and came in to Normandy for to defende that londe And the warre bytwene them lasted two yere tyll at the last they two fought togyder and the king of FrauÌ„ce was dyscomfyted and escaped awaye with moche payne and the moost parte of his men were discomfyted and taken And the kyng dyd with them his pleasure some of them he let go frely and some he let put to deth But afterwarde the two kynges were accorded Whan kynge Henry had hoolly all the loâ—de of Normandy discomfyted his enemyes of FrauÌ„ce he returned agayn in to Englonde with moche honour And his two sones Willyam Rychard wolde haue comen after theyr fader went to the see with a grete coÌ„pany of people But or that they might come to loÌ„de the shyppe stroke agaynst a roche brake in peces were all drowned that were therin saue one mâ— that was in the same shyppe yâ— escaped And this was on saynt â—atherynes daye these were the names of theÌ„ that were drowned Willyam Rychard the kyÌ„ges sones the erle of Chestre Ottonell his broder Geffrey rydel Walter emurci Godfrey archdeken the kynges doughter the couÌ„tesse of perches the kyÌ„ges nece the couÌ„tesse of Chestre many other Whan kynge Henry other lordes arryued in engloÌ„de and held these tydynges they made sorowe ynough all theyr myrth Ioye was turned in to mournynge sorowe ¶ How Maude the empresse came agayn in to englond how she was afterward wedded to Geffrey the erle of Angeo ANd whan two yere were gone that the erle had dwelled with the king the erle went from the king began to warre vpoÌ„ hym dyd moche harme in the londe of Normandy toke there a stronge castell there he dwelled all the yere And than came to hym tydynges that Henry the emperour of Almayne that had spoused Maude his doughter was deed that she dwelled no longer in Almayn that she wolde come agayne in to NormaÌ„dy to her fader And whaÌ„ she was comen vnto hym he toke her than to hym came agayn in to Englonde made the englysshmen to do othe feaute vnto the empresse And the fyrst man that made the othe was Wylliam the arche bysshop of CauÌ„terbury and that other Dauid kyng of Scotlonde after hym all the lordes and barons of Englonde ¶ Also after that the noble erle of Angeo a worthy knyght sent vnto the kyng of Englonde that he wolde grauÌ„te hyÌ„ to haue his doughter Maud the empresse to wyfe And bycause that her fader wyst that he was a noble man the kynge grauÌ„ted hym consented therto And than toke he his doughter ladde her in to NormaÌ„dy came to the noble knyght Geffrey there he spoused the foresayd Maude with moche honour And the erle begate vpon her a sone that was called Henry the empresse sone And after whaÌ„ all this was done kyng Henry dwelled all the yere in Normandy And after that a longe tyme a greuous sekenes toke hyÌ„ where through he dyed And this king Henry regned .xxxv. yere and .iiij. monethes His herte was buryed in the grete chirche of our lady in Roen And his body was brought with moche honour in to Englonde and buryed in the abbey of Redynge of that whiche he was founder HEnricus the fourth was emperour in Almayn after Henry the thyrd xv yere This man put his owne fader in prison there helde hym tyll he dyed He toke pope Pascall with his cardynalles and prysoned them as is sayd afore for the whiche cause as it is supposed he lacked yssue For he wedded the kynges doughter of Englonde Maude But afterwarde he came to grace and all the lawes of the chirche he resygned frely to Calixte the pope and beâ—ought hym to gyue hym in penaunce that he sholde neuer come agayne to his empyre that he myght haue remyssyon of his trespace And after the opynyon of many a man he was wylfully exiled and bothe he and his wyfe dyed at Chestre in Englonde ¶ Gelasius was pope after Pascall two yere and fledde from Henry the emperour in to Burgoyn and there decessed This emperour chose Benedicte a Spanyarde to be pope the whiche stroue with Calixtus ¶ Calixtus was pope after hym two yere and fyue monethes This Calixtus was the sone of the duke of Burgoyne and was chosen in the place of Gelasius And whan he sholde come to Rome he toke the foresayd Benedictus and made hym to ryde afore hym shamefully For he on a mule turned his face to the tayle of the mule helde the tayle in his hande as a bryâ—â—â— tyll he came through the cite than he was put in pryson And the pope made peas with the emperour ¶ Honorius was pope after hym two yere lytel of hym is wryten ¶ Nora ¶ Henry the fourth Emperour of Annâ—yne decessed this tyme was buryed with his progeâ—ytours after some men with suche an epiâ—aphe Filius hic pater hic auus hic proauus â—acer istis But it is lykely to be truer that the Gerald sayth in Itinerario wallie where he sayth that after he had prysoned his carnall fader his spirytuall fader the pope with his cardynals after he was reconsyled wylfully he was exiled And he left Maude his wyfe the kynges doughter of Englonde pryuely and lyued an heremytes lyfe at Chestre .x. yere where he myght lyue as no man knewe hym he called hyÌ„selfe Godiscallus the whiche godson is called So the emperour went secretly awaye and Maude his wyfe the empresse went to her fader Henry in to NormaÌ„dy where anone after she was wedded vnto Geffrey plantagines the duke of AndegaÌ„me vpon whome he begate Henry the seconde that afterward was kyng of Englonde vnder whome saynt Thomas of CauÌ„terbury regned dyed ¶ Lotharius was emperour after Henry the fourth .xij. yere And lytell of hym is wryten but that he was manerly to the chirche and that he subdued Roger the vsurper of the kyngdom of Cycyle ¶ â—agâ— de sancto Victore was a noble man this tyme at Parys and a noble doctour of the nacyon of Saxons ¶ The ordre of saynt Iohn baptyst at Ierusalem began this tyme by the worshypfull man Raymond myghtely disposed vnto the werkes of mercy All this ordre made theyr waye to serue poore men ¶ Anno domini M C .xxxiiij. INnocencius was pope aftre Honorius .xiiij. yere .vij. monethes This man was a very deuoute man with suche men he cöpanyed hym And he had stryfe .vij. yere agaynst Pyers of Lyon that whiche named hym Anocâ—eâ—uÌ„ by strength he toke the poperyche the whiche Innocent sawe with two galeys fledde in to FrauÌ„ce was worshipfully receyued of saynt Bernard the whiche that tyme had all the kynges prynces in his handes and he ê“uoked them for to brynge this pope Innocent in to his dignite agayn At the last all thynge was cessed and his enemyes
abbot of saynt Anastasy by Rome came to the churche of saynt Cesary was chosen pope by the cardynals he no thynge knowynge therof and for drede of the senatours he was coÌ„secrated without the cite This man was an holy man suffred tribulacyon And at the last with moche holynes he decessed and lyeth at saynt Peters And anone after decessed sayÌ„t Bernard ¶ Petrus Lombardus the bysshop of Parys broder to Gracian compyled the foure bokes of the sentence this tyme. ¶ Petrus coÌ„mestor broder to Grarian to Pyers Lombarde made historiaÌ„ scolasticaÌ„ other bokes ¶ Frederiâ—us primus after Conradus was emperour in Almayn and in Rome .xxxiij. yere This man after the deth of Adryan the pope the whiche crowned hym dyd cursedly with Alexander to hym grete preiudyce For he dyd helpe foure the stroue agaynst the apostles sect And he fought mightely agaynst the kyng of FrauÌ„ce through power of the danes other nacyons But Rychard the kyng of Englond holpe for to expulse him And he destroyed Medio lanii to the grouÌ„de of the whiche circ the walles were hyer than the walles of ony other cite This man at the last after that he had done many vexacyons to the pope he was recoÌ„syled For he dradde lest the lombardes wold haue rebelled agaynst hym he asked forgyuenes of the pope toke the crosse vpon hym went to the holy londe dyd many meruaylous thinges there almoost as moche as euer dyd Ka rolus magnus And there he came by a towne that men called Armeniam in a lytell water he was drowned at TiruÌ„ he was buryed ¶ Anastasius was pope after Eugenius .iiij. yere and more This man was abbot of Rufy than he was chosen cardynall after pope ¶ Of kynge Henry the seconde that was the empresse sone in whose tyme saynt Thomas of Caunterbury was chaunceler ANd after this kynge Stephen regned Henry the empresse sone and was crowned of the archebysshop Theobald the .xvij. daye before Chrystmasse And in the same yere Thomas Beket of London archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury was made the kynges chaunceler of Englonde The second yere the he was crowned he let cast downe all the newe castels that were longynge to the crowne the whiche kynge Stephen had gyuen to dyuers men them had made erles and barons for to holde with hym to helpe hym agaynst Henry the empresse sone ¶ And the fourth yere of his regne he put vnder his owne lordshyp the kyng of Wales And in the same yere the kynge of Scotlonde had in his owne handes that is to saye the cyte of Karleyll the castell of Bamburgh the newe castell vpon Tyne the erledom of Lancastre ¶ The same yere the kyng with a grete power went in to Wales let cast down wodes made wayes made stronge the castell of Rutlonde Basingwarke amonge the castels he made an hous of the temple ¶ And in the same yere was Rychard his sone borne that afterward was erle of Oxforde And the fourth yere of his regne he made Gaufryde erle of Brytayn And in that yere he chaunged his money ¶ And in the .vj. yere of his regne he ladde a grete hoost to Tolouse and coÌ„quered it And the .vij. yere of his regne dyed Theobald the archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury And than almoost al the cite of Caunterbury through myschefe was brent ¶ The .ix. yere of his regne Thomas Beket that was his chauÌ„celer was chosen archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury And vpon saynt Bernardes daye he was sacred And in the yere was borne the kynges doughter Elenore ¶ And in the .x. yere of his regne saynt Edwarde the kynge was translated with moche honour ¶ And the .xi. yere of his regne he helde his parlyament at Northamton and fro thens fled saynt Thomas arche bysshop of CauÌ„terbury for the grete debate that was bytwene the kyng hym For yf he had ben fouÌ„de on the morowe he had beÌ„ slayne therfore he fled thens with thre felowes on fote onely that no man wyst where he was went ouer the see to the pope of Rome And this was the princypall cause For as moche as the kyng wolde haue put clerkes to deth the were atteynted of felony wout ony preuylege of holy chirche And the .xij. yere of his regne was Iohn his sone borne And the xiij yere of his regne dyed Maud the empresse the was his moder The .xiiij. yere of his regne the duke of Saxon spoused Maude his doughter he begate vpon her thre sones the is to say HeÌ„ry Othus Willyam And the .xv. yere of his regne dyed the good erle Robert of Glocestre the founded the abbey of Nonnes of Eton. And in the saine yere Marke kyng of Ierusalem coÌ„quered Babylon ¶ And the xvâ— yere of his regne he let crowne his sone Henry at westmynster hyÌ„ crowned Roger the archebisshop of yorke in harmyng of Thomas the archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury wherfore the same Roger was accursed of the pope ¶ Of kynge Henry the was sone of kyng Henry the empresse sone of the debate that was bytwene hym and his fader whyle that he was in Normandy AFter the coronacion of kyng Henry the sonne of kynge Henry the empresse sone that same Henry the empresse sone went ouer in to Normandy there he let mary Elonore his doughter to the Dolfyn that was kyng of Almayn ¶ And in the .vij. yere that the archebysshop saynt Thomas had ben outlawed the kynge of Fraunce made the kynge saynt Thomas accorded And thaÌ„ came Thomas the archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury agayn to his owne chirche And this accorde was made in the begynnyng of aduent And afterward he was slayne martyred the fyfth daye of Chrystmasse next folowyng For king Henry thought vpon saynt Thomas the archebysshop vpon Chrystmasse day as he sate at his meet and these wordes said That yf he had ony good knyghtes with hym he had ben many a day passed auenged vpon the archebysshop Thomas And anone syr WillyaÌ„ Breton syr Hugh Moruyle syr Willyam Tracy syr Reynold fitz vrse beers sone in englisshe pryuely went to the see and came in to Englond vnto the chirche of CauÌ„terbury there they hyÌ„ martyred at saynt Benets awter in the moder chirche And that was in the yere of the incarnacyon of Iesu Chryst M C .lxxij. yere ¶ And anone after Henry the newe kyng began to make warre vpon Henry his fader and vpon his brethern Willyam Othus And so vpon a daye the kyng of FrauÌ„ce all the kynges sones and the kyng of Scotlond the gretest lordes of Englonde were rysen agaynst kynge Henry the fader And at the last as god wolde he coÌ„quered all his enemyes And the kyng of FrauÌ„ce he were accorded And than sent kyng Henry the fader specyally vnto the kynge of FrauÌ„ce and prayed hym hertely for his loue that he wold sende to hym the names by
lettre of them the were the begynners of the warre agaynst hym And the kynge of FrauÌ„ce sent agayn to hym by lettre the names of them that began the warre The fâ—ast was Iohn his sone Rychard his broder and Henry the newe kyng his sone ThaÌ„ was kyng Henry wonders wrotâ— cursed the tyme the euer he begaâ—e them And whyle the warre lasted Henry his sone the newe kynge dyed sore repâ—ntynge his mysdedes and moost sore we made of ony man for bycause of saynt Thomas deth of CanÌ„terbury prayed his fader with moche sorowe of herâ—e mercy for his trespace And his fader forgaue hym and had of hym pâ—â—e And after he dyed the .xxxvj. yere of his â—rgne and lyeth at Redynge ¶ How the chrysten men lost the holy londe in the foresayd kynges tyme through a fals chrysten man the became a sarasyn ANd whyle this kyng regned the grete batayle was in the holy lâ—de bytwene the chrysten men the sarasyns but the chrysten men were there slayne through grete treason of the erle â—yrpe the wolde haue had to wyfe the quene of Ierusalem thou somtyme was Baldewyns wyfe but she forsoke hym toke to her lord a knyght a worthy man the was called syr Gnyperches Wherfore the erle Tyrpe was wroth went anone right to Saladyne the was soudan of Babylon became his man forsoke his christeÌ„ dom all chrysten lawe And the christeÌ„ men wyst not of his dedes but wende for to haue had grete helpe of hyÌ„ as they were wont to haue before And whan they came to the batayle this fals chrysten man turned to the sarasyns forsoke his owne nacyon And so were the chrysteÌ„ men ouercomen with the sarasyns And thus were the chrysten men slayne and put to horryble deth and the cite of Ierusalem destroyed and the holy crosse borne awaye ¶ The kynge of FrauÌ„ce all the grete lordes of the londe let them be crossed for to go to the holy londe And amonge them went Rychard kyng Hen ryes sone fyrst after the kyng of FrauÌ„ce that toke the crosse of the archebysshop of Tours But he toke not the vyage at that tyme for bycause the he was let by other maner wayes nedes to be done And whan king Henry his fader had regned xxxvi yere .v. monethes foure dayes he dyed and lyeth at Founteuerard ¶ Anno dnÌ„i M C .lvj. ADrianus the fourth was pope after Anastasius .v. yere This pope was an Englysshe man and the voyce of the comyn people sayth he was a bondman to the abbot of saint Albons in Englond And whan he desyred to be made a monke there he was expulsed and he went ouer the see gaue hym to study to vertue and after was made bysshop of Albanacens Than he was made legate in to the londe of Wormacian he coÌ„uerted it to the fayth Than he was made pope And for the wouÌ„dyng of a cardynall he enterdited all the cite of Rome And he cursed Wyllyam the kynge of Cecyle caused hym to submyt hym This man the fyrst of al the popes with his cardynalles dwelled in the olde cite ¶ Alexander the thyrde was pope after hyÌ„ .xij. yere This Alexander had stryfe xvij yere the foure stryuers that the emperour set against hym he ouercame them cursed them all dyed an euyll deth This man also accorded Frederyk the emperour Emanuell of CoÌ„stantynople the kyng of Siculorum And this man nourysshed saynt Thomas of CauÌ„ terbury in his exile ¶ Nota. ¶ Saynt Bernard was canonysed by this AlexaÌ„der his abbot forbade hym the he sholde do no more miracles bycause there was so myghty concourse of people And he obeyed to hym whan he was deed and dyd no moo ¶ Lucius the thyrde was pope after Alexander .iiij. yere and two monethes of hym lytel is wryten In his dayes decessed Henry the fyrst sone to Henry the second this is his epytaphe Ois honoris honos decor decus vrbis et orbis Militie spleÌ„dor glia lumeÌ„ apex Iulius ingenio virtutibê° hector Achillis viribê° Augustê° moribê° Ore Paris ¶ Vrbanê° the thyrde was pope after Lu cius .ij. yere This maÌ„ decessed for sorow whan he herd tell the IerusaleÌ„ was takeÌ„ with the sarasyns ¶ Gregorius the .viij. was pope after hym foure monethes he practysed myghtely how Ierusalem myght be wonne agayne but anone he decessed ¶ Clemens the thyrd was pope after hym thre yere lytell he dyd ¶ Of kyng Rychard that conquered all the holy that chrysten men had lost AFter this kynge Henry regned Rychard his sone whiche was a stoute man a stronge and a worthy and also bolde And he was crowned at Westmynster of the archebysshop Baldewyn of CauÌ„terbury the thyrde daye of September And the seconde yere of his regne kynge Rychard hymselfe and Baldewyn the archebysshop of Caunterbury and Hubert-bysshop of Salysbury and Randulferle of Glocestre and many other lordes of Englonde went in to the holy londe And in that vyage decessed the archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury And kynge Rycharde went before in to the holy londe and rested not tyl that he came forth in his waye vnto Cipers toke it with grete force And after that kynge Rychard went forth toward the holy londe and gate there as moche as the chrysten men had lost before conquered the londe agayne through grete myght saue onely the holy crosse And whan kynge Rycharde came to the cite of Acres for to gete the cite there arose a grete debate bytwene hym the kynge of FrauÌ„ce so that the kynge of Fraunce went agayn in to FrauÌ„ce was wroth towarde kyng Rychard But yet for all that or kynge Rycharde wente agayne he toke the cyte of Acres And whan he had taken it he dwelled in the cite a whyle But to hym came tydynges that the erle Iohn of Oxford his broder wolde haue seased all Englonde in to his handes Normandy also wolde crowne hym selfe kynge of all the londe Whan kyng Rychard herde these tydynges he came toward Englonde with all the spede that he myght But the duke of Ostryche mette with hym toke hym brought hym vnto the emperour of Almayn And the emperour put hym in prison And af terward he was delyuered for an huge rauÌ„som that is to saye an hondred M. pounde For the whiche raunsom to be payed eche other chalice of EngloÌ„d was molten made in to money And all the monkes of the ordre of Cisteaux gaue all theyr bokes through out all Englonde for to be solde for to paye the raunsom ¶ How kynge Rychard came agayn from the holy londe and auenged hym on his enemyes WHyles this kyng Rycharde was in pryson the kynge of Fraunce warred vpon hyÌ„ strongly in Nor mandy And Iohn his broder warred vpon hym in Englond But the bysshops and barons of Englond withstode hym with all the power that they myght gete and toke the
tymes tyl that the venym came out on euery syde in the cuppe and than toke the cuppe fylled it with good ale brought it before the kynge and knelynge sayd Syr quod he wassayle for neuer the dayes of your lyf dranke ye of so good a cuppe Begyn monke quod the kynge And the monke dranke a grete draught after toke the kynge the cuppe and the kyng also dranke a grete draught set downe the cup. The monke anone ryght went in to the farmery and there dyed anone on whose soule god haue mercy Amen And .v. monkes synge for his soule specyally and shall whyles the abbey standeth The kyng arose vp anone full euyl at ease and commauÌ„ded to remeue the table and asked after the monke And men tolde hym that he was deed and that his wombe was broken in sonder Whan the kynge herde this he coÌ„mauÌ„ded to trusse but it was all for nought for his bely began to swell of the drynke that he had dronken and within two dayes he dyed on the morowe after saynt Lukes daye And this kynge Iohn had many fayre chyldren of his body begoten that is to saye Henry his sone that was kynge after his fader Rycharde that was erle of Cornewayle Isabel that was empresse of Rome Elenour that was quene of Scotlonde And this kynge Iohn whan he had regned .xvij. yere and .v. monethes and .v. dayes he dyed in the castell of Newarke and his body was buryed at Worcetter ¶ Anno domini M CC. FRedericus the seconde was emperoure .xxxiij. yere This man was crowned of Honorius the pope agaynst Otto bycause yâ— he sholde fyght with hym the whiche he dyd expulsed hym And fyrst he nourysshed the chirche and after he spoyled it as a stepmoder Wherfore Honorius cursed hym all that were contrary to his opynyon the pope assoyled And the same sentence Gregorye the .ix. renewed And this same man put Henry his owne sone in prison and there murdred hym Wherfore whaÌ„ this emperour another season was seke by another sone of his owne he was murdred in the tyme of Innocent the fourth ¶ Honorius the thyrde was pope after Innocent .x. yere confermed the ordre of freres prechours minours made certayne deâ—râ—â—alles ¶ Of kynge Henry the thyrde that was crowned at Glocestre ANd after this kynge Iohn regned his sone Henry was crowned at Glocestre whan he was .ix. yere olde on saynt Symons daye Iude of Swalo yâ— legate of Rome through couÌ„seyle of all the grete lordes yâ— helde with kyng Iohn his fader that is to say the erle Radulfe of Chestre Wyllyam erle Marshall erle of Penbroke Willyam yâ— Brener erle of Feriers Serle yâ— manly baron and all the other grete lordes of Englonde helde with Lowys the kynges sone of FrauÌ„ce ¶ And anone after whaÌ„ kyng Henry was crowned Swalo the legate helde his couÌ„seyle at Brystow at saynt Martyns feest there were .xj. bysshops of Englonde of Wales and of other prelates of holy chirche a grete nombre and erles barons and many knyghtes of Englonde all those that were at that couÌ„seyle sware feaute vnto Henry the kyng that was kyng Iohns sone ¶ And anone after yâ— legate enterdyted Wales bycause they helde with the brons of Englonde also all those that holpe or gaue counseyle to meue warre agaynst yâ— newe kyng he accursed them And at yâ— begyÌ„nyng he put in yâ— sentence the kynges sone of FrauÌ„ce Lowys And neuertheles yâ— same Lowys wolde not spare for all that but went and toke the castell of Barcamstede also the castell of Herford And from yâ— day afterward yâ— baroÌ„s dyd there moche harme through out all EngloÌ„de pryncypally yâ— frensh men that were with Lowys wherfore the grete lordes all yâ— comyn people of Englond let dresse them for to dryue out of Englonde Lowys and his company But some of the barons of the frensshe men were gone to the cite of Nycholl toke yâ— towne helde it to kynge Lowys profyte But thyder came kynge Henryes men with a grete power that is to saye the erle Radulfe of Chestre and Wylliam erle Marshall and Wyllyam the brener erle of Feriers many other lordes with them gaue batayle vnto Lowys men And there was slayne the erle of Perches and Lowys men were there foule discomfyted And there was taken Serle erle of Wynchestre Vmfrey de Bowne erle of Herford Robert the sone of walter and many other that began warre agaynst the kynge there they were taken ladde vnto kyng Henry yâ— was kyng Iohns sone And whan the tydynges came to Lowys of yâ— discoÌ„ fyture yâ— was the kynges sone of frauÌ„ce he remeued from thens and went vnto London and let shette fast the gates of the cyte And anone after kynge Henry sent to the burgeyses of London yâ— they sholde yelde them to hym the cite also and he wolde graunte to them all theyr fraunchyses that euer they were wont to haue before wold coÌ„ferme them by his grete newe chartre vnder his brode seale ¶ And in the same tyme a grete lorde that was called Eustace yâ— monke came out of Fraunce with a grete company of lordes wolde haue comen in to Englonde for to haue holpen Lowys the kynges sone of FrauÌ„ce But Hubert of Burgh and the .v. portes with .viii. shyppes tho mette with them in yâ— high see and assayled them egerly and ouercame them with strength and smote of the heed of Eustace the monke and toke also .x. grete lordes of frauÌ„ce put them in prison and slewe almoost all the men that came with them anone drowned the shyppes in the see ¶ How Lowys returned agayne in to Fraunce and of the confyrmacyon of kynge Iohans chartre WHan Lowys herde these tydyn ges he drad sore to be deed lost and let ordeyn speke bytwene the kyng Lowys by yâ— legate Swalo And through yâ— archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury other grete lordes all yâ— prisoners on that one part on that other shold be delyuered go quyte Lowys hyÌ„selfe sholde haue for his costes a. M. pouÌ„de of syluer sholde go out of Englonde and neuer come agayne therin And in this maner was the accorde made bytwene kynge Henry Lowys And than was Lowys assoyled of yâ— popes legate that was called Swalo of yâ— sentence that he was in the barons of Englonde also And after this kyng Henry Swalo yâ— legate Lowys went to Merton and there was yâ— peas coÌ„fermed bytwene them ordeyned And after Lowys went fro thens to London toke his leue was brought with moche honour to yâ— see with yâ— archebysshop of Caunterbury with other bisshops erles barons so went Lowys in to FrauÌ„ce ¶ And afterwarde the kynge the archebysshop erles baroÌ„s assembled them at London at Mighelmas nexte folowynge helde there a grete parlyament there were
than renewed all the frauÌ„chyses that kynge Iohn had grauÌ„ted at Romney mede kyng Henry than coÌ„fermed by his chartre the whiche yet ben holden through out all Englonde And in yâ— tyme yâ— kyng toke of euery plough londe two shyllynges And Hubert of Burgh was than made chefe iustyce of engloÌ„de And this was in yâ— fourth yere of kynge Henryes regne And in yâ— same yere was saynt Thomas of CauÌ„terbury translated the .l. yere after his martyrdome ¶ And after it was ordeyned by all the lordes of Englonde yâ— all alyens shold go out of Englonde come no more therin And kyng Henry toke than all yâ— castels in to his handes yâ— kyng Iohn his fader had gyuen taken to alyens for to kepe that held with hym But yâ— proude Faukes of Brent rychely let araye his castell of Bedford whiche he had of king Iohns gyfte and he helde that castell agaynst kyng Henryes wyl with might strength And the kyng came thyder with a stronge power and besyeged the castell And the archebysshop mayster Stephen of lang ton with a fayre company of knyghtes came to the kyng for to helpe hym And from the Ascencyon of our lord vnto the Assumpcyon of our lady lasted yâ— syege and than was the castell wonne and taken And the kynge let hange all those that were gone in to yâ— castel wich theâ— good wyll for to hold the castell agaynst hym that is to say .lxxx. men And than afterwarde Faukes hymselfe was fouÌ„de in a chirche of Couentre and there iâ— forsware all Englonde with moche shame and than wente agayne in to his owne couÌ„tree ¶ And whyles that kyng Henry regned Edmonde of Abyndon that was tresourer of Salysbury was consecrate archebysshop of Caunterbury ¶ And this kynge Henry sente ouer see vnto the erle of Prouance that he sholde sende him his doughter in to Englende that was called Elâ—nore and he wolde spouse her And so she came in to Englonde after Chrystmas and on the morowe after saynt Hylaryes daye the archebysshop Edmonde spoused them togyder at Westmynster with grete solempnite And there was a fayre syght bytwene them that is for to saye Edwarde that was nexte kynge after his fader floure of curteysy and of largesse and Margarete that was afterwarde quene of Scotlonde and Beatryne that was afterwarde duchesse of Brytayne And Katheryne that dyed a mayde in relygyon ¶ Of the quinzeme of goodes that were grauÌ„ted for the newe chartre and of the purucyaunce of Oxford ANd thus it befell yâ— the lordes of Englonde wold haue some addicyons moo in the chartre of frauÌ„chyse yâ— they had of the kynge spake thus bytwene them And yâ— kyng grauÌ„ted them all theyr askynge made to them two chartres yâ— one is called yâ— grete chartre of frauÌ„chyses that other is called the chartre of forest And for yâ— grauÌ„t of these two chartres prelates erles barons all the comyns of Englonde gaue to yâ— kynge a. M. marke of syluer ¶ Whan kynge Henry had ben kynge .xiiij. yere the same yere he his lordes erles barons of the realme went to Oxford and ordeyned a lawe in amendement of yâ— realme And fyrst sware yâ— kyng hymselfe and afterwarde all the lordes of yâ— londe that they wolde holde yâ— statute for euer more who that them brake sholde be deed But the seconde yere after that ordynauÌ„ce the kynge through couÌ„seyle of syr Edwarde his sone of Rychard his broder that was erle of Cornewayle also of other repented hym of that othe that he had made for to holde that lawe ordynauÌ„ce sente to yâ— courte of Rome to be assoyled of that othe ¶ And in the yere nexte comynge after was the grete derth of corne in englonde for a quarter of whete was worth .xxiiij. shyllynges And the poore people ete nettyls other wedes for grete honger many a. M. dyed for defaute of meet ¶ And in the xlviij yere of kyng Henryes regne begaÌ„ warre debate bytwene hym and his lordes for bycause that he had broken yâ— couenauÌ„tes yâ— were made bytwene them at Oxford ¶ And in the same yere was the towne of Northamton taken folke slayne that were within for bycause yâ— they had made and ordeyned wylde fyre for to brenne the cite of London ¶ And in the moneth of Maye that came nexte after vpon saynt Pancras daye was yâ— batayle of Lewes whiche was yâ— wednesdaye before saynt Dunstans daye there was taken kyng Henry hymselfe syr Edwarde his sone Rychard his broder erle of Cornewayl many other lordes ¶ And in the same yere nexte folowynge syr Edwarde the kynges sone brake out of the warde of syr Symon of MouÌ„tford erle of Leycestre at Herford and went vnto the barons of yâ— Marche and they receyued hym with moche honour ¶ And the same tyme Gylbert of Clarence erle of Glocestre that was in yâ— ward also of yâ— foresayd SymoÌ„ through the coÌ„mauÌ„dement of kynge Henry that went from hym with a grete herte for bycause he sayd yâ— the foresayd Gylbert was a fole in his couÌ„seyle wherfore he ordeyned hyÌ„ afterward so helde hyÌ„ with kyng Henry And on yâ— saterdaye next after yâ— myddes of August syr Edwarde yâ— kynges sone discomfited syr Symon of MouÌ„tford at Kelinworth but the grete lordes yâ— were there with hyÌ„ were taken yâ— is to saye Baldewyn wake WilliaÌ„ de MouÌ„chensie many other grete lordes And yâ— tewesdaye nexte after was yâ— batayle done at Eusham there was slayne syr Symon of MouÌ„tford Hugh spenser MouÌ„tford that was Rafe Bassets fader of Draiton and many other grete lordes And whaÌ„ this batayle was done all yâ— gentylmen that had ben with the erle Symon were disheryted they ordeyned togyder dyd moche harme to all yâ— lond For they destroyed theyr enemyes in all that they myght ¶ Of the syege of Kelynworth how the gentylmen were disherited through counseyle of the lordes of the realme of Englonde and how they came agayne and had theyr â—â—â—des ANd the nexte yere comynge in Maye the fourth daye before yâ— teest of saynt Dunstan was the batayle dyscomfyture at Chest erfelde of them that were disheryted there was many of them slayne And Robert erle of Fe riers there was takeÌ„ also Baldewyn and Iohn de la hay with moche sorowe escaped thens And on saynt Iohn baptystes eue than nexte folowynge began the syege of the castell of Kenilworth the syege lasted to sayne Thomas eue yâ— apostle on whiche daye syr Hugh Hastynge had yâ— castell for to kepe that yelded vp the castel vnto the kynge in this maner that hymself the other yâ— were within the castell sholde haue theyr lyues lyÌ„mes all that they had therin bothe hors harneys foure dayes of respyte for to delyuer clenely yâ— castell of themself of all other maner thynge as they had within the castell And so
they went from the castell And syr Symon de MouÌ„tford yâ— yonger the couÌ„tesse his moder were fledde ouer seem to FrauÌ„ce there helde them as people that were exiled out of Englond for euermore And soone after it was ordeyned by yâ— legate Dctobone by other grete lordes yâ— wysest of Englond that all those yâ— had ben agaynst the kynge and were disheryted sholde haue agayne theyr londes by greuous rauÌ„sons after yâ— it was ordeyned And thus they were accorded with the kynge peas was cryed through out Englonde thus yâ— warre was ended And whan this was done yâ— legate toke his leue of yâ— kynge of the quene of all the grete lordes of englonde tho went to Rome the .lv. yere of kynge Henryes regne And Edwarde kyng Iohns sone of Brytayne Iohn Vesst Thomas of clare Roger of Clifford Othes of grauÌ„ston Robert le Brus Iohn of verdon many other lordes of Englonde of beyonde the see toke theyr waye towarde the holy londe And kyng Henry dyed yâ— same tyme at Westminster whaÌ„ he had ben kyng .lv. yere .xix. wekes on saint Edmondes daye yâ— archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury And he was buryed at Westmynster on saynt EdmoÌ„des day yâ— kyng in the yere of our lorde M CC .lxxij. ¶ Prophecy of Merlyn of kynge Henry the fyrst expowned that was kynge Iohns sone ANd of this HeÌ„ry ê“phecyed Merlyn sayd that a â—aâ—â—be sholde come out of Wynchestre in yâ— yere of our lord M CC. and .xvj. with true lyppes holynes wryten in his herte And he sayd soth for yâ— good Henry yâ— kyng was borne iÌ„ wynchestre in yâ— yere aboue sayd he spake good wordes swete was an holy man of good conscyence And Merlyn sayd yâ— this Henry sholde make the fayrest place of yâ— worlde yâ— in his tyme shold not be fully ended And he sayd soth For he made yâ— newe werke of yâ— abbey of sayÌ„t Peters chirche at Westmynster yâ— is fayrer of syght than ony other place yâ— ony man knoweth through out all chrystendom But kyng Henry dyed or yâ— werke was fully at an ende that was grete harme And yet said Merlyn that this lambe shold haue peas yâ— most parte of his regne And he said soch For he was neuer noyed through warre ne dyseased in no maner wyse tyll a lytell before his deth And Merlyn said in his prophecy more yâ— in the ende of yâ— regne of yâ— foresayd lambe a wolfe of a strauÌ„ge loÌ„de sholde do hyÌ„ moche harme through his war yâ— he shold at yâ— last be maister through helpe of a reed fore that sholde come out of the Northwest shold outr come hym that he sholde dryue hym out of the water And that ê“phecy full well was knowen For within a lytell tyme or the kynge dyed Symonde of Mountforde erle of Leycestre that was borne in Fraunce began stronge warre agaynst hym through whiche doynge many a good bacheler was destroyed And whan kynge Henry had yâ— vyctory at Eusham Symon yâ— erle was slayne through helpe of Gylberte of Clare erle of Glocestre that was in kepyng of the foresayd Symon through ordynaunce of kynge Henry whiche went agayne to the kynge with moche power Wherfore the soresayd SymoÌ„ was destroyed and that was grete harme to yâ— comyns of Englonde that so noble a man was slayne for the trouth dyed in charite for the comyn profyte of the same folke And therfore almyghty god for hyÌ„ hath sythen shewed many a fayre myracle to dyuers men women seke for his loue ¶ And Merlyn also tolde sayd in his prophecy that after that tyme yâ— lambe sholde lyue no whyle and than his seed sholde be in strauÌ„ge londe without ony pasture And he sayd sothe For kynge Henry lyued no whyle after whan that Symon MouÌ„tford was deed but dyed anone after hym And in yâ— meane tyme syr Edwarde his sone that was the best kynge of yâ— worlde of honour was than in yâ— holy londe gate there Acres And in yâ— couÌ„tree he begate on dame Elenour his wyfe Ihone of Acres his doughter that afterwarde was countesse of Glocestre And made suche a vyage in yâ— holy londe that all the worlde spake of his knyghthode euery man dradde hym hye and lowe through out all chrystendome as the story of hym telleth as afterward ye shall here more openly And from the tyme yâ— kynge Henry dyed tyll that syr Gâ—warde was crowned kynge all the grete lordes of englonde were as faderles chyldren without ony socoure that them myght mayntayne gouerne and defende agaynst theyr enemyes GRegorye the .ix. was pope after Honory This maÌ„ canonysed many sayntes and defended myghtely the chirche agaynst Frederyc therfore toke he many prelates and two cardynalles the whiche wente to counseyle agaynst hym This pope was besyeged in yâ— cyte of Rome by the emperour he sawe the Romayns were corrupte by the money of the emperour Than he toke in his hande the hedes of the apostles Peter and Paule and wente with processyon fro the chirche of saynt Iohn LatraneÌ„ce to saynt Peters chirche And so gate he the hertes of yâ— Romayns And than the emperour went awaye fro the cite This pope made frere Iaymonde to compyle the fyue bokes of the decretals of many pystles decrees And after with many tribulacyons of this tyrauÌ„t other he decessed went to heuen ¶ Celestinus yâ— fourth was pope after Gregory almoost a moneth he was in his lyfe in his connnynge laudable he was an olde man a feble decessed there was no pope after hym almoost a .xij. moneth ¶ Innocentius yâ— fourth was pope after hyÌ„ .xj. yere .vj. monethes This man canonysed many sayntes he deposed yâ— emperour Frederye cursed as an enemy to god yâ— chirche in yâ— thyrde yere yâ— he was made pope he was holpen by the Ianuens ¶ And than was Henry yâ— syxth chosen Wylliam by yâ— popes coÌ„mauÌ„dement agaynst Frederye one after an other But they preuayled not to ouercome his tyranny for he was ouer myghty ne these were not crowned for they decessed anone ¶ Thomas de aquino Albertê° magnê° Eustacius BonaueÌ„ture were this tyme holy men whiche destroyed moche heresy infected by yâ— emperour ¶ AlexaÌ„der was pope after Innocent .vij. yere lytel of hyÌ„ is wryten ¶ Vrbanê° was pope after hym .iij. yere .iij. monethes This man droue away an hoost of sara zyns by men marked with the crosse that Maufred had sent agaynst the chirche The pope gaue yâ— kyngdom of Cicyle to the kynges broder of frauÌ„ce yâ— he sholde fyght with Maufred than decessed And Maufred after lost his lyf his kyngdoÌ„ by Karolê° Â¶ Alphonsus kyng of Castil Rychard broder to yâ— kyng of englonde were chosen emperours but Rycharde dyed Alphonsus renouÌ„ced his tytle of the empyre before Gregory the .ix. for he was a wytty maÌ„
from the moneth of Marche to the moneth of July there fel no rayne on the erth wherfore all fruytes sedes herbes for yâ— moost part were lost in defaute wherfore came so grete dysease of men beestes derth of vitayles in englonde so yâ— this londe yâ— euer afore had beÌ„ plenteous had nede yâ— tyme to seke vitayles refresshyng at other out yles couÌ„trees ¶ And in yâ— .xxix. yere of kyng Edward it was accorded grauÌ„ted sworne bytwene the kyng of FrauÌ„ce kyng Edward of EngloÌ„de yâ— he shold haue agayn all his loÌ„des lordshyps yâ— longed to the duchy of Guyen of olde tyme yâ— whiche had ben wtdrawen and wrong fully occupyed by diuers kynges of FrauÌ„ce before hand to haue to holde to kyÌ„g Edward to his heyres successours for euermo re frely peasybly in good quâ—ete vpon this couenauÌ„t that the kyng of EngloÌ„de sholde leue of relese all his ryght day me that he had claymed of yâ— kingdom of Fraunce of the tytell yâ— he toke therof vpon whiche speche and couenauÌ„tes is was sent to the courte of Rome on bothesydes of yâ— kynges that yâ— foresayd couenauÌ„t sholde be embulled but god erdeyned better for yâ— kynges worshyp of Englonde for what through fraude deceyt of yâ— frensshmeÌ„ what through lettyng of yâ— pope of yâ— court of Rome yâ— foresayd couenauÌ„tes were disquat lefte of And in the same yere yâ— kynge reuoked by his wyse and dyscrete couÌ„seyle the staple of wolles out of FlauÌ„dres in to EngloÌ„de with al yâ— libertees frauÌ„chises free customes that longed therto ordeyned it in EngloÌ„de in dyuers places that is to saye at Westminster CauÌ„terbury Chichestre Brystow Lyncolne Null With all the foresayd thynges yâ— longe therto And yâ— this thyÌ„ge yâ— shold thus be done yâ— kyng swore hyÌ„selfe therto prynce Edward his sone with other many grete witnesses yâ— there were pÌ„sent ¶ And yâ— .xxx. yete of his regne anone after whytsontyde in yâ— parlyament ordeyned at Westmynster it was tolde certifyed to yâ— kyng yâ— Philip that helde the kyngdom of FrauÌ„ce was deed that John his sone was crowned king that this John had gyueÌ„ karoll his sone yâ— duchy of Guyen of yâ— whiche thyÌ„ge whan kyng Edward wyst therof he had grete indignacion to hym was wonders wroth strongly meued And therfore afore al yâ— worthy lordes yâ— were there assembled at yâ— parliameÌ„t he called Edward his sone vnto hym to whom yâ— duchy of Guyen by right herytage shold longe to gaue it hyÌ„ there byddynge strengthyng hym yâ— he sholde ordeyn hyÌ„ for to defend hym auenge hym on his enemyes saue maynteyn his ryght And afterward kyng Edward hymselfe his eldest sone Edward went to diuers places sayntes in Englond on pylgrymage for to haue yâ— more helpe grace of god of his sayntes And yâ— seconde kae of July whan all thynge was redy to yâ— viage batayl al his retynue power assembled his nauy also redy he toke with hym yâ— erle of Warwyk the erle of Suffolk the erle of Salysbury yâ— erle of Oxford and a. M. men of armes as many archers on yâ— Natiuite of our lady toke theyr shyppes at Plommouth began to sayle And whan he was arry ued in Guyen he was there worshypfully receyued of the moost noble men lordes of yâ— couÌ„tre And anone after kyng Edward toke with him his two sones yâ— is to saye syr Leonell erle of Vlton and syr John his broder erle of Rychemonde syr Henry duke of Lancastre with many erles lordes men of armes two M. archers sayled towarde FrauÌ„ce rested hym a whyle at Calays afterwarde the kyng went with his folke afore said with other soudyours of beyonde the see that there abode yâ— kynges comynge the seconde day of Nouember toke his iourney toward kynge John of FrauÌ„ce there as he had trowed to haue founde hym fast by DdomaruÌ„ as his lettres couenauÌ„t made mencyon that he wolde abyde hym there with his hoost And whaÌ„kyng John of FrauÌ„ce herd tell of the comynge of yâ— kyng of Englonde he went away with his men caryage cowardly shamefully fleynge wastynge all vytayles yâ— englysshmeÌ„ shold not haue ther of Whan kynge Edward herde tell yâ— he fled he pursued hym with all his hoost tyll Hedyn than he beholdynge yâ— scarsete wantynge of vitayles also yâ— cowardyse of the kynge of FrauÌ„ce he returned agayn wastynge all the couÌ„tree ¶ And whyle all these thynges were a doynge the Scottes pryucly by night toke the towne of Barwyck sleynge them that with stode them no man els but blyssed be god the castell was saued kepte by englysshmen yâ— were therin Whan yâ— kyng wyst of al this he returned agayn in to EngloÌ„d as wroth as he myght be wherfore in yâ— parlyament at Westmynster was grauÌ„ted to the kynge of euery sacke of wolle .l. shyllynges durynge the terme of .vi. yere yâ— he myght yâ— myghte lyer fyght defende the realme agaynst the Scottes other mysdoers And so whan all thynges were redy the kynge hasted hym towarde the syege ¶ How kynge Edwarde was crowned kyng of ScotloÌ„de how pryÌ„ce Edward toke yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce syr Philyp his yonger sone at the batayle of Poytiers ANd in the .xxxi. yere of his regne the .xiii. daye Janyuer the king beynge in the castell of Barwyk with a fewe men but he hauynge there fast by a grete hoost and a goodly the towne was yelden vnto hym without ony maner defence of 〈…〉 an the kyng of Scotlande yâ— is to say syr Iohn Baâ— loll cosydecynge how yâ— goâ— dyd many meâ—uayles gracyous thynges for kyng Edward at his own wyll fro day to day he toke gaue vp yâ— realme of Scotlond at kilburgh in the kynges handes of Englond vnder his patenâ— lettres there madt And anone after king Edward in presence of all yâ— prelates worthy men yâ— were there letcrowne by kyng of Scotlond Whan all thyges were done ordeyned myÌ„ couÌ„ire at his wyll he returned agayn in to Englonde with a grete worshyp And whyle this vâ—age was a doynge in Scottonde syr Edward pryÌ„ce of wales as a man enspiced of god was in Guyen in yâ— cite of Burdeux tretyng speking of yâ— chalenge of yâ— kynges right of EngloÌ„de yâ— he had to yâ— realme of FrauÌ„ce that he wold be auestged with stronge hande yâ— prelates peres mighty men of yâ— couÌ„tree coÌ„sented well to hym Than syr Edward yâ— prynce with a grete h 〈…〉 gadred to hyÌ„ the .vj. daye of Jui yâ— went from Burdeux goynge trauaylyng by many dyuers couÌ„trees he â—oke many prysoners moo than .vj. thosande men of armes by yâ— couÌ„tre as he went toke the towne of Remorant in Saloygne and desyeged the castell vj dayes at
prisoners the king of EngloÌ„de his couÌ„seyle prisoned them the whiche lordes the Danes afterwarde came sought all about for to haue had them agayn with theyr goodes that they had lost they not well apâ—yed ne pleased of the answere that they had there returned home wardes agayn leuynge behynde them in theyr Innes pryuely wryten in scrowes and on walles Yet shal Danes waste yâ— wanes Than happed there an Englysshe wryter wrote agaynst the Dane in this maner Here shall Danes fette theyr banes ¶ This tyme Pyers kyng of Spayne with other kinges that is to saye the kyng of Nauerne the kyng of Malogâ—â— beynge meanes weÌ„t bytwene prayed couseyle helpe of syr Edward the prince through whose couÌ„seyle whaÌ„ he had vnderstande theyr artycles desyre that he was required of the kynges loth he was ashamed to saye nay coÌ„trary them but neuertheles he was agast lest it shold be ony preiudyce agaynst the pope longe tyme taryed them or that he wolde grauÌ„t or coÌ„sent therto tyll he had better couÌ„seyle auysemeÌ„t with good deliberacyoÌ„ of kynge Edward his fader But whan he was with euery dayes coÌ„tynuall besechyng of many noble men requyred and spokeÌ„ to with many prayers sent made bytwene them Than prynce Edwarde sent to his fader bothe by complaynyng lettres also by coÌ„fortable coÌ„teynyng all theyr suggestions causes with all the other kynges epystles lettres for to haue coÌ„fort helpe of the wronges not onely done to the kyng of Spayne but also for suche thynges as myght fall to other kynges Also yf it were not the sooner holpen ameÌ„ded through the dome helpe of knight hode to them that it asâ—ed desyred The whiche lettre whaÌ„ the kyng his couÌ„seyle had seen suche a kynges spoylyng robbyng with moche meruayle sent agayne coÌ„fortable lettres to prynce Edward his sone to the other foresayd kynges warned them to arme ordeyne theÌ„ agaynst that mysdoer to â—â—stande them by the helpe of god that were suche enemyes to kynges Whan this noble prynce had receyued these lettres hyÌ„selfe with the other kynges before sayd all theyr couÌ„seyle called togider or that he wold vndertake the quarel he bâ—side knytte fore the kyng that was deposed with a grete o the that is to saye that he shold euer after maynteyn the ryght byleue fayth of holy chirche with all theyr mynystres ryghtes lybertees to defende froÌ„ all theyr enemyes all euyls al that were there agaynst bytterly to punysshe destrouble all the ryghtes libertees preuyleges of holy chirche encreace maynteyn amende all thynges that be wrongfully taken 〈…〉 borne away by hym or by other bycause of hym hastely to restore agayn to dryue put out sâ—â—â—syns all other 〈◊〉 people out of his kyngdom with al his streÌ„gth power suffre 〈◊〉 admytte none suche for no maner thyÌ„ge ne cause to dwel therin â–ª â—nd that whan he had takeÌ„ a chrisâ—â— womaÌ„ he shold neuer come in to none other womans beddâ— ne none other mannes wyfe to defoule All these foresayd thynges truly to kepe coÌ„tynue fulfyll as all his lyftyme he was bouÌ„de by othe afore 〈◊〉 in presâ—nce wytnes of those kynges with other dryâ—eâ—s And than that gracyous prince Edwarde vndertoke the cause the quarel of the kyng that was deposed behyght hym with the grace of almighty god to restore hym agayn to his kyngdome let ordeyn gadre togyder forthw t in all haste his nauy with men of armes for to warre fyght in his foresaid cause ¶ And in this tyme vpon sand of the scottes see that many a man it sawe thre dayes togyder there were seen two Egles of the whiche yâ— one came out of yâ— south yâ— other out of yâ— north cruelly strongly they fought wrastled togyder the south Egle fyrst ouercame the north Egle al to rent hym with his byll his clawes that he shold not rest ne take no breth And after the south Egle slewe home to his own costes And anone after there folowed was seen on the morowe afore yâ— sonne rysyng after in yâ— last day of October saue one daye many sterres gadred togyder on a 〈…〉 epe fell down to yâ— erth leuynge behynde them fyry bemes in maner of lightnynge whose flambes brent coÌ„sumed mennes clothes mennes heere walkyng on yâ— erth as it was seen knowen of many a maÌ„ And yet yâ— northeren wynde yâ— is euer redy destynate to all yll fro saynt Katherynes euen tyll .iij. dayes after lost grete good wtout noÌ„bre vnrecouerable And i yâ— same days there fell came also suche lyghtnynge thonder snowe hayle that it wasted destroyed men beestes houses trees ¶ Of the batayle of Spayne besyde the water of Nazers the was bytwene prince Edward syr Henry bastard of spayne IN the yere of our lord a. M. CCC lxvij of kynge Edward .xlij. the thyrde day of Apryll there was a stroÌ„ge batayle a grete in a large felde called Priazers fast by the water of Nazers in Spayne bytwene syr Edward yâ— prynce syr Henry of Spayne but the vyctory fell to prynce Edward by yâ— grate of god And this same prynce Edwarde had with hym syr Iohn duke of LaÌ„castre his broder and other worthy men of armes about the nombre of .xxx. M. And yâ— kyng of Spayne had on his syde men of dyuers nacyons to yâ— nombre of an hondred thousande moo wherfore the sharpenes and fyersnes of his aduersary with his full buystous grete strength made and droue the ryghtfull party abacke a grete waye but through yâ— grace of god almyghty passyng ony manes strength that grete hoost was disparpled myght fully by yâ— noble duke of Lancastre his boost or that prince Edward came nygh hym And whan Henry bastarde sawe that he turned with his men in so grete haste strength to flee that a grete company of them in the foresayd flode and of the brydge therof fell downe and perysshed And also there were taken the erle of Dene and syr Bartram Cleykyn that was chefe maker causer of the warre and also cheftayne of the vauntward of the batayle with many other grete lordes and knyghtes to the nombre of two thousande of whome two hondred were of FrauÌ„ce many also of ScotloÌ„de And there were felled in the felde on our enemyes syde of lordes and knyghtes with other people to the nombre of vi M. and moo and of Englysshe men but a fewe And after this yâ— noble prynce Edwarde restored yâ— same Pyers to his kyngdom agayne the whiche Pyers afterwarde through trechery falsnes of yâ— foresayd bastard of spayne as he sate at his meet he was strangled dyed But after this vyctory many noble and hardy men of Englonde in Spayne through the fluxe
Christi daye after they came downe in to South werke brake vp the prison hous that is to saye the kynges benche the Marchalsee delyuered out all the prysoners And so the same daye they came in to London there they robbed the people and slewe all the alyens that they myght fynde in the cite aboute the cite and despoyled all theyr goodes made hauoke And on the frydaye nexte folowynge that was in the mornynge they came to the toure of London and the kyng beynge therin they fette out of the toure the archebisshop of Caunterbury syr Edmond Sudbery and syr Robert Halys hospitaler pryour and mayster of saynt Iohns hous and a whyte frere that was confessour vnto kynge Rychard brought them to the toure hyll and there they smote of theyr heedes and came agayne to LondoÌ„ and slewe moche people of the cite And than they went vnto the dukes place of Lancastre beyonde saynt Mary of the stronde that was called the Sauoy and there they deuoured destroyed al the goodes that they myght fynde therin and bare them awaye than brent vp the place And than afterward they went to saynt Iohns without Smythfelde and there they destroyed all the goodes and brent vp that hous And after they wente to Westmynster and to saint Martyns the grauÌ„de and made them to go out of the sentwary all that were within for ony maner of gylt And than they came vnto the temple and to all the other Innes of men of lawe despoyled them robbed them of theyr goodes also toke theyr bokes of lawe And than they came to London brake vp the pryson of Newgate droue out all yâ— prisoners felons other and of bothe Counters all yâ— people that were within them destroyed all the bokes of the Counters And thus they coÌ„tynued bothe saterday sondaye vnto the monday nexte after in all theyr malyce wyckednes And than on mon daye kynge Rychard with his lordes that were with hym that tyme with the Mayre of London Wyllyam Walworth that was that tyme came with the aldermen the comyns of the Cite and they came in to South werke to here to knowe the intencion of these rebelles mysgouerned people And this Iacke strawe than made a crye in the felde that all the people of accorde sholde come nere here his clamours and his crye his wyll And the lordes the Mayre the aldermen with the comynalte hauynge indignacyon of his couetyse falsnes and his foule presumpcyon Anone Willyam Walworth that tyme beynge Mayre drewe out his knyfe slewe Iacke strawe and anone ryght there smote of his heed and set it vpon a spere so it was borne through LondoÌ„ set vpon LondoÌ„ brydge Anone these rysers mysgouerned men were clene vanysshed as it had not ben they And than the kyng of his grete goodnes by prayer of his lordes made there .vj. knyghtes of good worthy men of the cite of London that is to saye Wyllyam Walwoorth at yâ— tyme Mayre slewe Iacke strawe yâ— second was Nicolas Brembre and the thyrde Iohn Philipot and the fourth Nicolas Twyford and the fyfth Robert Laundes and the syâ—th Robert Gayton And than the kynge with his lordes knyghtes returned agayne to the toure of London there he rested hym tyll this people were better seced set in rest peas And than by ê“cesse of tyme as they might take gete these rebelles rysers they henge them vpon the next galous through out euery lordshyp in yâ— realme of Englond by .xl. by .xxx. by .x. by .xij. euer as they myght be goten takeÌ„ in ony partyes ¶ And in yâ— .v. yere of kynge Rychardes regne was yâ— grete erth quake was generall throughout the worlde the wednesdaye after whytsondaye in the yere of our lorde M CCC lxxxxj wherfore all maner people were sore agast aferde longe tyme for drede of vengeaunce that our lorde shewed dyd ¶ And in the .vi. yere of kynge Rychard syr Henry SpeÌ„ser bysshop of Norwiche went with a Croiserie ouer the see in to Flaundres there they gate yâ— towne of Grauenyng the towne of Burburgh DuÌ„kerk Newport there they laded fraughted .lj. shyppes with pyllage for to haue comen in to EngloÌ„de with these shyppes goodes And the bysshop of Norwyche his couÌ„seyle let bren these shyppes with all the pyllage in the same hauen in to harde asshes And at DuÌ„kerk was done a batayle bytwene the Flemynges the Englisshmen And at that batayle were salyne a grete multytude of Flemynges And than went the bysshop with his retynue to ypers and besyeged it a longe tyme but it myght not be goten and so lefte that syege came agayn in to Englonde For our Englysshmen were fouly destroyed many dyed of yâ— flyx ¶ And in this same yere came quene Anne in to Englonde for to be spoused to kynge Rycharde And her fader was emperour of Almayn kyng of Beme And with her came yâ— duke of Tassy her vncle many other worthy lordes knyghtes of her couÌ„tre of Beme of other duche toÌ„gues to do her reuerence worshyp And syr Symond Beuerle a worthy knight of yâ— garter other knyghtes squyers that were yâ— kynges embassadours brought her in to Englonde so forth to London And the people of the cite that is to saye the Mayre yâ— aldermen all yâ— comyns rode agaynst her to welcome her euery man in good araye euery crafte with his mynstralsy in the best maner mette with her on the blacke heth in Kent so brought her vnto London through yâ— cite and so forth to Westmynster vnto the kyÌ„ges palays And there she was spoused vnto kyng Rychard well worthely in the abbey of Westmynster and there she was crowned quene of EngloÌ„d And all her frendes that came with her had grete gyftes were wel cherysshed and refresshed as longe tyme as they abode there ¶ And in yâ— same yere there was a batayle done in the kynges palaâ—s at WestmyÌ„ster for certayn poyntes of 〈◊〉 son of sir Iohn Ansley knight defendauÌ„t and Carton squyer the appellaunt But this sir Iohn Ansley ouercame this Car ton made hym to yelde hym within yâ— lyste And anone was this Carton despoyled of his harneys drawen out of yâ— lystes so forth to Tyburne there he was hanged for his falsnes ¶ And in yâ— viij yere of the regne of kynge Rychard syr Edmonde of Langley erle of Cambrydge yâ— kynges vncle went in to Portyngale with a fayre company of men of armes and archers in strengthynge and helpynge the kynge of Portyngale agaynst the kynge of Spayne and his power there the kynge of Portyngale had the victory of his enemyes through helpe and conforte of our Englysshmen And whan the iourney was done yâ— erle of
chirche it wold And there was made a ryall feest a grete iustyng in the reuerence worshyp of them all people that came thyder And whan this maryage and feest was done the erle the bysshop all theyr meyny toke theyr leue of the lorde lady came home agayne in to Englonde in safete thanked be god ¶ And in the .v. yere of kyng Henryes regne the lorde Thomas his sone went euer see the erle of Kent many other lordes knyghtes with men or armes and archers a grete nombre to chastyse the rebelles that afore had done moche harme to our englysshmen marchauntes to many townes portes in Englonde on the see costes And the lord Thomas the kynges sone came into FlauÌ„dres before a towne that is called Scluse amoÌ„ge all the shyppes of dyuers nacyons that were there after there they rode with theyr shyppes amonge them and went on londe sported them there two dayes came agayn to theyr shyppes toke the brode see there they mette with thre Carackes of Gene that were laden with diuers marchauÌ„dyses well manned they fought togider longe tyme but the englysshmen had the victory brought the Carackes into the Cambre before Wyn chelsee and there they â—anted all these goodes and one of these Carackes was sodeynly brent there And the lordes and theyr people turned them home agayne went no ferther at yâ— tyme. ¶ And in the same tyme Serle yeman of kynge Rychardes robes came into Englonde out of Scotlonde tolde to dyuers people that kyng Rychard was onlyue in ScotloÌ„de so moche people byleued his wordes wherfore a grete parte of the people of the realme were in grete errour grutchyÌ„g agaynst the kyng through informacyon of lyes fals lesynges that this Serle had made For moche people trusted byleued in his sayenge But at the last he was taken in the northcouÌ„tre there by lawe iudged to be drawen through euery cite good burgh towne in EngloÌ„de so he was serued at the last he was brought to London to the gyld hall before the Iustice there he was iudged for to be brought to the Toure of London there to be layd on a hurdell thaÌ„ to be drawen through the cite of LondoÌ„ to Tyburne there to be haÌ„ged than quartred and his heed smytten of set on LondoÌ„ brydge his quarters to be sent to foure good townes of Engloude there set vp thus was he rewarded for his fals treason ¶ And in the syxth yere of kyng Heuryes regne the erle of Marre of ScotloÌ„de by safecon duyte came into engloÌ„de to chalenge syr Edmond erle of Kent to certayn courses of warre on horsbacke And so this chalenge was accepted grauÌ„ted the place taken in smythfelde at LondoÌ„ And this erle of Marte came proudly in to the felde as his chalenge asked And anone came in the erle of Kent rode to the Scotte manfully rode togyder with sharpe speres dyuers courses but the erle of Kent had the felde and gate hym moche worship and thanke of all maner men for his manfull dedes ¶ And in the .vij. yere of kyng Henryes regne syr Richard Scrop archebys shop of Yorke the erle Marshall of Englonde gadred vnto them a stronge power agaynst kyng Henry And the kyng herynge therof in all the haste that he myght came with his power Northward and mette with them at Yorke there were these two lordes taken brought to the kyng And anone the iudges were set these two lordes brought forth there they were iudged to deth bothe theyr hedes smytten of and there they made theyr ende on whose soules god for his pyte haue mercy AmeÌ„ And whan this was done the kyng came to London agayn there rested hym Anone god of his grete goodnes wrought and shewed many grete myracles for this worthy clerke archebysshop of Yorke that thus was done to deth ¶ And in the .viij. yere of kynge Henryes regne dame Luce the dukes syster of Mylen came in to Englonde so to London there was wedded to syr Edmond Holland erle of Kent in the pryory of saynt Mary ouereys in South warke with moche solempnite grete worshyp The kynge was there hymselfe gaue her at the chirche dore whan they were wedded masse was done the kyng his owne ê‘sone brought lad this worthy lady in to the bysshops place of Winchestre there was a wonders grete feest holden to all maner people that wold come ¶ And the same yere syr Robert Knolles knyght a worthy warryour dyed at his manoyr in Norfolk froÌ„ thâ—ns he was brought to London on a hors bere with moche torche light so he was brought to the whyte freres in flete strete there was done made for hym a solempne feest a ryall enterâ—ment for those that thyder wold come bothe ryche poore there lyeth buryed by dame CoÌ„stance his wyfe in the myddes of the body of the chirche on whose soule god haue mercy AmeÌ„ ¶ And in this same yere sir Thomas Rampston knyght Constable of the Toure of London was drowned at London brydge as he came fro Westmynster inwardes to the toure in a â—arge all through lewdnes ¶ And in the same yere dame Philyp the yonger doughter of kyng Henry was ladde ouer see with syr Richard the dukes broder of Yorke syr Comond Courtney bysshop of Norwiche many other lordes knyghtes squyers ladyes gentylwomen that apperteyned to suche a kinges doughter came in to Denmarke And the kyng receyued this worthy lady for his wyfe welcomed these worthy lordes did vnto them moche worshyp and they were brought to a towne that was called LondoÌ„ in Denmarke and there was this lady wedded and sacred to the kynge of Denmarke Norway Swethen and there was crowned quene of Denmarke with moche solempnite there was made a ryall feest And whan this feest and maryage was done ended these lordes ladyes toke theyr leue of the kynge the quene came agayne in to Englonde in safete thanked be god ¶ And in the. viij yere of kyng Henryes regne there was a man that was called the Walsshe clerke and he appeled a knight that was called sir Percyuall Snowdon of treason there they were ioyned to fight to the vtterauÌ„ce within lystes the daye place tyme assigned lymyted to be done ended in Smythfelde at whiche daye those two persones came in to the felde fought sore myghtely togyder But at the last the knyght ouercame the clerke made hyÌ„ to yelde hym creauÌ„t of his fals empechement that he had sayd on hym than was he despoiled of his armure drawen out of the felde to Tyburne there he was hanged the knyght takeÌ„ to grace and was a good man ¶
he put hym this demaūde prayed besouhgt them of theyr goodnes of theyr good coūseyle good wyll to shewe hym as touchyng the tytell the right that he had to Normandy Gascoyn Guyen the whiche the king of Fraūce whelde wrongfully vnryghtfully y◠whiche his auncestres before hȳ had by true tytell of cōquest right herytage the whiche Normādy Gascoyn Guyen the good kyng Edward of Wyndsore his auncestres before hym had holden all theyr lyf tyme. And his lordes gaue hym coūseyle to sende embassadours to the kyng of Fraūce his coūseyle that he shold gyue vp vnto hym his ryght herytage that is to saye Normandy Gascoyn Guyen y◠whiche his predecessours had holden afore hȳ or els he wold it wynne with strengthe of swerde in shorte tyme with the helpe of almighty god And than the Dolphyn of Fraūce answered to our embassadours saydi this maner that the kyng was ouer yonge to tender of age to make ony warre as agaynst hȳ was not lyke yet to be a good warryour to do make suche a cōquest there vpon hym And somwhat in scorne despyte he sent to hȳ a tonne full of tenes balles bycause he shold haue somwhat to playe withall for him for his lordes for that wolde become hym better than to mayntayn ony warre And than anone our lordes that were embassadours toke theyr leue came in to Englonde agayne tolde the kynge his couseyle of the vngoodly answere that they had of the Dolphin of the present y◠whiche he had sente to our kynge And whan the kynge had herde theyr wordes y◠answere of y◠Dolphyn he was wonders sore agreued ryght euyll apayed towarde the frensshmen towarde the kynge the Dolphyn and thought to auēge hym on them as soone as god wold sende hym grace myght And anone let make tenes balles for the Dolphyn in all y◠haste that he myght they were grete gonstones for the Dolphyn to playe withall And than anone the kynge sent for all the lordes helde a grete coūseyle at Westmynster told to them the answer that they had of the Dolphin of his worthy present that he sent to hym to his lordes to playe wtall And there the kyng his lordes were accorded that they shold be redy in armes with theyr power in the best araye that myght be done and gete all the men of armes archers that myght be goten all other stuffe that longed to warre to be redy with all theyr retynue to mete at Southhampton by Lāmasse nexte folowynge without ony delaye wherfore the kynge ordeyned his nauy of shyppes with all maner stuffe vytayle that lōged to suche a warryour of all maner ordynaunce in the hauen of Southhampton to the nombre of CCC and .xx. sayles And thā fell there a grete dysease and a foule myschefe For there were thre lordes whiche that the kyng trusted moche on through false couetyse they had purposed ymagined the kynges deth thought to haue slayne hym all his bretherne or he had taken the see whiche thre lordes were named thus syr Rycharde erle of Cambrydge broder to the duke of yorke the seconde was the lord Scrope tresourer of Englōde y◠thyrd was sir Thomas Gray knyght of the North coūtree And these thre lordes aforesayd for lucre of money had made a promesse vnto y◠Frensshmen for to haue slayne kyng Henry the fyfth and all his bretherne by a false trayne sodeynly or they had ben ware But almyghty god of his grete grace helde his holy hande ouer them saued them from these perillous meiny And for to haue done this they receyued of y◠frensshmen a millyon of gold that was there openly proued And for theyr fals treason they were all thre iudged to deth this was y◠iudgement that they sholde be ladde through Hampton without northgate there to be heded And thus they ended theyr lyues for theyr fals couetyse and treason And anone as this was done the kynge all his meyny made them redy went to shyppe and sayled forth with .xv. hondred shyppes arryued within Seyne at Kydecause vpon our ladyes euen the Assumpcyon in Normandy with all his ordynaūce so went forth to Harflet he besyeged the towne all about by londe also by water sent to the capytayne of the towne charged hym to delyuer the towne And the capytayne sayd that he delyuered hym none ne none he wolde hȳ yelde but badde hym do his best And than our kyng layde his ordinaūce vnto the towne that is to saye gonnes engynes tripgettes and shotte cast at the walles eke at the towne cast downe bothe toures towne layde them on y◠erth there he played at the tenes with his hard gonne stones And they y◠were with in y◠towne whan they sholde playe theyr songe was well away alas that euer ony suche tenes balles were made cursed al tho y◠warre began y◠tyme that euer they were borne ¶ And on the morowe y◠kyng let crye at euery gate of the towne that euery man shold be redy on the morowe erly to make assaute to y◠towne And Willyam Boucher Iohn Graūt with .xij. other worthy burgeses came to the kyng besought hym of his ryall pryncehode power to withdrawe his malyce bestruccyon that he dyd to them and besought hym of .viij. dayes respyte trewse yf ony rescowe myght come to them els to yelde vp the towne to hym with al theyr goodes And than the kyng sent forth y◠capytayne kepte the remenaūt styll with hym And y◠lord Gaucorte that was capytayne of y◠towne went forth to Roen in all the haste vnto the Dolphyn for helpe socour but there was none ne no man of rescowe for the Dolphyn wold not abyde And thus this capytayne came agayne vnto the kynge yelded vp the towne delyuered hym the keys And than he called his vncle the erle of Dorset made hym capytayne of the town of Harflet deliuered him y◠keys bad hȳ go put out all y◠frēsshe people bothe men womē children stuffe his town of Harflet with englysshe people And than the kyng sent in to Englōde let crye in euery good town of Englōde y◠what crafty mā wold come thyder enhabyte hym there in y◠town he shold haue 〈…〉 s houshold to hȳ to his heyres for euer more And thyder went many marchaūtes crafty mē enhabyted them there to strength the towne were welcome And whā y◠kyng sawe y◠this town was well stuffed bothe of vytayles of men this worthy prince toke his leue went toward Calays by lond y◠frensshmen herde of his comynge they thought for to haue stopped hȳ his waye y◠he sholde not passe that waye
he sayd rather the coÌ„trary sholde be done than so as they dâ—â—râ—ed Wherfore there arose a grete altercacyon in the mater For some sayd one waye some another coude not accorde vnto this daye for that one partye sayd the the concyle was aboue the pope an other partye sayd the coÌ„trary the the pope was aboue the concyle but they lefte it vndetermyned therfore god must dyspose for the best ¶ Albert was emperour after Sygysmonde one yere This Albert was duke of Austre neuewe to Sygysmonde therfore he was kynge of â—â—em and of Vngry for his doughter for other heyre he left none This man was emperour of Almayne but anone he was poysoned dyed and he was in all thynges a vertuous man that all men said he was a president to all kynges ¶ Fredericus yâ— thyrde was emperour after hym This Frederyk was duke of Osteryke chosen Emperour of Almayne but it was longe or he was crowned of the pope for diuision At the last there was made an vnite he was crowned with grete honour of the pope in the cite was a peasy ble man a quyete of synguler pitâ— he hated not the clergye he wedded the kyÌ„ges doughter of Portyngale in his tyme whyles that he regned he made a grete coÌ„uocacyon of prynces in Raâ—spâ—na for the incours of the Turkes shewed vnto them that now within this .xx. yere chrysteÌ„dome was made lesse ij C. myle he warned them that they sholde be redy to resyst hym And the imperyall cite of CoÌ„stantynople was taken the same tyme of yâ— misâ—yleuynge Turkes betrayed by a Ianuens whome for his labour the Turke made a kyng as he ê“mysed bâ— the fourth day he called hym dyd dâ— hange hyÌ„ for his deceyt to his mayster And there was grete sorowe wepyng amonge the chrysten people for the losse of that noble cite for many a christen man was slayne innumerable were sold the emperour was slayne for enuy the Turke caused his heed to be smytten of whaÌ„ he was deed almoost al the fayth in the loÌ„de of greke fayled ¶ Nycolas the .v. a Ia nuens was pope after Felix .viij. yere This Nycolas was chosen at Rome in the place of Eugeny yet yâ— strife henge styll a lytell a lytel they obeyed hym And al men meruayled that a man of so poore a nacyon shold obtayne agaynst yâ— duke of Sauoye the whiche was cosyn alyed almoost to all the prynces of chryâ—â—endome euerychdue left hym Than in the yere after there was a peas made Felix resygned for it pleased our lorde his name to be gloryfyed by an obiect of the worlde as was yâ— Ianuens in comparyson to the duke the pope This Nycolas was a mayster in diuinite and an actyfe man a ryche man in conceytes and many thynges that were fallen he buylded agayn all yâ— walles of Rome he renewed for drede of the Turke And there was a verse made of this vnite publysshed in the cite â—ux fud sit mun dot cessit Felix Nicolao And that in the yere of our lorde M CCCC .xlix. The yere of grace with a grete deuocyoÌ„ was confermed innumerable people went to the apostles setes ¶ How kynge Henry the syxth regned beynge a chylde not one yere of age and of the batayle of Vernoyle in Perche AFter king Henry yâ— fyfth regned Henry his sone but a childe and not fully one yere of age whose regne began the fyrst daye of September in yâ— yere of our lord M cccc .xxij. This kyng beynge in his cradell was moche doubted drad bycause of the grete conquest of his fader also the wysdome guydyng of his vncles the duke of Bedford and the duke of Glocestre ¶ This yere the .xxi. daye of October dyed Charles the kynge of FrauÌ„ce lyeth buryed at saynt Denys And than was yâ— duke of Bedford made regent of FrauÌ„ce And yâ— duke of Glocestre was made protectour defendour of Englonde ¶ And yâ— fyrst daye of Marche after was syr William Tayllour preest degraded of his preesthode on yâ— morowe after he was brent in smythfelde for heresye ¶ This yere syr Iames Stewarde kynge of scottes maryed dame Iane the duchesse dough teâ— of Clayence whiche 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by heâ— fyrst hus 〈…〉 the erle 〈…〉 aâ— saynt Mary 〈…〉 yere the .xvij. daâ—e 〈…〉 of â—â—rnoyle 〈…〉 of Bedford regent of 〈◊〉 the duke of â—Alaunson whiche was a grete batayle The duke of 〈…〉 his â–ª syde the erle of 〈…〉 the lorde Talbot all the power yâ— they coude ma 〈…〉 kepte And also many 〈…〉 with moche people of th 〈…〉 duke 〈…〉 yns And on th 〈…〉 was the duke of AlauÌ„son the duke of 〈…〉 the erle of Douglas 〈…〉 haâ— with many lordes of FrauÌ„ce a grete company of scottes armynackes And than yâ— erle Douglas called yâ— duke of Bedforde in scorne Iohn with the leden swerde And he sente hym worde agayne yâ— he sholde fynde yâ— daye yâ— his swerde was of style And so yâ—â—â—yned on bothe sydes fought 〈…〉 me yâ— no man wyst who sholde haue yâ— better a grete whyle but at yâ— last as god wold yâ— victory fell vnto yâ— englysshe party for there were slayne the erle Douglas whiche a lyteil before was made duke of TuroÌ„ yâ— erle of Bou ghaÌ„ yâ— erle of Almarre yâ— erle of Tounar the erle of VauÌ„tedor yâ— vycouÌ„te of Ner bonne whiche was one of them yâ— slewe duke Iohn of Burgoyn knelyng before the Dolphyn many mâ—â— vnto yâ— nombre of .x. M. moo And there was takeÌ„ prysoners yâ— duke of AlauÌ„son and many other lordes gentylleâ— of FrauÌ„ce but scottes yâ— daye were slayne downe right the substauÌ„ce of them all ¶ The thyrde yere of kynge Henry the syxth the duke of Glocestre maryed the duchesse of Hollande and went ouer see with her in to Henaud for to take possessyon of his wy ues enherytauÌ„ce where he was honou rably receyued and taken for lord of the londe But soone after he was fayne to returne home agayne in to Englonde lefte his wyfe all his tresour yâ— he had brought with hym in a town that is called Mouns in Henaud whiche promysed for to be true to hym NotwithstaÌ„dyng they delyuered the lady vnto yâ— duke of Burgoyn whiche sent her to Gaunt from thens she escaped in a maÌ„nes clothyÌ„ge came in to zelande to a towne of her owne called Sirixze froÌ„ thens she wente to a towne in Hollande called the Gowe there she was stronge ynough and withstode yâ— foresayd duke of Burgoyne ¶ And soone after yâ— duke of Glocestre sent ouer see in to zelande the lord Fitz water with certayn men of warre and archers for to helpe socour yâ— foresayd duchesse of HollaÌ„de whiche londed at a place in zelande called Brewers hauen where the lordes of yâ— couÌ„tree
of wigmoreslonde in wales And afterwarde he was byheded at the foresayd Abyndon in the whytsone weke on the tewesday ¶ This same yere yâ— .vj. daye of December kynge Henry the .vj. was crowned kyng of FrauÌ„ce at Parys in yâ— chirche of our lady with grete solempnite there beynge present the Cardynall of Englonde the duke of Bedford many other lordes of Fraunce of Englonde And after this crownacyon grete feest holden at Parys the kyng returned froÌ„ thens to Roen so towarde Calays the .ix. daye of February loÌ„ded at Douer whome all the comyns of Kent mette at beramdoun bytwene CauÌ„terbury Douer all in reed hodes so came forth tyll he came to yâ— blacke heth where he was mette with the Mayre Iohn welles with all the craftes of London clothed all in whyte so they brought hyÌ„ vnto London the .xxj. daye of the same moneth ¶ And this same yere was a restraynt of the wolles of Calays made by yâ— soudyours bycause they were not payed of theyr wages wherfore yâ— duke of Bedford regent of FrauÌ„ce beynge than capytayne came to Calays the tewesdaye in the eester weke And on the morowe after many soudyours of the towne were arested put in to warde And in yâ— same weke he rode to Terewyn and by the meane of yâ— bysshop of Terewyn he wedded the erles doughter of saynt Poule came agayne to Calays ¶ And the .xj. baye of Iune on saynt Barnabees daye there were foure soudyours of Calays that were chefe causers of the restraynt heded that is to wyte Iohn Maddeley Iohn Lunday Thomas Palmer and Thomas Talbot an hondred and .x. banysshed the towne that same tyme and before were banysshed an hondred and .xx. soudyours And on mydsomer euen after came the lord regent and his wyfe to London ABoute this tyme pope Martyn dyed after hym Eugenye the fourth was pope This maÌ„ was prasybly chosen in Rome by the Cardynalles and was very indubytate pope But shortly after he was put erpulsed out of Rome in suche maner that he was fayne to flee naked In this same tyme was the concyle of Basylye to whiche concyle he was tho cyted to come And bycause he came not they deposed hym But he rought not ne set not therby but gate the cyte of Rome abode styll pope xvij yere ¶ This yere about whycson tyde the heretykes of Praghe were destroyed For at two Iourueys were destroyed of them moo than .xxij. M. with theyr capitaynes that is to wyce Procapius Saplico and Lupus presbyter Also there was taken on lyue mayster Peers clarke an englyshman an heretyke ¶ Also this same yere was a grete frost a stronge durynge .xj. wekes for it began on saynt Katheryns euen and lasted vnto saynt Scolasticaes daye in February In whiche tyme yâ— vyntage that came fro Burdeur came on shoters hyll ¶ This yere was the counseyle of Arras and a grete trayte bytwene the kyng of Englonde the kyng of FrauÌ„ce where was assembled many grete lordes of bothe partyes at whiche counseyle was offred to the kyng of Englonde grete thynges by the meane of a legate that came fro Rome whiche was cardynall of saynt crosse whiche offers were refused by the Cardynall of Englonde other lordes that were there for the kyng Wherfore the duke of Burgoyne whiche longe had ben englysshe sworne forsoke our partye and returned frensshe by the meane of the foresayd legate made a peas with the frensshe kyng receyuynge of the kyng for recompensynge of his faders deth the couÌ„te of poâ—tou the lordshyp of Macon with moche other as is specyfyed in the sayd treaty And so our embassadours came home agayn in worse case than they wente out For they lost there the duke of Burgoyn whiche had ben with his burgonyons picardes a synguler helpe in all the conquest of Normandy of FrauÌ„ce ¶ This same yere was a grete batayle on the see bytwene the Ienewes the kynge of Aragon of whiche batayle that Ienewes had the victory for they toke the kynge of Aragon the kynge of Nauerne the grete mayster of saynt Iames in Galyse with iij C. knyghtes squyers moche other people And this was on saynt Dominyks daye ¶ And this same yere were seen thre sonnes at ones anone folowed the threfolde gouernauÌ„ce in the chirche that is to wyte of Eugeny of the concyle and of neutralite ¶ Also this same yere M CCCC .xxxiiij. was a passing grete wynde by whiche steples houses and trees were ouerthrowen ¶ About this tyme was an holy mayde in Holland called Lidwith whiche lyued onely by myracle not etyng ony meet ¶ This yere the duke of Burgoyn began his ordre at Lyle of the golden Flees ordeyned certayne knyghtes of the same ordre made statutes ordynauÌ„ces moche according vnto the ordre of the garter ¶ Also this same yere the frenshmen had enterprysed to haue stolen Calays in the fysshinge tyme for many botes of frauÌ„ce had safe condytes to come to Calays for to take herynge And the soudyours of the towne had a custom to come to the chirche leue theyr staues standyng at the chirche dore whiche staues the frenshment that were arayed lyke fisshers had purposed to haue taken and so for to haue wonne the towne but one of them laye with a comyn woman the nyght before he tolde to her theyr counseyle And she on that morowe tolde it to the lewtenaunt whiche forth with coÌ„mauÌ„ded that euery man shold kepe his wepen in his hande sakeryng tyme and other And whan the frensshe men ê‘ceyued this that they were myspoynted they sayled streyght to Depe and stale and toke that towne ¶ And on Newyeres euen after they toke Harflet And thus the englyshmen began to lese a lytell and a lytell in Normandye ¶ How Calays Guynes were besyeged by the duke of Burgoyn how they were rescowed by the duke of Glocestre THis yere through all Englonde was a grete noyse how the duke of Burgoyne wold come besyege Calays wherfore the erle of Mortayn with his army that he had for to haue gone with in to frauÌ„ce was contremauÌ„ded charged that he shold go to Calays whiche was at that tyme well vitayled maÌ„ned for syr Iohn Ratclife was lewtenauÌ„t of the kyng in the towne the baron of Dudley lewtenauÌ„t of the castel And the .ix. daye of Iuly the duke of Burgoyn with all the power of flauÌ„dres moche other people came before Calays and set his syege about the towne euery towne of flauÌ„dres had theyr tentes by themselfe And this syege endured thre wekes In the meane whyle the duke of Glocestre beynge ê“tectour of englonde toke the moost parte of the lordes of englond and went ouer the see to Calays for to rescowe the towne or to fyght with the duke his hoost yf they wolde abyde This tyme London euery good towne in
Rome bycause of the scysme but after the vnite was had he was crowned with the imperyall dyademe with grete glory triuÌ„phe of pope Nicolas the fourth This was a peasyble maÌ„ quyete of singuler pacience not hatyng the chirche he wedded the kynge of Portyngales doughter ¶ How the duchesse of Glocestre was arested for treason coÌ„mytted to perpetuall pryson in the yle of Man of the deth of mayster Roger Bolyngbroke IN this yere Elenore Cobham duchesse of Glocestre was arested for certayn poyntes of treason layd agaynst her where vpon she was examyned in saint Stephens chapel at westmynster before the archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury there she was enioyned to open penauÌ„ce for to go through chepe berynge a taper in her hande after to perpetual prison in the yle of Man vnder the kepynge of syr Thomas stanley Also that same tyme was arested mayster Thomas Southwell a chanon of westmynster mayster Iohn Hume a chapelayn of the sayd lady mayster Roger Bolyngbroke a clarke vsyng nygromancy one Margery iourdemayn called the wytche of Eye besyde westmynster These were arested as for beynge of couÌ„seyle with the sayd duchesse of Glocestre And as for mayster Thomas southwell he dyed in the Toure the nyght before he sholde haue ben reyned on the morow For he hymselfe sayd that he sholde dye in his bedde not by iustyces And in the .xx. yere mayster Iohn Hume and mayster Roger Bolingbroke were brought to the gylde hall in London there before the Mayre the lordes theâ—e Iustyces of Englonde were reyned and dampned bothe to be drawen hanged quartred but mayster Iohn Hume had his chartre was pardoned by the kyng but mayster Roger was drawen to Tyburne where he coÌ„fessed that he dyed gyltles and neuer had trespaced in that he dyed for NotwithstaÌ„dyng he was hanged heded and quartred on whose soule god haue mercy And Margery iourdemayn was brent in smythfelde ¶ Also this yere was a grete fraye in London in Flete strete by nyght tyme bytwene men of courte men of London and dyuers men slayne some hurt one Herbotell was chefe causer of the mysgouernaunce fraye ¶ Also this yere at chosynge of the Mayre of LondoÌ„ the comyns named Roberte Clopton Raulyn Hollande tayllour And the aldermen toke Robert Clopton brought hym at the ryght hande of the Mayre as the custome is And than certayne tayllours other hande crafty men cryed nay nay not this man but Raulyn HollaÌ„d wherfore yâ— Mayre that was Padysly sent them that so tryed to Newgate where they abode a grete whyle and were punysshed ¶ In this same yere were dyuers embassadours sente in to Guyan for a maryage for the kynge for the erles doughter of Armynaâ— the whiche was concluded but by the meanes of the erle of Suffolk it was let put aparte And after this the sayd erle of Suffolk went ouer see in to Fraunce there he treated the mariage bytwene the kynge of EngloÌ„de the kynges doughter of Cecyle of Iherusalem And the neere yere that mariage was fully concluded by whiche maryage the kyng sholde delyuer to her fader the duchy of Angâ—o the erledom of Mayne whiche was the key of NormaÌ„dy Than departed the erle of Suffolke with his wyfe diuers lordes and knyghtes in the moost ryall estate that myght be out of Englonde with newe shares palfreys whiche weÌ„t through Chepe and so went ouer the see and receyued her sythen brought her in the lent after vnto Hampton where she londed there was ryally receyued ¶ And on Candelmasse euen before by a grete tempest of thondre lyghtnynge at after none Paules steple was set on fyre in the myddes of yâ— shafte in the tymbre whiche was quenched by force of labour specyally by yâ— morowmasse preest of yâ— Bowe in chepe whiche was thought impossyble saue onely the grace of god ¶ This yere was yâ— erle of Stafford made create duke of Buckyngham yâ— erle of warwyk duke of warwyk the erle of dorset markys of dorset the erle of Suffolke was made markys of Suffolke ¶ How kynge Henry wedded quene Margarete of her crownacyon THis yere kyng Henry maryed at South wyk quene Margarete and she came to London the .xviij. daye of Maye by the waye all the lordes of Englonde receyued her worshipfully in dyuers places in especyal the duke of Glocestre on the blacke heth the mayre with the aldermen and all the craftes in blewe gownes browdred with the deuyse of theyr crafte that they might be knowen mette with her with reed hodes brought her to London where were dyuers pagentes countenauÌ„ces of dyuers hystoryes shewed in dyuers places of the cyte ryally and costly ¶ And the .xxx. day of Maye the foresayd quene was crowned at westmynster And there was Justes thre dayes durynge within the sentwary before the abbey ¶ This yere the pryour of Kylmayn appeled the erle of Vrmond of treason whiche had a daye assygned to them for to fyght in smythfelde the lystes were made and the felde dressed But whan it came to poynt the kynge coÌ„maunded that they sholde not fyght but toke the quarell in to his hande And this was done at the instauÌ„ce labour of certayne prechours doctours of London as mayster Gylbert worthyngton persone of saynt Andrewes in holborne and other ¶ Also this yere came a grete em bassadour in to Englonde out of FrauÌ„ce for to haue concluded a perpetuall peas but in coÌ„clusyon it turned vnto a trewse of a yere ¶ About this tyme dyed saynt Barnardyn a gray frere whiche began the newe reformacyon of yâ— ordre in many places in so moche that they that were reformed ben called Obseruantes whiche ObseruaÌ„tes ben gretly encreaced in ytalye in Almayne This Bernardyn was canonysed by pope Nicolas the .v. in the yere of our lorde M cccc .l. IohÌ„es de Capistrano was his dyseyple whiche ê“fyted moche to the reformacyon of yâ— ordre for whome god hath shewed many a fayre myracle ¶ Also here is to be noted yâ— from this tyme forwarde kyng Henry neuer profyted ne went forward but fortune began to turne from him on all sydes as well in FrauÌ„ce NormaÌ„dy Guyen as in Englond Some men holde opynyon that kynge Henry gaue coÌ„myssyon plenarly to syr Edwarde Hull syr Robert Roos dene of saynt Seuerynes other to conclude a maryage for hym with yâ— erle of Armynakes syster whiche was ê“mysed as it was sayd coÌ„cluded but afterward it was broken he wedded quene Margarete as afore is sayd whiche was a dere maryage for the realme of Englonde For it was knoweÌ„ veryly that for to haue her was delyuered the duchy of Angeo the erle dom of Mayne whiche was the key of Normandy for the frensshmen to entre And about this yâ— sayd Markys of Suffolke asked in playne parlament a .xv. an halfe to fetche her
that is to wyte yâ— duke of Yorke was slayne the erle of Rutlond syr Thomas Neuyll many moo yâ— erle of Salisbury was taken other as Iohn Harowe of London capitayn ruler of yâ— fotemen Hanson of Hull Whiche were brought to PouÌ„fret there after biheded theyr hedes sent to Yorke set vpon the gates And thus was yâ— noble prynce yâ— duke of Yorke slayne on whose soule god haue mercy And this tyme yâ— erle of Marche beynge in shrowesbury heryng of yâ— deth of his fader desyred ayde of the towne to aueÌ„ge his faders deth fro thens went to wales at CaÌ„delmas after he had a batayle at Mortymers crosse agaynst yâ— erle of Penbroke of wylshyre where yâ— erle of Marche had yâ— victory Than the quene with those lordes of the north after that they had dystressed slayne the duke of Yorke his felawshyp came southward with a grete multytude of people for to come to yâ— kynge vndo suche conclusyons as had ben takeÌ„ before by yâ— parliament Agaynst whose comynge yâ— duke of Nor folke the erle of warwyk with moche people ordynauÌ„ce went to saynt Albons lad kyng Henry with them there encouÌ„tred togider in suche wyse fought so yâ— the duke of Norfolke yâ— erle of warwik with many other of theyr party â—ledde lost yâ— iourney where yâ— king Henry was taken by yâ— quene prynce Edwarde his sone whiche two had goten that felde Than yâ— quene her party beynge at her aboue sent anone to LondoÌ„ which was on asshewednesdaye yâ— fyrst daye of lent for vytayle for whiche yâ— Mayre ordeyned by yâ— aduyse of yâ— aldermen yâ— certayn cartes laden with vytayle sholde be sent to saynt Albons to them And whan yâ— cartes came to crepylgate the comyns of yâ— cite yâ— kepte the gate toke yâ— bytayle fro yâ— cartes wold not suffre it to passe ThaÌ„ were there certayn aldermen comyns appoynted to go to Bernet to speke with the quenes couÌ„seyle for to entreate yâ— the northeren men sholde be sent home in to theyr couÌ„tre agayn for yâ— cite of London drad fore to be despoyled yf they had comen ¶ And duryng this treaty tydynges came that the erle of Warwyk had mette with yâ— erle of Marche on Cotteswolde comynge out of Wales with a grete meyny of walsshmen that they bothe were comynge to London ware Anone as these tydynges were knowen yâ— treaty was broke tor yâ— kyng quene prynce all yâ— other lordes yâ— were with them departed fro saynt Albons noâ—thwarde with all theyr people yet or they departed thens they dyheded yâ— lord Boâ—â—yle syr Thomas 〈◊〉 whiche 〈◊〉 take in yâ— iourney done on 〈…〉 ¶ Than yâ— duch 〈…〉 of Yorke beynge at London deryng of yâ— losse of yâ— felde of saynt Albons 〈…〉 whiche went to 〈…〉 ght ¶ And philip malpas 〈…〉 che marchauÌ„t of London Thomas Vaghan squyer 〈…〉 many other 〈…〉 of yâ— comynge of yâ— quene to London toke a shyppe of Andwerpe to haue gone in to â—â—land 〈◊〉 on yâ— other coâ—st were taken of one Colompne a Frenssheman a shyppe of warre he toke them prysoners and brought them in to FrauÌ„ce where they payed grete good for theyr raunsom there was moche good and rychesse in that shyppe ¶ Of the deposynge of kyng Henry the syxth how kynge Edward the fourth toke possessyon of yâ— batayle on Palme sondaye and how he was crowned THan whan yâ— erle of Marche yâ— erle of warwyk had mette togyder on Cotteswolde incoÌ„tynent they coÌ„cluded to go to London and sent worde anone to yâ— Mayre to the cite that they wolde come And anone yâ— cite was glad of theyr comynge hopyng to be releued by them so they came to London And whan they were comen had spoken with the lordes estates beynge there coÌ„cluded for as moche as kynge Henry was gone with them northwarde yâ— he had forfeyted his crowne ought to be deposed accordyng vnto the actes made passed in the last parlyament And so by the aduyse of the lordes spirytuall temporall than beynge at LondoÌ„ the erle of Marche Edward by yâ— grace of god eldest sone of Rycharde duke of Yorke as ryghtfull heyre and nexte enherytour to his fader the fourth daye of Marche the yere of out lord god M CCCC .lix. toke possessyon of the realme at Westmerlonde in yâ— grete hall after in yâ— chirche of yâ— abbey offred as kyng with the câ—ptre royall To whome all yâ— lordes spirytuall teÌ„porall dyd homage as to theyr souerayn lord kyng And forthwith it was ê“claymed through yâ— cite kyng Edward the fourth of yâ— name And anone after yâ— kynge rode in his ryall estate northwarde with all his lordes to subdue his subgectes yâ— tyme beynge in the north for to auenge his 〈◊〉 deth And on Palmesondaye after he had a grete batayle in yâ— north couÌ„tree at a place called Cowton not ferre from Yorke where with yâ— helpe of god he gate yâ— felde had the victory where were slayne of his aduersaryes .xxx. M. men and moo as it was sayd by them that were there In the whiche batayle were slayne yâ— erle of Northumberlonde the lorde Clifford syr Iohn Neuyll the erle of Westmerlondes broder Andrewe Trollop and many knightes squyers ¶ Than kyng Henry that had beÌ„ kyng beynge with yâ— quene and the prynce at Yorke heryng the losse of that felde and so moche people slayne ouerthrowen anone forth with departed all thre with the duke of Somerset the lorde Roos other towarde ScotloÌ„de And the nexte daye after kynge Edward with all his army entred in to Yorke and was there proclaymed kyng obeyed as he ought to be And yâ— Mayre aldermen comyns swore to be his iyege men And whaÌ„ he had taryed a whyle in the north that all yâ— northcouÌ„tree had turned to hym he returned southwarde leuynge behynde hym the erle of Warwyk in those partyes to gouerne and rule that countree ¶ And aboute mydsomer after the yere of our lorde M cccc .lx. and the fyrst yere of his regne he was crowned at Westmynster anoynted kyng of Englonde hauynge possessyon of all the realme CAixtus the thyrde was pope after Nycolas thre yere and .v. monethes This Calixte was an olde man whan he was chosen pope was coÌ„tynually seke ne he myght not fulfyll his desyre whiche he enteÌ„ded to do agaynst the Turkes for dethe came vpon hym He was chosen pope in yâ— yere of our lord 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 .lv. And he dyed the syxth day af 〈◊〉 he had iâ—stytued the traÌ„sfiguracyon of our lorde god He also câ—nonysed saynt Vincent a frere precher And there was a grete reformacyon of many monasteryes in dyuers partyes of the worlde these reformacions were made many ty mes but almoost none abode but they returned agayne as they were afore by successyon of tyme after yâ—
vide pl’a plura iÌ„ fine geâ—◠¶ Meâ—chisedech this tyme was kynge of Salem This man was called a right wyse kynge for his excedynge holynes And he offred breed wyne to Abraham in signe of a mystery He was in lyke wyse the preest of the hye god ¶ Semiramis the thyrde kynge of Babylon ordeyned an army went in to ynde obteyned the countree And so by all Asyam the kyngdome of Assuriorum was dylated And he multyplyed the cite of Babylon myghtely and made walles aboute it This Semiramis had a wyfe he for soke her And it is wryten that she was slayne of her sone Ninus bycause she prouoked hym to the vâ—leful coÌ„cupiscence Sic di Aug .xviij. de ci dei And the mayster iÌ„ his storyes sayth that she wedded her owne sone he gate a childe on her the whiche ordeyned Babylon to be the heed of all this realme ¶ Ninus the fourth kyng of Babylon was sone to grete Ni nus Of this man lytell is wryteÌ„ but that he slewe his owne moder as is said afore ¶ Arriê° was the fyfth kyng of Babylon And vnder hym was borne Ysaac ALso Ysaac sone of Abraham of the lyne of Chryst lyued C .lxxx. yere This ysaac had a wyfe called Rebecca and on her he gate two sones Esau Iacob This Esau solde his enherytauÌ„ce to his broder Iacob And he was the fader of IdumeoruÌ„ he had in possessyon the hyll of Seyr put first mares to asses wherof was engeÌ„dred mules ¶ About this tyme .xxx. lordshyps and Gomorra for theyr horryble synne were ouerthrowen The wyfe of Loth lokynge backwarde turned in to a salt stone she weth that no man in the waye of delyberacyon sholde desyre thynges past Hec Aug. de ciuitate dei ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iij. M. iij C .xliiij. Et ante Christi natiuitateÌ„ M. viij C .lvj. IAcob lyued C .xlvij. yere This Iacob had foure wyues or some coÌ„cubynes that is to wyte Lyam BalaÌ„ zelpham Rachel Lyam was the fyrst wyfe she was blere eyed she bare hyÌ„ .vi. sones Iudas Ruben Simeon Leuy Ysachar zabulon a doughter yâ— hyght Dyna Bala seruauÌ„t to Lya coÌ„ cubyne to Iacob bare hym two sones Dan Neptalim Rachel the secoÌ„d wyfe to Iacob was barayn longe tyme at the last she bare him two sones Ioseph Beniamyn zelpha seruauÌ„t to Rachel â—are Iacob .ij. sones Gad Asar eueryche of these made a tribe of whom in this place is not necessary to speke Vide pl’a plura in genÌ„ ¶ Ioseph sone to Iacob was borne lxxxx yere of his faders age he lyued C. 〈◊〉 yere ¶ This tyme zerses was kyng of Babilon vnder whom was borne Iacob he was the seuenth kyng of Babylon ¶ Armauiâ—tre was kyng after him And after saynt Austin in the maÌ„nes dayes our lorde appered to Ysaac ê“mysynge hym those thynges that whiche he ê“mised to his fader ¶ Belocus the .ix. kyng of Babylon was after this man And vnder Belocus or in his tyme our lorde spake with Iacob promysyng hym that he had ê“mysed to his fader the whiche were two The possession of the londe of ê“myssyon Chanaam the benediccyon of all the people in his seed that whiche is our lord Iesu chryst ¶ Abraham aboute this tyme decesed was buryed in Nebron ¶ Inachus the first kyng that euer was in Grece was this tyme for than the kyngdome began ¶ Phoromius was kyng after hym he ordeyned lawes to the Grekes c. ¶ Anno muÌ„di iij. M. iij C .iiij. Et antâ— Christi natiuitateÌ„ M. vij C lxxxxix Iâ—â—as sone of Iacob descended of hym of this trybe of Iudas came the kynges ê“genye at the last Chryst our lorde Iudas gate Phares Phares Esron of these men lytel is had in scripture but Mathew reherseth them ¶ Belus in this Phares dayes was kynge of Assuriorum or of Babylon he was the .x. kyng vnder whom Ysaac decesed Athlas the grete astronomer was this tyme that whiche is lykened to bere vp heueÌ„ on his sholders bycause of his knowynge in sterres ¶ Sarapis was the thyrde kynge of Arguiorum or of GrecoruÌ„ this Sarapis was otherwyse called Apis he came in to Egypt with a mighty nauy there decesed and was made of the blynde gentyles the egypcyens the gretest god amonge them And that tyme began a meruaylous supstycyon in ydolatry of a calfe of two colours whiche they called Apem the calfe dyed the deuylles procured a lyke calfe to that for to be made that they myght deceyue the rude people And after that the children of israel dyd so in lyke wyse vt patz And what thyÌ„ge coude be more wretched or folisshe in man hauyng reason ¶ Argus was the fourth kyng of Grekes after whome the noble cite of Argê° toke his name Cicrophes edyfyed Athenes in Grece this cite was the nouryssher of liberal scyence of many philosophers yet they were deceyued by deuils grete supsticiosite in the cite was made vide Augê° mirabileÌ„ fabulaÌ„ reê‘ies ¶ Omogires was the fyrst man that put oxen to the plough ¶ Belus this tyme was kyng of Babylon he was the .x. kyng of that region vnder hym dyed Ysaac ¶ Pharao was kyng of Egypte whiche receyued Ioseph exalted hym for thinterpretacyon of his dremes vide sciÌ„am pulcherrimaÌ„que historiaÌ„ genÌ„ .xlij. c. ¶ Aâ—â—thus was the xij kyng of Babilon vnder whom dyed Ioseph a blissed man in chastite ¶ Pharao Emonophis about Esdroms dayes was kynge of Egypte this Pharao knewe not Ioseph ne none of his kynrede he coÌ„mauÌ„ded the chyldren of israel to be drowned as it is had Exodi .j. ye clerkes may loke that boke and we lay folke wyll loke to cronydes but aboute this tyme the story of Exodâ— began ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iij. M .v. C. xliiij Et ante Christi natiuitateÌ„ M .v. C .lx. ARam sone to Esrom of the lyne of Chryst was about this tyme he gate Amynadab Naason of these men is lytel wryten in scripture therfore I ê“cede to other ¶ Iob the holy maÌ„ ensample of all pacience this tyme was borne of the lyne of Nachor broder of Abraham he lyued many yeres after the god had assayed hym in his pacience he lyued an C. .xl. yere ê‘ Aug. gre 〈◊〉 Moyses about this tyme was borne the children of Israel were in grete perplexite Moyses was put in the water to be drowned Aaron aboute this tyme was borne ¶ Dafrus was the. 〈◊〉 kyng of Babilon Moyses was borne vnder hym in Egypte ¶ Câ—crops was the fyrste kynge of Athenes And after saynt Austyn the Grekes wrote many lesynges in theyr storyes that tyme for of a lytell thyÌ„ge they make a grete fame for to shewe theyr connynge for there was the vniuersite of Grekes ¶ Anno mundi .iij. M .vi. C .lxxviii.
