only with x. knyghtis and set him round about Ì„ to him went smoten of his hede presentid it vn to the kyng Edward ¶ And in this maner the prince of wales was taken his hede smyten of Ì„ al his heiris disherited for euer more thurgh rightfull dome all the landis of the reame ¶ How Dauid that was Lewelins brother prince of wales wos put to the deth DAuid that was the PriÌ„ces brother of wales thurgh prid wened for to haue bene prince of wales after his brothers deth ¶ And vpon this he sent after walshmen to his parlament at Dinbigh Ì„ folishly made walis for to arise ayens the kyng and began to meue were ayens kiÌ„g Edward Ì„ did all the sorowe disese that he myght bi his pouer ¶ When kiÌ„g Edward herde of this thyng he ordeyned men to pursue vpoÌ„ him And Dauid fersly him defendid till that he come to the toune of sent Morice ther wos Dauid take as he fled lad to the kyng ¶ And the kiÌ„g commauÌ„did that he shuld be honged Ì„ draw and smyte of his hede quartir him send his hede to londoÌ„ the iiij quartirs send to the iiij chief touÌ„es of wales for they shuld take exampull therof Ì„ beware ¶ And afterward kyng Edward let cry his pes thurgh out all walis Ì„ seised all the land in to his hond and all the gret lordis that wer left a liue come to done feaute Ì„ homage to the kyng Edward as to ther kynde lord ¶ And tho let kiÌ„g edward ameÌ„d the lawis of walis that wer defectiue ¶ And after he sent to all the lordis of wales bi his letter patent that they shÌ„uld cuÌ„ all to his ê‘lament when they wer comen the kyng said to them full curtesly Lordynges ye be welcome and me behoueth your couÌ„cell and your help for to wend in to Gascoyn for to ameÌ„de the trespaces that me wos dene when I wos ther and for to entret of pees bitwen the kyng of Aragon and the prince of Morrey ¶ And all the kynges liege men Erles and Barons consentid and grauntid therto ¶ And tho made him kyng edward redy went in to Gascoyn and let amend all the trespaces that him wos done in gascoyn And of the debate that wos betwen the kyng of Aragon the prince of Morrey he cesid made them accordid ¶ And whyle good kyng edward the quene Elienore his wife were in gascoyn The good erle of Cornewaill wos made wardeyn of englond till that kyng Edward come ayen· ¶ And tho enquerid he of his traitours that congetten falsenesse ayens him and eche of them all vnderfenge ther dome after that they had deserued ¶ But in the mene tyme while that the good kyng edward was beyond the se to done them for to make amendis that ayens him had trepassid ther was a fals thefe a tratour that wos called Risap Meridoc began for to make were ayens kyng Edward and that wos for encheson of Sir Payne Tiptot wrongfully greued and disesed the forsaid Risap Meridoc ¶ And when kyng edward herd all this he sent bi his letter to Risap meridoc that he shold begynne for to make no were but that he shuld be in pees for his loue and when he come ayen in to englond he wold vnder take the quarell and ameÌ„d all that wos mysdone ¶ This forsaid risap meridoc despisid the kynges coÌ„mandemeÌ„t Ì„ sparid not to do all the sorow that he myght to the kiÌ„gê men of englond but anone after he wos takyn lad to yorke and ther he wos draw Ì„ honged for his felonye ¶ Of the redressing that kyng edward made of his Iostices of his clerkis that they had done for ther falsenes how he drofe the Iues out of engloÌ„d for ther vseri Ì„ misbeleue WHen kyng Edward had duelled iij. yere in gascoyn wylle come to him for to wend ayen in to englond and wen he wos cume ayen he fonden so mony playntes made to him of his Iustices Ì„ of his clerkis that had done so moÌ„y wronges Ì„ falsenesse that wondir it wos to here ¶ And for wich falsnes Sir Thomas weylond the kiÌ„ges Iustice forswore engloÌ„d at the toure of lundoÌ„ for falsenes that men put vpoÌ„ him wherof he wos atteint