Nele Aboute the .xiii. kīg Iohn reconsiled to the byshoppe of Rome yeare of kinge Iohns rayne Philippe of fraunce made sharpe warre vpō England at the settynge on the Byshop of Rome Insomuch that kyng Iohn was fayne to submite him selfe to the Romish bishop who was boūde that aswell he as his ayres should hold the crowne of the byshoppe of Rome and should paye yearelye a M. Marke of syluer Iewes the frēch kinges sonne entred into englād In the .xvi. yeare of king Iohn great strife and varyaunce happened in England betwene the kyng and his Lordes and commons of his realme Insomuche that the kynge sente into flaunders for socoure and the nobles sent for Lewes the sonne of kinge Phylyppe of fraunce and him saluted as kinge mayntayned him in war against kynge Iohn to the great hurte of this realme of Englande Duryng the tyme of this warre King Iohn ended hys lyfe and died of the flixe at Newewarke vpon Trent the .xix daye of Octobre the yere of Chryst M.cc.xvi The deth of king Iohn But some Authors wryte that a Monke poysoned him at Swynested and is buryed at Worcester ¶ Henry the thirde HEnry the thyrd of of that name and eldest sonne to kīg Iohn by the ayde of certayne lordes of Englande was crowned kynge at .ix. yeares of his age whiche kinge wyth his aydes kepte sharpe warre whiche Lewes the frenche kynges sonne who by comnaunte of certayne Lordes of England claymed the crowne Iewes returned into fraūce but after certagne Skyrmyshes and battayles a peace was concluded so that Lewes shoulde departe into Fraunce and for his trauayle he had a m. Markes and so departed In the fyrst yeare of king henryes raygne were ordayned many lawes in Englande to the greate commoditie of his subiectes Magnacarta cōfirmed And the greate charter called Magnacarta was confirmed and diuerse articles added thereto In the forthe yeare Alexander kynge of Scottes maried Ioan the syster of kynge Henry of Englande The king of scottes maried In this yeare also there was a Proclamacion made througheoute Englande to auoyde straungers Straungers put out of the realme Because one Foukes de brent held the castell of Bedford against the kinges will The commīg in of the graye friers In the .v. yeare of kinge Henryes raygne the gray fryers of the order of Fraunces came fyrste into Englande A voiage into bretayne In the .xiii. yeare of kinge Hēry the thyrd he sailed into bretayne with a noble army agaynst Lewes kynge of Fraunce wher after spoylynge of the countre a peace was concluded betwene the .ii. yonge Prynces A varyaunce betwene the king his lordes In the .xvi. yeare of this Kinges raygne a variaunce kyndled betwene kyng Henry and hys lordes because he put frō his seruice Englyshe men and trusted straungers aswell in his counsell as other offices nere about him In the .xix. The king maried yeare kynge Henry toke to wyfe Elinour doughter of the Earle of Prouynce Aboute the .xxi. yere of king hēry the vniuersite of Parys concluded that no Preestes vnder paine of deadlye synne shoulde haue .ii. No preest ought to haue .ii. benefytes benefytes In the .xxxi. The liberties of lōdon loste yeare kynge Hēry seyased the Fraunchesse of the citie of London for a Iudgemente geuen a gaynste a Wydowe named Margaret vyell But shortly after they were restored In the .xxxviii. yere prynce Edwarde The fyrst prince of waies eldest sonne to kynge Henry maryed Elynour doughter to the kyng of Castell to whome king Henry gaue the principalitie of Wales and the gouernaunce of Gyen and Irelande whereof began fyrste that the kynges of England ordayned theyr sonnes prince of Wales The battaile at iewes In the .xlviii. yeare of Kynge Henryes raygne greate varyaunce was betwene the kynge and hys Lordes and commons In somuch that neare vnto Lewes kynge Hēry and his barons fought a cruell battayle where the kynge loste the felde where the kyng himselfe with Richarde his brother kyng of Romaines and syr Edward his sonne and other noble men to the nombre of .xxv. wer taken of the commons were slayne .xx. M. The king delyuered oute of prison The king and his brother wer deliuered vpon promyse made to performe certayne Actes made at Oxforde in the parliament before for suerty wherof Prynce Edward remayned as pledge Shortly after fell great varyaunce betwene the Earle of glocester and the Earle of Leyceter and Prynce Edwarde toke parte with the Earle of Glocester The battayle at killingworthe and at kyllyngworthe was foughte a cruell battayle the vyctory fell on prynce Edwardes parte Shortlye after syr Symonde mounford Earle of Leceter gathered a new army and mette Prynce Edward at Euesham where Syr Symonde the Earle was slayne dyuerse other that toke his parte The battayle at Euesham About the .liiii The liberties of lōdon loste yeare of kynge Henries raygne was such dyspleasure taken agaynst the Londoners that the kyng seased theyr liberties into his handes But after the citie by meanes of frendes payed a fine of .xx. M. Markes and so was restored to theyr lyberty In the .lv. A voyage into the holy land yeare of this kynge syr Edward the kinges sonne toke his iourney into the holy land and there he rescued the citie of Acres whiche was beseiged by the Soudan of surrey The deth of kinge henry the thyrde Duringe which voyage Prynce Edward beyng in the holy land kyng Henry hys father fell sycke at Westminster and dyed the .xvi. daye of Nouember the yeare of Christ M.cc.lxxiii and is buried at Westminster ¶ Edward the fyrst Edward the fyrst of that name and sonne to Henry the .iii. after he hard of the death of his father came from the holye lande And was crowned kynge at Westminster the .xix. The king of scottes did hōage to kynge Edward daye of August the yere of christ M.cc.lxxiii At which tyme Alexander kynge of Scottes was presente and did homage to kynge Edward Lewellyn of wales In the seconde yeare of kynge Edwarde the Kynge wente into Wales and subdued Lewellyn Princes of Wales which paied to the kynge for a fine l.m Markes In the .x. yeare of thys kinge Lewellyn Prince of Wales rebellyd A bataile in wales but after they pursued so the Welchemen that Lewellin and his brother Dauid fled but after Lewellyn was taken by syr Edmond Mortymer who smot of his heade and sent it to the kynge and after that his brother was hanged drawen and quartered In the .xiii. yeare of this kinge The liberties of lōdō seased the king seased the liberties of london into his handes because the Mayre toke brybes of the bakers And suffered them to sell breade vnder the syse In the .xxiiii. A bataile in scotlād yere of kinge Edwarde the Scottes dyuers tymes rebelled wherfore kynge Edwarde beseiged the towne of Barwyke where was fought a
