Samuel was Iuge prophete in Israel an holy man and borne of a barayne moder many a daye And he mynyshred afore dure lorde from a childe to his aege And was not hyghe bysshop but he Iuged Israell all the dayes of his lyf And was the very prophete of god Two kynges he anoynted Saul fyrst and after Dauyd This Samuel alone Moyses are radde that they prayed for theyr enmyes in all the olde Testament Of this Samuel Saul be dyuers oppynyens ¶ Isyder sayth yâ— Samuel Saul ruled Israel .xl. yere ¶ And Iosephus in his vin boke yâ— mayster in his storyes saye Samuel to be Iuge .xij. yere alone And after hym Saul to regne .xx. yere Plura vide priâ— reguÌ„ AScanius the .vij. kyng of Ytaly was sone to Encas burâ—ded the cyte of Albron And he was calleâ— yâ— kynge of Albanorum This Ascanius 〈◊〉 te Silinus the .viij. kyng of 〈◊〉 the whiche Silinus was fader vnâ—o 〈◊〉 kyng of Brytayne now called Englonde And I leue of the kyngâ— of 〈…〉 they dyde but lytell noble thynges 〈◊〉 it be comen to Remulus Remus that Rome buylded And thenne shall the â— kynges come ayen now to procâ—â—â— to the â—â—onycles of Englonde for the â—â—the namely this booke is made ¶ And Venes and Padua were buylded 〈◊〉 this tyme of yâ—â—esydue of the Troâ—â—â—s ¶ homeâ—e the grete poete about this 〈◊〉 me was the whiche wrote fayned gâ—â—ryously many a lesynge ¶ Incipit regnum Britanie nunc diâ—â—tur Anglia Here may ye see how Englonde fyrste began at Albyon Albyon ¶ Afore that I wyll speke of Brute it shall be shewed how the londe of Englonde was fyrst named Albion and by what encheson it was so named OF the noble londe of Siâ—â—ie there was a ryall kynge myghty a man of grete renoÌ„mee that called was Dyoclesyan that well worthely hym gouerned ruled thrugh his noble chyualry So that he conquered all the londes about hym so that almoost all the kynges of the worlde to hym were attendaunt ¶ It befell thus yâ— this Dyoclesyan spowsed a gentyll damoysell yâ— was wonder fayre that was his emys doughter Labana And she loued hyÌ„ as reason wolde so that he gate vpon her â—xxxiij doughters of the whiche yâ— eldest was called Albine And these damoysels whan they came vnto aege became soo fayre yâ— it was wonder wherof Dyoclesyan anone lete make a sompnynge coÌ„maunded by his letters yâ— all the kynges that helde of hym sholde come at a certayne daye as in his letters were conteyned to make a feest ryall At whiche daye thyther they came brought with them Admyralles prynces dukes and noble chyualry The feest was ryally arayed and there they lyued in Ioye and myrthe ynough that it was wonder to wyte And it befell thus that Dyoclesyan thought to marye his doughters amonge all tho kynges that were at that solempnyte ¶ And so they spake dyde that Albine his eldest doughter all her systers rychely were maryed vnto .xxxiij. kynges that were lordes of grete honour and of power at this solempnyte And whan the solempnyte was done euery kynge toke his wyf and ladde them in ther owne countree there ma de them quenes ¶ And it befell thus afterwarde that this dame Albene became so stoute so sterne that she tolde lytyll pryce of her lorde and of hym had scorne despyte and wolde not do his wyll but she wolde haue her owne wyll in dyuers maters And all her other systers euerychone bare them soo euyll ayenst ther lordes that it was wonder to wyte And for as moche yâ— them thought that ther husbondes were not of so hyghe parentage come as ther fader But those kinges that were ther lordes wold haue chastysed them with fayre manere vpon all loue frendshyp yâ— they sholde amende ther selfwylled coÌ„dycyons But al was for nought for they dyde ther owne wyll in all thynge that them lyked had of power Wherfore those .xxxiii. kyÌ„ges vpon a tyme and oft tyme. bete ther wyues For they wende that they wolde amende theyr tatches and ther wyckednesse But of suche condycyons they were that for fayre speche and warnynge the dyde all the wors and for betynges eftsones moche the wors Wherfore the kynge that had wedded Albyne wrote yâ— tatches and condycyons of hsi wyfe Albine and the lettre sente to Dyoclesyan his fader And whan the other kyÌ„ges her de that Albines lorde had sent a letter to Dioclesian anone they sente letters sealed with ther seales the condycyons and tatches of ther wyues Whan the kynge Dioclesian sawe herde so many playntes of his doughters he was sore ashamyd and became wonder angrye and wrothe towarde his doughters and thou ghte how he thenne myghte amende it that they so mysdyde And anone sente his letters vnto the .xxxiii. kynges that they sholde come to hym and brynge with theym theyr wyues euery chone att a certeyne daye For he wolde there chastyse theym of theyr wyckednesse yf he myghte in ony manere wyse Soo the kynges came all atte that tyme and daye yâ— tho was sette betwene hym and the kinges Dyoclesyan resceyued theym with moche honoure and made a solempne feest to all that were vnderneth his lordshyp And the thyrde daye after that solempnyte the kynge Dyoclesyan sente after his .xxxiij. doughters that they sholde come speke with hym in his chambre And whan they were come he spake to them of ther wyckednesse of ther cruelte spyteuously them repreued blamed and to them he sayd That yf they wolde not be chastysed they sholde his loue lese for euer more And whan yâ— ladyes herde all this they became abasshed gretely ashamed And to ther fader they sayd that they wolde make all amâ—ndes so they departed out of ther faders chambre And dame Albine that was the eldest syster ladde theym all to her chambre and tho made to voyde all that were therin so that no persone was amonge them but she and her systers to gyder ¶ Tho sayd Albine My fayr systers well we knowe that the kyng our fader vs hath reproued shamed and dispysed for by cause to make vs obedyent vnto our husbondes But certes that shall I neuer whyles that I lyue syth yâ— I am come of a more hygher kyngê blode than myn husbonde And whan she had thus sayd all her systers sayd the same And tho sayd Albine Well I wote fayre systers that our husbondes haue complayned vnto our fader vpon vs wherfore he hath vs thus foule reproued dispysed wherfore systers my couÌ„sell is that this nyght whan our husbondes ben a bedde all we with one assente for to kytte ther throtes thenne we may be in peas of them And better we mow do this thynge vnder our faders power than ouer where elles And anone all the ladyes consented and graunted to this counsell And whan nyght was comen
moo with hym but one kynght yf he wolde there abyde Then began Leyr to wepe and made moche sorowe and sayd tho Alas now haue I to longe lyued that this sorowe and myscheyf is to me now fallen For now I am poore that sometyme was ryche But now haue I noo frende ne kynne that to me wyll do ony good But whan I was ryche all men me honoured worshyped and now euery man hath of me scorne and despyte And now I well wote that Cordeyll my yongest doughter sayd me trouth whan she sayd As moche as I had soo moche sholde I be loued And all the whyle yâ— I had good so longe was I loued and honoured for my ryches But mâ— two doughters glosed me thoâ—â— now of me they sette lytell pryce And soth tolde me Cordeill but I wolde not byleue it ne vnderstonde therfore I lete her go fro me as a thynge that I sette lytell pryce of now wote I neuer what for to do fâ—â—th my two doughters haue me thus deceyued that I so moche loued now must I nedes seke her that is in an other 〈◊〉 that lyghtely I lete her go from me without ony rewarde of yeftes And she sayd that she loued me as moche as she ought to loue her fader by all maner of reason And tho I sholde haue ared â—er no more And those that me otherwyse behoteth thorugh ther fals specheâ— now haue me desceyued In this maner Leyr longe tyme began to make his moone And at the last he shope hym to the seâ— and passed ouer in to Fraunce and ared and aspyed where the quene myght be founde And men tolde hym where she was And whan he came to the cyte that she was in pryuely he sent his squyâ—e vnto the quene for to telle her that her fader was come to her for grete nede And whan the squyre came to the quene he tolde her euery deale of her systers from the begynnynge vnto the ende Cordeill the quene anone tooke golde and syluer plente tohe it to the squyre in couÌ„sell that he sholde go bere it to her fader that he sholde go in to certayne cyte hym aray wasshe thenne come ayeâ— to her And brynge with hym an honest company of knyghtes .xl. at the lest with ther meyne And thenne he sholde sende to her lorde the kyng feyne that he we re come for to spehe with his doughter hym for to see so he dyde And whan the kynge the quene herde that they came with moche honour they hym receyued And the kynge of Fraunce tho lete sende thorugh all his reame coÌ„maunded that all men sholde be as entendant to kynge Leyr the quenes fader in all maner of thynges as if were vnto hymself Whan kynge Leyr had dwelled there a moneth more he tolde to the hynge and to the quene his doughter how his two eldest doughters hadde hym serued Agampe anone lete ordeyne a grete hoste of Frenshmen and sente in to Bry cayne with Leyr the quenes fader for to conquere his londe ayen his kyngdom And Cordeill also came with her fader in to Brytayne for to haue the reame after her faders dethe And anone they wente to shyppe passed the see and came in to Brytayne and fought with the felons and them scomfyted and slewe And tho had he his londe ayen after lyued thre yere helde his reame in peas and afterwarde deyed And so Cordeill his doughter thenne lete entre hym with moche honour at Leycestre ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.iij C.xlix Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .viij. C.liij. AMasius sone to Ioam regned on the Iewes .xxix. yere after the whiche the kyngdom of Iewes was without kynge .xiij. yere This man worshyped the goddes of Seyr vt p3 .ij. para xv ¶ Ieroboam sone to Ioam regned on Israell .xli. yere the whiche was manly and victoryous For he ouercame the kynge of Sirie and restored Israel and Damask after the worde of Iono the prophete But he was not good Therfore sayth Austyn Yf good men regne they prouffyte many men And yf ylle men regne they hurte many men ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.iij C.lxxxviij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .viij. C.xi. OZias or Azarias sone to Amasie regned on the Iury .lij. yere the whiche lyued well afore our lorde of hyÌ„ is none euyll thynge wryten but that he vsurped the dignyte of preesthode vnder Azari the whiche he forbode hym For yâ— whiche cause our lorde stroke hym with a leper vt pêª .ij. para ¶ Ozee bysshop prophete was this tyme yâ— fyrst of the .xij. that is sende ayenst the .xij. tribus ¶ Ioel the seconde of the .xij. prophecyed or Iuda Ananias the thyrde prophecyed ayenst many people Abdias the fourth of the .xij. ê“phecyed ayenst Edom. ¶ Zacharias sone to Ieroboam regned in Israel vi monethes the whiche began to regne the .xxxviij. yere of Ozias was nought in his lyuynge as his preorecessours were And Sellum slewe hym regned a moneth And Manahen slewe hym toke his kyngdom vt pêª .iiij. reguÌ„ This Manahen regned .x. yere the whiche began to regne the .xxxix. yere of Ozias he ruled hym myscheuously And our lorde toke hym in the power of the kynge of Assuriorum And he payed to hym a thousande talentes of syluer vt pêª .iiij. reguÌ„ ¶ Phaseia sone to Manahen regned in Israel .ij. yere he began to regne the .l. yere of Ozias he was nought in his lyuynge ¶ Phase slewe Phaseta regned .xx. yere he began to regne the .lij. yere of Ozias dyde as other cursyd men dyde Plura vide .iiij. reguÌ„ And after this Israel was without ony kynge .viij. yere ¶ How Morgan Conedag that were neuewes to Cordeill warred vpon her and put her in pryson NOw as kyng Leyr was deed Cordeil his yongest doughter regned the .x. yere of Ozias kynge of Iury. And after her regned Conedag the .xv. yere of Ozias Cordeill that was Leyrs yongest doughter after the deth of her fader had all the londe .v. yere And in the meane tyme deyed her lorde Agampe that was kynge of Fraunce after his deth she was wydowe And there came Morgan Conedag that were Cordeils systers sones to her had enuyte for as moche as ther aunte sholde haue the londe So that bytwene them they ordeyned a grete power and vpon her warred gretely And neuer they rested tyll they had her taken and put her vnto deth And tho Morgan Conedag seased all the londe departed it bytwene them And they helde it .xij. yeres And whan that those .xij. yeres were gone there beganne bytwene them a grete debate so that they warred strongely togyders And eueryche of theym dyde other moche dysease For Morgan wolde haue all the londe from beyonde Humbre that Conedag helde But he came agaynst hym with a grete power
an Emperour at Rome that was a Sarrasyn a tyraunt that was called Maâ—ence that put to deth all that byleued in god destroyed holy chirche by all his power slewe all Crysten men that he myght fynde And among all other he lete martyr Saynt Katheryne And many other crysten people that hadde drede of deth fledde came in to this londe to kynge Constantyne tolde hym of the sorowe that Maxence dyde to the Crystyanytee Wherfore Constantyne had pyte made grete sorowe and assembled a grete hoste a grete power and wente ouer vnto Rome and there toke the cyte and slewe all that there was in that were of mysbyleue that he myght there fynde And tho was he made Emperour and was a good man and gouerned hym so well that all londes to hym were attendaunt for to be vnder his gouernaunce ¶ And this deuyll and tyraun Marence that tyme was in the londe of Grece herde these tydynges and sodeynly became wood and sodeynly he deyed and so he ended his lyf ¶ Whan Constantyne wente from this londe vnto Rome he tooke with hym his moder Eleyne for the moche wysedome that she coude thre other grete lordes that be moost loued that one was called Hoell an an other was called Taberne the thyrde Morhin And toke all his londe to kepe vnto the Erle of Comewayle that was called Octauian And so anone as this Octauian wyste that his lorde dwelled at Rome Incontynent he seased all the londe in to his honde and therwith dyde all his wyll amonge hyghe lowe they helde hym for kyng ¶ Whan these tydynges came to Constantyne the Emperour he was wonder wrothe towarde the erle Octauian And sente Taberne with .xij. M. men for to destroye the erle for his falsenesse And they arryued at Portesmouth ¶ And whan Octauian wyst that he assembled a grete power of Brytons dyscomfyted Taberne and Taberne fledde thens in to Scotlonde ordeyned there a grete power and came ayen in to this londe an other tyme to yeue batayll to Octauyan ¶ Whan Octauian herde that he assembled a grete power came ayen towarde Taberne as moche as he myght soo that those two hostes mette togyders vppon Stanesmore and strongely smote togyder tho was Octauian dyscomfyted and â—ledde thens vnto Norwaye And aberne seassed all yâ— londe in his honde townes castelles and as moche as they ther had And syn Octauian came ayen from Norway with a grete power seased all the londe in his honde droue out all the Romayns was tho made kynge regned ¶ How Marimian that was the Emperours cosyn of Rome spowsed Octauians doughter was made kynge of this londe THis Octauian gouerned the londe well nobly but he had none heyâ—â—â—aue a doughter that was a yonge childe that he loued as moche as his lyf And for as moche as he wexed syke and was in poynt of deth myght no lenger regne he wolde haue made one of his neuewes to haue be kynge the whiche was a noble knyght a stronge man that was called Conan Meriedok and he sholde haue kepte the kynges doughter haue maryed her whan tyme had ben But the lordes of the londe wolde not suffre it but yaaf her couÌ„seyll to be maryed to some hyghe man of grete honour thenne myght she haue all her lust the couÌ„sell of the Emperour Constantyne her lorde And at this couÌ„seyll they accorded those tho Cador of Cornewaylle for to go to the Emperour for to do this message And he toke the waye went to Rome tolde the Emperour this tydynges well and wysely And the Emperour sent in to this londe with hyÌ„ his owne cosyn yâ— was his vncles sone a noble knyght a stronge that was called Maximian And he spowsed Octauians doughter was crowned kynge of this londe ¶ How Maximian that was themperours cosyn conquereed the londe of Armorycam yaaf it to Conan Meriedok THis kynge Maximian became so ryall that he thought to conquere the londe of Armorycam for the grete rychesse that he herde telle that was in that londe so yâ— he ne lefte man that was of worthynes knyght squyre ne none other man that he ne toke with hym to the grete damage to all the londe For he lefte at home behynde hym no man to kepe the londe but toke them with hyÌ„ fro this londe .xxx. thousande knyghtes that were doughty mennes bodyes and wente ouer to the londe of Armorycam and there slewe the kynge that was called Imball and conquered all the londe And whan he had so done he called Conan sayd For as moche as kyng Octauian made you kynge of Brytayne and thrugh me ye were lette dystroubled that ye were not kynge I gyue you this londe of Armorycam you therof make kynge And for as moche as ye be a Bryton I wyll that this londe haue the same name nomore be called Armorycam but be called Brytayne And the londe from whens we be comen shall be called moche Brytayne And soo shall men knowe that one Brytaytayne fro that other Conan Meridok thanked hym greetly so was he made kynge of lytell Brytayn And whan all this was done Maximiam wente from thens vnto Rome tho was made Emperour after Constantyne And Conan dwelled styll in lytell Brytayn with moche honour there lete ordeyne .ij. thousande ploughmen of the londe for to culture the londe to harowe it for to sowe it feffed them rychely after that they were And for asmoche as kyng Conan none of his knyghtes ne none of his other people wolde not take wyues of the nacion of FrauÌ„ce he tho sente in to grete Brytayne to the Erle of Cornewayle yâ— men called Dionothe yâ— he sholde chese thorugh out all this londe .xi. M. of maydens That is to saye .viij. M. for the meane people and .iij. M. for the gretest lordes that sholde them spouse And whan Dionoth vnderstode this he made a coÌ„maundement thorughout all the londe of Brytayn And as many as the nombre came to he assemblid togyder of maydens for there was no man yâ— durst withstande his coÌ„maundements for as moche that all the londe was take hym to warde kepe to doo all thynge that hyÌ„ good lyked ¶ And whan these maydens were assembled he lete them come afore hym at London And lete ordeyne for them shyppes hastely and as moche as them neded to that vyage And toke his owne doughter that was called vrsula that was the fayrest creature that ony man wyst And he wolde haue sent her to kynge Conan that sholde haue spoused her and made her quene of the londe But she had made pryuely to god a vowe of chastyte that her fader not wyst ne none other man elles that was lyuynge vpon erthe ¶ How Vrsula and .xi. thousande maydens that were in her company wente towarde lytell Brytayne and all
