to owr housbandes but certes that shall I neuer whiles that I leue sith that I am come of a more hier kyngê blod then myn housbond is Ì„ whan she had thê° said all hir sustres said the same Ì„ tho saied Albine full well I wot fair sustres that owr housbandes has plened vn to our fader vpoÌ„ vs wherfor he hath vs thê° soule reproued Ì„ despised wherfor sustres my counsell is that this nyght when our housbandes bene a bedde all we with one assent cutten hir throtes Ì„ than we may bene in pees of hem Ì„ better we moo doo this thing vnder our fadres power than ower where ells And anone all the ladis consented Ì„ graÌ„ted to thys coÌ„sell Ì„ when nyght wos coÌ„yn the lordd Ì„ ladies went to bedde Ì„ anone as ther lordes were in slepe they cutte all heir housbondes throtes Ì„ so they flow them all when at Dioclisian the kyng her fadre herd of this thing he bicome hugeli wroth ayenst his doughtres Ì„ anoÌ„e wold hem all haue brenet ¶ But al the barons Ì„ lordes of sirrie couÌ„ceilled not so for to doo suche stretnes to his owne doughtres bot onli shold voyde the lond of them for euer more so that they neuer shuld com ayene and so he dyde ¶ And Dioclisian that wos ther fadre anoÌ„e coÌ„maunded them to gone in to shypp Ì„ deliuered to hem vitailles for half a yere And whan this wos done all the sustren went in to the ship Ì„ sailed forth iÌ„ the see bitoke all ther frendes to Appolyn that wos ther god· And so long thee sailed in the see till at the last they come Ì„ arreued iÌ„ an yle that wos all wyldernesse Ì„ when dame Albion wos come to that lond Ì„ all hir sustres thys Albine went frest forth out of the shypp and saied to hir other sustres for as moche ê™ she as I am the oldest suster of all this coÌ„pany Ì„ fyrst this land haue takeÌ„ Ì„ for as moche os my nam is Albine I will that this lond be called albioÌ„ after myn own name Ì„ anoÌ„e al hir sustres graÌ„ted to hir with a good wyll Tho veÌ„t out al the sustres of the ship tokeÌ„ the lond albion as hir suster cald it And ther they went vp Ì„ downe and fonde nether maÌ„ ne womaÌ„ ne child but wyld bestes of diuerse kyndes and when ther vitalles war dispended and thei failled they fedde them wyth herbes Ì„ frutes in seson of the yere and so they leued as they best myght and aftee that they token flessh of dyuerse bestes and bycame wonder fat and so they desired mannys compane and maÌ„nys kynde that hem failled and for hete they woxen wonder coragious of kynd so that they desired more maÌ„nys companie then eny othyr solace or myrthe whan the deuel that ê‘ceuyd and went by dyuerse contreys and noÌ„me bodi of the eir and likyng natures shad off men and come in to the lande of Albion and lay by thoo wymeÌ„ and shad tho natures vpon them and they consaued after Ì„ they broght forth Geantys of the wich
the last he shop him to the see and passed ouer in to fraunce and asked and aspied wher the Quene myght be fonde and men told hym wher she was And whan he come to the Cite that she was in preualy he sent his squyer vn to the quene to tell hyr that hir fadre wos comen to hir for gret neides ¶ And when the squyer come to the quene he told hir euery dele of hir sustres from the begynnyng vn to the end· Cordeill the quene anone toke gold and siluer plente and toke it to the squyer in counsell that he shold go and bere it vn to hir fadre and that he shold go in to a certan Cite and hym aray and wasshen and than cum ayene to hir Ì„ bring with hym an honest companye of knyghtes xl at the leyst with ther menye and than he shold send to hir lord the kyng and sayne that he were comen for to speke with his doughter hym for to seen and so he did ¶ And whan the kyng and the quene heâ—d that thei com with mych honour they hym rossayued And the kiÌ„g of fraunce tho let send thurgh all his reame and coÌ„manded that all meÌ„ shold bene al 's entendent to kyng Leir the Quens fadre in all maner of thynges as it war vn to hym self when kiÌ„g leir had duelled ther a moneth and more he tolde to the kyng and to the quene his doughter how his two eldest doughtres had hym serued Agampe anone let ordeyne a gret host of fraunce men and sent in to bretan with Leir the quenes fader for to comquer his land ayene and his kyngdom And cordeill also come with hir fader in to bretane for to haue the reame after hir fadres deth And anone they went to ship and passed the see and come in to bretan and foughten with the felous and them scomfited and kylled Ì„ tho had he his lond ayene and after leued iij. yere and held his ream in pees and afterward died Ì„ Cordeill his doughter hym let eÌ„tyr with mekell honour at Lecestre Anno muÌ„di iiij M iij C xlix Et anÌ„ xpiÌ„ natiÌ„tateÌ„ viij C liij AMasias son to Ioam regned on the Iues xxix yere after the wich the kyngdoÌ„ of Iues wos with out kyng xiij yere This man worship the goddis of Seyr vt pêª patet 2º para 2â— Ieroboam son to Ioam rened on isreell xli yere yâ— with was manly and victorius for he ouer come the kyng sirie Ì„ restorid israell damaske after the word of Iono the ê“phet bot he wos not good ther foor sayeth Austyn yf good men regne thay ê“phet mony meÌ„ Ì„ yf ill men regne they hurt mony men Anno muÌ„di iiij M iij C lxxxviij Et anÌ„ xpiÌ„ natiÌ„tateÌ„ viij C xi OZias or Azarias son to Amasie regned on the Iure lij yere the wich leued well a for our lord Off hym is no ill thyng wretyn bot that he vsurpit the dyngnyte of prest hoid vnder Azari the wich he for bed hym for the wich cause our lord strok hym with a leper vt pêª patet â—o. para Ozee bisshop and ê“phet was this tyme the fyrst of the xij is send a yanes the x. tribis Iohell the secund of the xij ê“phesied of iuda Anias the iij. ê“phised agaÌ„s mani peple ¶ Abdias the iiij of the xij ê“phesied agayns edom Iacharias son to IeroboaÌ„ regned iÌ„ israell vi monethis the wich be gan to regne the xxxviij yere of Osias and wos nought in his leuyng as his predicessurs war And zelluz kylled hym and regned a moneth And Manahen kyllid hym toke his kyngdom vt pêª patet 4º reguÌ„ This manahen regned x. yere that wich be gon to regne the xxxix yere of Osias and he ruled him myscheuysly and our lord toke hym in the poer of the kyng of assuriorum Ì„ he payed to hym M. talentis of siluer vt pêª patet 4 reguÌ„ Phaseia son to manahen regned in israell ij yere And he bee gan to regne the .l. yere of Osias he wos noght iÌ„ his leuyng Phasee slew Phasaia regned xx yere And he be gan to regne the lij yer of Osias and did as other cursed men did plura vide 4º reguÌ„ And after this israell wos with owttyn ony kyng viij yere ¶ How Morgan and Conedag that wos nevus to Cordeil werred wpon hir and put hir hir in to preson WHen that kyng Leir wos deid Cordeill his yongest doughter regned the x. yere of Osias kyng of Iuri And after hir ragned Conedage the xv yere of Osias And Cordeill that wos Leir yongest doughter after the deth of hir fader had all the loÌ„d v. yere and in the meyn tyme died hir lord Agampe that was kyng of fraunce and after his deth she left wedo And ther come Morgan and Conedag that wer Cordeill sustre sonnys and to hir had enmite for as moch as ther aunt shold haue the land So that bitweyn them they ordeyned a gret pouer and vpon hir wered gretly and neuer they rest till they had hir