became so fayre that it was wonder wherof Dyoclesyan anone lete make a somonynge coÌ„maunded by his letters that all the kynges that helde of hym sholde come at a certayne daye as in his letters were conteyned to make a feest ryall At whiche daye thyther they came brought with theym Admyralles prynces and dukes and noble chyualry The feest was ryally arayed and there they lyued in Ioye myrth ynough that it was wonder to wyte And it befell thus that Dyoclesyan thought to mary his doughters amonge al tho kynges that were at that solempnyte ¶ And so they spake dyd that Albine his eldest doughter al her systers rychely were maryed vnto xxxiii kynges that were lordes of grete honour of power at this solempnyte And whaÌ„ the solempnyte was doone euery kynge toke his wyfe ladde them in to theyr owne couÌ„tre there made them quenes And it befell thus afterwarde that this dame Albine became so stoute so sterne that she tolde lytell pryce of her lorde and of hym had scorne dyspyte wolde not do his wyll but she wolde haue her owne wyl in dyuers maters And al her other systers euery chone bare them so euyl agaynst theyr lordes that it was wonder to wyte And for as moche that theÌ„ thought that theyr husbondes were not of so hyghe parentage come as theyr fad But those kyngê that were theyr lordes wolde haue chastysen them with fayre manere vpoÌ„ al loue frendshyp that they sholde amende theyr self wylled condycyons But all was for noughte for they dyd theyr owne wyl in al thynge that theÌ„ lyked had of power wherfore those .xxxiii. kynges vpon a tyme and ofte tymes bete theyr wyues For they weÌ„de that they wolde amende theyr tatches And theyr wyckednesse But of suche condycyons they were that for fayre speche warnynge they dyd all the wors for betynges ofte tymes moche the wors Wherfore the kynge that had wedded Albine wrote the tatches and condycyons of his wyfe Albine and sente the lettre to Dyoclesyan his fader And whan the other kynges herde that Albines lorde hadde sente a lettre to Dyoclesyan anone they sente letters sealed with theyr seales the condycyons tatches of theyr wyues whan the kynge Dyoclesyan sawe herde so many playntes of his doughters He was sore ashamed â— became wonder angry and wrothe towarde his doughters and thought howe he thenÌ„e myght amende it that they so mysdyde And anone sente his letters vnto the .xxxiii. kynges that they sholde come to hym brynge with theym theyr wyues euerychone at a certayne daye For he wolde there chastyse theym of theyr wyckednesse yf he myght in ony maner wyse So the kynges came all at that tyme day that then was sette bytwene hym and the kynges Dyoclesyan receyued them with moche honoure and made a solempne feest to all that were vnderneth his lordshyp And the thyrde day after that solempnyte the kynge Dyoclesyan sente after his .xxxiii. doughters that they sholde come speke with hym in his chaÌ„bre And whan they were come he spake to them of theyr wyckednes of theyr cruelte and spytefully them repreued blamed to them he sayde That yf they wolde not be chastysed they sholde his loue lose for euermore And whan the ladyes herde al this they became abasshed gretly ashamed And to theyr fader they sayde that they wolde make al amendes and so they departed out of theyr faders chaÌ„bre And dame Albine that was the eldest syster ladde theym alto her chambre then made to voyde all that were therin so that no persone was amonge theym but she and her systers togyder ¶ Then sayd Albine My fayre systers wel we know that the kynge our fader vs hath reproued shame and dyspysed for bycause to make vs obedyenâ— vnto our husbondes But certes that shall I neuer whyles that I lyue sythe that I am come of a more hygher kyngê bloode than myn husbonde And whan she had thus sayde alle her systers sayd the same And theÌ„ sayd Albine well I wote fayre systers that our husbondes haue coÌ„playned vnto our fader vpoÌ„ vs wherfore he hath vs thus foule reproued dispised wherfore syster my counsell is that this nyghte whan our husbondes ben a bede all we with one assente for to kytte theyr throtes and thenne we may be in peas of them And beter we now do this thynge vnder our faders power than other where elles And anone all the ladyes consented and graunted to this counsell And whan nyght was comen the lordes and ladyes went to bedde And anone as theyr lordes were a slepe they kette all theyr husboÌ„des throtes and so they slewe them all whan that Dyoclesyan theyr fader herd of this thinge he became furyously wrothe agaynste hys doughters And anone wolde them alle haue brente But all the barons and lordes of Sirrie couÌ„seyled not so for to do suche streytnesse to his owne doughters but only sholde voyde the londe of them for euer more so that they neuer sholde come ayen and so he dyde And Dyoclesyan that was theyr fader anone coÌ„maunded them to go in to a shyppe deliuered to theÌ„ vytaylles for half a yere· And whan this was done all the systers went in to the shyppe and saylled forthe in the see betoke all theyr frendes to Apolin that was theyr god And so long they saylled in the see tyll at the last they came and arryued in an yle that was all wyldernesse And whan dame Albion was come to that londe all her systers This Albyne went fyrste forth out of the shyppe sayd to her other systers For as moche sayde she as I am the eldest syster of all this company fyrst this londe hathe taken and for as moche as myn name is Albine I wyll that thys londe be called Albion after myn owne name And anone al her systers graunted to her wyth a good wyll Tho wente oute all the systers of the shyppe toke the londe Albyon as ther syster called it And there they wente vp downe and fouÌ„de neyther manne woman ne childe but wylde beestes of dyuerse kyndes And whan the vytaylle were dyspended they fayled they fedde them with herbes and fruites in the season of the yere and so they lyued as they best myghte And after that they toke flesshe of dyuerse beestes became wonder fatte And so they desyred mannes company and mannes kynde that theÌ„ fayled And for hete they waxed woÌ„der courageous of kynde so that they desyred more maÌ„nes company than ony other solace and myrthe whaÌ„ the deuyll that perceyued weÌ„te by dyuerse countrees and toke a body of the ayre lykynge natures shed of men cam in to the londe of Albyon laye by tho wymÌ„en shadde tho natures vpon them they conceyued after brought forth gyauÌ„tes Of the whiche one was called Gogmagog and an other Longherigam And so they were
