and gouerned the land ful wel wysely vnto the tyme that madan hyr sone that lotryne had begete vpon hir were of xx wynter age that he myght be kyng so that the quene regned xv yere tho lete she croune hyr sone he regned gouerned the land wel honourably she weÌ„t in to cornewayl ther she duellid al hir lifs time Of kyng Madan how he regned in pees al his life and of menprys and of Mawlyn his sones And how Menprys slowe maulyn his broder how wolues drow him al to pyeces Ca vj WHan Madan had regned xxx yere he dyed lyeth buryed in newe troye he had two sones that one me callyd menprys that other maulyn these two bretheren after hir faders deth stryuen fast for the lande and Menprys for encheson that he was the eldest sone wolde haue had al that lond maulyn wold not suffre hym so that they token a daye of loue acorde And at this day menprys lete quelle his broder thurgh treson hym self afterward helde the londe anone lete crowne hym kyng reg ned after bycame so lither a man that he destroyed in a whyle all the men of his londe atte laste he bycame so wykked and so lecherous that he forsoke his owne wif vsed the synne of sodo mye wherfore almyghty god was wroth vpon hym toke vengeauÌ„ce For on a day as he went in a wode a huntyng he lost his folke went al one vp doune cryeng after his men and there come wolues al to drow hym in to pyeces whan he had regned xxiiij yere And whan his peple wist that he was dede they ma de Ioye ynowe And anone made ebranc his sone kyng and regned with moche honoure Of kyng Ebranc how he conquerd Fraunce and bygate xx soues and xxiij doughters THis Ebranc regned â—…x yere and a strong man was and a myghty And this ebranc thurgh his myghte help of his bretons conquerd al FrauÌ„ce and wan ther so moche gold and filuer that whan he come ageyne in to his lande he made a noble cite after his name lete calle it ebranc that is called euerwik And this kyng made the castel of maydenes that now is callid Edenburgh This kyng had xx sones xxiij doughters by dy uerse wymmen goten the sones were callid as ye shal here brute grenescheld Margand Seisel Morghwith Flengham Bladud Iakyn Kymbar Rocelyn Spadoch Godeherl Thormnan Eldaugh Iozkangut Haibor ketin Rother kater and assaruth And the doughters highten as ye shal here after Elegyne ymogen Oghdas Guenbran gnardych Angarel guenthold Tangus tel Gorgon Myckel medhan maylour Ondur Cambredan Ragan Renthely Neest Cheghan Skaldud Gladê° Herberhin abalage Blandan these were tho xxiij doughters the bretheren bycame good knyghtes and worthy in many Countrees Of the kyng Brute grenesheld the fyrst sone of Ebranc the kynge Capitulo 8 AFter the deth of kyng ebranc regned Brute grenesheld his sone xxx yere that was Ebranks first sone that wel nobly regned And whan tyme came he dyed And lyeth at york Of kyng leyl Capitulo ix ANd whan Brute grenesheld was dede regned his sone 〈◊〉 xxij yere he made a fair toune lete calle it Carlylle after his name was a worthy man moche byloued of his peple And whan he had regned xxij yere he dyed lyeth at Caerlyll And in his tyme regned kynge Salamon in Iâ—…in made the noble temple and to hym come Sibelle quene of Saba for to here and see yf It were soth that men spekyn of the grete noble wit and wisedome of king Salamon she fonde it soth that men had hyr tolde Of kyng lud ludybras that was kyng leyles sone Ca x ANd after this kyng leyl regned his sone lud ludibras that made the cyte of CauÌ„terbury and of wynchestre he regned xxiij yere and dyed lyeth at wynchestre Of kyng Bladud that was ludibras sone how he regned was a good man and a nygromancer Ca xj ANd after this lud ludibras regned bladud his sone a grete nygromancer and thurgh his craft of nygromancye he made the merueylloâ—… hote bath as the geste tellyth he regned xxj ye re And he lyeth at newe Troye Of kynge leyr and of the answer of his yongest doughter that graciously was maryed to the kyng of Fraunce Ca xij AFter this kyng bladud regned leyr his sone and thys leyr made the toune of leycestre and lete calle the toune after his name he gouerned the toune wel nobly This kyng leyr had thre doughters the fyrst was callyd gonoryll the second Rygan the thyrd cordeyl and the yongest doughter was fayrest best of condicions The kyng hyr fadre bycame an old man wold that his doughters were maryed er that he deyde but first he thought to assay which of hem loned hym moost best for she that loued hym best shold best ben maryed he axed of the first doughter how moche she him loued she answerd and seid better than hir own lyf now certes quod the fader that is a grete loue Tho axed he of the second doughter how moch she him louid she said more passyng al the creatures of the world per ma foy qd the fadre I may no more axe tho axed he of the third doughter how moche she hym loued certes fadre quod she my sustres ha ue told you glosyng wordes but forsoth I shal telle trouth for I loue yow as moche as I ought to loue my fadre for to bung yow more in certayn how I loue yow I shal yow telle as moch as ye ben worthe so moche shal ye be loued The kyng hyr fadre wente that she had scorned him become wonder wroth swore by beuen erth she shold neuer haue good of him but his douhtres that loned hym so moche shold ben wel auaunced maryed And the fyrst doughter he maryed to maugles kyng of scotland and the second he maryed to hauemos erle of cornewaylle and so they ordeyned spake bytwene hem that they shold departe the royame bytwene hem twoo after the deth of kyng leyr hyr fadre so that Cordeill his yongest doughter shold no thyng haue of his land but this Cordeyl was wonder fayr and of so goodâ—… condycyons and maners that the kyng of Fraunce agampe herd of hyr speke and sente to the kyng leyr hir fadre for to haue hyr vnto his wif prayd hym therof and kyng leyr hyr fader sent hym word that he had departed the lond vnto his two doughters and sayd he hadde noo more land wherwith her to maryen And whan agampe herd this ansner he sent anon ageyne to leir and said that he axed no thyng with hyr but only her clothyng and hyr body anon kyng leyr sente hyr ouer the see to the
kyng of feaunce And he resseyued hir with moche worship and with moche solempnyte hir spoused and made hyr quene of Fraunce How kynge leyr was dryuen out of his lande thurgh his folye and how Cordeyll his yongest doughter halp hym in his nede Capitulo xiij THus it fell afterward that tho ij eldest doughtreâ—… wolde not abide till leyr hir fadre was deede but werryd vpon hym whiles that he lyued moche sorow and shame hym dyd wherfor they bynome hym holy the royalme bytwene hem ordeyned that one of hem shold haue kyng leyr to foiourne al hys lyf tyme with xl knyghtes and Squyers that he myght worshipfully gone and ryde whyder that he wold in to what countrey that him liked to play and to solace So that managles kyng of Scotlond had kynge leyr with hym in the maner as is aboue sayd and or other half yere were passyd Corneill that was his eldest dough ter and qnone of scotland was so annoyed of hym and of hys people that anon she and hir lorde spake to geder wherfore hys knyghtes half his squyers from hym were gone no â—…o leste but only xxx whan this was doone leyr bygan for to make moche sorow for encheson that his estate was empeyred and men had of hym more scorne despite than euer they had bifore wher for he nyst what for to done and atte last thought that he welde wende in to Cornewayll to Rygan his other doughter and when he was come the erle and his wyf that was leyres doughter hym welcomed with hym made moche ioye ther he duellid with xxx knyghtes and squyers And he â—…ad nought duellid ther scar sely xij monethes that his doughter of hym nas full of his coÌ„panye hir lord she of him had scorne and despyte so that from xxx knyghtes they broughten vnto x and afterward fyue and so ther left with hym no mo Tho made he sorow ynough sayd sore wepyng Alas that euer he come in to that londe and sayde yet had me better to haue duellyd with my fyrst doughter And anon went thens to his first doughter but anone as she saw him come she swore by god and his holy names and by as 〈◊〉 as she myght that he shold haue no mo with hym but one knyght yf he wold ther abide Tho began leir ageyne to wepe made moch sorow said tho allas now to long haue I liued that this sorow and meschyef is to me now falle for now am I pourer that som tyme was ryche but now haue I no frende ne styn that me wylle do ony good But whan I was ryche al men me honoured and worshipped and now euery man hath of me scorne and despyde And now I wote wel that Cordeyll my yongest doughter sayd trouth whan she sayd as moche as I had so moche shold I be by loued and alle the while that I hadde good tho was I byloued and honoured for my richesse but my two doughters glosed me tho now of me they sette lytel prys and soth tolde me Cordeyll but I wold not byleue it ne vnderstonde therfor I lete hir gone fro me as a thyng that I sette lytel prys of now wo be I neuer what for to done syth my ij doughters haue me thus deceyued that I soo moche loued now mote I nedes sechen hyr that is in another land that lyghtly I lete hir gone fro me with out ony reward or yefors she said that she louid me as moch as she ought to loue hir fader by al manere of reson tho I sholde haue ayed of hir no more and tho that me other wyse behyghteâ—… thurgh hyr fals speche now me haue deceiued In this maner leir long tyme began to make his mone atte last he shope hym to the see passed ouer in to Fraunce asked aspyed wher the quene myght be founden and men told hym wher she was And whan he come to the cyte that she was in preuelyche he sende his squyer vnto the quene to telle hir that hir fader was comen to hyr for grete nedes whan the squyer was comen to the qnene he tolde hir euery dele of hir sustres from the begynnyng vnto th ende Cordeyl the quene anon toke gold and syluer plente toke it to the squyer in couÌ„ceill that he shold gone bere it vuto hir fadre that he shold go in to a certayne Cyte hym arayen laten wasshen than come ageyne to hyr and bringe with hym an honest company of knyghtes xl atte lest with her meyne than he shol de sende to hir lord the kyng sayn that he were come for to speke with his doughter and hym for to seen so he dyd whan the kynge and the quene herde that they comen with moche honour they hym resseyned And the kyng of frauÌ„ce tho lete sende thurgh all his royame and coÌ„maunded that al men shold bee entendant to kynge leyr the quenes fadre in al mauer of thyng as it were to hym self whan kyng leyr had duellyd there a monethe more he tolde to the kynge and to the quene his doughter how his ij eldest doughters had hym serued agampe anon lete ordeyne a grete hoost of frauÌ„ce and sent it in to britayne with leyr the que nes fadre for to coÌ„quer his land ageyne his kyngdom cordeil also come with her fader in to Brytayne for to haue the royame after hir faders deth And anone they went to ship passed the see and come in to Britayne foughten with the felons hem scomfyted slewe And tho had he his land ayene after leued iij yere and helde his royalme in pees and afterward deyde and cordeyl his doughter him lete entier with mykel honour at leycetre How morgan and Conedage that were neueus to Cordeyll werred vpon hir and put hir in to prison Ca xiiij WHan that kyng leyr was dede cordeyl his yongest doughter helde and had the land v yere in the mene tyme died hir lord agamp that was kyng of Fraunce after his deth she left wydue tho cam morgan conedage that were Cordeyl sustres sones to hir she had enemyte for as moche as theyr auÌ„te sholde haue the land so that bytwene hem they ordeyued a grete power and vppon hir werryd gretely and neuer they rest tyl they had hyr taken put hir vnto deth and tho morgan and Conedage seised al the land departed it bitwene hem they helde it xij yere And whan tho xij yere were goon ther bygan bytwene hem a gre te debate so that they werryd strongly y fere euery of hem did other moche dysese For morgan wold haue had al the lande fro beyonde humbar that conedage helde But he come ageynst hym with a strong power so that morgan durste not abide but fled awey in to wales
and conedage pursued hym toke hym slewe hym Tho come conedage ageyne and seysed al the land in to hys hande and helde it and regned after xxxiij yere and tho dyed lyeth at newe Troye How Reynold that was Conedages sone regned after hys fadre And in his tyme it rayned blode iij dayes in tokenynge of grete deth Ca. xv ANd after this Conedage regned Reynold his sone a wyse knyght an hardy curteis that wel nobley gouerned the land wonder wel made hym beloued of al maner of folk in his tyme it rayned bloode that lasted iij dayes as god wold sone after ther come grete deth of peple for hoostes without nombre of peple foughten til they were dede wherof no man might haue ne lette til that almyghty god therof toke mercy and pyte and tho gan it cese this reinold regned xxij yer died lieth at york How Gorbodyan regned in pees that was Reynolds sone after he died lyeth at york ca xvi AFter this reynold regned Gorbodyan his sone xv yere dyed lyeth at yorke How Gorbodyan had ij sones how that one slew that other for to haue the herytage how ydoyne hir moder slewe that other wherfor the lande was destroyed Ca xvij WHan this gorbodyan was deede his ij sones that he had becomen stoute proude and euer werryd to geder for the londe that one was callyd ferres and that other porres and this fer res wold haue al the land but that other wold not suffre hym Ferres had a felons hert and thought thurgh treson to sle his bro der but preuely he went in to fraūce and ther abode with the king Siward til vpon a tyme whan he come ageyne and fought with his broder porres but ful euyl it happed tho for he was slayne first whan ydoyne hyr moder wist that porres was dede she made grete sorow for encheson that she louid him more than that other thought hym for to slee priuely prinely she come to hyr sone vpon a nyght with two knyues therwith cutte his throte and the body also in to smal pyeces who herd euer such a cursid modre that slewe with her owne hondes hir owne sone long tyme after laste the reproue shame to the moder that for encheson of that one sone murdryd that other so lost hem bothe How foure kynges curtoysly helde al britayne and whiche ben hir names Ca xviij WHan the two bretheren were so dede they nad left behind hem nether sonne ne doughter ne none other of the kynred that myght haue the herytage for as moche as the strengest men dri nen and scomfited the feblest and token al hyr londes so that in euery coūtrey they had grete warre strife vnder hem but among all other thynges ther were amonges hem in the coūtre that ouer come al tho other and thurgh her strength myght they token all the landes euery of hem toke a certayne countre in hys countre lete calle hym kyng one of hem was callyd scater and he was kyng of scotland that other was callyd dawallyere he was kynge of loegers and of al the lande that was lotrinus that was bru◅es sone the third was callid rudac he was kyng of walys the iiij was callyd Cloten he was kyng of cornewaylle but this Cloten sholde haue had al the lond by reson for there was noo man that wiste none so rightful heyr as he was but they that were strēgest set litel by hem that were of lasse esta te therfor this cloten had nomore lād amōg hem than cornewail Of kyng donebaud that was clotes sone how he had wōne the lande Ca xix THis Cloten had a sone that was caylld donebaud that after the deth of his fadre become an hardy man a fair ◅r to ys so that he passed althe kynges of britayne of fayrenesse of worthynes And anon as he was knyght he wyst wel whan that his fadre lyued he was moost ryghtful heyr of all the lond shold haue had by reson but other kynges that were of more strengthe than he bynome hym his londe afterward this donebaud ordeyned hym power first he conquerd al the land of logi ers after he wolde haue conquerd al scotland walys scater came with his men and yaf hym batayll and rudac come ageyne with his walshmen for to helpe hym But so it be fell that rudac was slayn and scater also in playn batayll so donebaud had the vyctorye conquerd al the londe and wel mayntened it in pees in quyete that neuer before it was so wel mayntened How donebaud was fyrste kynge that euer wered crowne of gold in Brytayne Ca xx THis donebaud lete make him a croune of gold and wered the croune vpon his hede as neuer kyng dyd byfore he or deyned a statute that had a man done neuer so moche harme he myght come in to the temple shold no man hym mysdo but goon therm sauf in pees after goon in to what coūtre that he wold without ony harme yf ony man sette ony hand vpon hym ◅e than shold lese his lyfe And this donebaud made the toune of malmesbury the toune of the vise And whan he had regned wel worthely xl yere he dyed and lyeth at newe Troye How Brenne belyn departed bytwene hem the land after the deth of donebaud hir fadre and of the werre Ca xxj ANd after that this donebaud was dede his sones that he had departed the lande bitwene hem as hir fadre had ordeyned so that belyn his eldest sonne hadde al the lond of britayne on this half humber his broder brenne had al the londe from humber vnto scotland but for as moch that belyn had the better parte brenne therfor wax wroth wold had more of the land belyn his broder wold graūte hym no more wherfor contak werre aroos bytwene hem two but brenne the yonger broder badde noo myght ne strength ageynst belyn therfor brenne thurgh coūce◅l of his folk wēt fro thēs in to norwey to the kyng olsynges pra id hym of helpe socour for to cōquer al the lōde vpon belyn his broder vpon that couenaūt that he wold haue his doughter to wif the king olsinges him graūted belin anō as his broder was go to norwey he seysed in to his hand al the lond of northumberlond and toke al the castels lete hem araye kepe the costes of the see that brenne shold not arryue in no syde but that he were take The kyng olfynges lete assemble a grete hoost delyuerd his doughter to Brenne and al the peple that he had ordeyned this danusel samye had long tyme loued a kyng that was callyd gut laghen to hym she told al hyr counseyl how that brenne sholde hir haue
