all the grete lordes of the land let hem crosse for to go in to the holy land And amonges hem wente Richard kyng henries sone first after the kyng of fraunce that toke the crosse to the Erchebisshopp of tours but he toke nat the viage at that tyme for encheson that he was let by othir maner weyes and nedes to be done ¶ And whan kyng henry his fadre had regned xxxv yere v. monthes iiij daies he died lieth at foundenerard ¶ Of kyng Richard that conquerd all the holy lande that cristen men had 〈◊〉 Ca. C.xliiij ANd after this kyng henry regned Richard his sone a stronge man a worthy and also bolde and he was crouned at westmynster of the Erchebisshopp Baldewyne of CauÌ„terbury the iij. day of Septembre the ij yere of his regne kyng Richard hym selfe and Baldewyne the Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury and Hubert bisshopp of Salisbury and Raudulphe Erle of Gloucestre and othir many lordes of englond went in to the hooly land and in that viage deide the Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury ¶ And kyng Richard went before in to the holy land and rest not till that he come forth in his way vn to Cipres and toke Cipres with grete force and sithen kyng Richard wente forth toward the holy land and gete there as moche as the Cristen men hadden lost before conquered the land ayene thurgh grete myght sauf only the holy crosse ¶ And when kyng Rihard come to the toune of Acres for to gete the cite Agrete debate a rose bitwene hym the kyng of fraunce so that kyng of frauÌ„ce went ayene in to fraunce was wroth toward the kyng Richard but er kyng Richard went ayene he toke the cite of Acres ¶ And whenne he had taken it he duelled in the cite a whyl but to hym come tydynge that the erle â—ohan of OxuÌ„ford his brother wolde haue seised all Englond in to his hand And Normandie also and wold croune hym kyng of the land ¶ And whenne kyng Richard herde this tydynge he went a yeâ—e toward Englond with all the spede that he myÈt but the duke of Ostriche met with hym and toke hym and brought hym to the Emê‘oâ—r of Almaigne And the Emê‘our brought hym in to his prison And afterward he was deliuered for an huge raunsone that is for to say an hounderd thousand pounde And for whiche raunsone to be paied eche othir chalice of Englond was molte made in to money all the moÌ„kes of the ordre of cisteanx yeuen all hir â—okes thurgh englond to donÌ„ heÌ„ to selle the rauÌ„sone for to pay ¶ How kyng Richard come ayene from the holy land avenged hym of his enemies Ca. C.xlvj WHiles this kyng Richard was in prison the kyng of frauÌ„ce werred vpon hym strongely in Normandie and Iohan his brother werred vâ—on hym in Englond but the bishoppes barons of Englond withstode hym with all the power that they myght gete geten the castell of wyndesore all othir castelles ¶ And the forsaid Iohan saw that he had no myght ne poer ayens the barons of Englond for to fight but anone went hym ouer see vn to the kyng of fraunce And when kyng Richard comÌ„ out of prison and was deliuered and come in to Englond Anone after CaÌ„delmasse in grete hast he went vn to Notyngham and the castell of Notyngham to hym was yolden And tho discomfited he Iohan his brother and that with hym helde And after he went vn to the Cite of wynchestre and ther he let hym croune kyng of Englond and after he went in to Normandie for to werre vpon the kyng of fraunce ¶ And the kyng of fraunce come with vj. C. knyghtâ—s toward Gisors and the kyng Richard met hym and tho wolde haue yeue hym bataille but the kyng of fraunce fledde and an hundred knyghtes of his were take and ij hundred stedes were trapped with yren And anonÌ„ after went kyng Richard for to besege the Castell of Gaillard And as he rode vpon a day by the Castell to take auisement of the Castell an arbalastier smote hym with a quarell that was enuenyned the kyng drofe oute the shafte of the quarell but the quarellys hede aboode still in his hede it began for to rancle that â—e myght not helpe hym selfe ne meue his arme◠¶ And tho he wist that he had dethes wounde that he myÈt not be hole for no maner thyng he commaunded anone sharpely all his men fo to assaill the Castell So that the castell was taken oâ— that he died so manlich his men diden that all the peple that were in the castell were all takâ—n the kyng did with heÌ„ what he wold coÌ„maunded his men that they shold bringe before him the maÌ„ that him so hurt so wouÌ„ded And when he come before the kyng yâ— kyng axed what was his name And he said my name is Bartram gurdone wherfor said the kyng hast thou me slayne sith that I did the neuer none harme ¶ Sir said he though ye did me neuer none harme ye your selfe with your honde quelled my fodre my brother And therfor I haue qnytte nowe your trauaill ¶ Tho said kyng Richard he that died vpon the crosse to bringe maÌ„nes soule from pyne of helle foryeue the my deth I also foryeue it the ¶ Tho coÌ„mauÌ„ded the kyng that no man shold hym mysdo But for all the kynges defending some of his men him folowed preuely hym quelled the vj. day afâ— the kyng did shriuen him sore repeutauÌ„ce hauyng of his mysdedes was houseled annoynted this kyng ne regned but ix rere xxxix wekes deide lieth besides his fadre at founteâ—erard ¶ Of kyng Iohan that in the first yere of his regne loste alle Normandie Ca. C.lxvj WHen kyng Richard was dede for eâ—chesan that he had none heire nothir sone ne doughter his brother â—ohan was made kyng crouned at westmynstre of Huberd that was tho Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury ¶ And whan he began to regne he become so meruaillous man went ouer in to NormaÌ„die werred vpon the kyng of fraunce so longe they werred to gedre till at the last kyng Iohan lost Normandie and Angeon wherfor â—e was sore annoied it was no meruaille ¶ Tho let he assemble be fore him at london erchebisshoppes bisshoppes abbotes â—ours erles barons helde there a grete â—lemeÌ„t axed ther of the clergie the tenthe of euery church of englond for to conâ—uere gete ayene normaÌ„die Augeon that he had lost And thy wold not graunte yâ— thyng wherfor he was wonder wrothe And in the same tyme died bisshopp Hubert the â—our the couâ—t of Canterbury chosen ayens the kyngs wyll to to bene erchebisshop mastir stephaÌ„ of langeton a good clere that woned at the court of rome send to the pope hir Election the pope coÌ„fermed it sacred him at viterbe when yâ—
seyne Baldewyne wake william of Mounchensie and many othir grete lordes And the tewysday next after was the bataille done at Euesham And ther was quelled Sir Symond de Mountfort Hugh the Spencer and Mountforth that was Rafe Bassettz fadre of Draiton and othir many grete lordes And whan this bataille was done all the gentilles that had bene with the Erle Symond were disherited and they ordeyned to geder and did moche harme to alle the lande for they destroied hir ennemies in all that they myght ¶ Of the siege of keÌ„lworth how the gentilmen were disherited thurgh counceill of the lordes of the Reame of englond how they come ayene and had hir landes Ca. C.lix ANd in the yere next comyng in May the forth day beforne the fest of seint dunstan was yâ— bataille and scoÌ„fiture at Chesterfelde of hem that were disherited and ther many of hem were quelled And Robert Erle of Feriers ther was takeÌ„ and also Bawdewyne wake and Iohan da la hay with mochel sorwe ascaped thens And in seint â—ohanes eue the baptist tho next sewyng began the siege of the castell of kemlworth the siege last till seint Thomas eue the appostell in which day Sir hugh hasting had the castell for to kepe that yeldid vp the castell vn to the kyng in this maner that him self all the othirthat were withyn the castell shold haue hir lyfe lymme as moche thyng as they had theryn both hors harneis iiij daies of respite for to deliuer clenly the castell of hem self of all othir maner thyng that they had withyn the castell so they went from de castell And sir Simond the mountefort the yonger the Countesse his moder were fledde ouer see in to Fraunce ther helde hem as peple that were exiled oute of Englond for euermore And sone after it was ordeyned by the legat Octobone by othir grete lordes the wysest of Englond that all tho that had bene ayenst the kyng were disherited sholde haue ayene hir landes by grevous Raunsone after that it was ordeyned thus they were accorded with the kyng Tho was pees cried thurgh oute all Englond thus the werre was ended And when this was done the â—egat toke his leue of the kyng and of the quene of all the grete lordes of Englâ—nd went tho to rome the lv yere of kyng Henries regne And Edward kyng Iohanes sone of Britaigne Iohan vessy Thomas of Clare Roâ—ier of Clifford Othes of Grauntson Robert be Brus Iohan of verdon and many othir lordes of Englond aud of byyonde the see token hir way toward the holy land and the kyng Henry died in the mene tyme at westmynster when he had bene kyng lv yere and xix wokes in seint Edmondes day the Erchebisshopp of Canterbury he was entered atte westmynster on seint Edmondes day the kyng In the yere of â—ncarnacion of our lord â—huÌ„ crist M.CC.lxxij ¶ Profecie of Merlyn of the kyng henry yâ— fyrst â—â—pouned yâ— was kyng â—ohanes sone ¶ Ca. C.lx. ANd of this Henry profecied Merlyn said that a loâ—be shold come oute of wynchestre in the yere of Incarnacion of our lord M.CC. and xvj with trewe lippes holynes se writen in his hert and he said soth for the good Henry the kyng was bore in wynchestre in the yere aboue said he spake good wordes and swete and was an holy man and of good conscieÌ„ce And Merlyn said that this Henry shold make the fairest place of all the world that in his tyme shold not be full ended and he said fothe for he made the newe werke of the abbey of seint Petres chyrch at westmynster that is fairer of sâ—ght than any othir chyrche yâ— men kâ—owe thurgh all cristendome but kyng Henry died er yâ— werke were fully made and that was grete harme ¶ And yit said Merlyn that this lambe shold haue pees the most tyme of his regne he said full soth for he was neuer annoied thurgh werre ne disesed in no maner wise till a titell before his deth And yit said Merlin in his ê“phecie more and in the regne and ende of the forsaid lambe a wolf of a strange lond shold done him grete harmÌ„ thurgh his werre And that he shold at the last bene mastir thurgh helpe of a reed fox that shold come oute of the northwest and shold hym ouercome And that he shold driue hym vn to the water and that profecie full well was knowe for withynne a litell tyme or the kyng died Simond of Mounteford Erle of Leicestre that was borne in fraunce began ayens hym strong werre thurgh whiche doyng many a good bachilere was shent and dede and disheated ¶ And when kyng Henry had the victorie at Euesham and Simond the Erle was slayne thurgh helpe and myght of Gillebert of Clare Erle of Glouchestre that was in kepyng and ward of the forsaid Simoude thurgh ordinaunce of kyng Henry that weÌ„t ayene to the kyng with mochel power ¶ Wherfore the forsaid Simond was shent and that was grete harme to the communes of Englond that so good a man was shent for trouth and died in charite and for the commune profite of the same folk and ther for Almyghty god for hym hath Sithenes shewed many a faire miracle to diuerse men and women of the sikenesse and dissese that they haue had for the loue of hym ¶ And Merlyn also told and said in his profecie that after that tyme the lambe shold loue no whylle 〈◊〉 than his seed shold bene in strange lande withoute Pasture ¶ And he said sothe for kyng Henry leued no while after when Simond mountfort was dede that kyng Henry ne deide anone after hym And in the mene tyme Sir Edward his sone that was the best knyght of the world of honour was tho in the holy lande gete there Acres And in that contre he begate on dame Alienore his wife â—ohan of Acres his donghter that afterward was Countesse of Gloucestre And he made in the holy land such a viage that alle the world spake of his knyghthode and euery man dead hym high lowe thurghoute all cristendome as the storie of him telleth as afterward ye shull here more openly And from the tyme that kyng Henry deide till that sir Edward was crouned kyng all the grete lordes of englond were as fadrâ—les children withoute any socour that him myght maynten and gouerne and defende ayens hir dedely enemies ¶ Of kyng Edward that was kyng henries sone Ca. C.lxj ANd after this kyng Henry regned his sone Edward the worthiest knyght of all the world of honour for goddes grace was in him for he had the victorie of his enemies ¶ And assone as kyng henry deide he come to london with a faire companie of prelatz and of Erles and barons all maner men did hym moche honour For in euery place that Sir Edward rode in london the stretes were couered ouer his hede
kyng of englond ca. c.xxiiij ¶ How godewyn toke Alured on gildesdoune whan he cam out of normaÌ„die to be kyug how he was martred in yâ— I le of ely ca. 124 ¶ How seint Edward Alureds brother was made kyng of Englond ca. c.xxv ¶ Of the first miracle that god shewed for seint edward ca. c.xxvj ¶ How erle Godewyne retorned in to englond and how seint Edward wedded his doughter ca. c.xxvij ¶ How seint Edward saw sweyne drowned in the see as he stode and berde his masse ca. c.xxviij ¶ How the ringe that seint Edward had gyuen to seint Iohan the euangelist was senâ— to hym agayne ca. c.xxix ¶ How seint Edward deide is buried at westmestre ca. c.xxx ¶ How harold gode wynes sone was made kyng how he escaped fro the duke of normandie ca. c.xxxj ¶ How william bastard duke of normandie conquerd englond slewe kyng harold ca. c.xxxij ¶ How kyng william gouerned him well of the werre bitwene hym the kyng of fraunce ca. c.xxxiij ¶ Of kyng william Rous william bastardis sone that destroied tounes houses of Religion to make a forest ca. c.xxxiiij ¶ How kyng henry beauclerke william Rous brother was kyng and of the deâ—ate bitwene hym and Robert Curthose his brother Capitulo c.xxxv ¶ Of the debate that was bitwene kyng lowys of feaunce kyng henry of Englond and how his two sones were drowned in the see ca. c.xxxvj ¶ How Maude the Emê‘esse come agayne in to englond and how she was wedded after to Geffrey erle of angeo ca. c.xxxvij ¶ How stephen kyng henries suster sone was made kyng of Englond ca. c.xxxviij ¶ How Maude themê‘esse had moche trouble disease And how she ascaped fro Oxenford to wallyngford ca. c.xxxix ¶ How Geffrey erle of Angeo gaf vn to henry themê‘esse sone all Normandie ca. c.xl ¶ Of kyng henry the second themê‘esse sone in whos tyme seint Thomas of Caunterbury was made chaunceler ca. c.xlj ¶ Of kyng henry that was sone of kyng henry themê‘esse sone of the debate of hym of his fadre ca. c.xlij ¶ How cristen men lost the holy londe in this tyme thurgh a fals cristen man that renyed his fayth became a sarasyn ca. c.xliij ¶ Of kyng Richard Cuer de lyon of his conqueste in the holy lande ca. c.xliiij ¶ How kyng Richard retorned fro the holy lande how he auenged hym on his enemies ca. c.xlv ¶ How Iohan his brother was made kyng And the first yere of his regne he lost all Normandie ca. c.xlvj ¶ How kyng Iohan wold not obeyee the popes coÌ„maundement wherfore all Englond was enterdited ca. c.xlvij ¶ How stephen of langton come in to englond by the popes coÌ„mauÌ„dement how he retorned agayn ca. c.xlvx ¶ How kyng Iohan destroied thordre of Cisteaus ca. c.xlix ¶ How Pandolf deliuered a clerk that had falsed and couÌ„terfetid the kynges money in the kynges presence ca. c.l ¶ Of the letter obligatorie that kyng Iohan made vn to the court of Rome wherfor petre pens be payd ca. c.lj ¶ How the clerkes that were outâ—lawed come agayn And how kyng Iohan was assoylled ca. c.lij ¶ How the enterdiction cessyd And of the debate bitwene kyng Iohan the barons of Englond ca. c.liij ¶ How lowys the kynges sone of fraunce come in to Englond with a stronge power for to be kyng ca. c.liiij ¶ How the pope sente Swalo a lâ—gate in to Englond And of the deth of kyng Iohan ca. c.lv ¶ How kyng henry the thridde was crouÌ„ed at gloucestre ca. c.lvj ¶ How lowys retorned in to fraunce And of the confirmacion of kyng Iohanes chartre ca. c.lvij ¶ Of the quynzieme of goodes graunted for the newe chartreâ— and of the purueyaunce of Oxenford Ca. clviii ¶ Of the siege of kenilworth how gentilmen were disherited by counseill of the lordes how they had hir londes ayen Ca. c.lix ¶ The ê“phecie of Merlyn of kyng henry that was kyng Iohanes sone ca. c.lx ¶ Of kyng Edward kyng henries sone ca. c.lxj ¶ How ydeyne doughter of lewelyn prince of walys Aymer brother of therle of Mountfort were take on the see ca. c.lxij ¶ How lewelyne by encoragyng of Dauid his brother made werre ayenst kyng Edward ca. c.lxiij ¶ How dauid lewelyns brother prince of walys was put to deth Capitulo c.lxiiij ¶ How kyng Edward redressyd his Iustises clerkes and how the Iewes were put oute of Englond ca. c.lxv ¶ How kyng Edward was seised in all the land of scotland by consente of all the lordes of the same ca. c.lxvj ¶ How sir Iohan bailloll withsaid his homage for scotland of sir Thomas Turbeluyle ca. c.lxvij ¶ Of the conquest of berewyke in scotland ca. c.lxviij ¶ How kyng Edward deliuered the scottes oute of prison how they drewâ— hem to the frensshmen by counseill of william waleys Capitulo c.lxix ¶ How william waleys lete fle sir hugh of Cressyngham and of the bataill of fonkyrke ca. c.lxx ¶ Of the last mariage of kyng Edward and how he went the thir de tyme in to scotland ca. c.lxxj ¶ How the Castell of Estreuelyn was beseged ca. c.lxxij ¶ How Troylebastone was first ordeyned ca. c.lxxiij ¶ Of the deth of william waleyâ— the fals traitour ca. c.lxxiiij ¶ How the scottis come to kyng Edward for tamende their offencis that they had trespacid ayenst hym ca. c.lxxv ¶ How Robert the Brus chalenged scotland ca. c.lxxvj ¶ How sir Iohan of Comyn gaynsaide the crounyng of sir Robert the Bruâ— ca. c.lxxvij ¶ How sir Iohan of comyn was pitously slayne ca. c.lxxviij ¶ How sir Robert the Brus waâ— crouned ca. c.lxxix ¶ How kyng Edward dubbed at westmynstre 〈◊〉 scoâ—â—â—nyghtes ca. c.lxxx ¶ How Robert the Brus was discomfited in bataill â— how Sir suâ—â—ond frysell was slayne ca. c.lxxxj ¶ How Iohan erle of atheles was take put to deth ca. c.lxxxij ¶ How IohnÌ„ williaÌ„ waleis brother was put to deth ca. c.lxxxiij ¶ How robert the hrus fledde fro scotlaÌ„d to norwey ca. c.lxxxiiij ¶ How the noble kyng Edward deide ca. c.lxxxv ¶ Of Merlyns ê“phecie declared on kyng Edward ca. c.lxxxvj ¶ Of kyng Edward of Carnariuan which was kyng Edwardes sone ca. c.lxxxvij ¶ How robert the brus come agayn in to scotlaÌ„â—â— assembled a grete power to werre vpon kyng Edward ca. c.lxxxviij ¶ How the toune of berewyk was taken by treson how ij Cardinallis were robbed in englond ca. c.lxxxix ¶ How the scottes robbed northumberland ca. c.lxxxx ¶ How Scotland wold not amende their trespaces wherfore the land was enterdited ca. c.lxxxxj ¶ How sir hugh the spencers sone was made the kynges chamberlayn of the bataill of mytone ca. c.lxxxxij ¶ How kyng edward was all ruled by the speÌ„cers ca. c.lxxxxiij ¶ How sir hugh spencer and his fadre were exibed oute of Englond ca. c.lxxxxiiij ¶ How the kyng exiled Thomas erle of lancastre all them that helde with
