and gouerned the land ful wel wysely vnto the tyme that madan hyr sone that lotryne had begete vpon hir were of xx wynter age that he myght be kyng so that the quene regned xv yere tho lete she croune hyr sone he regned gouerned the land wel honourably she weÌt in to cornewayl ther she duellid al hir lifs time Of kyng Madan how he regned in pees al his life and of menprys and of Mawlyn his sones And how Menprys slowe maulyn his broder how wolues drow him al to pyeces Ca vj WHan Madan had regned xxx yere he dyed lyeth buryed in newe troye he had two sones that one me callyd menprys that other maulyn these two bretheren after hir faders deth stryuen fast for the lande and Menprys for encheson that he was the eldest sone wolde haue had al that lond maulyn wold not suffre hym so that they token a daye of loue acorde And at this day menprys lete quelle his broder thurgh treson hym self afterward helde the londe anone lete crowne hym kyng reg ned after bycame so lither a man that he destroyed in a whyle all the men of his londe atte laste he bycame so wykked and so lecherous that he forsoke his owne wif vsed the synne of sodo mye wherfore almyghty god was wroth vpon hym toke vengeauÌce For on a day as he went in a wode a huntyng he lost his folke went al one vp doune cryeng after his men and there come wolues al to drow hym in to pyeces whan he had regned xxiiij yere And whan his peple wist that he was dede they ma de Ioye ynowe And anone made ebranc his sone kyng and regned with moche honoure Of kyng Ebranc how he conquerd Fraunce and bygate xx soues and xxiij doughters THis Ebranc regned ââ¦x yere and a strong man was and a myghty And this ebranc thurgh his myghte help of his bretons conquerd al FrauÌce and wan ther so moche gold and filuer that whan he come ageyne in to his lande he made a noble cite after his name lete calle it ebranc that is called euerwik And this kyng made the castel of maydenes that now is callid Edenburgh This kyng had xx sones xxiij doughters by dy uerse wymmen goten the sones were callid as ye shal here brute grenescheld Margand Seisel Morghwith Flengham Bladud Iakyn Kymbar Rocelyn Spadoch Godeherl Thormnan Eldaugh Iozkangut Haibor ketin Rother kater and assaruth And the doughters highten as ye shal here after Elegyne ymogen Oghdas Guenbran gnardych Angarel guenthold Tangus tel Gorgon Myckel medhan maylour Ondur Cambredan Ragan Renthely Neest Cheghan Skaldud Gladê° Herberhin abalage Blandan these were tho xxiij doughters the bretheren bycame good knyghtes and worthy in many Countrees Of the kyng Brute grenesheld the fyrst sone of Ebranc the kynge Capitulo 8 AFter the deth of kyng ebranc regned Brute grenesheld his sone xxx yere that was Ebranks first sone that wel nobly regned And whan tyme came he dyed And lyeth at york Of kyng leyl Capitulo ix ANd whan Brute grenesheld was dede regned his sone ãâã xxij yere he made a fair toune lete calle it Carlylle after his name was a worthy man moche byloued of his peple And whan he had regned xxij yere he dyed lyeth at Caerlyll And in his tyme regned kynge Salamon in Iââ¦in made the noble temple and to hym come Sibelle quene of Saba for to here and see yf It were soth that men spekyn of the grete noble wit and wisedome of king Salamon she fonde it soth that men had hyr tolde Of kyng lud ludybras that was kyng leyles sone Ca x ANd after this kyng leyl regned his sone lud ludibras that made the cyte of CauÌterbury and of wynchestre he regned xxiij yere and dyed lyeth at wynchestre Of kyng Bladud that was ludibras sone how he regned was a good man and a nygromancer Ca xj ANd after this lud ludibras regned bladud his sone a grete nygromancer and thurgh his craft of nygromancye he made the merueylloâ⦠hote bath as the geste tellyth he regned xxj ye re And he lyeth at newe Troye Of kynge leyr and of the answer of his yongest doughter that graciously was maryed to the kyng of Fraunce Ca xij AFter this kyng bladud regned leyr his sone and thys leyr made the toune of leycestre and lete calle the toune after his name he gouerned the toune wel nobly This kyng leyr had thre doughters the fyrst was callyd gonoryll the second Rygan the thyrd cordeyl and the yongest doughter was fayrest best of condicions The kyng hyr fadre bycame an old man wold that his doughters were maryed er that he deyde but first he thought to assay which of hem loned hym moost best for she that loued hym best shold best ben maryed he axed of the first doughter how moche she him loued she answerd and seid better than hir own lyf now certes quod the fader that is a grete loue Tho axed he of the second doughter how moch she him louid she said more passyng al the creatures of the world per ma foy qd the fadre I may no more axe tho axed he of the third doughter how moche she hym loued certes fadre quod she my sustres ha ue told you glosyng wordes but forsoth I shal telle trouth for I loue yow as moche as I ought to loue my fadre for to bung yow more in certayn how I loue yow I shal yow telle as moch as ye ben worthe so moche shal ye be loued The kyng hyr fadre wente that she had scorned him become wonder wroth swore by beuen erth she shold neuer haue good of him but his douhtres that loned hym so moche shold ben wel auaunced maryed And the fyrst doughter he maryed to maugles kyng of scotland and the second he maryed to hauemos erle of cornewaylle and so they ordeyned spake bytwene hem that they shold departe the royame bytwene hem twoo after the deth of kyng leyr hyr fadre so that Cordeill his yongest doughter shold no thyng haue of his land but this Cordeyl was wonder fayr and of so goodâ⦠condycyons and maners that the kyng of Fraunce agampe herd of hyr speke and sente to the kyng leyr hir fadre for to haue hyr vnto his wif prayd hym therof and kyng leyr hyr fader sent hym word that he had departed the lond vnto his two doughters and sayd he hadde noo more land wherwith her to maryen And whan agampe herd this ansner he sent anon ageyne to leir and said that he axed no thyng with hyr but only her clothyng and hyr body anon kyng leyr sente hyr ouer the see to the
armager tho was kyng gouerned the land wel nobly al his lifs tyme And this Armager gote a sonne on his wyfe that was callyd westmer And whiles that this armager regned seynt peter pre ched in antyoche ther he made a noble chirche in whiche he sate fyrste in his chaier ther he duellyd vij yere and after he wente to Rome was made pope til that nero the emperour lete hym martren tho prechyd openly al the apoostles in diuerse landes the right fayth And whan Armager had regned xxiiij yere he dyed and lyeth at london How kyng westmer yaf to Berynger an yland forlet and ther this berynger made the toune of Berwyk Ca xlj ANd after this Armager regned his sonne westmer a good man a worthy of body wel gouerned the lande Hit befell so that tydyng ca in to hym on a day that the kyng Roderick of gascoyne was come in to his land with a huge nombre of pe ple and was duellyng in staynesmore whan kynge Westmer herde tho tydynges he leete assemble an huge boost of britons come to the kyng roderyk yaf him batayll kyng westmer slewe roderik with his owne hondes in playn batayll whan king roderykes men sawe that hir lord was dede they yolden hem alle vnto the kyng westmer bicomen his men for euermore he yaf hem a couÌtre that was forleten wherin they myght duelle thyder they went duellyd ther all hir lyfes tyme ix c men ther were of hem no mo left at that batayll Hir gouernour prin ce was callid berynger and anon he bigan a toun that they myght ther in duell haue resorte lete calle the toun berwyk vpââ¦wede ther they duellyd and bycame riche but they had no women amonges hem and the Britons wold not yeue hir doughters to the strangers wherfor they wit ouer see in to Irlond broughtâ⦠with hem women tho hem they spoused but the men coude not vnderstande the langage ne the speche of the women therfore they spoken to geder as scottes and afterward thurgh changyng of hyr langages in al feaunce they were callyd tho scottes and so shullen that folk of that countrey for euermore How kyng westmer lete arere a stone in the entryng of west merlaÌd ther that he slow roderik and ther he bigan first housyng Capitulo xlij ANd after this bataill that is aboue said whan roderik was dede kyng westmer in remeÌbrauÌce of his vyctorye lete areâ⦠ther besides the wey a grete stone an high and yet hit stant and euermore shal stande and lete graue in the stone lreÌs that thus sa yd The kynge westmer of britayne slewe in this place Roderick his enemye and this westmer was the first man that made toun and hous in englond and at that stone begynneth westmerland that westmer lete calle after his own name whan westmer had so done he duellid all his lifes tyme in that countre of westmerlond for he loued that countre more than ony other couÌtre And whan he hadde regned xxv yere he dyed and lyeth at Carleylle Of kyng Coyl that was westmers sone that helde his lande in pees his lyfes tyme Ca xliij AFter this kyng westmer regned his sone Coill a good ââ¦aÌ and a worthy and of good condicions and wel gouerued his laÌd and of al men he had loue and pees and in his time was neuer contaek debate ne werre in britayne and he regned and was kyng in pees al his lyfes tyme. and whan he had ben kyng xj yere he dyed and lyeth at york How kyng lucye regned after coill his fadre that was a gode man and after he bycome cristen Ca xliiij AFter kyng Coyll regued lucye his sone that was a good man to god and to al the peple he sent to rome to thapposthe enlenthere that tho was pope said that he wold become a cri steÌ maÌ and resseyue the baptisme in the name of god and tourne to the right byleue eulââ¦there sent ij legats that were callyd pagaÌ and elybayn in to this land and baptised the kyng and al his meyne and after went fro toune to toune and baptised the peple til all the lande was baptised and this was in the C lvj yere af ter thyncarnacion of our lord ihu crist and this kyng lucye made tho in this lande ij Archebisshops one at cauÌterbury an other at york and other many bisshops that yet be in this lande whan these two legats had baptised al that londe they ordeyned prestes for to baptyse children for to make the sacrament after they went ageyne to Rome the kyng duellyd in his land regned with moch honour xij yere and after dyed and lyeth at gloucetre How this land was long withoute a kyng and how the bretons chosen a kyng Ca xl THis kyng lucye had none heyr of his body bigoteÌ that was afterward grete harme sorow to the land For after this kyng lucyes deth none of the grete of the land wold suffre an other to be kyng but lyued in werre in debate amonges hem L yere without kyng but it befell afterward that a grete prince come fro Rome in to this land that me callyd Seuerye nought for to werre but for to saue the right of Rome but netheles he hadd not duellyd half a yere in this lande that the Britons ne slewe hym whan they of Rome wyst that seuerye was so slayne they sent another grete lorde in to this land that me callid Allec that was a strong man and a mighty of body duellyd in this laÌd long tyme did moche sorowe to the britons so that after for pure malyce they chosen hem a kynge amonges hem that me callyd astlepades assembled a grete hoost of Britons went to london to seche allec ther they fouÌden hym slewe hym all his felaus one callyd walon defended hym fyersly and fought long with the britons but atte last he was discomfyted the britons toke him and bonde handes and feet and cast him in to a water wher for that watir afterward was callid euermore walbroke tho reg ned astlepades in quyete till one of his erles that me callyd Coill made a fayre toune ageynste the kynges wyll and lete calle the toune colchestre after his name wherfor the king was ful wroth and thought destroye therle and bygan to werre vpon hym and brought grete power yaf batail to therle therle defended him fyersly with his power and slowe the kyng hym self in that bataylle tho was coill crouned made kyng of this lande This Coyl regned and gouerned the royalme wel and nobley for he was a noble man wel byloued amoÌg the britons Whan they of Rome herde that astlepodes was slayn they were wonder glad and sente another grete prynce of Romayns that was callyd constance and become to the kyng coyl
they did afore This same yere y t king with a grete host entred y e see to ãâã y e se ge of rochel but the wind was eueÌ coÌtrary vnto him suffrid him not long tyme to go ferre fro the land wherfor he abode a certeyn tyme vpon the see costes abydyng after a good wynde for hem yet come it not So at the last he come thens with his men to lond ward ayene anon as he was a lond the wynd bygan to torne was in another coste than he was ãâã How the duk of lancastre with a grete hoost wente in to flauÌ dres passed by parys thurgh Burgoyne thurgh al frauÌce til he come to burdeux Cao. CC xxxvjo. SOne after in the xlviij yere of the regne of kyng Edward the duk of lancastre with a grete hoost went in to flauÌdres passed by parys thurgh Burgoyne thurgh alle frauÌce til he come to Burdeux without ony maner wythstondyng of the freÌssh men he dyd he in but lytel harme sauf he toke and raunsonned many places tounes many men lete hem after gone frely ââ¦he same yere the kyng sent certeyn ambassatours to the ãâã pra yeng hym y t he shold leue of medle not in his court of the kepyn ges reseruacions of benefyces in englond y t tho that were cho se to bisshoppeâ⦠sees dignytees frely with ful right myÈt Ioye haue be coÌfermed to y e same of hir metropolitanes archebisshop pes as they were wonte to be of old tyme Of these poyntes of other touchyng the kyng his reame whan they had hir ansuere of the pope y e poâ⦠enioyned hem y t they shold certyfye hym ayene by hir lettres of the kynges will of his reame or they determy ned ouÈt of y e forsaid articles In the same yere deide Iohn the ar chebisshop of york Iohn bisshop of Ely william bisshop of worcestre In whos stedes folewed were made bisshops by auctoryte of the ãâã mayster alysander neuyll to the archebisshoprich of yor ke Thomas of Arundel to the bisshopriche of Ely sir henry wa kefeld to the bisshopriche of worcestre In the which tyme it was ordeyned in the parlement that al cathedral chirches shold ioye haue hir elections hole that the kyng fro that tyme afterward shold not writte ayeÌst hem that were y chosen but rather help hem by his lreÌs to hyr coÌfirmacion this statute was kept did mo che profyte good And in this parlemeÌt was grauÌted to y t kyng a dysme of the clergye a xv of lay fee The next yere after of kyng edward xlix the xv day of Iuyn deyde mayster williaÌ wit lesey archebisshop of CauÌterbury wherfore the monkes of the same chirche asked desired a Cardynal of EngloÌd to be Archebis shop and therfor the kyng was agreued had ment purposed to haue exyled the monkes of the same hous And so they spended moch good or they myÈt haue the kynges grace ayene his loue but yet wold the kyng not consent ne graunt to hir election of the Cardynal ne the ãâã also ne his cardynals And aboute the be gynnyng of Auguâ⦠was treted spoken at bruges of certeyn poyntes articles hangyng bytwene the ââ¦pe the kyng of eng loud this tretys last al most ij yere atte last it was acorded by twene hem that the ãâã fro that tyme forth shold not vse ne dele with the reseruacion of benefices in englond that the kyng shold not grauÌte ne let no benefices by his writte that is called Quare impedit But as touchyng the elections aboue sayd ther was no thyng touchyd ne do And that was y wyted put vpon certayn clerkes the whiche rather supposed hoped to be auauÌced promo ted to bisshopriches whiche they desired coueited by the court of rome rather than by ony electioÌs This same yere about caÌdelmasse ãâã met to geders at Bruges many noble worthy meÌ of both reames to trete of pees bitwene the ij kyngdoÌs and this treatys lastyd ij yere with grede costes huge expeÌse of both partyes and atte last they went departed thens without ony acord or effect The next yere after the l yere of kyng edward iiij NonÌ of may be yng yet voyde ââ¦acauÌt the Archebisshopriche of CauÌterbury maistyr Symond Sndbery bisshop of london was made archebisshop And mayster william Courteny that was bisshop of Herford was than made bisshop of london And the Bisshop of Bangore was made bisshop of herford And this same tyme in a certayne tretys spekyng of pees trewes was take bytwene fraunce and Englond fro mydsomer to mydsomer come ayene al ãâã hole yere And aboute the begynnyng of Aprill the duke of Britayn with many erles barons and other worthy men of Englond went ouer see in to britayne where he hath had al his lust desyre purpose ne had the forsayd trewes be so sone y take the whiche letted he m moche This same tyme the yle of Constantyn where that the cas tell of seynt sauour is in that long tyme was fought at and besie ged of the frensshmen was than yolden to the frensshmen with all the apportenauÌces m to grete harme and hyndryng of the Reamme of Englond And this same yere ther were so grete and soo passyng heââ¦s and therwith al the pestylence in Englond and m other dyuerse partyes of the worlde that it destroyed and ãâã vyolently and strongly bothe men and women withoute nombre This same yere dyed Syre Edward the lord spencer a worthy knyght a bolde And in the mynster of Teukesbury worshipfully is buryed lastyng this pestylence the ãâã at the InstauÌce prayer of an Englyssh Cardynal grauÌted to al peple that deide in englond that were sory repentauÌt for hir synnes also shryuen ful ââ¦nyssyon by ij bulles vnder leed vj monethes than next to last In this same yere therle of penbroke was take rauÌsoned by bartram Cleykyn bytwene parys caleys as he come toward englond vpon saynt etheldredes daye the whiche saynt as it was sayd the same erle oftymes had offended within a while after he deyde and in noueÌbre next after ther met at bruged the duk of lancastre the duk of Angoy with many other lordes prelates of bothe reames for to trete of pees Of the deth of prince Edward of the lord latymer dame alice peres thurgh whome hir mayntenours the reamme many a day was mysgouerned Cao. CC xxxvijo. NOt long after the lj yere of kyng edwardys regne he lete or deyne holde at westmynstre the grettest parlement y t was seyn many a yere afore In whiche parlement he axed of the comynalte of the reame as he had done bifore a grete subsydye to be grauÌted to hym for defendyng of hym of his reame but y t comu nes ansuerd that
said from the toure on horsbac thurgh the Cyte of london in to smyth felâ⦠ther that the Iustes shold be hold And this feste Iustes was hold general and to al tho that wold come of what lond and nacion that euer they were And this was hold duryn ge xxiiij dayes of the kynges cost And these xxiiij lordes to an suere al maner peple that wold come thyder And thider come the erle of seynt poul of frauÌce many other worthy knyÈtes wyth hym of dyââ¦se partyes ful well arayed out of holand he naud come the lord Ostreââ¦auÌt that was the dukes sone of holand and many other worthy knyghtes with hym of holand ful wel ara yed And whan this fest and Iustes was ended the kyng thaÌked these strauÌgyers yafe hem many grete yeftes and than they to ken hir leue of the kyng of other lordes and ladyes and whenten home ayene in to hir owne couÌtre with grete loue moch thaÌk And in the xiij yere of kyng Richardes regne ther was a batayll done in the kynges palââ¦ys at westmynstre bytwene a squyer of nauerne that was with the kynge Rychard And another Squyer that was callid Iohan walshe for poyntes of treson that this nauerner put vpon this ãâã but this nauerner was oucome yelde hym creauÌt to his aduersarye anon he was de spoylled of his armure drawe out of the paleys to ââ¦yborn there was honged for his falsenesse And the xiiij yere of kyng ri chardes regne sir Iohn of gauÌt duk of laÌcastre went ouer the see in to spayn for to chalenge his right that he had by his wyues ty tle vnto the croune of spayn with a grete hoost of peple of men of armes archyers And he had with hym the duchesse his wyfe his thre doughters ouer the see in to spayn And there they were a grete whyle atte last the ââ¦ng of spayn bigan to trete with y e duk of lancastre they ãâã ââ¦ded to geder thurgh hir ââ¦oth couÌ ceyll in this maner that ãâã ãâã of spayn shold wedde the dukes doughter of lancaâ⦠ãâã was the right heyr of spayn he shold yââ¦ue vnto the duk of ââ¦stre gold siluer that weren cast ãâã to grete wedges many other Iewelles as many as viij charyettes myÈt carye And euery yere after duryng the lyf of the du ke of lancastre of the duchesse his wyf xim mare of gold Of which gold the aueÌtures charges they of spayn shold auââ¦ture bringe yerly vnto Bayone to the dukes assignes by suerte ma de Also the duk of laÌcastre maryed another of his doughters vn to the kyng of portyngale the same tyme And whan he had done thus he come home ayene in to englond the good lady his wyf also but many a worthy man vpon the fââ¦x in that vyage dyed And in the xv yere of kyng rychardes regne he helde his Cristemasse in the maner of wodestoke ther therle of penbroke a yoÌg lord tendre of age wold lerne to Inste with a knyght that was callid sir Iohn seynt Iohn riden to geder in the park of wodestok And ther this worthy erle of penbroke was slayn with that other kniÈtes spere as he kast it froÌ him when they had coupled ââ¦s this good erle made there his ende And therfor the kyng the quene made moche sorow for his deth And in the xvj yere of kyn ge richardes regne Iohn ââ¦nde beyng that tyme mayer of london Iohan Walworth henry vanner beyng shereues of london that same tyme a bakers man bare a basket of horsbrede in to fleetsâ⦠te toward an hostry ther come a yomaÌ of the bisshoppes of saââ¦s bury that was callid romayn he toke an horselofe out of y e bas ket of y e baker he askid him why he did so this romayn turned ayene brake y e bakers hede neighbours come out wold haue arestid this romayn he brake froÌ hem fled ãâã y e lordes pla ãâã the coÌstable wold haue hym oute but the bisshops meÌ shett fast the yates kepte the place that no man myght entre than moche more peple gadred thyder sayd that they wold haue him oute or elles they wold brenne vp the place al that were with in And than come the mayer shereues with other moche peple and cesed the malyce of the comyns made euery man to go home to hir houses kepe the pees and this Romayns lord the bisshop of Salysbury mayster Iohan waltham that that tyme was tre sorer of englond went to syr Thomas arundel archebisshop of yor ââ¦e also Chaunceler of englond And ther the bisshop made his coÌpseynt vnto the chauÌceler vpon the pepele of the cyte of london And than these ij bisshops of grete malyce vengeauÌce come vn to the kyng to wyndesore and made a grete compleynt vpon the mayer shereues anon al the Cyte afterward were before the kyng his counseyll they cast vnto the Cyte a greuous hert wonder grete malyce anon sodenly the kyng sent after the mai re of london for the ij shereues come vnto hym vnto y e castel of wyndesore the kyng rebuked the mayer sherenes ful foule for the offence that they had done ayenst hym his officers in his chambre at london wherfor he deposed putt oute the maire and both shereues this was done a xiiij dayes afore the fest of seynt Iohan baptist And than the kyng called to hym a knyght that was called sir Edward dalingridge made hym wardeyn go uernour of the cyte chambre of londoÌ oner al his peple ther in And so he kept that office but iiij wekes by cause that he was so gentil tendre to the cytezeyns of london wherfor the kyng deposed hym made sir Baudwyn radyngton knyÈt that was couÌtroller of the kynges houshold wardeyn gouernour of his chaÌ bre of his peple therin chese vnto hym two worthy men of y e Cyte to be shereues with hym for to gouerne kepe the kynges lawes in the cyte one was callyd gilbert mawefeld that other Thomas newenton shereues than the mayre the ij ââ¦shereues and al the Aldermen with al the worthy craftes of london wente on foote vnto the toure and there come out the Conestable of the toure and yafe the mayer and the shereues hir oth and charge as they shold haue take in the Escheker of westmynstre in the kynges court of his Iustices and Barons of the Escheker And than wente they home ageyne And than the kynge and his counseyl for the grete malyce and despyte that they had to the Cyte of london remeued al his courtes from westmynstre vnto the Cyte of york that is for to say the chauÌcelrye y e escheker the kynges benche
the comune place ther they held alle the se courtes of lawe fro mydsomer that is to say the fest of seynt Io han the baptist vnto the fest of cristemasse next sewyng than y e kyng his couÌseyll sawe it not so profitable ther as it was at loÌ don than anone he remeued it ayene vnto london so to westmes stre for grete ease of his officers auauntage to the kyng al y e comyns of the reame And when the peple of loÌdon saw knewe that these courtes were come ayene and the kyng his peple also thenne the mayer the aldermen with the chyef comuners of the Cyte lete gadre a grete some of gold of al the comyns of the cite And ordeyned made grete ryalte ayenst his comyng to london for to haue his grace good lordship also hir lybertees frauÌ chyses graunted vnto hem ayene as they before tymes had And than by grete Instaunce prayer of the quene Anne of hir lordes ladyes the kyng graunted hem grace this was done at ââ¦ene in suthereye And than the kyng within ij dayes after come to lon don And the mayre of london shereues aldermen al the worthy men of the Cyte afterward riden ageynst the kyng in good araye vnto the heth on this side the maner of shene submyttyng hem huÌ bely mekely with al maner obeisauÌce vnto hym as they ought to done thus they brought the kynge the quene to london whan the kyng come to the gate of the bridge of london ther they presented hym with a mylk white stede sadled bridled trapped with cloth of gold rede parted to geder the quene a palfreyâ⦠al whyte in the same araye trapped with whyte rede and al the conduytes of london ronnen with wyne both whyte rede for al maner people to drynke of And bytwene seynt poules the crosse in cheepe ther was made a stage a rial staÌdyng vpon hyghe and therin were many Angels with dyuerse melodyes song And than an Angel come a doune from the stage an highe by a vyse sette a cronue of gold pyght with ryche perle precious stones vpon the kynges hede and another vpon the Quenes he de And soo the Cytezeyns brought the kynge the quene vn to westmynstre in to hyr paleys And than on the morne after the mayer the shereues and the aldermen of london comen vnto the kynge in to his paleys at westmynstre and presented hym with two basyus of syluer oner gylt ful of Coyned gold the soÌme of xx honderd pounde prayenge hym of his hyghe mercy and lordship and special grace that they myght haue his good loue with the lybertees and fraunchyses lyke as they haue had before tymes by his lettres patents his chartre confermed And the quene other worthy lordes and ladyes fyll on knees besouÈt the kyng of grace to conferme this Than the kyng toke vp the quene graunted hir al hir askyng than they thanked the kynge the quene wenten home ayene And in the xvj yere of kyng Rychardes regne certeyne lordes of scotland come in to En glond to gete worship as by feet of armes These were the persones the erle of marre he chalengid therle marchal of englond to Iuste with hym certayn poyntes on horsbak with sharp speres and they ryden to geders as ij worthy knyghtes lordes certeyne courses but not the ful chalenge that the scottissh erle made For he was cast both hors man ij of his ribles broke with that fal And so he was borne home oute of smythfeld home in to his yn And within a litel tyme after he was caryed homward in a litter and at yorke ther he deyde And sir william Darel knyght tho the banerer of scotlande made another chalenge with ⪠Syre Piers courteyne knyght the kynges banerer of englond of cer teyne courses yet on horsbak in the same feld And whan he had riden certeyne courses hit assayed he myÈt not haue the letter he yaf it ouer wold no more of his chalenge turned his hors rode home to his owne yn And one Cokkeborne a squyer of scot laÌd chalengyd Syr Nychol hauberk knyÈt of certeyne courses yet with sharp speres on horsbak riden v courses to geders and at euery course the scot was cast a donne bothe hors man And thus our englissh lordes thanked be god badden the feld And in the xvij yere of kynge Rychardes regne deyde the good gracious quene Anne that was wyf to kyng Richard in the maner of she ne in the shyre of surre vpon wytsonday than was she brouÈt to london so to westmynstre and ther she was beryed worthe ly entered beside saynt Edwardes shrine On whos soule almyÈty god haue pyte mercy Amen How kyng Richard spoused dame Isabel the kynges doughter of frauÌce in the toune of caleys brought hir in to englond let hir be crouned quene in the Abbey of seynt peters of westmynstre Capitulo CC xlij IN the xx yere of kyng Richardes regne he went hym ouer the see vnto Caleys with Dukes Erles Lordes and barons and many other worthy Squyers with greete araye and commune people of the Royamme in good arraye as than longed to suche a worthy kyng prince of his nobley and of his own persone to done hym reuerence obseruauÌce as ought to be done vnto hir lyege lord so myght a kyng Emperour in hys owne to abyde resceyue there that worthy gracious lady that shold ben his wyf a yong creature of xix yere of age dââ¦me Isabel the kynges doughter of frauÌce and many other worthy lordes of grete name both barons knyghtes with moche other people that comen vnto the toune of Grauenyng two dukes of frauÌce that one was the duk of Burgoyne and that other the duke of barry that wold no ferther lasse than they had pledges for hem And than the kyng Rychard delyuerd two pledges for hem to go sauf come sauf his ij worthy vncles the duk of Gloucestre the duk of york And they ij wenten ouer the water of Grauenyng abyden there as for pledges vnto the tyme that the ma riage the fest was done And that these ij dukes of fraunce we re come ayene vnto grauenyng water And thenne these two wor thy dukes come ouer the water at Grauenyng soo to Caleys with this worshipful ladye dame Isabel that was the kynges doughter of fraunce and with hyr come many a worthy lorde eke lady knyghtes squyers in the beste aray that myght be And ther they metten thith our meyny at Caleys the which wel comed hir hyr meynye with the best honour and reuerence that myght be and so brought her in the toune of Caleys And there she was resseyued with al the
part of the peple of the Reame weren in grete errour grutchyng ayenst the kyng thurgh Informacion of lyes fals lââ¦syng that this Serle had made for moche peple trusted byleuyd in hys sayeng but at the last he was take in the northcouÌtre and by lawe Iudged to be drawe thurgh euery Cyte good Burgh tounes in Englond And soo he was serued and at the last he was brought to london vnto the Gyld halle before the Iustyce and there he was Iuged for to be brought to the toure of london and ther to be leyd on an hurdel and than to be drawe thurgh the cyte of london to Tiborne and there honged and than quartred and his hede smyten of sette on london bridge and his quartââ¦s to be sente to foure good tounes of Englond ther set vp and thus ended he for his fals treason and dysceyt And in the syxth yere of kyng henryes regne the fourth therle of marre of scotland by sauf conduyt come in to Englond to cha lenge sir Edmond therle of kente of certayne courses of werre on horsebake And soo this chalenge was accepted and graunted And the place taken in Smythfeld at london And this Erlâ⦠of marre the scot come proudely in to the feld as his chalenge as ked And anone come in the erle of kent and ââ¦ode vnto the scotte manfully rode to geder with sharp speres dyuse courses but the erle of kent had the feld and gate hym moche worship thaÌk of al maner of men for his manful dedes And in the vij yere of kyng henryes regne the fourth Syr Rychard scrope archebisshop of york y e lord erle marchal of engloÌd gadred vnto hem a stroÌg power ageynst kyng henry And the kyng heryng therof in all the haste that he myght come with his power northward metââ¦e with hem at york and ther weâ⦠these two lordes y take brouÈt to the kyng And anone the Iudges were set and these two lordes brought forth and there they were dampned vnto the deth both hir hedes smyten of there they made hyr ende on whos sou les god for his pyte haue mercy amen And whan this was do ne the kyng come to london ageyn there rested hym anon god of his grete goodnes wrought shewed many greete myracles for this worthy clerke archebisshop of york that thus was done vnto the deth And in the vij yere of kyng henryes regne Damâ⦠Luce the dukes doughter of mylane come in to Englond so at london and ther was wedded to syr Edmond holand erle of kent in the pryorye of saynt mary ouereyes in southwerke with moche solempnyte and grete worship The kyng was there hym selfe yafe hir at the chirche dore And whan they were y wedded and masse was done the kyng his owne persone brought ladde this worthy lady to the bisshops place of wynchestre and there was a wonder grete feste y holden to al mauer peple that comen In the. same yere syr Robert knolles knyght a worthy werry our dyed at his maner in Norfolke from thens he was brouÈt to london vpon a hors bere with moche torche lyght And so was he brought vnto the whyte freres in fleetstrete there was done and made for hym a solempne feste and a ryal enterement for tho that thyder wold come both poââ¦re and riche and there ââ¦e lyeth be ryed by dame ConstauÌce his wyf in the mydde of the body of the chirche on whos soule god for his pyte haue mercy Amen And thus in this same yere syr Thomas Rampsââ¦on knyght Constable of the toure of london was dreynte att london bridge as he come from westmynster towardes the toure in a barge and all thurgh lewdenesse And In the same yere dame Phelyp the yonger douÈter of kyn ge henry was lad ouer the see with sir richard the dukes broder of yorke and sir edmond Courteny bisshop of Norwyche and many other lordes knyghtes and squyers ladyes Gââ¦ntilwomen that apperteyned to suche a worthy kynges doughter and come in to Denmark with his lordes resceyued this worthy lady for his wyf welcomed these worthy lordes dyd hem moch reuerence grete worship And they were brought vnto a toune that was callyd london in denmark ther was this lady wedded sacred to the kyng of denmark with moche solempnyte and ther she was crouned quene of denmarke Norwey swythen and ther was made a rial feste And whan this feste and maryage was done ended these lordes ladyes toke hir leue of y e kyng the quene and comen home ayene in to englond in haste thankââ¦d be Ihesu And in the viij yere of kyng henryes regne ther was a maÌ that was callyd the walsshe clerk he appelled a knyght that was callid sir perceual sowdone of treason ther they were ioyned to fight vnto vtterauÌce within lystes the day place tyme assi gned lymytted to be done ended in smythfeld At the whiche day the ij persones comen in to the feld foughten sore mightely to geders but atte last the knyght ouercome the clerk ma de hym yelde hym creauÌt of his fals enpechement that he sayd on hym than was he despoylled of his armure drawe out of y e feld to tiborne ther was he honged the knyght take to graâ⦠and was a good man And in this same yere Syr henry Erle of northumberlond and the lord Bardolfe come oute of Scotland in preiudyce and destruction of kynge henry wherfor they of the northcouÌtre arisen vpon hem and fought with hem and scomfited hem and toke hem and smyten of hir hedes quartred hyr body ââ¦s and sente the hede of the erle a quarter of the lord bardolfe to london and ther they were set vpon the bridge for fals treason that they had purposed ageynst the kyng And in the ix yere of kyng henryes regne was Syr Edmond holand Erle of kente ma de Admyral of englond for to kepe the see he wente to the See with many ryal shippes that were ful wel arayd and enparelled and enarmed with many a good man of armes archyers of good defence of werre in the kynges name of Englond and soo he londed at the last in the cost of Brytayne in the yle of Briaâ⦠with al his peple and he besyeged the Castel and assauted it and they withstode hym with grete defence strengthe And anone he leyd his ordynaunce and in the leyng of a gonne come a quarell and smote the good Erle Edmond in the hede and there hâ⦠caught deths wouÌde but yet they left nouÈt till that they had ge te the castell and al that were therin And there this good lord dyed on whos soule god haue mercy Amen And than his mey ny come home ayene in to Englond with the erles body and was beryed amonges his Auncestres
And than he sayd with an high voys In the name of Almyghty god of seynt George a vauÌt Baner and seynt George this day thyne helpe And than these frensshmen come prikynge doune as they wolde haue ouer ryden all our meyny But god our Archyers made hem sone to stomble For our Archyers ââ¦et neuer arowe amys but it perysshed and brought to ground man or hores For they shoten that daye for a wager And oure stakes made hem toppe ouer terue eche on other that they laye on hepes twoo spâ⦠lengthe of heygthe and oure kyng with his meyny with his men of armes archyers that thakked on hem so thikke with arewes seyde on with stakes oure kyng with his own hon des fought manly And thus Almyghty God and saynt George brought oure enemyes to grounde and yafe ãâã that day the ãâã rye ther were slayn of frensshmen that day in the felde of Agin courte mo than xj m. with prisoners that were taken And there were nombred that day of frensshmen in the feld moo than vj. score thousand and of Englysshmen not vij m But god that daye fought for vs And after come ther tydynges to our kyng that ther was a newe batayll of frensshmen ordeyned redy to stele on hym and comen towardes hym Anone oure kyng lete crye that euery man shold slee his prisoners that he had take and anon araye his bataylle ayene redy to fyght with the frensshmen And whan they saw that oure men kylled doune hir prisoners thonne they withdrowen hem and brake hir batayll and al hir aââ¦ye And thus oure kyng as a worthy conquerour had that day the vyctorye in the feld of Agyncourt in pyââ¦rdye And than oure kyng retorned ageyne ther that the bataylle was to see what people were dede of englisshmen and yf ony were hurt that myÈt be holpe And there were dede in the feld the duk of ãâã The duk of Alaunsone the Duk of Braban the erle of nauer ne the Chyef Constable of frauÌce and eyght other Erles the Archebisshop of SauÌce and of good Barons an honderd and moo and of worthy knyghtes of grete Alyaunce of cote ââ¦res a thousande and fyue honderd And of Englisshmen was deede that day the good duk of york and the erle of Southfolke and of al other of Englisshmen ther were not dede passyng xxvj body ce thanked be God And this bataylle was on a fryday whiche was Cryspyne and Crispynyanes day in the moneth of October And anone the kyng comauÌded to burye hem the ãâã of york to be caryed forth with hym and the Erle of Southfolke And there were prisoners the duk of OrleauÌce the duke of Burtone the erle of ââ¦done the Erle of Ewe the Erle of Rychemond and Sir Bursigaut marchal of Frââ¦uÌce and many other ââ¦thy fordes weren there taken in this bataylle of Agyncourt and were brought vnto the ââ¦ne of Caleys and so ouer the See with the kyng in to Englond and londed at douer in ãâã with al his prisoners in sauâ⦠thanked be god almyghty And so come to Cannterbury and offââ¦d at saynt Thomas shryne And so forth he rode thurgh kents the next way to Eltham and there he rested til that he wolde come to london And than the mayre of london and the Aldermen Shereues with al the worthy coÌmu ners and craftes comen to Blakheth wel and worthely arrayed to welcome our kyng with dyuerse melodyes And thanked tho Almyghty god of his gracious vyctorye that he had shewed for hym And so the kyng his prisoners passed forth by hem til he come to saynt Thomas waterynge And there met with hym alle relygyons with procession and welcomed hym And so the kyng come rydyng with his prisoners thurgh the Cyte of london where that ther was shewed many a fayre sight at all the conduytes at the crosse in chepe as in heuenly araye of Angels archangels ââ¦atryarches ââ¦hetes vyrgyns with dyuerse melodyes sen syng and syngyng to welcome oure kyng And al the conduytes tennynge with wyn And the kyng passed forth vnto seynt ââ¦oules and there met with hym ââ¦ij bisshops truessed and myââ¦red with sensââ¦rs to welcome the kyng And songen for his gracious vyctorye Ce dum laudamus And there the kyng offred and to ke and tode to westmynsere And than the mayer toke his leue of the kyng and tode home ageyne And in the third yere of kyng ââ¦ryes regne the fifth come the emperour of almayn kyng of to me of Hungarye in to Englond and soo to the Cyte of london And the mayre the Aldermen with the Shereues and worthy craftys of london by the kynges commaundement mette with hym on the blakheth in the best aââ¦y that they coude on horsbak And there they welcomed hym and brought hym to london with moche honour and grete reuerence And at saynt Thomas waââ¦ryng ther met with hym the kyng with al his lordes in good aââ¦ye And there was a worthy metynge bytwene the Emperour and the kyng there they kyssed to geders em ãâã eche other And than the kynge toke the emperour by the ââ¦nde And so they come tydyng thurgh the Cyte of london vnto seynt poules ther they aââ¦yght and offred and alle the bisshops stoden ââ¦uessed with sensers in hir hondes sensyng And than they token hir hors and ryden vnto westmynster And there the kyng lodged the Emperour in his owne paleys And there he rested hym a grete whyle and al at the kynges cos te And sone after come the duk of holand in to Englond to come and see there the Emperour and to speke with hym with kyng Henry of Englond And he was worthely resseyued and lodged in the bisshops Inne of Ely And al at the kynges ceste And whan the Emperour bad wel rested hym seen the lond in dyuerse partyes knewe the coÌmodytees than by processe of ty me he toke his leue of the kyng but or he yede he was made kniÈt of y e garter reseryued wered the lyuery than he thaÌked y e kyng al his worthy lordes and than the kyng he went ouer the see vnto Caloys abyden ther long tyme to haue an ansuere of the frenssh kyng aâ⦠last it come plesyd hym right nouÈt And theÌperout toke his leue of the kyng passed forth in goddes name and our kyng come ouer ayene in to englond in al the hast that he myght that was on saynt lukes eue that he come to laÌbehith on the moÌday next after he come in to the parlemeÌt at west mynstre And in this same yere was a grete derth of corn in En glond but thanked be god it lasted not longe And in the ãâã yere of kyng henryes regne the ãâã he helde his parlemeÌt at westmes tre in the begynnyng of the moneth of October lasted vnto the purificacion of our lady than next after
