how Angeo in mayne was deliuered ca. cc.liij ¶ How sir fransoys Aragonoys toke fogiers in normandie of the losse of Constantinople by the turke ca. cc.liiij ¶ Of thynsurrâ—xion in kente of the communes of whom an Irissh man called Iohan Cade was Captayn ca. cc.lv ¶ How the duke of yorke toke a felde in kente at brentheth And of the burth of prince Edward and of the first felde of Seint Albons where the duke of Somersete was slayne and othir lordes 〈◊〉 cc.lvj ¶ How â—he lord egremond was take by therle of salisburies sones and of â—he robbyng of sandwych ca. cc.lvij ¶ How they of the kynges houshold made affraye aâ—enst therle of warrewyke at westmynstre And of the Iourney of bloreleth Capitulo cc.lviij ¶ How the duke of yorke therles of warwyke of salisbury toke a felde in the westcontre how Andrew trollopp the soudiours of Caleys forsoke them Ca. cc.lix ¶ How the â—rlis of Marche warrewyk salisbury entrid in to Caleys And how the erle of warrewyke wente in to Irland Câ—pâ—ulo ducentesimo sexagesimo ¶ How the â—rles of Marche warewyke of salisbury entrid in to Englond And of the felde of northampton where diuerse lordes were slayne Ca. cc.lxj ¶ How the noble duke of yorke was slayne at wakefelde And of the second Iourney at seint Albons by the Quene and the prince Ca. cc.lxij ¶ Of the deposicion of kyng Henry the sixâ—he And how kyng Edward the fourth toke possession of the Reame And of the baâ—â—ille on palmâ—sonday and how he was crouned Ca. cc.lxiij vltioÌ„ ¶ How the lande of Englonde was fyrst namd Albyon And by what encheson it was so namd N the noble lande of Sirrie ther was a noble kyng and myhty a man of grete renome that me called Dioclisian that well and worthely hym goâ—ned and ruled thurgh hys noble chinalrie So that he conquered all the landez about hym so that almost al the kynges of the world to hym were enteÌ„dant Hit befell thus yâ— this Dioclisian spoused a gentill damisell yâ— was woÌ„der fair that was his Emes doughter labana and she loued hym as reson wolde so that he gate vpon her xxxiij doughtrez of the which the eldest me called Albyne thees damiselles whan they comen vn to age bicomen so fair yâ— it was wonder Wherfor yâ— this Dioclisian anonÌ„ let make a sompnynge aud coÌ„mauÌ„ded by hys lrÌ„ez that all the kynges that helden of hym shold come at a certain day as in hys lrÌ„ez were conteyned to make a riall feste ¶ At which day thider they comen and brought wyth hem amirallys princes dukes and noble thinalrie The fest was rially arayed and ther they liued in Ioye and mirthe ynough that it was wonder to wit And it befell thus that this Dioclisian thought to marie his doughtres among all tho kynges that tho were at that solempnite and so they spaken ded that albyne his eldest doughter and all hir sustres richely were maried vn to xxxiij kynges that were lordes of grete honour and of power at this solempnite And when the solempnite was done euery kyng toke his wif and lad hem in to her owne coÌ„tre and ther made hem quenes And it befell thus afterward yâ— this dame albyne bicome so stoute and so sterne that she tolde litel pris of her lorde and of hym had scorne and despit and wolde not done his will but she wolde haue hir owne will in diuerse maters and all hir othir sustres eâ—ichone here hem so euel ayenst hir lordes that it was wonder to wyt and for as moch as hem thought that hir husbondes were nought of so hie â—age comeÌ„ as hir fadre But tho kynges that were hir lordis wolde haue chastized hem with fair speche and behestes and also by yeftes and warned hem in fair maner vpon all loue and frendshipp that they sholde amende her lâ—ther condicions but all was for nought for they didden her owne wyll in all thyng that hem liked and had of poer wherfor tho xxxiij kynges vpon a tyme and often tymes beten hir wifes for they wend that they wolde haue amended her taches hir wilked thewes but of soche condicions they were that for fair speche and warnyng they didden alle the wers and for beâ—ynges eftsones mochel wers wherfor the kyng that had wedded Albine wrote the tacches and condicions of his wife Albyn and the letter sent to Dioclisian hir fadre And whan the othir kynges herde that Albines lord had sent a left to Dioclisian anone they sent lrÌ„ez enseled with hir seales the condicions the tacches of hir wifes ¶ When the kyng dioclisian saw herd so many playntes of his doughtres he was sore aschamed become wonder angrie wroth toward hiâ— doughtres thought both nyght day yf he tho myght amend it yâ— they so mysded And anone sent his lrÌ„ez vn to the xxxiij kynges that they shold come to hym bring with hem hir wife 's euerichone at a certain day for he wolde ther chastise them of their wikkednesse yf he myght in any maner wyse So that yâ— kynges comeÌ„ all at that day and tyme that tho was sette bitwene hem and the kyng Dioclisian hem vnderfeng with moche honour made a solempne fest to all that were vnder his lordshipp And the thridde day after that solempnite the kyng Dioclisian sent after his xxxiij doughtres that they shold come speke with hym in his chambre when they were come he spake vn to hem of hir wikkednesse of hir cruelte dispitously hem reproued vndernam to hem he said that if they wold nat be chastised they sholde his loue lese for euermore And when the ladies herden all this they becomen abasshed gretly aschamed to her fadre they seyd that they wold make all amendes so they departed out from hir fadres chambre dame Albyne that was the eldest suster lad hem all to hir chambre tho made wide all that were therynne so that no lyfe was amonges hem but she and hir sustres yfere Tho said this Albyne My faire sustres well we knowen that the kyng our fadre vs hath reproued shamed and despised for encheson to make vs obedient vn to oure housbondes but certes that shall I neuer whiles that I leue sith that I am come of a more hier kyngs blode than myne housbonde is And whan she had thus said all hir sustres said the same And tho said Albine full well I wote faire sustres that our housbondes haue pleyned vn to our fadrr vpon vs wherfor he hath vs thus foule reproued and despised wherfor sustres my counceill is that this nyght when our housbondes bene a bedde all we with one assent cutten hir throtes and than we may bene in pees of hem and better we mowe doo this thinge vnder our fadres power than elles where And anone all the ladies consented graunted to this counseill
that lightely I let hir gone fro me withoute any rewarde or yiftes and she said that she loued me as moche as she ought to loue hir fadre by all maner of reson and tho I sholde haue axâ—d of hir nomore tho that me othirwise behighten thurgh hir fals speche nowe haue me disceyued In this maner Leir long tyme began to make his mone and at the last he shope hym to the see and passed ouer in to fraunce and asked and aspied wher the Qâ—ene myght be founden and men tolde hym wher she was And whan he come to the Cite that she was in preuelich he sent his squyer vn to the quene to telle hir that hir fadre was comen to hir for grete nedes And when the squyer come to the quene he tolde hir euery dele of hir sustres from the begynnyng vn to the ende Cordeill the quene anone toke gold and siluer plente and toke it to the squyer in counceille that he shold gone and bere it vn to hir fadrâ— and that 〈◊〉 shold go in to a certain Cite and hym araien laten and wasshen than come ayene to hir and bring with hym an honest companye of knyghtes xl atte lest with her meyne and than he shold sende to hir lord the kyng and sayne that he were comen for to speke with his doughter and hym for to seen and so he did And whan the kyng and the qâ—ene herde that they comen with mochel honour they hym resseyued And the kyng of fraunce tho let sende thurgh alle his Reame and commaunded that all men sholde to hym bene entendant to kyng Leir the Quenes fadre in all maner of thyng as it were to hym selfe When kyng Leir had duelled ther a moneth more he tolde to the kyng and to the Quene his doughter how his two eldest doughtres had hym serued Agampe anone let ordeyne a grete host of fraunce and sent it in to Britaigne with leir the quenes fadre for to conquer his land ayene his kyngdom Cordeill also come with hir fadre in to britaigâ—e for to haue the royame after hir fadres deth And anone they went to shipp and passed the see and come in to britaigue and foughten with the felons hem scomfited and queld And tho had he his land ayen after leued iij. yere and helde his royalme in pees and afterward died Cordeill his doughter hym let entier with mikel honour at leicestre ¶ Howe morgan and Conedage that were newus to Cordeill wrrred vpon hir and put hir in to prison Ca. xiiij WHen that kyng leir was dede Cordeill his yongest doughter helde and had the land v yere and in the mene tyme died hir lord AgamÌ„p that was kyng of fraunce and after his deth she left widue And tho came Morgan and Conedage that were Cordeill sustre sones and to hir had Enymite for as moche as there aunte sholde haue the lande So that bitwene hem they ordeyned a grete power and vpon hir werred gretly and neuer they rest till they had hir taken and put hir vn to deth And tho Morgan and Conedage seised all the laâ—de and deê‘ted it bitwene hem And they helde it xij yere and when tho xij yere were gone ther bigan bitwene hem a grete debate so that werred strongely yfere euery of hem did othir moche disese For Morgan wolde haue had all the lande fro beyonde humbrÌ„ that Conedage helde But he come ayens hym with a strong poâ—r so that Morgan durst nat abide but fled awey in to wales and Conedage pursued hym and toke hym and queld hym Tho come Conedage ayen and seised alle the lande in to his hande and helde it and regned after xxxiij yere and tho died and lieth at newe Troye ¶ Howe Reignold that was Conedages sone regned after his fadre and in his tyme it rayned blode iij. dayes in tokenyng of grete deth Ca. xv ANd after this Conedage regned Reignold his sone a wise knyght an hardy curteis that well nobely goâ—ned the land wonder well made hym beloued of all maner of folke in his tyme it rayned blode that lasted iij. dayes as god wolde sone after ther come grete deth of peple for hostes without nombre of peple foughten till that they were dede wherof no man myght haue lette til that almyghty god therof toke mercy and pite and thogan it cese this Reignold regned xxij yere died lieth at york ¶ How Gorbodian regned in pees that was Reignoldes sone aft he died lith at york ca. xvj AFter this Reignold regned Gorbodian his sone xv yere died and lieth at york ¶ How Gorbodian had ij sones how that one sâ—owe that othir for to haue the heritage how ydoyne hir moder quelled that othir wherfor the land was destroied Ca. xvij WHen this Gorbodian was dede his ij sones that he had becomen stoute proude euer werred to gedre for the land that one was called ferres that othir porres And this ferres wold haue all the land but that othir wolde nat suffre him Ferres had a felons hert and thought thurgh treson to slee his brother but preuelich he went in to fraunce ther abode with the kyng Syward till vpon a tyme whan he come ayene faught with his brother ferres but full euell it happed tho for he was slayne fyrst When ydoyne hir moder wist that Porres was dede she made grete sorwe for encheson that she loued hym more than that othir thought hym for to quelle preuely preuely she come to hir sone vpon a nyght with ij knyues therwith cutte his throte the body also in to smale peces who herd euer suche a cursed modre that quelled with hir owne hondes hir owne sone and longe tyme after laste the reproue shame to the moder that for encheson of that one sone murdred that othir so lost hem both ¶ How iiij kyngis courtesly helde all Britaine and which bene hir names Ca. xviij WHen the ij bretheren were so dede they nad left behynd hem nethir sone ne doughter ne none othir of the kynred that myght haue the heritage for as moch as the strengest meÌ„ driuen and scomfited the feblest and token all hir landes so that in euery contrey they had grete werre strife vnder hem but among all othir thynges ther were amonges hem in the contre that ouercome all tho othir and thurgh hir strenght and myght they token all the landes and euery of hym toke a certayn contre and in his contre let calle hym kyng one of hem was called Scater and he was kyng of Scotland and that othir was called Dawalliere and he was kyng of loegers of alle the lande that was Lotrinus that was Brutes sone The thridde was called Rudac and he was kyng of walys and the iiij was called Cloten and he was kyng of Cornewaille But this Cloten
thousand meÌ„ for to destroie the Erle for his falsenesse arriued at Porte smouth ¶ And when Octauian wist that he assembled a grete power of britons and discomfited â—aberne and â—aberne fledde thens in to Scotland and ordeyned there a grete power and come ayene in to this land an othir tyme for to yeue bataille to Octauian When Octauian herde telle that he assembled a grete power and come towardes â—aberne as moche as he myght so that the ij hostes metten vpon steynesmore aud strongly smote to gedre and tho was Octauian discomfited and fledde thens in to Norwey and â—aberne seised alle the land in to his hand tounes castelles as moch as they ther had ¶ And sith Octauian come ayene fro Norwey with a grete power and seised ayene all the land in to his hande and drofe out all the Romains was tho made kyng and regned ¶ How Maximian that was the Emê‘ours cosin of Rome spoused Octauians donghter was made kyng ¶ Ca. xlviij THis kyng Octauian gouerned the land well and nobely but he nad none heir sauf a dought that was a yong child that he loued as moche as his lyfe and for as moch that he wax sike was in point of deth myght no lenger regne he wolde haue made one of his nepheus to haue bene kyng the whiche was a noble knyÈt a strong maÌ„ yâ— was called Conan meriedoke he shold haue kept the kynges doughter haue maried hir when tymÌ„ had bene but the lordes of the lande nolde nat suffre it but yaf hir counseill to be maried to some high man of grete honour and than myght she haue all hir lust And the counseill of the Emê‘our Costantine hir lord and at this counceill they accorded and chose tho cador of cornewaille for to weÌ„de to yâ— emê‘our for to do this message and he noÌ„me the wey and went to Rome and toldeâ—eth Emê‘our this tydyng well and wysely the Emê‘our sent in to this lande with hym his owne cosin yâ— was his vncles sone a noble knyght and a stronge thas was called Maximian and he spoused Octauians doughter and was crouned kyng of this lande ¶ Howe Maximian that was the Emê‘ours cosin conquered the lande of Amorican and yaf it to Conan Meriedok ¶ Ca. xlix THis kyng Maximian bicome so riall that he thought to conquere the land of Amorican for grete ricchesse that he herde tell that was in that lande so that he ne lefte man thas was of worthinesse knyght squyer ne none othir man that he ne toke with hym to grete damage to all the lande for he left at home behynd hym no man to kepe the lande but noÌ„me hem with hym fro this lande xxx M. knyghtes that were doughty meÌ„nys bodies and went ouer in to the lande of Amorican and ther slewe the kyng that was called Imball and conqnered all the lande And when he had so done he called Conan said For as moche as kyng Octauian haue made yowe kyng of Britaigue and thurgh me ye were lette destrobled that ye were nat kyng I yeue yowe all this land of Amorican and yowe ther of make kyng ¶ And for as moche as ye ben a briton and your men also and become fro britaigue I wull that this land haue the same name and no more be called Amorican but he called litell britaigne and the lande fro whens ye ben comen shall he called moche britaigue ¶ And so that men knowe that one britaigue fro that othir Conan meriedok thaÌ„ked hym hendely and so was he made kyng of litell britaigue ¶ And when all this was done Maximian went thens to rome and was tho made Emê‘our after Costantine Conan Meriedok dnelled in litell britaigue with mochel honour let ordeyn ii M. ploughmen of the lande for to erie the land