condicions well gouerned his lande of all men he had loue pees in his tyme was neuer contak debate ne werre in Britaigne he regned was kyng in pees all his lyfes tyme whan he had bene kyng xj yere he died and lieth at yorke ¶ How kyng lucie regned after Coill his fadre that was a good man after he become cristen Ca. xliiij AFter kyng coill regned lucie his sone that was a goodmaÌ„ to god to all yâ— peple he sent to rome to yâ— apostle euleÌ„thre that tho was pope and said that he wold become a cristen man resceyue baptisme in the name of god torne to the right beâ—eu◠¶ Eulenthre sent ij begat that were called Pagan ElibaynÌ„ in to this land baptised the kyng all his mayne and after weÌ„t fro toune to toune and baptised the peple till alle the lande was baptised and this was in the C.lvj. yere after the incarnacion of our lord IhuÌ„ crist and this kyng lucie made tho in this land ij erche bysshoppes â—n at Canterburie an othir at york and othir many bysshoppes that yet bene in this lande ¶ And whan thees ij legatz had baptized all that lande they ordeyned prestz for to baptaze children and for to make the sacrament after they went ayenÌ„ to Rome and the kyng duelled in his lande and regned with mochel honour x.ij. yere and after died and lieth at Gloucestre ¶ How this land was longe wyth out a kyng and howe the bretons chosen a kyng Ca. xl THis kyng lucie had nonÌ„ heir of his body bygoten that was afterward grete harme and sorwe to the land For aftir this kyng lucies deth nonÌ„ of the grete of the land wold suffre an othir to be kyng but liued in werre and in debate amonges hem .l. yere without kyug But it befell afterward that a grete Prince come fro Rome in to this land that me called seuerie nought for to werre but for to saue the right of Rome but natheles he had nat duelled halfe a yere in this lande that the bretonz ne quelled hym when tho of Rome wyst that seuerie was so slayne they sent an othir grete lord in to this land that me called Allec that was a strong man aud a myghty of body and duelled in this land long tyme and did moche sorwe to the Bretons so that after for pure malice they chosen hem a kyng amonges hem that me called astlepades assembled a grete host of britons and went to londonÌ„ to seche Allec there they founden hym and queld hym and all his felaws one called walon defended hym fersely and fought longe with the britons but at the last he was discomfited and the britons noÌ„me hym and bonde handes aud feet and cast hym in to a water wher for that water afterward was called euermore walbcoke Tho regned astlepades in quiete till one of his Erles that me called coill made a fair toun ayens the kynges wyll and leâ— call the touÌ„ne Colchestre after his name wherfor the kyng was full wroth and thought destroie the erle and bigan to werre vpon hym brought grete power and yaf bataill to the erle and the Erle defended hym fersely with his power slowe the kyng hym self in that bataill and tho was Coill crouned and made kyng of this land This Coill regned and gouerned the royalme well and nobely for he was a noble man and welbeloued among the britonâ— When tho of rome herde that Astlepodes was slaynÌ„ they were wonder glad and sent an othir grete Prince of Romanis that was called Constance and he come to the kyng Coill for to chalenge the truage that was woned to be paied to Rome And the kyng ansuerd wel and wysely and said that he wolde paye to Rom â—all that right and reson wolde with good will And so they accorded tho with good will and withoute any contak and both they duelled to gedees in loue ¶ The kyng Coyll yaf his doughter EleynÌ„ to Constance for to haue hir to his spouse that was both fair wyse and good and well lettred And this Constance spoused hir ther with moche honour And it befell sone afterward that this kyng Coyll died in the yere of his regne xiij and lieth at Colcestre entierd ¶ Of kyng Constance that was a Romayne that was chosen kyng aft the deth of Coyl for as moche that he had spoused Eleyn thas was kyng Coyles doughter ¶ Ca. xlvj AFter this kyng Coyl Constance was made kyng and crouâ—ed for as moche that he had spoused kyng Coyles doughter that was heir of the lande the whiche Constance regned well and worthely gouerned the lande and he bigate on his wif Eleyn a sone that was called Constantine and this kyng bare tre we fayth and truly did to hem of rome all his lyfe and when he had regned xv yere he died and lieth at york ¶ How Constantine that was kyng Constances sone and the sone of seint Eleyn gouerned and ruled the lande and was Emâ—our of Rome ¶ Ca. xlvij AFter kyng Constances deth Constantine his sone and the one of seint Eleyn that fonde the holy crosse in the holy laÌ„de and howe Conseantine bicame Emê‘our of Rome Hit befell so in that tyme ther was an Emê‘our at Rome a Sarazyne a tiraunt that was called Maxence that put to deth all that beleued in god destroied holy chyrche by all his poer and slough alle CristeÌ„ men that he myght fynde And among all othir he let martre seint katerine and many othir cristen peple that had drede of deth that fled de and come in to this lande to kyng Constantine and tolde hym of the sorwe that Maxence dyde to Cristiente wherfor Constantine had pite and grete sorwe made and assembled a grete holt and a grete power and went ouer to Rome and noÌ„me the Citee and quelled all that ther in were of mysbeleue that he myght fynde And tho was he made Emê‘our and was a good man and gouerned hym so well that all landes to hym were attendaunt for to bene vnder his gouernaill And this deuell tiraunt Maxence that tyme was in the lande of Grecâ— and herde this tydynge he become wode and sodenâ—ch he died and so he ended his lyfe when Costantine went fro this land to Rome he toke with hym his moder Eleyne for the mochel wisdome that she coude and iij. othir grete lordes that he most loued that one was called Hoel an othir was called Dalerne and the thridde Morhin and toke all his lande to kepe vn to the Erle of Cornewaille that was called Octauian And anone as this Octauian wist that his lord was duellyng at Rome he seised all the land in to his hand and ther with did all his wyll among high and lowe and they helde hym for kyng whaÌ„ this tydynge come to Costantine the emê‘our he was wonder wroth to ward the erle Octauian and sente â—aberne with xij
wrath and wull chastise vs of our mysdedes Sith that he doth vs withoute bataille or strength of our enemyes by grete companyes wrecchedly to leue our owne reaulme and propre lande ¶ Turne agayne ye Romayns turne agayne ye scottes turne agayne ye Saxones turne agayne ye Fraunsois nowe sheweth to yowe Britayne all desert the which your power myght neuer make desert ne yit your power hath not nowe put vs in exil but ouly the power of the kyng Almyghty whom we haue ofte offended by our folies the whiche we wolde not leuen vn till he chastised vs by his dyvyne power AmoÌ„ge the wordes and lamentacion that the kyng Cadwaladre made to his folk they arrined in litell Britaigne and come to kyng Aleyne before said And the kyng resseyued hym with Ioie and made hym to be serued wonder nobely and there he duelled longe tyme after ¶ The englissh peple that were lefte on lyue and were ascaped the grete hunger and mortalite lyued in the best wyse that they myght and moche peple spronge and come of hem ¶ And they senten in to Saxoyne where they were borne to hir frendes For men women and children to restore the citees with peple and othir tounes that were all voide of peple fortolabour tranaille and tillen the erthe When the Saxons had herde this tydyng they comen in to this lond wonder thikke in grete companies and logged and herburghed hem self in the contre all aboute where they wolde for they founde no man hem to lette ne withstoude And so they woxen and multiplied gretly and vsed the customes of the contrees wher of they were comen and the lawes and the langage of hir owne land And they chaunged the names of citees tounes castelles burghes yaf hem names called hem as they be nowe called And they helden the Countees the baronages lordshippes and trees in maner as the Britons before tyme had compaced hem And among othir grete companies that come fro Germayne in to this land came the noble quene that was called Sexburga with men and women withoute nombre and arriued in the contre of Northumberland and toke the land from Albyâ—ne in to Corne waille for hir and for hir folke For ther was none that myght letten hem for all was desolat and voide of peple But it were a fewe poure Batons that were left in mountaynes and wodes vn till that tyme ¶ And fro that tyme forth losten Britons this Royame for alle daies and the Englissh peple begonne to reigne and departed the land bitwene hem and they made many kynges aboute by diuerse parties of the lond as here bene deuised the fyrst of westsex the second Merchenrich the thridde Estangle the fourth kent the fifthe southsex All thees regned in this land after Cadwaladre was passed oute of this land and duelled in litell Britaigne with kyng Aleyne his cosin and trewe frende ¶ And whan he had longe duelled there and had knowyng that the mortalite and pestilence was ouer passed and that the londe was replenysshed of Aliene peple he thought to turne ayene in to his owne lande and praied kyng Aleyne his cosin of socour and helpe that he myght be restored to his propre realme and fyrst dignite and kyng Aleyne graunted hym his praier ¶ Than did â—e apparaillen hym to take his way and viage in to this lande and praied god Almyghty deuoutly that he wolde make to hym demonstracion Èif his praier in to this land were to hym plesaunte or none for agayne the wyll of god Almyghty he wolde no thyng done whan he had thus deuoutly made his praier a vois fro heuen to hym said and bad hym leue that Iourney a way in to Englond and that he go to the pope of Rome For it was not the wyll of almyghty god that Britons regne no more in Britaigne ne neuer recouer the lande vn to the tyme that the prophecie that Merlyn said before be fullfylled and that shold neuer bene vn to the tyme were comen that the reliques of his body shull bene brought fro Rome and translated in Britaigne And whan the reliques of othir saintes that haue bene hid for the â—ersecucion of the paynyme folke shull be founden and openly shewed than shall they recouer hir land ayene whiche they haue so longe tyme lost thurgh hir desertes ¶ When Cadwaladre had herde this ansuere he meruailled gretly and told it to kyng Aleyne Than kyng Aleyne did send for the clergie of his lond made hem to brynge the stories and ê“fecies that Merlyn sibille hadde said in hir ê“phecies and when he knewe that the ê“phecie that festo me had ê“phecied of the egle and othir ê“phecies accorded to the dyuine ansuere that Cadwaladre had herd he counceilled hym to leue his peple and his navie submitte hym to the disposicionÌ„ of god and done all that the angell had coÌ„maunded hym ¶ Than Cadwaladre called Ynoz his sone and yvory his cosin that was his sustres sone said to hem Taketh said he my folk my navie that is here all redy and passe in to wales and be ye lordes of Britons that no dishonour come to heÌ„ by intereupcionÌ„ of the paynyme folke for defaute of lordes And he hym selfe left his reame of Britaigne his folk for euermore and toke his way to Rome to the pope Sergius the whiche wurshipped hym moche and so he was confessed and toke penaunce for his synnes And he had not long duelled there that he ne died the xij Kalend of May the yere of grace v. Clxxix ¶ How kyng Offa was souerayne aboue all the kynges of Engglond and how euery kyng werred vpon othir Ca. C.ij IT befell so that all the kynges in that tyme that were in the lond as they of westsexe Merchenriche EstaÌ„gle of keÌ„t and of southsexe and of othir costes eche werred vpon othir aud he that was most myghty benoÌ„me the lond of hym that was most feble But ther was a kyng amoÌ„ges hem that was called Offa that was seint Oswaldes brother This Offa conquered all the kynges of the lande regned aboue hem all And so grete was the werre in euery coÌ„tre bitwene kynges that no maÌ„ myÈt wyt how the lande went But abbotes Priours men of religionÌ„ written the lyves and the dedes of kynges how long euery regned had and in whos contre and in what mauer euery kyng died of bisshoppes also And ther of made grete bokes and let calle heÌ„ the cronicles and the good kyng Alured had that boke in his ward let bring it at wynchestre and let it fast be takked vn to a piler that men myÈt it not remeve ne bere it thens so that euery maÌ„ myÈt it see and ther vpon loke For ther in ben the lives of all the kynges that euer were in Englond ¶ How the kyng of Northumberland Osbright forlay the wyfe of Buerne Bocard thurgh strength and after this Buerâ—e coÌ„quered the kyng with
was Godewynes sone made him erle And so well they were beloued bothe the fadre he so priue with the kyng both the fadre the sone yâ— they myÈt done what thyng they wold by right For ayens right wold he no thynâ— done for no maner man so good trewe he was of conscience therfor our lord â—hesu crist grete specially loue to him shewed ¶ How kyng Edward saw Sweyne kyng of denmarke drenched in the seâ— in the sacrameÌ„t as he stode herd his mâ—sse Ca. C. xxv.ij IT befeâ—l vâ—on whitsonday as kyng edward herde his masse in â—he grete church of westmestre right at yâ— leuacion of 〈◊〉 cristes body as all men were gadred in to the church comen nere the Auter sacringe for to see the kyng his hondes lyft vpon high a grete laughter toke vp wherfor all that aboute him stode gretly gonne wondâ—â— and after masse they axed why the kynges laughter wa◠¶ Fair lordes qd the kyng Swryne the yoÌ„ger that was kyng of deumarke come in to the see with all his powâ—r for to haue comen in to Englond vpon vs to haue werred and I sawe hym and all his folke drenched in the high see And all this sawe I in the eleuacion of â—huÌ„ cristes body bitwene the prestes hondes and I had ther of so moch â—oie that I myght not my langhter withholde ¶ And the Erle leuerich besides him stode atte leuacion and openlich he saw the foâ—me of brede turne in to a likenesse of a childe yonge and toke vp his right honde fyrst blisshed yâ— kyng and afterward the erle and the erle anone turned him toward the kyng to make him see that holy sight And tho said the kyng Sir Erle qd he I see well that ye see thanked be god thaâ— I haue honoured my god my sauiour visibely â—hesu crist in fourme of man whos name be blisshed in all worldes Amen ¶ How the ringe that seint Edward had yeue to a poure pilgryme for the loue of god and seint â—ohan Euangelist come ayene vn to kyng Edward Capitulo Câ—ntâ—simo vicâ—simononâ— THis noble man seint Edward regned xiij yere and thus it befell vpon a tyme beforne er he died that ij men of Enlond were went in to the holy land and hadden done hir pilgremage and were goyng ayene to hir owne contre And as they went in the wey they mette a pilgryme that courtosely hem salued and axed of hem in what land and in what coÌ„tre they were borne And they said in Englond ¶ Tho axed he who was kyng of Englond and they ansuerd and said the good kyng Edward Fair frendes tho said the pilgrime when that ye come in to your contre ayen I pray yowe that ye wold gone vn to kyng Edward and ofte tymes hym grete in myn name And ofte tymes thonk hym of his grete courtesye that he to me hath donÌ„ and namely for the ring that he yaf me when he had herde messe at westmynster For seint Iohannes loue Euangelist and nomme tho the ring and toke it to the pilgrymes And said I pray yowe for to gone and bere this ring and take it to kyng Edward and telle hym that I sent it hym and a full richer yifte I wull hym yeve For vpon the xij day