Et ante Christi natiuitateÌ„ M .v. C. xâ— THis time was Amâ—nadab of christes lyne sone to Aaron whiche after Moyses with a full fayth entred in to the reed see dradde not whaÌ„ many an C. were aferde lest they sholde haue ben drowned therfore he deserued to brynge forth the kynges lygnage of whome descended our lorde Iesu Chryst Moyses was the fyrst iudge of Israel the euer was and he was iudge .xl. yere This Moyses was the moost excellent ê“phete that euer god made the moost notable wryter of storyes of his louynge heuen erth speketh For he sawe our lorde face to face whiche here in scripture was none founde but he Paule the apostle ¶ Aaron the first bysshop lyued an C .xxiij. yere This Aaron was called of god in to the dignite of the hye preest or of a bysshop was ordeyned the eternal testa ment to hyÌ„selfe them that came after him for the grete power of preesthode Whan he was an C .xxiij. yere of age he dyed was buryed in the hyll of Hor. And his sone Heleazarus succeded in the bysshopryche ¶ Pharao Boccaris this tyme was kynge of Egypte this Pharao wolde not here the coÌ„mauÌ„dement of god ne delyuer the children of Israel wher fore he was punysshed with .x. plages Vt pêª patet oxod And after he with all his hoost were drowned in the reed see ¶ Nason sone to Amynadab was prince of the trybe of Iuda in the deserte And about this tyme the lawe of god was gyuen in the hyll of Synay and the boke of Leuitici was wryten an other boke was called Nu meruÌ„ the tabernacle was ordeyned The boke of deuteronomiuÌ„ was made Balaam was prophete was slayne ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iij. M. vij C .xxxv. Et an te Christi natiuitateÌ„ M. iiij C .lxxiiij. SAlmon of the lyne of Chryst was aboute this tyme had a wyfe that hyght Reab Moyses aboute this tyme decesed the water of flome Iordan was drye Ierico was taken the sonne stode in the firmameÌ„t vnmeuable Historia li. Iosue incipit et IudicuÌ„ Iosue the seconde Iudge of Israel was a mighty man in batayle the fyrst in deserte he ouercame Amalech after Moyses he was ordeyned of god iudge of Israel of whome the batayles the werkes the religyous lyfe ye may se in the boke of Iosue wryten ¶ Eleazar was the secoÌ„de bysshop he Iosue deuyded the loude of promyssyon to the children of Israel Of hyÌ„ descended almoost all the bysshops vnto Chryst ¶ Othonyel of the trybe of Iuda was the thyrde iudge this man delyuered the children of israel by batayle from the realme of Mesopotamye This man toke Axam to his wyfe the whiche asked the vale londes aboue bynethe of her fader Caleph Vt pêª patet iudic .j. ¶ Aoth was the fourth iudge of Israell This man subdued Eglon the kyng of Moab delyuered the chyldren of Israel This was a myghty maÌ„ in batayle he vsed the one as well as the other for his ryght hande About this tyme the kyng of ytalye began many tymes theyr names be chauÌ„ged of that whiche ê“genye the Romaynes shewe more clerely ¶ Ianas was the first kyng in ytalye afterward of the rude gentyles he was worshypped as god faynynge hyÌ„ to haue two faces For they worshypped his feest in the begyÌ„nynge of the yere as he were the ende of the last yere the begynnynge of the fyrst And of hym the moneth of Ianuary hath his name ¶ Amictus was the .viij. kyng of Babylon vnder whome Iosue decesed ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iij. M. vij C .lxxv. Et ante Christi natiuitateÌ„ M. iiij C .xxiiij. BOos sone to Salmon of the lyne of Chryst was this tyme but of hyÌ„ is lytell wryten saue the Mathewe nombreth him in the genealogye As doctours saye there was made skyppynge of na mes bytwene Boos Obeth For at the lest bytwene them were ij C .lxxij. yere The whiche tyme to one man may not be referred therfore here many thynges is spoken or I come agayn to the lyne of Chryst Nicolaê° delyra 〈◊〉 suÌ„t tres Boos vnê° post aliuÌ„ ¶ Sangar was the v. iudge of israel but he lyued no yeres ¶ Delbora was the .vj. iudge This Del bora was a woman for the grace of her ê“phecy was gyuen to her honour that she iudged israel She by the coÌ„mauÌ„dement of god called Baruch that he shold go fight with the enemyes of Israel the chyldren of Israel gate the victory agaynst Iabyn kynge of Chanaan Cizaram the prynce of his chiualry he destroyed them Vt pêª patet iudicuÌ„ .iiij. ¶ Phenies was bysshop And this Phenies yet a yonge man for goddes sake slewe many lecherous men therfore our lord was pleased with hym ¶ Saturnus this tyme was kynge in ytalye he was the seconde kyng there this Saturnus is sayd to come from the londe of Cretens into ytaly whome by ydolatry through a meruaylous blyndnes they sayd he was no man but a god And yet they sayd that he regned vpon them as theyr kynge he taught men to dong theyr feldes And of Saturnus the Romayns were called Saturniam ¶ Picus was sone to Saturnus or he was kynge in ytalye he was kynge in Laurentyn after his decesse of the gentyles was worshypped for a god ¶ Anno mundi .iij. M. viij C .lxxv. Et ante Christi natiuitareÌ„ M. iij C .xliiij. GEdeon the .vij. iudge of Israell was this time this Gedeon sub dued .iiij. kynges Oreb zebee zeb and Salmana And he subdued Madean to Israel Vide pl’a plura IudicuÌ„ .vj. vij et .viij. ¶ Bocci was bysshop in Israell than ¶ Abimelech the .viij. iudge in Israell was natural sone to Gedeon he was not called of god but malycyously toke on hym the pryncehode of Israell And he slewe .lxx. of his bretherne wherfore he ended his lyfe myscheuously Vt peêª patet iudicuÌ„ .ix. ¶ Tola was the .ix. iudge of Israel this man guyded hym after the old gouernauÌ„ce of iudges by the maner of direccion couÌ„seyle more than by domi nacioÌ„ ¶ Bocci was bysshop about this tyme but of hyÌ„ is lytel wryten ¶ Iayr the .x. iudge of Israell had .xxx. sones whome he made prynces of .xxx. cytees And bycause there were good men ru led to the pleasure of god Therfore in the dayes of those two men Israell drewe to our lord therfore all thynge came was in prosperite weith ¶ Fannus was the .iiij. kynge of ytalye he was kyng of LaureÌ„tyn also ¶ Latinê° was kynge in ytalye after Fannus of this Latinê° was the kyÌ„gdom called Latino◠¶ And CarmeÌ„tis doughter to Euandâ—â— fouÌ„de first latyn lettres ¶ Thauranus about this tyme was kyng of Babylon or of Assurior vnder this man Troye was destroyed fyrst The occasyon of the batayle of Troy began for a lytel
thyÌ„ge in so moche as Lamydon kyng of Troy teceyued not Hercules Iason with due honour as they sholde haue beÌ„ receyued of so lytell a trespace how many harmes hurtes grewe ¶ Sibilla delphis ca afore the batayle of Troye prophecyed how a childe sholde be borne of a virgyn wtout manues seed ¶ Lamydon kyng of Troy was slayne and his doughter Eriona was taken in to Grekes londe For that whiche folowed myghty batayle moost ferefull myscheues Vide historiam troianaÌ„ Hercules with Iason destroyed IliuÌ„ or Troy the whiche anone after was buylded of Priamus sone to Lamydon This Hercules dyd many meruaylous thynges many myghty batayles infynyte lesynges ben fayned on hym It yâ— last whaÌ„ he had ouertomeÌ„ moche people he was betrayed by a sherte yâ— Deyanira his wyfe sent him enuenymed whaÌ„ he myght not suffre the payne he ranne in to a fyre brente hymselfe whan he was deed he was worshypped of the gentyles for a god ¶ Circa annuÌ„ mundi .iij. M .ix. C .lxxv. Et anÌ„ Christi natiuitateÌ„ M. ij C .xxiiij. AFter the deth of Iayr Iudge of Israel the people of Israel added newe synnes to theyr olde and our lorde toke them in to the power of the philistiens to the children of Amon .xviij. yere they were gretly oppressed thaÌ„ they cryed to our lord ThaÌ„ Iepte was enspyred with almyghty god faught agaynst Amon the sedycyous people of the hyll of Effraym And for an vnprudent voyce he slewe his owne doughter folyshly dyd sacriifâ—ce to god with her Iudic .xi. et .xij. ¶ Ozy this tyme was bysshop in Israel he was of the seed of Aron by the lyne of Eleazari the whiche deed through the prouysyon of god the bysshopryche turned to the lyne of Ythamar an C. .xx. yere in that whiche lyne Hely was the first hygh bysshop Abiathar was the last ¶ Ebessam was iudge in Israel .vij. yere he was the .xij. iudge he was named otherwyse Boos the whiche wedded Ruth ¶ Abialon ye. xiij iudge of Israel was iudge .x. yere And vnder these tymes the chyldren of Israel were quyete therfore no notable thyÌ„ges were done in these dayes ¶ Abdon the .xiiij. iudge gouerned in Israel .viij. yere And about this tyme the hystory of Ruth was wryten ¶ Authamis this tyme was kyng of Assuriorum And Priamus kynge of Troy sone to Laomedon buylded his cyte agayne meruaylously stronge began batayle with the Grekes to his owne hurte he had a sone was called Hector a leyfull goten sone by his wyfe Eccuba This man was faythful wyse incoÌ„parable of strength noblenes This Priamê° had an other sone that was called Paris the whiche toke away fro the loÌ„de of Grekes Helena wyfe to Menelaus the kyng ¶ Agamenon the kyng broder to Menelaus the leder of al the Grekes host faught agaynst Troy at the last he wanne the cite falsly to the gre kes moost shame sclauÌ„dre that might be For certaynly that myght be called an vnhappy batayle where no man giueth lo uyng to the Grekes but euery man repor teth shame ¶ Eneas was kyng in yta lye .iij. yere And this Eneas after that Troy was destroyed of the Grekes came in to ytalye with .xx. shyppes and dyd myghty batayles there And this man had wedded Priamê° doughter Elinsuram And he was made a god through the errour of the comyn people of this man came Iulius cezar Octauianus Augustus ¶ Vlixes an eloquent man amonge all the Grekes after many perylles on the see went home to his Penelopem the moost faythful the moost chaste woman that is redde of And the Grekes perisshed wretchedly after that they had destroyed Troye bothe on the water and on the londe as they wente homewarde agayn And that was the pryncypall date of theyr wrytynge after that vyctory For they wrote theyr hystoryes and other wrytynges thus Anno primo vâ— secuÌ„do c. post Troiam captam And that was the thyrde yere of Abdon iudge of Israel ¶ Circa annum mundi .iiij. M .xxv. Et ante Christi natiuitateÌ„ M C .lxxiiij. OBeth of Chrystes lyne sone vnto Boos is rehersed in Mathewe ¶ Samson the .xv. iudge regned .xx. yere this SaÌ„son was the most stroÌ„gest man that euer was he delyuered Israell from the Philystyens for his meruaylous strength men trowed he had ben Hercules Et eiê° nurabilia oê‘a vide iudic .xiij. ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M .lxxv. Et ante Christi natiuitatem M C .xiiij. IEsse sone to Obeth of the lyne of Chryst otherwyse called ysay fa der to Dauid this tyme lyued a notable man in honeste no kyng ne grete gouer nour But of him many tymes is made mencyon in holy scripture For of hym descended Chryst our sauyour ¶ This tyme Hely was iudge bisshop in israel the whiche had .ij. sones Ophni Phi nees for he corrected them not sufficiently he they were punisshed bothe of our lorde for they were slayne of the PhilistieÌ„s Hely fell of his sete brake his necke This Hely was iudge next after Samson not of the lignage of Aron that was fyrst bysshop of god electe but of ythamar the lignage dured an C. .xx. yere in that whiche lignage Hely was the fyrst bysshop Abiathar the last Vide plura .j. regum THis tyme Saul was kynge in Israell after the mayster in his hystoryes Iosephus in his .viij. boke This Saul was the fyrst kyng in Israel regned .xx. yere the whiche or he was kynge was a good man electe of god but afterwarde wretchedly he fayled he was slayne and his thre sones on the hylles of Gylboy ¶ In the tyme of Saul Samuel was iudge ê“phete in Israel an holy man borne of a barayn moder many a daye he mynystred afore our lorde from a chylde to his age and was not hygh bysshop but he iudged Israel all the dayes of his lyfe was the very pro phete of god Two kynges he enoynted Saul fyrst after Dauyd This Samuel alone and Moyses are redde that they prayed for theyr enemyes in all the olde testameÌ„t Of this Samuel Saul ben dyuers opynyons Isoder sayth the Samuel Saul ruled Israel .xl. yere And Iosephus in his .viij. boke the mayster in his storyes sayen Samuel to be iudge .xij. yere alone And after hyÌ„ Saul to regne .xx. yere Vide plura .j. xe guin AScanius the .vij. kyng of ytaly was sone to Eneas buylded the cite of Albion he was called the kyng of Albanon This Ascanius gate Siluius the .viij. kyng of ytaly the whiche Siluius was fader vnto Brute kynge of Brytayn now called Englonde And I leue of the kynges of ytalye for they dyd but lytell noble thynges tyll it be co men to Romulê° Remus the buylded Rome than shall those kynges come agayn
and in his dayes was translated the body of saynt Benedicti with the body of saynt Scolastice his syster fro yâ— hyll of callyâ— to the monastery of 〈◊〉 nygh 〈…〉 relyan ¶ Constaneyneth fourth was emperour after his fader Constantyne the cursed man This CoÌ„stantyne was a good man he hated heretikes aboue all thynge the chirche he repayred and grace he reconsyled agayne to the chirche of Rome he with the pope gadred togyder the syxth generall sinody in yâ— whiche was grauÌ„ted to preestes of Grece to vse theyr lefull wyues to the preestes of the eest for cause of grete heet but not to those of the west party by no meanes for they amytted chastite in the tyme of saynt Gregory And euery man may aduertyse pondre how moche the goodnes of a prynce is worth to the quyete state of the chirche to the promocyon of the fayth And also the coÌ„trary how moche the malyce of a prynce hurteth the thyÌ„ge these two Constantynes the fader the sone shewed openly For in the faders days the chirche neuer had rest in the sones tyme it was quyete Yet neuerthelesse our lorde suffred the sarasyns the vulgars to entre in this emperours londe that he myght not withstande them but that he made his peas with them and payed yerely to them a truage so myghtely preuayled that cursed secte of Machomyte after he dyed blyssedly ¶ Nota. that there were syxe generall synodyes moost pryncypall of the whiche the auctorite is equall to the gospell for the treuth of the gospell is declared by them agaynst the syxe pryncypall heresyes the whiche strongly troubled the chirche for the subtylte of those heretykes to deceyue symple men ¶ Aboute this tyme dyed saynt Cedde of Lychfel 〈…〉 the thyrde yere of his bysshopryche ¶ Demus a Romayn was pope after Adeodatus thre yere of this man lytell is wryten ¶ Bonifacius was pope after hym lytell of hym is wryten but â—hat he lyued lyke a preest ¶ Agatho â—as pope after hym he was a very holy man For on a day whan he kyssed a lepre the lepre a none was made hole Iste et de consensu principis iussit celebrari sextaÌ„ synoduÌ„ apud CoÌ„stantinopoliÌ„ CC .lxxx. â—pÌ„oruÌ„ in qua assereâ— duas naturas et duas voluÌ„tates esse in Christo ¶ Leo the seconde was pope after Agatho .iij. yere This Leo was an holy maÌ„ suffycyently taught in latyn greke This man ordeyned that the pax shold be gyuen after Agnus dei and dyed a blyssed man ¶ Benedictus the seconde was pope after Leo almoost thre yere This man about all thynges was vertuous his name accorded with his dedes And in his tyme was a grete pestyleÌ„ce ¶ Iustinianus the seconde was emperour this tyme he was a very good man a prudent a large he encreased the empyre of Rome myghtely but he charged yâ— offyce of the chirche ouermoche Many lawes he made afterwarde he wexed not good for he entended to haue letted the decrees of the vj. sinody wherfore the .x. yere of his empyre he was takeÌ„ of Leo the prynce of Patricio Tyberio they cut of his nose his tongue exiled hyÌ„ to CrisonaÌ„ Than was a grete turbacyon in the chirche for stryfe heretykes And knowe all meÌ„ whaÌ„ variauÌ„ce falleth bytwene grete lordes than errours ben multiplied for there is no maÌ„ correcketh them therfore that is oft tyme preued in the chirche Than after fell a varyauÌ„ce bytwene Leo Tiberio Tiberio preuayled he exiled Leo cut of his nose the thyrde yere of his regne regned for hyÌ„ Iustinyan fled to the sarasyns the bulgars yâ— whiche restored hym agayne to his empyre slewe Leo Tyberio the whiche fauoured heretikes Than this same Iustinyan reformed hymselfe to the chirche of god had grete repentauÌ„ce but he venged hym to cruelly on his aduersaryes so that he wolde haue slayne theyr Innocent chyldren Therfore he was slayne with his sone of Phylyp whome he exiled ¶ Anno dnÌ„i vj C .lxxxiiij. IOhaÌ„nes the fyfth was pope after Benedictus one yere He was a good man but he decessed anone ¶ zeno was pope after hym he was a very holy man for he wold not meddle with seculer maters in beaute he was as an auÌ„gell quyete in vertues meke in soule very demure in language of his religyous lyfe This man was chosen at the last with one accorde of the chirche and lay men but there was a grete distinccyon for the clergy entended to haue chosen Pyers the archebisshop and the hoost of lay men wolde haue had TheodoruÌ„ a preest But at the last the holy ghoost turned the wyll of all this people vnto this holy man ¶ Sergiê° was pope .ix. yere This maÌ„ was vertuous coÌ„mendable in his lyfe in his eleccyon was a grete discord for one party of the clergy chose Theodorum an other party Pascalem But as our lorde wolde at the last they turned all to this man This man translated the body of saint Leo. He also fouÌ„de a grete parte of the holy crosse by myracle And he baptysed Cadwalidus the last kynge of Brytayn He coÌ„maunded Agnus dei to be sayd or songe thryse at masse decessed blyssedly ¶ Nota. ¶ Saynt Bede the worshypfull preest was this tyme a man of grete fame in Englonde yâ— whiche was taken the .vij. yere of his age to Benedict the abbot of Gyrwyensis monastery to be taught than after to Colfrido the abbot after the deth of Benedict And at .xix. yere of his age he was made deken of the bysshop of Yorke And at .xxx. yere he was made preest in the whiche yere he began to wryte So he contynued all the tyme of his lyfe in that monastery in gyuynge his labours to wrytyng for scripture to be expowned he made .lxxviij. bokes the whiche he nombreth in yâ— ende of his englysshe boke This man was euer in labour eyther in prayer or in syngynge dayly in the chirche or to lerne or to â—â—che or to wryte For the whiche thynge men may iudge by reason that he was neuer at Rome all though some saye he went to Rome that he myght se that his bokes accorded with the doctryne of the chirche But it was certayne that he was blynde went to preche had a seruauÌ„t that was not good made hyÌ„ to preche to a grete multytude of stones and sayd that they were men whan all his sermon was done the stones answered sayd amen But that he went to Rome thryse fouÌ„de wryten thre arres thre effes expowned them it was neuer fouÌ„de in no boke of auctorite There was after the talking of the people suche a wrytyng on the gates of Rome RRR FFF And suche an exposicyon Regna Rome Ru 〈…〉 Ferro FlaÌ„ma et Fame But it is certayne that Bede was desyred to
of Irlonde yâ— he had with holden syth that kyng Rycharde dyed Whan kynge Iohn herde this he was wonders wroth For vtterly yâ— enterditynge myght not be vndone tyll that he had made gree resticucyon to the foresayd Iulyan of that she asked The legate than went agayn to yâ— pope after Chrystmasse And the kynge than sent messengers outr see to Iulian that was kyng Rychard wyfe for to haue a relese of yâ— she axed of hym ¶ And so it befell yâ— Iulyan dyed anone after â—â—ster And in so moche the kyng was quyte of that thynge that she asked But than at the feest of saynt Iohn that came nexte after through the popes coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t yâ— enterdityng was fyrst released through out all Englonde the .vij. daye of Iuly And .vij. yere was the londe enterdited And on the morow men ronge and sayd masse through out all London so after through out all Englonde ¶ And yâ— next yere after there began a grete debate bytwene kyng Iohn the lordes of Englonde for bycause he wolde not graunte the lawes and holde the whiche saynt Edwarde had ordeyned had ben vâ—ed and holden vnto that tyme that he had them brokeÌ„ For he wolde holde no lawe but dyd all thynge that hym lyked and dysheryted many men without consent of lordes peres of the londe And wold dysheryte yâ— good erle Radulf of hestre for bycause that he vndertoke hyÌ„ of his wyckednes and for cause that he dyd so moche shame vylany to god to holy chirche And also for he helde haunred his owne broders wyfe and lay also by maner other womeÌ„ grete lordes doughters for he spared no woman that hym lyked for to haue Wherfore all yâ— fordes of the londe were wroth toke the cyte of London To cease this debate the archebysshop lordes of the londe assembled before the feest of saynt Iohn baptyst in a medow besyde yâ— towne of Stanes that is called Romney mede And the kynge made them there a chartre of fraunchyse suche as they wolde aske and in suche maner they were accorded And that accordement lasted not longe For the kynge hymselfe soone after dyd agaynst the poynces of yâ— same chartre that he had made Wherfore the moost part of the lordes of the londe assembled them began to warre vyon hyÌ„ agayn and brent his townes robbed his folke and dyd all thesorowe that they myght and made themselfe as stronge as they myght with all theyr power thought to dryue hym out of Englonde make Lowys yâ— kynges sone of FrauÌ„ce kynge of Englonde And than kyng Iohn sent ouer see and ordeyned so moche people or normans of pyecardes and of flemmynges soo that the londe myght not susteyne them but with moche sorowe And amonge all this people there was a man of Normandye that was called Faukes of Brent this Norman his coÌ„pany spared neyther chirche ne hous of religyon but they brent and robbed it bare awaye all that they myght take so that yâ— londe was all destroyed what on one syde what on another The barons and lordes of Englonde ordeyned amonge them the best spekers and wysest men and sent them ouer the see vnto kynge Philyp of FrauÌ„ce and prayed hym yâ— he wolde sende Lowys his sone in to Englonde to be kynge of Englonde and to receyue the crowne ¶ How Lowys yâ— kynges sone of frauÌ„ce came in to Englonde with a stronge power of people to be kynge of Englonde WHan kyng Philip of FrauÌ„ce herd these tydynges he made certayn aliaunce bytwene them by theyr comyn eleccyon yâ— Lowys kynge Philyps sone of FrauÌ„ce shold go with them in to Eng londe and dryue out kynge Iohn of the londe And all that were in the presence of Lowys made vnto him homage and became his men And the barons of eng londe helde them styll at London and abode Lowys yâ— kynges sone of frauÌ„ce And this was the nexte batardaye brfore the Astention of our lorde yâ— Lowys came into Englonde with a stronge power And that tyme kynge Iohn had taken all the castelles of Englonde in to alyens handes And than came Lowys and besyeged â—ochesters castell toke it with streugthe And the thursdaye in whytson weke let hange all the alyens that were therin And the thursdaye after he came to London there he was receyued with moche honour of the lordes that abode hym there all to hym made homage And afterwarde on the tewesdaye nexte after Trynite sondaye he toke the castell of Reigate and on the morowe after the castell of Gylforde the frydaye next after the castell of Farneham And the mondaye nexte after the cyte of wynchestre vnto hym was yolden And on the morowe after saynt Iohans daye the manoyre of woluesey to hym was yolden And the tewesdaye after the vtas of saynt Peter and saynt Paule they toke the castell of Odiham And the mondaye after saynt Margaretes daye he ordeyned hym towarde Bawmore for to syege the castell and there he dwelled .xv. dayes and myght not gete the castell and than wente he thens and came to London the toure to hym was yolden ¶ How the pope sent in to Englonde a legate that was called Swalo and of the deth of kynge Iohn ANd in yâ— same tyme yâ— pope sente in to engloÌ„de a legate yâ— was called Swalo he was preest Cardynall of Rome for to mayntayn kynge Iohns cause agaynst the barons of Englonde But the barons had so huge party and helpe through Lowys yâ— kynges sone of FrauÌ„ce that kyng Iohn wyst not wheder to turne ne go And so it befell that he wolde haue gone to Nycholl as he went thyderwarde he came by the abbey of Swynestede there he abode two dayes And as he sate at meet he asked a monke of the hous how moche a lofe was worth that was set before hym vpon the table And the monke sayd that the lofe was worth but an halfpeny O said the kyng tho here is grete chepe of brede Now quod the kynge I may lyue suche a lofe shall be worth .xx. shyllyÌ„ges or halfe a yere be gone And whaÌ„ he had sayd these wordes moche he thought oft he syghed toke and ete of the breed and sayd by god the wordes that I haue spoken it shall be soth The monke that stode before the kynge was for these wordes full sory in his herte thought rather he wolde hymselfe suffre deth and thought how he myght ordeyn therfore some maner remedy And the monke anone went to his abbot was shryuen of hym and tolde the abbot all that the kynge had sayd and prayed his abbot for to assoyle hym for he wold gyue the kynge suche a drynke that all Englonde sholde be glad therof and ioyfull Than went the monke in to a gardeyn fouÌ„de a grete tode therin and toke her vp and put her in a cuppe and prycked the tode through with a broche many
forgaue them all his yll wyll And there were all the grete lordes of scotlonde sworne to kynge Edward that they sholde come to London to euery parlyament sholde stande to his ordynaunce How Troylebaston was fyrst ordeyned BYng Edward went thens to London wende for to haue had rest peas of his warre in that whiche warre he was occupyed .xx. yere that is to say in Wales in Gastoyn in Scotlonde thought how he myght recouer his tresour that he had spended about his warre And let enquyre through the realme of all the tyme that he had ben out of his realme that men called Troylebaston ordeyned therto Iustices And in this maner he recouered tresour wtout nombre And his purpose was for to haue gone in to the holy londe for to haue warred vpon goddes enemyes bycause he was crossed longe tyme before And neuertheles the lawe that he had ordeyned dyd moche good through out all Englonde to them that were mysbode For those that trespaced were well chastysed afterwarde were moche more meker better the poore comyns were in rest peas And the same tyme king Edward prisoned his owne sone Edwarde bycause the bysshop of Chestre the kynges tresourer had complayned on hyÌ„ sayeng that he through couÌ„seyle of one Pyers of Ganaston a squyer of Gascoyn had broken his parkes And this Pyers couÌ„seyled ladde this same Edward And for this cause kynge Edward exiled this Pyers out of EngloÌ„de ¶ Of the deth of Willyam Waleys the fals traytour ANd whan this kynge Edward had ouercomen his enemyes in Wales Gascoyn Scotlonde had destroyed all his traytours saue onely the rybaud WillyaÌ„ Waleys the neuer wolde yelde hym to the kyng at the last he was taken in the towne of saynt Dominyk the .xxxiij. yere of king Edwardes regne was presented to kyng Edward But the kyng wolde not se hym sent hym to London to receyue his iudgement vpoÌ„ saynt Barthylmewes euen he was hanged drawen his heed smytten of and his bowelles taken out of his body and brent his body quartred sent to foure of the best townes of Scotlonde his heed put vpon a spere set vpoÌ„ London brydge in ensample that the Scottes sholde haue in mynde for to do amysse agaynst theyr lyege lorde agayne ¶ How the Scottes came to kyng Edward for to amende theyr trespace that they had done agaynst hym ANd at Michelmas next comyng kyng Edward helde his parlyament at Westmynster thyder came the Scottes that is to saye the bysshop of saynt Andrewes Robert the Brus erle of Carik Symond the Frisell Iohn the erle of Athell And they were accorded with the kyng bounde by othe swore that yf ony of them afterward mysbare them agaynst the kynge they sholde be disheryted for euermore And whaÌ„ theyr peas was thus made they toke theyr leue went home vnto theyr couÌ„tree ¶ How Robert the Brus chalenged Scotlonde ANd after this Robert the Brus erle of â—aryk sent by his lettres vnto the erles and barons of Scotlonde that they shold come to hym to Sconne on the morowe after the Coucepcyon of our lady for the grete nedes of the londe And the lordes came at the daye assygned And the same daye syr Robert the Brus sayd Fayre lordes full well ye knowe that in my persone dwelleth the ryght of the realme of Scotlonde as ye well wote I am ryghtfull heyre syth that syr Iohn Baylon that was our kynge hath forsaken vs left his londe And though it so be that kyng Edward of Englond with wrongfull power hath made me assent to hym agaynst my wyll yf that ye wyll graunt that I may be kynge of Scotlonde I shall kepe you agaynst king Edward of Englonde agaynst all maner men And with that worde the abbot of Sconne arose vp before them all sayd that it was reason for to helpe hym defende the londe sayd he wolde gyue hym a. M. pouÌ„de for to maynteyn the londe And all the other grauÌ„ted hym the londe and with theyr power hym for to helpe defyed kynge Edwarde of Englonde sayd that Robert the Brus sholde be kyng of Scotlonde ¶ How syr Iohn of Comyn gaynsayd the crownynge of syr Robert the Brus. ¶ Ordynges sayd syr Iohn of Comyn thynke on the trouth othe that ye made to kyng Edward of engloÌ„d as touchyng my selfe I wyll not breke myn othe for no man so he went from them wherfore Robert the Brus all tho that coÌ„sented to hym were yll content with syr Iohn of Comyn ThaÌ„ ordeyned they another couÌ„seyle at Domfris to which came the foresayd syr John of Comyn for he dwelled but two myle from Domfris there he was wont to soiourne abyde ¶ How syr John of Comyn was traytoursly slayne ANd whaÌ„ Robert the Brus wyst that all the grete lordes of Scot loÌ„de were come to ScoÌ„ne saue syr Iohn of Comyn that than abode nygh ScoÌ„ne he sent specially for the sayd syr Iohn of Comyn to come speke with hym And vpon that he came spake with him at the gray freres in Domfris that was the thursday after Candelmasse daye syr Iohn grauÌ„ted to go with hym And whan he had herde masse he toke a soppe and dranke afterward he bestrode his paâ— frey rode to Domfris Whan Robert the Brus sawe hym come at a wynow as he was in his chambre he made toye ynough came agaynst hym colled hym about the necke and made to hym good semblauÌ„t And whan all the erles and barons of Scotlond were there present Robert the Brus sayn syrs ye wote well the cause of this comynge wher fore it is yf ye wyll grauÌ„te that I may be kyng of Scotlonde as ryght heyre of the londe And all the lordes that were there sayd with one voyce that he sholde be crowned kyng of Scotlond that they wolde helpe hyÌ„ maynteyn agaynst all men lyuyng dye for hym yfnede were The gentyl knyght Iohn of Comyn answered Cet tes neuer for me ne for to haue as moche helpe of me as the value of a button for the othe that I haue made to kyng Edward of Englond I shall holde whyle that my lyfe lasteth And with the word be went from the coÌ„pany wolde haue lepte vpon his plafrey And Robert the Brus pursued hym with a drawen swerde and perced hym through the body syr Iohn Comyn fell downe to the erth But whan Roger that was syr Iohn Comyns broder saw the falsues he stert to Robert the Brus smote hym with a knyfe but the traytour was armed vnder so that the stroke might do hym no harme so moche helpe came aboute Robert the Brus that Roger Comyn was there slayne hewen to peces And Robert the Brus turned agayn where as syr Iohn Comyu the noble baron laye wounded and drewe towarde his deth
Bakwel was deed murdred And anone as the good kynge Edward was deed syr Edward his sone kyng of Englonde sent after Pyers of Ganaston into Gascoyn so moche he loued him that he called him broder And anone after he gaue hym the lordshyp of Walyngford after that he gaue him the erledom of Cornewayle agaynst all the lordes wyll of Englonde And thaÌ„ brought he syr Walter of Langton bysshop of Chestre to the tour of London in prison with two knaues al onely to serue hym For the kyng was wroth with hyÌ„ bycause that syr Walter made coÌ„playnt on hyÌ„ to his fader wherfore he was put in prison in the tyme of Troile baston And the fore said Piers of Ganaston made so grete maystryes that he went in to the kynges tresoury in the abbey of westmynster toke yâ— table of golde with the trestyls of the same many other ryche iewels that somtyme were kyng Arthurs toke them to a marchauÌ„t that was called Aymery of 〈…〉 and for he shold bere them ouersee in to Gascoyne so he went thens neuer came agayn after whiche was a grete losse to this londe And whan this Pyers was so rychely auauÌ„ced he beca me woÌ„ders proude wherfore al the grete lordes of the realme had hyÌ„ in despyte for his grete berynge wherfore syr Henry Laâ—y 〈◊〉 of Nichol and syr Guy erle of wa 〈…〉 the whiche good lordes the good king Edward syr Edwardes fader king of Englonde charged yâ— Pyers of Ganaston sholde not come in to Englond for to brynge his sone Edward in to ryot And all yâ— lordes of Englonde assembled them on a certayn daye at yâ—â—â—eres prechours at London there they spake of the dishonour that kynge Edward dyd to his realme to his crowne And so they assented all bothe erles barons all the comyns that the foresaid Pyers of Ganaston sholde be exiled out of Englonde for euer more And so it was done for he forswore Englond went in to Irlonde there the kyng made hym chefetayn gouernour of the londe by his coÌ„myssion And there this Pyers was chefetayn of all the londe and dyd there all that hym lyked had power to do what he wolde And that tyme were the templeâ—s exiled through all thâ—â— stendom bycause the men put vpon them that they shold do thynges agaynst the fayth good byl 〈…〉 Kynge Edward loued Piers of Ganaston so moche that he myght not forbere his company and so moche the kyng gaue behyght the people of Englonde that the erâ—lyng of the foresayd Pyers sholde be reuoked at Stamford through them that had eâ—â—led hym Wherfore Pyers of Ganaston came agayne in to Englonde And whan he was comeâ— agayn in to this lond he despysed the gretest lordes of this londe called syr â—â—bert of Clare erle of Glocester 〈◊〉 and the erle of Nycholl syr Henry Laâ—y bâ—rstenbely syr Guy erle of warwyk the blacke houÌ„de of Arderne and also be called the noble erle Thomas of Lancastre churle many other scornes shames them sayd many other grete lordes of Englonde â–ª wherfore they were toward hym full angry wroâ—â— aâ—d tyght â—ore anoyed And in the same tyme dyed the erle of Nycholl but he charged or that he dyed Thomas erle of LaÌ„castre that was his sone 〈…〉 e that he sholde maynteyne his quarell agaynst this same Pyers of Ganaston vpon his blessynge And so it befel through helpe of the erle Thomas of Lancastre also of the erle of Warwyk that the foresayd Pyers was heded at Gauersythe besyde Warwyk the .xix. daye of Iune in the yere of grace a. M .ccc .xij. Wherfore the kynge was sore anoyed prayed god that he myght se the day to be auenged vpon the deth of the foresayd Pyers And so it befell afterward as ye shall here Alas the tyme for the foresayd erle of Lancastre many other grete ba rons were put to pyteous deth marty red bycause of the foresayd quarell The kynge was than at London and helde a parliament ordeyned the lawes of syr Symond Mounford wherfore the erle of Lancastre the other erles all the clergye of Englonde made made an othe through counseyle of Robert of Wynchelse for to maynteyn tho ordinauÌ„ces for euermore ¶ How Robert the Brus came agayn in to Scotlonde gadred a grete power of men for to warre vpon kynge Edward ANd whan syr Robert the Brus that made hyÌ„ kyng of Scotlond that before was fledde in to Norway for drede of deth of the good kyng Edward also he herd of the debate that than was in Englonde bytwene the kynge his lordes he ordeyned an hoost came in to Englonde in to Northumberlond clene destroyed the couÌ„tree And whan kyng Edward herde these tydynges he let assemble his hoost mette the Scottes at Estre uelyn on the daye of the Natiuite of saynt Iohn Baptyst in the thyrde yere of his regne in the yere of grace M.ccc.xiiij Alas the sorowe losse that there was done For there was slayne the noble erle Gylbert of Clare syr Robert Clifford baron there kyng Edward was discoÌ„fited Edmond of Maule the kynges steward for drede went drowned hymselfe in a fresshe ryuer that is called Bannokesborne Wherfore they sayd in reprofe of kynge Edward for as moche as he loued to go by water also for he was discomfyted at Bannokesborne therfore the maydens made a songe therof in the couÌ„tree of kyng Edwarde in this maner they songe Maidens of englond sore may ye morne for tyÈt haue lost your lemmans at Bannokesborne with heuelogh what weneth the kyng of EngloÌ„d to haue goten Scotlonde with rombilogh ¶ Whan kyng Edward was discomfited wonders fast he fled with his folke that were lefte alyue went to Barwyk there helde hyÌ„ And after he toke hostages that is to saye two chyldren of the rychest of the towne the kyng went to London toke couÌ„seyle of thyÌ„ges that were nedefull vnto the realme of Englonde ¶ In this tyme it befell that than was in Englonde a rybaud that was called Iohn Tanner he said that he was the good kyng Edwardes sone let call hym Edward of Carnaruan therfore he was taken at Oxford there he chalenged the frere Carmes chirche the kyng Edwarde had gyuen them the whiche chirche somtyme was the kynges hall And afterward was this Iohn ladde to Northamton drawen haÌ„ged for his falsnes or that he was deed he coÌ„fessed said before al those that were there that the deuyll behyght hym that he shold be kynge of Englonde and that he had serued the deuyll thre yere ¶ How the towne of Barwyk was taken through treason how two cardynals were robbed in Englonde ON mydlent sondaye in the yere of our lord Iesu Chryst M .ccc .xvj. Barwyk was lost through fals treason of one Pyers of
Thomas of Lancastre yf that he suffred the people to doÌ„ theyr pylgrymage at Pountfret so he couÌ„seyled yâ— kyng yâ— he coÌ„mauÌ„ded to close the chirche dores of PouÌ„tfret in yâ— whiche yâ— holy martyr was buryed thus they dyd agaynst all frauÌ„chyses of holy chirche so yâ— foure yere after myght no pylgrym come to yâ— holy body bycause that the monkes suffred men to come honour yâ— holy body of saynt Thomas yâ— martyr through counseyle of syr Hugh Spenser the sone through couÌ„seyle of mayster Robert Baldok the false pylled clerke the kynges chaunceler the kyng consented that they sholde be set to theyr wages let make wardeyns ouer theyr own good longe tyme through coÌ„mauÌ„ dement of yâ— foresayd syr Hugh Spenser xiiij gascoyns well armed kept the hyll where as the good man saynt Thomas was done to dethe so that no pylgrym might come by yâ— waye Full well wend he to haue taken Chrystes myght his power the grete boos of myracles that he shewed for his martyr sayÌ„t Thomas through all christendom And that same tyme the king made Robert Baldok the fals pylled clerke through prayer of syr Hugh Spensers sone chauÌ„celer of Englonde And in yâ— same tyme was yâ— castell of Walyngford holden agaynst yâ— kynge through yâ— prysoners that were wtin the castell for saynt Thomas quarell of Lancastre Wherfore the people of yâ— couÌ„tree came toke the castell vpon yâ— prisoners Wherfore syr John Goldington knight syr Edmond of Beche prisoners and a squyer that was Roger of Walton were taken sent to yâ— kyng to PouÌ„tfret there they were put in prison yâ— foresayd Roger was sent to yorke and there he was drawen hanged And anone after syr Roger Mortimer of wigmore brake out of the Toure of London in this maner The foresayd Roger herde that he shold be drawen hanged at London on the morowe after saynt Laurence daye on yâ— daye before he helde a fayre feest in the toure of London there was syr Stephen Segraue coÌ„stable of yâ— toure many grete men with them whaÌ„ they shold soupe yâ— foresayd Stephen sent for all yâ— officers of yâ— toure they came souped with hym whaÌ„ they shold take theyr leue of hyÌ„ a squyer that hyght Stephen that was full preuy with the foresaid Roger through his couÌ„seyle gaue them suche a dryÌ„ke yâ— the lest of them al slept .ij. days ij nyghtes in the meane tyme he escaped away by yâ— ryuer of Tamys went ouer yâ— see helde hym in FrauÌ„ce Wherfore the king was sore anoyed put the same Stephen out of his CoÌ„stablery ¶ How quene Isabell went in to FrauÌ„ce for to treate of peas bytwene her lorde the kynge of Englonde and the kynge of Fraunce her broder THe kynge went than to London and there through couÌ„seyle of syr Hugh Spenser the fader of his sone of mayster Robert Baldok a fals pylled clerke his chaunceler let sease than all the quenes londes in to his handes and also all the londes yâ— were syr Edwardes his sone were so put to theyr wages agaynst all maner of reason that was through yâ— falsnes of the Spensers And whan the kyng of FrauÌ„ce that was quene Isabelles broder herde of this falsnes he was sore anoyed agaynst yâ— kynge of Englonde his fals couÌ„seylers Wherfore he sent a lettre to kyng Edward vnder his seale that he shold come in to FrauÌ„ce at a certayn day for to do his homage therto he somoned hym els he shold lese all Gascoyn ¶ And so it was ordeyned in Englond through the kyng his couÌ„seyle that quene Isabell sholde go in to FrauÌ„ce for to treate of peas bytwene her lorde her broder And that Olyuer of yngham sholde go in to Gascoyn and haue with hym .vij. M. men of armes more to be senesshall wardeyn of Gascoyn And so it was ordeyned that quene Isabell went in to Fraunce with her went syr Aymer of ValauÌ„ce erle of Pen broke that was there murdred sodeynly in a preuy syege but that was through goddes vengeauÌ„ce for he was one of the Iustyces yâ— consented to saynt Thomas deth of Lancastre wolde neuer after tepent him of that wycked dede And at that tyme syr Olyuer of yngham went ouer in to Gascoyn dyd moche harme to the kyng of FrauÌ„ce and than he gate agayne that kynge Edwarde had lost and moche more therto ¶ How kynge Edwarde sent syr Edward his sone the eldest in to FrauÌ„ce THe quene Isabell had but a quarter of a yere dwelled in Fraunce whan syr Edward her eldest sone asâ—â—d leue for to go in to FrauÌ„ce for to speke with his moder Isabell yâ— quene And his fader yâ— kyng grauÌ„ted hym with a good wyll sayd to hyÌ„ go my fayre sone in goddes blessyng myne thynke for to come agayn as hastely as ye may And he weÌ„t ouer see in to FrauÌ„ce yâ— kyng of FrauÌ„ce his vncle receyued hyÌ„ with moche honour sayd to him Fayre sone ye be welcome for bycause that your fader came nor to do his homage for yâ— duchy of Guyâ—nne as his auncesters were wont to doâ— I gyue you yâ— lordship to hold it of me iÌ„ herytege as all maner auncestres dyd before you wherfore he was called duke of Guyen ¶ How the kyng exiled his quene Isabell and Edwarde his eldest sone WHan kyng Edward of Englonde herde tell how yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce had gyuen yâ— duchy of Guyen to syr Edward his sone wtout coÌ„sent wyll of hyÌ„ that his sone had receyued yâ— duchy 〈◊〉 became woÌ„ders wroth sent to his sone by lettre to his wyfe also yâ— they shâ—ld come agayn in to Englonde in all haste And the quene Isabel syr Edward her sone were wonders sore adrad of yâ— kynges menaces of his wrath pryncypally for yâ— falsnes of yâ— Spensers bothe of the fader also of the sone at his coÌ„mauÌ„dement they wold not come Wherfore kyng Edward was full sore anoyed let make a crye at London that yf the quene Isabell Edward his eldest sone came not in to Englonde that they shold be holden as enemyes bothe to the realme also to the crowne of Englond And for that they wolde not come in to Englond but bothe were exiled the moder her sone Whan the quene herd these tydynges she was sore adrad to be destroyed through the fals coniectynge of the Spensers went with the knyghtes that were exiled out of Englonde for saynt Thomas cause of Lancastre that is to saye syr Roger of wigmore syr WilliaÌ„ Trussell syr Iohn of Tromwell many other good knightes wherfore they toke theyr couÌ„seyle ordeyned amoÌ„ge them for to make a maryage bytwene the duke of Guyen the kynges sone of Englonde the erles doughter of Henaud that was a noble knyght of name
a doughty in his tyme yf that thynge myght be brought about than stode they trowynge with the helpe of god with his helpe to recouer theyr herytage in EngloÌ„de wherof they were put out through the fals coniectynge of the Spensers ¶ How kynge Edward through counseyle of the Spensers sente to the douze pers of Fraunce that they sholde helpe that the quene Isabell her sone syr Edward were exiled out of Fraunce WHan kynge Edward the Spensers herde how that quene Isabell syr Edward her sone had alyed them to the erle of Henaud to them that were exiled out of Englonde for cause of Thomas of LaÌ„castre they were so sory that they wyst not what to do Wherfore syr Hugh Spenser the sone sayd to syr Hugh his fader in this maner wyse Fader cursed be the tyme the couÌ„seyle that euer ye consented that quene Isabell shold go in to FrauÌ„ce for to treate of accord bytwene the kynge of Englonde her broder the kyng of FrauÌ„ce for that was your couÌ„seyle for at that tyme forsothe your wytte fayled for I drede me sore leest through her her sone we shall be destroyed but yf we take the better couÌ„seyle ¶ Now fayre syrs vnderstaÌ„de how meruaylous felony falshede the Spensers ymagyned cast For pryuely they let fyll .v. barels ferrours with siluer the somme amouÌ„ted to .v. M. pouÌ„de they sent those barels ouer see pryuely by an alyen that was called Arnolde of Spayne that was a broker of London that he sholde go to the douzepers of Fraunce that they sholde procure speke to the kynge of Fraunce that quene Isabell her sone Edwarde were dryuen exiled out of FrauÌ„ce and amoÌ„ge all other thyÌ„ges that they were brought to the deth as pryuely as they myght But almyghty god wold not so For whaÌ„ this Arnold was in the hygh see he was taken with Selanders that mette hym in the hygh see toke hym ladde hym to the erle of Henaud theyr lorde moche ioye was made for that takyng And at the last this Arnold pryuely stale away fro thens came to London And of this takyng and of other thynges the erle of Henaud sayd to the quene Isabell Dame make you mery be of good chere for ye be richer than ye wend to haue 〈…〉 n take these .v. barels full of siluer that were sente to the douzepers of Fraunce for to slee you and your sone Edward thynke hastely for to go in to Englonde take ye with you syr Iohn of Henaud my broder and .v. C. men of armes for many of them of Fraunce in whome ye haue had grete trust do but scorne you And almyghty god graunte you grace your enemyes to ouercome Than sent the quene Isabell through Henaud and FlauÌ„dres for her soudyours and ordeyned her euery daye for to goo in to Englonde agayne And so she had in her company syr Edmonde of Woodstocke that was erle of Kent and was also syr Edwardes broder of Englonde ¶ How kyng Edward let kepe the costes by the see let trye all the pryce men of armes fote men through Englonde â—Nd whan kyng Edward herde tell that quene Isabel Edward her sone wolde come in to Englond with a grete power of alyens and with them that were outlawed out of Englonde for theyr rebellyousnes he was sore adrad to be put downe and for to lese his kyngdome wherfore he ordeyned to kepe his castels in Wales as well as in Englond with vytayles theyr apparayle let kepe his riuers also the see costes wher of the .v. portes toke to kepe them also the see And at the feest of Decollacion of saynt Iohn baptist the citezyns of London sent to the king to Porchestre an C. men of armes And also he coÌ„mauÌ„ded by his lettres ordeyned that euery hondred wepentake of Englonde to trye as well men of armes as meÌ„ on fote that they sholde be put in .xx. somme in an hondred somme coÌ„mauÌ„ded that al those men were redy whan ony oyes or crye were made for to pursue take the alyens that came in to Englonde for to take the londe from hym put hyÌ„ out of his kyngdom And more ouer he let crye through his patent in euery feyre in euery market of Englond that the quene Isabel syr Edward his eldest sone the erle of Kent that they were taken safely kepte wout ony maner of harme vnto them doynge al other maner people that came with them anone smyte of theyr hedes without ony maner of rauÌ„som takynge of them And what man might bryÌ„ge syr Roger Mortimers heed of wygmore shold haue an C. pouÌ„de of money for his trauayle And ferthermore he ordeyned by his patent coÌ„manuded to make a fyre vpon euery hyll besyde the ryuers in lowe couÌ„trees for to make hye bekens of tymbre that yf it so were that the alyens came to the loude by nyght that men sholde kyndle the bekens that the countree myght be warned come mete theyr enemyes And in that tyme dyed syr Roger Mortimer his vncle in the â—ouâ—e of London ¶ How the quene Isabell syr Edward duke of Guyenne her soâ—e came to londe at Herewich and how they dyd â—Nd whan quene Isabel and syr Edward her sone duke of Guyenne syr Edmonde of Wodstocke erle of Kent and syr Iohn the â—riâ—s 〈◊〉 of Henaud and theyr company dâ—adde 〈◊〉 the threteuynges of kynge Edward 〈◊〉 of his traytours for they trusted a 〈…〉 goddes grace and came vnto 〈◊〉 in Suffolke the. xxiiâ—j daye of September in the yere of our lord Iesu Christ M CCC xxvâ— And the quene 〈◊〉 Edward her sone sent lettres to the Mayâ—â— and comynalte of London r 〈…〉 ge them that they wolde be helpyng in the quarell and cause that they had beg 〈…〉 that is to saye to destroye the â—rayâ—ouâ—s of the realme But none answere was sent agayne wherfore the quene syr Edward her sone sent another pa 〈…〉 〈◊〉 vnder theyr seales the 〈◊〉 of whâ—che lettre here foloweth in this maner ¶ Isabell by the grace of god quene of Englonde lady of Irlonde couÌ„cesse of Pountyf we Edward the eldest sone of the kynge of Englonde duke of Guyenne erle of Chestre of Pountyâ— and of Moustroyll to the Mayre and â—o all the comynalce of the cite of London sendeth gretynge For as moche as we haue before this tyme sent to you by our lettres how we be come in to â—his londe in good araye in good maner for the honour ê“fyte of holy chirche of our ryght dere lorde the kynge all the realme with all our myght to kepe maynteyn as we 〈◊〉 all the good folke of the foresayd realme are holden to do And vpon that we praye you that ye wyll be helpyng to vs in as moche as ye may in this
Wales syr Hugh spenser the sone on the other syde of the same â—yll the false pylled clerke mayster Robert Baldok there fast besydes them they were brought agayn in to Englonde as almyghty god wolde And the kyng hym selfe was put in safe kepyng in the castell of Kelynworth hym kepte syr Henry that was saynt Thomas broder of Lancastre And syr Hugh the fader came put hym in the quenes grace syr Edwarde her sone duke of Guy 〈…〉 But syr Hugh Spenser after the tyme yâ— he was taken he wolde neyther ete nor drynke for he wyst well he shold haue no mercy saue onely to be deed And the quene her couÌ„ seyle had ordeyned that he sholde haue ben done to deth at London but he was so feble for his moche fastynge yâ— he was nygh deed therfore it was ordeyned yâ— he shold haue his iudgement at Herford And at a place of yâ— toure his hode was taken froÌ„ his heed also froÌ„ Robert Bal dok that fals pylled clerke yâ— kynges chauÌ„ celer meÌ„ set vpoÌ„ theyr hedes chaplets of sharpe nettyls two squyers blewe in theyr ere 's with two grete bugles hornes vpon the two prisouers that one myght here theyr blowynge more than a myle And one Symond of Redyng yâ— kynges marshall bare before them vpon a spere theyr armes reuersed in token that they sholde be vndone for euermore And on yâ— morowe was syr Hugh Spenser yâ— sone dampned to deth was drawen hanged heded his bowelles taken out of his body brent after that he was quartred his .iiij. quarters were sent to iiij townes of Englonde his heed sente to London brydge And this Symond for cause that he despysed quene Isabell he was drawen hanged on a stage made amyddes yâ— foresaid syr Hughs galowes And yâ— same daye a lytell froÌ„ thens was syr Iohn of Arundell byheded bycause he was one of syr Hugh Spenses counseylers And anone after was syr Hugh Spenser yâ— fader drawen hanged heded at Brystowe after hanged agayn by the armes with two stronge ropes the fourth day after he was hewen all to pe ces houÌ„des ete hym And bycause the kyng had gyuen hym yâ— erledom of wyn chestre his heed was put vpon a spere sente thyder And the fals Baldok was sent to London there he dyed in prison amoÌ„ge theues for men dyd hyÌ„ no more reuerence than they wold do to a dogge And so dyed yâ— traytours of EngloÌ„d blissed be god And it was no wonder for through theyr couÌ„seyle yâ— good erle Tho mas of LaÌ„castre was done to deth all that helde with Thomas of Lancastre through the traytours were vndone all theyr heyres disheryted ¶ How kyng Edward was put downe and his dignite taken from hym ANd anone after as all this was done quene Isabell Edwarde her sone duke of Guyenne all the grete lordes of Englonde at one assent sente to kyng Edward to yâ— castell of Kenilworth where as he was in kepynge vnder the warde of syr Iohn Hachim that was yâ— bysihop of Ely of syr Iohn of Percy a baron for bycause that he sholde ordeyn his parlyament at a certayne place in Englond for to redresse and amende the estate of the realme And kyng Edward them answered sayd Lordes sayd he ye se full well how it is lo haue here my seale and I gyue you all my power for to ordeyne a parlyament where that ye wyll And than they toke theyr leue of hym came agayn to yâ— barons of Englonde And whan they had the kynges patent of this thynge they shewed it to the lordes And than was ordeyned that the parliament shold be at westmynster at the vtas of saynt Hylary And all the grete lordes of Englonde let ordeyne for them there agaynst that tyme that the parlyament sholde be At whiche daye that yâ— parlyament was the kyng wolde not come there for no maner thynge as he had set hymselfe assygned And neuerthelesse the barons sent vnto hym one tyme other And he swore by goddes soule that he wolde not come there one fote Wherfore it was ordeyned by all the grete Lordes of Englonde that he sholde no longer be kyng but be depo sed sayd they wolde crowne Edward his sone yâ— elder that was duke of Guyenne And sent tydynges vnto the kyng there as he was in warde vnder syr Iohn erle of Garen syr Iohn of Bothun that was bysshop of Ely syr Henry Percy a baron syr Willyam Trussell a knyght yâ— was with yâ— erle Thomas of Lancastre for to yeld vp theyr homages vnto hym for all them of Englonde And syr Wyllyam Trussell sayd these wordes Syr Edward bycause that ye haue betrayed your people of Englond haue vndone many grete lordes or Englond without ony cause ye shall be deposed now ye be withstande thanked be god And also bycause that ye wold not come to yâ— parliament as ye ordeyned at Westmynster as in your owne lettre patent is conteyned for to treate with your lyege men as a kyng sholde And therfore through all yâ— comyns assent of all the lordes of Englonde I tell vnto you these wordes Ye shall vnderstande syr that the barons of Englond at one assent wyll that ye be no more king of Englond but vtterly haue put you out of your ryalte for euermore And the bysshop of Ely than sayd to the kynge Syr Edwarde here I yelde vp feaute homage for all yâ— archebisshops bysshops of Englond for all yâ— clergy Than sayd syr Iohn erle of Garen Syr Edward I yelde vp here vnto you feau te and homage for me for all yâ— erles of EngloÌ„de And syr Henry Percy gaue vp also there his homage for him for all yâ— barons of Englonde And than sayd syr William Trussell I yelde vp now vnto you syr myn homage for me for all the knyghtes of Englonde for all them yâ— holde by sergeauÌ„try or by ony other maner thynge of you so yâ— from this day af terward ye shall not be claymed kynge nor for kynge be holden But from this tyme afterwarde ye shall be holden for a singuler man of all yâ— people And so they went thens to London where yâ— lordes of Englonde abode them syr Edward abode in prison i good kepyng And this was on the daye of yâ— coÌ„uersyon of saynt Paule in the .xx. yere of his regne ¶ Of the prophery of Merlyn declared of kynge Edwarde the sone of kynge Edward the fyrst OF this kyng Edward prophecyed Merlin sayd yâ— there sholde come a gote out of Carre that shold haue hornes of syluer a berde as whyte as snowe and a droppe shold come out of his nosethrylles that sholde betoken moche harme honger dethe of people grece losse of his londe And that in yâ— begynnynge of his regne sholde be hauÌ„ted
grace yâ— the foresayd Thomas might be translated But yâ— pope sayd nay that he shold not be translated vnto the tyme he were better certyfyed of the clergy of Englonde and seen by theyr obedyence what thynge god had done for yâ— loue of saynt Thomas of Lancastre after yâ— suggestyon that yâ— foresayd erle of Kent had made to hym And whan this Edmond saw yâ— he might not spede of his purpose as touchyng the translacyon he prayed hyÌ„ of couÌ„seyle as touchyng syr Edward of Carnaruan his broder sayd not longe ago he was king of Englonde what thynge myght best be done as touching his deliuerauÌ„ce syth yâ— a comyn fame is through Englonde yâ— he is alyue safe Whan the pope herde hym tell yâ— syr Edward was alyue he coÌ„mauÌ„ded the erle vpon his benyson yâ— he sholde helpe with all the power yâ— he myght yâ— he were delyuered out of prison saue his body in all yâ— he myght to brynge this thynge to an ende he assoyled hym his coÌ„pany a pe na et culpa al tho yâ— holpe to his deliueraunce Than toke Edmond of wodstok his leue of the pope came agayne in to Englonde And whan syr Edmond was comen some of yâ— frere prechers came sayd yâ— syr Edwarde his broder yet was alyue in yâ— castell of Corf vnder yâ— keping of syr Thomas Gurney Tho sped hym the foresayd EdmoÌ„d as fast as he might tyll he came to yâ— castel of Corf aqueynted hym and spake so fayre with Iohn Daueryll that was constable of yâ— same castell gaue him ryche gyftes to haue acqueyntaunce of hym to knowe of his couÌ„seyle And thus it befel yâ— the foresayd syr Edmond prayed specially to tell hym pryuely of his lorde his broder syr Edward yf yâ— he lyued or were deed yf he were alyue he prayed hyÌ„ ones to haue a syght of hym And this syr Iohn Daueryll was a hye herted man full of courage answered shortly to syr Edmond sayd that syr Edward his broder was in helth vnder his kepyng durst not shewe hym to no man syth it was defended hyÌ„ in yâ— kynges half Edward yâ— was Edwardes sone of Carnaruan also by the coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t of quene Isabell yâ— kynges moder of syr Roger Mortymer yâ— he shold shewe his body to no man of the world saue onely to them vpoÌ„ lyf lyÌ„me disheryting of his heyres for euermore But the fals traytour falsly lyed for he was not in his warde but he was takeÌ„ thens lad to yâ— castell of Berkeley by syr Thomas Gurney by coÌ„mauÌ„dement of Mortimer tyll he was deed as before is sayd but syr EdmoÌ„d of wodstok wyst no thynge yâ— syr Edwarde his broder was deed whervpon he toke a lettre to kyng Edward his broder as to his worthy lorde And receyued yâ— lettre of hyÌ„ behight hym to do his message wtout ony fayle And with yâ— syr Edmond toke leue of the foresayd Iohn went in to his own couÌ„tre lordshyp iÌ„ Kent yâ— he had there And anone as this same Iohn wyst yâ— syr Edmond was gone in to Kent his own lordship he went in all the haste yâ— be might fro the castel of Corf came to syr Roger Mortimer toke hym yâ— lettre yâ— syr Edmond of wodstok erle of Kent had taken hym closed ensealed with his owne seale And whan syr Roger Mortimer had receyued the lettre he vnclosed it sawe what was conteyned therin began to rede it wherof yâ— begyÌ„nynge was this ¶ Worshyps reuerence with broders legeaunce and subieâ—cyon Syr knyght worshipful dere broder yf it please you I praye you hertely yâ— ye be in good com forte for I shall so ordeyne for you that ye shall come out of prison be deliuered of that disease that ye be in And vnderstande of your grete lordshyp yâ— I haue to myne assentyng almoost all the grete lordes of Englonde with all theyr apparayle yâ— is to saye with armure with tresour without nombre for to maynteyne your quarell so ferforth that ye shall be kynge agayn as ye were before that they haue sworne to me vpoÌ„ a boke as well prelates as erles barons Whan syr Roger Mortimer sawe vnderstode the myght the strengthe of the lettre anone his herte for wrath began to boll euyll hert bare toward syr Edmond of wodstok yâ— was erle of Kent with all the haste that he might he went vnto dame Isabell yâ— quene yâ— was yâ— kynges moder shewed her syr Edmondes lettre his wyll his purpose how that he had coniected ordeyned to put downe kyng Edward of wyndsore her sone of his ryalte of his kyngdom Now certes syr Roger sayd she hath syr EdmoÌ„d done so now by my faders soule sayd she I wyll be therof auenged yf that god grauÌ„t me lyfe that in a shorte tyme. And with yâ— the quene Isabel went to king Edward her sone there as he was at the parlyament at Wynchestre for to amende the wronges the trespaces that were done amonge the people of his realme she toke and shewed hym the lettre that syr Edmond of wodstock had made and ensealed with his owne seale and badde hym vpon her blessynge that he sholde be auenged vpon syr Edmonde as vpon his deedly enemy Than was the quene sore wroth towarde syr Edmonde erle of Kent and cessed neuer to praye vnto her sone tyll that he had sent in all the haste after hym And vpon that the kyng sent by his lettres after syr Edmond of wodstok that he sholde come speke with hym at Wynchestre all maner thynges lefte And whan syr Edmond sawe yâ— the king sent after hym with his lettres ensealed he hasted hym in all that he myght tyll that he came to wynchestre But whan the quene wyst that syr Edmonde was comen to wynchestre anone she went prayed so fast vnto kynge Edwarde her sone that yâ— good erle was arested anone and ladde vnto yâ— barre before Robert of Hamond yâ— was Crowner of the kynges housholde he assocyed to hym syr Roger Mortimer And than spake the fore sayd Robert said Syr Edmond erle of Kent ye shall vnderstaÌ„de that it is done vs to wyte pryÌ„cypally vnto our lyege lorde the kynge Edwarde of Englonde almyghty god hym saue kepe that ye be his deedly enemy a traytour also a comyn enemy vnto the realme that ye haue ben aboute many a daye for to make preuy delyuerauÌ„ce of syr Edward somtyme king of Englonde your broder the whiche somtyme was put downe of his royalte by yâ— comyn assent of yâ— lordes of Englonde in appeasynge of our lorde the kynges estate also of his realme Than answered the good man sayd Forsothe syr vnderstande well yâ— I was neuer traytour to my kyng ne to the realme that I do me on god on all the
preuy And so this Iohn of Barnaby was in debate with a frensshe man in the towne of DuÌ„pier so he slewe hym went his waye in all the haste that he myght in to the castell for to haue helpe of his lord And anone came the officers of the towne to take Iohn of Barnaby as a felon syr Edward his lord holpe hym rescowed hym by night made him go out of the castell so he went his waye came in to Englonde wtout ony harme And whan the kyng of FrauÌ„ce sawe that syr Edward had rescowed his felon he became wonders wrothe agaynst syr Edward anone let arest hym toke in to his haÌ„des all his londes Than dwelled syr Edward in pryson vnto the tyme that syr Henry of Beaumont came in to FrauÌ„ce the whiche Henry was somtyme erle of Angos in Scotlonde through his wyfe was put out therof whaÌ„ the accordemeÌ„t was bytwene Englonde and Scotlond through quene Isabell Roger Mortimer theyr coÌ„pany for the maryage that she made bytwene Dauyd that was Robert the Brus sone dame Ione of the toure kyng Edwardes syster of EngloÌ„de well vnderstode this that at the ende he shold come to his ryght but yf it were syr Edwarde Bayloll that was ryght heyre of the realme of Scotlonde And the kyng of Fraunce Lowys loued moche this syr Henry he was with hym ful preuy thought for to make a delyuerauÌ„ce of syr Edwarde Bayloll yf he myght in ony maner of wyse Tho prayed he the kyng the it wolde please his noble grace to grauÌ„t hym syr Edward Baylols body vnto the next parlyament that he myght lyue with his own tentes in the meane tyme that he myght stande to be iudged with his peres at the parlyament And the kyng grauÌ„ted hym his prayer made the foresayd Edward to be delyuered out of pryson in the maner aboue said And anone as he was out of prison syr Henry toke hym forth with hym ladde hym in to EngloÌ„de made hym dwell pryuely at the maner of Sandhall vpon Ouse in Yorkeshyre with the lady Vescy And so he ordeyned him there an huge retynue of Englysshemen also of alyens for to conquere agayne his herytage And so he gaue moche siluer to the sowdyours to alyens for to helpe hym And they behyght for to helpe hym in that they myght but they fayled hym at his moost nede And at that tyme Donald erle of Moryf herde tell how that syr Edwarde Baylol was priuely come in to EngloÌ„de came to hym made grete ioye of his comynge agayn and sayd to hym behyght hym that all the grete lordes of Scotlonde shold be to hym attendauÌ„t shold holde hym for kynge as ryght heyre of ScotloÌ„de dyd to hyÌ„ homage feaute Than came syr Henry of Beaumont to kynge Edwarde of Englonde prayed hym in the waye of charite that he wolde grauÌ„t of his grace to syr Edward Bayloll that he myght safely go by londe froÌ„ Sandhal vnto ScotloÌ„de to coÌ„quere his ryght herytaunce in Scotlonde The kynge answered sayd Yf that I suffre Bayloll go through my londe in to Scotlonde the people wold saye that I shold be assentyng vnto the company Now syr I praye you that ye wolde gyue hym leue to take with hym sowdyours of Englysshe meÌ„ that they myght safely lede hyÌ„ through your londe in to ScotloÌ„de And syr vpon this couenaunt that yf it so befall as god it forbydde he be dyscomfyted in batayle through the Scottes that I also all the lordes that holde with Bayloll ben for euer more out of your rentes that we haue in Englonde And there the kyng vpon this couenaunt graunted theyr bone as touchynge hym those that were of the same quarell the whiche claymed for to haue londes rentes in the realme of ScotloÌ„de And these were the names of those lordes that pursued this foresayd quarell that is to saye syr Edward Bayloll the whiche chalenged the realme of Scotlonde syr Henry BeaumoÌ„t erle of Angos syr Dauid of Stroboly erle of Atheles syr 〈◊〉 frey of Mombray Walter Comyn and many other that were put out of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 rytage in Scotlonde whan the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 made bytwene Englonde S 〈…〉 〈◊〉 before is sayd And ye shall 〈◊〉 that these lordes toke with them .v. C. 〈◊〉 of armes and .ij. M. archers 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 tho wente in to shyppe at 〈◊〉 and sayled by the see tyll that they 〈◊〉 vnto Scotlonde came to londe 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 kehorne .xij. myle from saynâ— Ioh 〈…〉 towne And anone sente out theyr 〈◊〉 pes agayne for that they sholde no◠〈◊〉 hurt ne empayred neyther that no man sholde go in to the shyppes agayn though that they had nede but abyde all 〈◊〉 and not â—â—ee but stande rather 〈◊〉 deth thaÌ„ flee for to mayn 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 quarell Whan the erle of Fi 〈…〉 a 〈◊〉 man a sterne herde that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 comen for to take the londe of Scotlonde he came in haste to kynkehorne with xij M. scottes for to destroye hym that he sholde not come to londe But syr Edwarde Bayloll his company dyscomfyted hym there at the whiche discomfyture syr AlysauÌ„der of Seron was there slayne many other The erle of Fyffe was tho sore full yll ashamed that so lytell a company had dyscomfyâ—â—d hym and shamefully put hym all his company that were alyue for to flee Than came syr Edward Bayloll toke the coun tre all aboute hym tyll he came vnto the abbey of Dunfermelin there he fouÌ„de vytayles for hym for his folke and amonge all thyÌ„ges he fouÌ„de in a chambre aboute .v. C. of grete staues of fyne oke with longe pykes of yren of stele he toke them deliuered them to the moost strongest men of his coÌ„pany And anone after he went from thens lodged hym in a felde two myle fro saynt Iohannes towne And whan the burgeyses of the towne herde how the erle of Fiffe was dyscoÌ„fyted through Bayloll they were fore adrad brake theyr brydges that they had made ouer the water of Erne so that Baylol myght not go ouer wherfore he lodged hym there all that nyght but lytell hede he toke of rest sayd vnto his people Now dere lordes ye knowe full well that we be now lodged bytwene our enemyes yf they may vs hampre there is no bote but deth wherfore yf we abyde styll here all this nyght I wene it shall turne vs to moche harme For the power of Scotlonde may euer wexe encreace and we may not so do we be but lytell people agaynst them wherfore I praye you for the loue of almighty god make we vs bolde hardy that we may myghtely take the Scottes this night and boldly warre vpon them let vs pursue them this nyght yf they be through vs trauayled se our hardynes other scottes
kynges coÌ„pany of FrauÌ„ce and many shyppes cogges were taken And so through goddes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he had there yâ— victory bare theus a gloryous â—heualry And in yâ— same yere about saynt Iames tyme wold yâ— gates of saynt Diners Roberte of Aâ—theys 〈◊〉 men of ingâ—â—de fla 〈…〉 egerly fought agaynst yâ— duke of Blitgoyn yâ— frensshe men at whiche batayle were slayne taken of the Frensshmen .xv. barons .lxxx. knyghtes shyppes barkes were takeÌ„ vnto yâ— noÌ„bre of CC. .xxx. The same yere yâ— kyng makyng abydyng vpon yâ— syege of Turney the erle of Henaud with englisshe archers made assaut vnto the towne of saynt Amand where as they slewe .l. knightes many other also destroyed the towne ¶ And in the .xvj. yere of his regne folowynge in yâ— wynter tyme the king dwelled styll vpon yâ— foresayd syege sent ofte tyme in to Englonde vnto his tresourer other purueyours for gold money that shold be sent to hym in his nede but his proctours messengers cursedly full slowly serued hym at his nede deceyued him on whose defaut laches the king toke trewse bytwene hym the kyng of FrauÌ„ce And thaÌ„ kyng Edward full of sorowe shame in his hert withdrewe hym fro yâ— syege came in to Bry tayn there was so grete stryfe for vytayle that he lost many of his men whan he had done there that he came fore he dressed hym ouer see in to Englonde And as he sayled toward EngloÌ„de in yâ— hygh seâ— the most myshappes stormes teÌ„pestes thonder lyghtnynge fell to hym in the see the whiche was sayd that it was done reysed through euyl spirytes made by sorcery nygromancy of them of frauÌ„te Wherfore yâ— kynges hert was full of soro we anguysshe wellyng syghynge sayd vnto our lady iÌ„ this wyse O blyssed lady saynt Mary what is yâ— cause yâ— euer more goynge in to FrauÌ„ce all thynges wethers fall to me ioyful lyking as I wolde haue them but alway turnynge in to EngloÌ„de all thynges fall vn profitable very harmeful neuertheles he stopyng an 〈◊〉 of the s 〈…〉 worde came to theÌ„ 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 styght ¶ And the same yere yâ— kyng wolde his Chryst 〈…〉 e at M 〈…〉 s 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 word to yâ— Scottes 〈…〉 that he was tidy wold fyght with 〈◊〉 but the Scottes wold not â—hyde but fledde ouer yâ— scottysshe 〈…〉 them as 〈◊〉 as they myght And â—â—che .xvij. yere of his regne about yâ— feâ—â— of yâ— coÌ„ueâ—syon of saynt Pauleking Edward whaÌ„ he has ben in Scotlonde sawe that the Scottes were fled 〈◊〉 came agayn in to Englonde And aâ—ytel before â—ent was yâ— whiche tur neyment came al the yonge bachelary cheualty of Englonde â—â—many other â—rles 〈◊〉 at the 〈◊〉 turneyment kyng Edward hymselfe was there present ¶ And in yâ— .xviij. yere of his regne at his parlyamiÌ„t holdeÌ„ at Westmynster the auyâ—zeme of â—ester Edward yâ— thyrd made Edward his fyrst sone prynce of Wales ¶ And in yâ— .xix. yere of his regne andâ—â— afteriÌ„ Ia 〈…〉 y before lent king Edward let make ful noble Iustes grete feestes in the place of his byrth at Wyndsore that these was neuer none suche seen there afore At whiche feest royalte were two kinges two quenes the prynce of Wales the duke of Eornewayle .x. erles .ix. couÌ„tesses barous and many burgeyses the whiche might not lyghtly be nombred and of dyuers londes beyonde the see were many straungers And at the same tyme whan the Iustes were done kyng Edward made a grete souyer in the whiche he ordeyned began his rouÌ„de table ordeyned and stedfasted the daye of the rounde cable to be holden there at wyndsore in the whytsonweke euer more yerely And in this tyme Englysshnten so moche haunted and cleued to the woodnes foly of the strauÌ„gers that froÌ„ tyme of comynge of yâ— Hen 〈…〉 es .xviij. yere passed they ordeyned chauÌ„ged them euery yere dyuers shappes disguisynges of clothyÌ„g oflonge large wyde clothes destitute deserte froÌ„ all olde honeste good vsage And an othertyme short clothes strayt wasted iagged kyt on euery syde slatered botoned with sleues tapytes of surcotes hodes ouer longe ouer moche hangyng that yf I the sothe shall saye they were more lyke to turmeÌ„tours de uyls in theyr clothing shoynge other araye than to men And yâ— women more nycely yet passed the men in araye curiouslyer for they were so strayt clothed that they let hange foxe tayles sewed by uethe wtin theyr clothes for to hele hide theyr arses the whiche disguisynges pryde perauenture afterwarde brought forth raused many myshappes myschefe in yâ— realme of EngloÌ„de ¶ The .xx. yere of kyng Edward he went ouer in to Brytayn Gascoyn in whose company went yâ— erle of warwyk the erle of Suffolk the erle of Huntyngton the erle of Arundell many other lordes comyn people in a grete multytude with a grete nauy of CC. and .xl. shyppes anone after mydsomer for to auenge hyÌ„ of many wronges harmes to hym done by Phylyp of Valoys kynge of Fraunce agaynst yâ— trewse before hande graunted the whiche trewse he falsly and vntruly by cauellacyons losed disquatte ¶ How kynge Edwarde sayled in to NormaÌ„dy arryued at Hogges with a grete hoost IN the .xxi. yere of his regne kyng Edward through couÌ„seyle of all yâ— grete lordes of Englonde called gadred togyder in his parlyameÌ„t at Westmynster before eester ordeyned hyÌ„ for to passe ouer yâ— see agayn for to disease destrouble the rebelles of FrauÌ„ce And whaÌ„ his nauy was come togyder made redy he went with a grete hoost the .xij. daye of Iuly sailed in to Normandy arryued at Hogges And whan he had rested hym there .vj. days for bycause of trauayling of the see for to haue out all his men with al theyr necessaries out of theyr shyppes he went towarde CadomuÌ„ brennynge wastynge destroyenge all yâ— townes that he fouÌ„de in his waye And the .xxvj. day of Iuly at yâ— brydge of Cadony manly nobly strengthed defended with Normans he had there a stronge batayle a longe durynge through whiche a grete multytude of people were slayne And there were taken of prisoners the erle of Ewe the lord Tankeruyll and an C. of other knightes men of armes vj C. fote men noÌ„bred the towne that subbarbes vnto yâ— bare wall of all thynge that they myght bere cary out was robbed despoyled After yâ— king passed forth by the couÌ„tre about the brede of .xx. myle be wasted all maner thynge that he fouÌ„de Whan Philip of Valois perceyued this all though he were fast by hym with a stronge hoost yet he wold not come nye hym but brake all the brydges beyonde the water of Seyn fro Roen to Parys
byÌ„ selfe fledde vnto the same cite of Parys to all the haste that he myght For sothe the noble kyng Edward whan be came to Parys brydge fouÌ„de it broken wtin two dayes he let make it agayne And on yâ— morowe after the Assumpcion of our lady kynge Edwarde passed ouer yâ— water of Seyn goynge to warde the water of Cresâ—y destroyed by yâ— waye townes with the people owenynge therin And in the feest of saynt Barthylmewe he passed ouer the water of SoÌ„me vnhurte with all his hoost there as neuer before had beÌ„ ony maner waye ne passage where two M. were slayne of them that letted theyr passage ouer Therfore the .xxvj. daye of August kynge Edward in a felde fast by Cresâ—y hauynge thre batayles of Englysshmen encountred mette with Philip of Valoys hauyng with him .iiij. batayles of whiche the leest passed gretly the nombre of Englysshe people And whaÌ„ these two hostes mette togyder there fell vpon hym the king of Beme the duke of Loreyn erles also of FlauÌ„dres DalauÌ„son Blois Har court Aumarle and Neuers and many other erles barons lordes knyghtes men of armes the nombre of a. M .v. C. xlij wtout fote men other men armed that were nothynge rekened And for al this the vngloryous Philip wtdrew hyÌ„ with the resydue of his people Wherfore it was sayd in comyn amonge his owne people NrÌ„e bel soy retreit that is to saye our fayr wtdraweth hym Than kynge Edward our englisshmen thanked god of suche a victory after theyr grete labour taken to them all thynge nedeful to theyr suste nauÌ„ce sauynge of theyr lyues and for drede of theyr enemyes rested theÌ„ there And full erly in the mornynge after the frensshmen with a grete hoost came agayn for to gyue batayle fyght with yâ— englysshmen with whome mette encountred the erle of warwik Northamton Northfolke with theyr coÌ„pany slewe ij M. and toke many prisoners of the gentils of them the remenauÌ„t of the same hoost fled .iij. myle thens And the thyrd daye after the batayle the kyng went to Ca lays warde destroyenge all yâ— townes as he rode thyder Whan he was comen that is to saye the thyrde daye of SepteÌ„ber he began to besyege yâ— towne with the castel coÌ„tinued his syege fro yâ— foresaid thyrd day of September to yâ— thyrde day of August yâ— next yere after And in yâ— same yere duryng yâ— syege of Calays yâ— kyng of scot londe with a grete multytude of scottes came in to Englond to Nouiles crosse about saynt Lukes daye the euangelyst hopyng trustyng for to haue fouÌ„de all the londe best ytute and voyde of people for as moche as the kynge of Engloude was beyonde the see saue ouely preesteâ— men of holy chirche women children and plowmen suche otherlabourers there they came robbed dyd moche preuy sorow but yet fouÌ„de they ynough that wtstode them by the grate of almyghty god And so a daye of bacayle was assygned bytwene them certaynelordes men of holy chirche that were of the couÌ„tres with other comyn people fast by the cite of Durham at whiche daye through the grace of almyghty god yâ— Scottes were ouercomen yet were there thre tymes so many of them as of the englysshmen And there was slayne all the cheualry knyghthode of the realme of Scotlonde And there was taken as they wolde haue fled thens Dauyd the kyng of Scotlonde hymselfe the erle of Mentyf syr William Douglas many other grete men of Scotlonde And after that our Englysshmen whan they had rested them a fewe dayes had ordeined theyr kepers of yâ— north couÌ„tree they came to London brought with them syr Dauid the kyng of Scotlonde all the other lordes that were taken prysoners vnto the toure of London with all the haste that they myght lefte them there in safe kepyng vnto the kynges comynge went home agayn in to theyr owne couÌ„tre And afterward was the kynges rauÌ„som of Scotlonde taxed to an hondred thousand marke of syluer to be payed within .x. yere that is to saye euery yere .x. thousande marke ¶ How kynge Edwarde besyegeâ—â— Calays and how it was wonne yelded vnto hym IN the .xxij. yere of yâ— regne of king Edwarde he went ouer the see in the wynter tyme laye all the wynter at the syege of Calays the whiche yere whyle yâ— syege lasted endured Philyp the kyng of FrauÌ„ce cast purposed tray toursly with fraude to put away yâ— syege came the .xxvij. day of Iuly in yâ— same yere with a grete hoost a stronge power nighed to yâ— syege of Calays the whiche Philip the last day of Iuly sent to kyng Edward worde that he wold gyue hym playne batayle yâ— thyrde daye after that about euensonge tyme yf he durst come fro yâ— syege abyde And whan kyng Edward herde that without ony longe taryenge or longe auysemeÌ„t accepted gladly yâ— day houre of batayle that Philip had assygned And whan the kynge of FrauÌ„ce herde that the nexte nyght after he set his tentes a fyre remeued wente awaye cowardly Than they that were in the towne in the castel besyeged seynge al this how that they had none other helpe ne socour of the king of FrauÌ„ce ne of his men also that theyr vitayles wtin them were spended wasted for faute of vitayles re fresshing they ete horses houÌ„des cattes myce for to kepe theyr treuth as longe as they myght whaÌ„ they sawe was fouÌ„de amonge them at the last that they had no thynge amoÌ„ge them for to ete ne lyue by ne no socour nor rescowe of the frensshe men of that other syde they wyst well that they must nedes dye for defaute or elles yelde yâ— towne anone they went toke downe yâ— baners yâ— armes of FrauÌ„ce on euery syde that were hangen out wente on the walles of the towne in dyuers places as naked as they were borne saue onely theyr shertes their preuy clothes helde theyr swerdes naked the poynt downward in theyr haÌ„des put ropes halters aboute theyr neckes yelded vp the keys of the towne of the castell to kyng Edward of Englonde with grete fere and drede of herte And whan kyng Edward sawe this as a merciable king and lorde receyued them all to grace a fewe of the gretest persones of estate of gouernaunce of the towne he sente in to Englonde there to abyde theyr raunsom the kynges grace And all yâ— comynalte of the towne the kynge let go whyther they wolde in peas wtout ony harme and let them bere with them all theyr thynges that they myght bere and cary awaye kepynge the towne the castell to hymselfe Than through medracion of cardinals that were sent from yâ— pope trewse was takeÌ„ there bytwene FrauÌ„ce Englonde for .ix. monethes
yâ— vj. dayes ende they yelded yâ— castell vnto hym And there was taken the lorde of Crowne syr Bursigaud many other knyghtes men of armes mo than ixxx And frothens by Toren Peten fast by Cheney his noble men yâ— were with hyÌ„ had astronge batayle with frensshmen an C. of theyr men of armes were slayn the erse of Daunce the stewarde of FrauÌ„ce were taken with an C. Men of armes In yâ— whiche yere the xix dayd of September fast by Poyners â—he some pryce with a thousande xxx 〈◊〉 of armes and archers ordeyned a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 John of FeauÌ„ce comynge to the prynce warde with .vij. M. thosen men of armes moche other people a grete nombre of the whiche there were slayne the duke of Burbon the duke of Athenes and many other noble men And of the prynces meÌ„ of armes a. M. and of other the true accompte rekenynge viij C. And yâ— kyng of FrauÌ„ce was there taken and syr Philip his yonger sone many dukes noble men worthy knyghtes and men of armes aboute .ii. M. And so the victory fell to the prynce to the people of Englond by the grace of god And many that were taken prysoners were set at theyr tausom vpon theyr trouth and knyghthode were charged and had leue to go But yâ— prynce toke with hym the kyng of FrauÌ„ce and Philip his sone with all the reuerence that he myght went agayne to Burdeux with a gloryous vyctory The somme of the men yâ— there were taken prysoners and of them that were slayne the day of batayle was .iiii. M. iiij C. .xi. ¶ And in the. 〈◊〉 vere of kynge Edward the .v. daye of Maye FrauÌ„ce Edwarde with kynge John of FrauÌ„ce Philyp his sone many other worthy prisoners aryued gratyously in the hauen of PluÌ„mouth and the .xxiiii. daye of the same moueth about thre of yâ— clock at after none they came to London by LondoÌ„brydge so went forth to the kynges palays at Westmynster there came so greie a multitude prees of people about them to be holde se yâ— wonder ryall sight yâ— vnnethes fromydday tyll nyght myght they come to westminster And the kynges rasisom of FrauÌ„ce was taxed set to thre myllyons of scutes of whome two shold be worth a noble And ye shall vnderstande that a myllyon is a thousande thousand And after some in mâ—lj is â—aunâ—om was set at thre thousande thousande floryns and all is one effected And this same yere were made soleÌ„pne Iustes in smyth felde beynge there present yâ— kyng of EngloÌ„de yâ— kyng of FrauÌ„ce yâ— kyng of Scotlonde many other worthy and noble lordes ¶ The .xxxiij. yere of the regne of kynge Edwarde at Wyndsore as well for loue of knyghthode as for his owne worshyp at yâ— reuerence of the kyng of FrauÌ„ce and of other lordes yâ— were there at yâ— tyme he helde a wonders ryall and a costly feest of saynt George passyng ony yâ— euer was holden afore Wherfore yâ— kyng of FrauÌ„ce in scor nynge sayd yâ— he sawe neuer ne herde su che solempne feestes ne ryaltees holden ne done with tayles wout payenge of golde or syluer ¶ And in yâ— .xxxiiij. yere of his regne the .xiiij. kal. of Iuly syr Iohn erle of Rychemonde kynge Edwardes sone wedded dame Blaunche duke Henryes doughter of Lancastre cosyn to yâ— same Iohn by dispensacyon of the pope in yâ— meane tyme were ordeyned Iustes at London .iij. dayes of Rogacyons yâ— is to saye the Mayre of London with his xxiiii aldermen agaynst all yâ— wolde come in whose name stede yâ— king priuely with his .iiij. sones Edwarde Leonell Iohn Edmond other .xix. grete lordes held the felde with worshyp ¶ And this same yere as it was tolde sayd of them that sawe it there came blode out of yâ— tombe of Thomas somtyme erle of Lancastre as fresshe as that daye yâ— he was done to deth And in yâ— same yere kyng Edward those his sepulture and his lyggynge at Westmynster fast by the shryne of saynt Edward And anone after yâ— .xxvij. daye of October he went ouer see to Calays makynge protestacyon yâ— he wold neuer come agayn iÌ„to EngloÌ„de tyll he had full ended yâ— warre bytwene FrauÌ„ce hym And so in the .xxxvi. yere of his regne in the wynter tyme kyng Edward trauay led in the tyne costes about saynt Hylary tyde he departed his â—oost wente to Burgoynward with wh 〈…〉 than met 〈…〉 peasybly the duke of Burgoyn be hygh tyng hym .lxx. 〈…〉 shold spare his men his people And yâ— kyng graunted at his request dwelled there vnto the .xvij. daye of Marche the whiche tyme came to kyng Edwardes ere yâ— stroÌ„ge theues were on yâ— see vnder yâ— erle of saynt Paule the .xv. daye of Marche layenge awayte vpon yâ— townes of Hastyng Rye other places villages on the see coste had entred as enemyes into the towne of Wynch else slewe all that euer wtstode them withâ—â—yd theyr comyng wherfore the kyng was gretely meued angred he turned agayn towarde Parys coÌ„mauÌ„ded his hoost to destroye slee with stroke of swerde them yâ— he had before spared And the .xij. day of Apryll yâ— kynge came to Parys there departed his hoost i dyuers batayles with iiij C. knyghtes newe dubbed on yâ— one syde of him And syr Henry duke of Lan castre vnderpeas trewse went to yâ— ga tes of yâ— cite proferyng them yâ— wolde abyde a batayle in yâ— felde vnder suche coÌ„dicions yâ— yf y◠〈…〉 ng of EngloÌ„d were ouer comeÌ„ there as god forbede it shold that thaÌ„ he shold neuer chalenge yâ— kyngdom of FrauÌ„ce And there he had of them but shorte scorneful answere came told it to the kyng his lordes what he had herde what they sayd And than went forth the newe knyghtes with many other making assaut to yâ— cite they destroyed the subbaâ—hes of yâ— cite And whyle those thynges were in doynge yâ— EnglysshmeÌ„ made theÌ„ redy to be auenged on yâ— shame despite yâ— was done yâ— yere at winchelse ordeined 〈…〉 y of .lxxx. shyppes of meÌ„ of London of other marchauÌ„tes xiiij M. men of armes archers and went serched and 〈…〉 mmed the see and manly they toke helde the yle of Cauâ— Whe 〈…〉 gand 〈…〉 many other men of yâ— same couÌ„tre by the 〈…〉 for theyr see costes â–ª And yâ— king grauÌ„ted them And on yâ— morowe after y◠〈◊〉 of cester yâ— kynge 〈◊〉 ned hym to his hoost towarde Orly 〈…〉 destroyenge wastyng all yâ— couÌ„tre by yâ— way as they went thyderward there fel on them suche a 〈◊〉 teÌ„pest yâ— none of our nâ—â— you neuer herde 〈…〉 suche through yâ— whiche 〈…〉 of our men theyr horses â—â—theyr 〈…〉 as it were through 〈…〉 were slayn perysshed 〈…〉 were full grete 〈…〉 yâ— kyng not moche