Edward The king of scottes taken prisoner In the tyme of the seige before Callys Dauid of Scotlande by the settinge on of the french kinge warred on the borders of England But the quene assembled a strong armye as well of preestes as laye men and nere to Durham toke in batayle the kinge of Scottes prysoner with manye of his greatest Lordes and earles and slew of the common soudiers .xv. M. About the .xxii. A greate derth thorough out all the worlde yeare of kynge Edward the .iii ther was a wonderful famyn and Pestilence raygned throughout all the world In Italye scant the .x. person of an .c. was lefte on lyue In the citie of parys in Fraunce died L.M. and in the citie of London besyde the bodies buried in churches and churcheyardes and monasteryes and other places of buriall there was buryed in the charterhouse churche yerde .l. M. persons and aboue as wryteth Fabian In thys yeare the Captayne of Callys conspyred to betraye it agayne to the Frenchemen calis like to betrayed the historye whereof declareth wonderfully the great manhode pollycie liberalytie gentylnesse of the noble kinge Edwarde reade Frosarde the .c. and .v. Chapter of his fyrste boke The tirany of the byshop of rome c. Aboute this time kinge Edward was elected to be Emperour But he consyderynge the trouble vnquietnesse of the byshop of Rome refused it And then they chose the Marques of Messena whiche also refused it Gines yelded to the englishmeÌ„ In the xxvii yere of king Edwardes raygne the towne and castel of Gines was yelded to the english meÌ„ A voyage into Gascoyne In the .xxix. yeare of kinge Edwardes raygne Prynce Edwarde of Wales with a stronge companye of Soudyers passed into Gascoyne where he made sore warre destroied Castelles and townes before hym with greate successe and toke the Castell towne of Rehemorentyne with other A voyage iÌ„to frauÌ„ce Aboute this tyme king Edward sayled to Calys began to make war vpon frauÌ„ce but shortly after he returned because the Scottes rose inuaded the Englysh borders In the .xxx. The battaile of poytiers yeare of kynge Edwardes raygne prynce Edward of Wales nie to the citie of Poytiers ioyned batayle with king Iohn of fraunce on whome the prynce wan a noble victory In this conflycte kynge Iohn was taken wyth hys yonge sonne Phillippe The fifth king takeÌ„ prysoner there were taken .ix. earles the archebyshop of Sens and many other greate lordes Baronettes and knyghtes meÌ„ of name to the nombre of xvi.c and there were slayne the Duke of Burgoyne the Duke of Athens syr Iohn Cleremond Marshall of Fraunce with many lordes Baronetes knyghtes and menne of Armes to the nombre of xvii.c and iii. M of other meane persones And after this felde thus wonne the Prynce with his prysoners returned to Burdeaux And shortely after they sayled in to Englande where they were of kinge Edwarde noblely receyued In the xxxiii yeare kynge Edwarde with the Prynce his sonne wetne to Calys and so in to frauÌ„ce where he made sharpe warre A voiage iÌ„to frauÌ„ce and burned and destroyed the countre without mercye But shortly after by great entreaty ther was a peace concluded on this condicion that kinge Edward should haue to his propre possession the countres of Gascoyne and Guyan Poyters Lymosyn Beleuile Exanctes Calys Guines and diuers other lordshyps townes Castels and all the landes to them belonging without knowledge of any souerainte The freÌ„ch king raunsomed obeysaunce homage or subiection for the same and that the french kyng shoulde paye for his raunsome .iii Myllons of Scutes whiche amounte to v.c M. li. and so kynge Iohn was delyuered In the .xxxvii. yeare of kinge Edwarde The deth of the freÌ„ch king kynge Iohn of fraunce came into englande of his fre wyll to sporte hym and had greate chere And shortly after dyed at the Sauoy at London In this yeare also Prynce Edwarde toke possessyon of the Duchie of Guyen and Acquitaine and did homage to his father for the same Prince edward made duke of Guyen About the .xl. yeare of king Edward Dampeter of Spayne was expulsed his realme by his basterd brother Henry wherfore he fled to Prynce Edward whych was then at Burdeaux A bataile iÌ„ Spaine But this Peter by the ayde of Prynce Edwarde fought with his brother Henry and put him to flyghte and slue .v. M. of his men And restored Peter to dyuerse cities and holdes which he before had loste But not longe after the Prynce returned home and heÌ„ry repayred his army and warred vpon his brother so fearselye that in the end he vtterly vanquished hiÌ„ to deth and then without resistence possessed the kingdom of Spaine In the .xlii. yere of kyng Edward new variaÌ„ce begaÌ„ betwen EnglaÌ„d FrauÌ„ce A voiage iÌ„to frauÌ„ce wherfore the duke of LaÌ„caster was sent with an army into frauÌ„ce nere vnto Arde the Duke of Burgoyne lodged within a mile of the Englysh armye the space of xviii dayes and neuer profered batayle but at the laste stole awaye pryuelye by nyghte and then entered the Duke further into fraunce as Froysar sheweth at large In the .xliii. yeare syr Roberte knolles entered the realme of frauÌ„ce with a stronge army and wasted destroyed the countrie and passed euen by Parys ranged in batayle and without any notable battayle returned About the xlv yeare the french men made sharpe warre in Gyen Great variaunce iÌ„ Gascoine and many dyuers skyrmyshes wer betwene the frenchmeÌ„ and the englysh men but most commonlye alwayes the englyshemen loste and the citie of Lymoge other cities rebelled against Prince Edward Wherfore Prynce Edwarde perceyuinge all this what for lacke of money and what for sykenes maladyes that he had he departed into England leuyng behynd him hys bretheren the Duke of Lancaster and the Earle of Cambryge to rule Gascoyne but sone after they came into Englande In the .xlvi. A baâ—â—â—◠〈◊〉 yeare of kyng Edwardes raygne the Earle of Penbroke was sent with a great army to fortefye the towne of Rochell But he was met on the Sea wyth a companye of Spanyardes betwene whome there was a cruell fyghte but the Englishe men were discomfited and the earle of Penbroke was there taken wyth a .c.lx. mo prisoners and the most parte of his men slayne and drowned And sone after the towne of Rochel was yelded to the Frenchmen A voiage iÌ„to frauÌ„ce Also in the .xlvii. yere the duke of Lancaster landed at Calys with a myghtye armye passed throughe fraunce robbyng and spoylyng the countre eueÌ„ to Burdeaux and wer neuer fought with saue onelye at a scirmyshe they loste .l. Speres and xx archers In the .l. yeare of this kynge there was suche syckenes and mortalite A greate deathe as well in Italy as in England the innumerable of people died The deth of Prince Edwarde In the .li.
