in to Normandy to his wyf and when swanus herd of his depertyng he areryd gret soÌ„mis of money of the people a grete parte of seynt Edmondis landis which the people there claymyng to be fre of kyngê trybute denyed to pay wherefor swanê° dyspysyng y e holy marter enteryd y e teritory of seynt Edmond spoylyd y e countrey so that men of that countrey fell to preyr so that shortly after this swanus dyed sodenly yellyng crieng among his knyghtis some sey that he was stykkyd with the swerd of sent Edmond wherof he dyed the .iii. day after In fere wherof Canutus his son which rulyd as kyng after his fader grauÌ„tyd to them all theyr lybertes after this when Egelredus herd of the deth of swanus he made prouysyon came in to Englond of whose coÌ„myng so kanutus beyng vnprouydyd saylyd in to Demars retornyd agayne the next yere with a grete nauey landyd in y e south countrey wherfore y e eldest son of kyng Egelredus callyd Edmond yronsyd made ê“uysyon with the eyde of Edrycus to mete hym but Edrycus cam not but dysseyuyd hym for as it was after prouyd Edrycus had promysyd his fauor to kanutus by reason wherof kanutus enteryd y e coÌ„trey of west saxons forsyd y e people there to swere to hym fealte to gyf to hym pleggis In this tyme Egelredus beyng at London was takyn with a grete sekenes there dyed was buryed in the north syde of Poulys church behynd the quere after that he had reynyd vnwysely gouernyd the realme .xxxvi. yeris leuyng after hym his seyd eldest son Edmond yronsyde Alfryde Edward whych were in Normandy and thyder before sent as is before rehersyd Robert ¶ Robert son of hugh capet was next kyng â—â—raunce the yere of cryste .ix. C.xCvi Baldewyn ¶ Baldewyn son to Baldewyn bele barbe born at lysle was next yerle of flaunders he lyeth at lysle IohnÌ„ ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst M.xxi. he held the see .xi. yere more CoÌ„rard ¶ Conrard was next emperour the yere of cryst M.xxv. edmoÌ„d IroÌ„sid ¶ Edmond yronsyd eldist son to Egelredus â—y his furst wyf Ethelgina and kanutus son to swanus began to rule the Englyssmen the yere of cryst M.xvi. for some lordis toke part with Edmond and some with kanutus but Edmond beyng at London was Crownyd kyng sone after these .ii. Pryncis met in dorsetshyre where betwene them was a grete battell but kanutus was compellyd to fle the fyld after that they fought a nother battell in worsetorshyre so sore that non coud tell who had the better but other for werines for lak of day they depardyd from other on the next morow fought agayn but theÌ„ kanutus was coÌ„pellyd to forsake y e fyld after this they met in Marcia ther fought agayn wher Edmond as some sey by y e treasoÌ„ of Edrycus whom he before had reseyuyd to his grace had the wors Thus oft tymys thes .ii. pryncis fought to geder but vppon a season when the hostys were nygh ioynyng at a certeyn tyme of a trews a knyght of the parte of Edmond stod vppon an hygh place seyd these wordis dayly we dye none hath the victory when the knyghtis be ded on eyther part than the dukys compellyd by nede shall accord or elles they must fyght alone this kyngdome ys now as suffycyent for .ii. men that some tyme suffycyd for .vii. And yf the couetouse of lordshyp of these twayn be so grete that nother can be content to take a part lyf by the other nâ—r y e one vnder the other then let them fyght alone that wyll be lordys alone yf all men fyght stell at y e last all men shall be slayn non laft to be vnder theyr lord ship nor abel to defend the kyng that shal be agayne strange enemys nacions These wordis were so well alowyd by both the hostis the pryncis HeÌ„ry ¶ Henry son of Robert was next kyng of FrauÌ„ce the yere of cryst M.xxx. Baldewyn ¶ Baldewyn son to Baldewyn of lysle was next yerle of FlauÌ„ders he lyeth in an abbay in henon Rychard ¶ Rychard son to Rychard the good was next duke of normandy but with in .ii. yeris he was slayn by treason of his broder Robert Siluester ¶ Benet a tusque was next pope the yere of cryst M.xxxii he held the see .x yere more he was an â—uyl man he was put downe therfore from his pontyfycacy but after he was remyttyd agayn Kanutus both were coÌ„teÌ„t to try the quarell betwen them two only a place tyme was appoyntyd where they both met in syght of both hostê wheÌ„ eytheyr had assayd other wyth sharâ—e swyrdê strokê as some wryt by the furst mocyon of kanutus hasttly they were both agreyd kyssyd ych other to the comfort of both hostis and shorly after they agreyd vppon pertycyon of the lande after duryng theyr lyfis they louyd as brethern sone after a son of Edrycus as it was seyd by the mynd of his fader espyed when kynge Edmond was at the draught strak hym with a spere in to the fondement where of the seyd EdmoÌ„d shortly after dyed after y t he had reynyd two yeris laâ—t .ii. soms EdmoÌ„d Edward ¶ Kanutus after the deth of Edmond yronsyd was sole kyng of the hole realme of Englond after by the aduyse of his couÌ„cell he sent the forseyd sonis of Edmond yronsyd to his broder swanus theÌ„ kyng of Denmark to be slayn which abborryng that dede seÌ„t theÌ„ to Salomon theÌ„ kyng of hungary where Edmond dyed Edward was maryrd to agatha douthter of the .iiii. Henry emperour of almayn sone after swanus kyng of Denmark broder to kanutus dyed wherefore that land fell to kanutus which anoÌ„ after seylyd thydyr toke therof possessyoÌ„ set it in an order after returnyd in to Englond maryed emma late wyf before to Egelredus by her had a son callyd hardykynytus or knowgh also this kanutus callyd a parliament where it was agreyd that both EnglysshmeÌ„ danê shuld hold y e laws made by kyng Edgare because they were thought so good resonable aboue any other laws Arnold ¶ Arnold the son of Baldewyn was next yerle of flauÌ„ders he lyeth at seynt bertynis Robert ¶ Roberd broder to Rychard was next duke of normandy he toke repentaÌ„ce for the deth of this broder Rychard weâ—t to Ierusalem dyed as he retornyd homeward but at his departyng thydyr he wyllyd that his lordis shuld take his sone wyllmÌ„ the basterd to theyr lord so they dyd put out the yoÌ„g chyld y t was soÌ„ to Robert mulyery gotteÌ„ but therfore fell grete debate heÌ„ry kyng of frauÌ„ce toke parte a gayns wyllmÌ„ but euermore wyllmÌ„ had the victory Siluester Gregory ¶ Siluester a romayn was