and dyuers other sekenesses toke theyr deth ¶ And also in the same yere in the Marche was seen stella cometa bitwene the north costes and the west whose bemes stretched toward FrauÌ„ce ¶ And in the nexte yere folowynge of kynge Edwardes regne .xliii. in Apryl syr Leonel kyng Edwardes sone that was duke of Clarence went toward Myleyn with a chosen meyny of yâ— gentyls of Englonde for to wedde Galois doughter and haue her to his wyfe by whom he shold haue halfe yâ— lordshyp of Myleyn But after yâ— they were solemply wedded aboute yâ— natiuite of our lady yâ— same duke of Myleyn dyed And in yâ— same yere yâ— frensshe men brake yâ— peas trewse rydyng on yâ— kynges grouÌ„de lordshyp of Englonde in the shyre couÌ„tre of PouÌ„tyfe toke helde castels townes bare yâ— englyssh men on honde falsly subtylly that they were cause of brekyng of yâ— trewse And in this yere dyed yâ— duchesse of LaÌ„castre and is buryed in saynt Paules chirche ¶ The .xliiii. yere of yâ— regne of kyng Edward was the gretest pestylence of men of grete beestes by yâ— grete fallyng of waters yâ— fell at yâ— tyme there fell grete hyndrynge destroyenge of corne in so moche yâ— the nexte yere after a busshell of whete was solde for .xl. pens And in the same yere about yâ— last ende of Maye the king held his parliameÌ„t at Westminstre in whiche parliameÌ„t was spoken of the othe trewse yâ— was broken bytwene hyÌ„ the kynge of FrauÌ„ce how he myght best be auenged vpon his wronge In yâ— same yere on yâ— Assumpcyon of our lady dyed quene Philip of engloÌ„de a ful noble lady a good woman at westmynster worshipfully is buryed And about myd somer the duke of Lancastre the erle of Herford with a grete company of knightes weÌ„t in to FrauÌ„ce where they gate them but lytel worship for there was a grete hoost of the Frensshmen vpon Calkhull brydge an other hoost of englysshmen fast by yâ— same brydge yâ— longe tyme had lyued there many worthy grete men of the englysshmen ordeyned gaue couÌ„seyle for to fight and gyue batayle to the frensshmen but yâ— foresayd lordes wold not consent therto for no maner thynge ¶ Anone after it happed that the erle of warwik came thyderward for to warre And whan yâ— frensshmen herde of his coming or that he came fully to londe they left theyr tentes 〈◊〉 pauylyons with at theyr vitayles fled pryuely away And whaÌ„ the erle was comen to londe with his men he went in all haste toward Normandy destroyed yâ— I le of Caux with strengthe of swerde through fyre But alas iÌ„ his returnynge to Englond agayn at Calays he was taken with sekenes of pest 〈◊〉 dyed not leuyng behynde him after his dayes so noble a knyght of armes In whiche tyme regned warred the noble knyght syr Iohn Hawkewod yâ— was an englysshman borne hauynge with hym at his gouernaunce yâ— whyte coÌ„pany afore sayd the whiche one tyme agaynst holy chirche an other tyme agaynst lordes warred ordeyned grete batayles 〈◊〉 re in the same couÌ„tre he dyd many meruaylous thyÌ„ges ¶ And aboute y◠〈◊〉 syon of saynt Paule yâ— kyng whaÌ„â—e had ended done yâ— enterynge 〈…〉 grete costes rialtees about yâ— sepul 〈…〉 and buryenge of quene Philip his wyfe he helde a parliameÌ„t at westmynster in whiche parliameÌ„t was asked of y◠〈◊〉 a thre yeres dyme yâ— is to say a g 〈…〉 me to be payed .iii. yere duryng And the clergy put it of wolde not grauÌ„t it vnto Ester next comyng than they grauÌ„ted wel yâ— in .iii. yere by certayn termes that dyme sholde be payed also of yâ— lay 〈◊〉 was a .iii. yeres .xv. grauÌ„ted to yâ— kyng ¶ How syr Robert Knolles with other certayne lordes of the realme went ouer seâ— in to FrauÌ„ce of theyr gouernauÌ„ce ANd in the .xlv. yere of kyng Edward in yâ— begynnynge he wâ—â—h vnwyse couÌ„seyle vndiscrete borowed a grete some of golde of yâ— prelates lordes marchauÌ„tes other ryche men of his realme sayenge yâ— it shold be spent in defendyng of holy chirche of his realme Neuertheles it pfyted no thynge wherfore about mydsomer after he made a grete hoost of the worthiest men of his realme amonge whome were some lordes the is to saye the lorde Fitz water the lorde Graunson other worthy knyghtes of whiche knightes the kyng ordeyned syr Robert Knolles a proued knyght well assaied in dedes of armes for to be gouernour and that through his couÌ„seyle all thynge shold be gouerned dressed And whaÌ„ they came in to FrauÌ„ce as loÌ„ge as they dwelled helde them hole togyder the frensshmen durst not fall vpon them And at the last about the begyÌ„uynge of wynter for enuy couetyse that was amoÌ„ge them also discord they sondred them parted in to dyuers coÌ„panyes vnwysely folisshly But syr Robert Knolles his men went kepte them safe wtin a castel in Brytayn And whan the frensshmen sawe that our men were deuyded in to dyuers coÌ„panyes places not holdyng ne streÌ„gthyng them togider as they ought to do they fell fyersly on our men for the moost party toke them or slewe them those that they myght take led with them prysoners ¶ And in the same yere pope Vrban came fro Rome to Auinyon bycause that he shold accorde and make peas bytwene the kynge of FrauÌ„ce the kynge of Englonde for euermore But alas or he began his treatyse he dyed with sekenes the xxj day of December was buryed as for the tyme in the cathedral chirche of Auin yon fast by the hye awter And the nexte yere after whaÌ„ he had lyen so his bones were taken out of the erth buryed newe in the abbey of saynt Victory fast by Mar cile of the whiche abbey he was somtyme abbot hymself And in bothe places that he was buryed in there be many grete myracles done wrought through the grace of god to many a maÌ„nes helpe to the worshyp of almyghty god ¶ After whome folowed next was made pope Gregory cardynall deken that before was called Piers Roger. ¶ In this same yere the cite of Lymoge rebelled faught agaynst the pryuce as other cytees dyd in Guyen for grete taxes costages rauÌ„soms that they were put set to by pryÌ„ce Edward whiche charges were importable chargeable wherfore they turned fro hym fel to the kynge of FrauÌ„ce And whan prynce Edward sawe this he was sore chafed greued in turnyng homeward agayn in to Englonde with sore scarmysshes fyghtyng grete assautes fought with them toke the foresayd cite destroyed it almoost to the grouÌ„de slewe al that were fouÌ„de in the cite And thaÌ„ for to say the sothe for dyuers sekenes maladyes that he had also for defaute of money
it was ordeyned in the parlyament that all cathedrall chirches sholde ioye haue theyr eleccyons hole that the kyng fro that tyme afterwarde sholde not wryte agaynst them that were chosen but rather helpe them by his lettres to theyr coÌ„fyrmacyon This statute dyd moche ê“fyte And in this parliament was grauÌ„ted to the kynge a dyme of the clergy a .xv. of lay fee. ¶ In the .xlix. yere of kyng Edward dyed mayster Willyam wytlesey archebysshop of Caunterbury and the monkes of the same chirche asked desyred a Cardynall of Englonde to be archebysshop therfore the king was agreued purposed to haue exiled the monkes of the same hous And they spent moche good or they myght haue the kynges grace his loue agayn but yet wold the king not coÌ„sent to theyr eleccyon of the cardinall ne of the pope also ne his cardynals ¶ And at the begynnynge of August it was treated spoken at Bruges of certayn poyntes artycles hangyng bytwene the pope the kyng of Englonde this treatyse lasted almoost two yere At that last it was accorded bytwene them that the pope fro the tyme forth sholde not vse ne dele with the reseruacyons of benefyces in Englonde and that the kyng sholde not grauÌ„te ne let no benefyces by his wryte that is called Quare impedit But as touchynge the eleccyon abouesayd there was no thyÌ„ge touched ne done And that was wyted put vpon certayne clerkes the whiche rather supposed hoped to be auaunced and promoted to bysshopryches whiche they desyred coueyted by the courte of Rome rather thaÌ„ by ony other eleccions ¶ This same yere about Candelmasse there mette togyder at Bruges many noble worthy men of bothe sydes realmes to treate of peas bytwene the two kynges And this treatyse lasted .ij. yere with grete costes large expenses of bothe partyes And at the last they went departed thens wtout ony accord or effect The nexte yere after the .l. yere of kynge Edward the .iiij. nonÌ„ of Maye beynge yet voyde vacaunt the archebysshopryche of CauÌ„terbury mayster Symond sudbery bysshop of London was made archebysshop mayster William Courtney that was bisshop of Herford was than made bysshop of LondoÌ„ the bisshop of Bangor was made bysshop of Herford And this same tyme in a certayne treatyse spekyng of peas trewse was takeÌ„ bytwene Englonde FrauÌ„ce fro mydsomer to the nexte mydsomer after And aboute the begynnynge of Apryll the duke of Brytayne with many erles barons worthy lordes men of Englonde went ouer see in to Britayne where he had all his lust desyre purpose ne had the foresayd trewse ben so soone takeÌ„ whiche letted them ¶ This same tyme the yle of CoÌ„stantyne where that the castel of sayÌ„t Sauyour is in that longe tyme was fought at besyeged of the frensshmen was than yolden to them with all the appertenauÌ„ces to grete harme hyndrynge of the realme of Englond And this same yere there were so grete so passyng betes therwtall a grete pestylence in Englonde in other dyuers partyes of the worlde that it destroyed sewe violently strongly bothe men womeÌ„ wtout noÌ„bre ¶ This same yere dyed syr Edward yÌ„ lord spencer a worthy knight a bolde in the mynster of Teukesbury worshipfully is buryed And lastyÌ„g this pestilence the pope at the instaunce prayer of an englysshe Cardynall grauÌ„ted to all people that dyed in Englonde that were sory repentauÌ„t for theyr synnes also shryuâ— full remyssyon by two bulles vnder lede vj. monethes thaÌ„ next to last ¶ In this same yere the erle of Penbroke was taken and rauÌ„soned by Bâ—â—tâ—am Claykyn bytwene Parys Calays as he came toward Englond vpon saynt Etheldredes daye the whiche saynt as it was said the erle oftentymes had offended within a lytell whyle after he dyed And in NoueÌ„ber nexte after there mette at Bruges the duke of Lancastre the duke of Angeo with many other lordes and prelates of bothe realmes for to treate of peas ¶ Of the deth of prynce Edwarde of the lord Latimer and dame Alyce Peâ—s through whom her maynteyners the realme many a day was mysgouerned NOt loÌ„ge after the .lj. yere of kyng Edwardes regne he let ordeyn holde at Westmynster the gretest parliament that was seen many a yere afore In the whiche parlyament he asked of the comynalte of the realme as he had done afore a grete subsidy to be grauÌ„ted to him for defendyng of hym his realme But the comyns answered the they were so ofâ— day by day greued charged with so many talages subsidyes that they might no longer suffre suche burthens charges the they knewe wyst well ynough that the kyng had ynough for sauynge of hym his realme yf the realme were wel truly gouerned but the it had ben so longe 〈…〉 gouerned by yll offyeers that yeâ—eaâ—me myght neyther be plenteous of chafer marchauÌ„dyse ne also with rychesse And in these thynges they profred themselfe yf the kynge wolde certaynly to pre 〈…〉 and standeby And yf it were fouÌ„de preued afterwarde that the kyng had nede they wold gladly euery man after his power and state hym helpe and lâ—ne And after this were publysshed shewed in the parlyameÌ„t many playntes and defaâ—â—es of dyuers officers of yâ— realme namely of the lorde Larimer the kynges chamberlayn bothe to yâ— kyng oke to the realme And also at the last there was spoken treated of dame Alyce Pers for the grete wroÌ„ges euyll gouernauÌ„ce yâ— was done by her couÌ„seyle in yâ— realme the whiche dame Alyce Pers the kynge had holden longe tyme to his lemman wherfore it was the lesse wonder though through yâ— fraylte of yâ— womans excityng her sterynge he coÌ„sented to her lewdnes euyll couÌ„seyle the whiche dame Alyce also yâ— lorde Larimer other suche yâ— meued the kynge to euyll gouernauÌ„ce agaynst his profyte the realme also al yâ— comynalte asked desyred yâ— they shold be remeued put away in theyr stedes wyse men worthy that were true well assayed proued of good gouernauÌ„ce shold be put in theyr stedes So amonge al other there was one among the comyns that was a wyse knight true an eloquent maÌ„ whose name was Piers de la mare And this Piers was chosen to be spekee for the comyns in yâ— parlyament And for this same Pyers tolde publysshed the trouth rehersed the wronges agaynst the foresayd dame Alyce other certayn persones of yâ— kyÌ„ges couÌ„seyle as he was bydden by the comyns also trustynge moche to be supported maynteyned in this mater by helpe fauour of yâ— prynce anone as yâ— prynce was deed at the instauÌ„ce request of yâ— foresaid dame Alyce this Piers de la mare was iudged to perpetuall prison in yâ— castel of Notyngham in yâ— whiche
Cambrydge came home agayn with his people in to Englonde in haste blyssed be god his blyssed gyftes Amen ¶ And this same yere kynge Rycharde helde his Chrystmasse in the manoyr of Eltham ¶ And the same yere yâ— kyng of Armony fledde out of his owne londe came in to Englonde for to haue helpe socour of our king agaynst his enemyes that had dryuen hym out of his realme And so he was brought vnto the kynge to Eltham there as the kynge helde his ryall feest of Christmasse And there our kyng welcomed hym dyd hym moche reuerence worshyp and coÌ„mauÌ„ded all his lordes to make hym all yâ— chere that they coude And than he besought the kynge of his grace of helpe and of his coÌ„forte in his nede that he myght be brought agayn to his kyngdom londe for the Turkes had destroyed the moost parte of his londe and how he fledde for drede and came hyder for socour helpe And than the kyng hauynge on hyÌ„ pyte and compassyon of his grete myschefe greuous dysease anone he toke his couÌ„seyle asked what was best to do And they answered sayd yf it lyked hym to gyue hym ony good it were well done and as touchynge his people for to trauayle so ferre in to out loudes it were a grete Ieopardy And so the kynge gaue hym golde syluer many other ryche gyftes iewels betaught hym to god and so he passed agayn out of Englonde ¶ And this same yere kyng Rychard with a royall power went in to Scotlonde for to warre vpon the Scottes for the falsnes destruccyon that the Scottes had done to the Englysshmen in yâ— marches And than the Scottes came downe to yâ— kyng for to treate with hym with his lordes for trewse as for certayne yeres And so our kyng his couÌ„seyle grauÌ„ted them trewse for certayne yeres and our kyng turned hym agayn in to EngloÌ„de And whaÌ„ he was comen to Yorke there he abode and rested hym And there syr John Holand the erle of Kentes broder slewe the erles sone of Stafford and his heyre with a dagger in the cite of Yorke wherfore the kynge was sore anoyed greued and remeued thens and came to London And the Mayre with the alder men the comyns with all yâ— solempnite that might be done rode agaynst yâ— kyng and brought him royally through yâ— cite and so forth to westmynster to his owne palays ¶ And in the .ix. yere of kynge Rychardes regne he helde a parliament at Westmynster and there he made two dukes and a markeys and .v. erles The fyrst that was made duke was the kynges vncle sir Edmond of Langley erle of Cambrydge and hym he made duke of yorke And his other vncle syr Thomas of wodstok that was erle of BokyÌ„gham hym he made duke of Glocestre And syr Leonner that was erle of Oxforde hym he made markeys of Deuelyn And Henry of Balynbroke the dukes sone of Lancastre hym he made erle of Derby And syr Edward yâ— dukes sone of Yorke hym he made erle of Rutlonde And syr John Holand yâ— was the erle of Kentes broder hym he made erle of Huntyngdon And syr Thomas Mombray hym he made erle of Notyngham and erle Marshall of Englonde And syr Mychell de la pole knyght hym he made erle of Suffolk chaunceler of Englonde And the erle of the Marche at yâ— same parlyament holden at Westmynster in playne parlyament amonge all the lordes and comyns was ê“claymed erle of the Marche and heyre parent to the crowne of Englonde after kynge Rychard the whiche erle of the Marche went ouer the sce in to Irlonde vnto his lordshyps and londes for the erle of Marche is erle of Vlster in Irlonde and by ryght lygne and herytage And there at the castell of his he lay that tyme there came vpon hyÌ„ a grete multytude in busshmentes of wylde Iryssh men for to take destroye hym And he came out fyersly of his castell with his people manly fought with them there he was take hewen all to peces so he dyed vpon whose soule god haue mercy ¶ And in the .x. yere of kyng Richardes regne the erle of Arundell went to the see with a grete nauy of shyppes enarmed with meÌ„ of armes good archers And whaÌ„ they came in yâ— brode see they mette with the hole flete yâ— came with wyne laden froÌ„ Rochell the whiche wyne were enemyes goodes there our nauy set vpon them toke them all and brought them to dyuers portes hauens of Englonde and some to London there ye myght haue had a toune of Rochell wyne of the best for .xx. shyllynges sterlynge and so we had grete chepe of wyne in EngloÌ„de that tyme thanked be god almyghty ¶ How the fyue lordes arose at Ratcote brydge ANd in yâ— regne of kyng Richarde the .xj. yere the fyue lordes arose at Ratcote brydge in the destruccion of yâ— rebelles yâ— were yâ— tyme in all the realme The fyrst of yâ— fyue lordes was syr Thomas of wodstok the kyÌ„ges vncle duke of Blocestre The seconde was syr Rychard erle of Arundell The thyrde was syr Richard erle of warwik The fourth was syr Henry Bolynbroke erle of Derby The fyfth was syr Thomas Mombray erle of Notyngham And these .v. lordes sawe the myschefe mysgouernauÌ„ce the falsnes of yâ— kynges couÌ„seyle wherfore they that were yâ— tyme chefe of the kynges couÌ„seyle fled out of this loÌ„de ouer yâ— see that is to saye syr AlysauÌ„der Neuell the archebysshop of Yorke syr Roberte Lewer markeys of Deuelyn erle of Oxford syr Mychell de la Pole erle of Suffolke and chaunceler of Englonde And these thre lordes went ouer yâ— see neuer came agayne for there they dyed And than these fyue lordes aboue sayd made a parliameÌ„t at Westmynster And there they toke syr Robert TresiliaÌ„ the Iustyce and syr Nycholl Brembre knyght citezyn of London syr Iohn Salysbury a knyght of yâ— kynges housholde Vske sergeaunt of armes many moo of other people were taken and iudged to deth by the counseyle of these fyue lordes in that parlyament at Westmynster for the treason yâ— they put vpon them to be drawen from yâ— toute of London throughout the Cite and so forth to Tyburne there they shold be hanged and theyr throtes to be cutte and thus they were serued dyed And after that in this same parliameÌ„t at Westmynster was syr Symond Beuerley that was a knyght of the garter syr Iohn Beauchamp knyght that was steward of the kinges houshold syr Iames Berners were foriudged to deth thaÌ„ they were ledde on fote to the toure hyll and there were theyr hedes smytten of and many other moo by these .v. lordes ¶ In this same parlyament and in the. 〈◊〉 yere of kynge Rychardes regne he let trye ordeyne a generall Iustes that is called a turneymeÌ„t of lordes
knightes squyers And these Iustes and turneyment were holden at LondoÌ„ in smythâ—elde of all maner of strauÌ„gers of what londe or ceuÌ„tre that euer they were thyder they were ryght welcome to them to all other was holden open housholde grete feest also grete gyftes were gyuen to al maner of straungers And of yâ— kynges syde were al of one sute theyr coâ—â—s theyr armure sheldes hors trappures and all was whyte hertes with crownes aboute theyr neckes chaynes of gold haÌ„gyng thervpon the crowne hangynge lowe before the hartes body the whiche hart was yâ— kynges lyueray yâ— he gaue to lordes ladyes knyghtes squyers for to knowe his housholde from other people And in this feest came to yâ— Iustes .xxiiij. ladyes ledde .xxiiij. lordes of the garter with chaynes of gold all yâ— same sutes of hartes as it is before sayd froÌ„ yâ— toure on horsbacke through the cite of London in to smythfelde where as yâ— iustes shold be holdeÌ„ And this feest iustes was holden generally for all those yâ— wolde come thyder of what loÌ„de or nacyon that euer they were And this was holdeÌ„ duryng xxiiij dayes of yâ— kynges costes these xxiiij lordes to answere al maner people that wolde come thyder And thyder came the erle of saynt Paule of Fraunce many other worthy knightes with hym of dyuerse partyes full worthely arayed And out of Hollande Henaud came the lorde Ostreuaunt yâ— was the dukes sone of Holland many other worthy knightes with hym of Holland full well arayed And whaÌ„ this feest iusting was ended the kynge thanked these strauÌ„gers and gaue them many ryche gyftes And thaÌ„ they toke theyr leue of yâ— kyng of other lordes ladyes went home agayn in to theyr owne couÌ„trees with grete loue moche thanke ¶ And in yâ— .xiij. yere of kyng Rychardes regne there was a batayle done in yâ— kynges palays at westmyÌ„stre bytwene a squyer of Nauerne yâ— was with kyng Rychard another squyer yâ— was called Iohn walshe for poyntes of treason yâ— this Nauerne put vpoÌ„ this walsh man But this Nauerne was ouercomeÌ„ yelded hym creaunt to his aduersary anone he was despoyled of his armure drawen out of the palays to Tyburne and there was hanged for his falsnes ¶ And in yâ— .xiiij. yere of kyng Richardes regne syr Iohn of Gaunt duke of Lancastre went ouer see into Spayne for to chalenge his ryght yâ— he had by his wyues tytell vnto yâ— crowne of Spayne with a grete hoost of people he had with hym yâ— duchesse his wyfe his thre doughters in to Spayne there they were a grete whyle And at yâ— last yâ— kyng of Spayne began for to treate with yâ— duke of Lancastre and they were accorded togyder through bothe theyr counseyles in this maner that the kyng of Spayne sholde wedde the dukes doughter that was yâ— ryght heyre of Spayne he shold gyue vnto the duke golde syluer yâ— were cast in to grete wedges many other iewels as moche as .viij. charyottes myght cary And euery yere after during yâ— dukes lyf the duchesse his wyfe .x. M. marke of golde of whiche golde the auenture charges sholde be to them of Spayne yerely brynge to Bayon to the dukes assygnes by surete made And also yâ— duke maryed another of his doughters to the kynge of Portyngale yâ— same tyme. And whan he had done thus he came home agayn into Englonde yâ— good lady his wyfe also but many worthy men dyed of the flix ¶ In the .xv. yere of kyng Rychardes regne he helde his Christmasse in yâ— manoyr of wodstok there yâ— erle of Penbroke a yonge lorde tender of age wolde lerne to Iust with a knyght yâ— was called syr Iohn of saynt Iohn rode to gyder in yâ— parke of wodstok And there this worthy erle of PeÌ„broke was slayne with yâ— other knyghtes spere as he cast it from hym whan they had coupled thus this good erle made there his ende and therfore the kyng the quene made moche sorowe for his deth ¶ And in the xvj yere of king Richardes regne Iohn Hende beynge yâ— tyme Mayre of LondoÌ„ and Iohn Walworth Henry Vanner beynge sheryues of London that same tyme a bakers maÌ„ bare a basket of horsbrede into Fletestrete towarde an hostry and there came a yonge man of the bysshops of Salysbury that was called Romayn he toke a hors lofe out of yâ— basket of yâ— bakers he asked hym why he dyd so And this Romayn turned agayn brake the bakers heed neyghbours came out wolde haue arested this Romayn he brake from them fledde to his lordes place and the coÌ„stable wolde haue had hym out but yâ— bysshops men shette fast the gates kepte the place yâ— no man myght entre And than moche more people gadred thyder sayd that they wold haue hyÌ„ out or els they wold brenne vp yâ— place all that were therin And thaÌ„ came the Mayre sheryues with moche other people cessed yâ— malice of yâ— comyns made euery man to go home to theyr houses kepe yâ— peas And this Romayns lorde yâ— bysshop of Salysbury mayster Iohn Waltham that at yâ— tyme was tresourer of Englonde went to syr Thomas Arundel archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury chauÌ„celer of Englond there the bysshop made his coÌ„playnt vnto the chaunceler vpon the people of the cite of LondoÌ„ And than these two bysshops of grete malice vengeauÌ„ce came vnto the kynge at Wyndsore made a grete complaynt vpoÌ„ the Mayre sheryues And anone all yâ— cite afterward came before yâ— kyng his couÌ„seyle they cast vnto the cite a greuous hert wonders grete malyce And anone sodeynly the kynge sent for yâ— Mayre of LondoÌ„ the sheryues they came to hyÌ„ in yâ— castell of Wyndsore And the kyng rebuked the Mayre sheryues ful foule for the offence yâ— they had done agaynst hym his offycers in his chambre at LondoÌ„ wherfore he deposed put out the Mayre bothe sheriues this was done .xiiij. dayes before yâ— feest of saynt Iohn baptyst And than yâ— kyng called to hym a knyght that was called syr Edward Dalingrigge made hym wardeyn gouernour of yâ— cite chambre of London ouer all his people therin And so he kepte that offyce but foure wekes bycause that he was so gentyll tendre to the citezyns of London wherfore the kynge deposed hym made syr Bawdewyn Radyngton knyght yâ— was Controller of the kynges houshold wardeyn gouernour of his chambre and of his people therin and chose to hym two worthy men of the cite to be sheryues with hym to gouerne kepe yâ— kynges lawes in the cite that one was called Gylbert Mawfelde yâ— other Thomas Newenton sheryues And than the Mar 〈…〉 two sheryues all yâ— aldermen wall 〈◊〉 worthy
gyuen at this foresayd parlyament And for to come to this parlyament the kyng sent his wrytes to euery lorde baron knyght sâ—uyer in euery shyre throughout Englonde that euery lorde sholde gadre brynge his retynue with hym in as shorte tyme in the best araye that they myght geâ—e in maynteyâ—yage strengthinge of the kyng agaynst them that were his enemyes that this were done in all the haste come to hym 〈◊〉 payne of deth And the kyng hymself sent into Cl 〈…〉 shyre to cheâ—taines of the 〈…〉 tree they gadred brought a grete and an huge multytude of people bothe of knyghtes â—â—uyers pryncypally of yemen of Chestershyre whiche yeâ—ten archers the kyng toke to his own courte and gaue them bowge of courte good wages to be kepers of his owne body bothe by nyght by daye aboue al other persones moost loued best trust the whiche soone afterward turned the kyng to grete losse shame hyndrynge his vtter vndoynge destruccion as ye shall here afterwarde And that tyme came sir Henry of Derby with a grete meyny of men of armes archers And the erle of Rutlonde came with a stronge power of people bothe of men of armes archers The erle of Kent brought a grete power of men of armes archers the erle Mar shall came in the same maner the lordâ— Spenser in the same maner The erle of Northumberlonde and sir Henry Pe 〈…〉 his sone syr Thomas Petâ—y the erles broder all the worthy lordes brought a fayre meyny a stroÌ„ge power and eche man in his best aray the duke of Lancastre the duke of yorke came in the same maner with men of armes archers folowyng the kyng syr Willyam Sâ—rope tresourer of Englonde came in the same maner And thus in this araye came all the worthy men of this londe vnto our kyng all this people came to London in one daye in so moche that euery 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 lane in London in the subbarbes were full of them lodged and .x. or xâ—â— myle about London euery waye And this peo ple brought the kyng to Westmynster 〈◊〉 went home agayne to theyr lodgyngâ—s bothe hors man than on the mondayâ— the .xii. daye of September the pa 〈…〉 began at Westmynster whiche was cal led that grete parlyameÌ„t And on that frydaye next after the erle of Aâ—â—dell was brought in to the parlyameÌ„t amonge all the lordes and that was on saynt Mathewes day the apostle and euangelist there he was for iudged vnto the deth in this hall that was made in the palays at Westmynster And this was his iudgement He shold go on fote with his handes bouÌ„de behynde hym from the place that he was iudged in so forth through the cite of London vnto the toure hyll his heed to be smytten of so it was done in dede in the same place And vl of the gretest lordes that sate on his iudgement rode with hym vnto the place there he was done to dethe so to se that the execucyon were done after the dome by the kynges coÌ„maundement with them wente on fote men of armes archers a grete multytude of Chestre shyre men in strengthynge of the lordes that brought this erle to his dethe for they were in drede leest the erle sholde be rescowed taken from them whan they came in to London Thus he passed forth through the Cite vnto his deth there he toke it full pacyently on whose soule god haue mercy Amen And than came the Austyn freres toke vp the body the heed of this good erle bare it home to theyr place buryed him in theyr quere And on that morow after was syr Rychard erle of warwik brought in to the parlya ment there as the erle of Arundell was for iudged they gaue the erle of warwyk the same iudgemeÌ„t that the foresayd erle had but the lordes had compassyon on hym bycause he was of more greter age and released hym to perpetuall pry son put hym in the yle of Man And than on the mondaye nexte after the lorde Cobham of Kent and syr Iohn Cheyn knyght were brought also in to the parlyament in to the same hall there they were iudged to be hanged and drawen but through the prayers and grete instaunce of all the lordes that iudgement was forgyuen them and released to per petuall pryson ¶ And this same tyme was Rychard Whyttyngdon Mayre of London and Iohn Wodecocke Wyllyam Askam sheryues of London And they ordeyned at euery gate of London durynge this same parlyament stronge watche of men of armes archers and through out euery warde also And the kynge made .v. dukes one Markeys foure erles the fyrst of them was the erle of Derby and he was made duke of Herford and the seconde was the erle of Rutlonde he was made duke of Awemarle the thyrde was the erle of Kent and he was made duke of Surry the fourth was the erle of HuntyÌ„gdon he was made duke of Excestre the fyfth was the erle of Notyngham he was made duke of Northfolk And the erle of Somerset was made Markeys of Dor set the lorde Spenser was made erle of Glocestre the lorde Neuyll of Raby was made erle of Westmerlonde syr Thomas Percy was made erle of Worcestre syr Willyam Scrope that was tresourer of Englonde was made erle of Wylshyre syr Iohn Montagu erle of Salisbury And whan the king had thus done he helde the parlyameÌ„t ryall feest vnto all his lordes to all maner of people that thyder wolde come ¶ And this same yere dyed syr Iohn of GauÌ„t the kynges vncle duke of Lancastre in the bysshops Inne in Holborne was brought fro thens to saynt Paule there the kyng made helde his enteremeÌ„t well worthely with al his lordes in the chirche of saynt Paule in London there he was buryed besyde dame BlauÌ„che his wyfe that was doughter heyre vnto the good Henry that was duke of L 〈…〉 te ¶ In the same yere there fell a 〈…〉 cyon bytwene the duke of Herford the duke of Norfolke in so moche yâ— they waged batayle cast down theyr gloues than they were ta ken vp ensealed the batayle ioyned the daye set the place assygned where and whan this sholde be at Couentre And thyder came the kyng with all his lor des at that day was set in the felde than these two worthy lordes came into the felde well clene armed well arayed with all theyr wepen redy to do theyr batayle were redy in the place to fyght at vtterauÌ„ce But the kyng had them cesse toke the quarell in to his handes And forth with ryght there present exiled the duke of Herford for terme of .x. yere the duke of
Norfolke for euermore And syr Thomas Arundell archebisshop of CauÌ„ terbury was exiled that same tyme for euer deposed out of his see for malyce of the kyng And anone these thre worthy lordes were coÌ„maunded defended the kynges realme And anone they gate them shyppes at dyuers hauens went ouer the see in to dyuers loÌ„des eche his waye And the duke of Norfolke went to Venise there he died on whose soule god haue mercy Amen And than kynge Rychard made a clerke of his syr Roger Walden arche bysshop of CauÌ„terbury ¶ And in the .xxij. yere of kynge Richardes regne by fals couÌ„seyle ymaginacyon of couetous men that were aboute hym were made ordeyned blancke chartres and made them to be ensealed of al maner ry the men throughout the realme in so moche that they compelled diuers people to set theyr seales therto And this was done for grete couetyse wherfore al good hertes of the realme were clene turned away fro the kyng for euer after And that was vtter destruccyon ende to hym that was so hygh so excellent a prynce kyng through couetous fals couÌ„seyle falsely betrayed Alas for pyte the suche a kynge myght not se And than kynge Rychard set his kyngdome and his ryall londe of Englonde to ferme vnto foure persones whiche were these syr WyllyaÌ„ Scrope erle of Wylshyre tresourer of Englond syr Iohn Busshe Henry Grene syr Iohn Bagot knyghtes whiche turned them to myschefe deth within a lytell tyme as ye shall fynde here afterwarde wryten ¶ And than kyng Rychard ma de grete ordynauÌ„ce went hymself ouer see into Irlonde many grete lordes with hym with grete hoostes for to strength theyr kynge with men of armes archers moche grete stuffe ryght good ordynauÌ„ce as longed vnto warre And or he passed ouer the see he ordeyned made 〈◊〉 Edmond of Langley his vncle the duke of Yorke his lewtenauÌ„â— of Englonde in his absence with the gouernauÌ„ce couÌ„seyâ—e of these .iiij. knyghtes that had taken Englonde to ferme of the kyng And than he passed the see came in to Irlonde and there he was well worthâ—ly receyued And these rebelles that ben called 〈◊〉 Irysshmen came downe to the kynge yelded them to him bothe body goâ—des all at his owne wyll swore vnto 〈◊〉 to be his lyege men there dyd to hym homage feaute good seruyce thus he coÌ„quered the moost parte of Irlende in a lytell tyme. And whyle that kyng 〈◊〉 chard was thus in Irlonde syr Henry of Bolyngbroke erle of Derby that the kyng had made before duke of Herford y◠〈◊〉 che duke the kyng had exiled out of this londe was comen agayn in to Englonde for to chalenge the dukedom of Lancastâ—â— as for his right true herytage And he came downe out of FrauÌ„ce vnto â—alays And there mette hyÌ„ syr Thomas Arundell that was archebysshop of 〈◊〉 that was exiled out of Englond wiâ—â— hym came the erle of Arundel his soâ—â— heyre the whiche was in kepynge of syr Iohn shelley knight somtyme wtâ—he erle of Huntyngdon with the duke of Excestre the whiche was tho in the castell of 〈◊〉 gate in Sussex there he stale awaye came to Calays there he was well worthely kepte tyll these other two lordes were comeÌ„ to Calays And thaÌ„ this worthy duke the archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury Arundell shypped in the hauen of Calais drewe theyr course northward arryued in Yorkshyre at Rauensporne fast by Wydelyngton there he came entred fyrst the londe two lordes with hym and theyr meyny And than moche people of the realme that herde of his comynge knewe where that he was anone they drewe vnto hym welcomed these lordes so couraged them in all maner thynge and passed forth in to the londe and gadred moche people to them And whan kyng Rychard herde wyst that these two lordes were comen agayne in to Englonde and were londed Than the kynge lefte his ordynauÌ„ce in Irlonde came in to Englondward in all the haste that he myght and came to the castell of â—lyut and there he abode for to take his counseyle what myght be done but to hym came none And whaÌ„ syr Thomas Percy erle of Worcestre that was the kynges steward wyst and knewe this anone he came in to the hall amonge all the people and he brake the yerde of the ryall kynges housholde anone euery man was disperpied went his waye forsoke theyr mayster souerayn lorde and lefte hym alone And thus was kynge Rycharde brought downe destroyed stode hym selfe alone without comforte or socour or ony good counseyle of ony man alas for pite of this ryall kyng And anone came tydyÌ„ges that syr Henry of Boling broke was vp with a stronge power of people and that all the squyers of Englonde reysed vp the shyres in strengthyng of hym agaynst kyng Rychard And thus soone he was comen out of the North couÌ„tree to Brystowe there he mette with syr Wyllyam Scrope erle of Wylshyre and tresourer of Englonde with syr Iohn Busshe and syr Henry Grene and Iohn Bagot but he escaped froÌ„ them went ouer the see in to Irlonde And these thre knyghtes were taken and theyr herdes smytten of And thus they died for theyr fals couetyse And than was kynge Rychard taken and brought vnto the duke And anone the duke put hyÌ„ in fast warde and stronge holde vnto his comynge to London And than was there a rumour in London a stronge noyse that kynge Rychard came to Westmynster and the people of London ranne thyder wolde haue done moche harme hurte in theyr woodnes had not the Mayre aldermen and other worthy men cessed them with fayre wordes and turned them home agayne to London ¶ And there was syr Iohn Slake dene of the kynges chapell of Westmynster taken brought to London put in pryson in Ludgate And after that Iohn Bagot was taken in Irlonde brought to London put in prison in Newgate there to be kepte and abyde his answere ¶ And soone after the duke brought kynge Rycharde pryuely to London put him in the toure vnder sure kepynge as a prysoner And than came the lordes of the realme with al theyr couÌ„seyle vnto the toure to kynge Rychard sayd to hym of his mysgouernaunce extorcion that he had done made ordeyned to oppresse all the comyn people also to all the realme Wherfore all the comyn people of the realme wolde haue hym deposed of his kyngdome And so he was deposed at that tyme in the toure of London by all his lordes counseyle comyn assent of all the realme And than he was put from the toure vnto the castell of Ledes in Kent there he was kepte a whyle and than he was had from thens vnto the castell of
Pounfret in the North countre to be kepte in prison ryght soone after there he made his ende And than whan kyng Rychard was deposed had â—â—sygued his crowne his kyngdom was kepte fast in holde Than al the lordes of the realme with the romyns assent by accorde chose this worthy lorde syr Henry of Bolyngbroke erle of Derby duke of Herford duke of Lancastre by ryght lyne herytage and for his ryghtfull manhode that the people fouÌ„de in him before all other they chose hym made hyÌ„ kynge of Englonde amonge them INnocenâ—â— the .vij. chosen pope at two yere And than Grâ—gory the .xij. was after hyÌ„ xij yere â—euet was debate Than was Alexander chosen in the couÌ„soyle of â—ysan he was called syr Pâ—trus de Canadia so was put ryferd sâ—ryfe euery choâ—e of those thre sayd he was pope Than was there a counseyle at â—ysâ—n where they began to make a coÌ„corde and there they deposed the two the thyrde stode so was worse diuisyon made than before For that they ordeyned preuayled not ¶ Robert was emperour after Wenselans .ix. yere This maÌ„ was duke of Bauary erle of Palatyn a iust man and a good was crowned of Bonifate the. ix This man entred ytaly with a grete hoost of Almayns agaynst Iohn the duke of Galias but he returned with a grete wouÌ„de was a thynge iust that he suffred by iustyce diuyne ¶ Iohn the .xxiij. succeded Alexander .iiij. yere fyrst he began well for an vnite he was in the couÌ„seyâ—e â—â— Constance offred hyÌ„ to resigne the poperyche after secretly vntruly he fledde awaye but it ê“fyted hym not for he was taken coÌ„strayned to peas was made a cardynall buryed at Florens ¶ Sigismundus was emperour after Robert .xxvij. yere he was sone to Kaâ—olus kynge of Vngary moost chrysten prynce and he was so deuoute to god that he deserued to be canonysed This man holpe the chirche through his meruaylous prudence and wytte for he spared no labour ne no thynge that he had tyll he had made a full peas amonge the clergy And he had â—x batayles agaynst the Turke euer he had yeâ—â—â—â—ry And what more all thynge that euer was wryten in â—ouynge to Constantyne Theodosio Katâ—lo â—tto may truly be wryten of hym And he was crowned in Vngary and decessed a blyssed man ¶ Circa annuÌ„ dnÌ„i M CCCC ¶ Of syr Henry of Bolyng broke erle of Derby that regned after kyng Rycharde whiche was the fourth Henry after the conquest ANd after kynge Rychard the seconde was deposed out of his kingdom the lordes the comyns alâ—â— one assent all other worthy men of the realme chose syr Henry of Bolyng broke erle of Derby sone heyre of Iohn â—uke of Lancastre for his worthy manhode that often tymes had ben founde in hym in dedes preued vpon sayÌ„t Edwardes day the confessour he was crowned kynge of EngloÌ„de at Westmynster by assent of all the realme nexte after the depoâ—â—nge of kyng Richard ThaÌ„ he made Henry his eldest sone pryÌ„ce of Wales duke of Cornewayle erle of Chestre And he maâ—â— syr Thomas of AruÌ„dell archbysshop of CauÌ„terbury agayne as he was before And syr Roger Walden the kyng Rychard had made archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury he made bysshop of London for yeâ—yme it stode voyde And he made the erles sone of Arundell that came with hym ouer the see froÌ„ Calays in to Englonde erle of Arundell as his fader had ben put hym in possessyon of all his londes And he made homage feaute vnto his lyege lorde the kynge as all other lordes had done And than anone dyed kynge Rychard in the castell of Pounfret in the north countree for there he was famysshed to deth by his keper for he was kept there .iiij. or .v. dayes from meet drynke so he made his ende in this world Yet moche people in Englonde and in other londes sayd that he was on lyue many a yere after his deth But whether he were alyue or deed the people helde theyr fals opinyon byleue that many had moche people came to grete myschefe foule dethe as ye shal here afterward And whan kyng Henry wyst knewe that he was deed he let â—ere hym in the best maner closed it in a fayre chest with dyuers spyceryes and baâ—oâ—es closed hym in a lynnen cloth all saue his visage that was left open that all men myght se his persone from all other men And so he was brought to London with torche light brennynge to saint Paules chirche there he had his masse his Dirige with moche reuereÌ„ce solempnite of seruyce And whaÌ„ all this was done he was brought from saynt Paules in to the abbey of Westmynster there he had al his hole seruyce agayn And from WestmyÌ„ster he was brought to Langley and there he was buryed on whose soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ And in the fyrst yere of kynge Henryes regue he helde his Chrystmasse in the castell of Wyndsore And on .xij. euen came the duke of Awemarle vnto the kynge colde hym that he the duke of Surrey the duke of Excestre the erle of Salisbury the erle of Glocestre other moo of theyr affynite were accorded to make a mommynge vnto the kynge on .xij. daye at nyght there they purposed to slee the kyng in the reuelyng And thus the duke of Awemarle warned the kyng And than the kyng came to London pryuely in all the haste that he myght to gete hym helpe socour coÌ„forte and couÌ„seyle And anone these other that wolde haue put the kynge to deth fledde in all the haste that they myght for they knewe well that theyr couÌ„seyle was bewrayed And than fledde the duke of Surrey the erle of Salysbury with all theyr meyny vnto the towne of Chichestre And there the people of the towne wold haue arested them and they tolde not stande to theyr arestyng but stode at defence fought manly But at the last they were ouercomen takeÌ„ And there they smote of the dukes heed of Surrey the erles heed of Salysbury many other moo there they put theyr quarters in to sackes theyr heedes on poles borne on hye so they were brought through the cite of London to London brydge there these heedes were set vpon hygh theyr quarters were sent to other good townes and cytees of Englonde and set vp there ¶ At Oxford was takeÌ„ BlouÌ„t knyght Benet Cely knyght and Thomas Wyntersell squyer and there were byheded quartred and the knyghtes hedes were set vpon poles brought to London set vpon the brydge the quarters sent forth vnto other good townes ¶ And in the same yere at Prittelwell in a myll in Essex there syr Iohn Holand the duke of Excestre was taken with the comyns of
the countree and they brought hym from the myll vnto the Plasshe to the same place the kynge Rycharde had arested syr Thomas of Wodstok the duke of Glocestre and right there in the same place they smote of the dukes heed of Excestre and brought it to London vpon a pole it was set vpon London brydge ¶ And in the same yere at Brystowe was taken the lorde Spenser that kyng Rycharde had made erle of Glocestre the comyns of the towne of Brystowe toke hym and brought hym in to the market place of the towne and there they smote of his heed sente it to London there it was set vpon London brydge ¶ And in this same yere was syr Bernard Brokeys knight taken arested put in the couâ—e of London and syr Iohn Shelley knyght syr Iohn Mawdelyn and syr Willyam Feribe persones of kynge Rychardes they were arested put in to the couâ—e of London And thyder came the kynges Iustices and saâ—e vpon them in the â—oure of London there they were dampned all .iiij. to deth the dome was gyuen to syr Bernard Brokeys that he sholde go on fote from the â—oure through the cite of LondoÌ„ vnto Tyburne there to be haÌ„ged after his heed smytten of syr Iohn Shelley knyght syr Iohn Mawdelyn syr Willyam Feribe ê‘sons were drawen through out the cite of London to Tyburne there they were hanged theyr hedes smytten of and set on LondoÌ„ brydge ¶ And in this same yere kyng Henry sent quene Isabell home agayn in to FrauÌ„ce that whiche was kyng Rychardes wyfe gaue her golde syluer many other Iewels so she was discharged of all her dowry sent out of EngloÌ„de ¶ And in the second yere of kyng Henry the fourth was syr Roger Claring ton knyght two of his men the pryour of LauÌ„de .viij. freres mynours some maysters of dyuinite other for treason that they wrought agaynst the kynge were drawen hanged at Tyburne all xij persones ¶ And there began a grete discencion debate in the couÌ„tre of Wales bytwene the lorde Grey Riâ—hen Owen of Glender squyer of Wales this Owen arered a grete nombre of Walsshmen kepte all that couÌ„tre about ryght strongly did moche harme and destroyed the kynges townes lordshyppes through out al Wales robbed slewe the kynges people bothe englisshe walsshe thus he endured a .xij. yere largely he toke the lorde Grey Riâ—hen prysoner kepte hym fast in holde tyll he was rauÌ„somed of prysoners of the marche kepte hym longe tyme in holde And at the last he made hyÌ„ to wedde one of his doughters kepte hym there styll with his wyfe and soone after he dyed And than kyng Henry knowynge this mischefe destruc cioÌ„ treason that this Owen had wrought anone he ordeyned a stroÌ„ge power of meÌ„ of armes and archers and moche other stuffe that longed to warre for to abate destroye the malyce of this fals Walssheman And than the kyng came in to Wales with his power for to destroye this Owen other rebelles fals Walsshmen And anone they fledde in to the mouÌ„tayns and there myght the kynge do them no harme i no maner wyse for the moâ—â—ayns And so the kyng came agayn in to Englonde for lesynge of moo of his people thus he spedde not there ¶ And in this same yere was grete scarsete of where in Englond for a quarter of where was at xvj shyllynges And there was marchaundyse of Englonde sent in to Prure for where anone they had laden and fraught shyppes ynough came home in safete thaÌ„ked be god of all his gyftes ¶ And in the thyrde yere of kynge Henryes regne there was a sterre seen in the firmament that shewed hymselfe through all the worlde for dyuers tokens that sholde befall soone after the whiche sterre was named by clergy Stella cometa And on saynt Mary Mawdeleyns daye next folowyng in the same yere was the barayle of Shrowesbury thyder came sir Henry Percy the erles sone of Northumberlonde with a grete multitude of men of armes archers gaue a barayle to kyng Henry the fourth through the fals wycked â—ouÌ„seyle of syr Thomas Percy his vncle erle of Worcestre there was sir Henry Percy â—layne the moost parte of his people in the felde syr Thomas Percy takeÌ„ and kepte fast in holde two days â—yll the kyng had set rest amonge his people on bothe sydes And thaÌ„ syr Thomas Percy was iudged to be drawen hanged his heed smytten of for his false treason at Shrowesbury his heed brought to London set on the brydge And the other people that there were slayne on bothe partyes the kynge let bury And there was slayne on the kynges syde in the batayle the erle of Stafford syr Walter BlouÌ„t in the kynges cote armure vnder the kynges baner many moo worthy men on whose soules god haue mercy Amen ¶ And in the fourth yere of kynge Henryes regne came the emperour of CoÌ„stantynople with many grete lordes knyghtes moche other people of his couÌ„tre into Englonde to kynge Henry with hym to speke to disporte to se the good gouernauÌ„ce condicions of our people to knowe the coÌ„mo dytees of Englonde And our kyng with all his lordes goodly worshypfully receyued welcomed hym all his meyny that came with hym dyd hym all the reuerâ—â—e worshyp that they coude myght anone the kyng coÌ„mauÌ„ded al maner offycers that he shold be serued as ryally as it longed to suche a worthy lord emperour vpon his owne cost as longe as he his men were in Englond ¶ In this same yere came dame Iane the duchesse of Brytayn into Englonde and londed at Falmouth in Cornewayle and from thens she was brought to the cite of Wynchestre there she was wedded vnto kynge Henry the fourth in the abbey of sayÌ„t Swythyus with all the solempnite that myght be done made And soone after she was brought from thens to LondoÌ„ And the Mayre the aldermen with the comyns of the cite of LondoÌ„ rode agaynst her welcomed her brought her through the cite of London to Westmynster there she was crowned quene of Englonde there the kynge made a ryall a solempne feest for her for all maner men that thyder wolde come ¶ And in this same yere dame BlauÌ„che the eldest doughter of kyng Henry was sent ouer see with the erle of Somerset her vncle with mayster Rychard Clyfford than bysshop of worcestre with many other worthy lordes ladyes worthy squyers as longed to suche a noble kynges doughter came vnto Coleyn And thyder came the dukes sone of Barre with a fayre coÌ„pany receyued this worthy lady the bysshop of Worcestre wedded sacred them togyder as holy
In this same yere syr Henry erle of NorthumberloÌ„de the lorde Bardolf came out of Scotlonde in preiudyce destruceyon of kynge Henry wherfore they of the NorthcouÌ„tre arose vpon them fought with them discoÌ„fited them toke them smoâ—e of their hedes quartred theyr bodyes sent the heed of the erle a quarter of the lorde Bardolf to LondoÌ„ and there they were set vpon LoudoÌ„ brydge for fals treason that they had purposed agaynst the kyng ¶ And in the .ix. yere of kyng Henryes regne was syr Edmond Holland erle of Kent made Amyrall of Englonde for to kepe the see he went to the see with many ryal shyppes that were ful well arayed apparayled and enarmed with many a good man of armes archers and of good defence of warre in the kynges name of Englonde and so he londed at the last in the coste of Brytayn in the yle of Briak with al his folke he besyeged the castell assauted it they withstode hym with grete defence strength And anone he layd his ordynaunce in the layenge of a gonne there came a quarell and smote the good erle Edmond in the heed there caught he his deth WouÌ„de but yet they left not tyll that they had goten the castell all that were therin there this good lord dyed vpon whose soule god haue mercy amen And than his meyny came home agayne in to Englonde with the erles body and was buryed amonge his auÌ„cestres right worthely ¶ And in the same yere was a grete frost in EngloÌ„de that â—ured xv wekes ¶ And in the .x. yere of kyng henryes regne the fourth came the Seâ—esshall of Henaud with other meyny in to Englonde to seke auentures to gete them worshyp in dedes of armes bothe on horsbacke on fote at all maner poyntes of warre And the Senesshall chalenged the erle of Somerset the erle delyue red hyÌ„ full manfully of al his chalenges and put his aduersary to the worst in al poyntes wan there grete worship the degre of the felde And on the nexte day after came in to the felde an other man of armes of the Senesshals party agaynst him came syr Rychard of Arundel knyght the Henaud had the better of hym on fote in one poynt for he brought hym on his knee And on the thyrde daye came in an other man of armes in to the felde and agaynst hym there came syr Iohn Corne wayle a knyght manly knyghtly he quytte hyÌ„ in all maner poyntes agaynst his aduersary had the better in the felde And on the fourth daye came an other man of armes of Henaud in to the felde agaynst him came syr Iohn Chaynes sone manly quytte hym agaynst his aduersary for he cast hors man in to the felde And the kynge for his manhode at that tyme dubbed hym knyght And on the fyfth daye there came an other man of armes of the Henaudes party in to the felde to hym came syr Iohn stewarde knight manfully he quytte him there in all maner poyntes had the better And on the syxth daye after came an other Henaud to hym came Willyam Porter squyer manfully he quytte hym had the better in the felde And the kynge dubbed hym knyght the same tyme. And on the seuenth daye after came an other man of armes of Henaud in to the felde to him came Iohn Standisshe squyer and manfully he quytte hym on his aduersary had the better of hym in the felde and the kynge dubbed hym knyght the same daye And on the same day came an other man of armes of Henaud and to hym came a squyer of Gascoyne and proudly and maÌ„ly he quytte hym on his aduersary had the better of hym and anone the kynge dubbed hym knyght And on the .viij. day came in to the felde two men of armes of Henaud to them came two sowdyours of Calays whiche were bretherne that were called Burghes and well manly quytte them on theyr aduersaryes had the better in the felde And thus ended the chalenges with many grete worshyppes And the kynge at the reuerence of these worthy strafigers made a grete feest and gaue them many riche gyftes And thaÌ„ they toke theyr leue and went home agayne in to theyr owne countree ¶ And in the. xâ— yere of kynge Henryes regne the fourth there was a grete batayle done in smyth felde bytwene two squyers that one was called Glocestre that was appellaunt and Arthur was the defendauÌ„t and well manly they fought togyder longe tyme And the kynge for theyr manfulnes and of his grace toke theyr quarell in to his handes and made them to go out of the felde at ones so they were deuyded of theyr batayle and the kyng gaue them grace ¶ And the .xij. yere of kyng Henryes regne the fourth â—ysdie a squyer of Wales that was a rebell a ryser supporter to Owen of Glendre whiche dyd moche destruccyon to the people of Wales was taken brought to London there he came before the Iustyees and was dampned for his treason than he was layde on an hurdell and so drawen to Tyburne through the cite there he was hanged let downe agayne his heed smytten of and the body quartred and sent to foure townes his heed set vpon London brydge ¶ And in the. xiij yere of kynge Henryes regne tho dyed syr Iohn Beauford the erle of Somerset that was capytayne of Calays was buryed at the abbey of the Toure hyll on whose soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ And in the same yere the lorde Thomas kyng Henryes sone wedded the couÌ„tesse of Somerset ¶ And in this same yere came the embassadours of Fraunce in to Englonde fro the duke of Burgoyn vnto the prynce of Englonde kyng Henryes sone heyre for to haue helpe and socour of meÌ„ of armes archers against the duke of Orlyaunce And than went ouer see the erle of Arundel syr Gylbert Vmfreuyll erle of Kent the lorde Cobham syr Iohn Oldcastell many other good knyghtes worthy squyers men of armes good archers in to FrauÌ„ce came to Parys to the duke of Burgoyn there he receyued welcomed these englysshe lordes all the other meyny And than it was done hyÌ„ to wyte that the duke of OrlyauÌ„ce was comen to saynt Clowe fast by Parys with a grete nombre of men or armes arbalastres thyder went our Englysshmen fought with them gate yâ— brydge of saynt Clowe there they slewe many Frensshmen and arbalastres the remenauÌ„t fledde wold no longer abyde And thaÌ„ our englysshmen came agayn to Parys there they toke theyr leue of the duke came safe agayne in to Englonde and the duke gaue them grete gyftes And anone after the duke of OrlyauÌ„ce sent embassadours in to Englonde to kyng
in all yâ— haste yâ— they myght brake al yâ— bridges where as ony passage was for hors man in so moche that there myght no man passe ouer the ryuers neyther on hors ne on foâ—e but yf he shold haue bendrowned And therfore our king with all his people went sought his way ferre vp toward Paris there was all yâ— ryall power of FrauÌ„ce assembled redy to gyue hym batayle for to destroye all his people But almyghty god was his guyde saued hyÌ„ all his meyny defended hym of his enemyes power purpose thanked be god yâ— saued so his owne knyght kyng in his ryght full tytel And than our kyng beholdyng seynge yâ— grete multytude nombre of his enemyes to withstande his waye gyue hym batayle Than the kyng with a meke herte a good spiryte lyfte vp his handes to almyghty god besought hyÌ„ of his helpe yâ— daye to saue his true seruauÌ„tes Than our kynge gadred all his lordes other people aboute bad them al to be of good chere for they shold haue a fayre a gracyous victory the better of all theyr enemyes prayed them to make theÌ„ redy to yâ— batayle for he wolde rather dye yâ— daye in the felde than to be taken of his enemyes for he wold neuer put yâ— realme of Englonde to rauÌ„som for his persone And yâ— duke of Yorke fell on his knees besought yâ— kyng of a bone yâ— he wold grauÌ„t hym that daye yâ— vauÌ„tward in his batayle the kyng grauÌ„ted hym his askyng and sayd gramercy cosyn of Yorke prayed hym to make hym redy And than badde he euery man to ordeyn hym a stake of tree sharpe bothe endes that yâ— stake myght be pyght in yâ— erth a slope that theyr enemyes shold not ouer come them on horsback for that was theyr fals purpose arayed them for to ouer ryde our meyny sodeynly at the fyrst comyng on of them at yâ— first brunt And al the nyght before yâ— batayle yâ— frensshmen made many grete fyers moche reuell with howting showting played our kyng his lordes at yâ— dyse an archer alwaye for a blanke of theyr money for they wend al had beÌ„ theyrs The morne â—â—ose yâ— daye gan sprynge the kyng by good aduyse let araye his batayle his wynges charged euery man to kepe them hole togyder prayed them all to be of good chere And whaÌ„ they were redy he asked what tyme of the daye it was they said pryme Than sayd our kyng now is good tyme for al engloÌ„d prayeth for vs therfore be of good chere let vs go to our iourney And thaÌ„ he sayd with an hye voyce in the name of almighty god saynt George auauÌ„t baner saynt George this day thyne helpe And than the Frensshmen came pryckynge downe as they wold haue ouer rydden all our meyny but god and our archers made them ryght soone to stomble for our archers shotte neuer arowe amysse but it perysshed brought to the grouÌ„de bothe hors man for they shotte that daye for a wager And our stakes made them toppe ouer terue eche one ouer ouer yâ— they laye on hepes two speres length of heyght And our kyng with his meyny with his men of armes archers that thacked on them so thycke with arowes layde on with stakes And our kyng with his handes fought manly yâ— daye And thus almyghty god saynt George brought our enemyes to grouÌ„de gaue vs that daye the victory There were slayne of frensshmen that daye in the felde of Agincourt mâ—â— than .xi. M. Without prysoners that were takeÌ„ there were nombred that daye of Frensshmen in the felde moo than syxe score M. But god that daye fought for vs. And after came there tydynges to our kynge that there was a newe batayle of frensshmen ordeyned redy for to stele on hym came towardes hym And anone our kyng let crye that euery man sholde slee his prysouers that he had taken anone araye the batayle agayne redy to fyght with the Frensshmen And whan the Frensshmen sawe that our men kylled downe theyr prysoners than they withdrewe them brake theyr batayle and al theyr araye And thus our kyng as a worthy conquerour had that daye the victory in the â—elde of Agincourt in Pycardy And than our kynge returned agayn where as the batayle was for to â—e what people were slayne of Englysshmen and yf ony were hurte yâ— they myght be holpen And there were deed in yâ— felde the duke of Barry the duke of AlauÌ„son the duke of Braband the erle of Nauerne thefe constable of FrauÌ„ce and .viij. other erles and the archebysshop of Saunce and of good barons an C. and mo of worthy knyghtes of grete alyaunce of cote armures .xv. hoÌ„dred And of Englysshmen were deed that daye the good duke of Yorke and the erle of Suffolke and of all other Englysshmen there were not deed passyng .xxvi. bodyes thanked be god And this batayle was on a frydaye whiche was saynt Crispyne Crispinians day in the moneth of October anone the kynge coÌ„mauÌ„ded to bury them and the duke of Yorke to be caryed forth with hym the erle of Suffolke And there were prysoners yâ— duke of OrlyauÌ„ce the duke of Burbon the erle of Vendome the erle of Ewe the erle of Richemond syr But sigauÌ„t marshaâ—â—f FrauÌ„ce many other worthy lordes were taken there in this batayle of Agincourt were brought to the towne of Calays so ouer the see with the kyng in to Englonde londed at Douer in Kent with all his prysoners in safete thanked be almyghty god so came to Casâ—terbury offred at saynt Thomas shryne And so forth he rode through the â—oâ—â—â—re of Kent the next waye to Eitham thâ—re he rested tyll that he wolde come to London And than the Mayre of London the aldermen sheryues with all yâ— comuners craftes came to yâ— blacke â—eth well worthely arayed to welcome our kyng with dyuers melodyes â—hanked almyghty god of his gracyous vyctory that he shewed for hym And so yâ— kyng his prisoners passed forth by them tyâ— he came to saynt Thomas of wateryng there mette with hym all religyous men with processyon welcomed hym And so the kyng came rydyng with his prysoners through yâ— rite of LondoÌ„ where as was shewed many a fayre syght at all that condythes at that crosse in chepe as in heuenly araye of auÌ„gels archauÌ„gels patriarkes prophetes virgyns with diuers melodyes sensyng syngynge to welcome the kynge all the condâ—thes â—eâ—â—ynge with wyne the kynge passed forth to saynt Paules there mette with hyÌ„ 〈◊〉 bysshops reuested mytred with sensers to welcome the kynge there they songe for his gracyous victory â—e deuÌ„â—audamus And there the kyng offred after toke his hors rode to
Westmynster than the Mayre toke his leue of yâ— kyng rode home agayne ¶ And in yâ— thyrde yere of kyng HeÌ„ryes regne yâ— fyfth came the emperour of Almayn kyng of Rome of Hungry in to Englonde so to yâ—â—â—â—e of London And the Mayre the aldermen with the sheryues worthy craftes of London by the kynges coÌ„maundement mette with hym on the blacke heth 〈◊〉 yâ— best aray that they coude on horsbacke And there they welcomed hym brought hyÌ„ to London with mâ—â—he honoure grete reuerence And at saynt Thomas of wâ—terynge there mette with hym the kyng with all his lordes in good araye And there was a worthy metyng bytwene yâ— emperour kyng Henry yâ— fyfth there they kyâ—â—ed togyder embraced eche other than yâ— king toke yâ— emperour by yâ— hande so they came rydyng through yâ—â—â—te of LondoÌ„ vnto saynt Paules there they â—â—yghted offred all yâ— bysshops stode reâ—ested with sensers in theyr handes sensynge to them And than they toke theyr horses rode to Westmynster And the kynge lodged the emperour in his owne palays and there he rested hym a grete whyle all at yâ— kynges cost And soone after came yâ— duke of Holland in to Englonde to come se yâ— emperour speke with hym with our kyng Henry of Englonde he was worthely receyued lodged in the bysshops Inne of Ely all at yâ— kynges cost And whan the emperour had well rested him seen yâ— londe in dyuers partyes knewe the coÌ„modytees than by processe of tyme he toke his leue of the kynge but or he wente he was made a knyght of the garter receyued ware the lyuerey And thaÌ„ he thanked yâ— kyng all his lordes And than the kyng he went ouer yâ— see to Calays abode there longe tyme to haue an answere of the frensshe kynge at the last it came and pleased hyÌ„ ryght nought And so yâ— emperour toke his leue of yâ— kynge passed forth in goddes name our kyng came ouer agayn in to Englonde in all yâ— haste that he myght yâ— was on saynt Lukes euen that he came to Lambeth on the mondaye nexte after he came in to yâ— parlyament at Westmynster ¶ In yâ— same yere was a grete derth of corne in englonde but thaÌ„ked be god it lasted not longe ANd in the fourth yere of kynge Henryes regne yâ— fyfthe he helde his parlyament at Westmynster in yâ— be gynnynge of October lasted to the puryficacyon of our lady than nexte after And there was graunted vnto hym to maynteyn his warres bothe of yâ— spirytualte of the temporalte an hole taxe 〈◊〉 dieme And than anone yâ— kyng prayed all his lordes to make them redy for to strength hyÌ„ in his ryght And anone he â—et make a newe retynue charged all 〈◊〉 men to be redy at Hamton in whyt 〈…〉 weke nexte after without ony delay And there the kyng made yâ— duke of Bedford protectour defender of his realme of Englonde in his absence charged hym to kepe his lawes and maynteyne bothe spirituall temporall And whan the kyng had thus done set all thynge in his kynde on saynt Markes daye he toke his hors at Westmynster came rydyng to Paules there he offred toke his leue so rode forth through yâ—â—ite takyng his leue of all maner of people as well of poore as of riche prayenge them all in generall to praye for hyÌ„ And so he rode forth to saynt Georges there offred toke his leue of the Mayre chargynge hym to kepe well his chambre And so he rode forth to Hamton there abode tyll his retynue were redy comeÌ„ for there was all his nauy shyppes with his ordynauÌ„ce gadred togyder and well stuffed as longed to suche a ryall kynge with all maner of vytayles for suche a ryall coÌ„pany as wel for hors as for man as longed for suche a warryour that is to say goÌ„nes tripgites engynes sowes bastyles brydges of lether scalyng ladders malles spades shouelles pykes paueys bowes arowes bowstringes tonnes chestes pypes full of arowes as neded for suche a worthy warryour that no thynge was to seche whaÌ„ tyme came thyder came to hyÌ„ shyppes laden with gonnes gonpowdre And whan this was redy his retynue came the kyng all his lordes with all his ryal hoost went to shyppe toke yâ— see sayled in to NormaÌ„dy londed at â—ouke vpoâ— LaÌ„masse daye than nexte after there he made .xlviij. knyghtes at his londing than yâ— kynge heryng of many enemyes vpon the see that is to saye .ix. grete Carakes hulkes galeys shyppes yâ— were comyng to destroy his nauy And anone he coÌ„mauÌ„ded yâ— erle of marche to be cheâ—e chefetayne many other worthy lordes 〈◊〉 to dethe for treason And so he was 〈◊〉 to the Courâ— agayn and there he 〈◊〉 laydâ— vpon an hurdeâ— and drawen through the Cite to saynt â—yles felde there was made a newe payre of gaâ—â—â—â—s and a stronge â—heynâ— and a coller of yren for 〈◊〉 there he was hangeâ— and breâ—t oâ—â— the galow 〈…〉 â—nâ— all for his 〈…〉 es and his fals opynyons ANd in the .vi. yeâ—â— of kyng Henryes â—ogne the fyfth he sent his 〈…〉 Beaâ—ford duâ—â— of â—x 〈◊〉 with a â—ayre coÌ„pany of men of arâ—es archers before the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 there displayed his 〈◊〉 and sent his h 〈…〉 des vnto the towâ—â— hadde them 〈◊〉 that cite vnto our king theyr lyege lorde And they sayd he toke them noâ—â— for â—o 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he sholde haue theâ—â— but yf it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 bought and proued with theyr handes for other answere wolde they 〈◊〉 〈…〉 And there 〈◊〉 du 〈…〉 good 〈…〉 of the groside all 〈…〉 there 〈◊〉 out of 〈…〉 o◠〈◊〉 oâ— aâ—mes bothe on hor 〈…〉 on 〈…〉 〈◊〉 out 〈…〉 with them and 〈…〉 there 〈◊〉 taken and â—â—yâ—◠〈◊〉 â–ª â—â—â—sones o◠〈◊〉 good 〈…〉 â—nd 〈◊〉 to the towne And the kyng with his lordes were lodged in the Charterhous and grete strength about them that was in the â—est parte of yâ—â—â—te And the duke of Clarence lodged hym at the west ende of the 〈◊〉 in a waste abbey before the porte Caux And the duke of Excestre with his meyny on the north syde before the porte Beauuoysyn And bytwene the duke of Clarence and the duke of Excestre was yâ— erle Marshall lodged with moche solke a stronge power before the castell gate And than was yâ— erle of Ormonde the lorde Haryngton and also the lorde 〈◊〉 with theyr retynue and company nexte to hym And than 〈◊〉 Iohn Corâ—e wayle with many other noble knyghtes and squyers of name with all theyr retynue saye with the noble duke of ClareÌ„â—â— And from the duke of Excestre towardes the kynge were lodged the lorde â—oos and the lorde Wyllybe with the lorde Phehewâ— and syr
of vitayles anone ouâ— Englysshmen droue them in to the towne agayne So at the last the capytayne of the towne sawe the myschefe that they were not rescowed also the scarsete of vytayle and that the people dyed for defaute of meet euery daye many thousandes also sawe yonge chyldren lye lyke as they had souked theyr moders pappes and were deed Than anone they sent to the kyng besechynge hym of his grace mercy and brought the keys of the towne vnto yâ— kyngâ— de lyuered the towne to hym all the soudyours voyded the towne with they horses harneys the comyns of yâ— towne for to abyde dwell styll in yâ— towne yerely to paye to hyÌ„ to his successours for all maner customes â—ee fermes quaterâ—mes And than the kyng entred into the towne rested hym in the castel tyll the towne was set in rule in gouernauÌ„ce ¶ How the kyng of Englonde was made enherytour regent of Frauncâ— and how he wedded quene Katheryne ANd anone after that Roen was goten Depe many other townes in base Normandy gaue them ouer without stroke or syege whan they vnderstode yâ— the kyng had goâ—eÌ„ Roâ—n Also this yere had ben a peas made sworne bytwene yâ— duke of Burgoyn the Dolphyn whiche were sworne on goddes body that they sholde loue assyst â—â—he other agaynst theyr enemyes And after this coÌ„trary to this othe the duke Iohn of Burgoyne was slayne and pyteously murdred in the presence of the Dolphyn wherfore the frensshmen were gretly deuyded and of very necessyte laboured to haue a treaty with the kyng of Englonde For the kyng of Englonde wanne dayly of them townes castelles and fortresses ¶ Also this same yere was quene Iane arested brought in to the castell of Ledes in Kent And one frere Randolf a doctour of diuinite her confessour whiche afterwarde was slayne by the persone of the Toure fallyng at wordes debate And after quene Iane was deliuered ¶ And in the .vij. yere bothe the kynge of FrauÌ„ce and of Englonde were accorded kyng Henry was made heyre and regent of Fraunce wedded dame Katheryn the kynges doughter of FrauÌ„ce at Troyes in Champayn on Trâ—â—ite sondaye And this was made by the meane of Philip newe made duke of Burgoyne whiche was sworne to kyng Henry for to aueÌ„ge his faders deth was become englysshe And than the kynge with his newe wyfe went to Paris where he was ryally receyued And from thens he went with his lordes the duke of Burgoyn and many other lordes of Fraunce layde syege to diuers townes of FrauÌ„ce that helde of the Dolphyns party wanne them But the towne of Melune helde longe tyme for therin were good defenders ¶ In the viij yere the kyng the quene came ouer see londed on Candelmasse daye in the mornyng at Douer And the .xiiij. day of Feueryer the kyng came to LondoÌ„ the. xxj daye of the same moneth the quene came the .xxiiij. daye of the same she was crowned at Westmynster ¶ Also the same yere anone after eester the kyng helde a parlya ment at Westmynster at whiche parlia ment it was ordeyned that the golde in englysshe coyne sholde be weyed none receyued but by weyght ¶ And anone after â—hytsontyde the kyng sayled to Calais passed so forth into FrauÌ„ce And in Marche the .xxij. daye before the kynge came ouer the duke of ClareÌ„ce was slayne in FrauÌ„ce diuers other lordes takeÌ„ prisoners as the erle of Huntingdon the erle of Somerset with dyuers other all was bycause they wold not take none arthers with them but thought to haue ouercomen the frensshmen themselfe without archers yet whan he was slayne the archers came rescowed the body of the duke whiche they wold haue caryed with them god haue mercy on his soule he was a valyauÌ„t man And the same yere bytwene Chrystmasse CaÌ„delmasse the towne of Melun was yolden to the kynge ¶ In the .ix. yere on saynt Nicolas day in DeceÌ„ber was borne Henry yâ— kynges fyrst begoten sone at Wyndsore whose godfaders at the font stone was Henry bysshop of Wynchestre Iohn duke of Bedford the duchesse of Holland was godmoder Henry Chicheley archebisshop of CauÌ„terbury was godfader at coÌ„ firmynge ¶ And in the .x. yere the cite of Meaux in Brie was goten whiche had longe ben besyeged And this same yere the quene shypped at Hampton sayled ouer to the kynge in FrauÌ„ce where she was worshipfully receyued of the kyng also of the kyng of FrauÌ„ce her fader of her moder And thus kyng Hery Wanne fast in FrauÌ„ce helde grete estate sate at diner at a gretefeest i Paris crowned the quene also whiche had not beÌ„ seen before all people resorted to his courte but the kyng of FrauÌ„ce helde none estate ne rule but was left almost alone ¶ Also this yere the wethercocke was set vpon Paules steple at London And this yere in the moneth of August the kynge wexed seke at Boys de Vincene whaÌ„ he sawe he sholde dye he made his testameÌ„t ordeyned many noble thinges for his soule and deuoutly receyued al cheryghtes of holy chirche in so ferforth that whan he was anoynted he sayd the seruyce with the preest at the verse of the psalme of â—iserere mei deus that was Benigne fac dnÌ„e in bona voluÌ„tate tua syon vt edificeÌ„tur muri hierusalem he badde tary there and sayd thus O good lorde thou knowest that myn entent hath ben yet is yf I might lyue to reedifye the walles of Ierusalem And than the preest proce ded forth made an ende And anone after this moost noble prince victoryous kyng floure in his tyme of chrysten chyualry whome all the worlde doubted gaue his soule in to the handes of god dyed made an ende of his naturall lyfe at the foresayd Boys de VinceÌ„ne besyde Parys the .xxxvj. yere of his age vpon whose soule god haue mercy Amen Than was the body enbawmed cered layde in a ryall chare an ymage lyke to hym was layde vpon the corps open with diuers baners horses couered ry chely with the armes of EngloÌ„de FrauÌ„ce also the olde armes of saynt Edwarde saynt Edmond other with grete multytude of torches with whome went the kynge of Scotlond many other lordes whiche accoÌ„panyed the body tyl it came vnto Westmynster by London in Englonde And in euery towne by the waye he had solempnely his Dirige on the euen and masse on the morow moche almes was gyueÌ„ to poore people by the waye And the .vij. daye of Nouember after the corps was brought through London with grete reuerence and solempnite to Westmynster where as he now lyeth it was worshipfully buryed after was layde on his tombe a ryal ymage lyke hymself of syluet gylt whiche was made at yeâ—ost of
englond sent ouer the see to this rescowe certayn people well arayed of the best chosen men for the warre And the seconde day of August the foresaid duke of Glocestre arryued at Calays with all his armye and .v. hondred shyppes moâ— And the duke of Burgoyne all his hoost that laye in the syege as soone as they espyed the sayles in the see before they approched Calays hauen sodeynly in a mornynge departed from the syege leuyng behynde hym moche stuffe vytayle and fledde in to flaundres pycardye And in lyke wyse dyd the syege that lay before Guynes where as they of Guynes toke the grete gonne of brasse called Dygeon many other grete gonnes serpentynes And whan the duke of Glocestre was arryued with all his hoost he went in to flaundres and was there .xij. dayes and dyd but lytell harme excepte that he brent two fayre vyllages Poperynge Belle and other houses whiche were of noo strength so he returned home agayne ¶ And this same yere the kynge of ScotloÌ„de besyeged Rokesburgh with moche people But syr Rafe Gray departed froÌ„ the castel and ordeyned for rescowe But as soone as the kynge of Scotlonde vnderstode of his departynge sodeynly he brake his syege went his waye and lefte moche ordynaunce behynde hym where he gate no worshyp ¶ In this same yere the seconde daye of Ianuary quene Katherin whiche was the kynges moder wyfe to kynge Henry the fyfth dyed departed out of this worlde and was brought ryally through London and so to westmynster there she lyeth worshipfully buryed in our ladyes thapell ¶ Also this yere the fourth daye of Ianuary fell downe the gate with the toure on it on London brydge towarde Southwarke with two arches all that stode theron ¶ This same yere was a grete treaty holden bytwene Graueling Calays bytwene the kyng the duke of Burgoyn where for the kyng was the Cardinall of Englonde the duke of Norfolke many other lordes And for the duke of Burgoyn was the duchesâ—e hauynge full power of her lorde as regent lady of his londes where was taken by the aduyse of bothe partyes an abstinence of warre for a certayne tyme in the name of the duchesse not of the duke bycause he had gone from his othe legeauÌ„ce that he had made to kynge Henry therfore the kyng neuer wold wryte no appoynt to haue to do with hym after but all in the duchesse name ¶ Also this same yere quene Iane dyed the seconde daye of Iuly whiche had ben wyse to kynge Henry the fourth was caryed fro Bermondsey to CauÌ„terbury where she lyeth buryed by kyng HeÌ„ry her husbonde ¶ This same yere dyed all the lyons in the Toure of LondoÌ„ the whiche had not ben seen many yeres before ¶ How Owen a squyer of wales that had wedded quene Katherin was arested of the scysme bytwene Eugeny Feliâ— IN the .xvi. yere of kynge Henry dyed Sygysmonde Emperour of Almayn knyght of the garter whose enteremeÌ„t the kyng kept at saynt Paules in London ryally where was made a ryall herse and the kynge in his estate cladde in blewe was aâ— euen at Dirige on the morow at masse ◠¶ And after hym was electe chosen Albert duke of Ostryche whiche had wedded Sygismondes doughter for to be Emperour This man was taken receyued to be kyng of Beme and Hungary bycause of his wyfe that was Sygismondes doughter whiche lefte none other heyre after hym This Albert was emperour but one yere for he was poysoned so dyed Some saye he dyed of a flix but he was a vertuous man piteful so moche that all the people that knewe hym sayd that the worlde was not worthy to haue his presence ¶ This yere one Owen a squyer of wales a man of lowe byrth whiche had many a day before secretly wedded quene Katheryn had by her .iij. sones one doughter was taken coÌ„mauÌ„ded to Newgate to pryson by the duke of Glocestre ê“tectour of the realme And this yere he brake the prison by the meane of a preest that was his chapelayn after was taken agayn by my lorde Bemond brought agayne to Newgate afterward delyuered at large one of his sones afterward was made erle of Rychemond an other erle of Penbroke the thyrde a monke of westminster whiche monke dyed soone after ¶ This same yere also on Newyeres day at Baynardes castell fell downe a stake of wode sodeynly at after none and slewe thre men myscheuously foule hurt other ¶ Also at Bedford on a sherthursdaye were xviij men murdred wtout stroke by fallyng downe of a stayre as they came out of the comin hall many sore hurt ¶ In the .xviij. yere syr Richard Beauchamp the good erle of warwyke dyed at Roen he beynge the tyme lewtenauÌ„t of the kynge in NormaÌ„dy froÌ„ thens his body was brought to warwyke where worshypfully he lyeth in a new chapel on the south syde of the quere ¶ Also this yere was a grete derth of corne in all englonde for a busshel of where was worth .xl. pens in many places of englond yet had they not ynough wherfore Steuen Brown that tyme Mayre of London sente in to Pruce and brought to London certayne shippes laden with rye whiche did moche good to the poore people for corne was so scarce in engloÌ„de that in some places of englonde poore people made them breed of ferne rotes ¶ This yere the generall concyle of Basilie deposed Eugenye they chose Felix that was duke of Sauoy thaÌ„ began the scysme whiche endured vnto the yere of our lord M cccc .xlviij. This Felix was a deuout pryÌ„ce sawe his sones sone after lyued an holy lyf and was chosen pope of the concyle of Basile Eugeny deposed And so the scysme was loÌ„ge tyme this Felix had but lytel obedieÌ„ce bycause of the neutralite for the moost part wel nygh all christeÌ„dom obeyed reputed Eugeny for very pope god knoweth who was very pope of them bothe for bothe occupyed during Eugenyes lyfe ¶ This yere syr Richard wyche vicare of Hermete sworth was degraded of his preesthode at Paules brent at tour hill as for an heretyke on saynt Botulphes day how wel at his deth he died a good christeÌ„ maÌ„ wherfore after his deth moche peple came to the place where he was brent offred made a hepe of stones set vp a crosse oftre held hyÌ„ for a saynt tyl the mayr shreues by the kyÌ„ges coÌ„mauÌ„dement bysshops destroyed it made there a dung hil ¶ Also this yere the shreues of LondoÌ„ fet out of sayÌ„t Martyns the graÌ„d .v. ê‘sones which afterward were restored agayn to the sentwary by the kynges Iustyces ¶ After Albert the thyrde Frederyk was chosen emperour This Frederyk duke of Osteryke was longe emperour dyfferred to be crowned at
captiuite By the takynge of this cite the Turke gretly was enhauÌ„ced in pryde a grete losse to all christendom ¶ In the .xxviij. yere was a parlyameÌ„t holden at Westmynster and froÌ„ thens adiourned to the blacke freres 〈◊〉 London after Christmas to Westmynster agayne ¶ And this same yere Roâ—erte of Cane a man of the west couÌ„tree 〈◊〉 a fewe shyppes toke a grete flete of shippes comyngâ— out of yeâ—ay laden with 〈◊〉 whiche shyppes were out of prince 〈…〉 uÌ„ders 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 brought them to Hâ—mpton wherfore the march auntes of EngloÌ„de beyng in FlauÌ„dres were arested in Bruges Ipre other places might not be deliuered 〈◊〉 theyr dettes disch â—uged tyll they had made apoyntment for to paye y◠〈◊〉 of those shyppes whiche was payed by yâ— marchauÌ„tes of the staple euery peny And in lyke wyse the marchuÌ„tes goodes beynge in Da 〈…〉 were also arested and made grete amendes ¶ This same yere the frensshmen in a mornyng toke by a trayne the towne of Pount de larche therin the lorde Fauconbrydge was takeÌ„ prisoner And after yâ— in D 〈…〉 er Rom was taken lost beynge therin syr Edmond duke of Somerset the erle of Shrewesbury whiche by a poyntment left pledges lost all NormaÌ„dy came home in to Englonde And duryng yâ— sayd parliament yâ— duke of Suffolke was arested sent in to yâ— Coure there he was a moneth after the kyng did do fetche hym out for whiche cause all yâ— comyns were in a grete rumour what for the delyuerauÌ„ce of Angeo Mayn after lesynge of all NormaÌ„dy in especyall for yâ— deth of yâ— good duke of Glocestre in so moche in some places meÌ„ gadred made them capytayns as Blewberde other whiche were taken put to deth And than the sayd parlyament was adiourned to Leycestre And thyÌ„der yâ— kynge brought with hym yâ— duke of Suffolk And when yâ— comyns vnderstode yâ— he was out of the Coute comen thyder they desyred for to haue execucion on them yâ— were cause of the delyuerauÌ„ce of Normandy had ben 〈◊〉 of the deth of the duke of Glocestre had solde Gascoyn Guyen of whiche they named to be gylty yâ— duke of Suffolke as chefe the lorde Saye yâ— bysshop of Salisbury 〈…〉 yell many moâ— And for to appease the comyns the duke of Suffolk was exiled out of Englonde for .v. yere And so duryng the parlyament he went in to Norfolke there toke shyppyng for to go out of yâ— realme of Englonde in to FrauÌ„ce And this yere as he sayled on yâ— see a shyppe of warre called the Nycolas of the toure mette with his shyppe fouÌ„de hym therin whome they toke out brought hym in to theyr shyppe to the mayster to the capytayn there he was examyned at yâ— last iudged to deth And so they put hym in a caban his chapelayn with him f 〈…〉 to shryue hym And the done they brought hyÌ„ in to Douer rode set hyÌ„ in to yâ— bote there smote of his heed brought yâ— body on londe vpon the sandes set the heed therby And this was done the fyrst day of Maye Leo what auayled hym all his 〈…〉 rauÌ„te of NormaÌ„dy c. And here ye may here how he was rewarded for the deth of the duke of Glocestre Thus began sorowe vpon sorowe deth for deth ¶ How this yere was the insurreccyon in Kent of the comyns of whom Iarke Cade an Irysshe man was capytayne THe yere of our lorde M cccc .l. was the grete grace of the Iubile at Rome where was grete pardoÌ„ in so moche yâ— from all places in chrystendom grete multytude of people resorted thyder ¶ And this yere was a grete assemble gaderynge togyder of the comyns of Kent in grete nombre made an insurreccyon rebelled agaynst the kyng and his lawes and ordeyned them a capytayne called Iohan Cade an Irysshe man whiche named hymselfe Mortymer cosyn to the duke of yorke And this capytayn helde these men togyder and made ordynaunces amonge them and brought them to the blacke hâ—th where he made a byll of p 〈…〉 yon 's to the kyng and his counseyle shewed what 〈…〉 tyes and oppressyons the poore comyns suffred all vnder colour for to come to his aboue he had a grete multytude of people And the .xvii. day of Iune the kynge many lordes capytayns men of warte went towarde hym to yâ— blacke heth And whan the capytayne of kent vnderstode the comynge of the kynge with so grete puyssanÌ„ce he withdrewe him his people to Seuenoke a lytell village And the .xxviij. daye of Iune he beynge withdrawen gone the kynge came with his army set in ordre embatayled to yâ— blacke heth And by aduyse of his counseyle sent syr Vmfrey Stafford knyght and Willyam Stafford squyer two valyauÌ„t capytaynes with certayn people for to fyght with yâ— capytayne to take hym brynge hym his accessaryes to the kyng whiche went to Seuenoke there the capytayn with his felawshyp mette with them fought agaynst them and in coÌ„clusyon slewe them bothe as many as abode wolde not yelde them were slayne Durynge this scarmysshe fell a grete varyauÌ„ce amonge the lordes men comyn people beynge on blacke heth agaynst theyr lordes capitaynes sayenge playnly yâ— they wolde go vnto yâ— capytayn of kent to assyst helpe hym but yf they myght haue execucyon on yâ— traytours beynge about yâ— kynge wher to the kynge sayd naye And they sayd playnly that the lord Saye tresourer of Englonde the bysshop of Salysbury the baron of Dubby the abbot of Glocestre Danyell and Treuilian many â—to were traytours worthy to be deed Wherfore to please the lordes meyny also some of yâ— kynges hous yâ— lord Saye was arested sent to yâ— toure of London And than yâ— kynge heryng tydynges of the beth ouerthrowynge of the Staf 〈…〉 he withdrewe hym to London 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to â—elyngworth for yâ— kyng 〈…〉 lordes burst not trust theyr owne housholde men ¶ Than after that the capytayne had had this victory vpon yâ— Staffordes anone he toke 〈…〉 sallet and his brigandynes full of gylte nayles 〈◊〉 also his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and Arayed hym lyke a lorde and capytayne and resorted with all his 〈◊〉 and also moo than he had before to the blacke hethe agayne To whome came the archebysshop of Caunterbury and the duke of Bokyugham to the blacke hethe and spake with hym And as it was sayd they fouÌ„de hym wytty in his talkyng and in his request And so they departed And the thyrde daye of Iuly he came entred into London with all his people and there dyd make cryes in the kynges name and in his name that no man sholde robbe ne take no maner of goodes but yf he payed for it And came rydynge through the cite in grete pryde and smote
duke of Somerset the duke of Bokyngham y◠〈◊〉 of Stafford y◠〈◊〉 of Northumberlonde yâ— lord Clyfford many other ¶ And what tyme that the duke of yorke his 〈◊〉 vnderstode that the kyng was departed 〈◊〉 these lordes from London anone he chauÌ„ged his waye costed the couÌ„tre 〈◊〉 came to saynt Albons the. xxii◠〈◊〉 of Maye there mette with the kynge to whome the king sent certayn lordes desired 〈◊〉 to kepe the peas departe but 〈…〉 syon whyle they treated on yâ— one syde yâ— erle of Warwyk with the March 〈…〉 and other entred yâ— towne on that other syde sought agaynst the kynge his partye so began the batayle 〈◊〉 whiche enduted a grete whyle But in conclusyon the duke of yorke o 〈…〉 and had the victory of that â—ourney In 〈…〉 of Somer 〈…〉 yâ— lord 〈…〉 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 estate 〈…〉 whiche was 〈◊〉 in yâ— by◠〈…〉 London in whiche 〈…〉 the 〈◊〉 of â—orke was made 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 and the 〈◊〉 of W 〈…〉 and the erle of Salysbury Chauncelet of Englonde And all suche persones as had the rule before aboute yâ— kyng were sit aparte and myght not rule as they dyd before ¶ And this same yere dyed pope Nycolas the fyfth And after hym was Calixt yâ— thyrde This 〈◊〉 was a Catalane and the art 〈◊〉 of hym shall be shewed here after ¶ In this same 〈◊〉 fell 〈…〉 LondoÌ„ agaynst 〈…〉 bycause a yo 〈…〉 man toke 〈…〉 from 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 was sent for to come before 〈◊〉 Mayre the â—ldermen there for the offence he was â—oÌ„mytted to warde And thâ— the Mayre departed from the 〈◊〉 for to go home to his 〈…〉 but in Chepe the yonge men of y◠〈…〉 for the 〈…〉 prentyses 〈…〉 in Cheâ—e 〈…〉 was 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 from wherfore the Mayre and the â—ldermen come with the honest people of the Cite and droue them thens and 〈◊〉 some of them that had stolen to Newgate And whan yâ— yonge man yâ— was 〈…〉 by his â—elawes sawe this grete rumour af fraye robbery enswed of his fryst meuynge to the Lombarde departed and wente to Westmynster to sent wary or 〈…〉 had cost hym his lyfe For anont after came downe an Oyer determined for to do iustyce on all them that so â—ebelled in the Cite agaynst the Lombardes on whiche sate with the Mayâ—e that tyme WillyaÌ„ Marow yâ— duke of Bo 〈…〉 am many other lordes for to se exe 〈…〉 dont But the comyns of the 〈…〉 ly made them redy and dyd arme them in theyr houses and were in purpose to haue rongen the comyn bell whiche is called home bell but they were 〈…〉 sadde men whiche came to yâ— knowlege of the duke of Bokyngham other lordes and incoÌ„tynent they arose for 〈◊〉 â—urst no lenger abide for they 〈…〉 that the hole Cite wolde haue rysen agaynst them But yet neuerthelesse or thre of yâ— Cite were iudged to doth for this robbery were haÌ„ged at 〈◊〉 ¶ And anone after yâ— kynge the quene other lordes rode to Couentre withdrewe them from London for this cause And a lytell before yâ— duke of yorke was sent for to 〈…〉 there was discharged of the prot 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 of Salysbury of his C 〈…〉 after this they were sent for by y◠〈◊〉 scale for to come to 〈◊〉 where they were almoost yâ— erle of war 〈…〉 also and sholde haue ben destroyed yf they had not seen well to ¶ How the lord 〈◊〉 was taken by the 〈◊〉 of Sa 〈…〉 and of the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 THis yere were taken foure grete fysshes bytwene Ereth LondoÌ„ that one was called Mors marine the seconde was a swerde fysshe the other twayne were whales ¶ In this same yere for certayne frayes done in the north countree bytwene the lorde Egremond the erle of Salysburyes sones the sayd lorde Egremond whom they had taken was condeÌ„pned in a grete somme of money to the sayd erle of Salysbury therfore he was commytted in to pryson in Newgate in London where whan he had ben a certayne space he brake the pryson thre prisoners with hym escaped went his waye ¶ Also this yere the erle of warwyk his wyfe went to Calays with a fayre felawship toke possessyon of his offyce ¶ Aboute this tyme was a grete reformacyon of many monasteryes of relygyon in dyuers partyes of the worlde whiche were reformed after the fyrst institucyon and coÌ„tynued in many places ¶ This same yere was a grete batayle in the marches bytwene the londe of Hungry and Turkey at a place called Septedrad where innumerable turkes were slayne more by myracle than by mannes hande for onely the hande of god smote them Saint Iohn of Capistrane was there present ê“uoked the chrysten people beynge than aferde for to pursue after the Turkes where an infynyte multytude were slayne destroyed And the Turkes sayd that a grete nombre of armed men folowed them that they were aferd to turne agayn they were holy auÌ„gels ¶ This same yere the prysoners of New gate in London brake theyr pryson and wente vpon the ledes fought agaynst them of the cite kepte the gate a longe whyle but at the last the cite gate the prison on them than they were put in fetters â—â—ens were sore punysshed in ensam 〈◊〉 of other ¶ In this yere also there was a grete erthquake in Nâ—ples in so moche that there perisshed .xi. M. people that sanke therein to the eâ—th ¶ Also in the yere .xxxvj. saynt Osmond sometyme bisshop of Salisbury was â—anonysed at Rome by pope Calixt the .xvj. daye of Iuly he was translated at Salysbury by the bysshop of Caunterbury many other bysshops ¶ And in August after syr Pâ—ers de Bresay Senesshall of Normandy with the capytayn of Depâ— and many other capytayns men of warre went to the see with a grete Nauy and came in to the downes by nyght And on the morow â—ely before daye they londed came to Sandwiche bothe by londe water toke the towne ryâ—â—ed despoy led it â—oke many prysoners lefte the towne all bare whiche was a ryche place moche good therin ladde with them many ryche prisoners ¶ In this same yere in many places of FrauÌ„ce Almayn Flaâ—idres Hollande 〈◊〉 chyldren gadred them togider by grete coÌ„panyes for to go on pylgrymage to saynt Myghels mouÌ„t in NormaÌ„dy whiche came fro ferre couÌ„trees wherof yâ— people meruayled And many supposed that some wicked spiryte moued them to do so but it dured not longe bycause of the longe waye also for lacke of vytayle as they went ¶ In this yere Reynold Pecocke bysshop of Chestre was â—oâ—de an herety ke the thyrde daye of 〈◊〉 was 〈◊〉 at Lamâ—â—th 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the archebysshop of 〈◊〉 and many other bysshops doctours lordes 〈…〉 all his â—okes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ¶ Ye haue herde before
〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—or des were 〈◊〉 at saynt 〈◊〉 wh 〈…〉 fore was alway a grutchyâ—ge â—râ—th had by the heyres of them that wh 〈…〉 slayn agaynst the duke of yorke the râ—â—e of Warwycke and the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 ry wherfore the kynge by the 〈◊〉 of his couÌ„seyle sente for them to London to whiche place the duke of Yorke came the .xxvj. daye of Ianuary with .iiii. C. men lodged hyÌ„ at Baynardes castell in his owne place And the .xv. daye of Ianuary came the erle of Salisbury with v C. men was lodged in therber his owne place And than came the duke of Excestre of Somerset wt. viij C. men laye wtout temple barre And the erle of Northumberlond the lorde Egremond and the lorde Clifford with .xv. C. men and lodged wtout the towne ¶ And the Mayre that tyme Geffray Boloyne kepte grete watche with the comyns of the cite rode aboute the cite by Holborne Flete strete with .v. M. men well arayed armed for to kepe the peas ¶ And the .xiiij. daye of February the erle of Warwyk came to London froÌ„ Calays well beseen worshypfully with vj C. men in reed Iackettes broddred with a ragged staffe behynde before and was lodged at the gray freres ¶ And the .xvij. daye of Marche the kyng the quene came to London And there was a coÌ„corde a peas made amonge these lordes they were set in peas And on our ladyes day in Marche in the yere of our lorde M cccc .lviij. the kyng the quene all these lordes went on processyon at Paules in London and anone after the kyng the lordes departed ¶ And iÌ„ this yere was a grete fraye in Flete strete bytwene men of courte men of the same strete In whiche fraye the quenes atturney was slayne ¶ How the kynges housholde made a fraye agaynst the erle of Warwyk and of the iourney at Bloreheth ALso this same yere as the erle of Warwyck was at counseyle at Westmynster all the kynges housholde meyny gadred them togyder for to haue slayne the erle but by the helpe of god his frendes he recouered his barge and escaped theyr euyll enterpryse how well the cokes came rennynge out with spyttes and pestels agaynst hym And the same daye he rode toward Warwyk soone after he gate hym a coÌ„myssyon wente ouer see to Calays ¶ Soone after this the erle of Salysbury comynge to London was encouÌ„tred at Blorâ—heth with the lord Awdley moche other people ordâ—y ned for to destroye hym But he hauynâ— knowlege that he sholde be mette with 〈◊〉 was accompanyed with his two sones syr Thomas syr Iohn Neuyll a grete 〈◊〉 shyp of good men And so they fought to gyder where the erle of Salysbury waâ— the felde the lorde Awdley was 〈◊〉 many gentylmen of Chessh 〈…〉 〈◊〉 moche people huâ—te And the erles two sones were hurte goynge homeward afterward they were taken had to Ch 〈…〉 by the quenes meyny ¶ After 〈◊〉 Pius was pope was chosen this yere M cccc .lviij. and he was called before Eneas an eloquent man and a poete 〈◊〉 reate He was embassadour of the empe rours afore tyme. And he wrote in the 〈◊〉 seyle of Basyle a noble treaty for the 〈◊〉 rite of the same Also he canonysed 〈◊〉 Katheryne of Senys This pope ordey ned grete indulgence pardon to them the wolde go warre agaynst the Turke 〈◊〉 wrote an epystle to the grete Turke 〈◊〉 hortynge hyÌ„ to become chrysten And in the ende he ordeyned a passage agaynst the Turke at Ankone to whiche moche people drewe out of all partyes of chrystendome of whiche people he sent many home agayne bycause they suffysed not And anone after he dyed at the sayd place of Ankone the yere of our lord M cccc .lxiiij. the .xiiij. daye of August ¶ How Andrewe Trollop and the sowâ—youres of Calays forsoke the duke of Yorke and theyr mayster the erle of war wyk in the west countree THe duke of Yorke the erles of warwyk of Salysbury sawe the gouernauÌ„ce of the realme stode moost by the quene her couÌ„seyle how the grete prynces of the londe were not called to couÌ„seyle but set aparte not onely so but it was sayd through the realme that those said lordes sholde be destroyed vtterly as it opeÌ„ly was shewed at Bloreheth by them that wolde haue slayne the erle of Salysbury Than they for saluacyon of theyr lyues also for the comyn wele of the realme thought to remedy these thynges assembled them togider with moche people toke a felde in the west couÌ„tre to whiche the erle of Warwyk came fro Calays with many of the olde sowdyours as Andrewe Trollop other in whose wysdome as for the warre he moche trusted And whaÌ„ they were thus assembled made theyr felde the kyng sent out his coÌ„myssyons preuy seales vnto all the lordes of his realme to come wayte on hym in theyr moost best defensable aray And so euery man came in suche wise that the kyng was stronger had more people than the duke of yorke the erles of warwyk of Salysbury For it is here to be noted that euery lorde in Englonde durst not disobey the quene for she ruled peasybly all that was done about the kyng whiche was a good a well disposed man And thaÌ„ whan the kyng was comen to the place where as they were the duke of yorke his felaw shyp made theyr felde in the stroÌ„gest wyse purposed verily to haue bydeÌ„ fought but in the nyght Andrewe Trollop all the olde sowdyours of Calays with a grete felawshyp sodeynly departed out of the dukes hoost wente streyght to the kynges feld where they were ioyously receyued for they knewe the entent of the other lordes also the maner of theyr felde And than the duke of yorke with the other lordes seynge them deceyued toke a couÌ„seyle shortly in the same nyght departed from the felde leuynge behynde them the moost party of theyr people to kepe the felde tyll on the morowe Than the duke of Yorke with his second sone departed through wales toward Irlonde leuynge his eldest sone that erle of Marche with the erles of warwik of Salysbury whiche rode togyder with thre or foure persones streyght in to Deuenshyre there by helpe ayde of one Denham a squyer gate for theÌ„ a shyppe which cost .xj. score nobles with the same shyppe sayled froÌ„ thens iÌ„ to Garnesey there refresshed them fro thens sayled to Calais where they were receyued in to the castell by that posterne or they of the towne wyst of it And the duke of Yorke toke shyppynge in Wales sayled ouer in to Irlonde where he was well receyued ¶ How the erles of Marche Warwyk Salysbury entred in to Calays how the erle of warwyk went in to Irlonde THan kynge Henry
beynge with his hoost in the felde not knowynge of this sodeyn departynge on the morowe fouÌ„de none in the felde of the said lordes sent out in all the haste men for to folowe pursue after to take them but they met not with them as god wolde And than the kyng went to Ludlowe despoyled the castell the towne sent the duchesse of yorke her children to the duchesse of Bokyngham her syster where as she was kepte longe tyme after And forth with the kyng ordeyned the duke of Somerset to be capytayn of Calays And these other lordes so departed as afore is sayd were proclaymed rebelles grete traytours Than the duke of Somerset toke to hym all the sowdyours that departed from the felde and made hym redy in all the haste to go to Calays take possessyon of his offyce And whan he came there he fouÌ„de the erle of warwik therin as capitayn the erles of Marche of Salysbury also than he londed by Scales went to Guynes and there he was receyued And it fortuned that some of tho shyppes that came ouer with hyÌ„ came in to Calays hauen by theyr free wyll for the shypmen ought more fauour to the erle of warwik than to the duke of Somerset in whiche shyppes were taken dyuers men as Ienyn Finkhyl Iohn felow Kaylles Purser whiche were byheded soone after in Calays ¶ And after this came men dayly ouer the see to these lordes to Calays began to wexe stronger stronger and they borowed moche good of the staple And on that other syde the duke of Somerset beynge in Guynes gate people to hym whiche came out scarmysshed with them of Calays they of Calays with them whiche endured many dayes Duryng this scarmysshynge moche people came ouer dayly vnto these lordes Than on a tyme by the aduyse counseyle of the lordes of Calays sente ouer mayster Denham with a grete felawshyp to Sandwyche whiche toke the towne therin the lorde Ryuers the lord Scales his sone toke many shyppes in the hauen brought them all to Calays with whiche shyppes many maryners of theyr free wyl came to Calays to serue the erle of Warwyk And after this the erle of warwyk by the aduyse of the lordes toke al his shyppes maÌ„ned them well sayled hyÌ„selfe in to Irlonde for to speke with the duke of Yorke to take his aduise how they shold entre in to Englonde And whan he had ben there done his crandes he returned agayn toward Calays brought with hym his moder the couÌ„tesse of Salisbury And comynge in the west countre vpon the see the duke of Excestre admyral of engloÌ„de beynge in the grace of dieu accoÌ„panyed with many shippes of warre mette with the erle of warwyk his flete but they fought not for the substauÌ„ce of the people beynge with the duke of Excestre ought better wyll fauour to the erle of warwik than to hym they departed came safe to Calays ¶ Than the kyÌ„ges couÌ„seyle seynge that these lordes had goteÌ„ those shyppes fro Sand wyche taken the lord Ryuers his sone ordeyned a garnyson at Sandwyche to kepe the towne made one MouÌ„ford capâ— tayn of the towne that no maÌ„ ne v 〈…〉 marchauÌ„t that shold go to FlauÌ„dres 〈◊〉 go to Calais ThaÌ„ they of Calais 〈◊〉 this made out mayster Denham many other to go to Sandwyche so theâ— dyd assayled the towne by water by londe gate it brought the capytayn ouer see smote of his heed yet dayly men came ouer to them fro all partyes ¶ How the erles of Marche of warwyk and of Salisbury entred in to Englonde And of the felde of Northamton where dyuers lordes were slayne ANd after this the foresayd erles of Marche warwyk Salisbury came ouer to Douer with moche people there loÌ„ded to whom al the couÌ„tre drewe came to LondoÌ„ all armed for to let the lordes of the kyÌ„ges couÌ„seyle knowe theyr treuth also theyr entent assembled theÌ„ tolde them that they enteÌ„ded no harme â—o the kynges ê‘sone saue that they wolde put from hym suche ê‘sones as were aboute hym And so departed froÌ„ London with a grete puyssauÌ„ce toward Northamton where the kyng was accoÌ„panyed with many lordes had made a stronge felde without the towne And there bothe partyes meâ— was fought a grete batayle In whiche batayle were slayne the duke of Bokyngham yâ— erle of Shrewesbury the vycouÌ„t Beamond yâ— lord Egremond many knightes squyers other also the kynge hymselfe was taken in the felde afterwarde brought to London And anone after was a parlyament at Westmynster durynge whiche parlyament the duke of Yorke came out of Irlonde with the erle of Rutlonde rydyng with a grete felawshyp in to the palays at westmynster toke yâ— kynges palays And came in to yâ— parlyameÌ„t chambre there toke yâ— kynges place claimed the crowne as his ê“pre enherytauÌ„ce right cast forth in wrytyng his tytell also how he was ryghtfull heyre wherfore was moche to do but in coÌ„clusion it was appoynted coÌ„cluded that kyng Henry sholde regne be kyng duryng his naturall lyfe for as moche as he had beÌ„ kyng so longe was possessed after his deth the duke of Yorke sholde be kynge his heyres kynges after hym forth with sholde be proclaymed heyre apparauÌ„t sholde also be ê“tectour regent of Englonde duryng the kynges lyfe with many other thynges ordeyned in yâ— same parlyament yf kynge Henry durynge his lyfe went from his appoyntment or ony artycle coÌ„cluded in yâ— sayd parliameÌ„t he shold be deposed the duke shold take yâ— crowne be kynge All whiche thynges were enacted by yâ— auctorite of the same at whiche parlyament yâ— comyn hous comonyuge treatyng vpon yâ— tytel of yâ— sayd duke of Yorke sodeynly fell downe the crowne whiche henge than in yâ— myd des of yâ— sayd hous whiche is yâ— frayter of the abbaye of Westmynster whiche was taken for a prodyge or token that yâ— regne of kynge Henry was ended And also yâ— crowne whiche stode on yâ— hyghest toure of the steple in the castell of Douer fell downe this same yere ¶ Now yâ— duke of Yorke was slayn of yâ— felde of Wakefelde of yâ— second iourney at saynt Albons by yâ— quene the prince THan for as moche as yâ— quene with yâ— prynce her sone was in yâ— north absent her fro yâ— kyng obeyed not suche thynges as were coÌ„cluded in yâ— parlyament it was ordeyned yâ— the duke of Yorke as protectout shold go northward to brynge in yâ— quene subdue suche as wolde not obey with whom went yâ— erle of Salysbury syr Thomas Neuyl his sone with moche people And at wakefeld in Chrystmasse weke they were all ouerthrowen slayne by lordes of the quenes party
Bangor saynt 〈…〉 aph The archebysshop of yorke hath now but two bisshops vnder hym yâ— is Durham Caerleyll ¶ 〈◊〉 And so ben but two prymates in Englonde what of them shall do to the other in what mener poynt he shal be obedyent vnder hym it is fully conteyned within about yâ— yere of our lord god M .lxxij. tofore yâ— fyrst kynge Willyam the bysshops of Englonde by coÌ„maundement of yâ— pope the cause was handled treated bytwene the foresayd prymates ordeyned demed that the prymate of Yorke shal be subgecte to the prymate of CauÌ„terbury in thynges yâ— lâ—ngen to the worship of god to yâ—â—yleue of holy chirche so that in what place so euer it be in Englonde yâ— the prymate of CauÌ„terbury 〈◊〉 holde constrayne to gader a counseyle of clergye the pryâ—â—ate of Yorke is holden with his suffrygans for to be there for to be obedyent to yâ— ordinaunce that there shall be lawfully ordeyned Whan the prymate of CauÌ„terbury 〈◊〉 deed the prymate of Yorke shall come to CauÌ„terbury and with other bysshops he shal sacre hym yâ— is chosen so with other bysshops he shall saâ—â—e his owne prymate Yf the prymate of Yorke be deed his successour shall come vnto yâ— bysshop of Caunterbury he shall take his ordynauÌ„ce of hym take his othe with possessyon lawful obedyence After aboute the yere of our lorde .xi. C lxxxxv in yâ— t 〈…〉 of kyng Rycharde ben reasons set for yâ— ryght party for eyther prymate what one prymate dyd to yâ— other in tyme of Thurstinus of Thomas and of other bisshops of Yorke from the conquest vnto kynge Henryes tyme yâ— thyrde Also there it is sayd how eche of them starte froÌ„ other This place is but a forspekynge not a full treatyse therof therfore it were noyful to charge this place with all suche reasons ¶ Of how many maner of people haue dwelled therin Ca .xiiij. BRitons dwelled first in this ylond the .xviij. yere of Hely yâ— prophete the .xj. yere of Solinus postamê° kynge of Latyns .xiiij. yere after the takyng of Troy â—ofore yâ— buyldynge of Rome 〈…〉 c .xxij. yere ¶ 〈◊〉 They came hyther toke theyr 〈◊〉 from Armonyk that now is that other Brytayne they helde longe tyme the s 〈…〉 couÌ„trees of y◠〈◊〉 It bâ—feâ— afterwarde in â—aspa 〈◊〉 tyme duke of Rome yâ— the Pâ—etes shypped out of 〈◊〉 in to 〈◊〉 and were dryuen aboute w 〈…〉 wynde entred in to the north co 〈…〉 of Irlonde and fouÌ„de there Sâ—â—ttes prayed them to haue a place to dwell in and myght â—one gete For Irlonde as Scottes sayd myght not sustayne bothe people Scottes sente the Pictes to the north syde of EngloÌ„de behyght them helpe agaynst the Brytons yâ— were theyr enemyes yf they wolde aryse toke them wyues of theyr doughters vpon suche condicyon yf doubte fell who sholde haue ryght to be kynge they sholde rather chose hyÌ„ of the moders side than of yâ— faders syde of the women kynne rather than of yâ— men kynne ¶ Gaufre In Vaspasyan yâ— emperours tyme whan Mariê° Aruiragus sone was kyng of Brytons one Rodryk kyng of Pictes came out of Scicia began to destroye Scotlonde Marius the kyng slewe this Rodryk gaue yâ— north party of Scotlonde yâ— hight Cathenesia to the men that were come with Rodryk were ouercome by hym for to dwell in But these men had no wyues ne none myght haue of yâ— nacion of BrytoÌ„s ther fore they sayled in to Irlonde toke to theyr wyues Irysshe meÌ„nes doughters by yâ— couenauÌ„t that yâ— moders blode shold be put tofore in successyon of herytage ¶ Gir. ca .xvij. Neuertheles Sirinê° suê‘ VirgiliuÌ„sayth yâ— Pictes agatirses yâ— had some dwellyng place about yâ— waters of Scicia they ben called Pictes of peyntynge smytynge of woundes therfore they are called Pictes as peynted men These men and these gothes ben all one people For whan Maximus the tyrauÌ„t was gone out of Brytayne in to FrauÌ„ce for to occupy yâ— empyre Than Gracianê° and Valentinianus yâ— were bretherne felowes of the empyre brought these gothes out of Scicia with grete gyftes with flaterynge fayre byhestes in to the north couÌ„tree of Brytayne For they were stalworth stronge men of armes And so these theues and brybouts were made men of londe of couÌ„tre dwelled in the north couÌ„tre helde there cytees townes ¶ Gaufre Carancius the tyraunt slewe Bassianus and gaue the Pictes a dwellyng place in Albama that is Scotlonde there they dwelled longe tyme afterward medled with Brytons ¶ 〈◊〉 Than sith the Pictes occupyed fyrst the north syde of Scotlonde it semeth yâ— the dwellynge place yâ— this Carancius gaue them is yâ— south syde of Scotlonde that stretcheth from the thwarte ouer walle of Romayns werke to yâ— Scottysshe see and conteyneth Galleway and Lodouia that is Lodeway ¶ Therfore Bede 〈…〉 .iij. ca .ij. speketh in this maner Nâ—â—an the holy man conuerted yâ— south Pictes Afterward the Saxons came made yâ— couÌ„tre longe to Brenicia the north party of Northumberlonde vnto yâ— tyme that Kynadius Alpinus sone kynge of Scotlonde put out yâ— Pictes made yâ— couÌ„tre that lyeth bytwene Twede the Scottysshe see long to his kyngdom ¶ Beda li .j. ca .j. Afterwarde longe tyme yâ— Scottes were led by duke Renda came out of Irlonde that is the propre countre of Scottes with loue or with strengthe made them a place fast by the Picces in the north syde of the arme of the see that breketh in to the londe in the west syde that departed in olde tyme bytwene Britons Pictes Of this duke Renda the Scottes had yâ— name were called Dalrendinê° as it were Rendaes parte for in theyr speche a parte is called dal ¶ Gir. pri The Pictes myght haue no wyues of Brytons but they toke them wyues of Iryssh Scottes and promysed them fayre for to dwell with them grauÌ„ted them a londe by yâ— see syde there yâ— see is narowe That londe is now called Galleway Marianus Irysshe Scottes londed at Argall yâ— is Scottes clyf for Scottes londed there for to do harme to yâ— Britons or for yâ— place is next to IrloÌ„d for to come a londe in Brytayn ¶ Beda And so the Scottes after yâ— Britons Pictes made yâ— thyrde people dwellynge in Brytayn ¶ R. Than after yâ— came yâ— SaxoÌ„s at the prayenge of the Brytons to helpe them agaynst yâ— Scottes Pictes And the Britons were soone put out in to wales Saxons occupyed the londe lytell lytell efte more to the Scottysshe see And so Saxons made the fourth maner of men in yâ— ylonde of Brytayn ¶ Beda lib .v. ca .ix. For Saxons Angles came out of Germania yet some BrytoÌ„s that dwel nygh call them shortly Germayns ¶ R. Neuertheles aboute yâ— yere of our lorde viij C. Egbartus kynge of Westsaxon coÌ„mauÌ„ded bad al
pope Leo pope Benedictus a Romayn pope Folio .lxv. Ludouicus emperour Iohannes a woman pope Nicolaus pope Adrianus pope ¶ Here begynneth the .vj. parte coÌ„tynueth vnto the comynge of the Normans Folio .lxv. Alured kynge of Englonde Folio .lxvj. Iohannes the .viij. pope Karolus the seconde emperour Martinus pope Adrianus the thyrde pope Stephanus the fyfth pope Karolus the thyrde emperour Arnulphus emperour Formosus pope Bonifacius pope Stephanus the syxth pope Iohannes the .ix. and .x. popes Theodorus pope Iohannes the .xj. pope Benedictus the fourth pope Leo pope Christoferus the fyrst pope Ludouicus the thyrde emperour Beringarius Conradus emperours Edward kynge of Englonde Sergius the thyrde pope Anastasius pope Laudo and Iohannes popes Folio .lxvij. Henricus emperour Adelstone kynge of Englonde Edmond kynge of Englonde Eldred kynge of Englonde Edwyn kynge of Englonde Leo the syxth pope Stephanus the .vij. and .viij. popes Martinus the thyrde pope Agapitus pope Iohannes the .xij. pope Folio .lxviij. Edgar kynge of Englonde Folio .lxviij. Beringarius the thyrde emperour Lotharius emperour Beringarius the fourth emperour Leo the .viij. pope Iohannes the .xiij. pope Benedictus the syxth pope Otto the fyrst emperour Otto the seconde emperour Folio .lxix. Of saynt Edwarde kynge of Englonde and martyr Eldrede kynge of Englonde Swyne kyng of Englonde and of Denmarke Bonus pope Bonifacius pope Benedictus pope Iohannes the. xiiij .xv. and .xvj. popes Gregorius the .v. pope Folio .lxx. Otto the thyrde emperour Siluester the seconde pope Iohannes the .xviij. and .xix. popes Henricus the fyrst emperour Benedictus pope Iohannes the .xx. pope Knoght kynge of Englonde Edmond Irensyde kynge of Englonde Folio .lxxj. Knought kynge of Englonde Benedictus the .ix. pope Folio .lxxij. Conradus emperour Harolde kynge of Englonde Hardyknoght kynge of Englonde Of the vylany that the Danes dyd vnto the Englysshmen Of Godewyn the fals traytour Alured martyr Folio .lxxiij. Siluester the thyrde pope Damasius the seconde pope Folio .lxxiij. Saynt Edwarde kynge of Englonde and confessour Folio .lxxv. Victor the seconde pope Henry the seconde emperour Stephanus the .ix. pope Benedictus pope Henricus the thyrde emperour Nicolaus the seconde pope Alexander the seconde pope Harolde kynge of Englonde ¶ Here begynneth the .vij. parte contynueth vnto our dayes that is to saye vnto kyng Edwardes regue the fourth the .xxiij. yere Folio .lxxv. Wyllyam conquerour Folio .lxxvj. Gregorius the .vij. pope Victor the thyrde pope Vrbanus pope Folio .lxxvij. Wyllyam Rous kynge of Englonde Pascall pope Folio .lxxvij. Henry Beauclerke kynge of Englonde Folio .lxxviij. Henricus the fourth emperour Gelasius pope Calixtus pope Folio .lxxix. Honorius pope Lotharius emperour Hugo de sancto Victore The ordre of saynt Iohn Baptyst Innocentius pope Folio .lxxix. Stephen kynge of Englonde Folio .lxxx. Celestinus the seconde pope Lucius pope Eugenius the seconde pope Petrus Lombardus bysshop Petrus CoÌ„mestor Fredericus the fyrst emperour Anastasius pope Folio .lxxx. Henry the seconde kynge of Englonde Folio .lxxxj. Adrianus the fourth pope Alexander the thyrde pope Lucius the thyrde pope Vrbanus the thyrde pope Gregorius the .viij. pope Clemens the thyrde pope Folio .lxxxi. Rychard the fyrst kynge of Englonde Folio .lxxxii. Henricus the fyfth emperour Celestinus the thyrde pope Innocentius the thyrde pope Wyllyam of Parys Franciscus an Ytalyan Folio .lxxxij. Iohn kynge of Englonde Folio .lxxxvij. Fredericus the seconde emperour Honorius the thyrde pope Folio .lxxxvij. Henry the thyrde kynge of Englonde Folio .lxxxix. Gregory the .ix. pope Celestinus the fourth pope Innotentius the fourth pope Folio ixxxx Thomas de Aquino Albertus magnus Eustacius Bonauenture Alexander pope Vrbanus pope Richardus emperour Clemens the fourth pope Gregorius the .x. pope Innocentuis the .v. pope Adrianus pope Iohannes the .xxi. pope Nicolaus the thyrde pope Rodulphus emperour Martinus the fourth pope Nicolaus de lyra Honorius the fourth pope Nicolaus the fourth pope Folio lxxxx Edwarde the fyrst kynge of Englonde Folio lxxxxvij Celestinus pope Bonifacius pope Benedictus the .xj. pope Adulphus emperour Albertus emperour Clemens pope Iohannes the .xxij. pope Henry the syxth emperour Folio lxxxxvij Edward the secoÌ„de kynge of Englande Folio C .ix. Ludouicus emperour Iohn Mandeuyll a doctour of physyke and a knyght Benedictus pope Folio C .ix. Edward the thyrde kynge of Englonde Folio C .xxxij. Clemens the syxth pope Karolus the fourth emperour Innocentius the syxth pope Vrbanus the fyfth pope Gregorius the .xj. pope Wenselaus emperour Vrbanus pope Folio C .xxxiij. Bonifacius the .ix. pope Rychard the second kynge of Englonde Folio C .xl. Innocentius the .vij. pope Robert emperour Iohannes the .xxiij. pope Sigismundus emperour Folio C .xl. Henry the fourth kynge of Englonde Folio C .xliiij. Martyn the fyfth pope Eugemus pope Folio C .xliiij. Henry the fyfth kynge of Englonde Folio C .lj. Felix the fyfth pope Albertus emperour Fredericus the thyrde emperour Nicolas the fyfth pope Folio C .lj. Henry the syxth kynge of Englonde Folio C .lxij. Calixtus the thyrde pope Where pryntynge of bokes fyrst began Pius the seconde pope Folio C .lxiij. Paulus a venycyan pope Sixtus the fourth pope And in the latter ende of these present Cronycles ben yâ— descripcions of Englonde Wales Scotlonde Irlonde ¶ Thus endeth the table of this boke The prologue IN so moche that it is necessary to all creatures of chrysten relygion or of fals religyon or gen tyles machomytes to knowe theyr prynce or pryces that regne vpon them them to obey So it is coÌ„modyous to knowe theyr noble actes dedes the circuÌ„stauÌ„ce of theyr lyues Therfore in the yere of our lorde M cccc .lxxxiij. the .xxij. yere of the regne of kynge Edward the fourth at saynt Albons so that all men may know the actes namely of our noble kynges of englonde is com pyled togyder this boke more ouer is traÌ„slated out of latyn in to englysshe fro the begyÌ„nynge of the worlde the lignage of Chryst from AdaÌ„ tyll it be comen to Da uid fro Dauid the kynges of israel of iewes the hye bys shops in theyr dayes with the iudges ê“phetes The .iiij. princypall realines of the worlde that is to say Babylon Perce Grece Rome all the emperours of Rome popes by ordre theyr names many a notable fader with certayne of theyr actes as more playnly ensueth And here ben rehersed the names of the auctours that traÌ„slated these cronycles specially Geffray NuÌ„moth mon ke in his boke of Brute saynt Bede in the actes of englonde Also Bede in his boke of tymes Gyldas in the actes of Britayn Willyam Malinesbury moÌ„ke in the actes of kynges of englond bysshops Cassiderê° of the actes of emperours bysshops Saynt Austin de ci dei Citê° Liuius de gestis romanorum Martyn penitency ary to the pope in his cronycles of emperours bysshops namely Theobaldus cartusiensis coÌ„teynynge in his boke the progresse of all notable faders fro the begynnynge
also it is spoken of many tymes iÌ„ scripture ¶ Noblenes or gentylmen began about this sayd tyme And this noblenes or gentylmen was ordeyned for many causes ¶ The fyrst cause was necessite for whaÌ„ mankynde grewe sore men were prompte redy to do hurt domage to other it was very necessary to wtstande the grete malyce of the cursed and wycked people agaynst good ryghtwyse men Therof a man is called gentylman or a noble man as before other in vertues notable wherof saynt Ierom sayth I se nothynge els in noblenes or in gentylmen but that they are bouÌ„den in a certayne necessite that they shall not recede fro the vertue the gen tylnes of theyr noble auÌ„cetours ¶ The seconde was the dyuers worshyppyng of the people for no man worshypped thaÌ„ but as his naturall reason gaue they knewe not veryly what they shold worship for they were so dull of wytte that they coude pondre no grete thynge but that was publysshed by the comyn people Wherfore it was expedieÌ„t for theyr peace to be kepte that they sholde haue prynces of noble byrthe ¶ The thyrde cause ê“cedeth of some singuler strength Many tymes the comynaltees were greued through ennemyes comynge vpon them than they sayd that who someuer woÌ„lde defende them fro those perylles he sholde haue the right of noblenes for hyÌ„m for his heyres for euermore And in this maner of wyse many are redde to be noble men ¶ The fourth cause of noblenes was haboundauÌ„ce of goodes Somtyme the people were holden with grete penury of meet drynke than they toke them theyrs to some ryche man that through that couenauÌ„t they sholde tempre the grete straytnes of theyr honger after that they sholde knowe hym as theyr lorde a noble man Also there be fouÌ„de certayn noble men by the ê“uysyon of god though they were but fewe of that whiche som abode iÌ„ vertue as Dauyd some fayled anone as Saul and Ieroboam And it is redde that many were noble men by tyraÌ„ny of that whiche some were destroyed anone some abode in stablenes as paynyms myght ¶ Anno mundi .ij. M .ix. C .v. Et ante Christi natiuitateÌ„ .ij. M. ij C lxxxxiiij Sâ—ruch lynially descended froÌ„ our fore fader Adam to AbrahaÌ„ And Nachor was his sone he lyued an C. and .xlviij. yere And aboute this tyme ydolatry began myghtely And yf ye re uolue loke the hystoryes ye shall fynde that thre thynges princypally brought men to ydolatry that is to wytâ— the affeccyon that they had to deed men Drede and flaterynge anenst theyr prynces And the dylygence of crafty men about sculptures or grauynges Wycked spirytes than entred in to ydolles and gaue answeres vnto the people and these wycked spirytes confermed the errour of the people myghtely In soo moche that who someuer wolde not conferme hym to theyr reason he sholde greuously suffre the payne of dethe Also there was added and put to these thynges the deceyuynge laude and praysynge of poetes the whiche wretches and dampned men in to heuen with theyr gaye wrytynges exalted And that same tyme whan deuylles began to speke soo fayrly and so mekely to man the good lorde of his grete mercy sente his aungelles that they sholde speke vnto his electe men in vysyble maner leâ—st that all mankynde shold perysshe with that myscheuous erroure ¶ Belus sone to Nemroth this tyme was kynge of Babylon he was the fyrst kynge of this worlde And this man was he whome the erroure of the people fyrste byleued sholde be a god Wherfore dyuerse people named hym dyuersly and some called hym Bell some Baall some Baalun some Beelphagor and some Beelsabub And this vnhappy errour stode in mankynde more than two thousande yere ¶ Ninus sone to Belus the seconde kynge of Babylon or of Assuriorum regned .liiij. yere And this Ninus desyred to haue lordshyp worshyp and to that entent that he myght be lorde of all the couÌ„tree aboute hym he gaue batayle to all that dwelled nye aboute hyÌ„ And bycause that tyme the people were rude and had not the coÌ„nynge of fyghtyng nor armure anone he subdued vnto hym all Asâ—am And there was made the fyrst Monarchye in the eest part ye And whaÌ„ his herte was sory for the deth of his fader Belus he made to be made to hym for his coÌ„forte an ymage of his fader vnto whome he gaue so myghty reuerence that what someuer gylty man had fledde to that ymage there sholde no man do hym no hurte he pardoned him of al his trespace And through his ensample many a man began to worshyp the deed ymage of theyr dere frendes Than these malycyous spirytes seynge the curiosite of the people hydde them within them and gaue answeres vnto the people sayd they were goddes And coÌ„maunded them to do reuerence to them as vnto goddes Thus that vn happy synne of ydolatry was brought in the whiche repugned myghtely to goddes mageste And in so moche this madnes grewe that he shold suffre the payne of deth that sayd they were men but goddes ¶ Anno mundi .iij. M C .xiiij. Et ante Christi natiuitatem .ij. M .lxxxv. â—Hare sone to Nachor liued ij C. and .v. yere This Thare after the deth of Aram went froÌ„ Vr of Calde and passed in to Charram with his chyldren his neuewes And it is sayd bycause he wolde not worshyp the fyre as Nemroth had taught he was banysshed the couÌ„tree And the comyn opynyon of the Hebrewes is Nemroth regned there the whiche was called an other name Amraphel the kyng of Sennaar whome loÌ„ge tyme after this Abraham ouercame Vt diciâ— Genesis .xiiij. ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iij. M C .lxxxiiij. Et aute Christi natiuitatem .ij. M .xv. ¶ Here begynnth the thyrde age of the Worlde durynge to Dauyd Abraham THe deuoute holy story begynneth here of holy partyarkes that whiche worshipped the very god and in theyr worshyppyng they taught it Vide pl’a plura gen .xij. 〈◊〉 ad fineÌ„ This Abraham a faythfull louer of god was borne the .xliij. yere of Ninus kynge of Babilon And knowe ye that the .lxxxv. yere of Abraham by goddes goodnes the worde of mercy desceÌ„ded on mankynde for than began to appere the oraculus of the promesse of god Vide aug .xxj. de 〈…〉 IteÌ„ ge .xv. For this tyme appered to vs holy aungels in fourme of mankynde Aram Nachor were Abrahams bretherne Aram gate Loth a rightwyse man an holy And he deserued to be vâ—sited with aungels as his vncle Abraham was And for this Loth IbrahaÌ„ smoâ—e iiij kyÌ„ges for they toke Loth. Genesis xiiij Of whom one was sayd to be Nâ—roth but here he is called Amraphel ¶ This AbrahaÌ„ had many wyues as Sara and Agar And his chyldren and his bretherne had many chyldren But for vs the wryte cronyâ—ies 〈◊〉 is not necessary to speke of all men but of the noble faders Sed
And now to ê“cede to the cronycles of Englonde for that whiche namely this boke is made ¶ Venys Padua were buylded about this tyme of the resydue of the Troyans ¶ Homere the grete poete about this tyme was that whiche wrote fayned gloryously many a lesynge ¶ Incipit regnum Britannie nunc dicitur Anglia ¶ Here may ye se how Englonde fyrst began at Albyon Albyon ¶ Afore that I wyll speke of Brute it shall be shewed how the londe of englonde was fyrst named â—byon for what cause it was so named IN the noble londe of Sirrie there was a noble kynge myghty a man of grete renome that was called Dioclesyan that well worthely hyÌ„ gouerned ruled through his noble chyualry So that he conquered all the londes about hym so that almoost all the kynges of the worlde to hyÌ„ were attendauÌ„t It befell thus that this Dioclesian spoused a geÌ„tyll damoysel that was wonders fayre that was his vncles doughter Labana she loued hym as reason wolde so that he gate on her .xxxiij. doughters of that whiche the eldest was called Albyne and these damoyselles whan they came vnto age be came so fayre that it was wonder whereof Dioclesian anone let make a somnynge coÌ„maunded by his lettres that all the kynges that helde of hym sholde come at a certayn daye as in his lettres were conteyned to make a feest royal At whiche daye thyder they came brought with them admyrats princes dukes noble châ—ualry The feest was royally arayed and there they lyued in ioye and myrth ynough that it was wonder to wyte And it befell thus the Dyoclesyan thought to mary his doughters amonge all those kynges that were at the solempnite And so they spake dyd that Albyne his eldest doughter all her systers rychely were maryed to .xxxiij. kynges that were lordes of grete honour at this solempnite And whan this was done euery kynge toke his wyfe ladde them in to theyr owne couÌ„tre there made them quenes And it befell thus afterward that this dame Albine became so stoute so sterne that she tolde lytel pryce of her lorde of hyyÌ„ had scorne despyte wold not do his wyll but she wold haue her owne wyll in dyuers maters And all her other systers euerychone bare them so euyll agaynst theyr lordes that it was wonder to wyte And for as moche that them thought that theyr husbondes were not of so hye parentage comeÌ„ as theyr fader But those kynges that were theyr lordes wold haue chastysed them with fayre maner vpon al loue frendshyp that they shold amende theyr euyll condicyons But all was for nought for they dyd theyr owne wyll in all thynge that them lyked had of power Wherfore those .xxxiij. kynges vpon a tyme often tymes bette theyr wyues For they wende that they wold haueamended them theyr tatches wyckednes But of suche condicions they were that for fayre speche warnynge they dyd all the worse for betynges eftsones moche the worse Wherfore the kyng that had wedded Albyne wrote the tatches and condicyons of his wyfe Albyne the lettre sent to Dyoclesyan her fader And whan the other kynges herde that Albynes lorde had sente a lettre to Dioclesyan anone they sente lettres sealed with theyr seales the condicyons tatches of theyr wyues Whan the kynge Dioclesyan sawe herde so many complayntes of his doughters he was sore ashamed and became wonderssy angry and wroth toward his doughters and thought how he myght amende it that they so mysoyd anone sent his lettres to the .xxxiij. kynges that they sholde come to hym brynge with them theyr wyues euerychone at a certayn day for he wolde there chastyse them of theyr wyckednes yf he myght iÌ„ ony maner wyse So that the kynges came all at the tyme daye that tho was set bytwene hym and the kynges Dioclesyan receyued them with moche honour made a solemâ—e feest vnto all that were vndernethe his lordshyp And the thyrde daye after that solempnite the kynge Dioclesyan sent after his .xxxiij. doughters that they shold come speke with hym in his chambre And whaÌ„ they were come he spake to them of theyr wyckednes of theyr cruelte angerly them reproued blamed said to them That yf they wolde not be chastysed they sholde lose his loue for euermore And whan the ladyes herde al this they became abasshed gretly ashamed sayd to theyr fader that they wolde make all ameÌ„des And so they departed out of theyr faders chambre And Albyne that was the eldest syster ladde them all to her chambre tho made to voyde al that were therin so that no psone was amonge them but she her systers togyder ThaÌ„sayd this Albyne My fayre systers well we knowe that the kyng our fader vs hath reproued shamed despysed for bycause to make vs obedyent to our husbondes but certaynly that shall I neuer whyles the Ilyue syth that I am come of a more hyer kynges blode than myn husbonde is And whan she had thus said all her systers sayd the same And than sayd Albyne Well I wote fayre systers that our husbondes haue coÌ„playned vnto our fader vpon vs wherfore he hath vs thus foule reproued despysed wherfore systers my couÌ„seyle is that this night whan our husboÌ„des ben a bedde all we with one assent to kytte theyr throtes than we may beâ— peas of them better we may do this vnder our faders power thaÌ„ ony where els And anone all the ladyes consented grauÌ„ted to this counseyle And whaÌ„nyght was comen the lordes ladyes went to bedde And anone as theyr lordes were aâ—â—ept they kytte all theyr husboÌ„des throtes so they shewe them all Whan Dioclesian theyr fader herde of this thynge he became wroth ryght furyously agaynst his doughters anone he wole them all haue brent But all the harons lordes of Sâ—rrye counseyled not so for to do suche straytnes to his owne doughters but shold boyde the londe of them for euermore so that they neuer sholde come agayne so he dyd And Dioclesyan that was theyr fader anone coÌ„mauÌ„ded them to go in to a shyppe delyuered to them â—itayles for halfe a yere And whan this was done all the systers wente in to the shyppe sayled forth in the see betoke all theyr frendes to Appolyn that was theyr god so longe they sayled in the see â—yll at the last they came arryued in an yle that was all wyldernes And whan dame â—â—yne was come to the londe all her systers this â—â—byne went fyrst forth out of the shyppe sayd to her other systers For as moche as I am the eldest syster of all this coÌ„pany first this londe haue take for as moche as my name is Albâ—ne I wyl â— this londe be called Albion after myâ—â— owne name And anone all her systers grauÌ„ted
to her with a good wyll Than went out of the shyppe all the systers toke the londe Albion as theyr syster called it there they went vp downe fouÌ„de neyther man ne woman ne chylde but wylde beestes of dyuers kyndes And whan theyr â—ttayles were dispruded sayled they fedde them with herbes fruytes in season of that yere so they â—â—ued as they best myght after that they toke flesshe of dyuers beestes beraâ—â— wonders faâ—â—e so they desyred maÌ„nes company maÌ„nes kynde them fayâ—ed And for here they wexed wonders couragyous of kynde so that they desyred more mannes company than ony other solace or myrth Whan the deuyll that perâ—â—yued went by dyuers couÌ„tries toke a body of the ayre lykyng natures shâ—â— of men came in to the londe of Albion lay by those women shad tho natures vpon them they conceyued brought forth gyauÌ„tes Of whiche one was called Gogmagog another Langerigan And so they were named by dyuers names in this maner they came forth were borne horryble gyauÌ„tes in Albion And they dwelled in caues in hylles at theyr wyll had the londe of Albion as them lyked vnto the tyme that Brute arryued came to Totnes that was in the yle of Albion there this Brute coÌ„quered discoÌ„fyted the gyauÌ„tes aboue sayd ¶ Explicit prima pars ¶ Here begyÌ„neth now how Brute was goten how he slewe fyrst his moder after his fader And how he conquered Albyon that after he named Brytayne after his owne name that now is called Englonde after the name of Engyst of Saxonye This Brute came in to Brytayne aboute the .xviij. yere of Hely BE it knowen that in the noble cite of grete Troy there was a noble knyght and a man of grete power that was called Eneas And whan the cite of Troy was lost destroyed through them of Grece This Eneas with all his meyny fledde thens came in to Lombardy And tho was lorde gouernour of that londe a kyng that hyght Latyne And another kynge there was the hyght Turocelyne that strongly warred vpon this kynge Latyne the oftentymes dyd hym moche harme And whan this kynge Latyne herde that Eneas was come he receyued hym with moche honour hym with helde for as moche as he had herd of hyÌ„ and wyst well that he was a noble knight and a worthy of his body of his dedes This Eneas helped kynge Latyne in his waâ—â—â— shortly for to tell so well so worthely he dyd that he slewe Turocelyne dyscomfyted hym all his people And whan all this was done kyng Latyne gaue all the londe that was Turocelynes to this noble man Eneas iâ— maryage with Lauyne his doughter the moost fayrest creature that ony man wyst And so they lyued togyder in ioye and myrth all the dayes of theyr lyues ¶ And after Ascanius sone to Eneas wedded a wyfe and vpon her he gate a sone that was called Siluine And this Siluyne whan he coude some reason of man vnwytyng his fader and agaynst his wyll acqueynted hym with a damoysel that was cosyn to Lauyne that was kynge Latynes doughter the quene that was Eneas wyfe and brought the damoysell with chylde And whan Ascanius his fader it wyst anone let enquyre of the wysest maysters and of the gretest clerkes what chylde the damoysell sholde brynge forth And they answered and sayd that she sholde brynge forth a sone that shold kyll bothe his fader and his moder And so he dyd For his moder dyed in berynge of hym And whan this chylde was borne his fader let call hym Brute And the maysters sayd that he sholde do moche harme and sorowe in many dyuerse places and after he sholde come to grete honour and worshyp This kyng Ascanius dyed whan god wolde and Siluyne his sone receyued the londe and made hym wonderâ—ly well beloued among his people And so whaÌ„ Brute that was Siluynes sone was .xv. yere olde he went vpon a daye with his fader for to playe solace And as Brute shold haue shotte vnto an hart his arowe myshapped glanced and so there Brute slewe his fader ¶ How Brute was dryuen out of the londe how he helde hym in Grece ANd whan this mischauÌ„ce was befallen all the people of the londe made grete sorowe and were sore dyspleased And bycause therof they droue Brute out of the londe wolde not suffre hym amonge them And whan he sawe that he might not abyde there he went from thens in to Grece there he fouÌ„de vij thousande men that were of the kynrede of Troye and were comen of grete blode as the story telleth as of men and women children the whiche were all holden in thraldome bondage of kyng Pandras of Grece for the deth of Achylles that was betrayed slayne at Troy This Brute was a woÌ„ders fayre man and a stronge huge of his age and of gladde chere semblauÌ„t also worthy of body was well beloued amoÌ„ge his people This kyng Pandras herde speke of his goodnes condicyons anone made hym to dwell with hym So that Brute became wonders preuy moche beloued with the kynge dwelled longe tyme with the kynge So at the last they of Troy Brute spake togyder of kynrede lygnage of acqueyntauÌ„ce and there complayned them vnto Brute of theyr sorowe of theyr bondage and of many other shames the kynge Pandras had done to them to Brute they sayd vpon a tyme. Ye be a lord of our lignage a stronge man a myghty be ye our capytayne gouernour we wyll become your men fulfyll al your coÌ„mauÌ„ dementes brynge vs out of this wret chednes bondage we wyll fyght with the kyng for trouth with the grace of the grete god we shall ouercome hym we shall make you kynge of this londe to you do homage of you we shall holde for euermore Brute had tho grete pyte of theyr bondage that they were brought in pryuely went fro the kynges courte and tho that were of Troy went put them in to woodes in to mouÌ„taynes helde them there and sente vnto kynge Pandras that he sholde gyue them lycence for to departe safely out of his loÌ„de and kyngdom for they wolde no longer dwell in his bondage Whan kyng Pandras herde this he was sore vexed and anoyed tho sware that he wolde â—e them euerychone and ordeyned a grete power and went towardes them for to fyght with them But Brute and his men manly them defended and fyersly fought slewe all the kynges men that none of them escaped and toke the kynge and put hym in pryson and ordeyned a couÌ„seyle amonge them selfe what they myght do with the kynge And some sayd that he sholde be put to deth and some sayd that he sholde be exyled out of the londe
some sayd that he sholde be brent And than spake a wyse knyght that was called Mempris sayd to Brute to all them of Troy Yf kyng Pandras wolde yelde hym haue his lyfe I couÌ„seyle that he gyue vnto Brute that is our duke our souerayn his doughter Geâ—â—ogâ—â— to wyfe in maryage with her an hondred shyppes well arayed all his treasour of golde syluer of corne of wyne and as moche as we nede of one thynge other than go we out of this londe and ordeyne vs a loÌ„de els where for we nor none of our kynrede that come after vs shall neuer haue peas in this londe amonge them of Grece for we haue â—â—ayne so many of theyr knyghtes of other frendes that euermore warre dyscord shall be amonge vs. Brute tho all his folke consented gladly to the couÌ„seyle and this thyÌ„ge they tolde to kyng Pandras And he for to haue his lyfe grauÌ„ted as moche as they demaunded and anone gaue vnto Brute the fayre lady Gennogen his doughter to wyfe and an hondred shyppes with as moche as them 〈◊〉 of all vytayles as afore was ordeyned ThaÌ„ Brute toke his wyfe all his men that forsoke the londe of Grete went to the see had wynde weder at theyr wyll came the thyrde daye in to an yle that was called Logres This Brute anone sent of his men to londe for to espye the maner of the couÌ„trce And they founde an olde cite all wasted forlet so that there was neyther man nor womaÌ„ therin dwellynge And in the myddle of this cyte they fouÌ„de an olde temple of a fayre lady that was called Diane the goddesse And they came agayne vnto Brute tolde hym what they had seen fouÌ„de they couÌ„seyled hym to go do sacrifyce vnto dame Diane for she was wont to gyue answere of what thynge that meÌ„ asked her namely vnto them that honour her with sacryfyce Brute wente vnto that ymage sayd Diane noble goddesse that all thynge hast in thy myght wyndes waters woodes feldes all thynges of the worlde all maner of beestes that ben therin vnto you I make my prayer that ye couÌ„seyle me and tell where in what plaÌ„ce I shall haue a coÌ„uenyent place to dwell in with my folke And there I shall make in the honour of the a fayre temple a noble wherin ye shall alwaye be honoured Whan he had done his prayer Diane answered in this maner Brute sayd she go euen forth thy way ouet the see in to frauÌ„ce towarde the west there ye shal fynde an yle that is called Albion that yle is becompassed all with the see no man may come therin but it be by shyppes in that londe were wont to dwell gyauntes but now it is not so but all wyldernes that londe is destenyed ordeyned for you for your people ¶ How Coryn became Brutes man how kynge Goffar was discomfyted ANd whan Brute had this answere of Diane the goddesse anone he let wyÌ„de vp the ancres sayled in to the hye see And whaÌ„ he his men had sayled .xx. dayes more they fouÌ„de fall besyde a coost of the see a. M. men of the kynrede of Troy theyr souerayne mayster was called Coryn And whan Brute wyst whens they were he toke them with moche ioye in to his shyppes so he ladde them forth with hym This Coryn there became Brutes man to hyÌ„ dyd homage And so loÌ„ge they sayled forth in the see tyll they came in to Gascoyne anone they arryued in the hauen of Lyegers there they dwelled .viij. dayes for to rest them and to amende theyr sayles there as they had nede Ty dynges soone came to kyng Goffar that was lord of that londe how that moche people of straunge londe were arryued in to his londe in the hauen of Lyegers wherfore he was sore angred anoyed that they came and arriued in his londe without his lycence his leue And anone ordeyned hym a grete power for to dryue out Brute to destroye hym all his people But it was so the kynge Goffar was dyscomfyted all his people hymselfe fledde in to fraunce for to haue helpe socour And in that tyme regned in fraunce .xij. kynges and .xj. of them assembled a grete power for to belpe Goffar for to fyght agaynst Brute This Goffar dwelled with the kynges of frauÌ„ce halfe a yere more And in the meane tyme that Goffar was in frauÌ„ce Brute his company destroyed all the londe of Gascoyne and let take all the treasour that kynge Goffar had made it to be brought in to his shyppes ¶ And this Brute fouÌ„de in that londe a fayre place and a conueny ent there he let make a fayre castell and a stronge Whan this was all done kynge Goffar came from fraunce and .xj. kynges with hym and brought with hym .xx. M. men for to fyght with Brute his company And Brute had but .vij. M. and .iij. C. men neuer theles whan the two hoostes mette togyder Brutes folke through helpe of hym selfe of Turyn his cosyn of Coryn yâ— well manly him defended so yâ— within a whyle they had slayne of yâ— frenshmen moo than two M. Anone all tho yâ— were alyue fledde away And in this batayle Turin Brutes cosyn was slayne Brute let bury hym worthely whan he had space in the castell that he had made tho let call that same castell Tours for bycause of the name of Turin that there was buryed And yet vnto this daye there is a noble cite that is called Tours And whan kyng Goffar wyst that Turyn was deed he came agayne with his men gaue a stronge batayle to Brute But Brute his men were so wery for fightyÌ„ge that they might no longer endure than went in to his castel with all his men made yâ— gates fast for to saue them toke couÌ„seyle amoÌ„ge them what they sholde do Brute Coryn gaue couÌ„seyle ordeyned pryuely yâ— Coryn shold go out and busshe hym in a wode tyll on yâ— morowe so that in the mornynge whan Brute sholde fyght with his enemyes Coryn shold come with his folke on the one syde slee do all the harme that he myght And on the morowe at the dawnynge of yâ— daye Brute wente out of the castel fought fyersly with his enemyes they manly defended them But within a lytell tyme BruÌ„te his men slewe viij hondred of kynge Goffers men than came Corin with the busshemeÌ„t he his company smote to the grouÌ„de all those yâ— wolde stande or abyde so the kynge Goffar his company were discomfyted fast they began to flec And Brute Coryn with theyr company fyersly them pursued and slewe moo of them in the fleynge than they dyd in yâ— batayle And in this
disposed in ydolatry ther fore our lorde suffred him to regne but a lytell tyme. Vt pêª patet .iij. reguÌ„ et .ij. para ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M. ij C .xxv. Et ante Christi natiuitatem .ix. C. lxxiiij ASa the sone of Abdias regned xvj yere in the begynnynge of his regne he was a ryght wys man walked as Dauyd dyd he ouercame the Ethyopes destroyed ydolles But after that he was sworne to the kyng of Sirry Benedab for Baasa kyng of Israel than began warre agaynst hym yâ— whiche displeased god wherfore he sent hym yâ— prophete Anani whome he put in prison and therfore he had the gowte strongly dyed therof Vt ptêª patet .iij. reguÌ„ .ij. para Azarias sone to Achonias was bysshop ¶ Nadab kyng of Israel regned two yere yâ— whiche began to regne the seconde yere of Asa kyng of Iewes dyd not as his fader And Baasa ouer threwe hym regned for hym Vt patet .iij. regum ¶ Baasa kyng of Israel regned .xxiiij. yere the whiche began to regne the thyrde yere of Asa kyng of Iewes he walked in the synnes of Iheroboam and slewe Iehen the prophete ¶ Hela the sone of Baasa regned in Israel two yere zamri slewe hym regned .vij. dayes ¶ Amri regned .xij. yere dyd nought as his predecessours dyd ¶ Acha sone to Amri regned on Israel xxij yere aboue all yâ— were afore hym he was cursed for wycked Iesabel ruled more than he and meued hym to folowe her Vt patet .iij. regum ¶ Of kyng Ebrac the whiche began to regne the .xv. yere of Dauyd and how he conquered fraunce THis Ebrac regned .lx. yere he was a stronge a myghty man through his myght helpe of his brytons coÌ„quered all frauÌ„ce wanne there so moche gold sylueâ— yâ— whan hâ—came agayne in to this londe he made a â—â—â—e after his own name called it Ebrac yâ— is now called Euery wyk And this kyng made the castell of maydens that now is called Edenburgh This kyng had .xix. sones .xxiij. doughters by diuers womeÌ„ goten and these sones were called as ye shall here Brute grenesheld Margand Seisell Morghwyth Flenghaâ—â— Bladud IakyÌ„ Kinbar Roselm Spadogh Godeherl Thormnan Gildaugh Iorkanghut Haibor Ketin Rother Kaier and Assaruth And the doughters hyght as foloweth Elegine ymogeÌ„ Oghdas Guenbran Gnardich Augarel Guent hold TaÌ„gustel GorghoÌ„ Michel Medhan Mailour Ondur CaÌ„bredan Ragan Renthely Neest Cheghan Skaldud Gladê° Heberhyn Abalaghe and Blandau these were the .xxiij. doughters And the bretherne became all good knyghtes worthy in many couÌ„trees ¶ Of kynge Brute greneshelde the fyrst sone of kynge Ebrac AFter yâ— deth of kynge Ebrac regned Brute greneshelde his sone xxx yere whiche was Ebracs first sone that well nobly regned whan tyme came he dyed and lyeth at yorke ¶ Of kynge Leyll that was Brute grenesheldes sone ANd whan kynge Brute grenesheld was deed regned his sone Leyll .xxij. yere and he made a fayre towne and let call it Karleyll after his owne name And he was a worthy man and well beloued of his people whan he had regned .xxij. yere he dyed lyeth at Karleyl ¶ And in this tyme regned kynge Salomon in IerusaleÌ„ made yâ— noble temple And to him came Sibelle quene of Saba for to here se yf it were soth yâ— meÌ„ spake of yâ— grete noble wytte wysdome of kyng Salomon And she fouÌ„de it sothe that men had her tolde ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M. ij C .lxvj. Et ante Christi natiuitatem .ix. C. xlij IOsaphat kynge of Iewes was a good man a ryche a deuout in the waye of our lord regned .xxv. yere and dyd none yll but to yâ— cursed kyng of Israel gaue helpe other lytel thyÌ„ges And therfore our lorde was with hym Vt pêª patet .ij. para ¶ Helyas the grete ê“phete was this tyme an holy man that was lyfted vp in to paradyse with grete solace in a chayre Marcheas Abdias prophecyed with hym ¶ Ochosias sone of Achab regned in Israel two yere and sente to Belsabub god of Acharan to be heled for the whiche he dyed after yâ— sayenge of Helye Vt patet .iiij. regum ¶ Of kynge Lud Ludibras that was kynge Leyles sone ANd this kynge Lud Ludibras made the cite of Caunterbury Wynchestre he regned .xxxix. yere than he dyed lyeth at Wynchestre ¶ Of kynge Bladud that was Ludibras sone how he regned and was a good man and a nygromancer AFter this Lud ludibras regned Bladud his sonâ— a grete nygromancer through his craste of nygromaÌ„â—y he made a meruaylous hote bath as the Iest telleth and he regned .xxj. yere and lyeth at newe Troye ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M. ij C lxxxxj Et ante Christi natiuitateÌ„ .ix. C. viij IOram kyng of Iewes sone to Iosaphat regned .viij. yere this Ioram was a cursed man and had a good fader he slewe his brethern wretchedly lyued as dyd the kynges of Israell therfore he was sore correcked and dyed vnhappely Vt pêª patet iâ— para ¶ This tyme Helyas was tauysshed in to paradyse ¶ Ochosias or Asarias kynge of Iewes regned one yere liued nought as his fader dyd anone was slayne with all the hous of Achab. ¶ Achalia moder to Asarias toke the kyngdome slewe all the kynges blode regned â–ª 〈◊〉 the .vij. yere of Ioiada bysshop she was slayne .iiij. reg This Asarias his soâ—â— Ioas his neuewe Amazia Matheâ—e the euaÌ„gelyst putteth not in the lyne of Chryst for theyr mysdedes ¶ Ioram kynge of Israel regned .xij. yere yâ— whiche began to regne the .xviij. yere of Iosaphat for his broder Ochosâ—e cursedly he lyued was slayne of Ieâ—â—â— with al his faders housholde Vt pâ—z ¶ Iehen anoynted of yâ— chylde of Helâ—se vpon Israel slewe Achariam yâ— kyng of Iewes Ioram the kyng of Israel Iesabel moder to IoraÌ„ .lxx. children of Achab and .xlij. bretherne of Azari and all the preestes of Baal he regned .xviij. yere ¶ Athalia moder to Azari kyng of Iewes doughter to Achab regned on the Iewes vâ— yere slewe yâ— kynges blode of Ioram excepte Ioas yâ— sone of Azari the whiche was kepte amonge shepeherdes and after she was slayne ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M. iij C .ix. Et ante Christi natiuitateÌ„ viij C lxxxxiij IOam sone to Achazie regned in yâ— Iewry .xl. yere whome Ioiada yâ— bisshop crowned king at .vij. yere of age And he lyued well as loÌ„ge as he was ruled by Ioiada but after he forsoke god martyred Azarias yâ— tune bisshop tone to Iaiada for he blamed hyÌ„ yâ— he forsoke his god Vide pl’a plura ij para ¶ Ioathas sone to Iehen regned in israel .xvij. yere in whose dayes Helise yâ— prophete dyed he began to regne the .xx. yere of Ioas Vide pl’a plura iiij reg ¶ Ioam
begynnynge vnto the ende Cordeil the quene anone toke gold syluer plente toke it to the squyer in couÌ„seyle that he sholde go in to a certayne cite and hym araye wasshe than come agayn to her and brynge with him an honest company of knyghtes .xl. at the leest with theyr meyny and than he sholde sende to her lorde the kynge feyne that he were comen for to se speke with his doughter hyÌ„ And so he dyd And whan the kynge and the quene herde that they came with moche honour they hym receyued And the kynge of frauÌ„ce than let sende through all his realme coÌ„mauÌ„ded that all men sholde be as entendauÌ„t to kynge Leyr yâ— quenes fader in all maner of thinges as it were vnto hymselfe WhaÌ„ kyng Leyr had dwelled there a moneth more he tolde to yâ— kynge to yâ— quene his doughter how his two eldest doughters had serued hym Agampe anone let ordeyne a grete host of frenshmen sent in to Britayne with Leyr yâ— quenes fader for to conquere his kyngdome agayne And Cordeil also came with her fader in to Britayn for to haue the realme after her faders deth And anone they went to shyppe passed the see came in to Brytayne fought with the felons discoÌ„fited them slewe than had he his londe agayn after lyued thre yere helde his realme in peas afterward dyed And Cordeil his doughter him let bury with moche honour at Leycestre ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M. iij C .xlix. Et ante Christi natiuitatem viij C .liij. AMasias sone to Ioam regned on the Iewes .xxix. yere after yâ— whiche yâ— kyngdom of iewes was wtout kyng .xiij. yere This man worshypped the goddes of Seyr Vt pêª patet .ij. para .xxv. ¶ Ieroboam sone to Ioam regned on Israel .xlj. yere yâ— whiche was manly vyctoryous for he ouercame the kynge of Sirie restored Israel Damaske after the worde of Iono yâ— prophete but he was not good Therfore sayth saynt Austyn Yf good men regne they ê“fyte many men And yf yll men regne they hurte many men ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M. iij C .lxxxviij. Et ante Christi natiuitatem .viii. C. xj Ozias or Azarias sone to Amasias regned on the Iewry .lij. yere the whiche lyued well afore our lorde of hyÌ„ is none euyll thyÌ„ge wryten but that he vsurped the dignite of preesthode vnder Azari the whiche he forbade hym For the whiche cause our lorde stroke hym with a lepre Vt patet .ij. para ¶ Ozee bysshop prophete was this tyme the fyrst of the .xij. that was sent agaynst yâ— xij trybes Iohel the seconde of the .xij. prophecyed of Iuda Ananias yâ— thyrde prophecyed agaynst many people Abdias the fourth of the .xij. prophecyed agaynst Edom. ¶ zacharias sone to Ieroboam regned in Israel .vj. monethes the whiche began to regne the .xxxviij. yere of Ozias was nought in his lyuynge as his predecessours were And zellum slewe hym regned a moneth And Manahen slewe hym and toke his kyngdome Vt pêª patet .iiij. reguÌ„ This Manahen regned .x. yere the whiche began to regne yâ— .xxxix. yere of Osias he ruled hym mischeuously our lord betoke hym in yâ— power of yâ— kyng of AssurioruÌ„ and he payed to hym a. M. talentes of syluer Vt pêª patet .iiij. reguÌ„ ¶ Phaseia sone to Manahen regned in Israel two yere and he began to regne the .l. yere of Ozias and he was nought in his lyuyng ¶ Phasee slewe Phaseia regned .xx. yere he began to regne the .lij. yere of Ozias dyd as other cursed men dyd Vide pl’a plura iiij reguÌ„ And after this Israel was wtouten ony kyng .viij. yere ¶ How Morgan Conedag neuewes to Cordeil warred on her put her to deth WHan that kyng Leyr was deed Cordeill his yongest doughter regned yâ— .x. yere of Ozias kyng of the Iewry And after her regned Conedag the .xv. yere of Ozias And Cordeill that was Leyrs yongest doughter after the deth of her fader had al yâ— londe fyue yere in the meane tyme dyed her lorde Agampe yâ— was kyng of fraunce And after his deth there came Morgan Conedag that were Cordeyls systers sones to her had enemite for as moche as theyr aunt had yâ— londe so yâ— bytwene them they ordeyned a grete power and strongly warred on her neuer rested tyll they had taken her put her to deth And than Morgan Conedag seased al the londe departed it bytwene them they held it .xij. yere whan yâ— .xij. yere were gone there began bytwene them a grete debate so yâ— they warred strongly togyder dyd to eche other moche dysease for Morgan wold haue all yâ— londe fro beyonde Humber yâ— Conedag helde But he came agaynst hym with a stronge power so yâ— Morgan durst not abyde but fledde away in to Wales and Conedag pursued hym toke hym slewe hym And than Conedag came seased al the londe in to his handes helde it regned after .xxxiij. yere than he dyed lyeth at newe Troy ¶ And bycause yâ— mater coÌ„teyneth most coÌ„modiously togyder of yâ— kynges of Britayn now called Englonde for yâ— tyme of them is not certaynly knowen what tyme of yâ— worlde these kynges folowynge regned therfore they shall be togyder tyll it be comen vnto Euentolyn kyng of Brytayne now called Englonde ¶ How Reynolde that was Conedags sone regned after his fader and in his tyme it rayned blode thre dayes in tokenynge of grete deth AFter this Conedag regned Reynold his sone yâ— was a wyse an hardy knyght curteys yâ— well nobly ruled yâ— londe was well beloued of all folke And in his tyme it rayned blode yâ— lasted thre dayes as god wolde soone after there came a grete deth of people for hoostes wtout noÌ„bre of people fought tyll yâ— god therof toke pite than it cesed And this Reynolde regned .xxij. yere than dyed lyeth at Yorke ¶ How Gorbodian regned in peas that was Reynoldes sone AFter this Reynolde regned Gorbodian his sone .xv. yere than dyed and lyeth at Yorke ¶ How Gorbodian had .ij. sones how the one slewe yâ— other for to haue yâ— londe how ydoyne theyr moder slew yâ— other wherfore the londe was destroyed WHan this Gorbodian was deed his two sones yâ— he had became stoute proude euer warred togyder for the londe yâ— one was called Ferres yâ— other Porres And this Ferres wolde haue all yâ— londe but that other wold not suffre hym This Ferres had a felonous hert thought through treason to slee his broder but pryuely he wente in to frauÌ„ce there abode with the kynge Syward tyll vpon a tyme whan he came agayn to fyght with his broder Ferres but full euyl it happed him for he was slayne fyrst Whan ydoyne theyr moder
boke yâ— it sholde neuer be broken ne fayled ¶ Belyn tho by couÌ„seyle of his folke grauÌ„ted hym his askyng so Gutlagh became his man And Belyn toke of hyÌ„ his homage by an othe by wrytynge the same couenauntes And vpon these couenauÌ„tes kynge Guthlagh toke Samie his folke went thens returned agayne to Denmarke Euermore after were the couenauÌ„tes holden yâ— truage payed tyll the tyme that Honâ—lus was kyng of Denmarke also of this londe through his wyfe Gildeburgh yâ— he had spoused for she was right heyre of this londe This Belyn dwelled tho in peas worshypfully hym helde amonge his baroÌ„s And he made foure ryall wayes one from yâ— eest vnto yâ— west that was called watlyng strete an other from yâ— north vnto the south that was called Ikelme strete and two other wayes he made in bossyng through out yâ— londe yâ— one is called Fosse and that other Fosse dyke And he maynteyned well yâ— good lawes yâ— DonebaÌ„t his fader had made ordeyned in his tyme as before is sayd ¶ How accordmeÌ„t was made bytwene Brenne and Belyn through Cornewen that was theyr moder BRenne that was Belyns broder had longe time dwelled in frauÌ„ce there had conquered a grete lordshyp through maryage For he was duke of Burgoyne through yâ— doughter of duke Fewyn yâ— he had spoused whiche was right heyre of yâ— londe And this Brenne ordeyned a grete power of his folke and also of frauÌ„ce came in to this londe for to fight with Belyn his broder And Belyn came agaynst hym with a grete power of brytons wolde haue gyuen hym batayle But whaÌ„ theyr moder Cornewen that thaÌ„ lyued had herde that yâ— one broder wold haue destroyed that other she went bytwene her sones made them accorde with moche payne So yâ— at the last the two bretherne with moche blysse went togyder in to new Troy yâ— now is called LondoÌ„ where they dwelled a yere after they toke theyr counseyle for to go coÌ„quere all frauÌ„ce so they dyd brent townes destroyed the londe in lengthe brede the kyng of frauÌ„ce gaue them batayle with his power but he was ouer comen gaue truage to Belyn to his broder And after yâ— they went forth vnto Rome coÌ„quered it all Lombardy and Germany toke homage of all the chefe lordes barons And after they came in to this londe of Brytayn dwelled with theyr brytoÌ„s in ioye rest And than made Brenne yâ— towne of Brystow and after he went ouer to his owne lord ship there dwelled he all his lyfe And Belyn dwelled at newe Troye there he made a fayre gate that is called Belynges gate after his owne name And whan this Belyn had regned nobly xâ— yere he dyed lyeth at newe Troye ¶ How kynge Cormbatrus slewe the kyng of Denmarke for bycause that he wolde not paye to hym his truage ANd after this Belyn regned his sone Cormbatrus a good man a worthy And the kyng of Denmarke wolde not paye to hym his truage yâ— is to say a. M. pouÌ„de as he had sworne by othe for to paye it also by wrytyng recorde to Belyn his fader wherfore he was euylapayed wroth assembled a grete hoost of brytons and went in to Denmarke slewe yâ— kyng Gutlagh brought yâ— londe in subieccyoÌ„ all newe toke of yâ— folke feaute homage after went agayne in to his owne londe as he came forth by Orkeney he fouÌ„de xxx shyppes ful of men women besyde the coost of yâ— see yâ— kyng asked what they were And an erle that was mayster of them all curteysly answered to yâ— kynge sayd that they were exiled out of spayne so that they had trauayled halfe a yere more in the see to wyte yf they myght fynde ony kynge in ony londe yâ— of them wolde haue pite or mercy to gyue them ony londe in ony countree wherin they myght dwell haue rest become his lyege men to hym wold do homage feaute whyle they lyued to his heyres after hym of hyÌ„ of his heyres holde that londe And whan yâ— kyng herd this he had pite on them gaue them an yle all wyldernes where no maÌ„ was dwellynge saue onely wylde beestes And yâ— erle thaÌ„ked moche yâ— kyng became his man dyd hym homage feaute toke all his folke went in to the same yle And yâ— erle was called Irlamal therfore he let call yâ— londe Irlonde after his name This kyng Cormbatrus came agayn in to his londe regned .xxv. yere after dyed lyeth at newe Troye ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M. iiij C .xl. Et ante Christi natiuitatem vij C .lvj. IOathan sone to Osias regned in the Iewry .xvj. yere of this Ioathan no thynge is wryten but 〈◊〉 he toke not away exceâ—sa as other dyd Vt patet ij para ¶ Amarias was bysshop And Ysayas the noble prophete was in his dayes ¶ Olympias with yâ— grekes began yâ— fyrst yere of Ioathan after Iosephus after Bede Troy was destroyed iiij C .vj. yere afore the first Olympias began vnder Esalo a iudge of Athenis in the whiche Corebus gate yâ— thyualty amonge al men Olympus is the name of an hyll in Grecia the whiche for his precyousnes is called yâ— hyll of god And after Ierome one Olimpias coÌ„teyneth fully iiiâ— yeres in yâ— whiche .iiij. yeres foure yerely prynces are made these Olympiades are places ordeyned to the worshyp of Iupyter vnder the hyll of Olympo And the lawe of them is this That who someuer is best in our chyualry what gyfte someuer he desyreth he shall haue ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M. iiij C .lvj. Et ante Christi natiuitatem vâ—â— C .xliij. ACham the sone of Ieathan regned on the Iewes .xvi. yert Of this Acham no thynge that is good is 〈◊〉 ten for he forsoke our lorde our lorde stroke hym with his owne people strongly with yâ— kynges of Sirry Vt p◠〈◊〉 para .xxviij. Achitob this tyme was bysshop ¶ Ozee kyng of Israel regned .ix. yere the whiche began to regne the. 〈◊〉 yere of Acham kynge of Iewes This Ozee drad not god for he lyued nought And he was yâ— last kyng of Israel in yâ— ix yere of his regne he was takeÌ„ of Sal manasar Israel was translated in to Assirias Vt habeâ— .iiij. reguÌ„ .xvij. ¶ Explicit secunda pars ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M. iiij C .lxij. Et aute Christi natiuitatem vij C .xl. ¶ Roma caput 〈◊〉 AFter Euseby Rome was made on the hyll of Palatyn the fourth yere of Acham kyng of Iewes of two bretherne Romulê° Remus .xj. kal. Maij. the. vij Olimpiades begynnynge Iosephus Bede sayen the .vj. Olimpiades so they dyffer a yere Neuerthelesse it is redde other men to haue regned about the place myghtely in ytaly
that is to wyte Ianus Picus FaÌ„nus Latinus the whiche vnto Eneas regned about two hondred yere Than afterwarde from Eneas to this Romulus it was regned vnder .xv. gouernours CCCC .xxxij. yere After that fro the cite was made vnto the last yere of Tarquyn the proude it was regned vnder .vij. kynges aboute CC. and .xliii. yere Than afterwarde vnder Senatours couÌ„seyllers vnto Iulius Cezar emperour by CCCC and. lxiiij yere Romulus the first of Romayns of whome they be called in latyn Romans made the Cite to be named Rome after his name the whiche gadered togyder the people on euery syde an hoÌ„dred of the wysest men wytty he chose through the counseyle of whome all thynges he disposed the whiche he named Senatours for the time of theyr age he made theyr names to be wryten in golden lettres wherfore we write noble faders thynges so yet Also he called a. M. men of armes milites a numero millenario but these were of no noble blode Therfore as saynt Austyn sayth de ciuit dei And also there was loÌ„ge warre betwixt the Sabyns them for Romulus toke many women of the noble blode of Sabyns maried them to the vnnoble blode of this Romulus Orosius writeth moche yll Vt pêª patet in libro suo ¶ About this tyme Merodoch the kynge of Babylon sente grete gyftes to Ezechie the kynge of iewes Vt pêª patet .iiij. reguÌ„ .xx. And than the kyngdome of Babylon began ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M .lxxij. Et ante Christi natiuitatem vij C .xxvij. Ezechias the .xiiij. kynge of iewes a good chylde of a cursed fader regned with a perfyte herte to our lorde he restored the hous of god there was none lyke hym afore ne after amonge the kynges of iewes therfore our lorde god gloryfyed hym for whan Sennacheriâ— kyng of Assuriorum came against Ezechie with a myghty host our lord stroke his people â—lewe au C .lxxxv. of fyghtyng men Sennacherib fledde shamefully vt pêª patet .iiij. reguÌ„ .xix. et .ij. para .xxxij. Sadoch this tyme was hye bysshop there ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M .v. C. j. Et ante Christi natiuitateÌ„ vj C lxxxxviij MAnasses kyng of Iewes regned lv yere and he was a full euyll chylde of a good fader For he dyd more cursedly than ony that was before hyÌ„ For he slewe the ê“phetes of god that the stretes in IerusaleÌ„ were all blody And he made ysaie the prophete to be sawen in peces with a sawe of tree Wherfore the kyng of Assuriorum wasted the Iewry toke Manasses put hym in pryson And after Manasses repented him of his trespace cryed for mercy to god was herde Than he was restored to his kyngdom he ameÌ„ded his lyfe Vt pêª patet .iiij. reg .xxj. et .ij. para .xxxiij. ¶ SelluÌ„ was bysshop Echias after hym This tyme the. vij wyse men had worshyp in Grece that is to saye Tales Solon Chylon Poriandê° Eldobolus Bias Pitacus This Tales fouÌ„de fyrst the defaute of the sonne the mone Vide pl’a plura Aug .viij. de ci dei ¶ Numa the seconde kynge this tyme regned in Rome .xlij. yere the whiche was a grete worshipper of fals goddes He fylled Rome so full that he myght haue no place for hymselfe to dwell in This man put Ianuary February to the begynnynge of the yere Vide pl’a plura in Aug. de ciui dei Aboue all reason it is meruayle that suche men so excedyng in wytte in all thynges that was yll receded fro the knowlege of the very god ¶ Amon kyng of Iewes regned two yere the whiche was nought in his lyuynge he was stryken of his seruauntes and he dyed without ony repentaunce ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M .v. C. lviij Et ante Christi natiuitatem vj C .xlj. IOsias the sone of Amon at .viij. yere of age began to regne regned .xxxj. yere a good chylde of a ê‘uerse fader in his yoÌ„ge age he sought the grace of god in that grace laudably abode vnto his ende His relygyous lyfe his holy werkes ye may se .iiij. regum xxij et .ij. para .xxxiiij. ¶ Azastas the sone of Elchie was bysshop ¶ Tobias aboute this tyme dyed he was a very holy man he ê“phecyed the destruccion of IerusaleÌ„ ¶ Tulius Hostileê° was the thyrde kyng in Rome And saynt Austyn sayth in his boke de ciui dei that from Rome was made vnto August the emperour there was so contynuall batayle that it was taken for a meruayle they were one yere wtout batayle excepte .xlij. yere in Nume dayes in that whiche was coÌ„tynual peas And this Tul 〈…〉 s bycause he had rest he dyd cursedly to his neyghbours and than he was slayne all his housholde with a stroke of lyghtnynge ¶ Nabugodonosor this tyme was kynge of Babylon a manly man a v 〈…〉 oryous For he was the scourge of our lord to punysshe the synnes of moche people This man was kyng of Babylon afterward he coÌ„quered the kyngdom of Assuriorum and made it one monarchy But many wayes scripture speketh of this man now good now yll for bycause scripture concludeth that he ended his lyfe in the louynge of god by the prayer of Danyel in the knowlege of one very god some doctours saye he is saued some say it is doubte ¶ Auâ—us Marcius the fourth kyng of Rome regned 〈◊〉 yere This man for grace trust that he had to Tarquinê° Priscus made hym the gouernour of his chydren heyres he yll rewarded hyÌ„ ¶ Danyel yet a childe delyuered saynt Susan stode in the coÌ„â—â—tre of the kyng with his felawes afterward he discussed the dremes of the kyng was made a man of grete honeste Vt pêª patet Danielis .j. ¶ Ioathas the second sone of Iosie regned on the Iewes thre monethes was made kynge by the people he was not good And Pharao toke him ladde hym in to Egypte made his elder broder kynge Vt pêª patet .iiij. reguÌ„ .xxiij. ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M .v. C. lxxxviij Et ante Christi natiuitatem .v. C. xj IOachym or Ieconias the sone of Iosie was made kyng of Iewes by Pharao regned .xj. yere bycause he lyued nought ne herd not the ê“phetes Nabugodonosor toke hym made hym his seruauÌ„t .iij. yere And he rebelled agaynst hym afterwarde he toke hym was about to haue ladde hym to Babylon but his couÌ„seyle was chauÌ„ged so Nabugodonosor slewe hym in IerusaleÌ„ cast his body ouer the walles after the ê“phecy of Ieremy toke with hym the vessels of our lorde put them in his teÌ„ple Vt pêª patet .ij. para vlj ¶ Samias was bysshop Vrias prophete was slayne of Iecony the kyng Ieremy was present ¶ Ioachim sone to Ieconias regned in the Iury .iij. monethes lyued nought therfore he was meued that he sholde regne
that whiche batayles men meruay led gretly on the sted fastnes of the romayns that no tribulacioÌ„ no drede nor hardnes might fere them but euer contynued in batayle And certaynly these Romayns after the worldes honeste they were the moost wysest men that were therfore the Machabees desyred theyr company ¶ Circa annuÌ„ mundi .v. M .lix. Et ante Christi natiuitatem C .xl. MAthan sone to Sadoth of the lyne of Chryst gate Iacob Vt patet Mathei ◠¶ Symon sone to Mathathias was bysshop .viii. yere This Symon was a very wyse man from his youth vntyll his age was euer of good conuersacyon euermore vertuous And at the last he was slayne of his broder Elay Vt pêª patet .i. macha ¶ IohaÌ„nes Hyrcanus sone to Symon was after his fa der .xxix. yere a noble man as all the kynrede was before hym This man after his decesse lefte his wyfe a very wyse woman his fyue sones to gouerne the Iewry of whome the eldest was called Aristobolus an vnpacyent man and an vnhappy His owne moder with thre of his yoÌ„ger brethern he prysoned slewe them through honger so alone he lyued kynge bysshop one yere Vide pâ—a libro machabeorum ¶ Publius Lucinius Lucius Emilius Lucius Lucinius Lucius Censorinus were consulles at Rome in whose tyme the Cartagyens the Romayns warred strongly togyder but the Romayns subdued them intendyng to haue destroyed the Cartagyens vtterly But amoÌ„ge the Romayns there was a notable wyse man called Scipio Nauta amonge many notable couÌ„seyles two he gaue specyally to be had in myÌ„de The fyrst that Cartago sholde not be destroyed that through the occasyon of forehande batayles an inwarde concorde and peas sholde abyde amonge the Romayns a perpetuall strengthe for contynuall exercyse of batayle The seconde that in no wyse the teathur sholde be buyided in Rome for he sayd that was the moost enemy that myght be vnto the people whiche vsed warre for that place nourysshed slouth and prouoked lechery And how wysely this notable man gaue cosiseyle the tymes folowynge declare Vide pâ—a in Au gu deciui dei et Oro. lib .iiij. Yet for all this couÌ„seyle the noble cite of Cartagye was destroyed of Scipio the senatours And it brent .xvii. dayes coÌ„tynually many men there were solde many men ran in to the fyre wylfully ¶ Corinthus this same yere was destroyed of the Ro mayns whiche was the rychest couÌ„tre of the worlde ¶ Ptholomeê° this tyme regned in Egipt was famylyer with the Romayns And so longe he his pre decessours regned as they kepte fidelite to the Romains And knowe euery man that there was none other cause that the power of the Romayns encreased so stroÌ„g ly aboue other people but vertue that whiche habouÌ„dauÌ„tly regned in them namely ryghtwysnes that whiche aboue all thynge they vsed And as longe as they kepte mesurenes loued ryghtwysnes so longe they were neuer ouercomen as soone as they were corrupted it is redde they were ouercomeÌ„ ¶ It is had in a certayne reuelacyon of god shewed to saint Brigit that our lord god bereth wytnes to these olde RomayÌ„s the none in this world of pure natural reason lyued more ryghtwysly And what lyghtes of fayth they shewed in the tyme of chrysten religyon shall be shewed afterwarde ¶ Regnum IudeoruÌ„ restituitur ARistobolus was the first kyng preest in the Iewry This man regned one yere alone toke to hym the dyademe of the kyngdom And he held hyÌ„ not content with that the his fader gaue hym in his testament But he put his moder in pryson his bretherne therfore he perysshed wretchedly with his broder Antigonus the whiche was of his couÌ„seyle helped hym Vide magrÌ„m in historiis ¶ Antigonê° broder to the kynge was slayne through the enuy of the quene ¶ Alexander was bysshop after Airstovolus he stode .xxvii. yere he was a tyrauÌ„t all though he appered sobre in the begyÌ„nynge But he made it knowen what he was in his stomacke For he slewe his owne bretherne in .xii. yere he slewe .l. M. of the olde sage faders of grete vertue bycause they colde hyÌ„ his mysguydynge Than whaÌ„ he shold dre he lefte two sones behynde hym â—iâ—â—anuÌ„ AristoboluÌ„ But certaynly he sayd his wyfe sholde regne for she stode in the grace of the people ¶ Seruius Flaccus Lucius Celius Fabius Publius this tyme were senatours at Rome This tyme batayles amonge themself began Of the whiche the fyrst cause the begyn nynge was Gracius a myghty man well knowen with noble Romayns began to seke a cause agaynst them And bycause that he myght do no thynge alone to them he meued the comyn people to them sayenge that all the londes possessyons shold be deuyded equally also the money â— And for that cause there was an insurreccyon in that whiche Gracius was slayne many nuscheues fell after Vide OrostuÌ„ ¶ In the tyme of these men there was a chylde borne at Rome hauynge .iiij. feet .iiij. armes iâ— faces and iiij eyen ¶ The hyll of Ethna spytted out flamynge fyre horrybly destroyed the places nye about it ¶ And these meÌ„ verynge rule Cartago was coÌ„mauÌ„ded to be restored it was fulfylled of the Ro mayne people And there was myghty batayle in the cite of Rome ¶ Fabâ—ê° with a lytell hoost ouercame the kynge of â—rmenye and there were drowned an hon dred and .lxxx. Nê° men in the water of Reme ¶ Pâ—holomeus Alexander was kyng in Egipt In his tyme was borne Luretius a poete that whiche afterwarde was madde for loue of women slewe hymselfe ¶ Ptholomeus some to Cleopatre regned after hym vnder whome Salustius the noble wryter of hystoryes was borne ¶ Ptholomeus Dionysius was after this man And in his tyme Virgyli Dracius were borne ¶ Anno muÌ„di .v. M.C.xxxiiij Et ante Christi natiuitatem .ix. C .v. IAcob naturall fader to Ioseph of the lyne of Chryst is rehersed in Luke Mathewe lytel of him is had in scripture ¶ Alexandra wyfe to AlexaÌ„ der was bysshop in the Iury .ix. yere she dyd moche tyranny all yf she was made bysihop by her feyned holy relygyon And NircanuÌ„ her sone promoted to the bysshopryche she ordeyned that he sholde regne after her This woman in the lyne of the by sshops is put for the conÌ„ tynge of the yeres Not that she vsed the offyce of a vysshop for it was not lefull to her ¶ Hircanê° sone to Alexander regned xxxiij yere This Hircanus after the de cesse of his moder succeded in the kyngdom in that whiche he had lytel prosperite for parcialite of the people For anone he was ouercomen afterwarde he was restored through the helpe of the Arabees And than he was made tributary to the Romayns so he was in peas a lytell tyme but not in the name of kyng At the last he
kyÌ„ges housholde the gentylmen of yâ— erles housholde of London after meet went togyder for to playe through debate that arose amonge them Enelin that was yâ— erles cosyn of London slewe Irenglas that was the kynges cosyn wherfore yâ— kynge sware yâ— Enelyn shold be hanged But the erle of London yâ— was Enelyns lorde wolde not suffre hym wherfore yâ— kyng was gretly vexed worth to war dethe erle thought to destroye hym pryuely yâ— erle sent lettres to Iulius Cesar that he sholde come in to this londe for to helpe hym hym auenge vpon yâ— kyng he wold helpe hym with all his myght And whan the emperour herde these tydynges he was full glad ordeyned a stronge power came agayne the thyrde tyme in to this londe yâ— erle of London holpe him with .vij. M. men And at yâ— thyrde tyme was Cassybalon ouercomen dyscomfyted made peas with the emperour for there thousande pounde of syluer yeldynge by yere for truage for this londe for euermore And than within halfe a yere after Iulius Cesar the emperour went vnto Rome and the erle of London with hym For he durst not abyde in this londe And after Cassibalon regned .xvij. yere in peas and than he dyed the .xvij. yere of his regne and lyeth at Yorke ¶ How the lordes of the londe after the deth of Cassybalon for bycause he had none heyre made Andragen kynge AFter the deth of Cassybalon for as moche as he had none heyre of his body lefully begoten the lordes of the londe by the comyns assent crowned Andragen erle of Cornewayle made hym kynge And he regned well worâ— thely and he was a good man and well gouerned the londe And whan he had regned .viij. yere than he dyed lyeth at London ¶ Circa annum mundi .v. M C .lix. Et ante Christi natiuitatem .xl. IOseph of the lyne of Chryst was borne aboute this tyme and after was husbonde vnto our lady ¶ Antigonus was bysshop this tyme in the Iury. This Antigonus was sone vnto Aristobolus and on euery syde he was fals For he obeyed not to the Romayns and a grete plage he brought vnto the londe for to destroye Hircanus his owne vncle that he myght regne kynge and so Hircanê° was expulsed Falelê° was slayne Herode was exiled But whan Herode came to Rome tolde the senatours all these thynges the emperour created hym kyng sendyng with hym an hoost the wâ—â—the toke Ierusalem AntigonuÌ„ the bysshop was takeÌ„ ledde to Anthony yâ— senatour the whiche made him syker so was Herode coÌ„fermed in to his kyngdome And he a strauÌ„ger regned on the Iewes And so the kyngdom of the Iewes cessed as Iacob had sayd ¶ Titus Liuius historicus and Ouidius were this tyme. ¶ IncipiuÌ„t imê‘atores Augusti et dictê° est Augustus quia augebat populuÌ„ OCtauian was emperour of Rome ivij. yere .vj. monethes .x. dayes This Octauian neuewe to Iuly whan he was a youge man toke the empyre 〈◊〉 hym His floury sshynge youth he spended in warre Fyue M. batayles he did And shortly after many batayles â—â—â—he worlde he brought in to one monarchy This man had no felow in his dayes peas was in all the worlde through the prouisyon of the very god that yâ— tempo rall peas myght gloryfye the Natiuite of our sauyour Chryst Iesu This Octa uyan was yâ— fayrest man yâ— myght be hygh in wytte the most fortunate in all thynges he lacked nor the vyce of his fleshly lust This man made all yâ— world to be mesured And in the .lij. yere of his regne was borne the sauyour of all the worlde Chryst Iesu the whiche grasifeth eternal peas to his louers ¶ Hir no â—a sedz Ieronymsi that Anna Emeria were systers and of Emeria was borne Elizabeth â—â—der to Iohn baptyst And Anna was fyrst wedded to Ioachun of whome she toke Mary 〈…〉 of Chryst The seconde husbonds was Cleophe be gate on her Marye Cleophe whiche was wedded to Alphe of whom ê“ceded Iames yâ— lesse Symon Cananeus Iu das Tadeus Ioseph which is called Barsabas The thyrd tyme Anna was wedded to Salome of whome she toke Marye Salome whiche was wedded to zebedi of them came Iames yâ— more Iohn the euaÌ„gelyst The fyrst Mary wedded Ioseph broder to Cleophe afore sayd ¶ This tyme Sibilla Tiburtina prophecyed of Chryst sayd to yâ— emperour August yâ— he sholde not â—ro we yâ— he was god after yâ— folysshnes of yâ— paynyÌ„s And there she shewed hyÌ„ a sayre virgyn in heuen holdyng a childe in her ariues sayd to hyÌ„ This childe is greter than thou therfore do hyÌ„ worshyp ¶ The monarchy of Rome about this tyme encreased myghtely And whan it was so that by all yâ— worlde in dyuers ê“uynces batayles were reysed sodeynly all men meruaylynge they were sessed and put them holy to yâ— prince of Rome yâ— openly it myght be shewed that suche an vnyuersal peas came neuer by labour of batayle but of yâ— power of yâ— very god that in his natyuite peas sholde regne in the worlde ¶ Herode Ascolonita was kyng in the Iury .xxxvij. yere This Perede ydumeus was the fyrst strauÌ„ge kynge that regned on yâ— Iewes The mayster in hystoryes sayth he was a noble man and faythfull in the begyÌ„uynge in all thynge he had hym nobly He was very gentyll vnto the Romayns to yâ— people that loued peas And in his olde age whan he wolde ouer moche please yâ— Ro mayns herd of yâ— byrth of Chryst dredyng to be expulsed of his kyngdom as a strauÌ„ger wretchedly fell slewe yâ— Innocentes dyuers of his owne children And at yâ— last was hatefull to all people fell seke dyed wretchedly ¶ Mary the moder of Chryst was borne afore yâ— nati uite of Chryst .xvj. yere or there about ¶ Of Kymbalyn that was Andragens sone that well gouerned Brytayne AFter yâ— deth of Andragen regned Kymbalyn his sone that was a good man well gouerned the londe in grete ê“sperite peas all his lyfe tyme. And in his tyme Chryst was borne of yâ— blyssed virgyn Mary This kyng Kym balyn had two sones Gynder Armager good knyghtes and worthy And whan this Kymbalyn had regned xxij yere he dyed and lyeth at London ¶ Christus natus est ex virgine Maria anno mundi .v. M C lxxxxviij IN the begyÌ„nynge of the .xlij. yere of Octauian the emperour yâ— whiche began to regne in Marche yâ— .xxxj. yere of Herode the. vij C .lj. yere after yâ— Rome was buylded the .vj. moneth froÌ„ the conceyuynge of Iohn Baptyst the viij kalend of Apryll the .vj. fery at Nazareth of Galylee of the virgyn Marye was coÌ„ceyued Chryst our sauyour and the same yere was borne ¶ Here at Chrystes natiuite begynneth the syxth age duryng to yâ— fynall iudgement hauynge yeres as god knoweth ¶ Here begynneth the syxth age durynge