to harwe it and sawe and feffed hem richely after that they were ¶ And for as moche as kyng Conan and none of his knyghtes ne none of his othir peple wolde nat take wifes of the nacionÌ„ of fraunce he tho sent in to grete Britaigue to the Erle of Cornwaille that me called Dionothe that chese thurgh out all the lande xj M. of maydens that is to say viij M. for the mene peple iij. M. for the grettest lordes that sholde hem spouse ¶ And when Dionothe vnâ—fonge this coÌ„mauÌ„dament he let seche thurgh all grete britaigne as many as the noÌ„bre came to for no maÌ„ durst withstoÌ„de his coÌ„mauÌ„dameÌ„ts for as moche as all the land was take hym to warde and to kepe to done all thyng that hym good liked And when all the maydens were as sembled be let hem come before hym to london and let ordeyne for heÌ„ shippes hastely as moche as hem neded to yâ— viage toke his owne doughter that was called Vrsula that was the fairest creature that any man wist and wold haue sent hir to kyng Conan that sholde haue spoused hir and made hir quene of the land but she had made preuely to god a vowe of chastite that hir fadre wiste not ne no man elles that was lyuyng vpon erth ¶ How Vrsula and xj M. maydens that were in hir companie went toward litell britaigne and all were martred at Coleyne Capitulo quinquagesimo THis Vrsula chese vn to hir companie xj M. maydens that of all othir she was ladie mastresse and all they weÌ„te in to shipp at one tyme in the water that was called the thamise and commaunded hir kyn and all hir frendes to Almyghty god and sailled to ward litell britaigne But when they were comen in to the high see a stronge tempeste arose as it was goddis wille ¶ And Vrsula with hir shippes and hir companie were driuen to ward hundland thurgh tempest and arriued in the hauen of the Cite of Coloyne The kyng of the land that was called Geowan was tho in the Cite whan he wise the tydyng that so many fair maydens were ther arriued he toke Elga his brother and othir of his houshold with hym and went to the shippes to seen that faire companie and whan he saw hem so faire he and his companie wold haue ouerlayne hem betake fro hem hir maydenhode But Vrsula that good maid counceilled praied warned taught heÌ„ that were hir felawes that they shold defende hem with all hir myÈt and rather suffre deth than suffre hir body to be defoiled So that all tho maydens become so stedfast in god that they defended hem thurgh his grace so that none of hem had poer to done hem any shame ¶ Wherfor the kyng Gowan wax so sore annoied that he for wrath let slee hem euerichone anone right and so were all tho maydenes martred for the loue of god and lien at Coloyne ¶ How kyng Gowan come for to destroie this land how a man of grete power that was called Gracian defended the land Capitulo quinquagesimoprimo WHen all this was done kyng Gowan
to the castell and the Erle and his men manly hem defended But at the last it befell so that atte same assaute the Erle hym selfe was slayne and the Castell taken ¶ And the kyng anone turned ayene to Tyntagell and spoused Igerne with mochel honour made hir quene sone after tyme come that she shold be deliuered and bere a child a sone that was called Arthur and after he gate on hir a doughter that was called Amya And whan she come to age nobely was maried to a noble Baron that was called Aloth that was lord of leons ¶ When Vter longe tyme had regned ther come vpon hym a grete sikenesse as it were a sorwe ¶ And in the mene tyme tho that had to kepe Otta that was Engistes sone Ossa his brother that tho were in prison men let hem gone for grete yiftes that they hem yaf wente with hem ¶ And when tho two bretheren were ascaped comeÌ„ ayen in to hir owne contre They ordeyned hem a grete hoost a grete poer and begoÌ„ne to were eftsones vpon the kyng ¶ How kyng Vter chese Aloth to kepe the land of Britaigne whiles that he was sike for as moche as he myght not for his sikenesse Capitulo septuagesimosecundo ANd for as moche as kyng Vter was sike myght not helpe hym selfe he ordeyned Aloth sone of Eleyne yâ— tho was chosen to be wardeyne chiueteyne of all his folke and he anone his britons assembled a grete hoost yafe bataille to Otta and to his folke but Otta at the last was discomfited Hit befell thus afterward thas this britons had dedignacion of Aloth and wolde nat to hym bene attendant wherfor the kyng was annoied wonder sore let put hem in a lytter in the hoost amonges folke ¶ And they lad hym to veroloyne that tho was a faire Cite ther yâ— seint Albone was martred and after was that Cite destroied with paynyms thurgh werre thidder they had sence Otta Ossa hir peple entred in to the toune let make fase the yates and ther they halde hem the kyng come hem beseged made a stronge assauce but tho that were within manlich hem defended ¶ The kyng let ordeyne his gonnes his engynes for to breke the walles the walles were so stronge that no thyng myght hem mysdoo ¶ Otta his peple had grete despite that a kyng byggyng in a lytter had hem beseged they token counceill amonges hem for to stonde vp in the morwe come oute yeue bataille to the kyng so they diden in that bataille were bothe Otta Ossa slayne all tho othir that ascaped a lyue fled in to Scotland made Colegryne hir chyuetay ne the saxons that were a lyue ascaped fro the bataile brough ten ayene a grete strength amoÌ„ges hem they seyden that yf kyng Vter were dede they shold well conquere the land and amonges heÌ„ they thought enpoisen the kyng and ordeyned men for to done this dede and yaf hem of yiftes grete plente this thyng to done and they ordeyned hem thidderward ther that the kyng was ducllyng clo thed hem in pouerwede the better all for to spede hir lither purpose but nothelees for all hir falsenesse and queyntize they myght neâ— come to nygh the kyng ¶ But so at the last they aspied that the kyng drank none othir licour but only water of a clere well that was nygh besides ¶ And thees fals traitours vpon a day preuelich wente to the well put therin poysen so that all the water was enpoisened And anone after as the kyng had dronke of that wat he began to swell sone after he died and as many as dronken of that water deide also ¶ And anone as this falsenesse was aspied follâ— of the toune let stoppe the well for euermore ¶ When the kyng was dede his folke here hym to Stonhenge with grete solempnite of bisshops of barons that were there that beried hym beside Aurâ—lambros his brother after turned ayene tho euerichon lot sende after Arthur his sone and they made hym kyng of the land with moch reuereuce after his fadres deth the xvij yere of his regne ¶ How Arthur that was the sone of Vter was crouned after his fadres deth how he drofe Colegrine and the saxones and Cheldrik of Almayne oute of this land Ca. lxxiij WHen Arthur was made kyng of the laÌ„d he was but yong of age of xv yere but he was faire and bolde and doubty of body and to meke folke he was good and courâ—oiâ— and large of spendyng and made hym welbeloued among all men ther that it was nede ¶ And when he began to regne he swore that saxons neure shold haue pees ne rest till that he had driue hem oute of his lande And let assemble a grate hoost and faught with Colegrine the which after tyme that Otta was dede the saxons mayntened And this Colkgrine was discomfited fledde vij to yorke toke the toune and ther helde hym ¶ And the kyng beseged yâ— toune bnt he myght no thyng spede for the toune was so stronge and they withynne kepte the toune well orpedly ¶ And in the ment â—yme Colegriue let the toune to Bladulf fled hym selfe to Cheldryke that was kyng of Almayne for to haue of hym socour the kyng assembled a grete power come arriued in scotland with v. C. shippes when Arthur wyst of this tydyng that he had nat poer and strength ynowe to fight ayens Cheldryk he let bene the fieâ—e wente ot London And sente anone his lettres to the kyng of litell britaigne that was callyd hoel his nepheu his sustres sone that he sholde come to hym with all the poer that he myght and he assembled a grete hoste and arrined at southmÌ„pton ¶ And when kyng Arthur it wyst he was glad y nowe went ayens hem and hem resceyned with mochel honour so that tho ij hostes hem assembled token hir way euen to niâ—hol that Cheldrik had beseged but nouzt yit taken ¶ And they come vpon Cheldrik vpon his peple or they it wyst ther that they were hem egrely assailled The kyng chel drik and his meyny defended hem manly by hir poer But kyng Arthur his men quelled so many saxons that neuer er was say ne suche slaughter ¶ And Cheldrik his men that were left alyue fledden a waye ¶ And Arthur hem poursued drofe hem in to a wode that they myght no ferthir passe Cheldrik his meÌ„ sawe well that they were brought in to moche disese hem yolden to Arthur in this maner wyse that he sholde take hir hors hir armure and all that they had they must only gone a fote in to hir shippes And so they wolde gone in to hir owne lande and neuer come a yen in to this land And vpon assurance of this thyng
well with the kyng and thought his doughter shold well be maried well beset vpon him graunted him his doughter yf the good lord the kyng wold consent ther to ¶ This Edelwold come ayene to the kyng told him that she waâ— fair ynowe vâ—on to see but she was wonder lothly ¶ Tho ansuerd the kyng and said that he toke but litell charge Sir quod Edelwold tho she is hir fadres heir and I am nat â—â—che of landes and yf ye wold consent and graunte that I must hir haue than shold I be rich y nowe In goddes name qd the kyng I consent ther to Edelwold thanked tho moche the kyng went ayen in to Denenshire spoused the damisell in that contre he duelled And thus it befell vpon a tyme that he tolde his couÌ„ceill all this thyng vn to his wyf howe in what maner he had begiled his lord the kyng that wold haue had hir to wyf And anone as she it wyst she loued hym neuer more afterward as she had done beforne ¶ This lady conceyued by hym a sone and when tyme was that the child shold be borne Edelwold come to the kyng praied hym to heue a sone of his at fontston the kyng hym graunted let call hym Edgar of his owne name ¶ And when this was donÌ„ he thouÈt that he was syker y nowe of the kyng yâ— not wolde haue taken his wyfe for as moche as his lord was a â—oly man and an amerous ¶ How that kyng Edgar wedded Estrilde after the deth of edelwold Ca. C â–ª xiij THus it befell that all men in kyng Edgarys court tho speken said that Edelwold was richely avaunced thurgh the mariage of his wyf yit they said he was avaunced an hunderd fold more For he had spoused the fairest woman that euer was seynÌ„ And the kyng herde speke so moche of hir beaute he thought that Edelwold had hym desseyued and begiled and thought priuely in his hert that he wold gone in to Denenshire as it were for to hunt for the hert for the hynde and othir wylde bestes than he sholde se ther the lady or he departed thennes And this lady was duellyâ—g at a maner besides the forest ther that the kyng wolde hunte at that maner he was her burghed all nyght and whenne tyme come the kyng sholde sope and the sonne shone the kyng asked after his Gossyp and after his godsone and edelwold made hir come before the kyng And notheles yf it othir myght haue bene she sholde not haue comen in his sight by his wyll The lady welcomed the kyng and swetely hym cussed and he noÌ„me hir the honde and tho next by hym her sette and so soped they to gedre And tho was a custome and an vsage in this land that when a man dronke vn to an othir the drynker shold sey wassayl and that othir sholde ansuere drynkehaille and thus did the kyng and the lady many tymes and also kyst And after sopâ—â— whent yme was gone to bedde the kyng went vn to his bed â—â—rtely thenkyng vpon that ladies fairnesse and tho was ouercome for hir loue that hym thought that he shold die but of hir his wyll he had Vpon the morne the kyng Aroos and in the forest went hym ther to disporte with hertes and hyndes and all othir wylde bestes and of the hertes grete pleâ—te to that lady he sent thries he went to solacen and speke with that lady whiles he duelled in that coÌ„tre And after that the kyng remeued thennes and thought how he myght best deliuer edelwold from his wyfe as he had hym fyrst disceyued And the kyng anone after viij dayes let ordeyne a parlament at Salesbury of all his baronage conceill to haue and for to ordeyne how the contre of Northumberland myÈt best ben kept that the danois comen not ther the land to destroie And this Edelwold come also vn to the kynges ê‘lement and the kyng sent hym to yorke for to be keper of that contre And thus it befell that men that knewe hym not slowe hym by the wey And anone as the kyng herde that he was dede he let send after the lady Estrild that she shold come to the Cite of london and ther ben wâ—dded to the kyng with grete solempnite and wurshipp an held a solempne feste and he wered a croune of gold and the quene an othir ¶ And seint dunston amorwe came vn to the kyng in to the chamber and founde the kyng abedde and the quene also yfere And seint dinistoÌ„ axed ho she was the kyng ansuerde this is the quene Estrilde and the erchebisshopp seint dunston said that he did grete wrong and ayens goddes wyll to take a woman to wyfe whos child ye had take at theâ— fonstone and the quene for that word neuer after loued seint duâ—ston and nothelees the good man warned of that foliâ— to lete but his warnyng availled litell for the loue bitwene hem was so moche ¶ The kyng begate vpon this woman a sone was called Eldred and tho this childe was vj. yere olde the kyng his fadre died and about that tyme he had regned xvij yere lieth at Glastenbury ¶ Of seint Edward the martir how Estrild his stepmoder lete hym quelle for to make Eldred hir ownÌ„ sone kyng Ca. C â–ª xiiij ANd after this Edgar regned Edward his sone that he bagate on his fyrst wyfe that well and nobely gouerned the lande for he was full of all maner of goodnesse and lad full holy lyfe and aboue all thyng he loued god and holy chyrche and the quene Estrild his stepmoder let hym slee for encheson to make hir owne sone Eldred kyng and thus was he slayne as afterward ye shull here ¶ Hit befell thus on a day â—hat the kyng Edward went in to a wode for to play in the southcoÌ„tre besides a touâ—e that is called warham in which forest was grete plente of hertes aâ—d hyndes and as he had bene a while ther him for to pley he thought vpon his brother Eldred that was with his moder the quene for hir place was nygh the forest and thought for to gone thidder and visite and see his brother toke with him but a litell meyne and went him tho toward his stepmodreâ— house that in that tyme soiourned in the Castell of Corfe and as he rode in the thikkenesse of the wode to aspie his game it befell that he weÌ„t amys and lost his meynâ— that with him come and at the last he come oute of the wode as he loked aboute he sawe ther fast besides the maner that his stepmoder duelled in and thidderward he went allone and anone it was told the Quene how that the kyng was comen allone withoute companie and therfor she made â—oie y nowe and thought how that she myÈt done that he ner slayne as preuelich as she myÈt And anone preuelich she called to