armager tho was kyng gouerned the land wel nobly al his lifs tyme And this Armager gote a sonne on his wyfe that was callyd westmer And whiles that this armager regned seynt peter pre ched in antyoche ther he made a noble chirche in whiche he sate fyrste in his chaier ther he duellyd vij yere and after he wente to Rome was made pope til that nero the emperour lete hym martren tho prechyd openly al the apoostles in diuerse landes the right fayth And whan Armager had regned xxiiij yere he dyed and lyeth at london How kyng westmer yaf to Berynger an yland forlet and ther this berynger made the toune of Berwyk Ca xlj ANd after this Armager regned his sonne westmer a good man a worthy of body wel gouerned the lande Hit befell so that tydyng ca in to hym on a day that the kyng Roderick of gascoyne was come in to his land with a huge nombre of pe ple and was duellyng in staynesmore whan kynge Westmer herde tho tydynges he leete assemble an huge boost of britons come to the kyng roderyk yaf him batayll kyng westmer slewe roderik with his owne hondes in playn batayll whan king roderykes men sawe that hir lord was dede they yolden hem alle vnto the kyng westmer bicomen his men for euermore he yaf hem a coūtre that was forleten wherin they myght duelle thyder they went duellyd ther all hir lyfes tyme ix c men ther were of hem no mo left at that batayll Hir gouernour prin ce was callid berynger and anon he bigan a toun that they myght ther in duell haue resorte lete calle the toun berwyk vp◅wede ther they duellyd and bycame riche but they had no women amonges hem and the Britons wold not yeue hir doughters to the strangers wherfor they wit ouer see in to Irlond brought◅ with hem women tho hem they spoused but the men coude not vnderstande the langage ne the speche of the women therfore they spoken to geder as scottes and afterward thurgh changyng of hyr langages in al feaunce they were callyd tho scottes and so shullen that folk of that countrey for euermore How kyng westmer lete arere a stone in the entryng of west merlād ther that he slow roderik and ther he bigan first housyng Capitulo xlij ANd after this bataill that is aboue said whan roderik was dede kyng westmer in remēbraūce of his vyctorye lete are◅ ther besides the wey a grete stone an high and yet hit stant and euermore shal stande and lete graue in the stone lrēs that thus sa yd The kynge westmer of britayne slewe in this place Roderick his enemye and this westmer was the first man that made toun and hous in englond and at that stone begynneth westmerland that westmer lete calle after his own name whan westmer had so done he duellid all his lifes tyme in that countre of westmerlond for he loued that countre more than ony other coūtre And whan he hadde regned xxv yere he dyed and lyeth at Carleylle Of kyng Coyl that was westmers sone that helde his lande in pees his lyfes tyme Ca xliij AFter this kyng westmer regned his sone Coill a good ◅ā and a worthy and of good condicions and wel gouerued his lād and of al men he had loue and pees and in his time was neuer contaek debate ne werre in britayne and he regned and was kyng in pees al his lyfes tyme. and whan he had ben kyng xj yere he dyed and lyeth at york How kyng lucye regned after coill his fadre that was a gode man and after he bycome cristen Ca xliiij AFter kyng Coyll regued lucye his sone that was a good man to god and to al the peple he sent to rome to thapposthe enlenthere that tho was pope said that he wold become a cri stē mā and resseyue the baptisme in the name of god and tourne to the right byleue eul◅there sent ij legats that were callyd pagā and elybayn in to this land and baptised the kyng and al his meyne and after went fro toune to toune and baptised the peple til all the lande was baptised and this was in the C lvj yere af ter thyncarnacion of our lord ihu crist and this kyng lucye made tho in this lande ij Archebisshops one at caūterbury an other at york and other many bisshops that yet be in this lande whan these two legats had baptised al that londe they ordeyned prestes for to baptyse children for to make the sacrament after they went ageyne to Rome the kyng duellyd in his land regned with moch honour xij yere and after dyed and lyeth at gloucetre How this land was long withoute a kyng and how the bretons chosen a kyng Ca xl THis kyng lucye had none heyr of his body bigotē that was afterward grete harme sorow to the land For after this kyng lucyes deth none of the grete of the land wold suffre an other to be kyng but lyued in werre in debate amonges hem L yere without kyng but it befell afterward that a grete prince come fro Rome in to this land that me callyd Seuerye nought for to werre but for to saue the right of Rome but netheles he hadd not duellyd half a yere in this lande that the Britons ne slewe hym whan they of Rome wyst that seuerye was so slayne they sent another grete lorde in to this land that me callid Allec that was a strong man and a mighty of body duellyd in this lād long tyme did moche sorowe to the britons so that after for pure malyce they chosen hem a kynge amonges hem that me callyd astlepades assembled a grete hoost of Britons went to london to seche allec ther they foūden hym slewe hym all his felaus one callyd walon defended hym fyersly and fought long with the britons but atte last he was discomfyted the britons toke him and bonde handes and feet and cast him in to a water wher for that watir afterward was callid euermore walbroke tho reg ned astlepades in quyete till one of his erles that me callyd Coill made a fayre toune ageynste the kynges wyll and lete calle the toune colchestre after his name wherfor the king was ful wroth and thought destroye therle and bygan to werre vpon hym and brought grete power yaf batail to therle therle defended him fyersly with his power and slowe the kyng hym self in that bataylle tho was coill crouned made kyng of this lande This Coyl regned and gouerned the royalme wel and nobley for he was a noble man wel byloued amōg the britons Whan they of Rome herde that astlepodes was slayn they were wonder glad and sente another grete prynce of Romayns that was callyd constance and become to the kyng coyl
the whiche nobly he let entier in the castel of Tours ther that he had entered Turyn his cosyn How Brute arryued at Totnesse in the yle of Albyon And of the bataylle that was bitwene Coryn and Gogmagog Capitulo quarto WHan all this was done brute wold no lenger ther duelle for to fyght ne no mo lese of his peple For kyng Goffayus peple myght euery day encresse mo and mo and Brutes lassen and therfor he toke al his men and went vnto the see had wynd and weder at wyll and the fyfthe day afterward they arriued in an hauen at Totnesse and comen in to the yle of Albyon and ther fonde nether man nethir woman as the storye tellith â–ª but Geants they dwellyd in hilles in caues Brute sawe the sonde was fayr at his lykyng good also for hym for his folk as dyane the goddesse had hym byhyght Tho was brute wonder glad and late assemble vpon a day all his folk to make a solempne sacrifice a grete fest in honour reuereÌ„ce of diane the goddesse thurgh whos couÌ„seyll he was comen in to that land And whan they had hir soleÌ„pnite made as they vpon a day sate at mete ther comen in vpon hem sodenly xxx geantz slewe of brutes men xxx Brute his men anone starten vp foughten with the geantz slewe hem euerychone but one geant that was mayster of all that was callyd gogmagog that was stronger and hygher than ony of the other geants brute kepte hym saued his lif for enchesen that he shold wrestel with Corin for corin was gretter higher than ony of brutes men from the gerdelstede vpward Gogmagog and Corin vndertoke for to wrastlyn y fere and so to geder they wrestled long tyme but at the last gogmagog helde Corin so fast that he brake two rybbes of his side wherfor Corin was sore angry toke tho gogmagog bitwene his armes cast hym doune vpon a roche so that gogmagog brake al to pyeces so dyed an euyl deth therfore the place is callyd yet vnto thys day the saute of gogmagog and tho yaf brute all that countre to Corin and Corin called it after his name cornewayle his men he called Cornewaylles and so shal men of that countre ben callid for euermore And in that couÌ„tre duellid Corin his men made tounes howses inhabyted the lond at hir wylle How Brute made london called this lond Brytaygne and Scotland Albyne and walys Cambyr Capitulo quinto BRute and his men wenten forth and sawe about in diuerse places where they myght fynde a good place and couenable that they myght make a Cyte for hym and for hys folke soo at the last they comen by a fayre ryuer that is callyd the thamys there brute bygan a fayr cyte lete calle it newe Troye in mynde remembraunce of the grete troye from whiche place all hir lygnage was comen this brute lete falle a doune wodes and lete erye and sowe londes done mowe medes for sustenaunce of him of his peple he departed the land to hem so that euerychone of hem hadde a certayne place for to duelle vpon And Brute lete calle al this lond britayne after his owne name and his folk he lete calle bretons And this brute had goten on his wyf Gennogen thre sonnes that were worthy of dedes the fyrste was callyd lotryn the second albanac the thyrd Camber and Brute bare corone in the cyte of newe troye xx yere after tyme that the cite was made and ther he made the lawes that the bretons holden and this Brute was wonderly wel byloued among all men and brutes sones also loued wonderly wel to geder And whan brute had sought al the land in lengthe and in brede he fonde a lande that Ioyned to brytayne in the north and that lond Brute yaf to albanac his sone lete calle it Albania after his name that now is callyd Scotland And Brute fond an other countre toward the weste and that yaf to cambyr hys other sone and he lete calle it Camber after his name and now it is called wales And whan brute had regned xx yere as byfore is sayd â–ª he dyed in the cyte of newe troye and there his sone him entered with moche honour and lotryn brutes sone was crouned kyng with moche solempnyte of al the land of Britayne after whan he was crowned albanac and camber his two bretheren wente ageyne in to her owne countrey â–ª lyued with mykel honour And lotryn her broder regned and was kyng and gouerned the lande wel wysely for he was a good man and wonder wel byloued of all his lond And it befell so that Albanak duellyd in his owne lande with moche honoure and worship thenne cam kynge humbar of hunland with a grete power arriued in albanye and wold haue conquerd the land and began to werre vpon albanac and hym slewe in batayl whan Albanac was slayne the folk of the lond fled vnto lotryn and tolde hym for he was kynge of bretayne how that his brother was slayne and prayd hym of help for to auenge his broders deth Lotryne anone lete assemble alle the Brytons of kent of douer in to derewent of Norfolk and Southfolke of kestefen and of lyndesey and whanne they were al assembled they sped fase toward their enemies for to yeue hem batail Lotrine had sent to Camber his broder that he shold come also to hym with al the power that he myght make hym for to helpe and soo he dyd with good wyll and so they comen al to geders and toke her wey preuelyche for to seche humbar where they myght hym fynde And so it befell that this humbar was besides a water that was 〈◊〉 gre te riuer with his folk hym for to disporte and tho come Lotryn and camber his broder with al hir folke sodaynly â—…r that ony of that other wyst And whan humbar saw hem come he was sore adrad for as moche as his men wist it not also they were vn armed and Anone humbar for drede lepte in to the waâ—…er and drenchyd hym self â–ª and so dyed he and his men were alle slayne that none of hem escaped and therfor is that water callyd hum bar and euermore shal be callyd thus for enchesen that kynge humbar was theryn drenchyd And after that Lotryne wente to his shippes and toke there gold and syluer and as moche as he fand vnto hym self and alle that other pilfre he yaf vnto other folke of the hoost 〈◊〉 they fouÌ„den in one of the shippes a fair damisel that was kyng humbâ—…rs doughter and was callyd estrylde And whan Lotryne saw her he toke hir with hym for hyr fayrenesse for her was ouertâ—… with loue wold haue wedded her Thise tydynges come â—…o 〈◊〉 ryn anone he thought to auenge him vpon lotryne For as moch