to the ende of the Worlde Christus natê° est WHan our lord Iesu Chryst was borne a well of ayle sprange beyonde Tyber by Rome ranne all the daye ¶ The golden ymage fell the which Romulus had made put in his palays sayenge This ymage shall not fall vntyll a mayde bere a chylde ¶ Whan Herode dysposed hym to slee yâ— children of Israel he was coÌ„mauÌ„ded by the lettre of yâ— emperour to come to rome to answere to yâ— accusacyoÌ„ of his children AlexiuÌ„ Aristoboli And there were .iij. Herodes gretly spoken of for theyr yll dâ— des The fyrst was called Ascolonita vnder this maÌ„ was Chryst borne the children of Israell were slayne The second was called Antipas sone to yâ— fyrst Herode vnder whom John baptist was heded and Chryst suffred deth And the thyrde was called Agrippa sone to Aristoboli sone to yâ— fyrst Herode yâ— whiche slew Iames prisoned Peter The first Herode whaÌ„ he sawe his sones AlexiuÌ„ Aristoboli through yâ— preteÌ„ce of his lettre by the emperour sent stroue for yâ— succes syon of his kyngdom he disposed made Antipater yâ— was his first begoteÌ„ sone to be before them whan they were tal kyng of yâ— deth of theyr fader he kest theÌ„ away they went to yâ— emperour to coÌ„playne of yâ— wronge of theyr fader in yâ— meane tyme yâ— thre kynges of Coleyn came by Herode to IerusaleÌ„ whan they came not agayn by hyÌ„ he thought they were ashamed to come agayn by hyÌ„ for bicause they were deceyued that they fouÌ„de not yâ— childe as he demed therfore in yâ— meane season he cessed to slee yâ— chyldren of Israell than he went to Rome for yâ— citacyon of the emperour he toke his way by yâ— cite of Tarsum where he brent yâ— shyppes in whiche the thre kynges of Coleyne sholde haue sayled in to theyr owne couÌ„trees Than after a yere certayne dayes this Herode came frâ— Rome agayn accorded with his sones for the confyrmacyon of his kyngdome he was made moche bolder thaÌ„ he slewe all yâ— children of Bethleem yâ— were of two yere of age and vnder that had space of one nyght of age amonge these was there one of his owne chyldren And Ari stobolus AlexiuÌ„ were had suspected in so moche as they promysed a barbour a grete rewarde for to cutte theyr faders throte whan he dyd shaue hyÌ„ And whaÌ„ this Herode herde this he was greued and there he slewe bothe his sones And Herode Agrippa his sone he ordeyned to be kyng Wherfore Antipater his eldest sone was about to poyson his fader the whiche Herode Agrippa vnderstode prisoned there his broder the whiche yâ— emperour herde sayd yâ— he had rather be an hogge of Herodes than to be one of his sones for his hogges he spareth his sones he sleeth And whan Herode was .lxx. yere of age he was stryken with a grete sekenes in his handes in his feet in his membres yâ— no leche might come to him for stynke so dyed Whan Antipater his sone yâ— was in prison herd tell of this he ioyed gretly there for yâ— cause he was slayne Than Archelaus and Herode stroue for the successyon of yâ— fyrst Herode afore yâ— emperour The emperour there through couÌ„seyle of yâ— senatours yâ— halfe of yâ— Iury ydumea gaue to Archelaus vnder name of a tetrarche The other parte he deuyded in to two Galile he gaue to Herode Antipas and Ituriam TraconitideÌ„ he gaue to Philyp Herodes broder ¶ And yâ— same yere Chryst came from Egypte And Archelaus was accused many tymes of the Iewes was exiled in to ViennaÌ„ in to FrauÌ„ce And in yâ— place were set .iiij. Tetrarches to yâ— repreuynge of yâ— vnstablenes of yâ— Iewes ¶ And that same yere Octauian the emperour dyed ¶ Anno Christi .xij. IEsu Chryst our sauyour at .xij. ye re of age herde the doctours in the temple Our lorde Iesu Chryst at .xxx. yere of age was baptysed Crux Christi ¶ Iesu Chryst the lorde of all lordes at xxxiij yere of age and thre monethes dyed for his seruauÌ„tes ¶ Innius Rufus was bysshop in the Iury about this tyme. Valerius Gracius was after hym xj yere This man openly solde the bysshopryche he that gaue moost had it And so there was many in a lytel whyle ¶ Ponciê° Pylatê° was iudge proctour in the Iury vnder yâ— emperour And vnder this man saint Iohn baptyst began to preche And our lord Iesu Chryst suffred deth whom Pylate coÌ„dempned to deth wroÌ„gfully for drede of yâ— emperour ¶ Tyrus a certayn kyng gate a â—hysde on Pyla a poore mannes doughter named Atus this chylde of his medâ—rs name his belsyre put togyder was called Pylatus This Pylatê° the .iiij. yere of his age was sent to his fader yâ— whiche kyng on his wyse lefully had goten a chylde euen of the age of Pylate And bycause this lefull goten chylde as they proceded in age exceded this bastard Pylatus he was full of enuye slewe his broder the lefull goten childe Wherfore his fader forth with sente hym to Rome for pledge for his tribute yâ— he payd to rome entendyng he wolde neuer redeme hym In the whiche tyme the kynges sone of FrauÌ„ce was pledge for his trybute the whiche exceded hym in strength chyualry also he slewe hym Therfore yâ— Romayns sent Pylate as a ê“fytable man for the comyn wele to the yle of Ponto to tame the cursed people yâ— whiche slewe euery Iudge that came to them And he that cursed man gouerned that vnhappy people what with thretenynge and with promesse with lawe and with gyftes that none of them durst do contrary to his pleasure wherfore he was called Pylate of Ponto ¶ Herode Antipa yonge in his coÌ„uersacions with gyftes and messengers drewe hym to hym and made hym prynce of the Iury vnder hym And this tyme Pylate gadred moche money and Herode not knowynge he went to Rome that he might receyue of the emperour that Herode had gyuen hym Wherfore Herode Pylate were enemyes togyder vnto the passyon of our lorde whan yâ— Pylate sent Iesu Chryst vnto Herode clothed in a whyte clothe than they were made frendes ¶ Ouidius Naso in Ponto aboute this tyme dyed the fourth yere of his exile ¶ Tiberius this tyme was emperour at Rome and he regned .xxiij. yere and he lyued in the yere that our lord Iesu Chryst dyed somwhat after This man was in all his werkes gretly auysed that there sholde be nothynge sodeynly done wyse in warres studyous in bokes fayre of speche fresshe in wytte saue he wolde oftentymes feyne hyÌ„selfe to do thynges that he wolde not were done of other This emperour vnderstode trusted in Chryst and worshypped hym for god Some men saye at the last he was cruell agaynst the people but it was a grete reason of pyte that
he was euer gracyous to his subiectes and poore men And he had peas al his dayes all people that sayd agaynst christeÌ„ folke without ony mercy he destroyed And he exiled Pylate for euer Than he decessed a worse succeded hym ¶ After Eusebe it is wryten that our lord at .xxx. yere of his age chose his .xij. apostles the whiche made our Crede that is our byleue they made it after the resurreccyon of Chryst and after the holy ghoost was sent vnto them whan they had chosen Mathia the apostle eche of them made a parte as it is shewed here after And this Mathia was chosen bytwene the daye of the Ascencyon whytsondaye in the place of Iudas scaryot the traytour of whome in an hystorye is redde thus ¶ There was a certayn man in Ierusalem that hyght Ruben after saynt Ierome he was of the trybe of ysachar his wyfe hyght Ciborea yâ— whiche on a certayne nyght whaÌ„ he wolde lustely knowe his wyfe she dremed that she sholde here a chylde of myschefe that chylde sholde be a traytour to his kynge and to all the people of that regyon And whan that chylde was borne called Iudas his fader his moder abhorred as well to slee theyr chylde as to nourysshe a traytour to the kynge all his people therfore they put hym in to a panyer or leep in to the see And he flowed to the yle of Scaryoth where the lady of that place had no chyldren by her husbonde she feyned her to be with chylde but she fayled And after a lytel season the same lady quene coÌ„ceyued a childe of her husbonde And whan he was of age Iudas many tymes angred hym and caused hym to wepe the whiche the quene sawe bette Iudas many tymes after she knowleged that Iudas was not the kynges sone nor hers wherfore Iudas slewe yâ— kynges sone and he dradde the payne of the lawe fledde with certayne exiles to Ierusalem And whan he came there he gate hym to Pylates courte that was iudge And bycause that one cursed man draweth to another therfore he drewe to Pylate stode gretely in his fauour And vpon a certayn daye whan Pylate loked out of his palays in to an orcharde of a maÌ„nes that was called Ruben the whiche was very fader to Iudas Pylate desyred to haue apples and Iudas went to gader apples and Ruben ranne to Iudas for to let hyÌ„ bycause he toke his apples without ony leue And after that they had chydden this Iudas smote his fader on the heed with a stone slewe him Iudas fledde away secretely after yâ— dede but it was sayd yâ— Ruben died sodeynly ThaÌ„ Pilate gaue Iudas all Rubens goodes his wyfe Ciborea that was his moder And he delte not curteysly with her as a man shold do with his wyfe wherfore she wepte bycause she had put her sone in yâ— see that she was maryed agaynst her wyll It was ê‘reyued yâ— Iudas had slayne his fader wedded his owne moder Than Ciborea his moder wyf styred hyÌ„ to leue his synne which he dyd folowed Chryst he for gaue hym his synnes made hym his proctour apostle how false he was to Chryst it nedeth not to reherse And the same yere Mathewe was chosen the holy ghoost was sente vnto them as is sayd before The apostles or they were sparpled in to all the worlde they gadered them togyder in Ierusalem and made the Credo our byleue here folowynge Petrus Credo in deum patreÌ„ oipotentem creatoreÌ„ celâ— et terre Andreas Et in Iesum ChristuÌ„ filiuÌ„ eius vnicuÌ„ dominuÌ„ nostrú IohaÌ„nes Qui coÌ„ceptus est de spiritu sctoÌ„ natê° ex maria virgine Iacobus Passus sub poncio Pylato crucifixus mortuê° sepultê° Thomas DesceÌ„dit ad inferna tertia die resurrexit a mortuis Iacobus Ascendit ad celos sedet ad dexteram dei patris omnipotentis Philippus Inde venturus est iudicare viuos et mo tuos Bartholo Credo in spiritum sanctum Matheus Sanctam ecclesiaÌ„ catholicam Symon Sanctorum commu â—â—onem remissionem peccatorum Iudas Carnis resurrectionem Mathias Et vitam eternam Amen IEsu Chryst our sauyour arose fro deth to lyfe and sayd to his discyples All the power in heuen and erth is gyuen vnto me And go ye thus in to all the worlde and preche teche vnto euery creature and I shall be with you to the ende of the worlde ¶ Here be chose hym .lxxii. dyscyples And he had 〈◊〉 apostles the whiche he sente in to all the worlde to preche It is not redde that there were 〈…〉 oo ordres amonge the discyples of Chryst Of whom the preestes bysshops in the chirche of god yet kepe the fourme For to the apostles the bisshops succede and to the dyscyples preestes to the whiche two ordres all the chirche is gyuen as a godly gâ—rarchy Vt paret in decreto Damaste pape Wrote in Asia in greke language In principio erat verbuÌ„ c. Iohannes Wrote in Ytalye but in greke language Initium euangelij Iesu Christi c. Marcus Wrote in grecia in greke language Fuit in diâ—bus Herodis regis iude sacerdos c. Lucas Wrote in the Iury in hebrewe language Liber generatiois Iesu Christi c. Matheus ¶ Here begynneth the ordre of popes of Rome contynueth as the lyne of Chryste dyd afore For in them god lefte his power ¶ Anno domini .xxxiiij. PEter a Iewe the fyrst pope was a blyssed man a gloryous apostle of Chryst He was heed of the chirche after Ierom .xxxvij. yere And he held his bysshopryche in yâ— cest .v. yere and sayd ma 〈…〉 made our lorde alone sayd yâ— Patt 〈…〉 oster Than after he came to Antiochâ—â—m there he abode .vij. yere techynge yâ— waye of trouth SymoÌ„ Magus he coÌ„fouÌ„ded ouercame That season he preched to yâ— people yâ— were circuÌ„cysed whiche were in Ponto of Galati Capadocia Asia Bithinia Than herd he that Symon Magus deluded yâ— Romayns through the loue of yâ— fayth he came to Rome in yâ— fourth yere of Claudius the emperour there he preched the worde of god shewed the falshede of Symon Magus and turned many a man to yâ— fayth Than he sent his prechers by dyuers prouynces by whome christen religyon was myghtely encreased He ordeyned the feest of lentyn aforeâ—ester and the aduent the 〈…〉 yng dayes to be fasted of all chrysten people in to the myrrour of yâ— fyrst seconde comyng of our lorde Than whan he had ben pope at Rome .xxv. yere .vij. monethes .viij. dayes he was slayne of Nero Eiê° pâ—a oê‘a vide act apâ—orum ¶ Gaius this tyme was emperour at Rome and regned .iij. yere and .x. monethes This Gaius was full vicyous in lyuyng for two of his own systers he mysused on one of them he gate a doughter
whiche childe he set betwyxt the knees of Iupiter in the temple feyned afterward the Iupiter had goten her wherfore he dyd dâ—trye through the countre the all men sholde worshyp her as a goddesse This man also made an ymage lyke hyÌ„selfe sent it to one Patronie president at Ierusalé vnder the Romayns coÌ„mauÌ„dyng hym that he shold compell the iewes to do worshyp therto And for these enormytees many other our lorde suffred hym to be slayne at Rome in his owne palays ¶ Of kyng Gynder that was Kymbalyns sone that wolde not paye the truage to Rome for the londe that Cassibalon had grauÌ„ted and how he was slayne of a Romayne ANd after the deth of this Kymbalyn regned Gynder his sone a good man and a worthy was of so hygh herte that he wolde not paye to Rome the trybute that kynge Cassybalon had graunted vnto Iulius Cesar wherfore the emperour that was than that was Claudius Cesar was sore anoyed and greued and ordeyned a grete power of Romayns and came in to this londe for to conquere yâ— trybute through myght and strengthe and for to haue it on the kynge But this kynge Gynder and Armager his broder assembled and gadered a grete hoost togyder of BritoÌ„s and gaue batayle to the emperour Claudius slewe of yâ— Romayns grete plente The emperour had afterward one yâ— was called Hamon yâ— sawe theyr people were there fast slayne pryuely cast awaye his owne armes toke yâ— armes of a deed bryton armed hym therwith and came in to the batayle to the kynge thus he sayd Syr be of a good herte for goddes loue for the Romayns your enemyes anone shall be slayne discoÌ„fyted And the kyng gaue no kepe to his wordes for bycause of the armes that he had vpon hym wend it had ben a Bryton But the traytour euer helde hym nexte the kynge pryuely vnder the sholder of his arme he smote the kynge wherfore the kynge dyed fell downe to the erth WhaÌ„ Armager sawe his broder so deed he cast awaye his armes toke to hym his broders armes came in to the batayle amonge the brytons badde them hertely for to fyght fast lay downe the Romayns And for the armes they wende it had ben kyng Gynder that afore was slayne that they wyst not Than began the Brytons fyersly to fyght slewe the Romayns So at the last the emperour for soke the felde fledde as fast as he myght with his folke in to Wynchestre And the fals traytour Hamon that had slayne the kyng fast anone began to flee with all the haste that he might And Armager the kynges broder pursued hym full fyersly with a fyers herte droue hym vnto a water and there he toke hym anone smote of bothe handes feet heed hewed the body all to peces than let cast hym in to the water wherfore that water was called Hamons hauen And afterwarde there was made a fayre towne that yet standeth that is called Southamton And afterward Armager went to Wynchester to seke Claudius the Emperour and there toke hym And Claudius the emperour through couÌ„seyle of his Romayns that were lefte alyue made peas with Armager in this maner folowyng that is to saye that Claudius sholde gyue vnto Armager Gennen his doughter to wyfe that this londe fro that tyme forward shold be in the emperours power of Rome takyng none other tribute but homage And they were accorded And vpon this couenauÌ„t Claudius cesar sente to Rome for his doughter Gennen And whaÌ„ she was comeÌ„ Claudius gaue her to Armager to wyfe And Armager spoused her at London with grete solemâ—nite And thaÌ„ he was crowned kynge of Brytayne ¶ Of kynge Armager in whose tyme saynt Peter preched in Antioche with other apostles in dyuers couÌ„trees THis Armager regned well and worthely gouerned well the loÌ„de And Claudius cesar in remembrauÌ„ce of this accorde for reuerence honour of his doughter made in this londe a faâ—â—e towne castell let call the towne after his name Claucestren the new is called Glocestre And whaÌ„ this was all done the emperour toke his lâ—ue went to Beâ—â—â— And Armager gate a sone on his wyfe that was called Westmer And whyle 〈◊〉 Armager regned saint Peter preched in Antioche there he made a noble chirche in the whiche he sate fyrst in his chayre there he dwelled .vij. yere And after he went to Rome was made pope tyll that Nero the emperour let martyr hym And than preched openly all yâ— apostles in dyuers londes the true faythe And whan Armager had regned .xxiiij. yere he dyed and lyeth at London ¶ How kyng Westmer gaue to Berynger an ylonde forlet there this Berynger made the towne of Berwyk ANd after this A 〈…〉 ager regned his sone Westmer that was a good man and a worthy of body well gouerned the londe It befell so that tydynges came to hym on a daye that the kynge Roderyk of Gascoyne was come in to this londe with an huge hoost of people and was dwellynge in Stanesmore And whan kyng Westmer herde those tydynges he let assemble an huge hoost of Brytons and came to kyng Roderyk gaue hym batayle And kynge Westmer slewe Roderik with his owne handes in playne batayle And whan kynge Roderykes men sawe that theyr lord was slayne they yelded them all to kynge Westmer became his men for euermore And he gaue them a couÌ„tre that was forlet wherin they myght dwell thyder they went and dwelled there all theyr lyfe tyme .ix. C. men there were of them no moo lefte at that batayle Theyr gouernour prynce was called Beringer anone he began a towne that they myght therin dwell haue resorte let call the towne Berwyk vpon Twede And there they enhabyted became ryche But they had no women amonge them and the Brytons wolde not gyue theyr doughters to the strauÌ„gers wherfore they went ouer see in to Irlonde brought with them women and there they them spoused But the men coude not vnderstande theyr language ne speche of these women therfore they spake togyder as scottes And afterwarde through chaungynge theyr languages in all FrauÌ„ce they were than called scottes and so sholde the folke of that countre be called for euermore ¶ How kynge Westmer let arere a stone in the entrynge of WestmerloÌ„de there as he slewe Roderyk there he began fyrst housynge ANd after this batayle that is aboue sayd whan Roderyk was slayne kyng Westmer in remembrauÌ„ce of his vyctory let arere there besydes yâ— waye a grete stone on hygh and yet it standeth and euermore shal stande and he let graue in the said stone lettres that thus sayd The kyng Westmer of Brytayne slewe in this place Roderyk his enemy And this Westmer was the fyrst that buylded hous and towne in Westmerlonde and at that stone begynneth Westmerlonde that Westmer let call
after his owne name And whaÌ„ Westmer had so done he dwelled all his lyfe tyme in that countre of Westmerlonde for he loued that countre aboue all other countrees And whan he had regned .xxv. yere he dyed and lyeth at Karleyll ¶ Of kynge Coyll that was kynge Westmers sone that helde his londe in peas all his lyfe tyme. COyll Westmers sone was crowned kyng after his fader and he was a good man a worthy of good coÌ„dityons well gouerned his londe of all men he had loue and peas And in his tyme was neuer contacke debate nor warre in Brytayne And he regned in peas all his lyfe And whan he had regned .xi. yere he dyed lyeth at Yorke CLaudiê° was emperour at Rome nexte after Gayus he regned xiiij yere .viij. dayes This man came in to grete Britayn now called Englond for to chalenge the trybute whiche they dyd deny to yâ— Romayns And after grete batayles there was bytwene the emperour Claudius Armager kyng of Britayn And after accordement made that this Armager sholde wedde Claudius doughter and after they two shold euer lyue in peas in token wherof this Claudius named the cite where they were maryed after hym called it Claudicestre we call it now Glocestre This Claudiê° had .iij. wyues on Petiua the first wyfe he gate a doughter that hyght Antonia The fyrst wyfe decessed and he wedded MessalinaÌ„ gate a sone yâ— hyght Britanicê° Octauia a doughter The thyrde he wedded Agrippina hauynge a sone that hyght Nero. Claudiê° wedded his doughter Octauia to Nero his wyues sone This Claudiê° for loue that he had to Agrippina his last wyfe he slewe Messalina his secoÌ„d wyfe lest she shold haue helpe Britanicus her sone his to the empyre yet Agrippina the last wyfe of Claudius drad lest her husbonde wolde haue ê“ferred Britanicê° haue deposed Nero her sone therfore she poysoned her husbonde Claudius Nero was ê“moted to the empyre And this same Nero gaue his moder suche a reward agayn for he poysoned Britanicus slewe his owne 〈…〉 oder his wyfe Octauia ¶ Iames the more yâ— apostle this tyme was slayne of Herode Agrippa Peter was pryso 〈…〉 d. vt pêª patet act .xij. The body of saynt Iames was brought by myr 〈…〉 in to Ga 〈…〉 of Spayne ¶ Nero after Claudiê° ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ s emperour he regneâ— .xiij. yere vij monethes This Nero was a cursed maÌ„ made grete waste in yâ— empyre He wolde not fysshe but with nettes of golde ropes of sylke A grete parte of the lordes of Rome he slewe He was enemy to good men He slewe his broder his wyfe his moder and his mayster He slewe also Peter Paule He wolde neuer were one cloth two tymes His horses his mules were shod with syluer And at the last he dyd set a grete part of Rome on fyre some saye to se how Troy brent some saye the Romayns coÌ„playned the stretes were to narowe And whaÌ„ he had brent a grete parte of Rome Nero sayd there was space to buylde yâ— stretes wyder Than the senatours with the comyn people came vpon hym to 〈…〉 e hym And he fled by nyght in to the subbarbes of yâ— cite hyd hym amonge the vynes he herde karles beggers come by hym that sayd they wyst where the emperour were he sholde neuer scape them Nero thought it sholde be grete derogacion to his name he were slayne of karles on a grete stake he â—an hyÌ„selfe to the herte dyed there was buryed deuyls kepte his body many a day after dyd grete hurt to the people tyll by a myracle of our lorde the body was fouÌ„de taken away than the deuylles voyded ¶ Seneca was this tyme maister to Nero ¶ Iuuenalis poeta ¶ Lucanê° poeta ¶ Iames the lesse yâ— apostle bysshop of Ierusalem was slayne of the Iewes the vj. yere of Nero. ¶ Marcus the euaÌ„gelyst was martyred the fyrst yere of hym ¶ Cirâ—a annuÌ„ Christi .lxxiiij. â—Anus ytalicus was pope of Rome .x. yere .iij. monethes xi 〈…〉 dayes This Linê° his successour Clâ—tus through theyr holy coÌ„uersacioÌ„ were made to mynyster the treasour of the th 〈…〉 the to the people Peter beynge alyue 〈…〉 Peter attended to prayer prechynge It is redde of this Cletus that he wrote fyrst in his lettres SaluteÌ„ et apostolicaÌ„ vnÌ„dictioneÌ„ Afore this tyme was many a dyscyple of Peter slayne vnder Nero. ¶ Galba this tyme was emperour he regned seuen monethes This man was made emperour by the power of spayne in the same londe Nero lyuyng And after the dethe of Nero brought to Rome there was slayne of a man that came with whete to Rome He smote of his heed bare it to hym that was emperour nexte seynge all his meu none of them helpyng hym ¶ In this mannes dayes came the grete Rethorycyen to Rome fro Spayne was the fyrst the euer taught the seyence openly his name was Quintilian ¶ Ottho regned after hym and he regned but thre monethes for one Vitellus that was presydent of FrauÌ„ce chalenged the empyre in Ytalye bytwene these two were thre grete batayles in the fourth batayle Ottha sawe he sholde be ouercomen in grete despayre he slewe hymselfe ¶ Vitellus regned after this Ottho .viij. monethes for he was a folower of Nero moost specyally in glotony in syngynge of foule songes at feestes etyng out of mesure that he myght not kepe it ¶ Vaspasianus regned nexte after hym .ix. yere .x. monethes .xij. dayes The well gouerned men of Rome seynge the cursed successyon of Nero sente after this Vaspasyan vnto Palestyn for there he was his sone Titus whiche had besyeged Ierusalem And whan he herde that Nero was deed by whom he was sent to Ierusalem and herde of these cursed men regnynge at the instauÌ„ce of these wyse men of Rome not wylfully toke vpon hym the empyre And anone as he was comen to Rome he ouercame the tyrauÌ„t Vitellus let hym be drawen through Rome after in Tyber tyl he was died and than let hym sayle wtout sepulture for this the people desyred This man was cured of waspes in his nose anone as he byleued in our lorde Iesu that was the cause why he went to Ierusalem to venge Chrystes deth He fought xxxij tymes with his enemyes And he dyed the yere of grace .lxxix. ¶ Anno domini .lxxxiiij. â—Letê° a martyr was pope .xi. yere This Cletus was a Romayne gretly he loued pilgrimages to sayntes sayenge it was more ê“fyte to the helth of mannes soule to visyte the place the saynt Peter was in than to fast two yere He cursed all those men lettynge suche pylgrimages or couÌ„seylers coÌ„trary therto At the last was martyred by Damacian the emperour ¶ Titus soue to Vaspasyan was emperour this tyme regned .iij. yere he
his wyll he came to the empyre but he gouerned hym very well Whan the senatours prayed hym to call his sone emperour after hym he sayd It is ynough to me that agaynst my wyl I haue regned whiche I haue not deserued For the empyre of Rome sholde not go by succession of blode but to suche men as deserue it through theyr merytes Many tymes he regneth vnuertuously that is a kyng borne and vertue shold come before his kyngdome ¶ Eustachius otherwyse called Placidus Therospita his wyfe and two of theyr sones of whome meruaylous thynges ben redde were martyred by the coÌ„maundement of Adrian This Placidus was mayster of the emperours knyghtes ¶ Ierusalem was restored by Adrian and made larger so that the place where Chryst dyed was within the walles that whiche was without before And this is the thyrde buyldynge agayne of that cyte For it was thryes destroyed that is to saye of Cal dees in the tyme of zedechie of Anthiocus in the tyme of Machabeorum of Titus in the tyme of Vaspasian ¶ Anno domini C .xliiij. â—Elesphorus a Romayn was pope .xi. yere This man ordeyned this auÌ„gelles ympne to be songen in the masse Gloria in excelsis deo c. and the gospel to be redde afore the sakeryng on Chrystmas day .iij. masses to be songen And he ordeyned there shold no masse be sayd afore .iij. of the last he was martyred buryed at sayÌ„t Peters ¶ Ignius a greke was pope .iiij. yere This man ordeyned that a childe sholde haue a godfader a godmoder at baptym coÌ„fyrmacyon Also that no archebysshop excepted the pope sholde condempne his suffrygan but yf that the cause were shewed in the prouyncyall couÌ„ seyle of bysshops Than he was martyred buryed at sayÌ„t Peters ¶ Anthonius Pius was emperour .xxij. yere with his sones Aurolio Lucio This man was myghtely wyse naturally fayre of speche the whiche lyghtly in one maÌ„ is not fouÌ„de Nota. Excedynge men in wysdom comynly are not fayre speched nor peasfull namely of nature Nor contrarywyse Excedynge men in fayre speche comynly are lesse than wyse This maÌ„ was meued with bothe these ê“pertees Therfore many kyngdomes the which receded from other emperours wylfully to this man returned agayne And to chrysten men was none so gentyll He sayd through the ensample of Cipio I had leuer kepe one heere of a man than slee an hondred of myne enemyes And some martyrs were made vnder hym but they were made vnder the coÌ„maunde ment of the emperours afore And the chrysteÌ„ people were so hatefull to the bysshops to the preestes of the teÌ„ple of the fals goddes that they prouoked the princes alwaye agaynst them For they supposed that the chrysteÌ„ fayth shold destroye them Ther fore it was no meruayle all though the prynce was yll pleased for they sayd all theyr goddes were deuyls yf lower iudges pursued christeÌ„ folke martired theÌ„ ¶ This tyme .x. M. martyrs were crucifyed in Armenia on an hye hyll called Arath ¶ Pompeius trogus isto â—eÌ„pore historias toâ—iê° orbis a Nino vsque ad Occauianum deduxit ¶ Anno domini C .liiij. PIus ytalicus was pope .xj. yere iiij monethes .xij. dayes This man ordeyned the feest of eester euermore sholde be halowed on the sonday And also an heretyke comynge fro the secte of the Iewes shold be receyued be baptysed ThaÌ„ he was martyred buryed in fast Peters ¶ Anicetê° was pope after Pius almoost .x. yere This man made manâ— decrees of the Canon for bysshops Vt in ca. violatores c. ¶ Galienus a lâ—â—â—e goten in pergamo was in grete fame â—â— Rome that whiche not all onely expowned the bokes of Ypocras but he put many of them to his bokes And of this mâ—â—â— sayd for his discrete abstinence that 〈…〉 he lyued an C. and. â—l yere be neuer â—â— ne dranke his fyll Nota abstinentiaÌ„ He neuer toke rawe fruytes alway he had a swete breth He dyed all onely through age no sekenes ¶ Martus Antonius the true Lucius Comodus were emperours .xix. yere These two toke the empyre after Anthony the meke And than began two emperours to regue but Iucius Comodus decesed Anthony was emperour alone that whiche was a 〈◊〉 ryous man a noble but that he made the fourth persecucyon to slee chrysten men This Marcus was of so grete sad nes stedfastnes that for no chauÌ„ce he neuer laughed ne chaunged no there neyther for gladnes ne for sorowe And whan he was a chylde he was of suche manhode that on a certayne tyme whaÌ„ he loked his tresour had not that whiche he myght gyue his knyghtes his men whan he went to fyght agaynst the Germayns the SciauoÌ„s Sarmatas he wolde hurte ne greue no body but had leuer to sell his wyues golden vessell her arayment her beddyng all her ryall stuffe than take taxe of the senatours or of his prouynce vnder hym But he gate the victory of his enemyes recouered all agayn releaced the prouynces of theyr tributes And those yâ— wold sell hyÌ„ his wyues tresour agayne he restored them theyr money those yâ— wolde not he neuer greued them But the tables of theyr dettes betwixt hyÌ„ them he brent openly in the market place thaÌ„ked them that they helped hym in his necessite ¶ How kynge Lucie regned after his fader whiche was a good man after he became chrysten AFter kynge Coyll regned Lucie his sone that was a good man to god and to all the people He sente to Rome to Eleuther that than was pope sayd that he wolde become a chrysten man receyue baptym in the name of god turne to the right fayth byleue Eleuther sente two legates that one was called Pagan and that other Elibayn and came in to this londe baptised the kynge all his meyny And after went from towne to towne and baptysed the people tyll all the londe was baptysed And this was in the yere an C. and. lvj after the incarnacyon of our lorde Iesu Chryst And than this kyng Lucie made in this londe two archebysshops one at CauÌ„terbury an other at yorke and many other bysshops that yet be in this londe And whan these two legates had baptysed all this londe they ordeyned preestes for to baptyse chyldren and for to make the sacrament And after they went agayne to Rome And the kynge dwelled in this londe and regned with moche honour .xij. yere and after dyed and lyeth at Glocestre ¶ How this londe was long without a kynge how the brytons chose a kynge THis kyng Lucie had none heyre of his body begoten that was after warde grete harme sorowe to the londe For after this kynge Lucies deth none of the grete lordes of the londe wold suffre an other to be kyng but lyued in warre debate amonge themselfe .l. yere wtout kyng But it befell afterwarde yâ—
a grete prynce came fro Rome in to this londe y◠was called Seuerye not for to warre but for to saue the ryght of Rome But neuertheles he had not dwelled halfe a yere in this londe but that the brytons slewe hym And whan the Romayns wyst that Seuerye was so slayne they sente an other grete lorde in to this londe that was called Allec that was a stronge man a myghty of body dwelled in this londe longe tyme dyd moche sorow to the brytons so that after for pure malyce they chose them a kynge amonge them that was called Asclepades and assembled a grete hoost of Brytons went to London to seke Allec there they foūde him and slewe hym all his felawes one y◠was called walon defended hym fyersly fought longe with the Brytons but at the last he was discōfyted the Brytons toke hym boūde hym handes feet cast hym in to a water wherfore y◠water was called for euermore Walbroke Than regned Asclepades in peas tyll one of his erles that was called Coyl made a fayre towne agaynst the kynges wyll let call y◠towne Colchestre after his name wherfore the kynge was wroth thought to destroye hym and began to warre vpon hȳ brought grete power of men gaue the erle batayle the erle defended hym fyersly with his power slewe the kynge hymselfe in that batayle And thā was Coyll crowned and made kynge of this londe This Coyll regned nobly was well beloued of the brytons Whan y◠Romayns herde y◠Asclepades was slayne they were wonders glad sent an other grete prȳce of y◠Romayns that was called Constance he came to kynge Coyll for to chalenge y◠trybute of Rome which he graūted hym full gladly So they accorded y◠kyng Coyll gaue to hym his doughter Eleyne to wyfe y◠was bothe fayre wyse well lettred dwelled togyder in loue And soone after this kyng Coyll dyed in the .xiij. yere of his regne lyeth at Colchestre ¶ How Constance a Romayn that had spoused Eleyne kynge Coyls doughter was chosen kynge after kynge Coyll AFter this kynge Coyll Cōstance was made kynge crowned for as moch as he had spoused kyng Coyls doughter that was heyre of the londe the whiche Constance regned well worthely gouerned the lōde And he begate on his wyfe Eleyne a sone that was called Cōstantyne And this kyng bare true fayth truly dyd to them of Rome all his lyfe And whā he had regned .xv. yere he dyed and lyeth at yorke ¶ How Constantyne that was kynge Constances sone sone to saynt Eleyne gouerned and ruled the londe and after was emperour of Rome AFter kynge Constance deth regned Constantyne his sone sone to saynt Eleyne that foūde y◠holy crosse in the holy londe how Cōstantyne became emperour of Rome It befell that in that tyme there was an emperour at Rome that was a sarasyn a tyraūt that was called Maxence whiche put to deth al y◠byleued in god destroyed holy chirche by all his power slewe all chrystē men that he myght fynde amōge all other he let martyr saynt Katheryne many other christen people that had drede of deth fled came in to this londe to kyng Constantyne tolde hym of y◠sorowe that Maxence dyd to chrystē folke wherfore Cōstantyn had pite made grete sorow assembled a grete host a grete power and went ouer vnto Rome there toke the cyte slewe all y◠was therin of mys byleue And than was he made emperour was a good man and gouerned hym so well y◠all londes were to hȳ attendaūt for to be vnder his gouernaūce ¶ And this deuyll tyraūt Ma 〈…〉 y◠tyme was in the londe of Grece herde these tydȳges sodeynly became wood dyed sodeynly ¶ Whan Constantyne went from this londe to Rome he toke with hȳ his moder Eleyne for her grete prudence thre other grete lordes y◠〈◊〉 moost loued the one was called Howell y◠other Taberne the thyrde Mo 〈…〉 And toke all his londe to kepe to the erle of Cornewayle that was called Octauian And anone as this Octauian wyst that his lorde dwelled at Rome incontynent he cesed all the londe into his handes therwith dyd all his wyll amōge 〈◊〉 lowe they helde hym for kyng Whan these tydynges came to Cōstantyne the emperour he was wonders wroth towarde the erle Octauyan and sent Taberne with .xij. M. men agaynst hym they arryued at Portesmouth Whan Octauian wyst that he let assembled a grete power of Brytons dyscomfyted hym And Taberne fledde in to Scotlonde ordeyned there a grete power came agayne in to this londe another tyme for to gyue batayle to Octauyan And whan Octauyan vnderstode that he assembled a grete power and came towarde Taberne as fast as he myght so that those two hoostes mette togyder on Stanesmore strongly smote togyder And than was Octauyan dyscōfyted fledde thens vnto Norway And Taberne seased all the londe in to his handes bothe townes castelles But Octauyan came agayne fro Norway with a grete power droue out al the Romayns than he was made kyng of this lond ¶ How Maximian that was the emperours cosyn of Rome spoused Octauyans doughter and after was made kynge of this londe THis Octauian gouerned the londe well and nobly but he had none heyre saue a doughter that was a yōge chylde that he loued as moche as his lyf And for as moche as he waxed seke and was in poynt of deth and might no longer regne he wolde haue made one of his neuewes to be kyng which was a noble knyght a stronge man that was called Conan Meriedok he shold haue kepte the kynges doughter haue maryed her whan tyme had ben But the lordes of the londe wolde not suffre it but gaue her coūseyle to be maryed to some hygh man of grete honour thā might she haue al her lust the coūseyle of her lord Cōstātyne the emperour And at this coūseyle they accorded chose Cador of Cornewayle for to go to the emperour on this message he toke the waye went to Rome tolde the emperour these tydynges well wysely And the emperour sent in to this londe with hym his owne cosyn that was his vncles sone a noble knyght a stronge that was called Maximyan he spoused Octauyans doughter was crowned kyng of this londe ¶ How Maximian that was the emperours cosyn cōquered the londe of Amorican gaue it to Conan Meriedok THis kyng Maximian became so ryall that he thought to conquere the londe of Amorican for the grete rychesse that he herde tell that was in y◠londe so that he ne left no man of worthynes knyght ne squyer ne none other mā that he ne toke with him to the grete domage of all
so that no man was so hardy to name god and yf they dyd they were put to strauÌ„ge deth But the bysshop of London that was tho whiche was called Gosselyn scaped went thens to them of Rome to seke socour to helpe to destroye the sarasyns that had destroyed this londe And the Romayns sayd that they had ben so often anoyed for theyr sendyng of folke in to Britayne all for to helpe the Britons they wold no more so do And so the bysshop Gosselyn went thens without ony socour or helpe And than went he to the kyng of lytell Brytayne that was called Aldroie this was the thyrde kyng after Gowan Meriedok as before is sayd The bysshop prayed this kynge Aldroie of helpe socour And the kynge had pite in his herte whan he herde how the bysshop fledde how the chrysten men were so slayne in grete Brytayne through the paynyms sarasyns he grauÌ„ted hym CoÌ„stantyne his broâ—er for to helpe hym with power of folke And chaâ— dyd araye hors harneys shyppes all thynge that neded to that vyage And whan all thynge was redy he called the bysshop sayd to hym I take you here CoÌ„stantyne my broder vpon this couenauÌ„t that yf god gyue hym grace to discoÌ„fyte the infydeleÌ„s that than ye shall make hym kyng And the bisshop grauÌ„ted it with a good wyll CoÌ„stantyne the bysshop toke leue of the kyng Aldroie betoke hym to god toke .xij. Mâ—inen went to theyr shippes sayled towarde grete Britayn arryued at Totnes Whan the Britons herdethese tydynges that socour came they were glad ordeyned them an huge noÌ„â—re of people went receyued them with moche honour ¶ Gowan anone as he wyst of these ty dynges he assembled all his farasyns came agaynst them gaue theÌ„ batayle And CoÌ„stantyn slewe hym with his owne handes all the other sarasyns were dyscomfyted slayne that none escaped excepte those that were couerted to god ¶ How Constantyne that was the kynges broder of lytel Britayn was crowned kynge of grete Brytayne for his worthynes ANone after the batayle they went to London crowned there Constantyne kyng of this londe the bysshop Gosselin set the crowne on his heed and aâ—oynted hyÌ„ as it belongeth for a kyng And thaÌ„ began christeÌ„dom in this londe agayn And anone after whaÌ„ this kyng Constantyn was crowned he spoused a wyfe through rouÌ„seyle of the Brytons begate on herthre sones The fyrst was called CoÌ„stance the seconde Aurilambros the thyrde Vter This Constance that elder broder whaÌ„ he came to oâ—â— he 〈◊〉 hym a monke at Wynchestre And ConstaÌ„tyne theyr fader was slayne through treason For it befell vpon a tyme that a Pehyte came to hym vpon a daye as it were on a message sayd that he wolde speke with the kynge pryuely in couÌ„seyle The kyng let â—oyde his chambre of the men that were there within and there abode no moo but the kynge and the Pehite and he made a countenauÌ„ce as though he wolde haue spoken with the kyng in his eere And there he shewe hym with a longe knyfe And after that he went meruaylously out of that chambre in to an other chambre so that at the last no man wyst where he was bâ—romen Whan the kynges men wyst that theyr lord was so deed they made than so moche sorowe that they wyst not what for to do For as moche as his two sones Aurilambros and Vter were so yonge that none of them myght be kynge and the thyrde broder was a monke at â—â—â— chestre as is sayd before But â—oâ—nger that was erle of Westler thought pryuely in his herte through some subryâ—e for to be kynge hymselfe And wente to Wynchestre where as Constance was monke sayd to hym CoÌ„stance qued be your fader is deed your two brethern that ben with Gosselyn the bysshop of London to nourysshe be so yonge that neue of them may be kyng wherfore I couÌ„seyle you that ye forsake your habyte come with me and I shall make suche a meane vnto the Brytons that ye shall be made kynge of this londe ¶ Of Constance that was kynge Constantynes sone whiche was a monke at Wynchestre and how he was made kynge after his faders dethe through counseyle of â—oâ—â—ger that was â—â—â—e of Westser for as moche as Aurilambros and 〈◊〉 his two bretherne were but yonge of age And Vortiger let shee â—yaâ— for to be kynge hymselfe THis Vortiger couÌ„seyled this CoÌ„sâ—aÌ„ce so moche tyll he forsoke his abâ—ot and went with hym And anone after he was crowned kyng by the assent of the Brytons This kynge Constance whan he was crowned made kynge he wyll ne knewe but lytell of the worlde nor coude no thynge what knyghthode axed And he made Vortyger his chefe mayster couÌ„seyler gaue hym all his power for to ordeyn to do as moche as to the realme aperteyned So that hymselfe no thynge entermedled but onely bare the name of kyng WhaÌ„ Vortiger sawe that he had all the loÌ„de in his warde gouernauÌ„ce at his owne wyll he thought by preuy treason to slee CoÌ„stance the kyng that he myght hyÌ„selfe be crowned made kyng regne let sende after an hondred knyghtes of Pehytes the worthyest of all the londe them helde with hym for to dwell as to be kepers of his body as he wolde go through the londe to ordeyne thynges that appertayned to a kyng And this Vortiger honoured so moche the hondred knyghtes so moche gaue them of golde syluer of ryche iewelles robes horses other thyÌ„ges plente wherfore they helde hym more lord than they dyd the kyng And Vortiger told them yf he myght be kyng ye as it were through treason he wold make them rychest of the londe So at the last through grete gyftes that he had gyuen largely they cryed through the court that Vortiger were better worthy to be kyng thaÌ„ CoÌ„stance Wherfore Vortiger made semblauÌ„t as he had ben wroth he departed thens from the courte and sayd he must go elles where for thinges that he had to do And so the traytour sayd bycause that they sholde slee kynge Constance Whan this Vortiger was gone it befel soon easter 〈◊〉 those hondred knyghtes of Peâ—ites wiche the dores of the kynges chambre there they slewe hyÌ„ smote of his heed baâ—e it to Vortiger there as he dwelled And whaÌ„ Vortiger sawe the heed he wepte full tenderly with his eyen neuertheles he was somdele gladde in his herte of his deth And anone Vortiger let take those hondred knyghtes of Pehites hadde his seruauÌ„tes bynde theyr haudes behynde them lede them to London and there they were dampned to deth as fals traytours And anone after all the Brytons of the londe by the comyn assent crowned Vortiger made hym kyng of the londe ¶ Auno domini C .lxxiiij. SOther a martyr was pope after
of Pehytes yâ— they were dampned put to deth through Vortiger in this londe wherfore they were wondersly wroth and swore that they wolde be auenged of the dethe of theyr kynnesmen came in to this lond with a grete power robbed slewe in many places dyd all the sorowe that they myght Whan Vortiger it wyst he ma de moche sorowe and was sore anoyed And in another place also tydnges came to hym that Aurilambros and Vter his broder ordeyned and assembled a grete hoost for to come in to grete Britayn for to be auenged vpon Vortiger for yâ— deth of theyr broder Constance So that on yâ— one syde on the other he was brought in to so moche sorowe that he ne wyst wheder to go ¶ How Engyst and .xj. thousande men came in to this loÌ„de to whom Vortiger gaue a place yâ— is called Thonge castell ANd soone after this sorowe tydynges came to Vortiger that a grete nauye of strauÌ„gers were arryued in yâ— couÌ„tree of Kent wyst not whens they were ne wherfore they were comeÌ„ in to this londe The kynge sent anone a messenger thyder that some of them sholde come speke with hym for to knowe what folke they were what they asked in to what couÌ„tre they wolde go There were two bretherne maysters prynces of that stronge company yâ— one was called Engist that other Horne Engist went to the kyng and tolde hym the cause wherfore they were comen in to this londe sayd Syr we be of a couÌ„ tree yâ— is called Saxonie that is yâ— londe of Germayne wherin is so moche sorowe that of the people be so many that the londe may not them susteyne And yâ— prynces maisters of the londe make to come before them men womeÌ„ of yâ— boldâ—st yâ— may best trauayle in to diuers lon des gyue them hors harneys al yâ— them nedeth thaÌ„ they byd them go in to an other to 〈…〉 e where they may lyue as theyr auÌ„ceters dyd before them And therfore syr kynge yf ye wyll haue our seruice we wyll helpe you against your enemyes Whan Vortiger herd this he sayd gladly he wold wtholde them vpon suche couenauÌ„t yâ— yf they might delyuer his londe of his enemyes he wold gyue them reasonable loÌ„des for to dwell in for euer Engist thanked hym goodly in this maner he his coÌ„pany .xj. M. were reteyned with kyng Vortiger at the last delyuered clene yâ— londe of his enemyes Than prayed Engist the kyng of so moche loÌ„de yâ— he myght make for hym his folke a cite The kyng answered it was not to do wtout couÌ„seyle of his brytons Engist prayed hym agayn of as moche place as he might compasse with a thonge of a skyn wheron he might make a maner for hyÌ„ to dwell in And yâ— kyng grauÌ„ted him frely Than Engist cut a bulles skyn as small as he myght in to a thoÌ„ge therw t compassed as moche lond as he myght buylde on a fayre castell was called Thong castell ¶ How Vortiger loued Ronewen Engistes doughter how he spoused her WHan this castell was made and well arayd Engist pryuely sent by lettre in to the couÌ„tree where he came fro for an hondred shyppes fylled with men that were stronge bolde and also well fyghtyng in all batayles and that they sholde also brynge with them Ronewen his doughter whiche was the fayrest creature that ony man myght se And whan those people were comen that he had sente for he toke and ladde them in to the castell with moche Ioye And hymselfe vpon a daye went vnto the kynge and prayed hym there full worthely that he wolde come and se his newe manoyr that he had made in the place that he had compassed with the thonge of the skynne The kynge anone frely graunted hym went with hym thyder and was full well pleased with the castell with the fayre weeke And togyder there they ete and dranke with moche ioye And whan nyght came that kynge Vortiger sholde go in to his chambre to take there his nyghtes rest Ronewen yâ— was Engistes doughter came with a cup of golde in her haÌ„de and kneled before the kynge and sayd to hym wassayll And the kynge wyst noâ— what it was to mene â—e what he shold answere therto for as moche as hym selfe nor none of his brytons coude speke none Englysshe nor vnderstande it but spake in yâ— same language that Britons do yet Neuerthelesse a latiner tolde the kynge the full vnderstandynge of waâ—sayll that other shold answere drynke hayll And that was the fyrst tyme that wassayll and drynke hayll came vp in this londe and froÌ„ that tyme vnto this tyme it is well vsed in all this realme of Englonde And whan kynge Vortiger behelde yâ— grete beaute of this fayre lady Ronewen that kneled before hym he toke her vp layde bothe his armes aboute her necke thryes swetely kyssed her anone ryght he was enamoured vpon her so that he desyred to haue her to wyfe and asked her of Engist her fader And Engist graunted hym vpon this couenauÌ„t that the kyng shold gyue hym all the couÌ„tree of Kent that he his people myght dwell therin The kynge grauÌ„ted hym pryuely with a good wyll And anone after he spoused the damoysell and that was moche confusyon to hym selfe And therfore all the brytons became wrothe bycause he spoused a woman of mysbyleue wherfore they went all froÌ„ hyÌ„ wold do no thynge that he had to do ¶ How Vortimer that was Vortigers sone was made kyng Engyst dryuen out how Vortimer was poysoned THis Engist went in to Kent and seased all the londe in to his haÌ„des for hym for his men became within a lytel whyle of so grete power had so moche people that men wyst not in litel tyme whiche were the kyÌ„ges men whiche were Engystes wherfore the Brytons had of hym drede sayd amonge them but yf they ne toke other couÌ„seyle bytwene them all the londe shold be destroyed through Engist and his people Vortiger the kyng had begoteÌ„ on his fyrst wyfe thre sones the fyrst was called Vortimer the seconde Catagren the thyrde Passent The brytoÌ„s by one assent chose Vortimer to be theyr lorde souerayne crowned hym kyng wold not suffre Vortiger no longer to regne bycause of the alyauÌ„ce bytwene Engist and hym The brytons ordeyned a grete hoost for to dryue out Engist his company of the londe and gaue hym thre batayles the fyrst was in Kent where he was lorde the seconde was at Tetford the thyrde was in a shyre on this side Colchestre in a moor And in this batayle mette them Catagren Horne Engystes broder so that eche of them slewe other But for as moche as the couÌ„tre was gyuen longe before to Horne through Vortiger whaÌ„ he spoused his cosyn there he made a fayre castell
castell of Tyntagell aske entre there and haue your wyll The kyng toke pryuely all the hoost to gouerne and lede to a knyght that he moche loued toke his waye towarde the castell with hym toke Vlfyn his chamberlayne and Merlyn And whan they came thyder yâ— porter wende it had ben his owne lord And whaÌ„ tyme came for to go to bedde yâ— kyng went to bedde with Igreyne the erles wyfe and dyd with her all his wyl begate vpon her a sone whiche was called Arthur And on the morowe the kyng toke his leue of the lady and went agayn to his hoost And the same nyght that the kynge laye by Igreyne in bedde that was the erles wyfe the kynges men gaue a grete assaute to the castel And the erle his men manly defended them But at the last it befel so that in the same assaute the erle hyÌ„selfe was slayne the castell taken And the kyng anone returned agayn to Tyntagell and spoused Igreyne with moche honour and made her quene And soone after that the tyme came yâ— she sholde be delyuered had a sone whiche was called Arthur And after that gate on her a doughter that was called Amya And whan she was of age a noble baron that was called Aloth yâ— was lorde of Leons wedded her ¶ Whan Vter longe tyme had regned there came vpon hyÌ„ a grete sekenes as it were a sorowe And in the meane tyme those that had in kepynge Otta that was Engistes sone and Ossa his broder that than were in pryson they let them goo for grete gyftes that they gaue and wente with them And whan these two bretherne were escaped came agayne in to theyr owne couÌ„tree they ordeyned a grete power of folke began to warre agayn vpon the kyng ¶ How kynge Vter chose Aloth to kepe the londe of Brytayne whyle that he was seke for as moche as he myght not for his sekenes ANd for as moche as kyng Vter was seke myght not helpe hyÌ„ selfe he ordeyned Aloth sone of Eleyne that than was chosen for to be wardeyn and â—heftayne of all his folke And so he anone his Brytons assembled a grete hoost gaue batayle to Otta and to his folke but Otta at the last was discomfyted ¶ It be fell thus after warde that these brytons had indignacyon of Aloth wolde not be to hym attendauÌ„t wher fore yâ— kynge was wonders fore anoyed and let put hym in a lyttet is the hoost amonge his folke And they ladde hym to Veroâ—oin that than was a fayre cite where as saynt Albon was martyred and after was that cite destroyed with paynyms through warre and thyder they had sent Otta Ossa theyr people entred in to the towne let make fast the gates there they helde them And the king came besyeged them made a stronge assaute But they yâ— were win manly defended them The kyng let ordeyn his goÌ„nes his engynes for to breke yâ— walles yâ— walles were so stroÌ„ge yâ— no thynge myght misdo theÌ„ Otta his people had grete despite yâ— a kyng lyenge in a lytter had besteged them toke couÌ„ seyle to come out on the morow gyue batayle to the king in that batayle Otta Ossa were slayne al the other alyue fled in to Scotlonde made Colegrin theyr cheftayne And the saxons yâ— were escaped brought agayn a grete strength sayd amonge them yf kyng Vter were deed they shold well coÌ„quere the loÌ„d thought to poyson hyÌ„ ordeyned men to do this dede gyuyng them grete gyftes they went thyderward in poore meÌ„nes wede to accomplysshe theyr fals purpose but it auayled not for they myght not come nygh yâ— kyng Tyll at the last they espyed that the kyng draÌ„ke none other lyâ—our but water of a clere well yâ— was nigh besyde these traytours on a day priuely went to the well put therin poyson so that al the water was poysoned anone after aâ— the kyng had dronken of yâ— water he began to swell soone after dyed as many as dranke of yâ— water dyed also And anone as this was espyed folke of the towne let stop yâ— well for euermore WhaÌ„ the kyng was deed his folke bare hyÌ„ to Stonehenge with grete solempnite of bysshops barons yâ— were there to bury hyÌ„ besyde Aurilambros his broder after returned agayn euerythone sent after Arthur his sone they made hym king of the londe with moche reuerence after his faders deth .xvij. yere of his regne ¶ How Arthur that was the sone of Vteâ— was crowned after his faders dethe how he droue out of this londe Coleg 〈…〉 the saxons Cheldrik of Aimayne WHan Arthur was made kynge of the londe he was but yonge of .xv. yere of age but he was fayre and bolde and doughty of body to meke folke he was good and curteys and large of spendynge and made hym wondersly well beloued among all men where it was nede And whaÌ„ he began to regne he sware that the saxons neuer showe haue peas ne test tyll he had dryuen them out of the londe assembled a grete hoost fought with Colegrin the whiche after the tyme yâ— Otta was deed the saxons maynteyned And this Colegrin was discoÌ„fyted fledde vnto yorke toke the cite there helde hym And the kynge besyeged hym there but he gate no thynge it was so stronge yâ— cite defended it manly In yâ— meane tyme Cole grin left yâ— cyte to Bladud fled hymself to Cheldrik that was kyng of Almayne for to haue socour of hym And he assembled a grete power arryued in scotlond with .v. C. shyppes And whan Arthur wyst of these tydynges sawe he had not folk ynough to fyght with Cheldrik he lefte the syege went to London sent anone lettres to Howell of lytell Brytayn his neuewe his systers sone that he sholde come to hym with all the power that he myght And he assembled a grete host arryued at southampton where king Arthur receyued hym Ioyously with moche honour And those two hostes mette assembled them toke theyr waye to Nichol that Cheldrik had besyeged but it was not taken And they came vpon Cheldrik his people or they wist where that they were assayled theÌ„ egerly Kyng Cheldrik his men defended them manly to theyr power But kyng Arthur and his men slewe so many saxons yâ— neuer was seen such slaughter And Cheldrik his men that were left alyue fledde away and kyng Arthur pursued them droue theÌ„ out in to a wode that they myght no ferder passe Cheldrik his meÌ„ sawe well that they were brought in to grete disease yelded them to kyng Arthur in this maner wise that he shold take theyr horses harneys all that they had they wold onely go on fote in to theyr shyppes so they
frauÌ„ce vnquyete And in peas he dwelled there ix yere did many grete wonders re proued many proude men yll tyrauÌ„tes 〈◊〉 chastised them after theyr deseruyng ¶ How kyng Arthur auaunted all his men that had trauayled in his seruyce â—Nd afterwarde it befell thus at eester there as he helde a feest at Parys rychely he begaÌ„ to auauÌ„ce his knightes for theyr seruice that they had holpen hym in his conquest He gaue to his stewarde that was called Kay Angeo Angâ—ers to Bedeler his butler he gaue NormaÌ„dy that was called Neustrie And to Holdyn his chamberlayn he gaue Flaundres Mance to Dorell his cosyn he gaue Boloyne and to Rychard his neuewe he gaue Pountyf and to all other he gaue large londes fees after they were of estate And whan Arthur had thus feffed his knyghtes at Apryl nexte after folowynge he came agayn in to Britayn his owne londe and after at whytsontyde nexte folowynge by counseyle of his barons he wolâ— be crowned kyng of Glomergon helâ—e a solempne feest let somon knyghtes erles barons that they sholde come thyder euerychone there was Scater kynge of scotloÌ„de Cadwere kyng of southwales Guillomer kyng of Northwales Maded kyng of Irlonde Malgamus kyng of Gutlonde Achilles kyng of Islonde Aloth kynge of Denmarke Gonewas kyng of Norway Hell his cosyn kyng of Dorkeney Cador kyng of lytell Brytayne Morwith erle of Cornewayle Mauran erle of Glocestre Guerdon erle of winchestre Boâ—l erle of Harford Vrtegy erle of oxford Cursal erle of Bathe Ionas erle of Chestre Enerall erle of Dorchestre Kymare erle of Salysbury Waloth erle of Caunterbury Iugerne erle of Chichestre Arall erle of Leicestre the erle of Warwyk many other moo ryche lordes Brytons there came moo that is to say Dippon Donaud GeÌ„nes many other that be not named here were at that feest many a fayre feest kynge Arthur had holdeÌ„ before but neuer none suche ne none so solempne that lasted xv dayes with moche honour myrth ¶ Of the lettre that was sent from Rome for pryde to kynge Arthur THe thyrde daye as kyng Arthur sate at his meet amoÌ„ge his kynges amonge them that sate at the feeâ—â— before them came in .xij. men of age rychely arayed curteysly they salewed the kyng sayd they came from Rome sent as messengers fro the emperour toke to hym a lettre that thus moche was to vnderstande Gretely vs meruayleth Arthur that yâ— arte ones so hardy with the eyen in thy heed to make open warre and contake agaynst vs of Rome that owe all the worlde to deme for yâ— hast neuer yet before this tyme proued ne assayed the strength of the Romayns therfore thou it shall in a lytell tyme. For Iulius cesar conquered all the londe of Brytayn toke therof truage our folke haue it longe had now through thy pryde yâ— withholdest it wherfore we of Rome coÌ„mauÌ„de the that yâ— yelde it agayne And yet hast thou done more foly that yâ— hast slayne Froll that was our baron of FrauÌ„ce with wroÌ„ge therfore all the comyns of Rome warneth the coÌ„mauÌ„deth the vpon lyfe lymâ—e that yâ— in haste be at Rome for to make amendes of thy mysdedes that thou hast done And it be so that yâ— come not we shall passe the hyll of Ioye with strength we shall seke the where euer yâ— mayst be fouÌ„de thou shalte not haue a fote of londe of thyn owne that we ne shall destroye it afterward with thy body we shal do our wyll Whan this lettre was red al men it herde they were anoyed all that were at that solempne feest the Brytons wold haue slayne the messengers but the kyng wold not suffre them sayd that the messengers shold haue no harme may by reasoÌ„ none deserue but coÌ„mauÌ„ded them to be worshipfully serued And after meet toke couÌ„seyle of kyÌ„ges erles barons what answere he might gyue agayn to the messengers And they couÌ„seyled hym that he sholde assemble a grete power of all the londes of whiche he had lordship manly auenge hyÌ„ on the emperour of the despyte that he had sent hyÌ„ suche a lettre they swore by god by his naâ—es that they sholde pursue hym brenne as moche as they myght sayd the they wolde neuâ—â— fayle kynge Arthur had rather to be deed And they lâ—t wryte a lettre to send to the emperour by the same messengers in this maner of wyse ¶ Of the bolde answere that kynge Arthur sent to the emperour of Rome and to the Romayns â—Nderstande amonge you of Rome that I am kynge Arthur of Brytayne frely it holde shall holde And at Rome hastely I wyll be not to gyue truage but for to aske truage For CoÌ„stantyne that was Eleyns sone that was emperour of Rome of all the honour that therto belongeth And Maâ—imyan kynge conquered all Fraunce and Almayne passed mount Ioye conquered all Lombardy these two were myne auÌ„cesters that they helde had I shall haue through goddes wyll ¶ Of the reuerence that kynge Arthur dyd to the emperours messengers WHan this lettre was made 〈◊〉 sealed kyng Arthur vnto thâ—se messengers gaue grete gyftes And after that the messengers toke theyr leue wentâ— thens came to the courâ—â— of Rome agayne tolde the emperour how worthely they were receyued and also of the ryal company that he had for to serue hym and how he was more â—y ally serued than the emperour of Rome or ony other kyng lyuynge in the worlde And whan the emperour had ouersâ—en the lettre had herde what was therin and sawe that Arthur wolde not be â—uled after hym he let assemble ordeyne a grete hoost for to destroye kynge Arthur yf that he myght And kynge Arthur as touchyng his power and party ordeyned his power knyghtes of the rounde table ¶ Of the kynges and lordes that came for to helpe kynge Arthur agaynst the emperour â—He kyng of Scotlond of Irlond of Gutlonde of Denmarke of Almayne eche of them had .x. M. meâ— the duke of Normandy Gascoyn FlauÌ„dres Poytou and of Boloyne eche had foure thousand Gerin of Chartres had x. thousand Howell of brytayn had .xij. thousande himselfe of his owne londe xij thousand And of arbalastres and of archers of other folke on fote that no man coude nombre them And whan all were redy for to go kynge Arthur toke his londe Gueneuer his wyfe to kepe to one of his neuewes that was a wyse knight and a hardy whiche was called Mordred but he was not all true as ye shall here afterwarde Kynge Arthur toke all his realme to this Mordred saue onely the crowne And after that kynge Arthur toke his hoost went to South hamton where that the shyppes were brought the folke assembled and they went vnto the see and had wynde
and weder at wyll And as soone as they myght they arryued at Haâ—â—â—et and as shortly as they coude they went a londe out of theyr shyppes and spradde ouer all the countree ¶ How kyng Arthur fought with a gyauÌ„t in Spayne that was called Dinabus that slewe Eleyue that was kynge Howels cosyn of lytell Brytayne BYnge Arthur had not dwelled in the couÌ„tree but a lytell tyme that men tolde hym that there was comen a grete gyaunte in to Spayne and had rauysshed fayre Eleyne that was cosyn vnto Howell of lytell Brytayn and had brought her vpon an hyll that is called the mouÌ„t of saynt Bernarde and there was no man in that couÌ„tree so bolde nor so hardy that durst fyght with hym ne come nye the place where as the gyauÌ„t dwelled that was called Dinabus and moche sorowe he dyd in that countree Whan kyng Arthur herde these tydynges he called to hym Kay Bedewere and coÌ„maunded them for to go pryuely and espye where the gyaunt myght be fouÌ„de And they came to the ryuage there as men sholde go to the mouÌ„t that was all enclosed aboute with water yet is and euer shall be And they sawe a brennynge fyre vpon the hyll And there was also an other hyll nye that there was vpon that an other fyre breÌ„nynge Kay and Bedewere came to the nexte hyll founde a wydowe open heded syttynge besyde a tombe sore wepyng and made grete sorow ofte she sayd Eleyn Eleyn And Kay Bedewere asked what she was and wherfore she made so moche sorow who lay in that tombe O sayd she what sorowe mysauenture fayre lordes seke ye here for yf the gyaunt may fynde you here he wyll slee you anone Be styll good wyfe sayd they therof dismay you not but tell vs the sothe why that thou makest so moche sorowe and wepynge Syrs sayd she for a damoysell that I nourysshed with my brestes that was called Eleyn that was cosyn to Howell of Brytayn And here lyeth the body in this tombe whiche to me was taken to nourysshe And so there came a deuyll a gyaunt and rauysshed her and me also and ladde vs bothe with hym away And he wolde haue forlayn that mayde that was so yonge and tender of age but she myght not suffre it so grete and so huge as the gyauÌ„t was And for certayne yf he come now as he is wont to do he wyll you now bothe â—lee ther fore go ye hens Than spake these two messengers and sayd to her wherfore go ye not froÌ„ hens Certes syrs sayd she whan that Eleyn was deed the gyaâ—â— made me to abyde to do and haunte his wyll 〈◊〉 I must it 〈◊〉 suffre god it wâ—teth I do it not with my wyll for I had â—euer to be deed than to deale with him so moche payne sorowe I haue whan he me forlyeth Whan Kay Bedewere had herde all that this woman tolde them they returned agayne came to kynge Arthur tolde hym all that they had seen herde Arthur anone toke them bothe with hym and went pryuely by nyght that none of his hoost wyst came on the morow erly to the gyauÌ„t faught with hym strongly at the last slewe hym And Arthur â—ad Bedewere to smyte of his heed brynge it in to the hoost to shewe it for a wonder for it was so grete and huge Whan they came agayn to the hoste they told wherfore they had beÌ„ out shewed to them the heed And euery man was glad ioyfull of the worthy dede that kyng Arthur had done that was theyr lorde And Howell was full sorowfull for his cosyn that was so lost And after warde whan he had space he let make a fayre chapell of our lady ouer Eleyns tombe ¶ How kynge Arthur gaue batayle to the emperour in the whiche batayle the emperour was slayne ARthur his people had tydynges that the emperour had assembled a grete power as well of sarasyns as of paynyms chrysten men wherof the noÌ„bre was .lxxx. M. hors men with fote men Arthur his people ordeyned fast forth in theyr waye toward the empe rour passed Normandy FrauÌ„ce vnto Burgoyn wolde haue gone to the hoost For men tolde hym that the emperours hoost wolde come to Lucie The emperour his hoost in the begynnynge of August remeued from Rome came forth ryght the waye towarde the hoost Than came kyng Arthurs espyes sayd yf that Arthur wolde he sholde fynde the emperour there fast by but they sayd that the emperour had so grete power with hym of kynges of the londe of paynyms also chrysten people that it were but foly to kyng Arthur to mete with them For the spyes tolde that the emperour had fyue or syxe men agaynst one of his Kynge Arthur was bolde hardy and for no thynge hym dysmayed sayd Go we boldly in goddes name agaynst the Romayns that with them lede sarasyns paynyms that haue no maner trust in god but onely vpon theyr strength Go we now seke them sharply in the name of almyghty god slee we the paynyms chrysten men that be agaynst vs with them for to destroye chrysten men god shall helpe vs to ouercome them for we haue the ryght opynyon therfore haue we trust in god do we so that the enemyes that be to chrystendom to god may be destroyed ouercomen that men may recorde the worthynes of knyghthode WhaÌ„ kyng Arthur had thus sayd they cryed all with an hye voyce God that is fader almyghty worshypped be thy name wtout ende ameÌ„ And grauÌ„t vs grace well for to do to destroye our enemyes that be agaynst chrystendome In the name of the fader the sone the holy ghost ameÌ„ And god gyue hym neuer grace nâ— worshyp in the worlde ne mercy of hym to haue that this daye shall feynt well for to smite egerly And so they rode softly ordeyned theyr wynges wel wysely The emperour herde tâ—ll that kyng Arthur his folke were redy apparaylled for to fyght with him how they were comynge he let ordeyue his wynges in the best maner that he coud more trusted in his strength than in almyghty god that was seen afterwarde For whan the two hostes mette the emperour lost iiij of his men agaynst ouâ— of Arthurs so many were slayne what on the one party what on that other that it was grete pyte to wyte beholde In this batayle were slayne through kyng Arthurs .v. kynges of the paynyms of other wonders moche people And kyng Arthurs men fought so wel that the Romayns paynyms had no more strength to with stande them than .xx. shepe agaynst .v. wolues And so it befel that in this batayle in the shoure that was wonders hard longe duryng on that one syde on that other the emperour among them there was slayne but
there was no man that wyst for very sothe who hym slewe ¶ How king Arthur let bury his lordes knyghtes that he had lost in the batayle and how he sent the emperours body to Rome that there was slayne in batayle WHan the romayns wyst that the emperour was deed they for soke the felde the paynyms also And kyng Arthur chaced after them tyl it was nyght so many of them slewe that it was wonder to tell And whaÌ„ it was nyght kyng Arthur turned agayn thanked god of his victory And on the morowe he let loke serche all the felde for his knyghtes that he there lost that is to saye Borel erle of maunt Bedewer kay Ligiers erle of Boloyn Vrgety erle of Baar Aloth erle of Wynchestre Cursael erle of Chestre and Holden erle of FlauÌ„dres These were the grete lordes that king Arthur lost in that batayle with other worthy knyghtes amonge them And some he let bury in abbays by the couÌ„tree some he let be borne into theyr owne couÌ„tree And the emperours body he let take put vpon a bere sent it to Rome sent to saye the Romayns that for Brytayn FrauÌ„ce whiche he helde other truage wolde he none paye And yf they asked hym ony other truages ryght suche truage he wold tham paye kyng Arthur let here kay to kenen his owne castell there buryed hym And Ligier was borne to Boloyn where he was lorde And Holden was borne in to FlauÌ„dres and there was buryed And all the other he let bury with moche honour in abbays in houses of relygyon in the countree there they were slayne And kynge Arthur hymselfe soiourned that same yere in Burgoyne with his hoost thought that same yere folowyuge to passe the mount of Ioye and to haue gone to Rome for to take the cite and to haue put the Romayns in subieccyon but the wycked tyraunt Mordred letted hym as after ye shall here ¶ How the traytour Mordred to whom kyng Arthur toke his loÌ„de to kept his castels he helde them agaynst hym WHan kynge Arthur had taken to Mordred his realme to kepe and was gone agaynst the emperour of Rome was passed the see Mordred anone toke homage feaute of all them that were in this londe wolde haue had the loÌ„de to his owne vse toke castels all about and let them be arayed And after this faisnes he dyd an other grete wronge for agaynst the lawe of thrystendom he toke his own vncles wife as a traytour and ordeyned hym a grete host agayust kyng Arthurs comyng to holde the londe agaynst hym with strength for euermore and to slee kyng Arthur yf he myght sent by see by londe and let assemble paynyms christen people And he sent to saxons and to danes for to helpe hym And also Mordred sent to Cheldrik to do men come to hyÌ„ out of saxon that was a worthy duke promised hym yf that he brought with hym moche people he wolde graâ—â—â—e hym in herytage for euer more all the londe froÌ„ beyonde Humber to scotlonde all the londe that Engist had of Vortygers gyste whan that he spoused his doughtcr And Cheldrik came with a grete strength power of people And Mordred had assembled also on his halfe that they had .xl. M. of stronge knyghtes whan that they had nede ¶ How king Arthur chaced that traytour Mordred how he was slayne kyng Arthur Wounded to deth THese tydynges came to kyng Arthur where as he was in Burguyn was therof sore anoyed toke all FrauÌ„ce to Howell for to kepe with halfe of his men prayed hym to kepe it tyll he came agayn for he hyselfe wolde go into Britayn auenge hym on the fals traytour Mordred went his waye came to whytsand toke shyppyng with his men a grete hoost of frenshmen arryued at Sandwyche But or that he myght come to londe with his people Mordred was come with all his power gaue a stronge batayle so that kyng Arthur lost many a man or he myght come to londe For there was Gawayne his neuewe slayne Augnissell that helde Scotlonde many other wherof kyng Arthur was ful sory But after that they were comen to loÌ„de Mordred might not agaynst them endure but was discoÌ„fyted fled thens the same nyght with his men on the morowe came to London but men of the cite wold not let hyÌ„ entre from thens fled to wynehestre there helde hym with his people Kyng Arthur let take the body of Gawayn his cosyn the body of Augnissel let that one be borne to scotlond that other to Pouer buried And after king Arthur toke his waye to destroye Mordred he fled thens into Corne Wayle And the quene Gueneuer that was kynge Arthurs wyfe that thaÌ„ soiourned at yorke herde that Mordred was fled thens that he myght not endure agaynst kyng Arthur she was sore aferde and had grete doubte wyst not what was best to do For she wyst well that her lorde kynge Arthur wolde neuer of her haue mercy for the grete shame that she had done hyÌ„ toke her waye pryuely with .iiij. men no mo came to Karlyon there she dwelled all her lyfe was neuer seen amoÌ„ge folke Kyng Arthur wyst that Mordred was fledde in to Cornewayle let send after his men in to Scotlond NorthuÌ„berlonde vnto Number and let assemble folke wtout nombre went vnto Cornewayle to seke Mordred And Mordred had assembled to hyÌ„ all that folke of Cornewayle without noÌ„bre wyst that Arthur was comynge had leuer to dye take his chauÌ„ce than longer to flee abode gaue an hard batayle to kyng Arthur his people so that there escaped none away on lyue saue kynge Arthur other that were wouÌ„ded to deth for Mordred was slayne all his people and all kyng Arthurs noble knyghtes of the rouÌ„de table wherof it was grete pyte And king Arthurs made hym to be borne in a lytter to Auyon to be heled of his woundes And yet the Brytons suppose that he lyueth in an other lond that he shall come yet conquere all Brytayn But cerâ—es this is the prophecy of Merlyn He sayd his dethe shold be doubtous he sayd trouth For therof yet men haue doubte shal haue for euermore as men saye For meÌ„ wote not whether that he is on lyue or deed ¶ Arthur was borne to Auyon the. xxii yere of his regne after the incarnacyon of our lorde Jesu Chryst .v. C .xlvi. yere ¶ How kynge Arthur delyuered the realme vnto Constantyne the sone of Cador his neuewe WHan kyng Arthur wyst that he myght regne no lenger he let come before hyÌ„ CoÌ„stantyne that was Cadors sone erle of Cornewayl his cosyn and to hym betoke all his realme byddynge hym to be kynge therof tyll that he came agayne for
Gurmond went destroyed townes citees that neuer after were made again as it is seen yet in this loÌ„de in many places ¶ How this londe was called EngloÌ„de for the name of Engist and how many kynges were made after in this londe WHan Gurmond had destroyed all the londe through out he gaue yâ— londe to the saxons anone they toke it with good wyll For yâ— saxons longe tyme had desyred it for as moche as they were of Engistes kynrede that first had all yâ— londe of Brytayn let them be called englyshmen for bycause of Engistes name And yâ— londe they let call Englond in theyr language the folke ben called Englyshmen for as moche as in his tyme it was called Engist londe whan he had coÌ„quered it of Vortiger But fro the tyme yâ— Brute came fyrst in to this londe it was called Britayn yâ— folke brytons But syth yâ— tyme yâ— Gurmond conquered this londe yâ— saxons named it Englonde as before is sayd And whan this was done GurmoÌ„d passed ouer in to frauÌ„ce there coÌ„quered many loÌ„des destroyed all chrysten people where as he came And the saxons dwelled in this londe began fast to enhabyte it at theyr owne wyll they wold haue made newe kyn ges lordes but they coude neuer assent to haue onely one kyng for to be to them attendauÌ„t therfore they made many kynges in dyuers shyres as it was in Engistes tyme. The fyrst kyngdoÌ„ was Kent that other Southsex yâ— thyrde westsex the fourth Estsex and the fyfth NorthumberloÌ„de the syxth Estangle yâ— is to saye Norfolk Suffolk the .vij. Merchenrich that is yÌ„ erledom of Ni choll Huntyngdon Harford Gloâ—estre wynchestre warwyk Derby so departed all EngloÌ„d in to .vij. partes And after that it befell yâ— tho kynges warred ofteÌ„ tymes togyder And euer he yâ— was strongest toke hym yâ— was feblest so it was longe tyme that they had no kyng crowned amonge them nor no chrysten man was than amonge them ne christeÌ„ dom neyther But were paynyms tyll yâ— saynt Gregory was pope of Rome that had seen children of yâ— nacion of EngloÌ„de in yâ— cite of Rome yâ— were wonders fayre creatures had grete wyll desyre to beholde them asked of yâ— marchauÌ„tes of whens they were of what nacyon And men tolde hym they were of Englonde englysshe they were called but they all yâ— people of englond were paynyms byleued not on god Alas sayd saynt Gregory well may they be called englysshe for they haue yâ— visages of auÌ„ gels and therfore well ought they to be christen And for this cause saynt Grego ry sent saynt Austin in to englonde .xl. good men with hym that were of good lyfe holy men to preche teche to coÌ„uerte the englysshe people turne theÌ„ to god yâ— was in the .vj. yere yâ— saynt Gregory had ben pope of Rome yâ— is to saye after the incarnacyon of our lord Iesu Chryst v C .lxxxv. yere as yâ— cronycles telleth ¶ How saynt Austyn baptysed coÌ„uerted kyng Adelbryght and the bysshops that he made his felawes WHan saynt Austin came fyrst in to englonde he arryued in the yle of Tenet so passed forth came to Caun terbury and there soiourned And kyng Adelbryght of Kent yâ— was of yâ— lignage of Engist goodly receyued saynt Austyn his felawes with moche honour fouÌ„de them all yâ— them neded And more ouer he gaue them a fayre place yâ— now is cal led the abbey of saynt Austin in whiche place helyeth hymself shryned ¶ This kynge Adelbryght was a good man with good wyll herd saynt Austyns pre dicacyons and gaue hym leue to preche through out al his loÌ„de of Kent to turne and coÌ„uerte to hym all yâ— people that he myght It befell so afterward through goddes grace yâ— in a lytell tyme yâ— kynge hymselfe was coÌ„uerted to god all the people of his londe was baptysed And in yâ— meane whyle yâ— people turned them to god saynt Austyn came to Rochestre there preched the worde of god the paynyms scorned hym therfore cast vpon hym reygh tayles so that all his mantell was hanged full of those reygn tayles for more despite they cast on hyÌ„ the guttes of reyghes and other fysshe Wherfore yâ— good maÌ„ saynt Austin was sore anoyed greued prayed to god yâ— all those children of yâ— cite that sholde be borne afterward yâ— is to saye in the cite of Rochestre myght haue tayles and so they had Whan the kyng herde of this vengeauÌ„ce yâ— was fallen through saynt Austins prayer he let make a hous in yâ— honour of almyghty god wherin women shold be delyuered of theyr children at the brydges ende in the which bous yet women of the cite ben delyuered of chylde Whan saynt Gregory had herde tell how the englysshe people were turned to god coÌ„uerted he sent vnto saynt Austyn his pallyon by a bysshop yâ— was called Paulyn and made hym prymate and archebysshop of Englonde and sent worde that he sholde ordeyne and make bysshoppes in the londe And anone as saynt Austyn had the pallyon of the dignite of the archebysshop he made two bysshoppes of his felawes the whiche came with hym from Rome of whome that one was called Mellyte he helde his dignite at London and that other was called Iustyne and he helde his dignite at Rochestre And this bysshop Mellyte than went to preche the worde of god in Essex and there baptysed the kynge of yâ— countree whiche was called Sicwith yâ— was kyng Adelbryghtes to syn his systers sone This Iustyn went to preche in Southsex turned moche of the people to god saynt Austin him selfe preched through out all Englonde ¶ How saynt Austyn went in to wales where as the Brytons were and how they wolde not be obedyent to the arche bysshop of Caunterbury WHan all EngloÌ„de was baptysed and turned to god saynt Austin went in to yâ— londe where as the brytons were to kepe them froÌ„ englyssh men that is to saye in wales there he fouÌ„de monkes abbeys .vij. bisshops For the brytons destroyed alway yâ— chry sten people yâ— saynt Austyn had coÌ„uerted And he sayd to the bisshops that he was a legate of Rome prymate of all Englonde that they sholde by all reason to hym be obedyent And they sayd yâ— they wolde not but to yâ— archebysshop of Car lyon they wolde they wold neuer for no maner thinge be obedyent to yâ— englyssh men For they sayd englysshmen be our aduersaryes and haue dryuen vs out of our couÌ„tree we ben chrysten men and euer haue ben the englysshmen haue euer beÌ„ paynyms saue now of late that they be coÌ„uerted Saynt Austyn might of them haue none other answere but sayd pertly that they wolde neuer meke them to hym ne to the pope of Rome Wherfore saynt Austin returned
agayn to king Adelbryght yâ— was king of Kent tolde him yâ— his folke wold not be to no man obedyent but to yâ— archebysshop of Carlyon Whan the king herde this he was sore anoyed sayd that he wolde destroye them sent to Elfryde kyng of Northumberlonde yâ— was his frende yâ— he shold come to hym with all yâ— power that he myght he wold mete hym at Leycestre and fro thens they wolde go in to wales there destroye yâ— archebysshop of Carlyon and all those that had refused saynt Austyn ¶ How kyng Adelbryght kyng Elfry de slewe Brecynall yâ— was a kyng of bry tons that helde yâ— couÌ„tree of Leycestre IT befell so that there was a kyng of brytons that helde the couÌ„tre of Leycestre all the countre aboute his name was Brecynall And this bryton herde tell yâ— those two englysshe kynges wolde mete there at Leycestre for to go in to wales he let ordeyne all the power that he had for to go fyght with these two kyÌ„ges but lytel it auayled hym for his folke were all slayne hymself fledde lost his londes for euermore And these two kyÌ„ges Adelbryght Elfryde dwel led a whyle at Leycestre departed the londe amonge them and toke homage feaute of the folke of yâ— couÌ„tree And af ter they went toward wales And they of wales herde tell of yâ— discoÌ„fyture that Brecmal had at Leycestre were won ders sore adrad of those two kynges toke chose amoÌ„ge them good men ho ly of heremytes moÌ„kes preestes of other people grete plente yâ— wente bare fote and wolwarde for to haue mercy of those two kynges But yâ— kynges were so sterne so wycked yâ— they wold neuer speke with them but slewe them all Alas for sorowe for they ne spared them no more than the wolfe doth the shepe but smote of theyr hedes euerichone And so they were all martyred yâ— to them came that is to vnderstande .v. C. and .xl. And after they wente fro thens to Bangore for to slee all those yâ— they myght fynde there of yâ— brytons And whan yâ— britons herde that they assembled ordeyned all theyr power for to fyght with them Than was there a baron of wales whi che was called Bledrik of Cornewayle that somtyme was lorde of Deenshyre but king Adelbright had dryuen hyÌ„ out in to wales after there he gaue them batayle at yâ— batayle was kyng Adelbryght slayne Elfryde sore wouÌ„ded forsoke yâ— felde the moost parte of his people slayne And king Elfryd fled in to Northumberlond yâ— was his owne loÌ„de And after the people of Leycestreshyre made with strength Cadewan yâ— was Brecinals sone kyng of Leycestre he after regned nobly with grete honour ¶ How Cadewan kynge of Leycestre Elfryde king of Northumberlond were frendes And of the debate yâ— after was bytwene Edwyn and Cadwalyn that were bothe theyr sones AFter that this bataile was done the britons assembled them and went thens came to Leicestre made there Cadewan yâ— was Brâ—â—ynals sone kyng of Leycestre of all yâ— couÌ„tree And he toke homage feaute of all yâ— folke of the couÌ„tree And after that he assembled a grete hoost and sayd he wolde go in to Northumberlonde to destroye kyng Elfryde slec hym yf he myght And whaÌ„ he was comen thyder frendes went so bytwene them that they accorded them in this maner That Elfryde shold hold all yâ— londe from Humber vnto scotlonde and Cadewan sholde haue all yâ— londe on this syde Humber to yâ— south And after that they were good frendes all theyr lyf loued togyder as they had ben bre therne And this Elfryde had a sone called Edwyn yâ— helde all yâ—â—ond of Northâ—berlonde after his faders deth as his fa der had hold al his lyfe tyme. And Cade wan had another sone called Cadwaâ—â— that helde his faders londe as he 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 whaÌ„ he was alyue these loued as bre therne the loue insted bytwene them but onely two yere after began debate bytwene them thrugh an euyl enuyous cosyn of Cadwalyns called Bryens so yâ— they assembled a grete host on bothe par tyes And at yâ— last it befell yâ— Cadwalyn was discoÌ„fyted Edwyn pursued him and droue hym froÌ„ place to place so yâ— at the lasthe fled in to IrloÌ„de And Edwyn destroyed his londe cast downe castels brent his maners departed all Cad walyns londe among his frendes And loÌ„ge tyme after came Cadwalyn agayn from Irlonde with a stronge power in playne batayle slewe Edwyn and all his frendes namely them that withhelde his londes by Edwyns gyfte ¶ How kynge Oswalde was slayne by kynge Cadwalyn Peanda And how Oswy that was saynt Oswaldes broder regned after hym slewe Peanda WHan Edwyn was slayne Offris his sone vndertoke the warre agaynst Cadwalin his vncle so that this Offris dyed duryng yâ— warre And after the deth of Offris regned a gentyl chrysten man that moche loÌ„ued god almygh ty that had all yâ— londe of Northumberlonde by herytage yâ— was called Oâ—â—ald he was kyng of all yâ— londe But for as moche as he was frende to Edwin and helde a grete parte of yâ— londe of Cadwa lyn This Cadwalyn warred vpon him and droue hym towarde scotlonde And whan Cadwalyn sawe that he wold not abyde he wolde no longer pursue hym but toke some of his folk to Peanda his broder in lawe prayed hym to pursue after Oswald tyll that he were taken or slayne And Cadwalyn returned home agayn Whan Oswald herd yâ—â—ydyÌ„ges that Cadwalin turned home agayn he wolde no longer flee but abode Peanda gaue hym batayle Peanda was dis comfyted fled came agayn to Cadwa lyn sayd yâ— wolde neuer holde a fote of londe of hym but yf so were yâ— he wolde auenge hym on Oswald Cadwalyn let assemble a grete hoost for to fyght with Oswald so that he and Peanda came to Northumberlonde gaue batayle vnto Oswald in yâ— same batayle was Oswald slayne his heed smyttenof after he was buryed in yâ— abbey of Bardeney in whiche place god hath wrought for hym many a fayre myracle bothe there and els where And anone Oswy his broder seased all the londe in to his handes yâ— was this Oswaldes And the folke of NorthuÌ„berlond loued hym won ders well helde hym for theyr lorde But he had men of his kynne worthy ynough yâ— wolde haue departed yâ— londe they warred loÌ„ge togyder And for as moche as they were not stroÌ„ge ynough they came to Pcanda prayed hym of helpe socour pmysed hym of yâ— londe largely vpon this couenauÌ„t yâ— he wolde gouerne them helpe couÌ„seyle Peauda herde theyr prayer so spake with king Cadwalyn that he shold ordeyn a grete hoost fast ordeyn hym in to Northum berlonde for to fyght with Oswy And Oswy was a
