Iohn mylborne Iohn Rest shirif This yeare Henry the kynges sonne was borne at Richmonde The birth of king hēries fyrste sonne on newyeres daye and Iustes kepte at westminster and on saynt Mathewes daye the childe died ¶ Anno domini m. ccccc.xi anno tercio henrici octaui Roger Achilley draper mayre Nicolas Shelton Thomas Myrfyn shyryffes This yeare was the lorde Darsey sent into Spayne A voyage īto spaine to ayde the kyng of Spayne against the Mores but peace was made before hys aryuynge and so he returned home agayne This same season was syr Edwarde Poynynges sente into Gelderlande to ayde the Prynce of Chastell A voyage into gelderlande The same tyme the lorde haward toke Andrewe berton a C.lx Scotes and two fayre Shyppes ¶ Anno. domini m. ccccc.xii anno quarto henrici octaui wyllyam copynger Richarde haddon knyghte mayre Roberte holderne Roberte Fenrothern Shyryffes Thys yeare was Edward Delapole beheaded Edward delapole beheaded Thys yeare the lorde Marques dorset was sent into Spayne wyth x. M. men A voiage īto spaine and did much hurt in Guien and returned in wynter by reason of the flyx and on saynct Laurence daye the Regent and the Caricke were brente A battale on the sea whiche were two greate Spyppes ¶ Anno domi m. ccccc.xiii anno quinto henrici octaui Wyllyam browne mercer mayre Iohn Dawes Iohn Brute shyryffes This yeare the sayde Dawes dyed within the yeare and in hys place was chosen Roger Basford The lorde Admirall slayne Thys yeare syr Edward Howarde Lorde Admyrall of England was slayne on saint Markes daye in Bryttayne by muche hardynes The same yeare in Iune the kinge besyeged Tyrwyn and discomfyted the power of Fraunce at Boomie Tyrwin Turney wonne and toke the cyties Tyrwyn and Turney and returned without any more battayle offered durynge whiche tyme the kynge of Scottes enoyed Englande The king of Scottes slayne wyth an C.M. men and was slaine him selfe and .xii. Earles by the earle of Surry the kinges lyefe tenaunte wherefore the kynge created hym Duke of Northfolke and hys eldest sonne Earle of Surrey ¶ Anno domini m. ccccc.xiiii an sexto henrici octaui Georg monox draper Mayre Iames yarforde Ihon Mundy shyryffes A peace concluded betwene England fraunce This yere was a peace concluded betwene England and Fraūce and on saynt Denice day the frēch kynge maryed the Lady Mary the kynges syster and on Newyeres day after he dyed and therefore the kynge sente for her agayne by the Duke of Suffolke and other In this yeare was Rycharde hunne hanged in the Lollers Towre Richarde hun mordered ī lolers towre ¶ Anno do M. ccccc.xv anno .vi. henrici octaui Syr william Butler grocer mayre henry worle Rychard Gray shyriffes The sayde graye died within the yeare and for him was chosen william Bayle This yeare in Februarye was borne at Grenewitche the Ladye Mary the Kynges doughter In Aprill the Frenche Quene came into England The duke of sofolke maried the french Quene and was maried to the lorde Charles duke of Suffolke This yeare Margaret Quene of Scottes sister to the kynge fled into England and lay at Harbottell The quene of scottes fled in to englād and she was deliuered of a doghter called Margaret came to London in may and taried there a hole yeare before she returned ¶ Anno domine m. ccccc.xvi anno viii henrici octaui Iohn Rest grocer maire Thomas Semer Richard Thurstone shiriffes A great froste This yere was suche a Froste that al men with cartes might pas betwene westminster Lambeth yll Maye daye This yeare on maye euen was an insurreccion of yong persons against Alyens of the which diuers were put to execucion and the resedue came to westminster wyth halters aboute their neckes and were pardoned And the .xxiiii. daye of Maye the quene of Scottes returned into scotlande againe ¶ Anno do m. ccccc.xvii anno .ix. henrici octaui Syr thomas Exmew goldsmith mayre Thomas baudry Richard Simon shiriffes In this yere was the Terme adiourned to Oxford and agayne to London In October the Admyrall of Fraunce came into Englande and Turney was delyuered to the Frenche kynge agayne Turney geuē oure to the 〈…〉 ¶ Anno domini m. ccccc.xviii an x. henrici octaui Thomas Myrfin skynner mayre Iohn Allē Iames Spencer shyryffes Charles the v. elected emperoure In this yere at Frāckford Charles the .v. was elected Emperoure This yeare the Earle of Surrey was sent into Irelande a vsage in to yrelad ¶ Anno dom m. ccccc.xix anno xi henrici octaui Syr Iames yoxford mercer mayre Ihon wyllyam Nicholas Pheteryche shyryffes This yeare the kynge and the Frenche kynge met at the campe betwene Arde and Guynes The treumphe at Gynes where were greate triumphes After that the Kynge and the Emperoure mete a treūphe at Callis and the kynge wente to Grauelen wyth hym and he came to Calys wyth the kynge and had great chere and the kinge returned ¶ Anno domini m.ccccc.xx anno xii henrici octaui syr Iohn Bruge draper mayre Iohn Skeuyngton Iohn Keynde shiriffes The duke of bukingham beheaded This yere the Duke of Buckyngham was beheaded the .xxii. daye of