as Lotryne had made couenauÌ„t for to spousen Corines doughâ—…r that was callyd guentolen And Corin in hast went to hym vnto the newe Troye and thus said to Lotryne now 〈◊〉 quod 〈◊〉 ye rewarde me full euyll for al the paynes that I suffryd and haue hadde many tymes for Brute youre fader and therfor I wyll now anenge me vpon yow droâ—…e his fauchon an 〈◊〉 and wolde haue slayne Lotryne but the damisell went bytwene hem made hem acorded in this maner that Lotryne shold spoâ—… se guentolen that was Corynes doughter And so Lotryne dyd And netheles that he had spoused Guentolen Corynes doughter preuelych he come to Estryld and brought hyr with child gate on hir a doughter that was callyd Abren Hit befelle anone after that Corin dyed and anone as he was 〈◊〉 Lotryne forsoke guentolen his wif made estrylde quene And Guento len wente thens al in wrath in to Cornewayll and seysed al the folke soo at the last they comen by à fayre ryuer that is callyd the thamys there brute bygan a fayr cyte bete calle it newe Troye in mynde remembraunce of the grete troye from whiche place all hir lygnage was comen this brute lete falle a doune wodes and lete erye and sowe londes done mowe medes for sustenaunce of him of his peple he departed the land to hem so that euerychone of hem hadde a certayne place for to duelle vpon And Brute lete calle al this lond britayne after his owne name and his folk he lete calle bretons And this brute bad goten on his wyf Gennogen thre sonnes that were worthy of dedes the fyrste was callyd lotryn the second albanac the thyrd Camber and Brute bare corone in the cyte of newe troye xx yere after tyme that the cite was made and ther he made the lawes that the bretons holden and this Brute was wonderly wel byloued among all men and brutes sones also loued wonderly wel to geder And whan brute had sought al the land in lengthe and in brede he fonde a lande that Ioyned to brytayne in the north and that lond Brute yaf to albanac his sone lete calle it Albania after his name that now is callyd Scotland And Brute fond an other countre toward the weste and that yaf to cambyr hys other sone and he lete calle it Camber after his name and now it is called wales And whan brute had regned xx yere as byfore is sayd he dyed in the cyte of newe troye and there his sone him entered with moche honour and lotryn brutes sone was crou ned kyng with moche solempnyte of al the land of Britayne after whan he was crowned albanac and camber his two brethe ren wente ageyne in to her owne countrey lyued with mykel honour And lotryn her broder regned and was kyng and gouer ned the lande wel wysely for he was a good man and wonder wel byloued of all his lond And it befell so that Albanak duellyd in his owne lande with moche honoure and worship thenne câ—…in kynge humbar of hunland with a grete power arriued in albanye and wold haue conquerd the land and began to werre vpon albanac and hym slewe in batayl whan Albanac was slayne the folk of the lond fled vnto lotryn and tolde hym for he was kynge of bretayne how that his brother was slayne and prayd hym of help for to auenge his broders deth Lotryne anone lete assemble alle the Brytons of kent of douer in to derewent of Norfolk and Southfolke of kestefen and of lyndesey and whanne they were al assembled they sped fast toward their enemies for to yeue hem batail Lotrine had sent to Camber his broder that he shold come also to hym with al the power that he myght make hym for to helpe and soo he dyd with good wyll and so they comen al to geders and toke her wey preuelyche for to seche humbar where they myght hym fynde And so it befell that this humbar was besides a water that was 〈◊〉 gre te riuer with his folk hym for to disporte and tho come Lotryn and camber his broder with al hir folke sodaynly er that ony of that other wyst And whan humbar saw hem come he was sore adrad for as moche as his men wist it not also they were vn armed and Anone humbar for drede lepte in to the water and drenchyd hym self and so dyed he and his men were alle slayne that none of hem escaped and therfor is that water callyd hum bar and euermore shal be callyd thus for enchesen that kynge humbar was theryn drenchyd And after that Lotryne wente to his shippes and toke there gold and syluer and as moche as he fand vnto hym self and alle that other pilfre he yaf vnto other folke of the hoost they fouÌ„den in one of the shippes a fair damisel that was kyng humbers doughter and was callyd estrylde And whan Lotryne saw hyr he toke hir with hym for hyr fayrenesse for her was ouertakeÌ„ with loue wold haue wedded her Thise tydynges come to Coryn anone he thought to auenge him vpon lotryne For as moch as Lotryne had made couenauÌ„t for to spousen Corines doughâ—…r that was callyd guentolen And Corin in hast went to hym vnto the newe Troye and thus said to Lotryne now certeo quod he ye rewarde me full euyll for al the paynes that I suffryd and haue hadde many tymes for Brute youre fader and therfor I wyll now anenge me vpon yow drowe his fauchon an hygâ—… and wolde haue slayne Lotryne but the damisell went bytwene hem made hem acorded in this maner that Lotryne shold spou se guentolen that was Corynes doughter And so Lotryne dyd And netheles that he had spoused Guentolen Corynes doughter preuelych he come to Estryld and brought hyr with child gate on hir a doughter that was callyd Abren Hit befelle anone after that Corin dyed and anone as he was dede Lotryne forsoke guentolen his wif made estrylde quene And Guento len wente thens al in wrath in to Cornewayll and seysed al the londe in to hyr honde for as moche as she was hir faders heyr vnderfong feaulte homages of al the men of the lond and after assembled a grete hoost and a grete power for to ben vpon Lotryne auengyd that was hir lord to hym come yafe hym a strong batail ther was lotryne slayne his men discomfyted the vâ—…yere of his regne Guentolen lete take estrild Abram hir doughter bynde bothe hondes feete and caste hem in to water And so they were drenchyd wherfore that water was euermore callyd after abram after the name of the damysel that was estril dys doughter and englyssh men callith that water Seuerne and walsshmen calle it abram in to this day And whan this was done Guentolen lete crowne her quene of that londe
hir lede with hym for euermore so he shold lese hir but that she myght forsake Brenne and whan gutlach had herd this tidyng he lay for to aspye brenne with as many shippes as he myght haue so that the two fletes metten to gyder long time foughten so that brenne his shippes turned ayene were discō fited kyng gutlach toke samye put hir in to his shippe and brenne shamefully fled thens as a man discomfyted And gutlagh wold haue went in to his owne coūtre but ther come vpon hym a grete tēpest that v dayes lastid so that thurgh that tēpest he was driuen in to britayn with iij shippes no moo tho that kepte the costes of the see token gutlach samye al his folk hem presented to belyn and belyn put hem in to pryson How Belyn droof oute of this land kyng gutlach of den marke Samyee Ca xxij HIt was not long after that brenne ne come ageyne with a greete nauye sente to his broder belyn that he shold yelde ayene his land his wif and his folk and his castels also or elles he wold destroye his lande Belyn drad no thyng his manace and wold no thyng done after that he said wherfore brenne come with his folk fought with belyn brenne was discomfyted his folk slayne hym self fledde with xij men in to Fraūce and this belyn that was brennes broder went tho to york and toke coūseyl what he myght done with kyng gutlach For kynge gutlach profered to become his man to holde his lande of him yeldyng by yere a thousand pound of siluer for euermore for sykernes of this couenaunt to behold gutlagh shold brynge hym good hostages to him shold done homage and al hys folke and yet shold swere vpon the book that these couenauntes shol de neuer be broke ne falsed Belyn tho by connseylle of his folke graunted hym his axynge And so gutlagh bycome his man Belyng vnderfenge of hym his homage by oth and by writing the same couenants And vpon these couenaunts kyng gutlagh toke samye his folk went thens torned ageyn to denmarc Euermore after were the couenauūtes holden the truage payed til the tyme that hones◅s was kynge of denmark also of thys lande thurgh his wif gyldeburgh that she had spoused for she was the ryght heyr of this lande This belyn duellyd tho in pees worshipfully hym helde among his barons he made iiij real weyes one from the eest in to west and that was called watling strete another from the north vnto the south that was called Ikelmestrete two other weyes he made in bossyng thurghout the land that one is callyd fosse that other fossedyke and be mayntened wel the good lawes that Donebaud his fadre had made and ordeyned in his tyme as byfore is sayd How acord was made bytwene brenne and belyn thurgh cor newen hir moder Ca xxiij BRenne that was belynus brother had long tyme duellyd in fraunce ther had conquerd a grete lordship thurgh ma ryage For he was duk of burgoyne thurgh the doughter of the duke Fewyn that he hadde spoused that was right heyr of the lande this brenne ordeyned a grete poure of his folke and also of Fraunce and come in to this land for to fyght with belyn his broder and belyn come ayenst him with a grete power of Bretōs wold tho haue yenen hym batayll but hir moder Cornewen that tho lyued had herd that that one broder wold haue destroyed that other went bytwene hyr sonnes and hem made acorded with moche payne So at the laste tho two bretheren with myche blysse wente to geder in to grete Troye that now is called london and ther they duellyd a yere and after they toke hir counseyl for to gone conquere alle fraunce so they dyden and brent tounes destroyed the land both in lengthe brede the kyng of fraūce yaf hem bataill with his power but he was ouercome yaf trua ge vnto belyn to his broder And after that they wenten forth to Rome conquerd rome al lumbardye germanye toke homage feaulte of Erles bawns of al other after they come in to this lande of britayne duellyd with her britons in Ioye and rest and tho made brenne the toune of bristow and sith he went ouer to his owne lordship ther duellyd he all his lyfe and belyn duellyd at newe Troye and ther he made a fayr gat◅ that is callid belingesgate after his own name whan this belin had regned nobly xj yere he dyed lyeth at◅ newe T◅oye How kyng Cormbatu◅s slewe the kyng of denmark for enche son that he wold not pay hym his truage Ca xxiiij ANd after thye belyn regned his sonne cormbatrus a good man a worthy the kynge of denmarke wolde not paye hym his truage that is to saye a m pounde as he had sworn by othe for to paye it also by writing recorded to belyn his fader wher for he was euyll payd wroth assembled a grete hoost of britons wēt in to denmark slowe the kyng gutlach brought the land in subiection al newe toke of folk feautes homages after wente ageyne in to his land and as he come forth by orkeney he fonde xxx shippes ful of men women besides the coste of the see the kynge axed what they were An erle that was mayster of hem al curtoysly ansuerd vnto the kyng said that they were exyled oute of spayne soo that they had trauaylled half a yere more in the see to wy◅n yf they myghte fynde ony kynge in ony land that of hem wold haue pyte or mercy to yeue hem ony land in ony coūtre wherin they myghten duelle haue rest become his lyege men to hym wold do homage feaul◅ whiles that he lyued and to his heyres after hym of hys heyres holden that land whan the kyng this herde he had pyte of hem and yaf hem an yle al wyldernes ther that no man was duellynge sauf only wylde beestes and therle thanked moche the kyng become his man did hym homage feaulte toke al his folke and wente in to the same yle the erle was callid Irlamal therfor he lete calle that lond Irlond after his own name The kyng Cormbatrus come ageyne in to this land reg ned xxv yere and after he dyed lyeth at newe Troye How the kyng guentholen regned in goodnesse wel gouer ned the land al his lyfes tyme Ca xxv ANd whan Cormbatrus was dede regned guentolen his sone a man of good condicions wel beloued he gouerned the land wel wisely he regned xxvj yere after dyed lyeth at newe Troye How kyng seysel regned and wel gouerned the land after Guentolen
thurgh strength of the britons thurgh helpe of the erle of cornewayll therle of london his broder and thurgh help of gudian kyng of scotland corban kyng of north walys of bretaill kyng of southwales in this baâ—…ile was slayn nennon that was cassibelaÌ„s broder wherfor he made moch sorow so went Iulius cesar oute of this land with a fewe of romayns that were lefte alyue And tho cassibalaÌ„ went ageyne to london made a fest vnto al his folk that tho had hym hoâ—… whan that fest was done eche man went in to his owne couÌ„tre Of the debate that was bytwene cassibalaÌ„ therâ—…e of london and of the truage that was payd to Rome Ca xxxvj ANd after it befell thus vpon a day that the gentilâ—…eÌ„ of 〈◊〉 kyngeâ—… houshold and gentilmen of the erles housholde of london after meete wente in fere for to playe and thurgh debate that aâ—…os among hem enelyn that was therles cosyn of london slewe â—…renglas that was the kynges cosyn wherfore the kynge swore that enelyn shold â—…en honged but therle of london that was enelinê° lord wold not suffre it wherfor the kyng was wroth toward therle thought hym to destroye pâ—…uely therle sente lrâ—…s to Iulius cesar that he shold come in to this lande for to helpe hym hym auenge vpon the kyng he wold helpe hym with al his myght And whan themperour herde this tidyng he was ful gladde ordeyned a strong power come ageyne the third tyme in to this land and therle of london halp hym with vij m men the thyrd tyme was Cassibelan ouercome at discomfyted and made pees to the themperonr for iij m pouÌ„de of siluer yeldyng by yere for truage for this land for euermore half a yere passed the emperour went to rome and the Erle of london with hym for he dâ—…rst not abyde in this lond and after Cassiba lan regned xvij yere in pees tho he dyed the xvij yere of hyâ—… regne and lyeth at york How lordes of the land after the deth of Cassibalan for encheson that he had none heyr made Andragen kyng Ca xxxvij AFter the deth of cassibalan for as moche as he had none heyr of his body the lordes of the lande by comyn assent crouned Andragen erle of Cornewayle made hym kyng he regned wel worthely he was a good man wel gouerned the land whan he had regned viij yere he dyed lyeth at london Of kymbalyn that was Andragenys sone a good man and wel gouerned the lande Ca xxxviij AFter the deth of Andragen regned kymbalyn his sone that was a good man wel gouerned the lande in moche prosperyte pees al his lifes tyme and in his tyme was born Iâ—…u crâ—…st our sauyour of that swete vyrgyn marye This kyng kym â—…lyn had ij sones guyder armoger good knyghtes worthy And whan this kyng kymbalyn had regned xxij yere he dyed and lyeth at london Of kyng guyder that was kymbelynus sone wold not pay the â—…age to rome for the lande that cassibalan had graunted how he was slayne of a Romayn Ca xxxix AAnd after the deth of this kymbalyn regned guyder his so ne a good man a worthy he was of so higâ—…e hert that he wolde not paye to Rome that tâ—…age that kyng Cassybalan hadde graunted vnto Inlius cesar wherfore the Emperour that was tho that was callyd claudius câ—…sar was sore annoyed ordeyned a grete power of Romayns come in to this land for to conquere the truage thurgh strength and haue it of the kyng But the kynge guyder and Armager his broder gadred a greâ—… hoost y â—…ere of britons and yaf bataill to themperour claudius and slewe of Romayns grete plente Themperoâ—…r had afterward one that was callyd hamon that sawe that hir people were faste slayne preueâ—…ych he cast awey his owne armes and toke the armes of a dede briton and armed hym with his armure â–ª and come in to the bataylle to the kyng and said in this maner Syr 〈◊〉 ye good of hert for goddes loue for the romayns that ben your enemyes anon shul be slayn and discomfyted euerychone the king yafe no kepe ne reward to his speche for encheson of the armes that he had vpon hym went that it had ben a briton but the traytour euer helde hym next the kynge and preuelych vnder the shulders of his armes he smote the kyng wherfor he was dede felle doune to the erth whan armager saw his brâ—…der dede he cast away his armes and toke to hym his broders armes come in to the batail among the britons and had hem hertely for to fyght and fast ley a doune the Romayns and for the armes they wen de it had be kyng guyder that erst was slayne that they wist not TheÌ„ne goÌ„ne the britons hertely fight slâ—…w the romains so at the last theÌ„perour forsoke the felde fled as fast as he myght with his folk in to the cyte of wynâ—…stre and the fals traytour hamon that had slayn the kyng fast anon gan for to flee with al the hast that he myght And Armager â—…he kynges broder pursued hym full fyersly with a fyers hert and droof hym vnto a water and ther he toke hym and anone smote of both hond hede feete and hewâ—… the bodye al to pyeces and tho cast hym in to the water wherfor that water was callyd hamons hauen and afterward ther was made a fayr toune that yet standeth that is callid southampton and afterward armager went to wynchestre for to seke claudius cesar the emperour there armager hym toke claudi us the emperour thurgh couÌ„seyll of his romayns that with him were lefte alyue made pees with armager in this manere as ye shul here that is to say how that claudius themperour shold yeue to armager gennen his fair doughter for to haue to wif soo that this laÌ„d fâ—…o that tyme afterward shold be in tâ—…eÌ„perours power of rome vpon suche couenauÌ„t that neuer afâ—…ward none emperoâ—…r of rome shold take none other trâ—…ge of this land but only feaâ—… so they were acorded And vpon this couenaunt claudius cesar sent to rome for his doughter gennen whan she was come clau dyus cesar yaf hyr to armager to wyf and armager spoused hir at london with moche solempnyte myrthe tho was armager cronned and made kyng of Brytayne Of kyng Armager in whos tyme saynt peter preched in anty oche with other apostles in dyuerse countreys Ca xl THis kyng armager regned wel and worthely the lande gouerned claudius cesar in remembraunce of this acord for reuerence honour of his doughter made in this land a fair toune a fayr castel lete calle the toune after his name claucestre that now is called gloucestre And whan this was al done themperour toke his leue tho went ageyn to rome