proued fals ¶ And anoÌ„e after when the kyng had do his wyll of the Iustices ¶ Tho let he enquere aspi how the Iues desaued Ì„ begiled his pepull thurgh ther sine of falsenesse of vserie let ordeyn a priue parlameÌ„t among his lordis they ordeynid emoÌ„g them that all the Iues shuld void out of engloÌ„d for ther misbeleue and also for ther fals vseri that they did vntill cristyn men ¶ And for to sped to make an end of this thiÌ„g all the communite of englond yaf vn to the king the xv peny of all ther goodis meuabull Ì„ so wer the Iues driueÌ„ out of engloÌ„d ¶ And tho went the Iues in to frauÌ„ce Ì„ ther they duellid thurgh leue of kiÌ„g Philip that tho wos kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce ¶ How king Edward wos seised in all the land of scotland thurgh ê¯sent Ì„ grauÌ„t of all the lordis of Scotland IT was not long after that Alesander kyng of ScotloÌ„d was deid and Dauid the Erle of Huntindone that was the kynges brother of Scotland axed and clymed the kyndom of Scotland after that his brother wos deid for enchesoÌ„ that he was rightfull heir But mony gret lordis of Scotland saiden nay wherfore gret debate arose bitwen them and ther frendis for as moch that they wold not consent to his coronacion the mene tyme the forsaid Dauid died ¶ And so it befell that the same dauid had iij. doughtres that worthely wer maried The frist doughter wos marid to Bailloll the secuÌ„d to Brus the thrid to HastiÌ„g the forsaid Bailloll Ì„ Brus chalenged the land of scotland and gret debate strife arose bitwen them iij. for encheson that ych of them wold haue bene kyng ¶ And when the lordis of scotland saw the debate bitwen them iij. They come to kyng Edward of engloÌ„d Ì„ seisid him in all the land of scotland as chefe lord ¶ And when the kiÌ„g wos seised of the forsaid lordis of scotland The forsaid Bailloll Brus Hastynges come to the kynges court and axed of the kyng wich of them shuld be kyng of scotland ¶ And kyng Edward that wos full gentill Ì„ trew let enquere by the Croniclis of scotland of the gret lordis of scotland wich of them wos of the eldest blod And it wos fouÌ„de that Bailloll wos the eldist And that the kyng of Scotland shuld hold of the kyng of englond Ì„ do him feaute homage ¶ And after thys wos done Bailloll went in to Scotland Ì„ ther wos crouÌ„ed kyng of scotland ¶ And the
accordid not to the kind blod of englond And if so gret lordis had bene onli weddid to english pepull than shuld pees haue bene and rest amonges them with owt any enuy ¶ And at that bataill was roger Clifford take sir IohnÌ„ monbray sir willm Tuchit sir willm Fitz willm Ì„ moÌ„y other worthy knyghtys ther wer take at that bataill And sir hugh Dandell the next day after wos taken Ì„ put iÌ„ to prison and shuld haue be done to deth if he had not spoused the kyngê nece that was erle Gilbertis sustre of Glocestre ¶ And anoÌ„e after wos sir Bartholomew of badelsmere taken at stowe paarke a maner of the bisshoppis of Lyncolne that wos his nepheu Ì„ mony other barons Ì„ banerâ—ttz wherfore wos made moch sorow ¶ How Thomas of Lancastre wos heded at pounâ—fret .v. barons honged and drawen ther. ANd now I shall tell yow of the nobull erle Thomas of Lancastre when he wos taken and brought to yorke moÌ„y of the Cite wer full glad and vpon him cried with an high vois O sir traitour ye er welcome blissid be god for now shall ye haue the reward that long tyme ye haue deserued cast vpon him mony snowe balles and mony other reproues they did him bot the gentill erle all suffred Ì„ said nothir on word ne other ¶ And in the same tyme the king herd of this same scomfiture and wos full glad Ì„ in hast come to PouÌ„tfret sir hugh spenser sir hugh his son sir IohnÌ„ erle of Arundell Ì„ sir Edmond of wodestoke the kynges brother erle of Kent and sir Aymer of valaunce erle of Penbroke and master Robert