hasthe pursued the Saxons And by his marciall knyghthode vanquished theim in .iiij. great battailes besydes conflyctes and skyrmyshes Vntyl at length he was poisoned by meane of Rowen his stepmother after he had reigned vij yeres VOrtiger obteined agayn the kyngdom of great Britayn and reigned after this time .ix. yeres The Saxons in Britayne by priuy guyle and treason got the king Vortiger into theyr handes and kept him as prisoner and by that meanes constreyned the Kynge to graunte vnto theym thre countreis in the land of britayne that is to say Kent Sussex Suffolk and Norfolke Then Hengist began his dominion ouer Kent and sendyng for â—o Saxons to inhabite the other prouinces shortly after made war vppon the Britayns and so chased them that he kept his kingdome of Kent in peace and war .xxiiij. yeres Vortiger fled into Wales and there buylded a Castell Of which buildyng and longe let of the same and of hys prophet Merline the common voice of the people speaketh many thynges Aurelie surnamed Ambrose and Vther the brethren of Constantius king of britayne whiche was slayne by the treasoÌ„ of Vortiger landed with a Nauye King Vortiger burned of shyppes Totnes and by the healpe of britaynes which gathered to the in al hast made war vpoÌ„ Vortiger burned him in his castel in Wales date 481 AVrelius Ambrose was ordeyned kyng of Britayn which immediatlye hasted him with an army towards Yorke against Octa sonne of Hengist who with his saxons kepte the Citieâ— where he discomfited and tooke prisoner the sayd Octa. A Saxon named Hella with his iiâ— The secoÌ„d kingdome â–ª of the saxons sonnes and a company of Saxons landed in the south part of Britayne slue the britons chased many of theÌ„ into desertes wods and subdued the countreis of Southery Somerset Deuonshyre and Cornewall which after was called the kingdome of south Saxons A Saxon named Porthe laÌ„ded with How portsmouthâ— â–ª came by that name The thirde kingdome of the Saxons his .ii. sonnes at an hauen in southsex After whom the Hauen is named Portsmouthe The kingdome of the East Saxons began in Britayn vnder a duke named Vffa The kingdome wherof conteyned Norffolk and Suffolke the kings of that lordship were called Vffines gret murder vexation of the britains was at the entryng of those Saxons In the ende of Aurelie his reigne Pascentius the yongest sonne of Vortiger who for feare of Aurelius fied in to Irelande inuaded this lande with a gret army Aurelius died being poysoned when he had reigned .xix. yeares date VTher surnamed Pendragon was crowned kynge of Britayne and â–ª reigned .xvi. yeares He was enamored vpon the dukes wife of Cornwal and to obteyne his vnlefull lust made warre vppon her husbande Garelus and slewe him in battayle he was buryed at Stonehinge date 517 ARthur the sonne of Vther Pendragon Gildas made a boke de gestis Arthuri Windesor â–ª castel buil â–ª ded a stripling of .xv. yeres of age began his reigne ouer Britayne and gouerned the land .xxvi. yeres hauyng continuall war and mortall battayle with the saxons Iohn Frosarde â–ª affirmeth that kyng â–ª Arthure builded the castell of Wyndesour and there founded the order of the rounde Table The fourth kyngdome of the weste Saxons beganne in Britayne vnder a The fourth kingdome of the Saxons â–ª Saxon called Cerdicus They landed first at an haue in Norffolk called Yarmouth With this Saxon Cerdicus his people Arthur had much trouble and war This lordship conteined the west part of Englande as Wilshyre â–ª Somersetshyre Barkeshyre Dorsetshyre â–ª and other â–ª Arthure when after many and dy â–ª uers battayls he had sette his landâ— in some quietnes he betoke the rule thereof to hys nephewe Mordred and with a chosen army sayled into France where he did marueilous thinges and vanquished Lucius Hibertus the Romaine Capitayne which thyng semeth not to agree with other histories Mordred whyche had the gouernaunce Mordred y â— traitour vsurpeth the crowne of Britayne in the absence of Arthure by treason was crowned kyng through the healpe of Cerdicus kyng of west Saxons Of whiche treason when relation came to Arthur beyng then in Fraunce with all haste he made backe to Britayne where he was mette of Mordred whiche gaue to him thre strong battayls In y e whiche manye noble and valiaunt knightes perished And lastly in a battayle Mordred slayne and Arthur wouÌ„ded to to death foughten besydes Glastenbury Mordred was slayne and Arthure wounded vnto the death He was buried in the valley of Aualon and afterwardes at Glastenbury date 543 COnstantine kinsman to Arthure by assent of the Britons was ordeyned kinge of Britayne and râ—igned thre yeres This man was by the two sonnes of Mordred greuously vexed For they claimed the land by the right of theyr father so that betwene them was foughten sundry battayls In the whiche lastely the two brethren were vanquished and slayue Holy Gildas our countreiman flourished Gildas the wise in this time he was called Gildas the wise Aurelius Conanus a britayne raised mortall war agaynst