kent vnderstode the comyng of the kyng with so greete puyssaunce withdrewe hym with his peple to seuenok a lytell vyl lage and the xxviij day of Iuyn he beyng withdrawen goon the kyng come with his arme set in ordre enbataylled to y e blakheth And by aduys of his couÌceyll sent sir vmfrey stafford knyght william stafford squyer two valyauÌt capytayns with certen peple to fight with the capytayn to take hym brynge hym his ac cessaryes to the kyng which wente to seuenok there the capitayn with his felauship met with hem fought ayenst hem in coÌ clusion slewe them bothe as many as abode wold not yelde hem ner flee Duryng this scarmuche fil a grete varyauÌce amoÌg y e lordes men comyn peple beyng on the blakheth ayenst their lor des capytayns sayeng playnly y t they wold go to the capitayn of kent to assiste helpe hym but yf they myÈt haue execucion on the traitours beyng about the kyng wher to the kyng said nay they said playnly that the lord saye tresorer of engloÌd the bisshop of salisbury the baron of dudely the abbot of gloucestre Danyel Treuilyan many mo were traitours worthy to be dede herfor for to plese the lordes meyne also some of the kynges how 's the lord saye was arestid sent to the tour of london thenne y t kyng heryng tidynges of y t deth ouerthrowyng of the staffordes with drewe hym to loÌdon fro thens to killyngworth for y t kyng ne y t lordes durst not truste theyr owne houshold meyne Thenne after that the capytayn had had this vyctorye vpon these staffordes anone he toke syr vmfreys salade his brigaÌtyns smyten ful of gylt nayles and also his gylt spores arayd hym lyke a lord and a capytayne resorted with al his meyne and also mo than be had to fore to the blakheth ageyne to whome come the Archebisshop of CauÌterbury and the duk of Bokyngham to the blacheth and spak with hym ' And as it was sayd they founde hym wytty in his talkyng and his request and so they departed And the thyrd day of Iuyl he come and entred in to london with alle his peple and there dyde make cryes in the kynges name in his name that no man shold Robbe ne take no mannys good but yf he payd for it and come rydyng thurgh the Cyte in greete pryde and smote his swerd vpon london stone in Canwykestrete And he beyng in the cyte sent to the towr for to haue the lord saye And soo they fette hym and brought hym to the guyldhalle before the mayre and the aldermen where he was examyned and he sayd he wold and ought to be Iuged by his peres And the comyns of kent toke hym by force from the mayre and offycers that kepte hym and toke hym to a preeste to shryue hym And ãâã myght be half shryuen they brought hym to the standard in ãâã and there smote of his heede on whoo 's soule almyghty god haue pyte and mercy A men And thus deyde the lord saye tresour of Englond After this they set his hede on a spere bare it aboute in the Cyte And the same day about the myle ende croume was beheded And the day bifore at after none the capitayn with ââ¦y ne of his meyne wente to phelip malpas how 's and robbed hym and toke awey moche good And fro thens he went to saynt mar gret ââ¦atyns to one gherstys how 's robbed hym toke aweye moche good also at whiche robbyng dyuse men of london of their neyghbours were at it toke part with them for this robbyng the peples hertes fylle from hym euery thryfty man was aferd for to be seruyd in lyke wise For ther was many a man in loÌdon that awayted wold fayne haue seyn a comyn robberye whiche Almyghty god forbede for it is to suppose yf he had not robbed he myght haue goone ferre er he had be wythstonde For the kyng all the lordes of the Royame of Englond were departed except the lord Scales that kepte the tour of london And the fifthe daye of Iuyll he dide done smyte of a mannys hede in southwerke the nyght after the mayre of london the Aldermen the communes of the Cyte coÌcluded to dryue awey the capytayn his hoost sent to the lord scales to the tour to Mathewe gouh a capytayn of NormaÌdy that they wold that nyght assaille the capitayn with them of kent so they did comeÌ to loÌdon bridge in to southwerk er the capytayn had ony knowlege therof ther they fouÈt with them that kept the bridge And the kentysshmen went to harneis and come to the bridge shot fought with hem gate the brid ge and made them of london to flee slowe many of hem And this endured al the nyght to fro til ix of the clock on the morn And atte last they brent the drawebridge where many of them of loÌdon were drowned in which nyght Sutton an Alderman was slayne Rogyer heysant mathew gouhe many other And after this the ChauÌceler of englond sente to the Capytayn a pardon general for hym another for al his meyne And thenne they departed from south werk euery man home to his how 's and whan they were al departed gone ther were proclamacioÌs made in kent southsex in other places that what man coude take tho Capytayn qnyk or dede shal haue a M mark And after this one Alisander Iden a squyer of kent toke hym in a gardyn in southsex in the takyng the capytayn Iohan Cade was slayne after byheded his hede set on london bridge And anone after thenne the kyng come in to kent dyd his Iustyces sytte at CauÌterbury enquere who were accessaryes chyef cause of this Insurrexion And there were eyght men Iuged to dethe in one daye in other places mo And fro thens the kyng went in to suffex in to the westcountrey where a lytel byfore was slayne the bisshop of Sa lysbury And this same yere were soo many Iuged to dethe that xxiij hedes stode at london bridge at ones Of the feld that the duk of york toke at brentheth in kent and of the byrthe of prince Edward And of the first batayl at saynt Albons ' where the duk of Somerâ⦠was slayne Cao. CC. lvjo. IN the yere xxx the duke of york cam oute of the marche of walys with the erle of deuenshyre and the lord Cobham grete puyssauÌce for reformacyon of certeyne Iniuryes wronges also to haue Iustyce on certeyne lordes beyng aboute the kyng toke a feld at breÌtheth beside dertford in keÌte which was a stroÌg felde for whiche cause the kynge with al the lordes of the lande went vnto the blakheth with a grete strong multitude of peple armed
hir lede with hym for euermore so he shold lese hir but that she myght forsake Brenne and whan gutlach had herd this tidyng he lay for to aspye brenne with as many shippes as he myght haue so that the two fletes metten to gyder long time foughten so that brenne his shippes turned ayene were discoÌ fited kyng gutlach toke samye put hir in to his shippe and brenne shamefully fled thens as a man discomfyted And gutlagh wold haue went in to his owne couÌtre but ther come vpon hym a grete teÌpest that v dayes lastid so that thurgh that teÌpest he was driuen in to britayn with iij shippes no moo tho that kepte the costes of the see token gutlach samye al his folk hem presented to belyn and belyn put hem in to pryson How Belyn droof oute of this land kyng gutlach of den marke Samyee Ca xxij HIt was not long after that brenne ne come ageyne with a greete nauye sente to his broder belyn that he shold yelde ayene his land his wif and his folk and his castels also or elles he wold destroye his lande Belyn drad no thyng his manace and wold no thyng done after that he said wherfore brenne come with his folk fought with belyn brenne was discomfyted his folk slayne hym self fledde with xij men in to FrauÌce and this belyn that was brennes broder went tho to york and toke couÌseyl what he myght done with kyng gutlach For kynge gutlach profered to become his man to holde his lande of him yeldyng by yere a thousand pound of siluer for euermore for sykernes of this couenaunt to behold gutlagh shold brynge hym good hostages to him shold done homage and al hys folke and yet shold swere vpon the book that these couenauntes shol de neuer be broke ne falsed Belyn tho by connseylle of his folke graunted hym his axynge And so gutlagh bycome his man Belyng vnderfenge of hym his homage by oth and by writing the same couenants And vpon these couenaunts kyng gutlagh toke samye his folk went thens torned ageyn to denmarc Euermore after were the couenauuÌtes holden the truage payed til the tyme that honesââ¦s was kynge of denmark also of thys lande thurgh his wif gyldeburgh that she had spoused for she was the ryght heyr of this lande This belyn duellyd tho in pees worshipfully hym helde among his barons he made iiij real weyes one from the eest in to west and that was called watling strete another from the north vnto the south that was called Ikelmestrete two other weyes he made in bossyng thurghout the land that one is callyd fosse that other fossedyke and be mayntened wel the good lawes that Donebaud his fadre had made and ordeyned in his tyme as byfore is sayd How acord was made bytwene brenne and belyn thurgh cor newen hir moder Ca xxiij BRenne that was belynus brother had long tyme duellyd in fraunce ther had conquerd a grete lordship thurgh ma ryage For he was duk of burgoyne thurgh the doughter of the duke Fewyn that he hadde spoused that was right heyr of the lande this brenne ordeyned a grete poure of his folke and also of Fraunce and come in to this land for to fyght with belyn his broder and belyn come ayenst him with a grete power of BretoÌs wold tho haue yenen hym batayll but hir moder Cornewen that tho lyued had herd that that one broder wold haue destroyed that other went bytwene hyr sonnes and hem made acorded with moche payne So at the laste tho two bretheren with myche blysse wente to geder in to grete Troye that now is called london and ther they duellyd a yere and after they toke hir counseyl for to gone conquere alle fraunce so they dyden and brent tounes destroyed the land both in lengthe brede the kyng of frauÌce yaf hem bataill with his power but he was ouercome yaf trua ge vnto belyn to his broder And after that they wenten forth to Rome conquerd rome al lumbardye germanye toke homage feaulte of Erles bawns of al other after they come in to this lande of britayne duellyd with her britons in Ioye and rest and tho made brenne the toune of bristow and sith he went ouer to his owne lordship ther duellyd he all his lyfe and belyn duellyd at newe Troye and ther he made a fayr gatâ⦠that is callid belingesgate after his own name whan this belin had regned nobly xj yere he dyed lyeth atâ⦠newe Tââ¦oye How kyng Cormbatuââ¦s slewe the kyng of denmark for enche son that he wold not pay hym his truage Ca xxiiij ANd after thye belyn regned his sonne cormbatrus a good man a worthy the kynge of denmarke wolde not paye hym his truage that is to saye a m pounde as he had sworn by othe for to paye it also by writing recorded to belyn his fader wher for he was euyll payd wroth assembled a grete hoost of britons weÌt in to denmark slowe the kyng gutlach brought the land in subiection al newe toke of folk feautes homages after wente ageyne in to his land and as he come forth by orkeney he fonde xxx shippes ful of men women besides the coste of the see the kynge axed what they were An erle that was mayster of hem al curtoysly ansuerd vnto the kyng said that they were exyled oute of spayne soo that they had trauaylled half a yere more in the see to wyââ¦n yf they myghte fynde ony kynge in ony land that of hem wold haue pyte or mercy to yeue hem ony land in ony couÌtre wherin they myghten duelle haue rest become his lyege men to hym wold do homage feaulâ⦠whiles that he lyued and to his heyres after hym of hys heyres holden that land whan the kyng this herde he had pyte of hem and yaf hem an yle al wyldernes ther that no man was duellynge sauf only wylde beestes and therle thanked moche the kyng become his man did hym homage feaulte toke al his folke and wente in to the same yle the erle was callid Irlamal therfor he lete calle that lond Irlond after his own name The kyng Cormbatrus come ageyne in to this land reg ned xxv yere and after he dyed lyeth at newe Troye How the kyng guentholen regned in goodnesse wel gouer ned the land al his lyfes tyme Ca xxv ANd whan Cormbatrus was dede regned guentolen his sone a man of good condicions wel beloued he gouerned the land wel wisely he regned xxvj yere after dyed lyeth at newe Troye How kyng seysel regned and wel gouerned the land after Guentolen
thurgh strength of the britons thurgh helpe of the erle of cornewayll therle of london his broder and thurgh help of gudian kyng of scotland corban kyng of north walys of bretaill kyng of southwales in this baââ¦ile was slayn nennon that was cassibelaÌs broder wherfor he made moch sorow so went Iulius cesar oute of this land with a fewe of romayns that were lefte alyue And tho cassibalaÌ went ageyne to london made a fest vnto al his folk that tho had hym hoâ⦠whan that fest was done eche man went in to his owne couÌtre Of the debate that was bytwene cassibalaÌ therââ¦e of london and of the truage that was payd to Rome Ca xxxvj ANd after it befell thus vpon a day that the gentilââ¦eÌ of ãâã kyngeâ⦠houshold and gentilmen of the erles housholde of london after meete wente in fere for to playe and thurgh debate that aââ¦os among hem enelyn that was therles cosyn of london slewe ââ¦renglas that was the kynges cosyn wherfore the kynge swore that enelyn shold ââ¦en honged but therle of london that was enelinê° lord wold not suffre it wherfor the kyng was wroth toward therle thought hym to destroye pââ¦uely therle sente lrââ¦s to Iulius cesar that he shold come in to this lande for to helpe hym hym auenge vpon the kyng he wold helpe hym with al his myght And whan themperour herde this tidyng he was ful gladde ordeyned a strong power come ageyne the third tyme in to this land and therle of london halp hym with vij m men the thyrd tyme was Cassibelan ouercome at discomfyted and made pees to the themperonr for iij m pouÌde of siluer yeldyng by yere for truage for this land for euermore half a yere passed the emperour went to rome and the Erle of london with hym for he dââ¦rst not abyde in this lond and after Cassiba lan regned xvij yere in pees tho he dyed the xvij yere of hyâ⦠regne and lyeth at york How lordes of the land after the deth of Cassibalan for encheson that he had none heyr made Andragen kyng Ca xxxvij AFter the deth of cassibalan for as moche as he had none heyr of his body the lordes of the lande by comyn assent crouned Andragen erle of Cornewayle made hym kyng he regned wel worthely he was a good man wel gouerned the land whan he had regned viij yere he dyed lyeth at london Of kymbalyn that was Andragenys sone a good man and wel gouerned the lande Ca xxxviij AFter the deth of Andragen regned kymbalyn his sone that was a good man wel gouerned the lande in moche prosperyte pees al his lifes tyme and in his tyme was born Iââ¦u crââ¦st our sauyour of that swete vyrgyn marye This kyng kym ââ¦lyn had ij sones guyder armoger good knyghtes worthy And whan this kyng kymbalyn had regned xxij yere he dyed and lyeth at london Of kyng guyder that was kymbelynus sone wold not pay the ââ¦age to rome for the lande that cassibalan had graunted how he was slayne of a Romayn Ca xxxix AAnd after the deth of this kymbalyn regned guyder his so ne a good man a worthy he was of so higââ¦e hert that he wolde not paye to Rome that tââ¦age that kyng Cassybalan hadde graunted vnto Inlius cesar wherfore the Emperour that was tho that was callyd claudius cââ¦sar was sore annoyed ordeyned a grete power of Romayns come in to this land for to conquere the truage thurgh strength and haue it of the kyng But the kynge guyder and Armager his broder gadred a greâ⦠hoost y ââ¦ere of britons and yaf bataill to themperour claudius and slewe of Romayns grete plente Themperoââ¦r had afterward one that was callyd hamon that sawe that hir people were faste slayne preueââ¦ych he cast awey his owne armes and toke the armes of a dede briton and armed hym with his armure ⪠and come in to the bataylle to the kyng and said in this maner Syr ãâã ye good of hert for goddes loue for the romayns that ben your enemyes anon shul be slayn and discomfyted euerychone the king yafe no kepe ne reward to his speche for encheson of the armes that he had vpon hym went that it had ben a briton but the traytour euer helde hym next the kynge and preuelych vnder the shulders of his armes he smote the kyng wherfor he was dede felle doune to the erth whan armager saw his brââ¦der dede he cast away his armes and toke to hym his broders armes come in to the batail among the britons and had hem hertely for to fyght and fast ley a doune the Romayns and for the armes they wen de it had be kyng guyder that erst was slayne that they wist not TheÌne goÌne the britons hertely fight slââ¦w the romains so at the last theÌperour forsoke the felde fled as fast as he myght with his folk in to the cyte of wynââ¦stre and the fals traytour hamon that had slayn the kyng fast anon gan for to flee with al the hast that he myght And Armager ââ¦he kynges broder pursued hym full fyersly with a fyers hert and droof hym vnto a water and ther he toke hym and anone smote of both hond hede feete and hewâ⦠the bodye al to pyeces and tho cast hym in to the water wherfor that water was callyd hamons hauen and afterward ther was made a fayr toune that yet standeth that is callid southampton and afterward armager went to wynchestre for to seke claudius cesar the emperour there armager hym toke claudi us the emperour thurgh couÌseyll of his romayns that with him were lefte alyue made pees with armager in this manere as ye shul here that is to say how that claudius themperour shold yeue to armager gennen his fair doughter for to haue to wif soo that this laÌd fââ¦o that tyme afterward shold be in tââ¦eÌperours power of rome vpon suche couenauÌt that neuer afââ¦ward none emperoââ¦r of rome shold take none other trââ¦ge of this land but only feaâ⦠so they were acorded And vpon this couenaunt claudius cesar sent to rome for his doughter gennen whan she was come clau dyus cesar yaf hyr to armager to wyf and armager spoused hir at london with moche solempnyte myrthe tho was armager cronned and made kyng of Brytayne Of kyng Armager in whos tyme saynt peter preched in anty oche with other apostles in dyuerse countreys Ca xl THis kyng armager regned wel and worthely the lande gouerned claudius cesar in remembraunce of this acord for reuerence honour of his doughter made in this land a fair toune a fayr castel lete calle the toune after his name claucestre that now is called gloucestre And whan this was al done themperour toke his leue tho went ageyn to rome
for to chalenge the truage that was woned to be payd to Rome and the kyng ansuerd well and wysely and sayd that he wold paye to Rome all that right reson wold with good will And so they acorded tho with good wyl and without ony contak and both they duellyd to geders in loue The kynge Coyll yaf his doughter Eleyn to Constance for to haue hyr to his spouse that was both fayr wyse and good wel lettred And this Constance spoused hyr ther with moche ho nour And it befell sone afterward that this kyng Coyll dyed in the xere of his regne xiij and lyeth at Colchestre entierd Of kyng Constance that was a Romayne that was chosen kyng after the deth of Coill for as moche that he had spoused Ele yn that was kyng Coyles doughter Ca xlvj AFter this kyng Coyl Constance was made kyng and crou ned for as moche that he had spoused kyng Coiles doughter that was heir of the lande the whiche Constance regned wel and worthely gouerned the lande and he bygate on his wyf Eleyn a sone that was callyd Constantin this kyng bare trewe faith and truly dyd to hem of Rome al his lyfe and whan he had regned xv yere he dyed and lyeth at york How Constantin that was kyng Constances sone and the sone of saynt elyn gouerned and ruled the lande and was Emperour of Rome Ca xlvij AFter kynge Constances deth Constantyn his sone and the sone of saynt eleyn that fonde the holy crosse in the holy lond and how Constantyn bycame emperour of Rome Hit befel so ãâã that tyme. ther was an Emperour at Rome a Sarasyn a ââ¦uÌte that was called maxence that put to deth al that byleued in god destroyed holy chirche by al his power slough all cristen men that he myght fynde And among al other he lete martre seynt ka terine many other Cristen peple that had drede of deth that fled and come in to this lande to kynge Constantin and told hym of the sorow that maxence did to Crystente wher for Constantin had pite and grete sorow made and assembled a grete boost and a gre te power and went ouer to Rome and toke the Cyte and slewe all that theryn were of mysbyleue that he myght fynde And tho was he made Emperour and was a good man gouerned hym soo wel that al landes to hym were attendaunt for to ben vnder his gouernaylle And this deuyll tirannt maxence that tyme was in the lande of Grece and herde this tydynge he become wode and sodenlych he died and so he ended his lif whan Constantin went fro this land to rome he toke with him his moder eleyne for the moche wysedom that she coude thre other gre te lordes that he most louid that one was callid hoel anothir was called daberne and the thyrdde morhyn and toke all his lande to kepe vnto therle of Cornewayle that was callyd Octauian And anon as this octauian wyst that his lord was dwellynge at rome he seysed all the land in to his hand and ther with dyd al his will among high lowe they helde hym for kyng whan this tydyng come to Constantyn theÌperour he was woÌder wroth toward the erle Octauian sent taberne wyth xij M men for to destroye the erle for his falsenes and arryued at portesmouth And whan Octauian wyste that he assemblyd a grete power of britons and discomfyted Taberne and Taberne fled thens in to Scotlland and ordeyned ther a grete power come ageyne in to this land another tyme for to yeue bataylle to Octauian Whan Octaiuan herde telle that he assemblyd a grete power come toward Taberne as moche as he myght so that the two hostes metten vpon steynesmore and strongly smote to geder tho was oc taiuan discomfyted and fledde thens in to Norwey and taberne seysed all the land in to his hand Townes castels as moche as they ther had And syth Octauian come ayene fro Norwey with a greete power and seysed ayene all the land in to his hand and drofe out all the Romayns and was tho made kyng and regned How Maximian that was the Emperours Cosyn of rome spoused octauians doughter was made kyng Ca xlviij THis kynge Octauian gouerned the land wel nobly but he had none heyr sauf a doughter that was a yonge chyld that he loued as moche as his lyf for as moche that he waxe syke was in poynt of deth myght no lenger regne he wolde haue made one of his neueus to haue ben kynge the whiche was a noble knyght a strong man that was callyd conan meridock he shold haue kept the kynges doughtir haue maried hir whan tyme had ben but the lordes of the land nold not suffre it but yaf hyr counceyll to be maried to some high man of grete honour and than myght she haue all hir lust And the counceil of themperour acorded therto at this couÌseill they acorded chose tho cador of Cornewaile for to wende to the emperour doo this message and he toke the wey and went to Rome and told the Emperour this tydyng wel and wysely the emperour sent in to this land with hym his owne cosyn that was his vncles sonne a noble knyght and a strong that was callid maxymyan and he spoused Octauuians doughter and was crowned kyng of this land How Maxymyan that was the emperours cosyn conquerd the lande of Armorican and yaf it to Conan merydoc Ca xlââ¦x THis kynge maximian bycome so ryall that he thought to couquere the lande of Armorican for greete riches that he herde telle that was in that londe so that he ne left man that was of worthynes knyght sqnyer ne none other man that he ne toke with hym to grete damage to all the land for he left at home behynd hym no man to kepe the land but toke hem with hym froo this land xxx M. knyghtes that were doughty mennys bodyes and went ouer in to the lande of Armorican and there slââ¦w the kyng that was callyd Imbal and conquerd all the lande And whan he had so done he callid Conan sayd For as moche as kyng octauian haue yow made kyng of britayn ⪠and thurgh me ye were lette and distourbled that ye were not kyng I yeue yow all this lond of armorican yow ther of make kyng And for as moche as ye ben a briton and your men also and by come fro britayne I will that this lond haue the same name and no more Armorican but be callyd lytel britayn and the land fro whens ye ben comen shal be callyd moche Brytayne And so shall men knowe that one britayn fro that other Conan Meridok than ked hym hendly and so was he made kyng of lytel britayne And whan al this was done maximian went thens to Rome and was tho made emperour after Constantin Conan Meudock duellyd in lytel britayne with
to robbe moche sorow done hit bfell so that kyng Aurilambros lay seke at wynchestre and myght not helpe hym self So that he sent in his name ãâã his broder with a grete power to helpe walys and thyderward he went as moch as he myght The kyng of Irlond and passent had herd telle that Aurilambros was syke to hym come a ââ¦seyn that was callid Coppa and sayde Syr quod he duelle ye here al in pees with your hoost I behote yow thurgh my queyutyse that I shal slee the kynge aurilambros that is seke yf ye doo so quod passent I shal yow rychely anauÌce This Trayceur Coppa put vppon hym an abyte of Relygyon bete shaue hym a brode crowne come to the kynges court sayd that he wold hele the kyng of his ma ladye Tho sayd the Traytour Coppa vnto the kynge Sir ben of good comfert for I shal yeue yow suche a medyeyne that ye shall sweten anon right lusten to slepe haue good rest and the trai tour yaf hym suche poyson that he slepe anon right dyed in his slepyng And the traytour sayd that he wold gone in to the felde till he were awaked and so escaped he awey For no man had to hym suspection for encheson of his abyte that he was in clothed and also for his brode croune But whan the kynges men wyfte that he was dede they bycomen wonder sory fast sought the trai tour But they myght not fynde hym for Coppa toened ageyne to the hoost fro whens that he come Whan Aurilambros was dede a sterre in the morne was seyne with a clere lyght at the bought of the beme was feyâ⦠the ãâã of an horrible dragon Ca lxviij Whan the kyng Aurilambros was thus dede enpoysened at wynchesââ¦e a morne after that he was dede aboute the tyme of pââ¦e there was seyne a ââ¦rre greete and cleere and the beme of that sterre was bryghter than the sonne at the bouÈt of the beme appered a dragoÌs hede oute of his mouth come ij huge lightes that were as bright as ony fyre brennyng and that one beme wente toward Fraunce straught ouer the see thyderward And out of that beme come vij bemes ful clere longe as it we to the lyghte of fyre This sterre was feyn of many a man but none of hem wyst what it bytokened meer that was the kynges broder that was in walis with his hoost of bertons saw that sterre the grete lyght that yafe he wondred therof gretely what it myght bytoken and lete calle merlyn prayd hym for to telle what it myght bytoken Of the betokenyng of the sterre Ca lxix OErlyn saw that sterre beheld hym long tyme sythenââ¦s he quoke wepte tenderly and sayd allas allas that so no ble kyng worthy is dede And I doo yowe to vnderstonde that Anrilambros youre broder is enpoysened and that I see wâ⦠in this sterre your self bytokened by the hede of the dragon that is seyn at the bought of the beme that is your self that shal be kyng and regne And by the beeme that stonde toward the est is to vn derstonde that ye shal geete a sone that shal conquere all FrauÌce all the landes that ben longynge to the croune of fraunce that shal be a worthyer styng of more honour than euer was ony of his auncestres And by the beme that stretcheth toward Irlond is bytokened that ye shal gete a donghter that shal be quene of ir lond And the seuen bemes bytokenen that she shal haue seuen sones euery of hem shal be kyng and regne with moche honour abyde ye no lenger here but go ââ¦ue batayll to your enemyes fyghte with hem boldely for ye shal ouercome hem haue the vyctorye meer thanked hertely merlyn toke his men and went toward his enemy they foughten to geder mortaly so be discomfyted his enemyes alle destroyed hym self shewe passent that was Mortigers sone And his britons slewe guyllomer that was kynge of Irlond al his men And meer anon after that batuyll toke his wey toward wynchestre for to done entere Auri lambros kyng that was his broder but tho was the body borne to stohenge with moche honour that he had done made in ãâã brauÌce of the britons that there were slayn thurgh treson of engist that same day that they shold haue ben acorded in the same place they entered aurilambros the ij xere of his ââ¦gne with al the worship that longed to suche a kyng on whos soâ⦠god haue mercy Of Vter pendragon wherfor he was callyd so after ye shalle here And how he was ouertake with grete loue of Igerne that that was therle of Cornewaylles wyf Ca. lxx AFter the deth of Aurilambros Vter his broder was crowned and regned wel and worthely and in remembraunce of the dragon that he was lyked to he lete make two dragones thurgh couÌseill of his britons that one to be bow bifore hym whan he went in to bataylle and that other to abyde at wynchestre in the bisshops chirche And for that encheson he was callyd euer after Vter pendragon And Otta that was Engystes sone commended but lytel Vter that was made new kyng and ageynste hym bygan to meue warre and ordeyned a grete companye of his frendes of his kynne and of Ossa his broder and had take al the land from humber vnto york but they of york helde strongly ageyn hem wold not suffre hem to come in to the toun nother to yelde the Cyte to hem and he besyeged the toun anon ught yaf ther to a stronge assaut but they of the cyte hem kepte well and strongly And whan Vter herd therof he come thyder with a gre te power for to helpe and rescue the toune put awey the syege yaf a strong batayll otta his companye hem defended as wel as they myght but atte last they were discomfyted the moose part of hem slayn otta and ossa were taken put in to prison at london And Vter hym selfe duellyd a while at yorke after he went to london and at the ester after suyng he wold bere crowne and holde a solempne fest lete sompne al his erles barons that they shold come to that fest and all tho that had wyues shol de bringe hem also to that feste and al comen at the kynges commaundement as they were comaunded The fest was richely holden al worthy sette to mete after that they weren of estate soo that erle goââ¦wys of Cornewayle Igerne his wyf setten al ther next the kyng the kyng sawe the fayrenes of that lady that she had And was rauysshed for hir beaute ofte he made to hyr nyce semblaunt in lokyng laughyng so at the last the erle perteyned the priue lokyng laughyng the
hym self wold wende in to britayne and auenge hym vpon mordred that was his tray tour and forth went his way and come to whytsand and made his men gone in to shippe and wolde haue arryued at sand wych brought with hym a grete hoost of Fraunce also with his own lande But er that he myght come to lond with his peple that we re comen oute of his shippes Mordred was comen with all his po wer and yaf a strong bataylle so that kyng Arthur lost many a man er that he myght comen to lond For ther was gawen his ne uew slayne and angnyssel that helde scotland and many other wherof kyng Arthur was full sory But after that they were co men to laÌd mordred myght not ageynst hem endure but anâ⦠was discoÌfyted fled thens the same nyght with his men and vpon the morne to london but tho of the cite wold not suffre hym to co me in fled to winchestre ther he helde hym with his peple that with hym come kyng Arthur lete take the body of gawen his cosin the body of angnissel lete hem be born in to scotlaÌd in to hir owne couÌtre and ther they were entered after anon kyng Arthur toke his weye to destroye mordred and fled fro thens in to Cornewaylle The quene gunnââ¦e that was kyng Ar thuris wyf that tho soiourned at york herd that mordred was fled thens myght not endure ayenst kyng Arthur she was sore adrad had grete doute and wyst not what was best all for to done For she wyst wel that hyr lord kyng Arthur wold neuer of hir haue mercy for the grete shame that she to hym had do ne toke hir wey pryuely with four men withonte moo come to karlyone there she duellyd al hir lyfe that neuer was seyn among folke hir lyf durynge Arthur wyst that mordred was fled in to Cornewayle and lete sende after his men in to scotland northumberlond vnto humber lete assemble folk without noÌbre and comen fro thens in to Cornewayl to seche pursue after mordred mordred had assembled to hym all the folk of Cornewaylle had peple withoute nombre wyst that Arthur was comynge had leuer to dye take his chauÌce than lenger flee And abode and yaf an hard batayll to kyng Arthur to his peple so that moche peple was slayne What of that one half in that other that no man wist who had the better partye but so it be fell atte last that murdred was slayne all his folk the good chyualrye that kyng Arthur had gadred norisshed of dyuerse landes and also the noble knyghtes of the round table that soo moche were preysed thurgh oute all the world were there slayne And Arthur hym self was wounded to the deth but he lete hym be borne in a lyttyer to Auelon to be heled of his woundes and yet the Britons supposen that he lyue in another land that he shal come yet conquere al britayn but certes this is the prophe cye of merlyn he sayde that his deth shal beââ¦doubtous and sayd soth for men therof yet haue doubte and shall for euermore as me sayth For men wyt not whether that he lyueth or is dede Arthur was born to Auelon the xxij yere of his regne after the Incarnacion of our lord Ihu crist v C xlvj yere How kynge Arthur delyuerd the realme to Constantyn the sone of Cador his neuew Cao. lxxxix o WHan kyng arthur wist that he myght no lenger regne he let come byfore hym Constantyn that was Cadors sone Erle of corne wayle his cosyn to hym bytoke all his reame and to hym sayd and bad hym therof to ben kyng til that he come ayene for as moch as he had none heyr of his body bigoten grete haâ⦠me was it that so noble a kyng so doubty had no child of his body bygoten but all thyng that god wyll haue done must be do ne whos name be blysshed withouten ende Amen How kyng Constantin was werred of mordredes two sones Capitulo lxxxx THis Constantin was a noble knyght a worthy of bodye and tho two sones that mordred had bigoten had grete enuye to Constantin that tho was crowned kyng and so that they bygonne to meue werre ageynst hym and assembled a grete hooste of hem that were to fore with mordrede and had ben dryuen awey that dyden moche sorowe thurgh al that land that one broder ordeygned hym to london for to take the Cyte and that other to wynchestre But Constantin come to london and slowe hym that was ther and after he went to wynchestre slowe him that ther was also so that both his enemyes were deed And whan Constantyn had regned worthely iiij yere he dyed lyeth at london Of the kynges Adelbryght and of edel Ca lxxxxj AFter kyng Constantins deth ther were two kynges in bri tayne that one was callyd Adelbright that was a danoys And helde the countre of norfolk and southfolk that other hyght Edel and was a briton and helde nychol lyndesey all the lond vnto humber These two kynges fast werryd to geders but after they weren acorded loued to geder as they had be borne of one body The kynge Edel had a sustre that was callyd Orewenne he yaf hyr thurgh grete frendship to kyng Adelbright to wyfe he bygate on hyr a doughter that was callid Argentill in the fourth yere after come vpon hym a strong sekenes that nedes he must dye And he sente to kyng Edelf his broder in lawe that he shold come speke with hym he come to hym with good wyll Tho prayed he the kyng coniured also in the name of god that after whan he were deed he shold take Argentil his doughter the land that he kept hir well norysshe hir in his chambre whan she were of age she shold be maryed to the strongest wur thyest man that he myght fynde and than he shold yelde vp by r land ageyn Edel it graunted by oth confermed his prayer And whan Adelbryght was dede and entered Edell toke the da misell Argentill norisshed hyr in his chambre she bycome the fayrest creature that myght lyue or ony man fynde were slayn and discomfyted and whiles the batayle dured the kyng pauely hyd hym stale awey in to wales and men wyst neuer wher he bycome and so was the toune of chichestre taken destroyed And after went gurmond and destroyed cytres and tounes that neuer afterward were made ageyne as it is seen yet in many places How this land was callyd Englond for the name of Engist and how many kynges were made after in the land Capitulo lxxxxvj WHan gurmond hadde destroyed al the land thurgh oute he yaf the londe to the saxons anone they toke it with goode wylle for the saxons longe tyme
And netheles the trewes durââ¦d not long that the danes strongly gonne for to werre vpon thenglyssh men and dyd moche sorowe wherfor kyng edward dyde assemble a grete hooste for to fyght with hem And tho this kyng Edward dyed whan god wold This kyng edward regned xxiiij ãâã and lyeth at wynchestre besydes his fadre Of kyng Athelston and of edmond eldred and of Edewyne his broder Capitulum C xâ⦠AFter this edward regned Athelston his sone And whan be had regned four yere he helde batayll ageynst the danes and drofe kynge gaufred that was kyng of the danes and alle his hooste vnto the see and rested by scotland and toke strongely the conntrey al a yere And after that tho of Cumberlond and the scottes of westmerland bygonne to werre vpon kyng athelston And he hem yaf so strong batayll that he slââ¦we so many of hem that noo man coude telle the nombre of hem And aftââ¦r that he ne regned but thre yere he regned in al xxv and lyeth at malââ¦esbury And after this Athelston regned Edmond his brother for as moche as kyng athelstone had no sone And this Edmond was a worthy knyght a doughty man of body a no ble knyght And the thyrd yere after that he was kyng he wente ouer humber in whiche place be fonde two kynges of danee that one was callyd enlaf that other renant this kyng Edmond drofe hem bothe from the land after went toke a grete praye in Cumberlond This Edmond ne regned but senen yere lyeth at glasten burye and after this edmond regned Eldrede his bro ther that auengyd Edward his fader of his enemyes that hym slew afterward he seised northumberlond in to his hand ma de the scottrs bowe meke vnto his will the second yerâ⦠that he had regned come arnalaf guyran that was kyng of denmarst and seased al northumberlond helde that lond two yere after that come kynge Eldred with a grete power drofe hym oute of this land And this kyng eldred was a noble man and a good of whos goodnes saynt dunstan preched and this kyng Eldred regned xj yere lyeth at wynchestre And after this eldred Ed wyne sone of Edmond his broder regned was a lither man to ward god the peple for he hated folk of his owne lande loued honoured straunge men And sette lytel by hooly chirche betoke of holy chirche all the tresour that he myght haue that was grete shame vylonye to hym self peryll to his soule therfor god wold that he shold not regne no lenger than vij yere lyeth at wynchestre Of kyng edgar that regned aboue the kynges of scotland of walys how he was bygyled thurgh takyng of his wyfe Cao. C ââ¦o. ANd after this Edwyn regned Edgar his broder a man that moche loued god pees holy chirche also was a worthy lord bold myghty mayntened wel this laÌâ⦠ãâã And this edgar was lord kyng aboue al the kyngeâ⦠ãâã scotland of walys from the tyme that Arthur was agone neuer was kynge sythen of his power And this edgare was seynt Ewardes fadre And whan edgares wyfe was dede that was saynt edwardes moder entered he herde speke of the fayrenesse of estrylde that was orgarus doughter a baron of Deuenshyre that was so fayr a woman that al men speken therof he called one of his knyhtââ¦s that he moche louyd trusted vpon told hym So quod he to the noble baron Orgar of deuenshyre see yf his doughter be so fayr as men speken of yf it be soth I wyl haue hir vnto my wyf this knyght that was callid ââ¦delwold weÌt forth his wey come ther that the lady was whan he saw hyr so fayr he thought to haue hir to wif hym self therof spak to Orgar hyr fadre orgar was an old man had no ââ¦o chyldren but only hyr saw that edelwold was a fayr yong knyââ¦t worthy ryche and was wel with the kynge thought his doughter shold wel be maryed wel ââ¦eset vpon hym graunted hym his doughter yf the good lord the kyng wold consenâ⦠therto This edelwold come ayene to the kyng ⪠tolde hym that she was fayre ynow vpon to see but she was wonde lothly Tho an suerd the kyng said that he toke but ãâã charge Syr quod edel wold she is hir faders heir and I am not ryâ⦠of ãâã And yf ye wold consente graâ⦠that I must hyr haue than shold I be ryche ynow In goddes name quod the kyng I con sent therto Edelwold thanked tho moche the kyng went ayent in to Deuenshyre spoused the damisel in that couÌtrey he duel lyd And thus it befell vpon a tyme. that he tolde his counseylle al thys thyng vnto his wyf how in what maner he had begifed his lord the kyng that wold haue had hir to wyf anone as she it wyst she louyd hym neuermore afterward as she had done byforne This lady conceyued by hym a sone whan tyme was that the child shold be borne Edelwold come to the kyng prayd hym to heue a sone of his at fontstone the kyng hym grauÌ ted lete calle hym Edgar of his owne name And whan thys was done he thought that he was syker ynowe of the kynge that nold not haue taken his wif for as moch as his lord was a Ioly man an amerous How that kyng edgar wedded estrylde after the ãâã of Edelwold Ca C ãâã THus it befell that al men in kyng edgaris court tho ãâã sayd that edelwold was rychely auaunced thurgh the ãâã ââ¦yage of his wyf And yet they sayd he was auaunced an honderd fold more For he had spoused the feyrest woman that euer was seyn And the kyng herde speke so moche of hir beaute He thought that edelwold hadde hym deceyued and begyled and thought pauely in his hert that he wold gone in to deuenshyre as it were for to hunte for the hert for the hynde other wylde be steâ⦠than he shold see ther the lady or he departed thens And this lady was duellynge at a maner besydes the forest ther that the kyng wold hunte at that maner he was lodged al nyghâ⦠And whan tyme come the kyng shold sope and the sonne shone the kynge asked after his gossyp and after his godsone Edelwold made hyr come byfore the kyng And netheles yf it other myght haue ben she shold not haue comen in his syght by his wit The lady welcomed the kynge and swetely hym kyssed and he toke hir the honde and tho next by hym her setââ¦e and soo soped they to gedre And tho was a custome vsage in this lond that whan a man dronke vnto another the drynker shold saye wassayll that other shold answere drynk
that stronglych werryd vpon hym in euery place that he ne wyst whyther for to torne And the erle of gloucestre halpe hem with his power How gaufryd therle of Angeon yafe vp vnto Harry the Emperesse sone all Normandye Capitulo C xl ANd after this the kyng went vnto wylton and wolde haue made a castel there but tho come to hym therle of gloucestre with a strong power and almoost hadde take the kyng but yet the kyng escaped with moche payne and william martell ther was take And for whos delyueraunce he yafe vnto the Erse of gloucestre the good castel of shirburne that he had take And whan this was done the erle robert and al the kynges enemyes wente to Farynââ¦e bygonne ther for to make a strong Castel But the kynge come thyder with a stronge power and drofe hem thens ãâã that same yere The erle Randulfe of chestre was a corded with the kyng come to his court at his commandement And the ââ¦e wende sauelyche to come and the kyng anone lete take hym and putte hym in to pryson and muste neuer for noo thyng ââ¦e oute till that he had yelde vp vnto the kyng the Castel of nychol the whiche he had take from the kyng with strength in the xv yere of his regne And gaufred therle of Angeon yaf vp vnto Harry his sone al normandy And in the yere that next sued deyde the erle gaufred And henry his sone tho anone turned ageyne to Angeon and there was made Erle with moch honour of his men of the land and to hym dyden feaute ââ¦omamage the moost party of his land And theÌne was this henry the emperesse sone Erle of Angewe and duk of normandy In the same yere was made dyuorce bytwene the kyng of frauÌce and the quene his wyf that was right heyr of gascoyne For encheson that it was knowe proued that they were sybbe and nyghe of blode And tho spoused hyr Henry the emperesse sonne Erle of Angeo duk of normandy duk of Gascoyne The xviij yere of this kyng stephen this henry come in to engloÌd with a strong power and bygan for to werre vpon kyng stephen toke the castel of malmesbury and dyd moche harme and the kyng steuen had so moche werre that he nyst whyder for to wende but atte last they were acorded thurgh the archebisshop Theobald and thurgh other worthy lordes of Englond vpon this condicion that they shold departe the Royamme of Englond bytwene hem so that henry the emperesse sone sholde holych haue half the lande of Englond And thus they were acorded and pees cryed thurgh oute al Englonde And whan the acorde was made bytwene tho two lordes kynge stephen bycome soo sory fââ¦use he had lost half englond and felle in suche a maladye dyed in the xââ¦x yere viij wekes v dayes of his regne all in werre in con taâ⦠and he lyeth in the abbey of Feueresham the whiche he leete make in the syxth yere of his regne Of kyng henry the second that was the emperesse sone in whos tyme saynt thomas of Caunterbury was chaunceler Ca C. xlj ANd after this kyng Stephen regned henry the emperesse so ne and was crouned of the archebisshop theobald the xvij daye byfore crystemasse And in the same yere thomas Beket of London archebisshop of caunterbury was made the kynges chauÌ celer of Englond The second yere that he was crouned he lete cast a doune alle the newe castels that were longyng to the croune the whiche kyng steuen had yeuen vnto dyuerse men and hem had made erles and barons for to holde with hym and to helpe hym ageynste Henry the Emperesse sone And the fourth yere of his regne he put vnder his lordship the kyng of walys And in the same yere whan the kynge of Scotland hadde in his owne honde that is to saye the Cyte of Caerlylle the Castell of Banburgh ⪠the newe castel vpon tyne the ersdom of lancastre The same yere the kyng with a grete power went in to walys lete cast a doune wodes make weyes and made strong the castell of rutlande basyng werk and among the castels he made an hous of the temple And in the same yere was Rychard his sone borne that afterward was erle of oxenford and the fourth yere of his regne he made gaufryd erle of Brytayne and in that yere he chaunged his money the syxth yere of his regne he ladde an huge hoost vnto Tolouse and conquerd it And the seuenth yere of his regne deyde thebault the archebtsshop of cauÌterbury And tho all the cyte of caunterbury almoost thurgh meschyef was brente The ix yere of his regne thomas beket his channceler was chosen to ben archebisshop of cauÌterbury And vpon seynt bernards daye he was sacred and in that yere was borne Alyenore the kynges doughter And in the tenth yere of his regne seynt Edward the kyng was translated with moche honour And the xâ⦠yere of his regne he helde his parlement at north hampton from thens fled seynt thomas Archebisshop of caunterbury for the greete debate that was bitwene the kyng hym For yf he had ben founden in the morne he had be slayne therfore he fled thens with thre feâ⦠lawes a fote only that no man wyst wher he was and wente ouer the see to the pope of Rome And this was the pryncypal encheson for as moche as the kyng wold haue put clerkes to deth that we re atteynt of felonye withoute ââ¦ny pryuelege of hooly chirche And the xij yere of his regne was Iohan his sone borne and the xiij yere of his regne deyde maude the emperesse that was his mo der And in that same yere was Iohan his doughter borne The xiiij yere of his regne the duke henry of Saxon spoused maude his doughter And he bygate on hyr thre sones Henry othnâ⦠wylliam And in the xv yere of his regne deyde the good Erle to bert of Gloucestre that founded the abbaye of nonnes of Eââ¦n And in the same yere maryke kyng of Ierusalem conquerd babiloyne the xvj yere of his regne be lete croune his sone Henry at westmynstre hym crouned Rogyer Archebisshop of yorke in harmyng of Thomas Archebisshop of caunterbury wherfor the same Rogyer was acursyd of the pope Of kyng henry that was sone of kyng henry the emperesse sone of the debate that was bytwene hym and his fudre whyle that he was in uormandye Capitulo C xlij AFter the coronacion of kyng henry the sone of kyng henry the emperesse sone That same henry the emperesse sone went ouer in to normandy and there he lete marye elyenore the dongh ter of the Dolfyne that was kyng of almayne And in the vij yere that the Archebisshop seynt thomas hadde ben outlawed the kyng of Fraunce made the kyng and saynt thomas acorded and tho come thomas the archebisshop to Caunterbury ageyne to
