of our lord M.iiii C. .xxii and y e fyrst yere of Charles the .vii. or viii y e thaÌ„ne amonge the FrenchemeÌ„ was allowed for kyng and reygned yeres .xxxix. folio clxxix Henry of Derby wyth other landed at RaueÌ„spore as is shewed fo cli Henry the fyfte foresayd sayled into Fraunce loke in fo clxxii Henry Derby forenamed and of hys issue is shewed fo cxliiii Henry the .iiii. aforesayd maryed the duchesse of Brytayne fo clxvi Heresye of IohnÌ„ wyclyf apereth folio cxlvii Heretykes taken in saynt Gyles feld and after brent fo clxxi Homage done by lordes of Almayne to Rycharde erle of Cornewayll brother to kyng Henry the thyrde folio xxxviii Homage done by the kyng of Scottes to kyng E. the .iii. fo lxxxix Hughe holy bysshoppe of Lyncolne dyed fo xi IohnÌ„ brother to Rycharde the fyrste was ordeyned kynge of Englande in the moneth of Apryll yere of our lord M.C.xcix the .xx. yere of the second Phylyp than kyng of Fraunce and reygned yere .xvii. The interdiccion of thys lande begaÌ„ in the .vi. yere of thys kynge endured tyll the .xiii. yere Henry the sonne of Alwyn in the .x. yere of thys kynge was admytted for the fyrste mayre of LoÌ„doÌ„ And in the sayd .x. yere of king IohnÌ„ London brydge was begon to be made of stone fo x IohnÌ„ the fyrst in Fraunce of that name sonne of Phylyp de Ualoys began hys reygne ouer the lande of Fraunce in the moneth of August yere of our lord M.iii. C. .l and the xxxiiii yere of y e thyrd Edward kyng of England reygned yeres xiiii Thys kynge was taken prysoner of Edwarde the prynce of Englande at the batayll of Poytyers in FrauÌ„ce folio cxxiii Iaphet was gotten by kynge Rychard fo v Iakys de Artyuyle fauoured the Englysshe partye fo xciii Iacke Strawe wyll waw made an insurreccyon fo cxlii Iacke Sharpe was taken and putt to deth folio clxxxv Iacke Cade and hys felowes folio cxcvi Iacke Cade wroughte moche of hys wyll in London after robbed so slayne fo cxcvii Iewes were banysshed thys lande folio lx Iewes were spoyled slayne fo clv. IohnÌ„ brother of kyng Rychard was prowd fo iii IohnÌ„ reconcyled to hys brother apereth in fo viii IohnÌ„ duke of Lancaster dyed as is shewed fo c.l. IohnÌ„ duke of Bedforde dyed folio clxxxviii Inquysycyons were made vpon the rulers of London as is shewed in folio xxix Iordan of the I le of Gascoyne grewe out of kynde fo lxxxv Inglysshe lordes wanne fyrst vppon Frenchmen fo xcviii Inglysshe soudyours slayne vnder safe conduyt fo cxxii Itenerarii plees were holden in South werke fo xxxi Ile of Ely holdeth banysshed men folio xlii Ile of Rodes fyrst wonne fo lxxv Isabell late wyfe vnto kynge Rycharde was maryed to the eldest sonÌ„ of the duke of Orleaunce fo clx Issue dyssent of syr Roger Mortymer fo cxliiii Iustyces or iuges punysshed fo lx Iustes holden in Smythfelde folio cxliiii KInge IohnÌ„ and hys laÌ„de was enterdyted fo x Kynge IohnÌ„ was reconcyled to the churche fo xvi Kyng Henry the .iii. sayled into Normandy fo xxiiii Kynge Henry the .iii. in proper ê‘sone sat in iugement fo xxix Kynge IohnÌ„s fury serche in fo xiiii Kynge IohnÌ„ of Fraunce was taken prysoner folio ciii Kyng IohnÌ„ was delyuered fo cvii Kyng IohnÌ„ dyed in Englande folio cviii Kyng Rychard sought many prouysyons folio iiii Kynge Rycharde sayled into y e holy lande folio iiii Kynge Rychard was takeÌ„ prysoner folio vi Kyng Rychard was delyuered folio vii Hynge Rycharde sayled into Normandy folio ix Kynge Rycharde assayled the castell of Gysors folio x Kynge Rycharde was slayne fo x Kynge Henry the thyrd frayneth couÌ„sayll of the mayre folio xxxiiii Kynge Henry sayled into Fraunce to be presente at the Frenche kynges parlyament folio xxxv Kynge Henry was taken of hys barons folio xxxvii Kynge Henry layd hys syege to London as it is shewed folio xliii Kynge Henry chosed shyrefes folio xliii Kynge Lowys toke vppon hym the crosse folio xlviii Kynge Edwarde the fyrst buylde castelles in walys folio lviii Kynge Edwarde sayled into FrauÌ„ce folio lix Kynge Edwarde the .ii. was taken also resygned the crowne fo lxxxii Kynge Edward the .iii. came secretly to London folio xcvi Kynge Edwarde warred sharply in Fraunce folio xcvii Kynge Edwarde chased the Spanyardes from the see fo ci Kynge Edwarde yode into Scotlande fo cii Kynge of Scottes was delyuered folio ciiii Kynge Edward spedde hym toward Parys fo cv Kynge of Nauerne was sodaynly taken as it is shewed fo cxxiii Kynge of Nauerne was set at large folio cxxvii Kynge Edwarde warred newly in Fraunce fo cxxxv Kynge Iohan was receyued into Fraunce fo cxxxv Kynge of Nauerne became feodory vnto the French kynge fo cxxxvi Kynge of Ermonye asked ayde of kynge Rycharde the .ii. fo cxliii Kyng Rychard ayded the Ianuayes folio cxlv Kyng Rychard maryed the Frenche kynges doughter fo cxlvii Kyng Richard sayled into Irelande folio cli Kyng Richarde was myserably put to dethe fo clxv Kyng Henry the .iiii. maryed the duchesse of Brytayne fo clx Kyng Henry the .v. sayled into Normandy fo clxxiii Kynge Henry maryed the Frenche kynges doughter fo clxxv Kynge Henry was receyued into LoÌ„don fo clxxvi Kyng Henry and hys wyfe sat crowned in Parys fo clxxvii Kyng Henry the .vi. shewed hys vertue beholde fo clxxix Kyng Henry was dubbed knyghte folio clxxxii Kinge HeÌ„ry was crowned fo clxxxiii Kynge Henry was crowned at Parys fo clxxxv Kynge of Scottes was murdered folio cxc Kyng HeÌ„ry the .vi. was taken fo ccv Kyng Edward the .iiii. was receyued into London fo ccvii Kynge Edwarde ayded the duke of Burgoyne fo ccxiii Kyng Edwarde spoused dame Elizabeth Graye fo ccxvi Kynge Edwarde fledde thys lande folio ccxviii Kynge Henry was taken oute of the towre fo ccxviii Kynge Edwarde was proclaymed vsurper fo ccxix Kynge Edwarde landed at Rauynspore fo ccxix Kynge Edwarde repossessed as apereth folio ccxx Kyng HeÌ„ry the .vi. dyed in the towre of London fo ccxx Kyng Edwardes chyldren were takeÌ„ out of seyntwary fo ccxxiiii LAzars of Languedok were brent fo lxxxiiii Letter sente by the barons to kynge Henry fo xxxvii Lewelyn prynce of walys rebelled folio lvi Lewelyn was slayne as appereth folio lvii Letter takked vpoÌ„ the crosse in chepe folio lxxxi Lordes assemble at Arundell as apereth folio cxlix Lordes put to deth fo clxxii Lordes fledde from Lodlowe feelde folio cciii Lordes proclaymed traytours as is shewed folio cciiii Lordes came to London fo cciiii Lordes of Fraunce warre vpoÌ„ theyr kynge fo ccx Lordes contynue theyr malyce as is shewed fo ccxi Lordes dyscorde wythin them selfe folio ccxii Lorde Morley appeled the erle of Salysbury as it is shewed in folio clxv Lorde Straunge and syr Iohanne Trussell fyghte in the churche for cause
or stroÌ„ge holde gotten with great difficulte by maÌ„hode of your noble progenitours To this y e kyng with chauÌ„ged countenauÌ„ce answered sayd Uncle how say ye thoses wordes Than y e duke boldelye recyted y e foresayd wordes wherunto the king beynge more discontented said wene ye y t I be a marchauÌ„t or fole to sell my laÌ„de by saynt IohnÌ„ baptist nay But trothe it is y t our cosyn the duke of Brytaine hath rendred vnto vs al such suÌ„mes of money as our progenitours lente vnto him or his auncetours vpon the said towne of Brest For the whiche reason good conscience will y t he haue his towne restored agayne By meane of whiche wordes thus vttred by the duke suche rancoure and malyce kyndelyd atwene the kinge hym y t it ceased nat tyll the sayde duke was put to dethe by murdre vnlefully Than the duke apperceyuynge the kinges misledynge by certayne persones about him entendyng thereof reformacion for y e weale of the kinge and his realme called vnto him the abbot of saynte Albons the abbot pryour of westmynster and shewed to them his secrete mynde By whose counselles he made assemble shortely after at Arundell to which assemble came at the day appoynted dyuers lordes bothe spirituall temporall as him selfe the erle of Arundell and other Also thyther came the erle of Notyngham than marshall of Englande the erle of warwyke of spirituall lordes the archebisshoppe of Caunterbury the abbottes of saynte Albones and of westmynster with other After whyche assemble thus made and eueryche of theym to other sworne within the castell of Arundel the .viii. day of August they toke there theyr counsell and condiscended yts dyuers lordes about the king as the duke of Lancastre the duke of yorke and other shulde be putte from suche auctoryte and rule of the lande as they than bare and other offycers suche as were thought preiudicial vnto the weale of the lande shulde be dyscharged and punisshed for theyr demerytes whan this with many other thynges was amonge them concluded eueryche of theym departed tyll the tyme of an other metynge atwene theym appoynted But the erle of Notyngham contrarye his othe and promyse fearing the sequell of the matter yode shortely after vnto the kynge and dyscouered vnto hym all the premisses wherefore the kynge in all haste called a secrete counsell at London in the said erle of Notynghames place or after some at the place of the erle of Huntyngdone where it was concludyd y t the sayd erle of Huntyngdone other shulde by strengthe fetche vnto the king the erles of Arundell and of warwyke And in the meane whyle the kynge in propre ê‘sone arested his vncle syr Thomas of woodestoke at Plasshy in Essex as sayeth the Englysshe cronycle All be it an other wryter in laâ—yne saythe that kyng Rycharde in propre persone rode vnto the Manoure of Grenewyche in the nyghte tyme there toke hym in his bedde commauÌ„ded hym vnto the Towre of LoÌ„don whiche shortely after was conueyed vnto Calays and there pyteously murderyd And soone after were the foresayd erles of Arundell warwyke brought vnto the towre of London with also syr IohnÌ„ Cobham syr IohnÌ„ Cheynye knightes But the erle of Arundell was taken to bayle and wente at large vnder suertie tyll the begynnynge of the parlyament In whiche season dyuers other were brought to sondrye prysones Than the kynge sente out his commissyoners vnto the lordes of his realme for to come vnto hys parliament which began after vpon the .xvii. day of Septembre in the begynninge of the .xxi. yere of y e kynge and later ende of thys mayres yere Here it is to be noted that Adam Bame mayre dyed in the begynning of the moneth of Iune For whome was after chosen and admytted the viii day of y e sayd moneth for mayre Rycharde whytyngton to occupye the full of that yere that is to meane tyll the feest of Symonde and Iude. But vpon saynt Edwardes day folowyng whan the newe mayre is accustomed to be chosen Than was he electe agayne for that yere folowynge And so he stode in the offyce of mayraltye an hoole yere and .v. monethes Than to returne to our fyrst mater whan the kyng hadde assembled his lordes y t whiche came with so stronge and myghtie companyes that the cytie suffysed nat to lodge the people but were fayne to be lodgyd in small townes and vyllages nere vnto y e same within short tyme after the sayde parlyamente was begonne the erles of Arundell and of warwyke were broughte before the lordes of the parlyamente holden at westmynster and there fynally iudged as foloweth the erle of Arudell to be ladde on fote from westmynster and place of his iugemeÌ„t thoroughe the highe stretes of the cytie vnto the towre hylle where hys hede to be stryken of and the erle of warwyke was also iudged to dethe But for his great age by meane of hys frendes his iugemente was pardoned and altered to perpetuall prison where as the kyng wolde coÌ„maunde hym whiche after was had vnto y e Ile of Man in Lancasshyre where he consumed the resydue of hys olde dayes And the erle of Arundelle accordinge to the sentence vpon him gyuen vpon the morowe folowyng the feest of saynte Mathewe beynge saterday the .xxii. day of Septembre was ladde on fote vnto y e towre hyll beyng accompanyed with great strengthe of men for so moche as it was demyd y t he shuld haue ben rescued by the waye how be it none suche was attempted but peasably he was brought vnto the sayde place of execucyon and there pacientlye mekely toke his dethe whose body after was by the freres Augustynes borne vnto theyr place within the warde of Bradestrete of London there in the northe syde of the quyer solempnely buryed and after vpon his graue a sumptuous toumbe of marble stone sette and edifyed And by auctoryte of the said parlyament the archebysshoppe of Caunterbury was exyled the realme And vpon the monday folowynge beynge the xxiiii daye of Septembre syr IohnÌ„ lord Cobham and sir IohnÌ„ Cheyny knyght were iudged to be drawen hanged and quarteryd But by instaunce and labour of their frendes that iugement was chaunged vnto perpetuall prison And thys done y e kynge ordayned a royall feeste and helde open housholde for all honeste comers For as affirmeth Peter Pyctauyence a wryter of historyes this prynce kynge Rycharde passed all other of his progenytours in lyberalytie and bounâ—ie The whiche feest and also parlyament yet holdynge the kynge created .v. dukes a marques and .v. erles As fyrste the erle of Derby syr HeÌ„ry of Bolygbrooke sone and heyre of IohnÌ„ of Gaunte duke of LaÌ„castre was created duke of Herforde The secoÌ„de whiche was erle of Rutlande was created duke of Amnerle The thyrde beynge erle of Kent was created duke of Surrey The fourthe beynge erle of Notyngham was created duke of Norfolke And the fyfte was the erle of
thynges concernynge his estate and to be lodged in notable places of his realme wher the people to hym shulde be moste obedyent After whiche artycles by the consentes of bothe prynces well and nobly ratysfyed and confermed and solempnyzacion of the foresayd maryage ended kyng Henry with his people sped hym towarde Parys where he was honorably receyued And whan he had with his newe wyfe rested hym there a season he than with the duke of Burgoyne and dyuers other lordes of Fraunce layde seyge vnto dyuers townes whiche helde vpon the Dolphyns partye them wanne by strengthe or by appoyntment and lastly layde syege and his ordenaunce aboute a stronge towne named Meldune or Meleon wherof was capytayne a noble warryour named Barbasan the whiche defended that towne manfully Than the kynge seynge the foresayde sternesse of y e capitayne beclipped that towne with a stronge syege lyenge hymselfe on that syde towarde the wood and the duke of Burgoyne vpon the other syde agayne the temple or monastery of saynt Peter whiche syege so conâ—â—ued durynge this mayres yere Anno dnÌ„i M. CCCC.xix  Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.xx  Robert whytyngham  Richarde whytyngham Mercer  Anno .viii.  Iohan Butler  THis yere continued styll the former syege aboute Meleon tyll aboute the mydle of Nouembre At whiche tyme the fore named capytayne sore famysshed sought me anes of treaty By meane wherof it was agreed that he with all other shulde sauely auoyde by a daye lymyted excepte all suche persones as before tyme had ben consentynge vnto the dethe of IohnÌ„ lateli duke of Burgoyne For the whiche cryme the forenamed capytayne named Barbasan was after accused with many other and sent vnto Parys and there holden in pryson And that done kynge Henry layde his syege vnto a towne called Melden The whiche fynally was also gyuen vp by a lyke apoyntment wherin were founden certayne persones detected of y e foresayde murther for the whiche after due examynacyon made they were hanged vpon an elmen tree standynge by y e way ledynge vnto Parys whan kynge Henry had thus wrouthte moche of his wyll in Fraunce he toke leue of his father the Frenche kynge with the quene his wyfe sayled into Englande landed at Douer vpon Candelmas day leuynge in Fraunce for his deputye his brother the duke of Clarence Than the kynge sped hym on his iournay towarde London came thyder on the .xiiii. daye of February And the quene came thyder vpon the .xxi. day of y e same moneth But here for lengthe of tyme I wyl passe ouer the great and curyous ordynaunce prouyded by the cytezyns for the receyuynge of the kynge and quene aswell of theyr ordinate metynge wyth theym vpon horsebacke as the sumptuous and honourable dyuyses prepayred wythin the cytye to the kynges and quenes greate reâ—ioysynge And forthe I wyll procede to shewe vnto you some parte of the greate honour that was vsed and exercysed vppon the daye of the sayde quenes coronacyon whyche was after solempnysed in saynte Peters churche of westmynster vppon the daye of saynte Mathy the apostle or the foure twenty day of February After whyche solempnysacyoÌ„ in that chyrche endyd she was conueyed in to the greate halle of westmynster and there set to dyner Upon whose ryghte hand satte at the ende of the same table the archebysshop of CauÌ„torbury and Henry surnamed the ryche cardynall of wynchester And vppon the lefte hande of the quene satte the kynge of Scottes in hys astate the whyche was seruyd wyth coueryd messe lyke vnto the forenamed bysshoppes but after them And vppon the same hande and syde nere to the bordes ende satte the duchesse of yorke and the countesse of Huntyngdon The erle of y e Marche holdynge a ceptre in hys hande knelyd vppon the ryght syde The erle marshall in lyke maner knyled vppon the left hande of the quene The couÌ„tesse of Kente satte vnder the table at the ryght foote and the countesse Marshall at the left foote The duke of Glouceter syr Humfrey â—as that daye ouerloker and stode before the quene bare heded Syr Rychard Neuyll was that day caruer to y e quene y e erles brother of Suffolk cupberer syr IohnÌ„ Steward Sewar the lord Clyfford panterer in stede of the erle of warwyk the lord wyllughby boteler in stede of the erle of AruÌ„dell The lord Gray Ruthyn or Ryffyn naperer The lord of Awdeley amner in stede of the erle of Cambrydge The erle of worceter was that daye erle Marshall in absence of the erle Marshall the whyche rode about the hall vpon a great courser wyth a multytude of typped staues about hym to kepe the roume in the hall Of the which hall the barons of the .v. portes begaÌ„ the table vpon the ryght hande towarde saynt StepheÌ„s chapell beneth theÌ„ at the table sat the bowchyers of the chauncery And vpon the lefte hande next vnto the cupborde sat the mayre and hys bretherne aldermeÌ„ of LoÌ„doÌ„ The bysshops began the table foreagayne the barons of the .v. portes the ladies the table agayn the mayre Of whyche .ii. tables for the bysshoppes began y e bysshop of London and the bysshop of Durham and for the ladyes the countesse of Stafforde the couÌ„tesse of Marche And ye shall vnderstande that thys feast was all of fysshe And for the orderyng of the seruice therof were diuers lordes appoynted for hede offycers as stewarde controller surueyour and other honourable offyces For the whyche were appoynted the erles of Northumberlande of westmerland the lorde Fitz Hughe the lorde Furneuall the lorde Gray of wyltonÌ„ the lorde Ferers of Groby the lord Ponynges the lorde HaryngtonÌ„ y e lord Darcy the lorde Dacre and the lord Delaware The whyche wyth other orderyd the seruyce of the feest as foloweth thus for the fyrst course Brawne and mustarde Dedellys in Burneux Frument wyth Balien Pyke in Erbage Lamprey powderyd Trought Codlyng Playes fryed Marlyng fryed Crabbys Leche lumbarde florysshed Tartys And a sotyltye called a Pellycane syttyng on hys nest with her byrdes and an image of saynte Katheryne holdyng a boke and dysputyng with the doctours holdynge a reason in her ryghte hande saynge Madame le Royne and y e Pellycan as an answere Ce estia signe et du roy pur tenir ioy et a tout sa gent esse mete sa entent The seconde course Gely coloured wyth columbyne floures whyte potage or creme of almandes Breme of the see Counger Solys Cheuen Barbyll wyth Roche Fresshe Samon Halybut Gurnarde Rochet broyled Smelth fryed Creuys or lobster Leche Damask witw the kynges worde or prouerbe flourysshed Vne sanz plus Lamprey fresshe baken Flampeyne flourisshed wyth a scochonÌ„ royall and therin .iii. crownes of golde plantyd with floure delyce and floures of camemyll wroughte of confeccions And a sotyltye named a Panter wyth an image of saynte Katheryne wyth a whele in her hande a rolle wyth a reason in that other hande
Caunterbury wyth the other exylys landed in Englande and after in processe of tyme met wyth the kynge at wynchester where the kyng receyuyd hym with a ioyouse coūtenaūce and after there was assoyled of the sayde archebyshop But yet was not the interdiccyon of the land releasyd for so myche as the kyng at that day hadde not made restitucyon vnto the archbyshope and other accordynge to the thyrde artycle before rehersyd For the whych as testyfyeth the Englyshe boke he payed vnto the archbyshoppe thre thousande marke and to the other by partyculers .xv. thousande marke After whyche thynges performed and done the interdyccyon was adnullyd and fordone in the moneth of Iuly and yere of our lord xii hundred and .xii when yt had standen in force full .vi. yeres as mych as from the .xxvi. daye vnto the moneth of Iuly whyche is vppon .iii. monethes and odde dayes Anno domini M.CC.xiii  Anno domini M.CC.xiiii  Raufe Eylande  Henry fyz Alwyn  Anno .xiiii.  Constantyne le Iosne  IN thys .xiiii. yere of the kyng for that he wolde not holde the lawes of saynte Edwarde and also for displeasure that he bare to diuers of them for they wolde not fauoure hym agayne the pope and for other causes whyche here be not manyfestyd the kyng fell at dyssencyon with hys lordes in so mych that great people were reysyd on eyther partyes But for the kynges partye was the stronger the erle of Chester with the other lordes toke the cytye of London and helde them therin a certayn of tyme. The whych cronycle of Caxton wyth other sayen that a great parte of this varyaūce betwene kyng Iohn̄ and his barons was for because the kynge wolde wythout skylfull dome haue exyled the sayde erle of Chester whyche to hym hadde no cause but for so myche as before seasons he hadde often tymes aduysed the kynge to leue hys cruelnesse and his accustomed auowtry the whych he exercysyd wyth his brothers wyfe and other But by the meanes of the archebyshoppe of Caunterbury and other prelatys a peace was taken for a whyle In this yere vppon the daye of the translacyon of saynt Benet or y e .xi. day of Iuly a great parte of the Borough of Southwarke was brent And in the moneth of Auguste nexte folowynge was great and myche harme done in London by fyre Soone after to stablyshe the peace betwene the kynge and hys lordes an assemble was made on Berham downe where the kynge and the lordes mette wyth great strenght vpon eyther syde where a charter or wrytyng was dyuysed and made there sealyd by the kynge so that the baronye was wyth yt contentyd and departyd in peasyble wyse eueryche man into hys countrey Anno domini M.CC.xiiii  Anno domini M.CC.xv.  Martyne fyz Alys  Roger fyz Aleyn  Anno .xv.  Peter Batte  IN thys .xv. yere of the kynge the peace whych in the laste yere was betwene kyng Iohn̄ and his baronyes agreed was by the kynge vyolate and broken wherfore the lordes assembled to them great powers made sharpe cruell warre vppon the kynge in so myche that he was constrayned to sende into Normandye for ayde and socoure into other places Then shortely after came into Englande a Norman knyghte whyche brought wyth hym a companye of Normannes Flemmynges Pycardes This knyght or capitayn was named Foukes de Brent y e whiche wyth his company was so cruell that he destroyed as well relygyous houses as other and wrought mych harme to the lande and putte the lordes to the worse Then the kynge made Foukes and other of hys company wardeyns of castellys strūge holdes in Englād The lordes seyng the kynge perseuer in hys wronge and wolde in no wyse be enduced to holde his owne grauntes but to execute all thynge after pleasure and nothynge after lawe or iustyce cast in theyr myndes howe they myghte brynge the lande in a better rule or state and by one aduyse and consent wrote vnto Phylyp kyng of Fraūce that he wolde sende some noble man into Englande and they wolde rendre y e lande vnto hym In this whyle kyng Iohn̄ causid to be drawen and hangyd at London one Pyers of Pomfrette for the sayde Peter had monyshed dyuers mysse happes that shulde come to hym for his vycyous lyfe and also for he had often warned kynge Iohn̄ that he shuld reygn but .xiiii. yeres the whyche he ment wythout payenge of trybute For after he was become feodary to the pope he thought the pope reygned as pryncypall lorde of the land and not he For the whyche and for other malyce he putte that vertuous man to deth Of whom in y e .xxxiii. chapiter of the .vii. boke of Policronycon are many vertues shewed the which I ouer passe for lengthynge of the tyme. Anno domini M.CC.xv.  Anno domini M.CC.xvi.  Salomon Basynge  Roger fyz Aleyn  Anno .xvi.  Hugh Basynge  UPpon saynt Andrewes euen or the .xxix. daye of Nouember in the .xvi. yere of hys reygne kynge Iohn̄ after he had lyen a certayne of tyme wyth hys ordynaunce aboute the castell of Rouchester in Kent he wanne the sayde castell and toke therin certayne gentylmen that hadde conspyred agayne hym the whyche he sente to dyuers prysons And the barons helde theym to gyther at London abydynge the commynge of Lewys son to the Frenche kynge the whyche nere about ascencyon tyde landed in Englande wyth a stronge armye and so came to Rochester and layd syege to the castell and wāne yt wyth lytle payne for so mych as yt was greatly febled wyth the assaurys lately made by kynge Iohn̄ and syn that tyme not suffycyently repayred And when he had wonne the sayde castell he caused all the straungers therein taken to be hanged and after came to London where certayne allyaunces and couenauntes were stablished betwene the lordes hym and receyued of them homage as affermeth Policronicon And after theyr maters betwen them there fynyshed he with the lordes departed from London and gatte the castellys of Rygat of Gylforde and and of Frenham and from thens to wynchester where the cytye was yelden vnto them wyth all the holdes and castellys there about as wolnesey Odyham and Beawmere And about saynte Margaretes daye he wyth the lordes came agayne to London at whose commynge the towre of London was gyuen vp to theym by appoyntement And where Roger fyz Aleyn hadde tyll that tyme rulyd the cytye of London as mayre he for so myche as he was accusyd to the lordes to be fauorable to the kynges partye was then dyscarged of that offyce and one called Serle Mercer was chosen in hys place and so cōtynued tyll Mychelmas folowynge In thys passe tyme kynge Iohn̄ beynge thus ouer sette wyth hys lordes sent messengers to y e pope shewynge to hym the rebellyon of hys lordes and how they laboryd hys destruccyon wherfore the pope in all haste sent a legate
than they by the fyrst metyng had auaūced thē self And yfayde of Guy de Namour sone vnto the erle of Flaunders had nat the soner been comyn vnto them the sayde erle of Artoys had that day wonne the renowne of the felde Thā the sayd Guy with a fresshe compapany of Almaynes and other bolde sowdyours coragyously entred the felde and bete downe y e Frenchemen egerly Than was the medle newe begon in so feruent wyse that men horse fyll downe to the grounde wondersly thycke And euer the erle of Artoys where so euer he wente he slewe moche people before hym But the Flemynges kept them so hole togyder y t he myght neuer dysseuer them and slewe of the nobles of Fraunce great plentye whiche mortalite thus contynuynge y e stremes of blode ran wonders to beholde And alway the Frenche partye weked more more Lastly the erles of saynt Poule and of Boleyn with Robert the sonne of this erle of Cleremounte and other with the nombre of .ii. M. horsemen seynge the rage and woodnes of the Flemynges whiche so cruelly slewe and bet downe the Frenche men settynge a parte all honour and knyght hode shamefully fled out of the feld leuyng the erle of Artoys in y e myddel of his enemyes whiche lyke vnto the lyon rampaunte contynued in one sleynge kyllynge the Flemynges without mercy or pyte But the Flemynges lyke wood tygres were so enraged vpon the Frenchemen y e they wolde neuer leue them tyll they by pure force draue them into theyr tentes where they slewe of theym a a great multytude In this batayll were slayne the foresayd erle of Artoys Godfray de Braban nere kynnesman to the sayd erle lorde of wyrson Adam the erle of Dabenmale Iohn̄ the sonne of y e erle of Henaut Rauf de Neell cōstable of Fraunce Guy his brother marshal of the hoste Renolde de Try Esmer chamberlayne of Cancaruyle Iaques y e sonne of Godfrey de Braban Pyers Floot Iohan Bruillis maister of y e arbalasters knyghtes many mo mē of name to the nombre of CC. and aboue besyde esquyers and other men of lower degrees as yomen gromes pages to the nōbre of .xii. M. The whiche after this vyctorye the Flemynges dyspoyled and suffred the caryns of them to lye in y e felde that all wylde bestes fowles myght them perysshe and deuoure whan this yonge knyght syr Guy hadde thus opteyned vyctorye of the Frenchmen he reioyced not a lytle and soone therafter layde syege vnto the I le or a castell soo named and gat it also were it by trecheri or other wyse Then the townes of Iper of Gaunt of Douaye and diuers other of that countre obeyed to hym and cōdyscended and agreed to take partye eyther of them with other agayne the Frenche kynge Than kynge Phylyp herynge of the great dysconfyture of his men made countenaunce of mournynge and specyally for his true knyght the erle of Artoys Kynge Phylyp then after for to reuenge the foresayd dyspleasure to hym doone by y e Flemynges assembled by our lady day Assumpsion next ensuynge an excedynge nombre of men of armes entendynge to haue entred Flaundres vtterly to haue destroyed a great parte of that countre so drewe towarde his enemyes so that he pyght y e tētes of his vanward within .ii. myles of his enemyes and there lay to his excedynge charge cōsiderynge the great multytude of his hoost by all y e moneth of Septēbre Of y e nōbre of this hoost I haue doubte to wryte For mayster Gagwyn sayth y e nōbre was so great y t it may nat be byleued y t sheweth wel by y e expressemēt of y e nōbre made by y e Frenche cronycle For he saythe they were an hūdreth tyme an C.M .xl. tymes .xl. M. By whiche sayeng somdele appereth how y e Frenchmē cā make men soūge But how it was for all this great excedynge nōbre of Frēchmē y e Flemynges laye styll vnhurte or assawted And fynally vp on a great substancyall cause as ye after shal here this great hoste was dissolued or returned euery mā to his awne kynge Phylyp with smal honour into Fraūce wherof y e Frēchmē sayth y e occasion or cause was thus Kynge Edward of Englāde whiche vnto y e Flemynges bare great affeccion cōsideryng y e great daunger they were in and he at y e tyme myght nat thē ayde nor socour of a pollicy cast in his mynde with an heuy or mornynge coūtenaūce shewed vnto y e quene syster vnto kyng Phylyp y e he was very heuy sorowfull for his brother hers y e kyng of Fraūce wherof whē wherfore she had frayned the cause he answered sayde y t he had certayne knowlege y t at suche tyme as the Flemynges he shulde mete in batayle that his lordes cōpany shulde leaue hym amonge his enemyes for he was solde vnto them before hande wherof whan y e quene was thus ascertayned anone in all possible hast she sent letters messangers vnto the Frenche kynge counfaylynge hym to be well ware of that treason and daunger To the whiche he gyuynge credence shortely after sente frome hym the sayd great company of people and he with a certayne as aboue is sayd retourned īto Fraunce After whyche departynge the flemynges were so bolde y ◠forthe wyth they entred into Pycardy the countre of Artoys and spoyled brent dyuers townes of the same But in the yere folowyng as testyfyeth the sayd frēche cronicle y e Flemynges of Bruges were foughten with of Otthon than duke of Burgoyn to whome by reason of maryage the Frenche kyng had gyuen the erledome of Artoys he of them slewe with the ayde of the Frenchemen .xv. thousande In thys .xvii. yere about mydsosomer Phylyp an other sonne of the erle of Flaundres whyche had by a certayn terme passed ben in the court of Charles de Ualoys by hym put in truste to receyue certayne summes of money in Scicill to y e vse of pope Bonyface the .viii sodaynely departed and with a stronge company of Almaynes came into Flaundres to ayde assiste his brother whome the Flemynges or Brabanders receyued with great ioy by the comforte of hym inuaded the borders landes of the Frenche kyng boldly assautyd the castell of saynt Omers But for they there gat none aduauntage but loste many of theyr men they forsoke that yode vnto a towne belongyng to the Frēche kyng called Thorouan Moryne the whyche in processe they wanne and spoyled About thys tyme dyed Bonyface the .viii. of that name than pope a man of euyll name and fame the whyche by hys trechery caused hys predecessour Celestyne the .v. that was a good holy man to resygne and leue his papacie And by thys meane when thys sayd Celestyne had syttē in Peters chayre a short tyme this Bonyface espyeng hys innocency whyche was all sette to the seruice of
his enemyes For subdie wherof the cytezyns of London were constrayned to fynde at theyr propre costes an hundred men of armys the whyche contrary theyr lybertyes with a condycyon that after that daye it shulde be no president they sent vnto Portchestre In thys season passe tyme the quene with syr Edwarde hyr son with a small company of Englysshemen and a crewe of Henawders of the whych syr IohnÌ„ of Henawde the erles brother was capytayne toke shyppynge in those partyes had y e wynde so fauorable vnto them that they landed in Englande at a porte called Orwell besyde Harwyche in Suffolke the .xxv. day of SepteÌ„bre without any resistens of meÌ„ of warre agayne hyr made To whome after hyr landyng the people of the couÌ„tre drewe by great companyes so sped hyr towarde London At thys tyme of the quenes thus laÌ„dyng the kyng was at hys cytye of LondoÌ„ But wheÌ„ he harde of the great people y t drewe to hyr out of all countres he fered wherfore in safegardyng of hym self he fled wyth a small companye towarde walys lefte mayster walter StapyltoÌ„ bisshop of Exceter behynd hym to haue the rule of the cytye of London It was nat longe after the kynges departyng that y e quene sent a letter vnto the mayre comynaltie of the cytye requyred of them ayde to subdue the oppressours of y e comoÌ„ weale of the realme But to that letter was made none answere Therefore she wrote the secoÌ„de tyme aduertysyng them of theyr landynge of the entent that she had to refourme y e enormytyes mysgouernauÌ„ce of the lande in admonestyng them of theyr ayde socoure as by the tenure of y e sayd letter more playnly appereth wherof the circumstauÌ„ce I haue left out of thys boke for so moche as I fynde varyaunce in the contentes thereof and also for the copyes there of ben sette oute in the cronycles of Englande and dyuers other bokes Than thys sayde letter was tacked vpon the crosse in Chepe whyche at that daye was called the newe crosse In the nyght before the day of saynt Denys or the .ix. day of October And other copyes of the same were fastened in dyuerse other places of y e cytye wherof one was fastened vpoÌ„ the mayres gate After whyche letter thus publysshed in the cytye the bisshop of Exceter to whome as before is sayd the kyng had commytted the rule of the cytye sent vnto the mayre to haue the keyes of the gates of the cytye by vertue of hys commission By the whych he stode so fermely vsed so sharpe wordes in the kynges name that varyaunce grew betwene hym the cytezyns so ferfourth that the commons of the cytye in theyr rage toke the sayd bysshop the .xiiii. day of Octobre and hym with .ii. of hys housholde esquyers beheded vnreuerently at y e standard in weschep And the same daye was taken for a spye a cytezyn called IohnÌ„ Marshal whych fauoured the Spensers ê‘tye in y e same place also beheded without processe of lawe And then the corps of y e sayde bysshop with hys .ii. seruauÌ„tes were haryed to Thamys syde where the sayd bysshop had begonne to edyfye a toure and there in the rubbusshe and sande of the same they buryed or conueyed these thre bodyes whyche dispyte to hym was done after some auctoures for so moche as he had vsurped of the comoÌ„ grounde of the cytie in settyng of the sayd toure But for what cause was he thus vngoodly vnreuerentely delte with no mencion is made And in thys passe tyme the quene easely a foote space folowed y e kyng which by thys season was coÌ„mâ— to Brystow hauyng with hym the SpeÌ„sers his dyffamed chauÌ„celler mayster Robert Baldocke syr IohnÌ„ erle of Arundell other where by theyr counsayls it was agreed that syr Hugh SpeÌ„ser the father shulde remayne there and haue the rule of the towne castell whyle the kynge with the other toke shyppynge sayled frome thens into walys to rayse the walshemen And so the kyng with syr Hugh Spenser the sonne the other toke shyppyng at Brystowe so sayled into waâ—ys when the certaynte therof came vnto the quene anone she sent to Brystow the erle of Kent the kynges brother syr IohnÌ„ of Henawde wyth dyuerse other for to take syr Hugh Spenser the father The whyche put them in suche deuour that they tooke the sayde syr Hugh and lefte a certayne to holde the towne castell tyll the quene with hyr power came thyther â–ª In the whyche tyme they sped them into walys and in processe tooke y e kynge hys chaunceller the erle of Arundell and syr Hughe Spenser the sonne and broughte them all to the towne of Hereforde And in thys whyle the cytezeyns of London wan the towre of LondoÌ„ and kept it vnto the quenes vse Anno dnÌ„i xiii C.xxv  Anno dnÌ„i xiii C.xxvi  Gylbert Moordon  Rycharde Betayne  Anno .xix.  IohnÌ„ Cotton  IN thys .xix. yere and begynnynge of thys mayres charge vppon the morowe folowynge the feaste of Symon and Iude the same daye that the mayre rode to westmynster to take hys charge the same day at Brystow was syr Hugh Spenser the father putte to dethe and after buryed at wynchestre And vppon saynte Huys daye folowynge or the .xviii. daye of Nouembre was syr Hugh hys sonne draweÌ„ hanged and quartered at Herforde and hys hed sent to London and set amonge other vpon the brydge The comon fame of hym went that after he was taken he wolde take no maner sustenauÌ„ce wherfore he was the sooner put vnto deth Of this Hugh a versyfyer made these two verses folowynge Punis cum lignis a te miser ensis ignis Hugo securis equus abstulit omne decus whiche verses to them that vnder stande no latyne maye in thys wyse be expowned or englysshed wyth ropes were thou bounde and on the galowe honge And from thy body thyne hed wyth swerde was kytte Thy bowels in the fyre were throwe and burned longe Thy body in foure pecys eke wyth an axe was slytte wyth horse before drawyn fewe men pytyenge it Thus wyth these turmentys for thy synnes sake from y e wretched Hugh all wordly welthe was take In thys meane tyme and season the kynge was conueyed vnto the castell of Kenelworthe and there kepte vnder the garde of syr Henry of Lancaster or brother vnto the erle Thomas of Lancaster that was behedyd at Pounfrette And mayster Robert Baldoke the kynges chauncelloure was sent vnto London and put into the pryson of Newgate where after he dyed myserably The erle IohnÌ„ of Arundell was also put to deth at Herforde wythin foure dayes of syr Hugh the yonger Spenser Then y e quene wyth syr Edwarde hyr sonne and with a goodly company of lordes and gentylmen retourned vnto London and there of the cytesyns wyth greate honoure and ioye was receyued vppon the daye of saynte Barbara or the .iiii.