he shall come to me and euermore duelle in blisse withouten ende ¶ Sir said the pilgrymes what maÌ„ben ye and in what place is your duellyng Fair frendes quod he I am Iohan the euangelist and am duellyng with almyghty god and your kyng Edward is my frende and I loue hym specialy for encheson that he hath euer lyued in clennesse and is clene maid And I pray yowe my message all for to done as I haue to yowe y said ¶ When seint Iohan Euangelist had thus hem charged sodenly he voided oute of hir sight ¶ The pilgrimes tho thanked Almyghty god and went forth in hir way ¶ And when they had gone ij er iij. myle they begonne to weâ— wery And sate adoune hem for to rest And so they fill a sleep ¶ And when they had slept well one of hem awoke lyfte vp his hede and loked aboute and said vn to his felawe Aryse vp and wende we yn our way ¶ What said that one felawe to that othir wher be we nowe ¶ Certes said that othir it semeth me that this is nat the same contre that we laid vs in for to rest â—eâ—e For we were from Ihâ—lmÌ„ but iij. myles ¶ They noÌ„men vp hir hondes and blissed hem and went forth in hir way And as they went in hir way they saw shepeherdes goyng with hir shep that speken none othir langage but Englissh Leue freÌ„des qd one of the pilgrymes what coÌ„tre is this who is lord ther of And one of the shepeherdes ansuered this is the contre of kent in Englond of the which the good kyng Edward was lond The pylgrymes thanked to almyghty god and seint Johan Euangelist and went forth in hir way come to Caunterbnry and fro thennes in to london ther they fonde the kyng told him all fro the beginnyng vn to the ende as moch as seint â—ohan had hem charged aud of all thynges how they spedde by the wey and toke the ring to kyng Edward and he vnderfeng it thanked Almyghty god seâ—â—t Johan Euangelist And tho made him a redy euery day from day to day for to wende oute of this lyfe when god wold for hym sende ¶ How seint Edward died on the xij day Ca. C.xxx ANd after it befell thus in cristesmasse eue as the holy man Edward was at goddes seruice matines for to here of yâ— high fâ—ste he become full sike and in the morwâ— endured with moch â—ayne the masse for to here after let hym be lad in to his chambre ther for to resten him but in to his halle amoÌ„ges his barons his knyghtes myÈt he not come hem for to comfort solace as he was woned for to done at that worthy fest wherfor alle hir myrth comfort amonges all that were in the halle was turned in to care sorwe for encheson that they dred for to lese hir good lord the kyng ¶ And vpon seint â—ohanes day Euangelist tho that come next the kyng vnderfenge his rightes of holy church as falleth to euery cristen man and abode the mercy the wyll of god tho ij pylgrymes he let before hem come yaf hem rich yiftes betoke hem vn to god ¶ And also the Abbot of westmynstre he let before him come toke hym that ring in honour of god seint Mariâ— of seint Johan Euangelist And the Abbot toke put it among othir reliques so that it is at westmynstre euer more shall be so lay the kyng sike till the xij euen tho died the good kyng edward at westmynster ther he heth for whos loue god had
wonder wroth toward the kyng of fraunce aud swore by god that when he were arise of his gysin he wold light a thousand candels to the kyng of fraunce ¶ And anone let assemble a grete host of Normandie and of englisshmen And in the beginnyng of heruest he come in to frauÌ„ce and brend all the tounes that he come by thurgh all the contre and robbed and did alle the enâ—ll that he myght thurgh oute all fraunce and at the laste he bâ—en de the Cite of Mandos and commaunded his â—eple for to â—ere wode and as moche as myght brenne and hym selfe helpe ther to all that be myght with a good wyll ¶ And there was grete hete what of fire that was so grete and of the sonne that tâ—o was wonder hoot that all stuffed hym selfe become and felle in to a grete sikenesse and whan he sawe that he was so stronge like he ordeyned and as signed all Normandie vn to Robert Curâ—hoos his sone and all englond to william the Rous and biâ—uath to henry beauclerâ— all his cresour And tho he thus had done he vnderfenge all the sacrameÌ„ts of holy churche and deide the xxij yere of his regne lieth at Caan in Normandie ¶ Of kyng william Roos that was william Bastardus sone that destroied tounes and houses of Religion for to make the newe forest Capitulo Centesimo triceâ—imoquarto ANd after this william bastard regned his sone williaÌ„ the Rous and this william was a wonder contrarions maÌ„ to god and to holy chyrche and lete amende and make the toune of Cardeis that the paynyms had destroied ¶ This kyng william destroied holy chyrche and all hir possessions in what part he myght hem fynde And therfor ther was so moch debate bitwene hym and the erchebisshopp of Canterbury Ancelme for encheson that he vndernaÌ„me hym of his wikkednesse that he de stroied holy chyrche And for encheson ther of the kyng to hym bare grete wrath and for that caâ—se he exiled hym oute of the lande And the erchebisshopp tho went to the court of Rome ther duelled with the pope ¶ And this kyng made the newe forest cast and destroied xxvj touneâ— and lxxx houses of Religion all for to make his forest lenger and bredder And become wonder glad and proude of his wode and of his forest and of the wilde bestes that were ther yn that it was mervaill for to wyt so that meÌ„ called hym keper of wodes and of pastures and the lenger that he leued the more wykked he become both to god and to holy chyrche and to all his men ¶ And this kyng let make the grete hall at west mynster so vpon a day of witsonday he helde theryn his fyrst feste and he loked aboute said that the hall was to litell by the halueÌ„ dele ¶ And at last he become so contrarions that all thyng that plesed god displesed hym and all thyng that god loued he hated dedely ¶ And so it befell that he dremed and met vpon a nyÈt a litell or that he deied that he was let blode and bled a grete quaÌ„tiâ—e of blode and a streme of blode lept an high to ward heuen more than an C. â—ethem and the clernesse of the day was turned all in to derkenesse And the firmament also ¶ And when he awoke he had grete drede so that he nyst what to done and tolde his dreme to meny of his conceill and said that he had grete drede and supposed that hym was some myschaunce to come ¶ And the seconde nyght before a moÌ„ke dremed of the houhsold that the kyng went in to a chyrch with moche peple and he was proude that he despised all the peple thas was with hym and that he noÌ„me the ymage of the crucifixe aud shamfully lote it with his teth ¶ And the crucifixe mekely suffred all that he ded but the kyng as a wode man rent of the Armes of the crucifixe and cast it vnder his fete and defouled it and threwe it all abrode and a grete flamme of fire came oute of the crucifixes mouth of which dreme meny men had grete wonder ¶ The goodman that had dremed this dreme had told it to a knyght that tho was most priue with the kxng of all men and the knyght was called Hamundes sone and the monke aâ—d he tolde the dreme to the kyng and said that it shold betoken othir thyng than good and notheles the kyng lauâ— ghed ther at ij or iij. and litell set ther of And thought that he wold gone hunte and pley in the forest and his men hym couÌ„ceilled that he shold not that day for no maner thyng come in the wode so that he abode at home before mete But anone as he had eten no maÌ„ myÈt him lette that he nolde gone to the wodâ— for to haue his disport ¶ And so it be fell that one of his knyghtes that hight walter Tirell wolde haue shot to an hert and his arwe glaÌ„â—ed vpon a braunche and thurgh mysauenture smote the kyng to the hert and so he fell doune dede to the grounde withoute any worde spekyng and so ended his lyfe And it was no grete wonder for the day that he deide he had let to ferme the erchebisshopprich of Caunterbury and xij abbeis also euer more did grete destruction to holy church thurgh wrongfull takyng and axinges for no man durst withsay that he wolde haue done and of his lithernesse he wolde neuer withdra we nothir to amende his lyfe and therfor god wold suffre hym no lenger regne in his wikkednesse and he had bene kyng xiij yere and vj. wekes and lieth at westmynstre ¶ Of kyng Henry â—eauclerke that was william Rous brother of the debate bitwene hym and Robert Curthose his brother Capitulo Centesimo xxxv ANd when this william rous was dede Henry beauclerke his brother was made kyng for encheson that william Rouâ— had no child begoten of his body and this henry beauclerke was crouned kyng at london the iiij day after that his brother was dede that is to say the v. day of August ¶ And a none as Anâ—â—lme that was Erchâ—bisshoppe of Caunterbury that was at the court of Rome herd that william Rous was dede he come ayene in to englond and the kyng beaucâ—â—rk welcomed hym with mochel honour ¶ And the first yere that kyng henry was crouned he spoused Maude that was Margaretes doughtâ—r the quene of Scotland and the Erchâ—bisshopp Ancelme of Caunterbury wedded hem And this kyng begate vpon his wife ij sones and a daughter that is to say william Richard and Maude And this Maude was after the Emê‘esse of Almayne ¶ And in the seconde yere of his regne his brother Robert Curthose that was duke of Normandie come with an huge maynye in to Englond for to chalenge the lande but thurgh conceille of the wyse men of the lande they were accorded in this maner that the kyng sholde yeue the duke
his brother a thousand pounde euery yere and whiche of hem lengest leued sholde bene others heir and so bitwene hem shold be no debate ne strife ¶ And when they were thus accorded the duke went home ayene in to Normandie And when the kyng had regned iiij yere ther Aroos a grete debate bitwene hym and the Erchebisshopp of Canterbury Auncelme For cause that the Erchebisshopp wolde nat graunte hym for to take talliage of chyrches at his wylle And therfor eftsone the Erchebisshopp weÌ„t ouer the see to the court of rome and ther duelled with the Pope ¶ And in the same yere duke of Normandie come in to Englond for to speke with his brother And amonge othir thynges the duke of Normandie for yaf to the kyng his brother the forsaid thousand pounde by yere that he sholde pay hym And with good loue the duke went tho ayene in to Normandie ¶ And when the ij yere were a gone thurgh enticement of the deuell and of lither men a grete debate arose bitwene the kyng and the duke so that the kyng thnrgh conceill went ouer the see in to Normandie ¶ And when the kyng of England was comen in to Normandie 〈◊〉 the grete lordes of Normandie turned to the kyng of Englond and helde ayens the duke hir owne lord and hym forsoke and to the kyng hem yelden and all the good câ—stelles and tounes of Normandie And sone after was the duke taken and lad with the kyng in to Englond the kyng let put the duke in to prison And this was the vengeaunce of god For when the duke was in the holy land God yafe hym suche myght and honour ther wherfor he was chosen to bene of Iherusalem kyng And he wold nat be it but forsoke it and therfor send hym that shame and despite for to be put in to his brothers prison ¶ Tho seised kyng Henry all Normandie in to his hande and helde hit all his lyves tyme and in the same yere come the bisshopp Auncelme from the court of Rome in to Englond ayene and the kyng and he were accorded ¶ And in the yere next comyng after ther began a grete debate bitwene kyng Phillipp of Fraunce And kyng Henry of Englond ¶ Wherfor kyng Henry went in to Normaâ—die and the werre was strong bitwene hem two And tho died the kyng of fraunce lowys his sone was made kyng anone after his dethe And tho went kyng henry ayene in to englond and maried Maude his doughter to Henry the Emê‘our of Almayne ¶ Of the debate that was bitwene kyng lowys of fraunce kyng Henry of englond and how kyng henries ij sones were loste in the high see Capitulo Centesimo .xxxvj. WHenne kyng Henry had bene kyng xvij yere a grete debate aroos bitwene kyng lowys of fraunce and kyng henry of englond for encheson that the kyng had sent in to Normandie to his men that they shold bene helping to the erle of bâ—oyes as mochel as they myght in werre ayens the kyng of fraunce and that they were as redy vn to hym as they wold ben vn to hir owne lord for encheson that the erle had spoused his sustre dame Maude for which encheson the kyng of fraunce did moche sorwe to normandie wherfor the kyng of englond was wonder wrothe and in haste went ouer the see with a grete power and come in to normandie for to defende that lande and the werre bitwene hem lasted ij yere till at the last they ij foughten to gedre and the kyng of fraunce was discomfited and vneth scaped a way with moch â—eyne and the moste part of his men were take and the kyng did with hem what hym liked And somme of hem let he go frelich and somme let he put to the deth But afterward tho ij kynges were accorded And when kyng Henry had holich all the land of Normandie and scomfited his enemies of fraunce he turned ayene in to englond with mochel honour And his ij sones william and Richard wolde come after hir fadre and went to the see with a grete companie of peple but â—r that they myght come to londe the shipp come ayens a roche brake all in to peces and all were drenched that were therin sauf o man that was in the sauie ship that ascaped and this was on seint katerines day and thees were the names of hem that were drenched that is to say william the kynges sone Richard his brother the erle of Chestre Qttonell his brother Gieffrey ridell walter emurcy Godfrey erâ—hedeken the kynges doughter the Countesse of Perches the kynges nece the Countesse of Chestre and many othir When kyng henry and othir lordes arriued were in englond and herde these tydynges they made sorwe y nowe and all hir myrthe â—oye was turned in to mornyng and sorwe ¶ How Maude the Emê‘esse come ayene in to Englond and how she was afterward wedded to Gieffroy the Erle of Angoy Capitulo C.xxxvij ANd when that ij yere were agone that the Erle had duelled with the kyng the Erle went tho from the kyng and began to werre vpon hym and did moche harme in the land of Normandie and toke ther a strong Castell and ther he duelled all that yere and tho come to hym tydyng that Henry the Emê‘our of Almaigne that had spoused Maude his doughter was dede and that she duelled no lenger in Almaigne And that she wolde come ayene in to Normandie to hir fadre ¶ And when she was come to hym he noÌ„me hir tho to hym and come ayene in to Englond and made the englisshmen done othe and feaute vn to the Emê‘esse And the fyrst man that made the othe was william the Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury And that othir kyng Dauid of Scotland and after hym all the Erles and barons of engloÌ„d Also after the noble man the Erle of Angoy a worthy knyght sent to the kyng of englond yâ— he wolde grauÌ„te hym for to haue his daughter to spouse Maude the Emê‘esse And for encheson that hir fadre wyst that he was a noble man the kyng graunted hym and consented ther to And tho noÌ„me he his doughter and lad hir in to Normandie and come to the noble knyght Erle Gaufride and he spoused the forsaid Maude with mochel honour And the Erle begate vpon hir a sone that was called Henry the Emê‘esse sone ¶ And after when all this was done kyng Henry duelled all that yere in Normandie And after that longe tyme a grevous sikenesse toke hym wherthurgh he died And this kyng Henry regned xxxv yere and iiij monthes and after he died as before is said in Normandie and his hert was entered in the grete chyrche of our lady in Rouen And his body was brought with mochel honour in to England and entered at Redyng in the Abbey of the which abbey he was begynner and foundour ¶ Howe Stephene kynge Henry sustres sone was made kyng of Englond ¶ Ca. C.xxxviij AFter this kyng Henry yâ— was the fyrst
