AnicetuÌ„ .ix. yere the whiche decreed that a NoÌ„ne sholde not touche the pall of the awter nor put in sence therto And that she sholde were a wymple about her heed And many peryls he sawe about matrymony therfore he ordeyned that no woman sholde be called a lefuâ—â— wyfe but yf she were blissed of the preest ¶ Eleutherus a martyr was pope after Sother .xv. yere the whiche ordeyned that chrysten men sholde refuse no meet reasonable that was maÌ„nes meet Nota. Also that no man vnaccused in a cryme sholde be put from his dignite or his degre tyl he were coÌ„uicted through ensample of Chryst that whiche kept styll Iudas Scaryoth not accused Chryst knewe hyÌ„ gylty And what someuer he dyd amonge the apostles for the dignite of his seruyce abode fyrme stable This pope sent also legates vnto Lucye kyng of Britayn the whiche baptysed hym his people And Fagus and Domianus legates the whiche the pope sent fyrst â—rechcâ— in Englonde And this Chrystendom endured in Brytayne two hondred yere vnto the tyme of Dioclesian the emperour whaÌ„ saynt Albon was martyred ¶ Marcus Antonius Lucius Comodus were emperours but Marcê° dyed anone Lucius Comodus regned Comodus was called profytable in scorne for he was to euery man vnprofytable he was gyuen vtterly to lechery many senatours christen men he made for to be slayne He dampned his own wyfe to deth for age he dyed a sodeyn deth with strouglyng amoÌ„ge maydens ¶ Helius pertinax after this man was emperour vj. monethes was a man of grete discrecyon whome Iulian the grete lawyer slewe he entred the empyre was slayne the .vij. moneth of Seuerê° Â¶ Victor a martyr was pope after EleutheriuÌ„ .x. yere for the discorde of the pascall tyme he called a couÌ„seyle in Alexander where he was present the tyme many other where he decreed the eester daye sholde be kepte on the sonday but he must kepe the chauÌ„ge of the mone of Apryll that was to dyffre fro Iewes for many bysshops of the eest abode the tyme the same daye the iewes dyd halowe that feest Also he ordeyned that in tyme of nede children might be chrystened in euery place in euery water ¶ zepherinus a martyr a Romayne was pope after Victor .ix. yere This man ordeyned that chrysteÌ„ people of .xij. yere of age aboue sholde receyue his god on eester daye ones in a yere Also he ordeyned that all the vessell of the awter shold be glasse or tynne not tree as in olde tyme the coÌ„secracyon of the gloryous blode was made in treue vessell And this tyme passed the worshyp of the chirche grewe glasen vessell were forbode vt pêª patet de coÌ„se di pri ca. ¶ Origines the noble clarke was this tyme he wrote so moche that saynt Ierome sayd hyÌ„selfe to haue redde of Origenes werâ—es .iiij. M. volumes wtout pystles He translated the byble from hebrewe in to greke dyd many other grete thynges And of this Origene Samson Salomon and Traian is a grete questyon amonge doctours yf that they be dampned or saued Therfore those thynges that wtout peryll we be not bouÌ„den to knowe nor the chirche is not certyfyed of them therfore let them be all onely coÌ„mytted vnto god ¶ Calistus a martyr a Romayn was pope after zepherinê° .v. yere and he ordeyned the câ—â—â—tery in via apia where many a. M. martyrs be buryed Also he ordeyned the fast of the emerynge days to be kepte ¶ Antonius Aurelius was emperour .iij. yere And this man lacked no kynde of lechery at the last he was slayne amonge a grete multytude of people for his myscheuous lyuynge ¶ Antonius Marcus regned after him vij yere This man lyued obstynatly therfore he was slayne as was his predecessour ¶ Alexander was emperour after Antomê° regned .xiij. yere This man at the instauÌ„ce of his moder a chrysten woman the techynge of Origene the whiche came to Rome to coÌ„uert her was made so good vnto chrysten men that he suffred them to haue theyr couÌ„seyles and theyr prayers by themselfe but neuerthelesse in this tyme the cursed offycers of hym made many martyrs ¶ Anno domini CC .xliiii. VRbanus was pope after Calist viij yere old yonge he was very vertuous And all the halowed vessell of the chirche he made of golde or of syluer This man lefte his poperyche went to Agrippam and .xi. M. virgins with hym And the clargye sayd he left not his dignite for holynes but for appe tyte of those virgyns wrote hym not in the boke of popes And there he a virgyn was martyred with these virgyns ¶ Poncianus a martyr succeded Vrbanus he ordeyned that psalmes sholde be sayd daye nyght in the chirche of god And that a preest sholde saye Confiteor afore the masse ¶ Anteros a martyr was pope after this maÌ„ This man ordeyned that a bysshop myght be remeued from one to an other he made the lyfe of martyrs to be wryten he was slayne buryed in the Cimitery of saynt Calixte ¶ Maximianus was chosen emperour at Maguncia of the hoost not by the senatours regned thre yere destroyed the chirche myghtely was slayne for Origene ¶ Gordian regned after hym .vj. yere and of hym is lytell wryten but he was slayne Hijs diebus Celus dux Colchestrie in asclepio regnat in Britannia annis quasi .xxx. vsque ad aduentuÌ„ Constancij lati M. vacat ¶ Phylyp was emperour after Gordian this Philyp chose to hym Philyp his sone and they regned .vij. yere And they were the fyrst Emperours that were chrystened after slayne of the hoost They bequethed all theyr tresour at theyr deth that it sholde be dysposed to poore men And saynt Laurence at the assygnacyon of his mayster the pope departed this tresour about Rome the whiche was grete cause of his martyrdom vt qideÌ„ dicuÌ„t ¶ Decâ—ê° was emperour .iij. yere in all thyÌ„ges a tyrauÌ„t For he entred the empyre whan he the hoost had slayne the two Philyps his lordes after that he was slayne with his sone ¶ Fabianê° a martyr a Romayn was pope after Anteros .xij. yere This was a very holy man for whan chrysteÌ„ men stode to abyde the eleccioÌ„ of the pope sodeynly a whyte doue or a culuer descended on his heed sayenge to hym thou shalt be pope of Rome This man ordeyned that creme euery yere sholde be halowed vpoÌ„ sherthursday Also he deuyded regyons to dekens the whiche shold wryte the lyfe of martyrs And at the last Decius slewe hym ¶ Cornelius a martyr Romayn was pope after Fabianê° .iii. yere This man toke vp the bodyes of Peter Paule with grete honour put them in worshypfull places wtâ—taÌ„ Lucina ¶ Luciê° was pope after Cornelius .iij. yere of hym lytel is wryteÌ„ ¶ Gallus with his sone Volusianus were emperours two yere they
to her with a good wyll Than went out of the shyppe all the systers toke the londe Albion as theyr syster called it there they went vp downe fouÌ„de neyther man ne woman ne chylde but wylde beestes of dyuers kyndes And whan theyr â—ttayles were dispruded sayled they fedde them with herbes fruytes in season of that yere so they â—â—ued as they best myght after that they toke flesshe of dyuers beestes beraâ—â— wonders faâ—â—e so they desyred maÌ„nes company maÌ„nes kynde them fayâ—ed And for here they wexed wonders couragyous of kynde so that they desyred more mannes company than ony other solace or myrth Whan the deuyll that perâ—â—yued went by dyuers couÌ„tries toke a body of the ayre lykyng natures shâ—â— of men came in to the londe of Albion lay by those women shad tho natures vpon them they conceyued brought forth gyauÌ„tes Of whiche one was called Gogmagog another Langerigan And so they were named by dyuers names in this maner they came forth were borne horryble gyauÌ„tes in Albion And they dwelled in caues in hylles at theyr wyll had the londe of Albion as them lyked vnto the tyme that Brute arryued came to Totnes that was in the yle of Albion there this Brute coÌ„quered discoÌ„fyted the gyauÌ„tes aboue sayd ¶ Explicit prima pars ¶ Here begyÌ„neth now how Brute was goten how he slewe fyrst his moder after his fader And how he conquered Albyon that after he named Brytayne after his owne name that now is called Englonde after the name of Engyst of Saxonye This Brute came in to Brytayne aboute the .xviij. yere of Hely BE it knowen that in the noble cite of grete Troy there was a noble knyght and a man of grete power that was called Eneas And whan the cite of Troy was lost destroyed through them of Grece This Eneas with all his meyny fledde thens came in to Lombardy And tho was lorde gouernour of that londe a kyng that hyght Latyne And another kynge there was the hyght Turocelyne that strongly warred vpon this kynge Latyne the oftentymes dyd hym moche harme And whan this kynge Latyne herde that Eneas was come he receyued hym with moche honour hym with helde for as moche as he had herd of hyÌ„ and wyst well that he was a noble knight and a worthy of his body of his dedes This Eneas helped kynge Latyne in his waâ—â—â— shortly for to tell so well so worthely he dyd that he slewe Turocelyne dyscomfyted hym all his people And whan all this was done kyng Latyne gaue all the londe that was Turocelynes to this noble man Eneas iâ— maryage with Lauyne his doughter the moost fayrest creature that ony man wyst And so they lyued togyder in ioye and myrth all the dayes of theyr lyues ¶ And after Ascanius sone to Eneas wedded a wyfe and vpon her he gate a sone that was called Siluine And this Siluyne whan he coude some reason of man vnwytyng his fader and agaynst his wyll acqueynted hym with a damoysel that was cosyn to Lauyne that was kynge Latynes doughter the quene that was Eneas wyfe and brought the damoysell with chylde And whan Ascanius his fader it wyst anone let enquyre of the wysest maysters and of the gretest clerkes what chylde the damoysell sholde brynge forth And they answered and sayd that she sholde brynge forth a sone that shold kyll bothe his fader and his moder And so he dyd For his moder dyed in berynge of hym And whan this chylde was borne his fader let call hym Brute And the maysters sayd that he sholde do moche harme and sorowe in many dyuerse places and after he sholde come to grete honour and worshyp This kyng Ascanius dyed whan god wolde and Siluyne his sone receyued the londe and made hym wonderâ—ly well beloued among his people And so whaÌ„ Brute that was Siluynes sone was .xv. yere olde he went vpon a daye with his fader for to playe solace And as Brute shold haue shotte vnto an hart his arowe myshapped glanced and so there Brute slewe his fader ¶ How Brute was dryuen out of the londe how he helde hym in Grece ANd whan this mischauÌ„ce was befallen all the people of the londe made grete sorowe and were sore dyspleased And bycause therof they droue Brute out of the londe wolde not suffre hym amonge them And whan he sawe that he might not abyde there he went from thens in to Grece there he fouÌ„de vij thousande men that were of the kynrede of Troye and were comen of grete blode as the story telleth as of men and women children the whiche were all holden in thraldome bondage of kyng Pandras of Grece for the deth of Achylles that was betrayed slayne at Troy This Brute was a woÌ„ders fayre man and a stronge huge of his age and of gladde chere semblauÌ„t also worthy of body was well beloued amoÌ„ge his people This kyng Pandras herde speke of his goodnes condicyons anone made hym to dwell with hym So that Brute became wonders preuy moche beloued with the kynge dwelled longe tyme with the kynge So at the last they of Troy Brute spake togyder of kynrede lygnage of acqueyntauÌ„ce and there complayned them vnto Brute of theyr sorowe of theyr bondage and of many other shames the kynge Pandras had done to them to Brute they sayd vpon a tyme. Ye be a lord of our lignage a stronge man a myghty be ye our capytayne gouernour we wyll become your men fulfyll al your coÌ„mauÌ„ dementes brynge vs out of this wret chednes bondage we wyll fyght with the kyng for trouth with the grace of the grete god we shall ouercome hym we shall make you kynge of this londe to you do homage of you we shall holde for euermore Brute had tho grete pyte of theyr bondage that they were brought in pryuely went fro the kynges courte and tho that were of Troy went put them in to woodes in to mouÌ„taynes helde them there and sente vnto kynge Pandras that he sholde gyue them lycence for to departe safely out of his loÌ„de and kyngdom for they wolde no longer dwell in his bondage Whan kyng Pandras herde this he was sore vexed and anoyed tho sware that he wolde â—e them euerychone and ordeyned a grete power and went towardes them for to fyght with them But Brute and his men manly them defended and fyersly fought slewe all the kynges men that none of them escaped and toke the kynge and put hym in pryson and ordeyned a couÌ„seyle amonge them selfe what they myght do with the kynge And some sayd that he sholde be put to deth and some sayd that he sholde be exyled out of the londe