Baldoke a fals piled clarke that was priue duellid in the kynges courte all come theder with the kyng and the kyng entred iÌ„ to the castell ¶ And sir Andrew of Herkela a fals tirant thurgh the kynges commaundement toke with him the gentill erle Thomas to PouÌ„tfret Ì„ ther he was prisoned in his own castell that he had new made that stode ayen the abbey of kyng Edward ¶ And sir hugh the spenser the fader his son cast Ì„ thought how in what maner the good erle Thomas of Lancastre shÌ„uld be dede with out ony Iugement of hys perys ¶ Wherfore it was ordened thurgh the kyngê Iustices that the kiÌ„g shold put vpon him pointes of treson ¶ And so it befell that he was led to barre before the kiÌ„gis Iustis barehed as a thef in a fair hall in his own castell that he had made ther in moÌ„y a fair fest both to rich and to poer ¶ And thes wer his Iustises sir Hugh spenser the father Aymer of valauÌ„ce erle of peenbroke sir EdmoÌ„d of wodestoke erle of kent sir IohnÌ„ of Bretan erle of Richemond sir Robert of Malemethrop Iustice sir roberte him a coulpid in this maner ¶ Thomas at the frist owr lord the kyng this court excludeth you of all maner ansuere ¶ Thomas our lord the kyng putteth vpon yow that ye haue in his land riden with banner displayed ayens his pes as a tratoure And with that worde the gentill erle Thomas with an high vois said nay lordis forsoth bi sent Thomas I was neuer traytour ¶ The Iustice said ayen tho ¶ Thomas our lord the kyng puteth vpon you that ye haue robbed his folk and mordred his pepull as a thefe ¶ Thomas also the kyng put vpon you that he discomfited you and your pepull with his folkd in his own reame wherfor ye went and fled to the wodde as an outlawe ¶ And also ye were taken as an outlawe ¶ And Thomas as a traitour ye shall be hanged by reson but the kiÌ„g hath for yef you that Iewes for loue of quene Isabell ¶ And thomas reson wold also that ye shuld be hanged but the kiÌ„g hath for yef you that Iewes for cause and loue of your linage ¶ But Thomas For os moch as ye wer take fleyng Ì„ as an outlaw the king wyll that your hede shall be smyte of as ye haue well deserued Anone doth him out of prece and anone bring him to his iugement ¶ The gentill knyght Thomas had herd all thes wordis with an high vois he cried sore wepyng and said alas sent thomas fair fader Alas shall I be dede thus ¶ Graunte me now blissidfoll god ansuer but all a vailled him nothyng For the cursed Gascoyns put him hither thedder and on him cried with an high vois O kyng Arthur most dredfull well knawen is now thyn open traitorie an euell dethe shalt thow die has thow hast it well diseruyed ¶ And tho they set vpen his hede in scorn an hold chapelet that wos all to rent that wos not worth an half penne ¶ And after that they set him vpon a leue white palfra full vn semeli and eke all bare and with an hold bridell and with an horribul noise they droue him out of the Castell toward his deth and they cast vpon him mony balles of snowe iÌ„ disspite ¶ And as the traitoris lad him out of the Castell tho saied he this pytouse wordis and his handes held vp on hight toward the heuen Now the kyng of heuen yef vs merci for the erthely kyng hath vs forsakyn And a frere prechour wenten with him out of the castell till that he com to the place that he endid his lyfe vn to whom he shrofe him all his life ¶ And the gentill erle held the frere wonder fast by the clothis and said to him fair fadre abide with vs till that I be dede for my flesh quaketh for drede of deth ¶ And the soth for to say the gentill erle set him vpon his knees and turned him toward the est but a ribaud that was called Higone of Moston set hand vpon the gentill erle and saied in despite of him Sir traytour turne the toward the scottes thy soule dede to vnderfenge and turned him toward the Northe ¶ The nobull erle Thomas ansuered tho