soÌme maistres of dyuynyte other for treson that they wrought ayene the kyn ge were drawe honged at Tyburne al xij persones ther bygan a grete discencion debate in the couÌtre of waââ¦s bitwene the lord grey rithen O wen of glendor squyer of walys this owen arered a grete noÌbre of walsshmen kept al y t couÌtre about right strong dyd moche harme destroyed the kynges tounes lord shippes thurgh out walys robbed slow the kynges peple both englissh walssh thue he endured a xij yere large he toke y e lord grey rythen prisoner kept hym fast in hold til he was rauÌsond of prisoners of the marche And kept hym long tyme in hold And atâ⦠laste he made hym wedde one of his doughters kepte hym ther stylle with his wyf And sone after he dyed And than the kynge henry knowyng this meschyef destruction treson that this owen had wrought thenne anon he ordeyned a strong power of men of armes of archyers moche other stuffe that loÌged to werre for to abate destroye the malice of this fals walsshmeÌ And than the kynge come in to waââ¦s with his power for to destroye this Owen other rebelles fals walshmen and anon they fledden in to the mouÌtayns And ther myght the kyng done he ãâã no harme in no maner wyse for the mouÌtayns And so the kyng come in to englond ayene for lesyng of mo of his peple and thus he sped nouÈt ther In this same yere was grete scarcite of whete in Englond for a quarter of whete was at xvj shyllynge there was marchauÌdyse of englond sente in pruys for whete and anon they had lade freyght shippes ynowe and come home in saufete blessid be god of al his yeftes And in the iiij yere of kyng henryes regne ther was a sterre seyn in the firmament that shewed hym self thurgh al the world for dyuerse tokenes that shold bifalle so ne after the whiche sterre was named callid by clergye Stella Cometa And on seynt mary magdalene daye next folewyng in the same yere was the batayll of shrowesbury And thydder come Syr henry percy the erles sone of Northumberlond with a grete multitude of men of Armes and Archyers and yafe a batââ¦ylle to kyng henry the fourth thurgh fals couÌseyll and wykked rede of Syre Thomas percy his vncle Erle of worcestre and there was Syre Henry ââ¦ercy slayne and the mooste partye of his meyny in the feld And Syr Thomas percy take and kept faste in holde two dayes til the kyng had sette reste amonge his people on both sides And than Syr Thomas percy anon was Iudged to be dedâ⦠drawe honged his heede smyten of for his fals treson at shrowesbury his hede brouÈt to london set on london bridge And the other peple that ther were slayn on both partyes the kyn ge leââ¦e berye And ther was slayn on the kynges side in that ba tayl therle of stafford sir waltyer blouÌte in the kynges cote armure vnder the kynges baner many mo worthy men on whos soules god haue mercy amen And in the fourth yere of kyng hen ryes regne come the emperour of Constantynoble with many gre te lordes knyÈtes moche other peple of his couÌtre in to engloÌd to kyng henry with hym to speke to disporte to see the good goueruauÌce coÌdicions of our peple to knowe the coÌmodytees of englond And our kynge with al his lordes goodly worshipfully hym resceyued welcomed hym al his meyny that comeÌ with hym dyd hym al the reuerence worship that they coude myght And anon the kyng coÌmauÌded al maner officers that he shold be serued as worthely ryally as it longed vnto suche a worthy lord emperour on his own cost as loÌg as theÌperour was in englond and al his men that comen with hym And in this sa me yere come dame Iane the duchesse of Brytayne in to englond londed at fallemouth in Cornewayll And from thens she was brought to the Cyte of wynchestre And ther she was wedded vn to kyng henry the fourth in the abbey of saynt swythynes of wyn chestre with al the solempnyte that myght be done made sone after she was brought from thens to london And the mayre and the aldermen the comyns of the cyte of london ryden aââ¦enst hâ⦠and hir welcomed brought hyr thurgh the Cyââ¦e of london to westmynstre and there she was crouned Quene of Englond there the kyng made a ryal and a solempne feste for her for al maner of men that thyder wold come And in this same yere dame blauÌche the eldest doughter of kyng henry the iiij was y sent ouer the see with the erle of Somersete hir vncle with maister Richard Clifford than bisshop of worcestre with many other wor thy lordes knyghtes and ladyes and worthy squyers as longed to suche a worthy kynges doughter and comen vnto Coleyn And thydder come the dukes sone of Barre with a fayre meyny and resseyued this worthy lady And there the bisshop of worcestre wedded and sacred hem to geder as holy chirche wold And ther was made a ryal feste and a grete Iustes in the reueren ãâã and worship of hem and of al peple that thyder come And whan this maryage and feste was done the Erle and the bisshop and al hir meyny token hir leue of lord and lady co me home ayene in to englond in saufte thanked be god And in the v yere of kyng henryes regne the lord thomas his sone went ouer see and the erle of kent and many other lordes knyghtes with men of armes and archyers a grete nombre to chastyse the re belles that aforne had done moche harme to oure englysshmen marchauÌtes and to many townes and portes in Englond on the see costes And the lord Thomas the kyngis sone come in to flauÌ dres to fore a toune that is callid the skluse amonges al the ship pes of dyuse naââ¦ons that were there after ther they ryden with hir shippes amonges hem and wenten a lond sported hem ther twoo dayes comen ayene to hir shippes token the brode see ther they metten with thre carrikkes of Iene that were lade with dyuerse marchauÌdyse wel y manned and ther they foughten to geders long tyme but the englisshmen had the victorys broughten the Carrykkys in to the cambre byfore wynchelsee there they canââ¦d these goodes and one of these Carrykkys was soden ly ther brente and the lordes hir peple torned hem home ayene and went no ferther at that tyme. And in the same tyme Serle yoman of kyng Richard Robes come in to englond oute of Scot land told to dyuerse pââ¦ple that kyng Rychard was alyue in scotland so moche peple byleuyd in his wordes wherfor a grete
part of the peple of the Reame weren in grete errour grutchyng ayenst the kyng thurgh Informacion of lyes fals lââ¦syng that this Serle had made for moche peple trusted byleuyd in hys sayeng but at the last he was take in the northcouÌtre and by lawe Iudged to be drawe thurgh euery Cyte good Burgh tounes in Englond And soo he was serued and at the last he was brought to london vnto the Gyld halle before the Iustyce and there he was Iuged for to be brought to the toure of london and ther to be leyd on an hurdel and than to be drawe thurgh the cyte of london to Tiborne and there honged and than quartred and his hede smyten of sette on london bridge and his quartââ¦s to be sente to foure good tounes of Englond ther set vp and thus ended he for his fals treason and dysceyt And in the syxth yere of kyng henryes regne the fourth therle of marre of scotland by sauf conduyt come in to Englond to cha lenge sir Edmond therle of kente of certayne courses of werre on horsebake And soo this chalenge was accepted and graunted And the place taken in Smythfeld at london And this Erlâ⦠of marre the scot come proudely in to the feld as his chalenge as ked And anone come in the erle of kent and ââ¦ode vnto the scotte manfully rode to geder with sharp speres dyuse courses but the erle of kent had the feld and gate hym moche worship thaÌk of al maner of men for his manful dedes And in the vij yere of kyng henryes regne the fourth Syr Rychard scrope archebisshop of york y e lord erle marchal of engloÌd gadred vnto hem a stroÌg power ageynst kyng henry And the kyng heryng therof in all the haste that he myght come with his power northward metââ¦e with hem at york and ther weâ⦠these two lordes y take brouÈt to the kyng And anone the Iudges were set and these two lordes brought forth and there they were dampned vnto the deth both hir hedes smyten of there they made hyr ende on whos sou les god for his pyte haue mercy amen And whan this was do ne the kyng come to london ageyn there rested hym anon god of his grete goodnes wrought shewed many greete myracles for this worthy clerke archebisshop of york that thus was done vnto the deth And in the vij yere of kyng henryes regne Damâ⦠Luce the dukes doughter of mylane come in to Englond so at london and ther was wedded to syr Edmond holand erle of kent in the pryorye of saynt mary ouereyes in southwerke with moche solempnyte and grete worship The kyng was there hym selfe yafe hir at the chirche dore And whan they were y wedded and masse was done the kyng his owne persone brought ladde this worthy lady to the bisshops place of wynchestre and there was a wonder grete feste y holden to al mauer peple that comen In the. same yere syr Robert knolles knyght a worthy werry our dyed at his maner in Norfolke from thens he was brouÈt to london vpon a hors bere with moche torche lyght And so was he brought vnto the whyte freres in fleetstrete there was done and made for hym a solempne feste and a ryal enterement for tho that thyder wold come both poââ¦re and riche and there ââ¦e lyeth be ryed by dame ConstauÌce his wyf in the mydde of the body of the chirche on whos soule god for his pyte haue mercy Amen And thus in this same yere syr Thomas Rampsââ¦on knyght Constable of the toure of london was dreynte att london bridge as he come from westmynster towardes the toure in a barge and all thurgh lewdenesse And In the same yere dame Phelyp the yonger douÈter of kyn ge henry was lad ouer the see with sir richard the dukes broder of yorke and sir edmond Courteny bisshop of Norwyche and many other lordes knyghtes and squyers ladyes Gââ¦ntilwomen that apperteyned to suche a worthy kynges doughter and come in to Denmark with his lordes resceyued this worthy lady for his wyf welcomed these worthy lordes dyd hem moch reuerence grete worship And they were brought vnto a toune that was callyd london in denmark ther was this lady wedded sacred to the kyng of denmark with moche solempnyte and ther she was crouned quene of denmarke Norwey swythen and ther was made a rial feste And whan this feste and maryage was done ended these lordes ladyes toke hir leue of y e kyng the quene and comen home ayene in to englond in haste thankââ¦d be Ihesu And in the viij yere of kyng henryes regne ther was a maÌ that was callyd the walsshe clerk he appelled a knyght that was callid sir perceual sowdone of treason ther they were ioyned to fight vnto vtterauÌce within lystes the day place tyme assi gned lymytted to be done ended in smythfeld At the whiche day the ij persones comen in to the feld foughten sore mightely to geders but atte last the knyght ouercome the clerk ma de hym yelde hym creauÌt of his fals enpechement that he sayd on hym than was he despoylled of his armure drawe out of y e feld to tiborne ther was he honged the knyght take to graâ⦠and was a good man And in this same yere Syr henry Erle of northumberlond and the lord Bardolfe come oute of Scotland in preiudyce and destruction of kynge henry wherfor they of the northcouÌtre arisen vpon hem and fought with hem and scomfited hem and toke hem and smyten of hir hedes quartred hyr body ââ¦s and sente the hede of the erle a quarter of the lord bardolfe to london and ther they were set vpon the bridge for fals treason that they had purposed ageynst the kyng And in the ix yere of kyng henryes regne was Syr Edmond holand Erle of kente ma de Admyral of englond for to kepe the see he wente to the See with many ryal shippes that were ful wel arayd and enparelled and enarmed with many a good man of armes archyers of good defence of werre in the kynges name of Englond and soo he londed at the last in the cost of Brytayne in the yle of Briaâ⦠with al his peple and he besyeged the Castel and assauted it and they withstode hym with grete defence strengthe And anone he leyd his ordynaunce and in the leyng of a gonne come a quarell and smote the good Erle Edmond in the hede and there hâ⦠caught deths wouÌde but yet they left nouÈt till that they had ge te the castell and al that were therin And there this good lord dyed on whos soule god haue mercy Amen And than his mey ny come home ayene in to Englond with the erles body and was beryed amonges his Auncestres
kyng of feaunce And he resseyued hir with moche worship and with moche solempnyte hir spoused and made hyr quene of Fraunce How kynge leyr was dryuen out of his lande thurgh his folye and how Cordeyll his yongest doughter halp hym in his nede Capitulo xiij THus it fell afterward that tho ij eldest doughtreâ⦠wolde not abide till leyr hir fadre was deede but werryd vpon hym whiles that he lyued moche sorow and shame hym dyd wherfor they bynome hym holy the royalme bytwene hem ordeyned that one of hem shold haue kyng leyr to foiourne al hys lyf tyme with xl knyghtes and Squyers that he myght worshipfully gone and ryde whyder that he wold in to what countrey that him liked to play and to solace So that managles kyng of Scotlond had kynge leyr with hym in the maner as is aboue sayd and or other half yere were passyd Corneill that was his eldest dough ter and qnone of scotland was so annoyed of hym and of hys people that anon she and hir lorde spake to geder wherfore hys knyghtes half his squyers from hym were gone no ââ¦o leste but only xxx whan this was doone leyr bygan for to make moche sorow for encheson that his estate was empeyred and men had of hym more scorne despite than euer they had bifore wher for he nyst what for to done and atte last thought that he welde wende in to Cornewayll to Rygan his other doughter and when he was come the erle and his wyf that was leyres doughter hym welcomed with hym made moche ioye ther he duellid with xxx knyghtes and squyers And he ââ¦ad nought duellid ther scar sely xij monethes that his doughter of hym nas full of his coÌpanye hir lord she of him had scorne and despyte so that from xxx knyghtes they broughten vnto x and afterward fyue and so ther left with hym no mo Tho made he sorow ynough sayd sore wepyng Alas that euer he come in to that londe and sayde yet had me better to haue duellyd with my fyrst doughter And anon went thens to his first doughter but anone as she saw him come she swore by god and his holy names and by as ãâã as she myght that he shold haue no mo with hym but one knyght yf he wold ther abide Tho began leir ageyne to wepe made moch sorow said tho allas now to long haue I liued that this sorow and meschyef is to me now falle for now am I pourer that som tyme was ryche but now haue I no frende ne styn that me wylle do ony good But whan I was ryche al men me honoured and worshipped and now euery man hath of me scorne and despyde And now I wote wel that Cordeyll my yongest doughter sayd trouth whan she sayd as moche as I had so moche shold I be by loued and alle the while that I hadde good tho was I byloued and honoured for my richesse but my two doughters glosed me tho now of me they sette lytel prys and soth tolde me Cordeyll but I wold not byleue it ne vnderstonde therfor I lete hir gone fro me as a thyng that I sette lytel prys of now wo be I neuer what for to done syth my ij doughters haue me thus deceyued that I soo moche loued now mote I nedes sechen hyr that is in another land that lyghtly I lete hir gone fro me with out ony reward or yefors she said that she louid me as moch as she ought to loue hir fader by al manere of reson tho I sholde haue ayed of hir no more and tho that me other wyse behyghteâ⦠thurgh hyr fals speche now me haue deceiued In this maner leir long tyme began to make his mone atte last he shope hym to the see passed ouer in to Fraunce asked aspyed wher the quene myght be founden and men told hym wher she was And whan he come to the cyte that she was in preuelyche he sende his squyer vnto the quene to telle hir that hir fader was comen to hyr for grete nedes whan the squyer was comen to the qnene he tolde hir euery dele of hir sustres from the begynnyng vnto th ende Cordeyl the quene anon toke gold and syluer plente toke it to the squyer in couÌceill that he shold gone bere it vuto hir fadre that he shold go in to a certayne Cyte hym arayen laten wasshen than come ageyne to hyr and bringe with hym an honest company of knyghtes xl atte lest with her meyne than he shol de sende to hir lord the kyng sayn that he were come for to speke with his doughter and hym for to seen so he dyd whan the kynge and the quene herde that they comen with moche honour they hym resseyned And the kyng of frauÌce tho lete sende thurgh all his royame and coÌmaunded that al men shold bee entendant to kynge leyr the quenes fadre in al mauer of thyng as it were to hym self whan kyng leyr had duellyd there a monethe more he tolde to the kynge and to the quene his doughter how his ij eldest doughters had hym serued agampe anon lete ordeyne a grete hoost of frauÌce and sent it in to britayne with leyr the que nes fadre for to coÌquer his land ageyne his kyngdom cordeil also come with her fader in to Brytayne for to haue the royame after hir faders deth And anone they went to ship passed the see and come in to Britayne foughten with the felons hem scomfyted slewe And tho had he his land ayene after leued iij yere and helde his royalme in pees and afterward deyde and cordeyl his doughter him lete entier with mykel honour at leycetre How morgan and Conedage that were neueus to Cordeyll werred vpon hir and put hir in to prison Ca xiiij WHan that kyng leyr was dede cordeyl his yongest doughter helde and had the land v yere in the mene tyme died hir lord agamp that was kyng of Fraunce after his deth she left wydue tho cam morgan conedage that were Cordeyl sustres sones to hir she had enemyte for as moche as theyr auÌte sholde haue the land so that bytwene hem they ordeyued a grete power and vppon hir werryd gretely and neuer they rest tyl they had hyr taken put hir vnto deth and tho morgan and Conedage seised al the land departed it bitwene hem they helde it xij yere And whan tho xij yere were goon ther bygan bytwene hem a gre te debate so that they werryd strongly y fere euery of hem did other moche dysese For morgan wold haue had al the lande fro beyonde humbar that conedage helde But he come ageynst hym with a strong power so that morgan durste not abide but fled awey in to wales
anon after he yaf hym the lordship of wallyngford and it was not longe after that he ne yafe hym therldome of Cornewayle ageynst all the lordes wyll of the Royamme And tho brought he Syre walter of langeton bisshop of chestre in to pryson in to the Cour of lonton with twoo knaues allone hym to serue For the kynge was wroth with hym For cause that Syre walter made compleynt vpon hym to his fadre wherfore he was put in to prison in the tyme of Troylbastone And the. forsayd Pyers of ganeston made so grete maystryes that he went in to the kynges tresorye in the Abbeye of westmynstre and toke the table of gold with the trestelles of the same and many other ryche Iewellys that somtyme were the noble and good kyng Arthures toke hem to a marchaunt that was callyd Aymery of Fryscombande For he shold bere hem ouer the see in to gascoyne soo he wente theââ¦s they come neuer ageyne after wher for it was grete losse vnto this lande And whan this pyers was so Rychely auaunced he bycome so proude and so stoute wherof alle the grete lordes of the Reame had hym in despite for his grete beryng wher for Syr Henry the lacy erle of nychol Syr guy erle of warwyck the whiche good lordes the good kynge edward Syr Edwardye kynge of Englond his fadre charged that pyers of Ganestone shold not come in to Englond for to bringe his sone Edward in Ryott And all the lordes of englond assembled hem at a certayn daye at the Freres prechours at london speken of the dishonour that kyng edward dyd vnto his Royamme and to his croune so they assented all both erles comons that the forsayd pyers of ganeston shold ben exyled out of Englond for euer more And so it was done For he forswore Englond and wente in to Irlond and there the kyng made hym chyuetayne and go uernoure of the lande by his commyssyon And there this Pyers was Chyuetayne of alle the lande and dyde ther alle that hym liked and had power what he wolde and that tyme were the templers exyled thurgh al Crystente for encheson that men putte vpon hem that they shold done thyng ayenst the feyth good be leue Kyng Edward loued pyers of Ganeston soo moche that he myght not forlete his companye so moch the kyng yaf behight to the peple of englond that the exylyng of the forsaid Pyers shol de ben reuoked at stauÌford thurgh hem that hym had exyled wherfore pyers of ganeston come ayene in to Englond whan he was come ayene in to this land he despysed the grettest lordes of this land callyd Syr Robert of Clare erle of gloucestâ⦠hoâ⦠sone And the erle of nychol Syr henry the lacy brostebely sir Guy erle of warwyk the blac houÌde of Arderne and also he cal led the noble Erle and gentil Thomas of lancastre Cherle and many other scorues and shame hem said and by many other gre te lordes of Englond wherfor they were towards hym full angry soâ⦠annoyed in the same tyme died therle of nychol but he charged er he was dede thomas of lancastre erle that was his sone in lawe that he shold mayntene his quarell ageynst the same Pyers of ganestone vpon his beneson And so it was ordeyned thurgh helpe of therle of lancastre and of the erle of warewyck that forsayd sir Pyers was byheded at gauersyche besydes warwyk the xix day of Iuyn in the yere of our lord a M CCC xij wherfore the kyng was sow annoyed prayd god that be myght see that daye to ben auengyd vpon the deth of the forsayd Pyers And so it byfell afterward as ye shal here allas the tyme For the forsayd erle of lancastre many other grete barons were put to pytous drth martred for encheson of the forsayd queâ⦠The kynge was tho at london helde a parlement and ordeyned the lawes of Syr Symond Mountford wherfor the erle of lan castre and the erles and al the clergye of Englond made an othe thurgh counceylle of Robert of wynchelsee for to mayntene the ordynaunces for euermore How Robert the Brue come ageyne in to Scotland gadred a grete power of men for to werre vpon kynge edward Capitulo C lxxxviij ANd whan Syr Robert the Brues that made hym kynge of Scotland that was fled in to norwey for drede of dethe of the goode kynge Edward And he herde of the debate that was in englond bitwene the kyng his lordes he ordeyned an hoost come in to englond in to northumberlond cleenly des troyed the countrey And whan kyng edward herd this tydyng he let assemble his hoost mette the scottes at Estreuelyn in the day of natiuyte of seynt Iohan baptist in the vij yere of his reg ne and in the yere of our lord Ihu crist a M CCC xiiij Allas the sorow losse that ther was done For ther was slayn the no ble erle gillebert of clare sir Robert of Clyfford baron many other of other peple that noo man coude nombre ther kynge Edward was scomfyted Syr Edmond of maule the kynges styward for drede went and drenched hym self in a fressh Ryuer that is called Bannokesborne wherfor the scottes said in reproue and despyte of kyng edward for as moche as he loued to gone by water also for he was discoÌfited at bannockesborne therfor maydens made a songe therof in that couÌtre of kyng edward of Englond in this maner they songe Maydens of englond sare may ye morne for tyÈt haue ye lost your lemmans at bannokesborne with heualogh what wende the kyng of Englond to haue gete scotland with Rombylough WHan kynge edward was discomfyted he was wonder sory and fast fled with his folk that was left on lyue wente to Berwyck ther helde hym And after he toke good hostages that is to wytte seuen children of the rychest of the toune and the kyng went to london toke couÌseyl of thynges that were nedeful vnto the reame of englond And in the same tyme it byfel that tho was in Englond a Rybaud that was callyd Iohan CaÌner and he went and sayd that he was the good kyng edwardys sone and lete hym calle edward of Carnarian therfore he was take at oxenford ther he chalengyd the Freâ⦠Carmes chirche that kyng edward had yeue hem the whiche chirch soÌtyme was the kynges halle And afterward was this Iohan lad to north hampton drawe there honged for his falsenesse er that he was dede he confessyd sayd byfore all the peple that ther was that the deuyll lehight hym that he shold be kyng of Englond that he had seruyd the deuyll thre yere How the toune of Berwyk was take thurgh treason how two Cardynals were robbed in Englond Cao. C lxxxixo. ANd in medlenten sondaye in the yere of our lord Ihesu
