was sworne to the kynge of Syrie Benedab For Baasa kynge of Israell thenÌ„e began to fyght ayenst hym the whiche dyspleased god wherfore he sende to hym the prophete Anani whome he put in pryson and therfore he hadde the gowte stroÌ„gely deyed ther of Vt pêª .iii. regum .ii. para ¶ Azarias sonne to Achomas was bysshop Nadab kyng of Israell regned to yere the whyche beganne to regne the seconde yere of Asa kynge of Iewes and dyde not as hys fader And Baasa ouerthrewe hym and regned for hym Vt pêª .iii. reguÌ„ ¶ Baasa kynge of Israel regned .xxiiii. yere the whiche began to regne the thyrde yere of Asa kynge of Iewes and he walked in the synnes of Ieroboam and slewe Iehen the prophete ¶ Hela thesone of Baasa regned in Israel two yere \ zamri slewe hym regned .vii. dayes ¶ Amri regned .xii. yere dyde not as his predecessours dyd ¶ Archa sone to Amri regned on Israell .xxii. yere and aboue all that were afore hym he was cursyd for wycked Iesabell ruled more than he meued hym to folowe her vt pêª .iii. reguÌ„ ¶ Of kynge Ebrac the whiche began to regne the .xv. yere of Dauyd and how he conquered Fraunce THys Ebrac regned .lx. yere a stronge man he was a myghey And thys Ebrac thorugh hys myght helpe of his Brytons coÌ„quered all Fraunce And wanne there so moche golde syluer that whaÌ„ he came ayen in to this londe he made a cyte and after hys owne name he lere calle it Ebrac that is called Euerywyk And this kynge made the castell of Maydens that now is called Edenbrugh This kyngehad xx sones and .xxiiii. doughters by dyuers wymmen goten these sones were called as ye shal here Brute greneschelde de MargaÌ„de Iakyn Kymbar Roselm Spadogh Godeherl Thormnan Gldaugh Iorkaughut Haibor Ketyn Rother Kaier Assaruth And all the dougters hyght as ye shal here after Eligene ymogen Oghdas Guenbran Guardith Auganrel Guenthold Tangustell GorghoÌ„ Michel Medhan Mailour Ondre Cambredan RagaÌ„ Renthely Neest CheghaÌ„ Skaldud Gladus Herherhen Abalaghe and Blandan And these were tho .xxiiii doutghters And the brethern becam good knyghtes and worthy in many countrees ¶ Of kynge Brute Greneschelde the fyrste sone of Ebrackynge AFter the dethe of kyng Ebrac regned brute Greneschelde his sone .xxx. yere that was Ebracs fyrst sone that well and nobly regned And whan tyme came he deyed and lyeth at yorke ¶ Of kynge Leyl that was Brute Grenescheldes sone ANd whan Brute Greneschelde was deed regned hys sone Leyl xxii· yere And he made a fayre towne and lette calle it Karleyl after his owne name And he was a worthy man and welle beloued of his peopâ—e And so whan he badde regned xxii· yere he dyed and lyeth at Karlyll ¶ And in his tyme regned kyng Salomon in Iherusalem and made the noble Temple And to him came quene Sibylle quene of Saba for to here and see yf it were sothe that men spake of the greate and noble wytte and wysdome of kynge SalemoÌ„ And she founde it soth that men had her tolde ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiii. M.ii. C.li vi Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .ix. C.xlii. IOsaphat kynge of Iewe was a good man and a â—ycke and a deuoute in the waye of oure lorde and regned xâ—v yere and dyde none yll but to the cursed kynge of Israell gaue helpe and other lytel thyng And therfore oure lorde was with hym vt pêª iiâ— para ¶ Helyas the greate prophete was thys tyme an hooly man that was lyfted vp in to paradyse with grete solace â— a charre ¶ Macheas and Abdias prophecyed wyth hym ¶ Ochosyas sone of Achab regned in Israell .ii. yere And sende to Belsabub god of Acharam to be helyd For. the whyche he deyed after the sayenge of Hely Vt pêª .iiii. Regum ¶ Of kynge Lud Ludibras that was kynge Leyles sone LVd Ludibras this kyng made the cyte of Caunterbury wynchester And he regned .xxxix. yere and thenne he deyed and lyeth at wynchester ¶ Of kynge Bladud that was Ludibras sone how he regned and was a god man and a Nygromancer SO after this Ludibras regned bladud his sone a greate Nygromancer And thorugh his crafte of Nygromanâ—y he made the meruayllous hote bathe As the geste â—elleth And he regned .xxi. yere and he lyeeh at the newe Troy ¶ Anno mundi ·iiii M.ii. C. lxxxxi Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .ix. C.viii. IOram kynge of Iewes sonne to Iosaphat regned .viii. yere this Ioram was a cursyd man had a good fader slewe hys brother wyckedly lyued as dyde the kynge of Israel· Therfore he was sore correcetd dyed vnhappely vt pêª .ii o para ¶ This tyme he lyas was rauisshed in the Paradyse ¶ Ochosias or Asarias kyng of Iewes regned oo yere lyued not as his fader dyd anone was slayne with all the hous of Achab. ¶ Athalia moder to Asarias toke the kyngdome slewe all the kynges blod regned .x. yere And the .vii. yere of Ioiada bysshop she was slayne iiii reguÌ„ This Asarias his sone Ioas his neue we Amasia Matheus the gospeller putteth not in the lyne of Cryste for ther offences Ioram kyng of Israel regned .xii. yers the whiche began to regne the .xviii. yere of Iosaphat for his brother Ochosie cursedly he lyued and was slayne of Iehen with alle his faders housholde vt pêª Â¶ Iehen anoynted of the childe of Helyse vpon Israel slewe Achariam the kyng of Iewes Ioram the kynge of Israell and Isabell moder to Ioram and .lxx. childn of Achab and ·xlii brethern of Azari all the preestes of Baall And he regned .xviii. yere ¶ Athalia moder to Azari kyng of Iewes doughter to Achab regned on the Iewes .vi. yere flewe the kyngis blood of Ioram except Ioas the sone of Azari the whiche was kepte amoÌ„ge shepeherdes and afshe was slayne Anno mundi .iiii. M.iii. C·ix Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .viii. C. lxxxxiii IOam sone to Achazie regned in the Iury .xl. yere whome Ioiada the bysshop crowned kynge at .vii. yere of aege And helyued well as longe as he was ruled by Ioiada but after he forsoke god and martred Azrias that tyme bysshop sone to Ioiada for he blamed hym that he forsoke hys god Vide plura .ii. para ¶ Ioathas sone to Iehen regned in Israell .xvii. yere in whoo 's dayes Helyse the prophete deyed And he began to regne the .xx. yere of Ioas Vide plura iiii regum ¶ Ioam sonne of Ioathas regned in Israell .xvii. yere and he troubled Amazia Plura vide .iiii. regum .xiii. ¶ Of kynge Leyr sone to Bladud and of the answere of his yongest doughter that gracyously was maryed to the kynge of Fraunce AFter kynge Bladud regned Leyr hys sone And thys Leyr made the towne of Leycetre and lete calle the towne after his name and gouerned the towne welle and nobly This kynge Leyr hadde
and lete calle the towne Berwyk vpon Twede And there they enhabyte becam ryche But they had no wymmen amonge them the Brytons wolde not yeue there doughters to the strauÌ„gers wherfore they weÌ„te ouer see in to Irlonde brought with them wymmen there they them spoâ—wsed But the men coude not vnderstoÌ„de theyr langage ne the speche of these wymmen and therfore they spake togyder as Scottes And after warde thrugh chaunginge ther langage in al FrauÌ„ce they were called thenÌ„e Scottes soo sholde the folke of that countree be called for euer more ¶ How kyng westmer lete arere a stone in the entrynge of westmerloÌ„de there that he slewe Roderyk there he began fyrste housynge ANd after this batayl that is aboue sayde whan Roderyke was deed kynge westmer in remembraunce of his victory lete arere there besyde the way a grete stone on hyghe and yet it stondeth euer more shall stonde And he lete graue iÌ„ the stone lette that thê° sayde The kynge westmer of Brytayne slewe in thys place Roderyk his enymye ¶ And thys westmer was the fyrst that buylded hous and towne iÌ„ westmerloÌ„de at that stone begynneth westmerloÌ„de that westmer lette calle after hys owne name And whan westmer had so done he dwelled all his lyf tyme in that countree of westmerlonde for he loued that couÌ„tree more than ony other couÌ„tre whan he had regned .xxv. yere he deyed and lyeth at Karleyll ¶ Of kynge Coill that was westmers sone that helde his londe in peas al his lyues tyme. AFter this his sone kynge Coill regned a good man a worthy and of goode condycyons and well gouerned hys londe And of all men he hadde loue and peas And in his tyme was neuer contake debate nor warre in Brytayne And he regned and was kynge in peas all his lyues tyme· And whaÌ„ he had regned .xi. yere he deyed lyeth at yorke CLaudius was Emê‘our at Rome nexte after Gaius And he regned .xiiii. yere and .viiii. dayes This man came in to greate Brytayne now called Englonde for to chaleÌ„ge the trybute whyche they dyde denye vnto the Romayns And after grete bataylles ther was bytwene the Emperour Claudius Armager kynge of Brytayne And after accordement made that thys armager sholde wedde Claudius doughter after they two sholde euer lyue in peas In token werof this Claudius named the cyte where they were wedded after hym and called it Claudicestre where we now it calle Gloucestre ¶ This Claudiê° had thre wyues And on Petiua the fyrste wyfe he gate a doughter that hyght Antonia the fyrst wyf decessed and he wedded Messalinam gate a sone that hyght Brytanicê° Octauia a doughter The thirde he wedded Agrippina hauyng a sone that hyght Nero. Claudiê° wedded his doughter Octauia to Nero his wyues sone This Claudius for loue that he hadde to Agrippina his laste wyf he slewe Messalina his fyrst wyf leest she shold haue holpe Britanicus her sone his to Empyre yet Agrippina the laste wyf of Claudius dradde leest her husbonde wolde haue proferred Brytanicus and hâ—â—e deposed Nero her sone therfore she poysoned her husbonde Claudius and Nero was promoted to the Empyre And this same Nero ayue his moder suche a rewarde ayen For he poysoned Brytanicus and slewe hys owne moder his wyf Octauia ¶ Iames the more the apostle this tyme was slayne of Herode Agrippa Peter was prysoned Vt pêª act .xii. The body of saynt Iames was broughte by myracle in Galeciam of Spyne ¶ Nero after Claudius was Emperour and he regned .xiii. yere .vii. monethes This Nero was a cursyd man made grethe waste in the Empyre He wold not fysshe but with nettes of golde ropes of sylke A grete parte of the lordes of Rome he slew He was enemye to no men but to good men He slewe his broder and hys wyf his moder his mayster He slewe also Peter and Poule he wolde neuer were one cloth two tymes Alle his hors and his mules were shood wyth syluer at the laste he dyde sette a grete parte of Rome on fyre some saye the Romayns complayned the stretes were to narowe And as he had brente a grete parte of Rome Nero sayd there is space to buylde the stretes wyder Thenne the Senatours wyth the comyn people came vpon hym to sleehim and he fledde by nyght in to the subarbes of the cytee hyde hym he herde karles beggers sayenge And they wyst where the Empeâ—rour were he sholde neuer scape theym Nero thoughte it shold be grete derogacyon to his name and he were slayne of karles And on a grete stake he ranne hym self to the herte and deyed and there was buryed And deuylles kept his body many a daye after and dyde grete hurte to the people tyll by a myracle of our lord the body was founde and taken away and thenne the deuylles voyded ¶ Seneca was this tyme mayster to Nero. ¶ Iuuenalê pota ¶ Lucanê° poeta ¶ Iames the lesse the appostle bysshop of Ierusalem was slayne of the Iewes the .vi. yere of Nero. Marcus the euaungelyste was martred the fyrste yere of hym ¶ Circa annuÌ„ xpÌ„i .lxxiiii. LInus ytalicus was pope of Rome .x. yere and iii· monethes and .xiii. dayes This Linus and his successour Cletê° thrugh theyr holy conuersacyon were made to mynystre the tresoure of the chirche to the people Peter beynge a lyue And Peter attended to prayenge prechynge ¶ It is redde of this Cletê° that he wrote fyrst in his letters Salutem et apostolicaÌ„ benedictionem ¶ Afore this tyme was many a dyscyple of Peter slayne vnder Nero. ¶ Galba thys tyme was Emperour he regned .vii. monethes This man was made Emperour by the power of Spayne in the same londe Nero lyuynge And after the deth of Nero brught to Rome there was slayne of a man that came wyth whete to Rome He smote of his heed and bare it to hym that was Emperour next seynge all his men none of them helpynge hym ¶ In this maÌ„nes dayes came the grete Rethoricyen to Rome fro Spayne was the fyrste that euer taught the scyence opeÌ„ly his nyme was Quintilian ¶ Otho regned after hym and he regned but .iii. monethes For one Vitellus that was President of Fraunce chalenged the Empyre And in ytalye betwixt these two were thre gret bataylles And in the fourth batayll Otho sawe he sholde be ouercome and in grete dispeyre he slewe hymselfe ¶ Vitellus regned after Otho he regned .viii. monethes for he was folower of Nero moost specyall in glotony in syngynge of foule songes and at festes etynges oute of mesure that he myght not kepe it ¶ Vespasianus regned nexte after hym .ix. yere and .x. monethes and .xii. dayes ¶ The well gouerned men of Rome seynge the cursyd successyon of Nero sent after this Vespasian vnto palestyn For there he was his sone Titê° whiche had besyeged Iherusalem
daye and ledde them with them into Spayne And of this myscheyf was no grete wonder for this erle was a full ylle lyuer as an open lechoure And also in a certayne parlemente he stode and was ayenst the ryghtes fraunchyse of holy chyrche And also he counseylled the kyng and counseyll that he shold axe mo of men of holy chyrche than other persones of the laye meÌ„ And for the kynge and other men of hys counseyll accepted and tooke rather ylle opynyons and causes ayenste men of holy chyrche than he dyd for to defende and mayntene the ryght of holy chyrche it was after seen many tymes for lacke of fortune grace they had not ne bare awaye so grete vyctory ne power ayenst theyr enmyes as they dyd before ¶ This same yere the kyng with a grete host entred the see to remeue the syege of Rochell but the wynde was euer contrarye vnto hym and suffred hym not loÌ„ge tyme to go fer fro the londe wherfore he abode a certayne tyme vpon the see costes abydynge after a good wynde for theÌ„ yet come in not So at the last he come thens with his meÌ„ to lond warde ayen anone as he was a londe that wynde began to torne was in an other cost than he was afore ¶ How the duke of Lancastre with a grete hoost wente into flaundres passyd by Parys thrugh Burgon thrugh all frauÌ„ce tyll he come vnto Burdeux SOone after in the .xlviii. yere of the regne of kynge Edwarde the duke of Lancastre with a grete power went into flaundres passed by Parys thrugh Burgon thrughe all fraunce tyll he came vnto Burdeux without ony maner wythstandynge of the frensshemen \ and he dyde them but lytell harme saufe he toke raunsoned many places townes many men lette theym go after frely The same yere the kyng sent certayne embassatours to the pope prayenge hym that he sholde leue of medle not in his court of the kepiÌ„ge and reseruacyoÌ„s of benefycê in Englonde And that tho that were choseÌ„ to bysshoppes sees dignetees frely wyth full myght Ioy haue be confermed to the same of theyr metropolytans Archebysshops as they were wonte to be of olde tyme Of these poyntes and of other touchynge the kyng his reame whan they had theyr answer of the pope the pope enioyned them that they sholde certefy hym ayen by theyr letter of the kynges wyll of hys reame or they determyned ought of the forsayd artycles In this same yere deyed Iohan the Archebysshop of yorke Iohan bysshop of Ely wyllyam byssop of worcestre In whoo 's stedes folowed were made bysshops by auctoryte of pope master Alexander Neuyll to the Archebysshop of yorke Thomas of AruÌ„dell to the bysshopryche of Ely and syr Henry wakfelde to the bysshopryche of worcestre In the whiche tyme it was ordened in the parlement that all Cathedrall chyrches shold Ioy haue theyr eleccoÌ„ns hole that the kyng fro that tyme afterwarde shold not wrytte ayenst theÌ„ that were chosen but rather helpe them by his letters to theyr confyrmacyon this statute dyd moche profyte ¶ And in this parlemeÌ„t was grauÌ„tyd to the kynge a dyme of the clergy a .xv. of lay fee. ¶ In the .xlix. of the regne of kyng Edward deyed Mayster wyllyam wytlesey Archebysshop of Caunterbury the moÌ„kes of the same chirche asked and desyred a cardynall of Englonde to be Archebysshop therfore the kyng was agreued ment purposed to haue exyled the moÌ„kes of the same and they spended moche good or they myght haue the kynges grace ayen his loue but yet wold the kynge not consent ne graunt to theyr eleccoÌ„n of the Cardynall ne of the pope also ne his Cardynalles ¶ And at the begynnyge of August it was treated spoken at Bruges of certayne poyntes and artycles hangynge bytwene the pope and the kynge of Englond this treates lasted almoost too yere And at the laste it was accorded bytwene theym that the pope fro that tyme forth sholde not vse ne dele wyth the reseruacyons of benefytes in Englonde and that the kynge sholde not graunt ne lette no benefyces by hys wrytte that is called Quare impedyt But as touchynge the eleccion abouesayd there was noo thynge touched ne done And that was wyted and put vpon certayne clerkes the whiche rather supposed and hoped to be auauÌ„ced promoted to bysshhpryches whiche they desyred and coueyted by the court of Rome rather than by ony other eleccyons ¶ This same yere about Candelmasse there mette togyder att Bruges many noble worthy men of bothe sydes and reames to trete of peas bitwene tho two kynges And this tretes lasted two yere with grete costes large expensens of bothe partyes And at the laste they went departed thens without ony accorde or effecte The next yere after the .l. yere of kynge Edward the .iiii. NonÌ„ of May beynge yet voyde vacaunt the Archebysshopryche of Caunterbury mayster Symonde sudbery bysshoppe of London was made Archebysshop mayster wyllyam courteney that was bysshop of Herforde was than made bysshop of London the bysshop of Bangor was made bysshop of Herforde ¶ And this same tyme in a certayne treates spekynge of peas trewes was taken bytwene them of FrauÌ„ce Englonde fro mydsomer to mydsomer come ayen an hole yere about the begynnyng of Aprell the duke of brytayne wyth many erles barons and worthy lordes men of Englond went ouer see in to Brytayn where he hathe had all his luste desyre purpose ne had the for sayd trewes be soo soone taken the whiche letted them ¶ This same tyme the yle of Constantyne where that the castell of saynt Saueour is in that longe tyme was foughten at besyeged of the Frensshmen than yelde to the Frensshmen with al the apportenauÌ„tes in to grete harme hyndrynge of the reame of Englonde And thys same yere there were so grete and so passynge hetes ther with all a gret pestylence in Englonde in other dyuerse partyes of â—he worlde that it destroyed slewe vyolently stroÌ„gly both men wymen without nombre Thys same yere deyed syr Edwarde the lorde spencer a worthy knyghte a bolde in the mynster of Teukesbury worshipfully is buryed And lastynge this pestilence the pope at the instaunce and prayer of an Englysshe Cardynale graunted to all people that deyed in Englonde that were sory repentauÌ„t for theyr synnes and also shryueÌ„ full remyssyon by two bulles vnder lede .vi. monethes than next to last ¶ In this same yere the erle of Penbroke was taken rauÌ„soned bi Bartram Clayken bytwene Parys Calays as he come towarde Englond vpon saynt Atheldredes day that whiche saynt as it was sayd the erle oftentymes had affeÌ„ded and within a lytyll whyle after he deyed ¶ And in Nouembre next after there mette at Bruges the duke of Lancastre and the duke
be gotē and taken in ony partyes And in the .v. yere of kynge Rychardes regne was the grete erth quake and was generall thrugh out the world the wenesbaye after wytsonday in the yere of our lorde M. CCC.lxxxxi wherfore all maner people were sore agast and aferde longe tyme for drede of vengeaūge that our lorde shewed and dyd ¶ And in the .vi. yere of kyng Rychard then syr Henry spēser bysshop of Norwiche wente with a grete cōpany ouer see into Flaundres and there they gete the towne of Grauynge and the towne of burbrugge Dunkerk and Newport and there they laded and fraughted .li. shippes with pelage for to haue comen into Englond with these shyppes goodes And the bysshop of Norwiche and his counseyll lete brenne these shyppes with al the plege in the same hauen all into harde asshes att Dunkerk was done a grete batayll bytwene the Flemynges and the Englysshemen And at that batayll were slayne a grete multytude of the Flemynges and a grete nōbre And thā went the bysshop with hys retenue to sypers and besyeged it a longe tyme but it myght not be goten And so left that syege and came ayen into Englonde for oure Englysshmen were fouly destroyed and many deyed on the flyx in this yere come quene Anne into Englonde for to be spoused to kynge Richarde and hyr fader was Emperour of almayne kyng of Beme with hyr come the duke of Tassy hyr vncle and many other worthy lordes knyghtes of hyr countree of Beme and of other duche tonges to doo hyr reuerence and worshyp And syr Symonde beuerle a worthy knyght of the garter and other knightes and squyres that were the kynges embassatoures broughte hyr in to Englonde and soo forthe to London· And the people of the cyte that is to saye the mayer and the aldermen and alle comynes roden ayenste hyr to welcome hyr And euery man in goode araye and euery crafte wyth hys mynstralsye in the beste manere wyse and mette wyth hyr on the blacke hethe in Kente and soo brought hyr vnto London thrugh the cyte so forthe vnto westmynster vnto the kynges palays And there she was spoused vnto kynge Rycharde well and worthely in the abbaye of westmynster and there she was crowned quene of Englonde And all hyr trendes that came with hyr haddē grete gyftes and were well cherysshed refresshed as longe tyme as they aboden there ¶ And in thys same yere there was a batayll done in the kynges palays at westmester for certayne poyntes of treason bytwene syr Iohan Ansley knyght defendaūt Carton squyre the appellaunt But thys syre Iohan of Ansley ouercame this Carton made hym to yelde hym wythin the lystes And anone was this Carton dyspoyled of his harneys drawē out of the lystes and so forth vnto Tyburne there he was hangyd for his falsnesse ¶ And in the .viii. yere of the regne of kynge Rycharde the seconde syr Edmonde of Langley the. Erle of Canbrydge kynge Rychardes vncle wente in to Portyngale with a fayr company of men of armes and archers in strengthynge and helpynge the kynge of Portyngale ayenst the kynge of Spayne hys power and there the kynge of Portyngale had the victory of his enemyes thrugh helpe comforth of our Englysshmen And whan that Iourney was done the erle of Cambridge come home ayē with his people in too Englonde in haste blessed be god his blessyd gyftes Amen· ¶ And this same yere kynge Rycharde helde his Crystemas in the maner of Eltam ¶ And the same yere tyme the kyng of armony fledde out of hys owne londe and came into Englond for to haue helpe and socoure of our kynge ayenst hys enmyes that hadde dryuen hym out of hys owne reame And so he was brought vnto the kyng to Eltham there as the kynge helde his ryall feest of Crystmasse ¶ And there our kynge welcomed hym and dyd moche reuerence worshyp and commaunded all hys lordes to make hym all the chere that euer they coude And than he besought the kynge of hys grace and of helpe of his comforthe in hys nede that he myghte be brought ayen to his kyngdome and londe For the Turkes had deuoured and destroyed the moost parte of his londe ◠and how he fled◠for drede and come hyder for socoure and helpe And thenne the kynge hauynge on hym pyte and compassyon of hys grete myscheyf and greuous dysease anone he tooke hys counseyll and asked what was beste to do And they answerde and sayde yf it lyked hym to gyue hym ony good it were weldone And as touchynge hys peple for to trauell so ferre into our londes it were a grete Ieoperdye And soo the kynge gaf hym golde and syluer and many ryche gyftes and Iewels and betaught hym to god and so he passed ayen out of Englonde ¶ And in thys same yere kynge Rycharde wyth a ryall power wente into Scotlonde for to warre vppon the Scottes for the falsnes and destruccyon that the Scottes had done vnto Englysshemen in the Marches And than the Scottes come downe to the kynge for to treat wyth hym and with his lordes for trewes as for certayne yeres And so ouer kynge his coūseyll gaūted theym trewes for certayne yeres and our kynge torned hym ayen in to Englōde And whan he was comen vnto yorke there he abode and rested hym there syr Iohn Holonde the erle of Kentes broder slewe the erles sone of Stafforde and his heyre with a daggar in the cytee of yorke wherfore the kynge was sore anoyed greued and remeued thens came to London And the mayer with the aldermen and the comyns with all the solempnyte that myghte be done ryden ayenst the kyng brought hym ryally thrught the cytye and so for the vnto westmynstre to his owne palays ¶ And in the .ix. yere of kynge Rychardes regne he helde a parlemēt at westmynster there he made two dukes a marqueys fyue erles The fyrste that mas made duke was the kynges vncle syr Edmonde of Langle erle of Cambridge hym he made duke of yorke his other vncle syr Thomas of wodstok that was erle of Bukyngham hym he made duke of Gloucestre And syr Lyonuer that was erle of Oxford hym he made marqueys of Deuelyne Henry of Balyngbrok the dukes sone of Lancastre hym he made erle of Derby And syr Edwarde the dukes sone of yorke hym he made erle of Ruttelond And syr Iohan Holonde that was the Erle of Kentes broder hym he dyde make erle of Huntyngdon· ¶ And Syr Thomas Mombraye hym he made erle of Notyngham and the erle Marshalle of Englond And syr Mychell de lapole knygh◠hym he made erle of Southfolke and Chaunceler of Englonde And the Erle of the Marche at that same parlemēt holden at westmynster in playne parlement amonges all the lordes and comyns was proclamed erle of the Marche and heyre Parente to
Portyngale the same tyme â–ª and whaÌ„ he had done so he come home ayen into Englonde and hys good lady hys wyf also but many worthy men deyed vpon the flyx ¶ In the .xv. yere of kynge Rychardê regne he helde his crystmasse in the manere of wodstok and there the erle of Penbroke a yonge lord and tendre of aege wolde lerne to Iuste with a knyghte that was called syr IohnÌ„ of saynt IohnÌ„ roden togyder in the parke of wodstoke and there this worthy erle of Penbroke was slayne with that other knyghtes spere as he caste it from hym whan that they had coupled thus the good erle made yere his ende and therfore the kynge the quene made moche sorowe for his deth ¶ And in the xvi yere of kynge Rychardes regne Iohan heÌ„de beyng that tyme mayer of London IohnÌ„ wal worth Henry vanner beynge shreues of London that same tyme a bakers man bare a basket of hors brede in to Fletstrete to warde an hostre and there came a yonge man of the bysshop of Salysbury that was called Romayn and he toke a bors lofe out of the basket of the bakers he asked hym why he dyde soo and this Romayn torned ayen brake the bakers heed And neyghbours came out and wold haue arested thes Romayn he brake from them fledde to his lordes place the Constable wolde haue hym out but the bysshops men shette fast the yates kept the place that no man myght entre and than moche more people gadred thyder and sayd that they wolde haue hym out or els they wolde brenue vp the place and alle that were wyth in And than came the mayer and shreues wyth moche other people cessyd the malyce of the comyns made euery man to go home to there hoses and kepe peas And thys Romayns lord the bysshop of Salysbury mayster Iohan waltham that at the tyme was tresorer of Englonde when syr Thomas Arundell Archebysshop of yorke Chaunceler of Englonde there the bysshop made hys complaynte vnto the Chaunceler on the peple of the cyte of LoÌ„don And than these two bysshops of grete malyce vengeaunce come vnto the kynge at wyndesore made a greate coÌ„playnt vpon the mayer and shreues And anone all the cyte after warde came before the kynge his counseyll and they caste vnto the Cytye a greuous herte and a wonder grete malyce And anone sodeynly the kyng sent after the mayer of LoÌ„don and for the two shreues they came to hym vnto the castell of wyndsore And the kynge rebuked the mayer and shreues full foule for the offence that they had done ayenst hym his offycers in hys chambre at London wherfor he deposed and put out the mayer and bothe shreues and this was done the .xiiii. dayes afore the feest of saynt IohnÌ„ Baptyst And than the kynge called to hym a knyght that was called syre Edwarde dalyngrygge made hym wardeyne gouernour of the cyte and chambre of LoÌ„don ouer all hys people ther in And so he kepte that offyce but foure wekes bycause that he was so gentyl tendre to the Cytezens of London wherfore the kynge deposed hym made syr Bunde wyne radyngton knyght that was Conrtrouller of the kynges houshold wardeyne gouernour of his chambre of his people ther in and chose to hym worthy men of the cyte to be shreues wyth hym to gouerne kepe the kynges lawes in the cyte that one was called Gelbert Mawefelde that other Thomas ne wenton shreues And than the mayer the two shreues and all the aldermen wyth all the worthy craftes of London wente on foot vnto the toure of London there came out the Conestable of the towre gaaf the mayer and the shreues theyr othe charge as they sholde haue taken in the Escheker of westmynster in the kynges court of his Iustyces Barons of the Escheker than went they home ayen And than the kynge hys counseyll for the grete malyce and despyte that they had to the Cyte of London remeued all his courtes from westmynster vnto the Cyte of yorke that is to saye the ChauÌ„celer the Escheker the kynges bynche the comune place there they helde all these courtes of lawe fro mydsomer that is to saye the feest of saynt IohnÌ„ Baptyst vnto the feest of Crystmasse next comynge And than the kynge and hys counseyll sawe it not so proffytale there as it was at London than anone he remeued yt ayen to LoÌ„don and soo to westmynster for grete ease of his offycers a vauntage to the kyng all the comunes of the reame ¶ And whanne the people of London saw and knewe that these courtes were comeÌ„ ayen and the kynge and hys people also than the mayer and the aldermen with the chyef Comunes of the Cyte gaue a grete somme of golde of all the Comunes of the Cyte and ordeyned made grete ryaltees ayen hys comynge too London for to haue hys grace good lordshyp and also theyr lybertees and Fraunchyses geauÌ„ted vnto them ayeÌ„ as they were wonte to haue afore tyme. And thrugh grete instaunce and prayer of the quene and of other lordes and ladyes the Kynge grauÌ„ted theym grace And this was done at Shene in Sutherey And than the Kynge within two dayes after came to London the mayer of the Cyte with the shreues aldermeÌ„ and all the worthy men of the afterwarde rode ayenst hym in good araye vnto the hethe of hys syde of Shene the mayer submyttynge theym homely and mekely with all maner obeyssaunce vnto hym as they oughten too do And thus he brought the kynge and the quene to London And whan the kynge came to the yate of London brydge there they presenttd hym wyth a mylke whyte stede sadled and brydled and trapped wyth cloth of golde and reed partyed to gyder and the quene a palfrey alle whyte in the same ararye trappyd with white andreed and al the conduytes of London ranne wyth wyne both whyte and reed for all maner people to drynke who wolde And bytwene saynt Poules and the crosse in chepe there was made a stage a ryall standynge vpon hygh and theyn were many angelles with dyuers melodyes songes And than an angelle came downe frome the stage on hyghe by a vyce and sete a crowne of golde pyght wyth ryche perles precyous stones vpon the kynges heed and an other vpon the quenes heed And soo the cytezeyns brought the kyng the quene to westmynster into theyr palays And than on the morne after the mayer and the shreues and the aldermen of London camen vnto the kynge to hys palays att westmynster and presente hym with two basyns of syluer ouergylted full of coyned golde the somme of .xx. houÌ„dred pounde prayenge hym of his hygh mercy grace and lordshyp and specyally grace that they myght haue his good loue with the lybertees And fraunchyses
lyke wyse as they were woÌ„te for to haue before tymes and by his letters patentes and his chartre confermed And the quene and other worthy lorde and ladyes fell on ther knees and besoughte the kynge of grace to conferme this Than the kynge toke vp the quene graunted hyr all hyr askenge And than they thanked the kynge the quene wente home ayen ¶ And in xvi· yere of kyng Rychardes regne certayn lordes of scotlonde came into Englond for to gete worshyp as by feet of armes this were the persones The erles Marre he chaleÌ„ged the erle Marshall of Englond to Iuste with hym certayne poyntes on horsbak wyth sharpe speres they rode togyder as two worthy knyghtes lordes certayne courses but not the full chalenge that the Scottes erle made for he was calle bothe hors and man two of hys rybbes brokeÌ„ with that falle and so he was borne theÌ„s out of smythfelde home to his Inne And within a lytyll tyme after he was caryed home in a hors lytter and att yorke he deyed ¶ And syr Wayllyam Darell knyght and the kynges banerer of Scotlonde than made an other chalenge wyth syr Peres courtayne knyght and the kynges banerer of Englonde of certayne courses yet on horsbacke in the same felde and whan he had ryden certayne cours assayed he myghte not haue the better he gaaf it ouer wold nomore of his chalenge with syr pers courtayne knyght the kyngê banerer of Englonde torned his hors and rode home vnto hys owne Inne And one Cockeborne a squyre of Scotlonde chalenged syr Nycholl Haberke a knyght of certayn courses yet wyth sharpe speres and roden fyue courses togyder and at euery course the Scot was caste downe both hors man and thus ouer Englysshe Lordes thanked be god hadde the felde ¶ And in the .xvii yere of kyng Rychardes regne deyde the good gracyous quene Anne that was wyt to kyng Rycharde in the manere of Shene in the shyre of Surrey vpon wytsondaye than was she broughte to London and soo to westmynster and there was she buryed and worthely entered besyde Saynt Edwardes shryne on whoo 's sowle almyghty god haue pyte and in hys mercy Amen ¶ How kynge Rycharde spowsed dame Isabell the kynges doughter of Fraunce in the towne of Calays and broughte hyr in to Englond and lette hyr be crowned quene in the abbaye of saynt Peters of westmynstre IN the .xx. yere of kynge Rychardes regne he wente hymselfe ouersee vnto Calays wih dukes erles lordes barons and many other worthy squyes wyth grete araye and comune people of the reame in good araye as longed to suche a kynge and prynce of hys noble of hys owne persone to do hym reuerence and obseruauÌ„ce as oughte to be done to theyr lyege lorde so myghty a kynge Emperoure in hys owne to abyde receyue there that worthy and gracyous Lady that shold be hys wyf a yonge creature of .xix. yere of aege dame Isabell the kynges doughter of FrauÌ„ce and other worthy lordes of greate name bothe barons knyghtes wyth moche other people that camen to the towne of Grauenynge tow dukes of Fraunce that one was the duke of Burgoyn and that other the duke of Barre that wolde no furtherlesse than they hadde pledges And than kynge Rycharde delyuered two pledges for them for to go sauf and come saufe his two worthy vncles the duke of Gloucestre and the duke of yorke these two wente ouer the water of grauenynge abode there as for pledge to the tyme that the maryage was done and thatê these two dukes of Fraunce were come ayen vnto Grauenynge water And than two worthy dukes came ouer the water at Grauenynge so to Calays with this worthypfull Lady Dame Isabell that was the kynges doughter of Fraunce with hyr came many worthy lorde eke lady knyghtes squyres in the beest araye that myght be so brought hyr in to the tâ—wne of Calays· And there she was receyued with all the sole mpnyte worshyp that myght be done vnto suche a lady And that they brought hyr vnto the kynge And the kynge toke hyr welcomed hyr and all hyr fayre company and made there all the solempnyte that myghte be done ¶ And than the kynge his counseyll asked of the Frensshe lordes whether all the couenauntes forwardes wyth the composycyon that wer ordeyned and made on bothe partyes sholde be truely kepte and holde bytwene theym And they saye ye and there they swore and toke theyr charge vpon a boke made theyr othe well truly it to holde in alle maner of poyntes couenauntes wythout contradyccyon or delay in ony maner wyse And than was she brought to saynt Nycholas chyrche in Calays and there she was worthely wedded wyth the moost solempnyte that ony kyng or quene myght be wyth Archebysshops bysshoppes all the mynystres of hooly chyrche And than they were brought too the castell sette to mete And were serued with all delycasye of ryall metes drynkes pleÌ„teuously to al maner of strauÌ„gers aâ— other no creature warned that feest but all were welcome for there were grete halles tentes set vpon the grene wythout the castell to receyue all manere of people And euery offyce redy for to serue them all And thus this worthy maryage was soleÌ„ply done and ended with all ryalte And than these two worthy dukes of Fraunâ—e with theyr people token theyr leue of the kynge and of the quene and wente ayen vnto Grauenynge water And there the Frensshe lordes that is to saye the twoo dukes and all theyr menye were comen ouer the water to Grauenynge they mette wyth our two dukes euery chone toke leue at other and soo they departed and our lordes camen ayen vnto calays and the Frensshe lordes went ouer the water and soo home in to Fraunce ayen ¶ And anone after the kynge made hym redy with the quene all his lordes and ladyes and all theyr people with theim and came ouer the see in to Englonde so vnto London And the mayer and the shreues wyth alle the aldermen and worthy commens roden ayenst them vnto the blacke he the in to Kent there they mette with the kynge the quene and welcomed theym and that in good araye and euery men in the clothynge of his craft and theyr mynstrels before them And so they brought theym vnto saynt Georges barre in South warke there they token theyr leue And the kynge the quene rode to Kenyngton than the peple of London torned home ayen And in tornynge ayen to London brydge there was soo greate presse of people bothe on hors and on foot that there were deed on the brydge .xi. persones of men women and children on whos soules al myghty god haue mercy pyte Amen ¶ And than afterwarde the quene was brought to the towre of London
came proudly into the felde as hys chalenge asked anone came the erle of Kent rode vnto the scot manly rode togyder wyth sharpe spâ—res dyuerses courses but the erle of Kent had the felde gate hym moche worshyp and thanke of all maner men of his manful dedes ¶ And in the .vii. yere of kyng Henryes regne the four the syr Rycharde Scrop Archebysshop of yorke and the Erle Marchall of Englonde gadrede vnto theym a stronge power ayenst kynge Henry And the kynge herynge ther of in all the hast that he myghty came with his power Northwarde and mette with them at yorke and there were these two Lordes taken and broughte to the kynge ¶ And anone the Iuges were sette and these two lordes brought forth and there they were dampned vnto deth and both theyr heedes smyten of and there they made an ende on whos soules god for his pyte haue mercy Amen ¶ And whan this was done the kynge came to London ayen and there rested hym· Anone god of his greate goodnesse wrought shewed many grete myracles for thes worthy clerke Archebysshop of yorke that thus was done to deth ¶ And in the .vii. yere of kyng Henryes regne dame Luce the dukes syster of Melayne came in to Englonde soo to London there was wedded to syr Edmonde erle of Kente in the pryory of saynt Marye oueres in south warke wyth moche solempnyte greate worshyp The kynge was there â–ª hymself gafhyr at the chirche dore whan that they were wedded masse was done the kynge his owne person brought ladde this worthy lady in to the bysshops place of wynchestre and there was a wonder grate feest hold on to all maner of peple that wolde come And the same yere syr Robert Knolles knyÈt a worthy warryour deyed at his maner in Northfolk and from thens he was brought to London on a hors bere wyth moche torche lyght so he was brought vnto the whyte freres in Fletstrete there was do made for hym a solempne feest a ryall enterement for tho that thyder wolde come both ryche poore there lyeth buryed by dame Constance his wyf in the mydde of the body of the chyrche on whoo 's soule god for his pyte haue mercy Amen ¶ And thus in this same yere syr Thomas Rampston knyght Constable of the Tour of London was drenched at London brydge as he came fro westmyger In wardes to the Tour in a barge all thrugh lewdenesse And in the same yere dame Phylyp the yonger doughter of kynge Henry was ladde ouer see with syr Rycharde the dukes brother of yolke and syr Edmond Courteney bysshop of Norwiche many other lordes kynghtes squyres ladyes gentyl women that apparteyned to suche a kynges dougher and came in to Denmake and the kynge receyued thys worthy lady for his wyf welcomed these worthy lordes dyd vnto theym moche worshyp and they were brought vnto a towne that was called London in Denmarke there was this lady wedded and sacred to the kyng of Denmarke Norway and Swythen there was crowned quene of Denmarke wyth moche solempnyte there was made a ryall feest And whan thys feest and maryage was done and ended these lordes and ladyes tooke theyr leue of the kynge and the quene and came ayen in to Enlonde in saufte thanked be god ¶ And in the .viii. yere of kynge Henrys regne there was a man that was calld the walsshe clerke he apelyd a kynght that was called syr Percyuale Snowdone of treason there they were Ioyned to fyght vnto the vtterauÌ„ce wyth in Lystes the daye and place tyme assygned lymytted to be done ended in smythfelde at the whyche daye tho two persons came in to the felde and foughten sore myghtely togoder but at the laste the knyght ouer come the clerke made hym yelde hym as recreaunt of his fals enpechement that he had sayd on hym than was he dyspoyled of his armure drawen oute of the felde to Tybuâ—ne there he was hangyed and the knyght taken to grace was a good man ¶ And in the same yere the Erle of Northumberlonde and the lorde Bardolfe came out of Scotlonde in preiudyce and dystruccyoÌ„ of kynge Henry wherfore they of the Northe countree aroson vpoÌ„ theym and foughte with them and scomfyted them and tooke theym smote of theyr hedes and quartred theyr bodyes and sente the hede of the erle a quarter of the lorde Bardolfe to London and there they were sets vpoÌ„ London brydge for fals treason that they had purposed ayenst the kynge ¶ And in the ix yere of kynge Henryes regne was syre Edmonde Holonde Erle of Kente made Amerall of Englonde for to kepe the see and he wente to the see wyth many ryall shyppes that were full well arayed and enparelled and enarmed wyth many a good man of armes and arches and of good defence of warre in the kynges name of Englonde and soo he londed at the laste in the coste of Brytayne in the yle of Bryak with alle his folke and he besyeged the castell and assauÌ„ted it they withstode hym wyth grete defence strenth And anone he layd his ordynaunce in the lyenge of a goÌ„ne there come a quarell smote the good erle Edmonde in the heed there he caught his deed wouÌ„de but yet they lefte not tylle that they hadde goten the castell and alle that were therin ¶ And there this good Lorde deyed on whoo 's soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ And than this menye came home ayen into Englonde with the Erles body and was buryed amonges hys auÌ„cestres ryght worthely ¶ And in the same yere was a grete frost in Englond that dured .xv. wekes longe ¶ And in the .x. yere of kynge Henryes regne the fourthe came the Soneschall of Henaude with other menye in Englonde to seke auentures and to gete hym worshyp in dedes of armes bothe on horsback and on foot att all maner poyntes of warâ—e ¶ And the seneschal chalenged the erle of Somerset and the erle delyuered hym full manfully of all his chalenges and put his aduersary vnto the worst in all poyntes and waÌ„ne hym there grete worshyp and the degre of the felde And on the next day after came into the felde an other man of armes of Seneschals partye And ayenst hym came syr Rycharde of Arundell knyght the Henaude had the better of hym on foot in on poynte for he brought hym on his knees And on the thyrde daye come in an other man of armer in to the felde and ayenst hym trere came syr IohnÌ„ Corne waylle knyghte and manly and knyghtly he quyte hym in all manes poyntes ayenste his aduersary and had the better in the felde And on the fourth daye came a nother man of armes of Henaude in to the felde and ayenste hym came syr IohnÌ„ Chaynes sone and manly
quyte hym ayenste his aduersary For he caste hors and man into the felde and the kyng for his manhode at that tyme dubbed hym knyght And on the fyfte day there came an other man of armes of the Henaudes partye into the felde and to hym came in Syr Iohan stewarde knyght and manfully he quyt hym in all maner poyntes had the better And on the syxte daye after came an other Henaunde and to hym came Wyllyam porter squyre and manfully he quyte hym and had the better in the felde and the kynge dubbed hym knyght that same tyme. And on the seuenthe day after came an other man of armes of Henaude in to the felde to hym came Iohan standisshe squyre and manfully he quyte hym on his aduersarye and had the better of hym in the felde and there the kynge dubbyd hym knyghte that same daye And on the same daye came an other man of armes of Henaude and to hym came a squyre of Gascoyne and proudely and manly he quyte hym of hys aduersary had the better of hym in the felde and anone the kynge dubbed hym knyght ¶ And on the .viii. daye came into the felde two other men of armes of Henaude and wyth them mette two souldyours of Calays the whiche were two bretheren that were called Burghes they well and manly quyte them selfe vpon theyr aduersaryes and haddeÌ„ the better of theym in the felde and thus ended these chalenges wyth many grete lordshyppes And thenne the kynge att the reuereÌ„ce of these worthy straungers made a greate feest gaafe vnto theym many grete and ryche gyftes and thenne they toke theyr leue and went home ayeÌ„ into theyr owne countree ¶ And in the .xi. yere of kynge Henryes regne the fourthe there was a grete batayl doo in smythfelde bytwene two squyres that one was called Gloucestre that was the parlement And Arthur was the defendaunte and well manly they foughten togyder longe tyme the kyng for theyr manfulnesse and of his grace toke theyr quarel into his honde and made theym to go out of the felde at ones so they were deuyded of the batayl and the kynge gaf them grace ¶ And in the .xii. yere of kynge Henryes regne the fourth Rysdye a squyre of wales that was arybelle a ryseâ— supporter to OmeÌ„ of Glendre that dyde moche dystruccyon to the people of wales was taken and brought to London there he came afore the Iustices and was dampned for his treson and than he was layd on an hurdell soo drawen to Tyburne thrugh the cyte and there he was hanged and lete downe ayeÌ„ his heed smiteÌ„ of and the body quartred sente vnto foure townes and his hede sete on London brydge ¶ And in the .xiii. yere of kynge Henryes regne tho deyed syre Iohan Beauforde erle of Somersette that was Capytayne of Calays and was buryed at the abbaye of the Tour hyll on whos soule god haue mercy Amen And in the same yere the lorde Thomas kynge Henryes sone wedded the Countesse of Somersette ¶ And in this same yere cam the embassatours of Fraunce in to Englonde frome the duke of Burgoyne vnto the prynce of Englonde kynge Henryes sone heyre for to haue helpe and socour of men of armes and archers ayenst the duke of Orlyaunce And tho went ouer see the erle of Arundell syr Gylbert Vmfreuyll erle of Keme and the lorde Cobham syr IohnÌ„ Oldecastelle and many other god knyghtes and worthy squyres men of armes and good archers in to Fraunce and came to Parys to the duke of Burgoyn And there he receyued welecomed these Englysshmen the lordes all other meny And than it was done hym to wete that the duke of OrlyanÌ„ce was comen to Semttlowe fast by Parys wyth a grete noÌ„bre of armes and arbalasters thyder went our Englysshmen foughte wyth them gate the brydge of Semâ—clowe there they slewe mochâ— people of Frensshmen arbalasters the remenaunte fledde wolde not lenger abyde And than our EnglysshmeÌ„ came ayen to Parys there they toke theyr leue of the duke and came ayen in to Englonde in saufte and the duke gaafe them grete gyftes anone folowynge the duke of Orlyaunce sent enbassatours in Englond to kynge Henry the fourth bese chynge hym of hys helpe socure ayenst hys dedely enmye the duke of Burgoyn And than the kynge made Thomas hys sone duke of Clarence And hys other sone IohnÌ„ duke of Bedforde and hys other sone Humfrey duke of Gloucestre Syr Thomas Beauferd erle of Dorset the duke of Awe marle he made duke of yorke And thaÌ„ the kynge ordeyned his sone syr Thomas the duke of Clarence Thomas Beauforde erle of Dorset syr IohnÌ„ cornwyll with many other lordes knyghtes squyres and men of armes archers for to go ouer see iÌ„ to FrauÌ„ce in helpynge and strengthynge of the duke of OrlyauÌ„ce And these whothy lordes with ther retenue shypped att Hampton saylled ouer the see in to Normandye londed at Hogges And there mette with theym the lorde Hambe at theyr londynge wyth .vii. thousande men of armes of Frensshmen thre Serge auntes of armes with them and all were put to flyght taken of theym ·vii hondred men of armes and .iiii. hondred horses with out tho that were slayne in the felde And so they rode forth thrugh out all FrauÌ„ce and token castels and townes and slewe moche peple of frensshmen that with stode them toke many prysoneere as they roden And so they passed forth tyll they came to Burdeux there they rested theim a whyle set the couÌ„tre in peas reste tyll the wynde was redy for to sayll ¶ And than the duke with his menye come home in to Englonde in saufte thanked god And in the same yere was the kynges coyn chaunged thrugh oute Englonde by the kynge his counseyll that is to saye the noble half noble and ferthynge of golde ¶ And the .xiiii yere of kyng Henryes regne the fourth he lete make Galays of warre for he had hoped to haue passed the grete see so forth to Iherusalem there to haue ended hys lyf but god vysyted hym so soone after with Infyrmytees grete sekenesse that he myght no well endure no whyle so feruently he was taken brought in bedde at westmynster in a fayre thambre And as he laye in his hed he asked hys chaÌ„berlayll what they called that chambre that he laye in he answered sayd Iherusalem And than he sayde that the prophecye sayd that he shold make an ende deye in IherusaleÌ„ And than he made him dyd vnto god dysposed all his wyll And so on after he dyed was caryed by water from westmynster in a barge vnto Feuersham and from thens he was caryed to Caunterbury by londe with moche torche lyght brennynge into the abbaye of Crechyrche and there he was entered buryed besyde saynt
redy he asked what tyme of the day it was they sayd pryme Than sayd our kynge now it is good tyme for all Englond prayed for vs and therfore be of good chere lete vs goo to oure Iourney And than he sayde wyth hyghe voys in the name of almyghty god saynt George auaunce Baner and saynt George thys day thyn helpe ¶ And than this Frensshemen came pryckynge downe as they wold haue ouer ryden all our meny but god and oure archers made theÌ„ ryght sone to stomble for our archers shote neuer arowe amysse but it perysshed brought vnto the grouÌ„de both hors man for they shote that day for a wager And our stakes made theym toppe ouer terue eche one ouer other that they laye onhepes two hepes lenth of hyghe And our kynge with his menye and with his men of armes and archers that sthacked on them soo thycke with arowes and layd on with staues our kyÌ„ge wyth his hoÌ„des fought maÌ„ly that daye And thus god almyghty and saynt George brought oure enmyes to grouÌ„de gaf vs that daye the vyctory There werre slayne of Frensshmen the daye in the felde of Agyngcourt moo than .xi. thousand wyth our prysoners that were taken there were nombred that daye of FrensshmeÌ„ in the felde moo than syr score thousande But god that daye faughte for vs. And after came there tydynges to our Kynge that there was a new batayll of Frensshmen ordeyned redy for to stele on hym and came towardes hym And anone oure Kynge lette crye that euery man sholde doo slee hys prysoners that he hadde taken and anone to make theym ayen redy for to fyghte wyth the Frensshe men And whan they saw that our men kylled downe theyr prysoners than they dyde wythdrawe them and brake theyr batayll all their araye and thus our kynge was a worthy conquerour had that daye the vyctory in the felde of Agyngcourte in Pycardye And than oure kynge retorne ayen there that the batayll was for to see what people were slayne of Englysshmen yf ony were hurt that they myght be holpen And there were deed in the felde the duke of Barrye the duke of AlauÌ„some the duke of Braban the Erle of Nauerne chyef Constable of Fraunce and .viii. erles the Archebysshop of SauÌ„ce and of gode barons an hondred and mo of worthy Knyghtes of greate alyauÌ„ce of cote armures a thousande .v. hondred And so of Enelysshe men was deed the duke of yorke and the erle of Southfolke of all other Englysshmen there were not deed passynge .xxvi. bodyes thanked be god And this batayll was on a fryday whyche was saynt Cryspyne Crispymanes daye in the moneth of Octobre and anone the kynge commauÌ„ded to bury them and the duke of yorke to be caryed forth wyth hym and the erle of Southfolke And there were prysoners the duke of OrlyauÌ„ce the duke of Burbon the erle of Vendome the erle of ewe the erle of Rychemonde syr Bursygaunt Marchall of FrauÌ„ce many other worthy lordes were taken there in this batayll of Agyngcourte were broughte vnto the towne of Calays so ouer the see wyth the kynge in to Englonde and landed at Douer in Kente with all prysoneres in saufte thanken bo god almyghty so came to Caunterbury and offred at saynt Thomas shryne so he rode forthe thrught the countre of Kente the nexte waye vnto Eltham there he rested tyll that he wolde come to London And than the mayer of London and the aldermen shreues wyth all the worthy comuners and craftes came to the blacke hethe well and worthely arayed for to welcome our kynge with dyuer melodyes and thanked almyghty god of hys gracyous vyctory that he shewed for hym And so the kynge and hys prysoners passed forthe by theym tyll he came to saynt thomas waterynge and there mette with hym all relygyous men with processyon and welcomed hym and soo the kynge came tydynge wyth hys prysoners thrugh the Cyte of London where that then was shewed many a fayr syght at all the conduytes and at the crosse in chepe as in heuenly araye of angells archauÌ„gelles patryarkes prophetes and virgynes with dyuerse melodyes sensynge and synginge to welcome the kynge and alle the conduytes rennynge wyth wyne the kynge passed forthe to saynt Poules and there mette wyth hym ·xiiii bysshopes all reuessed mytred with sensers to welcome the kynge and there they songe for hys gracyous vyctory Tedeum laudamus And there the kynge offred and toke his hors and rode to westmynster than the mayer tooke hys leue of the kynge and rode home ayen ¶ And in the thyrde yere of kynge Henryes regne the fyfth come the Emperour of Almayne kynge of Rome and of Hungrye in to Englonde and so to the cyte of London And the mayer the aldermen wyth the shreues and worthy craftes of London by the kynges coÌ„maundement mette with hym on the blacke hethe in the best araye that they coude â—on horsbacke And there they welcomed hym and broughte hym vnto London with moche honour and greate reuerence And at saynt Thomas wateryng there mette with hym the Kyng wyth all his lordes in gode araye And there was a worthy metynge bytwene the Emperour and Kyng Henry the fyfte and there they kyssed togyder And enbraced eche other and than the Kynge tooke the Emperour by the honde and so they came rydynge thrugh the cyte of London vnto saynt Poules and there they alyghted and offred and alle the bysshoppes stode reuesshed wyth sensers in theyr hoÌ„des sengynge to theym And than they tooke theyr horses and rode vnto westmynster And the Kynge lodged the Emperoure in hys owne palays and there he rested hym a greate whyle alle at the Kynges coste ¶ And soone after came the duke of Hollande into Englonde to come and se there the Emperoure and to speke wyth hym and wyth our Kynge HeÌ„ry of EngloÌ„de And he was worthely receyued and lodged in the bysshops Inne of Ely and all at the kynges coste ¶ And whan the Emperour had welle rested hym and seen the londe in dyuerse partyes and knewe the commodytes thaÌ„ by the processe of tyme he tooke hys leue of the kynge but or he yode he was made knyght of the garter and reteyned and wered the lyueray And than he thanked the kynge and all hys lordes And than the kynge and he wente ouer the see vnto Calays and aboden there longe tyme to haue an answere of the Frensshe kynge and at the laste it came and plesed hym ryght noughte and so the Emperour toke his leue of the kynge and passed forth in goddes name and oure kynge came ouer ayeÌ„ into Englonde in all the hast that he myght that was on saynt Lucas euen that he came to Lambythe and the mondaye nexte he came in to the parlemeÌ„te atte westmynster ¶ And in this same yere was a grete derth of corne in Englond