begynnynge vnto the ende Cordeil the quene anone toke gold syluer plente toke it to the squyer in couÌ„seyle that he sholde go in to a certayne cite and hym araye wasshe than come agayn to her and brynge with him an honest company of knyghtes .xl. at the leest with theyr meyny and than he sholde sende to her lorde the kynge feyne that he were comen for to se speke with his doughter hyÌ„ And so he dyd And whan the kynge and the quene herde that they came with moche honour they hym receyued And the kynge of frauÌ„ce than let sende through all his realme coÌ„mauÌ„ded that all men sholde be as entendauÌ„t to kynge Leyr yâ— quenes fader in all maner of thinges as it were vnto hymselfe WhaÌ„ kyng Leyr had dwelled there a moneth more he tolde to yâ— kynge to yâ— quene his doughter how his two eldest doughters had serued hym Agampe anone let ordeyne a grete host of frenshmen sent in to Britayne with Leyr yâ— quenes fader for to conquere his kyngdome agayne And Cordeil also came with her fader in to Britayn for to haue the realme after her faders deth And anone they went to shyppe passed the see came in to Brytayne fought with the felons discoÌ„fited them slewe than had he his londe agayn after lyued thre yere helde his realme in peas afterward dyed And Cordeil his doughter him let bury with moche honour at Leycestre ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M. iij C .xlix. Et ante Christi natiuitatem viij C .liij. AMasias sone to Ioam regned on the Iewes .xxix. yere after yâ— whiche yâ— kyngdom of iewes was wtout kyng .xiij. yere This man worshypped the goddes of Seyr Vt pêª patet .ij. para .xxv. ¶ Ieroboam sone to Ioam regned on Israel .xlj. yere yâ— whiche was manly vyctoryous for he ouercame the kynge of Sirie restored Israel Damaske after the worde of Iono yâ— prophete but he was not good Therfore sayth saynt Austyn Yf good men regne they ê“fyte many men And yf yll men regne they hurte many men ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M. iij C .lxxxviij. Et ante Christi natiuitatem .viii. C. xj Ozias or Azarias sone to Amasias regned on the Iewry .lij. yere the whiche lyued well afore our lorde of hyÌ„ is none euyll thyÌ„ge wryten but that he vsurped the dignite of preesthode vnder Azari the whiche he forbade hym For the whiche cause our lorde stroke hym with a lepre Vt patet .ij. para ¶ Ozee bysshop prophete was this tyme the fyrst of the .xij. that was sent agaynst yâ— xij trybes Iohel the seconde of the .xij. prophecyed of Iuda Ananias yâ— thyrde prophecyed agaynst many people Abdias the fourth of the .xij. prophecyed agaynst Edom. ¶ zacharias sone to Ieroboam regned in Israel .vj. monethes the whiche began to regne the .xxxviij. yere of Ozias was nought in his lyuynge as his predecessours were And zellum slewe hym regned a moneth And Manahen slewe hym and toke his kyngdome Vt pêª patet .iiij. reguÌ„ This Manahen regned .x. yere the whiche began to regne yâ— .xxxix. yere of Osias he ruled hym mischeuously our lord betoke hym in yâ— power of yâ— kyng of AssurioruÌ„ and he payed to hym a. M. talentes of syluer Vt pêª patet .iiij. reguÌ„ ¶ Phaseia sone to Manahen regned in Israel two yere and he began to regne the .l. yere of Ozias and he was nought in his lyuyng ¶ Phasee slewe Phaseia regned .xx. yere he began to regne the .lij. yere of Ozias dyd as other cursed men dyd Vide pl’a plura iiij reguÌ„ And after this Israel was wtouten ony kyng .viij. yere ¶ How Morgan Conedag neuewes to Cordeil warred on her put her to deth WHan that kyng Leyr was deed Cordeill his yongest doughter regned yâ— .x. yere of Ozias kyng of the Iewry And after her regned Conedag the .xv. yere of Ozias And Cordeill that was Leyrs yongest doughter after the deth of her fader had al yâ— londe fyue yere in the meane tyme dyed her lorde Agampe yâ— was kyng of fraunce And after his deth there came Morgan Conedag that were Cordeyls systers sones to her had enemite for as moche as theyr aunt had yâ— londe so yâ— bytwene them they ordeyned a grete power and strongly warred on her neuer rested tyll they had taken her put her to deth And than Morgan Conedag seased al the londe departed it bytwene them they held it .xij. yere whan yâ— .xij. yere were gone there began bytwene them a grete debate so yâ— they warred strongly togyder dyd to eche other moche dysease for Morgan wold haue all yâ— londe fro beyonde Humber yâ— Conedag helde But he came agaynst hym with a stronge power so yâ— Morgan durst not abyde but fledde away in to Wales and Conedag pursued hym toke hym slewe hym And than Conedag came seased al the londe in to his handes helde it regned after .xxxiij. yere than he dyed lyeth at newe Troy ¶ And bycause yâ— mater coÌ„teyneth most coÌ„modiously togyder of yâ— kynges of Britayn now called Englonde for yâ— tyme of them is not certaynly knowen what tyme of yâ— worlde these kynges folowynge regned therfore they shall be togyder tyll it be comen vnto Euentolyn kyng of Brytayne now called Englonde ¶ How Reynolde that was Conedags sone regned after his fader and in his tyme it rayned blode thre dayes in tokenynge of grete deth AFter this Conedag regned Reynold his sone yâ— was a wyse an hardy knyght curteys yâ— well nobly ruled yâ— londe was well beloued of all folke And in his tyme it rayned blode yâ— lasted thre dayes as god wolde soone after there came a grete deth of people for hoostes wtout noÌ„bre of people fought tyll yâ— god therof toke pite than it cesed And this Reynolde regned .xxij. yere than dyed lyeth at Yorke ¶ How Gorbodian regned in peas that was Reynoldes sone AFter this Reynolde regned Gorbodian his sone .xv. yere than dyed and lyeth at Yorke ¶ How Gorbodian had .ij. sones how the one slewe yâ— other for to haue yâ— londe how ydoyne theyr moder slew yâ— other wherfore the londe was destroyed WHan this Gorbodian was deed his two sones yâ— he had became stoute proude euer warred togyder for the londe yâ— one was called Ferres yâ— other Porres And this Ferres wolde haue all yâ— londe but that other wold not suffre hym This Ferres had a felonous hert thought through treason to slee his broder but pryuely he wente in to frauÌ„ce there abode with the kynge Syward tyll vpon a tyme whan he came agayn to fyght with his broder Ferres but full euyl it happed him for he was slayne fyrst Whan ydoyne theyr moder
there was no man that wyst for very sothe who hym slewe ¶ How king Arthur let bury his lordes knyghtes that he had lost in the batayle and how he sent the emperours body to Rome that there was slayne in batayle WHan the romayns wyst that the emperour was deed they for soke the felde the paynyms also And kyng Arthur chaced after them tyl it was nyght so many of them slewe that it was wonder to tell And whaÌ„ it was nyght kyng Arthur turned agayn thanked god of his victory And on the morowe he let loke serche all the felde for his knyghtes that he there lost that is to saye Borel erle of maunt Bedewer kay Ligiers erle of Boloyn Vrgety erle of Baar Aloth erle of Wynchestre Cursael erle of Chestre and Holden erle of FlauÌ„dres These were the grete lordes that king Arthur lost in that batayle with other worthy knyghtes amonge them And some he let bury in abbays by the couÌ„tree some he let be borne into theyr owne couÌ„tree And the emperours body he let take put vpon a bere sent it to Rome sent to saye the Romayns that for Brytayn FrauÌ„ce whiche he helde other truage wolde he none paye And yf they asked hym ony other truages ryght suche truage he wold tham paye kyng Arthur let here kay to kenen his owne castell there buryed hym And Ligier was borne to Boloyn where he was lorde And Holden was borne in to FlauÌ„dres and there was buryed And all the other he let bury with moche honour in abbays in houses of relygyon in the countree there they were slayne And kynge Arthur hymselfe soiourned that same yere in Burgoyne with his hoost thought that same yere folowyuge to passe the mount of Ioye and to haue gone to Rome for to take the cite and to haue put the Romayns in subieccyon but the wycked tyraunt Mordred letted hym as after ye shall here ¶ How the traytour Mordred to whom kyng Arthur toke his loÌ„de to kept his castels he helde them agaynst hym WHan kynge Arthur had taken to Mordred his realme to kepe and was gone agaynst the emperour of Rome was passed the see Mordred anone toke homage feaute of all them that were in this londe wolde haue had the loÌ„de to his owne vse toke castels all about and let them be arayed And after this faisnes he dyd an other grete wronge for agaynst the lawe of thrystendom he toke his own vncles wife as a traytour and ordeyned hym a grete host agayust kyng Arthurs comyng to holde the londe agaynst hym with strength for euermore and to slee kyng Arthur yf he myght sent by see by londe and let assemble paynyms christen people And he sent to saxons and to danes for to helpe hym And also Mordred sent to Cheldrik to do men come to hyÌ„ out of saxon that was a worthy duke promised hym yf that he brought with hym moche people he wolde graâ—â—â—e hym in herytage for euer more all the londe froÌ„ beyonde Humber to scotlonde all the londe that Engist had of Vortygers gyste whan that he spoused his doughtcr And Cheldrik came with a grete strength power of people And Mordred had assembled also on his halfe that they had .xl. M. of stronge knyghtes whan that they had nede ¶ How king Arthur chaced that traytour Mordred how he was slayne kyng Arthur Wounded to deth THese tydynges came to kyng Arthur where as he was in Burguyn was therof sore anoyed toke all FrauÌ„ce to Howell for to kepe with halfe of his men prayed hym to kepe it tyll he came agayn for he hyselfe wolde go into Britayn auenge hym on the fals traytour Mordred went his waye came to whytsand toke shyppyng with his men a grete hoost of frenshmen arryued at Sandwyche But or that he myght come to londe with his people Mordred was come with all his power gaue a stronge batayle so that kyng Arthur lost many a man or he myght come to londe For there was Gawayne his neuewe slayne Augnissell that helde Scotlonde many other wherof kyng Arthur was ful sory But after that they were comen to loÌ„de Mordred might not agaynst them endure but was discoÌ„fyted fled thens the same nyght with his men on the morowe came to London but men of the cite wold not let hyÌ„ entre from thens fled to wynehestre there helde hym with his people Kyng Arthur let take the body of Gawayn his cosyn the body of Augnissel let that one be borne to scotlond that other to Pouer buried And after king Arthur toke his waye to destroye Mordred he fled thens into Corne Wayle And the quene Gueneuer that was kynge Arthurs wyfe that thaÌ„ soiourned at yorke herde that Mordred was fled thens that he myght not endure agaynst kyng Arthur she was sore aferde and had grete doubte wyst not what was best to do For she wyst well that her lorde kynge Arthur wolde neuer of her haue mercy for the grete shame that she had done hyÌ„ toke her waye pryuely with .iiij. men no mo came to Karlyon there she dwelled all her lyfe was neuer seen amoÌ„ge folke Kyng Arthur wyst that Mordred was fledde in to Cornewayle let send after his men in to Scotlond NorthuÌ„berlonde vnto Number and let assemble folke wtout nombre went vnto Cornewayle to seke Mordred And Mordred had assembled to hyÌ„ all that folke of Cornewayle without noÌ„bre wyst that Arthur was comynge had leuer to dye take his chauÌ„ce than longer to flee abode gaue an hard batayle to kyng Arthur his people so that there escaped none away on lyue saue kynge Arthur other that were wouÌ„ded to deth for Mordred was slayne all his people and all kyng Arthurs noble knyghtes of the rouÌ„de table wherof it was grete pyte And king Arthurs made hym to be borne in a lytter to Auyon to be heled of his woundes And yet the Brytons suppose that he lyueth in an other lond that he shall come yet conquere all Brytayn But cerâ—es this is the prophecy of Merlyn He sayd his dethe shold be doubtous he sayd trouth For therof yet men haue doubte shal haue for euermore as men saye For meÌ„ wote not whether that he is on lyue or deed ¶ Arthur was borne to Auyon the. xxii yere of his regne after the incarnacyon of our lorde Jesu Chryst .v. C .xlvi. yere ¶ How kynge Arthur delyuered the realme vnto Constantyne the sone of Cador his neuewe WHan kyng Arthur wyst that he myght regne no lenger he let come before hyÌ„ CoÌ„stantyne that was Cadors sone erle of Cornewayl his cosyn and to hym betoke all his realme byddynge hym to be kynge therof tyll that he came agayne for