taken Ì„ put hir vn to deth and tho Morgan Conedag seysed ale the land Ì„ deê‘tid it bitwene them And they held it xij yere â–ª and when tho xij yere were gone ther bi gane bitwene them a gret debate so that they wered strongly to gedre yfere euery of them did other moch disese for Morgan wold haue all the land fro beyond humbet that Conedage held but he come ayenst hym with a strong pouer so that Morgan durst not abide but fled awey in to wales and Conedage pursued hym Ì„ toke hym and kylled hym And tho come conedage ayen and seysed all the lond in to his hand and held it Ì„ regned after xxxiij yere tho he died Ì„ lieth at new Troy ¶ And be cause the mater contennys most comediusly to geder of the kynges of bretan now called Enegland for the tyme of them is not certenly knawyn what tyme of the world thes kynges foloyng regned Therfor they shall be to geder tyll it be comen vn to Guentolen kyng of bretan now called Englond ¶ How Reignold that wos CoÌ„adag son regned after his fader Ì„ iÌ„ his tyme it reyned blode iij. dayes iÌ„ tokennyng of gret deth ANd after this Conedage regned Reignold his son that was a wise knyght and an hardy and curtes that well Ì„ nobully gouerned the lond and wonder well made hym beleued of all maner of folke and in his tyme it rayned blode that lested iij. days as god wold and sone after ther come gret deth of pepull for hostes with out nombre of pepull foughten tyll that all myghty god therof toke mercy and pytty and tho gan it cese and this Reignold regned xxij yere Ì„ died lieth at Yorke ¶ How Gorbodian regned in pees that wos reignold son after he died and lieth at yoik ANd after this
seknes Marcus Antoniê° the trew Ì„ Lucius Comodê° wer Emprours xix yere Thes ij toke the empire after Antoni the meke And then began ij eÌ„prours to regne bot Luciê° comedê° decessed and Antoni wos empror ther a lone the wich wos a victorius man and a nobyll Bot that hee made the iiij ê‘secucion to kyll cristyn men This marcus wos of so gret sadnes and stedfastnes that for no chawnce he loogh neuer ne changed no cheir nother for gladnes ne for sorow ¶ And when he wos a childe he wos of sich manhoed that on a certayn tyme wheÌ„ he loked his tresor Ì„ had not the wich he myght giffe his knyghtes Ì„ his men when he went to fight ayenes the Germans the Sclauos Ì„ Sarmatas he wold hurt ne greue no body bot had leuer to sell his wifes goldyn vessell hir araymeÌ„t hir beddyng all hir riall stufe theÌ„ take tax of the senetours or of his ê“uynce vnder hym bot he gat the victori of his enmys and recouered all ayene and relesed the ê“uyncis of ther tributis And thos that wold sell hym his wefes tresor ayene· he restored them ther monay and thos that wold not he neuer greued them bot the tabuls of ther dettys be twix hym and them he briynt opynli in the marketh place and changed them at they helped hiÌ„ iÌ„ his necessite ¶ How kyng Lucie regned after his fadre that was a good maÌ„ and after he become cristen AFter kyng Coill regned Lucie his son that was a good man to god Ì„ to all the pepull he sent to Rome to the appostell EuleÌ„thre that tho was pope and saied that he wold become a cristen man and resaue baptym in the name of god and turne to the right faieth and beleue ¶ Eulenthre sent .ij. legats that wer called Pagan an other Elibayn in to this lond and baptised the kyng Ì„ all his mayne and after went from toune to toun and baptised the pepull tyll al the land was baptised and this wos in the yere C.lvi. after the incarnacion of our lord IhuÌ„ crist And this kyng Lucie made tho in this land ij arche bisshoppes on at Canterberi an other at Yorke and other many bysshoppis that yet be in this lond ¶ And when thes ij legates had baptised all this land they ordeyned prestys fer to baptise chyldren Ì„ for to make the sacrament and after they went ayene to rome Ì„ the kyng dulled in his land and regned with mekyll honour xij yere and after died and lieth at Glocestre ¶ How this laÌ„d wos loÌ„g with out a kiÌ„g how britoÌ„s chose a kiÌ„g THis kyng Lucie had none heire of his body begoten thatt was after ward gret harme and sorow to the land For after this kiÌ„g Lucis deth none of the gret of the lond wold suffre an other to be kyng but leuyd in were and debate emonges them selfe .l. yere with out kyng But it befell afterward that a gret priÌ„ce come fro rome in to this land that was called Seuerie nought for to were bot for to saue the right of rome But nerthe les he had not duelled half a yere iÌ„ this land bot that the bretons hym kylled and when tho of rome wist that Seuerie wos so slaiÌ„ they sent an other gret lord in to this lond that wos called Allec that was a strong man and a myghty of body Ì„ duelled iÌ„ this land long tyme did moch sorow to the bretons so that after for pure malece they chosen them akyng emenges them that wos cald astlepades assemled a gret host of bretons and went to London to seche Allec and ther they fond him and killed hym and all hys felows one that wos called walon defendid hym fersely fought long with the bretons but at the last he was discoÌ„fited Ì„ the bretoÌ„s toke him and bond hym handes feet and cast hym in to awater wherfor that water afterward was called euermore walbroke ¶ Tho regned Astlepades in pees till on of his Erles that wos called Coill made afair toune ayenes the kynges wyll and let call the toune Colchestre after his own name wherfor the kiÌ„g wos full wroth thought to destruy him and begon to were vpoÌ„ hym Ì„ brought gret pouer of meÌ„ yaf the erle batell the Erle defendid hym fersly with his power Ì„ slew the kyng him self iÌ„ that bataill Ì„ tho wos Coill crowned and made kyng of this land ¶ This Coill regned and gouerned the reame well and nobilli for he wos a nobull man and welbeloued among the bretons When tho of rome herd that Astlepades was slayn they wer woÌ„der glad and sent an other gret prince of Romans that wos called Constance and he come to the kyng Coill for to chalengf the tribute that wos woÌ„t to be payed to rome And the kiÌ„g answerd wel and wisely and sayed that he wold pay to rome all that right and reson wold with full good wyll And so they acorded tho with good will and with out any contake and so bothe they dueled to geder in loue ¶ The kyng Coill yaf to hym his doughter Elene vn to haue hir to his spouso that wos bothe fair and wise and good Ì„ weli lettred And this Constance spoused hir ther with moch honour and it befell sune afterward that this kyng Coill dyed in the xiij yere of his regne and lieth at colchestre entired ¶ Of kyng Constance that wos a Roman that was chosen kyng after the deth of coyll for as mych that hed spoused Elene that wos kyng Coill doughter AFter this kyng coill Constance was made kyng Ì„ crouned for as mych that he had spoused kyng coilles doughter that wos heir of the land the wich constance regned well Ì„ wortheli gouerned the land and he begat of his wife Elene a son that wos called constantine this kiÌ„g bore trew faieth and trewly did vn to them of Rome all his life and when he had regned xv yer then he died and lieth at yorke ¶ How constantine that wos kiÌ„g constancis son Ì„ the son of seynt Elin gouerned and ruled the land and was Emprour of rome AFter kyng constance deth regned constantine his son and the son of sent Eline that fond the holy crose in the holy land and how constantine become Emprour of Rome Hit befell so in that tyme ther was an emprour at rome that wos a Sarzyn Ì„ a tyrant thas wos called Maxence that put to deth all that beleued in god Ì„ destruyed holy chrche by all his pouer and slew all cristen men that he myght fynd And emong all other he let marter sent Katrin mony other cristiÌ„ pepull that had drede of deth that fled Ì„ come in to this lond to kyng constantine and told hym of the sorow that Maxence did to cristiÌ„te wherfor ConstaÌ„tine had pitte and gret sorew made