bataile at wynchester at a feld foughten at winchester they ouercame the Empresse and she flede to Gloucester and Earle Roberte of Glocester was taken but shortlie after bothe the kynge and earle Roberte were delyuered out of prison by exchaunge Shortly after the kynge gathered a greate power To ēpresse beseged and the Empresse fled vnto Oxforde where the kynge dyd besege her but she fled awaye by nyghte and so wente to Walyngford and shortlye after with a smalle companye she wente into Normandy to her husbande Geffery Plantagenet Aboughte the .x. A childe crucified ī despyte of Christe yeare of kynge Steuens raygne the Iues that dwelt in England toke and crucified a chylde at Norwytch on Easter day in derision of Chryste and hys relygion In the .xi. The deth of Gefery Plantaginet yeare of kynge Steuen Geffery Plantagenet Erle of Aniowe and husbande to Maude the Empresse after he had wonne from kynge Steuen the Duchy of Normandy ended his life and Hēry his sonne succed in that dukedō Henry Duke of Normandy in the quarell of hys mother Maude the Empresse with a great pusaūce entred into Englande Henri the second entred engand and at the fyrst wan the Castell of Malmesbury then the Towre of London and afterwarde the towne of Notyngham with other holdes and Castels betwene hym and kynge Steuen were fought manye Battayles whereby thys realme was sore troubled A peace betwene the Empresse and kinge Steuen In the .xviii. yeare of kyng Steuen peace was agreed betwene Maude the Empresse her sonne kynge Stephen on thys condicion that Steuen should be kynge duryng hys life but for al this peace kynge Steuen toke suche thought and care that he died in the .xv. The deth of king Steuen day of Octobre nexte folowynge in the yeare of Chryste M.C.liiii for he was in warre and trouble all the terme of hys lyfe and he was buryed at Feuershame ⚹ Henry the second HEnry the seconde and sonne to Geffery Plantagenet erle of Angeo and maude the empresse was crowned king the .xx. daye of Decembre the yeare of Chryste M.c.lv Thys kyng was a noble man Henry the secōd gretly enlarged his kingdome and muche fortunate in warres greatlye enlarged his kyngdome But diuers wryters whiche more dyd fauoure the doynges of Thomas Becket then the truthe wryte that in his latter daies he was vnfortunat but by his great manhod and pollycy the syngnory of England was muche augmented with the addicions of Scotlande Irelande the yles Orcades Britaine Poytow Gyon and other prouinceces of fraunce wherfore it may be euydent to all men that hys good wyl was to reforme in his tyme the clargie but as then god had not apoynted it Defacing of castels In the seconde yeare of kynge Henry the seconde the kynge caste downe diuers castels whiche were set vp in the tyme of kynge Steuen to defende Maude the Empresse his mother After that he went into the north partes and receyued of the kynge of Scottes A voiage into the Northe countre Cumberland and Northumberland which they sayd wer geuen to them by Maude his mother and set an order in that coūtre A voiage ī to Wales In the .iii. yeare of kynge Henryes reigne he wente with a strong Armye into Wales and quietted that countrey and after buylded the stronge castel of Rutland About the .v. yere of this kinges reygne rose a greate Schisme at Rome for some of the Cardynals chose one octauian A schysme at Rome and other some woulde haue Alexander to be Byshop whyche Schisme continued xx yeares and muche trouble folowed In the .vii. The king of scottes taken prisoner yeare kynge Henry kepte such warre in to Scotlande that he toke kynge Wyllyam prisoner whiche afterward was delyuered and the kynge of Scottes dyd fealtie and homage to kynge Henrye In the .x. yeare of thys kynge Thomas Bocket archebyshop of Cantorbury whyche sediciouslye vnder pretence of defending the liberties of the churche as he sayde Thomas becket fled the realme spake and dyd manye thynges agaynste the kynges prorogatyue royall dyd flee out of the realme went to Rome to complayne vpon the kynge to the Byshop In the xvii yeare of kynge Hēry Thomas Becket by entreaty of the byshoppe of Rome Thomas becket slayne and Lewes the Frenche kynge was restored to his Byshopryke and not longe after by certeine gentilmē was slain more falshed of the byshop of Rome Kyng Henry in the .xviii. yeare of his reygne sent Ambassedoures to the byshop of Rome to pourge hym selfe of the false accusacion of the death of Thomas Becket but amonge other thinges it was enioyned the kinge in his penaunce that it shoulde be lawfull to all his subiectes as often as thē list to apeale to the sea of Rome and that no mā shoulde be accompted as king vntill such time as he were confirmed by the Romysh Bishop By thys all men may perceiue that the Bisshoppes of Rome alway desired to haue princes and kinges readye at their becke but this Eniuncion was neuer fulfiled of the kynge of Englande In thys yeare also kynge Henry went into Ireland and subdued it Irelande wonne and anexed Irelande to his kyngdome In the .xxii. The kynges eldest sonne crowned Kyng yeare of kinge Henry he caused Henry his eldest sonne to be crowned kynge and maryed Margeret the Frenche kynges doughter Shortlye after kynge Henry the sone at the settyng on of the french kynge and the kynge of of scottes warre betwene the father the sonne wyth dyuers other made warre agaynste kynge Henry his father where were betwene them dyuers stronge battayls but alwayes the father had the victorye and at the laste his sonne with his alyees wer constrayne to bende and desyre peace whiche he gentyly graunted and forgaue their tresspasse The king of scottes takē prysonner In thys warre Wylliam king of Scottes was taken prysoner and yelded for hys raunsome the cytie of Carlyle the castell of Bambroughe the newe castell vpon Tine and swore for euer to be trew to the kinge and aswel he to do homage as his successours as ofte as they should be requyred many Iues in englande About thys tyme were manye Iues in England which agaynst the feaste of Easter dyd vse to crucifie yonge chyldren in despyte of christian relygion In the .xxviii. yeare Henry the eldest sonne of Kynge Henrye of England ended his lyfe warre renewed in Fraunce Shortlye after began the warre in fraunce for kinge Philip of Fraunce desired homage to be done to hym for the landes of Poytow and other and for the castell of Gysours The deth of kīg henry the seconde In the .xxxiiii. yeare of kynge Henry the seconde Richard Earle of Poytow mayde warre a gaynst kynge Henry of England hys father and takynge parte wyth the frenche king wan from hys father many townes castels for sorowe wherof shortly after kynge