entred yll in to his benefyce but he gouerned hym well he suffred his perse cucyon pacyently and he was exiled fro Rome And at yâ— last after grete passions of Theodora in Constantynople dyed ¶ Sinodus quarta CoÌ„staÌ„tinopolitana contra TheodoruÌ„ et oeÌ„s hereticos alios fuit isto teÌ„pore Ista sinodê° dampnauit heresim Theodori qui dixit aliuÌ„ esse deuÌ„ veruÌ„ et aliuÌ„ ChristuÌ„ Et quam beata virgo non sit dei genitrix sed hominis tantuÌ„ ¶ Pelagius was pope after Virgilius foure yere and .x. monethes This man ordeyned that heretykes scysmatykes renegates sholde be punysshed by the seculer power ¶ Iohannes the thyrde was pope after this man .xiij. yere Of this man lytel is wryteÌ„ but that he restored yâ— chircheyerde of yâ— apostles Philip Iacob ¶ Iustinus the seconde after Iustinian was Emperour .xj. yere This man despysed poore men he robbed the senatours he was gyuen to all couetousnes so that he made chestes of yren for to kepe his money in Than anone he fell in to heresye wexed out of his mynde And than was chosen Tyberius a good man for to gouerne the co myn people ¶ Tyberius yâ— second was emperour after Iustinê° .vij. yere This man was a vertuous man He gaue innumerable good to poore men in so moche that his wyfe often chydde with hym sayd that he kest awaye the goodes of the empyre as stones And he answered agayne sayd I trust in god that our chestes shall neuer lacke of money we put treasure in to heuen And vpon a certayn daye whan he went by his palays at Constantynople he sawe in the marble pauemeÌ„t a crosse grauen thought it sholde not be troden vpon comaunded to take it vp For the crosse ought to be put in the hertes of faythfull men there he founde inestymable treasour of golde This man subdued Harsas and dyed blissedly ¶ Benedictus was pope after Iohn .iiij. yere This man suffred grete persecucyon of hunger pestylence and enemyes This man brought many a thousande quarters of where from Egypte whan Rome was besyeged by kyng Albanak almoost lost for vitayle wherfore they wrote on his graue this epytaphe Magnatuis monumeÌ„ta pater Benedicte reliqis virtutuÌ„ titulus et deâ—us atque dolor ¶ Pelagius was pope after Benedictus .v. yere In his tyme Rome was besyeged by yâ— loinbardes lytel he dyd in his dayes ¶ Mauricius was emperour after Tyberiê° .xxj. yere This was a very chrysten man subdued Persas Armenias in yâ— latter ende of his dayes he dyscorded with saynt Gregory entended to haue slayne hyÌ„ And than there appered a man in Rome clothed in a religyous habyte holdyng a naked swerde in his hande cryed about yâ— cite in this wyse The emperour shall be destroyed the whiche the emperour herde he correcked hyÌ„selfe of his trespace prayed to god to withdrawe his sentence from hym To whome our lorde appered in his slepe sayd Wylte thou that I spare the now or in tyme to come And he was alouer of wretches sayd Gyue me here my reward ThaÌ„ he was emperour after many a daye And whaÌ„ he shold haue correcked his knighttes for theyr extorcyon yâ— they dyd they asked hym why that he wolde not paye them theyr wages And so they fell at varyaunce chose Foca for to be emperour slewe hyÌ„ his .iij. sones ¶ This tyme saynt Austin came in to Englonde and ordeyned two archebysshops that is to saye of London of yorke by the coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t of saynt Gregory And remeÌ„bre yâ— many tymes is made mencyon of dyuers regyons couÌ„trees that ofteÌ„ tymes they haue ben turned to yâ— fayth For alwaye the fayth abode not in them for dyuers causes So it is of Englonde FrauÌ„ce Persia Iewry in this thyÌ„ge Rome was preuileged for there yâ— fayth of Peter neuer fayled ¶ Focas was emperour after Maurici his maister whome he other slewe bycause he began yll he ended nought For in his dayes yâ— Romayns fought strongly agaynst the Perses the Romayns were discomfy ted lost many a prouynce at the last he was slayne of Heraclius For as he dyd to other men so was he done to ¶ Anno domini .v. C. lxxxiiij GRegory the first a Romayn and a moÌ„ke was pope after Pelagius xiij yere This man was called Gregorius magnus for many thyÌ„ges that he exceded in he passed other men in power in ryches in vertue in noblenes in wysdom in holynes in fame in experience And vnder this man the yll thynges of cursednes passed seced many a noble boke he wrote to yâ— incomparable ê“fyte of all holy chirche He was one of yâ— pryncypal doctours of all the .iiij. doctours of the chirche This man forsothe alone with sayiit Fabian after sayÌ„t Peter was chosen of god in all the ordres of yâ— popes of Rome many thynges he ordeyned in yâ— chirche as is shewed in his regystre Deus in abiutoriuÌ„ for to be afore yâ— begynnynge of yâ— houres he coÌ„maunded to be sayd He renewed made all the offyces of the chirche in a fayrer a more coÌ„ pendyous maner the whiche abydeth yet vnto this daye it is called GregorianuÌ„ And shortly to coÌ„clude on this holy man mannes tongue can not expresse lyghtly the louynges of this maÌ„ what in wrytynges also in examples of vertuous dedes ¶ Saumianê° was pope after Gregory one yere .v. monethes This man ordeyned yâ— ringyng of belles at the houres of the daye But this man backbyted saynt Gregory for his liberalite that he had to poore men thought he sawe sayÌ„t Gregory rebuke hyÌ„ thryse for it the fourth tyme he lay in his bed thought saynt Gregory smote him on the heed and he waked dyed anone This was the thyrde pope amonge all yâ— popes yâ— whiche is noted to dye a dredefull deth ¶ Bonifacius yâ— thyrde was pope after Sauimanus .viij. monethes He ordeyned yâ— none but whyte clothes sholde be put on yâ— awter ¶ Bonifacius the fourth was pope .iiij. yere and .viij. monethes This man purchased of the emperour Foca that the chirche of saynt Peter of Rome shold be yâ— heed of all the chirches in yâ— worlde For afore CoÌ„stantinople was yâ— heed chirche Also he gaâ—e lycence yâ— the chirche called Panton the whiche was dedycate to the honour of Neptunus other fals goddes where chrysten men many tymes were slayne of deuyls myght be dedycate to yâ— worshyp of all sayntes in heuen This man ordeyned yâ— monkes myght vse yâ— offyce of prechynge chrystenynge coÌ„fessyon ¶ Heraclius was emperour after Foca xiij yere And in the thyrde yere of his regne Coâ—â—ras yâ— kyng of Perses brent Ierusalem and other worshypfull places â—achary the patriarke with moche other people he toke put in captyuice The parte of the holy crosse the whiche Cleyn lefte there he toke with hym in to his
come to Rome by the wrytynge of Sergius the pope vnto Colfrido his abbot And this Bede traÌ„slated the gospell of saynt Iohn in to Englysshe tongue decessed blyssedly The fame sayth yâ— now he lyeth at Deuelyn with saynt Cuthberto there is buryed with hym the knowlege of the dedes of Englonde almoost to the coÌ„quest ¶ Leo the seconde was emperour and lytell of hym is wryten ¶ Liberiê° was emperour after hym viâ— yere the whiche arose agaynst Leo entred his kingdom kepte hym in prison as longe as he regned In his tyme Iustinyan the seconde yâ— whiche in olde tyme was exiled to CrisonaÌ„ openly sayd he wolde recouer his empyre agayn Wherfore the people of that couÌ„tree for the loue of Liberius were about to slee that Iustinyan wherfore he fledde to the prynce of Turcorum wedded his syster through the helpe of his broder the Bulgars he recouered his empyre slewe Liberius Leo the vsurper of his realme And as many tymes almoost as he wyped ony drop from his nose the whiche they kyt of so many tymes he made one of his enemyes to be slayne ¶ Leo the thyrde was pope after Sergiê° two yere This man was made pope by the power of the Romayns was not put in the nombre of popes for he yll entred but he dyd none yll ¶ IohaÌ„nes the syxth a Greke was pope after hym And he was a martyr but of whome wherfore yâ— cause is not fouÌ„de in hystoryes It is sayd yâ— it was of the dukes of Lombardy for they were enemyes to the chirche myghtely ¶ IohaÌ„nes the .vij. a Romayn was pope after hym thre yere but no thinge of hym is wryten ¶ Iustinianus the seconde was emperour agayne with his sone Tiberius .vj. yere And this was he whiche was reued of the empyre afore by Leo And whaÌ„ this man was restored agayn he toke hym to the ryght fayth worshypped the pope CoÌ„stantyn certaynly he destroyed Creson the place where he was exiled to all that dwelled in it excepte children he slewe them And he came agayn an other tyme to haue slayne the Innocentes the men of couÌ„tree made them a capytayn a certayne man that was called Philip an outlawe the whiche anone wente to hym in batayle and slewe hym for his cruelnes agaynst those children ¶ Sysinnius was pope xx dayes than was grete stryfe and he decessed but lytell of hym is wryten ¶ Constantyn was pope after hym vij yere This man was a very meke man so blyssed that of all men he was beloued He went ouer the see to Iustinyan the emperour was receyued with grete honour dyed a blyssed man ¶ Philip the seconde was emperour one yere the whiche fled in to Scisilia for the hoost of the Romayns And he was an heretyke coÌ„mauÌ„ded all pictures of sayntes to be destroyed Wherfore the Romayns kest away his coyne nor wolde not receyue no money yâ— had his ymage or his name wryten vpon it ¶ Anastasius the second after he had slayne Philyp was emperour thre yere This man was a christeÌ„ man lyued well But bycause he put out Philips eyen slewe hyÌ„ afterward therfore Theodosius fought against hyÌ„ and ouercame hym and than he was made a preest so lyued quyetly ¶ Anno domini vij C .xiiij. O Regorius the seconde was pope after Constantyn .xvij. yere This Gregory was a chaste man and a noble man in scripture And about this tyme the popes begaÌ„ to dele more temporally with the emperours thaÌ„ they were wont for theyr falsnes theyr heresy and also for to remeue the empyre fro one place to an other as the tyme requyred This man cursed Leo the emperour bycause he brent the ymages of sayntes This same Leo coÌ„mauÌ„ded Gregory the pope that he shold brenne chirches destroye them And the pope set no thynge of his sayenge but manly coÌ„maunded the contrary And so it is openly shewed that the destruccion of the empyre of Rome was the cause of heresy For certaynly faythfull people with theyr prelates with one wyll drewe vnto the pope and constrayned the emperours for to leue theyr tyranny and theyr heresyes ¶ And this tyme in the eest partyes of the worlde strongly fayled the very true fayth for that cursed lawe of false Machomyte ¶ Theodostê° was emperour regned but one yere he was a very chrysten man euen as he dyd so was he done vnto For Leo deposed hym made him a preest ¶ Leo the thyrde with CoÌ„stantyn his sone was emperour .xxv. yere This Leo whan he was myghty he deposed Theodosius regned for hym was deceyued by a certayn apostata yâ— whiche bad hym that he shold take brenne all the ymages of sayntes wherfore he was punysshed bothe in batayle and in pestyleÌ„ce with other infortunes And bycause he was accursed of Gregory abode therin thre days therfore the pope with the comyn people toke from hym all the west parte of his empyre coÌ„maundynge that no man sholde obey hym ne socour hym bycause he lyued lyke an heretyke Holy men sayd agaynst hym and many by hym were martyred exiled And at the last in his mysbyleue he dyed wretchedly And in this mannes dayes but that Karolê° Marcellus holpe the chrysten fayth and fought manly agaynst the sarasyns droue them backward in to Spayne yâ— whiche they had subdued els they had entred in to frauÌ„ce And Karolus slewe thre hondred thousande sarasyns more of his people were slayne but .xv. thousand ¶ Nota This man for the contynual batayle toke to lay men the treasour of the chirche wherfore saynt Euchery the bysshop of Aurilian as he was in his prayers saw that same Karolus in soule body payned in hell And the auÌ„gell that shewed the bysshop this man sayd that yâ— was the iudgement of all those that toke awaye the goodes of the chirche or of poore men And to fortyfye that the the bysshop sayd to proue it the abbot of saynt Denys went to the sepulture where that Karolus was buryed opened the chest that he lay in and there they sawe a dragon go out but he had no body ¶ Gregory the thyrde a Romayne was pope after Gregory the seconde the whiche confermed the worshyppynge of the ymages of sayntes with the couÌ„seyle almoost of a thousande bysshops And he horrybly cursed al the despysers of these ymages as the emperour and other that were of that condicion ¶ Constantinus yâ— fyfth was emperour after his fader Leo. xxxv yere He was a cursed man and a pure heretyke so that he dyd sacrifyce to deuyls he pursued the chirche noth 〈…〉 ge that is good of hym is wryten And so by the suffrauÌ„ce of god the chirche was troubled loÌ„ge tyme. ¶ About this tyme were many meruayles and there were meruaylous erth quakes And certayn cytees that were set vpon mouÌ„taynes they were remeued borne