some were slayne at the seges some forsoke the Frenche kynge But at the last these .ii. prynces mette with .ii. great hoostes in a playne fylde where there was fouâ—â—â— a cruell battell but the Frenche kynge lost the fylde and many of his people were slayne 〈◊〉 he hym selfe fayne to flee but after these princes were agreed and wyllyam the eldyst son of kynge henry dyd homage to the kynge of Fraunce for Normandye the fre men of Normandye dyd homage to wyllyam the kynges sonne ¶ After this done kynge Henry sayled into EnglaÌ„de but the shyppe wherin wyllyam his eldyst son was and Rycharde his brothe rthe erle of Chester and his suster the kynges doughter the countes of Percye the kynges nyce and many other great estates and other to the nombre of C.lx. parsons strycke vpon a rocke and was sodaynly brokyn where they were all drowned saue one man that escaped ¶ About the .xxi. yere there was a great couÌ„sell called in LoÌ„don for y e correccyon of the vicyous lyuynge of preestes to be done by the kynges offycers Sone after this Henry the Emperour dyed and Maude the empresse came to her father kynge henry whiche caused Dauyd the kynge of Scotlande and the more parte of the lordes of Englande to do othe and fealte to the Empresse and to kepe the lande to her if the kynge dyed without issue male ¶ Also about the .xxviii. yere one Geffrey Plantagenet erle of Angeo maryed the sayd Maude and after by her had issue Henry whiche henry after kynge Steuyn was kynge of Englande as shal be shewed after ¶ This kynge henry the fyrst buylded the Abbey of Redynge released to the Englysshemen the Dane gelt Also this kynge henry beynge in Normandye in the .xxxv. yere of his reyne the seconde day of December in the yere of Chryst M.C.xxxv dyed Some say he dyed of a surfet and some wryters say that it was by a fall of a horse and his body was brought into Englande and is buryed in the Abbay of Redynge Stephanus Innocent Celestyne Lucius ¶ Innocent was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M.C.xxx He made the lawe y t none shulde ley no violent hande vpon a clerke payne of cursynge and he hylde the see .xiiij. yere ¶ Celestyne was nexte pope he hylde the see .v. monethes ¶ Lucius was nexte pope he hylde the see one monethe ¶ Conrade ¶ Conrade was next Emperour the yere of Chryst M.C.xxxviij In his tyme one mayster Arnolde preched in Rome agaynst the ryches superfluytes many men alowed hym therin and folowed hym But at the last he was put to deth because of y e hatered y t the clerkes had vnto hym ¶ Steuyn STeuyn erle of Boleyn and syster son to kynge Henry than toke vpon hym to be kyng of Englande For when he harde of kyng Henryes dethe he passed the see and came into Englande thorowe counsell of many of the great lordes of Englande contrary to their othe made to Maude y e Empresse and was crowned kynge vpon saynt Steuyns day the yere of Chryst M.C.xxxv after the count of Englande by wyllyam Archebysshop of Caunâ—erbury whiche fyrst made othe to Maude the Empresse This Steuyn the fyrst yere of his â—aygne araysed a great hooste to haue made warre agaynste kynge Daued of Scoâ—lande but he came and made a peace with hym But he dyd hym none homage because he had done homage before to Maude the Empresse Nat withstandynge yet Henry the eldyst son to kynge Daued dyd houâ—â—ge to kyng Steuyn But after that this Daued repented hym â—f that and entryd into Northumberlande with a great hoost brent and slewe the people in 〈◊〉 cruell wyfe and slewe man woman and chylde But the kynge sent one Thurstone with 〈◊〉 â—reat hoost agaynst them betwene whiche there was a great battell where the Scottes lost 〈◊〉 fylde and many of them slayne and the resyde we fled into Scotlande And after that this kynge Steuyn hym selfe made a great voyage into Scotlande but he dyd there but lyttel to his pleasure or profyte ¶ This kynge Steuyn beseged dyuers castels of dyuers by sshoppes and other lordes and toke them by force and fortefyed them with his knyghtes seruauntes to the entent to withstande the Empresse whose commynge he euer feared ¶ About the .vi. yere of his raygne Maude the Empresse came into Englande by the comfort of the erle of Glocester bastarde son to kynge Henry her father and of the erle of Chester but the kynge raysed so great a power y t the Empresse was fayne to go take the citye of Lyncolne for her refuge helpe and the kyng her beseged longe tyme but at the last she and her company escaped and than the kynge toke the citye And than the erle of Chester with a great power of welchemen and the erle of Glocester brought a great power to the Empresse and came agaynst the kynge betwene whome there was fought a cruell batell that dured a longe season it was harde to knowe who shulde haue the better but at the last the kynges people gaue backe and fledde And the kynge abode with a fewe of his knyghtes and was takyn prisoner and brought to the Empresse and after sent to Brystowe to prison ¶ Lewys ¶ Lewys son to Lewys the great was nexte kyng of Fraunce the yere of Chryst M.C.xxxvii This Lewys beynge longe from the companye of his wyfe on a tyme fell sycke and his Phesicyons counselled hym to take a wenche but he wolde nat and sayd it was better for hym to dye vpon goddes hande than to lyue in spouse breche and sone after that he receyued helthe Eugenye Anastase ¶ Eugenye was nexte pope he hylde the see .viii. yere and more ¶ Anastase was nexte pope he hylde the see one yere ¶ After this fylde so wonne the Empresse thought her sure of the hole realme but she was disceyued for the kentysshemen toke parte with the kyng The quene also kynge Steuyns wyfe made great labour to haue the kynge delyuered promysynge that he shulde surtendre the lande to the Empresse he to go to religyon but the Empresse her couÌ„sayle wolde nat grauÌ„t therto ¶ Also they of the citye of London made great labour to the Empresse to vse saynt Edwardes lawes and nat the lawes that the Empresse father had ordayned whiche was more strayte straunge to them than the other but the Empresse and her counsayle wolde nat graunt it For these sayd causes the Citezyns of LoÌ„don were discontented wolde haue takyn the Empresse but she hauynge knowlege therof departed and fledde to Oxforde And the quene with ayde of the kentysshemen her fryndes raysed a great hoost y t the Empresse for feare fled to Gloucester and in this whyle the erle Robert of Gloucester araysed a great people and in a playne fylde besyde wynchester the erle was discomfet by them of the quenes parte there therle was takyn
warwyke banysshed into the I le of man for euer and dyuers other persons coÌ„mytted to perpetuall prison And in this same parlyament all the actes made in the parlyament before the .xi. yere of kynge Rycharde were adnulled and in the same yere IohnÌ„ of Gaunt duke of Lancaster dyed ¶ Also in the .xxi. yere the people of the lande greatly murmured and grudged at the mysorder of the kynge for dyuers causes one was for that he had leuyed many exaccyons and charges of the people and wasted it gyuen it to lyght persons And also for because that the duke of Glocester was secretly murdred without proces of the lawe And also for that he wolde chose Sheryffes and other offycers at his owne wyll and pleasure without aduyse of any discrete couÌ„sell Also another cause was that he wolde rebuke the Iudges yf they gaue any iugement contraâ—ye to his mynde wherfore they gaue many iugementes contrary to the order of the lawe And also that before his parlyament he wolde sende his letters to Sheryffes cityes and borowes commaundynge them to chose suche knyghtes of the shyre and suche citezyns and burgeses as he hym selfe wolde apoynt and name And also for that he coÌ„maunded the Sheriffes of his shyres and other offycers to cause the people to make certayne generall othes and to wrytte to seale certayne bondes and wrytynges for the performance of the same othes And also for y t he caused and compelled many men of great substaunce to seale certayne blanke charters and after put iÌ„ the soÌ„mes and wrote in them certayne clauses to the vtter vndoynge of them that sealed them And also an other rumour ranne vpon the kynge y t he had set Englande to ferme to .iii. ê‘sons that was syr IohnÌ„ Busshe syr IohnÌ„ Bagot and syr Henry Grene. ¶ Also sone after the forsayd parlyament a great discorde fell betwene the duke of Northfolke whiche before