Henry ended his lyfe in the yeare of christ m.c.lxxxviii is beryed at founteuerarde in fraunce ¶ Rychard the fyrste RIchard the firste and second sonne of kynge Hēry the seconde was crowned kynge of Englande the iii. day of September the yere of Chryste M.c.lxxxix This man for hys valyantnesse and corage was called Curedde lion In the fyrst yeare of kyng Richarde the Londoners obtayned two offycers to gyde theyr cytie whiche were called baylyffes Two bayliffes gouerned lōdon The Iues spoiled at london About this time the Iues bare themselues very bolde in London in so muche that the people rose agaynste them and dyd robbe and kyll many of them without pytie But by cause the offendours were so manye they ascaped wythoute punyshment The king of scottes did hōage Also in this fyrst yeare Wyllyam king of Scottes came to Cantorbury and dyd homage to kynge Rycharde A preraraciō to recouer Hierusalem About this time the prynces of Christendom made great preparacyon to recouer Hierusalem and to ayde the Chrystyans in Asia In the thyrd yeare of king Richard the isle of cipres conquered he with a noble army toke his Iorney toward Hierusalem by the way he conquered the yle of Cypres and afterward he Ioyned wyth the french kynge in Asia and conquired Acon but shortlye after there fell great variaunce betwene kynge Richard of Englande and kynge Philyp of fraunce wherfor kinge Philip returne whome in to Fraunce and inuaded Normandy also he counsaled Iohn the brother to kynge Rychard to take vpon hym the kingdome of England in his bothers absence Shortly after kynge Rychard of England restored to the christians the citie of Ioppe The citie Ioppe wonne and in manye battayles put the Turkes to muche sorowe In the .iiii. The cruelty of the byshop of Elye yeare of kyng Richard and while he was in Assia william byshoppe of Elye to whome king Richarde had committed the gouernaunce of Englande practised muche crueltie as in depreuing of byshoppes and Abbottes and wolde ryde with a M. horses wherby he greued the place where he so iourned But at the last by strength the lordes put hym out of the land Kynge richard kīg of Hierusalem King Richard exchaūged Cipers with Guye of Lesingham for the kingdom of Hierusalem wherfore the kinge of Englande of a longe time after was called king of Hierusalem king Rychard takē prisōer In the .v. yeare king Richard hearing that king Philip of fraūce inuaded Normandy that Iohn his brother aspired to his kingdom toke peace with the Turkes for .iii. yeares and with a small company returned whomewarde by Thrace and there was trayterouslye taken prisoner by the Duke of Austrych and brought him to henry the Emperour and he was kept in streight prison a yeare and .v. monethes where it is said he slew a Lion and toke out his harte king Rychard deliuered out of prison In the .vi. yeare of kinge Rychardes raygne he payed his ransome whiche was a C.M. pounde and was deliuered and retorned to his countre and made sharpe warre vpon the frenche kynge and Iohn his brother at whiche tyme was fought diuers great batailes to the greate losse of both partyes In the .viii. peace betwene england and Fraunce yeare of kinge Rychardes reygne there was a peace concluded betwene Englande and fraunce for one yeare and Iohn submitted him selfe to his brother In the .x. Auriculen confecion first enuēted yeare of king Richards raygne Innocent the .iii. Byshop of Rome he firste compelled men to Auriculer confession and forbad the Sacrament to be ministred to the layetie vnder both kyndes Shortlye after the warre was newe arered betwene England and fraunce wherfore kinge Richarde sailed againe into Normandy and made newe warre vpon the french kynge in whiche warre they spede diuersly for some time the Frenche kinge wan holdes in Normandy and some time the kinge of Englande wan in Fraunce But at the last kinge Richard went to besege a Castell called Castell Gayllarde and as he rode aboute the Castell to auew it one marked him The deth of king richard the fyrste smot him with a Quarrell in the heade whereof anone after he dyed withoute yssue of his bodye in the yeare of Christ M.cc and in the .xii. yere of his reigne And is buried at Fountuerarde ¶ Kinge Iohn IOhn brother to the aboue named Richard was crowned king of England the xvii kīg Iohn cōtēyned the bishop of rome of a froward minde daye of Iuly the yeare aboue wrytten and reigne .xvii. yeares This kinge contemned the bishop of Romes aucthoryte whiche if he had done of conscience and for religions sake as he semed to do for couetousnes and of a frowarde minde vndoubtedlye he had bene worthy hye commendacion By his cowardnes and slothful necligence the signorye of Englande greatlye decayed In the first yere of kyng Iohns raygne kinge Philyp of Fraunce in the quarell of Arthur Duke of Brytaine whome sertaine of the lordes had named kinge of England made war vpon kinge Iohn and inuaded Normandy and toke from him diuers Castels and townes but after long Scirmishes warre begā betwen England Fraūce to the losse of both parties a peace was a greed which cōtinued not longe The king of scottes did hōage In this yere the king of Scottes came in to Englande and dyd homage and sware to be trewe leage man to king Iohn of of England In the second yere in yorkeshire wer sene v A sharpe wynter mones at ones in the element the next winter after was a sharpe winter hayle felle as byg as hennes Egges Arthur of Bretaine taken prisoner In the .iii. yere of kinge Iohns raygne kinge Philip of fraunce inuaded Normandy and toke diuers castels and townes which he gaue to Arthur Duke of Bretaine But shortly after the same Arther with many other noble men were taken prisoners by king Iohn and led in to Englande Englande enterdited In the .vi. yeare of this kinge the byshoppe of Rome demounced kinge Iohn with his whole realme accursed because he would not admit steuen Laughton to the bishoprike of Cantorbury But he lyttel regarded his curse nor obeyed hym nothing the rather Normandy loste In the .vii. yere of kyng Iohns Rayne kynge Philyp of Fraunce subdued to him the countre of Normandye which was not vnder the dominion of Fraunce in .ccc. yeares before Aboute thys tyme the Welchemen and Iryshmē rebelled whom kynge Iohn constrayned to redeme peace with greate sommes of money The welche men Irishe mē rebelled Aboute this time Philip Emperour of Almaine was murdered by the treason of the countye Palentyne The Emperoure murdered In the .ix The first mayre of London yere of kynge Iohns rayne was fyrste ordayned mayres and shyriffes in London and the fyrste mayers name was Henrye Fitz Alwyn and the fyrste shyriffes wer Peter Duke and Thomas