.xv. days ¶ Benedictê° the .iiij. was .iii. yere two monethes ¶ Leo yâ— .iiij. was .xl. days ¶ XpÌ„oforus the fyrst .vij. monethes These .viii. popes were but lytell tyme therfore we can not tell of them no notable thynges but yf we shold wryte sclauÌ„dre of them yâ— myght be fouÌ„de for the vnherd stryfe coÌ„tencyon in that holy apostles seet for one stroue agaynst another repreuing eche others dedes for to tel how they stroue it were no grete honour to shew for yâ— holy apostles se et ¶ Ludouicus yâ— thyrde was emperour after Arnulphê° .vi. yere This maÌ„ had not yâ— popes blessing for yâ— vnstablenes of them yâ— regned in Ytaly he was coÌ„strayned to expulse Bering And this man was the last emperour of all yâ— kynrede of Karolus king of frauÌ„ce ¶ This tyme the Empyre was remeued translated and deuyded For the Frensshmen helped not the chirche the whiche theyr faders had edyfyed fortefyed but destroyed them nor helped not the Romayns agaynst the Lombardes whiche vexed the Romayns ryght sore Therfore by yâ— comyns assent they were excluded from the Empyre the ytalyens began to be emperours in yta lye the Almayns in Almayne vntyll Octauien whiche regned in bothe yâ— places The frensshmen were constrayned to abyde in theyr owne couÌ„tre no more to be emperours for theyr myscheuous lyuynge ¶ Beringarius the fyrst Contadus Beringarius the seconde and Hugo were emperours after Lodewyke but they are not nombred amonge the Emperours For some were but in Almayne and some in Ytalye ¶ Of kynge Edwarde that was kynge Aluredes sone ANd after this Alured regned edward his sone and was a good man and a wyse was also wonders curteys The Danes dyd moche sorowe in the londe theyr power encreased began for to wexe from daye to daye for the Danes came oft with theyr companyes in to this londe Whan the kynge sawe that he myght no better do than he made peas with them and grauÌ„ted them his trewse And neuerthelesse the trewse dured not longe yâ— the Danes ne begaÌ„ to warre strongly vpon yâ— englysshmen dyd them moche sorowe wherfore kynge Edward let assemble a grete hoost for to fyght with them And than this kynge Edwarde dyed whan god wolde And he regned .xxiiij. yere and lyeth at Wynchestre besyde his fader ¶ Anno domini .ix. C. xiiij SErgius the thyrde was pope after Christofer .vij. yere This maÌ„ was a cardynall of Rome was expulsed by Formose the pope than he went to the frenshmen through the helpe of them he came agayne to Rome and expulsed Christofer the pope was pope hymselfe And for to auenge his exile he toke out yâ— body of pope Formose where as he was buryed and arayed hym in popes arayment and caused hym to be heded to be cast in to the water of Tyber by Rome Than fysshers fouÌ„de hym and brought hym in to the chirche the holy ymages of fayntes bowed downe vnto hym whan the body of hym was brought in to the chirche that all men myght se and honourably hym halsed Yet Sergius destroyed all those thynges the whiche the holy man had ordeyned ¶ Anastasius was pope after hym two yere ¶ Laudo was pope .v. monethes lytel they did ¶ IohaÌ„nes the .x. was pope than This Iohn was yâ— sone of Sergiê° pope bothe of nature of maners he was pope by myght wretchedly was slayne by G 〈…〉 does knightes for they put on his mouth a pyllow and stopped his breth And after hyÌ„ was another put in but anone he was put out and therfore he is not named a pope ¶ Henricus the duke of Saxonye was emperour of Almayn .xviij. yere This Henry was a noble man but he is not nombred amonge the emperours for he regned but al onely in Almayn he had a very holy womaÌ„ vnto his wyfe her name was Matilda on whom he gate two sones that is to saye OttoneÌ„ Harry Otto succeded hym in the empyre and Harry had moche londe in Almayn And he gate an other sone yâ— hyght Brimon was a very holy man and was bysshop of Coleyn and he founded the monastery of Panthaleon ¶ Of kynge Athelstone AFter this Edward regned Athelstone his sone and whan he had regned .iiij. yere he held batayle against the Danes droue kyng Gaufrid that was kyng of Danes all his hoost to yâ— see rested by scotlonde toke strongly all yâ— couÌ„tree an hole yere And after that they of Cumberlonde the Scottes of WestmerloÌ„de began to warre vpoÌ„ king Athelston he gaue them so stronge batayle yâ— he slewe so many of them that no man coude tell yâ— noÌ„bre of them And after that he regned but .iij. yere he regned in all .xxv. yere lieth at Malmesbury ¶ Of kynge Edmund AFter this Athelstone regned Edmund his broder for king Athelston had no sone this Edmund was a worthy man a doughty knyght of body also noble And the thyrd yere after that he was kyng he went ouer HuÌ„ber into yâ— couÌ„tree where he fouÌ„de two kynges of Danes yâ— one was called Enelaf and that other Renant This kyng Edmund droue them bothe from the londe and after went and toke a grete prey in Cumberlonde This Edmunde regned but .vij. yere lyeth at Glastenbury ¶ Of kynge Eldred ANd after this Edmund regned Eldred his broder that auenged Edward his fader of his enemyes yâ— did slee hym and afterwarde he seased all Northumberlond in to his handes and made the Scottes for to bowe and meke vnto his wyll And in the second yere of his regne came Arnalaf Guyran that was kyng of Denmarke and seased all Northumberlonde helde yâ— londe two yere And after that came kyng Eldred with a grete power droue hym out of this londe And this king Eldred was a noble man a good of whose goodnes saynt DuÌ„stan preched And this Eldred regned .xj. yere lyeth at Wynchestre ¶ Of kynge Edwyn ANd after this Eldred regned Edwyn the sone of Edmund he was an vncouenable man towarde god and the people For he hated folke of his owne londe loued honoured strauÌ„ge men set lytell by holy chirche and he toke of holy chirche all the treasour that he myght haue that was grete shame and vylany to hymselfe peryll to his soule And therfore god wolde not that he sholde regne no longer than .iiii. yere and dyed and lyeth at Wynchestre LEo the syxthe a Romayns was pope .vj. monethes ¶ Stephanus the .vii. a Romayn was pope after hyÌ„ two yere ¶ Iohn the .xj. a Romayn was pope .iij. yere ¶ Stephanus the viij a Germayne was pope after hym viij yere ¶ Mart 〈…〉 s the thyrde was pope after hym thre yere And of these vj. popes is no thynge had in scripture For what cause I can not tell ¶ Anno domini .ix. C. liiij AGapitus a
fote had dryuen her out of yâ— lond through couÌ„seyle of yâ— erle Godwyn that than was the gretest lorde in Englonde nexte the kynge that had moost rule bycause he had spoused the doughter of kyng Knoght begoten on his fyrst wyfe And whan this quene was dryuen out of Englond came to the erle of Flaundres that was called Baldewyne his cosyn fouÌ„de her there all thyÌ„ge that her neded vnto the tyme that she went agayne in to Englonde that the kynge Hardiknoght had sent for her that was her sone and made her to come agayne with moche honour This kyng Hardiknoght whan he had regned .v. yere he dyed and lyeth at West mynster ¶ Of the vylany that the Danes ' dyd to the englysshmen wherfore fro that tyme after was no Dane made kynge of this londe AFter the deth of this kyng Hardiknoght for as moche as he ne had no chylde of his body begoten the â—â—les and barons asseinbled and made a couÌ„seyl that neuer more after no man that was a Dane though he were neuer so grete a man amonge them he shold neuer be kyng of Englonde for yâ— despyte that they had done to englysshmen For euer more before yf the englyshmen the da nes happened to mete vpoÌ„ a brydge the englyshmen shold not be so hardy to mene a fote but stande styll tyll the danes were passed forth And more ouer yf the englyshmen had not bowed down theyr heedes to do reuerence vnto the danes they sholde haue ben beten defouled suche despytes vylany dyd the danes to our englysshmeÌ„ wherfore they were driuen out of yâ— londe after Hardiknoghtes deth For they had no lorde yâ— myght mayntayne them And in this maner auoyded the danes Englonde that they neuer came agayn The erles barons by theyr comyn assent counseyle sente vnto NormaÌ„dy for to seke those two bretherne Alured and Edwarde that were dwellynge with the duke Rycharde yâ— was theyr vncle in entent for to crowne Alured the elder broder make hym kyng of Englonde of this thynge to make an ende The erles barons made theyr o the but the erle Godwyn of Westsex falsly traytoursly thought to slee these two bretherne anone as they shold come in to Englond in entent to make Harold his sone kynge the whiche sone he had begoten on his wyfe kyng Hardiknogh tes doughter yâ— was a dane And so this Godwyn went pryuely to southhamton for to mete there with the two bretherne at theyr landynge And thus it befell that the messengers that went in to Normandy fouÌ„de not but onely Alured that was yâ— eldest broder For Edwarde his broder was gone to Hungary for to speke with his cosyn Edwarde the outlawe yâ— was Edmund Irensydes sone The messengers said to Aluted how yâ— the erles ba rons of Englond sent for hyÌ„ yâ— he shold boldly come in to EngloÌ„de receyue the realme for king Hardiknoght was deed all the danes dryuen out of the londe ¶ How Godwyn the fals traytour toke Alured vpon Gildesdown whan that he came from Normandye to be kynge of Englonde how he caused hym to be martyred in the yle of Ely WHan Alured herd these tydyÌ„ges he thaÌ„ked god toke shyppyng with all yâ— haste that he myght and passed the see and arryued at south hamton there Godwyn yâ— fals traytour was And whan this traytour sawe yâ— he was comen he welcomed hym receyued hym with moche ioye sayd that he wold lede hym to London where as all the barons of Englonde hym abode to make hym theyr kynge And so they went on theyr waye towarde London And whan they came on Gyldesdowne tho sayd yâ— traytour Godwyn vnto Alured Take hepe aboute you bothe on the lefte syde on the ryght syde of all ye shal be kyng of suche an hondred mod Now forsothe sayd Alured I behyght you and yf I be kyng I shall ordeyne make suche lawes wherof god man shall be well apayed Now had the tray tour coÌ„mauÌ„ded all his men that were with hym that whan they were comen vpon Gyldesdown that they shold slee all that were in Aluredes company that came with hym from NormaÌ„dy after that take Alured lede hym in to yâ— I le of Ely and after put out bothe his eyen of his heed afterward brynge hym to deth And so they dyd for they slewe all yâ— company that were there the nombre of xij gentylmen yâ— were comen with Alured froÌ„ Normandy after they toke Alured in the yle of Ely they put out his eyen rent his wombe toke yâ— chefe of his bowels put a stake in to the grouÌ„de an ende of the bowels fastened therto with nedyls of yren they pricked yâ— good thylde so made hym to go aboute the stake tyll that all his bowels were drawen out of his body so dyed Alured there through treason of the erle Godwyne Whan the lordes of Englond had herde and wyst how Alured that sholde haue ben theyr king was put to deth through the fals traytour Godwyne they were wonders wroth swore bytwene them god his holy name that he sholde dye a worse deth thaÌ„ dyd Edryth of stration yâ— had betrayed his lorde Edmund Iren syde they wold haue put hym to deth but the traytour fledde thens in to Denmarke there helde hym .iiij. yere and more lost all his londe in Englonde SIluester the thyrde was pope after Benedictus This Siluester was chosen Benedict was expulsed And afterwarde was Siluester expulsed Benedict was put vp agayn And after he was put out Gregory was made pope he was but symple lettred man and therfore he chose an other pope to be coÌ„secrate with hym And whan many men were dyspleased with this guydyng of two popes the thyrde was brought in the whiche sholde occupy yâ— place of bothe yâ— two And so they stroue amonge them selfe But Henry the emperour than came to Rome and deposed them all and made Clement the second pope whome he made anone to crowne hym And he sayd to the Romayns they sholde neuer wtout his assent chose pope And so .v. beynge popes the syxth was put in But many men saye this Grego ry was an holy man ¶ Damasus the second was after Clement .xxiij. dayes This man was an vsurper of yâ— popery che he dyed sodeynly And anone the Romayns asked to haue a pope that the Almayns sholde haue none for they were so harde herted that they myght not enclyne to the entent of yâ— emperout the whiche sayd there sholde be no pope chosen but yf he wolde be of counseyle of the eleccyon But for all that they put in this holy man Leo and after he had of that conscyence refused it And anone he was chosen by yâ— comyn assent This Leo put Chryst in the forme of a lasar in to his owne bedde and on the