vpon a booke that it sholde neuer be broke ne fayled Belin tho by counseyll of his folke grauÌ„ted him his axenge so Gutlagh be came his maÌ„ Belin vndertoke of him his homage by an othe by wrytynge the same couenauÌ„tes And vpoÌ„ these couenauÌ„tes kyng Gutlagh toke Samie his folke wente thens torned ayen to Denmak Euer more after were the couenauÌ„tes holden the treuage payed tyll the tyme that Honelus was kyng of Denmarke also of his lond thorugh his wyf Gildebuâ—h that he had spoused for she was ryghe heyre of his londe ¶ This Belin dwelled tho in peas worshyp fully hym helde amoÌ„ge his barons and he made foure ryall wayes one from the eest in to the weest that was called watlynge strete and an other frome the north vnto the south and that is callen Ikelme strete And two other wayes he made in bossynge thrugh out the loÌ„de that one is called fosse that other Fosse dyke And he mayntened well the good lawes that Donebant his fader had made ordeyned in his tyme as befor is sayde ¶ How acordemeÌ„t was made bytwene BreÌ„ne Belin thorugh Cornewen ther moder BRenne that was Belins brother hadde longe tyme dwelled in FrauÌ„ce there had conquered a grete lordshyp thrugh maryage For he was duke of Bourgoyne thrugh the dought of the duke fewyn that he had spoused that was ryght heyre of the lond And this Brenne ordened a grete power of hys folke also of Fraunce came in to this londe for to fyght with Belin his brother And belin came ayenste hym with a grete power of Brytons and wolde tho haue yeuen hym batayll But ther moder Cornewen that tho lyued had that one brother wolde haue destroyed that other and wente bytwene her sones and them made acorde with moche payne So that at the laste tho two brethern with moche blysse wente togyder in to newe Troy that now is called LoÌ„don and there they dwelled a yere And after they toke theyr counseyll for to goo conquere all Fraunce And so they dyd and brente towne destroyed the londe both in length and in brede And the kyng of FrauÌ„ce yaue them batayl with his power but he was ouercome yaue trauge vnto Belin to his brother And after that they wente forth vnto Rome â— conquered Rome all Lombardy Garmany tooke humage feaute of erles bacons of all other And after they came in to thys lond of brytayne and dwelled there wyth brytons in Ioye and rest And tho made brenne the twone of brystowe and after he wente ouer to his owne lordshyp and theyr dwelled he all his lyf And belin dwelled at newe Troy and there he made a fayre gate that is called belynges gate after his owne name And whan thys belin hadde regned nobly .xi. yere he deyed and lyeth at newe Troy ¶ How kyng Cormbratê° slewe the kynge Cenmark for by cause that he wolde not paye his truage as he shold ANd after thys belin regned hys sone Cormbratus a good man and a worthy And the kyng of Denmark wolde not pay to hym his truage that is to saye a thousande pounde as he had sworne by othe for to paye it and also by wrytynge recorde to belin his fader wherfore he was euyll appayed wrothe and assembled a grete hoste of bryâ—ons wente in to Denmark slewe the kynge Gutlagh and brought the londe in subgecâ—ion all newe And toke of the folke feautes and homage and after wente ayene in to his owne londe And as he came fothe by Orkeney he fouÌ„de .xxx. shyppes full of men and wymmen besyde the coste of the see the kynge ared what they were And an Erle that was mayster of them all curteysly answered vnto the kyng sayd That they were exieled out of Spane soo that they had traueyled halfe an yere and more in the see to wyte yf they myghte fynde ony kynge in ony londe that of them wold haue pyte or mercy to gyue them ony loÌ„de in ony countree where in they myght dwuell and hauerest and become his lyege men and to him wolde do homage and feuate whyle that he lyued to his heyers after him and of hym of his heyres holde that londe And whan the kynge this herde he had pyte of hym yaue them an yel all wyldernesse there that no man was dwellynge sauf oonly wylde bestê And the Erle thanked moche the kynge and became hys man dyde him homage and feaute and toke all his folke and wente in to the same yle And the Erle was called Irlamall and therfore he lete calle the londe Irlonde after his owne name This kyng Cormbratus came ayen in to his londe and regned .xxv. yere and after he deyed and lyeth at newe Troy ¶ Anno muÌ„di iiii·M.iiii C.xl. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitatem .vii. C.lvi. IOathan sone to Osias regned in the Iury .xvi. yere of this Ioathan no thynge is wryten of but that he toke not awaye excelsa as other dyde vt pêª .ii. para ¶ Amarias was bysshop And ysayas the noble prophete was in his dayes ¶ Olympias with the Grekes began the fyrste yere of Ioathan after Iosephus And after Beda Troy was destroyed foure hondred yere afore the fyrste Olympias began vnder Esalo a Iuge of Athens In whiche Coribus gate the chyualry amongê all men Olympus is the name of an hylle in Grecia the whiche for hys precyousnesse is called the hylle of god· And after Ierom one Olympias conteyneth fully foure yere in the whiche foure yere foure yerely prynces are made And these Olympiades are places ordeyned tothe worshyp of Iupater vnder the hylle of Olympo And the lawe of this That who someuer is beste in ony chyualry what someuer he desyreth he shall haue ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiii. M.iiii C.lvi. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitetem .vii. C.xliii ACham the sone of Ioathan regned on the Iewes .xvi. yere of this Acham no thinge that is good is wryteÌ„ for he forsoke oure lorde And our lord stroke him wyth hys owne people strongly and with the kynges of Tirri vt pêª .ii. para xx viii ¶ Achicob this tyme was bysshop Ozee kynge of Israell regned ·ix yere the whiche beganne to regne the .xii. yere of Acham kyng of Iewes This Ozee dradde not god for he lyued noughte And he was the laste kynge of Israell· And in the .ix. yere of hys regne he was taken of Salmanasar And Israell was translated in to Assirias vt habetur .iiii. regum .xvii. ¶ Anno mundi .iiii. M.iiii C.lxii. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .vii. C.xl. ¶ Rome AFter Euseby Rome was made in the hyl of Palatin the fourth yere of AchaÌ„ kyng of Iewes of two brethern Romulus and Remus .xi. Kal. Man the .vii. Olympiades begynnynge Iosephus Beda sayen the .vi. Olympiades so they defferre a yere Neuertheles it is redde other men to haue regned about that place myghtly in
receyue bapâ—ym in the name of god torne to the ryght fayth byleue Eulentre seÌ„te two Legates that were called Pagan an other Elybam in to this londe baptysed the kyng all his meyne And after wente from towne to towne baptysed the people tyll all the londe was baptysed And this was in the yere an hondred .lvi. after the Incarncyon of our lorde Ihesu cryste And this kyng Lucie made tho in thys londe two Archibysshops one at Caunterbury an other at yorke other many bisshops that yet beÌ„ in this londe And whan these two Legatê had baptysed all this londe they ordeyned prestes for to baptyse chyldern and for to make the sacramente and after they wente ayen to Rome And the kynge dwelled in his londe and regned wyth moche honoure .xii. yere and after deyed and lyeth at Gloucestre ¶ How this londe was longe without a kynge and how Brytons chose a kynge THis kyng Lucie had none heyre of his body begoteÌ„ that was after warde grete harme sorowe to the londe For after thys kynge Lucies deth none of the grete lordes of the londe wolde suffre an other to be kynge but lyued in warre debate amoÌ„ges them self .l. yere without kyng But it befell after warde that a grete prince came from Rome iÌ„ to thê londe that was called Seuerie not for warre but for to saue the ryght of Rome But neuer theles he had not dwelled halfe a yere in thys londe but that the Brytons slewe hym And whan they of Rome wyst that Seueri was so slayne they sente an other grete lord in to this londe that was called Allec that was a stronge man a myghty of body dwelled in thys londe longe tyme dyde moche sorowe to the Brytons So that after for pure malyce they chose a kynge amonge theym that was called Astelepades And assembled a grâ—aee hoste of Brytons wente to London to seke Allec there they fouÌ„de hym slewe hym all his felowes And one that was called walon deffended hym fyersly fought longe with the Brytons but at the last he was dyscomfyted and the Brytons tooke hym and bonde hys hondes feet and cast hym in to a water wherfore that water was called euer more walbroke Tho regned Astelepades in peas tyll one of his Erles that was called Coill made a fayr towne ayenste the kynges wyll lete calle the towne Colchestre after hys owne name wherfor the kyng was full wroth thought to destroy him And began to warre vpon hym and brought grete power of men and yaf the Erle batayll And the Erle defended hym fyersly wyth hys power slewe the kynge hymself in that batayll And tho was Coill crowned made kyng of this londe This Coill regned and gouerened the londe well nobly for he was a noble man and well be loued amonged the Brytons ¶ whan tho of Rome herde that Astelepades was slayne they were wonder gladde sente an other grete prynce of the Romayns that was called CoÌ„stance And he came to the kyng Coill for to chaleÌ„ge the trybute that was woÌ„te to be payed to Rome And the kynge answered well wisely sayde that he wolde paie to Rome all that ryght and reason wolde with good wyll And so they accorded tho with good wyll and without ony coÌ„take And so both they dwelled togyd in loue ¶ Kynge Coill yaaf to hym his doughter Eleyne for to haue her to his spowse that was bothe fayre wyse good well lettred this CoÌ„stance spowsed her there with moche honoure And it befell soone after that thys kynge Coill deyed in the .xiii. yere of hys regne and lyeth at Colchestre entyred ¶ Of kyng Constance that was a Romayne that was chosen kyng after the deeh of Coill for as moche that he hadde spwsed Eleyne that was kynge Coils doughter AFter this kynge Coill Constance was made kynge and crowned for asmoche as he had spowsed kynge Coils doughter that was heyre of that londe The whiche CoÌ„stance regned well and worthely gouerned the londe And he begate on his wyf Eleyne a sonne that was called ConstaÌ„tyne And this kynge bare true fayth And truly dyde vnto them of Rome all his lyf And whan he had regned .xv. yere he deyed and lyeth at yorke ¶ How CoÌ„staÌ„tine that was kiÌ„ge ConstaÌ„ce sone the sone of Saynt Eleyne gouerned ruled the londe was Emperour of Rome AFter kynge Constance dethe regned Constantyne hys sone and the sone of saynt Eleyne that fouÌ„de the holy crosse in the hooly londe And how Constantyne be came Emperour of Rome ¶ It befell soo in the tyme there was an Emperour at Rome that was a Sarrasy a tyraunt that was called Maxence that put to dethe all that byleued iÌ„ god destroyed hooly chirche by all his power sleweall Crysten miÌ„ that he myght fynde And amoÌ„ge all other he lete martyr Saynt Katheryne And many other crysten people that had drede of deth fledde came in to this londe to kynge Constantyne And tolde hym of the sorowe that Maxence dyde to the Crystyanytee wherfore Constantyne had pyte made grete sorowe assembled a grete hoste a gret power and wente ouer vnto Rome and there tooke the cyte and slewe all that there was iÌ„ that were of mysbyleue that he myghte there â—ynde And tho was he made Emperour and was a good man gouerned hym so wel that all â—ondes to hym were attendaunt for to be vnder his gouernaunce· ¶ And this deuyll tyâ—aun Maxence that tyme was in the londe of Greâ—e herde these tydyngs sodeynly became wood and sodeynly he deyed and so he ended hys lyf ¶ whan Constantyne went from thys londe vnto Rome he tooke wyth hym hys moder Eleyne for the moche wysedome that she coude and thâ—e other grete lordes that he moche loued the one was called Hoell an another was called Taberne and the thyrde Morhyn And toke alhys londe to kepe vnto the Erle of Corne wayle that was called Octauyan And soo anone as thys Octauyan wyste that hys lorde dwelled at Rome IncoÌ„tynent he seased all the londe in to hys honde therwyth dyde all hys wyll amonge hyghe lowe they hellde hym for kynge ¶ whan these tydynges came to Constantyne the Emperoure he was wonder worthee towarde the Erle Octauyan And sent Taberne wyth ·xii M. men for to destroye the erle for hys falsenesse And they arrayued at Por tesmouth ¶ And whan Octauyan wyst that he assembled a grete power of Brytons and dyscomfyted Taberne Taberne fledde thens in to Scotlonde and ordeyned there a grete power and came ayne in to thys londe another tyme to yeue batayll to Octauian ¶ whan Octauian herde that he assembled a grate power came to warde Taberne as moche as he myght soo that those two hostes mette togyders vppon Stanesmore and strongely smote togyder tho was Octauian dyscoÌ„fyted
to slee kyng Arthur yf he myght sent by the see by londe lete asseÌ„ble paynems crysten peple And he sent to Saxons to Danys for to helpe hym also Mordred sent to Cheldrik to sende men to hy mour of Saxon that was a worthy duke promysed hym yf that he brought wyth hym moche people he wylde graunte hym Inherytaunce for euer all the londe fro Humbre to Scotlonde and all the londe that Engist hadde of Vortigers yeâ—re whan that he spowsed hys doughter ¶ And cheldrik came with a grete strengthe and power of people and. Mordred hadde assembled also on his half that they hadde .xl. thousande of stronge knyghtes whan that they hadde nede ¶ How Arthur enchanced Mordred the traytour and how he was slayne and also kynge Arthur wounded to the deth AS thys tydynges came to kynge Arthur there that he was in Bourgoyne he was full sore anoyed and toke all Fraunce to Howell for to kepe with the half deale of his men And prayed hym that he wold it kepe tyll he came ayen For hymselfe wolde passe in to Brytayne and auenge hym vpon Mordred that was his traytour And forth with Arthur wente his waye came to wytsande and made his men to go in to shyppe and wolde haue arryued at Sandwyche brought with hym a grace host of FreÌ„shemen also with his owne londe men But or that he myght come to londe wyth his people that were come out of hys shyppes Mordred was come wyth all his power and yaue a stronge batayll soo that kynge Arthur lost many a man are that he myght come to londe For there was Gawayne hys neuewe slayne Anguysshell that helde Scotlonde and many other wherof kynge Arthur was ful sory But after they were come to londe Mordred myghte not ayenst them endure But anone was dyscomfyted flydde thens the same nyght with his men vpon the morne came to· London But tho of the cyte wolde not suffre hym to come in And from thens he fledde to wynchestre and there he hym helde with his people that came with him ¶ Kynge Arthur lete take the body of Gawyne his cofyn the body of Anguysshell and lete the one be borne in to Scotlonde and the other to Douer buryed Anone after kynge Arthur toke his waye for to destroye mordred he fledde thens in to Cornewayle ¶ And the quen Gunâ—or that was kyng Arthurs wyf that thosoiourned 〈◊〉 yorke herde the Mordred was fledde thens that he might not endure ayenst kyng Arthur she was fore aferde had grete doubte wyst not what was beste of all for to done For she vnderstode well that her lorde kynge Arthur wolde neuer of her for to haue marcy for the grete shame that she had done vnto hym And toke her a waye pryuely with four men without moo and came to Karlyon there she dwelled all there lyue and neuer after was seen amonges the folke her lyf duryng ¶ Kynge Arthur wyst that Mordred was fledde in to Cornewayle lete sende after his men in to Scotlonde and Northomberlonde vnto Humbre and lete assemble folke without nombre and came fro thens in to Cornewayle to seke and pursewe after Mordred ¶ And Mordred had assembled to hym all the folke of Cornewayle and had people without nombre 〈◊〉 wyst that Arthur was comynge and had leuer to deye and take his chauÌ„ce than longer flee abode and yaue an harde batayll to kynge Arthur to his people so that moche people was slayne what of one syde what of that other that noman wyst who had the better party But so it befell at the last that Mordred was slayne al his folke the good chyualry that kynge Arthur had gadred nourysshed of dyuer londes and also the noble knyghtes of the rounde table that so moche were praysed thorugh oute all the worlde were there slayne kynge Arthur hymself was wounded vnto dethe But he lete hym to be borne to Auioun to be heeled of his woundes And yet the. Brytons supposed that he lyued in an other lond and that he shall come yet and conquere alle Brytayne ¶ But certes this is the prophecye of Merlyn He sayde that his deth shall be doubtous and sayde sothe For therof yet men haue doubte and shall haue for euer more as men saye For meÌ„ wote not wyther that he is on lyue or deed ¶ Arthur was borne at Auioun the .xxii. yere of his regne after the. Incarnacyon of our lorde Ihesu Cryste .v. C.xlvi yere How kynge Arthur delyuered the reame vnto Constantyne the sone of Cador his neuewe AS kynge Arthur wyste that he myght noo lenger regne he lette come before hym Constantyne that was Cadors sone Erle of Cornewayle his cosyn to hym betoke all his reame toke him sayd bad hym therof to be kynge tyll that he came ayen for as moche as he had none heeyre of hys body begoten And grete damage was it that soo noble a kynge and soo doughty as he was hadde noo chylde of his body begoten But all thynge that god woll haue done must be done whose name be blessyd wythout ende ¶ How kynge Constantyne was vexed of Mordred two sones THis Constantyne was a noble knyght and a worthy of body And tho two sones that Mordred had begoten had grete enuy of ConstaÌ„tyne that tho was crowned kynge And so it befell that they meued warre ayenst hym And assembled a grete host of them that were before with Mordred had ben dryuen a waye that dyd moche sarowe anguysshe thrughout all that londe That one brother ordeyned purposed hym towarde the auncyent Cyte of London for to take the cyte And that other went to wynchestre But Constantyne came to LoÌ„don slewe hym that was there And after he went to wyÌ„chestre slewe hym that was there also So that bothe his enmyes were deed ¶ And whan Constantyne had regned well worthely four yere he deyed lyeth at LoÌ„don ¶ Of the kynges Adelbryght of Edell AFter kynge Constantynes dethe there were two kynges in Brytayne the one was called Adelbryght that was a danoys And he helde the couÌ„tree of Norfolke Southfolke That other hyght Edell was a. Bryton \ and helde Nicholl Lendeser and all the londe vnto Humbre These two kynges faste warred togyder but after accorded they were and loued togyder as they had ben borne of oo body ¶ The kynge Edell had a suster that was called Orewenne And he gaf her thrught grete freodshyp to kyng Adelbryght to wyf And he begate vpon her a doughter that was called Argentyll And in the thyrde yere after came vpon hym a strange sykenesse that nedes he must deye And he sente to kynge Edell hys broder in lawe that he sholde come and speke wyth hym and he came to hym wyth a good wyll ¶ Tho prayed he the kynge and coniured hym also in the name
two yere .xv. dayes ¶ Benedictus the fourth a yere and two monethes ¶ Leo the fourthe was .xl. dayes ¶ Xpristoforus the fyrste .vii. monethes All these .viii. popes were but lytell tyme therfore we can not tell of them none notable thynges But yf we sholde wryte sclauÌ„dre of them that myght be fonÌ„de for the vnharde stryfe contencion in that holy appostles sete For one stroue ayenst an other and repreued the dedes of an other And for to tell how they stroue it were no grete honour to shewe for the hooly appostles sete ¶ Lodouicus the thyrde was emperour after Arnulphus .vi yere This man had not the popes blessynge for the vnstablenesse of them that whiche regned in ytaly· And he was constreyned to expulse Berynge And this man was the laste Emperour of alle the kynred of Karolus kynge of fraunce ¶ This tyme the Empyre was remeued and translated and dyuyded For the Frenshemen halpe not the chyrche the whiche theyr faders had edifyed and fortefyed but destroyed ne halpe not the Romayns ayenst Lombardes the whiche vexed the Romayns ryght sore Therfore by the comyns assente they were excluded fro the Empyre and the ytalyens beganne to be Emperour in ytaly and the Almayns in Almayne vntyll Ottanen the whiche regned in bothe the places The Frenshemen were constrayned to abyde in theyr owne countree and no more to be emperour for theyr mysheuous lyuynge ¶ Beringarius the fyrst ¶ Conradus and Beryngarius the seconde Hugo were Emperours after Lodouicus But they are not nombred amonge the Emperours For some were but in Almayne and some were in yralye ¶ Of kynge Edward that was kynge Alucedes sone ANd after this Alured regned hys sone Edwarde and was a good maÌ„ a wyse that was called Edwarde and was wonder curteys ¶ The danys dyd moche sorowe in the londe and theyr power encreaced and began for to were frome daye to daye For the Danys came often wyth theyr companyes in to this londe And whan the kynge sawe that he myght no better do then he toke peas wyth them grauÌ„ted them this trewes And neuerthelesse the trewes dured not longe that the Danys ne began strongly for to warre vpon the Englysshmen and dyde them moche sorowe wherfore kynge Edwarde dyd assemble a grete hoste for to fyght with them· And then this kyng Edwarde deyed whan god wolde This kynge Edwarde regned .xxiiii. yere and lyeth at wynchestre besyde his fader ¶ Anno dmÌ„ .ix. C.xiiii SErgius the thyrde was pope after Xpistoforê° .vii. yere This man was a Cardynall of Rome and was expulsed by Formosus the pope and then he went to the Fernsshemen And so thorugh the helpe fauour of theÌ„ he came agayne to Rome and anone expulsed sed Xpristoforus the pope ¶ And thenne was pope hymselfe And for to auenge and werke his exyle he tooke out the body of pope Formosus where that he was buryed And arryed hym in the popes arraymente and caused hym to be heeded and to be caste in the water of Tybre by Rome Thenne fysshers founde hym and broughte hym in to the chyrche And the hooly ymages of sayntes bowed downe to hym whan the body of hym was broughte in to the chyrche that all men myght see and honourably hym halsyd yet Sergius destroyed all that thinge the whiche the holy man had ordeyned ¶ Anastasius was pope after hym two yere ¶ Laudo was pope .v. monethes and lytell they dyde ¶ Iohannes the .x. was pope thenÌ„e This Iohanes was the sone of Sergius pope doth of nature of maners And he was pope by myghty And wretchedly slayne of Guidois knyghtê for they put on his mouthe a pylowe and stopped his brethe And after hym was a nother put in but anone he was out therfore he is not named as pope ¶ Henricus the duke of Saxone was Emperour of Almayne xvii· yere this Henricê° was a noble man but he is not nombred amonge themperours for he regned but aloonly in Almayne And he had a very holy woman vnto his wyf her name was Matylda on whom he gate two sones that is to saye Otto Harry And Otto succedded hym in the Empyre And Harry had moche londe in Almayne And he gate an other sone that hyghâ— Brimen he was a very holy man was bysshop of Coleyne And he founded the monastery of Panthalâ—oÌ„ ¶ Of kynge Adelstone NOw after this Edwarde regned Adelstone his sone· And whaÌ„ he had regned foure yere he helde batayll ayenst the Danys And droue kynge Gaufride that was kyng of the Danys and all his hoste vnto the see â—ested by Scotlonde toke strongely al the countree an hoole yere And after that tho of Comberlonde of Settes of westmerlonde begaÌ„ne to warre vpon kyng Adelstone And he gaue theÌ„ so stronge batayll that he slewe so many of them that no man conde tell the nombre of them And after that he regned but thre yere and he regned in all .xxv. yere lyeth at Malmesbury ¶ Of kynge Edmonde THenne after this Adelstone regned edmoÌ„de his brother For kyng Adelstone had no sone and this EdmoÌ„de was a worthy man and a doughty knyghte of body and aâ— noble also And the thyrde yere after that he was kynge he wente ouer Homber in to that countree in the whiche couÌ„tree he fonude two kynges of Danys That one was called Enelaf And that other Renant· This kynge Edmonde droue them bothe fro the londe and after wente and toke a grete proye in Comberlonde This Edmonde regned but .vii. yere and lyeth at Glastenbury ¶ Of kynge Eldred ANd after this EdmoÌ„de regned Eldred his broder that auenged Edwarde his fader of his enmyes that dyde hym slee And after he seased all Northumberlonde in to his honde And made the Scottes for to bowe and meke vnto his wyll And in the seconde yere of his regne came Arnalaf Guyran that was kynge of Denmarke and seased all Northumberlonde and helde that londe two yere And after that came kynge Eldred and draue hym out of this londe And this kynge Eldred was a noble man and a good Of whoo 's goodnes Saynt Dunstane preched And this kynge Eldred regned .xi. yere lyeth at whynchester ¶ Of kynge Edwyn ANd after this Eldred regned Edwyn the sone of Edmonde And he was a symple man to warde god and the people For he hated folke of his owne londe and loued honoured straunge men And sette lytell by holy chyrche And he toke of hooly chirche all the tresour that he myght haue That was greate shame vylany to hymself and peryll to hys soule And therfore god wolde not that he sholne regne no lenger than foure yere and deyed and lyeth at wynchestre· LEo the syxt a Romayne was pope .vi. monethes ¶ Stephanus the .vii. was after hym two yere ¶ Iohannes the .xi. a Romayne was pope thre yere ¶ Stephanus the .viii. a germayne was pope after hym .viii. yere ¶ Martinus the thyrde
moder ¶ The .xiiii. yere of his regne the duke of Saxon spowsed Maude his doughter And he begate vpon her thre sones that were called Henry Othus and. Wyllyam ¶ And in the xv yere of hys regne deyed the good Erle Robert of Glocestre that founded the abbaye of Nonne of Eton. And in the same yere Marke kynge of Ierusalem conquered Babylon ¶ And the .xvi. yere of his regne he lete crowne his sone Henry at westmestre· hym crowned Roger Archebysshop of yorke iÌ„ harmyng of ThoÌ„as archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury wherfore this same Roger was accusyd of the pope ¶ How kynge Henry that was sone of kynge Henry the Empresse sone and of the debate that was bytwene hym and his fader whyle that he was in Normandye AFter the cornacyon of kynge Henry the sone of kyng Henry the Empresse lone That same Henry thempresse sone wente ouer to Normandy there he lete mary Elenore his doughter of the Dolphyn that was kynge of Almayne And in the .vii. yepe that the Archebysshop saynt â–ª Thomas had beÌ„ our lawed the kyng of FrauÌ„ce made the kyng saynt Thomas accorded And thenÌ„e cam Thomas the Archebysshop to Chaunterbury ayeÌ„ to his owne chyrche this accorde was made in the begynnyng of Aduente afterwarde he was slayne martred the fyfth daye of Crystmasse thenne folowynge For kynge Henry thoughâ— vpon saynt Thomas the Archebysshop vpon Crystmasse daye as he sate at hys mete these wordes sayd That yf he had ony good knyghtes wyth hym he had be many a day passeâ— auenged vpon the Archebysshop Thomas· ¶ And anone syr Wyllyam BretoÌ„ syr Hugh Moruile syr wyllyam Tracy syr Reygnâ—lâ—de Fitz vrse beers sone in Englysshe pryuely wente vnto the see came in to Englonde vnto the chyrche of CauÌ„terbury there they hyâ— martred at saynt Benets awter in the modeâ— chyrche And that was in the yere of the Incarnacyon of Ihesu Cryst M.C.lxxii yere And anone after Henry the newe kyng began for to make warre vpon Henry his fader vpon his brothern wyllyam Othus ¶ And so vpon a daye the kyng of Fraunce al the kynges sones and the kynge of Scotlonde and all the gretest lordes of Englonde were rysen ayenst kyng Henry the fader And at the last as god wolde he conquered all his enmyes And the kynge of Fraunce he were accorded· ¶ And tho sente kyng Henry specyally vnto the kynge of Fraunce prayed hym hertely for his loue that he wolde sende to hym the names bi letters of them that where the begynners of the warre ayenst hym And the kyng of fraunce sent ayen to hym by letters the names of theÌ„ that began that warre ayenst hym The fyrste was IohnÌ„ hys sone Rycharde his brother HeÌ„ry the newe kyng his sone Tho was Henry the king woÌ„der wroth cursyd the tyme the euer he hym begate whyle the warre dured HeÌ„ry his sone the newe kyng deyed sore repeÌ„tyng his mysdedes moost sorow made of ony maÌ„ for bycause of saint Thomas deth of CauÌ„terbury and prayed hys fader wyth moche sorowe of herte mercy for his trespaas And his fader forgaaf hym and had of hym grete pyte And after he deyed the .xxxvi. yere of his regne lyeth at Redynge ¶ How the crysten men loste alle the holy londe in the forsayd kinges tyme by a fals Crysten man that became a sarrasyne ANd whyle thys kynge regned the grete bataylle was in the holy londe bytwene the crysten men and the sarrasyns but Crysten men were there slayne thrugh greate treason of the erle Tyrpe that wolde haue had to wyf the quene of Iherusalem that somtyme was Baldewynes wyfe but she forsoke hym and toke to her lorde a knyght a worthy man that was called syr Gnyperches wherfore the erle Tyrpe was wroth wente anone ryght to the Soudan that was Soudan of Babylon became his man and forsoke hys crystendome and alle crysten lawe And the cerysten men wyst not of his dedes but wende for to haue had grete helpe of hym as they were wonte to haue before ¶ And whan they came to the bataylle thys fals Cresten man torned vnto the Sarrasyns forsoke his owne nacyon And soo were the crysten men there slayne with the Sarrasyns ¶ And thus were the crysten men slayne put to horryble dethe and the cyte of Ierusalem destroyed and the holy crosse borne a waye ¶ The kynge of Fraunce all the grete lordes of the londe lete them be crossyd for to go in to the holy londe· And amonges them wente Rycharde kynge Henryes sone fyrst after the kynge of Fraunce that tooke the crosse of the. Archebysshop of Toures But he toke not the vyage at that tyme for cause that he was lette by other maner wayes nedes to be done ¶ And whan kynge Henry his fader had regned .xxxvi. yere and .v. monethes and four dayes he deyed and lyeth at Fonntenerad ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M. C·lvi ADrianus the fourth was pope after Anastasius ·v yere This pope was an Englysshe man the voys of the comyn people sayth he was a bouÌ„de man to the abbote of saynt Albon in Englonde And whan he desyred to be made a monke there he was expulsyd and he wente ouer see and gaue hym to studye and to vertue And after was made bysshop of Albanacens thenne he was made Legate in to the londe of wormacian and he conuerted it to the fayth Thenne he was made pope and for the woundynge of a Cardynall he enterdyted all the cytee of Rome And he cursyd wyllyam the kyng of Cecyle and caused hym to submytte hym This man the fyrst of all the popes with his Cardynalles dwelled in the olde cyte ¶ Alexander the thyrde was pope after hym .xii. yere This Alexander had stryfe ·xvii yere and the foure stryuers that the Emperour sette ayenst hym he ouercame them cursyd them and all deyed an euyll deth This man also accorded Frederyke the Emperour and â–ª Emanuell of Constantinoble the kynge of seculoruÌ„ And this man nourysshed saynt Thomas of Caunterbury in his exyle ¶ Nota. ¶ Saynt Bernarde was canonysed by this Alexander and his abbot for bode hym he sholde do no myracles for there was so myghty concours of people And he obeyed to hym whan he was deed and dyde no moo ¶ Lutius the thyrde was pope after Alexander .iiii. yere and two monethes Of hym lytell is wryten In hys dayes decessyd Henry the fyrste sone to Henry the seconde this is his Epytaphy Omnis honoris honor decor et decus vrbis et orbis Milicie splendor gloria lumen aper Iulius ingenio virtutibus hector Achellis viribus Augustus moribus ore paris ¶ Vrbanus the thyrde was pope after Lucius two yere this man decessyd for sorowe whaÌ„ he herde tell that Ierusalem was taken with the sarrasyns· ¶ Gregorius the viii was pope after hym foure monethes And he practysed
myghtely howe Ierusalem myght be wonne ayen but anone he decessyd ¶ Clemens the thyrde was pope after hym thre yere and lytyell he dyde ¶ Of kynge Rycharde that conquered ayen al the holy londe that the crysten men had loste ANd after this kyng Henry regned Rycharde his sone a stowte man a stronge a worthy also bolde And he was crowned at westmestre of the Archebysshop Baldewyn the thyrde daye of Septembre ¶ And in the seconde yere of his regne kyng Rycharde hymself and Baldewyn the Archebysshop of Caunterbury and Hubert bysshop of Salysbury and Radulf erle of Glocetre and other many lordes of Englonde went in to the holy londe And in that vyage deyed the Archebysshop of Caunterbury And kynge Rycharde wente before in to the hooly londe rested not tyll that he came forthe in his waye vnto Cypres and tooke it with grete force And after that kynge Rycharde went forth to warde the hooly londe gate there as moche as the crysten men had there before lost And conquered the londe ayen thoruhh grete myght saufe only the holy crosse And whan kynge Rycharde came to the cyte of Acres for to gete the cytee ther arose a gret debate bytwene hym the kynge of Fraunce so that the kyng of FrauÌ„ce went ayen in to Fraunce was wroth towarde kyng Rychard but yet for all that are kyng Rycharde wente ayen he toke the cyte of Acres whan he had take it he dwelled in the cyte a whyle But to hym came tydynges that the erle IohnÌ„ of Oxenforde hys brother wolde haue seased all Englonde in to his honde and Normandy also and wolde lette crowne hym kynge of all the londe ¶ And whan kynge Rycharde herde telle of these tydynge he wente ayen towarde Englond with all the spede that he myghte But the duke of Ostryche mette with hym and toke hym and brought hym vnto the Emperour of Almayne And the Emperour hym brought vnto pryson And afterward he was delyuered for an Huge raunson that is for to saye an hundred thousande pounde And for the whiche raunson to be paied eche other chalyce of Englonde was molten and made in to moneye And all the monkes of the ordre of Cysteaux yaue alle theyr bookes thrugh oute all Englonde for to doo them to selle and the raunson for to paye ¶ How kynge Rycharde came agayne from the holy londe auenged hym of his enmyes SO as this kyng Rycharde was in pryson the kynge of Fraunce warred vpon hym strongly in NormaÌ„dye and IohnÌ„ his broder warred vpon hym in Englonde But the bysshops and the baroÌ„s of Englonde with stode hym with all theyr power that they myghte gete tooke the castell of wyndesore and other castelles And the forsayde IohnÌ„ sawe that he had no myght ne power ayenst the barons of EngloÌ„de for to fyght But anone went hym ouer the see vnto the kynge of FrauÌ„ce ¶ And whan Rycharde came out of pryson was delyuered and came in to Englonde anone after Candelmasse in grete haste he went vnto Notyngham the castell of Notyngham to hym was yolden and tho dyscomfyted he hys brother Iohan and tho that with hym helde And after he wente vnto the cyte of wynchestre there he lete hym crowne kynge of Englonde And after he wente vnto Normandy for to warre vpon the kyng of FrauÌ„ce And the kynge of Fraunce came with .vi. hondred knyghtis to warde Gisors And kynge Rycharde mette hym and tho wolde haue yeuen hym bataylle But the kynge of Fraunce fledde tho and hondred knyghtes of his were taken and two hondred stedes that were trapped wyth yren ¶ And anone after wente kyng Rycharde for to besyege the castell Gaillarde â— And as he rode vpon a daye by the castell for to take a uysemente of the castell an arbarlaster somte hym with a quarell that was enuynymmed And the kyng drewe out the shafte of the quarell but the quarels heed abode styll in hys heed And it began for to rancle that he ne myghte not helpe hymselfe ne meue his armes And tho he wyst that he had dethes wonde vpon hym that he myght not be hoole for noo manere of thynge ¶ He coÌ„mauÌ„ded anoÌ„e sharpely all his men for to assoyle the castell Soo that the castell was taken or he deyed And soo manly his men dyde that al the people that were in the castell were taken the kynge dyde wyth them what he wolde And commauÌ„ded his meÌ„ that they sholde brynge before â–ª hym the man that hym so hurt so wounded And whan he came before the kyng the kyng axed hym what was his name And he sayd my name is Bertham Gurdon wherfore sayd the kynge haste thou me slayne syth I dyd the neuer none harme Syr sayd he Though ye dyde me neuer none harme ye your self with your owne honde slewe my fader my broder And therfor I haue quyte now your trauaylle Tho sayd kyng Rycharde He that dyed vpon the crosse to bryng maÌ„nes soule fro payne of helle foryeue that my deth and I also foryeue it the. Tho coÌ„maunded he that no man sholde hym mysdo But for all the kyngê defendynge some of the kyngê men hym folowed and pryuely hym slewe And the .vi. daye after the kyng dyde shryue hym sore repentaunce hauynge of hys mysdedes was houseled and enoynted ¶ Rud this kyng regned but .ix. yere and .xxx. wekes and deyed lyeth besyde his fader at Fontenerad HEnyicus the fyfth was Emperour .viii. yere This Henricus was sone to frederyk he wedded Constaunce the kyngê doughter of Cecyle though the occasyon of her he subdued alle the kyngdome of Apulye he droue all the people out the enhabyte that londe ¶ Celestinus the thyrde was pope after Clemens almost thre yere This man was crowned vpon Eester daye the daye folowynge he crowned Henry the emperour And he made a palays at saynt Peters decessyd ¶ Innocencius the thyrde was pope after hym .viii. yere .v. monethes this man was wel lettred he made a boke of the wretchydneste of maÌ„nes coÌ„dicoÌ„n he made speculuÌ„ misse he mad many coÌ„stytucyons This man daÌ„pned the boke of IohnÌ„ Ioachim that whiche he made ayeÌ„st mayster Peyrs Lombarde the maker of the Sentence This tyme decessyd the Emperour Henry And the prynces of almayne discorded for some chose Otto some chose Phylyppe brocher to Henry Thenne Phylyppe was falsely slayne Gtto was crowned of Innocencius in FrauÌ„ce that whiche anone afught with the Romayns for they yaue hym no dewe honour And for that cause ayenst the popes wyll he toke the kyngdom of Apulye frome Frederyk wherfore the pope cursyd hym Thenne after the fourth yere of his regne the prynces of Almayne made Frederyk Emperour and victoryously he subdued Otto ¶ wyllyam of Parys this tyme began the ordre of the freres Austyn the whiche ben called fratres mendicantes Franciscus an ytalyon
that yf my lady youre wyfe came ony thynge nyghe you· that ye wolde her strangle and slee and also that ye walde doo to my lorde your sone in the same wyse ¶ Tho answerde he wyth symple there Alas alas am not I in pryson and all at youre owne wyll now god yt wote I thought yt neuer and now I wolde that I were dede soo wolde god that I were For thenne were alle my sorowe passyd ¶ It was not longe after that the kynge thrugh counsell of Roger Mortymer grauÌ„tyd the warde kepynge of syr Edward his fader vnto syr thomas Toioursy to the forsayd syr Iohan Matreuers thrugh the kynges letter put out holy the forsayd syr Moryce of the warde of the kynge And they toke and ladde the kynge vnto the castell of Corf the whiche castell the kynge hatyd as ony dethe And they kept hym there tylle it came vnto saynt Mathewes daye in Septembre in the yere of grace M.CCC.xxvii that the forsayde syr Roger Mortymer sent the maner of the deth how in what wyse sholde be done to deth And anone as the forsayd Thomas Iohan had see the letter coÌ„maundement they made kynge edwarde Carnariuan good there and good solace as they myght at that soupere nothynge the kynge wyst of the traytory And whan tyme was for to go to bed the kynge went to his bedde laye and slepte faste And as the kynge laye and slepte the trautours fals forsworne ayenst theyr homage and feaute came pryuely into the kynges chambre and theyr company wyth them and layd an huge take vppon his wombe and wyth men pressyd and helde faste downe the foure corners of the table on hys body wherwyth the good mane a woke and was wonder sore adradde to be deed and there slayne and torned hys body vp tho so downe Tho tooke the fals traytours and tynauntes an horne And put it in to hys foundemente as depe as they myghte and a spyt of copre brennynge and putte it thrughe the horne in to hys bodye and soo they slewe theyr lorde that noo thynge was perceyued And after he was enteryd atte Gloucetree ¶ How kynge Edward spowsyd Phylyp the erles doughter of Henaude at yorke ANd after Crystmasse tho next sewynge syr Iohan of henaude brought with hym Phylyp his brothers doughter that was erle of Henaude hys nece in to Englonde and the kynge spowsyd her atte yorke with moche honour And syr Iohan of Bothum bysshop of Ely syr wyllyam of Melton Archebysshop of yorke sange the masse the Sondaye on the euen of the Conuersyon of saynt Poule In the yere of grace M.CCC.xxvii But bycause that the kyng was but yonge tender of aege whan he was crowned full many wornges were doon whyle that his fader lyued bycause that he trowed the counserllers that were fals aboute hyÌ„ that couÌ„syelled hym to doo other wise thaÌ„ reason wold wherfore grete harme was do to the reame to the kynge all meÌ„ dyrected it the kynges dede it was not so almyghty god it wote wherfore it was ordeyned att the kynges crownynge that the kynge for his tender aege sholde be gouerned by .xii. of the grettest lordes of Englonde wythout whome no thynge sholde be doon That is to say tharchebysshop of Caunterbury tarchebysshop of yorke the bysshop of wynchestre and the bysshop of Herforde the erle of Lancastre therle Marchall the erle of kent that were the kynges vncles the erle of Garenne syr Thomas wake Syr Henry Percy syr Olyuer yngham and Iohan Rous barons all thyse were sworne truly for to counseyll the kynge And they shold answer euery yere in parlement of that that shold be done in the tyme of theyr gouernall but that ordynaunce was sone vndoon that was moche harme to all Englonde For the kyng all the lordes that sholde gouerne hym were gouerned and rulyd after the quene his moder dame Isabell and by syr Roger Mortymer and as they wolde all thynge was done bothe amonge hygh and lowe And they toke vnto theym castels townes londes and rentê in grete harme And losse to the crowne and of the estate out of all mesure ¶ Howe the peas was made bytwene the EnglysshemeÌ„ and the Scottes and also of Iustyfyenge of Troylesbaston Kynge Edwarde at wytsontyde in the seconde yere of this regne thrughe the couÌ„seyll of his moder syr Roger Mortymer ordeyned a parlemeÌ„t at Northampton at that parlement the kyng thrughe hys couÌ„sell none other of the londe within aege grauntyd to be accordyd with the scottes in this manere that all the fâ—autees homages that the scottes sholde do to the crowne of Englonde foryaue theym for euermore by hys chartre ensealed And ferder more an endenture was made of the Scottes vnto kynge Edwarde that was kynge HeÌ„ries sone whiche endenture they calle it regman In the whyche were conteyned all the homages feautees Fyrst of the kyng of Scotlond of the prelates erles barons of the reame of Scotlonde wyth theyr seales set theron other chartres remeÌ„brauÌ„cis that kynge Edwarde his barons had of theyr ryght in the forsayd reame of Scotlonde it was foryeue ayen holy chyrche also with the blake crosse of Scotlond the whiche the good kynge Edwarde coÌ„quered in ScotloÌ„de brought it out of the abbay of scone that is a full precyous relyque also ferthermore he relacyd and fully forgaue the londe that the noble barons had before that tyÌ„e in the ream of Scotlond by olde conquest And ferthermore that thys peas for to be holden coÌ„tynuelly last the Scottes were bounde vnto the kynge in xxx thousande pouÌ„de of syluer to be payed wythin thre yere that is euery yere .x. M. pouÌ„de by eueÌ„ procyons ¶ And ferthermore aboue all this they spake bytwene the partyes aboue sayd the Dauyd Drytonautyer that was kynge Roberte Brus sone the fals tyraunt â–ª fals forsworne ayenst his othe that arose ayenst hys leyge lord the noble good kynge Edward and falsly made hym kynge of Scotlonde that was of aege .v. yere And so thys cursyd couÌ„seyll Dauid spoused at Berewyk dame IohnÌ„ of the Toure that was kynge Edwardes syster as the gestes tellyth vpon Mary Mawdeleyns day in the yere of grace M.CCC.xxviii to greate harme empayrynge of all the kynges blode wherof that gentyll lady came alas the tyme For wonder moche the fayer daÌ„oysell dysperagyd syth that she was maryed ayenst al the comyns wyl and assent of Englonde And frome the tyme that Brute had conquered Albyon· named the londe after his owne name Brytayne that now is callyd Englonde after the name of Engyst And so the reame of Scotlonde was holde of the reame of Englond of the crowne by feaute homgae For Brute conquered that londe yaue it to Albanak that was his seconde sone And he callyd the londe Albayn after hys owne name soo that hys heyres
hym without ony maner defence or dyffyculte ThaÌ„ the kynge of Scotlond that is for to saye syr IohnÌ„ Bayloll consyderynge howe that god dyde many meruaylles and gracyous thynges for kynge Edwarde att his owne wyll fro daye to daye he toke gaaf vp the reame of Scotlonde and the crowne of Scotlond at Rokesburgh in the kynges hondes of Englonde vnder hys patent letter there made And anone after kynge Edwarde in presence of all the prelates and other worthy men lordes that were there lette hym crowne kyng of Scotlond And whan all thinges were done and erdeyned in that countres at his wyll he torned ayen into englonde with a greate worshyppe ¶ And whyle this vyage was in doynge in Scotlonde syre Edwarde prynce of wales as a man enspyred iÌ„ god was in Guyhen in the cytee of Burdeux treatynge and spekyge of the chalenge and of the kynges ryght of Englonde that he hadde to the reame of FrauÌ„ce that he wold be aueÌ„ged wyth stronge honde and to the prelateg peres and myght men of that countree consented welle to hym Than syr Edwarde the prynce wyth a greate hooste gadred to hym the .vi. daye of Iuyll wente frome Burdeux goynge and traueylynge by many dyuerse countrees and he tooke many prysoners moo than ·vi thousande mem of armes by the countree as he wente and tooke the towne of Remorantyne in Saloygne and besyeged the castell .vi. dayes· And att the .vi. dayes ende they yolde the castell vnto hym and there was taken the lorde of crowne and syr Bursygaude and many other knyghtes and men of armes moo than .lxxx. And fro thens by Toren and Peten fast by Chyneney hys noble men that were with hym hadde a stonge batayll with Frensshmen and an hundred of theyr men of armes were slayne And the erle of Daunce and the stewarde of fraunce were taken wyth an hondred men of armes In the whyche yere the .xix. daye of Septembre faste by Pyeters the same prynce wyth a thousande and .ix. hondred men of armes and archers ordeyned a batayll to kynge Iohan of fraunce comynge tho the prynce warde wyth .vii. thousande chosen men of armes and moche other people a greate nombre of the whyche were slayne the duke of Burbon and the duke of Athenes and many other noble men ef the prynces men of armes a thousande and of other the trewe accompte and rekenynge .viii. C. And there the kynge of France was taken and syr Phylyp his yonger sone and many dukes and noble men and worthy knyghtes and men of armes aboute two M. and so the vyctory fell there the prynce and to the peple of Englonde by the grace of god And many that were taken prysoners were sette at theyr raunson and vpon theyr trouthe and knyghthode were charged and hadde leue to goo But the prynce tooke wyth hym the kynge of Fraunce and Philyp his sone with alle the reuerence that he myghte wente ayen to Burdeux wyth a gloryous vyctory the somme of the men that there were taken prysoners and of theym that were slayne the daye of batayll .iiii. M.iiii C.xl. and in the .xxxii. yere of kynge Edwarde the .v. daye of Maye prynce Edwarde with kynge IohnÌ„ of Fraunce and Philyp hys sone many other worthy prysoners arryued gracyously in the hauen of pluÌ„mouth And the .xxiiii. daye of the same moneth aboute thre after none they came to London by LoÌ„don brydge and so wente forthe to the kynges palays atte westmynstre and there came soo grete a multytude presse of peple abowte theym to beholde and se that wonder and ryall syghte that vnnethes fro maddaye tylle nyghte myghte they not come to westmyster And the kynges raunson of Fraunce was taxed and sette to thre myllyons of scutes of whom two sholde be worthe a nobell And ye shall vnderstande that a myllyon is a thousande thousande and after some mennys raunson was sette att thre thousande thousaynde floreyns and all is one effecte· And this same yere were made Iustê solempne in Smytfende beynge present the kynge of Englonde the kyng of Fraunce and the kynge of Scotlonde and many other worthy and noble lordes ¶ The .xxxiii. yere of his regne the same kynge Edwarde at wynsore as well for loue of knyght hode as for his ownne worshyppe and att reuerence of the kynge of fraunce and other lordes that were there att that tyme he held a wonder ryal and costly feest of saynt George passynge ony that euer was holden afore wherfore the kynge of fraunce in scornynge sayd that he saw neuer ne herde suche a solempne festes ne ryaltes holden ne done wyth taylles wythoute payenge of golde or syluer ¶ And in the .xxxiii. yere of hys regne the .xiiii. kalendas of Iulii Syre Iohan erle of Rychmonde kynge Edwardes sone wedded dame blaunche duke Henryes doughter of Lancastre cosyn to the same Iohan by dyspencyon of the pope And in the meane tyme were ordeyned Iustes atte London thre dayes of rogaâ—yons that is for too saye The Mayer of London wyth his .xxiiii. aldermen ayenst alle that wolde come in whoo 's name and stede the kynge pryuely wyth his foure sones Edwarde Lyonell Iohan and Edmonde and other .xix. greate lordes helden the felde with worshyppe ¶ And this same yere as it was tolde and sayd of theym that sawe it there come blood out of the combe of Thomas somtyme erle of Lancastre as fresshe as that daye that he was done to dethe ¶ And in the same yere kynge Edwade chose this sepulture and hys lyggynge att westmestre faste by the shryne of sayÌ„t Edwarde and anone after the xxvi daye of Octobere he wente ouer see to Calays makynge protestacoÌ„n that he wolde neuer â—â—me ayen into Englonde tyll he had in endes the warre bytwene frauÌ„ce and hym ¶ And soo in the .xxvi. yere of hys regne in the wynter come kyng Edward was trauaylled in the Ryne costes And aboute saynt Hyllarye tyde he departes his host and went to Burgon warde wyth whom than met peasybly the duke of Bourgon behyghtynge him .lxx. thousande floreyns that he sholde spare hys men and hâ—s peple the kynge grauntyd att his requeste And dwelled vnto the .xvii. daye of Marche that whiche tyme come to kynge Edwardes eere that stroÌ„ge theues were on the see vnder the erle of saynt Poule the .xv. daye of Marche â—yggynge a wayte vpon the townes of Rastynge Rye and other places vyllages on the see cost hadden entred as enmyes in to the towne of wynchelle and slewe all that euer withstode them and with sayd theyr comynge wherfore y kynge was gretly meued and wratthed and he torned ayen so warde Parys and coÌ„mauÌ„ded his hoste to dystroye and sle all with strench of swerde that he had before honde spared And the .iii. daye of Apryl the kyng come to Parys there departed his host in dyuers batayls with .iiii. C. knyghtes newe dubbyd on that one syde of hym And syr Henry duke of
Lancastre vnder peas trewes went vnto the yates of the cyte proferynge to them that wolde abyde a batayll in the felde vnder suche condicyon that yf the kynge of Englonde were ouer comen there as god forbyd it sholde that than he sholde neued chalenge the kyngdom of fraunce And there he had of theym but short scornfull answere came tolde it to the kynge his lordes what he had herde what they sayd And thenÌ„e went forth the newe kynghtes with many other makyng assawte to the cyte they dystroyed the subbarbes of the cyty And whyle al these thynges were doynge the Englysshmen made them redy for to be auenged vpon the shame and dyspyte that was done the yere at wynshelse and ordeyned a nauye of lxxx· shyppes of men of London and of other marchauntes .xiii. thousande men of armes and archers and went serched and skuÌ„med the see and manly token and helde the yle of Caux wherfore the Frensshmen that is for to say the abbot of Cluyn the erle of Tankeruyll bursygaude that tho was stewarde of Fraunce wyth many other men of the same couÌ„tre by the comune assent of the lorde Charles that thâ— was regned of Fraunce they hastyd them went to the kyng of Englond askynge besechynge hym stedfaste peas euerlastynge vpon certayne condycoÌ„nes that there were shewed wryten The whiche whan the kyng hys couÌ„seyll had seen it it pleased hym neuer a deale but syth it wolde be none other wyse the tyme of better accorde delyberacyon the Frensshemen besely with grete in stauÌ„ce asked trewes for the see costes and the kyng grauÌ„tyd them ¶ And in the morow after the vtas of Pasche the kynge torned hym wyth his host to warde OrlyauÌ„ce destroyenge wastynge all the couÌ„tre by the way And as they went theder ward there felle vpon theym seche a storme tempest that none of our nacyon neuer herde ne sawe none suche thrugh the whyche thousandes of ouer men thryr horses in theyr Iourney as it were thrugh vengeaunce sodeynly were slayne perysshed the whiche tempestê were full grete yet fered not the kyng ne moche of his peple but they wente forth in theyr vyage that they had begoÌ„ne wherfore about the feest of Phylyp Iacob in May fast by in CarnocuÌ„ the for sayd lordes of FrauÌ„ce metynge there with the kyng of Engelonde apsyble accorde a fynall vpon certayne condyons grauÌ„ts artycularly gadred wryten togyder euermore for to laste dyscertly made to both the kynges proffytable to both theyr reames of one assente of Charles the regner gouernour of FrauÌ„ce of Parys of the same reame wryten made vnder dare of carnocuÌ„ the .xv. daye of May. they offred ê“ffred to the kyng of EngloÌ„d requyring his grace in all thynges wryten that he wolde benynglâ— admyt them holde theÌ„â—erme stable to theÌ„ to theyr heyres for euermore thens for the the whiche thyngê artycles whan kyng Edwarde had seen theÌ„ he grauÌ„tyd them so that both partyes sholde be sworne on goddes body on the Euangelyst that the for sayd couenaunt sholde be stablysshe so they accorded graciously Therfore were ordeyned and dressed on euery syde two barons two baronettes and two kynghtes to admitte and receyue that othes of the lord Charles regeÌ„t of FrauÌ„ce of syr Eeward the fyrste sone and heryre of kynges Edwarde of Englonde And the x· daye of May there was songen a solempne masse at Parys and after the Agnus dei sayd with dona nobys paceâ— in presence of the for sayd men that were ordeyned to Admitte receyue the othes of all other that there myght be Soo Charles layd hys ryght honde on the patent with goddes bodye hys left honde on the myssall sayd we N. sweren on goddes body the holy gospels that we shall trewly stedfastly hold toward vs the peas the accorde made bytwene the two kynges and â— all hys lordes for more loue and strenth of wytnesse he deased and departed the relyques of the crowne of Cryst to the knyghtes of Englond they token curtously theyr leue the fryday nexte the same othe in presence of the forsayde knyghtes of other worthy meÌ„ prynce edwarde made att Louers Afterwarde both kynges theyr sones the moost noble men of both reames within the same yere made the same othe for to strength all these thyngê afore sayd the kynge of Englond axyd the gretest men of fraunce had his askynge that is to saye .vi. dukes .viii. erles .xii. lordes all noble barons good knyghtes And whan the place tyme was assygned in whiche both kynges with theyr counsell sholde come to gyders al the forsayd thynges bytwene theym spoken for to retefye make ferme and stable the kyng of Englond anone weÌ„te toward the see at Hountflet began to saylle leuynge to hys hostes that were lefte behynde hym by cause of his absence made moche heuynes and after the .xix. day of Maye he came in to Englond went to his palays att westmynstre of saynt Dunstons daye the thyrde daye after he vysyted Iohan Kynge of fraunce that was in the tour of London and delyuerd hym frely from all maner of pryson sauf fyrst they were accorded of thre myllyons of floreyns for his raunsoÌ„me and the kynge comfortyd hym cheryd hym in all places wyth all solace and myrthes that longen to a kynge in his goynge home warde ¶ And the .ix. daye of Iulii in the same yere this same Iohan kynge of fraunce that afore laye here in hostage wente home ayen in too his owne londe to treate of tho thynges and other that londe and fallen to the gouernaunce of his reame ¶ And afterwarde mette and came togyder att Calays bothe two kynges with bothe theyr counseyll aboute all Halowen tyde And there were shewed the condicyons and the poyntes of the peas and of the accorde of bothe sydes wrytten and there with out ony with sayenge of bothe sydes gracyously they were accorded And there was done and songen a solempne masse and after the thyrde Agnus dei vpon goddes body and also vppon the masse boke bothe the kynges theyr sones and the grettest lordes of bothe reames and of theyr counseyll that there were presente had not sworne before the forsayde othe that they had made and tytled bytwene theym they behyghten to kepe and alle other couenauntes that there bytwene them ordeyned· ¶ And in thys same yere men beestes trees and houses wyth sodayne tempeste and stronge lyghtnynge were perysshed and the deuyll apperyd bodely mannes lyknes to moche people as they wente in dyuers places in the countrees and spake to theym in that lyknes ¶ How the greate company arose in fraunce and the whyte company in Lombardye and of other meruaylles Kynge Edwarde in the .xxxvi. yere of his regne anone after Crystenmasse in the feest of the
reame saynge that it sholde despended in defendyn he of holy chyrche of his reame netheles it profyted no thynge wherfore aboute mydsomer after he made a grete host of the worthyest men of hys reame AmoÌ„ges whom were some lordes that is to say the lorde Fytzwater the lord graunson and other worthy knyghtê of whyche knyghtê the kynge ordeyned syr Robert Knolles a proude knyâ—t and a welle assayd in dedes of armes for too be gouerneur that thrugh his counseyl gouernaunce all thynge shold be gouerned dressed And whan they come into fraunce as longe as they dwelled helde them hole togyder that frenshemen durste not fall vpon them And att the laste about the begynnynge of wynter for enuye couetyse that was amoÌ„ge them and also dyscorde they sondred parted them into dyuerse coÌ„panyes vnwysely folesly But syr Robert Knolles hys men wente keped thym saufe within a castell in Brytayne And whan the frensshmen sawe that our men and felaushyp were diuyded into dyuerse companyes and places not holdynge ne strengthynge thym togyders as they out for to do they felle fyersly on oure men for the moost partye toke them or slewe theÌ„ tho that they might take ledde with them prysoners ¶ And in the same yere pope Vrbanâ— came fro rome to Auynyon for this cause that he sholde accorde made peas bytwene the kynge of FrauÌ„ce the kynge of Englond for euer more But alas or he began his treates he deyed wyth the sekenesse the .xxi day of Decembre and was buryed as for the tyme in the cathedrall chyrche of Auynyon fast by the hygh awter and the nexte yere after whan he had lyen so his bones were taken out of the erth buryed new in the abbay of saynt vyctorye fast by Marcylle of the whiche abbaye he was somtyme abbot hymself And in both places that he was baryed in there he many grete myrcales done wrough thrugh the grace of almighty god to many maÌ„nes helpe to the worshyp of god almghty ¶ And after whom folowed nexte and was made pope Gregorye Cardynalle Deken that before was called Pyers Roger. ¶ In the same yere Lymoge rebelled faught ayenst the prynce as other cytes dyde in Guyhem for grete taxes cossages raunsons that they were put and sete to by prynce Edwarde whyche charges were importable wherfore they turned fro hym and fellen to the kynge of Fraunce And whan prynce Edwarde this he was sore chafed agreued and in hys tornynge home warde ayen in to Englonde with sore scar musshes and fytynge and grete sautes fought with theym and toke the forsayd cytee and destroyed it almoost to the grounde and slewe all that he founde in the cyte And than for to say the sothe for dyuerse sekenes maladyes that he had and also for defaute of money that he myghte not with stande ne tary on hys enmyes he hyed hym ayen in to Englonde with his wyfe and menye leuynge behynde in Gascoyne the duke of Lancastre syr Edmond erle of Cambrydge wyth other worthy and noble men of armes ¶ In the .xlvi. yere of kynge Edward at the ordynaunce and sengynge of kynge Edwarde the kynge of Nauerne come to hym to Claryngdon to treate wyth hym of certayne thynges touchynge his warre in Normandye where kynge Edwarde had left certayne syeges in his stede tyll he come ayen But kynge Edwarde myghte not spede of that that he seked hym And so the kynge of Nauerne wyth grete worshyp grete gyftes to his leue wente home ayen ¶ And abowte begynnynge of Marche whan the parlemente at westmyster was begon the kyng asked of the clergye a subsydye of .l. M. pouÌ„de the whiche by a good auysement and by a generall coÌ„uocaoÌ„n of the clergye it was graunted ordeyned that it sholde be payed and reysed of the lay fee. And in thys parlement at the request askynge of the lordes in hatred of men of holy chirche the Chaunceler the tresourer that were bysshops and the clerke of the pryue sale were remeued and put out of offyce in theyr stede were seculer men put in And whyle thys parlement lasted there come somlepne embassatours fro the pope to treate with the kyng of peas and sayd that the pope desyred to fulfyll his predecessours wyll but for all theyr comynge they sped not ¶ Of the besygynge of Rochell how the erle of Penbroke his coÌ„pany was takeÌ„ in the hauen wyth spanyerdes all hys shyppes brent THe .ix. daye of Iune kynge Edward in the .xlvii. yere of his regne helde his parlemente at whynchestre it lasted but .viii. dayes to the whiche parlement were sompned by wryte of men of holy chyrche .iiii. bysshops .v. abbottes without ony moo This parlement was holden for marchauntes of London of Norwhiche of other dyuerse placê in dyuerse thynges and poyntes of trason that they were defamed of that is to saye that they were rebell wolde arise ayenst the kynge this same yere the duke of Lancastre the erle of Cambrydge his brother come out of Gascoyne into Enlonde tooke wedded to theyr wyues peters doughter somtyme kynge of Spayne Of whyche two doughters the duke had the elder the erle the yonger that same tyme there were sent two Cardynals fro the pope that is to saye an Englysshe Cardynall a Cardynal of Parys to treate of peas bytwene these two reames that whyche whan they had ben both longe eche in his prouynce countreees fast by treatynge of the forsayd peas att the last they toke with theym the lettes of procuracye went ayen to Rome without ony effect of theyr purpose ¶ In this yere was there a stronge Batayll in the see bytwene Englysshmen and flemynges and the Englysshmen had the victory toke .xxv. shyppes with salt and sleynge and drenchynge all the meÌ„ that were therin vnwetynge they they were of that countree And moche harme shold haue fallen therof had not peas accorde sone be made bytwene them ¶ And in this same yere the frensshmen besyeged the towne of Rochell wherfore the erle Penbroke was sent into gascoyne wyth a grete company of men of armes for to dystroye the syege whyche passed the see and came sauf to the hauen of Rochell whan they were there at the haueÌ„ mouth or that they myght entre sodaynly come vpon them a stroÌ„ge nauye of Spanyardes the whiche ouercame the Englysshmen in moche blemysshynge hurtinge and sleynge of many people for as moche as the Englysshmen were than not redy for to fyght ne were ware of them And as the Spanyerdes came vpon them all the Englysshmen other they were takeÌ„ or slayne and .x. of theym were sore wouÌ„ded to the deth and all theyr shyppes brente and there they toke the erle wyth a grete tresour of the reame of EngloÌ„de and many other noble meÌ„ also on mydsomer euen the whiche is sayÌ„t Edeldredê