was erle of Notyngham and Henry Bolingbrake sonne to IohnÌ„ of Gaunt than duke of Herforde and the duke of Herforde accuseâ— the other that he had taken .iiii. M. markes of the kynges wherwith he shulde haue waged certayne Soudyers conuerted it to his owne vse vpon whiche tryall they shulde haue waged battell but at the last bothe these dukes were banysshed the lande And than the duke of Herforde sayled into Fraunce and there taryed and the duke of Northfolke went into Venyce and there dyed ¶ Also in the .xxii. yere of this kynge the kynge with a great armye sayled into Irelande and there conquered the lande and prospered marueylously and set the contrey in good order But than anone tythynges there came to the kynge that Henry Bolyngbroke duke of Herforde was landed in Englande at a place called Rauyns Sporre in the Northe contrey and proclaymed hym selfe duke of Lancaster and with that moche people resorted vnto hym wherfore the kyng in all hast came ouer into Englande with a small companye and lâ—fte moche of his ordynance behynde hym and came to the castell of Flynt and there rested hym to the intent to gather more strength But in the meane whyle the duke was coÌ„myn vnto Brystowe with a great companye and there toke syr willyam Scrope erle of wylshyre syr Iohan Busshy and syr IohnÌ„ Grene whiche .iii. anone had theyr hedes smytten of syr IohnÌ„ Bagot was taken there the same tyme but he escaped agayne and â—led into Irelande but after that he was taken agayne and brought vnto London and put into Newgate whan the kynge harde of the strength of the duke the kynge and all that euer were about hym feared sore wherfore one Thomas Percye erle of worcester stewarde of the kynges house contrary to his alegeaunce brake his whyte rodde openly in the kynges hall bad euery man shyfte for hymselfe wherby the kynges seruantes went away and there the kynge was lafte comfortles So that he was shortely after taken and brought to y e duke whiche in contynently brought hym to London and whan he was nyghe the citye he sent kynge Rycharde secretely to the Towre And dyuers wylde persons of the citye herynge therof assembled a great nombre to the intent to haue taken kynge Rycharde and to haue slayne hym or that he had coÌ„myn to the Towre for y e great cruelte that he before tyme had vsed to the citye But the Mayre and other discrete coÌ„myners herynge of theyr purpose gathered another companye and by good polecye but nat without great difficulte put those wylde felowes from theyr purpose Than anone after there was a parlyament called at westmyster where many of the artycles before rehersed were layde to the kynges charge that he had mysgouerned the realme and that he was nat worthy therfore to be the prince or gouernour of a realme whiche thynges he confessed hym selfe by his mouthe and renounced and resygned vp all his kyngly maieste all the tytle and ryght that he had to the crowne and further released to all lordes spirituall and temporall and to all other of euery degree all homage and fealte that euer they made or auowed to hym And than the kynge by the hole consent of all the lordes the coÌ„mons in the sayd parlyament was deposed of his kyngly dignyte all they by one assent chase the sayd Henry duke of Harforde for the great manhode and wysdome that they sawe in hym aboue all other to be kynge of Englande And thus this kynge Rycharde was deposed the yere of Chryst M.CCC.xCix the last day of SepteÌ„bre And he was fyrst buryed at Langley but he lyeth nowe at westmyster Henricus .iiij. Innocent ¶ Innocent was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.iiii he hylde the see .ii. yere Robert ¶ Robert was nexte Emperour the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.i he hylde the empyre .x. yere Henry the .iiii. HEnry the .iiii. son to Iohan of Gaunt the thyrde son of Edwarde the .iii. was crowned kynge of EnglaÌ„de the .xiii. day of October the yere of Chryst M. CCC.xC.ix and immedyatly after the sayd parlyament contynuynge all the actes made in the .xxi. yere of Rycharde the .ii. were adnulled And all the actes made in y e parlyament the .xi. yere of king Rycharde were agayne confyrmed ¶ Also in the fyrst yere of this kyng the duke of Awemarle came shewed the kynge than beynge at wyndesore that he and the duke of Surrey the duke of Excester and the erle of Salysburye and the erle of Glocester and other moo were accorded to make a mummynge on Twelfte day at nyght and that they purposed to sle the kyng wherfore the kynge sodaynly departed and came to London for socour and counsell wherfore these lordes when they knewe they were bewrayed they fledde shortely after they were taken all and beheded theyr hedes set vpon London brydge And in this whyle Rycharde late kyng was remoued from the castell of Ledys in Kent sent vnto Pomefret castell where sone after
he was put to dethe But of the maner of his dethe be dyuers opinyons for some sayd that he was famysshed and kept from mete .v. days wherfore he dyed for honger and some sayd that one syr Piers of Exton with .viii. of his company fell vpon this Rycharde late kynge slewe hym But as sone as they smote at hym he shortely recouere one of theyr axes and slewe .iiii. of them but at the last he was wonded to dethe by the handes of the sayd Piers. And when he was deed he was layde open vysaged in the minyster of Pountfret after that brought to the citye of London and layde agayne in Poules with open vysage to the intent that his dethe myght be openly knowen And after he was caryed vnto Langley and there buryed but after he was remoued by kynge Henry the .v. in the fyrst yere of his reyne and buryed in westmyster ¶ After the deposynge of this kynge Rycharde kyng Henry founde great treasour what in his treasourye what in other places in money iewels to the value of .vii. M. li But yet here ye must note that .xl. s in those dayes was better than .xl. s is at this present day whiche is nowe the .xxi. yere of kynge Henry the .viii. for at those dayes .v. grotes made an ounce and nowe at this day .xi. grotes maketh an ounce ¶ Also in the same yere the kynge sent Isabell late quene and wyfe to kynge Rycharde into FrauÌ„ce vnto her father the Frenche kynge with great ryches in discharge of all her dowery in Englande whiche was after maryed to one Charles son and heyre to the duke of Orlyaauce ¶ Also in the seconde yere of this kynge a knyght called Roger Claryngton his .ii. seruantes and the prior of Launde and .viii. freres Mynours or gray freres and some of them bachelers of dyuinyte were drawyn and hanged at Tyborne for treason In this tyme a discencyon fell betwene one Owen of Glendor a welcheman and the lorde Gray of Ruthyn whiche Owen toke the lorde Gray prisoner and compelled hym to marye his doughter and kept hym styll in wales tyll he dyed wherwith the kynge toke displeasure came into wales with a great power and Owen with his people fled into the mountaynes and there kept hym that the kynge cowde nat wyne vnto hym wherfore the kynge returned ¶ Philyppe ¶ Philyppe duke of Burgoyne son to IohnÌ„ kynge of FrauÌ„ce maryed Margaryt doughter to Lewys erle of FlauÌ„ders and by her was erle of Flaunders Gregory Alexander ¶ Gregory was nexte pope but he was deposyd ¶ Alexander was nexte pope he hylde the see one monthe ¶ Also in the .iii. yere of this