many hurtes in Gascoyn and Guyan for the erle of Artoys skyrmysshed ofte tymes with the englysshemen and at the last toke syr IohnÌ„ saynt IohnÌ„ syr willyam Mortymer and dyuers other prisoners whiche were conueyed to Fraunce to dyuers prisons ¶ Also about this tyme the cyâ—ezens of London were restored to theyr lybertes whiche in some parte had ben kept from them by the space of .xii. yeres so that in stede of Mayres there were custodyes or gardayns whiche was because they mysordered the Iustyce of the citye But for this restorynge they payde .iii. M. markes ¶ In the .xxvi. yere kynge Edwarde went ouer into Flaunders to ayde Guy erle of Flaunders agaynst the Frenche kynge and the frenche kynge drewe towarde the kynge but by mediacyon of fryndes at y e last a peace was made betwene them all But in this whyle the Scottes herynge of the warre in Flaunders because theyr kynge was fled into FrauÌ„ce made them a newe kynge called walys and rose agayne and entred into NorthumberlaÌ„de but the kynge sent his letters to the lordes of Englande whiche by his coÌ„maundement gathered a great power and went into Scotlande where betwene them was skyrmysshes and many englysshemen slayne for the Scottes kept theyr holdes wolde nat come to no playne fylde But the nexte yere after kyng Edwarde gathered a great power and went hym selfe into ScotlaÌ„de where the Scottes with a great hoost met him at a place called Fankyrke where betwene them was fought a cruell battell but in the ende the Englysshemen had the victorye and slewe of the Scottes to y e nombre of .xxxii. M. and but fewe of the Englysshemen But yet the nexte yere after the kynge layde sege to the castell of Estreuelyn where at the last the Scottes that were therin yelded the castell and sware them selfes to the kynges â—legeaunce and walys herynge therof fledde into the mareyses for his suerte for feare of the kynges hoost kept hym so longe tyme that all the coÌ„mons of Scotlande presented them selfe to the kynge by great companyes put them into the kyngê grace and the rulers offycers of cityes townes boroughes were sworne to kynge Edwarde Celestyne Bonyface ¶ Celestyne hylde the see nexte .vi. monethes ¶ Bonyface hylde the see nexte .viii. yere he caused Celestyne to resygne his company to hym by fraude and after lyued lyke a lyon and dyed lyke a dodge ¶ Sone after this kynge Edwarde returned into Englande where many complayntes were made to hym of his offycers as of Mayres Sheryffes baylyffes exchetours and dyuers other wherfore he ordayned his Iustyce to make inquisicyons therof whiche after was called Trolbaston where by forfeytours fynes the kynge recouered innumerable treasour agaynst suche offenders and fylled his cofers agayne Neuertheâ—â—â—â—â— this kynge dyd great good within the realme of Englande for those offenders were well chastyced and were moche more meker and better and the pore coÌ„mons lyued in moche more rest and peace ¶ Also about this tyme syr Edwarde the kynges eldest sonne by the wanton counsell of Piers Ganeston brake the bysshop of Chesters parke and ryottuously distroyed his game wherfore the kynge imprysoned his sonne and other that were with hym and after banysshed the sayde Piers out of Englande ¶ Also about the .xxxiii. yere of kynge Edwarde walys the Scotte was taken and brought to London drawne hanged quartred and anone after that the bysshoppe of saynt Andrewes Robert le Bruse syr Symon Frysell erle of Dumber syr IohnÌ„ Cambres erle of Atlas and syr IohnÌ„ Comyn with many other came to westmyster by theyr voluntarye wylles were sworne to be trewe to kynge Edwarde and to kepe Scotlande to his vse But sone after that Robert le Bruse contrarye to his othe gate a dispensacyon for his othe of pope Clement the .v. and toke vpon hym to be kynge of Scotlande slewe syr IohnÌ„ Comyn and his brother that counselled hym to the contrarye And sone after kynge Edwarde came into Scotlande agayne with a stronge power and Robert le Bruse met hym with a great nombre at a playne nyghe saynt Iohans towne where there was fought a cruell battell but the Scottê were discomfyt and .vii. thousande Scottes there slayne there were dyuers bysshoppes and abbottes taken dyuers other temporall lordes And Robert le Bruse fled vnto the kynge of Norwey and kynge Edwarde sent the bysshoppes and Abbottes that were taken in the fylde to the pope and sent the temperall lordes and other of the Scottes that were takyn vnto London where they were put to dethe ¶ Also in the .xxxv. yere of kyng Edwarde as he returned towarde EnglaÌ„de he fell sycke wherfore he sware his lordes to be trewe to Edwarde his eldyst son And also charded his sayd son vpon his blessynge that he shulde neuer suffer Piers of Ganeston to returne into Englande sware his lordes to stycke to the same and the kynges son and they all graunted therto and in y e vii day of Iulii in the yere of Chryst M.CCC.vii he dyed and is buryed at westmyster Edwardus .ij. ¶ Benedicte ¶ Benedicte was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M.CCC.iii he hylde the see .ix. monethes Henry ¶ Henry was nexte Emperour the yere of Chryst M.CCC.viii he hylde the Empyre .vi. yere Edwarde the seconde EDwarde the seconde of that name and son to Edwarde the fyrst borne at Carnaruan was crowned kynge the .xxiiii. day of February the yere of Chryst M.CCC.vii after the countynge of Englande This kynge was fayre stronge of body but vnstydfast of condicyons for he refused the company of his lordes and wyse men and haunted the company of vyle persons and gaue hym to great drynkyng and lyghtly wolde discouer thynges of great counsell whiche turned hym after to great hurte and the realme to great vnquietnesse This kynge as sone as his father was buryed sent for Piers of Ganeston his olde compyre and aduaunced hym to great honour contrary to the promyse that he made to his father This kynge in the seconde yere of his reyne went ouer into Fraunce and maryed Isabell doughter to Philyppe le Belle kynge of Fraunce and after with her returned into Englande This kynge for the displeasure done before to hym by y e bysshop of Chester put the sayd bysshop in the Towre in strayte prison but the lordes whiche y e kynges father in his dethbede sware to be trewe to his son came to the kynge and spake so to the kynge that contrary to the kynges mynde this Piers was banysshed into Irelande but the kynge secretely comforted hym with great gyftes and made hym chefe ruler of the contrey but after that for the auoydynge of grudge betwene y e kynge and the lordes the sayd Piers was suffered to come into Englande agayne and had the rule of all the kynges iewels and spende wasted moche of the kynges treasure that shortely after by y e labour of the lordes he
buryed agayne at westmyster and ordayned there .ii. tapers to brenne perpetually vpon his graue and euery weke a solempne Deryge and masse to be songe for hym and certayne money to be gyuen in almesse ¶ Also in the .ii. yere of his reyne one syr IohnÌ„ olde castell knyght was appeched of Heresye and taken and he escaped and fledde into wales But after that the adherentes of the sayd syr IohnÌ„ gathered a great nombre of people assembled them in a fylde nyghe saynt Gylles nyhhe London But the kynge herynge therof sodaynly gathered his people and entryd the fylde vpon them or they were fully assembled and vanquesshed them and toke them prisoners and after caused .xxx. and mo of them to be iudged whiche were hanged vpon galouse in the same fylde and there brent ¶ Also in the .iii. yere of this kyng Henry he was put in mynde by his lordes spirituall and temporall to make warre vpon the frenche kynge for the tytle and ryght that he had to NormaÌ„dye Gascoyne Guyan whervpon he sent his imbassadours to the frenche kynge Charles the .vi. also desyred to haue Katheryn his doughter in maryage whervnto it was answered by the couÌ„sell of Fraunce that they had no leyser to answere suche tryfelinge busynesse And some wryters affyrme that the frenche kynge sent kynge Henry worde that he was to yonge to enterpryse any warre and in derisyon sent vnto hym a tonne full of tennes balles whiche was more mete for hym and his lordes to play with than to meddyll with any warres wherfore the kynge by the aduyse of his counsell made quycke prouisyon for to warre as after shal be shewed ¶ Also in the same yere there was a generall counsell of all the clargye of Christendome holdyn in y e citye of Constaunce in hyghe Almayne where the opinyons of wykelyffe were condempned for Heresyes whiche counsell contynued by the space of .iiii. yeres and than the olde Cisme of the two popes was determyned and one newe pope chosen called the .v. Martyn ¶ Also whan the kynge had made prouisyon for his warre in the .iiii. yere of his reyne he with his lordes rodde thorowe London and so to Southampton where his armye went with hym but whyle he was shyppynge his people Rycharde erle of Chambrydge sonne to Edwarde of Langley the .iiii. son to kynge Edwarde the .iii. whiche Rycharde maryed Anne doughter to Roger Mortymer son to Philyp onely doughter of Leonell .ii. son to kyng Edwarde y e thyrde ¶ IohnÌ„ ¶ IohnÌ„ son to Philyppe was nexte duke of Burgon and erle of Flaunders he caused one of his seruantes to slee the duke of Orlyaunce but after that the sayd duke Ioâ—nÌ„ was slayne Martyn ¶ Martyn was nexte pope he hylde the see .xiiii. yere And syr Rycharde Skrope tresourer of Englande and syr Thomas Gray knyght conspyred treason agaynst the kynge intended to haue slayne the kynge wherfore these .iii. were taken and therof areyned of treason and therfore there beheded And some wryters affyrme that the frenche kynge hyered them therto for the accomplysshement of this sayd purpose â—aue vnto them a millyon of golde After whiche execucyon thus done the kynge toke shyppynge with his armye and landed in Normandye leyde sege to the castell of Harflere whiche anone was delyuered vnto the kynge And than the kynge put out the frenchemen stuffed it with englysshemen and made his vncle the erle of Dorset captayne therof and sent a proclamacyon into Englande that what crafty man wolde come thyther to dwell he shulde haue house housholde to hym and to his heyres and his assygnes whervpon many came thyther so the towne was stuffed with englysshemen Than the Dolphyn and other lordes that had the gouernaunce of FrauÌ„ce because the frenche kynge was y e tyme sycke and dyseased And as some wryters affyrme of a Frensye brake vp all the brydges that the kynge coude nat passe ouer the water of Some wherfore the kynge drewe towarde Pycardye wherfore the frenchemen assembled a great hoost and came towarde the kynge to a certayne towne called Egyncourt redy to gyue battell and whan kynge Henry sawe the great multytude he comforted his people whiche were nat of good fyghtyngmen passynge the nombre of .vii. M. but the frenche cronycles seythe there were almost xx M. the frenchemen were nombred at .xl. M. And therfore kynge henry coÌ„maunded euery man ouer nyght to gette hym a stake sharpe ar bothe endes and to pytche it into the grounde before them and to retrete backe in the begynnynge whan the frenchemen shulde with theyr speres renne vpon them and accordynge as they were coÌ„maunded they dyd And in the mornynge in the .xxv. day of October the frenchemen with a great nombre of men of armes with speres came fersly rennyng vpon the englysshe hoost to the intent to haue ouer ryden them but the horses were goryd with the stakes and wouÌ„ded and beten so with Arowes that one stuÌ„bled vpon another that euery frencheman combryd other than the englysshemen with theyr bylles and axes so fersly smote them slewe them as fast as they might slee a flocke of shepe in a folde that the victorye that day fell to the englysshemen At whiche battell there was slayne of the englysshe parte the duke of yorke that had the vawewarde and the duke of Suffolke of other persons nat passynge the nombre of .xxx. persons but of frenchemen there were slayne the duke of Alaunson the duke of Braban and .viii. erles and .lxxx. barons and of gentylmen of name to the nombre of .xv. C. and aboue and of other aboue .viii. or .ix. M. and there was taken the duke of Orlyaunce the duke of Burbon the erles of Vandosme of Ewe of Rychemount Bursygaunt marshall of Fraunce and many other gentylmen to the nombre of .xxiiii. C. and aboue And after this battell and victorye tydynges came to kynge Henry that the frenchemen were redy with a great hoost agayne to gyue a newe battell wherfore he sette his hoost agayne in array and commaunded and made proclamacyons that euery man shulde slee his prisoner by reason of whiche proclamacyon the dukes and lordes of Fraunce that so were prisoners by the lyâ—ence of the kynge sent worde to the hoost of Fraunce y t they shulde withdrawe them so they dyd Than on the morowe the kynge with his prisoners toke his way to Caleys and anone after came ouer into Englande with all his prisoners and great rychesse that he and his hoost had wonne at the sayd fylde of Egyncourt was honorably receyued in LoÌ„don with great tryumphe Also in the same yere Sigysmounde emperour of Almayne came into London whome the kynge honorably receyued made to hym great chere he laboured to haue had a peace betwene the frenche kynge and kynge Henry but that toke none effecte and than he returned into Almayne and the kyng accompanyed hym to