thynge the whiche the holy man had ordeyned ¶ Anastasius was pope after hym two yere ¶ Laudo was pope .v. monethes lytel they dyde ¶ Iohannas the .x. was pope thenne This IohaÌ„nes was the sone of Sergius pope both of nature of maners And he was pope by myght And wretchedly slayne of Guidols knyghtê for they put on his mouth a pylowe and stopped his breth And after hym was a nother put in but anone he was out and therfore he is not named as pope ¶ Henricê° the duke of Saxon was Emperour of Almayne .xvij. yere this Henricê° was a noble man but he is not nombred amonge themperours for he regned but aloonly in Almayne And he had a very holy woman vnto his wyf her name was Matylda on whom he gate two sones that is to saye Otto Harry And Otto succeded hyÌ„ in the Empyre And Harry had moche londe in Almay ne And he gate an other sone yâ— hyght Brimen he was a very holy man was bysshop of Coleyne And he fouÌ„ded the monastery of Panthaleon ¶ Of kynge Adelstone NOw after this Edwarde regned Adelstone his sone And whan he had regned foure yere he helde batayle ayenst the Danys And droue kynge Gaufride yâ— was kyng of the Danys all his hoste vnto the see and rested by Scotlonde toke strongely all the couÌ„tree an hoole yere And after that tho of Comberlonde of Scottes of Westmerlonde began to warre vpon kynge Adelstone And he gaue them so stronge batayll that he slewe so many of them yâ— no man coude telle the nombre of them And after that he regned but thre yere And he regned in all .xxv. yere lyeth at Malmesbury ¶ Of kynge Edmonde THenne after this Adelstone regned Edmonde his brother For kyng Adelstone had no sone this Edmonde was a worthy man a doughty knyght of body as noble also And yâ— thyrde yere after that he was kynge he wente ouer Humber in to that couÌ„tree in the whiche couÌ„tree he fouÌ„de two kynges of Danys That one was called Enelaf that other Renant This kynge Edmonde droue them both fro yâ— londe after went toke a grete proye in Comberlonde This Edmonde regned but .vij. yere lyeth at Glastenbury ¶ Of kynge Eldred ANd after this Edmonde regned Eldred his broder that auenged Edwarde his fader of his enmyes that dyde hym slee And after he seased all Northumberlonde in to his honde And made the Scottes for to bowe meke vnto his wyll And in the seconde yere of his regne came Arnalaf Guyran that was kynge of Denmarke seased all Northumberlonde helde that londe two yere And after that came kynge Eldred draue hym out of this londe And this kyng Eldred was a noble man a good of whoo 's goodnes saynt Dunstane preched And this kyng Eldred regned .xi. yere lyeth at Wynchestre ¶ Of kynge Edwyn ANd after this Eldred regned Edwyn the sone of Edmonde And he was a symple man towarde god and the people For he hated folke of his ow ne londe and loued honoured strauÌ„ge men And sette lytell by holy chirche And he toke of holy chirche all the treâ— sour that he myght haue That was gre te shame vylany to hymself and peryll to his soule And therfore god wolde not that he sholde regne no lenger than foure yere deyed and lyeth at Wyncheste LEo the sixt a Romayne was pope .vi. monethes ¶ Stephanus the .vij. was after hym two yere ¶ Iohannes the .xi. a Romayne was pope thre yere ¶ Stephanus the .viij. a Germayne was pope after hym .viij. yere ¶ Martinus the thyrde was pope after hym thre yere of these .vi. popes is no thynge had in scrypture For what cause I can not telle ¶ Anno dmÌ„ .ix. C .liiij. AGapitus a Romayne was pope after Martinê° .ij. yere .viij. monethes no thynge of hym is wryten ¶ IoheÌ„s the .xij. a Romayne was pope after Agapitus .viij. yere he had a fader yâ— hyght Alberyke was a worthy man in the cyte of Rome He Induced the noble men to swere yâ— after the deth of Agapitus they sholde these Octauianus his sone pope soo it was done was named Iohn he was a hunter a lecherous man so yâ— openly he kepte wyÌ„men Wherfore certen Cardynalles wrote vn to Otto the Emperour of Saxon that he sholde come to Rome for to helpe to destroye the sclauÌ„dre of yâ— chirche This the pope perceyued yâ— honde that wrote the pystle he made to be cutte of And many tymes he was warned by the Emperour the clergy that he sholde correc te hymself but he nolde for no thynge Thenne he was deposyd Leo was put in to his place Wherfore the Emperour was anoyed and came ayen besyeged Rome so longe tyll they toke Benedicte to hym restored Leo. ¶ Of kynge Edgar that regned aboue the kynges of Scotlonde of Walys how he was begyled thrugh the takynge of his wyf ANd after this Edwyne regned Edgar his brother a man that moche loued god peas and the ryght of holy chirche also And he was a worthy man and a grete lorde of blood and myghty maytened well this londe in peas And this Edgar was lorde kynge aboue all the kynges of Scotlonde of Walys fro the tyme that Arthur was gone neuer was sythen kynge of his power ¶ And this Edgar was Saynt Edwardes fader And whan Edgars wyf was deed that was saynt Edwardes moder enteryd he herde speke of the fayrnesse of Estrylde that was Oxgarus doughter a baron of Deuenshyre that was so fayr a woman that al men dyde speke of her He called one of his knyghtes that he moche loued trusted vpon tolde hym God sayd he to the noble baron Orgarus of Deuenshyre and see yf that his doughter be so fayre as men speke of yf it be soth I wyll haue her vnto my wyf ¶ This knyght that was called Edelwolde went forth his waye as the kynge hym had sayd came there that yâ— lady was And whan he sawe her so fayre he thought to haue her hymself to wyf And therof spake to Orgarus her fader And her fader was an olde man had no moo childern but oonly her sawe that Edelwolde was a fayre yonge knyght worthy ryche and was well beloued with the kynge thought his doughter sholde well be maryed besette vpon hym and grauÌ„ted hym his doughter yf the good lorde the kynge wolde consente therto ¶ And thenne this Edelwolde came ayen vnto the kynge tolde hym that she was fay re ynough vpon to see but she was won der lothly ¶ Tho answered the kynge and sayd that he toke but lytell charge Syr sayd Edelwolde she is her faders heyre I am not ryche of londes and yf ye wolde consente graunte that I myght
for his felonye ¶ Of dressynge yâ— kynge Edward made of his Iustiâ—ê and of his clerkes yâ— they had doon for ther falsnes how he draue the Iewes out of Englonde for ther vsury and myshyleâ—e AS kynge Edwarde hadde dwelled thre yere in Gascoyne a desire came to hym for to goo into Englonde ayen And whanne he was come ayeÌ„ he founde so many playntes made to hyÌ„ of his Iustyces and of his clerkes that hadde done so many wronges and falsnesse that wonder it was to here and for whiche falsnesse syr Thomas waylond the kynges Iustice forswore Englonde at the toure of London for falsnesse that men put vpon hym wherfore he was atteynt and proued fals And anone after whan yâ— kynge had done his wyll of the Iustices tho lete he enquere espye how the Iewes dysceyned begyled his people thorough the synne of falsnesse and of vsury And lete ordeyne a preuy parlement amonge his lordes And they or deyned amonge theym yâ— all the Iewes sholde voyde out of Englonde for theyr mysbyleue also for theyr fals vsurye that they dyd vnto crysten men And for to spede and make an ende of this thynge all the comynalte of Englonde yaue vnto the kynge the .xv. peny of all theyr goodes meuable soo were the Iewes dryuen out of Englonde And tho went yâ— Iewes into Fraunce there they dwellyd thrugh leue of kynge Phylyp yâ— tho was kynge of Fraunce ¶ How kynge Edwarde was seased in all the londe of Scotlonde thrugh consente grauÌ„t of all yâ— lordes of scotloÌ„de IT was not longe after that alex andre kynge of Scotlond was dede and Dauyd the erle of Huntyngdon that was the kynges brother of ScotloÌ„de axyd claymed yâ— kyngdom of Scotlonde after that hys brother was deed for cause that he was ryghtfulle heyre But many grete lordes sayd nay wherfore greate debate arose bytwene theym and ther freÌ„des for asmoche as they wolde not consente to his coronacyon the meane tyme the forsayd Dauyd deyed And so it befell that yâ— sayd Dauyd had thre doughters that worthyly were maryed The fyrste doughter was maryed to Bailol the seconde to Brus and the thyrde to Hastynges The forsayd Baylol Brus chalenged yâ— londe of Scotlonde grete debate stryf arose bytwene heÌ„ by cause eche of theÌ„ wolde haue be kynge And whan the lordes of Scotlonde saw yâ— debate bytwene theÌ„ came to kyÌ„ge Edwarde of Englonde seased hyÌ„in all yâ— lond of Scotlonde as chyef lord And whan the kynge was seased of the forsayd lordes the forsayd Baylol Brus and Hastynges came to the kynges courte and axyd of the kynge whiche of theÌ„ sholde be kynge of Scotlonde And kynge Edwarde that was full gentyll and true lete enquere by yâ— Cronycles of scotlonde and of the grettest lordes of Scotlonde whiche of them was of the eldest blood And it was founde that Baylol was the eldest and yâ— the kynge of Scotlonde sholde holde of the kynge of Englonde and do hym feaute and homa ge And after this was done Bailol weÌ„te into Scotlonde there was crowned kynge of Scotlonde ¶ And the same time was vpon the see grete warre bytwe ne the Englysshmen and the Normans But vpon a tyme. the Normans arryued all at Douer there they martred an holy man that was called Thomas of Douer And afterward were the Normans slayne yâ— there escaped not one of them ¶ And so afterwarde kynge Edwarde sholde lese the duchye of Gascoyne thrugh kynge philyp of FrauÌ„ce thrughe his fals castynge of the Dousepers of the londe wherfore syr Edmonde yâ— was kynge Edwardis brother yaue vp his homage vnto the kynge of Fraunce ¶ And in that tyme the clerkes of Englond graunted to kynge Edwarde halfe deale of holy chirche goodes in helpynge too recouer his londe agayne in Gascoyne And the kynge sent thethere a noble company of his bachelers And hymself wolde haue gone to Poâ—tesmon the but he was let thrugh one Maddok of walys that hadde seased the castell of Swandon into his honde and for that cause the kynge tomed to walys at Crist masse And bycause that the noble lordê of Englonde that were sent into Gascoyne hadde no comforth of ther lorde yâ— kynge they were take of syr Charlys of Fraunce that is to say syr IohnÌ„ of brytayne syr Roberte Tiptot syr Rauâ—e Tanny syr Hughe Bardolfe and syr Adam of Cretynge And yet at the Ascensyon was Maddok take in Walys and a nother that was called Morgan and they were sent to the tour of LondoÌ„ and there they were byheded ¶ How syr IohnÌ„ Baylol kynge of scotlonde with sayd his homage ANd whan syr IohnÌ„ Baylol kyÌ„ ge of Scotlond vnderstode that kynge Edwarde was werred in Gascoyne to whome the reame of Scotlonde was delyuerd Falsly tho ayenst his oth with sayd his homage thrugh procurynge of his folke sent vnto the courte of Rome thrugh a fals suggestyon to be assoylled of the othe that he swore vnto the kynge of EngloÌ„de so he was by letter enbulled ¶ Tho chose they of Scotlonde dousepers for to benyÌ„me Edwarde of hys ryght ¶ And in that tyme came two Cardynalles from the courte of Rome fro the 〈◊〉 Celestine to trete of acorde bytwene the kynge of Fraunce the kynge of Englonde And as tho cardynalles spake of acorde Thomas turbeluyll was taken at LyoÌ„s made homage to yâ— warde of Parys putt his sones in hostage thought to go into Englonde to aspye the countre and tell them whan he came to Englonde that he had broken the kynges pryson of Fraunce by nyght sayd that he wolde do that all Englysshmen walsshmen sholde abowte the kynge of FrauÌ„ce And this thyng for to brynge to the ende he swore vpon this couenauÌ„t dedes were made bytwene them and that he sholde haue by yere a thousand poundes worth of londe to brynge this thynge too an ende This fals traytour toke his leue wente thens and came intoo Englonde vnto the kynge sayd that he was broke out of pryson that he had put hym in suche peryll for his loue wherfor the kyng cowde hym moche thanke and full gladde was of his comynge ¶ And the fals traytoure fro that daye aspyed all the doynge of the kynge and also his counselle for the kynge loued hym full well and was with hym full preuy But a clerke of Englonde that was in the kynges hous of Fraunce herde of this treason and of the falsnesse wrote to another clerke that tho was dwellynge with Edward kynge of Englonde all how thomas Turbeluyll had done his fals coniectynge and all the counsell of EngloÌ„de was wryte for to haue sende vnto the kynge of FrauÌ„ce And thrugh the forsayd letter that the clerke had sente fro FrauÌ„ce it was fouÌ„de vpon hym wherfor he was led to London hangyd drawe there for his treason And his two sones that he had put in Fraunce
daye of Ianyuer felle downe the gate with yâ— toâ—re on it on LondoÌ„ brydge towarde Southwerke with two arches all yâ— stode theron ¶ This same yere was a greate treate holden bytwene Grauenynge Calays bythene the kâ—nge the duke of Burgoyne where was in the kynges name the Cardynalle of Englonde the duke of Norfolk many other lordes for the duke of Burgoyn was the duchesse hauynge full power of hyr lorde as regent and lady of hys londes where was taken by thaduyse of â—o the partyes an abstynence of watre for a certayne tyme in yâ— name of yâ— duchesse and not of the duke bycause he had gone frome his othe and legeaunce that he hadde made to kynge Henry the fyfthe therfore the kynge neuer wolde weytene appoynt ne haue to do with hym after but all in the duchesse name ¶ Also this same yere quene Iane deyed yâ— second day of Iule whiche had ben wyf to kyng HeÌ„ry yâ— fourth was caryed frome beâ—â—oÌ„d sey to CauÌ„terbury where she lyeth buryed by kynge Henry hir husbonde Thys same yere dyed all the Lyons in yâ— toure of London the whiche had not ben seen many yeres before ¶ How Owen a squyre of wales that hadde wedded quene Katheryne was arested and of the seysme bytwene Eugenye and Felix IN the .xv. yere of kynge Henry the syxth deyed Sygysmondê° Emperoure of Almayne and knyghte of the garter whos termente the kynge kepte atsaynt Poules in London ryally where was made a ryall heerse the kynge in his astate clad in blew was at euen at dyryge on the morne at masse â—c And after hym was clecte and chosen Albert duke of Osteryk whiche hadde wedded Sygysmondus doughter for to be Emperoure This man was taken receyued to be kynge of Beme Vngary bycause of his wyfe that was Sygysmondus doughter whiche left none other heyre after hym This Albert was Emperour but one yere for he was poysoned so deyed some sayth yâ— he deyed of flix but he was a vertuous man pytefulle so moche yâ— all the people yâ— knewe hym sayd that the worlde was not worthy to haue his presence ¶ This same yere one Owen a squyre of wales a man of lowe byrth whiche hadde many a daye before secretely wâ—dded quene Katheryne hadde by hir thre sones and one doughteâ— he was taken and coÌ„maunded too Newgate to pryson by my lord of Gloucestre protectour of yâ— reame And this yere he brake the pryson by the meane of a priest yâ— was his chapelayn after was taken ayen by my lorde Bemonde and brought ayen to Newgate and after warde delyuerd at large And one of his sones afterwarde was made erle of Rychemonde and an other erle of Penbroke and the thyrde a monke of westmynster whiche monke deyed sone after ¶ This same yere also on Newe yeres daye atte Bernardes castell fell downe a stake of wood sodaynly at after none and slewe thre men myscheyfly foule hurt other ¶ Also at Bedforde on a shyresday we re .xviii. men murdred without stroke by fallynge downe a stayr as they come out of theyr comune halle and many foule hurte ¶ In the .xviii. yere syr Rycharde Beauchamp the good erle of warwyke deyed atte Rone he beynge that tyme lyuetenaunte of the kynge in Normandye and frome thens