kynges chaunceler of Englond ¶ The seconde yere that he was crouned he let 〈◊〉 adoune all the newe Castelles that were longyug to the crâ—â—ne the whiche kyng Stephen had yeue vn to diuerse men and hem had made Erles and baronâ— for to holde with hym 〈◊〉 to helpe hym ayenst Henry the Emê‘esse sone ¶ And the iiij yere of his regne he put vnder his owne lordshipp the kyng of wales And in the same yere when the kyng of Scotland had in his owne honde that is to seyn the Cite of karlille the Castell of Banburgh the newe Castell vpon Tyne and the Erldome of laucastre ¶ The same yere the kyng with a grete powrr went in to walyâ— let cast a doune woles and make weyes and made stronge the Castell of Rutland basyng werke and amoÌ„ge the Castells he made an hous of the temple ¶ And in the same yere was Richard his sone borne that afterward was erle of Oxenford and the fourthe yere of his regne he made Gaufride erle of Britaigne and in that yere he chaunged his money and the vj. yere of his regne he lad an huge hoste vn to Tolouse and conquere by it And the vij yere of his regne deide Thebault the Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury And tho all the Cite of caunterbury all most thurgh meschief was breÌ„d The ix yere of his regne Thomas Beket his Chaunceler was chosen to bene Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury ¶ And vpon seint bar nardis day he was sacred and in that yere was borne Alienore the kyuges doughter ¶ And the x. yere of his regne seint Edward the kyng was translated with mochel honour And the xj yere of his regne he helde his parlement of Northampton And from thens fled seint Thomas Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury for the grete debate that was bitwene the kyng and hym for yf he had bene founden in the morne he had be slayye and therfor he fledde thens with iij. felawes on fote only that no man wist wher he was and wente ouer the see to the pope of Rome And this was the principall encheson for as moch as the kyng wolde haue put clerkes to dethe that were atteint of felonie withoute any priuelege of holy church And the xij yere of his regne was Iohan his sone borne And the xiâ—j yere of his regne deide Maude the Emê‘esse that was his modâ—◠¶ And in that same yere was Iohan his doughter borne ¶ The xiiij yere of his regne the duke henry of Saxone spoused Maude his doughter And he begate on hir iij. sones Henry Othus and william And in the xv yere of his regne deide the good Erle Robert of Gloucestre that founded the Abbey of nonnes of Eton ¶ And in the same yere Marike kyng of Iherusalem conquered Babiloigne The xvj yere of his regne he let croune his sone Henry at westmynstre and hym crouned Rogier Erchebisshopp of yorke in harmyng of Thomas Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury wherfore the same Rogier was acursed of the Pope ¶ Of kyng Henry that was sone of kyng Henry the Emê‘esse sonâ— and of the debate that was bitwene hym and his fadâ—â— while that he was in normandie Capitulo Centesimo xlij AFter the coronacion of kyng Henry the sone of kyng henry the Emê‘esse sone ¶ Tat same Henry the Emê‘esse sonÌ„ went ouer in to Normandie and ther he let marâ—e Elienore the doughter of the Dolfyne that was kyng of Almaigne And in the vij yere that the Erchebisshopp seint Thomas had bene outelawed the kyng of frannce made the kyng and seint thomas accorded And tho come Thomas the Erchebisshopp to Canterbury ayene to his owne chyrche And this accord was made in the begynnyng of aduent And afterward he was quelled and martred the vâ—day of Cristemasse that tho next come ¶ For kyng Henry thought vpon seint Thomas Erchebisshope vpon Cristemasse day as he sate at mete and thees wordes said That yf he had any good knyght with hym he had be many day passed avenged vpon the Erchebisshopp Thomas ¶ And anone Sir william breton ¶ Sir hugh morvile Sir william Tracy And Sir Reignold fitz vese beres sone in Englissh priuely went vn to the see and comen in to Englond to the chyrch of Canterbury and hym ther they martred at seint Benettes Autre in the modre chyrche And that was in the yere of Incarnacion of Ihesu crist M.C.lxxij yere ¶ And anone after Henry the newe kyng began for to make were vpon Henry his fadre and eke vpon his brethren also ¶ And so vpon a day the kyng of fraunce and aâ—l the kynges sones and the kyng of Scotland and the grettest lordes of englond were arisen ayens the kyng Henry the fadre and at the last as god wolde he conquered all his enemies ¶ And the kyng of fraunce and he were accorded And tho sent kyng Henry the fadre specialy vn to the kyng of Fraunce and praied hym hertely for his loue that he wolde send to hym by letter the names of hem that begonnen the werre vpon hym ¶ And the kyng of fraunce sent ayene to hym by a letter the names of hem that bygonnen the werre ¶ The fyrst was Iohan his sone and Richard his brother and Henry his sone the newe kyng Tho was Henry the kyng wonder wrothe and cursed the tyme that euer he hem bigate ¶ And whyle the werre dured Henry his sone the newe kyng died sore repentyng his mysdede and most sorwe made of onymaÌ„ for cause of seint Thomas deth of Caunterbury ¶ And praied his fadre with moche sorwe of hert mercy for his trespas and his fadre for yaf it hym And had of hym grete pite and after he died the xxxvj yere of his regne and lieth at Redyng ¶ How the cristen lost the holy land in the forsaid kynges tyme thurgh a fals cristen man that become a sarazene Ca. C.xliij ANd while that kyng henry the Emê‘esse sone lyued regned the grete bataille was in the holy land bitwene the cristen men the sarazenes but the cristeÌ„ men were ther quelled thurgh grete treson of the erle Tirpe that wolde haue had to wife the qâ—ene of â—hrlmÌ„ that some tyme was Baldewynes wife but she forsoke hym toke to hir lord a knyght a worthy man that waz called sir Gny ê‘ches wherfor the erle Tirpe was wroth wente anone right to Soladyne that was soudan of Babiloigne become sarazene his man forsoke his cristendome all cristen lawe and the cristen men wist not of this dedes bâ—t went for to haue had grete helpe of hym as they were woned to haue before And when they comen to the bataille this fals cristen man turned vn to the sarazenes forsoke his owne nacions so were the cristen men ther quelled with the sarazenes thus were the cristen men slayne put to horrible deth the cite of â—hâ—lmÌ„ destroied and the holy crosse borne away The kyng of fraunce
kyngwyst this tydyng he was wonder wroth drofe the priour the coueÌ„t fro CaÌ„terbury exiled hem out of englond coÌ„maunded that no maner letter that come froÌ„ rome ne no manudemeÌ„t shold be vnderfonge ne pleted in Englond when this tydyng come to the pope He sent vn to kyng Iohan by his lrÌ„e praied hym with good wyll good hert that he wolde vnderfong stephan erchebisshopp of Canterburi vn to his chyrche suffre the prior his monkes to come ayene vn to hir ownÌ„ duellynge but the kyng wold nat grauÌ„t it for no thyng ¶ How kyng Iohan wolde no thyng done for the popes coÌ„maun demeÌ„t wherfor all Englond was eÌ„terdited suspeÌ„ded Ca. C.lxvij ANd at the last the Pope sent by his Auctorite enioyned to the bisshoppes of Englond that yf the kyng wold noÈt vnderfong the priour of Canterbury his monkes that they sholde done gâ—all interdityug thurgh out all Englond grauÌ„ted full power to iiij bisshoppes to pronounce the interdityng yf it were nede The fyrst was bisshopp williaÌ„ of london that othir bisshopp Eustace of Ely the iij. was bisshopp walter of wynchestre the iiij was bisshopp Giles of Herford And thees iiij bisshoppes praied the kyng knelyng on hir knees sore wepynge yâ— he wold done the Popes coÌ„manudement and shewed hym the bulles of the Enterditing but for no praier that they myght pray he wold not consent ther to And when the bisshoppes sawe this they went from the kyng And in the morne after the Anunciacion of out lady they pronounced the generall enterditing thurgh out all englond so that the chyrche dores were shit with keies and with othir fastenyng and with walles ¶ And when the enterditing was pronounced than the kyng began for to wex all out of mesure nomme in to his honde all the possessions of the iiij bisshoppes and of all yâ— clergye thurgh oute all the laÌ„de and ordeyned men for to kepe it that the clerkys myght not haue hir lyuyng Wherfor the bisshopes cursed all hem that put or sholde medle with holy chyrch goodes ayens the wyll of hem that hem owed And when the kyng wolde nat cese of his malice for no maner thyng the iiij bisshoppes afore said went ouer the see and went to the bisshopp of Canterbury and told hym all the thyng ¶ And the Erchebisshopp to hem said that they shold gone ayene to Canterbury he wolde come thidder to hem or elles he wold send thidder certeyn ê‘sones in his stede that shold done as moch as him selfe were there And when the bisshoppes herde this they turned ayen in to englond comen vn to Canterbury The tydynge come to the kyng yâ— the bisshoppes were comen ayene to Canterbury hym self myght not come thidder that tyme he send thidder bisshoppes Erles Abbotes for to trete with hem that the kyng shold vnderfonge the erche bisshopp Stephen the priour all the monkes of Canterbury that he shold neuer after that tyme no thyng take of holy chyrhe ayens the wyll of hem that owed the goodes that the kyng sholde make full amendes to hem of whom he had any goodes taken that holy chyrch shold haue all fraunchises as ferforth as they had in seint Edwards tyme the confessour ¶ How stephen of langetonâ— come in to englond thurgh the popes coÌ„maundement he went agayn Ca. C.xlviij WHen the fourme of accord thus was ordeyned hit was in a pair of Endentures they put her seales vn to that one part they that comen in the kynges name put her sealâ—â— to that othir part of endentures the iiij bisshoppes aboue said toke that o part of the endentures to hem that othir part of the endentures they bare with hem to shewe the kyng when the kyng sawe the fourme and vnderstode he held hym full wel paid of all maner thyng as they had ordeyned sauyng as touchyng restitucion of the goodes for to make ayene to that thyng he nold nat accord and so he send word ayene to the iiij bisshoppes that they shold done oute put a way that o â—oint of restitucion and they ansuerd that they nold not done o worde out Tho sent the kyng to the erchebisshopp by tho iiij bisshoppes that he shold come to Caunterbury for to speke with hym ther and sent vn to hym saufcondit vuder plegges that is to seyne his Iustices Gilbert Peyte vynÌ„ william de la Brener and Iohan be fitz hugh that in hir conduit saufely he shold come gone ayene at his wyll â— in this maner the Erchebisshopp Stephen come to Canterbury And whenne the Erchebisshopp was comÌ„ the kyng come to Chilham for he wolde come no ner to Cannterbury at that tyme but he sent by his tresorer bisshopp of wynchestre that he shold done oute of the endentures the clause of restitucion for to make of the goodes ¶ And the Erchebisshopp made his oth that he wold neuer done oute â— worde ther of ne change of that the bisshoppes had spoken ordeyned And tho the Erchebisshopp wente ayene to Rome withonte any more doyng Kyng â—ohan was tho wrother than euer he was before let make a comune crie thurgh oute all englond that all tho that had holy church rentes went oâ— the see that they shold come ayene in to englond at a certayn day or elles they shold lese hir rentes for euer more that he coÌ„mauÌ„ded to euery shereue thurgh out all englond that they shold enquere if any Bisshopp Abbot Priour or any othir prelat of holy church fro yâ— day afterward resceyued any mauÌ„demeÌ„t that come fro the pope that they shold take the body bring it before him that they shold tâ—ke in to the kynges honde all hir landes of holy church that were yeuen to any man by the Erchebisshopp stephen or by the â—our of cauÌ„terbury from the tyme of election of the erchebisshopp coÌ„maunded that all the wodes that were the erchebisshoppes shold be cast a douâ— vn to the grounde all solde ¶ How kyng Iohan destroied the ordre of Cisteaux Ca. C. xâ—â—â— ANd in the same tyme the Irisshmen begonne to werre vpon kyng â—ohan and kyng â—ohan ordeyned hym for to wende in to Irland â—et arere an huge taxe thurgh oute all englond that is to say xxxv M. marc and sent thurgh all Englond to the monkes of the ordre of Cisteaux that they shold helpe hym of vj. M. marc of siluer ¶ And they ansuerd said that they durst no thyng done withoute hir chief Abbot of Cisteaux wherfor kyng â—ohan when he come ayene from Irland he did hem so moch sorwe care that they nist where to a bide for he toke so moch raunsone of enery house of hem that the somme aÌ„mounted to ix M. ccâ— marc So that they were clene lost destroied voided hir hous hir landes thurgh oute all englond
And the abbot of wauersey drad so moche his manace that he forsoke all the abbey went thens preuely ordeyned hym ouer see to the hous of Cisteaux when the tydynge come to the pope that the kyng had done so moche malice tho was he to the kyngward full wroth sent ij â—â—gatz vn to the kyng that one was called Pandolfe that othir durant that they shold warne the kyng in the popes name that he shold cese of hie ê‘secucion that he did vn to holy church and amende the wronge and the trespase that he had done to the Erchebisshoppe of Caunterbury and to the Priour and vn to the monkes of Caunterbury and to alle the clergie of Englond and that he shold restore the goodes ayeâ— that he had taken of hem ayens hir wylle and elles they sholde curse the kyng by name and to do this thyng and to conferme the Pope toke hem his lrÌ„es in bulles patentz ¶ These ij legatz come in to Englond and comen to the kyng to Northampton ther that he helde his parlement and full courteisely they hym salued and sayden Sir we ben come fro the pope of rome the pees of holy chyrche and of the land to amend And we amonest yowe fyrst in the Popiâ— halfe that ye make full restitucion of the goodes that ye haue rauyshed of holy chyrche and of the lande and that ye vnderfonge stephen Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury in to his dignite and the priour of Caunterbury and his monkes that ye yelde ayene vn to the Erchebisshopp all his landes and rents withoute any with holdyng ¶ And Sir yit more ouer that ye such restitucion hem make as holy chyrche shall holde hir paied Tho ansuerd the kyng as touchyng the Priour and his monkes of Caunterbury all that ye haue said I wull gladly do and all thyng that ye wyll ordeyne ¶ But as touchyng the Erchebisshopp I shall telle yow in myne hert as hit lithe that the Erchebisshopp let his bishop riche and that the Pope than for hym wold pray and than vpon a venture me sholde like some othir bisshoppriche for to yeue hym in Engloud and vpon this condicion I wold hym resceyue and vnderfong ¶ And nothlees in Englond as Erchebisshopp yif he abyde he shall neuer haue so good saufconduit but he shall be take ¶ Tho said Pandolfe vn to the kyng Holy chyrche was woned neuer to discharge an Erchebisshoppe withoute cause resonably but euer the hath â—e woned to chastyze princes that to god and holy chyche were inobedient ¶ What how nowe quod the kyng manace ye me Nay said Pandolfe but ye nowe openly haue tolde as it standeth in your hert ¶ And to yowe we wull telle what is the Popes wylle and thus it stant that he hath yowe holy enterdited and acursed for the wronges that ye haue done to holy chyrche and to the clergie And for as moche as ye duells and beth in wylle to a byde in maâ—â— and wylle not come to noâ—â— ammendement ye shall vnderstonde that fro this tyme afterward the scentence is vpon yowe ye ben and holdeth stede and strength and vpon all tho that wyth yowe haue communed before this tyme wethir they bene Erles Barons or Knyghtes or any othir what so euer they bene we hem oâ—â—oyle saufely vn to this day and fro this tyme afterward of what condicion euer that they be we hem accurse that with yowe comen so do we scentence vpon hem openly specially ¶ And we assoille quytely Erles Barons knyghtes all othir maner men of hir homages seruices feautes that they shold vn to yowe done and this tydynge to conferme we yeue pleyne power to the bisshopp of wynchestre to the bisshop of nor the wych◠¶ And the same power we yeue in scotland to the bisshoppes of Rouchestre of Salisbury ¶ And in walys we yeue the same power to the bisshoppes of seint dauid of landaf and of seint asse And more ouer we sende thurgh all cristendome that all the bisshoppes be yonde the see that they done accurse aâ—le tho that helpeth yowe or any counceill yeueth yowe in any maner nede that ye haue to done in any ê‘tie of the world And we assoille hem also all by the auctorite of the pope coÌ„maunde hem also with yowe for to werre as with him that is enâ—mie to all holy church ¶ Tho ansuerd the kyng what mowe ye done me more ¶ Tho ansuerd Pandolf we sey ne to yowe in verbo dei that ye ne none heir that ye haue neuer after this day may be crouued Tho said the kyng by him that is almyÈty god I had wist of this thing er yâ— ye come in to my land that ye had me brought such tydynge I shold haue made yowe ryde all an hole yere Tho ansuerd Pandolfe full well wende we at our first comyng that ye wold haue bene obedient to god to holy churche haue fullfylled the popes coÌ„maundement nowe we haue shewed to yowe ê“nounced the popes wylle as we were charged ther with And as nowe ye haue said that if ye had wist the cause of our comyng that ye wold haue made vs 〈◊〉 all an hole yere and as well ye myght haue said that ye wold haue take an hole yere of respite by the popes â—eue But for to suffre what deth ye coude crdyne we shull not spare for to telle yowe hollich all the popes message his wylle that we were charged with ¶ How Pandolfe deliuered a clerâ— that had falsed counterfated the kynges money before the kyng hym selfe Ca. C.l. ANd anone tho coÌ„maunded the kyng the shereues 〈◊〉 of northampton that were in the kynges presence that they shold bring forth all the â—soners that they myght bene done vn to the deth before Pandolfe for encheson the kyng wende that they wold haue gayne said hir dedes for cause of deth all thinge that he had spoken afore Whenne the â—soners were come before the kyng the kyng coÌ„maunded some to be honged some to bene drawe some to drawe oute hir yien oute of hir hede and amoÌ„ge all othir ther was a clerc had falsed the kynges money the kyng coÌ„maunde that he shold be honged drawe And when Pandolf herde this coÌ„mauÌ„dement of the kyng he stert hym by smertely anone axed a boke candell wold haue cursed all 〈◊〉 that set vpon the clerc any hoÌ„de And Pandolf hym selfe went for to seche a crosse the kyng folewed hym deliuered hym the clerc by the honde that he shold done with hym what that euer he wold And thus was the clerc deliuered aud went thens and Pandolfe durant his felaw went fro the kyng Iohan come ayene to the Pope of Rome and told hym that kyng Iohan wolde not amended bene but euer abide so occur 〈◊〉 ¶ And nothelees the pope graunted that yere thurgh oute englond that men myght sing