realme he was than by all theyr assentes deposed and discharged of all kyngly honour and dignyte And than by the auctoryte of the sayd counsell agrement of all the coÌ„mons there present Edwarde erle of marche than the eldyst son of y e duke of yorke was elected and chosen for kynge of Englande After whiche admyssion the sayd Edwarde erle of Marche the .iiii. day of Marche the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.lx accompanyed with all the lordes and a great multytude of the coÌ„mons was brought into westmyster there toke possessyon of the realme syttynge in the seate royall in the great hail of westmyster with his septer in his hande a questyon was axed of all the people yf they wolde admytte hym to coÌ„tynue as kynge to the whiche with one voyce all the people cryed there ye And than there after the custome vsed he toke his othe and after that went into the abbey and there was receyued w t precessyon and conueyed vnto saynt Edwardes shryne and there offered as kynge and after that receyued homage fealte of all the lordes And vpon the morowe folowynge he was proclaymed in dyuers places of the citye of London Edwarde the .iiii. than kynge of Englande Sone after this this kynge Edwarde with his lordes and a great companye and bande of men toke his iourney Northwarde to subdue his enemyes met w t them at a place called Towton ix myles from yorke with whome he had than a cruell and mortall battell but kynge Edwarde had the victorye that in the fylde chase there were slayne aboue .xxx. M. men there was slayne the erle of Northumberlande the erle of westmyrlande the lorde Clyfforde the lorde Egremounde Andrewe Trollope and many other And in the same fylde was taken the erle of Deuonshyre the erle of wylkeshyre whiche erle of Deuonshyre was after at yorke beheded But kynge Henry and the quene the yonge duke of Somercet the lorde Rose other beynge than at yorke herynge of the losse of this fylde fled towarde Scotlande and vpon the morowe folowynge kynge Edwarde entered into yoâ—ke with his people and there hylde his estate And after that he 〈◊〉 the erle of wâ—rwyke in the Northe to see the guydynge therof and he hym selfe costed the contrey Southwarde and Eestwarde and so came towarde London Edwardus .iiij. Pius ¶ Pius was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.lviii he hylde the see .vi. yere Edwarde the .iiii. EDwarde the .iiii. son to Rycharde duke of yorke came to London and there was crowned kynge at westmyster the .viii. day of Iune the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.lx In the fyrst yere of his reyne the erle of Oxforde y e lorde Aubrey syr Thomas Todenham willyam Tyrell and IohnÌ„ Mongumery were beheded at the Towre hyll Also in the same yere Margarete late quene of Englande came out of Fraunce into Scotlande and from thens into Englande with a strength of Frenchemen and Scottes wherfore kynge Edwarde went towarde them w t a stronge hoost and than the quene perceyuynge she was nat able to resyst kynge Edwardes power returned toke the see and so went agayne into Scotlande And after that the yonge duke of Somercet other that toke the quenes parte submytted them to the kynges grace ¶ Also in the .ii. yere of kyng Edwarde the duke of Somercet herynge y t Henry late kynge was coÌ„mynge agayne into Englande forsoke kynge Edwardes parte returned vnto Henry late kynge whiche entered agayne and at a place called Exham in the Northe the lorde IohnÌ„ Montegue hauynge the rule of the northe contrey with a great power to hym gathered met with theÌ„ and skyrmysshed with them and had the victorye where the sayd duke of Somercet the lorde Hungerforde the lorde Roose were taken prisoners whiche .iii. lordes were sone after put to dethe and beheded and dyuers other that were there taken were after put to dethe ¶ Also in the .iiii. yere of kinge Edwarde secretely in a mornyng at Grastcon nyghe to Stonystretforde the kynge maryed Elysabeth whiche was late before wyfe to syr IohnÌ„ Gray knyght doughter to the lorde Ryuers where with the erle of warwyke was nat content but secretely in his mynde grudged there at Also in this yere Henry late kynge was taken in a woode in the northe contrey by one Cauntlowe and presented to kynge edwarde whiche sent him as prisoner to the Towre of London And anone after quene elysabeth was crowned at westmyster with a great solempnyte and sone after she was delyuered of her fyrst chylde called Elysabeth ¶ Also in the .vi. yere of this kyng the bastarde of Burgon chalenged the lorde Scalys for certayne feates of warre whiche were done in Smythfylde but the lorde Scalys had the victorye and honour ¶ Also in the .viii. yere of this kynge Margarete the kyngê suster was sent ouer the see honorably maryed to Charles the duke of Burgon ¶ Also in the .ix. yere of kynge edwarde the erle of warwyke absented hym selfe from the kyng and confetered vnto hym the duke of Clarence the kynges brother whiche before had maryed y e erle of warwykes doughter whervpon the coÌ„mons of Northumberlande began to rebelle and chase them a captayne called Robyn of Ryddysdale dyd many great feates but at the last this Robyn of Ryddysdale bare hym selfe so wysely that he all his companye were pardoned had no hurte but durynge that rumour and sterynge the Lyncolnshyre men toke the lorde Ryuers and syr IohnÌ„ his son at the mewys at Charynge crosse and brought them to Northamton and there beheded them anone after proclamacyons were made in London y t the kynge had pardoned all those ryottours aswell for the dethe of the lorde Ryuers as for all other displeasures ¶ Lewys ¶ Lewys son of Charles was nexte frenche kynge the yere of Chryste M. CCCC.lxi he had great warre with Charles the duke of Burgon ¶ Charles ¶ Charles son to Philyppe was nexte duke of Burgon he had a doughter called Margarete whiche was maryed to Maximilyan that was electe emperour Paulus ¶ Paulus was nexte pope he hylde the see .vi. yere ¶ But sone after this a newe styrrynge began in Lyncolneshyre by meanes of the lorde welles for whome the kynge sent by feare meanes and as it was sayd promysed hym to come safe and goo safe but wheâ—her the kinge made to hym any suche promyse or nat yet he was shortely after beheded And also sone after this a concorde and vnyte was labored betwene kynge Edwarde and his brother the duke of Clarence and the erle of warwyke wherfore they met all at London at Baynardes castell where the duchesse of yorke theyr mother than lay But anone after y e erle of warwyke sodaynly departed to warwyke and there gathered a great strength And in this whyle syr Robert welles son to y e lorde welles before put to dethe assembled a great power purposynge to gyue kynge
vC.xlvii one Ida a saxon began to reyn as kyng in northuÌ„berland which was deuydyd in two partes one was Deyra whych conteynyd from the water of Humber to the water of Tyne the other was Brennicia whych was from Tyne to the scottysh see but one Ella reyned as kynge in Deyra with in .iii. yerys after that Ida began his reyne and in the tyme of Vortiporiê° but in processe of tyme both were one kyngdome to this domynyon also were adioynyd york shyre Derby Nottyngame ¶ In thys countrey reynyd dyuers kyngis somtyme one somtym an other as here after by the namys ther vnder doth apere ¶ Vortiporiê° soÌ„ of Aurelius was next kyng y e yere of cryst v. C.xlviii he was a vyctoryous knight in dyuers battayls dyscoÌ„fetyd the saxons In this tyme Ella before seyd in the south part of the kygdom of nortthumberland callyd Deyra as before is shewyd was there furst kyng and sone after Ida dyed after whom succedyd Adda after hym Clappa and after hym Thedulphus after hym Fretulphus and after hym Theodricus about this tyme Vffa kyng of estangles died Redwaldus his soÌ„ succedid hym also about thys tyme keÌ„ricus kyng of westsaxons died his .ii sonns Ceolmus Cuta succedid hym which after the deth of Otta kyng of kent expulsyd all the brytteyns out of kent which Cuta was after sleyn at abattell agaynste the bryttayns k      k S      S A  â—edwnldê° Â Â Â A w    Ceolmê° cuta  w  Ida Ella Adda Clappa  Thedulfê° N Cloiter Aribert ¶ Cloyter sone of Clouis was next kyng of all fraunce the yere of cryst vClix he was an euyll man he slew his .ii. neuewis maryed they re mother he slew y e lorde Dyuetot in normandy therfore the pope Agapyt made hym to make fre the contrey so that the lorde thereof was namyd kyng is to thys day he reynyd .v. yere ¶ Aribert son of Clotyer was next kyng he was a commen aduouterer and dyed after he had reynyd .ix. yere Charlê nason ¶ Charlis nasoÌ„ soÌ„ to astraciê° was after his fader duke of Braban Austry he maried woldbury doughter to the duke of Turyng wherby he was after duke of Turynge IohnÌ„ Benet Pelagius ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst .v. C.lxiiii he held the see .xiii. yere ¶ Benet a romayn held the see next .iiii yere more ¶ Pelagius a romayn hyld the see next .x. yere more he ordeynyd that clerkys in holy orders shulde sey dayly the .vii. hourys canonicall Tibere ¶ Tybere soÌ„ adoptyfe of Iustyne was next eÌ„ê‘our y e yere of cryst .v. C.lxxvi hyld y e eÌ„pire .vii. yere Malgo ¶ Malgo a duke and neuew to Aurelius conanus was made next kyng of bryttayn the yere of cryst .v. C.lii he manfully wythestode the saxons that they damagyd not that land greatly wherof he had possession In his tyme Ethelbertus began to reyn as kyng of kent gaue battell to Ceolmê° sone of kenricus then kyng of westsaxons it was the furst battell betwen the saxons This Ceolmus wann of the breytteyns diuers cites at the last chasyd Malgo hym pursuyd whych Malgo so dyscoÌ„fitid dyed after he had reynyd .xxxv. yere also sone after the deth of Malgo Ceolmus dyed after whoÌ„ his sonn Ceolricus succedyd kyng of westsaxons whych lyuyd not long after after whom succedyd his brother Chelwolphê° also about thys tyme Theodricê° kyng of BreÌ„nicia Ella kyng of Deyra dyed after whom Ethelricus succedyd as kyng of all Northumberland In thys tyme as some auctours affyrme began the kyngdome of essaxoÌ„s vnder a saxon callid Sledda after hym Erkinwinus which was crystenyd afterward but other affyrm that Sebertus was the furst kyng in essex that the oder before hym where as chefe rulers and no kyngis Also sone after this tyme Ethelbertus kyng of kent waxyd so vyctoryous y t he subduyd almost all the laÌ„d vnto the water of humber in to his dominion k   Ethelbertê° Â Â k S      S A      A w   Cheolrieê° Â Â w N fretufâ—s Theodriâ—us  Ethelricê° Ethelfâ—â—dus N    â—ledda   E Chelperyk ¶ Chelperyk son of Cloyter was next kyng of fraunce the yere of cryst .v. C.lxxiii he slew his wyfe in the nyght maryed one Andouere whome after he forsoke toke to wyfe on Fredegund an euyll and a cruell woman ⸫ Charlys haysbayn ¶ Charlys haysbayn son to Charles nason was after duke of tongres and Braband and Austry gregori the grauÌ„t ¶ Gregory the grauÌ„t a romayn was next pope y e yere of cryst .v. C.xCi held the se .xiii. yere more he coÌ„firmyd y e .iiii grete couÌ„sellê s of Nycee coÌ„stantynoble ephese calsidonieâ— this Gregory is one of the .iiii doctors of the chyrch he sent seynt Austen in to brytteyn which coÌ„uertyd y e people to crystis feyth This Gregory made dyuers holy omelyes anthemys hymnys responses more than any other pope he causyd all the heddys of all the ydolâ—s in rome to be smytten of also he was the furst pope that causyd hym selfe to be callyd in his style the seruant of the seruantis of god Mauryce ¶ Mauryce born in Cappadose begottyn of Tybere was next eÌ„perour the yere of cryst .v. C. lxxx.iii he was heddyd by Focas that was emperoure after hym ⸫ Carecticus Also abut this tyme Ethelricus kynge of all Northumberland dyed Ethelfridus his soÌ„ succedyd him whych dystroyd many brittoÌ„s slew .lij. moÌ„kis of baÌ„gar at a battell at westchester whych moÌ„kis were bryttayns lyuyd by the labour of theyr handis cam thy dyr only to pray for the brytteyns ¶ Carecticus was next kyng of bryttons the yere of cryste .v. C.lxxxvi He was yuell belouyd of hys own bryttoÌ„s wheâ—fore they excytyd the saxons to make war vppon hym which saxons send for GurmuÌ„dus kyng of Ireland by whose help they draue Carectycus in to Cambria now callyd walys and dystroed the church of crystis feyth that the byshop prestis fled hyd them for fere k   k S   S A   A w Chelwolfus  w N   N E  Erkinwinê° E Cloyter ¶ Cloyter son of Chelperyk was next kyng of frauÌ„ce the yere of cryst .v. Câ—lxxx vii wheÌ„ he was but .iiii. monethys old in y e kepyng of hys moder whych made great warr agaynst Theobert Thyery sonnys to Chyldebert kyng of metis Burgoyn when he was of age he was kyng of all frauÌ„ce Karloman ¶ karloman after the deth of Charlys was duke of Braban Sabinian Boniface Boniface ¶ Sabynian was next pope the yere of cryst .vi. C.vi he held the see one yere ¶ Bonyface born a romayn held the see next .ix. monethis ¶ Bonyface