his body was brought to warwyk where he lyeth worshypfully in a newe chapell on the south syde of yâ— quere ¶ Also this yere was a grete derth of corne thrugh out all Englonde for a busshell of whete was worth .xl. pens in many places of Englonde and yet they myght not haue ynoughe wherfore Steuen browne that tyme mayer of LondoÌ„ sente in to Pruce and broughte to London certayn shyppes laden with rye whiche dyd moche good to the poore people for corne was so scarse in Englonde yâ— in someplaces of Englonde poore people made them brede of fern rotes ¶ Thys yere the generall couÌ„seyll of Basyly de posed Eugeny they chose Felix which was duke of Sauoy than began the scysme whiche endured vnto the yere of oure lorde M CCCC xlviii ¶ Thys Felyx was a deuoute prynce sawe hys sones sone and after lyued an holy lyfe was chosen pope of the couÌ„seyll of Basyle Eugeny deposed And so the scysme was longe tyme this Felix had but lytell obedyence by cause of the nautralyte for the moost parte well nyghe all crystendome obeyed reputed Eugeny for very pope of them bothe for both occupyed duryng yâ— lyfe of Eugeny This same yere syr Rycharde whiche was by carye of Hermettesworth was degraded of his preesthode at Poules brent atte Toure hylle as for an heretyke on sayÌ„e Botulphus daye how well at his dethe he deyed a good crysten man wherfore after his dethe moche people come to yâ— place where he was brent offred made an hepe of stones set vp a crosse of tree helde hym for a saynt tyll yâ— mayer shreues by yâ— kynges coÌ„mauÌ„dement of bysshoppes dystroyed it made there a douÌ„ge hylle Also this same yere yâ— shreues of LondoÌ„ fet out of saynt Martyns the graunte of the sentwary fyue persones whiche afterward were restored ayeÌ„ too the sentwary by the kynges Iustices ¶ And after Alberte the thyrd Frederyk was chosen Emperoure This Frederyk duke of Osteryk was longe Emperour dyfferred to be crowned at Rome bycause of the scysme but after that vnyte was had he was crowned with the Imperyall dyademe with grete glorye and tryumphe of pope Nicholas yâ— .iiii. This was a pâ—â—yble man quyete and of synguler pacyence not hatynge the chirche he wedded the kynges doughter of Portyngale ¶ How the duchesse of Gloucestre was arested for treason coÌ„mytted to perpetuall pryson in yâ— I le Man of the dethe of mayster Roger Bolyngbrok IN this same yere Elynoure Cobham duchesse of Gloucestre was arested for certayne poyntes of treason layde ayen hyr wherupon she was examyned in sayÌ„t Stephens chapell at west mynster afore the Archebysshop of CanÌ„terbury And there she was enioyned to open penauÌ„ce to go thrugh chepe berynge a taper in hir honde after to perpetuall pryson in yâ— I le of Man vnder yâ— kepynge of sir Thomas stanley Also that same tyme was arested mayster Thomas south well a chanon of westmynster mayster IohnÌ„ hane a chapelayne of the sayd lady mayster Robert Bolynbroke a clerke vsynge Nygromancy and one Margery iourdemayn called the wyche of Eye besyde westmynster there were arested as for beynge of couÌ„seyll with the sayd duchesse of Gloucestre for mayster Thomas suth well deyed in yâ— Tour the nyghts before he sholde haue be reyned on yâ— morne for he hymself sayd that he sholde deye in his bedde not by Iustyces ¶ And in yâ— .xx. yere mayster IohnÌ„ hume and mayster Roger Bolyngbrok were brought to the gylde hall in London and there before yâ— Mayer the lordê and chyef Iustyces of Englonde were
sore corrected dyed vnhappely vt pêª ijâ— para ¶ This tyme Helyas was rauysshed in to the Paradyse ¶ Ochosias or Asarias kyng of Iewes regned oo yere lyued not as his fader dyde anone was slayne with all the hous of Achab. ¶ Athalia moder to Asarias toke the kyngdom slewe all the kynges blood regned .x. yere And the vij yere of Iotada bysshop she was slayne iiij reguÌ„ This Asarias his sone Ioas his neuewe Amasia Matheus the gospeller putteth not in the lyne of Cryste for ther offences ¶ Ioram kyng of Israell regned .xij. yeres the whiche began to regne the .xviij. yere of Iosaphat for his brother Ochosie cursedly he lyued and was slayne of Iehen with all his faders housholde vt pêª Â¶ Iehen anoynted of the childe of Helysevpon Israell slewe Achariam the kyng of Iewes Ioram the kynge of Israell and Iesabell moder to Ioram and .lxx. childern of Achab and .xlij. brethern of Azari all the preestes of Baall And he regned .xviij. yere ¶ Athalia moder to Azari kynge of Iewes doughter to Achab regned on the Iewes .vi. yere and slewe the kyngê blood of Ioram except Ioas the sone of Azari the whiche was kepte amonge shepeherdes and after she was slayne ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M.iij C.ix. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .viij. C. lxxxxiij IOam sone to Achazie regned in the Iury .xi. yeere whom Ioiada yâ— bysshop crowned kyng at .vij. yere of age And he lyued well as longe as he was ruled by Ioiada but after he forsoke god marted Azarias yâ— tyme bysshop sone to Ioiada for he blamed hym yâ— he forsoke his god Vide plura .ij. para ¶ Ioachas sone to Ieben regned in Israell .xvij. yere in whoo 's dayes Helyse the prophete deyed And he began to regne the .xx. yere of Ioas Vide plura .iiij. reguÌ„ ¶ Ioam sone of Ioathas regned in Israell xvij yere he troubled Amazia Plura vide .iiij. reguÌ„ .xiij. ¶ Of kynge Leyr sone to Bladud and of the answere of his yongest doughter that gracyously was maryed to the kynge of Fraunce AFter kyng Bladud regned Leyr his sone And this Leyr made yâ— towne of Leycetre lete calle the towne after his name he gouerned yâ— towne well nobly This kyng Leyr had thre doughters The fyrst was called Gonorill The seconde Rigan And the thyrd Cordeill and the yongest doughter was fayrest best of condicyons The kyng ther fader became an olde man wolde yâ— his doughters were maryed or yâ— he dyed But fyrst he thought to assaye which of them loued hym moost best For she yâ— loued hym best sholde best be maryed And he axed of the fyrst doughter how well she loued hym And she answered sayd better than her owne lyf Now certes sayd her fader that is a grete loue Thenne he axed the seconde doughter how moche she loued hym And she sayd more passynge all the creatures of the worlde Per ma foy sayde her fader I may no more axe And sho axed he of yâ— thyrde doughter how moche she loued hym Certes fader sayd she my systers haue tolde you glosynge wordes but I shall tell you the truth for I loue you as I ought 〈◊〉 loue my fader And for to â—â—ynge you more in certayne how I loue you I shall tell you As moche as ye be which so shall ye he loued The kynge her fader wende yâ— she had scorned hym became wonder worthe swore by heuen erthe she sholde neuer haue good of hym but his doughters yâ— loued hym so moche sholde be well auaunced maryed And the fyrst doughter he maryed to Mangles kynge of Scotlonde And the seconde he maryed to Hanemos erle of Cornewayle And they ordened spake bytwene them yâ— they sholde departe the reame bytwene theym two after the dethe of kynge Leyr ther fader so that Cordeill his yongest doughter sholde no thynge haue of his londe But this Cordeill was wonder fayre of good condicyons and maners That the kynge of Fraunce Agampe herde of her fame sente to the kynge Leyr her fader for to haue her vnto his wyf and prayed hym therof And kynge Leyr her fader sentâ— hym worde yâ— he had departed his londe yeuen it all vnto his two doughters before sayd he sayd he had no more londe wherwith her to marye And whan Agampe the kyng of FrauÌ„ce herde this answere he scute anone ayen to Leyr and sayd That he axed no thynge with her but oonly her clothynge her body And anone kyng Leyr sente her ouer see to the kynge of Fraunce And he receyued her with moche worshyp and with solempnyte he spowsed her and made her quene of Fraunce ¶ How kynge Leyr was dryuen oute of his londe thorugh his folke And how Cordeill his yongest doughter halpe hyÌ„ in his nede THus it befell afterwarde that the two eldest 〈◊〉 wolde not abyde tyll Leyr her fader was deed but warred vppon hym whyles that he was on lyue dyde hym moche sorowe shame wherfore they toke from hym holy the reame bytwene them had ordeyned yâ— one of them sholde haue kyng Leyr to soiourne all his lyfe tyme with .lx. knyghtes squyres that he myght worshypfully ryde go whether that he wolde in to what countree that hym lyked to playe to solace So that Maugles kynge of Scotlonde hadde kynge Leyr with hym in the maner as is aboue sayd And or the other half yere were passed Gonorill that was his eldest doughter quene of Scotlonde was so anoyed of hym of his people that anone she her lorde spake togyder wherfore his knyghtes half his squyres fro hyÌ„ were gone no moo lefth with hym but oonly .xxx. And whan this was doue Leyr began to make moche sorowe for by cause that his state was empeyred And men had of hym more scorne despyte than euer they had before Wherfore he wyst not what to done And at the last thought that he wolde go in to Cornewayll to Rigan his other doughter And whan he was come the erle his wyf that was Leyrs doughter hym welcomed with hym made moche Ioye And there he dwelled with .xxx. knyghtes squyres And he had not dwelled scarsly .xij. monethes there yâ— his doughter of hyÌ„ was wery his company And her lorde she of hym had grete scorne despyte so that from .xxx. knyghtes they brought vnto .x. And afterwarde had he but fyue so they lefte hym no moo Thenne made he sorowe ynough and sayd sore wepynge Alas that euer I came in to this londe sayd Yet had it be better to haue dwelled with my fyrst doughter And anone he wente thens to his fyrste doughter ayen but anone as she sawe hym come she swore by god by his holy name and by as moche as she myght that he sholde haue no
recouered For he fought with Hanyball manly disâ—omfâ—ted hym All Spayne he ouercame Aâ—l Affrica he subdued grete Antiochus he brought to be his seruaunt All 〈◊〉 made trybutary to the Romaynsthis man so noble so victoryous by his owne vnkynde couÌ„tree was outlawed and there he deyed ¶ Philoâ—etoâ— the sone Epiphanes of Cleopatra regned in Egypte .xxxv. yere This kynge yet a 〈◊〉 noble Antiochus gretly oppressed with many dysceytes but the Romayns â—ent Legates the whiche comaunded Antiochus that he sholde cesse of his tyranny ayenst hym And Marcus Publius made a cercle to Antiochus thus lâ—ynge The Senatours of Rome the people 〈◊〉 deâ—the yâ— yâ— go not out of this 〈◊〉 tyll yâ— haue answered to this mater This Antiochus seynge that he myght not contynue his tyranny sayd Yf it be thus coÌ„maunded me of the Senatours Romayns people I must nedes towne ayen so wood angry he was that he lost the sege of Alexander tourned to the poore releues of the Iewas vengynge hym vpon them by cause he myght not venge hym on a more myghtyer people vt pêª in li o Machabeorum .ij. MAthathias an holy man and of all louynge moost worthy bated in his herte the conuersacyon of all synners alonly trustynge in our lorde god of Israell vt pêª primo macha .ij. And this man had .v. sones of the same loue vnto god This man was not bysshop in Israel but his thre sones were ¶ Iudas Machabeus was bysshop .iij. yere he was sone to Mathathias This Machabeus was the moost named man that euer was in Israel the whiche had neuer none lyke hym afore ne after He was in batayll a myghty man offred hym to deye a martyr for the lawes of god ¶ Ionathas his brother succeded hym .xix. yere The whiche grewe in vertue and gouerned stode stedfaste in the lawes of god after falsely was slayne of Cryphone two of his sones Plura vide Iuda et freÌ„m eius li. macha Antiochus Epiphanes sone to Antiochê° the myghty this tyme was kynge of Syrry This man from the heed vnto the feet within without all was cursyd And therfore he was fygured to Antecryst Many martyrs cruelly he made falsely he dysposed hym to entre in to Egypte as his fader dyde but he opteyned not for the Romayns letted hym His moost vnhappy werke how he was in hostage at Rome and how the prophecy of Danyell was completed in hym ye may see in the boke of Machabeorum ¶ Quintus Flaminius Marchus Cato Thiberius Gracius were Senatours of Rome This tyme was so contynuall and so moche batayll that lerned men of Gentyles and of the true fayth bothe were wery for to wryte the actes or to haue them in mynde In the whiche bataylles men meruaylled gretly on the stedfastnesse of the Romayns that no trybulacyon no drede no hardynesse myght not fere them but euer contynued in batayll And certaynly these Romayns after the worldes honeste they were the moost wysest men that were And therfore the Machabees desyred ther company ¶ Circa annuÌ„ mundi .v. M.lix Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ C.xl. MAthon sone to Sadoch of the lyne of cryst gate Iacob vt pêª Mathei .i. ¶ Symon sone to Mathathias was bysshop .viij. yere This Symon was a very wyse man from his youth vntyll his aege was euer of good conuersacyon euer more vertuous And at the last he was slayne of his brother Elay vt pêª .i. macha ¶ IohaÌ„nes Hircanus sone to Symon was after his fader .xxix. yere a noble man as all the kynrede was before hym This man after his decesse left his wyf a very wyse woman his fyue sones to gouerne the Iury of the eldest was called Aristobolus an vnpacyent man an vnhappy His owne moder with thre of his yonger brethern he prysoned slewe them thrugh hungre so alone he lyued kyng bysshop one yere vide plura li. Machabeorum ¶ Publius Lucimius Lucius Emilius Lucius Lucinius Lucius Consorinus were Consules at Rome In whoo 's tyme the Cartagynes and the Romayns warred strongely But the Romayns subdued them entendynge to haue destroyed the Cartagynes vtterly But amonge the Romayns ther was a notable wyse maÌ„ called Scipio Nauta And amonge many notable counseyllers two he gaaf specyally to be had in mynde The fyrste that Cartago sholde not be destroyed that thorugh the occasyon of forand bataylles a Inwarde concorde sholde abyde amonge the Romayns and a perpetuell strength for contynuell excercyse of batayll The seconde That in no wyse the other sholde be buylded in Rome For he sayd that was the moost enmye that myght be to the people that vsed warre For that place nourysshed slouth and prouoked leâ—hery ¶ And how wysely this notable man 〈◊〉 counseyll the tymes folowynge declareth vide plura in Aug. de ciuitate dei libro .iiij. ¶ Yet for all this counseyll that noble cyte of Cartago was destroyed of Cipio the Senatours And it brente .xvij. dayes coÌ„tynuelly Many men there were solde many men ranne in to the fyre wylfully ¶ Corinthê° his same yere was destory de of the Romayns the whiche was the rychest countree of the worlde ¶ Ptholomeus this tyme regned in Egypte and was famylyer with the Romayns And soo longe he his predecessours regned as they kepte fydelyte to the Romayns And knowe euery man that there was none other cause that the power of the Romayns encreased so strongely aboue other people but vertue the whiche habundantly regned in them and namely ryghtwysnesse whiche aboue all thynge they vsed And as longe as they kepte mesures loued ryghtwysnesse so longe they were neuer ouercome And as soone as they were corrupted it is radde they were euercomen ¶ It is had in a certayne reuelacoÌ„n of god shewed to saynt Brygyte that our lorde god bereth wytnesse to these olde Romayns That none in this naturell lyf lyued more ryghtwysly And what lyghtes of fayth they shewed in the tyme of Crysten religyon shall be shewed afterwarde ¶ Regnum Iudeorum restituitur ARistobolus was the fyrst kynge and preest in the Iury this man regned one yere alone and toke to hym the Dyademe of the kyngdome And he helde hym not contente with that yâ— his fader gaf hym in his testament But he put his moder in pryson his brethern And therfore he perysshed wretchydly with his brother Antigonus the whiche was of his counseyll and helped hym Vide magistruÌ„ in histoâ—â—◠¶ Anntigonus brother vnto the kynge was slayne thrugh the enuytâ—e of the quene ¶ Alexander was bysshop after Aristobolus he stode .xxvij. yere And he was all a syraunt all though he appered sobre in the begynnynge But he made it knowen what he was in his stomacke for he slewe his owne brother And in .xij. yere he slewe .l. thousande of the olde sage faders of grete vertue by cause they tolde hym his mysgydynge Thenne whan he sholde deye he lefte