fledde thens vnto Norwaye And Taberne seassed all the londe in his honde townes castelles and as moche as they ther had And syn Octauian came ayen from Norwaye with a grete power seased all the londe in hys honde droue out all the Romayns â— and was tho made kynge and regned ¶ How Marimian that was the Emperours cosyn of rome spowsed Octauians doughter and was made kynge of this londe THis Octauian gouerned the londe well and nobly but he had none heyre saue a doughter that was a yonge childe that he loued as moche as his lyfe And for as moche as he wered syke and was in poynt of det myghte no lenger regne he wold haue made one of his neuewes to haue be kynge the whyche was a noble knyght a strong man that was called Conan Merâ—edokâ— he sholde haue kypte the kynges doughter and haue maryed her whan tyme had ben But the lordes of the londe wolde not suffre it but yaaf her couÌ„seyll to be maryed to some hygh man of grete honour and thenne myght she haue all her luste the couÌ„sell of the Emperour Constantyne her lorde And at this couÌ„seyll they accorded chose tho Cador of Cornewaylle for to go to the emperour for to do this message And he toke the waye and wente to Rome and tolde the Emperoure thys tydynges well and wysely And the Emperour sente in thys londe wyth hym hys owne cosyn that was hys vncles sone a noble knyght a stronge that was called Maximian And he spowsed Octauians doughter and was crowned kynge of this londe ¶ How Maximian that was themperours cosyn conquered the londe of Armorycam and yaaf it to Conan Meriedok THis kynge Maximian became soo ryall that he thougt to conquere the londe of armory cam for the grete rychesse that he herde tell that was in that londe so that he ne lyfe man that was of worthynes knyght squere ne none other man that he ne toke wyth hym to the grete damage to all the londe For he lefte at home behynde hym noo man to kepe the londe but toke them wyth hym fro thys londe .xxx. thousande knyghtes that were doughty mennes bodyes wente ouer to the londe of Armorycam and there slewe the kynge that was called Imball conquered all the londe and whan he had so done he called Conan sayd For as moche as kynge Octauian made you kynge of Brytayne thrugh me ye were lette and dystroubled that ye were not kynge I gyue you thys londe of Armorycam you there of make kynge And for as moche as ye be a. Bryton I well that this londe haue the same name no more be called Armoricam but be called Brytayne And the londe from whens we be comen shall be called moche Brytayne And soo shall men knowe that one Brytayne fro thae other Conan Meriedok thaÌ„ked hym gretly soo was he made kynge of lytell Brytayne And whan all this was done Maximian wente from thens vnto Rome tho was made Emperour after Constantyne And Conan dwelled styll in lytell Brytayne with moche honour there lette ordeyne .ii. thousande ploughmen of the londe for to culture the londe to harow it for to sowe it feffed theÌ„ rychely after that they were for asmoche as kyng Conan none of his knyghtê ne noÌ„e of his othere peple wold not take wyues of the nacioÌ„ of frauÌ„ce he tho sente in to grete Brytayne to the erle of Cornewayle that meÌ„ called dionothe that he shold these thorugh out al this londe .xi. M. of maydens That is to saye .viii. M. for the meane people and iii·M for the grettest lordes that sholde them spowse And whan Dyonoth vnderstode this he made a commaundemente thorughout all the londe of Brntayne And as many as the nombre cam to be assembldy togyder of maydens for there was noo man that durste wythstande hys commaundementê for as moche that all the londe was take hym to warde and kepe to doo all thynge that hym good lyked ¶ And whan these maydens were assembled he lete them come a fore hym atte London And lete ordeyne for them shyppes hastely and as moche as them neded to that vyage And tooke his owne doughter that was called Vrsula that was the fayrest creature that ony man wyst And he wolde haue sent her to konge Conan that sholde haue spowsed her and made her quene of the londe But she had made pryuely to god a vowe of chastyte that her fader not wyst ne noÌ„e other man elles that was lyuynge vpon erthe ¶ How Vrsula and .xi. thousande maydens that were in her companye wente to warde lytell Brytayne and alle they were martrde at Colayne THys Vrsula chose vnto her company .xi. thousande maydens that of all other she was lady and meystresse And all they wente to shyppe at one tyme in the water that is called Tamyse and coÌ„maunded her kynne and her frendes to almyghty god and saylled to warde lytell Brytayne But whan they were come in to the hyghe see a stronge tempest arose as it was goddes wyll and vrsula wyth her shyppes and her compny were dryue to Hundlonde thrugh temstpe and arryued in the hauen of the cyte of Coleyne And the kynge of the londe that was called Gowan was tho in the cytee· And whan he wyst the tydynges that soo many fayre maydens were there arryued He toke Elga hys broher and other of hys housholde wyth hym went to the shyppes to see that fayre company And whan he sawe them so fayre he and hys company wolde haue ouerlayne them take fro them ther mayndehode But Vrsula that good mayde coumseylled prayed warned and taught theym that were her felowes that they sholde defende them wyth all theyr myghte and rather suffre deth thaÌ„ suffre ther body to be defoyled Soo that all tho maydens became so stedfast in god that they defended them thrughe hys grace soo that none of them hadde power to doo them shame wherfore the kynge Gowan was sore anone that he for wrath slewe them euerychone anone ryght and soo were all tho maydens martred for the loue of god and lyeth at Coleyne ¶ How kynge Gowan came for to destroy this londe and how a man of grete power that was called Gracian deifended the londe AS alle thys was done kynge Gowan that was a Sarrasyn called hys brother Elga and sayde to hym that he sholde go conquere the londe that alle those fayre maydens were borne in And he ordened tho a grete power of Pehites of denmarke of orâ—eâ—ay and of Norway· And they came in to this londe and brente townes slewe folke and caste a downe chirches houses and â—obbed all the lond in length brede put to deth alle tho that wolde not forsake the ryght byleue crystendome for as moche as there was no souerayne that myght them helpe For the kyng Maximian had take with hym all the worthy
meny And then he sholde sende to her lorde the kyng feyne that he were come for to speke with hys doughter hym for to se so he dyde And whan the kynge and the quene herd that they came with moche honoure they hym receyued And the kynge of fraunce then lete lende thrugh al the realme coÌ„maunded that al men sholde be as entendauÌ„t to kynge Leyr the quenes fader in all maner of thynges as it were vnto hymselfe whaÌ„ kynge leyr had dwelled there a moneth more he tolde to the kynge to the quene his doughter how his two eldest doughters hadde hym serued Agampe anone lete ordeyne a grete hooste of FrensshmeÌ„ sente in to Brytayne with Leyr the quenes fader for to coÌ„quere his loÌ„de agayne his kyngdome And Cordeill also came with her fader in to Brytayne for to haue the realme after her faders dethe And anone they wente to shyppe passed the see came in to Brytayne fought with the felons theÌ„ dyscomfyted slewe then had he his loÌ„de agayne after lyued .iii. yere helde his realme iÌ„ peas after warde dyed so Cordeill his doughter thenne let enter him with moche honour at Leycestre ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiii. M.iii. C.xlix Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .viii. C liii AMasius sonne to Ioam regned on the Iewes .xxix. yere after the whiche the kyngdom of Iewes was without kynge .xiii. yere This man worshypped the goddes of Seyr vt pêª .ii. para .xv. ¶ Ieroboam sone to Ioam regned on Israel .xli. yere the whiche was manly and vyctoryous For he ouercame the kynge of Sirie restored Israel Damaske after the worde of Iono the prophete But he was not good