and came in to Normandy for to defende that londe And the warre bytwene them lasted two yere tyll at the last they two fought togyder and the king of FrauÌ„ce was dyscomfyted and escaped awaye with moche payne and the moost parte of his men were discomfyted and taken And the kyng dyd with them his pleasure some of them he let go frely and some he let put to deth But afterwarde the two kynges were accorded Whan kynge Henry had hoolly all the loâ—de of Normandy discomfyted his enemyes of FrauÌ„ce he returned agayn in to Englonde with moche honour And his two sones Willyam Rychard wolde haue comen after theyr fader went to the see with a grete coÌ„pany of people But or that they might come to loÌ„de the shyppe stroke agaynst a roche brake in peces were all drowned that were therin saue one mâ— that was in the same shyppe yâ— escaped And this was on saynt â—atherynes daye these were the names of theÌ„ that were drowned Willyam Rychard the kyÌ„ges sones the erle of Chestre Ottonell his broder Geffrey rydel Walter emurci Godfrey archdeken the kynges doughter the couÌ„tesse of perches the kyÌ„ges nece the couÌ„tesse of Chestre many other Whan kynge Henry other lordes arryued in engloÌ„de and held these tydynges they made sorowe ynough all theyr myrth Ioye was turned in to mournynge sorowe ¶ How Maude the empresse came agayn in to englond how she was afterward wedded to Geffrey the erle of Angeo ANd whan two yere were gone that the erle had dwelled with the king the erle went from the king began to warre vpoÌ„ hym dyd moche harme in the londe of Normandy toke there a stronge castell there he dwelled all the yere And than came to hym tydynges that Henry the emperour of Almayne that had spoused Maude his doughter was deed that she dwelled no longer in Almayn that she wolde come agayne in to NormaÌ„dy to her fader And whaÌ„ she was comen vnto hym he toke her than to hym came agayn in to Englonde made the englysshmen to do othe feaute vnto the empresse And the fyrst man that made the othe was Wylliam the arche bysshop of CauÌ„terbury and that other Dauid kyng of Scotlonde after hym all the lordes and barons of Englonde ¶ Also after that the noble erle of Angeo a worthy knyght sent vnto the kyng of Englonde that he wolde grauÌ„te hyÌ„ to haue his doughter Maud the empresse to wyfe And bycause that her fader wyst that he was a noble man the kynge grauÌ„ted hym consented therto And than toke he his doughter ladde her in to NormaÌ„dy came to the noble knyght Geffrey there he spoused the foresayd Maude with moche honour And the erle begate vpon her a sone that was called Henry the empresse sone And after whaÌ„ all this was done kyng Henry dwelled all the yere in Normandy And after that a longe tyme a greuous sekenes toke hyÌ„ where through he dyed And this king Henry regned .xxxv. yere and .iiij. monethes His herte was buryed in the grete chirche of our lady in Roen And his body was brought with moche honour in to Englonde and buryed in the abbey of Redynge of that whiche he was founder HEnricus the fourth was emperour in Almayn after Henry the thyrd xv yere This man put his owne fader in prison there helde hym tyll he dyed He toke pope Pascall with his cardynalles and prysoned them as is sayd afore for the whiche cause as it is supposed he lacked yssue For he wedded the kynges doughter of Englonde Maude But afterwarde he came to grace and all the lawes of the chirche he resygned frely to Calixte the pope and beâ—ought hym to gyue hym in penaunce that he sholde neuer come agayne to his empyre that he myght haue remyssyon of his trespace And after the opynyon of many a man he was wylfully exiled and bothe he and his wyfe dyed at Chestre in Englonde ¶ Gelasius was pope after Pascall two yere and fledde from Henry the emperour in to Burgoyn and there decessed This emperour chose Benedicte a Spanyarde to be pope the whiche stroue with Calixtus ¶ Calixtus was pope after hym two yere and fyue monethes This Calixtus was the sone of the duke of Burgoyne and was chosen in the place of Gelasius And whan he sholde come to Rome he toke the foresayd Benedictus and made hym to ryde afore hym shamefully For he on a mule turned his face to the tayle of the mule helde the tayle in his hande as a bryâ—â—â— tyll he came through the cite than he was put in pryson And the pope made peas with the emperour ¶ Honorius was pope after hym two yere lytel of hym is wryten ¶ Nora ¶ Henry the fourth Emperour of Annâ—yne decessed this tyme was buryed with his progeâ—ytours after some men with suche an epiâ—aphe Filius hic pater hic auus hic proauus â—acer istis But it is lykely to be truer that the Gerald sayth in Itinerario wallie where he sayth that after he had prysoned his carnall fader his spirytuall fader the pope with his cardynals after he was reconsyled wylfully he was exiled And he left Maude his wyfe the kynges doughter of Englonde pryuely and lyued an heremytes lyfe at Chestre .x. yere where he myght lyue as no man knewe hym he called hyÌ„selfe Godiscallus the whiche godson is called So the emperour went secretly awaye and Maude his wyfe the empresse went to her fader Henry in to NormaÌ„dy where anone after she was wedded vnto Geffrey plantagines the duke of AndegaÌ„me vpon whome he begate Henry the seconde that afterward was kyng of Englonde vnder whome saynt Thomas of CauÌ„terbury regned dyed ¶ Lotharius was emperour after Henry the fourth .xij. yere And lytell of hym is wryten but that he was manerly to the chirche and that he subdued Roger the vsurper of the kyngdom of Cycyle ¶ â—agâ— de sancto Victore was a noble man this tyme at Parys and a noble doctour of the nacyon of Saxons ¶ The ordre of saynt Iohn baptyst at Ierusalem began this tyme by the worshypfull man Raymond myghtely disposed vnto the werkes of mercy All this ordre made theyr waye to serue poore men ¶ Anno domini M C .xxxiiij. INnocencius was pope aftre Honorius .xiiij. yere .vij. monethes This man was a very deuoute man with suche men he cöpanyed hym And he had stryfe .vij. yere agaynst Pyers of Lyon that whiche named hym Anocâ—eâ—uÌ„ by strength he toke the poperyche the whiche Innocent sawe with two galeys fledde in to FrauÌ„ce was worshipfully receyued of saynt Bernard the whiche that tyme had all the kynges prynces in his handes and he ê“uoked them for to brynge this pope Innocent in to his dignite agayn At the last all thynge was cessed and his enemyes
were destroyed through the iudgemeÌ„t of god he was pope agayn and lyued profytably and was buryed at saynt Iohn de Latran ¶ How Stephen the was kyng Henryes systers sone was made king of englond AFter this kyng Henry that was the fyrst was made kynge his neuew his systers sone Stephen erle of Bolloyn For anone as he herde the rydynges of his vncles deth he passed the see came in to Englonde through counseyle and helpe of many grete lordes of Englonde agaynst theyr othe that they had made to Maude the empresse toke the realme let crowne Stephen kyng of the londe And the archebysshop Willyam of CauÌ„terbury that first made the othe of fâ—aute to Maud the empresse set the crowne vpon Stephens heed and hym anoynted bysshop Roger of Salysbury maynteyned the kynges party in as moche as he might The first yere that kyng Stephen began to regne he assembled a grete hoost went towarde Scotlonde for to haue warred vpon the kyng of ScotloÌ„de But he came agaynst hym in peas and in good maner and to hym trusted but he made to hym none â—omage for as moche as he had made vnto the empresse Maud. And in the fourth yere of his regne Maude the empresse came in to Englond And than began debate bytwene kyng Stephen Maude the empresse This Maude went to the rite of Nicholl the kyng her besyeged longe tyme myght not spede so well the cite was kepte defended And those that were wtin the cite subtylly escaped awaye without ony maner of harme And than toke the kynge the cite dwelled therin tyll Candelmas And than came the barons the helde with the empresse that is to saye the erle Randulf of Chestre the erle Robert of Glocestre Hugh Bygot Roberte of Morlay these brought with them a stronge power faught with the kynge gaue hyÌ„ a stronge batayle in the whiche batayle kyng Stephen was taken and set in pryson in the castell of Brystowe ¶ How Maude the empresse wente fro Wynchestre vnto Oxford and after she escaped to Walyngford of the sorowe and dysease that she had WHan kyng Stephen was taken brought in to warde in the castell of Brystowe this Maude the empresse was made lady of all Englonde and all men helde her for lady of the londe But those of Kent helde with kynge Stephens wyfe also Willyam of Pree his retynue helped them and helde warre agaynst Maude the empresse And anone after the kyng of Scotlond came to them with an huge noÌ„bre of people And than went they togider to Winchestre where as the empresse was wolde haue taken her But the erle of Glocestre came with his power faught with them And the empresse in the meane whyle the the batayle dured escaped from them went vnto Oxford and there helde her And in that bataylâ— was the erle of â—â—o cestre discomfyted taken with hym many other lordes And for his delyueraunce was kynge Stephen delyuered out of prison And whan he was delyuered out of pryson he wente thens vnto Oxford besyeged the empresse the than was at Oxford And the syege endured fro Myghelmasse vnto saynt Andrewes tyme. And the empresse than let clothe her all in whyte lâ—nen cloth for bycause she wolde not be know 〈…〉 For in the same tyme was moche â—â—owe so she escaped by the Tamyse from her enemyes And from thens she went to Walyngforde there helde her And the kynge wolde haue besyeged her but he had so moche to do with the erle Randulf of Chestre and with Hugh By got the strongly war red vpon hym in euery place the he wyst not whether for to turne And the erle of Glocestre holpe hym with his power ¶ How Gaufryde the erle of Angel gaue vnto Henry the empresse sone all Normandy ANd after this the kynge wente vnto Wylton and wolde haue made a castell there But than came to him the erle of Glocestre with a stronge power there almoost he had taken the kynge but yet the kynge escaped with moche payne Willyam Martell there was taken and for whose delyuerauÌ„ce they gaue vnto the erle of Glocestre the good castell of Shyrborne that he had taken And whan this was done the erle Robert all the kynges enemyes went vnto Faringdon began there to make a stronge castell But the kynge came thyder with a stronge power droue hym thens And in the same yere the erle Randulf of Chestre was accorded with the kynge and came vnto the courte at his coÌ„muÌ„demeÌ„t And the erle wende safely for to come the kyng anone let take hyÌ„ and put hym in pryson â— 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 kyng with his strength in the xv yere of his regne And Gaufryde the erle of Angeo gaue vp to Henry his sone all Normandy And in the yere nexte folowynge dyed the erle Gaufryd And anone Henry his sone returned agayne to Anglo there was made erle with moche honour of his men of the londe to hym dyd feaute and homage the moost parte of the londe And than was this Henry the empresse sone erle of Angeo and also duke of Normandy ¶ In the same yere was made a dyuorse bytwene the kynge of FrauÌ„ce and the quene his wyfe that was right heyre of Gascoyne for bycause the it was knowen proued that they were sybbe and nye of blode And than spoused her Henry the empresse sone erle of Angeo duke of Normandy duke of Gascoyne ¶ In the .xviij. yere of this Stephen this Henry came into Englonde with a stronge power began to warre vpon this kyng Stephen and toke the castell of Malmesbury and dyd moche harme And the kynge Stephen had so moche warre that he wyst not whether for to go But at the last they were accorded through the archebysshop Theobalde and other worthy lordes of Englonde vpon this coÌ„dicyon that they sholde departe the realme of Englonde bytwene them so that Henry the empresse sone sholde holly haue the halfe of all the londe of Englonde And thus they were accorded and peas was cryed through out all Englonde And whan the accorde was made bytwene those two lordes kynge Stephen became very sory for bycause that he had lost halfe Englonde fell in to suche a malady that he dyed in the .xix. yere and. viiâ— wekes .v. dayes of his regne all in trouble warre he lyeth in the abbey of Feuersham the whiche he let make in the .vj. yere of his regne CElestinus the seconde was pope after InnoceÌ„t .v. monethes lytell he dyd ¶ Lucius was after hym lytell profyted for they dyed bothe in a pestylence ¶ Eugenius the seconde was pope after hym .v. yere iiiâ— monethes This man fyrst was the discyple of saynt Bernarde and after the