Derbye and of Northampton wyth other and for the Frenche kynge the dukes of Burbon of Burgoyne with other for hys party But thys agremente stoode to lytle effecte For it nat wyth standynge the warre betwene these two kynges was contynued so that eyther fortyfyed theyr frendes and allyes And soone after happened that where Iohan duke of Brytayn dyed wythout issu variaunce fel betwene Charles de Bloys and IohnÌ„ erle of Mountforde for the tytle of that dukedome so that betwene theÌ„ mortall warre was exercysed as in the story of Phylyppe de Ualoyes shall after more playnly be declared whyche warre so contynuynge the kynge of EnglaÌ„de ayded y e party of the erle of Mountforde and the FreÌ„ch king ayded Charles de Bloys And ouer that duryng the terme of y e sayde treuce the French kyng made warre vpon the Gascoynes as after shall apere And in Scotlande some styrynge was made thys yere by excytynge of the Frenche kynge in so mych that the kynge was fayne to sende thyder a crewe of soudiours to strength suche holdes as he there helde And in thys yere was y e quene delyuered of a man chyld at y e towne of Langeley the whyche after was named Edmunde and surnamed Edmunde of Langley Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.xli  Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.xlii  IohnÌ„ Luskyn  Symond Fraunces  Anno .xvii.  Rycharde Kyslyngbury  IN thys .xvii. yere kynge Edwarde at the request of dyuers of hys yonge lordes and knyghtes suffered to be exercysed certayn poyntes and feates of warre as iustys turnamentes and other whych were executyd at Dunstable where the kynge and the quene were present wyth the more partye of the lordes and ladyes of the lande Thys yere dyed the forenamed IohnÌ„ duke of Brytayne by reason of whose deth the warre as in the precedynge yere is touchyd grewe bytwene the sayde Charlys de Bloyes and the erle of Mountforde Thys Charlys de Bloyes made his claym to that duchery by tytle of his wyfe that was doughter of Guy vycount of Lymogys and seconde brother of the foresayde IohnÌ„ duke of Brytayne And IohnÌ„ erle of Mountfort claymed by the tytle that he was thyrde brother vnto the forenamed duke But of thys mater I entende to shewe more playnely and of the ende therof in the story of Phylyp de Ualoys as before I haue sayde and rather there than here bycause the fayte therof was not done in Englande but in Brytayne wherof the sayde Phylyppe pretendyd rule and chyefe sygnory Anno domini M.CCC.xlii  Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.xliii  IohnÌ„ Stewarde  IohnÌ„ Hamonde  Anno .xviii.  IohnÌ„ AyleshmÌ„  IN thys .xviii. yere the kynge shortely after Easter callyd a parlyament at westmynster In tyme wherof Edwarde hys eldeste sonne was creatyd prynce of walys And many ordynauÌ„ces for the weale of y e lande there were enactyd whych for length I passe ouer In thys yere also Clement the .vi. of y e name whyche newly was made pope toke vpon hym to gyue dyuers bysshopryches and benefyces which then fell voyde in Englande wherwyth the kynge was nothynge contented in so mych that he sent out coÌ„myssyons and strayte commaundementes that no man in tyme folowynge shulde present or inducte any suche persone or persones that so by the pope were promoted wythout y e agremente of the kynge as farre as towchyd hys prerogatyue The sayd pope Clement was fyrste archebysshoppe of Roan and munke of saynt Benettes order a Frencheman of byrth and before called Peter a man of excellent cunnyng but a waster of goddes patrymony promoted to y e dygnyte by instaunt laboure of the Frenche kyng which sent hys sonne IohnÌ„ duke of Normandy the duke of Burgoyn vnto the cytye of Auynyon or AuygnoÌ„ to procure and further the eleccyon By meane wherof he was there chosen pope aboute the vii day of May and tronysed in the sayd moneth of May in the begynnynge of the yere of grace after thaccompte of the chyrche of Englande M.CCC .xliii. By meanes and fauoure of whyche pope the Frenche kynges causes and maters betwene kynge Edwarde and hym were some deale promoted For as testyfieth the Frenche boke the French kyng thys yere put to deth one mayster HeÌ„ry de Malestrete a graduat man and brother vnto syr Godfrey de Malestrete knyght lately also put to deth by the sayde Frenche kynge for theyr fydelyte whyche they bare towarde kyng Edward as hys feodaryes wherof kynge Edwarde made hys coÌ„playnt vnto the pope of thys and other thynges to be done contrary the constytucyons of the former peace concluded by the two cardynalles and had therof no remedye In thys yere also kynge Edwarde made a coyne of fyne golde and named it the Floryne that is to say the peny of the value of syxe s. viii d. the halfe peny of the value of thre s. iiii d and the far thynge of the value of .xx. d. whyche coyne was ordeyned for hys warres in Fraunce for the golde therof was nat so fyne as was the noble whyche he before in hys fourthen yere of hys reygne had caused to be coyned Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.xliii  Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.xliiii  Geffrey wychyngham  Iohan Hamonde  Anno .xix.  Thomas Legge  IN thys .xix. yere the kyng held a solempne feaste at hys castell of wyndsore where betwene Candel masse and lent were holden or executed many marcyall actes as iustes tournamentes with diuerse other at the whyche were present many strauÌ„gers of other landes And in y e ende therof he there deuysed the order of the garter and after stablisshed it as at thys daye it is contynued In this yere about midsomer kyng Edward wyth a stronge armye sayled vnto Sluse and so into lytle Brytayne But for he was dyspoynted of the ayde of the Flemynges by reason of the deth of hys trusty frende Iaques de Artyuele whyche than was slayn of the Flemynges of Gaunt by a coÌ„spyracy that they made agayne hym by suche as fauoured the partye of y e French kyng he tourned home into Englande agayne the same yere leuynge behynde hym the erle of Salysbury with a stronge company to ayde IohnÌ„ erle of MouÌ„tforde agayn syr Charles de Bloys The whyche IohnÌ„ by the ayde of the EnglysshmeÌ„ wan diuerse townes holdes in Brytayne vpoÌ„ the sayd syr Charles his FrenchmeÌ„ But in the ende of thys yere he was taken with such sykenes y t he dyed in a towne called Corentyne After whose deth the sayd Charles posseded the more parte of the duchye of Brytayne Thys yere the kyng sent y e erle of Derby with a stroÌ„g army into GuyaÌ„ for to ayde the erle of NorthaÌ„pton whome y e kynge before had left there at Burdeaux to streÌ„gth that couÌ„trey agayne the French men To whome after the dethe of the forenamed syr IohnÌ„ erle of Mountforde drewe many of the soudyours that were on his partye Anno domini M.CCC.xliiii Â
of the castell y t they wolde yelde the castell theyr lyues and goodes saued And finally it was agreed theyr bodies onely to departe to be cōueyed .x. miles vpon theyr waye towarde such place as they wolde appoynt vpō y e which appoyntement .ii. knyghtes Brytons y t is to saye syr Syluester de la Fulle and syr wyllm̄ de Stratton receyued them in theyr cotes and cōueyed thē with great payne nat without losse of some For theyr enemies of y e hoste caste stones at theym and bete them so with theyr staues that dyuers of theym dyed the remenaunt were broughte nere vnto a castell than in the power of Englysshemen named Quyntyne But whan the commōs of y e town there nere harde of the cōmynge of suche Englysshmen vnder saufe conduyt the whiche before in the batayl of the roche of Arian where syr Charles de Bloys was taken had slayne theyr lord that is to meane the lorde of Quyntyne anone they issued oute of the towne and for they fonde lytel resystence in theyr guydes they slew theym there excepte one whych was capytayne of the Englyshmē whych one of y e sayd knyghtes caused to be set vpon hys horse so fledde frō the peryll And whā the cruell Brytons had thus shamefully slayne the Englyshmen they gadered y e cariens vp on an hepe suffered theym there so to lye to y e ende that beastes foules myght deuoure them And in shorte tyme after y e erle of Flaūdres by meanes of the Frēch kyng left the doughter of kynge Edwarde and was maryed vnto the doughter of y e duke of Brabant In the .xx. yere of Phylyp y e town of Calays was goten lyke as the circumstaūce thereof is declared in the xxii yere of kyng Edward the thyrd And in the same yere the mortalite or sykenes whych after reygned in Englande reygned nowe feruentely in Fraunce and moste specially in the cytye of Auynyon by force wherof y e thyrde parte of the people of y e cytye dyed And frome thens it came vnto saint Denys and so vnto Parys In which coost it was so feruent y t there dyed in those .ii. townes ouer the nōbre of .lvi. M. within y e space of .xviii monethes And in thys yere the dolphyne of Uyen named syr ymberte solde hys dolphynage vnto the Frēch kyng became a freer at Lyon vpō the rosne of the ordre of the freer prechours or blacke freers In the .xxi. yere of thys Phylyp Charles the fyrste begotten sonne of Iohn̄ duke of Normādy eldest sonne of thys Phylip toke possession of the sayd dolphynage of Uyen And in the moneth of August folowyng dyed y e duchesse of Normādy and mother of the sayd Charles And in the moneth of Decembre folowynge dyed dame Iane quene of Fraūce doughter of Robert duke of Burgoyn And in thys yere was the treason wroughte by syr Godfrey de Charny to haue agayne wonne the towne of Calays lyke as I to you before haue shewed in the .xxiiii. yere of kyng Edward y e iii. And in y e moneth of Ianuary next ensuynge .ix. day of the same kyng Phylyp spoused hys .ii. wyfe Blaūche somtyme y e doughter of y e quene of Nauerne lately dyscesed whyche was syster vnto the erle of Foyze whyche espousayles were secretely done in the manour of Robert erle of Bray And so the sayde kyng Philip was wydowe frome the .xii. daye of Decembre to the nynthe daye of Ianuary whyche was by the space of xxviii dayes And vpon the .ix. day of the moneth of February Iohn̄ duke of Normandy eldeste sonne of thys Philippe spoused hys seconde wyfe Iohanne Countesse of Boloygne at a towne called Miriaux nere vnto Meulene And so he morned for hys wyfe whych was named y e good Duchesse of Normandy by the terme of vi moneths .ii. dayes lackynge In the .xxii. yere of kyng Philip moneth of Iuly syr Thomas de Agorne befornamed was by chaūce medly slayne of a Brytō knyght called syr Raufe de Cuours And vpon the .xxiii. daye of August folowynge dyed syr Phylyp de Ualoys kyng of Fraūce whā he had reygned ouer y e Frēchmen in great vexaciō trouble by the space of .xxii. yeres lackynge v. monethes odde dayes and was after enterred at saynt Denis by his fyrste wyfe left after hī Iohn̄ duke of Normandy for hys heyre ¶ Of kynge Iohn̄ IOhn̄ the fyrste of that name sonne of Phylype de Ualoys began to raygne ouer the Frenchmē in the moneth of August yere of our lord M.CCC and .l .xxiiii. yere of Edwarde the .iii. than kyng of Englande was crowned at Raynes the xxvi day of Septembre folowynge wyth dame Iohanne hys wyfe In tyme of the whych solempnite kyng Iohn̄ dubbed hys eldeste sonne dolphyne of Uyen and Lowys hys .ii. sonne erle of Alēson knyghtes with other noble men And vpon the .xvi. daye of Nouēbre folowynge syr Rauffe erle of Ew and cōstable of Guynes whā it was Frenche the whych was newly commen out of Englande where he had ben longe prysoner was accused of treason and so commaūded vnto pryson at Parys within whyche pryson he was shortly after byheded in y e presence of the duke of Burgoyne and other nobles In the thyrde yere of kyng Iohn̄ viii day of Ianuary Charles kyng of Nauerne caused to be slayne with in the towne of Aygle in Normandy syr Charles de Spayne cōstable of Fraūce For the whych murdre sourdyd great warre betwene kynge Iohan the sayde kynge of Nauerne whych contynued many yeres after natwithstādyng that the sayd kynge of Nauerne had maryed the doughter of y e sayd kyng Iohn̄ Thā by meditaciō of frendes a peas was dryuē betwene theym so that kyng Iohan shuld gyue vnto y e kyng of Nauerne for contētacyon of certayne summes of money yet owynge vnto hym for the dower of hys wyfe certayne landes within the duchy of Normandy and ouer that the Frēche kyng shuld pardone all suche persones as were consentynge to the deth of the constable before murdred After whych treaty thus concluded the kynge of Nauerne vnder assuraunce of hostage came vnto kyng Iohn̄s presence at Parys And after he had taried there a season he departed with dyssymulacion on eyther partye vsed as after shall appere In the .iiii. yere of kyng Iohn̄ syr Godfrey de Harecourt whych wyth hys sonne other hadde ben consentynge vnto the deth of the constable of Fraunce were reconsyled agayne to the kynge The whyche ensensed hym agayne the kynge of Nauerne by meanes of theyr sinister report so that the peace betwene theym before cōcluded was dysapoynted brokē And soone vpon thys syr Robert de Loryze that was chamberlayn vnto kynge Iohn̄ auoyded the courte for fere leste the sayde syr Godfrey hadde shewed of hym any thynge to the kynge and so yode vnto the kynge of Nauerne in Normandy After whose commyng the kynge of Nauerne departed
shortly thens and sped hym towarde Auynyon It was nat longe after that the kyng of Nauerne was departed out of NormaÌ„dy but that kyng IohnÌ„ sped hym thider seased all the landes that the kyng of Nauerne had wythin that duchy and putte offycers and rulers in hys castelles townes suche as hym lyked and dyscharged the other excepte .vi. castelles that is to saye Euroux le PouÌ„t Audemer Chirebourt Ganeray Auranches Martaygn the whych were holden by the seruauÌ„tes of the kynge of Nauerne men of Nauerne borne In the moneth of Ianuary folowynge syr Robert de Loryze abouenamed vnder safe conduyte came vnto kyng IohnÌ„ to Parys and there was to hym in proces reconsyled And in thys yere were the artycles of peace betwene the kynges of EnglaÌ„de of FrauÌ„ce prolonged tyll the feaste of saynt IohnÌ„ Baptyst next ensuynge as before in y e ende of the .xxviii. yere of kyng Edwarde is more at length declared In thys .v. yere of kyng Iohan moneth of Apryl he sent syr Charles hys sonne dolphyne of Uyenne into Normandy to aske ayde of the Normannes agayne the kynge of Nauerne The whyche graunted vnto hym iii. M. men at theyr charge for .iii. monethes And in the moneth of August folowynge the kynge of Nauerne accompanyed with .ii. M. sowdiours came vnto the castell of ConstaÌ„tyne there taryed with the sayd people wyth whose coÌ„mynge the sowdiours of the forenamed .vi. castelles were so well comforted that they robbed and pylled al y e couÌ„tre about theÌ„ And som of the sayde sowdiours came vnto a castell of y e FreÌ„ch kynges named CoÌ„ket waÌ„ it by streÌ„gth after vytayled maÌ„ned it in moste warly wyse dyd many other thynges to y e FreÌ„che kyngs great displeasure The which warre thus coÌ„tynuyng by medyacioÌ„ of freÌ„des the kynge of NauarnÌ„ rode vnto y e dolphyn to a towne called the Uale de Rueyll where they metyng and eyther to other shewyng louyng couÌ„tenaunce vpoÌ„ y e .xviii. day of SepteÌ„bre they togyder toke theyr way toward Parys where the kyng of Nauarne was brought vnto the French kynges presence where he excused hym of all trespasses done agayn the kyng syne y e tyme of y e last accord besechyng y e kyng to be good and gracius lorde vnto hym and he shulde be to hym as a sonne oughte to be vnto the fader as a trew man vnto hys soueraygne lorde And after the kyng by y e meanes of y e duke of Athenesse forgaue vnto hym hys offeÌ„ces and promysed to staÌ„de hys good and gracyous lord and so eyther deê‘ted from other in louyng maner And soone after kyng IohnÌ„ gaue vnto y e dolphyn of Uyen syr Charles hys eldest sonnÌ„ y e duchy of NormaÌ„dy for y e whyche he dyd vnto hys father homage in y e house of mayster Martyn ChanoÌ„ of Parys in y e cloyster of the mynster called Noterdame And by auctoryte of a parlyameÌ„t holdeÌ„ in the citie of Parys was grauÌ„ted vnto kyng IohnÌ„ of the thre astates of hys realme y t is to meane the spiritualte the lordê and nobles and y e hedes or rulers of cytyes and good townes of hys realme that he shulde haue .xxx. M. meÌ„ waged for a yere for to defeÌ„de hys auncyent enemye the kynge of England For puruyauÌ„ce wherof certayne persones of the sayd .iii. astates asseÌ„bled shortly after to prouide for y e leuieng of that great suÌ„me of money After whyche prouysion or sessing agreed or concluded by the sayde persones and commyssyoners sente out to dyuers coostes and good townes for the leuyeng of the sayde money in the towne of Arras fyll a dissencyoÌ„ betwene the ryche the poore of that towne the poore sayeng that the ryche men had layde all the burthen vpon the poore men them self bare lytell charge or none For thys fyrst began great altercacion of wordes after enâ—uyed strokes stripes so that of the hâ—des and chyef burgeses of the towne were .xvii. men slayne And the day folowynge they slewe .iiii. mo banysshed dyuers y t at that tyme were absent out of the towne And so the towne of Arras rested as than in the gydynge of the poore artyfycers of that towne IN the .vi. yere of the reygne of kynge Iohan and moneth of Marche â–ª he beynge accoÌ„panyed with a secret meny before y e daye departed from the towne of Manuyle rode streyghte he hys lordes beyng armed vnto the castell of Rouan entred sodaynly into the same where he fande in the chyefe hall of the castell syr Charles hys eldest sonne duke of Normandy Charles kynge of Nauerne syr IohnÌ„ erle of Harecourt y e lordes of Preaux and of Grauyle the lorde of CleremouÌ„t syr Lowys syr Guylliam de Harecourt brethern of the foresayd erle syr Fryquet de Fryquante the lorde of Tournebu syr Manbuc de Mamesmares with Colinet Doubliec and IohnÌ„ de PouÌ„talu esquyres The whych lordes and knyghtes the kyng toke at dyner within y e sayd halle them toke sodaynly diuers of them put vnder sure kepyng And as soone as the kyng had there takeÌ„ a small and short repaste he with his sonnes other nobles in hys coÌ„pany toke theyr horse rode into a felde vppon a baksyde of the castell whether shortly after were brought in bandes the foresayde erle of Harecourt the lorde of Grauyle y e foresayd syr MaÌ„bue and Colinet Doubliet whyche iiii were there beheded and after the bodyes of them drawen to the gybet of Roan there hanged and theyr heddes set ouer them vpon the same gybet At the whyche tyme of the execucion of hedyng of the sayd .iiii. persones the Frenche kyng as before is sayde was present in proper person After the whyche execucion y e kynge vpon the morowe folowynge delyuered many of the other prysoners so y t there remayned no mo as prysoners but .iii that is the kyng of Nauerne syr Fryquet de Fryquant IohnÌ„ de Pountalu the whych were sent vnto Parys where the kynge was kepte in the castel of Louure and the other ii in the chastelet In whiche tyme of hys inprysonemeÌ„t syr Phylype brother to the kynge wyth syr Godfrey de Harecourt vncle to the erle lately heded helde certayn castelles in Normandy and came with theyr powers into the countre of Constantyne and helde it maugre the Frenche kynges wyll and pleasure In the moneth of Apryll syr Arnolde de Denham than Marshall of FrauÌ„ce rode by y e kynges sond vnto Arras there without great distourbaunce of the towne toke vpoÌ„ an huÌ„dreth of suche as before had made y e former rebellion within the same And vpon the day folowyng he caused to be heded in the market place vpon .lx. of the same the remenauÌ„t he sent vnto pryson there to abyde y e kynges pleasure In thys tyme and season was the noble prynce Edwarde at Burdeaux warred vpon the Frenche kynges landes lyke as it is before to you
Huntyngedon the whiche than was created duke of Exeter Also of the erle of Somerset was made a marques of Dorset And for the erles fyrste the lorde of westmerlande named Dane Raâ—y Neuyll was made erle of westmerlande the lorde Tresorer syr wyllyaÌ„ Scrope was made eâ—le of wylshyre and syr IohnÌ„ de Mountague was made erle of Salesbury And whan this busines was fynisshed the parlyament was remoued vnto Shrewysbury vnto Hyllarye terme where it was fynysshed to many mennes dyspleasures dysherytynge of many trewe heyres Anno domini M. CCC.lxxxxvii  Anno dnÌ„i M. CCC.lxxxxviii Mercer wyllyam Askeham  Rycharde whyttyngton  Anno. xxi  IohnÌ„ wodecoke  IN this .xxi. yere of kynge Rycharde the people of the lande murmured and grudged sore againe the kynge his counsell for so moche as the goodes belongynge vnto the crowne were disperblyd gyuen to vnworthy persones by occasyon whereof dyuers charges and exaccyons were put vpon the people Also for that the chefe rulers aboute the prynce were of lowe byrthe and of small reputacyon and the men of honoure were kepte out of fauoure Also for that the duke of Glouceter was secretely murdred without processe of the lawe and many thynges elles mysordered by the laste parlyament whereof the wyte and blame was layed vnto the kynge and other persones after named as well for wrongefull dysherytynge of sondrye persones at the sayde parlyamente suche as were menyall seruauntes of the foresayde duke of Gloceter and of the erles of Arundell and of warwyke contrarye hys owne proclamacyons made concernynge suche maters Also that where dyuers patentes grauntes passyd the kynges great seale as well for pardons and other great maters yet for the kynges singuler auauntage suche fewe persones as bare the rule about hym many of theym were called agayne Also where for sheryffes and other offycers of all shyres of Englande were wonte to be named .iiii. by discrete ê‘sones as iuges other of y e whiche the kyng shulde assygne two for the yere folowynge he of his owne wylle pleasure wolde refuse them chose suche .ii. as hym lyked the which he knewe well wolde lene more to his weale than to the coÌ„men weale of this lande or of his subiectes Also that where before tymes y e kynges of Englande vsed to sende out commyssyons vnto burgeses of cyties townes to chose of theyr fre lybertie suche knyghtes of the shyre as they thought mooste wealefull for the comen weale of the sayde shyre lande nowe kyng Rycharde wolde appoynte the persones and wylle them for to chose such as than he named wherby his singuler causes were preferred and the commen causes put by Also kinge Rycharde thoroughe euyll counsell commaunded by his letters vnto the sheryffes of all shyres fewe excepted that all persones of honoure within theyr countyes as well spirytuall as temporall shulde make certayne othes in generall wordes and ouer that to wryte and seale certayne bondes for perfourmaunce of the sayde othes and also for blanke chartour which many men of substaunce were constrayned to seale to theyr great charges The people contynually murmured and grudgyd for these iniuryes and many mo whyche at the tyme of his deposynge were artyculed agayne hym in .xxxviii. sondry artycles with also the rumoure that ranne vpon hym that he had letten to ferme the reueneus of y e crowne to Busshey Bogot and Grene whiche caused as well the noble men of the realme to grudge agayn hym as other of the comon people Thus coÌ„tynuynge this mysorder within the lande dyed syr IohnÌ„ of Gaunt duke of Lancaster at the bysshoppe of Elyes place in Holborne and from thens was caried vnto saint Pouls and there vppon the north syde of y e quyre honorably buryed At whose enterremente all the chefe lordes of Englande were present For whom after was fouÌ„dyd by dame BlauÌ„che hys wyfe an honorable anniuersary as before I haue shewed in y e .xliiii. yere of Edwarde the thyrde whiche of right ought to be set in this place This yere also aboute the feste of saynt Bartholomew fell discencyon discorde bytwene y e duke of Herforde the duke of Norfolke wherfore the duke of Herforde accused y e other that he hadde taken .iiii. thousande marke of the kynges of suche money as he shulde therwith haue waged certeyne sowdyours at Caleys whiche he lefte vndone toke the same money to hys owne vse But an other wryter sayth that as y e sayde two dukes rode vppon a tyme from the parlyament towarde theyr lodgynges y e duke of Norfolke sayd vnto that other Syr se you not how varyable the kyng is in his wordes and how shamefully he putteth his lordes and kynesfolkes to deth and other exileth and holdeth in pryson wherfore full necessary it is to take kepe and not for to truste myche in hys wordes For without dowte in tyme to come he wyll by suche lyke meanes brynge vs vnto lyke deth distruccyon Of whiche wordes the sayde duke of Herforde accused that other vnto the kynge wherfore eyther wagyd batayle with other before the kynge To whom daye of metynge was gyuen to eyther vpon the .xi. daye of September to fyghte within lystes at CoueÌ„tre where all thynge was ordeyned for At whiche place at y e day assygned thyder came the sayde two dukes and appered in the felde before the kynges presence redy to do theyr batayle But y e kyng anone forbad that fyght and forthwith exyled the duke of Herforde for x. yeres and the duke of Norfolk for euer whiche sentence was shortely after put in execucyon Thanne the duke of Herforde sayled into FrauÌ„ce and there taryed a season But for lacke of ayde and comforte he departed thens and came into Brytayne And the duke of Norfolke passed dyuers countreys and lastely came vnto the cytie of Uenyce and there endyd his lyfe And soone after thys was maister Roger walden a chapeleyne of the kynges made archebysshoppe of Caunterbury the whyche was a speciall louer vnto the citie of London and made great labour for them vnto the kynges grace y e greuously with them was of newe dyspleased for so moche as he was enfourmed of them y t they shulde counsell with other sheriffes to withstaÌ„de certayne actes made in the laste parlyament for y t which the comynaltie of the cytie was endyted with other sheryffes In redresse wherof by couÌ„sell of the sayd archebysshoppe of maister Robert Braybroke than bisshoppe of LoÌ„don the cytezens made a lamentable supplicacyon vnto the kinge whiche by ayde fauoure of the sayd two bysshoppes other louers of y e cytie y e kinges yre indignacyon by meane of that lowly supplicacyon was some parte appeased withdrawen But yet to contente a ê‘te of y e kinges mynde many blanke chartours were deuysed broughte into the cytie which many of y e most substancyall men of the same were fayne to seale to theyr payne and charge in conclusyon
realme of Fraunce had at Egyncourte a tryumphant victory as in the sayde thyrde yere of HeÌ„ry the .v. is more at lengthe declared Than it foloweth in the story after many townes and stronge holdes by the englysshe men in sondry places of FrauÌ„ce opteined in y e .xxx. .viii. yere of this Charles a frenche man named y e lorde of the I le of Adam IohnÌ„ Uyllers in proper name gatheryng to hym a company of tyrauntes to the nombre of CCC or mo wherof many were old seruauÌ„tes of the kynges housholde than put out by y e Dolphyn other that than had the rule of the kynge by treason of a clerke opteyned the keyes of one of the Gates of Parys and so entred the cytie by nyght by a watche worde amonge them deuysed assocyate to them many Burgonyons and so beynge stronge yode where the kyng was and gate y e rule of his ê‘sone And that done all suche as they myght fynde that than bare any rule they slewe by one meane other so that vpon y e day folowyng was nombred of dede corfes wythin the cytie vpon .iiii. M. Amonge the whiche of noble men was Henry de Marle than Chaunceller of FrauÌ„ce Graunâ—pre with many other And for to haue the more assystence of the coÌ„mon people the sayd Uyllers set y e kyng vpon an horse and ladde hym about the cytie as he that had small reason to guyde hym selfe so ruled all thyng as he his coÌ„pany wolde wherfore the Dolphyn feryng to fall in the daunger of so wylde a coÌ„pany yode to Meldune or and there called to hym suche as then were lefte on lyne to withstaÌ„de these tyrauntes and y e duke of Burgoyne than beynge within the cytie compasser of all thys myschefe as some construed and demed After whyche company to hym gathered he returned to the cytie of Parys and assayled one of the gates But whanne he sawe y e cytezens toke partye agayne hym he thoughte his trauayle loste wherfore without great assaute makyng he called thence his knightes and so departed agayne to the place whiche he came fro and from thens vnto Thuron in appeasynge the countreys townes as he went whiche at those dayes were farre out of frame And than in the .xxxix. yere of the sayd Charles king Henry the .v. landed with a stroÌ„ge power at a place called Touke in Normandy and after layde syege to manye stronge holdes and townes them wanne as Cane Phaleys Roan and other as in the .vi. yere of the sayd Henrye folowynge is more at lengthe declared In tyme of whyche warre thus made by kynge Henry the Dolphyn and the duke of Burgoyne eyther of them prouyded to defende the malyce of the other in so moche that as testyfyeth the frenche cronycle the duke was aduysed to haue taken partie with the Englisshemen This sayeng as wytnesseth an auctour named Floure of hystoryes which toucheth in laten many gestes dedes done by kynges of EnglaÌ„de sayeth that the Frenche men bryng in that for to excuse theyr infortune cowerdyse by reason whereof they loste nat all onely theyr lande but also the honoure name of the same Than lastely the duke beynge of mynde by exortacyon of Phylyppe Iosquyne and IohnÌ„ de TolongnÌ„ with also a lady called the countesse of Grat the duke was reconsyled vnto the Dolphyne and a day of metynge apoynted at Monstruell where eyther of them shulde be accoÌ„panyed with .x. lordes onely without mo At whyche day the sayd prynces with theyr assygned lordes beynge assembled many reasons and argumeÌ„tes were layde and replyed vpon bothe sydes By occasyon wherof one of the Dolphyns company sodainly drewe hys knyfe and strake the duke vnto the harte so that he dyed soone after whyche murder was supposed to be done by a knyght called Tanguyde de Chastell whyche oftyme passed had ben famylyer seruaunt with the duke of OrleyauÌ„ce before slayne by meanes of the sayde duke of Burgoyne After whiche murder thus commytted the lande of Fraunce was broughte in moche more stryfe varyaunce in so moche that Phylyppe the sonne of the sayde IohnÌ„ duke of Burgoyne beynge than in Parys hauynge the rule of y e kynge and the cytie toke partie with the Englysshe men agayne y e Dolphyn By reason wherof as sondry wryters agre king Henryes ê‘tie was greatly augmented holpen so that fynally kynge Henry opteyned moche of his wyll shortly after maryed dame Katheryne doughter of Charles kynge in the .xli. yere of his reygne with assuraunce promyse of the inherytauÌ„ce of the realme of Fraunce to him and his heyres after the dethe of the said Charles as to you more plainly shal be shewed in the .viii. yere of the said Henry the fyfte After whyche maryage concluded and fynysshed yet y e Dolphyn ceased nat to make newe mocyons sterynges Durynge the whiche kynge Charles dyed in Octobre and was buryed at saynt Denys whan he had reygned in greate trouble vpoÌ„ the poynt of .xlii. yeres leauyng after hym as is affirmed by the forenamed auctour Gaguyne a sonne Dolphyn of Uyenne called Charles whiche after was kyng of Frenchemen and was named Charlys the .vii. or the .viii. after some wryters Henry the .iiii. Anglia HEnry the .iiii. of that name and sonne of IohnÌ„ of Gaunte late duke of LaÌ„caster toke possessyon of the domynion of y e realme of Englande as before in the ende of the story of the seconde Rycharde is shewed vpon the laste daye of Septembre in the yere of our lorde a M. CCC.lxxxxix and in the .xix. yere of Charles y e .vii. than kyng of FrauÌ„ce After whyche possessyon so by hym taken anone he made newe officers As the erle of Northumberlande he made Constable of Englande the erle of westmerlaÌ„de was made Marshall syr IohnÌ„ Serle Chaunceller IohnÌ„ Newebery esquyer tresorer and syr Rycharde Clyfforde knyght keper of y e priuey signet And y t done prouysyon was made for hys coronacyon agayne the day of translacyoÌ„ of saynt Edwarde the confessour nexte than commyng And the parlyament was prolonged tyll the tuysdaye folowynge the sayd daye of coronacyoÌ„ Than vpoÌ„ the euyn of the sayd daye of coronacyon the kynge wythin the towre of LondoÌ„ made .xli. knyghtes of the bate wherof .iii. were hys owne sonnes .iii. erles .v. lordes And vpon mondaye beynge the sayd daye of saynt Edwarde the .xiii. daye of October he was crowned at westmynster of the archebysshop of CauÌ„torbury After whych solempnyte fynysshed an honorable feest was holden wythin the greate halle of westmynster where the kyng beyng set in the mydde see of the table the archebisshop of CauÌ„torbury with .iii. other prelates were set at the same table vppon the ryght haÌ„de of the kyng the archebysshoppe of yorke wyth other iiii prelates was set vpoÌ„ that other haÌ„de of the kyng HeÌ„ry the kynges eldest sonne stoode vppoÌ„ the ryghte hande wyth a poyntlesse
such maner that he shuld haue occasyoÌ„ to disobey y t areste by reason wherof by chauÌ„ce medley he shuld be there slayn wherunto my couÌ„sayl thaÌ„ was y t the kyng shulde calle hys secrete couÌ„sayll yf they agreed thereunto I for my part wolde agree vnto y e same To which sayeng syr IohnÌ„ Bagot gaue none answere And vpoÌ„ saterday the sayd Bagot Halle were bothe broughte into the parlyament chauÌ„bre there examined and after couÌ„trymaunded to prysone And as soone as they were departed the lorde Fitz water stoode vp and sayde Moste redoughted souerayne lorde where as y e duke of Amnarle hath before tymes and nowe lately excused hym of the deth of the duke of Glouceter I saye and wyll iustyfye it that he was cause of hys deth and that I shall proue vpoÌ„ hys body yf your grace be so contented To the coÌ„trary whereof the duke wyth sharpe wordes answered so that gaugys of batayll were offered of bothe partyes and sealed and delyuered vnto the lorde Marshall Than partyes beganne to be taken amonge the lordes in so moche that the duke of Surrey toke partyâ— with the duke of Amnarle and sayde that all that by hym was done was done by constraynte of Rycharde thanne kynge and he hym selfe and other consented parforce to the same where agayne the sayde lorde Fytz water and other replyed wherfore sylence was commauÌ„ded and forthwyth the fore named Halle for that he hadde confessed before the lordes that he was one of theym that putte to deth the duke of Gloucetyr at Calays he therefore was iuged to be drawen frome the towre of London vnto tybourne and there to be hanged and quartered The whyche execucion was done vppon the mondaye folowynge Thus wyth these causes and many other thys parlyamente contynued tyll a newe mayre named Thomas Knolles grocer was admytted and sworne vppon the daye folowynge the feaste of Symonde and Iude. Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.xcix  Anno dnÌ„i M. CCCC Grocer wyllyam walderne  Thomas Knolles  Anno .i.  wyllyam Hyde  IN this fyrst yere of king Henry the .iiii. yet lastinge the foresayd parlyament vpon the wednysdaye nexte folowyng the feest of Symonde and Iude the lorde Morley appealed the erle of Salesburye of treason caste his hoode for a gage to trye with him by batayle The whiche sayenge he replyed and caste from him his gloues for a gauge to proue his sayeng false and vntrewe whiche were there sealed and delyuered vnto y e lorde Marshall And vpon the monday passed an act that no lorde nor other persone of no degre shulde after that day laye for his excuse any constraynte or coartynge of hys prynce in executynge of any wronge iugemente or other crymynous and vnlefull dedes sayenge y t for feare they durste none otherwyse do for suche excuse after that daye shall stande hym in none effecte And also that all sheryffes may yelde accompte in the escheker vppon theyr othes and that they be chaunged in all shyres yerely And also that no lorde nor other man of myght gyue any gownes or lyuereys to any of theyr tenauntes or other persones excepte onely theyr housholde meynyall seruauÌ„tes And also than was enacted that all repyers and other fysshers from Rye and wynchylsee other coostes of the sees syde shulde sell it them selfe in Cornehyll chepe and other stretes of London to all men that wolde of theym bye it excepte fysshemongers and other that wolde bye the sayde fysshe to make sale of it agayne And vpon the wednysday folowynge was enacted that Rycharde late kynge of Englande shulde for hys mys gouernaunce of the realme be holdyn in suche prysone as the kynge wolde assygne durynge hys naturall lyfe And than the kynge graunted to all persones generall pardones so that they were fette out of the Chauncerye by Alhalownetyde nexte folowynge excepte suche persones as were present at the murder of the duke of Gloucester And in thys whyle was the archebysshop of Caunterbury restored to his churche of Caunterburye and doctour Roger whyche there was sette by kynge Rycharde was remoued and sette in the see of London with the whyche he was ryghte well contented And thanne was the erle of Arundelles sonne restored to all hys fathers laâ—des with dyuers other before by kynge Rycharde dysheryted And shortely after was the said parlyament dyssolued and euerye man had deycence to departe to hys owne And than was Rycharde late kynge had vnto the castell of Ledes in Kente aâ— there kepte And prouisyon was hade at wyndesore for the kynge to â—epe there hys Chrystmas In whiche pastyme the dukes of Amnate of Surrey and of Exetyr witâ— the erles of Salesburye and of Glocester with other of theyr affynyâ— made prouisyon for a dysguysynge or a mummynge to be sheweâ— to the king vpon Twelf the nyghtâ— and the tyme was nere at hande and all thynge redy for the same Upon the sayde .xii. daye came secreteâ—ye vnto the kynge the duke of Amnarle and shewed to hym that he with the other lordes afore named were appoynted to slee hym in the tyme of the foresayd dysguysyng shewynge wherfore he aduysed hym to proâ—yde for hys owne suretye At who'e warnynge the kynge secretelye dâ—parted frome wyndesore and came the same nyghte to London wherof the sayd lordes beynge ware and that theyr counsell was bewrayed fledde in all haste westwarde But the kynge caused hasty pursute to be made after theÌ„ so that shortely after the duke of Surrey the erle of Salysbury were taken at Syrcetyr where they were streyght behedyd and theyr heddes sent at London and sette vpon the brydge And at Oxenforde were taken syr Thomas Blont and sir Benet Sely knyghtes and Thomas wyntercell esquyre the whych were there hedyd and quarteryd and theyr hedes sent to London brydge And at Pytwell in Essex was taken syr IohnÌ„ Holland duke of Exetyr after brought to Plasshy a place faste â—y where he was behedyd and after â—ys hedde was sent to London and lette there wyth the other vppon 〈◊〉 brydge pyght vpon a stake And 〈◊〉 about the same tyme at Bryâ—oâ—e was taken the lorde Spencer than erle of Glouceter and there beâ—â—dyd and hys hede sent vnto London brydge And in the same yere sâ—â— Barnarde Brokeys syr IohnÌ„ Seâ— syr IohnÌ„ Maundeley and syr Iohi Fereby knyghtes and clerkes wee taken as prysoners in the towre of LondoÌ„ and soone after foriudged â—â—nged and 〈◊〉 and theyr heddes â—â—so set vppon London brydge In â—hyche passetyme Rycharde late kyng was remoued frome the castell of Ledys in Kent and sent vnto Pouâ—tfreyt castell In this yere also as before is towched in the .xix. yere of the .vii. Charlys kynge Henry sent vnto Câ—â—eys Isabell late quene of England and wyfe vnto Rycharde lately kynge and wyth hyr greate treasour and many ryce Iewellys as teâ—yfyeth the Englysshe cronycle and there receyued by the Frenchmen undersafe conduyte passynge and by them conueyed vnto hyr father into