be And tho began crystendome ayen in this londe And anone this kynge Constantyne as he was crowned anone after he spowsid his wyf thrugh couÌ„seyll of the Brytons And he begate thre sones on her The fyrste was called Constance yâ— other Aurilambros the thyrde Vter This Constance the elder brother whan he ca ma to aege he made hym a monke att Wyncestre This Constantyne ther fader thrugh treason was slayne ¶ For it befell on a tyme that a Pehite came to hyÌ„ vpon a daye in message as it were And sayd that he wolde speke with foe kyng pryuely in couÌ„seyll The kyng lete voyde his chambre of the men yâ— were there within there abode noo moo but the kynge the Pehite And he made a couÌ„ tenaunce as though he wolde haue spoken with the kynge in his eere And there he slewe hym with a longe knyf And after that he went meruaylously out of the chambre in to an other chamre so at the laste no man wyst where he was become ¶ Whan the kynges men west that theyr lorde was so deed they made then so moche sorowe that they wyst not what to do For as moche as his two sones Aurilambros and Vter were so yonge that they myght not be kynge and the thyrde was a monke as is sayd before But Vortiger that was Erle of Westsex thought pryuely in his herte thrugh queyntaunce for to be kyng hym selfe And wente to Wynchestre where that Constance was monke and sayd vnto hym Constance sayd he your fader is deed your two brethern that ben with Gosselyn the bysshopp of London to nourysshe be so yonge that none of them may be bynge Wherfore I couÌ„sell you that ye forsake your habyte and come with me And I shall make suche a meane vnto the Brytons that ye shall be made kynge ¶ Of Constance that was kynge Constantynes sone that was a monke atte Wynchestre and how he was made kynge after his faders dethe thorugh counseyll of Vortiger that was erle of Westsex for as moche as Aurilambros and Vter his two brethern were but yonge of aege And Vortiger lete slee hym for to be kynge hymself THis Vortiger couÌ„selled this Constance so moche tyll he forsoke his abbot wente with hym And anone after he was crowned kynge by thassent of the Brytons This kynge Constance whan he was crowned made kynge he wyst ne knewe but lytell of yâ— worlde ne coude nothyng what knyghthode axed And he made Vortiger his chyef mayster couÌ„seyller gaaf hym all his power for to ordeyne do as moche as to the reame aperteyned So that hymself nothynge entremedled but oonly bare the name of kynge Whan Vortiger sawe that he had all the londe in his warde gouernall he thought a preuy treason to slee Constance the kynge that he myght hymself be crowned and made kynge regne And lete sende after an hondred knyghtes of Pehites the worthyest of all the londe them helde with hym for to dwelle as to be kepers of his body as he wolde go thorugh the londe to ordeyne thynges that apperteyned to a kyng And this Vortiger honoured so moche the hondred knyghtes so moche yaue them of golde syluer and so ryche Iewelles robes horses other thynges plentee wherfore they helde hyÌ„ more lorde than they dyd the kyng And Vortiger tolde them yf he myght be kyÌ„ge ye as it were thrugh treason he wolde make them rychest of the londe Soo at the last thrugh grete gyftes yâ— he had gyuen largely they cryed thrugh yâ— courte that Vortiger were better worthy to be kyng than Constance Wherfore Vortiger made semblaunt as he hadde ben wroth And he departed thens from the court sayd he must go elles where for thynges that he hadde to do And so the traytour sayd for by cause that they sholde slee hym that is to saye Constance ¶ Whad this Vortiger was gone it befell soone after that tho hondred knyghtes of Pehites brake the doores of yâ— kynges chambre and there they hym slewe and smote of his heed bare it to Vortiger there that he dwelled And so whan Vortiger sawe that heed he wepte full tenderly with his eyen and neuertheles he was somdeale gladde in his herte of his deth ¶ And anone this Vortiger toke those hondred knyghtes of Pehites badde his seruauntes bynde theyr hondes behynde them ladde them to London and there they were dampned vnto deth as fals traytours And anone after all the Brytons of the londe by the comyn assente crowned Vortiger made hym kynge of the londe ¶ Anno dmÌ„ C.lxxiiij SOther a martyr was pope after AnicetuÌ„ .ix. yere yâ— whiche decreed that a NoÌ„ne tholde not touche the palle of yâ— awter nor put in sence therto And yâ— she sholde were a wymple aboute her heed And many perylles he sawe about matrymony Therfore he ordeyned yâ— no woman sholde be called a leful wyf but yf she were blessyd of the preest ¶ Elentherus a martyr was pope after Sother xv yere the whiche ordeyned yâ— crysten men sholde refuse no meete resonable yâ— was maÌ„nes mete Nota ¶ Also that no man vnaccused in a cryme sholde be put from his dygnytee or degree tyll he were conuycted thorugh ensample of Cryst the whiche kepte styll Iudas Scaryoth not accused Cryste knewe hym gylty And what someuer he dyd amonge the apostles for the dygnyte of his seruyce abode ferme stable And he sente also Legates vnto Lucie the kynge of Brytayne the whiche baptysed hym his people And Fagus Domianus legates the whiche the pope sente fyrste preched in Englonde and this crystendome dured in Brytayne two hondred yere vnto the tyme of Dyodesian the Emperour whan saynt Albon was martred ¶ Marcus Anthonius Luciê° Comodus were Emperours but Marcus â—eyed anone Lucius Comodus regned Comodus was called prouffytable of scorne for he was to euery man vnprouffytable He was yeuen vtterly to lechery Many Senatours Crysten men he made to be slayne He dampned his owne wyf to deth for aege He deyed a sodeyne deth with struglynge amonge maydens ¶ Helius Pertinax after this man was Emperour .vi. monethes and was a man of grete discrecyon whome Iulian the grete lawer slewe And he entred the Empyre was slayne the .vij. monethe of Seuerus ¶ Victor a martyr was pope after ElenthertuÌ„ .x. yere And for the dyscorde of the paschall tyme he called a couÌ„sell in Alexander where he was prescute that tyme many other Where he decreed that Eester daye sholde be kept on the Sondaye but he must kepe the chauÌ„ge of the moone of Apryll and that was to dyfferre fro Iewes for many bysshops of the rest abode that tyme the same daye that the yewes dyde halowe that feest ¶ Also he ordeyned yâ— in the tyme of nede childern myght be crystened in euery place in euery water ¶ Zepherinus a martyr a Romayne was pope after
spowsed I greyne with moche honour made her quene ¶ And soone after tyme came that she sholde be delyuered bare a childe a sone that was called Arthur And after gaâ—e on her a doughter that was called Amya And whan she came to aege a noble Baron that was lorde of Lyons wedded her ¶ Whan Vter longe tyme had regned there came vpon hym a grete sykenesse as it were a sorowe ¶ And in the meane tyme those that had to kepe Octa that was Engistes sone and Ossa has brother that then were in pryson they lete them go for grete yeftes yâ— they them yaue went with them And whan tho two brethern were escaped were in to theyr owne countree agayne Thenne they ordeyned them a grete power of folke and began for to warre ayen vppon the kynge ¶ How kynge Vter chose Aloth to kepe the londe of Brytayne whyle that he was syke for as moche as he myght not lo◠〈◊〉 syknesse ANd for as moche as kynge Vter was syke myght not helpe hyÌ„ self he ordeyned Aloth sone of Eleyne that tho was chosen for to be wardeyne chyeftayne of all his folke And so he anone all his Brytons assembled a grete hoste yaue batayll to Octa to his folke but Octa at the last was dyscomfyted ¶ It befell thus afterwarde that these Brytons had dedignacoÌ„n of Aloth wolde not be to hym attendauÌ„e Wherfore the kynge was anoyed wonder sore lete put hym in a lytere in the hoste amonges his folke And they ladde hym to Vereloyne that tho was a fayre cyte there yâ— saynt Albon was martred And after was the cyte destroyed with paynems thrugh warre And thyther they had sente Octa and Ossa ther people And entered in to the towne lete make sure yâ— yates there they helde them And the kynge came them besyeged made a stronge assawee but they that were within manly theym deffended ¶ The kynge lete ordeyne his ginnes his engynes for to breke the walles the walles were so stronge that no man myght them mysdo ¶ Octa his people had grete despyte that a kynge lyenge in a lytere had theym besyeged And they toke counseyll amonge them for to stande vp in the morowe erly and come out and yeue batayll to the kynge and so they dyde And in that batayll were bothe Octa and Ossa slayne all the other yâ— escaped a lyue fledde in to Scotlnde made Colegrin theyr chyeftayne And the Saxons yâ— were a lyue escaped fro the batayll brought ayen a grete strength amonge them they sayd that yf kynge Vter were deed they spolde well conquere the londe thought to enpoysen the kynge ordeyned men for to do this dede yaue them of yeftê grete plente this thynge to do And they ordeyned them thyderwarde there 〈◊〉 yâ— kynge was dwellynge and clothed them in poore wede yâ— better all for to spede theyr fals purpose But netheles all theyr falsenes subtylte they myght neuer come to nygh the kynge But so at yâ— last they aspyed yâ— the kynge dranke no other lycour but oonly water of a clere well that was nyghe besyde the fals traytours vpon a daye pryuely wente to yâ— well put therin poyson so yâ— all yâ— water was enpoysened And anone after as the kynge had dronke of that water he began to swelle soone after he deyed as many as dranke of yâ— water deyed also And anone as this was aspyed folke of the towne lete stoppe the welle for euermore ¶ Whan the kynge was deed his folke bare hym to Stonhenge with grete solempnyte of bysshop barons that were there hym to burye besyde Aurilambros his brother And after torned ayen tho euerychone sente after his sone they made hym kynge of the londe with moche reuerence after his faders deâ—he the .xvij. yere of his regne ¶ How kyng Arthur yâ— was the sone of Vter was crowned after his fads deth how he draue Colegrin the Sarons Cheldrâ—k of Almayne out of this londe AS Arthur was made kynge of the londe he was but yonge of aege of .xv. yere but he was fayre and bolde doughty of body And to meke folke he was good curteys and large of spendynge made hym well beloued amonge all them there yâ— it was nede whan he began to regne be swore truely that the Saxons neuer sholde haue reâ—â— ne peas tyll that he hadde dryurn them out of the londe And assembled a greate hoste and fought with Colegrin the whiche after the tyme that Octa was deed the Saxons mayntened And this Colegrin was dyscomfyted fledde vnto Yorke toke the towne there hym helde And the kynge besyeged hyÌ„ there but he myght no thynge spede for the cyte was so stronge And they within the towne kept yâ— cyte well orpedly ¶ And in the mene tyme Colegrin lete the towne to Bladulf fledde hymself to Cheldrik yâ— was kynge of Almayne for to haue of hym socour And the kynge assembled a grete power came arryued in Scotlonde with .xv. hondred shyppes And whan Arthur wyst of these tydynges yâ— he had not power strength ynoughe to fyght ayenst Cheldrik he lete be the syege wente to London and sente anone his letters to the kynge of lytell Brytayne that was called Howell his neuewe his systers sone that he sholde come to hym with all the power that he myght And he assembled a grete hoste arryued at Southampton And what kyng Arthur if wyst he was gladde ynough wente ayenst them them receyued with moche honour So that those two hostê mette assembled them and toke theyr waye euen vnto Nicholl that Cheldrik had besyeged but it was not taken And they came vpon cheldrik his people or they wyst where that they were them egrely assaylled ¶ The kyng Cheldrik and his men defended hym manly by theyr power But kynge Arthur his men slewe so many Saxons that neuer was seen suche slaughter and Cheldrik and his men that were left alyue fledde awaye And kynge Arthur them pursewed droue them out in to a wood that that they myght no ferder passe ¶ Childrik his men sawe well that they were brought in to moche dysease them yelded to kynge Arthur in this maner wyse That he sholde take theyr horses theyr armour and all that they had and they muste oonly goo on foot in to theyr shyppes And so they wolde go home in to theyr owne londe neuer come ayen in to this londe ¶ And vpon assuraunce of this thynge they 〈◊〉 hyÌ„ good hostages ¶ And Arthur by counseyll of his men grauÌ„ted this thynge receyued the hostages therupon the other wente to theyr shyppes And whan they were in the hygh see yâ— wynde chauÌ„ged as the deuyll it wolde they forned theyr nauy came ayen in to
his owne meyne wente vnto the chambre there that he sholde take his nyghtes reste And as he loked hym about he sawe a fayre ymage well made and in semblaunt as it were an Archer with a boowe in the boowe a fyne arowe ¶ Kynge Edmonde wente tho nere for to beholde it better what it myght be And anone yâ— arowe smote hym thrugh the body there slewe the kynge For that engyne was made for to slee his owne lorde traytoursly ¶ And so whan kynge Edmonde was thus deed slayne he had regned but .x. yere And his people for hym made moche sorowe And his body they bare vnto Glastenbury there they hym entyred ¶ And this fals traytour Edrith anone wente vnto the quene that was kynge Edmondes wyfe that wyst not of her lordes deth Anone he toke from her two sones that were fayre yonge that her lorde had vpon her goten that one was called Edwarde that other Edwyne ladde theym with hym to London toke them vnto kynge Knoght that he sholde do wish them what his wyll were And tolde hym how subtylly he had slayne kynge Edmonde for by cause loue of hym so that kynge knoght all Englonde in his power hooly myght haue ¶ O thou fals traytour hast thou my true brother that was soo true thus slayne for me the man I moost loued in the worlde Now by my heed I shall for thy trauell the well rewarde as thou hast deserued anone lete hym be take bounde honde foot in manere of a traytour lete cast hym there in to Tamyse in this maner the fals traytour ended his lyf The kynge toke the two childern put them vnto the abbot of Westmestre to warde to kepe tyll that he wyst what was best with them to do ¶ How kynge knoght sente kynge Edmondes sones both in to Denmarke to be slayne how they were saued SO it befell soone after that kynge knoght had all the londe in his honde spowsed the quene Emme thorugh consente of his baronage For she was a fayre woman the whiche was Eldredes wyf and the dukes syster of Normandy they lyued togyder with moche loue as reason wolde The kynge axed vpon a daye counseyll of the quene what was best to do with the sones that were Edmonde Irensydes Syr sayd she they ben the ryght heyres of the londe yf they lyue they wyll do moche sorowe with warre therfore lete sende them in to a strange londe a ferre to some man that may them defoyle destroy The kyng anone lete call a dane that was called Walgar coÌ„mauÌ„ded hyÌ„ that he sholde lede tho two childern in Denmark so to do ordeyne for them yâ— he sholde neuer here more of theym Syr sayd this Walgar gladly your coÌ„mauÌ„dement shall be done anone tho two childern he toke lad them in to Denmark And for as moche as he sawe that the childern were wond fayre also meke he had of them grete pyte ruche wolde them not slee but lad them to the kyng of Hungry for to nourysshe for this Walgar was well beknowen with the kynge well beloued Anone the kyng axed whens the childn were Walgar tolde hym sayd that they were the ryght heyres of Englond therfore men wolde destroye theym And therfore syr vnto you they be come mercy helpe for to seke And forsothe yf they may lyue your men they shall become and of you they shall holde all theyr londe The kynge of Hungry receyued them with moche honour lete them worthely be kepte ¶ And thus it befell afterwarde that Edwyne the yonger brother deyed Edwarde the elder brother lyued a fayre man a stronge a large of body gentyll and curters of condycyons so that all men hym loued And this Edwarde in the Cronycles is called amonge the Englysshmen Edwarde the outlawe ¶ And whan as he was made knyght the kynges doughter of Hungry hym moche loued for his goodnes and his fayrnes that she hym called her derlynge The kyng that was her fader perceyued well the loue that was betwixt them two and had no heyre but only that doughter and the kynge vowchesauf his doughter to no man so well as he dyde to hym that she loued so well he her and yaue her vnto hym with a good wyll Edwarde her spowsed with moche honour The kynge of Hungry sente after all his baronage and made a solempne feest a ryche weddynge And made all men to vnderstande that this Edwarde sholde be kynge of that londe after the decesse of hym And of that tydyngê they were all full gladde This Edwarde begate vppon his lady a sone that was called Edgar Helynge afterwarde a doughter that was called Margarete that afterwarde was quene of Scotlonde And by the kyng of Scotlond that was called Mancolin she had a doughter that was called Maud that was quene afterwarde of Englond thrugh kynge Henry that was the fyrst sone of the conquerour that her wedded And he begate on her a doughter that was called Maude that afterwarde was Empresse of Almayn And of this Maude came the kynge of Englonde that vnto this daye is called Henry yâ— Empresse sone And yet had this Edwarde an other doughter by his wyf that was called Crystyan she was a Nonne ¶ How kynge Knoght that was a proude man conquered Noâ—â—andy how he became afterwarde meke mylde NOw haue ye herde of Edmonde Irensydes sones that kyng Knoght wend they had ben slayne as he had coÌ„mauÌ„ded Walgar before And this kyng Knoght had in his honde all the reame of Englonde Denmarke And after that they wente vnto Norwaye that londo for to conquere But the kynge of the londe that was called Elaf came with his people wende his londe to haue well kepte defended so there he faught with hym tyll at the last he was slayne in that batayll And tho this Knoght toke all the londe in to his honde And whan he had conquered Norwaye taken feaute homages there he came ayen in to Englonde helde hymself so grete a lorde that hym thoughte in all the worlde his pere noo man was And he came so proude and hauteyne that it was grete wonder ¶ And so it befell vpon a daye as he had herde masse at Westmestre wolde haue gone in to his palays the wawes of the Tamyse so swyftely ayenst hym came that almoost they touched his feet Tho sayd the kyng with a proude herte I coÌ„maunde the water to torne ayen or elles I shall make the The wawes for his coÌ„mauÌ„dement wolde not spare but flowed euer in heyght more more The kyng was so proude of hert that he wolde not flee the water bete it with a rodde that he had in his honde coÌ„maunded the water that it sholde go no ferder But for all his coÌ„mauÌ„dement