this tyme Lotharius king of keÌ„t was slayne by the south saxoÌ„s by the excityng of Edricus son to Egbert which succedyd hym with in a yere a halfe Edricus dyed widredus son also to Egbert succedyd hym Also about this tyme Alfridus Notus dyed after whom succedyd Osredus which was slayn by CoÌ„redus which succedid hym .ii. yere After whom succedyd Offricus ¶ Iue or Iewe descendyng of the blod of west saxons as willmÌ„s de regibus sayth was next kyng of west saxons after Cadwallader which made gret war vppon the kentysh saxons that the men of Dorobernia or Canterbury grauntyd to Iue for a recompence for the deth of Mulkyng brother to Cadwallader before slayne .iii. M. li This Iue by the excityng of his wife Etheldreda which was an holy woman abbesse of Berkyng gaue vp his kyngdome to Ethellerdus hys nevew toke a poore mannys wede in company of poore men went to rome therfore this Iue shuld seme to be the same person that Beda callyth HuÌ„ or Iue coÌ„sydering both the time of his reyne goyng to rome no variaunce but in wrytyng of the letters as in taking V. for N. that this Iuor Iue of whoÌ„ Galfridê° spekith to be other ê‘soÌ„s so all theyr seyngis may stand to geder ¶ Hit is seyd that this Iue was cause y t y e peter pens were grauntid to be payd of euery house in EngloÌ„d but the cause therof is not knowen certayn but som sey y t Ethelwold grauntyd them furst Also about this time Offa king of Essex kenredus kyng of Mercia went to rome were there ê“fessyd monkis after whoÌ„ succedyd in essex Sileredus in Mercia Colredus k  Edricê° Â Â Â k N Osredê° Â Conredê° Â Â N E     â—ileredê° E M  Kenredê° Â Colredê° Â M Clouis Cheldebert ¶ Clouis son of Theodor next kiÌ„g of fraÌ„ce y e yere of crist .vi. C.xciii ¶ Cheldebert .ii. soÌ„ of theodor was next kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce y e yere of crist viC.xcvii charlê mertel ¶ Charles mertell soÌ„ of Pepin was after his fader duke of Austry prince of the palece of fraunce He was protektour to Theodor the yong kynge of fraunce deffendyd his Gregory ¶ Gregory a sirien was next pope the yere of cryste .vii. C.xxx he held the see .x. yere more Anastace Theodose Leo ¶ Anastace was next emperour the yere of cryst .vii. C.xiiii he was put owte by Theodose ¶ Theodose was next emperour he was a crysten man but he was put from his empyre ¶ Leo was next emperour he was an heretyke He comauÌ„dyd the imagis of seyntys to be put down therfore he was cursyd of Gregory pope so dyed Ethellardus Cutbertus ¶ Ethellardus the neuew of Iue began hys reyn ouer the west saxoÌ„s the yere of cryst vii.xxiiii some men call him Etheldredus In this tyme Offricus or Osbrygh reynyd in northumberÌ„ to whoÌ„ Bede wrote the story callyd historia anglicana some say to his successour Colwolcus ¶ Cutbertus the neuew of Ethellardus began his reyn ouer the west saxons the yere of cryste .vii. C.xxxix In this tyme holy Bede before spokyn of dyed In this tyme Colwolphê° kyng of NorthuÌ„berÌ„ gaue vp his kyngome to Egbertê° his cosyn was made a monk this Cutbertê° made oft war agaiÌ„st Ethelwold kyng of Mercia Here is to be notyd that many of these saxons kyngis were holy men byldyd many churches foundyd many abbes indowyd them with gret land many of them liuyd verteously so dyed now be takyn as holy sayntys Also this Egbertus that was kyng of northuÌ„berlaÌ„d forsoke his kyngdome for the loue of cryst toke the tonsure of seynt Peter Pall after whoÌ„ succedyd his son Osulphus which with in a yere was slayne by the northumbers after whoÌ„ succedyd Moll ethelwold within .vii. yere laft his kingdome to Helredus whych after .ix. yere was expulsid by the northumbers which made ethelbert theyr kyng which was expulsyd with in .v. yere Elwolphus made kyng which was slayne After whom succedyd Osredus which sone after was expulsyd by the northuÌ„bers Ethelredus made kyng which was after slayne And anon after Egbert kyng of west saxons subduyd them to his domynyon k    Wydredê° Â k N Offricê° Â Colwolfê° Â Egbertê° N E  Cuthredê° Â Â Â E M    Ethelwoldê° Â M Dagobert Cloiter Theodor ¶ Dagobert son to Cheldebert was next kyng of fraunce the yere of cryst .vii. C.xv. ¶ Cloyter the second son of Cheldebert was next kyng of fraunce the yere of cryst .vii. C.xix ¶ Theodor son of dagobert was next kyng of fraunce the yere of cryst .vii. C.xxvi land from enmys In his tyme the sarsyns enteryd the realme of fraunce with an innumerable peple both men women children agaynst whom this Charlys martell made a gret battayll slew of them as some wryters affyrme .iii. C. lxxxv·M Saresyns zachari StepheÌ„ Pall ¶ zachary a greke was next pope the yere of Cryst vii C.xli. he helde the see .x. yere ¶ Stephen a romayne hyld the see next .v yere ¶ Pall a romayn held the see next .x. yere coÌ„stantine Leo ¶ Constantyne sonn of Leo was next emê‘our the yere of crist .vii. C.xlii. he was accursyd of pope Pall after dyed ¶ Leo sonne of Constantyne was nexte Emperoure He was couetouse of precious stonys tooke a crown full of precyous stonys out of the church of seynt Sophia put it vppoÌ„ his hed which stonis so brosid his hed that therof he died In his time the eÌ„pire decresyd and the saâ—â—yâ—s occupyed a greaâ— ê‘t of the Eest and the freÌ„chmeÌ„ rulyd in Italy Sigebertus Kenulphus ¶ Sigebertus cosyn to Cutbert begaÌ„ his reyn ouer the westsaxons y e yere of cryst .vii. C.xlv he was cruell tyraÌ„nous to his subiectê tornyd theyr lawes costomys after his one wyll put one of his lordis to deth which aduerâ—â—syd him to be reformyd wherefore his subiectis by one assent wyth y e eyd of one kenulphus deposyd him he was after in such mysery that he walkyng alone without comfort a swyne herd whose lord he before had slayne in reuenging his lordys deth there slew the seyd Segebert In his tyme Egberd was kyng of Northunberland· ¶ Kenulphus of the blod of Cerdicus son to Offa king of Merchis was made king of west saxoÌ„s y e yere of cryst .vii. C. xlviiiâ— he was a good man to his subiectis kept among them good pease In his tyme Offa slew a tyraÌ„t callid Bomredus that before had slayne Ethelwold king of Mercia made him self king After whose deth this Offa as neuew to Ethelwold reynid there as king he had warre with the northumbers them subdued also had war with Etheldred which than tooke vppon hym to be king of Estangles toke him
in to Normandy to his wyf and when swanus herd of his depertyng he areryd gret soÌ„mis of money of the people a grete parte of seynt Edmondis landis which the people there claymyng to be fre of kyngê trybute denyed to pay wherefor swanê° dyspysyng y e holy marter enteryd y e teritory of seynt Edmond spoylyd y e countrey so that men of that countrey fell to preyr so that shortly after this swanus dyed sodenly yellyng crieng among his knyghtis some sey that he was stykkyd with the swerd of sent Edmond wherof he dyed the .iii. day after In fere wherof Canutus his son which rulyd as kyng after his fader grauÌ„tyd to them all theyr lybertes after this when Egelredus herd of the deth of swanus he made prouysyon came in to Englond of whose coÌ„myng so kanutus beyng vnprouydyd saylyd in to Demars retornyd agayne the next yere with a grete nauey landyd in y e south countrey wherfore y e eldest son of kyng Egelredus callyd Edmond yronsyd made ê“uysyon with the eyde of Edrycus to mete hym but Edrycus cam not but dysseyuyd hym for as it was after prouyd Edrycus had promysyd his fauor to kanutus by reason wherof kanutus enteryd y e coÌ„trey of west saxons forsyd y e people there to swere to hym fealte to gyf to hym pleggis In this tyme Egelredus beyng at London was takyn with a grete sekenes there dyed was buryed in the north syde of Poulys church behynd the quere after that he had reynyd vnwysely gouernyd the realme .xxxvi. yeris leuyng after hym his seyd eldest son Edmond yronsyde Alfryde Edward whych were in Normandy and thyder before sent as is before rehersyd Robert ¶ Robert son of hugh capet was next kyng â—â—raunce the yere of cryste .ix. C.xCvi Baldewyn ¶ Baldewyn son to Baldewyn bele barbe born at lysle was next yerle of flaunders he lyeth at lysle IohnÌ„ ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst M.xxi. he held the see .xi. yere more CoÌ„rard ¶ Conrard was next emperour the yere of cryst M.xxv. edmoÌ„d IroÌ„sid ¶ Edmond yronsyd eldist son to Egelredus â—y his furst wyf Ethelgina and kanutus son to swanus began to rule the Englyssmen the yere of cryst M.xvi. for some lordis toke part with Edmond and some with kanutus but Edmond beyng at London was Crownyd kyng sone after these .ii. Pryncis met in dorsetshyre where betwene them was a grete battell but kanutus was compellyd to fle the fyld after that they fought a nother battell in worsetorshyre so sore that non coud tell who had the better but other for werines for lak of day they depardyd from other on the next morow fought agayn but theÌ„ kanutus was coÌ„pellyd to forsake y e fyld after this they met in Marcia ther fought agayn wher Edmond as some sey by y e treasoÌ„ of Edrycus whom he before had reseyuyd to his grace had the wors Thus oft tymys thes .ii. pryncis fought to geder but vppon a season when the hostys were nygh ioynyng at a certeyn tyme of a trews a knyght of the parte of Edmond stod vppon an hygh place seyd these wordis dayly we dye none hath the victory when the knyghtis be ded on eyther part than the dukys compellyd by nede shall accord or elles they must fyght alone this kyngdome ys now as suffycyent for .ii. men that some tyme suffycyd for .vii. And yf the couetouse of lordshyp of these twayn be so grete that nother can be content to take a part lyf by the other nâ—r y e one vnder the other then let them fyght alone that wyll be lordys alone yf all men fyght stell at y e last all men shall be slayn non laft to be vnder theyr lord ship nor abel to defend the kyng that shal be agayne strange enemys nacions These wordis were so well alowyd by both the hostis the pryncis HeÌ„ry ¶ Henry son of Robert was next kyng of FrauÌ„ce the yere of cryst M.xxx. Baldewyn ¶ Baldewyn son to Baldewyn of lysle was next yerle of FlauÌ„ders he lyeth in an abbay in henon Rychard ¶ Rychard son to Rychard the good was next duke of normandy but with in .ii. yeris he was slayn by treason of his broder Robert Siluester ¶ Benet a tusque was next pope the yere of cryst M.xxxii he held the see .x yere more he was an â—uyl man he was put downe therfore from his pontyfycacy but after he was remyttyd agayn Kanutus both were coÌ„teÌ„t to try the quarell