his owne chirche And this accord was made in the begynnynge of aduent and afterward he was slayn and martred the fyfthe daye of Crystemasse that tho next come For kynge Henry thought vpon seynt thomas archebisshop vpon Crystemas se day as he sate at mete and these wordes said that yf he had ony good knyght with hym he had be many day passed auengyd vpoÌ the archebisshop thomas And anon Syr wylliam Breton Syre hugh moruyle Syr william Tracy And syr reynold fytz vrse beres sone in englyssh pryuely went vnto the see and comon in to Englond to the chirche of Caunterbury and hym ther they martred at seynt benets auter in the moder chirche And that was in the yere of Incarnacion of Ihesu cast M C lxxij yere And anone after henry the newe kynge bygan for to make werre vpon henry his fadre and eke vpon his bretheren also And so vpon a day the kyng of Fraunce and al the kynges sones and the kyng of scotland and the greââ¦ttest lordes of En glond were arrysen ageynst the kyng henry the fadre and at the last as god wold he conquerd all his enemyes the kyng of frauÌ ce he were acorded And tho sent kyng henry the fadre specially vnto the kynge of Fraunce prayed hym hertely for his loue that he wold sende to hym by letter the names of hem that bygonnen the werre vpon hym And the kyng of Fraunce sente ayene to hym by a letter the names of hem that bygoÌnen the wer re The fyrst was Iohan his sone and Rychard his broder Henry his sone the newe kyng Tho was henry the kyng wonder wroth and cursed the tyme that euer he hem bygate And while the werre dured henry his sonne the newe kyng dyed sore repentyng his mysdede and moost sorow made of ony man for cause of seynt thomas deth of Caunterbury And prayde his fadre with moche sorow of hert mercy for hys trespasse and his fader foryafe it hym And hadde of hym grete pyte and after he dyed the xxvj yere of his regne and lyeth at Redyng How the Cristen lost the holy land in the forsaid kynges tyme thurgh a fals cristen man that bycome a sarasyn Ca o C xliij ANnd while that kyng henry the emperesse sone lyued regned the grete batayl was in the holy land bytwene cristen men and the sarasyns but the cristen men were ther slayn thurgh grete treson of the erle Tyrpe that wold haue had to wif the quene of Ierusalem that somtyme was balde wynes wyf but she forsoke him and toke to hir lorde a knyght a worthy man that was callyd Syr Guy perches wherfor therle Tyrpe was wroth wente anone right to saladyne that was soudan of babyloyn become saraseyn his man forsoke his cristendome al cristen lawe the cristen men wyst not of his dedes but wende for to haue had grete helpe of hym as they were woned to haue byfore whan they come to the bataille this fals cristen man torned vnto the saraysus forsoke his owne nacions soo were the cristen men ther slayn with the sarasyns thus were the cristen men slayne and put to horryble deth the cyte of Ierusalem destroyed the holy crosse borne awey The kyng of Fraunce all the grete lordes of the land lete hem crosse for to gone in to the holy londe And amonges hem went Rychard kyng henryes sone fyrst af ter the kyng of fraunce that toke the crosse of the Archebisshop of tours but he toke not the vyage at that tyme for encheson that he was lette by other maner weyes nedes to be done And whan kyng henry his fadre had regned xxxv yere v monethes and four dayes he dyed lyeth at founteuerard Of kyng rychard that conquerd all the holy land that Cristen men had lost Cao. xliiij ANd after this kyng henry regned Richard his sone a stronge man worthy also bolde and he was crouned at west mynster of the archebisshop baldewyn of Caunterbury the thyrd day of September the second yere of his regne kyng Rychard him self and baldewyn the archebisshop of Caunterbury and hubert bisshop of salysbury and Randulfe erle of gloucestre and other many lordes of englond went in to the holy land And in that vyage deyde the archebisshop of Caunterbury And kyng rychard went byfore in to the hooly land reste not til that he come forthe in his wey vnto Cypres And toke Cypres with grete force ⪠and sythen kynge Rychard wente forth toward the holy land and gete ther as moche as the Crysten men hadden loste byfore and conquered the land ageyne thurgh myght sauf only the holy crosse And whan kyng richard come to the toun of Acres for to gete the cyte A grete debate aroos bytwene hym the kyng of fraunce so that the kyng of fraunce went ageyn in to frannce and was wroth toward the kyng rychard but ex kyng Rychard went ageyne he toke the cyte of Acres And whan he had taken it he duellyd in the cyte a whyle but to hym come tydyng that the erle Iohan of oxenford his broder wold haue seased al englond in to his hand normandye also and wold crou ne hym kynge of the land And whan kyng Rychard herd this tydyng he went ageyne toward Englond with all the spede that he myght but the duk of Ostryche met with hym toke hym brought hym to the emperour of almayne And the Emperour brought hym in to his pryson afterward he was delyuerd for an huge rauÌson that is for to saye an C M pouÌte for whiche ââ¦aunsonne to be payed eche other chalyâ⦠of englond was molte made in to moneye al the monkes of the ordre of cysteaux yeuen al hir bokes thurgh engloÌd to done hem to selle the ââ¦aunsonne for to pay How kynge rychard come ageyne from the holy land and auengyd hym of his enemyes Cao. C. xlvjo. Hyles this kyng rychard was in pryson the kyug of frauÌ w ce werryd vpon hym strongely in Normandye and Iohan his broder werryd vpon hym in Englonde but the Bisshopes barons of englonde withstode hym with al the power that they myght gete geten the Castel of wyndesore and al other castels And the forsayd Iohan sawe that he had no myght ne power a geynst the barons of Englond for to fyght but anon went hym ouer see vnto the kyng of Fraunce And when kyng rychard co me out of pryson was delyuerd and come in to englond anon after Candelmasse in grete hast he wente vnto notyngham the castel of notyngham to hym was yolden and tho discomfyted ãâã Iohan his broder and that with hym helde And after he wente vnto the cyte of wynchestre ther he lete hym croune kyng of en glonde and after he went in to normandye for to werre vppon the kyng of Fraunce the kyng
had dispended moche of his tresour wasted in that tyme were seen two mones in the firmameÌt that one was clere that other was derk as men myÈt tho seen thurgh out the world a grete debate was that same tyme ayenst pope Iohn the xxij after seynt peter theÌperour of almayn tho made hym emperour ayeÌst the popes will that thâ⦠helde his see at auinion wherfor theÌperour made his crye at rome ordeygned another pope that hight nycholas that was a frere menour that was ageynst the right of holy chirche wherfor ââ¦e was acursid the power of that other pope sone was leid And for encheson that suche merueylles were seen men sayd that the world was nygh at the ende ¶ Of the deth of kyng edward of Carnariuan Ca CC xvo. ANd now gone we ayene to sir edward of Carnariuan that was kyng somtyme of englond and was put doune of his dygnyte ¶ Allas for his tribulacion and sorowe that hym byfelle thurgh false counceille that he leued and truste vpon to moche that afterward were destroyed thurgh hir falsenesse as God wolde ¶ And this Edward of Carnariuan was in the castel of berkeley vnder the kepyng of sir morys of berkeley sire Iohan of mautreuers and to hem he made his compleynt of his sorowe of his dysese oftymes he axed of his wardeyns what he had trespaced ageyst dame Isabel his wyf sire Edward hys sonne that was made newe kynge that they wold nought vysyte hym Tho ansuerd one of his wardeyns My worthy lord dysplese yow not that I shall telle yow the encheson is for it is done hem to vnderstonde that yf my lady your wyf come ony thyng nyght yowe that ye wold hir strangle and slee And also that ye wol de doo to my lord your sonne that same ¶ Tho ansuerd he wyth simple chere Allas allas am I not in prison al at your own will now god it wote I thought it neuer and now I wold that I were dede so wold god that I were for than were al ãâã sorow passed Hit was not long after that the kyng thurgh coââ¦yl of mortimer graunted the ward kepyng of sir edward his fadre ââ¦o sir thomas Toiourney to the forsayd sir Iohn Mautreuers thurgh the kinges letter put out holy the forsaid sir moryce of the warde of the kyng they toke lad the kyng vnto the castel of Corffe the whiche castel the kyng hated as ony deth they kept hym there saufly ââ¦l it come vn to seynt mathewes day in septem bâ⦠in the yere of graâ⦠M ccc xxvij that the forsaid sir rogyer mor timer sent the maner of the deth how in what wise he shold be do ne to deth And anone as the forsayd thomas Iohan had seyn the letter coÌmaundement they made kyng edward of carnariuaÌ good chere good solas as they myÈt at that soper nothyng the kyng wist of y t trecherye And when tyme was for to go to bed the kyng went vnto his bed lay slept fast as the kyng lay slept the traitourâ⦠fals forsworen ayââ¦ns hir homage hir feaute comen priuely in to the kynges chambre and hir companye with hem leyden an huge table vpon his woÌbe with men presseden helden faste a doune the iiij cornyers of the table vpon his body ââ¦r with the good man a woke was woÌder sore adââ¦d to be dede there slayne turned his body tho vpsodoune ¶ Tho toke the fals traytours as wode tirauntes an horne putte it in to his fundament as depe as they myÈt toke a spyte of coper bren nyng put it thurgh the horne in to his body ofte tymes ââ¦lled ther with his boweles and so they slewe hir lord that no thynge was perceyued and after he was entered at Gloucestre ¶ How kyng edward spoused philip the erles doughter of He naude at york Cao. CC xvjo. aNd after Cristemasse tho next sewyng sir Iohan of henaude a brouÈt with hym philip his broders doughter that was erle of henaude his nece in to englond kynge edward spoused hir at york with moche honour sir Iohan of Bothom bisshop of ely sir william of melton archebisshop of york songen the masse the souday in the eue of conuersion of seynt paule in the yere of grace a M ccc xxvij but for encheson that the kyng was but yoÌg ten dre of age when he was crouÌed ful many wroÌges were don whi le that his fââ¦dre lyued for encheson that he trowed the couÌceilers that were fals aboute hym that couÌceilled hym to dââ¦ne other wise than reson wold wherfor grete harme was do vnto the Reame to the kyng al meÌ directed it the kynges dede it was not so al myÈty god wote wherfor it was ordeyned at the kinges crouÌyng that the kyng for his tendre age shold be gouerned by xij grete lordes of engloÌd without which no thyng shold be done that is for to saye the archebisshop of cauÌterbury the archebisshop of yorke The bisshop of wynchestre the bisshop of herford the erle of lan castre the erle marchal the Erle of kent that were the kynges vncles the erle of garenne Syr thomas wake Syre henry of ââ¦ercy Syr Olyuer of yngham and Iohan of Roos Barons And these were sworen trewely for to couÌceylle the kynge And they shold ansuere euery yere in the parlement of y t that shold be done iâ⦠the tyme of that gouernaille but that ordynauÌce was sone vndââ¦ne that was moche losse harme to al engloÌd for the king al the lordes that shold gouerne hym were gouerned ruled after the kynges moder dame Isabell by sir Rogyer Mortimer And as they wold al thyng was done both among highe lowe And they toke vnto hem Castels tounes landes rentes in grete harme losse to the croune of the kynges state oute of mesure How the pees was made bytwene the englysshmen the scot tes and also of Iustyfyeng of Troylbastone Cao. CC xvij o THe kyng Edward at wytsontyde the second yere of his reg ne thurgh counceylle of his moder of sire Rogyer mortymer ordeygned a parlement at northampton at the whiche parlement the kyng thurgh hir couÌceil none other of the land within age graunted to ben acorded with the scottes in this maner that al the feautes homages that the scottes shold donÌ vnto the crounÌ of engloÌd foryaf hem vnto the scottes for euer more by his chartre ââ¦nfeled And ferthermore an endenture was made of the Scottes vnto kyng Edward that was kyng henryes sone whiche endenture they callid it rageman in the which were conteyned al the ho mages and feautes First of the kyng of Scotland and of al the prelatez Erles and barons of the Reame of Scotland with hyr seales sette theron and
the scottes fall fast to the grounde they ãâã hir maistres hors with the spores for to kepe hem fro ãâã ãâã her maystres at no force And whan the Englysshmen sawe that they lepten on hir hors fast pursued the scottes all that abyden they slewe doune right ther men myght see the doughtynes of of the noble kyng edward and of his men how manly they pur sued the scottes that flowen for drede And ther men myght see many a scottisshman caste doune vnto the grounde deede and hir baners displayed hakked in to pyeces many a good ãâã rione of stele in her blode bathed And many a tyme the scottes were gadred in to companyes but euermore they were discomfited And soo it befelle as god almyghty wold that the Scottes had that day no more foyson ne myght aââ¦nst the Englysshmen than xx shepe shold haue ageynst v wulues soo wâ⦠the Scot tes discomfyted And yet the scottes had wel v men ageynst one Englysshman And that bataylle Was done on holy doune hylle besydes the toune of Berewyk at the whiche batayll were slayn of the scottes xxxv M vij C xij And of Englisshmen but only xiiij tho were fotemen And this vyctorye byfell to the englissh men on saynt margarets eue in the yere of the Incarnacion of our lord Ihesu cast M CCC xxxij And whyle this doynge laste the englyssh pages toke the pylfre of the scottes that were slayn euery man that he myght take withoute ony chalengyng of ony man And so after this gracious vyctorye the kyng torned hym ayene vnto the same syege of Berewik whan they besieged sawe herd how kyng edward had sped they yolden to hym the tou ne with the castel on the morow after that the batayll was done that is for to say on saynt margarets day And than the kyng ordeyned Syr Edward baylloll with other noble and worthy men to ben kepers gouernours of Scotland in his absence hym self turned ayene and come in to Englond after this vyctorye with moche Ioye and worship And in the next yere sewyng that is for to say the yere of Incarnacion of our lord Ihesu crist a M CCC xxxiij and of kyng Edward vij he wente ayene in to Scotland in the wynter tyme at whiche vyage the castel of ââ¦ylbrydge in Scotland for hym and his men that with hym comen he recouerd and had ageynst the Scottes all at his own lust And in that same yere Syre Edward Bayllol kynge of Scotland helde his parlement in Scotland with many noble lordes of Englond that were at that same parlement for encheson of hir lon des and lordshippes that they had in the reame of Scotland and helden al of the same Bayllol And in the viij yere of his regne aboute the feste of saynt Iohan baptist Syr Edward Bayllol the veray and trewe kyng of Scotland as by herytage and right lyne made his homage and feaute vnto kyng Edward of Englond for the Royame of Scotland at the newe Castel vp tyne in the presence of many worthy lordes and also of communes bothe of the reames of englond and also of Scotland and anon after in the same yere kynge edward of Englond resseyned of the duk of Britayne his homage for the Erldom and lordshyp of Rychemond And so folowyng in the nynth yere of his regne after mychelmasse kyng Edward rode in to Scotland and ther was fast by saynt Iohans toune almoost al the wynter tyme and he helde his Castemasse at the Castel of Rokesburgh And in the same yere thurgh oute alle Englond aboute Saynt Clements tyde in wynter there aroose suche a spryngyng and wellyng vp of waters and flodes bothe of the see also of fressh riuers sprynges that y t see brinkes walles costes brekâ⦠vp y t men beestes houses in many places namely in lowe coÌ trees vyolently sodenly were dreynt dryuen a wey fruytes of the erth thurgh coÌtinuauÌce habouÌdauÌce of waters of the see euermore afterward were torned in to more saltnes sowrenesse of sauour The x yere of kyng edwardes regne kyng edward en tred the scottissh see after midsomer to many of the scottes he yaf bataylle and ouercome hem many he treted bowed vnto bis pees thurgh his doughtynesse And after mychelmasse than nââ¦t folowyng was therle of morryf y take at Edenburgh brouââ¦t in to englond put in to prison And in the monââ¦thes of Iuyn Iuyll than next folowyng in the xj yere of his regne was seyn appered in the firmament a bemed sterre the whiche clerkes ãâã stella cometa that sterre was seyn in dyuse partyes of the fyrmament wher after anon ther folowed in englond good ãâã wonder grete plente of al chaffare vytaylle marchandyse ther ayenst honger scarcite meschyef nede of money In so moch that a quarter of whete at loÌdon was sold for two shillyng a good fat oxe at a noble v good doue birddes for a peny ãâã which ãâã dyed sir Iohan of Eltham erlâ⦠of Cornewayle kyng edwardes broder and lyeth at westmynstre How kyng Edward made a duchye of the Erldââ¦m of ãâã waylle also of six other erles that were newe made and of the fyrst chalengyng of the kyngdome of fraunce Ca o CC ââ¦vo. IN the yere of our lord M CCC xxxvij of kyng ed ward xij in the monethe of marche duryng the parlemeÌt at westmestre in lent tyme kyng edward made of the er ledome of cornewayle a duchye and lete it calle the duchye of ãâã newaylle the whiche duchye he yaf vnto edward his fyrst sonne with the erldom of chestre And also kyng edward ââ¦ade aââ¦t ââ¦at same tyme vj other erles that is for to say Syr Henry Erle of laÌcastres sone erle of leicestre William of Boghuâ⦠Erle of north ampton william of mountagu Erle of ââ¦alysbury ââ¦ughe of awdele Erle of gloucestre Robert of ââ¦d Erle of Southfolk And william of Clyntone Erle af hââ¦yngdone And in that same yere it was ordeyned in the same parlement that noman shold were no clothe that was wrought oute of Englond as clothe of gold of Sylke ââ¦eluet or damaske ⪠Satyn Baudekyn ne none suche other ne none wild ware ne fuâ⦠of beyonde the see but such as myght spende an C pouÌd of rent a yere but this ordynaunce statute was of lytell effect for it was nothyng holde In the xiij yere of his regne kyng edward wente ouer see in to braban with quene ââ¦helyp his wyfe ther beryng child at And werp ther he duellyd more than a yere to trete with the duc of braban and other allyed vnto hym of the chalengyng of the kyngdom of fraunce to kyng edward of Euglond by right and by herytage after the deth of Karoll the grete kyng of fraunce broder germayn of Quene Isabell kynge Edwardes moder the whiche was holden and occupyed vnrightfully by
was beyonde the see sauf only preestes and men of holy Chyrche and wymmen and children and plo wmen and such other laborers And ther they robbeden and dyden moch priue sorow but yet fouÌ de they ynow that hem wythstode by the grace of almyghty god And so a day of batayll was assygned bytwene hem and certeyne lordes and men of holy chirch that were of that couÌtre with other comune peple faste by the Cyte of duresme at whiche daye thurgh the grace helpe of almyghty god the scottes were ouer comen and yet were they iij fold so many of hem as of Englissh men And ther was slayn al the chyualrye and knyghthode of the Royamme of Scotland And there were take as they wolde haue fledde thens Dauyd the kyng of Scotland hym self The erle of Mentyf syr william douglas and many other grete men And after that our Englysshmen whan they hadde rested hem a fewe dayes had ordeyned ther kepars of the northcouÌtrey they comen vnto london and broughten with hem dauyd kyng of Scotland and al these other lordes that were taken prisoners vn to the tour of london with alle the haste that they myght And ther they befâ⦠hem in sauf kepyng vnto the kynges comyng Benââ¦n home ayene in to hir owne countrey And afterward was the kynges munsonne of Scotland taxed vnto an C M marc of siluer to be payd in x yere that is for to say euery yere x M marc How kyng edward besyeged Caleys how it was y wonnâ⦠and yolde to him Cao. CC xxviijo. IN the xxij yere of kyng edwardes regne he weÌt ouer the see in the wynter tyme lay al the wynter at y e siege of Caleys the whiche yere the whyle the siege lasted phelip the kyng of FrauÌce cast purposed trechouresly and with fraude to put awey the siege come the xxvij day of Iuyll in the same ye re with a grete hoost a strong power neyghed vnto the siege of caleys the which phelyp the last daye of Iuyl sent to kynge ed ward word that he wold yeue hym playn batayll the iij day next after that aboute euensong tyme yf he durst come fro the siege abide it whan kyng edward herd y t without ony long taryeng er loÌg auysemeÌt he accepted gladly the day hour of batayll that phelyp had assigned And whan the kyng of fraunce herd that the next nyÈt after he set his tentes a fire remeued weÌt aweyâ⦠thens cowardly Than they that were in the toun and in the castel besieged seyng al this how that they had none othir help ne so cour of the kyng of frauÌce ne of his men And also that her vyta ylles within hem were spended and wasted and for defaute of vytaylles and of refresshynge they eten hors houÌdes cattes and myse for to kepe her trouth as long as they myght And when they sawe and was fouÌde amonge hem atte laste that they hadde no thyng amoÌg hem for to ete ne lyue by ne none socour ne rescu enge of the frensshmen of that other syde they wyst wel that they must nedes dye for defaute or elles yelde the toune and anon they wenten and token doune the Baners and the armes of FrauÌce on euery syde that were honged oute wenten vn to the walles of the toune on dyuerse places as naked as they were borne sauf only her shyrtes and breches and helde hir swerdes naked and the poynt dounward in hir hondes and putten ropes halters aboute hir nekkes and yelden vp the keyes of the toune ⪠and of the Castel to kynge Edward of Englond with greete fere and drede of hert And whan kyng Edward sawe this as a mercyable kyng and lord resseyued al to grace and a fewe of the grettest persones of state of gouernaunce of the tou ne he sente in to Englond ther to abyde hyr rauÌsoââ¦e and the kyn ges grace And al the comynalte of the toune the kyng lete gone whider they wold in pees and withoute ony harme and lete hem ââ¦ere with hem all hir thynges that they myght here carye awey kepynge the toune and the castel to hym self Than thurgh medyacion of Cardynals that were sent fro the pope trewes was take ther byt wene Fraunce Englond for nyne monethes than next folewyng ⪠and aboute mychelmasse kyng Edward come ageyne in to Englond with a gloryous vyctorye And in the xxiij yere of his regne in the eest partyes of the world ther aroos and bygan a pestylence and deth of sarazeyns and paynyms that soo grete a deth was neuer herde afore And that wasted awey so the peple that vnnethes the tenthe persone was left alyue ⪠And in the same yere aboute the south countââ¦es and also in the west countreyes ther fyll so moche rayne so grete wa tres that from Crystemasse vnto mydsomer ther was vnnethes day ne nyÈt but that it rayned somwhat thurgh whiche watres the pestylence was so enfected ⪠and so habundauÌt in al countreyes and namely aboute the court of Rome and other places and see costes that vnneth ther were left lyuyng folk to burye hem that were dede honestly But maden grete dyches and pyttes that were wonder brode and depe and therin buryed hem ⪠and maden a renge of dede bodyes ⪠and caste a lytell erth to he le hem aboue than caste in another renge of dede bodyes and another renge of ââ¦th aboue hem And thus were they buryed and none other wyse But yf it were the fewer that weren grete men of astate that weren buryed as honestly as they myght And after al this in the xxiiij yere of kyng Edwardes regne hit was hym to done to wyte and vnderstonde of a treson that was be gonne at Caleys and ordeyned for to selââ¦e that toune for a grete somme of floreyns vnto kyng phelyp of Fraunce thurgh the falsenesse and ordynaunce of a knyght that was callââ¦d Syr geffrey of Charney that was wonder priue with the kyng phelip of FrauÌ ce And whan kyng Edward herd this ⪠he toke with hym the nobles and gentils lordes and many other worthy and orpeâ⦠men of Armes that were ther present with hym for the solempny te of that highe fest And well and wysely in al the hast that he myght and as priuely as he myght he wente ouer see And that same yere the good kynge Edward held his Cristemasse at bauerynge And the morow after newe yeres day the kyng was in the castel of Caleys with his men of Armes that noue of the Alyens wyst therof And that fals conspy tour and traytour geffroy of Charney syth that he myÈt not open ly haue his purpose of the Castel priuely and stelyngly he come in and helde the toune with a grete hoost And whan he with his men was comen in ⪠he payd the forsaid somme of floreyns as co uenauÌt was bytwene hem to a genââ¦wey
xxiiij day of the same moneth aboute iij after none they comen to london by london bridge so wenten forth to the kynges ââ¦aleys of westmestre ther fyll so grete a multitude prees of peple aboute hem to behold see that wonder that rial sight that vnnethes froÌ mydday til nyÈt they myght come to westmynstre the kynges rauÌson of fraunce was taxed sette to thre myllyons of scutes of whome ij shold be worth a noble ye shal vnderston de that a myllyon is m m and after somme men his rauÌsonne was set at iij m m floreyns al is one in effect And this same yere were made solempne Iustes in smythfeld beyng ther present the kyng of englond the kyng of frauÌce the kyng of scot land many other worthy and noble lordes The xxxiij yere of his regne the same kyng edward at wyndesore as wel for loue of knyghthode as for his owne worship at the reuerence of the kynge of frauÌce of other lordes that were ther at that tyme be helde a wonder ryal costle we fest of saynt George passyng ony that euer was holden afore wherfor the kyng of frauÌce in scornynge sayd that he saw neuer ne herd suche solompne feestes ne ryal tes holden ne done with taylles without payng of gold or siluer And in the xxxiiij yere of his regne the xiiij kal of Iuyl sir Io han erle of richemond kyng edwardes sone wedded dame blaunche duk henryes doughter of lancastre cosyn to the same Iohan by dispensacion of the pope and in the mene tyme were ordeyned Iu stes at london iij dayes of the rogacioÌs that is for to sey the mââ¦re of london with his xxiiij aldermen ayenst all that wold come in whos name stede the kyng priuely with his iiij sones edwards Leonel Iohn Edmond and other xix grete lordes helden that feld with worship And this same yere as it was told and sayd of hem that sawe it ther come oute blode of the tombe of Thomas toward vs the pees the acord made bitwene the ij kingis in no maner to do the contrary and ther amoÌg al his lordes for the mo re loue strength of wytnesse he deled departed the reliques of y e croune of criste to the knyÈtes of englond they curtoysly token hir leue And in the friday next the same maner oth in preseÌce of the forsaid knyghtes of othir worthy men prince edward made at louers Afterward both kynges hir sones the most noble men of both reames within the same yere made the same oth for to streÌgthe al these thynges forsaid the kyng of engloÌd axed the grettest men of fraÌce he had his axyng y t is for to say vj dukes viij erles xij lordes that is to say barons worthy knyghtes And whan the place the tyme was assigned in whiche bothe kynges with hir couÌseyll shold come to gedre all the forsaid thyn ges bitwene hem y spoke for to ratifye make ferme stable the kââ¦ng of englond anon went toward the see at houÌtfleet begaÌ to ãâã leuyng to his hostes that were left behynde hym by cause of his absence moche heuynes And after the xix day of may he come in to englond went to his paleys at westmestre on seynt duÌ ãâã day the iij daye after he visited Iohn kyng of frauÌce that was in the tour of london deliuerd hym frely from al maner pri son sauf first they were acorded of iij mylleoÌs of floreyns for his rauÌson the kyng coÌforted hym chered hym in al places with al solas myrthes that longen to a kyng in his goyng homward And the ix day of Iuyl in the same yere the same Iohn kynge of frauÌce that a fore hand lay here in hostage went home ayene in to his own laÌd to trete of tho thynges of other that loÌgeden fil len to the gouernauÌce of his reame And afterward metten co men to geder at caleys both ij kynges with both hir couÌceyll abou te al halowen tide ther were shewed the coÌdicions the poyntz of the pees of the acord of both sides y wreton ther without ony wythsayng of both sides graciously they were acorded ther was done songen a solempne masse after the iij agnus dei vp on goddes body also vpon y e masse boke both kynges hir sones the grettest lordes of both reames of her couÌceyll that ther were than present had not y swroe bifore the forsaid oth y t they had made was titled bitwene hem they behiÈten ther to kepe al other couenauÌtz that were bitwene hem y ordeyned and in this sa me yere meÌnes beestes trees housing with sodeyn teÌpest stroÌg li ghtenyng were perissehd the deuel appered bodely in maÌnys a kenes to moch peple as they weÌt in diuerse places spak to hem How the grete company aroos in fraunce the whyte coÌpany in lumbardye of many other meruayle Ca o CCo. xxxjo. KYng Edward in the xxxvj yere of his regne anone after cristemasse in the fest of Conuersion of seynt paul held his parlement at westmynster in the whiche was putte forth and she wed the acord the tretys that was stabylyssed y made bitwe ne the ij kynges the whiche acord plesyd to moche folk therfor by the kynges coÌmauÌdement ther were gadred come to geder in westmestre chirche the first sonday of lent that is to say the ij kal of feuerer the forsaid englisshmen frensshmen where was soÌge a solempne masse of the Trinyte of the Archebisshop of cauÌterbury mayster simoÌd Islepe And whan agnus dei was done the kyng beyng ther with his sones also with the kynges sones of fraÌce other noble grete lordes with candels y lyght crosses y brouÈt forth al that were called ther to y t were not swore afore swore that same oth that was writen vpon goddes body on the masse boke in this wise We N N swereÌ vpoÌ holy goddes body on the gospels stidfastly to hold kepe toward vs the pees the acord y made bitwene y e ij kynges neu for to do the coÌtrary when they had thus y sworn they token hir scrowes that hir othes were coÌprehended in to the notaryes this same yere in the asceÌcion eue a bout mydday was seyn the eclyps of the soÌne ther folowed su che a drought that for defaute of rayne ther was grete barines of corn fruyt heye And in the same moneth the vj kal of Iuyn ther fill a sanguyn rayne almoost like blode in burgoyne And a sangneyn crosse fro morne vnto prime Was y seen appered at bo loyne in the eyre the which many a man saw after it meued fill in the mydde see in the same tyme
places not holdyng ne strengthyng hem to geders as they ought for to do they fillen fiersly on oure men for the most partye toke hem or slowen hem tho that they toke led with hem prisoners And in the same yere pope vrban co me fro Rome to Auynyon for encheson cause that he shold acord and make pees bytwene the kynge of frauÌce and the kynge of Englond for euermore but allas or he bygan his tretys he dyed with sykenes the xxj day of decembre was y buryed as for the tyme in the Cathââ¦dral chirche of auynyon fast by the hygh auter And the next yere after whan he had leyn so his bones were taken oute of the erth beryed newe in the Abbey of saynt ââ¦tour fast by marcile of the which abbey he was soÌtyme abbot hym self And in both places that he was buryed in ther be many grete myracles done wrought thurgh the grace of god almyghty to many a mannes helpe and to the worship of almyghty god And after whome folewed next and was made pope Gregorye Cardynal deken that byfore was callyd pyers Rogyer In the same yere the Cyte of Lymonge rebellid and fought a yenst the prince as other Cytees in guyhene for grete taxes costa ges and raunsonnes that they were putte sett to by prince Edward whiche charges weren Importable to chargeable wher for they torned fro hym fyllen to the kyng of frauÌce and when prynce Edward saw this he was sow achafed greued in tor nyng home ward ayene in to Englond with sore scarmuches fiÈting grete assautes fouÈt with ââ¦m toke the forsayd cite de stroyed it almost to the grounde slowe al that were fouÌde in the Cyâ⦠And than for to say the soth for dyuse sikenesse malady ãâã that he had also for defaute of money that he not myÈt wyth stoÌde nâ⦠tarye on his enemyes he hyed hym ayene in to engloÌd with his wyfe his meyny leuyng behynde hym in gascoyne the dust of sanââ¦stre sir Edmond Erle of CaÌbridge with other worthy orped meÌ of armes in the xlvj yere of kyng edward at the ordy naunce sendyng of kyng edward the kyng of nauerne come to hym to Claryngdon to treate with hym of certayne thynges touchyng his werre in NormaÌdye wher the kyng edward had lefte certeyn seges in his stede til he come ayene but kyng edward miÈt not spede of that that he asked of hym so the kyng of nauerne with grete worship grete yeftes toke his leue weÌt home ayene And about the begynnyng of marche whan the parlemeÌt at west ãâã was begoÌne the kyng asked of the clergye a subsidye of ââ¦l m pouÌd the whiche by a good auysemeÌt by a general coÌuocacion of the clergye it was grauÌted ordeyned that it shold be paid ãâã wysed of the lay fee And in this parlement at the request as kyng of the lordes m hadrede of men of holy chirch the chauÌcelez the tresorer that were bisshops the clerk of the priue seal were remeued put out of office in hit séede were seculer men put in And while this parlemeÌt lasted ther come soleÌpne ambassadours y sent fro the pope to trete with the kyng of pees saiden y t y e pope desired to fulfyll his predecessours wil but for al hir comyng they sped not of hir purpose Of the besiegyng of Rochel how therle of penbroke his coÌ pany was ther y take in the hauen with spaynardys al his ââ¦s selles y brente Cao. CC xxxvo. ââ¦e ix day of Iuyn kyng edward in the xlvij yere of his regne helde his parlemeÌt at wynchestre it lasted but viij dayes to the parlement were sompned by writte of men of hooly chirch iiij bisshops iiij abbots withont ony mo This parlemeÌt was holden for marchauntes of london of nor wyche of other dyuerse places in dyuerse thynges poyntes of treson that they were diffamed of that is for to saye that they were rebelle and wolde aryse ageynst the kyng This same yere the Duk of lancastre and the erle of Cambridge his broder comen oute of Gascoyne in to Englond and token wedded to hyr wyues xe ââ¦s doughtres somtyme kyng of spayne Of whiche ij doughters the duk had the elder the erle the yonger And that same tyme ther were sent two Cardynals fro the ãâã that is to saye an Englissh Cardynal a Cardynal of parys to trete of pees byt wene the ij reames the which whan they had ben both long eche m his prouynces in places contrees fast by tââ¦tyng of y e forsaid pees At y e last they toke with he in hir lettres of procuracye weÌt ayene to the court of Romeward without ony effect of hir purpose In this yere also ther was a strong batayll on the see bitwene en glisshmen flemynges the englisshmen had the vyctorye token xxv shippes y charged with salt sleyng drenchyng al y e meÌ y t were therin vn wytyng hem y t they were of y t coÌtre redely mo che harme had falle by cause therof ne had pees be made acord the soÌner bitwene hem in this same yere the frensshmen besieged the toun of y e Rochel wherfor therle of penbroke was sente in to gascoyne with a grete coÌpany of men of armes for to destroye the siege the which passed y e see comen sauf to the haueÌ of rochel whan they were ther at the hauen mouth or that they myÈt ââ¦ire sodeÌly comen vpon hem a strong nauye of spayn y e which oucome tho the englisshmeÌ in moch blemysshyng hurtyng sleyng of ma ny persones for as moche as the englisshmen were not than redy for to fyÈt ne ware of hem in the comyng vpon the spaynar des al the englisshmen other they were take or slayne x of lx m were wouÌded to the deth al hir shippes y brent ther they toke therle with an huge tresour of the reame of engloÌd many other noble men also on mydsomer euen the which is seynt etheldredes day ledden hem with hem in to spayn of this meschyef was no grete woÌder for this erle was a ful euil liuer as an open lechour also in a certeyn plemeÌt he stode was ayenst the ãâã ãâã frauÌ chises of holy chirche also he couÌceiled the kyng his couÌceil y t he shold axe more of men of holy chirche than of other persones of the lay fee for the kyng other of his couÌceil accepted ãâã token rather euyl oppynyoÌs causes ayenst men of holy chirche than he did for to defende mayntene the right of holy chirch it was seen oftymes after for last of fortune grace they had not ne bare a wey so grete victorie ne power ayeÌst hir enemies as
meschyef greuous dysese anon he toke his couÌceyll and as ked what was best to done And they ansuerd sayd yf it liked hym to yeue hym ony good hit were wel y do and as touchyng his peple to trauaylle so ferre in to out landes it were a grete Ieopardye And so the kyng yaf hym gold siluer many Rych yeftes and ââ¦e welles betaught hym to god And so he passyd ayene out of englond And in this same yere kyng richard with a ryal power went in to Scotland for to werre vpon the scottes for the falsenesse destruction that the Scottes had done vnto en glisshmen in the marches than the Scottes come doun vnto the kyng for to entrete with hym with his lordes for trewes as for certeyne yeres and so our kyng his couÌceill grauÌted hem trewes certeyne yeres vnto her askyng And our kyng torned hym home ayene in to Englond whan he was come vnto york ther he abo de rested hym theye And there Syr Iohan holond the Erle of kentes broder slowe therles sone of stafford and his heyr with a daggar in the Cyte of yorke wherfor the kyng was sore ameued gââ¦eued remââ¦ued thens come to london and the mayer with the aldermen the comyns with al the solempnyte that myÈt be done riden ayenst the kyng brouÈt hym rially thurgh the ate so forth vnto westmynstre vnto his owne paleys And in the ââ¦x yere of kyng Rychardes regne he helde a parlement at westmynster ther he made ij dukes a marquys v Erles The fyrst that was made duk was the kynges vncle Syr Edmond of langle erle of Cambridge hym he made duk of york And his other vncle Syr Thomas of wodestoke that was Erle of Bukkyngham hym he made duk of gloucestre And Syr ââ¦y on ââ¦eer that was erle of Oxfford hym he made markuys of dyue lyn And henry of Bolyngbroke the dukes sone of laÌcastre hym he made erle of Derby And syr Edward the dukes sone of yorke hym he made erle of Ruttelond Syr Iohan holand that was the erlâ⦠of kentes broder hym he made Erle of Huntyngdon syr Thomas mombray Erle of Notyngham and Erle marchal of Englond and Syr mychel de la pole knyght hym he made Erle of Southfolk and Chaunceler of Englond And the Erle of the marche at that same parlement holden at westmynstre in playn parlement amonges al the lordes and comunes was proclamed Erle of the marche and heyre apparant to the croune of Englond after kyng Rychard the whiche Erle of the marche went ouer sce in to Irland vnto his lordshippes londes for the erle of the marche is erle of vlster in IrloÌd by right lyne heritage And ther at the castel of his he lay that tyme And ther come vpon hym a grete multitude in busshemeÌtis of wild Irisshmen hym for to take destroye he come out fiersly of his castel with his peple maÌly fought with hem ther he was take hewe al to pyeces ther he deyde on whos soule god haue mercy Amen And in the x yere of kyng Richardys regne therle of Arundel went vnto the see with a grete nauye of shippes enar med with men of armes good Archyers And whan they come in to the brode sce they met with the hole flete y t comen with wyn y lade from Rochel the whiche wyne were enemyes goodes and ther our nauye set vpon hem toke hem all brouÈt hem vnto dy uerse portes hauenes of englond som to london ther ye myÈt haue had a tonne of Rochel wyn of the best for xx shyllyngster lynges so we had grete chepe of wyne thurgh oute the reame at that tyme thanked be god almyghty How the fyue lordes arisen at Rattecotte bridge Cao. C C ââ¦lj ANd in the regne of kyng Richard the xj yere the v lordes a risen at Rattecââ¦t bridge in the destruction of rebelles that weren that tyme in al the reame The fyrste of the v lordes was sire thomas of wodstok the kynges vncle duk of Gloucestre the seconde was sir Rychard erle of Arundel the thyrd was sir Richard Erle of war wyk the fourth was sir henry boââ¦ng bro ke erle of derby the. v. was sir thomas moÌbray erle of notynghaÌ And these v lordes saw the meschyef mysgouernauÌce the fal senesse of the kynges couÌceyll wherfor they that weren that tyme chyef of the kynges couÌceyl fledden out of thââ¦o land ouer the see that is to say Sir alysander neuyl the Archebisshop of york and Sir Robert le veer markuys of deuelyn erle of Oxfford sir Michel de la pole Erle of southfolk and ChauÌceler of Englond And these thre lordes wenten ouer the see come neuer ageyne for ther they deyde And than these v lordes aboue sayd maden a parlement at westmynstre And ther they toke Syre Robert Tresilian the Iustyce and Syr Nychol brembre knyght and Cytezeyn of london and Syre Iohan Salysbury knyght of the kynges houshold and ââ¦ske sergeauÌt of armes and many moo of other pe ple weren take Iugged vnto the deth by the counceylle of these fyue lordes in hir parlement at westmynstre for treason that they put vpon hem to be drawen from the toure of london thurgh once the Cyte and soo forthe vnto Tyborne and there they sholde be hanged and hyr throtes to be cut and thus they were seruyd dyed And after that in this same parlement at westmynstir was sir symond Beuerle that was a knyght of the garter and syre Iohan beauchamp knyght that was styward of the kynges hou shold and syr Iames berners were foriuged vnto the deth and than they were lad on fote to the toure hylle and there weren hir hedes sââ¦yten of many other mo by these v lordes In this same parlemeÌt in the yij yere of kyng Richardes regne he lete crye ordeyne a generall Iustes that is called a turnement of lordes knyghtes squyers And this Iustes turnement was holde at london in smythfeld of al maner of straungyers of what loude or couÌtre that euer they were thyder they were right welcome and to hem to al other was holden open houshold And grete festes and also grete yeftes were yeuen to al manere of straungyers And of the kynges side weren al of suââ¦e here coâ⦠hyr armure sheldes hors tââ¦ppure And al was whyte hertes with crounes aboute hyr nekkes and chayne 's of gold hangyng therupon the croune hangyng lowe byfore the hertes body the whiche hert was the kynges lyuery that he yafe to lordes ladyes knyÈtes squy ers for to knowe his houshold froÌ other peple And in this fââ¦st comyng to hir Iustes xxiiij ladyes lad these xxiiijâ⦠lordes of y e gar ther with cheynes of gold and al the same sute of hertes as is a fore