for to chalenge the truage that was woned to be payd to Rome and the kyng ansuerd well and wysely and sayd that he wold paye to Rome all that right reson wold with good will And so they acorded tho with good wyl and without ony contak and both they duellyd to geders in loue The kynge Coyll yaf his doughter Eleyn to Constance for to haue hyr to his spouse that was both fayr wyse and good wel lettred And this Constance spoused hyr ther with moche ho nour And it befell sone afterward that this kyng Coyll dyed in the xere of his regne xiij and lyeth at Colchestre entierd Of kyng Constance that was a Romayne that was chosen kyng after the deth of Coill for as moche that he had spoused Ele yn that was kyng Coyles doughter Ca xlvj AFter this kyng Coyl Constance was made kyng and crou ned for as moche that he had spoused kyng Coiles doughter that was heir of the lande the whiche Constance regned wel and worthely gouerned the lande and he bygate on his wyf Eleyn a sone that was callyd Constantin this kyng bare trewe faith and truly dyd to hem of Rome al his lyfe and whan he had regned xv yere he dyed and lyeth at york How Constantin that was kyng Constances sone and the sone of saynt elyn gouerned and ruled the lande and was Emperour of Rome Ca xlvij AFter kynge Constances deth Constantyn his sone and the sone of saynt eleyn that fonde the holy crosse in the holy lond and how Constantyn bycame emperour of Rome Hit befel so 〈◊〉 that tyme. ther was an Emperour at Rome a Sarasyn a â—…uÌ„te that was called maxence that put to deth al that byleued in god destroyed holy chirche by al his power slough all cristen men that he myght fynde And among al other he lete martre seynt ka terine many other Cristen peple that had drede of deth that fled and come in to this lande to kynge Constantin and told hym of the sorow that maxence did to Crystente wher for Constantin had pite and grete sorow made and assembled a grete boost and a gre te power and went ouer to Rome and toke the Cyte and slewe all that theryn were of mysbyleue that he myght fynde And tho was he made Emperour and was a good man gouerned hym soo wel that al landes to hym were attendaunt for to ben vnder his gouernaylle And this deuyll tirannt maxence that tyme was in the lande of Grece and herde this tydynge he become wode and sodenlych he died and so he ended his lif whan Constantin went fro this land to rome he toke with him his moder eleyne for the moche wysedom that she coude thre other gre te lordes that he most louid that one was callid hoel anothir was called daberne and the thyrdde morhyn and toke all his lande to kepe vnto therle of Cornewayle that was callyd Octauian And anon as this octauian wyst that his lord was dwellynge at rome he seysed all the land in to his hand and ther with dyd al his will among high lowe they helde hym for kyng whan this tydyng come to Constantyn theÌ„perour he was woÌ„der wroth toward the erle Octauian sent taberne wyth xij M men for to destroye the erle for his falsenes and arryued at portesmouth And whan Octauian wyste that he assemblyd a grete power of britons and discomfyted Taberne and Taberne fled thens in to Scotlland and ordeyned ther a grete power come ageyne in to this land another tyme for to yeue bataylle to Octauian Whan Octaiuan herde telle that he assemblyd a grete power come toward Taberne as moche as he myght so that the two hostes metten vpon steynesmore and strongly smote to geder tho was oc taiuan discomfyted and fledde thens in to Norwey and taberne seysed all the land in to his hand Townes castels as moche as they ther had And syth Octauian come ayene fro Norwey with a greete power and seysed ayene all the land in to his hand and drofe out all the Romayns and was tho made kyng and regned How Maximian that was the Emperours Cosyn of rome spoused octauians doughter was made kyng Ca xlviij THis kynge Octauian gouerned the land wel nobly but he had none heyr sauf a doughter that was a yonge chyld that he loued as moche as his lyf for as moche that he waxe syke was in poynt of deth myght no lenger regne he wolde haue made one of his neueus to haue ben kynge the whiche was a noble knyght a strong man that was callyd conan meridock he shold haue kept the kynges doughtir haue maried hir whan tyme had ben but the lordes of the land nold not suffre it but yaf hyr counceyll to be maried to some high man of grete honour and than myght she haue all hir lust And the counceil of themperour acorded therto at this couÌ„seill they acorded chose tho cador of Cornewaile for to wende to the emperour doo this message and he toke the wey and went to Rome and told the Emperour this tydyng wel and wysely the emperour sent in to this land with hym his owne cosyn that was his vncles sonne a noble knyght and a strong that was callid maxymyan and he spoused Octauuians doughter and was crowned kyng of this land How Maxymyan that was the emperours cosyn conquerd the lande of Armorican and yaf it to Conan merydoc Ca xlâ—…x THis kynge maximian bycome so ryall that he thought to couquere the lande of Armorican for greete riches that he herde telle that was in that londe so that he ne left man that was of worthynes knyght sqnyer ne none other man that he ne toke with hym to grete damage to all the land for he left at home behynd hym no man to kepe the land but toke hem with hym froo this land xxx M. knyghtes that were doughty mennys bodyes and went ouer in to the lande of Armorican and there slâ—…w the kyng that was callyd Imbal and conquerd all the lande And whan he had so done he callid Conan sayd For as moche as kyng octauian haue yow made kyng of britayn â–ª and thurgh me ye were lette and distourbled that ye were not kyng I yeue yow all this lond of armorican yow ther of make kyng And for as moche as ye ben a briton and your men also and by come fro britayne I will that this lond haue the same name and no more Armorican but be callyd lytel britayn and the land fro whens ye ben comen shal be callyd moche Brytayne And so shall men knowe that one britayn fro that other Conan Meridok than ked hym hendly and so was he made kyng of lytel britayne And whan al this was done maximian went thens to Rome and was tho made emperour after Constantin Conan Meudock duellyd in lytel britayne with
dred lest Mortiger wold put hem to deth thurgh his treason and falsenes as he had done hir broder beforne And therfor they were lad ouer in to lytil Britayne and the king hem resseyued with moche honour and leete hem to norysshe And ther they duellyd til they bycome fair knyghtes and strong and fiers and thought to be auengyd vpon the deth of Constance hir broder whan they sawe her tyme and so they dyd as ye shull here telle afterward Hit was not longe after that the tydynges ne come oner see to the kynred of tho honderd knyghtes of pehâ—…s that were dampned and put to deth thurgh vortiger in thys lond therfore they were wonderly wroth and sworen that they wolde ben auengyd of hir kynnes deth and comen in to this land with a grete power and robbed in many places and slowe and dyd all the sorow that they myght Whanne Mortiger it wist he made moche sorowe and was sore annoyed And in another place also tydynges cam to hym that aurilambros and â—…ter his broder or deyned and assembled a grete hooste for to come in to moche Britaigne that is to say in to this land to ben auengid vppon Constance hir broders deth Soo that in one halfe and in that other he was brought in to so moche sorowe that he ne wyste whydder to wende How Engyst and xj thousand men come in to this lande to whome vortiger yafe a place that is callid thongcastell Ca â—…vj ANd sone after this sorowe tydynge come to vortiger that a grete nauye of strangers were arryued in the couÌ„tre of kent But he wyste not whens they were ne wherfore they were come in to this land The kyng sente anon a messager thyder that some of hem sholde come and speke with hym for to wytte what folk they were and what they axed and in to what contrey they wold gone Ther were two bretheren maystres and princes of that strong companye that one was callyd Engyst that other horsse Engyst went to the kynge and told hym encheson wherfor they were ther ariued in his lande And sayd Sir we len of a countre that called is saxon that is the lande of ger mayne wher 〈◊〉 is so moche soâ—…we that of the peple â—…e so moche that the land may not hem susteyne The maystres and princes that haue the land to gouerne and rule make to come be fore hem men and women that boldest ben among hem for to fyght and that best may trauayll in to dyuerse landes And soo they shul hem yeue hors and harnoys Armuâ—… and alle thyng that hem nedeth And after they shal say to hem that they gone in to another countrey wher they moâ—…e lyuen as hyr auncestres dyde byforne hem And therfore sâ—…re kyng yf ye haue ought to do with our company we be come in to your land with good wylle yow will serue and your land kepe helpe and defende from your enemyes yf that yow nedeth â–ª Whan wrtiger herde this tydyng he sayd he wold gladly hem with old vpon suche couâ—…nant yf they myght delyuer his lond of his enemyes he wolde yâ—…ue hem resonable laÌ„des wher they shold duelle for euermore Engyst thanked hym goodly in this maner he his company with xâ—… M shold dnelle with the kyng â—…r tiger and so moche they dyd thurgh hyr â—…oldenesse that they deliuerd the land clene of his enemyes Tho prayd Engyst the kyng of so moche lande that he myght make to hym a Cyte for hym for his meyne The kyng ansuerd â–ª it was not for to done without couÌ„ceyll of his britons Engyst prayd hym eftsones of as moche place as he myght compasse with a thong of a skynne â–ª wherupon he myght make hym a maner and for hym to duelle on And the kynge graunted hym frely â–ª Tho toke engyst a bulle skynne and cutâ—… it as smal as he myght al 〈◊〉 to a thwonge al rounde â–ª and therwith compassed he as moche land as he made vp a fayr castel And whan this castel was made he lete it calle thwongcastel For as moche as the place was markyd with a thwonge â–ª Of Ronewen that was Engystes doughter how the kyng Mortiger spoused hyr for hir beaute Capiâ—… quinquagesâ—…mo septimo WHan this castel was maked and ful wel aâ—…ayed Engyst sente by letter pâ—…nely in to the countrey that he came of after an honderd shippes fylled with straunge men that were bol de and wel fyghtyng in al batails that they shold bâ—…nge with hem Ronewen his doughter that was the fayrest creature â–ª tâ—…at ony man myght see â–ª And whan the peple was come that he had sente after â–ª he toke hem in to the castel with moche Ioye And hym self went vppon a day vnto the kyng and prayd hâ—…m ther worthely that he wolde come and see his newe maner that he had made in the place that had he coÌ„passed with a thong of tâ—…e skyn The kyng anon graunted it hym frely â–ª and with hym went thyder and was wel apayd with the Castel and with the fayre werke â–ª and to geders ther they eten and dronken with moche â—…ye And whan nyght come that the kynge Mortiger shold gone in to his chambre for to take ther his nyght rest Ronwen that was Engistes doughter come with a coupe of gold 〈◊〉 hyr honde and kneled byfore the kyng and sayd to hym wassaylle and the kynge wist not what it was to mene ne what he shold ansuer for aâ—… moche as hym self ne none of his Britons yet coude none Englyssh speken ne vnderstonde it but speken tho the same 〈◊〉 that Britons yet done Netheles a latymer told the kyng the full vnderstondyng ther of â—…assaylle and that other shold ansuere drynk haylle And that was the fyrst tyme that wassayle and drynk haylle come vp in this land and from that â—…me vnto this tyme it is wel vsyd in this lond â–ª The kyng Mortiger sawe the fayrenesse of this Ronewen 〈◊〉 his armes laid about her neck thryes swetely kyssed hyr anone right he was anameryd vpon hyr â–ª that he desyred to haue hâ—… to wif and asked of Engist hiâ—… fadâ—… And Enâ—…yste graunâ—… hym vpon this conenaunt that the kyng shold yeue hym aâ—…e 〈◊〉 couÌ„tre of kent that he myght duelle in and his people â–ª The kynge him graunted preuely with a good will and anone after he spoâ—… sed the damisell that was moche confusion to hym self And therfor alle the britons bycome so wroth for 〈◊〉 that he hadd spoused a woman of mysbyleue wherfor they went alle from hym and no thyng to hym toke kepe nâ—… helpe hym in thyng that he had to done How Mortimer that was Mortigers sonne was made kynge and Engyst dryuen onâ—… and how Mortimer was slayne Capitulo lviij THis Engyst went in to kent and seysed all the lande in to his bande for hym â–ª for his men â–ª and bycome in a lytel whyle of soo grete power and
vnderstonde well that Aurilambros shal be kynge but he shall be en poysened and lytel tyme regne Of kynge Aurilambros how he pursued Mortiger engyst how they dyden Ca lxiiij OErlyn and his moder departed fro the kyng turned 〈◊〉 to karmardyne And soo after tydyng come to the Britonâ—… that Aurilambros and â—…der his broder were arryned at Totnesse with a grete hoost the britone anon assembled hem and wente to vnderfonge Aurilambros and â—…ter with grete noblesse and lad hem to london and crouned ther aurilambros and made hym kynge and dyden to hym homage And he axed Wher vortigr that was kyng myght be founde for he wolde be auengyd of hys broders deth and after he wold werre vpon paynyms And they told hym that vortiger was in walys so they lad hym thiderward vortiger wyst wel that the bretheren come hym to conque re and fledde thens in to a Castel that was callyd gerneth that stode vpon a highe montayne and ther hym helde Aurilambros â—…r his broder and hyr folâ—… had besyeged the â—…stel full â—…g tyme For the castel was strong and well arrayed So at the last they caste wyldefyre And brente 〈◊〉 and men and alle hyr arraye and as moche as was within the castel So that vortiger was brents among all other so dyed he with moche sorow Tho was Engyst in kent and regned ther and herd this tydyng and anone fled and wold haue gone in to scotland for to haue hadde socour but Aurilambros his men mette with hym in the northcouÌ„tre yafe hym batayll engyst his men hem defended whiles that they myght but he and his folk were discomfyted and slayne And Otta his sone fled vnto york And Aurilambros hym folowed egrely Otta a lytel whyle ageynst hym stode but afterward he put hym to his mercy And Aurilambros vn derfenge hym to hym his men he yaf the couÌ„trey of gale weye in Scotland ther they duellyd The kyng Aurilambros wente tho thurgh oute the land put awey the name of Engysteland that engist after his name had callyd it byfore Tho lete he it calle ageyn grete britayne lete make ageyn Chirches howses of reli gyon Castels Cytes burghes Townes that the saxons had destroyed come to london lete make the walles of the cyte whiche eugist his folk had cast a doune The britons led hym to the mount of Anbrian wher somtyme was an how 's of relygi on that tho was destroied thurgh painyms wherof a knight was called Anbry that somtyme was founder of the how 's therfor the hylle was callyd the mount of brian and after was callyd Ambresbury and shal for euermore How Aurilambros dyde redresse the land of grete Britayn that was destroyed thurgh saxons Ca lxv HOw the kynge Aurilambros lete amende and redresse the hous of Amlesbury and therm put monkes but now ther be nonnes a lytel from the place that was callyd Salysbury ther tho the saxons slewe the britons where Engyste he sholde haue made a loue day in whiche tyme ther were slayne a M. lxi knyghtes thurgh treson of engyst The kyng therof had grete pyte and thought to make in mynde of hym a monument of stone that myght endure to the worldes ende And of this thyng they toste hir counceill what ther of was best for to done Tho spaste to the kyng the bisshop of london that