the trowne of Englonde after kynge Rycharde the whiche erle of the Macche wente ouer see in to Irlonde vnto hys lordshyppes and londes for the erle of Marche is erle of Vlster in Irlond and by ryght lyne herytage And there at the castell of hys he laye that tyme and ther came vpon hym a grete multytude in busshmentes of wylde Irysshmen for to take hym and destroy hym he come oute fyersly of his castell wyth his people and manly faughte with the mans there he was taken he wen all to peces and so he deyed vpon whos soule god haue mercy ¶ And in the .x. yere of kyge Rychardes regne the erle of Arundell wente to the see with a greate nauye of shyppes and armed with men of armes and goode archers And whan they come in the brode see they mette wyth the hole flete that come with wyne lade frome Rochell the whiche wyne were enemyes goodes And there our nauye sete vpon theym toke theym all and brught theim vnto dyuerse portes and hauens of Englonde some to London there ye myght haue had a tonne of Rochel wyne of the beste for .xx. shellynges sterlynge and so we had grete chepe of wyne in Englonde that tyme thanked be god almyghty ¶ How the fyue lorde arosen at Rattecote brydge ANd in the regne of kyng Richarde the .xi. yere thenne fyue lordes arosen atte Rattecote brydge in the destruccyon of the rebelles that were the tyme in all the reame ¶ The fyrste of these fyue lordes was syr Thomas of wodstoke the kynges vncle duke of Gloucestre and the seconde was syr Rycharde erle of Arundell the thyrde was syr Rycharde erle of warwyk the fourth was syr Henry Balynbrok erle of Derby the fyft was syr Thomas Monbray erle of Notyngham And these .v. lordes sawe the myschyef and mysgouernaunce the falsnes of the kynges counseyll wherfore they that were that time cheyf of the kīges counseyl fled out of his londe ouer see that is to syr say Alysander Neuyll the Archebysshop of yorke syr Robert Lewe marqueys of Deuelyne erle of Oxforde syr Mychell de la pole Erle of Southfolke and Chaunceler of Englonde And these thre lordes went ouer see came neuer ayen for there they deyed ¶ And thā these fyue lordes aboue sayd made a parlemente at westmynster there they toke syr Robert Tresilyam the Iustyce and syr Nycholl Brembre knyght and cytezeyn of Lōdon syr Iohn̄ Salysbury a knyght of the kynges housholde vske sergeaunt of armes many moo of other peple were taken and Iuged vnto the deth by the counseyll of these .v. Lordes in that parlemēte at westmester for the treasō that they put vpon theym be drawen from the tour of Londō thrugh out the cyte so fourth vnto Tyburne there they sholde be hanged theyr throtes to be cutte thus they were serued and deyed And after th◠in thys same parlement at westmynster was syr Symonde Beuerle that was a knyghte of the garter syr Iohn̄ Beauchāp knyght that was stewarde of the kynges housholde syr Iames Berners werefore Iuged vnto the deth and than they were ledde on fote to the toure hylle there were there hedes smyten of and many other moo by these .v. lordes ¶ In this same parlement and in the .xii. yere of kynge Rychardes regne he lette crye ordeyne a generall Iustes that is called a turnement of lordes knyghtes And this Iustes turnement were holden at London in smythfelde of all manere of straūgers of what londe or countree that euer they were thyder they were ryghte welcome to them too all other was holden opē housholde and grete festes also grete gyftes were gyuen to all manere of stranges And of the kynge syde were all of one sute theyr cotes ther armure sheldes hors trappure and all was whyte hertes with cownes abbout theyr neckes and chaynes of gold hangynge thervpō and the crowne hangynge lowe before the hertes body the whyche herte was the kynges leueraye that he gaafe too Lordes and ladyes knyghtes and squyres for to knowe hys housholde frome other people ¶ And in this feest camen to the Iustes .xxiiii. ladyes and ladde ◠xxiiii lordes of the garter with chaynes of gold and alle the same sutes of hertes as it is before sayde frome the Toure on horsbacke thrughe the Cytye of London into smytfelde there that the Iustes sholde be holden ¶ And this feeste and Iustes was holden generalle for al tho that wolde come theder of what londe and nacyon that euer they were And this was holden durynge .xxiiii. dayes of the kynges costes and these .xxiiii. lordes too answere all manere people that wolde come thyd And theder came the erle of saynt Poule of fraūce many other worthy knyghtes wyth hym of dyuerse partyes full worthely arayed And out of Holande Henaude came the lorde Ostruaūt that was the dukes sone of Holande many other worthy knyghtes with hym of Holand full well arayed And whan this feest Iustynge was ended the kynge thanked this straungers and gaf thē many ryche gyftes And so they token theyr leue of the kynge and of other lordes ladyes went home ayen into theyr owne coūtres with grete loue and moche thanke ¶ And in the .xiii. yere of kyng Rychardes regne there was a batayll done in the kynges palays att westmynster bytwene a squyer of Nauerne that was wyth kynge Rycharde an other squyre that was called Iohn̄ walssh for poȳtes of treasō that thys Nauerne put vppon this walsshman but this Nauerne was ouercomē yelde hym recreaūt to his aduersary And anone he was dyspoyled of his armure and drawē oute of the palays to Tyburne and there was hāged for his falsnes And the .xiiii. yere of kynge Rychardes regne syr Iohan of Gaunt duke of Lancastre wente ouer see into Spayne for to chaleng hys ryght that he had by his wyfes tytle vnto the crowne of Spayne with a grete host of people and mē of armes and archers and he had with hym ◠duchesse hys wyf and hys thre doughters ouer see into Spayne ther they were a grete whyle att the last the kynge of Spayne began to treate with the duke of Lācastre and they were accorded togyder thrugh theyr bothe counseyll in this maner that the kynge of Spayne sholde wedde the dukes doughter of Lancastre that was the ryght heyre of Spayne and shold gyue vnto the duke of Lancastre golde syluer that were caste into grete wegges and many other Iewels as moche as .viii. charyetes myght carye And euery yere after duringe the dukes lyf of Lācastre and of the duches his wyf .x. thousande marke of golde Of whyche golde the auenture charges sholde be to theym of Spayne yerely bryng vnto Bayon to the dukes assygnes by suerte made And also the duke maryed an other of hys doughters vnto the kyng of
the lordes that broughte thys erle to hys dethe for they dredde leste terle sholde be rescowed and taken from them whan they come in to London Thus he passed forthe the Cytye vnto his dethe And there he tooke it full pacyenly on whoo 's soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ And than come the frere Austyns and tooke vp the body and the hede of this good Erle and bare it home to theyr place and buryed hym in theyr quyre And in the morne after was syr Rycharde erle of warwyk brought in to the parlemente there as the erle of Arundell was for Iuged and they gaf the erle of warwyk the same Iugement that the for sayd erle had but the lordes had compassyon of hym by cause he was of more getoer age and released hym in to perpetuall pryson and put hym in to the ylonde of Man And thenne on the mondaye nexte after the lord Iohanne Cobham of Kent syr Iohan Cheyn knyghtes were also brought in to the same parlemente in the same halle and there they were for Iuged for to be hanged and drawen but thrugh the prayers and grete Instaunce of all the lordes that Iugement was foryeuen to them and released in to perpetuall pryson ¶ And in this same yere was Rycharde wyttyngdon mayer of London and Iohan wodecoke wyllyam Askam shreues of London ¶ And they ordeyned at euery yate of London durynge thys same parlemeÌ„t stronge wache of men of armes and archers and thrughout euery warde also And the kynge made .v. dukes one markeys and foure erles and the fyrst of them was the erle of Derby he was made duke of Herforde And the seconde also was the erle of Rutlonde and he was made duke of Awemarle And the therde was the erle of Kent he was made duke of Surre And the fourth was the erle of HuÌ„tyngdon and he was made duke of Excestre And the fyft was the erle of Notyngham he was made duke of Northfolke And the erle of Somerset he was made markeys of Dorseet· And the lorde Spenser was made Erle of Gloucestre And the lorde Leuyll of Raby was made erle of westmer londe And syr Thomas percy was made erle of worcestre And syr wyllyam scrope that was tresourer of EngloÌ„d was made erle of wylteshyre· And syr IohnÌ„ Montagu erle of Salysbury And whan the kynge had thus done he helde the parlemet and ryall feest vnto all his lordes and to all maner people that thyder wolde come ¶ And this same yere deyed syr IohnÌ„ of GauÌ„t the kynges vncle and duke of Lancastre in the bysshops Inne in Holborne and was brought fro thens to saynt Poule there the kynge made helde hys enterement well and worthely with all his lordes in the chyche of saynt Poule in London and there he was buryed besyde dame Bâ—unce his wyf that was doughter heyre vnto the good Henry that was duke of Lancastre In the same yere there fell a dyscencyon bytwne the duke of Herforde the duke of Norfolk in so moshe that they waged batayl casteÌ„ downe theyr gloues than they were take vp ensealed the batayll Ioyned the daye set the place assygned where whan this sholde be at Couentre ¶ And thyder come the kynge with all his lordes att that daye was sette in the felde than these two worthy lordes came into the felde well and clene armed well arayed with al theyr wepen redy to done theyr batayll and were redy in the place for to fyght at vtteraunce But the kynge bad theÌ„ cesse toke the quarel in to his hond And forth with ryght there present exyled the duke of Herford for terme of .x. yere and the duke of Northfolke for euermore And syr Thomas of Arundell Archebysshop of Caunterbury was exyled the same tyme for euer deposed out of hys see for malyce of the kyng anone these thre worthy lordes were coÌ„maunded defended the kyngê reame And anone they gate theym shyppes at dyuerse haueÌ„s and wente ouer see into dyuerse londes eche his waye And the duke of Northfolke wente to Venece there he deyed on whos soule god haueÌ„ mercy Amen ¶ And than kynge rychard made a clerke of his syr Roger walden Archebysshop of Caunterbury ¶ And in the .xxii. yere of kyng Rycharbes regne by fals couÌ„seyll ymagynacyon of coueytous men that were about hym were made ordeyned blanke chertres and made theym to be enseled of all maner ryche men thrughout the reame In so moche that they coÌ„pelled dyuerse people to sette theyr seases therto· ¶ And thys was done for grete couetyse wherfore all good hertes of the reame were clene torned away fro the kynge for euer after And that was vtterly his dystruccyon ende to hym that was so hygh and so excellente prince and kynge thrugh couetous fals counseyll falsly betrayed Alas for pyte that suche a kyng myght not se ¶ And than kynge Rycharde sette his kyngdome hys ryall londe of Englonde to ferme vnto foure persones the whiche were these Syre wyllyam strop erle of wyltshyre and tresourer of Englonde and syr Iohan Busshe Henry greue and syr Iohan Bagot knyghtes that whiche torned theym to myscheyf and dethe wythin a lytell tyme as ye shalle fynde here afterwarde wryten ¶ And than kynge Rycharde made grete ordynaunce wente hymselfe ouer see in to Irlond many grete lordes with hym wyth a grete hoste for to strenth theyr kyng wyth meÌ„ of armes archers moche grete stuffe ryght good ordynaunce as longed vnto warre And or he passed ouer see he ordeyned made syr EdmoÌ„de of Langley his vncle the duke of yorke hys lyueteaunte of Englonde in hys absence with the gouernauÌ„ce counseyll of these foure knyghtes that had taken Englond to ferme of the kynge And than he passed the see and came into Irlonde and there he was wel and worthely receyued And these rebelles that ben called wylde Irysshmen came downe to the kynge and yolde them to hym both body goodes all at his owne wyll and swore vnto hym to be his lyege men and there dyde to hym homage and feaute and good seruyse thus he conquered the moost parte of Irlonde in alytyll tyme ¶ And whyle that kynge Rycharde was thus in Irlonde syr Henry of Bolyngbroke erle of Derby that the kyng had made before duke of Herforde the whyche duke the kynge had exyled out of this londe was comen ayen into Enlonde for to chalenge the dukedome of Lancaster as for his ryght trew herytage he came downe out of Fraunce by londe vnto Calays And theÌ„ met hym syr Thomas of AruÌ„dell that was Archebysshop of Caunterbury that was exyled out of EngloÌ„de and with hym came the erle of AruÌ„dell his sone heyre the whiche was in kepyng of syr IohnÌ„ shelly knyght somtyme with the erle of HuÌ„tindon and with the duke of Excestre the whyche was tho in
malyce of this fals walsshe man And than the kynge came in to wales with his power for to dystrye this Owen other rebelles fals walsshemen And anone they fled in to the Montayns and there myght the kynge do them no harme in no maner wyse for the montayns so the kynge came ayen in to Englond for lesynge of moche of his peple thus he spedde not there ¶ In this same yere was grete scarsyte of whete in Englonde for a quarter of whete was at .xvi. shellynge And there was marchaundyse of Englonde sent in to Prure for whete anone they hadde lade fraughtshypoes Inough and came home in saufte thanked be god of all his gyftes ¶ And in the .iii. yere of kynge Henryes regne there was a sterre seen in the fyrmament that shewed hym self thrugh all the worlde for dyuerse tookens that sholde befall soone after the whiche sterre was named by clergyâ— Stella cometa and on saynt Mary Mawdelenes daye next folowynge in the same yere was the bataylle of Shrowesbury And thyder came syr Henry Percy the erles sone of NorthuÌ„berlonde wyth a grete multytude of men of armes and archers and gaaf a batayll to Kynge Henry the fourth thrugh the fals and wycked counseyll of syr Thomas Percy his vncle erle of worchestre and there was syr Henry Percy slayne the moost parte of hys people in the flede and syr Thomas Percy taken and kept faste in holde twoo dayes tyll the kynge had sette in reste hys people on bothe sydes And than syr Thomas Percy was Iuged to the deth to be drawen and hanged and hys heed smyten of for his fals treason atte Shrowesbury and his heed brought to london and sete on london bridge ¶ And the other people that there was slaine oon bothe parties the kynge lette burye ¶ And there were slayne on the kynges syde in that batayll the Erle of Stafforde and syr walter Blunte in the kynges cote armur vnder the kynges baner and many moo worthy men vpon whoo 's sowle god haue mercy Amen ¶ And in the fourthe yere of kynge Henryes regne came the Emperouer of Constantynople with many gretee solaes and knyghtes and moche other people of his countree in to Englonde to kynge Henry wyth hym to speke and to dysporte and to se the good gouernaunce condycions of our peple to knowe the coÌ„mydytees of Englonde And our kyngeÌ„ with al his lordes goodly and worshypfully receyued and welcomed hym and alle his menye that came with hym and dyde hym all the worshyppe that they coude and myghte And anone the kynge commaunded all maner offycers that he sholde be serued as worthely and ryally as it loÌ„ged to suche a worthy lorde And Emperoure on his owne coste as longe as the Emperoure was in Englonde and all hys men that came with hym ¶ And in this same yere camen dame Iane the duches of Brytayne into Englonde and londed atte fallemouthe in Cornewayle And frome thens she was broughte to the Cytee of wynchestre and there she was wedded vnto kynge Henry the fourth in the abbaye of saynt Swythynes of wynchestre wyth all the solempnyte that myght be done made And sone afterwarde she was brought from thens to London And the mayer and the aldermeÌ„ with the comunes of the cyte of London rode ayenst hyr welcomed hyr and brought hyr thrugh the cyte of London to westminster there she was crowned quene of EngloÌ„de there the kynge made a ryall and solempne feest for hyr and for al maner of men the thyder wold come And in this same yere dame BlauÌ„che the eldest doughter of kyng Henry the fourth was sent ouer see with the erle of Somerset hyr vncle with mayster Rychard Clyfforde than bysshop of worcestre and with many other lordes knyghtes ladyes worthy squyres as longed to suche a kyÌ„ges doughter and came into Colayn And thyder came the dukes sone of Barre with a fayre menye and receiued this worthy laby and the bysshop of worcestre wedded sacred theym togyder as holy chyrche it wold And there was made a ryall feest a grete Iustynge in the reuerence of worshyp of theÌ„ all people the thyder came whan this maryage and feest was done the erle the bysshop and al theyr menye toke theyr leue of the lorde the lady came home ayen into Englond in saufte thanked god ¶ And in the .v. yere of kyng HeÌ„ryes regne the lorde Thomas hys sone wente ouer see the erle of Kent many other lordes and knyghtes wyth meÌ„ of armes and archers a greate noÌ„bre to chastyse the rebelles that afore had done moche harme to oure Englysshmen marchauntes to many townes portes in Englonde on the see costes And the lord Thomas the kynges sone came into Flaundres before a towne that is called Scluse amonge all the shyppes of dyuers nacyons that were there after there they rodeÌ„ with theyr shyppes amoÌ„ge them and weÌ„t on londe sported them there two dayes came ayen to theyr shyppes toke the brode see there they mette wyth thre Carackes of Iene that were laden wyth dyuerse marchauÌ„dyse wel maÌ„ned they fought togyder longe tyme but the Englysshmen had the vyctory brought the Carackes into the Cambre before wynchelse there they cunâ—ed these goodes one of these Carackes was sodaynly brente there And the lordes and theyr people torned theym home ayen and went no further at that tyme. ¶ And the same tyme Serle yoman of kynge Rychardes robbes came in to Englonde out of Scotlonde tolde to dyuerse people that kynge Rycharde was on lyue in ScotloÌ„de so moche people byleued in his wordes wherfore a grete parte of the people of the reame were in grete errour grutchynge ayeÌ„ste the kynge thrugh informacyoÌ„ of lyes and fals lesynges that this· Serle had made For moch people trusted byleued in his sauynge But at the laste he was taken in the Northe countree ther by law Iuged to be drawen thrugh euery cyte good brugh townes in Englond so he was serued at the last he was brought to london vnto the gylde halle before the Iustyce and there he was Iuged for to be brought to the toure of london and there to be layd on an hurdell and than to be drawen thrugh the cyte of London to Tyburne there to be hanged thanne quartred and his heed smyteÌ„ of and set on London brydge hys quartres to be sent to four gode townes of Englonde there sette vp thus ended he for hys treason and decessed ¶ And in the .vi. yere of kyng Henryes regne the fourth the erle of Marre of Scotlonde by cause conduyt come into Englonde to chalenge syr Edmonde erle of Kent to certayne courses of warre on horsbacke And so this chalenge was accepted grauÌ„ted and the place taken in smythfelde at london and this erle of Marre the Scot
Thomas of Caunterburyes shryne thus ended the worthy kynge Henry about mydlente sondaye in the yere of oure lorde a. M. CCCC and .xxi. vppon whoo 's soule god haue mercy Amen MArtyn the .v. was pope after IohnÌ„ .xiii. yere this man was chosen by the counseyll of Constantynoble the other was deposed that strof and so came peas in the chyrche the whiche longe tyme afore was desyred necessarye for the defence of the fayth This was the myghtyest pope that euer was of rychesse a grete Iuge He edefyed townes walles stretes he destroyed heresyes he dyde moche good thrughe the noble prynce Sygysmonde And he gadred moche moneye for to geten the holy londe ayen but deth came vppon hym letted hym he made a counseyll afore his deth for the mater there he decessyd ¶ Eugenius was pope after Martyn .xvii. yere this Eugenius was chosen peasyble after the deth of Martyn no man doubted but he was pope but soon after he was expulsed frome Rome for it was so that he fledde naked also he was cyted to the counseyll of Basylyens deposed but he dyscharged hym not and for that begaÌ„ the stryffe ayen the whiche stode to his deth And those that fauoured hym sayde he was worthe moche louynge the contrary sayde those that were ayenst hym but what someuer he was after he had taken the dygnyte vpon hym afore he was of grete obstynaunce of gode fame what he dyde after that I leue to the Iugement of god· ¶ Circa AnnuÌ„ dmÌ„ M. CCCC.xxi ¶ Of kynge Henry the fyfte that was kynge Henryes sone ANd after the deth of kynge Henry the fourth regned kyÌ„ge HeÌ„ry his sone that was borne at Monmouthe in wales that was a worthy kynge and a gracyous maÌ„ and a grete conquerour ¶ And in the fyrste yere of hys regne for grete loue goodnesse he sente to the ferres of Langley there as his fader had do burye kinge Rychard the secoÌ„de lete take his body out of the erthe ayen and dyde brynge it to westmynster in a ryal chare couered with blacke veluet baners of dyuerse armes aboute all the hors drawynge the chare were trapped in blacke beten with dyuerse armes many a torche brennynge by all the waye tyll he came to westmynster and there he lete make for hym a ryall and solempne enteremente and buryed hym by quene Anne his wife as his owne desyre was on ferther syde of saynt Edwardes shryne in the abbaye of saynt Peters in westmynster on whos soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ And in this same yere were a certayne of lollers taken and fals herytykes that had purposed thrugh fals treason for to haue slayne oure kyng and for to haue destroyed all the clargye of the reame and they myghte haue had theyr fals purpose But our lorde god wolde not suffre it for in haste our kynge hadde warnynge therof and of alle theyr fals ordynaunce and werkinge and came sodenly with his power to Saynt Iohans withoute smythfelde and anone they toke a certanye of the Lollers and fals herytykes and broughte them to the kynges presence and there they tolde all there fals purpose ordynaunce howe they wolde haue doo and wrought yf they myghte haue regned and hadde theyr wyll and there they tolde whyche were theyr Capytayens and gouernours and than the kynge commaunded theym to the Towre of London and thanne toke moo theym bothe within the Cytye and wythoute and sente them too Newgate and to bothe counteers And thanne they were broughte in examycyon before the clergye and the kynges Iustyces and there they were conuycted for theyr fals heresie and dampned before the Iustyce for theyr fals treason ¶ And this was theyr Iugement that they sholde be drawen frome the Towr of London to Saynt Gelys felde and there to be hanged and brente on the galowes ¶ And there was taken syr Roger Acton knyghte for heresye and eke for treason ayenste the kynge and the Reame and he came afore the clergye and was conuyâ—te for his heresye and dampned before the Iustyce too be drawen frome the Towre of London thrughe the Cyte to Saynt Gelys and to be hanged and brente ¶ And in the seconde yere of Kynge Henryes regne the fyfthe he helde a counseylle of alle the lordes of the reame atte westmynster and there he putte hym this demaunde and prayed and besought them of theyr goodnesse and of theyr gode counseyll and wylle to shewe hym as touchynge the tytle of the ryghte that he hadde to Normande Gascoyne and Guyhen the whiche the kynge of Fraunce wythelde wrongfully and vntyghte fully the whyche hys auncestrees before hym hadde by trewe tytle of conquest and ryghte heretage the whiche Normandye Gascoyn and Guyhen the good Kynge Edwarde of wyndesore and hys auncestres before hym hadde holden all theyr lyues tyme. And his lordes gaaf hym counseyl to sendde enbassatours vnto the kynge of Fraunce and hys counseyll that he sholde gyue vp vnto hym hys ryght herytage that is to saye Normandye Gascoyne Guyhen the whiche his predecessours hadde holden afore hym or els he wold it wynÌ„e wyth strength of swerde in shorte tyme with the helpe of almyghty god ¶ And thanne the Dolphyn of Fraunce answered to oure enbassatours and sayde in thys manere that the Kynge was ouer yonge and to terder of aege for comak ony warre as ayenste hym and not lyke yet to be a good warroure to doo and make suche aconqueste there vppon hym And somwhat in scorne and dyspyte he sente to hym a tonne fulle of tenes balles bycause he wolde haue som what for to playe wyth alle for hym and for his lordes for that wolde be come hym better thenne for toâ— mayntene ony warre ¶ And thenne anone oure Lordes that werre enbassatours tooke theyr leue and came in to Englonde ayen tolde the kynge hys counseyll of the vngoodly answere that they had of the Dolphyn of the present the whyche he had sent to our kynge ¶ And whan the kynge had herde theyr wordes the answere of the Dolphyn he was woÌ„der sore agreued ryght euyll apayed towarde the Frensshemen towarde the kyng the Dolphyn thought to auenge hym on them as soone as god wold sende him grace myght anoÌ„e lette make tenes balles for the Dolphyn in all the hast that myght be and they were grete gonstones for the Dolphin to playe with all And than anone the kynge sente for all hys lordes helde a grete counseyll at westmynster tolde vnto them the answere that they had of the Dolphyn of the worthy preseÌ„te that he sent to hym and to his lordes to playe with all And there the kyng his lordes were accorded that they sholde be redy in armes wyth ther powâ—r in the best araye that myght be done and gete men of armes archers that myght be goten all other
stuff that longed to warre to be redy wyth all theyr retenue to mete atte Southampton by Lammasse next folowyng without ony delaye wherfore the kyng ordeyned his nauye of shyppes was with all manre stuffe vytayll the longed to suche a warryoure of all maner of ordynauÌ„ce in the haueÌ„ of Southampton in to the nombere of CCC and .xx. saylles And than felle there a greate dysease a foule myschef for there were .iii. lordes whyche that the kynge trusted moche on thrugh fals couetyse they had purposed ymagyned the kynges deth thought to haue slayne hym and all his bretherne or he had taken the see the whiche thre lordes were named thus syre Rycharde erle of Chambrydge broder to the duke of yorke the seconde was she lorde Scrop tresourer of Englonde the thyrde was syr Thomas Gray knyght of the North countre And these thre lordes afore sayd for lucre of money hadde made a promesse vnto the Frensshmen for to haue slayne kynge Henry the fyfte alle his brethern by a fals trayne sodaynly or they had be ware But god almyghty helde hys holy honde ouer them and saued them from these peryllous menye And for to haue done thys they receyued of the Frensshemen a Myllyon of golde and that was there openly knowen and for theyr fals treason they were al thre Iuged vnto the deth and this was the IugemeÌ„t that they sholde be laadde thrughe Hampton withoute Northgate there to be heded thus they ended theyr lyues for thyr false couetyse and treason And anone as this was done the kynge and all his men ye made them redy and wente to shyppes and saylled forthe wyth fyften hondred shyppes and aryued with in Seyn at Kydecause vpon our ladyes euen the Assumpcyon in NormaÌ„dy wyth all hys ordynauÌ„ce And so went him forth to Harflet he besyeged the towne alle aboute by londe and eke by water sent to the Capytayne of the towne charged hym to delyuer towne And Capytayne sayd that he wolde delyuer hym none he wolde hym yelde but bad hym do his best And than our kynge layd hys ordynaunce vnto the twone that is to saye Gonnes Engynnes trypgettes shotten and caste att the walles eke vnto the towne caste downe both towres towne and layd theym vnto the erthe there he played att the tenes wyth hys harde gon stones ¶ And they that were within the towne whan they shold playe theyr songes was well awaye and Alas that euer suche tenes balles were made and cursyd all tho that warre began and the tyme that euer they were borne ¶ And on the morne the kyng dyd crye att euery gate of the towne that euery man sholde be redy on the morne erly to make assaute vnto the towe and wyllyam Boucher Iohan Graunte wyth .xii. other burgeys worthy men came to the kynge besought hym of hys ryall pryncehode power to wythdrawe his malyce and destruccyon that he dyd to them and besought hym of .viii. dayes of respyce trewes yf ony rescowe myghte come to theym els to yelde vp the towne vnto hym wyth all theyr goodes And than the kyng sent forthe the Capytayne and kept the remenaunt styll with hym the lorde Gaucort that was Capytayn of the towne went forth to Royn in al the hast vnto the Dolphyn for helpe socour but there was none ne no man of rescowe for the Dolphyn wold not abyde And thus this Capytayne come ayen vnto the kynge yelded vp the towne and delyuered hym the keys and bad hym go and put out all the Frensshmen both men women and chyldren and stuff hys towne of Harâ—et wyth Englysshe people And than the kynge sente in to Englonde and dyde crye in euery good towne of Englonde that what crafty man wolde come thydes enhabyte hym there in that towne he sholde haue house and housholde to hym and to his heyres for euer more ¶ And soo tho weÌ„te many dyuerse marchauntes and crafty men and enhabyte theym there to strength the towne and were welcome ¶ And whan the kynge sawe that thys towne was well stuffed both of vytayls and of meÌ„ this worthy prince toke his leue went to Calays warde by londe and the FrensshmeÌ„ herd of his comyng they thought for to haue stopped hym his way that he shold not passe that waye and in all the hast that they myght braken alle the brydges where that as ony passage was for hors and man in so moche that there myght no man passe ouer the Ryuer nother on horse ne on foot but yf he shold haue be drowned And therfore our kynge with all his people wente and sought thys waye ferre vp to Parys warde and ther was all the ryall power of Fraunce assembled and redy to gyue hym batayll for to dystroye alle his people But almyghte god was hys guyde and saued hym al his menye defended hym of hys enmyes power and purpose thanked be god that saued so hys owne knyght kynge in his ryghtfull tytle ¶ And than our kynge be holdynge and seyenge the grete multytude and nombre of his enmyes to wythstande his way and gyue hym batayll than the kynge wyth a meke herte a good spyryte lyft vp his hondes to almyghty god be souhht hym of hys helpe and socoure and that daye to saue his trewe seruauntes And than oure kynge gadred all his lordes other peple about bad them all to be of gode there for they sholde haue a fayre daye and a gracyous vyctorye the better of all theyr enemyes and prayed theÌ„ alle to make them redy vnto the batayll For he wolde rather be deed that daye in the felde than to be taken of his enmyes for he wold neuer put the reame of Englonde to raumsome for his persone ¶ An the duke of yorke fell on hys knees and besought the kynge of aboue that he wolde grauÌ„te hym that daye the auauntwarde in hys batayll and the Kynge grauntyd hym hys askynge and sayd gramercy cosyn of yorke and praied hym to make hym redy And than he hadde euery man to ordeyne hym a stake of tree and sharpe both endes that the stake myght be pyght in the erthe a slope that theyr enemyes sholde not ouercome them on horsback for that was there fals purpose arayed theÌ„ for to ouer ride our enmye sodaynly att the fyrste comynge on of them at the fyrste brunte And all the nyght before the batayll the frensshmen made many grete fyers and moche reuyll with howtynge â— showtynge and playd our kynge hys lordes at the dyse And archer alwaye for a blanke of theyr money for they weÌ„de that all had beÌ„ theyrs the morne arose the daye ganne spynge And the kynge by good auyse lete araye hys batayll and his wynges and charged euery meÌ„ to kepe theÌ„ hoole togyder and prayed them alle to be of good there And whan they were
fayth and sone after all crysteÌ„ fayth in Grece perysshed and cessyd There were many Crysten meÌ„ slayne and innumerable solde and put in captyuyte ¶ By the takynge of this towne the Turke gretly was enhauÌ„ced in pryde and a grete losse to all crystendome ¶ In the .xxviii. yere was a parlyament holdeÌ„ at westmÌ„ from thens adyourned to the blacke freres at LondoÌ„ and after cristmas to westmynster ayen ¶ And this same yere Robert of Cane a man of westcountre wyth a fewe shyppes comynge out of the bay lade with salt whiche shyppes were of Pruce flandres Hollande and zelande and brought theym to Hampton wherfore the marchauntes of Englonde beynge in Flaundres were arested in Brydges Ipre and other places and myghte not be delyuered ne theyr dettes dyscharged tyll they had made apoyntment for to raye the hurtes of shyppes whiche was payde by the Marchauntes of the staple euery peny in lyke wyse the Marchauntes and goodes beynge in Dansyke were also arested and made grete amendes This same yere the frensshmeÌ„ in a mornyng toke by a trayne the towne of Pounte al Arche there in the lorde Fawconbrydge was taken prysoner And after that in Decembre Rone was taken loste beynge therin syr Edmonde Duke of Somerset the Erle of Shrewesbury the whiche by a poyntement left pledges and loste all Normandye and came home into Englonde And duryng the sayde parlyamente the duke of Suffolke was arested and sente in to the toure there he was a moneth after the kynge dyd do fetche hym oute for whiche cause all the comunes were in a greate rumoure what for the delyueraunce of Aungeo Mayne after lesynge of all NormaÌ„dye in especcyall for the dethe of the good duke of Gloucestre in so moche in some places meÌ„ gadred made theyÌ„ Capytayns as blewberde other whyche were take put to dethe And then the sayde parlyamente adyounyd was to Leycetre And theder the kynge brought with hym the duke of Suffolk And whaÌ„ the comyns vnderstode that he was oute of the Towre comeÌ„ thyder they desyred for to haue execucyoÌ„ on theym that were cause of the delyuerauÌ„ce of normaÌ„dye hadde because of the deth of the duke of Gloucestre and hadde solde gascoyne and guyan of the whiche they named too be gylty The duke of Suffolke as chyef The lorde Saye the Bysshop of salysbury dauyel many mo And for to please thou comyns the duke of Suffolke was exyled oute of Englonde for .v. yere ¶ And so duryng the parlyameÌ„te he wente into Norfolke there he toke his shyppyng for to goo out of the reame of Englonde into fraunce And this yere as he saylled on the see a shyppe of werre called Nycholas of the toure mette wyth his shyp and founde hym therin whome they toke out and brought hym in to theyr shyppe to the maystre the capytayne and there he was examyned and at the laste Iuged to deth And so they put hym in a caban and his chapylayne wyth hym for too shryue hym And that done they brought hym into Douer rode set hym into the bote smote there of his heede And broughte the body a londe vpoÌ„ the sondes and set the heede ther by And this was done the fyrst daye of May. Lo what auayled hym nowe all hys delyueraunce of Normandye And here maye ye schow he was rewarded for the deth of the duke of Gloucestre thus began sorowe vppon sorowe and deth for dethe ¶ How this yere was Insurreccyon in KeÌ„te of the comyns of whome Iack Cade an Irysshe man was capytayne THis yere of our lorde M·cccc .l. was the grete grace of the Iubyle at Rome where was greete pardon in so moche that froÌ„ all places in crystendome grete multytude of people restorcyd thyder And in this same yere was a grete assymble and gaderynge to gyder of the comyns of kente in to gret nombre And made an Insurreccyon and Rebelled ayenste the kynge and his lawes And ordeyned them a Capytayne called IohaÌ„n Cade an IryshmaÌ„ whiche named hymself Mortymer cosyn to the duke of yorke And this Capytayne helde theym togyder and made ordynauÌ„ces among theym and brought theym to the blacke hethe where he made a byl of peâ—ycyons to the kyng and hys counseyll and shewed what Iniuryes oppressyons the poore comyns suffren vnd coleur for to come to hys aboue and he hadde a grete maltytude of people ¶ And the .xxvii daye of Iune the kynge and many lordes Capitayns· and men of werre wente to warde hym to the blacke hethe· And whan the Capytayne of kent vnderstode the comynge of the kynge wyth so grete puyssaunce he wythdrewe hym and his people to smok a lytyll vyllage And the .xxviii. day of Iune he beynge withdraweÌ„ and gone the kynge came with hys armye sett in ordre and enbatayl led to the blacke heth by aduys of his couÌ„seyll syr Vmffrey Stafforde squyre two valyaunt capytayns wyth certayn people for to fyght wyth the capytayne to take and bringe hym and hys accessaries to the kynge whiche wente to Senok ¶ And the Capytayne wyth hys felshyp and mette wyth theym fought ayenst them and in conclusyon slewe them bothe and as many as abode wolde not yelde theÌ„ were slayne ¶ DuriÌ„g this skyrmysshe felle a grete variauÌ„ce amonge the lordes men and comyn people beynge on blacke hathe ayenste theyr lordes Capytayns sayenge playnly that they wolde go vnto the Capytayne of kente to assyste and help hym but yf they myght haue execucyon on the traytours beynge about the kynge wher to the kynge sayd nay they sayd playnly that the lorde Saye tresourer of EngloÌ„de the bisshop of Salysbury the baron of Dubby the abbot of Gloucestre Drnyel treuiloÌ„ many mo were traytours and worthy to bee dede wherfore for to plese the lordes meny also some of the kynges hous the lorde Saye was arested sente to the toure of london then the kyng he ryuge tydynges of the dethe ouer throwenge of the Staffordes he wythdrew hym to londoÌ„ frome thens to kelyng worthe For the kyng ne the lordes durst not truste the towne housholdemen ¶ Then after that the capytayne had hadde thys vyctorye vppon the Staffordes anone he toke syr Vmfreys fallete hys bryngantynes smyten ful of gylte naâ—les also hisâ— gylte spoâ— And arayed hym lyke a lorde a capytayne resorted with al his meny and also moo thaÌ„ he had before to the blacke heth ayeÌ„ To whome came the archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury the duke of BuckynghaÌ„ to the blacke hethe spake with hym And as it was sayd they founde hym wytty in his talkynge his request so they departed ¶ And the thyrde day of Iuly he came entred into London wyth al his people there dyd make cryes in the Kynges name in his name that no man sholde robbe ne take no maner goddes
but yf he payed for it And came rydyng thorough the cyte iÌ„ grete pryde smote his swerde vppoÌ„ london stone in Canwycke strete ¶ And he beynge in the cyte seÌ„te to the toure for to haue the lorde Say And so they fette hym brought hym to the yelde halle before mayre chaldermen where that he was examyned And he sayd he wolde ought to be Iuged by his petys And the comyns of Kent toke hym by force froÌ„ the mayre officeâ—â— that kepte hym and toke hym to a prest to shrewe hym And or he myght be half shriueÌ„ they broughte hym to the standerd in the chepe syde and there smote of his heed on whos soule god haue mery Amen ¶ And thus deyed the lorde Saye Tresourer of Englonde ¶ And this they set his heed vpon a spere bare it all about the Cyte And the same daye about Myle ende Cromere was beheded And the daye before at after none the Capytayne with certayne of hys men went to Philyp malpaus house robbyd hym and toke a waye moche good And from thens he wen to saynt Margaretes patens to one Gertis house and robbyd hym and toke away from hym moche good also Att whiche robbyng dyuerse men of London of thier neyghbours were at· and toke part wyth theym ¶ For this robbyng the peples hertes felle frome hym· And euery thryfty men was a ferde for to be serued in lyke wyse ¶ For there was many a man in London that a wayted wolde fayn haue sene a comyn robbery whyche almyghty god forbyd For it is to suppose yf he hadde not robbyd he myght haue goon ferre or he had be wythstonde for the kynge and all the lordes of the reame of Englonde were departed except the lorde Scalys that kept the toure of London And the fyfte daye of Inâ— he dyd do smyte of a maÌ„nys hede in south werke And the nyght after the mayre of London with the Aldermen the Comyns of the cyteâ— concluded to dryue away the capytayne hys hooste And sent to the lorde Scales to the toure to Mathegough a capytayne of NormaÌ„dye that they wolde that nyght assayll the Capytayne with theym of kente And so they dyd come to London brydge in such werke or the Capytayne had ony knowlege therof they fought with theym that kept the brydge And the keÌ„â—ysshmeÌ„ weÌ„t to harnes came to the brydge shote and foughte with theÌ„ gate the bridge made theyÌ„ of LondoÌ„ to flee slewe many of theym thys endured all the nyght to fro tyll one of the clocke of the morowe And at the laste they brente the drawe brydge where many of theym of london were drowned In the whiche nyght satton and alderman of LoÌ„don was slayn Roger heysaunte Mathegough many other And after this the chaunseler of Englonde sent to the Capytayne a pardon generalle for hym an other for his meny and then they departyd fro such werke euery man to his owne hous ¶ And whaÌ„ they were al departed gone ther was proclamacyons made in Kente South sex other places that what man coude take the Capytayn quycke or deed sholde haue a thousaÌ„de pouÌ„de ¶ And after this one Alexander ydeÌ„ a squyer of kent toke hym in a gardeÌ„ in suthsex And in takeÌ„ IohnÌ„ Cade capytayne was slayne and beheded And his heed sette vpon London brydge And anone after the kynge came in to kente and dyd his Iustices sytte at Caunterbury and enquyred who was causers chyef cause of this Insurreccyon And there were .viii. meÌ„ Iugyd to the deth in one daye in other places mo And from thens the kynge went in to Southsex and in the weste countree where a lytell before was slayne the bysshop of Salysbury And this same yere there were so many Iugyd to deth that thre hedes stode vppon LondoÌ„ brydge atte ones ¶ Of the felde that the duke of yorke toke att Drenched in kent of the byrch of prynce Edwarde of the fyrste bataylle at Sayne AlboÌ„s where the duke of somerset was slayne IN the .xxx. yere of the kynge the duke of yorke came out of the Marche of walys with therle of Deuenshyre the lord Cobham and grete puyssaunce reformacyon of certayne Iniurys and wroÌ„ges and also to haue Iustice vpon certayne lordes beynge about the kynge toke a felde at Brentheth besyde Detford in Kente whiche was a stronge felde for whyche cause the kinge wyth all his lordes went vnto blacke heth wyth a grete and a stronge multytude of peple armyd and ordeyned for the warre in the beste wyse And whan they hadde mustre on the hethe certayne lordes were tho sente vnto hym for to treate and make apointmeÌ„t with hym whiche were the bysshop of Ely the bysshop of wyncestre therles of Salysbury of warwyk And they concluded that the duke of Somerset sholde be had to warde and to answere to suche artycles as the duke of yorke sholde put on hym And then the duke of yorke shold breke his felde come to the kyng whiche was all promysed by the kynge And soo the Kynge commaunded that the duke of Somerset sholde he hadde in to warde And thenÌ„e the duke of yorke brake vp his felde and came to the kynge And whan he was come contrarye to the promyse afore made the duke of Somerset was preseÌ„te in the felde awaytynge and cheyf aboute the kynge And made the duke of yorke ryde before as a prysoner thrughe london ¶ And after they wolde haue put hym in holde But a noyse arose that therle of Marche hys sone was comynge with .x. thousande men to London warde wherfore the kynge and hys counseyll feryd And thenÌ„e they concluded that the duke of york sholde departe att his owen wyll ¶ Abowte this tyme began grete dyuylyon ne Spruce bytwene the greate mayster and the Knyghtes of the duchye ordre whyche were lordes of that couÌ„tree For the comyns townes rebelled ayenst the lordes and made soo greate werre the at the last they called the kyng of Pole to be theyr lorde the whiche kynge came and was worshypfully receyued And besyeged the castell of Marâ—engburgh whiche was the cheyf castell of strength of all the londe Anâ— waâ—ne it droue out the mayster of Daâ—ske â— and all other places of that londe so they that had ben lordes many yeres loste all theyr seygnourye and possessyons in tho londes ¶ And in the yere of the Incarnacyon of oure lorde M. CCCC.liii on saynte Edwardes daye quene Margarete was delyuerde of a fayre prynce whyche named was Edward That same day Iohan Norman was choseÌ„ for to be Mayer of London And the daye that he sholde take hys othe att westmynster he wente thyder by water wyth alle the craftes where afore tyme tho mayer alderme and the craftes rode on horsbacke the whiche was neuer vsyd after For syn that tyme they haue euer goon by water
and hys heyers kynges after hym \ and forth with sholde be ê“clamed heyre apparauÌ„t and shold also be protector and regence of englonde duryng the kynges lyfe wyth many other thyngê ordeyned in the same parliment and yf kynge Henry durynge hys lyfe wence frome thys poyntement or ony artycle concludyd in the sayd paylyament he sholde be deposed and the duke sholde take the crowne and be kynge all whyche thynges were enacted by thauctoryte of the same at whiche parlyament the comynâ— of the reame beyng assembled in the comyn hons coÌ„mynyng and treatyng vpon the tytle of the forsayd duke of yorke sodenly feldone the crowne whiche henge thenne in the middes of the sayde hous whiche is the frayter of the abbaye of westmÌ„ whiche was takeÌ„ for a prodice or tokeÌ„ that the regne of kynge Henry was endyd ¶ And also the crowne whiche stode on the hyghest toure of the styple in the castel of douer fell downe this same yere ¶ How the duke of yorke was slayne and of the felde of wakefelde of the seconde Iourneye at saynt alboÌ„s by the queneÌ„ the prince BIcause the quene wyth the Prynce her sone was in the northe and absent her fro the kynge and obeyed not suche thyngê concluded in the parlement was ordeyned that the duke of yorke as ê“tector shold go north ward to brynge in the quene subdue suche as wolne not obey wyth whome wente the erle of salysbury Syr Thomas Neuyll hys sone with moche people And at wakefelde in Crystmas weke they were ouerthrowe and slayne by lordes of the quenes party that is to wyte the duke of yorke was slayne the erle of Rotlonde syr Thomas Neuyll and many moo the Eerle of Salysbury was take and other· As Iohan horowe of london capytayne and Ruler of the fotmen and HauÌ„son of hull whiche were brought to pouÌ„fret and there be heeded there heedes sente to yorke sette vpon the yates And thus was the noble prynce slayne the duke off yorke on whos soule god haue Mercy thys tyme therle of Marche beyng in Shorwesbury herynge the deth of his fader desyred ayde of the towne to auenge his faders dethe frothens wente to walys and at Candelmasse after he had a battayll at Martymers Crosse ayenste therle of Penbroke of wylshyre where the erle of marche had the vyctorye Then the quene with those lordes of the north after that they had dystressyd and slayne the duke of yorke and his felysshyp came south warde with a grete multytude of people for too come to the kynge and defecte suche conclusyons as had be take before by the parlyameÌ„t ayenst whos comyng the duke of Northfolke the erle of warwyeke wyth moche people ordynaunce wente to saynt albons ladde kynge Henry wyth theym there encouÌ„tred to gyder in suche wyse and faught so that the duke of Northfolke Th erle of werwyke wyth many other of ther party â—â—edde loste that Iourneye where that kynge HeÌ„ry was takeÌ„ with the quene prynce Edwarde his sone whiche two had got on that felde The quene hyr partye beynge at her aboue seÌ„te anone to LoÌ„don whyche was on an Asshe wenesdaye the fyrst daye of lente for vytayl ¶ For whiche the Mayre ordeyned bi thaduys of the aldermeÌ„ the certen cartes lade wyth vytayll sholde be sente to saynt Albons to theÌ„ whaÌ„ tho cartes came to Crepell yate the comiÌ„s of the Cyte that kept the gate toke the vytayles fro the cartes and wolde not suffre it to passe TheÌ„ne were there certayn AldermeÌ„ comyns apoynted too goo vnto bernet to speke wyth the quenes coÌ„seyll to entreate thou the northren men sholde bee sente home ayen in to theyr contree for the cyte of London drad to be dyspoyled yf they had come And duryng this treatyse tydynges came that the erle of warwyk had met with the Erle of Marche on Cotteswolde comyng oute of walys wyth a greate menye of welsshemeÌ„ and that they bothe were comynge vnto LoÌ„don warde Anone as these tytynges were knowe the tratyse was broke for the kynge Quene Prynce the other lordes that were with theym departed fro saynt AlboÌ„s north ward with al ther people yet or they departed thens they beheeded that lorde Bonuyll Syr Thomas Kryell whiche were takeÌ„ in the Iourney done on shrewe toursdaye ¶ Thenne the Duchesse of yorke beyng at london herynge of the losse of the felde of saynt Albons sente ouersee hyr twoo yonge sones George Rycharde whiche wente to Vtrech and Phylyp malpas a ryche marchauÌ„t of LondoÌ„ Thomas vaghan Squyre mayster wyllyam Haâ—clyf and many other ferynge of the comynge of the quene to London toke a shyp at Anwerpe to haue gone in to zelande on that other coste were taken of one Colompne a Fransshman a shyppe of werre And he toke theym prysoners broughteâ— them in to fraunce where they payed grete good for theyr raunson and there was greate goode rychesse in that shyppe ¶ Of the deposinge of kynge HeÌ„ry the sixte how kynge Edwarde the fourth tooke possessyoÌ„ â–ª and of the batayll on Palm sondaye and how he was crowned THen whan the Erle of warwyke hadde wette to gader on Cotâ—yswolde in contynent they concludyd to go to london and sente worde anone te the Mayre to the Cytie that they wolde come anone the cytie was gladde of theyr comynge hopynge to be releuyd bi theÌ„ so they came too london whaÌ„ they were come had spoke with the lordes estates beynge there coÌ„cluded for as moche as kynge HeÌ„ry was gone with theÌ„ north warde that he hadde forfeyted his crowne ought to be deposed accordyng vnto the actes made passyd in the laste parlemeÌ„t And so by the aduys of the lordes spyrytuall teÌ„porall thenne beyng at london the er of Marche Edwarde by the grace of god eldest sone of the duke Rychard of yorke As ryghtfull heyre and nexte enherytour to his fader the fourth daye of Marche the yere of our Lorde god M. CCCC.lix toke possessyon of the Reame at westmÌ„ in the chyrche of the abbaye and offred as a kynge wyth the ceptre ryall To whome all the lordes spyrytuall and temporall dyd homage as to theyr souerayn lorde and Kyng And forth wyth it was proclaymed thrugh the Cyte kynge Edwarde the fourthe by name anone after the Kynge rode in his ryalle estate north warde wyth all hys lordes to subdue his subyectis that tyme beynge in the northe for to auenge his faders deth And on Palme sondaye after he had a grete bataylle in the northe couÌ„tree at a place called Towcon not fer from yorke where wyth the helpe of god he gate the felde and hadde the vyctorye wher were slayn of his aduersaryes .xxx. thousaÌ„de meÌ„ and moo as it was sayde by theym that were thereâ— In whiche batayll was slayne the Erle of North thumberlande the lorde Clyâ—â—orde syr Iohan Neuyll the Erle of
of Cornewale were chauÌ„ged to Exestre therto is subget DeueÌ„shyre Cornwale ¶ De orientalibus episcopis IT is knowen that the Eest Saxons alwaye fro the begynnynge to nowe were subgette to the bysshop of London But the prouynce of the eest Angels that conteyneth Norffolke and Souffolk had one bysshop att Donwyk the bysshop heet Felix and was a Bourgon was bysshop .xvii. yere after hym Thomas was bysshoppe .v. yere after hym boneface .xvii. yere Thenne Bysy afterwarde was ordeyned by Theodorus ruled the prouynce whyle he myght endure by hymself allone After hym vnto Egbertes tyme kyng of westsaxon an hoÌ„dred .xliii. bysshops ruled that prouynce oone att donwyk and an other of Elyngham Neuertheles after Ludecans tyme kynge of Mercia lefte and was only one see att Elyngham vnto the .v. yere of wyllyam conqueroure whan Herfastus the .xxiii. bysshop of the estrene chaunged his see to Tetforde and his successour Herbertus chaunged these fro Tetforde to Norwhiche by leue of kynge wyllyam the reed The see of Ely that is nyght therto the fyrst kynge Henry ordeyned the .ix. yere of his regne and made subgect therto Cambrydgeshyre that was tofore a parte of the bysshopryche of Lyncoln and for quytynge therof he gaafte to the bisshop of Lyncoln a good towne called Spaldynge ¶ De episcopis Merciorum wilhelmus HEre take heede that as the Kyngdome of Mercia was alwaye greteste for the tyme so it was dealed in mo bysshopryches and specyally by grete hyrte by kynge Offa. whyche was .xl yere kynge of Mercia he chaunged the Archebysshops see fro Caunterbury to Lychfelde by assent of Adryan the pope Thenne the prouynce of Mercia of Lyndeffar in the fyrst begynnynge of her crystendom in kynge wulfrans tyme had one bysshop at Lytchefeld the fyrst bysshop that was there heet Dwyna the seconde heet Celath were both Scottes after them the thyrde Trumphere the fourth Iarmuanus the fyfte Chedde But in Edelfydes tyme that was wulfrans broder whan Chedde was deed Theodorus tharchebysshop ordeyned ther wynfrede Cheddes deken Netheles apud Hyndon after that for he was vnbuxum in some poynt he ordeyned there Sexwulf abbot of MedaÌ„stede that is named burgh but after Sexwulfus fourth yere Theodorus tharchebysshop ordeyned fyue bysshops in the prouynce of Merâ—ia And so he ordeyned Bosell at wyrcestre Cudwyn at Lychfelde the forsayd Sexwulf at Chestre Edelwyn att Lyndeseye at cyte Sydenia he toke Eata monke of the abbaye of Hylde att whyt by made hym bysshoppe of Dorchestre besyde Oxenforde Tho this Dorchestre heet Dorkynge so the see of that longeth to westsaxon in Saynt Byrynes tyme longed to Mercia from Theodorus the Archebysshops tyme Ethelred kynge of Mercia hadde destroyed Kente this bysshop Sexwulf tooke Pyctas bysshop of Rochestre that come oute of Kente and made hym fyrste bysshop of Herdforde at last whan Seâ—fulf was dede Hedda was bysshop of Lychefelde after hym and wylfryd flemed out of Northumberlonde was bysshop of Chestre Netheles after two yere Alfred kynge of NorthumberloÌ„de deyed and wylfrede torned agayne to hys owne se hagustalden and soo Hedda helde bothe the bysshopryches Lychfelde and of Chestre after hym come Albyn that heet wor also and after hym come thre bysshops Torta at chestre wytta at Lychfelde And Eata was yet atte Dorchestre After his dethe bysshops of Lyndesey helde his see .iii. hondred .liiii. yere vnto â—emygius chaunged the see to Lyncoln by leue of the fyrste kynge wyllyam But in Edgars tyme bysshop Leot winus Ioyned both bysshopryches to gyeer of Chestre and lyndeffaâ— whyle his lyfe edured ¶ De episcopis Northumbran Wilhel de pon li. ca. xi AT yorke was one see for all the prouynce of NorthuÌ„berlonde paulinus helde fyrste the see was ordeyned of the bysshop of CauÌ„terbury helde the see at yorke .vii. yere Afterwarde whaÌ„ kynge Edwyn was slayne and thynges were dystroubled Poulinus wente thens by water awaye into Kent from whens he come fyrste toke with hym the pall ¶ Wilhel li·iiii And so the bysshopryche of yorke ceased .xxx. yere the vse of the palle ceased there an hondred .xxv. yere vnto that Egbart the bysshop that was the kynges brooder of the londe recouered it by auctoryte of the pope R. whan saynt Oswolde regned Aydanus a Scot was bysshop in bernica that is the north syde of Northumberlonde after hym Finianê° after hym Salmanê° Â¶ wylhel vby s. At last he went in to ScotloÌ„de with grete in dygnacyon for wylfre vnder toke hym for he held vnlawfully Besterdaye .xxx. yere after the Paulinus was gone from thens wilfred was made bysshop of yorke ¶ Beda li. iiii But while he dwelled longe in FrauÌ„ce about hys sacrynge at excytynge of quartadecimonorum that were they that helde Eesterdaye the .xiiii. daye of the mone Chedde was ytake out of hys abbay of Lynstynge wrongfully put out iÌ„ to the see of yorkesby assent of kynge Oswy but thre yere after warde Theodorus tharche bysshop dyde hym a waye assygned hym to the prouynce of Mercia restored wilfred to the see of yorke But after by cause of wrathe that was bytwene hym the kyng Egfryde was put out of the see by Theodorus helpe tharchebysshop that was corrupt wyth some maner mede this was done after the wilfred had ben bysshop of yorke Cumbert at Hagustalde chirche Eata att Lyndeffar chirche that now is called holy ylonde in the Ryuer of Twede Aydanus founde fyrst the see And Theodorus made Eadhedus bisshop of Ropoune that was comen agayne out of Lyndeseye wilfred had be abbot of Repune Theodorê° sent Trunwynus to the londe of Pyetes in thendes of Englonde fast by Scotlond in a place that heet Candida casa and whiterne also there saynt Ninian a Bryton was fyrst fouÌ„der doctour But all these sees out take yorke fayled lytyll lytel for the see of Candida casa that is Galle waye that tho longed to \ Englonde and dured many yeres vnder .x. bysshops vnto that it had noo power by destroyenge of the Pyctes The sees of Hagalde of Lyndeffar was soÌ„tyme all one vnder .lx. bysshops about four score yere ten and dured vnto the comynge of the Danes In that tyme vnder Hyngar Hubba ardufe the bysshop yede longe about with saynt Cuberts body vnto kynge Aluredes tyme kyng of west Saxon the see of Lydeffar was sette at Kunegestre that is called Kunyngysburgh also the place is called now Vbbesforde vpon Twede At the last the .xvii. yere of kyng Egbere kyng Edgars sone the se was chauÌ„ged to Durham saynt Cutberâ—tê body was broughte thyder by the doynge of Edmonde the bysshop fro that tyme forwarde the see of that Hagustalde of lyndeffar fayled vtterly The fyrst kyng Henry in the .ix. yere of his regne made the newe seat Caerleyll The archebysshop of Caunterbury hathe vnder hym .xiii. bysshops in Englonde and .iiii. in wales he hath Rochostre vnder hym