assemled a gret host and agret pouer and went ouer vn to Rome and ther toke the cite and kylled all that ther wos in that wer of mysbeleue that he myght ther fynde And tho wos he made Emprour and was a good man and gouerned hym so well that all londes to hym wer attendaunt for to be vnder his gouernance ¶ And this duell Ì„ tyrant Maxence that tyme wos in the land of Grece and herd this tydynge hee become wode and sodanly he died and so he endid his lyfe when ConstaÌ„tine went from this land vn to rome he toke with hym his moder Elyne for the moch wisdom that she coude and iij. other gret lordes that he most loued that on was called Hoell and an other was called Taberne and the thrid Morhin and toke all his loÌ„d to kepe vn to the Erle of Cornwaill that was called Octauian ¶ And anone as this Octauian wist that his lord was duellyng at Rome he seised all the land in to his hand and ther with did all his will among hygh and law and they held hym for kiÌ„g whan this tydynges come to Constantine the Emprour he was wonder wroth toward the erle octauian and sent Taberne wyth xijM. men for to destruye the Erle for his falsenes and they ariued at portesmouth ¶ And when octauian wist that he asseÌ„led agret pouer of bretons and discoÌ„fited Taberne and taberne fled thens in to Scotland and ordened ther a gret pouer and com ayene in to this land an other tyme for to yef batell to OctauiaÌ„ ¶ When octauian herd tell that he assemled a gret power and com ayen towardes Taberne as moch as he myght so that thos ij hostys metten to gedre vpoÌ„ stanysmore and strongly smot to gedre and tho wos octauian discomfited and fled thens vn to Norway and Taberne seysed all the land iÌ„ to his hand tounes Ì„ castelles as moch as they ther had And sith octauian come a yen fro norway with a gret pouer Ì„ seised all the land iÌ„ his hand drofe out all the romans and wos tho made kyng and regned ¶ How Maximian that was the Emprours cosyn of Rome spoused Octauians doughter and wos made kyng of this land THis Octauian gouerned the land well and nobully but he had none heir saufe a doughter that was a yong chyld that he loued as moch as his lyfe and for as mych thatt he waxed seke and wos iÌ„ poynt of deth myght no longer regne he wold haue made one of his nepheus to haue ben kyng the wich was a nobull knyght and a strong man that wos called Conan meriedoke Ì„ he shuld haue keped the kynges doghter Ì„ haue maried hir wheÌ„ tyme had bene but the lordes of the land wold not suffer it but yaf hir councell to be maried to sum hygh maÌ„ of gret honour and than might she haue all hir lust And the coÌ„sell of thee Emprour Constantyne hir lord and at this counsell they accorded and chose tho Cador of cornwaill for to wende to the emê‘our for to do this message Ì„ he toke the way Ì„ went to rome tolde the emprour this tydyng well Ì„ wysely Ì„ the emê‘our sent in to this land with him his own cosyn that wos his vnkyll son a nobull knyght and a strong that wos called Maximian and he spoused Octauians doughter and wos crouned kyng of this land ¶ How Maximian that wos the emprours cosyn conquered the land of Amorican and yaf it to Conan meriedok THis kyng Maxmian becom so riall that he thoght to conquere the land of Amarican for the gret riches that he herd tell that wos in that land so that he ne left man that wos of worthines knyght squyer ne none othir man that he ne toke with him to gret damage to all the lond for he left at home behynde him no man to kepe the land bot toke them with hym fro this land xxx M knyghtes that wer doughty menys bodies and went ouer iÌ„ to the land of Amorican thor slew the kyng that was called Imball coÌ„quered all the lond ¶ And wheÌ„ he had so done he cald Conan Ì„ said for as mich os kiÌ„g Octauian haue made yow kiÌ„g of bretoÌ„ thurgh me ye werlett and distrobled that ye wer not kiÌ„g I yeue yow this land of amorican and yow ther of maketh the kynge ¶ And for as moch as ye ben a Breton I wyll that thys land haue the same name and no more be called Amorican but bi called litell bretan and the land fro whens we ben comen shall be called moch bretan ¶ And so shall men knaw that on bretan fro that other Conan meridok thanked him hendely and so wos he made kyng of lytell bretan ¶ And when all this was done Maximian went fro thens vn to Rome and was tho made Emprour after constantine and Conan meriedok duelled in lytell bretan with mych honour and ther let ordand ij M. plough men of the land for to erie the land to harow it and for to sowe it and â—effed hem richely after that they wer ¶ And for as miche os kyng Conan and none of his knyghtes ne none of his other pepull wold not take wyfes of the nacion of fraunce hee tho sent in to gret breten to the Erle of cornwaill that men cald Dionothe that he shuld cheâ—e thurgh out all this land xiM. of madens that is to say viijM. for the mene pepull and iijM. for thee grettest lordes that shuld them spouse ¶ And wheÌ„ Dionoth vnder stode this he made acoÌ„mandement thurgh out all the land of bretan and as mony os the noÌ„bro come to he assemled to geder of maydens for ther wos no man that durst withstonde his commandmeÌ„tes for as mich that all the land was take hym to warde and to kepe to done all thinge that him good liked ¶ And when thes maydens wer assemled he let them cum be fore iym att London and let ordan for them shippes hasteli Ì„ os mich as theÌ„ neded to that vyage and toke his own doughter that wos called vrsula that wos the fayrest creature thot any man wyft and he wold haue sent hir to kyng Conan that shuld haue spoused hir Ì„ made hir quene of the land but she had made preuali to god a vowe of chastyte that hir fadre not wyst ne no other man els that wos leuyng vpon ethr ¶ How vrsula and xi M. maydens that wer in hir company went toward litell bretan and all they wer martired at Coloyn THis vrsula chose vn to hir company xi M. maydens that of all other she wos ladie and mastresse and all they weÌ„t in to shipp at on tyme in the water that is called thamse and coÌ„manded hir kyn and all hir frendis to almyghty god and sailed toward litele breton bot wheÌ„ they wer comen in to the hygh see a strange tempaste arose