maye In Iune the Cardinal went to Calys The cardinal wēt to Callys to intreate a peace betwene the Emperour the French kynge and taryed there tyll December with oute anye thynge concluded ¶ Anno domini m.ccccc.xxi anno xiii Henrici octa Syr Iohn Myl borne draper mayre Iohn Brytayne Thomas Pargetoure shyr This yere the frydaye before Penthecost that is to saye the .vi. daye of Iune Charles the fyfte Emperoure was honorably receyued into the citie of London of the Mayre Aldermen Themperour receiued into London and the Communaltye our souereigne lorde accompanying hym And from London he wente to winsoure and sate in the stall of the Garter and from thence to Hampton and sayled ouer the sea into Spayne a voiage ī to fraūce durynge whiche tyme the Earle of Surrey lorde Admirall brente Morles in Bryttayne and after landed at Calys and entred Picardye brente townes and castels and besieged Hesding but because of wynter he taysed hys seige returned The scottes īuaded Englāde Thys yeare the duke of Albany was entringe into Englande wyth a greate armye but when he harde that the earle of Shrowysbury was commyng to fyght wyth hi he toke a truce for .vi. moneths ¶ An. do M. ccccc.xxii an xiiii Henrici octaui Syr Ihon mondy goldsmith mayre Iohn Rudstone Ihon Champnies shiriffes The king of Denmarke cā into england for socoure Thys yere Christenrne kynge of Denmarke came into England in Iune This yere the earle of Surrey brente Iedworth A voyage īto scotlād and many other townes in Scotlande The Rodes wone by the turkes In this yeare the Turke besyeged the Roodes and vpon Chrystmas daye he toke
it ¶ Anno domi m. ccccc.xxiii anno xv Henrici octaui Syr Thomas Baudry mercer Mayre Myghell Englyshe Nycolas Ienyns shir This yeare the duke of Suffolke was sente into Fraunce A voiage īto fraūce with .x. M. menne and passed the water of Some without battayle tooke and destroied many townes and in december he returned The same yeare the duke of Albany besyeged the castel of warke The scottes entred england shorly after ran awaye and hearinge of the Earle of Surreys commynge with a great army he cowardly fled ¶ Anno dom m. ccccc.xxiiii anno xvi Henrici octaui Syr wylliam Bayly draper mayre Raufe dodmer william Roch sheriffes This yere came from the Emperour the lorde of Champere and other lordes This yere came out of Scotlād the Bishop of Dunkell Diuers ambassadors cam ī Englād other as Ambassadours This yere on saynt Mathewes daye was the French kynge taken by the Emperour A cōmocion ī Norfolke and suffolke This yeare was a metynge in Norfolke and Suffolke for payment of money A peace concluded betwene england and fraunce The frenche kinge was deliuered in Marche The frēch king deliuered out of pryson This yeare was the coyne enhaunced ¶ Anno dom M. ccccc.xxv anno xvii Henrici octaui syr Iohn Aleyne marcer knyght mayre Iohn Caūton Christopher Ascue shirif ¶ Anno do m. ccccc.xxvi an xviii Henrici octaui Syr Thoms Semer mercer mayre Steuē Pecoke Nicholas Lambert sheryshes This yeare the corne began to fayle The Cardinal wēt īto fraūce with gret pompe This yere the Cardinall went into Fraunce with a great pompe where he concluded a peace betwen the kinge and the Frenche kynge whiche both defied the Emperoure sente an army in to Italy and in Septembre he returned In Octobre the greate mayster of Fraunce came to London a leage betwene Englād Fraunce with great triumphe for conclusion of the same leage ¶ Anno do m. ccccc.xxvii an xix henrici octaui Syr Iames Spencer vyntener mayre Ihon Hardye wyllyam Holles sheriffes This yeare corne was verye deare A dearthe of corne and had ben dearer if the marchauntes of the Stylyard had not bene and duche shippes restrayned and an abstinence of war betwene England and Flaunders On Saynte Denies day a legate came from Rome A legate cam from Rome ¶ Anno domi m. ccccc.xxviii an henrici octaui Sir Iohn Rudstone draper mayre Raufe waren Iohn Longe sheriffes This yeare in Iune the legates sat at the blacke freers for the kinges mariage The cardynal deposed This yere in Octobre the Cardynall was deposed of the Chaunceller shyp A peace betwene the kīg of england the Emperour This yere was a peace concluded betwene the Emperour and the kynge ¶ Anno domini M. ccccc.xxix an xxi Henrici octa Sir Raufe Dodmer mercer mayre Myghell Dormer Walter Champion shiriffes The emperour crowned This yeare the Emperour was Crowned at Bonony ¶ Anno domini M. ccccc.xxx an xxii Henrici octaui Syr Thomas Pargetoure salter maire wyllyam dauney Iohn Clopynge shiriffes This yere was the French kinges Children delyuered One boyled in smithfelde for poisonynge This yeare dyed the Cardynalle on saynt Andrewes euen The cardinal died ¶ Anno domini m.ccccc.xxxi an xxiii henrici octaui Nicholas Lābert grocer mayre Richard Greshā Edward Attam sheriffes This yeare the kyng began to buylde his place at westminster the pales at westmīster bilded In this yeare was Griffeth Ryse beheaded This yeare in Octobre the king went ouer the sea and met with the Frenche