named by dyuers names in this maner they came forth and were borne horryble gyauÌ„tes in Albyon And they dwelled in caues and in hylles atte ther wylle And hadde the londe of Albyon as them lykyd vnto the tyme that Brute arryued and came to Tornes that was in the yle of Albyon And there this Brute coÌ„quered and dyscomfyted the gyauntes abouesayde ¶ Explicit prima pars ¶ Here begynneth now how Brute was goten how he slewe first his moder after his fader And how he conquered Albyon that after he named Brytayne after his owne name that now is callyd Englonde after the name of Engyst of Saxonie ¶ This Brute came in to Brytayne aboute the .xviii. yere of Hely BE it knowen that in the noble cytee of grete Troy there was a noble knyght a man of grete power that was called Eneas And whan the cyte of Troy was loste destroyed thrugh them of Grece Thys Eneas wyth all his meyne fledde theÌ„s came to Lombardy That theÌ„ was lorde gouernoure of the londe a kyng that was called Latyne And an other kynge there was that was called Turocelyne that strongely warred vpon this kynge Latyne that oftentymes dyde hym moche harme And whaÌ„ this kynge Latyne herde that Eneas was come he receyued hym with moche honour him with helde for as moche as he had herde of hym wyst wel that he was a noble knyght a worthy of hys body of his dedes This Eneas helped kyng Latyne iÌ„ his warre And shortely for to telle so well and so worthely he dyde that he slewe Turocelyne and discomfyted hym and all his people And whan all this was done kynge Latyne gaaf all that londe that was Turocelynes to thys noble man Eneas in maryage wyth Lauyne his doughter the moost fayrest creatue that ony man wyst And so they lyued togyder in yoyâ— myrthe all the dayes of ther lyftyme ¶ And after Ascanius sone to Eneas wedded a wyf vpon her he gate a sone that was called Silueyne And this Silueyne whan he coude some reason of man vnwetynge his fader and aenst his wyll aqueyted hym with a damoysell that was cosyn to Lauyne that was kynge Latynes doughter the quene that was Eneas wyf and brought the damaysell with chylde And whan Ascanius his fader it wyst anone lete enqueyre of the wysest maysters of the grettest clerkes what chylde the domoysell sholde brynge forth they answerde sayd that she sholde brynge forth a sone that shalde kylle bothe his fader also his moder And so he dyde For his moder deyed in berynge of hym And whan this childe was borne his fader lete calle hiÌ„ Brute And the maysters sayd that he sholde do moche harme sorowe in many dyuers places and after he sholde come to grete honour and worshyp This kyng Ascanius deyed whan god wolde and Silueyne his sone receyued the londe made hym wonderly well beloued amonge his people And so whaÌ„ Brute that was Silueynes sone was .xv. yere olde he wente vpon a day with his fader for to play solace And as Brute sholde haue shot vnto an herte his arowe myshappe and glaÌ„ced and so there Brute slewe hys fader ¶ How Brute was dreuen out of the londe and how he helde hym in Grece ANd whan this myschauÌ„ce was befall all the people of the londe made sorowe ynough were sore an angred And for enche son there of they droue brute out of the loÌ„de wolde not suffre hym among them And whaÌ„ he sawe that he myght not there abyde he weÌ„ from thens in to Grece and there he founde .vii. thousande men that were of the lygnage and kynred of Troy that were come of grete blood as the story telleth as of men and wymmen and chyldern the whyche were all hollde in thraldome and bondage of the kynge Pandras of Grece for the dethe of Achilles that was betrayed and slayne at troy This brute was a wonder fayre man and a stronge and a huge of his age and of gladde there and semblaunt and also worthy of body was well beloued amonge his people Thys kyng Pandras herde speke of his goodnes his condicions and anone made hym dwelle wyth hym soo that brute became wonder preuy moche beloued with the kynge soo that longe tyme brute dwelled with the kynge So at the laste they of Troy and brute spake togyders of kynred and of lygnage of acquayntaunce there playned them vnto Brute of ther sorowe of ther bondage of many other shames that the kynge Pandras had them done And vnto brute they sayde vpon a tyme. ye be a lorde of our lygnage a strong man a myghty â— ye be our capytayne lorde and gouernoure we wyll become your men your coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes doo in all maner of thynges brynge vs out of this wretchednesse and bondage we wyll fyghte with the kynge for trouthe with the grace of the grete god we shal hym ouercome and we shall make you kyng of the londe and to you doo homage and of you we shall holde euer more Brute had tho grete pyte of theyr boÌ„dage that they were brought iÌ„ And preuâ—ly wente then from the kynges courte and tho them that were of Troy wente and put them in to woodes and in to mouÌ„taynes and them there helde And sente vnto kynge Pandras that he sholde gyue them leue sauely for to weÌ„de out of the londe for they wolde noo lâ—nger dwelle in his bondage The kynge Pandras wexed tho sore anoyed and tho swore that he sholde slee them euerychone and ordeyned a grete power and wente to warde them all for to fyght But Brute and his men maÌ„ly them defended and fyerfly fought and slewe all the kynges men that none of them escaped and toke the kynge and helde hym in pryson and ordeyned counsell bytwen them what they myghte done And some sayde that he sholde be put to dethe and some sayde that he sholde be exiled out of the londe And some sayd that he sholde be breÌ„te And tho spake a wyse kynght that was called Mempris and sayd to Brute and to alle tho of Troy yf kynge Pandras wolde yelde hym and haue his lyf I counsell that he gyue vnto Brute that is our duke our souerayne his doughter Gennogen to a wyf and in maryage wyth her an hoÌ„dred shyppes well arayed and all his tresoure of golde syluer of corne of wyne as moche as we nede to haue of â—o thyng other thenÌ„e go we out of this londe ordeyned vs a londe elles where For we nenoÌ„e of our kynred that come after vs shall neuer haue peas in this londe amoÌ„ge theym of Grece For we haue slayne so many of ther knyghtes and of other freÌ„des that euer more warre and contake sholde be among vs Brute tho and all his folke consented well to that counseyll And this thynge
translated vt pêª .iiii. regum .xxiiii. ¶ Daniel Anamas Azarias Mysaell Ezechiel Mardocheus all these with Ioachim the kyng were ladde in to Babylon yonge chyldern for by cause they werre of the noble blood ¶ Anno mundi .iiii. M.vi C. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .vi. C. SEdechias the thyrde sone of Iosie regned on the Iewes .xi. yere thys Sedeâ—hias was a myscheuous man in his lyuynge And he wolde not here Ieremy the prophete therfore he perysshed wretchedly and alle the Iury wyth hym And his eyen were put out hys chyldern were slayne vt pêª .iiii. regum ¶ Iosedech the sone of Azarie was bysshop was traÌ„slated fro Iherusalem by Nabugodonosor in to Babylon ¶ Abacuk prophecyed ayenst Nabuch at Babylon And there be opynyons what tyme this Abacuk â—as This Abacuk brought mete to Danyel whan he was put to the lyons after Ierom And here endeth the fourth Aege the hystore of Regum ¶ Here begynneth the fyfth aege of the worlde durynge to the Natiuite of Cryste THys tyme the Temple of SalomoÌ„ was brente of the Caldes Ierusalem was destroyed this Temple stode cccc .xlii. yere that is to wyte fro the fyrst makyng the whyche was made the fourth yere of SalomoÌ„ And fro the destruccion the whiche was made by Tytus that is to wite .xlii. yeres after the passioÌ„ of Cryst ¶ Priscus Torquinê° the fyfth kyng of Rome regned And he made CapitoliuÌ„ quasi caput soluÌ„ For in the grouÌ„de werke was fouÌ„de an heed without ony body as for prophecy of thynges to come For there after warde the Senatours sate as one heed of all the worlde ¶ This tyme thre childern were cast iÌ„ to a furnays brenÌ„yng with a myracle they were delyuern as it is sayd in danÌ„ pri o ¶ Nabugodonosor the sone of Nabugodondsor the myghty regned in BabyloÌ„ this man an hyngyng garden with myghty costes for his wyfe many meruailloê° thynges he dide So that he wolde be named to excede Hercules in his gretenesse strengthe Enilmerodach brother to the later Nabugodonosor regned in Babylon Thys man toke Ioachim out of pryson and worshiped hym his fader deed body after the couÌ„seyl of this man he deuyded to an hundred grypes leest that he shold ryse from deth to lyue ¶ Nota This playe of the chesse was fouÌ„de of Xerse a Philosopher For the correctoÌ„n of Eniimerodach thys tyme the kynge of Baby a grete tyraunte the whyche was wonte to kylle hys owne maysters and wyse men And for he durste not rebuke hym openly with suche a wytty game he procured hym to be meke Anno muÌ„di .iiii. M.vi C.xxxiiii Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .v. C.lxv. SAlathiel of the line of Cryste was sone to Iecony the kynge of Iewes the whiche he gate after the transmigracoÌ„n of Babylon as Mark the EuaÌ„geliste sayth ¶ Seruius Tulius the sixt kyng of Rome was of a bonde condicyon on the maders syde For she was a captyue mayde but she was of the noble blode This man had grete louynge nobly he bare hym in euery place Thre hylles to the cyte he put· dyched the walles rouÌ„de about ¶ Regusar Sabusardach Balthasar were brethern the whyche regned one after a nother were kynges in Babylon And Balthasar was the laste kynge of Babylon the whyche was slayne of Darius Cirê° Plura vide daniel .v. ¶ Incipit monarchia Persarum DArius vncle to Ciro felowe in the kyngdom with Ciro traÌ„slated the kyngdomes of Babylon Caldees in to the kyngdom of Persarum Medorum Cirus was emperour .xxx. yere This Cyrus helde the monarche hole at Perses Of this man prophecyed ysayas he destroyed Babylon slewe Balthasar kyng of Babylon he worshyped gretly danyel the Iewes he sende home ayen that they sholde buylde the Temple of god Vt pêª Esdre pri o ¶ BabyloÌ„ that stroÌ„ge castel was destroyed hê power was take from hym as it was prophecyed This was the fyrst cyte the gretest of all the worlde of the whyche Incredyble thynges are wryten this that was so stronge iÌ„ one nyght was destroyed that it might be showed to the power of god to the whiche power all other ben but a sperke duste For it is sayd forsoth that it was Incredyble to be made with mannes hoÌ„de or to be destroyed with maÌ„nes streÌ„gth wherof al the world myght take an ensaÌ„ple it wolde or myght be enfourmed ¶ Tarquinê° Superbus was the .vii. kynge of Rome he regned .xxxv. yere Thys man concyued fyrst all the tormentes whiche are ordryned for malefactours As exile pryson welles galowes feters and manacles chayne 's colous and suche other â–ª And for his grete pryde and cruelnes god suffred hym to myschyef and in what maner of wyse it shall be shewed He had a sone of the same name the whiche defoyled a worthy mannes wyfe they called hym Collatin his wyf was called Lucres Thys Tarquinê° that was this .vii. kynges sone aforesayde came vnto the ladyes hous absente her husbonde to supper and to lodgyng And whan all were a slepe he a rose with a swerde in hys honde and with strengthe and fere he rauysshed the woman And whan he was gone the nere daye after she sende vnto her fader and to her husbonde for she was of greate kynne and thus she sayde to them The kynges sone came hyther as frende of whome â–ª I had no mystrust and thus he hath defoylled my chastyce loste my name for euermore Thenne her frendes sawe her wepe and pytously complayned and they comforted her as well as they coude and sayd it was noo vylany vnto her for it was ayenst her wyll She answered sayd yet shall ther neuer woman excuse her by Lucres For though she coÌ„sented not to thys dyde yet shall she not dye without payne for that dede And with that worde she had a knyf redy vnder her mantell with the whiche she smote herself to the here for this cruelnes this pyteous deth the peple of rome arose exiled the king for euer more all his progenye And thus seased these kynges of Rome neuer was none after Of the gouernaunce of Rome tyll the Emperours beganne AFter thys tyraunte was deed the Romayns ordened that theyr shoâ—de neuer be kynge more in Rome But they wolde be gouerned fro that forthe by CoÌ„sules So whaÌ„ tho kynges had regned .ii. hondred yere and .xl. they made thys statute that two Consules sholde be chosen they sholde gouerne the cyte the people for this cause these two were chosen that ony of theÌ„ wolde make ony yf excesse the other sholde gouerne hym For theyr was no thynge obeyed but yf they consented bothe Also they sholde not stonde in ther dygnyte passynge one yere for thys cause That for domynacyon of longe tyme they sholde not vsurpe vpon them more than was ryght In alle thys tyme the Empyre of Rome was not
fayth Thenne he sende his precher by dyuerse prouynces by whome crysten relygyon was myghtely encreased ¶ He ordeyned the feest of Lenton afore Eester and Aduent and the Emerynge dayes to be fasted of all crysteÌ„ people in to the myrrour of the fyrste and seconde comynge of our lorde Ihesu ¶ ThenÌ„e whan he had be pope at Rome .xxv. yere .vii. monethes and ·viii dayes He was slayne of Nero Eiê° pla oê‘a vide actibus aplorum ¶ Baius this tyme was Emperour at Rome regned .iii. yere .x. monethes This Gaius was fyrst vicyous in lyuynge for two of his owne sesters he mysused and on one of them he gaâ—e a doughter whyche chylde he sette betwext the knees of Iupyter in the Temple and feyned after warde that Iupyter had goten her wherfore he dyde crye thrugh the couÌ„tree that alle men sholde worshyppe her as a goddesse This man also made an ymage lyke hymself and sente it to one Patronie Presydent at Ierusalem vnder the Romayns commaundynge hym that he shold compell the Iewes to do worshyp therto And fore thyse enormytees many other oure lorde suffred hym to be slayne at Rome in his owne Palays Of kynge Gynder that was Kymbalyns sone that wolde not paye the truage to Rome for the londe that Cassybolon had graunted and how he was slayne of a Romyne ANd after the dethe of thys Kymbalyn regned Gynder his sone a good man and a worthy and was of soo hygh herte that he wolde not paye to Rome that trybute that kynge Cassybolon had grauÌ„ted vnto Iulius Cezar wherfore themperour that was tho that was called Claudius Cezar was sore anoyed And ordeyned a grete power of Romayns came in to this londe for to conquere the tribute thrugh strengthe and for to haue it on the kynge· But thys kynge Gynder and Armager his broder assembled gadred a grete host togyd of Brytons yaue batayll to the Emperoure Claudius and slewe of the Romayns gerte plente The Emperour had after warde one that was called Hamon that sawe the people there fast slayne pryuely cast a waye his owe armes toke the armes of a deed Bryton and armed hym wyth hys armour came in to the bataylle to the kynge sayd in this maner Syr be of a good hert for goddes loue for the Romayns that ben youre enmyes anone shall be slayn dyscomfyted euerychone And the kynge gaf no kepe to his wordes ne to his speche forbi cause of the armes that he hae vpoÌ„ hym and demyd that he hadde ben a Bryton But the traytour euer helde hym next the kynge And pryuely vnder the sholder of his armes he smote the kynge wherfore the kynge deyed and felle downe to the erth ¶ whan Armager sawe his brother so deed herast awaye his arasmes and toke to him his brothers armes come in to the batayl amonges the brytons and badde them hertly for to fyght and fast laye a downe the Romayns And for the armes they wende it had be kyng Gynder that afore was slayne that they wyst not Thenne began the Brytons fyersly for to fygth slewe the Romayns So at the last the Emperour forsoke the felde and fledde as fast as they myght with his folkein to wynchestre And the fals traytour Hamon that had slayne the kynge fast anone beganne for to flee with all the hast that he myght And Amager the kynges brother pursued hym full fyersly with a fyers herte droue hym vnto a water there he toke hym And anoÌ„e smote of both honde and feet heed and hewed the body all to peres and thenne lete cast hym in to the water wherfore that wat was called Hamons hauen And after there was made a fayre towne that yet stondeth that is called Southampten And after Armager wente to wynchestre for to seke Claudius Cezar the Emperour of Rome And there Armager hym tooke And Claudius the emperour thorugh counseyl of the Romayns that were wyth hym left a lyue made peas with Armager iÌ„ this maner as ye shall here That is to saye How that Claudius the Emperour sholde yeue vnto Armager Gennen his fayr doughter for to haue vnto his wyf Soo that this londe from that tyme for warde sholde he in the Emperours power of Rome vpoÌ„ suche couenauÌ„t that neuer after warde no Emperour of Rome sholde take none other trybute of thys londe but only feaute And they were accorded And vpoÌ„ this couenaunt Claudius Cezar sent to Rome for his doughter Gennen And as she was come Claudiê° Cezar yaf her vnto Armager to wyf Armager spowsed her at LoÌ„don with moche solempnyte myrth And thenne was Armager crowned made kynge of Brytayne ¶ Of kynge Armager in whose tyme. saynt Peter preched iÌ„ Anthyoche with other apostles in dyuers couÌ„trees THis Armager regned well and worthely and gourned the londe ryght worshypfully ¶ And Claudius Cezar in remembrauÌ„ce of this accorde and for reuerence and honoure of hys doughter made in this londe fayre town a castell and lete calle the towne after his name Clauestren the whiche now is called Gloucestre â–ª thenÌ„e whaÌ„ all this was done the Emperour toke his leue thenÌ„e weÌ„te to Rome ayen And Armager thenne was kinge and gouerned the londe well and worthely all his lyues tyme. And this Armager gate a sene on his wyf whiche was callyd westmer And while that this Armager regned saint Peter preched in Anthioche And there he made a noble chirche In the whiche he satte fyrste in hys chayre And ther he dewelled .vii. yere and after he wente to Rome and was made pope tylle that Nero the Emperour lete martyr hym And then preched openly all the apostles in dyuerse londes the ryght fayth ¶ And whan Armager hadde regned .xxxiiii. yere he dyed and lyeth at the auncyente cyte of London ¶ How kynge westmer gaaf to Berynger an ylonde forlet And there this Berynger made the towne of Berwyke ANd after this Armager regned his sone westmer that was a good man and a worthy of body and well gouerned the londe It befell so that tydynges came to hym vpon a daye that the kynge Roderyk of Gascoyne was come in to thys londe wyth an hughe host of peple was dwellyng in Scanys more whaÌ„ kyng westmer herde those tydynges he lete assemble an huge host of Brytons came to the kynge Roderyk yaue hym batayll And kynge westmer slewe kynge Rodoryke wyth hys owne hondes in playne baytaylle ¶ And whan kyng Roderyks men sawe that ther lorde was slayne they yelded them all to kyng westmer became his men for euer more And he gaf them a couÌ„tree that was forleteÌ„ wherin they myghte dwelled ¶ And thyther they wente And dwelle there alle theyr lyues tyme and .ix. hondred men there were of theym nomoo lefte at that batayll· Theyr gouernour prynce was called Berynger And anone he began a towne that they myght ther in dwelle haue resorte
abbot weÌ„te with him And anone after he was crowned kynge by thassent of the Brytons Thys kynge Constance whan he was crowned and made kyng he wyst ne knewe but lytell of the worlde ne cude nothynge what knyghthode axed· And he made vortiger his chyef mayster and couÌ„seyller gaf hym all his power for to-ordeyne do as moche as to the reame aperteyned So that hymself no thynge entermedled but only bare the name of kynge whan Vortiger sawe that he had all the londe in his warde gouernall he thought a preuy treason to slee Constance the kynge that he myght hym self be crowned made kynge regne And lete sende after an hoÌ„dred kynghtes of Pehites the worthyest of all the londe them helde with hym for to dwelle \ as to be kepers of hys body as he wolde goo thorugh the londe to ordeyne thinges that apperteyned to a kyng And this Vortiger honoured so moche the hondred kynghtes soo moche yaue them of golde syluer and so ryche Iewelles robes horses and other thynges plente wherfore they helde hym more lorde than they dyde the kynge And Vortyger tolde them yf he myght be kynge ye as it were thrugh treason he wolde make them rychest of the londe Soo at the laste thrugh grete gyftes that he had gyuen largely they cryed thrugh the courte that Vortyger were beter worthy to be kynge than Constance wherfore Vortiger made semblaunt as he had ben wrothe And he departed thens from the courte sayde he must goo elles were for thynges that he hadde to do And soo the traytour sayde for by cause that they sholde slee hym that ys to saye Constance ¶ whan thys Vortyger was gone yt befell soone after that tho hondred kynghtes of Pehyces brake the doores of the kynges chambre and there they hym slewe smote of hys heed aÌ„d bare it to Vortiger there that he dwelled And soo whan vortiger sawe that heed he wepte full tenderly with his eyen and neuer theles he was som deale glad in hys berte of his deth· ¶ And anone this vortiger toke those hondred kenghtes of Pehytes and badde hys seruauntes bynde theyr hondes behynde them and ladde them to London and ther they were dampned vnto dethe as fals traytours And anone after all the Brytons of the londe by the comyn assente crowned vortiger and made hym kynge of the londe ¶ Anno dmÌ„ C.lxxiiii SOther a martyr was pope after Anycetum .ix. yere the whyche decreed that a Nonne sholde not touche the pale of the awter nor put in sence therto And that she shold were a wymple about her heed And many perylles he sawe aboute matrymony Therfore he ordeyned that noo woman sholde be callen a lefull wyf but yf she were blessyd of the preest ¶ Elentherus a martyr was pope after Sother .xv. yere the whyche ordeyned that crysten men sholde refuse no meete resonable that was mannes mete Nota ¶ Also that noo man vnaccused in cryme sholde be put from his dygnytee or degree tyll he were conuycted thorugh ensample of cryst the whyche kepte styll Iudas Scaryoth not accused and Crist knewe hym gylty And what someuer he dyde amonge the apostles for the dygnyte of his seruyce abode ferme stable· And he sente also Legates vnto Lucie the kyng of Brytayne the whiche baptysed hym his peple And Fagus and Domianus legate the whyche the pope sente fyrst preched in Englonde and this crystendome dured in Brytayne two hoÌ„dred yere vnto the tyme of Dyoclesyan the Emperour whan saynt Albon was martred ¶ Marcus Anthonius Luciê° Comodê° were Emperours but Marcus deyed anone Lucius Comodus regned Comodus was called prouffytable of scorne for he was to euery man vnprouffytable He was yeuen vtterly to lechery Many Senatours Crysten men he made to be slayne He dampned his owne wyf to deth for aege He deyed a sodeyne deth with struglynge amonge maydens ¶ Helius Pertinax after this man was Emperour .vi. monethes and was a man of grete discrecyon whome Iulian the grete lawer slewe And he entred the Empyre was slayne the .vii. moneth of Seuerus ¶ Victora martyr was pope after ElentheriuÌ„ .x. yere for the discorde of the paschall tyme he called a couÌ„sell iÌ„ Alexand where he was presente that tyme many other where he decreed that Eesters daye shold be kepte on the Sonday but he must kepte the chauÌ„ge of the moone of Apryll that was to dyfferre fro Iewes for many bysshops of the eest abode that tyme the same daye that the yewes dyd halowe that feest ¶ Also he ordeyned that in the tyme of nede childern mystht be cristened in euery place in euery water ¶ zepherinê° a martyr a Romayne was pope after victor .ix. yere This man ordeyned that Crysten peple of .xii. yere of aege aboue sholde receyue his god on Eeester daye ones oo yere also he ordeyned that all the vessels of the awter sholde be glasse or tynne and not tree as in olde tyme the consecracyon of the glorious blood was made in tree vessell· And this tyme past the worshyp of the chirche grewe glasen vessell were forbode Vt patet de conse de pri ca. ¶ Origenes the noble clerke was thys tyme he wrote so moche that saynt Ierome sayde I haue redde of Origenes werkes .iiii. thousaÌ„de volimes without pystles He translated the Byble from Hebrwe in to Greke dyde many other grete thinges And of this Origenes Sampson Salomon and Traian is a grete question amonge doctours yf that they ben dampned or saued Therfore those thynges that with out perell we ben not bouÌ„de to knowe nor the chirche is not certifyed of them And therfore lete them alonly commytted vnto god ¶ Calistus a martyr a Romayne was pope after zepherinê° â—o yere and he ordeyned the Cimiteri in via apia where many a thousande martyr is buryed ¶ Also he ordeyned the feest of the Eemerynge dayes to be kept ¶ Anthoniê° Aurelius was Emperour .iii. yere And thys man lacked no kynde of lechery at the laste he was slayne amonge a greate multytude of peple for hys myscheuous lyuynge Anthonius Marcê° regned after hym .vii. yere This man lyued abstynatly therfore he was slayne as was his predecessour ¶ Alisander was Emperour after Anthoniê° regned .xiii. yere This man at the InstauÌ„ce of his moder a crysten woman the techyng of Origenes the whyche came to Rome to conuerte her was made so good vnto crysten men that he suffred them to haue ther couÌ„seylles theyr prayers by themself but neuertheles in this tyme the cursed offycers of hym made many martyrs ¶ Anno dmÌ„ CC.xliiii VRbanus was pope after Calistê° .viii. yere and olde and yonge he was very vertuous And all the halowed vesselles of the chyrche he made of golde or syluer This man lefte his popehede and went to Agryppa and .xi. thousande virgyns wyth hym And the clergy sayd he lefte not
yere This man ordeyned that a generall counseyl myght not be ordeyned without the auctorite of the pope vt pêª .xvii. di .c. sinoduÌ„ ¶ Also he chose .xv. Cardynalles in the cyte to burye cristen men At the last whan he had kept beestes longe tyme in a house closed in with them by the commaundement of Maximian he deyed for faute ¶ Eusebiê° a martyr was after this man two monethes certayne dayes Thys man of a laye man was made pope he ordeyned that no laye maÌ„sholde accuse his bysshop but yf he went fro his fayth vt pêª ii.ix.vii.c laicos Nato ¶ This tyme saynt Albon was martred in Brytayne This Albon whan he was a pagan he lodged a certayne man the whyche conuerted hym to the fayth and after was Iuged vnto dethe And moche people he torned vnto our lorde that were nygh the water the whiche he made drye thrugh his prayer And he suffred deth nygh the cyte of verelom Vide plura in vita sancti Albani ¶ Melchiades a martyr succeded Eusebius .iiii. yere This man forbode the men sholde fast on Sondaye or on Thursdaye in so moche as paganes faste on those dayes Atte the laste he was martred as al his predecessours were ¶ And vnderstonde ye that there were .xxxiii. popes of Rome martred eche one after other Peter was the fyrste and thys melchiades was the laste And thenÌ„e it was laudable after Gregory a man to desyre a bysshopryche ¶ Galerius was Emperour after Dyoclesyan two yere and an other wyth hym called ConstaÌ„cius So was the Empyre in those dayes deuyded Thys ConstaÌ„cius after he had conquered all spayne he came in to grete Brytayne there he wedded a kynges doughter an whom he gate grete Constantyne And this same Constancius deyed in Brytayne lyeth at yorke as Martyne sayth in his Cronycles and left on lyue Constantyne that was goten on Eleyne and was kynge of Brytayne and of Fraunce ¶ Circa annuÌ„ dmÌ„ CCC.viii SIluester was pope after Melchiades This was a glorious CoÌ„fessour many wayes he worshiped the chirche of god what in wrytynge what in myracles He recyued the pratrymony of saint Peter That is for to say the kyngdom of ytalye with the cyte of Rome of Constantynople the Emperour and to the worshyp of the hole vnyuersal chyrche of god he torned it He baptysed Eeleyne and the Iewes thenne he decessyd an holy Confessour ¶ Constantyne the myghty was Emperour this tyme. This Constantyne was a glorious man and a victoryous in bataylle In gouernynge of the comyn people he was very wyse And in the necessyte of the byleue he was with out compayre Deuoute His pyte and his holynes ben so wryten in the bokes of holy doctours that wythout doubte he is to be nombred amonge Sayntes And the Grekes saye that in the ende of his lyf he was made a amoÌ„ke And more ey maye here of hym in the Cronycles of EngloÌ„de For he was kyng in Englonde ¶ Helena the quene moder to Constantyne repayred agayne the holy Crosse this tyme And she made .lxx. Colleges and she glorifyed the state of all holy chyrche ¶ Nicholas bysshop of Myrree seete an holy maÌ„ was this tyme. ¶ Athanasius was thys tyme bysshop in Alexandre a gloryous doctoure made the symbalum Quicunque vult saluus esse cÌ„ ¶ Marcus was pope after Siluester two yere and .viii. monethes this man ordeyned the Crede sholde be openly songe in the chyrche And that the bysshop of Hostience sholde consecrate the pope that he sholde were a palle ¶ Iulius was pope after Marcus .xi. yere vnder Constantyne the seconde ¶ Constanê° this maÌ„ was exiled .x. yere after suffred deth vnder Constantyne the seconde ¶ Constantinus wyth hys two brethern redned .xxiiii. yere And in his laste ende he was peruerted by the heresyet of the Arience by a bysshop called Eusebe And he pursued the chyrche of god stroÌ„gely The ende of this maÌ„ was thys as he sholde go to coÌ„staÌ„tynople vnto agret counseyll in the whych couÌ„cyl he thought to haue coÌ„deÌ„pned the bysshop the clerkes of true byleue he weÌ„t before vnto a chambre to auoyde suche thyngê as nature requyred anone sodenly his bowels felle from hym therby was deed as ye now here ¶ Liberius was pope after Iulius .xix. yere and .vii. monethes Thenne was the seconde dyscorde of the chirche bytwene Liberyus Felix for the heresye of the Ariens the whyche fauoured Lyberyus Thenne Constancyê° themperour called ayen Liberius from his exyle by cause he fauoured thys heresye And the chyrche deycede Liberyus toke Felix for pope the other was expulsed as an heretyke of the chyrche But Felyx obteyned not for the Emperour put in Lyberyus expulsed Felyx ¶ Feilix was pope after the deth of thys Lyberyus And he declareed Constancyus the Emperour an heretyke anone after he was martred ¶ And here was the first that euer the chirche of Rome had an Infamed pope For all the predecessours of thys Liberyus were sayntes yaue holy ensamples ¶ Iulymus Apostata was after Constancyus Empero ur two yere .viii. monethes He was called Apostata for he fleede thys Constancius whyche slewe hys brother And for fere of deth was made a crysten man a monke But after warde by the couÌ„seyll of Nygromancers he asked the deuyll whether he sholde be Emperoure or not The deuyll sayd that he sholde be Emperour vpon a condycyon that he sholde forsake his crysten fayth and be vtter enmye to cristen men And so he dode For he yaue leue to the Iewes that they sholde buylde ayen the Temple in spyte of the crysten men And he toke all the goodes that crysten men had and destroyed many of them ¶ Iomynyanus was Emperour after hym .viii. monethes For whan Iulyanê° was deed the hoste chose hym Emperour And he was a crysten man And he sayd it was not lestull to a crysten man to be lorde ouer so many hethen people They answered and sayde Rather than he shold forsake the Empyre they wolde be crystened And thus toke he the dygnytee But soone he was deed and in a meruayllous maner For he was layde in a cholse hous after hys Iourneye made all of stone newely whyted wyth lyme in the whiche they made to his coÌ„forte as they thought a fyre of charcoole· And of the ayre of these two in the morowe he was founde deed ¶ Valentinian wyth hys brother Valent was Emperour after Iominianê° .xi. yere For he departed the Empyre gaue hys brother the eest and kepe hymselfe the west parte This Valentinian was a lord wyth Iulyanus Apostata And it happed hym on a tyme for to goo in a Temple of false goddes for to doo satcrefyce And mynystres stode there with water halowed after the gyse with the whiche they strynkled the lordes This valentinian smote the mynyster that cast the water vpon hym sayd He was rather defoyled by it than
sayde bytwene themself that noo man sholde them remeue for noo strengthe ne engyne soo grete they were and soo longe But. Merlyn thrugh his crafte he remeued them and broughte them in to theyr shyppes and came ayen in to thys londe And Merlyn sette the stones there that the kyng wolde haue them And sette them in the same manner that they stode in Irlonde and whan the kynge sawe that it was made he thanked Merlyn And rychely hym rewarded at his owne wyll And that place lete calle Stonhenge for euer more ¶ How Passent that was Vortigers sone and the kynge Guillomer came in to thys londe and how a traytour that was called Cappa enpoysoned the kynge Aurilambros ANd men shall vnderstonde that Passent that was Vortigers sone lyued the same tyme and came in to thys londe wyth a grete power and arryued in the north couÌ„tre wolde be aueÌ„ged of his faders deth Vortiger and strongely trusted vpon the company that he had brought wyth hym out of the londe of Germayne and had conquered all the North countree vnto yorke ¶ And whan kynge Aurilambros herde this he assemled a grete power of Brytons went for to fyght with passeÌ„t he dyscomfyted Passent all his peple but Passent escaped thens with some of his men fledde thens in to Irlonde come to kynge Guillomer prayed hym of helpe and socour The kynge grauÌ„ted hym with good wyll and sayde that he wolde helpe hym vppon that couenaunt that I my selfe muste go with you with all my power in to brytayne And I wolde me aduenge vpon the Broytons the rather for they came in to my londe toke the stones with strength that is called Gyauntes karoll ¶ The kyng Guillomer lete ordeyne his shippes went to the see with .xv. thousaÌ„de men and arryued in walys began to robbe moche sorowe he dyde ¶ It befell so that kynge Aurilambros laye syke at wynchestre myghte not helpe hym self So that he sente in his name Vter his brother with a power to helpe walys And thyther warde he went as moche as he myght ¶ The kynge of Irlonde Passente herde telle that Aurilambros was syke to hym there came a Sarrasyn that was called Cappa sayde Syre dwelle ye here all in peas with your host I behyght you thorugh my quayntesye the I shall slee the kynge Aurilambros that is syke Thenne sayd Passent yf ye doo so I shall you rychely auaunce The traytour Cappa put vpon hym an habyte of relygyon lete shaue hym a brode crowne came vnto the kynges courte and sayde that he wolde helpâ— the kynge of his malady Tho sayd the traytour Cappa vnto the kyng Syr be of good comforte For I shall yeue you suche a medicyne that ye shalle swete anoÌ„e ryght lyste to slepe haue good reste And the traytour yaaf hym suche poyson to slepe anone ryghte deyed in hys slepynge And the traytour sayd that he wolde go out to the felde tyll he were awaked so escaped he awaye For no man had to hym suspeccyon for by cause of his habyte that he was clothed iÌ„ also for hys brode shauen crowne But whan the kynges men wyste that he was deed they became wonder sory and faste soughte the traytoure but they myghte not fynde hym· For the Cappa torned ayen vnto the hoste frem whes that he came ¶ whan Aurilambbros deyed a sterre in the morne was seen wyth a clere lyght at the bought of the beeme was sene the heed of an horryble dragoÌ„ SO whan the kyng Aurilambros was deed enpoysoned at winchestre On the morne after he was dede aboute the tyme of Pryme there was sene a sterre grete clere the beeme of that sterre was brygheter thaÌ„ the sonne And at the bought of the beeme apperyd a dragons heed out of hys mouth came two huge lyghtes that were as bryght as ony fyre brennynge that one beeme to warde Fraunce and streyght ouer the see thyther warde And out of that beeme came .vii. beemes full clere and longe as it were the lyghte fyre ¶ This â—â—erre was seen of many a man But none of them wyste what it be tokened ¶ Vter that was the kynges brother that was in walys wyth hys hoste of Brytons sawe that sterre the grete lyght that it yaue they wondred ther of gretly what it myghte betoken And lete calle Merlyn and prayed hym for to telle what that it myhght betoken ¶ Of the betokenynge of the sterre MErlyn sawe the sterre and behelde yt a longe tyme. And sythen he quoke and wepte tenderly And sayde· Alas alas that soo noble a kyng worthy ys deed And I do iou to vnderstaÌ„nde that Aurilambros your brotherds poysoned that I see well in thys sterre And yourselfe ys betokened the heed of the dragon that is seen at the bought of the beeme that ys your self that shall be kynge and regne And by the beeme that stondeth to warde the Eest ys vnderstonde that ye shall gete a sone that shall conquere all Fraunce and all the londes that belongeth to the crowne of Fraunce that shalle be a wrothyer kynge of more honoure than euer were ony of his auncetours ¶ And by the beeme that stretched towarde Irlonde is betokened that ye shalle gete a doughter that shalle be quene of Irlonde ¶ And the seuen beemes betoken that ye shall haue .vii. sones And euery one of them shall be kyng and regne wyth moche honoure And abyde ye no lenger here but goo and yeue batayll to your enmyes and fyghte wyth them booldely for ye shalle ouercome them and haue the victory ¶ Vter thanked hertely Merlyn and toke his men and wente to warde hys enmyes they fought togyder mortally and soo he dyscomfyted his enmyes them destroyed And hym self slewe PasseÌ„t that was vortigers sone And his Brytons slewe Guillomer that was kyng of Irlonde and all his men ¶ And Vter anone after that batayll toke hys waye to warde wynchestre for to doo entyere Aurilambros kynge that was his brother But tho was the body borne vnto Stonhenge with moche honour that he had done make in remembrauÌ„ce of the Brytons that there were slayne thrugh treason of Engist that same day that they sholde haue ben accorded And in the same place they entyered Aurelambros the seconde yere of hys regne wyth all the worshyp the myght belonge to suche a kynge On whoo 's soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ Of Vter Pendragon and therfore he was called so ye shall here And how he was ouertake with the loue of Igreyne that was the Erle of Cornewaylles wyf AFter the dethe of Aurilambros Vter his brother was crowned and regned well worthely And in remembraunce of the dragon that he was lykened to He lete make two dragons thrugh couÌ„seyll of his Brytons And made that one for to be borne before hym whaÌ„ he weÌ„te
in to batayll and the other for to abyde att wynchestre in the bysshop chyrche And for that cause he was called euer after vter Pendragon ¶ And Octa that was Engistes sone coÌ„mended vter but lytell that was made newe kynge And ayenste hym began to meue warre And ordeyned a grete power of his freÌ„des of hys kynne and of Ossa hys brother \ and had taken all the londe from Humbre vnto yorke But those of yorke helde strongely agaynst them and wolde not suffre them to come in to the cytee neyther to yelde the cytee to them And he besyeged the towne anone ryght and yaue therto a stronge assawte But they of the cyte them kept well strongely ¶ And whan vter herd therof he came thyther wyth a grete stronge power for to helpe rescowe the towne put a way the syege yaue a stronge batayll And Octa his company them defended as well as they myght But at the laste they were dyscoÌ„fyted the most partye of theÌ„ slayne And. Octa and. Ossa were taken put in pryson at London ¶ And vter hymfelf dwelled a whyle atte yorke and after he wente to London And at the Eester after he wold vere crowne holde a solempne feest And lette somone all his Erle and Barons that they sholde come to that feest And all those that hadde wyues sholde brynge them also to that feest And all the seygnoury came at the kynges coÌ„maundemente as they were commaunded ¶ The feest was rychely arayed and holden And all worthely sette to meete after that they were of astate Soo that the· Erle Gorloys of Cornewaylle and. Igreyne his wyf sate nexte vnto the kynge And whan the kyng sawe the fayrnesse of that lady and the beaute that she had He was anone rauysshed for her beaute and often he made to her nyce countenaunce in lokynge and laughynge So at the laste the Erle perceyued the preuy lokynge and laughynge and the loue bytwene them And roso vp from the table in wrathe and toke his wyf â—nd called to hym hys knyghtes and wente thens wrath wythout takynge leue of the kynge ¶ The kynge anone sente after hym that he sholde come agayne and goo not thens in dyspyte of hym And the erle wolde not come agayne in no maner of wyse ¶ wherfore the kynge was wrothe and in wrathe hym defyed as his deedly enmye ¶ And the erle wente thens in to Cornewaylle with his wyfe in the castell of Tyntagyll ¶ And the kynge lete ordeyne a grete host and came in to Cornewaylle for to destroye the erle yf that he myghte But he hadde put hym in suche a castell that was stronge and welle arayed called Tyntagyll and wollde not yelde hym to the kynge ¶ And the kynge anone besyeged the called there dwelled .xv. dayes that neuer myghte spede and euer he thought vppon Igreyne vpon her layde so moche loue That he wyste not what to doo ¶ So at the laste he called to hym a knyght that was called vlfin that was preuy wyth hym and tolde hym all hys counseyll and axed hym whaâ— was best for to done ¶ Syr sayde he sende after Merlyn anone for he came telle you the beste counseyll of ony man lyuynge Merlyn anone was sente after came to the kynge And the kynge tolde hym all his counseyll and his wyll Syr sayd Merlyn I shall doo so moche thrugh crafte that I can that I shalle make you come to nyght 〈◊〉 the castell of Tyntagyll shall haue all yoâ— wyll of that lady How vter begate on Igreyne that â—as the Erles wyf of Cornewaylle Arthur MErlyn thrugh craft that he co◠〈…〉 the kynges fygure in◠〈…〉 of the Erle and Vlfin Garlois 〈…〉 in to the fygure of Iorda◠〈…〉 erles chambrelayne so that ec◠〈…〉 transfygured in to others lyke◠〈…〉 Merlyn had soo done he sayde 〈…〉 Syr sayd he now ye may goo◠〈…〉 castell of Tyntagyll axe ene◠〈…〉 your wyll The kynge toke pry◠〈…〉 to gouerne and lede to a knyght that he moche loued tooke his waye towarde the castell with hym toke Vlfin his Chambrelayne and Merlyn whan they came thyder the porter demyd it had ben hys owne lorde And whan tyme came for to go to bedde the kynge went to bedde with Igreyne the erles wyf and dyde with her alle his wyll And begate vpon her a sone that was called Arthur And vppon the more we the kynge tooke his leue of the lady wente ayen to hys hoste And the same nyghte that the kynge laye by Igreyne in bedde that was the erles wyf the kynges men gaaf a grete assawte vnto the castell And the erle hys men manly them defended But at the laste it befell so that in the same assawte the erle hym self was slayne the castell taken ¶ And the kynge anone torned againe to Tyntagill and spowsed I greyne with moche honour made her quene ¶ And soone after tyme came that she sholde be lyuered bare a chylde a sonne that was called Arthur after gate on her a doughter that was called Amya â–ª And whan she came to aege a noble Baron that was lorde of Lyons weded her ¶ whan Vter longe tyme had regned ther came vpon hym a grete sykenesse as it were a sorowe ¶ And in the meane tyme those that had to kepe Octa that was Engistes sone Ossa his brother that thenÌ„e were in pryson they lete them go for grete yeftes that they them yaue went wyth theÌ„ And whan tho two brethern were escaped were in to theyr owne countree agayne Thenne they ordeynede them a gret power of folke and began for to warre ayen vpon the kynge ¶ How kyng Vter those A loth to kepe the londe of Brytayne whyle that he was seke for as moche as he might not for his syknesse ANd for as moche as kynge Vter was syke myght not helpe hym self he orâ— Aloth sone of Eleyne that tho was cho◠〈◊〉 to be wardeyne and chyeftayne of alle 〈…〉 And soo he anone and all hys Bryâ—â—mbled a grete hoste yaue bataylle to 〈…〉 his folke but Octa at the last was 〈◊〉 ¶ It befell thus after warde 〈…〉 â—â—ytons had dedignacion of Aloth 〈…〉 â—othe to hym attendauÌ„t wherfore 〈…〉 â—as anoyed wonder sore lete put 〈…〉 in the hoste amonges his folke 〈…〉 â—de hym to Vereloyne that tho was a fayre cyte there that saynt Albon was martred And after was the cytee destroyed wyth paynems thrugh warre· thyther they hadde sente Octauian and. Ossa ther people And entered in to the towne and lete make sure the yates there they helde them And the kynge came them besyeged made a stroÌ„ge assawte but the that were within manly theym deffended ¶ The kyng lete ordeyne his gunnes and his engynes for to breke the walles the walles were soo stronge that no man myghte them mysdo ¶ Octa his
mekenesse And he shall mesurably al that he shall do vnto the brough of Ierusalem ¶ And he shall whette his teeth vpon the yates of Pards and vpon foure londes Spayne shall tremble for drede Gascoyne shall swete In FrauÌ„ce he shal put his wynge His grete tayle shall reste in Englonde softly Almayne shalle quake for drede of hym ¶ This boore shal yeue bantelles to two townes of Englonde and shall make the Ryuer renne wyth blood brayne And he shall make many medowes reede and he shall gette as moche as his auncetours dyd And er that he dyed he shall bere thre crownes and he shall put a londe in greate subiecyon And after it shall be releued but not in his tyme. ¶ This boore after he is deed for hys doughtynesse shall be entyred at Coleyne And his loÌ„de shall be fulfylled of all good AFter this boore shall come a lambe that shalle haue fâ—et of leed and an heed of brasse and herte of loppe a swynes skynne And an harde And in hys tyme hys londe shal be in peas the fyrste yere of his regne he shall do make a cytee that all the worlde shall speke there of ¶ This lambe shall lese in his tyme a grete parte of his londe thrugh an hydeous wulfe but he shall recouer it and yeue a lordshyp to an Egle of his londe and this egle shal welle gouerne it tyll the tyme that pryde shall hym ouercome Alas the sorwe For he shalle deye of hys brothers swerde And after shall the londe falle to the forsayd lambe that shall gouerne the londe in peas all hys lyues tyme. And after he shall deye and the londe be fulfylled of all maner of good AFter this lambe shal come a mold warpe cursyd of goddes mouth a caytyf a cowarde an haare He shall haue an elderly skynne as a gote vengeaunce shall falle vpon hym for synÌ„e ¶ In the fyrst yere of his regne he shall haue of all good gret plente in hys londe and to warde hym also And in hys londe he shall haue grete praysyge tyll the tyme that he shal surffre his people lyue in to moche pryde without chastysynge wherfor god wyl be wrothe· ¶ Thenne shall aryse vp a dragon of the North that shall be full fyerse and shal meue warre ayenst the forsayd mold warpe shal yeue hym batayle vpon a stone This dragon shall gadre ayen in to his company a wulfe that shall rome out of the west to meue warre ayenst the forsayd mold warpe in hys syde so shall the dragon and bynde theyr tayles to gyders ¶ ThenÌ„e shall come a lyon out of Irlonde that shall falle in company wyth them And thenne shall tremble the londe that shall becalled Englonde as an aspen leyf And in that tyme shal castelles be felled downe vpon Tamyse And ye shall seme that Seuerne shal be drye for the bodyes that shall falle deed there in The foure chyef floodes in Englonde shall renne in blood And grete drede shall he anguysshe that shall aryse ¶ After the mold warpe shall flee and the dragon The lyon and the wulf shall them dryue a waye and the lon shall be wythout them And the mold warpe shall haue no maner of power sauf only a shyppe wherto he maye wynder ¶ And after that he shall goo to londe where the see is wythdrawe And after that he shall yeue the thyrde parte of hys londe for to haue the fourth parte in peas and in reste And after he shall lyue in sorowe all his lyftyme· ¶ And in his tyme the hâ—â—r bathes shal become colde And after that shall the mold warpe deye auenturously and sodenly Alas for sorowe for he shall be drowned in a flood of the see His seed shall be come faderles in straunge loude for euer more And then shall the londe be departed in to thre partes that is to saye to the wulf to the dragan and to the lyon And soo shall it be for euermore· And thenne shalle thys londe be called the â—de of Conquest And so shall the ryghe heyres of Englonde ende ¶ How Arthur ouercame Guillomer that was kynge of Irlonde And how the Scottes became his men THenÌ„e whan Guillomer that was kynge of Irlonde herde tydyges the kynge Arthur was entred at Glastenbury he ordeyned agrete pewer of Irysshmen and came to the see wyth his Irysshe people soo came in to Scotlonde ouer the see arryued fast there by that kynge Arthur was with his hoste a none as he wyst therof he went to warde hym and yaue hym bataylle ouercame hym anone ryght And Guillomer fledde wyth hys meÌ„ agayne in to Irlond And whan thys was done and dyscomfyted hym Arthur torned hym ayen there that he was in to the place there that he had lefte the Scottes and wolde haue them all slayne But the bysshopes abbottes and other folke of the countree and ladyes open heeded came before kynge Arthur and cryed hym mercy and sayde Syre gentyll kynge myghty haue mercy and pyte vpon vs. And as yourself be of the ryght lawe to holde and mayntene Crystendome For full grete dyshoudur yt shold be to slee hym that byleueth in almyghty god as ye do And for goddes loue haue mercy and pyte on vs suffre vs. For we haue hadde moche sorowe and payne For the Saxons haue many tymes passed thrugh our londe But that is not ynough to you for often tymes they haue done vs sorowe dysease For our castelles they haue taken and our beestes slayne eten and moche harme they haue vs done And yf ye wolde vs now slee it were none honour to a kynge to slee them that crye hym mercy For ynough ye haue done to vs haue vs ouercome And for the loue of god that ye wyll suffre vs for to lyue haue mercy on crysten people that byleue in Cryst as ye do ¶ whaÌ„ kynge Arthur herde this sorowe he had pyte of them yaue them lyf lymme without ony more harme And they fell downe to his feet thanked hym and became his lyege men and he toke of them homage ¶ And after the kynge Arthur torned ayen wyth hys hoste the came vnto yorke and made there hys bydynge durynge that vyage And tho gaue he al Logrys to Aloth that had spowsed his syster and other gyftes grete plente· And tho was Gawen his cosyn but of youge â—ege And to all hys other men that hym had serued in hys warre he gaue ryche gyftes and thanked them moche of all theyr good seruyce ¶ How kynge Arthur spowsed GuÌ„nor that was GuÌ„nors cosyn Erle of Corne wayle and after he conquered of Guillomer all Irlonde ANd whan Arthur hadde broughth ys lond in peas and rest and in good state and all was well in euery countre Tho toke and wedded a wyf that was called GuÌ„nor and made her quene a fayre lady and a gentyll that Cador the Erle of Corne wayle hadde nourysshed iÌ„ his
chambre that was his cosyn But neuer they had childern togyder And neuertheles kyng Arthur loued her wonder well deyrly And anone as wynter was passed he lete assemble a grete host and all his Barons and sayd that he wolde goo in to Irlonde for to conquere the londe And he trayed not longe that he passed ouer in to Irlone ¶ And Guillomer the kynge lete assemble a grete hoste yaue bataylle to kynge Arthur but Guyllomer was dyscomfyted and yelded hym ot the kynge and became his man and to hym dyde fewte and homage and of hym helde alle that lond fro that tyme for warde And after peaskynge Arthur ferthermore conquered But londe and Islonde and toke homage of the folke and of the londe and there dwelled .xii. yere in peas regned wyth Ioye myrthe And there warred no man ne woman vpon hym And he became so curtys and large honorable that the Emperours courte of Rome ne none other thrugh out all the worlde was not accouÌ„ted to kyng Arthurs that ony maÌ„ wyst of ne none soo well praysed· And therfore the beste knyghtê of all maner a londes came vnto hym there for to dwelle And he theym receyued with good wyll and reuerence ¶ And all the knygehtes were so good that noo man knewe the werste And therfore kyng Arthur made a rounde table that whan they sholde sytte at ther meete all sholde be ylyke hyghe and euenly serued at the table that noÌ„e of them sholde make auauÌ„t that one of them were hygher thanne an other And kynge Arthur hadde at that table Brytons Frenshmen Normans and Flemynges Burgoyns Mausers Lotherins and of all the londes a thys halfe the mount Goryt and of hys londe of Brytayne and of the grete Corne wayle of walys and of Irlonde and of Scotlonde And shortly to tell of all the londes that woldes worshyp chyualry suche came to kynge Arthurs courte ¶ How kynge Arthur yede into Fraunce and conquered that londe of Froll that was a Romayne and how he slewe hym Syth it befell that thrugh counsell of hys barons and lordes kynge Arthur wolde conquere alle Fraunce that tho was called Galle thrugh Romaynes that tho helde the londe in theyr power in theyr gouernnuÌ„ce And the Romayns had taken that londe to a noble knyÈt and a worthy of body that was called Froll And whan he wyst that Arthur came he ordeoned an host of a grete power fought with the kynge And he his folke were dyscomfyted and fledde vnto Parys entred the cyte and closed the yates there helde them ¶ whan Arthur wyst that Froll was gone to Parys he pursued after came thyder hym besyeged But the cyte was so stronge well arayed tho that were therin deffended theym well and manly ¶ Kynge Arthur dwelled there more than amonethe And there was so moche people in the cyte that they dyspended all theyr vytayle that they had wythin and so grete hungre became amonge them that they deyed wenderly thycke within the cyte for hoÌ„gre And came vnto Froll prayed hym to be accorded with kynge Arthur for to haue peas they wolde yelde theym vnto hym the cyte also ¶ Froll sawe that he myght no lenger holde the towne ayenst theyr wyll \ trusted gretely vppon his owe strenth and sent to the kynge Arthur that he shold come fyght with hym body for body so sholde they departe Fraunce bytwene them two ¶ Kynge Arthur anoÌ„e grauÌ„ted yt And wolde not that none of hys people vndertoke the batayle for hym ¶ And vpon the morne both came wel arayed without Parys there that they sholde fyght anone they smote togyders so fyersly so wel they fough on both sydes that no man demed the better of them and soo it befell the Froll yaue Arthur suche a stroke that he kneled to the grounde wolde he nolde he And as Froll wounded kynge Arthur in the forhede that the blode felle downe by his eyen his face Arthur anone sterre vp hertely whan he felte hym hurte as a man that semed almoost wood And he toke taburne hys good swerde drewe it vpon hyghe and yaaf Froll suche astroke that thyr with he claue his hede downe to the sholders so that his helme myght not be his warraunt so he fel downe deed in the place And thenne tho of the cytye made grete sorowe for Froll And euerychone yelded them to kynge Arthur and the towne also became hys men dyd to hym homage and feaute And he receyued them tooke of them goodly hostages And kynge Arthur after that wente forthe with his hoste conquered Augien Angyers Gascoyne Pehito Nauerne and Burgoyne Berry Lotherne Turyn and Peythers and all the other londes of Fraunce he conquered all hooly whan he had conquered taken by homages and feautes he torned ayen to Parys and there he dwelled longe tyme ordeyned peas longe tyme ouer all the couÌ„tree thrugh al FrauÌ„ce ¶ And whaÌ„ peas was made ouer all thrugh hys noble knyghthode that he hadde and also for hys owne worthynes And no man were he neuer so grete a lorde durste not meue warre ayenst hym nother to aryse for to make the londe of FrauÌ„ce inquyete And in peas he dwelled there .ix. yere and dyde many greate wonders and repreued many proude men and euyll tyrauÌ„tes theym chastysed after theyr demerytes ¶ How kynge Arthur auaunced all his men that had trauaylled in his seruyce ANd after warde yt befel thus at Ester there that he helde a feest at Paras rychely he gan auauÌ„ce his knyghtes for the seruyce that they had hym holpen in hys coÌ„quest He yaue to hys stewarde that was called Kay Augien Angoers And he yaue to Bed were his Butler Normandye that tho was called Neustrye And to HoldeÌ„ in hys chambrelayn he yaue Flaunders Mance And to Dorell hys cosyn he yaue Bolayne And to Rycharde hys enewe he yaue Pountyf and to all other he yaue large londes and fees after they were of estate And whan Arthur had thus his knyghtes feoffed at Aperyll next after suynge he came ayen in to Brytayne hys owne londe And after at wytsontyde sewynge by counseyll of his Barons he wolde be crowned kynge of Glomergon and helde a solempne feest And lete somone barons erls and knyghtes that they shold come thyder euery chone and there was Scater kynge of Scotlande Cad were kynge of South waylys Guiliomer kyng of North walys Maded kyng of Irlonde Malgamus kynge of Gutlonde Achelles kynge of Islonde Aloth kyng of Denmarke Gone was kynge of Norwaye and Hell hys cosyn kynge of Dorkeney Cador kynge of lytell Brytayne Mor with Erle of Cornewaylle Mauran erle of Gloucetre Guerdon erle of wynchestre Boell erle of Hartforde Vrtegi erle of Oxforde Cuisall erle of Bathe Ionas Erle of Chestre Enerall erle of Dorchestre Kymare Erle of Salysbury waloth erle of Caunterbury Iugerne
had leuer to be deed than with hym to deale soo moche payne sorowe I haue whan he me â—oclyeth ¶ whan Kay and. Bed were had all that thys woman theÌ„ tolde they torned ayen came to kynge Arthur and tolde hym all that they had seen and herde ¶ Arthur anone toke them bothe wit hym and wente pryuely by nyght that none of his hoste wyste and came on the morowe erly to the. Gyaunt and faught wyth hym strongely and at the laste hym slewe And Arthur badde Bed were smyte of hys heed and brynge it to the host to shewe it for a wonder for it was soo grete and huge ¶ whan they came ayen to the hoste they tolde wherfore they hadde ben out and shewed to them the heed and euery man was gladde and. Ioyefull of the worthy dede that kynge Arthur had done that was theyr lorde And Howell was full sorowfull for his nece that was so loste And after warde whan he had space he lete make a fayre chapell of our lady ouer Eleyns tomebe ¶ How kynge Arthur yaue bataylle to the Emperperour in the whyche bataylle the Emperour hymself was slayne ARthur and his people herde tydynges that the. Emperour had assembled a greate power as well of sarasyns as of paynyms and crysten men wherof the nombre was .lxxx. thousande hors men with foot meÌ„ ¶ Arthur and his people ordeyned faste forth theyr waye towarde the. Emperour and passed Normandy and. Fraunce vnto Burgoyne and wolde haue gone vnto the hoste For men tolde hym that the. Emperours host wolde come to Lucie ¶ The Emperour and hys hoste in the begynnynge of August remeued from Rome and came forthe ryght the waye â—o warde the hoste ¶ Tho came kyng Arthur spyes and sayde yf that Arthur wolde he sholde fynde the Emperour there faste by put they sayd that the Emê‘our had so grete power wyth hym of kinges of the loÌ„de of Paynems also cristen peple that it were but folyt to kyng Arthur to mete with theÌ„ For the spyes tolde that the emê‘our had fyue or six men ayenst one of his ¶ Kyng Arthur was blody hardy and for noo thynge hym nysmayed and sayede Goo we boldely in goddes name ayenste the. Romayns that wyth them lede Sarrasyns and. Paynems that noo maner truste they haue in god But only vpon theyr strengh Go we now and seke them sharply in the name of almyghty god slee we the â–ª Paynems and crysten men that ben ayenst vs with theÌ„ for to destroye CrysteÌ„ men And god shall vs helpe theÌ„ to ouercome For we haue the ryght â—penyon and therfore haue we truste in god And we so that the enmyes that be to crystendome and to god may be destroyed and ouercome that men maye recorde the worthynesse of knyght hode whan kynge Arthur hadde thus sayd they cryed all wyth an hyghe voys ¶ God that is fader almyghty worshypped be thy name without ende Amen And graunt vs grace well for to do and to destroye oure enmyes that ben ayenst crystendome In the name of the fader the sone and holy ghost Amen And god yeue hym neuer grace ne worshyp in the worlde ne mercy of hym to haue that thys daye shall faynte well for to smyte and egerly And so they rode softly ordeyned his wynges well wysely ¶ The Emperour herde telle that kynge Arthur his folke were redy appaerylled for to fyght with hym and how they were comynge He lete ordeyne hê wynges iÌ„ the best wyse that he cowde And more trusted vpon his strenght than in god almyghty that was seen afterwarde· For whan the two hostes mette the. Emperour lost four of hys folke ayenst one of Arthur And so many were slayne \ what on the one party on that other that it was grete pyte to wyte to be beholde ¶ In thys batayll were slayne thrugh kynge Arthurs fyue kynges of the Paynems and of other wonder moche people and kyng Arthurs men fought so well that the Romayns and paynems hadde nomore strengthe to wythstonde them than .xx. shepe ayenst fyue wulues ¶ And so it befelle that in thys batayll in the shoure that was wonder harde longe durynge in that one syde and in that other the. Emperour amonge them there was slayne but ther was no man that wyste for very so the who hym slewe ¶ How kynge Arthur lete entyere his knyghtes that he had lost there in batayll and how he sente the. Emperours body to Rome that there was slayne in batayll SO whan the. Romayns wyst that the Emperour was deed they forsoke the felde the paynens also And kynge Arthur after them chaced tyll it was nyght soo many of them slewe that it was wonder to tell And the torned kynge Arthur ayen whan it was nyght thanked god of hys victorye And on the morowe he lete loke and serche all the felde for his knyghtes that he there lost That is to saye Borell Erle of Maunt. Bed were and Kay and. Lyegiers Erle of Boleyne Vortiger Erle of Baac Aloth Erle of wynchestre Cuisall Erle of Chestre and after Holden Erle of Flaandres These were the grete lordes that kynge Arthur loste in that batayll wyth other worthy knyghtes them amonge And some he lete entere in abbayes by the countree some he lete to be borne in to theyr owne couÌ„tree ¶ And the Emperours body he lete take put vpon a beyr sente it to Rome And sayde to the Romayns that for Brytayne FrauÌ„ce whiche he helde other truage wolde hen one paye ¶ And yf they axeâ— hym ony other truages ryght suche truage he wolde theym payne ¶ The kynge lete bere Kay to Kenen his owne castel there hym entered And Leygier was borne to Boleyne there he was lorde And Holden was borne to Flaunders there he was entered And all the other he lete entere wyth moche honour in abbayes in houses of relyon in the couÌ„tre that they were slayne ¶ And Arthur hymself soiourned that same yere in Bourgoyne with his hoste thoughte the same yere folowynge to passe the mount Ioye haue gone to Rome also to haue taken the Cyte and haue put the Romoyns in subiecyon but the wycked tyraunt Mordred hym lette as afterye shall here ¶ How the traytour Mordred to whome kynge Arthur tooke hys londe to kepe and his castelles helde them ayenst hym â–ª AS Arthur had taken to Mordred hys reame to kepe gone ayenst the Emperour of rome was passed the see Mordred anoÌ„e toke homages feates of all theym that were iÌ„ this londe wolde haue had this londe to his owne vse toke castelles about lete theÌ„ be arayed after thys falsenesse he dyde an other grete wronge for ayenst the lawe of crysteÌ„ te he tooke hys owne emys wyf as a traytour shold ordeyned him a grete host ayeÌ„st arthurs comyng to hold the londe ayenst hym with streÌ„gthe for euer more