solempnyte worship that myght be done vnto suche a lady And than they brought hyr vnto the kyng the kyng toke hyr welcomed hyr all hir fayr meyne and made ther al the solempnyte that myght be done And than the kyng his counceyll asked of the frenssh lordes whether al the couenauÌtes for wardes with the composicion that were or deyned and made on both partyes shold be trewely kepee and ââ¦l de bytwene hem And they sayd ye And ther they sworne and toke hir charge vpon a ââ¦oke and made hir othe wel and trewely it to hold in al maner of poyntes and couenauÌtes without contra diction or delaye in ony maner wyse And than was she brought vnto saynt Nycholas chirche in Caleys ther she was worthely y wedded with the moost solempnyte that ââ¦ny kyng or Quene myght be with Archebisshops and Bisshoppes and alle mynystres of hooly chirche And than weren brought home vnto the Castel and sette to mete And there were seruyd with al maner of delycasye of al ryal metes and drynkes plentyuously to al manet of seraungyers and al other and no creature warned that feste but alle were welcome for there were grete hales and tentes sette vpon the grene withoute the castell to resceyue al maner of peple and euery office redy to serue hem alle And thus this worthy maryage was solempnly y done ended with al ryalte Thenne these ij dukes of fraunce with hir peple to ken hir leue of the kyng and quene and wenten ayene to Graue nyng water And ther the frenssh lordes that is to saye the twoo dukes al hir meyny were comen ouer the water to grauenyng and there they metten And euery toke leue of other so they de parted and our lordes come ageyne to Caleys the frenssh lordes wente ouer the water soo home in to fraunce ayene And anone after the kyng made hym redy with the quene and al his lordes and ladyes and al hir peple with hem and come ouer the see in to Englond and so to london and the mayre and the shereues with alle the Aldermen and worthy communes riden ayenst hem vnto the blacheth in kent And ther they metten with the kyng and the quene and welcomed hem and that in good aray and euery man in the clothynge of his crafte and mynstralles to fere hem And soo they brought hem vnto seynt Georges barre in Southe werke and ther they toke hyr leue And the kyng and the quene riden to kenyngton and than the peple of london torned home ayene And in turnyng ayene to london bridge ther was so moche prese of peple both on hors and a foote that ther were dede on the bridge xâ⦠persones of men of womeÌ of children on whos soules Almyghty god haue pyte mercy Amen And than afterward the Quene was brought vnto the Toure of loudon ther she was al nyght And on the morow she was brought thurgh the Cyte of london al ouer so forth vnto westmynstre ther she was crouned Quene of Englond And than she was brought ayene to the kynges paleys and ther was holden an open rial fest at hir coronacion of al maner of peple that thyder come And this was done the sonday next after the fest of Seynt Clement in the xx yere of kyng Rychardes regne And than the xxv day of August next after by ââ¦uyl exytacion and fals counseylle for grete wrath and malyce that the kynge hadde of olde tyme vnto his vncle the good duke of Gloucestre and to the Erle of Arundel and to therle of warrewyke ⪠And anon the kynge by his euyl exytacyon and his counceylle and malyce late in the euenyug on the same day aboue sayd made hym redy with his strength and rode in to Estsex vnto the toune of chelmesford so come to plasshe sodeuly ther sir thomas of wodestok the good duk of gloucestre lay And the good duk co me to wââ¦lcome the kyng anon and the kyng arestid the good du ke hym self his own body and so he was lad doune to the water and anone put to a shyp and anon had vnto Caleys brought in to the capytayns warde to be kept in hold by the kynges coÌ maÌdement of englond And that tyme therle marchal was Capi tayne of Caleys And anon after by the coÌmaundement of the kyng by his fals couÌceyl coÌmanded the capytayn to put hym to the dethe And anone certayne yomen that had the good duke in kepyng toke hir couÌceyl how that they wold put hym vnto the deth And this was hir appoyntement that they shold come vpon hym when he were in his bed and a slepe on a fethyr bedde And anon they bounde hym fote honde charged hym to lye still when they had done thus they token two smale towailles made on hem ij rid knottes cast the towailles aboute the dukes nekke than they toke the fether bedde that lay vnder hym cast it abo ue hym than they drowen hir towailles eche weyes som lay vpon the fetherbed vpon hym vnto the tyme that he were dede by cause that he shold make no noise thus they strangled this wor thy duk vnto the deth on whos soule god for his hygh pite haue mercy Amen And whan the kyng had arestyd this worthy duk his vncle sent hym to Caleys he come ayene to london in all hast with a woÌder grete peple and as sone as he was come be sen te for therle of Arundel for the good erle of warrewyk And anon as they come he arestyd hem hym self Syr Iohn cob ham sir Iohan cheyne knyghtes he arestyd hem in the same ma ner til he made his parlemeÌt And anon they were put in to hold but therle of Arundel wente at large vnto the parlement tyme For he fonde suffysauÌt suerte to abyde the lawe and to ansuerâ⦠to all maner poyntes that the kyng his counceyll wold put vpon hym And in the xj yere of kyng Rychardes regne be ordeyned hym a parlement at westmynstre the whiche was callid the grete parlement And this parlement was made for to Iuge these thre worthy lordes other mo as hem lyst at this tyme And for the Iugement the kyng lete make in al hast a long a large houe of tymbre the which was callid an hale couered with tyââ¦es ouer it was open al about on both sides at the endes that al maner of mââ¦n myÈt see thurgh out ther y e dome was holden vpon these forsayd lordes Iugement yeue of this forsayd parlement And for to come vnto this parlement the kyng sent his writââ¦s vnto euery lord baron knyÈt squyer in euery shyre thurgh out al en gloÌd that euery lord gadre brynge his retenue with hym in as short tyme in the best aray y t they myÈt gete in mayntenyng
in strengthyng of the kyng ayenst hem y t were his enemyes that this were done in al hast they come to hym in payne of deth the kyng hym self sent in to chestreshyre vnto the Chyuetayns of that coÌtre they gadred brouÈt a grete an huge multitude of peple both of knyÈtes of squyers principally of yomen of che streshire y e which yomen archyers y e kyng toke to his own court yaf hem bowge of court good wages to be kepers of his own body both by nyÈt by day aboue al other persones most loued best trust the which sone afterward torned yekyng to grete losse shame hynderyng his vtterly vndoyng destructioÌ as ye shal here sone after And that tyme come sir henry erle of derby with a grete meyne of men of armes archyers therle of RuttelaÌd co me with a stroÌg power of peple both of meÌ of armes archyers And therle of kent brought a grete power of men of armes ar chyers therle marchal come in the same maner the lord spencer in the same maner therle of northuÌberlond sir henry ââ¦ercy his sone sir thomas percy the erles brother And alle these worthy lordes brouÈten a fayr meyny a strong power eche man in his best aray the duke of lancastre the duk of york comen in the same maner with men of armes archyers folewyng the kynge sir williaÌ scrope tresorer of engloÌd come in the same maner and thus in this aray come al the worthy men of this land vnto our kyng al this peple come to london in one day in so moche that euery strete lane in london in the subarbes were ful of hem lodged x or xij myle about london euery way And these peple brought the kyng at westmynstre wenten home ayene to hir lodgyng bothe hors man And than on the monday the xvij day of September the parlement bygan at westmynstre the which was called the grete parlement And on the frydââ¦y next after therle of AruÌdel was brought in to the parlement among al the lordes and that was on saynt mathewes day the apostel and euangelist ther he was foriuged vnto the deth in this hale that was made in the paleys at westmynstre And this was his Iuggement he shold gone on fote with his hondes y bounde behynde hym from the pla ce that he was for Iuged in so forth thurgh the Cyte of london vnto the ââ¦ure hyââ¦e ther his hede to be smyten of so it was do in dede in the same place And vj of the grete lordes that sate on his IugemeÌt riden with hym vnto the place ther he was done vn to the deth so to see that the execucion were done after hir dome And by the kynges commauÌdement with hem wenten on foot of men of armes and archyers a grete multitude of Chestreshyre men in strengthyng of the lordes that brought this erle vnto his deth for they drad lest the erle shold haue be rescued take from hem whan they come in to london Thus he passed forth thurgh the cite vnto his deth ther he toke it ful paciently On whos soule god haue mercy Amen And than come the freres austynâ⦠toke vp the body the hede of this good erle bare it home vnto hir hous and buryed hym in hyr quere And in the morow after was syr Rychard erle of war wyk brought in to the parlement ther as the erle of Arundel was foriuged and they yafe the Erle of warrewyk the same Iugement that the forsayd Erle hadde But the lordes had compassion of hym bycause he was of more age and releced hym to perpetuel prison and put hym in the yle of man And than the monday next after the lord Cobham of kent syr Iohan Cheyne knyght weren brought in to the parlement in to the same halle and there they were Iudged to be honged and drawe but thurgh the prayer grete Instaunce of all the lordes that Iugement was foryeue hem and releced to perpetuel prison And in this same tyme was Rychard whyttyngdone mayre of london Iohan wodecok and William askam she reues of london And they ordeyned at euery yate of london duryng this same par lament stronge watche of men of armes and Archyers thurgh oute euery ward also And the kyng made fyue dukes and a markuys and foure erles and the fyrst of hem was the Erle of Derby and he was made duk of herford and the second was the erle of Rutteland and he was made duke of Aumarle and the thyrd was the erle of kent and he was made duk of Surre and the fourth was the Erle of huntyngdon and he was made duke of excestre the fyfthe was the erle of Notyngham he was made duk of northfolk the erle of Somersete ââ¦e was made the markuys of Dorset and the lord spencer was made er le of gloucestre and the lord Neuyll of Raby was made Erle of westmerland and Syre Thomas ââ¦ercy was made erle of worcestre And Syre William Scrope that was tresorer of Englond he was made erle of wylteshyre And sir Iohan MouÌtagu erle of salysbury And whan the kynge had thus y done he helde the parlement rial feste vnto al his lordes to al maner of people that thyder wold come And this same yere dyed Syr Iohan of gaunte the kynges vncle duke of lancastre in the Bisshoppes ynne in holborne and was brought from thens to saynt poules ther the kyng made held his enterement wel worthely with al his lordes in the chirche of seynt poules in london there he was buryed beside dame blauÌche his wyf that was doughter and heyre to the good henry that was duk of lancastre and in the sa me yere ther fyl a dyscencion debate bitwene the duk of herford and the duke of Norfolk in so moche that they waged batayll cast doune hir gloues than they were take vp ensealed and the batayll Ioyned the day y set the place assigned where whan And this shold be at Couentre And thyder come the kyng with al his lordes at that day and was set in the feld and than these two worthy lordes comen in to the felde clene armed wel arayed with al hir wepen and redy to done hir bataylle and we ren redy in the place for to fyght at vtteraunce But the kynge hadde hem cese and toke the quarel in to his hand And forth with right ther present exyled the duke of Herford for the terme of x yere and the duk of Norfolk for euermore And Syr Thomas Arundel Archebisshop of Caunterbury was exised the same tyme for euer and deposed oute of his see for ma lice of the kyng And anon these iij worthy lordes were coÌmauÌded and defended the kynges reame And anone they
gate hem shippes at dyuerse bauenes and wenten ouer the see in to dyuerse londes eche his wey And the duke of Norfolk wente to ââ¦enyce and ther he dyed On whos soule god haue mercy Amen And than kynge Rychard made a clerke of his Syr Rogyer walden Archebisshop of Caunterbury And in the xij yere of kyng Rychardes regne by fals counseyll and ymagynacion of co uetous men that were aboute hym were made ordeyned blanck chartres made hem to be enseled of al maner ryche men thurgh oute the reame In so moche that they compellyd dyuerse peple to set her seal therto And this was done for grete couetyse wherfor alle good hertes of the reamme weren clene turned aweye from hym that was kyng euer after And that was vtterly destruction and ende to hym that was soo hyghe and excellent prince and kynge and thurgh couetyse and falo couÌseyl falsly bytrayd allas for pyte that suche a kyng myÈt not see And than kyng Rychard sette his kyngdome his ryal lond englond to ferme vnto iiij persones the whiche were these sir williaÌ scrope erle of wylteshire tresorer of englond sir Iohan Bussh henry Grene and sir Iohan Bagot knyghtes whiche that turned hem to meschyef deth within lytel tyme as ye shal finde here after writen And than kyng Rychard made grete ordi nauÌce wente hym oner the see in to Irlond and many grete lor des with hym with grete hostes for to strength hyr kyng with meÌ of armes archyers moch grete stuffe right good ordynauÌce as longeth to werre And or he passed the see he ordeyned made sir Edmond of laÌgely his vncle the duk of york his lyeutenauÌt of englond in his absence with the gouernaunce counceyll of these iiij knyghtes that hadden taken englond to ferme of the kynge than he passed the see come in to Irlond there he was wel worthely resceyued And these rebelles that bon callyd wild ââ¦ssh men anone hir chyuetayne hir gouernours and hir leders comeÌ doune vnto the kyng yelden hem vnto hym both body and goo des al at his owne wyll swore to be his lyege men and there to hym dyden homage feaute and good seruyce And thus he conquerd the moost partye of Irlond in a lytel tyme. And while that kyng Rychard was thus in Irlond Syr Hen ry of Bolyngbroke erle of Derby that the kyng had made bifo re duke of herford the whiche duk the kyng had exyled oute of this loÌd was come ayene in to Englond for to chalenge the duk dome of lancastre as for his right and trewe herytage And he come doune oute of fraunce by londe vnto Caleys And ther met hym Syre Thomas of Arundel that was Archebisshop of Caunterbury that was exyled oute of englond and with hym come the erle of Arundel his sonne and heyre the whiche was in warde and kepyng of Syr Iohan shelley knyght somtyme with the erle of huntyngdone with the duk of Excestre the whiche was in the castel of Reygate in southseâ⦠And ther be stale hym away come to Caleys and ther he was kept wel worthely til these other two lordes weren come to Caleys And than this worthy duk and the archebisshop of Caunterbury Arundel shypped in the hauen of Caleys and drowe hir course northward and arryued in yorkshyre at Rauenspore faste by brââ¦desyngton And there he come and entred the londe and these twoo lordes with hym and hir meyny And than moche people of the Reame that herd of his comyng and knowe where he was anon they drewen to hym welcomed these lordes so couraged hem in al maner thyng passed forth in to the land and gadred moche peple And whan kyng Richard herd and wyst that these ij lordes were come ageyne in to Englond weren londed than the kyng left his ordynaunce in Irlond and come in to englond ward in al the hast that he myght come vnto the castel of flynt and there he abode for to take his counceyll and myght best be done but to hym come none And than Syr Thomas percy Erle of wââ¦rcestre that was the kynges Styward wyst and knewe this anon he come in to the ââ¦alle among the peple And there he brake the yââ¦rde of the ryal kynges houshold And anone they were dis parpled euery man went his wey forsoke hir maister souerayne lord and left hym allone And thus was kyng richard brought a doune destroyed and stode allone without comfort or socour or ony good counseyll of ony man Allas for pyte of this rial kyng And anon come tydynges that sir Henry of Bolyng broke was vp with a wonder strong power of peple and that al the shereues of engloÌd reysed vp the shires in strengthyng of hym ayenst the kyng Rychard And thus sone he was come out of the northcouÌtre to Bristowe And ther he met with sir william scrope Erle of wylteshyre tresorer of Englond and with Syre Iohn ââ¦ssh and sire henry grene and Iohan Bagot but he escaped from hem and went ouer the see in to Irlond these thre knygh ãâã were taken hir heedes smyten of And thus they dyed for hir fals couetyse And than was kyng Rychard y take and brought vnto the duk and anon the duk put hym in fast ward and stronge hold vnto his comyng to london And was ther a ââ¦mour in london a strong noyse that kyng Richard come to west mynster and the peuple of london rââ¦nne thyder and wold haue done moche harme and skathe in hyr wodenesse Nadde the Maire and the Aldermen and other worthy men seced hem with fayre wordes and turned hem home ageyne to london And ther was Syr Iohan slake deen of the kynges Chapell of westmynstre take and brought to london and put in prison in lud gate And Bagott was take in Irlond and brought to london and putte in prison in newgate there to be kepte and to abyde his ansuere And sone after the duk brought kyng Rychard priuely vnto london put hym in the tour vnder suer kepyng as a prisoner and than come the lordes of the reame with al her counceyll vnto the toure to kyng Rychard sayden to hym of his mysgouernaunce extorcion that he had done made ordeyned to oppresse al the comyn peple and also to al the reame Wherfore al the comyn peple of his Royame wold haue hym deposed of his kyngdome and so he was deposed at that tyme in the toure of loÌdon by al his lordes counseyl comyn ssaent of al the Reamme And ther he was putt from the toure vnto the Castel of ledes in kent ther he was kept a while and than was he had froÌ thens vnto the castel of pountfret in the northcouÌtre to be kept in prison sone afterward right ther he made his ende And than whan kyng Richard was deposed had resygned his croun
soÌme maistres of dyuynyte other for treson that they wrought ayene the kyn ge were drawe honged at Tyburne al xij persones ther bygan a grete discencion debate in the couÌtre of waââ¦s bitwene the lord grey rithen O wen of glendor squyer of walys this owen arered a grete noÌbre of walsshmen kept al y t couÌtre about right strong dyd moche harme destroyed the kynges tounes lord shippes thurgh out walys robbed slow the kynges peple both englissh walssh thue he endured a xij yere large he toke y e lord grey rythen prisoner kept hym fast in hold til he was rauÌsond of prisoners of the marche And kept hym long tyme in hold And atâ⦠laste he made hym wedde one of his doughters kepte hym ther stylle with his wyf And sone after he dyed And than the kynge henry knowyng this meschyef destruction treson that this owen had wrought thenne anon he ordeyned a strong power of men of armes of archyers moche other stuffe that loÌged to werre for to abate destroye the malice of this fals walsshmeÌ And than the kynge come in to waââ¦s with his power for to destroye this Owen other rebelles fals walshmen and anon they fledden in to the mouÌtayns And ther myght the kyng done he ãâã no harme in no maner wyse for the mouÌtayns And so the kyng come in to englond ayene for lesyng of mo of his peple and thus he sped nouÈt ther In this same yere was grete scarcite of whete in Englond for a quarter of whete was at xvj shyllynge there was marchauÌdyse of englond sente in pruys for whete and anon they had lade freyght shippes ynowe and come home in saufete blessid be god of al his yeftes And in the iiij yere of kyng henryes regne ther was a sterre seyn in the firmament that shewed hym self thurgh al the world for dyuerse tokenes that shold bifalle so ne after the whiche sterre was named callid by clergye Stella Cometa And on seynt mary magdalene daye next folewyng in the same yere was the batayll of shrowesbury And thydder come Syr henry percy the erles sone of Northumberlond with a grete multitude of men of Armes and Archyers and yafe a batââ¦ylle to kyng henry the fourth thurgh fals couÌseyll and wykked rede of Syre Thomas percy his vncle Erle of worcestre and there was Syre Henry ââ¦ercy slayne and the mooste partye of his meyny in the feld And Syr Thomas percy take and kept faste in holde two dayes til the kyng had sette reste amonge his people on both sides And than Syr Thomas percy anon was Iudged to be dedâ⦠drawe honged his heede smyten of for his fals treson at shrowesbury his hede brouÈt to london set on london bridge And the other peple that ther were slayn on both partyes the kyn ge leââ¦e berye And ther was slayn on the kynges side in that ba tayl therle of stafford sir waltyer blouÌte in the kynges cote armure vnder the kynges baner many mo worthy men on whos soules god haue mercy amen And in the fourth yere of kyng hen ryes regne come the emperour of Constantynoble with many gre te lordes knyÈtes moche other peple of his couÌtre in to engloÌd to kyng henry with hym to speke to disporte to see the good goueruauÌce coÌdicions of our peple to knowe the coÌmodytees of englond And our kynge with al his lordes goodly worshipfully hym resceyued welcomed hym al his meyny that comeÌ with hym dyd hym al the reuerence worship that they coude myght And anon the kyng coÌmauÌded al maner officers that he shold be serued as worthely ryally as it longed vnto suche a worthy lord emperour on his own cost as loÌg as theÌperour was in englond and al his men that comen with hym And in this sa me yere come dame Iane the duchesse of Brytayne in to englond londed at fallemouth in Cornewayll And from thens she was brought to the Cyte of wynchestre And ther she was wedded vn to kyng henry the fourth in the abbey of saynt swythynes of wyn chestre with al the solempnyte that myght be done made sone after she was brought from thens to london And the mayre and the aldermen the comyns of the cyte of london ryden aââ¦enst hâ⦠and hir welcomed brought hyr thurgh the Cyââ¦e of london to westmynstre and there she was crouned Quene of Englond there the kyng made a ryal and a solempne feste for her for al maner of men that thyder wold come And in this same yere dame blauÌche the eldest doughter of kyng henry the iiij was y sent ouer the see with the erle of Somersete hir vncle with maister Richard Clifford than bisshop of worcestre with many other wor thy lordes knyghtes and ladyes and worthy squyers as longed to suche a worthy kynges doughter and comen vnto Coleyn And thydder come the dukes sone of Barre with a fayre meyny and resseyued this worthy lady And there the bisshop of worcestre wedded and sacred hem to geder as holy chirche wold And ther was made a ryal feste and a grete Iustes in the reueren ãâã and worship of hem and of al peple that thyder come And whan this maryage and feste was done the Erle and the bisshop and al hir meyny token hir leue of lord and lady co me home ayene in to englond in saufte thanked be god And in the v yere of kyng henryes regne the lord thomas his sone went ouer see and the erle of kent and many other lordes knyghtes with men of armes and archyers a grete nombre to chastyse the re belles that aforne had done moche harme to oure englysshmen marchauÌtes and to many townes and portes in Englond on the see costes And the lord Thomas the kyngis sone come in to flauÌ dres to fore a toune that is callid the skluse amonges al the ship pes of dyuse naââ¦ons that were there after ther they ryden with hir shippes amonges hem and wenten a lond sported hem ther twoo dayes comen ayene to hir shippes token the brode see ther they metten with thre carrikkes of Iene that were lade with dyuerse marchauÌdyse wel y manned and ther they foughten to geders long tyme but the englisshmen had the victorys broughten the Carrykkys in to the cambre byfore wynchelsee there they canââ¦d these goodes and one of these Carrykkys was soden ly ther brente and the lordes hir peple torned hem home ayene and went no ferther at that tyme. And in the same tyme Serle yoman of kyng Richard Robes come in to englond oute of Scot land told to dyuerse pââ¦ple that kyng Rychard was alyue in scotland so moche peple byleuyd in his wordes wherfor a grete
noble ferthyng of gold And the xiiij yere of kyng Henryes regne the fourth he lete make galeys of werre for ãâã ââ¦d hoped to haue passed the grete see so forth to Ierusalem ãâã to haue ended his lyf but god vysyted hym so sone after ãâã ãâã mytees grete sikenes that he myght not wel endure no whyle so feââ¦uently he was take broughte in bedde at westmynstre in a fayre chaÌbre And as he lay in his led he asked his chamberlayn what they called that chambre that he lay ynne and he ansuerd said Ihrââ¦m And than he said that the prophecye said that he shol de make an ende and dye in Iââ¦rlm And than ââ¦e made hym redy vnto god and dysposed al his wil And sone after he dyed and was caryed by waââ¦r from westmynstre in a barge vnto Feuersham And from thens vnto CauÌterbury by land with moch torche lyght brennyng in to the abbey of Criââ¦hirch ther he was entered and beryed beside seynt Thomas of Caunterbury shryne thus ended the worthy kynge henry aboute mydlentâ⦠sondaye in the yere of our lord a M CCCC xiij on whos soule god hauâ⦠mercy Amen Of kyng henry the fyfthe that was kynge henryes sonne Capitulo CC xliiij o ANd after the deth of kyng henry the fourth regned kynge Henry his sone that was borne at moÌmouth in walis that was a worthy kyng and a gracious man and a grete conquerour And in the fyrst yere of his regne for grete loue goodnesse he sent to the freres of langely there as his fadre had done berye kyng Rychard the second and lââ¦e take his body oute of the erth ayene dyd bringe it to westmynstre in a rial chare couered with blak veluet baners of diuse armes about al the horses drawyng the chare were trapped in blak beten with dyuse armes many a torche brennyng by al the wey til he come to westmynstre ther he lete make for hym a ryal a solempne enterement beryed hym by quene Anne his wyf as his owne desire was on the ferther side of seynt Edwardes shryne in the abbey of seynt pe ters of westmynster on whos soule god haue mercy amen And in this same yere were a certeyn of lollardes taken fals heretikes that had purposed thurgh fals treson to haue slayn our kynge for to haue destroyed al the clergye of the reame they myÈt ha ue had hir fals purpose but our lord wold not soffre it for in hasâ⦠our kyng had warnyng therof of al hir fals ordynauÌce worchyng come sodenly with his power to seynt Iohans withoute smythfeld And anon they token a certeyn of the lollardes fals heretykes brouÈt hem vnto the kynges presence ther told all hir fals purpose ordynaunce how they wold haue done wrought they myÈt haue regned had hir wyll and ther they ââ¦ld whiche were hyr capââ¦tayns gouernours And than the kyng coÌmaÌded hem to y e tour of loÌdon than toke mo of hem both with in the cite without sente hem to newgate to both couÌtres than they were brouÈt in examynacyon before the clergye y e kyn ges Iustices ther they were conuycted before the clergye for hir fals heresye daÌpned before the Iustyce for hir fals treson this was hir IugemeÌt that they shold ââ¦e drawe froÌ the tour of loÌdon vnto seynt giles feld ther to be honged brent on the galââ¦wes also ther was taken syr Rogyer acton knyÈt for heresye eke for treson ayenst the kyng the reame he come afore the clergye was conuicted for his heresye to be brent dampned before the Iu stices to be drawe from the tour of london thurgh the cyte to seynt giles feld to be honged brente and in the second yere of kyng henryes regne the v he helde a counceyll of al the lordes of the re ame at westmestre ther he put to hem this demauÌde prayed besought hem of hir goodnes of hir good counseyll good wââ¦l to she we hym as touchyng the title the right that he had to nor mandye Gascoyne and guyhenne the whiche the kyng of frauÌce withhelde wrongfully vnrightfully the whiche his Auncestres before hym hadde be trewe title of conquest right herytage the which Normandy Gascoyn guyhenne the good kyng edward of wyndesore his AuÌcestres bofore hym hadden holde al hyr lyues tyme And his lordes yaf hym couÌseil to sende ambassatours vnto the kyng of frauÌce his counceyll and that he shold yeue ãâã to hym his right herytage that is to say Normandye Gascoyn Guyhenne the whiche his predecessours hadden holden afore hym or elles he wold it wynne with dynt of swerd in short tyme with the helpe of almyghty god And than the Dolphyn of frauÌce an suerd to our ambassatours and sayd in this maner that the kyng was ouer yong to tendre of age to make ony werre as ayââ¦nst hym was not lyke yet to be no good werryour to do to make suche a conqueste therupon hym And sâ⦠what in scorne despyce he sent to hym a tonne ful of tenys balles by cause he wold haue somwhat for to play with al for hym for his lordes and that be come hym better than to mayntene ony werre And than anone oure lordes that were Ambassatours token hir leue comen in to englond ayene told the kyng his couÌseyll of the vngoodly an swer that they had of the Dolphyn and of the presente ââ¦e whi che he had sente vnto the kyng And whan the kyng had herde hyr wordes ansuere of the Dolphyne he was wonder sore agrââ¦d right euyll payed to ward the frensshmen and toward the kyng the Dolphyn thought to auenge hym vpon hem as sone as god wolde sende hym grace myght and anone leâ⦠make tenys balles for the dolphyn in al the hast that they myÈt be made and they were grete gonne stones for the Dolphyn to playe with all And than anon the kyng sente for al his lordes held a grete couÌ ceylle at westmynstre and tolde vnto hem the ansuere that they haddâ⦠of the Dolphyn and of his worthy presente that he sente to hym and to his lordes to playe with al And there the kyng his lordes weren acorded that they shold be redy in armes with hir power in the best aâ⦠that myght be done And gete men of armes and Archyers that myght be goten al other stuffe that longed to werre to be redy with al hir retenue to mete at ãâã hampton by laÌmasse nââ¦t se wyng without ony delay Wherfor the kyng ordeyned his nauye of shippes with al maner of stuffe and vytaylle that longed to suche a werryour of al maner ordynauÌce in the hauen of southampton in to the noÌbre
of CCC xx sailles And than felle ther a grete dysese and a foule meschyef for there were thre lordes whiche that the kyng truste moche on thurgh ââ¦ls couetyse they had purposed and ymagyned the kynges deth And thought to haue slayn hym and al his bretheren or he had take the see the whiche were named thus Sir Richard Erle of Cambridge broder to the duke of yorke the seconde was the lord Sââ¦ope Tresoryer of Englond the thyrd was syr Thomas gray knyght of the Northcountâ⦠And these lordes afore sayd for lucre of money had made promysse to the frensshmen for to haue slayne kyng Henry al his worthy bretheren by a fals trayne sodenââ¦ch or they had be ware But Almyghty god of his grete grace held his holy hond ouer hem saued hem from this peryllous meyny And for to haue done this they resceyued of the frensshmen a myl lyon of gold And that was there openly preued And for hyr fals treason they were all there Iudged vnto the dethe And this was the Iudgement that they shold be ladde thurgh Hampton And withoute Nââ¦thgate ther to be heded And thus they ended hir lyf for hyr fals couetyse and treasonne ãâã Anone whan this was done the kyng and all his meyny made hem redy wenten to shippe token sayled forth with xv C shippes and arryued with in seyne at kydecause vpon our ladyes ãâã the assuÌpcion in Normandye with al his ordynaunce and so wente hym forth to harefââ¦ete and besyeged the toune al aboute by lond and eke by water And sente to the Capytayne of the tou ne charged hym for to delyuer the toune And the Capitayn sayd that he none delyuered hym ãâã none he wold to hym yelde but bad hym done his best And than oure kyng layd his ordynauÌce vnto the toun that is for to say Gonnes Engyns Trip gettes shetââ¦en and ââ¦st to the walles and eke vnto the toune And cast doune both touââ¦s and Towne and layd hem vnto the grounde and there he played at the tenys with his harde gonne stones And they that were within the toune whan they shold playe theyr songe was wel awey And allas that euer ony fu che tenys balles were made cursed al tho that werre bygan the tyme that euer they were borne And on the morow the kyng dyd crye at euery gate of the toun that euery man shold be redy on the morowe erly to make assaute vnto the toune And William Bouchyer Iohan grauÌt with xij other worthy Burgeys comen to the kyng besought hym of his ryall prince hode and power to withdrawe his malyce destruction that he dyde vnto hem and besought hym of eyght dayes of respiââ¦e and ââ¦rewes yf ony rescue myght come vnto hem and elles to yelde vp the toune vnto hym with al hir goodes And than the kyng sent forth the Capytayne and kepte the remenaunt stylle with hym And the lord Gaucorte that was Capitayne of the toune wente forth to Rone in al haste vnto the Dolphyne for helpe socoure But ther was none ne no maner of rescue for the Dolphyne wold not abyde And thus this Capitayn come ayene vnto the kyng and yelde vp the toune and delyuerd hym the keyes And than he called his vncle the erle of Dorsett and made hym Capytayne of the toune of harflete and delyuerd hym the keyes and badde hym gone to put oute al the frenssh peple bothe men women and children and stuffed this toune of harflete with Englyssh men And than the kynge sente in to Englond and dyd ãâã in euery good toune of englond that what crafty man wold come thidder and inhabyte hym there in that toune he sholde haue hous and houshold to hym and his heyres for euermore And so thydder wente many dyuerse marchauntes crafty men and enhabyted hem there to strengthe the toune and weren welcome And whan the kyng sawe that this toune was wel stuffed ââ¦o the of vââ¦yll and of men this worthy prince toke his leue and went to Caleys ward by londe And the frensshmen herd of his comynge they thought to stoppe hym his wey that he shold not passe that waye and in al the hast that they myght breken al the bridges ther ony passage was for hors man in so moche that ther myght nomaÌ passe ouer the Ryuers nother on hors ne on foote but yf ââ¦e shol de be drowned And therfor our kyng with al his peple went and sought his wey fââ¦r vp vnto parys ward and ther was al the rial power of frauÌce assembled and redy to yeue hym batayl and for to destroye al his peple But almyghty god was his gyde and saued hym and al his meyny defended hym of his enemyes power purpose thanked be god that saued so his own knyght and kyng in his rightful tytle And than oure kyng beholdyng seyng the multitude nombre of his enemyes to with stonde his wey yeue hym batayll Than the kyng with a meke hert a good spirite lyft vp his handes to almyÈty god besouÈâ⦠hym of his helpe socour that day to saue his trewe seruauÌtes And than our kyng gadred al his lordes and other peple aboute and bad hem al be a good chere for they shold haue a fayre day a gracious victorye the better of al hir enemyes praid hem all to make hem redy vnto the bataylle for he wold rather be dede that day in the feld than to be take of his enemyes for he wold neuer put the reame of englond to rauÌsonne for his persone and the duk of york fell on knees besouÈt the kyng of a bone y t he wold graunte hym that day the auauntward in his bataylle And the kyng graunted hym his askyng And said graunte mercy Cosyn of york and prayd hym to make hym redy And than he bad euery man to ordeyne a stake of tree sharp bothe endes that the stake myght be pyght in the erth a slope that hir enemyes shold not ouercome hem on horsbak for that was hir fals purpose ara yed hem al ther for to ouer ryde our meyny sodenly at the fyrsts comyng on hem at the fyrst bront al nyÈt to fore the batail the frensshmen made many grete fyres and moche reuel with houting and showtyng and playde oure kyng his lordes at the dise an archer alwey for a blank of hir money For they wenden al had ben here 's ' the morne aroos the day gan spryng and the kyn ge by good auyse lete araye his bataill and his wynges char ged euery man to kepe hem hole to geders prayd hem al to be of good chere And whan they were redy he asked what tyme of the day it was they sayd pryme Than sayd our kynge nowe is good tyme For al Englond praith for vs and therfor be of good chere and lete vs goo to our journeye
god wol de and thenne the kyng went to ludlowe dyspoylled the castel and the toune and sent the duchesse of yorke with hir children to my lady of Bokyngham hir suster where she was kepte longe after And forth with the kyng ordeyned the duk of Somersete Capytayn of Caleys And these other lordes so departed as afore is said were proclamed rebellys grete traytours TheÌne the du ke of Somersete toke to hym all the soudyours that departed froÌ the feld and made hym redy in al hast to go to caleys take pos session of his office whan he come he fonde therle of warwyck therin as capytayn therles of marche salysbury also thaâ⦠he loÌded by scales went to guysnes there he was receyued it fortuned that soÌme of tho shippes that come ouer with hym co me in to Caleys hauen by theyr fre wyll for the shipmen ought more fauour to therle of warrewyk than to the duk of somersete in which shippes were take dyuerse men as Ienyn fynkhill Iohn felaw kaylles purser which were byheded sone after in caleys And after this dayly come men ouer see to these lordes to caleys bygan to wexe stronger stronger they borowed moch good of the staple And on that other side the duk of somersete beynge in guysnes gate peple to hym whiche come out scarmuched with them of Caleys they of Caleys with hem whiche endured ma ny dayes Duryng thus this same scarmuchyng moch peple day ly come ouer vnto these lordes TheÌne on a tyme by thauys of couÌ seyll the lordes at Caleys sent ouer mayster Denham with a gre te felauship to sandwich which toke y t toun therin the lord riuers the lord scales his sone toke many shippes in the hauen brouÈt hem al to Caleys with which shippes many maroÌners of theyr fre wyl come to Caleys to serue therle of warwick af ter this therle of warwik by thauis of y e lordes toke al his shippes ãâã maÌned them wel sayled hym self in to IrloÌd for to speke with the duk of york to take his aduys how they shold entre in to en gloÌd ayene And whan he had ben there done his erandes he re torned ayene toward Caleys brought with hym his moder the couÌtesse of salysbury And comyng in the westcouÌtre vpon the see the duk of excestre admyral of engloÌd beyng in the grace of dieu accoÌpanyed with many shippes of warre met with therle of war wyck his flote but they fouÈt not for the substauÌce of the peple beyng with the duk of Excestre ought better will more fauour to therlâ⦠of warrewyk than to hym they departed come to ca leys in saufte blessyd be god TheÌne the kynges couÌceyll seyng y t these lordes had geten these shippes from sandwiche taken y e lord Ryuers his sone ordeyned a garnyson at sandwych to abide kepe the toune made one mouÌtfort Capitayn of the toun that no man ne vytaylle ne marchauÌt that shold goo in to FlauÌdres shold not go in to Caleys TheÌne they of Caleys seyng this ma de out maister denham many other to go to sandwiche so they dyd assaylled the toune by water by lond gate it brouÈt mouÌtfort theyr capitayn ouer see to Rysebank there smote of his hede And yet dayly men come ouer to them out of al partyes of Englond How therles of marche of warwyk of salisbury entrid in to englond And of the felde of Northampton where dyuerse lordes were slayne Capitulo CC lxj ANd after this the sayd erles of Marche warwyk of Salysbury come ouer to douer with moche peple ther londed To whome al the couÌtrey drewe come to london armed And for to late the lordes of the kynges couÌceyll knowe theyr trouth and also theyr entent assembled them told them that they entended no harme vnto the kynges persone sauf that they wold put fro hym such persones as were about him so departed froÌ loÌdon with a grete puyssauÌce toward Northampton where the kyng was accompanyed with many lordes had made a strong feld without the toune And there bothe partyes mett was foughten a grete batayll in whiche batayll were slayne the duk of Bokyngham the Erle of shrowesbury the vysecounte leamond the lord Egre mond and many knyghtes squyers other also and the kyng hym self taken in the felde afterward brought to london And Anon afterward was a parlement at westmestre duryng whiâ⦠parlement the duk of york come oute of Irland with the erle ãâã Rutland rydyng with a grete felauship in to the palays at wesâ⦠mynstre toke the kynges palays And come in to the parlemâ⦠chambre and ther toke the kynges place and claymed the croun as his propre ââ¦he rytaunce right caste forth in wrytyng his tytle also how he was rightful heyr wherfor was moche to doo but in conclusion it was appoynted concluded that kyng Henry shold regne be kyng duryng his naturel lyf For as moche as he had ben so long kyng was possessyd And after his deth the duke of york shold be kyng his heyres kynges after hym And forthwith shold be proclamed heir apparauÌt shold also be protectour regent of englond duryng the kynges lyf with maother thynges ordeyned in the same parlement And yf kyng hen ry durynge his lyf went from this appoyntement ãâã ony artycle coÌcluded in the sayd parlement he shold be deposed the duk shold take the croune be kyng All whiche thynges were enacted by the auctoryte of the sayd parlement at the whiche parlement the comyns of the reame beyng asseÌbled in the comyn hons comonyng treatyng vpon the tytle of the sayd duk of york sodenly fil doun the croune whiche henge thenne in the myddes of the sayd hous whiche is the fraytour of the abbey of westmestre whiche was ta ken for a prodyge or token that the regne of kyng henry was ended And also the croun whiche stode on the hyghest tour of the ste ple in the castel of Douer fylle doune this same yere How the noble duke of york was slayne and of the feld of wake feld And of the seconde Iourneye at saynt Albons by the Quene and prynce Cao. CC lxij THenne for as moche as the quene with the Prynce was in the north and absented her from the kynge and wold not obeye suche thynges as was concluded in the parlement It was ordeyned that the duk of york as protectour shold goo norward for to bringe in the quene subdue such as wold not obeye with whome went therle of Salysbury Syr Thomas Neuyll his sone with moche peple at wake feld in cristemasse weke they were al onerthrowen and slayn by the lordes of the Quenes partye that is to wete the duke of yorke was slayn the Erle of Rutland Syr Thomas Neuyll and many mo the Erle of salysbury was ãâã ãâã ââ¦atayll was slayn therle of Northumberlond the lord ãâã ãâã Iohn Neuyl therle of westmerlaÌdys broder andrew ãâã many other knyÈtes squyers TheÌne kyng henry that ãâã ãâã kyng beyng with the quene prince at yorke heryng the ãâã of ãâã feld so moche peple slayn ouerthrowen anon forth with departed al thre with the duk of somersete the lord roos othere toward scotlaÌd the next day kyng Edward with al his armye entred in to york was ther proclamed kyng obeyed as he ought to be And the maire aldermen comyns sworn to be his lyege men and whan he had taryed a while in the north that al the couÌtre ther had torned to hym he retorned southward leuyng therle of warwyck in tho partyes for to kepe gouerne that couÌtre And about mydsomer after the yere of our lord M cccc ââ¦y the fyrst yere of his regne he was crouned at westmestre enoyn ted kyng of engloÌd hauyng the hole possession of al the hole reame whome I pray god saue kepe send hym the accomplisshement of the remanauÌt of his rightful enheritauÌce beyoÌde the see that he may regne in them to the playsie of almyghty god helthe of his soule honour worship in this present lyf wee l prouffit of al his subgettis that ther may be a veraâ⦠final pees in al crisâ⦠reames that the Infideles myscreauÌtes may be withstaÌden des troyed our feyth enhauÌced whiche in these dayes is sore myâ⦠ysshed by the puyssauÌce of the turkes hethen men And that af ter this present short lyf we may come to the euer lastyng lyfe in the blysse of henen Amen Thus endeth this present book of the Cronycles of Englond Enprynted by me william Caxton In thabbey of westmestre by london Fynysshed and accomplysshyd the viij day of Octobre The yere of the Incarnacyon of our lord God M CCCC lxxxij And in the xxij yere of the regne of kyng Edward the fourth