Therfore sayth austyn if good men regne they profyte many a man And yf ylle men regne they hurte many men· ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiii. M.iii. C.lxxxviii Et ant xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .viii. C.xi. Ozias or Azarias sone to Amasie regned on the Iury .lii. yere the whiche lyued wel afore oure lorde of hym is none euyl thynge wryten but that he vsurped the dygnyte of preesthode vnder Azari the whiche he forbode hym For that whiche cause our lorde stroke hym with a leper vt pêª .ii. para ¶ Ozee bysshop prophete was this tyme the fyrst of the .xii. that is sende astaynst the .xii. tribus ¶ Ioel the secoÌ„de of the .xii. prophecyed of Iuda Ananias the thyrde prophecyed agaynst many people Abdias the fourth of the .xii. prophecyed agaynst Edom ¶ zacharius sonÌ„e to Ieroboam regned in Israel .vi. monethes the whiche began to regne the .xxxviii. yere of Ozias was nought iÌ„ his lyuynge as his predycessours were And Sellum slewe hym regned a moneth And Manahen slewe hym toke his kyngdome vt pêª .iiii. reguÌ„ This Manahen regned .x. yere the whiche began to regne the .xxxix. yere of Ozias \ he ruled hym myscheuously And our lorde toke hym in the power of the kynge of Assuriorum And he payed to hym a thousande talentes of syluer vt pêª .iiii. reguÌ„ ¶ Phaseia sonÌ„e to Manahen regned in Israel .ii. yere he began to regne the .l. yere of Ozias and he was nought in his lyuynge ¶ Phase slewe phaseia regned .xx. yere he began to regne the .lii. yere of Ozias dyde as other cursed men dyde Plura vide .iiii. reguÌ„ And after this Israel was without ony kynge .viii. yere ¶ How Morgan and Conedag that were neuewes to Cordeill warred vpon her And put her in pryson NOw as kynge Leyr was deed Cordeil his yongest doughter regned the .x. yere of Ozias kynge of Iury. And after her regned Conedag the .xv. yere of Ozias Cordeil that was Leyrs yongest daughter after the deth of her fader had all the londe .v. yere And in the meane tyme deyed her lorde Agampe hat was kynge of FrauÌ„ce after his dethe she was wydowe And there came Morgan and Conedag that were Cordeils systers sones to her had enuyte for as moche as theyr aunte sholde haue the londe So that bytwene them they ordeyned a grete power and vpon her warred gretely And neuer they rested tyll they had her taken and put her vnto deth And tho Morgan and Conedag seased all the londe departed it bytwene them And they helde it .xii. yeres And whan that those .xii. yeres were gone there beganÌ„e bytwene them a grete beatel so that they warred stroÌ„gely togyders And eueryche of theym dyde other moche dysease For Morgan wolde haue all the londe frome beyonde Humbre that Conedag helde But he came agaynst hym wyth a grete power so that Morgan durste not abyde but fledde a waye in to walys And Conedag pursued hym and toke hym slewe hym And tho came Conedag agayne and seased all the londe in to his honde and held it And regned after xxxiii· yere And thenne he deyed and lyth at newe Troy ¶ And by cause the matere conteyneth moost comodyously togyder of the kynges of Brytayne now called Englonde for the tyme of them is not certaynly knoweÌ„ what tyme of the wrolde the kynges folowen regned Therfore they shall be togyder tyll it be comen vnto Guentolen kyng of Brytayne now called EngloÌ„de ¶ How Reynolde that was Conedags sone regned after his fader in his tyme it rayned blood thre dayes in to kenynge of grete deth ANd after thys Conedag regned Reynolde hê sone that was a wyse knyght a hardy curteyes that wel nobly gouerned the londe wonder welle made hym beloued of all maner of folke And in hys tyme regned blood that lasted thre dayes As god wolde soone after ther came a grete dethe of people For hostes wythout nombre of people fought tyll that almyghty god ther of toke mercy and pyte tho gaÌ„ it cesse And this Reynolde regned .xxii. yere deyed and lyeth at yorke ¶ How Gorbodian regne in peas that was Reynoldes sone AFter thys Reynolde that was Conedags sone regned Gorbodian that was thys Reynoldes sone ·xv yere and thenne he deyed and lyeth at yorke ¶ How Gorbodian had .ii. sones how that one slewe the other for to haue the herytage how ydoyne ther moder slewe that other wherfore the londe was destroyed SO whan thys Gorbodian was deed hys two sones that he had be came stoute and proude and euer warred togyder for the londe And that one was called Ferres and that other Porres ¶ And thys Ferres wolde haue all the londe but that other wold not suffre hym This Ferres had a felonous herte thoughte thrugh treason to slee his brother But pryuely he wente in to Fraunce and there abode with the kynge Sywarde tyll vpon a tyme whan he came ayen and fought wych his brother Ferres But full euyll it happed tho he was slayne fyrste whan ydoyne ther moder wyst that Portes was deed she made grete sorowe for by cause that she loued hym more than
receyue bapâ—ym in the name of god torne to the ryght fayth byleue Eulentre seÌ„te two Legates that were called Pagan an other Elybam in to this londe baptysed the kyng all his meyne And after wente from towne to towne baptysed the people tyll all the londe was baptysed And this was in the yere an hondred .lvi. after the Incarncyon of our lorde Ihesu cryste And this kyng Lucie made tho in thys londe two Archibysshops one at Caunterbury an other at yorke other many bisshops that yet beÌ„ in this londe And whan these two Legatê had baptysed all this londe they ordeyned prestes for to baptyse chyldern and for to make the sacramente and after they wente ayen to Rome And the kynge dwelled in his londe and regned wyth moche honoure .xii. yere and after deyed and lyeth at Gloucestre ¶ How this londe was longe without a kynge and how Brytons chose a kynge THis kyng Lucie had none heyre of his body begoteÌ„ that was after warde grete harme sorowe to the londe For after thys kynge Lucies deth none of the grete lordes of the londe wolde suffre an other to be kynge but lyued in warre debate amoÌ„ges them self .l. yere without kyng But it befell after warde that a grete prince came from Rome iÌ„ to thê londe that was called Seuerie not for warre but for to saue the ryght of Rome But neuer theles he had not dwelled halfe a yere in thys londe but that the Brytons slewe hym And whan they of Rome wyst that Seueri was so slayne they sente an other grete lord in to this londe that was called Allec that was a stronge man a myghty of body dwelled in thys londe longe tyme dyde moche sorowe to the Brytons So that after for pure malyce they chose a kynge amonge theym that was called Astelepades And assembled a grâ—aee hoste of Brytons wente to London to seke Allec there they fouÌ„de hym slewe hym all his felowes And one that was called walon deffended hym fyersly fought longe with the Brytons but at the last he was dyscomfyted and the Brytons tooke hym and bonde hys hondes feet and cast hym in to a water wherfore that water was called euer more walbroke Tho regned Astelepades in peas tyll one of his Erles that was called Coill made a fayr towne ayenste the kynges wyll lete calle the towne Colchestre after hys owne name wherfor the kyng was full wroth thought to destroy him And began to warre vpon hym and brought grete power of men and yaf the