abbot of saynt Anastasy by Rome came to the churche of saynt Cesary was chosen pope by the cardynals he no thynge knowynge therof and for drede of the senatours he was coÌ„secrated without the cite This man was an holy man suffred tribulacyon And at the last with moche holynes he decessed and lyeth at saynt Peters And anone after decessed sayÌ„t Bernard ¶ Petrus Lombardus the bysshop of Parys broder to Gracian compyled the foure bokes of the sentence this tyme. ¶ Petrus coÌ„mestor broder to Grarian to Pyers Lombarde made historiaÌ„ scolasticaÌ„ other bokes ¶ Frederiâ—us primus after Conradus was emperour in Almayn and in Rome .xxxiij. yere This man after the deth of Adryan the pope the whiche crowned hym dyd cursedly with Alexander to hym grete preiudyce For he dyd helpe foure the stroue agaynst the apostles sect And he fought mightely agaynst the kyng of FrauÌ„ce through power of the danes other nacyons But Rychard the kyng of Englond holpe for to expulse him And he destroyed Medio lanii to the grouÌ„de of the whiche circ the walles were hyer than the walles of ony other cite This man at the last after that he had done many vexacyons to the pope he was recoÌ„syled For he dradde lest the lombardes wold haue rebelled agaynst hym he asked forgyuenes of the pope toke the crosse vpon hym went to the holy londe dyd many meruaylous thinges there almoost as moche as euer dyd Ka rolus magnus And there he came by a towne that men called Armeniam in a lytell water he was drowned at TiruÌ„ he was buryed ¶ Anastasius was pope after Eugenius .iiij. yere and more This man was abbot of Rufy than he was chosen cardynall after pope ¶ Of kynge Henry the seconde that was the empresse sone in whose tyme saynt Thomas of Caunterbury was chaunceler ANd after this kynge Stephen regned Henry the empresse sone and was crowned of the archebysshop Theobald the .xvij. daye before Chrystmasse And in the same yere Thomas Beket of London archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury was made the kynges chaunceler of Englonde The second yere the he was crowned he let cast downe all the newe castels that were longynge to the crowne the whiche kynge Stephen had gyuen to dyuers men them had made erles and barons for to holde with hym to helpe hym agaynst Henry the empresse sone ¶ And the fourth yere of his regne he put vnder his owne lordshyp the kyng of Wales And in the same yere the kynge of Scotlonde had in his owne handes that is to saye the cyte of Karleyll the castell of Bamburgh the newe castell vpon Tyne the erledom of Lancastre ¶ The same yere the kyng with a grete power went in to Wales let cast down wodes made wayes made stronge the castell of Rutlonde Basingwarke amonge the castels he made an hous of the temple ¶ And in the same yere was Rychard his sone borne that afterward was erle of Oxforde And the fourth yere of his regne he made Gaufryde erle of Brytayn And in that yere he chaunged his money ¶ And in the .vj. yere of his regne he ladde a grete hoost to Tolouse and coÌ„quered it And the .vij. yere of his regne dyed Theobald the archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury And than almoost al the cite of Caunterbury through myschefe was brent ¶ The .ix. yere of his regne Thomas Beket that was his chauÌ„celer was chosen archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury And vpon saynt Bernardes daye he was sacred And in the yere was borne the kynges doughter Elenore ¶ And in the .x. yere of his regne saynt Edwarde the kynge was translated with moche honour ¶ And the .xi. yere of his regne he helde his parlyament at Northamton and fro thens fled saynt Thomas arche bysshop of CauÌ„terbury for the grete debate that was bytwene the kyng hym For yf he had ben fouÌ„de on the morowe he had beÌ„ slayne therfore he fled thens with thre felowes on fote onely that no man wyst where he was went ouer the see to the pope of Rome And this was the princypall cause For as moche as the kyng wolde haue put clerkes to deth the were atteynted of felony wout ony preuylege of holy chirche And the .xij. yere of his regne was Iohn his sone borne And the xiij yere of his regne dyed Maud the empresse the was his moder The .xiiij. yere of his regne the duke of Saxon spoused Maude his doughter he begate vpon her thre sones the is to say HeÌ„ry Othus Willyam And the .xv. yere of his regne dyed the good erle Robert of Glocestre the founded the abbey of Nonnes of Eton. And in the saine yere Marke kyng of Ierusalem coÌ„quered Babylon ¶ And the xvâ— yere of his regne he let crowne his sone Henry at westmynster hyÌ„ crowned Roger the archebisshop of yorke in harmyng of Thomas the archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury wherfore the same Roger was accursed of the pope ¶ Of kynge Henry the was sone of kyng Henry the empresse sone of the debate that was bytwene hym and his fader whyle that he was in Normandy AFter the coronacion of kyng Henry the sonne of kynge Henry the empresse sone that same Henry the empresse sone went ouer in to Normandy there he let mary Elonore his doughter to the Dolfyn that was kyng of Almayn ¶ And in the .vij. yere that the archebysshop saynt Thomas had ben outlawed the kynge of Fraunce made the kynge saynt Thomas accorded And thaÌ„ came Thomas the archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury agayn to his owne chirche And this accorde was made in the begynnyng of aduent And afterward he was slayne martyred the fyfth daye of Chrystmasse next folowyng For king Henry thought vpon saynt Thomas the archebysshop vpon Chrystmasse day as he sate at his meet and these wordes said That yf he had ony good knyghtes with hym he had ben many a day passed auenged vpon the archebysshop Thomas And anone syr WillyaÌ„ Breton syr Hugh Moruyle syr Willyam Tracy syr Reynold fitz vrse beers sone in englisshe pryuely went to the see and came in to Englond vnto the chirche of CauÌ„terbury there they hyÌ„ martyred at saynt Benets awter in the moder chirche And that was in the yere of the incarnacyon of Iesu Chryst M C .lxxij. yere ¶ And anone after Henry the newe kyng began to make warre vpon Henry his fader and vpon his brethern Willyam Othus And so vpon a daye the kyng of FrauÌ„ce all the kynges sones and the kyng of Scotlond the gretest lordes of Englonde were rysen agaynst kynge Henry the fader And at the last as god wolde he coÌ„quered all his enemyes And the kyng of FrauÌ„ce he were accorded And than sent kyng Henry the fader specyally vnto the kynge of FrauÌ„ce and prayed hym hertely for his loue that he wold sende to hym the names by
castell of Wyndsore other castelles And the foresayd Iohn sawe that he had no might ne power agaynst the barons of Englond for to fyght but anone wente hym ouer the see vnto the kynge of FrauÌ„ce And whan kynge Rycharde came out of pryson and was delyuered came in to Englond anone after Candelmasse in grete haste he went vnto Notyngham the castell of Notingham to hym was yelded And than discomfyted he his broder Iohn and all those that held with hym And after he went vnto the cyte of Wynchestre and there he let hym to be crowned kynge of Englonde And after he went vnto Nor mandy for to warre vpon the kynge of FrauÌ„ce And whan the kyng of FrauÌ„ce herde that he came with fyur hondred knyghtes towarde Gysors And kynge Rycharde mette hym and wolde haue gyuen hym batayle But the kynge of FrauÌ„ce anone fledde and an hondred of his knyghtes were taken two hondre horses that were trapped with yâ—en ¶ And anone after went kyng Rychard for to besyege the castell Gayllard And vpon a daye as he rode by the castell for to take auysement of the castell one of the arbalastres smore hym with a quarell that was enuenymed And kyng Richard drewe out the shafte of the quarell but the quarelles heed abode styll in his heed and it began for to rankle that he myght not helpe hymselfe ne meue his armes And whan he wyst that he had dethes wounde vpon hym and that he myght not be hole for no maner thynge he coÌ„mauÌ„ded anone all his men sharply to assayle the castell so the the castell was takeÌ„ or the he dyed so maÌ„ly his men dyd that all were taken the were wtin And the kyng dyd with them his wyl coÌ„mauÌ„ded his men to bryÌ„ge before hyÌ„ the man the so had wouÌ„ded hym And whan he came before hym the kynge asked hym what was his name And he said my name is BertraÌ„ gurdon Wherfore sayd the king hast the slayne me syth I dyd the neuer no harme Syr sayd he though ye dyd me neuer none harme ye your selfe with your handes slewe my fader my broder I therfore haue quytte you now your trauayle Than sayd kynge Rychard he the dyed vpon the crosse to bryÌ„ge maÌ„nes soule fro the paynes of hell forgyue the my deth I also forgyue it the. Than he coÌ„mauÌ„ ded the no man shold mysdo hym But for all the kynges defending some of his men folowed hym priuely slewe hym And the .vj. daye after the kyng dyd shryue hyÌ„ sore repented hym of his mysdedes was houseled anoynted had regned but .ix. yere .xxxix. wekes dyed and lyeth besyde his fader at FouÌ„teuerard HEnricus the fyfth was emperour viij yere This Henry was sone to Frederik he wedded Constans the kinges doughter of Cecile And through the occasion of her he subdued all the kingdom of Apulie droue out all the inhabytauÌ„tes therof ¶ Celestinus the thyrde was pope after ClemeÌ„s almost .iij. yere This man was crowned on eester daye the day folowyng he crowned Henry the emperour he made a palays at saynt Peters decessed ¶ Innocencius the thyrde was pope after hym .viij. yere v. monethes This maÌ„ was well lettred he made a boke of the wretchednes of maÌ„nes condicyon And he made speculuÌ„ misse and he made many coÌ„stitucyons This man dampned the boke of Iohn Ioachim the whiche he made agaynst mayster Pyers Lombard the maker of the sentence ¶ This tyme decessed the emperour Henry and the princes of Almayn dyscorded for some chose Otto some chose Philip broder to HeÌ„ry ThaÌ„ Philyp was falsly slayne Otto was crowned of Innocent in FrauÌ„ce the whiche anone gaue batayle to the Romains bycause they gaue hym no due honour And for the cause agaynst the popes wyll he toke the kyngdom of Apulie from Frederyk wherfore the pope cursed hym Than after the fourth yere of his regne the prynces of Almayn made Frederyk emperour and victoryously he subdued Otto ¶ Wyllyam of Parys this tyme began the ordre of the freres Austyns the whiche ben called freres mendicantes ¶ FraÌ„ciscus an ytalyan a man of grete perfeccyon and an ensample to many a man dyd many a myracle this tyme he ordeyned the freres minours ¶ And the .vj. yere of pope Innocent the thyrd the ordre of the freres prechours began vnder Dominik but it myght not be coÌ„fermed tyll the fyrst yere of Honorius ¶ Of kynge Iohn that in the fyrst yere of his regne lost all Normandy Bycause kyng Rychard had none heyre sone ne doughter after his deth they made Iohn his broder king crowned hyÌ„ at Westmynster by Hubert the archebysshop of Caunterbury And whan he began to regne he became so meruaylous a man the he went ouer in to Normandy warred vpon the kynge of FrauÌ„ce And so longe they warred togy der tyll at the last kyng Iohn lost all Normandy Angeo wherfore he was sore anoyed it was no meruayle Than let he assemble before hyÌ„ at London archebysshops bisshops abbottes pryours erles barons helde there a grete par lyament asked there of the clergy the tenth of euery chirche of Englonde for to conquere Normandy and Angeo agayn that he had lost They wolde not grauÌ„te that thyÌ„ge wherfore he was wonders wroth ¶ In the same tyme dyed Hubert Than the pryour the couent of Caunterbury chose agaynst the kynges wyll to be archebysshop mayster Stephen of Langton a good clerke that dwelled at the courte of Rome and sent to the pope theyr eletcyon And the pope confermed it sacred hym at Viterbi Whan the kynge wyst of these tydynges he was wonders wrothe droue the pryour the coueÌ„t fro CauÌ„terbury exiled them out of the londe coÌ„mauÌ„ded the no lettre nor coÌ„mauÌ„dement that came fro Rome sholde be receyued ne pleted in EngloÌ„de Whan the pope herd this he sent to kyng Iohn his lettres prayed hyÌ„ louyngly to receyue Stephen the archebisshop of CauÌ„terbury to his chirche suffre the pryour his monkes to come agayne to theyr owne dwellynge But the kynge wolde not grauÌ„te it for no thynge ¶ How kyng Iohn wolde no thynge do for the popes coÌ„mauÌ„dement wherfore all Englonde was enterdyted suspended ANd at the last the pope sent by his auctorite enioyned to the bysshops of Englonde the yf the kyng wolde not receyue the pryour of CauÌ„terbury his monkes that they shold do generall enterdytyng through out all Englonde grauÌ„ted full power to foure bysshops to pronouÌ„ce the enterdytynge yf it were nede The fyrst was bysshop Wyllyam of London that other bisshop Eustace of Ely the thyrde was bysshop Walter of Wynchestre the fourth was bysshop Gyles of Herford these .iiij. bysshops prayed the kyng knelynge on theyr knees sore wepyng that he wold do the popes coÌ„mauÌ„dement shewed hym the popes bulles