with a myld vois said now fair lordis I shall done your will And with that woide the frere went from him sore wepyng and anone a ribaude went to him and smote of his hede the xi Kal. of Auerell in the yere of grece M.ccc xxi ¶ Alas that euer such a geÌ„till blod shall be done to deth with out cause and reson ¶ And tratorsly wos the kyng couÌ„cellid wheÌ„ he thurgh the fals counsell of the speÌ„sers suffred sir Thomas his vncles son to be put to such a deth so bene heded ayens all maner of reson and gret pitte it was also that such a nobull kyng shÌ„uld be desceiued mysgouerned thurgh counsell of the fallis spenseres the wich tho he maiÌ„teneyd thorow loselrie ayens his honour and eke ê“fite For afterward ther fell gret vengeaunce in englond for encheson of the foresaid Thomas deth ¶ When the gentill
peple to do ther pilgrimage at pountfret Ì„ so he couÌ„celled the kiÌ„g that he coÌ„mauÌ„ded to closse the chirche dores of pountfret in the wich chirche the holi marter sent Thomas was entered thus they did ayen all frauÌ„chises of holy chirche so that· iiij yere after might no pilgrime cuÌ„ vn to that holy body ¶ And for encheson that the monkis suffred men to cuÌ„ honour that holy body of sent Thomas the martir thurgh coÌ„cell of sir hugh spenser the son and thurgh couÌ„cell also of master Robert Baldoke the fals piled clarke that wos the kiÌ„ges chauncelar the kyng consentid that they shuld be set to ther wages and let make wardeyns ouer ther own good long time thurgh coÌ„maÌ„dement of the forsaid sir hugh the spenser xiiij Gascoynes well armed kept the hill ther that the good man sent Thomas was done vn to his deth so that no pilgrame might cum by that way ¶ Full well went he to haue be take cristis myght Ì„ his pouer and the gret boos of miracles that he shewed for his marter Sent Thomas thurgh all cristyndom ¶ And that same tyme the kyng made Robert of Baldok the fals piled clarke thurgh praier of sir hugh the spenser the son ChauÌ„celar of englond ¶ And in the same tyme was the castell of Walynford holdeÌ„ ayens the kyng thurgh the prisoners that wer within the castell for sent Thomas quarell of Lancastre ¶ Wherfor the pepull of the câ—ntre come and toke the castell vpon the prisoners ¶ Wherfore Sir IohnÌ„ of Goldington knyght sir Edmond of beche prisoners Ì„ a squyer that was called Roger of walton· wer take and sent vn to the kyng to Pountfret and ther they werdone in to prison and the forsaid Roger was sent vn to yorke Ì„ ther he was draw honged ¶ And anone after sir roger Mortimer of wygmore brake out of the tour of London in this maner ¶ The forsaid reg herd that he shÌ„uld be draw Ì„ honged at londoÌ„ in the morow after sent Laurence day Ì„ on the day before he held a fair fest in the tour of londoÌ„ ther wos sir Stephen segraue constable of the tour moÌ„y gret men with them ¶ And when they shuld sope the forsaid Stephen sent for all the offisers of the tour and they come sopid with him And when they shuld take ther leue of him a squyer that was called Stephen that was full priue with the forsaid Roger thurgh his couÌ„sell yaf them all such a drinke that the lest of them all slept ij dais ij nyghtis iÌ„ the meyn tyme he scappid away by water that is to say bi the Thamse weÌ„t ouer the see held him in fraunce ¶ Wherfor the kiÌ„g wos sore annoyed tho put thee same Stephen out of his coÌ„stablerie ¶ How the quene Isabell went in to fraunce for to treten of pees bytwen hir lord the kyng of Englond and the king of fraunce hir brother THe kyng went tho vn to london ther thurgh coÌ„cell of sir hugh the spenser the fader Ì„ of his son of master robert baldoke a fals piled clarke his Chanceler let seise tho all the quenes landes iÌ„ to his handis Ì„ also all the landis that wer sir Edward his son wer so put to hir wages ayenst all maner resoÌ„ that wos thurgh the falsenesse