Margaretes day and the Erchebisshopp anone went for to syng masse and the kyng offred at the masse a marc of gold And when the masse was done all they went to vnderfonge all hir landes withoute any maner gayne sayeng And that day they made all myrthe and â—oye y nowe but yit was nat the enterditing releced for encheson the Pope had set that the enterditing shold nat ben vndone till the kyng had made full restitucion of the goodes that he had take of holy churche and also that hym selâ—e shold done homage to the Pope by a certayne legat that he shold sende in to Englond ¶ Tho toke Pandolfe his leue of the kyng and of the Erchebisshop and went ayene vn to Rome And the Erchebisshopp anone let come before him prelates of holy church at reding for to trete and couÌ„seill how moch what they shold axe of the kyng for to make restitucion of the goodes that he had taken of hem And they ordeyned and said that the kyng shold yeue to the Erchebisshopp iij. M. marc for the wronge that the kyng had done vn to him And also to othir clerkes by porcions xv thousand marc And in the same tyme Nicholas bisshopp of Tuscan Cardmall penitauncer of Rome come in to engloud thurgh the Popes commaundement the v. â—al of Octoâ— come to london the v. nonas of Octobre for encheson that kyng â—ohan and all the kynges that comen after him shold euermore hold the reames of englond of Irland of god of the Pope payeng to the pope by yere as it is aboue said ¶ How the â—nterditinge was vndone in englond and of the debate that was bitwene kyng Iohan and the barons of the Reame Capitulo Centesimo quinquagesimoâ—ercio WHen kyng Iohan had done his homage to the begat that shewed hym the popes lrÌ„e that he shold pay to â—uliane and yelde ayene that was kyng Richardes wife the iij. part of the land of Englond and of Irland that he had withholde sith that kyng Richard deide ¶ When kyng Iohan herde this he was wonder wrothe for utterlich the enterditing myght nat bene vndone till that he had made gree and restitucion to the forsaid Iuliane of that she axed The legat went tho ayene to he Pope after Cristemasse and the kyng sent tho messagiers ouer see to Iuliane that was kyng Richardes wife for to haue a relese of that she axed of hym ¶ And so it befell that Iuliane deide anone after Estre And in so moch the kyng was quyte of thyng that she axed ¶ But tho at the fest of Seint Iohan that come next after thurgh the Popes commaudement the enterditing was first relesed thurgh all englond the vij day of Inyll And vij yere was the land enterdited and in the morwe men ronge and said massis thurgh oute london and so after thurgh oute all englond ¶ And the next yere after ther â—egaÌ„ a grete debate bitwene kyng Iohan the lordes of englond for encheson that he wolde not graunte the lawes hold the which seint Edward had ordeyned had bene vsed hold vn to that tyme that he had hem broken for he wold no lawe holde but did all thing that him liked disherited many men withoute consent of lordes perys of the land and he wold disherite the good Erle Randulfe of Chestre for encheson that he vndertoke hym of his wikkednesse and for cause that he did so moche shame vilany to god to holy churche and also for he helde haunted his owne brothers wife lay also by many othir women grete lordes doughtres for he spared no woman that him liked for to haue wherfor all the lordes of the land were with him wonder wroth and went to london and toke the cite ¶ And for to cese this debate sorwe the kyng the Erchebisshopp and othir grete lordes of the land of englond assembled hem before the fest of seint IohaÌ„ baptist in a medewe besides the toun of Stanes that is called Romnemede And the kyng made hem ther a chartre of frauÌ„chises soche as they wold axeÌ„ in soche maner they were accorded and that accordement last nat fâ—ll longe for the kyng him selfe sone after did ayens the poyntes of the same chartre that he had made wherfor the most partie of the land of lordes assembled hem begon to weâ—re vpon kyng Iohan and brend his tounes robbed his folke and did all the sorwe that they myght and made hem as stronge as they myght with all hir power thought to driue hym oute of englond and make lowys the kynges sone of frauuce kyng of englond ¶ And kyng Iohan sent tho ouer see ordeyned so moche peple of Normans and of Picardes and of Flemmynges So that the land myght not hem susteyne but with moche sorwe And amonge all these peple ther was a man of Noâ—maÌ„die that was called Faukes of brent and this Normand his companie thir church ne house of religion that they ne brend and 〈◊〉 it 〈◊〉 bare a way all that they myght take so that the land 〈◊〉 all destroied what in o side aud that othir ¶ The barons lordes of Englond ordeyned amonge hem the best spekers and wisest men sent hem ouer see to kyng Philipp of frauÌ„ce and praied hym that be wolde sende lowys his sone in to englond to bene kyng of englond and to vnderfenge the croune ¶ How â—owys the kynges sone of fraunce come in to englond with a stronge power of peple to be kyng of englond Capitulo Câ—ntesimo quinquagesimoquarto WHen kyng Philipp of fraunce herde this tydyng he made certeyn aliaunce bitwene hem by her coÌ„mune election that lowys kyng Philippes sone of fraunce shold go with hem in to Englond and driue oute kyng Iohan of the lande all that were in presence of Lowys made vn to hym homage bicome his men And the barons of Englond helde hem still at london abideÌ„ Lowys the kynges sone of fraunce this was the next saturday before the Ascencion of our lord that Lowys come in to Englond with a strong poer that tyme kyng â—ohan had taken all the castelles of Englond in to Aliens hondes And lowys come tho beseged at rouchestre the castell toke it with strength the thursday in whitsonweke let honge all the Aliens that were theryn the thursday tho next sueng he come to london ther he was vnderfonge with mochel honour of the lordes that abyden hym ther all to hym made homage And afterward in the tewysday next after the trinite sonday he toke the castell of Reigate in the morwe after the castell of Gilford the friday next after the castell of Farneham and the monday next after the cite of wynchestre to hym was yolde in the morwe after seint â—ohanes day the Maner of woluesey the tewisday aft the Vtâ—s of seint petre seint paule they toke yâ—
not longe after that Alisaunder kyng of Scotland nas dede And Dauid Erle of Huntyngdone that was the kynges brother of Scotland axed and claymed the kyngdome of Scotland for encheson that he was right full heir But many grete lordes of Scotland saiden nay wherfor grete debate arose bitwene hem and hir frendes for as moche that they wolde not consent to his coronacion in the mene tyme the forsaid dauid deide And so it befell that the saâ—â—e dauid had iij dough tâ—es that worthelich were maried the first doughter was maried to Bailloll the seconde to Brus the thridde to Hastinges And the for said Bailloll Brus chalenged the land of scotland grete debate strife aroos bitwene hem iij. for encheson that eche of hem wold haue be kyng And when the lordes of Scotland saw the debate bitwene hem iij. they come to kyng Edward of englond seised hym in all the land of Scotland as hir chief lord And when the kyng was seised of the lordes of Scotland the forsaid Bailloll Bruâ—â— Hastinges come to the kynges court axed of the kyng whiche of hem shold be kyng of scotland And kyng Edward that was full gentill aud treâ—e let enquere by the cronicles of Scotland of the grete lordes of Scotland which of hem was of the eldest blode 〈◊〉 it was founde that Bailloll was eldest And that the kyng of 〈◊〉 land shold holde of the kyng of englond done hym feaute ¶ And after this was done Bailloll went in to Scotland and ther was crouned kyng of scotland And the same tyme was vpon the see stronge werre bitwene the englisshmen and the normans but vpon a tyme the normans arriued all at douer there they martred an holy man that was called Thomas of douer And afterward were the normans 〈◊〉 that ther scaped of hem not one ¶ And so ne after kyng Edward shold lese the duchie of Gascoyne thurgh kyng Phelip of fraunce thurgh fals casting of the dossepiers of the land wherfor sir Edmond that was kyng Edwardes brother yafe vp his homage vn to the kyng of fraunce ¶ And in that tyme the clerkes of englond graunted to kyng Edward halfendele of holy churh goodes in helping for to recouer his land ayene in Gascoigne And the kyng sent thidder a noble companie of his bachillers and hym selfe wolde haue wente to Portesmouth But he was let thurgh one Maddoke of walys that had seised the Castell of SwaÌ„done in to his hand and for that encheson the kyng turned ayen vn to walys at cristâ—mass◠¶ And for encheson that the noble lordes of englond that were sent in to Gascoyne had no comfort of hir lord the kyng they were take of sir Charles of fraunce that is to say 〈◊〉 Iohan of Britaigne sir Robert Tiptot sir Rauf Tanny â—ir 〈◊〉 Bardolf sir Adam of Cretinges yit at the ascencion was 〈◊〉 doke take in walys an othir that was called morgan they were sent to the tour of london there they were beheded ¶ How sir Iohan bailloll kyng of scotland withsaid his homage of sir Thomas Turbeluille Ca. C.lxvij ANd when sir â—ohan bailloll kyng of scotland vnderstode yâ— that kyng Edward was werred in gascoyne to whom the â—eame of scotlaÌ„d was deliuered falsely tho ayeus his othe withsaid his homage thurgh ê“curing of his folke and sent to the court of Rome thurgh a fals suggestion to be assoilled of that othe that he swore vn to the kyng of englond so he was by lrÌ„ez enbulled Tho chosen they of scotland doussepers for to benymme edward his right And in that tyme come ij cardâ—â—alls froÌ„ the court of rome froÌ„ the pope Celestine for to trete of acord bitwene the kyng of frallce the kyng of englond ¶ And as tho ij Cardinals speken of a cord Thomas Turbelâ—â—lle was take at â—â—ouns made feaute and homage to the wardeyne of Paris to him put his ij sones in hostage for that he thought gone in to englond for to aspie the contre telle hem when he come in to englond that he had broken the kynges prison of fraunce by nyÈt said that he wold done that all englissh men walshmen shold abowe to the kyng of fraunce this thynge for to bringe to the ende he swore and vpon this couenant dedes were made bitwene hem and that he shold haue by yere a M. ponndes worth of land to bring this thyng to an ende ¶ This fals traitouâ— toke his leue went thennes come in to englond vn to the kyng said yâ— he was broken oute of prison that he had put him in suche ê‘ill for his loue wherfor the kyng coude him moch thanke and full glad was of his comyng And the fals thefe traitour fro that day aspied all the doyng of the kyng also his counseill for the kyng loued hym well was with hym full priue But a clere of englond that was in the kynges house of fraunce herd of this treson of the falsenesse wrote to an othir clerke that was duellyng with the kyng of englond all how Thomas Turbeluille had done his false coniectyng all the counceill of englond was write for to haue sent vn to the kyng of fraunce thurgh the forsaid lrÌ„e that the clerke had sent fro fraunce hit was founde vpon him wherfor he was lad to london drawâ—n honged ther for his treson And his ij sones that he had put in fraunce for hostages were tho beheded ¶ Of the conquest of Berewyke Ca. C.lxviij WHen tho two Cardinals were wente anene in to Fraunce for to trete of the pees at Cambrey the kyng sent thidder of his erles barons that is to say sir edmoÌ„d his brother Erle of laucastre of leycestre sir henry lacy Erle of Nichol â—â—liain vessy a baron of othir baronettz aboute xiiij of the best and wysest of Englond And in the same tyme the kyng Edward toke his viage to Scotland for to werre vpon Iohan Bailloll kyng of Scotland ¶ And sir Robert Roos of Berewyk fled fro the englishmen went to the scottes Aud kyng Edward went hym toward Berewyk beseged the toune And tho that were withyn manlich hem defended sette a fire brende ij of kyng Edward is shippes and said in despite and reproue of hym ¶ Wende kyng edward with his longe shankes To haue gete Berewyk all our vnt hankes Gas pikes hym And when he has don Gas dikes hym 〈◊〉 When kyng Edward herde this scorne anone thurgh his mygh tynesse he passed ouer the dikes assailled the toune and come to the yatys and gate and conquered the toune and thurgh his gracious power queld xxv thousand and vij C. Scottes And kyng Edward lost no man of renonne saue sir Richard of Cornewaille and hym quelled a flemmyng oute of the rede hall with a quarell as the forsaid Richard did of his helme and
that was well knowen when the scottes were slayne ¶ And sith said Merlyn that ylke dragon shold norissh a fox that shold meue grete werre ayenst hym that shold not in his tyme bene ended And that semed well by Robert the Brus that kyng Edward norisshed in his chambre that sithenes stale away and meued grete werre ayens hym which werre was nat ended in his tyme ¶ And afterward Merlyn told that this dragon shold bene hold the best body of all the world be said sothe for the good kyng Edward was the worthiest knyght of all the world in his tyme ¶ And yit said Merlyn that the dragon shold die in the marche of an othir laÌ„d yâ— his laÌ„d shold be longe withoute any good keper that men shold weâ—e for his dethe from the I le of she pey vn to the I le of marcyll ¶ Wherfor allas sholde be hir coÌ„mune songe amonge peple fadreles in the land wasted that ê“fecie was knowe ouerall full well For the good kyng Edward died at Burgh vp sandes that is vpon the marche of Scotland wherfor the Englishmen were discomforted sorowed in northumber land ¶ For encheson that kyng Edwardes sone sette by the Scottes no force for the Riott of piers of Ganaston wherfor allas waz the songe thurgh oute all englond For defaute of a good wardeyn from the I le of shepey vn to the I le of marcyll the peple made moche sorwe for good kyng Edwardes deth ¶ For they wende that good kyng Edward sholde haue gone in to the holy lande for that was hollyche his purposse vpon whos soule god for his high grace haue mercy ¶ Of kyng Edward yâ— was kyng edwardes sone Ca. C.lxxxvij ANd after this kyng Edward regned Edward his sone that was bore in Carnariuan and this Edward went in to fraunce spoused Isabell the kynges dought of frauÌ„ce the xxv day of Ianiuer at the churche of our lady at Boloigne In the yere of our lord Ihesu crist a. M.CCC.vij and the xx day of Feuerer the next yere that come after he was crouned solemplich at westmynstre of the Erchebisshoppe Robert of wynchelsee and of the Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury and ther was so grete prece of peple that Sir Iohan Bacwell was dede and murdred ¶ And anone as the good kyng Edward was dede Sir Edward his sone kyng of Englond sente after Piers of Ganastone in to Gascoyne and so moche loued hym that he called him his brother and anone after he yafe hym the lordshipp of wallyngford and it was not longe after that he ne yafe hym the Erledome of Cornewaille ayens alle the lordes wyll of the Royaâ—â—e ¶ And tho brought he Sir walter of langeton bisshopp of Chestre in to prison in to the tour of london with two knaues allone hym to serue For the kyng was wroth with hym for cause that Sir walter made compleint vpon hym to his fadre wherfore he was put in to prison in the tyme of Troilebastone And the forsaid Piers of Ganastone made so grete mastries that he wente in to the kynges tresorie in the Abbey of westmynstre and toke the table of gold with the trestelles of the same and many othir riche â—eweles that some tyme were the noble and good kyng Arthures and toke hem to a marchant that was called Aymery of Friscombande For he shold bere hem ouer the see in to Gascoigne so he wente thens and they come neuer ayene after wherfor it was a grete losse vn to this land ¶ And whan this Piers was so richely auaunced he become so proude and so stoute wher of alle the grete lordes of the Reame had hym in despite for his grete beryng wher for Sir Henry the lacy Erle of Nichol and Sir Gny Erle of warrewyke the whiche good lordes the good kyng Edward Sir Edwardis kyng of Englond his fadre charged that Piers of ganastone shold not come in to Englond for to bringe his sone Edward in to Riott ¶ And alle the lordes of Englond assembled hem at a certayn day at the freres prechours at london and speken of the dishonour that kyng Edward did vn to his Royame and to his croune and so they assented all bothe Erles and coÌ„munes that the forsaid Piers of Ganastone sholde bene exiled oute of Englond for euer more and so it was done for he forswore Englond and wente in to Irland and ther the kyng made hym 〈◊〉 uetayne and gouernour of the land by his commission and 〈◊〉 this Piers was chiuetayne of all the land and did ther aâ—le 〈◊〉 hym lyked and had power what â—e wolde and that tyme were the templers exiled thurgh all cristiente for encheson that men put vp on hem that they sholde donÌ„ thyng ayens the feyth and good be leue ¶ Kyng Edward loued Piers of Ganestoâ— so moche that he myght nat forlete his companie so moche the kyng yafe behight to the peple of Englond that the exilyng of the forsaid piers sholde bene reuoked at stamford thurgh hem that hym had exiled wherfor piers of Ganastone come ayene in to Englond And wheÌ„ he was come ayene in to this land he despised the grettest lordis of this land and called sir Robert of Clare Erle of Gloucestre horesone And the Erle of Nicholl sir henry the lacy brostebely and sir Gny Erle of warrewik the blake hounde of Arderne and also he called the noble erle and gentill Thomas of Lancastre Cherle and many othir scornes and shame hem said and by many othir grete lordis of englond Wherfor they were to wardys hym full angry sore annoied And in the same tyme died the Erle of Nichol but he charged or he was dede Thomas of Lancastre Erle that was his sone in lawe that he shold maynten his quarell ayens the same Piers of Ganastone vpon his beneson ¶ And so it was ordeyned thurgh helpe of the Erle of Lancastre and of the Erle of warrewyke that forsaid sir Piers was beheded at gauersich besides warrewyke the xix day of IunÌ„ in the yere of grace a M.ccc and xij wherfor the kyng was sore annoied and praied god that he myÈt see that day to bene a venged vpon the deth of the forsaid Piers ¶ And so it befell afterward as ye shâ—ll here allas the tyme For the forsaid Erle of Lancastre and many othir grete barons were put to Pitons deth and martred for encheson of the forsaid querell ¶ The kyng was tho at london and helde a parlement and ordeyned the lawes of sir Symond Moâ—nfort wherfor the Erle of lancastre and the Erlys and all the clergie of Englond maden an othe thurgh counceill of Robert of wynchelsee for to maynten tho ordinaunces for euermore ¶ How Robert the Brus come ayene in to Scotland gadred a grete power of men for to werre vpon kyng Edward Capitulo Centesimo lxxxviij ANd when sir Robert the Brus that made hym kyng of Scotland that was fled in to Norwey