olde testament yâ— newe the lawes of the prophecyes the gospell the canons of appostles all the decrees of the popes of Rome that al they helde I holde that that they dampned Idampne moost specyally that preuylege graunted to Henry the Emperour the whiche rather is graunted to venge his malyce than to multeplye his pacyence in vertue For euer more I dampne that same preuylege ¶ Of kyng Henry Beauclerk that was Wyllyam Rous brother and of the debate bytwene hym Robert Curthos his brother ANd whan Wyllyam Rous was deed Henry Beauclerk his 〈◊〉 was made kynge by cause Wyllyam Rome had no childe begote on his body And this Henry Beauclerk was crowned kyng at London the fourth daye after that his brother was decessyd that is to saye the fyfth daye of August ¶ And anone as Ancelmus that was Archbysshop of CauÌ„terbury that was at yâ— court of Rome herde tell that William Rous was deed he came ayen in to England the kynge Beauclerk welcomed hym with moche honour And the fyrste yere the kynge Henry regned was crowned He spowsed Maude that was Margaretes doughter the quene of Scotlonde And the Archebysshop Ancelmus of CauÌ„terbury wedded them And this kynge begate vpon his wyfe two sones a doughter that is to saye Wyllyam and Richarde Maude And this Maude was afterwarde yâ— Empresse of Almayne ¶ And in the seconde yere of his regne his broder Robert Curthos that was duke of Normandy came with an huge hoste in to Englond for to chalenge the londe But thrugh counseyll of the wyse men of the londe they were accorded in this manere That the kynge sholde yeue his brother the duke a thousande pounde euery yere And whiche of them that lyued lengest sholde be that others heyre and so bytwene them sholde he no debate ne stryfe ¶ And then whan they were thus accorded the duke wente home agayne in to Normandye ¶ And whan the kynge had regned foure yere there arose a grete debate bytwene hym and the Archebysshop of Counterbury Ancelmus For by cause that the Archebysshopp wolde not graunâ—e to hym for to talenges of chirches at his wyll And the reforde efâ—ones the Archebysshope Ancelmus wente ouer the see vnto the courte of Rome there he dwelled with the pope And in the same yere the 〈◊〉 of Normandy came in to Englonde to speke with his 〈◊〉 ¶ And 〈…〉 other thynges the duke of Normandye â—oryâ—â—e vnto the kynge his brother the fousayd thousande pouÌ„de by yere that he sholde paye vnto the duke And with good loue the kynge the duke departed there yâ— duke wente ayen in to Normandy ¶ And whan tho two yere were agone thrugh the entycement of the deuyll of symple men a grete debate arose bytwene the kynge the duke soo that thrugh couÌ„seyll the kynge wente ouer yâ— see in to Normandy whan the kynge of Englonde was come in to Normandy all the grete lordes of Normande torned vnto the kynge of Englonde helde ayenst yâ— duke theyr owne lorde hyÌ„ forsoke to the kynge them yelde all the good castelles townes of Normandy And soone after was the duke taken ladde with the kynge in to Englonde And the kyng lete put the duke in to pryson this was the vengeaunce of god ¶ For whanne the duke was in the holy londe god yaue hym suche myght grate that he was chosen for to haue be kyÌ„ge of Iherusalem and he forsoke is and wolde not take it vpon hym and therfore god sente hym that shame despyte for to be putt in his brothers pryson The seased kynge Henry all Normandy in to his honde helde it all his lyfe tyme. ¶ And in the same yere came the bysshop Ancelmus fro the courte of Rome in to Englonde ayen And the kyng he were accorded ¶ And in the next yere comynge after there began a grete debate bytwene the kynge Phylyppe of Fraunce kynge Henry of Englonde Wherfore kynge Henry wente in to Normandye there was stronge warre bytwene them two And tho deyed the kynge of FrauÌ„ce lowys his sone was made kynge anone after his deth And th◠〈◊〉 kynge Henry ayen in to Englonde maryed Maude his doughter vnto Henry the Emperour of Almayne ¶ Of the debate that was betwixt kynge Lowys of FrauÌ„ce kynge Henry of Englonde how kynge Henryes two sones were loste in the hyght see AS kynge Henry hadê be kynge xvij yere a grete debate arose betwixt kynge Lowys of frauÌ„ce kynge Henry of Englonde for by cause that yâ— kynge had sente in to Normandy to his men that they sholde be helpynge vnto therle of Bloys asmoche as they might in wane ayenst the kynge of frauncâ— And that they sholde be as 〈◊〉 to hym as they were to theyr owne lorde for by cause that therle had spowsed his 〈…〉 Maude And for this cause yâ— kenge of FrauÌ„ce dyde moche sorowe to Normandy Wherfore the kynge of Englonde was wonder wroth in haste wente ouer the see with a grete power same in 〈◊〉 Normandy for to defende that 〈◊〉 And the warre bytwene them lasted two yere tyll at the last they two 〈◊〉 togyder And the kynge of frauÌ„ce was dyscomfyted vnnethes escaped aware with moche payne the moost partâ—â—e of his men were taken And the kynge dyde with theym what hym best lyked And some of them he lete go freely and some he lete be put vnto the deth But afterwarde those two kyngê were 〈◊〉 And whan kynge Henry had hooly all the londe of Normandye 〈◊〉 his enmyes of Fraunce he torned agayne in to Englonde with moche honour And his two sones William Rycharde wolde haue come after the fader went to the see with a grete company of people But are that they myght come to londe the shyppe came ayenst a roche all were drowned that were there in saue â—o man that was in the same shyppe that escaped And this was vpon saynt Katheryns daye these were the names of them that were drowned Willyam and Rycharde the kynges sonâ— a the erle of Chestre Octonell his brother Geffroy Rydell Walter 〈◊〉 Godefray Archedeken the kynges doughter the countesse of Perches the kyngesnece the countesse of Chestre many other ¶ Whan kynge Henry other lordes arryued in Englonde herde these tydynges they made sorowe ynough And all theyr myrth Ioye was torned in to mornynge sorowe ¶ How Maude yâ— Empresse came ayen in Englonde how she was afterward wedded to Geffroy therle of Angoy ANd whan that two yere were agone that the Erle had dwelled with the kynge the erle wente from the kyng began to warre vpon hym dyde moche harme in yâ— londe of Normandy toke there a stronge castell there he dwelled all that yere And tho came to hym tydynges that Henry the Emperom of Almayne yâ— had spowsed
sayd Merlyn yâ— people that sholde lede the sayd greyhouÌ„de sholde be faderles vnto a certayne tyme soth he sayd For the people of Scotlonde gretly were dysesyd after syr IohnÌ„ bayllol was fled And Merlyn sayd the sone sholde become in his tyme as redde as ony blood in tokenynge of grete morta lyte of people And that was knowe wel whan the Scottes were slayne And syth sayd Merlyn yâ— same dragon shold nourysshe a Fox that sholde meue grete wâ—re ayenste hym that sholde not in his tyme be ended that semed well by Robert the Brus. that kynge Edwarde nourysshed in his chambre that sythen stale away meued grete werre ayenst hym whiche werre was nott ended in his tyme And yet sayd Merlyn that the dragon shold dep in the marche of an other londe that his londe sholde be longe withoute a gooâ—â— keper And yâ— men sholde wepe for his de the from the yle of Shephey vnto yâ— I le of Mercyll wherfore alas shall be theyr songeamonge the comyn people fader les in the lond wastyd And that prophecye was knowe ouer all full well For yâ— good kynge Edwarde deyed at Burgh vp sandys that is vpon the Marche of Scotlonde where the Englysshmen were dyscomforted and sorowed in NorthuÌ„berlonde For cause that kynge Edwardes sone set by the Scottes no force for the ryot of Peers of Ganaston wherfore alas was the songe thrughe oute all Englonde for defawte of theyr goode wardeyne from yâ— I le of Shephey vnto the yle of Marcill the people mad mo the sorowe for good kynge Edwardes dethe ¶ For they wend that gode kyng Edwarde sholde haue gone into the holy londe For yâ— was hooly his purpoos ¶ Vpon whoo 's soule god for his hygh Ingynyte grace haue mercy ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M. C.C.lxxxii.ij CElestnê° was pope after Nicholas fyue monthes and nothynge noble of hym is writen but that he was a vertuous man ¶ Bonefaciê° yâ— eyghte was pope after hym .viii. yere This bo nifacius was a man in those thynges yâ— whiche perteyneth to court For he was very experte in suche materes And bycause he had no pere he put noo mesure to his prudence And toke so grete pryde vpon hym yâ— he sayd he was lord of al yâ— worlde many thynges he dyd with his myght power yâ— which fayled wret chydly in yâ— ende He yaue an ensample to all prelatys that they sholde not be hault ne proude but vnder yâ— fourme of a very shepeherde of god they sholde more study for to be louyd of ther subgectes than dradde This man is he of whome it is sayd yâ— he entred as a fox he lyued as a lyon deyed as a dogge ¶ This tyme the yere of grace was ordeyned from an huÌ„dred yere to an houÌ„dred yere And the fyrst Iubyle was in the yere of our lorde IhuÌ„ 〈◊〉 a thousand thre hundred ¶ Benedictus the enleuenth was after Bonefacius enleueÌ„th monthes this maÌ„ was an holy man of the ordre of the fre re prechers lytyll whyle lyued bâ—t dyssessyd anone ADulphus was Emperoure .vi. yeres This man was yâ— erle of Anorone And this Adulphus was not crowned by the pope for he was slayne in batayll Albertus was Emperoure after hym .x. yere This man was the Duke of Astrye and fyrst was repreued of the pope and after was confermed bi the same pope for the malyces of the kyÌ„ke of Fraunce the whiche was an enmy vnto the chirche And to that Alberte the same pope yaue the kyngdome of FrauÌ„ce as he dyd other kyngdoms but it proffyted not for at the laste he was slayne of his neuewe ¶ Clemens was pope after Benedictus almooste .ix. yere and he was a grete buylder of castels and other thynges And he dampnyd the ordre of Templaryes he ordeyned the .vii. boke of yâ— Decretales the whiche be callyd yâ— questyons of Clementyns And anone after in a counseyll the whiche he helde at Vyenna he reuokyd the same boke yâ— whiche his successary IohnÌ„ callyd ayen in incorporyd it publysshyd it This Clement fyrste of all popes translatyd the popes sete fro Rome to Auinion whether it was doon by the mocion of god or by the boldenes of man dyuers men meruaylle ¶ IohnÌ„ the .xxii. was pope after hym .viii. yere This man was all glorious as for those thynges yâ— were to be vsyd thrughe yâ— actyf lyfe And he publyshid the Constitucions of yâ— clementynes sent them to all yâ— vnyersi tees And many sayntes he canonysed thyse fatte bysshopryches he deuydyd he ordeyned many thynges ayenst yâ— pluralyte of benefyces many herytykes he dampned but whether he was saued or not our lorde wolde not shewe to those he louyd very well ¶ Henry the .vii. was emperour after Albert .v. yere this Henry was a noble man in werre and he coueytyd too haue peas by londe and water He was a glorious man in batayll And neuer ouercome with enmyes And atte the laste he was poysened of a frere whan that he houselyd hym by receyuynge of the sacrament ¶ Of kynge Edwarde that was kynge Edwardes sone ANd after this kynge Edwarde regned Edwarde his sone that was borne at Carnariuan and this Edwarde wente hym into Fraunce and there he spousyd Isabell the kynges doughter of Fraunce the .xxv. daye of Ianuari atte the chirche of oure Lady atte Boloyne in yâ— yere of oure lorde IhuÌ„ Cryste M.CCC.vii And the .xx. daye of Feuerer the next yâ—ere that came after he was crownyd solemply at westmestre of the Archebysshop of Caunterbury And the re was so grete presse of people that syr IohnÌ„ Bakwell was slayne murdred And anone as the good kynge Edwarde was deed syr Edwarde his sone kyÌ„ge of Englonde sent after pers Ganaston into Gascoyne and somoche louyd hym that he callyd hym brother And anone after he yaue vnto hym yâ— lordshyp of walyngforde it was not longe after yâ— be ne yaue hym therldom of Cornewayll ayenst all the lordes wyll of Englonde ¶ And tho brought syr walter of laÌ„geton bysshop of Chestre into pryson durauÌ„ce in the toure of London with two knaues alonely hym to serue For yâ— kynge was wrothe with hym for bycause that syr water made complaynt on hym too his fader wherfore he was put in pryioÌ„ in the tyme of Troylebaston yâ— forsayd Pers of Ganaston made so grete mays tryes yâ— he went into yâ— kynges tresory in yâ— abbay of westmestre toke yâ— table of golde with yâ— trestyls of yâ— same many other ryche Iewels yâ— soÌ„tyme were yâ— no gode kynge Arthurs toke them too a marchauÌ„t yâ— was callyd ameri of Fris coÌ„hande for he sholde bere them ouer yâ— set into Gascoyne and so he went theÌ„s and they came neuer ayen after wherfore it was a grete losse to this londe And whan this Peers was so rychely auaun syd he became so proude and so stowte wherfore all the greate lordes of
callyd that londe Albayn after his owne name so yâ— hys heyâ—es yâ— came after hym sholde holde of Brute of his heyres yâ— is to saye of the kynges of Brytayn by feaute homage And from yâ— tyme vnto this tyme of kynge Edwarde yâ— reame of Scotlonde was holde of the reame of Englonde by â—eaute seruyse as about is sayd in the Cronycles of Englonde of Scotlond beâ— ythe wytnesse more prenarely And accursyd be yâ— tyme that this parlement was holden at Northampton For there by fals couÌ„seyll yâ— kynge was there falsly dysheryted yet he was within aege ¶ And yet whan that kynge Edwarde 〈◊〉 put oute of his ryaltee of Englond yet men put not hym out of the fâ—autes and seruyse of Scoâ—londe ne of the â—raâ—nchyses dysherâ—ted hym for euer more ¶ And neuertheles the greate lordes of Englonde were ayenst to conferme the â—eas and the 〈◊〉 aboue sayd sauf only quene Isabell that tho was the kynges moder Edwarde and the bysshopp of Ely and the lord Mortimer But rea son and lawe wolde not that a fynalle peas sholde be made bytwene thâ— with out the comyn assent of Englonde ¶ Of the debate that was bytwene quâ—ne Isabell and syr Henry erle of Lancas tre and of Leycetre and of the rydynge of Bedforde Then as the forsayd Dauyd had spowsyd dame IohanÌ„e of yâ— tour in the towne of Berwyâ— as before is sayd The Scottes in dyspyte of the Englysshemen callyd dame Iohanne yâ—â—â—aÌ„tesse make peas for the cowardly peas yâ— tho was ordeyned But the kynges persone bare all yâ— wâ—te blame with wronge of the makynge of the accorde And all was done thrughe the quene Rogere Mortymer And it was not longe after that the quene Isabell ne toke intoo her hondê all yâ— lordshyp of PouÌ„â—â—rer almoste all the londes that were of ony value that apperteyned to the crowne of Englonde Soo the kynge had not to dyspende but of his vses and of his esscheker For the quene Isabell and the Mortymer had greate mayne of the 〈◊〉 yâ— folowed the kynges court euer moâ—â— went and toke the kynges pryâ—â—s for her peny worthes â—tte good â—hepe Wherfo re the counâ—â—â—e that they came in were fulle sore adradde and almooste dystroyed of theym ¶ Tho began yâ— comyâ—â—l te of Englonde for to haue 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 bell the quene yâ— somoche louyd her before whann she came ayen for to pursue the fals traytours yâ— Spensers fro Fraunce And in yâ— same tyme the fals traytour Robert of Holonde yâ— bytrayed hys lorde syr Thomas of LaÌ„castre was tho delyuerde out of pryson was wonder preuy with the quene Isabell also with Roger Mortymer but yâ— auaylled hym but lytyll For he was taken at Myghel masse yâ— tho came next after as he rode towarde quene Isabell to London and sir Thomas whither smote of his heed besydes the towne of saynt Albons And this syr Thomas dwelled with syr Henry erle of Lancastre he put hym asyde for drede of the quene For the quene loued hym wondermoche And prayed vnto yâ— kyng for hym yâ— the same Thomas myght be exyled out of Englonde And yâ— noble erle syr Henry of Lancastre had often tymes herde the comyn claymoure of the Englysshmen of yâ— dysease that we re doon in Englonde also for dyuers wronges yâ— were doon to the comyn people of yâ— whiche the kynge bare yâ— blame with wronge for he was but full yonge tender of aege And thought as a gode man for to do awaye slake the sâ—lauÌ„der of the kynges persone yf yâ— he might in ony manere a wyse so as yâ— kyÌ„ge was therof nothynge gylty wherfore he was in peryll of lyf lyÌ„me ¶ And so he asseÌ„bled all his retenewe went spake with them of the kynges honoure and alsoo for to amende his astate And syr Thomas Brotherton erle of Marchall and syr Edmonde wodstok that were the kyÌ„gys vncles and alsoo men of Londone made theyr othe hym for to mayntene in that same quarell And theyr cause was this that the kynge sholde holde his house and his meyne as a kynge ought for to do and haue all his ryaltce And that the quene Isabell sholde delyuer onte of her hondes in too the kynges honde alle manere of lordshyps rentys townes and castels that apperteyneth vnto the crowne of Englonde as othere quenes haue done here before and medle with none other thynge ¶ And alsoo that syre Rogere Mortimer sholde abyde and dwelle vppon his owne londes For the whyche londes he hadde holpe too dysherytâ— motche people â—n soo moche that the comyn people were dystroyed and gretlye domaged thoroughe suche wrongfulle takynge ¶ And alsoo too enquere how and by whome that the kynge was bytrayed and falsly dysceyued at Stanhope and thrugh whose counseyll that the Scottes went awaye by nyght from the kynge And also how and thrugh whoo 's counseylle the ordynaunce that were made atte the kynges coronacyon was putte downe That is to saye that yâ— kyÌ„ge for amendement and helpynge of his reame and in honoure of hym shold be gouerned and rulyd by .xii. of the grettest and wysest lordes of the reame without them sholde nothynge be grauntyd ne done as before is sayd whiche couenauÌ„tes were malycyously put downe fro the kynge where many harmes shamis and repreues haue falle to the kynge his reame and that is too vnderstonde for asmoche as Edwarde kynge of Englonde somtyme was ordeyned by asseÌ„t in playne parlemeÌ„t for to be vnder warde gouernaunce of Henry erle of Lancastre his cosyn for saluacoÌ„n of his bodi he was take out of yâ— castel of Kenilworth there that he was in warde thrugh colour of quene Isabell of yâ— Mortimer with out coÌ„sent of ony parlement thei toke ladd hym there that neuer after none of his kynred myght with hym speke ne see and after traytoursly toke and mordred hym for whose dethe arose a sklauÌ„dre thrugh all cristeÌ„dom whan it was done And also yâ— tresore yâ— syr Edwarde of Kernaâ— iuan lefte in manye places in Englonde and in walys and wastyd borne awaye without yâ— wyll of kynged warde his sone in dystruccyon of hym and of all his folke ¶ Also thrugh who se conseyll that the kynge yaue vp the kyngdom of Scotlonde for the whiche reame yâ— kyngys auÌ„cetours had full sore traueyled so dyd many a noble man for theyr ryght was delyuerd vnto dauyd yâ— was Robert Brus sone all yâ— ryght yâ— no ryght had to yâ— reame as all yâ— worlde it wyst And also by whome the chartres remebaunces that they had of yâ— ryght of Scotlonde were take oute of yâ— tresory taken to yâ— Scottes yâ— kyngys enmyes to dysherytynge of hym of his successours to grete harme of his lyeges grete repreef to all Englysshmen for euer more ¶ Also wherfore dame Iohan of the toure the kynges syster Edwarde was