And fynally by the prouydent counsayle of the lorde regent al the sayd artycles and matiers of varyaunce atwene the sayd two lordes hangynge were put to the examynacyon and iudgmente with the assystence of y e lordes of the parliamēt of Henry the archebysshop of Caunterbury of Thomas duke of Exceter of Iohn̄ duke of Northfolk Thomas bysshop of Durhm̄ of Phylype bysshop of worceter or Iohn̄ bysshop of Bathe of Humfrey thā erle of Stafforde of Rauffe lorde Cornewell of mayster wyllyam Alnewyke than keper of the preuy seale The whych lordes wyth assystence of the other lordes of the parlyament made a decre and a warde so that eyther party toke other by the hande wyth frēdly louyng wordes none hauyng amēdes of other except the bysshope had wordes of submyssyō vnto the duke in requyryng hym of hys fauoure good lordshyp And y e accorde thus fynysshed the parlyament was adiourned tyll after Easter Uppon whytsondaye folowynge was a solempne feest holden at Leyceter forsayde where the regente dubbyd kynge Henry knyghte And than forthwyth the kynge dubbyd Rycharde duke of yorke that after was father to kynge Edwarde Also he dubbyd knyghtes the sonne and heyre of the duke Iohan duke of Northfolke and the erles of Oxenforde and westmerlande wyth other lordes and gentylmen to the noumbre of .xxxiiii. And after that feeste wyth all honour was endyd the kynge wyth the regente and other of hys lordes drew towarde London And so the regente contynued wyth the kynge in Englande by the full terme of thys mayres yere Anno. dn̄i M.iiii C.vi  Anno dn̄i M.iiii C.vii.  Iohn̄ Arnolde  Iohn̄ Raywell Fysshmonger  Anno .v.  Iohn̄ Hyghthm̄  IN thys .v. yere and moneth of February the regent with hys wyfe housholde meyny passed the see vnto Calays and so thorugh Pycardy into Fraunce But or he departed thens that is to meane vpon the daye of annuncyacion of our Lady the bysshop of wynchester within the churche of our Lady of Calays was created cardynall by auctoryte of y e bulles of pope Martyne the .v. of y e name And after that solēpnyte don the regente toke hym on hys ryghte hande so conueyed hym vnto hys lodgynge Thys yere was vnresonable of wederyng for it reyned moste part contynually frome Easter to Myghelmasse where thorugh hay and corne was greatly hyndered And in thys yere the duke of Alēson that before was taken prysoner at the batayll of Uernell in Perche was delyuered for a raunson of .ii. C M. scutes of golde as testyfyeth Gaguinus whyche is fyfty M. marke sterlyng money In thys yere also the erle of Salysbury whych of dyuers wryters is named the good erle accompanyed wyth the erle of Suffolke the lorde Talbot and other layde a stronge syege vnto the cytye of Orleaunce helde the cytezyns very streyght and maugre the duke of Orleaunce and the Marshal of Fraunce thanne named Boussaak the Englysshemen wanne from theym dyuers stronge holdes adioynynge to the cytye and forced them to brenne a greate parte of the subbarbes of the cytye But sorowe it is to tell and doolfull to wryte whyle one day the sayd good erle syr Thomas Mountagu rested hym at a bay wyndow and be helde the compas of the cytie and talked with his familiers a gonne was leueyled out of the cytie from a place vnknowen whiche brake the tymbre or stone of the wyndowe with suche vyolence that the pecys therof all to quasshed the face of the noble erle in suche wyse that he dyed within thre dayes folowyng Upon whose soule all crysten Ihesu haue mercy Amē This after dyuers wryters was initium malorum For after this myshappe the Englysshmen loste rather ther than wanne so that lytell and lytell they loste all theyr possessyon in Fraūce And all be it that somewhat they gate after yet for one that they wanne they loste thre as after shall appere Anno dn̄i M.iiii C.xxvii  Anno dn̄i M. iiii.xxviii  Henry Frowyk  Iohan Gedney draper  Anno .vi.  Robert Otley  IN this .vi. yere begynnynge of the same the kyng helde his parlyament at westmynster By auctoryte wherof was graunted to hym a subsydye in maner as foloweth Fyrst of euery tonne of wyne y t came into this lande from y e feest of saynt Ambrose or the fourth day of Apryll tyll the ende of that yere the kynge shulde haue .iii. s. belongynge to a denyzyn or the kynges lyege man Also of all marchaundyse passynge or cōmynge into this lāde shypped by denyzon the kynge to haue of euery xx s. .xii. d. excepte woll fell clothe Also to hym was graunted that of all parysshens thorughout his realme beynge the benefyce of the valewe of .x. marke that .x. of the sayde parysshons shulde paye of theyr mouables syxe shyllynges eyght pēs after y e rate of eyght pens euery mā And of all benefyces that were of .x. li. x parysshons to paye .xiii. s. and iiii d. all cytyes and borowes to be excepted And so rate rate lyke from the lowest benefyce to the hyghest And for the inhabytauntes of cyties boroughes it was enacted that eueman beynge it valewe of .xx. s. aboue his stuffe of houshold his apparayl and his wyfes shulne paye iiii.d so after the rate vnto the rychest In this yere also and day of saynt Gyles or the fyrste day of Septēbre the cardynall of wynchester was met by the mayre and his bretherne and certayne cytezyns on horse backe without the cytie and so broughte vnto his palays in southwerke Aboute the same tyme a Bryton that a good wydow and honeste woman hadde cherysshed and brought vp of almes dwellynge in whyte chapell paresshe without Algate murdred the sayde woman in a nyght slepynge in her bedde and after conueyed suche iewelles and stuffe as he myght carye But he was so pursued vpon y e for fere he toke a churche in Estsex there forsware y e kynges lande And y e constables caused hym be brought to London and so entended to haue cōueyed hym westward But so soone as he was commen in to the parysshe where before he had commytted the murther the wyfes caste vpon hym so moche fylthe and ordure of the strete not withstandynge the resystence made by the cōstables they slewe hym there out of hande Anno dn̄i M.iiii C.xxviii  Anno dn̄i M.iiii C.xxix  Thomas Dushous  Henry Barton skynner  Anno .vii.  Raffe Holande  THis yere vpon the .viii. daye of Nouembre the duke of Norffolke accompanyed with many gentylmen toke his barge at saynt mary Ouereys entendynge to haue passed thoroughe the brydge and so vnto Grenewytche But by the mysgydynge of the sterysman he was set vpon the pyles of the brydge and y e barge whelmed so y t all were drowned excepte the duke and a fewe persones that lepte vpon the pyles whiche after were drawen vp with ropes and so
saued And in the moneth of Iâ—ny folowynge the cardynall of wynchester with a warly company passed the see entendynge to haue made warre vpon the heretykes or lollers inhabyted in the countre of Prage But how it was for nede of men that the regeÌ„t hadde in FrauÌ„ce the cardynall chauÌ„ged his purpose and taryed there a season with the sayde regent After some wryters it was for to strengthe and replenysshe certayne holdes that weked by reason of a coÌ„flycte that the Englysshemen hadde with the Frenchemen At the whiche the lorde Talbot was taken prysoner and the lorde Scalys with many other to the nombre of .iii. M. Englysshe men were slayne and taken But after the opynyon of the FreÌ„che cronycle this vyctorye shulde be opteyned by Iane or Iohan called in Frenche la puzele de dieu in the .xi. yere of this kynge Of y e forsayd heretykes of Prage speketh somdeale the auctour of Cronica Cronicarum and sheweth that the chyef capytaynes of theym were named Procapius Saplicius and Lupus a preest with other bothe lerned and vnlerned And PolicronicoÌ„ sheweth in y e .xix. chapyter of his laste boke that in the twelfe yere of kynge Henry the foresayd thre capytaynes were slayne with one mayster Peter clerke beynge an Englyssheman taken on lyue with dyuers other and of y e sayd heretykes slayne at .ii. iournayes ouer two and twenty thousandes Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.xxix  Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.xxx  wyllyam Ruffe  wyllyam Estfelde mercer  Anno .viii.  Raffe Holande  IN this eyght yere vpon y e day of saynt Leonarde the .vi. day of Nouembre kynge Henry beynge vpon the age of nyne yeres was solemply crowned iÌ„ saint Peters churche of westmynster At whose coronacyon were made syxe thyrty knyghtes of the bathe And after that solempnyzacyon in the sayde churche fynysshed an honorable feest in the great hal of westmynster was kepte where y e kynge syttyng in his astate was serued with .iii. courses as here vnder ensueth Frument wyth venyson Uyand royall planted losynges of golde Bore hedes in castelles of golde and enarmed Befe wyth motten boylyd Capon stewyd Sygnet rosted Heyron rosted Great pyke or luce A rede leche wyth lyons coruyn therein Custarde royall wyth a lyoparde of golde syttyng therin and holdyng a floure delyce Frytour of sunne facyon wyth a floure delyce therein A sotyltye of saynt Edwarde and saynt Louys armyd vppon eyther hys cote armoure holdyng betwene them a fygure lyke vnto kyng HeÌ„ry standynge also in hys cote armoure and a scrypture passyng from theym both sayeng beholde .ii. parfight kynges vnder one cote armour And vnder the fete of the sayde sayntes was wryten thys balade Holy sayntes Edwarde and saint Lowice Conserue this braunche borne of your blessed blode Lyue amonge cristen moste soueraygne of price Enheritour of the flouredelice so gode This sixt Henry to reygne and to be wyse God graunt he may to be your mode And that he may resemble your knightehude and vertue Pray ye hertely vnto our lord Jesu Uiand blank barred wyth golde Gely party wryten noted wyth Te deum laudamus Pygge endored Crane rosted Byttore Conyes Chekyns Partryche Pecok enhakyll Great Breme A whyte leche planted wyth a rede antelop wyth a crowne aboute hys necke wyth a chayne of golde Flampayne powdered wyth leopardes floure delyce of golde A frytoure garnysshed wyth a leopardes hede .ii. Estryth feders A sotyltie an emperour a kynge arayed in maÌ„telles of garters which fygured SigismuÌ„de y e emperour and HeÌ„ry the .v. And a fygure lyke vnto kyng HeÌ„ry y e .vi knelyng tofore them wyth this balade takkyd by hym Agayne miscreauÌ„tes the emperour SigismuÌ„de Hath shewed his myght which is imperiall And Henry the .v. a noble knyght was founde For Christes cause in actes marciall Cherysshed the churche to lossers gaue a fall Gyuyng example to kynges that succede And to theyr braunche here in especiall Whyle he doth reygne to loue god drede Quynces in compost BlauÌ„d sure powderyd wyth quarter foyles gylt Uenyson Egrettes Curlew Cok and partryche Plouer Quayles Snytes Great byrdes Larkys Carpe Crabbe Leche of .iii. colours A bake meate lyke shylde quartered red whyte set wyth losynges gylt floures of borage A frytour cryspyd A sotyltie of oure Lady syttynge wyth her chylde in her lappe and she holding a crowne in her haÌ„de Saint George saynt Denys knelynge on eyther syde pÌ„sented to her kyng Henryes fygure beryng in haÌ„de thys balade as foloweth O Blessed lady Christes mother dere And thou saynt George that called art her knight Holy saint Denys o marter moste entere The sixt Henry here present in your syght Shedeth of your grace on hym your heueÌ„ly lighte His tender youth with vertue doth auaunce Borne by discent by title of right Iustly to reygne in Englande in Fraunce THis soleÌ„pne coronacyon with all honour and ioye finysshed prouycyon was made for the kynges iournay into Fraunce In whyche passetyme that is to meane vpon y e xxiii daye of Ianuary an heretyke was brent in Smythfelde And vpon the morowe next folowynge was in that felde foughten a stronge fyght betwene IohnÌ„ UptonÌ„ Appellant IohnÌ„ Downe Defendant But for they quyt theym bothe so manfully the kynge at length relesed theyr quarell and pardoned theÌ„ of theyr trespas Than vppon saynt Georges day folowyng or the .xxiii. day of Apryll the kynge toke shyppynge at Douer and landed the same daye at Calays hauynge in hys company .ii. dukes of yorke and Northfolke thre bysshoppes of Bathe Ely and Rochester eyght erles that is to meane of Huntyngdon Stafforde warwyke Orenforde Deuynshyre Morteyne of Ewe and of Urmund and .xi. barons that is to saye lord Bowchier Beawmounde Typtost Fytzwater Roos Arundell Awdeley Fawcunbrydge Gray Codnoor the lorde Scroope and the lorde wellys In thys tyme and season that the kynge laye thus at Calays many skyrmysshes were foughten betwene the Englysshemen and the Frenchemen in dyuers partyes of Fraunce And greately the Frenchemen preuayled by y e helpe of a woman which they as before is touched named the Mayden of god So that lastly she wyth her company came to a towne called Compeyne to the entent to remoue the syege layde thereunto by y e duke of Burgoyne and other of the Englysshe capytaynes And theruppon the .xxiii. daye of May she gaue batayll vnto Englysshmen and Burgonyons and faughte wyth theym longe tyme. But in the ende by the manhode of a Burgonyon knyghte named syr IohnÌ„ Luxemburghe she was taken on lyue and her company dystressed and she caryed to the citie of Roan and there kept a season for so moch as she feyned her with child But whanne the contrary of it was knowen she was there foriuged and brente Of thys woman Gaguynus maketh a great processe of her parenty and of her fyrste takynge vppon her whereof a parte I entende to shewe after in the .vi. yere of Charles nexte folowynge kynge of
of the cytye whyche wyth all dylygence resysted them and of theÌ„ toke dyuers that robbed and sent theym to Newgate And fynally not wyth out shedyng of blode and maymyng of dyuers cytesyns the rumour and people were appeasyd whan the yonge man begynner of all thys busynesse sawe this inconuenyence ensue of hys wantonesse were it by counsayll or otherwyse feryng the sequell of the mater yode streyght vnto westmynster and there taried as a sayntwary man tyll all the mater were endyd It was not longe after or the duke of Buckyngham with iustyces and other noble men was sent down from the kynge into the cytye charged the mayre by vertue of a commyssyoÌ„ y t an enquery shulde be made of this ryot And so by vertue of the sayde coÌ„myssyon called an Oyer determyner a day was kepte at Guyldhall vpon the day of the moneth of where the sayde daye sat for iudges y e mayre as the kynges lyeutenauÌ„t y e duke of Buckyngham vpoÌ„ his ryght hande y e chyefe iustyce vppon y e lefte hande wyth many other men of name whyche I passe ouer whyle the mayre and the sayd lordes were callyng of the panels of the enquestes at y e Guyldhall the other comoners of the cytie not beyng coÌ„tent with the order many of theÌ„ secretely armed them in theyr houses and enteÌ„ded as the comon fame after went to haue ruÌ„ge Bow bell so to haue reysed gathered y e comynalty of the cytye and by force to haue delyuered such persons as before for y e robbery were commytted to warde But thys mater was so discretely handeled by the couÌ„sayll and labour of some dyscrete comoners whyche appeased theyr neyghbours in such wyse that all this fyry haste was quenchyd came to none effecte sauyng y e word was brought vnto the duke of Buckyngham that the comynalty of the cytye were in harnysse yf he taryed longe there he with the other lordes shuld be in great ieopardy with whyche vntrew tidinges he beyng fered hastely toke leue of y e mayre so deê‘â—ted vnto hys lodgyng and so ceasyd y e enquery for y e day UpoÌ„ the morow for so much as y e mayre had vnderstaÌ„dynge of y e secrete murmur he commauÌ„ded the comoÌ„ counsayle with all wardeyns of felysshyppys to apere vpoÌ„ the morow at Guyldhall where by the recorder in the kinges name the mayers as hys lyeutenaunt was coÌ„mauÌ„ded to euerych wardeins that in that after none folowynge eyther of them shuld assemble hys hoole felisshyp at theyr propre hallys there to gyue euery cytezyn streyght commaundemente that euery man see entende to see the kynges peace with in the cytye And yf they fynde any person that maketh any reasonynge wherby they myght coÌ„ceyue or espye that he fauoured any gatherynge of companyes or the delyuerey of suche persones as were in warde that the sayd wardeyns shuld with fayre wordes exorte hym to the beste and with out sygne or token therof shewynge secretly co bryng the name or names of hym or them vnto the mayre By meane of whych polycy good order the cytesyns were brought in suche a quyetnes that after that day the foresayd enquery was duely pursued iii. persones for the sayde ryot put in execucyon and hanged at tybourne whereof .ii. after some wryters were seyntwarye men of saynt Martyns and the thyrd was a shypmaÌ„ or boteman The quene wyth certeyne lordes whyche fauoured her partye dysdayned sore the rule whyche the duke of yorke bare and other specyally for that that the sayde duke bare y e name of protectour whych argued that the kynge was insuffycyent to gouerne the realme whyche as she thoughte was a great dyshonour to the kynge and to all the realme wherefore she made suche meanes and wan by hyr polycy such frendshyp of diuerse of y e lordes bothe spyrytuall and temporall that she caused y e duke of yorke to be dyscharged of hys protectourshyp the erle of Salysbury of hys chauncellershyp which was cause of newe warre as after shall appere Anno. dnÌ„i M.iiii C.lvi.  Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.lvii Grocer IohnÌ„ Stewarde  Thomas Canynges  Anno .xxxv.  Raufe Uerney  IN thys yere and begynnynge of the same the quene suspectynge the cytye of London demyd it to be more fauourable vnto y e duke of yorkes partye than hyrs caused y e kynge to remoue from LoÌ„don vnto Couentre and there helde hym a loÌ„g season In whyche tyme the duke of yorke was sent for thyther by pryuey seale with also the erle of Salesbury the erle of warwyke where by couyne of the quene they were all .iii. in great daunger Howe be it by monys shemeÌ„t of theyr frendes they escaped And soone after the sayd duke or erle went into the Northe and the erle of warwyke wyth a goodly companye sayled vnto Calays And shortly after were taken at Eryth wythin .xii. myles of London .iiii woÌ„derfull fysshys whereof one was called Mors Maryne the secoÌ„de a Sword fisshe the other .ii. were whalys whyche after some exposytours were pronostycacyons of warre trouble to ensue soon after In this yere also was a great fray in the Northe countrey betwene the lord EgremoÌ„de and the sonnes of the erle of Salysbury and diuers meÌ„ maymed slayen betwene them But in the ende the lord Egremonde was taken howe it was by the dome of the kynges counsayll or otherwyse the sayd lorde EgremoÌ„de was founden in suche defaute that fynally he was condempned in great summes of money to be payed vnto the sayd erle of Salysbury For lack of payment whereof or of puttynge suertye for the same the sayde lorde Egremonde was coÌ„mytted to Newgyte where after he had contynued a certayne of tyme he brake the prysone and escapyd with thre other prysoners to the greate charge of the sheryffes It was not longe after that dyscencyon vnkyndnesse fell bytwene the yonge duke of Somerset and syr IohnÌ„ Neuyll sonne vnto the erle of Salysbury beynge than bothe lodged wythin the cytye wherof the mayre beyng warned ordeyned such watches and prouysyoÌ„s that yf they had any thynge styrred he was able to haue subdued bothe partyes and to haue put theÌ„ in warde tyll he had knoweÌ„ the kynges farther pleasure wherof the frendes of bothe partyes beynge ware laboured such meanes that they agreed them for that tyme. In thys also as testyfye the Englyshe cronycle and also the French a nauye or flote of Frenchemen landyd at Sandwyche and spoyled and robbed the towne excercysed there greate crueltye Of whych flote was capytayne a Frenche knyght named after the French boke syr Guyllyain de Pomyers And thys yere after the opynyon of dyuers wryters began in a cytye of Almayne named Magounce the crafte of enprentynge of bokes whyche sen that tyme hath had wonderfull encreace as experyence at thys daye proueth In this yere also the prysoners of Newgate by neglygence of theyr kepers brake out
greate daunger toke hys barge so in all haste rowed to London nat wythout great maymys hurtys receyued by many of hys seruauntes For thys the old raÌ„cour malyce whyche neuer was clerely cured anon begaÌ„ to breke oute in so moche that the quenes couÌ„sayll wolde haue had the sayd erle arested and committed vnto the towre wherfore he shortly after departed toward warwyke and by polycy purchased soone after a commyssioÌ„ of the kyng and so yode or sayled vnto Calays Thanne encreased thys olde malyce more more in so moche that where the quene and hyr couÌ„sayll sawe that they myght nat be auenged vppoÌ„ the erle that so vnto Calays was departed than they malygned agayne hys father the erle of Salysbury imagened how he myght be brought out of lyfe And in processe of tyme after as he was rydynge towarde Salysbury or after som from hys lodgyng towarde London the lorde Audeley wyth a stroÌ„g company was assygned to mete wyth hym as prysoner to bryng hym vnto LondoÌ„ whereof the sayde erle beynge warned gathered vnto hym the mo men kepyng hys iourney mette wyth the sayd lord Audeley at a place called Bloreheth where both companyes ran together had there a stroÌ„ge by keryng wherof in the ende the erle was vyctoure and slewe there the lorde Audeley many of hys retynew At thys skyrmys she were the .ii. sonnes of the sayd erle sore wouÌ„ded named sir Thomas and syr IohnÌ„ the whyche shortly after as they were goynge homeward were by some of the quenys party taken as prysoners sente vnto Chestry whan thys was knowen vnto y e duke of yorke and to the other lordes of hys party they knewe understode that yf they ê“uyded nat shortly for remedy for them selfe they shulde all be destroyed And for that they by one assent gathered to them a stroÌ„ge hoste of men as of Marche men and other in the moneth of Octobre y t was in the begynnyng of the .xxxviii yere of the reygne of kynge Henry the later ende of thys mayres yere they drewe them towarde the kynge to the entent to remoue froÌ„ hym such persones as they thought were enemyes vnto the commoÌ„ weale of Englande But the quene and hyr counsayll heryng of the entent strength of these lordes caused the kyng in all haste to sende forthe coÌ„myssyons to gather the people so that in shorte whyle the kyng was strongely accoÌ„panyed so spedde hym vppon hys iourney to warde the duke of yorke hys company wherof heryng y e sayd duke thaÌ„ beyng wyth hys peple nere vnto the towne of Ludlowe pyghte there a sure stroÌ„ge feelde that none of hys foes myght vppon any parte entre where he so lyeng came to him frome Calays the erle of warwyke wyth a stronge bande of meÌ„ amonge the whyche was Andrewe Trollop and many other of y e best souldiours of Calays The duke thus kepynge hys feelde vpon that one party and the kyng wyth hys people vpon that other vpon the nyght precedyng the daye that bothe hostes shulde haue met the forenamed Andrewe Trolloppe wyth all the chefe soudyours of Calays secretly departed frome y e dukes hoste and wente vnto the kynges where they were ioyously receyued whaÌ„ thys thynge to the duke and the other lordes was asserteyned they were therewhyth sore dysmayed and specyally for the sayd lordes had to the sayd Andrew shewed the hoole of theyr ententes whych thanne they knewe well shuld be clerelye dyscouered vnto theyr enemyes wherfore after couÌ„sayll for a remedye taken they concluded to flee to leue the feelde standyng as they had ben presente and styll abydyng And so incontynently the sayd duke wyth hys twoo sonnes a few other persones fledde towarde walys and from thens passed sauely into Irelande And the erles of Salysbury of Marche of warwyke and other wyth a secrete company also departed and toke the waye into Deuonshyre where a squyer named Iohan Dynham whyche after was a lorde and hyghe tresourer of Englande so lastlye in Henry the .vii. dayes and xvi yere of hys reygne dyed bought a shyp for a C. .x. markes or a leuen score nobles and in the same shyppe the sayd lordes went so sayled into Gerneley And whaÌ„ they had a seasoÌ„ there soiourned and refresshed them selfe they departed thens as in the begynnyng of the nexte mayres yere shal be clerely shewed Uppon the morowe whan all thys couyne was knowen to the kynge and the lordes vpon hys party there was sendynge and ruÌ„nynge wyth all spede towarde euery cooste to take these lordes but none myght be fouÌ„de And forthwith the kyng rode vnto Ludlowe dyspoyled the towne and castell sente the duchesse of yorke wyth hyr chyldren vnto the duchesse of BuckynghaÌ„ hyr syster where she rested loÌ„ge after Anno. dnÌ„i M. CCCC.lix  Anno dnÌ„i M. CCCC.lx Fysshemonger HohnÌ„ Plummer  wyllyam Hulyn  Anno .xxxviii.  IohnÌ„ Stocker  THys yere that is to meane vppon the fryday next ensuyng Alhalowen day after the sayde erles of Salysbury of Marche of warwyke had as before is said refresshed them in the I le of Gernesey they vpoÌ„ the fryday foresayd laÌ„ded at Calays and there were at a posterne by theyr freÌ„des ioyously receyued ThaÌ„ anon vpon this these foresayd lordes were proclaymed rebellys traytours the yonge duke of Somerset was made capitayne of Calays wherfore in all haste he made purueyaunce saylyd thyther to take possessyon of y e town But he fayled of hys purpose for the foresayde erles there beynge kept so y e towne that there he myght haue no rule natwythstandyng that he shewed the kynges letter pateÌ„tys wyth many other strayght commauÌ„dementes of the kynge For whyche cause the sayd duke yode vnto Guynys and there helde hym for a seasoÌ„ And anone as the sayd duke was laÌ„ded some of the shypmen which had brought hym thyther for good wyll that they owed vnto the erle of warwyke coÌ„ueyed theyr shippes streyght into Calays hauen brought wyth them certayne persones named Genyn Fenbyll IohnÌ„ Felowe Kayles and Purser whyche were enemyes vnto the sayde erle of warwyke the whyche were presented vnto the lordes and soone after wythin the sayd towne of Calays they were beheded Thys rumoure thus contynuynge dayly came vnto these lordes greate socoure out of EnglaÌ„de And vppon that other partye the duke as before is sayd lyeng in the castel of Guynes gate vnto hym ayde and strengthe of souldyours made out and skyrmysshed wyth them of Calays many and sundry tymes In whych assautes many meÌ„ were slayen hurte vppon both partyes but moste wekyd the dukes partye For all be that the lordes lost many men yet they dayly came so thycke to them out of dyuers partyes of EnglaÌ„de that theyr losse was nat espyed so that they wantyd no meÌ„ but money to maynteynÌ„ theyr dayly charge with For remedy wher of they shyfted wyth the staple of
kyng Hēry shuld cōtynue reygne as kynge durynge hys naturall lyfe after hys deth hys sonne prynce Edwarde to be sette a parte the duke of yorke hys heyres to be kynges incontynentely the duke to be admytted as protectour and regēt of the lāde And yf at any tyme after the kynge of hys owne free wyll and mynde were dysposed to resygne gyue vp the rule of the lāde that thā he shulde resigne vnto the duke yf he than lyued and to none other to hys heyres after hys dayes wyth many other maters and cōuencyōs whyche were tedious to wryte All whyche conclusyons as than by mannes wytte myght be assuryd for the parfourmaunce of theym whanne tyme requyred parfyghted the kynge wyth the duke many other lordes thā there present came that nyght to Poulys there harde euynsong vppon the morow came thyther agayn to masse where the kyng yode in procession crowned wyth great royalte so lay styll in y e bysshoppes palays a season after And vppon the saterdaye folowynge beyng the .ix. daye of Nouember the duke was proclaymed throughe the cytye heyre paraunt vnto the crowne of Englāde all hys progeny after hym Than for as moche as quene Margarete accompanyed with price Edwarde hyr sonn̄ the dukes of Somerset of Excetyr and diuers other lordes helde hyr in the northe as aboue is sayd and wolde nat come at the kynges sendyng for therefore it was agreed by the lordes thā at London presence that the duke of yorke shulde take wyth hym the erle of Salysbury wyth a certayne people to fetche in the sayde quene lordes abouesayde The whyche duke erle departed from Londō with theyr people vpon the secōde daye of December so spedde theym northwarde wherof the quene with hyr lordes beynge ware and hauyng wyth theym a greate strength of Northernemen mette wyth the duke of yorke vppon the .xxx. daye of December nere vnto a towne in the northe called wakelfeld were betwene them was foughten a sharpe fyght In the whych the duke of yorke was slayne wyth hys sonne called erle of Rutlande and syr Thomas Neuyll sonne vnto the erle of Salysbury wyth many other and the erle of Salysbury was there taken on lyue wyth dyuerse other whanne the lordes vppon the quenes partye had gotten thys vyctory anone they sente theyr prysoners vnto Pountfreyte the whyche were after there behedyd that is to meane the erle of Salysbury a man of London named Iohn̄ Narowe and an other capytayne named Hāson whose heddes were sente vnto yorke and there sette vppon the gates And whan the quene hadde opteynyd thys vyctory she wyth her retynewe drewe toward London where at that tyme duryng this troublous season greate watchys were kepte dayely and nyghtelye and dyuerse opynions were amonge the citesyns For the mayre and many of the chefe comoners helde vppon the quenes partye but the comynaltie was with the duke of yorke hys affynyte whanne tydynges were broughte vnto the cytye of the commynge of the quene wyth so greate an hoste of Northernemen anone suche as were of the contrary partye broughte vp a noyse thoroughe the cytye that she brought those Northernemen to the entente to ryfle and spoyle the citye where thoroughe she was encreasyd of enemyes But what so hyr entente was she wyth hyr people helde on hyr waye tyll she came to saynte Albons In the whyche meane tyme the erle of warwyke and the duke of Northfolke whyche by the duke of yorke were assygned to gyue attendaunce vppon the kynge by consent of the kynge gathered vnto theym strengthe of knyghtes and mette wyth the quenes hoste at saynt Albons foresayde where betwene them a strōge fyght was foughten vppon shroue tuysday in the mornyng At y t whych the duke of Northfolke the sayd erle in the endewere chased and kyng Henry takē efte vpō the felde brought vnto the quene And y e same after noone after some wryters he made his sonn̄ price Edward knyght whych than was of the age of .viii. yeres wyth other to the noubre of .xxx. persones whan quene Margaret was thus commen agayne to hyr aboue anon she sente vnto the mayre of London wyllyng commaundynge hym in y e kynges name that he shuld in all spedy wyse sende to saynt Albonys certayne cartes wyth lentyn stuffe for y e vytaylyng of her hoste whyche commaundement the mayre obeyed and wyth great dylygence made prouysyon for the sayd vytayll and sent it in cartys towarde Crepylgate for to haue passed to the quene where whā it was cōmyn the commons many there beynge whych had harde other tydynges of the erle of Marche as after shal be shewed of one mynde with stode the passage of the sayd cartes sayde it was nat behouefull to fede theyr enemyes whyche entended the robbyng of the cytye And nat wythstandynge that the mayre wyth hys bretherne exorted the people in theyr best maner shewyng to theym many great daungers whyche was lyke to ensue to the cytye yf the sayd dytayll went nat forthe yet myghte he nat tourne them from theyr obstynat errour but for a cōclusyon was fayne to apoynt the recorder wyth hym a certayne of aldermē to ryde vnto the kynges coūsayll to Barnet and to make requeste vnto theym that the Northē mē myght be retorned home for fere of robbynge of the cytye and ouerthys other secrete frendes were made vnto the quenes grace to be good gracyouse vnto the cytye Duryng whych treaty dyuers cytesyns auoyded the cytye and lande Amōge the whych Phylip Malpas whych as before is shewed in the .xx. and .viii. yere of thys kynge was robbed of Iacke Cade whyche Malpas other was mette vpō the see wyth a Frēchman named Columpne and of hym takē prysoner after payed .iiii M. marke for hys raunsome Thus passyng the tyme y e tydynges which before were secrete now were blowē abrode and openly was tolde that y e erles of Marche of warwyke were mette at Cottyswolde and had gathered vnto thē great strength of Marchemen were wel spedde vpō theyr waye to warde London For knowelege whereof the kynge and y e quene wyth theyr hoste were retourned Northwarde But or they departyd from saint Albonis there was beheded the lord Bonuyle syr Thomas Teryll knyghet whyche were taken in the forenamed felde Thā the duchesse of yorke beyng at Lōdon herynge the losse of thys felde sent hyr two yonger sonnes that is to meane George whyche after was duke of Clarēce and Rychard that after was duke of Glouceter into Utrych in Almayne where they remayned a whyle Thā the foresayd erles of March and of warwyke sped them towarde Londō in suche wyse that they came thydervpon the thursday in the fyrst weke of lent To whome resorted all the gētylmen for the more partye of the south eest partye of Englād And in thys whyle that they thus rested at London a great coūsayl was called
of all lordes spyrytuall temporall that than were there aboute By the whyche fynally after many argumentes made for so mothe as kynge Henry contrary hys honoure and promysse at the last parlyament made and assured and also for that y ◠he was reputed vnable and insuffycyent to rule the realme was than by theyr assentes deposed and dyscharged of all kyngely honoure and regally And incontinently by auctoryte of the sayde counsayll and agrement of the commons there present Edwarde the eldeste sonne vnto the duke of yorke thā was there elected and then chosen for kynge of Englande After whyche eleccyon and admyssyon the sayde erle of Marche gyuyng lawde and preyse vnto god vpō the .iiii. day of Marche accompanyed wyth all the foresayde lordes multytude of comons was cōueyed vnto westminster and there toke possessyon of the realme of Englāde And syttynge in hys astate royall in the great halle of the same wyth hys sceptre in hand a question was axed of the people than presente yf they wolde admytte hym for theyr kynge soueraygne lord the whyche wyth one voyce cryed ye ye And thā after y e accustumed vse to kynges to swere and after the othe takē he went into the abbey where he was of the abbot munkys mette wyth processyon conueyed vnto saint Edwardes shryne and there offered as kyng that done receyued homage feaute of all suche lordes as there than were present And vpō y e morowe folowynge were proclamacyōs made in accustomat places of the cytye in the name of Edwarde the .iiii. thanne kynge of Englande Vpō whych day the kyng came vnto the palays at Poulys there dyned and there restyd hym a season in makynge prouysyon to go Northwarde for to subdue hys enemyes Than vpon the saterdaye folowynge beyng the daye of Marche the erle of warwyke with a great puyssaunce of people departed oute of London northwarde And vppon wednysdaye folowynge the kynges fotemen wente towarde the same iourney And vppon frydaye nexte folowynge the kynge tooke hys voyage through the cytye wyth a great hāde of men and so rode forth at Bysshop pesgate In whych selfe same day whyche was the .xii. daye of Marche a grocer of London namyd walter walker for offence by hym done agayne the kynge was behedded in Smythfelde But hys wyfe whyche after was maryed to Iohn̄ Norlāde grocer lastely alderman had suche frendes aboute the kynge that hyr goodes were nat forfayted to y e kynges vse The kyng than so holdyng his iourney mette wyth his enemies at a vyllage .ix. myles on thys halfe yorke called Towtō or Shyreborn and vpon Palme sonday gaue vnto theym batayll The whyche was so cruell y t in the felde and chace were slayne vppō .xxx. thousande mē ouer the men of name of the whyche here after some ensue That is to saye the erle of Northumberlande the erle of westmerlande the lorde Clyfforde y e lorde Eyromonde syr Iohn̄ syr Andrewe Trollop and other to the noumber of .xi. or mo And among other at the same felde was taken the erle of Deuonshyre after the erle of wylshyre whych said erle of Deuonshyre was sente vnto yorke and there after beheded Hēry than whyche lately was kynge with the quene theyr sonne syr Edward the duke of Somerset the lord Rose and other beynge than at yorke herynge of the ouerthrowe of theyr people and greate losse of theyr men in all haste fledde towarde Scotlande And vppon the morowe folowynge the kynge wyth moche of hys people entred into yorke and there held hys Easter tyde And vpon Easter euyn tydynges were broughte vnto London of the wynnynge of thys felde wherfore at Poulys Te deum was songē wyth greate solempnyte so thorugh the cytye in all paryssh churches And thus thys goostly man kynge Hēry lost all whā he had reygned ful .xxxviii. yeres .vi. monethes odde days And y e noble moste boūteous princesse quene Margarete of whome many an vntrew surmyse was imagened tolde was fayne to flye comfortlesse and lost all that she had in Englāde for euer whan that kyng Edwarde with greate solempnyte had holden the feest of Easter at yorke he than remoued to Durham And after hys busynesse there fynysshed he retourned agayne Southwarde lefte in those partyes y e erle of warwyke to se the rule guydyng of that countrey Than the kyng coosted and vysyted the coūtreys Southwarde Eestwarde that about the begynnyng of the moneth of Iuny he came vnto hys manour of shene now called Rychemoūt In all whych pastyme purueyaūce was made for the kynges coronacyō In accōplysshyng whereof the kyng vpō the .xxvii. day of Iuny beyng fryday departed from y e sayde manour rode vnto the towre of Lōdon Upō whome gaue attēdaunce y t mayre hys bretherne all cladde in scarlet and to the noumbre of .iiii. C. cōmoners well horsed cladde all in grene And vpon the morne beynge saterday he made there .xxviii. knightes of the bath after that .iiii. moo And the same after noone he was wyth all honour cōueyed to westminster the sayd .xxxii. knyghtes rydyng before hym in blewe gownes hoodes vpon theyr shulders lyke to prestes with many other goodly and honourable ceremonyes y t whych were longe to reherse in due order And vpon the morne beyng sonday sait Peters day he was wyth great tryūphe of the archebysshop of Caunterbury crowned enoynted before the hygh aulter of saynt Peters churche of westmynster And after thys solēpnysacyon of the crownyng of y e kyng wyth also the sumptuous honorable feest holdē in westminster hall was fynysshed the kynge soone after created George hys brother duke of Clarence And in the moneth of Iuly folowynge at the stādarde in chepe y e hāde of a seruaunte of the kynges called Iohn̄ Dauy was stryken of for that he had stryken a man wythin the palays of westmynster Francia ¶ Carolus .viii CArolus or Charles the .vii. of y e name after the accompte of this boke or the vii after the Frēch hystory sonne of Charlys the .vii. or .vi beganne hys reygne ouer the Frenchmē in the moneth of October in the yere of oure lorde M.iiii C. .xxii and in the begynnyng of Henry the .vi. than kyng of Englāde Of thys Charlys sundry wryters sunderly wryte in so moche as some afferme hym to be the naturall sonne of Charles the .vii some afferme hym to be the sonne of the duke of Orleaunce borne of the quene and some there ben that name hym the sonn̄ of Charles fore named gotten in the baste vppon hys mooste beauteous paramour named Agnes the whych as testyfyeth Gaguynus excelled all other women in feture beaute and for the same to be surnamed the fayer Agnes Thys in hyr myddell age dyed was so ryche y t hyr testamēt amoūted to .ix. M. scutes in golde the whyche in sterlynge money amoūteth to the summe of .x. M. li. Thā to