out of that beym rome vij bemes full clere long as it were the light fier ¶ This sterne was seyn of mony a man but none of them wist wat it betokened ¶ vter that wos the kynges brother that wos iÌ„ wales with his host of bretoÌ„s saw that sterre Ì„ the gret light that it yaf he woÌ„dred ther of gretli what it myght betokeÌ„ Ì„ let call MerliÌ„ prayed hiÌ„ for to tell what it myght betoken ¶ Of the betokenyng of the stere MErlin saw that starre Ì„ beheld him long tyme and sithen he quoke and weped tendirli And sayed alas alas that so nobull a kyng and worthy is deid ¶ And I doo you to vnder stand that Aurilambros your brother is enpeysened and that I se well iÌ„ this sterre Ì„ yourself is betokeÌ„d bi the heed of the dragoÌ„ that is seiÌ„ at the bought of the beem that is yourself that shal be kyng Ì„ regne ¶ And by the beem that standeth toward the est is vnderstoÌ„d that ye shall get a son that shal conquere al fraunce all the landes that belongeth to the croune of fraunce that shal be a worthier kyng Ì„ of more honour than euer wos ony of his auncetours ¶ And bi the beem that strechys toward Irland is betokened that ye shall get a doughter that shall be quene of Irland ¶ And the vij bemes betokene that ye shall haue vij sonnis euerichon of them shall be kyng regne with moch honour abyde ye no longer heir but goth yef bataill to your enmys Ì„ fight with them bodely for ye shall ouer cuÌ„ them and haue the victori ¶ vter thanked hertely Merlyn toke his men and went toward his enmy Ì„ they foughten to gedre mortali so he discomfited his enmy them distroyed And him self kylled Passent that wos vortiger son ¶ And his bretons killed Guillomer that wos kyng of Irland Ì„ all his men ¶ And vter anone after that bataill toke his way toward winchester for to done entere Aurilambros kiÌ„g that wos his brother ¶ But tho was the body borne to stonheÌ„ge with moch honour that he had done made in remembrance of the bretons that ther wer slaiÌ„ thurgh treson of Engist that sam day that they shuld haue bene accordid in the same place they entered aurilambros the secuÌ„d yere of his regne with al the worshipe that myght belong to sich a kiÌ„g of whos soull god haue meâ—ci ¶ Of vter pendragon and werfor he was called so ye shall here And how he was ouer take wyth the loue fe Igerne that was the Erle of Cornewaill wife AFter the deth of aurilambros vter his broder wos crouned and regned well and worthely and in remembrance of the dragon that he wos likened to he let make ij dragons thurgh councell of his bretons Ì„ made that one for to be borne before hiÌ„ when he went in to bataill and that other to abide at winchester in the bisshoppis chyrche ¶ And for that cause he wos called euer after vter peÌ„dragoÌ„ ¶ And Otta that was Engistes son commendid vter bot lytell that wos made new kyng and ayens him begon to meue were and ordined a gret company of his frendis of his kin of Ossa his brother had takeÌ„ all the land froÌ„ humber vn to yorke but tho of yorke held strongly ayenes them and nold not suffer them to cuÌ„ iÌ„ to the cite nother to yeld the cite to heÌ„ he beseged the toune anoÌ„e right yaf therto a strong assaut bot they of the cite hem keped well Ì„ stroÌ„gly ¶ And wheÌ„ vter herd ther of he come theder with a gret pouer for to help rescu the toune Ì„ put away the sege yaf a stroÌ„g bataill Otta Ì„ his coÌ„pany them defeÌ„did as well as they myght but at the last they wer discoÌ„fitid the most ê‘t of them slaiÌ„ Ì„ Otta Ossa wer takeÌ„ put iÌ„ prison at london ¶ And vter hiÌ„ self duelled a while at yorke Ì„ after he went to london Ì„ at the estir after he wold bere croune hold a solempne fest and let somen all his Erles and Barons that thei shuld cum to that fest and all tho that had wyfes shuld bringe them also to that fest and all comeÌ„ at the kynges cummandmeÌ„t as they wer cummaundid ¶ The fest wos richely arrayed Ì„ holdyn and all worthely set to mete after that they wer of astat so that the erle Gorloys of Cornwaill Igern his wif setâ—Ì„ alther next the kiÌ„g Ì„ the kiÌ„g saw the fairnes of that lady that she had ¶ And wos rauysshed for hir beaute Ì„ oft he made to hir nyse sembland iÌ„ lokiÌ„g laughyng so at the last the erle ê‘ceyued the preue lokiÌ„g Ì„ laughyng the loue bitwen them ros vp froÌ„ the â—aâ—ullull iÌ„ wroth teke is wife Ì„ called to hiÌ„ his knyghtes Ì„ went thens all in wroth with out takiÌ„g leue of the kiÌ„g The king anone sent after hym that he shuld cum ayen and goo not thens in despite of hym ¶ And the Erle wold not cum ayene iÌ„ no maner of wise ¶ Wherfor the kyng wos full wroth and in wrath hym deffied as his deidly enmy And the Erle went thens in to cornewaill with his wife in to the Castell of Tyntagell ¶ And the kyng let ordin a gret host come in to Cornwaill for to distruy the Erle if that he myght but he had put hym iÌ„ sich a castell that was strong and well arayed of Tyntagell wold not yeld hym to the kyng and the kyng anone beseged the castel ther duelled xv dayes that neuer myght sped euer thought vpoÌ„ Igerne vpoÌ„ hir laid so moch loue that he not wist to done So at the last he called to hym a knyght that was callid vlfyn that wos preue with him told hiÌ„ all his councell and axed of him what wos best for to done ¶ Sir qd he doth send after Merlyn anone for he can tell you the best counsell of oÌ„ny man leuyng Merlin anone was sent after come to the kyng and the kyng told him all his councell his will ¶ Sir qd Merlin I shall done so moche thurgh craft that I can that I shall make you cuÌ„ this nyght iÌ„ to the castell of Tyntagell shall haue all your will of that lady ¶ How vter bigat on Igerne that wos the Erlis wife of cornewaill Arthur kyng MErlyn thurgh craft that he coud changed the kynges figure iÌ„ to the liknesse of the Erle Ì„ vlfyn garlois his chaÌ„berlayn in to the figure of iordan that wos the Erles chambirlayn So that yche of them wos transfigured to oder lekenesse ¶ And when Merlyn had so done he sayed to the kyng Sir qd he now may ye go sodenly to the castell of Tyntagell axen
wold them destruye and therfor sir to you they be comen merci help for to sech and for soth if they may lyuen your men they shall become and of you they shall hold all ther land ¶ The kyng of huÌ„gri them vnderfoÌ„g with moch honor let them wortheli be keped ¶ And thê° it befell afterward that Edwyne the yoÌ„ger broder died edward the elder broder lyued a fair man Ì„ a strong Ì„ a laâ—ge of bodi and gentill courtais of condicions So that all men him loued And this edward in the croniclis is called emonges englishmen Edward the outlay ¶ And when he was made knight the kyÌ„ges douter of hungeri hiÌ„ moch loued for his godnes Ì„ hys fairnesse that she him called hir derling The kyng that wâ—s hir fader ê‘ceyued well the loue that wos betuyx them two Ì„ had none heier bot that doughter Ì„ the king wochedsafe his doughter to no maÌ„ so well os he did to him that she loued he hir And yaf hir vn to him with good will and edward hir spoused with moch honour The kyng of hungeri sent after all his baronage and made a solempne fest and a riche wedding Ì„ made all men to vnderstond that this edward shuld be kiÌ„g of that loÌ„d after the decesse of hiÌ„ therfor all they made gret ioye Ì„ of that tydinges thei wer full glad ¶ This edward begate vpoÌ„ this ladi a son that wos called edgar helyng and afterward a doghter that was called Margaret that afterward wos quene of scotland· and by the kiÌ„g of scotland that was callid Mancolin she had a doughter that was called maud that wos quene afterward of englond thurgh kyng Henry that wos the frist son of the coÌ„querour that hir weddid And he begate vpon hir a doughter