Erle batayll And the Erle defended hym fyersly wyth hys power slewe the kynge hymself in that batayll And tho was Coill crowned made kyng of this londe This Coill regned and gouerened the londe well nobly for he was a noble man and well be loued amonged the Brytons ¶ whan tho of Rome herde that Astelepades was slayne they were wonder gladde sente an other grete prynce of the Romayns that was called CoÌ„stance And he came to the kyng Coill for to chaleÌ„ge the trybute that was woÌ„te to be payed to Rome And the kynge answered well wisely sayde that he wolde paie to Rome all that ryght and reason wolde with good wyll And so they accorded tho with good wyll and without ony coÌ„take And so both they dwelled togyd in loue ¶ Kynge Coill yaaf to hym his doughter Eleyne for to haue her to his spowse that was bothe fayre wyse good well lettred this CoÌ„stance spowsed her there with moche honoure And it befell soone after that thys kynge Coill deyed in the .xiii. yere of hys regne and lyeth at Colchestre entyred ¶ Of kyng Constance that was a Romayne that was chosen kyng after the deeh of Coill for as moche that he hadde spwsed Eleyne that was kynge Coils doughter AFter this kynge Coill Constance was made kynge and crowned for asmoche as he had spowsed kynge Coils doughter that was heyre of that londe The whiche CoÌ„stance regned well and worthely gouerned the londe And he begate on his wyf Eleyne a sonne that was called ConstaÌ„tyne And this kynge bare true fayth And truly dyde vnto them of Rome all his lyf And whan he had regned .xv. yere he deyed and lyeth at yorke ¶ How CoÌ„staÌ„tine that was kiÌ„ge ConstaÌ„ce sone the sone of Saynt Eleyne gouerned ruled the londe was Emperour of Rome AFter kynge Constance dethe regned Constantyne hys sone and the sone of saynt Eleyne that fouÌ„de the holy crosse in the hooly londe And how Constantyne be came Emperour of Rome ¶ It befell soo in the tyme there was an Emperour at Rome that was a Sarrasy a tyraunt that was called Maxence that put to dethe all that byleued iÌ„ god destroyed hooly chirche by all his power sleweall Crysten miÌ„ that he myght fynde And amoÌ„ge all other he lete martyr Saynt Katheryne And many other crysten people that had drede of deth fledde came in to this londe to kynge Constantyne And tolde hym of the sorowe that Maxence dyde to the Crystyanytee wherfore Constantyne had pyte made grete sorowe assembled a grete hoste a gret power and wente ouer vnto Rome and there tooke the cyte and slewe all that there was iÌ„ that were of mysbyleue that he myghte there â—ynde And tho was he made Emperour and was a good man gouerned hym so wel that all â—ondes to hym were attendaunt for to be vnder his gouernaunce· ¶ And this deuyll tyâ—aun Maxence that tyme was in the londe of Greâ—e herde these tydyngs sodeynly became wood and sodeynly he deyed and so he ended hys lyf ¶ whan Constantyne went from thys londe vnto Rome he tooke wyth hym hys moder Eleyne for the moche wysedome that she coude and thâ—e other grete lordes that he moche loued the one was called Hoell an another was called Taberne and the thyrde Morhyn And toke alhys londe to kepe vnto the Erle of Corne wayle that was called Octauyan And soo anone as thys Octauyan wyste that hys lorde dwelled at Rome IncoÌ„tynent he seased all the londe in to hys honde therwyth dyde all hys wyll amonge hyghe lowe they hellde hym for kynge ¶ whan these tydynges came to Constantyne the Emperoure he was wonder worthee towarde the Erle Octauyan And sent Taberne wyth ·xii M. men for to destroye the erle for hys falsenesse And they arrayued at Por tesmouth ¶ And whan Octauyan wyst that he assembled a grete power of Brytons and dyscomfyted Taberne Taberne fledde thens in to Scotlonde and ordeyned there a grete power and came ayne in to thys londe another tyme to yeue batayll to Octauian ¶ whan Octauian herde that he assembled a grate power came to warde Taberne as moche as he myght soo that those two hostes mette togyders vppon Stanesmore and strongely smote togyder tho was Octauian dyscoÌ„fyted
sayde bytwene themself that noo man sholde them remeue for noo strengthe ne engyne soo grete they were and soo longe But. Merlyn thrugh his crafte he remeued them and broughte them in to theyr shyppes and came ayen in to thys londe And Merlyn sette the stones there that the kyng wolde haue them And sette them in the same manner that they stode in Irlonde and whan the kynge sawe that it was made he thanked Merlyn And rychely hym rewarded at his owne wyll And that place lete calle Stonhenge for euer more ¶ How Passent that was Vortigers sone and the kynge Guillomer came in to thys londe and how a traytour that was called Cappa enpoysoned the kynge Aurilambros ANd men shall vnderstonde that Passent that was Vortigers sone lyued the same tyme and came in to thys londe wyth a grete power and arryued in the north couÌ„tre wolde be aueÌ„ged of his faders deth Vortiger and strongely trusted vpon the company that he had brought wyth hym out of the londe of Germayne and had conquered all the North countree vnto yorke ¶ And whan kynge Aurilambros herde this he assemled a grete power of Brytons went for to fyght with passeÌ„t he dyscomfyted Passent all his peple but Passent escaped thens with some of his men fledde thens in to Irlonde come to kynge Guillomer prayed hym of helpe and socour The kynge grauÌ„ted hym with good wyll and sayde that he wolde helpe hym vppon that couenaunt that I my selfe muste go with you with all my power in to brytayne And I wolde me aduenge vpon the Broytons the rather for they came in to my londe toke the stones with strength that is called Gyauntes karoll ¶ The kyng Guillomer lete ordeyne his shippes went to the see with .xv. thousaÌ„de men and arryued in walys began to robbe moche sorowe he dyde ¶ It befell so that kynge Aurilambros laye syke at wynchestre myghte not helpe hym self So that he sente in his name Vter his brother with a power to helpe walys And thyther warde he went as moche as he myght ¶ The kynge of Irlonde Passente herde telle that Aurilambros was syke to hym there came a Sarrasyn that was called Cappa sayde Syre dwelle ye here all in peas with your host I behyght you thorugh my quayntesye the I shall slee the kynge Aurilambros that is syke Thenne sayd Passent yf ye doo so I shall you rychely auaunce The traytour Cappa put vpon hym an habyte of relygyon lete shaue hym a brode crowne came vnto the kynges courte and sayde that he wolde helpâ— the kynge of his malady Tho sayd the traytour Cappa vnto the kyng Syr be of good comforte For I shall yeue you suche a medicyne that ye shalle swete anoÌ„e ryght lyste to slepe haue good reste And the traytour yaaf hym suche poyson to slepe anone ryghte deyed in hys slepynge And the traytour sayd that he wolde go out to the felde tyll he were awaked so escaped he awaye For no man had to hym suspeccyon for by cause of his habyte that he was clothed iÌ„ also for hys brode shauen crowne But whan the kynges men wyste that he was deed they became wonder sory and faste soughte the traytoure but they myghte not fynde hym· For the Cappa torned ayen vnto the hoste frem whes that he came ¶ whan Aurilambbros deyed a sterre in the morne was seen wyth a clere lyght at the bought of the beeme