Constantine the kyng and after sore fight sâ—ew him in the field when he had reigned .iij. yeares and was buried at Stonehing date AVrelius Conanus was crowned kyng of britayn he was noble hardy and therwith very liberall but he cherished such as loued strife and discention within his Realme and gaue light credence to theym whiche accused other wer it right or wroÌ„g He imprisoned by strength his vncle which was right heire to the crowne died when he had reigned .iij. yeres The kingdome of Northumberland The .v. and vi kingedom of the Saxons began first in britain vnder a Saxon named Ida â–ª This prouince was firste deuided into two kingdomes The one was called Deyra which conteined the land froÌ„ Humber to Tine the other Brenitia whiche included the countrey from Tyne to the Scottishe sea After this day y e britayns decreased dayly in lordship and rule and drewe them towards Wales so that the countrey about Chester was the chiefe of their lordeship date 548 VOrtiporus the sonne of Codanus was ordeyned king of Britayn of whom is little memory left sauinge y t Guido testifieth that he was a victorious prince and that he in diuers battayles discomfited the Saxons he reigned .iiij. yeres date 552 MAlgo a duke of Britayne beganne his reigne ouer the britaynes and gouerned them .xxxv. yeares as writers recorde This Malgâ— was the comelyest and most personable man of all the britons then liuinge and therwith indued with knightly manhode but he delited in the foule syn of Sodomy and therfore was gretly spoyled by his enemies the Saxons Ethelbect kyng of the Saxons in The fyrste warre betwene the Saxons in this realm Kent gaue bataile to Ceaulmus kyng of the west Saxons in whiche fighte were slayne .ii. dukes of Ethelberts himselfe with his people chased This was the fyrste war betwene the Saxons after they
power and becam a pore man went to Rome on pilgramage he is of Beda called Hunne or Iewe. date 724 AFter him Ethelarde was kynge of west Saxons in whose tyme the reuereÌ„d Beda was famous and wrote S. Beda in this time wrot in England his boke called Anglica historia to Of frick king of Northumberland Ethelarde reigned .v. yeres date 729 CVthred was king of west Saxons This man made warre vpon Ethelwald of Mercia and sped therin diuersly two comeâ—â—or blasyng starres Crowland abbey builded Beda deceased In his tyme appered two blasyng sterres castyng as it were burnynge brandes towardes the north He reigned .xvi. yeres Ethelwald before named builded the abbay of Crowland The holy man Beda which for hys learnyng godly life was renoumed in al y e world ended his last day about the yere of Christe 734. he in hys lyfe compiled .lxxviij. bookes date 745 SIgebert was made kynge of Weste Saxons he was cruel tirannous towards his subiectes changed aunciente lawes and customes after his owne will and pleasure And because a certain noble man some deale sharply aduertised him to change his maners he maliceously caused the same person to be put cruelly to death And for soo much as he continued in his malice would not amend he was depriued of all kyngly authoritie and lastely as a The kyng depriued slayne by a swineherd person desolate and forlorn wandring alone in a wood was slayn by a swineherde whose lorde and maister when he had reigned as king he was wrong fully put to deathe when he had reigned .iij. yeres date 748 KEnulphus of the linage bloud of Cerdicus fyrst king of west saxoÌ„s reigned in the kingdom .xxxi. yeres Kenuife king of Mercia builded the Winchomb abbey builded The abbey S. Albons builded abbey of Wynchcombe Offa king of Mercia builded the abbey of saint Albons he chased the britons or Welshemen into Wales and made a famous dike betwene Wales and the vtterboundes of Mercia whiche is nowe called Offa dike Kenulphus as he haunted to a woman which he kept at Merton was The kinge Kenulphus slayne slayne by treason of one Clio the kinsman of Sigebert late kinge He was buried at Winchester date 778 BRithricus of the bloude of Cerdicus was made kynge of weste saxons and knyghtly ruled his lande y e space â–ª of .xvii. yeres he maried one of the daughters of Offa king of Mercia In his tyme it reygned bloude from It rayned bloud heauen which fallynge on mens clothes appeared lyke crosses The Danes fyrst entred this land of The danes first entred this land Britayne but by the strength and puissance of Brithricus and other kynges of the saxons they were driuen backe and compelled to voyde the land Brichricus was poysoned by his wife Ethelburga The kinge poysoned by his wife For which dede the nobles ordeined that frome thencefoorth the kynges wyues shoulde not be called Quenes nor suffred to syt with theym in places of estate date 795 EGbert the Saxon whiche by Brithricus was chased out of the Realme hauing knowledge of the deathe of Brithricus returned out of France and in so knightly wyse demeaned him selfe that he obteined the gouernment of weste saxons hee tamed the wel she men vanquished Berthulphus kyng of myddle Englande and reigned as