that wos called Maude that after wos emê‘esse of almayn And of this maude come the kyng of englond that vn to this day is called henri the emprise son ¶ And yit had this Edward an other doughter by his wife that wos called CristiaÌ„ and she wos a Nonne ¶ How kyng knoght that wos a proud man conquered Norway Ì„ how he become afterward meke and mylde NOw haue ye hard of Edmondis Irendeshed sonnis thatt kyng Knoght wend they had bene slayn as he had coÌ„mandid walgar before ¶ And this Knaght had in his hand all the reame of englond and denmarke after that he went vn to Norway that land for to conquere But the kyng of the land that was called Elaf come with his pepull Ì„ wend his land well to haue kepid and defendid so ther he faught with him till at the last he was slayn in that bataill And tho thys knoght toke all that land in to his hond ¶ And when he had conquered Norway and taken feautes homages ther. he come afterward ayen in to englond held him self so gret a lord that him thought in all the world his pere no man wos become so proud hauteyn that it was gret wonder ¶ And so it befell vpon a day as he had herd masse at westmynster wold haue gone in to hys palais the wawis of the thamyse so swyftely ayens him come that almost they touched his fete ¶ Tho sayd the kyng with a proud hert I coÌ„maÌ„d the water to turne ayen or els I shall make the. ¶ The wawes for his commandement wold not spare bot fluwed ouer in hie more and more ¶ The kyng wos so proud of hert that he wold not fle the water but abode still in the water Ì„ bet it with a yerde that he had in his hond and commandid the water that it shÌ„uld wend no ferther but for all his ê¯mandemeÌ„t the water wold not cese bot euer waxed more and more an high so that the kyng was all wete and stod depo in the water ¶ And when he saw that he had abiden ther to long the water wold nothing done his commandement· tho sone he with drew him and tho stod he vpon a stone and held his handis an high and sayed thes wordis hering all pepull ¶ This god that maketh the see thus arise an high he is liyng of all kynges and of all mightes most And I am a caytif and a man dedeli he may neuer die and all thyng doth his coÌ„mandement Ì„ to him is obedient ¶ To that god I pray thatt he be my werrand For I knowlege me a caytif febull of no pouer Ì„ therfor I wyll go vn to rome with out ony lettyng my wikkidnes to ponysshe and me to a mend for of god I clame my land for to hold Ì„ of none other ¶ And anone made redy his hâ—yr Ì„ him self to rome with out ony lettyng and by the way did many almys dedis and when he come to rome alÌ„so ¶ And when he had bene ther Ì„ for his synnes done pennance he come ayene in to englond become a good man an holy And leued Ì„ left all maner pride stoutnesse Ì„ leued an holy life after and made ij abbeis of sent Benet on in englond and an other in norway for as moch os he loued sent benet more speciali then other santis Ì„ moch he loued also sent EdmoÌ„d the kyng of the yaf gret yeftis to the house wherfor it wos made rich Ì„ when he had regned xx yere he died lieth at wynchestre Anno domini M.xviij BEnedictus the ix wos pope after iohnÌ„ Ì„ he wos a gret liâ—hout Ì„ therfor he was damned Ì„ he a perid to a certan maÌ„ vnder a meruelus figour an horibull His heed his taill was like an asse the other parte of his body like a bere And he said to this man to whom he apperid be not a ferde for I wos a man os ye be now bot I appeir now for i leuyd vnhappeli in old tyme like a best when I wos pope ¶ In this mans tyme ther was gret diuision and sclander to the chirche for he wos put out and in two tymes ¶ And here Tholomeus notis that the pride of bisshoppis had euer an euell end and it wos euer the occasion of moch vnrest Ì„ bataill Conradus the frist wos emprour after Henry xx yere This man made mony lawys and commanded pees to bekeped most stratly of any man bot the erle of Ludolfe was acused and he fled from his land desired more to liue like an karle then lyke a gentilman yit meruelusly his son wos mad emprour by the coÌ„mandement of god ayens the wyll of Conredy at the last they wer accordid he toke corodis doughter to his wif ¶ Of kyng Harold that leuer had gone on fote theÌ„ ride an hors THis Knoght of whom we haue spokin of before had ij sons by his wife Emme Ì„ that on wos called Hardyknoght Ì„
maude wos afterward the emprisse of Almayne ¶ And in the secund yere of his regne his brother Robert Curthose that was duke of Normandie come with an huge host in to englond for to chalenge the land but thurgh concell of the wise men of the land they wer accordid in this maner That the kyng shold yeue the duke his brother a thousand pound euery yere and wich of them leued longest shuld be other heir and so bitwen them shuld be nâ— debate ne strife ¶ And when they wer thus accordid the Duke went home ayen in to Normandie ¶ And when the kyng had regned iiij yere ther aroos a gret debate bitwen him and the erchebisshop of canwrburi Ancelme For because that the Erchebishop wold not grant him for to take talagie of chirches at his will Ì„ therfor eftsone the Erchebisshop went ouer the see vn to the court of rome and ther duellid with the pope ¶ And in the same yere the Duke of Normandie come in to englond for to speke with his brother ¶ And among all other thinges the Duke of normandie for yaf vn to the kyng hys brother the forsayed thousand pound by yere that he shuld pay vn to the duke and with good loue the kyng Ì„ the duke ê‘ted Ì„ ther the duke went ayen iÌ„ to normaÌ„di ¶ And when tho ij yere wer a gone thurgh enticement of the deuell of lithermen a gret debate arose bitwin the kyng and the duke so that the kyng thurgh consell went ouer the see in to normandi ¶ And when the kyng of Englond was cumyn in to NormaÌ„die All the gret lordis of normandie turned vn to the kiÌ„g of englond and held ayens the Duke ther own lord Ì„ him forsoke Ì„ to the kyng them yelden and all the good castels and tounes of Normandie And sone after wos the duke taken led with the kiÌ„g in to englond Ì„ the kyng let put the duke iÌ„ to prison ¶ And this was the vengeance of god ¶ For when the Duke was iÌ„ the holy land god yaf him such myght Ì„ grace that he was chosiÌ„ for till a bene the kyng of Ierusalem and he forsoke it wold not take it vppon hym And therfor god send him that shame despite for to be put iÌ„ to his brothers pÌ„son ¶ Tho seysed kiÌ„g herri all Normandie in to his hand and held hit all his lifes tyme iÌ„ the same yere come the bisshop Ancelme from the cour of Rome iÌ„ to engloÌ„d ayen and the kyng he wos accordid ¶ And in the yere next commyng after ther began a gret debate betwen the kyng Phillip of Fraunce Ì„ kyng Henri of EngloÌ„d ¶ Wherfor kyng Herri went in to Normandie ther wos strong were betwen them two and tho died the kyng of france and Lowys his son wos made kyng anone after his deth ¶ And tho went kyng Henri ayen iÌ„ to englond Ì„ maried Maude his doughter to Henri the emprour of almayne ¶ Of the debate that wos betweÌ„ kiÌ„g Lowis of france Ì„ kiÌ„g HeÌ„ri of eÌ„gloÌ„d Ì„ how kiÌ„g henris ij sonnys wer lost iÌ„ the high see WHen kyng henri had ben kyng xvij yere a gret debate aroos betwyn kyng Lowys of fraunse and kyng Hnri of Englond