mekeman moche loued peas charite prayed Peanda of loue peas profred hym of golde syluer grete plente And this Peanda was so proude yâ— he wolde not grauÌ„te hym peas for no maner thynge but for all thynge he wolde fyght with hym So at yâ— last there was set a day of batayle Oswy euer had trust vpon god Peanda trusted to moche vpon his pryde and vpon his hoost that he had and togyder they smote egerly But Peanda was anone discomfyted flayne And this was after the incarnacion of our sauyour â—esu Chryst vj C. and .lv. yere And this Oswy regned .xxviij. yere a kynge that was called Oswyne that was Peandaes cosyn warred vpon hym and togyder they fought but Oswy had the victory of Oswyne was discomfyted and slayne and lyeth at Cynmouth ¶ How kynge Cadwaldre yâ— was Cadwalins sone regned after his fader and was the last kynge of Brytons AFter yâ— deth of Cadwalin regned his sone Cadwaldre well nobly his moder was yâ— sister of Peanda And whaÌ„ he had regned .xij. yere he fell in to a grete sekenes than was there a grete discorde bytwene the lordes of yâ— londe that eche warred vpoÌ„ other And yet in that tyme there fell so grete derth and scarcete of corne other vytayles in this londe yâ— a man myght go .iij. or .iiij. dayes fro towne to towne that he sholde not fynde to bye for golde ne syluer breed wyne ne none other vytayle wherw t a man myght lyue But onely the people lyued by rotes of herbes for other lyuynge had they none so moche was it fayled all about fysshes wylde beestes all other thynge so yâ— yet to this mysauenture there fell so grete mortalyte pestilence amonge the people by the corrupcyon of yâ— deed bodyes For they dyed so sodeinly both grete small lorde seruauÌ„t in etynge goynge spe kyng they fell downe dyed so yâ— neuer was herde of more sodeyn deth amonge the people For he yâ— went for to bury the deed body with yâ— same deed body was buryed And so they yâ— myght flee fledde forsoke theyr londes houses as well for the grete hunger derth scarcete of corne other vytayle as for yâ— grete mor talite pestylence in the londe went in to other londes for to saue theyrlyues lefte yâ— londe all deserte wasted so that there was no man for to trauayle tyll the loude so that yâ— loude was â—aâ—ayne of corne all other fruytes for define of tillers this misaueÌ„ture duted .xj. yere more yâ— no man myght ere ne sowe ¶ How Cadwaldre went out of this londe in to lytell Brytayne CAdwaldre sawe grete hunger mortalite pestilence the londe all poore faylynge cornes other vytayles his folke perisshed sawe also the moost party of his lond all wasted voyde of people he apparayled hyÌ„ his folke yâ— were lefte alyue passed ouer in to lytel Brytayn with a lytel nauy vnto kyng Aleyn yâ— he moche loued that was his cosyn that his fader had moche loued in his tyme. And as they sayled in the see he made moche lameÌ„tacyon so dyd all those that were with hym and sayd Dedisti nos dite tanquam oues estaruÌ„ et in gentibus dispersisti nos ¶ And than began Cadwaldre to complayne hym to his tolke pyteously and sayd Alas sayd he to vs wretches and caytyues is sorowe for our grete synnes of the whiche we wolde not amende vs whyle we had space now repentauÌ„ce is comen vpon vs through mysaueÌ„ture whiche chaceth vs out of our owne realme propre soyle out of the whiche somtyme Romayns Scottes Saxons nor Danes myght not exple vs. But what auayleth it now to vs that before tyme dyuers tymes haue goten many other londes syth it is not yâ— wyll of god that we abyde dwell in our owne lode God that is very iudge that all thinges knoweth before they be done or made he seeth that we wolde not cese of our synnes that our enemyes myght not vs nor our lygnage exyle fro and out of our realme he wolde that we amended vs of our folyes and that we sholde se our propre defautes therfore hath shewed to vs wrathe wyll chastyse vs of our misdedes syth that he doth vs without batayle or strengthe of our enemyes by grete coÌ„panyes wretchedly to leue our realme propre londe Turne agayn ye Romayns turne agayne ye Scottes turne agayne ye Saxons turne agayn ye frensshmen now sheweth to you Britayn all deserte the whiche your power myght neuer make deserte ne yet your power hath not put vs now in exde but onely the power of the kyng almyghty whome we haue oft offended by our folyes the whiche we wolde not leue vntyll he chastised vs by his diuyne power Amonge the wordes lament acyons yâ— kyng Calwaldre made to his folke they arryued in lytel Gritayn came to king Aleyn And yâ— kyng receyued hym with grete ioye made him to be serued won ders nobly and there he dwelled longe tyme after The englysshe people that were lefte alyue were escaped yâ— grete hunger mortalite lyued in yâ— best wyfe that they might moche people sprang and came of them And they sente in to saxonie where they were borne to theyr frendes for men women and chyldren to restore the citees with people and the townes that were all boyde of people for to labour trauayle and tyll the eâ—th Whan the Saxons had herde these tydynges they came in to this londe won ders thycke in grete coÌ„panyes lodged themselfe in the couÌ„tree all about where that they wolde for they fouÌ„de no man to with stande them ne lette And so they wexed multyplyed gretly vsed the customes of yâ— couÌ„tre wherof they were comen and the lawes the language of theyr owne londe And they chaunged yâ— names of citees townes castelles and boutghes and gaue them names and called them as they now be called And they helde the couÌ„tets the batonages and the lordshyppes countrees in maner as yâ— Brytons before ryme had compassed them And amonge other grete companyes that came from Germayn in to this londe came yâ— noble quene that was called Sexburga with men women without nombre arryued in the couÌ„tree of Northumberlonde toke the lond from Albion vnto Cornewayle for her for her folke For there was none that myght them let for all was desolate voyde of people but it were a fewe poore Brytons that were lefte on mouÌ„taynes wodes vutyll that tyme. And fro that tyme forth lost the Britons this realme for all theyr dayes and the Englysshe people began to regne departed the londe bytwene them and they made many kynges aboute by dyuers partes of the londe as here ben deuysed The fyrst of Westsex the seconde Merchenrych the thyrde
Estangle the fourthe kent the fyfthe Southsex All those regned in this londe after that Cadwaldre was passed out of this londe dwelled in lytell Brytayn with kynge Aleyn his cosyn and true frende And whan he had longe dwelled there and had knowlege that the mortalite pestylence was ouerpassed that the londe was replenysshed with alyen people he thought to come agayn in to this londe prayed kynge Aleyn his cosyn of socour helpe that he myght be restored agayn to his owne propre realme fyrst dignite And kynge Aleyn grauÌ„ted hym his askyng Than dyd he apparayle hym to take his waye vyage in to this londe And prayed god almyghty deuoutly that he wolde make to hym demonstracyon yf his prayer in to this londe were to hym pleasauÌ„t or not For agaynst the wyll of god almyghty he wolde no thynge do Whan he had thus deuoutly made his prayer a voyce from heuen sayd to hym and badde hym leue that iourney away in to Englonde and that he sholde go to the pope of Rome for it was not yâ— wyll of almyghty god that yâ— Brycons sholde regne ony more in Brytayne nor neuer recouer the lond vnto the tyme that the pphecy that Merlyn sayd before be fulfylled And that shold neuer be vnto the tyme were comen that yâ— relykes of his body shall be brought fro Rome translated in to Brytayne And whan the relikes of other sayntes yâ— haue ben hydde for the persecucyon of the paynym folke shall be fouÌ„de and openly shewed than shall they recouer theyr loÌ„de agayn the whiche they haue soo longe tyme loste through theyr deseruynge Whan Cadwaldre had herde this answere he mer uayled gretly tolde it to kyng Aleyn Thankynge Aleyn sent for the clergye of his londe and made them to brynge the storyes prophecyes that Merliu Sybyll had sayd in theyr prophecyes And whan he knewe that the prophecy that Festom had prophecied of the Egle and other prophecyes accorded to the diuyne answere yâ— Cadwaldre had herdehe couÌ„seyled hym ryght faythfully desyred hym to leue his people his nauy and submytte hym to the disposicyon of god do all that the auÌ„gell had coÌ„mauÌ„ded hym Than Cadwaldre called ynor his sone and yuory his cosyn that was his systers sone sayd to them Take sayd he my folke my nauy that is here all redy and passe in to wales and be ye lordes of Brytons yâ— no dyshonour come to them by interrupeyon of yâ— paynyms folke for defaute of lordes And than he hymselfe lefte his realme of Brytayne his folke for euermore toke his waye vnto the pope of Rome Sergius the whiche worshypped hym moche and so he was confessed toke penaunce for his synnes And he had not longe dwelled there that he ne dyed the .xij. kalend of Maye the yere of grace b C .lxxix. ¶ How kynge Osfa was souerayne aboue all the kynges of Englonde how euery kyng warred vpon other IT befell so that all the kynges in that tyme that were in the londe as they of Westsex Merchenrych Estangle of Kent and of Southsex and of other costes eche warred vpon other he yâ— was moost myghty toke the londe of hym yâ— was moost feblest But there was a kynge amonge them that was called Offa that was saynt Oswaldes broder This Offa conquered all yâ— kynges of the lond and regned aboue them all And so grete was the warre in euery couÌ„tre bytwene kynges that no man myght wyte how the londe went But abbottes pryours and men of religyon wrote the lyues dedes of kinges how longe euery of them regned in what countree in what maner euery kyng dyed and of bysshops also And therof made grete bokes and let call them cro nycles And the good kynge Alured had that boke in his warde And let brynge it vnto Wynchestre and let it be fast tached to a pyller that men sholde it not remeue ne bere thens so that euery man myght se it thervpon loke For therin ben conteyned the lyues of all yâ— kynges that euer were in Englonde ¶ How the kyng of Northumberlonde Osbryght forlaye the wyfe of Buerne Bocard through strength afterward this Buerne conquered the kynge with power and strengthe ANd thus it befell in yâ— same tyme that there was a kyÌ„g in NorthuÌ„ berlonde that was called Osbryght soiourned at Yorke this kynge wente vpon a daye in to a wode for to dysporte hyÌ„ And whan he came agayn he went pryuely in to a good mannes hous that was called Bucrne the good man of that place was gone that tyme to yâ— see For oftentymes he went there to espye theues robbers that ofteÌ„tymes were wont to come in to the londe to robbe brenne slee The lady that was Buer nes wyfe was a wonders fayre womaÌ„ And the kyng came vnto her whan her husbonde was absent Ad so she trusted none harme vnto the kynge and welcomed hym with moche honour worthely serued hym of all thynges Whan the kynge had eten he coke the lady by the hande and ladde her in to a chambre and sayd that he wolde speke with her in couÌ„seyle And made all yâ— folke vor de out of the chambre saue onely the lady and he But the lady wyst not wherfore he dyd it tyll yâ— he had done all his wyll And whan he had done this dede he returned agayne to Yorke lefte the lady there sore wepyng for the dede that the kynge had done to her And whan hee lord was comen home sawe her wepe make suche sorowe mournynge he asked of her what she had done why she made suche sorowe Syr she sayd subtylly and falsly the kynge Osbryght hath done me shame vylany agaynst my wyll tolde hym the trouth how yâ— kynge had forlayne her with strength wherfore she sayd she had leuer be deed than lyue Fayre loue be styll sayd he for agaynst strengthe feblenes is lytell worth therfore of me shalt thou neuer the lesse be loued and namely for thou hast tolde me yâ— trouth And yfalmyghty god grauÌ„te me my lyfe I shall well auenge the. This Buerne was a grete man a myghty lorde was well belo ued had grete frendes let sende for the gretest lordes of the londe to them made his complaynt of the despyte that the kynge had done to hyÌ„ sayd yâ— he wolde be auenged how so euer it were And all his frendes couÌ„seyled hym that he shold go to yorke where as the kyng was to defye hym And Buerne â—eke his meyny came to the kyng And whan the kyng sawe hym he called hyÌ„ curteysly by his name And Buerne answered hym to hym sayd Syr I you defye yelde vp feautees homages londes as mothe as I haue holden of you and from this tyme forwarde I wyll neuer of the no thynge holde And so he departed fro
And this Karolus than helde all yâ— hole kâ—ng dome .xiiij. yere to the yere of our lorde vij hondred .lxxxiiii. in the whiche yere he wente vnto Rome that he myght be crowned emperour of the pope Adryan And there he regned emperour rvi yere to the yere of our lorde god .viii. C. whan pope Leo confermed hym agayn to be emperour And after that he was emperour .xiiij. yere And this Karolus magnus decessed in the yere of his age lxxij the whiche was the yere of our lorde god .viij. hondred and. riiii ¶ Yf 〈◊〉 wyll se more of this Karolus go to the boke of the bysshop Turpinus and 〈◊〉 braminus his mayster for they wrote his noble actes euerychone ¶ â—â—o the fourth was pope after Adrian 〈◊〉 yere This man whan he went on a cetâ—ayn daye with the Letany to saynt Peters chirche on saynt Markes daye he was taken with cursed people the whiche put out bothe his eyen and his tongue was cutte of But our lord meruaylously restored hym agayne his syght his speche so that he spake without tongue and sawe by myracle And afterwarde he went to Karolus in to Fraunce And he came with hym to Rome and there venged the pope of his enemyes And than he crowned Karolus and he late afore crowned confermed hym agayne ¶ Ludouicus yâ— meke the fyrst begoten sone of Karolê° was emperour after his fader .xxvi. yere in whose time was put away that clerkes sholde vse no gyrdels with precyous stones ne strauÌ„ge arayment This Ludouicê° on his fyrst wyfe gate two childreÌ„ bothe had an yll ende In all thynge yâ— went agaynst hym he was pacyent in the last ende euer he ouercame it for towarde god he abode deuoute his chyldren folowed his condicyons and he decessed a blyssed man ¶ Stephanus the fourth was pope after Leo .iij. yere This Stephanus redemed many captyue men crowned Lodewyke the emperour than he decessed was buryed at Rome ¶ Paschall was pope after Stephanê° This Paschall gaue grete dilygeÌ„ce to relykes of sayntes he toke vp innumerable bodyes of sayntes buryed them worshipfully as in the visyon of saynt Cecile he was coÌ„mauÌ„ded ¶ Eugenius yâ— fourth was pope after Paschall and he was a very holy man and those thynges that were for Chryst he toke hede to This man was crowned a martyr by yâ— lay men of Rome he was buryed in saynt Peters chirche yerde ¶ Circa annuÌ„ duÌ„i viij C .xliiij. TAlentinus was pope after Eugeny .xl. days lytell of hym is wryten ¶ Gregory yâ— fourth was pope after him .xij. yere This Gregory sawe many heuy tymes for yâ— plages among the comyn people And at this mannes peticion Lodewyke yâ— emperour Marchio the prynce of Lombardy exyled all sarasyns from ytaly at the last he decessed after innumerable good dedes werkes yâ— he had done at saynt Peters ¶ Lotherius the first sone of Lodewyke was emperour .xv. yere in Ytaly and in Rome in the partes of Germayn nexte to the hylles of Alpy This Lothertus rose agaynst his broder Lodewike Karolus for the kyngdom of Duchelonde the whiche somtyme Pippinê° theyr broder helde they fought at a place called FontanetuÌ„ where Lothery was discoÌ„fyted there was suche slaughter made on bothe sydes that they had no men to resist theyr aduersaryes This vnderstode a fals chrysten man sent vnto yâ— Sowdan of the sarasyns that he sholde come anone And he toke Rome saynt Peters chirche was made a stable for theyr horses But Lodewyke with the frenshmen and lombardes all that infynyte multytude destroyed that with grete shedynge of chrysteÌ„ blode ¶ Sergius yâ— second was pope after Gregory two yere This maÌ„ was fyrst called Os porci in englisshe hogges mouth wherfore that man after all yâ— popes names are chauÌ„ged whan they be chosen And that for thre causes The first for Chryst chauÌ„ged yâ— names of those men whiche he made popes The secoÌ„d for as moche as they are chauÌ„ged in name so sholde they be chauÌ„ged in pfeccyon of lyfe The thyrde leest he whiche is chosen to an excedynge degree shold be hurte in name ¶ Leo was pope after Sergius .viij. yere This Leo was an holy maÌ„ also he was in prudence as sharpe as a serpent in his dedes as meke as a doue And he was brought forth vertuously in a monastery And whan that he was made pope he laboured to repayre his chirches agayn the whiche the fals sarasyns one after an other had destroyed This man was a myghty wryter and a grete precher a myghty labourer in watche prayer and so dyed and was buryed lyeth at saint Peters ¶ Bene dictus a Romayn was pope after Leo two yere This Benedictus had the name of the thynge for in all thynge was he blyssed And he ordeyned that clerkes shold go ordynatly honestly ¶ Ludouicus yâ— sone of Lothery was emperour this tyme anoynted of Sergio yâ— pope a whyle regned with his fader after he regned .xxi. yere alone This man had a sone yâ— hight Karolê° in to whom a deuil entred vexed hyÌ„ afore his fader thaÌ„ he conspyred his faders deth in his tyme fell many meruayles ¶ Nota. IohaÌ„nes Anglicê° of yâ— nacyoÌ„ of Maguntyn about this tyme was pope she was a womaÌ„ arayed in maÌ„nes garmeÌ„tes But she ê“fyted moche in holy scripture ThaÌ„ she was chosen pope but she was afterwarde with childe goynge openly in ê“cession she trauailed decessed And this is yâ— .vj. pope that to this tyme had yâ— name of holynes were vicious this ê‘son as other cursed popes were was punisshed of god nor she was not noÌ„bred in yâ— boke of popes ¶ Nicolaê° a Romayn was pope after this womaÌ„ .ix. yere This man exceded all other in holynes saue saynt Gregory after decessed lyeth in sayÌ„t peters chirch yerd ¶ Adrian a Romayn was pope after Nicolas This man cursed Lothery yâ— emperours broder king of Lothering for his aduoutry But whan he came with his noble men to Rome to excuse hyÌ„ for his auoutry he sayd he was cursed wrongfully all dyed in one yere yâ— king dyed goyng to yâ— cite of PlaceÌ„ciaÌ„ ¶ This tyme came the Danes in to Englonde Alured ¶ Anno dnÌ„i viij C .lxxiij. ¶ Of kynge Alured how the Danes in his tyme prayed hym of mercy that they myght go out of the londe AFter yâ— deth of Eldred regned his broder Alured yâ— Dolfynes was called Than weÌ„t yâ— Danes assembled them went forth to seke Alured yâ— tho was newly made kyng of Southsex there they fouÌ„de hym at Wylton with a lytell power neuerthelesse he fought with them but at yâ— last he fledde thens from the felde went in to westser ordeined of his owne realme of other yâ— he had a strong power so yâ— the Danes coude not withstande hyÌ„
Romayn was pope after Martyn two yere and. viij monethes no thynge of hym is wryten ¶ IohaÌ„nes the .xij. a Romayn was pope after Agapitus almoost .viij. yere and he had a fader that hyght Alberyke was a worthy man in the cite of Rome He enduced the noble men to swere that after the dethe of Agapitus they sholde those OctauianuÌ„ his sone pope And so it was done was named Iohn he was a hunter and a lecherous man so that openly he kepte women Wherfore certayn cardynalles wrote to Ottonem the emperour of Almayn that he sholde come to Rome for to helpe to destroye the sclaundre of the chirche This the pope perceyued the hande that wrote that pystle he made to be cutte of And many tymes he was warned by the Emperour the clergy that he sholde correcte hym selfe But he wolde not for no thynge Than he was deposed Leo was put in to his place Wherfore the emperour was anoyed and came agayne and besyeged Rome so longe tyll they toke Benedicte to hym and restored Leo. ¶ Of kynge Edgar that regned aboue the kynges of Scotlonde and of Wales And how he was begyled through the takynge of his wyfe ANd after this Edwyne regned Edgar his broder a man that moche loued god peas holy chirche also and was a worthy man a grete lorde of blode myghty maynteyned well this loÌ„de in peas And this Edgar was lorde kyng aboue all the kynges of Scotlond of Wales from the tyme that Arthur was gone was neuer syth kynge of his power And this Edgar was saynt Edwardes fader And whaÌ„ Edgars wyfe was deed that was sa yt Edwardes moder and buryed he herde speke of the fayrnes of Estrylde that was Orgarus doughter a baron of Deuenshyre that was so fayre a woman that all men spake of her He called one of his knyghtes that he moche loued trusted vpon sayd to hym Go sayd he to the noble baron Orgarê° of Deuenshyre se yf that his doughter be so fayre as men speke of yf it be soth I wyll haue her to my wyfe This knyght that was called Edelwolde went forth his waye as the kynge hym had sayd came where as the lady was And whaÌ„ he sawe her so fayre he thought to haue her hyÌ„selfe to his wyfe therof spake to Orgarus her fader her fader was an olde man and had no moo chyldren but her onely and sawe that Edelwolde was a fayre yonge knyght and worthy ryche and was well beloued with the kynge and thought his doughter shold well be maryed beset vpon hym grauÌ„ted hym his doughter yf the good lorde the kyng wolde coÌ„sent therto And thaÌ„ this Edelwold came agayn to the kyng told hym that she was fayre ynough to se vpon but she was wonders lothly Than answered the kyng sayd that he toke but lytel charge Syr sayd Edelwold she is her faders heyre and I am not ryche of londes yf ye wolde consent graunte that I myght haue her than shold I be ryche ynough In goddes name sayd the kyng I consent therto Edelwold than thanked the kynge moche and went agayn in to Deuenshyre and spoused the damoysell and in that couÌ„tree he dwelled And thus it befell vpon a tyme that he tolde his counseyle all this thynge vnto his wyfe how in what maner he had â—egyled his lorde the kyng that wolde haue had her to wyfe And anone as she it wyst she loued hym neuer more after warde as she dyd before This lady conceyued by hym a sone And whan tyme was that the chylde shold be borne Edelwold came to the kyng prayed hym to heue a sone of his at the fontstone The kyng hym grauÌ„ted let call him Edgar after his owne name And whan this was done he thought that al was syker ynough for the kyng that he wolde not take his wyfe for as moche as his lord was a ioly man and an amerous ¶ How kynge Edgar wedded Estrylde after the deth of Edelwolde â—Hus it befell that all men in king Edgars court than spake sayd that Edelwolde was rychely auaunced through the maryage of his wyfe and yet they sayd he was auaunced an hondred folde more for he had spoused the fayrest woman that euer was seen And whan the kyng herde speke so moche of her beaute he thought that Edelwold had hym deceyued begyled and thought pryuely in his herte that he wolde go in to Deuenshyre as it were for to hunt for the harte for the hynde other wylde beestes than he sholde se there the lady or he departed theÌ„s And this lady was dwellynge at a maner place besyde the forest where that the kyng wolde hunt at that maner he was herborowed all nyght And whan tyme came that the kyng sholde soupe the sonne shone the kynge asked after his gossyp after his godsone And Edelwold made her to come before the kyng neuerthelesse yf it otherwyse myght haue ben she sholde not haue comeÌ„ in his syght by his wyll The lady welcomed the kyng swetely hym kyssed And he toke her by the hande and nexte by hym her set and so souped they togyder And there was a custome and an vsage in this londe that tyme that whan one dronke to an other the drynker sholde saye wassayle and that other sholde answere and saye drynke hayâ—e And thus dyd the kynge the lady many tymes also kyssed And after souper whan tyme was to go to bedde the kyng went to bedde thynkyng hertely on the fayrnes of that lady than was ouercomen for her loue that hym thought the he sholde dye but yf he had his wyll on her Vpon the morowe the kynge arose and went in the forest for to dysporte hym with hartes hyndes all other wylde beestes and of the hartes grete plente he sente to that lady And thryes he wente to solace speke with that lady whâ—â—es he dwelled there in that countree And after that the kynge remeued th 〈…〉 s bethought hym how he myght best delyuer Edelwolde from his wyfe as he had hym fyrst deceyued And the kynge anone after .viij. dayes let ordeyn a parlyament at Salysbury of all his baronage to haue counseyle for to ordeyne how the countree of Northumberlonde shold best be kepte that the danes came not there to destroye the londe And this Edelwolde came vnto the kynges parlyament And the kynge sent hym vnto yorke for to be keper of that countree And thus it befell that men that knewe hym not slewe hym by the waye And anone as the kyng herde tell that Edelwolde was deed he let sende after the fayre lady Estrylde that she sholde come to the cyte of London and there be wedded to the kynge with grete solempnite and worshyp And whan he was come to London soone after he helde a soleÌ„pne feest
and he ware a crowne that was of golde the quene an other And saynt Dunstan on the morowe came to the king in his chambre fouÌ„de the kynge the quene in bedde togyder And saynt Dunstan asked the kyng who she was And the kyng answered sayd This is the quene Estrylde And the archebysshop saynt Dunstan sayd that he dyd grete wronge agaynst goddes wyll to take a woman to wyfe whose chylde he had holden at the fontstone And the quene for that worde neuer loued saynt Dunstan after And neuertheles the good maÌ„ warned of that foly to be lefte but it auayled but lytell for the loue bytwene them was so moche The kynge begate vpon her a sone that was called Eldred WhaÌ„ this childe was .vj. yere old the king his fader dyed aboute that tyme he had regned xvij yere and lyeth at Glastenbury â—Eringarius the thyrde was emperour after Henry .vij. yere this Beringariê° was emperour in Ytaly in whose tyme was grete dyuysyon And Henry the emperour decessed Otto began to regne in Almayne ¶ Lotherius regned after hym two yere and decessed whan Otto regned in Almayn had a wyfe that hyght Dalnidam whiche after wedded Otto ¶ Beringarius the fourth was after hyÌ„ This man with grete tyranny subdued Ytaly wherfore the pope other Romayns called Otto that he myght delyuer them whiche he dyd he toke Beringary by strength twyes he outlawed hym he toke Lotherius wyfe whiche the tyrauÌ„t had prysoned ¶ Leo the viij was pope after Benedictê° one yere foure monethes This man was chosen with the comyn voyce Iohn was deposed This Leo ordeyned that no pope sholde be made without consent of the emperour for the malyce of the Romayns the whiche oppressed them This man graunted all the gyftes to Otto and his successours the whiche were gyuen by Iustinyan and Karolus to the chirche that he myght defende Ytaly from the rebellions ¶ IohaÌ„nes the .xij. was pope after hym almost .viij. yere This Iohn suffred grete wronge of the Romayns for he was taken exiled but Otto bare this heuyly For he slewe the noble men of Rome and certayn of them exiled for euermore ¶ Benedictus the sixth was pope after hym .vj. yere This maÌ„ was taken and in the castell Aungell was strangled ¶ Nota. The empyre this tyme was translated to the Almayns And the same cause is here as was before for the vicyous lyuynge Ne these vnhappy men coude not be enformed that they coude eschewe that one vyce through the whiche they sawe so many noble men perysshed ¶ Otto was emperour after Beringarius .xij. yere This Otto was the fyrst emperour of Almayne and he was all vertuous as an other kyng Karolus for he was the defender of the chirche of god and the synguler promoter for the whiche he was worthy to be emperour Many men of fals byleue he coÌ„uerted And he helde with hym pope Benedictus the vsurper of the popehede in to Saxony there he decessed in his exile And after this Otto the emperour decessed a ryche man in vertue goodes ¶ Otto the seconde was emperour after his fader And he was a noble man to the chirche as his fader was And many a batayle he had agaynst fals men of byleue And at the last he had almoost lost all his hoost in Kalabre Yet he for sothe with all his mynde besought saynt Peter to helpe And meruaylously sayÌ„t Peter delyuered hym And his wyfe was the doughter of the emperour of Constantinople of the Romayns blode this man was crowned of Benedictus the pope ¶ Of saynt Edward the martyr how Estrilde his stepmoder let sâ—ee hym for to make Eldred her owne sone kynge AFter this Edgar regned Edwarde his sone that he begate vpon his fyrst wyfe that well nobly gouerned the londe For he was full of all maner of goodnes ladde a full holy lyfe and aboue all thynge he loued god holy chirche And the quene Estrylde that was his stepmoder let slee hym bycause to make her owne sone Eldred kynge thus on a day he was slayne as ye shall here afterwarde ¶ It befell thus vpon a daye that the kynge Edward went in to a wode for to playe in the south couÌ„tree besyde a towne that is called Warham in whiche forest was grete plente of hartes and hyndes And whaÌ„ he had ben a whyle there for to sporte hyÌ„ he thought vpon his broder Eldred that was with his moder the quene for her place was nygh the forest and thought for to go thyder and vysyte se his broder And toke with hym but a lytell meyny and went towarde his stepmoders hous that in that tyme soiourned in the castell of Corfe And as he rode in the thycknes of the wode to espye his game it befell that he wente amysse and lost his meyny that came with hym And at the last he came out of the wode and as he loked aboute hym he sawe there fast besydes a maner that his stepmoder dwelled in and thyderwarde he wente alone And anone it was tolde the quene how that the king was comen alone without ony company And therfore she made Ioye ynough and thought how she myght do that he were slayn as pryuely as she myght and she called to her one of her knyghtes to whome she had tolde moche of her couÌ„seyle bytwene them And bothe they came to the kyng curteysly receyued hym And the kyng sayd that he was comen to visyte her and also for to speke with Eldred his broder The quene many tymes thanked hym and bade hym to alyght harborowe with her all that nyght The kynge sayd that he myght not but agayn he wold go vnto his folke yf he myght fynde them And whan the quene sawe that he wold not abyde she prayed hym that he wolde ones drynke And he grauÌ„ted her And anone as the drynke was come the queâ—e dranke vnto the kynge And the kynge toke the cuppe set it to his mouth in the meane whyle that he dranke the false knyght that was with the quene with a knyfe smote the kynge vnto the herte and there he fell downe deed froÌ„ his palfrey vnto the erthe The quene for this dede gaue the knyght golde and syluer grete plente of other rychesse ynough And the knyght anone as this was done wente hym ouer the see so escaped he out of this londe Whan this kyng Edwarde was thus martyred it was 〈◊〉 the yere of the incarnacyon of our lorde â—x C .lxxx. and he had regned .xij. yere and an halfe and lyeth at Glastenbury ¶ Of kynge Eldred and how the kyng Swyne of Denmarke held Englond how Eldred that was saynt Edwardes broder was not beloued in his realme therfore he fledde in to Normandy AFter this kyng Edward regned Eldred his broder saynt Dunstan crowned hym And this saynt Dunstan dyed soone
that rebelled and prospered ryght wysly euermore on them At the last with a blyssed ende he decessed And in the lyf of saynt Laurence he and his wyfe be put for ensamples bycause of theyr holy and vertuous lyuynge ¶ Benedictê° was pope after Iohn .xi. yere This man had grete stryfe in his dayes For he was put out an other was put in And this Benedictus after that he was deed was seen of an holy bysshop in a wretched fygure he had grete payne And this fygure sayd he trusted no thynge in the mercy of god no thynge profyted hym that was done for hym for it was goten by extorcyon vniustly ThaÌ„ this bysshop lefte his bysshopryche for drede of this sight went in to a monastery lyued vertuously all his dayes ¶ IohaÌ„nes the .xx. was pope after hym .xi. yere lytell profyted ¶ Of kyng Knoght that was a Dane ANd after the deth of this Eldred Knoght that was a Daue begaÌ„ to regne But Edmund Irensyde that was king Eldredes sone by his fyrst wyfe ordeyned a grete power of men began to warre on kynge Knoght And so he dyd many tymes ofte the warre was so stroÌ„ge harde the wonder it was to wyte And the quene Emme that than dwelled at westmynster had grete drede of her two sones Alured Edward lest they sholde be destroyed through the warre wherfore she sente them ouer see in to Normandy to the duke Richard theyr vncle there they dwelled in safete peas loÌ„ge tyme. ¶ This Edmund Irensyde Knoght the Dane warred fyersly togyder But at the last they were accorded in this maner that they sholde departe the realme bytwene them and so they dyd and loued togyder lyke two bretherne ¶ How kyng Edmund Irensyde was slayne through treason by a traytour that was called Edryth of Stratton ANd than after regned kyng EdmuÌ„d Irensyde Knoght the dane But thus it befel afterward that in the same yere that they were accorded so moche loued togyder wherfore a fals traytour had enuy at the loue that was bytwene them whose name was Edrith of straâ—toâ— that was a grete lorde that was Edmunde Irensydes man of hym helde all the londe that he had neuerthelesse he thought to betraye his lorde make Knoght kyng of all the londe to the entent rychely to be auauÌ„ced with hym to be well beloued Wherfore he prayed his lorde Edmunde Irensyde on a daye with hym for to ete And the kyng hym curteysly grauÌ„ted and to hym came at his prayer And at meet the kyng was ryally serued with dyuerse metes and drynkes And whan nyght came that he sholde go to bedde the kyng toke his owne meyny and went to the chambre where as he shold take his nyghtes rest And as he loked aboute hym he sawe a fayre ymage a well made in semblauÌ„t as it were an archer with a bowe bent in his hande in the bowe a fyne arowe Kynge Edmund went nere to beholde it better And whan he was by it anone the arowe smote hym through the body there slewe the kynge for the engyn was made to slee his owne lorde traytoursly And whan kynge Edmund was thus deed slayne he had regned but .x. yere And his people made moche sorowe for him his body they bare to Glastenbury there buryed hym And this fals traytour Edrith anone went to the quene that was kynge Edmundes wyfe that wyst not of her lordes deth toke from her two sones that were fayre yonge that her lorde had goten on her that one was called Edwarde that other Edwyne ladde them with hym to London toke them to kyng Knoght that he sholde do with them what his wyl were And told hyÌ„ how subtylly he had slayne king Edmund bycause the Knoght sholde haue all the londe of Englonde ¶ O thou fals traytoure hast thou slayne my true broder that was so true bycause of me a man that I moost loued in the worlde Now by my heed I shall for thy trauayle the well rewarde as thou hast deserued anone let hym be taken and bouÌ„de hym handes feet in maner of a traytour let cast hym in to the ryuer of Tamyse And in this maner the fals traytour ended his lyfe The kyng toke the two chyldren put them vnto the abbot of West mynster to warde to kepe tyll he wyst what was best with them for to do ¶ How kynge Knoght sent bothe kyng Edmondes sones in to Denmarke for to be slayne and how they were saued ANd it befel soone afterward that kynge Knoght had all the londe in his handes spoused the quene Emme through consent of al his barons for she was a fayre woman the whiche was Eldredes wyfe and the dukes syster of Normandy they lyued togyder with moche loue as reason wolde The kyng asked vpon a daye couÌ„seyle of the quene what was best to do with Edmond Irensydes sones Syr sayd she they be the ryght heyres of the londe and yf they lyue they wyll do you moche sorowe with warre and therfore let sende them in to a strauÌ„ge londe aferre to some man that may destroye them The king anone let call a Dane that was called Walgar coÌ„mauÌ„ded hym that he sholde lede those two chyldren in to Denmarke so to do and ordeyne for them that he sholde neuer more here of them Syr sayd this Walgar your commauÌ„dement gladly shall be done And anone he toke the two chyldren ledde them in to Denmarke And for as moche as he sawe that the chyldren were wonders fayre mâ—ke he had of them grete pite ruth wold not slee them but ledde them to the kynge of Hungary for to nourysshe For this Walgar was well beknowen with the kynge well beloued Anone the kynge asked fro whens the children were And Walgar tolde hym sayd that they were the ryght heyres of Englonde and therfore men wolde destroye them therfore syr vnto you they be comen to seke mercy helpe for soth yf they may lyue your men they shall become and of you they shall holde all theyr londe The kynge of Hungary receyued theÌ„ with moche honour and let them worthely be kepte And thus it befell afterwarde that Edwyne the yonger broder dyed Edwarde the elder broder lyued a fayre man and a stronge and a large of body gentyll and curteys of condicyons so that all men loued hym And this Edwarde in the cronycles is called amonge Englysshmen Edwarde the outlawe And whan he was made knyght the kynges doughter of Hungary loued him moche for his goodnes and his fayrnes so that she called hym her derlynge The kynge that was her fader perceyued well the loue that was bytwene them two he had none heyr but onely that doughter And the kynge vouchedsafe his doughter to no man so well as he dyd to hym that she loued
fote had dryuen her out of yâ— lond through couÌ„seyle of yâ— erle Godwyn that than was the gretest lorde in Englonde nexte the kynge that had moost rule bycause he had spoused the doughter of kyng Knoght begoten on his fyrst wyfe And whan this quene was dryuen out of Englond came to the erle of Flaundres that was called Baldewyne his cosyn fouÌ„de her there all thyÌ„ge that her neded vnto the tyme that she went agayne in to Englonde that the kynge Hardiknoght had sent for her that was her sone and made her to come agayne with moche honour This kyng Hardiknoght whan he had regned .v. yere he dyed and lyeth at West mynster ¶ Of the vylany that the Danes ' dyd to the englysshmen wherfore fro that tyme after was no Dane made kynge of this londe AFter the deth of this kyng Hardiknoght for as moche as he ne had no chylde of his body begoten the â—â—les and barons asseinbled and made a couÌ„seyl that neuer more after no man that was a Dane though he were neuer so grete a man amonge them he shold neuer be kyng of Englonde for yâ— despyte that they had done to englysshmen For euer more before yf the englyshmen the da nes happened to mete vpoÌ„ a brydge the englyshmen shold not be so hardy to mene a fote but stande styll tyll the danes were passed forth And more ouer yf the englyshmen had not bowed down theyr heedes to do reuerence vnto the danes they sholde haue ben beten defouled suche despytes vylany dyd the danes to our englysshmeÌ„ wherfore they were driuen out of yâ— londe after Hardiknoghtes deth For they had no lorde yâ— myght mayntayne them And in this maner auoyded the danes Englonde that they neuer came agayn The erles barons by theyr comyn assent counseyle sente vnto NormaÌ„dy for to seke those two bretherne Alured and Edwarde that were dwellynge with the duke Rycharde yâ— was theyr vncle in entent for to crowne Alured the elder broder make hym kyng of Englonde of this thynge to make an ende The erles barons made theyr o the but the erle Godwyn of Westsex falsly traytoursly thought to slee these two bretherne anone as they shold come in to Englond in entent to make Harold his sone kynge the whiche sone he had begoten on his wyfe kyng Hardiknogh tes doughter yâ— was a dane And so this Godwyn went pryuely to southhamton for to mete there with the two bretherne at theyr landynge And thus it befell that the messengers that went in to Normandy fouÌ„de not but onely Alured that was yâ— eldest broder For Edwarde his broder was gone to Hungary for to speke with his cosyn Edwarde the outlawe yâ— was Edmund Irensydes sone The messengers said to Aluted how yâ— the erles ba rons of Englond sent for hyÌ„ yâ— he shold boldly come in to EngloÌ„de receyue the realme for king Hardiknoght was deed all the danes dryuen out of the londe ¶ How Godwyn the fals traytour toke Alured vpon Gildesdown whan that he came from Normandye to be kynge of Englonde how he caused hym to be martyred in the yle of Ely WHan Alured herd these tydyÌ„ges he thaÌ„ked god toke shyppyng with all yâ— haste that he myght and passed the see and arryued at south hamton there Godwyn yâ— fals traytour was And whan this traytour sawe yâ— he was comen he welcomed hym receyued hym with moche ioye sayd that he wold lede hym to London where as all the barons of Englonde hym abode to make hym theyr kynge And so they went on theyr waye towarde London And whan they came on Gyldesdowne tho sayd yâ— traytour Godwyn vnto Alured Take hepe aboute you bothe on the lefte syde on the ryght syde of all ye shal be kyng of suche an hondred mod Now forsothe sayd Alured I behyght you and yf I be kyng I shall ordeyne make suche lawes wherof god man shall be well apayed Now had the tray tour coÌ„mauÌ„ded all his men that were with hym that whan they were comen vpon Gyldesdown that they shold slee all that were in Aluredes company that came with hym from NormaÌ„dy after that take Alured lede hym in to yâ— I le of Ely and after put out bothe his eyen of his heed afterward brynge hym to deth And so they dyd for they slewe all yâ— company that were there the nombre of xij gentylmen yâ— were comen with Alured froÌ„ Normandy after they toke Alured in the yle of Ely they put out his eyen rent his wombe toke yâ— chefe of his bowels put a stake in to the grouÌ„de an ende of the bowels fastened therto with nedyls of yren they pricked yâ— good thylde so made hym to go aboute the stake tyll that all his bowels were drawen out of his body so dyed Alured there through treason of the erle Godwyne Whan the lordes of Englond had herde and wyst how Alured that sholde haue ben theyr king was put to deth through the fals traytour Godwyne they were wonders wroth swore bytwene them god his holy name that he sholde dye a worse deth thaÌ„ dyd Edryth of stration yâ— had betrayed his lorde Edmund Iren syde they wold haue put hym to deth but the traytour fledde thens in to Denmarke there helde hym .iiij. yere and more lost all his londe in Englonde SIluester the thyrde was pope after Benedictus This Siluester was chosen Benedict was expulsed And afterwarde was Siluester expulsed Benedict was put vp agayn And after he was put out Gregory was made pope he was but symple lettred man and therfore he chose an other pope to be coÌ„secrate with hym And whan many men were dyspleased with this guydyng of two popes the thyrde was brought in the whiche sholde occupy yâ— place of bothe yâ— two And so they stroue amonge them selfe But Henry the emperour than came to Rome and deposed them all and made Clement the second pope whome he made anone to crowne hym And he sayd to the Romayns they sholde neuer wtout his assent chose pope And so .v. beynge popes the syxth was put in But many men saye this Grego ry was an holy man ¶ Damasus the second was after Clement .xxiij. dayes This man was an vsurper of yâ— popery che he dyed sodeynly And anone the Romayns asked to haue a pope that the Almayns sholde haue none for they were so harde herted that they myght not enclyne to the entent of yâ— emperout the whiche sayd there sholde be no pope chosen but yf he wolde be of counseyle of the eleccyon But for all that they put in this holy man Leo and after he had of that conscyence refused it And anone he was chosen by yâ— comyn assent This Leo put Chryst in the forme of a lasar in to his owne bedde and on the
morowe he founde no thynge there ¶ Of saynt Edwarde the confessour that was Aluredes broder and how he was kynge of Englonde ANd whaÌ„ this was done all the barons of englond sent another tyme in to Normandy yâ— Edward sholde come in to englond with moche â—onout And this Edwarde in his chyldhode loued 〈◊〉 hey god hym dradde and in honeste clennes ladde his lyfe hated synne as deth And whan he was crow ned anoynted with a ryall power he forgate not his good maners condicyons that he fyrst vsed forgate not all good customes for no maner honour ne for no rychesse ne for no maner hygnes But euer more more gaue hym to goodnes well loued god holy chirche passyng all other maner thynge And poore men also he loued helde them as they had ben his owne bretherne to them ofte he gaue grete almes with full good wyll ¶ Of the fyrst specyall loue that god shewed to saynt Edward lyuynge IT befell on a daye as he went froÌ„ the chirche of westmynster had herde masse of saynt Iohn the euangelyst for as moche as he loued sayÌ„t Iohn the euangelist more specyally after god and our lady than he dyd ony other saynt And so there came to hym a pylgrym prayed hym for the loue of god our lady saynt Iohn the euangelyst some good for to gyue hym And the kyng pryuely toke his rynge of his fynger that no man perceyued it gaue it to the pilgrym he it receyued went thens This king Edward made all the good lawes of Englonde that yet ben moost vsed holden And he was so mercyable and so full of pyte that no man myght be more ¶ How the erle Godwyn came agayne in to Englonde and had agayne all his londe and afterwarde saynt Edwarde wedded his doughter WHan the erle Godwyn that was dwellynge in Denmark had moche herde of the goodnes of kynge Edwarde that he was full of mercy and pyte he thought that he wolde go agayne in to Englond for to seke to haue grace of the good kyng Edward that so mercy full was that he myght haue agayn his londe in peas And arayed hym as moche as he myght put hym towarde the see came in to Englonde to London where the kynge was that tyme all the lordes of Englonde helde a parlyameÌ„t Godwyn sent to them that were his frendes were the moost gretest lordes of the loÌ„de prayed them to beseche the kynges grace for hym that he wolde graunte him his peas his loÌ„de The lordes lad hyÌ„ before the kyng to seke his grace And anone as the kyng sawe hym he appeled hym of treason of the deth of Alured his broder these wordes to hym sayd Traytour Godwyn I the appele that thou hast betrayed slayne my broder Alured Certes syr sayd Godwyn saue your grace your peas your lordshyp I neuer betrayed hym â—e yet lewe hyÌ„ And therfore I put me in reward of the caurte Now fayre lordes sayd the kynge ye that be my lyeges erles barons of the londe that here ben assembled full well ye herde myn appele the answere also of Godwyn therfore I wyll that ye awarde do ryght The erles barons than gadred them all togyder to do this awarde by themselfe so they spake dy uersly among them for some sayd there was neuer alyauÌ„ce by homage serment seruyce nor by lordshyp bytwene Godwyn Alured for whiche thynge they myght hym drawe And at the last they deuysed demed that he shold put hym in the kynges mercy all togyder ThaÌ„ sna ke the erle Leuerike of Couentre a good man to god to all the worlde told his reason in this maner and sayd The erle Godwyn is the best frended man of Englonde after the kyng well myght it not be gaynsayd that without couâ—se yle of Godwyn Alured was neuer put to deth wherfore I awarde as touchynge my parte that hymself his sone euery of vs .xii. erles that ben his frendes go before the kynge charged with as moche golde syluer as we may bere bytwene our handes prayenge the kynge to forgyue his euyll wyll to the erle Godwyn and receyue his homage yelde agayn his londe And they accorded vnto that awarde and came euery of them with golde syluer as moche as they myght bere bytwene theyr handes before the kynge and there sayd the forme and the maner of theyr accorde of theyr awarde The kyng wolde not them gaynsaye but as moche as they had ordeyned he grauÌ„ted and coÌ„fermed And so was the erle Godwyn accorded with the kynge and had agayne all his londes And afterward he bare hym so well so wysely that the kynge loued hym wonders moche with hym he was full preuy And within a lytell tyme they loued so moche that the kynge spoused Godwyns doughter and made her quene And neuertheles though the kyng had a wyfe yet he lyued euer in chastite and clennes of body wtout ony flesshely dede doynge with his wyfe And the quene also in her halfe ladde an holy lyfe two yere dyed And afterwarde the kynge lyued all his lyfe without ony wyfe The kyng gaue the erledome of Oxford to Harolde that was Godwyns sone made hym erle And so well they were beloued bothe the fader and he were so preuy with the kynge that they myght do by ryght what thynge they wolde For agaynst ryght wold he no thynge do for no maner man so good and true he was of conscyence And therfore our lorde Iesu Chryst specyall loue shewed to hym ¶ How kynge Edwarde sawe â—â—wyne kynge of Denmarke drowned in the see in the tyme of the leuacyon of the sacrament as he stode and herde masse IT befell vpon a whytsondaye as kynge Edwarde herde his masse in the grete chirche of Westmynster at the leuacion of Iesu Christes body as all men were gadred in the chirche and came nigh the awter for to se the sacrynge the kyng lyft vp his handes on hygh toke vp a grete laughter wherfore all that stode aboute hym began gretly to wonder And after masse they asked why the kyÌ„ges laughter was Fayre lordes said kynge Edward I sawe Swyne the yonger that was kyng of Denmarke come in to the see with all his power for to haue comen in to Englond to warre vpon vs I sawe hym all his folke drowned in the see all this I sawe in the leuacyon of Chrystes body bytwene the preestes haÌ„des I had therof so grete wye that I myght not my laughter withholde And the erle Leuerich stode besyde hym at the leuacion openly sawe the forme of breed turne in to the lykenes of a yonge childe toke vp his ryght hande blyssed the kynge afterwarde the erle the erle anone turned hym toward the kynge for to
make hym se that holy syght And than sayd the kynge Syr erle I so well that ye se thanked be god that I haue honoured my god and sauyour vysybly Iesu Chryst in forme of man whose na me be blyssed in all worldes Amen ¶ How the rynge that saynt Edwarde had gyuen to a poore pylgrym for the loue of god and saynt Iohn the euangelyst came agayne to kynge Edwarde THis noble man saynt Edwarde regned .xiii. yere And thus it be fell vpon a tyme or he dyed the two men of Englond were gone in to the holy londe and had done theyr pilgrymage were goynge agayne in to theyr owne couÌ„tree where they came fro And as they went in the waye they mette a pilgrym that curteysly salewed them asked of them in what londe and in what couÌ„tree they were borne And they sayd in Englonde Than asked he who was kyng of Englonde And they answered and sayd the good king Edward Fayre frendes sayd the pylgrym whan that ye come in to your couÌ„tree agayne I praye you that ye wyll go vnto kyng Edwarde greet hym oftentymes in my name oftenty mes him thanke of his grete curteysy that he to me hath done namely for the ryng that he gaue me whan he had herde masse at Westmynster for saynt Iohns loue the euaÌ„gelyst And than toke the rynge toke it to the pylgryms sayd I praye you go bere this ryng take it vnto kyng Edward tell hym that I sende it hym and a full ryche gyfte I wyll gyue hym For vpoÌ„ the .xij. daye he shal come to me euermore dwell in blysse wtouten ende Syr sayd the pilgryms what man be ye and in what couÌ„tree is your dwellynge Fayre frendes sayd he I am Iohn the euangelyst I am dwellynge with almyghty god your kynge Edward is my frende I loue hym in specyall for bycause that he hath euermore lyued in clennes is a clene mayd I praye you my message to fulfyll as I haue sayd Whan sayÌ„t Iohn the euaÌ„gelyst had thus charged them sodeynly he voyded out of bothe theyr sightes Than thanked the pylgryms almyghty god went forth theyr waye And whan they had gone two or thre myle they begaÌ„ to ware wery set them down for to rest them so they fell on slepe And whan they had well slepte one of them awoke lyft vp his heed loked aboute sayd to his felowe Aryse vp and go we in our waye What sayd that our felowe to that other where be we now Certes sayd the other it semeth me that this is not the same couÌ„tre that we layde vs â—owne in for to rest slepe For we were from Ierusalem but thre myles They toke vp theyr handes and blyssed them went forth on theyr waye as they went they sawe shepes herdes goyng with theyr shepe that spake none other laÌ„guage but englisshe Good frendes sayd one of the pylgryms what couÌ„tre is this who is lord therof And anone the shepeherdes answered sayd This is the couÌ„tree of Kent in Englond of the whiche the good kynge Edward is lorde of Than the pilgryms thanked almyghty god saynt Iohn the euangelyst went forth on theyr waye came to Caunterbury from thens to London there they fouÌ„de the kynge And tolde hym all from the begynnynge to the endynge as moche as saynt Iohn had charged them of all thyÌ„ges how they had speÌ„dde by the waye toke the rynge to kyng Edward he receyued it thanked almyghty god saynt Iohn the euan gelyst And than made hym redy euery daye from daye to daye to departe out of this lyfe whan god wold send for hym ¶ How saynt Edwarde dyed on the .xij. daye ANd after it befel thus on Chryst masse euen as the holy man Edward was at goddes seruyce for to here matyns of the hygh feest he became full seke on the morowe endured with moche payne for to here the masse after masse he let hym to be ladde in to his chambre there for to rest hym But in his hall amonge his barons knyghtes myght he not come for to comforte them and solace as he was wont to do at that worthy feest Wherfore all theyr myrth and coÌ„forte amonge all that were in the hall was turned in to care sorowe bycause they drad to lese theyr good lorde the kyng And vpon saynt Iohns daye the euangelyst that came nexte the kynge receyued his ryghtes of holy chirche as it befalleth to euery chrysten man abode the mercy the wyll of god And the two pylgryms he let come before hym gaue them ryche gyftes betoke them to god And also the abbot of Westmynster he let come before hym toke hym that ryng in the honour of god saynt Mary of saynt Iohn the euangelyst And the abbot toke put it amonge other relykes so that it is at Westmynster euer shall be And so laye the kynge seke tyll the .xij. euen and than dyed the good kyng Edward at Westmynster there he lyeth For whose loue god hath shewed many a fayre myracle And this was in the yere of the incarnacyon of our lorde Chryst Iesu M .lxv. And after he was translated and put in to the shryne by the noble martyr saynt Thomas of Caunterbury â—Ictor the seconde was pope after Leo lytell of hyÌ„ is wryten ¶ Henry the seconde was emperour after the first Henry .xvij. yere This man was cosyn to Conrade he was borne in a wode and twyes taken to be slayne whaÌ„ he was a childe but god defended hyÌ„ euermore Whan he was made emperour he made a monastery in the same place in the wode where he was borne This man was a vicyous man and he entred in to Ytaly there he toke Pandulphus the prynce of Campany ¶ Ste phanê° the .ix. was pope after Victor .ix. monethes ¶ Benedictus was after hyÌ„ he toke the dignite of the pope Stephen by strengthe kepte it .ix. monethes than decessed ¶ Henry the thyrde was emperour after Henry the second This Henry was an vnquyete man many tymes troubled the holy man Gregory the .vij. And fyrst he asked forgyuenes was assoyled but he perseuered not but brought in an other pope agaynst hym and sayd he was an heretyke And Gregory cursed hym And the chosers of the emperour chose the duke of Saxon for to be emperour whome this Henry in batayle ouercame And than he came to Rome with his pope and pursued pope Gregory the cardynals also And than anone Robert the kynge of Naples droue hym thens delyuered the pope his cardynals Neuerthelesse yet he was a man of grete almes and .xij. tymes he fought in batayle And at the last he dyed wretchedly For he was put downe by his owne sone For so as he dyd to other men so was he done to
¶ Nycolas the seconde was pope after Benedicte two yere This Nycolas called a couÌ„seyle agaynst the archedeken of Turonosens whiche was an heretyke he taught agaynst the fayth For he erred in the sa crament after he was coÌ„uerted was an holy man but he coude neuer coÌ„uerte his discyples ¶ Nota. ¶ Alexander the seconde was pope after hyÌ„ .xij. yere This Alexander was an holy man he ordeyned that vnder payne of cursynge that no man shold here a preestes masse whome they knewe had a â—â—man Vt pâ— xxxij dist preter hoc He had strife with one Codulo but he expulsed hyÌ„ as an vsurper put hym out as a symoner ¶ How Harolde that was Godwyns sone was made kynge how he escaped fro the duke of Normandy Whan â—ayÌ„t Edward was gone out of this worlde and was passed to god worthely buryed as it apperteyned to suche a grete lorde for to be The barons of the londe wolde haue had Edward Helingus sone to Edward yâ— outlawe that was EdmuÌ„d Irensydes sone to be kyngr bycause he was of yâ— moost kyndest kynges blode of yâ— realme But Harold through the erle Godwyn his fader through other grete lordes of yâ— realme that were of his kynne seased all Englonde in to his handes anone let crowne hym kyng after the buryenge of saynt Edward ¶ This Hatold yâ— was Godwyns sone two yere afore saynt Edward dyed he wold haue gone in to FlauÌ„dres but he was dryuen by teÌ„pest in to the couÌ„tree of Pountyf there he was taken brought to duke Willyam And this Harold wende that duke Willyam wolde haue ben auenged on hyÌ„ bycause that Haroldes fader had let slee Alured saynt Edwardes broder pryncypally bycause Alured was sone to quene Emma that was Rychardes moder duke of Normandy yâ— was grandfader to duke Willyam Neuerthelesse he dyd not so for as moche as Harold was a noble a wyse knight that his fader he were accorded with saynt Edwarde therfore he wolde not mysdo hym but alowed all thynge ordeyned bytwene them Harold by his good wyll sware vpon a boke vpon holy saintes that he shold spouse wedde duke Wyllyams doughter after the deth of saynt Edward yâ— he sholde do his besy cure to saue kepe yâ— realme of Englonde vnto yâ— profyte auauÌ„tage of duke William And whaÌ„ Harold had thus made his othe vnto duke William he let hym go free out of pryson gaue hyÌ„ many ryche gyftes And than he departed thens came in to Englond and anone dyd in this maner whaÌ„ saynt Edward was deed as a fals forsworne man let crowne hymselfe kynge of Englonde and falsly brake the couenaunt yâ— he had made before with duke Willyam wherfore he was wonders wroth with hym swore that he wolde be auenged vpon hym what someuer hym befell And anone duke Willyam let assemble a grete hoost came in to Englonde to auenge hym vpon Harold to conquere yâ— londe yf that he myght ¶ And in yâ— same yere that Harold was crowned Harald Hare strenge kyng of Denmarke arryued in Scotlonde thought to haue ben kyng of Englonde he came in to Englond robbed slewe all yâ— he myght tyll yâ— he came to Yorke and there he slewe a. M. men of armes and an hondred preestes ¶ Whan these tydynges came to yâ— king he assembled a grete power went for to fyght with Haralde of Denmarke with his owne handes he slewe hym the danes were discomfyted And those that were left alyue with moche sorow fledde to theyr shyppes And thus kyng Harold of Englonde slewe kyng Harald of Denmarke ¶ Here came the Normans and expulsed Harold a Saxon. Wilhelums conquestor ¶ Anno dnÌ„i M .lxvj. ¶ How Willyam bastard duke of Normandy came in to Englonde and slewe kynge Harolde ANd whaÌ„ this batayle was done Harolde became so proude that he wolde no thynge parte with his people of ony thynge yâ— he had goten but helde it all to hymself wherfore yâ— moost parte of his people were wroth and departed from hym so that onely were left with hym but his soudyours ¶ And vpon a daye as he sate at meet a messenger came to hym sayd that William bastard duke of NormaÌ„dy was arryued in Englonde with a grete hoost had taken all the londe aboute Hastynges also myned the castell Whan yâ— kyng had herde these tydynges he went thyder with a small power in all the haste yâ— he myght for there was but fewe people left with hym And whan he was comen thyder he ordeyned to gyue batayle to the duke Wyllyam But yâ— duke asked hyÌ„ of these thre thynges yf that he wold haue his doughter to wyfe as he had promysed sworne his othe or that he wolde holde the londe of hym in truage or that he wold determyne this thynge in batayle This Harold was a proude man and a stronge trusted moche in his strength and fought with the duke Willyam his people But Harolde and his men were discomfyted in that batayle hymselfe there was slayn And this batayle was ended at Toubrydge in the seconde yere of his regne vpon saynt Calixtes daye and so he was buryed at waltham ¶ Of kynge Willyam bastard how he gouerned hym well and wysely and of the warre bytwene hym the kynge of Fraunce WHan Wyllyam bastard duke of Normandy had conquered all yâ— londe of Englond vpon Chrystmasse daye nexte folowynge he let hym to be crowned kynge at westmynster was a worthy kyng gaue to englyssh men londes largely to his knyghtes And afterwarde he went ouer the see came in to Normandy there dwelled a whyle And in the seconde yere of his regne he came agayne in to Englond brought with hym Maude his wyfe let crowne her quene of Englonde on whyt sondaye ¶ And than anone after yâ— king of Scotlond that was called Mancolyn began to stryue warre with the kyng William And he ordeyned hym toward Scotlond with his men bothe by londe and by see for to destroye kynge Mancolyn But they were accorded the kyng of Scotlonde became his man helde all his londe of hym And king William receyued of hym his homage and came agayn in to Englond And whan kyng William had regned .xvij. yere Maude the quene dyed on whome kynge Wyllyam had begoten many fayre children that is to saye Robert Curtoys WilliaÌ„ Rous Rycharde also that dyed Henry Beauclerk Maude also that was the erles wyfe of Bleynes and other foure fayre doughters And after his wyues deth there began grete debate bytwene hym Philyp the kyng of FrauÌ„ce But at the last they were accorded And than dwelled yâ— kyng of Englond in Normandy no man hym warred he no man longe tyme. ¶ And the kyng of FrauÌ„ce sayd vpon a daye in scorne of kyng William yâ— he had longe tyme lyen
strauÌ„ge dreme tolde it to a knyght that was moost preuy with the kynge of all men the knyght was called Hanumdes Soone the monke and he tolde the dreme vnto the kynge and sayd that it sholde betoken other thynge than good And neuertheles yâ— king laughed therac twyes or thryes and lytell set therby thought that he wolde go hunte and playe in the forest And men counseyled hym that he sholde not go that daye for no maner thynge ne come in yâ— wode so that he abode at home before meet But anone as he had eten no man myght let hym but that he wolde go vnto yâ— wode for to haue his dysporte And so it befell that one of his knyghtes that hyghte Walter Tyrell wolde haue shorte to a grete harte his arowe glansed vpon a braunche and through mysauenture smote the kynge vnto the herte And so he fell downe deed to the grounde without ony worde spekynge and so ended his lyfe days And it was no mecuayle for the daye that he dyed he had let to â—erme the archebysshopryche of Caunterbury and .xij. abbeys also and euer more dyd grete destruccyon to holy chirche through wrongfull takynge and askyng For no man durst withstaÌ„de that he wold haue done of his â—ewdnes he wolde neuer wtdrawe neyther amende his lyfe And therfore god wolde suffre hym no longer to regne in his wyckednes And he had ben kyng .xiij. yere and vj. wekes lyeth at Westmynster ¶ Anno dâ—i M .lxxxviij. PAscall was pope after Vrbanus xviij yere and .v. monethes the whiche the .xiij. yere of his bysshoprych with his cardynais was put in pryson by the emperour Henry the fourth And they myght not be delyuered tyll the pope had sworne that he sholde kepe peas with hym that he sholde neuer curse hym And on that promesse the pope gaue the emperour a preuylege And the yere after the pope dampned that preuplege and sayd on this wyse Let vs comprehende all holy scripture the olde testameÌ„t the newe the lawes the ê“phetes the gospell the canons of apostles all the decrees of the popes of Rome that the they helde I hold that that they dampned I dampne moost specially that preuy lege graunted to Henry the emperour the whiche rather is graunted to venge his malyce than to multyply his pacyence in vertue for euermore I dampne that same preuylege ¶ Of king HeÌ„ry beauclerke that was Willyam Rous broder of the debate bytwene hym Robert Curtoys his broder ANd whan this Willyam Rous was deed Henry beauclerk his broder was made kynge bycause that William Rous had no childe 〈◊〉 of his body this Henry Beauclerk was crowned kyng at London the fourth daye after that his broder was deed that is is saye the fyfth daye of August ¶ And anone as Ancelme that was archebysshop of Caunterbury beynge at the courte of Rome herde tell that Wyllyam Rous was deed he came agayne in to Englonde kyng Henry Beauclerk welcomed hym honourably And the first yere that he regned he spoused Maude that was Margaretes doughter the quene of Scotloâ—de the archebysshop Ancelme of Caunterbury wedded them And this kynge begate vpon his wyfe two sones a doughter that is to saye Willyam Rychard and Maude And this Maude was afterwarde the empresse of Almayn And in the seconde yere of his regne his broder Robert Curtoys duke of Normandy came with an huge hoost in to Englond for â—â— chalenge the londe But through couÌ„seyle of the wyse men of the londe they were accorded in this maner That the kyng shold gyVe his broder the duke a. M. pouÌ„d euery yere whiche of them lyued longest shold be others heyre so bytwene them sholde be no debate nor stryfe And whan they were thus accorded the duke went home agayn in to NormaÌ„dy And whan the kynge had regned foure yere there arose a grete debate bytwene hym and the archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury Ancelme For bycause that the archebysshop wolde not grauÌ„â—e hym to take talage of chirches at his wyll therfore the archebysshop Ancelme went agayne ouer the see vnto the courte of Rome there he dwelled with the pope And in the same yere the duke of Normandy came in to Englonde to speke with his broder And amoÌ„ge all other thynges the duke of Nor mandy forgaue vnto the kyng his broder the foresayd M. pouÌ„de that he sholde paye vnto the duke And with good loue the kyng the duke departed and than the duke went agayn in to NormaÌ„dy And whan two yere were gone through the entycement of the deuyll of lewde men a grete debate arose bytwene the kynge and the duke so that through counseyle the kynge went ouer the see in to Normandy And whaÌ„ the kyng was comen in to Normandy all the grete lordes of Normandy turned vnto the kyng of Englonde and helde agaynst the duke theyr owne lorde forsoke hyÌ„ yeldyng them vnto the kyng with all the good castels townes of NormaÌ„dy And soone after was the duke taken ledde with the kyng in to Englonde and the kyng let put the duke in to pryson And this was the vengeauÌ„ce of god For whan the duke was in the holy londe god gaue hym suche myght grace that he was chosen for to haue ben kyng of Ierusalem and he forsoke it wolde not take it vpon hym And therfore god sente hym that shame despyte for to be put in to his broders prison ThaÌ„ ceased kyng Henry all Normandy in to his haÌ„des helde it all his lyfe tyme. And in the same yere came the bysshop Ancelme from the courte of Rome in to Englonde agayne And the kyng he were accorded ¶ And in the yere nexte comynge after there began a grete debate bytwene kynge Philyp of FrauÌ„ce and kyng Henry of Englond Wherfore kyng Henry went in to Normandy and there was â—roÌ„ge warre bytwene them two And than dyed the kyng of FrauÌ„ce and Lowys his sone was made kynge anone after his dethe And than wente kynge Henry agayne in to Englonde maryed â—aâ—de his doughter to Henry the emperour of Almayne ¶ Of the debate that was bytwene kyng Lowys of Fraunce and kynge Henry of Englonde how kynge Henryes two sones were drowned in the hyâ— seâ— WHan kyng Henry had ben kyng xvij yere a grete debate arose bytwene kyng Lowys of FrauÌ„ce kynge Henry of Englonde bycause the kynge had sente in to Normandy to his men that they shold be helpynge vn to the erle of Bloyes as moche as they myght in warre agaynst the kynge of FrauÌ„ce that they sholde be as redy to hym as they were to theyr owne lorde for bycause that the erle had spoused his syster dame Maude And for this cause the king of FrauÌ„ce dyd moche sorowe to Normandy Wherfore the kynge of Englonde was wonders wrothe in ha 〈…〉 went ouer the see with a grete power
were destroyed through the iudgemeÌ„t of god he was pope agayn and lyued profytably and was buryed at saynt Iohn de Latran ¶ How Stephen the was kyng Henryes systers sone was made king of englond AFter this kyng Henry that was the fyrst was made kynge his neuew his systers sone Stephen erle of Bolloyn For anone as he herde the rydynges of his vncles deth he passed the see came in to Englonde through counseyle and helpe of many grete lordes of Englonde agaynst theyr othe that they had made to Maude the empresse toke the realme let crowne Stephen kyng of the londe And the archebysshop Willyam of CauÌ„terbury that first made the othe of fâ—aute to Maud the empresse set the crowne vpon Stephens heed and hym anoynted bysshop Roger of Salysbury maynteyned the kynges party in as moche as he might The first yere that kyng Stephen began to regne he assembled a grete hoost went towarde Scotlonde for to haue warred vpon the kyng of ScotloÌ„de But he came agaynst hym in peas and in good maner and to hym trusted but he made to hym none â—omage for as moche as he had made vnto the empresse Maud. And in the fourth yere of his regne Maude the empresse came in to Englond And than began debate bytwene kyng Stephen Maude the empresse This Maude went to the rite of Nicholl the kyng her besyeged longe tyme myght not spede so well the cite was kepte defended And those that were wtin the cite subtylly escaped awaye without ony maner of harme And than toke the kynge the cite dwelled therin tyll Candelmas And than came the barons the helde with the empresse that is to saye the erle Randulf of Chestre the erle Robert of Glocestre Hugh Bygot Roberte of Morlay these brought with them a stronge power faught with the kynge gaue hyÌ„ a stronge batayle in the whiche batayle kyng Stephen was taken and set in pryson in the castell of Brystowe ¶ How Maude the empresse wente fro Wynchestre vnto Oxford and after she escaped to Walyngford of the sorowe and dysease that she had WHan kyng Stephen was taken brought in to warde in the castell of Brystowe this Maude the empresse was made lady of all Englonde and all men helde her for lady of the londe But those of Kent helde with kynge Stephens wyfe also Willyam of Pree his retynue helped them and helde warre agaynst Maude the empresse And anone after the kyng of Scotlond came to them with an huge noÌ„bre of people And than went they togider to Winchestre where as the empresse was wolde haue taken her But the erle of Glocestre came with his power faught with them And the empresse in the meane whyle the the batayle dured escaped from them went vnto Oxford and there helde her And in that bataylâ— was the erle of â—â—o cestre discomfyted taken with hym many other lordes And for his delyueraunce was kynge Stephen delyuered out of prison And whan he was delyuered out of pryson he wente thens vnto Oxford besyeged the empresse the than was at Oxford And the syege endured fro Myghelmasse vnto saynt Andrewes tyme. And the empresse than let clothe her all in whyte lâ—nen cloth for bycause she wolde not be know 〈…〉 For in the same tyme was moche â—â—owe so she escaped by the Tamyse from her enemyes And from thens she went to Walyngforde there helde her And the kynge wolde haue besyeged her but he had so moche to do with the erle Randulf of Chestre and with Hugh By got the strongly war red vpon hym in euery place the he wyst not whether for to turne And the erle of Glocestre holpe hym with his power ¶ How Gaufryde the erle of Angel gaue vnto Henry the empresse sone all Normandy ANd after this the kynge wente vnto Wylton and wolde haue made a castell there But than came to him the erle of Glocestre with a stronge power there almoost he had taken the kynge but yet the kynge escaped with moche payne Willyam Martell there was taken and for whose delyuerauÌ„ce they gaue vnto the erle of Glocestre the good castell of Shyrborne that he had taken And whan this was done the erle Robert all the kynges enemyes went vnto Faringdon began there to make a stronge castell But the kynge came thyder with a stronge power droue hym thens And in the same yere the erle Randulf of Chestre was accorded with the kynge and came vnto the courte at his coÌ„muÌ„demeÌ„t And the erle wende safely for to come the kyng anone let take hyÌ„ and put hym in pryson â— myght neuer for no thynge come out tyll that he had yelded vp to the kynge the castell of Nicholl the whiche he had taken from the kyng with his strength in the xv yere of his regne And Gaufryde the erle of Angeo gaue vp to Henry his sone all Normandy And in the yere nexte folowynge dyed the erle Gaufryd And anone Henry his sone returned agayne to Anglo there was made erle with moche honour of his men of the londe to hym dyd feaute and homage the moost parte of the londe And than was this Henry the empresse sone erle of Angeo and also duke of Normandy ¶ In the same yere was made a dyuorse bytwene the kynge of FrauÌ„ce and the quene his wyfe that was right heyre of Gascoyne for bycause the it was knowen proued that they were sybbe and nye of blode And than spoused her Henry the empresse sone erle of Angeo duke of Normandy duke of Gascoyne ¶ In the .xviij. yere of this Stephen this Henry came into Englonde with a stronge power began to warre vpon this kyng Stephen and toke the castell of Malmesbury and dyd moche harme And the kynge Stephen had so moche warre that he wyst not whether for to go But at the last they were accorded through the archebysshop Theobalde and other worthy lordes of Englonde vpon this coÌ„dicyon that they sholde departe the realme of Englonde bytwene them so that Henry the empresse sone sholde holly haue the halfe of all the londe of Englonde And thus they were accorded and peas was cryed through out all Englonde And whan the accorde was made bytwene those two lordes kynge Stephen became very sory for bycause that he had lost halfe Englonde fell in to suche a malady that he dyed in the .xix. yere and. viiâ— wekes .v. dayes of his regne all in trouble warre he lyeth in the abbey of Feuersham the whiche he let make in the .vj. yere of his regne CElestinus the seconde was pope after InnoceÌ„t .v. monethes lytell he dyd ¶ Lucius was after hym lytell profyted for they dyed bothe in a pestylence ¶ Eugenius the seconde was pope after hym .v. yere iiiâ— monethes This man fyrst was the discyple of saynt Bernarde and after the
wherof they shall holde them well apayed Than answered the kynge as touchynge yâ— pryour his moÌ„kes of CauÌ„terbury all yâ— ye haue sayd I wyll do gladly all thynge that ye wyll ordeyne But as touchynge the archebysshop I shall tell you as it lyeth in my hert That the archebysshop leue his archebysshopryche that the pope than for hym wolde praye than vpon auenture me sholde lyke some other bysshopryche to gyue hyÌ„ in Englonde And vpon this coÌ„dicyon I wyll hym accepte and receyue And neuerthelesse in Englonde as archebysshop yf he abyde he shall neuer haue so good safecoÌ„duâ—te but that he shall be taken Than sayd Pandulf vnto the kynge Syr holy chirche was neuer wont to discharge an archebysshop without cause reasonable But euer it hath be wont to chastyse prynces that to god and holy chirche were inobedyent What how now quod the kynge menace ye me Nay sayd Pandulf but ye now openly haue tolde as it standeth in your herte And to you we wyll tell what is the popes wyll And thus it standeth that he hath you holly enterdyted accursed for the wronges that ye haue done to holy chirche to the clergy And for as moche as ye dwell be in wyll to abyde in malyce in wretchedues wyll not come out therof 〈◊〉 to none amendemeÌ„t ye shall understaÌ„de that this tyme afterwarde the sentence is vpoÌ„ you gyueÌ„ holdeth stede strength vpon all tho that with you haue comoned before this tyme whether they be 〈…〉 es barons or knyghtes or ony other what so euer that they be we them assoyle safely vnto this daye And fro this tyme afterwarde of what condicyon someuer that they be we them accurse that with you comon ony worde we do sentence vpon them openly specially And we assoyle clene erles baroÌ„s knyghtes all other men of theyr homages seruyce feautees that they sholde vnto you do And this thynge to coÌ„ferme we gyue playne power to the bysshop of Wynchestre to the bysshop of Norwyche And the same power we gyue in to Scotlonde to the bysshops of Rochestre of Salysoury And in Wales we gyue the same power to the bysshops of saynt Dauid of Landaf of saynt Asse And more ouer we sende through out all chrystendom that all the bysshops beyonde the see that they do accurse all those that helpe you or that ony couÌ„seyle gyueth you in ony maner nede that ye haue to do in ony parte of the worlde And we assoyle all them also by the auctorite of the pope and coÌ„maunde them also with you to fyght as with hym that is enemy to all holy chirche Than answered the kynge what may ye do more to me Than answered Pandulf we saye to you in the worde of god that ye nor none heyre that ye haue neuer after this day may be crowned ThaÌ„ sayd the kynge by hym that is almyghty I had wyst this afore or that ye came in to my londe that ye had brought me suche tydynges I sholde haue made you tyde all one yere Than sayd Pandulf full well wende we at our fyrst comyng that ye wolde haue ben obedyent to god holy chirche haue fulfylled the popes coÌ„mauÌ„dement now we haue shewed vnto you pronounced the popes wyll as we were charged therwith And as now ye haue sayd that yf ye had wyst the cause of our comynge that ye wold haue made vs ryde all an hole yere and as well ye myght haue sayd that ye wolde haue takeÌ„ an hole yere of respyte by the popes leue But for to suffre what deth ye coude ordeyn we shal not spare for to tell you holly all yâ— popes message his wyll that we were charged with ¶ How Pandulf delyuered a clerke that had falsed and couÌ„terfeyted the kynges money before the kynge hymselfe ANd anone the kyng coÌ„maunded the sheriues baylyes of North hamton that were in the kynges presence that they sholde brynge forth all the prysoners that they myght be done to deth before Pandulf bycause the kyng wende that they wolde haue gaynsayd theyr dedes for cause of dethe all thynge that he had spoken afore Whan the prysoners were comen before the kynge the kyng coÌ„maunded some to be hanged some to be drawen some to drawe out theyr eyen of theyr heed And amoÌ„ge all other there was a clerke that had falsed the kynges money And the kyng coÌ„maunded that he sholde be hanged drawen And whan Pandulf herde this coÌ„mauÌ„dement of the kynge he sterte hym vp ryght quyckly and anone asked a boke and a candell and wold haue cursed the kynge and all them that wold set vpon the clerke ony hande And Paudulf him self went for to seke a crosse And the kyng folowed hym delyuered hym the clerke by the hande that he sholde do with hym what he wolde And thus was the clerke delyuered went thens And Pandulf and Durant his felowe went from the kynge and came agayne to the pope of Rome and tolde hym that kynge Iohn wolde not be amended but euer abode so accursed And neuerthelesse the pope grasited yâ— yere through out all EngloÌ„de that preestes myght synge masses in co uenable chirches coÌ„secrate our lordes body gyue it to seke meÌ„ whiche were lykely to passe out of this worlde also that men myght thrysten children ouer all the londe And whan the pope wyst sawe that the kyng wolde not be vnder the rule of holy chirche for no maner thinge the pope than sent to the kyng of frauÌ„ce in remissyon of his synnes that he shold take with hym all the power that he myght go in to Englonde for to destroye kynge Iohn Whan these tydynges came to kyng Iohn than was he sore anoyed sore drad lest he sholde lese his realme hymselfe be done to deth Than sent he to the pope messengers sayd he wold be iustyfyed come to amendmeÌ„t in all thynges wolde make satisfaccyon to all maner men after the popes ordyuauÌ„ce Than sent the pope agayn in to englonde Pandulf other messengers came to CauÌ„terbury to the kyng there abode And the .xiij. day of Maye the kyng made an other for to stande to the popes ordynauÌ„â—e before Pandulf the legate in all maner of thynges in whiche he was accur sed that he shold make full restitucion to all men of holy chirche of religyon of the goodes that he had taken of them agaynst theyr wyll And all the grete lordes of englonde sware vpon the boke by the holydome that yf the kyng wolde not holde his othe they wolde make hyÌ„ by strength to holde it Than the kynge put hym to the courte of Rome to the pope than gaue he vp the realme of englonde of Irlonde for him for his heyres for euermore that shold come after hym so that kyng Iohn his heyres shold take
those two realmes of the popes handes And sholde euery yere paye ferme vnto the courte of Rome a thousande marke of syluer And than toke the kynge the crowne of his heed set hyÌ„ on his knees and these wordes he sayd in herynge of all the grete lordes of englonde Here I resygne vp the crowne the realme of englonde in to the handes of pope Inno cent the thyrde put me hooly in to his mercy in his ordinauÌ„ce Pandulf than receyued yâ— crowne of kyng Iohn kept it .v. dayes as for a seasynge takynge of two realmes of Englonde and Irlonde And confermed all maner thynges by his chartre that foloweth after ¶ Of the lettre oblygatory that kynge Iohn made vnto the courte of Rome wherfore the Peter pens ben gadered through out all Englonde TO all christeÌ„ people throuâ—h out all the worlde dwellynge Iohn by the grace of god kynge of Englonde gretynge to your vniuersite And be it knowen that for as moche as we haue greued offended god our moder chirche of Rome And for as moche as we haue nede vnto the mercy of our lorde Iesu Chryst also we may no thynge so worthy offre as competent sa 〈…〉 to make to god to holy chirche but 〈◊〉 it were our owne body as with â—ur realmes of Englonde of Irlonde Than by the grace of god we desyre to meke vs for the loue of hym yâ— meked hym to the deth vpon the crosse through counseyle of the noble erles barons we offre and frely grauÌ„te to god to yâ— apostles saynt Peter saynt Paule and to our moder chirche of Rome to our holy fader the pope Innocent the thyrde to all yâ— popes yâ— come after hym all the realmes patronages of chirches of EngloÌ„de of Irlonde with theyr appertenauÌ„tes for remyssyon of our synnes for helpe helth of our kynne soules all chrysten soules So yâ— from this daye afterward we wyl receyue and holde of our moder thirche of Rome as fee farme doynge feaute to our holy fader pope Innocent the thyrde so to all the popes that cometh after hym in yâ— same maner aboue sayd And in yâ— presence of the wyse man Pandulf the popes subdeken we make lyege homage as it were in the popes presence before hym were and shal do all maner thynges aboue sayd therto we bynde vs all that cometh after vs our heyres for euermore without ony gaynsayenge to the pope eke yâ— warde of chirche vacauÌ„tes And in tokeÌ„ of this thynge euermore for to last we wyl con ferme ordeyn that our specyall rentes of yâ— foresayd realme sauynge saynt Peters pens in all thynge to yâ— moder chirche of Rome payenge by yere a thousan de marke of syluer at two termes of the yere for all maner customes yâ— we sholde do for yâ— foresayd realmes that is to saye at Myghelmasse and at Eester that is to saye vij C. marke for Englonde and thre hondred marke for Irlond sauyng to vs to our heyres our Iustyces and our other fraunchyses other ryaltees that perteyneth vnto the crowne And these thynges that before ben sayd we wyl that it be ferme and stable without ende And to that oblygacyon we our successours and our heyres in this maner be bounde that yf we or ony of our heyres through ony presumpcyon fall in ony poynt agaynst ony of these thynges aboue sayd and he be warned and wyll not ryght amende hym he shall than lose the foresayd realmes for euermore And that this chartre of oblygacyon and our warrauÌ„t for euermore be ferme and stable without ony gaynsay enge we shall fro this daye afterwarde be true to god and to the moder chirche of Rome and to the pope Innocent the thyrde and to all them that cometh after hym and the realmes of Englonde and of Irlonde we shall trewly mayntayne in all maner poyntes agaynst all maner men by our power through goddes helpe ¶ How the clerkes that were outlawed of Englonde came agayn how kynge Iohn was assoyled WHan this chartre was made ensealed the kynge receyued agayne his crowne of Pandulfs hande sente anone vnto the archebysshop Stephen to all his other clerkes and lewd men that he had exyled out of this londe that they sholde come agayn in to Englonde haue agayn theyr londes also theyr rentes that he wolde make restytucyon of the goodes that he had taken of theyrs agaynst theyr wyll The kyng hymselfe than Pandulf the erles barons went to wynchestre agaynst yâ— archebysshop Stephen And whan he was comen the kynge wente agaynst hym fell downe to his feet thus to hym sayd Fayre syr ye be welcome I crye you mercy bycause that I haue trespaced agaynst you The archebysshop toke hyÌ„ vp tho in his armes kyssed hym curteysly ofteÌ„tymes after ladde hym to the dore of saynt Swythynes chirche by the hande assoyled hym of yâ— sentence and hym recoÌ„cyled to god to holy chirche And that was on saynt Margaretes daye And the arche bysshop anone went for to synge masse And yâ— kyng offred at the masse a marke of golde And whan yâ— masse was done all they went to receyue al theyr londes without ony maner gaynsayenge And that daye they made all myrth and ioye ynough But yet was not yâ— enterdytynge releaced bycause yâ— pope had set that the enterdytynge sholde not be done tyll the kyng had made full restitucyon of yâ— goodes that he had take of holy chirche And yâ— hymselfe sholde do homage to the pope by a tertayne legate that he sholde sende into englonde And thaÌ„ toke Pandulf his leue of yâ— kynge the archebysshop went agayne to Rome And the archebysshop anone let come before him prelates of holy chirche at Redynge for to treate couÌ„seyle how moche what they sholde aske of yâ— kynge for to make restytucyon of yâ— goodes yâ— he had taken of them And they ordeyned sayd that the kyng sholde gyue to yâ— archebysshop thre thousande marke for the wronge yâ— the kynge had done vnto hym And also by porcions to other clerkes .xv. M. marke ¶ And this same tyme Nicolas bysshop of Tuscan cardynall penytencer of Rome came in to Englonde through the popes coÌ„mauÌ„dement the .v. kalende of October came to London yâ— .v. nonas of October for bycause that kyng Iohn all the kynges yâ— came after hym shold euermore holde yâ— realme of Englonde of Irlonde of god of the pope payenge to the pope by yere as is aboue sayd ¶ How yâ— enterdytynge was vndone in englonde of yâ— debate yâ— was bytwene kyng Iohn the barons of the realme WHan kynge Iohn had done his homage to yâ— legate yâ— shewed hyÌ„ the popes lettre yâ— he shold paye to Iulyan and yelde agayne that was kynge Rychardes wyfe yâ— thyrde parte of the londe of Englonde
men bette downe the kynges castels began fast for to destroye kyng Edwardes londes And whan the tydynges came vnto the kynge of this thynge he went in to Wales so moche he dyd through goddes grace and his grete power that he droue Lewlin to grete myschefe that he fledde all maner strength came yelded hym vnto kynge Edward gaue hym .l. M. marke of syluer to haue peas toke the damoysell all his herytage made an obly gacyon to kyng Edward to come to his parlyament two tymes in the yere ¶ And in the seconde yere after yâ— kynge Edward was crowned he helde a generall parlyameÌ„t at Westmynster there he made the statutes for defaute of lawe by the comyn assent of all his baronage And at eester nexte after the kynge sent by his lettre vnto Lewlyn prynce of Wales that he shold come to his parlyameÌ„t for his londe for his holding of Wales as the strength of the lettre oblygatory wytnessed Than Lewlyn had scorne despyte of yâ— kynges coÌ„mauÌ„dement And for pure wrath agayn begaÌ„ warre vpon kynge Edward destroyed his londes And whan kyng Edward herde of these tydyÌ„ges he waxed wonders wroth vnto Lewlyn in haste assembled a grete power of people went towarde Wales and warred so vpon Lewlyn the prynce tyll yâ— he brought hym in moche sorow dysease And Lewlyn sawe that his defence myght not auayle hym and came agayn yelded hym to yâ— kynges grace cryed him mercy longe tyme knâ—led before yâ— kynges feet The kynge â—ad of hym pyte coÌ„mauÌ„ded hym to aâ—â—se for his mekenes forgaue hyÌ„ his wrathe and to hym sayd that yf he trespaced agaynst hyÌ„ an other tyme that he wolde destroye hyÌ„ for euermore Dauid yâ— was Lewlins broder yâ— same tyme dwelled with kyng Edward was a fell man and a subtyll enuyous also ferre castynge and moche treason thought euermore made good semblaunt semed so 〈◊〉 yâ— no man myght perceyue his falsnes ¶ How Lewlyn through â—ggâ—nge of his broder Dauid warred agayn vpon kynge Edwarde IT was not longe tyme that tyme that kynge Edward gaue to Dauid Lewlyns broder the lordship of â—rodesham and made hym knyght And so moche honour dyd he neuer after to no man of Wales bycause of hym ¶ Kyng Edward helde his parlyament at London whan he had done in Wales al that he wolde chauÌ„ged his money yâ— was foule kyt rouÌ„ded wherfore the people coÌ„playned sore so yâ— the king let enquyre of the trespassours And .ccc. were atteynted of suche maner of falsnes wherfore some were hanged and some drawen hanged And afterward the kyng ordey ned that the sterling halfpeny ferthyng sholde go through out all his londe And coÌ„mauÌ„ded that no man fro that daye afterwarde gaue ne â—eoffed hous of religyon with londe or tenemeÌ„t without specyall leue of the kynge he that dyd sholde be punysshed at the kynges wyll the gyfte sholde be for nought ¶ And it was not longe after that Lewlyn prynce of Wales through the entycement of Dauid his broder and by bothe theyr consent they thought to dysheryte kynge Edward in as moche as they myght so that through them bothe the kynges peas was broken And whan kyng Edward herde of this anone he sent his baroÌ„s in to Northum berlonde the surreys also that they shold go take theyr vsage vpon the traytours Lewlyn Dauyd wonders harde it was for to warre than For it is wynter in Wales whan in other couÌ„trees it is somer And Lewlyn let ordeyne well aray vitayle his good castel of Swandon and therin was an huge nombre of people plente of vitayles so that kyng Edward wyst not where to entre And whan the kynges men it perceyued also the strength of Wales they let come in to the see barges botes grete plankes as many as they might ordeyne haue for to go to the foresayd castell of Swandon with men on fote also on hors But the Walshmen had so moche people were so stronge that they droue the Englysshmen backe so that there was so moche prees of people at the turnynge agayn that the charge the burden of men made the barges botes to synke there was drowned many a good knyght that is to say syr Roger Clifford syr William of Lindsey that was syr Iohns sone fitz Robert syr Rychard Tanny an huge nombre of other all was through theyr owne foly for yf they had had good spies they had not ben harmed Whan kynge Edward herde tell that his people were so drowned he made sorowe ynough But than came syr Iohn of Vessye from the kynge of Aragon brought with hym moch people of bachelers of Gascoyns were soudyours dwellynge with Iohn of Vessye of hym receyued wages of hym were holden were noble men for to fyght and brent many townes slewe all the walshmen that they myght take And all those with strength myght made assaute vnto the castell of Swandon gate the castell And whaÌ„ Dauid herde of these tydynges he ordeyned hyÌ„ to flyght WhaÌ„ Lewlyn the prynce knewe that his broder was fledde thaÌ„ was he sore abasshed for he had no power his warre to maynteyn And so Lewlyn began to flee wende well to haue scaped But in a mornyng syr Roger Mortimer mette with hym onely with .x. knightes set hym rouÌ„de aboute to hym went smote of his heed presented it to kyng Edward And in this maner Lewlyn the prynce of Wales was taken his heed smytten of also all his heyres dysheryted for euermore through ryghtfull dome of all the lordes of the realme ¶ How Dauid that was Lewlyns broder prynce of Wales was put to deth DAuid the prynces broder of Wales through pride wende to haue beÌ„ prynce of Wales after his broders deth And vpoÌ„ this he sent after walshmen to his patlyament at Dinbigh folysshly made Wales to aryse agaynst the kyng began to meue warre agaynst kyng Edward dyd all the sorowe dysease that he myght by his power Whan kynge Edward herde of this thynge he ordey ned men to pursue vpon hym And Dauid fyerâ—y hym defended tyll that he came to the towne of saynt Morite there was Dauid taken as he fledde ladde to the kynge And the kyng coÌ„mauÌ„ded that he shold be hanged drawen and smyte of his heed quarter hyÌ„ sende his heed to London the foure quarters to the foure chefe townes of Wales for they sholde take ensample therof be ware And afterward kynge Edward let crye his peas though out al wales seased all the londe into his handes all the grete lordes that were lefte alyue came to do feaute homage to kynge Edward as to theyr kynde lorde And than let kynge Edward amende the lawes of Wales