betwen them two only a place tyme was appoyntyd where they both met in syght of both hostê wheÌ„ eytheyr had assayd other wyth sharâ—e swyrdê strokê as some wryt by the furst mocyon of kanutus hasttly they were both agreyd kyssyd ych other to the comfort of both hostis and shorly after they agreyd vppon pertycyon of the lande after duryng theyr lyfis they louyd as brethern sone after a son of Edrycus as it was seyd by the mynd of his fader espyed when kynge Edmond was at the draught strak hym with a spere in to the fondement where of the seyd EdmoÌ„d shortly after dyed after y t he had reynyd two yeris laâ—t .ii. soms EdmoÌ„d Edward ¶ Kanutus after the deth of Edmond yronsyd was sole kyng of the hole realme of Englond after by the aduyse of his couÌ„cell he sent the forseyd sonis of Edmond yronsyd to his broder swanus theÌ„ kyng of Denmark to be slayn which abborryng that dede seÌ„t theÌ„ to Salomon theÌ„ kyng of hungary where Edmond dyed Edward was maryrd to agatha douthter of the .iiii. Henry emperour of almayn sone after swanus kyng of Denmark broder to kanutus dyed wherefore that land fell to kanutus which anoÌ„ after seylyd thydyr toke therof possessyoÌ„ set it in an order after returnyd in to Englond maryed emma late wyf before to Egelredus by her had a son callyd hardykynytus or knowgh also this kanutus callyd a parliament where it was agreyd that both EnglysshmeÌ„ danê shuld hold y e laws made by kyng Edgare because they were thought so good resonable aboue any other laws Arnold ¶ Arnold the son of Baldewyn was next yerle of flauÌ„ders he lyeth at seynt bertynis Robert ¶ Roberd broder to Rychard was next duke of normandy he toke repentaÌ„ce for the deth of this broder Rychard weâ—t to Ierusalem dyed as he retornyd homeward but at his departyng thydyr he wyllyd that his lordis shuld take his sone wyllmÌ„ the basterd to theyr lord so they dyd put out the yoÌ„g chyld y t was soÌ„ to Robert mulyery gotteÌ„ but therfore fell grete debate heÌ„ry kyng of frauÌ„ce toke parte a gayns wyllmÌ„ but euermore wyllmÌ„ had the victory Siluester Gregory ¶ Siluester a romayn was
some were slayne at the seges some forsoke the Frenche kynge But at the last these .ii. prynces mette with .ii. great hoostes in a playne fylde where there was fouâ—â—â— a cruell battell but the Frenche kynge lost the fylde and many of his people were slayne 〈◊〉 he hym selfe fayne to flee but after these princes were agreed and wyllyam the eldyst son of kynge henry dyd homage to the kynge of Fraunce for Normandye the fre men of Normandye dyd homage to wyllyam the kynges sonne ¶ After this done kynge Henry sayled into EnglaÌ„de but the shyppe wherin wyllyam his eldyst son was and Rycharde his brothe rthe erle of Chester and his suster the kynges doughter the countes of Percye the kynges nyce and many other great estates and other to the nombre of C.lx. parsons strycke vpon a rocke and was sodaynly brokyn where they were all drowned saue one man that escaped ¶ About the .xxi. yere there was a great couÌ„sell called in LoÌ„don for y e correccyon of the vicyous lyuynge of preestes to be done by the kynges offycers Sone after this Henry the Emperour dyed and Maude the empresse came to her father kynge henry whiche caused Dauyd the kynge of Scotlande and the more parte of the lordes of Englande to do othe and fealte to the Empresse and to kepe the lande to her if the kynge dyed without issue male ¶ Also about the .xxviii. yere one Geffrey Plantagenet erle of Angeo maryed the sayd Maude and after by her had issue Henry whiche henry after kynge Steuyn was kynge of Englande as shal be shewed after ¶ This kynge henry the fyrst buylded the Abbey of Redynge released to the Englysshemen the Dane gelt Also this kynge henry beynge in Normandye in the .xxxv. yere of his reyne the seconde day of December in the yere of Chryst M.C.xxxv dyed Some say he dyed of a surfet and some wryters say that it was by a fall of a horse and his body was brought into Englande and is buryed in the Abbay of Redynge Stephanus Innocent Celestyne Lucius ¶ Innocent was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M.C.xxx He made the lawe y t none shulde ley no violent hande vpon a clerke payne of cursynge and he hylde the see .xiiij. yere ¶ Celestyne was nexte pope he hylde the see .v. monethes ¶ Lucius was nexte pope he hylde the see one monethe ¶ Conrade ¶ Conrade was next Emperour the yere of Chryst M.C.xxxviij In his tyme one mayster Arnolde preched in Rome agaynst the ryches superfluytes many men alowed hym therin and folowed hym But at the last he was put to deth because of y e hatered y t the clerkes had vnto hym ¶ Steuyn STeuyn erle of Boleyn and syster son to kynge Henry than toke vpon hym to be kyng of Englande For when he harde of kyng Henryes dethe he passed the see and came into Englande thorowe counsell of many of the great lordes of Englande contrary to their othe made to Maude y e Empresse and was crowned kynge vpon saynt Steuyns day the yere of Chryst M.C.xxxv after the count of Englande by wyllyam Archebysshop of Caunâ—erbury whiche fyrst made othe to Maude the Empresse This Steuyn the fyrst yere of his â—aygne araysed a great hooste to haue made warre agaynste kynge Daued of Scoâ—lande but he came and made a peace with hym But he dyd hym none homage because he had done homage before to Maude the Empresse Nat withstandynge yet Henry the eldyst son to kynge Daued dyd houâ—â—ge to kyng Steuyn But after that this Daued repented hym â—f that and entryd into Northumberlande with a great hoost brent and slewe the people in 〈◊〉 cruell wyfe and slewe man woman and chylde But the kynge sent one Thurstone with 〈◊〉 â—reat hoost agaynst them betwene whiche there was a great battell where the Scottes lost 〈◊〉 fylde and many of them slayne and the resyde we fled into Scotlande And after that this kynge Steuyn hym selfe made a great voyage into Scotlande but he dyd there but lyttel to his pleasure or profyte ¶ This kynge Steuyn beseged dyuers castels of dyuers by sshoppes and other lordes and toke them by force and fortefyed them with his knyghtes seruauntes to the entent to withstande the Empresse whose commynge he euer feared ¶ About the .vi. yere of his raygne Maude the Empresse came into Englande by the comfort of the erle of Glocester bastarde son to kynge Henry her father and of the erle of Chester but the kynge raysed so great a power y t the Empresse was fayne to go take the citye of Lyncolne for her refuge helpe and the kyng her beseged longe tyme but at the last she and her company escaped and than the kynge toke the citye And than the erle of Chester with a great power of welchemen and the erle of Glocester brought a great power to the Empresse and came agaynst the kynge betwene whome there was fought a cruell batell that dured a longe season it was harde to knowe who shulde haue the better but at the last the kynges people gaue backe and fledde And the kynge abode with a fewe of his knyghtes and was takyn prisoner and brought to the Empresse and after sent to Brystowe to prison ¶ Lewys ¶ Lewys son to Lewys the great was nexte kyng of Fraunce the yere of Chryst M.C.xxxvii This Lewys beynge longe from the companye of his wyfe on a tyme fell sycke and his Phesicyons counselled hym to take a wenche but he wolde nat and sayd it was better for hym to dye vpon goddes hande than to lyue in spouse breche and sone after that he receyued helthe Eugenye Anastase ¶ Eugenye was nexte pope he hylde the see .viii. yere and more ¶ Anastase was nexte pope he hylde the see one yere ¶ After this fylde so wonne the Empresse thought her sure of the hole realme but she was disceyued for the kentysshemen toke parte with the kyng The quene also kynge Steuyns wyfe made great labour to haue the kynge delyuered promysynge that he shulde surtendre the lande to the Empresse he to go to religyon but the Empresse her couÌ„sayle wolde nat grauÌ„t therto ¶ Also they of the citye of London made great labour to the Empresse to vse saynt Edwardes lawes and nat the lawes that the Empresse father had ordayned whiche was more strayte straunge to them than the other but the Empresse and her counsayle wolde nat graunt it For these sayd causes the Citezyns of LoÌ„don were discontented wolde haue takyn the Empresse but she hauynge knowlege therof departed and fledde to Oxforde And the quene with ayde of the kentysshemen her fryndes raysed a great hoost y t the Empresse for feare fled to Gloucester and in this whyle the erle Robert of Gloucester araysed a great people and in a playne fylde besyde wynchester the erle was discomfet by them of the quenes parte there therle was takyn
fitz Alwyn The fyrst Sheryffes Peter Duke Thomas Nele ¶ Also in the .x. yere of kynge IohnÌ„ London brydge was begon to be edefyed of stone whiche before was of tymbre and the monastery of saynt Mary oueres was begon for to be buylded ¶ Also about the .xi. yere of kynge Iohans reyne the kyng was in great feare lest he shulde lose his realme and to be vtterly vndone hym selfe wherfore in his mynde he was sore anoyed and sent to the pope and sayd he wolde be reconsyled wherfore the pope sent Pandulfe agayne into Englande with these artycles that he shulde receyue Steuyn to his archebysshopryke restore to hym and to all other all profytes frutes belongynge to them that he had wrongfully taken and that he shulde yelde vnto the popes handes the tytle of his crowne to holde it of the pope To the whiche thynges the kynge graunted and resygned his crowne to Pandulfe and toke it agayne of hym to holde it of the pope and to pay yerely to the churche of Rome M. markes of syluer and after that receyued Steuyn suffred hym to inioy his Archebysshopryke restored all suche profytes as he had from hym and all other wrongfully taken Some wryters affyrme that for this foresayd payment the Peter pens be payde at this day ¶ Also about the .xiiii. yere of his reyne kynge IohnÌ„ fell at a great discencyon with his lordes one cause of that varyance wos for that y t the kynge wolde nat holde y e lawes of saynt Edwarde but wolde holde no lawe but do all thiÌ„ge at his owne wyll dyd disinheryte many men without assent of his lordes or of any other counsell And also wolde haue disinheryte the erle of Chester because he rebuked hym of his wyckednesse for that that he hylde his owne brothers wyfe lay by many other great lordes dobghters and spared no woman that hym lyked wherfore his lordê toke the citye of London and bylde them there a certayne whyle But by meanes of the Archebysshoppe of Caunterbury and other prelates the kynge and his lordes met besyde Stanys at a place called Rumney mede and there agrement was made a charter made thereupon called Magna carta whiche charter anone after the kynge brake that newe varyance began betwene hym and his lordes agayne y t dyuers of the lordes sent vnto the kynge of Fraunce that he shulde sende his son Lewys hyther and they wolde rendre vnto hym the lande which Lewys therupon came into Englande and toke dyuers castels of the kynges by force and after came to London where the barons receyued hym and yelded to hym the Towre of London Kynge IohnÌ„ beynge thus ouer set with this Lewys by the eyde of dyuers of his lordes sent vnto the pope shewynge theyr rebellynge whiche sent vnto hym a Legate called Swallo whiche in the popes name commaunded Lewys to returne into Fraunce and labored to haue a peace betwene them but his labour was in vayne wherfore the kyng forfere fled towarde Lyncolne but sone after at Neuwarke he dyed of the flyx the .xix. day of October the yere of Chryst M.CC.xvi. But some say that a monke poysoned hym at Swynestede and he is buryed at worcester Henricus .iij. ¶ Honore Gregory Celestyne ¶ Honore was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M·CC xvi he hylde the see .x. yere and more ¶ Gregory hylde the see nexte .xiiii. yere ¶ Celestyne hylde the see nexte .xviii. dayes ¶ Fredrycke Henry ¶ Fredrycke was nexte Emperour the yere of Chryst M.CC.xii. he dyd persecute the churche but at a counsell at Lyon he was deposed by the pope Innocent that .xxvii. yere after the electours were in varyance who shulde be Emperour he hylde the Empyre .xxxii. yere ¶ Henry was nexte Emperour he hylde the empyre .v. yere Henry the thyrde