was callyd Ternestyn that he shold enquere after merlyn for he coude best telle how this thyng myght be made merlyn after was sought solide come to the kyng the kyng told hym his will of the monumeÌ„t that he wol de haue made Tho ansuerd merlyn to the kynge and sayd Ther ben grete stones in Irland and longe vpon the hyll of kydn that men callyd geants kawll and yf they were in this place as they ben there here they wold endure for euermore in remeÌ„brauÌ„ce of tho knyghtes that here ben entered â—…r ma foy quod the kyng as hard stones be in my land as in Irland Soth quod Merlyn But in al your land ben none suche For geanntes sette hem for grete goode of hem self For at euery tymes that they were wouÌ„ ded or in ony maner hurt they wesâ—…hen the stones with hote water and theÌ„ne wesshe hem therwith and anone they were hoole How the Britons went for to seche the grete stones in Irlond Capitulo lxvj WHan thise britons had herd of this thyng they went swo re amonge hem that they wold go seche the stones toke with hem meet the kynges broder to ben hir chyueteyne xv M men and merlyn counceylled hem for to gone in to Irland so they diden And whan the kyng of Irlond that was callyd guiâ—… somer herd telle that stranngers were arryued in his londe he assembled a grete power fought ayenst hem but he and his folke were discomfyted The Britons went byfore till they come to the mouÌ„te of kylyan and clymed vnto the mouÌ„t But whan they sâ—… we the stones the maner how they stoode they had grete 〈◊〉 ylle sayd bitwene hem that noman shold remeue for no streÌ„gth ne engyne so huge they were so long but merlyn thurgh hys â—…afte and queyntise reineued hem brought hem in to hir shâ—… come ageyne in to this land And merlyn sette the stones ther that the kynge wold haue hem and sette hem in the same maner that they stoden in Irlond whan the kyng sawe that it was made he thanked merlyn and richely him rewarded at his own wylle that place lete calle stonhenge for euermore How passent that was vortigers sonne the kyng guyllomer come in to this land how a traitour that was called Coâ—… enpoysoned the kyng Aurilambros Ca lxvij And men shal vnderstande that passent that was mortigers sone lyued in the same tyme and come in to this land with a grete power and drryued in the north countre and wold â—…n auenged of his faders deth Mortiger And strongly trusted vpon the companye that he had brought with hym out of the land of germanye had conquerd all the north countrey vnto yorâ—… and whan kyng Aurilambros herd this he assemâ—…d a grete power of britons and went for to befyght hym and 〈◊〉 his peple were discomfyted but passent escaped thens with some of his folk fled thens in to Irlond come to kyng guiâ—…met and prayed hym of helpe socour The kyng graunted hym with good wyll and sayd he wold helpe hym with good wylle vpon that couenaunt that I my self muste gone with yowe with alle my power in to Britayne and I wold auenge me vpon the britons rather than they in to my lond comen token the stones with strength that called is geauÌ„ts â—…ll the styng guyllomer 〈◊〉 ordeyne his shippes and went to the see with xv M men arryued in walys bygonne
in his tyme shal the Ryuers renne with blode and with brayne and he shal make in places of his land walles that shull doo moche harme vnto his se ed after his tyme. Than shal ther come a peple oute of the northwest duryng his regne that shal be ladde thurgh out a wykked hare that the dragon shal done croune kyng that afterward shall flee ouer the see without comyng ageyne for drede of the dragon And in that tyme the sonne shal be as rede as blode as me shull see thurgh al the world that shal bytoken grete pestyle nee deth of folk thurgh dent of swerd and that peple shal ben faderles til the tyme that the dragon shal dye thurgh an hare that shal meue ayenst hym werre vnto the ende of his lyf that shal not fully ben ended in his tyme This dragon shal be hold in his tyme the best body of the world and he shal dye besyde the marches of a strauÌ„ ge land the land shall duelle faderles withoute a good gouer nour and me shal wepe for his deth from the yle of shepey vnto the hauen of marcyll wherfore allas shal be the commune songe of faderles folk that shal ouerlyuen in his land destroyed ANd after this dragon shal come a goot oute of kar that shal haue hornes and a berde of siluer and ther shal come oute of his nostrel a domp that shal betoken honger sorowe greete deth of the peple and moche of his land in the begynnyng of his regne shal be wasted This goot shal goo ouer to Fraunce shal opene the flout of his lyf and of deth In his tyme ther shal arryse an egle in Cornewayle that shalle haue fethers of gold that of pride shal be without pere of the laÌ„d and he shal despyse lordes of blode and after he shall flee shamefully by a bere at Gauerseche and after shul be made bridges of men vpon the costes of the see and stones shal falle fro castels 〈◊〉 many other townes shul be made playn In his tyme shall seme that the bere shal brenne and a bataylle shal be done vpon the armes of the see in a feld ordeyned as a sâ—…de And at that bataylle shal dye many whyte heedes wherfore his bataylle shal be callyd the whyte bataylle And the forsayd bere shal done this gote moche harme and it shal come oute of the southwest of his blode than shal the gote â—…se moche of this lande til at the tyme that shendship shal hym ouercome than he shal clothe hym in a lyon skynne than shal he wynne that he hadde loste more therto For a peple shal come out of the northwest that shal make the goot sore adrad he shal auenge hym of his enemyes thurgh counceyl of two owles that fyrst shall be in perylle for to bene vndone but the olde oule shall wende a certayne tyme after he shal come ageyne in to this lond These two owles shullen done grete harme to many on so they shal eounâ—…eylle the gote that he shold arere werre ageynst the for sayd bere at the last the goot and the owles shall come at bur ton vp Trent and shal wende ouer and for drede the bere shalle flee and aswan with hym fro his companye to burton toward the north ther they shul ben with an hard shour and the swan shal ther be slayne with sorow the bere taken byheded alther next his nest that shal stonde vpon a broken brydge on whome the son ne shal cast hyr bemes many shal hym seke for verâ—…u that fro hym shal come In the same shal dye for sorow care a peple of his land so that many landes shal ben on hym the more bolder af terward and tho two owles shul doo moche harme to the forsaid flour of lyse and hir shull lede in destresse so that she shal passe ouer in to Fraunce for to make pees bitwene the goot the floure delise ther she shal duelle till a tyme that hir seed shal come se che hir they shullen he stylle till a tyme that they shull hem clo the with grace they shull seche the oules shul put hem to des pytous deth And after shal this gote ben brought to dysese and grete anguyssh and in sorowe he shal leue al his lyfe AFtre this gote shal come out of wyndesore a bore that shal haue an hede of whyte a lyons herte and a pytous soâ—…yng His vysage hal be rest to seke men His worde shal be stanching of therâ—… To hem that ben a thyrste hys worde shall be Gospell His beryng shall be meke as a lambe In the fyrst yere of his regne he shall haue grete payne to Iustyfye hem that ben vntrewe And in his tyme shalle his lande bee multyplyed with Alyens And this â—…ore thurgh fyersenes of herte that he shal haue shalle maste wulues bycome lambes And he shalle bee callyd thurgh oute of the world bore of holynes fyersnes of noblesse and of mekenes he shal done mesurably al that he shal haue to done vn to the burgh of Ierusalem he shal whette his teeth vpon the ya tes of parys and vpon four landes Spayne shal tremble for dre de Gascoyne shal swete In fraunce he shal putte his wynge hys grete tayl shall rest in englond and softely Almayne shal quake for drede of hym This bore shal yeue mantels to two townes of Englonde and shal make the Ryuer renne with bloode wyth brayne he shal make many mede wes reede and he shal gete as moche as his auncestres dyden and er that he be dede he shal bere thre crounes and he shal put a land in to grete subiection and af terward it shal be releued but not in his tyme This bore after he is dede for his doughtynesse shal be entered at Coloygne and hys land shal than be fulfylled of all good AFter this bore shal come a lambe that shal haue feet of bede an hede of bras an hert of a loppe a swynes skyn and an harde and in his tyme his lande shal be in pees the fyrste yere of his regne he shal do make a Cyte that all the world shal spe ke therof this lambe shal leue in his tyme a grete part of his loÌ„de thurgh an hidous wolfe but he shal recouer it yeue a lordship to an egle of his londes and thys Egle shall wel gouerne it til the tyme that pryde shal hym ouergone Allas the sorowe For he shal deye of his broders suerd and after shal the lande fall to the forsayd lambe that shall gouerne the land in pees all his lyfe tyme And after he shall dye and the land be fulfylled of all maner good AFter this lambe shal come a mold warpe cursed of goddes mouth a caytyf a coward an hare he shal haue an erthely skynne as a gote vengeaunce shal falle
lande of Frolle that was a Romayn hym sl◅we Ca o lxxv◅ Syth it befell that kyng Arthur thurgh counseyll of his barons lordes wolde gone and conquere al fraunce that tho was callyd gallia thurgh Romayns that tho helde that lande in hyr power in hir lordship the Romayns had take that land to a noble knyght worthy of body that was callyd frolle and whan he wyst that Arthur come he ordeyned an hoost a greete power fought with the kynge he his folk were disconfyted thens they fled vnto parys entryd the tonne closed the yates ther hem helde Arthur wyst that Froll was gone to pa ris he pursued after come thider hym besyeged but the Cyte was so strong wel arayed tho that were within defēded hem wel māly Kyng arthur duellyd there more a moneth ther was soo moche people in the Cyte dispended al hir vytaylles that were within soo grete honger bycome amonges hem that ◅ey deyden wonder thykke within the cyte for honger comen to Frolle prayd hym to ben acorded with kyng Arthur for to ha ue pres they wolde yelde hem to hym the toun also Frolle saw that no lenger he myght holde the toune ageynste hyr wyl trust gretely vpon his own strengthe sent to kyng arthur that he shold come fyght with hym body for body so shold they departe fraunce bytwene hem two kyng Arthur anon graūted it wold not that one of his peple vndertoke the batayll for hym vpon the morne bothe men were armed without parys ther that they shold fight anon they smyten to geders so fyersly so wel they foughten in bothe sydes that no man coude deme the beter of hem so it befelle that Frolle yaf Arthur suche a stroke that he kneled to the groūde wolde he nold he as frolle withdrow his suerd he wounded kyng Arthur in the forhede that the blode fell a doune by his eyen his face Arthur anone sterte vp hertely whan he felt hym hurt as a man that semed almost wode and he toke Tabourne his good suerd ▪ drowe it vpon highe yafe Frolle suche a stroke that therwith he clafe his hede doune to the sholders so that his helme myght not be his warrant so he fell a doune dede in the place they of the cyte made grete sorow for Frolle anone euerychone yelde hem to kyng Arthur the toun also bycome his men dyde to hym homage and feaute and he vnderfenge hem toke of hem good hostages and kyng Arthur after went forth with his hoost and conquerd Angyen and An gyers gascoyne pehyto nauerne Burgeyne Berry Lotherne Turyn and peythers and all the other land of Frannce he conquerd holych And whan he had alle conquerd and taken by homages and feaultes he torned ageyne to parys and ther he duel led long tyme and ordeyned pees long tyme ouer all the countray and thurgh oute al Fraūce And whan pees was made ouer al thurgh his noble knyghthode that he had and also for his owne worthynes And noman were he neuer soo grete a lord durst not mene werre ageynst hym nother to arryse for to make the lād of fraunce in quyete pres he duellyd ther nyne yere dyde ther ma ny grete wondres and. reproued many proude men and lyther ty vants hem chastysed after hir deseruyse How kyng Arthur auaunced all his men that had trauaylin his seruyce Cao. lxxixo. ANd afterward it befelle thus at Estren ther that he helde a fest at parys ry◅lely he gan auaunce his knyghtes for hyr seruyce that had hym holpen in his conquest He yafe to his styward that was callyd kay Angyeen Angy ers And to Bedeler his boteler he yafe normandy that tho was callyd neustrye And to Holdyne hys Chambyrlayne he yaf flaundres and maunce and to do◅ll his cosyn he yafe bo◅oyn And to Rychard his neueu be yaf ponntyf And to alle other he yaf large landes and fees after they were of estate And whan Arthur had thus his knyghtes feffed at auerill next after sewyng he come ageyne in to britayn his owne land And after at whytsontyde next sewynge by counseyl of his barons he wold be crouned kyng of glomergon helde a solempne fest lete sompne kynges Erles batons that they shold come thider euerychone ther was scater kyng of scotlond Cadwere kyng of southwales Euyllomer kynge of Northwales Maded kynge of Irland Malgamus kyng of gutland Achylles kyng of Iselande Aloth kyng of denmark Eonewas kyng of norwey and Hel his cosyn kyng of dorkeny Cador kyng of litell butain Mowitherle of Cornewayl Mauran erle of gloucestre guerdon ◅le of wynchestre Boel erle of hertford ◅reegy erle of oxenford Cursall erle of bathe Ionas erle of C◅stre Enetal erle of dorchestre ◅ymare erle of salysbury waloth erle of Caūterbury Iu gerne erle of chichestre Aral erle of leycetre the erle of war wyst many other ryche lordes Britons also ther ca in mo that is to say dyppon Donaud gennes and many other that ben not here named weren at that feste and many a fayr fest kyng Arthur had holde byforne but neuer none such ne so solempne and that lastyd xv dayes with moche honour and myeth Of the letter that was sent from the Cyte of Rome for pryde to kyng Arthur Ca lxxx THe thyrd day as kyng Arthur sate at his mete among his kynges amonge hem that seten at the feste byforne hem come in xij aldermen of age rychely arayed courtously salued the kynge and sayd they come from Rome sente as messagyers feo thempetour and toke to hym a letter that thus moche was to vnderstonde Gretely vs meruayleth Arthur that thou art ones so hardy with eyen in thy hede to maken open wer re contaste ayenst vs of rome that owen all the worlde to derne for thou hast neuer yet byforne this tyme proued ne essayed the strength of the romayns therfor thou it shalt in a lytell tyme For Iulius cesar conquerd all the lande of Brytayne toke therof truage and our folke haue it long y had and now thurgh thy pryde thou witholdest it Wherfore we commande the that thou it yelde ageyn yet hast thou more foly done that thou hast slayne frolle that was our baron of fraunce all with wronge therfor all the comons of Rome warnen comande the vpon lyf lymme that thou be in haste at Rome amendes to make of thy mysdedes that thou hast done And yf it so be that thou come not we shal passe the hylle of Ioye with strength and we shal the se ke wher euer thou may be founde thou shalt not haue a fo◅ of lande of thyne owne that we ne shal destroye afterward with thy body we shal done our will whan this letter was