not longe after that Alisaunder kyng of Scotland nas dede And Dauid Erle of Huntyngdone that was the kynges brother of Scotland axed and claymed the kyngdome of Scotland for encheson that he was right full heir But many grete lordes of Scotland saiden nay wherfor grete debate arose bitwene hem and hir frendes for as moche that they wolde not consent to his coronacion in the mene tyme the forsaid dauid deide And so it befell that the saâ—â—e dauid had iij dough tâ—es that worthelich were maried the first doughter was maried to Bailloll the seconde to Brus the thridde to Hastinges And the for said Bailloll Brus chalenged the land of scotland grete debate strife aroos bitwene hem iij. for encheson that eche of hem wold haue be kyng And when the lordes of Scotland saw the debate bitwene hem iij. they come to kyng Edward of englond seised hym in all the land of Scotland as hir chief lord And when the kyng was seised of the lordes of Scotland the forsaid Bailloll Bruâ—â— Hastinges come to the kynges court axed of the kyng whiche of hem shold be kyng of scotland And kyng Edward that was full gentill aud treâ—e let enquere by the cronicles of Scotland of the grete lordes of Scotland which of hem was of the eldest blode 〈◊〉 it was founde that Bailloll was eldest And that the kyng of 〈◊〉 land shold holde of the kyng of englond done hym feaute ¶ And after this was done Bailloll went in to Scotland and ther was crouned kyng of scotland And the same tyme was vpon the see stronge werre bitwene the englisshmen and the normans but vpon a tyme the normans arriued all at douer there they martred an holy man that was called Thomas of douer And afterward were the normans 〈◊〉 that ther scaped of hem not one ¶ And so ne after kyng Edward shold lese the duchie of Gascoyne thurgh kyng Phelip of fraunce thurgh fals casting of the dossepiers of the land wherfor sir Edmond that was kyng Edwardes brother yafe vp his homage vn to the kyng of fraunce ¶ And in that tyme the clerkes of englond graunted to kyng Edward halfendele of holy churh goodes in helping for to recouer his land ayene in Gascoigne And the kyng sent thidder a noble companie of his bachillers and hym selfe wolde haue wente to Portesmouth But he was let thurgh one Maddoke of walys that had seised the Castell of SwaÌ„done in to his hand and for that encheson the kyng turned ayen vn to walys at cristâ—mass◠¶ And for encheson that the noble lordes of englond that were sent in to Gascoyne had no comfort of hir lord the kyng they were take of sir Charles of fraunce that is to say 〈◊〉 Iohan of Britaigne sir Robert Tiptot sir Rauf Tanny â—ir 〈◊〉 Bardolf sir Adam of Cretinges yit at the ascencion was 〈◊〉 doke take in walys an othir that was called morgan they were sent to the tour of london there they were beheded ¶ How sir Iohan bailloll kyng of scotland withsaid his homage of sir Thomas Turbeluille Ca. C.lxvij ANd when sir â—ohan bailloll kyng of scotland vnderstode yâ— that kyng Edward was werred in gascoyne to whom the â—eame of scotlaÌ„d was deliuered falsely tho ayeus his othe withsaid his homage thurgh ê“curing of his folke and sent to the court of Rome thurgh a fals suggestion to be assoilled of that othe that he swore vn to the kyng of englond so he was by lrÌ„ez enbulled Tho chosen they of scotland doussepers for to benymme edward his right And in that tyme come ij cardâ—â—alls froÌ„ the court of rome froÌ„ the pope Celestine for to trete of acord bitwene the kyng of frallce the kyng of englond ¶ And as tho ij Cardinals speken of a cord Thomas Turbelâ—â—lle was take at â—â—ouns made feaute and homage to the wardeyne of Paris to him put his ij sones in hostage for that he thought gone in to englond for to aspie the contre telle hem when he come in to englond that he had broken the kynges prison of fraunce by nyÈt said that he wold done that all englissh men walshmen shold abowe to the kyng of fraunce this thynge for to bringe to the ende he swore and vpon this couenant dedes were made bitwene hem and that he shold haue by yere a M. ponndes worth of land to bring this thyng to an ende ¶ This fals traitouâ— toke his leue went thennes come in to englond vn to the kyng said yâ— he was broken oute of prison that he had put him in suche ê‘ill for his loue wherfor the kyng coude him moch thanke and full glad was of his comyng And the fals thefe traitour fro that day aspied all the doyng of the kyng also his counseill for the kyng loued hym well was with hym full priue But a clere of englond that was in the kynges house of fraunce herd of this treson of the falsenesse wrote to an othir clerke that was duellyng with the kyng of englond all how Thomas Turbeluille had done his false coniectyng all the counceill of englond was write for to haue sent vn to the kyng of fraunce thurgh the forsaid lrÌ„e that the clerke had sent fro fraunce hit was founde vpon him wherfor he was lad to london drawâ—n honged ther for his treson And his ij sones that he had put in fraunce for hostages were tho beheded ¶ Of the conquest of Berewyke Ca. C.lxviij WHen tho two Cardinals were wente anene in to Fraunce for to trete of the pees at Cambrey the kyng sent thidder of his erles barons that is to say sir edmoÌ„d his brother Erle of laucastre of leycestre sir henry lacy Erle of Nichol â—â—liain vessy a baron of othir baronettz aboute xiiij of the best and wysest of Englond And in the same tyme the kyng Edward toke his viage to Scotland for to werre vpon Iohan Bailloll kyng of Scotland ¶ And sir Robert Roos of Berewyk fled fro the englishmen went to the scottes Aud kyng Edward went hym toward Berewyk beseged the toune And tho that were withyn manlich hem defended sette a fire brende ij of kyng Edward is shippes and said in despite and reproue of hym ¶ Wende kyng edward with his longe shankes To haue gete Berewyk all our vnt hankes Gas pikes hym And when he has don Gas dikes hym 〈◊〉 When kyng Edward herde this scorne anone thurgh his mygh tynesse he passed ouer the dikes assailled the toune and come to the yatys and gate and conquered the toune and thurgh his gracious power queld xxv thousand and vij C. Scottes And kyng Edward lost no man of renonne saue sir Richard of Cornewaille and hym quelled a flemmyng oute of the rede hall with a quarell as the forsaid Richard did of his helme and
yere the xiij day of Ianiuer fill doune the 〈◊〉 with the toure on hit on london bagge toward southwerke with two archis and alle that stode theron ¶ This same yere was a grete traittie holden bitwene Grauenyng and Caleys bitwene the kyng and duke of Bourgoyne where for the kyng was the Cardinall of englond the duke of norfolk and many othir lordes and for the duke was the duchesse hauyng full power of hir lord as Regent and lady of his londes where was taken by thauys of bothe parties an abstinence of werre for a certayne tyme in the name of the duchesse and not of the duke because he had goon from his ooth ligeaunce that he had made to kyng Henry therfor the kyng neuer wolde write ne appointe ne haue to do with him after but all in the duchesse name Also thiâ— same yere quene Iane died the ij day of Iuyll whiche had ben kyng henry the fourth is wife was caried fro bermondesey vn to Caunterbury where she lieth buried by kyng henry the iiij her housbond ¶ This same same yere died all the lyons in the tour of london the whiche had not be seen many yeres before oute of mynde ¶ How Owayn a squyer of wales that had wedded quene katerine was arested and of the scisme bitwene Eugenie and Felix Capitulo CC.li. IN the xvj yere of kyng henry deide Sigismonde Emê‘our of Almaigne knyght of the garter whos terment the kyng kepte at seint poules in loÌ„don rially where was made a riall herse the kyng in his astate clad in blew was at eueÌ„ at dirige on the morne at masse â— And after hym was elect chosen Albert duke of Ostrich whiche had wedded SigismuÌ„dus doughter for to be Emê‘oâ—r This was taken resseyued to be kyng of beme vngarie because of his wife that was sigismuÌ„dis doughter whiche lefte after hym none othir heir This Albert was Emê‘our but one yere for he was poysond so deide somme saye he deide of a flixe but he was a râ—tuouse man pitefull so moche that alle the peple that knewe hym said that the world was not worthy to haue his presence This same yere one Owayn a squyer of walys a maÌ„ of lowe birth whiche had many a day tofore secretely wedded quene ketherine and had by her iij sones a doughter was taken coÌ„maunded to newgate to prison by my lord of gloucestre ê“tectour of the reame Aod this yere he brake prison by the mene of a prest that was his chapelayne And after he was taken agayn by my lord â—emond brought agayn to newgate whiche afterward was deliuered at large And one of his sones afterward was made erle of richemoÌ„d anothir erle of penbroke the iij a monk of westmynstre whiche monke deide sone after ¶ This same yere also on Newyeres day at baynardiscastell fill douâ— a stake of wode sodenly at afâ—â—rno ne and slow iij. men meschiâ—uously and foule hurt othir Also at bed ford on a shrireday were xvâ—ij men murtherd withoute stroke by fallyng doune of a steir as they come oute of their comyn halle and many foule hurt ¶ In the xviij yere sir Richard Branchamp the good Erle of warre wyke deide at Roan he beyng that tyme lieutenaunt of the kyng in Normandie and from thens his body was brought to warrewyke where he lieth wurshipfully in a new Chapell on the southside of the quyre Also this yere was a grete derthe of corne in all Englond for a busshell of wheâ—e was worth xl pens in many places of Englond and yit men myght not haue y nowgh wherfore Stephen Broun that tyme maire of london sent in to pruse and brought to london certayne shippis laden with Rye whiche eased and did moche good to the peple for corne was so skarce in Englond that in somme places of Englond poure peple made hem brede of fern rotes ¶ This yere the generall counseill of basile deposed pope Eugenye And they chese Felix which was duke of Sauoye And than began the scisme which endured vn to the yere of our lord Ihesu crist M. CCCC.xlviij This Felix was a deuoute prince and saw the sones of his sones And after lyued a holy and denoute lyfe And was chosen pope by the counseill of Baâ—ile Eugenye deposed And so the scisme was longe tyme And this Felix had not moch obedience be canse of the nâ—utralite for the moste parte and well nâ—gh all cristendome obedied aud reputed Eugenye for very pope god knoweth who was the very pope of them bothe for bothe occupied during the lyfe of Eugenye ¶ This same yere Sir Richard wiche vicarie of hermettesworth was degrated of his presthode at Poulis and brente at tourhyll as for an heretike on seint Botulpâ—us day how well at his deth he deide a good cristeÌ„maÌ„ wherfor after his dethe moche peple come to the place were he had he brente and offred and made a heepe of stones and sette vp a crosse of tree helde hym for a saynt till the maire and shereuis by commaundement of the kyng and of bisshoppes destroied it and made there a douâ—hylle ¶ Also this same yere the shereuis of london fette oute of Seint Martins the graunt the sayntwarie fiue persones whiche afterward were restored agayne to the Sayntwarie by the kynges â—â—stices ¶ After Alberte the iij. Frederike was chosen Emê‘our This Frederike duke of Osterike was longe Emê‘our differred for to be crouned at rome by cause of the scisme but after that vuion was had he was crouned with Imperiall diademe with grete glorie and triumphe of pope Nicholas the iiij This was a man pesible quiete and of singuler pacience not hating the chyrch he wedded the kyng of Portingales dougter ◠¶ How the duchesse of Gloucestre was arested for treson and committed to perpetuall prison in the I le of man And of the deth of maister Rogier â—olyngbroke Ca. CC.lij IN this yere Elianore Cobham duchesse of Gloucestre was arested for certayn pointies of treson leid agayn hir wher vpon she was examined in seint stephens chapell at west mestre before the Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury And there she was enioyned to open penaunce for to go thurgh chepe beryng a taper in her hond after to perpetuall prison in the I le of manÌ„ vnder the kepyng of sir Thomas stanley Also that same tyme was arested Maister Thomas south well a chanon of westmynstre maister Iohan hume a chapelayn of the said lady maistâ—r Rogger bolynbrok a clerk vsing nigromancie And one margery Iurdemayn called the wich of Eye beside westmynstre Thise were arested as for beyng of counseill with the said duchesse of gloucester And as for maister Thomas southwell he deide in the tour the nyght before he shold haue he reyned on the morne For so he said hym selfe that he shold deye in his bedde and not by Iustise And in the yere xx maister Iohan hume and maister
kyng Salomon in IhrlmÌ„ and made the noble temple and to hym come Sibelle quene of Saba for to here and see yf it were soth that men speken of the grete and noble wit and wisdam of kyng Salamon and she fonde it soth that men had hir tolde ¶ Of kyng lud ludibras that was kyng leyles sone Ca. x ANd after this kyng leyl regned his sone lud ludibras that made the cite of Canterbury and of wynchestre and he regned xiij yere and died and lieth at wynchestre ¶ Of kyng Bladud that was ludibras sone how he regned was a good man and a nigromancer Ca. xj And after this lud ludibras regned Bladud his sone a grete nigromancer and thurgh hie craft of nigromancie he made the meruaillous hote bath as the gest telleth and he regned xxj yere and he lieth at the newe Troye ¶ Of kyng Leir and of the ansuere of his yongest doughter that graciously was maried to the kyng of fraunce Ca. xij AFter this kyng Bladud regned Leir his sone and this Leir made the toune of leycestre and let calle the toune aft his name and he gouerned the toune well nobely This kyng Leir had ij doughtres the fyrst was called Gonorill the secoÌ„d Rigan and the thridde Cordeill and the yongest doughter was fairest and best of condicions The kyng hir fadre became an olde man and wold that his doughtres were maried â—r that he deide but first he thought to assay whiche of hem loued hym most aud best for she that loued hym best shold best bene maried and he axed of the fyrste doughter how moche she hym loued and she ansuerd and said better than hir owne lyfe Nowe certes quod the fadre that is a grete loue Tho axed he of the second doughter how moche she him loued and she said more and passyng all the creatures of the worlde â— ma foy qd the fadre I may no more axe And tho axed he of the thridde doughter how moche she hym loued certes fadre quod she my sustres haue tolde yow glosing wordes but forsoth I shall telle trouth For I loue yow as moch as I ought to loue my fadre for to bring yow more in certain how I loue yow I shall yow telle as moche as ye bene worth so moche shall ye be loued ¶ The kyng hir fadre wente that she had scorned hym and become wonder wroth and swore by heuen and erth she sholde neuer haâ—e good of hym but his doughtres that loued hym so moche sholde bene well auaunced and maried And the first doughter he maried to Maugles kyng of Scotland and the second he maried to haneinos Erle of Cornewaille and so they ordeyned and spake bitwene hem that they sholde departe the Reame bitwene hem two after the deth of kyng Leir hir fadre so that Cordeill his yongest doughter shold no thyng haue of his land but this Cordeill was wonder faire and of so good condicions â—ud maners that the kyng of fraunce Agampe herde of hir speke sente to the kyng leir hir fadre for to haue hir vn to his wyfe and praied hym therof and kyng Leir hir fadre sent hym word that he had departed the londe vn to his two doughtres and said he had no more lande wherwith hir to marien ¶ And whan AgaÌ„pe herde this ansuer he sente anone ayene to leir and said that he axed no thyng with hir but onely hir clâ—thyng hir body And anone kyng leir sent hir ouer the see to the kyng of fraunce And he resseyned hir with moche wurshipp and with moche solempnite hir spoused and made hir quene of fraunce ¶ Howe kyng leir was driuen out of his land thurgh his folie and howe Cordeil his yougest doughter helpe hym in his nede ¶ Capitulo xiij WHus it fel afterward that tho ij eldest doughtren wolde nat abide till leir hir fadre was dede but werred vpon hym whiles that he leued and moche sorwe and shame hym did wherfor they benoÌ„men hym holy the roialme and bitwene hem had ordeyned that one of hem shold haue kyng leir to soiourne all his lyfe tyme with xl kâ—yghtes and squyers that he myght wurshippfully gone and ride whidder that he wolde in to what contre that hym liked to pley and to solace So that Managles kyng of Scotland had kyng leir with hym in the maner as is aboue said and or othir half yere wer passed Corneill that was his eldest dâ—ughter and quene of Scotland was so aÌ„noied of hym and of his peple that anone she and hir lorde spake to gedre wherfor his knyghtes half and his squyers from hym were gone and nomo left but only xxx and when this was done leir bigan for to make moche sorwe for encheson that his estate was empeired And men had of hym more scorne and despite then euer they had bâ—for Wherfor he nift what for to done and at the last thought that he wolde wende in to Corne waill to Rigan his othir doughter And when he was come the Erle and his wif that was leires doughter hym welcomed and with hym made moche Ioye ther he duelled with xxx knyghtes and squyers And he nad nought duelled ther scarsely tuelfmonth that his doughter of hym nas full and of his coÌ„panie and hir lorde and she of hym had scorne and despite so that from xxx knyghtes they bronghten vn to x. and afterward .v. and so ther left with hym no mo Tho made be forwe y nowâ— aud said sore wepyng Allas that euer he come in to that londe and said yit had me hetter to haue duelled with my fyrst doughter And anonÌ„ wene thennes to his fyrst doughter But anone as she saw hym come she swore by god and his holy names and by as moche as she myght that he shold haue no mo with hym but one knyght yf he wolde ther abide Tho bigan leir ayen weâ—e and made moche sorwe said tho allas nowe to long haue I lyuet that this sorwe and meschief is to me nowe falle For nowe am I porer that some tyme was riche but nowe haue I no frende ne kyn that me wull do any good ¶ But when I was riche all men me honoured and wurshipped and nowe euery man hath of me scorne and despite and nowe I wote well that Cordeill my yongeste doughter said me trougth when she said as moche as I had so moche shold I bene beloued and alle the whilâ— that I had good tho was I beloued and honoured for my ricchesse but my two doughtres glosed me tho and nowe of me they sette litell pris and soth tolde me Cordeill but I wolde nat beleue it ne vnderstond and therfore I let hir gone fro me as a thing that I sette litell pris of nowe wote I neuer what for to done sith my ij doughtres haue me thus disceyued that I so moche loued and nowe mot I nedes sechen hir that is in an othir land