HEnry the thyrde of that name and eldyst sonne to kynge IohnÌ„ was crowned kyng the .xxviii. day of Octobre the yere of Chryst M.CC.xvi. whan he was but .ix. yeres of age And after his coronacyon this Lewis coÌ„tynued in his war which he had begon but dyuers of y e lordes toke ê‘te agaynst hym And also Swallo the Legate accursed this Lewys interdyted wales a cursyd Lewellyn prynce of wales and all that hylde ê‘te agayne this yonge kyng Henry And the erle of Chester and dyuers other lordes of the kynges parte went to Lyncolne and toke the towne and slewe many Frenche men beynge there forced this Lewys to take a peace whiche peace was thus concluded y t Lewys shulde go agayne into Fraunce and to haue a M. markes for his trauayle whiche he had and so deê‘ted Also in the thyrde yere of this kynge began y e newe worke of the churche of westmyster ¶ About the .viii. yere of this kynges reyne the charter called Magna carta was coÌ„fyrmed and dyuers artycles addyd therto howe the kynge shulde haue the warde and maryage of the lordes heyres beynge within age and the fyrst statute of Mortmayne than made and about that tyme the plees of the crowne were holden in the Towre of London And this kynge also graunted many lybertes to the citye of London Sone after this kynge Henry with a great hoost sayled into Normandye by the excytynge of a Frenche man named the erle of Marche where betwene the FreÌ„che kyng Lewys and hym was fought a great battell but in the ende the Frenchemen had the victory toke .xxii. knyghtes and noble men prisoners .v. C. meane people y t kynge Henry for feare fled and turned backe to Burdeux but after a peace was made kynge henry returned into Englande About this tyme was a great yerthe quake in Englande and also in the .xxxi. yere of this kynge the kynge seasyd the franches of London into his handes for a iugemeÌ„t gyuen by one Piers Alyn the Mayre Aldermen agaynst a wedowe called Margarete Vyell which iugemeÌ„t as it was sayd was after fouÌ„de good wherfore the Citezyns inioyed agayne theyr lybertes About the .xxxv. yere of this kynge the order of the freres Augustynes began in Englande in a place in wales called wodhouse And about this tyme the kyng maryed Margarete his doughter to AlexaÌ„der the kyng of Scottes which Alexander dyd homage to y e kynge at yorke This kynge Henry ofte tymes for dyuers coÌ„playntes made agaynst y e Mayres offycers of London seasyd the lybertes of the citye into his owne handes set other offycers to rule the citye but euer they were restored agayne Also about this tyme Rycharde the kynges brother erle of Cornewall was electe kyng of Almayne kynge of Romayns whiche toke shyppynge went thyder there was crowned in y e citye of AquisgranuÌ„ About the .xli. yere of kyng Henryes rayne a greuous byll of complaynt of the coÌ„mynalte of London was put agaynst the Mayre Aldermen and gouernours of the citye for wronges extorcyons done by them to the
coÌ„mynalte by settynge of taxes alterynge of tolles customes to theyr owne singuler â—ucrâ— whiche byll was cast in the kynges wardrobe whiche after came to the kynges handes that the kynge sent downe his Iustyce other of his counsell whiche discharged the Mayre Sheryffes Chamberlayne and made inquisicyon of the truthe but the offenders by theyr lerned counsell longe tyme defended them selfe and delayde the tryall And yet dyuers places of syttynge were appoynted aswell in the Guylhalle and at the Folkemoâ—e at Poules crosse in the Escheker y e kynges grace there beynge present where in the ende the Mayre Aldermen were arrested and coÌ„pelled to put in great suertyes at the last they put them in the kynges mercy and made theyr ende and lastly restored agayne to theyr roumes but nat without great fynes payenge Also about this tyme there was a great derth that whete was worth .xxiiii. s. a quarter ¶ Lewys ¶ Lewys the .viii. son th the seconde Philyppe was nexte kynge of Fraunce the yere of Chryst M.CC.xxii he beseged the towne of Auynnion and wanne it ¶ Guy ¶ Guy son to Margaret was nexte erle of Flaunders Innocent Alexander ¶ Innocent was next pope he hylde y e see .xi. yeere ¶ Alexander hylde the see nexte .vii. yere Wyllyam ¶ wyllyam was nexte Emperour he hylde the see .vii. yere ¶ Also about the .xliii. yere of this kynges reyne the kynge at a court of Folkemote at Paulys axed lycence of the coÌ„mons of the citye accordynge to the sayd ordynauace to passe the see and so went vnto Burdeux into FrauÌ„ce and had great chere of the Frenche kynge Lewys or that he came agayne he granÌ„ted all his ryght that he had in Normandye Gascoyn Guyon to the said Lewys toke agayne Guyon Angeo and Mayn to holde of the Frenche kynge and was called in Fraunce duke of Guyon dyd homage to the Frenche kynge therfore Also about the .xlv. yere y e Barons of Englande by force of those forsayd ordynances toke vpon them to chauÌ„ge the kynges Iustyce the kynges Sheryffe and dyuers other offycers y t the kyng had admytted and put other in theyr places wherwith the kynge was nat content publysshed his bull of aâ—solucion wherfore the barons assembled to gether in the marches of wales with a stroÌ„ge power sent a letter to the kynge praynge hym to obserue the said ordynauÌ„ces wherto he was sworne to whome the kynge sent no answere Then the barons came forwarde with banners displayde and moche people resorted to them they put in prison and punysshed all them that toke the coÌ„trarye parte and at the last came into London for the citye toke y e barons parte But sone after agrement was made betwene the kynge and his lordes whiche contynued nat longe for y e hyng caused syr Edwarde his eldyst son to take the castell of wyndesore by a trayne and the kynge secretely departed from westmyster and rode into the sayd castell many of the lordes that toke his parte came to hym And the barons and the other that toke their parte drewe to London but yet by some well disposed persons a concorde was takyng thus that bothe partes shulde abyde the iugement of Lewys the Frenche kynge concernynge the kepynge of the sayd ordynances wherfore the kynge and syr Edwarde his eldyst son went ouer to the sayd Lewys and for the barons parte there went syr Peter de Mountforde and other before whiche kynge Lewys the mater was argued but in conclusion kynge Lewys gaue sentence that the sayd statutes ordynances shulde be clerely voyde and the kynge set at lyberte After whiche sentence gyuen y e kyng all the other returned into Lpndon but the barons nat content with this sentence reputynge parcialyte in kynge Lewys departed and went into the Marches of wales gathered a great nombre of people and came into London and than because some varyaunce was betwene some of the rulers of the citye and the coÌ„mons The coÌ„mons made them two captaynes callynge them Constables of the citye at whose coÌ„maundement all the coÌ„myns by tollynge of the great bell of Polles shulde be redy in harnes to wayte vpon them whiche Constables with the coÌ„mons by the exortynge of Hughe Spencer Constable of y e Towre went to Thystelworth beyonde westmyster and there spoyled the maner of the kynge of Romayns whiche dede was the great cause of the warre for the kynge toke it greuously and gathered great power and at the last came to the towne of Lewys in Sussex but the wardens of the fyue partes kept the see with shyppes y e no straungers shulde entre to ayde the kynge And than the barons with a great multytude of y e citye of LoÌ„don and with a great hoost of other people came agaynst the kynge betwene whome the .xxiii. day of May was fought a maruelous cruell battell at Lewys and the LoÌ„doners that gaue the fyrst assent by reason of the sharpe shot of Arowes and strokes gyuen by them of the kynges partes began to drawe backe But the barons incurraged theyr men in suche wyse y t they nat onely set vpon them with fresshe cheuâ—en but incurraged so them that gaue backe y t they turned agayne fought so fersly that the kyngê ê‘te gaue backe the kyng lost the fylde where the kyng hym selfe the kyng of Romayns Edwarde the kyngê son were takyn prisoners many other mo and .xx. M. men slayne for this battell coÌ„tynued y e more part of the day After whiche battell endyd they brought their prisoners to London where the kynge agreed y t all the said ordynauÌ„ces shulde stonde in effecte and if any were thought vnresonable to be correctyd by .iiii. noble men of the realme s. ii spirytuall men ii temperall men many instrumentê and wrytynges were made for the assurance of the same ¶ Lewys ¶ Lewys the .ix. called saint Lewys was next kyng of FrauÌ„ce the yere of Chryst M.CC.xxvii he made two voyages into y e holy lande in the fyrst he was takyn prisoner in the .ii. he dyed ¶ Vrban Clement ¶ Vrban was nexte pope he hylde the see .iii. yere and more ¶ Clement was nexte pope he hylde the see .iii. yere Rychyrde ¶ Rycharde and Alfons were in discorde by the electours who shulde be Emperour which discorde so contynued .xvi. yere After this a great discencyon fell betwene y e erle of Glocester the erle of Leyceter whiche were two of the barons y t were agaynst the kynge wherfore sone after syr Edwarde the kynges son deê‘ted to the marches of wales accoÌ„panyed the erle of Glocester the lordes of the marches assembled a great power came to Glocester wherfore syr Symon the erle of Leyceters son by his fathers coÌ„maundement assembled a great power came to wynchester toke it by force and after came to Kyllingworth where syr Edwarde
Vrban was next pope the yere of Christ M.CCC.lxiii In his tyme were founde the hedes of saynt Peter and Poule kynges for a truse and a peas and then what by her intreatye and also for that that the kynges receyuers had disapoynted hym of money whiche he loked for kyynge Edwarde gaue vp lefte the sege and returned into Englande ¶ About the .xix. yere of this kynge he made a solempne feest at wyndesore and a great Iustes and turnament where he deuysed and perfyted substancyally the order of the knyghtes of the garter howe be it some afferme that this order began fyrst by kynge Rycharde Cure de lyon at the sege of y e citye of Acres wherin his great necessyte there were but .xxvi. knyghtê that fyrmely and surely abode by the kynge wherfore he caused all them to were thonges of blewe leyther about theyr legges And afterwarde they were called knyghtes of the blewe thonge ¶ In the .xxi. yere kynge Edwarde with .xi. C. sayles great and smalâ—e sayled into Normandye and there wanne dyuers townes and holdes and costed towarde Roan But Philyppe kyng of Fraunce had entred into Roan before and brake vp the brydges so that kynge Edwarde was fayne to leaue that way and costed towarde Parys tyll he came to a place of the Frenche kyngê called sayn Germayns and the Frenche kynge came as fast on the other syde towarde Parys but euer the water of Seyne was betwene them and so nygh they were ofte tymes that the one hoost myght see the other But because the Frenche kynge had broken vp the brydges the hoostê coude neuer mete wherfore the englysshemen sayd that the Frenche kynge brake vp the brydgê because he durst nat fyght with the englysshe hoost And the Frenchemen sayd that he brake vp the brydges to the intent that the englysshemen shulde nat escape his daunger and whan kynge Edwarde sawe that he myght nat well come to Parys for brekynge of the brydges he returned agayne to a towne called Poysy whiche towne before he had brent and there than repayred the brydge that kynge Philyppe had broken but in the repayrynge therof there came .ii. M. Frenchemen to let the sayd worke but the Archers kept them so of that many of them were slayne and y e worke was fynysshed Than kynge Edwarde entred the contrey of Pychardy at the last came to the water of SoÌ„me and passed the water and came to a forrest called Cressye wherefore kynge Philyppe with a great hoost came thyther and there fought with kynge Edwarde a great sharpe and a mortall battell where kynge Edwarde had the victorye and kynge Philyppe sore hurte fled and escaped with great daunger many of the lordes of the frenche parte were slayne That is to say the kynge of Beame sonne to Henry the Emperour the duke of Loreyn the erle of AlauÌ„son the erle of Bloys the erles of Flaunders Saucer and Harcourt and of Fyennys