of the speÌ„sers ¶ And wheÌ„ the kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce that wos quene Isabelles broder herd of this falsenes he was sore annoyed ayens the kiÌ„g of englond Ì„ his fals couÌ„celers ¶ Wherfor he sent a letter to kiÌ„g edward vnder his seal that he shuld cuÌ„ iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce at a certen day for to done his homage ther to he somened hiÌ„ Ì„ elles he shold lese all Gascoyn ¶ And so it was ordeyned in englond thurgh the kiÌ„g his couÌ„cell that quene Isabell shold wend in to frauÌ„ce for to tret of pees bitwen hir lord hir brother And that oliuer of Yngham shuld weÌ„d in to gascoyn haue with him vij thousand men Ì„ mo of armes to be seneshall Ì„ wardeyne of gascoyn so it wos orddyned that quene Isabel weÌ„t ouer se come in to frauÌ„ce with hir went sir Aymer of valaÌ„ce erle of peÌ„brok that wos ther mordred sodeÌ„li iÌ„pue sege bot that wos thurgh godis veÌ„geaunce for he wos on of the Iustices that ê¯sentid to sent Thomas deth of laÌ„castre Ì„ wold neuer after repeÌ„te hiÌ„ of that wikkid dede Ì„ at that tim sir oliuer of ynghaÌ„ went ouer iÌ„ to gascoiÌ„ did moch harme to the kiÌ„g of Fraunca and tho he gat ayen that kyng Edward had lost and moch more ther to ¶ How kyng Edward sent sir Edward his son the eldest in to fraunce THe quene Isabell had but a quart of a yere duelled iÌ„ frauÌ„ce bot sir Edward hir eldest son axed leue tho for to wende in to fraunce for to speke with his mother Isabell the quene ¶ And his fader the kyng grauÌ„ted him with a good will and said to him Go my fair sone in goddis blissing myne thiÌ„ke for to cuÌ„ ayen as hastely as thou may ¶ And he went ouer see Ì„ come in to frauÌ„ce ¶ And the king of frauÌ„ce his vncle vnderfenge him with moch honour said vn to him fair son ye be welcoÌ„ for be cause that your fader come not to done his homage for the duchie of Gnyhene as his auncestres wer wont for to do I yeue you that lordship to hold it of me in heritage as all maner auÌ„cestres did be fore you wher fore he was called duke of Gnyhenne ¶ How the kiÌ„g exiled his quene Isabel edward his heldest son WHen kyng Edward of englond herd tell how the kyng of fraunce had yeue the duchie of Gnyhen vn to sir Edwarde his son with out consent Ì„ will of him Ì„ that his sone had vnderfonge the duchie he become wonder wroth Ì„ sent to his sone by letter to his wyfe also that they shuld cum ayen in to englond in all the hast that they myght And the quene Isabell and sir Edward hir sone wer woÌ„der sore adrad of the kynges manace and of his wroth principally for the falsenes of the spensers both of the father Ì„ eke the son at his commaundement they wold not cum ¶ Wherfore kyng edward wos full sore annoyed Ì„ let make a crie at londoÌ„ that if quene Isabell and edward hir eldest sone come not in to englond that they shuld bene holde as our enmys both to the reame and eke to the croun of engloÌ„d ¶ And for that thei nolÌ„d cum in to englond bot both wer exiled the moder and hir son ¶ When the quene Isabell herd this tidinges she wos sore adrad to be shÌ„ent thurgh the fals congettyng of the spencers ¶ And weÌ„t with the knyghtys that wer
the quarters seÌ„t forth to othir good tounes And in the same yere at Prittelwell in a Mille in Estsex ther sir IohnÌ„ Holand the duke of excestre wos take with the comunes of the cuntre and they brought him from the Mille vn to Plasshe And to the same place that kyng Richard had a restid sir Thamas of wodstok the Duke of Gloucestre right ther in thee same place they smyten of the dukis hede of Excestre Ì„ brought it vn to londoÌ„ vpon a polle â–ª and it was set vpon londoÌ„ brigge And in the same yere at Bristow wos taken the lord Speenser that kyng Richard had made erle of Gloucestre and the comunes of the touÌ„e of Bristow toke him and brought him in to