me schyef come vnto hym on seynt andrews euen ãâã the yere of Incarnacion of our lord Ihu crist a thousand CCC xxx How kyng Edward gete ageyne vnto hym gracyously the ho mages feautes of scotlaÌd wherof he was put out thurgh fals counceyll of Isabel his moder and sir Rogyer mortimer that was newe made erle of the marche Cao. CC. xxââ¦ijo. ââ¦Owe ye haue herd lordes how sir Iohan of Bayllol in tyme of pees was chosen to ben kyng of ScotlaÌd fââ¦r ench son that he come of the eldest doughter of the erle Dauyd of Hontyngton that was kyng Alysandres broder of scotland that deââ¦de without heyr of his body bygoten how this Iohan made frauce homage to kyng edward henryes sone the third for his laÌdes of stotlaÌd and how he afterward withsayd his homage thurgh couÌ ceill of the scottes in the yere of our lord M ccc lxxij sent vnto y t pope thurgh a fals suggestion that he made his oth vnto y t foââ¦said king edward ouer his astate his wil ⪠of which oth the pââ¦pe him assoylled thurgh his bulles to hym y sent And anone as kyng Edward wyst therof he ordeyned anon his barons cââ¦me vnto Berewik conquerd the toune at which coÌquest ther were slââ¦y ne xxv M vij C And the Baillol that was kyng of scotlaÌd come yelde hym vnto kyng edward And the kyng afterward delyuerd him out of the toure of london and al the greââ¦e lordes of scotlaÌd with hym that were take at Berewyk yaf hem saufcoÌ duyt to go in to scotland and the scottes syth thurgh hir falsenes werred vpon kyng edward And whan Syr Iohan Bayââ¦loll kyng of scotlaÌd saw al this he went put hym ouer the see vnto Dunpier and liued ther vpon his owne landes as welle as he myght tille that the scottes wold amende hem of hyr mysdedes trespace and lad with hym Syr Edward his sonne wheââ¦fore the Scottes in despyte of hym callyd hym Syr Iohan Turnelabard for cause that he wold not offende ne trespace ayeÌst kyng edward of Englond And soo he forsoke his Reame of Scotland sette therof but lytell prys And this Syre Iohan longe tyme duellyd in fraunce til that he dyed there and sir edward his sone vnderfeng his heritage did homage vnto the kyng of frauÌce for his laÌdes of dunyyer so it fel afterward that edward y t was Iohan bayllols sone had with hym a squyer of engloÌd that was bââ¦re in yorkshyre that was callyd Iohan of barnaby this edward bayllol loued hym moche was nygh hym ful pryue And so this Iohan of barnaby was in debate with a frensshmaÌ in the toune of Dunpyer soo he slewe hym went his waye in al that he myght in to the castel for to haue socoure helpe of his lord And anon come the officers of the toun to take Iohn of bar naby as a felon syr edward his lord halp hym rescued him by nyÈt made hym wende oute of the castel so he went his wey come in to Englond without ony harme And whan the kyng of fraunce saw that sir edward had rescued his felon he beco me wonder wroth ayenst Syr edward anon lete hym be a rest toke in to his hande al his londes Tho duellyd Syr edward in prison vnto the tyme that sir henry of beaumout come in to frauÌce the which henry somtyme was erle of angos in scotlaÌd thurgh his wyf was put oute of the forsayd erldom whan the accord was bytwene englond and Scotland thurgh the quene Isabel and sir rogyer the mortimer hir company for the maryage that she made bytwene dauyd that was Robert the brus sone dame Iane of the tour kyng edwardes suster of englond and well vnderstode this that at the ende he shold come to his right but if it we re thurgh sir edward baillol that was right heir of the reame of Scotland And the kynge of frannce lowys loued moche this sir henry and he was with hym ful priue and thought for to make a delyueraunce of Sir edward baillols body yf he myght in ony maner wyse Tho prayd he the kyng that he wold graunte hym of his grace Syr edward bayllols body vnto the next par lement that he myght lyue with his owne rentes in the mene time and that he must stand to be Iugged by his peris at the parlement The kynge graunted hym his prayer and made the forsayd Edward be delyuerd oute of prison in the maner aboue sayd And anon as he was out of prison sir henry toke hym forth with hym and lad hym in to Englond and made hym duelle pri uely at the maner of sandehal vp ouse in yorkshyre with the lady besey and so he ordeyned hym there an huge retenaunce of people of Englisshmen and also of Alyens for to conquere ayene his heri tage And soo he yaf moche siluer vnto Sowdyours and to alyens for to helpe hym And they behight for to helpe him in al that they myght but they faylled hym at his most nede And at that tyme Donald erle of morryf hââ¦rde telle how that sir Edward was priuely come in to scotlond and come to hym and made with hym grete ioye of his comyng ayene and said to hym behight hym that al the grete lordes of englond shold be to hym en tendaunt shold hym holde for kyng as right heyr of ScotlaÌd so moche they wold done that he shold be crouned kyng of that land and dyden to hym homage feaute Tho come Syr Henry of Beaumont to kynge edward of Englond and prayd hym in wey of charite that he wold grauÌte of his grace vnto sir edward Baillol that he muste saufly gone by land from sandhall vn to Scotland for to conquere his right herytage in Scotland The kyng ansuerd and sayd vnto hym yf that I suffre the Bayllol wende thurgh my land in to scotland than the peple wold saye that I shold be assentyng vnto the companye Now Syr I pray yow that ye wold grauÌte hym leue to take vnto hym Soudiours of englisshmen that they myght saufly lede hym thurgh your saÌd vnto Scotland And Syr vpon this couenaunt that yf it so befall that god it forbede that he be discomfyted in batayl thurgh the Scottes that I and also al the lordes that holden with Baillol ben for euermore put out of our rendes that we haue in En glond And the kynge vpon this couenaunt graunted hir bone as touchyng hym tho that were of the same quarell the whiche claymed for to haue londes or rentes in the Reame of Scotland And these were the names of the lordes that pursueden this ma ter that is to say Syr Edward the Baillol that chalengyd the Reame of Scotland Syr Henry Beaumout erle of Angos sir Dauid of stroboly erle of Atheles Syr Geffroy of Mombray waltier Comyn many other
crouned kyng And that this Iohn had yeue karoll his sone the duchye of guyhenne of the whiche thyng kyng Edward whan he wyst therof had grete indignacion vnto hym and was wonder wrothe and strongly y meuyd And there for afore alle the worthy lordes that ther were assembled at that parlement he called Edward his sone vnto hym ⪠to whome the du chye of guyhenne by right herytage shold longe to yafe ⪠it hym there byddyng and strengthyng hym that he shold ordeyne hym to defende hym and auenge hym vppon his enemyes ⪠and saue mayntene his right and afterward kyng edward hym self his eldest sone edward wenten to dyuerses places sayntes in engloÌd on pylgremage for to haue the more helpe grace of god of his seyntes the secoÌd kal of Iuyll when all thyng was redy to that viage batayll al his retenue power assembled his nauye also redy he toke with hym therle of warwyk the erle of suffolk therle of salysbury therle of Oxenford a ãâã men of armes as many archyers in the natiuyte of our lady toke hir shippes at plymmouth ⪠bygoÌne to sayle And when he come ⪠was arri ued in guyhenne he was ther worshipfully take resceyued of the most noble men lordes of that couÌtre anon after kyng Ed ward toke with hym his ⪠ij ⪠sones that is for to say sir leonel ââ¦r le of vlton sir Iohan his broder erle of Rychemond sir henry duk of lancastre with many erles lordes men of armes ⪠⪠ãâã ⪠ãâã archyers sayled toward frauÌce restyd hym a whyle at cale ys afterward the kyng went with his folke aforsayd with other soudyours of beyond the see that ther aboden the kynges co myng the second day of nouembre and toke his iourney toward kyng Iohn of frauÌce ther as he trowed to haue founden hym fast by Odomarum as his lreÌs couenauÌt made mencion that be wââ¦l de abyde hym ther with his hoost And when kyng Iohn of fraâ⦠ce herd of the kynges comyng of englond he weÌt awey with his men cariage cowardly shamefully fleyng wastyng al vntails for that the englisshmen shold not haue therof ⪠And when kyng edward herd telle that he fledde he pursued hym with ãâã his hoost til hesdene than he beholdyng the wanting ye scarâ⦠of vitaylles also the cowardyse of the kyng of frauÌce ââ¦e turned ayene wastyng al the couÌtray And while al these thynges were a doyng the scottes priuely by nyÈt token the toune of berwyk sleyng hem that withstode hem no man elles but blessyd be god the castel neuerlatter was saued kept by englysshmen that were therin whan the kyng perceyued al this torned ayene in to En glond as wroth as he myÈt be wherfor in parlement at westmestre was grauÌted to the kyng of euery saâ⦠of wolle l shillyng du ring the terme of vj yere that he myÈt the myÈtloker fyght defende the roame ayenst the scottes other mysdoers And so when al thynges were redy the kyng hasted hym to the siege warâ⦠How kyng Edward was crouned kyng of Scotland how Prince Edward toke the kyng of fraunce ⪠sir phelip his yonger sone at the batayll of Peyters ⪠Cao. CCo. xxxo. ANd in the xxxi yere of his wgne the xiij day of Ianyuer the kyng in the castel of Berwyk with a fewe men but hauyng ther by fast a grete hoost the toune was yolde to hym withoute ony maner defence or difficulte than y t kyng of scot land that is for to say syr Iohan bayllol consideryng how y t god dyd many merueyles gracioâ⦠thynges for kyng edward at his owne wyl fro day to day he toke yaf vp the reame of scotland the croune of scotland at Rokesburgh in to the kynges hondes of englond vnder his patent lettres ther y made And anon after kyng edward in presence of all the prelates other worthy men lordes that ther were lete croune hym kyng ther of the reame of scotland whan al thynges were done ordeyned in thylk coÌtrees at his lust he torned ayene in to englond with an huge wor ship And while this vyage was a doyng in Scotland Sir Edward prince of walys as a man enspyred in god was in gnyhen ne in the Cyte of burdeux tretyng spekyng of the chalengyng of the kynges right of englond that he had of the reame of fraÌ ce that he wold auengid be with strong honde the prelates pe res and myghty men of that countre consented wel to hym Than Sir edward the prince with a grete hoost y gadred to him the vj day of Iuyll went from burdeux goyng and trauaylyng by me ny dyuerse contrees he toke many prisoners more than vj m men of armes by the couÌtre as he Iourneyed toke the tonn of remoââ¦ntyn in saloyne besieged the castel vj dayes at the sixe dayes ende they yolden the castel vnto hym And ther were take the lord of croune sir bursigaud and many other knyghtes and men of armes more than lxxx And fro thens by Corene peten fast by chyneney his noble men that were with hym hadden a strong batail with frensshmen an C of hir men of armes we re slayne And the erle of daunce the styward of frauuce were take with an C men of armes In the whiche yere the xix day of September faste by peyghters the same prince with a m and ix C men of armes and archyers ordeyned a bataille to kynge Iohan of fraunce comyng to the prince ward with vij m cho sen men of armes and other moche peple in an huge passyng noÌ bre of the whiche there was y slayn the Duk of Burbon the duke of Athenes and many other noble men of the prince men of armes a m and of other after the trewe accompte rekenyng viij honderd And the kyng of frauÌce was ther take sir phelip his yonger sone and many dukes noble men worthy knyÈtes men of armes about ij m And so the vyctorye fyll ther to the prince to the peple of englond by the grace of god many that were take prisoners were set at hir raunson vpon hir trouth knyÈthode were charged had leue to go but y e prince tok with hym tho the kyng of frauÌce phelyp his sone with al the reuerence that he myÈt weÌt ayene to burdeux with a glorious victorye the soÌme of the men that were take prisoners of the men that we ãâã slayn the day of batayll was iiij m iiij C. xl And in the xââ¦ij yere of kyng edward the v day of may Prince Edward with kynge Iohan of frauÌce phelyp his sonne and many other worthy prisoners arryued graciously in the haueÌ of plymmouth and the
meschyef greuous dysese anon he toke his couÌceyll and as ked what was best to done And they ansuerd sayd yf it liked hym to yeue hym ony good hit were wel y do and as touchyng his peple to trauaylle so ferre in to out landes it were a grete Ieopardye And so the kyng yaf hym gold siluer many Rych yeftes and ââ¦e welles betaught hym to god And so he passyd ayene out of englond And in this same yere kyng richard with a ryal power went in to Scotland for to werre vpon the scottes for the falsenesse destruction that the Scottes had done vnto en glisshmen in the marches than the Scottes come doun vnto the kyng for to entrete with hym with his lordes for trewes as for certeyne yeres and so our kyng his couÌceill grauÌted hem trewes certeyne yeres vnto her askyng And our kyng torned hym home ayene in to Englond whan he was come vnto york ther he abo de rested hym theye And there Syr Iohan holond the Erle of kentes broder slowe therles sone of stafford and his heyr with a daggar in the Cyte of yorke wherfor the kyng was sore ameued gââ¦eued remââ¦ued thens come to london and the mayer with the aldermen the comyns with al the solempnyte that myÈt be done riden ayenst the kyng brouÈt hym rially thurgh the ate so forth vnto westmynstre vnto his owne paleys And in the ââ¦x yere of kyng Rychardes regne he helde a parlement at westmynster ther he made ij dukes a marquys v Erles The fyrst that was made duk was the kynges vncle Syr Edmond of langle erle of Cambridge hym he made duk of york And his other vncle Syr Thomas of wodestoke that was Erle of Bukkyngham hym he made duk of gloucestre And Syr ââ¦y on ââ¦eer that was erle of Oxfford hym he made markuys of dyue lyn And henry of Bolyngbroke the dukes sone of laÌcastre hym he made erle of Derby And syr Edward the dukes sone of yorke hym he made erle of Ruttelond Syr Iohan holand that was the erlâ⦠of kentes broder hym he made Erle of Huntyngdon syr Thomas mombray Erle of Notyngham and Erle marchal of Englond and Syr mychel de la pole knyght hym he made Erle of Southfolk and Chaunceler of Englond And the Erle of the marche at that same parlement holden at westmynstre in playn parlement amonges al the lordes and comunes was proclamed Erle of the marche and heyre apparant to the croune of Englond after kyng Rychard the whiche Erle of the marche went ouer sce in to Irland vnto his lordshippes londes for the erle of the marche is erle of vlster in IrloÌd by right lyne heritage And ther at the castel of his he lay that tyme And ther come vpon hym a grete multitude in busshemeÌtis of wild Irisshmen hym for to take destroye he come out fiersly of his castel with his peple maÌly fought with hem ther he was take hewe al to pyeces ther he deyde on whos soule god haue mercy Amen And in the x yere of kyng Richardys regne therle of Arundel went vnto the see with a grete nauye of shippes enar med with men of armes good Archyers And whan they come in to the brode sce they met with the hole flete y t comen with wyn y lade from Rochel the whiche wyne were enemyes goodes and ther our nauye set vpon hem toke hem all brouÈt hem vnto dy uerse portes hauenes of englond som to london ther ye myÈt haue had a tonne of Rochel wyn of the best for xx shyllyngster lynges so we had grete chepe of wyne thurgh oute the reame at that tyme thanked be god almyghty How the fyue lordes arisen at Rattecotte bridge Cao. C C ââ¦lj ANd in the regne of kyng Richard the xj yere the v lordes a risen at Rattecââ¦t bridge in the destruction of rebelles that weren that tyme in al the reame The fyrste of the v lordes was sire thomas of wodstok the kynges vncle duk of Gloucestre the seconde was sir Rychard erle of Arundel the thyrd was sir Richard Erle of war wyk the fourth was sir henry boââ¦ng bro ke erle of derby the. v. was sir thomas moÌbray erle of notynghaÌ And these v lordes saw the meschyef mysgouernauÌce the fal senesse of the kynges couÌceyll wherfor they that weren that tyme chyef of the kynges couÌceyl fledden out of thââ¦o land ouer the see that is to say Sir alysander neuyl the Archebisshop of york and Sir Robert le veer markuys of deuelyn erle of Oxfford sir Michel de la pole Erle of southfolk and ChauÌceler of Englond And these thre lordes wenten ouer the see come neuer ageyne for ther they deyde And than these v lordes aboue sayd maden a parlement at westmynstre And ther they toke Syre Robert Tresilian the Iustyce and Syr Nychol brembre knyght and Cytezeyn of london and Syre Iohan Salysbury knyght of the kynges houshold and ââ¦ske sergeauÌt of armes and many moo of other pe ple weren take Iugged vnto the deth by the counceylle of these fyue lordes in hir parlement at westmynstre for treason that they put vpon hem to be drawen from the toure of london thurgh once the Cyte and soo forthe vnto Tyborne and there they sholde be hanged and hyr throtes to be cut and thus they were seruyd dyed And after that in this same parlement at westmynstir was sir symond Beuerle that was a knyght of the garter and syre Iohan beauchamp knyght that was styward of the kynges hou shold and syr Iames berners were foriuged vnto the deth and than they were lad on fote to the toure hylle and there weren hir hedes sââ¦yten of many other mo by these v lordes In this same parlemeÌt in the yij yere of kyng Richardes regne he lete crye ordeyne a generall Iustes that is called a turnement of lordes knyghtes squyers And this Iustes turnement was holde at london in smythfeld of al maner of straungyers of what loude or couÌtre that euer they were thyder they were right welcome and to hem to al other was holden open houshold And grete festes and also grete yeftes were yeuen to al manere of straungyers And of the kynges side weren al of suââ¦e here coâ⦠hyr armure sheldes hors tââ¦ppure And al was whyte hertes with crounes aboute hyr nekkes and chayne 's of gold hangyng therupon the croune hangyng lowe byfore the hertes body the whiche hert was the kynges lyuery that he yafe to lordes ladyes knyÈtes squy ers for to knowe his houshold froÌ other peple And in this fââ¦st comyng to hir Iustes xxiiij ladyes lad these xxiiijâ⦠lordes of y e gar ther with cheynes of gold and al the same sute of hertes as is a fore
in strengthyng of the kyng ayenst hem y t were his enemyes that this were done in al hast they come to hym in payne of deth the kyng hym self sent in to chestreshyre vnto the Chyuetayns of that coÌtre they gadred brouÈt a grete an huge multitude of peple both of knyÈtes of squyers principally of yomen of che streshire y e which yomen archyers y e kyng toke to his own court yaf hem bowge of court good wages to be kepers of his own body both by nyÈt by day aboue al other persones most loued best trust the which sone afterward torned yekyng to grete losse shame hynderyng his vtterly vndoyng destructioÌ as ye shal here sone after And that tyme come sir henry erle of derby with a grete meyne of men of armes archyers therle of RuttelaÌd co me with a stroÌg power of peple both of meÌ of armes archyers And therle of kent brought a grete power of men of armes ar chyers therle marchal come in the same maner the lord spencer in the same maner therle of northuÌberlond sir henry ââ¦ercy his sone sir thomas percy the erles brother And alle these worthy lordes brouÈten a fayr meyny a strong power eche man in his best aray the duke of lancastre the duk of york comen in the same maner with men of armes archyers folewyng the kynge sir williaÌ scrope tresorer of engloÌd come in the same maner and thus in this aray come al the worthy men of this land vnto our kyng al this peple come to london in one day in so moche that euery strete lane in london in the subarbes were ful of hem lodged x or xij myle about london euery way And these peple brought the kyng at westmynstre wenten home ayene to hir lodgyng bothe hors man And than on the monday the xvij day of September the parlement bygan at westmynstre the which was called the grete parlement And on the frydââ¦y next after therle of AruÌdel was brought in to the parlement among al the lordes and that was on saynt mathewes day the apostel and euangelist ther he was foriuged vnto the deth in this hale that was made in the paleys at westmynstre And this was his Iuggement he shold gone on fote with his hondes y bounde behynde hym from the pla ce that he was for Iuged in so forth thurgh the Cyte of london vnto the ââ¦ure hyââ¦e ther his hede to be smyten of so it was do in dede in the same place And vj of the grete lordes that sate on his IugemeÌt riden with hym vnto the place ther he was done vn to the deth so to see that the execucion were done after hir dome And by the kynges commauÌdement with hem wenten on foot of men of armes and archyers a grete multitude of Chestreshyre men in strengthyng of the lordes that brought this erle vnto his deth for they drad lest the erle shold haue be rescued take from hem whan they come in to london Thus he passed forth thurgh the cite vnto his deth ther he toke it ful paciently On whos soule god haue mercy Amen And than come the freres austynâ⦠toke vp the body the hede of this good erle bare it home vnto hir hous and buryed hym in hyr quere And in the morow after was syr Rychard erle of war wyk brought in to the parlement ther as the erle of Arundel was foriuged and they yafe the Erle of warrewyk the same Iugement that the forsayd Erle hadde But the lordes had compassion of hym bycause he was of more age and releced hym to perpetuel prison and put hym in the yle of man And than the monday next after the lord Cobham of kent syr Iohan Cheyne knyght weren brought in to the parlement in to the same halle and there they were Iudged to be honged and drawe but thurgh the prayer grete Instaunce of all the lordes that Iugement was foryeue hem and releced to perpetuel prison And in this same tyme was Rychard whyttyngdone mayre of london Iohan wodecok and William askam she reues of london And they ordeyned at euery yate of london duryng this same par lament stronge watche of men of armes and Archyers thurgh oute euery ward also And the kyng made fyue dukes and a markuys and foure erles and the fyrst of hem was the Erle of Derby and he was made duk of herford and the second was the erle of Rutteland and he was made duke of Aumarle and the thyrd was the erle of kent and he was made duk of Surre and the fourth was the Erle of huntyngdon and he was made duke of excestre the fyfthe was the erle of Notyngham he was made duk of northfolk the erle of Somersete ââ¦e was made the markuys of Dorset and the lord spencer was made er le of gloucestre and the lord Neuyll of Raby was made Erle of westmerland and Syre Thomas ââ¦ercy was made erle of worcestre And Syre William Scrope that was tresorer of Englond he was made erle of wylteshyre And sir Iohan MouÌtagu erle of salysbury And whan the kynge had thus y done he helde the parlement rial feste vnto al his lordes to al maner of people that thyder wold come And this same yere dyed Syr Iohan of gaunte the kynges vncle duke of lancastre in the Bisshoppes ynne in holborne and was brought from thens to saynt poules ther the kyng made held his enterement wel worthely with al his lordes in the chirche of seynt poules in london there he was buryed beside dame blauÌche his wyf that was doughter and heyre to the good henry that was duk of lancastre and in the sa me yere ther fyl a dyscencion debate bitwene the duk of herford and the duke of Norfolk in so moche that they waged batayll cast doune hir gloues than they were take vp ensealed and the batayll Ioyned the day y set the place assigned where whan And this shold be at Couentre And thyder come the kyng with al his lordes at that day and was set in the feld and than these two worthy lordes comen in to the felde clene armed wel arayed with al hir wepen and redy to done hir bataylle and we ren redy in the place for to fyght at vtteraunce But the kynge hadde hem cese and toke the quarel in to his hand And forth with right ther present exyled the duke of Herford for the terme of x yere and the duk of Norfolk for euermore And Syr Thomas Arundel Archebisshop of Caunterbury was exised the same tyme for euer and deposed oute of his see for ma lice of the kyng And anon these iij worthy lordes were coÌmauÌded and defended the kynges reame And anone they