kynge a discencyon fell betwene the kynge syr Thomas Percye erle of worcester that the sayd erle and syr Henry Percye his neuewe son and heyre to the erle of NorthuÌ„berlande gaue the kynge a great battell at Shroysbury where the sayd erle was taken and syr Henry Percye slayne on the kynges parte Henry the kynges eldyst son beynge prnce was wounded and the erle of Stafforde was slayne many other noble men and other were slayne vpon bothe partes after the erle was beheded And sone after this the Duches of Bryttayne came into Englande and was maryed vnto the kynge Sone after this the Emperour of Rome called Robert came into Englande to se the contrey and to disporte hym and had great chere of the kynge ¶ Also about the .vi. yere of this kynge Rycharde Skrope archebysshop of Caunterburye and the lorde Mombray marshall of Englande with other to them alyed gathered great strength to the intent to haue put downe the kynge wherfore the kynge gathered his power and sodaynly mette w t them besyde yorke where at a skyrmysshe made betwene them they were bothe taken For whiche rebellyon they were there demyd to dethe and after they were bothe beheded ¶ Also in this kynges dayes and ofte tymes in the tyme of kynge Rycharde the seconde there were many chalenged other and appelled other for treason For the whiche they waged battell he y t was vanquesshed was put to dethe as a traytour whether he were appellant or defendaÌ„t ¶ Also about the .ix. yere of this kynge one Ryse Apdee a welcheman for fauour that he bare to Owen of Glendour rebelled agayne the kynge but at the last he was taken and brought vnto London and there drawne hanged and quartred ¶ Also sone after that about the .xii. yere of his reâ—â—â—e the kynge sent his sonnes Thomas duke of Clarence IohnÌ„ duke of Bedforde and Vmfrey duke of Glocester and dyuers other lordes with a great power into FrauÌ„ce to helpe the duke of Orlyaunce agayne the duke of Burgon whiche landed in Normandye and so forthe went to Burdeux and toke many holdes and many prisoners and after returned with them into Englande ¶ Also in the .xiiii. yere of his reyne kynge Henry intended to take a voyage to visyte the sepulture of our lorde at Ierusalem and made newe Galeys therfore because there was a Prophecy sayd that he shulde neuer dye tyll he had be at Ierusalem and in the preparynge of this he fell sodaynly sycke at saynt Edwardes shryne at westmyster wherfore they bare him into y e abbottes place there into a chambre And whan the kynge was somwhat come to hym selfe he asked where he was his seruantes tolde hym he was in the abbot of westmysters place in a chamber called Ierusalem and whan the kynge harde that the chambre was called Ierusalem he knewe well y t he shulde dye And therfore he made hym redy vnto god and there shortely after dyed in the .xx. day of Marche the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.xii And after was brought to Caunterburye and there buryed Henricus .v. Iohan. ¶ IohnÌ„ was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.x he hylde the see .x. yere and more and was deposed at the counsell of Constaunce Sygismounde ¶ Sygismounde was nexte Emperour the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.xi in his tyme were .ii. generall counsels at Constaunce and Basell Henry the fyfte HEnry the fyfte of that name and son to Henry the .iiii. was crowned kynge of Englande the .ix. day of August the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.xii he was borne at Monmouthe in wales and therfore he is called kynge Henry of Monmouthe This Henry before the dethe of his father applyed hym selfe to vyce and insolence and vsed ryotous wylde companye But after that he was admytted to gouerne y e lande he became a newe man and turned all his wyldenesse to sobernesse and his vyces to vertue And than he gaue sufficyent rewardes to all his olde wylde coÌ„pany that were his familyers charged all them vpon payne of theyr lyues that they shulde nat come within .x. myles of his presens And after his coronacyon he caused the corps of kynge Rycharde the .ii. to be taken vp at Langley with great solempnyte
coste of Englande to haue stopped them but it was to late And than incontynent the kynge dispoyled the towne of Lodlowe and the castell and toke the Duches of yorke And anone after the kynge made y e duke of Somercetê son that was slayne captayne of Caleys wherfore he in all hast went ouer to haue taken Caleys but y e said other erles beynge there before kept hym out wherfore the yonge duke went and toke Guynes than dayly many great assautes were made betwene them of Caleys them of Guynes And many men resorted dayly and came out of Englande to Caleys to the socour of the lordes there and betause they lacked money they shyfted with the Staple of Caleys for .xviii. thousande pounde And after they sende ouer the sayd mayster IohnÌ„ Denham with a great companye of shyppes to Sandewyche to wynne the kynges Nauey there lyenge whiche so spedde hym that he toke there the towne and toke the lorde Ryuers in his bedde and toke the lorde Skalys and toke as many shyppes of the kynges Nauey as he lyst and with them returned into Caleys but nat without the consent of many of the maryners whiche fauoured the erle of warwyke Sone after this the kynge called a parlyament at Couentrye where the sayd duke of yorke with all the other lordes were attaynted of treason and theyr landes and goodes seasyd to the kynges vse And prouisyon made y t no man shulde passe ouer the see vnto Caleys but that nat withstaÌ„dyng comfort came to them of Caleys dayly out of Englande And at the last the sayd erle of Salysburye with the other lordes and with a great companye landed at Douer in Kent and so kept theyr weys towarde the kynge whiche lay than at Couentre gatherynge his people And so in conclusyon whan bothe the hoostes were gathered to a great nombre at the last they mette at Northampton where betwene them was fought a cruell battell where the erle of Salysburye his coÌ„panye had the victorye there was slayne the duke of Buckyngham the erle of Shroysburye the vycount of Beamount the lorde Egremount with many other knyghtes squyers and the kynge taken prisoner After whiche felde they brought the kynge with them into London there kepynge his estate and sent shortely worde to the duke of yorke into Irelande and immedyatly called a parlyament at westmyster to the whiche ê‘lyament the duke of yorke came and lodged hym selfe in the kynges palese where the kynge hym selfe was Than a great rumour sprange that kynge Henry shulde be deposed the duke of yorke made kynge And vpon this parlyament contynuynge the duke of yorke came boldely vpon a day in the parlyament chambre and there set hym downe in the kyngê sete and there made his clayme vnto y e crowne wherby many of the lordes were dismayde for dyuers of the lordes aswell the dukes fryndes as other were in the mynde that kynge Henry shulde be kynge durynge his lyfe For the whiche many great counsels were kept in this whyle the quene with suche lordes as were of her parte were in the northe contrey and assembled great strength of people At the last it was concluded at this parlyament that kynge Henry shulde contynue and reyne as kynge durynge his lyfe naturall and after his dethe the duke of yorke and his heyres to be kynges yf