thens This kyng edward made al the good lawes of englond that yet ben moost holden and was so mercyable and ful of pyte that no man myght be more How therle godewyn come in to englond and had ageyne all his land and after ward saynt edward wedded hys doughter Cao. C. xxvijo. WHan therle godewyn that was duellyng in denmark hadde moche herde of the goodnes of saynt Edward and that he was full of mercy of pyte And thought that he wold gone a geyne in to englond for to seche to haue grace of hym that he myght haue his land in pees and arrayed hym as moche as he myghte and putte hym towarde the See And come in to Englond to london ther that the kyng was that tyme and alle the loâ—â—â—s of englond helde a parlement Godewyne sente to hem that were his frendes and were the moost grettest lordes of the lande prayd hem to beseche the kynges grace for hym and that he wold his pees his land graunte hym his enemyes ladden hym byfore the kyng to seche grace And anone as the kyng hym sawe he appelled hym of treason and of the deth of Alured his broder these wordes vnto hym sayd Traytour Godewyne quod the kynge I thr appele that thou hast bytrayd and slayne my broder Alured Certes syr quod Godewyn saue your grace and your pees and your lordship I neuer hym bytrayd ne slew hym therfor I put me in reward of the court Now fayre lordes qd the kyng ye that ben my lyeges erles and barons of the lond that here ben al assembled Ful wel ye haue hâ—…rd myn appele the ansuere also of godewyn And therfore I wylle that ye award and doo ryght The erles and barons tho drowen hem alle to gedre for to done this award by hem self so they speken dyuersly amonges hem For somme sayd ther was neuer allyauÌ„ce by homage serment seruyce ne by lordship bytwene Godewyn Alured for whiche thyng they myght hym drawe at the last they deuysed and demed that he shold put hym in the kynges mercy all to geders Tho spak the erle leueryche of Couentre a good man to god to al the world told his reson in this manere sayd the erle godewyn is the beste frended man of Englond after the kyng wel myght it not ben gayn sayd that without couÌ„seill of godewyn Alured was neuer put to deth wherfor I award as touchyng my part that hym self his sone euery of vs xij erles that ben his frendes wend byfore the kyng charged with as moche gold syluer as we mowe bere bitwene our handes prayeng the kyng foryeue his euyl wyll to therle godewyn receyue his homage his land yelde ageyn al they accorded vnto that award And comen in this maner as is abone sayd euery of hem with gold syluer as moch as they myght bere bytwene hyr hon des byfore the kyng they sayden the forme the maner of hyr accord and of hir award The kyng wold not hem gayn say but as moche as they ordeyned he graunted and confermed so was therle godewyn accorded with the kyng had ageyne al his laÌ„d And afterward he bere hym so wel and so wysely that the kyng loued hym wonder moche and with hym was ful pryue And within a lytel tyme the kynge loued hym so moche that he spoused godewyns doughter made hir quene and netheles for al that tho the kyng had a wyf he lyued euermore in chastyte in clennes of body without ony flesshely dede doyng with his wif the quene also in hir half lad hooly lyf two yere deyde And afterward the kyng lyued al his lyf without ony wyfe The kyng yafe the erldome of oxenford to harold that was godewynes sone made hym erle And so wel they were bilouyd both the fadre he so priue with the kyng both the fadre the sone that they myght done what thyng they wold by ryght For ageynste right wold he nothyng done for no maner man so good trewe he was of conseyence therfor our lord Ihu crist grete specially lo ue to hym shewed How kyng edward saw Sweyne kyng of denmark drenched in the see in the sacrament as he stode herd masse ca C xxvij IT befell vpon whytsonday as kyng edward herd his masse in the grete chirche of westmynstre ryght at the leuacion of Ihesu cristes body And as al men were gadred in to the chirche come nere the auter sacryng for to see the kyng his houdes â—…te vpon highe a grete laughter toke vp Wherfor al that aboute hym stode gretely gonne Wondre and after masse they axed why the kynges laughter was Fayr lordes quod tâ—…e kynge Sweyne the yonger that was kyng of denmark come in to the see with al his power for to haue comen in to englond vp on vs to haue werryd I sawe hym al his folke drenched in the highe see al this sawe in the eleuacion of Ihu cristes bodye bytwene the preestes hondes I had therof so moche Ioye that I myght not my laughter witholde and the erle leueryche besydes hym stode at the leuacion openlyche he sawe the forme of brede torne in to a lykenesse of a yong child toke vp his right bond fyrst blyssed the kyng afterward therle the Erle anone turned hym toward the kynge to make him see that holy syghte And tho sayd the kynge Syre erle sayd he I see well that ye see thaÌ„ked be god that I haue honoured my god my sauyour vysâ—…ly Ihesu crist in forme of man whos name be blyssed in al worldes Amen How the rynge that seynt edward had yeue to a poure pylgrym for the loue of god saynt Iohan euangelyst come ageyne vnto kyng edward Capitulo C xxix THis noble man saynt edward regned xiij yere and thus It be fell vpon a tyme bifore er he died that two men of engloÌ„d were went in to the holy land â—…nd hadden done hir pylgremage and were goyng ageyne in to hir owne countrey And as they went in the wey they met a pylgrym that curtoysly he in salued and axed in what land and in what countrey they were borne And they sayd in Englond Tho axed he who was kyng of englond they ansuerd sayd the good kyng Edward Fayr frendes tho sayd the pylgrym whan that ye come in to youre countrey ageyne I praye yow that ye wyl gone vnto kynge edward oftymes hym grete in myne name And oft tymes thank him of his grete curtosye that he to me hath donÌ„ and namely for the ryng that he yaf me whan he had herd masse at westmynstre for seynt Iohns loue euangelyst and toke tho the rynge and toke it to the pylgryms And sayd I pray yow for to gone and â—…re this ryng and take it to kyng edward and
his owne chirche And this accord was made in the begynnynge of aduent and afterward he was slayn and martred the fyfthe daye of Crystemasse that tho next come For kynge Henry thought vpon seynt thomas archebisshop vpon Crystemas se day as he sate at mete and these wordes said that yf he had ony good knyght with hym he had be many day passed auengyd vpoÌ„ the archebisshop thomas And anon Syr wylliam Breton Syre hugh moruyle Syr william Tracy And syr reynold fytz vrse beres sone in englyssh pryuely went vnto the see and comon in to Englond to the chirche of Caunterbury and hym ther they martred at seynt benets auter in the moder chirche And that was in the yere of Incarnacion of Ihesu cast M C lxxij yere And anone after henry the newe kynge bygan for to make werre vpon henry his fadre and eke vpon his bretheren also And so vpon a day the kyng of Fraunce and al the kynges sones and the kyng of scotland and the greâ—…ttest lordes of En glond were arrysen ageynst the kyng henry the fadre and at the last as god wold he conquerd all his enemyes the kyng of frauÌ„ ce he were acorded And tho sent kyng henry the fadre specially vnto the kynge of Fraunce prayed hym hertely for his loue that he wold sende to hym by letter the names of hem that bygonnen the werre vpon hym And the kyng of Fraunce sente ayene to hym by a letter the names of hem that bygoÌ„nen the wer re The fyrst was Iohan his sone and Rychard his broder Henry his sone the newe kyng Tho was henry the kyng wonder wroth and cursed the tyme that euer he hem bygate And while the werre dured henry his sonne the newe kyng dyed sore repentyng his mysdede and moost sorow made of ony man for cause of seynt thomas deth of Caunterbury And prayde his fadre with moche sorow of hert mercy for hys trespasse and his fader foryafe it hym And hadde of hym grete pyte and after he dyed the xxvj yere of his regne and lyeth at Redyng How the Cristen lost the holy land in the forsaid kynges tyme thurgh a fals cristen man that bycome a sarasyn Ca o C xliij ANnd while that kyng henry the emperesse sone lyued regned the grete batayl was in the holy land bytwene cristen men and the sarasyns but the cristen men were ther slayn thurgh grete treson of the erle Tyrpe that wold haue had to wif the quene of Ierusalem that somtyme was balde wynes wyf but she forsoke him and toke to hir lorde a knyght a worthy man that was callyd Syr Guy perches wherfor therle Tyrpe was wroth wente anone right to saladyne that was soudan of babyloyn become saraseyn his man forsoke his cristendome al cristen lawe the cristen men wyst not of his dedes but wende for to haue had grete helpe of hym as they were woned to haue byfore whan they come to the bataille this fals cristen man torned vnto the saraysus forsoke his owne nacions soo were the cristen men ther slayn with the sarasyns thus were the cristen men slayne and put to horryble deth the cyte of Ierusalem destroyed the holy crosse borne awey The kyng of Fraunce all the grete lordes of the land lete hem crosse for to gone in to the holy londe And amonges hem went Rychard kyng henryes sone fyrst af ter the kyng of fraunce that toke the crosse of the Archebisshop of tours but he toke not the vyage at that tyme for encheson that he was lette by other maner weyes nedes to be done And whan kyng henry his fadre had regned xxxv yere v monethes and four dayes he dyed lyeth at founteuerard Of kyng rychard that conquerd all the holy land that Cristen men had lost Cao. xliiij ANd after this kyng henry regned Richard his sone a stronge man worthy also bolde and he was crouned at west mynster of the archebisshop baldewyn of Caunterbury the thyrd day of September the second yere of his regne kyng Rychard him self and baldewyn the archebisshop of Caunterbury and hubert bisshop of salysbury and Randulfe erle of gloucestre and other many lordes of englond went in to the holy land And in that vyage deyde the archebisshop of Caunterbury And kyng rychard went byfore in to the hooly land reste not til that he come forthe in his wey vnto Cypres And toke Cypres with grete force â–ª and sythen kynge Rychard wente forth toward the holy land and gete ther as moche as the Crysten men hadden loste byfore and conquered the land ageyne thurgh myght sauf only the holy crosse And whan kyng richard come to the toun of Acres for to gete the cyte A grete debate aroos bytwene hym the kyng of fraunce so that the kyng of fraunce went ageyn in to frannce and was wroth toward the kyng rychard but ex kyng Rychard went ageyne he toke the cyte of Acres And whan he had taken it he duellyd in the cyte a whyle but to hym come tydyng that the erle Iohan of oxenford his broder wold haue seased al englond in to his hand normandye also and wold crou ne hym kynge of the land And whan kyng Rychard herd this tydyng he went ageyne toward Englond with all the spede that he myght but the duk of Ostryche met with hym toke hym brought hym to the emperour of almayne And the Emperour brought hym in to his pryson afterward he was delyuerd for an huge rauÌ„son that is for to saye an C M pouÌ„te for whiche â—…aunsonne to be payed eche other chalyâ—… of englond was molte made in to moneye al the monkes of the ordre of cysteaux yeuen al hir bokes thurgh engloÌ„d to done hem to selle the â—…aunsonne for to pay How kynge rychard come ageyne from the holy land and auengyd hym of his enemyes Cao. C. xlvjo. Hyles this kyng rychard was in pryson the kyug of frauÌ„ w ce werryd vpon hym strongely in Normandye and Iohan his broder werryd vpon hym in Englonde but the Bisshopes barons of englonde withstode hym with al the power that they myght gete geten the Castel of wyndesore and al other castels And the forsayd Iohan sawe that he had no myght ne power a geynst the barons of Englond for to fyght but anon went hym ouer see vnto the kyng of Fraunce And when kyng rychard co me out of pryson was delyuerd and come in to englond anon after Candelmasse in grete hast he wente vnto notyngham the castel of notyngham to hym was yolden and tho discomfyted 〈◊〉 Iohan his broder and that with hym helde And after he wente vnto the cyte of wynchestre ther he lete hym croune kyng of en glonde and after he went in to normandye for to werre vppon the kyng of Fraunce the kyng
hym put his two sones in hostage for that he thought gone in to Englond for to aspye the couÌ„trey telle hem whan he come in to Englond that he had broken the kynges pryson of frauÌ„ce by nyÈt sayd that he wold done that al Englysshmen walsshâ—…eÌ„ shol de abowe to the kyng of FrauÌ„ce this thyng for to brynge to the ende he swore vpon this couenaunt dedes were made bytwene hem that he shold haue by yere a M poundes worth of lande to brynge this thyng to an ende This fals traytour toke his leue and went thens come in to englond vnto the kyng sayd that he was broken out of pryson that he had put hym in suche â—…ll for his loue wherfor the kyng coude hym moch thank ful glad was of his comyng the fals these traytour fro that day aspyrd all the deyng of the kyng also his couÌ„eeyll for the kyng louyâ—… hym wel was with hym ful pryue But a clerk of England that was in the kynges house of frauÌ„ce herd of this trâ—…son of the falsenes wrote to another clerk that was duellyng with the kyng of englond al how thomas Turbeluylle had done his false coniectyng al the couÌ„ceyll of englond was write for to haue 〈◊〉 vnto the kynge of fraunce thurgh this forsayd lettre that the clerk had sent fro frauÌ„ce hit was fouÌ„de vpon him wherfor he was lad to london drawen honged ther for his treson and his two sones that he had put in fraunce for hostages were tho 〈◊〉 Of the Conquest of Berewyk Ca C lyviijâ—… WHan tho two Cardynals were went ageyne in to Fraunce for to treate of the pres at 〈◊〉 the kyng senâ—… thydder of his erles and barons that is to say Syr edmond his brother vpon goddes bodye That is to say Syr Iohan of Comyn the Erle of the strathorne the erle of Carryk and also four bisshops vndertoke for alle the clergye so the kyng delyuerd hem yafe hem sauf conduyt to wende in to hir owne lond And it was not long afterward that they ne arysen ageynst kyng Edward for encheson that they wyst wel that kyng Edwardys folk was take in gascoyn as byfore is sayd but syr Iohan bayllol kyng of scotland wist wel that his laÌ„d shold haue sorow shame for hyr falsenesse in hast went hym ouer the see to his owne landes ther helde hym come neuer more ayene wherfor the scottes choseÌ„ to hir kyng williaÌ„ waleys a ribaud an harlot comeÌ„ vp of noÈt moche harme dyd to the englisshmen kyng edward thought how he myght haue delyuerauÌ„ce of his peple that were taken in gascoyne in hast went ouer the see in to FlauÌ„dres for to werre vp on the styng of frauÌ„ce the erle of Flaundres vnderfenge hym with moche honour grauÌ„ted hym al his landes at his own wil And whan the kyng of fraunce herd telle that the kyng of Englond was arryued in flauÌ„dres come with an huge power him for to destroye he preyd him of trewe for two yere so that englissh marchauÌ„ts also frenssh myght sanfly gone come in both sides The kyng edward grauÌ„ted it so that he must haue his men ouâ—… of pryson that were in gascoyne the kyng of frauÌ„ce grauÌ„ted â—…non so they were delyuerd And in the same tyme the Scottes sent by the bisshop of seynt andrews in to frauÌ„ce to the kyng to Syr Charlys his broder that Syr charles shold come with his power they of scotland wold come with hyr power so they shold gone in to englond that land for to destroye from scotland till that they come to kent the scotâ—…es trust moch vpon the freÌ„ssh men but of that thyng they had no maner grauÌ„te And nethelos the scottee bigoÌ„ne to robbe slee in noâ—…thuÌ„berlaÌ„d dide moche harme How william walleys lete slee hyr hugh of Cressyngham of the batayll of Fonkyrke Ca. C lxxâ—… WHan this tidyng was come to kyng Edward that william walleys had ordeyned suche a strong power that all Scot land to hym was attendaunt and redy to slee Englysshmen and â—…e destroye the land he was sore annoyed and sente anon by lettres to the erle of garren 〈◊〉 Syr henry Percy and to Sir William latomer to syr hugh of cressynghaÌ„ his tresorer that they shold take poâ—…er and wende in to northumberlond and so forth in to Scotland for to kept the countreyes And whan william waleis herde of hir comynge he gan for to flee the Englysshmen hym folowed drofe hym till he come to Stryuelyn and ther he held hym in the castel the walsshmen euery day hem escryed manaced dyd al the despyte that they myght So that the englissh men vpon a tyme in a mornynge wente oute from the Castel the mountance of x myle passed ouer a brydge And william wa â—…eys come with a strong power drofe hem a bak for the Englysshmen had ageynste hym tho no myght but fled they that myght take the bridge escaped but syr hugh the kynges tresorer ther was slayne and many other also wherfor was moche soâ—…the Tho had kyng edward sped al his nedes in flauÌ„dres was ageyne come in to englond in haste toke his wey toward Scot land come thyder at ascension tyde al that he founde he sett a fire and brente But the poure peple of Scotland come to hym wonder thykke prayd hym for goddes loue that he wold haue on them mercy pyte wher for the kyng tho commaunded that no man shold done harme to hem that were yolden to hym ne to no man of ordre ne to no how 's of relygyon ne no maner chirche But lete aspye al that he myght wher that he might fynde any of his enemyes Tho come a spye to the kyng told hym wâ—…re the Scottes were asseÌ„bled for to yeue bataylle on saynt mary magdalene day the kyng come to fonkirk yafe bataylle to the Scottes And at that batayll were slayn xxxiij thousand and of englisshmen but xxviij no mo of the which was a worthy kniÈt slayne that was a knyght an hospyteler that was callyd Frere Brian Iay For whan william waleys fled from the bataylle that same Frere Brian hym pursued ferslyche and as his hors ran it stert in to a myre of mareys vp to the bely And william waleys torned tho ageyne ther slewe the forsayd Brian and that was moche harme And that while kynge Edward wente thurgh Scotland for to enquere yf he myght fynde ony of his enemyes And in that land he duellyd as long as hym lyked ther was none enemye that durst him abyde and sone afterward kyng edward went to sonthampton for he wold not abyde in scot land in wynter season for esement of his peple And when be come to london he lete amende