kynge ¶ Anno do m. ccccc.xxxii an xxiiii henrici octaui Sir steuen Pecoke haberdasher mayre Richard Reynolde Richarde Pinthon Ihon martyne shiriffe This yerae the kinge was by due proces of the law diuorsed from lady Katherine his brothers wife The king deuorsed frō his brothers wif and he maryed Lady Anne Boleine The king maried which was crowned Quene on whitsonday On midsomer daye died the french quene wife vnto the Duke of Suffolke Lady elizabeth borne This yere was borne the ladye Elizabeth at Grenewetch on the euen of the Natiuitie of our Lady ¶ Anno domi m. ccccc.xxxiii an xxv Henri octaui Christopher Ascue knyght draper mayre Wyllyam Forman Thomas Kitson Shiriffes The holy maid of kent her companions put to death This yeare was a Nunne called the holy mayde of Kente two monkes and two frees and a preest hanged and headed for treason blasphemy and ypocresye This yeare was a peace concluded with Scotlande This yere was the Bishop of Rome with all his false vsurped power abbolished quite out of the Realme The byshoppe of Rome abolished ¶ Anno domi m. ccccc.xxxiiii an xxvi Henrici octaui Syr Iohn Chamnies skynner mayre Nycholas Leueson Wyllyam Denham Shiriffes This yere the earle of Kildare dyed in the Towre The erle of kildare rebeled and hys sonne rebelled and slewe the Byshop of Deuilynge wherefore the kynge sente syr Wyllyam Skeuyngton theyther The fyrst frute of the spiritualtye graūted to the kynge Thys yeare was graunted to the Kyng the fyrste frutes and the tenthes of all spiritual possessions In Iune was the byshoppe of Rochester and syr Thomas more The bysshop of rochester syr tomas more beheaded beheaded for denyinge the kynge to be supreme heade of the Church of Englande And in this yere were thre monkes of the Charterhouse executed for the same offence Thre mōkes of chater house put to deathe ¶ Anno do M. ccccc.xxxv anno xxvii Henrici octa Syr Iohn Allyn mercer the second tyme mayre Humfrey Mommoth Iohn Cotes shiriffes This yere was Quene Anne the lorde Rocheforde Quene an beheaded Nores Weston Brereton and Markes beheaded And the kynge maryed Lady Iane Semer. This yere in Octobre begane a folyshe commocion in Lincolneshire A cōmocion in lincolneshere and in yorkeshire by meanes of the Lorde Dercie the Lord Husie syr Robert Constably and Robert Aske whiche by the kynges wysedome and his prudente counsell were appeased wythout bloude shedynge ¶ Anno dom m. ccccc.xxxvi anno xxviii Henrici octaui syr Raufe Warren mercer Mayre Rycharde Paget Wyllyam Boyer shiriffes This yeare the kynge and the Quene rode thorow London with a goodly company In February was Thomas Fetzgaret and fyue of hys vncles hanged drawen and quartered Thys yeare the Lorde Dersey syr Fraunces Bygot syr Roberte Constable and other began a new conspyracy A new cōmocion whych were attaynted and put to death in Iune This yere on saynt Edwardes euen The birth of king edward the vi ano 1537 was Prynce Edward borne at Hampton Courte This yeare the .xxiii. day of Octobre died Quene Iane and is buryed at wynsore ¶ Anno. dom M. ccccc.xxxvii an xxix henrici octaui Rychard Gresham mayre Iohn Gresham Thomas Lewyn shyriffes Thys yete begane the colletion for the poore and a greate nombre were cured
amonge menne so sharpe that tillage of the earthe was put of for that yeare whereby ensued greace hunger and scarcitie in the yeare folowinge Greate morallity Westminster hall builded Abought the xi yeare of the king he builded Westminster halle In this yeare also the christen men wan Ierusalē after they had beseged it xxxix Ierusalē wonne by the Christen men daies and Godfry the soueraine captaine of the christen men was proclaimed kinge of Ierusalem The deth of williā Rufus This kyng William had great pleasure in hunting insomuch that he pulled downe many houses of religion to enlarge the newe eorest of Winsore for wilde dere but a Frenche knyght of his named water Cerel by the glaunsynge of hys arowe vpon a braunche when he shote at a harte in the sayde forest smot the kynge and wounded hym to deathe whereof he shortlye dyed in the yeare of oure Lorde M.C. wythoute anye yssue of his bodye and he raygned .xii. yeare and .xi. monethes and is buried at westminster Henry the firste HEnry the brother of Wyllyam Rufus and fyrste of that name for hys learnynge callyd Beweclarke and thyrd sonne to Wylliam Conqueroure was crowned kynge of England the .v. day of August the yere of our Lord M.c. and .i. This Henry was a noble prince in the fyrst yeare of his raygne he reformed the measure in England whiche of longe time were corrupted he vsed the lawes of saynt Edwarde Mesures restored sone after he was kynge he toke to wyfe Maude the syster of Edgare kynge of Scottes Thys man fauoured nothynge the vsurped powre of the byshop of Rome The king relesed of his tribut In the .iiii. yeare of this kyng Roberd curtoyse the kynges brothere came into englande and was well entreated of the kynge and Quene and there the duke released the kynge of his tribute of .iii. M. markes