his kyng dom and was kept fast in hold than all the lordes of the Reame with the comyns assent by acorde chosen this worthy lord Syre Henry of Bolyngbroke Erle of Derby Duk of Herford and duk of lancastre by right lyne and herytage and for his rightful manhode that the people fouÌde in hym byfore al other they chose hym and made hym kyng of Englond amonges hem Of Syr henry of Bolyngbroke erle of Derby that regned af ter kyng Richard whiche was the fourth henry after the coÌquest Capitulo CC xliijo. ANd after kyng Rychard the second was deposed put out of his kyngdome The lordes the Comyns al with one as sent and al other worthy of the Reamme chosen Syre Henry of Bolyngbroke erle of Derby sone and heyre of Iohan the duk of lancastre for his worthy manhode that oftyme hadde be founde in hym in dede preued vpon saynt Edwardes day the confessour he was crouned kyng of englond at westmestre by al the reames assent next after the deposynge of kyng Rychard Than he made henry his eldest sone heyr prynce of walys duk of Corne wa yll erle of Chestre And he made Syr Thomas of Arundell archebisshop of Caunterbury ayene as he was afore And sire Rogyer walden that kynge Rychard had made Archebisshop of Caunterbury he made hym Bisshop of london For that tyme it stode voyde And he made erles sone of Arundel that come with hym ouer the see from Caleys in to Englond he made hym erle of Arundel as his sndre had ââ¦n put hym in possession of alle his londes And there he made homage and feaute vnto his lyege lord the kyng as al other lordes had done And than anon dyed kyng Rychard in the Castel of ââ¦ountfret in the NorthcouÌtre For ther he was enfamyned vnto the dethe by his kepar For he was kept ther foure or fyue dayes from mete drynke And so he made his ende in this world yet moche peple in engloÌd and in other landes sayd that he was alyue many yere after his dethe but whether he were alyue or dede forth they helde hir fals oppynyons byleue that men hadden in moche peple whiche come to grete meschyef and foule dethe as ye shal here afterward And when kynge Henry wyst knewe verryly that he was dede he sete tere hym in the beste maner and closed it in a fayre cheste with dyuerse speceryes and baumes and closed hem in a lynnen clothe al sauf his vysage and that was lefte open that men myght see his persone from al other men And soo he was brought to london with torche lyght brennyng vnto saynt poules And there he hadde his masse and his Dirige with moche reue rence and solempnyte of seruyce And when alle this was done he was brought from saynt ââ¦ou ses in to the Abbey of westmynstre and there he had al his hoole seruyce ayene And from westmynstre he was brought to langely and ther he was beryed on whos soule god haue mercy Amen And in the fyrst yere of kyng henryes regne he helde his Criste masse in the Castel of wyndesore And on the xij euen come the duke of aumarle vnto the kyng and told hym that he and the duke of Surre and the duke of Excestre and the Erle of Salis burye and therle of gloucestre and other moo of hyr Affynyte were acorded to make a mommyng vnto the kyng on the xij daye at nyght there they casten to slee the kyng in here reuelyng thus the Duke of Aumarle warned the kynge And than the kyng come the same nyght to london priuely in al the haste that he myght to gete hym helpe socour and comfort and counceyll and anon these other that wolde haue done the kyng to dethe fledden in al the hast that they myght for they knewen wel that hir couÌ ceyll was be wreââ¦d And than fledde the duke of Surre and the erle of Salysbury with al hyr meyny vnto the toun of Cissestre And there the peple of the toune wold haue arested hem and they nold not stonde to hyr arreste but stode at defence and fought manly But atte last they were ouercome and tuke And ther they smyte of the dukes heede of Surre and the erses heed of Salysbury and many other mo there they put the quartres in to sackes hir hedes on poles borne on highe and so they were brought thurgh the Cyte of london vnto london bridge and there hyr heedes were set vpon high and hir quarters weren sente to other good tounes and Cytres and set vp there At Oxenford were take Bââ¦ount knyghte and Benette Cely knyght and Thomas wyntersel Squyer And these were biheded and quartred and the knyghtes heedes were sett on poles and brought to london sett on the bridge the quartres sent for the to other good tounes And in the same yere at ââ¦ritalwelle in a mylle in Estsex there Syr Iohan holand the duk of Excestre was take with the comyn of the countreye and they broughte hym froÌ the Mylle vnto plasshe and to the same place that kynge Richard had arestyd Sir Thomas of wodestok the duk of glouce stre and right there in the same place they smyten of the duke of Excestre his he de and brought it to london vpon a pole it was sette on london bridge And in the same yere at Brystowe was take the lord spencer that kyng Richard had made er le of gloucestre and the comunes of the Towne of Bristo we toke hym and brought hym in to the market place of the toune and there they smyten of his hede and sente it vnto london and there it was sette on london bridge And in this same tyme was syr Barnard Brokeys knyght take arestyd and putte in to the toure of london ⪠and Syr Iohan Shelley knyght and syr Iohan maudelyn and syr william Fereby seruauÌtes of kyng Rychardys they weren arestid and putte in to the toure of london And thyder come the kynges Iustyces and sate vpon hem in the tour of london and ther they were dampned al foure vnto the deth and the dome was yeue vn to Syr Bernard Brokeys that he shold gone on fote from the toure thurgh london vnto Tyburne and ther to be hanged and af ter his hede smyten of and Syr Iohan shelley knyght and Sire Iohan maudelyn And Syre william fereby were drawe thurgh oute london to Tyborne and there honged and hir hedes smyten of and sette on london brydge And in this same yere kynge henry sente quene Isabell hoome ayene in to fraunce the which was kyng Rychardes wedded wif and yafe hyr gold and syluer and many other Iewelles soo she was dyscharged of al hir dower and sente oute of Englond And in the second yere of the regne of kyng Henry the fourthe was Sir Rogyer of Claryngdone knyght and twoo of his men the prionr of lauÌde viij frere menours
¶ How the land of Englond was fyrst named Albyon And by what encheson it was so named In the noble land of Sirrie ther was a noble kyng myghty a man of grete renoÌme that me callid Dioclisian that well worthely hym gouerned ruled thurgh his noble chyualrye so that he coÌquerd all the londes about hym so that almost al the kynges of the world to him were entendant Hit befel thus that this dyoclisian spoused a gentil damisel that was woÌder fayr that was his emes doughter labana and she loued hym as reson wold so that he gate vpon hir xxxiij doughters of the which the eldest me callid Albyne these damisels whan they come vnto age bicome so fair that it was woÌder wherfor that this dyoclisiaÌ anon lete make a somenyng coÌmauÌded by his lreÌs that all the kynges that helden of him shold come at a certayn day as in his lreÌs we re conteyned to make a ryal feste At whiche daye thider they comen brought with hem amyrals prynces dukes noble chiualrye The feste was ryally awayed ther they lyued in ioye myrthe ynough that it was wonder to wyt And it befel thus that this dyoclisian thought to marye his doughters amonge alle tho kynges that tho were at that soleÌpnyte so they spaken and dide that albyne his eldest doughter al hir sustres richely were maried vnto xxxiij kynges that were lordes of grece honour and of power at this solempnyte And whan the solempnite was done euery kynge toke his wyf lad hem in to her owne couÌtrey ther made hem quenes And it befel thus afterward that this dame Albyne bycome so stoute so sterne that she told lytel prys of her lord of hym had scorne despyte wold not done hys wyll but she wold haue hir owne wyll in dyuerse maters and all hir other sustres euerychone bere hem so euyl ayenst hir lordes that it was wonder to wytte for as moch as hem thought that hir husbondes were nought of so hye parage comen as hir fader But tho kynges that were hir lordes wold haue chastysed hem with fayr speche behestes and also by yeftes warned hem in fair maner vpon al loue frendship that they shold amende her lither condicions but al was for nought for they dyden her owne wyll in all thynge that hem lyked had of power wherfore tho xxxiij kynges vpon a tyme oftymes beten theyr wynes for they wende that they wolde haue amended her tatches hyr wicked thewes but of suche condicions they were that for fayre speche warnynge they dydden al the wers and for setynges ââ¦ones moche wers wherfor the kyng that had wedded albyne wrote the tatches and condicions of his wyf albyn and the letter sent to dioclisian her fader And whan the other kynges herd that albynes lord had sent a letter to dyoclisian anone they sente lreÌs ensealed with hir seales the condicions the tatches of hir wyues Whan the kyng dyoclisian saw herd so many playntes of his doughters he was soore ashamed byoome wonder angry wroth towarde his doughters thought both nyght day yf he myght tho amende it that they so mysdid anon sent his letters vnto the xxxiij kynges that they sholde come to hym brynge with hem her wyues euerychone at a certayne daye for he wolde ther chastyse them of theyr wyckednes yf he myght in ony maner wyse soo that the kynges comen al at that daye tyme that tho was sette bitwene hem the kyng Dioclisian hem vnderfeng with moche honour and made a solempne fest to al that were vn der his lorship the thyrdde day after this solempnyte the kyng Dioclisian sent after his xxxiij doughters that they shold come speke with hym in his chambre whan they were come he spaâ⦠vnto hem of theyr wykkednesse of her cruelte despitously hem reproued vndernaÌ to them he said yf they wold not be chasty sed they shold his loue lese for euermore whan the ladyes herd all thie they bycomen abasshed gretely ashamed to her fader they said that they wold make al amendes so they departed out from hir faders chambre dame albyn that was the eldest suster lad hem al in to hir chambre tho made wide al that were therin soo that no lyf was amonges hem but she hir sustres y fere Tho said this albyne my fair sistres wel we knoweÌ that the king our fader vs hath reproued shamed despised for enchesen to make vs obedyeÌt vnto oure husbondes but certes that shal I neuer whiles that I lyue syth that I am come of a more hyer kynges blode than myn husbonde is And whan she had thus sayd alle hir sustres said the same And tho sayd albyne ful wel I wote fair sustres that our husbondes haue pleyned vnto our fader vpon vs wherfor he hath vs thus fowlo reproued despysed wherfor susters my couÌseyl is that this nyght when our husbondes ben a bed al we with one assent cutten her throtes than we may ben in pees of hem and better we may do thys thyng vnder our faders power than elles where And anone al the ladyes coÌsented and grauÌted to this counseyl And whan nyght was come the lordes ladyes went to bedde anone as hyr lordes were in slepe they cut al hir husbondes throtes so they slowen hem alle whan that dioclosyan the kyng her fader herd of this thynge he bycome hugely wroth ayenst his doughters anone wolde hem al haue brente but al the barons and lordes of firrie couÌseylled not so for to doo suche sternesse to his owne doughters but only shold wide the land of hem for euermore so that they neuer shold come ayene so he dyde And dioclisyan that was her fader anon commauÌded hem to goo in to ship and delyuerd to hem vytaylles for half a yere And whan this was done alle the sustren wente in to the ship and sayled forth in the see and bytoke all her frendes to appolyn that was hir god And so long they saylled in the see til atte last they come and arryued in an yle that was al wil dernesse And whanne dame albyne was come to that londe and all hir sustres this albyne went forth oute of the ship and sayd to hir other sustres For as moche quod she as I am the ol ãâã suster of all this companye and fyrst this lande haue taken and for as moche as my name is Albyne I wyll that this lond be callyd albyon after myne owne name And anone all hir sustres graunted to hyr with a good wyll Tho went out alle the sustres of the ship and token the land albion as hir suster callyd it and ther they went vp and downe and fonde nether man ne woman ne child but wild beestes of dyuerse kyndes whan
loue bitwene hem aroos ãâã from the table all in wrath toke his wyfe callyd to hym his knyghtes went thens al in wrath without takyng leue of the kyng The kyng anon sent after hym that he shold come ageyn go not thens in despite of hym And therle wold not come ayene in noo maner wyse wherfor the kyng was ful wroth and in wrath hym deffyed as his dedely enemy And the erle went thens in to Cornewayle with his wyf in to the castel of Tyntagell And the kyng lete ordeyne a grete hoost come in to Cornewayl for to destroye the erle yf he myght But he had put hym in suche a castel that was strong wel arrayed of Tyntagel wold not yeld hym to the kynge The kyng anon besieged the castel ther duellyd xv dayes that neuer myght spede euer thoughte vpon ygerne and vpon hir layd so moche loue that he no wyse what to done Soo at the last be callyd to hym a knyght that was callyd Mlfyn that was pryue with hym and told hym al his counseyll axed of hym what was best for to done Syr ââ¦d he doth sende after Merlyn for he can telle yow the best counceylle of ony man lyuyng Merlyn anon was sente after come to the kyng the kyng told hym all his wylle Syr ââ¦d merlyn I shal done soo moche thurgh crafte that I can that I shal make yow come this nyght in to the castel of Tyntagel and shal haue al your wylle of that lady How Vter bygate on Igerne that was the erles wyf of Cor newayl Arthur kyng Ca lxâ⦠OErlyn thurgh crafte that he coude chauÌged the kyngâ⦠figu re in to the lykenesse of therle vlfyn garsoys his chaÌbââ¦rlayn and to the figure of Iordan that was therles chamberlayn Soo that eche of hem was transfigured to other lykenes And whan merlyn had so done he sayd to the kyng Syr ââ¦d be nowe mow ye gone sodenly to the castel of Tyntagel axen ãâã ââ¦er haue your wylle the kyng toke priuely all the hoose to gouer ne lede to a knyght that he moche louid ⪠toke his way toward the castel with hym vlfyn his chaÌberlayn merlyn And whan they come thyder the portier went that it had ben his own lord whan tyme come for to gone to bed The kyng went to ãâã with Igerne the erles wyf dyd with hir all his wyll bygo te vpon hir a sone that was callyd Arthur ââ¦pon the morowe the noble myghty kyng toke his leue of the lady went ayene to his hoost ⪠And the same nyght that the kyng laye by Igerne in bedde y fere with therles wyf the kynges men yeuen a strong assaut to the castel the erle and his men manly hem defended But at the last it befell so that at at the same assaut the erle him self was slayne and the castel taken And the kyng anone torned ayene to Tyntagell and spoused ygerne with moche honour and made hyr quent sone after tyme come that she shold be delyuerd bere a child a sone that was cal led Arthur And after he gate on hyr a doughter that was callid Amya And whan she come to age she was nobly maryed to a noble baron that was callyd Aloth that was lord of leons whan Vter long tyme had regned ther come vpon hym a greete sikenes as it were a sorow And in the mene tyme they that had to kepe Otta that was Engystes sone ossa his broder that tho were in prisoÌ men lete hem gone for grete yeftes that they hem yaf went with hem And whan tho two britheren were escaped comen ageyne in to hir owne couÌtre they ordeyned hem a greete hoost a grete power bigonne to werre eftsones vpon the kyng How kyng Vter chees aloth to kepe the land of britayne whyles that he was syke for as moche as he myght not for his sekenesse Capitulo septuagesimo secundo ANd for as moche as kyng Vter was seke and myght not helpe him self he ordeined aloth sone of eleyne that tho was chosen to be wardeyn and chyueteyne of all his folk he anone his Britons assembled a grete hooste and yaf bataylle to Otta and to his folk but Otta atte last was discomfited Hit byfelle thus afterward that thise britons had dedygnacion of Aloth and wold not to hym ben attendaunt wherfor the kyng was annoyed wonder sore lete put him in a lytter in the hoost amonges folk And they lad hym to beroloyne that tho was a fair cite ther that seynt Allone was martred after was that cyte destroyed with paynyms thurgh werre thydder they had sente otta ossa hir peple entrid in to the toune lete make fast the yates and ther they helde hem the kynge come hem besieged made a strong assaute but they that were within manlych hem defended The kyng lete ordeyne his gonnes his engyns for to breke the walles ⪠the walles were so stronge that nothynge myght hym mysdoo Otta his peple had grete despyte that a kyng lyggyng in a lyttyer had hem besyeged they token conuceill amonges hem for to stonde vp in the morow come oute yeue batayll to the kyng so they diden ⪠in that bataill were both otta ossa slayn al tho other that escaped alyue fled in to scotland made colegryne hyr chyuetayn the saxons that were alyue escaped fro the bataylle broughten ageyne a grete strengthe amonges hem they sayden that yf kyng vter were deed they shold wel con quere the laÌd amonges hem they thought enpoysen the kyng ordeyned men for to done this dede yaf hem of yefââ¦s grete plen te this thynge to done they ordeyned hem thyderward ther that the kyng was duellyng clothed hem in pouer wede the better all for to spede her lyther purpose but netheles for al hir falsenes queyntyse they myght neuer come to nygh the kyng But so atâ⦠last they espyed that the kyng drank none other lycour but only water of a clere welle that was nygh besides and these fals tray tours vpon a day preuelych went to the welle put therm wy sen so that all the water was enpoisened And anon after as the kyng had dronke of that water he bygan to suclle ãâã sone after he deyd as many as dronken of that water deyde also And anon as this falsenes was aspyed ⪠folk of the toun lete stoppe the wel le for euermore whan the kyng was dede his folk bere hym to stonhenge with grete solempnyte of bisshops of barons that we re there that beryed hym besyde aurylambros his broder after turned ageyne tho euerychone and lete sende after Arthur his so ne ⪠they made hym kyng of the land with moche reuerence after his
And netheles the trewes durââ¦d not long that the danes strongly gonne for to werre vpon thenglyssh men and dyd moche sorowe wherfor kyng edward dyde assemble a grete hooste for to fyght with hem And tho this kyng Edward dyed whan god wold This kyng edward regned xxiiij ãâã and lyeth at wynchestre besydes his fadre Of kyng Athelston and of edmond eldred and of Edewyne his broder Capitulum C xâ⦠AFter this edward regned Athelston his sone And whan be had regned four yere he helde batayll ageynst the danes and drofe kynge gaufred that was kyng of the danes and alle his hooste vnto the see and rested by scotland and toke strongely the conntrey al a yere And after that tho of Cumberlond and the scottes of westmerland bygonne to werre vpon kyng athelston And he hem yaf so strong batayll that he slââ¦we so many of hem that noo man coude telle the nombre of hem And aftââ¦r that he ne regned but thre yere he regned in al xxv and lyeth at malââ¦esbury And after this Athelston regned Edmond his brother for as moche as kyng athelstone had no sone And this Edmond was a worthy knyght a doughty man of body a no ble knyght And the thyrd yere after that he was kyng he wente ouer humber in whiche place be fonde two kynges of danee that one was callyd enlaf that other renant this kyng Edmond drofe hem bothe from the land after went toke a grete praye in Cumberlond This Edmond ne regned but senen yere lyeth at glasten burye and after this edmond regned Eldrede his bro ther that auengyd Edward his fader of his enemyes that hym slew afterward he seised northumberlond in to his hand ma de the scottrs bowe meke vnto his will the second yerâ⦠that he had regned come arnalaf guyran that was kyng of denmarst and seased al northumberlond helde that lond two yere after that come kynge Eldred with a grete power drofe hym oute of this land And this kyng eldred was a noble man and a good of whos goodnes saynt dunstan preched and this kyng Eldred regned xj yere lyeth at wynchestre And after this eldred Ed wyne sone of Edmond his broder regned was a lither man to ward god the peple for he hated folk of his owne lande loued honoured straunge men And sette lytel by hooly chirche betoke of holy chirche all the tresour that he myght haue that was grete shame vylonye to hym self peryll to his soule therfor god wold that he shold not regne no lenger than vij yere lyeth at wynchestre Of kyng edgar that regned aboue the kynges of scotland of walys how he was bygyled thurgh takyng of his wyfe Cao. C ââ¦o. ANd after this Edwyn regned Edgar his broder a man that moche loued god pees holy chirche also was a worthy lord bold myghty mayntened wel this laÌâ⦠ãâã And this edgar was lord kyng aboue al the kyngeâ⦠ãâã scotland of walys from the tyme that Arthur was agone neuer was kynge sythen of his power And this edgare was seynt Ewardes fadre And whan edgares wyfe was dede that was saynt edwardes moder entered he herde speke of the fayrenesse of estrylde that was orgarus doughter a baron of Deuenshyre that was so fayr a woman that al men speken therof he called one of his knyhtââ¦s that he moche louyd trusted vpon told hym So quod he to the noble baron Orgar of deuenshyre see yf his doughter be so fayr as men speken of yf it be soth I wyl haue hir vnto my wyf this knyght that was callid ââ¦delwold weÌt forth his wey come ther that the lady was whan he saw hyr so fayr he thought to haue hir to wif hym self therof spak to Orgar hyr fadre orgar was an old man had no ââ¦o chyldren but only hyr saw that edelwold was a fayr yong knyââ¦t worthy ryche and was wel with the kynge thought his doughter shold wel be maryed wel ââ¦eset vpon hym graunted hym his doughter yf the good lord the kyng wold consenâ⦠therto This edelwold come ayene to the kyng ⪠tolde hym that she was fayre ynow vpon to see but she was wonde lothly Tho an suerd the kyng said that he toke but ãâã charge Syr quod edel wold she is hir faders heir and I am not ryâ⦠of ãâã And yf ye wold consente graâ⦠that I must hyr haue than shold I be ryche ynow In goddes name quod the kyng I con sent therto Edelwold thanked tho moche the kyng went ayent in to Deuenshyre spoused the damisel in that couÌtrey he duel lyd And thus it befell vpon a tyme. that he tolde his counseylle al thys thyng vnto his wyf how in what maner he had begifed his lord the kyng that wold haue had hir to wyf anone as she it wyst she louyd hym neuermore afterward as she had done byforne This lady conceyued by hym a sone whan tyme was that the child shold be borne Edelwold come to the kyng prayd hym to heue a sone of his at fontstone the kyng hym grauÌ ted lete calle hym Edgar of his owne name And whan thys was done he thought that he was syker ynowe of the kynge that nold not haue taken his wif for as moch as his lord was a Ioly man an amerous How that kyng edgar wedded estrylde after the ãâã of Edelwold Ca C ãâã THus it befell that al men in kyng edgaris court tho ãâã sayd that edelwold was rychely auaunced thurgh the ãâã ââ¦yage of his wyf And yet they sayd he was auaunced an honderd fold more For he had spoused the feyrest woman that euer was seyn And the kyng herde speke so moche of hir beaute He thought that edelwold hadde hym deceyued and begyled and thought pauely in his hert that he wold gone in to deuenshyre as it were for to hunte for the hert for the hynde other wylde be steâ⦠than he shold see ther the lady or he departed thens And this lady was duellynge at a maner besydes the forest ther that the kyng wold hunte at that maner he was lodged al nyghâ⦠And whan tyme come the kyng shold sope and the sonne shone the kynge asked after his gossyp and after his godsone Edelwold made hyr come byfore the kyng And netheles yf it other myght haue ben she shold not haue comen in his syght by his wit The lady welcomed the kynge and swetely hym kyssed and he toke hir the honde and tho next by hym her setââ¦e and soo soped they to gedre And tho was a custome vsage in this lond that whan a man dronke vnto another the drynker shold saye wassayll that other shold answere drynk