was sene the heed of an horryble dragoÌ„ SO whan the kyng Aurilambros was deed enpoysoned at winchestre On the morne after he was dede aboute the tyme of Pryme there was sene a sterre grete clere the beeme of that sterre was brygheter thaÌ„ the sonne And at the bought of the beeme apperyd a dragons heed out of hys mouth came two huge lyghtes that were as bryght as ony fyre brennynge that one beeme to warde Fraunce and streyght ouer the see thyther warde And out of that beeme came .vii. beemes full clere and longe as it were the lyghte fyre ¶ This â—â—erre was seen of many a man But none of them wyste what it be tokened ¶ Vter that was the kynges brother that was in walys wyth hys hoste of Brytons sawe that sterre the grete lyght that it yaue they wondred ther of gretly what it myghte betoken And lete calle Merlyn and prayed hym for to telle what that it myhght betoken ¶ Of the betokenynge of the sterre MErlyn sawe the sterre and behelde yt a longe tyme. And sythen he quoke and wepte tenderly And sayde· Alas alas that soo noble a kyng worthy ys deed And I do iou to vnderstaÌ„nde that Aurilambros your brotherds poysoned that I see well in thys sterre And yourselfe ys betokened the heed of the dragon that is seen at the bought of the beeme that ys your self that shall be kynge and regne And by the beeme that stondeth to warde the Eest ys vnderstonde that ye shall gete a sone that shall conquere all Fraunce and all the londes that belongeth to the crowne of Fraunce that shalle be a wrothyer kynge of more honoure than euer were ony of his auncetours ¶ And by the beeme that stretched towarde Irlonde is betokened that ye shalle gete a doughter that shalle be quene of Irlonde ¶ And the seuen beemes betoken that ye shall haue .vii. sones And euery one of them shall be kyng and regne wyth moche honoure And abyde ye no lenger here but goo and yeue batayll to your enmyes and fyghte wyth them booldely for ye shalle ouercome them and haue the victory ¶ Vter thanked hertely Merlyn and toke his men and wente to warde hys enmyes they fought togyder mortally and soo he dyscomfyted his enmyes them destroyed And hym self slewe PasseÌ„t that was vortigers sone And his Brytons slewe Guillomer that was kyng of Irlonde and all his men ¶ And Vter anone after that batayll toke hys waye to warde wynchestre for to doo entyere Aurilambros kynge that was his brother But tho was the body borne vnto Stonhenge with moche honour that he had done make in remembrauÌ„ce of the Brytons that there were slayne thrugh treason of Engist that same day that they sholde haue ben accorded And in the same place they entyered Aurelambros the seconde yere of hys regne wyth all the worshyp the myght belonge to suche a kynge On whoo 's soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ Of Vter Pendragon and therfore he was called so ye shall here And how he was ouertake with the loue of Igreyne that was the Erle of Cornewaylles wyf AFter the dethe of Aurilambros Vter his brother was crowned and regned well worthely And in remembraunce of the dragon that he was lykened to He lete make two dragons thrugh couÌ„seyll of his Brytons And made that one for to be borne before hym whaÌ„ he weÌ„te
elder brother lyued a fayre man a stronge a large of body gentyll and curteys of condycyons so that all men hym loued And this Edwarde in the Cronycles is called amonge the Englysshmen Edwarde the outlawe ¶ And whan as he was made knyght the kynges doughter of HuÌ„gry hym moche loued for hys goodnes hys fayrnes that she him called her derlyng The kynge that was her fader perceyued well the loue that was betwixt them two and had no heyre but only that doughter and the kyng vowche sauf his doughter to no man so well as he dyde to hym that she loued soo well he her yaue her vnto hym with a good wyll and Edwarde her spowsed with moche honour The kynge of hungry sente after all hys baronage and made a solempne feest a ryche weddynge And made all meÌ„ to vnderstande that this Edwarde sholde be kynge of that londe after the decesse of hym And of that tydynges they were all full gladde This Edward begate vppon his lady a sone that was called Edgar Helynge afterwarde a doughter that was called Margarete that afterwarde was quene of Scotlonde And by the kynge of Scotlonde that was called Mancolin she had a doughter that was called Maude that was quene afterwarde of Englonde thrugh kynge Henry that was the fyrste sone of the conquerour that her wedded And he begate on her a doughter that was called Maude that afterwarde was Empresse of Almayn And of this Maude came the kynge of Englonde that vnto thys daye is called Henry the Empresse sone And yet hadde thys Edwarde an other doughter by hys wyfe that was called Crysten and she was a Nonne ¶ How kynge Knoght that was proude man conquered Normandy how he became afterwarde meke and mylde NOw haue we herde of Edmonde Irensydes sones that kynge Knoght wende they had ben slayne as he had commaunded walgar before· And this kynge Knoght hadde in his honde all the reame of Englonde denmarke And after that they wente vnto Norwaye that londe for to conquere But the kynge of the lond that was called Elat came with his people wende his londe to haue well kepte defended soo there he faught wyth hym tyll at the laste he was slayne in that batayll And tho this Knoght toke all the londe in hys honde And whan he had conquered Norway and taken feaute homages there he came ayen into Englonde and helde hym self so grete a lord that hym thought in all the world hys pere noo man was And he came soo proude hauteyne that it was grete wonder ¶ And so it befell vpon a daye as he had herde masse at westmestre and wolde haue gone in to hys palays the wayes of the Tamyse so swyftely ayenst hym came that almoost they touched his feet Tho sayd the kynge with a proude herte I coÌ„maunde the water to torne ayen or elles I shall make the \ The wawes for his coÌ„maundemente wolde not spare but flowed euer in heyght more and more ¶ The kynge was so proude of herte that he wolde not flee the water and bete it with a rodde that he had in hys honde and coÌ„maunded the water that it sholde go no ferder But for all his coÌ„maundemeÌ„t the water wolde not cesse but euer wexed more and more on hygh so that the kyng was all wete stode depe in the water And whan he sawe that he had abyden there to longe the water wolde no thynge do his coÌ„maundemeÌ„t tho soone he with drewe hym and tho stode he vpon a stone and helde his hondes on hyghe sayde these wordes herynge alle the people ¶ This god that maketh the see thus aryse is kynge of all kyngê and of all myghtes moost And I am a catyf and a man deedly and he maye neuer deye all thynge dothe hys commaundement to hym obedyent ¶ To that god I praye that he be my warraunt For I knowlege me a caytyf feble and of no power And therfore I wyll goo vnto Rome without ony longe lettynge and my wyckednesse for to punysshe and me to amende For of god I clayme my londe for to holde and of none other And anon made redy his heyre and hym selfe wente to Rome withoute ony lettynge And by the waye dyde many almesse dedes and whan he came to Rome also And whan he hadde be there for his synnes doo penaunce he came ayen in to Englonde and became a good man