for encheson that the kyng had sent in to Normandye to his men that they shuld be helpyng vn to the Erle of Bloyes as moch as they might in were ayeÌ„s the kyng of fraunce ¶ And that thei shuld bene as redy to him as they wer vn to ther own lord for encheson that the Erle had spoused his sustren dame Maude ¶ And for this encheson the kyng of franse did moch sorow to Normandie ¶ Wherfore the kyÌ„g of engloÌ„d was wonder wroth and in hast weÌ„t ouer the see with a gret pouer and come in to Normandie for to defend that land And the were betwyn them lastid ij yere till at the last they two faughten to geder Ì„ the kyng of fraunse wos discomfited vneth scappid a way with moch payn the most parti of his men wer takeÌ„ the kiÌ„g did with them what him best likid ¶ And sum of them he let go frely sum let he be put vn to the deth But afterward tho ij kiÌ„ges wer accordid ¶ And whan king herri had holy all the land of Normadie scomfited his emnys of franse he turnid ayen in to englond with moch honour ¶ And his ij sonis Wyllm Richard wold haue commen after ther fadre and weÌ„t to the see with an gret componye of pepull But or that they myght cum to land the ship come ayens a roch brak all iÌ„ to peses all wer drenchid that wer ther in sauf on man that wos in the same shipe that ascappid ¶ And this wos on sent Katrines day thes werthe names of them that wer drenchid willm Richard the kiÌ„gê sonys the erle of chester Ottonell his broder Geffray ridell walter emurci Godfray erchdekeÌ„ the kiÌ„gê dought the CuÌ„tes of ê‘ches the kiÌ„gê neci the CouÌ„tes of chestre moÌ„y oder wheÌ„ kiÌ„g henri Ì„ oder lordis ariuid in engloÌ„d herd thes tydyngê they made sorow ynowgh al ther myrth Ioye wos turned iÌ„ to mornyng sorow ¶ How Maude the Emprise come ayen iÌ„ to englond Ì„ how she wos afterward weddid to Geffroi the erle of angoy ANd when that ij yere wer a gone that the Erle had duelled with the kiÌ„g· the Erle went from the kyÌ„g and began to were vpon him and did moch harme in the land of Normandie toke ther a strong castell and ther he duellid all that yere tho comme to him tydynges that Henri the Emê‘our of Almayn that had spoused Maude his doughter wos deid and that she duelled no longer in Almayn and that she wold cum ayen in to Normandie to hir fadre ¶ And when that she woâ—s comyn vn to him he toke hir tho to him and come ayen in to Englond and made the englishmen to done othe and feaute vn to the emprise and the frist man that made the otho wos willm the Erchebisshop of Cantorburi ¶ And that other Dauid kyng of Scotlond and after him all the Erles and Barons of englond ¶ Also after that the nobull man the erle of Angoy that was a worthy knyght sent vn to the kyng of englond that he wold graunte him for to haue his doughter to spouse that is to say Maude thee emprisse ¶ And for encheson that hir fadre wist that he wos a nobull man The kyng him grauntid and consentid ther to ¶ And tho toke he his doughter and lad hir in to Normandie and come to the nobull knyght Gaufrid and ther he spoused thee foresaid Maude with moch honour And the Erle begat vpon hir a son that was called Henri the Emprisse sone ¶ And after when all this wos done kyng Henri
to say the cite of Karlill the castell of Bamburgh Ì„ the new castell vpoÌ„ Tyne and the erledom of lancastre ¶ The same yere the kyng with a gret pouer went in to wales and let cast doune wodes and make wayes and made strong the Castell of Rutland basingwarke and emong the castels he made an house of the tempull ¶ And in the same yere was Richard his son borne that afterward wos erle of Oxforde and the iiij yere of his regne he made Gaufrid erle of BretaÌ„ And in that yere he changed his monay the vi yere of his regne he lad an huge host vn to Tolouse and conquered it ¶ And the vij yere of his regne died Theabult the Erchebisshop of Cantorburi And tho all the cite of Cantorburi alÌ„most thurgh meschefe wos brenned ¶ The ix yere of his regne Thomas Bekit that wos his chanceler wos chosen to bene Erchebisshop of cauÌ„torburi And vpon sent Barnardis day he wos sacred and iÌ„ that yere wos borne Helienor the kynges doughter ¶ And in the x. yere of his regne sent Edward the kiÌ„g was translated with moch honour ¶ And the xi yere of his regne he held hys parlament at Northamtoon And from thens fled sent Thomas erchebisshop of cantorburi for the gret debate that wos betwix the kiÌ„g hiÌ„ for if he had ben founde iÌ„ the morne he had ben slaiÌ„ therfor he fled thens with iij. felowes on fote onli that no man wisten wher he wos went ouer the see to the pope of Rome ¶ And this was the principall encheson for as moch as the kyng wold haue put clarkes to deth that wer atteyntit of felonye with out ony preuylege of holy chirch ¶ And the xij yere of his regne was Ion his son borne And the xiij yere off his regne died Maude the emprice that was his mother ¶ The xiiij yere of his regne the duke Henri of Saxon spoused Maude his doughter he begat vpon hir iij sonis that wor called Henri Othus Willm ¶ And in the xv yere of his regne died the good erle Robert of Glocestre that founded the abbey of Nonnes of Eton. ¶ And in the same yere Marike kyng of Ierusalem coÌ„quered Babilon ¶ And the xvi yere of his regne he let croune his sone Henri kyng at westmynster Ì„ him crouned Roger Erchebisshop of yorke in harmyng of Thomas erchebisshop of Cantorberi wherfor this same Roger was acursed of the pope ¶ How kyng henri that was son of kyng henri the emprise son and of the debate that wos bytwen him and his fader while thatt he wos in Normandie AFter the coronacion of kyng henri the son of kyng henri the emprise son ¶ That same henri the emprise son went ouer in to Normandie Ì„ ther he let marie Elenour the doughter of the Dolfyn that was kyng of Almayn ¶ And in the vij yere that the erchebisshop 〈◊〉 Thomas had bene outlawed the kyng of frunce made the kyng Ì„ 〈◊〉 Thomas accordid tho come thomÌ„s the erchebisshop to CaÌ„torburi ayen to his own chirche ¶ And this accord was made in the begynyng of aduent And afterwarde he wos kylled 〈…〉 the v. day of cristynmasse that tho next come ¶ For kyng henri thought vpon 〈◊〉 Thomas the erchebisshop vpon cristinmasse day os he sat at his mete Ì„ thees wordis said That if he had any good knyghtys with him he had be mony a day passid avengid vpon the erchebisshop Thomas ¶ And anone sir willm Breton sir hugh Moruyle sir william Traci Ì„ sir Reignold fitz vrse beres son in Englissh preueli went vn to the see comen in to englond vn to the chirche of cantorburi and ther they him 〈◊〉 at sent Benettes auter iÌ„ the moder chirche ¶ And that was iÌ„ the yere of the Incarnacion of ihuÌ„ crist M.C lxxij yere ¶ And anone after Henri the new kyng began for to make were vpon Henri his fadre and vpon his brether willm O thus ¶ And so vpon a day the kyng of fraunce and all the kynges sonnes and the kyng of scotland and the grettyst lordis of englong were arisen ayens thee kyng Henri the fadre and at the last as god wold he conquered all his emnys ¶ And the kyng of fraunce he wer accordit tho sent kyng henri the fadre speciali vn to the kyng of france Ì„ prayed him herteli for his loue that he wold send to him the names by letter of them that wer the begyners of the were ayens