but it was not longe after by meanes of tale bearers and yll reporters that great variaunce fell betwene the kynge Duke Robert takē prisoner and the Duke of Normandy hys brother and shortlye thereupon deadlye warre was arrered in th end wherof duke Roberd was taken and kepte in perpetuall pryson at cardyffe by his brother who immediatlye seased vpon the duchye of Normandy and helde it in possession In the .vi. A rebeliō ī england yeare of kynge henry the fyrst the Earle of shrewysbury and the Earle of Cornewall rebelled againste kynge henry and after were taken and kepte in pryson as longe as they lyued About this tyme also the kyng ordayned strayghte lawes agaynst theues and other that vsed vnlawful meanes whiche were punished Punishemente for transgressours some with death some with losse of their eyes of their stones and other membres of man as theyr trespas requyred By the meanes of Anselme byshop of Cantorbury the preestes of England were constrayned to forgo theyr wyues whiche before was lawfull to be maryed The preestes were cōstraned to forgo their wiues Aboute the .xiii. An earthequake yeare of kynge Henries raygne was a great earthquake at shrewsburye and the ryuer of Trent was so drye that men myght go ouer drye shode warre betwene england Fraunce In the .xvii. yeare of king henries raygne began great varyence betwene Lewes frenche kinge and kynge henry of Englande and at the last was fought betwene them a cruell battayle where the Englyshe menne optayned the victory and the frenche king fled but shortly after a peace was concluded and wylliam the eldest sonne of kynge henry dyd homage to the frenche king for the Duchy of Normandy The kinges two sonnes drowned In the .xx. yere of Henry the first Wyllyam duke of normandye the kinges eldest sonne and Richarde his brother and Mary theyr sister Richard Earle of chester with hys wyfe the kynges nece and other to the nombre of a .c. and .vi. persons passing from Normandy into Englande by ouer syghte of the shypmaister were drowned and none scaped but one man Aboute the .xxvi. A law ordaned for preestes yeare of thys kynge there was a counsell holden at london wher it was determined that the abominable vices of the prestes shoulde be punished by the kinges offiters In the .xxii. maude the empresse made aire of the Realme yeare of kyng henries raigne bycause he had none other issue male ordayned that hys doughter Maude which had bene Empresse shoulde succede him in the kyngdome A boughte the .xxviii. maude the empresse maryed yeare one Geffery Plantagenet Earle of Angeo maried the saide Maude and by her had issue henry whiche henry after kinge Steuen was kinge of Englande This kinge henry the firste beyng in Normandy in the .xxv. The deth of kīg henry the fyrste yere of his reigne the second day of December in the yere of Christe a M a .c.xxxv. dyed some say of a surfet and some writers saye it was by a fall of a horse And his bodye was brought into England and is buried in the Abbey of Reding Of King steuen STeuen Earle of Boloine the sonne of the earle of blois and Adela williā Cōquerours doughter and Nephew to Henry the first toke on hym the gouernaunce of this realme of England throughe the counsaile of manye Lordes of Englande contrarye to theyr othe made to Maude the Empresse and was crowned king vpon saint Steuens day the yeare of Christ M.c. and xxxv Variance ī england At this time there was greate variance in Englād for king Steuen was thoughte to be kinge vniustlye for manie of the Lordes of Englande fauoured Maude the Empresse and other fauored Steuen who was kinge of the whiche folowed greate warre This kinge steuen beseiged diuers castels that belonged to Bisshops and other lordes and toke them by forse Castelles beseged and fortified them with his owne knightes and seruauntes to thentente to withstand the empresse whose comminge he euer feared In the seconde yeare of kinge Steuen there rose a greate rumor in Englād that king Steuen was deade whiche tales rose much variaunce in England for diuers of the lordes got them to their holdes whiche after might scantly be pacefied or quieted yll talles doth much hurte Shortly after the kinge wente A viage to normandy into Normandye and kepte warre with the Earle of Aniowe the husband of Maude the Empresse which was righte aire to the Crowne of England and when he had quietted that prouince he made Eustace his sonne duke of normandy A bataile the king taken prysoner In the .vi. yeare of king Steuen Maude the Empresse came in to England by the comforte of the Earle of Glocester and the Earle of Chester and made strong warre vpon kinge Stephen in the ende whereof the kinges partie was ouer come and him selfe taken prisoner and was brought to the Empresse who sente him to Bristowe to prison Shortlye after this bataile the kentish men and londoners rose toke parte with the king A