tho regned he in pees xiiij yere and after he died and lieth at karlille ¶ Howe xxxiij kynges regned in pees eche after othir after the deth of Hesidur Ca. xxxiij AFter the deth of Hesidur regned xxxiij kynges euery aftâ—r othir in pees without any long tarieng I shal tell hem all howe long eche of hem regned as the storie telleth The fyrst kyng of tho xxxiij was called Gerbodia he regned xij yere aft hym regned Morgan ij yere after hym regned Cighnus vj. yere after hym regned Idwalan viij yere after hym regned Rohugo xj yere And after hym regned â—oghen xiij yere And after hym regned Catill xv yere And after hym regned Porrex ij yere And after hym regned Cheryn xvij yere And after hym regned Coyll xij yere And after hym regned Sulgenis xiiij yere And after hym regned Esdad xx yere And after hym regned Andragie xv.ij. yere And after hym regned â—rian v. yere And after hym regned Elind ij yere And after hym regned Eldagan xv yere And after hym regned Claten xij yere And aft hym regned Quirgunde viij yere And after hym regâ—ed Mortan vj. yere And after hym regned Bledagh iij. yere And after hym regned Caph j. yere And after hym regned Gen ij yere And after hym regned Seisell kyng Bled xxij yere And kyng Tabreth xj yere And Archinal xiiij yere And Groll xxx yere And Rodingu xxxij yerÌ„ And Hertâ—r v. yere And Hampir vj. yere And Carâ—our vij yere And Digneill iij. yere And Samuel xxiiij yere Rede ij yere Eln vij monthes this Ely had iij. soneâ—lud caâ—sibalaÌ„ enemyoÌ„ ¶ Howe lud was made kyng after the deth of Ely his fadre Capitulo xxâ—iiij AFter the deth of Ely regned lud his sone and gouerned wel â—he land and moche honoured good folk teÌ„pred ameÌ„ded wikked folke This lud loued more to duelle at Troie than in any othir place of the land wherfor the name of newe Troie was lefte and tho was the Cite called ludstone But the name is changed thurgh variance of lrÌ„ez and now is called london And this kyng made in the Cite a fair gate called it ludgate after his name and the folke of the Cite hete it loundres and when he had regned xj yere he deide and lieth at london he had ij yong sones Andâ—aghen and Tormace but they coude nethir speke ne go for yongth therfor the britons crouned a strong knyght that was called lud that was Cassibalamus brother made hym kyng of Britaigne ¶ How the britons grauÌ„ted to cassibalam that was ludes brother the land in whos tyme Iulius Cesar come twyes for to conquere the land Ca. xxxv AFter the deth of kyng lud regned his brother Cassibalam become a good man moche beloued of his britons so yâ— for his goodnesse curtesie they graunted hym the Reame for euermore to hym to his heires the kyng of his goodnesse bet norissh worthelich bothe sones that were lud his brothers after made the eldest sone erle of Cornewaill that othir erle of london And while this kyng Cassibalam regned come Iulius cesar that was Emê‘our of Rome in to this land with a poer of Romayns and wolde haue had this land thurgh strength but CassibalaÌ„ oâ—come hym in bataille thurgh helpe of the britons drofe hym out of thiâ— lande he went ayene to Rome assembled a grete poer an othir tyme come ayene in to this land for to yeue bataille to CassibalaÌ„ but he was discoÌ„fited thurgh strength of the britons thurgh helpe of the erle of Corne waill the erle of london his brother thurgh helpe of Gudian kyng of Scotland Corband kyng of north walys of bretaill kyng of southwales in this bataill was slaynÌ„ Nennon that was Cassibalams brother wherfor he made moch sorwe And so wâ—nt Iulius cesar oute of this land with a sewe of romayns that were left a lyue And tho Cassibalam went ayene to london made a fest vn to all his folk that tho had hym holpe and whan that feste was done eche man went in to his owne contre ¶ Of the debate that was bitwene Cassibalam the Erle of london and of the truage that was paied to Rome Ca. xxxvj ANd after it befell thus vpon a day that the gentilmeÌ„ of the kynges houshold gentilmen of the Erles houshold of london after mete wente in fere for to play and thurgh debate that arose among hem Enelyn that was the Erles cosin of london queld Irenglas that was the kynges cosin wherfor the kyng swore that Enelin sholde bene honged but the Erle of london that was Enelinê° lord wold nat suffre it wherfor the kyng was wroth to ward the Erle thought hym destroie preuely the Erle sent lrÌ„ez to Iulius cesar that he sholde come in to this lande for to helpe hym and hym a venge vpon the kyng he wolde helpe hym with all his myght And when the Emê‘our herde this tydyng he was full glad and ordeyned a strong poer come ayen the thrid tyme in to this land and the Erle of london halp hym with vij M. men and at the thrid tyme was Cassâ—balan ouercomÌ„ and discomfited and made pees to the Emê‘our for iij. M. ponde of siluer yeldyng by yere for truage for this lande for euermore half ayere passed the Emê‘our went to Rome and the Erle of london with hym for he durst not abide in this lond and after Cassâ—balan regned xvij yere in pees and tho died he the xvij yere of his regne and lieth at york ¶ Howe lordes of the lande after the deth of cassibalan for encheâ—on that he had none heir made Andragen kyng Ca. xxxvij AFter the deth of Cassibalan for as moche as he had non heir of his body the lordes of the land by comune assent crouned Andragen Erle of Cornwaille and made hym kyng and he regned well and worthely was a good man well gouerned the land when he had regned viij yere he died lieth at london ¶ Of kymbalyn that was Andragenys sone a good man wel gouerned the lande Ca. xxxviij AFter the deth of Andragen regned Kymbalyn his sone that was a good man and well gouerned the lande in moche â— sperite and pees all his lifes tyme and in his tyme was borne IhuÌ„ crist our sauyour of that swete virgin Marie This kyng kymbelyn had ij sones Guider and Armoger good knyghtes and worthy and when this kyng kymbalyn had regned xxij yere he died and lieth at london ¶ Of kyng Gynder that was kymbalynê° sone that wolde nat pay the truage to Rome for the lande that Cassibalan had graunted and howe he was slayne of a romayne Ca. xxxix ANd after the deth of this kymbalyn regned Gynder his sone 〈◊〉 good man and a worthy and he was of so high hert that he wolde nat pare to Rome that
that was a sarazen called his brother Elga and said to hym that he sholde go to coÌ„quere the laÌ„d that all tho fair maydens were in borne And he ordeyned tho a grete poer of Pehites of denmare of orkoney and of norwey and they come in to this lande and brent tounes slewe folk and cast a doune chyrches and houses religioÌ„ and robbed the lande in length brede put to deth all tho that wolde nat forsake the right beleue cristendome ¶ For as moche as ther was no soueraigne that myght hem helpe For the kyng Maximian had taken with hym all the worthy men he went to coÌ„quere litell britaigne And in the same tyme that ye here nowe telle was seint Albone martred thurgh the wode tiraunt Dioâ—â—cian in the same place wher is nowe an Albaye made of seint Albone whiles that he was a paynyme ¶ But he conuerted hym to god thurgh the predicacionÌ„ of a clere and a wyse man that was called Anabel that was herburghed a nyght in his house And this waz after the IncarnacionÌ„ of IhuÌ„ cristâ—â— xxvj yere And men shull vnderston that seint Albone suffred his matirdome before that seint Edmond was martred and her for is seint Albone called the fyrst martir of England ¶ This Gowannes brother his folk that were sarazenes went thurgh out the lande destroied all thyng that they founde and no thyng they ne spared When this tydyng came to Rome Nowe that kyng Gowan had bigoÌ„ne for to stroie this lande the Emê‘our and tho of Rome sent a strong man and of grete poer that was called Gracian with xxiiij M. men well fyghtyng for to cast out Sarazenes out of this lande all they arrined at portesmothe ¶ Maximian myght nat come hym selfe for as moche as he was chosen Emê‘our after the deth of Constantine that was seint Eleynes sone ¶ When this Gracian was arrined with his host he let aspie priuely wher the kyng gowan myght be founde and he come vpon hem sodenly as they lay in hir beddes and descomfited hym slew hem in hir beddes euery chon that nonÌ„ of hym ascaped sauf Gowan that fled with moche sorwe in to his contre ¶ Sone after it befell that Maximian was slayne at Rome thurgh treson And when Gracian wyse that tydynge be let croune hym kyng of this lande ¶ Howe Gracian made hym kyng when Maximian was slayne and afterward the britons queld hym for his wikkednesse Ca. lij ¶ His Gracian when he bigan to regne he bicome so wikked and so sterne and so moche sorwe did to the britons that they 〈◊〉 hym amonges hem ¶ Tho the kyng Gowan had vnderstond thaâ— Gracian was slayne and done to deth he assembled a grete power come ayene in to this lande and yf he had erst done harme tho did he moche more for tho destroied he all this land and the cristen peple that was in moche britaigne so that no man was so hardie for to nemâ—ne god and he that so did anone he was put to stronge deth ¶ But the bisshopp of london that was tho that was called Gosselyn scaped and wente thens to them of Rome to seche socour to helpe cestroie the sarazenes that had destroied this land ¶ And the Romains saide that they had be so ofte annoied for hir sending after folke in to Britaigne all for to helpe the Britons and they wold no more so done ¶ And so the bisshopp Gosselyne went thens withoute any socour or helpe ¶ And tho went he to the kyng of litell britaigne that was called Aldroie and this was the thridde kyng after Gowan merâ—edoke as before is said ¶ The bisshopp praied this kyng Aldroie of helpe and socour ¶ The kyng had grete pite in his hert when he had herde how the bisshopp fledde and how the Cristen men weren slayne in grete britaigne thurgh paynyms and sarazenes he graunted hym Costantine his brother hym for to helpe with power of folke and hem did araie hors armure and shippes all thyng that hem neded to that viage ¶ And whan all thyng was redy he called the bisshopp and to hym said I take yow here to helpe and socour CostaÌ„tine my brother vpon this couenant that if god yeue hym grace the paynymes and the sarazenes to shende and discomfite that than ye make hym kyng And the bisshopp it graunted with good wyll ¶ Costantine and the bisshopp toke leue of the kyng Aldroie and betoke hym to god and toke hir men xij M. and wente to hir shippes and sailled toward grete Britaigne and arriued at tottenesse ¶ When the Britons herde the tydynges that to hem come socour they were strongly holpen and ordeyned hem an huge nombre of peple and come to hem and vnderfenge hem with mochel honour ¶ Gowan anone as he wist of this thynges he assembled all the sarazenes and come ayens hem and yafe hem bataille And Costantine slow hym with his owne hondes And all tho othir sarazenes were discomfited and slayne that none ascaped but tho that were conuerted vn to god ¶ How Costantine that was the kynges brother of litell Britaigne was crouned kyng of mochel Britoigne for his worthinesse Capitulo quinquagesimotercio ANone after the bataill they went to london and couned ther Costantine and made hym kyng of this lande and the bisshopp Goseline sette the croune on his hede aÌ„noynted hym as falleth to a kyng for to bene and tho bigan cristendome This kyng Costantine when he was crouned anone after he spoused his wife thurgh conceill of the britons and he begate iij. sones on hir The fyrst was called Constance that othir Aurilambros and the thridde Vter Constance the elder brother when he came to age he made hym a monke at wyuchestere Costantine hir fadre waz slayne thurgh treson For it befell on a tyme that a Pchite come to hym vpon a day in message as it were said that he wolde speke with the kyng priuely in conceill The kyng let wide his chambre of tho meÌ„ that were wythynne and ther abode no mo but the kyng and the Pehite and made a contenaunce as they he wolde haue spoke wyth the kyng in his ere and there he quelled hym with a longe knyfe and after went queyntely oute of the chambre into an othir chambre so at the last no man wyst where he was bicome ¶ When the kynges meynÌ„ wyst that hir lord was so dede they made so moche sorwe they nyse all what to done For as moche as his ij sones Aurilambros and Vter weren so yonge that none of hem myght be kyng and the thridde brother was moÌ„ke at wyn chestre as is said be forne But vortiger that was erle of westsexe thought priuely in his hert thurgh queyntyse to be kyng and went to wynchestre ther that Constance was monke and to hym said Constance quod he your fadre is dede and yonr ij bretheren that bene with Gosseline the bisshopp of london to norissh