the monastery of saynt Antony Charlys brother to the kynge caused .iiii. letters to be deuysed wherof one he sent to the bysshoppes and spyrytuall men within the cytye the seconde to the consulles or hed men the thyrde to y e scolers of the vnyuersyte and y e .iiii. vnto the comynaltye Of whyche letters the entent ensueth that he nor none of hys company was comen thyder as an enemye to the cytye or to make warre agayne it or the comon weale of the land but for the encreace and augmentacyon therof to the vttermost of theyr powers After receyte of whyche letters and the mater in them conteyned well vnderstaÌ„den and debatyd certeyne oratours for the sayde .iiii. partyes were assygned as thre for the spyrytuall men thre for the consuls thre for the vnyuersyte thre for comynaltye whose names I ouer passe The whyche wyth the bysshop of Parys were sent vnto the barons after longe communycacyon wyth them hadde retourned to the cytie with such report as foloweth Fyrste the lordes wolde that the inhabytauntes of the cytye shulde coÌ„syder the condycyons of the kynge y t whyche yerely oppressyth his subiectes with taskes and other greuouse seruagys Secondaryly how he despyseth y e noble blode of hys realme and draweth to hym vylaynes and men of no reputacyon by whose couÌ„sayls onely all the comon weale of y e land is ruled and guyded Thyrdely how he ruleth hys subiectes by force and wyll wythout mynystracyon of iustyce and hym selfe in all couÌ„sayls and parlyaments is iudge in all causes and callyth hys selfe counsayls and parlyamentes more for hys synguler weale than for the comoÌ„ weale of his realme Fourthely how he enhaunsyth men of lowe byrthe vnto greate honours and causyth noble men to be obedyent vnto them entendynge to brynge the same ignoble men for to be egall wyth the prynces of the lande Fyftely how the lawes be delayed and bolstred by suche as stande in his fauour where thorugh as thys daye lawe is wyll and wyll is lawe and no man almoste in any suerty of lyfe or goodes in so moche that dayly many ben banysshed and put to deth for vnlefull causes and also to any noble man at this daye no power or rome of honour belongeth so that to wylde bestes in the forestes apperteyneth more lybertye and suertye than the more partye of the kynges subgettes Syxtly the greate taskes and summes of money whych dayly be leuyed of the comoÌ„s ben not spent in the kynges honourable nedes and for the comon weale of the realme but are spent nysely ryottously and brybed out of y e kynges cofers For whyche enormytees mysgouernauÌ„ce with many other the sayde lordes were thyder comen in defensyble araye for y e sauegarde of theyr owne persons as to the hed and pryncypall cytie of the realme for to haue ayde and counsayle to refourme the foresayd euyls not with standynge any harme vnto the kynges persone or yet to remoue hym from his regally or kyngly maieste but to enduce hym aduertyse hym to that that shuld be his honour and the weale of hys realme and to lyue in welthe and honour as hys noble ê“genitours haue lyued before hym For the whyche causes and consyderacyons wyth many other whych I passe ouer the sayde lordes as y e kynges trewe subeittes and frendes vnto the comon weale of the lande and of that cytye desyre to entre there to refresshe them and theyr people and to pay truely for all thynge that they shulde take wythout doyng harme or vyolence to any persone All whyche requestes and maters of the lordes shewed vnto the inhabytauntes of the cytye by fauour of some frendes that they there had it was with the more partye well acceptyd and thought conuenyent that they sayde nobles shuld be receyued into the cytye How be it that after longe debatynge of thys mater by meane of the forenamed erle of Donoyse a sparynge of thys receyte of the lordes shuld be tyll they had forther knowlege of the kynges pleasure whyche prouysyon the sayd erle fande for so mych as he was secretely warned of the kynges thyder comynge And vpon thys agremeÌ„t the cytye rested For suertye wherof suche as were within the cytye of the kynges seruauntes and frendes rode dayly nyghtly about y e cyty wyth a stronge company in harneys to se the people kepte in due order Than vppon the daye folowynge came vnto Parys a capytayne of y e kynges named MouÌ„talbone and wyth hym a good bend of men the whyche shewyd vnto the cytesyns that the kyng was comyng out of Normandye with a great host of The lordes beynge warned enbatayled them in the foresayde playne of saynte Antoyn to shewe the strength of theyr hoste vnto the cytye or suche as were therin as theyr enemyes where they so lyenge certayne knyghtes of the kynges party diuerse and sondry tymes brake out by sodeyne resys and skyrmysshed wyth the lordes people to the lytell hurte of bothe partyes In the whych passe tyme kynge Lewys comynge out of Normandye was receyued into the cytye where after hys comynge he put in execucyon .v. persons named IohnÌ„ worter Eustace and Arnolde worter IohnÌ„ Coart and Fraunceys Hasle The whyche persons were accusyd to hym to be chyefe occasyoners of the legacyon made vnto the lordes Of whyche sayde .v. persons thre as IohnÌ„ Coart Fraunceys Hasle Arnolde worter were messengers assygned in the sayde legacyon for the consuls of Parys and the forenamed Eustace worter was one of the thre assygned for the clergye The kynge thus beynge in possessyoÌ„ of the cytye many and dyuers assautes and skyrmysshes bytwene hys knyghtes and the lordes were made but no notary batayle for the kynge was ferre weker And ouer that in thys tyme season the sayde lordes gat vnto them sondry castels and stronge holdes Than at length meanes of a peace was offeryd by y e kynge For concludyng wherofê for the kynge was admytted the erle of Mans with certayne other persons And for the barons was assygned IohnÌ„ sonne vnto the duke of Calabre Lewys erle of saynt Poule and other the whyche assembled and coÌ„moued togyder by sondry tymes .ix. dayes In whyche season came vnto the kynge a newe strength of soudyours out of Normandye the whych the kyng appoynted to kepe the subarbes of saynt Marcell Thys treaty thus hangyng wythout conclusyoÌ„ or ende takynge vppon the .xiiii. day of October in the .vii. yere of y e reygn of thys Lewys was proclaymed thorough the cytye and also the hoste a day of lenger treuce so that thanne the lordes wythdrewe theym vnto theyr stronge holdes and castels holdynge wyth them many soudyours whyche fyll to robbynge and other vnlefull actes to the greate daunger and hurte of the lande And at suche seasons as the arbytrours met to fynysshe this great mater among other thynges offeryd by the kynge he graunted to gyue vnto hys brother Charlys for hys porcyon all Champayne wyth the lordshyppe
before hym all the cunnyng maysters of musyke wythin hys realme that by the melodyous souÌ„de of theyr instrumentes he myghte be eased of his peyne But whan he had assembled of the best an C. and .xx. in noumber a fewe shepardes pypes were to hym more solace than all the other or any parte of them y t whych he helde styll in hys court commauÌ„ded that euery day the sayd shepherdes shulde play a certeyn dystaunce from the place where he laye And ouer thys he sent for all ankers and other relygyous men that were famed for holy parfight men and for them ordeyned places within TuroÌ„ that by the meane of theyr prayers he myght be released of hys contynuall paynes And to haue lenger contynaunce of lyfe myne auctour sayeth y t thys Lewys had so greate a desyre to haue lengthe of lyfe for so moche as he knewe well that the realme of Fraunce shulde be in great trouble vexacyon shortly after But nat wythstandynge all these prouysyons and ordenaunces wyth many moo whyche longe were to wryte fynally thys Lewys dyed whaÌ„ he hadde ben kyng of FrauÌ„ce by the terme of .xxvi. yeres or there vppoÌ„ and after was buryed in the churche of our Lady of Raynes where before tyme he prouyded hys sepulture in tyme of hys sykenesse lâ—ye in it a certayne season whyle that certeyne orysons were ouer hym sayde Anglia ¶ Edwarde the .iiii. EDwarde the .iiii. of that name sonÌ„ of Rycharde duke of yorke as before is touched began hys reygne ouer y e realme of EnglaÌ„d the .iiii. daye of Marche in the ende of the yere of grace to reken after the churche of Englande M.iiii C. .lx and the .ii. yere of Lewys the .xii. thaÌ„ne kynge of Fraunce The whych Edwarde after hys possessyon takynge at westmynster gettyng of the feelde at ToutoÌ„ by yorke was crowned anoynted for kynge at westmynster foresayde the .xxix. daye of Iuny as before is shewyd in the ende of the laste yere of Henry the .vi. After whyche solempnyte fynysshed the kynge in August after rode to Cauntorbury frome theÌ„s he rode to Sandewyche and from thens a longe by the sees syde to SouthamptoÌ„ so into the march of walys retourned by Brystowe where he was wyth all honour receyued and after visited sundry parties of hys realme In whych season or soone after the tyme of Rychard Lee mayre of LoÌ„don expyred and Hughe wyche mercer was admytted for the yere folowynge Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.lxi.  Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.lxii.  IohnÌ„ Looke  Hughe wyche  Anno .i.  George Irelande  THis yere beyng the later ende of the fyrste yere of Edwarde the .iiii and the begynnynge of thys mayres yere that is to say the fourth daye of September a parlyamente was begonne at westmynster And vpon y e morow folowyng dyed IohnÌ„ duke of Northfolke the whyche had ben a speciall ayder of the kyng And vpoÌ„ Alhalowen daye before passed y e kyng created Rycharde hys yonger brother duke of Glouceter the lorde Bowchyer erle of Essex the lorde Fawcumbrydge erle of Kent vpon the .xii. day of February was the erle of Oxenforde wyth the lorde Aubry hys elder sonne syr Thomas TodeÌ„hamÌ„ willyaÌ„ Tyrell other brought vnto the towre of LoÌ„don And vpon the .xx. day of the sayd moneth y e sayd lorde Awbry was drawen from westmynster vnto the towre hylle there beheded And vpon the .xxiii. daye of the same moneth syr Thomas TodeÌ„ham wyllyaÌ„ Tyrell and IohnÌ„ MoÌ„gomory were also there beheded And vpon the fryday next ensuynge or the .xxvi. daye of the sayd moneth the erle of Oxenforde was ladde froÌ„ westmynster vpon hys feete to y e sayd place of there also beheded whose corps was after borne vnto y e frere Augustynes and there buryed wythin the quyer for that tyme. And in the later ende of the moneth of Iuly was the castell of Awnewyke yelden vnto the lorde Hastynges by appoyntement whan kynge Edwarde was thus stablysshed in this realme great sute and labour was made to hym for the repayment of the foresayd .xviii. M. li. to hym and other delyuered by the stapelers as before in y e .xxxviii. yere of Henry the .vi. to you I haue before shewed wherof was laborer were it by the agrement of the sayd stapelers or otherwyse one named Rycharde Heyron a marchaunt of pregnaunte wyt and of good maner and speche To whome at length was answered by the kynges counsayll that y e sayd xviii M. pounde wyth moch more the whyche was couertly kept frome the kynges knowlege belonged of ryght vnto y e erle of wylshyre which at the tyme of delyuery of the sayde goodes was hyghe tresourer of Englande and after for treason by him done agayne the kyng the sayd erles landes and goodes were forfayted vnto the kynge wherfore the kynge reteyned the sayde .xviii. M. li. as parceyll of hys forfayture wolde reteyne as hys owne Upon whych answere thys heyron seynge that of the kyng he myght haue no remedy and for so moche as moch of the sayd good belonged to hys charge he thaÌ„ resorted vnto the stapelers for conteÌ„tacyon of the sayd money But howe it was that there be faÌ„de no comfort he fynally sued the mayer of the staple and hys company and put them vnto greate vexacyon and trouble And in the ende fande suche fauoure in the courte of Rome that he denouÌ„ced all the merchauntes stapelers accursed Howe be it that soone after they purchased an absolucyon And he in conclusyon after longe beyng iÌ„ westmynster as a seyntwaryman wythoute recouery of hys costes or dutye dyed there beynge greatly endetted vnto many persones Anno domini M.iiii C.lxii.  Anno domini M.iiii C.lxiii  wyllyam Hampton  Thomas Cooke  Anno .ii.  Barth Iamys  THys yere and begynnyge of y e moneth of Nouember Margaret late quene of EnglaÌ„d came out of FrauÌ„ce iÌ„to ScotlaÌ„d froÌ„ theÌ„s iÌ„to Englande wyth a strength of FreÌ„ch men Scottes wherfore the kynge sped hym into the north wyth a stroÌ„g hoste wherof herynge the quene brake hyr araye and fled and toke a caruyle therein entended to haue sayled into FrauÌ„ce But suche tempest fell vpon the see that she was coÌ„strayned to take a fysshers bote and by meane therof landed at Barwyke so drewe hyr vnto the Scottysshe kynge And shortly after her laÌ„dyng tydynges came to her that her sayde caruyll was drowned wythin the whyche she had greate treasoure and other rychesse And the same daye vpon .iiii. C. of the Frenchemen were dryuen vppon lande nere vnto Bambourth where they for so moche as they myght nat haue away theyr shyppes they fyred theÌ„ after for theyr sauegarde tooke an ilande wythin Northumberland where they were assayled of one called Maners wyth other in hys company of them slayne taken prisoners as many as there were whan y e kynge was ware of the quenes thus auoydynge
reygne the Sarasyns entred the lande of Burgoyne wyth a grete armye and dyd mych harme in that duchy wherfore the kynge gaderynge his hoste met wyth them at a place called in latyne Carrolas and in French Callo the lasse where the Frenchmen were vyctours but nat wythout greate losse of theyr people Than it foloweth whanne thys Rauff had ruled the lande of FrauÌ„ce by y e space of .xii. yeres he dyed with out issue male And was buryed in the chyrche of saynte Calumb in the prouynce of Senys Anglia THE CLXXXIIII CHAPITER EThelstanÌ„ y e son of Edwarde the elder began hys reygne ouer the more part of Englande in y e yere of our lorde .ix. hundred .xxv and the thyrde yere of Rauff than kynge of Fraunce In the fyrst yere of the reygne of EthelstanÌ„ the holy chyld Dunstane was borne in the couÌ„tre of Glastenbury whose lyfe shone after wyth many myracles This was somtyme abbot of GlasteÌ„bury lastly archbyshop of Caunterbury whose holynes ê“phecyes are shewed at length in the .vi. chapyter of the .xvi. tytle of the worke called SinÌ„ Antonini and in the legende of the chyrche also In the seconde yere of the reygne of Ethelstane for an vnytye and a peace to be hadde betwene the kyng and the Danis of Northumberland he maryed to Sithyricê° theyr kyng his suster But after .v. yeres this Sithyricus dyed After whose deth he seasyd the countrey into hys owne hande and put oute the sonne of the foresayd Sythyricus And when he hadde thus accorded wyth the Danys of Northumberlande he shortly after made subiect to him CoÌ„stantyn kynge of Scottes But the sayd CoÌ„stantyne meked hym so lowely to the kynge that he restoryd hym to hys former dygnytye wherfore the sayd Constantyne sayde in prayse of the kynge that yt was more honour to make a kynge then to be a kynge whyche acte was done by the affyrmaunce of Polycronycon in the yere of grace .ix. hundred .xxvi which then after that saynge shuld be the seconde yere of the reygn of this Ethelstane It is testyfyed of Policronica that thys Ethelstane shuld marye one of his susters named Editha or Edyth vnto Otto the fyrst of that name emperour of Almayne and receyued from hym many precyous iewellys and relyques But of this speketh nothyng the cronicle of Romaynes Howe be yt yt is shewyd there that the foresayd Ottho or Otto had a wyfe named Alunda whych as before is sayde in the storye of Edward the elder myght be the doughter of the sayd Edward and of Edgina his seconde wyfe But Uincentius historialis sayth that Henry duke of Saxony whyche was father vnto the fyrste Otto sent vnto Ethelstane requyrynge of hym hys suster to mary vnto his sonne Otto By whych reason I maye folowe that this Ottho maryed the suster of Ethelstane but not Edythe Of these foresayde iewelles sent by Otto one was a precyouse vessell of stone called Onechynus whych was of suche clerenesse also so subtily craftely wrought that yt apperyd to mannes syght as grene corne hadde growen wythin yt and moued and waued as corne doth standyng in the felde More ouer in yt apperyd vynes burgenyng and berynge fruyte and men also to syght mouynge and styrynge He also receyued the great Constantynes sworde wherin was grauen wyth great letters of golde the name of the owner And the hyltes therof were coueryd wyth great plates of golde And one of the nayles was fastenyd to the crosse of the sayd sworde that Criste suffred with his passyon But in thys reporte or saynge Polycronycon varyeth from his former sayng were he reporteth two of the sayd nayles to be spent vppon the brydell of the sayde Constantyne and the thyrde nayle to be caste into a dauÌ„gerous swalowe of the see as before is rehersed in the .lxix. chapiter of thys worke He also receyued the spere of Charlys the gret whych after the opynyon of some wryters was the spere that Longeus opened wyth Crystes syde And the baner of saynte Morys a relyque of greate pryce wyth a part of the holy crosse and a parte of the crown of thorne of our sauyoure Of the whych iewellys kyng Ethelstane gaue a parte vnto saynte Swithunys of wynchester and some he gaue vnto y e abbay of Malmesbury I haue sene a cronycle of EnglaÌ„d which testyfyeth that this EthilstanÌ„ was y e fyrst kynge that euer was enoynted in this land All be yt I fynd therof lytell authorytye excepte that Guydo and other testyfyen that he was crowned at the kynges towne nowe called Kyngestone x. myles from London of Athelyne their archbyshoppe of Caunterbury But that proueth not or argueth hym to be the fyrste for that reason For ryghte so was his fader Edwarde crowned of Plemounde archbyshoppe of the sayde see But Guydo aforesayd affyrmeth that Alurede graund fader to thys Ethylstane was enoyntyd kyng by authoryte of Leo y e .v. then pope wherfore it agreeth better that he shulde be the fyrste Then yt foloweth in the story that aboute the .viii. yere of the reygne of thys Ethilstane dyed Frystane byshoppe of wynchester and Brystane was byshoppe after hym Of whom yt is radde that he sange euery daye masse for all Crysten soules And as the byshoppe Brystane went vppon a nyght about a chirch yerde and sayde hys deuocyons for all crysten soules and lastly sayde requiescant in pace he harde a voyce as yt hadde ben a great hoste of people saynge Amen Soone after Constantyne kynge of Scottes brake couenaunt wyth kynge Ethylstane wherfore he assembled his knyghtes and made towarde Scotlande And in hys way he tourned to saynte IohnÌ„ of Beuerley and offeryd there hys knyfe vppon the aulter sayenge that yf he retourned wyth vyctorye he shulde redeme hys knyfe wyth a noble pryce and that done proceded vppon hys iourney and in coÌ„clusyon scomfyted the Scottes and broughte theym agayne vnto dewe subieccyon And after accordynge to the promyse before made he retourned to yorke and so to the chyrche where the corps of saynt IohnÌ„ of Beuerley laye redemynge his knyfe worthely as he before hadde promysed In the .vi. chapyter of the .vi. boke of Polycronycon yt is remembred that kynge Ethilstane after this subduynge of the Scottes beyng wyth hys lordes and famylyers nere vnto the castell of Dunbar prayed to god and saynte IohnÌ„ yf Beuerley that in that countrey he myght leue some remembraunce or token that those that then were lyuynge and also suche as shulde come after myghte knowe that the Scottes by ryghte shulde be subiectes to Englyshmen And soone after wyth hys sworde he smote vppon a great stone standyng nere vnto the sayd castell with whyche stroke the stone was ryuen to an elle in length that in the tyme of Edwarde the thyrde was there remaynyng to be sene And whyther at this daye yt is so that I am in doute ye haue harde before that kynge Ethilstane after the deth of Sythericus kynge of Northumberlande seasyd
towne toke ê‘tye wyth the duke brake out vppon the nyght and fyred the town and brent a great parte therof In this while dyed and was drowned Eustace the sonne of kynge Stephan and was buried at Feuersham in Kent in the abbay that his father before had buylded Thybaude archbyshop of Caunterbury left not to labour conclude y e peace betwene y e kyng the duke endeuored hym selfe therin so dylygently wyth the assystence of other that in the yere folowynge the peace was coÌ„cluded vppon dyurese condycyons wherof one was that y e kyng shulde contynue as kynge durynge his lyfe and immedyatly after y e conclusion of this peace the sayd Henry shuld be proclaymed in all the chefe cytyes and townes of Englande for heyr apparant be kynge after the deth of the sayde Stephan and that the kynge shulde take hym for hys son of adopcyon and ryghtefull heyr vnto the crowne To the whyche couenauÌ„tes iustly to be holden y e kyng was fyrste sworne and after his lordes spyrytuall and temporall and so yode bothe to London where they were royally receyued And when y e kyng had fested the duke and gyuen to hym ryche gyftes he toke leue of the kynge and so returned into Normandye as affyrmeth the sayde authour the Floure of historyes Howe be yt the cronycle of England sayth that the accorde was made vpon dyuysyon of the lande betwene theym that is to meane that both shuld reygne to gyther and eyther of them to enioye halfe the lande But how that dyuysyon was made or whych parte of the lande eueryche of them shulde hold no meÌ„cion therof is made And the former accorde shuld be as abue is sayde concluded .viii. days folowynge the Epyphanye of our lorde in the towne of Oxenford And y e kyng dyed in the moneth of October folowyng when he had reygned .xviii. yeres full and odde monethes and was enterred in theforsayde abbay of Feuyrsham Of dyuers authours as Ranulfe and other yt is recorded that thys Stephan lyued in great vexacyon and trouble all the terme of hys reygne It is sayde also that thys Stephan maryed Molde or Mawde the doughter of Mary the whyche was the doughter of Henry the fyrst and countesse of Boloyne by whome he claymed the tytle to be crowned as by the yonger doughter of Henry the fyrst and Henry shorte mantell claymed by the elder But after most certenty of wryters this Stephan was sonne of Eustace erle of Boloyne and of Mary syster vnto Molde that was maryed vnto Henry the fyrste whych Molde and Mary were doughters of Margarete wife of Malcolyn kyng of Scottes whyche Margaret was syster to Edgare Ethelynge and doughter of Edwarde the outlawe that was the sonne of Edmunde Ironsyde Then the eldest syster Molde bare Molde the empresse by Henry the fyrste And Molde y e empresse doughter of Henry the fyrst hadde by her second husbande Geffrey Plantagenet Henry the seconde And so by Henry shorte mantell or Henry the seconde returneth the bloode of the Saxons to the crowne of Englande and so it dyd by Stephan but moste conuenyently by Henry the fyrst as by the dyssent of his mother By whych reason yt foloweth that the blood of willyam conquerour continued but .lxx. yeres yf it be accompted from y e fyrst yere of wyllyam Conquerour vnto the laste yere of Henry the fyrste Thys kynge Stephan at the request of Molde hys wyfe buylded in the yere of grace .xi. hundred .xl y e abbey of Coggeshale in Essex and set therin whyte muÌ„kes Also about the same tyme he founded the abbay of Feuersham in Kent where he nowe corporally resteth And the thyrde he founded in Furneys in Lancashyre and all he garnyshed wyth munkys of Cysteaux order dyed as before is sayde wythout yssue of his body Francia THE CCXXXIIII CHAPITER LEwys the .viii. of that name son of Lewys y e great began his reygn ouer the Frenche men in y e yere of our lord .xi. hundred .xxxvi y e fyrst yere of Stephan then kyng of Englande This also is called the yonger Lewys in whose begynnynge Iohannes de teÌ„poribus dyed Thys IohnÌ„ was somtyme a squyer in the house of Charlys the conquerour the whyche lyued ouer .iii. hundred yeres for whyche cause he was named IohnÌ„ of tyme as he y t myght remeÌ„ber thinges done of longe tyme passed This Lewys at y e tyme of his fathers deth was in the countrey of Guyan for to receyue the dower of his wyfe Elyanour as before in the storye and seconde chapyter of kyng Stephan is touched But when he harde of y e deth of his father he sped hym into FrauÌ„ce where after the necessaryes for the weale of his realme ordeyned he maryed his wyues syster named Alys vnto Arnolde erle of Uermendoze After whyche maryage solempnysed tydynges were broughte vnto hym that the crysten people beynge in the holy lande as warryours vppon the Turkes and Sarasyns were dystressed and ouerthrowen and dyuerse stronge holdes from them taken and wonne wherfore by the exhortacyon of that holy muÌ„ke Bernarde whych at this day is called saynt Bernard y e sayd Lewys wyth also Conradus the .iii. of that name then emperour of Almayne wyth Alphon then kynge of Spayne wyth dyuerse other nobles of Fraunce other prouynces toke vpon them the crosse and prouyded for the expedycyon of that iourney in the .iiii. yere of hys reygne after some wryters But of the takyng of hys iourney dyuers writers holde diuers oppinyons so that the doute resteth betwene the yere of our lord .xi. hundred .xl and the yere of .xi. hundred and .l. when all thynges were redy for that iourney the kynge the quene wyth the floure of the chyualry of FrauÌ„ce set forthwarde vppon that iourney and came in processe of tyme vnto Constantyn the noble where he met wyth Conradus the emperour and Alphons kynge of Spayne whom the prynce Emanuell then emperour of Constantyne the noble receyued ioyusly and made to theym by his outwarde contenaunce louynge and frendely chere and promised vnto theym ayde in that iourney bothe of vitayll and also for guydes for the nexte and surest waye But he contrary to his promyse dyd dysapoynte theym and nothynge ayded theym For he delyueryd vnto theym meale myngeled wyth lyme wherof grewe myche harme to the crysten hoste after And also he assygned vnto them suche guydes as brought them into places and couÌ„treys of sterylyte and other daunger so that hastely the Frenche kyng wyth great dyffyculte and losse of his men came vnto the citye of Danas and becleped yt with a stronge syege the whych he assauted and enpayred very sore and was lykely to haue wonne yt yf he had assauted y e place styll where he began But by counsayll of some false crysten men the whyche as wytnesseth Peter Dysroye and other had taken mede of the Turkes the kynge by theyr counsayll remoued the ordynaunce from the weker place vnto y
enfourmed and also of the peace bytwene the erle of Thoners and the Frenche kynge he by meanes of one Roberte a legate of Rome sought meanes of treaty and of peace so that in processe by dylygence of the sayde Robert and other a peace was concluded for .v. yeres whyche peace concluded and assured eyther kynge returned into theyr owne prouynces wythin short whyle after y e Frenche kyng was returned into FrauÌ„ce he called to mynde the great vyctory had of the Almayns wyth also one other whych Lewys his son about y e same tyme had agayne or of kynge IohnÌ„ in the countre of Aungeou at the castell of Moyne or Mayne For the whyche .ii. vyctoryes the kynge edyfyed a monastery besyde the cyty of Sayntles in the honour of saynt Uyctor and endowed it wyth fayre and ryche possessyons and named it the abbey of saynt Uyctor In the .xxxvi. yere of the reygne of thys Phylyppe Lewys hys sonne by procurynge and sturrynge of the lordes of Englande sayled into the sayde prouynces as more playnely shall be shewed in the .xvi. yere of the reygne of kynge IohnÌ„ Many mo storyes actes myght I brynge in and set in thys story of thys kynge Phylyppe yf I shulde folowe the Frenche boke For he maketh there a rehersayll that conteyneth .xxxix. greate leuys of parchemyne Of the whyche I haue taken out suche as to me semeth moste conuenyent and haue ouer passed the other for lengthe of the tyme. Than it foloweth thys Phylyp after these dayes drewe hym to more quyet and reste so that after thys peace or trewce coÌ„cluded wyth kyng IohnÌ„ of Englande the authour speketh not or myndeth of any noble dede by hym done So that in the yere of our lorde .xii. hundred and .xxii whyche shulde be the yere of hys reygne .xliii the sayd authour begynneth and sayth that in that foresayd yere apered a greate eclypce of the son wherof the lyke hadde not ben seen in many yeres passed And in the yere folowynge dyed thys Phylyppe in the moneth of Iunii whan he hadde reygned vppon xliiii yeres Before whose deth apered a great comete or blasyng starre the whyche the Frenche men wyth also the foresayde eclypce they adiudged for pronostiquys and tokens of the kynges deth the whyche was buryed wyth excellent pompe in the monastery of saynt Denys in the yere of our lorde a thousand two hundred and .xxiii. and of hys age .lviii leuynge after hym the fore named Lewys whyche was enoynted kyng after hym Thys Phylyppe amonges other notable thynges ordeyned in hys testament be sette to the aydynge and wynnynge of the holy cytye of Hierusalem thre hundred thousande pownde of Parys money to the hospytall in Mount forte a hundred thousande pownde and to be dystrybuted amonges the poore comons of hys londe he gaue twenty thousande pownde But here is to be noted there is a great dyuersyte bytwene a pownd of Parys money and a pownde of sterlynge money For a pownde of Parys money is but two shyllynges and .vi. pence sterlynge or nere there about And so it foloweth that a thousande pownde of Parys is but a hundred fyue and twenty pownde sterlynge By whyche accompte it foloweth that thys kynge gaue to the ayde of the holy londe .xxxvii. thousande and fyue hundred pownde sterlynge to the hospytall xii thousande and fyue hundred pownde sterlynge and to the poore people two thousand fyue hundred pownde And thus here I make an ende of thys volume for cause and coÌ„syderacyon as after is shewed in the begynnynge of the nexte volume more manyfestely ¶ Lenuoye PRece forth rude volume and recoÌ„mende me To my derest frende experte in all scyence Praye hym at leysour the to ouerse And where in meter or prose he fyndeth offence Or congrewe englysshe or of perfyte sentence Humbly hym praye that he woll the correcte whyche in all hys faytes is so cyrcumspecte And shewe to hym forther hys meryt to encreace The seconde volume ys redy to hym dyght Praye hym he woll not therfore wyth the sursease Tyll that thy felow he haue by hys insyght And by hys scyence brought in so good plyght That to all readers it maye be delectable And to the herers frutefull and profytable And not to dysdayne my malapert rudenesse That to hys payne I shulde thus boldely sende Or hym to wyll to suche greate besynesse So rude a worke to correcte and amende But shew hym sothely that all that I entende Is for to enhaunce hys prayse and greaâ—e laude As he shall knowe I truste wythout frawde ¶ The seconde volume of Fabyans cronycle Conteynyng the cronycles of Englande and of Fraunce from the begynnyng of the reygne of king Rycharch the fyrste vntyll the begynnyng of the reyne of our moste redoubted souerayne lord kynge Henry the .viii. ⧠¶ Prentyd at London By wyllyam Rastell 1533 ⧠CVM PRIVILEGIO THE TABLE THere begynneth the table of the seconde volume whiche denounces and sheweth all the actes done in euery kynges dayes conteyned in the sayde volume and that euery acte folowes by letter and by the nouÌ„ber of y e lefe as in thys sayd table is expressed and begynneth at the wardes of London at kynge Rycharde the fyrste whose actes more at leÌ„gth in thys sayd volume shal be shewed wyth other kinges ensuyng by letter in this sayd table as fyrste A.B.C. and so forthe ACrys a stronge citye in the holy laÌ„d was wonne by the crysten as appereth fo iiii Actes of the great Cane of Tartaris folio xxiii Abbotte of waltham was accorded wyth the citesyns of LoÌ„don fo xxviii Accorde made betwene kyng Henry the .iii. and hys barons fo xxxviii Actes done in Hethenes by Lowys the Frenche kyng fo xlviii Acris or Acon abouenamed cytye woÌ„ne agayn by y â— Turkes fo lxix Accorde or agrement was made bytwene EnglaÌ„d ScotlaÌ„d fo xc Actes were made for weryng of sylk folio xci Actes in Fraunce done by the duke of Lancastre fo ciii Actes made by FreÌ„chmeÌ„ for the occupyeng of y e admissioÌ„ of y e enherytour of Fraunce folio cxxxvii Accorde made betwene the dukes of Orleaunce and of Burgoyne fo clx AccusacyoÌ„s by the duke of Burgoyn agayn the duke of Orleaunce fo clxi Accorde made betwene the sayde dukes folio clxi Acte made for gyuynge of lyuereys folio clxv Actes made agayn straungers se in folio clxxc Actes made for halowynge of the sondaye wythin the cytye of LondoÌ„ folio cxciâ—i Abbay of Bury was spoyled fo cxiii Adyme was graunted to kyng HeÌ„ry the fyft fo clxxvii A quyndecyme was grauÌ„ted to king Henry the .iii. fo xxi A letter deuysed by the baroÌ„s sente to kyng Henry the .iii. fo xxxvii A letter was sent by Rychard kynge of Romayns to the baroÌ„s fo xxxvii A quarter of where was solde for ii s. folio xc A fraye was made in Fletestrete vpoÌ„ a bakers seruaunt fo cxlv A fray made in Fletestrete by one Her bottell fo cxcii
hys reygne ouer England the xvii daye of Nouembre the morowe after saynt Edmond the archbisshop in the yere of our lorde M.CC lxxii the .ii. yere of the .iii. Phylype than kynge of Fraunce reygned nobly yeres .xxxiiii. fo lv Elyanoure mother to kyng Richard was enlarged fo iiii Edmounde Crouchbak was maried to the doughter of y e erle of Amnarle as apereth in fo xliiii EdmouÌ„d wodstocke wroughte treason fo lxxxviii Edward the sonne of Henry foresayd distressed the barons as it is shewed folio xxxix Edwarde forsayd dystressed the Barons the seconde tyme as is shewed folio xxxix Edwarde the holy kyng and confessour was translated as it shewed in folio xliiii Edwarde was crossed into the holy lande and of hys feates there done folio xlv Edwarde of Carnaruan as apereth folio lviii Edward the second called Edwarde Carnaruan the sonne of the fyrst Edwarde began hys domynyon ouer Englande in the moneth of Iuly and yere of our lorde god M.iii. C. vii and the .xxi. yere of the .iiii. Phylyppe or Philip the fayre than kynge of Fraunce and reygned yeres full xix fo lxxiiii Edwarde the fyrst maryed to hys .ii. wyfe the Frenche kynges syster folio lxv Edwarde the .iii. of that name sonÌ„ of Edwarde the secoÌ„de and of dame Isabell the doughter of Philippe le Beawe or the .iiii. Phylyp late kyng of Fraunce whych Edwarde aboute the age of .xv. yeres began hys reygn ouer the realme of England the .xxv. daye of Ianuary in the yere of grace M.iii. C. .xxvi and the .iiii. yere of Charles the fayre thaÌ„ king of FrauÌ„ce the whyche reygned yeres .li. folio lxxxvi Edwarde Carnaruan was myserably slayne as is shewed fo lxxxvii Edwarde Bayloll was made kynge of Scottes fo lxxxviii Edwarde the .iii. sayled into Braban wyth hys wyfe loke in fo xci Edward the .iii. chaleÌ„ged y e hole kingdome of Fraunce fo xciii Edward the eldest sonÌ„ of the duke of yorke was electe for king of EnglaÌ„d loke in fo cc.vi. Edwarde the .iiii. of that name and eldest sone of Rychard duke of yorke whych was proclaymed heyre paraÌ„t to the crowne began hys domynyon ouer the realme of Englande in the iiii day of Marche in y e yere of grace M.iiii C.lx the .ii. yere of the .xi. Lowys than kyng of FrauÌ„ce reygned at that tyme .viii. monethes yeres viii fo cc.xiiii Edwarde the .iiii. beforenamed wan the felde of Barnet vpon Ester daye agayne kyng HeÌ„ry the .vi. in the yere of grace M.iiii C.lxxi yere of Lowys the French kyng aforesayd and reygned after that day .x. monethes and yeres .xii. So that fyrste laste he reygned ouer .vii. monethes assygned to Henry the .vi. dayes .xxxvi. monethes yeres .xxi. or wyth the sayde monethes of Henry the .vi. set to Edwardes reygne make .xxii. yeres and odde dayes fo cc.xx. Edwarde the .v. of that name sonne of Edward the .iiii. of the age of .xiiii. yeres and lasse began to reygne as kyng of EnglaÌ„d the .x. daye of Apryll yere of our lord M. iiii.lxxxiii the xxxv yere of the .xi. Lowys thaÌ„ kyng of Fraunce and reygned tyll the .xx. day of Iuly next folowyng in which season passed dayes .lxxii. folio cc.xxiiii Elizabeth the holy womaÌ„ doughter of the kyng of Hungery fo xxi Eleanoure quene of her progenye loke in fo lxi Emperoure of Almayne came into England fo c.lxvii Emperour forsayd came agayn into thys lande fo c.lxxii Enuye of Frenchmen fo v Enguerram was put to deth folio lxxxiii Epytaphye of Rychard the fyrste as apereth in fo x Epytaphye of Frederyke the emperour fo xxv Epytaphye of Edward the fyrst loke in fo lxviii Epytaphye of Edward the .iii. folio cxvi Epytaphye of kyng Rycharde the .ii. loke in fo clxvi Erthquake fell in EnglaÌ„d fo xxv Erle of Penbroke was ouerset with Frenchmen other fo cxiii ExpressemeÌ„t of the grudges atwene kyng Rychard the fyrst the FreÌ„che kynge fo iiii Eugeny pope and of hys actes folio clxxxvii FAlse Cryst was crucyfyed as is shewed in fo xix False clerke of Oxenforde whych fayned hym selfe madde came to wodstocke enteÌ„dyng to haue slayne king Henry the .iii. fo xxii Faytes or actes of warre done at DoÌ„stable fo xcvi Fysshes wonderfull takeÌ„ in the .xxxv yere of kyng HeÌ„ry the .vi. fo cci FlorenÌ„ of golde was made by kynge Edward the .iii. fo xcvii Fryers mynors came fyrst into Englande loke in fo xix Fryers Augustynes in the .xxxv. yere of kynge HeÌ„ry the .iii. buylded theyr house in a place in walys called wodhous as is shewed fo xxvi Fryers were put to deth loke in folio clix Frenche kyng sent for hys doughter that was kynge Rychardes wyfe folio clix FreÌ„ch nauy dyscoÌ„fyted fo clxxiiii Froste excedyng loke in fo clxviii GAscoynes make warre agaiÌ„st FrenchmeÌ„ borderers in kyng Charles the .v. days as is shewed in folio lxxxvi Gabell or taxe reysed vppon salte in Fraunce loke in fo cxix Guynes castell was yoldeÌ„ to Englishmen loke in fo ci Grudge betwene Baldwyn and his monkes fo vii Grudge arose betwene kyng IohnÌ„ hys lordes fo xvi Grudge and dyspleasure betwene y e bysshop of wynchester and the duke of Glouceter it is shewed in folio clxxxi Grudge and murmure toke place amonge the nobles of Fraunce as appereth fo cc.xxviii HArme done by thonder as appereth in fo cvii Hawâ—e wythout reuerence of the sacrament was slayne in the churche folio cxli Hastynges lord Chamberleyne was sodeynly put to deth fo ccxxiiii Henry the thyrd of that name sonnÌ„ of king IohnÌ„ a chyld of .x. yeres began to reygne ouer EnglaÌ„de in the moneth of Octobre and yere of oure lorde M.CC. .xvii and the .xxxvii. yere of Phylype thaÌ„ kyng of FrauÌ„ce and reygned yeres .lvi fo xviii Henry Bolyng broke y e .iiii. of y e name and sonne heyre of IohnÌ„ of Gaunt duke of LaÌ„castre the whyche IohnÌ„ was secoÌ„d sonne of Edwarde the .iii. lyuyng after theyr father or the .iii. sonne to rekyn prynce Edward this Henry after the deposicioÌ„ of Rychard in the ende of the moneth of SepteÌ„bre begaÌ„ to reygne ouer EnglaÌ„de in the yere of our lorde M.iii. C.lxxx xix and the .xix. yere of Charles y e .vii than kyng of Fraunce and reygned yeres .xiii. fo clxiii Henry the .vi. of that name sonnÌ„ of Henry the .v. of y e name sonne of HeÌ„ry the .iiii. began hys reygne ouer the realme of EnglaÌ„d vppon the morne after saynt Cuthbertys day or y e â—xi day of Marche in the ende of y e yere of grace M.iiii C. .xiii and y e â—xxii yere of Charles the .vii. than kyng of FrauÌ„ce and reygned yeres .ix. fo .clxx HeÌ„ry the .v. dame Kateryne doughter of Charles the .vi. or .vii. a chylde of halfe yere of age begaÌ„ hys reygne ouer EnglaÌ„d FrauÌ„ce in the ende of the moneth of Iuly and yere