that were defectyue And after he sent to al the lordes of Wales by his lettres patentes that they sholde come all to his parlyameÌ„t And whan they were comen the kynge sayd to them full curteysly Lordes ye be welcome me behoueth your couÌ„seyle your helpe for to go in to Gascoyn for to amende the trespace that to me was done whan I was there for to entreate of peas bytwene the kynge of Aragon the pryÌ„ce of Morrey And all the kynges liege men erles barons consented grauÌ„ted therto And than kynge Edwarde made hym redy went in to Gascoyn let amende all the trespaces that was done hyÌ„ in Gascoyn And of the debate that was bytwene the kyng of Aragon the prynce of Morrey he cessed accorded them And whyle kynge Edward quene Elenore his wyfe were in Gascoyn the good erle of Cornewayle was made wardeyn of Englonde tyll that kyng Edward came agayn And thaÌ„ enquyred he of his tray tours that coniected falsnes agaynst hym And eche of theÌ„ all receyued theyr dome after that they had deserued But in the meane tyme whyle that kyng Edward was beyonde that see to do them for to make amendes that had trespaced agaynst hyÌ„ there was a fals traytour that was called â—isap Meridoc began to make warre agaynst kynge Edward that was for cause of syr Payne Tiptot the wrongfully greued diseased the foresayd Bisap Meridoc And whan kynge Edward herde all this he sente by his lettres to Bisap Meridoc that he sholde make no warre but that he sholde be in peas for his loue whan he came agayne in to Englonde he wolde vndertake the quarell amende all that was mysdone This foresayd Risap Meridoc despysed the kynges coÌ„maundement spared not to do all the sorowe that he myght to the kynges men of Englond But anone after he was taken ladde to yorke and there he was drawen hanged for his felony ¶ Of the redressyng that king Edward made of his Iustices and of his clerkes that they had done for theyr falsnes and how he droue the Iewes out of Englonde for theyr vsury and mysbyieue WHan kynge Edward had dwelled thre yere in Gascoyn a desyre came to hyÌ„ for to go in to Englonde agayn And whan he was comen agayn there were so many coÌ„playntes made to hym of his Iustices of his clerkes that had done so many wronges falsnes that wonder it was to here For whiche falsnes syr Thomas weylonde the kynges Iustyce forswore Englonde at the Toure of LondoÌ„ for falsnes that men put vpon hym wherof he was atteynt proued fals And anone after whan the kynge had done his wyll of the Iustices than let he enquyre espye how the Iewes deceyued begyled his people through theyr synne of falsnes of vsury and let ordeyn a preuy parliament amonge his lordes And they ordeyned amoÌ„ge them that all the Iewes shold voyde out of Eng loÌ„de for theyr misbyleue also for theyr false vsury that they dyd vnto chrysten men And for to spede make an ende of this thynge all the comynalte of Englonde gaue vnto the kynge the .xv. peny of al theyr goodes mouable And so were the iewes dryuen out of Englonde And than went the iewes in to FrauÌ„ce there they dwelled through leue of kyng Philyp that than was kynge of FrauÌ„ce ¶ How kynge Edwarde was seased in all the londe of Scotlonde through coÌ„sent and grauÌ„te of all the lordes of Scotlonde IT was not longe after the Alexander kyng of Scotlonde was deed and Dauid the erle of Huntingdon that was the kynges broder of Scotlond asked claymed the kingdom of Scotlonde after that his broder was deed bycause that he was rightfull heyre But many grete lordes sayd naye wherfore grete debate arose bytwene them theyr fren des for as moche as they wolde not con sent to his crownacyon And the meane tyme the foresayd Dauid dyed And so it befell that the sayd Dauid had thre dough ters that worthely were maryed The fyrst doughter was maryed to Bayloll the seconde to Brus the thyrde to Hastynges The foresayd Bayloll Brus chalenged the londe of Scotlonde grete debate stryfe arose bytwene them thre bycause eche of them wolde haue ben kyng And whan the lordes of Scotlonde sawe the debate bytwene them they came to kyng Edward of Englonde seased hym in all the londe of Scotlonde as chefe lord And whan the kyng was seased of the foresayd lordes of Scotlonde the foresayd Bayloll Brus Hastynges came to the kynges courte asked of the kynge whiche of them sholde be kyng of Scotlonde And kyng Edward that was full gentyll true let enquyre by the cronycles of Scotlonde of the gretest lordes of Scotlonde whiche of them was of the eldest blode And it was fouÌ„de that Bayloll was the eldest that the kyng of Scotlonde shold holde of the kyng of Englonde and do hym feaute homage And after this was done Bayloll went in to Scotlonde and there was crowned kynge of Scotlond And the same tyme was vpon the see grete warre bytwene the englyssh men the Normans But vpon a tyme the NormaÌ„s arryued at Douer there they martyred an holy man that was called Thomas of Douer And afterward were the Normans slayne that there escaped not one of them ¶ And soone after kynge Edward sholde lese the duchy of Gascoyn through kyng Philip of FrauÌ„ce through his fals castyng of the Douâ—e peres of the lond wherfore syr Edmond that was kyng Edwardes broder gaue vp his homage vnto the kyng of FrauÌ„ce ¶ And in that tyme the clerkes of Englonde grauÌ„ted to kynge Edward halfe dele of holy chirche goodes in helpynge to recouer his londe agayn in Gascoyn And the kynge sent thyder a noble company of his bachelers And hymselfe wolde haue gone to Portesinouth but he was letted through one Maddok of Wales that had seased the castell of Swandon in to his handes for that cause the kyng turned to Wales at Chrystmasse And bycause that the noble lordes of Englond that were sent in to Gascoyn had no coÌ„fort of theyr lorde the kyng they were taken of syr Charles of FrauÌ„ce that is to say syr Iohn of Brytayne syr Robert Typtot syr Raufe Tanny syr Hugh Bardulf syr Adam of Cretynge And yet at the Ascencyon was Maddok taken in Wales another whiche was called Morgan and they were sent to the toure of London and there they were byheded ¶ How syr Iohn Bailoll kyng of Scotlonde withsayd his homage ANd whaÌ„ syr Iohn Bailoll kyng of Scotlonde vnderstode that kyng Edwarde was warred in Gascoyne to whome the realme of Scotlonde was delyuered falsly than agaynst his othe wtsayd his homage through procuryng of his folke sent vnto the courte of Rome through a fals suggestion to be assoyled of the othe that he swore vnto the kynge of Englonde And so
comen thyder they were brought before hyÌ„ the kynge asked of them how they wolde make amendes of the trespace losse that they had done him they put them in his mercy Lordes sayd the kyng I wyll not your londes ne your goodes but I wyll that ye make to me an othe vpoÌ„ goddes body to be true to me neuer after this tyme agaynst me bere armes And they all consented to the kynges wyll swore vpon goddes body that is to say syr Iohn of Comyn the erle of Strathorne the erle of Caâ—yk also .iiij. bisshops vndertoke for al the clergy so the kynge delyuered them and gaue them safeconduytes to go in to theyr owne couÌ„tree And it was not loÌ„ge afterwarde but that they arose agaynst kyng Edward bycause that they wyst well that kynge Edwardes folke were taken in Gascoyn as before is sayd but syr Iohan Bayloll kynge of Scotlonde wyst well that his londe sholde haue sorowe ynough shame for theyr falsnes and in haste went hym ouer the see to his owne londes and there helde hym and neuer came agayne Wherfore the Scottes chose vnto theyr kyng Willyam Waleys a rybaud and an harlot comen vp of nought to englysshmen dyd moche harme ¶ And kyng Edward thought how he myght best delyuer his people that were taken in Gascoyne in haste went hym ouer the see in to Flaundres for to warre vpon the kyng of Fraunce And the erle of FlauÌ„dres receyued hym with moche honour grauÌ„ted hym all his londes at his owne wyl And whan the kyng of FrauÌ„ce herde tell that the kyng of Englond was arryued in FlauÌ„dres came with an huge power to destroye hym he prayed hyÌ„ of trewse for two yere so the englysshe marchauÌ„tes and also frensshe myght safely go come on bothe sydes Kynge Edwarde grauÌ„ted it so that he had his men out of prison that were in Gascoyn And the kyng of FrauÌ„ce grauÌ„ted anone so they were delyuered ¶ In the same tyme the Scottes sent by the bysshop of saynt Andrewes in to FrauÌ„ce to the kyng to syr Charles his broder that syr Charles shold come with his power and they of Scotlond wolde come with theyr power so they sholde go in to Englonde the londâ— to destroye from Scotlond vnto â—enâ— the scottes trusted moche vpon the frenssh men But of that thyÌ„ge they had no maner grauÌ„te Yet neuerthelesse the Scottes began to robbe slee in Northumberlonde and dyd moche harme ¶ How Willyam Waleys let slee syr Hugh of Cressingham and of the batayle of Fonkirke WHan the tydynges came to kyng Edward that Wyllyam Waleys had ordeyned suche a stronge power also that all Scotlonde to hym was attendaunt redy for to slee Englysshmen and to destroye the londe he was sore anoyed sent anone by lettre to the erle of Garren to syr Henry Percy and to syr Willyam Latomer and to syr Hugh of Cressyngham his tresourer that they sholde take power go in to Northumberlonde so forth in to Scotlond for to kepe the couÌ„trees And whan Willyam Waleys herde of theyr comynge he began for to flee the englysshmen folowed hym droue hym tyll he came to Sâ—ry uelyn there he helde hym in the castell And the walshmen euery daye them escryed thretened dyd all the despyte that they myght so that the Englysshmen vpon a tyme in a mornyng went out froÌ„ the castel the mountenauÌ„ce of .x. myle passed ouer a brydge And William Waleys came with a stronge power droue them backe for the englysshmen had no power agaynst hym but fledde they that myght take the brydge escaped But syr Hugh the kynges tresourer there was slayn many other also wherfore was made moche sorowe ¶ Than had kyng Edward spedde all his maters in FlauÌ„dres was comen agayn in to EngloÌ„de hastely toke his waye in to Scotlonde came thyder at the Ascencyon tyde all that he fouÌ„de he set a fyre brent But the poore people of Scotlonde came to hym wonders thycke prayed hym for goddes loue to haue mercy on them Wherfore the kyng coÌ„mauÌ„ded that no man shold do them harme that were yoldeÌ„ to hym ne to no maÌ„ of ordre nor no hous of religion ne no maner chirche but let espye where that he myght fynde ony of his enemyes Than came a spye to the kynge tolde hyÌ„ where the Scottes were assembled for to abyde batayle And so on saynt Mary Magdaleyns day the kynge came to Fonkirk gaue batayle to the Scottes at the batayle were slayne .xxxiij. M. scottes of englyshmen .xxviij. no mo of that whiche was a worthy knight slayne an hospytaler that was called Frere Brian Iay. For whan William Waleys fled from the batayle that same Brian hym pursued fyersly as his hors ran he start in to a myre of a marys vp to the bely WillyaÌ„ Waleys than turned agayne and there slewe syr Bryan that was grete harme And that whyle kynge Edwarde went through Scotlonde for to enquyre yf he myght fynde ony of his enemyes in the londe he dwelled as longe as hym lyked there was none enemy that durst him abyde And soone after that kyng Edward went to Southamton for he wolde not abyde in Scotlond in wynter season for esement of his people And whan he came to London he let amende many myâ— dedes that were done agaynst his peas his lawes whyle he was in FlauÌ„dres ¶ Of the last maryage of kyng Edward and how he went the thyrde tyme in to Scotlonde ANd afterward it was ordeyned through the court of Rome that kyng Edward shold wedde dame Mar garete that was kyng Philips syster of FrauÌ„ce And the archebysshop Robert of wynchelse spoused theÌ„ togider through whiche mariage there was made peas bytwene kynge Edward of Englonde kynge Philyp of FrauÌ„ce ¶ Kynge Edwarde went than the thyrde tyme in to Scotlond And than wtin the fyrst yere he famysshed the londe so that he lefte not one but that al came to his mercy saue they that were in the castell of Estreuelyn that well was vitayled stored for .vij. yere ¶ How the castell of Estreuelyn was besyeged and wonne BYnge Edward came to the castell of Estreuelyn with an huge power besyeged the castell but it lytel auayled For he myght do the Scottes no harme the castell was so stronge well kepte Whan kyng Edward sawe that he bethought hym on a queyntyse caused anone to make two payr of hye galowes before the toure of the castell made his othe that as many as were within the castell were he erle or baron he were taken with strengthe but yf he wolde the rather yelde hym he sholde be hanged vpon the same payr of galowes And whan they that were within the castell herde this they came and yelded them all to the kinges grace mercy And the kyng
of his mouth whan he conquered it through dynt of swerde For the prynce Lewlyn Dauyd his broder Rys Morgan were put to deth through theyr falsnes theyr foly And he set his fote in wike conquered Barwyke at the whiche conquest were slayn .xxv. M. and. vij C. out take them that were brent in the reed hall And the walles that he let make shall be noyous vnto his sede as men shall here after se in the lyfe of syr Edward of Carnaruan his sone And yet sayd Merlyn that he sholde make ryuers ren in blode with brayn that semed well in his warres where as he had the maystry And yet Merlin sayd that there shold come a people out of the north west durynge the regne of the foresayd dragon that sholde be ladde by an yll greyhouÌ„de that the dragon sholde crowne kyng that afterward sholde flee ouer the see for drede of the dragon without comynge agayn that was proued by syr Iohn Bayloll the kyng Edward made to be kynge of Scotlonde that falsly arose agaynst him after he fled to his owne londes of FrauÌ„ce neuer came agayne in to Scotlonde for drede of kynge Edward And yet sayd Meriyn the people that sholde lede the foresayd greyhouÌ„de shold be faderles vnto a certayn tyme he sayd sothe for the people of Scotlonde gretely were dyseased syth that syr Iohn Bayloll theyr kung was fledde And yet layd Merlin that the sonne shold become in his tyme as reed as blode in tokenynge of grete mortalite of people that was well knoweÌ„ whan the scottes were â—ayâ— And Merlyn sayd that same dragon sholde nourysshe a foxe that sholde meue grete warre agaynst hym that shold in his tyme be ended that semed well by Robert the Brus that kyng Edward noursshed in his chambre that sythen stale aware meued grete warre agaynst hym whâ— the warre was not ended in his tyme. And afterward Merlyn tolde that this dra gon shold be holden the best body of all the worlde he sayd sothe for the good kyng Edward was the worthyest knyght of all the worlde in his tyme. And yet said mer lyn that the dragon sholde dye in the marche of an other londe that his londe sholde be longe wtout a good keper that men sholde wepe for his deth from the yle of Shepey vnto the yle of Mercill wherfore alas shal be theyr songe amonge yeâ—â—myn people faderles in the londe wasted And the pâ—hâ— cy was knowen ouer all full well For the good king Edward dyed at Burgh vpoÌ„ sandes that is in the marche of Scotlonde wherfore the englysshmeÌ„ were discoÌ„fâ—ed sorowed in Northumberiend bycause the king Edwardes sone set by the Scottes no force for the tyot of Pyers of Ganaston wherfore alas was the song through out all Englonde for defaute of theyr good wardeyn from the yle of Shepey vnto the yle of Mareyll the people made moche sorowe for good king Edwardes deth For they wende that kyng Edward shold haue gone in to the holy lond for that was holly his purpose Vpon whose soule god for his hygh grace haue mercy ¶ Anno dâ—â—i M CC. lxxxiiiâ— CElestinus was pope after Nicolas .v. monethes and no thynge noble of hym is wryten but that he was a vertuous man ¶ Bonifacius the. viiâ— was pope after hyÌ„ .viij. yere This Boniface was a man in those thynges that apperteyneth to courte for he was very eâ—pert in suche maters And bycause he had no pere he put no mesure to his prudence toke so grete pryde vpon hym that he sayd he was lord of all the worlde And many thyÌ„ges he dyd with his myght that fayled wretchedly in the ende He gaue an ensample to all prelates that they shold not be proude but vnder the forme of a very shepeherde of god they sholde more study to be loued of theyr subiectes than to be drad This man is he of whome it is sayd that he entred as a fox he lyued as a lyon dyed as a dogge ¶ This tyme the yere of grace was ordeyned from an C. yere to an C. yere the fyrst Jubile was in the yere of our lord god M CCC ¶ Benedictê° the .xj. was pope after Boniface .xi. monethes This man was an holy man of the ordre of the frere prechours lytell whyle lyued but decessed anone ¶ Adulphus was Emperour .vj. yere This man was the erle of Anoxone and was not crowned by the pope for he was slayne in batayle ¶ Albertus was emperour after hyÌ„ .x. yere This man was the duke of Austrie fyrst was repreued of the pope after was confermed by the same pope for the malyce of the kyng of FrauÌ„ce whiche was an enemy vnto the chirche And to that Albert the same pope gaue the kyngdom of frauÌ„ce as he dyd other kyngdomes but it ê“fyted not for at the last he was slayne of his neuewe ¶ ClemeÌ„s was pope after Benedictus almoost .ix. yere This man was a grete buylder of castels other thynges And he dampned the ordre of Templers And he ordeyned the .vij. boke of decretalles the whiche be called yâ— questyons of Clementyns And anone after in a couÌ„seyle the whiche he helde at Vienna he reuoked that same boke the whiche his successour Iohn called agayn incorpored it publysshed it This Clement fyrst of al popes translated the popes seet from Rome to Aumyon And whyder it was done by the mocyon of god or by the boldnes of man dyuerse men meruaylleth ¶ Iohn the .xxij. was pope after hym xviij yere This man was all gloryous as for those thyÌ„ges that were to be vsed through the actyfe lyfe And he publysshed the Constytucyons of the Clementynes sent them to all the vniuersitees And many sayntes he canonysed And the fatte bysshopryches he deuyded And he ordeyned many thynges agaynst the plu ralite of benefices and many heretykes he dampned but whyder he was saued or not our lorde god wolde not shewe to those that he loued very well ¶ Henry the .vij. was emperour after Albert .v. yere This Henry was a noble man in warre and he coueyted to haue peas by londe water He was a gloryous man in batayle was neuer ouercome with enemyes And at the last he was poysoned of a frere whan that he houseled hym by receyuynge of the sacrament ¶ Of kynge Edwarde that was kynge Edwardes sone ANd after this kynge Edwarde regned Edwarde his sone that was borne at Carnaruan And this Edward went in to FrauÌ„ce there he spoused Isabell the kynges doughter of FrauÌ„ce the .xxv. daye of Ianuary at the chirche of our lady at Boloyn in the yere of our lorde Iesu Chryst a. M CCC .vij. And the .xx. daye of Feueryer the nexte yere yâ— came after he was crowned solemply at Westmynster of the archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury of the archebisshop of winchelse And there was so grete prees of people that syr Iohn
Englonde WHan kyng Edward sawe the grete harme destruccyon that the barons of Englond dyd to syr Hugh Spen sers londe to his sones in euery place that they came vpon the king than through his couÌ„seyle exiled syr Iohn Mombray syr Roger Clifford syr Gosselin Dauil many other lordes that were coÌ„sentynge to them wherfore the barons dyd than more harme than they dyd before And whan the kyng sawe the the barons wolde not cease of theyr cruelte the kyng was sore adrad lest they wold destroye hym his realme for his mayntenauÌ„ce but yf he assented to them so he sent for them by lettres that they sholde come to London to his parliament at a certayne daye as in his lettres were conteyned And they came with thre batayles well armed at all poyntes and euery batayle had cote armures of grene cloth therof the ryght quarter was yelowe with whyte bendes wherfore that parliament was called the parlyament of the whyte bende And in that company was syr Vmfrey of Bohoune erle of Herford syr Roger Clifford syr Iohn Mombray syr Gosselyn Dauyll syr Roger Mortimer of Wygmore syr Henry of Trais syr Iohn Gif fard syr Barthilme we of Badelsmore that was the kynges steward that the kyng had sent to Shyrburâ—ein Elmede to the erle of Lancastre to all that were with hym for to treate of accorde that hym alyed to the barons came with that company And syr Roger Dammorie syr Hugh Dandale the had spoused the kynges neces syster syr Gylbert of Clare erle of Glocestre that was slayne in Scotlonde as before is sayd And those two lordes had than two partyes of the erledome of Glocestre syr Hugh Spenser the sone had the thyrde parte in his wyues halfe the thyrd syster those two lordes weÌ„t to the barons with all theyr power agaynst syr Hugh theyr broder 〈◊〉 lawe so there came with them syr Roger Clifford syr Iohn Mombray syr Gosselyn Dauyll syr Roger Mortymer of Wygmore his neuew syr Henry Trais syr Iohn Giffard syr Barthylmewe of Badelsmore with all theyr company many other yâ— to them were consentyng All the grete lordes came to Westmynster to the kynges parliament so they spake dyd the bothe syr Hugh Spenser the fader also the sone were outlawed of Englonde for euermore And so syr Hugh the fader went to Douer made moche sorow fell downe vpon yâ— grouÌ„de by the see banke acrosse with his armes sore wepyng sayd Now fayre Englonde good Eng londe to almyghty god I the betake thryes kyssed the grouÌ„de wende neuer to haue comen agayn wepyng cursed the tyme that euer he begate syr Hugh his sone sayd for hyÌ„ he had lost all engloÌ„de in presence of all gaue him his curse went ouer the see to his londes But 〈◊〉 Hugh the sone wolde not go out of Englonde but helde hym on the see he his coÌ„pany robbed two Dromondes besyde Sandwyche toke bare awaye all the was in them the value of .xl. M. pouÌ„de ¶ How the kyng exiled the erle Thomas of Lancastre all that helde with hym and how Mortimer came yelded hym to the kynge and of the lordes IT was not longe after the the kyng ne made syr Hugh Spenser thâ—â—a der syr Hugh the sone come agayne in to Englonde agaynst the lordes wyll of the realme And soone after the kyng with a stronge power came and besyeged the castell of Ledes in the castell was the lady of Badelsmore bycause the she wold not grauÌ„te that castell to the quene I sabell kyng Edwardes wyfe But the princypall cause was bycause the syr Barthilmewe was agaynst the kyng helde with the lordes of Englonde neuerthelesse the kynge by helpe and socour of men of London and also of helpe of southeren men gate the castell maugre of them all that were within toke with them all that they myght fynde And whan the barons of Englonde herde these tydynges syr Roger Morâ—â—mer many other lordes toke the towne of Burgworth with strength wherfore the kyng was wonders wrothe let outlawe Thomas of LaÌ„castre Vmfrey de Bohoune erle of Herford all those that were assentyng to the same quarell And the kyng assembled an huge hoost came agaynst the lordes of Englonde wherfore the Mortimers put them in the kynges mercy grace And anone they were sente to the toure of London there kepte in prison And whan the barons herde this thynge they came to PouÌ„tfret castell where as the erle Thomas soiourned told hym how that the Mortimers both had yelded them to the kyng put them i his grace ¶ Of the syege of Tykhyll WHan Thomas erle of Lancastre herd this he was woÌ„ders wroth and all that were of his company gretly they were discoÌ„forted ordeyned theyr power togyder besyeged the castell of Tykhyll But those that were within manly defended them that the barons coude not gete the castell And whan the kynge herde that his castell was besyeged he swore by god by his names that the syege sholde be remeued assembled an huge power of people and went thyderward to rescowe the castell his power encreased from daye to daye Whan the erle of Lancastre the erle of Herford the barons of theyr coÌ„pany herde of this thynge they assembled all theyr power went to Burton vpon Trent kepte the brydge that the kyng sholde not passe ouer But it befell so on the .x. daye of Marche in the yere of grace M .ccc .xxj. the kyng the Spensers syr Aymer of ValauÌ„ce erle of Penbroke Iohâ—erle of AruÌ„dell and theyr power weâ—t ouer the water discomâ—yted the erle Thomas his com pany And they fled to the castell of Tutbery from thens to PouÌ„tfret And in the vyage dyed syr Roget Danmore in the abbey of Tuthery And that same tyme the erle Thomas had a traytour with him that was called Robert Holand a knight that the erle had brought vp of nought had nourysshed hym in his buttry and had gyuen hym a. M. marke of londe by yere so moche the erle loued hym that he myght do in the erles courte all that hym lyked with hye lowe so craftely the thefe bare hym that his lorde trusted hym more than ony man on lyue And the erle had ordeyned hym by his lettres for to go in to the erledom of LaÌ„castre to make men aryse to helpe hym in that viage that is to saye .v. C. men of armes But the false traytour came not there no maner men for to warne ne reyse to helpe his lorde And whan the fals traytour herde tell that his lord was discoÌ„fited at Burton vpon Trent as a fals traytour thefe stale awaye robbed in Rauensdele his lordes men that came from the discoÌ„fyture toke of them hors harneys
all that they had slewe of them al that he myght take came yelded hym to the kynge Whan the good erle Thomas wyst that he was so betrayed he was sore abasshed sayd to hyÌ„selfe O almighty god how myght Robert Holand fynde in his herte me to betraye syth I loued hym so moche O god well may now a man se by hyÌ„ that no man may deceyue an other rather than he that he trusteth moost vpon he hath full euyll yelded me the goodnes the worshyp that I haue done to hym through my kyndnes haue auauÌ„ced him made hym hye where that he was lowe and he maketh me go from hygh vnto lowe but yet shall he dye an euyll deth ¶ Of the discomfyture of Burbrygge â—He good erle syr Thomas of Lancastre Vmfrey de Bohoune erle of Herford the barons that were with them toke couÌ„seyle bytwene them at the freres prechours in PouÌ„fret Thomas of Lancastre than thought vpon the treason of Robert Holand sayd in reprefe Alas Robert Holand hath me betrayed aye is the reed of some euyll shreed And by the comyn assent they shold go to the castell of Dunstanburgh the whiche apperteined to the erledom of Lancastre that they shold abyde there tyll that the kyng had forgyuen them his maletaleÌ„t But whan the good erle Thomas herde this he answered in this maner sayd Lordes said he yf we go toward the north the northeren men wyll saye that we go towarde the Scottes and so we shall be holden traytours for cause of distauÌ„ce that is bytwene kyng Edward Robert the Brus that made him kyng of Scotlond therfore I saye as touchynge my selfe I wyll not go no ferther in to the north than to myn owne castell of Pountfret And whan syr Roger Clifford herd this he arose vp anone in wrath drewe his swerde on hygh swore by almyghty god by his holy names but yf that he wolde go with them he shold there slee hyÌ„ The noble gentyll erle Thomas was sore adrad sayd Fayre syrs I wyll go with you whether so euer ye me bydde Than went they togider in to the north with them they had vij C. men of armes came to Burbrygge Whan syr Andrewe of Herkela that was in the north couÌ„tree through ordynauÌ„ce of the kynge for to kepe the couÌ„tree of Scotlonde herde tell how the Thomas of Lancastre was dyscomfyted his company at Burton vpon Trent he ordeyned hym a stronge power syr Symond Ward also that than was shyref of yorke and meâ—te the barons at Burbrygge and anone they brake the brydge that was made of tree And whan the erle Thomas of Lancastre herde that syr Andrewe of Herkâ—â—a had brought with hym suche a power he was sore adrad and sente for syr Andrewe of Herkela and with hym spake sayd to hym in this maner Syr Andrewe sayd he ye may well vnderstande how that out lorde the kynge is ladde and mysgouerned by moche false couÌ„seyâ—e through syr Hugh Spenser the fader and syr Hugh his sone syr Iohn erle of Arundell through mayster Robert Baldok a false pylled clerke that now is dwellyng in the kynges courte Wherfore I praye you that ye wyll come with vs with all the power that ye haue ordeyned helpe to destroye the venym of Englonde and the traytours that ben therin and we wyll gyue vnto you all the best parte of .v. 〈…〉 domes that we haue holde we wyll make vnto you an othe that we wyll neuer do thynge without your counseyle so ye shall be eft as well with vs as euer was Robert Holand Than answered syr Andrewe of Herkela sayd Syr Thomas that wold I not do no consent therto for no maner thyÌ„ge ye myght me gyue wtout the wyll coÌ„mauÌ„dement of our lord the kynge for than sholde I be holden a traytour for euermore And whan that the noble erle Thomas of Lancastre sawe that he wolde not consent to hym for no maner thynge he sayd Syr Andrew wyll ye not consent to destroye the ve 〈…〉 of the realme as we be consent at one worde syr Andrewe I tell the that or this yere be passed that ye shall be taken holden for a traytour and more than ony of you holde vs now of a worse deth ye shall dye than euer dyd knyght in EngloÌ„de vnderstaÌ„de well that ye dyd neuer thynge that sorer shal repeÌ„t you now go do what you good lyketh I wyll put me in to the mercy of god And so wente the fals traytour tyrauÌ„t and as a fals forsworne man For through the noble erle Thomas of Lancastre he receyued the armes of chyualry of hym was made knyght Than myght men searchers drawe theÌ„ on that one syde on that other knightes also thaÌ„ fought togyder wonders sore And also amonge all other syr Humfrey de Boughon erle of Herforde a worthy knyght of renome through all chrystendom stode fought with his enemyes vpon the brydge as the noble lorde stode fought vpon the brydge a thefe rybaud skulked vnder the brydge fyersly with a spere smote the noble knyght in to the fouÌ„dament so the his bowelles fell about his feet Alas for sorowe for there was slayne the floure of solace coÌ„forte also of curteysy And syr Roger of Clifford a noble knyght stode euer fought well worthely hym defended but at the last he was sore wounded in his heed syr Willyam of Sâ—llay syr Roger of Bernefelde were slayue at that batayle Whan syr Andrewe of Herkela sawe that syr Thomas men of Lancastre lessed slaked anone he his company came vnto the gentyll â—ayght sayd vnto hym with an hye voyce Yelde the traitour yelde the. The gentyll erle Thomas than answered sayd Nay lordes traitours be we none to you we wyll vs neuer yelde whyle that our lyues lasteth but rather wyll we dyeâ—â— our treuth than yelde vs vnto you And syr Andrewe agayne behelde syr Thomas his company yellynge cryenge as a wood wolfe sayd Yelde you traytours taken yelde you sayenge with an hye voyce beware syrs that none of you be so hardy vpon lyfe lyâ—◠〈…〉 e to misâ—o Thomas body of Lancastre And with that worde the good erle Thomas went into the chaâ—eâ—â— and sayd kâ—elyng vpon his knees and turned his vysage towarde the crosse and sayd Almyghty god vnto the I yelde me holly I put me vnto thy mercy And with that the vylayns rybaudes lepte aboute hym on euery syde as tyrauntes wood turmentours and despoyled hym of his ar mure and clothed hym in a robe of raye that was of his squyers lyuerey forth ladde hym vnto Yorke by water Than myght men se moche sorowe care For the gentyll knyghtes fled on euery syde and the rybaudes vylayns egerly them descryed and cryed on hygh
yelde you traytours yelde you And whan they were yolden they were robbed bouÌ„de as theues Alas the shame and despyte that the gentyll ordre of knyghthode had there at that batayle And the lond was than without lawe for holy chirche had than no more reuerence thaÌ„ yf it had ben a brodell hous And in that batayle was the fader against the sone and the vncle agaynst the neuewe For so moche vnkyndnes there was neuer seen before in Englonde as was that tyme amonge folkes of one nacyon For one kynrede had no more â—yte on that other than an ho 〈…〉 gry wolfe hath of a shepe it was no wonder For the grete lordes of Englonde were not all borne of oâ—â—â—aâ—yon but were 〈…〉 edled with other na 〈…〉 s that is for to saye some were Brytons some Saâ—oâ—s some â—â—nes some Pehytes some Fren 〈…〉 some NormaÌ„s Spanyaâ—des Romayns Henoâ—ers 〈◊〉 Fâ—emâ—â—ges with mâ—â—y other â—â—oyons the whiche nacyons ac 〈…〉 ed not to the kynde blode of Englond And yf so gretâ— lordes haâ— beÌ„ onely â—â—dded â—o â—nglysshe people than sholde rest and peâ—s haue ben a 〈…〉 ge them without oâ—y enâ—â—y And at the batayle were taken prysoners syr Roger E 〈…〉 ord syr Iohn M 〈…〉 bray syr Wyllyam Tuchit syr Willyam â—itz Willyam many other worthy knygh tes there were takeÌ„ at that batayle And syr Hugh Dandell the nexte daye after was taken put in to prison and sholde haue beÌ„ done to deth yf he had not spoused the kynges nece that was erle Gylbertes syster of Glocestre And anone after was syr Barthâ—â—mew of Badelsmere taken at Stowe parke a manoyr of the bysshop of Lyncolnes that was his neuewe many other barons baronets wherfore was made moche sorowe ¶ How syr Thomas of Lancastre was byheded at Pountfret and .v. barons a knyght drawen hanged there NOw I shall tell you of the noble erle syr Thomas of Lancastre Whan he was taken brought to yorke many of the cyte were full glad vpon hym cryed with an hygh voyce O syr traytour ye be welcome blyssed be god for now ye shall haue the rewarde that longe tyme ye haue deserued And cast vpon hym many snowe balles many other reproues they dyd hym But the gentyll erle suffred all and sayd not one worde agayne And at the same tyme the kynge herde of this discoÌ„fyture was full glad and in haste came to PouÌ„tfret and syr Hugh Spenser syr Hugh his sone syr Iohn erle of Arundel and syr Edmond of wodstok the kynges broder erle of Kent syr Aymer of ValauÌ„ce erle of Penbroke mayster Robert Baldok a fals pylled clerke that was preuy and dwelled in the kynges courte all came thyder with the kynge And the kynge entred in to the castell And syr Andrewe of Herkela a fals tyrauÌ„t through the kynges coÌ„maundement toke with hym the gentyll erle Thomas to Pountfret and there he was prysoned in his owne castell that he had newe made that stode agaynst the abbey of kynge Edwarde And syr Hugh Spenser the fader his sone cast in theyr thoughtes how and in what maner the good erle Thomas of Lancastre shold be put to deth without ony iudgemeÌ„t of his peres Wherfore it was ordeyned through the kynges Iustices that the kynge shold put vpon hym poyntes of treason And so it befell that he was ledde to barre before the kynges Iustices bare heded as a thefe in a fayre hall in his own castell where as he had made many a grete feest to riche poore And these were his Iustices syr Hugh Spenser the fader Aymer of â—aâ—aâ—â—e erle of Penbroke syr EdmoÌ„d of wodstok erle of Kent syr Iohn of Brytayn erle of Rychmond syr Robert Malâ—m 〈…〉 Iustice this syr Robert him acouâ—ped in this maner Thomas at the first our lorde the kyng this courte excludeth yâ—u of all maner answere Thomas our lâ—â—d the kyng putteth vpon you that ye haue 〈◊〉 his loÌ„d ryden with baner displayed against his peas as a traytour And with that worde that gentyll erle Thomas with an 〈◊〉 voyce sayd Nay lordes forsoth by â—aâ—â— Thomas I was neuer traytour The Iustyce sayd agayn Thomas our lord the kyng putteth vpoÌ„ you that ye haue robbed his folke murdred his people as a thefe Thomas also the kyng putteth 〈◊〉 you that he discoÌ„fyted you your people with his folke in his owne realme wherfore ye went â—â—ed to the wode as an 〈◊〉 And Thomas as a traitour ye ought to be hanged by reason but the kyng hath forgyuen you that Iudgement for â—â—ue of quene Isabell And Thomas reason wolde that ye sholde be hanged but the kynge hath forgyuen you ytâ—udgement for loue of your lygnage But Thomas for as moche as ye were taken fleynge as an ouâ—lawe the kyng wyll that your heed be smytten of as ye haue well deserued Anoue haue hym out of prâ—es brynge hym to his iudgement Whan the gentyll knyght Thomas had herd al these wor des with an hye voyce he cryed sore wepyng sayd Alas saint Thomas fayre fader alas shall I be deed thus GrauÌ„t me now blissedfull god answere But all auayled hym â—o thynge For the cursed Gascoyns put hym hyder thyder on hym cryed with an hye voyce O kyng Arthur moost terryble and dredefull well knowen is now thyn open traytory an euyll deth shalt thou anone dye as thou hast well deserued it And than they set vpon his heed in scorne an olde chapelet that was all to rent that was not worth an halfpeny And after that they set hyÌ„ vpon a lâ—ne whyte palfrey full vnsemely also all bare with an olde brydell and with an horryble noyse they droue hym out of the castell toward his deth and they cast vpon hym many balles of snowe in despyte And as the traytours ladde hym out of the castel he sayd these pyteous wordes holdynge vp his handes towarde heuen Now the kynge of heuen gyue vs mercy for the erthly kyng hath vs forsaken And a frere prechour went with hym out of the castell tyll he came to the place that he ended his lyfe vnto whom he shroue hyÌ„ of all his lyfe And the gentyll erle helde the frere wonders fast by the clothes sayd to hym Fayre fader abyde with vs tyll that I be deed for my flesshe quaketh for drede of deth And the sothe to saye the gentyl erle set hym vpon his knees and turned hym towarde the eest But a rybaud that was called Higone of Moston set hande vpon the gentyl erle sayd in despyte of hym Syr traytour turne the toward the Scottes thy foule dethe to receyue and turned hym toward the north The noble erle Thomas answered than with a mylde voyce sayd Now fayre lordes I shall do your wyll And with the worde the frere went from hym sore wepynge And anone a rybaud wente to hym and
smote of his heed the .xi. Kal. of Apryll in the yere of grace M CCC and .xxi. Alas that euer suche a gentyll blode sholde be put to deth wtout cause reason And traytoursly was the kynge counseyled whan he through the fals couÌ„seyle of the Spensers suffred syr Thomas his vncles sone to be put to suche a deth so by heded agaynst all reason And grete pite it was also that suche a noble kynge sholde be deceyued and mysgouerned through couÌ„seyle of the fals Spensers the whiche he maynteyned through loselry against his honour also ê“fyte For afterwarde there fell grete vengeauÌ„ce in Englonde bycause of the foresayd Thomas dethe ¶ Whan the gentyll erle of his lyf was passed the pryour the monkes of PouÌ„tfret gate the body of syr Thomas of the kyng and they buryed it before the hye awter on the ryght syde That same daye that this geÌ„tyl knyght was deed there were hanged drawen for the same quarell at PouÌ„tfret syr Wyllyam Tuchet syr William fitz William syr Warreyn of ysell syr Henry of Bradborne and syr Wyllyam Chayny barons all Iohn Page squyer And soone after at Yorke were drawen haÌ„ged sir Roger Clifford syr Iohn of Mambray baroÌ„s syr Goselyn Dauyll knyght And at Brystowe were drawen and hanged syr Henry of wemyngton and syr Henry Mounford barons And at Glocestre were drawen and hanged syr Iohn Geffard and syr Willyam of Elmebrugge barons And at London were drawen hanged syr Henry Tyes baron And at Wynchelse syr Thomas Colepeper knyght And at Wyndsore was drawen and hanged syr FrauÌ„ceys of waldenham baron And at CauÌ„terbury was drawen hanged syr Barthylmewe Badelsmore syr Barthylmewe of Asshebourneham barons And at Cardyfe in Wales syr Willyam Flemmynge baron ¶ How kyng Edward went in to Scotlonde with an hondred thousande men of armes and myght not spede ANd whaÌ„ kyng Edward of Englonde had brought the floure of chyualry vnto theyr deth through coun seyle consent of syr Hugh Spenser the fader and syr Hugh the sone he became as wood as ony lyon And what so euer the Spensers wolde haue it was done so well the kynge loued them that they myght do with hym all thynge that them lyked wherfore the kyng gaue to syr Hugh Spenser the fader the erledom of Wynchestre to syr Andrewe of Herkela the erledom of Cardoyll in preiudyce and in harmynge of his crowne And kyng Edward than through couÌ„seyle of the Spensers disheryted all them that had ben agaynst hyÌ„ in ony quarell with Thomas of Lancastre many other were disheryted also bycause that the Spensers coueyted to haue theyr loÌ„des so they had all that they wolde desyre with wronge agaynst all reason Than made the kyng Robert Baldok a fals pylled clerke chauÌ„ celer of Englonde through couÌ„seyle of the foresayd Spensers he was a fals rybaude and a couetous And so they couÌ„seyled the kyng moche that the kyng let take to his own warde all the goodes of the lordes that were put wrongfully to deth in to his own haÌ„des And as well they toke the goodes that were wtin holy chirche as the goodes that were wtout let them be put in to his tresoury in London let them call his forfeytes And by theyr couÌ„seyle the kyng wrought for euermore he disheryted them that ought the goodes And through theyr couÌ„seâ—le let arere a tallage of all the goodes of Englond wherfore he was the richest kyg the euer was in engloÌ„d after Willyam basâ—ard of Normanâ—y the conquered Englonde And yet through counseyle of them hy semed the he had not ynough but made yet euery towne of Englonde for to fynde a man of armes vpon theyr own costes for to go warre vpon the Scottes that were his enemyes wherfore the kyng went in to scotlonde with an C. M. men of armes at whitsontyde in the yere of our lord M CCC .xxij. But the scottes went hyd them in wodes in mountaynes taryed the englysshmen fro day to day that the kyng myght for no maner thyÌ„ge fynde them in playn◠〈◊〉 wherfore many englisshmen the had 〈◊〉 vytayles dyed there for honger woÌ„ders fast sodâ—ynly in goynge comynge namely those that had ben against Thomas of LaÌ„castre robbed his men vpon his loÌ„des Whan kyng Edward sawe that vytayles fayled hym he was wonders sore dyscoÌ„forted bycause also that his men dyed for he might not spede of his enemyes So at the last he came aga 〈…〉 to EngloÌ„de And anone after came Iames douglas also Thomas 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 huge hoost into Northumberlonde with them the englysshmen that were dryuen out of Englonde came robbed the 〈◊〉 slewe the people also brâ—nt a â—owne that was called Northall 〈…〉 many other townes to Yorke And whan the kyng herde these tydynges he let â—â—mâ—n all maner of men that myght trauayle And so the Englysshmen mette yâ— Scottes at the abbey of â—eyghlonde the .xv. daye after Myghelmasse in yâ— samâ— yere aboue sayd and the Englysshmen were discomfyted And at that dyscomfytuâ—â— was taken syr Iohn of Brytayn erle of Rychemond that helde the couÌ„treâ— and the erledome of Lancastre and after he payed an huge raunsom and was let go And after that he went in to Fraunce came neuer afterwarde agayne ¶ How syr Andrewe of Herkela was taken put to deth yâ— was erle of Cardoyll THan at yâ— tyme was syr Andrew of Herkela that newe was made erle of Cardoyll bycause yâ— he had taken the good erle Thomas of Lancastre He had ordeyned through yâ— kynges coÌ„mauÌ„ demeÌ„t of Englonde for to brynge him all the power yâ— he myght for to helpe hyÌ„ agaynst yâ— Scottes at yâ— abbey of Beyghlonde And whan the fals traytour had gadred all yâ— people yâ— he myght sholde haue comeÌ„ to yâ— king to yâ— abbey of Beighlond the fals traytour ladde them by an other countree through Copelonde and through yâ— erledom of Lancastre went through yâ— couÌ„tree robbed slewe folke all yâ— he myght And ferthermore yâ— fals traytour had taken a grete soÌ„me of gold syluer of syr Iames Douglas for to be agaynst yâ— kyng of Englond to be helpyng holdyng with the scottes through whose treason yâ— kyng of Englond was discomfyted at Beighlonde or yâ— he came thyder Wherfore yâ— kynge was toward hym wonders wroth let pryuely enquyre by yâ— couÌ„tre aboute how yâ— it was And so men enquyred espyed that at yâ— last the trouth was fouÌ„de sought and he atteynt taken as a fals traitour as the good erle Thomas of LaÌ„castre hym tolde or that he was put to dethe at his takynge at Burbrydge to hym sayd or that yere were done he shold be taken holden a traytour And so it was as yâ— holy man sayd Wherfore the kyng sent priuely to syr Anthony of Lucy a knight of the couÌ„tree of Cardoyll that he sholde
take syr Andrewe of Herkela put hym to deth And to bryng this thynge to an ende the kynge sente his coÌ„myssyon so that this same Andrewe was taken at Cardoyll ledde to the barre in yâ— maner of an erle worthely arayed and with a swerde gyrde aboute hym and boted sporred ThaÌ„ spake syr Anthony in this maner syr Andrewe sayd he the kynge putteth vpon the for as moche as yâ— hast benorped in thy dedes he dyd to the moche honour made the erle of Cardoyll thou as a traytour to thy lorde laddest the people of his countree yâ— sholde haue holpe hym at yâ— batayle of Beighlond thou laddest them away by yâ— couÌ„tree of Copelonde through yâ— erledom of Lancastre wherfore our lorde yâ— kynge was discoÌ„fyted there of the Scottes through thy treason falsnes yf thou haddest comen betymes he had had the batayle And treason yâ— dydest for yâ— grete somme of gold and syluer that thou receyued of Iames Douglas a Scotte the kynges enemy And our lorde yâ— kyng wyll that the ordre of knyghthode by the whiche yâ— receyued all thyne honour and worship vpon thy body be all brought to nought thyne estate vndone yâ— other knightes of lower degree may after be ware the whiche lord hath hugely auaunced the in dyuers couÌ„trees of Englonde that all may take ensample by yâ— theyr lorde afterward truly for to serue Than commauÌ„ded he a knaue anoue to hewe of his sporres on his heles And after he lette breke the swerde ouer his heed the whiche the kyng gaue hym for to kepe defende his londe therwith whan he had made hym erle of Cardoyl And after he let hyÌ„ be vnclothed of his furred tabard and of his hode of his furred cotes of his gyrdell And whaÌ„ this was done syr Anthony sayd than to hym Andrew sayd he now arte thou no knyght but a knaue and for thy treason the kynge wyll that yâ— shalte be hanged drawen and thy heed smytten of thy bowelles taken out of thy body brent before the thy body quartred thy heed sente to LondoÌ„ there it shall stande vpon London brydge the foure quarters shal be sente to foure townes of Englonde that all other may be ware chastised by the And as syr Anthony said so it was done all maner thynge on yâ— last daye of October in the yere of grace M CCC .xxij. And yâ— sonne turned in to blode as yâ— people it sawe that dured from yâ— morowe tyll it was .xj. of the clocke of the daye ¶ Of yâ— myracles that god wrought for saynt Thomas of Lancastre wherfore the kynge let close in the chirche dores of the pryory of Pountfret that no man sholde come therin for to offre ANd soone after that yâ— good erle Thomas of LaÌ„castre was martyred there was a preest that loÌ„ge tyme had ben blynde dremed in his slepe yâ— he sholde go to yâ— hyll there yâ— good erle Thomas of Lancastre was put to deth he sholde haue his syght agayn so he dremed thre nyghtes suynge yâ— preest let lede him to yâ— same hyll whan he came to the place yâ— he was martyred on full deuoutly he made there his prayers prayed god sayÌ„t Thomas yâ— he myght haue his syght agayne as he was in his prayers he layde his ryght hande vpon yâ— same place yâ— the good man was martyred on and a drop of drye blode small sande cleued on his hande therwith stryked his eyen anone through the myght of god and saint Thomas he had his syght agayne thanked than almyghty god saynt Thomas ¶ And whaÌ„ this myracle was knowen amoÌ„ge men yâ— people came thyder on euery syde and kneled made theyr prayers at his tombe that is in yâ— pryory of PouÌ„tfret prayed yâ— holy martyr of socour helpe god herde theyr prayers ¶ Also there was a yonge childe drowned in a welle in yâ— towne of PouÌ„tfret was deed thre dayes thre nyghtes and men came layde yâ— deed chiloâ— vpon saynt Thomas tombe yâ— holy martyr the chylde arose froÌ„ deth to lyfe as many a man it sawe ¶ Also moche people were out of theyr mynde god sent them theyr mynde agayn through vertue of yâ— holy martyr ¶ Also god hath gyuen there to exepyls theyr goynge to croked theyr handes theyr feet to blynde also theyr fyght and to many seke folke theyr helth of byuers dyseases for yâ— loue of this martyr ¶ Also there was a ryche man in Coâ—â— dom in Gascoyn and suche a malady he had that all his ryght syde roâ—â—ed fell away froÌ„ hym yâ— men might se his â—â—uer his herte so he stanke yâ— vnneth men myght come nye hyÌ„ wherfore his frendes were for hym wonders sory but at the last as god wold they prayd to saynt Thomas of Lancastre yâ— he wold praye to god for that prisoner behyght to go to PouÌ„tfret for to do theyr pylgrymage he thought yâ— the martyr samâ— Thomas came to him anouâ—ted ouer all his seke body therwith the good man aweke was all hole his flesshe was restored agayn yâ— before was torred falleÌ„ away For whiche myracle the good man his frendes loued god saint Thomas euer more after And this good man came in to Englonde toke with hym foure selowes and came to PouÌ„tfret to the holy martyr dyd theyr pylgrymage the good man that was seke came thyder al naked saue his preuy clothes And whaÌ„ they had done they turned home agayn in to theyr owne rouÌ„tree and tolde of the myracle where so euer that they came ¶ And also two men haue beÌ„ heled there of the mormale through helpe of yâ— holy martyr though that euyll be holden incurable ¶ And whan yâ— Spensers herd that god dyd suche myracles for this holy man they wold not byleue it in no maner wyse but said openly yâ— it was grete heresy suche vertue of hyÌ„ to byleue And whan syr Hugh Spenser the sone sawe all this doynge anone he sente his messenger from PouÌ„tfret where as he dweled to kyng Edward that than was at Grauen at Scipton bycause yâ— the kyng sholde vndo yâ— pylgrymage And as yâ— ry baud messenger went to ward the kyng for to do his message he came by the hyll where as the good martyr was done to deth in the same place he made his ordure whaÌ„ he had done he rode toward the king a stronge flyxe came vpon hyÌ„ or that he came to Yorke thaÌ„ he shedde all his bowels at his foundament And whan syr Hugh Spenser herde these ty dynges somdele he was adradde and thought for to vndo yâ— pilgrymage yf he myght by ony maner waye And anone he went to the kyng sayd yâ— they shold be in grete sclauÌ„dre through out all chry stendom for the deth of
quarell that is for the comyn profyce of the foresayd realme And we haue had to this â—yme none answere to the foresayd lettres ne knowe not your mynde in that party Wherfore we sende to you agayn praye charge you that ye bere you so agaynst vs that we haue no cause to greue you but that ye be vnto vs helpyng by all the wayes that ye may or may know For wyte ye well in certayn that we all that be comen with vs in to this realme thynke not to do ony thynge but that thynge that shall be to the comyn ê“fyte of all the realme onely to destroye Hugh Spenser our enemy enemy to al the realme as ye it well know Wherfore we praye you charge you in the fayth that ye owe to our lyege lorde the kyng to vs vpon all that ye shall mowe forfayte agaynst vs that yf the sayd Hugh speÌ„ser our enemy come wtin your power that ye do hyÌ„ hastely to be taken safely kepe vntyll we haue ordeyned of hyÌ„ our wyll that ye leue it not in no maner wyse as ye desyre honour profyte of vs all of all the realme Vnderstande ye well that yf ye do this our prayer coÌ„maundement we wyll the more be holden vn to you And also ye shall gete you worshyp and pryfyte yf ye sende vs hastely answere of all your wyll agayn at Baldok the syxth daye of October Whiche lettre erly in the dawnynge of the day of saynt Denys was tacked vpon the newe crosse in chepe many copyes of the same lettre were tacked vpon windowes and dores and vpon other places in the cite of London that all men passyng by the waye myght them se rede And in the same tyme kyng Edward was at London in the toure at his meet and a messenger came in to the hall sayd that the quene Isabell was comeÌ„ to londe at Herewich hath brought in her coÌ„pany syr Iohn of Henaude with hym men of armes without nombre And with that worde syr Hugh Spenser the fader spake thus sayd vnto the kynge My moost worshypfull lorde kyng of Englond now make we good chere for certaynly they ben all ours The kynge herde this worde coÌ„fortable yet was he full sorowfull pen syfe in his herte And the kynge had not fully eten but there came in to the hall an other messenger sayd that the quene Isabell was arryued at Herewich besyde Ipswyche in Suffolk Syr Hugh spenser the fader spake to the messenger said Tell soth in good fayth my fayre frende is she comeÌ„ with a grete strength Now certes syr the soth for to saye she ne hath in her company but .vij. hondred men of armes And with that worde syr Hugh spenser the fader cryed with an hygh voyce and sayd Alas alas we ben al betrayed for certes with so lytel power she had neuer comen to londe but yf the folke of this londe were vnto her consentyng And therfore after meet they toke theyr counseyle and went towarde Wales for to arere the Walshmen agaynst the quene Isabell Edward her sone all for to fyght and so they were in purpose euerychone ¶ How mayster Walter Stapylton bisshop of Excestre the was the kynges tresourer was heded at London â—Nd in the same tyme kyng Edward was sore adrad lest that men of London wolde yelde them to the quene Isabel to her sone Edward Wherfore he set mayster Walter Stapylton his tresourer for to be wardeyn keper of the cite of London with the Mayre so came to the â—ylde hall of London asked the keyes of the gates of the Cyte through vertue and strength of his coÌ„myssyon wolde haue had the kepyng of the cite And the comuners answered and sayd that they wolde kepe the cite to the honour of kynge Edwarde of Isabell the quene and of the duke the kynges sone wtout ony moo Than was the bysshop sore anoyed and swore othes that they all sholde abye it anone as kynge Edwarde were comen out of Wales And all the comuners of the Cite anone toke the bysshop ladde hym amyddes of the Chepe and there they smote of his heed set his heed in his ryght hande And after they heded two of his squyers that helde with the bysshop one of them was called Wyllyam of Wayle that was the bysshops neuewe that other was called Iohn of Padington And also they toke a burgeys of London that was called Iohn Marshall that was syr Hugh spensers spye the fader smote of his heed also In the same tyme that bisshop had at London a fayre toure in makyng in his close vpon the ryuer of Tamys that was wtout temple barre stone fayled to make an ende therof wherfore he coÌ„manded his men to go to the freres Carmes there they toke stone to make therw t the toure moche sande morter olde robous that was lefte And for the despyte that the bysshop had done vnto holy chirche he his two squyers were buryed in the sande as though they had ben houÌ„des and there they laye .xj. wekes tyll that the quene Isabell sent her lettres to the comuners prayed them that they wolde suffre grauÌ„t that the bysshop myght be taken out of the place be buryed at Excestre in his own chirche so he was his two squyers were buryed at saint ClemeÌ„tes chirche wtout temple barre And it was no wonder though that bysshop dyed an euyl deth for he was a couetous man had with hym no mercy euyll couÌ„seylled the kynge And soone after was Arnold of Spayne taken that assented to haue ladde .v. M. pouÌ„de of syluer in .v. barels ferryers vnto the douzeâ—ers of FrauÌ„ce for to helpe haste the quene Isabell to her deth Edward her sone also And this Arnold was put to deth wtout the cite ¶ How kyng Edward syr Hugh spenser the erle of Arundell were taken WHan kynge Edwarde had sente mayster Walter Stapâ—lton his tresourer to London for to kepe the cite vnto hym agaynst the quene Isabell his wyfe agaynst Edwarde his sone anone hymselfe toke with hym sir Hugh Spenser the sene and syr Iohn oâ— Arundell mayster Robert Baâ—dok his chaunceler a fals pylled prcest and toke theyr waye toward Brystowe there the kynge abode a lytell tyme and made syr Hugh Spenser the fader as CoÌ„stable keper of the castell And the kyÌ„g that other spenser went to shyppe sayled toward Wales toke no leue of the steward nâ— of none of the kynges houshold w 〈…〉 euer in to Wales for to arere the W 〈…〉 agaynst dame Isabel the quene and the duke her sone the erle of Kent and syr Iohn of Henaud And they went pursued after theÌ„ theyr power encreased dayly So at the last the kyng was taken vpon an hyll in
moche lechery And he sayd sothe alas the tyme for kyng Edward that was kyng Edwardes sone was borne at Carnaruan in Wales For sothe he had hornes of syluer and a berd as whyte as snowe whan he was made pryÌ„ce of Wales to moche he gaue hym to ryot and to foly And sothe sayd Merlyn in his ê“phecy that there shold come out of his nose a droppe For in his tyme was grete honger among yâ— poore people stronge dethe amonge yâ— ty the that dyed in strange londe with sorowe in warre in Scotlond And afterward he lost Scotlonde Gascoyn moche le chery in his dayes was hauÌ„ced ¶ Also Merlyn sayd that this gote sholde seke the floure of lyfe of deth And he sayd so the for he spoused Isabell yâ— kynges syster of FrauÌ„ce And in this tyme Merlyn sayd that there shold be made brydges of folk vpon dyches of the see And yâ— was well seen at Bannockesbourne in Scotlonde whaÌ„ he was discoÌ„tyted there of yâ— Scotces And Merlyn tolde also that stones sholde fall from castels many townes shold be made playne And he sayd sothe For whan kynge Edward was discomfyted in Scotlonde came than southwarde the Scottes besyeged castels dyd moche harme brent townes vnto the harde erth ¶ And afterward Merlyn tolde that an egle sholde come out of Cornewayle that sholde haue fethers of golde that of pryde sholde haue no pere and he shold despyse lordes of blode and after he shold dye through a bere at Gauersyche that prophecy was full well knowen fouÌ„de soche For by the egle is vnderstande syr Pyers Ganaston that than was erle of Cornewayle whiche was a wonders proude man despised the barons of Englonde but afterward he was heded at Gauersyche through the erle of Lancastre the erle of warwyk ¶ And Merlyn tolde that in this tyme it sholde seme that the bere sholde brenne and that batayle shold be vpon an arme of the see in a felde arayed lyke a shelde where sholde dye many whyte hedes he sayd sothe For by the brennynge of the bere is betokened grete drede through cuttynge of swerdes at that batayle of Myton for there came the Scottes in maner of a shelde in a wynge slewe men of religyon preestes and seculers wher fore the Scottes called that batayle in despyte of Englysshmen the whyte batayle ¶ And after Merlin sayd that the foresayd Bere sholde do the Gote moche harme that sholde be vpon the south west and also vpon his blode And sayd also that the Gote shold lese moche dele of his londe tyll the tyme that shame sholde hym ouercome than he shold clothe hym in a lyons skynne sholde wynne agayne that he had lost more through people that sholde come out of the north west that sholde make hym to be fered and hym auenge vpon his enemyes through counseyle of two owles that fyrst shold be in peryl to be vndone And those two owles sholde go ouer see in to a strauÌ„ge londe there dwell a certayn tyme after shold returne agayn in to Englond shold do moche harme to many one that they sholde couÌ„seyle the Gote to meue warre agaynst the foresaid bere the gote the owles sholde come to an arme of the see at Burton vpon Trent sholde go ouer that for drede the bere sholde flee with a swan in his coÌ„pany to Bury towarde the north through an vnkynde outpulter that the swan thaÌ„ shold be slayne with sorow and the bere shold be slayne full nye his owne nest that shold stande vpon PouÌ„tfret vpon whome the sonne sholde shede his bemes many folke shold seke hym for his vertue And he sayd sothe for the good erle Thomas of LaÌ„castre was borne in the north west cosyn to the kynge his vncles sone by lawe he made the kynge lese moche loÌ„de that he had purchased wyl fully tyll at the last the kynge toke therof shame hymselfe fylled with cruelte And after gate agayne that he had lost moche more through helpe of folk comyng out of the northwest by whom he was drad auenged hyÌ„ on his barons through couÌ„seyle of the two SpeÌ„sers that afore were out lawed for theyr wickednes after came agayne out of FrauÌ„ce so moche these Spensers couÌ„seyled the kynge that he shold warre vpon Thomas of Lancastre so that the kyng the Spensers and the erle of Arundell and theyr power mette with Thomas of Lancastre at Burton vpon Trent and hym there discomfyted and syr Vmfrey erle of Herford was in his company And after fledde the foresayd Thomas and Vmfrey with theyr company to Burbrygge metynge with syr Andrewe of Herkela that is called the vnkynde outpulter and also syr Symond Warde erle of Yorke they came met with Thomas of LaÌ„tastre with an huge company them there discoÌ„syted in yâ— discoÌ„siture yâ— crle of Herford was slayne vpon the brydge cowardly with a spere in the fouÌ„dement the erle Thomas was taken ladde to PouÌ„tfret than was he heded besyde his owne castell But afterward many hym sought for myracles yâ— god dyd for hym And in yâ— tyme Merlyn sayd for sorowe and harme sholde dye a people of his londe wherfore many londes sholde be vpon hym the more bolder And he sayd sothe for bycause of his barons that were put to deth for sayÌ„t Thomas quarell of Lancastre people of many londes became the bolder for to meue warre vpon theyr kyng for theyr blode was turned to many nacyons And afterward Merlyn tolde sayd that the foresayd owles sholde do moche harme vnto the floure of lyfe deth and they sholde brynge her to moche dysease so that she sholde go ouer see in to FrauÌ„ce for to make peas to yâ— floure delyce there sholde abyde tyll on a tyme her sede shold come and seke her and there they shold abyde bothe tyll yâ— tyme that they sholde clothe them with grace those two owles she sholde seke put them to pyteous deth And that prophecy was well knowen was full sothe For syr Hugh Spenser the fader syr Hugh the sone did moche sorowe and persecucyon vnto the quene Isabell through theyr ê“curemeÌ„t to her lord yâ— kyng So they ordeyned amonge them yâ— she was put vnto her wages yâ— is to saye .xx. shillynges in yâ— daye wher fore the kyng of Frauce her broder was sore alwyed sent in to Englonde by his lettres vnto kynge Edward yâ— he sholde come vnto his parlyament to Parys in FrauÌ„ce But kynge Edwarde was sore adradde to come there for he wende to haue be arested tyll that he had made amendes for the trespace that syr Hugh Spenser the fader the sone had done for yâ— harme yâ— they had done to the quene Isabell his syster Wherfore through her ordynauÌ„ce coÌ„sent of yâ— Spensers yâ— quene Isabell went ouer
see in to Frauce for to make accorde bytwene kyng Edwarde the kyng of FrauÌ„ce her broder And there dwelled she in FrauÌ„ce tyll Edward her eldest sone came for to seke her and so they dwelled there bothe tyll that alyauÌ„ce was made bytwene them the gentyl erle of Henaud that yf they with theyr vertue myght destroye ouercome yâ— ves nym the falsnes of the Spensers that syr Edward sholde spouse dame Philip the worshypfull lady the erles doughter of Henaud Wherfore the quene Isabell Edward her sone syr Edmonde of wodstocke the kynges broder of Englond syr Iohn of Henaud syr Rogrt Mortimer of Wygmore syr Thomas Rocelyn syr Iohn of Cromwell syr Willyam Trussell many other of the alyaunce of the gentyll erle Thomas of Lancastre that were exiled out of EngloÌ„de for his quarel were disherued of theyr londes ordeyned them a grete power arryued at Herewich in Suffolke And soone after they pursued the Spensers tyll that they were taken put to pytcous deth as before is said theyr company also for yâ— grete falsnes that they dyd to kynge Edward and to his people And Merlyn sayd also more yâ— the gote sholde be put to grete disrase grete anguysshe in grete soro wehe sholde lede his lyfe And he sayd sothe for after yâ— tyme that kyng Edward was taken he was put in to warde tyll that yâ— Spensers were put to deth also bycause he wolde not come to his parlyameÌ„t at London as he had ordeyued assygned hymselfe vnto his haronage also wolde not gouerne and rule his people nor his realme as a kynge sholde do Wherfore some of yâ— barons of EngloÌ„de came yelded vp theyr homages vnto hym for them and all the other of the realme on the daye of yâ— conuersyon of saynt Paule in yâ— yere of his regne .xx. And they put hym out of his royalte for euermore euer he lyued afterward in moche sorowe anguysshe LVdouicus was emperour after Henry .iiij. yere This Lodewik was duke of Bauare he despysed the crownacyon of yâ— pope wherfore yâ— pope deposed him and moche labour many peryls he had after he troubled gretly the vnite of holy chirche Than was chosen agaynst hym Frederyke duke of Austryche And he ouercame the duke abode a rebellyon to his ende in grete peryll to his soule And at the last Karolus was chosen agaynst hym the whiche preuayled sodeynly Lodewyk fell down of his hors and decessed ¶ Iohn Maundeuyll a doctour of physyk and a knyght was borne in Englonde aboute this tyme. And he made a meruaylous pylgrymage for he went almoost about all yâ— worlde he wrote his dedes in thre languages decessed was buryed at saynt Albons ¶ Benedictus the .xxij. was pope after Iohn .vij. yere more This man was a monke and in all his youth he was of good coÌ„uersacyon and a doctour of diuinite And whaÌ„ he was made pope he reformed yâ— ordre of saynt Benet in that thynge yâ— was necessary And he was an harde man to graunte benefyces leest he had graunted it to an vnconnynge man He made a decretall yâ— whiche began Benedictus deê° in donis suis And he was very cruell iÌ„ his fayth And for yâ— of some men was lytell loued He was so stoute a man that almoost he wolde not knowe his owne cosyns ¶ Anno dnÌ„i M CCC .xxvij. ¶ Of kynge Edwarde the thyrde after the conquest AFter this kyng Edward of Carnaruan regned syr Edwarde of Wyndsore his sone yâ— whiche was crowned kynge anoynted at Westmynster through couÌ„seyle consent of all yâ— grete lordes of yâ— realme yâ— sondaye on Candelmasse euen in yâ— yere of grace M CCC .xxvj. that was of age at yâ— tyme but .xv. yere And for bycause yâ— his fader was inwarde in the castel of Kenilworth also was put downe of his royalte yâ— realme of Englonde was without kyng from yâ— feest of saint Katherin in the yere aboue sayd vnto the feest of Candelmasse And than were all maner plees of yâ— kynges benche astent And than was coÌ„maunded to all yâ— sheryues of EngloÌ„d through wrytte to warne yâ— partyes to defendauÌ„tes through somnynge agayn And also ferthermore yâ— al prisoners yâ— were in the kyÌ„ges gayles yâ— were attached through sheryues shold be let go quyte ¶ Kyng Edwarde after his crownacyon at the prayer besechynge of his lyege men of the realme grauÌ„ted theÌ„ a chartre of stedfast peas to all them yâ— wold aske it And syr Iohn of Henaud his company toke theyr leue of the kyng of yâ— lordes of the realme turned home to theyr own couÌ„tre agayn eche of them had full ryche gyftes euery man as he was of value of estate And than was Englond in rest peas grete loue bytwene the kyng his lordes And comynly Englysshmen sayd amoÌ„ge them yâ— the deuyl was deed But the innumerable tresour of yâ— kyng his fader the tresour of the Spensers bothe of the fader of yâ— sone of yâ— erle of Arundell of mayster Robert Baldoc yâ— was yâ— kynges chauÌ„celer was departed after yâ— quene Isabelles ordynauÌ„ce syr Roger Mortimers of wygmore so that the kynge had no thynge therof but at her wyll her delyuerauÌ„ce nor of theyr londes as afterwarde ye shall here ¶ How kyng Edward went to Stanhope for to mete the Scottes ANd yet in yâ— same tyme was the kyng in the castel of Kenilworth vnder yâ— kepynge of syr Henry that was erle Thomas broder of LaÌ„castre yâ— than was erle of Leycestre the kyng grauÌ„ted hym yâ— erledom of Lancastre that yâ— kyng his fader had seased iÌ„ to his haÌ„des put out Thomas of Lancastre his broder And so was he erle of Lancastre of Leycestre also steward of EngloÌ„de as his broder was in his tyme. But syr Edward that was kyng Edwardes fader made sorowe wtout ende for bycause he myght not speke with his wyfe nor with his soÌ„ne wherfore he was iÌ„ moche mischefe For though it were so yâ— he was lad ruled by fals couÌ„seyle yet was he king Edwardes sone called Edward with the longe shankes came out of yâ— worthiest blode of all yâ— worlde they to whom he was wont to gyue grete gyftes large were moost preuy with the kyng his sone they were his enemyes bothe by nyght by daye yâ— ê“cured to make debate contake bytwene hym his sone and Isabel his wyfe But yâ— frere prechers were to him good frendes euermore cast bothe by nyght by day how they myght brynge hym out of prison And amonge theyr coÌ„pany yâ— the freres had pryuely brought there was a frere yâ— called Dunhened he had ordeyned gadred a grete company of folke to kepe at yâ— nede but yâ— frere was takeÌ„ put in yâ— castell of PouÌ„fret
there he dyed in pryson syr Henry erle of Lancastre that had y◠kynges fader in kepyng through cōmaundement of the kynge delyuered Edward y◠kynges fader by endenture to syr Thomas of Berkeley so syr Iohn Mautreuers they led him from y◠castel of Kenilworth to y◠castell of Berkley kept hȳ there safely And at cester next after his crownacyon the kynge ordeyned an huge hoost for to fyght agaynst y◠Scottes And syr Iohn the erles broder of Henaud came frō beyonde y◠see for to helpe kyng Edward brought with hym vij C. men of armes arryued at Douer they had leue for to go forth tyl they came to yorke where as the king them abode y◠Scottes came thyder to y◠kynge for to make peas accorde but the accordement lasted not bytwene them but a lytell tyme. And at y◠tyme the Englysshmen were clothed all in cotes hodes peynted with 〈◊〉 with floures full semely with lōge berdes therfore the Scottes made a byll that was fastened vpon the chirche dores of saynt Peters towarde stengace thus sayd y◠scripture in despyte of Englysshemen ¶ Longe berdes bertles peynted hodes wytles gaye cotes graceles maketh Englonde thryftles ON Trinite sondaye nexte after began the cōtake in the cite of Yorke bytwene the Englysshmen and the Henaudes in that debate were slayne of the erledom of Nycholl murdred 〈◊〉 men after they were buryed vnder a stone in saynt Clementes chirche in 〈…〉 gate And bycause y◠the Henaudes came to helpe the king theyr peas was cryed vpon payne of lyfe lymme in y◠other halfe it was foūde by an enquest of y◠cite that the Englysshmen began y◠debate ¶ How y◠Englysshmen stopped y◠Scottes in y◠parke of Stanhope how they returned agayne into Scotlonde ANd at y◠tyme y◠Scottes had assembled all theyr power came in to Englōde slewe robbed all y◠they myght take also brente destroyed all the north coūtree throughout tyll y◠they came to the parke of Stanhope in wyre dale there y◠Scottes helde them in a busshmēt But whan y◠kyng had herde through certayn spyes where y◠scottes were anone right with his hoost besyeged them within y◠foresayd parke so that y◠Scottes wyst not where to go out but onely to theyr harmes they abode in y◠parke .xv. days vytayles fayled them on euery syde so y◠they were gretly appayred of theyr bodyes And syth y◠Brute came fyrst in to Brytayn to this tyme there was neuer seen soo fayre an hoost what of Englysshmen of alyens of men on fote the whiche ordeyned them for to fyght with the Scottes through eggyng of syr Henry of Lācastre of syr Iohn of Henaud y◠wold haue gone ouer the water of wyth for to haue fought with the Scottes But syr Roger Mortymer consented not therto for he had pryuely takē mede of the Scottes to helpe them that they myght go in to theyr countre And this Mortimer coūseyled so moche Thomas of Brotherton y◠erle Marshall that was kyng Edwardes vncle that y◠foresaid Thomas sholde not assemble at that tyme vnto y◠Scottes he assented but he wyst not the doynge bytwene the Scottes the foresayd Mortimer And bycause y◠he was Marshall of Englōde to hym perteyned euer y◠vaūtwarde he sent hastely to y◠erle of Lancastre to syr Iohn of Henaud that they shold not fyght with the Scottes in preiudyce harmyng of hym his fee yf they did that they sholde stande to theyr owne peryll And y◠foresayd erle Marshall was al arayed with his batayle at y◠reredoos of the erle of Lācastre for to haue fought with hym with his folke yf he had meued for to fyght with the Scottes And in this maner he was deceyued wyst nothynge of the treason And thus was the kyng principally deceyued And whan it was nyght Mortymer that had the watche for to kepe of the hoost y◠nyght dystroubled y◠watche that nothynge myght be done And in y◠meane whyle y◠Scottes stole by nyght toward theyr owne countree as fast as they myght And so was the kynge falsly betrayed that wende y◠all the traytours of his londe had ben brought to an ende as it was said before Now here ye lordes how traytoursly y◠kyng Edward was deceyued and how meruaylously boldly the Scottes dyd of warre For Iames Douglas with two hondred men of armes rode throughout all the hoost of kyng Edward the same nyght y◠Scottes escaped toward theyr owne coūtre as is aboue sayd tyll y◠they came to y◠kynges pauylyon and slewe there many men ī theyr beddes cryed naward naward an other tyme a douglas a douglas Wherfore y◠kyng that was in his pauilyon moche other folk were wonders sore afrayde But blissed be god y◠kyng was not taken in grete peryll was than y◠realme of Englonde And y◠nyght the mone shone full clere bryght And for all the kynges men the Scottes escaped harmeles And on the morowe whan the kyng wyst that the Scottes were escaped in to theyr owne coūtre he was wōders sory full hertely wepte with his yonge eyen yet wyst he not who had done hym y◠treason but that fals treason was full well knowen a good whyle after as the story telleth Than kynge Edwarde came agayne to yorke full sorowfull his hoost departed and euery man went in to his owne coūtree with full heuy chere and mournynge semblaunt the Henaudes toke theyr leue went in to theyr owne countre the king for theyr trauayle hugely rewarded them And for bycause of that vyage the kynge had dyspended moche of his tresour wasted ¶ And in that tyme were seen two mones in y◠fyrmament that one was clere and that other was derke as men myght se through y◠worlde And a grete debate was y◠same tyme agaynst pope Iohn the .xxij. after saynt Peter the emperour of Almayn tho made hym emperour agaynst y◠popes wyll y◠tho helde his see at Auinyon Wherfore y◠emperour made his crye at Rome ordeyned an other pope y◠hyght Nicholas y◠was a frere Minour that was agaynst the ryght of holy chirche wherfore he was cursed the power of that other pope soone was layd And bycause y◠suche meruayles were seen men sayd y◠the worlde was nygh at an ende ¶ Of the deth of kynge Edwarde of Carnaruan ANd now go we agayn to syr Edward of Carnaruan y◠was king Edwardes fader somtyme kyng of Englonde was put downe of his dignite Alas for his tribulacion sorowe y◠hym befell through fals coūseyle y◠he loued trusted vpon to moche that afterwarde were destroyed through theyr falsnesse as god wold And this Edward of Carnaruan was in y◠castell of Berkeley vnder y◠kepyng of syr Moryce of Berkeley and syr Iohn of Mautreuers
to them he made his cōplaynt of his sorowe of his disease And ofte tymes asked of his wardeyns what he hadde trespaced agaynst dame Isabell his wyfe syr Edward his sone y◠was made newe kyng that they wold not visyte hym And thā answered one of his wardeyns sayd My worthy lorde dysplease you not y◠I shall tell you the cause is for it is done them to vnderstande y◠yf my lady your wyfe come ony thynge nye you that ye wolde her strangle slee also that ye wolde do to my lorde your sone y◠same Than answered he with a symple chere Alas alas am not I in prison and all at your owne wyll now god it wote I neuer thought it now I wolde y◠I were deed so wolde to god y◠I were for than were all my sorowe passed It was not longe after y◠the kyng through coūseyle of Roger Mortymer graūted y◠warde kepynge of syr Edward his fader to syr Thomas Toiourney to y◠foresayd syr Iohn Mautreuers through the kinges lettre put out holly y◠foresayd syr Moryce of the warde of the kyng And they toke lad the kyng to y◠castell of Corf ▪ y◠whiche castel y◠kyng hated as ony deth And they kept hym there tyll it came vn to saynt Mathewes day in September in the yere of grace M CCC .xxvii. that the foresayd syr Roger Mortimer sent y◠maner of y◠deth how in what wyse he shold be put to deth And anone as y◠foresayd Thomas Iohn had seen y◠〈◊〉 cōmaūdement they made kynge Edwarde of Carnaruan good chere good solace as they might at y◠souper and no thynge the kyng wyst of y◠treason And whan tyme was for to go to bedde the kynge wente vnto his bedde laye and slepte fast And as the kyng laye slepte the traytoures false for sworne agaynst theyr homage feaute came pryuely in to y◠kynges chambre theyr company with them layde an huge table vpon his wombe with men pressed helde fast down the foure corners of y◠table on his body wherwith y◠good man awoke and was wonders sore adrad to be deed there slayne turned his body tho vp so downe Than toke y◠fals traytours tyraūtes an horne put it in to his foundement as depe as they myght toke a spyt of coper brēnynge put it through the horne in to his body and ofte tymes therwith thyrled his bowelles so they slewe theyr lord that nothynge was perceyued was buryed at Glocestre ¶ How kynge Edward spoused Philip the erles doughter of Henaud at Yorke ANd after Chrystmasse than next folowynge syr Iohn of Henaud brought with hym Philip his broders doughter that was erle of Henaud his nece in to Englond kyng Edward spoused her at Yorke with moche honour And syr Iohn of Bothum bisshop of Ely and syr William of Melton archebysshop of yorke sange the masse the sonday on the euen of the cōuersion of saint Paule in the yere of grace M CCC .xxvij. But bycause that the kynge was yonge and tender of age whan he was crowned full many wronges were done whyle that his fader lyued bycause that he byleued the coūseylers that were fals aboute hym to do otherwyse than reason wolde wherfore grete harme was done to the realme to the kyng all men directed it to the kynges dede it was not so almyghty god it knoweth Wherfore it was ordeyned at the kynges crownyng that the kyng for his tender age sholde be gouerned by .xij. of the gretest lordes of Englonde without whome no thynge shold be done that is to saye the archebysshop of Caūterbury the archebisshop of yorke the bisshop of wynchestre the bysshop of Herford the erle of Lancastre the erle Marshall the erle of Kent that were the kynges vncles the erle of Garen syr Thomas wake syr Henry Percy syr Olyuer of yngham Iohn of Roos barons All these were sworne truly for to coūseyle the kyng they shold answere euery yere in the parlyamēt of that that sholde be done in the tyme of theyr gouernall But the ordynaūce was soone vndone that was moche harme to all Englōde For the kyng all the lordes the shold gouerne hym were gouerned and ruled after the kȳges moder dame Isabell by syr Roger Mortimer And as they wolde all thynge was done bothe amonge hye lowe And they toke vnto them castels townes londes rentes in grete harme losse to the crowne of the kynges estate out of mesure ¶ How the peas was made bytwene the Englisshmen the Scottes and also of iustyfyenge of Troylebaston BYnge Edwarde at whytsontyde in the seconde yere of his regne through the coūseyle of his moder syr Roger Mortimer ordeyned a parlyamēt at Northamton And at that parlyamēt the kyng through theyr coūseyle none other of the londe within age graunted to be accorded with the Scottes in this maner That all the feautees and homages that the Scottes sholde do vnto the crowne of Englonde forgaue them for euer more by his chartre ensealed And forthermore an endenture was made of the Scottes vnto kynge Edwarde that was kyng Henryes sone whiche endenture they called ragman in the whiche were cōteyned al the homages feautees Fyrst of the kynge of Scotlonde of all the prelates erles barons of the realme of Scotlonde with theyr seales set theron and other chartres remembraunces that kynge Edwarde and his barons had of theyr right in the foresayd realme of Scotlond it was forgyuen them agaynst holy chirche And also with the blacke crosse of Scotlonde the whiche the good kynge Edwarde conquered in Scotlonde and brought it out of the abbey of Scone that is a full precyous relyke And also forthermore he relesed forgaue all the londes that the barons of Englonde had in Scotlonde by olde conquest ¶ And this peas for to be hold and last the Scottes were bounde vnto the kyng in .xxx. M. poūde of syluer to be payed within thre yere that is euery yere .x. M. poūde by euen porcyons And forthermore aboue all this they spake bytwene the partyes aboue sayd that Dauyd Dritonautier that was kynge Robert the Brus sone the fals tyraunt fals forsworne agaynst his othe that arose agaynst his lyege lorde the noble and good kyng Edward and falsly made him kyng of Scotlōde that was of the age of .v. yere And so through this cursed counseyle Dauid spoused at Barwyk dame Ione of the toure that was kynge Edwardes syster as the gest telleth vpon Mary Magdaleyns daye in the yere of grace M CCC and .xxviij. to grete harme empayrynge of all the kynges blode wherof that gentyll lady came alas the tyme for wonders moche was that fayre damoysell desparaged syth that she was maryed agaynst all the comyns assent of Englonde And fro the tyme that Brute had conquered
Albion named the londe after his owne name Brytayn that now is called Englonde after the name of Engyst and so the realme of Scotlonde was holden of the realme of Englonde of the crowne by feaute homage For Brute conquered that londe and gaue it to Albanack that was his seconde sone and he called that londe Albayn after his own name so that the heyres that came after hym sholde holde of Brute and of his heyres that is to saye of the kynges of Brytayne by feaute homage And froÌ„ that tyme vnto this tyme of kynge Edwarde the realme of Scotlonde was holden of the realme of Englonde by feaute seruyce as aboue is sayd in the Cronycles of Englonde of Scotlonde and bereth wytnes more plenarly ¶ And cursed be the tyme that this parliament was holden at Northamton For there through fals couÌ„seyle the kyng was there falsly dysheryted yet he was within age And yet whan that kyng Edward was put out of his royalte of Englonde yet men put not hym out of the feautees seruyce of Scotlonde ne of the frauÌ„chyses dysheryted hym for euermore And neuertheles the grete lordes of EngloÌ„de were agaynst to confyrme the peas the trewse aboue sayd saue onely quene Isabell that was the kynges moder Edwarde and the bysshop of Ely and the lorde Montmer But reason lawe wolde not that a fynall peas sholde be made bytwene them without the comyn assent of Englonde ¶ Of the debate that was bytwene quene Isabell syr Henry erle of LaÌ„castre of Leycestre of the rydynge of Bedford WHan the foresayd Dauid had spoused dame Ione of the toure in the towne of Barwik as before is sayd the Scottes in despyte of the Englysshmen called dame Ione the couÌ„tesse make peas for the cowardly peas that was ordeyned But the kynges persone bare al the wyte blame with wronge of the makynge of the accorde And all was done through the quene Roger Mâ—rtymer And it was not longe after that the quene Isabell ne toke in to her handes all the lordshyp of Pountfret almoost all the londes that were of ony value that apperteyned to the crowne of Englonde So that the kynge had not for to dyspende but of his vses of his excheker For the quene Isabell Mortimer had a greâ—e meyny of theyr retynue that folowed euermore the kynges courte went toke the kynges pryces for her peny worthes at good chepe Wherfore the couÌ„tre that they came in were full sore adrad and almoost destroyed of them ThaÌ„ began the cominalte of Englonde for to haue enuy to Isabell the quene that so moche loued her before whan she came agayne fro FrauÌ„ce for to pursue the fals traytours the Spensers And in that same tyme the false traytour Robert of Holand that beâ—rayed his lord syr Thomas of Lancastre was than delyuered out of pryson was wonders preuy with the quene Isabell also with Roger Mortimer But that auayled hyÌ„ but lytell for he was taken at Myghelmasse next folowyng as he rode toward the quene Isabell to London syr Thomas wyther smote of his heed besydes the towne of saynt Albons And this syr Thomas dwelled with syr Henry erle of Lancastre he put hym asyde for drede of the quene for she loued hym wonders moche prayed vnto the kyng for hym that the same Thomas myght be exiled out of Englonde And the noble erle syr Henry of Lancastre had oftentymes herde the comyn damour of the Englysshmen of that disease that was done in Englonde also for dyuers wronges that were done to the comyn people Of the whiche the kyng bare the blame with wronge For he was yonge tender of age And thought as a good man for to do awaye and slake the sclaundre of the kynges person yf that he myght in ony maner wyse so as the kyng was therof nothynge gylty wherfore he was in peryll of his lyfe And so he assembled all his retenaunces went spake with them of the kynges honour also for to amende his estate And syr Thomas Brotherton erle Marshall and syr Edmond of wodstok that were the kynges vncles also men of LondoÌ„ made theyr othe for to maynteyn hym in that same quarell And theyr cause was this that the kyng sholde holde his hous and his meyny as a king ought to do haue all his ryalte that the quene Isabell shold deliuer out of her handes in to the kynges handes all maner lordshyppes rentes townes castels that apperteyned vnto the crowne of EngloÌ„de as other quenes dyd before her and meddle with none other thynge And also that syr Roger Mortimer shold abyde dwell vpon his owne londes for the whiche londes he had holpen to disheryte moche people in so moche that the comyn people were destroyed through wrongfull takynge And also to enquyre how by whome the kynge was betrayed falsly deceiued at Stan hope and through whose couÌ„seyle that the Scottes went away by nyght from the kynge And also how and through whose couÌ„seyle the ordynaunce that was made at the kynges crownacyon was put downe that is for to saye that the kynge for amendement and helpyng of the realme and in honour of hym sholde be gouerned and ruled by .xij. of the gretest and wisest lordes of the realme and without them sholde nothynge be grauÌ„ted ne done as before is sayd the whiche couenauntes were malycyously put downe from the kynge wherfore many harmes shames reproues haue fallen to the kyng and his realme And that is to vnderstand for as moche as Edward somtyme kyng of Englonde was ordeyned by assent of the comynalte in playne parlyament for to be vnder the warde gouernaunce of Henry erle of Lancastre his cosyn for saluacyon of his body he was taken out of the castel of Kenâ—â—worth where he was in warde through colour of quene Isabell of Mortimer wtout coÌ„sent of ony parliament they toke lad hyÌ„ where as neuer after none of his â—ynrede myght speke with hyÌ„ after tray toursly murdred hym for whose deth arose a sclaundre through all christendom whan it was done And also the tresour that syr Edward of Carnaruan left in many places 〈◊〉 engloÌ„d in wales was wasted borne awaye without the wyll of kyng Edward his sone in destruccion of hym and all his folke ¶ Also through whose couÌ„seyle that the kyng gaue vp the kyngdom of Scotlonde for the whiche realme the kynges auncesters had full sore trauayled and so dyd many a noble maÌ„ for theyr ryght was delyuered to Dauid that was Robert the Brus sone al the right that no ryght had to the realme as al the worlde it wyst ¶ And also by whome the charters remembrauÌ„ces that they had of the right of ScotloÌ„de were taken out of the tresoury taken to the Scottes the kynges enemyes to the dysherytyng of hym his successours