one of hir knyghtes to whom she had told moch of hir counceill bitwene hem both they comen to the kyng and courtously him resseyued and the kyng told that he was come hir to visite and also for to speke with Eldred his brother The Quene many tymes him thanked and him praied for to aliÈte and herburgh with hir all that nygâ—t ¶ The kyng said that he myght not but ayene he wolde wende vn to his folke if he myght hem finde ¶ And when the Quene saw that he wolde nat abide she praied him that he wold ones drynke he graunted hir and anone as the drinke come the quene dranke vn to the kyng and the kyng toke the cuppe and set it to his mouth and in the mene tyme whiles that he dranke the knyght that was with the Quene with a knyfe smote euen the kyng vn to the hert and there he fyll a doune dede of his palfray vn to the erâ—h The quene for this dede yaf to the knyght gold and siluer grete plente and of othir ricchesse y nowe And the knyght anone as this was done he went him ouer the see and so escaped he oute of this land ¶ When this kyng Edward thus was matred Hit was in the yere of incarnacion after our lord â—hesu crist ix C.lxxx yere and he had regned xij yere and an halfe and lieth at Glastâ—nbury ¶ Of kyng Eldred and how the kyng Swyne of denmarke helde Englond and how Eldred that was seint Edwardes brother waâ— nat beloued in his reame and therfor he fledde in to Normandie Capitulo Centesimo decimoquintâ— AFter this kyng Edward regned Eldred his brother seint dunston crouned hym his seint dunston died sone after that he had foryeue the quene hir trespace Estrild for encheson that she was cause of kyng Edwards deth seint duÌ„ston had hir assoyled penaunce hir emoyued she lyved aft chast lyfe clen◠¶ This kyng Eldred wedded an Englissh woman and on hir begate Edmond Irenside an othir sone that was called Edewyne And after died the quene hir modre And in that tyme come in to England Swyn that was kyng of denmark for to chalenge and conquer all that his auncestres had before that tymÌ„ and so he conquered had it all at his axyng ¶ For the good erle Cutbert of lyndesey all the peple of northumberland and almost all the grete of England helde with Swyne that was kyng of deÌ„mark for as moche as they loued not kyng Eldred for encheson that his good brother Edward was slayne falsely for enâ—heson of hym and therfor no man sette but litell by hym Wherfor kyng Swyne had all his wylle and toke all the land And Eldred the kyng fledde tho in to Normandie and so spake to the duke richard that the duke yaf hym his sustre Emma to wyfe vpon the whiche he begate ij sones that one was called Alured and that othir Edward And when Swyn had conqâ—ered all the land he regned noâ—ely and leued but xv yere died and lieth at york ¶ Howe kyng Eldred came ayene from Normandie and how knoght the danois regned and of the werre bitwene hym and Edmond Irenside Ca. C.xvj. AFter the deth of Swyne that was a danois knoght his sone duelled in Englond and wolde haue be kyng and â—ho come ayene Eldred oute of Normandie with moche peple and with a strong meynye that knoght durst nat abyde but fley thens in to denmark The kyng Eldred had ayene his reame helde so grete lordshipp that he began to destroie all tho that holpe Swyn that was a danois ayens hym ¶ And afterward come ayene this knoght from denmark with a grete power so that kyng Eldred durst nat with hym fight but fledde fro thens in to london and ther held hym Tho come knoght and hym beseged so long till kyng Eldred died in the cite of london and lieth at seint paulus he regned ix yere Of kyng knoght Ca. C.xvij AFter the deth of this Eldrâ—d knoght that was a danois â—â—gan tho for to regne but Edmond Irenside that waâ— kyng Eldredis sone be his fyrst wif ordeyned a gretâ— host and began to werre vpon kyng knoght so he did many tymes ofte the werre was so stronge hard that wonder it was to wite and the Quene Emme that dnelled tho at westmynstre had grete drede of hir ij sones of the werre Alured and Edward lest they shold be defoilled mysdone thurgâ— this werre whâ—â—for she sente heÌ„ ouer see in to Normandie to the duke Richard hir vncle and ther they duelled in saâ—fte and pees longe tym◠¶ This Edmond Irenside knoght werred stroÌ„gely to gedres but at the last they were accorded in this maner that they shold depart the reame bitwene heÌ„ and so they diden and after they becomen good frendes so well loued that they becomen sworne brethren so well loued to gâ—dres as they had he bretheren geten of o body and of one moder y borne ¶ How kyng Edmond â—renside traitoursly was slayne thurgh a traitour that was called Edrich of stratton ¶ Ca. C.xviij. ANd after tho regned kyng Edmond Irenside knoght the danois but thus it befell afterward that in the same yere that they were accorded so moch loued to gedre wher for a false thef traitour had enuie vn to the loue that was bitwene hem frendshipp whos name was Edrik of stâ—atton that was a grete lord that was Edmond Irensides man and of him helde alle the land that he had and notheles he thought his lord to bitraie make knoght kyng of the land in entent richely to benâ— auaunced and with hym â—ene welbeloued wherfor he praied his lord Edmond Irenside vpon a day with him for to eten and to duellâ— and the kyng courtously him graunted and to him come at his praier and at the mete the kyng rially was serued with diuerse metes and drinkes And whan nyght come that he shold goo to bedde the kyng toke his owne meyne wente in to chambre aâ— he loked aboute he saw a wondre fair Image well made in semblaÌ„t as it were an archier with a bowe bent in his hond in yâ— bowe a fyne arwe Kyng EdmoÌ„d went tho nerre to behold it better what it myght bene and anone the arwe him sâ—ote thurgh the body and ther slowe the kyng for that eugyn was made to quelle his owne lord traitoursly And when kyng Edmond this was dede and slayne he nad regned but y. yere and his peple for him made moch sorwe and his body they bere vn to Glastenburi and ther they hym entered And this fals traitour Edrith anone went to the Quene that was kyng Edmondes wife that wyst of hir lordes deth anonÌ„ he noÌ„me from hir ij sones that were fair yong that hir lord had vpon hir goten that one was called Edward and that othir Edewyne lad hem with hym
his brother a thousand pounde euery yere and whiche of hem lengest leued sholde bene others heir and so bitwene hem shold be no debate ne strife ¶ And when they were thus accorded the duke went home ayene in to Normandie And when the kyng had regned iiij yere ther Aroos a grete debate bitwene hym and the Erchebisshopp of Canterbury Auncelme For cause that the Erchebisshopp wolde nat graunte hym for to take talliage of chyrches at his wylle And therfor eftsone the Erchebisshopp weÌ„t ouer the see to the court of rome and ther duelled with the Pope ¶ And in the same yere duke of Normandie come in to Englond for to speke with his brother And amonge othir thynges the duke of Normandie for yaf to the kyng his brother the forsaid thousand pounde by yere that he sholde pay hym And with good loue the duke went tho ayene in to Normandie ¶ And when the ij yere were a gone thurgh enticement of the deuell and of lither men a grete debate arose bitwene the kyng and the duke so that the kyng thnrgh conceill went ouer the see in to Normandie ¶ And when the kyng of England was comen in to Normandie 〈◊〉 the grete lordes of Normandie turned to the kyng of Englond and helde ayens the duke hir owne lord and hym forsoke and to the kyng hem yelden and all the good câ—stelles and tounes of Normandie And sone after was the duke taken and lad with the kyng in to Englond the kyng let put the duke in to prison And this was the vengeaunce of god For when the duke was in the holy land God yafe hym suche myght and honour ther wherfor he was chosen to bene of Iherusalem kyng And he wold nat be it but forsoke it and therfor send hym that shame and despite for to be put in to his brothers prison ¶ Tho seised kyng Henry all Normandie in to his hande and helde hit all his lyves tyme and in the same yere come the bisshopp Auncelme from the court of Rome in to Englond ayene and the kyng and he were accorded ¶ And in the yere next comyng after ther began a grete debate bitwene kyng Phillipp of Fraunce And kyng Henry of Englond ¶ Wherfor kyng Henry went in to Normaâ—die and the werre was strong bitwene hem two And tho died the kyng of fraunce lowys his sone was made kyng anone after his dethe And tho went kyng henry ayene in to englond and maried Maude his doughter to Henry the Emê‘our of Almayne ¶ Of the debate that was bitwene kyng lowys of fraunce kyng Henry of englond and how kyng henries ij sones were loste in the high see Capitulo Centesimo .xxxvj. WHenne kyng Henry had bene kyng xvij yere a grete debate aroos bitwene kyng lowys of fraunce and kyng henry of englond for encheson that the kyng had sent in to Normandie to his men that they shold bene helping to the erle of bâ—oyes as mochel as they myght in werre ayens the kyng of fraunce and that they were as redy vn to hym as they wold ben vn to hir owne lord for encheson that the erle had spoused his sustre dame Maude for which encheson the kyng of fraunce did moche sorwe to normandie wherfor the kyng of englond was wonder wrothe and in haste went ouer the see with a grete power and come in to normandie for to defende that lande and the werre bitwene hem lasted ij yere till at the last they ij foughten to gedre and the kyng of fraunce was discomfited and vneth scaped a way with moch â—eyne and the moste part of his men were take and the kyng did with hem what hym liked And somme of hem let he go frelich and somme let he put to the deth But afterward tho ij kynges were accorded And when kyng Henry had holich all the land of Normandie and scomfited his enemies of fraunce he turned ayene in to englond with mochel honour And his ij sones william and Richard wolde come after hir fadre and went to the see with a grete companie of peple but â—r that they myght come to londe the shipp come ayens a roche brake all in to peces and all were drenched that were therin sauf o man that was in the sauie ship that ascaped and this was on seint katerines day and thees were the names of hem that were drenched that is to say william the kynges sone Richard his brother the erle of Chestre Qttonell his brother Gieffrey ridell walter emurcy Godfrey erâ—hedeken the kynges doughter the Countesse of Perches the kynges nece the Countesse of Chestre and many othir When kyng henry and othir lordes arriued were in englond and herde these tydynges they made sorwe y nowe and all hir myrthe â—oye was turned in to mornyng and sorwe ¶ How Maude the Emê‘esse come ayene in to Englond and how she was afterward wedded to Gieffroy the Erle of Angoy Capitulo C.xxxvij ANd when that ij yere were agone that the Erle had duelled with the kyng the Erle went tho from the kyng and began to werre vpon hym and did moche harme in the land of Normandie and toke ther a strong Castell and ther he duelled all that yere and tho come to hym tydyng that Henry the Emê‘our of Almaigne that had spoused Maude his doughter was dede and that she duelled no lenger in Almaigne And that she wolde come ayene in to Normandie to hir fadre ¶ And when she was come to hym he noÌ„me hir tho to hym and come ayene in to Englond and made the englisshmen done othe and feaute vn to the Emê‘esse And the fyrst man that made the othe was william the Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury And that othir kyng Dauid of Scotland and after hym all the Erles and barons of engloÌ„d Also after the noble man the Erle of Angoy a worthy knyght sent to the kyng of englond yâ— he wolde grauÌ„te hym for to haue his daughter to spouse Maude the Emê‘esse And for encheson that hir fadre wyst that he was a noble man the kyng graunted hym and consented ther to And tho noÌ„me he his doughter and lad hir in to Normandie and come to the noble knyght Erle Gaufride and he spoused the forsaid Maude with mochel honour And the Erle begate vpon hir a sone that was called Henry the Emê‘esse sone ¶ And after when all this was done kyng Henry duelled all that yere in Normandie And after that longe tyme a grevous sikenesse toke hym wherthurgh he died And this kyng Henry regned xxxv yere and iiij monthes and after he died as before is said in Normandie and his hert was entered in the grete chyrche of our lady in Rouen And his body was brought with mochel honour in to England and entered at Redyng in the Abbey of the which abbey he was begynner and foundour ¶ Howe Stephene kynge Henry sustres sone was made kyng of Englond ¶ Ca. C.xxxviij AFter this kyng Henry yâ— was the fyrst
the noble lordes of the contre And also to diuerse of the commune peple diuerse lrÌ„ez and maundementz beryng daâ—e at Gandaune the viij day of Februarie And anone afâ— with in a litell tyme he come ayene in to Englond with the Quene and her children ¶ And in the same yere on Midsomer eue he began to saill toward fraunce ayene and manly and styfly fyll vpon Phelipp of valoys the which longe tyme lay and had gadred to hym a full houge and boystous meyne of dinerse nacions in the hauen of sâ—luys And ther they foughten to gedre the kyng of fraunce and he with her hostes fro midday vn to the iij. hour in the morne in whiche bataill were slayne xxx M. meÌ„ of the kynges companie of frauÌ„ce many shippes and cogges were taken Aud so thurgh goddes helpe he had there the victorie â—ere thens a glorious chiualrie ¶ And in the same yere aboute seint Iames tyde without the yateâ— of seint Omers Robert of artheis with men of englond flaundreâ— bitterly faught ayens the duke of burgoyne and the frensshmen at which bataill ther were slayne take of the frensshmen xv barons lxxx knyghtes shippes and barges were take vn to the nombre of CC. and xxx ¶ The same yere the kyng makyng and abydyng vpon the siege of Turney the Erle of Henaude with Englissh archers maden assaute to the toune of Seint Amand wher they slowe l. knyghtes and many othir and also destroied the toune ¶ And in the xvj yere of his regne folewyng in the wynter tyme the same kyng duelled still vpon the forsaid siege and sent ofte in to Englond to his tresorier and othir purueiourâ— for gold and money that shold be sent to hym ther in his nede but his procuratours and messagiers cursedly and full slowly serued hym at his nede and hym deceyued on whos defaute and laches yâ— kyng toke trews bitwene hym and the kyng of fraunce ¶ And the kyng full of wo sorwe and shame in his bert withdrowe hym fro the siege and come in to Britaigne and ther was so grete strife for vitaille that he lost many of his peple ¶ And when he had done there that he come for he dressed hym ouer see in to Englond ward ¶ Aud as he sailled toward Englond in the high see the moste myshappes stormes and tempestes thuÌ„dred and lyghtnynges fyll to hym in the see the whiche was said that it was done and areised thurgh euell spirites made by sorcery and nygromancie of hem of fraunce wherfor the kynges hert was full of sorwe and anguyssh weylyng and sighyng and said vn to our lady in this wyse Oblissed lady seint Marie what is the cause that euermore goyng in to Fraunce all thynges and wethers fallen to me Ioyfull and lykyng and gladsum and as I wold haue hem but alwey turnyng in to Englond ward all thynges fallen vnprofitable and harmefull Neâ—latter he scapyng all ê‘illes of the see as god wold come by nyght to the tour of london ¶ And the same yere the kyng held his Cristemasse at Meries and sent word to the Scottes by his messagiers that he was redy wold fight with hem But the Scottes wold nat abyde that but fledden ouer the Scottyssh see hid hem as well as they myght ¶ And in the xvij yere of his regne aboute the feste of Conuersion of seint Paul kyng edward when he had be in Scotland and sawe that the Scottes were fledde he come ayene in to Englond ¶ And a litell bifor lent was the turnement at Dunstaple to the whiche turnement come all the yonge Bachelery and Chiualrie of Englond with many othir Erles and lordes At the which turnement kyng Edward hym selfe was ther present ¶ And the next yere folewyng in the xviij yere of his regne at his parlement holden at westmynstere the auynzeme of Paske the kyng Edward the thridde made Edward his fyrst begoten son prince of walys And in the .xix. yere of his regne anone after in Ianiuer by fore lent the same kyng Edward let make full noble Iustes and grete festes in the place of his birthe at wyndesore that ther were neuer none such seen ther a fore At which feste and rialâ—â— were ij kynges ij queâ—es the Prince of walys The duke of Cornewaille x. Erles ix Coâ—â—tesses barons and many burgeis 〈◊〉 which myghten not lightely he nombred And of diuerse landes beyonde the see weren many strangiers ¶ And at the same tyme whan the â—ustes were done â—yng Edward made a grete soper in the which he ordeyned first began his rounde table and ordeyned and stedfasted the day of the forsaid rouÌ„de de table to be holden there at wyndesore in the wytson weâ—e euermore yerly ¶ And in this tyme englisshmen so moche haunted cleued to the wodnesse foly of the strangiers that fro the tyme of coming of the henaudres xviij yere passed they ordeyned chaunged hem euery yere diuerse shappes disguysing of clothyng of longe large and wyde clothes destitut and desert from all olde honeste good vsage ¶ And an othir tyme short clothes and streyte wastyd dagged and kyt on euery side slatered botened with sleues tapites of surcotes hodes ouer long and ouer moche hangyng that yf that I the sothe shall say they were more â—â—ch to tormentours and deueles in hir clothyng shoyng othir aray than to men And the women more nysely yet passed the meÌ„ in aray coriousloker for they were so streyt clothed that they let hange fox tailles sowed byneth within hir clothes for to hele hide hir aâ—seâ— the which disgnysinges and pride ê‘auenture afterward brouÈt forth encaused many myshappes meschief in the reame of Englond ¶ The xx yere of kyng Edward he went ouer in to Britaigne Gascoyne in whos companie went the Erle of warrewyke the erle of suffolke the erle of huntyngton the Erle of Arundell many othir lordes and commune peple in a grete multitude with a grete nauye of CC.xl. shippes anone after Mydsomer for to auenge hym of many wronges and harmes to hym done by Phelipp of valoys kyng of Fraunce ayens the trews before hand graunted The which trews he falsely and vntrewly by cauellacious losed disquatte ¶ How kyng Edward sailed in to Normandie and arriued at hogges with a grete host Ca. cc.xxvij IN the xxj yere of his regne kyng Edward thurgh counceille of alle the grete lordes of the Royame of Englond called and gadred to gedre in his parlement at westmestre before Estren ordeyned hym for to passe ouer the see ayene for to dissese destoâ—â—â—ble the rebelles of frauÌ„ce ¶ And when his nauye waâ— come to gedre made redy he went with an huge host the xij day of Iuyll and failled in to Normandie and arriued at hogges ¶ And when he had rested hym there vj. dayes for by cause of trauaylyng of the see and for to haue