to rayse the seage and sodaynly in the nyghte the Duke of Burgoyne raysed his seage lykewyse sent to Gynes for the lorde Croy lyke a valyante capitayne fled awaye by nyghte and on the next daye in the mornyng the lorde protector came to land entered the campe of hys enemyes but they were gone The duke brake vp his seage fled by nyght and had left behynde them the Tentes ordinaunce and vitayles and all that they had ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xxxvii an xv Hērici sixti Ihon Michell mayre Thomas worsted Wylliam Gregore shyreffes ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xxxviii an xvi henrici sixti William Estfeld mercer Mayre Wylliam Chapman Wylliam Hales shyreffes The erle of warwike made Regent In this yere the Erle of warwyke was made Regent of Fraunce and the duke of Yorke discarged which Erle after hys ariuall in Fraunce dyd many noble feates as Halle wryteth at large ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xxxix an xvii Henrici sixti Steuen Browne grocer Mayre Hughe Duke Nicolas Yeo shyreffes A darthe in englād In this yeare by reason of vntemperat wether there was a great derthe in Englande so that wheate was at .iii. shyllynges .iiii. pens a bushell all other graynes were sold at an excessiue price aboue the olde custome ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xl an xviii Hērici sixti Robert Large mercer Mayre Robert Marshall Philip Malpas shyreffes In this yere the Duke of Yorke was made againe Regēt of fraūce which accompanyed with the Erle of Oxford and dyuers other noble men sayled into Normandy the frēche kyng fled for feare he hearynge that the Frenche kynge laye at seage at Ponthoyse wente thether with a noble army But the Frenche king hearing of the Englyshe mennes cōmynge breake vp his seage went awaye by nyght In this yeare was the Duke of Orliaunce delyuered out of prysō who had bene prysoner in Englād xxv yeares The duke of orliance delyuered oute of pryson and for his raunsome the Duke of Burgoyne paied iiii C. M. Crownes ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xli anno xix Hērici sixti Ihon Paddisly goldsmyth Mayre Ihon Sutton william wetinghale shyreffes In this xix yeare many noble feates of armes was dōe in fraūce for the Duke of Yorke lord Regent sent the lorde Wylloughby with a noble Crue of archers and men of warre into Pecardy which did valyantly Thre armyes at ones in Fraunce Also he sent the lord Talbot to beseage Depe he himselfe accōpanied with the Duke of Somerset set forward in to the duchye of Aniowe where he dyd many notable feates ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xlii anno xx Hērici sixti Robert Cloptō mayre William Combra Richarde ryche shyreffes This yeare the steple of Paules churche in London was set on fyre by lyghtnynge In this yere also began to kindle in Englande the fyre of malis for the Cardynall of Wynchester dyd enuy the gouernaunce of the lorde protector A variaunce betwene the Lordes of England for which variaunce afterward was the distructiō of many a noble man as after shall be declared ¶ Anno do m. cccc.xliii anno .xxi. Henrici sixti Ihon Atherley yronmonger Mayre Thomas Bemōt Rycharde Nordon shyreffes ¶ Anno do m. cccc.xliiii an xxii Henrici sixti Thomas Catworthe grocer mayre Nycolas Wyfolde Ihon Norman shyreffes In this yeare all the prynces of christendome sent theyr Ambassadors vnto Troyes in Champayne to treate for a peace betwene Englande Fraunce A treatie for a peas and a peace was taken for v. yeares ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xlv an xxiii Henrici sixti Henry Frawyke mercer mayre Steuen Foster Hughe Wyche shyreffes This yeare Lady Margret the kynges doughter of Ceryll was maried to the kyng The king maryed and after crowned at Westminster whiche mariage was neyther profitable to the Realme nor yet honorable to the kyng as Halle declareth at large ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xlvi an xxiiii Henrici sixti Ihon Olney mercer Myre Ihon Herot Godfrey Bolayne shyreffes An insurrection at norwitch In this yere was a great insurrection in Norwyche agaynste the Prior of Christes churche for raysīg of new fines of their tenaūtes the cytezens kept the gates against the Duke of Norfolke who came thether to appeace the matter but in conclusiō they opened the gates submitted them selfes The chefe offendours were put to execution and the Mayre dyscarged of hys offyce and syr Ihon Clyfton was made gouernour tyll the kyng had restored the cytezens to thyr lyberties agayne ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xlvii an xxv Henrici sixti Ihon Gidnes draper Mayre Wylliam Abraham Thomas Scot shyreffes This yeare dyed the good duke of Glocester and is buried at saint Albones ¶ Anno do m. cccc.xlviii an xxvi Henrici sixti Steuen Browne grocer Mayre Wyllyam Cantlowe William Marow shyreffes In this yeare the Englyshemen lost many townes in Fraunce The begīnyng of lesynge of normādy for by cause of the varyaunce betwene the nobilitie of Englād there was small prouydyng to send ayd into Fraunce so that the sowdiers were vnpaid to the great losse of Englād ¶ Anno do m. cccc.xlix an xxvii Henrici sixti Thomas Challton Mayre Thomas Canynges william Holyn shyreffes Roan yelded to the Frenche kynge In this yeare was Roan yelded to the Frenche kynge by reasō that the Cytezens rebelled agaynste the capitaines and so did almost al the townes of Normādy and for lacke of ayde the Duke of Somerset the lorde Tolbot were fayne to rendre all into the Frēch mens hādes A voyage in to Irelande In this yeare also the Duke of Yorke was sent with a conuenient army into Irelande to be the kynges leuetenaunt there and to suppresse the wylde yrishe who dyd thē rebell ¶ Anno do m. cccc.l anno xxviii Henrici sixti Nicolas Vyuold grocer mayre Wyllyam Dere Ihon Myddelton shyreffes A voyage into Fraunce In this yeare was syr Thomas Kyriel sent into Fraūce with a M. and v. C. men and as he with other capitaines wēt to rescue Caen they met with a great army of Frenche men after longe fyght the french mē obteyned the victory and there were slayne iiii M. Englyshemen and viii C. taken prisoners This was the fyrst foughten felde that the Frenchemen gate of the Englyshe men in many yeres before The fyrst felde loste by thynglyshmen therfore I can not blame them though thei make moche of it they set forth all hyde nothyng that maye be foud to theyr glory but they wryte not how many of them were slaine and destroyed ¶ Anno do m. cccc.li Anno. xxix Henrici sixti Wyllyam Gregory skynner maier Mathewe Philip Christopher warton shyryffes In thys yere the Englyshemen loste all the holdes and townes in normandy which were in English mens possession xxx yeares before Normandy loste and where conquered by kyng Hēry the fyfte ¶ Anno do M. cccc.lii anno xxx hērici sixti Gefrey