Punysshement for murdre as appereth folio lviii Parlyament holden at westmynster folio lix Parlyament holden at London as apereth folio lxxv Peace concluded betwene Fraunce Flaundres fo lxxiii Parlyament holden at London as apereth fo lxxxviii Parlyament holden at westmynster as is shewed in fo xci Parlyament holden at NorthamptoÌ„ as is shewed folio xli Parlyament holdeÌ„ at yorke fo lxxix Parlyament holden at Northampton as appereth in fo lxxxvii Parlyament holden at Salysbury as appereth in folio lxxxvii Parlyament holden at Burye as is shewed folio cxciiii Parlyament holden at Couentre beholde in folio cciiii Parlyament holden at Leyceter as is shewed folio clxxi Parlyament holden at Leyceter called Battys as is shewed fo clxxxii Paulys steple sette on fyre fo cxciii Pagentes and other ordenaunces made by LoÌ„doners for the receyuyng of the kynge fo clxxxv Parys was loste by treason as it is shewed fo clxii Peace concluded betwene the regent and the kyng of Nauerne fo cxxxv Peter kynge of Castyle was beheded as is shewed in fo cxi Peryn was draweÌ„ out of the church and hanged as is shewed fo cxxix Plees put in exercyse for the countre of Arthoys folio cxvii Plees remoued frome London to yorke as is shewed in fo cxlvi Pryde of the Frenche kynge as it is shewed in fo lxxiii Prynce Edwarde maryed the erle of Henawdes doughter fo lxxxi QUene hythe was fyrste let to ferme to the cytesyns of London as appereth fo xxvi Quest passed betwene the abbot of westmynster and the cytye of LondoÌ„ as is shewed in fo xxxv Quene of Englande sayled into Fraunce for cause fo lxxxi Quene of Englande was proclaymed enemye fo lxxxi Quene foresayd landed in England by strength fo lxxxi Quene Anne was speciall good lady to the cytye of London fo cxlvi Quene Anne dyed fo cxlvii Quene Margarete was receyued of the Londoners fo cxciii Quene Margarete made a voyage into Englande fo ccxv Quene Margaret was taken as is shewed in fo ccxx RIcharde the fyrst of that name and sonne of HeÌ„ry the second began to reygne in Englande in the yere of our lorde M.C.xci the .xi. yere of the second Phylyp reygned yeres wyth odde monethes .x. In the fyrste yere of thys kynge the cytye of London was commytted to the rule of two baylyfes whyche so coÌ„tynued tyll the .x. yere of kyng IohnÌ„ as it is shewed in fo iii Rycharde the .ii. of that name sonnÌ„ of prynce Edwarde sonnÌ„ of Edward the .iii began hys reygne ouer Englande the .xii. daye of Iuny in y e yere of our lord M.iii. C.lxxvii the .xiii yere of the .v. Charles than kynge of Fraunce and reygned yeres .xxii. folio cxlii Rycharde the .iii. of that name brother vnto Edwarde the .iiii. beynge duke of Glouceter and protectour of England began to vsurpe the .xxvi. daye of Iuny in the yere of our lord M.iiii C.lxxxiii yere of Lowis thaÌ„ kyng of Fraunce and so contynued yeres .ii. full as moche as from the xx day of Iuny to the .xxii. day of August by dayes .lvii. fo ccxxv Ranulphe erle of Chester and of hys doughters fo xxi Rayne excedyng fo lxxvii Resygnacyon of the duchye of Normandy folio xxxii Resygnacyon of kynge Rycharde folio clii Resygnacyon shewed in the parlyament folio cliii Robert Knollys knyghte and of hys feates folio ciiii Robert Knollys toke saynt Omiers and other holdes fo cxi SAuoye a place of honoure in London was brent by the coÌ„mons folio cxlii Saynt mary Oueryes in Southwerke was fyrste bylded fo xv SaiÌ„t Stephyns chapell of westmynster begonne fo cix Syege layde to saynte Omyers folio xciiii Syege layde to AmyaÌ„s fo cxxxiiii Scottysshe kynge dyd homage to kyng IohnÌ„ fo xi Scottes brekyng theyr othe fo lxiii Scottes were subdued fo lxiii Scottes had peace to theyr aduauntage fo lxxxvii Scottes were agayne ouerturned folio lxxxviii Scotisshe kynge taken prysoner folio cii Spensers were banysshed fo lxxviii Spensers bothe the father and the some were put to deth fo lxxxii SoÌ„ne was turned to the coloure of blode folio lxxx TAnner a vyllayne surmysed hym heyre to the crowne of Englande fo lxxvi Table of syluer was gyuen to kyng Rychard fo cxlvii Templers knyghtes of religyoÌ„ were dystroyed fo lxxâ—ii The sentence agayne kynge Iohan was denounced fo xiii The wardys of London were cessed folio xcii Thre fyftenes were graunted at one tyme. folio cxi Tytle or ryghte whyche the kyng of Englande hath vnto ScotlaÌ„de se in folio lxii Tytle of Edwarde the thyrde whych he hadde to the crowne of Fraunce folio cxvi Tytle of the duke of Glouceter had to the crowne was shewed at Paules crosse fo ccxxiiii WArdes and churches wythin LoÌ„don fo ii Uaryaunce began betwene the pope and kyng IohnÌ„ fo xii Uaryaunce betwene LondoÌ„ North ampton fo xxxiii warre betwene the kynge of EnglaÌ„d and of Fraunce fo xiii warre was concluded betwene the sayd landes fo cxxxiiii warre betwene kynge IohnÌ„ and hys lordes fo xvii warre was made in Normandy as appereth fo lxii warre made in Guyan wyth fortune therof fo lxxx warre betwene the Frenche kynge the kynge of Nauerne fo cxxiii warde and maryage of heyres was graunted to the kynge fo xx wyllyam walworthe slewe Iacke Strawe folio cxlii Usurers were punysshed as it appereth folio cxxi ☞ Here endeth the seconde Table THE PROLOGE NOw for as mych as we be comen to the tyme that officers were chosen and chargyd wyth the rule of the cytye of London yt is necessary that here we do shewe what offycers they were of the name that to them was admitted ad gyuen Then ye shall vnderstand that at the commynge of wyllyam coÌ„querour into thys lande as euydently apperyth by the charter of hym to the cytezens of London graunted that before those dayes and then the rulers of the sayde cytezens were named Port greuys whyche worde ys diriuate or made of .ii. saxon wordes as port and greue Port is to meane a town and greue is ment for a gardyen or ruler as who wolde meane gardeyn ruler or keper of the town These of olde tyme wyth the lawes and customys then vsyd within thys cytye were regystred in a boke called the Domysday in Saxon tunge then vsed But in later dayes when the sayde lawes and customes alteryd and chaunged and for consyderacyon also that the sayde boke was of small hande and sore defacyd yt was the lesse set by so that yt was enbefelyd or loste so that the remembraunce of suche rulers as were before the dayes of thys Rycharde the fyrst whose story shall next ensue are loste and forgoten wherfore nowe I shall begynne at the fyrste yere of the sayde fyrste Rycharde the whyche of some wryters is surnamed Cure de Lyon and so contynew the names of all offycers as well baylyuys mayres and shryues tyll the laste yeres of Rycharde the thyrde
sharpnes of Baldwyne had somdeale greued theym And though thys Baldwyne were a good man holy in his lyuynge yet one thyng he dyd to the derogacyon of the munkes of Caunterburye for he purposyd to put the prerogatiue of the eleccyon of the archbishoppe from the munkes And because therof he beganne to buylde great houses nere vnto the munkes chyrche by fauour of the kynge Henry the seconde but not wythout shedynge of blood and there entendyd to haue set in secular chanons with prebendys and suffraganes of bysshoppes for to treate wyth the sayde chanons of the foresayde eleccyon to put by the mūkes clerely But the munkes when they sawe they myght no lenger resyst Baldwyn they then appealed to the pope Innocent the thyrde by whose cōmaundemēt that worke ceasyd and so stode vnfynysshed tyll the sayde Baldwyne was dede After whose deth the munkes made that worke playne wyth the grounde Treuisa translatoure of Policronycon sayth yt was wonder that Baldwyn wolde in that maner deale wyth the munkes consyderyng he was fyrst archdeacon then white munke and then abbot after byshop of worceter and last archbysshoppe to brynge men of more imperfyte lyfe into y e place of men more perfyte to chaunge religyous men for seculer men But yet the sayde Treuisa allowyth Baldwynes dede or entent for good For he sayth that Criste was the hedde of holy chyrch and callid and made his apostles bysshoppes but none of them was munke or yet frere wherfore Baldwyne dyd better to preferre the relygyon whyche Cryste made then the relygyon whyche was instytuted and ordeyned by man Anno domini M.C.xcvii  Anno domini M.C.xcviii  Gerarde de Antiloche  Balliui  Anno .viii.  Robert Duraunt  IN in the moneth of Ianuary and .viii. yere of the reygne of kynge Rycharde when the sayde Rycharde had sufferyd harde prysonement vppon the terme of a yere and thre monethes he was deliuered out of Pryson for the summe of an hundred thousande pounde of sterlynge money For pledge wherof he lefte in the kepynge of the emperoure the bysshoppes of Roan and of Bathe But not for all for a great parte was payed or the kynge were delyueryd For payment of whyche raunsom all the wolle of whyte munkes chanons was taken and solde rynges and crosses of prelates wyth vessels and chalyces of all chyrches thorough y e land ouer that .xxvii. shrynes were scraped or spoylyd of y e gold syluer that vppon theym before tyme was layd for no pryuylege of holy chyrch nor other persone at that season was sparyd Then kynge Rycharde came vnto Swyne in Flaūdres and taryed there two monethes other to abyde the wynde or ellys to make prouysyon for thynges whych he neded There the emperours men had almost taken him agayn So the emperour forthought y e deliuery of king Rychard as Pharao forthought the delyuery of the chyldren of Israel Then the kyng toke shippyng and lāded in y e ende of Marche at Sandwyche from thens came streyghte vnto Lōdon where he was receyued wyth all ioye and honour And when he had a season rested hym there he wyth a certayn nomber of knyghtes rode to Nothyngam wan y e castell and after the castell of Tykhyll by force of armes and set the wardeyns of theym in warde And that done he called a counsayll of hys lordes at wynchester where by authoryte of the sayd coūsayll he depryued Iohn̄ hys brother then beynge in Fraunce of all honour and toke from hym al suche landes as he before had gyuen to hym crowned hym soone after agayn kyng of England in the sayd cytye of wynchester After the whych coronacyon he called a parlyament by vertue wherof he resumyd all parētes and annuytees fees and other grauntes before hys voyage by hym solde and graunted and caused the partyes to be contentyd wyth such reuenous and profytes as they had receyued of the sayde offyces or landes in tyme of hys absence and sparyd not any persone for any sufficience of wrytyng y t to hym before was made when kynge Rycharde hadde by these foresayd meanes gaderyd some money he then in the moneth of Iuly sayled into Fraunce and besegyd a castell callyd Arques and spedde there as wytnessyth Polycronyca dyuersly whyche worde dyuersly may well here be spoken For who so redyth the frenche cronycle he shall fynde that the Frenche kynge was vyctor But and he rede the englyshe boke than shall he fynde kynge Rycharde vyctour wherfore me thynketh Ranulphe sayde well when he sayde they spedde dyuersely For yt is so dyuerse by the reporte of wryters that the certayntie to whom the honoure shulde be gyuen is harde to be knowen All be yt that in the countrey of Bloys as wytnessyth y e sayde frenche cronycle kynge Rycharde scaryd the Frenche hoste and toke the kynges somer horse wyth parte of hys treasour But in shorte whyle after a trewce was concludyd betwene these two kynges for a yere Then Iohn̄ whyche hadde tourned to the Frenche kyng agayne his owne brother seynge that the fame and honoure of hys brother feblenesse of his own power made meanes to Elyanoure hys mother by whose medyacyon he was recōcyled to hys brother the kynge after became hys trew knyght when the kynge and hys brother Iohn̄ were thus agreed they rode ouer the lande to vysyte y e countreys and se howe they were guyded by the offycers of the kynge Amonge other two there were whyche shewyd that they wolde do many thynges to the kynges profyte the one was abbot of Cadonence wythin Normandye and that other was named wyllyam wyth the longe berde The abbot warned the kynge of the fraude of hys offycers wherby he thought by the ponyshement of hys offycers he shulde wynne great fauoure of the people Then thys abbot gate a warrant of the kynge and at London callyd dyuerse offycers before hym for to yelde to hym theyr accompte But he dyed shortly so that hys purpose came to small effecte And wyllyam wyth the longe berde shewyd to the kynge the outrage of the ryche men whych as he sayd sparyd theyr owne and pyllyd the poore people It is sayd that this willyam was borne in London purchasyd that name by vse of hys berde He was sharpe of wytte and somedeale lettred a bold man of speche and sadde of countenaunce and toke vppon hym greatter dedes then he coulde welde and some he vsyd cruelly as apperyth in appechynge of hys own brother of treason the whyche was a Burges of London and to hym hadde shewed great kyndnesse in his youthe This willyam styred and excyted the cōmon peple to desyre loue fredom̄ and lybertye and blamed the excesse and outrage of ryche men By suche meanys he drew to hym many great companyes and wyth all hys power defended the poore mennys cause agayne the ryche and accused dyuers to the kynge shewyng that by theyr meanys the kynge loste
versys folowynge Christe tui calicis praedo fit praeda caducis re breui reiecis qui tollit aera crucis Viscera Carleolum corpus fons seruat Ebardi Et cor Rothamagū magne Richarde tuum In terra diuiditur vnus quia plus fuit vno Non superest vno gratia tanta viro The which versys may be englysshyd as foloweth Cryste of the these whyche on the ryght hande was And axyd mercy to vs thou made a praye That we lyke wyse shulde for our trespasse Axe of the mercy and shewe no delay Nor for erthly thynges caste our self away For who of thy crosse accompteth lyttell store The meryte of thy passyon he losyth euermore Thys manfull knyghte thys prynce vyctoryouse whyche toke thy crosse on hym wyth great payne He folowed the thefe and axyd mercy thus For hys offence he warred thy foes agayne And shadde theyr blood on hyll and eke on playne And all for loue good lorde he hadde to the. wherfore swyte Iesu on hym thou haue pytye Of whom the bowellys at Carleyll and the trunke At fount Ebrarde full rychely ys dyght The harte at Roan into the erthe ys sunke Of the worthy Rycharde And so in thre is twyght That more than one whylom was in myght In erthe is separate that lyuynge more then one was and of grace founde lyke to hym none IOhn̄ brother of y e aboue named Rycharde yongeste son of Henry the seconde was ordeyned or proclamed kyng of England the tenth day of Apryll in the begynnynge of the yere of our lorde .xi. hundred .lxxx. .xix and the .xx. yere of the seconde Phylyppe then kynge of Fraunce Thys Iohn̄ at the daye of his brothers deth was in Normandy where at Chynon as soon as his brother Rycharde was dyseasyd he possessyd hym of hys brothers treasour and sent Hubert archbyshoppe of Caunterbury into Englande to make prouisyon for his coronacyon And vppon Ester daye folowyng he was gyrde with the sworde of the duchy of Brytayne sayled soon after into Englād where he was crowned kynge at westmynster vppon holy thursday next folowynge of the forenamed Hubert After whyche solemnitye done he ordeyned the same Hubert chaunceller of Englande In thys whyle the Frenche kynge helde a counsayll at Cenomannia in Turon where to the derogacyon of kynge Iohn̄ Arture the son of Geffrey Plantagenet and neuewe to the sayde Iohn̄ was made duke of Brytayne whyche incontynently after wyth a great army entryd the countrey of Angeou and toke possessyon therof And kynge Phylyppe wyth hys people entryd the duchy of Normandy and layde syege to the cytye of Euroux and wanne yt wyth all the stronge holdes there about and stuffyd theym wyth vytayll strengthed them with his owne knyghtes and that done wasted spoyled the the countrey tyll he came to the cytye of Meaus where met wyth hym the forenamed Arture dyd to hym homage for the countrey of Angiers In the moneth of May Elyanour somtyme wyfe of Henry the seconde and mother to kyng Rycharde came into Fraunce and so to the kynge to Meaus foresayde and made to hym homage for the coūtrey of Poytiers as her enherytaunce And soone after the kinge retourned into Fraūce and the duke of Britayne wyth hym whyche as yet was within age Kynge Iohn̄ heryng of this warre in Normandy and losse of the countreys aboue named assembled a coūsayll and axid ayde of his lordes and cōmons to wynne agayne y e foresayd landes had it graunted after some wryters .iii. s. of euery plough land thorough Englande besyde y e subsydy of y e spyrytuall landes And when he hadde made redy for that belonged to hys voyage he about heruest sayled into Normandy where he taryed tyll Octobre folowynge spendynge the tyme to hys losse and dyshonoure Anno domini M.CC.  Anno domini M.CCi.  Arnolde fyz Arnolde  Balliui  Anno primo  Rycharde fyz Darty  AFter Mychelmas in the moneth of October and fyrste yere of the reygne of kynge Iohn̄ a trewce or peace was concluded betwene the two kynges of Englande and of Fraunce from that daye tyll mydsomer nexte folowynge and in lyke wyse betwene the French kyng and Baldwyne erle of Flaundres And thys yere was made a deuorce betwene kynge Iohn̄ and hys wyfe the erle of Glocetyrs doughter because of nerenesse of bloode And after was he maryed vnto Isabell the doughter of the erle of Engolesym in Fraunce and had by her two sonnys Henry and Rychard and .iii. doughters Isabell Elyanoure and Iane. Thys yere dyed at London blessyd Hugh byshop of Lyncoln̄ and was conueyed to his owne chyrch there enterryd For whom god hath shewyd many myracles so that at thys daye he ys authorysed by the chyrche for a saynte At mydlent after kyng Iohn̄ sayled agayne into Normandy And after Ester he mette with kynge Phylyppe betwene Uernon and the yle Audeley where the peace betwene both realmes was stablyshed and cōfermed for terme of theyr two lyues and the landes deuyded betwene the two kynges as eyther of them shuld holde theym contentyd for theyr lyues after And in shorte tyme after Lewys the eldest son of kynge Phylyppe maryed dame Blanch doughter to Alphons kynge of Castylle and neuewe to kynge Iohn̄ To the whyche Lewys kyng Iohn̄ for loue of that woman shewyd to hym great bountye and gaue vnto her many ryche gyftes In the moneth of Iuly folowyng kyng Iohn̄ rode into Fraūce where he was receyued of the Frēche kynge wyth myche honour and so cōueyed into saynte Denys where he was receyued wyth processyon And vppon the morow the Frenche kyng accompanyed hym vnto Parys where he was receyued of the cytezens wyth great reuerēce and presentyd by the prouoste of the towne in name of the hole cytye wyth ryche presentis And there kynge Phylyppe festyd hym in hys owne paleys gaue vnto hym and hys lordes and seruauntes many ryche gyftes and after conueyd hym forth of that citye and toke leue of hym in moste louynge wyse And when kynge Iohn̄ hadde spedde his maters in Normandy he then returned into Englande Anno domini M.CCi.  Anno domini M.CCii  Roger Desert  Balliui  Anno secun  Iamys fyz Barth  IN y e moneth of december and seconde yere of kynge Iohn̄ Ranulphe erle of Chestre by the example afore shewed by kynge Iohn̄ lefte hys owne wyfe named Constaūce and countesse of Brytayne whych before he had maried by counsayll of kynge Henry the seconde wedded one Clemens One cronycle sayth he dyd so because he wolde haue yssue But the sayd authour sayth that after hys opynyon he dyspleased god so greatly that god wolde suffer hym to haue none yssue but the rather for that dede dyed wythout About thys tyme after opynyon of moste wryters the people or nacyon callyd Tartares beganne theyr domynyon These men dwellyd vnder the hyllys of Inde y t belonged to prester Iohn̄
into Englande named Gualo or Swalo the whyche after hys commynge commaunded Lewys to returne into Fraunce and laboryd to the vttermost of his power to appease the kynge and hys baronye But all hys laboure was in vayne Anno domini M.CC.xvi.  Anno domini M. CC.vxii  IohnÌ„ Trauers  wyllyam Hardell  Anno .xvii.  Andrewe Newlande  IN thys .xvii. yere of kynge Iohan the warre betwene hym and his lordes styll contynuynge he dyed of the flyxe as testyfyeth Polylycronycon at the towne of Newerke vppon the daye of saynte Calyxte the pope or the .xiiii. day of October How be yt the Englyshe boke or cronycle sayeth that he dyed at Sebynyshede an abbay aboute LyncolnÌ„ by the impoysonynge of a munke of the same house the daye after saynte Luke or the .xviii. daye of October and was buryed at the cytye of wynchester But the authour of Policronycon sayth he was bowelled at Crongthon abbaye and buryed at worceter in the myddle of the quyer of munkes when he hadde reygned xvi yeres .vi. monethis .iiii. dayes leuynge after hym two sonnes Henry and Rycharde wyth sondry doughters Of thys IohnÌ„ yt is redde that he founded the abbay of Belewe in the new forest in recompensacyon of the paâ—ysh chyrches which he there ouer turnyd to enlarge that forest and an abbay of blacke munkes in the cytye of wynchester where after y e sayeng of the englyshe cronycle he shulde be buryed This kynge IohnÌ„ also after some wryters maryed one of hys doughters vnto Otto the fourth of y e name emperour of Almayne and duke of Saxony the whyche helde warre agayne kynge Phylyppe of Fraunce as in the .v. chapyter of the storye of the sayde Phylyp before is declared whyche Otto for hys rapyne and extorcyon done to the chyrch of Rome was accursyd and the sayd Phylyp and also kynge IohnÌ„ for theyr dysobedyence to the chyrche were also accursyd the whyche warred eyther wyth other so that eyther of theÌ„ greuyd and vexid other to the great hynderauÌ„cis of them and eyther of them For the whyche consyderacyon a metrycyan made these balades of them as foloweth O quam mirabilia good lorde thy workes been In punyshement of synners by thy myght wondersly As by old storyes yt is playnely seen One synner the other hath correcte vtterly As Alexander wyth Iulius Pompey and Tholomy And many other whych as thy scourgys were To punyshe synners and theym self also dere In lyke wyse nowe reader yf thou lyste take hyde And well reuolue in mynde thys hystorye Of these thre prynces and loke well on theyr dede Thou shalte conceyue that they dyd wyckydly I meane kynge IohnÌ„ Phylyppe and Ottony whyche vnto synne made them selfe so thrall That of pope Innocent they were accursyd all wherfore god sufferyd that one the other to greue And warre chase wyth dedely hate and stryfe Glad that one the other to mischeue Manassynge eche other wyth spere sworde and knyfe wyth cruell batayll durynge theyr synfull lyfe wherfore I maye conclude in factis horum That multa sunt flagella peccatoruÌ„ HEnry the thyrde of y e name eldest son of kyng IohnÌ„ a chylde of the age of .ix. yeres beganne hys reygne ouer the realm of Englande the .xx. daye of the moneth of October in the yere of our lorde M. two hundred and .xvi and the .xxxvi. yere of the seconde Phylyp yet kyng of Fraunce ye haue before harde of the cruell warre whyche Lewys son vnto the Frenche kynge wyth the ayde of the baronys of Englande maynteynyd agayne kynge IohnÌ„ The whyche after the deth of the sayde IohnÌ„ contynued for as mych as then some of the lordes that before hadde maynteyned the quarell of Lewis now forsoke hym toke parte with this Henry as theyr naturall and souerayne lorde wherof the chefe were the erles of Penbroke of Chester the whych wyth theyr retynewe helde sharpe warre wyth the sayde Lewys his affynyte the whych enteÌ„dyd to haue ben kynge of Englande by reason of couenauÌ„tes made wyth certayne lordes of the lande when he was fyrste sent for by them wherfore the forsayd erles wyth the other of theyr partye to make theyr partye the stroÌ„ger proclaymed the sayde Henry kynge of Englande vppon the foresayde .xx. daye of Octobre thorough the cytye of London and in all possyble haste after made prouysyon for hys coronacyon so that vppon the daye of Symonde and Iude next ensuynge he was crowned at Glouceter of Peter then byshoppe of wynchester Lewys the Frenche kynges son beynge then at Lyncolne In which yere stode styll as gouernoure of the cytye of London tyll Mychelmas nexte folowynge Anno domini M.CC.xvii  Anno domini M.CC.xviii  IohnÌ„ Trauers  wyllyam Hardell  Anno .i.  Andrewe Newlande  SO soone as the kynge was crowned coÌ„myssyons where sent ouer in his name into all places of Englande to gather strength of men to wythstand the forenamed Lewys to put hym wyth his Frenche men and other allyaunces out of the land whych then hadde vnder theyr rule and custodye the castellys of Berkhamsted of Hertford dyuers other And for thys Lewys wold not sease of hys warre and retourne into Fraunce therfore the foresayd Gwalo or Swalo the popys legate accursyd hym fyrste by name and after all such as hym maynteyned or fauored in thys warre agayne kynge Henry Then the forenamed erlys accompanyed wyth wyllyam erle Marshall of Englande wyllyam le Bruyz erle of Ferrys wyth many other yode to Lyncolne and wanne that town vppon the strauÌ„gers where was slayne a French man called erle of Perches wyth many other souldyours And there was takeÌ„ of EnglyshmeÌ„ Serle erle of wynchester and HuÌ„â—ryde Bohum erle of Herforde wyth dyuerse other of name And in thys whyle Lewelyn prynce of walis for that he ayded the partye of Lewys was accursyd and his lande enterdyted After the towne of Lyncolne was thus woÌ„ne from the Frenchmen Lewys wyth other parte of his souldyours drewe towarde London for so myche as word was brought to hym that his fader had sent to hym a new company of souldyours the whyche shulde lande in Englande shortely Trouth yt was that such an ayde of souldyours was made by the FreÌ„che kyng coÌ„myttyd to a capytayn whyche in the cronycle is named Eustace the muÌ„ke the whych was encouÌ„tryd vpon the see with a capytayn or mayster of the .v. portis called Hubert at Burgh gaue to hym batayll and scomfyght hym at length sent the hed of y e sayd Eustace vnto y e kynge when Lewys harde of these tydyuges and consydered howe dayly his strength mynyshed he was more inclynable vnto peace so y e in coÌ„clusion he toke money as sayth Policronica yelded vp his castellis strengthis which he held after was assoyled so returned into FrauÌ„ce But of this money y e Lewis receyued ben diuers opinyons for the englyshe boke namyth yt a thousande marke
chamber at hys maner of woodstoke entendynge to haue slayne the kynge But he was espyed by a woman and taken and so conueyed to Couentre and there arreygnyd of that dede where after lawfull prouys of hys malycyous entent made he for the same was there drawen hanged And in thys yere vppon the euen of saynte Botolphe or the xxvi daye of Iuny was borne at westmynster Edward that after was surnamed Longeshanke This after his father was kynge Anno domini M.CC.xxxix  Anno domini M.CC.xl.  Remonde Bengly  wyllyam Ioynour  Anno .xxiii.  Rafe Aschewy  IN this .xxiii. yere of kyng Henry before the tyme of the eleccyon of the shryues of London one Symōde fyz Mary whych before in the .xvii yere of the kynge had ben in that offyce had purchased a cōmaundement of the kynge dyrected to the mayre and rulers of the cytye y t they shulde cause hym to be electe to that offyce for that yere folowynge But the mayre wyth the heddes of the cytye consyderynge that commaundement to be a derogacyon vnto the lybertyes of y e cytye wythstode yt and chase the forenamed Rafe Ashwy put the sayde Symonde by for the whyche he complayned hym to the kynge Then the kynge sente for the mayre and the rulers of the city and hadde vnto theym many wordes of dyspleasure for the dysobeyenge of his cōmaundement and fardermore discharged willyam Ioynour which that yere was agayne chosen newely to be mayre for the yere folowynge and chargyd the cytesyns to procede to a newe eleccyon for theyr mayre whyche then to satysfye the kynges pleasure chase Gerarde Batte By whose meanys and good polycye the sayde mayr wyth the cytesyns demeaned theym so well to the kynge that they obteyned hys gracious fauour and causyd the forsayde Symonde to fayle of his purpose and was not after admyttyd to that offyce tyll he hadde submyttyd hym to the rule of the mayre and rulers of the same cytye The whyche Symonde behaued him so well after that he was admyttyd for an alderman But in short processe after he demeanyd him so yll and so contraryously vnto the weale and good order of the cytye that he was dyscharged of hys aldermanshyp and dyschargyd from all rule and counsayll of the cytye as in the .xxxiiii. yere of thys kynge folowynge is touched Anno domini M.CC.xl.  Anno domini M.CC.xli  Iohn̄ Gysors  Gerarde Batte  Anno .xxiiii.  Mychaell Tony.  IN thys .xxiiii. yere of kynge Henry saynte Paulys chyrch of London was newely halowyd And the great Chaan of Tartarys before in the seconde yere of kynge Iohn̄ myndyd or touched of theyr begynnynge in thys yere after he had from the Turkys wonne myche of the Eest landes he sent an hoste into the lande of Hūgary the whych held the people of that countrey so shorte that as witnessyth the authour of Policronica and other they were constrayned of necessyte to ete theyr own chyldren and other vnlefull metys But the authoure of Cronica cronicarum sayth that this mysery fell to the peple of Hungary in the yere of our lorde .xii. hundred and .xxi. whyche after that sayenge shulde be in the fyfte yere of thys kynge Anno domini M.CC.xli  Anno domini M.CC.xlii  Iohn̄ Uyoll  Remonde Bengley  Anno .xxv.  Thomas Duresyne  IN this .xxv. yere of kynge Henry Gerarde Batte was agayn chosen mayre for this present yere And after whose eleccyon he was by the worshipfull of the citye conueyed vnto woodstoke and presentyd after the custome vnto the kynge But the kynge enfourmed of hys laste yeres dealynge by suche as ought to hym no good wyll sayde that he wolde not admytte hym to that offyce tyll such tyme as he came to westmynster wyth whyche answere the sayde Gerarde wyth his companye returned vnto London It was not longe after or the kyng came to westmynster where accordynge to theyr dutye the cytesyns of London agayn awayted vppon the kynge to know his pleasure where the kynge callyd before hym the sayde mayre and after certayne questyons to hym put he caused hym to be sworne in his presence After whyche othe to hym geuen the kynge charged hym by vertue of the same that he shulde not take of the bakers and bruers and other vytellars of the cytye .xl. pounde whyche other of his predecessours and also he that laste yere hadde taken And also that he incontynently after hys commynge to London shuld restore vnto the sayd vytellars and other cytesyns all suche money as he hadde wyth wronge in that precedyng yere taken of the comynaltye of the citye But for the sayde Gerarde allegyd for hym certayne consideracyons be sechynge the kynge to pardon hym of that restytucyon the kynge in dyspleasure swore a great othe that he shulde not that yere be mayre nor at any tyme there after And so the commons certyfyed of the kynges pleasure chase in his place or stede Reyner de Bungaye And this yere the kynge yode into walys wherof herynge Dauid then prynce of walys mette wyth the kyng at Ruthlande and submyttyd hym to the kynges grace Also this yere the blessyd Edmunde archebyshoppe of Caunterbury beynge at Pountnay in the prouynce of Burgoyne dyed and there was buryed was after translatyd into y e same place within .x. yeres after his deth by commaundement of Innocent the fourthe then pope of Rome because of his manyfolde myracles whyche god shewyd for hym after hys deth All be yt in hys legende yt is shewyd that he dyed twentye myle from Pountnay called Soly and was after buryed and translated at Poūtnay Of this blessed man Polycronycon shewyth many vertuyes in the .xxxv. chapiter of his .vii. boke whyche here I ouer passe for lengthynge of the tyme. And thys yere one wyllyam of the Marshe was at London for treason drawen and hanged Thys yere also were alder men fyrste chosen wythin the cytye of London whyche then hadde the rule of the cytye and of the wardes of the same and were then yerely chaūgyd as now the shryues be chaūged Anno domini M.CC.xlii  Anno domini M.CC.xliii  Iohn̄ fyz Iohn̄  Remonde Bongley  Anno .xxvi.  Rafe Ashewy  IN this .xxvi. yere of kyng Henry Bonyface was sacryd archbyshoppe of Caunterbury And this yere the kyng wyth a fayre company saylyd into Normandy whyche vyage as sayth y e frenche cronycle was made by the styrynge of a Frenche man named erle of the Marche for so myche as y e sayd erle refusyd to do homage vnto Alphons brother vnto Lewys the .x. of that name and surnamed saynte Lewys then kynge of Fraunce Thys Lewys the yere before hadde maryed his sayde brother vnto the doughter of the erle of Tholouse and hadde gyuen to his sayde brother the erledome of Poyteau wyth all the landes of Aluerne By reason wherof he wold haue causyd the sayd erle of Marche to haue done
after smote hym wych hys crosse vpon the lefte syde Upon the morne after the pope was fouÌ„den dede and hys bedde all blody But of thys is nothynge in the cronycle or storye of Innocent After that sayenge of Polycronycon this byshoppe Grostehede shuld dye in the .xxxvii. yere of thys kynge Henry the whyche sayenge agreeth better with the storye except that the sayde pope lyued after the deth of the sayde byshoppe .vi. yere Anno domini M.CC.l.  Anno domini M.CC.li.  Humfrey Basse.  IohnÌ„ Norman  Anno .xxxiiii.  wyllyam fyz Rycharde  IN this .xxxiiii. yere was an excedynge wynde the whyche in sondry places of England dyd great harme whyche was in the begynnynge of this yere vppon the daye of Symon and Iude. About thys tyme in the duchy of Burgoyne as testyfyeth Fasciculus temporuÌ„ and other an hyll remouyd from hys proper place and glode by many a myle and lastely ioyned hym vnto other hyllys In the whyche glydynge or ronnynge the sayde hyll oppressyd or slewe v. thousande people And thys yere Symon fyz mary alderman of London for hys dysobedyence and euyll counsaill that he gaue vnto Margarete Uyell before in the xxxi yere of thys kynge touchyd wyth other secret labours and maters entendyd by hym to the hurte of the cytye was dyschargyd of hys aldermanshyppe and put oute of the counsayll of the cytye Anno domini M.CC.li.  Anno domini M.CC.lii  Laurence Frowyke  Adam Basynge  Anno .xxxv.  Nycholas Batte  IN thys .xxxv. yere of kynge Henry beganne the frere Augustynes to buylde or inhabyte them in walys in a place callyd woodhouse And in this yere maryed kyng Henry his doughter Mary or after some wryters Margarete vnto Alexander kynge of Scottys at the cytye of yorke and dyd receyue homage of the sayde Alexander for the kyngedome of Scottes or for the prouynce of Scotlande in lyke maner as many of his progenytours had done dyuerse and many tymes before as in this worke both before thys tyme and also after is shewyd Anno domini M.CC.li.  Anno domini M.CC.lii  wyllyam Durham  IohnÌ„ Toleson  Anno .xxxvi.  Thomas wymborne  IN thys .xxxvi. yere the kynge graunted vnto the shryues of London that they shulde yerely be alowyed of .vii. pounde for certayne pryuyleges or grounde belongynge to saynte Paules chyrche the whych at this daye is allowyd by the Barons of the kynges excheker to euerey shryue when they make theyr accompte in the offyce of the pype Also thys yere was grauÌ„ted by the kynge for the citesens more ease that where before tyme they vsyd yerely to present theyr mayre to y e kynges presence in any such place as he then were in Englande that nowe from thys tyme forthwarde they shulde for lacke of the kynges presence beynge at westmynster presente theyr mayre so chosen vnto the barons of hys Excheker and there to be sworne admyttyd as he before tymes was before the kynge Anno domini M.CC.lii  Anno domini M.CC.liii  IohnÌ„ Northampton  Nycholas Batte  Anno .xxxvii.  Rycharde Pycarde  IN thys .xxxvii. yere the water of the see aboute the daye of saynte Paulyn in the moneth of Ianuary rose of suche heyghte that yt drowned many vyllagys and housys nere vnto yt in dyuerse places of Englande And thys yere the kynge the quene and syr Edwarde his son wyth Bonyface archebyshoppe of Caunterburye and dyuerse other nobles of the realme sayled into Normandye and taryed at Burdeaux a certayne of tyme. But of theyr dedys or cause of theyr saylynge thyther is no mencyon made in the cronycle of England How be yt in the FreÌ„che boke yt is shewed y t the cause was to ioyne Edwarde the kynges sonne vnto the syster of y e kyng of Spayne by maryage This yere also the water of Thamys sprange so hygh that yt drowned many housys about the waters syde by meane wherof myche maâ—chaundyse was peryshed and loste And thys yere the cytezyns hadde graunted of the kynge that no cytesyns shulde paye scauage or tolle for any bestes by them brought as they before tymes hadde vsyd Anno domini M.CC.liii  Anno domini M.CC.liiii  Robert Belyngton  Rycharde Hardell  Anno .xxxviii.  Ranfe Aschewye  IN thys .xxxviii. yere by procurement of syr Rycharde erle of Cornewayll for dyspleasure whyche he bare towarde y e citye for exchauÌ„ge of certayne grounde to the same belongynge the kynge vnder coloure that the mayre hadde not done due execucyon vppon the bakers for lackynge of theyr syzys seased the lybertyes of the cytye That ys to be vnderstanden that where the mayre and comynaltye of the cytye hadde by the kynges graunte the cytye to ferme wyth dyuerse customys and offyces for astynted and ascertayned summe of money now the kyng sette in offycers at hys pleasure the whiche were accomptable vnto hym for all reuenues and profytes that grew wythin the sayde cytye But wythin foure dayes folowynge the feste of saynte Edmunde the byshop or by the .xix. daye of Nouember the cytesyns agreed wyth the sayde erle for .vi. hundred marke After whych agrement wyth hym concluded they soone after were restoryd vnto theyr lybertyes This yere syr Edward the kynges sonne and heyre was maryed vnto Eleanour y e kinges sister of Spayn And in the Cristmas weke the kyng landed at Douer and y e quene wyth hym wyth many other lordes when the kynge was comen to London he was lodgyd in the towre where he sent for to come vnto hym the mayre and the shryues wyth whom he resoued greuously for the escape of one callyd IohnÌ„ Gate This IohnÌ„ had murderyd a pryour allyed vnto the kynge The mayre layde the charge of this mater from hym vnto y e shryues for so myche as to theym belonged the kepynge of all prysons wyth in the cytye so that the mayre returnyd home and the shriues remayned there as prisoners by y e space of a moneth after or more And in theyr places and for theym were chosen Steuen Oystergate Henry walmoode But how the old shryues passyd out of the kynges daunger I fynde not Anno domini M.CC.liiii  Anno domini M.CC.lv.  Stephan Oystergate  Rycharde Hader  Anno .xxxix.  Henry walmoode  IN this .xxxix. yere in the feaste of saynte Etheldrede dame Eleanour wyfe vnto the kynges son syr Edwarde came vnto London where she was honorably receued of the cytesyns and the cytye rychely curteyned and garnyshed wyth dyuerse ryche clothes where the kynge was present at her commynge And she was honorably coÌ„ueyed through the cytye to saynte IohnÌ„s wythoute Smythfelde and there lodgyd for a whyle But after she was remouyd vnto Sauoy It was not longe after y t the kyng seasyd the lybertyes of the cytye for certayne money whyche y e quene claymed for her ryght of the cytesyns so that about saynte Martyns tyde in
NoueÌ„ber they gaue vnto his grace iiii hundred marke and then were restoryd to theyr sayde lybertyes and the kynges vnder treasourer dischat â—yd the whych for y e tyme was made custos or keper of the cytye In the feast of saynte Scycyle or the .xxii. daye of nouember ensuynge were brought vnto westmynster .lxxx. and xxii Iewes from LyncolnÌ„ the which were also accusyd of the crucyfyenge of a chyld at Lyncolne in the despyte of Crystes relygyon whyche Iewes were after sent vnto y e towre of London Of the whyche in processe of tyme after xviii were conuycte and hangyd the tother remayned long after in pryson In the vygyll of saynt Andrew syr Edwarde the kynges sonne came to London from beyonde the see And the kyng of Scottys with the quene hys wyfe came in the somer season vnto the kynge to hys maner of woodstoke where he dysportyd hym a season and after returned into Scotlande leuynge his wyfe wyth her mother tyll she were lyghted of chylde And vppon y e day of the decollacyon of saynte IohnÌ„ the kynge the quene and the quene of Scottes came to London where they were honorably receyued and so conueyed vnto westmynster Anno domini M.CC.lv.  Anno domini M.CC.lvi  Mathew Bokerell  Rycharde Hardell  Anno .xl.  IohnÌ„ Mynoure  IN thys .xl. yere entryd y e land dyuers lordes of Almayne the whych in Crystmas weke vppon the day of y e Innocentes made homage vnto syr Rychard erle of Cornewayl brother to the kynge the whych as then stoode kyng of Almayne and of Romayns And the thursdaye nexte folowynge he departed from the kynges courte and spedde hym wyth his wyfe and syr Henry his sonne vnto the see syde and after toke shyppyng in Iarnesay the .xxvii. day of Apryll and landed at Dordreth in Holande the fyrste daye of Maye nexte ensuynge And vppon assencyon day after he was crowned kynge of Romayns in the citye of Aquisgranum Thys yere vppon the fyrste daye of Auguste the kynge toke hys iourney towarde walys for to subdue Lewelyn the sonne of Gryffyth the whyche wyth his welshemen rebellyd agayne the kynge for so mych as syr Edwarde hys son to whom he hadde lytle before geueÌ„ the erledome of Chester wolde haue chaunged some of theyr skyttyshe condycyons And for to bryng hys purpose the better aboute he sente for an armye of souldiours into Irlande and taryed for theyr commynge at hys castell of Genocke But the yere passed farre on or hys people were gatheryd so that by the aduyse of hys lordes he strengthyd there a certayne castellys and returned for that yere into Englande And aboute the feaste of the Natyuyte of our ladye a concorde and a peace was coÌ„cluded betwene y e Londyners the abbot of the holy crosse of waltham the whych hadde ben in suyte many yeres before for certayne dystresses takeÌ„ by the abbottis offycers of the LoÌ„doners when they came wyth theyr mercymonyes vnto the fayre of waltham where as now yt is agreed that all suche dystressys shulde be restoryd and yf any were peryshed or loste for longe kepynge that then the abbot to contente and pay to the partyes the value in money of suche distressys so peryshed or loste and that the cytesyns shulde enioy the lybertyes of that fayre euer after wythoute payenge of any tollage or toll Anno domini M.CC.lvi  Anno domini M.CC.lvii  Rycharde Ewell  Rycharde Hardell  Anno .xii.  wyllyam Ashewy  IN this .xli. yere begynnynge of the same was founden in the kynges warderobe at wyndesore a byll or rolle closyd in grene waxe and not knoweÌ„ from whens yt shuld come in the whyche rolle was coÌ„teyned dyuerse articles agayne y e mayre and rulers of the cytye of London and that by theym the comynaltye of the cytye was greuously tasked and wrongyd whyche byll was presentyd at length to the kynge wheruppon he anon sent IohnÌ„ Mancell one of his iustycys vnto London and there in the feaste of the conuersyon of saynt Paule by the kynges authoryte callyd at Paulys crosse a Folkmot beynge there presente syr Rycharde de Clare erle of Glouceter dyuerse other of the kynges counsayll where the sayde IohnÌ„ Mancell causyd the sayde rolle to be redde before the comynaltye of the cytye after shewyd to the people that y e kynges pleasure and mynde was that they shuld be rulyd with iustyce and that the lybertyes of the cytye shuld be maynteyned in euery poynte And yf the kynge myghte knowe those persones that so hadde wrongyd the cominaltye of the citye they shuld be greuously punyshed to the example of other And that done the sayde IohnÌ„ Mansell chargyd the mayre that euery Alderman in hys warde shulde vppon the morowe folowyng assemble hys wardemote that all those wardemotys shuld assemble in one place and chuse of theym selfe wythout any counsayll or aduyse of any of theyr aldermeÌ„ .xxxvi. persons and them to present before the lordes and hym at the same houre of y e next day in the byshoppes paleys at Paulys Then vppon the morow all thynge was done accordynge to hys commaundement And when y e sayd xxxvi persones were presentyd before the sayde IohnÌ„ Mansell Henry Baa iustycys other the sayd IohnÌ„ sayde vnto theym that they vppon theyr othe shuld certyfye all such persones as they knewe gylty in the artycles before vnto the comynaltye shewyd wherunto the sayde .xxxvi. cytesyns answeryd y t yt was contrary theyr lybertyes to be sworne so many for any mater of trespas betwene the kynge and any of hys cytezyns wherfore they requyred a sparynge wyth whych answere the sayd IohnÌ„ Mansell beynge dyscontentyd warnyd theym to appere before the kynges couÌ„sayll at y e Guyldehall vppon the morowe folowynge where they kepte theyr daye And thyther came the sayde iustycys IohnÌ„ Mansell Henry Baa syr Henry wengham chaunceller of Englande Phylyppe Louell vndertreasorer and dyuerse other of the kynges counsayll Then the sayde IohnÌ„ Mansell exortyd the sayde personys to be sworne by many meanys as he the other daye hadde done But all was in vayne for they excusyd theym alway that yt was contrary theyr othe and lybertye of theyr cytye wherfore the kynges counsayll departed from the hall in partye dyscontentyd shewyd vnto the kynge the demeanour of the sayde cytesyns Uppon the euen of y e Purificacyon of our lady y t mayre beyng warned y t the kyng shuld come to westmynster he wyth the more parte of the Aldermen rode vnto Knyghtbrydge and houyd there to salute the kynge and to knowe his forther pleasure But when the kynge came nere that place and harde of theyr beynge there he sent vnto them a squyre of houshold and chargyd theym that they shulde not presume to come in hys syght wyth whyche message they beynge greatly dyscoÌ„fortyd retourned home to the cytye Afterwarde in the Octauys of the puryfycacyon of our Ladye returned from the courte