yâ— is to saye yâ— peâ—y yâ— grote value of iiii pens the half grote of .ii. pens but it was of lesse weyght than yâ— olde 〈…〉 be .v. shellynge in yâ— pounde ¶ And in yâ— .xxvii. yere of his regne was the greate derth of vytayls yâ— which was called y◠〈…〉 And the .xxviii. yere of his 〈◊〉 in yâ— parlement holden atte 〈◊〉 after 〈◊〉 syr Henry erle of Lancastre was made duke of Lancastre in this yere 〈◊〉 so greate a drought yâ— frome the 〈…〉 to yâ— Monethe of Iuyll there fell no rayn oâ—â— ther the wherfore all fruytes sedes herbes for the moost parte were loste in defaut wherfore come so greate dysease of men beestes derthe of vytayls in Englonde yâ— this londe yâ— euer afore had ben pleÌ„teuous had nede yâ— tyme to feâ—e vytayls and refresshynge at other out 〈◊〉 couÌ„tres And the .xxix. yere of kynge Edwarde it was accorded grauÌ„ted and sworne bytwene yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce kyng Edwarde of Englonde yâ— he sholde haue a yen all his londâ— lordshyppes yâ— longed to yâ— duchye of Guyhen of olde tyme yâ— whiche had ben with drawen wrongfully occupyed by dyuerse kyngê of FrauÌ„ce before honde to haue to holde to kyng Edwarde to his heyres successours for euer more frely peasybly in goode quyete vpon this couenauÌ„t yâ— the kyng of Englonde sholde leue of releasen all his ryght clayme that he had claymed of yâ— kyngdom of FrauÌ„ce of y◠〈◊〉 he toke therof vpon whiche 〈◊〉 couenauÌ„tes it was sent to y◠〈…〉 Rome on bothe sydes of yâ— kynges 〈…〉 forsayd couenauÌ„t shold be 〈…〉 god ordeyned better for the kynges â—â—â—shyp of EngloÌ„de for what thrugh fraâ—de dysceyte of the Frensshmen what thrughe lettynge of the pope and of the courte of Rome the forsayd couenauntes were dysquate and left of ¶ And in the same yere the kynge reuoked by his wâ— se and dyscrete counseylle the staple of wulles out of Flaundres into Englond wyth all the lybertees fraunches and fre customes that longed therto and â—deyned it in Englonde in dyuerse places yâ— is for to saye at westmystre Caunterbury Chychestre Brystowe Lyncoln and Hulle with all the forsayd thynges that longen therto And yâ—â—hys thynge that sholde thus be done the kynge swoâ—â— hyÌ„self therto prynce Edwarde his sone with other many grete wyenesses yâ— therâ— were presente ¶ And the .xxx. yere of his regne anone after wytsontyde in the parleamente ordeyned at westmenstre it was tolde certefyed to yâ— kynge yâ— Phylyg yâ— helde yâ— kyngdome of FrauÌ„ce was deed and yâ— Iohâ—Ì„ his sone was crowned kynge and yâ— this IohnÌ„ had gyuen Karoll his sone yâ— duchye of Guyhen of yâ— whiche thynge kynge Edward whan he wyst therof he had greate IndygnacoÌ„n vnto hym was wonder wrothe stroÌ„g ly meued And therfore afore all yâ— worthy lordes yâ— there were assembled at that parlement callyd Edwarde his sone vnto hym to whome yâ— duchye of Guyhen by ryght herytage sholde longe to gat it hym there byddynge and strenthyng hym yâ— he sholde ordeyne hym for to defende hym auenge hyÌ„ vpon his enemyes saue mayntene his ryght And afterwarde kynge Edwarde hymselfe his eldest sone Edwarde went to dyuers places sayntes in Englonde on pilgrimage for too haue yâ— more helpe grace of god and of his sayntes And .ii. kal of Iuyll whan all thynge was redy to that vyage batayll all his retenue power assembled his nauye also redy he toke with hym yâ— erle of warwyk yâ— erle of Suffolk yâ— erle of Salesbury the erle of Oxford a thousande men of armes as many archers and in the Natyuyte of our lady toke theyr shyppes at pluÌ„mouthe began to sayll And whan he come was arryued in Guyon he was there worshypfully aken receyued of yâ— moost noblest men lordes of that countree ¶ And anone afer kynge Edwarde toke with hym his two sones that is to saye syr Lyonell erle of Vlton and sir IohnÌ„ his brother erle of Rychemonde syr Henry duke of Lancastre with many erles and lordes and men of armes two thousande archers saylled towarde FrauÌ„â—e rested hym a whyle at Calays after yâ— kynge went with his host aforsayd with other souldyours of be yonde yâ— see yâ— there abode yâ— kyngê comyÌ„ge the seconde daye of Nofuembre toke his Iourney toward kynge IohnÌ„ of fraunce there as he trowed too haue founde hym fast by Odomarum as his letters and couenauÌ„t made mencyon yâ— he wolde a byde hym there with his host And whaÌ„ kynge IohnÌ„ FrauÌ„ce herde telle of the kynges comynge of Englonde he went awaye with his men caryage cowardly shamfully fleynge wastynge all vytayls yâ— Englysshmen sholde not haue therof ¶ And whan kynge Edwarde herde telle yâ— he fledde he pursued hym with all his hoste tyll Henede than he beholdynge yâ— scarsyte and wantynge of vytayls also yâ— cowardyse of yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce he torned ayen wastynge all the couÌ„tree ¶ And whyle all thyse thynges were a doynge yâ— Scottê pryuely and bynyghte toke yâ— towne of Berwyksleyng theym yâ— withstode theym no manels but blessyd be god yâ— castell was saued kept by Englysshmen that were therin whan the kynge perceyued all this he torned ayen into Englonde as wroche as he myghte be wherfore in the parleament at westmynster was grauntyd to the kynge of euery sacke of wulle .l. shillyngâ— durynge the terme of .vi. yere that he myghte myghtlyer fyght and defend the reame ayenst the Scottes and other mysdoers And so whan all thynges were redy the kynge hasted hym towarde the syege ¶ How kynge Edwarde was crowned kynge of Scotlonde and howe prynce Edwarde toke the kynge of Fraunce syr Philyp his yonger sone at yâ— batayll of Peyters ANd in the .xxxi. yere of his regne the .xiii. daye of Ianyâ—â—re the kynge beynge in the castell of Berwyke with a fewe men but he hauyâ—ge there faste by a grete hoost The towne was yolden vnto hym without ony maner defence or dyffyculte Than the kinge of Scotlonde that is for to saye sir Iohanne Bayloll considerynge how that god dyd many meruaylles gracyous thynges for kynge Edwarde at his owne wyll fro daye to daye he toke gaaf vp yâ— reame of Scotlonde yâ— crowne of Scotlonde at Rokesburgh in yâ— kynges hondes of EngloÌ„de vnder his patent letter there made ¶ And anone after kynge Edwarde in presence of all yâ— prelatâ— other worthy men lordes yâ— were there lette hym crowne kynge of Scotlond And whan all thynges were done ordeyned in yâ— couÌ„trees at his wyll he torned ayen into Englonde with a grete worshyp ¶ And whyle this vyage was in doynge in scotlonde syr Edwarde prynce of wales as a man enspyred in god was in Guyhen in yâ— cyte of Burdeux treatyÌ„ ge spekynge of the chalenge
on horsbacke in the same felde and whanne he hadde ryden certayne courses assayed he myght not haue the better he gaaf it ouer and wolde nomore of his chalenge with syr Pers courtayne knyght yâ— kyngê banerere of Englonde and torned his hors and rode home vnto his owne Inn And one Cockeborne a squyre of Scotlonde chalenged syr Nycholl Hawberke a knyghte of certayne courses yet wyth sharpe speres and roden fyue courses togyder and at euery course the Scot was caste downe bothe hors and man and thus oure Englysshe lordes thanked be god had the felde ¶ And in the .xvii. yerâ— of kynge Rychaâ—â—â— regne deyed the good 〈…〉 to kynge Rycharde in the manere of Shene in the shyre of Surrey vpon witsondaye and than was she broughte to London and so to westmynster and there was she buryed and worthely entered besyde saynt Edwardes shiyne on whose soule almyghty god haue pyte and in his mercy Amen ¶ How kynge Rycharde spoused dame Isabell the kynges doughter of Fraunce in the towne of Calays and brought hir into Englonde and lette hir be crowned quene in the abbaye of saynt Peters of westmynstre IN the .xx. yere of kynge Rychardê regne he wente hymselfe ouer see vnto Calays with dukes erles lordes barons and many other worthy squyres with greate araye and comune people of the reame in good araye as longed to suche a kynge and prynce of his nobley of his owne persone to do hym reuerence obseruauÌ„ce as ought to be done too theyr lyege lorde so myghty a kynge Emperoure in his owne to abyde receyue ther yâ— worthy gracyous lady yâ— sholde be his wyfe a yonge creature of .xix. yere of aege dame Isabell the kynges doughter of FrauÌ„ce other worthy lordes of greate name both barons knyghtes with moche other people yâ— camen to the towne of Grauenynge two dukes of Fraunce yâ— one was the duke of Burgoyn and yâ— other the duke of Barre that wolde no further lesse than they had pledges And than kynge Rychard delyuerd two pledges for them for to go sauf come sauf his two worthy 〈◊〉 the duke of Gloucestre yâ— duke of york these two went ouer y◠〈◊〉 of graue nyâ—ge abode there as for pledgê to the tyme yâ— the maryage was done and that these two dukes of Fraunce were come ayen vnto Grauenynge water And thaÌ„ these two worthy dukes came ouer yâ— water at Grauenynge so to Calays with this worshypfull lady dame Isabell yâ— was the kynges doughter of Fraunce with hir came many a worthy lorde and eke lady knyghtes squyres in yâ— best araye yâ— myght be so brought hyr into the towne of Calays And there she was receyued with all the solempnyte worshyp that myghte be done vnto suche a lady And than they broughte hyr vnto the kynge and the kynge toke hir welcomed hir and all hir fayre company made there all the solempnyte yâ— myght be done ¶ And than the kynge his couÌ„seyll asked of the Frensshe lordes whâ—ther all the couenauÌ„tes forwardes with the composycyon that were ordeyned made on bothe partyes sholde be truely kepte and holde bytwene theym And they sayd ye and there they swore and toke theyr charge vpon a boke and made theyr othe well and truly it to hold in all maner of poynts and couâ—nauntes withoute contradyccyon or delay in ony maner wyse And than was she brought to saynt Nicholas chirche in Calays and there she was worthely wedded with the moost solempnyte yâ— ony kynge or quene myght be with Archebysshops bysshops all the mynystres of holy chirche and than they were brought to yâ— castell â—ete to mete And were serued with all delycasye of ryall metes drynkes plenteuously to all maner of strauÌ„gers all other no creature warned yâ— feest but al were welcome for there were greate halles tentes set vpon the grene without yâ— castell to receyue all manere of people and euery offyce redy for to serue theym all And thus this worthy maryage was solemply done ended with all â—yalte and thanne these two worthy dukes of Fraunce with theyr people token theyr leue of the kynge and of the quene and went ayen vnto Grauenynge water And there the Frensshe lordes that is to say the two dukes and all theyr menys 〈◊〉 comen ouer the water to Graâ—â—nynge they mette with our two dukes and euerychone toke leue at other and so they departed and our lordes camen ayen vnto Calays and the Frensshe lordes wenten ouer the water and so home into Fraunce ayen ¶ And anone after the kynge made hym redy with the quene and all his lordes and ladyes and all theyr people with theym and came ouer the se in to Englonde and so vnto London And the mayer and the shreues with all the aldermen and worthy comunes roden ayenst them vnto the blacke hethe in too Kente and there they mette with yâ— kinge and the quene and welcomed theym and that in good araye and euery man in the clothynge of his craft and they re mynstrels before them And so they brought theym vnto saynt Georges barre in Southwarke there they token theyr leue And the kynge and the quene roden to Kenyngton and than yâ— people of LoÌ„don torned home ayen And in tornyng ayen to London brydge there was soo greate presse of people both on hors on foote that there were deed on yâ— brydge xi persones of men women children on whos soules almyghty god haue mercy pyte amen ¶ And than afterwarde the quene was brought to the towre of London there she was all nyght on the morne she was brought thrugh the cyte of London and so forth vnto westminster and there she was crowned quene of Englonde and than she was broughte ayen vnto the kynges palays and there was holden open and a ryall feest at hir coronacyon of all maner people that the der come this was done the sondaye nexte after the feest of saynt Clemente in the .xx. yere of kynge Rychardes regne And than the .xxv. daye of Auguste next after by euyll excytacyon and fals couÌ„seyll for grete 〈…〉 kynge had of 〈…〉 good duke of Glouerstre and to the erle nâ— AruÌ„dell and too the erle of warwyk Anone the kyng by his euyll excytacyon and his euyll couÌ„seyll malyce late in yâ— euenynge on the same daye aboue sayd made hym redy with his streÌ„gthe rode into Estsex vnto the towne of Chelmesforde and so come to Plasshe sodenly the re syr Thomas of wodstok the good duke of Gloucestre laye and the good duke came to welcome the kynge anone the kynge arested the good duke hymselfe with his owne body so he was ladde downe to the water and anone put into a shyp and anone had to Calays brought into the Capytayns warde to be kepte in holde by the kynges