yere to geder til at the last they two foughten to geder the kynge of Fraunce was discomfyted vnnethe scaped awey with moche payne the moost part of his men were take the kyng dyd with hem what hym lyked somme of hem lete he go frelych somme lete he putte to the deth but afterward tho two kynges were acorded And whan kynge henry had holych al the lande of Normandy scomfyted his enemyes of FrauÌce he torned ayene in to englond with moche honour his two sones william Richard wold come after hir fadre went to the see with a grete coÌ panye of peple but or that they myght come to lond the shippe come ageynst a roche breke al in to pyeces all were drenchyd that were therm sauf one man that was in the same shippe that escaped this was on saynt kateryns day these were the names of hem that were drenchyd that is to say wylliam the kynges sone richard his broder therle of chestre Ottoââ¦el his brother Geffroy ridelle walââ¦er emurcy Godfrey archedeken the kynges doughter the Countesse of perses the kynges nece the countesse of chestre and many other whan kynge henry and other lordes arryued were in englond herd these tydynges they made sorow ynow al hir myrth ioye was torned in to moruyng sorowe How mawde the emperesse come ageyne in to englond And how she was afterward wedded to geffroy the erle of Angeo Capitulo C xxxvij ANd whan that two yere were a gone that the erle had duel led with the kyng the erle went tho from the kyng and bygan to werre vpon hym dyd moche harme in the land of normandye and toke ther a strong castel ther he duellyd alle that yere And tho come to hym tydyng that henry the emperour of almayne that had spoused maude his doughter was dede and that she duellyd noo lenger in almayne and that she wold come ageyne in to normandy hir fadre And whan she was come to hym he toke ãâã tho to hym and come ageyne in to En glond and made the englysshmen done othe feaute vnto the Em peresse And the fyrste man that made the othe was william the Archebisshop of Caunterbury and that other kyng dauyd of scot land after hym alle the Erles and Bawns of Englond And after the noble man the erle of angeo a worthy knyght sent to the kynge of englonde that he wold graunte hym for to haue his doughter to spouse maude the emperesse And for encheson that hir fadre wyst that he was a noble man the kyng grauÌted hym consented therto tho toke his doughter lad hyr in to Normandy and come to the noble knyght erle gaufred he spou sed the forsayd maude with moche honour and the erle bigaâ⦠vp on hir a sone that was callyd henry themperesse sone And after whan al this was done kyng henry duellyd al that yere in nomaÌdy And after that long tyme a greuous sykenesse toke hym wher thurgh he dyed And this kynge henry regneâ⦠xxxv ãâã and four monethes after he dyed as byfore is said in normââ¦dy and his hert was entered in the grete chirche of our lady in Ro aen And his body was brought with moche honour in to engloÌd and entered at redyng in the abbaye of the whiche abbay he was begynner and foundour How stephen kyng henryes sustres sone was made kyng of englond Caâ⦠C xxxviijâ⦠AFter this kyng henry that was the fyrst was made kyng his neuew his sustres sone stephen erle of Boloyne For anone as he herde tydynge of his vncles deth be passed the See and come in to Englond thurgh counseylle and strengthe help of many grete lordes in englond ageynst hyr oth that they had made to maude the emperesse toke the royame lete cronne ste phen kyng of the land And the Archebisshop william of CauÌterbury that fyrst made the oth of feaute vnto maude the emperes se sette the croune vpon kyng stephens hede hym ennoynded and bisshop Rogyer of salysbury mayntened the kynges partye in as moche as he myght The fyrst yere that kyng stephen bigan to regne he assembled a grete hoost went hym toward scotland for to haue werrid vpon the kyng of scotland but he come ayeÌst hym in pees in good maner to hym trusted but he made to hym none homage for as moch as he had made homage to the em peresse maude the fourth yere of his regne maude the emperesse come in to englonde tho bygan debate bytwene kyng stephen maude theÌ peresse This maude went in to the cyte of nychol the kyng hir besyeged long tyme myght not spede so wel the Cyte was kepte defended tho that were within the cyte queyntely ascaped awey without any maner harme tho toke the kyng the Cyte duellyd therin til candelmesse And tho come the barons that helde with the emperesse that is for to say the erle Randulphe of chestre the Erle Robert of gloucestre hugh bygot Robert of morley and brought with hem a stronge power fought with the kyng yaf him a grete batayl in whiche batayll kyng Stephen was taken sette in pryson in the castel of Brystowe How maude the emperesse went fro wynchestre vnto oxenford And after she escaped to wallyngford and what sorow dysease that she had Capitulo C xxxix WHan the kyng was take brought in to warde in the Castell of Bristow this maude the emperesse anone was ma de lady of englond al men hir helde for lady of the lande But tho of kent helde with the kyng stephens wyf and also william of Pree and his retenue helpe hym and helde warre ageynste maude the emperesse anone after the kyng of scotland come to hem with an huge nombre of peple tho went they y fere vnto wynchestre ther that the emperesse was wold haue take hyr but therbe of gloucestre come with his power fought with hem the emperesse in the mene whyle that the batayll duââ¦d escaped fro thens went vnto oxenford ther hir helde And in that bataylle was therle of gloucestre discomfyted taken and with hym many other lordes And for his delyuerauÌce was kyng steuen delyuerd oute of pryson and whan he was de lyuerd out of pryson he went thens to oxenford and besyeged the emperesse that was tho at oxenford and the syege endured fro Mychelmasse vnto seynt andrewstyde And the emperesse lete tho clothe hyr all in whyte lynââ¦n cloth for encheson that she wold not be knowe for in the same tyme was moch snowe so she escaped by the thamyse from hem awey that were hir enemyes And fro thens she wente to wallyngford and ther hyr helde the kynge wold haue besyeged hir but he had so moche to done with therle Randulf of chestre with hugh bygot
that stronglych werryd vpon hym in euery place that he ne wyst whyther for to torne And the erle of gloucestre halpe hem with his power How gaufryd therle of Angeon yafe vp vnto Harry the Emperesse sone all Normandye Capitulo C xl ANd after this the kyng went vnto wylton and wolde haue made a castel there but tho come to hym therle of gloucestre with a strong power and almoost hadde take the kyng but yet the kyng escaped with moche payne and william martell ther was take And for whos delyueraunce he yafe vnto the Erse of gloucestre the good castel of shirburne that he had take And whan this was done the erle robert and al the kynges enemyes wente to Farynââ¦e bygonne ther for to make a strong Castel But the kynge come thyder with a stronge power and drofe hem thens ãâã that same yere The erle Randulfe of chestre was a corded with the kyng come to his court at his commandement And the ââ¦e wende sauelyche to come and the kyng anone lete take hym and putte hym in to pryson and muste neuer for noo thyng ââ¦e oute till that he had yelde vp vnto the kyng the Castel of nychol the whiche he had take from the kyng with strength in the xv yere of his regne And gaufred therle of Angeon yaf vp vnto Harry his sone al normandy And in the yere that next sued deyde the erle gaufred And henry his sone tho anone turned ageyne to Angeon and there was made Erle with moch honour of his men of the land and to hym dyden feaute ââ¦omamage the moost party of his land And theÌne was this henry the emperesse sone Erle of Angewe and duk of normandy In the same yere was made dyuorce bytwene the kyng of frauÌce and the quene his wyf that was right heyr of gascoyne For encheson that it was knowe proued that they were sybbe and nyghe of blode And tho spoused hyr Henry the emperesse sonne Erle of Angeo duk of normandy duk of Gascoyne The xviij yere of this kyng stephen this henry come in to engloÌd with a strong power and bygan for to werre vpon kyng stephen toke the castel of malmesbury and dyd moche harme and the kyng steuen had so moche werre that he nyst whyder for to wende but atte last they were acorded thurgh the archebisshop Theobald and thurgh other worthy lordes of Englond vpon this condicion that they shold departe the Royamme of Englond bytwene hem so that henry the emperesse sone sholde holych haue half the lande of Englond And thus they were acorded and pees cryed thurgh oute al Englonde And whan the acorde was made bytwene tho two lordes kynge stephen bycome soo sory fââ¦use he had lost half englond and felle in suche a maladye dyed in the xââ¦x yere viij wekes v dayes of his regne all in werre in con taâ⦠and he lyeth in the abbey of Feueresham the whiche he leete make in the syxth yere of his regne Of kyng henry the second that was the emperesse sone in whos tyme saynt thomas of Caunterbury was chaunceler Ca C. xlj ANd after this kyng Stephen regned henry the emperesse so ne and was crouned of the archebisshop theobald the xvij daye byfore crystemasse And in the same yere thomas Beket of London archebisshop of caunterbury was made the kynges chauÌ celer of Englond The second yere that he was crouned he lete cast a doune alle the newe castels that were longyng to the croune the whiche kyng steuen had yeuen vnto dyuerse men and hem had made erles and barons for to holde with hym and to helpe hym ageynste Henry the Emperesse sone And the fourth yere of his regne he put vnder his lordship the kyng of walys And in the same yere whan the kynge of Scotland hadde in his owne honde that is to saye the Cyte of Caerlylle the Castell of Banburgh ⪠the newe castel vpon tyne the ersdom of lancastre The same yere the kyng with a grete power went in to walys lete cast a doune wodes make weyes and made strong the castell of rutlande basyng werk and among the castels he made an hous of the temple And in the same yere was Rychard his sone borne that afterward was erle of oxenford and the fourth yere of his regne he made gaufryd erle of Brytayne and in that yere he chaunged his money the syxth yere of his regne he ladde an huge hoost vnto Tolouse and conquerd it And the seuenth yere of his regne deyde thebault the archebtsshop of cauÌterbury And tho all the cyte of caunterbury almoost thurgh meschyef was brente The ix yere of his regne thomas beket his channceler was chosen to ben archebisshop of cauÌterbury And vpon seynt bernards daye he was sacred and in that yere was borne Alyenore the kynges doughter And in the tenth yere of his regne seynt Edward the kyng was translated with moche honour And the xâ⦠yere of his regne he helde his parlement at north hampton from thens fled seynt thomas Archebisshop of caunterbury for the greete debate that was bitwene the kyng hym For yf he had ben founden in the morne he had be slayne therfore he fled thens with thre feâ⦠lawes a fote only that no man wyst wher he was and wente ouer the see to the pope of Rome And this was the pryncypal encheson for as moche as the kyng wold haue put clerkes to deth that we re atteynt of felonye withoute ââ¦ny pryuelege of hooly chirche And the xij yere of his regne was Iohan his sone borne and the xiij yere of his regne deyde maude the emperesse that was his mo der And in that same yere was Iohan his doughter borne The xiiij yere of his regne the duke henry of Saxon spoused maude his doughter And he bygate on hyr thre sones Henry othnâ⦠wylliam And in the xv yere of his regne deyde the good Erle to bert of Gloucestre that founded the abbaye of nonnes of Eââ¦n And in the same yere maryke kyng of Ierusalem conquerd babiloyne the xvj yere of his regne be lete croune his sone Henry at westmynstre hym crouned Rogyer Archebisshop of yorke in harmyng of Thomas Archebisshop of caunterbury wherfor the same Rogyer was acursyd of the pope Of kyng henry that was sone of kyng henry the emperesse sone of the debate that was bytwene hym and his fudre whyle that he was in uormandye Capitulo C xlij AFter the coronacion of kyng henry the sone of kyng henry the emperesse sone That same henry the emperesse sone went ouer in to normandy and there he lete marye elyenore the dongh ter of the Dolfyne that was kyng of almayne And in the vij yere that the Archebisshop seynt thomas hadde ben outlawed the kyng of Fraunce made the kyng and saynt thomas acorded and tho come thomas the archebisshop to Caunterbury ageyne to
his owne chirche And this accord was made in the begynnynge of aduent and afterward he was slayn and martred the fyfthe daye of Crystemasse that tho next come For kynge Henry thought vpon seynt thomas archebisshop vpon Crystemas se day as he sate at mete and these wordes said that yf he had ony good knyght with hym he had be many day passed auengyd vpoÌ the archebisshop thomas And anon Syr wylliam Breton Syre hugh moruyle Syr william Tracy And syr reynold fytz vrse beres sone in englyssh pryuely went vnto the see and comon in to Englond to the chirche of Caunterbury and hym ther they martred at seynt benets auter in the moder chirche And that was in the yere of Incarnacion of Ihesu cast M C lxxij yere And anone after henry the newe kynge bygan for to make werre vpon henry his fadre and eke vpon his bretheren also And so vpon a day the kyng of Fraunce and al the kynges sones and the kyng of scotland and the greââ¦ttest lordes of En glond were arrysen ageynst the kyng henry the fadre and at the last as god wold he conquerd all his enemyes the kyng of frauÌ ce he were acorded And tho sent kyng henry the fadre specially vnto the kynge of Fraunce prayed hym hertely for his loue that he wold sende to hym by letter the names of hem that bygonnen the werre vpon hym And the kyng of Fraunce sente ayene to hym by a letter the names of hem that bygoÌnen the wer re The fyrst was Iohan his sone and Rychard his broder Henry his sone the newe kyng Tho was henry the kyng wonder wroth and cursed the tyme that euer he hem bygate And while the werre dured henry his sonne the newe kyng dyed sore repentyng his mysdede and moost sorow made of ony man for cause of seynt thomas deth of Caunterbury And prayde his fadre with moche sorow of hert mercy for hys trespasse and his fader foryafe it hym And hadde of hym grete pyte and after he dyed the xxvj yere of his regne and lyeth at Redyng How the Cristen lost the holy land in the forsaid kynges tyme thurgh a fals cristen man that bycome a sarasyn Ca o C xliij ANnd while that kyng henry the emperesse sone lyued regned the grete batayl was in the holy land bytwene cristen men and the sarasyns but the cristen men were ther slayn thurgh grete treson of the erle Tyrpe that wold haue had to wif the quene of Ierusalem that somtyme was balde wynes wyf but she forsoke him and toke to hir lorde a knyght a worthy man that was callyd Syr Guy perches wherfor therle Tyrpe was wroth wente anone right to saladyne that was soudan of babyloyn become saraseyn his man forsoke his cristendome al cristen lawe the cristen men wyst not of his dedes but wende for to haue had grete helpe of hym as they were woned to haue byfore whan they come to the bataille this fals cristen man torned vnto the saraysus forsoke his owne nacions soo were the cristen men ther slayn with the sarasyns thus were the cristen men slayne and put to horryble deth the cyte of Ierusalem destroyed the holy crosse borne awey The kyng of Fraunce all the grete lordes of the land lete hem crosse for to gone in to the holy londe And amonges hem went Rychard kyng henryes sone fyrst af ter the kyng of fraunce that toke the crosse of the Archebisshop of tours but he toke not the vyage at that tyme for encheson that he was lette by other maner weyes nedes to be done And whan kyng henry his fadre had regned xxxv yere v monethes and four dayes he dyed lyeth at founteuerard Of kyng rychard that conquerd all the holy land that Cristen men had lost Cao. xliiij ANd after this kyng henry regned Richard his sone a stronge man worthy also bolde and he was crouned at west mynster of the archebisshop baldewyn of Caunterbury the thyrd day of September the second yere of his regne kyng Rychard him self and baldewyn the archebisshop of Caunterbury and hubert bisshop of salysbury and Randulfe erle of gloucestre and other many lordes of englond went in to the holy land And in that vyage deyde the archebisshop of Caunterbury And kyng rychard went byfore in to the hooly land reste not til that he come forthe in his wey vnto Cypres And toke Cypres with grete force ⪠and sythen kynge Rychard wente forth toward the holy land and gete ther as moche as the Crysten men hadden loste byfore and conquered the land ageyne thurgh myght sauf only the holy crosse And whan kyng richard come to the toun of Acres for to gete the cyte A grete debate aroos bytwene hym the kyng of fraunce so that the kyng of fraunce went ageyn in to frannce and was wroth toward the kyng rychard but ex kyng Rychard went ageyne he toke the cyte of Acres And whan he had taken it he duellyd in the cyte a whyle but to hym come tydyng that the erle Iohan of oxenford his broder wold haue seased al englond in to his hand normandye also and wold crou ne hym kynge of the land And whan kyng Rychard herd this tydyng he went ageyne toward Englond with all the spede that he myght but the duk of Ostryche met with hym toke hym brought hym to the emperour of almayne And the Emperour brought hym in to his pryson afterward he was delyuerd for an huge rauÌson that is for to saye an C M pouÌte for whiche ââ¦aunsonne to be payed eche other chalyâ⦠of englond was molte made in to moneye al the monkes of the ordre of cysteaux yeuen al hir bokes thurgh engloÌd to done hem to selle the ââ¦aunsonne for to pay How kynge rychard come ageyne from the holy land and auengyd hym of his enemyes Cao. C. xlvjo. Hyles this kyng rychard was in pryson the kyug of frauÌ w ce werryd vpon hym strongely in Normandye and Iohan his broder werryd vpon hym in Englonde but the Bisshopes barons of englonde withstode hym with al the power that they myght gete geten the Castel of wyndesore and al other castels And the forsayd Iohan sawe that he had no myght ne power a geynst the barons of Englond for to fyght but anon went hym ouer see vnto the kyng of Fraunce And when kyng rychard co me out of pryson was delyuerd and come in to englond anon after Candelmasse in grete hast he wente vnto notyngham the castel of notyngham to hym was yolden and tho discomfyted ãâã Iohan his broder and that with hym helde And after he wente vnto the cyte of wynchestre ther he lete hym croune kyng of en glonde and after he went in to normandye for to werre vppon the kyng of Fraunce the kyng
Symons daye and Iude of Swalo the legate of Rome thurgh counceylle of alle the greete lordes that helde with kynge kyng Iohan his fadre that is to say therle Randolf of Chestre william Erle marchal william erle of penbroke william the Brener Erle of Feryers Serle the maule baron and al other grete lordes of englond helde with lowys the kynges sone of frauÌ ce And anon after whan kyng henry was crouned Swalo the legate helde his counceyll at Brystow at seynt martyns fest and ther were xj bisshops of Englond and of walys and of other prelates of hooly chirche a grete nombre and erles and barons and many knyghtes of englond al tho that were at that coun ceyll swore feaute vnto henry the kyng that was kyng Iohans sone And anone after the legate enterdyted walys for encheson that they helde with the barons of Englond also al tho that holpen or yaue counceyll to meue werre ageyne the newe kyng henry he acursed hem in the begynnyng he putte in the sentence the kynges sone of fraunce lowys And netheles the same lowys wold not spare for to werre for al that but went anon toke the castel of Barkemsted and eke the castel of herford And from that day afterward the barons dyd so moche harme thurgh oute al englond pryncypally the Frensshmen that were come with kyng lowys wherfor the grete lordes all the commune peple of englond lete hem croyse for to dryue lowys his company out of Englond but somme of the barons eke of the frensshmen were gone to the cyte of nychol token the cyte and helde it to kyng lowys profyt But thyder come kyng henryes men with a grete po wer that is to saye the Erle Randolf of Chestre and wylliam Erle marchal and william the brener erle of Feryers and ma ny other lordes with hem and yeuen batayll vnto Lowys men And ther was slayne the Erle of perches and lowys men were ther foule discomfyted ther was take erle serle of wynchestre and humfrey de boune Erle of herford And Robert the sonne of walter and many other that bygonne werre ageynst the kyng they were taken and lad vnto kyng henry kyng Iohans sonne whan the tydyng of this scomfyture come vnto Lowys the kyn ges sone of Fraunce he remeued thennes and wente vnto Lon don lete shytte fast the yates of the cyte And anon after the kynge sente to the Burgeys of london that they shold yelde hem vnto hym and the cyte also And he wold hem graunte all the fraunchises that euer they were woned for to haue and wolde conferme hym by his greete newe Charter vnder his greete Seal And in the same tyme a grete lord that was callyd Eustace the monk come oute of fraunce with a grete companye of lordes wolde haue come in to Englond for to haue holpe lowys the kynges sone of fraunce but hubert of borugh the v portes with viij shippes tho mette with hem in the high see assaylled hem egrely ouercome hem with strengthe smyten of Eustace the monkes hede token also x grete lordes of frauÌce put hem in to pryson slowe almoost al the men that come with hem anon drenched the shippes in the see How lowys torned ageyne in to frauÌce of the confyrmacion of kyng Iohans chartre Ca C lvij WHan lowys herde this tydyng he drad sore to be dede loste lete ordeyne speke bytwene the kyng lowys by the le gate Swalo thurgh the archebisshop of CauÌterbury thurgh other grete lordes that al the prysonners on that one halfe on that other shold be delyuerd gone quyte lowys hym self shol de haue for his costages a M pouÌde of syluer sholde gone ouâ⦠of englond come neuer therin ageyne in this maner was the acord made bytwene kyng henry lowys tho was lowys assoylled of the popes legate that was callyd swalo of the senteââ¦ce that he was in the barons of englond also after this kyng henry Swalo the legate lowys weÌt vnto merton ther was the pees confermed bytwene hem ordeyned And afterward lowys went fro thens vnto london toke his leue was brought with moche honour at the see with the archebisshop of Caunterbu ry and with other bisshops and also with erles barons soo went lowys in to fraunce And afterward the kyng and the Archebisshop and erles and barons assembled hem at london at my chelmasse that next come tho sewyng and helde ther a parlement ther were tho renewed all the fruÌchises that kyng Iohn graunted had at Romnemede kyng henry tho confermed by his chartre the whiche yet ben holden thurgh oute al englond in that time the kyng toke of euery plough laÌde two shyllyng hubert of burgh was made tho chyef Iustyce of engloÌd this was the ââ¦ij yere of kyng henryes regne And in the same yere was seynt thomas of cauÌterbury translated the L yere after his martirdome And after it was ordeyned by al the lordes of englond that alle alyens shold gone oute of englond and come no more therin and kynge Henry toke tho alle the castels in to his honde that kynge Iohan his fadre hadd ââ¦ue taken vnto alyens for to kepâ⦠that heldâ⦠with hym But the proude foukes of brent rychely lete aââ¦y hiâ⦠castel of Bedford whiche he had of the kynges yift Iohn and he helde that castel ayenst kyng henryes wyll with myght strengthe And the kyng come thyder with a strong power besi eged the castel And the archebisshop mayster stephen of langeton with a fayre companye of knyghtes come to the kyng hym for to helpe from the ascencion vnto the assumpcion of our lady laste the syege And tho was the castel wonne take the kyng lete honge al tho that were went in to the castel with hir good wylle for to holde the castel that is for to say lxxx men And tho after ward foukes him self was founde in a chirche of Couentre and ther he forswore all englond with moche shame went tho ayene in to his owne countrey And whiles that kyng henry regned ed mond of abyngdon that was tresorer of salysbury was consacred Archebisshop of CauÌterbury And this kyng henry sent ouer the see vnto the erle of prouynce that he shold sende him his doughter in to englond that was callyd Elyenore he wolde wedde hir so she came in to englond after cristemasse in the morowe after seynt hillarye the Archebisshop Edmond spoused hem to gedre at Canterbury And at the vtas of seynt hillarye she was crouned at westmynster with moche solempnyte And ther was a swete syght bytwene hem that is to say Edward that was next kyng after his fadre flour of courtesy of laââ¦gesse and margarete that was after quene of scotland beatryce that was afterward