and a holy And lyued and lefte alle manere pryde and stoutenes lyued an hooly lyfe after and made two abbayes af saynt Benet one in Englonde and an other in Normandye for as moche as he loued saynte Benet more specyally thanne other sayntes And moche he loued saynt Edmonde the kynge And ofte he yaue greate yeftes to the how se wherfore it was made ryche ¶ And whan he hadde regned .xx. yere he deyed and lyeth at wynchestre ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M.xviii BEnedictus the .ix. was pope after Iohannes and he was a grete lechour therfore he was dampned and he apperyd to a certayne man vnder a meruaylous fygure an horryble His heed his tayle was lyke an asse that other parte of his body lyke a bere And he sayd to this man to whom he apperyd Be not aferde for I was a man as ye now be but I apeyre now for I lyued vnhappely in olde tyme lyke a beest whan I was pope In this mannes tyme there was grete dyuysyon sclauÌ„der to the chirche for he was put out in two tymes ¶ And here Tholomeus noteth that the pryde of bysshops hadde euer an euyll ende And it was euer the occasyon of moche vnrest and batayll ¶ Conraduâ— the fyrst was Emperour after Henricus .xx. yere This man made many lawes and commaunded peas to be kepte moost straytly of ony man But the erle of Ludolf was accused he fledde frome his londe desyred more to lyue lyke a churle than lyke a gentyll man yet meruayllously his sone was made Emperour by the coÌ„maundemente of god ayenst the wyll of Conradus And at the laste they were accorded And he toke Corodis doughter to his wyf ¶ Of kynge Harold that leuer had goo on foot than ryde on hors THis Knoght of whom we haue spoken of before hadde two sones by his wyf Emme that one was called Hardyknoght and that other Harold And he was so lyght of foot that men called hym moost comynly Harolde Hare foot And this Harold had no thynge the condycyons the maners of kyng â—noghte that was his fader For he sette but lytell pryce of chyualrye ne noo curteyse nother worshyp but only by hys owne wyll And he became soo wycked that he exyled hys moder Emme And she went out of the loÌ„de in to FlauÌ„dres there dwelled with the erle wherfore after there was neuer good loue betwixt hym his broder For his broder hated hym deedly â— and whan he
the kyng and came to his courte at his coÌ„maundement And the erle demed sauely for to come And the kyng anon lete take hym put hym in to pryson And myght neuer for no thynge come out tyll that he had yelded vp to the kynge the castell of Nicholl the whiche he had taken from the kynge with his strengthe in the .xv. yere of his regne ¶ And Gaufride the erle of Angoy yaue vp vnto Henry his sone all Normandy And in the yere that nexte ensewed deyed the erle Gaufryde And Henry his sone tho anoÌ„e torned ayen to Angoy there was made erle wyâ—h moche honour of all hys men of the londe And to hym dyde feaute homage the moost party of the londe And tho was thys Henry the Empresse sone erle of Angoy also duke of Normandy ¶ In the same yere was made a dyuorce bytwnene the kynge of Fraunce and the quene hys wyfe that was ryght heyre of Gascoyne For bycause that it was knowen and proued that they were sybbe and nyghe of blood And tho spowsed her Henry the Empresse sone erle of Angoy and the duke of Normandy and duke of Gascoyne ¶ In the .xviii yere of thys Stephen thys Henry came in to Englonde with a stronge power began for to warre vpon this kyng Setphen toke the castell of Malmesbury dyde moche harme And the kynge Stephen had so moche warre that he wyst not whyther for to go But at the laste they were accorded thrugh the Archebysshop Theobaldus thrugh other worthy lordes of Englonde vpon this condycyon that they sholde departe the Realme of Englonde but wene theym two so that Henry the Empresse sone sholde hooly haue the half of all the londe of Englonde And thus they were accorded peas was cryed thrughout al Englonde And whan the accorde was made bytwene tho two lordes kynge Stephen became so sory for bycause that he had lost half Englonde felle in to suche a malady and deyed in the .xix. yere and .viii. wekes and .v. dayes of his regne all in warre and in contake And he â—yeth in the abbaye of Feuersham the whyche he lets make in the .xvi. yere of his regne CElestynus the seconde was pope after Innocencius .v. monethes And lytell he dyde ¶ Lucius was after hym lytell proffyted for they deyed both iÌ„ a pestylence ¶ Eugenius the seconde was pope after hym .v. yere foure monethes Thys man fryst was the dyscyple of saynt Bernarde after the abbot of saynt Anastasius by Rome And came to the chirche of saynt Cesary and was chosen pope by the Cardynalles he no thynge knowynge therof And for drede of the Senatours he was consecrated without thys cyte thys man was an holy man suffred trybulacyon And atte the last he decessyd and lyeth at saynt Peters And after anone decessyd Saynt Bernarde ¶ Petrus Lombardus the bysshop of Parys brother to Graciam compyled the foure bokes of the Sentence this tyme. ¶ Petrus CoÌ„mestor brother to GraciaÌ„ and to Pyerrs Lombardus made Hystoriam Scolasticam and other bokes ¶ Fredericus primus after Conradus was emperour in Almayne in Rome ·xxxiii yere This man after the deth of Adryan the pope the whyche crowned hym dyde cursydly wyth Alexander to hym grete preiudyce For he dyd helpe foure that stroue ayenst the appostles sete And he faught myghtely ayenste the kynge of Fraunce through power of the Danys other nacyons But Rycharde the kynge of Englonde halpe for to expoulse hym And he destroyed medyolanuÌ„ to the grounde Of the whiche cytee the walles were hygher than the walles of yny other cytee This man at the laste after that he had done many vexacyons to the pope he was recounsyled for he dradde leste the Lombardes wolde haue rebelled ayenste hym he axed for yeuenes of the pope And toke the crosse vpon hym and wente vnto the holy londe and dyde many meruayllous thynges there almoost as moche as euer dyde Karolus magnus And there he came by a towne that men calle Armeniam and in a lytell water he was drowned and at Tyrum he was buryed ¶ Anastasius was pope after Eugenius foure yere and more This man was abbot of Rufy and thenne he was chose Cardynall and after pope ¶ Of kynge henry the seconde that was the Empresse sone in whose tyme saynt Thomas of Caunterbury was Chaunceller ANd after thys kynge Stephen regned Henry the Empresse sone and was crowned of the Archebysshoppe Theobaldus the .xvii. daye before Crystemas And in the same yere Thomas Beket of london Archebysshop of caunterbury was made the kynges Chaunceller of Englonde ¶ The seconde yere that he was crowned he lete caste downe all the newe castels that were longyngt to the Crowne the whiche kynge Stephen had yeue vnto dyuerse men them hade made erles barons for to holde with hym to helpe hym ayenst Henry thempresse sone ¶ And the fourth yere of his regne he put vnder his owne lordshyp the kyng of walis And in the same yere the kyng of Scotlond had in his owne honde that is to saye the cyte of Karleyll the castell of Bambrugh and the newe castell vpon Tyne and the erledom of Lancastre ¶ The same yere the kyng with a grete power wente in to walys lete caste downe woodes and made wayes made stronge