of god That after whan he were deed he sholde take hys doughter Argentyll and the londe and that he kepte her welle and nourysshe her in hys chambre And whan she were of aege she sholde be maryed to the strongest and worthyest man that he myghte fynde and thenne he sholde yelde vp her londe ayen ¶ Edell it graunted and by othe confermed hys prayer ¶ And whan Adelbryght was deed and enteryd Edell tooke the damoysell Argentyll and nourrsshed her in hys chambre and she became as fayre as ony myghte be ¶ How kynge Edell maryed that damoysell to a knaue of his kechyne THis kyng Edell that was vncle to Argentyll be thought how that he myght falsely haue the londe fro his nyce for euer more and falsely aynst hys othe thought to dysceyue the damoysell and to marye her to a knaue of his kechyne that was called Curan and he became the worthyest and strongest man of body that ony man wyst in ony londe that tho lyued and to hym he thought her shamfully haue maryed for to haue had her londe afterwarde but he was clene dysceyued For thys Curan was Hauelockis sone that was kynge of Kyrkelane in Denmarke and this Curan conquered hys wyues londe after warde and slewe kyng Edel that was hâ— wyues vncle and had al her londe as in an other place it telleth more openly he regned but .iii. yere for Saxons Danes hiÌ„ slewe that was grete harme to all Brytayn Srytons bare hym to Stoâ—henge and entyred hym honourably ¶ Of kyng Conan that was Curans cosyn AFter this Curan regned his cosyn Conan that was a wonder proude knyghte And regned and coude haue noo maner of loue but euer he was medlynge wyth hys people And tooke his vncle with warre and slewe his two chyldern ¶ The Saxons warred ayenst hym oftentymes but he them ouer came and soo he was in peas all his lyf tyme· And he regned .xiiii. yere And after he deyed and lyeth at London ¶ Of kynge Cortyf of Gurmonde that came thorugh the paynems in to Brytayne AFter this Conan regned his cosyn cortyf that was behated of all his peple no thynge beloued this Cortyf lost all Brytayne thrugh warre And iÌ„ his tyme fell the grete myscheyf in Brytayn the crystendom was destroyed all the Brytons were dryueÌ„ out of the londe and the londe lost with out ony recouer But after warde left the londe to the Saxons as ye afterwarde shall here For in that tyme there was a paynem that was called GormoÌ„de that was the kynges sone Daufrices of the panems folke that hadde the reame after hys fader was kynge sauf he bequaue yaue it to his broder And sayd that he wolde neuer be kynge but yf that he myght gete and conquere a reame in a straunge countree For he was bolde stronge of body And of hym prophecyed Merlyn sayde that hesholde be a wulf of the see And he lette assemble paynems wythout nombre lete appareylle shyppes wente by many londes toke homages feautees of many And so he wente by the see conquered many dyuerse londes So that he came in to Irlonde conquered that lond that often tymes warred vpon Brytons and Brytons vpon them oft wonne oft lost yaue hostages to Brytons And so they sent to Gurmonde there that he was in Irlonde that he shold come in to Brytayne and helpe them ayenst the Brytons to helpe them to delyuer that londe of them they wolde hym holde gladly for theyr lord For he was a paynem and they were paynems the Brytons were crystened well ought he them for to helpe so as they were all of one lawe whaÌ„ Gurmonde herde this prayer he hasted him as moche as he myght arryued in Scotlonde came in to Northomberlonde there that the Saxons were dwellynge and they confermed the couenauÌ„tes bytwene them that were made by othes by hostages for to bere hym true fay holde hym for lorde and paye to hym truage by the yere ¶ Tho began the. Saxons and ye. Affricans to destroye robbe and brenne townes destroye all thengâ— in asmoche as they myght spared neyther man woman ne chylde lerned ne lewde But all they slewe caste downe townes castels chirches so put they all the londe in grete destruccyon And as soone as they myghte flee they fledde thens as well poore as ryche bysshops abbottes chanons all other grete smal some in to lytell Brytayne some in to Cornewayle all tho the shyppes myghht haue ¶ How the kynge Gurmonde droue kyng Cortyf to Chechestre slewe the Brytons thrugh crafte engyne gate the same towne COrtyf the kyng fledde thens in to Chechestre that tho was stronge and there helde hym .xx. dayes this Gurmonde came and it besyeged But the cytee was so stronge that he myght not gete it by no maner of wyse with engyne that they myght doo Tho bethought they vpon a subtylte for to brenne the towne They made engynes wyth glewe of nettes toke pecys of thunder of fyre bonde it to sparowes feet than lete them flee and they anoÌ„e flewe lodged theÌ„ in the towne ther that theyr nestis were in stackes euesynges of houses the fyre began to kyndle brente all the towne And whan the. Brytons sawe that in euery syde they hyed them out fought but anone they were slayne and dyscomfyted And whyle batayll dured the kynge pryuely hydde hym and stale awaye in to walys men wyst neuer where he became and soo was the towne of Chechestre taken and destroyed And after Gurmonde wente and destroyed townes and cytees that neuer were after made ayen as it is seen yet in many places of thys londe ¶ How thys londe was called Englonde for the name of Engyst how many kynges were made after in thys londe SO whan Gurmonde had destroyed al the londe thrugh out he yaue the londe to the Saxons anone they toke it with good wyll for the Saxons longe tyme had desyred it For asmoche as they wereof Engistê kynred that fyrst had all the londe of Brytayne lete them be called Englyssmen for by cause of Engistes name the lond they lete call Englonde in theyr langage the folke ben called Englyshmen for asmoche as in thys tyme it was called Engistê londe whan he had coÌ„quered it of Vortiger that spoused hys doughter But fro the tyme that Brute came fyrst in to Englonde thys londe was called Brytane and the folke Brytons But syth the tyme that thys Gurmonde conquered it eftsones and yaue it vnto the. Saxons they anone ryght chauÌ„ged the name as before is sayde And whan thys was done Gurmonde passed ouer in to FrauÌ„ce there conquered many londes destroyed all cristen peple there that he came And the Saxons dwelled in this londe and began fast to enhabyte it
whaÌ„ he had thus deuoutly made his prayer avoys fro heuen to hym sayd And hadde hym leue the Iurney a waye in to Englonde and that he sholde goo to the pope of Rome for it was not the wyll of almyghty god that the Brytons sholde regne more in Brytane ne neuer recouered it vnto the tyme of the prophecye that Marlyn sayd before he fuâ—fylled And that sholde neuer be vnto the tyme were come that the relyques of his body shall be broughte fro Rome translated in to Brytayne And whan the ralykes of other sayntes that haue ben hedde for the persecucyon of the paynem folke shall be founde openly shewed thenn shalle they recouer theyr londe agayne the whyche they haue soo longe tyme loste throughe theyr desertes ¶ whane Cadwaldre hadde herde this answere he maruayled gretely and tolde it to the kynge Aleyne ¶ Thene kynge Aleyne dyde sende for the clergye of his londe and made them to brynge the storyes and prophecyes that Merlyn and Sybyll had sayd in theyr prophcyes And whan he knewe that the prophycye that Festom had prophecyed of the Egle. And other prophecyes accorded to the dyuyne aunswere that Caddewalldre had herde He counselled hym ryght faythfully desyred hym to leue his people and his nauy submytte hym to the dyspocysyon of god and do all that the aungell had coÌ„mauÌ„ded hym ¶ Thenye Cadwaldre called yâ—or his sone and ymori his cosyn that was his systers sone sayd to them Taketh sayde he my folke my nauy that is here all redy passe into walys and be ye lordees of Brytons that no dyshonoure come to them by interrupcyon of the Paynem folke for defaute of lordes ¶ And thene hymselfe lefte his reame of Brytayne and his folke for euer more and tooke his waye vnto the pope of Rome Sergius the whyche worshypede hym moche and so he was confessed and toke penaunce for hys synnes And he had not longe dwelled there that he ne deyed the .xii. Kalendis in Maye â— the yere of grace .v. C.lxxii ¶ How kynge Offa was souerayne aboue all the kynges of Englonde and how euery kynge warred vpon other IT befell so that all the kynges in that tyme that were in thou londe as they of westsex Marchenryche Estangle of kente and of Southsex and of other costes eche warred vpon other And he that moste myght toke the londe of hym that was mooste feblest ¶ But there was a kynge amonge them that was called Offa that was saynte Oswaldes brother This Offa conquered all the kynges of the londe and regned all aboue them all ¶ And sâ—â— gret was the that warre in euery there bytwene grekes that no maÌ„ myght wyte how the lond wente But abbottos pryours men of Relygyon wrote that lyues dedes of kynges how longe euery of theym regned in what couÌ„tre in what manere euery kynge deyed of bysshops also And therof made grete bokys and lete calle them Cronycles And the good kyng Alured had that booke in his warde And lette brynge it vnto wynchestre and lete it be faste tacked to a pylar that men sholde it not remeue ne bere it thens so that euery man sholde it see therupon loke For therin ben the lyues of all the kynges that euer were in Englonde ¶ How the kynge of Northumberlonde Osbryght forlaye the wyf of Buerne Bocarde thrugh strength and after this Buerne conquered the kyng with power and strength ANd thus it befell in the same tyme that there was a kyng in Northumberlond â—e that was called Osbryght and soyourned atte yorke ¶ And this kynge wente hym vppon a daye in to a wood hym for to dysporte And as he came ayen he wente pryuely in to a good mannes house that was called Buerne and the good man of that place was gone that tyme to the see ¶ For oftentymes there he was wonte to spye theues and robbers that oftentymes were wonte to come in to the londe to robbe brenne and slee The lady that was Buernes wyfe was a wonder fayre woman ¶ And the kynge came vnto her whan that herhusbode was absente and she trusted none harme vnto the kynge and welcomed hym with moche honour and worthely hym serued in all thynge ¶ whan the kynge hadde eten he tooke the lady by the honde and â—adde her in to a chambre and sayde He wolde speke with her a counseyll And all the folke he made voyde fro the chambre saue only the lady and he But the lady wyst not wherfore he it dyde tyll that he had done alle hys wyll And whan he hadde done this dede He torned agayne to yorke And the lady he lefte there sore wepynge for the dede that the kynge to her had done ¶ And whan heâ— lorde was came home and sawe her wepe and suche sorowe and mornynge make he axed of her what she hadde done and why she made suche sorowe ¶ Syre she sayde subtylly and falsely the kynge Osbryghtâ— hathe doo me shame and vylanye ayeast my wyll And tolde hym all the truthe how the kynge had â—orlayne her with strengthe wherfore she sayde she hadde leuer to be deed than tolyue ¶ Fayre loue be stylle sayde he for ayenst strengthe feblenesse is yltell worthe and therfore of me shalte thou neuerthelesse beloued and namely for thou hast tolde me the treuthe And yf almyghty god grauÌ„t to me my lyf I shall the aueng ¶ This Buerne was a grete man and a myghty lorde and was well beloued and grete frendes hadde And lete sende for the grettest lordes of the londe and to them made hes complaynte of the despyte that the kynge to hym hadde done and sayde he wolde be auenged how euer yt were And all hys frendes counseylled hym that he sholde goo vnto yorke there that the kynge was hym to defye And Buerne toke his mayne and came to the kynge whan the kynge hym sawe he called hym curtously Buerne by name And Buerne hym answerred to hym sayde Syre I you defye and yelde vp feautes homages and londes and as moche as I haue holden of you fro this tyme for warde I wyll neuer of the nothynge holde And soo he departed fro the kynge without more speche or ony abydynge and tooke leue of his frendes and went in to Denmarke and playned to the kynge Godern tolde hym of the despyte of that the kynge Osbryght to hym hadde donne of his wyfe And prayed hym of socour and helpe hym for to auenge ¶ whan kynge Godern of Denmarke and the danys hadde herde the complaynt of thys Buerne and the prayer that he badde they were ryght wonder glasde in theyr hertes for as moche as they myght fynde a cause for to goo in to Englonde for to warree vpon Englesshe men and for to aenge Buerne of the despyte that the kyng Osbryght hadde done vnto hys wyf And for as moche as Buerne was sybbe vâ—to the kynge of Denmarke anone they lette
ordeyne a greate hoste of men and lete ordeyne theym shyppes and as moche as theym nede for to haue to that vyage And whan all the host was redy the kyng made his two brethern chyef capytayns that were noble knyghtes of body also bolde That one was called Hunga that other Hubba ¶ How the Danys tooke yorke and slewe the kynge Osbrygt and soone after slewe kynge Eelle Sall was redy that two brethern toke leue of the kynge Godren and wente towarde the see for to passeâ— ouer in to Inglonde as fast as they myght spede Now is Buerne so welle comforted and faste hyed hym wyth the Danys that they ben arryued in the North couÌ„tre comen thrugh out Holdernes and destroyed all the countree and brenned townes robbed folke and slewe all that they myght take tyll that they came vnto yorke And whan kyng Osbryght sawe them come He tooke alle hys people that he had with hym came out of the cytee faught with them but noo foyson he ne hadde ayenst them and moche of the people that there was were slayne on bothe partyas And kynge Osbryght hym self there was slayne and the cyte anene was take and the Danys wente in ¶ And there was also an other kynge in Northumberlonde that Buernes frendes hadde those helde hym for kynge a man that was called Elle for as moche as they wolde not to kynge Osbryght be attendanÌ„t for the despyte that he had done vnto Buerne theyr cosyn ¶ It befell thus that the kyng Elle was gone in to the wood hym for to dyosporte of the venyson some he had taken And as he sate in the wood at meete to a knyght he sayde we haâ— wel spedde and moche venyson taken ¶ And with that worde came in a man to hym sayd yf yeso moche of venyson haue wonne an hodred tymes so moche more ther ayenst haue ye loste For all thys couÌ„tree the Danys haue goten and taken the Cytee of yorke and ayenst you shall it holde that neuer ye shalcome therin and for soo moche they haue slayne kynge Osbryght whan kynge Elle herde these wordes he lete assemble all the folke of he couÌ„tree and ordeyned all the power that he myght haue and wolde haue goten the towne of yorke with strength But the Danys came out anone yaue hym a stroÌ„ge batayll And selwe the kyng Elle the moost parte of the peple that he had brought with hym ¶ And the same place there they were slayne shalle euer more be called Elle crofte and that place is a lytell from yorke ¶ And the rested the Danys neuer tyl that they hadde conquered all Northumberlonde And in that countree they made wardeynes and wente further in to the londe and tooke Notyngham And there they abode all the wynter and dyed all the sorowe that they myght ¶ And after whan Somer tyme came they remeued frome Notyngham and came in to Nicholl and Lyndesey and to Holonde For noo man myght them wythstande soo moche power and strengthe they had How saynt EdmoÌ„de the kynge was Martyred ¶ How forsothe sayde he whan I was in the castell there was the hyng and whan I wente out of the castell he went out also and whether he shalle escape or deye atte goddes wyll muste it all be ¶ whan saynt Edmonde hadde named god by that worde wyste they well that it was hym self And anone Hubba HuÌ„gar toke hym sayd that he sholde god forsake all crysten lawes as many other had done hym before· ¶ And saynt Edmonde sayde that he wolde neuer but rather he wolde suffre dethe for goddes loue and his lawes to ¶ Tho toke they kynge Edmonde and bonde hym vnto a tree made theyr archers to shote at hym with arowes tyll that his body styâ—ked as fulle of arowes as an orchen is fulle of pryckes But for all the payne that they hym dyde he wolde neuer god for sake And in the same payne and torment he deydd and betoke his soule vnto almyghty god ¶ And whan they sawe that he was dede they smote of his heed ¶ And of this manere as ye haue herde was saynt Edmonde martred ¶ How Hubba and Hungar toke the towne of Redynge SO whan Saynt Edmonde was martred Hungar and Hubba yede thens wyth all the Danys vnto Redynge as they wente thyderwarde they brente townes and tyees slewe all crysten pele that woldeÌ„ opnote forsake hod caste downe chyrche came to Redynge toke the towne there helde them tyll that the kynge Edelf of westsex came thyther with all his power for to take the townes Tho came out the Danys for to yeue batayll to Edelf at that batayll was slayne an erle of the Danys that was called Sidrak Vpon the morowe came kynge Eldred and hys brother Alured wyth a stronge power and a grete hoste And the kynge Edelf came agayne that had foughten the daye before to that bataylle And the Danys tho cam out for to fyght wyth theym and the bataylle was wonder stronge For many a man was there slayne the Danys that daye had the vyctorye the kyng Eldred hys brother Alared that daye were dyscomfyted ¶ But the fourth daye after warde the Danys the Englysshe fought tohyder an other tyme vpon Elkedene there was slayne a kynge of Denmarke that was called Rafin and foure erles of grete power And that daye had the Danys shame for they were dryuen vnto Engilfelde ¶ And the .xv. day after the Danys the Englysshe men fought an ather tyme at Rafynge there were the Englysshemen dyscomfyted from thens a dane that was called Roynt wente to redynge with his hoste and destroyed all that he myght take And kinge Eldred faught wyth hym but he was wouÌ„ded sore wherfore he deyed and he regned but .v. yere and lyeth at womborn ¶ Circa annuÌ„ dmÌ„ .iii. C.xlix LEo the fyrst was Emperour after Marcianus .xvii. yere In hys tyme were the Ragacyon dayes ordeyned afore the Ascensyon of saynt Marmer bysshop of Vyenne ¶ The pope of Rome at that tyme hyght Leo a noble clerke with hym had many clerkes ¶ Hellar us was pope after Leo .vii. yere This maÌ„ ordeyned that no bysshop sholde ordeyne hys successary vt pêª viii.ix.i ¶ Simpliciê° was pope after hym whyche ordeyned that noo clerke sholde take noo garment to be clothed in after the seculer maner of a laye man by the reason of his offyce or of his benefyce ¶ zeno was Emperour after Leo .xv. yere and thys man was an heretyke and cruell ayenst cristeÌ„ men And in this maÌ„nes dayes the bodyes of saynt Mathewe the Euangelyst saynt Barnaby were fouÌ„de with them the gospell that saynt Mathewe wrote ¶ Aboute this tyme there was a certayne comyn womaÌ„ bare .vii chyldern at on byrth of the whyche one was made after kynge of Lombardye ¶ Felix the thyrde was pope after Symplicius thre yere
was pope after hym thre yere and of these .vi. popes is noothynge hadde in scrypture For what cause I can not telle ¶ Anno dnÌ„i .ix. C.liiii AGapitus a Romayne was pope after Martinus two yere and .viii. monethes no thynge of hym is wryten ¶ IoheÌ„s the .xii. a Romayne was pope after Agapitus viii yere he had a fader that hyght Albertyke was a worthy man in the chyte of Rome He induced the noble men to swere that after the deth of Agapytus they sholde these Ottauianus hys sone pope and soo it was done was named IohnÌ„ and he was a hunter a lecherous man so that openly he kepte wymmen wherfore certen Cardynalles wrote vnto Otto the Emperour of Saxon that he sholde come to Rome for to helpe to destroye the sclauÌ„dre of the chirche This the pope perceyued the honde that wrote the pystle he made to be carte of And many tymes he was warned by the Emperour and the clergy that he sholde correcte hymself but he nolde for noo thynge Thenne he was deposyd and Leo was put in to a place wherfore the Emperour was anoyed and came ayen and besyeged Rome so longe tyll they toke Benedycte to hym and restored Leo. ¶ Of kynge Edgar that regned aboue the kynges of Scotlonde of walys and how heâ— was begyled thrug the takynge of his wyf ANd after this Edwyne regned Edgar hys brother a man that moche loued god and peas and the ryght of hooly chyrche also And he was a worthy man a grete lord of blood and myghty and maycened well this londe in peas And this Edgar was lorde and kynge aboue all the kynge of Scotlonde of walys fro the tyme that Arthur was gone neuer was sythen kynge of his power ¶ And this Edgar was saynt Edwardes fader And whan Edgars wyf was deed that was saynt Edwardes moder entryd he herde speke of the fayrnesse of Estrylde that was Orgarus doughter a baron of Deuenshyre that was so fayre a woman that all men dyde speke of her He called one of hys knyhhtes that he moche loued trusted vpon tolde hym Goâ— sayde he to the noble baron Orgarus of Deuenshyre see yf that hys doughter be fayre as men speke of yf it be sothe I wyll haue her vnto my wyfe ¶ This knyght that was called Edelwolde wente forthe his waye as the kynge hym had sayd came there that the lady was And whan he sawe her so fayre he thought to haue her hymself to wyfe And therof spake to Grgarus her fader And her fader was an olde man and no man chyldern but oonly her sawe that Edelwode was a fayre yonge knyght with the kyng thought his doughter sholde well be maryed be sette vpon hym graunted hym his doughter yf the good lorde the kynge wolde consente therto ¶ And thenne thys Edel wolde came ayen vnto the kynge colde hym that she was fayre ynough vpon to see but she was wonder lothly ¶ Tho answerede the kynge and sayd that he toke but lytell charge Syr sayd Edelwolde she is her faders heyre and I am not ryche of londes yf ye wolde consente and graunte that I myght her haue thenne sholde I be ryche ynough In goddes name sayde the kynge I consente therto Edel wolde tho thanked the kynge ryght mothe wente ayen in to Deuenshyre spowsed the damoysell and in that couÌ„tree he dwelled ¶ And thus it befell vpon a tyme that he tolde his couÌ„seyll all this thynge vnto his wyf how in what maner he had begyled his lord the kynge that wolde haue hadde her to wyfe And anone as she it wyst she loued him neuer more after warde as she dyde before ¶ Thys lady conceyued by hym a sone And whan tyme wan that the chylde sholde be borne Edelwolde came to the kynge and prayed hym to haue a sone of his at the fonte stone The kynge hym graunted And lete calle hym Edgar after his owne name And whan this was done he thought that alle was syker ynough for the kynge that he wolde not take hys wyf for as moche as hys lord was a Ioly man and an amerous ¶ How that kynge Edgar wedded Estrylde after the deth of Edel wolde· THus it befell that all men in kynge Edgars courte thenÌ„e spake sayd that Edel wolde was rychely auaunced thrugh the forsayd maryage of his wyf And yet they sayd he was auaunced an hondred folde more· For he had spowsed the moost fayrest creature that euer seen And the kyng herde speke so moche of her beaute that he thought he wolde haue hym dysceyued begyled And thought pryuely in his herte that he wolde goo into Deuenshyre as it were for to hunte for the harte for the hynde other wylde beestes thenÌ„e he sholde see there the lady or he departed thens And this lady was dwellynge at manere place besyde the forest there that the kynge wolde hunte And aâ— that manere he was her borowed all nyghte And whan tyme came that the kynge sholde suppe and the sonne shone the kyng asked after his gossyppe and after hys godsone· And Edelwolde made her to come before the kynge And neuerthelesse yf it other wyse myght haue be she sholde not haue come in hys syght by hys wyll ¶ The lady welcomeâ— the kynge swetely hym kyssed And he toke her by the honde and to nexte by hym her saâ—te and so souped they togyder ¶ And there was a custome and an vsage in this londe that tyme. That so whan on drake to an other the drynker sholde saye wassayll And that other sholde answere and saye Drynke hayll And thys dyde the kynge the lady and kyste many tymes And after supper whan tyme was for to go to bedde the kynge wente to bedde then kynge hertely on the â—ayrnesse of that lady thenÌ„e was ouer come for her loue that hym thought that he sholde deye but yf he hadde his wyll on her ¶ Vppon the morowe the kynge aroos and in the foreest wente hym for to dysporte wyth hartes hyndes all other wylde beestes of the hertes grete plente he sence to the lady And thryes he went for to solace and to speke wyth that lady the whyles he dwelled there in that countree ¶ And after that the kyng remeued thens and thought hym how he myghte best delyuer Edelwod fro hys wyf as he had hym fyrste desceyued And the kynge anone after .viii. dayes ordeyned a parlyament at salysbury of all his baronage counseyll to haue And for to ordeyne how the countree of Northumberlonde sholde best he kepte that the Danys came not there the londe for to destroye And thys Edelwode came vnto the kyngê parlyament And the kynge sent hym to yorke for to be keper of that countree ¶ And thus it befel that knewe hym not slewe hym by the waye ¶ And anone as the kynge herde telle
the fader and the sone that they myghte doo by ryght what thynge that they wolde For ayenst ryght wolde he nothynge doo for noo maner man soo good and true he was of conscyence And therfore oure lorde Ihesu Cryste greate specyall loue vnto hym shewed ¶ How kyng Edwarde sawe Swyne kynge of Denmark drowned in the see in the tyme of the Sacrament as he stode herde masse IT befelle vppon wytsondaye as kynge Edwarde herde his masse in the greate chyrche of westmestre nyghe att the leuacyon of Ihesu Crystis body and as alle men were gadred in to the chyrche and came nyght the awter for to see the sacrynge the kyng his hondes lyfe vp on hygher and a grete laughter toke vp Wherfore all that aboute hym stode gretely ganne wonder And after masse they axed why the kynges laughter was fayre lorde sayd kyng Edwarde I sawe Swyne the yonger that was kynge of Denmarke come in to the see with hys power for to haue come in to Englonde vpon vs for to warre And I sawe hym and hys folke drowned in the see and all thys I sawe in the leuacyon of Crystis body bytwene the preestes hondes and I had therfore so grete Ioye that I myght not my laughter withholde ¶ And the erle Leueryk besyde hym stode at the leuacyon and openly sawe the fourme of brede torne in the lykenesse of a yonge chylde and tooke vp hys ryght honde and blessyd the kynge and after the erle and the erle anone torned hym to ward the kyÌ„ge for to make hym see the hooly syght And to saide the kynge ¶ Syre Erle sayde he I see welle that ye see thaÌ„ked be god that I haue honoured my god my sauoyour vysybly Ihesu Cryst in fourme of man whoo 's name he blessyd in all worldes ¶ How the rynge that saynt Edwarde had gyuen to a poore pelgryme for the loue of god saynt Iohan Euangelyst came ayen to kynge Edwarde THys noble man Saynt Edwarde regned .xiii. yere And thus it befelle vpon a tyme are he deyed that two men of Englonde were gone in to holy londe and had done theyr pelgrymage and were goynge ayen in to theyr owne countree where they came fro And as they went in the waye they mette a pylgryme that curtely theym saluwed and axed of them in what londe and in what countree they were borne And they sayd in Englonde Tho axed he who was kynge of Englonde And they answered sayd the good kyng Edwarde ¶ Fayre frendes sayd tho the pelgryme whan that ye come in to your countres ayen I praye you that ye wyll go vnto kynge Edwarde oftentymes grete hym in myn name and oftentymes hym thanke of hys grete curteysy that he to me hath done namely for the rynge that ye haue me whan he hadde herde masse at westmestre for saynt Iohans loue Euangelyst And toke it to the pelgremes sayd I pray you go and bere this rynge take it vnto king Edwarde and tel hym that I sende it hym and a full ryche yefte I wyll hym yeue For vpon the .x. daye he shall come unto me euermore dwelle in blesse without ony ende ¶ Syr sayde the pelgremes what meÌ„ be ye in what countree is your dwellynge ¶ Fayr frendes sayd he I am IohnÌ„ the EuaÌ„gelyste and I am dwellynge with almyghty god and your kynge Edwarde is my frende I loue hym iÌ„ specyal for by chause that he hath euermore lyued in clennesse is a clene mayde I praye you my message fulfyll as I haue you sayd whan the saynt Iohan the euangelyst had them thus charged sodenly he voyded out of theyr syghtes bothe The pelgrymes tho thanked almyghty god wene forth theyr waye And whan they hadde gone two or thre myle they begaÌ„ to waxe wery sette them a downe for to rest them so they felle one slepe And whan they had slepte well one of them a woke lyfe vp hys heed loked about sayd to his felowe Aryse vp walke we in our way what sayd that one felowe vnto that other where be we now Certes sayde that other it semeth me that this is not the same couÌ„tree there we layde vs downe in for to rest slepe For we were from Ierusalem but thre myle They toke vp theyr hondes and blessyd them went forth in theyr way And as they went in theyr waye they sawe shepâ— goynge wyth theyr shepe the spake none other langage but englysshe ¶ Good frendes sayd one of the pelgrymes what countree is this who is lorde therof ¶ And one of the sheperdes answered sayd this is the couÌ„tree of kent in Englonde of the whiche the good kyng Edwarde is lorde of The pelgrymes â—anked tho almyghty god and saynt IohnÌ„ Euangelyst wente forthe in theyr waye and came to Caunterbury and fro thens vnto London and there they founde the kyng And tolde hym all frome the begynnynge vnto the endynge asmoche as saynt IohnÌ„ had them charged of al thynges how they hadsped by the waye And tooke the rynge to the kynge Edwarde he tooke it â— thanked almyghty god and saynt IohnÌ„ Euangelyst And tho made hym redy euery daye fro daye to daye to departe out of thys lyf whan god wolde for hym sende ¶ How saynt Edward dyed the Twelfth day ANd after it befell thus on Crystmasse euen as the holy man Edwarde was at goodes seruyce Matyns for to hereof that hyghe solempne feest He became full lyke and in the morowe endured with moche payne the masse for to here And after masse he lette hym be ladde in to his chambre There for to reste hym But in hys halle amonge hys barons his knyghtes myght he not come theym for to comforte and solace as he was wonte for to do at the worthy feest wherfore all theyr myrth and comforte amonge all that were in the halle was torned in to care and sorowe by cause they dradde for to lese the good lorde the kynge ¶ And vpon Saynt IohnÌ„ daye Euangelyste that came nexte the kynge receyued hys ryghtes of hooly chirche as yt befaylleth to euery cristen man abode the mercy and the wyll of god And the two pylgrymes he lete before hym come and yaue theym ryche yeftes and betoke theym to god Also the abbot of westemestre he lette before hym come and tooke hym that rynge in the honour of god and saynt Mary and of Saynt Iohan the euangelyst And the abbot toke it put it amonge other rekyles so that it is at westmestre euer shall be so laye the kyng syke tyll the twelfth eue And tho deyed the good kynge Edwarde att wehmestre there he lyeth For whoo 's loue god hathe shewed many a fayre myracle ¶ And this was in the yere of the. Incarnacyon of oure lorde Ihesu Cryste M.lxv. And after he was translated and put in the shryne by the noble martyr saynt Tomas
of Caunterbury VIctor the seconde was pope after Leo And of hym lytell is wryten ¶ Henry the seconde was Emperour after the fyrste Henry .xvii. yere this man was cosyn to Conradus he was borne in wood twyes takeÌ„ for to be slayne whan he was a chylde but god defended hym euermore whan he was made Emperour many amonastery he made in the same place in the wood where he was borne This maÌ„ was a victoryoê° maÌ„ he entred iÌ„ to ytaly there he toke Padulphus the prynce of Campany ¶ Stephanus the .ix. was pope after Victor .ix. monethes ¶ Benedictus after hym he toke the dygnyte of the pope Stephanus by strengthe kepe it .ix. monethes theÌ„ne decessyd ¶ Henry the thyrde was Emperour after Henry the seconde This Henry was an Inquyete man and many times troubled that hooly man Gregorius the .vii. And fyrst he axed foryeuenesse was assoyled· But he perceyuered not longe but brought in to an other pope ayenst hym sayd he was an heretyke And Gregoriê° cursyd hym And the chesers of the Emperoure they those the duke of Baxon for to be Emperour whom thys Henry in batayll ouercame And thenÌ„e he came to Rome with his pope pursewed pope Gregorius the Cardynalles also ¶ And thenÌ„e anone Robert the kyng of Naples droue hym theÌ„s delyuered the pope his Cardynalles Neuerthelesse yet he was a man of grete almesse .iii. tymes he faught in batayll at the last he deyed wrytchedly for he was put there by his owne sone For so as he dyde to other men so was he done vnto ¶ Nicholaê° the seconde was pope after Benedictê° two yere this Nicolaê° called a couÌ„seyll ayenst that Archedeken of Turonoseus the whiche was an heretyk taught ayenst the fayth For he erred in the sacrameÌ„t after he was coÌ„uerted was an holy man but he coude neuer conuerte his dyscyples ¶ Nota ¶ Alexander the secoÌ„de was pope after hym xii yere this Alexander was an holy man he ordeyned that vnder payne of cursynge that noo man sholde here a preestê masse whom men knewe had a lemman Vt pêª .xxxii. pÌ„cer hoc He had stryue with one Codulo but he expulsyd hym as an vsurper put hym out as a symonyer ¶ How Harolde that was good wyns sone was made kynge and how he escape from the duke of Normandy AS saynt Edwarde was gone oute of this worlde was passed to god and worthely enteryd as to suche a grete lorde oughte the barons of the londe wolde haue had Edwarde Elygus sone to Edwarde the outlawe that was Edmonde Irensydes sone to be kynge For as moche as he was moost kyndest kynges blood of the reame ¶ But Harolde sone thrugh the erle Godewyn the strengthe of his fader Godewyn and thrugh other grete lordes of the reame that were of his kynne vnto hym sybbe seased all EngloÌ„de in to hys honde anone lette crowne hym kynge after the enterement of Saynt Edware This Harolde that was Godewynes sone the seconde yere afore that saynt Edwarde was deed wolde haue gone in to Flaundres but he was dryuen thrugh tempest in to the couÌ„tree of Pountyse and there he was taken brought to duke wyllyam And this Harolde wende that tho thys duke wyllyam wolde haue be auenged vpon hym for by cause that the Erle Godewyn that was roldes fader had lete slee Alured that was saynt Edwardê brother and pryncipally for by cause that Alured was quene Emmes sone the was Rychardes moder duke of Normandy that was aiÌ„enll to the duke wyllyam And neuertheles whan the duke wyllyam had Harolde in pryson vnder hys power for asmoche as this Harolde was a noble wyse knyght a worthy of body that hys fader he was accorded with good kynge Edwarde therfore wolde not mysdo hym But all manere thynges that betwext them was spoken and ordeyned Harolde by hys good wyll swore vpon a boke vpon â—oly sayntes that he sholde spouse wedde duke wyllyams doughter after the deth of saynt Edwarde that he sholde besely doo his deuour for to kepe and saue the reame of Englonde vnto the profyte and auantage of duke wyllyam ¶ And whan Harolde hadde thus made his othe vnto the duke wyllyam he lette hym goo and yaue hym many a ryche yeftes And he tho wente thens and came in to Englonde and anone dyde in this manere whan Saynte Edwarde was deed and as a man falsly for sworne He lette crowne hym kynge of Englonde and falsely brake the coue name that he hadde made before wyth duke wyllyam wherfore he was wonder wroth wyth hym and swore that he wolde vppon hym be auenged what some euer hym befell ¶ And anone duke wyllyam lette assemble a grete hoste and came in to Englonde to auengâ— hym vppon Harolde and to conquere the londe yf that he myght ¶ And in the same yere that Harolde was crowned Haralde Herestynge kynge of Denmarke arryued in ScotloÌ„de and thought to haue be kynge of Englonde and he came in Englonde and robbed and destroyed all that he myght tyll that he came to yorke and there he slewe many men of armes a thousande and a hondred preestes whaÌ„ this tydynges came to the kynge He assembled a grete power and wente for to fyght with Haralde of Denmarke and wyth hys owne hondes de hym slewe and the Danes were dyscomfyted and tho that were lefte a lyue wyth moche sorowe fledde to theyr shyppes And thus kynge Harolde of Englonde slewe kynge Haralde of Denmarke ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M.lxvi. ¶ How wyllyam Bastarde duke of Normandy came in to Englonde slewe kyng Harolde ¶ Here come Normans and expulsyd Harolde a Saxon. ANnd whaÌ„ this bataylle was done Harolde be came so proude wolde no thynge parte with his people of the thynge that he had goten but helde it all to hym self wherfore the moost parte of his people were wrothe and frome hym departed soo that oonly with hym abode no moo but his soldyurs And vpon a daye as he sate atte meete a messager came to hym and sayde that wyllyam bastarde the duke of Normandy was arryued in Englonde with a greate hoste had take all the londe about Hastynge also myned the castell whaÌ„ the kynge had herde this tydynges he wente thyther with a lytell power in all the hast that he myght for there but fewe people wyth hym lefte And whan he was come thyder he ordeyned to yeue batayll to duke wyllyam But the duke axed him of these thre thynges yf that he wolde haue his doughter to wyf as he made swore his othe behyght or that he wolde holde the londe of hym in truage or he wolde determyne thys thynge in batayll This Harolde was a proude man a stronge and trusted wonder moche vpon his strength and faught with duke wyllyam and with his people But Harolde his men in this batayll were
dyscoÌ„fyted hymselfe there was slayne and thys batayll was ended at Tombryge in the seconde yere of his regne vpon sanyt Calixtê° daye and so he was buryed at waltham ¶ Of kynge william bastarde how he gouerned hym well wysely of the grete warre bytwene hym and the kynge of Fraunce AS williâ—m Bastarde duke of NormaÌ„dy had conquered all the londe vpon Crystmasse daye then nexte lete crowne hym kynge at westmestre and as a worthy kyng yaue vnto Englyshmen largely londes to hys knyghtes And after warde he wene hym ouer the see came iÌ„ to Normandy there he dwelled a whyle And in the seconde yere of his regne he came ayen in to Englonde and brought with hym Maude his wyf lette crowne her quene of Englonde oon wytsondaye ¶ And tho anone after the kynge of Scotlonde thoe was called Malcolin began to stryue warre with the kyng wylyam And he ordeined hym towarde Scotlonde with his men both by loÌ„de and by see for to destroye kynge Malcolin But they were accorded the kynge of Scotlonde became hys man and helde all hys londe of hym And kynge wyllyam receyued of hym is homage and came ayen in to Englonde And as kynge wyllyam hadde be kynge .xvii. yere Maude the quene deyed on whom kynge wyllyam hadde begote many fayr chyldern that is for to saye Robert Curthos wylllyam Rous Richarde also that deyed Henry· Beauclerke and Maude also that was the erles wyf of Bleynes and other foure fayr doughters ¶ And after his wyues deth grete debate began betwixt hym the kynge of Fraunce Philyp but at the laste they were accorded And tho dwelled the kynge of Englonde in Normandy no man hym warned he no man longe tyme. ¶ And the kynge of Fraunce sayde vppon a daye in scorne of kynge wyllyam had longe tyme lyen in chylde bedde and loÌ„ge tyme had rested hym there And this worde came to the kynge of Englonde there that he dyde lye in Normandye at Rome And for thys worde was tho euylle apayed also wonder wrathe towarde the kynge of Fraunce And swore by god that whaÌ„ he were arysyn of his sykenesse he wolde lyghten a thousande condelles to the kynge of FrauÌ„ce anone lete assemble a grete host of Normandy of Englysshe men And in the begynnynge of the Heruest he came in to Fraunce and brente all the townes that they came by thrugh the couÌ„tree and robbed dyde all the sorowe that he myght thrugh out all Fraunce And at the last he brenned the cyte of Mandos and coÌ„maunded his people to bere wood as moche as he myght brenne And hym self halpe ther to all the he myghte with good wyll And there was a greate hete what of the fyre what was so grete of the sonne that it was woÌ„dder hote that it stuffed hym so that he became fell in to a grete dysease sykenesse And whan he sawe that he was so stronge syke he ordeyned assgned alle Normandye to Robert Curthos his sone all englonde to wyllyam the Rous and bequone to Henry Beaclerke al his treasour And whan he thus had done he receyued all the sacrameÌ„tê of holy chyrche and deyed the .xx. yere of his regne \ and lyeth at Cane in Normandy ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M.lxvi. GRegorius the .vii. was pope after Alexander .xii. yere this man ordeyned in a generall Synodus that no preest sholde haue a wyf ne sholde dwelle with wymmen but tho that the holy Synodus of Micena and other decrees had suffred And thenÌ„e the preestê sette nought or lytell pondred hys ordynaunce This pope coÌ„maunded that no man sholde here masse of a preest that had a concubyne And he on acertayne tyme whan he was Cardynall and Legate in to Fraunce proceded sharpely ayenst prelates and that were symomers And amonge other was one bysshoppe there that was gretely famed with symonye And those that accused hym pryuely hyered them to saye the countraye The whiche the Legate conceyued and aforâ— all the people he sayde Lete the Iugement of this men cesse at this tyme for it is dysceyuable and lette god dyspose for it And sayde thus it is certayne That the dygnyte of a bysshop is the yeuer of the holy ghost And whosomeuer byeth a bysshopryche doth ayenst the holy ghost ThenÌ„e yf thou bysshop dyde not ayenst the holy ghost saye openly afore all the people Gloriâ— petri et filio et speritui sancto And many tymes he beganne to saye it but he coude neuer speke spiritui sancto Thenne he was deposyd of his bysshopryche and after he coude speke it wyll ynoughe ¶ Victor the thyrde was pope after hym oo yere this man was poysoned with venym in the chaly◠¶ Vrbanus was pope after hym two yere This man cursyd the kynge of Fraunce for his aduâ—â—â—erys And he called a counseyll at Claurum in the whyche he ordeyned that matyns of our lady shold be sayd euery daye and on Saterday her solempne masse And it is sayde that this was shewed vnto the freres of Cartusis ¶ Also he called an other counseyll att Turan for the holy londe to be wonne ayeÌ„ and pryuoked the people to that matere and within a lytell tyme after that matere the holy londe was recouered and the sepulcre of our lorde and Anthioche with many other cytees taken fro the Sarrasyns And it is sayd and byleued that CC.M. crysten men wente to that Iourny For there wente of states olde men and yonge and also ryche and poore and noo man compelled theym And this passage was made by the vysyon of our lady And the prynces of thys peaple were dyuerse One was Godfroy de Boloynt a full noble man of all the worlde and a vertuous man and an other was Beemonde the Duke of Neaples And the thyrde was Hughe the kynges brother of Fraunce and many other the whyche dyde full nobly for the fayth of god ¶ And it were to longe in this boke to reherce the gloryous actes that they dyde ¶ Of kynge wyllyam Rous that was kynge williams bastardes sone the destroyed townes houses of Relygyon for to make the newe forest ANd after thys wyllyam bastarde regned his sonne wyllyam the Rous. ¶ And thys wyllyam was a wonder contraryous man to god and holy chyrche and lete ameÌ„de make the towne of Cardies that the Paynems had destroyed Thys kynge wyllyam destroyed holy chirche theyr possessions in what parte he myght them fynde And theyr fore there was so moche debate bytwene hym and the Archebyssop of Caunterbury Ancelmus For by cause that he repreuyd hym of hys wyckednesse that he destroyed holy chyrche And for that cause the kynge bare to hym grete wrath And so he exyled hym out of thys londe the Archebysshop went to the courte of Rome there dwelled with the pope And this kynge made the newe forest caste downe destroyed .xxvi. townes .lxxx. houses of Relygyon
the kynge of Englonde was come in to Normandy all the grete lordes of Normandye torned vnto the kynge of Englonde and helde ayenst the duke theyr owne lorde and hym forsoke and to the kynge them helde and all the good castelles and townes of Normandy And soone after was the duke taken and ladde with the kynge in to Englonde And the kynge lette put the duke in to pryson and this was the vengeaunâ—e of god ¶ For whanne the duke was in the holy londe god yaue hym suche myghte and grace that he was chosen for to haue be kynge of Iherusalem and he forsoke it and wolde not take it vpon hym And therfore god sente hym that shame and dyspyte for to put in hys brothers pryson Tho seased kyng Hery all Normandye in to hys honde and helde it all hys lyfe tyme ¶ And in the same yere came the bysshop Ancelmus for the courte of Rome in to Englonde ayen And the kynge and he were accorded ¶ And in the nexte yere comynge after there began a grete debare bytwene the kynge Phylyppe of Fraunce and kynge Henry of Englende wherfore kynge Henry wente in to Normandye and there was stronge warre bytwene them two And tho deyeâ— the kynge of FrauÌ„ce lowys his sone was mad kyng anone after his deth And tho went kyng Henry ayen into Englond maryed Maude his doughter vnto henry the emê‘our of Almayne ¶ Of the debate that was betwixt kynge Lowys of FrauÌ„ce kynge Hery of Eenglonde how kynhe Henryes two snes were loste in the hyghe seâ— AS kynge Henry had be kynge .xvii. yere a grete debate arose betwixt kynge Lowys of Fraunce and kynge Henry of Englonde for by cause that the kynge had sente in to Normandy to hys men that they sholde be helpynge vnto therle of Bloys as moche as they myght in warre ayenst the kyng of FrauÌ„ce And that they sholde be as redy to hyâ— as they were to theyr owne lord for by cause that therle hadde spowsed hys syster dame maude And for this cause the kynge of Fraunce dyde moche sorowe to Normandy wherfore the kynge of Englonde was wonder wroth in hast wenâ—e ouer the see with a grete power came in to NormaÌ„dye for to defende that londe And the warre bytwene them lasted two yere tyll at the laste they two faught to geder And the kynge of Fraunce was dyscomfyted vnnethes escaped awaye wyth moche payne the moost partye of his men were taken And the kynge dyde with theym what hym best lyked And some of them he lette go freely and some he lete be put vnto the deth But afterwarde those two kynges were accorded And whan kynge Henry had oonly all the londe of Normandy dyscoÌ„fyted his enmyes of Fraunce he torned agayne in to Englonde with mocheÌ„ honour And his two sones wyllyam and Richarde wolde haue come after the fader wente to the see with a grete company of people But are that they myghte come to londe the shippe came ayenst a roche and alle were drowned that were there in saue oo man that was in the same shyppe that escaped And this was vpon saynt Katheryns daye and these were the names of them that were drowned Wyllyam and Richarde the kynges sones the Erle of Chestre Ottonell his brotger Geffroy Rydell Walter Emurci Godefray Archedeken the kynges doughter the couÌ„tesse of Perches the kynges nece the countesse of Chestre many other ¶ Whan kynge Henry and other lordes arryued in Englonde and herde these tydynges they made sorowe ynough And alle theyr myrthe and Ioye was torned in to mornynge and sorowe ¶ How Maude the Empresse came ayen in Englonde how she afterwarde wedded to Geffroy therle of Angoy ANd whan that two yere were agone that the Erle had dwelled wyth the kynge the erle went from the kyng and begaÌ„ to warre vpon hym dyd moche harme in the londe of Normandy toke there a stronge castell there he dwelled all that yere And tho came to hym tydynges that Henry the Emperour of Almayne that had spowsed Maude hys doughter was deed and that she dwelled no lenger in Almayne that she wold come ayen in to Normandy to her fader And whaÌ„ that she was come vnto hym he toke her tho to hym came ayen in to Englonde made the Englysshemen to do othe and feaute to the Empresse And the fyrste man that made the othe was wyllyam the Archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury And that other Dauid kyng of ScotloÌ„de and after hym all the barons and erles of Englonde ¶ Also after that the noble man therle of Angoy that was a worthy knyghte sent vnto the kynge of EngloÌ„de that he wolde grauÌ„t hym for to haue his doughter to spowse that is to saye Maude the Empresse And for by cause that her fader wyst that he was a noble man the kynge hym graunted consented ther to And tho tooke he his doughter ladde hir in to Normandy came to the noble knyghte Geffroy there he spowsed the forsayde Maude wyth moche honour the Erle begâ—te vpon her a sone that was called Henry the Empresse sone ¶ And after whan al this was done kynge Henry dwelled all that yere in Normandy after the loÌ„ge tyme a greuous sykenesse toke him where thorugh he deyed And this kyng Henry regned .xxxv. yere foure monethes And after deyed as is before sayd in Normandy And his herte was enteryd in the grete chirche of our lady in Rouen his body was brought with moche honour in to Englonde enteryd at Redynge in the abboye of the whyche abbaye he was begynner and founder HEnrycus the fourth was Emperour in Almayne after Harry the thyrde .xv. yere This man put his owne fader in pryson there helde hym tyll he deyed And tooke pope Paschall wyth hys Cardynalles presente them as it is sayd afore For the whiche cause as it is supposed he lacked yssue For he wedded the kynges doughter of Englonde Maude But after warde he came to grace and all the lawes of the chirche freely he resyned to Calixtus the pope And besought hym to yeue hym in penauÌ„ce that he sholde neuer come ayen to his Empyre that he myghte haue remyssyon of his trespaas And after the oppynyon of many a man he was wylfully exyled and deyed and hys wyfe bothe at Chestre in Englonde ¶ Gelasius was pope after Paschall two yere And fledde frome Henry the Emperour in to Bourgoyne and there decessyd Thys Emperour those Benedyctus a Spanyarde to be pope the whiche stroue with Calixtus ¶ Calixtus was pope after hym two yere and fyue monethes Thys Calixtus was the sone of the duke of Bourgoyne was chosen in the place of Gelasius And whan he sholde come to Rome he toke the for sayd Benedictus and made hym to ryde afore hym shamefully For he on a mule torned hys face to the tayle of the mule helde the tayle in
that londe and robbyd it and slewe meÌ„ wymmen chyldren that laye in there cradyls brent also holy chyrche and destroyed crystendome toke bare Englysshe mennys godes as they had ben sarasyns or paynems And of the wyckydnesse that they dyde all the worlde spake of it ¶ How the Scottes wolde not a mende theyr trespasse and therfore Scotlonde was enterdyted SO pope Iohan the .xxii. after saynt Petir herde of the grete sorowe and mâ—che yâ— that the Scottes wrought he was wonder sorye that crystendome was so dystroyed thrughe the Scottes namely they destroyed soâ— holy chyrches wherfore the pope sente a generall sentence vnder his bulles of lâ—ed vnto the Archebysshop of Caunterbury And to tharchebysshoppe of yorke that yf Robert the Brus of Scotlonde wolde not be Iustyfyed make amendes vnto the kynge of Englonde Edwarde theyr lorde make amendes of hys losse of his harmes that they had doon in Englonde And also restore the goodes that they had taked of holy chyrche that the sentence shold be pronouncyd thorughe out alle Englonde And whan the Scottes herde this they wolde not leue theyr malyce for the popes commaundemente wherfore Roberte the Brus. Iamys Douglas and Thomas Radulf erle of Moref and all tho that with theym comyned or them helpe in worde or dede were accursyd in euery chirche thrugh out all Englonde euery day at masse .iii. tymes And no masse shold be songe in holy chyrche thrugh out all Soctlonde but yf the Scottes wolde make restitucyon of the harmes that they hadde made vnto holy chyrche wherfore many a good prest and holy men therfore were slayne thrugh the reame of Scotlonde bycause they wolde not synge masse ayenst the popys coÌ„maundemet ayenst his wyll and to do fulfyll the tyrauntes wyll ¶ How syre Hughe Spensers sone was made the kynges chamberlayne And of the bataylle of Mitone ANd it was not longe after warde that the kynge ordeyned a parlemente atte yorke And there was syr Spensers sone made Chambrelayne And the meane tyme whyle the werre lasted the kynge wente ayen in to Scotlonde that it was wonder for to wytte beseged the towne of Berwyk but the scottes wente ouer the water at Sole wath that was thre myle frome the kynges hoste and pryuely they stole a way by nyght came in to EngloÌ„de robbyd dystroyed all that they myght and sparde no manere thynge tyll that they came vnto yorke whan the englysshmen that were left at home herde thyse tydiÌ„ges all tho that myghte traueyll as well monkê prestes freres chanons seculers came mette wyth the Scotes at Myton vp swale the .xii. day of Octobre Alas for sorowe for the Englysshe husbonde men that coude no thynge of that werre kyllyd drowned in an arme of the see And the cheyftyenes syre wyllyam of Melton Arche bysshop of yorke the abbot of selby wyth there stedes fledde came to yorke and that was theyr owne foly that they had that myschaunce For they passed the water of Swale And the Scottes sette a fyre the staâ—kes of hey and the smote ther of was so huge that the Englysshmen myght not se the Scottes And whaÌ„ the englisshmen were gone ouer the water tho came the Scottes wyth theyr wynge in maner of a shelde and came to warde the EnglyssmeÌ„ in araye And the Englysshemen fledde For â—neth they hadde ony men of armys For the kynge hadde them almoost lost at the syege of Berwyk and the Scottes hobylers went bytwene the brydge and the Englysshmen And whan the grete host them mett the englysshemen fled bytwene the hobylers the gret hoste And the Englysshmen almoost were there slayne he that myght go ouer the water were saued But many were drowned Alas for there were slayne many men of relygyon seculers preestes clerkes with moche sorowe tharchebysshop escaped therfore the Scottes callyd that batayll the whyte batayll ¶ How kynge Edwarde dyde alle manere thynge that syr Hugh Spenser wolde· NOw as kynge Edwarde herde this tydynges he remeued his sege from Berwyk came agayn into Englond But Syr Hugh Spenser that was the kynges Chamberlayne kept so the kynges chambre that no maÌ„ myghte speke with the kynge But he had made with hym a fret for to do alle his nede that ouer mesure And this Hugh bare hym so stowte that all men had of hym scorne and dyspyte and the kynge hymself wolde not be gouerned ne rulyd by no manere of man but only by his fader by hym And yf ony knyghte of englonde hadde wodes maneyrs or londes that they wolde coueyte anone the Kyng must yeue it them or elles the man that ought it sholde be falsly endyted of forfeyt or felony And thrugh suche doynge they dysheryted many a bachelere and so moche londe he gate that it was grete wonder and whan the lordes of enlonde sawe the grete couetyse falsnesse of syr Hugh Spenser the fader of syr Hugh the sone they come to the gentyll erle of lancastre axyd hym of counseyll of the dysese that was in the reame though syr Hugh Spenser his sone in hast by one assente they made pryue asseÌ„ble at shirburneâ— Elmede they made there an othe for to breke dystouble the doinge bytwene the kynge and syr Hugh Spenser and his sone vpon theyr power And they went in to the marche of walys and dystroyed the londe of the forsayd syr hughes ¶ How syr hugh Spenser and his fader were exyled out of Englonde· SO whan kyng Edwarde sawe the grete harme and dystruccyoÌ„ that tho BaroÌ„s of Englonde dyde vnto syre hugh Spensers londe and to his sone in euery place that they came vpon the kynge tho thrugh hys counseyl yll exyled syr Monbraye syr Roger Clyfforde syr Gosselyn Dauyll many other lordes that were to theym consente wherfore the barons dyde tho more harme than they dyde before whaÌ„ the kynge sawe that the barons wolde not sesse of theyr cruelte the kyng was sore adradde lest they wolde dystroy hym his reame for his mayntenauÌ„ce but yf he assented to them And so he sente for theÌ„ by hys letters that they sholde come to London to hys parlement at a certaine daye as in his letters were conteyned they came with thre bataylles well Armyd at al poyntes euery batayl had cotarmours of grete clothe And therof the ryght quarter was yelowe wyth whyte bendes wherfore the parlemente was callyd the parlement of the whyte bende And in the company was syr Hunfrey de bohoune erle of Herford syre Roger Clyfforde syr Iohan Monbray syr Glosselyn Dauyll syr Roger Mortymer vncle of syr Roger mortymer of wygmore syr Henry of Trays syr IohnÌ„ Gyffarde syre Barthylmewe of Badelessemore that was the kynges stewarde that the kynge had sente to Shyrborne in Elmede to the erle of LaÌ„castre and to all that with hym were for to trete