him ¶ And the kyng of fraunce sent ayene to him bi letter the names of them that begon the were ayens him ¶ The frist was IohnÌ„ his son Ì„ Richard his brother and henri the new kyng his son Tho was henri the kyng wonder wroth and cursid the tyme that euer he him begat ¶ And while the were dured Henri his sone the new king died sore repentyng his misdedis most sorow made of ony man for because of 〈◊〉 thomas deth of cantorburi ¶ And prayed his fadre with moch sorow of hert merce for his trespasse his fader for yaf him and had of him gret pitte and after he died the xxxvi yere of his regne and lieth at rediÌ„g ¶ How the cristyn lost the holy land in the forsaid kynges tyme thurgh a fals cristyn man that bicome a sarisen ANd while that kiÌ„g henri the emprise son leued and regned the gret bataill wos in the holy land bitwen the cristyn meÌ„ and the sarisens but the cristyn men wer ther kylled thurgh grett treson of the erle Tirpe that wold haue had to wife the quene of Ierusalem that som tyme wos Baldewyns wife but she forsoke him and toke to hir lord a knyght a worthi man that wos called sir Gnyê‘ches wherfor the erle Tirpe wos wroth and weÌ„t anone right to Soladyne that was soudeyn of Babilon Ì„ bicome his man And forsoke his cristindom Ì„ all cristyn law and the cristiÌ„ men wist not of this dedis but wened for to haue had gret help of him as they wer wont to haue before ¶ And when they comen to the bataill This fals cristyn man turned vn to the sarisens forsoke his own nacions Ì„ so wer the cristyn men ther kylled with the sarisens ¶ And thus wer the cristyn men slayn put to horibull deth Ì„ the cite of IerusaleÌ„ destruied and the holy cros borne away ¶ The kyng of fraunce and all the gret lordis of the land let them cros for to go vn to the loly land ¶ And amoÌ„g them went Richard kyng Henri son frist after the kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce that toke the cros of the erchebisshop of tours but he toke not the viage at that tyme for encheson that he wos let bi other maner weys nedis to be done ¶ And whaÌ„ kiÌ„g henri his fader had regned xxxvi yere
put furth and shewed the accord Ì„ the tretis that wos stabilisshed Ì„ made bitwen tho ij kynges wich accord plesid to moch pepull and therfore by the kynges commaundement ther wer gadred Ì„ come to gedre in west mynstre church the frist sonday of lent that is to say the ij KalÌ„ of Februer the forsaid englishmen and frauÌ„shemun where was song a solempne masse of the Trinite of the arche bisshop of cantorburi master Simond Islepe ¶ And when the agnê° dei wos done the kyng beyng ther with his sonnys and also the kyng sonnys of fraunce othir nobull and gret lordis with candell light Ì„ crosses broght forth all that wer called ther to that wer not sworne a fore swore that same oth that wos writtyn vpoÌ„ goddis body on the masse boke in this wise we N. Ì„ N. swerin vpon goddis body Ì„ on the holy gospelles stedfastly to hold kepe toward vs the pees the accord made bitwen the ij kynges and neuer for to do the coÌ„trarie whan they had thus sworne they tokeÌ„ ther scroues that ther othis wer comprehendid in to the notaries this same yere in the ascencion eue about mydday was seyn the clipes of the son ther folowed soch a drought that for defaut of reyn ther wos gret barnesse of corne frute and hey ¶ And in the same moneth the vi KalÌ„ of Iune ther fell a sanguyn rain almost like blode at Burgon And a sangwyne cros from morne vn to prime wos seyn aperid at Boloyn in the heier the which mony men saw· and after it meued and fell in the midde see ¶ And in the same tyme in frauÌ„ce engloÌ„d moÌ„y other land as they that wer iÌ„ playn cuÌ„tres desert baren witnesse sodenli ther apperid ij Castels of the wich went out ij hostes of armed meÌ„ ¶ And that one host wos clothed iÌ„ white Ì„ that other iÌ„ blake and when bataill wos betwne them be gun· the white ouercome the blake And anone after the blake toke hert vn to them and ouercome the white and after that they went ayen in to ther castels than the castels and all the host vanesshed away ¶ And in this same yere wos a gret and an huge pestilence of pepull and namly of men whos wifes as women out of gouernauÌ„ce toke housbandis as well strangers as other lewde and simpull pepull the which foryeting ther honour Ì„ worsship and berthe coupled and maried them with them that wer of low dedre Ì„ litell repitacion in this same yere died Henri duke of Lancastre Ì„ also in this yere Edward prince of wales weddid the countes of kent that wos Sir Thomas wife holand the wich wos deê‘ted some time and deuorced fro the erle of Salisberi for cause of that same knyght ¶ And about this tyme began and arose a gret companie of diuerse nacions gadred to geder of whome ther leders gouernours wer englissh pepull And they wer called a pepull with out any hede the wich did moch harme in the ê‘tie of frauÌ„ce And not long after ther arose an other companie of diuerse nacions that wos called the whit companie the wich in the parties Ì„ cuntres of Lumbardie did moch sorow ¶ This same yere sir Iohan of Gaunt the sone of kyng Edward the thrid wos made duke of Lancastre by reson Ì„ cause of his wife that was the doughter heir of Henri sum tyme duke of lancastre ¶ Of the gret wynd and how prince edward toke the lordshyp of Gnyhen of his fadre went theder ANd in the xxxvij yere of kyng edward the xv day of Ianiu that is to sai on sent Maures day about euâ—Ì„sâ—ng tyme ther arose and come such a wynd out of the south with such a fersenesse and strength that it bristed and blew doune to thee ground high houses and strong bildynges toures churches and stepulles and other stronges and all other strong werkes that stoden still wer shake ther with that they ben yit and shall be euer more the febuller weykir while they stond And this wind lasted without any cessing vij dais continually ¶ And anone after ther folowed such waters in hey tyme Ì„ in haruest tyme that all felde werkis wer strongly let left vn don ¶ And iÌ„ the same yere prince edward toke the lordship of Guyhen and did to kyng Edward his fadre homage and feaute therfore Ì„ wend ouer see in to Gascoyn with his wife children And anoÌ„e after kiÌ„g edward made sir Leonell his son duke of Clarence sir edmond his other son erle of Cambrigge ¶ And in the xxxviij yere of his regne it wos ordeyned in the ê‘lament that men of law both of the chirche and temê‘all law shÌ„uld fro that time forth plete iÌ„ ther mother tong ¶ And in the same yere comen in to englond iij kynges that is for to sai The kyng of Fraunce the kyng of Cipres and the kyng of Scotland by cause to viset and for to speke with the kyng of englond Of whome they wer wonder wel come and moch worsshÌ„ippid ¶ And after that they had be here long time two of them went ayen home in to ther own cuntres Ì„ kyngdomes But the kyng of fraunce thurgh gret sekenesse maladie that he had abode still in englond ¶ And iÌ„ the xxxix yere of his regne was a strong Ì„ an huge frost Ì„ that lasted long that is to say fro sent Andrewes tide to the .xiiij. KalÌ„ of aprill that the tylth sawyng of the erth Ì„ other such feld warkie and hand werkes wer moch let left vn done for cold Ì„ hardenesse of the erth ¶ And at Orray in