viii bysshappes and .xvii. other lordes of name and of banerettes knyghtes squyers .xvi. C. that in that battell was slayne the floure of all Fraunce and of coÌ„mons .viii. M. and aboue This battell was vpon the saterday and on the monday nexte there appered to them a newe hoost of Frenchemen and gaue them battell in whiche battell also kynge Edwarde had the victorye and slewe moo of the Frenchemen that day than was slayne y e saterday before After this victorye kynge Edwarde gaue thankes to god and within .iiii. dayes after went to Caleys and layde sege to that towne whiche contynued from the fyrst day of Septembre to the .iii. day of August than nexte folowynge and kept the see so surely that no vytell coude come vnto them Than in the later ende of Iuly kynge Philyppe came towardes Caleys with a stronge power to remoue the sege And some wryters say that he came to late for the towne was yelden before he came And some say y t when kynge Edwarde prepared to gyue hym battell a day appoynted betwene them to fyght y t kynge Philyppe cowardely in y e nyght before deê‘ted returned agayne into Fraunce than they of Caleys perceuynge that yelded vp the towne to kynge Edwarde ¶ Iohan. ¶ IohnÌ„ son of Philyppe de Valoys was nexte kynge of FrauÌ„ce the yere of Chryst M.CCC.l. he gathered a disine of his clargye of his temperalte to pay his raunsome to kynge Edwarde of Englande to whome he was prisoner Gregory ¶ Gregory hylde the see nexte .vii. yeres he remoued his hole court from Auinyon to Rome ¶ Also in this meane whyle that kynge Edwarde was occupyed in the warres in FrauÌ„ce kyng Philyppe because that Bayloll kyng of Scottê was than dede sent Dauyd le Bruse somtyme kynge of Scottes into ScotlaÌ„de with a great armye of Frenchemen whiche anone recouered the crowne whiche Dauyd by the helpe of some lordes of Scotlande entered into Northumberlande and spoyled the contrey without pyte And than the Archebysshoppe of yorke with dyuers other lordes knyghtes reysed a great people met with the Scottes besyde Durham gaue them a great battell where the englysshemen had the victorye In whiche battell Dauyd le Bruse the kynge of Scottes syr willyam Duglas and many other lordes of ScotlaÌ„de were taken prisoners and brought to the Towre of London whiche Dauyd was afterwarde â—aunsomed at a C.M. markes Also in the same meane whyle one Charles de Bloys beseged a castell in Guyan called the roche of Aryan whiche the englysshemen kept But one Thomas Agorne capteyne of the castell issued out with his people and gaue the Frenchemen battell and had the victorye where many men of name of the frenche parte were slayne and the sayd Charles was taken prisoner and brought into Englande ¶ And sone after this there fell a great pestylence nat onely in FrauÌ„ce and Englande but also in all other contreys aswell in Christendome as in Hethenesse that people dyed innumerable and .l. M. persons were buryed in the churche yarde of the Charterhouse in London and vpon that folowed great derthe and scarcyte of corne and vyttell ¶ Also in the .xxiiii. yere a knyght of Burgoyne that was great with the Frenche kynge called Godfrey Clarney profered a Ianuay that had the kepynge of y e castell of Caleys vnder kâ—nge Edwarde a great some of money to helpe to delyuer to y e Frenche kynge the towne of Caleys whiche Ianuay sent secrete worde therof to the kyng and yet promysed this Godfrey to delyuer hym the towne whervpon kynge Edwarde came ouer secretly into Caleys y e fewe men within knewe therof and at the day of payment this Ianuay receyued his money and this syr Godfrey with his people came nyghe the towne came hym selfe ouer in a preuey brydge into y e towne and as sone as he was ouer the brydge was drawyn than the kynge came out with his sworde â—â—awyn shewed hym selfe cryed saynt Edwarde saynt George
And than the Soudyars iâ—sued out at preuey Posternes and sodaynly set vpon the Frenchemen slewe many of them to the nombre of CCC men of armes and moo and toke many prisoners and than after the kynge returned into Englande and brought this Godfrey and many other of the most noblest â—en of them that were taken prisoners with hym into Englande And in the ende of this yere dyed Philyppe de Valoys kynge of Fraunce and kynge IohnÌ„ succeded hym ¶ In the .xxv. yere a noble man of Spayne whome the Frenche kynge fauoured came with a great nauey into the Englysshe stremes and dyd great hurt wherfore kyng Edwarde gathered his Nauey and met them in the see vpon the cost of wynchelsey betwene whome there was a great fyght and moche people slayne vpon bothe partes but in the ende kynge Edwarde had y e victorye and toke .xxii. of theyr shyppes and many other prisoners Also in the â—xxv yere the kynge stablysshed his coyne of golde and syluer and ordayned that .iiii. sterlynge pens shulde make a grote and .v. grotes shulde make an ounce and .xii. ounce shulde make a pounde troy a noble of golde shulde go for halfe a marke and .xl. pens for halfe a noble and .xx. d for a farthynge of golde and .xii. of those farthynges of golde dyd way an ounce ¶ About the .xxvi. yere of this kynge the castell of Guynes was yelden to the Englysshemen in Caleys the same yere syr Guy de Meale marshall of FrauÌ„ce gaue battell to the Englysshemen in Bryttayn but the Frenche men lost all and syr Guy and dyuers other lordes of FrauÌ„ce were slayne there and dyuers taken prisoners ¶ Charles ¶ Charles called the sage son of Charles was nexte kynge of Fraunce the yere of Chryst M.CCC.lxiiii he recouered the contrey of Poetowe and Rochell and many holdes agaynst the Englysshemen whiche they before had wonne ¶ In the .xxix. yere prince Edwarde the kinges eldyst sonne entred Gascoyne with a great hoâ—â— and spoyled the contrey in the same yere king Edwarde landed at Caleys with a great armye and after went into Fraunce But anone tythynges came to hym that the Scottes had wonne the towne of Berwyke had layde sege to the castell wherfore kynge Edwarde returned shortely and went to Berwyke and wanne the towne agayne punysshed so the kynge of Scottes that at the last he caused hym to submytte hym selfe as prisoner and recâ—yued his power tytle of the crowne of ScotlaÌ„de into kynge Edwardes handes wherfore he returned with the kyng of Scottes into London but the Frenchemen say y t kynge Edwarde returned out of Fraunce for feare of the Frenche kynge whiche was coÌ„mynge from Amyas with a great power to haue fought with kynge Edwarde ¶ Also about this season that is to say in the .xxx. yere of kyng Edwarde whyle that kynge Edwarde was occupyed at Berwyke prince Edwarde had taken many ryche prisoners and pyllages in Gascoyne and came to Burdeux without any battell and the duke of LaÌ„caster with the eyde of Philyppe brother to the kynge of Nauerne made warre in the contrey of Constantyne ¶ Than kynge IohnÌ„ of Fraunce came with a great power towarde the duke but he myght nat wynne vnto hym for the passages were so fortefyed therfore he made towarde prince Edwarde and wanne dyuers castels by the way ¶ This prince Edwarde was than at a place called Leyre to whome there came a great armye of the nobles of Fraunce gaue to hym a sharpe battell but prince Edwarde had the victorye and slewe many of his enemyes and toke many prisoners and sent them to Burdeux and went hymselfe towarde Towres And in this meane whyle the duke of Lancaster came from the castell of Lyseux whiche he had repayred returned to Bryttayn and spoyled brent and toke many holdes by the way And than kynge IohnÌ„ holdynge his way came to the citye of Towres to fortefye it and prince Edwarde toke his wey towarde Poyters in whiche way he mette an hoost of Frenchemen and fought with them and put them to flyght and slewe C. of them and toke .lx. prisoners and sent .iiii. or .v. of the noble men of them vnto Burdeux after that loged hym selfe in a place nyghe Poyters And after that the Frenche kynge came with his hoost and lodged hym selfe nyghe vnto Poyters so that y e vawewardes of bothe hoostes lay within halfe a myle of other And than in the mornynge the duke of Athens hauynge the rule of the Frenche kynges vawewarde set vpon y e Englysshe hoost which had so fensed them selfe with woode and trees that the Frenche speres myght nat wynne to them for the Englisshemen bete them so with arowes that they turned ouer bothe hors and man And in the same season the duke of Normandye kynge IohnÌ„s son whiche was leder of a nother hoost assayled them vpon a nother parte but these .iii. battels dyd lytell hurte to the Englysshemen for they slewe so many by shotte of Arowes that these .iii. hoostes were discomfyt Than kynge IohnÌ„ seynge this comforted his people and he hym selfe with a fresshe company set vpon them agayne but the Englysshemen kept them so to gether fought so sore that the Frenchemen gaue backe whome the Englysshemen than fersly folowed and slewe of them without pyte where there was slayne the duke of Burgoyne the duke of Athens syr Iohan Cleremount marshall of FrauÌ„ce with many lordes baronettes knyghtê men of armes to the nombre of .xvii. C. .iii. M. of other meane persons And there was taken prisoners IohnÌ„ kynge of FrauÌ„ce Philyppe his .iiii. sonne the erle of Poeteowe the erle of Ewe the erle of Languyle the erle of Tankeruyle the Archebysshoppe of Sens the erles of Dampmatyne Vandosme of Salysbruche and of Moyson and many other great lordes Baronettes and knyghtes and men of name to the nombâ—e of .xvi. C. And after this fylde thus wonne the prince returned with his prisoners to Burdeux and sone after that the prince with his prisoners toke shyppynge and aryued in Englande and brought them thorowe the citye of London into westmyster where kynge Edwarde syttynge in his estate in westmyster hall receyued them with honour After y t there was a solempne Iustyce in Smythfylde where than were present y e kynge of Englande the Frenche kynge the kyng of Scottê with many other noble estates wherof the most parte of the straungers were prisoners ¶ Also in the .xxxiii. yere of kynge Edwarde syr Robert Knolles with other of his retenew with ayde of the kynges men of Nauerne warred in Brettayne and toke many castels and holdes many prisoners toke great soÌ„mes of money for sauyng of townes raunsomes of prisoners ¶ Also in the .xxxiiii. yere kynge Edwarde with the prince his son and the duke of Lancaster sayled ouer vnto Caleys and so went to the contrey of Champayne to whome dyuers lordes of the duchye of