the kyng exyled his quene Isabel edward his eldest sone Cao. CC iiijo. WHan kyng edward of Englond herd telle how the kyng of Fraunce had yeue the Duchye of guybenne vnto Syr Edward his sone withoute consent wyll of hym that his sonne had vnderfonge the duchye he bycome wonder wrothe sente to his sone by his lettre to his wif also that they shold come ayene in to englond in al the haste that they myght The quene Isabell sir edward hir sone were wonder sore adrad of the kynges manace of his wrathe principally the falsenesse of the spencers bothe of the fadre of the sonne at this commaundement they wold not come wherfor kyng edward was ful sore annoyed lete make a crye at london that yf quene ysabel and Edward hir eldest sone come not in to Englond that they shold ben holden as our enemyes both to the Royame and to the cronne of Englond And for that they wold not come in to englond both were exiled the moder and hir sone whan the quene Isabell herd these tidyn ges she was sore adrad to be shent thurgh the fals congettyng of the spencers And went with the knyghtrs that were exyled out of Englond for seynt thomas cause of lancastre that is to saye sir Rogyer of wigmore sir william Trussel sir Iohan of Cromwel many other good knyghtes wherfor they toke hir counseyll ordeyned amonges he in for to make a maryage bytwene the duk of guyhenne the kynges sone of englond therles doughter of he naud that was a noble knyght of name a doughty in his tyme And yf that thyng myght be brought aboute than stode they trowynge with the helpe of god with his helpe to recouer hyr herytage in Englond wherof they were put oute thurgh the false congettynges of spencers How kyng edward thurgh counceyll of the spencers sent to the douzepers of fraunce that they shold helpe that the quene Isabell hir sonne Syr edward were exyled out of fraūce cao. CC vo. WHan kyng edward the spencers herd how quene Isabel and sir Edward hir sone had alyed hem to the Erle of Henaud and to them that were exyled oute of Englond For enche son of thomas of lancastre they were so sory that they nyst what to done wherfor Syr hugh spencer the sone sayd vnto Syr hugh his fadre in this maner wyse Fader acursed be the tyme. and the counceylle that euer ye consented that quene Isabell shold gone vnto Fraunce for to treaten of acord bytwene the kynge of Englond and hir broder the kyng of fraunce for that was your co◅ ceyll For at that tyme forsoth your wyt fayled For I drede me sore leste thurgh hir hir sone we shal be shent but yf we take the better counseyll Now fayre sirs vnderstondeth how meruayllous felonye and falshede the spencers ymagyned and cast for pri uely they lete fylle v barel ferrors with siluer the som amoūted v thousand pounde they sente tho barelles ouer see pryuely by an alyen that was callyd Arnold of spayne that was a brocour of london that he shold gone to the douzepers of fraūce that they shold procuren and speke to the kyng of Fraūce that quene Isa bell and hir sone Edward were dryne and exyled oute of fraūce And among al other thynges that they were brought to the deth as priuely as they myght But Almyghty god wold not so for when this arnold was in the high see he was take with selādres that mette hym in the see toke hym and ladde hym to hyr lord erle of henaud moche ioye was made for that takynge atte last this arnold priuely stale awey fro thens come to london of this takyng of other thynges the erle of henaud sayd to the quene Isabel dame make yowe mery be of good chere for ye be more richer than ye went haue ben take ye these fyue barelles ful of siluer that were sente to douzepyers of fraunce for to slee yow and your sone edward thenketh hastely for to wende in to englond and take ye with yow Sir Iohan of henaud my broder and v C men of armes for many of hem of Fraunce in whome ye haue had grete trust had grete deynte yow for to scorne Almyghty god graunte yow grace your enemyes to ouercome The quene Isabel sente tho thurgh henaud flaūdres for hir scudy◅ ours ordeyned hir euery day for to wend in to englond ageyn And so she had in hir company Syr Edmond of wodestoke that was erle of kent that was sir edwardes brother of Englond whan kyng edward lete kepe the Costes by the see lete trie al the price men of armes fote men thurgh Englond Capitulo CC vjo. WHan kynge Edward herde telle that Quene Isabell and Edward hir sonne wold come in to Englond with many alyens and with hem that were outlawed oute of Englond for hyr reb◅lnesse he was sore adrad to be put a doune l◅se hys kyngdome wherfor he ordeyned to kepe his castels in walys as wel as in Englond with vitaylles hyr apparaylle lete kepe his Ryuers and also the see costes wherof the v portes token to kepe hem and also the see And at the feste of decollacion of seynt Iohan baptist the cytezeyns of london sente to the kyng to po◅ches tre an C men of Armes And also he commanded ferthermore by his lettres ordeined that euery honderd and wapentake of englōd shold trye as wel of men of armes as of men a fote that they shold be put in somme xx in som an C cōmanded that al tho mē were a redy whan ony oute he se or crye were made for to pursue and take the alyens that comen to Englond for to benymme hym the lond and for to putte hym oute of his kyngdome And more ouer he lete crye thurgh his patent in euery faire in euery mar kete of Englond that the quene Isabell Syr Edward his eldest sone the erle of kent that they were take and saufly kepte without ony maner harme vnto hem doyng and al other maner peple that come with hem anon to smyte of hir hedes without ony maner raūsonne And what man that myght bringe syr rogyers heede mortimer of wigmroe shold haue an C p◅ūd of money for his trauaylle And ferthermore he ordeyned by his patent com manded to make a fyre vpon euery hygh hylle besydes the riuers in lowe countreyes for to mak hye bekenes of tymbre that yf it soo were that the alyens come vnto the lande by nyght that men sholde tende the bekenes that the countrey myght be warned and come mete hir enemyes in the same tyme dyed sir rogyer mor timer his vncle in the toure of london How the quene Isabell sir Edward duke of guyhenne hir son◅ come to londe at here wiche
forsayd thomas and humfrey with hyr companye at bur brudge with sir Andre we of herkela that is called the vnkynde out putter And also sire Edmond warde erle of yorke they comen and mette with thomas of lancastre with an huge compapanye and hem ther discomfyted and in that scomfyture the erle of herford was slayne vpon the bridge cowardly with a spere in the fūdament And the erle thomas was take and lad vnto poūt fret and tho he was byheded bysyde his owne castel But afterward many men hym sought for myracles that god dyde for him And in that tyme merlyn sayd for sorow harme shold dye a pe ple of his lāde wherfore many landes shold be vpon hym the hol dre And he sayd soth for by encheson of his barons that were do ne to deth for seynt thomas quarell of lancastre peple of many lō des bycome the holder for to meue werre vpon the kyng for hyr blode was torned to many nacione And afterward Merlyntolde and said that the forsayd owles shold done moche harme vnto the flour of lyf of deth they shold bringe hyr vnto mo che dysese so that she shold wende ouer the see in to fraunce for to make pees to the floure delyse there shold abyde til on a tyme that hir seed shold come seche hir And tho they shold abyde bothe til a tyme that they shold clothen hem with grace tho two owles she shold seke put hem vnto spytous deth And that pro phecye was wel knowen was full sothe For Syre Hughe spencer the fadre sir hughe the sonne dyde moche soro we and persecucion vnto quene Isabell thurgh hir procurement to hir lord the kyng So they ordeyned amonges hem that she was put vn to hir wages that is to say xx shyllyng in the day Wherfor the kyng of Fraūce hir broder was wonder sore annoyed and sente in to Englond by his lettres vnto kynge edward that he shold come to his parlement to parys in Fraunce but kyng Edward was sore adrad to come there For he wende to haue ben arested til that he had made amendes for the trespace that sir hugh spencer the fadre the sone had done for the harme y t they had don̄ to Quene Isabel his suster Wherfor thurgh hyr ordynaunce consent of the spencers the quene Isabell wente ouer see in to fraūce for to make acord bytwene kyng edward and the kyng of fraūce hir broder And ther duellyd she in fraunce til edward hir eldest sone come hir to seche so they duellyd ther both til that alyaūce was made bytwene hem And the gentil erle of henaud that yf they with her helpe myght destroye ouercome the venym the falsenesse of the sponcers that sir edward shold spouse dame phi lip the worshipful lady the erles doughter of henaud Wherfor the quene Isabel sir edward hir sone sir edmond of wodestok the kynges broder of englond sir Iohan of henaud sire Rogyer mortymer of wygmore and sir thomas rocelyn sir Iohan of Cromwel sir william trussel many other of the Alyaunce of the gentil erle thomas of lancastre that were exyled out of Englond for his quarell and were disherited of hir landes ordeyned hem a grete power arryued at herewych in southfolk And sone after they pursueden the spencers til that they were taken put vnto pytous deth as byfore is sayd hir companye and also for the grete falsenesse that they dyd to kyng edward to his peple And merlyn sayd also more that the gote shold be put in to grete dysease in grete anguyssh grete sorowe he shold lede in his lyf And he said soth For after the tyme that kyng Edward was take he was put in to warde til that the spencers were putt vnto the dethe And also for encheson that he nold not come vnto his owne parlement at london as he had ordeyned and assygned him self to his barons also wold not gouerne rule his people ne his realme as a kyng shold done Somme of the barons of Englond come and yelde vp hir homages vnto hym for hem for al the other of the reame in the daye of Conuersion of saynt paule in the yere of his regne xx they put him out of his royalte for euermore euer he lyued his lyf afterward in moche sorowe and anguysshe Of kyng Edward the thyrd after the conquest Ca o CC xij ANd after this kyng Edward of Carnariuan regned Syre Edward of wyndesore his sonne the whiche was crouned kynge and annoynted at Westmynstre thurgh consente and wylle of alle the grete lordes of the Royamme the sonday in Cādelmasse eue in the yere of grace M CCC xxvj that was of age at that tyme but xv yere for encheson that his fadre was in ward in the Castel of kenelworth and eke was put doune of his royalte the royame of englond was as without kyng fro the fest of saynt katheryne in the yere aboue sayd vnto the fest of can delmasse tho were al maner plees of the kynges benche aftent And tho was commaunded to all the shereues of englond thurgh writte to warne the partyes defendaūts thurgh somnyng ayene And also ferthermore that al prisoners that were in the kynges gaylles that were attached thurgh shereues sholde be lete gone quite The kyng edward after his coronacion at the prayer bese chyng of his lieges of the reame grāted hem a chartre of stedfast pees to al hem that wold it axe sir Iohan of henaud his cōpa nye toke hir leue of the kyng of the lordes of the reame torned home to hir owne coūtrey ageyne eche of hem had ful riche yeftes eueryche man as he was of value of estate and tho was englond in pees in reste grete loue bytwene the kyng his lordes comunely englysshmen said amonges hem that the deuil was dede but the tresoure of the kyng his fadre the tresoure of the spencers both of the fadre of the sone the tresour of therle of Arundel of mayster robert baldock that was the kynges chaūceler was departed after the quene Isabellys ordinaūce syr rogyer mortimer of wygmore so that the kyng had noo thynge therof but at hir wylle hir delyueraunce nought of hir londes as afterward ye shall here How kyng edward went to stanhope for to mete the Scottes Capitulo CC xiij ANd yet in the same tyme was kyng edward in the Castelle of kenelworth vnder the kepyng of sir henry that was erle thomas broder of lancastre that tho was erle of leycestre the kyng graūted hym the erldom of lancastre that the kyng his fa dre had seysed in to his hande put out thomas of lancastre his broder And soo was he erle of lācastre of leycestre eke Styward of englond as his
me schyef come vnto hym on seynt andrews euen 〈◊〉 the yere of Incarnacion of our lord Ihu crist a thousand CCC xxx How kyng Edward gete ageyne vnto hym gracyously the ho mages feautes of scotlaÌ„d wherof he was put out thurgh fals counceyll of Isabel his moder and sir Rogyer mortimer that was newe made erle of the marche Cao. CC. xxâ—…ijo. â—…Owe ye haue herd lordes how sir Iohan of Bayllol in tyme of pees was chosen to ben kyng of ScotlaÌ„d fâ—…r ench son that he come of the eldest doughter of the erle Dauyd of Hontyngton that was kyng Alysandres broder of scotland that deâ—…de without heyr of his body bygoten how this Iohan made frauce homage to kyng edward henryes sone the third for his laÌ„des of stotlaÌ„d and how he afterward withsayd his homage thurgh couÌ„ ceill of the scottes in the yere of our lord M ccc lxxij sent vnto y t pope thurgh a fals suggestion that he made his oth vnto y t foâ—…said king edward ouer his astate his wil â–ª of which oth the pâ—…pe him assoylled thurgh his bulles to hym y sent And anone as kyng Edward wyst therof he ordeyned anon his barons câ—…me vnto Berewik conquerd the toune at which coÌ„quest ther were slâ—…y ne xxv M vij C And the Baillol that was kyng of scotlaÌ„d come yelde hym vnto kyng edward And the kyng afterward delyuerd him out of the toure of london and al the greâ—…e lordes of scotlaÌ„d with hym that were take at Berewyk yaf hem saufcoÌ„ duyt to go in to scotland and the scottes syth thurgh hir falsenes werred vpon kyng edward And whan Syr Iohan Bayâ—…loll kyng of scotlaÌ„d saw al this he went put hym ouer the see vnto Dunpier and liued ther vpon his owne landes as welle as he myght tille that the scottes wold amende hem of hyr mysdedes trespace and lad with hym Syr Edward his sonne wheâ—…fore the Scottes in despyte of hym callyd hym Syr Iohan Turnelabard for cause that he wold not offende ne trespace ayeÌ„st kyng edward of Englond And soo he forsoke his Reame of Scotland sette therof but lytell prys And this Syre Iohan longe tyme duellyd in fraunce til that he dyed there and sir edward his sone vnderfeng his heritage did homage vnto the kyng of frauÌ„ce for his laÌ„des of dunyyer so it fel afterward that edward y t was Iohan bayllols sone had with hym a squyer of engloÌ„d that was bâ—…re in yorkshyre that was callyd Iohan of barnaby this edward bayllol loued hym moche was nygh hym ful pryue And so this Iohan of barnaby was in debate with a frensshmaÌ„ in