in the xxv yere of his regne aboute seint Iohanes day in heruest in the see fast by wynchelsee kyng edward had a grete bataille with men of Spayne where that hir shippes and nauye lay chayned to gedâ—â—r that ether they must fiÈt or drenche ¶ And so when all our worthy men of armes the See costes fast by wynchelsee Romeny were gadred to gedre our nauye shippes all redy to the werre the Englishmen metten manly stifly with hir enemies comyng fersely ayens hem ¶ And when the spanyssh vesselles nauye were closed yn all aboute ther men myght see a stronge bataille on bothe sides lond duryng iij yâ— which bataille ther nere but fewe that foughten that they nere spitously hurt foule And after the bataille there were xxiij shippes of hers y take And so the Englishmen had the better And in the next yere folewyng of his regne that is to say the xxvj yere that kyng thurgh his counceill let ordeyne make his newe money that is to say the peny the grote of value of iiij pens And the halfe grote of value of ij pens but it was of lesse weight than the olde sterlyng was by v. shillyng in the pounde ¶ And in the xxvij yere of his regne was the grete derthe of vitailles the whiche was called the dere somer And in the xxxviij yere of his regne in the ê‘lement holden at westmynster after estren Sir henry Erle of Lancastre was made duke of lancastre in this same yere was so grete a drought that fro the moneth of marche vn to the moneth of Iuyll ther fyll no Rayne on the erthe Wherfor all fruytes sedes and herbes for the moste partie were loste in defaute ¶ Wherof ther come so grâ—â—e disese of men and bestes and derthe of vitailles in Englond so that this land that euer afore had be plenâ—â—uous had nede that tyme to seke his vitailles and refresshyng of othir oute yles contrees ¶ And in the xxix yere of kyng Edward it was accorded graunted and sworne bitwene the kyng of fraunce and kyng Edward of Englond that he shold haue ayene all his landes and lord shippes that longeden to the duchie of Gnyhenne of olde tyme the whiche had bene wiâ—h drawe and wrongfuly occupied by diuerse kynges of fraunce before hande to haue and to hold to kyng Edward and to his heires and successours for euermore frely pesibely and in good quiete vpon this couenaunt that the kyng of englond shold beâ—e of and relese all his right and clayme that he had claymed of the kyngdome of fraunce and of the title that be toke ther of vpon which speche and couenauntz it was sent to the court of rome on bothe sides of the kynges that the forsaid couenauntz shold be enbulled but god ordeyned better for the kynges wurshipp of engloÌ„d for what thurgh fraude and disceit of the frensshmeÌ„ what â—urgh letting of the pope and of the court of rome the forsaid coueâ—aunâ—z ware disquat and left of ¶ And in the same yere the kyng reâ—â—ked by his wyse and discrete counceill the staple of wulles 〈◊〉 of flauÌ„dres in to Englond with all the libertees fraunchâ—Ì„es and fre câ—sâ—omes that longen ther to and ordeyned it in englond in diuerse places that is for to say at westmester CauÌ„terbury Chicâ—â—stre bristow Lyncolne Hull with all the forsaid thynges thaâ— longen ther to ¶ And that this thyng that shold thus be done the kyng swore hym selfe ther to And prince edward his sone with othir many grete witnessed that ther were present ¶ And in the xxv yere of his regne anone after witsonday in the parlement ordâ—yned at westmynstre it was tolde and certified to the kyng that Phelipp that tho held the kyngdome of Fraunce was dede And that Iohan his sone was crouned kyng And that this Iohan had yeue karoll his sone the Duchie of Guyhenne of the which thyng kyng Edward whan he wyste ther of had grete indignacion vn to hym and was wondre wrothe and stronglich y mâ—â—ed ¶ And ther for afore alle the wrothy lordes that there were assembled at that parlement he called Edward his sone vn to hym to whome the duchie of Guyhenne by right heritage shold longe to and yafe it hym there byddyng and strengthyng hym that he shold ordeyne hym to defende hym and vengyâ— hym vpon his enemies and saue maynten his right ¶ And afterward kyng edward hym self his eldest sone Edward wenten to diuerse places seintes in englond on pilgremage for to haue the more helpe grace of god and of his seintes And the ij Kal. of Iuyll when all thyng was redy to that viage bataill all his retenue power assembled his nauye also redy he toke with him the erle of warre wyke the erle of suffolk the erle of salysbury the erle of OxuÌ„ford a M. men of armes as many archiers in the natiuite of our lady toke hir shippes at Plymmouth begonne to sayle ¶ And when he come was arrined in Gnyhenne he was ther wurshipfully take resceyued of the most noble men lordes of that contre ¶ And anonÌ„ after kyng edward toke with hym his ij sones that is for to say Sir Leonell erle of vlton sir Iohan his brother Erle of richemond sir henry duke of lancastre with many erles lordes men of armes and ij M. archers sailed toward fraunce rested hym a while at caleys And afterward the kyng went with his folke aforsaid and with othir soudiours of be yonde the see that ther aboden the kynges comyng the second day of Nouembre and toke his â—ournay toward kyng â—ohan of fraunce ther as he trowed to haue founden hym fast by Odomaâ— as his lrÌ„es couenant made mencion that he wold a byde hym there with his host ¶ And when kyng â—ohan of fraunce herd of the kynges comyng of englond he went away with his meÌ„ cariage cowardely shamfully fleyng wastyng all vitailles ouer that the Englisshmen shold nat haue ther of ¶ And when kyng Edward herd telle that he fledde he pursued hym with all hiz oost till Hedene than he beholdyng the wantyng the scarcite of vitailles also the cowardise of the kyng of frannce he turned ayene wastyng all the contrey ¶ And while all thees thynges were a doyng the scottes priuely be nyght tokeÌ„ the toune of Berewyk sleyng hem that withstode hem no man elles but blessed be god the castel neâ—Ì„latter was saued kept by englishmen that were theryn Than the kyng ê‘ceyued all this turned ayene in to englond as wrothe as he myÈt be wherfor in ê‘lemeÌ„t at westmynster was grauÌ„ted to the kyng of euery sak of wolle .l. shillyng during the terme of vj. yere that he myght the myghtloker fight defende the Reame arens the scottes and othir mysdoers ¶ And so when all thynges were
gracious queen Anne that was wyfe to kyng Richard in the maner of shene in the shire of surre vpon witsonday and than was she krought to london so to westmynstre and there was she beried and worthely entered beside seint Edwardes shrine On whos sould almyghty god haue pite and mercy Amen ¶ How kyng Richard spoused dame Isabell the kynges doughter of fraunce in the toune of Caleys brought hir in to englond let hir le crouned quene in the abbey of seint Petres of westmynstre Capitulo ducentesimo xlij IN the xx yere of kyng Richardes regne he wente hym ouer the see vn to Caleys with Dukes Erles Lordes and Barons and many othir worthy squâ—ers with grete arâ—aye and commune peple of the Royame in good aâ—aye as than longed to soche a worthy kyng and prince of his noâ—â—ey and of his owne ê‘sone to done hym reuerence and obseruaunce as ought to be done vn to hir liege lord And so myght a 〈◊〉 Emê‘our in his owne to abyde resseyue there that worthy and gracious lady that shold beue his wyfe a yonge creature of xix yere of age Dame Isabell the kynges doughter of fraunce and many othir worthy lordes of grete name both barons and knyghtes with moche othir â—eple that comen vn to the toune of Grauenyng and ij dukes of fraunce that one was the duke of Burgoyne and that othir the duke of Barre that wold no ferther lasse than they had plegges for hem ¶ And than the kyng Richard deliuered ij plegges for hem to go sauf and come sauf his ij worthy vncles the duke of Gloucestre the duke of yorke And they ij wenten ouer the water of Grauenyng and abidden there as for plegges vn to the tyme that the mariage and the feste was done and that thees ij dukes of frauÌ„ce were come ayene vn to Grauenyng water ¶ And theÌ„n thees ij worthy dukes come ouer the water at Grauenyng and so to Caleys with this wurshipfull lady Dame Isabell that was the kynges donghter of fraunce and with hir come many a worthy lord and eke lady and knyghtes and squyers in the best araie that myÈt be And there they metten with our meyny of Caleys the which wel comed hir and hir meyne with the best honour and reuerence that myght be And so brought her in the toune of Caleys ¶ And ther she was resseyued with all the solempnite and wurshipp that myÈt be done vn to such a lady And than they brouÈt hir vn to the kyng And the kyng toke hir and welcomed hir and all hir faire meyne and made there all the solempnite that myght be done ¶ And than the kyng and his counceill asked of the frensh lordes whethir all the couenauntes and forwardes with the composicion that were ordeyned and made on bothe parties shold be trewely kepte and hold bitwene hem ¶ And they said ye And ther they sworne and toke hir charge vpon a boke and made hir othe well and trewely it to hold in all maner of pointes and couenauntz withoute contradiction or delaye in any maner wyse ¶ And than was she brought vn to seint Nicholas chyrche in Caleys and there she was worthely y wedded with the moste solempnite that any kyng or Quene myght be with Erchebisshoppes and bisshoppes and alle ministres of holy chyrche And than weren brought home vn to the Castell and set to mete ¶ And there were serued with all maner of delicasie of alle riall metes and drynkes plenteuously to all maner of strangiers and all othir and no creature warned that feste but all were welcome for ther weren grete hales and tentes sette vpon the grene withoute the castelle to resceyue all maner of peple and euery office redy to serue hem alle and thus this worthy mariage was solempnely y done and ended with all rialte ¶ Than these ij dukes of fraunce with hir peple token hir leue of the kyng and the Quene and wenten ayene to Grauenyng water And there the frenssh lordes that is to say the ij dukes and all hir meyne were comen ouer the water to Grauenyng and there they metten And euery toke leue of othir and so they departed and our lordes come ayene to Caleys and the frenssh lordes wente ouer the water and so home in to frauÌ„ce ayene ¶ And anone after the kyng made hym redy with the Quene and alle his lordes and ladies and all hir peple with hem and comen ouer the see in to Englond and so to london and the Maire and the shereues with all the Aldremen and worthy communes ridden ayens hem vn to the blake heth in kent And thee they metten with the kyng and the Quene and welcomed hem and that in good aray and euery man in the clothyng of his crafte and her mynstrelles to fore hem ¶ And so they brought hem vn to seint Georges barre in south werke and there they toke hir leue And the kyng and the Quene ridden to kenyngton and than the peple of london turned home ayene And in turnyng ayene to londen brigge there was so moche prese of reple bothe an hors and a foot that ther were dede on the brigge xj persones of men of women and of children on whos souâ—es Almyghty god haue pite and mercy Amen ¶ And than afterward the Quene was brought vn to the toure of london and there she was all nyght And on the morwe she was brought thurgh the Cite of london all ouer and so forth vn to west mynstre there she was crouned Quene of Englond And than she was brought ayene to the kynges paleys and there was â—olden an open and riall feste aâ— hir coronacion of all maner of peple that thidder come And this was done the Sonday next after the feste of Seint Clement in the xx yere of kyng Richardes regne ¶ And than the xxv day of August next after by euell excitacion and fals counceill and for grete wrath and malice that the kyng had of olde tyme vn to his vncle the good duke of Gloucestre and to the Erle of Arundell and to the Erle of warrewyke ¶ And anone the kyng by his euell excitacion and his euell counceill and malice late in the euenyng on the sâ—me day aboue said made hym redy with his strength rode in to Essex vn to the tounÌ„ of Chelmesford so come to plasshe sodeynly there sir thomas of wodestoke the good duke of gloucestre lay And the good duke come to welcome the kyng anone ¶ And the kyng arested the good duke hym self his owne body And so he was lad doune to the water and anone put to a shipp And anone had vn to Caleys brought in to the Capitayns warde to be kept in holde by the kynges coÌ„mauÌ„dement of englond ¶ And that tyme the erle marchall was Capitayne of Caleys ¶ And anone after by the coÌ„maundement of the kyng by his fals counceill coÌ„maunded the Capitayn to