couÌ tesse of brytayn and kateryne that dyed mayde in relygyon Of the quinzeme of goodes that were graunted for the newe chartres and of the purueââ¦unce of oxeââ¦ford Ca C lviij ANd thus it befell that the lordes of englond wold haue som addicions moo in the chartre of Fraunchises that they had of the kyng spekââ¦n thus bytwene hem and the kyng grauÌted hem al her axyng made to hem two chartres that one is callid the grete chartre of frauÌchises that other is callid the chartre of forest for the graunte of these two chartres Prelates Grles barons al the comoÌs of englond yaf to the kyng a M mark of syluer whan kyng henry had ben kyng xliij yere the same yere he his lordes erles barons of the royame went to oxenford and ordeyned a lawe in amendement of the Royame And fyrst swore the kynge hym selfe and after alle the lordes of the Reame that they wold holde that statute for euermore and who that hem brake shold be dede But the second yere after that ordy naunce the kyng thurgh counceyll of syr edward his sone Rychard his broder that was erle of Cornewayle and also of other repented hym of that oth that he had made for to hold that lawe ordynaunce sente to the court of Rome to ben assoylled of that othe in that yââ¦re next comyng after was the grete derth of cor ne in englond for a quartyer of whete was worth xxiiij shyllyn ges the pour peple ete netels other wedes for hunger dey de many a thousand for defaute of mete and in the xlviij yere of kyng henryes regne bygan werre and debate bytwene hym and his lordes for encheson that he had broke the couenauÌts that were made bytwene hem at Oxenford And in the same yere was the toune of northampton take and the folke slayne that were with ynne for encheson that they hadde ordeyned wyldefire for to haue brent the cyte of london and in the moneth of may that come next after vpon seynt pancras day was the bataylle of lewes that is to saye the wedenesday byfore seynt dunstans day ther was take kyng henry hym self and Syre Edward his sone and Rychard his broder erle of Cornewayle and many other lordes And in the same yere next sewyng Syr edward the kynges sone brake oute of the ward of Syr Symond of mouÌtfort Erle of leycestre at herford and went to the barons of the marche they vnderfenge hym with moche honour And in the same tyme Gââ¦l lebert of Clarence Erle of Gloucestre that was in the ward also of the forsayd symond thurgh the commauÌdement of kyng henry that wente from hym with grete heââ¦t for encheson that he sayd the forsayd gyllebert was a foole in his counceyll wherfor he or deyned hym after so and helde hym with kyng henry And the saterday next after the myddes of August Syr Edward the kynges sone discomfyted Syr Symond de mountfort at kenylworth But the grete lordes that were ther with hym we re taken that is to say Baldewyn wake william of mounââ¦ensye and many other grete lordes And the tewysdaye next after was the batayll done at euesham And ther was slayne Syre Sââ¦mond de mountfort Hugh the spencer and MouÌtfort that was Rafe Bassets fadre of Drayton and other many grete lordes And whan this bataylle was done all the gentils that had ben with the Erle Symond were disheryted and they ordeygned to gydre and dyd moche harme to alle the land for they destroyed hir enemyes in al they myght Of the syege of kenelworth how the gentilmen were disherâ⦠ted thurgh counceyll of the lordes of the reame of englond how they come ageyne and had hir landes Ca C lixo. ANd in the yere next comyng in may the fourth day byforn the feste of seynt dunstan was the bataylle scomfyture at Chesterfelde of hem that were dysheryted and ther many of hem were slayn And Robert erle of Feriers ther was taken and al so Baldewyn wake and Iohan de la hay with moche sorow es caped And in seynt Iohans eue the baptist tho next sewyng by gan the syege of the castel of kenelworth the syege last till saynt thomas eue the appostle in whiche ââ¦aye syre hugh hasting had the castel for to kepe that yeldyd vp ââ¦e castel vnto the kyng in this maner that him self al the other that were within the castel shold haue hir lyf lymme as moch thyng as they had therin both hors harneys iiij dayes of respytâ⦠for to delyuer clenly the castel of hem self of al other maner thyng that they had within the castel so they went from the castel sir symoÌd de mountfort the yonger the CouÌtesse his moder were fledde ouer see in to Fraunce ther helde hem as peple that were exyled out of englond for euermore And sone after it was ordeyned by the legate Octobouâ⦠by other grete lordes the wysest of engloÌd that al tho that had ben ageynst the kyng and were disheryted shold haue ageyne hir landes by greuous raunsonne after that it was ordeyned thus they were acorded with the kyng Tho wâ⦠pees cryed thurgh oute all englond thus the werre was endâ⦠And whan this was done the legate toke his leue of the kyng of the quene of al the grete lordes of englond went tho to ro me the lv yere of kyng henryes regne And Edward kyng Iohans sone of britayne Iohan vessy thomas of clare Rogyer of Clyfford othes of grauntson Robert le Brus Iohan of ââ¦erdon and many other lordes of Englond of beyonde the see token hir way toward the hooly land and the kyng henry dyed in the mene tyme at westmynster whan he had ben kyng lv yere xix wekes in seynt edmondes day the archebisshop of CauÌterbury he was entered at westmynstre on seynt edmonds day the kyng In the yere of Incarnacion of our lord Ihu Crist M CC lxxij Profecye of merlyn of the king henry the first expouned that was kyng Iohans sone Ca C lx ANd of this henry profecyed merlyn sayd that a lombe sholde come oute of wynchestre in the yere of Incarnacion of our lord M CC xvj with trewe lyppes holynesse wryten in his hert he said soth for the good henry the kyng was bore in wynchestre in the yere aboue said he spaak good wordes swete and was an hooly man and of good conscyence And merlyn sayd that this henry shold make the fairest place of al the world that in his tyme shold not full be ended and he sayd soth For he made the newe werke of the Abbeye of seynt Peters Chirche at westmynster that is fayrer of syght than ony other chirche that men knowe thurgh al Crystendom but kyng henry dyed er that werke were fully made and that was grete harme And yet said
Merlyn that this lambe sholde haue pees the moost tyme of his regne and he sayd full sothe for he was neuer annoyed thurgh werre ne dyseased in no maner wyse til a lytel byfore his deth And yet sayd merlyn in his prophecye more in the regne ende of the forsayd lambe a wolf of a strauÌge lond shold done hym grete harme thurgh his werre that he shold atte last ben maystir thurgh helpe of a reede foxe that shold come oute of the north west shold hym ouercome that he shold dryue hym vnto the water that profecye full wel was knowe for within a lytell tyme or the kyng dyed Symond of mountford erle of Leycestre that was borne in frauÌce bigan ayenst hym strong werre thurgh whiche doyng many a good bachiler was shent dede disheryted And whan kyng henry had the vyctorye at Euesham Symond therle was slayne thurgh helpe myght of Gillebert of Clare erle of gloucestre that was in kepyng and ward of the forsayd Symond thurgh ordynaunce of kyng henry that went aââne to the kyng with moche power wherfor the forsayd Simond was shent and that was grete harme to the communes of Englond that so good a man was shent for trouth dyed in charyte and for the comune profyte of the same folk and therfor Almyghty god for hym hath Sythenes shewed many a fayre myracle to dyuerse men and women of the sykenesse and dysesse that they haue had for the loue of hym And merlyn also told and sayd in his Profecye that after that tyme the lambe shold leue no whyle than his seed shold ben in straunge lande withoute pastureâ⦠And he sayd sothe For kynge henry lyued noo while after whan Symond mountford was dede that kynge henry ne deyde auon after hym And in the mene tyme Syr edward his sone that was the best knyght of the world of honour was tho in the holy land gete ther Acreâ⦠in that countrey he bygate on dame clyenore his wyf Iane of ãâã cres his doughtââ¦r that afterward was countesse of gloucestre he made in the hooly land suche a vyage that al the world spake of his knyghthode euery man drad him highe lowe thurgh oute al crystendome as the storye of hym telleth as after ward ye shul here more openly froÌ the tyme that kyng henry deyde til that syr edward was crouned kyng al the grete lordes of engloÌd were as faderles children without ony socour that hym myght ma yntene gouerne defende ⪠ageynst hir dedly enemyes Of kyng edward that was kyng henryes sone ⪠ca C ⪠lxj ANd after this kyng henry regned his sone edward the worthyest knyght of al the world of honour for goddes grace was in hym ⪠For he had the vyctorye of his enemyes ⪠And as so ne as kyng henry deyde ⪠he come to london with a fayre companye of prelates of erles and barons al maner men dyd hym moche honour For in euery place that sir edward rode in london the stretââ¦s were couerd ouer his hede with riche clothes of sylk of tâ⦠pytââ¦s with ryche couerynge ⪠And for ioyâ⦠of his comynge the noble burgeys of the cyte cast oute at hir wyndowes gold siluer hondes ful in tokenyng of loue and of worship seruyses re uââ¦ce And oute of the conduyt of chepe ran whyte wyn and rede as stremes doth of the water and euery man therof myghtâ⦠drynke at hir owne wylle And this kyng Edward was crouned ennoynted as right heyr of englond with moche honour after masse the kyng wââ¦t in to his palays for to hold a ryal fest a monges hem that hym dyd honour And whan he was set vnto his mete the kyng alysander of Scotland come for to done hym honour and reuerence with a quââ¦yntyze and an honderd knyghtââ¦s with hym wel horsed and arayed ⪠And whan they were light a doune of hir stedes they lete hem gone whyder that they wold And who that myght take hem toke at hir owne wyll withoute ony chalenge An adfterward come Syr Edmond kynge Edwardys broder a curtoys knyght a gentil of Renomme the Erle of Cornewayle and the Erle of gloucestre And after hem come the Erle of penbroke and the Erle of Garenne And eche of hem by hym self lad in hir honde an honderd knyghtes gai ly disgysed in hir armes And whan they were lyght of hir ââ¦rs they lete hem gone whyder that hem lyked who that myght hem take to haue hem stylle withoute ony lette And whan al thys was done kyng edward did his dylygence his myght for to a mende the reame redresse the wronges in the best maner that he myght to the honour of god holy chirche mayntene his honour and to amende the noyaunce of the comune peple How ydeine that was lewelins doughtir of walis pââ¦nce aymer that was therles broder of moÌtford were takeÌ in the see ca c ââ¦ij THe fyrst yere afterward that kyng edward was crouned Lewelyn prynce of walys sente in to FrauÌce to the Erle mountford that thurgh counceylle of his frendes the Erle shold wedde his doughter and the erle tho auised hym vpon this thynge and sent ayene to lewelyn sayd that he wold send aââ¦r his doughter And so he sente aymer his broder after the damisel and Lewelyn arrayed shippes for his doughter and for Syr Aymer and for hir fââ¦r company that shold goo with her And this lewelyn dyd grete wronge for it was couenauÌt that he shold ãâã his doughter to no maÌner man withoute counceyll and consente of kyng edward And so it byfell that a burgeys of Bââ¦ystowe come ãâã ââ¦e see with wyn lade met hem hem toke with myâ⦠and poââ¦r ⪠anon the burgeys sente hem to the kyng And whan lewelyn herd this tydynge he was wonder wroth and ãâã sorowfull and gan for to werre vpon kyng edward ãâã dyd moche harme vnto the englyssh men beââ¦e a doune the kynges Cas tels bygan fasâ⦠to destroye kyng edwardys landes ⪠And whan tydyng come vnto kyng edward of this thyng he went in to wa lys ⪠And so moche he dyd thurgh goddes grace and his grete power that he drofe lewelyn vnto moch meschyef that he fled al ma neââ¦ââ¦ngthe come yelde hym to kyng Edward yafe hym l. ãâã marc of syluer for to haue pees toke the damisell and allâ⦠his herytage and made an oblygacion to kyng edward to come to his parlement two tymes of the yere And in the secoÌd yere after that kyng edward was crouned he helde a general parlement att westmynstre ⪠and ther he made the statutes for defaute of lawe by commune assââ¦t of al his barons And at Estren next sewynge the kynge sente by his lettres to lewelyn prynce of walys that he shold come to parlement for his lande and for his holdynge in walys as the
hym was done in Gascoyne And of the debate that was bytwene the kyng of Aragon and the Prynce of Morrey he cesed ⪠and made hem acorded And whyle the good kyng Edward and the quene Elyenââ¦e his wyf were in Gascoyne the good Erle of Corne wayle was made wardeyne of Englond till that kyng Edward come ageyne And tho enquered ââ¦x of his traytours that congetted falsenesse ageynst hym And eche of hem alle ⪠vnderfenge her dome after that they hadde deserued But in the meââ¦ne tyme. while that the good kyng Edward was beyonde the see to done hem for to make amendes that ageynst hem had trespaced ther was a fals thefe a Traytoure that was callyd Rys aâ⦠Merydock byganne for to make werre ageynste the Kynge Edward And that was for encheson of syr payne tiptot wrongfully greuid diseased that for sayd Riâ⦠ap merydok And whan kyng Edward herd alle this he sente by his lettres to Ris ap merydok that he shold begynne to make no werre but that he shold be in pees for his loue when that he come ageyne in to englond he wold vndertake the quarell done amende alle that was mysdone The forsayd Rys ap Merydok despysed the kynges commandement spared not for to do al the sorow that he myght to the kynges men of Englond ⪠but a non after he was taken lad to york ther was drawe hon ged for his felonâ⦠Of the redressyng that kyng edward made of his Iustyââ¦s of his clerkes that they had done for hir falsenesse how he drofe the Iewes out of englond for her vsery misbyleue ca o C ãâã WHan kyng edward had duellyd thre yere in gascoyne ãâã le come to hym for to wende ageyne in to Englond ⪠tho he was come ageyne he fouÌde so many playntes made to hym of his Iustyces and of his clerkes ⪠that had done so many wroÌges falsenes that wonder it was to here And for whiche falsenes Syr thomas weylond the kynges Iustyce forswore Englonâ⦠at the tour of london ⪠for falsenesse that men put vpon hym wherof he was atteynt proued fals And anon after whan the kyng had done his wylle of the Iustyces tho lete ââ¦x ãâã and aspye how the Iewes desceyued begyled his ââ¦ple thurgh ãâã synne of falsenes of vserye lete ordeyne a pryue parlemââ¦ââ¦mong his lordes they ordeyned among hem that al the Iewâ⦠shold wyde englond for hir mysbyleue And also for hir fals vse rye that they dyd vnto Crysten men And for to spede to make an ende of this thynge al the coÌmunyte of englond yaf vnto the kyng the xv peny of al hir goodes mââ¦able so were the ãâã dryuen onâ⦠of Englond tho went Iewes in to frauÌce there duellyd thurgh loue of kyng phelip that tho was kyng of frauÌce How kyng Edward was seased in al the londe of scotland thurgh coÌsent grauÌt of al the lordes of scotlaÌd cao. C ãâão. HIt was not longe after that alysauder kynge of Scotland was dede And dauid Erle of Huntingdone that was the kynges broder of Scotland aââ¦ed and claymed the kyngdome of Scotland for encheson that he was right ful ââ¦yr But many grete lordes of Scotland sayden Nayâ⦠⪠Whââ¦fore gre ãâã debate aroose bytwene hem ⪠and hyr frendes For as moche that they wold not consente to his coronacion in the mene tyme the forsayd dauyd deyde so it by fell that the same dauid had thre doughters that worthely were maryed the firste doughter was maryed to baillol the second to brus the thyrd to hastynges and the forsayd brus bayllol chalengyd the land of scotland gre te debate stryfe aroos bytwene hem thre for encheson that eche of hem wold haue be kynge whan the lordes of scotland sawe the debate bytwene hem thre they come to kyng Edward of Englond seysed hym in al the land of scotland as hir chyef lord And whan the kyng was seised of the lordes of scotlaÌd the forsa yu baillol brus hastinges come to the kynges court axed of the kyng whiche of hem shold be kyng of scotland kyng Edward that was ful gentil trewe lete enquyre by the cronycles of Scotland of the grete lordes of scotlaÌd whiche of hem was of the eldest blode it was founde that bayllol was eldest And that the kyng of scotland shold hold of the kyng of Englond done hym feaute homage and after this was done bayllol weÌt in to scotland ther was crouned kynge of scotland the same tyme was vppon the see strong werre bytwene the englysshmen the normans but vpon a tyme the normans arryued al at douer ther they martred an holy man that was callid thomas of douer And afterward were the normane slayn that ther of hem escaped not one sone after kyng Edward shold lese the duchye of Gascoyne thurgh phelyp kyng of frauÌce thurgh fals castynge of the doussepyers of the laÌd wherfor syr edmond that was kyng Edwardes broder yafe vp his homage vnto the kyng of fraunce And in that tyme the Clerkes of englond graunted to kyng ed ward haluendese of holy chirche goodes in holyyng for to recouer his land ageyne in gascoyne the kyng sente thyder a noble coÌ panye of his bachyllers hym self wold haue wente to portesmouth But he was let thurgh one maddoke of walys that had seysed the Castel of swandone in to his hand for that encheson the kyng turned ageyn vnto walis at Cristemasse for encheson that the noble lordes of englond that were sent in to gascoyne had no comfort of hir lord the kyng they were take of Syr Charles of frauÌce that is to say sir john of britayn Syr Robert Tiptoft Sir Rauf tanny sir hugh bardolf sir adam of cretynges yet at the asââ¦ion was madok take in walys another that was callyd morgan they were sent to the tour of london ther they were byheded How Syr Iohan bayllol kyng of scotlande withsayd his homage of syr thomas Turbeluylle Caâ⦠C lxvijâ⦠ANd whan syr Iohn bayllol kyng of scotlaÌd vnderstode that kynge edward was werryd in gascoyne to whome the Royamme of scotlande was delyuerd falsely tho ageynste his othe withsayd his homage thurgh procuryng of his folk and sente to the court of rome thurgh a fals suggestion to be assoylled of that othe that he swore vnto the kyng of Englond so he was by let tres enbulled Tho chosen they of scotland dousepers for to benym me edward his ryght and in that tyme come two Cardynals froÌ the court of rome from the pope Celestyne for to treate of acord bytwene the kyng of frauÌce the kyng of Englond and as tho two Cardynals spoken of acord thomas Turbeluille was take at lyouÌs made feaute homage to the wardeyne of parys to
drawyng was foryeue hym How Iohan that was william walleys broder was putt to the deth Cao. C lxxxiijo. WHan the grettest maystres of Scotland were thus done to euel deth shended for hir falsenes Iohan that was williaÌ walleys broder was take done to deth as Sir Iohan Erle of a theles was How Robert the brus fledde from scotland to Norwey Capitulo C lxxxiiij ANd at that same daye was Robert the brus moche bated amonge the peple of Scotland so he wyst not what was for to done for to hyde hym he went in to norwey to the kyng that had spoused his suster ther helde hym socour for to haue And Robert the Brus myght not be founde in Scotland kyng Edward tho lete crye his pees thurgh oute al the land his lawes were vsyd his mynystres serued thurgh oute al the land How kyng edward dyed Capitulo C lxxxvo. WHan kynge edward had abated his enemyes ââ¦e turned ageyne southward a maladye toke hym at burgh vp sand in the marche of Scotland and he wyste wel that his deth was fnl nygh called to hym syre henry the lacy erle of nychol Sirâ⦠Guy erle of warre wyk sire aymer valence erle of penbroke sir robert of clifford baron prayd hem vpon the faith that they him owed that they shold make edward of Carnariuan kyng of englond his sone as rathe as they myght that they shold not suf fre pyers of ganeston come ageyne in to englond for to make his sone to vse ryotte they graunted hym with good wylle the kyng toke the sacrament of holy chirche as a good cristen maÌ shol de deââ¦de in veray repentaunce whan he had be kyng xxxv yere he deyd was buryed at westmynstre with moche solempnyte vpon whos soule god haue mercy Amen Of merlyns prophecyes that were declared of kyng Edward that was kyng henryes sone Ca C lxxxvj ANd of this kyng edward profecyed merlyn callyd hym a dragon the second kyng of the vj last kynges that shold be for to regne in englond said that he shold be medled with mer cy also with strength with sternesse that shold kepe englond fro colde heââ¦e that he shold open his mouth toward walis that he shold sett his one fote in wyke that he shold closen with walles that shold do moch harme to his seed he sayd soth For the good kyng edward was medled with mercy with fiersnes with mercy ayenst his enemyes of walys after of Scotland with fiersnesse whan he put hem to deth for hir falsenes traytrie as they had deserued it wel kept he englond from cold hete sith he kepte it from al maner enemyes that ââ¦oÌne vpon hym to done hym ony wrong wel he opened his mouth toward walys made it quake thurgh the hydour of his mouth when he coÌquerd it thurght dynt of swerd for the prince lewelyn dauid his bro der rys morgan were put vnto the deth for hir falsenesse hir folye he sette his one fote in to wyke coÌquerd Berwyck at the whiche coÌquest were slayn xxv M vij C out take hem that were brente in the reede halle And the walles that he lete make shal be noyous vnto his seed as men shal here after see in the lyf of Syr edward of Carnariuan his sone And yet merlyn sayd that he shold make Ryuers renne in bloode with brayne and that semed wel in his werres ther that he had the maystrye And yet merlyn said that ther shold come a peple out of the north west duryng the regne of the forsayd dragon that shold be ladde by an ylle Grehounde that sholde the dragon croune kynge that afterward sholde flee ouer the see for drede of the Dragon withoute comyng ageyne and that was proued by Syr Iohan bayllol that kynge edward made for to ben kyng of Scotland that falsely aroos ageynste hym after he fledde vnto his owne landes of fraunce neuer come ageyne in to Scotland for drede of kyng edward yet said merlyn that peple that shold lede the forsayd grehond shold be fadreles vntill a certayne tyme he sayd soth For the peple of Scotland gretely were dysesed syth that Syr Iohan bayllol hir kyng fled from scotlaÌd And yet sayd mer lyn that the sonne shold bycome in his tyme as reede as ony blo de in tokenyng of grete mortalyte of peple that was wel knowen whan the Scottes were slayne And syth sayd merlyn that ylke dragon shold norysshe a foxe that shold meue grete werre ageynst hym that shold not in his tyme ben ended and that semed wel by Robert the brus that kyng edward norysshed in his chaÌ bre that sythenes stale aweye meued grete warre ayenst hym whiche werre was not ended in his tyme And afterward Merlyn tolde that this dragon shold ben hold the best body of alle the worlde and he sayd sothe For the good kynge edward was the worthyest knyght of al the world in his tyme And yet said mer lyn that the dragon shold dye in the marche of another land and that his land shold be long withoute ony good kepar that meÌ shold wepe for his deth from the I le of shepey vn to the I le of marcyl wherfor allas shold be hir comyn songe among peple fadreles in the land wasted that prophecye was knowe oueral ful wel For the good kynge Edward dyed at Burgh vp sande that is vpon the marche of Scotland wherfor the Englysshmen were discomforted sorowed in northumberlond For encheson that kyng edwardys sone sette by the scottes no force for the Riott of pyers of ganaston wherfor allas was the songe thââ¦rugh oute al Englonde for defaute of a good wardeyn from the I le of shepey vnto the yle of marcyl the peple made moche sorowe for good kynge Edwardys deth For they wende that good kyng edward shold haue gone in to the holy lande for that was hollyche his purpose vpon whos soule god for his hygh grace ha ne mercy Amen Of kyng Edward that was kyng edwardys sone Capitulo C lxxxvij ANd after this kyng Edward regned Edward his sonne that was bore in Carnariuan and this Edward wente in ââ¦o Fraunce and spoused Isabell the kynges doughter of frauÌce the xxv day of Ianyuer at the chirche of our lady at Boloyn In the yere of our lord Ihesu crist a M CCC vij the xx daye of feuerer the next yere that come after he was crouned solempnlych at westmynstre of the archebisshop Robert of wynchelsee and of theâ⦠Archebisshop of Cauntrbury and ther was so grete pââ¦ce of peple that Syr Iohan bacwel was dede murdred And anon as the good kyng edward was dede Syr Edward his sone kynge of engloud sente after pyers of ganeston in to Gascoyne and so moch loued hym that he called him his broder and