after he was entered at Gloucestre ¶ How kyng Edward spoused Philipp the Erles doughter of henaude at yorke Ca. CC.xvj ¶ No after Cristemasse tho next sueng sir Iohan of henaude brought with hym Pâ—elipp his brothers doughter that was erle of henaude his nece in to englond kyng edward spoused hir at yorke with moch honour ¶ And sir â—ohan of Bothum bisshopp of Ely sir william of Melton Erchebisshopp of yorke songen the masse yâ— sonday in the eue of conuersion of seint Paule In the yere of grace a M.ccc.xxvij but for enchesoâ— that the kyng was but yong tendre of age whan he was crosied full many wronges were done while that his fadre lyued for encheson that he trowed the Councelers that were fals aboute hym that counceilled hym to done othir wyfe than reson wolde wherfor grete harme was do vn to the Reame to the kyng all men directed it the kynges dede it was not so AlmyÈty god wote wherfor it was ordeyned at the kynges crounyng that the kyng for his tendre age shold be gouerned by xij grete lordes of iÌ„glond withoute which no thyng shold be done that is for to say The Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury the erchebisshop o fyorke The bisshopp of wynchestre the bisshopp of hereford the Erle of laÌ„castre the erle marchall the Erâ—e of kent that were the kynges vncles the erle of Garenne Sir Thomas wake Sir Henry of Percy Sir Oliuer of yngham and Iohan of Roos barons â–ª ¶ All these were sworne trewly for to counceill the kyng ¶ And they shold ansuere euery yere in the parlement of that that sholde be done in the tyme of that gouernaille but that ordinaunce was sone vndone that was moch losse harme to all englond For that kyng and all the lordes that shold goneâ—ne hym were gouerned ruled after the kynges moder Dame Isabell by Sir Rogier Mortimer And as they wolde all thyng was done both amonge high lowe And they token vn to hem Castelles tounes landes rentes in grete harme losse to the cronne of the kynges state oute of mesure ¶ How the pees was made bitwene the Englisshmen and the scottes and also of â—ustifieng of Troylebastone Capitulo ducentesimo xvij THe kyng Edward at witsontyde the second yere of his regne thurgh counceill of his moder of sir Rogier Mortimer ordeyned a ê‘lement at northamptoâ— at the which ê‘lement the kyng thurgh hir counceill none othir of the land within age graunted to bene acorded with the scottes in this maner that all the feautes homages that the stottes shold do vn to the croune of englond foryafe hem vn to the scottes for 〈◊〉 more by his chartre ensâ—bed ¶ And ferthermore an endenture was made of the scottes vn to kyng Edward that was kyng Henries sone whiche endenture they called it rageman in the which were conteyned all the homages and feautes Fyrst of the kyng of Scotland and of all the prelatz Erles and Barons of the Reame of Scotland with hir seales set ther on and othir chartres and remembraunces that kyng Edward and his Barons had of her right in the 〈◊〉 of Scotland yâ— was foryeue hem ayene holy chyrch And also with the blake crosse of Scotland the which the good kyng Edward coÌ„quered in Scotland and brought it oute of the Aâ—â—ey of Sâ—oâ—e that is a full precious reliâ—ue ¶ And also forthermore he relesed and foryafe all the landes that the barons of Englond had in scotland by olde conquest And this pees for to holde and lost the scottes were bounde vn to the kyng in xxx thousend pounde of siluer to be paid withyn in yere that is to feyn euery yere x. thousend pouÌ„d by evyn porcions ¶ And ferthermore aboue all this they speke bitwene the parties aboue said that Dauid dritonâ—ntier that was Robert the Brus is sone the fals tiraunt and traitour and fals forswore aâ—ens his othe that arose ayens his liege â—â—d the noble kyng Edward and falsely made hym kyng of Scotland that was of age of v. yere ¶ And so thurgh this cursed counceill Dauid spoused at Berewyke Dame Iohan of the tour that was kyng Edwardes suster as the geest trâ—eth vpon mary Magdalene day In the yere of grace a M.CCC and xxviij to grete harme and empeiring to all the kynges blod wher of that gentill lady come Allas the tyme For wonder moche was that faire danâ—ifell disraged fith that she was maried ayens all the â—ommune â—â—ente of Englond And fro the tyme that Brute had conquered albion and nempned the lâ—nde after his owne name Britaigne that now is called Englond after the name of Engist ¶ And so was the the Reame of Scotland holden of the Recone of Englond and of the croune by 〈◊〉 and by homage ¶ For Brute conquered that land and yafe it to Albanaâ— his second sone and be called the lande Albayne after his owne name So that the beires that comâ—n after hym helden of Brute and of his beires the kynges of Britaigne by feaute and homoge and from that tyme vn to this kyng Edward the Reame of scotland was bolden of the Reame of Englond by feautes and services aboue said as the cronicbes of England and of Scotland beren witnesse more plenarly ¶ And 〈◊〉 be the tyme that this ê‘lement was ordeyned at Northampton For ther thurgh fals counceill the kyng was there falsely dishericed and yit he was withyn age ¶ And yit whan kyng Edward was put a doune of his Royalte of Englond yit men put hym not oute of the feautes and seruices of the Reame of Scotland ne of the fraunchâ—ses disherited hym for euer more ¶ And notheles the grete lordes of Englond were ayens to conferme the pees and the trewes aboue said sâ—uf only Quene Isabell that was the kynges moder Edward the bisshopp of Ely and lord Mortimer but reson and lawe wolde not that a finall pees sholde be made bitwene hem withoute the coÌ„mune assent of Englond ¶ Of the debate that was bitwene Quene Isabell and Sir Henry Erle of Lancastre and of Leycestre and of the ridyng of Bedeford Capitulo ducentesimo xvij WHen the forsaid Dauid had spoused Dame Iohane of the tour in the toune of Berewyke as before is said the Scottes in despite of the Englisshmen called Dame Iohan the Countesse make pees For the cowardyse pees that was ordeyned but the kynges persone bare the wyte and the blame with wronge of the makyng of the accorde and all was done thurgh the Quene and Rogier Mortimere ¶ And it was not longe after that the Quene Isabell ne toke in to hir owne hande alle the lordshipp of Pountfrete almost all the landes that were of value that apê‘teyned to the croune of Englond So that the kyng had not for to dispâ—ude but of his vses and of his Escheker For the Quene Isabell and Mortimere had a grete meynâ— of hir retenaunce that
kyng come ridyng with his pasoners thurgh the Cite of london where yâ— there was shewed many a faire sight at all the conduytes and at the crosse in chepe as in heuenly array of Angeles Archangeles Patriarches Prophetes and virgines with diuerse melodies sensing and syngyng to welcome our kyng And all the conduytes rennyng with wyne And the kyng passed forth vn to seint poules and there mette with hym xiiij bisshoppes reuessed and mitered with sensâ—ers to welcome the kyng And songen for his gracious victorie Te deum laudamu◠¶ And there the kyng offred and toke and rode to westmynster ¶ And than the maire toke his leue of the kyng and rode home ayene ¶ And in the iij. yere of kyng Henries regne the v. come the Emê‘our of Almaigne kyng of Rome and of Hungarie in to Englond and so to the Cite of london ¶ And the Maire and the Aldermen with the shreues and worthy craftis of london by the kynges commaundement mette with hym on the blak hethe in the best aray that they coude on horse bake ¶ And there they welcomed hym and brought hym to london with moche honour and grete reuerence ¶ And at seint Thomas wateryng there mette with hym the kyng with all his lordes in good aray ¶ And there was a worthy metyng bitwene the Emê‘our and the kyng and there they kyssed to gedres and enbrached eche othir And than the kyng toke the Empour by the honde and so they come ridyng thurgh the cite of london vn to seint Poules and there they alight and offred and alle the Bisshoppes stoden reuessed with sensers in her hondes sensyng ¶ And than they token hir hors and riden vn to westmynstere And there the kyng logged the Emê‘our in his owne Paleys And there he rested hym a grete while and all at the kynges costâ— And sone after come the duke of Holand in to Englond to come and see there the Emê‘our And to speke with hym and with kyng Henry of Englond And he was worthely resseyued and logged in the bisshoppes ynne of Ely And all at the kynges coste And whan the Emê‘our had well rested hym and sey the lond in diuerse ê‘ties knowe the coÌ„modites than by ê“cesse of tyme he toke his leue of the kyng but or he yede he was made knyght of the Gartier resseyued wered the liuery And than he thanked the kyng and all his worthy lordes And than the kyng he went ouer the see vn to Caleys abiden ther longe tyme to haue an ansuere of the frenssh kyng and at the last it come plesed him right noght And thâ— Emê‘our toke his leue of the kyng passed forth in goddes name and onre kyng come ouer ayene in to Englond in all the haste that he myÈt that was on seint lukes eue that he come to lambithe And on the monday next after he come in to the ê‘lement at westmynstre ¶ And in this same yere was a grete derthe of corne in englond but thanked be god it lasted not longe ¶ And in the iiij yere of kyng henries regne the v. he helde his ê‘lement at westmynstre in the beginnyng of the moneth of Octobre and lasted vn to the purificacion of our lady than next after And there was graunted vn to the kyng to maynten his werres bothe of spirituelte and of temê‘alte an hole taxe and a dâ—sâ—â—e And than anone the kyng praied all his lordes to make hem redy to strength hym in his right And anone he let make a newe retenue and charged all men to be redy at hampton in witson weke than next after withoute any delay ¶ And there the kyng made the duke of Bedeford protectour and defenâ—our of his Reame of Englond in his absence and charged hym to kepe his lawes maynten bothe spirituelte and temê‘elte ¶ And whan the kyng had thus done and sette all thing in his kynde On seint markes day that was that tyme hokketewysday he toke his hors at westmynstre and come ridyng to Poules and ther he offred and toke his leue And so rode forth thurgh the Cite taking his leue of all maner of peple as well of poure as of riche prayeng hem all in generall to pray for hym And so he rode forth to Seint Georges and there he offred and toke his leue of the Maire chargyng hym to kepe well his chambre And so rode forth to hampton and there abode till his retenue were redy and comen for there was all his nauye of shippes with his ordinaunce gadred and well stuffed as longed to such a riall kyng with alle maner of vitailles for suche a riall peple as well for hors as for man as longed for such a werriour that is for to say Armure Gonnes Tripgetes eugâ—nes sowes Bastiles Brigges of lether Scalyng laddres Malles Sâ—â—des Shoueles Pykeys Paueys Bowes and arâ—wes Bowe strynges Tonnes Chestes and pipes fulle of arewes as neded for such a worthy werrour that no thyng was to seche whan tyme come thidder come to hym shippes lade with gonnes and gonnepoudre And whan this was redy and his retenue come the kyng and his lordes with all his riall hoste went to shipp and token the see and sailden in to Normandie and londed at Touke vpon the lamasse â— day than next And there he made xlviij knyghtes at his londing ¶ And than the kyng hering of many enemies vpon the see that is to say ix grete carikkes hulkes galeies and shippes that weren come to destroie his nauye And anone he commaunded the Erle of the marche to be chief chyuetayne and many othir worthy lordes with hym with men of armes and archiers to go to the see that none enemies defouled his nauye ne entred his lond in no partie for to destoruble his viage ne his Iourney ¶ And anone the Erle toke his meyny and went to shipp and sâ—ymmed the see and kepte the see costes that no maner of enemie durst route vpon the see And anone the kyng sent his heraudes vn to the Capitayne of Touke and charged hym to deliâ— hym his Castell and his toune and elles he shold neithir leue maÌ„ne child a lyue ¶ And anone the Capitayne and iiij othir burgeis of the toune brought the keies to the kyng and besought hym of grace And the kyng deliuered the keies to sir Iohan kykeley and made hym Capitayne and coÌ„maunded hym to put oute all frenshmen both of the toune of the Castell ¶ And ther beside was the Castell of louers and thidder the kyng sent the Erle marchall with a faire meyne and sauted the toune Anone it was yolde to the Erle and brought hym the keies And he brought the keies to the kyng And the kyng toke hym the keies and made hym Capitayne of the Castell of louers and of all that longed ther to and charged hym to deliuer oute all the frenshmen ¶ And than the kyng held forth his wey to Cane that was a stronge
thousand meÌ„ for to destroie the Erle for his falsenesse arriued at Porte smouth ¶ And when Octauian wist that he assembled a grete power of britons and discomfited â—aberne and â—aberne fledde thens in to Scotland and ordeyned there a grete power and come ayene in to this land an othir tyme for to yeue bataille to Octauian When Octauian herde telle that he assembled a grete power and come towardes â—aberne as moche as he myght so that the ij hostes metten vpon steynesmore aud strongly smote to gedre and tho was Octauian discomfited and fledde thens in to Norwey and â—aberne seised alle the land in to his hand tounes castelles as moch as they ther had ¶ And sith Octauian come ayene fro Norwey with a grete power and seised ayene all the land in to his hande and drofe out all the Romains was tho made kyng and regned ¶ How Maximian that was the Emê‘ours cosin of Rome spoused Octauians donghter was made kyng ¶ Ca. xlviij THis kyng Octauian gouerned the land well and nobely but he nad none heir sauf a dought that was a yong child that he loued as moche as his lyfe and for as moch that he wax sike was in point of deth myght no lenger regne he wolde haue made one of his nepheus to haue bene kyng the whiche was a noble knyÈt a strong maÌ„ yâ— was called Conan meriedoke he shold haue kept the kynges doughter haue maried hir when tymÌ„ had bene but the lordes of the lande nolde nat suffre it but yaf hir counseill to be maried to some high man of grete honour and than myght she haue all hir lust And the counseill of the Emê‘our Costantine hir lord and at this counceill they accorded and chose tho cador of cornewaille for to weÌ„de to yâ— emê‘our for to do this message and he noÌ„me the wey and went to Rome and toldeâ—eth Emê‘our this tydyng well and wysely the Emê‘our sent in to this lande with hym his owne cosin yâ— was his vncles sone a noble knyght and a stronge thas was called Maximian and he spoused Octauians doughter and was crouned kyng of this lande ¶ Howe Maximian that was the Emê‘ours cosin conquered the lande of Amorican and yaf it to Conan Meriedok ¶ Ca. xlix THis kyng Maximian bicome so riall that he thought to conquere the land of Amorican for grete ricchesse that he herde tell that was in that lande so that he ne lefte man thas was of worthinesse knyght squyer ne none othir man that he ne toke with hym to grete damage to all the lande for he left at home behynd hym no man to kepe the lande but noÌ„me hem with hym fro this lande xxx M. knyghtes that were doughty meÌ„nys bodies and went ouer in to the lande of Amorican and ther slewe the kyng that was called Imball and conqnered all the lande And when he had so done he called Conan said For as moche as kyng Octauian haue made yowe kyng of Britaigue and thurgh me ye were lette destrobled that ye were nat kyng I yeue yowe all this land of Amorican and yowe ther of make kyng ¶ And for as moche as ye ben a briton and your men also and become fro britaigue I wull that this land haue the same