Nele Aboute the .xiii. kīg Iohn reconsiled to the byshoppe of Rome yeare of kinge Iohns rayne Philippe of fraunce made sharpe warre vpō England at the settynge on the Byshop of Rome Insomuch that kyng Iohn was fayne to submite him selfe to the Romish bishop who was boūde that aswell he as his ayres should hold the crowne of the byshoppe of Rome and should paye yearelye a M. Marke of syluer Iewes the frēch kinges sonne entred into englād In the .xvi. yeare of king Iohn great strife and varyaunce happened in England betwene the kyng and his Lordes and commons of his realme Insomuche that the kynge sente into flaunders for socoure and the nobles sent for Lewes the sonne of kinge Phylyppe of fraunce and him saluted as kinge mayntayned him in war against kynge Iohn to the great hurte of this realme of Englande Duryng the tyme of this warre King Iohn ended hys lyfe and died of the flixe at Newewarke vpon Trent the .xix daye of Octobre the yere of Chryst M.cc.xvi The deth of king Iohn But some Authors wryte that a Monke poysoned him at Swynested and is buryed at Worcester ¶ Henry the thirde HEnry the thyrd of of that name and eldest sonne to kīg Iohn by the ayde of certayne lordes of Englande was crowned kynge at .ix. yeares of his age whiche kinge wyth his aydes kepte sharpe warre whiche Lewes the frenche kynges sonne who by comnaunte of certayne Lordes of England claymed the crowne Iewes returned into fraūce but after certagne Skyrmyshes and battayles a peace was concluded so that Lewes shoulde departe into Fraunce and for his trauayle he had a m. Markes and so departed In the fyrst yeare of king henryes raygne were ordayned many lawes in Englande to the greate commoditie of his subiectes Magnacarta cōfirmed And the greate charter called Magnacarta was confirmed and diuerse articles added thereto In the forthe yeare Alexander kynge of Scottes maried Ioan the syster of kynge Henry of Englande The king of scottes maried In this yeare also there was a Proclamacion made througheoute Englande to auoyde straungers Straungers put out of the realme Because one Foukes de brent held the castell of Bedford against the kinges will The commīg in of the graye friers In the .v. yeare of kinge Henryes raygne the gray fryers of the order of Fraunces came fyrste into Englande A voiage into bretayne In the .xiii. yeare of kinge Hēry the thyrd he sailed into bretayne with a noble army agaynst Lewes kynge of Fraunce wher after spoylynge of the countre a peace was concluded betwene the .ii. yonge Prynces A varyaunce betwene the king his lordes In the .xvi. yeare of this Kinges raygne a variaunce kyndled betwene kyng Henry and hys lordes because he put frō his seruice Englyshe men and trusted straungers aswell in his counsell as other offices nere about him In the .xix. The king maried yeare kynge Henry toke to wyfe Elinour doughter of the Earle of Prouynce Aboute the .xxi. yere of king hēry the vniuersite of Parys concluded that no Preestes vnder paine of deadlye synne shoulde haue .ii. No preest ought to haue .ii. benefytes benefytes In the .xxxi. The liberties of lōdon loste yeare kynge Hēry seyased the Fraunchesse of the citie of London for a Iudgemente geuen a gaynste a Wydowe named Margaret vyell But shortly after they were restored In the .xxxviii. yere prynce Edwarde The fyrst prince of waies eldest sonne to kynge Henry maryed Elynour doughter to the kyng of Castell to whome king Henry gaue the principalitie of Wales and the gouernaunce of Gyen and Irelande whereof began fyrste that the kynges of England ordayned theyr sonnes prince of Wales The battaile at iewes In the .xlviii. yeare of Kynge Henryes raygne greate varyaunce was betwene the kynge and hys Lordes and commons In somuch that neare vnto Lewes kynge Hēry and his barons fought a cruell battayle where the kynge loste the felde where the kyng himselfe with Richarde his brother kyng of Romaines and syr Edward his sonne and other noble men to the nombre of .xxv. wer taken of the commons were slayne .xx. M. The king delyuered oute of prison The king and his brother wer deliuered vpon promyse made to performe certayne Actes made at Oxforde in the parliament before for suerty wherof Prynce Edward remayned as pledge Shortly after fell great varyaunce betwene the Earle of glocester and the Earle of Leyceter and Prynce Edwarde toke parte with the Earle of Glocester The battayle at killingworthe and at kyllyngworthe was foughte a cruell battayle the vyctory fell on prynce Edwardes parte Shortlye after syr Symonde mounford Earle of Leceter gathered a new army and mette Prynce Edward at Euesham where Syr Symonde the Earle was slayne dyuerse other that toke his parte The battayle at Euesham About the .liiii The liberties of lōdon loste yeare of kynge Henries raygne was such dyspleasure taken agaynst the Londoners that the kyng seased theyr liberties into his handes But after the citie by meanes of frendes payed a fine of .xx. M. Markes and so was restored to theyr lyberty In the .lv. A voyage into the holy land yeare of this kynge syr Edward the kinges sonne toke his iourney into the holy land and there he rescued the citie of Acres