Cornewaille And from thens she was bronght to the Cite of wynchestre And ther she was wedded vn to kyng Henry the iiij in the Abbey of seint swythynes of wynchestre with all the solempnite that myght be done and mad◠¶ And sone after she was brought from thens to london ¶ And the maire and the aldermen and the coÌ„munes of the cite of london ridden ayens hir and hir welcomed and brought hir thurgh the Cite of london to westmynster and there she was crouned Quene of englond And there the kyng made a riall and a solempne feste for her and for all maner of men that thidder wold come And in this same yere dame Blaunche the eldest doughter of kyng Henry the iiij was y sent ouer the see with the erle of somersete hir vncle and with mastiâ— Richard Clifford than bisshopp of wurcestre and with many othir worthy lordes knyghtes and ladies aud worthy squyers as longed to such a worthy kynges douâ—hter and comen vn to Coleyn And thidder come the dukes sone of Barre with a faire meyne and resseyued this worthy lady And there the bisshopp of wurcestre wedded and sacred hem to gedre as holy chyrche wold ¶ And ther was made a riall feste and a grete Iustes in the reuerence and wurshippe of hem and of all peple that thidder come ¶ And whan this mariage and fest was done the Erle and the bisshopp and all hir meyne token hir leue of lord and lady come home ayene in to englond in saufte thanked be god And in the v. yere of kyng Henries regne the lord Thomas his sone wente ouer see and the Erle of kent and many othir lordes and knyghtes with men of armes and archiers a grete noÌ„bre to chastize the rebelles that aforne had done moche harme to oure Englisshmen and marchauntz and to many tounes and portes in Englond on the see costeâ—◠¶ And the lord Thomas the kynges sone come in to Flaundres to fore a toune that is called the skluse amonges all the shippes of diuâ—rse nacions that weren there And after ther they ridden with hir shippes amonge hem and wenten a londe and sported hem there ij daies and comen ayene to hir shippes and token the brode see â— and ther they metten with iij. Carrykkes of â—ene that weren lade with diuerse marchandize and well y manned and ther they foughten to gedres longe tyme but the Englisshmen had the victorie and broughten the Carrykkes in to the Cambre before wynchelsee and there they canted thees goodes and one of this Carrykkes was sodenly there bren◠¶ And the lordes and hir peple turned hem home ayene and went no forther at that tyme And in the same tyme Serle yoâ— man of kyng Richard Robes come in to Englond oute of scotlanâ— and told to diuerse peple that kyng Richard was a lyue in Scotland and so moche peple beleued in his wordes wherfor grete parte of the peple of the Reame weren in grete errour and grucchyng ayens the kyng thurgh â—nformacion of lies and fals lesyng that this Serle had made For moche peple trusted and beleued in his seyeng But at the last he was taken in the Northcontre and by lawe Iugged to bene drawe thurgh euery Cite and good burgh tounes in Englond And so he was serued and at the laste he was brought to london vn to the Gyld halle before the Iustice and there he was Iugged for to be brought to the toure of london and ther to be â—eid on an hurdell and than to be drawe thurgh the Cite of london to Tiborne and there hanged and then quartred and his hede smyten of and sette on london brigge and his quartres to be sente to foure good tounes of Englond and there sette vp and thus ended he for his fals treson and disceit ¶ And in the vj. yere of kyng henries regne the iiij the Erle of Marre of Scotland by saufconduyt come in to Englond to chalenge Sir Edmond the Erle of kente of certayne courses of werre on horsebake And so this chalenge was accepted and graunted and the place taken in smythfeld at london And this Erle of marre the scotte come proudely in to the feld as his challenge asked ¶ And anone come in the Erle of kent and rode vn to the scotte manfully rode to gedre with sharpp speres diuerse courses but the Erle of kent had the feld gate hym moche wurshipp thank of all maner of men for his manfâ—ll dedes ¶ And in the vij yere of kyng Henries regne the iiij Sir Richard scrope Erchebisshoppe of yorke the lord erle marchall of englond gadred vn to hem a stronge power ayens kyng Henry ¶ And the kyng hering ther of in all the hast that he myght come with his power northward and mette with hem at yorke And there were thees ij lordes y take brought to the kyng ¶ And anone the Iugges were sette and thees ij lordes brought forth and there they were dampned vn to the deth and bothe hir hedes smyten of and ther they made hir ende on whos soules god for his piâ—e haue mercy Amen ¶ And whan this was done the kyng come to london ayene and there rested hym Anone god of his grete goodnesse wrought and shewed many grete miracles for this worthy clerc Erchebisshopp of yorke that thus was done vn to the dethe Aud in the vij yere of kyng Henries regne Dame Luce the dukes suster of Milane come in to Englond and so at london and ther was wedded to Sir Edmond Holand Erle of kent in the priorie of seint Marie ouereies in suthwerk with moche solempnite and grete wurshipp The kyng was there hym selfe yafe hir at the churche dore And whan they were y wedded and masse was done the kyng his owne persone brought and lad this worthy lady in to the bisshoppes place of wynchestre and there was a wonder grete fest y holden to all maner of peple that comen ¶ In the same yere Sir Robert knolles knyght a worthy weryour died at his maner in Northfolk and from thens he was brouÈt to london vpon a hors bere with moche torche light And so was he brought vn to the white freres in fleetstrete and there was done and made for hym a solempne feste and a riall enterement for tho that thidder wolde come bothe â—ore and riche and there he lieth beried by Dame Constance his wyfe in the mydde of the body of the churche on whos soule god for his pite hane â—ercy Amen ¶ And thus in this same yere Sir Thomas Rampston knyght Constable of the toure of london was dreynte at london brugge as he come from westmynster to wardes the toure in a barge and all thurgh lewdenesse ¶ And in the same yere dame philipp the yonger doughter of kyng Henry was lad ouer the see with sir richard the dukes brother of yorke and Sir Edmond Courteney bisshopp of Norwich and many othir lordes knyghtes and
squyers ladies and gentâ—l women that appeâ—teyned to such a worthy kynges doughter and come in to Denmarke with his lordes and resceyued this worthy lady for his wife welcomed thees worthy lordes did hem moch reuerence grete wurship And they were brought vn to a toune that was called london in denmarke there was this lady wedded sacred to the kyng of Denmarke with moche solempnite and there she was crouned quene of Denmarke Norway and Swythen and ther was made a riall feste ¶ And whan this feste and mariage was done and ended these lordes and ladies toke hir leue of kyng of quene and comen home ayene in to Englond in hast thanked be â—hesu ¶ And in the viij yere of kyng henries regne there was a man that was called the walssh clerke he appelled a knyÈt that was called sir Perceuall sowdone of treson and there they were â—oyned to fight vn to vtteraunce withynne listes and the day place tyme assigned and lymitted to be done and ended in smyth felde At the whiche day the ij ê‘sones comen in to the felde and foughten sore and myghtely to gedres but at the last the knyght ouercome the clerke made hym yelde hym creaunt of his fals enpechemeÌ„t that he said on him And than was he despoilled of his armure drawe oute of the felde to Tiborne and there was he hanged and the knyght take to grace and was a good man ¶ And in this same yere Sir Henry Erle of Northumberland and the lord Bardolfe come oute of Scotland in preiudice and destruction of kyng Henry wherfor they of the northcontre arisen vpon hem and fought with hem and scomfited hem and toke hem and smyten of hir hedes and quartred hir bodies and sente the heed of the Erle and quarter of the lord bardolfe to london and there they were sette vpon the brigge for fals treson that they had purposed ayene the kyng ¶ And in the ix yere of kyng Henries regne was sir Edmond Holand Erle of kente made Admirall of englond for to kepe the see he wente to the see with many riall shippes that weren full well araied and enparelled and enarmed with many agood man of armes and archiers of good defence of werre in the kynges name of Englond and so he londed at the last in the cost of Britaigne in the I le of Briak with all his peple and he beseged the Castell and sauted it and they withstode hym with grete defence and strengthe And anone he leid his ordâ—naunce and in the lexeng of a gonne come a quarell and smoâ—e the good Erle Edmond in the hede and there â—e caught deths wounde but yit they left nouzt till that they had gete the Castell and all that were there ynne And there this good lord died on whos soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ And than his meyne come home ayene in to Englond with the Erles body and was beried amonges his Auncestres right worthely ¶ And in the same yere was a grete frost in Englond that dured xv wekes ¶ And in the x. yere of kyng Henries regne the iiij come the Seneschall of henaude with othir meyne to seke Auntres and to gete hym wurshippe in dedes of armes bothe on hors bak and on foot at all maner of pointes of werre ¶ And the Seneschall chalenged the Erle of Somersete And the Erle deliuered hym manfully of all his chalenges and put his aduersarie to the wers in all pointes and wanne hym there grete wurshipp and the gre of the felde And the next day after come in to the felde an othir man of armes of the Seneschallis partie ¶ And ayens hym come Sir Richard of Arundell knyght And the henaude had the better of hym on foote in one pointe for he brought hym onâ— his knee ¶ And the thridde day come in an othir man of armes in to the feld and ayens him come Sir Iohan Cornewaill knyght and manly and knyghtly quytte hym in all maner pointes ayens his aduersarie and had the better in the felde ¶ And on the iiij day come an othir man of armes of henaude in to the felde and ayens hym come Sir â—ohan cheynyes sone and manly quitte hym ayens his aduersarie for he caste hors and man in to the felde And the kyng for his manhode at that tyme dubbed hym knyght ¶ And the v. day there come an othir man of armes of the henaudes partie in to the feld And to hym come in Sir Iohan stiward knyght aud manfully quitte hym there in all maner of pointes and had the better ¶ And the vj. day come an othir henaude and to hym come william Porter squyer manfully he quitte hym had the better in the felde And the kyng dubbed hym knyght the same tyme ¶ And the vij day come an othir henaude in to the felde and to hym come Iohan standissh squyer manfully he quitte hym on his aduersarie and had the better in the felde and there the kyng dubbed hym knyght the same day ¶ And on the same day come an othir henaude and to hym come a squyer of Gascoigne and proudely manly he quitte hym on his aduersarie and had the better And anone the kyng dubbed hym knyght ¶ And on the viij day come in to the felde ij men of armes of henaude and to hem come ij soudiours of Caleys that were bretheren that were called Burghes and well and manly quitte hem on hir aduersaries and the better in the felde And thus ended the chalenges with moche wurshippes ¶ And the kyng at the reuerence of the strangiers made a grete feste and yafe hem riche yiftes and they token hir leue and went home to hir owne contre ¶ And in the xj yere of kyng henries regne the iiij there was a grete bataille done in smythfelde bitwene two squyers that one was called Gloucestre that was appellaunt Arthur was the defendaunt and well and manfully foughten to gedre longe tyme and the kyng for hir man fnllnesse and of his grace toke hir quarell in to his hand and made hem to go oute of the felde at ones and so they were deuided of hir batailles and the kyng yafe hem grace ¶ And the xij yere of kyng Henries regne the fourthe Ris die a squyer of walys that was a rebell a riser and supportier to Owen of Glendore that did moche destruction to the peple of walys was taken and brought to london and there he come afore the Iustices and was dampned for his treson and than he was leid on an hurdell and so drawe forth vn to Tiborne thurgh the Cite and there he was hanged and let doune a yene and his hede smyten of and his body quartred and sente to iiij tounes and his hede sette on london brugge ¶ And in the xiij yere of kyng Heâ—ries regne tho deide Sir Iohan Beauford the erle of somersete that was Capitayne of Caleys and was beried
the kyng to whom the kyng sente certayn lordes and desired hem to kepe the pees and departe but in conclusion whiles they treated on that one side the erle of warrewykâ— with the marche men and othir entrid the toune on that othir fought ayenst the kyng and his partie and so began the bataille and fightyng whiche endured agood while but in conclusion the duke of yorke obteyned and had the victorie of that Iourney In whiche was slayne the duke of somersete the erle of northumberland the lord Clifford and many knyghtes and sqnyers And many moo hurt And on the morne after they brought the kyng in grete astate to london which was logged in the bisshoppes Palais of london And anone after was a grete parlement In which ê‘lement the duke of yorke was made protector of Englond and the erle of warrewyke Capitayn of Caleys and the erle of Salisbury chaunceler of englond And alle suche ê‘sones as had the rewle to fore aboute the kyng were set a parte and myght not rewle as they did to fore In this same yere died pope Nicholas the fyfthe and after hym was Calixte the iij. This Calixte was a Catalane and an elde man whan he was chosen and continuelly seke wherfor he myght not performe his zele desire that he had ayenst the turke conceyued and the cause of lettyng therof was his age and sekenes This Calixte instituted ordeyned the feste of the transfiguracion of our lord to be halowed on sâ—int sixtes day in August because of the grete victorie that they of hnngary had ayenst the turkes that same day he was chosen pope in the yere of our lord M. CCCC.lv And died the yere M. cccc.lviij that same day that â—e ordeyned the feste of the transfiguracion to be halowed In this same yere fyll a grete affraye in london ayenst the lumbardes The cause began because a yongman toke a daggar from a lumbard and brake it wherfor the yongman on the morne was sente fore to come to fore the Maire and aldermen and there for the offence he was comytted to warde ¶ And thenne the maire departed from the guyldhall for to go home to his diner but in the chepe the yongmen of the mercerye for the most ê‘t prentises helde the maire shereuis still in chepe and wold not suffre hym to departe vn to the tyme that their felaw whiche was comytted to warde were deliâ—yd so by force they rescued their felaw from prison that done the maire shereuis departed and the prisoner deliuered which yf he had he put to prison had be in Inpardye of his lyf And began a Ruuour in the cite ayenst the lumbardes and the same euenyng the handcrafty peple of the toune arose and ran to the lumbardes houses and despoilled robbed dâ—â—erse of hem wherfore the maire and aldermen come with the honest peple of the toune and drofe them thens sente somme of them that had stolen to newgate And the yong man that was rescued by his felawes sawe this grete Rumour affraye robbery ensâ—ewed of his first me uyng to the lumbard departed and went to westmynstre to saynturie or elles it had costed hym his lyfe For anone after come doune an Oeyr determyne for to do Instice on alle them that so rebellid in the cite ayenst the lumbardes on whiche satte with the maire that tyme william Marowe the duke of bokyngham and many othir lordes for to see execucion don but the comyns of the cite secretly made them redy dide arme them in their houses and were in purpose for to haue rongen the comyn belle whiche is named bowe belle but they were lette by sad men whiche come to the knoweleche of the duke of bokyngham and othir lordes and incontinent they aroos for they durst no lenger abyde For they doubted that the hole cyte shold haue arisen ayenst them bnt yet neuertheles ij or .iij. of the cite were Iugged to deth for this robbery and were hanged at Tyburne Anone after the kyng the quene and othir lordes rode to couentre and withdrewe hem from london for thise causes And a lytell to fore the duke of yorke was sente fore to grenewych and there was discharged of the protectoursipp And my lord of Salisbury of his Chauncelâ—rshipp And after this they were sent fore by priuy seal for come to couentre where they were almost deceyued and the Erle of warrewyke also and shold haue ben destroied yf they had not seen well to ¶ How the lord Egremond was take by therle of salesteries sones And of the robbyng of sandwych Capitulo ducentesimo lvij THis yerewere taken iiij grete fisshes bitwene Eerethe london that one was called mors marine the second a swerd fisshe aud the othir tweyne were wales ¶ In this same yere for certeyne affâ—ayes done in the northcontre bitwene the lord Egremond and the Erle of Salisburies sones the said lord Egremond whom they had taken was condempned in a grete somme of money to the said Erle of Salisbury aud therfor comysed to prison in Newgate in london where whan he had be a certayne space he brake the prison and iij. prisoners with hym and escaped wente his way Also this yere the Erle of warrewyke and his wyfe wente to Caleys with a faire felawshipp and toke possession of his office Aboute this tyme was a grete reformacion of many monasteries of religion in duierse parties of the world which were â—â—formed after the first institucion and continued in many places Also aboute this tyme the crafte of enprinting was first founde in Magunce in Almayne whiche craft is mnltiplied thurgh the world in many places and bookes bene had grete chepe and in grete nombre by cause of the same craft This same yere was a grete bataille in the marches bitwene hungerie and turkye at a place called septedrade where innumerable turkes were slayne more by miracle than by mannes honde For only the honde of god smote them seint Iohan of capestrane was there present prouoked the cristen reple â—eyng thenne aferd after to pursiewe the turkes where an infinite multitude were slayne and destroied The turkes said that a grete nombre of armed men folowed them that they were aferd to turne agayne they were holy angellys ¶ This same yere the prisoners of Newgate in london brake their prison wente vpon the leedes fought ayenst them fo the Cite kepte the gate a longe while but at the last the toune gate the prison on them and than they were put in feteris yrons were sore punysshed in ensample of othir In this yere also was a grete erthequaue in Naples in so much yâ— ther perisshed xl M. peple that sankâ— there in to the erthe Item in the yere xxxvj seint Osmond somtyme bisshopp of Salisbury was canonysed at Rome by Pope Caliste And the xvj day of Iuyll he was translated at Salisbury by the Erchebisshoppe of