felde and syre Thomas Percy taken and kept fast in holde two dayes tyll the kynge hadde sette in rest his people on both sydes And thaÌ„ syr Thomas Percy was Iuged to yâ— dethe to be drawen hanged and his heed smyten of for his fals treason at Shrowesbury hys heed brought to London and set on LoÌ„don brydge And the other people that there was slayne on bothe partyes the kynge leete bury And there was slayne on the kynges syde in that batayll the erle of Stafforde syr walter Blunte in the kynges cote armure vnder the kyngê baner and many mo worthy men vpon whos soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ And in yâ— fourth yere of kynge Henryes regne came the Emperoure of Constantynople with many greate solaes and knyghtes and moche other people of his countre into Englonde to kynge Henry with hym to speke to dyspoite and to se yâ— good gouernauÌ„ce condycyons of our people too knowe yâ— coÌ„modytees of Englonde and our kynge with all his lordes goodly worshypfully receyued welcomed him all his menye that came with hym dyd hym all the worshyp that they coude myght And anone the kynge â—mmauÌ„ded all maner offycers that he sholde be serued as worthely and ryally as it longed to suche a worthy lorde Emperour on his owne cost as longe as the Emperour was in Englonde and all his men that came with hym ¶ And in this same yere came dame Iane the duches of Bryt ayne into Englonde and londed at fallemouthe in Cornewayle frome thens she was brought to yâ— cyte of wynchestre there she was wedded vnto kynge HeÌ„ry the fourth in the abbaye of sayntswythynes of wynchestre with all the solempnite that myght be done made And sone afterwarde she was brought frome thens to London And the mayer the aldermen with the comunes of the cyte of London rode ayenst hyr welcomed hir brought hir thrugh yâ— cyte of London to westmyÌ„ster there she was crowned quene of Englonde there the kynge made a ryall and solempne feest for hyr for all maner of men that thyder wold com ¶ And in this same yere dame BlauÌ„ch the eldest daughter of kynge Henry the fourth was sent ouer see with the erle of Somerset hir vncle with mayster Rycharde Clyfforde than bysshop of worcestre with many other lordes knyghtes ladyes worthy squyres as longed to suche a kynges doughter and came in too Colayne And thyder came the dukes sone of Barre with a fayr menye receyued this worthy lady and yâ— bysshop of worcestre wedded sacred theym togyder as holy chyrche it wolde And there was made a ryall feest a grete Iustin ge in the reuerence and worshyp of them all people that thyder came And whanne this maryage fest was done the erle the bysshop all theyr menye toke theyr leue of the lorde the lady came home ayen into Englonde in saufte thanked be god ¶ And in the .v. yere of kyng HeÌ„ryes regne the lorde Thomas his sone went ouer see yâ— erle of Kent and many other lordes and kuyghtes with men of armes archers a greate nombre to chastyse the rebelles that afore had done moche harme to our Englysshmen and marchauntes to many townes portes in Englonde on yâ— see costes And the lorde Thomas the kynges sone came in to FlauÌ„dres before a towne that is called Scluse amonge all yâ— shyppes of dyuers nacyons that were there after there they roden with theyr shyppes amonge them went on londe sported theÌ„ there two dayes came ayen to theyr shyppes toke the brode see there they mette with thre Carackes of Iene that were ladeÌ„ with dyuerse marchauÌ„dyse well manned they foughte togyder longe tyme but the Englysshmen had the vyctory brought the Carackes into the Cambre before wynchelse and there they canted these goodes and one of these Carackes was sodaynly brent there And the lordes and theyr people torned theym home ayen wente noo further at that tyme. ¶ And the same tyme Serle yoman of kyng Rychardes robbes came in too Englonde out of Scotlonde and tolde too dyuerse people that kynge Rycharde was on lyue in Scotlonde so moche people byleued in his wordes wherfore a grete parte of the people of the reame were in grete errour grutchynge ayenst the kynge thrugh informacyon of lyes fals les yÌ„ges that this Serle had made For moche people trusted byleued in his sayeÌ„ge But at the last he was taken in the North couÌ„tre therby lawe Iuged to be drawen thrugh euery cyte good burgh townes in Englonde so he was serued at the last he was brought to London vnto yâ— gylde halle before yâ— Iustyce and there he was Iuged for to be brought to the Tour of London there to be layd on an hurdell than to be drawen thrughe yâ— cyte of London to Tyburne and there to be hanged than quartred and his heed smyten of seton London bridge his quarters to be sent to foure gode townes of Englonde there sette vp thus ended he for his fals treason and decessed ¶ And in the .vi. yere of kynge Henryes regne yâ— fourth the erle of Marre of Scotlonde by saufe conduyt come into Englonde to chalenge syr Edmonde erle of Kente too certayne courses of warre on horsback And soo this chalenge was accepted grauÌ„ted the place taken in smythfelde at London this erle of Marre yâ— Scott came proudly in to yâ— felde as his chalenge asked And anone came the erle of Kent rode vnto yâ— scot manly rode togyder with sharpe speres dyuerse courses but yâ— erle of Kente had the felde and gate hym moche worshyp and thanke of all manere men for hys manfull dedes ¶ And in the .vii. yere of kynge Henryes regne the fourth syr Rycharde Scrop Archebysshop of yorke the erle Marchall of Englonde gadred vnto theym a stronge power ayenst kinge Henry And the kynge herynge therof in all the haste that he myght came with his power Northwarde and mette with them at yorke and there were these two lordes taken and brought to the kynge And anone the Iuges were sette these two lordes brought forth and there they were dampned vnto dethe bothe their heedes smyten of there they made an ende on whos soules god for his pyte haue mercy Amen ¶ And whan this was done the kynge came too London ayen and there rested hym Anone god of his gâ—eate goodnesse wroughte and shewed many greate myracles for this worthy clerke Archebysshop of yorke that thus was done to dethe ¶ And in the .vii. yere of kynge Henryes regne dame Luâ—e the dukes syster of Melayne came in to Englonde so too London there was wedded to syr Edmonde erle of 〈◊〉 in the pryory of saynt Marye oueres in southwarke with moche
solempnyte greate worshyp The kynge was there hymselfe gaf hir at yâ— chirche doâ—e and whan that they were wedded masse was done yâ— kynge his owne persone brought ladde this worthy lady into yâ— bysshoops place of wynchestre there was a wonder greate feest holden to all maneâ—e of people that wolde come And the same yere sir Robert Knolles knyzt a worthâ— warryour deyed at his maner in Northfolk frome thens he was brought to LondoÌ„ on a hors bere with moche torche lyghte so he was brought vnto the white freres in Fletstrete there was do made for hym a solempne feest a ryall enterement for tho that thyder wolde comeâ— both ryche pore there lyeth buryed by dame Constance his wyfe in the mydde of the body of the chirche on whos soule god for his pyte haue mercy Amen ¶ And thus in this same yere syr Thomas Rampston knyght Constable of the Toure of London was drenched at London brydge as he came fro westmyÌ„ster Inwardes to the Toure in a barge and all thrugh lewdenesse And in the same yere dame Phylip the yonger doughter of kynge Henry was ladde ouer se with syr Rycharde the dukes brother of yorke and syr Edmonde Courteney bys shop of Norwiche many other lordes knyghtes squyres ladyes gentylwomen that apperteyned to suche a kynges doughter came in to Denmarke and the kynge receyued this worthy lady for his wyfe welcomed these worthy lordê and dyd vnto theym moche worshyp they were brought vnto a towne yâ— was called London in Denmarke and there was thys lady wedded and sacred to the kynge of Denmarke Norway and Swithen there was crowned quene of DeÌ„marke with moche solempnyte and there was made a ryall fest And whan this feest and maryage was done and ended these lordes and ladyes toke theyr leue of the kynge and the quene and came ayen in to Englonde in s aufte thanked be god ¶ And in the .viii yere of kyng Henryes regne there was a man that was called your walsshe clerke he apelyd a knyghte that was called syr Percyuale Snowdone of treason there they were Ioyned to fyght vnto the vtterauÌ„ce within Lystes the daye and place tyme assygned and lymytted to be done ended in smythfelde atte the whiche daye tho two persones camen into the felde and foughten sore myghtely togyder but at the laste the knyght ouercome yâ— clerke made hym yelde hym as recreauÌ„t of his fals enpechement yâ— he had sayd on hyÌ„ thaÌ„ was he dyspoyled of his armure drawen out of yâ— felde to Tyburne there he was hanged yâ— knyght taken to grace was a goode man ¶ And in yâ— same yere the erle of Northumberlond and the Lorde Bardolfe camen outâ— of Scotlonde in preiudyce and destruccyon of kynge Henry wherfore they of yâ— Northe countree arosen vpon theym foughren with them scomfyted them and toke theym and smoten of theyâ— hedes quartred theyr bodyes and sent the hede of the erle a quarter of the lorde Bardolf to London and there they were set vpon London brydge for fals treason that they hadde purposed ayenst the kynge ¶ And in the .ix. yere of kynge Henryes regne was syr Edmonde Holonde Erle of Kent made Amerall of Englonde for to kepe the see and he wente too the see with many ryall shyppes that were full welle arayed and enparelled and enarmed with many a goode man of armes and archers and of good defence of warre in the kynges name of Englonde so he londed at the last in yâ— coste of Brytayne in yâ— I le of Bryak with all his folke he besyeged yâ— castell assauted it they withstode hym with grete defence thengthe And anone he layd his ordinaunce in the lyenge of a gonne there come a quarell smote the good erle Edmonde in the heed there he caught his deed wounde but yet they lefte not tyll that they hadde goten the castell and al that were therin And there this goode lorde deyed on whos sonle god haue mercy Amen And than this menye came home ayen in to Englonde with the erles body was buryed amonges his auÌ„cest res ryght worthely ¶ And in yâ— same ye re was a greate frost in Englonde yâ— duâ—ed xv wekes longe◠¶ And in yâ— .x. yere of kynge Henryes regne the fourthe came yâ— Seneschall of Henaude with other menye in Englonde too seke auentures and to gete hym worshyp in dedes of armes bothe on horsback and on foote aâ— all maner poyntes of warre And the seneschall chalenged the erle of Somerset the erle delyuered hym fulle manfully of all his chalenges and put his aduersary vnto the worst in all poyntes 〈◊〉 ne hym there grete worshyp and y◠〈◊〉 of the felde And on the next daye after came in to the felde an other man of armes of yâ— Seneschals partye And ayenst hym came syre Rycharde of Arundell knyghte and the Henaude had the better of hym on foot in one poynte for he brought hym on his knee And on yâ— thyrde daye come in an other man of armes in too the felde and ayenste hym there came syr IohnÌ„ Cornewayll knyght and manly and knyghtly he quyte hym in all maner poyntes ayenste his aduersary had yâ— better in the felde And on yâ— fourthe daye come a nother man of armes of Henaude in too the felde and ayenste hym came syr IohnÌ„ Chaynes sone and manly quyte hym ayenst his aduersary For he caste hors and man into the felde and the kynge for his manhode atte that tyme dubbed hym knyghte And on the fyfte daye there came an other mauof armes of the Henaudes partye in too the felde and to hym came in syr Iohan stewarde knyght and manfully he quyte hym in all maner poyntes had the better And on the syxthe daye after came an other Henaude and to hym came wyllyam porter squyre manfullye he quyte hym and hadde the better in yâ— felde and the kynge dubbed hym knyghte that same tyme And on the seuen the daye after came an other man of armes of Henaude in too yâ— felde and too hym came Iohan standysshe squyre and manfully he quyte hym on his aduersarye and had the better of hym in the felde and there the kynge dubbed hym kuyght that same daye And on the same daye came an other man of armes of Henau de and to hym came a squyre of Gascoyne and proudely and manly he quyte hym of his aduersary and had the better of hym in yâ— felde anone yâ— kynge dubbed hym knyght And on yâ— .viii. day came in to the felde two other men of armes of Henaude and with them mette two souldyours of Calays the which were two bretheren yâ— were called Burghes they well and manly quyte them selfe vppon theyr aduersaryes and hadden the better of theym in yâ— felde and thus
other syde and fought ayenst the kynge his partye so began the batayll and fyghtynge whiche endured a greate whyle But in conclusyon the duke of yorke obteyned and hadde the vyctory of that Iourneye In whiche was slayne the duke of Somerset the erle of Northumberlonde the lorde Clyfforde many knyghtes squyres many moo hurte And on the morne after they broughte yâ— kynge in grete astate to London whiche was lodged in yâ— bysshops palays of London And anone after was a grete parlement at London in whiche parlemente the duke of yorke was made protectour of Englonde the erle of werwyk Capytayne of Calays the erle of Salysbury Chaunceler of Englonde And all suche persones as had the rule before aboute the kynge were set a part myght not rule as they dyd before ¶ And this same yere deyed pope Nicholas the fyfte and after hym was Calixt yâ— thyrde This Calixt was a Catalane the actes of hym shall be shewed here after folowynge ¶ In this same yere fell a grete affraye in London ayenste the Lumbardes the cause began bycauce a yonge man toke a dager frome a Lumbarde brake it wherfore the yonge man on the morne was sente fore to come before yâ— Mayer the aldermen and there for the offence he was commytted to warde and thenne the mayer departed fro the yelde halle for to go home to hys dyner But in the Chepe the yonge men of the mercerye for the moost partye prentyses helde the Mayre Shyrefs styll in Chepe and wolde not suffre theym too departe vnto the tyme that theyr felowe whiche was commytted to warde were delyue red and so by force they rescowed theyr felowe frome pryson And that done the Mayre departed and the Shyrefs also the prysoner delyuerd which yf he had be put to pryson he had be in Ieoperdye of hys lyfe And theme beganne a rumoure in the cyte ayenst the Lumbardes And the same euenynge the hondcrafty men of the towne arose and ranne to yâ— Lumbardes houses and dyspoyled and robbed dyuers of them wherfore yâ— May â—â— and the Aldermen came with the honest people of the cyte and droue them thens and sent some of theym that had stollen to Newgate ¶ And yâ— yong man that was rescowed by his felowes sawe this greate rumoure affraye robbery ensewed of his fyrste meuynge to yâ— Lombarde departyd went to westmynster to sayntwary Or elles it had coste him his lyfe for anone after came downe an Oyer determyne for to do Iustyce on al theym that so rebelled in the cyte ayenst the Lumbardes On whiche sate with yâ— Mayre that tyme wyllyam Marowe yâ— duke of Bokyngham many other lort des to se execucyon done But the comynes of the cyte secretly made them redy and dyd arme them in theyr houses and were in purpoos to haue rongen the comyne belle whiche is callyd bowe belle but they were lette by sadde men which came to the knowlege of the duke of â—â—kyngham other lordes And in contynent they arose for they durst no lenger abyde for they dowtyd that the hole 〈◊〉 te sholde haue rysen ayenst theym But yet neuertheles two or thre of the cyte we re Iugyd to dethe for this robbery and were hangyd and Tyberne ¶ Anone after the kynge and the quene other lordes rode to CoueÌ„tre withdrewe theym fro London for this cause And a 〈◊〉 before yâ— duke of yorke was sent for to gâ—â—â—newych there was dyschargyd of the protectourshypp therle of Salysbury of his Chauncelershyp And after thys they were sent fore by preuy scale for too come to Couentre where they were almoost dysceyued the erle of wer wyke also sholde haue ben dystroyed yf they had not seen well to ¶ Howe the lorde Egremonde was take by the erle of Salysbury sones and of yâ— robbynge of Sandwytche THis yere were taken foure grete fysshes bytwene Ereth LondoÌ„ That one was called Mors Maryne yâ— seconde was a swerde fysshe the other â—â—eyne were whalys ¶ In this same yere for certayne affrayes done in yâ— nor the countre bytwene lorde Egremond the erle of Salysbury sones the sayd lorde Egremond whome they had condeÌ„pned in a greate somme of moneye to the sayd Erle of Salysbury and therfor he was commytted into pryson in Newegate in London where whan he had be a certayne space he brake the pryson and thre prysoners with hym escaped and went his waye Also this yere yâ— erle of warwyk his wyfe went to Calays with a fayr felysshyp toke possessyon of his offyce ¶ Abowte this tyme was a grete reformacyon of many monesteryes of relygyon in dyuerse partyes of the worl de whiche were refourmed after yâ— fyrste Instytucyon contynued in many places ¶ This same yere was a greate batayll in the Marches bytwene the londe of Hungry and Turkey at a place called Septedrad where Innumerable turkys were slayne more by miracle thann by mannes honde for oonly the hond of god smote theym Saynt IohnÌ„ of Capystrane was there present prouokyd the crysten people beynge theme aferde for co pursue after the Turkys where an Infynyte multytude were slayne and dystroyed the Turkys sayd that a grete nombre of armyd men folowed them that they were aferde to turne ayen and they were holy angelles ¶ This same yere the prysoners of Newgate in London brake theyr pryson and went vpon the ledes and fought ayenst theym of yâ— cyte and kepte the gate a longe whyle But atte the laste the towne gate yâ— pryson on theym And thenne they were put in fettres and yrens were sore punysshed in ensample of other ¶ In this yere also there was a greate erthquake in Naples in so moche that there perysshyd xl thousande people that sanke therein to the erthe ¶ Also in the .xxxvi. yere saynt Osmonde somtyme bysshop of Salysbury was canonysed at Rome by pope Calist. yâ— .x. day of Iuly he was traÌ„slatyd at Salysbury by the bysshopp of CauÌ„terbury many other bysshoppes ¶ And in August after syr Pers de brasay seneschall of Normandye with the Capytayne of Depe many other Capytaynes men of werre went to the se with a greate Nauy came into yâ— downes by nyghte And on the morne erly before daye they londed and came to Sand wytche bothe by londe water toke the towne and ryfled and dyspoyled it And toke many prysoners and left the towne all bare whiche was a ryche place and moche goode therin And ladde with theym many ryche prysoners In this same yere in many places of FrauÌ„ce Almayne Flaundres Holonde and zelonde chyldren gadred theym togyders by greate companyes for to goo on pylgrymage to saynt Myghels mounte in Normandye whiche came fro ferre couÌ„trees wherof the people merueyled And many supposyd yâ— some wyckyd spyryte meued theÌ„ to do so but it dured not long by cause of the