kynge Henry were disposed to resygne his crowne that he shulde resygne it to the duke of yorke and his heyres w t dyuers other artycles ¶ And also that if kynge Henry durynge his lyfe went from this appoyntement or from any other artycle therin that than he shulde be deposed than the duke of yorke or his heyre to take the crowne and be kynge And there the duke of yorke was made agayne protectour and gouernour of the lande and was proclaymed heyre apparant to the crowne of Englande ¶ And also than it was there concluded that because the quene and Edwarde her sonne and the yonge duke of Somercet and the duke of Excester and other wolde nat co London That the duke of yorke and the erle of Salysbury with a great power shulde goo and fatche the quene and the other lordes And whan the quene with her lordes harde tell of theyr coÌ„mynge they gathered to them a great strength of people and mette with them nere vnto a towne called wakefylde where betwene them was fought a cruell and a great mortall battell where the quene and her lordes had the victorye And there was slayne the sayd duke of yorke with his son the duke of Rutlande and syr Thomas Neuell son to the erle of Salysburye and dyuers other And the erle of Salysburye taken prisoner whiche w t many other prisoners were sent vnto Powmefret whiche erle was after there beheded and dyuers other and theyr heades sent vnto yorke ¶ Also in this tyme Edwarde the erle of marche eldyst son to y e duke of yorke beynge at Shroysburye herynge of the dethe of his father gathered some people there and went into wales to gether mo people to auenge his fathers dethe with whome the erles of Penbroke wylshyre met and gaue hym a sharpe skyrmysshe but the erle of marche had the victorye After that the quene with her lordes with a great coÌ„panye of Northermnen came towarde London as farre as saynt Albons In whiche meane tyme the duke of Norfolke and the erle of warwyke which were assygned to wayte vpon the kynge gathered vnto them a great strength mette with the quenes hoost at saynt Albons where betwene them was a stronge fyght where y e quenes parte had the victorye the duke of Norfolke the sayd erle were discomfyt and fayne to flee kynge Henry was there taken in the fylde and brought vnto the quene and dyuers that were taken prisoners as the lorde Boneuylle syr Thomas Tyrell were beheded And than dyuers Aldermen and coÌ„mons of London went to the quene and made request that the Northernmen myght be turned whome for feare of robbynge of the citye ¶ Sone after this Edwarde the erle of marche and eldyst son to the duke of yorke and the erle of warwyke met to gether at Cotyswolde and had gathered a great people And than y e kynge and the quene with theyr hoost returned Northewarde and than the forsayd erle of marche with the erle of warwyke with dyuers other lordes of theyr partye came vnto London to whome resorted the more partye of all the gentylmen of the South and Eest parte of EnglaÌ„de At theyr whiche fyrst coÌ„mynge to London there was a great counsell called of lordes spirituall and temporall where after many argumentes and reasons made it was concluded that for asmoche as kynge Henry contrary to his honour and promyse had broken the artycles made at that parlyament and was departed Northwarde with the quene other lordes And also for so moche as he was thought vnable to gouerne the
Edwarde battell and than the kyng sent to hym to come to hym and he shulde haue his pardon but he sent answere to kynge Edwarde that he trusted nat his promyse but thought he wolde deale with hym as he dyd with his father But at the last whan kyng Edwarde with his power drewe nere to hym this syr Robert welles fled but anone after that he was taken and with hym one syr Thomas Dynmoke whiche shortely after were bothe put to dethe Also about this tyme there arose a great varyaunce betwene Northernemen and the welchemen to the whiche welchemen the lorde Harforde was captayne whiche mette to gether at a place called Egecot besyde Banberye where betwene theÌ„ was fought a great battell where the Northynmen had the victorye where the lorde Harbarde was slayne with many great gentylmen of wales Also in this season the duke of Clarence deê‘ted from kyng Edwarde went to the erle of warwyke and toke his parte but the sayd duke and erle perceyuynge theyr lacke of power agaynst kynge Edwarde toke the see sayled into FrauÌ„ce to Lewys the Frenche kynge where quene Margaret that tyme was to whome the frenche kynge promysed helpe and ayde And whan these lordes were thus departed into Fraunce kynge Edwarde caused them to be proclaymed as traytours And in this meane whyle a newe styrrynge began in the Northe contrey by the lorde Fitz hughe wherfore kyng Edwarde sped hym thyderwarde wherof herynge the sayd lorde Fitz hughe departed into Scotlande ¶ Also in the .x. yere of kynge Edwarde the forsayd duke of Clarence with the erles of warwyke of Penbroke and Oxforde and with many other gentylmen landed at Dertmouthe in Deuonshyre and made proclamacyons in kynge Henryes name where the coÌ„mons of y t contrey drewe vnto them in great nombre And than the Kentysshemen waxed wylde and came to Ratlyffe saynt Kathernes nyghe LoÌ„don and robbed and spoyled the flemynges dyd great hurt And than the sayd lordes holdynge theyr way towardes kynge Edwarde whiche than was in y e Northe contrey and hauynge with hym but small strength wherof some were nat to hym very trusty toke a secret companye with him and passed ouer the wasshe in Lyncolneshyre with great daunger nat without losse of dyuers of his companye And after passed ouer into Flaunders and came to Charles his brother in lawe than duke of Burgon and whan quene Elysabeth beynge in the Towre harde therof she went into westmyster and there regystarde her selfe as a sentwary woman so dyd many of kynge Edwardes fryndes Also these sayd lordes heryng of kynge Edwardes departynge sped them vnto London and the day of October they toke kynge Henry out of the Towre and lodgyd hym in the bysshoppes Paleyse at Poules and â—o he was than agayne admytted and proclaymed for kynge thorowe out the hole lande from the sayd day of October all wrytynges and recordes were made and â—ated thus Anno ab inchoatione regni regis Henrici sexti quadragesimo nono et anno readoptionis suâ— regn magestatis primo That is to say the yere from the begynnynge of the reyne of kynge Henry the .vi. the .xlix. and the fyrst yere of the readopcyon of his royall estate Also in the begynnyng Sextus ¶ Sextus was nexte pope he hylde the see .xiii. yere of this readopcyon the erle of worcester whiche for his crueltye was called the bocher of Englande was taken and atayned at westmyster and atteynt of treason afterwarde at the Towre hyll beheded ¶ Also in this sayd fyrst yere of the readopcyon quene Elysabethe beynge at westmyster was delyueued of a yonge prince called Edwarde ¶ Also in the .xxvi. day of Nouembre there was a parlyament called at westmyster where kyng Edwarde was proclaymed vsurper of the crowne the duke of Glocester his brother traytour and bothe atteynted by the ouctoryte of the sayd parlyament The erle of warwyke than rode thorowe London and so to Douer for to haue receyued quene Marget coÌ„myng out of FrauÌ„ce but the wynde was so contrary that she lay at the see syde from Nouembre to Aprell