bretan that tyme wos ordeyned a gret dedely bataill bitwene sir IohnÌ„ of Mounfort duke of Britan sir Charles of bloys but the victorie fell to the forsaid sir IohnÌ„ thurgh help and socour of the englisshmen And ther were taken mony knyghtis Ì„ squyers and other men that wer vnnombred in the wich bataill wos slayn Charles him self with all that stode aboute him of the englishmen wer slayn but vij And in this yere died at Sauoy IohnÌ„ the kyng of fraunce whos seruice Ì„ exequies kiÌ„g edward let ordeyn did in diuerse places worsshÌ„ipfully to be don Ì„ to Douer of worshipfull men ordeyned him worthely to be led with his own costis Ì„ expens froÌ„ theÌ„s he was fet in to fraunce Ì„ beried at sent Denys ¶ In the xl yere of kyng Edward the vij KalÌ„ of Februer wos borne Edward prince edward son the wich wan he wos vij yere of old he died ¶ And in the same yere it wos ordeyned that sent Petres peÌ„s fro that tyme forth shuld not be payed the wich kiÌ„g· Yuo sometyme kiÌ„g of engloÌ„d of the cuÌ„tre of west saxons that began to regne in the yere of our lord god ¶ C.lxxix first
cite And ordeyned made gret rialte ayens his comyng to londoÌ„ for to haue hys grace good lordship also ther liberties frauÌ„chies grauÌ„tid vn to them ayen as they wer wont to haue afore tyme ¶ And thoru gret instance Ì„ prayr of the quene and of othhir lordis and ladies the kyng grauÌ„tid them grace this wos don at shene iÌ„ sutherei ¶ And thaÌ„ the kyng with in ij dais after com to londoÌ„ And the maire of the cite with shereues aldermeÌ„ all the worthy meÌ„ of the cite afterward ridden ayens him in good aray vn to the heth on this side the maner of shene submyttyng them huÌ„bâ—ly and mekely with all maner obeissaunce vn to him as they ought to do ¶ And thus they brought the kyng Ì„ the quene to londoÌ„ And than the kyng come to the yate of thee brugge of londoÌ„ ther they presented him with a mylke white stedesadiled brideled trapped with cloth of gold rede ê‘tied to gedre And the quene a palfrey all white in the same aray trappid with white and rede all the condites of london ranne with wyne both white and rede for all maner pepull to drinke that wold ¶ And bitwen sent poules the crosse in cheppe ther was made a stage a riall standiÌ„g vpon high Ì„ therin wer mony angels with diuerse melodies Ì„ songe ¶ And than an Angell come doune froÌ„ the stage an high by a vise and set a crouÌ„e of gold pight with rich perle and precious stonys vpoÌ„ the kyngê hede and an othir vpoÌ„ the quenes hede And so the citisens brought thee kyng and the quene vn to west mynstre iÌ„ to ther palais And than on the morne after the mayre and the shereues and the aldermen of london come vn to the kiÌ„g in to his palays at westminstre and presentid him with ij basiÌ„s of siluer and ouer gilted full of coyned gold the soum of xx hondreth pound prayng him of his high merci and grace and lordship and speciall grace that they myght haue his good loue with the liberties and frauÌ„cheses like wise as they wer wond for to haue be fore tymes Ì„ by his lettres patentis and his chartri confermed ¶ And the quene othir worthy lordis ladies fell on knees besought the kyng of grace to coÌ„ferme this ¶ Than the kyng toke vp the quene Ì„ grauÌ„ted hir all hir askiÌ„g Ì„ than they thankid the kyng the quene went home ayen ¶ And in the xvi yere of kyng Richardis regne certayn lordis of scotlond come in to englond for to get worship as be feet of armes Thes wer the ê‘sons the erle of Marre he chaleÌ„gid the erle Marchall of englond to iust with him certayn pointes on horsbake with shÌ„arp speris Ì„ they riden to geder as ij worthi knyghtis lordis certayn courses but not the full chalenge that the scottis erle mado for he was cost both hors and man ij of his ribbes broken with that fall and so he was borne then out of smygthefeld hom vn to his yn And with in a litell tyme after he wos caried homward iÌ„ a litter and at yorke ther he died And sir willm Darell knyght tho the baner of scotland than made an other chalenge with Sir Pers courtayn knyght and the kyngê banerer of englond of certaiÌ„ courses yit on hors bake in the same feld Ì„ when he had riden certayn curses Ì„ assayd he myght not haue the better he yaf it ouer wold no more of his chalenge with sir Pers courtayn knyght and the kynges baner of englond and turned his hors rode home vn to his own yn ¶ And one Cokkeborne a squier of scotland chalenged sir Nicholl hawbarke knyght of certayn courses yet with sharp speris on horsbake Ì„ riden v. courses to geder Ì„ at euery course the scot wos casten doune both hors and man thus our english lordis thankid be god had the feld ¶ And iÌ„ the xvij yere of kyng Richardes regne died the good gracious quene Anne that wos wife to kyng Richard in the maner of shene in the shire of furre vpoÌ„ witsonday and than wos she brought to londoÌ„ so to westmynstre and ther â—os she beried worthely entered beside sent edwardis shrine on whos soule almyghty god haue pitte and in his merci amen ¶ How kyng Richard spoused dame Isabell the kyngê doughter of fraunce iÌ„ the toune of Calais brought hir in to engloÌ„d let hir be crouÌ„ed quene iÌ„ the abbey of sent Petres of westmynstre IN the xx· yere of kyng richardis regne he went him ouer see vn to Calais with Dukis Erles Lordis and Barons and mony other worthy squiers with gret aray comune pepull of the reame iÌ„ good aray as loÌ„ged to such a kiÌ„g Ì„ pÌ„nce of his nobley of his own ê‘son to do hiÌ„ reuerence Ì„ obseruauÌ„ce as ought to be done to ther liege lord so mighti a kiÌ„g Ì„ emê‘our iÌ„ his own to abide resaue ther that worthy gracious lady that shuld be his wyfe a yong creature of xix yere of age dame Isabell the kingê doughter of fraunce and mony othir worthy lordis of gret name both barons and knyghtis with moch other pepull that comen vn to the toune of Grauenyng and ij dukis of fraunce that on was the duke of Burgoyn and that othir the duke of Barre that wold no ferther lesse than they had plegges for them ¶ And thaÌ„ the kyng Richard deliuered ij plegges for them to go sauf and cum sauf his two worthi vncles the duke of Gloucestre the duke of yorke ¶ And thes two went ouer the water of Grauenyng and abeden ther as for plegges vn to the time that the mariage the fest was done that thes ij dukis of fraunce wer comen ayen vn to Grauenyng water ¶ And when thes ij worthy dukis comen ouer the water at grauenyng and so to Calays with this worsshipfull lady Dame Isabell that wos the kynges doughter of frauÌ„ce and with hir come mony a worthy lord eke lady and knyghtes and squiers in the best aray that myght be And ther they met with our menay at Calais the wich welcomed hir hir meny with the best honor and reuerence that myght be and so brought hir iÌ„ to the toune of Calais ¶ And ther she wos resaued with all the solempnite and worship that myght be done vn to such a lady And than they brought hir vn to the kyng the kyng toke hir Ì„ welcomed hir and all hir fair companie and made ther all the solempnite that myght be done ¶ And than the kyng and his couÌ„ncell askit of the frensh lordis whethir al the couenauÌ„tes forwardes with the composicion that wer ordeyned made on both parties shuld be trewly keped and hold bitwen them ¶