the market plase of the toune ther they smyten of his hede and sent it vn to london and there it was set vpon london brugge And in this same yere was sir Barnard Brokeye knyght taken and arestid and put in to thee tour of london and sir IohnÌ„ Shelly knyght and sir IohnÌ„ Maudelyn and sir willm Feribe persons of kyng Richardis they wer arestid and put in to the tour of london· And the der come the kyngê Iustices and sat vpon them in the tour of london and ther they wer dampnid all .iiij. vn to thee deth and the dome wos yeuen vn to sir Barnard Brekeys that he shuld gon on fote from thee tour thurgh london vn to Tiburn and ther be honged and after his hede smyten of· and sir IohnÌ„ Shelly knyghte and sir Iohan Maudelyn and sir willm Feribe parsone wer draw thurgh out thee cite of London to Tyburn and ther they wer honged and ther hedis smyten of and set on London brigge And in this same yere kyng Henri sentquene Isabell home ayen in to fraunce thee wich wos kyng Richardis weddid wife and yaf hir gold and siluer and mony othir iewellis so she was discharged of all hir dower Ì„ sent out of englond ¶ And iÌ„ the secund yere of the regne of kynn Henri the iiij wos sir Roger of Claryngton knyght and two of his men the priour of lauÌ„de Ì„ .viij frere mynors sum masters of diuinite othir for tresoÌ„ that they wrought ayenst the kyng wer draw hanged at Tyburne all xij ê‘sons ¶ And ther began a gret discencion debate in the cuntre of wales bitwen the lord Grey rithen Owen of glendere squier of wales Ì„ this Owen arered a gret nombre of walshmen kepid all that cuntre about right strong did moch harme destroid the kiÌ„ges touÌ„es lordshippis thurgh out wales Ì„ robbed slew the kiÌ„ges pepull both englissh Ì„ walsh Ì„ thê° he endurid a xij yere largely ¶ And he toke the lord Grey rithen prisoner Ì„ kept him fast in hold till he wos ransomed of prisonerres of the march kept him long time in hold And at thee last he made him wedde on of his doughtres kepid him therst ill with his wife and sone after he died ¶ And than the kyng HeÌ„ri knowyng this mischief destruccioÌ„ tresoÌ„ that this Owen had wrought than anone he ordeyned a strong pouer of meÌ„ of armes Ì„ of archiers Ì„ moch other stuf that longed to were for to abate destroy the malace of this fals walshmeÌ„ ¶ And than the kyng come in to wales with his pouer for to destroy this Owen and othir rebellis fals walshmeÌ„ ¶ And anone they fled in to the mouÌ„tayns and ther might the kyng do them no harme in no maner wise for the mouÌ„tayns ¶ And so the kiÌ„g come ayen in to engloÌ„d for lesing of mo of his pepull And thus he sped not ther ¶ In this same yere wos gret scarcite of whete in englond for a quartir of whete wos at xvi shilling And ther was marchandis of englond sent in to Pruce for whete Ì„ anoÌ„e they had lade and freght shippis y now and come home iÌ„ saufte blessib be god of all his yeftis ¶ And in the iiij yere of kyng Henries regne ther was a sterre seyn in the firmament that shewed him self thurgh all the world for diuerse tokenynges that shÌ„uld befall sone after the wich sterre wos named and called by clargie Stella Comata and on sent marie Magdelenes day next folowyng iÌ„ the same yere wos the bataill of shrowesbury And thidder come sir Henri Percy the erles son of northumberland with a gret multitude of men of armes Ì„ archiers yaf a bataid to kyng henri the iiij thurgh the fals couÌ„cell wykked rede of sir Thomas percy his vncle erle of wurcestre ther wos sir henri Perci slâ—yn the most partie of his pepull in the feld And sir Thomas Percy taken and kept fast in hold ij days till the kyng had set rest among his pepull on both sides ¶ And than sir Thomas Perci was Iugged to be dede draw honged Ì„ his hede smyten of for his fals treson at shrowesburi his hede brought to londoÌ„ set on londoÌ„ brigge ¶ And the othir