kyng ouer the more part of Englande the space of .xxxvii. yeres and was buried at Winchester The Danes with a gret host entred The danes seconde entring this lande this lande the second time and spoyled the Isâ—e of Shepey in Kente agaynst whom Egbert the kyng addressed him with his power who the Danes forste to flee the field After which time som of the Danes continually abode in one place or other of this lande date 832 EThelwolphus the son of Egbert An hospital for english meÌ„ builded at Rome Oxenforde buylded began his reign ouer the more part of England He went to Rome where he repaired the englishe schole which was first fouÌ„ded by Offa king of Mercia This schole was after tourned to an hospitall for englyshemen whiche came to Rome he first fouÌ„ded the vniuersitie of Oxenford which som writers attribute to Offa king of Mercia He reigned .xxiij. yeares and was buried at Winchester date 855 EThelwaldus after the death of his father began his reign in England he maried a woman which his father had kept before as his concubine and dyed when he hadde not reygned fully one yeare date 856 EThelbert the brother of Ethelwold The Danes thirde entrynge this lande was made kyng ouer the more part of Englande In the beginnyng of his reigne the Danes entred the west part of the realm and spoiled the countrey afore theim tyl they came to Winchester and by streÌ„gth toke it But by the kyng and his dukes they were forced to leaue Wynchester and in retirynge towards their shyps they lost a greate number of their men He reigned vij yeares and was buried at Sherborn date 893 ETheldred the third sonne of Ethelwolphus This king deuided the day night in 3. parts 8 â–ª hours to serue god 8 houres to here suites of his peple 8. hours to take his slepe rest â–ª toke on him y e gouernaÌ„ce of Westesaxons and other prouinces of England He was a man framed of nature aswel to peace as warre AmoÌ„g his subiectes he was myld gentil louing and pleasant against his aduersaries seuere fierce valiant and hardye He lyued in continuall war with the Danes whiche all the tyme of his reign vexed this land with most deadly warres he deuided the day in three parts .viij. houres to serue god .viij. to here suites of his people and .viij. to take his slepe and rest A company of Danes landed in Northumberlande The danes landed in Northumberland and after many sayrmyshes and battayles to theym geuen by strength they possessed and held that countrey the space of .lx. yeares and got also the Citie of Yorke A company of the Danes entred the Kyng Edâ—mund slain by y e danes countrey of Norffolk where they siue the holy kyng Edmond which gouerned the prouince of Norffolke because he wolde not forsake y e faith of Christ At Colingham abbey saint Ebbe abbesse Women to kepe theiâ— cut of her nose ouerlip persuaded al her sisters to do the like that they being odible to y â— Danes mought the better kepe their virginitie in despite wherof the Danes burned the abbey and the Nunnes therin Also those Danes landed agayne in Southerey and went forward til they came to Readyng and toke that towne and castell at which tyme whyle Etheldred was busied agaynst them hee had worde of the landyng of Offrike kyng of Denmarke with an other companye The kyng slayne by Danes The priory at Excetor buylded to whom the kynge gaue many stronge battayles But in the ende he was put to the woorse and receyued a wound wherof he died
Douer and Sandwiche From whence to Caleys or Boloigne in Fraunce is the distaunce of .xxx. myles From this Angle whiche is agaynst France to the third Angle whiche is in the Nortte in Scotlande the mayne whereof boundeth vpon Germany but no land seene and there the Iland is lyke vnto a wedge euen at the very angle of the land in ScotlaÌ„d The leÌ„gth whereof is .vii. hundreth myles Agayne the length from this Corner at Douer in Kente to the vttermoste part of Cornewall beynge sainct Michaels mount whiche is the wesâ—e part or weast angle is supposed to be CCC myles From this left Angle â–ª beyng the west part and thuttermost part of Cornwall whiche hath a prospect towards Spayn in whiche part also standeth Irelande situated â–ª betwene Britayne and Spayne to the north angle in the further part of Scotland in which part the Iland dothe ende the length is .viii. hundred myles in whiche part there be very good hauens and saufe harboroughs for shippes and apt passage into Ireland beyng not past one day saylynge but the shorter passage is from wales to waterford a towne in Irelande vppon the sea coaste muche like to that passage betwene Douer and Calaice or somwhat more but the shortest passage of all is out of Scotland FroÌ„ this last angle to Hampton whiche is a towne vpon the sea coast with a hauen so called toward the south and therfore called Southhampton betweene the Angles of Kent and Cornewal they do mesure by a straight lyne the whole lengthe of the Iland and doo say that it contâ—ineth viii C. myles as the breadth frome Menena or Saint Dauids to yarmouth which is in the