hyr vytayl les were dyspended and hem fayled they fedde hem with herbes and frutes in season of the yere and soo they lyued as they best myght and after that they toke Flesshe of dyuerse beestes and bycame wonder fat and so they desyred mannys companye and mannys kynde that hem faylled for hete they woxen wonder coragyous of kynde so that they desyred more mannys company than ony othir solace or myrth whan the deuyl that perceyued and went by dyuerse countreys toke body of the eyr lykyng natures shad of men and ââ¦e in to the lande of albyon laye by tho wymmen and shad tho natures vpon hem and they conceyued after they brought forth geantz of the whiche me callyd one Gogmagog and another laugherigan and so they were named by dyuerse names and in this maner they come forth and were borne horryble geants in albyon and they dwellyd in caues and hilles at her wyll and had the londe of albyon as hem liked vnto the tyme that Brute arryued and come to Totnesse that was in the yle of albyon and ther this brute conquerd and discomfyted these geants aboue sayd ãâã endeth the prologue of Albyon that tho was an yle herââ¦eneth now how brute was goten how he slowe first his moder afterward his fader and how he conquerd Albyon that after he named Brytayn after his owne name that now is called Englond after the name of Engyst of Saxon Ca j In the noble Cyte of grete Troye ther was a noble knyght a man of grete power that was callyd Eneas whan the Cyte of troye was lost destro yed thurgh hem of grece this encas with alle his meyne fled thens and come in to lombardye that tho was lord and gouernour of that lond a kyng that was cal led Latyn and another kyng ther was that was callyd turocelyne that strongly werrid vpon this king latyn oftymes dyd hym moche harme And whan this kyng latyn herde that eneas was comen he vnderfenge him with moche honoure hym with helde for as moch as he had herd of hym wist wel that he was a noble knyght a worthy of his body of his dedes This ene as helpe kyng latyn in his werre shortly for to telle so well worthyly he dyd that he slowe Turocelyne discomfyted hym all his peple whan all this was done kyng latyn yaf al that lond that was turecelinis to eneas in maryage with lauyne his doughter the moost fayr crature that ony man wyst so they lyued to geder in ioâ⦠murthe all hir lyfes tyme. and after he wed ded a wyf and vpon hir he bygate a sone that was callyd Silueyne this silueyne whan he coude some reson of man vnwyting his fader ageynst his will acqueynted with a damisel that was cosyn to lauyne that was kyng latynes doughter the quene that was eneas wyf brought the damysel with child and whan ascamus his fader it wyste anon lete enquere of the wysest maistres of the grettest clerkes what child the damisel shol de bringe forth they ansuerd said that she shold bryng forth a sone that shold slee both fader moder so he dyd for his mo der dyed in beryng of hym whan this child was born his fader leââ¦e calle hym Brute And the maystres sayd that he shold do moche harme sorow in many dyuerse places after he shold co me to grete honour worship This kyng ascamâ⦠deyde whan god wold silueyne his sone receyued the lande made hym won derlych wel byloued among his peple and whan brute that was silueynus sone was xv yere olde he went vpon a daye with his fadre for to play solace and as this brute shold shete vnto an hert his arowe myshapped glaced and so there Brute quelled his fader How Brute was dryuen oute of the lande And how he helde hym in grece Ca ij And whan this myschance befalle was the peple of the laÌde made sorwe ynow and were sore an angred for encheson therof they dryuen brute out of the lond wold not suffre hym amongys hem he saugh that he muste not abyde wente fro theÌs in to Grece there he fonde vij ãâã meÌ that were of the linage and kynred of Troye that were comen of grete blode as the storye tellyth as of men and women childeren the whiche were alle holden in thraldome and bondage of the kynge Pandras of grece for the deth of achilles that was bitraid slayne at troye This Brute was a wonder fayre man and a stronge huge of his age of glad chere and semblaunt and also worthy of body and was wel beloued among his people This kynge Pandras herde speke of his goodnes and his condicions and anone made hym duelle with him soo that brute bycome woÌder priue moche beloued with the kyng so that long tyme brute duelled with the kyng soo at the last they of Troye and brute spaken to geder of kynred of lignage and of acqueyntauÌce and ther pleyned hem vnto brute of hir sorowe and of hir bondage and of many other shames that the kyng paudras had hem done and to brute they saiden vpon a tyme Ye be a lord of our lignage a strong man and a myghty be ye our capitayn lord and we wylle bycome your men and your coÌmandementz done in al manere thynges and brynge ye vs oute of this wrecchednesse and bondage and fyght we with the kyng for thorugh the grace of the grete god we shal hym ouercome we shal make you kynge of the lond to you done homage and of yow we shul holde euermore Brute had tho grete pyte of hyr bondage that they were broughte in preuelich went hym from the kynges court and al tho that were of Troye went and put hem in to wodes and in to montaygnes and hem helde and sente vnto kynge pandras that he shold yeue hem leue sauelych for to wend out of the land for they nold no lenger duelle in his bondage The kyng pandras was tho sore an noyed tho swore that he wold slee hem euerychone ordeined a grete power and went towardes hem al for to fight but brute his men manlyche hem defended fyersly foughten slewe all the kynges men that none of hem escaped and token the kyng and hym helde in pryson ordeyned couÌceyll bytwene hem what they myght done some sayd that he shold be put to deth somme sayd that he shold be exyled out of the lande somme sayd that he shold be ãâã And tho spak a wyse knyght that was called memprys sayd to bruâ⦠and to al tho of Tooye yf kynâ⦠Pandââ¦as wolde yelde hym and haue his lyf I counseylle that he yeue vnto Brute that is our duke and our soueraygne his doughter Gennogen
fled and how the Cristen men were slayne in grete britayne thurgh paynyms and sarazenes he graunted hym Constantin his broder hym for to helpe with power of folke and hem dyde araye hors armure and shippes all thynge that hem neded to that vyage And whan al thynge was redy he called the bisshop and to hym said I take yow here to helpe and socoure Constantin my broder vpon this couenaunt that yf god yeue hym grace the paynyms the sarazenes to shen de and discomfyte that than ye make hym kyng And the Bisshop it graunted with good wyll Constantin and the bisshop toke leue of the kynge Aldroye and betoke hym to god toke her men xij M went to hir shippes sayled toward grete Britayne and arryued at Cotnesse Whan the britons herde the tydynges that to hem come socour they were strongly holpen and ordeyned hem an huge nombre of people and come to hem and vnder feng hem with moch honour Gowan anon as he wist of thise thynges he assembled all the sarazenes come ageynst hem yaf hem batayll and Constantin slowe him with his owne hondes And alle tho other sarasyns were discomfyted and slayne that none escaped but tho that were conuerted vnto god How Constantin that was the kynges broder of litil britayn was crouned kyng of moche Britayne for his worthynes Capitulo quinquagesimo tercio ANone after the bataylle they wente to london and crouned ther Constantin made hym kyng of this lande and the Bisshop Goselyne sette the croune on his hede annoynted hym as fallyth to a kyng for to ben ââ¦and tho bygan Crystendeme This kyng Constantin whan he was crouned anon after he spou sed his wyf thurgh counceyll of the britons he bygate thre so nes on hir the fyrst was callyd Constance that other Aurilambros and the third ââ¦ter Constance the elder broder whan he cam to age he made hym a monk at wynchestre CoÌstantyn hyr fadre was slayne thurgh treason for it be fel on a tyme that a ãâã come to hym vpon a day in message as it were said that he wol de speke with the kyng priuely in counceyll The kyng lete wyde his chaÌbre of tho men that were within there abode no mo but the kyng and the pehyte made a contenauÌce as though he wold haue spoke with the kyng in his ere and ther he slew hym with a long knyf and after wente queyntely oute of the chambre in to another chambre so at the last no man wyst wher he was bycome Whan the kynges meyne wyst that her lord was so dede they made so moche sorowe they nyst al what to done for as moch as his two sones Aurilambros and ââ¦ter weren so yong that none of hem myght be kyng the thyrdde broder was monk at wyn chestre as is a fore said But ââ¦ortiger that was erle of wesââ¦seye thought priuely in his herte thurgh queyntyse to bee kyng and went to wynchestre there that Constance was monk and to hym said Constance sayd he your fadre is dede your two bââ¦rtheren that ben with Goselyn the bisshop of london to norissh ben so yong that none of hem may be kyng Wherfor I counceyl yow that ye forsake your abyte and come with me and I shall done soo to the Britons that ye shal be made kyng Of Constance that was kyng Constantines sonne that was monke at wynchestre and how he was made kyng after hyr fadres deth thurgh counseill of ââ¦ortiger that was erle of westsexe for as moche as Aurilambros and vter his two bretheren wâ⦠but yonge of age And ââ¦ortiger lete slee hym to be kyng hym self Capitulo liiij THis ââ¦ortiger counceyled this Constance soo moche till he forsoke his abbot and went with hym And anon after he was crouned and made kyng by assent of the britons This kyng Constance whan he was crouned and made kyng he wist ne knewe but lytel of the world ne coude nothyng what knyghthode axed he made ââ¦ortiger his chyef mayster counceyl lââ¦r yafe hym all his power for to do ordeyne to do as moche as to the Royame apperteyned so that hym self no thyng entermelled but only bare the name of kyng whan wrtiger saw that he had al the land in his warde gouernayl at his owne wyll he thought a priue treson and to slee Constance the kyng that he myght hym self ben crouned made kyng and regne and lete sen de after an honderd knyghtes of pehytes the worthyest of alle the land and hem helde with hym to duelle with hym as to ben kepââ¦rs of his body as he wold wende thurgh the lande to ordeyg ne thynges that apperteyned to a kyng And this vortiger honoured so moche the hondââ¦rd knyghtes so moche yaf hem of gold and siluer so ryche Iewellys robes hors other thynges plente wherfor they helde hym more lord than they dyd the kyng and vortiger told hem yf he most be kyng ye as it were thurgh treson he wold make hem rychest of the land so at the last thurgh grete yefââ¦s that he had yeue largely they cryed thurgh the courte that ââ¦ortiger were better worthy to be kyng than Constance wherfor ââ¦ortiger made semblaunt as he had ben wroth departed thens fro the court and sayd he must gone elles whyder for thyng that he had to done and so the treytour sayd for encheson that they shol de slee hym that is to say constance whan this vortiger was go ne it be fel sone after that tho honderd knyghtes of pehytes breken the dores of the kynges chambre ther they hym slowe and smyten of his hede and bare it to ââ¦ortiger ther that he duellyd and whan vortiger sawe that hede he wepte ful tenderly with his eye And netheles he was somdele glad of his deth And anone lete take the honderd knyghtes of ââ¦ytes and bynde hyr hondes be hynde hem and ledde hem to london and there they were dampned to the deth as fals traitours And anon after al the britons of the lande by comyn assent crouned vortiger and made hym kynge of the lande How the wardeyns that had tho two children to kepe that we re Constantines sones lad hem to lytel Britayne for the treson falsenesse of ââ¦ortiger Capitulo quinquagesimo quinto THis kyng vortiger whan he was crouned they that had the two children in kepyng Aurylambros vter thurgh ordy naunce of Gosselyne that was bisshop of london at his deth durst not duelle in the laÌd with the children but lad hem to the kyng of lytel brytayne for as moche as he tho wyst of the treason of ââ¦ortiger that tho was made kyng thurgh whome ConstauÌce hir brother was slayne wherfor the honderd knyghtes of pehyââ¦s were put to deth and beren al the blame as that vortiger hadde not wyst ther of nother ther to consented And soo the kepars of tho two children
lande of Frolle that was a Romayn hym slââ¦we Ca o lxxvâ⦠Syth it befell that kyng Arthur thurgh counseyll of his barons lordes wolde gone and conquere al fraunce that tho was callyd gallia thurgh Romayns that tho helde that lande in hyr power in hir lordship the Romayns had take that land to a noble knyght worthy of body that was callyd frolle and whan he wyst that Arthur come he ordeyned an hoost a greete power fought with the kynge he his folk were disconfyted thens they fled vnto parys entryd the tonne closed the yates ther hem helde Arthur wyst that Froll was gone to pa ris he pursued after come thider hym besyeged but the Cyte was so strong wel arayed tho that were within defeÌded hem wel maÌly Kyng arthur duellyd there more a moneth ther was soo moche people in the Cyte dispended al hir vytaylles that were within soo grete honger bycome amonges hem that ââ¦ey deyden wonder thykke within the cyte for honger comen to Frolle prayd hym to ben acorded with kyng Arthur for to ha ue pres they wolde yelde hem to hym the toun also Frolle saw that no lenger he myght holde the toune ageynste hyr wyl trust gretely vpon his own strengthe sent to kyng arthur that he shold come fyght with hym body for body so shold they departe fraunce bytwene hem two kyng Arthur anon grauÌted it wold not that one of his peple vndertoke the batayll for hym vpon the morne bothe men were armed without parys ther that they shold fight anon they smyten to geders so fyersly so wel they foughten in bothe sydes that no man coude deme the beter of hem so it befelle that Frolle yaf Arthur suche a stroke that he kneled to the grouÌde wolde he nold he as frolle withdrow his suerd he wounded kyng Arthur in the forhede that the blode fell a doune by his eyen his face Arthur anone sterte vp hertely whan he felt hym hurt as a man that semed almost wode and he toke Tabourne his good suerd ⪠drowe it vpon highe yafe Frolle suche a stroke that therwith he clafe his hede doune to the sholders so that his helme myght not be his warrant so he fell a doune dede in the place they of the cyte made grete sorow for Frolle anone euerychone yelde hem to kyng Arthur the toun also bycome his men dyde to hym homage and feaute and he vnderfenge hem toke of hem good hostages and kyng Arthur after went forth with his hoost and conquerd Angyen and An gyers gascoyne pehyto nauerne Burgeyne Berry Lotherne Turyn and peythers and all the other land of Frannce he conquerd holych And whan he had alle conquerd and taken by homages and feaultes he torned ageyne to parys and ther he duel led long tyme and ordeyned pees long tyme ouer all the countray and thurgh oute al FrauÌce And whan pees was made ouer al thurgh his noble knyghthode that he had and also for his owne worthynes And noman were he neuer soo grete a lord durst not mene werre ageynst hym nother to arryse for to make the laÌd of fraunce in quyete pres he duellyd ther nyne yere dyde ther ma ny grete wondres and. reproued many proude men and lyther ty vants hem chastysed after hir deseruyse How kyng Arthur auaunced all his men that had trauaylin his seruyce Cao. lxxixo. ANd afterward it befelle thus at Estren ther that he helde a fest at parys ryââ¦lely he gan auaunce his knyghtes for hyr seruyce that had hym holpen in his conquest He yafe to his styward that was callyd kay Angyeen Angy ers And to Bedeler his boteler he yafe normandy that tho was callyd neustrye And to Holdyne hys Chambyrlayne he yaf flaundres and maunce and to doââ¦ll his cosyn he yafe boââ¦oyn And to Rychard his neueu be yaf ponntyf And to alle other he yaf large landes and fees after they were of estate And whan Arthur had thus his knyghtes feffed at auerill next after sewyng he come ageyne in to britayn his owne land And after at whytsontyde next sewynge by counseyl of his barons he wold be crouned kyng of glomergon helde a solempne fest lete sompne kynges Erles batons that they shold come thider euerychone ther was scater kyng of scotlond Cadwere kyng of southwales Euyllomer kynge of Northwales Maded kynge of Irland Malgamus kyng of gutland Achylles kyng of Iselande Aloth kyng of denmark Eonewas kyng of norwey and Hel his cosyn kyng of dorkeny Cador kyng of litell butain Mowitherle of Cornewayl Mauran erle of gloucestre guerdon ââ¦le of wynchestre Boel erle of hertford ââ¦reegy erle of oxenford Cursall erle of bathe Ionas erle of Cââ¦stre Enetal erle of dorchestre ââ¦ymare erle of salysbury waloth erle of CauÌterbury Iu gerne erle of chichestre Aral erle of leycetre the erle of war wyst many other ryche lordes Britons also ther ca in mo that is to say dyppon Donaud gennes and many other that ben not here named weren at that feste and many a fayr fest kyng Arthur had holde byforne but neuer none such ne so solempne and that lastyd xv dayes with moche honour and myeth Of the letter that was sent from the Cyte of Rome for pryde to kyng Arthur Ca lxxx THe thyrd day as kyng Arthur sate at his mete among his kynges amonge hem that seten at the feste byforne hem come in xij aldermen of age rychely arayed courtously salued the kynge and sayd they come from Rome sente as messagyers feo thempetour and toke to hym a letter that thus moche was to vnderstonde Gretely vs meruayleth Arthur that thou art ones so hardy with eyen in thy hede to maken open wer re contaste ayenst vs of rome that owen all the worlde to derne for thou hast neuer yet byforne this tyme proued ne essayed the strength of the romayns therfor thou it shalt in a lytell tyme For Iulius cesar conquerd all the lande of Brytayne toke therof truage and our folke haue it long y had and now thurgh thy pryde thou witholdest it Wherfore we commande the that thou it yelde ageyn yet hast thou more foly done that thou hast slayne frolle that was our baron of fraunce all with wronge therfor all the comons of Rome warnen comande the vpon lyf lymme that thou be in haste at Rome amendes to make of thy mysdedes that thou hast done And yf it so be that thou come not we shal passe the hylle of Ioye with strength and we shal the se ke wher euer thou may be founde thou shalt not haue a foâ⦠of lande of thyne owne that we ne shal destroye afterward with thy body we shal done our will whan this letter was
rad al men it herd they were annoyed al that were at that solempnyte the butons wold haue slayn the messagiers but the kyng wold not suffre hem said that the messagyers shold haue none harme mowe by reson none deserue but coÌmanded hem to be worshipfully serued And after mete he toke counseyll of kynges ersts barons what ansuer he myght yeue ageyne to the messagers and they counceylled hym attones that he shold assemble a grete power of all the landes of whiche he had lordship manly auenge hym vpon the emperour of the despyte that he had sente hym such a letter they sworen by god by his names that they sholde hym pursue brenne as moche as they myght sayde that they wold neuer faylle kyng Arthur and rather to be dede they lete wryte a letter to sende to theÌperour by the same messagyers in this maner Of the bold ansuet that kyng Arthur sent to themperour of Rome and to the Romaynes Ca o lxxxj UNderstondeth amonges yowe of Rome that I am kynge Arthur of butayn frely it hold and shal hold and at rome hastely I wil be not to yeue yow truage but for to axen tru age For Constantin that was eleynes sone that was emperour of Rome of al the honour that therto bylongeth maximian kyng conquerd al fraunce almayne mount Ioye passed con querd al lumbardye these two were myne auncestres that they helde had I shal haue thurgh goddes wylle Of the reuerence that arthur dyd to the emperours messagyers of Rome Ca lxxxij WHan this letter was made and ensealed kyng Arthur to the messagyers yafe grete yeftes and after that the messagyers toke hir lene and went thens and come to the court of Ro me ageyne and tolde themperour how worthely they were vnderfongen and whiche a ryall companye he had hym to serue and ãâã he was more ryally seruyd than the emperour or ony kyng lyuyng in the world And whan the emperour had seen the letter herd what was therin sawe that Arthur wolde not be ru ââ¦d after hym he lete assemble ordeyne an huge hoost for to destroye kyng arthur yf that he myght And kyng Arthur as tou chyng his power and partye ordeyned his power and knyghâ⦠of the round table Of the kynges and lordes that comen to helpe kyng Arthur a geynst the emperour Capitulo lxxxiij THe kynge of Scotland and of Irlond and of gutlande of denmark of almayne euery of hem had ten M men The dust of normandy Gascoyne Flaundres ââ¦hyto of Bosoyn had four M geryn of chartres had x M Hoel of butayne bod xij M hym self of his owne land xij M and of Arbalastyers of archyers of other folk in fore that no man coude hem noÌ bre whan al were redy for to wende kyng Arthur his lond guÌnore his wyf toke to kepe to one of his neueus that was a wise knyght and an hardy that was called mordred but he was not al tââ¦we as ye shal here afterward kyng Arthur toke all his ãâã ame to this mordred sauf only the croune And after that kyng Arthur toke his hoost went to southampton ther that the shippes were brought the folke assembled and they dyden hem to the see had good wynde wether at wyl also sone aâ⦠they myght they arryued at harflete and as sone as they myght they went oute of his shippes spradden all the countre How kyng Arthur fought with a geant in spayne that was callyd dynabus that slewe eleyne that was kyng hoââ¦ls cosyn of lytel britayne Capitulo lxxxiâ⦠KYyng Arthur had not duelled in the couÌtre but a ãâã why le that men ne told hym that ther was comen a grete geant in to spayn had rauysshed fayr eleyn that was cosyn to hoel of britayne hadde brought hir vppon an hylle that is callyd the mount of saynt bernard ther was no man in that countrey soo hold ne soo hardy that dursie with hym fyght ner come nere the place ther that geant duellyd he was callyd Dynabus that moche sorow dyde in the countrey whan kyng Arthur herd this tydyng he called key ââ¦dewere comanded hem to go priuely espye wher the geant myght be founde they comen to the ryua ge there that men shold go to the mount that was all enclosed aboute with water and yet is and euer shal be And they saw a brennyng fyre vpon the hille ther was also another hill nygh that ther was therupon another fyre buennyng Prey ââ¦ede were come to the next hille fouÌden a wydueopen hede syttyng besydes a tombe sore wepyng and grete sorow made ofte she said Eleyne Eleyne and key and Bedewere axed what hir was wherfor she made so moche sorow and who lay in that tombe O quod she what sorow misauenture fayr lordes seke ye here for yf the geant may yow here fynde ye worth dede anon be still gode wyfe quod they ther of dismay ye not but telle vs the soth why thou makest so moche sorowe wepyng Syrs quod she for a damisel that I norisshed with my brest that was callyd Eleyne that was nece to hoel kynge of britayne here lyeth the body in this tombe that to me was bytaken to noryssh So ther come a deuel a Geant and cauysshed hir me also lad vs both awey and he wolde haue forlayne that mayde that was soo yonge tendre of age but she myght it not suffre so grete and so huge as the geant was and yf he now come as he is woned to do certes he wyl yow ââ¦lee both to And therfor fast wende ye hens And wherfor sayd they go ye not thens Certes Sir qd she whan that eleyne was dede the geant made me to abyde to done and hauÌte his wyll and me must nedes it suffre and god it wote I do it not with my goode wyll for me leuer were to be dede than with hym to dele so moche payne I haue whan he me forlyeth whan stey Bedewere bad herde al that this woman had told they retorned ageyn come to kyng Arthur and told hym all that they had seyn herde Arthur anone toke hem both with hym went preuelyche by nyght that none of his hoost it wist and come on the morow erly to the geant fought with hym strongly atte last hym slowe And Arthur bad bedewere smyce of his heede and bring it to the hoost to shewe hem for a wonder for it was so grete and so huge whan they comen ageyne to the hooste they tolden wherfor they had ben oute shewed to hem the hede and euery man was glad and Ioyeful of the worthy dede that kyng Arthur had done that was hyr lord hoel was ful sorowfull for his nece that was so loste And after whan he had
partyes of the land as here ben deuysed the fyrst of westsex the second merchenrich the thyrdde estangle the fourthe kent the fyfth southsex Alle these regned in this land after Cadwaladre was passed oute of this land and duellyd in lytel Britayne with kynge Aleyne his cosyn trewe frende And whan he had long duellyd there and hadde knowynge that the mortalyte and pestylence was ouer passed that the londe was replenysshed of Alyene peple he thoughte to turne ageyne in to his owne lande And prayed kynge Aleine his cosyn of socour helpe that he myght be restored in to his pro pre realme and fyrste dygnyte And kynge Aleyne graunted hym his prayer Than dyd he apparayllen hym to take his weye and vyage in to this lande and prayd god Almyghty deuoutly that he wold make to hym demonstracion yf his prayer in to this land were to hym plesaunt or none for ageyne the wylle of god almyghty he wold nothyng done whan he had thus deuoutly ma de his prayer a voys fro heuen to hym sayd ââ¦and bad hym leue that Iourney awey in to englond that he go to the pope of Ro me For it was not the wyl of almyghty god that britons regne no more in Britayne ne neuer recouer the lande vn to the tyme that the prophecye that merlyn sayde byfore be fulfylled that sholde neuer ben vnto the tyme were comen that the relyques of his body shal be brought fro Rome and translated in britayn whan the relyques of other sayntes that haue ben hyd for the per secucion of the paynym folk shal be founden openly shewed than shal they recouer hir land ageyne whiche they haue so long tyme lost thurgh hyr desertes Whan Cadwaladre had herde this ansuere he merueyled gretely and told it to kyng Aleyne Than kynge aleyne dyd send for the clergye of his lond made hem to bringe the storyes prophecyes that merlyn sibiâ⦠hadde sayd in hir prophecyes whan he knewe that the prophecye that festome had prophecyed of the egle other prophecyes acorded to the dyuyne ansuere that Cadwaladre had herd he couÌceilled hym to leue his peple his nauye submytte hym to the disposiaon of god and done al that the angel had comanded hym Than cad waladre called ynor his sone yuory his cosyn that was his sus tres soue and sayd to hem Take sayd he my folk my nauye that is here al redy passe in to walys be ye lordes of britons that noo dishonour come to hem by Interupcion of the paynyme folke for defaute of lordes And he hym self left his reame of bri tayne his folke for euermore and toke his way to Rome to the pope Sergius the whiche worshipped hym moche and so he was confessyd and toke penannce for his synnes And he had not long duellyd there that he ne dyed the yij kalend of may the yere of grace v Câ⦠lxxix How kyng offa was souerayne about al the kynges of Englond how euery kyng werrxd vpon other Ca C. ij IT befelle soo that alle the kynges in that tyme that were in the lond as they of westsex merchenryche Estangle of kent and of southsex and of other costes eche werryd vpon other be that was moost myghty toke the land of hym that was mooste feble But ther was a kyng amonges hem that was callyd Offa that was saynt oswaldes broder This offa conquerd alle the kynges of the lande regned aboue hem al And soo grete was the werre in euery countrey bytwene kynges that no man myght wyte how the land went But Abbots Pryours men of relygyon wryten the lyues the dedes of kynges how longe euery regned had in whos ceuntrey and in what maner euery kyng dyed of bisshops also And therof made grete bokes and lete cal le hem the cronycles And the good kyng Alured had that booke in his ward lete bringe it at wynchestre and lete it fast be ãâã ked vnto a pyler that men myght not remeue ne bere it thens soo that euery man myght it see and therupon loke For therin be the lyues of all the kynges that euer were in englond How the kyng of northumberlond osbright forlay the wyf of Buerne bocard thurgh strength and after this buerne conquerd the kyng with power strengthe Ca C iij ANd thus it befell in the same tyme that ther was a kynge in northumberlond that was callid Osbryght soiourned in york and this kyng went hym vpon a day in to a wode hym for to disporte and whan he come ageyne he wente priuely in to a good mannes how 's that was callyd Buerne And the good ââ¦n of that place was gone that tyme to the sce for oftymes he was woned ther aspye awaite theues robbours that oftymes were woned to come in to the land to robbe brenne and slee The lady that was this buernes wyf was a wonder fayr woman welcomed the kynge with mochel honour and worthely hym serued in al thyng whan the kyng had eten he toke the lady by the honde lad hir in to a chambre and sayd that he wold speke with hir a counceyll all the folk from the chambre he ma de voyde sauf only the lady he but the lady wist not wher for he it dyd til that he had done with hyr his wyll whan he had done this dede he torned ageyne to yorke And the lady he lefre there wonder sore wepyng for the dede that he had y done whan hir lord was comâ⦠home saw hir wepe such sorow mornyng ma ke he axed of hir what she had done why she made suche sorow Syr qd she queyntely falsely the kyng Osbryght me hath do ne shame vylonye ayenst my wyll tolde hym treuthe howe the kyng had hir forlayne with strengthe wherfor she sayd she had leuer to deye than lyue Fayr leef be stylle quod he for ageynste strength feblenesse is lytel worth therfore of me shalt thou neuer the lasse be loued namely for thou haste me tolde treuthe yf almyghty god grauÌte me lyfe I shal the wel auen ge This buerne was a grete man a myghty lord was well beloued and grete frendes had and let sende for the grettest lordes of the lande to hem made his compleynt of the despite that the kyng to him had y done and said that he wold bene auenged how so that euer it were and al his frendes connceyled grauÌted to wende to ward yorke ther that the kynge was And buerne toke his meyne and come to the kyng whan the kyng hym saw he called hym courtously buerne by name and buerne hym ansuerde and to hym sayd Syr I yow deffye yelde vp feautes homa ges londes as moche as I haue holde of yowe so fro thys tyme forward I wyll neuer
of the nothyng hold And so he de parted from the kynge withoute more speche or ony abydyng toke leue of his frendes and went to denmarke playned to the kyng godryne told hym the despyte that kyng osbright to hym had done of his wyfe prayd hym of socoure and of helpe hym to auenge whan kyng godryne of denmark the danoys had her de the pleynt of this buerne of the prayer that he bad they we re wonder glad in hert for as moche that they myght fynde cause for to gone in to englond for to werre vpon the englisshmen al so for to auenge buerne of the despyte that the kyng had done to his wyf and for as moche as Buerne was Sybbe to the kyng of denmark Anone they lete ordeyne a grete hoost of men lette ordeyne shippes as moche as was nede to that vyage And whan all the hoost was a redy the kyng made his two bretheren chyuetayns that were noble knyghtes bold that one was cal lyd hungar that other hubba How the danoys toke yorke slewe the kyng Osbryght and after ward kyng elle Cao. C iiijo. WHan al thyng was redy tho two bretheren toke leue of the kynge godryn that went toward the see for to wende in to Englond as fast as they myght spede Now is buerne so wel coÌ forted and fast hyed hym with the danoys that they ben arryued in the northcountre and comen thurgh out holdeines destroyed al the countreye brente townes robbed folk slewe al that myght be take til they come to york And whan kyng osbright sawe hem come he toke his peple that he had and come oute of the cyte fought with hem but noo foyson he nad ageynste hem And moche was the peple that ther was slayne in both partyes And kyng Osbright hym self ther was slayne and the Cyte anone was take and the danoys wenten in And ther was also another kynge in northumberlond that buernes frendes had chosen and helde hym for kynge a man that was callyd elle for as moche as they wold not to kyng osbright ben attendaunt for the despyte that he had done to buerne her cosyn Hit befelle thus that the kyng elle was gone to wode hym for to dysporte and of venyson somdele he had take and as he sate in the wode at mete to a knyght he sayd we haue wel y sped moche venyson taken and with that word ther come in a man and to hym sayd yf ye so moche of venyson haue wonnen an honderd ty mes so moche more ther ayenst ye haue lost For alle this countre the danoys haue gete and take the cyte of york ageynst yowe shal it holde that neuer ye shal not come therin And for sothe they haue slayn the kynge osbryght And whan kyng elle these wordes herd he lete assemble al the folk of the countrey and ordey ned all the power that he myght haue wold haue gete the tou ne of york with strengthe but the danoys come out anon yaf hym batayll slewe the kyng the moost part of his men that he brought with hym the same place there they were slayne shal euer be callyd Ellecroft that place is a lytel from yorke And tho abode the danoys neuer til they had conquerd al northuÌ berlond And in that couÌtre they made wardeyns went ferther in to the laÌd token notyngham ther they abyden al the win ter dyden the sorow that they myght And after whan somer tyme come they remeued fro Notyngham and come in to nychol to lyndesey to holond For no man myght hem withstonde so moche power strengthe they had How saynt Edmond the kyng was martred Ca o C. vo. ANd so fer had the danoys passed from countre vnto countre euermore brennynge robbynge destroyed al that they myght till they comen vnto Thedford And in that countrey they founden a cristen kynge that moche loued god and his werkes that was callyd Edmond And he was kyng of norfolk south folk This saynt edmond kyng ordeyned as moche folk as he myght fought with the danoys but he his folke were discoÌfyted the kynge hym self dryuen vnto the castel of Framelyn ham the danoys him pursued come vnto the same castel And whan kynge edmond sawe that the castel myght not hem withstonde he come ageynst hem with whome the danoys fyrst spe ken anon they axed of hym where kyng edmond was now forsoth sayd he whan I was in the castel ther was the kyng when I went oute of the castel he went oute also whether he shal escape or dye at goddes wyll more it be Whan saynt edmond had named god by that they wysten wel al that it was he hym self and anone hubba humbar toke hym sayd that he shold god forsake and al cristen lawe as many other had done hym he forne saynt edmoÌd sayd that he nold neuer but rather he wold suffre deth for goddes loue and his lawes to kepe tho toke they saynt edmond and bounde hym vnto a tree and made hyr Archyers to hym shete with arowes till that his body stykked as fulle of arelbes as an vrchon is ful of pixckes But for alle the payne that he had he wold neuer god forsake and in the same payne and turment he dyed betoke his soule to god and whan they sawe that he was deede they smyten of his heede And this maner was saynt edmond martred How hubba hungar toke the toune of red yng Cao. C vjo. WHan saynt edmond was martred hubba and hungar wente thens with al hyr danoys vnto redyng And as they went thyderward they brente tounes and cytees and slewe al CrysteÌ peple that wold not god forsake cast a doune chirches come to redyng toke the toune ther helde hem til that the kyng Edelf of westsex come thider with al his power for to take the toâ⦠ne Tho come oute the danoys for to yeue batayll to kyng edelf at that batayll was slayn an erle of danoys that was callyd adrake vpon the morow come the kyng elred his broder Alured with a stronge power a grete hoost And the kyng Edelf come ageyne that hadde foughten the day byfore to that batayll And the danoys tho comen oute for to fyghte with hem and the bataylle was wonder strong for many a man was ther slayne the danoys that day had the vyctorye the kyng eldred his broder alured that day were discoÌfyted but the fourth day afterward the danoys the englysshmen foughten to geder another tyme vpon Ekeldenne And there was slayne a kyng of denmark that was callyd Rafyn four erles of grete power And that daye had the danoys shame for they were dryuen vnto engelfelâ⦠and the xv day after the danes the englysshmen foughten another
ââ¦rl le hym that I sent it hym and a full rycher yefte I wylle hym yeue For vpon the. xij day he shal come to me and euermore duel le in blysse withoute ende Syr sayd the pylgryms what man lââ¦n ye and in what place is your duellyng Fayr frendes quod le I am Iohan the euangelyst and am duellyng with almygh ty god And your kyng edward is my frende I loue hym specialy for encwson that he euer hath lyued in clennesse and is cle ne mayd And I pray yow my message al for to done ââ¦o I ha ue to yow y sayd whan seynt Iohan enangelyst hadde thus lââ¦m charged sodeynly he wyded out of her syght The pylgrymes tho thanked almyghty god and went forth in hir way And whan they had gone two or thre myle they bygonne to woââ¦e wery And sate a doune him for to reste and soo fyl a slepe And when they had slepte wel one of hem a woke lifââ¦e vp his heede and loked aboute and said vnto his felaw Arise vp and wende we in our weye what said that one felawe to that other wher be we nowe Certes said that other It semeth me that this is not the same countreye that we layd vs in for to wst and slepe For we were from Ierusalem but thre myles They token vp hir hondes and blessed hem and went forth in hir waye And as they went in hir weye they sawe shepeherdes goyng with hir shepe that speken none other langage but englisshe Leue freÌdes qdâ⦠one of the pilgrems what couÌtre is this who is lord chewf one of the shepeherdes ansuerd this is the couÌtre of kent in englond of the whiche the good kyng edward is lord The pylgryms thanked almyghty god and seynt Iohn euangelyste wente forth in hir wey come to Caunterbury and fro thens in to london ther they founde the kyng told hym al fro the begynnyng vnto the ende as moche as seynt Iohan had hem charged and of al thynges how they sped by the wey and toke the ryng to kyng edward he vnderfenge it thanked almyghty god and saynt Iohn euangelyst And tho made hym a redy euery day from day to day for to weÌde out of this lyfe whan god wold for hym sende How seynt edward dyed on the xij day Ca C xxx ANd after it befell thus in cristemasse eue as the hooly man Edward was at goddes seruyce mannes for to here of the high fest he bycome ful syke in the morow endured with moche payne the masse for to here and after lete hym be ladde in to his chambre there for to resten hym but in to his hall amoÌgs his bawns knyghtes myght he not come hem for to comfort sola ce as he was woned for to done at that worthy fest wherfor alle hir myrth comfort amonges all that were in the halle was tor ned in to care sorow for encheson that they dred for to lââ¦sc ler good lord the kyng And vpon saynt Iohans day euangelyst tho that come next the kyng vnderfenge his ryghtes of holy chirche as falleth to euery cristen man abode the mercy the wylle of god tho two pylgryms he lete byfore him come yaf hââ¦m rich yeftes bytoke hem vnto god And also the abbot of westmynstre he lete byfore hym come toke hym that rynge in honour of god saynt marye of seynt Iohn euangelyst the abbot toke put it among other relyques so that it is at westmynstre and euer more shal be so lay the kyng seke til the xij euen tho di ed the good kynge Edward at westmynstre ther he lyeth For whos loue god hath shewed many fayre myracles this was in the yere of Incarnacion of our lord ihu crist in lxv yere And after he was translated putte in to the shryne thurgh the noble martir seynt thomas of Caunterbnry How Harold that was gode wyns sone was made kyng and how he scaped fro the duk of normandye Cao. C xxxi WHan saynt Edward was gone oute of this worlde was gone to god worthely entered as it apperteyned to such a lord for to be the barons of the land wold haue hadde Edward Helyngus sone to Edward the outlawe that was edmond Irensydes sone to be kyng for as moche as he was moost kyndeste kynges blode of the reame But harold sone of therle godewyn thurgh the strengthe of his fadre goode wyn and thurgh other grete lordes of the royaÌme that were of his kyn vnto hym sibbe seysed al englond to his hand and anon lete hym croune kyng after the enterement of seynt edward This harold that was godewynes sone the second yere tofore that seynt edward was dede wold haue gone in to Flaundres but he was deyue thurgh tem pest in to the countre of pouÌtyf there he was take brought to the duke william And this harold went tho that duk william wolde haue ben auengyd vpon hym for encheson that therle Godewyne that was harols fadre had lete slee Alured that was seynt edwardes broder and pryncypally for encheson that alured was quene enimes sone that was rychardes moder duke of nor mandy that was ayell to the duke wylliam And netheles when the duk william had harold in pryson and vnder his power for as moche as this harold was a noble knyght wyse and worthy of bodye that his fadre and he were accorded with good kyng edward and therfor wold not mysdone hym but al maner thyn ges that bytwene hem were spoken ordeygned Harold by his good wyll swore vpon a boke vpon holy sayntes that he shold spouse wedde due williams doughter after the deth of saynt ed ward that he shold besyly done his deuer for to kepe saue the royame of englond to the profyte auauÌtage of duk william whan harold had thus made his othe vnto duke wylliam he lete hym goo yafe hym many ryche yeftes he tho went thens come in to englond anon dede in this maner whan seynt Edward was deede as a man falsely forswore he lete croune hym kyng of englond falsely brake the conenauÌts that he had made byfore with duk william wherfor he was with him woÌder wroth and swore that he shold vpon hym ben auengyd what euer so him befell And anon duk william lete assemble a grete hoost come in to englond to auenge hym vpon harold to conquere the laÌd yf that he myght And in the same yere that harold was crouned harold harestrenge kyng of denmark arryued in scotlaÌd thouÈt to haue ben kyng of englond he come in to englond slewe and robbed destroyed al that he myght till that he come to york and ther he slewe many men of armes a M an honderd preestes whan this tiding come to the kyng he asseÌbled a stroÌge power