name and no more be called Amorican but he called litell britaigne and the lande fro whens ye ben comen shall he called moche britaigue ¶ And so that men knowe that one britaigue fro that othir Conan meriedok thaÌ„ked hym hendely and so was he made kyng of litell britaigue ¶ And when all this was done Maximian went thens to rome and was tho made Emê‘our after Costantine Conan Meriedok dnelled in litell britaigue with mochel honour let ordeyn ii M. ploughmen of the lande for to erie the land to harwe it and sawe and feffed hem richely after that they were ¶ And for as moche as kyng Conan and none of his knyghtes ne none of his othir peple wolde nat take wifes of the nacionÌ„ of fraunce he tho sent in to grete Britaigue to the Erle of Cornwaille that me called Dionothe that chese thurgh out all the lande xj M. of maydens that is to say viij M. for the mene peple iij. M. for the grettest lordes that sholde hem spouse ¶ And when Dionothe vnâ—fonge this coÌ„mauÌ„dament he let seche thurgh all grete britaigne as many as the noÌ„bre came to for no maÌ„ durst withstoÌ„de his coÌ„mauÌ„dameÌ„ts for as moche as all the land was take hym to warde and to kepe to done all thyng that hym good liked And when all the maydens were as sembled be let hem come before hym to london and let ordeyne for heÌ„ shippes hastely as moche as hem neded to yâ— viage toke his owne doughter that was called Vrsula that was the fairest creature that any man wist and wold haue sent hir to kyng Conan that sholde haue spoused hir and made hir quene of the land but she had made preuely to god a vowe of chastite that hir fadre wiste not ne no man elles that was lyuyng vpon erth ¶ How Vrsula and xj M. maydens that were in hir companie went toward litell britaigne and all were martred at Coleyne Capitulo quinquagesimo THis Vrsula chese vn to hir companie xj M. maydens that of all othir she was ladie mastresse and all they weÌ„te in to shipp at one tyme in the water that was called the thamise and commaunded hir kyn and all hir frendes to Almyghty god and sailled to ward litell britaigne But when they were comen in to the high see a stronge tempeste arose as it was goddis wille ¶ And Vrsula with hir shippes and hir companie were driuen to ward hundland thurgh tempest and arriued in the hauen of the Cite of Coloyne The kyng of the land that was called Geowan was tho in the Cite whan he wise the tydyng that so many fair maydens were ther arriued he toke Elga his brother and othir of his houshold with hym and went to the shippes to seen that faire companie and whan he saw hem so faire he and his companie wold haue ouerlayne hem betake fro hem hir maydenhode But Vrsula that good maid counceilled praied warned taught heÌ„ that were hir felawes that they shold defende hem with all hir myÈt and rather suffre deth than suffre hir body to be defoiled So that all tho maydens become so stedfast in god that they defended hem thurgh his grace so that none of hem had poer to done hem any shame ¶ Wherfor the kyng Gowan wax so sore annoied that he for wrath let slee hem euerichone anone right and so were all tho maydenes martred for the loue of god and lien at Coloyne ¶ How kyng Gowan come for to destroie this land how a man of grete power that was called Gracian defended the land Capitulo quinquagesimoprimo WHen all this was done kyng Gowan
And said to hem that they shold gone hir kyng for to seche at a â—â—rtayne day to comen ayene that to hem was sette And so they wente forth fast and comen ayene at hir day that was assigned And all the danois brought hir kyng with hym ¶ The kyng Alured anone betâ— hem bene baptised and hir names change so that the kyng of danois called was Aâ—helston xxx of his felawes names were changed also And the othir were baptised to the right beleue And allâ— this was done at westmynstre And after that the kyng Alured helde with hym kyng Athâ—lstone all his danois xij daies at soiourne with mochel solempnite yafe hym grete yifâ—es after that they were baptised so they deê‘ted Tho was kyng alured all at ese when he had his enemies ouercome and that they were turned to the right beleue of Almyghty god ¶ How the danois that comen in to fraunce with Gurmond comen ayene in to Englond and of the deth of kyng Alured ¶ Ca. C.ix ANd thuâ— it befell afterward that the danois of Northumberland that were paynyms comen with a grete strength and an huge host of fraunce that is to vnderstonde with heÌ„ that went in to frannce With Gurmond of Aufrike when he had conquerd Englond And it yafe vn to the saxâ—ns and tho that comen fro fraunce arriuâ—d in kent sent in to Northumberland that they shold come to hem and when tho ij hostes were come and assembled anone they went to destroie the cristen peple of Englond from place to place and diden moche sorwe ¶ Hit befell thus as almyghty god wold an hard chaunce in Englond For the good kyng Alured that was woned to abate the danois deide in the mene tyme ¶ This kyng Alured regned xxx yere and a good kyng had bene and well coude chastise his enemies for he was a good câ—â—rc and let make many bokes And a boke he made of Englissh of auentureâ— of kynges and of batailles that had bene done in the â—ond many othir bokes of gests he let hem write that were of gret wysdome of good lernyng thurgh which boâ—es many a maÌ„ may hym amend yâ— wyll hem rede vpon loke vpon whoâ— soule almyghty god hane mercy And this kyng Alured lieth at wynchestre ¶ Of kyng Edward that was kyng Aluredes sone ¶ Ca. C.x. ANd after this Alured regned Edward his sone yâ— was a good man and a wyse that was called Edward that was wonder courtois ¶ The danois did moche sorwe in the lond and hir poer encresed and gan for to wex from day to day for the danois comen ofte with hir companies in to this land Aâ—d when the kyng sawe that he myght no better done he noÌ„me trewes with hem and graunted hem his pees ¶ And notheles the trews dured nat long that the danois ne begoÌ„ne strongly for to werre vp on the englisshmen and did hem moche sorwe wherfor kyng Edward did assemble a grete host for to fight with hem ¶ And tho this kyng Edward died when god wolde This kyng Edward regned xxiiij yere and lieth at wynchestre besides his fadre ¶ Of kyng Adelston and of Edmonde Eldred and of Edewyne his brother Ca. C.xj. AFter this Edward regned Athelston his sone And when he had regned iiij yere he helde bataill ayens the daâ—oys and drofe kyng Gaufride that was kyng of the danoys and all his host vn to the see and rested by Scotland and noÌ„me strongly the contre all ayere ¶ And after that tho of Cumberland and the scottes of westmerland begoÌ„ne to werre vpon kyng Athelston And he hem yaf so stronge bataille that he queld so many of hem that no man coude telle the nombre of hem after that he ne regned but iij â–ª yere And he regned in all xxv and lieth at Malmesbu◠¶ And after this Adelston regned Edmonde his brother for as moche as kyng Adelstone had no sone And this Edmond was a worthy knyght and a doughty man of body a noble knyght And he iij. yere after that he was kyng he went ouer humber in whiche place he foÌ„d ij kynges of danoys that one was called Enelaf And that othir Renant This kyng EdmoÌ„d drofe hem both from the land and after wet and toke a grete prey in Cumberland This Edmond ne regned but vij yere and lieth at Glastenburie ¶ And after this Edmond regned Eldrede his brother that avenged Edward his fadre of his enemies that hym quelled afterward he seised northuÌ„berland in to his hand made the scottes abowe meke vn to his wyll ¶ And the seconde yere yâ— he had regned come Arnalaf guyran that was kyng of deÌ„marc and seised all Northumberland and helde that londe ij yere and after that come kyng Eldered with a grete poer and drofe him out of this land And this kyng Eldred was a noble man and a good of whos goodnesse seint Dunstan preched and this kyng Eldred regned xj yere lieth at wynchestre ¶ And after this Eldred Edwyne sone of Edmond his brother regned was a lither man toward god the peple for he hated folke of his owne land loued honoured straunge men And sette litell by holy churche betoke of holy church all the tresour that he myÈt haue that was grete shame vâ—lanye to hym selfe ê‘ill to his soule And therfor god wold not that he shold nat regne no lenger than iiij yere and died lieth at wynchestre ¶ Of kyng Edgar that regned a boue the kyngâ—s of scotland of wales how he was begiled thurgh takyng of his wife Capitulo Centesimo duodecimo ANd after this Edwyne regned Edgare his brother a maÌ„ that moch loued god pees holy church also And was a worthy lord bolde myÈty mayntened well this land in pees And this Edgar was lord kyng aboue all the kynges of scotland of walys from the tyme that Arthur was a gone neuer was sithen kyng of his power And this Edgare was seint Edwardes fadre And when Edgares wyfe was dede that was seint Edwardes moder entered he herde speke of the fairnesse of Estrilde that was Orgarus dought a baron of deneÌ„shire that was so fair a woman that all men speken ther of he callâ—d oâ— of his knyghtes that he moche loued trusted vpon told hym Go qd he to the nâ—ble baron Orgar of denenshire see if his doughter be so fair as men spâ—ken of if it be sothe I wyll haue hir vn to my wyfe ¶ This knyght that was called Edelwold went forth his way came ther that the lady was when he saw hir so fair he thought tâ— hane hir hym selfe to wyfe and ther of spake to Orgar hir fadre and Orgar was an olde man and had no moo children but only hir and sawe that Edelwold was a fair yonge knyght and worthy and riche and was
coÌ„maunded all his men that were with hym that when they were come vpon GildesdonÌ„ that they shold slee all that were in Alureds coÌ„panie that comÌ„ with hym from normandie and after that taken Alured and lede hym in to the I le of Ely and ther put onte both his yien of his hede and afterward bring hym vn to deth And they diden so for they quelled all yâ— companie that xij were in noÌ„bre of gentilmen that were comen with Alured from normandie ¶ And after noÌ„men Alured lad hym in to the I le of Ely and put out his yien oute of his hede and rent his wombe and noÌ„meÌ„ the chief of his boels put a stake in to the grounde an ende of the boels ther to fastned And with nedles of â—ren prikked the good child so made hym go aboute the stake till that all his bowelles were drawen all oute And so died ther Alured thurgh treson of the erle Godewyne ¶ When the lordes of Englond had herd wyst how Alured that shold haue bene hir kyng was put vn to the deth thurgh the fals traitour Godewyne they were all wonder wroth swore bitwene hem god by his holy names that he shold die in more werse deth than did Edrith of strattonÌ„ that had betraied his lord Edmond Irenside they wold haue put hym to dethe but the thefe traitour fâ—ey thennes in to denmarke and there helde him iiij yere mâ—re and lost all his land in Englond ¶ Of seint Edward the confessour that was Aluredes brother how he was kyng of Englond ¶ Ca. C.xxv ANd when this was done all the barons of Englond senten an othir tyme in to normandie for that Edward shold come in to Englond with mochel honour And this Edward in his childehode loued almyghty god hym drad And in honeste clennesse lad his lyfe and hated sinne as deth And wheÌ„ he was crouned and annoynted with a riall power he foryate nat his good maners condicions that he first vsed and foryate nat all good customs for no maner honour ne for no ricchesse ne for no maner higness bâ—t euer more more yaf hym to goodnesse wel loued god and all mekenesse and loued god and holy churche passing all maner thyng and poure men also aâ—d hem loued and helde as they had hene his owne bretheren and to hem ofte yafe grete â—lmesse with good wyll ¶ Of the first specialte that god shewed for seint Edwardes loue by his lyfe Ca. C.xxvj IT befell on a day as he went from the churche of westmynstre and had herde masse of seint â—ohan Euangelist for as moche as he loued seint Iohan Eâ—angelist more specially after god and our lady than he did any othir seint And so ther come to hym a pilgryme and praied hym for the loue of god and of seint Iohan Enangeliste some good hym for to yeue And the kyng preuely toke his ringe of his fynger that no man ê‘ceyued it and yafe it to the pilgryme and he hit vnderfenge and went thennes This kyng Edward made all the good lawes of Englond that yit bene most holden And was so merciable and so full of pite that no man myght be more ¶ How the Erle Godewyne come ayene in to Englond and had ayene all his land and afterward seint Edward wedded his doughter Ca. C.xxvij WHen the Erle Godewyne that was duellyng in denmark had mochel herde of the goodnesse of kyng Edward and that he was full of mercy and of pite And thought that he wold gone ayene in to Englond for to seche and to haue gâ—acâ— of hym and that he myght haue his land aâ—ene in pees and arraied hym as moch as he myght put hym toward the see come in to England to london ther that the kyng was that tyme and all the lordes of Englong and helde a parlement ¶ Godewyne sent to hem that were his frendes and were the most grettest lordes of the land and praied hem to beseche the kynges grace for hym and that he wold his pees and his land graunt hym his enemies ladden hym before the kyng to seche grace And anone as the kyng hym saw he appeled hym of treson and of the deth of Alured his brother and these wordes vn to hym said Traitour Godewyne quod the kyng I the appele that thou hast betraied and slayne my brother Alured ¶ Certes sir qd Godewyne saue your grace and your pees and your lordshipp I neuer hym betraied ne slew him ther for I put me in reward of the court Nowe fair lordes qd the kyng ye that bien my lieges Erles and barons of the laÌ„d that here ben all assembled Full well ye haue herd myne Appele and the ansuere also of Godwyne And therfor I wyll that ye award and doth right The Erles barons tho drowen hem all to gedre for to done this award by hem selfe so they speken diuersely amonges hem For somme said ther was neu neuer alliaunce by homage serment seruice ne by lordshipp bitwene Godewyne Alured for which thyng they myÈt hym drawe ¶ And at the last they devised demed that he shold put hym in the kynges mercy all to gedres Tho spake the erle â—euerich of CoueÌ„tre a good maÌ„ to god to all the world told his reson in this maner said The Erle Godewyne is the best freuded man of Englond after the kyng and well myÈt it not bene gayn said that withoute conseill of godewynÌ„ Alured was neu neuer put to the deth wherfor I award as touchyng my part that hym self his sone euery of vs xij erles that bene his fredes wend before the kyng charged with as moche gold silâ— as we mowe bere bitwen our hondes prayeng the kyng for yeue his euell wyll to the erle godewynÌ„ receyue his homage his land yeld ayene ¶ And all they accorded vn to that award comen in this maner as is aboue said euery of hem with gold silâ— as moche as they myÈt bere bitwene hir hondes before the kyng they saiden the forme and the maner of hir accord of hir award ¶ The kyng wolde not hem gayn say but as moche as they ordeyned he graunted and confermed And so was the Erle Godewyne accorded with the kyng and had ayene all his lande And afterward he bere hym so well and so wysely that the kyng â—oned hym wonder moche and with hym was full priuee And withyn a litell tyme the kyng loued hym so moche that he spoused Godewynes doughter made hir quenâ— And notheles for all that tho the kyng had a wife he lyued euer more in chastite and in clennesse of body withoute any flesshly dede doyng with his wiâ— and the quene also in hir halfe lad holy lyfe ij yere deide ¶ And afterward the kyng lyued all his lyfe withoute any wif◠¶ The kyng yafe the erledome of Oxenford to Harold that