holy Lewys or the tenth Lewys vnto Paris Of whom he was honorably receyued and lodged hym in his own paleys by y e space of an hole weke makynge to hym great feast gyuynge to hym and hys ryche many gyftes And from thens kynge Henry rode vnto saynte Denys where of the abbot and conuent he was receyued wyth processyon and taryed there by the space of a moneth In whyche season a maryage was concludyd betwene IohnÌ„ duke of Brytayne and one of his doughters And at hys departynge he gaue to the abbot a cuppe of golde a basyn wyth an ewer of syluer And for hys more consolacyon kyng Lewys assygned vnto hym a certayne lordes other noble men of Fraunce to gyue attendaunce vppon hym and to conuey hym and to shewe hym a parte of Fraunce wyth all dysporte and huntynge and haukynge and other many pleasures of the countrey In whych passe tyme the Frenche kyng assembled hys parlyament at Parys where he shewyd vnto hys lordes that hys conscyence was grudgyd wyth y e withholdyng of all such landes as Phylyppe the second wan from kynge IohnÌ„ in Normandye vpon y e whych he desyred theyr faythfull and frutefull counsayll where after many reasons and argumentes made yt was concludyd for a fynall concorde to be hadde betwene kynge Henry and hym that yf kyng Henry wyth the agremente of hys lordes wolde resygne into the Frenche kynges handes all suche tytle and ryghte as he hadde in the hole duchye of Normandye of Angeou poyteau and Mayne for hym and for his heyres for euer that then the Frenche kynge of his great bountye and grace shulde gyue vnto the kynge of Englande and to hys heyres kynges the lordshyppe of Guyan Angeou and Mayne and byryghtfull tytle callyd euer after duke of Guyan and ouer that he shulde be admyttyd for a Pere of Fraunce to all whyche condycyons as affyrmyth and wytnessyth the Frenche cronycle kynge Henry at hys retourne from hys dysporte was agreable and wyth consente of hys baronye and in theyr presence wyth also the baronye of Fraunce dyd hys homage vnto the sayde Lewys for the duchye of Guyan and after made hys othe accordynge to the same And after great gyftes receyued on eyther syde kynge Henry retourned vnto Burdeaux Of thys peace and concorde speketh a cronyculer named Guydo or Guy sayth that kyng Henry sayled into Fraunce and asked restytucyon of the forenamed Frenche kyng of all suche landes as hys ayle Phylyppe the seconde had wyth extorte power taken from kynge IohnÌ„ hys father But for he fande the Frenche kynge straunge in his answere also had lytle truste in hys lordes for to haue theyr ayde he fell to agrement wyth the Frenche kynge and solde to hym all his tytle that he had in Normandye Gascoyn and Guyan y â— whych extendyd to the yerely value of .xx. thousande pounde takynge for the same tytle .iii. huÌ„dred thousand pouÌ„d of small Turon money whereof a pounde is in value after sterlynge money but .ii. s. iii â— or there about so that he shulde after that rate haue for his sayde tytle after the value of sterlynge money .xxxiii. thousand seuen hundred and .l. pounde In the season and tyme that kyng Henry was thus occupyed in Fraunce dyssencyon fell in Englande betwene syr Edwarde the kynges son and syr Rycharde erle of Glouceter For appeasyng wherof a parleameÌ„t whyche is to meane a counsayll of hys lordes was callyd at westmynster whyche contynued by the space of .iii. wekes and more To the whyche counsayll the lordes came wyth greate companyes and specyally the sayde syr Edwarde and the erle of Glouceter the whyche entendyd to haue lodged within the city wherfore the mayre yode vnto the byshop of worceter and syr Hugh Bygotte and syr Phylyppe Basset to whome the kynge wyth the archbyshoppe of Caunterburye had taken the rule of the lande in hys absence the whyche all went vnto the kynge of Almayne to haue hys aduyse in that mater where it was concludyd that nother the sayde Edwarde nor the erle shuld come wythin the cytye then there to be lodgyd nor none that helde vppon eyther of that partyes And forther yt was prouyded that all suche wythin the cytye as were of the age of .xv. yeres and aboue shulde be in harnes to watche and kepe the cytye bothe daye and nyght and that the gates shulde be kept shyt vppon the daye and a certayne men in harneys to kepe euery gate of the cytye And soone after for the sauegarde of the cytye and sure kepynge of the peace wythin the same the kynge of Romaynes wyth the sayde syr Hughe and syr Phylyppe came into the cytye and there were lodged with theyr companyes and suche other as they wolde assygne to strength the cytye yf nede requyred Then aboute the feaste of saynte Marke the kynge came to London from beyonde the see and was lodgyd at the byshoppe of Londons paleys After whose commynge by his assygnement the erle of Glouceter was then lodged wythin the cytye and syr Edwarde hys sonne was lodgyd in hys owne palays at westmynster And soone after the kynge commaunded hym to be lodgyd at saynt IohnÌ„s and all the other lordes were lodgyd in other places wythoute the cytye And the kyng of Romayns remoued agayne to westmynster In whych tyme a direccyon was takeÌ„ betwene the sayd ê‘tyes a new assemble and parlyament assygned to be kept at westmynster in the quindena of saynt IohnÌ„ Baptyst And for that then all thynge myght not be sette in an order yt was prorogyd vnto the feast of saynt Edwarde at the which season all thyng was put at reste for a whyle In this yere also fell that happe of the Iewe of Tewkysbury whyche fell into a gonge vppon the saterdaye and wolde not for reuereÌ„ce of his sabbot day be plucked out wherof heryng the erle of Glouceter that the Iewe dyd so great reuerence to hys sabbot daye thought he wold do as myche to his holy daye whych was sondaye and so kept hym there tyll monday at which season he was founden dede Anno domini M.CC.lix  Anno domini M.CC.lx.  Adam Brownynge  wyllyam fyz Rycharde  Anno .xliiii.  Rycharde Couentre  IN this .xliiii. yere soone after the feast of Symonde and Iude the kynge kept a royall feaste at westmynster where he made dyuerse knyghtes Amonge the whych IohnÌ„ duke of Brytayne whyche had maryed one of the kynges doughters was there made knyght And soone after was syr Hughe spencer made chefe iustyce After y e feast of CaÌ„delmasse y e kyng commauÌ„dyd a folkmoot to be called at Paulys crosse where he in proper persone wyth the kynge of Almayn the archebyshoppe of Caunterbury and many other nobles came where the kynge commaundyd vnto the mayre that euery strypelynge of the age of .xii. yeres and aboue shuld be before his aldermaÌ„ be sworn the day folowynge to be trew to the kyng to hys
heyres kynges of Englande and that the gates of the cytye were kepte wyth armyd men as before by the kynge of Romaynes was dyuysyd This yere also at a fayre kept at Northampton varyaunce fell betwene the Lōdoners and men of the towne so that betwene the cytesyns and them contynued longe sute and plee for a mā of Northampton that then was slayne to the great vexacyon trouble of both partyes But in the ende the cytye had the better This yere also aboute Eester the Barons of the lande wyth the consente of the Perys dyschargyd syr Hugh le spencer and admyttyd for hym syr Phylyp Basset in his rome of chefe iustyce vnwittyng the kyng For whych cause and other grudge and dyspleasure beganne of newe to kyndle betwene the kynge and hys lordes whyche encreasyd more and more But by polycy of the kynge of Almayne and some prelatys of the land yt was set in quyet for a whyle hardely to the ende of that yere Anno domini M.CC.lx.  Anno domini M.CC.lxi  Iohn̄ Northampton  wyllyam fyz Rycharde  Anno .xlv.  Rycharde Pycarde  IN this .xlv. yere shortely after Alhalowyn daye the Barons admyttyd and made shryues of dyuerse shyres of Englande and dyschargyd suche as the kynge before had admyttyd and named them Gardayns and kepers of the countyes shyres And ouer that the Barons wolde not suffer the iustyce that the kynge hadde admyttyd to kepe the plees lawes callyd Itinerarii but suche as were of theyr admyssyon wherwith the kynge was greuously dyscontented in so mych y e after that season he laboured that he myght do dysanull the former ordynaunces statutes and to cause them to be broken in so myche that vppon the seconde sondaye of lent folowynge the kynge commaundyd to be redde at Paules crosse a bull of the graunte of pope Urban the .iiii. of that name as a confyrmacyō of an other bull before purchased of hys predecessoure Alexander the .iiii for to assoyle the kynge and all other that before had sworne to the mayntenaunce of the foresayde artycles made at Oxenforde and after causyd the sayde absolucyon to be shewyd thorough the realme of Englande walys and Irlande gyuynge streyghte charge to all his subiectys that none be so hardy to wythstāde nor dysobey the sayd absolucyon And yf any were foūden dysobedyent to his commaundemēt that he were streyght put in pryson and not to be raunsomyd nor delyueryd tyll y e kynges pleasure were forther knowen About the feast of saynt Albon in the moneth of Iuny the kynge of Almayne toke shyppyng and sayled into Almayne And the kynge at a folkmoot holden vppon the sonday after saynt Peters daye in y e moneth of Iuly hadde lycence to sayle into Fraunce And the morowe after he departyd from London towarde the sees syde wyth the quene and other lordes hys two sonnes syr Edward and syr Edmunde beynge at that season in Guyan when the kyng hadde ben a season in Fraunce he returnyd vnto Burdeaux where he fell syke by occasyon wherof he taryed in those partyes tyll saynte Nycholas tyde nexte folowynge And in thys yere dyed Rycharde Clare erle of Glowceter and syr Gylbert de Clare hys sonne was erle after hym To whom the father gaue great charge that he shulde vpholde the forenamed ordynaunces Anno domini M.CC.lxi  Anno domini M.CC.lxii  Phylyppe walbroke  Thomas fyz Thomas  Anno .xlvi.  Rycharde Tayloure  IN thys .xlvi. yere in the feaste of saynte Martyne or the .xi. day of Nouēber a Iew fell at varyaunce wyth a crysten man in Colchyrch in the warde of Chepe woūdyd the crysten man within the same chyrche wherfore the people of the citye in a fury pursued the sayd Iew to hys house and there slew hym after fell vpon the other Iewes and robbyd and slew many of them And the euen of saynte Thomas the apostle folowynge the kyng landed in Englande at Douer came to Lōdon the wednysdaye before .xii. day This yere y e froste began about saynt Nycholas daye and so contynued by y e space of a moneth more so feruently that Thamys was ouer froren that men passed ouer on horsbacke And in the same wynter y e kynges lytell halle at westmynster with other houses adioynyng to the same were peryshed wyth fyre by the neglygence of a seruaūt of the kynges In this yere also vnkyndnesse beganne to growe betwene the Londoners and the Constable of the towre for that he cōtrary the lybertye of the cytye toke certayne shyppes passyng by the towre wyth whete and other vytayll and toke yt into the sayde towre makynge the price at his pleasure wherfore great harme had ensued had not ben the polycy of wyse men whyche was shewyd vnto the kynges counsayll by whose dyreccy on the matter was cōmytyd vnto syr Phyllyppe Basset then chefe iustyce and other to set an order and rule betwene the sayde partyes Then before hym were brought all euydēces and pryuyleges for the aduauntage of both partyes where fynally after longe plee argument yt was fyrmely demyd and adiudgyd that yf the constable or any other offycer of the towre wold at any tyme take any whete or other vytayll to the vse of the kyng or of y e towre that he shuld come vnto the market holden wyth in the cytye and there to haue yt .ii. d in a quarter wythin y e mayres pryce and other vitayll after the same rate And if he or any of his offycers wold do contrarye to that ordynaūce that then the shryues shulde make report vnto the kynges counsayll and to wythstāde hym in all that he myght so that the kynges peace were kepte In this yere also many murmures and grudgis were tolde in many places of the land supposynge y e warre shulde in shorte processe haue ensued betwene the kyng and his lordes for the bull of dyspensacyon before in that other yere shewyd But by help and mediacyon of good wyse men these murmures grudges were so appeasyd that the kynge agreed agayn to the mayntenaūce of the sayd statutes sent hys wryttes wherin the sayde artycles were comprysed into all shyres of England gyuynge streyght commaūdement to all men to obserue and kepe the same and suche other as were to theym ioyned by the dyscrecyon of the erle marshall the erle of Leyceter syr Phylyp Basset syr Hugh Bygot and other the whyche shortely after was reuoked and denyed wheruppon the archbysshoppe of Caunterbury feryng that after myght ensue made hym an errande to Rome and so by lycence of the kyng and of the lordes departed the lande and so kepte hym out tyll the trouble was appeased and seased Then vppon mydlent sondaye the mayre and the commons beynge present at a folkemote holden at Paulys crosse before syr Philyppe Basset and other of the kynges counsayll the mayre was sworne to be trewe to the kynge and to his heyres kynges And
Cambrees erle of Atles and syr IohnÌ„ Comyn with other the whyce voluntarylye were sworne in presence of the kynge and hys lordes that they shuld be trewe vnto the kynge of Englande kepe the lande of Scotlande to hys vse agayne all other persones And yf any rebell or other malycyous persone distourbed the laÌ„de or breke y e kynges peas they shulde cause hym to be taken and sent vnto the kynge wyth many other articles coÌ„cernyng theyr allegeaunce the whyche full falsely they brake and contraryed shortely after Anno dnÌ„i xiii C.v.  Anno dnÌ„i xiii C.vi  Raynold Doderell  IohnÌ„ Blount  Anno .xxxiiii.  wyllyam Cansyn  IN thys .xxxiiii. yere Robert le Bruze contrary hys othe to kynge Edwarde before made assembled the lordes of Scotlande and by the couÌ„sayll of thabbot of Stone and other that fauoured hys vntrouthe he sent vnto the pope than Clement the .v for a dyspensacyoÌ„ of hys othe before made vnto kynge Edwarde and surmysed to hym that kyng Edwarde vexed and greuyd the realme of Scotlande wrongfully whereupoÌ„ the pope wrote vnto kyng Edwarde to leue of suche doynges And whyle thys matter was thus complayned on vnto the pope y e sayd Robert le Bruze made all the labour he myght vnto y e lordes of ScotlaÌ„de that he were admytted for kyng of y e regyon so that vpon the daye of the concepcyon of our Lady or the .viii. day of Decembre a great assemble of the lordes was made at the abbey of Stone And vpoÌ„ the day folowyng by the meanes of the abbot of y t place many of the sayd lordes assented to y e wyl of the sayd Robert except syr Iohan Comyn onely The whych in defence of hys trouthe and othe before sworne vnto kyng Edwarde many reasons excuses made and fynally sayd that he wolde nat false hys othe for no man For thys the sayd syr Iohan Comyn had great maugre of syr Robert le Bruze many of y e nobles of Scotlande But he helde hys oppynyon so fermely that other began to take hys parte that in that counsayll rose suche contrariete of opynyons and reasons that the sayd couÌ„sayll was dyssolued and a newe sette at the graye freers of Dunfrize after Candelmas next ensuyng At whych daye of assemble whenne the cause of theyr meting was by Robert le Bruze denouÌ„ced and shewed many of the great lordes of the land had grauÌ„ted to hym theyr aydes assistence the forenamed syr IohnÌ„ Comyn other sat styll and sayd no worde whyche Robert le Bruze marked well and to hym sayd And you syr IohnÌ„ I trust for defence and weale of thys realme ye wyll nat be behynde wherunto he answered syr I wolde that ye and al my lordes here present knowe well that for the weale and defence in the ryght of thys lande I wolde stande with it to the vttermost of my power But for I se that ye enteÌ„de rather the subuercyon than the weale therof I wyll therfore ye know I shal nother ayde you with counsayll nor yet with strength Some other also there were whose names the auctoure myndeth nat whyche allowed the sayenge of the sayde syr IohnÌ„ and in some wordes admytted hys sadde and trewe answere For the whyche Roberte le Bruze was so amoued that when syr IohnÌ„ Comyn with syr Rogyer hys brother was departed from the counsayll and was comyn into the chyrch of the freers Robert le Bruze hym folowyd and wounded to the deth with his swerde and after slew syr Rogier hys brother whyche wolde haue defended the foresayde syr IohnÌ„ After whose deth lytell or no resysteÌ„ce was made agayne the vntrewe meane dedes of the sayd Robert le Bruze so that he at saynte IohnÌ„s towne was crowned kynge shortly after It was nat longe after that kyng Edwarde was monysshed of all this vntrouth of the scottes wherfore he prepared hym to wende thyder And at Penthecoste he helde a great feaste of hys barony at westmyster durynge that feast made a greate noÌ„bre of knyghtes ouer CC. after mooste wryters And that feast ended he seÌ„t with a fayre company of knyghtes syr Aymer de Ualaunce erle of Penbroke and syr Henry Percy erle of Northumberlande into ScotlaÌ„de sped hym selfe wyth hys hoost soone after Than about the feast of the assuÌ„pcyon of our Lady the kyng faughte with the sayd Robert le Bruze and al the power of Scotlande in a playne nere vnto saynt IohnÌ„s towne And after loÌ„ge fyght and great slaughter of the scottes to y e nombre of .vii. M he chased the scottes In whyche chase syr Symon de Fryseyll erle of DuÌ„barre was takeÌ„ with also the bishoppes of saint Adrews and of Bastoon the abbot of Stoon or Scoon syr IohnÌ„ Chambres erle of Atles which bysshoppes and abbot kyng Edward sent after vnto innoceÌ„t the .v. thaÌ„ pope with reporte of theyr ê‘iury how they were taken armed in the felde to shede the blode of cristeÌ„ men And y e teÌ„porall lordes he sent into EnglaÌ„de so vnto the towre of LondoÌ„ And Robert le Bruze after thys scomfyture losse of hys chyef freÌ„des feryng lest y e scottes with suche Englysshmen as kyng Edward laft there wolde aryse agayne hym all comfortles fledde vnto the kynge of Norwaye there abode duryng whyle kyng Edwarde lyued whan thys noble prynce Edward had thus subdued y e scottes he yelded thankes to god of hys vyctorye And wheÌ„ he was ascertayned of the auoydyng of Robert le Bruze had set y e laÌ„de in a quiet ordre he retourned into Englande In thys passetyme were y e forenamed lordes of ScotlaÌ„de areygned at LondoÌ„ vpoÌ„ the euyn of the Natyuyte of our Lady put to deth theyr heddes after set vpoÌ„ LondoÌ„ brydge And shortly after was IohnÌ„ waleys brother vnto wyllyaÌ„ waleys whych for lyke treason was put to deth in y e preceding yere taken haÌ„ged quarteryd And some scottes that were taken as prysoners remayned loÌ„ge in EnglaÌ„de or they myght acquite theyr fynaunce Anno dnÌ„i xiii C.vi  Anno dnÌ„i xiii C.vii.  Symon Bolet  IohnÌ„ Blount  Anno .xxxv.  Godfrey de la Conduyt  IN thys .xxxv. yere y e kynge for certayne causes hym mouyng retourned agayne into Scotlande Or after some wryters he taryed at Berwyke helde hys Crystmasse Easter in those partyes came nat into EnglaÌ„de after he had scoÌ„fyted y e scottes In the season of somer as he was retournyng into EnglaÌ„de a sykenes toke hym so ferueÌ„tly y e he knew wele he shuld dye wherfore he beyng at Burgthe vpoÌ„ the sande beyonde Carleyll called to hym syr Aymer de Ualance erle of PeÌ„broke syr Henry Percy erle of NorthuÌ„berlande syr HeÌ„ry Lacy erle of LyncolnÌ„ syr Robert Clyfforde baroÌ„ caused them to besworne before hym y t they shuld crowne hys sonne Edwarde in as conuenyent tyme after hys dethe as they myght and
be socoured kyng Edwarde for the same entent wyth a stronge power persed the realme of Scotlande after layde hys syege vnto the towne of Berwyke Uppon the .xix. daye of the foresayd moneth of Iuly the Scottes wyth a greate power purposyng to remoue y e sayde syege came towarde the sayd towne wherof kyng Edward beyng enfourmed made towarde theÌ„ ar a place called Halydone hyll gaue to y e sayd Scottes batayll of them had triuÌ„phaunte vyctorye in so moche that he slewe of them as testifyen dyuerse wryters viii erles ix huÌ„dreth knyghtes banerettes iiii C. esquyres and vpon .xxxii. M. of the comon people of Englysshe men were slayne but onely .xv. persones After whych victory thus by the kynge opteyned the capitayne of Berwyke vpoÌ„ y e morew folowynge beyng saynt Margarettes day yelded to the kyng the sayde towne with the castel And that done kyng Edward betoke the guydyng therof with all other castelles townes within that lande vnto the forenamed syr Edward Baylol as kyng of Scottes shortly after retourned into Englande Than Dauyd the sonne of Robert le Bruze beynge as before is sayd kyng of Scottes was constrayned with hys wyfe secretely to sayle into Fraunce thyder was brought by a Flemyng named Marcuell as testyfyeth the Frenche cronycle where of Phylyppe de Ualoyes than Frenche kyng the sayd Dauyd with Iane of the towre his wyfe was receyued And for theyr comforte the sayde Frenche kyng gaue vnto them the castell of Gaylarde tyll fortune to them wolde be more frendelye Thys yere also as wytnesseth y e sayd frenche cronycle the Frenche kynge sente vnto the kynge of Englande y e bysshop of Beauuays and the hyghe constable of FrauÌ„ce whych shewed vnto kynge Edwarde that theyr soueraygne lorde entendyd a voyage into the holy laÌ„de and requyred hym of hys ayde and coÌ„pany for perfourmaunce of the sayd iournay whereunto the kynge gaue answere vnto that request than whan the Frenche kynge had perfourmed all suche condycions as he before tymes had promysed to do than he sayd he shuld be conteÌ„ted to gyue suche answere vnto y t request by theÌ„ in hys name made as theruÌ„to shulde be coÌ„uenient And more he added to the same y t he maruayled greatly that the sayd Frenche kynge entended any suche voyage tyll he had clerelye acquyted hym of the sayd promysse couenaunt with whyche answere the Frenche kynge was nothynge contented so that malyce and murmour grewe and encreased betwene them dayly after And an occasyon of thys sharpe answere was for so moche as kynge Edward was credyble enfourmed that the Frenche kynge had vytayll and manned .x. greate shyppes to haue saylled into Scotlande and there to haue warred the whyche by tempest were wedyr dryuen into Flaunders so sore betyn with the see that after they had sold moch of theyr stuffe at y e hauyn of Sluce they were coÌ„pelled of necessyte to retorne without worship into Fraunce Thys with other kyndelyd suche a dedely hate betwene these .ii. crysten prynces y â— moche crysten blode in ê“cesse of tyme folowing was for theyr quarelles shadde Anno dnÌ„i xiii C.xxxi  Anno dnÌ„i xiii C.xxxii  Nycholas Pyke  IohnÌ„ Preston  Anno .vii.  IohnÌ„ Husbande  IN thys .vii. yere in the wynter season and as sayeth Guydo in the moneth of NoueÌ„bre the kynge yode agayne towarde ScotlaÌ„de and helde hys Crystmas at yorke And after the solempnytie of that hyghe feast ended he sped hym into ScotlaÌ„de where her layde siege vnto y e castel of Kylbrydge lastely wan it by strengthe set the countrey in some quyetnesse And after retourned vnto Newe castel vpon Tyne and taryed there a certayne of tyme and helde there hys feaste of Pentecoste wyth great royalte whyther within shorte space after came syr Edward Baylol kyng of Scottes and vpon the day of saint Geruasi Prothasi or y â— .xix. day of Iune made his homage vnto kynge Edwarde and in presence of many other noble meÌ„ of bothe laÌ„des sware vnto hym feawty or fydelyte And y e done he retourned into Scotlande kyng Edward vnto yorke so vnto wyndesore TheÌ„ were al such lordes of Englande as before tyme were in Edward the secondes dayes disseased of suche landes as they had in ScotlaÌ„d restored agayne to theyr sayd possessions for theym made theyr homage vnto y e kyng of Scottes sauynge theyr allegeaunce vnto theyr naturall soueraygne lorde Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.xxxii  Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.xxxiii  IohnÌ„ Hamonde  Iohan Ponteney  Anno .viii.  wyllyam Hansarde  IN thys eyghte yere certayne ambassadours were sent from Philip de Ualoyes kyng of FrauÌ„ce as the bysshop of Thuroyn and the lorde of Ferry and Peynguy for to coÌ„clude certayn artycles of variauÌ„ce betwene theyr lord the kyng of England But theyr purpose toke none effecte except that the kyng grauÌ„ted to sende vnto the FreÌ„ch kyng shortly after a certayn of hys lordes to haue forther comunycacion with hym towchyng the sayd artycles The whych promyse he fulfylled as appereth in he next yere ensuyng Anno domini M.CCC.xxxiii  Anno domini M.CCC.xxxiiii  Iohan. Hynkstone  Reynolde at Cunduyte  Anno .ix.  walter Turke  IN thys .ix. yere fell excedynge plente of rayne therupoÌ„ ensuyed great moreyne of beestes And in the moneth of Decembre the kyng entred agayne into Scotlande and helde hys Crystmas at the castell of Rokkysborough the whyche he caused to be newly repayred And after thynges there ordered to hys pleasure he retourned into Englande And soone after he sent the archebysshoppe of Cauntorbury syr Phylip de MouÌ„tague syr Geffrey Scrope vnto the Frenche kynge to the entent to haue concluded an amyte betwene hym and the sayd french kyng whych before was moued by y e freÌ„ch ambassade as before is shewed in the eyghte yere of hys reygne But whaÌ„ these sayde lordes were landed in Fraunce they were longe delayed or they myghte come to the kynges presence in so moche that they sayd playnly vnto suche lordes of FrauÌ„ce as were assygned by y e Frenche kyng to passe the tyme wyth theym that they supposed that it was nat the kynges pleasure to speke with them By meane of whyche wordes they were shortly after broughte vnto the kynges presence of whome they were receyued wyth ioyous countenaunce and so contynued by a certayne of tyme in furtheryng of theyr ambassade so y t in processe of tyme a conclusyoÌ„ of peas to be had betwene Englande and Fraunce was accorded and so ferfourth spedde that proclamacioÌ„ therof shuld haue beÌ„ made in Parys and the countrey there aboute vppon the morowe folowynge But how it came in y e kynges mynde the Englysshe ambassadoures were scantlye retourned to theyr lodgynges whan they were agayne sente fore and farther enfourmed thanne that the kynges pleasure and mynde was to haue Dauyd late kynge of Scottes to be included wythin the same peace
at his sendyng to come in all spedy wyse But so soone as the sayde syr Godfrey was nere vnto the towre a busshment of sawdyoures were sente out at a possterne the whiche closed hym and his Frenchemen vpon all sydes slewe of them many Amonge the whiche syr Henry de Boys knyght with syr Gautyer de Ualence and syr Robert of Beuuays knyghtes were slayne And the sayd syr Godfrey taken sore wounded and the lorde of Mountmorency escaped with great dauÌ„ger the whithe gaue warnynge vnto the other company and returned theym into Fraunce Than the sayd Godfrey de Charney was layde vpon aborde and so presented vnto kynge Edwarde the whiche had suche pyte of hym that he coÌ„maunded his owne surgyons to loke vnto hym and to cure hym in theyr best maner And whaÌ„ he was somdeale cured he was sente as a prysoner with other into Englande In this yere also the kynge caused to be coyned grotes halfe grotes the whiche lacked of the weyght of his former coyne .ii. s. vi d. in a li. Troy And aboute the ende of August sessed the mortalyte or dethe in London y e whiche was so vehemet and sharpe within y e sayd cytie that ouer the bodyes buried in churches and churcheyerdes monasteries and other accumed buryeng places was buryed that same yere in the charterhouse yerde of London .l. M. persones and aboue This yere also was y e yere of Iubile or clene remyssyon whiche is kept at Rome at euery .l. wynter ende lyke as the yere of Iubile or grace is contynued at Cauntorbury And thys yere by the laboure of two cardynalles sent from pope ClemeÌ„t the .vi was a peace coÌ„cluded bytwene the two kynges of Englande of FrauÌ„ce for a yere nere vnto the owne of Caleys wherefore the stablysshynge of the sayde peace for the sayde yere assembled the two sayde cardynalles And for the kynge of Englande the bysshoppe of Norwyche than treasourer and chyefe chanceller of the kynge with other vnto hym by the kynge assygned And for the Frenche kynge was there the bysshop of Laone and the abbot of saynt Denys wyth other And the .xxiii. daye of the moneth of Auguste In thys yere and yere of our lorde .xiii. hundreth and fyfthty dyed Phylyppe de Ualoyes kyng of Fraunce Anno domini M.CCC.xlix  Anno domini M.CCC.l.  IohnÌ„ Notte  Rycharde Kyllyngbury  Anno .xxv.  wyllyam worcestre  IN thys .xxv. yere about y e feast of the decollacyon of saynte IohnÌ„ Baptyste in the latter ende of August a noble man of Spayne called syr Charles to whome kynge Iohan of Fraunce had newely gyueÌ„ the erledome of Angolesme entendynge to wynne some honoure vpon the Englysshemen wyth a stronge nauy of Spaynardes entrede y e Englysshe stremys and dyd moche harme vnto kynge Edwardes frendes So that the kyng about the season abouesayde mette wyth the sayde nauy vpon the cooste of wynchelsee where betwene the kynge and them was a longe and mortall fyghte to y e greate losse of moche people vppon bothe partyes But in the ende god sente vnto the kyng vyctory so that he chased hys enemyes and wanne frome theym .xxii. of theyr shyppes after moost wryters wyth many prysoners And thys yere syr Thomas of Agorne whiche as in the .xxii. yere of thys kyngê reygne toke prysoner syr Charles de Bloys and other was slayne by chaunce medle of a knyght of Fraunce or Brytayne called syr Rauffe de Caours And thys yere were solempne messangers sente vnto Rome for to conclude and parfyte the peace betwene the two kynges of Englande and of Fraunce So that kynge Edward shulde resygne and gyue vp all hys tytle and clayme that he made vnto the crowne of Fraunce the French kynge shulde clerely gyue vnto hym all the duchye of Guyan wyth all suche landes as at any tyme before were taken by any of hys progenytoures from it And that kyng Edwarde and hys heyres kynges shuld freely holde and occupye the sayde duchye wythout doynge of homage to any Frenche kyng after that day But the conclusyon of thys matyer was so prolonged and deferred by y â— pope and such delayes as dayly ben vsed in the courte of Rome that the erle of Derby wyth other whyche were appoynted for the kynge of Englande retourned wythoute spede of theyr cause wherfore kynge Edwarde made new prouisyoÌ„s to warre vpon kyng IohnÌ„ of Fraunce Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.li  Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.lii  IohnÌ„ wrothe  Andrewe Awbry  Anno .xxvi.  GybbonÌ„ Stayndrope  IN thys .xxvi. yere the castel of Guynys was yolden vnto the Englysshmen dwellynge in Caleys whyche as testyfyeth the French cronicle was done by treason of a FreÌ„ch man named Guyllyam de BeaucoÌ„roy For the whyche treason the sayd Guyllyam was shortely after put in execucyon in the towne of Amyas And about the myddell of August vppon the euyn of our Lady assumpcyon syr Guy de Neale than marshall of Fraunce wyth a stronge coÌ„pany gaue bataylle vnto the Englysshemen than beynge in Brytayn in the whych the sayde syr Guy with the lord of Brykebet and the Chaste leyne of Beaunais with many other noble men were slayne many takeÌ„ prysoners Anno domini M.CCC.li  Anno domini M.CCC.lii  IohnÌ„ Peche  Adam Fraunceys  Anno .xxvii.  IohnÌ„ Stodeney  THe somer of thys .xxvii. yere was so dry that it was many yeres after called the drye somer For from the latter ende of Marche tyll the latter ende of Iuly fyll lytell rayne or none by reason wherof many inconuenyences ensued And one thynge whyche is specyally noted corne the yere folowynge was scante whereof the pryce thys yere began to enhaunce greatly and beuys and mottons were also dere for scantnesse of grasse and pasture and that aswell was expert in Fraunce as in the I le of EnglaÌ„de Anno domini M.CCC.lii  Anno domini M.CCC.liii  IohnÌ„ welde  Adam Fraunceys  Anno .xxviii.  IohnÌ„ Lytell  IN thys .xxviii. yere kynge Edwarde holdynge hys parlyament at westmynster amonge other thynges there enacted soone after Pentecoste created the erle of Derby duke of LaÌ„castre â—yr Rauffe Stafforde was created erle of Stafforde Than thys duke of Lancastre was sent agayne ouer the see wherein the ende of this yere as witnesseth IohnÌ„ Froysarde he was appealed of the duke of Bryswyke a duke of the couÌ„tre of Almayne of certayne wordes contrary hys honoure for the whych he waged batayll with the sayd duke in the court of the Frenche kyng Than thys Henry whych of some wryters is named Henry Bolyngbroke duke of Lancastre purchased hys sauffe conduyte of the Frenche kyng and kepte hys day appoynted for that bataylle in a felde called in Frenche La preauxclers where for them was ordeyned a place lyested and cloosed in goodly wyse kynge Iohan beynge presente wyth the more parte of hys nobles of FrauÌ„ce And there came in fyrst into that feld the
townes and stronge holdes in Brytayne Anno domini M.CCC.lviii  Anno domini M.CCC.lix  Symonde wymondham  Symonde Doffelde  Anno .xxxiiii.  Iohn̄ Chychester  IN thys .xxxiiii. yere or more veryly in the moneth of Nouembre ende of the .xxxiii. yere of kynge Edwardes reygne he wyth prynce Edward and the duke of Lancastre wyth a puyssant army landed at Caleys and from thens passed by lande vnto Artoys by Uermendoys to y e cytye of Reynes and layde hys siege about that cytye and beclypped it in suche wyse that no man might entre or go out of the cytye without lycēce of the Englysshemen whan kynge Edwarde had lyen xl dayes at the siege of reynes without great dere or hurt vnto it doyng he remoued hys syege passed by the countre of Champayne tyll he came to a towne called Guyllone where y e kynge rested hym a season In which tyme came vnto hym certayne mē of the duchye of Burgoyne as lordes of dyuers holdes and townes within that duchery gaue vnto hym to y e entent he shuld nat molest or hurte y e countre ii C.M. floryns of golde whyche is to the value of sterlynge money of .xxxv. M. li. And ouer that the sayd Burgonyons couenaunted wyth hym that they wolde mynystre to hym and his hoste all such vytayles as was in y e countre plentuously for hys money And that done he departed frome thens yode vnto Neuers and passed there the ryuer of Dyon or Ion̄ and yode to Colāges vpon Ion̄ And from thens in the moneth of Marche and begynnynge of hys .xxxiiii. yere of his reygn he yode by the countre of Gastenoys toward the cytye of Parys And prynce Edwarde with hys company passed by Moret tyll he came to an hold which Englysshmē than kept called Tournelles or Cournelles before y e which towne or holde lay at that season certayne Frenchmen in a stronge bastyle assayled the Englyshmen dayly and remoued nat thens all be it they were monysshed of the prynces commynge They trusted so moche in the strength of theyr bastyle whyche thē disceyued for wythin .v. dayes of the princes commyng theyr bastyle was goten and many of them slayne and to the nombre of .xlvii. persones of y e company taken prysoners Amonge the whyche were .iiii. men of name y e is to saye the lorde of Bouyle or Bonile the lorde of Daygreuyle or of Aygreuyle syr Iohn̄ de Barres and syr wyllyam de Plassyes Thus kynge Edwarde wyth hys people spedyng hys iourney toward Parys vppon the tuysdaye beynge the laste daye of Marche in the weke before Easter came vnto a place called the hostell of Chastelon betwene Moūtlehery and Chastes lodged hym wyth a certayne of hys people there And y e prince with other lordes of hys hoste were lodged in the townes thereabout from thens vnto the towne of Corueyll an other towne called longe Iumell Thanne Charles eldest sonne of kynge Iohn̄ and that day regent of Fraunce made meanes of treaty whyche was laboured by a freer called Symonde de Langres prouyncyal of the freers Iacobynes legat of the pope By whose meanes a day of treaty was appoynted to be holdē vppon good fryday in the maledery of le longe Iumel where at the same daye and place apered for kynge Edwardes partye the duke of Lācastre the erles of warwyke of Northāpton wyth syr Iohan de Chande syr waltyer de Manuy and syr wyllyam Cheyny knyghtes And for the regēt apered there the lorde of Fewe than constable of Fraunce the lorde Bocy quant than marshall of Fraunce the lord of Sarancyers the lord of Uyg nay of the coūtre of Uyenne syr Symond Bucy syr Guychard of Auglye knyghtes whyche treaty came to none effecte wherfore kynge Edwarde vpon the tuysdaye folowynge Easter daye remoued frome the sayd hostell and lodged hym nere vnto Parys at a place named Chastellone nere vnto Mountrouge And the residue of his hoste was lodged at Uauuys at Uaugerart at Gētylly and other townes there about Thā vpō frydaye folowynge beynge the .x. daye of Apryl by meanes of y e abbot of Clugny which newly was sent from the pope Innocēt the .vi the forsayd lordes knyghtes agayne assembled at a place called the Bālyē to treate of an accorde betwene the kynge the regent But theyr labour was spent in vayne as it before had ben Uppon the sondaye nexte folowynge a parte of y e kynges hoste came before the towne of Parys and enbataylled theym in a felde faste by saint Marcelles and taryed there frome the mornynge tyll thre of the clocke at after noone to abyde batayle of the Frenchemen The whyche made none yssue oute of cytye natwithstandynge that as testifyeth the Frenche boke within Parys at that daye were greate plentye of Sowdyours ouer and besyde the greate foyson of the enhabytauntes of the same whanne the Englysshemen perceyued that they shulde haue no batayll of the Parysyens they aboute thre at after noone departed the feld and toke theyr waye towarde Chartres and so vnto Bōneuale nere vnto Chaceadon Than kynge Edwarde was lodged at a place calle Dones To the whych place came vnto hym out of Parys the byshoppe of Beauuayes than chauncellour of Normādye with other and so behaued them vnto the kynge that a new daye of treaty was appoynted to be holden at Bretynguy within a myle or lytell more of Chartres fore sayde vppon the fyrste day of May next ensuyng AT whyche daye of apoyntemente the foresayd duke of Lancaster wyth the sayde erles of warwyke and Northampton and other at the sayde place apperyd for kynge Edwarde And for the regent appered there the forenamed byshop wyth many other lordes and knyghtes and spyrytuall men to the nomber of .xxii. persons whose names I ouer passe for lengthynge of tyme. The whyche so dylygently behaued hym that in the space of .viii. dayes they agreed vpon an vnyte peace the whyche was comprysed in .xli. artycles as at length is rehersed in the Frenche cronycle wherof the effecte is thys Fyrste the kynge of England and hys heyres kynges wyth all the landes as he than hadde in Gascoyne Guyan shulde haue to hym and hys heyres for euer the cytye and castell of Poytyers wyth all the appertenaūces to that lordshyp belongyng Also the cytye of Lymoges wyth all the lādes of Lymosyne and all other theyr appertenaūces The cytye and castell of Perygorte wyth all the landes and reuenues to that lordshyppe belongynge The erledome of Bygorre wyth all thynges to that lordshyppe belongyng The erledome of Poytyau wyth all the appertenaunces The sygnorye of Beleuyle The lordshyp of Exanctys Exaucdoure and Exancon̄ The cytye of Agen the cytye of Agenoys the cyty of Caours and lordshyppe of Caoursyn The cytye of Tarbe the cytye and countre of Gaure Angoulesme of Rodes and of Rouern̄ The lordshyppe of Mostruell wyth all reuenues therunto belongynge The sygnorye of Caleys of Marquell of