longe way also for lac of vytaylle as they wente ¶ In this yere Reynolde Pecok bysshop of Chestre was fouÌ„de an heretyke and the thyrde daye of Decembre was adiured at Lambeth in presence of the Archebysshop of Caunterbury many other bysshoppes doctours lordes temporall and his bokes brent at Poules crosse ¶ And ye haue herde before howe certayne lordes were slayne atte saynt Albons wherfore was alwaye a grutchynge and wrathe hadde by yâ— heyres of theÌ„ that so were slayne ayenste the duke of yorke the erles of werwyk and of Salysbury wherfore the kynge by the aduys of hys counseyll sente for theym vnto London to whiche place the duke of Yorke came the .xxvi. daye of Ianueri with four hundred men and lodged hym at Baynerdes castell in his owne place ¶ And the .xv. daye of Ianuer came the erle of Salysbury with .v. hundred men was lodged in therber his owne place ¶ And then came the duke of Excetre of Somerset with .viii. C. men laye withoute temple barre ¶ And the erle of NorthuÌ„berlonde and the lorde Egremonde the lorde Clyfforde with .xv. hundred men lodged without the towne ¶ And the Mayre that tyme Geffraye Boloyne kepte greate watche with the comyns of the cyte and rode abowte the cytce by Holborne and Fletestrete with a .v. thou sande men well arayed and armyd for to kepe the peas ¶ And the .xiii. day of Feuerer yâ— erle of warwyk came to London fro Calays well beseen worshypfully with .v. hundred men in redde Iakectes broudred with a ragged staff behynde and before and was lodged at yâ— gray freres ¶ And the .xv. daye of Marche the kynge came to London the quene And there was accorde peas made among yâ— lordes they were set in peas And on our lady daye yâ— .xv. day of Marche in yâ— yere of our lorde M. cccc.lviii the kynge the quene all yâ— lordes went on processyon at Poules in London anone after yâ— kynge the lordes departed in this yere was a grete fraye in Flete strete bytwene men of courte men of yâ— same strete In whiche fraye the quenes Attourney was slayne ¶ How the kynges housholde made a fraye ayenst the erle of werwyk of the Iourneye at bloreheth ALso this same yere as the erle of werwyk was at couÌ„seyll at west mynster all the kynges housholde meny gadred them togyder for to haue slayne the sayd erle But by the helpe of god his frendes he recouerde his barge and escapyd theyr euyll enterpryse how well the cokes came rennynge out with spyttes and pestels ayenst hym And the same daye he rode towardes warwyk and sone after he gate hym a commyssyon and went ouer the see towarde Calays ¶ Sone after this therle of Salysbury comynge to London was encouÌ„tred att Bloreheth with the lorde Audley 〈◊〉 other people ordeyned to dystroy 〈◊〉 But he hauynge knowlege yâ— he sholde be mette with was accompanyed with his two sones syr Thomas and 〈◊〉 Iohan Neuell a grete felyshyp 〈…〉 men And so they faught togeter 〈◊〉 theerle of Salysbury 〈…〉 And the lorde Audley was 〈…〉 many gentylmen of 〈…〉 people hurte the erles two 〈…〉 hurte goynge homewarde 〈…〉 they were taken had to 〈…〉 quenes menye ¶ After Calixt Pius was pope 〈◊〉 chose this yere M. cccc 〈…〉 was callyd before Eneas an 〈…〉 man and a poete 〈…〉 embassatour of yâ— Emperour before 〈◊〉 And he wrote in the 〈…〉 a noble treatyse for 〈…〉 me Also he canoursed 〈…〉 of Senys This pope ordeyned 〈…〉 dulgence and pardâ—â—◠〈…〉 de go werre ayenst the 〈…〉 te a pystle to yâ— greate Turke 〈…〉 hym to become crysten And in 〈◊〉 ordeyned a passage ayenstre y◠〈◊〉 Ankon to whiche moâ—ke people drewe out of all partyes of 〈…〉 whiche people he sence many home 〈◊〉 by cause they suffâ—â—â— not anone after he dyed at yâ— sayd Ankon yâ— yere of oure lorde M. cccc.lxiii the .xiiii. daye of August ¶ How Andrewe Trollop and the soul dyours of Calays forsoke the duke of yorke theyr mayster therle of warwyk in the weste countre THe duke of yorke yâ— erles of warwyk and of Salysbury sawe the gouernaunce of the reame stode mooste by the quene and hir counseyll and how the greate prynces of the londe were not callyd to couÌ„seyll but sett a parte not oonly so but it was sayd thrugh the reame yâ— tho sayd lordes shold be dystroyed as it openly was shewed at Blorehethe by them yâ— wolde haue slayne the erle of Salysbury Then for sauacoÌ„n of theyr lyues also for yâ— comyn we le of yâ— reame thought for to remedy thyse thyngê assembled them togyder with moche peple and toke a felde in the west countre to whiche therle of warwyk came fro calars with many of the olde souldyours as Andrewe Trollop and other in whose wysdome as for the werre he trustyd moche vpon And whan they were thus assembled made theyr felde yâ— kyng sent out his coÌ„myssyons preuy seales vnto all yâ— lordes of his reame to come wayte on hym in theyr moost beste defensable araye And so euery man came in suche wyse yâ— the kynge was stronger and had more people than the duke of yorke therles of werwyk of Salisbury for it is here to be notyd the euery lorde in Englonde at this tyme durst not dysobeye the quene so she rulyd peasybly all that was done abowt the kynge whiche was a good and a well dyspoysed man And then whan the kynge was come too the place where they were the duke of yorke his felyshyp made theyr feld in yâ— strongest wyse purposyd veryly to abyde haue fouzte But in the nyght Andrwe Trollop all the olde souldyours of Calays with a greate felyshyppe sodeynly departyd out of the dukes hoost wente strayte vnto the kynges felde where they were receyued Ioyously for they knewe th entent of thother lordê also the maner of theyr felde And then the duke of yorke with yâ— other lordes seynge thez dysceyued toke a counseyll shortly in the same nyght and departed frome the felde leuynge behynde them the moste partye of theyr people to kepe the felde tylle on the morowe Then the duke of york with his seconde sone departyd thrughe walys towarde Irlonde leuynge his eldest sone therle of Marche with the erles of werwyk of Salysbury whiche rode togyder with thre or four persones strayght in to Deuenshyre there by helpe ayde of one Denham gate a shyp whyche coste a .xi. score nobles with the same shyp sayled fro thens in to Gernescy there refresshed theym frome thens sayled to Calays where they were recey ued in to yâ— castell by the posternÌ„ or they of the towne wyst of it And the duke of yorke toke shyppynge in walys and sayled ouere in too Irlonde where he was well receyued ¶ How the
moche people And at wakefelde in Cristmas weke they were ouerthrowe and slayne by lordes of the quenes parti that is to wyte the duke of yorke was slayne the erle of Rotlonde Syr Thomas Neuyl many mo the erle of salysbury was take other as Iohan Harowe of London capytayne ruler of the fotemen hauÌ„son of hull whiche were brought to pouÌ„fret there beheeded ther hedes sent to yorke set vpon the yates thus was the noble prynce slayne the duke of yorke on whos soule god ha ue mercy And this tyme therle of Mar +che beynge in Shrowesbury herynge the deth of his fader desyred ayde of yâ— towne to auenge his faders dethe fro theÌ„s went to walys at Candelmasse after he had a batayll at Mortimers crosse ayenst therle of Penbroke of wyleshtyre where the erle of Marche had the vyctori Then the quene with those lordes of the north after that they had dystressyd slayn the duke of yorke and his felysshyp came south warde with a greate multytude of people for to come to the kynge and defete suche conclusyons as had be take before by the parlement ayenst whoo 's comynge yâ— duke of Northfolke the erle of werwyk with moche peple ordynaunce went to sayne Albons and lad kinge Henry with them there encountred to vyder in suche wyse and faught so yâ— the duke of Northfolke therle of werwyk with many other of ther party fled and lost that Iourneye where that kynge Henry was taken with the quene and prynce Edwarde his sone whiche two had goten that felde Then the quene hir partye beynge at hir aboue sâ—nt anone to London whiche was on an Asshewenesdaye the fyrst daye of Lente for vi tayll for whiche the Mayre ordeyned by thaduys of the Aldermen yâ— certen cartes lade with vytayll sholde be sente to saynt Albons to them whan tho cartes camto Crepyll gate the comyns of the Cyte that kepte that gate toke the vytaylles fro the cartes and wolde not suffre it to passe Thenne were there certayn Alder men comyns apoynted to go vnto bernet to speke with the quenes counseylle to entreate that the northern men shold be sente home ayen in to theyr couÌ„tre for the cyte of London drad to be dyspoyled yf they hadde come ¶ And duryng this treatyse tydynges came that the erle of warwyk had met with the erle of Marche on Cottes wolde comynge out of walys with a greate menye of walsshmen and that they bothe were comynge vnto London warde Anone as thyse tydynges were knowe the treatyse was broke for the kygne quene prynce all the other lordes yâ— were with the departed fro saynt Albons north warde with all ther people yet or they departyd thens they be heeded yâ— lorde Bonuyll sir Thomas Kryell whiche were taken in the Iourney done on Shrouetewesdaye ¶ Then the duchesse of yorke keynge at London he rynge of the losse of the felde of saynt Albonâ— sente ouer see hir two yonge sones George Rycharde whiche wente too Vtrech Philyp Malpas a ryche marchaunte of London Thomas Vaghan squyre mayster wyllyam Haâ—clyf many other ferynge of the comynge of the quene to London toke a shyp at And werpe to haue gone in to zelande on that other coste were taken of one Colomyne a Frensshman a shyp of werre And he toke theym prysoners brought theÌ„ in to Fraunce where they payed greate good for theyr raunson there was grete gode rychesse in yâ— shyppe ¶ Of the deposynge of kynge Henry yâ— vi and how kynge Edwarde the fourthe toke possessyon of yâ— batayll on Palmsondaye how he was crowned THen whan the erle of Marche the erle of warwyk had mette to gyder on Cottyswold incontynent they concludyd to go to London sent word anone to the Mayre too the cyte that they wolde come and anone yâ— cyte was gladde of theyr comynge hopynge to be releuyd by theym and soo they came too London And whan they were come and hadde spoke with the lordes and estates beynge there concluded for as moche as kynge Henry was gone with them northwarde that he had forfeyted his crowne and ought to be deposyd accordynge vnto the actes made and passyd in the last parlement And so by the aduys of yâ— lordes spyrytuall and temporall thenne be ynge at London the erle of March Edwarde by the grace of god Eldest sone of the duke Rycharde of Yorke as ryght fulle heyre and nexte enherytour to hys fader the fourth daye of Marche the yere of our lorde god M. CCCC.lix toke possessyon of the reame at westmynster in the chirche of the abbaye offred as kynge with the ceptreryall To whome all the lordê spyrytuall teÌ„porall dyde hamage as to theyr souerayne lorde kynge And forthwith if was proclamid thrugh the cyte kynge Edwarde the fourth by name And anone after the kynge rode in his ryalle estate northwarde with all his lordes to subdue his subgeâ—tê yâ— tyme beynge in yâ— north and for to auenge his faders dethe And on Palmsondaye after he had a greate batayll in the northe couÌ„tre at a place called Towton not fer from yorke where with the helpe of god he gate the felde and hadde the vyctory where were slayne of his aduersaryes xxx thousande men mo as it was sayd by them that were there In whiche batayll was slayne the erle of Northumber londe the lorde Clyfforde syr IohnÌ„ Neuyll the erle of westmerlondes brother Andrewe Trollop many knyghtes squyres ¶ Thenne kynge Henry that had be kynge beynge with the quene the prynce at yorke herynge the losse of that felde somoche peole slayne and ouerthrowe anone forth with departed all thre with the duke of Somerset the lorde Roos other towarde Scotlonde And the next daye after kynge Edward with all his armye entred into yorke was there proclamyd kynge obeyed as be ought to be And yâ— mayre comyns swore to be his lyegemen whan they had taryed a whyle in the north that all the north couÌ„tre hadde torned to hym he retorned southwarde leuynge behynde hym the erle of werwyk in tho partyes to gouerne rule that couÌ„tre And about Mydsomer after the yere of our lorde M. cccc.lx the fyrste yere of his regne he was crowned at westmynster anoynted kynge of Englonde hauynge possessyon of all the reame CAlixtus the thyrde was pope after Nicholas thre yere .v. mone thes this Calixt was an olde man whaÌ„ he was chose pope was contynuelly seke ne he myghte not fulfyll his desyre whiche he entended to do ayenste yâ— Turkes For dethe came vpon hym And he was chose in yâ— yere of our lorde M. cccc lv he deyed the .vi. daye in the whiche he made the fyguracyon and also he chanonysed saynt Vyncent a frere precher and there was a greate reformacyon of many monasteryes in
and saynt Patryk are red and buylded there a chirche and put therin chanons reguler closed the pyt about with a walle and is nowe in the chirche yerde atte the eest ende of yâ— chyrche and faste shytte with a stronge doore for no man sholde nycely go in without leue of the bysshoppe or of the pryour of the place Many men went in and com out agayne in Patryks tyme and tolde of paynes and Ioy that they had seen and the meruaylles that they sawe been there yette wryten and by cause therof many men torned and were conuerted to ryght by leue Also many men wente in and come neuer agayne In kynge stepneus 〈◊〉 kynge of Englande a knyght 〈…〉 Swayne went into saye 〈…〉 and come agayne swelled euer after durynge his lyfe in pâ—des of 〈◊〉 of Ludensis that is of châ—â—dre of chyste 〈◊〉 tolde many wonders that he hadde seen in Patryks per gatorye That place is called Patryks purgatorye the chyrche is named Reglis Noman is enioyned for to go into that purgatorye but couÌ„seylled that he shold not come therin but take vpon hyÌ„ other penauÌ„ce And yf a maÌ„ haue auâ—â—rd and be stale wyll nedes go therin he shall fyrste go to the bysshopp then he shall be sente wich letters to the pryour of the place and they both shall couÌ„tseyll hym to leue yf he wyll nedes goo therto he shall be in prayers in fastynge .xv. dayes and after .xv. dayes he shal be houseld and ladde to the dore of the purgatorye with process you and â—etâ—ay and yet he shall be couÌ„scylled to leâ—â— it yf he be stedefaste and wyll entre the dore shall be opened and he blessed go in on goddes name and holde forth his waye the dore shall be faste shette tyll the nexte daye and whan the tyme is yâ— pryour shall come and opene the dore yf the man be comen he ledeth hym into the chirche with processyon and there he shall be .xv. dayes in prayers fastynge ¶ Of the meruaylles of sayntes of Irlonde ca .xxix. NEre Giraldus maketh mynde yâ— as men of this nacyon ben more angry than other men more hasty for to take wretche whyles they ben alyue so sayntes halowes of this londe ben more wretchefull than sayntes of othere londes Clerkes of this londe ben chaste and sayen many prayers done greate abstynence a daye drynketh all nyght so is acoâ—â—ed for a myracle that lechery regneth not there as wyne regneth and ben chosen out of abbayes into the clergye and doone as monkes sholde what they that ben euyll of them ben worsto fall other So good men amonge theym choughe they ben but fewe been good at the best prelates of that countre ben full slowe in correccyon of trespas and besy in contemplacyon and not in prechynge of goddes worde Therfore it is that all yâ— sayntes of that londe ben confessours and no martyrs amonge them and no wonder for all the prelates of this londe clerkes and prelates sholde do is to them vnknowen Therfore whan it was put ayenst the bysshop of Cassyll how it myght be that so many sayntes ben in IsioÌ„de and neuer a martyr amonge them all sythen yâ— the men ben so shrewed so angry the prelates sorycheles slowe in correccoÌ„ns of trespas The bysshop answered frowardly ynoughe sayd oure men benshrewed and angry inought to themselfe but to goddes seruauÌ„tes they leye neuer honde but do hem greate reuerence worshyp but Englysshmen come into this londe yâ— can make martyrs were wonte to vse yâ— craft ¶ R. The bysshop sayd so bycause that kynge Henry the leconde was tho newe comen into Irlonde fresshly after the martyrdome of sayÌ„t Thomas of Caunterbury Gir In this londe in wales in Scotlonde ben belles and staues with croked hedes other suche thynges for relyques in grete reuerence and worshyp soo that men of this londe dreden more for to swere vp on one of thylpe belles and golde staues than vpon yâ— gospell the chyef of all suche relyques is holden ThuÌ„s staffe that is at Deuelyn with the whiche staff they saye that the fyrste saynt Patryk drofe yâ— wormes out of Irlonde Augê° de ci dei ca .vii. Yf menlaxe howe it may be that dyuerse maner of beestes and of dyuerse kynde yâ— be kyndly goten bytwene mayl and female come and ben in ylondes after Nots flode Men supposen that such bestes swamme into ylondes about and fyrste to the nexte so forth into othere Or els men sayllynge into ylondes brought with hem suche bestes for loue of huÌ„tynge or angels at god almyghtyes coÌ„maundement brought suche beestes into ylondes about or the erthe brought them forth fyrste and fulfylled tho goddes coÌ„maundement that commaunded the erthe to brynge forth gras and quyche bestes ¶ Here endeth the descrypcyon of Brytayne the whiche conteyneth Englonde wales and Scotlonde and also bycause Irlonde is vnder the rule of Englynde and of olde tyme it hathe so contynued therfore I haue sette the descrypcyon of the same after the sayd Beytayne whiche I haue taken out of Polycronycon And bycause it is necessary too all Engglysshmen to know the propretees coÌ„medytees meruaylles of the. I wyllyam Carton haue them sette fyrst in enprynt accordynge to the translacoÌ„n of Trâ—â—sa whiche arte request of the lorde Bar keley translated the boke of Polycronycon into Englysshe ¶ Fynysshed enprynted in Flete strete in the syne of the sonne by me wynkyn de worde the yere of our lorde a M. CCCCC and .ij. mensis Mayus