Caunterbury and many othir bisshoppes ¶ And in August after Sir Piâ—â—s de brezei seneschall of normandie with the Captayn of Dâ—pe and many othir Captayns men of werre wente to the see with a grete nauye and come in to the downes by nyght and on the morne erly before day they londed and come to sand wych both by land and water and toke the toune and Ryfled and despoilled it and toke many pâ—â—soners And left the toune all bare which was a riche place and moche good therin And lad with hem many riche prisonerz In this same yere in many places of fraunce Almayne flaundres holand and zeland Children godred them by grete companies for to go on pilgremage to seint Michels mouÌ„t in mormaÌ„die which come fro fer contrees wherof the peple meruaylled and many supposed that some wiked spirite meued them to so doo but it endured not longe because of the longe way also for lak of vitaill as they wente In this yere Raynold pecok bisshopp of Chichestre was fouÌ„den an heretik and the iij. day of decembre was abiured at lambhythe in the presence of the erchebisshopp of Caunterbury and many bisshopps and doctours and lordes temê‘all And his bookes brent at poulis crosse ye haue herd to fore how certayn lordes were slayne at seint albons wherfore was alway a gruâ—che and wrath had by theyres of them that were so slayne ayenst the duke of york the erles of warrewyk and of Salisbury wherfore the kyng by thauys of his counseill sente for them to london to whiche place the duke of yorke came the xxvj day of Ianâ—uer with CCCC men logged at baynardes Castell in his owne place And the xv day of Ianiuer come the erle of salisbury with v. C. men and was logged in therber his owne place And thenue come the dukes of Excestre and of somersete with viij C. men and lay withoute temple â—arre And the erle of northumberland the lord Egremond and the lord Clifford with xv C. men and logged withoute toun And the maire that tyme Gefferey boleyne kepte grete wacche with the comons of the cite and rode aloute the Cite by holborne and fletestrete with a v. M. men well armed and araied for to kepe the pees And the xiiij day of Feuerer the erle of warrewyk come to london from Caleys well be seen and wurshipfully with vj. C. men in rede Jaquettes browdred with a ragged staf behynde and afore And he was logged atte gray freres And the xvij day of Marche the kyng come to london and the Quene And there was a concorde and pees made among these lordes and they were sette in pees And on our lady day the xv day of Marche M. CCCC.lviij the kyng Quene and all these lordes wente on procession at powlus in london and anone after the kyng and lordes departed In this yere was a grete affraye in fletestrete bitwene men of court men of the same strete in which affraye the Quenes attorney was slayne ¶ How the kynges houshold made affraye ayenst the erle of warrewyke and of the Iourney at bloreheth Capitulo ducentesimo lxviij ALso this same yere as therle of warrewyke was at a counseill at westmestre Alle yâ— kynges houshold meyne gadred them to gedre for to haue slayne the said Erle but by help of god and his frendis he recouered his barge escaped their enell enterprise how well the cooques come rennyng oute with spittes and pestels ayenst hym And the same day he rode toward warrewyke and sone after he gate hym a coÌ„myssion and wente ouer see to Caleys Sone after this the Erle of Salisbury comyng to london was encountrid at bloreheth with the lord Awdeley and moch othir peple ordeyned for to haue distressid hym but he hauyng knoweleche that he shold be mette with was accompanied with his ij sones Sir Thomas and Sir Iohan Neuill and a grete felawship of good men And so they mette and fought to dedres wher thâ—rle of Salisbury wan the feld And the lord Awdeley was slayne many gentillmen of Chesshire and moch peple hurt and therles ij sones were hurt and goyng homward afterward they were takeÌ„ and had to Chestre by the quenes meyne After Calixte Pius was pope and was chosen this yere M. CCCC.lviij And he was called to fore Eneas an eloquent man and a poete laureate He was embassatour of the Emperours a fore tyme And he wrote in the couÌ„seill of Basile a noble traittie for the auctorite of the same Also he canonised seint katherine of senys This pope ordeyned grete indulgencis and pardon to them that wold go werre ayenst the turke wrote an epistle to the grete turke exorting hym to become cristen in the ende he ordeyned a passage ayenst the turke at Ankone to whiche moch peple drewe oute of all parties of cristendome of which peple he sente many home ayene be cause they suffised not and anone after he deide at the said place of Ankoue the yere of our lord M. cccc lxiiij the xiiij day of August ¶ How Andrew trollop the soudiours of Caleâ—s forsoke the duke of yorke their mastir therlâ— of warwyke in the westcontre Capitulo ducentesimo lix THe duke of yorke the erles of warrewyk and of Salisbury saw the gouernaunce of the reame stode most by the Quene and hir counceill and how the grete princes of the londe were not called to counseill but sette a parte and not only so but that hit was said thurgh the reame that tho said lordes shold be destroied vtterly as it openly was shewd atte bloreheth by them that wold haue slayne the erle of Salisbury Thenne they for sauacion of their lyues and also for the comyn wele of the reame thought for to remedie thise thynges assembled them to gedir with moch peple and toke a felde in the westcontre to which the erle of warwik come from Caleys with many of tholde soudiours as Andrewe trollop and othir in whos wisedome as for the werre he moch trusted And whan they were thus assembled and made their felde The kyng sent onte his coÌ„myssions and preuy sealis vn to alle the lordes of his reame to come and awayte on hym in their most defensable wyse and so euery man come in suche wyse that the kyng was stronger and had moche more peple than the duke of yorke the erles of warrewyke and Salisbury for it is here to be noted that euery lord in Englond at this tyme durst not disobeye the quene For she rewlid peasibly all that was don aboute the kyng which was a good simple and Innocent man And thenne whan the kyng was comen to the place where as they were the duke of yorke and his felawshipp had made their feld in the strengest wyse and had purposed verily to abyden and haue foughten but in the nyght andrewe trollop and alle tholde soudiours of Caleys with a grete felawship sodenly departed oute of the dukes oost
kyng henry during his lyfe wente from this appoyntement or ony article concluded in the said parlement he shold be deposed the duke shold take the croune and be kyng alle whiche thinges were enacted by the auctorite of the said parlement 〈◊〉 which parlement the communes of the reame beyng assembled in the comoÌ„ hous comonyng treating vpon the title of the said duke of yorke sodenly fill doun the croune which henge theÌ„ne in the myddes of the said hous which is the frraytour of the abbey of westmestre which was taken for a ê“dige or tokeÌ„ that the regne of kyng henry was ended And also the croune whiche stode on the hihest tour of the steple in the Castell of doner fyll doune this same yere ¶ How the noble duke of yorke was slayne and of the felde of wakefeld and of the second Iourney at seint Albons by the Quene and prince Ca. cc.lxij THenne for as moche as the quene with the prince was in the north and absented her from the kyng and wold not obeye suche thinges as was coÌ„cluded in the parlement hit was ordeyned that the duke of yorke as protectour shold go norward for to bring in the quene subdue suche as wold not obeye with whom wente the erle of salisbury Sir Thomas neuyll his sone with moch peple and at wakefelde in Cristemas weke they were all ouerthrowen and slayne by the lordes of the Quenes partie that is to wete the duke of yorke was slayne the erle of Rutland Sir Thomas neuyll and mâ—ny mod the Erle of Salisbury was taken a lyue and othir as Iohan harow of london Capitayne of the footmen and hanson of hulle whiche were brought to pountfrete and there after beheded their hedes sente to yorke sette vpon the yates And thus was that noble prince slayne the duke of yorke on whos soule and all cristen soules god haue mercy Amen And this tyme therle of marche beyng in shrewsbury heering the dethe of his fadre desired assystence and ayde of the toun for tauenge his fadres deth And from thens wente to walys where at Candelmasse after he had a bataille at mortimers crosse ayenst therles of Penbroke of wylshire where therle of march had victorie Thenne the Quene with tho lordes of the north after they had distressed slayn the duke of yorkâ— and his felawship come southward with a grete multitude puissaunce of peple for to come to the kyng and defete suche conclusions as had bene taken before by thr parlement ayenst whos comyng the duke of Norffolke therle of warrewyke with moch peple and ordenaunce wente vn to Seint Albons and lad kyng Henry with hem And there encountrid to gedrâ— in suche wise and fought that the duke of Norffolke and the Erle of warrewyke with othir of their partie fledde and lost that Iourney where kyng Henry was taken and wente with the Quene and Prince his sone whiche tho had goten that felde Thenne the Quene and hir partie beyng at their aboue sente anone to london whiche was on assâ— wednesday the firste day of lente for vitaille whiche the Maire ordeyned by thauys of the Aldremen that certayne Cartes laden with vitaille shold be sente to Seint Albons to them And whan tho Cartes comen to Crepelgate the communes of the Cite that kepte that gate toke the vitailles from the Cartes and wold not suffre it to passe Thenne were ther câ—rteyne Aldremen and communers appoynted to gone to barnet for to speke with the Quenes counseill for tentrete that the northern men shold be sente home in to their contrey agayne For the Cite of london dredde sore to be robbed and despoilled yf they had come ¶ And thus during this traitâ—ye tydynges come that the Erle of warrewyke had mette with the Erle of Marche on Cotteswold comyng oute of walys with a grete meyne of walsshmen And that they bothe were comyng to london ward Anone as these tydynges were knowen the traittye was broken For the Kyng Quene Prince and alle the othir lordes that were with them departed from Seint Albons northward with alle their peple yit or they departed from thens they beheded the lord bonuyle Sir Thomas kriell whiche were taken in the Iourney donâ— on shroftewisday Thenne the duchesse of yorke beyng at london and beriug of the losse of the feld at seint Albons sente ouersee her ij yong sones George and Richard whiche wente to â—trecht And phelipp malpas a riche marchaunt of london Thomas vaghan squyer maistir william hattâ—clif and many othir fering of the comyng of the Quene to london toke a ship of andwarp for to haue goon in to zeland And on that othir coost were taken of one colompnâ— a frenshman a shipp of werre he toke hem prisoners brouÈt hem in to fraunce where they paid grete good for their raunsone ther was moche good richesse in that ship ¶ Of the deposicion of kyng henry the vj. And how kyng Edward the iiij toke possession And of the bataille on palmesonday how he was crouned Ca. CC lxiij THenne whan the erle of marche and the erle of warwyk had mette to gedir on Cottyswold in continent they coÌ„cluded to goon to london sent word anone to the maire to the cite that they shold come anon the cite was glad of their comâ—â—g hopyng to be relieuyd by them And so they come to london whan they were comen had spoken with the lordes estates thenne being there concluded for as moche as kyng henry was goon with them northward that he had forfayted hts croune ought for to be deposed acordyug vn to the actes maad passed in the last parlement And so by thauys of the lordes spirituell temporell thenne beyng at london the erle of the marche Edward by the grace of god oldest sone of Richard duke of yorke as rightfull Eyer next enheriteur to his fadre yâ— iiij day of marche yâ— yere of our lord M. cccc.lix toke possession of the Reame of eÌ„glond at westmestre in the grete halle after in the chyrche of the abbey offrid as kyng bering the septre royall to whom all the lordes bothe spirituell temporell dide homage obeyssance as to their souerayn liege lawfull lord kyng And forth with it was ê“clamed thurgh the cite kyng Edward the fourth of that name And anone after the kyng rode in his Ryall astate norward with all his lordes for to subdue his subgettes that tyme beyng in the north tauenge his fadres deth And on palmesonday after he had a grete bataille in the northcontre at a place called towton not fer fro yorke where with the helpe of god he gate the felde and had the victorie where were slayne of his adâ—saries xxx thousand men and moo as it was said by men that were there â–ª in whiche bataille was slayne the erle of northumberland the lord Clifford sir Iohan neuile the erle of westmerlaÌ„dis brother andrew trollop many othir knyghtes squyers Thenne kyng henry that had be kyng beyng with the quene prince at yorke heering the losse of that felde so moche peple slayn ouerthrowen anon forthwith departed all thre with the duke of Somersete the lord roos othir toward Scotland And the next day kyng Edward with all his armye entred in to yorke was there ê“clamed kyng obeyed as he ought to be Aâ—d the maire Aldremen comyns sworn to be his liege men And whan he had taried a while in the north that alle the contre there had turned to hym he retorned southward leuyng the erle of warrewyke in tho parties for to kepe gouerne that coÌ„tre And aboute midsomer after the yere of our lord M. cccc.lx and the first yere of his regne he was crouned at westmynstre enoynted kyng of englond hauyng the hold possession of all the hole reame whom I pray god saue kepe sende hym the accomplisshement of the remenaunt of his rightfull enheritaunce beyonde the see that he may regne in them to the playsir of almyghty god helthe of his soule honour wurship in this present lyfe well prouffyt of alle hiâ— subgettis that ther may be a verray finall pees in all cristen reames that the infidelis mysscreauntes may be withstaÌ„den destroied our faith enhannced which in thise dayes is sore mynusshed by the puissaunce of the turkes hethen men And that after this present short lyfe we may come to the â—uerlastuig lyfe in the blisse of heuen Amen ¶ Thus endeth this present booke of the cronicles of englond enâ—nted by me william Caxton In thabbey of westmynstre by london Fynysshid and accomplisshid the x. day of Iuyn the yere of thincarnacion of our lord god M. CCCC.lxxx And in the xx yere of the regne of kyng Edward the fourth