vttermost part of the Iland towardes the east dothe conteyn CC. myles for the breadth of the Iland is in the south part which part is the front and begynnyng of the Land and endeth narowe or as it were in a straight So the circuite or compasse of the Iland is .xviii C. myles whiche is CC. lesse then Cesar dothe recken or accompt Thus muche I haue thought good to take â—ut of Polydore touchynge the dyuisyon of Englande with the fourme and situation of the same Muche other good matter that Author doth alledge whych here for breuitie I do omitte referryng those that desire to knowe farther hereof to that Boke where he shall fynd the style and story both pleasant and profytable THE RACE OF THE KINGES OF ENgland since Brute the first of this Realme and in the margent are placed the yeres before Christ his byrth when euery king began their reigns tyl ye come to Cimbilinus in whose tyme Christ y e Sauior of the worlde was borne then foloweth y e yeres froÌ„ Christ his byrthe date 1108 AFTER THE commune and beste allowed opinion of the â—moste auncient and beste approued Authors Brute the sonne of Syluius Posthumius arriued in this IlaÌ„d â–ª at a place now called Totnes in Deuonshire the yere of the worlde 2855. the yere before Christes Natiuitie 1108. wherein he first began to reigne named it Britayneâ— which before was called Albion And. London buylded therin he buylded the noble citie of LoÌ„don naâ—ed it new Troy buildyng there a Temple to Appolin wherein He established the Troyane Lawes in this kyngdome he placed an Archfâ—amyn He deuideâ— the same Iland among his thre sonnes vnto Locrine he gaue the middell part of Britayne nowe called Englande with the superioritie of all this I le Vnto Camber he gaue Wales and to Albanacte Scotlande After whiche partition he decessed when he had reigned xxiiii yeares and was buried at London then called newe Troye as is aforesayde date 1084 Locrine the eldest sonne of Brute reigned .xx. yeares he châ—sed the Hunnes which inuaded this Realme and pursued them so sharply that many of them with their kyng were drowned in a ryuer whych departeth England and Scotland And for so much as the king of HuÌ„nes named Humbar was Howe the Ryuer of Humber tooke that name there drowned the Ryuer is tyll this daye named Humber This kyng Locrine had to wyfe Guendolyn daughter of Corineus duke of Cornewall by whome he had a sonne named Madan he also kept as paramour the bean tifull lady Estrild by whome he had a daughter named Sabrine And afterthe death of Corineus duke of Cornewall he put from hym the said Guendolin wedded Estryld but Guendolyn repaired to Cornewall where she gathered a greate power foughte with king Locrine and siue hym he Howe the Ryuer of Seâ—erâ—e tooke â–ª that name 1063 was buried at Troinouant She drowned the lady Estrylde with her doughter Sabrine in a ryuer that after the yong maideÌ„s name is called Seuern Gwendoline the daughter of Corineus and wife to Locrin for so muche as Madan her sonne was to yonge to gouerne the land was by common assent The quene reigned during the minoritie of her son of all the Britains made ruler of the whole Isle of Britayn which she well and discretely ruled to the comforte of her subiectes .xv. yeares and than left the same to her sonne Madan date 1053 Madan the sonne of Locrine and Guendolyne was made ruler of Britayn The King deuoured by wolâ—es he vsed great tiranny among his Britons And beyng at his disport of huntyng he was deuoured by wylde wolues when he had reigned .xl â–ª yeres He left after hym .ii. sonnes named Mempricius and Manlius date 1009 Mempricius the sonne of Madan beyng kyng by treason slewe his brother Manlius after whose death he liued in more tranquillitie where thorough he fel in slouth and so to lechery taking the wiues and daughters of his subiectes and lastly became so euyll that he forsoke his wife and concubines and fell to the synne of Sodomye with beastes wherby he becam odible to God and man And goinge on hunting The king deuoured of wolues lost his coÌ„pany was destroied of wild wolues wherof the land was then ful wheÌ„ he had reigned .xx. yeres date 989 Ebrank the sonne of Mempricius was made ruler of Britaine he Had xxi wiues of whom he receiued .xx. sonnes and .xxx. daughters whiche he sent into Italie there to be maried to the bloud of the Troianes In Albany now called Scotland he edified the DuÌ„britain EdeÌ„brugh BaÌ„burgh and Yorke builded â–ª castel of Alclude which is DuÌ„britain he made y e castell of Maidens now called Edenbrough he made also y e castell of Bamburgh he builded Yorke citie wherin he made a teÌ„ple to Diane and set there an Archeflame and there was buried whaÌ„ he had reigned .lx. yeares date 929 Brute Grienshielde the sonne of Ebranke ruled this lande .xii. yeres was buried at Yorke leauynge after hym a sonne named Leill date 917 Leill the son of Brute Greneshielde being a iust maÌ„ louer of peace in his time builded Carleil made ther a â—â—ple placing therin a Flamin to rule y â— same according to y â— laws of their goddes at