the castell of Rutlonde Basyngwark And amonge the castels he made an howse of the Temple ¶ And in the same yere was Rycharde his sone borne that afterwarde was erle of Oxforde And the fourth yere of his regne he made Gaufryde erle of Brytayne And in that yere he chaunged his moneye And the .vi. yere of hys regne he ladde a grete hoste to Tolouse conquered it And the .vii. yere of his regne deyed Theobaldus the Archebisshop of Caunterbury and tho almoost al the cyte of CauÌ„terbury through myschyef was breÌ„te The .ix. yere of his regne Thomas beket that was his ChauÌ„celler was chosen Archebysshop of Caunterbury· And vpon saynt Bernardes daye he was sacred And in that yere was borne the kyngê doughter Eelenore ¶ And in the .x. yere of his regne saynt Edwarde the kyng was translated wyth moche honour ¶ And the .xi. yere of hys rgne he helde his parlameÌ„te at Northampton and fro thens sledde saynt Thomas Archebysshop of Counterbury for the grete debate that was betwixt the kynge hym For yf he had be fouÌ„de on the morowe he had be slayne therfore he fledde thens wyth thre felowes on foot oonly that no man wyste where he was \ wente ouer the see to the pope of Rome And this was the pryncypall cause For asmoche as the kynge wolde haue put clerkes to deth that were ataynt of felonye without ony preuelegye of holy chyrche ¶ And the .xii. yere of his regne was Iohan his sone borne ¶ And the .xiii. yere of his regne deyed Maude the Empresse that was
that yf my lady youre wyfe came ony thynge nyghe you· that ye wolde her strangle and slee and also that ye walde doo to my lorde your sone in the same wyse ¶ Tho answerde he wyth symple there Alas alas am not I in pryson and all at youre owne wyll now god yt wote I thought yt neuer and now I wolde that I were dede soo wolde god that I were For thenne were alle my sorowe passyd ¶ It was not longe after that the kynge thrugh counsell of Roger Mortymer grauÌ„tyd the warde kepynge of syr Edward his fader vnto syr thomas Toioursy to the forsayd syr Iohan Matreuers thrugh the kynges letter put out holy the forsayd syr Moryce of the warde of the kynge And they toke and ladde the kynge vnto the castell of Corf the whiche castell the kynge hatyd as ony dethe And they kept hym there tylle it came vnto saynt Mathewes daye in Septembre in the yere of grace M.CCC.xxvii that the forsayde syr Roger Mortymer sent the maner of the deth how in what wyse sholde be done to deth And anone as the forsayd Thomas Iohan had see the letter coÌ„maundement they made kynge edwarde Carnariuan good there and good solace as they myght at that soupere nothynge the kynge wyst of the traytory And whan tyme was for to go to bed the kynge went to his bedde laye and slepte faste And as the kynge laye and slepte the trautours fals forsworne ayenst theyr homage and feaute came pryuely into the kynges chambre and theyr company wyth them and layd an huge take vppon his wombe and wyth men pressyd and helde faste downe the foure corners of the table on hys body wherwyth the good mane a woke and was wonder sore adradde to be deed and there slayne and torned hys body vp tho so downe Tho tooke the fals traytours and tynauntes an horne And put it in to hys foundemente as depe as they myghte and a spyt of copre brennynge and putte it thrughe the horne in to hys bodye and soo they slewe theyr lorde that noo thynge was perceyued And after he was enteryd atte Gloucetree ¶ How kynge Edward spowsyd Phylyp the erles doughter of Henaude at yorke ANd after Crystmasse tho next sewynge syr Iohan of henaude brought with hym Phylyp his brothers doughter that was erle of Henaude hys nece in to Englonde and the kynge spowsyd her atte yorke with moche honour And syr Iohan of Bothum bysshop of Ely syr wyllyam of Melton Archebysshop of yorke sange the masse the Sondaye on the euen of the Conuersyon of saynt Poule In the yere of grace M.CCC.xxvii But bycause that the kyng was but yonge tender of aege whan he was crowned full many wornges were doon whyle that his fader lyued bycause that he trowed the counserllers that were fals aboute hyÌ„ that couÌ„syelled hym to doo other wise thaÌ„ reason wold wherfore grete harme was do to the reame to the kynge all meÌ„ dyrected it the kynges dede it was not so almyghty god it wote wherfore it was ordeyned att the kynges crownynge that the kynge for his tender aege sholde be gouerned by .xii. of the grettest lordes of Englonde wythout whome no thynge sholde be doon That is to say tharchebysshop of Caunterbury tarchebysshop of yorke the bysshop of wynchestre and the bysshop of Herforde the erle of Lancastre therle Marchall the erle of kent that were the kynges vncles the erle of Garenne syr Thomas wake Syr Henry Percy syr Olyuer yngham and Iohan Rous barons all thyse were sworne truly for to counseyll the kynge And they shold answer euery yere in parlement of that that shold be done in the tyme of theyr gouernall but that ordynaunce was sone vndoon that was moche harme to all Englonde For the kyng all the lordes that sholde gouerne hym were gouerned and rulyd after the quene his moder dame Isabell and by syr Roger Mortymer and as they wolde all thynge was done bothe amonge hygh and lowe And they toke vnto theym castels townes londes and rentê in grete harme And losse to the crowne and of the estate out of all mesure ¶ Howe the peas was made bytwene the EnglysshemeÌ„ and the Scottes and also of Iustyfyenge of Troylesbaston Kynge Edwarde at wytsontyde in the seconde yere of this regne thrughe the couÌ„seyll of his moder syr Roger Mortymer ordeyned a parlemeÌ„t at Northampton at that parlement the kyng thrughe hys couÌ„sell none other of the londe within aege grauntyd to be accordyd with the scottes in this manere that all the fâ—autees homages that the scottes sholde do to the crowne of Englonde foryaue theym for euermore by hys chartre ensealed And ferder more an endenture was made of the Scottes vnto kynge Edwarde that was kynge HeÌ„ries sone whiche endenture they calle it regman In the whyche were conteyned all the homages feautees Fyrst of the kyng of Scotlond of the prelates erles barons of the reame of Scotlonde wyth theyr seales set theron other chartres remeÌ„brauÌ„cis that kynge Edwarde his barons had of theyr ryght in the forsayd reame of Scotlonde it was foryeue ayen holy chyrche also with the blake crosse of Scotlond the whiche the good kynge Edwarde coÌ„quered in ScotloÌ„de brought it out of the abbay of scone that is a full precyous relyque also ferthermore he relacyd and fully forgaue the londe that the noble barons had before that tyÌ„e in the ream of Scotlond by olde conquest And ferthermore that thys peas for to be holden coÌ„tynuelly last the Scottes were bounde vnto the kynge in xxx thousande pouÌ„de of syluer to be payed wythin thre yere that is euery yere .x. M. pouÌ„de by eueÌ„ procyons ¶ And ferthermore aboue all this they spake bytwene the partyes aboue sayd the Dauyd Drytonautyer that was kynge Roberte Brus sone the fals tyraunt â–ª fals forsworne ayenst his othe that arose ayenst hys leyge lord the noble good kynge Edward and falsly made hym kynge of Scotlonde that was of aege .v. yere And so thys cursyd couÌ„seyll Dauid spoused at Berewyk dame IohnÌ„ of the Toure that was kynge Edwardes syster as the gestes tellyth vpon Mary Mawdeleyns day in the yere of grace M.CCC.xxviii to greate harme empayrynge of all the kynges blode wherof that gentyll lady came alas the tyme For wonder moche the fayer daÌ„oysell dysperagyd syth that she was maryed ayenst al the comyns wyl and assent of Englonde And frome the tyme that Brute had conquered Albyon· named the londe after his owne name Brytayne that now is callyd Englonde after the name of Engyst And so the reame of Scotlonde was holde of the reame of Englond of the crowne by feaute homgae For Brute conquered that londe yaue it to Albanak that was his seconde sone And he callyd the londe Albayn after hys owne name soo that hys heyres