Feldyng mayre Richard Lee Richard Allay shyre A dissimuling peace This yeare was a metyng of a great hoost vpoÌ„ brent heth in kent betwene the Kynge and the Duke of Yorke and other noble menne whyche was appeased for a tyme and the malyce dissimuled Aquitaine was wonne by the french menne In this yeare was the countre of Aquitayne won by the frenchemen which had ben Englysh .iii c yeares and odde yeares and was wonne by Henri the thyrde ¶ Anno do m. cccc.liii anno xxxi Henrici .vi. Ihon Norman draper mayre Ihon Walden Thomas Coke shyryffes The batel of Chastelon In thys yeare the Lorde Talbot Erle of Shrewesbury recouered the cytye of Burdeaux and after conquered manye townes in Gascoyne And at the Batyle of Chastellon the saide noble Erle was slayne and his sonne also with dyuerse noble valyante Captaines of Englande and many taken prisoners Of this noble Earle of Shrewesbury serche Halles Cronycle and you shall perceyue hys vaylyaunt actes Thys yere Mahomet the great Turke wan Constantinoble with exceadynnge greate slaughter of Chrysten people Constantinople wonne by the greate Turke and vnto the aduauÌ„sment of the Turkysh empire ¶ Anno do M. cccc.liiii an xxxii Henrci sixti SteueÌ„ Foster mayre William taylont Iohn feld shir This yere the flambe of Enuie bruste oute betwene the Duke of Yorke who theÌ„ claimed the Crowne The fyrst bataile of saynete Albons and the Duke of Somerset who ruled the kynge and at Saynt Albans was fought a cruell batayle and vnto the Duke of Yorke fell the victorye on the kinges parte was slayne the Duke of Somerset the Earle of Northumberland the Lord Stafforde with .viii. M menne more After this bataile the duke of yorke with gret reuerence brought the king to London where the sayd Duke was made Protectoure of the realme ¶ Anno do M. cccc.lv an xxxiii Henrici .vi. Wyllyam Marlowe grocer mayre Iohn yonge Thomas oldgraue shiryffes The duke of yorke deposed of his protectorship By meanes of the quene and her counsell the Duke of Yorke was deposed of hys protectorshyp whiche thynge was cause of a new grodge and malys ¶ Anno do M. cccc.lvi an xxxiiii Henrici .vi. Thomas Chaninges mayre Ihon Stuard Raufe verney sheriffes A Riot in LondoÌ„ In this yeare was a great Riot committed in London againste the Lombardes and Italians because a Mercers seruaunte was caste in pryson for strykynge an Italyon ¶ Anno do M. cccc.lvii an xxxv Henrici sixti Godfrey bolayne mercer mayre William Edward Thomas Reynere sheriffes In this yeare the french menne perceyuynge the dyscorde in Englande sent .ii. nauies into englande one of them landed in the downes and they hauyng knowledge that the people of Sandwitch were fled the towne for death cam and spoyled the towne wyth great crueltye Sandwitch destroied by the frenchmen In the cytye of Mens in Germany was the scyence of Printing fyrst inuented by one named Iohanes faustius wheÌ„ and where the science of printinge was fouÌ„d ¶ Anno do M. cccc.lviii an xxxvi Henrici sixti Thomas Scot draper mayre Raufe Iosteline Rycharde Nedham sheryffes A fayned peace In this yeare was made a fayned peace betwene the kinge and the quene and theyr counsell on the one party and the Duke of Yorke with hys confederates on the other partie whiche agremente endured not longe ¶ Anno do M. cccc.lix an xxxvii Henrici sixiti Wyllyam Hull fyshmonger mayre Iohn Stocket Iohn Plummer shiriffes The batel on blor Heath In this yeare was the batayle on Blore heathe in Shropshyre betwene the Lorde Audeley on the Kynges partye and the Earle of Sallisbury on the Duke of yorkes partye where the victory fel to the Earle of Sallisburye and the Lorde Audley was slayne and his army dyscomfited ¶ Anno do M. cccc.lx an xxxviii Henrici sixti Richarde Lee grocer mayre Iohn Lambert Rycharde Fleminge Sheryffes In this yere the Duke of yorke assembled a great Army of northreÌ„ men and welchemen The duke of yorke flede and the Earle of Warwike came with a great noÌ„bre from Calis nere vnto Lodlawe in the Marches of Wales they pytched theyr felde towarde them came the Kynge accompanyed with the Dukes of Somerset and Exeter with a myghtye Army and the nyghte before the batayle Andrew Trollop fledde frome the Duke to the Kynge wherfore in the nyght the Duke hym selfe fled into Ireland and the Earles of Salisbury Marche and Warwyke fled into Deuinshere so to Calis After this departing the Duke of Yorke wyth hys confederates were proclamed traytours The duke of yorke ê“clamed traytour and the yonge Duke of Somerset was made Captayne of Calys but wheÌ„ he came there he could not be receyued bycause the erles was there before and so he was fayne to take Gynes The batayle of north haÌ„ton In this yere also the Earles of Marche and Warwicke came froÌ„ Calys and so landed at Sandewitch and so came to London and by the way met them dyuers noble men and so came to London wher they were gentlye receyued and after long consultinge the sayde Earles with an Army of .xxv. M. men set forward to mete the kynge who hadde prouyded an Army nere to NorthehamptoÌ„ where was fought a cruell battayle the victory fell to the Earle of March and his company where were slaine on the kinges partye the Duke of Bokyngham and the Earle of Shrewsbury with .x. M. tall Englyshmen the reste fled and lefte the kynge alone and the Duke of Somerset The king taken the Quene her sonne fled into the Bishopryke of Duram After thys felde the Earle of March conuaied the Kinge to LoÌ„don wher was a Parliament sommoned at whiche Parlyament the Duke of Yorke was made ayre apparent and all his progenye after hym The duke of yorke proclaymed ayre apparent In this yere Quene Margaret in greate hast gathered a great coÌ„pany of Northren meÌ„ and at wake feld in a cruell fyghte discomfited and slew the Duke of Yorke The batayle at wakefeld with his son the Earle of Rutland the earle of Salisbury was takeÌ„ prisoner who afterward was beheded at Pomfret his heade sent to yorke The Quene with her retinewe nere to saynte Albons discomfited the Earle of warwike and the Duke of Norfolke The second batayle at sainct Albons and delyuered Kynge Henry her husband in this battell was slayne xxiii.c men and not aboue of whome no noble men is remembred but syr Iohn Gray who the day before was made Knyght After thys battayle the kynge and the Quene heringe of the commyng of the Earle of Marche and Earle of Warke with a great nomber of Marchemen toke theyr iorney Norwarde and the sayd Earle came to London where Edwarde Earle of Marche by the consent of the nobylytie and commons was proclaymed Kinge the .iiii. daye of Marche in the yeare of our Lord M. cccc.lx by