and coude haue no passage wherfore the erle of warwyke was fayne to returne without hauynge of his purpose But than in the begynnynge of Aprell kynge Edwarde landed in the Northe contrey at a place called Rauyn sporre with a small coÌ„pany of Flemynges and other whiche in all had nat past a M. men and came towarde yorke makynge his proclamacyons in the name of kynge Henry and sayd he came for no nother intent but to clayme his inherytaunce of the dukedome of yorke and so passed tyll he came to yorke wherfore he was there refresshed for a season and after departed towarde London and by fayre wordes passed the daunger of the lorde Markes mountegue whiche lay in y e cooste with moche people double to the nombre of kyng Edwardes men And whan he was thus escaped the power of y e said Markes sawe howe that his strength increased and that the people dayly drewe to hym he than proclaymed hym selfe kinge of Englande and so hylde his way tyll he came to London and vpon Shere thursday in the mornyng the archebysshop of yorke beynge with kynge Henry in London to the intent to moue peoples hartes towarde kynge Henry rode with hym and shewed kynge Henry to the people whiche rather drewe mennes hartes from hym than otherwyse and the same Shere thursday at after none kynge Edwarde came into London and was receyued in the citye so rode into Poules and there in the bysshoppes paleyse he founde kynge Henry with fewe persons about him for all suche lordes and other as were about kynge Henry whan they harde of kynge Edwardes commynge they fled and euery man was fayne to shyfte for hym lelfe And than kynge Edwarde toke kynge Henry there and put hym in safe kepynge and than he harde tell of the coÌ„mynge of the duke of Clarence his brother and of the erle of warwyke the lorde Mountegue and other lordes with a great power towarde London wherfore kynge Edwarde toke kynge Henry with hym and departed with his hoost and vpon Eester euyn came to Barnet But the duke of Clarence his brother sodaynly agayne forsoke the erle of warwykes parte and with the strengthe that he had he came to his brother kynge Edwarde wherfore the erle of warwyke and the other lordes were somwhat dismayde but by the excytynge of the markes Mountegue and the erle of Oxforde they kept on theyr iourney where on the morowe beynge Eester day in the mornyng bothe the hoostes mette on the playne beyonde Barnet And the erle of Oxforde hauynge the vawewarde quytte hym so well that he bare ouer that parte of the fylde whiche he set vpon and beate them backe vpon that parte nexte Enuylde chase that tydynges came to London that kynge Edwarde had lost the fylde but in conclusyon kynge Edwarde beynge
of EnlgoÌ„d the yere of cryst ixC.xlxii In his tyme the danys rebellyd a gayn too â— the cyte of york but the kyng preparyd toward theÌ„ dystroyed a gret ê‘t of y â— coÌ„trey iÌ„ coÌ„clusioÌ„ he subduid yeÌ„ but not without losse of meÌ„ by appoyntmeÌ„t banyshyd theyr duke hircus ioynyd y t kingedome of Northumberlande to hys owne domynyons Lews Loyter ¶ Lewes soÌ„ to Charlis the simple was nexte kynge of frauÌ„ce the yere of cryste .ix. C.xxxiiii ¶ Loyter the eldyst soÌ„ of lews was next kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce Rollo WyllmÌ„ Rychard Rollo born iÌ„ norway with a grete coÌ„pany of norweys danis paneÌ„ mys infydels came iÌ„ to y e coÌ„trey of Neuster there toke y e cyte of roan and dyd in that contrey and other landis of fraunce grete cruelte distroyng the peple churchis of cristis feyth wherfore Charlis the siÌ„ple king of fraunce to make pease gaff hym the seyd contrey and his doughter gilda to wif and so be agrement Rollo was baptysyd and callyd Robert after y t chaÌ„chyd y e name of y t laÌ„d callyd hit normaÌ„dy so was furst duke of normaÌ„dy ¶ wilmÌ„ soÌ„ to Rollo callyd loÌ„ga spata was next duke of normandy he gouernyd that land with good Iustyce and after was slayn by the treson of Arnold yerle of flaunders ¶ Rychard callyd the hardy Sonne to wyllyam was nexte duke of Normandycand because kynge Loyter had wonne from hym the Cyte of bayon he by the help of Erard kyng of denmarke enteryd benet Leo. IohnÌ„ benet Donus ¶ Benet a romayn was next pope y e yere of cryste .ix. C.lxii y e emperour otton for varyance betwen them banyssyd hym in to Italye ¶ Leo a romayn hyld the see next .i. yere more ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn hyld the see next vi· yere more ¶ Benet a romayn hyld the see next .i. yere more tyl that one Cyntheus a cytezyn of rome put hym in preson in the castell angell where he dyed for honger ¶ Donus a romayn hyld the see next .i. yere by pope IohnÌ„ he was emperour after the deth of his fader .x. yere more he made grete warr with Loyter kyng of Fraunce dyspoylyd the contrey cam to parys brent the subberbis of the cyte EdwiÌ„ Edgar ¶ Edwyn the eldest son of Edmond broder to Ethelstone was next kyng of Englond the yere of cryst ixC lvi he banysshyd seynt donstone for a season toke goodis Iewelis froÌ„ relygyus housê gaft them to alyantis straÌ„gers he was a vycyus man of lyuyng also a tyrrant to his subiectis y t in conclucions they depryuyd hym from all kyngly dygnyte honoure ¶ Edgar second son of Edmond broder to Edwyn was next kyng of Englond the yere of cryst .ix. C.lx. he kept so good Iustyce dyd so sharp execucyon that in his days was lytyl felony or robbery vsed he cawsyd ludwallus prynce or kyng of walys to yeld to hym yerely by way of trybute CCC· wolphis by reasoÌ„ whereof the wolphis in Englond walys were dystroyed this Edgar vsyd euery somer to skour the see with shyppys kept them stel all the yere euer redy for the same purpose with all aperrell belongyng to them by meanis whereof he kept his land froÌ„ outward enmyes Also in his tyme as well the danis as all other peple in Englond vsyd mych vyse of grete drynkyng y e kyng ther for rode thorough the realme dystroyd many alehousis wold suffer but one alchouse in a vilage or towne except it were a grete borough ordenyd certeyn cuppys with pynnys naylys made a law that who so euer drank past that mark at one draught shuld forfeyt a certeyn payn whereof the accuser shuld haue the one half the ruler of the town the other half â—he subdewd the bryttoÌ„s in walys spoylyd theyr coÌ„trey this Edgar was vycyous louyd feyr womeÌ„ slew Ethelwold a knyght of his for the loue he had to his feyr wyff Elfryda whom he after maryed Also this Edgar begat of one wylfryth a non a doughter but after that both the mother the doughter prouyd holy women but after this Edgar by the counsell of seynt donston toke repentaunce therfore byldyd repayryd many housys of relygyon he made gret warr vppon Rychard duke of normandy wan the cyte of bayon Baldewyn ¶ Baldewyn soÌ„ of arnold was next yerle of flanders he lyth at seiÌ„t bartyns in y e town of seiÌ„t omer in to fraunce spoylyng the countrey sleyng the peple with out pyte wherfore Loyter kyng of fraÌ„ce was compellyd to take pease to redelyuer to hym the cyte of bayon Boniface Benet IohnÌ„ IohnÌ„ ¶ Boneface was next pope the yeer of cryste .ix. C.lxxv He obteynyd the papacye by euyll ways and robbyd spoylyd the tresure of the church after dyed wrechydly ¶ Benet a romayn hyld the see next .viii. yere .vi. monethys ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn heeld the see next .iii. monethis he dyed