ther tyll that the kynge had for yeue them his male talente ¶ But whan the good erle Thomas this herde he answered in this manere sayd Lordes sayd he yf we go to wade the North the Northen men woll saye that we go to warde the scottes so we shall be holden traytours for cause of dystauÌ„ce that is bytwene kynge Edwarde Robert the Brus that made hym kynge of Scotlonde And therfore I say as touchyng my self that I wyll not go no ferder into the Northe than to myn owne castell at PouÌ„tfret ¶ And whan syre Roger Clyfford herde this he arose vp anone in wrathe and drawe his swerde on hye swore by god almyghty by his holy names but yf that he wolde go with them he sholde hym slee there the noble and gentyll erle Thomas of Lancastre was sore a ferde sayd Fayr â–ª syres I wyll go with you whether some euer ye me bydde Tho went they togyder in to the North wyth them they hadde .vii. C. men of armys came to Burbryg And whan syr Andrew of Herkela that was in the north countre thrugh ordynauÌ„ce of the kynge For to kepe the countree of Scotlonde herde tell how that Thomas of Lancastre was scomfyted hys company at Burton vpon trent he ordened hym a stronge power and syr symonde warde also that was the shyref of yorke and mette the barons at burburgge and anone they brake the brydge that was made of tree ¶ And whan syr Thomas of Lancastre herde the syr Andrewe of Herkela had broughte wyth hym suche a power he was sore adradde sente for syr Andrewe of herkela wyth hym spake sayde to hym in thys manere syr Andrewe sayde he ye may wel vnderstoÌ„de that our lorde the kyng is ladde and mysgouerned by moche fals counsel thrugh syr Hugh Spenser the fader syr Hughe is sone syr Iohan erle of AruÌ„del thrugh mayster Robert Baldok a fals pylled clerke that now is in the kynges courte dwellynge wherfore I praye you that ye wyll come wyth vs with alle youre power that ye haue ordeyned helpe to dystroie the venym of Englond and the traytours that ben therin we wyll yeue vnto you all the best parte of fyue Erldoms that we haue holde we wyll make vnto you an othe that we wyll neuer doo thynge wythout your counsell soo ye shal be left as well with as euer was Robert Holande Tho answered syr Andrew of Herkela sayd syr Thomas that wolde not I do ne consent therto for no manere thynge wythout the wyll coÌ„maundement of lorde the kynge for them shold I be holden a traytour for euermore And whan that the noble erle Thomas of LaÌ„castre sawe that he wolde not consent to hym for no maner thyng syr Andrew he sayd wyll ye not consent to dystroy the venym of the reame as we be consente at one worde syr Andrewe I tel the that are this yere begooÌ„ that ye shall â–ª be take and holde for a traytour and more than ony of you hold vs now in worse dethe ye shall deye than euer dyde ony knyght of Englonde And vnderstonde wel that ye dyd neuer thynge That sorer ye shall you repente And now go and doo what you good lykyth I wyll put me in to the mercy of god And so went the fals traytour tyrauÌ„ce a fals forsworne man For thrugh the noble erle Thomas of Lancastre he receyued the armys of Chyualrye and thrughe hym he was made a knyght Tho myghte men se archers drawe them in that one syde and in that other and knyghtes also And foughte tho togyder wonder sore And also amonge all other Humfroy de Boughon Erle of Herforde a worthy knyght of renoune thrugh out all crystendom stode a fought with his enmyes vppon the brydge and as the noble lord stode foughte vpon the brydge a theyf rybaude sculkyd vnder the brydge fyersly with a spere smote the noble knyght in to the fuÌ„dement so that his bowellys came out aboute his fete ther. Alas for sorowe pyte For there was slayne the floure of solace of comforth also of curteysye ¶ And Syr Roger Clyfforde a noble a worthy knyghte stode euer fought and well worthyly hym defended as a noble baron But at the last he was sore woundyd in his heed And syr Wyllyam of Sullaynde syr Roger of Benfeelde were slayne at that batayll whan syr Andrewe of Herkela sawe that syr thomas meÌ„ of LaÌ„castre lassed slakyd anone he and hys company came vnto the gentyll knyght syr Thomas layd vnto hym in an hyghe voyce yelde the traytour yelde the. The gentyll erle Thomas of Lancastre answered thenne and sayde Nay lordes traitours we ben none and to you we wyll neuer vs yelde whyle that oure lyues last But leuer we had to be slayne in our thruth than yelde vs vnto you And syre Andrewe â—en gardyd vppon syr Thomas and hys company yellynge and cryenge lyke a wode wulf yelde you traytours taken yelde you and sayde wyth an hyghe voys Beware syres that none of you be so hardy vpon lyf and lymme to mys do Thomas body of LaÌ„castre And wyth that worde the good erle Thomas yede into the castell sayd knelynge vpon hys knees and torned hys vysage to warde the crosse and sayd almyghty god to the I yelde holy I put me vnto thy mercy and wyth that the vylaynes and rybaudes lept aboute hym on euery syde as tyrauÌ„tes wood tormentours dyspoyled hym of his armoure clothed hym in a â—obe of rayâ— that was of his squyres lyuetay â— and forth ladde hym unto yorke by water Tho myght men see moche sorowe care For the gentyl knyghtes sledde on euery syde the rybaudes and the vyllayns egerly them dyscryed and cryed on hyghe yelde traytours yelde you And whan they were yelden they were robbyd bounden as theuys Alas the shame and dyspyte that the gentyll orde of knyghthode had there at that batayll And the londe was tho without lawe For holy chyrche had tho nomore creuereence than it had be a burdell hous And in that batyall was the fader ayenst the sone â— and the vncle ayenst the neuewe For so moche vnkyndenesse was neuer seen before in Englonde as that tyme amonge folkes of one nacyon For one kynred had noo more pyte of that other than an hungry wulf hathe of a shepe And it was no wonder For the grete lordes of Englonde were not alle of one nacyon But were medlyd with other nacoÌ„ns That is for to say some Brytons some Saxons some Danys some Pehypes some Frenssemen some Normans some Spanyerdes some Romayns some Henaude some Flemynges and other dyuers nacyons the whyche nacyons accordyd not to the kynde blood of Englonde And yf soo grete lordes had be oonly weddyd to Englysshe people Thenne sholde peas haue ben and reste amonge theym without ony enuye And at that
batayll was Roger Clyfforde take syr IohnÌ„ Mombray syr wyllyam Tuchyâ— Syr wyllyam fitz wyllyam and many other worthy knyghtes there take at that batayll Syr Hugh Dandell nette daye after was taken and put in to pryson and sholde haue be doon to dethe yf he hadde not spousyd the kynges nece that was Erle Gylbertes syster of Gloucestre â— and anon after was syr Berthylmewe of Badelesmore taken at Stow parke a maneyr of the bysshop of Lyncoln that was his neuewe many other barons and baronetters wherfore was made moche sorowe ¶ How Thomas of Lancastre was heedyd at Pountfret and .v. barons hangyd and drawen there ANd now I shall tell you of the noble erle Thomas of Lancastre wha he was take brought to yorke many of the cyte were full glade and vpon hym cryed with an hyght voys O syr traytour ye be welcome blessyd be god for now ye shall haue the rewarde that longe ye haue deserued And caste vppon hym many snowe balles many other repreues they dyd hym But the gentyll erle all suffred sayd nother o worde nor other ¶ And at the same tyme the kyng herde of thys scoÌ„fyture was ful glad Ioyous in grete hast came to PouÌ„tfret And syr Hugh Spenser and syr Hugh his sone syr IohnÌ„ erle of Arundell and syr Edmonde of wodestoke the kynges brother erle of Kent syr Aymer of valaunce erle of Penbroke and mayster Robert Baldoke a fals pyllyd clerke that was pryue and dwelled in the kynges court all came theder wyth the kynge And the kyng entryd in to the castel and Syr Andrewe of Herkela a fals tyraunte thrugh the kynges coÌ„maundement toke wyth hym the gentyll Erle Thomas to Pountfret and there he was prysoned in his owne castell that he had newe made that stode ayenste the abbaye of kynge Edwarde ¶ And syr Hugh Spenser the fader the sone cast and thought how in what maner the good erle Thomas of Lancastre sholde be deed wythoute Iugement of hys perys wherfore it was ordeyned thrugh the kynges Iusticus that the kyng sholde put vpon hym poyntes of treason And so it befell that he was ledde to barre before the kynges Iustices bare heed as a theyf in a fayre halle in his owne castell that he had made ther in many a fayre feste both to ryche to poore ¶ And these where is Iustices syr Hugh SpeÌ„ser the fader Aymer of Balaunce erle of PeÌ„broke syr Edmonde of wodstok erle of Kent syr Iohan of Brytayne erle of Rychemonde syr Robert Malemethrop Iustyce and syre Roberte hym a couplyd in this manere ¶ Thomas court excludeth you of all maner answer Thomas our lorde the kynge puttyth vppon you â–ª that ye haue in hys londe ryden wyth baner dysplayed ayenst his peas as a traytour ¶ And with the worde the gentyll erle Thomas with an hygh voyce sayd Nay lordes forsoth and by saynt Thomas I was neuer traytoure ¶ The Iustyce sayd ayen tho Thomas oure lorde the kyng putteth vpon you that ye haue robbyd his folke and murdred his people as a theyf Thomas also the kynge puttythe vpon you that he dyscoÌ„fyted you our people wyth his folke in his owne reame wherfore ye weÌ„te fledde to the woode as an outlaw â–ª and thomas as a traytoure ye shall be hangyd by reasoÌ„ but the kynge hathe foryeuen you that Iugement for loue of quene Isabell And Thomas reson wolde that ye sholde be hangyd but the kynge hath foryue you that IugemeÌ„t for by cause loue of your lygnage But for asmoche Thomas as ye were taken fleenge and as an outlawe the kynge woll that your heed shalle be smyten of Anone haue hym oute of prees and brynge hym to his Iugement ¶ Whan the geÌ„tyll knyght Thomas had herde all these wordes wyth an hygh voyce he cryed sore wepynge and sayd alas saynt Thomas fayr fader Alas shall I be deed thus Graunt me now blessydful â–ª god answere But all auayled hym no thynge For the cursyd Gascoyns put hym hyther thyder on hym cryed wyth an hyghe voys O kynge Arthur moost terryble dredefull well knowen shewed now is thyn open traytour And an euyll deth shalt thou ryght anone deye Haste thou not ryght well deserued it ¶ And thenne thyse cruell folke sette vpon the gode knyhht Thomas for very scorne an olde chaplet that was alle to rente that was not worth an halfe peny And after that they sette hym vpon a whyte palfroy full vnsemely also all bare wyth an olde brydell And wyth an horryble noyse they draue hym out of the castell to warde hys deth and they cast vpon hym many balles of snowe in dyspyte And as the traytours lad hym out of the castell tho sayde he these pyteous wordes And his hondes helde vp on hygh to warde heuen Now the kyng of heuen yeue us mercy for the erthly kyng hathe vs forsaken and a frere precher wente with hym out of the castell tyll he came to the place that he endeth his lyfe vnto whome he shroue hym all hys lyfe And the gentyll erle helde the frere wonder fast by the clothes sayd to hym Fayr fader abyde with vs tyll that I be deed for my flesshe quakyth for drede of dethe ¶ And the sothe for to say The gentyll erle sette hym vpon hys knees and torned hym to warde the eest but a rybaude that was called Hygone of mosâ—â—on sette honde vpon the gentyll Erle and sayd in dyspyte of hym Syr traytour torne the towarde the Scottes thy fowle deth to receyue torned to warde the Nosth The noble erle Thomas answered tho wyth a mylde voys and sayd now fayr lordes I shall do your wyll And with that worde the frere went from hym sore wepynge And anone a rybaude wente to hym smote of hys heed the .xi. Kalendas of Auerell In the yere of grace M.CCC .xxi. ¶ Alas that euer suche a gentyll blood sholde be don to deth withouten cause reason And traytoursly the kynge was counseylled whan he thrugh the fals counseyll of the Spenser suffred syr Thomas his vncles sone to be put to suche a deth so he beheeded ayenst all maner of reasoÌ„ And grete pyte it was also that suche a noble kynge sholde be dysceyued and mysgouerned thrugh counsell of the fals Spensers the whyche tho he mayntened thrughe loselry ayenst his honour also his proffyte For after warde there fell grete vengaunce in Englonde for by cause of the forsayd· Thomas dethe whan the gentyll erle of his lyf was passyd the pryour the monkys of Pounfret gate the body of syr Thomas of the kynge buryed it before the hyghe awter on the ryght syde ¶ That same daye that thys gentyll knyght was dede were hangyd and drawen for the same quarel at PouÌ„tfret syr Wyllyam Tuchet Syr Wyllyam Fitz Wyllyam syr werreyn of Isell Syr Henry Bradborn syr
man saynt Thomas was don vnto his deth so that no pylgryme myght come by that way Full well wente he to haue take crystis myght hys power the grete boos of miracles that he shewed for hys martyr saynt thomas thrugh all crystendom And that same tyme the kynge made Roberte of Baldok the fals pylled clerke thrugh prayer of syr Hugh Spēser sone was made Chaūseler of Englonde And in the same tyme was the castell of walyngforde holden ayenst the kynge thrughe prysoners that weren wythin the castell for saynt Thomas loue of Lancastre wherfore the people of the coūtre came toke the castell of the prysoners wherfore syr Iohn̄ of Goldyngton knyght and syr Edmonde of Becche prysoners were taken sent vnto the kyng to Pountfrete there they were done in pryson and the forsayd Roger was sent vnto yorke and there he was drawē hangyd And anone after syr Roger Mortymer of wygmore brake out of the tour of London in thys manere The forsayd Roger herde that he sholde be drawe hangyd at London in the morow after say◠Laurence day and on the day before he helde a fayre feest in the toure of Lōdon and there was syre Stephen Segraue constable of the tour and many grete men with them and whan they sholde soupe the forsayd Stephen sente for all the offycers of the tour they came sowped with hym and whā they sholde take there leue of hym squyre that was callyd Stephen ▪ that was full preuy with the forsayd Roger thrugh hys counsell yaue them all suche a drynke that the leest of them all slept two dayes two nyghtes in the meane tyme he escaped a waye by water by the thamys and went ouer the see and helde hym in Fraunce wherfore the kynge was sore anoyed and put the same Stephen out of his Constabellary ¶ How the quene Isabell went in to Fraunce for to treate of peas bytwene her lorde the kynge of Englonde and the kynge of Fraūce her broder THe kyng went tho vnto London and there thrugh coūsell of syr Hugh Spenser the fader of his sone of mayster Robert Baldok a fals pylled clerke his Chaūcheler let sease to all the quenes londes into hys hondes and also all the londes that were syre Edwardes his sone and were so put to theyr wagys ayēst all maner of reason that was thrugh the falsnesse of the Spensers ¶ And whan the kyng of fraunce that was quene Isabelles brother herde of this falsnesse he was sore anoyed ayenst the kynge of Englonde his fals counsellers wherfore he sent a letter to kyng Edward vnder his seale· that he shold come at a certayne day to do hys homage therto he somoned hym els he sholde lese all Gascoyne And so it was ordeyned in Englonde thrugh the kyng hys coūsel that quene Isabel sholde go into Fraunce for to treate of peas bytwene her lorde and her broder that Olyuer of yngham shold go into Gascoyne haue with hym .vii. M. men armys moo to be Seneschall wardeyne of Gascoyne so it was ordeyned that quene Isabell came into Fraunce and with her wente syr aymer of Valaunce erle of Penbroke that was there murdred sodenly in apreuysege but that was thrugh goddes vengaūce for he was one of the Iustycys that cōsented to saynt thomas deth of Lancastre and wolde neuer after repent hym of that wyckyd dede And all that tyme syr Olyuer of yngham wente ouer into Gascoyne dyde moche harme to the kynge of Fraunce tho he gate ayen that kynge Edwarde had loste and moche more therto ¶ How kynge Edwarde sente syr Edwarde hys sone the eldest in to Fraunce THe quene Isabell had but a quater of a yere dwelled in Fraunce whan syr Edwarde her eldest sone axed leue tho for to go in to Fraūce for to speke with his moder Isabel the quene his fader the kynge grauntyd him with a good wyll sayd to hym go my fayr sone in goddys blyssynge and myn and thynke for to come ayen as hastely as thou may And he wēte ouer the see in to Fraunce the kynge of Fraunce hys vncle receyued hym with moche honour sayd vnto hym Fayr son ye be welcome and for by cause that your father come not to his homage for the duchye of Guyon as his auncetours were wont for to do I yeue you that lordshyp holde it of me in herytage as all manerauncetours dyd before you wherfore he was callyd duke of Guyon ¶ How the kynge exyled his quene ysabell Edwarde her eldest sone AS kynge Edwarde of Englonde herde tell how the kyng of Fraunce had yeue the ducye of Guyon vnto syr Edward his sone without consent and wyll of hym that is sone had receyued the duchye he became wonder wrothe sente to hys sone by letter that they sholde come ayen in to Englond in all the haste that they myght And the quene Isabel and syr Edwarde her sone were wonder sore a dradde of the kynges menaced of hys wrath pryncypally for the falsnesse of the Spensers both of the fader also the sone at his cōmaundement they wolde not come wherfore kyng Edward was full sore anoyed lete make a crye at London that yf quene Isabell Edwarde his eldest sone came not in Englōde that they sholde be holde as our enmyes both to the reame also to the crowne of Englonde for that they nolde come into englonde but both were exyled the moder her sone ¶ Whan the quen herd thyse tydynges She was sore adradde to be dystroyed thrughe the fals conyectynge of the Spensers wente wyth the knyghtes that were exyled out of Englonde for saynt Thomas cause of Lācastre that is to say syr Roger of wigmore syr wyllyam Trusell syr Iohan Cromwell many other good knyghtes wherfore they toke theyr counsell ordeyned among them for to make a maryage bytwene the duke of Guyhenne the kynges sone of Englond the erles doughter of Henaude that was a noble knyght of name and doughty in hys tyme. yf that thynge myght be brought a bowte then̄e stode they trowynge wyth the helpe of god and with his helpe to recouer theyr herytage in Englond wherfore they were put out thrugh the fals cocnectynge of the Spensers ¶ How kyng Edwarde thrugh coūsel of the Spensers sent to the Douzephers of Fraūce that they shold helpe that the quene Isabell her sone syr Edwarde were exyled out of Fraunce AS kynge Edwarde and the Spensers herde how that quene Isabell syr Edwarde her sone ▪ had alyed them to the Erle of Henaude to them that were exyled out of englonde for cause of thomas of Lancastre they were so sory that they wyst not what for to do wherfore syr Hugh Spenser the sone sayde to syr Hugh the fader in this maner wyse Fader cursyd by the
the kynges brother of Englonde and syr IohnÌ„ of Henaude and syr Roger Mortymer of wygmore and syr Thomas Rocelyn and syr Iohan of Cromwell and syr wyllyam Trussell and many other of the alyaunce of the gentyll erle Thomas of Lancastre that were exyled out of Englonde for his quarel and were dysheryted of theyr londes ordeyned them a grete power and arryued at Here with in South folke And soone after they pursewed the Spenseâ—s tyll that they were takeÌ„ put pyteuous dethe as before is sayd and theyr coÌ„pany also for the grete falsnes that they dyde to kynge Edwarde to his peple ¶ And Merlyn sayd also more that the gote sholde be put in grete distresse and in grete angusshe and in grte sorow he sholde be lede his lyf and he sayd sothe For after the time that kyng Edwarde was take he was put into warde tyll that the Spensers were put to deth and also bycause that he wolde not come vnto his parlement at London as he had ordeyned and assygned hymselfe vnto hys baronage and also wolde not gouerne and rule his people ne his reame as a kynge sholde doo Wherfore some of the barons of Englonde came and yelde vp ther homages vnto hym for theym al the other of the reame in the daye of the coÌ„uersyon of saynt Poule in the yere of his regne .xx. And they put hym out of hys ryaltee for euermore And euer lyued afterwarde in moche sorowe and anguysshe LOdowicus was Emperour after Henry fourâ— yere this Lodowicus was duke of Banare and he dyspysed the coronacioÌ„ of the pope wherfor the pope hyÌ„ moche labour deposyd many perylles he had aft he trowbled gretly the vnyte of holy chyrche And theÌ„ was chosyn ayenst hym Frederyk the duke of Ostryche and he ouer came the duke abode a rebelyon to hys ende and in grete peryll to hys soule And at the last Karolus was chosyn ayenst hym the whiche preuaylled and sodenly Lodowic fell downe of his hors and dyscessyd ¶ IohnÌ„ Mandeuyll a douctour of physyk a knyght borne was in Englonde abowte thys tyme. And he made a merueyllous pylgrymage For he went almoost abowte all the worlde And he wrote his dedys in thre langages and decessyd· and was buryed at Saynt Albons ¶ Benedictus the .xxii. was pope after IohnÌ„ .vii. yeres and more thys man was a monke and in all his ynogthe he was of good conuersacyon and a doctour of dyuinite And whan he was made pope he refourmed thorder of saynt Benet in that thynge that was nescessary he was a harde man to graunt benefyces lest he had grauÌ„tyd it to an vncunnynge man he made a decretall the whiche began Benedictus deus in donis suis And he was very cruel in fayth for that of sommen lytyll louyd he was so stoute a man that almoost he wold not knowe his owne cosyns ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M.CCC.xxii ¶ Of kynge Edwarde the thyrde after the Conqueste ANd after this kyng Edwarde Carnariuan regned syr Edwarde of wyndsore his sone the whyche was crowned kyng anoynted at westmestre thrugh couÌ„sell consent of all the grete lordes of the reame the Sondaye in Candelmasse eue in the yere of grace M.CCC.xxvi that was of aege at that tyme but .xv. yere And for cause that hys fader was in warde in the castell of Kenilworth also was put downe of his ryaltee the reame of EngloÌ„de was without kyng from the feest of saynt Katheryn from the yere aboue sayd to the feest of Candelmasse And tho were all manere plees of the kynges bynche astente And tho was coÌ„mauÌ„ded to all the Shyrefs of Englonde thrughe wrytte to warne the partyes to defendauÌ„tys thrugh somnynge ayen And also ferthermore that all prysoners that were in the kynges gayolles that were attachid thrugh Shyrefs sholde be lete go quyte ¶ The kynge Edwarde after hys coronacyon at the prayer besechynge of his lyege of the reame grauÌ„tyd them a chartre of stedfast peas to all them that wolde it axe And syr Iohnn of Henaude and hys company toke his leue of the kynge of the lordes of the reame tornyd home to theyr owne couÌ„tre ayen And eche of them hade full ryche yeftes euery men as he was of value estate ¶ And tho was Englond in rest peas grete loue bytwene the kyng hys lordes And comynly englysshmen sayd amonges them that the deuyll was dede but the innumerable tresour of the kyng his fader the tresour of the Spensers both of the fader of the sone and of the erle of Arundell and of mayster Robert Baldok that was the kyngê chauÌ„celer was departyd after the quene Isabelles ordynaunce syr Roger Mortymers of wygmore so that the kynge hadde noo thynge therof but at her wyll her delyuerrauÌ„ce ne of theyr loÌ„des as afterwarde ye shall here ¶ How kynge Edwarde weÌ„te vnto staÌ„thop for to mete the scottes ANd yet in the same tyme was the Kynge in the castell of kenilworth vnder the kepynge of syr Henry that was erle Thomas of Lancastres broder that tho was erle of Leycetre And the kynge grauÌ„tyd hym the erldome of Lancastre that the kyng his fader had seasyd in to his honde put out Thomas of Lancasters broder so was he erle of Lancastre of Leycetre and also Stywarde of Englonde as hys broder was in his tyme But syr Edwarde that was kyng Edwardes fader made sorowe wythout ende by cause he myght not speke wyth hys wyf ne with his sone wherfore he was in moche myscheyf For though it was so that he was ledde rulyd by fals counseyll yet he was kyng Edwardâ— sone callyd Edwarde with the longe shankys and came out of the worthyest blood of the worlde and they to whom he was wonte to yeue grete yeftes large were most pryue with the kyng hys owne sone they were his enmyes bothe nyght daye procured to make debate contake bytwene hym hys sone Isabell his wyf But the frere prechers were to hym gode freÌ„des euer more cast both by nyghte by daye how they myghte brynge hym out of pryson And amonge theyr company that the freres had priuely brought ther was a frere that was callyd Dunhened â— and he had ordeyned gadryd a grete coÌ„pany of folke to kepe att that nede but the frere was taken put in 〈◊〉 of Pountfret there he deyed in pryson syr Henry erle of Lancastre that hadde the kynges fader in kepynge thrugh coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„te of the kynge delyuered Edwarde the kynges fader by endeÌ„ture of syr Thomas of Berkelay And so syr IohnÌ„ Matreuas they ladde hym from the castell of kenylworth to the castell of Berkelay kepte hym there saufly ¶ And att Ester next after his coronacyon the kynge ordeyned a grete huge host for to fyght ayenst the Scottes And syr IohnÌ„ the erles brother of Henaue came
from beyonde the see for to helpe kynge Edwarde brought wyth hym .vii. C. men of armys arryued att Douer they had leue for to go forth tyll they came to yorke There the kynge them abode and the Scottes came thether to the kynge for to make peas accorde but the accordement lasted not bytwene them bat a lytyll tyme And at that tyme the Englysshmen were clothed al in cotes hodes paynted with letters and with floures ful semely with longe berdes therfore the Scottes made a byl that was fastenyd vpon the chyrche doores of Saynt Petyr towarde stangate thus sayd the scrypture in dyspyte of Englysshemen Longe berdes hertles prynted hodes wytles gay cotes graceles makyth EngloÌ„de thryftles SO in the Trinyte daye next after began the contak in the cyte of yorke bytwene the Englysshmen the Henaudes in the debate were slayne of the erldom of Nicholl murdred lxxx men after they were buried in saynt clementis chyrche in Folgate for cause that the Henaudes came to helpe the kyng there peas was â—ryed vpon payne of lyf lymme in that other halfe it was founde by an enquest of the cytye that the Englysshmen began the debate ¶ How the EnglysshmeÌ„ stoppyd the Scottes in the parke of Stanope and howe they torned ayen into Scotlonde THys tyme the Scottes had assembled all theyr power came into Englonde slewe robbyd all that they myght take brent dystroyed all the North couÌ„tree thrugh out tyll that they came vnto the parke of Sâ—aÌ„hope in weridale there the Scottes helde theym in a bussment but whaÌ„ the kyng had harde thorou spyes where the Scottes were anone ryght hoste desegyd them within the forsayd parke so that the scottes wyst not where to go out but only vnto ther harmes And they abode in the parke .xv. dayes vytaylles faylled them in euery syde so that they were gretly peyred of bodyes syth that Bruce came fyrst into Brytayne vnto thys tyme there was neuer seen so fayre an hoste what of Englysshmen of alyaÌ„ces of men of fote the whyche ordeyned theym for to fyght wyth the Scottes thrugh eggynge of syr Henry of Lancastre of syr Iohan Henaude that wolde haue gone ouer the water of wyth for to haue fought with the â— Scottes But syr Roger Mortymer coÌ„sentyd not therto for he had pryuely taken mede of the Scottes them to helpe that they myght go away into theyr owne couÌ„tre ¶ And this same Mortymer counseylled somoche Thomas of brotherton the erle Marshall that was kynge Edwardes vncle that the forsayd Thomas shold not assemble at the tyme vnto the Scottes And he assentyd but wyste not the doynge bytwene the Scottes the forsayd Mortymer And by cause that he was Marshall of Englonde as to hym perteyned euer after warde he sent hastely to the erle of Lancastre to syr IohnÌ„ of Henaude that they sholde not fyght with the Scottes in preiudyce and harmynge of hym his fee yf they dyde that they sholde stonde to theyr owne paryll And the forsayd erle Marshall was all arayed with his batayll att the reredoos of the erle of Lancastre for to haue fought with hym with his folke yf he had go to fyght wyth the Scottes in thys manere he was deceyued wyste no thynge of the treason And thus was the kyng pryncypally dysceyued And whan it was nyghte Mortymer that had the watche for to kepe of the host that nyght distrobled the watche that noo thynge myght be done And in the meane whyle the Scottes stele by nyght to ward theyr owne couÌ„tre as fast as they myght ¶ And so was the kyng fasly betrayed that wenyd that alle the traytours of londe had ben brought to an ende as it was sayd before ¶ Now here you lordes how tratoursly kyng Edwarde was dysceyued how meruayllously boldly the scottes dyde of werre For Iames douglas wyth two huÌ„dred men of armys rode thrught out all the host of kyng Edwarde the same nyght the Scottes escaped towarde theyr owne couÌ„tree as is aboue sayd tyl that they came to the kyngê pauylyon slew there many men in theyr beddes cryed Naward naward and nother tyme a Douglas a Douglas wherfore the kyng that was in hys pauylyon moche other â—â—lke were wonder sore a frayed But blyssyd be almyghty god the kynge was not taken in greto peryll was tho the reame of Englonde and that nyghte the mone shone full clere and bryghte And for all the kynges men the Scottes scapyd harmeles ¶ And oon the morowe whan the kynge wyste that the Scottes were escapyd in to theyr owne couÌ„tree he was wonder sory and fulle hertely wepte wyth hys yonge eyne and yet wyste he not who hadde hym doone that treason· ¶ But that fals treasone was fulle welle I knowen a good whyle after as the storye makyth mencyon ¶ Tho kynge Edward came ayen vnto yorke full sorowfull And hys host departyd and euery man wente in to his owne countree wyth full heuy chere mornynge semblaunt And the Henaudes toke theyr leue and went in to theyr owne countree And the kynge for theyr trauayll hugely rewarde them ¶ And for bycause of that vyage the kynge had dyspended moche of his tresoure and wastyd And in that tyme were seen two moones in the fyrmament the one was clere that other was derke â–ª as men myghte see thrugh the worlde ¶ And a grete debate was that same tyme agaynst pope Iohan the .xxii. after saynt Petyr the emperour of Almayn tho made hym emperour ayenst the popys wyll that tho helde hys see at Auinyon werfore the emperour made hys crye at Rome ordeyned a nother pope the hyght Nycholas that was a frere Mynor that was ayeng the ryght of holy chyrche wherfore he was cursyd the power of that other pope soone layed And for cause that suche merueylles were seen men sayde that the worlde was nygh at an ende ¶ Of the dethe of kynge Edwarde of Carnaryuan ANd now go we ayen to syr Edwarde of Carnaryuan that was kynge Edwardes fader somtyme kynge of Englonde put downe of hys dygnyte Alas for his trybulacyon sorowe that hym befell thrugh fals counsell that he louyd trustyd vpon to moche that after warde were dystroyed thrughe theyr falsnesse as god wolde ¶ And this Edward of Carnariuan was in the castel of Berkelay vnder the warde kepynge of syr Moryce of Herkelay also of syr IohnÌ„ Matreues to them he made his complaynte of hys sorowe of his dysesee ofte tymes axyed of his wardeyns what he had trespassyd ayenst dame Isabell hys wyf and syr Edwarde his sone that was made newe kyng that they wolde not vysyte hym ¶ And tho answerde one of hys wardeyns and sayd My worthy lord dyspleyse you not that I shal telle you the cause is for it is doon them to vnderstonde
kepe theym in the best manere that they myght ¶ The Scottes vnderstode that crabbe sayd sothe for soke the sege and wente thens by nyghte ¶ whan thys thynge was knowe thrughe Scotlonde how that the lordes knyghtes were dyscomfyted at Gaskemore of Scotlonde thrughe syre Edwarde Bayllol ye shall vnderstonde that the lordes ladyes the gentyls of Scotlond came wonder faste to saynt Iohannes towne yeldyd theym vnto Bayllol to hym dyd homage feaute for theyr sondes yelde theym to his peas he theym receyued frely And fro thens he weÌ„te to the abbay of Scone there he was crowned kyng of Scotlond after he lete crye hys peas thrughe out all the londe ¶ And at that same tyme it befell that kynge Edwarde helde his parlement amonge hys leyges at the newe castell vpon Tyne for to amende the trespaces and the wronges that had ben done in his londe And syr Edwarde Bayllol kynge of Scotlonde came to hym thyther and dyde to hym homage feautee for the reame of Scotlond And in thys maner kynge Edwarde of Englonde gadred ayen hys homages feautees of Scotlonde wher of he was put out thrughe counseyll and assent of dame Isabell hys moder and of syr Roger Mortymer erle of Marche Tho toke Bayllol kyng of Scotlond hys leue of kynge Edwarde of Englonde went thens in to his owne londe of Scotlonde set but lytyll by suche as had counseylled hym holpen hym in hys quarel wherfore they wente from hym went lyued by theyr owne londes and renttes in Scotlond ¶ And so it befel after warde not longe that that the kynge of Scotlonde ne remeued came to the toure of Anande there tooke hys dwellynge and thyder came to hym a company of knyghtes stronge men worthy yelded them vnto the kynge And bare theym so fayr in dede and in couÌ„tenauÌ„ce so that he trustyd moche vpon theym And anone as the traytours sawe that he trustyd moche vpon theym they ordened amonge theym fyfty in a company and wolde haue slayne theyr lorde the kynge But thrugh the grace of almyghty god he brake thrugh a walle an hole in his chambre as god wolde scapyd theyr trechery all hys men were slayne and he escaped with moche dred vnto the towne of Cardoyll And there he helde hym sore anoyed And this befell vpon our ladyes euen the coÌ„cepcyon ¶ Tho sent kynge Edward Baylloll to kynge Edwarde of Englonde how falsly and tratoursly he was in lytyll tyme put to shame sorowe thrughe his lyege men vppon whom he trustyd wonder moche And prayed hym for the loue of god that he wolde mayntene hym helpe hym ayenst hys enmyes the kynge of englond had of hym grete pyte behight to helpe hym socour hym and seÌ„t hym worde that he shold hold hym in peas styll in the forsayde cyte of Cardoyll tyll that he had gadred his power ¶ Tho ordeyned kyng Edwarde of Englonde a counseyll at London lete gadre his men in diuers shyres of Englond and whan he was alle redy he wente towarde the towne of Berwyk vpon Twede and theder came to hym kyng Edward Baylloll of scotlond with his powere and beseged the towne And made without the towne a fayr towne of pauylyons and dyched theym all abowte so that they had no drede of the â–ª Scottes made manye assawte with â—onnes and wyth other engynnes to the towne wherwyth they dystroyed many fayre houses chyrches also were beten downe to the erthe with grete stones the spitously came out of gonnes other engynes And neuertheles the Scottes kept ryght well the towne that tho two kynges myghte not come therin longe tyme. nâ—theles the kynges abode there so longe tyll tho that were within the towne fayled vytaylles also they were so wery of wakynge that they wyst not what for to do ¶ And ye shall vnderstende that tho scottes that were wythin the towne of Berwyk thrugh comyn counseyl theyr assent lete crye vpon the wallys of the twone that they myght haue peas of the EnglysshmeÌ„ and therof they prayed the kyng of his grace mercy prayed gym of trwes for .viii. dayes vpon this couenaunte that yf they were not rescowed in that syde of the towne towarde Scotlond of the Scottes within .viii. dayes that they wolde yelde theym vnto the kyng the towne also And to holde this couenaunt they prouffred to the kinge .xii. hostages out of the towne of Berwyk ¶ Whan the hostages were delyuerde vnto the kynge anone tho of the towne sent vnto the scottes tolde theym of theyr sorowe myscheyf And the Scottes tho came pryuely ouer the water of Twede to the bought of the abbaye syr wyllyaÌ„ Dyket that was tho Stewarde of scotlonde many other that came wyth hym put theym theyr in grete peryll of themself att that tyme of ther lyf For they came ouer a brydge that was to broke the stones away many of theyr company were there drowned But the forsayd wyllyam went ouer other of company came by the shyppes of Englond slew in a barge of Hull xvi· meÌ„ and after they went into the towne of Berwyk by the water syde wherfore the Scottes helde tho the towne rescowed askyd theyr hostages ayen of the kynge of Englonde the kynge sente theym worde ayeÌ„ that they axyd theyr hostages with wroÌ„ge syth thath they came into the towne of Enlonde syde for couenaunt was bytwene theim that the towne sholde be rescowed by the halfe of Scotlonde and anone tho commauÌ„ded kynge Edwarde to yelde the towne or he wolde haue the hostages and the Scottes sayd the towne was rescowed welle ynoughe therto they wolde theym holde whan kyng Edwarde sawe the Scottes breke theyr couenauntes that they made he was wonder wrothe and anone lete syr Thomas Fytz wyllyam and syr AlysaÌ„der of Feton warden of Berewyk the whyche Thomas was person of Dunbarre and lete theÌ„ be take fyrste afore that other hostages for cause that Syr Alysanders fader was keper of the towne ¶ And tho commaunded euerye daye two hostages of the towne tyll that they were all do to deth But yf they yelded the towne so he sholde teche them for to breke theyr couenauntes And whan they of the towne herde thyse tydyngê they became wonder sory and sente to the kyng that he wolde graunt them other .viii. dayes of respyte So that bytwene two hundre men of armys and .xx. men of armes myght by strenthe go bytwene them to the towne of Berwyk theym for to vytaylle that the towne must be holde for rescowed And yf soo were that .xxi. or .xxii. or more were slayne of tho two hundred before sayde that the towsholde not be holde for rescowed And thys couenaunte to be holde they sente to hym other .xii. of the forsayd towne in hostage the kynge of Englonde
Englonde and also of Scotlonde· ¶ And anone after in the same yere kynge Edwarde of Englonde receyued of the duke of Brytayne hys homage for the erldom and lordshyp of Rychmonde And so folowynge in the .ix. yere of hys regne after Myghelmas rode into Scotlond And there was faste by saynt IohaÌ„nes towne almoost all the wynter tyme And soo he helde his Crystemas at the castell of Rokersbourgh ¶ And in the same yere trughout all Englonde abowte saynt Clementys tyde in wynter ¶ Chere arose suche a sprengynge and wellynge vp of waters and also flodes bothe of the see and also of the fresshe ryuers and sprenges that the see bankes walles and costes brake vp that mennys bestes and housys in many places namely in lowe countrees vyolently and sodaynly were drowned and fruyte dryuen awaye of the erthe thrugh contynaunce and abundaunce of waters of the see ouer more afterwarde were torned into more saltnesse and sourenesse or sauoure ¶ The .x. yere of kynge Edwardes regne kynge Edwarde entred the Scottes see after Mydsomer And to many of the Scottes he haue bataylle and ouercame theym and many he treatyd and bowed vnto hys peas thrughe hys doughtynesse and hardynesse ¶ And after the feest of saynt Myghell thenne nexte folowynge was the erle of Moryf hadde and taken at Edenbrugh brought into Englonde and put into pryson ¶ And in the monethes of Iune and Iulii thaÌ„ next folowynge in the xi yere of his regne was seen and apperyed in the fyrmament a beme sterre the whiche clarkes calle stella Cometa that sterre was seen in dyuers partes of the fyrmament ¶ Where after anone there folowed in Englonde goode chepe and wonder greate plente of chaffare vytaylles marchandyse there ayenst honger scarsyte myscheyf and nede of monye ¶ In so moche that a quartre of whete at London was solde for two shellynge and a good fatte oxe att a noble and fyue good douues byrdes for a peny In whiche yere deped syr IohnÌ„ of â—lâ—am erle of Cornewaylle that was kynge Edwardes brother and lyeth atte westmestre ¶ How kynge Edwarde made a duchye of the Erldome of Cornewayle and also of syxe other Erles that were newe made and of the fyrste chaleÌ„ge of the kyngdodome of Fraunce IN the yere of our lorde a M. CCC.xxx.vii and of kynge edwarde .xii. in the moneth of marche durynge the parlement at westmestre in lente tyme kynge Edwarde made of the erldome of Cornewayle a duchye and lete it calle the duchye of Cornewayle the whiche ducye he gaaf vnto Edwarde hys fyrste sone with the erldom of Chestre And also kyng Edwarde made att that same tyme syxe other erles That is for to saye Syr Henry the erle of Lancastres sone erle of Leycetre Wyllyam of BughuÌ„ erle of NorthamptoÌ„ wyllyam of Mountagu erle of Salysbury Hughe of Awdell erle of Gloucestre Roberte of Vâ—orde erle of Southfolke And wyllyam of Clyton Erle of Huntyngeton ¶ And in that same yere it was ordeyned in the same parlemente that no man sholde were noo clothe that was wrought out of Englond as clothe of golde ne of sylke or veluet or damaske or satyne baudkyn ne none suche other ne none wylde ware ne furres of bynde that see But suche as myght spende an hundred pouÌ„de of rente by yere but this ordynauÌ„ce statute was but of lytyl effect For yt was no thynge holden ¶ In the .xiii. yere of his regne kynge Edwarde went ouer see into Braban with quene Phylyp his wyf there beryng a chylde at And warpe there he dwellyd more than a yere for to treate wyth the duke of Braban and other alyed vnto hym of the chalengynge of the kyngdome of Fraunce to kynge Edwarde of Englond by ryght and by herytage after the deth of Karoll the grete kynge of Fraunce brother Gerymayne of quene Isabell kynge Edwardes moder the whyche was holden and occupyed vnryghtfull by Phylyp of Valoys the eÌ„mys of kynge Karoll the wheche duke and all his in the forsayd thynges all other longynge there to with alle hys men and goodes kynge Edwarde founde redy vnto hym and made behyght hym suerte by good fayth truste and after that the kyng hath hym ayen into Englonde lelft there the quene styll be hynde hym in Braban Than in the .xiiii. yere of his regne whan all the lordes of his reame other that oughten to be at his parlement were called assembled togyder in the same parlemeÌ„t holden at London after the feest of saynt Hylarye The kynges nedes were put forth promothed as touchinge the kyngdom of Fraunce For whiche nedes to be spedde the kynge axed the fyfte parte of alle the meuable goodes of Englonde the wulles the .ix. sheep of euery corne And alle the lordes of euery towne where suche thynges sholde be taxed gadryd sholde answere to the kynge therof had it and helde it at his owne lust wyl wherfore yf I shold knowleche the very trouth the ynner loue of the people was torned in to hate And the comyn prayers in to cursinge for cause that the comune people were soo strongely greued ¶ Also the for sayd Phylyp Valoys of Fraunce had gadred vnto hym a grete hoste destroyed in hys partyes kyngdome many of the kynges frendes of Englonde wyth townes castels many other of theyr lordhypoes and many harmes shamys dystytes dyd vnto the quene wher fore kyng Edwarde whan he herde thys tydynges strongely meued therwythe and red and sente dyuers letters ouer see to the quene to other that were his frendes Glagynge them certefyenge them that he wolde be there hymself in all the haste that he mygh ¶ And anone after Ester whan he had sped of all thinges that hym neded to haue he went ouer see ayen Of whose cominge the quene all hys frendes were wonder glad made moche Ioy And all that were his enmyes and held ayenst hym made as moche sorow ¶ In the same tyme the kynge thrughe counseyll of hys trewe lyeges and counsell of hys lordes that there we represent wyth hym wryte the kynhe of FrauÌ„ces name and toke and medled the kynges armes of Fraunce quartred with tharmes of Englond and commaunded forth with hys coyen of golde vnder dyserypcyon and wrytynge of the name of englonde and of Fraunce be made beste that myght bee and that is to saye the floreyne that was callyd the noble pryce of .vi shellynge .viii pens sterlynge and the half nobell the value iii· shellynge and .iiii. pens and the far thynges the value of .xx. pens ¶ How kynge Edwarde came vnto the scuys and dyscomfyted alle the power of Fraunce in the hauen ANd in the next yere after that is to say the .xv. yere of his regne he coÌ„mauÌ„ded and lete wryte in his chartres wryttes other letters the date of the regne of fraunce the fyrst And whyle that he was thus doynge and trauayllynge in
wasted dystroyed both corne hey And there was suche debate fyghtinge of sparowes by dyuerse places in these dayes that men founde innumerable dede in the feldes as they wente And there fell also suche a pestylence that neuer seen suche in noo mannes dayes that than lyued for men that wente to beded hole in good poynt sodenly they dyed ¶ Also the tyme a sykenes that men calle the pockes slewe bothe meÌ„ women thrugh theyr enfectinge ¶ And in the xli yere of kynge Edward was borne at Burdeux Rycharde the seconde sone of prynce Edwarde of Englond the whiche Rychard kynge Rycharde of Amorycan heueden at the fouÌ„â— stone after whom he was called Rychard and this same Rycharde whan his fader was deed kyng Edwarde also he was crowned kyng of Englonde the .xi. yere of his aege thrugh ryghte lyne and herytage also by the comâ—ne assent and desyre of the comynalte of the reame ¶ Aboute this tyme at kyng Edwardes commaundement of Englond whan all the castels townes were yolden to hym that longe were holden in fraunce by a grete company assembled togyder syr Bartram Claykyn a noble knyght and a good warryour wente and purposed hym to put out Pers kynge of Spayne out of his kyngdome with helpe of the mooste partye of the forsayd grete company trustynge also vpon helpe and fauour of the pope for as moche as it come to his eeres that the same pers sholde lede vse a synfull lyf the whiche Pers smyten wyth drede of this tydynge fledde into Gascoyne to prynce Edwarde for to haue socoure of hym And whan he was fledde out of Spayne Henry his broder that was bastarde by assent of the moost party of Spayne thrughe helpe of the ferefull company that I spake of fyrst was crowned kyng of Spayne the nombre of that same coÌ„pany was rekened sette at the nombre of .xl. M. fytynge men ¶ This same yere in the moneth of Iune there come a grete coÌ„pany a nauye of the Danes gadred them togyder in the Northe see purposynge them to come into Englonde to reue and to robbe and also to sle with whom they countred mette in the see maryners and other gode fytynge men oâ— the countre dysperpled theym And they ashamyd went home ayen into theyr owne couÌ„tre but amonge the other there was a boystous vessell and a stronge of theyr nauye that was ouer saylled by the Englysshmen was perysshed drenched In the whiche the Stewarde other worthy and greate men of Denmarke were taken prysoners the kynge of Englonde his couÌ„seyll prysoned them the whiche lordes the Danes afterwarde sought them all about for to haue hadde them ayen wyth theyr goodes that they had lost they not well apayed ne pleased of the answer that they had they torned homwardes ayen leuynge behynde theÌ„ in there Innes preuely writen in scrowes and on walles yet shall Danes wast the wanes Thenne happed there an Englysshe wryter wrote ayenst the Duke in this manere here shall Danes fette theyr banys ¶ And in this time pers the kynge of Spayne with other kynges that is to saye the kynge of Nauerne and the kynge of Malogre beynge meanes wenten bytwene and prayed counseyll and helpe of syr Edwarde the prynce whos counseyll whan he had vnderstandynge theyr artycles and desyre that he was requyred of tho kynges lothe he was and ashamed to saye nay and contrary to them But netheles he was a gast lest it shold be ony preiudyce ayenst the pope and longe tyme taryed them or that he wolde graunte or consente therto tyll he had better counseyl rauysemente with good delyberacyon of kyng Edward his fader But whan they were with hym euery day contynually besechynge of many noble men requyred spoken to with many prayers sente made bytwene them thaÌ„ prynce edward sente to his fader both by coÌ„playnyng letters also by confortable conteynyng al theyr suggestyons causes wyth all the other kynges epystles letters for to haue coÌ„forte helpe of the wronges not only done to the kyng Spayne but also for suche thynges as myght falle to other kynges Also yf it were not the soner holpeÌ„ and amended thrugh the done helpe of knyghthode to theÌ„ that it asked desyred ¶ The whiche letter whan the kynge hys counseyll had seen suche a kynge spoylynge robbynge with moche merueyll And sente ayen comfortable letters to prynce Edwarde hys sone to that other kynges warned them for to arme them ordeyne theym ayenst that misdoer and to withstande them by the helpe of god that were suche enmies to kynges whaÌ„ this noble pryÌ„ce had receyued this letters hym self with that other kynges before sayd all there counseyl called togider or that he wolde vndertake the quarell he bounde knytte sore the kynge that was deposed with a grete o th that is to saye that he sholde euer after mayntene the ryght byleue faythe of holy chyrche and also wyth all theyr mynysters ryghtes libertees to defende from all theyr enmyes all euylles And al that were there ayenst bytterly to punysshe destroble al the ryghtê lybertes preuyleges of holy chirche encrease mayntene amende alle thynges that were wronfully taken withdrawen and boreÌ„ a waye by hym or by ony other by cause of hym hastely to restore ayen to dryue and put oute sarasyns all other mysbyleued people out of his kyngdom wyth all his strenth his power and suffre ne admitte none suche for no manere thynge ne cause to dwelle therin And that whan he had taken a crysten woman he sholde neuer come in to none other womans bedde ne none other mannes wyfe to defoyle ¶ All thyse for sayd thynges trewly for to kepe contynue and fulfyll as alle hys lyfe tyme he was douuden by othe afore notaryes in presence wytnesse of tho kynges wyth other prynces ¶ And than that gracyous prynce Edwarde vndertoke the cause the quarell of the kyng that was deposed and behyghte hym with the grace of almyghty god to restore hym ayen to his kyngdom lette ordeyne gadre togyder forth with in alle haste his nauye with men of armes for to warre and fyght in his for sayde cause ¶ And in this same yere vpon the sande of the Scottes see that many a man sawe it thre dayes togyder there were seen two Egles of the whiche the one come out of the southe that other out of the north cruelly strongly they fought togyder wrastled togyder the south elge fyrst ouercome the north Egle all to rente hym with his bylle his clawes that he shold not reste ne take no byrthe the south Egle fleyth home to his owne costes· ¶ And anone after there folowed was seen in the morne after the sonne rysynge after in the last daye of Octobre sauynge
one many sterres gaddred togyder on an hepe felle downe to the erthe leuynge byhynde them fyre bemes in maner of lyghtnynge was flammes brent coÌ„sumed mens clothes mens heer wallyng on the erth as it was sene knoweÌ„ of many a man ¶ And yet that northern wynde that is redy destymate to alle ylle fro saynt Katherynes eue tyll thre dayes after loste grete good without nobre ¶ And in this same dayes ther fell also come such lyghtnynge thondre snowe hayll that it wasted and destoyed men bestetes howses and trees ¶ Of the batayll of Spayne besyde the watre of Naxers that was bytwene prynce Edwarde and syr Henry bastarde of Spayne IN the yere of our lord a M.CCC.lxvii and of kynge Edwarde .xlii. the thyrde daye of Aprylle there was a stronge batayll a grete in large felde called Pryazers faste by the water of Nazers in Spayne bytwene syre Edwarde the prynce syr Henry the bastarde of Spayne but the vyctory fyll to prynce Edwarde by the grace of god ¶ And this same prynce Edwarde had with hym syr IohnÌ„ duke of LaÌ„castre his broder other worthy men of armes about the nombre of .xxx. thousand ¶ And the kynge of Spayne had on hys syde men of dyuers nacyons to the nombre of an hondred thousande moo wherfore the sharpenesse and fyersnesse of hys aduersary wyth his fyll boystous and grete strenthe made and dryue the ryghtfull partye a backe a grete waye but thrugh the grace of almyghty god passynge ony mannes strenth that greate hoste was dysparpled myghtefully by the noble duke of Lancastre and his hoost or the prynce Edwarde came nyghe hym And whan Henry bastarde sawe that he torned with his men in so grete haste and strenth for to flee that a gret company of them in the for sayd flood of the brydge ther of fellen dowen perysshed And also there were taken the erle of Dene syr Bartram Cleykyn that was cheyfmaker and cause of the warre also cheyftayne of the vauntwarde of the bataylle wyth many other greace lordes and knyghtes to the nombre of two thousande of whome two hondred were of Fraunce and many also of Scotlonde ¶ And there were felled in the felde on oure enmyes syde of lordes knyghtes wyth other meyn people to the nombre of .vi. thousande and moo and of Englysshmen but a fewe And after this the noble prynce Edward restored the same Peers to this kyngdome ayen the whiche Peers afwarde thrugh trechery and falsnes of the forsayd basterd of Spayne as he satte at his mete he was strangled deyed But after this vyctorye many noble men of Englond also hardy in Spayne thrug the flyx dyuers other sekenes toke theyr dethe ¶ And also in the same yere in the Marche was seen stella Come ta bytwene the north costes the west whoo 's bemes stretched towarde fraunce ¶ And in the next yere folowynge of kyng Edwardes regne xliii in Apryll syr Lyonell kynge Edwardes sone that was duke of Clarnece wente to warde Melayne with a chosen meyne of the geÌ„tyls of Englonde for to wedde Galoys doughter haue hyr to hys wyfe by whom he sholde haue half the lordshyp of Melayne but after that they were solemply wedded and about the Natyuyte of our lady the same duke of Melayne deyed And in the same yere frensshmen brake the peas the trewes rydynge on the kyngê grounde lordshyp of Englond in the shyre countre of PuuÌ„tyfe token helde castell townes bere the Englysshmen on honde falsly subtyll that they were cause of brekynge of trewes in thys same yere deyed the duches of LaÌ„castre and is buryed worshypfully in saynte Poules chyrche ¶ The .xliiii. yere of kyng Edwardes regne was the gretest pestylence of men and of grete bestes by the grete fallynge of waters that felle at that tyme there fell grete hyndrynge destroyenge of corne in so moche that the next yere after a busshell of whete was solde for xl.d ¶ And in thys same yere about the laste ende of Maye kynge Edwarde helde tho his parlement at westmyster in whiche parlement was treated spoken of the othe trewes that was brokeÌ„ bytwene hym and the kynge of fraunce how he myght be auenged vpon his wronge ¶ In this same yere in the AssumpcyoÌ„ of our lady deyed quene Phylyp of Englonde a fulle noble gode lady at westmyster full worshyp fully is buryed and entered And aboute mydsomer the duke of Lancastre the erle of Herforde with a grete company of knyghtes wente into fraunce where as they gate them but lytel wroshyp name for there was a grete hoste of the frensshenmen vppon Calkhull brydge and an other hoste of Englyssemen faste by the same brydge that loÌ„ge tyme had lyued there And many worthy grete men of Englonde ordeyned yaf counseyll for to fyght yaf batayll to the frensshemen but the forsayd lordes wolde not consent therto for no maner thynge ¶ And anone after it happened that the erle of warwyke come thyderwarde for to warre and whan the frensshmen herde of his comynge of that he came fully to londe they left theyr tentes pauylyous wyth all theyr vytayls fledde went a waye pryuely And whan the erle was comeÌ„ to londe wyth his men he went in all hast towarde Normandy destroyed the yle of Caux with strenthe of swerde and thrugh fyre But alas in his retornynge to Englond warde home ayen at Calys he was taken with sykenes of pestylence deyed not leuynge behynde hym after his dayes soo noble a knyght of armes ¶ In whyche tyme regned warred the noble knyght syr IohnÌ„ Hawkewod that was an Englysshman borne hauynge with hym at his gouernaunce the white coÌ„pany that is a forsayde that whiche o tyme ayenst holy chirche an other tyme ayenste lordes warred ordeyned grete batayls and there iÌ„ that same couÌ„tre he dyde many merueyllous thynges ¶ And aboute the coÌ„uercyon of saynt Poule the kyng whan he had ended done the entrynge exequyes wyth greate costes and ryaltes about the sepulture of buryeng of quene Phylyp his wyf he helde a parlement at westmyster in whyche parlement was axed or the clergye a thre yeres dyme that is for to saye a grete dyme to payed thre yere durynge the clargye put it of and wolde not graunte it vnto Ester next comynge than they graunted wel that in thre yere by certayne termes that dyme sholde be payed and also of the laye fee was a thre yere .xv. graunted to the kynge ¶ How syr Robert Knolles with other certayne lordes of the reame went ouer see in to frauce and of theyr gouernaunce ANd in the .xlv. yere of kynge Edward in the begynnynge kynge Edwarde with vnwyse counseyll vndyscrete borowed a grete soÌ„me of golde of the prelates marchauntes other ryche men of his
awter for a peas an vnyte to be had amonge them thrugh the merytees of our blessyn lady ¶ Bonefacias the ·ix was pope after Vrbane .xv yere ¶ This Boneface was chosen at Rome in the stede of Vrbane the stryfe contynued For Benedictys was chosen in Auynyon in the place of clement and was callâ—d Petrus de luna he dured to the counseyll of Constantinus thenne he wolde not obaye but euer abode obstynate And at the laste he decessed in the Kyngdom of Aragon And he commaunded his Cardynals to these an other pope the whyche they dyde anone And they sete vpon an ydoll and named hym Clement but they profyted not ¶ Circa annuÌ„ dmÌ„ M.CCC.lxxx ¶ And after kynge Edwarde the thyrde that was borne in wyndesore regned Rycharde of Burdeux that was prynce Edwardes sone of wales the whiche prynce Edwarde was kynge Edwards sone ANd after the gode kynge Edward the thyrde that was borne at wyndesore regned Rycharde the seconde that was the good syr Edwardes sone prynce of wales the whyche kynge Rycharde was borne in the cyâ—ee of Burdeux in Gascoine was crowned at westmynster in the .xi. yere of hys aege And in the secoÌ„de yere of his regne for the debate that was bytwene the lorde Latymer and syr Rauf Feryers knyght that was ayenst Hawell Sâ—akell squyre for the prysoner that was take in Spayne by these two squyres and the whiche prysoner the lorde Latymer and syr Rouf Feryers wolde haue had the whyche prysoner was the Erle of Dene that they tooke in the batayll of Spayne wherfore these two lordes come into the chyrche att westmynster and they founde thys one squyre to herynge his masse besyde saynt Edwardes shryne there they sawe hym that whiche was called Hawell ¶ And Shakell was arested put into the Toure of London And there he was longe tyme for he wolde not delyuer the erle of Dene his prysoner vnto these two lordes by syr Aleyn Burhyll constable of the Towre and by Syr Raufe Feryes one of hys aduersaryes tyll the kynge had graunted hym grace ¶ In the thyrde yere of kynge Rycharde came the Galays of â–ª fraunce into Englonde vnto dyuerse portes and brent and robbed and slewe moche people of Englonde that ys to saye at wynchelsee Rye Hastinge Portysmouth and Hampâ—on \ Stormore and Grauesende and they dyd moche harme and wente home ayen And in this same yere was a parlement holden at westmynster And atte that same parlement was ordened that euery man woman and chylde that were at the aege of .xiiii. yere and aboue thrugh out all the reame pore folke and other sholde paye to the taâ—age foure pens wherfore came and befel after warde greate myscheyf moche dysease to all the comynalte of the reame ¶ And in the .iiii. yere of kynge Rychardes regne the comynes arose vp in dyuerse partyes of the reame and dyden moche harme the whiche tyme they called the hurynge tyme. ¶ And they of Kent of Estsex made them two cheyftayns for to rule and for gouerne the company of Kente and of Estsex That one was called Iacke strawe and that other watte Tyler and they come assembled theym vppon blacke hethe in Kente And on Corpus chirsti daye after they came downe South werke and taken vp the pryson hous that is to saye the kynges bynche the Marchelsee and delyuerde oute all the prysoners And soo the same daye they came in to London and there they robbed the people and slewe all the alyens that they myghte fynde in the cyte and aboute the cyte and dyspoyled all there gode and made auowe And on the fryedaye next folowinge after that was on the morowe and than they came to the toure of London and the kynge beynge ther in they fette out of the Toure the Archebysshop of Caunterbury syr Symonde Sudbery and syr Robet halys hospyteler pryoure and mayster of Saynâ— Iohans hous and a whyte frere that was coÌ„fessoure vnto kyng Rycharde brought them vnto the Towre hylle and there they smote of theyr heedes and came agayne in to London and slewe in othe people of the Cytye ¶ And thenne they wente vnto the. Dukes place of Lancastre beyonde saynt Mary of the stronde that was called the Sauoy and there they deuoured and destoyed all the goodes that they therin myght fynde and bare them away and than they brente vp the place And than after warde they weÌ„te to saynt IohnÌ„ without smyth felde destroyed the godes there brente vp the hous to the harde grounde and wente to westmynster and saynt Martyns the grauÌ„te made them go out of sent wary all that were with in for ony maner of gylthe And that come vnto the Temple to al other Innes of men of law and dyspoyle theym robbe theym of theyr godes also tooke theyr bokes of lawe thenne they came to London and brake vp the pryson of Newgate drofe out all the prysoners felons and other of bothe countrees and all the people that were wyth in theym and destroyed all the bokes of the counters And thus they contynued both saterdaye sonday vnto the mondaye next after in all their malyce and wyckydnes ¶ And than on mondaye kynge Rycharde with his lorde that were wyth hym that tyme with the mayer of London wyllyam walworth that was that tyme come wythe the aldermen and the comunes of the cyte they come in to South werke to here and to know the entoncyon of these rebelles mysgouered pefple And this Iacke strawe made a crye in the elde that all tke people of accorde sholde come nerer and here his claymours his crye hys wyll And the lordes and the mayer and the aldermen mith the comynaltee hauynge indygnacoÌ„n of his rouetyse falsnes his foule presumpcoÌ„n Anone wyllyam walworth that tyme beynge mayer drewe out his knyfe slewe Iacke straw anone ryght smote of his hede sete it vppon a spere so it was borne thrugh London and sette vpoÌ„ London brydge Anone these rysers mysgouerned peple were vanysshed as it had not be they thenne the kyng of his greate goodnesse by prayer of hys lordes made there .vi. knyghtes of good worthy meÌ„ of the cyte of London that is to say wyllyam walworthe art the tyme mayer slewe Iacke strawe and the seconde was Nycholas brembre and the thyrde Iohan Phylipot the fourth Nycholas twyforde and the fyfte Robert laundes the syxte Robert gayton And than the kynge wyth hys lordes and knyghtes retorned ayen to the tour of London and there he rested hym tyll hys people were better cessed and sette in reste and peas And than by processe of tyme as they myght take and gete these rebelles and rysers they honge theym vppon the nexte galothrugh out euery lordshyp in the reame of EngloÌ„d by .xl. by .xxx. by .x. and by .xii. euer as they myght