y t he wyth hys sonnes shuld dyne with hym vpon the morowe folowynge whyche of the kynge was graunted to be vpon the monday folowynge y e xii daye of the moneth At which day kynge Edwarde was fyrst set kept the astate than secundaryly y e freÌ„ch kynge Thyrdly the prynce of walys and fourthly the duke of Lancastre without mo at y e table In the tyme of whych dyner came to y e castell the erle of Flaunders whome the FreÌ„ch kyng welcomed in moste louyng maner And whan the sayde dyner wyth all honour was ended .ii. of y e kynges sonnes of EnglaÌ„de two of y e Frech kynges toke leue of theyr fathers rode towarde BoleynÌ„ where at that tyme the regent of FrauÌ„ce was The whyche mette theym in the myd way betwene Caleys and BoleynÌ„ so coÌ„ueyed them vnto BoleynÌ„ and rested there wyth theym that nyghte vpoÌ„ the morowe lafte theym there and hym selfe came vnto Caleys fyrst to hys father and after hys father and he came bothe to the kynges palays to dyner whyche kynge Edwarde receuyed wyth moche ioye honoure and made vnto theym a sumptuous feaste Uppon the fourthtene daye of Octobre the sayde regente departed frome Caleys and retourned vnto BoleynÌ„ and the two sonnes of kyng Edwarde retourned from Boleyne to Caleys And vppon a saterdaye the .xxiiii. daye of the moneth of Octobre both kyngê beyng in .ii. trauersys in one chapell at Caleys a masse was sayde before them to the offeryng of which masse nother of theym came But whan the pax was borne fyrst to the French kynge and eft to kynge Edwarde eyther refused to kysse it fyrste the Frenche kynge rose vp came towarde kyng Edwarde wherof he beyng ware rose vp and mette wyth hym refused the pax and kyssed eyther other At the whyche masse eyther of them was solemply sworne to maynteyne the articles of the sayd peace And for more assuraunce of y e same many lordes vpon bothe partyes were also sworne to maynteyne the same to theyr powers ye shal also vnderstande that in thys season that the Frenche kynge soâ—ourned thus at Caleys bothe for the paymente of hys raunsome also for the deliuery of certayn holdes and townes which as yet were nat deliuered he putte in such suerties as foloweth The duke of Orliaunce the duke of Burgoyn the duke of Burbone the erles of Angeou of Poyteau of Bloys of Alenson of saynte Poule of Escamps of Ualentynoys of Brame of Ew of Longeuyle of CaÌ„caruyle of Ancerre of Dampmartyne of Uendature of Salysbruge and of Uendosme the vycountes of BaudemouÌ„t of Beawmount of Ancuerre the lordes of Craon of Deruall of Dabyguy of Cousy of Fyers of Preaux of saynt Uenant of Garancyers of Aluerne of Mountmorency and of Angest also the lord or wardeyne of the forestes and kynghtes syr wyllyam de Craon syr Lowys de Harcourt syr IohnÌ„ de Laguy and syr Galtyerde Donehame Of the whyche .xxxviii. persones dyuers of theym as before is touched were takeÌ„ prysoners at y e batayll of Poytyers For the whyche it was agreed that as many as had nat payde theyr fynaunce before the thyrde daye of Maye laste past shuld be acquited by the kynges fynaunce wyth dyuers other condycyoÌ„s which I passe ouer Than vpoÌ„ the morowe folowyng of the takynge of the foresayde othe by the two kynges that is to say son daye the xxv daye of Octobre the Frenche kyng was freely delyuered the which the sayd day before noone departed frome Caleys and rode towarde Boleyn whome kynge Edwarde conueyed a myle vppon hys waye At whyche myles ende they de parted with kyssynge and other louynge maner and prynce Edwarde kept on hys waye with kyng IohnÌ„ so conueyed hym to Boloyn where he taryed that nyghte And vpon the morowe the sayd prynce Edwarde Charles duke of Normandy wyth y e erle of Escamps and other noble meÌ„ there than beynge pÌ„sent were agayn sworne to maynteyne and holde the sayde peace wythout fraude colour or dysceyte And that done the sayde prynce takynge hys leue retourned that nyghte vnto Caleys And so yt now appereth vnto you that kynge IohnÌ„ stode as prysoner by the space of .iii. yeres and asmoche as frome the .xix. day of Septembre vnto .xxv. daye of Octobre And whan kynge Edwarde had sped his nedes at Caleys he after as shal be shewed in the yere folowynge sayled into Englande It is also to be noted y t thys yere whyle the kyng was occupyed in his warres in Fraunce as before is touched the erle of Seynpoule wyth an army of Frenchemen sayled aboute the borders of Kent and Sussex and laÌ„ded in sundry places as Rye wynchelsee and Hastynges and spoyled the townes and slew many of y e men and dyd moche harme to the poore fysshers Anno domini M.CCC.lix  Anno domini M.CCC.lx  IohnÌ„ Denys  IohnÌ„ wroth  Anno .xxxv.  walter Borney  UPon the euyn of saynt Quyn tyne or the .xxx. daye of Nouembre in the ende of the .xxxiiii. yere of kyng Edwarde and begynnynge of thys mayres yere the kynge toke shyppynge at Caleys and sayled towarde Englande bryngynge wyth hym certayne of hys hostages That is to saye Lowys the secoÌ„de sonne of kynge Iohan newely made duke of Aniou of Mayn which before was erle of Angeou IohnÌ„ hys brother newely made duke of Aluerne and of Berry which before was erle of Poytyers whyche erledome nowe belonged to kynge Edwarde by reason of the foresayde treaty He also hadde wyth hym syr Lowys duke of Brabant and the erles of Alenson and of Escampes whyche were nere of the Frenche kynges blode with eyghte other erles and lordes named in the Frenche cronycle with the which the kynge laÌ„ded at Douer shortly after and so came to London the .ix. day of Nouembre And in thys .xxxv. yere men and beastes were perysshed in Englande in dyuers places wyth thoÌ„dre lygh tenynge and the fende was sene in mannes lykenesse spake vnto men as they trauayled by the waye Anno domini M.CCC.lx  Anno domini M.CCC.lx  wyllyam Holbech  IohnÌ„ Pecche  Anno .xxxvi.  Iames Tame  IN thys .xxxvi. yere prynce Edwarde wedded the countesse of Kent whyche before was wyfe vnto syr Thomas Holande before that wyfe vnto the erle of Salesbury and deuorsed froÌ„ hym and maryed vnto the sayde syr Thomas In thys yere also was great mortalitie of men in England duryng the whyche the noble duke Henry of LaÌ„castre dyed Thys of wryters is named the seconde mortalitie For it was y e seconde that fylle in thys kynges dayes whan duke Henry was dede syr Iohan of Gaunt the kynges thyrde sonne whyche had maryed the sayde dukes doughter was made duke of that duchye In thys yere also were sene two castels in the ayre whereof that one appered in the south east and that other in the south west out of y e which at sondry
certayn laÌ„des within that duchy The whych variaunce to apese the kyng toke therein somme payne But no direccion he myght set therein so y t the sayd duke and syr IohnÌ„ departed with wordes of dyffiauÌ„ce And shortly after y e sayd syr IohnÌ„ accompanyed with dyuers noble meÌ„ of Almayne entred y e duchy of Burgoyne and therin dyd moche harme to the couÌ„tre and people and gat certayne castelles and theÌ„ fortyfyed with Almaynes ThaÌ„ y e duke hauyng in his ayde y e kyng of Nauerne the duke of NormaÌ„dy â–ª with y e erle of EscaÌ„ps and of FlauÌ„dres â–ª assâ—eged y e castel of Chausy at y e ende of .vi. wekes wan y e same and after yode vnto the cytye of Besenson layd siege to it also But whaÌ„ he had leyne there a loÌ„ge season he was fayne to coÌ„clude a trewes his host was in such 〈◊〉 of vytayll By reason of whych peas or trewes y e hostes were deseuered the ende of y e warre vnparfyted But in the ende folowynge by meane of y e FreÌ„ch kyng a dyreccioÌ„ was takeÌ„ betwene the sayd ê‘tyes And thys yere kyng Philip sent certayne messeÌ„gers vnto kyng Edward vpoÌ„ certayn demauÌ„des for y e castel of yauÌ„tes other for y e which coÌ„trauersie fyrst begaÌ„ to kyndle betwene the sayde .ii. prynces as in y e .x. yere of Edward is touched with the other yeres folowyng In the .ix. yere of this Philip apered a blasyng sterre After the whych ensued greate mortalytye within the realme of FrauÌ„ce aswel of men as of beestes And in this yere a nother maÌ„ of y e prouynce of LaÌ„gedok named Arnolde of NormaÌ„dy was heded hanged vpoÌ„ y e coÌ„mon gybet of Parys for asmoch as by hys meanes it was proued that the EnglyshmeÌ„ had wonne the castell of Paracoll And in the .x. yere of kynge Philip kyng Edward of EnglaÌ„d sent syr Barnard de Bret into FlauÌ„dres for causes touched shewed in the .xii. yere of the sayd Edward And in y e .xi yere of this Philip kyng Edward sayled into BrabaÌ„t alyed hym wyth Lowys y e Empour And whyle the Frenche kyng taryed with hys hoste at saint Quyntyne in Uermandoys kyng Edward entred into Fraunce and spoyled and brent a parte of Treresse nat without some note or 〈◊〉 of Cowardyse arrected to the FreÌ„ch kyng and hys hoste of hys owne subgectes And in the same yere began the towne of GauÌ„te to rebell wyth other townes of FlauÌ„dres by the mocion of Iaques de Artyuyle as in the .xiiii. yere is shewed of kyng Edward the thyrde In the twelf yere of thys Philip whych y e FreÌ„ch boke calleth the yere of confusyon kynge Edwarde beynge retourned into Englande the Frenche kynge assembled a myghty hoste to go agayne the Henauders Flemynges Brytons came with the sayde hoste vnto Arras and sent from thens a part of hys people with hys sonne IohnÌ„ than duke of Normandy into Henaude for to warre vppon the countrey there whyche went streyght vnto Cambraye after layd siege to that castel called Esthandune And wythin .xv. dayes folowynge the Frenche kynge hys father came vnto the sayd syege wyth innumerable people The whiche castell at th ende of a moneth after the kynges coÌ„mynge was gyueÌ„ vp by apoyntement And that done y e kynge remoued hys siege to a castell of the bysshoppe of Cambray named Thune standynge vpon the ryuer of Lescaut â–ª where the kynge laye longe tyme withoute harme doynge vnto y e sayde castell At lengthe the duke of Brabant with the erle of Gerle with a stronge hoste of dyuers nacyons came for to remoue that siege so that the Frenche hoste lay vpon that one syde of the ryuer the Brabanders vpoÌ„ that other But by meane of .iiii. brydges whych were made ouer that ryuer bothe hostes at sondry tymes mette faughte dyuers sharpe skyrmysshes to the losse of people vppon bothe partyes But in the ende the castell was so betyn wyth gonnes y t the capytayne therof put all hys mouables in a shyp and after wyth such sowdyours as were lefte entred the sayde shyp sette the castell vppon a lyght fyre wherof whan the Frenche kynge was ware in all haste he caused the walles to be scaled and so entred stanched the fyre And the same nyght the hoste of Brabanders departed also whan the kynge haâ— thus wonâ—â— thys castell he than sente the dukes of Normandy of Burgoyn vnto a towne named Quesnoy And whan y e sayd dukes had brent a parte of that towne other vyllages there about they retourned agayne vnto y e FreÌ„ch hoste And shortly after the kynge retourned into Fraunce there made prouycyon to sende forthe hys nauy to mete wyth kyng Edwarde whych were to the nombre of .iiii. huÌ„dreth or aboue the whyche as in the .xv. yere of Edwarde the thyrde is before shewed mette the Englysshe nauy and there at a place called y e SwynÌ„ were ouercommen AFter thys great victory thus opteyned by the kynge of Englande the Frenche kynge wyth a great hoste herynge comfortable tydynges of the discomfiture of syr Roberte de Artoys before the towne of saynte Omers as before in the .xv. yere of kyng Edward is also shewed sped hym tyt he came to the pryory of saynte Andrew where he taryenge wyth hys people certayne lettres were sent to hym by kynge Edwarde â–ª wherof the tenour with the answere of the same are set out in the forsayd xv yere with other maters apparteynynge to the actes of bothe prynces whan the peace was concluded betwene the sayde kynges as in y e sayd xv yere is declared y e kyng of FrauÌ„ce retourned to hys owne And in y e .xiii yere of hys reygne dyed IohnÌ„ duke of Brytayne After whose deth Charles de Bloys IohnÌ„ de Mountfort claymed seuerally to be enherytours of that duchy whyche Charles was sonnÌ„ vnto the erle of Bloys neuew vnto the Frenche kynge by reason y â— Margareâ—â— hys syster was mother vnto the sayde Charles The whych Charles had maried the doughter of Guy de Brytayne vycount of Lymoges secoÌ„de brother of the forenamed IohnÌ„ duke of Brytayne And y â— sayd IohnÌ„ de MouÌ„tforte was the thyrde brother vnto the forsayd IohnÌ„ duke of Brytayn now dede So that thys questyon of thys clayme rested vpon thys poynt whether the doughter of the secoÌ„d brother shuld enheryte y e duchy or y e yonger brother consideryng y t IohnÌ„ the eldest brother dyed without heyre of hys body and Guy the seconde brother without heyre male wherfore the thyrde brother IohnÌ„ de MouÌ„tfort claymed to be duke of Brytayne whiche case and question was brought before y e FreÌ„ch kynge hys lordes there debated argued by a longe season But in y e ende sentence passed agayn syr IohnÌ„ de MouÌ„tfort Charles de Bloys was put in possession of y e duchy by kyng Philip to whome the sayd Charles dyd hys homage for the same
shewed in the .xxx. yere of kyng Edward the thyrde And in the .vii. yere of kyng IohnÌ„ begynnyng of the same was the batayll of Poytyers In y e whych kyng IohnÌ„ was taken prysoner of prynce Edwarde many of hys lordes takeÌ„ and slayne as before in the .xxx. yere of the foresayd Edwarde is declared at leÌ„ght After the which scomfyture the duke of Normandy whyche hardly escaped from the sayde batayl entred the cytye of Paryz the .xxix. daye of Septembre called there a great couÌ„sayll of y e thre astates of y e realme and the .xv. daye of Octobre next ensuynge there to be asseÌ„bled At which daye the sayde duke wyth the sayd .iii astates of the realme beyng in y e parlyament chambre Peter de la Forest archebysshop of Roan and chauÌ„celer of FrauÌ„ce declared there the greate mysfortune that to the lande was lately falleÌ„ by the takyng of theyr hed and prynce and exorted theym by a loÌ„ge oracioÌ„ to ayde assiste euery maÌ„ after hys power for the redeliuery of theyr prynce agayne whereunto it was answered for theyr clergy or spyrytual by the mouth of mayster IohnÌ„ de Carone thaÌ„ archebysshop of Raynes and for the nobles or y e Cheualty of FrauÌ„ce by the mouth of syr Phylype duke of Orleaunce and brother vnto kynge IohnÌ„ for the commoÌ„s of the good townes of FrauÌ„ce by the mouthe of Stepyn Martell burgeys of Parys and prouost of the same that eyther of them shulde helpe to the vttermost of theyr powers prayed that they myght haue conuenient leyser to couÌ„sayll and commoÌ„ for prouycioÌ„ of the the same the whyche to theym was graunted Than the sayde thre astates helde theyr couÌ„sayll at the fryer mynours or gray fryers in Parys by the space of .xv. dayes In whyche season they appoynted amonge theym to the noÌ„bre of .l. persones to take a vyew and make serche of certayne thynges thaÌ„ myslad and euyll gyded within the realme The whyche .l. persones whaÌ„ they had appoynted .vi. of them selfe to go vnto the duke they in y e names of y e other made request vnto y e duke that he wolde kepe secrete such thynges as they entended to shewe vnto hym which request he grauÌ„ted ThaÌ„ they shewed vnto the duke that the realme before tyme hadde ben mysseguyded by offycers and excepte that remedye for it were shortlye fouÌ„den it shulde staÌ„de in greate parell to be loste wherfore they besought hym to dyscharge all suche as they wolde name vnto hym ouer y t to forfayte theyr goodes vnto the kynges vse And fyrst they named mayster Peter de la Forest archebisshop of Roan chauÌ„celer of FrauÌ„ce syr SymoÌ„de de Bucy chyfe counceloure of the kyng and chyefe presydente of the parlyament syr Roberte de Loryze that before tyme was chaumberlayne vnto the kynge syr Nycholas Brake knyghte and mayster of the kynges paleys Engueram of the Celer Burioys of Parys and vndre tresourer of FrauÌ„ce IohnÌ„ Pryll burioys also soueraygn mayster of the money and mayster of thaccomptys of the kyng and IohnÌ„ ChaÌ„nean de Charters treasourer of the kynges warres All whyche offycers the sayde persones wolde that they shuld be dyscharged of all royall oâ—yces for euer Also the sayd constytuted persones wolde y t the kynge of Nauerne were delyuered free froÌ„ pryson also that he hym selfe wolde be coÌ„tented to be aduertysed and couÌ„ceyled by suche as they wolde appoynte vnto hym that is to saye .iiii. prelates xii knyghtes and xii burioys The whych .xxviii. persons shuâ—d shulde haue auctoryte to rule and ordeyne all thynges necessarye for the realme and to set in and put oute all offycers apperteynyng to the realm wyth dyuerse other requestes whych vnto the duke were nothyng agreable Upon the whyche requestes the duke gaue answere y t he wolde gladly fele the opynyon of hys couÌ„ceyll vpon that shape vnto them some reasonable answere But fyrste he desyred of them to knowe what ayde the iii. astates wolde gyue vnto hym for the delyuery of hys father wherunto it was answered that the clergy had grauÌ„ted a dyme a halfe to be payed in a yere wyth that that they maye haue licence of the pope and y e lordes asmoche to be leuyed of theyr laÌ„des and y e comoÌ„s the .x. peny of theyr mouable gooddes ThaÌ„ vpoÌ„ the morne folowynge within y e palays of Louure y e duke assembled hys couÌ„sayl there shewed vnto them the desyre requeste of the .iii. astates wherupon were made many reasons and many messages sent betwene the duke and them to refourme some parte of the sayde artycles But it was fermely answered by theym that excepte he wolde reforme the sayde defautes coÌ„ferme hym vnto theyr myndes for the comoÌ„ welth of all the lande they wolde nat ayde hym with theyr gooddes lyke as they had to hym shewed wherfore the duke by secrete meanes sent letters vnto his father shewyng vnto hym the circumstauÌ„ce of all hys matter the whyche wrote vnto hym agayne that in no wyse he shulde be agreable vnto the sayde requestes ThaÌ„ the duke to y e ende that he wolde nat y â— these maters shuld be towched in the open parlyameÌ„t sent for suche persones as were the chyefe rulers of the sayde .iii. astates so that to hym came for the clergy the archebysshoppes of Raynes and of LyoÌ„s and the bisshop of LaoÌ„ for the lordes came syr warayne de LuceÌ„bourgh syr Iohan de ComflaÌ„s Marshall of Champeyne and syr IohnÌ„ de Pygueny thaÌ„ ruler or gouernoure of Artoys for the comoÌ„s Stephan Martell than prouost of the marchauÌ„tes of Parys Charles Cusake with other of other good townes Than the duke shewed vnto them of certayne newes that he had lately receyued from the kynge hys father and that done he asked theyr aduices whether it were beste y e daye to shewe theyr requestes openly in the parliament chaumber or elles to deferre it for that daye And lastlye after many reasons made it was agreed that it shulde be deferred tyll the .iiii. daye after at the whyche .iiii. daye y e duke wyth the other assembled in the parlyament chambre At whyche season the duke sayd that he myght nat entende that day to here and argue the sayd requestes for certayn tydynges that he had lately receyued from his father and from his vncle the Emperour of Almayne of the which he thaÌ„ shewed some opeÌ„ly and after dyssolued for that daye the counsayll In the moneth of Octobre y e .iii. astates of the prouynce of Languedocke by the auctoryte of the erle of Armenake thaÌ„ lieutenauÌ„t for y e kyng assembled for to make an ayde for y e kynges delyuerauÌ„ce And fyrste they agreed to puruey at theyr propre costes .v. C. meÌ„ of armys wyth a seruyture to eueryche spere and ouer that a M. sowdyours on horsebacke and a M. of arblasters wyth .ii. M. of other called pauÌ„syers in Frenche all whiche to be waged for an hole yere The speres
about Dunkyrke they gaue vnto hym suche assaute that he was constrayned to gyue backe And for the said shippes and goodes shulde nat come vnto the possessyon of his enemyes he sette them on fyre within the hauen and so was wasted bothe shyppes and goodes And all be it that after this mysse happe he recouered his strengthe layed syege vnto y e towne of Ipre and wrought the flemynges moche care and trouble shortely after suche syckenesses fell amonge his people as the flyre and other that his souldyours dyed of them great noumbre for the whiche he was compelled to leaue hys iourney and to retourne into EnglaÌ„de In this yere also was a batayle or feates of armes done in the kynges palays of westmynster atwene one called Garton Appellaunt and syr IohnÌ„ Ansley knyght defendauÌ„t of whiche fyght at length the knight was vyctor and caused his enemye to yelde hym For the whiche the sayd Garton was from that place drawen vnto Tyburne and there hanged for his false accusacyon and surmyse Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.lxxxiii  Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.lxxxiiii Grocer Symonde wynchecombe  Nycholas Brembre  Anno. vii  IohnÌ„ more   Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.lxxxiiii  Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.lxxxv  Nycholas Exton  Nycholas Brembre  Anno. viii  IohnÌ„ Frenshe  THis yere king Rycharde holdynge his Christmas at Eltham thyther came vnto hym the kynge of Ermony whiche was chased out of his lande by the Infydels and Turkes and required ayde of y e kynge to be restored vnto his dominyon The kynge fested and comforted him according to his honour after couÌ„sell taken with hys lordes concerninge that mater he gaue vnto him great sommes of money and other ryche gyftes with the whiche after he had taryed in Englande vpoÌ„ ii monethes he departed with glad countenaunce And soone after Ester the kynge with a greate armye yode towarde ScotlaÌ„de But whan he drewe nere vnto the borders such meanes were sought by the Scottes that a peace was concluded atwene bothe realmes for a certayne tyme. After whiche conclusion so taken the kynge returned vnto yorke and there restyd hym a season In which tyme varyaunce fell atwene IohnÌ„ HolaÌ„de brother to the erle of Kent and the erles sonne of Stafforde by reason of whiche varyaunce in conclusion y e sayd sonne of the erle was slayne of the hande of the same syr IohnÌ„ HolÌ„ade for the whiche dede the kynge was greuously amoued departed shortely after with his company toward London Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.lxxxv  Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.lxxxvi Grocer IohnÌ„ Organ  Nycholas Brembre  Anno. ix  IohnÌ„ Chyrcheman  THis yere kynge Rycharde assembled at westmynster hys highe court of parliameÌ„t Durynge the whiche amonge other many actes in the same counsell concluded he created .ii. dukes a marques and .v. erles Of the whiche firste syr Edmonde of Langley the kynges vncle and erle of Cambrydge was created duke of yorke syr Thomas of woodstoke his other vncle erle of Buckyngham was create duke of Gloucester syr Lyonell Uere y t was erle of Oxenforde was made marques of Deuelyn sir Henry Bolingbrooke sonne and heyre of IohnÌ„ of GauÌ„t duke of Lancastre was made erle of Derby syr Edwarde sonne heyre vnto the duke of yorke was made erle of Rutlande syr IohnÌ„ Holande brother to the erle of Kent was made erle of Huntyngdone syr Thomas Monbraye was made erle of Notyngham and Marshall of Englande and syr Mychaell de la Poole was made erle of Suffolke ChauÌ„celler of EnglaÌ„de And by auctoryte of the same parlyamente syr Roger Mortymer erle of the Marche and sonne and heyre vnto syr Edmonde Mortymer and of dame Philyppe eldest doughter and heyre vnto syr Lyonell y e seconde sonne of Edward the thyrde was soone after proclaymed heyre paraunt vnto the crowne of Englande The whiche sir Roger shortely after sayled into Irelande there to pacifye hys lordeshyppe of wulster whiche he was lorde of by his foresayde mother But whyle he was there occupyed aboute the same the wylde Irysshe came vpon hym in noumbre and slewe him and moche of his company This sir Roger hadde Issue Edmonde and Roger Anne Alys and Elynoure that was made a nunne The .ii. foresaid sonnes died without issue and Anne eldest doughter was maryed to Rycharde erle of Cambrydge whiche Rycharde was sonne vnto syr Edmonde of Langley before named The which Rycharde hadde issue by the sayde Anne Isabell ladye Bouchier Rycharde that after was duke of yorke father to kynge Edwarde the .iiii. whiche sayd Richarde erle of Cambridge was put to deth by Henry the .v. as after shall appere In this yere also syr HeÌ„ry Bolingbroke erle of Derby maryed the Countesse doughter of Herforde by whome he was lorde of that countrey And by her he had issue Henry that after him was kynge Blaunche duches of Barre and Philippe that was wedded to the kynge of Denmarke Also Thomas duke of Clarence IohnÌ„ duke of Bedforde Humfrey duke of Gloucester Anno domini M.CCC.lxxxvi  Anno domini M.CCC.lxxxvii Goldesmythe wyllyam Stondon  Nycholas Exton  Anno. x.  wyllyam More  IN this .x. yere the erle of Arundell was sent into the duchye of Guyan for to strengthe suche soudyours as the king at that tyme had in those parties or after some wryters to scoure the see of rouers enemyes The whiche erle in kepynge his course or passage encountred a myghtye flote of Flemynges laden with Rochel wyne set vpon them and distressed them theyr shyppes and so broughte them vnto dyuers portes of EnglaÌ„de By reason wherof the sayde wyne was so plenteous in Englande that a tonne thereof was solde for a marke and .xx. s. the choyse And amonge other in that flote was taken the Admyralle of Flaunders whyche remayned here longe after as prysoner Anno domini M.CCC.lxxxvii  Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.lxxxviii Goldesmythe wyllyam Uenour  Nycholas Exton  Anno. xi  Hughe Fostalfe  THis .xi. yere of kyng Rycharde syr Thomas of woodstocke duke of Gloucester the erle of Arundell with the erles of warwyke of Derby and of Notyngham consyderynge howe the king and hys lande was mysse ladde by a fewe persones aboute the kynge entendyng reformacion of the same assembled them to haue a counsell at Radecoke brydge and after arrered great people so with a stronge power came to London there caused y e king to call a ê‘liament wherof herynge maister Alexander Neuyle than archebysshop of yorke sir Lyonell Uere marques of Deuelyn and syr Mychaell de la Poole Chaunceller and erle of Suffolke fearyng punisshement fledde the lande and so died in straunge countreys Than the kynge by counsell of the other aboue named lordes durynge the parlyament caused to be taken syr Roberte Treuylian chefe Iustyce of Englande syr Nycholas Brembre late mayre of the cytie of London sir IohnÌ„ Salysbury knyghte of housholde sâ—r IohnÌ„ BeauchaÌ„p stewarde also of the kynges house
y t whiche shortely after was vsed thoroughe all countreys of Englande Anno domini M. CCC.lxxxxviii  Anno dnÌ„i M. CCC.lxxxxix Goldesmythe IohnÌ„ wade  Drewe Barentyne  Anno .xxii.  IohnÌ„ warner  IN this .xxii. yere of kynge Rycharde y e coÌ„mon fame ranne y t the kyng had letton to ferme y e realme of Englande vnto sir wyllyam Sâ—ope erle of wylshyre than treasourer of EnglaÌ„de to sir IohnÌ„ Busshey syr Iohn Bagot and syr Henry Grene knightes y e whyche returned shortly after to their great coÌ„fusyoÌ„s This yere also Thomas y e son and heyre of y e erle of Arundell lately beheded y e whiche Thomas nat all to his pleasure was kepte in y e house of the duke of Exceter passed y e see by y e meanes of one wyllyaÌ„ Scot mercer yode vnto his vncle y t archebisshop of CauÌ„terbury so contynued with him in the cytie of Colayne than beynge In this pastyme great purueyaunce was made for y e kynges iourney into IrelaÌ„de so y t whan all thinges necessarye to the honoure nede of the kynge his people was redy he set forthwarde vpon his iourney in the moneth of Apryll leauyng for his leutenaunt in Englange sir Edmonde of Langley his vncle duke of yorke and after toke shippyng at Brystowe and sayled with a mighty stronge hoste into Irelande where he had so prosperous spede that in processe of tyme with manhode and good polycie he subdued to him that couÌ„trey In the whiche voyage were it for acte that he dyd or of y e kynges bounte Henry sone and heyre of the duke of Herforde than exiled was of y e kyng made knyght This Henry was after his father crowned kynge of Englande named Henry the .v. Kynge Richarde thus beynge occupyed in Irelande and receyuynge of the capytaynes of the wylde Irysshe into his subieccyon and orderyng of that countrey to set in an ordre and rule Henry of Bolyngbroke duke of Herforde before exyled with the archebysshoppe of Caunterbury and Thomas of Arundel and other landed with a small company at Rauyns spore in the Northe countrey in the moneth of August and vnder colour of the clayme of his ryghtfull enherytaunce ceysed the people as he wente to whome in short processe great multytude of the people drewe and gatherd Of this landyng king Rycharde beynge warned for hasty spede of returnyng into Englande left in IrelaÌ„de behynde hym moche ordenauÌ„ce and landed at Mylforde hauen in the begynnyng of Septembre begynnynge also of the .xxiii. yere of his reygne so yode vnto the castell of Flynte in wales and there rested him and his people and entended there to gather vnto hym more strength In the whiche meane tyme the foresayd Henry that than hadde proclaymed him selfe duke of Lancaster in the ryght of IohnÌ„ of GauÌ„te his father was comyn to Brystowe and there without resystence toke sir wyllyam Scrope erle of wylshyre treasourer of Englande syr IohnÌ„ Busshey and syr Henry Grene. Also there was taken sir IohnÌ„ Bagot but after he escaped and fledde into Irelande Than were the other thre there iuged put in execucyon And kinge Rycharde styll beynge at the castell of Flynte herynge of the great strengthe y t was about y e duke fearyd sore of him selfe And in lyke wyse so dyd all suche as were about hym wherfore syr Thomas Percye erle of worcetyr and than stewarde of the kynges housholde contrarye his allegeaunce brake openly the whyte rodde in the hall commaundyd euery man to shifte for him selfe By reason whereof the people voyded and the kynge lefte without coÌ„forte so that he was shortly after taken and presented vnto the duke The whyche put hym vnder safe kepynge shortly after spedde him toward LoÌ„don And whaÌ„ he came nere vnto y e cytie he sente king Rycharde with a secret coÌ„pany vnto y e Towre there to be safely kepte tyll his commyng wherof many euyll disposed persones of the cytie beyng warned assembled them in great noumbre entended to haue mette him without the towne there to haue taken him from such as ladde him so to haue slayne him for the great cruelte that he before tyme had vsed vnto the cytie But as god wolde the mayre rulers of the cytie were enfourmed of theyr malycyous purpose and gathered to theym the worshypfull commoners and sadde men by whose polycyes nat without great diffyculte they were reuoked frome theyr euyll purpose all be it that lastynge that rumoure they yode vnto westmynster and there toke mayster IohnÌ„ Slake deane of the kinges chapell and frome thens broughte him vnto Newgate and there caste on hym yrons Shortly after the duke came vnto London there by the consent of kyng Rycharde a ê‘lyament was begone vpon the .xiii. day of y e moneth of Septembre Endurynge whiche ê‘lyament many accusacyons artycles of mysrulynge of the lande were layed vnto the charge of thys noble prince kyng Rycharde whiche be engroced at length in .xxxviii. artycles For the which voluÌ„tarely as it shuld seme by y e copy of an instrumeÌ„t here after shewed he shulde renounce wylfullye be deposed from all kynglye mageste the monday beynge the xxix day of Septembre and the feest of saynt Myghell the archaungell in the yere of our lordes incarnacyon after the accomâ—te of the churche of Englande M. lxxxxix and the xxiiii yere of the raygne of the sayde Rycharde The copye of whiche instrumente here vnder ensueth THis present instrumente made the mondaye the .xxix. daye of Septembre and feeste of saynt Mychaell tharchaungell in the yere of our lorde god M.CCC.lxxx and xix and in the .xxiii. yere of kynge Rycharde the seconde wytnesseth that where by the auctoryte of the lordes spirytuall and temporall of this present parlyament and coÌ„mons of the same the ryght honorable and dyscrete ê‘sons here vnder named were by the sayde auctoryte assygned to go vnto the towre of London there to here and testifye suche questyons and answeres as than there shude be by the said honorable and discrete persones harde knowe all men to whome these presente letters shall come that we sir Richarde Scroope archebysshoppe of yorke IohnÌ„ bisshoppe of Herforde Henrye erle of Northumberlande Rafe erle of westmerlande Thomas lorde of Barkeley wyllyam abbot of westmynster IohnÌ„ pryour of Caunterbury wyllyam Thyrnynge and Hughe Burnell knyghtes IohnÌ„ Markeham Iustyce Thomas Stowe IohnÌ„ Burbage doctours of the lawe Cyuyle Thomas Feryby and Denys Lopham notaryes publyke the day yere abouesayd atwene the houres of .viii. .ix. of y e clocke before noone were present in the chyefe chaumber of the kynges lodgynge within the sayde place of the towre where was rehersed vnto the kynge by y e mouth of the forsayde erle of Northumberlande that beforetyme at Conwey in Northwalys the kynge beynge there at hys pleasure and lybertye promysed vnto the archebysshop of Caunterbury than Thomas of Arundell and vnto the
as some drowned .iii. of the grettest of theyr carykkes taken Anno dnÌ„i M. CCCC.vi  Anno dnÌ„i M. CCCC.vii  Roberte wodtyngton  Henry Barton Skynner  Anno .v.  IohnÌ„ Couentre  THys yere the kynge holdynge hys parlyameÌ„t at westmynster to hym was graunted by auctoryt of the same a Fyftene And by a conuocacyon of the clergy was grauÌ„ted to hym a dyme for the mayntenaunce of hys warrys wheruppon newe prouysyon was made for hys seconde vyage into Fraunce By authoryte of this parlyament also Rycharde whyche was sonne heyre of y e erle of Cambrydge which erle was put to deth at Southampton was created duke of yorke whiche after was maryed vnto Cecyle y e doughter of Daraby erle of westmerlande by reason that he brought his wardshyp of the kynge By the whiche lady Cecyle he hadde Henry that dyed yonge Edward that after was kynge Edmunde erle of Rutlande Anne duchesse of Exceter Elyzabeth duchesse of Suffolke George duke of Clarence Rycharde duke of Glouceter and after kynge and Margaret duchesse of Burgoyne And whaÌ„ all thynge was redy for the kynges vyage he ordeyned IohnÌ„ duke of Bedforde hys brother protectour of thys land in the tyme of his absence And that done he wyth hys lordes aboute wytsontyde toke hys shyppyng at SouthamptoÌ„ and so sayled into Normandye and landed vpon LaÌ„mas daye at a place called Toke or Towke And after he was wyth hys hoste there landed for so moche as he was warned of certayne shyppes of warre y e entendyd to do some harme in Englande beynge than vppon the see he therfore to wythstaÌ„de theyr malycyouse purpose sent the erle of Marche the erle of Huntyngdon wyth other to scowre the see The whyche encountred the sayde enemyes and after a loÌ„ge and cruell fyght them veÌ„quysshed ouercame whyche fyght was vpon the daye of saynt Romayne or the .ix. day of Auguste as hath the Frenche cronycle And of the French nauy was chyefe capytayne the vycount of Narbon whych in that fyght was taken with great pleÌ„ty of treasour For as sayth Gaguinus he with one Mountney an other capytayne to whom y e sowdyours wages was coÌ„mytted of one assent of theyr synguler lucre wythhelde the sayde wages By reason wherof whan they shuld ioyne in batayll many of them wyth theyr shyppes withdrew last theyr capitayns in the dauÌ„ger of theyr enemyes But this is lyke to be a fayned excuse of y e sayd Gagwyne to saue the honoure of the FreÌ„chmen as he many tymes semblably dothe in many places of hys boke Then to retourne vnto kyng Henry whan he was thus landed he sent vnto y e rulers of the town of Towke and had it vnto hym delyuered But the castell was defended agayn hym tyll saynt Laurence daye folowyng the whyche he gaue after vnto hys brother the duke of ClareÌ„ce wyth all the sygnory therunto belongynge And thys done the kynge spedde hym toward Cane layde his syege therunto vpon y e .xvii. day of the foresayd moneth of August The whych contynued tyll the feest of the Natyuyte of our lady than won vpon y e ê‘ty y t the duke of ClareÌ„ce assawted But the castel helde by apoyntemeÌ„t yf no rescouse were had tyll the .xiiii. day folowyng At whych day y e sayd castel was delyuered with other .xiiii stroÌ„ge holdes which had before takeÌ„ y e same apoyntmeÌ„t Than the kynge made the foresayd duke of Clarence capytayne of the sayd town castell And in this passetyme were dyuers other townes stroÌ„ge holdes goten by dyuers of y e kynges retynew as y e erle Marshall the erle of warwyke other y e which wan Louers Faloys Newelyn Cherburgth ArgeÌ„tyne Bayons the citye with many other stroÌ„ge abbays pilys ThaÌ„ the king helde there saynt Georges feest and dubbyd there .xv. knyghtê of y e Bath after coÌ„tynued his warres duryng this mayres yere in wynnyng vpon the FreÌ„chmen by apoyntementê and otherwyse wherof the cyrcumstauÌ„ce were very longe to declare in order In this yere also vpoÌ„ the festfull day of Ester tyll a chaunce in LoÌ„doÌ„ which to y e fere of all good crysteÌ„ men is necessary to be noted For vpoÌ„ the hygh soleÌ„pne day by excytyng of y e deuyll yll disposycioÌ„ of .ii. women that is to mene the wyfe of the lorde StrauÌ„ge y e wyfe of syr IohnÌ„ Trussell knyght such vnkyndnes fyll bytwene theyr two husbaÌ„des y t eyther wold haue slayne other within y e parysh chyrch of saynt DuÌ„stanes in the Eest In ê‘tyng of which persons dyuers men were hurt sore wouÌ„ded one named ThomÌ„ PetwardeÌ„ slayne out of hand which was a freeman fysshemoÌ„ger of the cyty Than lastly both frayers were takeÌ„ brought vnto the CouÌ„tour in y e Pultry And for the sayd lorde StrauÌ„ge was demed culpable of y e begiÌ„nyng of this fray he therfore vpoÌ„ the soÌ„day folowyng for suspendyng of the chyrche was denouÌ„ced acursyd at Poulys crosse in all parysshe chyrches of LondoÌ„ And fynally he was demed to open penaunce dyd it and made greate amendes vnto the wyfe of the sayde Thomas for the deth of her husbaÌ„d And in the ende of thys yere where at LoÌ„doÌ„ was sold for .ii. s. a busshell Anno domini M. CCCC.xvii  Anno domini M. CCCC.xviii  Henry Rede  Rycharde Merlowe Iremonger  Anno .vi.  IohnÌ„ Gedney  IN thys yere syr IohnÌ„ Oldcastell lorde CobhmÌ„ the whyche as before is shewed in the ende of the fyrste yere of thys kynge escaped out of the Towre of London was in the moneth of sent vnto London by the lorde Powys out of walys The whyche syr IohnÌ„ for heresye treason was conuycte in the moneth of folowynge and for the same drawen vnto saynt Gyles feld where he was hanged vppon a newe peyre of galowes wyth chaynes and after consumed wyth fyre And about that season the person of wortham in Norfolke whyche longe tyme had haunted Newmarket heth and there robbed spoyled many of the kynges subgettes was nowe with his concubyne broughte vnto Newgate where he lastly dyed And kynge Henry beynge styll in Normandy deuyded hys people in thre partes wherof one he reserued vnto hym selfe the seconde he commytted to the rule of the duke of Clarence and the thyrde vnto the erle of warwyke whyche sayde duke erle employed theyr armes so well and valyauntly that eyther of theym encroched sore vppon the Frenchmen and wanne from them many stronge holdes and pyles And the kynge after longe syeges by hym contynued aboute Argentyne Cressy saynte Launde and other he then in y e ende of thys yere that is to saye vppon y e daye of the translacyon of saynt Edwarde or the .xiii. daye of October layde hys syege vnto the cytye of Roan and contynued the same tyll the .xii. daye of Ianuary folowynge In the whych passetyme the olde mayre was chaunged to a new