till he come to Striueâ—yn and ther he helde him in the Castell ¶ And the walsshmen eueâ—y day heÌ„ escried and manaced and did all the despite that they myâ—t ¶ So that the englisshmen vpon a tyme in a mornyug wente oute from the Castell the mountaunce of x. myle and passed ouer a brugge And william waleis come with a stronge power drofe hem a bake for the englisshmen had ayens him tho no myÈt but fled they yâ— myÈt take the brugge ascaped but sir hugh the kynges tresorer ther was slayne and many othir also wherfor was made moche sorwe Tho had kyng Edward sped all his nedes in Flaundres and was a yene come in to englond and in haste toke his wey toward Scotland and come thidder at ascâ—ncion tyde And all that 〈◊〉 founde be sette a fire and brend But the poure peple of Scotland come to him wonder thikke and praied him for goddes loue that â—e wolde haue on them mercy and pite wherfor the kyng tho commaunded that no man sholde done harme to hem that were yolden to him ne to no man of ordre ne to no â—ous of religion ne no maner chirch But let aspie all that he myÈt wher that he myght finde any of his enemies Tho come a spie to the kyng and tolde him 〈◊〉 the Scottes were assembled for to abyde bataille and on seint marie Magdalenâ— day the kyng come to fonkirke and yafe bataille to the scottes And at that bataille were quelled xxviij thousand and of Englisshmen but xxviij and no mo of the whiche was a worthy knyght slayne that was a knyght an hospiteler that was called Frere Brian â—ay ¶ For when william waleys fled from the bataille that same Frere Brian him pursued forselich and as his hors ran it stâ—rt in to amere of mareys vp to the bely ¶ And william waleis turned tho ayene and there quelled the forsaid Brian and that was moche harm◠¶ And that while kyng Edward wente thurgh Scotland for to enquere if he myght finde anâ— of his ennemies And in that land he duelled as longe as him liked and ther was none enemie that durst him abide ¶ And sone afterward kyng Edward went to southampton for he wolde not abide in Scotland in winter seson for esement of his peple And whan he come to london he let amende many mysdedes that were done ayens his pees and his lawe while that he was in Flaundres Of the last mariage of kyng edward how he weÌ„t yâ— iij. tyme in 〈◊〉 Ca. C.lxxj ANd aftward it was ordeyned thurgh the court of Rome that kyng Edward sholde wedde dame margarete kyng Philippes â—uster of fraunce and the â—rhebisshopp Robert of wynchelsee spoused hem to gedre thurgh which mariage there waz made pees bitwene kyng Edward of Englond kyng philipp of frauÌ„ce ¶ Kyng Edward went tho the iij tyme in to Scotland and tho withyn the fyrst yere he had enfamined the londe so that ther left not on that ne come to his mercy sauf tho that were in the castell of Estreuelyne that was well vitailled astored for vij yere ¶ How the castell of Estreuelyne was beseged ¶ Ca. C.lxxij HYng Edward come with an huge power to the Castell of Estreuelyn beseged the castell but it litell a vailled for he myÈt do the scottes none harme For the castell was so stronge wel y kept ¶ And kyng Edward saw that thought hym vpon a queyntize let make anone there ij peâ—re of high gale wes before the tour of the castell made his othe that as many as were in the castell were he erle or baron he were take with streÌ„gth but yf he wold the rather hym yelde he sholde bene honged vpon the gale weâ—◠¶ And when tho that were in the castell herd this they come and yelde hem all to the kynges grace and mercy And the kyng foryafe hem all his maletalent And ther were all the grete lordes of Scotland swore to kyng Edward that they shold come to london to euery parlement shold stonde to his ordinaunce ¶ How troylebastonne was fyrst ordeyned Ca. C.lxxiij THe kyng Edward went thens to london and went haue had reste pees of his werre with which werre he was acupied xx yere that is to seyne in waâ—ys in gascoyne in Scotland And thought how he myght recouer his tresour that he had spended aboute his werre let enquere thurgh the reame of all mystakynges and wronges done thurgh mysdoers in englond of all the tyme that he had bene oute of his reame that men called Troillebaston And ordeyned ther to Iustices in this maner he recouered tresour withoute nombre And his encheson was for he had thought for to haue gon in to holy land for to werre vpon goddes enemies For encheson that he was croised longe tyme before And nothelees that lawe that he had ordeyned ded moche good thurgh all Englond to hem that were mysbode For tho that trespaced were well chastized and afterward the meker and the better the poure coÌ„munes were in rest in pees And the same tyme kyng Edward enprisoned his owne sone Edward for encheson that walter of langeton bisshopp of Chestre that was the kynges tresorer had made vpon hym complaint said that the for said Edward thurgh couÌ„ceill ê“curement of one piers of Ganastone a squyer of Gascoyne had broke the parkes of the forsaid bisshopp the forsaid piers couÌ„ceilled lad the same edward And for this cause kyng edward exiled his sone out of englond for 〈◊〉 more ¶ Of the deth of william waleis the fals traitour Ca. C.lxxiiij ANd when this kyng Edward had his enemies ouer come in walys Gascoyne in Scotland and destroied his traitours but onâ—â—ch that ribaude william waleys that neuer to the kyng wold hym yelde and at the last in the toune of seint do meniâ— in the yere of kyug Edwardes regne xxxiij that fals traitour was take presented to the kyng sauf the kyng wolde not see hym but sent hym to londoÌ„n to vnderfonge his â—ugement on seint Bartholomâ— wes eue he was honged and drawe his hede sâ—â—yten of and his boweles take oute of his body and brende and his body quartred and sent to iiij â—he best tounes of Scotland and his hede sette vpon a spere sette vpon london brugge in example that the Scottes sholde haue in mynde for to â—ere hem amys ayens hir liege â—â—rd eftsones ¶ How the Scottes comeÌ„ to kyng Edward for to amende hir trespace thatâ— they had done ayens hym Ca. C.lxxv ANd at Mihelmasse tho next comyng kyng Edward held his parlement at westmynstre thidder come the Scottes that is to seyne the bisshoppe of seint Andrewe Robert 〈◊〉 Brus Erle of Carryk Symond the frisell Iohan the Erle of â—thell and they were accorded with the kyng and bounde and by othe sworne that afterward yf any of hâ—m â—isbere hem ayens kyng
kyng Henry knyght And forthwith the said kyng Henry dubbed alle these knyghtes whos names folowe that is to wete Richard duke of yorke also the sone aud heire of the duke of Norffolke the Erle of Oxenford the Erle of westmerland the sone and heire of the Erle of Northumberland the sone and heire of the Erle of â—rmond the lord Roos Sir Iames buteleâ—â— the lord matrauas Sir Henry Gray of Tankeruile Sir william Neuill lord Fawconbrigge sir George Neuill lord latymer The lord wellis the lord berkley The sone and heire of the lord Talbot Sir Rauf gray of werk Sir Robert veer Sir Richard gray Sir Edmond hongerford Sir Robert wynkfeld Sir Iohan boteller Sir Raynold cobham Sir Iohan passheley Sir Ihomas Tunstall Sir Iohan Chidioke Sir Rauf langford Sir william drury Sir william ap Thomas sir Richard Carbonell Sir Richard wydeuile Sir Iohan Shâ—rdelowe Sir â—icholl blonket Sir Rauf Ratteclifeâ— sir Edmond trafford Sir william Cheyne sir williaÌ„ babyngton sir Iohan Iune sir Gilbert Beauchamp ¶ Item in the v. yere the duke of Bedford with the duchesse his wyfe went ouer see to Caleys And a litell to fore went ouer Harry bisshopp of wynchestre And on our lady day Annunciacion in our lady châ—rche at Caleys the bisshoppe of wynchestre whan he had songe masse was made Cardinall And he knelyng to fore the hye auter the duke of Bedford sette the hat on his hede and there were his bulles red as well of his charge as the reioyssyng of his benefices spirituel and temporel ¶ And this same yere was grete habundaunce of Rayne that the substaunce of heye and of corne was destroied For it rayned almost euery othir daye ¶ This same yere the good Erle of Salisbury sir Thomas Montagu leid siege vn to Orliaunce at which siege he was slayne with a gonne which come oute of the toune on whos soule god haue mercy For sith that he was slayne english men neuer gate ne preuayled in Fraunce but euer after began to lese litel and litell till all was lost ¶ Also this same yere a breton murthred a good wedowe in her bedde withonte algate whiche wedowe fonde hym for almesse And he bare away all that she had And after this he toke the grith of holy chyrche at seâ—â—t Georges in south werk and there toke the crosse and forswore this lond And as he went it happend that he came by the place where he did this cursed dede in the subarbis of london And the women of the same parissh come oute with stones and canel dunge and slowe and made an ende of hym Notwithstanding the Constables and many other men beyng present to kepe hym For there were many women and had no pite ¶ Also this same yere the duke of Norfolke with many geÌ„tilmen and yomen toke his barge the viij day of Nouembre at seint mary ouereyes for to haue goo thurgh london brigge and thurgh mysguydyng of the barge it ouerthrewe on the piles and many men drowned but the duke hym selfe with ij or iij. lepe vpon the piles and so were saued with helpe of mâ—n that were aboue the brigge wiche casted donne Roopes by whiche they saued hem selfe ¶ This same yere on seint Lenardes day kyng Henry beyng vij yere of age was crouned at westmestre at whos Coronacion were made xxxvj knyghtes This yere on seint Georges day he passed ouer the see to Caleys toward fraunce ¶ Aboute this tyme and afore the Royame beyng in grete miserie and tribulacion the dolphyne with his partie began to make werre and gete certeyn places and make destrusses vpon englisshmen by the mene of his Capitayns that is to wete la heer poâ—â—n de seyntraylles and especiall a mayde whiche they named la pucelle de dien This â—â—aid roâ—d like a man was a valyant Capitayne amonge them and toke vpon hir many grete enterprises in so moche that they had a beleue to haâ—e recouered alle theyr losses by hir Not withstandyng at the laste after many grete feates by the helpe and prowesse of Sir Iohan Luxembâ—rgh whiche was a noble Capitayne of the dukes of Burgoyne and many Euglisshmen Picardes and Burgoygnous whiche were of oure partie before the toune of Compyne the xxiij day of May the forsaid pucelle was taken in the felde armed like a man and many othir Capitayns with her And were all brought to Roan and ther she was put in prison And ther she was Iugged by the lawe to be brent and then ne she said that she was with childe wherby she was respiâ—ed a while But in conclusion it was fouÌ„de that she was not with childe and thenne she was brent in Roan And the othir Capitayns were put to raunsone and entreated as men of werre bene aâ—â—stomed ◠¶ This same yere aboute Candelmasse Richard huÌ„der a wollepacker was dampned for an heretike and brente at tour hylle And aboute midlente Sir Thomas Baggely preest and vicarie of Mauen in Estsâ—xe beside walden was disgrated and dampned for an heritikâ— and brente in smythfelde ¶ And also in this same yere whiles the kyng was in Frannce ther were many heretiks and lollars that had purposed to haue made a risyng caste billiâ— in many places But blessed be god almyghty the Capitayn of hem was taken whos name was william Maundeuile a weâ—ar of abendone and bayly of the same toune whiche named hym selfe Iack sharp of wigmoresland in walys And afterward he was heheded at abendone in the whitsonweke on the tewysday This same yere the vj. day of decembre kyng henry the vj. was crâ—uned kyng of Fraunce at Paris in the church of our lady with grete so lempnite There beyng present the Cardinall of englond the duk of Bedford and many othir lordes of fraunce of englond And aft this coronacion grete feste holden at parys the kyng retorned from thens to Roan so toward Caleys And the ix day of Fâ—uerer londed at douer whom all the comyns of kente mette at beramdoun bitwene Caunterbury and Douer alle in rede hoodes And so came forth till he come to the black bethe where he was mette with the Mayre Iohan wellys with all the craftis of london clad alle in white And so they brought hym to london the xxj day of the same moneth ¶ This same yere was a restraynt of the wollis of Caleys made by the soudyours by cause they were not paid of their wages wherfor the duke of Bedford Regent of Fraunce beyng thenne Capitayn came to Caleys the tewisday in the esterwâ—ke And on the morne after many soudiours of the toune were arested and put in warde And in the same wâ—ke he rod to terewyne And by the mene of the bisshopp of terewyne he wedded the Erles doughter of seint Poul and came agyne to Caleys And the xj day of Iuyne on seint Bernabes day there were four soudiours of Caleys that were chief causers of the restreynt byheded that is to wete Iohan Maddeley Iohan
masses in couenable chyrches make goddes body and yeve it to sike mâ—n that passe shold oute of this world And also that men myght cristen children oueralle ¶ And when the pope wyst and saw that the kyng wold not ben vnder the rule of holy chyrche for no maner thyng the pope tho sent to the kyng of Fraunce in remission of his synnes that he sholde take with hym all the power that he myght and wende in to Englond for to destroie kyng Iohan ¶ When this tydynge come to kyng Iohan tho was he sore annoied and sore drad left that he sholde lese his Reame and hym selfe be done to deth ¶ Tho sent he to the pope messagiers and said that he wolde bene Iustified and come to ammendement in all thynges and wolde make satisfaction to all maner men after the popes ordeynaunce Tho sent the pope ayene in to Englond Pandolfe and othir messagiers comen to Canterbury ther the kyng abode And the xiij day of May the kyng made an oth for to stand to the popes ordinaunce before Pandolfe the legate in all maner thynges in whiche he was accursed and that he shold make full restitucion to all men of holy chyrche and of religion and of the goodes that he had take of hem ayens hir wylle and all the grete lordes of Englond swore vpon the boke and by the holy dome that yf the kyng wolde nat holde his otheâ— they said that they wolde make hym holde it by strength ¶ Tho put the kyng hym to the court of Rome and to the Pope and tho yafe vp the royame of Englond and of Irland for hym and for his heires for euermore that sholde come after hym So that kyng Iohan and his heires sholde take tho ij royams of the popes hand and sholde holde tho ij Royamrs of the Pope as to ferme payng euery yere vn to the court of Rome a thousand marc of 〈◊〉 and tho toke the kyng the croune of his â—â—rd and set hym on his knees and theeâ— wordes he said in â—ering of all the grete lordes of englond here I resigne vp the crount and the reame of Englond in to the popes â—and Innocent the iij. put me hollich in his mâ—rcy and in his ordinaunâ—◠¶ Tho vnderfeng Pandolfe the croune of kyng Iohan kept it v. daies as for seisyn takyng of ij reames of â—nglond and of Irland confermed all maner thynges by his chartre that foleweth after ¶ Of the letter obligatorie that kyng Iohan made vn to the court of Rome wherfor the petreâ— penâ— bene gadred thurgh oute alle Englond Ca. C. â—â— TO all cristen peple thurgh oute the world duelling Iohan by the grace of god kyng of â—nglond greting to yoâ—r vniuersite and knowe thyng it be that for as moche â—s we haue greued offended god and our modre church of Rome and for as moche as we haue nede to the mercy of our lord Ihesu crist we may no thyng so worthy offre as competent satisfaction to make to god to holy church but if it were our owne body as with our â—eames of englond and of Irland ¶ Than by the grace of god we desire to meke vs for the loue of hym that meked hym to the deth of the crosse thurgh couÌ„seill of the noble Erles and baroâ—s we offâ—â—n and frely grannten to god to the apposteles seint petre and seint Paule and to our modre church of Rome and to our holy fadre the pope Innocent the thridde and to all the ropes that cometh after hym all the reame and patronages of churches oâ— englond of Irland with hir appertenaunces for remission of our sinnes and helpe and helthe of our kyn soules and of all cristen souâ—â—s so that fro this tyme afterward we wull resceyue and holde of our modrâ— churche of Rome as fee ferme doyng feaute to our holy fadre the pope InnoceÌ„t the thridde and to all the popes that comen after hym in the maner aboue said And in presence of the wise man Pandolfe the popes subdekene we maken liege homage as it were in the popes presence and before hym were and we shull done alle maner thynges aboue said and ther to we bynden vs and alle that cometh after vs and our â—eires for euer more withoute any gayne seyeng to the Pope and eke the ward of churche vacauntz and in token of this thynge euer for to laste we wulle conferme and ordeyne that our specialle rentes of the forsaid Royame sauyng Sâ—int Petres penâ— in all thyng to the moder chyrch of rome payeng by yere a M. marc of siluer at ij termes of the yere for all maner customes that we sholde done for the forsaid Royames that is to seyne at mihelmasse and at Estren that is to seyne vij C. marc for englond and ccc marc for Irland sauyng to vs and to our heires our Iustices our othir fraunchises othir realtes that apê‘teyneth to the croune And all these thynges that before bene said we wull that it be ferme stable withouten ende to that obligacion we our successours our heires in this maner ben bound that yf we or any of our heires thurgh any presumpcion falle in any point ayenst any of these thyngis aboue said and he be warned he wull nat right amend hym he shall than lese the forsaid Reame for euermore and that this chartre of obligacion our warrant for euermore be ferme and stable withoute gayne sayeng we shull fro this day afterward be trewe to god to the moder chirche of Rome to the pope Innocent the thridde to all that cometh after hym the Reames of Englond of Irland we shull maynten trewly in all maner pointz ayens all maner men by our power thurgh goddes helpe ¶ How the clerkes that were outelawed oute of Englond come ayene how kyng Iohan was assoiled Ca. C. â—ij WHenne this chartre was made and enseled the kyng vnderfenge ayene his croune of pandolfes hande sent anonÌ„ vn to Erchebisshopp Stephen to all his othir clerkys lewd men that he had exiled oute of his land that they shold coâ—e ayene in to Englond and haue ayene hir landes hir renâ—â—s and that he wold make restitucion of the goodes that he had taken of hirs ayenst hir wyll ¶ The kyng hym selfe tho aud Pandolfe Erles and barons went tho vn to wynchestre ayens the Erchebisshopp Stephen and when he was come the kyng went ayens hym and fel a doune to his fete and said to hym fair sir ye be wellcome and I criâ— yowe mercy for â—â—cheson that I haue trespased ayenâ— yow◠¶ The Erchebisshopp toke hym vp tho in his armes and cussed hym courtoisely ofte tymes and after lad hym to the doâ—e of seint Swythynes chyrche by the honde and assoiled hym of the sentence and hym recoÌ„siled to god and to holy chyrche and that waz on seint