Shirborne in elmede all they made ther an oth for to breke destrouble the doynge by twene the kyng syr hugh the speÌcer his sone vpon hir power And they went in to the marche of walys destroyed the land of the forsayd syr hught How Syr hugh the spencer his fadre were exiled oute of en glond Ca C lxxxxiiij WHan kynge edward sawe the grete harme and destructyon that the Barous of Englond dyden to Syre Hugh the Spencers landes and to his Sonnes in euery place that they comen vpon And the kyng tho thurgh his counceyll exyled syre Iohan monbray Syr Rogyer of Clyfford Syr Gosselyn dauyll many other lordes that were to hem consente wherfor the barons diden tho more harme than they dyden byfore And when the kynge sawe that the bawns wold not cese of hir cruelte the kyng was sore adrad lest they wold destroye hym and hie Royame for his mayntenaunce but yf that he assented to hem And so he sente for hem by lettres that they shold come to london to his parlement at a certayne day as in his lettres was contryned they comen with thre batails wel armed at al poyntz euery ba taylle had cote armures of grene clothe therof the right quarter was yelowe with whyte bendes wherfor that parlemeÌt was callyd the parlement of the whyte bende And in that companye was syr vmfrey de Bohen erle of herford Syr Rogyer of clifford Syr Iohan mombray syr gecelyn dauyll sir Rogyer mortymer vncle of Syre Rogyer mortimer of wigmore sir henry of Trays Syr Iohn giffard sir bartholomew of badelesmore that was the kynges styward that the kyng had sente to shirborne in Elmede to therle of lancastre to al that with hym were for to tâ⦠of acord that hym allyed to the barons come with that coÌ panye And Syr Rogyer dammorye Syr hugh daudale that had spouced the kynges neces suster Syr Gillebert of Clare erle of gloucestre that was slayne in Scotland as bifore is sayd And tho two lordes had tho two partyes of the erldom of Gloucestre syr hugh the spencer the sonne had the thyrd part in his wyfes the thyrd suster tho two lordes went to the barons with al hir power ageynst syr hugh hyr broder in lawe so ther come with hem Syr Rogyer of Clyfford syr Iohn mombray sir gosseline dauil sir rogyer mortymer of werk sir rogrer mortimer of wigmore his neueâ⦠sir henry trays syr Iohn giffard sir bar tholomewe of badelesmore with al hir companye many other that to hem were coÌsent All these grete lordes comen to westmynster to the kynges parlement so they spoken dyd that bothe sir hugh spencer the fadre syr hugh the sone were outlawed of en glond for euermore And syr hugh the fadre went to douer ma de moche sorowe fell doune vpon the grounde by the see bank acros with his armes sore wepyng sayd Now fayre Englond and good englond to almyghty god I the betake and thryes kise the grounde and wende neuer to haue comen ageyne wepynge full sore cursed the tyme that euer he bygate Syr hugh his sonne And sayd for hym he hadde lost al Englond and in presence of hem that were aboute hym he yaf hym his curse wente ouer the see to his landes but sir hugh the sone wold not goo oute of englond but helde hym in the see he his companye robbed twoo dromoÌdes besyde sand wyche toke bare awey al the good that was in hem the value of xl ãâã pound How the kyng exyled erle thomas of lancastre al that held with hym how the mortimer come yelde hym to the kynge of the lordes Ca o C. lxxxxvo. HIt was not long after that the kyng ne made Syr Hughe spencer the fadre Syr hughe the sone come ageyne in to en glond ageynste the lordes wylle of the Royame And sone after the kyng with a strong power come besyeged the castel of ledes in the castel was the lady of badelesmere for encheson that she wold not graunte that castel to quene Isabel kynge Edwardys wyf But the pryncipal cause was for encheson that Syr Bartholomewe badelesmere was ageynst the kyng helde with the lordes of englond netheles the kyng by help socour of men of london also of helpe of southerne men the kyng gate the castell maugre hem al that were therin toke with hym al that he myââ¦t fynde And whan the barons of Englond herd of this thyng sir Rogyer mortimer other many lordes toke the toune of brudgeworth with strength wherfor the kyng was wonder wroth ââ¦ete outlawe thomas of lancastre vinfrey de Bohoune erle of hert ford all tho that were assentant to the same quarel the kyng asseÌbled an huge hoost come ayenst the lordes of englond wher for the mortimers put hem to the kynges mercy his grace a non they were sente to the tour of london ther kept in pryson whan the barons herd of this thyng they comen to pouÌfret there that therle thomas soiourned tolde hym how that mortimers bothe hadde yelde hem to the kyng and put hem in his grace Of the syege of Thykhylle Capitulo C lxxxxvjo. WHan thomas Erle of lancastre herd this they were wonder wroth al that were of his coÌpanye gretely they were dis coÌfyted ordeyned hir power to geder belyeged the Castell of Thykhyll but tho that were within so manlyche defended hem that the barons myght not gete the castel And whan the kyng herd that hie castel was besyeged be swore by god and by his names that the syege shold be remeued and assembled an huge power of people and went thyder ward to reske we the Castel his power encresed from day to day Whan the Erle of lancastre the Erle of Herford the barons of hir companye herde this thyng they assembled al hir power wente hem to Burton vp Trent and kepte the bridge that the kyng shold not passe ouer But it bifell so on the tenth day of marche in the yere of grace M CCC xxi The kyng the Spencer Sir Aymer MalauÌce erle of penbroke and Iohan erle of Arundel and hir power wente ouer the water discomfyted therle thomas and his companye And they fled to the Castel of Tutbery and fro thens they went to pountfret And in that vyage dyed Syr Rogyer Dammorye in the Abbay of Tutbery And in that same tyme the Erle Tho mas had a traytour with hym that was called Robert of holond a knyght that the Erle hadd brought vp of nought and badde norisshed hym in his ââ¦otelerye had yeuen hym a thousand marc of lande by yere soo moche the Erle loued hym that he myght done in the Erles court al thynge that hym lyked bothe amonge hyghe
ly kyng hath vs forsake And a Freâ⦠pââ¦chour went with hym oute of the castel tille that he come to the place that he ended hys lyfe vnto whome he shrofe hym al his lyfe And the Gentille Erle helde the ãâã wonder fast by the clothes and sayd fayre fadre abyde with vs til that I be dede for my flessâ⦠quaketh for dre de of deth And sotâ⦠for to say the gentill erle sette hym vââ¦n his knees turned hym toward the ââ¦est but a ââ¦baude that was ãâã led Higone of mostone sette hand vpon the gentil Erle and said ãâã despyte of hym Syr traytour torne the toward the scottes thy foule dede to vnderfonge and torned hym toward the north The noble Erle thomas ansuerd tho with a mylde voys sayd nowe fayr lordes I shal done al your wylle with that wordâ⦠the frere went fro hym sore wepyng and anon a ââ¦baude went to hym smote of his hede the xj kal of April in the yere of grace M CCC xxj Allas that euer suche a gentil bloode shal ben done to deth withoute cause and reson And traytoursly was the kyng couÌceylled whan he thurgh the fals couÌceill of the spencers suffred Syr thomas his vncles sone ben put to such a deth and so ben ãâã heded ageynst al maner of reson and grete pyte it was also that suche a noble kyng shold ben desceyued mysgouerned thurgh couÌceyll of the false spencers the whiche he mayntened thurgh lo selrye ageynst his honour eke profyte For afterward ther fill grece vengeauÌce in englond for encheson of the forsayd thomas deth whan the gentil erle of his lyf was passed the priour the monkes of pouÌtfret geten the body of sir thomas of the kynge and they buryed it byfore the high auter on the right side That same day that this gentil lord was dede ther were honged and drawe for the same quarell at pouÌtfret Syr william tuchet Sire william fytz william sir warreyne of ysylle Sir henry of Bradborne sir william cheyne barons all and Iohan pagesquyer And sone after at york were drawe and. honged Syr Rogyer Clyfford Syre Iohan of mombray barons And Syr gosselâ⦠dauill knyght And at Brystow ther were drawe and honged Syr henry of wymyngten Syr Henry Monntfort Barons at gloucestre were drawe honged Syre Iohan Giffard and Syr william Elmebrudge barons And at london were hon ged and drawe Syr henry ââ¦yes baron And at wynchelsee Syre Thomas Colepepiâ⦠knyght And at wyndesore Syre frauÌceys of waldenham baron And at CauÌterbury was drawe and honged Syr bartholomew of badelesmeâ⦠and sir bartholomew of Asshebourneham Barons And at kerdyf in walys Syre william Flemmynge baron How kynge Edward wente in to Scotland with an honderd thousand men of Armes and myght not ââ¦pede Ca. C lxxxxixo. ANd whan kynge Edward of Englond hadde brought the Floure of Chyualrye vn to hir dethe thurgh counceylle of Syr hugh the spencer the fridre syr hugh the sone he bycome aâ⦠wode as any lyon And what so euer the spââ¦cers wold haue it was done and so wel the kyng loued hem that they myght done with hym al thyng that they wold wherfor the kynge yafe vnto syr hugh spencer the fadre the erldom of wynchestre to syr Andrewe of herkela the Erldome of cardoyll in prââ¦dyce and in harmyng of his croune And kyng edward tho thurgh counseyll of the spencers disheryted al hem that had ben ageynst him in ony quarell with thomas of lancastre manyâ⦠other were dis heryted also for encheson that the spencers couerted for to haue hir laÌdes so they had al that they wold desire with wrong ayeÌst all reson Tho made the kyng Robert of Baldoc a fals pylled cler ke chaunceler of Englond thurgh couÌceyll of the forsayd spen cers he was a fals ribaud and a couââ¦itous sâ⦠they couÌseylled the kyng moche that the kyng lete take to his owne ward al the goodes of the lordes that wroÌgfully were put to the deth in to his owne hand and as well they token the goodes that were in holy chirche as the goodes that were without lete hem be putte in to his tresorye in london lete hem calle his for faytz by hyr ââ¦n ceyll the kyng wrought for euermore he disherited hem that the goodes oughten thurgh hyr counseylle lete aââ¦re a tallyage of al the goodes of Englond wherfor he was the rychest kyng that euer was in Englond after william bastard of normandye that conquerd Englond And yet thurgh counceyll of hem hym semed that he hadde not ynow but made yet euery Towne of Englond fynde a man of armes vpon hir owne costages for to gone wer re vpon the scottes that were his enemyes wherfor the kyng wâ⦠in to Scotland with an honderd thousand men of armes at wytsontyde in the yere of our lord Ihu crist M CCC xxij But the Scottes went hyd hem in montaynes and in wodes ââ¦ed the Englysshmen fro day to day that the kyng myght for noo maner thyng hem fynde in playne felde wherfor many englyssh men that hadden fewe vytaylles for honger there deyden wonder fast sodaynly for honger in goyng in comyng namelyâ⦠tho that had ben ageynst thomas of lancastre and hadde robbed his men vpon his landes Whan kynge Edward sawe that vytaylles fayled hym ⪠he was tho wonder sore discomforted for encheson also that his men dyed and for he myght nought spede of his enemyes soo at the laste he come ayene in to Englond And anone after come Iames douglas and also thomas randulf with an huge hoost in to englond in to northuÌberlond wiââ¦h hem the englysshmen that were dryuen out of englond come robbed the contray slewe the pepleâ⦠also brent the toun that was callyd nortallertone many other townes vnto yorke And whan the kyng herd this tydynge he lete sompne al maner men that myghten trauaylle so the englysshmen met the scottes at the abbey of Beygland the xv day after mychelmasse in the same yere aboue sayd the en glysshmen were ther discomfyted at that scoÌfiture was take sir Iohan of britayne Erle of richemond that helde the countrey Erldom of lancastre after he payd an huge ââ¦unsonne was let gone and after that he went in to FrauÌce come neuer afterward ageyne How Syr Andrew of herkela was take pnt vnto the deth that was erle of Cardoylle Capitulo CCo. ANd at that tyme Syr andrewe of herkela that newe was made Erle of Cardoylle for cause that he hadde taken the good erle thomas of lancastre he had ordeyned thurgh the kynges commaundement of Englond for to bringe alle the power that he myght for to helpe hym ageynst the scottes at the Abbay of beygheland And whan the fals traytour had gadred alle the peple that he myght shold haue come to the kyng
other chartres and remembraunces that kyng Edward and his Barons had of her right in the reame of scotland it was foryeue hem ayene holy chirche And also with the black crosse of scotland the which the good kyng Edward coÌ querd in scotland and brought it oute of the Abbay af Scone that is a ful precious relyque And also ferthermore he relesed and foryaf all the landes that the barons of Englond had in scot land by old conquest And this pees for to holde and last the scot tes were bouÌde vnto the kyng in xxx thousand pounde of syluer to be payed within iij yere that is to say euery yere x thousaÌd pouÌd by euyn porcyons And ferthermore aboue alle this they speke bitwene the partyes aboue said that dauyd dritonantier that was Robert the Brus is sone the fals tirant and traytour and fals forswore ayenst his oth that arose ayenst his lyege lord the noble kyng Edward and falsely made hym kynge of Scotland that was of age of v yere And so thurgh this cursed counseyll Dauid spoused at Berewyk dame Iohan of the tour that was kyng Edwardys suster as the gââ¦est tellyth vpon mary magdale ne day in the yere of grace a M CCC and xxviij to greete harme and empeyryng to al the kynges bloode wherof that gentil lady came Allas the tyme For wonder moch was that fayr damysel dysparaged sith that she was maryed ayenst al the comune assent of Englond And fro the tyme that Brute had conquerd albyon and named the londe after his owne name Britayne that nowe is callyd Englond after the name of Engyst And so was the Reame of Scotland holden of the Reame of Englond and of the croune by feaute and by homage For Brute conquerd that land and yafe it to Albanak his second sone And he callid the lande Albanye after his owne name So that the heyres that comen after hym helden of Brute of his heyres the kynges of Britayne by feaute homage and from that tyme vnto this kyng Edward the reame of Scotland was holden of the reame of England by feautes and seruyââ¦s a boue sayd as the Cronycles of englond of Scotland beren wit nesse morâ⦠plenarly And acursed be the tyme that this parlement was ordeyned at Northampton For ther thurgh fals couÌceil the kyng was there falsely disheryted and yet he was within age And yet whan kyng Edward was put a doune of his Royalte of englond yet men put hym not out of the feautes and ser uyces of the reame of Scotland ne of the fraunchises disheryted hym for euermore And netheles the grete lordes of Englond were ageynst to conferme the pees the trewes aboue sayd sauf only the quene Isabel that was the kynges moder edward the bisshop of Ely and lord mortimer but reson and lawe wolde not that a fynal pees shold be made bytwene hem without the commune assent of Englond Of the debate that was bytwene quene Isabell and sir Henry Erle of lancastre and of leycestre and of the ridynge of ââ¦edeford Cao. CC xvijo. WHan the forsayd dauyd had spoused Dame Iane of the tour in the toune of Berwyk as bifore is sayd the scottes in despyte of the Englysshmen callyd dame Iane the Countesse make pees For the cowardoâ⦠pees that was ordeyned but the kynges persone bare the wyââ¦e and the blame with wroÌg of the makyng of the acord and all was done thurgh the Quene and Rogyer mortimer And it was not long aftââ¦r that the Quene Isabell ne toke in to hir owne hande all the lordship of pountfret almoost alle the landes that were of value that apperteyned to the croune of englond Soo that the kyng had not for to dyspende but of his vses and of his escheker For the quene Isabelle and mortimer hadde a greete meyne of hir ââ¦naunce that folowed euermore the kynges courte and wente and toke the kynges prises for hir peny worthes at good chepe wherfor the couÌtre that they comen in were ful sore adradde and almostâ⦠destroyed Tho bygon the Comynalte of Englond for to ââ¦ate Isabell the Quene that so moche loued hyr whan she come ayene for to pursue the fals traytours the spencers fro Fraunce And that same tyme the fals traytour Robert of Holond that bitrayd his lord Syr Thomas of lancastre was tho deliuerd oute of prison and was wonder priue with the Quene Isabelle and also with Rogyer the Mortimer But that auayled hym but litel for he was take at mychelmasse that tho come nâ⦠sewing after as he rode toward the quene Isabell to london sir thomas wither smote of his hede besides the toune of seynt albones And this Syr thomas duellid tho with Syr Henry erle of lancastre he put hym in hydyng for drede of the quene for she loued him wonder moche and prayd vnto the kynge for hym that the same Thomas must ben exyled oute of englond And the Noble Erle Syr Henry lancastre had oftymes herd the commune cla mour of the englysshmen of the dyseses that were done in englond and also for dyuerse wronges that were done among the comune peple of the whiche the kyng bare the blame with wrong for he ââ¦as but full yonge and tendre of age and thought as a good man for to done awey slake the sklaundre of the kynges persone yf that he myght in ony maner wyse So as the kyng was therof no thyng gylty wherfor he was in peryl of lyth lymme And so he assembled al his retenaunces and wente and spake vnto them of the kynges honour and also for to ameÌde his astate And Syr thomas brotherton Erle marchal and Syr Edmond of wodestoke that were the kynges vncles and also men of london made hir othe hym for to mayntene in that same quarelle And hir cause was this that the kyng shold hold his houshold and his meyny as a kyng ought for to done and haue also his rialte And that the quene Isabell shold delyuer out of hir hond in to the kynges honde al maner lordshippes rentes tounes and Castelles that apperteyned to the croune of Englond as other Que nes had done byfore hyr and medle with none other thyng And also that Syre Rogââ¦er mortymer shold duelle vpon his owne landes for the which landes he had holpe disheryte moch pe ple So that comune peple were not destroyed thurgh hir wrong ful takyng And also to enquere how and by whome the kynge was bytrayd and falsely desceyued at Stanhope and thurgh whos counceylle that the Scottes went awey by nyght from the kynge And also how and thurgh whoo 's counseyll the ordynauÌce that was made at the kynges coronacion was put a doun that is for to say that the kyng for amendement and helpyng of the Reamme and in honour of hym shold be gouerned and ruled by xij the grettest and wysest lordes of alle the Reame and withoute hem shold nothyng be graunted ne done as fore is said
the which couenauÌts malyaously were put a donne fro the kyng wherfor many harmes shames and reproues haue falle vnto the kyng and his Reame And that is vnderstonde for as moch as Edward somtyme kynge of Englond was ordeyned by assent of the comynalte in playn parlement for to be vnder the ward gouernaunce of Henry Erle of lancastre his cosyn for sauacion of his body he was take out of the castel of kenel worth ther that he was in warde And thurgh colour of quene Isabell and of the Mortimer without consent of ony parlement they toke lad him ther that neuer after none of his kynrede myght with hym speââ¦e ne see and after traytoursly toke and hym mordred For whoo 's deth a foule sklaundre aroos thurgh out al Crystendom whan it was done And also the Tresour that sir edward of Carnariuan had left in many places in englond and in walye were wasted and bare awey withoute the wylle of kyng Edward his sonne in destruction of hym and of alle his folke Also thurgh whos counceyll that the kyng yaf vp the kyngdome of Scotlad For the Whiche Reame the kynges auncestres had ful sore y trauaylled and so dyd many a noble man for her right was dely uerd vnto Dauid that was Robert the Brus sonne al the right that noo right had to the Reame as al the world it wystâ⦠And also by whome the chartres and remembraunces that they had ãâã the right of scotland were take oute of the tresorye and taken vn to the Scottes the kynges enemyes to dysherytyng of hym and of his successours and to grete harme vnto his lyeaââ¦s and grete ãâã proue vnto al Englysshmen for euermore Also wher for dame ââ¦a ne of the tour the kynges suster edward was dysparaged and maryed vnto Dauid that was Robert the Brus sone that was a traytour and enemye vnto Englond And thurgh whos counceille she was take in to our enemyes hondes oute of Englond And in the mene tyme whyle the good Erle Henry of lancastre and his companye token counseylle how these ãâã aboue sayd myght ben amended vnto the worship of the kynge and to his profyte and to the profyte also of his lyeges The ãâã Isabel thurgh coniectyng and subtylyte and also of the Mortimer let ordeyne a parlemeÌt at Salysbury And at that same ââ¦arlemeÌt the Mortimer was made erle of the marche ayenst all the barons wyll of Englond in preiudyce of the kyng of his Coroune And Sire Iohan of Eltham the kynges broder was gurt with aswerd of Cornewayle and tho was callyd Erle of Curnewall And euermore Quene Isabel so moche procured aââ¦ste hir sone the kynge that she had the ward of the forsayd sir Edward and of his landes And at that parlement therle of of Lancastre wold not come but ordeyned al his power ayens the quene Isabel and the mortimer and men of london ordeyned hem with v C men of armes whan quene Isabell wyst of the doyng she swore by god by his names full angrely that in euyll tyme he thouÈt vpon tho poyntes Tho sente the quene Isabell and the mortymer after hir retenue after the kynges retenue so that they had ordeyned amonge hem an huge hoost they counceyled the kyng soo that vpon a nyght they rydden xxiiij myle toward Bedford ther that the Erle of lancastre was with his company and thought to haue hym destroyed and that nyght she rode besydes the kyng hir sone as a knyght armed for drede of deth and it was done the king to vnderstonde that the erle henry of lancastre his coÌpanye wolde haue destroyed the kyng his counceyll for euermore wherfor the kyng was somdele towardes hym heuy and annoyed whan the Erle marchal and the Erle of kent the kynges broder herde of this tydyng they ryden so in message bytwene hem that the kyng grauÌted hym his pees to erle henry of laÌcastre for a certeyn raunsone of xj M pounde but that was neuer payd afterward And these were the lordes that helde with sir henry of Lancastre Syr henry Beaumout Syr fouke fitz waren sir thomas rocelyn Sire william Trussel Sir thomas wither and aboute an honderd knyghtes more that were to hym consentyng and all tho were exyled thurgh counseyll of quene Isabell and of the Mortymer for the mortimer weyted for to haue hir laÌdes yf that he myÈt thuââ¦gh ony maner coniectyng for he was to couetous had to moche his wylle and that was grete pyte How kyng Edward went ouer the see for to do his homage vn to the kynge of frauÌce for the duchye of guyhenne Ca o CC xix IT was not long after that the kyng of frauÌce thurgh counceylle of his douzepyers sent to kyng Edward of Englond that he shold come to Parys and done his homage as reason it wold for the duchye of guyhenne And soo thurgh counceylle of the lordes of englond kyng Edward went ouer the see at asceÌcion tyde he come vnto parys the iij yere of his regne for to do his homage vnto the kyng of frauÌce the kyng vnderfenge his homage and made of hym moche ioye worship but whan kyng edward had made his homage hastely he was sent fore in to engloÌd thurugh the quene Isabell his moder anon hastely he come ageyn in to Englond vpon wythsonday without ony takyng leue of the kyng of frauÌce wherfor he was wonder wroth How sir rogyer mortimer bare hym proudly so hye cao. cc xx ANd nowe shal ye here of Syr rogyer mortimer of wygmore that destroyed and coueyted to be at an hye astate so that the kynge graunted hym to be callyd erle of the marche thurgh oute alle his lordship And he bycome soo proud so hauteyne that he wold lese forsake the name that his auÌcestres had euer before And for that encheson he lete hym calle erle of the marche none of the comunes of engloÌd durst calle him by none other name for he was called so thurgh the kynges crye that men shold calle him erle of the marche and the Mortimer bare hym tho so hauteyn so proude that wonder it was for to wyt also disgised him with woÌder rich clothes out of al maner reson both of shapyng of we ryng wherfor the englisshmen had grete woÌder how in what ma ner he myght contreue or fynde suche maner pride they said amoÌ ges hem al comunely that his pride shold not long endure And the same tyme sir geffroy mortymer the yong that was the Morti mers sone lete calle hym kyng of folye so it befell afterward in dede for he was so ful of pride of wretchednes y t he helde a rouÌ de table in walys to al men that thider wold come couÌtrefece the maner the doyng of kyng arthures table but openly he fââ¦ssed For the noble kyng arthur was the most worthy lord of renoÌme that was in al