the toune of Dunpyer soo he slewe hym went his waye in al that he myght in to the castel for to haue socoure helpe of his lord And anon come the officers of the toun to take Iohn of bar naby as a felon syr edward his lord halp hym rescued him by nyÈt made hym wende oute of the castel so he went his wey come in to Englond without ony harme And whan the kyng of fraunce saw that sir edward had rescued his felon he beco me wonder wroth ayenst Syr edward anon lete hym be a rest toke in to his hande al his londes Tho duellyd Syr edward in prison vnto the tyme that sir henry of beaumout come in to frauÌ„ce the which henry somtyme was erle of angos in scotlaÌ„d thurgh his wyf was put oute of the forsayd erldom whan the accord was bytwene englond and Scotland thurgh the quene Isabel and sir rogyer the mortimer hir company for the maryage that she made bytwene dauyd that was Robert the brus sone dame Iane of the tour kyng edwardes suster of englond and well vnderstode this that at the ende he shold come to his right but if it we re thurgh sir edward baillol that was right heir of the reame of Scotland And the kynge of frannce lowys loued moche this sir henry and he was with hym ful priue and thought for to make a delyueraunce of Sir edward baillols body yf he myght in ony maner wyse Tho prayd he the kyng that he wold graunte hym of his grace Syr edward bayllols body vnto the next par lement that he myght lyue with his owne rentes in the mene time and that he must stand to be Iugged by his peris at the parlement The kynge graunted hym his prayer and made the forsayd Edward be delyuerd oute of prison in the maner aboue sayd And anon as he was out of prison sir henry toke hym forth with hym and lad hym in to Englond and made hym duelle pri uely at the maner of sandehal vp ouse in yorkshyre with the lady besey and so he ordeyned hym there an huge retenaunce of people of Englisshmen and also of Alyens for to conquere ayene his heri tage And soo he yaf moche siluer vnto Sowdyours and to alyens for to helpe hym And they behight for to helpe him in al that they myght but they faylled hym at his most nede And at that tyme Donald erle of morryf hâ—…rde telle how that sir Edward was priuely come in to scotlond and come to hym and made with hym grete ioye of his comyng ayene and said to hym behight hym that al the grete lordes of englond shold be to hym en tendaunt shold hym holde for kyng as right heyr of ScotlaÌ„d so moche they wold done that he shold be crouned kyng of that land and dyden to hym homage feaute Tho come Syr Henry of Beaumont to kynge edward of Englond and prayd hym in wey of charite that he wold grauÌ„te of his grace vnto sir edward Baillol that he muste saufly gone by land from sandhall vn to Scotland for to conquere his right herytage in Scotland The kyng ansuerd and sayd vnto hym yf that I suffre the Bayllol wende thurgh my land in to scotland than the peple wold saye that I shold be assentyng vnto the companye Now Syr I pray yow that ye wold grauÌ„te hym leue to take vnto hym Soudiours of englisshmen that they myght saufly lede hym thurgh your saÌ„d vnto Scotland And Syr vpon this couenaunt that yf it so befall that god it forbede that he be discomfyted in batayl thurgh the Scottes that I and also al the lordes that holden with Baillol ben for euermore put out of our rendes that we haue in En glond And the kynge vpon this couenaunt graunted hir bone as touchyng hym tho that were of the same quarell the whiche claymed for to haue londes or rentes in the Reame of Scotland And these were the names of the lordes that pursueden this ma ter that is to say Syr Edward the Baillol that chalengyd the Reame of Scotland Syr Henry Beaumout erle of Angos sir Dauid of stroboly erle of Atheles Syr Geffroy of Mombray waltier Comyn many other
his kyng dom and was kept fast in hold than all the lordes of the Reame with the comyns assent by acorde chosen this worthy lord Syre Henry of Bolyngbroke Erle of Derby Duk of Herford and duk of lancastre by right lyne and herytage and for his rightful manhode that the people foūde in hym byfore al other they chose hym and made hym kyng of Englond amonges hem Of Syr henry of Bolyngbroke erle of Derby that regned af ter kyng Richard whiche was the fourth henry after the cōquest Capitulo CC xliijo. ANd after kyng Rychard the second was deposed put out of his kyngdome The lordes the Comyns al with one as sent and al other worthy of the Reamme chosen Syre Henry of Bolyngbroke erle of Derby sone and heyre of Iohan the duk of lancastre for his worthy manhode that oftyme hadde be founde in hym in dede preued vpon saynt Edwardes day the confessour he was crouned kyng of englond at westmestre by al the reames assent next after the deposynge of kyng Rychard Than he made henry his eldest sone heyr prynce of walys duk of Corne wa yll erle of Chestre And he made Syr Thomas of Arundell archebisshop of Caunterbury ayene as he was afore And sire Rogyer walden that kynge Rychard had made Archebisshop of Caunterbury he made hym Bisshop of london For that tyme it stode voyde And he made erles sone of Arundel that come with hym ouer the see from Caleys in to Englond he made hym erle of Arundel as his sndre had ◅n put hym in possession of alle his londes And there he made homage and feaute vnto his lyege lord the kyng as al other lordes had done And than anon dyed kyng Rychard in the Castel of ◅ountfret in the Northcoūtre For ther he was enfamyned vnto the dethe by his kepar For he was kept ther foure or fyue dayes from mete drynke And so he made his ende in this world yet moche peple in englōd and in other landes sayd that he was alyue many yere after his dethe but whether he were alyue or dede forth they helde hir fals oppynyons byleue that men hadden in moche peple whiche come to grete meschyef and foule dethe as ye shal here afterward And when kynge Henry wyst knewe verryly that he was dede he sete tere hym in the beste maner and closed it in a fayre cheste with dyuerse speceryes and baumes and closed hem in a lynnen clothe al sauf his vysage and that was lefte open that men myght see his persone from al other men And soo he was brought to london with torche lyght brennyng vnto saynt poules And there he hadde his masse and his Dirige with moche reue rence and solempnyte of seruyce And when alle this was done he was brought from saynt ◅ou ses in to the Abbey of westmynstre and there he had al his hoole seruyce ayene And from westmynstre he was brought to langely and ther he was beryed on whos soule god haue mercy Amen And in the fyrst yere of kyng henryes regne he helde his Criste masse in the Castel of wyndesore And on the xij euen come the duke of aumarle vnto the kyng and told hym that he and the duke of Surre and the duke of Excestre and the Erle of Salis burye and therle of gloucestre and other moo of hyr Affynyte were acorded to make a mommyng vnto the kyng on the xij daye at nyght there they casten to slee the kyng in here reuelyng thus the Duke of Aumarle warned the kynge And than the kyng come the same nyght to london priuely in al the haste that he myght to gete hym helpe socour and comfort and counceyll and anon these other that wolde haue done the kyng to dethe fledden in al the hast that they myght for they knewen wel that hir coū ceyll was be wre◅d And than fledde the duke of Surre and the erle of Salysbury with al hyr meyny vnto the toun of Cissestre And there the peple of the toune wold haue arested hem and they nold not stonde to hyr arreste but stode at defence and fought manly But atte last they were ouercome and tuke And ther they smyte of the dukes heede of Surre and the erses heed of Salysbury and many other mo there they put the quartres in to sackes hir hedes on poles borne on highe and so they were brought thurgh the Cyte of london vnto london bridge and there hyr heedes were set vpon high and hir quarters weren sente to other good tounes and Cytres and set vp there At Oxenford were take B◅ount knyghte and Benette Cely knyght and Thomas wyntersel Squyer And these were biheded and quartred and the knyghtes heedes were sett on poles and brought to london sett on the bridge the quartres sent for the to other good tounes And in the same yere at ◅ritalwelle in a mylle in Estsex there Syr Iohan holand the duk of Excestre was take with the comyn of the countreye and they broughte hym frō the Mylle vnto plasshe and to the same place that kynge Richard had arestyd Sir Thomas of wodestok the duk of glouce stre and right there in the same place they smyten of the duke of Excestre his he de and brought it to london vpon a pole it was sette on london bridge And in the same yere at Brystowe was take the lord spencer that kyng Richard had made er le of gloucestre and the comunes of the Towne of Bristo we toke hym and brought hym in to the market place of the toune and there they smyten of his hede and sente it vnto london and there it was sette on london bridge And in this same tyme was syr Barnard Brokeys knyght take arestyd and putte in to the toure of london ▪ and Syr Iohan Shelley knyght and syr Iohan maudelyn and syr william Fereby seruaūtes of kyng Rychardys they weren arestid and putte in to the toure of london And thyder come the kynges Iustyces and sate vpon hem in the tour of london and ther they were dampned al foure vnto the deth and the dome was yeue vn to Syr Bernard Brokeys that he shold gone on fote from the toure thurgh london vnto Tyburne and ther to be hanged and af ter his hede smyten of and Syr Iohan shelley knyght and Sire Iohan maudelyn And Syre william fereby were drawe thurgh oute london to Tyborne and there honged and hir hedes smyten of and sette on london brydge And in this same yere kynge henry sente quene Isabell hoome ayene in to fraunce the which was kyng Rychardes wedded wif and yafe hyr gold and syluer and many other Iewelles soo she was dyscharged of al hir dower and sente oute of Englond And in the second yere of the regne of kyng Henry the fourthe was Sir Rogyer of Claryngdone knyght and twoo of his men the prionr of laūde viij frere menours
noble ferthyng of gold And the xiiij yere of kyng Henryes regne the fourth he lete make galeys of werre for 〈◊〉 â—…d hoped to haue passed the grete see so forth to Ierusalem 〈◊〉 to haue ended his lyf but god vysyted hym so sone after 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 mytees grete sikenes that he myght not wel endure no whyle so feâ—…uently he was take broughte in bedde at westmynstre in a fayre chaÌ„bre And as he lay in his led he asked his chamberlayn what they called that chambre that he lay ynne and he ansuerd said Ihrâ—…m And than he said that the prophecye said that he shol de make an ende and dye in Iâ—…rlm And than â—…e made hym redy vnto god and dysposed al his wil And sone after he dyed and was caryed by waâ—…r from westmynstre in a barge vnto Feuersham And from thens vnto CauÌ„terbury by land with moch torche lyght brennyng in to the abbey of Criâ—…hirch ther he was entered and beryed beside seynt Thomas of Caunterbury shryne thus ended the worthy kynge henry aboute mydlentâ—… sondaye in the yere of our lord a M CCCC xiij on whos soule god hauâ—… mercy Amen Of kyng henry the fyfthe that was kynge henryes sonne Capitulo CC xliiij o ANd after the deth of kyng henry the fourth regned kynge Henry his sone that was borne at moÌ„mouth in walis that was a worthy kyng and a gracious man and a grete conquerour And in the fyrst yere of his regne for grete loue goodnesse he sent to the freres of langely there as his fadre had done berye kyng Rychard the second and lâ—…e take his body oute of the erth ayene dyd bringe it to westmynstre in a rial chare couered with blak veluet baners of diuse armes about al the horses drawyng the chare were trapped in blak beten with dyuse armes many a torche brennyng by al the wey til he come to westmynstre ther he lete make for hym a ryal a solempne enterement beryed hym by quene Anne his wyf as his owne desire was on the ferther side of seynt Edwardes shryne in the abbey of seynt pe ters of westmynster on whos soule god haue mercy amen And in this same yere were a certeyn of lollardes taken fals heretikes that had purposed thurgh fals treson to haue slayn our kynge for to haue destroyed al the clergye of the reame they myÈt ha ue had hir fals purpose but our lord wold not soffre it for in hasâ—… our kyng had warnyng therof of al hir fals ordynauÌ„ce worchyng come sodenly with his power to seynt Iohans withoute smythfeld And anon they token a certeyn of the lollardes fals heretykes brouÈt hem vnto the kynges presence ther told all hir fals purpose ordynaunce how they wold haue done wrought they myÈt haue regned had hir wyll and ther they â—…ld whiche were hyr capâ—…tayns gouernours And than the kyng coÌ„maÌ„ded hem to y e tour of loÌ„don than toke mo of hem both with in the cite without sente hem to newgate to both couÌ„tres than they were brouÈt in examynacyon before the clergye y e kyn ges Iustices ther they were conuycted before the clergye for hir fals heresye daÌ„pned before the Iustyce for hir fals treson this was hir IugemeÌ„t that they shold â—…e drawe froÌ„ the tour of loÌ„don vnto seynt giles feld ther to be honged brent on the galâ—…wes also ther was taken syr Rogyer acton knyÈt for heresye eke for treson ayenst the kyng the reame he come afore the clergye was conuicted for his heresye to be brent dampned before the Iu stices to be drawe from the tour of london thurgh the cyte to seynt giles feld to be honged brente and in the second yere of kyng henryes regne the v he helde a counceyll of al the lordes of the re ame at westmestre ther he put to hem this demauÌ„de prayed besought hem of hir goodnes of hir good counseyll good wâ—…l to she we hym as touchyng the title the right that he had to nor mandye Gascoyne and guyhenne the whiche the kyng of frauÌ„ce withhelde wrongfully vnrightfully the whiche his Auncestres before hym hadde be trewe title of conquest right herytage the which Normandy Gascoyn guyhenne the good kyng edward of wyndesore his AuÌ„cestres bofore hym hadden holde al hyr lyues tyme And his lordes yaf hym couÌ„seil to sende ambassatours vnto the kyng of frauÌ„ce his counceyll and that he shold yeue 〈◊〉 to hym his right herytage that is to say Normandye Gascoyn Guyhenne the whiche his predecessours hadden holden afore hym or elles he wold it wynne with dynt of swerd in short tyme with the helpe of almyghty god And than the Dolphyn of frauÌ„ce an suerd to our ambassatours and sayd in this maner that the kyng was ouer yong to tendre of age to make ony werre as ayâ—…nst hym was not lyke yet to be no good werryour to do to make suche a conqueste therupon hym And sâ—… what in scorne despyce he sent to hym a tonne ful of tenys balles by cause he wold haue somwhat for to play with al for hym for his lordes and that be come hym better than to mayntene ony werre And than anone oure lordes that were Ambassatours token hir leue comen in to englond ayene told the kyng his couÌ„seyll of the vngoodly an swer that they had of the Dolphyn and of the presente â—…e whi che he had sente vnto the kyng And whan the kyng had herde hyr wordes ansuere of the Dolphyne he was wonder sore agrâ—…d right euyll payed to ward the frensshmen and toward the kyng the Dolphyn thought to auenge hym vpon hem as sone as god wolde sende hym grace myght and anone leâ—… make tenys balles for the dolphyn in al the hast that they myÈt be made and they were grete gonne stones for the Dolphyn to playe with all And than anon the kyng sente for al his lordes held a grete couÌ„ ceylle at westmynstre and tolde vnto hem the ansuere that they haddâ—… of the Dolphyn and of his worthy presente that he sente to hym and to his lordes to playe with al And there the kyng his lordes weren acorded that they shold be redy in armes with hir power in the best aâ—… that myght be done And gete men of armes and Archyers that myght be goten al other stuffe that longed to werre to be redy with al hir retenue to mete at 〈◊〉 hampton by laÌ„masse nâ—…t se wyng without ony delay Wherfor the kyng ordeyned his nauye of shippes with al maner of stuffe and vytaylle that longed to suche a werryour of al maner ordynauÌ„ce in the hauen of southampton in to the noÌ„bre