there she was alle nyght on the morne she was brought thruge the cyte of London and so forthe vnto westmynster and there she was crowned quene of Englond than she was broughte ayen vnto the kynges palays and there was holden open and ryall feest al hyr coronacyon of all maner peple that â—heder come and thys was done the sondaye nexte after the feest of saynt Clemente in the .xx. yere of kynge Rychardes regne And than the .xxv. daye of August next after by veyll excytacyon and fals counseyll for grete wrath and malyce that the kyng had of olde tyme vnto his vncle the good duke of Gloucestre and to the erle of Arundell to the erle of warwyk Anone the kynge by his euuyll excytacyon and his euyll counseyll malyce late in the euenynge on the same daye aboue sayd made hym redy wyth his strenth rode into Estsex vnto the towne of Chemesforde soo come to Plasshe sodenly there syr Thomas of wodstok the good duke of Gloucestre laye and the good duke came to welcome the kynge anone And the kynge arested the good duke hymself wyth his owne body so he was ladde downe to the waâ—â—â— and anone put into a shype and anone had too Calays brought in to the Capytayns warde â—o be kepte in holde by the kynges commaundement of Englonde And the tyme therle Marchall was Capytayne of Calays And anone after by commaundement of the kyng and by his fals counseyl commaunded the capytayne to put hym to deth ¶ And anone certayne yemen that had the good duke in kepynge toke theyr counseyl how that they shold put hym vnto deth And this was theyr appoyntemente that they sholde comen vppon hym whan he were in his bedde and a slepe on a fetheren bedde and anone they bounde honde and foot and charged hym to lye styll And whan that they hadde done thus they token twoo smale towelles and made on theym two rydynge knottes caste the towelles about hys necke And than they tooke the fetheren bedde that laye vnder hym cast it aboute hym than they drewe theyr to welles eche wayes and some laye vpon the fetheren bed vpon hym vnto the tyme that he was dede bycause that he shold make no noys and thus they strangled thys worthy duke vnto the deth vppon whos soule god for his hygh pyte haue mercy Amen ¶ And whan the kynge hadde rested thus this worthy duke and his vncle sente hym to Calays he came ayen to London in all the haste wyth a wonder greate people And as soone as he was comen he sent for the erle of Aurundell and for the good erle of warwyk and anone as they came he arested theym hymself And syr Iohan Cobham and syr IohnÌ„ Chyne knyghtes he arested theym in the same maner tyll he made his parlement anone they were put into holde but the erle of Arundell went att large vnto the parlement tyme for he founde soffycyent suerte to abyde the lawe to answere to all manere poyntes that the kynge his counseyll wolde put vpon hym ¶ And the xxiâ— yere of kynge Rychardes regne he ordeyned hym a parlement att westmynster the whiche was called the greate parlemente And this parlement was made for Iuge thys thre worthy lordes and other moo as they lyst at that tyme And for that Iugement the kynhe lete make in all the hast a loÌ„ge hous and a large of tyÌ„bre the whiche was called an halle and couered with tyles ouer it was open all aboute on both sydes that all maner of men myght se thrugh out and there the dome was holden vpon these forsayd lordes and Iugement gyueÌ„ at this forsayde parlemente And for to come vnto this parlement the kynge sent hys wryttes to euery lorde baron knyght euery squyre in euery shyre thrugh oute EngloÌ„de that euery lorde sholde gadre and bringe his retenue with hym in as shorte in the beste araye that they myghte gete in maintenynge and in the strengthyng of the kyng ayenst theym that were hys enemyes and that this were done in all haste come to hym in payne of deth And the kynge hymself sent into Chestreshyre to cheyftayns of that countre they gadred brought a grete and an huge company of people bothe of knyghtes and squyres and prencypally of yomeÌ„ of Chestreshyre the whyche yemen and archers the kynge tooke to hys owne courte and gaate them bowge of court and good wages to be kepers of his owne body bothe by nyght and by daye aboue all other persones and moste loued and beste truste the whyche soone afterwarde torned the kynge to grete losse and shame hyndrynge and hys vtterly vndoynge and destruccyon as ye shall here afterwarde And that tyme came syr Henry of Derby with a grete menye of armes and archers and the erle of Rutlonde came wyth stronge power of people bothe of men of mares and archers And the Erle of Kente brought a greate power of men of armes and archers the Erle of Marshall came in the same manere And the lorde Spenser in this same manere The erle of Northumberlonde and syr Henry Percy his sone and syre Thomas Percy the erles brother And all these worthy lordes broughte a fayre menye and a stronge power and eche man in hys beste araye And the duke of Lancastre and the duke of yorke came in the same maner wyth men of armes and archers folowynge the kynge And syr Wyllyam strop tresourer of Englond came in the same manere And thus in thys araye came all the worthy men of this londe vnto our kynge and these peple came to London in one daye in so moche that euery strete and lane in London and in the subarbes were full of them lodged and .x. or .xii. mylle about London on euery waye And these people brought the kynge too westmynster and wente home ayen to theyr lodgynge bothe hors and maÌ„ and than on the mondaye the .xii. daye of Septembre the parlemente began att westmynster the whiche was called the grete parlemeÌ„t ¶ And on the frydaye nexte after the erle of Arundell was broughte in to the parleamente amonge all the lordes and that was on saynte Mathewas daye the appostle and euangelyst there he was for Iuged vnto the dethe in thys halle that was made in the palays at westmynster And this was his Iugemente he sholde go on foot wyth hys hondes bounde behynde hym frome the place that he was Iuged in And so forth thrugh the cyte of London vnto the toure hylle and hys heed to be smyten of and so it was done in dede in the same place .vi. of the grettest lordes that sate on his Iugemente roden wyth hym vnto the place there he was done to dethe and so to se that the excucyon were done after the dome And by the kynges coÌ„maundemente wyth them wente on foot men of armes and archers a grete multytude of Chestreshyre men in strenthynge of
the castell of Reygate in Soutsex and there he stale hym a waye and came to Calays and there he was keped well worthely tyll these other two lordes were comen to Calays ¶ And than this worthy duke syr Thomas of Arundell Archebysshop of Caunterbury shypped in the hauen of Calais and drewe theyr cours norwarde and aryued in yorke shyre at Rauensporne faste by wydlyngton and there came and enâ—red fyrste the londe and two lordes with hym and theyr nauye And so than moche people of the reame that whan they herde of his comynge and knewen where that he was and anone they drewen vnto hym and welcomed these lordes and soo gaaf theym courage in all manere thynge and so passed forthe into the londe and gadred moche people to them ¶ And whan kyng Rycharde hede and wyste that these twoo lordes were comen ayen in to Englond also were loÌ„ded Than the kynge lefte his ordynaunce in Irlonde and come into Englond warde in all the haste that he myght and come the castell of Flynte and there he abode to take his counseyl and what myghte he done But to hym come none And thanne syr Thomas Percy erle of worchestre that was the kynges stewarde wist and knewe all this anone he came into the halle amonges all the people he brake the yerde of the ryall kynges housholde and anone euery man was dysparple and wente hys waye forsoke theyr mayster and souerayne lord and lefte hym allone And thus Kynge Rycharde broughte downe destroyed and stode hymself allone wythout comforth or socoure or yf ony good counseyll of ony maÌ„ alas for pyte of this ryall kynge And anone came worde that syre Henry of Bolyngbroke was vp with a stronge powre of people and that all the squyres of Englonde reyson vp the shyres in strenthynge of hym ayenst kyng Rycharde ¶ And thus sone he was come out of the North countre to Brystowe and there he met with syr wyllyam Sâ—rope erle of wyltshyre tresourer of Englonde with syr IohnÌ„ Busshe and syr Henry grene and IohnÌ„ Bagot but he escaped frome theym and wente ouer see in to Irlonde the sethre knyghtes were taken theyr hedes smyteÌ„ of thus they dyed theyr for fals couetoyse ¶ And than was kynge Rycharde taken and brought vnto the duke and anone the duke put hym in fast warde and stronge holde vnto hys cominge to London And than was there a rumore in London and a stronge noyse that kynge Rycharde came to westmynster and the peple of London ranne thyder and wolde haue done moche harme and hurte in there woodnesse had not the myyer and the alder men and other worthy meÌ„ cessed them wt fayr wordes and torned theym home agayne vnto LoÌ„don And there was Syr Iohan Slacke dene of the kynges chapell of westmynster taken broughte to London and put in pryson in Ludgate And Iohan Bagot was taken in Irlonde and so brought to London and put in pryson in Newgate there to be kepte and abyde hys answere ¶ And soone after the duke brought kynge Rycharde pryuely vnto London and put hym in the toure vnder sure kepynge as a prysoner And than came the lordes of the reame with all theyr counseyll vnto the Toure to kynge Rycharde and sayd to hym of his mysgouernaunâ—e and extorcyon that he hadde done made and ordeyned to opresse all the comyne peple and also to all the reame wherfore all the comyne people of the reame wolde hym haue deposed of all his kyngdom· And so he was deposed at that tyme in the Toure of London by all his lordes counseyll and comune assent of alle the reame And than he was put frome the Toure vnto the castell of Ledes in Kente ther he was kepte a whyle And thanne he was had frome thens vnto the castell of Pounfret in the North countree to be kepte in pryson ryght soone after there made his ende ¶ And than whan kinge Rycharde was deposed and had resygned his crowne and his kyngdom was kept fast in holde than all the lordes of the reame with the comyns assent by accorde chosen this worthy lord syr Henry of Bolyngbroke erle of Derby duk of Herforde duke of LaÌ„castre by ryght lyne herytage for hys ryghtfull manhode that the people fouÌ„de in hym before alle other they chose hym and made hym kynge of Englande amoÌ„nges theym INnocencyus the .vii. was chosen at rome and lyued but two yere than Gregory .xii. was after hym .xii. and euer was debate Than was Alexander chosen in the couÌ„seyll of Pysan and he was called fyrste Petrê° de Candyda and so was put stryf to stryf euerychone of those thre sayd he was pope Than was there a counseyl at Pysan where they began to make a cuÌ„corde and there they deposed the two and thyrde stode and so was worse deuysyon made than before For that they ordeyned preuayled not ¶ Robert was Emperour after wenselaus iâ— yere thys man was duke of Bauary and Erle of Palatyn a Iuste man and a good and was crowned of Bone face the .ix. This man entrde ytaly wyth a greate hoost of Almayns ayenste Iohan the duke of Galyas but with an heuy hoowe he torned ayen and was had de worthy to suffre for his ryghtwysnes ¶ Iohan the .xxiii. succeded Alexander .iiii. yere and fyrste he began well for an vnyte and he was in the counseylle aâ—te Constantis and offred hym to resygne the popehode and after secretly and worthely he feldde awaye but it profyted hym notte for he was taken and constreyned to peas and was made a Cardynall and buryed atte Florens ¶ Sygysmundus was Emperoure after Roberte .xxvii. yere and he was sone too Karolus and kynge of Vngarye and moost crysten prynce And was soo deuoute to god that he deserued to be canonysed This man holpe the chyrche thrughe hys merueylous prudence and wytte for he spared no laboure ne no thyynge that he hadde tyll he hadde made a ful peas amonge the clergy ¶ And he hadde .ix. Batayls ayenst the Turke And euer he had the vyctorye and what more alle thynge that euer was wryteÌ„ in louynge to Constantyne Theodosio Karolo Otto maye truely be wryten of hym And he was crowned in Vngarye and decessed a blessed man ¶ Circa AnnuÌ„ dmÌ„ M. CCCC.vii ¶ Of syr Henry of Bolynbroke Erle of Derby that regned after Kynge Rycharde whiche was the fourthe Henry after the conquest ANd after Kynge Rycharde the seconde was deposed and out of hys kyngdom the lordes and the comynes all wyth one assente and all other worthy of the reame chosen HeÌ„ry of Bolyngebroke Erle of Derby sone and heyre of Iohan the duke of Lancastre for his worthy manhode that ofte tyme had be founde in hym and in dedes preued vppon Saynt Edwardes daye the confessour he was crowned kynge of Englonde at westmynster by assente of alle the reame nexte after the deposynge of kange Rycharde
but thanked be god it lasted not longe ANd in the fourth yere of Kynge Henryes regne the fyfthe he helde hys parleamente atte westmynster in the begynnynge of Octobre and laste to the puryfycacyoÌ„ of our lady than nexte after And there was graunted vnto hym to mayntene his warres both of spyrytualtee and of teÌ„poralte an hoole â—are a dyeme And than anone the kynge prayed all hys lordes to make them redy to strengthe hym in his ryght And anone he lete make a newe retenue and charged al his meÌ„ to be redy at Hampton in wytson weke than next after wyth out ony delaye And there the kynge made the duke of Bedford protectour and defender of his reame of EngloÌ„de in hys absence and charged hym to kepe hys lawes mayntene bothe spyrytuall and temporall And whan the kynge had thus do and sette all thynge in his kynde On saynt Markes daye he toke hys hors atte westmynster and came ridynge to Poules and there offred and tooke his leue and so rode forthe thrugh the cyte takenge hys leue of all maner of people as well poore as ryche prayenge theym all in generall to praye for hym And so he rode forth to saynt Georges and there offrede toke his leue of the mayer chargynge hym to kepe well his chambre And so he rode forth to Hampton and there abode tylle his retenue were redy and comeÌ„ for there was al his nauye and shyppes wyth hys ordynaunce gadred togyder and well stuffed as longed to suche a ryall kynge wyth all manere of vytayls for suche a ryall people as welle for hors as for man as longed for suche a warryoure That is to saye gonnes trypgytes engynes sowes bastyles Brydges letgeâ— sclynynge ladders malles and spades shoueles pyckes pauys bowes and arowes bowes strynges and toÌ„nes chestes and pypes fulle of arowes as neded for suche a worthi warryoure that noo thynge was to seche whaÌ„ne tyme come thyder came to hym shyppes laden with gonnes and gonpoudre ¶ And whan this was redy hys retenue come the kynge and all his lordes wyth alle hys ryall hooste wente to shyp and tooke the see and sayled into Normandye and londed at Touke vpon Lammasse daye than nexte after And there he made .xlviii. knyghtes att his londynge And than the kynge herynge of many enmyes vpon the see that is for to saye .ix. greate Carackes huskes Galays and shyppes that were comynge to dystroye his nauye And anone he commauÌ„ded the erle of Marche to be chyef chyeftayne and many other worthy lordes wyth hym and with men of armes and archers to goo to the see that none enemyes defouled hys nauye ne entred his vyage ne his Iourney And anone the erle toke hys menye went to shyp scommed the see kepte the see costes that noo manere of enmyes durste rowte vpon the see and anone the kynge sente hys heraudes vnto the Capytayne of Touke and charged hym for to delyuer hym hys castell and hys towne and els he wolde neyther leue man ne chylde alyue And anone the Capytayne and foure other burgeses of the towne brought the keyes to the Kynge and besought hym of grace And the Kynge delyuered the keyes to syr Iohan Kykeâ—aâ—e and made hym Capytayne coÌ„maunded hym for to put out all Frensshmen bothe of castell and of the towne And there besyde was the castell of Louers and thyder the kynge sente the erle Marchall wyth a fayremenye and assauted the towne and anone it was yolden to the erle and brought hym the keyes and he brought them to the Kynge and the Kynge tooke them to hym ayen and made hym Capytayne of the castell of Louers of all that longed therto and charged hym to delyuer out alle the frensshmeÌ„ and than the kynge helde forth hys way to Cane that was a stronge towne a fayre a ryall castell therin and anone he sent his Heraudes to the Capytayne charged hym to delyuer the towne his castell or els he wolde gete theym with strenght of honde And they answered sayde that he toke them none to kepe ne none the wolde delyuere vnto hym And so anone he layde his syege vnto the towne and layde gonnes on euery syde and caste done bothe walles towres and slewe moche people in theyr houses also in stretes And the good duke of Clarence layde downe the walles on his syde vnto the bare groande And so wyth in a whyle the kynge by his counseylle assauted the towne all about And anone the Duke of Clarence was entred in to the towe and slewe downe ryght tyll he came to the kynge and spared nother man no chylde and euer they cryed a Clarence a Clarence and saint George And there was deede on the walles on the kynges syde a worthy maÌ„ that was called Sprynges that whiche the kynge coÌ„maunded to be buryed in the abbaye of Canefast by wyllyam Conquerour on whos soule god huue mercy amen And than the kynge came in to the towe wyth hys broder the Duke of Clarence and many other worthy lordes wyth moche solemnyte myrthe And then the kynge coÌ„maunded the Capytayne for to delyuer hym his Castell And he besought the kynge to gyue hym xiiii dayes of respyte yf ony rescowe wolde come yf none wolde come to delyuer hym the keyes the castell at his coÌ„maundement And vnder this comeposycion was the towne the castell of Bayous with other townes fortresses and vylâ—ages in to the nobre off xiiii· vpon the hylle be fore the Castel of Cane our kynge pyght all his tentes that semed a towne as moche as the Cane by that tyme came tydynges that none resowe wolde come there And so at the .xiiii. dayes ende the Capytayne of the castell came out and deliuered the keyes of the castell to our kynge bayous the other xiiii townes were delyuered vnto hym also anone the kynge delyuered the keyes to the duke of Clarence made hym Capytayne bothe of the towne and also of the castel made hym Capytayne of Bayorus of all the other townys also And so he entred the towne the castell there he helde saint Georges feeste and there he made xv knyghtes of the bathe there was syr Lowes Robert salyn Chaynye Mougomerye many other worthy men the kynge coÌ„maunded them for to put out all the frensshemen and women no man so hardy to defoule no woman ne take noo manere of good awaye frome theym but let them passe in peas on payne of dethe And there passed oute of the towne in one daye moo than xv hondred women And than the kynge lete stuffe the towne and Castell with Englysshemen and ordeyned there twoo Capytayns that one for the towne an other for the castell ¶ And charged theym vppon theyr lyues to kepe well the towne and the castell And or that oure kyng wente thens he gate Valeys Newelyn and layde asyege to Chyrburgh and that
seyge layde the Duke of Gloucestre wyth a stronge power and a myghty and by processe of tyme and made ther a Capytayne of the same towne ¶ And this same tyme the good Eerle of warwyk layed a seyge vnto Donnfronte and gate it and put therin a Capteyne And for to speke more of the Eerle of Marche that the kynge ordeyned tho for to scomme the see and to kepe the costes of Englonde for all manere of enmyes The wynde rose vppon theym that they wende all to haue beÌ„ loste but thorough the grace of almaghty god and good gouernaunce they rodden afore the yle of wyght all that storme And ther was loste two Carackes and twoo Balyngers wyth marchaundyse and other grete goodes al the people that were within theym And an other Caracke broke vp before Hampton and threwe his maste ouer the walles of the towne and this was on saynt Barthelomeus daye And whan all this storme was cessed Thys worthy Erle of marche toke his shyppes wyth hys menye and wente to the see londed in Normandye at Hogges and so roden forth to wardes the kynge ¶ And euer as he came the Frensshemen fledde there came to theym an Anthony pygge and folowed the hooste alle the waye Tyll they came to a grete water and there they dradde to haue be drowned or drenched For the water closed theym soo that they myghte noo where gete oute ¶ But at the laste god almyghty and thys Anthony Pygge broughte theym alle in saufte oute And there they caughte theym a gyde that knewe the Countree aboute and he brought theym thorough a quycke Sande And so forthe in to an I le and also they toke many prysoners by the waye to warde the kynge in theyr Iourneye and so they to men vnto the castel Cane And there the kynge welcomed hym and toke hys Iourney atte Argentun and anone tho â—t was yolden to the kynge and they had theyr lyues and wente theyr waye And than oure kynge remeued vnto a stronge towne that tho was called Cese and there was a fayer mynster and they yelde it vp anone vnto the kynge And thanne the kynge wente from thens to â—lauÌ„some and wanne the towne the brydge and the kynge sent the Erle of warwyk to a towne that was called Belesme wyth a grete stronge power and anone they yelde it and put them al to the kynges grace in hys mercy so dyde many stronge townes and castels that were in tho partyes And from thens they wente to Vernyll in Perche anone it was yolden vnto the kynge bothe the towne and the castell and bodyes and godes to the kynges good grace and so the Kynge gate and conquered all the townes castelles pyles strengthes and abbays vnto the cyte of rone ¶ And in the fyfth yere of kynge Henryes regne the fyfth syr Iohan Oldcastell that was the lorde cobham was arested for heresie and broughte vnto the Towre of London anone afte he brake the Towre and wente into wales there he kepte hym longe tyme. And att the last the lord Powys toke hym but he stode att grete defence longe tyme and was soore wounded or he wolde be taken and soo the lorde Powys men brought hym out of wales vnto London agayne in a whyrlcole and soo he was brought to westmynster and there was examined of certayne pointes that were put vppon hym and he sayd not naye so he was conuyte of the clargye for hys heresye And dampned before the Iustyces vnto the dethe for treason And then he was ladde to the Toure ayen and there he was layde on an hurdell drawen thrugh the cytye to saynt Gelys felde there was made a newe payre of galowes and stronge a coler of yren for hym and there he was hanged and breÌ„te on the galowes and al for his leudenesse and his fals opynyons ANd in the .vi. yere of kynge Henrye the fyfth He sente hys vncle syr Thomas Beauforde duke of Excestre with a fayre menye of meÌ„ of armes and archers before the cyte of Rone and there dyspleyed his Baner sente herodes vnto the towne and badde theym yelde that cyte vnto our kynge theyr lyege lorde they sayde he tooke them none to kepe ne none he sholde haue there but yf it were dere bought and meued with theyr hondes for other answere wolde they none gyue but gonnes ¶ And there the duke toke gode any semeÌ„t of the grounde all about And anone there yssued out of the cytee a grette menye of men of armes bothe on horsbacke and on foote and and anone our menye mette wyth them and ouer trewe a greate hepe of them and there takeÌ„ and slayne xxx persones of full ryght good mennys bodyes and the remenaunt fledde aien in to the towne and the duke wente vnto Pountlarge vnto the kynge and tolde hym al how that he had spedde and howe that he lyked the grounde ¶ And anone as the duke was gone they caste downe all the subarbes aboute the Cyte vnto the harde grounde For bycause the kyng sholde there noo refusynge And vpon the frydaye before lammasdaye thanne nexte folowynge onre kynge with his hoste came before Rone and anone he sete hys syege rounde about that Cytye and anone he lete laye hys ordynaunce vnto the towne And the kynge wyth hys lordes were logded wythin the chartre house and grete strengthe aboute theym and that was in the Eest partye of the Cytee And than the duke of Clarence lodged hym with all his strengthe and power att the weste ende in a waste abbaye before proce Chanx And the duke of Exchestre with his menye in the Northe syde before the porte Beauuesyn And bytwene the duke of Clarence and the duke of Excestre was the Erle Marchall lodged wyth moche people and a stronge power before the castell gate ¶ And thanne the Erle of Ormonde with the lorde Haryngton and also the Lorde Talbott wyth theyr Retenue and companye next hym ¶ And thanne Syr Iohan Cornewayle with manye othere noble Knyghtes and Squyres of name wyth all theyr Retenue laye wyth the noble duke of Clarence ¶ And thanne frome the duke of Excestre towardes the kynge were lodged the Lorde Roos and the lorde wylleby wyth the Lorde Phehewe and Syre wyllyam porter knight with theyr retenue before the porte of Saynt Hyllary And thanÌ„e was the Erle of Mortaye with his retenne lodged in the abbaye of Saynte Katherynes ¶ And the Erle of Salesbury wyth hys retenue laye on that other syde of Saynt Katherynes and Syr Iohan Graye knyght was lodged att the abbaye that is called mounte du saynt Mychel And syr Phylyp Leche knyght the kynges tresourer was lodged bytwene the water of Seyn and the abbaye and kept the warde vnder the hylle And the baron of Carowe was lodged vnder the water syde for to kepe the passage and Ienyco the squyre laye nexte hym on the water syde and these two
moche peple of the same couÌ„tre retorned home ayen into EngloÌ„de wyth his meny preuayled noo thynge ¶ And also thys same yeâ—e the erle of Salysbury the erle of Souffolkâ— the lorde wylle by and the lord Scales with their retenue layd syege to the cyte of Manus the whiche cyte was yolde to theym wyth many other strong townes castels to the nombre of .xxxvi. ¶ This tyme all Normandye and a grete parte of â—raunce vnto Orlyaunce was vnder the obeysaunce of the Kynge of Englonde and all the remenaunte of fraunce was in grete tribulacyon and myschyef ¶ How thre was lyke to haue be a gret fraye bytwene the Cardynall and the duke of Gloucestre And of the coronacyon of Kynge Henry the syxte both in Englonde and in fraunce IN the fourth yere the same nyghte that the mayer of London Iohan Couentre had taken his charge was a greate watche in London for a fraye that was bytwene the bysshop of wynchestre the duke of Gloucestre protectour cÌ„ For the mayer wyth the peple of the cyte wold abyde by the duke of Gloucestre as protectour defendour of the reame but by laboure of lordes that went bytwene and in especyall by the labour of the prynce of Portyngale there was a poyntement taken that there was no harme done ¶ And after the batayll of Vernayll in Perche the duke of Bedforde came ouer in to Englonde And on wytsondaye thys same yere at Leycestre he dubbed kynge Henry knyght And forth with the sayd kyng Henry dubbed all these knyghtes whos names of lowen that is to wyte syre Rycharde duke of yorke also the sonne and heyre of the Duke of Nurthfolk the erle of Oxforde the erle of west merlonde the sone and heyre of the erle of Northumberlond the sone and heyre of the erle of Vrmonde the lorde Roos syr Iamys bottelar the lorde Martrauas syr Henry gray of Tankeruyle syr wyllyam Neuyll lorde Fawconbrydge syr George Neuyll lord Latymer the lorde wellys the lorde Barkle the sone heyre of the lorde Talbot syr Raufe gray of werke syr Robert veer syr Rychard gray syr Edmonde hongerforde syre Iohan bottelar syre Raynolde Cobham syr Iohan passheley syre Thomas tuÌ„stall Iohan Chydyok syr Raufe langeforde syr wyllyam drury syre wyllyam thomas Rycharde Carbonell syr Rycharde wyde wyle syr IohnÌ„ shrydelow syr wyllyam Chayne syr wyllyam Badyngton syr Iohnn Iune and syr Gylbert beauchampe ¶ Item in the fyfth yere the duke of Bedford wyth the duchesshe hys wyfe wente ouer see to Calayes a lytell before wente ouer see Henry bysshop of wynchestre And on our ladyes daye AnnuÌ„cyacyon in our lady thirche at Calays the bysshop of wyncestre as he had soÌ„gen masse was made Cardynall and he knelyge before the hyghe awter the duke of Bedforde set the hat vppon his heed and there were hys bulles redde as well of hys charge as of the reioysynge of his benefyces spyrytall and temporall And thys same yere was grete habundaunce of rayne that the substauÌ„ce of heye also of corne was dystroyed for it rayned almooste euery other daye ¶ And this same yer the good erle of Salesbury syr Thamas of Mountagu layd syege vnto Orlyaunce at the whyche syege he was slayne wyth a gonne that come out of the towne on whos soule god haue mercy Amen For sythe that he was slayne Englysshe men neuer gate ne preuayled in Fraunce but euer after began to lese lytyll tyll all was loste ¶ Also this same yere a Bryton murthred a good wedowe in hyr bedde without Algate whiche wedowe fouÌ„de hym for almes and he bare away all that she and. And after this he toke the gyrthe of holy chyrche at saynt George in Southwarke there he toke the crosse and for swore this londe And as he wente it happened that he came by the place where he dyd this cursyd dede in the subarbes of London and the women of the same parysshe came out with staues and canell dounges and slewe made an ende of hym there Notwithstandynge the conestables many other men beynge presente for to kepe hym for there were so many women and had no pyte ¶ Also this same yere the duke of Northfolk with many gentylmen and yomen toke his barge the .vii. daye of Nouembre att Saynt Mary oueres for to haue gone thrughe London brydge And thrughe mysgydynge of the barge it ouerthrewe on the pyles and many men drowned but the duke hymselfe wyth two or thre leped vppon pyles and soo were saued wyth helpe of meÌ„ that were aboue the brydge with castynge downe ropes by the whyche popes they saued them self ¶ This same yere on saynt Leonardes day kyng Henry beynge vii yere of age was crowned at westmynster at whoo 's coronacyon were made .xxxvii. knyghtes ¶ This yere on saynt Georges daye he rassed ouer see to Calays to warde Fraunce ¶ About this tyme and a fore the reame beynge in grete mesery and trybulacyon the Dolphyn with his partye begaÌ„ to make warre and gate certayne places and made distresses vpon the Englysshmen by the meane of hys Capytayns that is to saye la heer poton de sayntraylles and espycyal a mayde whiche they named la pucelle de dicu This mayde rode lyke a maÌ„ and was a valyaunt Capytayne amonge theÌ„ and toke vpon hyr many grete enterpryses in so moche that they had a byleue for to haue recoueryd all theyr losses by hyr Notwithstandynge at the laste after many grete fâ—autes by the helpe of prudence of syr IohnÌ„ Lukemburghe the whiche was a noble Capytayne of the duke of Burgon many Englysshemen Pycardes and Burgonyons whiche were of oure partye before the towne of Company the .xxiii daye of Maye the for sayde pucelle was taken in the feld armed lyke a man many other Capytaynes with hyr were all brought to Rone there she was put in to pryson And there she was Iuged by the lawe to be brent And than she sayd that she was wyth chylde wherby she was a whyle respyted Butte in conclusyon yt that founden that the was not wyth chylde than she was brent in Rone and the other Capytayns were put to raunsome entreted as men of warre ben acustomed ¶ And this same yere about Candemasse Rycharde hunder a wulle packer was damned for an heretyke brent at Tourhylle ¶ And aboute mydleÌ„ten syr Thomas Baggely preest vycarye of the Mauen in Estsex besyde walden was dysgraded and dampned for an heretyke and brente in smythfelde ¶ And also in thys same yere whyles the kynge was in Fraunce there were many heretykes and lolardes that had purposed make a rysynge and caste hylles in dyuerse places but blessed be almyghty god the Capytayae of theym was taken whoo 's name was wyllaym Manndeuyll a weuer of Abendon balyf of the same towne· whiche named hymself Iacke Sharpe of wygmoreslonde in wales And after warde he was beheded at the forsayd Abendon in the wytson weke iÌ„
in botes and barges ¶ ye haue well vnderstonde before how that contrary to the promyse of the kyng also the conclusyons take bytwene the kynge the duke of yorke att Brentheth the duke of Somerset went not to warde but abode about the kynge had grete rule And anone after he was made Capytayne of Calays ruled the kyng his reame as he wolde wherfore the grete lordes of the reame also the comyns were not pleased For whyche cause the duke of yorke the erle of warwyke the erle of Salysbury with many knyghtes and squyres and moche other people came to remeue the sayde duke of Somerset and other fro the kynge And the kyng herynge of theyr comynge thoughte by hys couÌ„seyll for to haue gone westwarde not for to haue mette with them And had with hym the duke of Somerset the duke of Bokyngham the erle of Stafforde the erle of Northumberlonde \ the lorde Clyfforde many other ¶ And what tyme that the duke of yorke and his felyshyppe vnderstonde that the kyng was departed wyth the lordes from London anone he chaunged hys way costed the couÌ„tre and came to saynt Albons the .xxiii. daye of May. there mette with the kyng to whom the kyng sent certayne lordes desyred them to kepe the peas and departe But in conclusyon whyâ—e they treated on that one syde the erle of warwyk with the Marche men other entred in to the twone on that other syde and fought ayenst the kynge and his party and so began the batayll and fyghtinge whiche endured a greate whyle But in conclusyon the duke of yorke obteyned and had the vyctory of the Iourneye In whyche was slayne the duke of Somerset the erle of Northumberlonde the lorde Clyfforde and many kynghtes and squyres and many moo hurte And on the morne after they brought the kynge in grete astate to London whyche was lodged in the bysshops palays of London And anone after was a grete parlemeÌ„t at London in whiche parlement the duke of yerke was made protectour of EngloÌ„de the erle of warwyk Capytayne of Calays the erle of Salysbury Chaunceler of Englonde And all suche persones as had the rule before aboute the kynge were set a parte and myght not rule as they dyd before ¶ And this same yere deyed pope Nycholas the fyfte after hym was Calixt the thyrde This Calixt was a Catalane the actes of hym shal be shewed here after folowynge· ¶ In this same yere fell a grete affraye in LoÌ„don ayeÌ„st the LuÌ„bardes the cause begaÌ„ bycause a yonge man toke a dager frome a LuÌ„barde brake it wherfore the yoÌ„ge maÌ„ on the morne was seÌ„te fore to come before the Mayer the aldermeÌ„ there for offeÌ„ce He was coÌ„mytted to warde And theÌ„ne the mayer departed fro the yelde halle for to goo home to his dyner But in Chepe the yonge meÌ„ Mercerye for the moost partye prentyses helde the Mayre the Shyrefs styl in Chepe And wolde not suffre theym to departe vnto the tyme that theyr felowe whyche was commytted to warde were delyuered and so by force they rescowed theyr felowe from pryson And that done the Mayre departed and the Shrefes also and the prysoner deliuered whiche yf he had be put to pryson He had be in Ieoperdye of his lyfe And thene began a rumoure in the cyte ayenst the LoÌ„bardes And the same euenynge the hond crafty men of the towne arose and raÌ„ne to the Lumbardes houses and dyspoyled and robbed dyuers of them wherfore the Mayre and the Aldermen came with the honest people of the cyte And droue them thens and sente some of theym that had stolen to Newgate ¶ And the yonge man was rescowed by his felowes sawe this greate rumoure affraye robbed ensewed of hys fyrste meuynge to the Lumbarde departyd and wente to westmynster to saynt wary Or elles it hadde coste hym hys lyfe For anone after came downe an Oyer determyne for to do Iustyce on all theym that so rebelled in the Cytee ayenste the Lumbardes On whyche satte wyth the Mayre that tyme wyllyam Marowe the duke of Bokyngham And many other lordes to se execucyon done But the comynes of the Cytee secretely made them redy and dyde arme them in theyr howses and were in purpoos to haue rongen the comyne belle whiche is called bowe belle but they lete by syde men whiche came to the knowlege of the duke of Bokyngham and other lordes ¶ And in contynente they arose for they durste noo lenger abyde for they dowted that the hole Cyte sholde haue rysen ayenst theym But yet neuerthels two or thre of the cyte were Iuged to dethe for this robbery were hangyd at Tyborne ¶ And anone after the kynge the quene other lordes rode to CoueÌ„tre and withdrewe theym fro London for this cause And a lytyll before the duke of yorke was sent for to grenewych And there was dyschargyd of the protectourshyppe And the erle of Salysbury of his ChauÌ„chelershyppe And after thys they were sente fore by preuy seale for to come to CoueÌ„tre where they were almoost disceyued the Erle of warwyke also and shold haue ben dystroyed yf they had not seen well to ¶ How the lorde EgremoÌ„de was take by the Erle of Salysbury soÌ„es of the robbynge of Sandwytche THis yere were taken four grete fysshes bytwene Ereth london that one was called Mors Maryne the seconde was a swerde fysshe the other two were whalys In this same yere for certayne affrayes done iÌ„ the northe couÌ„tre bytwene lord EgremoÌ„de the erle of Salysbury sones the sayd lord Egremond whoÌ„ they had coÌ„dempned in a grete somÌ„e of money to the sayd Erle of Salysbury therfore he was coÌ„mytted into pryson in Newegate in London where whan he had be a certayne space he brake the pryson thre prysoners with hym escaped weÌ„t his waye Also this yere the erle of warwyk his wyf weÌ„t to Calays with a fayre felisshyp toke possessyon of his offyce about this tyme was grete reformacoÌ„n of many monesteryes of relygyoÌ„ in dyuerse partyes of the worlde wiche were refourmed after the fyrst Instytutycyon and coÌ„tynued in many places ¶ This same yere was a greate batayll in the Marches bytwene the londe of HuÌ„gry Turkey at a place is called Septedrad where Innumerable Turkes were slayne more bi myracle thanÌ„e by maÌ„nes honde for oonly the honde of god smote theym saynt Iohan of Capystrane was there preseÌ„ce prouokyd the cristeÌ„ people beynge theÌ„ne aferde for to pursue after the Turkys where an Infynyte multytude were slayne dystryed the Turkys sayd that a grete noÌ„bre of armyd meÌ„ folowed theÌ„ that they were aferde to turne ayen they were holy angelles This same yere the prysoners of Newgate in LondoÌ„ brake theyr pryson went vpon the sedes and fought ayeÌ„st theym of the Cytee kepe the gate a longe whyle But att
the laste the towne gate the pryson be theym And thenÌ„e they were sore punysshed in ensample of other ¶ In this yere also there was a grete erthquake in Naples in so moche that there perysshed .xl. thousande people that sanke there in to the erthe ¶ Also in the .xxxvi. yere saynt Osmonde soÌ„tyme bysshop of Salysbury was canonysed att Rome by pope Calyst the .x daye of Iuly he was translated at Salysbury by the bisshop of CauÌ„terbury many other bysshoppes ¶ And in August after syr Pers de brasay seneschal of normaÌ„dye with the Capytayne of Depe many other Capytayns and meÌ„ of werre went to thee see with a greate Nauy and into the downes by nyght And on the more erly before day they londed at Sandwytche bothe bi loÌ„de and water and toke the towne and ryfled dispoyled it And toke many prysoners and lefte the towne all bare whyche was a ryche place and moche good therin And ladde wyth them many ryche prysoners In this same yere in many places of Fraunce Almayne Flaunders Holonde and zeelonde chyldren gadred theym togyder by greate companyes For to goo on pylgrymage to saynt Myghels mouÌ„te in NormaÌ„dye whiche came fro ferre couÌ„trees wherof the people merueyled And many supposed that some wyckyd spyryte meued them to doo so but it dured not longe by cause of the longe waye and also for lac of vytaylle as they wente ¶ In this yere Reynolde Pecok bysshop of Chestre was founde an herytyke and the thyrde day of Decembre was enduâ—ed at Lambeth in presence of the Archebysshop of Caunterbury and many other bysshoppes doctours lordes temporall and hâ—s bokes brent att Poules crosse ¶ And ye haue herde before how certayne lordes were slayne atte Saynt Albons wherfore was alwaye a grutchynge wrath hadde by the heyres of them that soo were slayne ayenst the duke of yorke the Erles of waâ—wyk and of Salysbury wherfore the kyng by the aduys of his counseyll sente for theym vnto London to whyche place the duke of yorke came the .xxvi. daye of Ianueri with four honderd men and lodged hym atte Baynerdes castell in hys owne place ¶ And the .iv. daye of Ianuer came the erle of Salysbury with fyue hundred men and was lodged in therber of his owne place ¶ And thenÌ„e came the duke of Excetre and of Somerset with .viii. C. men and laye withoute temple barre ¶ And the erle of Northumberlonde and the lorde Egremonde the lorde Clyfforde wyth .xv. hundred men lodged without the towne ¶ And the Mayer that tyme Geffraye Boloyne kept grete watche with the comyns of the cyte rode about the cytee by Holborne and Fletestrete with a .v. thousand men well arayed and armyd for to kepe the peas ¶ And the .xiiii. daye of Feuerer the erle of warwyke came to London fro Calays well beseen and worshypfully with .v hundred men In red Iakettes broudred wyth a ragged staffe behynde before and was lodged at the graye freres ¶ And the .xv. daye of Marche the kynge came to London and the quene And ther was accorded and peas made amonge the lordes and they were sette in peas And on our lady daye the xxv daye of Marche in the yere of oure lorde M. CCCC.lviii· the kynge the quene all the lordes went on processyon at Poules in London anone after the kyng the lordes departed in this yere was a grete fraye in Fletstrete bytwene meÌ„ of courte men of the same strete In whyche fayre the quenes Attourney was slayne ¶ Howe the kynges housholde made a fraye ayenste the Erle of warwyke and of the Iourneye at bloreheth ALso this same yere as the Erle of warwyk was at counseyll at westmynster alle the kynges housholde meny gadred them togyder for to haue slayne the sayde erle But by the helpe of god his frendes he recouered his barge and escapyd theyr euyll enterpryse how well the cokes came rennynge oute wyth spytes and pestels ayneh hym And the same daye he rode to wardes werwyk and soone after he gate hym a commyssyon and went ouer the see to warde Calays ¶ Soone after thys therle of Salysbury comynge to LoÌ„don was encouÌ„tred at Bloreheth which the lord Audley And moche other people ordeyned to dystroy hym But he hauynge knowlege that he shold be met wyth was accoÌ„panyed with hys two sones syr Thomas syr IohnÌ„ Neuell a grete felyshyp of goodmen And so they faught togyder where the erle of Salysbury wanne the felde And the lorde Audley was slayne many gentylmen of Chesshyre moche people hurt And the erles two sones were hurte goynge homewarde afterwarde they were taken and hadde to Chestre by the quenes menye ¶ After Calixt Pius was pope was chase this yere M. CCCC.lvlii· he was callyd before Eneas an eloqueÌ„te man a poete laureate He was embassatour of the Emperours before tyme. And he wrote in the couÌ„seyl of Basyle a noble treatyse for thactoryte of the same Also he canonysed saynte Katheryne of Senys Thys pope ordeyned grete IndulgeÌ„ce pardonne to theym that wolde go werre ayeÌ„st the Turke wrote a pystle to the greate Turke exhortynge hym to become Crysten And in th end he ordeyned a passage ayeÌ„st the Turke at Ankon to whiche moche people drewe out all partyes of cristeÌ„dome of the whiche people he sente many home ayen by cause they suffyced not anone after he dyed at the sayd AnkoÌ„ the yere of our lord M. CCCC.lxiii the .xiiii. daye of August ¶ How Andrewe Trollop the souldyours of Calays forsoke the duke of yorke theyr mayster therle of warwyk in the weste countre THe duke of yorke the erles of warwyk and of Salysbury sawe the gouernauÌ„ce of the reame stode moost by the quene hyr counseyll how the grete prynces of the londe were not callyd to counseyl but set a parte and not only soo but it was sayd thrugh the reame tho sayd lordes sholde be dystroyed as it openly was shewed at Blorehethe by them that wolde haue slayne the erle of Salysbury Thenne for sauacyon of theyr lyues also for the comynwele of the reame thought for to remedy thyse thynges assembled them togyder with moche people and toke a felde in the west countre to whiche the erle of warwyk came fro Calays with many of the olde Souldeyours as AndreÌ„we Trollop and other in whose wysdome as for the werre he trustyd moche vpon And whan they were thus assembled and made theyr felde the kynge sente out commyssyons preuy seales vnto all the lordes of his reame to come and wayte on hym in theyr moost beste defensable araye And so euery man came in suche wyse that the kynge was stronger and hadde more â–ª peple than the duke of yorke and therles of warwyk of Salysbury for it is here to be notyd that euery lorde in Englonde at this tyme durst not dysobeye the quene so she
rulyd peasybly all that was done abowte the kynge whiche was a good and a well dysposed man And thenne whan the kynge was come to the place where they were the duke of yorke hys felysshyp made theyr felde in the strongest wyse purposyd verely to abyde haue fouÈte But in the nyghte Andrewe Trollop all the olde soudyours of Calays wyth a greate felyshyp sodeynly departyd out of the dukes host And wente strayte vnto the kynges felde where they were receiued Ioyously for they knewe th entent of thother lordes also the maner of theyr felde And then the duke of yorke with the other lordes seynge theÌ„ dysceued toke a counseylle shortly in that same nyght departed frome the felde leuynge behynde theÌ„ the moost partye of theyr people too kepe the felde tyl on the morowe Then the duke of yorke with his secoÌ„de sone departyd thrugh wales towarde Irlonde Leuynge his eldest sone the erle of Marche with the erles of werwyk of Salysbury whiche rode togyder wyth thre or foure persones strayght into Deuenshyre there by helpe ayde of one Denham gate a shyp whiche cost a .xi score nobles wyth the same shyp sayled fro thens in to Gernesey there refresshed theym frome thens sayled to Calays where they were receyued in to the castel by the posternÌ„ or they of the towne wyst of it And the duke of yorke toke shypynge in walys sayled ouer in to Irlonde where he was well receyued ¶ How the erles of Marche warwyk of Salysbury entred in to Calays how the erle of warwyk wence in to Irlonde THen kynge Henry wyth his host in the felde not knowynge of this sodeyne departynge on the morowe fouÌ„de none in the felde of the sayd lordes sent out in all the hast meÌ„ for to folowe and pursue after to take theÌ„ but they mette not with theÌ„ as god wolde And theÌ„ the kynge weÌ„t to Ludlowe dyspoyled the castel the towne And seÌ„te the duchesse of yorke and hyr chyldreÌ„ to the duchesse of Bokyngham hyr syster where she was kepte longe tyme after And forth with the kynge ordeyned the duke of Somerset to be Capytayne of Calays thyse of other lordes so departed as afore is sayd were preclamyd rebelles grete traytours Then the duke of Somerset tooke to hym al the soudyours that departed fro the felde and made hyÌ„ redy in all the haste for to go to Calays take possessyon of his offyce And whan he came he founde therle of warwyk therin as Capytayne the erles of Marche of Salysbury also and thenÌ„e he londed by Scalys weÌ„t to gyues and there he was receyued And it fortuned that some of tho shyppes that came ouer with hym came in to Calays haueÌ„ by theyr fre wyll for the shypmeÌ„ ought more fauour to the erle of warwyk thaÌ„ to the duke of Somerset in whyche shyppes were take dyuerse meÌ„ as Ienyn Fynkyll Iohan felowe Kaylles Purser whiche were beheded soone after in Calays and after this came meÌ„ dayly ouer the see to thyse lordes to calays began for to wexe stroÌ„ger they borowed moche gode of the Staple on that other syde the duke of Somerset beynge in Gynes gate people to hym whiche came out and scarmysshed with theym of Calays they of Calays with the whiche endured many daies â—ucyng moche people came ouer dayly vnto thise lordes ¶ TheÌ„ on a tyme by thaduys and couÌ„seylle of the lordes att Calays sente ouer mayster Denham with a greate felyshyp to Sandwhyche whiche tooke the towne therin the lorde Ryuers the lorde Sâ—alys his sone toke many shyppes in the hauen and broughte them all to calays wyth whiche shyppes many maryners of ther fre wyl came to calays to serue the Erle of warwyk And after the Erle of warwyke by the aduys of the lordes tooke all his shyppes and manned theym well and saylled hymselfe in to Irlonde for to speke wyth the duke of yorke and tooke his aduys how they sholde entre in to Englonde And whan that he had be there and done hys erandes he retorned ayen towardes Calays and broughte with hym his moder the countesse of Salysbury And comynge in the west countree on the see the duke of Excetre Admyral of Englond beynge in the grace of du accoÌ„panyed with many shyppê of warre met with the erle of warwyk hys flete but they faught not for the substauÌ„ce of the peple beynge with the duke of Excetre ought better wyll fauour to the erle of warwyk thaÌ„ to hym they departed and came to calays in saufâ—e ¶ TheÌ„ the kynges couÌ„seyll seynge that thyse lordê had goten those shyppes fro Sandwytche taken the lorde Ryuers his sone ordeyned a garyson at Sandwytche to abyde kepe the towne made one mouÌ„tforde capitayne of the towne that no man vytayll ne marchauÌ„t that shold go to flaunders shold go to calays TheÌ„ they of calays seyenge this made Denham many other to go to Sandwytche assayled the towne by londe by water gate ix And brought the Capytayne ouer see and smote of hys heed And yet daylymen came ouer to theim fro all partyes ¶ How the Erle of Marche of warwyke and of Salysbury entred in to EngloÌ„d of the feld of NorthaÌ„ptoÌ„ where dyuerse lordes were slayne ANd after thys the forsayd erles of marche warwyke Salysbury came ouer to Douer with moche people there londed to whome all the couÌ„tre drewe came to LoÌ„don all armyd and for to lete lordes of the kynges counsell knowe theyr truth also theyr entente assembled theym and tolde them that they entended no harme to the kynges persone sauf that they wolde put from hym suche persones as were aboute hym And soo departed frome London wyth a greate puyssaunce towarde Northampton where the kynge was accompanyed with many lordes and made a stronge felde withoute the towne And there bothe partyes met and was fought a greate batayll In whyche batayll were slayne the duke of bokyngham therle of Shrewesbury the vycouÌ„t Beamonde the lorde Egremonde and many other knyghtes and squyres and othere also and the kynge hymself was taken in the felde And after warde broughte to London And anone after was a parlement at westmÌ„ duryng whyche parlyament the duke of yorke came out of Irlonde wyth the Erle of Rutlande rydynge wyth a grete felyshyp in to the palays come in to the parlyament chambre there toke the kynges place and claymed the crowne as his propre enherytaunce and ryght and Caste forth in wryttynge his tytele and also how he was ryghtfull heyre wherfore was moche to do but in conclusyon yt was appoynted and concluded that kinge Henry sholde regne and be kynge durynge his natural lyfe For as moche as he hadde be kynge so longe was possessyd aft his dethe the duke of yorke shold be kynge
westmerlondes brother andrewe Trollop and many knyghtes squers ¶ Thenne Kynge Henry that had be kyng â— beynge wyth the quene and the prynce att yorke herynge the losse of that felde And so moche peple slayne and ouerthrowe anone forthe with departed all thre wyth the duke of Somerset the lorde Roos and other towarde Scotlande And the nexte daye after kynge Edward with all his armye entred in to yorke and was ther proclaymyd kynge and obeyed as he ought too be And the Mayre and comyns swore to be his lyegemen and whan they had taryed a whyle in the northe that all the north and that al the north countree had torned to hym he retorned south warde leuynge behynde hym the erle of werwyk in tho partyes to gouerne rule that countre And aboute Mydsomer after the yere of our lorde M. cccc.lx the fyrste yere of hys regne he was crowned att westmÌ„ anoynted kiÌ„ge of engloÌ„de hauyng possessyoÌ„ of al the reame CAlyxtus the thyrde was pope after Nycholas thre yere v. monethes this Calyxte was an olde maÌ„ whaÌ„ he was chose pope was coÌ„tynually seke ne he myght not fulfyll his desyre which he enteÌ„ded to do ayeÌ„st the turkys for deth came vpoÌ„ hym he was chose in the yere of our lord M. cccc.lv he deyed the .vi. daye he made the fyguracyoÌ„ also he canonysed saynt viÌ„ceÌ„t a frere precher ther was a grete reformacyoÌ„ of many monasteryes of the worlde those reformacyons were made many tymes but all most none abode but the retorned ayen home by successyoÌ„ of tyme after the dethe of the worshypfull faders· the feste of the TransfiguracyoÌ„ was ordeyned of Calyxt for the yefte of grace of the merueylous vyctory done ayeÌ„st the Turke in HuÌ„gary on saynt Syxtus day M. CCCC.lvii For there was a merueylous vyctory yeue to the CrysteÌ„ meÌ„ in Hungary ayeÌ„st the greate Turke there he loste many a maÌ„ fledde shaÌ„fully for drede of enemyes noman folowed hym but alone the hoÌ„de of god feryd the Turke his hoost on saynt Calyxte daye saynt IohnÌ„ de Caprystrano was there seen preseÌ„t he prouoked the people that were aferde to folow the mysbeleuiÌ„ge Turkes there fell a grete veÌ„geauÌ„ce on theym for the Turkes sayd that there was so grete a noÌ„bre of knyghtes that folowed theÌ„ That vnnethe they durste looke bacwarde therfore they fledde lefte al ther tresour behynde theÌ„ they were angelles that caused theym to flee Nota PRynters of bookes were myghtely multyplyed in Maguncie thrughoute the worlde there began fyrste· there helde theyr craftes thys tyme myny meÌ„ begaÌ„ to be more subtyll in craftes swyterf thaÌ„ euer they were afore PIus the secoÌ„de was pope after Calyxt .vi. yere Thys pius was chose iÌ„ the yere of our lorde M. CCCC.lviii he was called Eneas an eloqueÌ„t man a grete oratour a laureate poete and in the couÌ„seyll of Basyle he wrote a noble tretyse for thattoryte of the same This maÌ„ desyred to haue a passage to the Turke moche people of dyuerse countres came to Rome he yaue theym his blessynge and sente theym home ayeÌ„ for they were not sufficieÌ„t for the Turkes hoste anone after he decessyd POules a venetiaÌ„ was pope after Pyus vii yere This poule was chose in the ye yere of our lorde M. cccc.lxiiii And anone he halowed the feste of the presentacyoÌ„ of our lady as pius dyd This maÌ„ was a toughmaÌ„ in ryght wysnes he sayd it was bett to make fewe thinges and make them stedfastly than for to make many sone reuoke theÌ„ And he mad a grete pallays at saynt Markys and he decessed or he had ended it in the yere of our lorde M. cccc.lxxi ¶ LeodinÌ„ the londe of luke was oppressed with many trybulacyons after in the yere of our lorde M. cccc.lxviii vterly it was distroyed bi CaroluÌ„ the duke of Bourgoyn that whiche wedded dame Margarete syster to kynge Edwarde the forth of Englonde Also the same karoluÌ„ entred in the londe of Gelder and conquyred it hooly The yere of grace also was chaunged by pope Poule for fauoure of maÌ„nys soule frome .xxv. yere to .xxv. yere And by case the cursydnesse abouÌ„ded so sore greaâ—e abouÌ„ded also sore SIxtus the fourth a Iohannes a frere minor was pope after paule This maÌ„ was geneall in the ordre of the frere mynors or he was Cardynal And he was choseÌ„ in the yere of our lorde M. cccc.lxxi And was called FraÌ„ciscus de Sanona of good fame and vertuost He was choseÌ„ Cardynall wythout his Knowlege tyll he was made the same yere that he was choseÌ„ pope The turke had takeÌ„ fro me cristeÌ„ meÌ„ two empyres four kyngdomes .xx. prouiÌ„ces and two huÌ„dred cytyes· had destroyed meÌ„ wymmeÌ„ without noÌ„bre And the meuyd the pope that he sholde dyspose hym to goo to wythstonde hym And for an armye to be made ayenst the Turke the pope gaue grete Indulgentes of pardon of the tresori of the cyrche vnto all crysteÌ„ reames that he myght ordeyne some tresore to withstande the mysbeleued Turke And in the loÌ„de of Englonde IohnÌ„ abbot of Abyngdon was the popes legate to dyspose this goodli tresoure of the chyrche to euery feythful maÌ„ that was disposed and that wolde able hym to receyue it ¶ Here endeth this present Cronycle of Englonde with the fruyte of tymes compyled in A booke And also newely Enprynted in the yere of our lorde god M. CCCCC .xv. by me Iulyan Notary dwellynge in powlys chyrche yarde besyde the westedore by my lordes palyes ¶ Here foloweth a lytell treatyse the whyche treateth of the descripcion of this loÌ„de whiche of olde thyme was named Albyon And after Brytayne And nowe is called Englonde and speketh of the noblesse worthynesse of the same ¶ It is soo that in many and dyuerse places the comyn Cronycles of Englonde ben had and also nowe late Enprynted And for as moche as the dyscrypcyon of thys londe whyche of olde tyme was named Albyon and after Brytayne Is not descryued ne comynly hadde ne the noblenesse and worthynesse of the same is not knowen Therfore I entende to sette in this booke the descrypcyon of this sayde yle of Brytayne and wyth the commodytes of the same ¶ In the fyrste shalle be tolde the name of the ylonde Capitulo primo ¶ Of the settynge boundynge lenthe and brede ca. ii ¶ Of the worthynesse perogaciones ca. iii. ¶ Of the merueyles of the wondres ca. iiii ¶ Of the chyef partyes of the same londe· Capitulo· v. ¶ Of the ylondes that been therto adiacente Capitulo vi ¶ Of the kynges hygh wayes stretes ca vii ¶ Of the famous Ryuers stremes ca. viii ¶ Of auncyent cytees and townes ca. ix ¶ Of prouynces and shyres ca. x. ¶ Of the lawes names of the lawes ca xi ¶ Of kyngdoms