goodes ther and brent vp that hous went to westmynstre and seynt martyns graunte made hem gone out of the seyntuarye al that were within for ony maner of grith And than come vnto the temple to alle other ynnes of men of lawe and despoiled hem robbed hem of hir god des also tare hir bookes of lawe and than they come to lââ¦don ãâã brake vp the prison of newgate drofe oute all the prisoners fe lons and other of both countours and al the peple that were within hem destroyed alle the bookes of bothe counters And thus they continued both satirday sonday vnto the monday next after in al hyr malyâ⦠wykkednesse And than on the monday kyng Richard with his lordes that were with hym that tyme with the mayre of london william walworth that was that tyme come with the aldeââ¦n the comunes of the Cyte and come in to Southwerk to here and knowe the enââ¦on of these rebelles mysgonerned peple And this Iak strawe than made an ãâã in the feld that all the peple of acord shold come neâ⦠ãâã his ââ¦la mours and his crye and his wyll And the lordes and the may re and the Aldermen with the comynalte hauyng Indigââ¦acion of his couetyze falsenesse his foule presumpcion And ââ¦one william walworth that tyme beyng mayer dââ¦owe ouâ⦠ãâã knyfe and sââ¦owe Iak strawe and anon ââ¦ght ther dyd ãâã of his hede and set it vpon a spere shaft so it was bore thurgh london set an high vpon london bridge Anone as these risers mysgouerned men were wyde clene vanysshed as it had nouÈt be they than y e kyng of his grete goodnesse by prayer of his lordes ma de there vj knyghtes of good worthy men of the cyte of london that is to say williaÌ walworth that that tyme was mayer slowe Iak strawe And the second was nycholas brembre the iij Iohn philipot the iiij nycholas Twiford the v Robert lauÌdes the vj Robert gayton And than the kyng with his lordes his knyghtes retourned ayene vnto the toure of london there he rested hym til this peple were better seced sette in reste pees thââ¦n by processe of tyme as they myÈt gete take these rebelles risers they ââ¦enge hem vpon the next galewes in euery lordship thiâ⦠rugh out the reame of eugloÌd by xl by xxx by x by xij euer as they myght be geten taken in ony partyes in the v yere of kyng rychardes regne was y e grete erth quake was generally thurgh out the world the wedenesday after wytsonday in the yere of our lord M CCC lxxxxj wherof al maner peple were sore agast dredeful long tyme for drede of vengeauÌce y t our lord she wed dyd in the vj yere of the regne of kyng rychard sir henry speÌcer bisshop of norwyche went with a croyserye ouer the see in to countre of FlauÌdres ther they gate the toune of grauenyng the toune of burburche Dunkerk neweport ther they laded frauÈt lj shippes with pilage for to haue comeÌ in to engloÌd with these shippes goodes And the bisshop of norwyche his couÌceyl sete brenne these shippes with al the pelage in the same hauen all in to hard asshes And at dunkerke was done a grete batayll bytwene the flemmynges the englysshmen at that batayl was slayn a grete multitude of these flemmynges an huge noÌbre than went the bisshop with his retenue vnto ypres besieged it a long tyme but it myght not be goten And so he lefte that siege come ayene in to engloÌd for our englysshmen were foul destroyed and many dyed on the flyxâ⦠How quene Anne was wedded to kyng Rychard Cao. xlo. ANd in this same yere come quene Anne in to englond for ãâã be spoused vnto kyng Rychard hir fadre was emperour of almayne And kyng of beme with hyr come the duk of tassy her vncle many other worthy lordes knyÈtes of hir couÌtre of ââ¦me of other duche toÌges to do hir reuerence worship sir ââ¦moÌd beule a worthy kniÈt of y e garââ¦ir other knyÈtes squyers that weren the kynges ambassatours brought in to englond so forth to london And the peple of the Cyte that is to say the ma yer the aldermen al the comyns riden ayenst hir to welcome hir and euery man in good aray euery crafte with his mynstralsye in the beste maner mette with hir on the blacheth in kent so brouÈt hir vnto london thurgh the cyte so forth vnto westmyn stre vnto the kynges paleys and ther she was spoused vnto kynge Richard wel worthely in the abbey of westmynstre and ther she was crouned quene of englond And al hir frendes that come with hir hadden grete yeftes weren wel chered and refresshyd as long tyme as they abyden here And in this same yere was a batayll done in the kynges paleys at westmynstre for certayne poyntes of treson bytwene sir Iohan Anskley knyght defendauÌt and Carton squyer the appellauÌt But this Syre Iohan of Ansley ouercome this Carton and made hym to yelde hym within the lystes And anon was this Carton despoilled of his harneis drawe oute of the lystes so forth to tiborne and ther he was honged for his falsenesse And the viij yere of the regne of kyng Rychard syr Edmond of langeley Erle of Cambridge the kyn ges vncle went in to portingale with a fayr meyne of men of ar mes and Archyers in strengthyng and helpyng of the kyng of Portingale ageynste the kynge of spayne and his power And ther the kyng of portingale had the vyctorye of his enemyes thurugh helpe and comfort of our englysshmen whan that iourneye was done the erle of Cambridge come home ayene with his peple in to Englond in hast blessyd be god his gracious yeft Amen And this same yere kyng Richard held his Cristemasse in the ma ner of eltham And the same tyme the kyng of Ermonye fledde oute of his owne land and come in to englond for to haue socour and helpe of our kyng ageynst his enemyes that had dryuen hym oute of his Royame And so he was brought vnto the kynge to Eltham ther as the kyng helde his ryal feste of Cristemasse And ther our kyng welcomed hym and did hym moche reuerence and worship and commaunded al his lordes to make hym all the chere that they coude And than he besought the kynge of grace of helpe and of his comfort in his nede And that he myght be brought ageyne to his kyngdom and loââ¦de For the Turkes had deuoured and destroyed moche part of his londe and for drede how he flââ¦dde and come hydder for helpe socour And the kynge thenne hauyng pyte and compassion of his grete
the comune place ther they held alle the se courtes of lawe fro mydsomer that is to say the fest of seynt Io han the baptist vnto the fest of cristemasse next sewyng than y e kyng his couÌseyll sawe it not so profitable ther as it was at loÌ don than anone he remeued it ayene vnto london so to westmes stre for grete ease of his officers auauntage to the kyng al y e comyns of the reame And when the peple of loÌdon saw knewe that these courtes were come ayene and the kyng his peple also thenne the mayer the aldermen with the chyef comuners of the Cyte lete gadre a grete some of gold of al the comyns of the cite And ordeyned made grete ryalte ayenst his comyng to london for to haue his grace good lordship also hir lybertees frauÌ chyses graunted vnto hem ayene as they before tymes had And than by grete Instaunce prayer of the quene Anne of hir lordes ladyes the kyng graunted hem grace this was done at ââ¦ene in suthereye And than the kyng within ij dayes after come to lon don And the mayre of london shereues aldermen al the worthy men of the Cyte afterward riden ageynst the kyng in good araye vnto the heth on this side the maner of shene submyttyng hem huÌ bely mekely with al maner obeisauÌce vnto hym as they ought to done thus they brought the kynge the quene to london whan the kyng come to the gate of the bridge of london ther they presented hym with a mylk white stede sadled bridled trapped with cloth of gold rede parted to geder the quene a palfreyâ⦠al whyte in the same araye trapped with whyte rede and al the conduytes of london ronnen with wyne both whyte rede for al maner people to drynke of And bytwene seynt poules the crosse in cheepe ther was made a stage a rial staÌdyng vpon hyghe and therin were many Angels with dyuerse melodyes song And than an Angel come a doune from the stage an highe by a vyse sette a cronue of gold pyght with ryche perle precious stones vpon the kynges hede and another vpon the Quenes he de And soo the Cytezeyns brought the kynge the quene vn to westmynstre in to hyr paleys And than on the morne after the mayer the shereues and the aldermen of london comen vnto the kynge in to his paleys at westmynstre and presented hym with two basyus of syluer oner gylt ful of Coyned gold the soÌme of xx honderd pounde prayenge hym of his hyghe mercy and lordship and special grace that they myght haue his good loue with the lybertees and fraunchyses lyke as they haue had before tymes by his lettres patents his chartre confermed And the quene other worthy lordes and ladyes fyll on knees besouÈt the kyng of grace to conferme this Than the kyng toke vp the quene graunted hir al hir askyng than they thanked the kynge the quene wenten home ayene And in the xvj yere of kyng Rychardes regne certeyne lordes of scotland come in to En glond to gete worship as by feet of armes These were the persones the erle of marre he chalengid therle marchal of englond to Iuste with hym certayn poyntes on horsbak with sharp speres and they ryden to geders as ij worthy knyghtes lordes certeyne courses but not the ful chalenge that the scottissh erle made For he was cast both hors man ij of his ribles broke with that fal And so he was borne home oute of smythfeld home in to his yn And within a litel tyme after he was caryed homward in a litter and at yorke ther he deyde And sir william Darel knyght tho the banerer of scotlande made another chalenge with ⪠Syre Piers courteyne knyght the kynges banerer of englond of cer teyne courses yet on horsbak in the same feld And whan he had riden certeyne courses hit assayed he myÈt not haue the letter he yaf it ouer wold no more of his chalenge turned his hors rode home to his owne yn And one Cokkeborne a squyer of scot laÌd chalengyd Syr Nychol hauberk knyÈt of certeyne courses yet with sharp speres on horsbak riden v courses to geders and at euery course the scot was cast a donne bothe hors man And thus our englissh lordes thanked be god badden the feld And in the xvij yere of kynge Rychardes regne deyde the good gracious quene Anne that was wyf to kyng Richard in the maner of she ne in the shyre of surre vpon wytsonday than was she brouÈt to london so to westmynstre and ther she was beryed worthe ly entered beside saynt Edwardes shrine On whos soule almyÈty god haue pyte mercy Amen How kyng Richard spoused dame Isabel the kynges doughter of frauÌce in the toune of caleys brought hir in to englond let hir be crouned quene in the Abbey of seynt peters of westmynstre Capitulo CC xlij IN the xx yere of kyng Richardes regne he went hym ouer the see vnto Caleys with Dukes Erles Lordes and barons and many other worthy Squyers with greete araye and commune people of the Royamme in good arraye as than longed to suche a worthy kyng prince of his nobley and of his own persone to done hym reuerence obseruauÌce as ought to be done vnto hir lyege lord so myght a kyng Emperour in hys owne to abyde resceyue there that worthy gracious lady that shold ben his wyf a yong creature of xix yere of age dââ¦me Isabel the kynges doughter of frauÌce and many other worthy lordes of grete name both barons knyghtes with moche other people that comen vnto the toune of Grauenyng two dukes of frauÌce that one was the duk of Burgoyne and that other the duke of barry that wold no ferther lasse than they had pledges for hem And than the kyng Rychard delyuerd two pledges for hem to go sauf come sauf his ij worthy vncles the duk of Gloucestre the duk of york And they ij wenten ouer the water of Grauenyng abyden there as for pledges vnto the tyme that the ma riage the fest was done And that these ij dukes of fraunce we re come ayene vnto grauenyng water And thenne these two wor thy dukes come ouer the water at Grauenyng soo to Caleys with this worshipful ladye dame Isabel that was the kynges doughter of fraunce and with hyr come many a worthy lorde eke lady knyghtes squyers in the beste aray that myght be And ther they metten thith our meyny at Caleys the which wel comed hir hyr meynye with the best honour and reuerence that myght be and so brought her in the toune of Caleys And there she was resseyued with al the
gate hem shippes at dyuerse bauenes and wenten ouer the see in to dyuerse londes eche his wey And the duke of Norfolk wente to ââ¦enyce and ther he dyed On whos soule god haue mercy Amen And than kynge Rychard made a clerke of his Syr Rogyer walden Archebisshop of Caunterbury And in the xij yere of kyng Rychardes regne by fals counseyll and ymagynacion of co uetous men that were aboute hym were made ordeyned blanck chartres made hem to be enseled of al maner ryche men thurgh oute the reame In so moche that they compellyd dyuerse peple to set her seal therto And this was done for grete couetyse wherfor alle good hertes of the reamme weren clene turned aweye from hym that was kyng euer after And that was vtterly destruction and ende to hym that was soo hyghe and excellent prince and kynge and thurgh couetyse and falo couÌseyl falsly bytrayd allas for pyte that suche a kyng myÈt not see And than kyng Rychard sette his kyngdome his ryal lond englond to ferme vnto iiij persones the whiche were these sir williaÌ scrope erle of wylteshire tresorer of englond sir Iohan Bussh henry Grene and sir Iohan Bagot knyghtes whiche that turned hem to meschyef deth within lytel tyme as ye shal finde here after writen And than kyng Rychard made grete ordi nauÌce wente hym oner the see in to Irlond and many grete lor des with hym with grete hostes for to strength hyr kyng with meÌ of armes archyers moch grete stuffe right good ordynauÌce as longeth to werre And or he passed the see he ordeyned made sir Edmond of laÌgely his vncle the duk of york his lyeutenauÌt of englond in his absence with the gouernaunce counceyll of these iiij knyghtes that hadden taken englond to ferme of the kynge than he passed the see come in to Irlond there he was wel worthely resceyued And these rebelles that bon callyd wild ââ¦ssh men anone hir chyuetayne hir gouernours and hir leders comeÌ doune vnto the kyng yelden hem vnto hym both body and goo des al at his owne wyll swore to be his lyege men and there to hym dyden homage feaute and good seruyce And thus he conquerd the moost partye of Irlond in a lytel tyme. And while that kyng Rychard was thus in Irlond Syr Hen ry of Bolyngbroke erle of Derby that the kyng had made bifo re duke of herford the whiche duk the kyng had exyled oute of this loÌd was come ayene in to Englond for to chalenge the duk dome of lancastre as for his right and trewe herytage And he come doune oute of fraunce by londe vnto Caleys And ther met hym Syre Thomas of Arundel that was Archebisshop of Caunterbury that was exyled oute of englond and with hym come the erle of Arundel his sonne and heyre the whiche was in warde and kepyng of Syr Iohan shelley knyght somtyme with the erle of huntyngdone with the duk of Excestre the whiche was in the castel of Reygate in southseâ⦠And ther be stale hym away come to Caleys and ther he was kept wel worthely til these other two lordes weren come to Caleys And than this worthy duk and the archebisshop of Caunterbury Arundel shypped in the hauen of Caleys and drowe hir course northward and arryued in yorkshyre at Rauenspore faste by brââ¦desyngton And there he come and entred the londe and these twoo lordes with hym and hir meyny And than moche people of the Reame that herd of his comyng and knowe where he was anon they drewen to hym welcomed these lordes so couraged hem in al maner thyng passed forth in to the land and gadred moche peple And whan kyng Richard herd and wyst that these ij lordes were come ageyne in to Englond weren londed than the kyng left his ordynaunce in Irlond and come in to englond ward in al the hast that he myght come vnto the castel of flynt and there he abode for to take his counceyll and myght best be done but to hym come none And than Syr Thomas percy Erle of wââ¦rcestre that was the kynges Styward wyst and knewe this anon he come in to the ââ¦alle among the peple And there he brake the yââ¦rde of the ryal kynges houshold And anone they were dis parpled euery man went his wey forsoke hir maister souerayne lord and left hym allone And thus was kyng richard brought a doune destroyed and stode allone without comfort or socour or ony good counseyll of ony man Allas for pyte of this rial kyng And anon come tydynges that sir Henry of Bolyng broke was vp with a wonder strong power of peple and that al the shereues of engloÌd reysed vp the shires in strengthyng of hym ayenst the kyng Rychard And thus sone he was come out of the northcouÌtre to Bristowe And ther he met with sir william scrope Erle of wylteshyre tresorer of Englond and with Syre Iohn ââ¦ssh and sire henry grene and Iohan Bagot but he escaped from hem and went ouer the see in to Irlond these thre knygh ãâã were taken hir heedes smyten of And thus they dyed for hir fals couetyse And than was kyng Rychard y take and brought vnto the duk and anon the duk put hym in fast ward and stronge hold vnto his comyng to london And was ther a ââ¦mour in london a strong noyse that kyng Richard come to west mynster and the peuple of london rââ¦nne thyder and wold haue done moche harme and skathe in hyr wodenesse Nadde the Maire and the Aldermen and other worthy men seced hem with fayre wordes and turned hem home ageyne to london And ther was Syr Iohan slake deen of the kynges Chapell of westmynstre take and brought to london and put in prison in lud gate And Bagott was take in Irlond and brought to london and putte in prison in newgate there to be kepte and to abyde his ansuere And sone after the duk brought kyng Rychard priuely vnto london put hym in the tour vnder suer kepyng as a prisoner and than come the lordes of the reame with al her counceyll vnto the toure to kyng Rychard sayden to hym of his mysgouernaunce extorcion that he had done made ordeyned to oppresse al the comyn peple and also to al the reame Wherfore al the comyn peple of his Royame wold haue hym deposed of his kyngdome and so he was deposed at that tyme in the toure of loÌdon by al his lordes counseyl comyn ssaent of al the Reamme And ther he was putt from the toure vnto the Castel of ledes in kent ther he was kept a while and than was he had froÌ thens vnto the castel of pountfret in the northcouÌtre to be kept in prison sone afterward right ther he made his ende And than whan kyng Richard was deposed had resygned his croun
noble ferthyng of gold And the xiiij yere of kyng Henryes regne the fourth he lete make galeys of werre for ãâã ââ¦d hoped to haue passed the grete see so forth to Ierusalem ãâã to haue ended his lyf but god vysyted hym so sone after ãâã ãâã mytees grete sikenes that he myght not wel endure no whyle so feââ¦uently he was take broughte in bedde at westmynstre in a fayre chaÌbre And as he lay in his led he asked his chamberlayn what they called that chambre that he lay ynne and he ansuerd said Ihrââ¦m And than he said that the prophecye said that he shol de make an ende and dye in Iââ¦rlm And than ââ¦e made hym redy vnto god and dysposed al his wil And sone after he dyed and was caryed by waââ¦r from westmynstre in a barge vnto Feuersham And from thens vnto CauÌterbury by land with moch torche lyght brennyng in to the abbey of Criââ¦hirch ther he was entered and beryed beside seynt Thomas of Caunterbury shryne thus ended the worthy kynge henry aboute mydlentâ⦠sondaye in the yere of our lord a M CCCC xiij on whos soule god hauâ⦠mercy Amen Of kyng henry the fyfthe that was kynge henryes sonne Capitulo CC xliiij o ANd after the deth of kyng henry the fourth regned kynge Henry his sone that was borne at moÌmouth in walis that was a worthy kyng and a gracious man and a grete conquerour And in the fyrst yere of his regne for grete loue goodnesse he sent to the freres of langely there as his fadre had done berye kyng Rychard the second and lââ¦e take his body oute of the erth ayene dyd bringe it to westmynstre in a rial chare couered with blak veluet baners of diuse armes about al the horses drawyng the chare were trapped in blak beten with dyuse armes many a torche brennyng by al the wey til he come to westmynstre ther he lete make for hym a ryal a solempne enterement beryed hym by quene Anne his wyf as his owne desire was on the ferther side of seynt Edwardes shryne in the abbey of seynt pe ters of westmynster on whos soule god haue mercy amen And in this same yere were a certeyn of lollardes taken fals heretikes that had purposed thurgh fals treson to haue slayn our kynge for to haue destroyed al the clergye of the reame they myÈt ha ue had hir fals purpose but our lord wold not soffre it for in hasâ⦠our kyng had warnyng therof of al hir fals ordynauÌce worchyng come sodenly with his power to seynt Iohans withoute smythfeld And anon they token a certeyn of the lollardes fals heretykes brouÈt hem vnto the kynges presence ther told all hir fals purpose ordynaunce how they wold haue done wrought they myÈt haue regned had hir wyll and ther they ââ¦ld whiche were hyr capââ¦tayns gouernours And than the kyng coÌmaÌded hem to y e tour of loÌdon than toke mo of hem both with in the cite without sente hem to newgate to both couÌtres than they were brouÈt in examynacyon before the clergye y e kyn ges Iustices ther they were conuycted before the clergye for hir fals heresye daÌpned before the Iustyce for hir fals treson this was hir IugemeÌt that they shold ââ¦e drawe froÌ the tour of loÌdon vnto seynt giles feld ther to be honged brent on the galââ¦wes also ther was taken syr Rogyer acton knyÈt for heresye eke for treson ayenst the kyng the reame he come afore the clergye was conuicted for his heresye to be brent dampned before the Iu stices to be drawe from the tour of london thurgh the cyte to seynt giles feld to be honged brente and in the second yere of kyng henryes regne the v he helde a counceyll of al the lordes of the re ame at westmestre ther he put to hem this demauÌde prayed besought hem of hir goodnes of hir good counseyll good wââ¦l to she we hym as touchyng the title the right that he had to nor mandye Gascoyne and guyhenne the whiche the kyng of frauÌce withhelde wrongfully vnrightfully the whiche his Auncestres before hym hadde be trewe title of conquest right herytage the which Normandy Gascoyn guyhenne the good kyng edward of wyndesore his AuÌcestres bofore hym hadden holde al hyr lyues tyme And his lordes yaf hym couÌseil to sende ambassatours vnto the kyng of frauÌce his counceyll and that he shold yeue ãâã to hym his right herytage that is to say Normandye Gascoyn Guyhenne the whiche his predecessours hadden holden afore hym or elles he wold it wynne with dynt of swerd in short tyme with the helpe of almyghty god And than the Dolphyn of frauÌce an suerd to our ambassatours and sayd in this maner that the kyng was ouer yong to tendre of age to make ony werre as ayââ¦nst hym was not lyke yet to be no good werryour to do to make suche a conqueste therupon hym And sâ⦠what in scorne despyce he sent to hym a tonne ful of tenys balles by cause he wold haue somwhat for to play with al for hym for his lordes and that be come hym better than to mayntene ony werre And than anone oure lordes that were Ambassatours token hir leue comen in to englond ayene told the kyng his couÌseyll of the vngoodly an swer that they had of the Dolphyn and of the presente ââ¦e whi che he had sente vnto the kyng And whan the kyng had herde hyr wordes ansuere of the Dolphyne he was wonder sore agrââ¦d right euyll payed to ward the frensshmen and toward the kyng the Dolphyn thought to auenge hym vpon hem as sone as god wolde sende hym grace myght and anone leâ⦠make tenys balles for the dolphyn in al the hast that they myÈt be made and they were grete gonne stones for the Dolphyn to playe with all And than anon the kyng sente for al his lordes held a grete couÌ ceylle at westmynstre and tolde vnto hem the ansuere that they haddâ⦠of the Dolphyn and of his worthy presente that he sente to hym and to his lordes to playe with al And there the kyng his lordes weren acorded that they shold be redy in armes with hir power in the best aâ⦠that myght be done And gete men of armes and Archyers that myght be goten al other stuffe that longed to werre to be redy with al hir retenue to mete at ãâã hampton by laÌmasse nââ¦t se wyng without ony delay Wherfor the kyng ordeyned his nauye of shippes with al maner of stuffe and vytaylle that longed to suche a werryour of al maner ordynauÌce in the hauen of southampton in to the noÌbre