whiche was beseiged by the Soudan of surrey The deth of kinge henry the thyrde Duringe which voyage Prynce Edward beyng in the holy land kyng Henry hys father fell sycke at Westminster and dyed the .xvi. daye of Nouember the yeare of Christ M.cc.lxxiii and is buried at Westminster ¶ Edward the fyrst Edward the fyrst of that name and sonne to Henry the .iii. after he hard of the death of his father came from the holye lande And was crowned kynge at Westminster the .xix. The king of scottes did hōage to kynge Edward daye of August the yere of christ M.cc.lxxiii At which tyme Alexander kynge of Scottes was presente and did homage to kynge Edward Lewellyn of wales In the seconde yeare of kynge Edwarde the Kynge wente into Wales and subdued Lewellyn Princes of Wales which paied to the kynge for a fine l.m Markes In the .x. yeare of thys kinge Lewellyn Prince of Wales rebellyd A bataile in wales but after they pursued so the Welchemen that Lewellin and his brother Dauid fled but after Lewellyn was taken by syr Edmond Mortymer who smot of his heade and sent it to the kynge and after that his brother was hanged drawen and quartered In the .xiii. yeare of this kinge The liberties of lōdō seased the king seased the liberties of london into his handes because the Mayre toke brybes of the bakers And suffered them to sell breade vnder the syse In the .xxiiii. A bataile in scotlād yere of kinge Edwarde the Scottes dyuers tymes rebelled wherfore kynge Edwarde beseiged the towne of Barwyke where was fought a
cruell bataile the vyctory fell to the Englysh mē and wanne the towne where were slayne of the Scotes .xxv. M. and after warde the kynge of Scottes submitted him selfe to kynge Edwarde of England A battel at fankyrke In the .xxvi. yeare kynge Edward being in flaunders the Scottes rebelled and chose them a newe kynge called Wales and entred Northumberlande But the nexte yeare after kinge Edward gathered a great power and entred scotlande and at a place called Fankerke he mete with the Scottes where betwene them was foughte a cruell battayle but at the ende the Englyshmen had the victorye and slewe of the Scotes to the nōbre of .xxxii. M. and Walis theyr new chosen king fled in to the marysses and the common people yelded them to the kyng of England About the .xxxii. yeare Edward the kinges eldest sonne commytted dyuers ryots to the great dyspleasure of hys father wherefore the kynge enprysoned his sonne and other that were of his companye The king put his sō in prisons Also a bout the .xxxiii. yeare of kynge Edwarde the fyrste Wales the Scot was taken and brought to London and there put to death A bataile in scotlād Anone after many Lordes and bisshoppes of Scotlande came and yelded them selues to kynge Edwarde But Robert le Bruse contrary to his oth rebelled agaynste kinge Edwarde and shortlye after the kinge with a great hoste wente into Scotland where he met with Roberte le Bruse at a place nyghe saynte Iohns towne where was fought a cruell batayle the victory fell to the Englysh men and vii.m Scottes were slayne and Roberte le bruce fled to the kynge of Norwaye and dyuerse lordes were taken who were sent to London and there put to death The deth of kīg Edward the fyrste In the .xxxv. yeare kynge Edwarde fell syke and dyed the .vii. daye of Iulye in the yeare of christ M.ccc.vii and is buryed at Westminster ⚹ Edwarde the second EDwarde the second of that name and sonne of the fyrst Edwarde and prince of wales beganne his Raygne ouer England the .xxiiii. day of February the yere of Chryst M.ccc.vii and raygned xviii yeres thys edward was faire of body but vnstedfast of maners and disposed to lyghtnes For he refused the companye of hys Lordes and men of honoure and haunted a monge vylaynes and vyle persones he gaue him selfe also to ouer muche drynkinge and lyghtlye wold disclose thynges of great counsaile And besides that he was geuen to these vices of nature what yll counsayle maye doo he was much worse by the counsayle and famylyaritie of certayne euyll disposed personnes as Pierse of Ganeston Hughe the Spencers other whose wanton counsayle he folowing gaue him selfe to the appetyte and pleasure of the body no thyng ordering his common weale by sadnesse discresion and Iustice whiche thinge caused fyrste greate varience betwene him and hys nobles so that shortlye he became to them odible and in the ende was depriued of his kingdome This kinge in the second yeare of his raygne The king maryed went into fraunce maried Isabell doughter to Philip le Belle kynge of fraunce and after with her returned īto englād About this time Piers of Ganeston behaued hym selfe ylle againste the Lordes and waxed so proude that he would reuyle them wherfore they sodenly rose Piers of ganestō be headed and beseiged him in the castell of Scarbroughe and at the last wan it and toke Piers and broughte him to a place nere to Warwike and there stroke of his heade where with the kinge was greatly dyspleased About the .vi. yere of this king Robert le Bruse heryng