went for to fyght with harold of denmarck and with his owne hond hym slewe the danes were discomfyted tho that left a lyue with moche sorowe fled to hir shippes And thus kyng Harold of englond slowe kyng harold of denmark How william bastard duk of normandy come in to englond and slewe kyng harold Cao. C. xxxijo. ANd whan this batayll was done harold bycome so proud wold no thyng parte with his peple of thyng that he had goten but helde it al toward hym self wherfor the moost partye of his peple were wroth from hym departed so that only with hym left no mo but his soudyours And vpon a daye as he sate at mete a messagyer come to hym sayd that william bastard duk of normandy was arryued in englond with a grete hoost ãâã had taken al the lande aboute hastynge and also myned the castell whan the kyng had herd this tydynge he went thyder with a litel peple with all the hast that he myght for a litel peple was with hym left And whan he come thyder he ordeyned for to yeue batayll to the duk william But the duk axed hym of these thre thynges yf that he wold haue his doughter to wyf as he had ma de and sworen his oth and behyght or that he wolde hold the laÌd of hym in truage or that he wold determyne this thyng thurgh bataylle This harold was a proude man and a stoute and trusted wonder moche vpon his strengthe and fought with the Duk and with his peple but harold and his men in this batayll were discomfyted hym self was ther slayne And this bataylle was ended at Conbrydge in the second yere of his regne vpon seynt kalyxtes day and he lyeth at waltham Of kyng william bastard how he gouerned hym well and wysely of the werre bytwene hym the kyng of Fraunce Capitulo C xxxiij wâ⦠Han william bastard duk of normandy had conquerd al the land vpon crystemasse day tho next sueng he lete hym croune kyng at westmynster and was a worthy kyng and yafe to En glysshmen largely londes to his knyghtes And afterward went ouer the see and come in to Normandy and ther duellyd a whyle And in the second yere of his regne le come ageyne in to Englond and brought with hym maude hys wyf lete croune hir quene of englond on whitsonday And tho anon after the kyng of Scotland that was callyd malcolyn began to stryue and werre with the duk william and he ordeyned hym tho toward scotlande with his men to the by lande by see for to destroye kyng malcolyn but they were acorded And the kyng of scotland bycome his man and helde al his land of hym And kyng william resseyned of hym his homage come ayene in to englond and whan kyng william had be kyng xvij yere maude the quene dyed on whom kyng william had bygoten ma ny fayr children that is for to say Robert Curthose william le Rous Rychard also that deyde Henry beauclerk and maude al so that was the erles wyf of Bleynes other iiij doughters after his wyfes deth grete debate bygan bitwene hym the kyn ge of fraunce philip but atte last they were acorded tho duellyd the kyng of Englond in normandy no man hym werryd he no man long tyme the kyng of fraunce sayd vpon a daye in scorne of kyng william that kyng william had long tyme leyn in childbed and long tyme had rested hym this worde come to the kyng of englond ther that he laye in normandy at Roen for this word was tho ylle payd and eke wonder wroth toward the kyng of frannce swore by god that whan he were aryse of his gysyn he wold lyght a thousand candels to the kyng of frauÌ ce And anone lete assemble a grete hoost of normandy and of en glysshmen in the bygynnyng of heruest he come in to fraunce brente all the tounes that he come by thurgh al the couÌtrey rob bed and dyd al the euyl that he myght thurgh out al fraunce atte last he brente the cyte of mandos commaunded his people for to here wode as moche as myght brenne and hym self helpe therto al that he myght with a good wylle And there was grete hete what of fyre that was so grete of the soÌne that tho was wonder hote that al stuffed hym self bycome fell in to a greete sikenesse whan he saw that he was so stronge syke he ordeyned and assigned al normandy vnto Robert Curthose his sone all englond to wylliam the rous byquath to henry beauclerk alle his tresour And tho he thus had done he vnderfenge all the sacramentis of holy chirche deyde the xxij yere of his regne and lyeth at Caan in normandye Of kynge william Rous that was wylliam bastardes sone that destroyed tounes houses of Relygyon for to make the newe forest Capitulo C xxxiiij ANd after this william bastard regned his sone william the Rous. and this william was a wonder contraryous man to god and to holy chirche and lete amende and make the toune of Cardeys that the paynyms had destroyed This kyng william destroyed holy chirche al hir possessions in what part he myght hem fynde therfor ther was so moche debate bytwene hym the Archebisshop of Caunterbury Ancââ¦lme for encheson that he vndernamme hym of his wykkednesse that he destroyed holy chir che And for encheson therof the kynge to hym bare grete wrathe and for that cause he exyled hym oute of the lande And the Archebisshop tho went to the court of Rome ther duellid with the pope and this kyng made the newe forest cast destroyed xxvj tounes and lxxx houses of Relygyon al for to make his foreste lenger and bredder And bycome wonder gladde and proude of his wode and of his forest and of the wylde beestes that were therin that it was meruayle for to wyte so that men callyd him kepar of wodes and of pastures and the lenger that he lyued the more wykked he bycome both to god to hooly chirche to alle his men And this kyng lete make the grete halle at westmynster so vpon a day of whitsonday he helde therin his fyrste feste and he loked about sayd that the halle was to lytel by the haluendele And atte last he bycome so contraryorous that al thyng that plesed god displesyd hym al thyng that god loued he bated dedely And so it befel that he dremed met vpon a nyghte a lytel or that he dyed that he was let blode and blod a grete quantite of blode a streme of blode lept an highe toward heuen more than an C fathem the clerenes of the daye was turned alle in to derknes and the fyrmament also And whan he awoke he had grete deede so that he nyst what to
yere to geder til at the last they two foughten to geder the kynge of Fraunce was discomfyted vnnethe scaped awey with moche payne the moost part of his men were take the kyng dyd with hem what hym lyked somme of hem lete he go frelych somme lete he putte to the deth but afterward tho two kynges were acorded And whan kynge henry had holych al the lande of Normandy scomfyted his enemyes of FrauÌce he torned ayene in to englond with moche honour his two sones william Richard wold come after hir fadre went to the see with a grete coÌ panye of peple but or that they myght come to lond the shippe come ageynst a roche breke al in to pyeces all were drenchyd that were therm sauf one man that was in the same shippe that escaped this was on saynt kateryns day these were the names of hem that were drenchyd that is to say wylliam the kynges sone richard his broder therle of chestre Ottoââ¦el his brother Geffroy ridelle walââ¦er emurcy Godfrey archedeken the kynges doughter the Countesse of perses the kynges nece the countesse of chestre and many other whan kynge henry and other lordes arryued were in englond herd these tydynges they made sorow ynow al hir myrth ioye was torned in to moruyng sorowe How mawde the emperesse come ageyne in to englond And how she was afterward wedded to geffroy the erle of Angeo Capitulo C xxxvij ANd whan that two yere were a gone that the erle had duel led with the kyng the erle went tho from the kyng and bygan to werre vpon hym dyd moche harme in the land of normandye and toke ther a strong castel ther he duellyd alle that yere And tho come to hym tydyng that henry the emperour of almayne that had spoused maude his doughter was dede and that she duellyd noo lenger in almayne and that she wold come ageyne in to normandy hir fadre And whan she was come to hym he toke ãâã tho to hym and come ageyne in to En glond and made the englysshmen done othe feaute vnto the Em peresse And the fyrste man that made the othe was william the Archebisshop of Caunterbury and that other kyng dauyd of scot land after hym alle the Erles and Bawns of Englond And after the noble man the erle of angeo a worthy knyght sent to the kynge of englonde that he wold graunte hym for to haue his doughter to spouse maude the emperesse And for encheson that hir fadre wyst that he was a noble man the kyng grauÌted hym consented therto tho toke his doughter lad hyr in to Normandy and come to the noble knyght erle gaufred he spou sed the forsayd maude with moche honour and the erle bigaâ⦠vp on hir a sone that was callyd henry themperesse sone And after whan al this was done kyng henry duellyd al that yere in nomaÌdy And after that long tyme a greuous sykenesse toke hym wher thurgh he dyed And this kynge henry regneâ⦠xxxv ãâã and four monethes after he dyed as byfore is said in normââ¦dy and his hert was entered in the grete chirche of our lady in Ro aen And his body was brought with moche honour in to engloÌd and entered at redyng in the abbaye of the whiche abbay he was begynner and foundour How stephen kyng henryes sustres sone was made kyng of englond Caâ⦠C xxxviijâ⦠AFter this kyng henry that was the fyrst was made kyng his neuew his sustres sone stephen erle of Boloyne For anone as he herde tydynge of his vncles deth be passed the See and come in to Englond thurgh counseylle and strengthe help of many grete lordes in englond ageynst hyr oth that they had made to maude the emperesse toke the royame lete cronne ste phen kyng of the land And the Archebisshop william of CauÌterbury that fyrst made the oth of feaute vnto maude the emperes se sette the croune vpon kyng stephens hede hym ennoynded and bisshop Rogyer of salysbury mayntened the kynges partye in as moche as he myght The fyrst yere that kyng stephen bigan to regne he assembled a grete hoost went hym toward scotland for to haue werrid vpon the kyng of scotland but he come ayeÌst hym in pees in good maner to hym trusted but he made to hym none homage for as moch as he had made homage to the em peresse maude the fourth yere of his regne maude the emperesse come in to englonde tho bygan debate bytwene kyng stephen maude theÌ peresse This maude went in to the cyte of nychol the kyng hir besyeged long tyme myght not spede so wel the Cyte was kepte defended tho that were within the cyte queyntely ascaped awey without any maner harme tho toke the kyng the Cyte duellyd therin til candelmesse And tho come the barons that helde with the emperesse that is for to say the erle Randulphe of chestre the Erle Robert of gloucestre hugh bygot Robert of morley and brought with hem a stronge power fought with the kyng yaf him a grete batayl in whiche batayll kyng Stephen was taken sette in pryson in the castel of Brystowe How maude the emperesse went fro wynchestre vnto oxenford And after she escaped to wallyngford and what sorow dysease that she had Capitulo C xxxix WHan the kyng was take brought in to warde in the Castell of Bristow this maude the emperesse anone was ma de lady of englond al men hir helde for lady of the lande But tho of kent helde with the kyng stephens wyf and also william of Pree and his retenue helpe hym and helde warre ageynste maude the emperesse anone after the kyng of scotland come to hem with an huge nombre of peple tho went they y fere vnto wynchestre ther that the emperesse was wold haue take hyr but therbe of gloucestre come with his power fought with hem the emperesse in the mene whyle that the batayll duââ¦d escaped fro thens went vnto oxenford ther hir helde And in that bataylle was therle of gloucestre discomfyted taken and with hym many other lordes And for his delyuerauÌce was kyng steuen delyuerd oute of pryson and whan he was de lyuerd out of pryson he went thens to oxenford and besyeged the emperesse that was tho at oxenford and the syege endured fro Mychelmasse vnto seynt andrewstyde And the emperesse lete tho clothe hyr all in whyte lynââ¦n cloth for encheson that she wold not be knowe for in the same tyme was moch snowe so she escaped by the thamyse from hem awey that were hir enemyes And fro thens she wente to wallyngford and ther hyr helde the kynge wold haue besyeged hir but he had so moche to done with therle Randulf of chestre with hugh bygot
Merlyn that this lambe sholde haue pees the moost tyme of his regne and he sayd full sothe for he was neuer annoyed thurgh werre ne dyseased in no maner wyse til a lytel byfore his deth And yet sayd merlyn in his prophecye more in the regne ende of the forsayd lambe a wolf of a strauÌge lond shold done hym grete harme thurgh his werre that he shold atte last ben maystir thurgh helpe of a reede foxe that shold come oute of the north west shold hym ouercome that he shold dryue hym vnto the water that profecye full wel was knowe for within a lytell tyme or the kyng dyed Symond of mountford erle of Leycestre that was borne in frauÌce bigan ayenst hym strong werre thurgh whiche doyng many a good bachiler was shent dede disheryted And whan kyng henry had the vyctorye at Euesham Symond therle was slayne thurgh helpe myght of Gillebert of Clare erle of gloucestre that was in kepyng and ward of the forsayd Symond thurgh ordynaunce of kyng henry that went aââne to the kyng with moche power wherfor the forsayd Simond was shent and that was grete harme to the communes of Englond that so good a man was shent for trouth dyed in charyte and for the comune profyte of the same folk and therfor Almyghty god for hym hath Sythenes shewed many a fayre myracle to dyuerse men and women of the sykenesse and dysesse that they haue had for the loue of hym And merlyn also told and sayd in his Profecye that after that tyme the lambe shold leue no whyle than his seed shold ben in straunge lande withoute pastureâ⦠And he sayd sothe For kynge henry lyued noo while after whan Symond mountford was dede that kynge henry ne deyde auon after hym And in the mene tyme Syr edward his sone that was the best knyght of the world of honour was tho in the holy land gete ther Acreâ⦠in that countrey he bygate on dame clyenore his wyf Iane of ãâã cres his doughtââ¦r that afterward was countesse of gloucestre he made in the hooly land suche a vyage that al the world spake of his knyghthode euery man drad him highe lowe thurgh oute al crystendome as the storye of hym telleth as after ward ye shul here more openly froÌ the tyme that kyng henry deyde til that syr edward was crouned kyng al the grete lordes of engloÌd were as faderles children without ony socour that hym myght ma yntene gouerne defende ⪠ageynst hir dedly enemyes Of kyng edward that was kyng henryes sone ⪠ca C ⪠lxj ANd after this kyng henry regned his sone edward the worthyest knyght of al the world of honour for goddes grace was in hym ⪠For he had the vyctorye of his enemyes ⪠And as so ne as kyng henry deyde ⪠he come to london with a fayre companye of prelates of erles and barons al maner men dyd hym moche honour For in euery place that sir edward rode in london the stretââ¦s were couerd ouer his hede with riche clothes of sylk of tâ⦠pytââ¦s with ryche couerynge ⪠And for ioyâ⦠of his comynge the noble burgeys of the cyte cast oute at hir wyndowes gold siluer hondes ful in tokenyng of loue and of worship seruyses re uââ¦ce And oute of the conduyt of chepe ran whyte wyn and rede as stremes doth of the water and euery man therof myghtâ⦠drynke at hir owne wylle And this kyng Edward was crouned ennoynted as right heyr of englond with moche honour after masse the kyng wââ¦t in to his palays for to hold a ryal fest a monges hem that hym dyd honour And whan he was set vnto his mete the kyng alysander of Scotland come for to done hym honour and reuerence with a quââ¦yntyze and an honderd knyghtââ¦s with hym wel horsed and arayed ⪠And whan they were light a doune of hir stedes they lete hem gone whyder that they wold And who that myght take hem toke at hir owne wyll withoute ony chalenge An adfterward come Syr Edmond kynge Edwardys broder a curtoys knyght a gentil of Renomme the Erle of Cornewayle and the Erle of gloucestre And after hem come the Erle of penbroke and the Erle of Garenne And eche of hem by hym self lad in hir honde an honderd knyghtes gai ly disgysed in hir armes And whan they were lyght of hir ââ¦rs they lete hem gone whyder that hem lyked who that myght hem take to haue hem stylle withoute ony lette And whan al thys was done kyng edward did his dylygence his myght for to a mende the reame redresse the wronges in the best maner that he myght to the honour of god holy chirche mayntene his honour and to amende the noyaunce of the comune peple How ydeine that was lewelins doughtir of walis pââ¦nce aymer that was therles broder of moÌtford were takeÌ in the see ca c ââ¦ij THe fyrst yere afterward that kyng edward was crouned Lewelyn prynce of walys sente in to FrauÌce to the Erle mountford that thurgh counceylle of his frendes the Erle shold wedde his doughter and the erle tho auised hym vpon this thynge and sent ayene to lewelyn sayd that he wold send aââ¦r his doughter And so he sente aymer his broder after the damisel and Lewelyn arrayed shippes for his doughter and for Syr Aymer and for hir fââ¦r company that shold goo with her And this lewelyn dyd grete wronge for it was couenauÌt that he shold ãâã his doughter to no maÌner man withoute counceyll and consente of kyng edward And so it byfell that a burgeys of Bââ¦ystowe come ãâã ââ¦e see with wyn lade met hem hem toke with myâ⦠and poââ¦r ⪠anon the burgeys sente hem to the kyng And whan lewelyn herd this tydynge he was wonder wroth and ãâã sorowfull and gan for to werre vpon kyng edward ãâã dyd moche harme vnto the englyssh men beââ¦e a doune the kynges Cas tels bygan fasâ⦠to destroye kyng edwardys landes ⪠And whan tydyng come vnto kyng edward of this thyng he went in to wa lys ⪠And so moche he dyd thurgh goddes grace and his grete power that he drofe lewelyn vnto moch meschyef that he fled al ma neââ¦ââ¦ngthe come yelde hym to kyng Edward yafe hym l. ãâã marc of syluer for to haue pees toke the damisell and allâ⦠his herytage and made an oblygacion to kyng edward to come to his parlement two tymes of the yere And in the secoÌd yere after that kyng edward was crouned he helde a general parlement att westmynstre ⪠and ther he made the statutes for defaute of lawe by commune assââ¦t of al his barons And at Estren next sewynge the kynge sente by his lettres to lewelyn prynce of walys that he shold come to parlement for his lande and for his holdynge in walys as the
criste M CCC xvj Barwyck was loste thurgh fals treason of one Pyers of spaldyng the whiche pyers the kyng hadde putte ther for to kepe that same toune with many burgeys of the toun wherfore the children that were put in hostage thurgh the burgeys of Berwyck folowed the kynges marchalsye many dayes fetered in strong yââ¦ns And after that tyme ther come two cardi nals in to englond as the pope had hem sente for to make pets by twene scotland englond as they went toward duresme for to haue sacred mayster lowys of BeaumouÌt bisshop of durham as they went they were taken robbed vpon the more of wyngles doune of whiche Robbery Syr guyllebert of myddelton was atteynt take honged drawe at london his hede smyten of set vpon a spere sette vpon newgate the iiij quarters sent to four citees of engloÌd And that same tyme befel many meschyefs in englond for the poure peple deyde in englond for hunger so moche soo fast dyed that vnnethe men myght hem burye for a quarter of wheââ¦e was worth xl shyllynge ij yere an halfe a quarter of where was worthe x mart oftymes the poure peple stale children ete hem ete also al the houÌdes that they myght take eke hors and catââ¦s And after ther. fell a grete moreyns among beestes in dyuerse countreyes of englond duryng this Ed wardys lyf How the Scottes robbed northumberlond Cao. C lxxxxo. ANd in the same tyme come the scottes ayene in to Englond and destroyed northumberlond brente that land and robbed it slewe men women children that leyne in cradels brent also hooly chirche and destroyed Crystendome and toke and bare Englysshmennys goodes as they had ben sarazenes or paynyms of the wykkednes that they dyden all the world spake therof thurgh al Cristendome How the Scottes wold not amende hir trespaas therfore Scotland was enterdyted Ca C lxxxxjo. ANd whan pope Iohn the xxij after seynt Peter herde of the grete soââ¦we and meschyef that the scottes wrought he was wonder sory that cristendome was so destroyed thurgh the scottes namely they destroyed so holy chirche wherfor the pope sente a general sentence vnder his bulles of lede vnto the archebisshop of Caunterbury to the Archebisshop of yorke that yf Robert the Bââ¦us of Scotland wold not be Iustyfyed and make amendes vnto the kyng of Englond Edward hir lord make amendes of his losse of his harnoys that they had done in Englond also to restore the goodes that they had taken of holy Chirche that the sentence shold be pronouÌced thurgh al Englond whan the scot tes herd this they wold not lete hir malyce for the popes commaÌ dement wherfor Robert Brus. Iames douglas and Thomas Randulph erle of mââ¦ref all tho that with hym comuned or hem halpe in worde or in dede were acursed in euery chirch thurgh englond euery day at masse thre tymes no mo masse sholde be songe in hooly chirche thurgh oute al Scotland but yf the Scot tes wold make restitucion of the harmes that they had made vn to hooly chirche wherfor many a good preest holy men therfore were slayne thurgh the Reame of scotland for encheson that wol de synge noo masse ageynst the popes commauÌdement ageynste his wylle to done fulfyll the tyrunts wylle How Syr hugh the spencers sone was made the kynges chaÌberlayne and of the batayll ⪠of mytone Ca. C lxxxxij o ANd it was not loÌg afterward that the kyng ne ordeyned a parlement at york ther was Syr hugh the spencers sone made chamberlayne in the mene tyme whyle the werre laste the kynge went ageyne in to scotland that it was wonder for to wyte and besyeged the Toune of Berwyk But Scottes went ouer the water of sole wath that was thre myle from the kynges hoste and pryuely they stele aweye by nyght and comen in to englond and robbed and destroyed al that they myght and spared no maner thyng til they comen vnto york whan the Englisshmen that were lefte at hoâ⦠herd this thyng al tho that myghte trauaylle as wel monkes preestes Frerys and chanons seculeres come and mette with the Scottes at Mytone vp swale the xij day of October Allas what sorow For the Englyssh husbondmen that coude nothyng of the werre that ther we re slayn and drenched in an Arme of the See And hyr Chyuetayns sir william of melton archebisshop of york the abbot of seâ⦠by with hir stedes fled comen vnto york that was hir own fo lye that they had that myschaÌce for they passed the water of wa lye the scottes sette a fyre the stakkes of heye the smoke therof was huge that the Englysshmen myght not see the scottes and whan the Englysshmen were gone ouer the water tho comon the Scottes with hir wynge in maner of a shelde come toward the Englysshmen in aray and the englysshmen fled for vnneth they had ony men of armes for the kyng had hem almoost lost at the syege of Berwyck the scottes hobilers went bytwene the brud ge the englysshmen whan the grete hoost hem mette the En glysshmen fled bytwene the hobylers the grete hoost the En glysshmen were almost ther slayne he that myght wende ouet the water was saued But many were draynt Allas for there were slayne many men of Relygyon seculeres eke preestes clerkys with moche sorow the archebisshop escaped therfore the scottes callyd the batayll the whyte bataylle How kynge edward dyd al maner thyng that sir hugh the spencer wolde Ca C lxxxxiij ANd whan kyng edward herd this tydyng he remeued his si ege from Berwyke and come ageyne in to Englond But Syr hugh the spencer the sone that was the kynges chamberlayne kepte soo the kynges chambre that no man must speke with the kyng but he had made with hym a frette for to done his nede that ouer mesure this hugh bare hym soo stonte that al men had of him scorne despite the kyng hym self wold not ben go uerned ne ruled by noo maner man but only by his fadre by hym yf ony knyÈt of engloÌd had wodes maners or lordshippes that they wold couerte anon the kyng must yeue it hem or els the man that ought it shold be falsely endyted of forest or of felouye thurgh suche doyng they disheryted many a good bachiler so moche land geten that it was wonder whan the lordes of Englond sawe the grete couetyse the falsenesse of sir Hugh the spencer the fader of sir hugh the sone they come to the geÌtil erle of lancastre axyd hym of couseyll of the disese that was in the Royame thurgh Syr hugh the spencer his sone in haste by one assent they made a priue assemble at
lowe soo queyntââ¦lyche the thefe bare hym ageynst his lord that he trusted more vpon hym than vpon ony man alyue And the Erle had ordeyned by his lettres for to wende in to the Erldome of lancastre for to make men arise to helpe hym in that vyage that is to say v C men of armes But the fals Traitour come not ther no maner men for to warne'ne to make arise for to ãâã his lorde And whan the traytour herde telle that his lord was discomfyted at Burtone as a fals thefe traitour he stale a waye and robbed in ââ¦enesdale his lordes men that come fro the scomfyture and toke of hem hors and harnoys and all that they ââ¦ad and slewe of hem al that he myght take and tho come and yelde hym to the kynge Whan the good Erle Thomas wyste that he ââ¦as so bytrayd he was sore abasshed and sayd to hym self O almyghty god quod he how myght Robert Holand fynde in his hert me to bitraye sithenes that I haue loued hym so moch O god wel may nowe a man see by hym that no man maye deceyue an other rather than he that he trust moost vpon he hath ful euel yeld my goodnesse and the worshippe that I to hym haue done and thurgh my kyndenes haue hym auaunced and made hygh from lowe and he maketh me go from hygh vnto lowe but yet shal be dye in euyll deth Of the scomfiture of Burbrudge Ca o C lxxxxvijo. THe good Erle Thomas of lancastre Humfrey de Bohoune Erle of herford and the barons that with hem were token counceylle bytwene hem at Frere prechours at pountfret Tho thought thomas vpon the Traytrye of Robert Holand said in reproue Allas holand hath me bytrayd Ay is in the reed of som euel shrede and by comyn assent they shold al wende to the castell of dunstanburgh the which pertryned to the erldom of lancastre and that they shold abide there til that the kyng had foryeue hem hir maletalent But whan the good erle thomas this herde be ansuerd in this maner sayd lordes quod he yf we go toward the north the northeren men wil seyn that we go towards the scotââ¦s so we shal be hold traitours for cause of distauÌce that is bitwe ne kyng edward robert the brus that made hym kyng of scotland and therfor I say as touchyng my self that I wyll go no ferther in ãâã the north than to myn owne castel of pountfret And whan Syr Rogyer clyfford herd this he aroos vp anon in wrath and drowe his swerd and swore by almyghty god and by his holy names but yf that he wold gone with hem he shold be dede that he wold slee hym there The noble gentil erle Thomas of lancastre was sore adrad and said fayr syrs I wyl gene with yow whyder so euer ye me lede Tho went they to geders in to the north and with hem they had seuen C men of armes come to Burbrudge And whan sir Andrewe of herkela that was in the northcountrey thurgh ordynaunce of the kynge for to ãâã the couÌtre of scotland herd telle how that thomas of laÌcastre was dyscoÌfyted and his companye at Burton vpon Trent ãâã ordeyned hym a strong power Syr Symond ward also that was tho shereue of york come and mette the barons at burbââ¦udge and anon they breke the bridge that was made of tree And whan Sir thomas of lancastre herd that Syr Andrewe of ãâã had brought with hym suche power he was sore adrad sente for syr Andrewe of herkela and with hym spak sayd to hym in this maner Syre Andrewe quod he ye mowe wel vnderstonde low that oure lorde the kynge is lad mysgonerned by moche false counceylle thurgh Syr hugh the spencer the fadre Syr Hugh his sone and Syr Iohan erle of Arondele and thurgh Maystyr Robert Baldoke a fals pilled clerk that now is in the kynges court duellyng wherfor I praye yow that ye wold come with vo with al the power that ye haue ordeyned and helpe to destroye the venym of Englond and the traytours that ben therin and we wyl yeue vnto yow the best part of v elrdomes that we haue holde we wyll make vnto yow an oth that we wyll neuer done thynge withoute your counceyll so ye shal ben efte as well with vs as euer was Robert of Holand Tho ansuerd Syr andrewe of herkela said Syr Thomas that wold I not done ne consent ther to for no maner thyng ye myght me yeue without the wyll and commandement of oure lord the kyng for than shold I ben hold a traytour for euermore And whan the noble Erle tho mas of lancastre sawe that he nold not consent to hym for no ma ner thynge Syr Andrew he sayd wyl ye not consente to destroye the venym of the reame as we be consente At one word sir andre we I telle the that or this yere be gone that ye shal ben take hol de for a traytour more than ye hold vs now in wers deth ye shal dye than euer dyed ony knyght of Englond And vnderstondeth wel that ye dyd neuer thyng that sorer shal yow repent and nowe goth and dothe that yowe good lyketh And I wylle put me vnto the mercy the grace of god And so went the fals traytour syr Andrew of herkela in his wey as a fals traytour tirant and as a fals forsworen man For thurgh the noble erle Thomas of lancastre he vnderfenge the armes of Chyualrye and thurgh hym he was made knyght Tho myght men seen archyers drawe hem in that one syde in that other and knyghtes also and foughten to gedre wonder sore and also among other Syr humfrey de boughon erle of Herford a worthy knyght of renomme thurgh al cristendom stode fought with his enemyes vpon the bridge and as the noble lord stode fought vpon the bridge a thyef a ribaud skulked vnder the bridge and fiersly with a spere smote the noble knyght in to the foundament soo that his bowels comen oute there Allas the sorowe For ther was slayne the flour of solace and of comfort also of curtosye And Syr Rogyer of Clyfford a noble knyght stode euer and fought wel nobly hym defended as a worthy Baron But atte last he was sore wounded in his hede and syr Wylliam of Sustayand Syr Rogyer of Bernefeld were slayne at that bataylle Whan Syre Andrewe of Herkela saw that Syr thomas men lancastre lassed and slaked anon he and his companye come to the gentil knyght Syr Thomas of lan castre and sayd yelde the traytour yelde the The Gââ¦ntille Erle ansuerd tho and sayd Nay lordes Traytours be we none and to yow will we neuer vs yelde whyle that our lyfes lasten but leuer we haue to be slayn in our treuth than yelde vs to yow And sir Andrew ageyne grad vpon Syr thomas companye yollyng as a wode
wolf and sayd yelde yow traytours taken yeld yow with an high voys said be the ware sirs that none of yow be hardy vpon lyfe and lymme to mysdone thomas body of lancastre And with that word the good erle thomas went in to the chapel sayd knelyng vpon his knes and torned his vysage to wardes the Crosse. and sayd Almyghty god to the I me yelde I holych put me in to thy mercy And with that the vileyns ribaudes lepte aboute hym on euery syde as tirants and wode tormentours dispoylled hym of his armure and clothed hym in a robe of ray that was of his squyers liuere and forth lad hym vn to york by water Tho myght men see moche sorow care for the gentil knyghtes fledden in euery syde the ribaudes the vyleyns egrely hem discryed and grad an high yelde yow traytours yelde yow And whan they were y yolde they were robbed bouÌde as thefes Allas the shame despyte that the gentill ordre of knyghthode ther had at that batayll the lande tho was withoute lawe For holy chirche tho had no more reuerence than it had ben a bordelhows in that batayl was the fadre ageynst the sone and the vncle ageynst his neuew For so moche vnkendenesse was neuer seyn byfore in englond as was that tyme among folk of one nacion for one kynred had no more pite of that other than an hungary wolfe hath of a shepe and it was no wonder for the grete lordes of englond were not all of one nacion but were medled with other nacions that is for to say some britons som saxons somme danoys som Pehytes some Frensshmen Some normans Som spaynardes Somme Romayns somme Henaudes Some Flemmynges and of other dyuerse nacions the whiche Nacions acorded not to the kynde blode of Englond And yf soo grete lordes had ben onlych wedded to Englyssh peple than shold pees haue ben and reste amonges hem without ony enuye And at that batayll was sir Rogyer clyfford take Syre Iohan mombray Syr william Tuchet Syre william fytz williaÌ and many other worthy knyghtes ther were take at that batayll And syr hugh daudele the next day after was taken put in to prison And sholde haue ben done to deth yf he had not spoused the kynges nece that was erle gylleberts suster of Gloucestre And anon after was ââ¦r barthoââ¦omewe of badelesmeâ⦠taken at stowe parke a maner of the bisshops of lynââ¦ln that was his ne new and many other Barons ãâã wherfore was made moche sorow How thomas of lancastre was byheded at pouÌtfret and fyue barons honged and drawen there Ca C lxxxxviij ANd nowe I shal telle yowe of the noble Erle thomas of lancastre whan he was taken and brought to york many of the cyte were ful glad vpon hym ââ¦yed with highe voys A sir tââ¦aytour ye arne welcome blessyd be god for now shal ye haue the reward that long tyme ye haue deserued cast vpon hym many snowe balles and many other reproues dyd him but the gentil erle al suffryd sayd nother one ne other in the same tyme the kyng herd of this same scomfiture was ful glad in hast come to pouÌtfret sir hugh the spencer sir hugh his sonne sir Iohan erle of arundel sir edmond of wodestok the kynges broder erle of kent sir Aymer of valaunce erle of Penbroke maister robert baldock a fals pilled clerk that was pââ¦ne duel led in the kynges court al come thyder with the kyng and the kyng entred in to the castel And sir andrewe of herkela a fals ti rant thurgh the kynges commandement toke with hym the gentil erle thomas to pountfret ther he was prysoned in his owne ca stel that he had newe made that stode ayenst the abbay of kyng ed ward And sir hugh the spencer the fadre his sone cast thouââ¦t how in what maner the good erle thomas of laÌcastre shold be dede withoute ony Iugement of his perys wherfor it was ordey ned thurgh the kynges Iustyces that the kynge shold put vpon hym poyntes of treason And so it be fell that he was lad to barre bifore the kynges Iustices barehede as a thefe in a fair halle with in his owne castel that he had made therin many a fayre fest both to rich eke to power And these were his Iustices sir hugh spen ãâã the fadre aymer of valauÌce erle of penbroke sir edmoÌd of wo destoke erle of kent Syr Iohan of Brytaygne Erle of Rychemond And Syr Robert of malmet thorppe Iustyce and Syre Robert hym acoulped in this maner Thomas at the fyrste oure lord the kyng and this court excludeth yow of al maner ansuere Thomas oure lorde the Kynge putte vppon yowe that ye haue in his lande riden with baner displayed ayenst his pees as a twy tour And with that worde the gentil erle thomas with an hygh voys sayd nay lordes forsoth and by saynt thomas I was neuer traytoure The Iustyce sayd ageyne tho Thomas oure lord the kyng put vpon yow that ye haue robbed his folke and mordred his peple as a thefe Thomas the kyng also put vpon yow that he discomfyted yow and your peple with his folk in his owne re ame wherfor ye wente fled to the wode as an outlawe And also ye were taken as an outlawe And thomas as a tray tour ye shal be drawen by reason but the kyng hath forââ¦ue yow that Iewes for loue of quene Isabell And thomas reson wold also that ye shold be honged but the kyng hath foryeue yow that Iewes for cause and loue of your lygnage But thomas for as moche as ye were take fleyng and as an outlawe the kyng wil that your hede shal be smyten of as ye haue wel deseruyd Anon doth hym ouââ¦e of prece anon bringe hym to his Iugement The gentil knyght thomas he had herd al these wordes with an high voys he cryed sore wepyng And sayd allas seynt thomas fayre fadre Allas shal I be deed thus Graunte me now blysse full god ansuer but all auaylled hym no thyng for the cursed ga scoynes putte hym hydder and thydder and on hym ayed with an hye voys O kyng Arthur most dredeful wel knowen is now thyn open traytrye ãâã euel deth shalt thou dye as thou hast well deserued Tho sette they vpon his hede in scorne an old chapelet al to rent and to torne that was not worth an halfe penye And after they sette hym vpon a leââ¦e whyte palfray fulle vnsemelych and eke al bare and with an old bridell wyth an horryble noyse they drofe hym oute of the castel toward his deth And caste vpon hym many balles of Snowe ⪠And as the tormentours lad hym onââ¦e of the Castel tho sayd ãâã this pytouse wordes and his hondes helde vpon hyghe towardes heuen Nowe the kynge of heuen yeue vs mercy For the Erthe
broder was in his tyme but sir edward that was kynge Edwardes fadre made sorow without ende for cause that he myÈt not speke with his wif ne with his sone wher for he was in moche meschyef for though it were so that he was lad ruled by fals couÌceyll yet he was kyng edwardys sone cal led Edward with long shankes come of the worthyest blode of the world And thylk to whome he was woned to yeue greete yeftes large were moost priue with the kyng his owne sone they were his enemyes both by nyght by day procured for to make debate contake bytwene hym his sone Isabell his wif But the Frere prechours to hym were good frendes euer more caste ordeyned both by nyght and day how they myght breng hym out of prison And among hir companye that the freres had priuely brought ther was a frere that was callyd dunhened he had ordeyned gadred a grete coÌpanye of folk to helpe at that nede but the frere was take putt in the castel of pouÌtfret there he deyde in prison And sir henry erle of laÌcastre that had the kynges fadre in kepyng thurgh commandement of the kyng delyuerd edward the kynges fadre by endenture vnto sir thomas of berkeley And so Syr Iohan mautreuers and they lad hym from the cas tel of kenelworth vnto the castel of barkley kept hym ther sauf ly And at estren next after his coronacion the kynge ordeyned an huge hoost for to fyght ayenst the scottis And Syr Iohan therles broder of henaud fro beyonde the see come for to helpe kyng ed ward brought with hym vij C men of armes arryued at do uer they had leue for to gone forth til that they come to york ther that the king abode hem the scottes come thider to the kyng for to make pees acord but the acordement bitwene hem last but a lytel tyme And at that tyme the englysshmen were clothed al in cotes hodes peynted with lettres and with floures ful semely with longe berdes And therfor the scottes made a bylle that was fastned vpon the chirche dores of seynt petre toward stangate thus sayd the scripture in despyte of Englysshmen Longe berde hertelees Peynted hood witlees Gaye cote graââ¦lees makes englond thriftlees ANd the Trinite day next after bygan the contake in the Cy te of yorke bytwene the englysshmen the Henewers And in that debate were slayne of the Erldome of Nychol and mordred lxxx after they were buried vnder a stone in saynt clemeÌtz Churcheyerde in Fossegate And for encheson that the Henewers come to helpe the kyng her pees was cryed on peyne of lyfe and lymme And in that other halfe it was founde by an Enquest of the Cyte that the englysshmen bygonne the debate How the englysshmen stopped the scottes in the parke of stanhope how they turned ayene in to Scotland Ca CC xiiijo. ANd at that tyme the scottes hadde assembled al hir power and comen in to Englond and slewe and robbed alle that they ' myghten take and also brenten destroyed al the north couÌ tre thurgh oute til that they come to the parke of stanhope in wy redale and ther the scottes helde hem in a busshement But when the kyng had herd thurgh certeyne espyes where the scottes were anone right with his hoost besyeged hem within the forsayd park soo that the scottes wyst neuer wher to gone oute but only vnto hir armes they abyden in the parke xv dayes and vytaylles hem faylled in euery a syde soo that they were gretely empeyred of her bodyes And syth that brute come fyrst in to britayne vnto this tyme was neuer seen so fair an hoost what of Englysshmen and of Alyens and of men a foâ⦠the whiche ordeyned hem for to fight with the stottes thurgh eggynge of sir henry erle of lancastre and of sir Iohan henaud that wold haue goone ouer the wa ter of wythe for to haue fought with the scottes But sir rogyer mortimer consented not therto For he had priuely taken mede of the scottes hem for to helpe that they myght weÌde ageyne in to hyr owne couÌtreye And the same mortimer counceyled so moche Thomas of brothertone the erle marchal that was kyng edwardes vncle that the forsayd thomas sholde not assemble at that tyme vnto the scottes he assented but he wyst not the doyng bytwene the scottes and the forsayd mortimer And for encheson that he was marchal of Englond to hym perteyned euer the vauntwarde he sente hastely to therle of lancastre and to Syr Iohan of henaud that they shold not fyght vpon the scottes in preiudice and harmyng of hym his fee yf they dyd that they shold stonde to hir owne perylle And the forsaid erle marchal was all arayed with his batayll at the reredoos of the erle of lancastre for to haue fought with hym and with his folk yf he had meued for to fyght wyth the scottes and in this maner he was deceyued and wyst no thyng of this treson And thus was the kyng prin cipally deceyued And whan it was nyght Mortimer that had the wach for to kepe of the hoost that nyght distourbled the wach that no thyng myght be done And in the mene whyle the scottes stele by nyght toward hir owne couÌtre as fast as they myght And so was the kyng falsely bytrayd that wende that that al the traytours of his lande had be brouÈt to an ende as it was sayd byfore Now here ye lordes how traytoursly kyng Edward was desceyued how meruailously boldly y e scottes did of werre for Iames douglas with CC men of armes riden thurugh out the hoost of kyng edward the same nyght the scottes we re scaped toward hit owne couÌtre as is aboue sayd till that they come to the kynges pauylon slewe ther many meÌ in hir beddes cryed som naward naward anothir time a douglas a douglas wherfor the kynge that was in his pauylon moche other folke were woÌder sore effrayed but blyssed be almyghty god the kyng was not taken in grete peryll was tho the royame of englond ¶ And that nyght the mone shone ful clere bright for al the kyngesmen the scottes escaped harmeleââ¦s ¶ And in the mo rowe whan the kyng wyst that the scottes were escaped in to hyr contre he was woÌder sory ful hertely wepte with his yoÌg eyen yet wyst he not who hym had done that treson but that fals tre son was ful wely knowe a good while after as the storye telleth The kynge edward come ageyne tho to york ful sorowful hys hoost departed euery man went in to his owne couÌtrey with ful heuy chere mornynge semblauÌt the henewers toke hir leue went in to hir couÌtrey the kyng for hyr trauaylle hem hugely rewarded for encheson of that vyage the kyng
he toke on ââ¦it was not longe after ward that kyng edward and dame phelip his wyf dame Isabel the kynges moder sir Rogyer the mortimer ne went vnto no tyngham ther for to soiourne so it byfell that the quene Isabel thurgh couÌseyle of the mortimer toke to hir the keyes of the yates of the castel of Notyngham so that no man might come nether in ne out by nyght but thurgh commauÌdement of the mortymer ne the kyng ne none of his couÌseyl And that tyme it byfel so that the mortimer as a deuyl for wrath bolled also for wrath that he had ayeÌst the kynges men edward principally ayeÌst hem that had hym accused to the kyng of the deth of sir edward his fadre And priuely a couÌceylle was take bytwene quene Isabel the Mortimer the bisshop of lyncoln sââ¦r Symond of Bereford and sir hugh of Trumpyngton other priue of hir couÌceyl for to vndone hem al that had accusid the mortimer vnto the kyng of his fadres deth of treson and of felonye wherfor al tho that were of the kynges couÌceyl when they wyst of the mortimers castyng pre uely come to kyng edward seyde that the mortimer wold hem de stroye for cause that they had accused hym of kyng edwardes deth his fadre prayd hym that he wold mayntene hem in hir right And these were the lordes to pursue this quarelle Syre william mountagu Sir huÌfrey de boghun Sir william his broder Sire Rauf of stafford Syr robert of herford syr william of clynââ¦n Syr Iohan neuyl of horneby and many other of hir consent and all these sworen vpon the book to maynten the quarell in as mââ¦ch as they myght And it byfell so afââ¦r that sir william mouÌtagu ne none of the kynges frendes must not ben herburgââ¦ed in the Ca stel for the mortimer but went and toke hir lodgyng in dyuerse places in the toune of notyngham And tho were they sore adrad lest that the mortimer shold hem destroye and in hast ther come vn to kyng edward Sir william mountagu ther that he was in the castel priuely told hym that he ne none of his companye shold not take the mortimer without couÌceyl help of william of elaÌd Constable of the same castel Now certes qd the kyng I leue yew wel therfor I counceyll yow that ye goâ⦠to the forsayd ãâã ble commauÌde hym in my name that he be youre frend youre helpe for to take the mortimer al thyng y left vpon peril of ãâã lymme Tho sayd mountagu Syr my lord graunte mercy ãâã went forth the forsayd mountagu come to the Conestable of the castel and told hym the kynges wyll And he ansuerd sayd that the kynges wââ¦l shold be done in as moch as he myght that he wold not spare for no maner dethe and so he swore made his othe Tho sayd Syr william mountagu to the Conestabââ¦e in ââ¦erynge of al men that were helpynge vnto the quarel Now certes dere frende vs behoueth for to worche do by your ââ¦yntise fo to take the mortimer sith that ye be kepar of the castel and haue the keyes in your ward sir qd the conestable wil ye vnderstoÌd that the gates of the castel ben lokked with the lokkes that dame ââ¦abel sent hidder and by nyght she hath the keyes therof leiâ⦠hem vnder the leuesell of the led vnto the morow and so ye maye not come in to the castel by the yates in noo maner wyse but I knowe an Aley that stretcheth out of the warde vnder the erth in to the forsayd castel that gothe in to the weste whiche Aââ¦y daââ¦e Isabel the quene ne none of hir men ne the mortimer ne none of his companye knoweth it not And soo I shalle fede yow thurgh that Aley and so ye shal come in to the Castell without aspyes of ony man that ben your enemyes And the same nyght sir william mountagu and al the lordes of his quarelle and the same conestable also wente hem to hors and maden semblaunt as it were for to wende oute of the mortimers syghte But anon as the mortimer herd this tidyng he went that they wold haue gone ouer the see for drede of hym and anon he and his companye token couÌseill amonges hem for to let hir passage sent lreÌs anon to the portes so that none of the grete lordes shold wende home to hir owne couÌtre but yf they were arested and take And among oââ¦her thynges william Eland Constable of the forsayd castel priuely lad sir william mountagu and his company by the forsaid wey vnder erthe so til they comen in to the castel and went vp in to the tour ther that the mortimer was ãâã ãâã it sir hugh of Tââ¦umpyngton hem aseryed hydously and sayd A traytouââ¦s it is al for nought that ye ben comen in to this Castel ye shall dye yet an euel dethe euerychone And anone one of hem that was in mountaguys companye vp with a mace smote the same hugh vpon the hede that the brayn brest out and fel on the grounde and soâ⦠he was dede an euyll deth Tho toke they the mortimer as he arryued hym at the toures dore whan he herde the noyse of hem for drede And whan the quene ââ¦sabell saw that the mortimer was take she made moch sorow ãâã hert and the wordes vnto heâ⦠sayd Nowe faire syrs I pray yow that ye done none harme to his body a worthy knyght oure welbeloued frende and our dere cosyn Tho went they thens and comen and brought the mortimer and presented hym vnto the kynge Edward and he comaunded to bringe hym in sauf ward But anon as they that wââ¦e consenââ¦e vnto the mortimers doyng herd telle that he was take they went hyd hem and priuely by nyght went out of the toune ââ¦he ãâã his side with heuy hert and mornyng and lyued vp on hir landes as wel as they myght And so that same yere that the mortimer was take he had at his retenue ix score kni ghââ¦s withoute Squyers seruauntes of Armes and footmen And tho was the mortimer lad to london And Syre Symond of Bereford was lad with hym and was take to the Conestable of the tour to kepe But afterward was the mortimers lyfe examyned at westmynster bifore the kyng bifore al the grete lordes of engloÌd for peril that myght falle to the Reame and to enquere also whiche were assentyng to sir edwardes deth the kynges fadre and also thurgh whome the scotââ¦es escaped from stanhope in to scotland without the wylle of kyng Edward And also how the chartre of Rageman was deliud vnto the scottes wherin the feautes homages of scot land were conteyned that the scottes shold dââ¦ne euermore vnto the kynges of englond for the reame of scotlaÌd wherfor in his abseÌce he was dampned to be drawe honged for his treson and this