his life when he had reigned .xxxviij. yeares and was buried in the north Isle of Paules church in London aboue the aultar In the seconde â–ª yeare of this Kynges reigne a greate part of the city of London was A great fire in London wasted with fyre But ye shall vnderstand that the citie of LoÌ„don had most housyng and buyldyng frome Ludgate toward Westmynster littel or none wher y e chief or hart of y e Citie is now excepte in diuers places was housyng â–ª but they stode without order So that many townes and cities as Cantorbury Yorke and diuers other in Englande passed London in buyldyng But after the conqueste it increased and shortely after passed and excelled all the other date AFter the death of Etheldred greate variance fell betwene the englishemen for the election of theyr kyng for the citisens of London with certayne other named Edmund the son of Etheldred a yong man of lusty and valyant EdmuÌ„de with the Ironsyde courage in martiall aduentures bothe hardy and wise and one that could veâ—y well endure all payns Wherfore he was surnamed Ironsyde but the more part fauored Canutus y e Dane By meanes wherof betwene those two princes wer foughteÌ„ many great battails in the which either party sped diuersly to the great slaughter of them that toke their parts But lastly it was agreed that the two captains should trie their quarell betwene them selues only In whiche fight although Edmund semed to haue the vpper hand yet he condesceÌ„ded to deuide the realm and make Canutus felow with him in y e kingdom An Englishe Earle called Edricus whiche by his falshode wrought much hurte to his naturall countreie and lastly was aucthor of the deathe of the noble Edmund And therof hym selfe brought fyrst knowledge to Canutus the Dane sayinge in thys wise Thus haue I done Canutus for loue of thee To whom he answered sayinge For my loue thou hast murdered thyn own soueraigne Lorde whom I loued most entierly I shall in rewarde thereof exalte thy head aboue all the Lordes of A iust reward geueÌ„ Englande And forthwith coÌ„maunded hym to be beheaded and his heade to be set vpon a speare on the hyghest gate of London These princes reigned together ii yeares Thys Edmund was buried at Glastenbury date 1018 VVHeÌ„ Canutus was stablyshed in the kyngdom he had knowlege howe Olanus kyng of Norway in his absence inuaded the countrey of Denmarke wherfore in al hast he sped him thither ward by the maÌ„hod of the englishe souldiours obteined of theym a noble victory and recouered Norway to his seignorie Wherfore when he retourned into England hee demeaned hym toward all men as a sage gentyll and moderate prince and so continued xx yeares Canutus subdued the Scots wherby he was king of .iiij. kyngdoms that is to say of England Scotland Denmarke and Norwaye And after his deathe was buried at S. Swithins at Winchester date 1038 HArold the sonne of Canutus by his wyfe Elgina for hys swyftnes surnamed Harefoote began his reigne ouer this realme of Englande â–ª In the begynnynge he shewed some token of crueltie in that he banyshed his stepmother Emma and toke from her fuche iewels and treasure as she hadde He reigned .iii. yeares He was buried at Westmynster and after at S. Clementes without Temple barre date HArdikenitus kyng of Denmarke after the deathe of Harolde was or deyned Kynge of Englande He for the iniurie done to his mother Emma caused the corps of Harolde to bee taken out of the sepulchre and sinitynge of the head caste it with the body into the riuer of Thames where by a fysher it was taken vp and vnreuerently buried at S. Clementes as afore is sayd He burdeined his subiectes with â—ractions and tribute and in meat and â—ynke was soo prodigalle that hys tables were spreade .iiij. tymes in the day and the people serued with greate excesse when he had reigned .iij. yeres he died sodeinly at Lambeth not without suspection of poysonyng and was buried at Winchester Hardikenitus beyng dead the Danes were beaten slayn and driuen out of this land into their owne countrey xxxiij yeares after that Swayn began fyrst to reigne date EDwarde the sonne of Egelrede or Etheldred by the aduice of Goodwyne and Leofricus Earle of Chester after the death of Hardikenitus was seÌ„t for out of NormaÌ„dy to take on him the gouernance of â–ª this realme of Englande whiche he guided with muche wisedome and Iustice frome whome issued as out of a fountayn very godlinesse mercy pitie and liberalitie to warde the poore and gentilnes and iustice towards al men and in all honest lyfe gaue most godly exaumple to his people He discharged y e englyshemen of the great tribute called y e Dane gelt which was often before tyme leuied to the impouerishing of y e people He subdued the Welshmen whiche rebelled and made warre vpon their borders William bastard duke of Normandie William bastarde Duke of NormaÌ„dy about this tyme came with a goodly company into Englande and was honorably receiued to whom the king made great chere â–ª And at his returne enriched him with