pepule that ther wer slayn on both ê‘tis the kyng let berie And ther wos slayn on the kiÌ„ges side in that bataill the erle of Stafford Ì„ sir walter BlouÌ„t in the kyngê cote armure vnder the kyngê baner moÌ„y mo worthy meÌ„ on whos soules god haue mercy amen ¶ And iÌ„ the iiij â–ª yere of kiÌ„g henri regne come the emprour of CoÌ„stantinoble with mony gret lordis knyghtes Ì„ moch othir pepull of his cuntre iÌ„ to englond to kiÌ„g henri with him to speke to disporte to se the good gouernance Ì„ ê¯dicions of our pepull to knaw the comodites of englond our kyng with all his lordis goodly Ì„ worshipfully him receyued Ì„ welcomed him all his menye that come with him and did him all reuerence worship that they coud and myght ¶ And anone the kiÌ„g commauÌ„ded all maner officers that he shuld be serueid as worthely Ì„ rially as it longed to such a worthy lord and Emprour on his own cost as loÌ„g as the Emprour wos in engloÌ„d all his men that com with hiÌ„ ¶ And in this same yere come Dame Iane the duchisse of Britan iÌ„ to engloÌ„d Ì„ landid at fallemouth in Cornwale and from theÌ„s shÌ„e wos brought to the cite of wynchestre And ther shÌ„e wos weddid vn to kyng henri the iiij in the abbey of sent Swythynes of wynchestre with all the solempnite that myght be done and made ¶ And sone afterward she wos brought from thens to london And the maire and the aldermen and the communes of the cite of london ridden ayens hir hir welcomed and brought hir thurgh the cite of LondoÌ„ to westmynstre and ther she wos crouned quene of englond ther the kyng made ariall and solempne fest for hir and for all maner of
they wold haue do wrought they myght haue regned had ther will ther they told wich wer ther capitayns Ì„ gouernours Ì„ than the kiÌ„g comaunded them to the tour of londoÌ„ than toke mo of them both with in the cite with out Ì„ sent them to Newgate Ì„ to both couÌ„tres Ì„ than they wer brought iÌ„ examinacion before the clargie Ì„ the kinges Iustices ther they wer conuicted before the clargie for thir fals herisi and dampned before the Iustice for ther fals tresoÌ„ ¶ this wos ther iugemeÌ„t that they shuld be draw froÌ„ the toure of london to sent Gilesfeld Ì„ ther to be honged breÌ„t on the galewes ¶ And also ther was taken sir Roger Actoâ— knyght for heresi eke for tresoÌ„ ayens the kyng the reame he come a fore the clargi was ê¯uicte for his heresi to be breÌ„t dampnid before the Iustices to be draw froÌ„ the tour of londoÌ„ thurgh the cite to sent Gilesfeld Ì„ to be honged Ì„ brent ¶ And iÌ„ the secuÌ„d yere of kyng HeÌ„ris regne the fifth he held a couÌ„cell of all the lordis of the reame at westmynster ther he put hiÌ„ this demauÌ„de prayeâ— and besought them of ther goodnesse Ì„ of ther good councell and good will to shew him as touchyng the titell the right that he had to Normandie Gascoyn and Guyhenue the wich the kyng of fraunce withheld wrongfully and vnrightfully the wich his auncestres before him had be trew titell of conquest right heritage the wich Normandie Gascoyn and Guyhenne the good kyng edwarde of wyndesore and his auncestres before him had holdyn all ther lifes tyme. ¶ And his lordis yaf him couÌ„cell to send enbassetours vn to the kyng of fraunce Ì„ his couÌ„cell and that he shÌ„uld yeue vp vn to him his right heritage that is to say Normandye Gascoyn Guyhenne the wich his predicessours had hold afore â–ª hī· or els he wold it wynne with dynt of swerd in short tyme with the help of almyghti god ¶ And than the Dolphyn of fraunce ansuerid to our embasfatours Ì„ said in this maner that the kyng was ouer yong and to tendre of age to make any were as ayens him Ì„ wos not like yet to be no good weriour to do to make such a coÌ„quest ther vpon him ¶ And somwhat in scorne and despite he sent to him a Tone full of tenys baules be cause he wold haue suÌ„ what for to play with