of CCC xx sailles And than felle ther a grete dysese and a foule meschyef for there were thre lordes whiche that the kyng truste moche on thurgh ââ¦ls couetyse they had purposed and ymagyned the kynges deth And thought to haue slayn hym and al his bretheren or he had take the see the whiche were named thus Sir Richard Erle of Cambridge broder to the duke of yorke the seconde was the lord Sââ¦ope Tresoryer of Englond the thyrd was syr Thomas gray knyght of the Northcountâ⦠And these lordes afore sayd for lucre of money had made promysse to the frensshmen for to haue slayne kyng Henry al his worthy bretheren by a fals trayne sodenââ¦ch or they had be ware But Almyghty god of his grete grace held his holy hond ouer hem saued hem from this peryllous meyny And for to haue done this they resceyued of the frensshmen a myl lyon of gold And that was there openly preued And for hyr fals treason they were all there Iudged vnto the dethe And this was the Iudgement that they shold be ladde thurgh Hampton And withoute Nââ¦thgate ther to be heded And thus they ended hir lyf for hyr fals couetyse and treasonne ãâã Anone whan this was done the kyng and all his meyny made hem redy wenten to shippe token sayled forth with xv C shippes and arryued with in seyne at kydecause vpon our ladyes ãâã the assuÌpcion in Normandye with al his ordynaunce and so wente hym forth to harefââ¦ete and besyeged the toune al aboute by lond and eke by water And sente to the Capytayne of the tou ne charged hym for to delyuer the toune And the Capitayn sayd that he none delyuered hym ãâã none he wold to hym yelde but bad hym done his best And than oure kyng layd his ordynauÌce vnto the toun that is for to say Gonnes Engyns Trip gettes shetââ¦en and ââ¦st to the walles and eke vnto the toune And cast doune both touââ¦s and Towne and layd hem vnto the grounde and there he played at the tenys with his harde gonne stones And they that were within the toune whan they shold playe theyr songe was wel awey And allas that euer ony fu che tenys balles were made cursed al tho that werre bygan the tyme that euer they were borne And on the morow the kyng dyd crye at euery gate of the toun that euery man shold be redy on the morowe erly to make assaute vnto the toune And William Bouchyer Iohan grauÌt with xij other worthy Burgeys comen to the kyng besought hym of his ryall prince hode and power to withdrawe his malyce destruction that he dyde vnto hem and besought hym of eyght dayes of respiââ¦e and ââ¦rewes yf ony rescue myght come vnto hem and elles to yelde vp the toune vnto hym with al hir goodes And than the kyng sent forth the Capytayne and kepte the remenaunt stylle with hym And the lord Gaucorte that was Capitayne of the toune wente forth to Rone in al haste vnto the Dolphyne for helpe socoure But ther was none ne no maner of rescue for the Dolphyne wold not abyde And thus this Capitayn come ayene vnto the kyng and yelde vp the toune and delyuerd hym the keyes And than he called his vncle the erle of Dorsett and made hym Capytayne of the toune of harflete and delyuerd hym the keyes and badde hym gone to put oute al the frenssh peple bothe men women and children and stuffed this toune of harflete with Englyssh men And than the kynge sente in to Englond and dyd ãâã in euery good toune of englond that what crafty man wold come thidder and inhabyte hym there in that toune he sholde haue hous and houshold to hym and his heyres for euermore And so thydder wente many dyuerse marchauntes crafty men and enhabyted hem there to strengthe the toune and weren welcome And whan the kyng sawe that this toune was wel stuffed ââ¦o the of vââ¦yll and of men this worthy prince toke his leue and went to Caleys ward by londe And the frensshmen herd of his comynge they thought to stoppe hym his wey that he shold not passe that waye and in al the hast that they myght breken al the bridges ther ony passage was for hors man in so moche that ther myght nomaÌ passe ouer the Ryuers nother on hors ne on foote but yf ââ¦e shol de be drowned And therfor our kyng with al his peple went and sought his wey fââ¦r vp vnto parys ward and ther was al the rial power of frauÌce assembled and redy to yeue hym batayl and for to destroye al his peple But almyghty god was his gyde and saued hym and al his meyny defended hym of his enemyes power purpose thanked be god that saued so his own knyght and kyng in his rightful tytle And than oure kyng beholdyng seyng the multitude nombre of his enemyes to with stonde his wey yeue hym batayll Than the kyng with a meke hert a good spirite lyft vp his handes to almyÈty god besouÈâ⦠hym of his helpe socour that day to saue his trewe seruauÌtes And than our kyng gadred al his lordes and other peple aboute and bad hem al be a good chere for they shold haue a fayre day a gracious victorye the better of al hir enemyes praid hem all to make hem redy vnto the bataylle for he wold rather be dede that day in the feld than to be take of his enemyes for he wold neuer put the reame of englond to rauÌsonne for his persone and the duk of york fell on knees besouÈt the kyng of a bone y t he wold graunte hym that day the auauntward in his bataylle And the kyng graunted hym his askyng And said graunte mercy Cosyn of york and prayd hym to make hym redy And than he bad euery man to ordeyne a stake of tree sharp bothe endes that the stake myght be pyght in the erth a slope that hir enemyes shold not ouercome hem on horsbak for that was hir fals purpose ara yed hem al ther for to ouer ryde our meyny sodenly at the fyrsts comyng on hem at the fyrst bront al nyÈt to fore the batail the frensshmen made many grete fyres and moche reuel with houting and showtyng and playde oure kyng his lordes at the dise an archer alwey for a blank of hir money For they wenden al had ben here 's ' the morne aroos the day gan spryng and the kyn ge by good auyse lete araye his bataill and his wynges char ged euery man to kepe hem hole to geders prayd hem al to be of good chere And whan they were redy he asked what tyme of the day it was they sayd pryme Than sayd our kynge nowe is good tyme For al Englond praith for vs and therfor be of good chere and lete vs goo to our journeye
sides fought longe that ther wyste noo man who shold haue the better a grete while but atte last as god wold the vyctorye fyl vnto the englyssh partye For there were slayne therle douglas whiche a lytel byfore was made duk of turone the erle of bowhayne the erle of Almarre therle of Tounar the erle of vaunedore and the vysecounte of Nerbonne whi che was one of hem that slowe Iohan duk of Burgoyue knelyng to fore the dolphyn and many moo vnto the nombre of x thousand and mo And ther was taken prisoner the duk of alauÌ son and many other sordes geÌtils of frauÌce but scottes that day were slayne doune right the substaunce of them alle In the thyrdde yere of kyng henry the vj the duke of gloucestre maryed the duchesse of holand and went ouer see with hyr in to henaude for to take possession of his wyfes enherytauÌce where he was honourably receyued and taken for lord of the lond But sone after he was fayn to retorne home ageyne and left his wyf and his tresour that he brought with hym in a Towne that is callid MouÌce in henaude which promysed for to be trewe to hym not withstandynge they delyuerd the lady to the duk of Burgoyne whiche sent hir to gaunt And from thens she escaped in a maÌnes araye and come in to zelaÌd to a toune of hir owne callyd zierixee And fro thens she went to a touue in holand callyd the Ghowde and ther she was strong ynough and withstode the sayd duke of burgoyne And sone after the duk of Gloucestre sente ouer in to Zeland the lord fitzwater with certeyne men of werre and Archyers for to helpe socoure the forsayd duchesse of holand which louded at a place in zeland callyd brewers hauen where the lordes of the contre come doune and fought with hym and in conclu sion he was fayn to withdrawe hym his meyny to the see agey ne But yet he slewe and hurt dyuerse lordes and moche people of that same countrey And so retorned home ageyne with his meyny and preuayled nothynge Also this same yere Erle of Salysbury the Erle of Suffolk the bord wylby the lord Scalis with theyr retenue leyd syege to the cyte of Mauns the whiche cyte was yolden to them in short tyme with many other strong tounes castels to the noÌbre of xxxvj This tyme all Normandye a grete parte of frauÌce vnto OrleauÌce was vnder thoââ¦eysaunce of the kynge of Englond And al the remenauÌt of fraunce was in grete tribulacion and meschyef How ther was a grete affraye lyke to haue ben bytwene the Car dynal the duke of gloucestre And of the coronacion of kyng Henry the syxthe bothe in Englond in frauÌce Capitulo CC xlviij IN the iiij yere the same nyght that the mayre of london Iohan Couentre had taken his charge was a grete watche in london for affray that was bytwene the bisshop of wynchestre the duk of Gloucetre protectour For the mayre with the peple of the cyte wold abyde by the duk of gloucestre as protectour of the Reame but by labour of lordes that wente bytwene and in especyal by the labour of the prince of portyngale ther was a ââ¦oyntement taken that ther was none harme done and after the bata ylle of vernoyll in perche the duk of Bedford come ouer in to englond And on whytsonday this same yere at leycestre he dubbed kyng henry knyght And forthwith the said kyng henry dubbed alle these knyghtes whos names folowe that is to wete Richard duk of yorke Also the sone and heyre of the duk of Norfolk the Erle of Oxenford the erle of westmerland the sone and heyr of the erle of Northumberland the sone and heyre of the erle of ââ¦mond the lord Roos Sir Iames buteler the lord matââ¦uas sir Henry gray of TaÌkeruylle syr william neuyl lord Fawââ¦nbrid ge sir george neuyll lord latymer the lord wellys the lord berke ley the sone heyre of the lord Talbot sir Rauf gray of werke Syr Robert veer Syr Richard gray Syr Edmond hongerford Syr Robert wynfeld syr Iohan boteler Syr Raynold cobham Syr Iohan passhely syr Thomas Tunstal Syr Iohan Chidyo oke Syr Rauf langford Syr william drury Syr william aâ⦠Thomas sir Richard Carbonel syr Rychard wedenylâ⦠sir Iohn shyrdelowe syr nychol blonket syr Rauf rattââ¦clyfe sir edmoÌd tââ¦f ford syr william cheyne sir williaÌ babyngton sir Iohn Iune sir Gylbert Beauchamp Item in the v yere the dust of Bedford with the duchesse his wyf went ouer see to Caleys And a lytell to fore went ouer Harry bisshop of wynchestre And on our lady day Annunciacyon in oure lady chirche at Caleys the bisshop of wynchestre whan he had songe masse was made cardynal and he knelyng to fore the hye auter the duk of Bedford set the ââ¦att on his heede and there were his bulles red as wel of his charge as the wââ¦oysyng of his benefyces spirytuel and temporel And this same yere was grete habundaunce of rayne that the substaunce of heye and of corne was destroyed For it rayned almoost euery other daye This same yere the good erle of Salisbury syr Thomas MouÌtagu leyd syege vnto OrleauÌce at which syege he was slayne with a gonne ⪠whiche come out of the toune on whos sonle god haue mercy for sith that he was slayn englissh men neuer gate ne preuayled in frauÌce but euer after began to lese lytel and lytel til al was loste Also this same yere a Breton murthred a good wedowe in her bedde withoute algate which we do we fouÌde hym for almesse and he bare awey al that she hadde And after this he toke the grith of holy chirche at saynt Georges in south werk and there toke the crosse and forswore this land And as he went it happened that he cam by the place where he did this cursed dede in the subarbys of london and the women of the same parysshe come on t with stones and canel dunge and slowe and made an ende of hym ⪠Notwythstandynge the Conestables many other men beyng present to kepe hym For ther were many women and had no pyte Also this same yere the duk of Norfolk with many gentilmen and yomen toke his barge the vin day of Nonembre at saynt mary ouerayes for to haue goo thurgh london bridge and thurgh mysguydyng of the barge it ouerthrewe on the pyles and many men drowned but the duk hym self with ij or thre lepe vpoâ⦠ãâã ââ¦yles and so were saued with helpe of men that were aboue the bridge whiche casted doune ropes by whiche they saued hem self This same yere on saynt Lenardes day kyng Henry beyng vij yere of age was crouned at westmestre at whos Coronacion were made xxxvj knyghtes This yere on saynt ge orgââ¦s day he passed ouer the see to Caleys toward frauÌce Aboute this tyme and afore the Royame beyng in grete myserye and tribulacion the dolphyn with
and the soudyours of the toun had a custome to come to chirche leue their staues standyng at chirch dore whiche staues the frensshmen which were arayed like fisshers had purposed so to haue taken theyr wepen wynne the Towne but one of them lay with a comyn woman the nyght to fore and told to hir theyr couÌseyll and she on the morn told the lyeutenauÌt whiche forthwith commauÌded that euery man shold kepe his we pen in his hond saââ¦ryng tyme and other And whan they apperââ¦eyned this that they were myspoynted they saylled strayt to De pe and stale and toke that toun And on newyers euen after they toke harflete And thus englysshmen bygan to lose a lytel and a lytell in Normandye How Caleys and guyues were besyeged by the duk of Burâ⦠goyne and how they were rescued by the duk of gloucestre Capitulo CC lo. ââ¦His yere was a grete noyse thurgh al Englond how the du ke of Bourgoyne wold come and besyege Caleys wherfore the Erle of Mortayne with his armye that he hadde for to haue gone with in to frauÌce was couÌtremauÌded charged that he shold go to Caleys whiche was at that tyme wel vitail bed maÌned for syr Iohn Ratclyf was lyeutenauÌt of the kyng in that toune And the baron of dudley lyeutenauÌt of the Castell And the ix daye of Iuyn the duk of Burgoyne with alle the power of Flaundres and moche other peple come before Caleys and sette his syege aboute the toune and euery towne of Flaundres had theyr tentes by hem self And this syege endured iij wekes In the mene whyle the duke of gloucestre beyng protectour of Englond toke the moost part of the lordes of Englond wen te ouer the see to Caleys for to rescue the toune or to fyght with y e duke his hoost yf they wold haue abyden This tyme london euery good toune of englond sent ouer see to this rescouse certeyn peple wel arayed of the best and chosen men for the warre and the ij day of August the said duke of gloucestre arryued at Caleys with all his armye and v honderd shippes moo And the duk and alle his hooste that laye in the syege as sone as they espyed the saylles in the see ⪠byfore they approched Caleys hauen sodenly in a mornyng departed fro the syege leuyng behynde them moche stuffe vytaylle fled in to flauÌdres and pyââ¦ardye and in lyke wyse dyd the syege that lay to fore guynes where as they of Guynes toke the greete gonne of brasse callyd dygeon many other grete gonnes and serpentynes And theÌne whan the duk of gloucestre was arryued with alle his hoost he went in to FlauÌ dres and was therin xj dayes and dyde but lytell harme except he brente two fayre vyllages Poperynge and Belle and other houses whiche were of no strengthe and so he retorned home ageyne Also this same yere the kynge of Scotland besyeged Rokesburgh with moche peple But Syre Rauf Gray departed fro the castel and ordeygned for rescouse But as sone as the kyng vnderstode his departyng he sodenly brake his siege and went his waye and leuyng moche ordynaunce behynde hym where he gate no worship This same yere the secoÌd day of Ianyuer quene Katheryn which was the kynges moder and wyf to kyng henry the fyfthe deyde departed oute of this world and was brought ryally thurgh london and so to westmestre and there she lyeth wor shypfully buryed in oure lady chapel And also this same yere the xiiij day of Ianyuer fylle donne the gate with the toure on london bridge toward southwerke with twoo archis alle that stode theron This same yere was a grete trayttye holden bytwene Grauenyng and caleys bytwene the kyng and duk of Burgoyn where for the kyng was the cardynal of englond the duk of Norfolk and many other lordes for the duk was the duchesse hauyng ful power of hir lord as regent and lady of his londes Wheâ⦠was taken by thaÌuys of bothe partyes an abstyneÌce of wer ãâã for a certeyne tyme in the name of the duchesse and not of the ââ¦uk bycause he had gone from his othe ligeauÌce that he had ma ââ¦e to kyng henry therfor the kyng neuer wold write ne appoynte ne haue to doo with hym after but al in the duchesse name Also this same yere quene Iane dyed the ij day of Iuyll which had ben kyng henry the iiij wyf was caryed fro bermondesey vnto CauÌterbury where she lyeth buryed by kyng Henry the ââ¦ij her husbond This same yere dyed al the lyons in the tour of london the whiche had not be seen many yeres byfore oute of mynde How Owayn a squyer of walys that had wedded quene kate ryn was arestyd and of the scysme bytwene Eugenye and felix Capitulo CC ljo. IN the xvj yere of kyng henry deide Sygismond Emperour of Almayne knyght of the garter whos terment the kyn ge kepte at seynt poules in london ryally where was made a ry al hââ¦rse the kyng in his astate clad in blewe was at euen at di ââ¦ge on the morne at masse And after hym was elect chosen Albert duk of Ostryche whiche had wedded SigismuÌdus dough ter for to be Emperour This was taken resceyued to be kyng of beme vngarye bycause of his wyf that was sigismuÌdus douââ¦ter whiche lefte after hym none other heyr This Albert was em perour but one yere for he was poysond so deide som saye he dââ¦d of a flyxe but he was a vertuous maÌ pyteful so moch that al the peple that knewe hym said that the world was not worthy to haue his presence This same yere one Owayn a squyer of waââ¦s a maÌ of ââ¦owe byrth which had many a day tofore secretely wedded quene kateryne had by hir iij sones a doughter was taken coÌmaÌded to newgate to prison by my lord of gloucestre protectour of the reame And this yere he brake prison by the mene of a prest that was his chapelayn after he was taken ayene by my ââ¦ord ââ¦e mond brought agayn to newgate which afterward was deliue ââ¦d at large and one of his sones afterward was made erle of ri chemoÌd another erle of penbroke the iij a moÌst of westmestre whiche monke deyde sone after This same yere also on Newyeresday at baynardyscastel fil doun a stacke of wode sodenly at after none slowe thre men meschieuously foule hurt other Also at bedford on a shrireday were xviij men murdred without stroke by fallyng doune of a steyr as they come oute of theyr comyn halle many foule hurt In the xviij yere syr Rychard Beauchamp the good erle of warrewyk deyde at Roan he beyng that tyme lyeutenauÌt of the kyng in NormaÌdye from thens his bodye was brought to warrewyk where he lyeth worshipfully in a new cha pel on the southsyde of the quyre
god wol de and thenne the kyng went to ludlowe dyspoylled the castel and the toune and sent the duchesse of yorke with hir children to my lady of Bokyngham hir suster where she was kepte longe after And forth with the kyng ordeyned the duk of Somersete Capytayn of Caleys And these other lordes so departed as afore is said were proclamed rebellys grete traytours TheÌne the du ke of Somersete toke to hym all the soudyours that departed froÌ the feld and made hym redy in al hast to go to caleys take pos session of his office whan he come he fonde therle of warwyck therin as capytayn therles of marche salysbury also thaâ⦠he loÌded by scales went to guysnes there he was receyued it fortuned that soÌme of tho shippes that come ouer with hym co me in to Caleys hauen by theyr fre wyll for the shipmen ought more fauour to therle of warrewyk than to the duk of somersete in which shippes were take dyuerse men as Ienyn fynkhill Iohn felaw kaylles purser which were byheded sone after in caleys And after this dayly come men ouer see to these lordes to caleys bygan to wexe stronger stronger they borowed moch good of the staple And on that other side the duk of somersete beynge in guysnes gate peple to hym whiche come out scarmuched with them of Caleys they of Caleys with hem whiche endured ma ny dayes Duryng thus this same scarmuchyng moch peple day ly come ouer vnto these lordes TheÌne on a tyme by thauys of couÌ seyll the lordes at Caleys sent ouer mayster Denham with a gre te felauship to sandwich which toke y t toun therin the lord riuers the lord scales his sone toke many shippes in the hauen brouÈt hem al to Caleys with which shippes many maroÌners of theyr fre wyl come to Caleys to serue therle of warwick af ter this therle of warwik by thauis of y e lordes toke al his shippes ãâã maÌned them wel sayled hym self in to IrloÌd for to speke with the duk of york to take his aduys how they shold entre in to en gloÌd ayene And whan he had ben there done his erandes he re torned ayene toward Caleys brought with hym his moder the couÌtesse of salysbury And comyng in the westcouÌtre vpon the see the duk of excestre admyral of engloÌd beyng in the grace of dieu accoÌpanyed with many shippes of warre met with therle of war wyck his flote but they fouÈt not for the substauÌce of the peple beyng with the duk of Excestre ought better will more fauour to therlâ⦠of warrewyk than to hym they departed come to ca leys in saufte blessyd be god TheÌne the kynges couÌceyll seyng y t these lordes had geten these shippes from sandwiche taken y e lord Ryuers his sone ordeyned a garnyson at sandwych to abide kepe the toune made one mouÌtfort Capitayn of the toun that no man ne vytaylle ne marchauÌt that shold goo in to FlauÌdres shold not go in to Caleys TheÌne they of Caleys seyng this ma de out maister denham many other to go to sandwiche so they dyd assaylled the toune by water by lond gate it brouÈt mouÌtfort theyr capitayn ouer see to Rysebank there smote of his hede And yet dayly men come ouer to them out of al partyes of Englond How therles of marche of warwyk of salisbury entrid in to englond And of the felde of Northampton where dyuerse lordes were slayne Capitulo CC lxj ANd after this the sayd erles of Marche warwyk of Salysbury come ouer to douer with moche peple ther londed To whome al the couÌtrey drewe come to london armed And for to late the lordes of the kynges couÌceyll knowe theyr trouth and also theyr entent assembled them told them that they entended no harme vnto the kynges persone sauf that they wold put fro hym such persones as were about him so departed froÌ loÌdon with a grete puyssauÌce toward Northampton where the kyng was accompanyed with many lordes had made a strong feld without the toune And there bothe partyes mett was foughten a grete batayll in whiche batayll were slayne the duk of Bokyngham the Erle of shrowesbury the vysecounte leamond the lord Egre mond and many knyghtes squyers other also and the kyng hym self taken in the felde afterward brought to london And Anon afterward was a parlement at westmestre duryng whiâ⦠parlement the duk of york come oute of Irland with the erle ãâã Rutland rydyng with a grete felauship in to the palays at wesâ⦠mynstre toke the kynges palays And come in to the parlemâ⦠chambre and ther toke the kynges place and claymed the croun as his propre ââ¦he rytaunce right caste forth in wrytyng his tytle also how he was rightful heyr wherfor was moche to doo but in conclusion it was appoynted concluded that kyng Henry shold regne be kyng duryng his naturel lyf For as moche as he had ben so long kyng was possessyd And after his deth the duke of york shold be kyng his heyres kynges after hym And forthwith shold be proclamed heir apparauÌt shold also be protectour regent of englond duryng the kynges lyf with maother thynges ordeyned in the same parlement And yf kyng hen ry durynge his lyf went from this appoyntement ãâã ony artycle coÌcluded in the sayd parlement he shold be deposed the duk shold take the croune be kyng All whiche thynges were enacted by the auctoryte of the sayd parlement at the whiche parlement the comyns of the reame beyng asseÌbled in the comyn hons comonyng treatyng vpon the tytle of the sayd duk of york sodenly fil doun the croune whiche henge thenne in the myddes of the sayd hous whiche is the fraytour of the abbey of westmestre whiche was ta ken for a prodyge or token that the regne of kyng henry was ended And also the croun whiche stode on the hyghest tour of the ste ple in the castel of Douer fylle doune this same yere How the noble duke of york was slayne and of the feld of wake feld And of the seconde Iourneye at saynt Albons by the Quene and prynce Cao. CC lxij THenne for as moche as the quene with the Prynce was in the north and absented her from the kynge and wold not obeye suche thynges as was concluded in the parlement It was ordeyned that the duk of york as protectour shold goo norward for to bringe in the quene subdue such as wold not obeye with whome went therle of Salysbury Syr Thomas Neuyll his sone with moche peple at wake feld in cristemasse weke they were al onerthrowen and slayn by the lordes of the Quenes partye that is to wete the duke of yorke was slayn the Erle of Rutland Syr Thomas Neuyll and many mo the Erle of salysbury was ãâã ãâã ââ¦atayll was slayn therle of Northumberlond the lord ãâã ãâã Iohn Neuyl therle of westmerlaÌdys broder andrew ãâã many other knyÈtes squyers TheÌne kyng henry that ãâã ãâã kyng beyng with the quene prince at yorke heryng the ãâã of ãâã feld so moche peple slayn ouerthrowen anon forth with departed al thre with the duk of somersete the lord roos othere toward scotlaÌd the next day kyng Edward with al his armye entred in to york was ther proclamed kyng obeyed as he ought to be And the maire aldermen comyns sworn to be his lyege men and whan he had taryed a while in the north that al the couÌtre ther had torned to hym he retorned southward leuyng therle of warwyck in tho partyes for to kepe gouerne that couÌtre And about mydsomer after the yere of our lord M cccc ââ¦y the fyrst yere of his regne he was crouned at westmestre enoyn ted kyng of engloÌd hauyng the hole possession of al the hole reame whome I pray god saue kepe send hym the accomplisshement of the remanauÌt of his rightful enheritauÌce beyoÌde the see that he may regne in them to the playsie of almyghty god helthe of his soule honour worship in this present lyf wee l prouffit of al his subgettis that ther may be a veraâ⦠final pees in al crisâ⦠reames that the Infideles myscreauÌtes may be withstaÌden des troyed our feyth enhauÌced whiche in these dayes is sore myâ⦠ysshed by the puyssauÌce of the turkes hethen men And that af ter this present short lyf we may come to the euer lastyng lyfe in the blysse of henen Amen Thus endeth this present book of the Cronycles of Englond Enprynted by me william Caxton In thabbey of westmestre by london Fynysshed and accomplysshyd the viij day of Octobre The yere of the Incarnacyon of our lord God M CCCC lxxxij And in the xxij yere of the regne of kyng Edward the fourth