of the deuision betwene the king and his lords came agayne in to Scotland and there was amytted kinge A batayle at banockes borne wherfore kinge Edwarde prepared a greate Armye and wente in to Scotlande and nere to a place called Banockysbourne he mete with the Scottes where was betwene them a cruell battayle but the Englyshmen lost the felde and many of the lordes and great men of England were slayne and taken and the kīg fledde wyth greate daunger into Barwyke In the .ix. yeare of kynge Edwarde the Scottes wan Barwike The scottes won barwike and shortly after they entered Northumberlande and slewe man woman and chyld Aboute this time there was a greate dearthe in Englande of all thinges Great plages in England and after folowed greate Pestilence yet all these mocions mended not the kynge of his yll liuinge In the .xi. A bataile of mitton yeare of this king the Scottes entred Englande at a place in yorke shire called Mitton was fought a cruell batayle where the English men lost the felde and much people of the countrey slaine But the kinge was all ruled by Hughe Spenser the father and the sonne and the commons had thē in great hatred In the .xii. yeare of thys kinge there was a Parliament holden at London Spēcers banished where by the entreatinge of the lordes Hugh Spencer the father and Hugh Spencer the sonne were banished the Realme But it was not longe after but the kynge contrary to that ordynaunce made in the Parlyamente sente for these Spencers agayne and set them in hyghe aucthorytie A batel at brough bryge Shortly after the Lordes rose agaynst the kynge and at broughe bryge the kynges Captayne called Andrew of Harkeley met wyth thē where many of the Barons of englande were slayne and taken and afterward that the Earle of Lancaster and dyuers other of the Barons and knyghtes were putte to deathe In the .xvii. yeare of thys king the quene fearinge the tyrannye of the Spensors The quen fled the lande fled wyth her yonge sonne Edwarde into Fraunce to her brother Charles where she and her sonne was gentlye receyued of her brother which made great promyse to ayde her agaynst the tyrany of the Spencers Shortly after Charles the frēch kynge fearyng the Manassyng of the byshoppe of Rome forsoke his systers quarell The quene and her sonne driuen out of fraunce and commaunded her to auoyde his lande In the .xix. The quene with her son entered the lande yeare of kyng Edwarde quene Isabel and her sonne by the ayde and helpe of syr Iohn of Heynalde with a small companye of Heynowayes retourned into England to whome the nobles and commons gathered in greate nombre and pursued the kinge the Spensers and other enemies so narowlye that shortlye after they toke them and kepte the kinge in prisō at kenelworth the Spensours the Earle of Arundell Robert baldocke and other Tyrantes whiche of longe tyme had greued the reame were put to deth ¶ Edward the thyrd Edward the third of that name and sonne to Edwarde the second and of Isabell onelye doughter of Phillip le Belle after the deposynge of his father was crowned kynge the second daye of February the yeare of Christ M.ccc.xxvi Of kinge Edwarde the thyrde whē he was but .xv. yeres of Age.
the name of kynge Edwarde the fourth kynge Edward proclamed kynge Immediatlye after kynge Edwarde was proclaymed kynge he pursued Kynge Henry towarde yorke and met wyth King Henries Armye at a place called Towton wyth whome he had then a cruell The battayle at towton battaile but Kynge Edwarde had the victory In the feld were slaine xxxvi M. and vii.c persones and all Englyshemen Also there was slaine the Earles of Northomberlande and Westtmerlande the Lorde Clyfford and diuerse other and Kynge Henri lost all and was fayne to flee the lande after he had raigned .xxxviii. yeares and .vi. monethes After this cruel batayle kinge Henry fledde into Scotlande and Quene Margeret with the yonge Prynce fled to her father the duke of Anges king HeÌ„ry fled into scotlaÌ„d ¶ Edwarde the .iiii. ANno dommini M. cccc.lxi anno primo Edwardi quarti Hugh Wiche mayre George Ireland Iohn Locke sherisses The cronation of king Edwarde This yere the .xxix. daye of Iune was kinge Edwarde the .iiii. wyth great tryumphe crowned at Westmynster ¶ Anno do M. cccc.lxii anno secondo Edwardi quarti Thomas Coke mayre Bartilmewe Iames Wylliam Hampton sheryffes A bataile at ExhaÌ„ In thys yeare Kynge Henry and Quene Margaret hys wyfe came out of ScotlaÌ„d with a great Army of Frenchemen and Scottes and in Exam shyre the Lorde Mountacute gouernoure of the Northe countre mete hym with a noble armye where Kynge Henry was discomfyted and fled and the Duke of Somerset who a litle before forsoke Kynge Edward was taken in the chase wyth dyuers other who afterward wer beheaded ¶ Anno domini M. cccc.lxiii an tercio Edwardi quarti Mathewe Philip gold smith maire Thomas Muscham Robert bassed shiriffes In this yeare kyng Henry came out of Scotlande into Englande by what meanes I haue not read Kyng henry taken prysoner but I thyncke not well stablyshed