all for him and for his lordis for that be come hiÌ„ bettir thaÌ„ for to maynten ony were ¶ And than anoÌ„e our lordis that wer embassatours token ther leue and come in to Englond ayen and told the kyng his couÌ„cell of the vngodli ansuer that they had of the Dolphyn and of the present the wich he had sent vn to our kyng ¶ And whan the kyng had herd ther wordis and the ansuere of the Dolphyn he wos wonder sore agreued right euell apayed toward the frenshmen Ì„ toward the kiÌ„g the Dolphyn thought to avenge hiÌ„ vpoÌ„ them as sone as god wold send him grace myght and anoÌ„e let make teÌ„nys balles for the Dolphyn in all the hast that myght be And they wer gret gonstonys for the Dolphyn to play with all ¶ And than anone the kyng sent for all his lordis and held a gret couÌ„cell at westmynster and told vn to them the ansuer that they had of the Dolphyn and of his worthy present that he sent to him and to his lordis to play with all ¶ And ther the kyng Ì„ his lordis wer accordid that they shuld be redy iÌ„ armes with ther pouer in the best aray that myght be done Ì„ get men of armis and arâ—hiers that myght be geten and all othir stuf that longed to were Ì„ to be redy with all ther retenue to mete at southampton be Lammasse next suyng with out ony delâ—y wherfore the kyng ordeyned his nauy of shippis with all maner of stuff Ì„ vitaill that longed to such a weriour of all maner ordenauÌ„ce in the hauen of southampton iÌ„ to the nombre of .ccc. xx sailles ¶ And than fell ther a gret dissese a foull mischief for ther wer iij. lordis wich that the kyng trustid moch on And thurgh fals couetise they had purposed and ymagined the kiÌ„gê deth thought to haue slayn him and all his brethir or he had take the see The wich wer named thus sir Richard erle of Cambrigge brothir to the duke of yorke The secund was the lord Scrope tresorer of englond The thrid wos sir Thomas Gray knyght of the northcuntre· ¶ And thees lordis afore said for lucrie of mony had made ê“misse vn to the frenshmen for to haue slayn kyng Henri the fifth and all his brethir by a fallis trayn sodenli or they had be war ¶ But all myghti god of his gret grace held his holi hand ouer them saued them froÌ„ thees ê‘llous menye ¶ And for to haue done this they resaued of the frenshmen a Million of gold that wos ther openli pruued ¶ And for thir fals treson they wer all ther Iuggid vn to the deth this was the IugemeÌ„t that they shuld be lad thurgh Hampton and without north gate ther to be heded Ì„ thus they endid ther life 's for ther fals couetise treson ¶ And anone as this wos done the kyng and all his menye made them redy went to shippe sailled forth with xv hondred shippis and ariued within Seyn at Kydecause vpoÌ„ our ladies eue the Assumpcion in Normandie with all his ordinauÌ„ce And so went him forth to Harflet he beseged the toune all about by laÌ„d and eke by water and sent to the capitayn of the toune and charged him to deliuer the toune And the capitayn said that he deliuerid him none ne none he wold him yeld but bad him do his best ¶ And than our kyng laid his ordinauÌ„ce vn to the touÌ„e that is for to say Gonnys Engynes Ì„ Tripgettes shetten Ì„ cast to the walles Ì„ eke vn to the touÌ„e Ì„ cast doune both toures and toune laid them on the erth and ther be played at the tennys with his hard gonstonys ¶ And they that wer within the touÌ„e whaÌ„ they shuld play ther song wos wellaway Ì„ alas that euer any such tennys balles wer made cursid all tho that were began the tyme that euer they wer borne ¶ And on the morow the kiÌ„g did crie at euer gate of the touÌ„e that euery man shÌ„uld be redy on thee morow erly to make assaute vn to the toune ¶ And willyam Bouchier and IohnÌ„ Graunt with xij othir worthy burgies come to the kyng and besought him of his riall princehode Ì„ power to withdraw his malice and destruccion