conuersyon of Saynt Poule helde parlemente at westmestre in the whyche parlemente was put forthe and shewed the accorde and the treates that was stablisshed and made bytwene the twoo kynges whyche accorde pleased to moche people And therfore by the kynges commaundement there were gadred and come togyder in westmynster chyrche the fyrste sondaye of lente That is to saye the .ii. kal february the forsayd Englysshemen and frensshmen where was songe a solempne masse of the Trynyte of the Archebysshop of Caunterbury mayster Symonde Issepe And whan Agnus dei was done the kynge beynge there with his sones And also the kynges sones of fraunce and other noble and greate lordes wyth candell lyght and crosses brought forth and that were callyd therto that were notte sworne afore swore the same othe that was wryten vppon goddes bodye on the masse booke in thys wyse we N. and N sweren vppon goddes body and on the holy gospels stedfastly for to holde and kepe towarde vs the peas and the accorde made bytwene the two kyÌ„ges and neuer for to do the contrary whan they had thus sworne they toke theyr scrowes that theyr othes were comprehended into the notaryes And in this same yere in the Ascencyons euen aboute myddaye was seen the clypses of the sonne And there folowed suche a drought that for defaute of rayne there was grete brennynge of corne fruyte and hey ¶ And in the same moneth the .vi. kal of Iune there fell a sanguyne rayne almoste lyke blode at Burgon and a saÌ„guyne crosse from morne vnto pryme apered was seen at Bolyn in the heyre the whiche many men saw and after it meued and felle in the myddes of the see ¶ And in the same tyme 〈◊〉 fraunce and Englond and many other londes as they that were in playne countreâ—s and dâ—serte baren withnesse sodeynly there apperyd two castels of the whiche weÌ„te out two hostes of armed meÌ„ And that one hoste was closed in whyte and that other in blacke and whan Batayll bytwene theym was begonne the whyte ouer came the blacke toke herte tho theym and ouer come the whyte and after that they wente ayen in to theyr castels and thaÌ„ the castels and all the hoost vanysshed away ¶ And in this same yere was a grete and an huge pestylence of people and namely of meÌ„ whoo 's wyues as womeÌ„ out of gouernaunce toke husbondes as well straungers as other lewde and symple peple the whyche forgetynge theyr honoure and worshyp coupled and maryed theym with theÌ„ that were of lowe degre and lytyll repuracyon ¶ In this same yere deyed Henry duke of LaÌ„castre ¶ And also in this same yere Edwarde prynce of walys wedded the countesse of Kente that was syr Thomas wyf of HoloÌ„de that whiche was departed somtyme deuorced fro the erle of Salysbury for cause of the same knyght ¶ And aboute this tyme begaÌ„ and rose a grete company of dyuerse nasoyns gadred togyder of whom theyr leders gouernours were Englysshe people they were called a peple wyth out ony hede the whyche dyd moche harme in the partye of fraunce· ¶ And not longe after there arose an other company of dyuerse nacyons that was called the whyte company the whiche in the partyes and countrees of Lombardy dyde moche sorowe ¶ This same yere syr Iohan of Gaunt the sone of kyng Edwarde the thyrde was made duke of Lancastre by reason cause of his wyf that was the doughter the heyre of Henry somtyme duke of LaÌ„caster ¶ Of the greate wynde and how prynce Edwarde tooke the lordshyp of GuyheÌ„ of his fader and wente theder· ANd in the .xxxvii. yere of kyng Edwarde the .xv. daye of Ianyuer that is too saye on saynt Maryes daye about euynsonge tyme there arose come suche a wynde out of the southe wyth suche a fyersnes and strenthe that it brasted and blewe downe to the grounde hyghe houses and stronge buyldynges toures chirches steples and other stroÌ„ge places and all other stronge werkes that stoden stylle were shaken ther with that they ben yet shall euermore be the febler and weyker whyle they stande And this wynde lasted without ony cessynge .vii. dayes contynually· And anone after there folowed suche waters in the hey tyme and in the haruest tyme that all felde werkes were strongely lette and lefte vndoyn ¶ And in the same yere prynce Edwarde toke the lordshyp of Guyhen dyde to kynge Edwyrde his fader homage and feaute therof wente ouer see in to Gascoyne with his wyf chyldren ¶ And anone after kynge Edward made hys sone Lyonell duke of Clarence and syr Edmonde his other sone erle of Cambridge in the .xxxviii. yere of his regne it was ordeyned in the parlement that men of lawe bothe of the chyrche and temporeslawe shold fro that tym for the plete in theyr moder tonge ¶ And in the same yere in to Englond thre kynges that ys to saye the kynge of Fraunce the kynge of Cypres and the kynge of Scotlonde by cause to vysyte and for to speke with the kynge of Englonde And after that they had be here longe tyme two of them went home in to theyr owne countres and kyngodms but the kynge of Fraunce throughte greate sekenesse and malady that he had abode stylle in Englonde And in the .xxxix. yere of his regne was a stroÌ„ge a grete froste that lasted longe that is to saye fro Saynt Andrewes tyde to the .xiii. kal of Apryls that the tylthe and sowynge of the erthe and other suche feld werkes and honde werkes were moche lette and lefte vndoyne for colde hardnes of the erth And at orray in Brytayn was ordeyned a grete dedely bataylle bytwene syre IohnÌ„ of Mountforde duke of Brytayne and syr charles of Bloys but vyctory fell to the forsayd syr IohnÌ„ thrughe helpe and socour of thenglysshmen And there were taken many knyghtes squyres other men that vnnoÌ„bred in the whiche batayll was slayne Charles hymself with all that stode about hym of Englysshmen were slayne but seuen and in this yere deyed at sauoy Iohan the kynge of fraunce whos seruyce exequyes kyng edwarde lete ordeyne dyd in dyuers places worhypfully to be done and at Douer of worshypful men ordeyned hym worthely tho be ledde with his owne costes and expeÌ„ces fro thens was brought to fraunce buryed at saynt Denys ¶ In the .xl. yere of kyng Edwarde the vii kal of Februer was borne Edwarde prynce Edwards sone the whiche whan he was .vii. yere of-aege he deyed· And in the same yere it was ordeyned that saynt Peters pens fro the tyme forthe sholde not be payed the whyche kyng yuo somtyme kynge of Englond of the countre of west saxen that began to regne the yere of our lord god vi· hondred .lxxix. fyrst graunted to Rome for the scole of Englond therto be contynued ¶ And in thys same yere there fell a grete rayne in hey tyme that it