the vycount of NarbonÌ„ and dyuers other men of name and of the commons .v. M. And there was taken the duke of AlauÌ„son the marshall of Fraunce and dyuers other This Charles the Dolphyn whome the Frenchemen called kynge Charles the .vii. by some wryters is affyrmed to be son to Charles the .vi. And some affyrme hym to be sonne to the duke of Orlyaunce borne of the quene wyfe to Charles the .vi. And some affyrme hym to be the sayd kynge Charles bastarde sonne borne of his paramour called fayre Agnes And also is lyke that he shulde nat be Legittymate son to Charles the .vi. because that that kynge Charles by the consent of his lordes wylled the realme of Fraunce to Katheryn his doughter wyfe to kynge Henry the .v. ¶ Also in the .iii. yere of kynge Henry the .vi. the duke of Glocester the lorde protectour whiche had maryed the Duches of Holande sayled ouer thyther with his wyfe and was honorably receyued but sone after he returned into Englande leauynge his wyfe behynde hym And after y t she was taken by the duke of Burgoyne and kept in prison but yet after she escaped wherfore y e duke of Glocester sent the lorde Fitz water ouer with a great power into zelande but they were there at theyr landynge incountred of theyr enemyes and dryuen backe and fayne to returne agayne to theyr shyppes and so into Englande and preuayled nothynge ¶ Also in the .v. yere of kynge Hynry the erle of Salisbury syr Thomas Mountegue with other lordes leyde sege to the citye of Orlyaunce and wanne dyuers holdes nyghe the citye and as he stode in a bay wyndowe one of the citye marked hym and leuelyd a gonne at hym smote the tymbre of y e wyndowe whiche tymber brake and so smote hym vpon the face wherof he dyed within .iii. dayes after And this was called by the Englysshemen indicium malorum for after his dethe the englysshemen lost euer in FrauÌ„ce theyr possessyons moche more than they wanne ¶ Charles ¶ Charles the .vii. was nexte Frenche kynge y e yere of chryst M.iiii C.xxii. he had great waâ—â—e with the englysshemen to whose helpe there came a mayde of Fraunce whome the frenchemen called la pusell de dieu but she was take and brent by the englysshemen But in the ende this Charles wanne all that agayne whiche the englysshemn had gotte before that is to say Parys y â— coâ—treys of hye Champayne Normandye and Guyan and dyuers other ¶ Philyppe son to IohnÌ„ was nexte duke of Burgoyne Nycholas ¶ Nicholas was nexte pope for Felix resygned to hym he hylde the see .viii. yere Fredrycke ¶ Fredrycke was nexte Emperour he hylde the empyre .xlvi. yere and than dyd assocyate vnto hym Maximilyaâ— his son by y e consent of the electours hylde the empyre with his son .vii. yere ¶ Also in the .viii. yere of kynge Henry he was crowned at westmyster and then after that he passed ouer the see into Fraunce ¶ Also about this tyme a mayden called Iane a poore mannes doughter in Fraunce came to Charles the Dolphyn of FrauÌ„ce whome the frenchemen called kynge Charles the .vii. and said she was sent to hym by god to helpe to releue the misery of Fraunce whervpon they gatte her armour and accompanyed her with knyghtes and soudyars which went forthe and gaue many great conflyctes to the Englysshemen and wanne from them many great townes and holdes And as some wryters say she by her prouydence caused the sayd Charles to be crowned kynge of Fraunce at Reyns But other wryters say he was neuer crowned tyll after the dethe of the duke of Bedforde This sayde mayde called by the Frenchemen Le pusell de dieu or the mayde of god put the Englysshemen oft tymes to the wors But yet at the last she with her coÌ„panye at a place called Champanye came to remoue a sege layde thervnto by y e duke of Burgon and the englysshemen and gaue them battell in whiche fyght the frenchemen were discomfyt and there the sayd mayde was taken by a Burgonyon knyght after brought to Roan where she was by the Englysshemen iudged to dethe and brent ¶ Also in the .x. yere of kynge Henry he was crowned in Parys and after that he returned into Englande leauynge the duke of Bedforde as regent of FrauÌ„ce behynde hym And about this tyme was a great blasynge sterre sene in Englande ¶ Also in the .xii. yere of kynge henry the lorde Talbot with a great coÌ„panye went into FrauÌ„ce and dyd moche hurte to the frenchemen Also about this tyme there were many conflyctes betwene englysshemen and Frenchemen in Fraunce and Normandye and in other contreys dyuers holdes beseged But about the .xiii. yere of kynge henry there was a treatye of peace holdyn at Aras in Pycardye for bothe y e realmes by the meanes of the pope whiche sent thyder the cardynall of saynt Crosse for the same purpose but that treatye toke none effecte and as the frenche cronycles say the cause therof was for the obstynacy of the englysshemen wherfore Philyppe duke of Burgon by meanes of the sayde cardynall forsoke there the englysshemens parte returned to Charles the Frenche kyng whiche gaue vnto hym the countye of Poytewe dyuers other lordeshyppes in recompense of his fathers dethe whiche was before that â—layue And sone after this the duke of Bedforde regent of FrauÌ„ce dyed at Roan was there buryed After whose dethe the englysshemen by lyttell and lyttell lost all that they had wonne before ¶ Also in the .xiiii. yere of kyng henry the duke of Barre accompanyed with the Burgonyons wanne Hareflewe and after that wanne the towne of saynt Denyse and slewe therin aboue iiii C. englysshemen After this one Notycia a knyght of Orlyaunce came to Parys and lay at the charterhouse beyonde the ryuer of Sayne and confetered with certayne citezyns of Parys to betray the citye and to brynge it out of the englysshemens possessyon whiche persons beynge hedes of the citye so labored and turned the hartes of the coÌ„mons from the englysshemen that sodaynly they a rose and slewe as many of the englysshemen as they coude fynde and they that fled and fought by the stretes the women and other persons cast vpon them stones hote lycour so that the englysshemen were slayne taken prisoners they that fled escaped with great parel Than the other hoost that lay at the charterhouse entred at the gates of saynt Germayne saynt Myghels saynt Iakes so came ouer the brydges into the citye and towne ar theyr pleasure after that the englysshemen that were in the towre of saint Denyse and other holdes were fayne to gyue vp the sayd holdes hauynge theyr lyues so deê‘ted And in theyr departure they were mocked scorned of the frenchemen without measure the englisshemen y t taryed were fayne to gyue fyne and raunsome were sworne
to the said Charles takynge vpon hym as frenche kyng Calyxte ¶ Calexte was nexte pope he hylde the see .iii. yere and more in his tyme the Chrysten men had a great victorye agaynst the Turkes in Hungarye ¶ Also in the .xiiii. yere of kynge henry Philyppe the duke of Burgon with a great multytude of flemynges leyde sege at Caleys and contynued his sayd sege .iii. wekes wherfore thâ— duke of Glocester protectour of Englande with .v. C. sayle came ouer into Caleys intendynge within thre days to haue issued out to haue gyuen battell to the duke and the flemyngê But whan they of Burgon harde tell of the great power of the protectour he brake vp his sege and departed lefte behynde hym parte of his heuy ordynaunce and vytell and other thynges that he coude naâ— conuenienly carye in so shorte tyme. And whan he was gone the lorde protectour folowed hym into Flaunders by the space of .xii. days and brent dyuers vyllages and after returned agayne into Englande Also in the same yere the kynge of Scottê beseged the towne of Rokysborowe in ScotlaÌ„de but as sone as he harde tell that the englysshemen were coÌ„mynge thyder to remoue the sege he departed leauynge parte of his ordynaunce behynde hym And the same yere quene Katheryn mother to kynge Henry the .vi. dyed ¶ Also in the .xvii. yere of this kynge there was a great derthe in Englande that a busshell of where was worthe .iii. s. iiii d. ¶ Also in the same yere at a counsell at Basyll pope Eugenye was deposed and one Amedeus duke of Sauoy was chosen pope but yet Eugenye coÌ„tynued in Rome as pope and Amedeus called Felyx the .v. contynued his dignyte in other places so that then arose a great Cisme who was indubytat pope this Cisme contynued .ix. yeres ¶ Also about this tyme there were many conflyctes and dyuers holdes townes in many ê‘tes of Fraunce wonne and lost but most coÌ„menly euer the englysshemen had the wors ¶ Also in the .xx. yere of kynge henry the lorde Talbotte leyde sege to an hauyn towne in Normandye called Depe dyuers captayns of Fraunce were sent thyder to remoue the sege whiche were discomfet Than the lorde Talbot deê‘ted and lefte the guydynge of the sege to .ii. of his knyghtes but at the last the Dolphyn of Vyenne called Lewys came with a great power and gaue them battell where the Englysshemen were discomfyt and the englysshemen slayne and taken prisoners ¶ Also in this .xx. yere imbassetours were sent into Guyan to coÌ„clude a maryage betwene kyng Henry and the erles doughter of Armanake whiche conclusyon was put backe by meanes of y e erle of Suffolke whiche kyndlyd a great grudge betwene y e lorde protectour duke of Glocester and the sayd erle for the sayd erle the nexte yere after went ouer the see into Fraunce and there concluded a maryage betwene the kynge and lady Margarete the kynges doughter of Cicyle for the whiche maryage there was promysed to the kynge of Cicyll the duchye of Angeo and y e erledome of Mayne Also about this tyme the steple of Poules churche in London was set on fyre by lyghtnynge ¶ And in the .xxiii. yere of kynge henry y e said lady Margarete was brought ouer into EnglaÌ„de and maryed to the kynge and after that crowned at westmyster ¶ Also in the .xxv. yere of this kyng there was a parlyament holden at saynt Edmondes burye where the duke of Glocester that was the lorde protectour durynge the kynges nonage was a rested and .xxxii. of his princypall seruantes a rested and the other put from hym and within .v. or .vi. days after he was founde deed in his bedde no wounde vpon hym Of his dethe were dyuers seyenges some sayd he dyed for sorowe and some sayde he was murdered betwene two fetherbeddes and some sayd he was put in the foundement with a hote spytte This duke was a great clerke called the good duke of Glocester because he gouerned well the kynge durynge his nonenage and kept honorable housholde and withstode the delyuere of Angeo and Mayne and neuer was founde fautye to the kynge nor to the crowne whose body was after conueyed to saynt Albons there buryed wherfore for the dethe of this duke all the coÌ„mons of EnglaÌ„de began to murmour and grudge and specially agaynst the markes of Suffolke whiche before was called the erle of Suffolke ¶ About the .xxvi yere of this kynge the Cisme of y e two popes ceasyd by the dethe of Eugeny after whose deth Nicholas the .v. was chosyn pope to whome Felyx the .v. receyued his papacy The cause of the Cisme was for that y t this Eugenye wolde nat obey the Decrees before made in the counsell of Constaunce nor wolde nat obey to the generall counsell wherof rose a great contrauersye amonge the clerkes and wryters For some sayd the generall counsell was aboue y e pope and some sayd the pope was aboue the generall counsell But durynge this whyle the englysshemen lost dyuers townes and holdes in Fraunce in Normandye as fyrst Pont large and after Roan and dyuers other townes and holdes ¶ Also in the .xxvii. yere of kynge Henry the kynge called a parlyament at westmyster at the whiche parlyament the duke of Suffolke whiche was before markes of Suffolke was a rested and sent to the Towre to content mennes myndes But after the kyng lette hym goo at lyberte and than the parlyament was adiourned to Leycester where the said duke came with y e kynge but the people were nat therwith content and the coÌ„mons in the commyn house desyred that all they y t were consentynge to the delyuerance of the Duchye of Angeo and erledome of Mayne myght be ponysshed whervpon the sayd duke of Suffolke was banysshed for .v. yeres and the lorde Say a rested and after put in the Towre And than the duke of Suffolke departed toke shyppynge in Northfolke to go into Fraunce but he was met in the see with a shyppe called the Nicholas of the Towre and taken and the captayne toke the duke and brought hym into his owne shyppe and there Iudged hym to dethe And than set hym in the shyppe bote and there smote of his hede and thus began myschefe vpon myschefe and dethe vpon dethe ¶ Also about this tyme the coÌ„mons rebelled in dyuers places of Englande and named the capteyns blewberde and other names and intended to haue gathered more companye but anone y e kynges counsell herynge therof caused them to be taken and put to dethe but yet anone after y e coÌ„mons of Kent a rose and made them a captayne called Iacke Cade whiche in a great noÌ„bre came to blacke hethe and made a proclamacyon that they came to reforme the iniuryes of the people done by meanes of the kynges yuell counsellours the kynge gathered a great people came towarde them to gyue them battell wherof heryng the