crouned kyng And that this Iohn had yeue karoll his sone the duchye of guyhenne of the whiche thyng kyng Edward whan he wyst therof had grete indignacion vnto hym and was wonder wrothe and strongly y meuyd And there for afore alle the worthy lordes that ther were assembled at that parlement he called Edward his sone vnto hym ⪠to whome the du chye of guyhenne by right herytage shold longe to yafe ⪠it hym there byddyng and strengthyng hym that he shold ordeyne hym to defende hym and auenge hym vppon his enemyes ⪠and saue mayntene his right and afterward kyng edward hym self his eldest sone edward wenten to dyuerses places sayntes in engloÌd on pylgremage for to haue the more helpe grace of god of his seyntes the secoÌd kal of Iuyll when all thyng was redy to that viage batayll al his retenue power assembled his nauye also redy he toke with hym therle of warwyk the erle of suffolk therle of salysbury therle of Oxenford a ãâã men of armes as many archyers in the natiuyte of our lady toke hir shippes at plymmouth ⪠bygoÌne to sayle And when he come ⪠was arri ued in guyhenne he was ther worshipfully take resceyued of the most noble men lordes of that couÌtre anon after kyng Ed ward toke with hym his ⪠ij ⪠sones that is for to say sir leonel ââ¦r le of vlton sir Iohan his broder erle of Rychemond sir henry duk of lancastre with many erles lordes men of armes ⪠⪠ãâã ⪠ãâã archyers sayled toward frauÌce restyd hym a whyle at cale ys afterward the kyng went with his folke aforsayd with other soudyours of beyond the see that ther aboden the kynges co myng the second day of nouembre and toke his iourney toward kyng Iohn of frauÌce ther as he trowed to haue founden hym fast by Odomarum as his lreÌs couenauÌt made mencion that be wââ¦l de abyde hym ther with his hoost And when kyng Iohn of fraâ⦠ce herd of the kynges comyng of englond he weÌt awey with his men cariage cowardly shamefully fleyng wastyng al vntails for that the englisshmen shold not haue therof ⪠And when kyng edward herd telle that he fledde he pursued hym with ãâã his hoost til hesdene than he beholdyng the wanting ye scarâ⦠of vitaylles also the cowardyse of the kyng of frauÌce ââ¦e turned ayene wastyng al the couÌtray And while al these thynges were a doyng the scottes priuely by nyÈt token the toune of berwyk sleyng hem that withstode hem no man elles but blessyd be god the castel neuerlatter was saued kept by englysshmen that were therin whan the kyng perceyued al this torned ayene in to En glond as wroth as he myÈt be wherfor in parlement at westmestre was grauÌted to the kyng of euery saâ⦠of wolle l shillyng du ring the terme of vj yere that he myÈt the myÈtloker fyght defende the roame ayenst the scottes other mysdoers And so when al thynges were redy the kyng hasted hym to the siege warâ⦠How kyng Edward was crouned kyng of Scotland how Prince Edward toke the kyng of fraunce ⪠sir phelip his yonger sone at the batayll of Peyters ⪠Cao. CCo. xxxo. ANd in the xxxi yere of his wgne the xiij day of Ianyuer the kyng in the castel of Berwyk with a fewe men but hauyng ther by fast a grete hoost the toune was yolde to hym withoute ony maner defence or difficulte than y t kyng of scot land that is for to say syr Iohan bayllol consideryng how y t god dyd many merueyles gracioâ⦠thynges for kyng edward at his owne wyl fro day to day he toke yaf vp the reame of scotland the croune of scotland at Rokesburgh in to the kynges hondes of englond vnder his patent lettres ther y made And anon after kyng edward in presence of all the prelates other worthy men lordes that ther were lete croune hym kyng ther of the reame of scotland whan al thynges were done ordeyned in thylk coÌtrees at his lust he torned ayene in to englond with an huge wor ship And while this vyage was a doyng in Scotland Sir Edward prince of walys as a man enspyred in god was in gnyhen ne in the Cyte of burdeux tretyng spekyng of the chalengyng of the kynges right of englond that he had of the reame of fraÌ ce that he wold auengid be with strong honde the prelates pe res and myghty men of that countre consented wel to hym Than Sir edward the prince with a grete hoost y gadred to him the vj day of Iuyll went from burdeux goyng and trauaylyng by me ny dyuerse contrees he toke many prisoners more than vj m men of armes by the couÌtre as he Iourneyed toke the tonn of remoââ¦ntyn in saloyne besieged the castel vj dayes at the sixe dayes ende they yolden the castel vnto hym And ther were take the lord of croune sir bursigaud and many other knyghtes and men of armes more than lxxx And fro thens by Corene peten fast by chyneney his noble men that were with hym hadden a strong batail with frensshmen an C of hir men of armes we re slayne And the erle of daunce the styward of frauuce were take with an C men of armes In the whiche yere the xix day of September faste by peyghters the same prince with a m and ix C men of armes and archyers ordeyned a bataille to kynge Iohan of fraunce comyng to the prince ward with vij m cho sen men of armes and other moche peple in an huge passyng noÌ bre of the whiche there was y slayn the Duk of Burbon the duke of Athenes and many other noble men of the prince men of armes a m and of other after the trewe accompte rekenyng viij honderd And the kyng of frauÌce was ther take sir phelip his yonger sone and many dukes noble men worthy knyÈtes men of armes about ij m And so the vyctorye fyll ther to the prince to the peple of englond by the grace of god many that were take prisoners were set at hir raunson vpon hir trouth knyÈthode were charged had leue to go but y e prince tok with hym tho the kyng of frauÌce phelyp his sone with al the reuerence that he myÈt weÌt ayene to burdeux with a glorious victorye the soÌme of the men that were take prisoners of the men that we ãâã slayn the day of batayll was iiij m iiij C. xl And in the xââ¦ij yere of kyng edward the v day of may Prince Edward with kynge Iohan of frauÌce phelyp his sonne and many other worthy prisoners arryued graciously in the haueÌ of plymmouth and the
whiche Piers y smyten with drede of this tydyng fled in to gascoyn to prin ce edward to haue helpe and socour of hym And whan he was fledde oute of spayn Henry his broder that was a bastard by assent of the most partye of spayne thurgh helpe of that fere full company that I spak of eââ¦rst was made and crouned kyng of spayn And the nombre of that same company was rekened setââ¦e at the nombre of lx M fightyng men This same yere in the moneth of Iuyn ther come a grete company nauye of the danes and gadred hem to gedre in the north see purposyng hem to come in to englond to renne and to robbe and also to slee with whome they countred and met in the see marpners and other orped fygâ⦠tyng men of the couÌtrey and disparpled hem And they asshamed went home ayene in to hir owne couÌtreye But amonge alle other ther was a boystous and a stronge vessel of hir nauye that was ouersailed by the englysshmen and was perisshed and dreynt In the whiche the styward and other worthy and grete men of Denmarke were take prisonners and by the kyng of englond his couÌceyll y prisoned the whiche lordes the danes afterward comen soughten al aboute for to haue had with her goodes y t they had lost they not wel apayd ne plesed of the ansuer that they hadd here torned home wardes ageyne leuyng behynde hem in her ynnes priuely y writen in sââ¦rowes and on walles Yet shalle danes wast the wanes Than happed ther an englysshe wryter wrote ayenst the dane in this maner wyse Here shal danes fet her banes And in this tyme pyers kyng of spayne with other kyn ges that is to say the kyng of nauerne and the kyng of malogre beyng menes wenten bytwene and prayd counseyll helpe of sir Edward the prince thurgh whoo 's couÌseyl when he had vnderstoÌd hir Articles hir desire that he was requyred of tho kynges loth he was and ashamed to say nay and contrarye hem but netheles he was agast ' lest it shold be ony preiudyce ââ¦yenst the pope longe tyme tââ¦ryed hem or that he wold grauÌte or consent ther to til he had better couÌseyll auysement with good delyberacion of kyng Edward his gretter his fadre But whan he was with euery dayes continuel besechynges of many noble men y requyred and spoken to and with many prayers y sent and made bytwene hem Than prince Edward sende to his fadre bothe by pleynyng lettres and also comfortable conteynyng alle hir suggestyons causes with al that other kynges Epystles and lettres for to haue comfort helpe of the wronges not only to the kynge of Spayne y do but also for suche thynges as myÈt falle to other kynges Also yf it were not the soÌner holpen amended thurgh the dome helpe of knyghthode to hem that it asked and desired The whiche letter whan the kynge and his wyse counceyll had seyne and vnderstonden he had grete compassyon and heuynesse of suche a kynges spoyllyng and robbyng with moche meruaylle And sente ageyne comfortable lettres to prince Edward his sone and to that other forsayd kynges and warned hem for to arme hem ordeyne ayenst that mysdââ¦er and to wythstonde hem by the helpe of god that were suche enemyes to kynges whan this noble prin ce edward had resseyued these lettres hym self with that other kyn ges before sayd all hir counseyl called to geder or y t he wold vnder take the quarel he bounde knett sore the kyng that was deposed with a grete o the that is for to say that he shold euer after mayntene the right bileue feyth of holy chirche and holy chirch al so with al hir mynystres rightes lybertees to defende from al hyr enemyes al euyls And al that were ther ageynst bitâ⦠ly to punyssh destrouble and al the rightes lybertees priueleges of holy chirche encrease mayntene and amende and alle thynges that were wrongfully betaken withdrawe and bore a wey by hym or by ony other by cause of hym hastely to restore ayene and to dryue and put out sarasyns and al other mysbyleuyd people oute of his kyngdome with all his strengthe and power and suffre ne admytte none suche for no maner thyng ne cause to duelle therin And that whan he had take a cristen woman he shold neuer come in none other womans bed ne none other mannys wyf to defoule Alle these forsayd thynges trewelych for to kepe con tinue and fulfyl as alle his lyf tyme he was bounde by othe afore noââ¦ryes in presence and wytnesse of tho kynges with othir Princes And than that graceous prynce Prynce Edward vndertoke the cause the quarel of the kyng that was deposed behight hym with the grace of god to restore hym ayene to his kyn gedom lede ordeyne gadre to geder forth within al hast his na uye with men of armes for to werre fight in this forsayd cause And in this same tyme vpon the sonde of the scottissh see that ma ny a man it sye iij dayes to geder ther were seyne ij Egles of the which that one come out of the south that other out of y e north cruelly strongly they foughten to gedre wrastled to geder the south egle fyrst ouercome the north egle al to rente and tare hym with his byll his clawys that he shold not rest ne take no brethe And after the south egle flygh home to his own costes And anone after ther folewed and was seyn in the morne afore thr sonne risynge after in the last day of october saue one daye many sterres gadred to geder on an hepe fyl doun to the erth le uyng behynde hem fery bemes in maner of lyÈtenyng whos flaÌmes brent consumed mennes clothes mennes here walkyng on the erthe as it was seyn and knowen of many a man And yââ¦t that northeren wynde that is euer redy and destynat to al euel fro saynt kateryns euen til iij dayes after destroyed good withoute nombre vnrecouerable in the same dayes ther fyll comen also suche lightnynges thonder snowe haylle that it wasted destroyed men beestes houses trees Of the batayll of spayne besides the water of Nazers that was bitwene the prince Edward sir henry bastard of spayn Capitulo CCo. xxxiij o IN the yere of our lord M CCC lxvij and of kyng Edward xlij the iij day of Aprill ther was a strong batayll and a grete in a large felde y callid priasers fast by the water of Nazers in spayne bytwene Syr Edward the prince and Henry the bastard of spayn but the vyctorye fill to prince edward by thâ⦠grace of god And this same prince Edward had with hym sir Iohn duke of lancastre his brother other worthy men of armes aboute the nombre of xxx M. And the
kyng of spayn had on his side men of dyuerse nacions to the nombre of an C M passyng wherfor the sharpnes fiersenes of his aduersarye with his ful boystous grete strength maden driuen the rightfull par tye a bak a grete wey but thurgh the grace of almyghty god passyng ony maÌnys strength that huge hoost was disparpled myÈt fully by the noble duk of lancastre his hoost or that the prince Edward come nyghe hym And whan Henry the bastard saw that he torned with his men in so grete hast and strengthe to flee that an huge company of hem in the forsayd flode and of the brudge ther of fylle doune perysshed And also ther were take the Erle of Dene and Syr bartram Cleykyn that was che fe maker cause of the werre and also Chyuetayne of the vauÌt ward of the bataylle with many other grete lordes and knyghtes to the nombre of two thousand of whome two honderd were of Fraunce and many also of Scotland And there were felled in the felde on our enemyes side of lordes knyghtes with other me ne peple to the nombre of vj thousand and mo and of Englysshe men but a fewe And after this the noble Prince Edward resto red the same pyers in to his kyngdome ayene the whiche Pyers afterward thurgh trecherye falsenesse of the forsayd Bastard of spayn as he sete at his mete was strangled and deyde but af ter this vyctorye many noble and hardy men and noble of engloÌd in Spayn thurgh the flyxe and other dyuerse sikenesse token hyr dethe And in the same yere in the marche was seyn Stella Come to bytwene the north costes and the west whos beames stretââ¦d toward fraunce And in the yere next sewyng of kyng ed wardes regne xliij in April Syr Leonel kyng Edwardes sone that was duke of Clarence wente toward Meleyne with a chose meyne of the gentils of Englond for to wedde galoys doughter and haue hir to wyf by whome he shold haue half the lordshippe of meleyne But after that they were solempnly wedded and aboute the Natyuyte of our lady the same duk of Clarence deide And in the same yere the frensshmen breken the pees and the trewes rydynge on the kynges gronnde and lordship of Englond in the shyre and countre of pountyf and token and helden Castelles and tounes and bere the englysshmen on honde falsely and subtylly that they were cause of brekyng of the trewes And in this same yere deyde the Duchesse of lancastre and is buryed worshipfully in saynt paules chirche The. xliiij yere of kynge Edwardes regne was the gretest pestylence of men of grete beestes and by the grete fallyng of waters that fille at that tyme ther fille grete hyndryng and destroyeng of Corne in so moche that the next yere after a busshelle of whete was sold for xl pens And in the same yere aboute the last ende of Maye kyng edward held tho his parlement at westmynstre in the whiche parlement was treated spoke of the othe the trewes that was broke bytwene hym the kyng of fraunce how he myght best vpon his wrong ââ¦e auengyd In this same yere in the assuÌp cion of our lady dyed quene phelyp of Englond a ful noble and good woman at westmynstre ful worshipfully is buryed en tered and about midsomer the duk of laÌcastre therle of herford with a grete company of knyghtes wenten in to frauÌce wher they gete hââ¦m but lytel worship and name For ther was a huge hoost of frensshmen vpon chalkhull bridge another hoost of englisshe men faste by the same bridge that long tyme had leyn ther And many worthy men grete of the englysshmen ordeyned yafe couÌ ceyll for to fight yeue batayll to the frensshmen but the forsayd lordes wold nothyng consent ther to ne assent for no maner thynge Ther anone after it happed that therle of warwyk come thyd ââ¦rward for to werre when the frensshmen herd of his comyng or y t he come fullyââ¦h to londe they left hir tentes pauylons with ââ¦l hir vitailles fledden went awey priuely And whan ther le was comen to land with his men he went in al hast toward nor mandye destroyed the yfe of Caux thurgh dynt of swerd and thurgh fire But allas in his retournyng to englond ward home ayene at Caleys he was take with sikenes of pestylence dyed not leuyng behynde hym after his dayes so noble a knyght orped of armes in whiche tyme regned werryd thylke orped kniÈt sir Iohan hauke wode that was an englisshmaÌ born hauyng with hym at his gouernauÌce thylke whyte company that is a fore y neÌpned y e whiche one tyme ayenst holy chirche another tyme ayenst lordes werryd and ordeyned grete bataylles there in that couÌtre he dyd many merueyllous thynges And aboute the conuersion of seynt paule y e kyng when he had ended done the enteryng y e exequyes with grete costes rialtees about the sepulture beryeng of quene phelyp his wyf hâ⦠helde his parlement at westmynster in whiche parlement was axed of the clergye a thre yeres disme y t is for to say a grete dyme to be payd thre yere duryng the clergye put it of and wold not graunte vnto Estre next comyng and than they grauÌted wel that in thre yere by certayne termes that dysme shold be payd And also of the lay fee ther was a thre yeres yv y graunted to the kyng How Syr Robert knolles with other certayne lordes of the reme went ouer the see in to frauÌce and of hir gouernaunce Capitulo CC xxxiiijo. ANd in the xlv yere of kyng Edward in the begynnyng kyng Edward with vnwyse couÌceyll and vndyscrete borewed a grete soÌme of gold of the prelates lordes mar chauÌtes other ryche men of his reame seyeng that it shold be di spended in defendyng of holy chirche and of his reame Neuer the latter it profited nouÈt wherfor about mydsomer after he made a grete hoost of the worthyest men of his reame Amonges whome were som lordes that is for to say the lord fitz water the lord grauÌson other worthy knyghtes of whiche knyÈtes the kynge ordeyned Syr Robert knolles a proued knyght a well assayed in dede of armes for to be gouernour and that thurgh his couÌceil and gouernauÌce al thynge shold be gouerned and dressyd And when they comen in to fraunce as long as they duellyd and held hem hole to geder the frensshmen durst not falle vpon hem atte last aboute the begynnyng of wynter for enuye and couetyse that was amonges hem And also discorde they sondred parted hem in to dyuerse coÌpanyes vnwysely folyly But Syr robert knol les his men wenten kepten hem sauf within a castel in Bri tayne And whan the frensshmen sawe that our men were deuââ¦ded in to dyuerse companyes
goodes ther and brent vp that hous went to westmynstre and seynt martyns graunte made hem gone out of the seyntuarye al that were within for ony maner of grith And than come vnto the temple to alle other ynnes of men of lawe and despoiled hem robbed hem of hir god des also tare hir bookes of lawe and than they come to lââ¦don ãâã brake vp the prison of newgate drofe oute all the prisoners fe lons and other of both countours and al the peple that were within hem destroyed alle the bookes of bothe counters And thus they continued both satirday sonday vnto the monday next after in al hyr malyâ⦠wykkednesse And than on the monday kyng Richard with his lordes that were with hym that tyme with the mayre of london william walworth that was that tyme come with the aldeââ¦n the comunes of the Cyte and come in to Southwerk to here and knowe the enââ¦on of these rebelles mysgonerned peple And this Iak strawe than made an ãâã in the feld that all the peple of acord shold come neâ⦠ãâã his ââ¦la mours and his crye and his wyll And the lordes and the may re and the Aldermen with the comynalte hauyng Indigââ¦acion of his couetyze falsenesse his foule presumpcion And ââ¦one william walworth that tyme beyng mayer dââ¦owe ouâ⦠ãâã knyfe and sââ¦owe Iak strawe and anon ââ¦ght ther dyd ãâã of his hede and set it vpon a spere shaft so it was bore thurgh london set an high vpon london bridge Anone as these risers mysgouerned men were wyde clene vanysshed as it had nouÈt be they than y e kyng of his grete goodnesse by prayer of his lordes ma de there vj knyghtes of good worthy men of the cyte of london that is to say williaÌ walworth that that tyme was mayer slowe Iak strawe And the second was nycholas brembre the iij Iohn philipot the iiij nycholas Twiford the v Robert lauÌdes the vj Robert gayton And than the kyng with his lordes his knyghtes retourned ayene vnto the toure of london there he rested hym til this peple were better seced sette in reste pees thââ¦n by processe of tyme as they myÈt gete take these rebelles risers they ââ¦enge hem vpon the next galewes in euery lordship thiâ⦠rugh out the reame of eugloÌd by xl by xxx by x by xij euer as they myght be geten taken in ony partyes in the v yere of kyng rychardes regne was y e grete erth quake was generally thurgh out the world the wedenesday after wytsonday in the yere of our lord M CCC lxxxxj wherof al maner peple were sore agast dredeful long tyme for drede of vengeauÌce y t our lord she wed dyd in the vj yere of the regne of kyng rychard sir henry speÌcer bisshop of norwyche went with a croyserye ouer the see in to countre of FlauÌdres ther they gate the toune of grauenyng the toune of burburche Dunkerk neweport ther they laded frauÈt lj shippes with pilage for to haue comeÌ in to engloÌd with these shippes goodes And the bisshop of norwyche his couÌceyl sete brenne these shippes with al the pelage in the same hauen all in to hard asshes And at dunkerke was done a grete batayll bytwene the flemmynges the englysshmen at that batayl was slayn a grete multitude of these flemmynges an huge noÌbre than went the bisshop with his retenue vnto ypres besieged it a long tyme but it myght not be goten And so he lefte that siege come ayene in to engloÌd for our englysshmen were foul destroyed and many dyed on the flyxâ⦠How quene Anne was wedded to kyng Rychard Cao. xlo. ANd in this same yere come quene Anne in to englond for ãâã be spoused vnto kyng Rychard hir fadre was emperour of almayne And kyng of beme with hyr come the duk of tassy her vncle many other worthy lordes knyÈtes of hir couÌtre of ââ¦me of other duche toÌges to do hir reuerence worship sir ââ¦moÌd beule a worthy kniÈt of y e garââ¦ir other knyÈtes squyers that weren the kynges ambassatours brought in to englond so forth to london And the peple of the Cyte that is to say the ma yer the aldermen al the comyns riden ayenst hir to welcome hir and euery man in good aray euery crafte with his mynstralsye in the beste maner mette with hir on the blacheth in kent so brouÈt hir vnto london thurgh the cyte so forth vnto westmyn stre vnto the kynges paleys and ther she was spoused vnto kynge Richard wel worthely in the abbey of westmynstre and ther she was crouned quene of englond And al hir frendes that come with hir hadden grete yeftes weren wel chered and refresshyd as long tyme as they abyden here And in this same yere was a batayll done in the kynges paleys at westmynstre for certayne poyntes of treson bytwene sir Iohan Anskley knyght defendauÌt and Carton squyer the appellauÌt But this Syre Iohan of Ansley ouercome this Carton and made hym to yelde hym within the lystes And anon was this Carton despoilled of his harneis drawe oute of the lystes so forth to tiborne and ther he was honged for his falsenesse And the viij yere of the regne of kyng Rychard syr Edmond of langeley Erle of Cambridge the kyn ges vncle went in to portingale with a fayr meyne of men of ar mes and Archyers in strengthyng and helpyng of the kyng of Portingale ageynste the kynge of spayne and his power And ther the kyng of portingale had the vyctorye of his enemyes thurugh helpe and comfort of our englysshmen whan that iourneye was done the erle of Cambridge come home ayene with his peple in to Englond in hast blessyd be god his gracious yeft Amen And this same yere kyng Richard held his Cristemasse in the ma ner of eltham And the same tyme the kyng of Ermonye fledde oute of his owne land and come in to englond for to haue socour and helpe of our kyng ageynst his enemyes that had dryuen hym oute of his Royame And so he was brought vnto the kynge to Eltham ther as the kyng helde his ryal feste of Cristemasse And ther our kyng welcomed hym and did hym moche reuerence and worship and commaunded al his lordes to make hym all the chere that they coude And than he besought the kynge of grace of helpe and of his comfort in his nede And that he myght be brought ageyne to his kyngdom and loââ¦de For the Turkes had deuoured and destroyed moche part of his londe and for drede how he flââ¦dde and come hydder for helpe socour And the kynge thenne hauyng pyte and compassion of his grete
his kyng dom and was kept fast in hold than all the lordes of the Reame with the comyns assent by acorde chosen this worthy lord Syre Henry of Bolyngbroke Erle of Derby Duk of Herford and duk of lancastre by right lyne and herytage and for his rightful manhode that the people fouÌde in hym byfore al other they chose hym and made hym kyng of Englond amonges hem Of Syr henry of Bolyngbroke erle of Derby that regned af ter kyng Richard whiche was the fourth henry after the coÌquest Capitulo CC xliijo. ANd after kyng Rychard the second was deposed put out of his kyngdome The lordes the Comyns al with one as sent and al other worthy of the Reamme chosen Syre Henry of Bolyngbroke erle of Derby sone and heyre of Iohan the duk of lancastre for his worthy manhode that oftyme hadde be founde in hym in dede preued vpon saynt Edwardes day the confessour he was crouned kyng of englond at westmestre by al the reames assent next after the deposynge of kyng Rychard Than he made henry his eldest sone heyr prynce of walys duk of Corne wa yll erle of Chestre And he made Syr Thomas of Arundell archebisshop of Caunterbury ayene as he was afore And sire Rogyer walden that kynge Rychard had made Archebisshop of Caunterbury he made hym Bisshop of london For that tyme it stode voyde And he made erles sone of Arundel that come with hym ouer the see from Caleys in to Englond he made hym erle of Arundel as his sndre had ââ¦n put hym in possession of alle his londes And there he made homage and feaute vnto his lyege lord the kyng as al other lordes had done And than anon dyed kyng Rychard in the Castel of ââ¦ountfret in the NorthcouÌtre For ther he was enfamyned vnto the dethe by his kepar For he was kept ther foure or fyue dayes from mete drynke And so he made his ende in this world yet moche peple in engloÌd and in other landes sayd that he was alyue many yere after his dethe but whether he were alyue or dede forth they helde hir fals oppynyons byleue that men hadden in moche peple whiche come to grete meschyef and foule dethe as ye shal here afterward And when kynge Henry wyst knewe verryly that he was dede he sete tere hym in the beste maner and closed it in a fayre cheste with dyuerse speceryes and baumes and closed hem in a lynnen clothe al sauf his vysage and that was lefte open that men myght see his persone from al other men And soo he was brought to london with torche lyght brennyng vnto saynt poules And there he hadde his masse and his Dirige with moche reue rence and solempnyte of seruyce And when alle this was done he was brought from saynt ââ¦ou ses in to the Abbey of westmynstre and there he had al his hoole seruyce ayene And from westmynstre he was brought to langely and ther he was beryed on whos soule god haue mercy Amen And in the fyrst yere of kyng henryes regne he helde his Criste masse in the Castel of wyndesore And on the xij euen come the duke of aumarle vnto the kyng and told hym that he and the duke of Surre and the duke of Excestre and the Erle of Salis burye and therle of gloucestre and other moo of hyr Affynyte were acorded to make a mommyng vnto the kyng on the xij daye at nyght there they casten to slee the kyng in here reuelyng thus the Duke of Aumarle warned the kynge And than the kyng come the same nyght to london priuely in al the haste that he myght to gete hym helpe socour and comfort and counceyll and anon these other that wolde haue done the kyng to dethe fledden in al the hast that they myght for they knewen wel that hir couÌ ceyll was be wreââ¦d And than fledde the duke of Surre and the erle of Salysbury with al hyr meyny vnto the toun of Cissestre And there the peple of the toune wold haue arested hem and they nold not stonde to hyr arreste but stode at defence and fought manly But atte last they were ouercome and tuke And ther they smyte of the dukes heede of Surre and the erses heed of Salysbury and many other mo there they put the quartres in to sackes hir hedes on poles borne on highe and so they were brought thurgh the Cyte of london vnto london bridge and there hyr heedes were set vpon high and hir quarters weren sente to other good tounes and Cytres and set vp there At Oxenford were take Bââ¦ount knyghte and Benette Cely knyght and Thomas wyntersel Squyer And these were biheded and quartred and the knyghtes heedes were sett on poles and brought to london sett on the bridge the quartres sent for the to other good tounes And in the same yere at ââ¦ritalwelle in a mylle in Estsex there Syr Iohan holand the duk of Excestre was take with the comyn of the countreye and they broughte hym froÌ the Mylle vnto plasshe and to the same place that kynge Richard had arestyd Sir Thomas of wodestok the duk of glouce stre and right there in the same place they smyten of the duke of Excestre his he de and brought it to london vpon a pole it was sette on london bridge And in the same yere at Brystowe was take the lord spencer that kyng Richard had made er le of gloucestre and the comunes of the Towne of Bristo we toke hym and brought hym in to the market place of the toune and there they smyten of his hede and sente it vnto london and there it was sette on london bridge And in this same tyme was syr Barnard Brokeys knyght take arestyd and putte in to the toure of london ⪠and Syr Iohan Shelley knyght and syr Iohan maudelyn and syr william Fereby seruauÌtes of kyng Rychardys they weren arestid and putte in to the toure of london And thyder come the kynges Iustyces and sate vpon hem in the tour of london and ther they were dampned al foure vnto the deth and the dome was yeue vn to Syr Bernard Brokeys that he shold gone on fote from the toure thurgh london vnto Tyburne and ther to be hanged and af ter his hede smyten of and Syr Iohan shelley knyght and Sire Iohan maudelyn And Syre william fereby were drawe thurgh oute london to Tyborne and there honged and hir hedes smyten of and sette on london brydge And in this same yere kynge henry sente quene Isabell hoome ayene in to fraunce the which was kyng Rychardes wedded wif and yafe hyr gold and syluer and many other Iewelles soo she was dyscharged of al hir dower and sente oute of Englond And in the second yere of the regne of kyng Henry the fourthe was Sir Rogyer of Claryngdone knyght and twoo of his men the prionr of lauÌde viij frere menours
right worthely And in the same yere was a grete frost in englond that dured xv wekes And in the tenth yere of kyng henryes regne the fourth come the neschal of henaude with other meyny to seke Auntres and to ge te hym worship in dedes of armes both on horsbak on fote at al maner of poyntes of werre And the Seneschal chalengyd the erle of Somersete and the erle delyuerd hym manfully of al his chalenges put his aduersarye to the wers in al poyntes wanne hym there greââ¦e worship and the gre of the feld And the next daye after come in to the felde an other man of armes of the Seneschals partye And ageynst hym come Syr Rychard of Arundel knyght And the henewyer had the better of hym on foâ⦠in one poynt for he brought hym on his knee And the thyrdde day come in another man of armes in to the feld ageynst hym come Syre Iohan Cornewayll knyght and manly knyghtly quytte hym in al maner poyntes ayenst his aduersarye and had the better in the feld And on the iiij day come another man of ar mes of henaude in to the feld and ayenst hym come Syr Iohan cheynes sone and manly quytte hym ageynste his aduersarye for he cast hors man in to the feld the kynge for his manhode at that tyme dubbed hym knyÈt And the v day ther come another man of armes of the henewyers partye in to the feld to hym come in Syr Iohan styward knyÈt manfully quytte hym ther in al maner of poyntes had the better And the vj day come an other henewyer and to hym come william porter squyer ãâã mââ¦ful ly he quyte hym had the better in the feld And the kyng dub bed hym knyght the same tyme And the vij day come another henaude in to the felde and to hym come Iohan standyssâ⦠squyer manfully he quytte hym on his aduersarye had the better in the feld there the kyng dubbed hym knyÈt the same day And on the same day come another henewyer to hym come a squyer of gascoyne proudely manly he quytte hym on his aduersarye and had the better And anon the kyng dubbed hym knyÈt And on the. viij day come in to the feld ij men of armes of ââ¦nawde to hem come ij soudyours of Caleys that were brethe ren that were callid Burghes and wel and manly quytte hem on hir aduersaryes and the better in the feld And thus ended the chalenges with moche worshippes And the kyng at the reuerence of the strauÌgyers made a grete fest and yaf hem ryche yeftes they token hir leue went home to hir owne couÌtre And in the xj yere of kyng henryes regne the iiij ther was a grete bataylle done in smythfeld bytwene ij squyers that one was callid glouces tre that was appellaunt Arthur was the defendaunt wel manly foughten to geder long tyme and the kyng for hir manfulnesse and of his grace toke hir quarel in to his honde made hem to goo out of the feld at ones so they were deuyded of hir bataylles and the kyng yaf hem grace And the xij yere of kyng Henryes regne the fourth Ris die a squyer of walys that was a rebell a ryser supporter to owen of glendor that dyd moche destruction to the peple of walys was taken brought to london and there he come afore the Iustyces was dampned for his tre son and than he was leyd on an hurdel so drawe forth vnto tiborne thurgh the cyte there he was honged lete doune ageyne and his hede smyten of and his body quartred sent to foure tââ¦u nes and his hede sette on london bridge And in the xiij yere of kynge henryes regne tho deyde Syr Iohan Beauford the Erle of Somersete that was Capitayn of Caleys and was beryed at the Abbey of the Tourehill on whos soule god haue mercy ameÌ And in the sauââ¦e yere the lord Thomas kyng henryes sone wed ded the CouÌtesse of Somersete And in this same yere come the Enbassatours of frauÌce in to englond from the duk of Burgoyn vnto the prince of englond kyng henryes sone heyre for helpe socour of men of armes and archyers ayenst the duk of Orle auÌ ce And tho wenââ¦e ouer the see the erle of Arundell Syr Guyllebert vmfreuylle Erle of kyme and the lord Cobham Syr Io han Oldecastel and many other good knyÈtes and worthy squyââ¦rs and men of armes and good Archyers in to frauÌce come to Parys to the duk of Burgoyne and there he resseyued welcomed these englisshmen the lordes and al other meyny And then it was done hym to wyte that the duk of OrleauÌce was come to semtââ¦lowe fast by parys with a grete nombre of men of armes Arbalystyers thyder went oute englisshmen and foughten with hem and gate the bridge of semtklowe and there they slowe moche peple of frensshmen and Armynakes the remenaunt flââ¦d and wolde noo lenger abyde And than oure Englisshmen comen ageyne to parys and there they token hir leue of the duk comen home ayene in to englond in saufte the duk yâ⦠fe hem grete yeftes Anon foleweng the duk of OrleauÌce sent em bassatours in to englond to kyng henry the iiij besechyng hym of his help socour ayenst his dedely enemye the duk of Burgoyne And than the kyng made Thomas his sone duke of Clarence and his other sone Iohan duk of bedford And his other sonne Humfrey duk of Gloncestre and Sir Thomas Beauford erle of dorset and the duk of Aumarle he made duk of york And than the kyng ordeyned his sone sir thomas duk of Clarence sir Thomas Beauford erle of dorset sir Iohan Cornewayll with ma ny other lordes knyghtes squyers men of armes archyers to gone ouer the see in to frauÌce in helpyng strengthyng of y e duk of OrleauÌce And these worthy lordes with hir retenue shypped at hampton sayled ouer in to normandy and londed at hoggââ¦s And there met with hym the lord hambe at hir londyng with vij M men of armes of frensshmen thre sergeauÌtes of armes with hem al were put to flyght taken of hem vij C men of armes CCCC hors withoute tho that were slayn in the feld and so they riden forth thurgh oute frauÌce token castellee townes slowe moche peple of frensshmen that withstode hem token many prisoners as they ryden soo they passed forth til they come to Burdeux and there they rested hem a whyle set the couÌtre in pees and rested til the vyntage were redy to saylle And than the duk with his meyny come home in to englond in saufete thanked be god And in the same yere was the kynges Coyne chaunged thurgh oute englond by the kyng his couÌseil that is to saââ¦e the noble half
and ther was grauÌted vn to the kyng to mayntene his werres bothe of spirituâ⦠of tem poralce on hole taxe a disme And than anon the kyng prayd al his lordes to make hem redy to strengthe hym in his right and anon he lete make a newe retenue charged al men to be redy at hampton in wytsonweke than next after without ââ¦ny delaye And there the kyng made the duk of Bedford protectour and de fendour of his reame of Englond in his absence charged hym to kepe his lawes mayntene both spirituelee tempoâ⦠And whan the kyng had thus done setâ⦠al thyng in his kynde On saynt markes day that was that tyme hoketewysday he toke his hors at westmynster come rydyng to ââ¦oules and there he offred and toke his leue And so rode forth thurgh the ãâã takyng his leue of al maner of peple as wel of poure as of rich pââ¦ng hem al in general to pray for hym And so he rode forth to seynt Georges and there he offred and toke his leue of the mayre chargyng hym to kepe wel his chambre and so rode forth to hampton and ther abode tyl his retenue were redy comen for ther was al his nauye of shippeâ⦠with his ordynaunce gadred and ââ¦l stuffed as longed to suche a ryal kyng with al maner of vytaylles for suche a ryal peple as wel for hors as for man as longed for suche a werryour that is to say Armure Gonnes ãâã en gynes sowes Bastyles Badges of lether Scalyng ladders malles Spades Shoueles pykeys paueys Bowes and avewes Bowestrynges Connes Chestes and pypes full of arewes as neded for such a worthy werryour that no thyng was to seche Whan tyme come thider come to hym shippes lade with goÌ nes and gonnepoudre And whan this was redy his ââ¦nue come the kyng his lordes with al his ryal hoste went to shyppe and token the see and sayleden in to Normandy londed at Tou ke vpon the lammasse day than next And there he made xlviij knyghtes at his londynge And than the kyng heryng of many eemyes vpon the see that is to say ix grete hulkes hulkes ga leyes and shippes that weren come to destroye his nauye anon he coÌmauÌded the erle of the marche to be chyef Chyuetayne and many other worthy lordes with hym with men of armes and ar chyers to go to the see that none enemyes defouled his nauye ne entred his lond in noo partye for to destrouble his vyage ne his tourueye And anon the erle toke his meyny went to shyppe and skymmed the see and kepte the see costes that no manere of enemye durst route vpon the see And anon the kyng sente his heraudes vnto the Capytayne of Touke charged hym to delyuer hym his castel and his toune and elles he shold neyther leue man ne child alyut And anone the Capitayne and four other Burgeys of the toune brought the keyes to the kyng lesought hym of grace and the kyng delyuerd the keyes to syr Iohan fly ââ¦y and made hym Capitayn and commaunded hym to put out al Frensshmen bothe of the toune of the castel And there beside was the castel of louers and thyder the kyng sente the Erle mar chal with a fayre meyny and assauted the toune Anone it was yolde to the erle brouÈt hym the keyes And he brought the ke yes to the kynge the kyng toke hym the keyes and made hym Capytayne of the castel of louers and of al that longed ther to and charged hym to delyuer ouâ⦠al the frensshmen And than the kyng helde forth his wey to Cane that was a strong toun a fayre and a ryall castel therin And anone he sente his heraudes to the Capytayne and charged hym to delyuer the toune and his Castel or elles he wold hem gete with strengthe of honde And they ansuerd and sayd that he toke hem none ne none they wold delyuer vnto hym And than anone he layde his syege vnto the toune and layde gonnes on euery syde and beâ⦠adoune bothe walles toures ãâã slowe moche peuple in hyr houses and eke in ãâã And the good duke of Clarence leyd a doune the walles on his side vnto the grounde And soo within a whyle the kynge by his counseylle assaâ⦠the toune al aboute And anon the duk of Clarence had entred in to the Towne and slowe doune right till he come to the kyng and spared nether man ne child euer they cryed A clarence A Clarence and seynt george And ther was dede on the walles on the kynges sydes a worthy man that was callid sprynges the whiche the kyng comauÌded to be be ried in the abbey of Cane fast by williaÌ coÌquerour on whos soule god haue mercy Amen And than the kyng come in to the toun with his broder the duke of Clarence many other worthy lordes with moche solempnyte and myrthe And than the kyng coÌmaunded the Capytayne to delyuer hym his Castel And he besought the kyng to yeue hym xiiij dayes of respyre yf any trscue wold come and yf none come to delyuer hym the keyes the cas tell at his commaundement And vnder this composycyone was the toun and the Castel of Bayous with other tounââ¦s fortresses vyllages in to the nombre of fourtene vpon the hylle byfore the castel of Cane our kyng pight al his tentes that semed a tou ne as moche as Cane by that come tydynges that noo rescue wold come there And so at the xiiij day at ende the capytayn come out of the castel and deliuerd the keyes and the castel to our kyng and Baious and the other xiiij tounes weren desyuerd vnto hym also And anon the kyng delyuerd the keyes to the dis ke of Clarence and made hym Capytayne bothe of the toun and of the castel and made hym Capytayn of Baious and of alle the other townes also And so entred the castel and the Towne also and there he helde seynt georges feste And there he made ãâã knyÈtes of the bath ther was syr ââ¦owys Robersart salyn chay nye mougomery and many other worthy men the kyng coÌmauÌded hem for to put oute al the frensshmen women and noman so hardy to defoule no womaÌ ne take no maner good awey from hem but lete passe in pees in payne of dethe And there passed oute of the toune in one daye mo than xv C wymmen And than our kyng lete stuffe the Towne and castell with englysshmen and ordeygned there two Capytayns one for the Towne and another for the castel and charged hem vpon hir lyf for to kepe wel the Towne and the Castel And or ou re kyng wente theâ⦠he gate ââ¦aleys Newelyne and leyd a syege to Chyrburgh And that syege leyd the duk of glou cestre with a strong power and myghty and by processe of tyme gaâ⦠it and made ther a Capytayne of the same toune and