for honger in castell Angell ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayne heeld the see .vi. monethis he was hatyd of all folk he dyd noughte but made his kyn ryche of the goodys of the church Otton ¶ Otton was next emê‘our the yeer of cryste .ix. C.lxxxiiii he was crownyd by pope Gregory held the empyre .xix. yer and more Edward Egelredus· ¶ Edward the eldest son of Edgar was next kyng of Englond the yere of cryst .ix. C.lxxvii this Edward rydyng in a forest lost his people sodeÌ„ly cam to the castell of Corf where Elfryda his moder in law last wyfe to kyng Edgar lay whom when she had aspyed desyryd hym to drynk as the kynge drank a seruaunt of hers whom she had hyryd stroke the kyng to the hart with a dager so she causid hym to be sleyne because she wold haue Egelredus her son kyng which was second soÌ„ of kyng Edgar which kyng wheÌ„ he was thus strykyn wold haue fled toward his company but he bled so sore that he fell from his hors the one foot fast in the styrrop so was drawn with the hors till he cam to a certeyn place where that he was fouÌ„dyn dede all alone that the maner of his deth was vnknowyn long after It is seyd y t this Elfrida toke repentaunce therfoÌ„re byldyd two monestarys of nonnys Amesbury warwell in which warwell she after lyuyd a solytary lyfe after dyed ¶ Egelredus the son of Edgar of the seyd Elfrida was next kyng of Englond the yere of 〈◊〉 ·ix C.lxxxi This kyng was vngracyous in the begynnyng wretchyd in hys mydyll lyfe hatefull to his peopull in the end In his tyme the Danys rose agayn dyd great harm in dyuers placys in EngloÌ„d that the kyng was glad to graunt them gret soÌ„mys of money for pease to be had for the assuraunce of which pease Anlaff
sauoy was next hâ— crownyd Henry the .iiii. emperour ¶ Alexander was next pope the yere of crist M.lxi. he hyld the see .xi. yere Harold ¶ Harold the son of yerle Goodwyn last kyng of saxoÌ„s begaÌ„ his reyn ouer Englond the yere of cryst M.lxvi. and sone after he had take vppon hym as kyng one Harold harefager son of kanutus kynge of Norway denmark cam with .iii. C. shyppis enteryd in to the north contrey claymyd the land after the deth of Edward but the lordis of the couÌ„trey arose gaue them batteyll but the danys had the victory and therfore Harold kyng of EngloÌ„d preparyd toward them in all hast and gaue them a strong batteyll had the vyctory and slew harold harefager wyth hys own handys where a gret nomber of Englyshmen were slayn but many mo of the danys were slayn and many takyn prysoners And after thys vyctory harold the kyng of englond waxyd so prowd and for couetouse wold not deuyde the prayes that he took to hys knyghtys that had well deseruyd it but kepte it to hym self that he therby lost the fauour of many of his knyghtys people ¶ Sone after this Duke wyllmÌ„ of Normandy seÌ„t to harold and warnyd him of his couenauÌ„tê brokyn whych was to haue kept the laÌ„d to his vse after the deth of Edward But because that the dougter of Duke willmÌ„ that was promysyd to harold was dede harold thought hym the more dyschargyd and seyd that sych a nyse couenauÌ„t owghte not to be holdyn of a nothers land wythout consent of the lordys of the land and also because he was therto somewhat coÌ„pellyd wherfore Duke wyllm with the assent of the lordê of Normandy gedyrd a great people and also wyth the assent of the pope Alexander which coÌ„fyrmid hym in takyng hys viage and sent a baner to hym wyllyng hym to bere it in hys owne shyp so cam ouer wyth a great people and laÌ„dyd at hastyngê in Sussex For .iii. causys Duke wyllm enteryd thys land to subdew harold One was because it was to hym geuyn by kyng Edward the Confessour the secoÌ„d was to take wrech for the cruell murdur of his neuew Alfryde broder to kyng Edward slayn by yerle Goodwyn whych dede he ascrybyd cheefly to harold the .iii. was to reuenge the wrong doon to Robert archebyshop of canterbury which was exylyd by the meanis labor of harold in the tyme of kyng Edward the confessour wherfore duke wyllyam send to kyng harold that he shold leue the kyngdome to hym or ellis to surreÌ„der it to hym and to take it agayn of hym beryng hym tribute or ells to trye the quarell hym self with duke wyllyam in hys owne ê‘soÌ„ but kiÌ„g harold refusyd al these iii. offers seyd it shuld be tried be dynt of swyrdis and gederd his people and Ioynyd battell with y e Normayns in a place where now standeth y e Abbay of batteyl In the bygynnyng of whych fyght y e englyshmeÌ„ kept them in good aray lyke to veÌ„quysh the normaÌ„s wherfore duke wyllyaÌ„ causyd his meÌ„ to giff bak as though they fled wherby the Englishmen folowyd and brake they re aray y e normans caÌ„f yersly vppon them in conclusyon had the vyctory where that kyng harold was woundyd wyth an arow in the left eye therof incontenent dyed and so was there slayne after that he had reynyd .ix. moÌ„this was buryed at walthaÌ„ whych was y e last y t reynyd in EngloÌ„d of y e blood of the saxons ¶ Thus endeth the cronicles of eÌ„gloÌ„d of dyuers other realmis vnto the tyme of king wilmÌ„ callyd the coÌ„querour whych was duke of Normandy ¶ wyllyam Conquerour ¶ Gregory Gregory was nexte pope the yere of chryst M.lxxiii he declaryd Henry the .iiii. Emperour accursed for promotynge of benefyces by Symony He hylde the see .xii. yere and more ¶ Henry ¶ Henry the .iiii. was electe Emperour the yere of Chryst M.lvii he maryed Maude doughter to kynge Henry of Englande and dyed without yssue by her he hylde the Empyre .l. yere ¶ wyllyam conquerour WIllyam the duke of Normandye called conquerour last son of Robert the .vi. duke of Normandye began his raygne ouer the realme of Englande The yere of Chryst M.lxvii the .xiiii. day of October and whan he had set y e realme in some quyetnesse he be toke the rule therof to his brother the bysshhop of Bayon in lent nexte after sayled into Normandye ledoe with hym the chefe rulers of Englande for feare of rebellyon in his absence The next wynter after he returned agayne into Englande then set a great trybute vpon the Englysshemen so that therfore some ê‘tes of the lande rebellyd and specially the citye of Excester but at y e last wyllyam ouercame them wanne the citye punysshed them greuously but for that and other sterne dedes of wyllyam Dyuers of the lordes departed to Scotlande wherfore he kept the other lordes that taryed the strayter and exalted the Normans gyuynge to them the chefe possessyons of the lande ¶ â—â—so sone after this kynge wyllyam caused a solempne counseyll of the clargye to be kept at wynchester to y e whiche there came .ii. Cardynals from Rome where by the meanes of kynge wyllyam dyuers bysshoppes abbottes priours englysshe men were put downe Normans put in theyr rowmes to the intent that y e kynge myght stande in more suertye of the lande ¶ Also about the .iii. yere of his rayne Harrolde Cauntus sonnes to Suanus kyng of Denmarke enteryd into the North countrey and with the helpe of some of the people of the coÌ„trey and of some of the cytezyns of yorke enteryd the citye and slewe mo than .iii. M. Normans But sone after kyng wyllyam chasyd them out and droue them to theyr shyppes and toke suche displeasure w t the inhabytans of that ê“uynce y t he distroyed the lande from yorke to Durham that .ix. yere after it lay vnlaboryd and vntylled and the people there were kept so harde by the warre of the kynge in suche famyne that they ete rattes cattes dogges and other vermyne Also in the .iiii. yere of wyllyam his reygne Malcolyn kynge of Scottes entryd into NorthuÌ„berlande and distroyed the contrey toke many prisoners and kept them lyke bondemen but within .ii. yeres after kyng wyllyam made suche warre vpon the Scottes y t he forcyd Malcolyn theyr kynge to swere to hym homage and fealte ¶ Philyppe ¶ Philyppe the Fyrst of that name was nexte kynge of Fraunce the yere of Chryst M.lx. and whan he had reygned .xlix. yere he resygned his crowne to Lewes his sonne ¶ Baldewyn ¶ Charles ¶ Baldewyn was nexte erle of Flaunders ¶ Charles was nexte erle of Flaunders he was slayne by his people in Brugys ¶ Robert ¶ Robert after the dethe of his father wyllyam Conquerour of Englande was nexte duke of Normandye whiche dyed in the prison of his brother