hoole and what dethe they deyed Alyens sette theyr fete vpon feeet of the men of that londe for to see suche syghtes as the men of that londe done ¶ Beda li.ii Scottes dwelled fyrste in thys ylonde ¶ Thanatos that is Tenet and is an ylonde besydes Kente o and hath that name Thanatos of dethe of serpeÌ„tes for there beÌ„ none And the erthe therof sleeth serpeÌ„tes yborn in other loÌ„des There is noble corne loÌ„de fruytâ—uâ— It is supposed that this ylonde was halowed blessyd of saynt Austen the fyrste doctoure of Englysshmen for there he arryued fryste ¶ Of the kenges hye wayes stretes ca. vii MOlyuncyus kynge of Brytons· was the xiii of them and the fyrste that gaâ— theym lawe He ordeyned that plowmen folowes goodes lawes and hyghe wayes that let den men to Cytees and townes shold haue the fredom of coloure soo that euery man that wente to ony of theym for socour or for trespaas that he hathe sholde be saufe for poursute of all hys enemyes But afterwarde for the wayes were vncertayne stryf was had· Therfor Belinus the kynge that was the forfayd Moliuncius sone for to put a way all stryfe and doute made foure hyghe kynges wayes preuyleged with all preueylege and fredome And the wayes stretche thrughe the ylonde The fyrste and gretest of all the foure wayes is called Fosse stretcheth out of the south in to the northe and begynneth frome the corner of Cornewayle passeth forthe by Deuenshyre by Somersete forth be sydes Tetbury vpon Cotteswolde besyde Couentre vnto Leycestre soo forthe by wylde playnes towarde Newarke and endeth at Lyncoln The seconde chyfe kynges hyghe waye is named watlyngstrete and stretcheth thwarte ouer Fosse out of the southeest in to the norwest and begynneth at Douer and passeth by the myddell of Kente ouer Temse besyde London by westmestre and so forthe by saynt Albon in the west syde by donstaple by Scratforde by Towcetre by wedoÌ„ by southe Lylleborn by Atheryston vnto gylbertes hylle that nowe is called wrekene and forthe by Seuarne and passeth besydes wrokcestre and thenÌ„e forthe to Stratton and soo forthe ay the myddell of wales vnto CardykaÌ„ and endeth atte Irysshe see The thyrde waye is called Erynnugestrete and stretcheth oute of the west nor weste in to the eest southeest and begynneth in Meneuia that is saynt Dauyds londe in west wales and stretcheth forthe vnto Southampton The fourthe is called Rykenylstrete and stretcheth forthe by worochestre by wycombe and by Brymyngeham by Lechefelde by Derby by Chestrefelde by yorke and forthe vnto Tynmouthe ¶ Of the famous Ryuers stremes ca. viii THere ben thre famous Ryuers renaynâ—e through Brytayne by the whyche thre Ryuers marchauÌ„tes of beyonde the see coumen in shyppes into Brytayn wellnygh out of all manere of nacyons and loÌ„des These thre Ryuers ben Temse Seuarne and Humbre The see ebbeth and floweth at these thre Ryuers departeth the prouynces of the ylonde as it were the thre kyngdoms asondre The thre partyes ben Loegria Cambria and Northumbriâ— That ben myddel Englond wales and Northumberlonde ¶ R. These name Temse semeth made one name of two names of two ryuers that ben Tame yse for the Ryuer of Tâ—me renneth besydes Dorchestre and falleth in yse therfore all the Ryuer fro the fyrst heed vnto the eest see is named Tamyse or Temse begynneth besydes Tetbury that is thre myle by north Malmesbury There the Temse spryngeth of a well that renneth eest warde passeth the Fosse and departeth Glocestre shyre and wylshyre and draweth with hym many other welles and stremes and wexeth grete att grecestre and passeth forth than towarde HamptoÌ„ so forth by Oxenforde by wallynforde by Rydynge and by LondoÌ„ ¶ Wilhelmê° de pon ca. ii Atte hauen of Sandwhyche it fasâ—eth in to the eest see and holdeth hys name .xl. myle beyonde London and departeth in some place Kente Essex westsex and Mercia that is as it were a grete dele of myddell Englonde ¶ R. Seuarne is A Ryuer of Brytayne is called Habern in brytons and hath that name Habern of Habern that was Estryldes doughter Guendolon the quene drenched this Habern therin therfore the Brytons called the Ryuer Habern after the woman that was drowned therin by corrupte latyn it is called Sabria Seuarne in Englysshe Seuarne begynneth in the myddell of wales and passeth fyrste to warde the eest vnto Shrowesbury and thenÌ„e torned south warde vnto Bryggenorthe wyrcestre Gloucestre falleth in to the west see besydes Brystow departeth iÌ„ some place Englond wales ¶ wilhel de pon li.iii Sauerne is swyft of streme fysshe carft is therin wodenes of the swolowyng of the whyrlynge water casteth vp gadre to hepe gret hepes of grauel Seuarne oft aryseth ouerfloweth the baÌ„kes ¶ R HuÌ„bre hath the name of HuÌ„bre kyng of hunes for he was drownde ther in renÌ„eth fyrst a croke out of the southsyde of yorke thenne it departed the prouynce of Lyndese ye the longed somtyme to the merces from the other contre northuÌ„berlonde Trente Ous rennen in to HuÌ„bre and makeÌ„ the Ryuer full grete· ¶ Treuisa The merces were men as .ii. were of myddell Englonde as it shall be sayd here after ¶ Of auncyent cytees townes ca. ix THe kyngdome of Brytayne was somtyme made fayr wyth .xxviii. noble cytees wythout ryght many castels that were walled with toures with yates and with barres strongely buylded ¶ After these were the names of the cyteis Caerlud that is London CaerbraÌ„k that is yorke Caerkent that is Caunterbury Taergoraukon that is worchestre Caerlyryon that is leycestre Caerclon that is Gloucestre CaercoldeÌ„ that is Colcestre Carray that is chichestre Saxons called it somtyme Cyssoncestre carcery that is Cyrcerre caergunt that is wynchestre Caergraunt that is cambrygge caerleyll that is lugibalia and Karlylle Caerporis that is Porchestre caerdrom that is Dorchestre Caerludcoyt that is lyncoln and. Lyndecolyn Caermarthyn that is Merlyns Cyte cersegeÌ„t that is Sicestre his vpon teÌ„se not fer from redynge leon that is caerlegeon also and hyghte fyrste Legecestre and now is named Chestre Caerbathon that is bathe and hyght somtyme Athamanus Cyte Caerpaladour that is Septon that now hyght Shaftesbury ¶ R. Other cytees ben founde in Cronycles for vnderstondynge of storyes of whom it shall folowe ¶ Wyll de pon London is a ryal and a ryche Cyte vppon Tamyse of burgeysses of ryches of marchauÌ„tes of chaâ—â—are and of marchaundyse Therfore it is that some tyme whan derth of vytayls is in all Englonde comuly at London it is beste chepe bycause of the byers and selles that ben at London ¶ Gaufre Brute the fyrste kyynge of Brytons buylde edefyted this cyte of London the fyrste cyte of London the fyryste cyte in remembraunce of the cyte of Troye that was distroyed called it Troye newich triuantum that is new Troye After warde kynge Lud called it Caerlud after
his owne name Therfore the Brytons had indygnacyon as Gyldas telleth Afterwarde Englysshemen called the cyte London yet after the Normans called it Londers â—nd is named in latyn loÌ„donia Rudhudybras kynge leyles sone was the .viii. kyng of Brytons he buylded CauÌ„terbury the chyefeyte of Kent called it Caerkent Afterwarde Englysshemen called it Dorobernia but that is not Douer that stondeth vpon the clyf of the Frensshe see from shis douer .xxii. Englysshe myle After warde this Dorobernia was is called Caunterbury The same kynge Rudhudibrys buylded wynchestre and called it CaergueÌ„t after EnglysshmeÌ„ called it went and wynchestre after the name of one an Englysshe man that was bysshop there All westsaxoÌ„ was subget to hym the same kyng buylded paladour that is SeptoÌ„ that now is called Shaftesbury Brytons telleÌ„ that an Egle prophecyed there soÌ„tyme Bladud Leyles sone a Nygramancer was the .ix. kyÌ„ge of BrytoÌ„s he buylded Bathe and called it Caerbathon Englyssmen called it after Athamannus cyte But at the laste men called it Bathonia that is Bath ¶ Wilhell depon li.ii in this cyte welleth vp spryngeth hote Bathes meÌ„ wene that Iulius Cezar made there suche bathes ¶ R. But Gaufre â— monuteÌ„sis iÌ„ his Brytons boke saythe that Bladud made thylke bathes bycause wyllyam hath not seen that brytysshe boke wrote so by telliÌ„ge of other meÌ„ or by his owne gessynge as he wrote other thynges not best auysedly Therfore it semeth more sothely that Bladud made not the hote bathes Ne Iulius Cezar dyd suche a dede though bladud buylded made the Cyte but it accordeth better to kyndely reason that the water reÌ„ne the in the erth by vaynes of brymstone sulphur so it is kyndely made hoot in that course and spryngeth vp in dyuerse places of the cyte And so there beÌ„ hoote bathes that wassheth of â—eâ—es soores skabbes ¶ Treuisa Though men myghte by crafte make hoote bathe for to endure longe ynough thys accordeth well to reason to phylosophy that treateth of hote welles and bathes that beÌ„ in diuerse loÌ„des though the water of this bathe be more trobly soruer of sauour of smell thaÌ„ other hote bathes been that I haue seen at Akon in Almayne And eyges in Sauoye whiche ben fayr clere as ony welle streme I haue beÌ„ bathed therin and assayed them ¶ R. Claudius cezar maryed hys doughter to Aruiragus kynge of Brytons This Claudyus Cezar buylded Gloucestre in the weddynge of his doughter· Brytons called this cyte frist after Claudius name but afterwarde it was called Gloucestre after one gloria whiche was duke of the countre stondeth vpon Seuarne in the marche of Englond wales Shrowesbury a cyte vpon Sauarne in the marche of Englonde wales set vpon the top of an hylle it is called Shrowesburye of shrobbes fruyte that grewe there somtyme on the hylle Brytons called it somtyme Pengre wene that is the hede of a fayr tre Shrowesbury was somtyme the hede of powesye â— stretcheth forth thwarde ouer the mydell of wales vnto the Irysshe see Notyngam stondeth vpon Trence soÌ„tyme heet Notyngham that is the wonÌ„ynge of denÌ„es for the Danes dwelled there soÌ„tyme dygged dennes caues vnder harde stones rokes dwelled there ¶ R. Lyncolyn is cheyf of the prouynce of Lyndeseye was called somtyme Caerlud coit and after warde Lyndecoln It is vncertayne who buylded fyrst thys cyte but yf yt were kyng Lud so it semeth by menynge of the name for the Caer is brytysshe is to say a cyte a coit ys a woode so it semeth the Caerlud coit is to saye Luddes wode towne Kyng leyrâ— was Bladuddes son buylded Leybestre as it were in the myddell of Englond vpon the Ryuer Sos vpon Fosse the kynges bye wyye ¶ wylhel de pon li.iii YOrke is a strete cyte in eyther syde of the water of Ouse that semed as fayr as Rome vnto the tgme that the kyng wyâ—liam had with breÌ„nynge fyre defoulde it the cooÌ„tre about So that a pylgryme wolde now wepe hâ— sawe it yf he had knowen it tofore ¶ Gaufre Ebraneus the .v. kyng of brytons buylded yorke called it after his owne name Caerbranck he baylded also two other cytees one in scotlond is called Edenburgh an other towarde Scotlond in th end of Englond called Edenburgh an other toward Scotlond in th end of Englonde is called Alcliud ¶ R. Edenburth is a cytee in the londe of Pictes bytwene the Ryuer of Twede the scottesshe see heeâ— soÌ„tyme the castell of Maydens was called afterward Edenburgh of Edan kyng of Pictes the regned there in egâ—ridê° tyme kyng of NorthuÌ„berâ—ond Alcliud was soÌ„tyme a noble cyte ys now well nygh vnknowe to all Englysshmen for vnder the Brytons pyctes Englysshmen it was a noble cyte to the comynge of the Danes But after ward about the yere of oure lorde ·viii c.lxx it was destroyed whan the danes destryed the couÌ„trees of NorthuÌ„berloÌ„d but iÌ„ what place of Brytayn the cyte Alcliud was buylded Ductours telleÌ„ dyuersely ¶ Beda li.i sayth that it was buylded by west the arme of the see that departed bytwene the BrytoÌ„s the Pyctes soÌ„tyme there Souerê° â—amoê° wall endeth westward so it semeth by hym that it is not fer froÌ„ Caerleyl for the cyte is set at the ende of that wall Other wryters of storyes wryten that the cyte of Alcliud is the cyte that now is caled AloÌ„burgh that is to say an olde towne standeth vpoÌ„ the Ryuer Ous not fer fro barghbrydge that is .xv. myle westward out of yorke it semeth that he preueth that by Gaufride in his boke of dedes of Brytons he wryteth that Elidurê° kyng of brytoÌ„s was lodged at the cyte Alcliud bycause of solace huÌ„tynge founde his brodeâ— Argalon maskynge in a wode nygh ther besyde that hyght Calatery but that wood Calatery whyche is caltres iÌ„ englysshe recheth almost to yorke stretcheth towarde the north by Aldburgh in length by space of .xx. myle the moost dele of that wode is now drawen downe the loÌ„de ytylled other meÌ„ wolde suppose that Alcliud was the cyte that now is called Burgham in the north couÌ„tre of westmerlonde fast by Comberlond stadeth vpon the Ryuer Eden the cyte is ther wonderly seen Deme ye nowe where it is buylded ¶ Treuysa It is not harde to assoyle yf men take hede the many townes bere one name as Cartage in Affrica Cartago in spayn new porte in wales Newporte in the parysshe of Barkeleye wottonne vnder egge and wotton passeth wyk warwyk payne wyk in the parysshe of Barkelye And two shyre towne eythere is called Hampton as Southampton NorthehamptoÌ„ so it semeth by the storyes the one Alcliud was in yorkshyre an other iÌ„ westmerlonde one fast by the right syde of the west arme of the see that
departeth Englonde Scotlonde but the Alcliud was a right stroÌ„ge cyte as Beda sayth the cyte standeth fast by a Ryuer that is called Cliud there is no suche Ryuer iÌ„ yorkshyre in westmer lond as of the couÌ„tre tell me Some men say that the Ryuer Cliud is now named sulwach Sulwaâ—che is but .v. myle fro Caerleyl whiche is a cyte in the couÌ„tre of norâ—h Enlonde toward the north west hath an other name whiche is Luguball Leyil the .vii. kynge of brytoÌ„s buylded caerleyll ¶ R. In this cyte ys soÌ„what of the famous wall that passeth northuÌ„berloÌ„de ¶ wilhel de pon in this cyte is yet a theâ— chambred hous made of vawt stones that neuer myght bee destroyed wyth tempeste of weder ne with brennynge of fyre also in the countree fast by westmerloÌ„de in the fronte of a thre chanbre place is writteÌ„ in this manere Marii victory what this writtinge is to say I doute somwhat but yf it were some of the Combres laye here some tyme whan the counseyll Mariê° had put hym out of ytalye But it semeth better that it is wrytten in mynde of Marius kyng of brytons that was Aruiragus sone This marius ouercome in that place Roderyke kynge of pyctes So sayth Gaufre in his brytysshe booke Wyllyam malmesbury sawe neuer that booke Att Hagustaldes chyrche is a place .lxxx. myle out of yorke Nor westewarde the place is as were dystroyed so sayth wylhel li.iii. de pony That place longed somtyme to the bysshopryche of yorke there were somtyme houses wyth vyce arches and voutes in the manere of Rome Nowe that place is called Hestoldeshame and heglesham also ¶ Beda li.iii ca. i. sayth Than that place is faste by the longe walle of the werke of Rome in the north halfe ¶ R There is dyfference bytwene the pryuynce of Lyndeffare and the chyrche Lyndefarne For the prouynce of Lyndeffare Lyndeseye is alle one and lyethe by eest lyncolne and lyncolne is the hede therof of the whiche saythe Beda li.iiii ca. xi that Sex wulfus was fyrste bysshop there but Beda li.iiii ca. xiii sayth That lyndeffar chyrche is an ylonde that is called holy ylonde in the ryuer of Twede next Barwyke And so it is gadred of Bedaes sawes that twede renneth in to the famous arme of the see that nowe departed EnglysshmeÌ„ and Scottes in the eest half and in that arme beÌ„ thre ylondes that one is Maylros that nowe is called menros ThenÌ„e about towarde the west is Lyndeffarn chyrche that is called holy ylonde Thenne the chyrche is aboue vpwarde his the Ilondefarn and is called also ferny ylonde Thenne vp warde aboute that two myle is a ryall Cyte vppon the brynke of twede that somtyme hyght Bebanburgh that is Bobbes cyte and nowe is called Bamburgh and hath a ryght stronge castell ¶ Gir. initenere twoo cytees ther ben eyther is called Charlegyon and caerleon also one ys Demycia in south wales that is named caeruske also there the Ryuer of Vske falyeth into Seuerne faste by glamorgan Bellynus kynge of Brytons somtyme buyled the cytye and was somtyme the chyef cyte of Demecya in south wales Afterwarde in Claudiê° cezarâ— tyme it was called the cyte Legyons whan at prayer of Genius the quene Vespiciauus and Aruiragus were accorded and legyons of Rome were sente in to Irlonde tho was Caerleon a noble cyte and a grete auctoryte by the Romayns ryally buylded and walled about wyth walles of brent tyle Greate nobley that was there in olde tyme is there yet in many places seen as the grete palayses gyauntes toures noble bathes releef of the temples places hyghe and ryall to stande and syte in and to beholde aboute the places were ryally closed with ryall walles that yet somdele stondeth ryght nyghe cloos And within the walles and wythoute is grete buyldynge vnder erthe water conduytes and wayes vnder erthe and stewes ¶ Also thou shalt see wonderly made wyth strayte syde wayes of brethynge that wonderly caste vp heete In this Cytie were somtyme thre noble chyrches one was of saynt Iulius the martyr therin a greate companye of vyrgynes that other was of saynt Aaron that was of the ordre of blacke Chanon that chyrche was ryght nobly adourned The thyrde chyrche was the chyf moder chyrche of all wales and the chyef se But afterwarde the chyef see was tourned out of the cyte into meneuya that is saynt Dauyds londe in west wales In this Caerleon was amphybalus born thaught saynt Albon There the messagers of Rome come to greate Arthurs courte yf it is leefull to trowe Treuisa yf Giraldus was in doubte whether it wâ—re leefull for to trowe or not â— yt were a wonder shewynge as men wolde went for too haue euermore in mynde euer bee in doubte yf alle his bokes were suche what lorde were therin namely whyle he maketh none euydence for in neyther syde he telleth what meueth hym soo to ¶ R. There is another cyte of Legyons there his Cronycles were by trauaylled as it is clerly knowen by the fyrste chapytre of thys booke ¶ Treuysa That is to vnderstondynge in the latyn wryttynge For he that made it in latyn torned it not into Englysshe ne it was torned into Englisshe in the same place that it was fyrste in latyn· The vnderstondynge of hym that made this Cronycles is thus the begnnyng of this booke ¶ Presentem cronicam compliauit frater Ranulphus CestreÌ„sis monachus That is to saye in Englysshe Broder Ranuiphe monke of Chestre conpyled and made this Booke of the Cronycles ¶ R. The of Legyons that is chestre stondeth in the marche of Englonde towarde wales bytwene two armes of the see that been namedde and Mersee \ This Cytie in tyme of Brytons was heed and cheyf cyte of all Venedocia that is North wales The fouÌ„der of this cyte is vnknowen· For who that seeth the fouÌ„dementes of the grete stones wolde rather wene that it were Romayns werke or wercke off Gyauntes than it were sette by werkynge of Brytons This cyte somtyme in brytysshe speche heet Caerthleon Legecestria in latin And Chestre in Englisshe and the cite of Legyons also ¶ Forther delaye a wynter the legyons of knyghten that Iulius Cezar sente for to wynne Irlonde And after Claudius cezar sente legyons out of that cyte for to wynne the ylonde that be called Orcades what euer wyllyam Malmeshury by tellynge of other men mente of this cyte This cyte hathe plente of lyuelode of corn of flesshe of fysshe and specially of pryce of samon This cytie receyueth moche marchaundyse and sendeth oute also Also nyghe this cyte ben salte welles metell and oor Nor thumbres dystroyed thys cyte somtyme But after warde Elfleda lady of Marcia buylded it agayne and made it moche more ¶ In this same cyte ben wayes vnder the erth wyth vowtes and stone werke wonderly ywrought ther chabre werkes grete stones ygrauen wyth olde mennys names ther in There is
kynges Danes Scottesshe walshe and regned fyrste allone in Englonde and helde the kyngdome of Englonde all hole and one kyngdome that was the yere of oure lorde viii C.xxviii That Ryuer of Merse was somtyme the marke were betwene the kyngdom of Northumberlonde that may be shewed in two maners fyrst by thys properte of this merse is as moche to saye as a see that is abounde and a mere for it departed one kingdome from an otheri ¶ Also it is wrytten yn Cronycles of Henry Alfrede that kynge Edwarde the elder fastened a Castell at Mamcestre in Northumberlonde but that Cytie mamcestre is from the Ryuer of merse scarsely thre myle ¶ Of bysshpryches theyr sees ca. xiii LVcius was the fyrste kynge crystened of the Brytons in his tyme were thre Archebysshops sees in Brytayne one was att London an other at yorke And the thyrde att Caerusk the cyte of legeons in Glamorgan that cyte is nowe called Caerleon To these Archebysshoppes sees were called Flammes To the Archebysshops see of london was subget Corne wayle all myddel Englōde vnto humbre To yorke all Northumberlonde from the bowe of Humbre with all Scotlonde to Caerbeon all wales there were in wayles .vii. Bysshops and nowe bē but foure· Tho Seuarne departed Englōde wales ¶ Wihel de pan li. i But in the Saxons tyme thoughe Saynt Gregori had graunted london the preuylege of tharchebysshops see Netheles saynt Austen that was sente in to Englonde by saynt Gregory torned tharchebysshop see out of london into Caunterbury After saynt Gregoryes dayes at the prayer of kyng Ethelbryght and C◠and burgeyses of Caunterbury ther tharchebysshops see hath dured vnto nowe saue that in the mene tyme of a kynge of mercia was wrought with men of Caunterbury and benam them that worshyp and worshypped Adulphe bysshop of lychfelde wyth the Archebysshops pally by assent of Adryan the pope vpon Caas 〈◊〉 yeftes sente Netheles vnder Kenulph the kynge it was restored to Caunterbury ageyne ¶ The worshyp of the see of yorke hath dured there alwaye and yet dured though Scotlonde be withdrawe fro his subieccyon by passynge of tyme. ¶ Gir intinere li.i the Archebysshoppes see was torned oute of Caerleon into Meneuia that is in the weste syde of Demecya vpon the Irysshe see in Saynte Dauyds tyme vnder kynge Arthur From saynt Dauyds tyme vnto Sampsons tyme were in Meneuya .xxiii. Archebysshops Afterwarde felle a pestylēce in all wales of the yelowe euyll that is called the Iaūdis And thēne Sampson the Archebysshop toke with hym the palle and wente in to Brytayne Armonica the lasse Brytayne and was there bysshop of Dolensin from that tyme vnto the fyrste Henryes tyme kyng of Englōde were at Meneuia whiche is called saint Dauyds .xxi. bysshops all without palle whether it were for vnconnynge or for pouerte Neuertheles alway fro that tyme the bysshops of wales were sacryd of the bysshop of Meneuia of saynt Dauyds and the bysshop of Meneuia was sacred of the bysshops of wales as of his suffrigans made no professyon ne subiection to none other chirche Other bysshops that come after warde were sacred at Caunterbury compellynge and heest of the kynge in token of that sacrynge subieccyon· Boneface Archebysshop of Caunterbury that was legate of the Crosse songe in euery Catheralle chirche of wales solempnely Amas he was the fyrste Archebysshop of Caunterbury that soo dyde in wales that was dene in the second Hēryes tyme. R. But nowe ben but two primates in all Englonde of Caūterbury and of yorke To the prymate of Caunterbury ben subgette .xiii. bysshops in Englonde iiii· in wales The premate of yorke hath but two suffrygans in Englonde that ben the bysshop of Caerleyll of Durham Of all these sees chaungynge of other places I shalle shewe you here folwynge Take hede in the begyngnynge of holy chyrche in Englonde bysshops ordeyned theyr sees in lowe places and symple that were couenable for cōtemplacyon for prayers deuocyon But in william conquerours tyme by done of lawe Canon it was ordeyned that bysshoppes sholde come out of small townes in to greate cytees Therfore was the see of Dorchestre chaunged to Lyncoln Lychefelde to Chestre Tetforde to Norwyche Shyrbron to Salysbury welles to Bathe Conewayles to exestre Seleseye to Chichestre The bysshopp of Rochestre hath no parysshe but he is the Archebysshops chapelayn of Caūterbury Syth the see of Caunterbury was fyrst ordeyned by saynt Austen it caunged yet neuer his place Chychestre hathe vnder hym oonly South sex and the yle of wyght and had his see fyrste in the tyme of the Archebysshop Theodore and the see dured there CCC.xxxiiii yere vnder .xx. bysshops fro the fyrste wylfryede vnto the laste Syth and at the commaūdement of kynge wyllyam conquerour chaunged the see fro Seleseye to Chychestre ¶ De episcopis occidentalibbus wilhelmus HAue mynde that all the prouynce of west saxon hadde alwaye one bysshop fro the begynnynge vnto Theodorus tyme by graunte of kynge Islo kynge of westsaxon the fyrste Birrynus ordeyned a see at Dorchestre that is a symple towne by southe Oxenforde besyde walyngforde bytwene the metynge togyder of Temse Tame whan Birinus was deed Kēwalcus the kyng ordeyned a see at wynchestre as his fader hadde purposed there agylbert a Frenssheman was fyrst bysshop of all the prouynce of westsaxon For that tyme the cyte the see of Dorchestre perceyued longed to the prouynce of Meria that cyte standeth with in Temse the Temse departeth bytwene Mercia westsaxon And after that Agylbert was pute out of wynchestre that tho hyght winton then was there an Englysshe bysshop that was called wyne Some men suppose that this cyte hath the name of this wyne is called wynchestre as it were wyne cyte At the last he was put out and after hym come Leutherius the forsayd Agelbertes neuewe After Leutherius hedda awhyle was bysshop there whan he was deed Theodorus the Archebysshop ordeyned two bysshops to the prouynce of westsaxon Danyell atte wynchestre to hym were subgette two coūtres Sothery southampshyre to hym were subget syx countrees Barkshyre wyltshyre Somersete Dorseteshyre Deuenshyre Corne walyle ¶ Treuysa It semeth by this that westsaxon conteyted Sotherye Southampeshyre Dorseteshyre Deuenshyre Corne wayle ¶ Wilhell After warde in elder Edwardes tyme to these two sees were ordeyned by cōmaūdement of Formosus the pope thre other sees At welles for Somersete At Kyrton for Deuēshyre and. At saynte Germayn for Cornewayle Not longe after warde the syxt see was sette At Rammesbury for wyltshyre At the last by commaundement of kynge wyllyam conqueroure all these sees saue wynchestre were torned and chaunged out of samlle Towne in to grete Cytees for Shyrborn and Rummesbury were torned in to Salysbury Now to that see is subgette Barkshyre wyltshyre and Dorsete The see of welles was torned to Bathe therto is now subget all Somersete The sees of kyrton
that se hath vnder hym a parte in Kent alone London hath vnder hym Estsex Myddelsex half Herdforthshyre Chychestre hath vnder hym Southsex the yle of wyght wynchestre hathe vnder hym Hampshyre Southery Salesbury hath vnder hym Barkshyre wyldshyre Dâ—rsete Exetre hath vnder hym Deuenshyre and Cornewayle bathe hath vnder hym Somerseteshyre alone wyrcestre hathe vnder hym Gloucestreshyre wyrcestreshyre and half warwykshyre Herdforde hath vnder hym Herfordshyre Chestre is bysshoppe of Couentree of Lychefelde hath vnder hym Cherstreshyre Staffordshyre Derbyshyre halfe warwykshyre and some of Shropshyre and some of Lancastreshyre fro the Ryuer of Mersee vnto the Ryuer Rypylle Lyncoln hath vnder hym the prouynces that ben bytwene Temse and humbre that ben the shyres of Lyncoln of Leycestre of Norhampton of Huntyngdon of Bedforde of Bockyngham of Oxenforde and halfe Herdefordeshyre Ely hathe vnder hym Cambrygeshyre outake Merlonde Norwyche hathe vnder hym Merlonde Norfolke and Suffolke Also tharchebysshop of Caunterbury hathe foure suffreygans in wales that ben Landaf Saynt Dauyes Bangor and saynt assaph The Archebysshop of yorke hathe nowe but two bysshops vnder hym that bene Durham and Caerleyll ¶ R. And so ben but two prymates in Englond what of hem shall doâ— to the other and in what manere poynt he shall be obedyent and vnder hym It is fully conteyned within aboute the yere of our lorde Ihesu cryste a thousande .lxxii. tofore the fyrst kynge wylliam the bysshops of Englond be commaundemente of the pope the cause was handled and treated bytwene the forsayd prymates ordeyned demed that the prymate of yorke shall be subgette to the prymate of CauÌ„terbury in thynges that longen to the worshyp of god and to the byleue of holy chirche that in what place euer it be in Englonde that the prymate of CauÌ„therbury wylhote constreyne togader a counseyll of clergy the prymate of yorke is holden with his suffrygans for to be there and for to be obedyent to the ordynaunce that there shall be lawfully ordeyned whan the prymate of yorke shall come to Caunterbury and with other bysshops he shall sacre hym that is chosen so wyth other bysshops he shall sacre hys owne prymate yf the prymate of yorke be dede his successour shall come vnto the bysshop of Caunterbury and he shall take his ordynauÌ„ce of hym and take hys othe with prosessyon lawfull obedyence After about the yere of our lord .xi. C. lxxxxv in the tyme of kyng Rycharde ben resons sette for the partye for eyther prymate what one prymate dyd to that other in tyme of Thurstinus of Thomas and of other bysshops of yorke frome the conqueste vnto kyÌ„ge Henryes tyme the thyrde Also there it is sayde howe eche of them starte frome other This place is but a forspekynge and not a full treatê therof Therfore it were noyfulle to charge this place with all thylke reasons ¶ Of howe many manere people haue dwelled therin ca. xiiii BRytous dwelled fyrst in this ylonde the xviii yere of Hely the prophete the .xi. yere of Solinus postumus kynge of Latyns .xliii. after the takynge of Troye tofore the buildynge of Rome CCC.xxxii yere ¶ Beda li. i They come hyder toke hyr cours frome armonyk that now is that other brytayn they helde longe tyme the south countres of the ylond It befell afterwarde in Vespasianus tyme duke of Rome That the Pyctes shypped oute of Scycya into Occean and were dryuen aboute with the wynde and entred in to the North costes of Irlonde and fouÌ„de there Scottes and prayed to haue a place to dwell Inne and myghte none gete For Irlonde as Scottes sayd myght not sustayne bothe people Scottes sente Pyctes to the northe syde of Englonde and behyght them helpe ayenste the Brytons that were theyr enemyes yf they wolde aryse and tooke them wyues of theyr doughters vppon suche condycyon yf doubte fylle whoo sholde haue ryght to be kynge they sholde rathar chese hym of the moder syde than of the fader syde of the women kyn rathar than of the men kynd ¶ Gaufre In Vaspasyan the Emperous tyme whan Marius Aruiragus sone was kynge of Brytons One Rodryk kynge of Pyctes came oute of Scycya and ganne to destroyed Scotlonde Marius the kynge slewe this Rodryk and gaue the north partye of Scotlonde that heet Cathenesia to the meÌ„ that were came with Rodryk and were ouercome by hym for to dwell Inne But these men had noo wyues ne none myght haue of the nacyon of brytons ther for they sailled into Irlonde toke to theyr wyues Irysshemens doughters by that couenaunte that the moder blood sholde be put tofore in successyon of herytage Gir. ca. xvii Netheles Sirinus super Vyrgilium saythe that Pyctes agatyrses that hadde some dwellynge plyce aboute the waters of Scycya and they ben called Pyctes of Peyntynge smytynge of woundes therfore they are called Pyctes as paynted men These men and these gothes ben all one peple For whan Maâ—imus the tyraunt was wente out of Brytayne into Fraunce fâ—r to occupye th empyre Then Gratianus and Valentianus that were brethern and folowes of th empyre brought these gothes out of â—cya with grete gyftes wyth flaterynge and â—re behestes into the north countre of Brytaâ—ne For they were stalworth and stronge mâ— of armes and soo these theues bryborus were made men of londe and of countree and dwelled in the northe countrees And helde there cytees and townes ¶ Gaufre Carancius thâ— tyraunt slewe Bassyanus â— and gafe the Pyâ—â—eâ— a dwellynge place in Albania that is Scotlond there they dwelled loÌ„ge tyme afterwarde and medled with Brytons ¶ R. Thenne sythe that Pyctes occupyed fyrste the 〈◊〉 syde of Scotlond It semeth that thâ— dwge place that this Carancius gaat them is the southe syde of Scotlonde that stretchethe frome thawrte ouer walle of Romayns werke to the Scottesshe see and conteyneth Galleway and Lodouia that is Lodewaye ¶ Thâ—rfore Beda li.iii ca. ii speketh in this manere Ninian the hooly man conuerted the southe Pyttes Afterwarde the Saxons come and made that Countree longe to Brenicia the Northe partye of Northumberlonde vnto the tyme that Kynadius Alpinus sone kynge of ScotloÌ„de put out of the Pyctes and made that countree that lyeth bytwene Twede and the Scottesshe see longe to his kyngdome ¶ Beda li· ca. i. Afterwarde longe tyme the Scottes were ledde by duke Renda and came oute of Irlonde that is propre couÌ„tree Scottes and with loue or with strenthe made hym a place fast by the Pyctes in the Northe syde of that arme of the see that breketh in to the londe in the weste syde that departed in olde tyme bytwene Brytons and Pyctes Of thys Duke Renda the Scottes hadde the name and were caled Darlendinas as it were Rendaes parte for in her speche a parte is called dall ¶ GirpÌ„ The pyctes myghte haue noo wyues of Brytons bute they toke hem wyues of Irysshe Scottes and promysed hem fayre for to dwell
it in fyue partyes and euery partye coÌ„teyneth .xxii. caÌ„dredes a Candrede is a countree that conteyneth a C. townes and they set a stone in the myddel of the loÌ„de as it were in the nauell and begynnyge of fyue kyng domes Atte the laste Saluius was made kynge of alle the londe ¶ The fyfth tyme whanne this nacyon was xxx yere togyder they wexe feble Foure noble men that were Millesius the kynges sones come out of Spayne with many other in a nauy of .xl. shyppes two of the worthyest of these iiii brethern that heet Hyberus Hermon deled the londe bytwene theÌ„ tweyne but after warde couenaunt was broken bytwene them both and Hiberus was slayne Then Hermon was kynge of all that londe And frome his tyme to the fyrste Patryks tyme were kynges of that nacyon C.xxxi And so fro the comynge of Hybernensis â— vnto the fyrst Patryk were M.viii C. yere They hadde that name Hibernensys Hibernia of the for sayd Hiberus or els of Hyberus a Ryuer of Spayne They were called alsoo gatels Scottê of one Gaytelus that was Phenis neuewe ¶ This Gatelus coude speke many langages after the langages that were made atte Nemproths towre And wedded one Scotra Pharoes doughter ¶ Of these dukes come the Hibernensis Men saye that this Gatelus made the Irysshe langage called it Gaytelaf as it were a langage gagred of all langages tonges Atte the laste Belinus kynge of Brytayne had a sone hyght Gurguncius come out of Donnemarke at ylondes Orcades He founde men that were called Balclensis and were come theder out of spayne these meÌ„ prayed besught to haue a place to dwelle in And the kynge sent them to Irlonde that was tho voyde and waste And ordeyned and sente wyth them duke and capytayns of hys owne so it semeth that Irlonde sholde longe to Brytayne by ryghte of olde tyme. From the fyrste saynte Patryk vnto Fedliundius the kynges tyme CCCC yere regned .xxxiii. kynges eueryche after other in Irlonde· In thys Fedliundius tyme Turgesius duke and capytayne of Norwayes brought theder men of Norwaye and occupyed that londe made in many places depe dyches and castels sengle double and tryble and many wardes strongly walled and many therof stonde yet all hole but Irysshmen reche not of Castels for they take woddes for castels and marayes and moores for castell dyches but at the laste Turgesius deyed by gylefulles of women Englysshmen sayd that Gurmundus wanne Irlonde and made thylke dyches and made no mencyon of Turgesius Irysshmen speke of Turgesius and knowe not of GurmuÌ„das Therfore it is wryte what gurmundus had wonne Brytayne dwelled therin and sente Turgesius wyth grete strenth in to Irlonde for to wynne that londe bycause Turgesius was Capytayne and leder of that vyage and Iurney seen amonge theÌ„ therfore Irysshemen speke moche of hym as a noble maÌ„ that was seen in that londe and knowen at the laste whan Gurmundus was slayne in Fraunce Turgesius loued the kynges doughter of Irlonde and her fader behyghte Turgesius that her worlde sende her hym to the lowe largeryn wyth xv· maydens Turgesius promysed to mete there wyth .xv. of the nobleste men that he had and helde couenaunte and brought no gyle but ther came .xv. yonge berdeles meÌ„ clothed lyke wemen wyth shorte swerdes vnder theyr clothes and fyll oon Turgesius slewe hym ryght there so he was traytoursly slayne after he had regned .xxx. yere Nat longe after .iii. bretheren Almelanus Siracus Iuorus came into Irlonde wyth ther men out of Norwaye as it had ben for loue of peas and of marchaundyse dwellyd by these sydes by assent of Irysshe men that were alwaye ydle as Poules knyghtes the Norwayes buylded thre cytees Deueyn waterfore Lymeryche encreased after wexed rebell ayenst men of that londe and broughte fyrste sparthes in to Irelonde Soo fro Turgesius tyme vnto roderykes tyme kynge of Connacia that was kynge of all the londe were .xvii. kynges in Irlonde and so the kynnes that regned in Irelonde frome the Hermons tyme vnto the laste tyme Roderyks were in all C.lxxxi kynges that were not crowned neyther enoynted ne by lawe of herytage butte by nyght maystrye and strenthe of armes The seconde Henry kynge of Englonde made thys Roderyk subget the yere of kynge Henryes aege xl and of hys regne .xviii. the yere of our lorde .xi. hondred ·lxxii Of the condycyons and maners of Irlonde ca. xxvii SGlinus saythe that men of thys londe ben strange of nacyon houseles grete fyghters and acount ryght and wronge alle one thynge and ben syngle of clothynge scarse of mete cruell of herte angry or speche and drynketh fyrste blod of dede men that ben slayne and then wesshen theyr vysages therwyth and holden them payd wyth flesshe and fruyt in stede of mete wyth mylke in stede of drâ—nke and vsen moche playne and ydlenes and huntynge and trauaylle butte lytell In they re chylde hode they ben harde nourysshed and â—erde fed and they be vnsemely of maners and of clothynge and haue brechee and hosen alle ne of wolle and strayte hodes that streâ—cheth a cubyte ouer thesholders behynde and foldynges in stede of mantels and of clokes Also they vse no sadels bootes ne spores whaÌ„ they ryde but they dryue theyr horses wyth a chambred yerede in the ouer ende In stede of byttes with trenches of brydels of reest they vse brydels that lete not theyr hors to ete ther mete they fyght vnarmed naked in body netheles wyth twoo dartes and speres And wyth brode sparâ—den they fyghte with one honde ¶ These men forsaken tyllynge of Londe and kepen pasture for beestes ¶ They vse longe berdes and lockes hangynge downe behynde ther hedes â— they vse no crafte of flaxe of wolle of metall ne of marchaundyse but gyue hem to ydelnes and slouthe and reken reest for lykynge and for fredome for ryches And thoughe Scotlonde the doughter of Irlonde vse harpe tymbre and to boure Netheles Irysshe men beconnynge in two manere Instrumentes musyke in harpe and tymbre that is armed wythe were strenges of bras In whyche Instrumentes though◠〈◊〉 play hastely and swyftly they make ryhgt 〈◊〉 â—onye and melodys with thycke tewnes â—erbles and notes and begynne frome be moâ—â— and playen secretly vnder dyme sowne in the greate strenges and torne ayen vnto the same so that the grettest partye of crafte hydeth the crafte as it welde seme as thoughe the crafte soo sholde be ashamed yf it were take These men ben of euyll maneres in ther lyuynge they paye noo tythynges the wedde lawfally they spare not theyr alyes But brother wedde the broththers wyfe they besye to betraye her neyghbours and other they bere sperthes in their hondes in stede of staues and fyghte ayenste theym that truste mooste to theym these men ben variable and vnstedfaste threchours and gylefull whoo that dealeth wyth them nedeth
commaūde hym in my name that he be your frende and youre helpe for to take the mortymer al thynge yleft vpon peryll of lyf lym̄e ¶ Tho sayd Mountagu Syr my lorde graunt mercy ¶ Tho wente forthe the forsayd Mountagu and came to the Conestable of the castell and tolde hym the kynges wyll ¶ And he answerde and sayde· The kynges wyll sholde be doone in as moche as he myghte and that he wolde not spare for no manere of dethe And that he swore and made his othe ¶ Tho sayde syr wyllyam of Moūtagu to the constable in herynge of them alle that were helpynge to the same quarell Now certes dere frende vs behouyth to werke do by your aduys for to take the Mortymer syth that ye be keper of the castell and hath the keyes in your warde ¶ Syr sayd the Constable wyll ye vnderstonde that the castell yates ben lockyd with the keyes that dame Isabell sent hyther and by nyght she hath the keyes ther of and layeth them vnder the lursell of the bedde vnto the morowe and so ye maye not come in to the castell by the yates by no manere of wyse But I knowe an aleye that stretchythoute of the warde vnder the erthe in to the for sayde castell that gothe in to the weste whiche aleye dame Isabel the quene ne none of her men ne the Mortymer ne none of his company knowith it not And so I shall lede you thrugh the aley so ye shall come in to the castell withoute aspyenge of ony man that are your enmyes And the same nyghe syr wyllyam Mountagu all the lordes of his quarell the same Constable also went theym to hors made semblaūt as it were for to go out of Mortymers syght But anone as Mortymer harde thys tydynges he wende that they wolde haue gone ouer see for fere of hym ¶ And anone ryght he his cōpanye toke a coūseyll amonge theym for to lete theyr passage snetelletters anone to the porters so that none of the grete lordes sholde go home to theyr owned coūtrees but yf they were arested take And amonge other thynges wyllyam Elande Conestable of the for sayd castell pryuely ladde syre wyllyam of Mountagu hys company by the for sayd waye vnder the erth tyll they came in to the castell went vp in to the toure that Mortymer was in But syr Hughe of Trompynton theym ascryed hydously and sayd a traytours it is all for nought that ye ben comyn in to this castell ye shall deye yet an euell dethe euerychone And anone one of theim that was in Mountages company vp wyth a mace and smote the same Hugh vpon the heed that the brayne braste out and fell on the grounde and soo was he deed of an euyll deth ¶ Tho toke they mortymer as he armyd hym at the toures dore whan he herde the noyse of theym for drede ¶ And whan the quene Isablell sawe that the Mortymer was taken she made moche sorowe in herte thyse wordes vnto theym she sayd Now fayre syres I praye you that ye doo noo harme to his body a thy knyght our welbeloued frende and our dere cosyn ¶ Tho wente they thens and came and brought Mortymer and presentyd hym vnto kynge Edwarde he commaunded to brynge hym in saue warde ¶ But anone as they that were consentynge vnto mortymers doynge herde tell that he was taken they wente hydde them and pryuely by nyght wente out of the towne eche one his waye with heuy herte and mornynge chere lyued vpon theyr londes as well as they myghte ¶ And that same yere that Mortymer was take He hadde .ix. score knyghtes without quyres and sergaūtes of armys fote men And then̄e was mortymer ladde to London and syr Edmonde of Bedforde was ladde wyth hym and was taken to the constable of the toure to kepe ¶ But after warde was the Mortymers lyfe examyned at westmestre before the kynge and before all the geate lordes of Englonde for peryll that myght falle to the reame And to enquer◠also whiche were consentynge to syr Edwardes dethe the kynges fader also thrugh whome the Scottes escaped fro Stanhope in scotlonde without leue of kynge Edwarde And also how the chartre of ragman was delyuered vnto the Scottes them the homages and feautees of the lordes of Scotlōde were conteyned that the Scottes sholde doo euer more to the Englysshe kynge for the reame of Scotlond wherfore he was Iugyd to be drawen and hangyd for his treason And this myscheyf came vnto hym on saynt Andrewes euen In the yere of the Incarnacyon of our lorde Ihesu cryste M.CCC.xxx ¶ Howe kynge Edwarde gate ayen vnto hym gracyously the homages and feautees of Scotlonde wherof he was put oute thrughe the false counseyll of the quene Isabell his moder syre Roger Mortymer that was newely made Erle of Matche NOw haue ye herde how Iohan Bayllol in the tyme of peas was chosen to be kynge of Scotlonde for cause that he came of the eldest doughter of the Erle Dauyd of Huntyngton that was kynge Alysanders broder of Scotlond that deyed without heyre of hys body begoten And how this Iohan made his feaute and homage to kynge Edwarde Henryes sone the thyrde for his londes of Scotlonde And how he afterwarde with sayd hys homage thrugh counseyll of the Scottes in the yere of our lorde ·M CC.lxxiiii and sente vnto the pope thrugh a fals suggestyō that he made hys othe vnto the forsayd kynge Edwarde ouer hys estate and his wil of the whyche othe the pope hym assoyled thrughe hys bullys to hym ysent ¶ And anone as kynge Edwarde wyst therof he ordeyne anone hys barons and came vnto Berwyk and cōquered the towne at the whyche conquest there were slayne .xxv. thousande .vii. hundred Bayllol that was kyng of Scotlond came yeldyd hym to gode kynge Edwarde the kyng delyuered hym out of the toure of London and all the grete lordes with hym that tho were taken at Berwyk yaue theym saufconduyte to goo into Scotlonde And the Scottes sythe thrugh theyr falsnesse warred vpon the good kynge Edwarde And whan syr Iohan Bayloll kynge of Scotlonde sawe all this he wente ouer see vnto Dunpier and lyued there vpon hys londes as well as he myght tyll that the Scottes wolde amende theym of theyr mysdedys and trespaas and ladde with hym syr Edwarde his sone wherfore the Scottes in dyspyte of hym callyd hym syr Iohan Turnlabard for bycause that he wolde not ne offend ne trespaas ayenst the good kynge Edwarde of Englonde And soo he for soke hys reame of Scotlonde and sette therof but lytyll pryce And this syr Iohan dwellyd longe tyme in Fraunce tyll that he deyed there syr Edward his sone receyued hys herytage and dyde homage to the kynge of Fraunce for his londes of Dunpier And so it befell afterwarde that Edward that was Iohan Bayllols sone had with hym a squyre
of Englond that was in yorke shyre that was callyd Iohan of Barnaby and this Edwarde Bayllol louyd hym moche and was nyghe hym full preuy And so this IohnÌ„ of Barnaby was in debate with a Frenche man in the towne of Dunpier so he slewe hym and wente hys way in all the haste that he myghte in to the castell For to haue socoure and helpe of hys lorde And anone came offycers of the towne to take IohnÌ„ of Barnaby as a felon and syr Edward his lorde holpe hym and rescowed hym and by nyght made hym go out of the castell and so he went hys waye and came in to Englonde withoute ony harme ¶ And whan the kyng of fraunce saw that syr Edwarde had rescowed his felon He became wonder wrothe ayenst syr Edward anone lete hym arestyd and toke into hys hondes all his londes Tho dwellyd syr â— Edward in pryson vnto the tyme that syr Henry of Beaumount came into fraunce the whiche Henry somtyme was erle of Anguysshe in Scotlonde and was put out therof whan chacordement was bytwene Englonde and Scotlond thrugh the quene Isabell and syr Roger Mortymer and theyr company for the moryage that she made bytwene Dauyd that was Roberte Brus sone and dame Iohanne of Tour kynge Edwards syster of Englond well vnderstonde thys that att the ende he sholde come to his ryght but yf it were syre Edwarde Baylloll that was ryght heyre of the reame of Scotlonde ¶ And the kyng of fraunce Lowys louyd moche this syr Henry And he was wyth hym full preuy and thought for to make a delyueraunce of syr Edward Baylloll yf he myghte in ony maner of wyse ¶ Tho prayed he the kynge that he wolde of his grace gauÌ„t hym syre Edwarde Bayllols body vnto the nexte parlement that he myght lyue with hys owne rentes in the meane tyme and that he myghte stonde to be Iugyd with his perys att the parlement And the kynge grauntyd hym his prayer and made the forsayde Edwarde to be delyuered out of pryson in the manere aboue sayd And anone as he was out of pryson syr Henry toke hym forth with hym ladde hym in to englonde and made hym dwelle pryuely att the manere of Sandhall vpon Ouse in yorke shyre with the lady Vescy And soo he ordeyned hym there an huge retenewe of Englysshmen and also of alyuntes for to conquere ayen his herytage and so he yaue moche syluer vnto the souldyours and alyauntes for to helpe hym â— And they behyght for to helpe hym in that they myght but they faylled hym att hys moost nede ¶ And at that tyme Dauyd erle of Moryf herde tell how that syr Edward Bayloll was pryuely come into englond And came to hym and made wyth hym gerte Ioye of his comynge and sayd vnto hym and behyght hym that all the greate lordes of Englonde sholde be to hym entendaunte sholde hym holde for kynge as ryght heyre of ScotloÌ„de and dyd to hym feaute· ¶ Tho came syr Henry of Beaumonte to kynge edwarde of Englonde And prayed hym in the waye of charyte that he wolde graunt of his greate vnto syr Edwarde Baylloll that he myghte sauâ—ly goo by londe frome Sandhall vnto Scotlonde to conquere hys ryght herytaunce in Scotlond ¶ The kynge answerde sayde yf that I suffre Bayllol go thrugh my londe in to Scotlonde thenne the people wolde saye that I shold be assentynge vnto the company ¶ Now syr I praye you that ye wolde yeue hym leue to take with hym souldyours of Englysshmen that they myght saufly lede hym thrugh your londe to Scotlonde And syr vpno thys couenaunte that yf it so befall as god it for bydde that he dyscomfyted in bytayll thrugh the Scottes that I and also al the lordes that holde with Bayllol ben for euer more out of our rentes that we haue in englonde And there the kynge vppon this couenaunte grauntyd theyr bone as towchynge hym and tho that were of the same quarell the whiche claymed for to haue londes and rentes in the reame of Englonde And thyse were the names of tho lordes that pursued this for sayd matere and quarell ¶ That is to saye syr Edwarde Bayllol the whiche chalengyd the reame of Scotlonde syr Henry Beaumonte erle of Angusshe syr Dauyd of Stroboly erle of a theles syr Geffray of Mombraye walter Comyn and many other that were put out of theyr herytage in Sctlonde whan the peas was made bytwene Englonde and Scotlonde as before is sayde And ye shall vnderstonde that thyse lordes tooke with theym fyue houndred men of armes and two thousande Archers of fote men and tho wente in to shyppe at Rauen pore sayled by the see tylle that they came vnto Scotlond and came to londe at Kynkehorne .xii. myle fro saynt Iohannes towne And anone sent out there shyppes agayne for that they shold not be hurte ne empeyred neyther taht no man sholde go in to the shyppes agayne thoughe that they had nede but abybe all perylles and not flee but stonde and rather suffre deth than flee for to mayntene their true quarell whan the erle of Fyffe a fyers man a sterne harde that Bayllol was come for to taste the londe of Scotlond he came in hast to Kynke horne with ·iii thousand Scottes for to dystroye hym that he shold not come to londe But syr Edwarde Bayllol and his company there hym dyscomfyted at the whiche dyscomfyture syr AlysaÌ„der Seton was there slayne many other The Erle of Fyffe was thâ— sore and full euyll ashamyd that so lytyll a coÌ„pany had hym dyscomfyted and shamefully put hym and all his company that were alyue for to flee ¶ Tho came syr Edwarde Bayllol and toke the cooÌ„ tree all aboute hym tyll he came vnto the abbay of DuÌ„fermlin and ther he founde vytaylles for hym and for his folke amonge all other thynge he founde in a chambre aboute fyue houndred of grete staues of â— fyne oke with longe prykes of yren and of stele And he toke them delyuerd them to the moste stroÌ„gest men of his companye And anone after he yede fro thens And lodged hym in a felde .ii. myles from saynt IohaÌ„nes towne And whan the burgeys of the towne herde how the erle of Fyffe was dyscomfyted thrughe Baylloll brake the brydges that they had made ouer the water of Erne so that Bayllol myght not go ouer wherfore he lodged hym there all that nyght but lytyll hede he toke of reste and sayde vnto his people Now dere lordes ye know full well that ben now lodged bytwene our enmyes and they maye vs hampre there is noo bote but dethe wherfore yf we abyde stylle all this nyght· I wene it shall torne vs to moche harme For the power of Scotlonde may euery wexe and encrece and we maye not so doo And we ben but lytylle people ayenste theym wherfore I praye you for the loue of almyghty god make we vs bolde
grauntyd theym theyr prayer toke the hostages on saynt Margaretê eue in the yere of grace M·CCC xxxiii the Scottes came fyersly well arayed in foure wynges for to mete kynge Edwarde of Englonde and Edwarde the kynge of Scotlonde with theyr power and came faste and sharply ayenst euensonge tyme And the same tyme was flood atte Berwyk in the water of Twede that no man myghte goo ouer on hys hors nor on fote â— and the water was bytwene tho two kynges and the reame of Englonde And that tyme abode the Scottes in that other syde for cause that the englyssgmen sholde haue be drowned ¶ Thys was the arraye of the Scottes how that they came in batayll ayenst the two kynges of Englonde and of Scotlonde In the vaunt warde of Scotlonde where thyse lordes THerle of Moryf Iamys Frysell Symond Frysell Walter stewarde Reynolde Cheyn Patryke of Greham Iohan le graunt Iamys of Cordoyl Patryk Parkeys Roberte Caldecottes Phylyp of Melledrum ThomÌ„s Gylbert Rauf wyseman Adam gurdon Iamys Gramat Roberte Boyd Huhhe Park with .xl knyghtê newe dubbyd .vi. C. men of armes .iii. M. of comyns In the fyrste parte of thalfe batayll were thyse lordes the Stewarde of Scotlonde the erle of Mory Iamys his vncle wyllyaÌ„ douglas dauyd of Lyndesey Marcolyn Flemynge Wyllyam of keth DnÌ„sen Cankok with .xxx. bachelers new dubbyd ¶ In the seconde parte of the batayll were thyse lordes Iamys Stewarde of Corden Alein Stewarde wyllyam Abbrehin wyllyaÌ„ Morys Iamys Fytz wyllyam Adam lemost walter Fytz. Gylbert IohnÌ„ of Cerleton Robert wallam with .vii. C. men of armys and .xvii. M. comyns ¶ In the thyrd parte of the batayll of Scotlonde were thyse lordes The erle of Moref the erle of Ruf therle of Strahern the erle of Soth erlonde william of Kyrkkelay IohnÌ„ CaÌ„bron Gylbert of Hey wyllyam ramsey wylliam PreÌ„degest Kyrston Harde wyllyam Gurde Arnold Garde Thomas Dolphyn wyth .xl. knyghtes newe dubbyd .ix. C. men of armys .xv. M. of comyns ¶ In the fourth warde of the batayll of Scotlonde were thyse lordes Archbalde Douglas the erle of Lencuax Alysander le Brus. the erle of Fyff IohnÌ„ Canbell erle of Atheles Roberte Lawether wyllyam of Vypouynt wyllyam of Lonston Iohnn de Labels Groos de Sherenlawe Iohan de Lyndesey Alysander de Gray Ingram de Vmfreuille Patryk de Polesworthe Dauyd de wymes Mychell Scot. wyllyam Landy Thomas de Boys Roger Mortymer with xx bachelers new dubbyd .ix. C. men of armys .xviii. M. .iiii. C. of comyns The erle of Dunbar keper of the castelle of Berewyk halpe the Scottes with .l. men of armys And syr Alysander of Ceton keper of the for sayd towne of Berwyk with an C. men ef armys And also the comyns of the towne wyth ·iiii C. men of armys with .viii. C. of fote men ¶ The somme of therles lordes aboue sayd amounteth .lxvi. ¶ The some of bachelers newe dubbyd amouÌ„teth to an C.lx. ¶ The soÌ„me of men of armys amounteth .iii. M.C. ¶ The suÌ„me of the comnyns amounteth .liii. M. and .iii. C. ¶ The soÌ„me totalle of the people abouesayd amounteth .lxv. M.vii C.xlv And thyse .lx. .vi. gretate lordes ladde all the other greeste lordes abouesayde Infonre bataylles as it is tolde beforen allon fote and kynge Edwarde of Englonde and Edwarde Bayllol kyng of Scotlonde hadde well apparelled theyr folke in foure bataylles for to fyghte on fote ayenst the Scottes theyr enmyes ¶ And the Englys the mynstrels blewe theyr trumpetes and the. yr claryons and hydously ascryed the Scottes And tho had euery Englysshe batayll two wynges of pryce archers The whiche at that batayll shot arowes so faste and soo sore that the Scottes myghte not helpe themsefle And they smote the Scottes thousandes vnto the grounde And they began for to flee fro the englysshmen for to saue theyr lyues And whan the Scottes knaues saw the scomfyture and the Scottes fall fast to the grounde they preckyd faste theyr maysters horse with the sporis for to kept theym from peryl sete theyr maysters at on force And whan thenglyssmen saw that they lept on theyr horses faste pursued the Scottes all that abode they slewe downe ryght ¶ There men myght see the doughtinesse of the noble kynge Edward of hys men how manly they pursewed the Scottes that flowe for drede And there men myght see many a Scottysshman caste downe vnto the grouÌ„de the baners dysplayde hackyd in to peces many a gode haberyoyne of stele in the blode bathe And many a tyme the Scottes were gadred in to coÌ„panyes but euer more they were discomfyted ¶ And so it befell as god almyghty wolde that the Scottes had that day nomore fayson ne myghte ayenst the Englysshemen than .xx. shepe among .v. wulues And so were the Scottes dyscomfyted yet the scottees was well .v. men ayenst one englysshmen And the batayll was done on Halydoune hyll besyde the towne of Berwyk At the whiche batayll were slayne of the Scottes xxxv· thousande .vii. houndred and .xii. And of the Englysshemen but only .xiii. And this victory befel to the Englysshmen on saynt Margyretes euen the holy virgyn martyr in the yere of our lorde Ihesu cryste M.CCC.xxxii ¶ And whyle thys doynge lastyd the Englysshe pages toke the pylfre of the Scottes that were slayne euery man that he myght take wythout ony chalengynge of ony man And so after thys gracyous victory the kynge torned hym agayne vnto the same syege of Berewyk ¶ And whan they be syeged sawe and herde how kynge Edwarde had spede they yelded to hym the towne wyth the castell on the morowe after saynt Margaretes daye ¶ And thenne the kynge dyde ordeyne syr Edwarde Baylloll with other noble and worshypfull men to be kepers and gouernours of all Scotlonde in hys absence And hymselfe torned ayeÌ„ and came into EnloÌ„de after this vyctorye with moche Ioye and also worshyp and in the nexte yere folowynge after that is for to say in the yere of the Incarnacyon of oure lorde Ihesu eryste M.CCC.xxxiii And of kynge Edwarde vii· he wente ayen in to Scotlonde in wynter tyme Atte the whiche vyage the castell of kylbrygge in Scotlonde for hym and for his men that were with hym he recouered and had ayenst the Scottes All at his owne luste ¶ And in that same yere syr Edwarde Bayloll kyng of Scotlonde helde his parlement in Scotlonde with many noble lordes of Englonde that were at that same parlemente bycause of theyr londes and also lordshyps that they had in the reame of Scotlonde And helde all of the same Baylloll And in the .viii. yere of hys regne abowte the feest of saynt Iohan Baptist syr Edward Bayllol they vere and true kynge of Scotlonde as by heretage right lyne made his homage and feaute vnto kynge Edwarde of Englonde for the reame of Scotlonde att new castell vppon Tyne In the presente of many a worthy man and also of comyns bothe of the reame of