great gifts pleasures and as some write made promise to him that if he died without issue the same William shoulde succede hym in the kyngdom of England Harold the sonne of the Erle Goodwin went to NormaÌ„dy wher he made faithful promise to duke William that after the death of Edward he woulde kepe the kyngdome to his behalfe on which condition he brought with him at his returne his brother â–ª Tosto Kyng Edward finished his last daye when he had reigned foure and twenty yeares .vii. monethes and odde dais He purged the olde and corrupt lawes The laws of S. Edwarde the confessor and picked oute of theym a certayne whiche were moste profytable for the commons And therfore were they called the common Lawes For restitution whereof happened dyuers commotions and insurrections in this Land He was buried at Westminster date HArolde the eldest sonne of Earle Goodwyne beynge of greate power in England and therwyth valyaunt and hardye tooke on him the gouernaunce of thys lande nothynge regardynge the promyse that he made to Wyllyam Duke of Normandye Wherefore whenne Wyllyam sente to hym Ambassades admonyshyng hym of the couenauntes that were agreed betwene them Harolde would in no wyse surrendre to hym the kyngdom whyche Wyllyam claymed not only for the promise that was made to hym but also bycause he was the nexte of kyng Edwards bloud Whenne Wyllyam Duke of Normandye perceyued that he coulde not William Duke of Normandy conquered this lande by any meanes bryng Harolde to fulfylle hys promyse nor by treaâ—â—e to yelde vnto hym the kyngedome By force he entred the lande to whome Harolde gaue stronge and sharpe battayle In the ende whereof William chased the Englyshemen slewe Harolde and obteyned the gouernance of this lande when Harolde had reigned but .ix. monethes He was buryed at
hauynge made sure league one with an other went eyther of them onward of theyr iorney toward Ierusalem Thys time the Iewes in diuers Iewes in England robbed and many slewe them selues places of this Realme as at Lincolne Stamforde and Lynne were robbed and spoyled And at Yorke to the number of four hundred â–ª more had theâ—r maister vaines cut so bled to death Anno reg 3. Baylyffes date 1191 William Hauer shall John Bukmotte KIng Richard in his iourney to waedes Ierusalem subdued the Erle of King Richard went to Ierusalé and his brother rebelled Cipres and then ioyning his puisance with the Frenche kinges in Asia conquered Acon wher ther grew betwen king Richard and Philip the Frenche kinge a greuous displeasure Iohn the brother of king Richard toke on him the kingdome of Englande in his brothers absence King Richard restored to the Christians the citie of Ioppa and in many battels put the Turke to gret sorow Anno. 4. Bailiffes Nicolas Duke Peter Newlay date 1192 King Richard exchanged Cypres with Guye â–ª of Lesyngham for the kingdom of Ierusalem Wherfore the king of England a long time after was called king of Ierusalem An. reg 5. Bailiffes Roger Duke date 1193 Richard Fitz Alyn King Richarde hauinge knowledge that Philip of Fraunce inuaded Normandy and that Iohn his brother had made himselfe king of England made peace with the Turkes for .iii. â–ª yeares and with a small company returnyng King Richard takeÌ„ prisoner home ward by Thrace was taken prisoner by the Duke of Ostriches men and brought to Henry the Emperour and there kept in streite prison a yere and .v. monethes Where it is sayd that he slewe a Lyon and toke out his hert Anno reg 6. date 1194 Bailiffes William Fitz Isabell William Fitz Arnold Iohn the kinges brother by the settyng on of the Frenche king made gret warre within the land toke by strengthe the castelles of Windsore of NotinghaÌ„ others And the French king made strong warre in Normandy date 1195 Anno. reg 7. Bailiffes Robert Beysaui Ioâ—e le Iosue Hubert bishop of Salisbury was by king Richard seÌ„t into EnglaÌ„d to haue the guiding thereof and also to treate with the lords coÌ„mons for the kings deliuerance The sayd Hubert was by the monkes of Christes church in Cantorbury chosen archbishop Anno. reg 8 â–ª date 1196 Bailiffes Gerrad de Anteloche Robert Durant THis yere king Richarde was deliuered Great ransume payde for the king out of prison for the summe of one C. M. pounds of sterlinge money for paiment of which ransom al y t wol of white monkes chanons was sold and rings crosses of prelates with vessels chalices of al churches thrugh the land and .xvii. shrines wer apâ—d and spoyled of the golde and siluer c. King Richard beyng thus deliuered shortly after landed at Sandwich so came to London where when he had arested him with a certayne number of knightes he rode to Notingham and wan the castel after that the castel of Tikhill he deposed his brother Iohn Richard agayn cronned at Winchester crouned him selfe agayn king of England in the citie of Winchester then he called a parliament where he called agayn into his handes all such thinges as he hadde eyther geuen or sold by patentes or otherwise wy which meanes he gathered a summe of