a noble astronomer his tables be very famous ¶ ClemeÌ„s the .iiij. was pope after Vrban .iij. yere .ix. monethes This ClemeÌ„s was an holy man sayd by spiryte of ê“phecy yâ— the enemyes of yâ— chirche shold perysshe as yâ— smoke And it is to be byleued that god cessed yâ— tribulacyons of his chirche through his merites He had afore a wyfe children was a preest after bysshop legate beynge in englonde vnknowen to hyÌ„ was chosen pope after for his vertuous lyfe decessed blyssedly ¶ Gregory yâ— .x. was pope after hyÌ„ .iiij. yere He assembled a coÌ„cyle at LoduuÌ„ in frauÌ„ce for yâ— grete desyre yâ— he had to vysyte personally yâ— holy londe in yâ— whiche concyle yâ— Grekes the Tartares were and there yâ— Grekes ê“mysed to be reformed by yâ— vnite of yâ— chirche And yâ— Tartares newly baptysed promysed yâ— same And there were gadered vj C. bisshops a. M. prelates And therfore a certayn maÌ„ sayd Gregory gadereth togyder all kyÌ„des of people And there was decreed yâ— all persones vycayres shold be called preestes no prelates yâ— no man shold assygne his tythes to what chirche he wolde as they dyd afore but they shold be payed to his moder chirche And he dampned yâ— pluralite of bnÌ„fyces dyed a blyssed man ¶ Innocent the .v. was after hym .v. monethes and lytell dyd ¶ Adrian was after him one moneth dyd lesse ¶ Iohn the .xxj. was after hyÌ„ viij monethes he was i diuers seyences a famous man but in maners a fole decessed anone ¶ Nycolas yâ— .iij. was pope after Iohn .j. yere This man was in his dayes a noble maÌ„ in buyldyng wel gouerned yâ— ciâ—e all his dayes yâ— â—j yere he dyed ¶ Rodulphus was emperour .xviij. yere This man was crâ—â— of Hauesburgh a wyse man in armes noble victoryous was chosen at bastle he toke yâ— crosse on hym for yâ— holy londe The imperyall blessyng he had not but the pope alowed yâ— eleccyon for fauour of the holy londe ¶ Anno dnÌ„i M CC .lxxiiij. MArtyn yâ— fourth was pope after Nycholas .iiij. yere This man was a grete louer of relygyous men gretly attendyng to vertuous werkes He cursed yâ— emperour of â—oÌ„staâ—tynople in so moche as he promysed to turne to yâ— fayth in the generall concyle dyd not for yâ— whiche he suffred many passyons all holy chirche Also he cursed yâ— kyng of Aragon for he expulsed yâ— kyng of Cicyle fro his kyngdom And after he had done many batayles agaynst meÌ„ of misbyleue had suffred many tribulacyoÌ„s he decessed dyd many myracles ¶ Ni colas de lira a noble doctour of dyuinite was this tyme at Parys this maÌ„ was a iewe was coÌ„uerted and myghtely profyted in yâ— ordre of frere minors he wrote ouer all the byble Or els he was in the yere of our lorde M .ccc .xxx. And some men saye he was of Braband yâ— his fader moder were christen but for pouerte he visyted yâ— scoles of the iewes And so he lerned the iewes language or els this Nycolas was enfourmed of yâ— iewes in his yonge age ¶ Honorius yâ— fourth was pope after Martyn .ij. yere lytell of hym is wryteÌ„ but yâ— he was a teÌ„perate man a discrete ¶ Nicolaus yâ— fourth was pope after hym foure yere this maÌ„ was a frere minor al though he was a good man in hyÌ„self yet many vnhappy thyÌ„ges fell in his tyme to the chirche for many a batayle was in yâ— cite through his occasyon for he drewe to moche to yâ— one parte and after hyÌ„ there was no pope two yere .vj. monethes ¶ Of kynge Edwarde that was kyng Henryes sone And of his ryalte ANd after this kyng Henry regned Edward his sone the worthyest knyght of all yâ— worlde in honour For goddes grace was in hyÌ„ for he had yâ— victory of his enemyes And as soone as his fader was deed he came to London with a fayre company of prelates of erles barons all maner men dyd him moche honour For in euery place yâ— this noble Edward rode in London the stretes were couered ouer his heed with ryche clothes of sylke of tapysserye and with ryche couerynges And for ioye of his comynge the burgeyses of the cyte cast out at theyr wyndowes golde syluer handes full in tokenynge of loue worshyp seruyce reuerence And out of yâ— condyth of chepe ran whyte wyne reed as stremes of water euery man dranke therof that wolde at theyr owne wyll And this kynge Edwarde was crowned anoynted as ryght heyre of Englonde with moche honour And after masse yâ— kyng went in to his palays for to holde a ryall feest amonge them yâ— dyd hym honour And whaÌ„ he was set to mete kynge Alexander of Scotlonde came for to do hym honour reuerence with a queyntyse an C. knyghtes with hym well horsed arayed And whan they were alighted they let theyr stedes go wheder they wolde who yâ— myght take them had them styll wtout ony chalengynge And after came syr Edmonde kynge Edwardes broder a curteys a gentyll knyght yâ— erle of Cornewayle yâ— erle of Glocestre after them came the erle of Penbroke yâ— erle of GareÌ„ne And eche of them by themselfe ladde in theyr hande an C. knyghtes gayly disguysed in theyr armes And whan they were alyghted of theyr horses they let them go wheder they wold who that myght them catche them to haue styll wtout ony chalenge And whan all this was done kynge Edwarde dyd his dylygence his myght for to amende redresse yâ— wronges in the best maner yâ— he myght to the honour of god holy chirche to mayntayne his honour to amende the noyauÌ„ce of yâ— comyn people ¶ How Ydeyne that was Lewelyns doughter of Wales and Aymer that was the erles broder of Mountforde were taken on the see THe fyrst yere after that kyng Edwarde was crowned Lewlyn prynce of Wales sent in to FrauÌ„ce to the erle Mountford that through couÌ„seyle of his frendes the erle sholde wedde his doughter And the erle thaÌ„ auysed hym vpon this thynge sent vnto Lewlyn and sayd that he wolde sende after his doughter And so he sent Aymer his broder after the damoysell And Lewlyn arayed shyppes for his doughter for syr Aymer for her fayre company yâ— shold go with her And this Lewlyn did grete wronge for it was a couenaunt that he sholde gyue his doughter to no maner man without couÌ„seyle coÌ„sent of kynge Edwarde And so it befell that a Burgeys of Brystowe came in the see laden with wyne mette them toke them with myght and power And anone the Burgeys sent them to the kyng Whan Lewlyn herde these tydynges he was wonders wroth also sorowfull begaÌ„ to warre vpon kynge Edward and dyd moche harme to Englysshe
to them he made his cōplaynt of his sorowe of his disease And ofte tymes asked of his wardeyns what he hadde trespaced agaynst dame Isabell his wyfe syr Edward his sone y◠was made newe kyng that they wold not visyte hym And thā answered one of his wardeyns sayd My worthy lorde dysplease you not y◠I shall tell you the cause is for it is done them to vnderstande y◠yf my lady your wyfe come ony thynge nye you that ye wolde her strangle slee also that ye wolde do to my lorde your sone y◠same Than answered he with a symple chere Alas alas am not I in prison and all at your owne wyll now god it wote I neuer thought it now I wolde y◠I were deed so wolde to god y◠I were for than were all my sorowe passed It was not longe after y◠the kyng through coūseyle of Roger Mortymer graūted y◠warde kepynge of syr Edward his fader to syr Thomas Toiourney to y◠foresayd syr Iohn Mautreuers through the kinges lettre put out holly y◠foresayd syr Moryce of the warde of the kyng And they toke lad the kyng to y◠castell of Corf ▪ y◠whiche castel y◠kyng hated as ony deth And they kept hym there tyll it came vn to saynt Mathewes day in September in the yere of grace M CCC .xxvii. that the foresayd syr Roger Mortimer sent y◠maner of y◠deth how in what wyse he shold be put to deth And anone as y◠foresayd Thomas Iohn had seen y◠〈◊〉 cōmaūdement they made kynge Edwarde of Carnaruan good chere good solace as they might at y◠souper and no thynge the kyng wyst of y◠treason And whan tyme was for to go to bedde the kynge wente vnto his bedde laye and slepte fast And as the kyng laye slepte the traytoures false for sworne agaynst theyr homage feaute came pryuely in to y◠kynges chambre theyr company with them layde an huge table vpon his wombe with men pressed helde fast down the foure corners of y◠table on his body wherwith y◠good man awoke and was wonders sore adrad to be deed there slayne turned his body tho vp so downe Than toke y◠fals traytours tyraūtes an horne put it in to his foundement as depe as they myght toke a spyt of coper brēnynge put it through the horne in to his body and ofte tymes therwith thyrled his bowelles so they slewe theyr lord that nothynge was perceyued was buryed at Glocestre ¶ How kynge Edward spoused Philip the erles doughter of Henaud at Yorke ANd after Chrystmasse than next folowynge syr Iohn of Henaud brought with hym Philip his broders doughter that was erle of Henaud his nece in to Englond kyng Edward spoused her at Yorke with moche honour And syr Iohn of Bothum bisshop of Ely and syr William of Melton archebysshop of yorke sange the masse the sonday on the euen of the cōuersion of saint Paule in the yere of grace M CCC .xxvij. But bycause that the kynge was yonge and tender of age whan he was crowned full many wronges were done whyle that his fader lyued bycause that he byleued the coūseylers that were fals aboute hym to do otherwyse than reason wolde wherfore grete harme was done to the realme to the kyng all men directed it to the kynges dede it was not so almyghty god it knoweth Wherfore it was ordeyned at the kynges crownyng that the kyng for his tender age sholde be gouerned by .xij. of the gretest lordes of Englonde without whome no thynge shold be done that is to saye the archebysshop of Caūterbury the archebisshop of yorke the bisshop of wynchestre the bysshop of Herford the erle of Lancastre the erle Marshall the erle of Kent that were the kynges vncles the erle of Garen syr Thomas wake syr Henry Percy syr Olyuer of yngham Iohn of Roos barons All these were sworne truly for to coūseyle the kyng they shold answere euery yere in the parlyamēt of that that sholde be done in the tyme of theyr gouernall But the ordynaūce was soone vndone that was moche harme to all Englōde For the kyng all the lordes the shold gouerne hym were gouerned and ruled after the kȳges moder dame Isabell by syr Roger Mortimer And as they wolde all thynge was done bothe amonge hye lowe And they toke vnto them castels townes londes rentes in grete harme losse to the crowne of the kynges estate out of mesure ¶ How the peas was made bytwene the Englisshmen the Scottes and also of iustyfyenge of Troylebaston BYnge Edwarde at whytsontyde in the seconde yere of his regne through the coūseyle of his moder syr Roger Mortimer ordeyned a parlyamēt at Northamton And at that parlyamēt the kyng through theyr coūseyle none other of the londe within age graunted to be accorded with the Scottes in this maner That all the feautees and homages that the Scottes sholde do vnto the crowne of Englonde forgaue them for euer more by his chartre ensealed And forthermore an endenture was made of the Scottes vnto kynge Edwarde that was kyng Henryes sone whiche endenture they called ragman in the whiche were cōteyned al the homages feautees Fyrst of the kynge of Scotlonde of all the prelates erles barons of the realme of Scotlonde with theyr seales set theron and other chartres remembraunces that kynge Edwarde and his barons had of theyr right in the foresayd realme of Scotlond it was forgyuen them agaynst holy chirche And also with the blacke crosse of Scotlonde the whiche the good kynge Edwarde conquered in Scotlonde and brought it out of the abbey of Scone that is a full precyous relyke And also forthermore he relesed forgaue all the londes that the barons of Englonde had in Scotlonde by olde conquest ¶ And this peas for to be hold and last the Scottes were bounde vnto the kyng in .xxx. M. poūde of syluer to be payed within thre yere that is euery yere .x. M. poūde by euen porcyons And forthermore aboue all this they spake bytwene the partyes aboue sayd that Dauyd Dritonautier that was kynge Robert the Brus sone the fals tyraunt fals forsworne agaynst his othe that arose agaynst his lyege lorde the noble and good kyng Edward and falsly made him kyng of Scotlōde that was of the age of .v. yere And so through this cursed counseyle Dauid spoused at Barwyk dame Ione of the toure that was kynge Edwardes syster as the gest telleth vpon Mary Magdaleyns daye in the yere of grace M CCC and .xxviij. to grete harme empayrynge of all the kynges blode wherof that gentyll lady came alas the tyme for wonders moche was that fayre damoysell desparaged syth that she was maryed agaynst all the comyns assent of Englonde And fro the tyme that Brute had conquered