the kyngê son mete them dyd discoÌ„fort them and syr Symon fled dyuers of his coÌ„panye were takyn prisoners But after that syr Symon Mounforde the erle of Leyceter hym selfe gatheryd a great coÌ„pany met with the sayd syr Edwarde at Enesham where betwene them was fought a cruell battell where syr Symon the erle was slayne and many other that toke the barons parte And after at a ê‘lyment holden at wynchester all the statutes ordynauÌ„ces made at Oxenforde were vtterly adnulled all bondes wrytynges made for the same were cancelled brokyn And after y t the kynge came to wyndsore intendynge to haue dystroyed the citye of London but the Mayre Aldermen other of citezyns put them into the kynges mercye and grace at wyndsore whervpon they were coÌ„mytted to prison put out of theyr offyces the CoÌ„stable of the Towre made custos of the citye But after they were restored and pardoned and the citye payde to the kynge for a fyne .xx. M. markes ¶ After this at a parlyament holdyn at Northampton many y t toke the barons parte were disinheryte whiche therfore gathered them to gyther went to the yle of Elye kept it w t strength ¶ Also about the .l. yere of his reyne he ordayned the statutê of Marlebryge And about the .li. yere the statuê were made ordayned for weyghtes mesures that is to say that .xxxii. greynes of whete drye rounde takyn in the myddes of y e ere shulde wey a sterlynge peny .xx. of those sterlyng pens shulde make an vnce .xii. vnce shulde make a pounde troy and .viii. pounde troy shulde wey a galon of wyne .viii. galons of wyne shulde make a busshell of London whiche is the .viii. ê‘te of a quarter Also that .iii. barly cornes drye rounde shulde make an ynche .xii. ynches to a fote â—iii fote to a yarde .v. yardes a halfe to a ê‘che or pole .xl. pole in lengthe foure in brede to make an acre of lande this staÌ„dardes of weyght were coÌ„fyrmed the xv yere of Edwarde the .iii. And also in the tyme of henry the .vi. and Edwarde the .iiii. and lastly coÌ„fyrmed in the .xi. yere of Henry the .vii. Howe be it in the tyme of kynge Henry the .vi. it was ordayned y t the same vnce shulde be deuyded in .xxx. ê‘tes called .xxx. pens in kyng Edwarde the .iiii. his tyme into .xl. partes called .xl. pens And in kynge Henry the .viii. his dayes into .xliiii. partes called .iii. â— viii d but the weyght of the vnce troy the mesure of the fote was ordayned euer to be at one stynt In the .lii. yere of his reyne y e erle of Glocester refused the kyng in the marches of wales gatheryd moche people many of the coÌ„pany disinheryted drewe to hym whiche came to the citye of London by intretye and fayre meanes polecye came into the citye and many of the coÌ„mons toke his parte fortefyed the citye with Bulwarkê Barbycans shortely after the kynge came to Stretforde of the bowe with a great coÌ„pany But by the meanes of one Octobanus y â— popes Legate whiche than lay in London a peace was takyn so the warre was endyd Also durynge the whyle of all this sayd besynesse after that syr Edwarde the kynges son had the victory tyll almost the later ende of this kynges reyne There were but fewe Mayres of the citye of London but the franches of London were seasyd into the kynges handes and there were ordayned custodyes gardens and no mayres who that was coÌ„stable of the Towre was also câ—stos of the citye In the .lv. yere of this kynge syr Edwarde the kyngê son toke his iourney into the holy laÌ„de whiche went to the citye of Acres defended it from the Soudan of Surrey whiche after his coÌ„mynge beseged it with C.M. Sarazyns whiche citye had byn lost if the sayd syr Edwarde had nat come manfully defendyd it Also in the .lvi. yere of this kynges reyne his son Edwarde thus beynge in the holy lande kyng Henry fell sicke at westmyster dyed the .xvi. day of Nouerbre the yere of Chryst M.CC.lxxii and is buryed at westmyster Edwardus .j. Gregory Innocent Adryan Iohan. ¶ Gregory was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M.CC.lxxi he hylde the see .iiii. yeres ¶ Innocent hylde the see nexte .vi. monethes ¶ Adryan hylde the see nexte .xxxix. dayes ¶ IohnÌ„ hylde the see nexte .viii. monthes ¶ Radulphus ¶ Radulphe was nexte chosyn Emperour the yere of chryst CC.lxxiii and confyrmed by pope Gregory he hylde the see .xix. yere Edwarde the fyrst EDwarde the fyrst of that name and sonne to Henry the thyrde after he harde of the deth of his father came from the holy lande and was crowned kynge at westmyster the .xix. day of Auguste the yere of christ M.CC.lxxiii at whiche tyme Alexander kyng of Scottê was present and dyd homage to kynge Edwarde In the seconde yere of this kynges reyne the kynge went into wales and there subdued Lewellyn prynce of wales whiche after y e rebelled and was subdued agayne payde to the kyng a fyne of .l. M. markes Also in the .iii. yere of this kynges reyne were made the statutes called westmyster primer where ben contayned goodly statutes fyrst howe clerkes indyted of Felonye shal be delyuered to the ordynaryes of Assise of plees of lande of Arteyntes and many other goodly statutes ¶ In the .vi. yere of this kynge the Chauncery coÌ„myn place and Escheker were remoued to Glocester where dyuers statutes were made but the courtes contynued there but for one terme and about this tyme there was a parlyament at London for reformacyon of the kynges coyne whiche was clypped and wasshed by the Iewes and almost .iii. C. Iewes were cast therfore about the same tyme began the foundacyon of the house of the freres prechours at Ludgate ¶ In the .x. yere of this kynge Lewellyn prince of wales rebelled agayne and the kynge sent thyther therles of Northumberlande and Surrey with many other knyghtes but Dauyd brother to Lewellyn with a great power met with them nere to a place called Hauardyne where betwene them was a great battell where the welchemen had the victorye and the erles fled many of the englysshemen slayne taken But the next yere after y e kyng sent thyther a more power to besege y e castell of Snowden but many of thenglysshemen were drowned beynge vpon a brydge made of barges and plankes but after that they pursued â—o the welchemen that Lewellyn and Dauyd his brother fledde but after Lewellyn was takyn by syr Edmonde Mortymer whiche smote of his heed and sent it to the kynge and after by dome of all the lordes he and his heyres were disinheryte for euer And after that Dauyd his brother was taken and after drawne hanged and quarterde And after