the name of kynge Edwarde the fourth kynge Edward proclamed kynge Immediatlye after kynge Edwarde was proclaymed kynge he pursued Kynge Henry towarde yorke and met wyth King Henries Armye at a place called Towton wyth whome he had then a cruell The battayle at towton battaile but Kynge Edwarde had the victory In the feld were slaine xxxvi M. and vii.c persones and all Englyshemen Also there was slaine the Earles of Northomberlande and Westtmerlande the Lorde Clyfford and diuerse other and Kynge Henri lost all and was fayne to flee the lande after he had raigned .xxxviii. yeares and .vi. monethes After this cruel batayle kinge Henry fledde into Scotlande and Quene Margeret with the yonge Prynce fled to her father the duke of Anges king HeÌ„ry fled into scotlaÌ„d ¶ Edwarde the .iiii. ANno dommini M. cccc.lxi anno primo Edwardi quarti Hugh Wiche mayre George Ireland Iohn Locke sherisses The cronation of king Edwarde This yere the .xxix. daye of Iune was kinge Edwarde the .iiii. wyth great tryumphe crowned at Westmynster ¶ Anno do M. cccc.lxii anno secondo Edwardi quarti Thomas Coke mayre Bartilmewe Iames Wylliam Hampton sheryffes A bataile at ExhaÌ„ In thys yeare Kynge Henry and Quene Margaret hys wyfe came out of ScotlaÌ„d with a great Army of Frenchemen and Scottes and in Exam shyre the Lorde Mountacute gouernoure of the Northe countre mete hym with a noble armye where Kynge Henry was discomfyted and fled and the Duke of Somerset who a litle before forsoke Kynge Edward was taken in the chase wyth dyuers other who afterward wer beheaded ¶ Anno domini M. cccc.lxiii an tercio Edwardi quarti Mathewe Philip gold smith maire Thomas Muscham Robert bassed shiriffes In this yeare kyng Henry came out of Scotlande into Englande by what meanes I haue not read Kyng henry taken prysoner but I thyncke not well stablyshed in his wit but boldly he entred the Realme and assone as he was entred he was knowen and taken by one Cantlow and brought toward the kyng whome the Earle of Warwyke met on the way by the kynges commaundement brought hym throughe London to the Towre there he was layed in sure holde And Quene Margret her sonne departed out of ScotlaÌ„d and sayled into fraunce where she remayned with Duke Rayner her father tyll she toke her infortunate iourney into Englande agayne ¶ Anno do m. cccc.lxiiii an quarto Edwardi quarti Raufe Iostelyne draper mayre Iohn Tate Iohn stone shiriffes Kyng Edward maryed This yere the Earle of Warwyke was sent into frauÌ„ce to treat of a Mariage betwene the Lady Bona doughter to Lewes Duke of Sauoy and syster to the French Quene which mariage was a greed vnto but in meane season kyng Edward maryed preuely at Grafton the Lady Elizabeth late wyfe of Syr Iohn Graye for whyche mariage rose greate varience betwene the kynge and the Earle of Warwycke hys chiefe frende and maynteynoure ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxv anno quinto Edwardi quarto Raufe Freney mercer mayre The quene delyuered of a doughter Henry Waner Wyllyam Constantine shyrif In this yere the Quene was delyuered of a fayre Ladye and was named Elyzabeth whyche afterward was wife to the noble prince kynge Henry the .vii. and mother to kynge Henry the .viii. Also in thys yeare was graunted a licence that certaine cotsehold shepe shoulde be transported into Spayne A lycence graunted to carye shepe into spayne whych haue so ther multiplied encreased that it hath turned the commoditie of Englande muche to the spanishe profyte ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxvi anno sexto Edwardi quarti Iohn yong grocer knight mayre Iohn Brice Iohn Browne Iohn stotton shyr In thys yere the Bastard of Burgon came into Englande to treate for a mariage betwne the earle Chareloyse yeyre of Borgoyne â—châ—â—â— betwen tâ—◠〈◊〉 sâ—erâ—e of burgoynâ— the Lord Scales kyng Edwardes syster whyche mariage was concluded At whych tyme the sayde basterd chalenged the Lorde Scales for certayne feates of war whiche were done in Smethfelde but the lord scales had the victory ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxvii an septimo Edwardi quarti Thomas Owlgraue mayre Humfrey heyford Thomas stalbroke shiriffes ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxviii an octauo Edwardi quarti Willyam Taylour grocer mayre Symon smith Wyllyam Heriot shyryffes In thys yere began the Earle of Warke to Rebel agaynst kinge Edward and procured to hys part the Duke of Clarens brother to the kynge The earle of warwike rebeâ—eld the Archebishop of yorke the Marques Mountacute hys brethren whiche Earle with the Duke of Clarence wente to Calys where the sayde Duke maried the Earles doughter of warwike Banbury helde In thys yeare also the commons of yorkeshyre made insurrection at the settynge on of the Earle of Warwyke and hys adherentes and made them a Captaine called Robyn of Ryddesdale and nere vnto Banbury the Lord Harbert Earle of Penbroke and hys brother syr Richarde harbert wyth an Army of vii.m Welchmen met the Northren men betwyxt whome was a cruell Battel where the northren men optayned the victorye the Earle of Penbroke his brother Richard taken and beheaded and v.m Welchmen slaine After thys victory the NorthreÌ„ men wente to Warwyke where the Earle King Edward taken prisoner and the Duke of Clarence had gathered a greate Army and kyng Edward wyth his puissauÌ„ce came agaynst them but sodenly in the nyght the Earle set on the kynges campe so that kynge Edward was there taken prysoner and so sent to Middelham castel in yorke shyre to be kept wyth the Archbisshop of yorke the Earles brother Shortely after kinge Edward hauynge frendship of his kepers was suffered certayne dayes in the weke to ryde a huntyng and by the meanes of syr wyllyam stanley king Edward deliuered oute of pryson syr Thomas of Borogh and dyuers other hys freÌ„des with a great bond of men was rescued from his kepers and so delyuered oute of Pryson Losecotefelde Kynge Edwarde after he was come to LondoÌ„ gathered together hys Army and so met wyth the Lorde Welles with a great army the victory fel on the kynges parte where were slayne x.m men at the least where were taken and beheaded the Lorde welles syr Roberd Welles his sonne The lord welles beheaded syr Roberd Democke wyth dyuers other thys batayle was called Losecotefelde because the Lyncolne shyre men dyd worle away theyr cotes and ranne awaye This yere the Earle of Warwyke with the Duke of Clarence perceyuyng theyr partie weakened fled into fraunce for socoure where they taryed not past .vi. monethes Th erle of warwike fled into Fraunce The Duke of Clarence Th erle of warwike landed the Earles of Warwyke Penbroke and Oxforthe landed at dertmoth to whome by meanes of proclamacions made in kynge Henries name the commons gathered to them in greate nombre so that kynge Edward fearynge hys parte fled into FlauÌ„ders