the sa ââ¦e tyme the Erle of warrewyke leyd syege to Dounfraunte and gate it and put therin a Capytayne And for to speke more of the erle of the marche that the kynge ordeygned to skymme the see and to kepe the costes of englond for al maner enemyes the wynde arose vpon hem that they wende al to haue be lost but thurgh the grace of god Almyghty and good gouernaunce they ryden afore wyghte al that storme and ther were lost ij carykkes and two balyngers with marchaundyses and other goodes and alle the peple that were within And another Carryck drofe byfore hampton and threwe his mast ouer the Towne walles and this was on saynt Bartholme wesday And whan al this storme was cesed this worthy crle of marche toke his shippes wyth his meyne and went to the see and londed in Normandye at hogges and soo ryden forth toward the kyng And euer as he come the frensshmen fledde And there come to hem an Anthony pygge and folewed the hoost al that way tyll they come to a grete water And there they drad to haue ben dede the water closed hem soo that they myght no where gete out But at the last god almyÈty and this pygge brought hem out al sauf And there they caught a gyde that knewe al the countreye aboute and he brought hem thurgh a quyke sand and so in to an Ilo and ther they toke many prisoners in hyr way toward the kyng in hir iourney and soo they comen vnto Cane And there the kynge welcomed him and toke his iourneye to Argentone And anone it was yold vn to the kyng and they had hyr lyues and went hir weye And than oure kyng remeued to a strong toune that was callyd Cese and there was a fayre mynstre and they yelde it anone vnto the kyng and than the kyng went from thens to AlauÌsom and wan the toune and the brydge And the kyng sente the erle of warrewyk to a toune that was callyd Bââ¦lesme with a huge and a stronge power and anone they yelde and putt hem in the kynges grace and in his mercy And so dyd many moo stronge tounes and castels that were in tho partyes And from thens they went to ââ¦ernoyl in perche and anon it was yolde vnto the kyn ge bothe towne and castel bodyes goodes at the kynges grace And so the kyng gate and conquered al the tounes and Castelles Pyses strengthes and Abbeyes vnto pouÌtlarge And from thens vnto the Cyte of Rone And in the v yere of kyng henryes regne the v syr Iohn oldecastel that was the lord Cob ham was arestyd for heresye brought vnto the toure of london And anone after he brake oute of the toure went in to walys and there kepte hym long tyme And at the last the lord powys ââ¦ette with hym toke hym but he stode at grete defence longe ty me and was sore wouÌded or he wold be take And so the lord powys men brought hym out of walis to london in a wher lââ¦ole so he was brought to westmynstre ther was examyned of cer tayne poyntes that were put vpon hym he sayd not nay so he was conuycte of the clergye for his heresye daÌpned byfore the Iustyces vnto the dethe for treson And soo he was lad vnto the toure ayene ther he was leyd on an hurdel and drawe thurgh the Cyte to seynt gyles feld there was made a newe payre of galewes a strong clââ¦yne a coler of yren for hym there he was honged brente on the galewes al for his lewdnesse his fals owynyon ANd in the vj yere of kyng henryes regne the fyfthe be sent his vncle syr Thonas beaufort duk of Exââ¦tre with a ââ¦yre meyne of men of armesand archyers to fore the Cyte of Rone and ther displayed his bauer and sent heraudes vnto the tou ne bad hem yelde that cyte vnto our kyng hir lyege lord And they sayd he toke hem none to kepe ne none he shold haue ther but yf it were right dere y bouÈt meued with hir hoÌdes for oââ¦he ansuere wold they none yeue but goÌnes And ther the duk toke good auysement of the grounde al aboute And anon ther yssued out of the Cyte a grete meyny of men of armes both on horsbak and on foot anon oure meyny met with hem ouerthre we an hepe of hem there were slayne and take xxx persones of right good mennys bodyes the reemenauÌt fledde ayene in to the toun And the duk went vnto pountlarge vnto the kyng told hym al how he had spedde and how hym lyked the grounde And anone as he was goo they cast a doune al hir subbarbes aboute the Cyte vnto the hard grouÌde For the kyng there no refres shyng shold haue at his comyng And the fryday byfore laÌmasse day than next folewyng our kyng with his hooste come before rone anon he set his syege round about that cyte anone sere ley his ordynaunce vnto the toun and the kyng his lordes weren lodged in the Chartrehous grete strengthe aboute hem that was in the ââ¦ost partye of the Cyte And the dust of Clarence lodged hym at the west ende in a wast Abley byfore the porte chaux And the dust of Excestre in the northside byfore the porte Beau uesyn And bytwene the Duke of Clarence and the Duke of Excestre was the Erle Marchal lodged with a stronge power before the castel gate And than was therle of Ormond the lord haryngton the lord Talbot with hir retenue next hym And than syr Iohn Cornewayll many other noble knyghtes of na me with hir retenue lay with the duk of Clarence And from the duke of Excestre toward the kyng were lodged the lord Roos the lord of wylluby the lord fytzhewe sir william porter knyght with hir retenue before the port of seynt hyllare And than was therle of mortayne with his retenue lodged in the Abbey of seynt katerynes And the erle of Salysbury with his retenue lay on that other syde of seynt kateryns sir Iohn gray knyght was lod ged at the abbey that is callyd mount seynt mychel And sir phe lip leche knyght the kynges tresorer was lodged bytwene the wa ter of seyne the Abbey and kepte the warde vnder the hylle the baron of Carowe was lodged vnder the water syde to kepe the passage And Ienyco the squyer lay next to hym on the water side And the ij squyers kept manly the water of seyne fought with hir enemyes oftymes on that other side of seyne lay therle of huntyngdon mayster neuyll the erles sone of westmerlaÌd And Syre gylbert vmfreuylle erle of kyme and Syr Rychard of Arundel and the lord feryers with hyr retenue byfore Ports du pounte And eche of these lordes had stronge ordynaunce and the kyng dyd make at pouÌtlarge ouer the water of seyne a
sides fought longe that ther wyste noo man who shold haue the better a grete while but atte last as god wold the vyctorye fyl vnto the englyssh partye For there were slayne therle douglas whiche a lytel byfore was made duk of turone the erle of bowhayne the erle of Almarre therle of Tounar the erle of vaunedore and the vysecounte of Nerbonne whi che was one of hem that slowe Iohan duk of Burgoyue knelyng to fore the dolphyn and many moo vnto the nombre of x thousand and mo And ther was taken prisoner the duk of alauÌ son and many other sordes geÌtils of frauÌce but scottes that day were slayne doune right the substaunce of them alle In the thyrdde yere of kyng henry the vj the duke of gloucestre maryed the duchesse of holand and went ouer see with hyr in to henaude for to take possession of his wyfes enherytauÌce where he was honourably receyued and taken for lord of the lond But sone after he was fayn to retorne home ageyne and left his wyf and his tresour that he brought with hym in a Towne that is callid MouÌce in henaude which promysed for to be trewe to hym not withstandynge they delyuerd the lady to the duk of Burgoyne whiche sent hir to gaunt And from thens she escaped in a maÌnes araye and come in to zelaÌd to a toune of hir owne callyd zierixee And fro thens she went to a touue in holand callyd the Ghowde and ther she was strong ynough and withstode the sayd duke of burgoyne And sone after the duk of Gloucestre sente ouer in to Zeland the lord fitzwater with certeyne men of werre and Archyers for to helpe socoure the forsayd duchesse of holand which louded at a place in zeland callyd brewers hauen where the lordes of the contre come doune and fought with hym and in conclu sion he was fayn to withdrawe hym his meyny to the see agey ne But yet he slewe and hurt dyuerse lordes and moche people of that same countrey And so retorned home ageyne with his meyny and preuayled nothynge Also this same yere Erle of Salysbury the Erle of Suffolk the bord wylby the lord Scalis with theyr retenue leyd syege to the cyte of Mauns the whiche cyte was yolden to them in short tyme with many other strong tounes castels to the noÌbre of xxxvj This tyme all Normandye a grete parte of frauÌce vnto OrleauÌce was vnder thoââ¦eysaunce of the kynge of Englond And al the remenauÌt of fraunce was in grete tribulacion and meschyef How ther was a grete affraye lyke to haue ben bytwene the Car dynal the duke of gloucestre And of the coronacion of kyng Henry the syxthe bothe in Englond in frauÌce Capitulo CC xlviij IN the iiij yere the same nyght that the mayre of london Iohan Couentre had taken his charge was a grete watche in london for affray that was bytwene the bisshop of wynchestre the duk of Gloucetre protectour For the mayre with the peple of the cyte wold abyde by the duk of gloucestre as protectour of the Reame but by labour of lordes that wente bytwene and in especyal by the labour of the prince of portyngale ther was a ââ¦oyntement taken that ther was none harme done and after the bata ylle of vernoyll in perche the duk of Bedford come ouer in to englond And on whytsonday this same yere at leycestre he dubbed kyng henry knyght And forthwith the said kyng henry dubbed alle these knyghtes whos names folowe that is to wete Richard duk of yorke Also the sone and heyre of the duk of Norfolk the Erle of Oxenford the erle of westmerland the sone and heyr of the erle of Northumberland the sone and heyre of the erle of ââ¦mond the lord Roos Sir Iames buteler the lord matââ¦uas sir Henry gray of TaÌkeruylle syr william neuyl lord Fawââ¦nbrid ge sir george neuyll lord latymer the lord wellys the lord berke ley the sone heyre of the lord Talbot sir Rauf gray of werke Syr Robert veer Syr Richard gray Syr Edmond hongerford Syr Robert wynfeld syr Iohan boteler Syr Raynold cobham Syr Iohan passhely syr Thomas Tunstal Syr Iohan Chidyo oke Syr Rauf langford Syr william drury Syr william aâ⦠Thomas sir Richard Carbonel syr Rychard wedenylâ⦠sir Iohn shyrdelowe syr nychol blonket syr Rauf rattââ¦clyfe sir edmoÌd tââ¦f ford syr william cheyne sir williaÌ babyngton sir Iohn Iune sir Gylbert Beauchamp Item in the v yere the dust of Bedford with the duchesse his wyf went ouer see to Caleys And a lytell to fore went ouer Harry bisshop of wynchestre And on our lady day Annunciacyon in oure lady chirche at Caleys the bisshop of wynchestre whan he had songe masse was made cardynal and he knelyng to fore the hye auter the duk of Bedford set the ââ¦att on his heede and there were his bulles red as wel of his charge as the wââ¦oysyng of his benefyces spirytuel and temporel And this same yere was grete habundaunce of rayne that the substaunce of heye and of corne was destroyed For it rayned almoost euery other daye This same yere the good erle of Salisbury syr Thomas MouÌtagu leyd syege vnto OrleauÌce at which syege he was slayne with a gonne ⪠whiche come out of the toune on whos sonle god haue mercy for sith that he was slayn englissh men neuer gate ne preuayled in frauÌce but euer after began to lese lytel and lytel til al was loste Also this same yere a Breton murthred a good wedowe in her bedde withoute algate which we do we fouÌde hym for almesse and he bare awey al that she hadde And after this he toke the grith of holy chirche at saynt Georges in south werk and there toke the crosse and forswore this land And as he went it happened that he cam by the place where he did this cursed dede in the subarbys of london and the women of the same parysshe come on t with stones and canel dunge and slowe and made an ende of hym ⪠Notwythstandynge the Conestables many other men beyng present to kepe hym For ther were many women and had no pyte Also this same yere the duk of Norfolk with many gentilmen and yomen toke his barge the vin day of Nonembre at saynt mary ouerayes for to haue goo thurgh london bridge and thurgh mysguydyng of the barge it ouerthrewe on the pyles and many men drowned but the duk hym self with ij or thre lepe vpoâ⦠ãâã ââ¦yles and so were saued with helpe of men that were aboue the bridge whiche casted doune ropes by whiche they saued hem self This same yere on saynt Lenardes day kyng Henry beyng vij yere of age was crouned at westmestre at whos Coronacion were made xxxvj knyghtes This yere on saynt ge orgââ¦s day he passed ouer the see to Caleys toward frauÌce Aboute this tyme and afore the Royame beyng in grete myserye and tribulacion the dolphyn with
lyued an holy lyf and deyde an holy man And as it is said almyghty god sheweth myracles for hym This was the xx ij scysme bytwene Eugenye and felyx and dured xvj yere The cause was this the general counseyll of Basyle deposed Eugenye whiche was only pope Indubytate for as moche as he obserued not kept the decrees and statutes of the counseyll of Constaunce as it is afore sayd nether he rought not to gyue obedyence to that general couÌseylle in no maner wyse wherof arose a grete altercacyon among wryters of this mater pro and contra whiche can not acorde vn to this daye One partye sayth that the Counseylle to aboue the pope that other party said nay but the pope is aboue y t couÌseil God blessyd aboue al thynges gyue grauÌte his pees in hooly chirche spouse of crist amen This nycholas was of Iene comeÌ of sowe byrthe a doctour of dyuyuyte an actyf man he reedefyed many places that were broken ruynous dide do make a grete walle aboute the palais made the walle newe abonte Rome for drede of the turkes and the peple wouÌdred of the ââ¦syng and resygnyng of felix to hym consydered that he was a man of so huÌble byrth And that other was of affynyte to al the most part of Cristen prynces wherof ther was a verse publysshed in Rome in this maner ââ¦ux fulsit mundo cessit Felix Nycholao How Syr FrauÌceys Aragonoys toke fogyers in Normandye And of the losse of Constantynople by the turke Capitush CC liiij o IN the yere of kyng henry xxvij beyng trewes bytwene fraÌce and englond a knyght of the englyssh partye named Syr FrauÌce ys Aragonoys toke a towne of Normandye named Fogyers ageynst the trewes of whiche takyng bygan moche sorow and losse For this was the occasyon by whiche the frensshmen ga te al normandye Aboute this tyme the cyte of Costantynople whiche was the Imperyal cyte in al grece was taken by the turkes Infydeles whiche was bytrayd as soÌme holde oppiny on and theÌperour taken slayn And that ryal chirche of sancta Sophia robbed and despoylled the Relyques ymages and the Rode drawen about the stretes whiche was done in despyte of cristen feyth and sone after al crysten feith in grece perysshed ces syd Ther were many cristen men slayn Innumerable sold put in captyuyte by the takyng of this toun the turke is gretely enhauÌsed in pryde And it is a grete losse vnto al cristen dom In the yere xxviij was a parlement holden at westmestre and froÌ thens adiourned to the blak freris at london after cristemasse to west mynstre ageyn And this same yere Robert of Cane a man of the westcoÌtre with a fewe shippes toke a grete flote of shippes comyng out of the saye laden with salt which shippes were of pruys flaÌ dres holaÌd zeland brouÈt hem to hampton wherfor the mar chauÌtes of engloÌd beyng in flauÌdres were arested in brugys Ipre other places myÈt not be deliud ner their dettis discharged til hey had made a poyntemeÌt for to pay for ââ¦hameÌdes hurtes of tho shippes whiche was payd by the marchauÌtes of the staple euery peny And in lyke wyse the marchauÌtes and goodes beyng in dââ¦s ke were also arested and made grete amendes This same yere the frensshmen in a mornyng toke by a trayn the towne of pouÌt al ar che ' and therin the lord Fauconbrydge was take prisoner and after that in december Roan was taken and lost beyng therynne the duk of Somersete Edmond the Erle of shrewesbury which by apoyntement lefte pledges loste all Normandye and ââ¦me home And duryng the sayd parlement the duk of Suffolk was arestyd and sente in to the toure and ther he was a moneth and after the kyng dyd do fetche hym out for whiche cause al the com munes of englond were in a grete rumour what for the delyuerauÌ ce of Angeo and mayn and after losynge of al Normandy in in especyal for the deth of the good duk of Gloucestre in so moch that in som places men gadred to geders made hem capitayns as blewe berd and other whiche were resysted taken bad Iu styce deyde And thenne the sayd parlement was adiourned to leycestre and thider the kyng brought with hym the duk of ââ¦uf folk And whan the comyn how 's vnderstode that be was out of the tour and comen thyder they desyred to haue execucion on them that were cause of the delyueraunce of Normandy had ben cau se of the deth of the duk of Gloucestre and had sold gascorne ⪠guyan of whiche they named to be gylty the duke of Suffolke as chyef the lord saye the bisshop of Salysbury Danyel many moo And for to pease the comons the duk of suffolk was ãâã oute of Englond v yere And so durynge the parlement ãâã went in to Norfolk and there toke shyââ¦oyng for to goo oute of the re ame of englond in to frauÌce this yere as he sayled on the ãâã a shyppe of warre callyd the Nycholas of tour meâ⦠with his ship and founde hym therynne whome they toke oute brought hym in to theyr shippe tofore the mayster Capytayns ther ãâã was examyned And atte last Iudged to the deth and so they put hâ⦠in a Cabon hiâ⦠chapelyue for to shryue hym And that doone they brought hym in to douer Roode and there set hym in to the boot and there smote of his heede and brought the body a lond vp on the sondes and sette the heede therby ⪠And this was done the first day of maye Lo what auayled hym now al his delyuerauÌce of Normandy And here ye may here how he was rewarded for the deth of the duk of gloucestre Thus bygan sorow vpon sorowe and deth for deth How this yere was thynsurrectyon in kente of the comyns of whome Iak ââ¦de an yrysshman was Capytayne Cao. CC lvo. THis yere of our lord M CCCC l was the grete grace of the Iubylee at rome where was grete pardon in so moch y t from al places in Crystendom grete multitude of peple resorted thider this yere was a grete asseÌble gadyng to geder of the comons of kent in grete nombre made an Insurectyon rebel led ayenst the kyng his lawes ordeyned hem a capytayn cal led Iohn Cade an yrysshman whiche named hym self Mortymer cosyn to the duk of york this Capytayn held these men to geder made ordenauÌces amoÌg them brought hem to blakheth where he made a bylle of petycyons to the kyng his couÌceyl shewed what Iniuryes oppressyoÌs the poure comyns suffrid al vnder colour for to come to his aboue And he had a grete multitude of peple And the xvij day of Iuyn the kyng many lordes capitayns men of warre went toward hym to the blacheth whan the capytayn of
and ordeyned for the werre in the best wyse And whan they had musteryed on the blakheth Certeyn lordes were sent to hym for to trete make appoyntement with hym whiche were the bisshop of Ely and the bisshop of wynchestre and the erles of sa lisbury and of warrewyk And they concluded that the duk of Somersete shold be had to warde to ansuere to suche articles as the duk of york shold put on hym than the duk of york shold breke his feld and come to the kyng which was al promysed by the kyng And so the kyng coÌmauÌded that the duk of Somersete shold be had in warde And thenne the duk of yorke brake vp his feld and come to the kyng and whan he was come contrary to the promyse afore made the duk of Somersete was present in the feld awaytyng and chyef aboute the kyng and made the duk of york ryde to fore as a prysoner thurgh london and after they wold haue put hym in hold But a noyse aroos that the erle of marche his sonne was comynge with x M men to london ward wherof the kyng his couÌseyl fered And thenne they coÌcluded that the duk of york shold departe at his wyllâ⦠Aboute this ty me began grete dyuysyon in Spruyse bytwene the grete Maister the knyghtes of the duche ordre whiche were lordes of that couÌtre tre For the comyns and Towues rebellyd ageynst the lordes made so grete werre that at the last they callid the kyng of ââ¦ole to be theyr lord the whiche kyng come was worshipfully receyued and layde syege to the castel of Maryenburgh whiche was the chyef castel strengthe of al the lord wanne it and drofe oute the mayster of danske and al other places of that lond And soo they that had ben lordes many yeres lost al theyr seygnââ¦ye and possessions in tho landes And the yere of the Incarnacion of our lord M CCCC liij on saynt Edwardes day the que ne margrete was delyuerd of a fayre prynce whiche was named Edward That same day Iohan Norman was chosen for to ben Maire of london And the day that he shold take his oth at west mynster he went thider by water with al the craftes where afore tyme the mayre aldermen al the craftes rode a horsbak whiche was neuer vsyd after For syn that tyme they haue gone euer by water in Barges Ye haue wel vnderstonde to fore how that contrarye to the promyse of the kyng also the conclusyons taken bytwene the Kynge and the Duke of yorke att Brentheth the duke of Somersete wente not to warde But alode aboute the kynge had grete rââ¦ule And anone after he was made Capytayne of Caleys rewled the kyng his Reamme as he wold wherfor the grete lordes of the Reame also the coÌmons were not plesyd for whiche cause the duk of york the erles of warre wyk of Salysbury with many knyghtes Squyers and moche peple cam for to remeue the sayd duke of Somersete other fro the kyng and the kyng heryng of theyr comyng thouÈt by his counseylle for to haue gone westward and not for to mete with hem had with hym the duk of somersete the duk of bokyn gham therle of stafford therle of Northumberlond the lord Clyf ford and many other And what tyme that the duk of york and his felauship vnderstode that the kynge was departed with these sayd lordes from london Anon he chauÌged his wey and costed the contre come to seynt Albons the xxiij day of may there mett with the kyng to whome the kyng sent certeyn lordes and desired hem to kepe the pees departe but in conclusion whiles they trea ted on that one side the erle of warre wyk with the marche men and other entred the toun on that othir fought ayenst the kyng and his partye and so bygan the bataylle fyghtyng which en dured a good whyle but in conclusion the duk of york obteyned had the vyctorye of that iourneye in whiche was slayn the du ke of somersete therle of Northumberlond the lord Clyfford and many knyghtes squyers and many mo hurt And on the morn after they brought the kyng in grete astate to london whiche was lodged in the bisshops palays of london And anone after was a grete parlement In whiche parlement the duk of york was made protectour of Englond and therle of warrewyk Capytayn of ca leys and the erle of Salysbury chauÌceler of Englond And all suche persones as had the rewle to fore aboute the kyng were sette a part and myght not rewle as they dyd to fore In this same yere dyed pope nycholas the fifthe and after hym was Calyxte the iij This Calyxte was a Catalane and an old man whan he was chosen contynuelly seke wherfor he myÈt not performe his zele desyre that he had ageynst the turke conceyued the cause of let tyng therof was his age and sekenesse This Calyxte institued ordeyned the fest of the traÌsfiguracion of our lord to be halowed on saynt syxtes day in August bycause of the grete victorye that they of hungary had ayenst the turkes that same day he was cho sen pope in the yere of our lord M cccc lv And dyed the yere M cccc lviij that same day that he ordeyned the fest of the traÌsfigura cion to be halowed In this same yere fylle a grete affray in london ayenst the lumbardes The cause bygan bycause a yong man loke a daggar from a lumbard and brake it wherfor the yoÌgman on ââ¦he morne was sente for to come to fore the mayre and Aldermen and there for the offence he was commytted to warde And theÌne ââ¦e mayre departed from the guyldhal for to goo home to his dyner but in the chepe the yoÌgmen of the mercery for the most part prentyses held the mayre shereues styll in chepe wold not suf fre hym to departe vnto the tyme that their felaw whiche was co mytted to warde were delyuerd so by force they rescued theyr felawe from prison that done the mayre shereues departed the prisoner delyuerd which yf he had be put in prison had be in ââ¦opar dye of his lyf And bygan a rumour in the cyte ayenst the lumbardes the same euenyug the handcrafty peple of the toune arose ran to the lumbardes houses robbed despoylled dyuerse of hem wherfor the mayre aldermen come with the honest peple of the toune drofe them thens sent som of them that had sto len to newgate the yong man that was rescued by his felawes sawe this grete rumour affraye Robberye ensyewed of his first meuyng to the lumbard departed went to westmestre to sayntu arye or ellys it had costed hym his lyf for anon after come deâ⦠an Oeyer determyne for to doo Iustyce on al them that so rebeâ⦠in the cyte
ayenst the luÌbardes on whiche sat with the mayer that tyme william marowe the duke of Bokyngham many other lordes for to see execucyon done but the comyns of the cyte secretely made them redy did arme them in their houses were in pur pose for to haue rongen the comyn belle which is named lowe belle but they were let by sad men which come to the knowleche of the duk of Bokyngham other lordes And incontynent they arose for they durst no lenger abide For they doubted that the hole ãâã shold haue arysen ayenst them but yet neuertheles ij ãâã in of the cyte were Iuged to deth for this robberye were honged at Tyburne Anone after the kyng quene other lordes rode to couenââ¦re and withdrewe hem from london for these causes And a lytil to fore the duke of yorke was sent fore to grenewyche and there was dischargyd of the protectourship And my lord of Salisbury of his Chauncelership And after this they were sent fore by preuy seal for to come to Conentre where they were almost deceyued and the erle of warrewyk also and shold haue ben destroyed yf they had not seen wel to How the lord Egremond was take by therles of salesburyâ⦠sones And of the robbyng of Sandwiche Cao. CC lvijo. THis yere were taken iiij grete fisshes bytwene Eerethe loâ⦠don that one was callyd Mors marine the second a swerd fisshe and the other tweyne were whales In this same yere for certeyn affrayes done in the northcouÌtre bytwene the lord egremoÌd the erle of Salysburyes sones the sayd lord EgremoÌd whome they had taken was condempned in a grete somme of money to the sayd erle of Salysbury and therfor commysed to pryson in new gate in london where whan be had be a certeyne space he brake the pryson and thre prysonners with hym and escaped wente hys way Also this yere the erle of warrewyk and his wyf went to Caleys with a fayre felauship and toke possession of his offyce Aboute this tyme was a grete reformacyon of many monastery es of religyon in diuse parties of the world which were reformed after the fyrst instytucyon contynued in many places Also aboute this tyme the craft of enpryntynge was first fouÌde in MaguÌce in Almayne whiche craft is multyplyed thurgh the world in many places bookes ben had grete chepe in grete nombre by cause of the same craft This same yere was a greete bataylle in the marches bytwene hungarye and turkye at a place called septe grade where Innumerable turkes were slayne more by myracle than by maÌnes hond For only the hond of god smote them seynt Iohn of Capestrane was there present prouoked the cristen pe ple beyng theÌne aferd after to pursue the turkes where an infiny te multitude were slayn destroyed The turkes sayd that a grete noÌbre of armed men fââ¦lowed them that they were aferd to turne ageyne they were holy Angels This same yere the prysoners of Newgate in london brake theyr prison wente vpon the leedes fought ayenst them of the cyte kept the gate a long while but atte last the toun gate the prison on them than they were put in feterys yrons were sore punysshed in ensaÌple of other In this yere also was a grete erthquaue in naples in so moch y t ther perisshed xl M. peple that sanke there in to the erthe Item in the yere xxx vj seynt OsmoÌd soÌtyme bisshop of salysbury was canony sed at Rome by pope Calyste And the xvj day of Iuyl he was translated at Salysbury by the Archebisshop of Caunterbury and many other Bisshoppes And in August after Syre Pyers THe duk of york the erles of warwyk and of Salysbury saw the gouernauÌce of the reame stode moost by the Quenâ⦠and hir counceil and how the grete princes of the lond were not called to collceyll but set a parte and not only soo but that it was sayd thurgh the reame y t tho sayd lordes shold be destroyed vtterly as openly was shewed at bloreheth by them y t wold haue slayne therle of salysbury Thenne they for sauaaon of theyr lyues and also for the comyn wele of the reame thouÈt for to remedye these thynges asseÌbled them to geder with moch pe ple toke a felde in the westcouÌtre to whiche therle of warwyk come from Caleys with many of thold soudyours as Andrewe trollop and other in whos wysedom as for the werre he moch ãâã sted And whan they were thus assembled and made theyr feld The kyng sent oute his commyssions preuy seaââ¦s vnto alle the lordes of his reame to come and awayte on hym in theyr moost de fensable wyse and so euery man come in suche wyse that the kyng was stronger had moche more peple than the duk of york the erles of warrewyk and Salysbury For it is here to be noted that euery lord in englond at this tyme durst not disobeye the out ne For she rewlyd peasybly al that was done aboute the kyâ⦠whiche was a good symple innocent man And theÌne whan the kyng was comeÌ to the place where as they were the duk of york his felauship had made theyr feld in the strengest wyse bad purposed veryly to abyden haue foughten but in the nyght An drewe Trollop all shold soudyours of Caleys with a grete felawship sodenly departed oute of the dukes hooste went stââ¦yt vnto the kynges feld where they were resceyned ioyoully for ââ¦y knewe th entent of the other lordes also the maner of their feld And thenne the duk of york with the other lordes seyng them so deceyued toke a counseylle shortly in that same nyght deparâ⦠from the feld leuyng behynd them the most part of their peple to kepe the feld til on the morne TheÌne the duk of yorke with his second sone departed thurgh walys toward yrlond leuyng his ol dest sone the erle of the marche with the erles of warrewyk and Salysbnry whiche to geder with iij or iiij persones rood ââ¦yt in to deuenshyre and there by helpe and ayde of one denham a squyer whiche gate for them a ship whiche cost cc. xx noblis with the same ship sayled fro thens in to garneseye And there refresshyd them and from thens sailed to Caleys where they were receyued in to the castel by the postern ââ¦r they of the Town knewe of hit And the duk of york toke shippyng in walys and sayled ouer in to yrlond where he was wel receyued How therles of marche warwyk salisbury entred in to Caleys how therle of warrewyk went in to Irlond Capitulo CC lxo. THenne kynge Henry beynge with his hoost in the felde not knowyng of this sodeyn departyng on the morne fonde none in the felde of the sayd lordes sent out in al hast men to folowe pursue after to take hem but they met not with them as
the which couenauÌts malyaously were put a donne fro the kyng wherfor many harmes shames and reproues haue falle vnto the kyng and his Reame And that is vnderstonde for as moch as Edward somtyme kynge of Englond was ordeyned by assent of the comynalte in playn parlement for to be vnder the ward gouernaunce of Henry Erle of lancastre his cosyn for sauacion of his body he was take out of the castel of kenel worth ther that he was in warde And thurgh colour of quene Isabell and of the Mortimer without consent of ony parlement they toke lad him ther that neuer after none of his kynrede myght with hym speââ¦e ne see and after traytoursly toke and hym mordred For whoo 's deth a foule sklaundre aroos thurgh out al Crystendom whan it was done And also the Tresour that sir edward of Carnariuan had left in many places in englond and in walye were wasted and bare awey withoute the wylle of kyng Edward his sonne in destruction of hym and of alle his folke Also thurgh whos counceyll that the kyng yaf vp the kyngdome of Scotlad For the Whiche Reame the kynges auncestres had ful sore y trauaylled and so dyd many a noble man for her right was dely uerd vnto Dauid that was Robert the Brus sonne al the right that noo right had to the Reame as al the world it wystâ⦠And also by whome the chartres and remembraunces that they had ãâã the right of scotland were take oute of the tresorye and taken vn to the Scottes the kynges enemyes to dysherytyng of hym and of his successours and to grete harme vnto his lyeaââ¦s and grete ãâã proue vnto al Englysshmen for euermore Also wher for dame ââ¦a ne of the tour the kynges suster edward was dysparaged and maryed vnto Dauid that was Robert the Brus sone that was a traytour and enemye vnto Englond And thurgh whos counceille she was take in to our enemyes hondes oute of Englond And in the mene tyme whyle the good Erle Henry of lancastre and his companye token counseylle how these ãâã aboue sayd myght ben amended vnto the worship of the kynge and to his profyte and to the profyte also of his lyeges The ãâã Isabel thurgh coniectyng and subtylyte and also of the Mortimer let ordeyne a parlemeÌt at Salysbury And at that same ââ¦arlemeÌt the Mortimer was made erle of the marche ayenst all the barons wyll of Englond in preiudyce of the kyng of his Coroune And Sire Iohan of Eltham the kynges broder was gurt with aswerd of Cornewayle and tho was callyd Erle of Curnewall And euermore Quene Isabel so moche procured aââ¦ste hir sone the kynge that she had the ward of the forsayd sir Edward and of his landes And at that parlement therle of of Lancastre wold not come but ordeyned al his power ayens the quene Isabel and the mortimer and men of london ordeyned hem with v C men of armes whan quene Isabell wyst of the doyng she swore by god by his names full angrely that in euyll tyme he thouÈt vpon tho poyntes Tho sente the quene Isabell and the mortymer after hir retenue after the kynges retenue so that they had ordeyned amonge hem an huge hoost they counceyled the kyng soo that vpon a nyght they rydden xxiiij myle toward Bedford ther that the Erle of lancastre was with his company and thought to haue hym destroyed and that nyght she rode besydes the kyng hir sone as a knyght armed for drede of deth and it was done the king to vnderstonde that the erle henry of lancastre his coÌpanye wolde haue destroyed the kyng his counceyll for euermore wherfor the kyng was somdele towardes hym heuy and annoyed whan the Erle marchal and the Erle of kent the kynges broder herde of this tydyng they ryden so in message bytwene hem that the kyng grauÌted hym his pees to erle henry of laÌcastre for a certeyn raunsone of xj M pounde but that was neuer payd afterward And these were the lordes that helde with sir henry of Lancastre Syr henry Beaumout Syr fouke fitz waren sir thomas rocelyn Sire william Trussel Sir thomas wither and aboute an honderd knyghtes more that were to hym consentyng and all tho were exyled thurgh counseyll of quene Isabell and of the Mortymer for the mortimer weyted for to haue hir laÌdes yf that he myÈt thuââ¦gh ony maner coniectyng for he was to couetous had to moche his wylle and that was grete pyte How kyng Edward went ouer the see for to do his homage vn to the kynge of frauÌce for the duchye of guyhenne Ca o CC xix IT was not long after that the kyng of frauÌce thurgh counceylle of his douzepyers sent to kyng Edward of Englond that he shold come to Parys and done his homage as reason it wold for the duchye of guyhenne And soo thurgh counceylle of the lordes of englond kyng Edward went ouer the see at asceÌcion tyde he come vnto parys the iij yere of his regne for to do his homage vnto the kyng of frauÌce the kyng vnderfenge his homage and made of hym moche ioye worship but whan kyng edward had made his homage hastely he was sent fore in to engloÌd thurugh the quene Isabell his moder anon hastely he come ageyn in to Englond vpon wythsonday without ony takyng leue of the kyng of frauÌce wherfor he was wonder wroth How sir rogyer mortimer bare hym proudly so hye cao. cc xx ANd nowe shal ye here of Syr rogyer mortimer of wygmore that destroyed and coueyted to be at an hye astate so that the kynge graunted hym to be callyd erle of the marche thurgh oute alle his lordship And he bycome soo proud so hauteyne that he wold lese forsake the name that his auÌcestres had euer before And for that encheson he lete hym calle erle of the marche none of the comunes of engloÌd durst calle him by none other name for he was called so thurgh the kynges crye that men shold calle him erle of the marche and the Mortimer bare hym tho so hauteyn so proude that wonder it was for to wyt also disgised him with woÌder rich clothes out of al maner reson both of shapyng of we ryng wherfor the englisshmen had grete woÌder how in what ma ner he myght contreue or fynde suche maner pride they said amoÌ ges hem al comunely that his pride shold not long endure And the same tyme sir geffroy mortymer the yong that was the Morti mers sone lete calle hym kyng of folye so it befell afterward in dede for he was so ful of pride of wretchednes y t he helde a rouÌ de table in walys to al men that thider wold come couÌtrefece the maner the doyng of kyng arthures table but openly he fââ¦ssed For the noble kyng arthur was the most worthy lord of renoÌme that was in al
the world in his tyme yet come neuer none such after for al the noble knyghtes in crystendom of dede of armes a losed duellyd with kyng arthur helde hym for hir lorde that was wel seyn for he coÌquerd in batayll a romayn that was cal led Frolle gete of hym the reame of frauÌce slewe hym with his houÌdes And also he fought with a geant that was callyd dy nabus slewe hym that had rauysshed fayre Eleyne that was kyng hoeles neâ⦠kyng of lytel Britayne And afterward he slewe in bataill the emperour of rome that was callid lucye that had assembled ayenst kyng arthur for to fight with hym so moch peple of romayns phehyts of sarazyns y t no maÌ coude hem noÌ bre he discomfited hem alle as the story of hym tellyth in the same tyme comune loos sprong in englond thurg comectyng or dynauÌce of the frere prechours that fire Edward of Carnariuan that was kyng edwardes fadre of whome the gest tellith saiden y t he was alyue in the castel of Corf wherfor alle the comunes al most of engloÌd were in sorow in drede whether that it were so or not For they wyste not how traytoursly the mortimer had hym done mordred How Edmond of wodestoke that was erle of kent the kynges broder Edward of Carnariuan was byheded at wynchestre Capitulo CC xxjo. ANd vpon a tyme it byfel so that sir Edmond of wodestoke Erle of kent spake vnto the pope Iohan the xxij of Auynyon and sayd that almyghty god had softymes done for thomas loue of lancastre many grete myracles to many men womeÌ that were thurgh dyuerse maladyes vndone as vnto the world thurgh his prayer they were brought vnto hir he le And so Syr Edmond prayd the pope hertely that he wold grauÌte hym grace y t the forsaid thomas myÈt be translated but the pope said nay that he shold not be translated vnto the tyme that he were better certifyed of y e clergye of englond seyn by hir obedyence what thyng god had done for the loue of thomas of laÌcastre after the suggestyon y t the forsayd Edmond erle of kent had vnto hym y made And whan this edmoÌd saw that he myght not spede of his purpose as touchyng the translacioÌ he praid hym of his couÌceil as touchyng sir edward of Carnariuan his broder said that not long agone he was king of engloÌd what thyng miÈt best be done as touchyng his deliuerauÌce sith that a comune fame is thurgh engloÌd that he is in lif hole sauf whan the pope herd hym alle that Syr edward was alyue he coÌmauÌded the erle vpon his beneson that he shold helpe with al the power that he myght that he were deliud out of prison saue his body in al maner that he myÈt for to bringe this thyng to an ende he assoilled hym his coÌpany a pena culpa al tho that helpe to his delyuerauÌce Tho toke EdmoÌd of wodestok his leue of the pope come ayene in to englond and whan sir Edmond was come som of the Frere prechours come sayd that sir edward his broder yet was alyue in the castel of corf vnder the kepyng of sir thomas gurnay Tho sped hym the forsaid edmond as fast as he myght til that he come vnto the Castel of Corffe and acqueynted and spak so fayre with Iohan Dauerill that was Conestable of the same castel and yafe hym riche yeftes for to haue acqueyntaunce of hym to knowe of his couÌceyl And thus it byfel that the forsayd Syr edmond prayd specially to telle hym priuely of his lord his broder Syr edward yf that he lyued or were deede and yf he were alyue he prayed of hym ones to haue a sight And this Syr Iohan Dauerill was an high herted man ful of courage ansuerd shortely vnto syr Edmond sayd that sir edward his broder was in hele vnder his kepyng durst shewe hym vnto no maÌ sith it was defended hym in the kynges half edward that was edwardes sone of car narinan also thurgh comauÌdement of quene Isabel the kynges moder of sir rogyer the mortimer y t he shold shewe his body vn to no maner man of the world sauf only vnto hem vpon losse of life lymme to disheryteson of his heyres for euermore but the fals traitour falsely lyed for he was not in his ward but he was take thens lad vnto the castel of berklee thurgh Syr Thomas gurnay thurgh comauÌdement of the mortimer til that he was dede as byfore is sayd but sir edmoÌd of wodestok wyst nothyng that Edward his broder was dede wherupon he toke a lreÌ vnto the forsayd sir Iohan praid hym hertely that he wold take it vnto kynge edward his broder as to his worthy lorde And be vnderfeng the lreÌ of him behiÈt hym for to done his message withoute ony maner faill with that sir edmoÌd toke of hym his leue then of the forsayd Iohn went tho in to his owne couÌtre lordship in kent that he had there And anon as this same Iohn wyse that sir edmoÌd was gone in to kent his owne lordship anon he wente in al the hast that he myÈt fro the castel of Corfe come vnto sire Rogyer the mortimer toke hym the lreÌ that sir edmoÌd of wode stok erle of kent had take hym closed enseled with his own seal And whan sir rogyer had vnderfong the letter he vnclosed the lreÌ saw what was coÌteyned therin began it for to rede wher of the begynnyng was this worshippes reuerences with brothers legeaunce subiection Syre knyght worshipfull and dere broder yf it yow plese I pray yow hertely that ye be of good coÌfort for I shal so ordeyne for yow that sone ye shal come oute of prison be delyuerd of that dysese that ye ben in vnderstoÌdeth of your grete lordship that I haue to me assentauÌt al most al the grete lordes of englond with al hir apparayll that is to say with armure with tresour without nombre for to mayntene and helpe your quarell so forsoth that ye shal be kyng ayene as ye were be fore and that they al haue swore to me vpon a book and as wel prelates as Erles and Barons whan Syr Rogrer the Mortymer sawe and vnderstode the myght and the strengthe of the letter anone for wrath his hert gan holle and euyl hert bare toward Syre Edmond of wodestok that was Erle of kent and so with alle the haste that he myghte he went to Dame Isabelle the quene that was the kynges moder and shewed hyr Syr EdmuÌdes letter and his wylle his purpoose how he had conice ted and ordeyned to put a doune kyng edward of wyndesore hyr sone of ryalâ⦠and of his kyngdome Now ãâã sir rogyer quod the quene hath sir edmond