money and sailed into Fraunce wher shortly a peace was concluded betwene the two kings for one yere Then Iohn which had taken part against his brother made meanes to Elianor his mother by whose mediation he was reconsiled In this tyme one William with the William with the long beard longe bearde moued the common people to seâ—e libertie and fredome not to be subiect to the riche and mightye By which meanes he drew to him many great companies and with all his power defended theyr cause against the riche The king beyng warned of thys tumult commanded him to cease from those attemptes But the people sâ—il folowed him as thei before had done and he made to them certayn orations openly taking for his Theme this sentence Haurietis aquas in gaudio de fontibus Saluatoris Which is to saye Ye shall drawe in ioye waters forth of the welles of your Sauior And to this he added I am sayd he the sauiour of pore men ye be pore and haue assaied longe the harde handes of the rich men Now drawe ye therfore holsome water forth of my welles and that with ioye For the time of your visitation is comâ—n This William was taken in Bowe churche in Cheape but not withoute shedding of bloud for he was forced by fyre smoke to forsake the church And he with .ix. of his adhereÌ„ts wer hanged date 1197 Anno reg 9 Bailiffes Roger Blunt Nicholas Ducket This yere the warre was renued betwene King Richard of England and Philip of France in whiche eyther of them â—ped diuersly An. reg 10 bailiffes date 1198 Constantine Fitz Arnold Robert le Beau. King Richard of England beâ—â—eged the castell of Galiarde and was wounded Kinge Richard wouÌ„ded to deathe with a quarell that was shot from the wall and therof died the .vi. day of Apryll in the yere of our Lorde 1199. when he had reigned .ix. yeres and .ix. monethes His bodye was buried at Founteuerard his bowels at Carlile his hart at Roan King Iohn Anno Regni â— date 1199 IOhn brother to Richarde afore named beganne his reigne ouer this realm of England the .vi. day of Aprill in the yeare of oure lord 1199. and decesed in the yere 1216. the .xix. day of October He reigned .xvii. yeres .vi. monethes and .xiii. dais Of person he was indifferent But of melancolye and angrey complexion An. reg 1. bailifies Arnold bitz Arnold date 1199 Richard Fitz bartilmewe Philip king of France in the quarell of Arthur duke of Britain whom certayn of the Lordes had named kyng of England made warre vpon kynge Iohn inuaded Normandy and tooke from him diuers castels and tounes iii. s. of euery ploughe land King Iohn hearyng therof assembled a counsayle wherin was graunted to him iii. s. of euery plough lande through England beside the subsedy of the spirituall landes he sayled into Normandy where he spent the time to his losse and dishonour But aboute Michelmas a truce was concluded betwene the two kinges of Englande and of France king Iohn deuorsed This yere was a deuorce betwene king Iohn his wife the erle of Glocesters daughter because of nerenesse of bloude and after he was maried to Isabel the daughter of the Erle of Engolcsym in France by whom he had iâ— sonnes Henry and Richard and .iii. daughters Isabel Elianor and Iane. date 1200 An re 2. bailifs Roger. Dorset Iames bactilmew aldormâ— In thys seconde yeare Raynulphe Erle of Chester by thexample afore shewed by kinge Iohn lefre his own wife named Constance which he before had
Windsore Anno. 6. M date 1312 Iohn Gysours Grocer S Iohn Lambyn Adam Lutekyn This yere was manye good lawes made in the parliamente at London whervnto the king and his lords were sworne Anno. 7. M date Nicolas Faringdon goldsmith S Adam Burden Hugh BaytoÌ„ The Englishe men encountered with Robert le Bruse and his Scots at Estriualen where was fought a stronge The 〈…〉 battell In the ende whereof the Englyshemen wer discomfited so egerly pursued by the Scottes that many of the noble men were slayne as Gilbert de Clare Erle of Glocester syr Robert Clyford syr Edmond of Manle with other lords and barons to the number of .xlii. knightes and .lxvii. barons be syde .xxii. men of name which wer taken prisoners and .x. M. coÌ„mon souldiours slayne After this tyme Robert le Bruse reigned as king of Scotland Anno. 8. M Iohn Gysors Grocer S date 1314 Stephen of Abingdon HamoÌ„d Chikwel A villayn called Iohn Poydras a tanners son of Excester in diuers places A barkers son made claym to the croune of England named himselfe the son of Edward the first said that by a false nourse he was stolne out of his cradel Edward that was now king put in his place which was but a carters son but shortly after he was conuict of his vntrueth and confessed that he dyd it by the motioÌ„ of a familiar sprite which he had in his house in likenes of a cat whom he had serued .iii. yere and he for his seruice was drawen and hanged at Northamptou Anno. 9. M date 1315 StepheÌ„ abingdoÌ„ S HamoÌ„dgoodchep Wil. Reading The castell of Barwike was yelded vp to the Scottes by the treason of Peter Spaldyng Two cardinalles beyng sente from Rome to conclude a