of gouernauÌ„ce toke husbaÌ„des as well strauÌ„gers as other lewde symple people yâ— whiche forgetynge theyr honour worshyp birth coupled maried them with them yâ— were of lowe degre lytell reputacyon ¶ In this same yere died Henry duke of Lancastre also in this yere Edwarde prynce of Wales wedded the couÌ„tesse of KeÌ„t yâ— was syr Thomas wyfe of Holand the whiche was departed somtyme de uorced fro yâ— erle of Salysbury for cause of yâ— fals knyght And about this tyme began rose a grete coÌ„pany of diuers na cyoÌ„s gadred togider whose leders were Englysshmen wtout ony heed yâ— whiche dyd moche harme in yâ— party of FrauÌ„ce And not longe after there arose an other coÌ„pany of dyuers nacions yâ— was called the whyte coÌ„pany yâ— which in yâ— partyes of Lombardy dyd moche sorowe ¶ The same yere syr Iohn of Gaunt the sone of king Edward yâ— thyrde was made duke of Lancastre by reason and cause of his wyfe that was the doughter heyre of Henry somtyme duke of Lancastre ¶ Of the grete wynde and how prynce Edwarde toke the lordshyp of Guyen of his fader and went thyder AAd in the .xxxvij. yere of kynge Edward the .xv. day of Ianyuer that is to saye on saynt Mauryce daye about euensongtyme there arose came suche a wynde out of yâ— south with suche a fyersnes strength that it brast blewe downe to yâ— grouÌ„de high houses stroÌ„ge buyldynges toures chirches steples other stronge places all other stroÌ„ge werkes yâ— stode styll were shaken therw t that they ben yet shall euermore be the febler weyker whyle they stande And this wynde lasted wtout ony â—â—ssyng vu dayes coÌ„tinually And anone after there folowed suche water in hey tyme in yâ— haruest tyme that al felde werkes were gretly letted left vndone ¶ And in the same yere prynce Edwarde toke yâ— lordshyp of Guyen dyd to kyng Edwarde his fader homage fraute therof weÌ„t ouer see in to Gascoyn with his wyfe chyldren ¶ And anone after kynge Edward made syr Leonell his sone duke of Clarence syr Edmonde his other sone erle of Cambrydge ¶ And in yâ— xxxviiâ— yere of his regne it was ordeyned in the parlyament that men of lawe bothe of yâ— chirche teÌ„porall lawe sholde fro yâ— tyme forth plete in theyr moder tongue And in yâ— same yere came in to Englonde thre kynges yâ— is to saye yâ— kyng of FrauÌ„ce yâ— kyng of Cypres yâ— kyng of Sectionde bycause to visyte to speke with the kynge of Englonde And after they had beÌ„ here loÌ„ge tyme two of them went home in to theyr owne couÌ„trees kyngdomes but the kyng of FrauÌ„ce through grete sekenes malady that he had abode styll in Englonde ¶ And in yâ— .xxxix. yere of his regne was a stronge grete frost that lasted loÌ„ge that is to saye fro sayâ—â— Andrewes tyde to the .xiiij. kal. of Apryll yâ— the tylthe sowynge of the erth other suche felde werke hande werkes were moche let lefte vndone for colde hardnes of yâ— erth And at Drray in Brytayn was ordeyned a grete deedly batayle bytwene syr Iohn of MouÌ„ford duke of Britayn syr Charles of Bloys but yâ— victory fell to the foresayd syr Iohn through helpe socour of yâ— englysshmen there were taken many knightes squyers other men yâ— were vnnombred in yâ— whiche batayle was slayne Charles hyÌ„selfe with all yâ— stode about hym of yâ— Englysshmen were slayne but .vii. ¶ And in this yere dyed at the Sauoy Iohn yâ— king of FrauÌ„ce whose seruyce and exequyes kynge Edwarde let ordeyn dyd in dyuers places worshypfully to be done at Douer ordeyned hym worthely to be ledde with his owne costes expences fro thens he was fet in to FrauÌ„ce buryed at saynt Denys ¶ In yâ— .xl. yere of king Edwarde the .vij. kal. of Feueryer was borne Edward prynce Edwardes sone the whiche whaÌ„ he was .vii. yere of age dyed And in the same yere it was ordeyned yâ— saint Peters pens fro yâ— tyme forth sholde not be payed yâ— whiche kyng yuo somtyme kyng of EngloÌ„de of yâ— couÌ„tre of westsaxons yâ— began to regne the yere of our lord god .vi. C .lxxix. fyrst grauÌ„ted to Rome for yâ— scole of Englonde there to be coÌ„tynued ¶ And in this same yere fel so moche rayne in hey tyme the it wasted destroyed bothe corne hey And there was suche debate and fyghtyng of sparowes by diuers places in these days yâ— men fouÌ„de innumerable deed in yâ— feldes as they went And there fell also suche a pestylence yâ— neuer was seen suche in no mannes dayes yâ— than lyued for men the went to bedde hole and souÌ„de sodeynly they dyed ¶ Also the tyme a sekenes that men call yâ— pockes slewe bothe men women through theyr enfectyng ¶ And in the .xli. yere of king Edward was borne at Burdeux Rychard the seconde sone of prynce Edward of Englonde yâ— whiche Rychard kynge Rycharde of Amorican heued at the fontstone after whome he was called Rychard And this same Rychard whan his fader was deed kyng Edward also he was crowned kyng of Englond the .xl. yere of his age through right lyne herytage also by yâ— comyn assent desyre of the comynalte of the realme ¶ Aboute this tyme at kyng Edwardes coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t of EngloÌ„de whan all the castels townes were yelded to hym yâ— were holden in FrauÌ„ce by a grete coÌ„pany assembled togyder syr Bartram Claykyn a noble knyght a good warryour went purposed hyÌ„ to put Piers kynge of Spayne out of his kyngdome with helpe of yâ— moost party of yâ— foresaid grete coÌ„pany trustynge also vpon helpe and fauour of yâ— pope for as moche as it came to his ere yâ— the same Pyers sholde lede vse a synfull lyfe yâ— whiche Piers smytteÌ„ with drede of these tydynges fledde in to Gascoyn to prynce Edwarde for to haue socour of hym And whan he was fledde out of Spayne Henry his broder that was a bastard by assent of yâ— moost partye of Spayne through helpe of yâ— ferefull company yâ— I spake of fyrst was crowned king of Spayne the noÌ„bre of that same coÌ„pany was rekened and set at the nombre of .lx. M. fyghtynge men ¶ This same yere in yâ— moneth of Iune there came a grete company a nauy of Danes and gadred them togyder in the north see purposyng to come in to Englonde to reue robbe also to slee with whome they encouÌ„tred mette in yâ— see Maryners other good fyghtyng men of the couÌ„tre dysperpled them And they ashamed went home agayne in to theyr owne couÌ„tre but amonge all other there was a buistous vessel a stroÌ„ge of theyr nauy that was ouersayled by the Englysshmen was perysshed drowned in the whiche the stewarde other grete men of DeÌ„marke were takeÌ„
blyssednes Ryght so whan he drewe in to age drawyng downward through lechery other synnes lytell lytell all those Ioyfull blyssed thynges and prosperyte decreased myshapped and unfortunate thynges and vnprofytable harmes with many euyls began for to sprynge and the more harme is it contynued longe tyme after CLemens yâ— syxth was pope after Benedict .x. yere This maÌ„ in name dede was vertuous many thynges yâ— Benedict was rigous in he made easy certeyn that he depryued he restored the rygousnes of yâ— fayth of Benedict was laudable but moche more laudable was yâ— mekenes of ClemeÌ„t This man was a noble prechour many sermoÌ„s he gadred let no man passe from hym but he gaue hym good couÌ„seyle decessed a blissed man ¶ Karolus yâ— .iiij. was emperour after Lodewyk .xxxj. yere This maÌ„ was kyng of Beme a wyse man a myghty this maÌ„ was chosen emperour by yâ— coÌ„mauÌ„dement of ClemeÌ„t Lodewyk beynge alyue in his contemacy bycause he asked mekely the popes blessynge and to be crowned of hym as other good kynges did therfore he was protected of god preuayled ouer al his enemyes many fauourable lawes he made to spirytuall men the whiche yet are called Karolma At yâ— last he decessed a ryche maÌ„ in vertue goodes ¶ Inno centius the .vj. was pope after Clement x. yere and he was a grete louer of relygyous men he fouÌ„ded a monastery in FrauÌ„ce of yâ— ordre of Cartusiens was a grete canonyst ¶ Vrbanê° the .v. was pope after InnoceÌ„t This man was abbot of Missolens of yâ— ordre of sayÌ„t Benet a doctour is takeÌ„ for a saynt He made the crosse to be preched agaynst yâ— turkes And he made a passage to yâ— turkes And to hym sayÌ„t Brigyt was sent froÌ„ Chryst for the coÌ„firmacyon of theyr rule than he was poysoned decessed ¶ Gregory the .xj. was pope after hym .viij. yere This Gregory dyd lytell after him folowed yâ— tribulacyon yâ— our lorde shewed to saynt Brigit for the synne of yâ— clergy ¶ Wenselans sone to Karolus aforesaid was emperour .xiiij. yere and he was a chylde and was chosen whan his fader was on lyue but he toke no kepe of the empyre And whaÌ„ he was warned many tymes to take hede vnto it and wold not he was deposed For he gaue all his delyte and lust vnto lechery the ende was without honour for he went gretly from the maners the vertues of his noble fader And he was crowned with the imperyall dyademe the wysdome of his fader passed in to SygysmuÌ„d his broder as after it shall appere ¶ Vrbanus was pope after Gregory .vj. yere This Vrban was chosen in the Cite of Rome by strength of yâ— Romayns but yâ— cardynals dyd that for drede not wyllyngly wherfore they fledde to yâ— Cite of FuÌ„doruÌ„ And they sayd that he was not pope chose in his place syr Roberte of Gebennys the same yere whiche was called Clement the .vij. ¶ Nota. ¶ And here began the .xxij. stryte in the chirche And it was more worse than euer was ony other before For it was so subtyll yâ— the wysest men that were the best conscyenced coude not discerne with whom it was best to saye and holde And this stryfe dured .xl. yere with a grete sclaundre vnto al the clergy and grete peryll vnto mennes soules for heresyes other euyl thyÌ„ges yâ— whiche were brought in than In so moche that there was no doctryne in the chirche for mysdoynge And therfore from this Vrban the .vij. vnto Martyn I knowe not who was pope The feest of the vysytacyon of our lady was ordeyned by Vrban the .vj. after yâ— forme of the sacrament of the awteâ— for a peas and an vnite for to be had amonge them through the merytes of our blissed lady ¶ Bonifaciê° the .ix. was pope after Vrban .xv. yere This Bonyface was chosen at Rome in the stede of Vrban the stryfe contynued for Benedictus was chosen in Auinyon in yâ— place of Clement and was called Petrus deluna and he duced to the couÌ„seyle of Constantyneys and than he wolde not obey but euer abode obstynate And at yâ— last he decessed in the kyngdome of Aragon And he coÌ„inauÌ„ded his cardynals to chose an other pope the whiche they dyd anone And they set vp an ydoll and named hym Clement but they profyted not ¶ Circa amiuÌ„ dnÌ„i M CCC .lxxx. ¶ And after kynge Edward the thyrde that was borne at wyndsore regned Rychard of Butdeux that was prynce Edwardes sone of Wales whiche prynce Edward was kynge Edwardes sone ANd after yâ— good kyng Edward the thyrde yâ— was borne at wynd sore regned Rychard yâ— second that was the good syr Edwardes sone prynce of Wales the whiche kyng Rychard was borne in the cite of Burdeux in Gascoyn and was crowned at Westmynster in yâ— xj yere of his age And in yâ— seconde yere of his regne for yâ— debate yâ— was bytwene the lorde Latymer syr Raufe Feryecs knyght that were agaynst Hawell and Shakell squyers for yâ— prysoner yâ— was taken in Spayne by these two squyers the whiche prysoner the lord Latimer syr Raufe Feryers wolde haue had the whiche prysoner was the erie of Dene that they toke in the batayle of Spayne wherfore these two lordes came in to the chirche at Westmynstre and fouÌ„de this one squyer heryng a masse besyde saynt Edwardes shryne and there they slewe hym the which was called Hawell and Shakell was arested put in to yâ— toure of London there he was longe tyme for he wold not delyuer the crle of Dene his prisoner vnto these two lordes by syr Aleyn Buxhyll constable of the toure by syr Raufe Feriers one of his aduersaryes tyll the kynge had graunted hym grace ¶ In the thyrde yere of kyng Rychard came the Galays of Fraunce in to Englonde vnto dyuers portes brent robbed slewe moche people of EngloÌ„de that is to saye at Wynchelsee Rye and Hastynges Portesmouth HaÌ„ton Scor more Grauesend and they dyd moche harme went home agayne ¶ And in this same yere was a parliameÌ„t holden at Westmynster and at that same parlyament was ordeyned that euery man woman chylde that were of the age of xiiij yere and aboue throughout all the realme poore folke other sholde paye to the tallage .iiij. pens Wherfore came befell afterwarde grete myschefe mothe disease to all the comynalte of the realme ¶ And in the .iiij. yere of kyng Ry chardes regue the comyns arose vp in dyuers partyes of the realme did moche harme the whiche tyme they called the hurlyng tyme. And they of Kent and of Essex made them two chefetaynes for to rule gouerue the company of Kent of Essex that one was called Iacke strawe that other Watte Tyler they came and assembled them vpon blacke heth in Kent And on Corpus