cruell bataile the vyctory fell to the Englysh mē and wanne the towne where were slayne of the Scotes .xxv. M. and after warde the kynge of Scottes submitted him selfe to kynge Edwarde of England A battel at fankyrke In the .xxvi. yeare kynge Edward being in flaunders the Scottes rebelled and chose them a newe kynge called Wales and entred Northumberlande But the nexte yeare after kinge Edward gathered a great power and entred scotlande and at a place called Fankerke he mete with the Scottes where betwene them was foughte a cruell battayle but at the ende the Englyshmen had the victorye and slewe of the Scotes to the nōbre of .xxxii. M. and Walis theyr new chosen king fled in to the marysses and the common people yelded them to the kyng of England About the .xxxii. yeare Edward the kinges eldest sonne commytted dyuers ryots to the great dyspleasure of hys father wherefore the kynge enprysoned his sonne and other that were of his companye The king put his sō in prisons Also a bout the .xxxiii. yeare of kynge Edwarde the fyrste Wales the Scot was taken and brought to London and there put to death A bataile in scotlād Anone after many Lordes and bisshoppes of Scotlande came and yelded them selues to kynge Edwarde But Robert le Bruse contrary to his oth rebelled agaynste kinge Edwarde and shortlye after the kinge with a great hoste wente into Scotland where he met with Roberte le Bruse at a place nyghe saynte Iohns towne where was fought a cruell batayle the victory fell to the Englysh men and vii.m Scottes were slayne and Roberte le bruce fled to the kynge of Norwaye and dyuerse lordes were taken who were sent to London and there put to death The deth of kīg Edward the fyrste In the .xxxv. yeare kynge Edwarde fell syke and dyed the .vii. daye of Iulye in the yeare of christ M.ccc.vii and is buryed at Westminster ⚹ Edwarde the second EDwarde the second of that name and sonne of the fyrst Edwarde and prince of wales beganne his Raygne ouer England the .xxiiii. day of February the yere of Chryst M.ccc.vii and raygned xviii yeres thys edward was faire of body but vnstedfast of maners and disposed to lyghtnes For he refused the companye of hys Lordes and men of honoure and haunted a monge vylaynes and vyle persones he gaue him selfe also to ouer muche drynkinge and lyghtlye wold disclose thynges of great counsaile And besides that he was geuen to these vices of nature what yll counsayle maye doo he was much worse by the counsayle and famylyaritie of certayne euyll disposed personnes as Pierse of Ganeston Hughe the Spencers other whose wanton counsayle he folowing gaue him selfe to the appetyte and pleasure of the body no thyng ordering his common weale by sadnesse discresion and Iustice whiche thinge caused fyrste greate varience betwene him and hys nobles so that shortlye he became to them odible and in the ende was depriued of his kingdome This kinge in the second yeare of his raygne The king maryed went into fraunce maried Isabell doughter to Philip le Belle kynge of fraunce and after with her returned īto englād About this time Piers of Ganeston behaued hym selfe ylle againste the Lordes and waxed so proude that he would reuyle them wherfore they sodenly rose Piers of ganestō be headed and beseiged him in the castell of Scarbroughe and at the last wan it and toke Piers and broughte him to a place nere to Warwike and there stroke of his heade where with the kinge was greatly dyspleased About the .vi. yere of this king Robert le Bruse heryng of the deuision betwene the king and his lords came agayne in to Scotland and there was amytted kinge A batayle at banockes borne wherfore kinge Edwarde prepared a greate Armye and wente in to Scotlande and nere to a place called Banockysbourne he mete with the Scottes where was betwene them a cruell battayle but the Englyshmen lost the felde and many of the lordes and great men of England were slayne and taken and the kīg fledde wyth greate daunger into Barwyke In the .ix. yeare of kynge Edwarde the Scottes wan Barwike The scottes won barwike and shortly after they entered Northumberlande and slewe man woman and chyld Aboute this time there was a greate dearthe in Englande of all thinges Great plages in England and after folowed greate Pestilence yet all these mocions mended not the kynge of his yll liuinge In the .xi. A bataile of mitton yeare of this king the Scottes entred Englande at a place in yorke shire called Mitton was fought a cruell batayle where the English men lost the felde and much people of the countrey slaine But the kinge was all ruled by Hughe Spenser the father and the sonne and the commons had thē in great hatred In the .xii. yeare of thys kinge there was a Parliament holden at London Spēcers banished where by the entreatinge of the lordes Hugh Spencer the father and Hugh Spencer the sonne were banished the Realme But it was not longe after but the kynge contrary to that ordynaunce made in the Parlyamente sente for these Spencers agayne and set them in hyghe aucthorytie A batel at brough bryge Shortly after the Lordes rose agaynst the kynge and at broughe bryge the kynges Captayne called Andrew of Harkeley met wyth thē where many of the Barons of englande were slayne and taken and afterward that the Earle of Lancaster and dyuers other of the Barons and knyghtes were putte to deathe In the .xvii. yeare of thys king the quene fearinge the tyrannye of the Spensors The quen fled the lande fled wyth her yonge sonne Edwarde into Fraunce to her brother Charles where she and her sonne was gentlye receyued of her brother which made great promyse to ayde her agaynst the tyrany of the Spencers Shortly after Charles the frēch kynge fearyng the Manassyng of the byshoppe of Rome forsoke his systers quarell The quene and her sonne driuen out of fraunce and commaunded her to auoyde his lande In the .xix. The quene with her son entered the lande yeare of kyng Edwarde quene Isabel and her sonne by the ayde and helpe of syr Iohn of Heynalde with a small companye of Heynowayes retourned into England to whome the nobles and commons gathered in greate nombre and pursued the kinge the Spensers and other enemies so narowlye that shortlye after they toke them and kepte the kinge in prisō at kenelworth the Spensours the Earle of Arundell Robert baldocke and other Tyrantes whiche of longe tyme had greued the reame were put to deth ¶ Edward the thyrd Edward the third of that name and sonne to Edwarde the second and of Isabell onelye doughter of Phillip le Belle after the deposynge of his father was crowned kynge the second daye of February the yeare of Christ M.ccc.xxvi Of kinge Edwarde the thyrde whē he was but .xv. yeres of Age.