had the victorye there was slayne y e duke of Somercet the erle of NorthuÌ„berlande the lorde Clyfforde with many other honorable knyghtes and squyers and they toke the kynge prisoner coÌ„ueyed hym into London And there vpon there was called a parlyament at the whiche parlyament because the kynge was called a good Innocent vertuous man nat mete for y e warres The duke of yorke was made protectour the erle of Salysbury Chaunceler of Englande and the erle of warwyke captayne of Caleys And all suche persons as ruled before as the quene her counsell were clerely amoued concernynge the rule of the kynge and of the lande but this contynued but a whyle ¶ Also about this tyme a Mercers seruant in London smote an Italyon wherfore he was coÌ„mytted to warde wherfore all the mercers seruantes gathered them to gether and compelled y e Mayre to delyuer hym And after a meanye of rascall and euyll disposed people brake certayne straungers houses and robbed and spoyled them But after this matter was inquered of and thre persons put to execucyon therfore ¶ Also in the .xxxiii. yere of kynge Henry the quene disdayned sore that the duke of yorke shulde bere the name of protectour whiche argued the kynge shulde nat be sufficyent to gouerne the realme whiche she thought to be a great dishonour to the kynge wherfore she gette the fauour of dyuers lordes and at a counsell at Grenewyche she caused the duke of yorke to be discharged of his protectourshyp and the erle of Salysbury of his Chauncellourshyp whiche was y e cause of a newe greatter warre But sone after that the quene suspected the citye of London to owe fauour to the duke of yorke caused the kynge to go into Couentre where the quene caused the duke of yorke the erle of Salysbury and the erle of warwyke to be sent for by Priuey seale but they had secret warnynge and escaped and the duke and the erle of Salysburye went into the Northe the erle of warwyke with his wyfe and with a great company went into Caleys toke possessyon of his offyce ¶ Also in the .xxxv. yere of kynge Henry there were .iiii. wonderfull fysshes taken at Eyrythe and .ii. of them were whalles and one was a swyrde fysshe the other was called Mors maryn whiche as dyuers men sayd was a Pronosticacyon of warre and troble ¶ Also in the same tyme was a great skyrmysshe betwene the lorde Egremonde and the sonnes of the erle of Sâ—lysburye but at the ende the lorde Egremonde was taken after by iugement of the kynges counsell condempned to pay great soÌ„mes of money to the erle of Salysburye for payment wherof he was coÌ„mytted to Newgate whiche after brake the prison there toke out dyuers prisoners with hym ¶ Also in this same tyme the crafte of Printynge of bokes began in the citye of Almayne named Magonce whiche is nowe meruaylousâ—y increasyd whiche hathe ben cause of great lernynge and knowelege and hathe ben the cause of many thynges and great chaunges is lyke to be the cause of many strauÌ„ge thynges here after to come And in this same yere the senesshall of Normandye with a great nauey entred the see and came to â—andewyche and there robbed and spoyled the towne and toke with hym many ryche prisoners ¶ Also in this yere Raynolde Pecoke bysshop of Chechester was at Lambeth abiured for an heretyke and his bokes brent and he kept in prison terme of his lyfe ¶ Also in the .xxxvi. yere of kynge Henry for to appeace the rancour betwene the quene and the lordes a day of metynge was appoynted by the kynge at London where aswell all the lordes that toke the quenes parte as the duke of yorke and the erle of Salysburye and other that toke theyr parte And also the erle of warwyke that than came fro Caleys euery one of them with a great company came and assembled where a dissymulynge concorde was taken betwene them And after that the kynge the quene and all the lordes vpon our Lady day the Annunciacyon went a precessyon in Poules and after that euery lorde departed at his pleasure ¶ Also sone after that certayne shyppes belongynge to the erle of warwyke mette with a flote of Spanyardes vpon the see where betwene them was a cruell fyght but the englysshemen had the victorye and toke .vi. of theyr shyppes and drowned and chased .xxvi. but nat without losse of men for they were moo than an C. englysshemen slayne and many wounded and hurte ¶ Also in the .xxxvi. yere of kynge Henry the kynge the quene and many lordes beynge at westmyster at counsell because y e one of the erle of warwykes seruantes had hurre one of the kynges seruantes escaped therfore the kynges housholde seruantes came out of the kechyn with spyttes and other wepyns wolde haue slayne the erle of warwyke as he came to haue taken his barge so that he escaped with great daunger and rowed to London wherfore the quene wolde haue had the erle a rested but sodaynly he departed from London and went to warwyke And after that he gate a coÌ„myssion and sayled vnto Caleys Than the quene malygned agaynst the erle of Salysburye and caused the lorde Audeley with a great companye to mete with the erle commynge towarde LoÌ„don to haue taken hym prisoner But the erle kepynge his wey with a great companye with hym mette with them at a place called Blore hethe where betwene them was a great byckerynge a sore fyght but the erle had the victorye And there the lorde Audeley was slayne and moche of his people and the erles .ii. sonnes sore wounded whiche shortely after as they were goynge whomewarde were taken prisoners by them of the quenes partye and sent vnto Chester whan this was knowen by the duke of yorke the other lordes they by one assent gathered a stronge hoost of Marche men and other and the erle of warwyke with a great companye came from Caleys and accoÌ„panyed with the duke nyghe the towne of Lodlowe where they pyght a stronge felde the kynge with a great hoost came towarde them but one Andrewe Trolloppe whiche came with the erle of warwyke and many other af the Souldyers of Caleys departed from the dukes hoost and came to the kynge wherby the duke and his companye were sore abasshed wherfore they concluded to flee and to leaue the felde standynge as they had ben present and than the duke departed with his .ii. sonnes and went fyrst into wales and after into Irelande And the erles of Salysburye of Marche and of warwyke went into Deuynshyre there by the meanes of one IohnÌ„ Denham a squyer gette a shyppe and sayled into Gernesey and after from thens vnto Caleys there ioyously were receyued at a posterne gate And whan the fyrst departure of these lordes was knowen to the kynge and other lordes of the other parte they sent about all the
coste of Englande to haue stopped them but it was to late And than incontynent the kynge dispoyled the towne of Lodlowe and the castell and toke the Duches of yorke And anone after the kynge made y e duke of Somercetê son that was slayne captayne of Caleys wherfore he in all hast went ouer to haue taken Caleys but y e said other erles beynge there before kept hym out wherfore the yonge duke went and toke Guynes than dayly many great assautes were made betwene them of Caleys them of Guynes And many men resorted dayly and came out of Englande to Caleys to the socour of the lordes there and betause they lacked money they shyfted with the Staple of Caleys for .xviii. thousande pounde And after they sende ouer the sayd mayster IohnÌ„ Denham with a great companye of shyppes to Sandewyche to wynne the kynges Nauey there lyenge whiche so spedde hym that he toke there the towne and toke the lorde Ryuers in his bedde and toke the lorde Skalys and toke as many shyppes of the kynges Nauey as he lyst and with them returned into Caleys but nat without the consent of many of the maryners whiche fauoured the erle of warwyke Sone after this the kynge called a parlyament at Couentrye where the sayd duke of yorke with all the other lordes were attaynted of treason and theyr landes and goodes seasyd to the kynges vse And prouisyon made y t no man shulde passe ouer the see vnto Caleys but that nat withstaÌ„dyng comfort came to them of Caleys dayly out of Englande And at the last the sayd erle of Salysburye with the other lordes and with a great companye landed at Douer in Kent and so kept theyr weys towarde the kynge whiche lay than at Couentre gatherynge his people And so in conclusyon whan bothe the hoostes were gathered to a great nombre at the last they mette at Northampton where betwene them was fought a cruell battell where the erle of Salysburye his coÌ„panye had the victorye there was slayne the duke of Buckyngham the erle of Shroysburye the vycount of Beamount the lorde Egremount with many other knyghtes squyers and the kynge taken prisoner After whiche felde they brought the kynge with them into London there kepynge his estate and sent shortely worde to the duke of yorke into Irelande and immedyatly called a parlyament at westmyster to the whiche ê‘lyament the duke of yorke came and lodged hym selfe in the kynges palese where the kynge hym selfe was Than a great rumour sprange that kynge Henry shulde be deposed the duke of yorke made kynge And vpon this parlyament contynuynge the duke of yorke came boldely vpon a day in the parlyament chambre and there set hym downe in the kyngê sete and there made his clayme vnto y e crowne wherby many of the lordes were dismayde for dyuers of the lordes aswell the dukes fryndes as other were in the mynde that kynge Henry shulde be kynge durynge his lyfe For the whiche many great counsels were kept in this whyle the quene with suche lordes as were of her parte were in the northe contrey and assembled great strength of people At the last it was concluded at this parlyament that kynge Henry shulde contynue and reyne as kynge durynge his lyfe naturall and after his dethe the duke of yorke and his heyres to be kynges yf kynge Henry were disposed to resygne his crowne that he shulde resygne it to the duke of yorke and his heyres w t dyuers other artycles ¶ And also that if kynge Henry durynge his lyfe went from this appoyntement or from any other artycle therin that than he shulde be deposed than the duke of yorke or his heyre to take the crowne and be kynge And there the duke of yorke was made agayne protectour and gouernour of the lande and was proclaymed heyre apparant to the crowne of Englande ¶ And also than it was there concluded that because the quene and Edwarde her sonne and the yonge duke of Somercet and the duke of Excester and other wolde nat co London That the duke of yorke and the erle of Salysbury with a great power shulde goo and fatche the quene and the other lordes And whan the quene with her lordes harde tell of theyr coÌ„mynge they gathered to them a great strength of people and mette with them nere vnto a towne called wakefylde where betwene them was fought a cruell and a great mortall battell where the quene and her lordes had the victorye And there was slayne the sayd duke of yorke with his son the duke of Rutlande and syr Thomas Neuell son to the erle of Salysburye and dyuers other And the erle of Salysburye taken prisoner whiche w t many other prisoners were sent vnto Powmefret whiche erle was after there beheded and dyuers other and theyr heades sent vnto yorke ¶ Also in this tyme Edwarde the erle of marche eldyst son to y e duke of yorke beynge at Shroysburye herynge of the dethe of his father gathered some people there and went into wales to gether mo people to auenge his fathers dethe with whome the erles of Penbroke wylshyre met and gaue hym a sharpe skyrmysshe but the erle of marche had the victorye After that the quene with her lordes with a great coÌ„panye of Northermnen came towarde London as farre as saynt Albons In whiche meane tyme the duke of Norfolke and the erle of warwyke which were assygned to wayte vpon the kynge gathered vnto them a great strength mette with the quenes hoost at saynt Albons where betwene them was a stronge fyght where y e quenes parte had the victorye the duke of Norfolke the sayd erle were discomfyt and fayne to flee kynge Henry was there taken in the fylde and brought vnto the quene and dyuers that were taken prisoners as the lorde Boneuylle syr Thomas Tyrell were beheded And than dyuers Aldermen and coÌ„mons of London went to the quene and made request that the Northernmen myght be turned whome for feare of robbynge of the citye ¶ Sone after this Edwarde the erle of marche and eldyst son to the duke of yorke and the erle of warwyke met to gether at Cotyswolde and had gathered a great people And than y e kynge and the quene with theyr hoost returned Northewarde and than the forsayd erle of marche with the erle of warwyke with dyuers other lordes of theyr partye came vnto London to whome resorted the more partye of all the gentylmen of the South and Eest parte of EnglaÌ„de At theyr whiche fyrst coÌ„mynge to London there was a great counsell called of lordes spirituall and temporall where after many argumentes and reasons made it was concluded that for asmoche as kynge Henry contrary to his honour and promyse had broken the artycles made at that parlyament and was departed Northwarde with the quene other lordes And also for so moche as he was thought vnable to gouerne the