in his wit but boldly he entred the Realme and assone as he was entred he was knowen and taken by one Cantlow and brought toward the kyng whome the Earle of Warwyke met on the way by the kynges commaundement brought hym throughe London to the Towre there he was layed in sure holde And Quene Margret her sonne departed out of ScotlaÌ„d and sayled into fraunce where she remayned with Duke Rayner her father tyll she toke her infortunate iourney into Englande agayne ¶ Anno do m. cccc.lxiiii an quarto Edwardi quarti Raufe Iostelyne draper mayre Iohn Tate Iohn stone shiriffes Kyng Edward maryed This yere the Earle of Warwyke was sent into frauÌ„ce to treat of a Mariage betwene the Lady Bona doughter to Lewes Duke of Sauoy and syster to the French Quene which mariage was a greed vnto but in meane season kyng Edward maryed preuely at Grafton the Lady Elizabeth late wyfe of Syr Iohn Graye for whyche mariage rose greate varience betwene the kynge and the Earle of Warwycke hys chiefe frende and maynteynoure ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxv anno quinto Edwardi quarto Raufe Freney mercer mayre The quene delyuered of a doughter Henry Waner Wyllyam Constantine shyrif In this yere the Quene was delyuered of a fayre Ladye and was named Elyzabeth whyche afterward was wife to the noble prince kynge Henry the .vii. and mother to kynge Henry the .viii. Also in thys yeare was graunted a licence that certaine cotsehold shepe shoulde be transported into Spayne A lycence graunted to carye shepe into spayne whych haue so ther multiplied encreased that it hath turned the commoditie of Englande muche to the spanishe profyte ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxvi anno sexto Edwardi quarti Iohn yong grocer knight mayre Iohn Brice Iohn Browne Iohn stotton shyr In thys yere the Bastard of Burgon came into Englande to treate for a mariage betwne the earle Chareloyse yeyre of Borgoyne â—châ—â—â— betwen tâ—◠〈◊〉 sâ—erâ—e of burgoynâ— the Lord Scales kyng Edwardes syster whyche mariage was concluded At whych tyme the sayde basterd chalenged the Lorde Scales for certayne feates of war whiche were done in Smethfelde but the lord scales had the victory ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxvii an septimo Edwardi quarti Thomas Owlgraue mayre Humfrey heyford Thomas stalbroke shiriffes ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxviii an octauo Edwardi quarti Willyam Taylour grocer mayre Symon smith Wyllyam Heriot shyryffes In thys yere began the Earle of Warke to Rebel agaynst kinge Edward and procured to hys part the Duke of Clarens brother to the kynge The earle of warwike rebeâ—eld the Archebishop of yorke the Marques Mountacute hys brethren whiche Earle with the Duke of Clarence wente to Calys where the sayde Duke maried the Earles doughter of warwike Banbury helde In thys yeare also the commons of yorkeshyre made insurrection at the settynge on of the Earle of Warwyke and hys adherentes and made them a Captaine called Robyn of Ryddesdale and nere vnto Banbury the Lord Harbert Earle of Penbroke and hys brother syr Richarde harbert wyth an Army of vii.m Welchmen met the Northren men betwyxt whome was a cruell Battel where the northren men optayned the victorye the Earle of Penbroke his brother Richard taken and beheaded and v.m Welchmen slaine After thys victory the NorthreÌ„ men wente to Warwyke where the Earle King Edward taken prisoner and the Duke of Clarence had gathered a greate Army and kyng Edward wyth his puissauÌ„ce came agaynst them but sodenly in the nyght the Earle set on the kynges campe so that kynge Edward was there taken prysoner and so sent to Middelham castel in yorke shyre to be kept wyth the Archbisshop of yorke the Earles brother Shortely after kinge Edward hauynge frendship of his kepers was suffered certayne dayes in the weke to ryde a huntyng and by the meanes of syr wyllyam stanley king Edward deliuered oute of pryson syr Thomas of Borogh and dyuers other hys freÌ„des with a great bond of men was rescued from his kepers and so delyuered oute of Pryson Losecotefelde Kynge Edwarde after he was come to LondoÌ„ gathered together hys Army and so met wyth the Lorde Welles with a great army the victory fel on the kynges parte where were slayne x.m men at the least where were taken and beheaded the Lorde welles syr Roberd Welles his sonne The lord welles beheaded syr Roberd Democke wyth dyuers other thys batayle was called Losecotefelde because the Lyncolne shyre men dyd worle away theyr cotes and ranne awaye This yere the Earle of Warwyke with the Duke of Clarence perceyuyng theyr partie weakened fled into fraunce for socoure where they taryed not past .vi. monethes Th erle of warwike fled into Fraunce The Duke of Clarence Th erle of warwike landed the Earles of Warwyke Penbroke and Oxforthe landed at dertmoth to whome by meanes of proclamacions made in kynge Henries name the commons gathered to them in greate nombre so that kynge Edward fearynge hys parte fled into FlauÌ„ders