peace betwene the king of England the Scots as they went through Yorkshyre were robbed by two Knights called Gilbert Midleâ—oâ— Walter Selby with 600. men which .ii. knightes had don many robberies in those partes or they were taken but they were afterward condemned drawen hanged at London And the King recompensed the Cardinalles double so much as they lost Shortly after syr Gossâ—en Deinuile and his brother Robert with two hundred in habite of Friers goyng about Notable â—heues in Friers apparell as exiled persons or outlawes did many great and notable roberies and despites they robbed and spoyled the byshop of Durhams palaces leauing nothing in them but bare walles such lyke robberyes for the which they wer after hanged at Yorke Anno. 10. M Iohn Wengraue S date 1316 Wil. Caston Rafe Palmer The Scottes entred the borders of NorthuÌ„berland and most cruelly robbed and spoyled the countrey sparyng neither man woman nor chyld To this mischief was ioyned so exceding Great famine dearth and scarsitie that wheate was sold for .iiii. mark the quarter the coÌ„mon peple did eat hors flesh other vile beastes many died for hunger Anno. 11. M Iohn Wengraue S date 1319 Iohn Prior Wil. Furnex Kinge Edward layde siege to Barwike The white battell But in the meane time the scots by an other way inuaded the borders of England wasted the countrey euen to Yorke slew a gret number specially of religious people Wherefore it was called the white battel King Edward was constrained to break vp his siege returne agayne into England Syr Hugh the Spencers the father and the sonne were of great power in EnglaÌ„d and by the fauour of the king practised suche crueltie and bare them selfe so hautie that no lord in this land durst contrary them in any thyng that they thought good whereby they were greatly hated of the nobles Anno. 12. M date 1318 Iohn WeÌ„graue S Iohn PouÌ„tney Iohn Dalling The Lords and nobles of England detestynge the outragious pryde of the Spencers in suche wyse conspired against them that they caused the kinge halfe against his mind to banish them the Realme Anno. 13. M date 1319 Hamond Chikwel peperer S Symon Abingnon â–ª Iohn Preston This yere king Edward contrary to the mind of his lords reuoked the SpeÌ„cers from banishment and set them in like authoritie as they before had bene to the great disturbance of the realme and not long after pursued the barons and chased them from place to place as fyrst at Ledes castell in Kent after in the marches of Wales where he tooke the Mortimers and sent them to the Tower of London Anno. 14. M date 1320 Nicholas Faringdon goldsmithe S Reynolde at cundit Wil. Prodham This yere king Edward ouercam the barons of this realme in many battels Gret execution and toke many of them whome he put to death in diuers parts of this realm to the number of .xxii. noble men Master Iohn Baldocke a man of euill fame was made Chancelor of EnglaÌ„d who extremely pilled y â— coÌ„mons of this realme for the which he was well rewarded after Anno. 15. M Hamond Chikwel Grocer S. date 1321 Richard Constantine Rich. Hakeney This yere the sunne appeared to mens The sunne appeared as blood sight as red as bloud and so continued the space of .vi. houres The last day of October the Irishmen by the ayde they had out of Englande droue the scottes out of theyr land At which time many noble men of Scotland wer slayne Among which was Edwarde lè Bruze the kinges brother Anno. 16. M Hamond Chikwel Grocer S date Iohn Grantham Rich. of Ely King Edward with a great army entred Scotland but with sicknes and other misfortunes that chanced amonge the soldiors he within short space was forced to return into England wherof syr Iames Douglas and the Scots hauinge knowledge pursued him in such wise that they slew many english men and had welnere taken the kyng at an abbey called Beighland froÌ„ the which he was forced to flee and leaue his tresure behind him Anno. 17. M date 1323 Nicolas Faringdon Goldsmith S Adam Salisbury Io â–ª of Oxéford Charles of â–ª France warred vpon the lands of king Edward in Gascoyne Guien and tooke there manye to wnes and castels Wherfore king Edwarde sent his wyfe Isabell to entreate with her brother Charles for peace or as Froâ—sard saith the Quene her selfe fleyng che tyranny mischief of the SpeÌ„â—ers fled with her yonge son Edward into France and was gently receiued of her brother which made greate promise to ayde her against the tyranny iniury of the Spencers Anno. 18. M date 1324 Hamond Chikwel Gâ—â—â—â—er S Beâ—et of Fulham Iohn Caâ—sion Quene Isabel by the ayde and helpe of lyr Iohn of Haynold with a â—â—nal company of Henoways returned into Englande to whom the Nobles and the King Edward taken prisoner commons gatheringe in great number pursued the kinge the Spencers and other enemies so egerly that â—hortlye after they toke them and kept the king in prison at Kenil worthe â–ª And after at Barkley they toke maister Robert bal docke the chancellor the Spenrers taken prisoners Robert Baldock the ChaÌ„cellor both y e