Theodalde Guyllyam Rychauyll knyghtes The whyche rescous nat wythstandynge the sayde lorde Talbot well maÌ„fully coÌ„tynued hys syege assawted the towne in ryght cruell maner so that they were fayne to call for more ayde whereof the lord Talbot beyng ware thynkynge that shortly the Frenchmen shuld be constrayned to gyue ouer the towne left the gydyng of the syege vnto syr wyllyam Poyton syr IohnÌ„ RyppelaÌ„d or Tryppelande knyght after departyd After whose departyng with in short whyle y e Dolphyn of UyeÌ„ne Lowys by name and sonne vnto the forenamed Charles Frenche kynge accompanyed wyth the erle of saynte Paule other to the nombre of .xvi. C. knyghtes came vnto the rescous of the sayd towne And after he had a day rested hym and hys sowdiours he sente the forenamed Theodalde wyth a strength of .iiii. C. men for to assayle the forsayde towre of tymbre but lytell hurt dyd they therunto Than the sayd Dolphyn sente an other strength of .vi. C. men to assayle it but the Englyshemen quyt theym so manfully that they slew .viii. score Frenchmen wouÌ„nded ouer .iii. C. wherwyth the Dolphyn beynge greuously amoued assembled the vttermost strength he myght make aswel of the towne and other and set vpon the Englysshe men whiche were â—ore brused with dayly fyght and fewe in nombre and fynally scomfited them and slewe of theym vpon CCC and toke y e rest prysoners Amonge y t whiche the foresayd two Englysshe capitaynes were taken and a kynnesmaÌ„ of the lorde Talbottes or more veryly one of his baste sones And thus was Depe rescowed the Englysshmen dyscomfyted after they had maÌ„fully maynteyned that syege by the space of .ix. wekes and odde dayes Also this yere in y e moneth of August was a great affray iÌ„ Fletestrete atwene the getters of the ynnes of courte and the inhabytauntes of the same strete whiche affray began in y e nyght and so contynued with assawtes and small by kerynges tyll y e next day In whiche season moche people of the cytie thyder was gadered and dyuers men of bothe partyes were slayne and many hurte But lastly by the presence dyscrecyon of y e mayer and shyreffes this affraye was appesed Of the whiche was chyfe occasyoner a man of Clyfforde ynne named Herbotell In this yere also by certayne ambassadoures y t were sente out of EnglaÌ„d into Guyon a maryage was coÌ„cluded in the begynnynge of the yere folowynge atwene the kynge and y e erles doughter of Armenak whiche conclusion was after dysalowed and put by by the meanes of the erle of Suffolke whiche kyndled a newe brande of brunynge enuy atwene y e lorde protectour and hym and toke fyre in suche wyse that it lefte not tyll bothe partyes with many other were consumed and slayne wherof ensued moche myschefe within the realme and losse of all Normandy as after to you shall appere Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.xlii.  Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C. xlili  Thomas Beaumount  IonÌ„ Athyrley Irenmonger  Anno .xxi.  Rycharde Nordon  IN thys .xxi. yere the foresayde erle of Suffolke whych as before is touched had fordon the coÌ„clusyon of the maryage takeÌ„ by the ambassadours betwene the kyng and y e erle of Armenakes doughter wente ouer hym selfe wyth other vnto hym assygned there in FrauÌ„ce concluded a mariage betwene the kyng and dame Margarete the kynges doughter of Cecyle and of Hierusalem as sayth the Englyshe cronycle And for that mariage to brynge about to the sayd kyng of Cecyle was deliuered y e duchye of Angeou and erledome of Mayne whych are called the keyes of Normandy But the FreÌ„che wryter Gaguyne sayth in hys latyne cronycle y t about thys tyme the erle of Suffolke came vnto Charles the Frenche kyng to a towne in Lorayn named Naunce or NauÌ„t axed of hym his doughter to be quene of England but he gyueth to her no name The whyche request of the sayd Charles to the sayde erle was grauÌ„ted Also he affermeth lytel tofore that season a peace betwene bothe realmes was concluded for the terme of .xxii. moneths whych peace endured but a whyle after And thys yere vpon Candelmas euyn the steple of sait Poules church in LondoÌ„ was set on fyre by tempest of lyghtnynge and lastly queÌ„ched by greate dylygence and laboure of many persones But of all that there laboured the morowe masse preeste of Bowe church in chepe was moste commended and noted Anno dnÌ„i M. CCCC.xliii  Anno dnÌ„i M. CCCC.xliiii  Nycholas wyfforde  Thomas Catworthe Grocer  Anno .xxii.  IohnÌ„ Norman  THys .xxii. yere y e erle of Stafforde was made or created duke of Bukkyngham the erle of warwyke duke of warwyke the erle of Dorset marques of Dorset and the erle of Suffolke marquys of Suffolke The whyche marquys of Suffolke soone after wyth hys wyfe and other honourable personages aswell of men as of women with great apparayl of chayres and other costyous ordenaunce for to conuey the forenamed lady Margarete into England sayled into FrauÌ„ce where they were honourably receyued and so taryed there all thys mayres yere In thys yere was also an acte made by auctoryte of the common couÌ„sayll of London that vppon the sondaye shuld no maner of thynge with in the fraunchyse of y e citie be bought or solde nother vytayll nor other thynge nor none artyfycer shulde brynge hys ware to any man to be worne or occupyed that daye as tayllours garmentes or cordewayners shoys and so in lykewyse of all other occupacyons The whyche ordenaunce helde but a whyle Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.xliiii  Anno dnÌ„i M. CCCC.xlv  Stephyn Foster  Henry Frowyke Mercer  Anno .xxiii.  Hughe wyche  THys .xxiii. yere and moneth of the foresayd lady Margarete came ouer into EnglaÌ„d and in the moneth folowynge she was maryed vnto kyng HeÌ„ry at a towne called Sowthwyke in the countre of Hamshyre And froÌ„ thens she was honourably conueyed by the lordes and estates of thys laÌ„d whyche mette wyth her in sondry places wyth greate retynewe of men in sondry lyueryes wyth theyr sleuys browdered and som betyn wyth gold smythes werkes in moste costly maner And specyally the duke of Glouceter mette wyth her wyth fyue hundreth men in one lyuerey And so she was conueyed vnto Blacke heth where vppon the .xviii. day of May she was mette with the mayre aldermen and sheryfes of the cytye and the craftes of the same in brown blewe wyth brawderyd sleuys That is to meane euery mystery or crafte wyth conysaunce of hys mystery and red hoodes vppon eyther of theyr heddes and so the same daye broughte her vnto London where for her were ordeyned sumptuous and costly pageÌ„tes and resemblauÌ„ce of dyuerse olde hystoryes to y e great comforte of her and suche as came wyth her y e maner whereof I passe ouer for lengthynge of the tyme. And so wyth great tryuÌ„phe she was broughte vnto westmynster where vppon the
Calays for .xviii. M. li. whyche summes of money whan they had receyued y e sayd lordes of one assent made ouer y e forenamed mayster IohnÌ„ Dynham wyth a stronge company sent hym vnto Sandwyche to wynne y e kynges nauye than there lyenge and other thynges for theyr nedes necessary The whyche sped hym in suche wyse that he toke the lord Ryuers in hys bedde wanne the town toke the lord Scalys sonne vnto the sayd lord Riuers with other ryche prayes and after tooke of the kynges nauy what shyppes them lyked and after retourned vnto Calays nat without consent agremeÌ„t of many of y e mariners whych owyd theyr synguler fauours vnto the erle of warwyke In thys iourney was the sayde Iohan Dynham sore hurt that he was may med vpon the legge haltyd whyle he lyued after Than after this iourney thus acheuyd the sayd lordes by tayled and maÌ„ned the sayd shyppes sent wyth them as chefe capytayne the erle of warwyke into Irelande to speke wyth the duke of yorke and to haue hys counsayll for maters coÌ„cerning theyr charge as reentre into this lande and other where whaÌ„ he had happelye sped hys nedys he retourned towarde Calays bryngyng wyth hym hys mother the couÌ„tesse of Salysbury also kepte hys course tyll he came into the west couÌ„trey where at that tyme was the duke of Gretyr as admyrall of the see wyth a competeÌ„t nouÌ„ber of shyppes well maÌ„ned in so moche that the erle of warwyke prouyded to haue gyuen batayll vnto â—he sayd duke yf he hadde made any couÌ„tenaunce toward him But the duke harde suche murmure speche amoÌ„ge hys owne company whych fouÌ„ded vnto the erle of warwykes fauoure that he thoughte it was more vnto hys profyte to suffre hym to passe than to fight with him But were it for thys cause or for other which y e commoÌ„ fame ruÌ„neth vppoÌ„ which were loÌ„ge to wryte certayn trouth it is that the sayd erle passed wythout fyghte came in sauete to Calays In thys passe tyme a parliament or great couÌ„sayll was holdeÌ„ at Couentre By auctoryte whereof the duke of yorke and all the other foresayde lordes wyth many other were attaynted and theyr laÌ„des goodes seased to the kynges vse And for the more surer defeÌ„ce that they shuld nat efte lande in KeÌ„t prouisioÌ„ was made to defende the haueÌ„s portys vppon the sees syde And at Sandwyche was ordeyned a new streÌ„gthe wyth a capitayn named syr SymoÌ„de MouÌ„forde And ouer thys prouision was ordeyned that no marchauÌ„t passyng into the costys of FlauÌ„ders shulde passe or go by Calays for fere that any shuld come to y e ayde of the sayd lordes But thys prouysyon natwythstandyng comfort to them was sent dayly out of EnglaÌ„d Than these lordes herynge of all thys prouysyon made vppoÌ„ the sees syde to wythstaÌ„de theyr laÌ„dynge sent out an other company vnto SaÌ„dewyche the whych there skyrmysshed wyth the sayd syr SymoÌ„de Mountforde in the ende toke hym broughte hym vnto Ryse Banke there smote of hys hede The foresayd lordes than coÌ„syderynge the strengthe whych they had wyth them and manyfolde frendes hartys which they had in sundry places of EnglaÌ„d condysceÌ„ded for to sayle into Englande so to bryng about theyr enteÌ„t purpose whych was as the coÌ„mon fame went to put a parte frome the kynge all suche persones as were enemyes to the coÌ„mon weale of the laÌ„de And thys to bryng aboute after they had set the towne of Calays in an order sure kepyng they toke shyppynge so sayled into EnglaÌ„de landed at Douer and from theÌ„s helde on theyr iourney thorughe Kente so that they came to LondoÌ„ the .ii. daye of Iuly And after they had there refresshed theym and theyr people they departed thense sped theym towarde the kynge which at y e same tyme of theyr laÌ„dynge was at Couentry and there gathered his people so came vnto Northampton where he pyght hys felde wherof the sayd lordes beynge enfourmed sped them thytherward so that vpoÌ„ the .ix. day of Iuly bothe hostys there mette foughte there a cruell batayll But after long fyght the victory fell vnto the erle of Salysbury and the other lordes vpoÌ„ his partye the kynges hoste was sparcled chased many of hys noble men slayen AmoÌ„ge the whyche was the duke of Buckynghan the erle of Shrowsbury y e vycouÌ„t BeaumouÌ„d the lorde EgremoÌ„de wyth many other knyghtes and esquyers and the kyng taken in the felde After whych victory thus by these lordes opteyned they in goodly haste after retourned vnto LondoÌ„ and broughte wyth them the kynge kepyng hys estate lodged hym in the bysshop of LondoÌ„ palays And after spedye knowelege sent of all the premysses vnto y e duke of yorke yet beyng in IrelaÌ„de a parlyameÌ„t in the name of the kyng was than called holden at westmynster Durynge whych parlyament y e duke of yorke came vnto westmynster vpoÌ„ the frydaye before saynte Edwardes day or the .x. day of October and lodged hym in the kynges palays wherof anone arose a noyse thorugh the cytye that kynge Henry shuld be deposed the duke of yorke shulde be kynge UppoÌ„ thys this parlyamente thus contynuynge the duke came one daye into the parlyament chaumber there boldely beyng the lordes present sette hym downe in the kynges sete so there sittynge made a pretence and clayme vnto the crown affermyng it to be hys ryghtfull enherytauÌ„ce had there certayn bolde wordes in iustyfyenge of the same wherewyth all the lordes presente were greatly dysmayed For thys great many opynions were moued among the lordes Howe be it aswell dyuers of hys frendes as other were of the mynde that he shuld nat be admytted for kynge duryng the lyfe of kyng Henry For appeasynge wherof many great couÌ„sayles were kepte aswell at the blacke freres as at westmynster In all whych tyme and season the quene wyth suche lordes as were of hyr affynyte helde them in the north couÌ„trey assembled to theym greate strengthe in the kynges name to the ende to subdue as she sayde the kynges rebelles and enemyes Thus contynuynge thys vnkyndenesse betwene the kynge and the duke all be it that at that season bothe the kynge and he were bothe lodged within the palays of westmynster yet wolde he natte for prayer nor instaunce ones bysyte the kynge nor see hym tyll the counsayll were concluded vppon some fynall ende concernyug thys greate matter the whyche so continued the full terme of this mayres yere Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.lx.  Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.lxi. Grocer Rycharde Flemynge  Rycharde Lee.  Anno .xxxix.  IohnÌ„ Lambarde  THys yere whyche was in the begynnynge of the xxxlx yere of kyng Henryes reygne that is to meane vpoÌ„ the euyn of all sayntes or the laste day of October it was condyscended by the lordes spyrytuall temporall by the hole auctoryte of the sayd parliament that
that he were shuld vse huÌ„tyng or hawkynge without special lyceÌ„ce specially for chasynge or huntyng of woluys nor to kepe wyth hym any houndes or other instrumeÌ„tes wherby the game myghte be destroyed And that done Phylyp foresayd duke of Burgoyne after counsayll to hym gyuen that he shulde forgette and forgyue all dyspleasurs to hym â—ofore done by any of hys lordes and them to honoure and cherysshe specyally his yonge brother Charlys to norysshe and to departe wyth hym louyngly of hys fathers possessions toke leue of hym and departed After whose deê‘ture he contrary the foresayde counsayll refused the company of hys lordes also theyr counsayll and drewe vnto hym as his chyefe counsaylours vylaynes and men of lowe byrth Of y t whyche the .iiii. pryncypall were named as foloweth IohnÌ„ de Lude IohnÌ„ Balna Olyuer Deuyll whoÌ„ for the odyousnesse of the name the kynge caused it to be chaunged and to be named DaÌ„man and the fourth was named Stephan and vssher of the kynges chaumber dore the whithe he promoted to greate honour dygnytees Amonge whome Balna beynge a preste was by hys meanes at length made a cardynall of Rome Thus he vsynge the counsayle of these persons murmur and grudge began to sprynge bytwene hym and hys lordes in so myche that fyrst the duke of Brytayne began to estrauÌ„ge hym from the kynge and refused to come vnto hys presence whaÌ„ he was sente for wherof herynge the erle of Ewe wyth other drewe them vnto y e duke To the whyche party soone after y e kynges brother Charlys with also the duke of Burbon whych had maried the kynges syster with many other noble men of the realme resortyd whan the kynge was ware that hys lordes conspyred agayne hym ferynge the rebellyon of hys comoÌ„s sent in spedy maner vnto Parys the forenamed IohnÌ„ Balna wyth other certeyne persons to kepe that cytye in due obeysauÌ„ce toward hym thynkynge that the other cytyes good townes of hys regyon wolde take ensample therof and demeane them as that cytye dyd After whose commynge the rulers of Parys by the amonystement of the sayd IohnÌ„ ordeyned good and sure watche and so by that meane kept the cytye in good order And in the meane season the kynge gathered to hym great foyson of knyghtes and soudyours that his hoste was nombred at .xxx. thousand men And in lyke wyse the other partye hadde assembled as many or mo And not wythstandyng the assyduat laboure and meanes made by y e duke of Burgoyne and Carlota wyfe to y e duke of Burbon syster to the kyng as is aboue sayde to make an vnyte and peace bytwene Lewys and hys lordes yet fynally the kynge they mette in playne batayll at a place called Chartres where bytwene theym was a longe and cruell batayll to y e losse of moche people on bothe partyes And all be it that the kynge in the begynnynge hadde the better of hys enemyes yet in the ende he was ouercomen his men chaced and he forced to flye to take for hys sauegarde a castell named Mountclere From the whyche he shortely departyd and yode to an other castell called Corboyll and from thens lastly vnto Parys where he entendyd to haue gathered newe people and to haue reuenged hym of hys enemyes But by the wyse and good exortacyoÌ„ of the bysshoppe of Parys the kyng chaunged hys purpose and all was set in a quyetnesse for that tyme. But how or in what maner or what the condycyons of y e accorde were myne authour dothe not expresse The whyche accorde thus concluded the kynge contynued hys olde maners and delyted hym more to companye with symple and inreuerent parsons to eate and drynke wyth them to the ende that he myghte talke of rybaudry and vayne and vycyous fables than to accompany him with his lordes where he myghte haue wonne hym myche honour Thys Lewys also was of so dyuers and wanton condycyon that he wolde go more lyker a yoman or a seruyng man than lyke a prynce The whyche was for no regardshyp nor sparyng of good for as before I haue shewed also after shall appere he was a prynce of moste lyberalyte and therwith an oppressour of hys subiectes LEwis thus passing his time was dryuen of necessyte for lacke of money to a preste of the cytesyns of Parys The whyche after many excusys by them layd to put it by and myghte not be alowed they lastly denayed the kynges pleasure where wythall he beynge greuously dyscontentyd remoued diuerse from theyr offyces and other whych were of the rychest and hed men of y e cyte he soughte agayne theym surmysed causes without prouys or iustyce put many of them to deth For these foresayde causes many other whyche tedyouse were to expresse the foresayd lordes agayne assembled theyr people enteÌ„dyng to subdue y e kynge and to set hys brother in hys place or to cause hym otherwyse to rule y e comon weale And to strength the barons party IohnÌ„ sonne vnto y e duke of Calabre approched to them wyth a good bande of men And to them came also the sonne of the duke of Burgoyne named Charlys All whiche barons of one assent mette at a towne called Stampys where they coÌ„tynued theyr couÌ„sayle by the space of .xv. dayes and after that couÌ„sayle fynysshed toke theyr iournaye towarde Parys In whych passe tyme a spye of the duke of Brytaynes called Peter Gerold was taken in Parys and drawen hanged and quartered and dyuers men and women y t were suspected to owe fauour vnto the lordes were sacked and caste in to the water of Seyn Then for to strength and guyde the cytye of Parys the kynge sent thyder the erle of Donoyse by whose prouysyon all warly ordenaunce for to defende theyr enemyes was there preparyd In the which tyme season y e lordes in .iii. partes enbatayled approched the cytye wherof y e fyrste hoste ladde Charlys brother vnto the kynge the seconde the duke of Brytayne the thyrd Charlys the sonne to the duke of Burgoyne Prouyded that Charlys fyrste named ladde the myddleward whaÌ„ the sayd erle of Donoyse hadde well consydered the strength of the lordes he sente vnto theym a messanger sayeng that in his mynde he maruayled to see so greate a multytude of people assembled agayne the cytye and comon weale of y e land consyderyng that he was sette there by the kynge as a medyatour and a meane rather to make peace than warre yf they were contentyd that by hym any medyacyon myghte be laboured and hadde But thys came to none effecte so that small assautes and skyrmysshes ensued to the lytell domage of bothe partes In whyche passe tyme the kynge sent by secrete meanes vnto the forenamed IohnÌ„ sonne vnto the duke of Calabre and hym by many meanes instaunted to leue the company of the lordes But all his offers auayled ryght nought Thenne the foresayde lordes thus lyenge before the cytye of Parys in the playne where standeth
he entēded to haue folowed to haue made warre vpon the Scottes But he was than vysyted with the sykenes of pockes y t he was forced to leue that iournay In the weke of Crystemas folowynge the Scottes wyth a strōge power perced the lande entendynge to haue rescowed certayne castelles in the north But they retourned shortly wythout harme doynge And shortly after the duke of Somerset and syr Rauffe Percy submitted them to the kynges grace whanne the kynge was cured retourned southwarde the Scottes aboute the tyme of lent entred agayn into Englande layde a syege vnto Banbourth castell and wanne it wherfore the kynge in the moneth of Auguste folowynge rode agayne northewarde wyth hys power and ouer that vytayled certayne shyppes in the west countre manned them sent them thyder to make warre vppon the see coost And in the latter ende of this mayres yere the duke of Somerset herynge that kynge Henry was commynge into the lande wyth a newe strength departed secretly wente agayne to hym Anno. dn̄i M.iiii C.lxiii  Anno dn̄i M.iiii C.lxiiii  Robert Basset  Mathewe Phylyp Goldsmyth  Anno .iii.  Thomas Muschampe  IN this yere moneth of May whyche was in the begynyng of the .iiii. yere of kyng Edwarde the lorde Iohn̄ of Mountagu hauynge than the rule in the northe partyes beynge warned of the commynge of Henry late kynge wyth a greate power out of Scotlande assembled the Northynmen and mette wyth hym about Exhm̄ and there skyrmysshed wyth y e Scottes at length wan y e vyctory of hys enemyes and chased Henry so nere that he wan from him certayne of hys folowers trapped wyth blewe veluet and hys bycoket garnysshed wyth two crownes of golde and fret wyth perle and ryche stone He also toke at the sayd iourney y e duke of Somerset the lorde Hungerforde the lorde Roos whych sayde duke was shortly after put to deth at the sayd towne of Exhm̄ the other ii lordes were soon after beheded at new castell And other whyche were after that fyght taken in a wood fast by as syr Phylyp wētworth syr Edmond Fiz knyghtes Blacke Iaquis Iohn̄ Bryce Thomas Hunt were also put to deth at Exhm̄ foresayd or Myddelham after some wryters syr Thomas Husey knyght was beheded at yorke And in the moneth of Iuly next folowyng the sayde lorde Mountagu wyth ayde of hys brother erle of warwyke wan by strēgth the forenamed castel of Bamburgth wherin as one of the said capitaynes was taken wyth other syr Rauffe Gray whyche shortly after at yorke was drawen hanged quartered In such passe tyme in moste secret maner vpon the fyrste daye of May kynge Edwarde spoused Elizabeth late the wyfe of syr Iohan Graye knyghte whyche before tyme was slayne at Toweton or yorke felde whych spousayles were solempnised erely in the mornynge at a towne named Graston nere vnto Stonyngestratforde At whyche maryage was no persones present but the spouse the spousesse the duches of Bedford her mother the preste two gentylwomen a yong mā to helpe the preeste synge After whyche spousayles ended he wēt to bedde so taried there vpon .iii. or .iiii. houres and after departed and rode agayne to Stonyng stratforde and came in maner as though he had ben on huntyng and there went to bedde agayne And wythin a daye or .ii. after he sente to Graston̄ to the lorde Ryuers father vnto hys wyfe shewyng to hym that he wolde come and lodge wyth hym a certayne season where he was receyued wyth all honoure so taryed there by the space of foure dayes In whyche season she nyghtely to hys bedde was brought in so secrete maner that almooste none but her mother was of counsayll And so thys maryage was a season kepte secrete after tyll nedely it muste be dyscouered dysclosed by meane of other whyche were offered vnto the kyng as the quene of Scottes other what oblyquy ran after of thys maryage howe the kyng was enchaunted by the duchesse of Beforde and howe after he wolde haue refused her wyth many other thynges concernynge thys matyer I here paūe it ouer And thys yere was kynge Henry taken in a wood in the north countre by one named Cantiowe and presented to the kynge and after sente to the towre where he remayned longe after Anno dn̄i M.iiii C.lxiiii  Anno dn̄i M.iiii C.lxv.  Iohn̄ Tate  Rauffe Iosselyne Draper  Anno .iiii.  Iohn̄ Stone  IN this yere was a new coyne ordeyned by y e kyng y t whyche was named y e Royall was yet is in value of .x. s. the halfe royal .v. s the ferthyng .ii. s. vi d. And ouer y t he ordeyned y e secōd coyne of golde named it y e angel which was yet is in value of .vi. s. viii. d the half angel iii. s. iiii d. He ordeyned also a newe coyne of grotes halfe grotes pens whych were of lasse weyght than the olde grote was by .viii. d. in an vnce And thā was fyne gulde auaūsed frō s. to .xl. s an vnce other baser goldes after y e rate And syluer that before was at .viii. grotes and .xxx. d. an vunce was hyghed to .xl. d. an vunce and .iii. s. ii d. And in thys mayres yere and begynnyng of the .v. yere that is to say the .xxvi. day of May that yere whyt sonday quene Elizabeth was crowned at westmynster wyth great solēpnytie At the whyche season at the towre the nyghte before the coronacyon amonge many knyghtes of the bathe there made was as of that cōpany syr Thomas Cooke syr Mathewe Phylyp syr Rauffe Iosselyne and syr Henry wauyr cytezyns of Lōdon thanne and there made knyghtes Anno dn̄i M.iiii C.lxv.  Anno dn̄i M.iiii C.lxvi  Syr Henry wauyr  Rauffe Uerney Mercer  Anno .v.  wyllyam Constantyne  IN thys yere that is to saye the xi daye of the moneth of February was Elizabeth pryncesse and fyrste chylde of kyng Edward borne at westmynster whose crystenynge was done in the abbaye wyth moste solempnyte And the more bycause the kynge was assured of hys physycyons that the quene was conceyued wyth a prynce and specyally of one named mayster Dominyk by whose counsayll greate prouysyon was ordeyned for crystenynge of the sayde prynce wherfore it was after tolde that thys mayster Domynyk to the entente to haue greate thanke and rewarde of the kynge he stode in the second chamber where the quene trauayled that he myghte be the fyrste that shulde brynge tydynges to the kynge of the byrth of the prynce And lastly whan he harde the chyld crye he knocked or called secretly at y e chāber dore and frayned what the quene had To whome it was answered by one of the ladyes what so euer y e quenes grace hathe here wythin suer it is that a fole standeth there wythout And so confused wyth hys answere he departed wythoute saynge of the kynge for
that tyme. Anno domini M.iiii C.lxvi  Anno domini M.iiii C.lxvii  Iohn̄ Browne  Syr Iohn̄ yonge Grocer Henry Bryce Anno .vi.  Iohn̄ Stokton  IN thys yere and moneth of dyed the forenamed Hēry Bryce and for hym was chosen immedyatly a sheryfe for thys yere Iohn̄ Stokton And in the moneth of Iuny folowynge were certayne actes and feates of warre doone in Smythfeld betwene syr Antony wy deuyle called lorde Scalys vpō that one partye and the bastarde of Burgoyne chalengour on that one partye Of whych the lord Scalys wan the honour for the sayd bastard was at the fyrste course rennynge wyth a sharpe sperys ouerthrowen horse man whyche was by the rage of the horse of the sayd bastarde and nat by violence of the strokē of hys enemy by a pyke of iron standyng vppon foreparte of the sadell of y e lord Scalys wherwyth the horse beyng blynd of the bastarde was stryken into the nose thrylles and for payne thereof mounted so hyghe vpon the hynder fete that he fyll bakwarde Upon the seconde daye they met there agayne vpon fote and faughte wyth theyr axes a fewe strokes But whan the kynge sawe that the lorde Scalys had auauntage of the bastarde as y e poynt of hys axe in the vysour of his enemyes helmet and by force therof was lykely to haue borne hym ouer the kyng in hast cryed to such as had the rule of the felde that they shulde departe them and for more spede of the same caste downe a warderer whych he than helde in hys hande so were they departed to the honour of the lorde Scalys for bothe dayes Upon the morow folowynge the other dayes were certayne actes of warre done betwene dyuers gentylmen of thys lande and certayne of the sayd bastardes seruauntes Of the whyche also the Englyshmen wan the honour In thys yere also one named Iohn̄ Derby alderman for so moche as he refused to cary or to paye for the caryage awaye of a dede dogge lyenge at hys dore for vnsittynge langage whyche he gaue vnto the mayre he was by a court of aldermen demed to a fyne of .l. poūde whyche he payde euery peny Anno dn̄i M.iiii C.lxvii  Anno dn̄i M.iiii C.lxviii  Humfrey Heyforde  Thomas Owlegraue  Anno .vii.  Thomas Stalbroke  IN thys yere of the mayre and in the begynnynge of the .viii. yere of thys kyng Edwarde that is to meane vpon saterday next ensuīg the feest of corpus christi dame Margarete syster vnto the kyng rode thorugh London towarde the sees syde to passe into Flaunders there to be maryed to Charlys duke of Burgoyne before named in the story of y ◠xi Lowys kyng of Fraūce After whose departure syr Thomas Cook late mayre which before was peched of treason by a seruaūt of the lordes wenlokkes called Hawkyns and at the request of the sayd lady Margarete vppon suertie suffered to go at large than was arrested sent vnto the towre his goodes seased by the lorde Ryuerse than tresourer of Englande and hys wyfe put oute of hys house and cōmytted to the charge of the mayer in whose place she laye a season after And after the sayde syr Thomas had lyen a tyme in y e towre he was brought vnto the Guyldhal and there areygned of the sayde treason and quyt by sondry enquestes after that commytted vnto the countour in Bradstrete and frome thens to the kynges bēche in Southwark where he laye wythin the sayd prysō tyll hys freendes agreed wyth syr Iohn̄ Brandon than kepar of y e sayd prysō to take hym home to hys place where to hys great charge he remayned as prysoner longe after In whych tyme and season he lost moch good for bothe hys places in the countre and also in London were vnder the gydynge of the sayde lordes Ryuers seruauntes and of the seruauntes of syr Iohn̄ Fogge than vndertresourer the whych spoyled dystroyed moche thynge And ouer that moche of hys iewelles and plate wyth great substaunce of the marchaundyse as cloth of sylkes and clothes of aras were dyscouered by suche persones as he hadde betaken the sayd goodes to kepe came to y e treasourers handes which to the sayd syr Thomas was a great enemye And fynally after many persecucyons and losses was compelled as for a fyne sette vppon hym for offence of mysprysyon to paye vnto the kynge .viii. thousand poūd And after he hadde thus agreed and was at large for the kynges interest he was thanne in newe trouble agayne the quene The whyche demaunded of hym as hys ryght for euery thousande .li. payde vnto the kyng by way of fyne an hundreth marke For the whiche he had after longe sute and greate charge and in conclusion was fayne to agre and to gyue to her a greate pleasure besyde many good gyftes that he gaue vnto her counsayll Anno dn̄i M.iiii C.lxviii  Anno dn̄i M.iiii C.lxix  Symonde Smyth  wyllyam Taylour Grocer  Anno .viii.  wyllyam Haryot  THys yere and .xxi. day of Nouēbre a seruaunt of the dukes of Exceter named Rychard Sterys after hys iugement was drawen thorugh the citie vnto the towre hyl and there parted in two pesys that is the hede from the body And vpon the daye folowynge two persones beyng named the one Poynys that other Alforde were drawē west ward to tyborne and there whā they shuld haue ben hanged there chartours were shewed and so preserued And about thys season or soon after was the erle of Oxenford which before tyme was taken by a surmyse in ielosy of treason awayted for and after deliuered In the latter ende of this mayres yere .ix. yere of y e king the marchauntes eesterlynges were condempned vnto the marchauntes auenturers Englyssh after longe sumptuous exspences in the lawe before the kynges counsayll in .xiii. M.v. C. and .xx. li. whereof the payment was kept secret frome wryters In thys yere the dyssymuled fauoure whiche betwene the kyng and the erle of warwyke had styll contynued syne the maryage of the quene beganne to appere in so moche that the erle wythdrewe hym frome the kynge and confedered vnto hym the duke of Clarence that before hadde maryed hys doughter whereupon the commons of the north beganne to rebell and chase theym a capytayne whome they had named Robyn of Ryddysdale The whyche dyd many feates and lastly bare hym so wysely that he hys cōpany were pardoned of the kyng In the which rumour and styrryng the lord Ryuers and syr Iohn̄ hys sonn̄ that before had maryed the old duchesse of Northfolke lyenge at a place by Charynge crosse called the Muys were taken by Lyncoln̄shyre men and brought vnto Northamtō and there beheded Anno domini M.iiii C.lxix  Anno domini M.iiii C.lxx.  Rycharde Gardyner  Rycharde Lee Grocer  Anno .ix.  Robert Drope  THys yere soone after Alhalowen tyde proclamaciōs were made
.vii. of y e name sonne vnto the erle of RichemouÌ„t began his domynyon ouer the realme of Englande the .xxii. daye of Auguste in y e yere of our lorde god M.iiii C.lxxxv and the secoÌ„de yere of the .viii. Charlys then kynge of FrauÌ„ce And the .xxx. daye of October folowynge with great solempnyte y e sayd Henry was crowned at westmynster And here accordynge to my fyrste sayenge in the begynnynge of thys rude worke I make an ende of the vii parte and hole worke the .vii. day of Nouember in the yere of our lord Iesu Crystes incarnacyon M.v. C. and .iiii and the .xx. yere of our moste crysten and drad soueraygne lorde kynge Henry after the conquest of y e name the .vii. For whyche expedycyoÌ„ and good exployt that I haue hadde in the accomplysshyg of thys work wherin is included to rekyn from the landynge of Brute in thys I le of Albyon vnto the fyrste yere or begynnyng of the reygne of our most dead sayd souerayne lord ii M.vi C. and xx yeres I here agayne salute and gyue thankes vnto that moste excellent vyrgyn our lady saynt Mary with the last and .vii. ioye of the foresayd vii ioyes begynnynge Gaude virgo mater pura c. Be ioyfull and glad virgyn and moder pure For ferme and stedfast thy ioye shall abyde And these .vii. ioyes shall euermore endure And neuer hereafter minishe by tyme nor by tyde But euer shall encreace â—â—oryâ—â—e and abyde By worldes all euer in one to laste Tyme to come tyme preseÌ„t tyme that is past And thus than endyth thys seuenth part the which from the fyrst yere of wyllyam Conquerour to y e laste yere of Rycharde the thyrde includeth iiii C.xvii yeres Lenuoy Limas adest praecessit opus ne liâ—idus assis Lector habent mendas denia presa suas Quoduis ingenium quadam vel parte redundat Vel ruduÌ„ vel mancuÌ„ est vel graue vel fluiduÌ„ Concio â—rebra tibi culpatur furta Maronis Est Cicero elumbis pes tibi naso ceser Non satis historiae Crispi praefatio quadrat Nil adeo cultum liuor iniquus habet Non minus hoc poterit tantillum capere morsor Laeserit illustres cum fera lingua viros Sed quid agas residem taxabit inertia mutum Scriptorem risor extenuabit inners Audendum tamen est spernendi mâ—lle latratus Occidet a busto murmur inuidia The whyche verses to them that ben vnlettered may be Englyshed in maner and fourme as foloweth An ende of thys boke or of thys rude warke Here is now fyned wherof the sence precedyth Thou that shall it rede be thou laye or clerke Be not enuyous consyder how it ledyth The reygne of prynces And where as mendement nedyth If thou experte be the fawtes therof amende And hym ascrybe no sclaunder that dyd but well entende Consyder euery scyence in parte that it is suche To rude or to curyous to breef or to longe Some blamyn Liuins for that he wrote so moche Some other Uyrgyle and Cicero amonge For he was to scarse Salust that dytyes songe So excelently yet is he not vnblamed So that to all men nothynge is duely framed Than syn the olde wryters whyche were so excellent Myghte not all men please wyth theyr famous wrytynge No maruayll though I whyche neuer connynge hâ—nt Myghte order thys mater to euery mannys lykynge And specyally to suche as haue theyr delyghtynge Euer wyth dysclaunder moste wryters to lacke And barke whyle they maye to sette good wryters a backe But though that ignoraunce and derysyon ben mette And reproue the maker in all that they can why shulde any good worke for theyr malyce be lette For though they grudge scorne yet euery wyse good man wyll take the entent and prayse the maker than And hym allow for hys laborous dede And requyre of god that he maye haue hys mede Anno domini M.iiii C.lxxxv  Anno domini M.iiii C.lxxxvi  IohnÌ„ Tate  Hugh Bryce Goldsmyth  Anno .i.  IohnÌ„ Swan  IN thys yere a prest was made to the kynge of .ii. M. li of the whyche the mercers grocers drapers lent .ix. C.xxxvii li. and .vi. s. The coronacyoÌ„ was holden at westmynster the .xxx. day of October And this yere whete was at .iii. s. y e busshell baye salt at the same pryce Anno domini M.iiii C.lxxxvi  Anno domini M.iiii C.lxxxvii  IohnÌ„ Percyuall  Syr Henry Colet  Anno .ii.  Hugh Clopton  In thys yere the kynge maryed kyng Edwardes eldest doughter named Elizabeth This yere was slayn at Stookfelde the erle of Lyncolne And in the moneth of SepteÌ„ber was borne prynce Arthur Anno domini M.iiii C.lxxxvii  Anno domini M.iiii C.lxxxviii  IohnÌ„ Fenkyll  wyllyam Horne  Anno .iii.  wyllyam Remyngton  THys yere was the quene crowned at westmynster vpon saynt Katheryns daye And this yere was a prest of .iiii. M. li. wherof mercers grocers Drapers lent .xvi. C. .xvi. li. And thys yere was an other prest of two thousaÌ„d And thys yere IohnÌ„ Ashley wyth other two were putte in execucyon at the Towre hylle Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.lxxxviii  Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.lxxxix  wyllyam Isaak  Robert Tate Mercer  Anno .iiii.  Rafe Tynley  IN thys yere the comons of the North slewe the erle of Northumberlande and Chamberlayne theyr capytayne wyth dyuers other were after at yorke hanged Thys yere was the taske of the tenth peny of mennes landes and goodes This yere was the felde oÌ„f Dykysmew in Flaunders foughten by the lorde Dawbeney Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.lxxxix  Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.xc.  wyllyam Capell  wyllyam whyte  Anno .v.  IohnÌ„ Brook  IN this yere one named Roger Shauelok slew hym selfe For whose goodes was besynesse bytwen the kynges amner and the sheryffe But the amner optayned Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.xc.  Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.xci.  Henry Coot  IohnÌ„ Mathew Mercer Robert Reuell Anno .vi.  Hugh Pemberton  IN this yere dyed Robert Reuel shyryffe in his stede was chosen Hugh PeÌ„berton And in March syr Robert chaÌ„berlayne knyght was behedyd And thys yere was a great benyuolence graunted vnto y e kynge for his iournay into FrauÌ„ce where vnto the felysshyp of the Drapers graunted more than any other felysshyp of the cytye and euery aldermaÌ„ of London that tyme beynge payed volente nolente two hundreth pound Ouer whyche somme the comoners somme exteÌ„dyd to .ix. M.vi C.lxxxii li. xvii s. iiii d. And this yere was a busshell of whete at .xxii. d. Anno domini M.iiii C.xci.  Anno domini M.iiii C.xcii  Thomas wood  Hugh Clopton Mercer  Anno .vii.  wyllyam Browne  IN thys yere a yoman of the crowne named was put to deth at Tybourne for treason And in thys yere was the cytye of Garnad gotteÌ„ by y e kyng of Spayn And iÌ„ this