to grete harme of his lyeges grete reprefe to all Englysshmen for euermore ¶ Also wherfore â—ame Ione of the toure kyng Edwardes syster was disparaged maryed to Dauid that was Robert the Brus sone that was a traytour enemy to EngloÌ„d through whose couÌ„seyle she was taken in to our enemyes handes out of EngloÌ„de ¶ And in the meane whyle the good erle Henry of Lancastre his coÌ„pany toke couÌ„seyle how these poyntes aboue said might be amended to the worship of the king to his profyte to the profyte also of his lyeges ¶ And the quene Isabell through coniectynge subtylte also of Mortymer let ordeyn a parlyament at Salysbury And at that parlyameÌ„t was Mortimer made erle of Marche agaynst all the barons wyll of Englonde in preiudyce of the kyng his crowne And syr Iohn of Eltham the kynges broder was gyrt with a swerde of Cornewayle tho was called erle of Cornewayl And euermore quene Isabell ê“cured so moche anenst her sone the king that she had the warde of the foresaid syr Edward of his londes And at that parlyameÌ„t the erle of Lancastre wold not come but ordeyned his power agaynst quene Isabell Mortymer and men of London ordeyned them with .v. C. men of armes Whan quene Isabell wyst of the doynge she swore by god by his names full angerly that in an euyll tyme he thought vpon those poyntes Than sent the quene Isabell Mortâ—mer after theyr retynue after the kynges retynue so that they had ordeyned amoÌ„ge them an huge hoost And they so couÌ„seyled the kyng that vpon a nyght they rode xxiij myle towarde Bedford where as the erle of Lancastre was with his company thought to haue destroyed hym that nyght she rode besyde the kyng her sone as a knight armed for drede of deth And it was done the kynge to vnderstande the the erle Henry of LaÌ„castre his company wolde haue destroyed the kyng his couÌ„seyle for euermore wherfore the kyng was somdele towardes hym heuy and anoyed ¶ Whan the erle Marshall the erle of Kent the kynges broder herde of these tydynges they â—ode so in message bytwene them that the kyng graunted hym his peas to the erle Henry of Lancastre for a certayne raunsom of xâ— M. pouÌ„de But that was neuer payed after warde And these were the lordes the helde with syr Henry of Lancastre syr Henry Beamont syr Fouk fitz warâ—â— syr Thomas Rocelyn syr Willyam Trussell syrr Thomas wyther aboute an â—ondred knyghtes moo than were to hym coÌ„sen ted all those were exâ—led through couÌ„seyle of quene Isabell and of Morâ—â—mer for Mortymer wayted for to haue theyr loÌ„des yf that he might through ony maner coniecting for he was to co 〈…〉 us had to moche wyll that was grete pyâ—e ¶ How kynge Edwarde went ouer the see for to do his homage to the kynge of Fraunce for the duchy of Guyen IT was not longe after the the kyng of FrauÌ„ce through couÌ„seyle of his Douzepers sent vnto kynge Edward of Englonde that he sholde come to Parys and do his homage as reason it wolde for yâ— duchy of Guyen so through couÌ„seyle of yâ— lordes of Englonde kynge Edward went ouer yâ— see at yâ— Ascencyon tyde he came to Parys the thyrd yere of his regne for to do his homage vnto the kyng of FrauÌ„ce And the kyng receyued his homage made of hym moche ioye worship But whaÌ„ kyng Edward had done his homage hastely he was sente for in to Englonde through yâ— quene Isabell his moder anone hastely he came agayn in to Englond vpon whytsonday wtout takynge leue of yâ— kyng of FrauÌ„ce wherfore he was wonders wroth ¶ How syr Roger Mortimer bare hym proudly and wonders hye ANd now shall ye here of syr Roger Mortimer of wygmore that desyred coueyted to be at an hye estate so that yâ— kyng grauÌ„ted hym to be called erle of Marche throughout all his lordshyp And he became so proude so hauteyn yâ— he wold lese forsake the name yâ— his elders had euer before for yâ— cause he let call hym erle of Marche and none of the comyns of Englonde durst call hyÌ„ by other name For he was called so by the kynges crye yâ— men sholde call hym erle of Marche And Mortimer bare hyÌ„ so hauteyne so proude that wonder it was for to wyte also dysguysed hym with wonders ryche clothes out of all maner of reason bothe of shapynge of werynge Wherof yâ— Englysshmen had grete wonder how in what maner he myght contryue or fynde suche maner pride they sayd amoÌ„ge them comynly that his pryde sholde not longe endure And yâ— same tyme sir Geffrey Mortimer that was Mortimers sone let call hym kyng of foly so it befell afterwarde in dede For he was so full of pryde and of wretchednes that he held a rouÌ„de table in Wales to all men that came thyder couÌ„terfeyted the doynge the maner of kyng Arthurs table but openly he fayled For the noble kyng Arthur was the moost noble lorde of renome yâ— was in all the world in his tyme yet came neuer none suche after for al yâ— noble knyghtes in all chrystendom of dedes of armes assayed dwellyng with kyng Arthur helde hym for theyr lord souerayn And that was well seen for he conquered in batayle a Romayn that was called Froll and gate of hym the realme of FrauÌ„ce slewe hym with his own handes And also he faught with a gyaunt yâ— was called Dinabus slewe hym yâ— had rauysshed fayre Eleyn that was kynge Howelles nece kynge of lytell Brytayn And after he slewe in batayle yâ— emperour of Rome that was called Lucie that had assembled agaynst kynge Arthur for to fyght with hym so moche people of Romayns Phethis sarasyns yâ— no man coude nombre them he discomfited them all as yâ— story telleth ¶ And in yâ— same tyme the comyn voyce spronge in Englonde through coniectynge ordynauÌ„ce of the frere prechers that syr Edward of Car naruan that was kyng Edwardes fader of whome the gest telleth sayd yâ— he was alyue in yâ— castell of Corf wherfore al yâ— comyns of EngloÌ„de almoost were in sorowe drede whether it were so or not For they wyst not how traytoursly Mortimer had done hym to be murdred ¶ How Edmond of wodstok yâ— was erle of Kent the kynges broder Edward of Carnaruan was heded at Wynchestre ANd on a certayne tyme it befell so that syr Edmond of wodstock erle of Kent spake vnto the pope Iohn the .xxij. at Auinyon sayd yâ— almyghty god had often tymes done for Thomas lone of Laneastre many grete myracles to many men women yâ— were through dyuerse maladyes vndone as vnto the worlde through his prayer they were brought to theyr helth so syr Edmond prayed yâ— pope hertely yâ— he wolde grauÌ„t hyÌ„
worlde therfore by my kynges leue I shall it preue defende as a man ought to do Than sayd Mortymer Syr Edmonde it is so ferforth knowen yâ— it may not be well gaynsayd that in presence of all that be here it shall be well proued Now had this fals Mortimer the same lettre that syr Edmond had taken to syr Iohn Daueryll in the castell of Corf for to take to kyng Edward his broder that syr Edmonde wyst not of ne supposed nothynge yâ— syr Iohn Daueryll had ben so fals to deliuer his lettre in suche wyse to Mortimer thought no maner thynge of the lettre Than Mortimer sayd to syr Edmonde shewed yâ— lettre sealed asked him yf that he knewe that lettre the seale This syr EdmoÌ„d loked theron auysed hym longe tyme on yâ— print of yâ— seale for he myght not se yâ— lettre wtin wyst well yâ— it was his seale thought that it had beÌ„ some lettre yâ— had borne no grete charge thought nothynge on yâ— other lettre sayd openly in herynge of them all Ye forsothe this is my seale I wyll it not forsake Loo sayd Mortymer syrs ye here all what he hath sayd that he knowlegeth yâ— this is his lettre his seale now ye shall here what is conteyned therin And than this Mortimer opened yâ— lettre yâ— he had folden a fore togyder red it openly worde by worde in hering of them all And whan yâ— lettre was red he sayd loo syrs ye haue herde all that here is wryten that he hath knowleged yâ— this is his lettre his seale he may not go therfro And than they cryed gaue dome that he sholde be hanged drawen his heed smytteÌ„ of in maner of a traytour he his heyres dysheryted for euermore so he was ladde forth put in to pryson And whan this was done yâ— quene wyst that he was dampned by waye of yâ— lawe bothe of lyf and lymme his heyres dysheryted for euer more through open knowlegynge in playn court wherfore them thought that it were good yâ— the foresayd syr Edmond were hastely slayne without wytynge of yâ— kyng or els the kynge wolde lyghtly forgyue hym his deth than it sholde turne them to moche sorowe so as he was empeched And anone the quene through counseyle of Mortimer wtout ony other counseyle sente in haste to the baylyfe of wynchestre yâ— he sholde sinyte of syr Edmondes heed of wod 〈…〉 ok erle of Kent without ony maner abydynge or respyte vpon payne of lyfe lymme that he shold haue none other execucyon bycause of taryenge not withstandyng the iudgement Than toke yâ— baylyfe syr Edmond out of pryson ladde hym besyde yâ— castel of wynchestre there they made a gongfermer to smyte of his dyed for none other durst do it And so he dyed there alas yâ— whyle yâ— is to say y◠〈◊〉 day of October the thyrde yere of kyng Edwardes regne And whan yâ— kyng wyst therof he was wonders sory let bury hym at the frere Minours at winchestre ¶ Of the deth of syr Roger Mortymer erle of Marche ANd so it befell at yâ— tyme that syr Roger Mortimer erle of marche was so proude so hawteyne yâ— he helde no lord of the realme his pere And than became he so couetous that he folowed dame Isabell the quenes courte yâ— was kyng Edwardes moder beset his penyworthes with the offycers of the quenes houshold in yâ— same maner yâ— the kynges officers dyd And so he made his takyng as touchynge vytayles also of caryages all he dyd for bycause of eâ—penses and to gadre tresour so he dyd without nombre in all that he myght Than made he hym wonders preuy with the quene Isabell and so moche lordshyp retynue he had that all the grete lordes of Englonde of hym were adrad Wherfore the kynge his couÌ„seyle towardes hym were agreued ordeyned amonge them to vndo hym through pure reason and lawe bycause that kynge Edward that was the kynges fader trayâ—oursly through hym was murdred in yâ— castell of Corf as before is sayd more playnly in the same parte of this boke of his deth And some that were of the kynges counseyle loued Mortimer tolde hym in preuite how that the kyng his counseyle were aboute froÌ„ daye to daye hym for to destroye vndo Wherfore Mortimer was sore anoyed and angry as the deuyll agaynst them that were of the kynges couÌ„seyle sayd he wolde of them be auenged how so euer he toke on It was not longe afterward that king Edward and dame Philip his wyfe dame Isabell the kynges moder syr Roger Mortymer ne went vnto Notyngham there for to soiourne And so it befel that quene Isabell through counseyle of Mortimer toke to her the keys of the gates of the castel of Notyngham so that no man myght come in nor out by nyght but through coÌ„mauÌ„dement of Mortimer ne the kynge nor none of his couÌ„seyle And that tyme it befell so that Mortimer as a deuyll for wrath boyled also for wrath the he had agaynst the kynges men pryncypally agaynst them that had accused hym to the kyng of the deth of syr Edward his fader And pryuely a counseyle was taken bytwene quene Isabell Mortymer the bysshop of Lyncolne and syr Symond of Bedford syr Hugh of Trompyngton other preuy of theyr couÌ„seyle for to vndo them al the had accused Mortimer vnto the kynge of his faders deth of treason of felony Wherfore all those that were of the kynges couÌ„seyle whaÌ„ they wyst of Mortimers castynge pryuely came to kyng Edwarde sayd that Mortimer wolde destroye them bycause they had accused hym of kyng Edwardes deth his fader and prayed hym that he wolde maynteyne them in theyr right And these were the lordes that pursued this quarell syr WilliaÌ„ of Mountagu syr Vmfrey de Boghun syr WilliaÌ„ his broder syr Rauf of Stafford syr Robert of Herford syr Willyam of Clynton syr Iohn Neuyll of Nornby and many other of theyr consent and all these swore vpon a boke to maynteyne the quarell in as moche as they myght And it befell so after that syr Wyllyam of Mountagu ne none of the kynges frendes must not be herborowed in the castel for Mortimer but went and toke theyr herborowe in dyuers places of the towne of Notyngham And tho were they sore adrad lest that Mortimer shold destroye them and in haste came vnto kyng Edward syr Willyam of MouÌ„tagu that than was in the castell and pryuely tolde hym that he nor none of his company sholde not take Mortimer without counseyle helpe of Wyllyam of Eland constable of the same castell Now truly sayd the king I loue you well therfore I counseyle you that ye go to the foresayd constable and coÌ„maunde hym in my name that he be your
frende and your helpe for to take Mortimer all thynge left vpon peryll of lyfe lymme Than sayd MouÌ„tagu syr my lord grauÌ„t mercy Than went forth the foresayd MouÌ„tagu and came to the constable of the castell and told hym the kynges wyll And he answered sayd the kynges wyll shold be done in as moche as he myght and that he wolde not spare for no maner deth and so he swore and made his othe Than sayd syr Willyam of Mountagu to the constable in herynge of all them that were helpyng vnto the same quarell Now certes dere frende vs behoueth to werke and do by your aduyse for to take Mortymer syth that ye be keper of the castell haue the keys in your warde Syr sayd the constable ye shall vnderstande that the gates of the castell ben locked with the lockes that dame Isabell sente hyther and by nyght she hath the keys therof layeth them vnder the leuesell of the bedde tyll on the morowe and so ye may not come in to the castell by the gates in no maner of wyse but I knowe an aley that stretcheth out of the warde vnder the erth in to the foresayd castel that goth in to the west whiche aley dame Isabell the quene ne none of her men nor Mortymer ne none of his coÌ„pany knoweth it not And so I shall lede you through the aley and so ye shall come in to the castel wtout espyenge of ony men that be your enemyes And the same nyght syr William MouÌ„tagu all the lordes of his quarell the same constable also wente to hors them made semblauÌ„t as it were for to go out of Mortimers syght But anone as Mortimer herde these tydynges he wende that they wold haue gone ouer see for fere of hym And anone he his company toke a couÌ„seyle amonge them for to lette theyr passage sent lettres anone to the portes so that none of the grete lordes sholde go home to theyr own couÌ„trees but yf they were arested taken And amoÌ„ge other thynges Willyam Eland constable of the foresayd castell priuely lad syr William of MouÌ„tagu his company by the foresayd waye vnder the erth tyl they came in to the castel went vp in to the toure where as Mortymer was in But syr Hugh of Trompyngton theym escryed hydously sayd A traytours it is all for nought that ye be comeÌ„ in to this castell ye shall dye yet an euyl deth euerychone And anone one of them that was in Mountagues coÌ„pany by with a mace smote the same Hugh vpon the heed that the brayn brast out fell on the grouÌ„de so dyed he an euyll dethe Than toke they Mortymer as he armed hym at the toures dore whan he herde the noyse of them for drede And whan quene Isabell sawe the Mortymer was taken she made moche sotowe in hert and these wordes to them sayd Now fayr syrs I pray you that ye do no harme to his body a worthy knyght our welbeloued frende our dere cosyn ThaÌ„ went they thens came brought Mortimer presented hym vnto kynge Edward And he coÌ„maunded to brynge hym in safe warde But anone as they that were consentyng vnto Mortimers doynge herde tell that he was taken they went and hydde them and pâ—â—urly by nyght wente out of the towne eueryche in to his countree with an heuy herte mournyng chere and lyued vpon theyr londes as well as they myght And so that same yere that Mortymer was taken he had at his retynue .ix. score knyghtes without squyers and sergeauntes of armes and fote men And than was Mortymer ladde to London syr Symond of Bedford was ladde with hym and was taken to the constable of the toure to kepe But afterwarde was Mortymers lyf examyned at Westmynster before the kynge before all the grete lordes of Englonde for peryll that myght fall to the realme to enquyre also whiche were consentynge to syr Edwardes deth the kynges fader and also through whome the Scottes escaped fro Scanhope in to Scotlonde without the wyll of kyng Edward And also how that charter of Ragman was delyuered vnto the Scottes wherin the homages frautees of the lordes of Scotlonde were conteyned that the Scottes sholde do euer more vnto the Englysshe kynge for the realme of ScotloÌ„de wherfore in his absence he was dampned to be drawâ—â— hanged for his treason And this myschefe came to hym on saynt Andrewes euen in the yere of the incarnacyon of our lorde Iesu Chryst M CCC and rxx ¶ Now kyng Edward gate agayn vnto hym gracyously the homages fâ—auâ—â—es of Scotlonde wherof he was put out through false couÌ„seyle of quene Isabell his moder syr Roger Mortymer that was newly made erle of Marchâ— NOw haue ye herd how syr Iohn Bayloll in the tyme of peas was chosen to be kyng of Scotlonde bycause that he came of the eldest doughter of the erle Dauid of Huntyngton that was kyng Alysaunders broder of Scotlond that dyed without heyre of his body begoten And how this Iohn made his feaute and homage to kyng Edward Henryes sone the thyrde for his londes of Scotlonde And how he afterwarde wtsayd his homage through couÌ„seyle of the Scottes in the yere of our lorde M CC .lxxiiij. and sent vnto the pope through a fals suggestion that he made his othe vnto the foresayd kyng Edward ouer his estate his wyl of the whiche othe the pope hym assoyled through his bulles to hyÌ„ sent And anone as kyng Edward wyst therof he ordeyned anone his barons came to Barwyk conquered the towne at whiche conquest there were slayne .xxv. M. and vij C. and Bayloll that was kyng of Scotlonde came yelded hym to good kynge Edward the kyng afterward delyuered him out of the toure of London all the grete lordes with hym that tho were taken at Barwyk gaue them saufconduyte to go in to Scotlonde And the Scottes â—ith through theyr falsnes warred vpon the good kyng Edward And whan syr Iohn Bayloll kyng of Scotlonde sawe all this he went ouer see vnto Dunpier and lyued there vpon his londes as wel as he myght tyll that the Scottes wold ameÌ„de them of theyr mysoedes trespace â—ad with hyÌ„ syr Edward his sone wherfore the Scottes in despyte of hym called hym syr Iohn Turnlabaerd for bycause that he wolde not offende ne trespace agaynst the good kyng Edward of Englonde And so he forsoke his realme of Scotlonde and set therof but lytel pryce And this syr Iohan dwelled longe tyme in FrauÌ„ce tyll that he dyed there And syr Edward his sone receyued his herytage dyd homage to the kyng of FrauÌ„ce for his londes of Dunpier And so it befell afterward that Edward that was Iohn Baylols sone had with hym a squyer of engloÌ„de that was borne in yorkshyre that was called Iohn of Barnaby this Edwarde Bayloll loued hym moche was nygh hym and full
Bayloll ye shall vnderstande that the lordes ladyes the gentyls of Scotlonde came wonders fast to saynt Iohns towne yelded them to Bayloll to him dyd homage feaute for theyr londes yelded them to his peas And he them receiued frely fro thens he went to the abbey of Scone there he was crowned kyng of Scotlonde after he let crye his peas throughout all the londe And at that same tyme it befell that kynge Edward helde his parlyament amonge his lyeges at newe castell vpon Tyne for to amende y◠trespaces the wronges that had ben done in his londe syr Edward Bayloll king of Scotlonde came to hym thyder dyd to hym homage feaute for y◠realme of Scotlonde And in this maner kyng Edward of Englōde gadred agayn his homages feautees of Scotlond wherof he was put out through counseyle assent of dame Isabell his moder of syr Roger Mortimer erle of Marche Than toke Baylol kyng of Scotlonde his leue of kynge Edward of Englonde went thens in to his owne londe of Scotlonde set but lytell by suche as had coūseyled holpen hym in his quarell wherfore they went from hym went lyued by theyr londes rentes in Scotlond And so it befell not longe afterward that the king of Scotlonde ne remeued came to the toure of Anand and there toke his dwellyng thyder came to hym a cōpany of knyghtes stronge men worthy and yelded them vnto y◠kyng and bare them so fayre in dede in coūtenaūce so that he trusted moche vpon them And anone as the traytours sawe that he trusted moche vpō them they ordeyned amōge them fyfty in a company wolde haue slayne theyr lord y◠kyng But through y◠grace of almighty god he brake through a wall an hole in his chambre as god wolde escaped theyr trechery all his men were slayne he escaped with moche drede vnto the towne of Cardoyll there he helde hȳ sore anoyed And this befell on our ladyes euen the concepcyon Than sent kyng Edward Bayloll to kyng Edward of Englōde how falsly traytoursly he was in lytell tyme put to shame sorow through his lyege men on whom he trusted wonders moche prayed hȳ for the loue of god that he wolde maynteyn hym helpe hym agaynst his enemyes The kyng of Englōde had of hym grete pyte behyght to helpe socour hym and sent hym worde that he shold holde hym in the foresayd cite of Cardoyll tyll that he had gadred his power Than ordeyned kynge Edwarde of Englonde a counseyle at London he let gadre his men in dyuers shyres of Englonde And whan he was all redy he went toward the towne of Barwyk vpon Twede thyder came vnto hym kynge Edward Bayloll of Scotlonde with his power besyeged the towne made without y◠towne a fayre towne of pauylyons dy ched them all about so that they had no drede of the Scottes made many assautes with gonnes with other engynes to the towne wherw t they destroyed many fayre houses and chirches also were beten downe to y◠erth with grete stones that spytefully came out of gonnes of other engynes Neuertheles y◠Scottes kept well the towne that the two kynges myght not come therin longe tyme. And the kynges abode there so lōge tyll those that were wtin the town fayled vitayles also they were so wery of wakynge that they wyst not what to do And ye shall vnderstand that the Scottes that were in the towne of Barwyk through y◠comyn coū seyle and theyr assent let crye vpon the walles of the towne that they myght haue peas of the Englysshmen therof they prayed the kyng of his grace mercy prayed hȳ of trewse for .viij. dayes vpon this couenaūt that yf they were not rescowed in that syde of the towne toward Scotlonde of y◠Scottes within .viij. dayes that they wold yelde them vnto the kyng the towne also to hold this couenaūt they profred to y◠king .xij. hostages out of the towne of Barwyk Whan the hostages were delyuered to y◠kyng anone they of the towne sent to y◠Scottes told them of theyr sorowe myschefe And y◠Scottes came than priuely ouer the water of Twede to y◠bought of y◠abbey syr willyam Diket that was tho steward of Scotlonde many other that came with hym put themselfe in grete peryll of theyr lyues at that tyme for they came ouer a brydge that was broken the stones away many of theyr company were there drowned but the foresayd Wyllyam went ouer other of his cōpany came by y◠shippes of Englonde slewe in a barge of Hull xvj men after they went in to y◠towne of Barwik by the water syde Wherfore y◠Scottes helde than y◠towne rescowed asked theyr hostages agayn of the kyng of Englonde And the kynge sente them worde agayne y◠they asked theyr hostages with wronge syth that they came in to the towne of Englōde syde for couenaūt was bytwene them that the towne shold be rescowed by the halfe of Scotlonde Than anone cōmaūded kyng Edward to yelde the towne or he wold hange y◠hostages And the Scottes sayd the towne was rescowed well ynough and therto they wold them holde Whan kyng Edward sawe the Scottes breke theyr couenaūt that they had made he was wonders wroth anone let take syr Thomas fitz Willyam syr Alyfaūder of Feton wardeyn of Barwyk the whiche Thomas was parsone of Dunbar let them be taken fyrst afore that other hostages by cause that syr Alysaunders faders was keper of the towne And tho cōmaunded euery daye two hostages of y◠towne tyll that they were all done to dethe but yf they yelded y◠towne so he sholde teche them to breke theyr couenaūt And whā they of the towne herde these tydynges they became wonders sory sent to the kyng that he wolde graūt them other v 〈…〉 dayes of respyte so y◠bytwene tho hondred men of arntes and .xx. mē of armes myght by strength go bytwene them to the towne of Barwik them force vitayle that the towne must be holde for restowed And yf so were that .xxj. or .xxij. or more were slayne of tho C. beforesayd that the towne sholde not be holden for restowed And this couenaūt to be holdē they sent to hym other .xij. of y◠foresayd towne in hostage The kyng graūted them theyr prayer toke y◠hostages on saynt Margaretes euen in y◠yere of grace M .ccc. xxxij the Scottes came pricking fyersly in foure wynges well arayed in armes for to mete kyng Edward of Englonde Edward the kyng of Scotlonde with theyr power and came fast sharply agaynst euensonge tyme the same tyme was flode at Barwik in the water of Twede that no man myght go ouer on his hors nor on fote the water
was bytwene the two kynges the realme of Englonde And that tyme abode the Scottes on the other syde bycause that the Englysshmen sholde haue ben drowned ¶ This was the araye of the scottes how that they came in batayle agaynst the two kynges of EngloÌ„de of ScotloÌ„de In the vauÌ„t ward of Scotlonde were these lordes THe erle of Moryf Iames Frisell Symond Fryfel Walter stewarde Reynold Cheyn Patrik of Graham Iohn le grauÌ„t Iames of Cardoyll Patrik Parkeis Robert Caldecottes Philip of MelledruÌ„ Thomas Gilbert Rafe wyseman Adam Gurdon Iames Gramat Robert Boid Hugh Parke with xl knightes newe dubbed .vii. C. men of armes .iij. M. of comyns ¶ In the fyrst parte of the halfe batayle were these lordes the steward of Scotlonde the erle of Morye Iames his vncle Willyam Douglas Dauid of Lyndesey Mancolyn Flemyng WillyaÌ„ of kethe DuÌ„ken CaÌ„boke with .xxx. bachelers newe dubbed ¶ In the second parte of the batayle were these lordes Iames Steward of Colden Aleyn Steward Willyam Abbrehyn WillyaÌ„ Moryce Iohn fitz WillyaÌ„ Adam le mose Walter fitz Gilbert Iohn of Cerlton Robert walham with vij C. men of armes .xvij. M. comyns ¶ In the thyrde parte of the batayle of Scotlonde were these lordes the erle of Marrethe erle of Rof the erle of Straherne the erle of sotherlond William of Kyrkeley Iohn Cambron Gylbert of Hay Willyam of Rainsey WilliaÌ„ Prendegest Kyrstyn Harde Wyllyam Gurdon Arnold Garde Thomas Dolphyn with .xl. knyghtes new dubbed .ix. C. men of armes and .xv. M. of comyns ¶ In the fourth warde of the batayle of Scotlond were these lordes Archebald Douglas the erle of Leneuax Alysaunder le Brus the erle of Fif Iohn Cambell erle of Atheles Robert Lawether Willyam of Vipount Willyam of Lonstone Iohn de Labels Groos de Sherenlaw Iohn de Lyndesey AlysauÌ„der de Gray Ingram de Vinfreuille Patrik de Pollesworth Dauyd de Wymes Mychell Scotte Willyam Landy Thomas de Boys Roger the Mortymer with .xx. bachelers newe dubbed .ix. C. men of armes and .xviij. M. iiij C. of comyns The erle of Dunbar keper of the castell of Barwik holpe the Scottes with .l. men of armes And syr Alysaunder of Seten keper of the foresayd towne of Barwyk with an C. men of armes also the comyns of the towne with iiij C. men of armes with them viij C. fote men ¶ The somme of the erles lordes aboue sayd amouÌ„teth .lxvj. The somme of the bachelers newe dubbed amouÌ„teth to C. .xl. The somme of men of armes amouÌ„teth to .iij. M C. The somme of the comyns amouÌ„teth to .liij. M. ij C. The somme totall of the people aboue sayd amounteth lvj M. vij C .xlv. And these .lxvj. grete lordes lad all the other grete lordes aboue sayd in .iiij. batayles as it is told before all on fote And kynge Edward of Englonde Edward Baylloll kyng of Scotlonde had wel apparayled theyr folke in iiij batayles for to fyght on fote agaynst the Scottes theyr enemyes And the Englysshe mynstrels blewe theyr truÌ„pets theyr claryons hidously escryed the scottes And tho had euery englyssh batayle two wynges of pryce archers the whiche at the batayl shotte arowes so fast so sore that the Scottes myght not helpe them selfe they smote the scottes thousandes to the grouÌ„de they began for to flee fro the englysshmeÌ„ to saue theyr lyues And whan yâ— scottysshe knaues sawe yâ— discoÌ„fyture the scottes fall fast to yâ— grounde they fast prycked theyr maysters horses with the spurres for to kepe them fro peryl set theyr maysters at no force And whan yâ— Englisshmen sawe yâ— they lepte on theyr horses fast pursued yâ— scottes and all yâ— abode they slewe downe ryght There men might se yâ— doughtynes of yâ— noble kyng Edward of his men how manly they pursued yâ— Scottes yâ— fled for drede And there men myght se many a scottisshman cast down to yâ— grouÌ„de deed theyr baners displayed hacked in to peces many a good habergeon of stele in the blode bath And many a tyme yâ— scottes were gadred in to companyes But euermore they were discoÌ„fited And so it befell as god wolde yâ— the Scottes had yâ— daye no more foyson ne myght agaynst the Englysshmen than .xx. shepe sholde haue agaynst .v. wolues And so were yâ— Scottes discoÌ„fited yet yâ— Scottes had well .v. men agaynst one Englysshman yâ— batayle was done on Haâ—ydownhyll besyde yâ— towne of Barwyk at yâ— whiche batayle were slayne of yâ— Scottes .xxxv. M. vij C. and .xij. And of Englysshmen but onely .xiiij. and those were fotemen And this victory befell to yâ— Englisshmen on saynt Margaretes euen in yâ— yere of the incarnacyon of our lord Iesu Chryst M CCC .xxxij. And whyle this doynge lasted yâ— Englisshe pages toke the pylfre of the Scottes yâ— were slayn euery man myght take without ony chalengynge of ony man And so after this gracyous victory the kyng returned agayn vnto yâ— same syege of Barwik And whaÌ„ they yâ— were besyeged sawe herde how kyng Edward had sped they yelded to hym yâ— towne with the castell on the morowe nexte after saynt Margaretes day And than the kynge ordeyned syr Edward Baylloll with other noble worthy men to be kepers and gouernours of Scotlonde in his absence and hymselfe returned agayne and came in to Englonde after this vyctory with moche ioye and worshyp ¶ And in the nexte yere folowyng that is for to saye in the yere of the incarnacyon of our lorde Iesu Chryst M CCC and .xxxiij. and of kynge Edwardes regne .vij. he went agayn in to Scotlonde in wynter tyme at whiche â—â—age the castell of K 〈…〉 brygge in Scotlond for hym for his men that were with hym he recouered and had agaynst the Scottes all at his owne wyll ¶ And in that same yere syr Edwarde Baylloll kynge of Scotlonde helde his parlyament in Scotlonde with many noble lordes of Englonde that were at that same parlyament bycause of theyr londes and also lordshyppes that they had in the realme of Scotlonde and helde all of the same Edwarde Baylloll ¶ And in the viij yere of kynge Edwardes regne about the feest of saynt Iohn Baptyst 〈◊〉 Edward Baylloll the very true kyng of Scotlonde as by herytage and right lyne made his homage and feaute vnto kynge Edwarde of Englonde for the realme of ScotloÌ„d at Newe castell vpon Tyne in the presence of many worthy lordes and also of the comyns bothe of the realme of EngloÌ„de and also of Scotlonde And anone after in the same yere kyng Edward of Englonde retryued of the duke of Britayn his homage for the erledome and lordshyp of â—ychemond ¶ And so folowyng in the. 〈◊〉 yere of his regne after Migheâ—mas rode in to Scotlonde and there was fast by sayne Iohannes towne almoost all the wynter tyme so he helde his Chrystmasse at yâ— castell of Rokesburgh And in the same yere through out
al EngloÌ„de about sa yt Clementes tyde in wynter there arose suche a spryngynge and wellynge vp of water also of flodes bothe of the see also of fresshe ryuers sprynges that yâ— see bankes walles and costes brake vp that men beestes houses in many places namely in lowe countrees violently sodeynly were drowned fruytes dryuen awaye of the erth through contynuaunce aboundaunce of waters of the see euer more afterwarde were turned in to more saltnes and sournes of sauour ¶ The .x. yere of kyng Edwardes regne kynge Edward entred the Scottysshe see after mydsomer to many of the scottes he gaue batayle ouercame them many he treated bowed to his peas through his doughtynes And after at Myghelmasse than next folowynge was the erle of Moryf taken at Edenburgh and brought in to Englonde and put in to pryson ¶ And in the monethes of Iune and Iuly than nexte folowyng in the .xj. yere of his regne was seen and appered in yâ— fyrmament a bemed sterre the whiche clerkes call stella Cometa and that sterre was seen in dyuers partes of the fyrmament Where after anone there folowed in Englonde good chepe wonders grete plente of all chaffer vytayles and marchaundyse and there agaynst honger scarcete myschefe and nede of money In so moche that a quarter of whete at London was solde for two shyllynges and a good fatte oxe at a noble and fyue good doue byrdes for a peny In whiche yere dyed syr Iohn of Eltham erle of Cornewayle that was kynge Edwardes broder and lyeth at Westmynster ¶ How kynge Edwarde made a duchy of the erledome of Cornewayle and also of syxe other erles that were newe made and of the fyrst chalenge of the kyngdome of Fraunce IN the yere of our lorde M CCC .xxxvij. and the .xij. yere of kyng Edward in the moneth of Marche durynge the parlyament at Westmynster in lent tyme kyng Edward made of the erledome of Cornewayle a duchy let it call yâ— duchy of Cornewayle the whiche duchy he gaue to Edwarde his fyrst sone with the erledome of Chestre And also kynge Edwarde made at the same tyme .vj. other erles that is to saye syr Henry erle of LaÌ„casters sone erle of Leycestre WillyaÌ„ of Boghun erle of Northhamton Willyam of Mountagu erle of Salisbury Hugh of Awdell erle of Glocestre Robert of Vfford erle of Suffolke and Willyam of Cliton erle of Huntyngton ¶ And in that same yere it was ordeyned in the same parlyameÌ„t yâ— no man shold were no cloth that was wrought out of EngloÌ„de as of cloth of golde ne of sylke or veluet or damaske or satyn baud kyn ne none suche other ne none wylde ware ne furres of beyonde yâ— see but suche as myght spende an hondred pouÌ„de of rent by yere But this ordynauÌ„ce and statute was but of lytel effect for it was nothynge holden ¶ In the .xiij. yere of his regne kyng Edward went ouer the see in to BrabaÌ„d with quene Philip his wyfe there beryng a childe at And wâ—rp there he dwelled more than a yere for to treate with the duke of BrabaÌ„d other alyed vnto hym of the chalengynge of yâ— kyngdome of FrauÌ„ce to kynge Edward of Englonde by ryght by herytage after the deth of Karoll the grete kynge of Fraunce broder germayn of quene Isabel kyng Edwardes moder the whiche was holden occupyed vnrightfully by Philip of Valoys yâ— emes sone of Karoll The whiche duke all his in yâ— foresayd thyÌ„ges all other longyng therto with all his men and goodes kynge Edward fouÌ„de redy vnto hym made behyght 〈…〉 in â—o Eng 〈…〉 ¶ Than in the .xiiij. 〈…〉 des of his 〈…〉 to be at his 〈…〉 ter the 〈◊〉 of 〈…〉 y. The kynges 〈…〉 〈◊〉 as touthynge the kyngdome of FrauÌ„ce For whiche nedes to be 〈…〉 asked yâ— fyfth party of al y◠〈…〉 ble goodes of Englonde the 〈◊〉 〈…〉 the .ix. shefe of euery corne And all the 〈…〉 rdes of euery towne wh 〈…〉 suchâ—thynges shold be taxed gadred 〈…〉 to yâ— kyng therof he h 〈…〉 helde 〈◊〉 at his owne â—â—st wyll W 〈…〉 I shall knowlege the very trouth the inner loue of yâ— people was 〈◊〉 into hate yâ— comyn prayers in to 〈◊〉 for cause that yâ— comyn people were so strongly greued ¶ Also the foresayd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of FrauÌ„ce had gadred vnto hâ— a grete hoost destroyed there in his partyes kyngdom many of yâ— kynges frendes of EngloÌ„de with townes 〈◊〉 with many other of theyr lordshyps many 〈…〉 s shapes despytes dyd vnto yâ— quene Wher fore whan kyng Edward herde this he was strongly 〈◊〉 â—ngred therw t sent dyuers lettes ouer see to yâ— quene to other yâ— were his frendes in gladding them certyfyenge them yâ— he wolde he there hymselfe in all yâ—â—aste yâ— he might And anone after rester 〈◊〉 he had sped of all thyges that hym neded to haue he went ouer see agayn Of whose coming the quene all his frendes were woÌ„ders glad made moche toye And all yâ— were his enemyes helde agaynst him made his moche sorowe In the same tyme the king through couÌ„seyle of his true 〈◊〉 couÌ„seyle of his lordes yâ— there were present with hym 〈◊〉 yâ— kynge of 〈◊〉 name toke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 yâ— kynges armes of Frafice quartred with the armes of Englonde 〈◊〉 coÌ„manded forth with his coyne of golde vnder descripcyon 〈…〉 yng of the name of Englonde of FrauÌ„ce to be made best yâ— myght be yâ— is to saye the floreyn yâ— was called yâ— noble pryce of vâ— shyllynges .viij. pens sterlyng yâ— halfe noble yâ— value .iij. shyllynges â–ª 〈◊〉 peus the farthynge of yâ— value of â–ª 〈◊〉 peus ¶ How kynge Edwarde came vnto the Scluys and dyscomfyted all the power of Fraunce in the hauen ANd in yâ— nexte yere after that is to saye the .xv. yere of his â—egne he coÌ„mauÌ„ded let wryte in his chartres wryttes other lettres the date of the regne of FrauÌ„ce yâ— fyrst And whyle that he was thus doynge â—rauaylynge 〈◊〉 Fraunce through his couÌ„seyle â—e wrote to al the prelates dukes cries barons the noble lordes of yâ— couÌ„tre also to dyuers of the comyn people dyuers l 〈…〉 s maundementes berynge date at Gandaue the .viij. daye of February And anone after within a lytell tyme he came agayn in to Englonde with the quene her childreÌ„ And in yâ— same yere on midsomer euen he began to sayle toward FrauÌ„ce as gayn manly fyersly he fell vpon Philyp of â—aloys the whiche longe tyme laye had gadred to hym a full grete boustous meyny of dyuers nacions in yâ— hauen of Scluys there they fought to gyder yâ— kyng of FrauÌ„ce he with theyr â—oâ—â—es fro myddaye to thre of yâ— clocke on the morowe in yâ— whiche batayle were slayne .xxx. M. men of yâ—
of his people but went forth on theyr viage yâ— they had begon wherfore about yâ— feest of Philip Iacob in May fast by CarnoenÌ„ yâ— foresayd lordes of 〈◊〉 ce metynge there with the king of EngloÌ„de a peasyble accorde a 〈…〉 certayn coÌ„dicyons grauÌ„tes 〈◊〉 gadr 〈…〉 and wryten togyder 〈◊〉 to last but discretly made to bothe yâ—â—ynges 〈◊〉 table to theyr realms bothe 〈…〉 sent of Charles 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 gouernour of FrauÌ„ce Parys of 〈…〉 writen 〈…〉 the .xv. daye of May they â—â—ffred 〈◊〉 to the kyng of Englonde requyryng his grace in all thynges wryten yâ— he wolde 〈…〉 them holde them fyrme stable to them to theyr heyres for euermore theâ—â— forth The whiche thynges artycles whaÌ„ kyng Edward had seen them he grauÌ„t to them so that both partyes shold be sworâ—â— on goodes body on yâ— gospels yâ— the foresayd couenauÌ„t shold be stablysshed so they accorded gracyolisly Therfore there were ordeyned dressed on euery side 〈◊〉 baroÌ„s twp baronets two knyghtes to admyt recoylle the othes of yâ— lorde Charles te gent of FrauÌ„ce of syr Edwarde yâ— fyrst sone heyre of king Edward of EngloÌ„de And yâ— .x. daye of May there was songen a solemâ—ne masse at Parys after the thyrde Agnê° deâ— sayd with dona nobis paceÌ„ 〈◊〉 presence of yâ— foresayd men yâ— were ordeyned to admytte receyue yâ— othes of all other yâ— there might be Tho Charles layde his tyght hande on yâ— patent with goddes body his lyft hande on yâ— masse boke sayd We N. swere on goddes bo dy the holy gospels yâ— we shall truly stedfastly helde toward vs yâ— peas yâ— ac corde made bytwene yâ— two kynges in no manes to do yâ— coÌ„trary there amoÌ„ge all his lordes for more loue strength of wytnes he deled departed the 〈◊〉 of the crowne of Chryst to yâ— knyghtes of engloÌ„de they curtâ—ysly toke theyr leue And yâ— fryday next yâ— same othe in ê“sence of yâ— foresayd knightes of other worthy men prynce Edwarde made at Louers Afterward doth kyÌ„ges theyr sones 〈◊〉 most noble men of bothe realmes 〈◊〉 yâ— same yere made yâ— same othe And for to strength all these thyÌ„ges aforesayd the kyng of Englonde ared yâ— gretest men of FrauÌ„ce had his askyng yâ— is to say .vj. dukes .viij. erles .xij. lordes all noble baroÌ„s worthy knyghtes And whaÌ„ yâ— place tyme was assigned in whiche bothe 〈…〉 theyr couÌ„seyl shold come togider all yâ— foresayd thyÌ„ges bytwene theÌ„ spoke for to ratify make firme stable yâ— kyÌ„g of engloÌ„de anone went toward yâ— see at Hounâ—let began to sayle leuynge to his hostes yâ— were lefte behynde hyÌ„ bycause of his absence moche heuynes And after the .xix. daye of Maye he came in to EngloÌ„de went to his palays at Westmynster on saynt Dunstans daye the thyrde daye after he vysyted Iohn the kyng of FrauÌ„ce that was in the toure of London delyuered hym frely from all maner of prison saue fyrst they were accorded of .iij. millyons of floreyns for his raimsom and the kynge coÌ„forted hym chered hym in all places with all solace myrthes that longeth to a kyng in his goynge homewarde ¶ And the .ix. daye of Iuly in yâ— same yere this same Iohn kynge of FrauÌ„ce yâ— afore laye here in hostage went home agayne in to his owne londe to treate of those thinges other yâ— longed fallen to the gouernauÌ„ce of his realme ¶ And afterward mette came togyder at Calays bothe yâ— two kynges with bothe theyr couÌ„seyles about all hâ— lowen tyde there were shewed the con dicyons the poyntes of the peas of yâ— accorde of bothe sydes wryten there wtout ouy with sayenge of bothe sydes gracyously they were accorded there was done and songen a solempne masse And after the thyrde Agnus dei vpon goddes body also vpon the masse boke bothe the kynges theyr sones and the gretest lordes of both realmes of theyr couÌ„seyles that there were present had not sworne before the foresayd othe that they had made tytelled bytwene them they behyght to kepe and all other couenauÌ„tes yâ— were bytwene them ordeyned ¶ And in this same yere men beestes trees houses with sodeyn tempest and stronge lyghtenynge were perysshed the deuyll appered bodyly in mannes ly kenes to moche people as they went in dyuers places in the countrees spake to them in that lykenes ¶ How the 〈…〉 Bynge 〈…〉 of his regne 〈…〉 Chrystin asse in the 〈◊〉 of y◠〈…〉 saynt Paule hâ—lde his 〈…〉 Westmynster in yâ— whiche parlyament was put forth shewed yâ— accorde 〈◊〉 yâ— treatys that was stablysshed 〈◊〉 bytwene the two kynges whiche accorde pleased to moche people therfore â—y yâ— kynges coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t there were 〈◊〉 come togyder in Westmynster chirche yâ— fyrst sonday of leâ—t that is to saye the second kal of February the foresayd Englysshe men Frenssomen where was songe a solempne masse of yâ— Crinite of the arche bysshop of Caunterbury mayster Symond Islepe And whan Agnê° dei was done the king beynge there with his sones also yâ— kynges sones of FrauÌ„ce other noble grete lordes with candellyght crosses brought forth al that were not sworne before swore that same yâ— was wryten vpon goddes body on yâ— masse boke in this wyse We N. and N. swere vpon goddes body on yâ— holy gospelles stedfastly to holde kepe toward vs the peas the accorde made bytwene yâ— two kynges neuer for to do yâ— coÌ„trary And whan they had thus sworne they toke theyr crosses yâ— theyr othes were compre heâ—ded in to yâ— notaryes And this same yere it for t 〈…〉 vpon the Aâ—ceÌ„cyon euen about mydday was seen yâ— eclypse of the 〈◊〉 there folowed suche a drought that for defaut ofâ—ayne there was grete brâ—nnynge ofcorâ—e fruyte 〈◊〉 ¶ And in the same moneth the .vj. 〈◊〉 of Iune there fell a sanguyne raynâ— almoost lyke blode at Burgoyne And a sanguyne crosse from morow vnto pryme appered and was seen at Boloyn in the â—yre the whiche many men sawe after it meued fell in yâ— myddes of the see ¶ And in the same tyme in FrauÌ„ce Englonde many other londes as they that were in playne couÌ„trees desert bare wytnes sodeynly there appered two castels of yâ— whiche wente out two hostes of armed men And that one hoost was clothed in whyte that other in blacke whan batayle bytwene them was begon the whyte ouercame the blacke anone after the blacke toke herte to them ouercame the whyte after that they went agayn i to theyr castels than yâ— castels all the hoost vanysshed awaye ¶ And in the same yere there was a grete an huge pestileÌ„ce of people namely of men whose wyues as women out
he was .ij. yere And in yâ— vj kal. of Iuly lastyng yâ— same parlyament dyed prynce Edward kyng Edwardes fyrst sone yâ— is to saye on trinite sondaye in worship of whiche feest he was wont euery yere where yâ— euer he were in the worlde to hold make yâ— moost soleÌ„pnite that he myght whose name fortune of knyghthode but yf it had beÌ„ of another Hector all men bothe chrysten hethen whyle yâ— he lyued was in good poynt wondred moche drad hyÌ„ wonders sore whose body is worshypfully buryed in Chrystchirche at CauÌ„terbury ¶ And in this same yere yâ— men yâ— erles tenauÌ„tes of warwik arose malycyously agaynst yâ— abbot coueÌ„t of Euesham theyr tenauÌ„ces destroyed yâ— abbey yâ— town wouÌ„ded bet theyr meÌ„ slewe many of them went to theyr maner places dyd moche harme brake downe theyr parkes closes slewe theyr wyld beestes chaced them brekyng theyr fyssh pondes he des let yâ— water of theyr poÌ„des stewes ryuers ren out toke yâ— fysshe bare it with them dyd them all yâ— sorowe yâ— they myght so ferforth yâ— they had destroyed perpetually yâ— abbey with al theyrmeÌ„bres appertenauÌ„ces but yf the kyng yâ— sooner had not holpâ—â— it taken hede therte therfore yâ— kyng sent his lettres to yâ— erle of warwik chatgyng coÌ„mauÌ„dyng hyÌ„ yâ— he sholde siynt redresse amende those euyl boers brekers of his peas so by meanes oflordes other frendes yâ— peas was made bytwene them for this hur lyng as it was sayd yâ— kyng wold not be gouerned at yâ— time by his lordes yâ— there were in yâ— parliameÌ„t but he toke made his sone the duke of LaÌ„castre his gouernour of yâ— realme the which stode so styll as gouernour tyll yâ— tyme that he dyed ¶ The same yere after Candelmas or yâ— parlyament was done the kyng asked a subsydy of yâ— clergy of yâ— lay le it was grauÌ„ted hym yâ— is to say yâ— he shold haue of euery persone of yâ— lay le bothe man woman that passed .xiiij. yere of age iiij pens out take poore beggers that were knowen openly for nedy poore beggers And that he shold haue of euery man of holy thirche yâ— was benefyced or promoted .xij. pens all other yâ— were not proted iiij pens out take the .iiij. ordres of the freres beggers ¶ This same yere after Mighelmasse Rychard prynce Edwardes sone was made pryÌ„ce of Wales to whome yâ— king gaue also the duchy of Cornewayle with the erledome of Chestre And aboute this tyme the Cardynall of Englonde the fourth daye before Mary Mawdeleyns daye after dyner sodeinly was stryken with a palsey lost his speche and on Mary Mawdeleyns daye dyed ¶ Of the deth of kyng Edward how syr Iohn Monsterwarth knyght was drawen and hanged for his falsnes BYght anone after iÌ„ the .lij. yere of kyng Edward in the begyÌ„nynge of October poÌ„pe Gregory yâ— .xj. brought and remeued his courte with hym from Auinyon to Rome ¶ And the .xij. day of Apryll Iohn Monsterwarth knyght at London was drawen hanged than quartred sent to foure chefe townes of EngloÌ„de his heed smitteÌ„ of set vpon LondoÌ„ brydge For this Iohn was full vntrue to yâ— kyng to the realme couetous vnstable for he toke oftentymes grete soÌ„mes of money of the kyng his counseyle for men of armes wages that he sholde haue payed them toke it to his owne vse he drad that at yâ— last he shold be shent accused for yâ— same cause fledde pryuely to yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce was sworne to hym became his man and behyght hym a grete nauy out of Spayne to coÌ„fusyon and destroyenge of EngloÌ„de But yâ— ryghtfull god to whom no preuite is vnknowen suffred hyÌ„ first to be shent spylte or yâ— he so traytoursly falsly betrayed his lyege lord yâ— king of Englonde his people in his realme in the which grouÌ„de this same Iohn was borne wyckedly through batayle destroyed or he brought aboute his cursed purpose ¶ In yâ— feest of saynt Gregory nexte after kynge Edward gaue to Rycharde of Burdeux his heyre that was prynce Edwardes sone at Wyndsore the ordre of knyghthode made hyÌ„ knyght the whiche kyng Edward whan he had regned .lj. yere more yâ— .xj. kal. of Iune he dyed at Shene is buryed worshyp fully at westmyÌ„ster on whose soule god haue mercy This kyng Edward was forsothe of a passyng goodnes full gracyous among all the worthy men of the world for he passed shone by vertue of grace gyueÌ„ to hym froÌ„ god aboue all his pÌ„decessours yâ— were noble men worthy he was a well herted man an hardy for he drad neuer no myshappes ne barmes ne euyl fortune yâ— myght fall a noble warryour a fortunate for both on loÌ„de see in al batayles assembles with a passing glory ioy he had yâ— victory he was meke benigne homely sobre soft to al men as wel to strangers as to his owne subiectes to other yâ— were vnder his gouernauÌ„ce he was deuout holy both to god holy chirche for he worshipped holpe maynteyned holy chirch theyr mynistres with al maner reuereÌ„ce he was tre table well auysed in reÌ„porall worldly nedes wyse iÌ„ couÌ„seyle discrece meke to speke with iÌ„ his dedes maners geÌ„tyl well taught hauyÌ„g pite on them yâ— were in disease plenteous in gyuyng eâ— benefaytes almes besy curyous in buylding lyghtly he bare suffred wroÌ„ges harmes whan he was gyueÌ„ to ony occupacyoÌ„ he left all other thynges for yâ— tyme tended therto semely of body a mene stature hauyng alway to hygh to lowe a good chere And there sproÌ„ge shone so moche grace of hym yâ— what maÌ„ had behold his face or had dremed of hyÌ„ he hoped yâ— daye yâ— al thynge shold hap to hym ioyfull lykyng And he gouerned his kingdom gloriously vnto his age he was large in gyuyng wyse in expeÌ„ces he was fulfylled with al honeste of good maners vertues vnder whom to lyue it was as for to regne wherfore his fame his loos spronge so ferre yâ— it came in to hethynnesse Barbary shewynge tellynge his worthynes manhode in all londes yâ— no londe vnder heuen had brought forth so noble a kyng so gentyll so blissed or might reyse suche another whaÌ„ he was deed Neuertheles lechery meuynge of his flesshe hauÌ„ted hym in his age wherfore the rather as it is to suppose for vumesurable fulfyllynge of his lust his lyfe shorted the sooner And hereof take good hede lyke as his dedes bereth wytnes for as in his begyÌ„nyng all thynges were Ioyfull and lykyng to hym to all people And in his myddle age he passed all people in hygh Ioye worshyp
blyssednes Ryght so whan he drewe in to age drawyng downward through lechery other synnes lytell lytell all those Ioyfull blyssed thynges and prosperyte decreased myshapped and unfortunate thynges and vnprofytable harmes with many euyls began for to sprynge and the more harme is it contynued longe tyme after CLemens yâ— syxth was pope after Benedict .x. yere This maÌ„ in name dede was vertuous many thynges yâ— Benedict was rigous in he made easy certeyn that he depryued he restored the rygousnes of yâ— fayth of Benedict was laudable but moche more laudable was yâ— mekenes of ClemeÌ„t This man was a noble prechour many sermoÌ„s he gadred let no man passe from hym but he gaue hym good couÌ„seyle decessed a blissed man ¶ Karolus yâ— .iiij. was emperour after Lodewyk .xxxj. yere This maÌ„ was kyng of Beme a wyse man a myghty this maÌ„ was chosen emperour by yâ— coÌ„mauÌ„dement of ClemeÌ„t Lodewyk beynge alyue in his contemacy bycause he asked mekely the popes blessynge and to be crowned of hym as other good kynges did therfore he was protected of god preuayled ouer al his enemyes many fauourable lawes he made to spirytuall men the whiche yet are called Karolma At yâ— last he decessed a ryche maÌ„ in vertue goodes ¶ Inno centius the .vj. was pope after Clement x. yere and he was a grete louer of relygyous men he fouÌ„ded a monastery in FrauÌ„ce of yâ— ordre of Cartusiens was a grete canonyst ¶ Vrbanê° the .v. was pope after InnoceÌ„t This man was abbot of Missolens of yâ— ordre of sayÌ„t Benet a doctour is takeÌ„ for a saynt He made the crosse to be preched agaynst yâ— turkes And he made a passage to yâ— turkes And to hym sayÌ„t Brigyt was sent froÌ„ Chryst for the coÌ„firmacyon of theyr rule than he was poysoned decessed ¶ Gregory the .xj. was pope after hym .viij. yere This Gregory dyd lytell after him folowed yâ— tribulacyon yâ— our lorde shewed to saynt Brigit for the synne of yâ— clergy ¶ Wenselans sone to Karolus aforesaid was emperour .xiiij. yere and he was a chylde and was chosen whan his fader was on lyue but he toke no kepe of the empyre And whaÌ„ he was warned many tymes to take hede vnto it and wold not he was deposed For he gaue all his delyte and lust vnto lechery the ende was without honour for he went gretly from the maners the vertues of his noble fader And he was crowned with the imperyall dyademe the wysdome of his fader passed in to SygysmuÌ„d his broder as after it shall appere ¶ Vrbanus was pope after Gregory .vj. yere This Vrban was chosen in the Cite of Rome by strength of yâ— Romayns but yâ— cardynals dyd that for drede not wyllyngly wherfore they fledde to yâ— Cite of FuÌ„doruÌ„ And they sayd that he was not pope chose in his place syr Roberte of Gebennys the same yere whiche was called Clement the .vij. ¶ Nota. ¶ And here began the .xxij. stryte in the chirche And it was more worse than euer was ony other before For it was so subtyll yâ— the wysest men that were the best conscyenced coude not discerne with whom it was best to saye and holde And this stryfe dured .xl. yere with a grete sclaundre vnto al the clergy and grete peryll vnto mennes soules for heresyes other euyl thyÌ„ges yâ— whiche were brought in than In so moche that there was no doctryne in the chirche for mysdoynge And therfore from this Vrban the .vij. vnto Martyn I knowe not who was pope The feest of the vysytacyon of our lady was ordeyned by Vrban the .vj. after yâ— forme of the sacrament of the awteâ— for a peas and an vnite for to be had amonge them through the merytes of our blissed lady ¶ Bonifaciê° the .ix. was pope after Vrban .xv. yere This Bonyface was chosen at Rome in the stede of Vrban the stryfe contynued for Benedictus was chosen in Auinyon in yâ— place of Clement and was called Petrus deluna and he duced to the couÌ„seyle of Constantyneys and than he wolde not obey but euer abode obstynate And at yâ— last he decessed in the kyngdome of Aragon And he coÌ„inauÌ„ded his cardynals to chose an other pope the whiche they dyd anone And they set vp an ydoll and named hym Clement but they profyted not ¶ Circa amiuÌ„ dnÌ„i M CCC .lxxx. ¶ And after kynge Edward the thyrde that was borne at wyndsore regned Rychard of Butdeux that was prynce Edwardes sone of Wales whiche prynce Edward was kynge Edwardes sone ANd after yâ— good kyng Edward the thyrde yâ— was borne at wynd sore regned Rychard yâ— second that was the good syr Edwardes sone prynce of Wales the whiche kyng Rychard was borne in the cite of Burdeux in Gascoyn and was crowned at Westmynster in yâ— xj yere of his age And in yâ— seconde yere of his regne for yâ— debate yâ— was bytwene the lorde Latymer syr Raufe Feryecs knyght that were agaynst Hawell and Shakell squyers for yâ— prysoner yâ— was taken in Spayne by these two squyers the whiche prysoner the lord Latimer syr Raufe Feryers wolde haue had the whiche prysoner was the erie of Dene that they toke in the batayle of Spayne wherfore these two lordes came in to the chirche at Westmynstre and fouÌ„de this one squyer heryng a masse besyde saynt Edwardes shryne and there they slewe hym the which was called Hawell and Shakell was arested put in to yâ— toure of London there he was longe tyme for he wold not delyuer the crle of Dene his prisoner vnto these two lordes by syr Aleyn Buxhyll constable of the toure by syr Raufe Feriers one of his aduersaryes tyll the kynge had graunted hym grace ¶ In the thyrde yere of kyng Rychard came the Galays of Fraunce in to Englonde vnto dyuers portes brent robbed slewe moche people of EngloÌ„de that is to saye at Wynchelsee Rye and Hastynges Portesmouth HaÌ„ton Scor more Grauesend and they dyd moche harme went home agayne ¶ And in this same yere was a parliameÌ„t holden at Westmynster and at that same parlyament was ordeyned that euery man woman chylde that were of the age of xiiij yere and aboue throughout all the realme poore folke other sholde paye to the tallage .iiij. pens Wherfore came befell afterwarde grete myschefe mothe disease to all the comynalte of the realme ¶ And in the .iiij. yere of kyng Ry chardes regue the comyns arose vp in dyuers partyes of the realme did moche harme the whiche tyme they called the hurlyng tyme. And they of Kent and of Essex made them two chefetaynes for to rule gouerue the company of Kent of Essex that one was called Iacke strawe that other Watte Tyler they came and assembled them vpon blacke heth in Kent And on Corpus
craftes of London went 〈…〉 to the toure of London there came 〈…〉 the Constable of the toure and gaue the Mayre sheryues theyr othe charge as they sholde haue takeÌ„ in yâ—â—â—cheker of Westmynster in yâ— kynges courte of his Iustyce barons of the escheker than went they home agayne And than the kyng his couÌ„seyle for yâ— grece malyer despyte yâ— they had to yâ— cite of Londen remeued all his courtes froÌ„ Westmynster vnto the cite of yorke that is to saye the chauÌ„celer the escheker the kynges brâ—che the comyn place there they held all these courtes of lawe fro â—â—dsâ—mer yâ— is to say the feest of saynt Iohn bapryst vnto yâ— feest of Chrystmasse next comyng And than the kynge his couÌ„seyle it not so ê“fytable there as it was at London Than anone he remeued if agayne to London so to westmynster for grece ease of his offycers and auaâ—rage to the kynge and al the comyns of the realme And whan the people of London sawe 〈◊〉 knewe yâ— these courtes were come aga 〈…〉 and the kyng his people also than the Mayre the aldermen with yâ— chefe comyns of the cite let gadre a grete somme of golde of all the comyns of the cite and ordeyned made grete rialtees agaynst his comynge to London for to haue his grace good lordshyp and also theyr lybertees frauÌ„chyses grauÌ„ted to them agayne as they were wont to haue afore tyme. And through grete instaunce and prayer of the quene of other lordes ladyes the king grauÌ„ted them grace And this was done at Shene iÌ„ sothery And than yâ— kynge wtin two dayes after came to London And the Mayre of the cite with the sheryues aldermen all the worthy men of the cite afterwarde rode agaynst hym in good aray to yâ— heth on this syde the manoyr of Shene humbly mekely submyttynge them with all maner obey sauÌ„ce vnto hyÌ„ as they ought to do And thus they brought yâ— kynge the quene to London whan the kynge came to yâ— gate of London brydge there they presented hym with a mylke whyte stede sadled brydled trapped with cloth of golde and reed partyed togyder And the quene a palfrey all whyte in the same araye trapped with whyte reed all the coÌ„dytes of London ranne with wyne bothe whyte and reed for all maner people to drynke who wolde And bytwene saynt Paule and the crosse in chepe there was made a stage a ryall standyng on hye therin were many auÌ„gels with dyuers melodyes songes And than an auÌ„gell came downe from the stage on hygh by a vyce set a crowne of gold pyght with ryche perles precyous stones vpon the kynges heed an other vpoÌ„ the quenes heed And so yâ— citezyns brought yâ— kyng and yâ— quene to Westmynster in to theyr palays And than on the moro we after yâ— Mayre the sheryues the aldermen of London came vnto the kynge to his palays at westmynster presented hym with two basyns of syluer ouer gylted ful of coyned golde the somme of .xx. C. pouÌ„de prayenge hyÌ„ of his hygh mercy grace and lordshyp specyall grace that they myght haue his good loue with the lybertees frauÌ„chyses lyke wyse as they were wont for to haue before tyme and by his lettres patentes and his chartre confyrmed And yâ— quene other worthy lordes ladyes fell on theyr knees besought yâ— kynge of grace to roÌ„fyrme this Than the kynge toke vp the quene and graunted her all her askynge And than they thaÌ„ked yâ— kynge the quene went home agayne ¶ And in the .xvj. yere of kynge Rychardes regne certayn lordes of Scotlonde came in to Englonde for to gete worshyp as by fayte of armes And these were the persones the erle of Marre he chalenged yâ— erle Marshall of EngloÌ„de to Iust with hym certayn poyntes on horsbacke with sharpe speres they rode togyder as two worthy knyghtes lordes certayne courses but not yâ— full chalenge that yâ— scottysshe erle made for he was cast downe bothe hors man two of his rybbes broken with the fall so he was borne thens out of Smythfelde home to his inne within a lytell tyme after he was caryed home in a hors lytter at porke he dyed And syr William Darell knyght the kynges banerer of Scotlond than made an other chalenge with syr Piers curtayn knight yâ— kynges banerer of Englonde of certayn courses yet on horsback in yâ— same felde whan he had rydden certayn courses assayed he myght not haue the better he gaue it ouer wolde no more of his chalenge with syr Pyers courtayn knyght yâ— kynges banerer of Englonde turned his hors rode to his inne And one Cokborne a squyer of Scotlonde chalenged syr Nycholl Hawberke knyght of certayn courses yet with sharpe speres rode .v. courses togyder at euery course yâ— Scotte was cast downe bothe hors man And thus our Englysshe lordes thanked be god had the felde ¶ In the .xvij. yere of kyng Rychardes regne dyed the good gracious quene Anne that was wyfe to kyng Richard in the manoyre of Shene in the shyre of Surrey on whytsondaye And than was she brought to London so to Westmynster there was she buryed and worthely entered besyde saynt Edwardes shryne vpon whose soule almyghty god haue pyte mercy Amen ¶ How kynge Rycharde spoused dame Isabell yâ— kynges doughter of FrauÌ„ce in the towne of Calays brought her in to EngloÌ„de let her be crowned quene in yâ— abbey of saynt Peters of Westmynster IN the .xx. yere of kyng Rychardes regne he went ouer see to Calays with dukes erles lordes and barons many other worthy squyers with grete araye and comyn people of the realme in good araye as longed to suche a kynge pryÌ„ce of his nobley and of his owne persone to do hym reuerence obseruaunce as ought to be done to theyr lyege lorde so myghty a kynge emperour in his owne to abyde receyue there that worthy gracyous lady that sholde be his wyfe a yonge creature of .xix. yere of age dame Isabell the kynges doughter of FrauÌ„ce many other worthy lordes of grete name bothe barons knyghtes with moche other people that came to yâ— towne of Grauenynge and two dukes of FrauÌ„ce that one was the duke of Burgoyn and that other the duke of Barre that wold no ferther lesse than they had pledges for them And than kynge Rycharde delyuered two pledges for them to go safe and come safe his two worthy vncles the duke of Glocestre the duke of Yorke these two went ouer yâ— water of Grauenyng abode there as for pledges vnto yâ— tyme that the maryage the feest was done that these two dukes of FrauÌ„ce were comen agayn vnto â–ª Grauenynge water And than
these two worthy dukes came ouer yâ— water at Grauenyng so to Calays with this worshyp full lady dame Isabell yâ— was yâ— kynges doughter of FrauÌ„ce and with her came many a worthy lord lady knyghtes squyers in yâ— best araye that myght be And there they met with our meynr at Calays whiche welcomed her her meyny with grete reuerence so brought her in to the towne of Calays there she was receyued with all the solempnite worshyp yâ— might be done to suche a lady And than they brought her to yâ— kyng the kynge toke her welcomed her all her fayre coÌ„pany made there a grete solempnite And than yâ— kyng his couÌ„seyle asked of the frensshe lordes whether all the couenauÌ„tes forwardes with the coÌ„posycyon yâ— were ordeyned made on bothe partyes shold be truly kepte holdeÌ„ bySpanâ— theÌ„ And they sayd ye there they swore toke theyr charge vpon a boke and made theyr othe well truly it to holde i al maner poyntes couenauÌ„ces wtout coÌ„tradic cyoÌ„ or delay in ony maner wyse And thaÌ„ was she brought to sayÌ„t Nicolas chirche in Calays there was worthely wedded with the moost solempnite yâ— ony kyng or quene myght be with archebysshops bysshops all yâ— mynystres of holy chirche And than they were brought to the castell set to meet were serued with all delycasy of ryall metes dryÌ„kes plenteously to all maner of strauÌ„gers al other no creature warned yâ— feest but al were welcome for there were grece halles tentes set vpon yâ— grene wtout yâ— castell to receiue al maner of people euery office redy to serue theÌ„ all And thus this worthy mariage was solemply done ended with all ryalte Than these two dukes of FrauÌ„ce with theyr people toke theyr leue of the kynge of the quene wente agayne vnto Grauenynge water And there the Frensshe lordes that is to saye the two dukes all theyr folke were comen ouer the water to Grauenyng and there they mette euerichoue toke leue at other so they departed our lordes came agayne to Calays the Frensshe lordes wente ouer the water so home in to Fraunce agayne And anone after the kyng made hym redy with the quene and all his lordes ladyes and all theyr people with them came ouer the see in to Englonde and so vnto London And the Mayre and the sheryues with all the aldermen worthy comyns rode agaynst them vnto the blacke heth in Kent and there they mette with the kyng and the quene welcomed them that in good araye and euery man in the clothyng of his craft theyr mynstrels before them And so they brought them to saynt Geor ges barre in Southwerke there they toke theyr leue And the kynge and the quene rode to Kenyngton and than the people of London turned home agayn in turnynge agayne to London brydge there was so grete prese of people bothe on hors on fote that there were deed on the brydge .xi. persones of men women and chyldren on whose soules god haue mercy pyte Amen And than afterwarde the quene was brought to the toure of London and there she was all nyght on the morowe she was brought through the cite of London and so forth to Westmynster there she was crowned quene of Englonde than she was brought agayne vnto the kynges palays and there was holden open courte and a ryall feest at her crownacyoÌ„ of all maner people that thyder came And this was done the sondaye nexte after the feest of saynt Clement in the .xx. yere of kynge Rychardes regne ¶ And than the .xxv. daye of August nexte after by euyll excitacyon fals couÌ„seyle and grete wrath malyce that the kynge had of olde tyme to his vncle the good duke of Glocestre to the erle of Arundell to the erle of war wyk Anone the kyng by his euyll excitacyon his euyll counseyle and malyce late in the euenynge on the same daye aboue sayd ma 〈…〉 edy with his strength and rode in to 〈◊〉 to the towne of Chelmelâ—ord and â—o came to Plasshe sodeynly there syr Thomas of Wodstok the good duke of Glocestre laye And the good duke came anone to welcome the kynge And the kynge arested the good duke hymselfe his owne body so he was ladde down to the water anone put in to a shyppe and had to Calays brought in to the capytayns warde to be kepte in holde by the kynges coÌ„maundement And that tyme the erle Marshall was capytayn of Calays And anone after by coÌ„mauÌ„dement of the kynge by his fals couÌ„seyle commauÌ„ded that capytayn to put hym to deth And anone certayn yemen that had the good duke in kepyng toke theyr couÌ„seyle how that they sholde put hym to dethe And this was theyr appoyntment that they shold come vpon hyÌ„ whan he were in his bedde a slepe on a fether bedde anone they bouÌ„de hym hande fote and charged hym for to lye styll And whan that they had done thus they toke two towelles made on them two rydynge knottes cast the towelles aboute his necke than they toke the fether bedde that laye vnder hym cast it vpon hym and than they drewe theyr towelles eche wayes some laye vpon the fether bedde and vpon hym vnto the tyme that he was deed bycause that he sholde make no noyse And thus they strangled this worthy duke vnto the deth vpon whose soule god for his hygh pyte haue mercy Amen ¶ And whan the kyng had thus arested this worthy duke his vncle and sente hym to Calays he came agayn to London in all the haste with a wonders grete noÌ„bre of people And as soone as he was comen he sent for yâ— erle of Arundell for the good erle of warwyk And anone as they came he arested them hymself and syr Iohn Cobham and syr Iohn Cheyn knyghtes he arested them in that same ma ner tyll he made his parliameÌ„t anone they were put into holde but the erle of Arundell went at large vnto the parly a ment tyme for he fouÌ„de sufficient surety to abyde the lawe to answere to all ma ner poyntes that the kynge his couÌ„seyle wolde put vpon hyÌ„ ¶ And the .xxi. yere of kynge Rychardes regne he ordeyned hyÌ„ a parlyament at Westmynster whiche was called that grete parlyament And this parliament was made for to iudge these thre worthy lordes other moo as them lyst at that tyme. And for that iudgement the kyng let make in all the haste a long hous a large of tymbre the whiche was called an hall couered with tyles ouer it was open all aboute on bothe sydes at the endes that all maner of men myght se throughout there the dome was holden vpon these foresayd lordes iudgemet
Henry the .iiij. besechinge him of his helpe and socour agaynst his deedly enemy the duke of Burgoyne And than the kynge made Thomas his sone duke of Clarence his other sone Iohn duke of Bedforde his other sone Vmfrey duke of Glocestre and syr Thomas Beauford erle of Dorset and the duke of Awemarle he made duke of Yorke And than the kyng ordeyned his sone syr Thomas duke of ClareÌ„ce sir Thomas beauford erle of Dorset syr Iohn Cornwyll with many other lordes knyghtes and squyers men of armes archers for to go ouet see in to FrauÌ„ce in helpynge and strengthynge of the duke of Orlyaunce And these worthy lordes with theyr retynue shypped at Hamton sayled ouer yâ— see in to NormaÌ„dy londed at Hogges And there mette with them yâ— lorde Hambe at theyr londynge with .vij. M. men of armes Frensshmen thre sergeauÌ„tes of armes with them all were put to flyght of them were takeÌ„ vij C. men of armes iiij C. horses without those that were slayne in the felde And so they rode forth through out all FrauÌ„ce toke castles townes slewe many Frensshemen that withstode them and toke many prysoners as they rode and so they passed forth tyll they came to Burdeux and there they rested them a whyle and set the countree in peas rested tyll the vyntage were redy to sayle And than the duke with his meyny came home in to Englond in safete thaÌ„ked be god ¶ And in the same yere was the kynges coyne chaunged throughout Englonde by the kynge his couÌ„seyle that is to saye the noble halfe noble ferthynge of golde ¶ And in the .xiiij. yere of kyng HeÌ„rpes regne the fourth he let make galays of warre for he hoped to haue passed the grete see so forth to Ierusalem there to haue ended his lyfe but god vysyted hym soone after with infirmite grete sekenes that he myght not well endure no whyle so seruently he was taken and brought in bed at WestmyÌ„ster in a fayre chambre And as he lay in his bed he asked his chamberlayne what he called the chambre that he lay in And he answered sayd Ierusalem And than he sayd that the prophecy sayd that he shold make an ende dye in IerusaleÌ„ And than he made hym redy vnto god and dysposed all his wyll And soone after he died was caried by water froÌ„ Westmynster in a barge vnto Feuersham froÌ„ thens he was caryed to CauÌ„terbury by londe with moche torche lyght brennynge in to the abbey of Chrystchirche there he was entered buryed besyde saint Thomas of CauÌ„terburyes shryne And thus ended the worthy kyng Henry about mydlent sondaye in the yere of our lorde a. M CCCC and .xiij. vpon whose soule god haue mercy Amen MArtyn yâ— .v. was pope after Iohn xiiij yere This maÌ„ was chosen by the concyle of Constance the other were deposed yâ— stroue so came peas in the chirche the whiche longe tyme afore was desyred necessary for yâ— defence of the fayth This was yâ— myghtyest pope that euer was of ryches a grete iudge He edifyed townes walles stretes he destroyed heresyes he did moche good through the noble prynce Sygysmund And he gadred moche money for to gete yâ— holy londe agayn but deth came vpon hym letted hym he made a couÌ„seyle afore his deth for that mater there he decessed ¶ Eugenius was pope after Martyn .xvii. yere This Eugeny was chosen peasybly after the deth of Martyn no man doubted but he was pope But shortly after he was expulsed from Rome for it was so that he fledde naked Also he was cited to the concyle of Basilieus deposed but he charged hym not And for that began the stryfe agayne the whiche stode to his deth those that fauoured him sayd he was worthy moche louynge the contrary sayd those that were agaynst hym but what someuer he was after he had taken the dignite vpon hym afore he was of grete abstynence of good fame that he dyd after that I leue to the iudgement of god ¶ Circa annuÌ„ dnÌ„i M CCCC .xiij. ¶ Of kynge Henry the fyfth that was kynge Henryes sone ANd after the deth of king Henry the fourth regned kynge Henry his sone that was borne at Monmouth in Wales that was a worthy kyng a gracyous man and a grete conquerour And in the fyrst yere of his regne for grete loue and goodnes he sent to the fâ—â—res of Langley there as his fader had do bury kynge Rychard the seconde and let take his body out of the erth agayn dyd do bryÌ„ge it to Westmynster in a ryall chare couered with blacke veluet and baners of dyuers armes about all the horses drawing yâ— chare were trapped in blacke and beten with dyuers armes many a torche brennynge by all the waye tyll he came to Westmynster there he let make for hym a ryall and a solempne enterement buryed hym by quene Anne his wyfe as his owne desyre was on yâ— ferther syde of saynt Edwardes 〈…〉 yne in yâ— abbey of saynt Peters of Westmynster vpon whose soule god haue mercy ¶ And in this same yere were certayne lollers taken fals heretykes that had purposed through false treason for to haue slayne our kyng for to haue destroyed all the clergy of yâ— realme they myght haue had theyr false purpose But our lorde god wolde not suffre it for in haste our kynge had warnynge therof of all theyr fals ordinauÌ„ce werkyng came sodeynly with his power to sayÌ„t Iohns without sinythfelde anone they toke a certayn of the lollers fals heretykes brought them to the kynges presence and there they tolde all theyr fals purpose ordynauÌ„ce how they wolde haue done wrought yf they myght haue regned had theyr wyl there they told whiche were theyr capytayns gouernours than the king coÌ„mauÌ„ded them to the toure of LondoÌ„ than toke moo of them bothe win the cite wtout sent theÌ„ to Newgate to bothe Coâ—ters And than they were brought in examinacion afore the clergy the kynges Iustyces there they were coÌ„uicte for theyr fals heresy dampned before yâ— Iustyee for theyr fals treason this was theyr iudgemet that they sholde be drawen froÌ„ the toure of London to saint Giles felde there to be hanged brent on the galowes Also there was taken syr Roger Acton knyght for heresy eke for treason agaynst the kyng the realme he came afore yâ— clergy was coÌ„uict for his heresy to be brent dampned before the Iustyces to be drawen from the toure of London through the cite to saynt Giles felde to be hanged brent ¶ And in the seconde yere of kynge Henryes regne he held a couÌ„seyle of all the lordes of the realme at WestmyÌ„ster there
Wyllyam Porter knyght with all theyr retynue before the port of sayâ—â— Hylâ—ry And than was the erle of Morâ—â—â—n with all his retynue lâ—dged in the abbey of saynt â—atherâ—â—s And the â—rle of â—alysâ—â—ry with his retynue laye on that other syde of saynt â—atherynes And syr Iohn Gray knyght was lodged at the abbey that is called le moâ—nâ— dâ— saynt Myâ—hâ—l And syr Philip 〈◊〉 knyght the kynges tresourer was lodged bytwene the water of â—eynâ— and the abbey and kepte the warde vnder the hyll And the baron of Carowe was lodged vnder the watâ—r syde for to kepe the passage And Ienâ—â—â— the squyer laye nexte hym on the water syde and these two squyers kepte maâ—ly the water of â—â—yne and often tymes fought with theyr enemyes And on that other syde of â—â—yne laye the â—rle of Huntyngdon 〈◊〉 mayster 〈◊〉 the erles â—â—ne of West 〈…〉 erlonde syr Gylbert 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of Kent syr Rychard erle of Arundell the lorde Feryers with theyr retynue before the porte du pount eche of these lordes had stronge ordynaunce and the kynge dyd make at PouÌ„t de larche ouer the water of Seyne a stronge a myghty chayne of yren put it through grete pyles fast pyght in the grounde that went ouer the ryuer of Seyne that no vessell myght passe in no wyse about that cheyne the kyng let make a brydge ouer the water of Seyne that men and hors all other catyage myght go to fro at all tymes whan nede were And than came yâ— erle of warwik had goten Dounfrout to kyng Henry of Englonde And anone yâ— kynge sent the erle of War wyk to Cawdebecke to besyegâ—it And whan he came before the towne he sent his herawdes to the capytayne hadde hym yelde vp the towne vpon payne of deth and anone he layde his syege And the capytayne besought the erle that he myght come to his presence and it pleased hym and speke with hym And so yâ— good erle grauÌ„ted hym for to come And than he came out foure other burgeyses came with hym entreated so with this erle that this same towne was vnder composicyon to do as yâ— eâ—te of Boen dyd And the erle graunted consented therto vpon this condicyon that yâ— kynges nauy of Englonde with his ordynauÌ„ce myght passe vp by them in safetâ— without ony maner of lette or dysturbaunce and to his composicyon they set to theyr seales and the shyppes passed vp by them in safete and came before the cite of Boen vnto an hondred shyppes there they cast theyr ankers and than this cite was vesyeged bothe by londe 〈◊〉 by water And whan all this was done and the shyppes comen vp than came y◠〈◊〉 of warwyk agayne to the kynge 〈◊〉 hym â—yâ—â—ene the abbey of saynt Kathet yâ—s the kyng tyll that the abbey entreated so was the kyng And than he 〈…〉 lodged hym before the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 uylle than was the erle of 〈…〉 ry roÌ„maâ—ded by the kyng 〈…〉 redy to ryde but there 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 tydynges made hym to abyde so he returned agayne lodged hym besyde the erle of Huntyngdon tyll that the syege was ended â–ª And than came the duke of Glocestre the kynges brother from the syege of Shyrâ—ouâ—gh yâ— whiche he had wonne goten and stuffed agayn to the kynges beh 〈…〉 profyte vnto y◠〈◊〉 of Englonde And whan he was comen to the kynge before 〈◊〉 â–ª as one he lodged with grete ordynauÌ„ce before yâ— porte saynt Hylary 〈◊〉 the towne and his enemyes than our other lay◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈…〉 es of lengthe within 〈◊〉 of quarell with hym laye y◠〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 the lorde of 〈◊〉 with all theyr retynue strange ordy 〈…〉 〈◊〉 proudly 〈…〉 theyr enemyes euer 〈◊〉 they yssued out of the â—ite And than came the pryour of Kylmayn of 〈◊〉 the see to yâ— kyng with a fayre â—â—yny of men of armes af ter theyr own 〈◊〉 guyse to yâ— noâ—brâ— of â–ª xv C. 〈…〉 yâ— kyng welcomed them made them good chere ¶ And than 〈…〉 the kynge that 〈…〉 the Dolphyn 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 yn wolde come 〈…〉 with a stronge 〈…〉 cyons 〈…〉 entre on y◠〈◊〉 syde of y◠〈◊〉 bycause that there 〈◊〉 y◠〈…〉 〈◊〉 playn 〈◊〉 therfore yâ— kyng assigned the pryour of Kylmayâ— with his 〈◊〉 lodged hym on yâ— north syde of yâ— hoost for to stop theyr passage was 〈◊〉 yâ— foreth of Lyons of this ordinauÌ„ce they were 〈…〉 go to yâ— see y◠〈…〉 his â—â—uy ne 〈◊〉 his londe 〈◊〉 party for 〈…〉 his vsage 〈…〉 y◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 his 〈…〉 to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 yâ— see 〈◊〉 yâ— see co 〈…〉 yâ— no maneâ— of enemy 〈◊〉 route vpon yâ— see And anone yâ— kyng 〈◊〉 his 〈◊〉 to y◠〈◊〉 pytayn of 〈◊〉 charged hym to delyuer hym his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 his towne or 〈◊〉 he wolde neyther leue 〈◊〉 thylde alyue And anone yâ— capytay◠〈…〉 burgeyses of the towne brought yâ—â—â—ys vnto the kyng besought 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And the kynge delyuered the 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 Iohn Kekeley made hym capytayn 〈…〉 ded hym to put out all yâ— Fren 〈…〉 men bothe of the castell of â—he towne 〈◊〉 there besyde was the castell of Lo 〈◊〉 â—hyder the kyng sent y◠〈◊〉 ma◠〈◊〉 with a fâ—yre company 〈◊〉 y◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 was 〈…〉 brought 〈…〉 them to the kyng 〈◊〉 the kyng 〈…〉 agayn 〈…〉 y◠〈◊〉 of Louers of all yâ— longe 〈…〉 〈◊〉 ged hym to 〈◊〉 all the F 〈…〉 men And than yâ— kynge helde 〈◊〉 his waye to Cane that was a stronge downe anâ— a â—â—yre 〈…〉 he sent his 〈◊〉 to yâ— capytayn 〈◊〉 ged hym 〈…〉 y◠〈…〉 his 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 he wolde gete th 〈…〉 strength of hande And they 〈…〉 〈…〉 hym â–ª 〈…〉 counseyle 〈◊〉 the to 〈◊〉 all about And 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 duke of 〈◊〉 was entred in to the towne slewe downe ryght 〈◊〉 he came to yâ— kyng spared neyther man ne chylde euer they cryed a Clatente a Clatence and saynt George And there was dâ—â—d on the walles on yâ— kynges syde a worthy man that was called Springes the whiche yâ— kyng 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to be butyed in yâ— abbey of Cane fast William coÌ„querour on whose soule god haue mercy ameÌ„ And than yâ— kyng came in to the towne with his broder the duke of Clarete and many other worthy lordes with moche solempuite myrthe And than the kyng coÌ„mauÌ„ded yâ— capytayn to delyuer hâ— his castell And he besought the kyng to gyue hym .xiiij. dayes of 〈◊〉 spyte yf ony restowe wolde come 〈◊〉 yf none wold come to delyuer hym yâ— keys the castell at his coÌ„maundement And vnder this compo 〈…〉 was yâ— towne the castell of Baycus with other townes fortresses villages vnto the nombre of â—iiij Vpon yâ—â—yll before yâ— castell of Cane our kynge â—yght all his 〈◊〉 y◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—owne as
out of frauÌ„ce Loo what a mariage was this as to yâ— comparison of the other mariage of Armynak For there shold haue beÌ„ delyuered so many castels townes in Guyan so moche golde shold haue ben gyuen with her yâ— all englonde shold haue ben therby enry 〈◊〉 but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 fell wherfore 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ought 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 bycause of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for maryage of 〈◊〉 〈…〉 rets w 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 hath 〈◊〉 engloÌ„de had by losyng of Normandy Guyan 〈…〉 〈…〉 nge of 〈◊〉 agaynst theyr pry 〈…〉 〈◊〉 lordes what 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 lordes what murdre sleynge of them what feldes 〈◊〉 〈…〉 many y◠〈◊〉 a man hath 〈◊〉 his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 coÌ„clucyon yâ— kyng de 〈◊〉 the quene wther sone â—â—yne to 〈◊〉 in to Scotland from thens in to FrauÌ„ce so to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 yâ— she came fyrst fro Many men demâ— that the brekynge of the kynges promesse to the syster of the erle of Armynak was cause of his grete losse aduersite ¶ How the duke of Glocestre the kynges vncle was arested at the parlyament of Bury of his deth and how Angeo and Mayne was delyuered IN the .xxv. yere of Kynge Henry was a parlyameÌ„t aâ— Bury called saynt Edmondes Bury about whiche was coÌ„mauÌ„ded all the comyns of the couÌ„tree to be there in theyr moost best de 〈…〉 syble araye for to wayte vpon the Kynge To whiche parlyament came the duke of Glorestre Vmfrey the Kynges vncle whiche had ben proâ—â—etour of englonde all the noneage of the kyng And a 〈…〉 〈◊〉 ter as he was in his lod 〈…〉 was arested by yâ— vycouÌ„te be 〈…〉 of englond who me act 〈◊〉 yâ— duke of Buckyngham m 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 lordes And forthw t all his ser 〈…〉 es were commauÌ„ded to departe froÌ„ him xxxiâ— of yâ— chefe of them were a 〈…〉 sent to dyuers pry 〈…〉 〈◊〉 after this sayâ— arest yâ— sayd duke was on y◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 on whose soule god haute mercy But how he dyed in what maner th 〈…〉 taynte is not knoweÌ„ some sayd he dyed for sorowe some sayd he was murdred bytwene two feder beddes some sayd yâ— a spytte was put in his fouÌ„dament but how he dyed god knoweth to whom no thynge is hyd And thus deed he was layde open that all men myght se him so bothe lordes knightes of yâ— shyre with burgeyses came 〈◊〉 sawe hyÌ„ lye deed but wouÌ„dene token coude they not perceyue how he dyed Here may mâ— marke what this worlde is This duke was a noble man a grete clerke ruled worshypfully yâ— realme to the Kynges behofe neuer coude be fouÌ„de faute in hyÌ„ but 〈…〉 uy of them that were gouernours had ê“my sed the duth y of Angeo the 〈…〉 dome of Mayne causen the destruccyon of this noble man for they drad that he wolde haue empesshed yâ— delyueraunce after they sent his body to saint Albons with certayn lyghtes to be buryed so syr Ge 〈…〉 ays of Clefton had than the charge to coÌ„uay yâ— corps so it was buryed at saynt Albons in the abbey And fyue persones of his housholde were sente to London there were they reyned Iudged to be drawen hanged and also quartred Of whom yâ— names were syr Roger chamberlayn a knyght Mydelton a squyer Herbard a squyer Arthur a squier Richarde NedhaÌ„ whiche .v. ê“sones were draweÌ„ fro the toure of LondoÌ„ through che pe to tyburne there â—aÌ„ged let downe quycke than stryped to haue bâ—heded quarted than yâ— Markys of Suffolke she wed there for them yâ— kynges pardon vnder his grete sealâ— so they were pardoned of the remenauÌ„t of the execucyon had theyr lyues so they were brought agayne to London and after frely deliuer to Thus began grete trouble in this realme of Englonde for the deth of this noble duke of Glocestre and an the comyns of yâ— realme began for to murmure for it and were not content ¶ After the pope Eugeny was deed Nycolas the .v. was electe pope This Nycolas was chosen for Eugeny yet hangynge yeâ—eysme notwtstandyng he gate the obedyence of all chrysteÌ„ realmes for after he was electe and sacred pope certayn lordes of frauÌ„ce of englonde were scut in to Sauoy to pope Felix for to entreate hym to sease of the papâ—ry And by the specyall labour of yâ— bysshop of Norwyche and the lorde of saynt Iohns he seased yâ— seconde yere after yâ— pope Nycolas was sacred yâ— sayd Felix was ma de legate of frauÌ„ce cardynal of Sauoy And he resygned yâ— hole papaâ—y to Nycolas after lyued an holy lyfe dyed an holy man as it is sayd almyghty god sheweth myracles for him This was yâ— xxiij scysme bytwene Eugeny Felix dured .xvj. yere The cause was this the generall concyle of Basyle deposed Eugeny whiche was onely pope induby tate for as moche as he obserued not kept the decrees statutes of the concyle of Constance as it is sayd before neyther he cought not to gyue obedyence to the generall concyle in no maner wyse wherfore arose a grete alteracion amoÌ„ge wryters of this mater pro et coÌ„tra whiche can not accorde vnto this day one party sayth that the concyle is aboue the pope yâ— other party sayth nay but the pope is aboue yâ— coÌ„cyle God blissed aboue al thyÌ„ge gyue grauÌ„te his peas in holy chirche spouse of Chryst Amen This Nicolas was of Iene comeÌ„ of lowe degree a doctour of d 〈…〉 te an actyf man he reedâ—fyed many places yâ— were broken ruynous dyd do make a wall about yâ— palays made yâ— wall newe about Rome for drede of yâ— turkes And yâ— people won 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 gretly meruayled of yâ— ceasynge 〈…〉 of pope Felix to pope Nycolas consyderynge that 〈◊〉 was 〈◊〉 man of so 〈…〉 ly 〈…〉 was of 〈◊〉 to all tâ—â— m 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 chrysten 〈◊〉 wherefore there was a verse publysshed as 〈◊〉 is sayd ¶ How syr F 〈…〉 ys A 〈…〉 to 〈◊〉 Fogyers in Normandye And of yâ— losse of Constantynople by the Turke IN the yere of 〈◊〉 Henry xxviâ— beynge tre 〈…〉 FrauÌ„ce Englonde a knyght of the englysshe partye named syr FraÌ„ceys Aragonois toke a towne in Normandy 〈◊〉 Fogyers agaynst the trewse of whiche takynge began moche sorow losse for this was the occasion by yâ— whiche the frenshmen gate all NormaÌ„dy ¶ About this tyme the cite of CoÌ„stantynople whiche was the imperyal cite of all grece was taken by the Turkes infydeles whiche was betrayed as some holde opynyon the emperour taken slayne and the ryall chirche of saynt Sophia robbed spoyled the 〈…〉 s ymages the rode drawen aboute yâ— stretes whiche was done in despyte of the chrysten fayth soone after all chrysteÌ„ fayth in Grece perisshed ceased There were many christen men slayne innumerable solde put in
his swerde vpon LondoÌ„ stone in Canmyk strete And he beynge in the rite sent to the toure for to haue the lorde Saye so they fette hym brought hyÌ„ to the Gyldhall before the Mayre the aldermen where yâ— he was examyned And he sayd he wolde ought to be iudged by his peres And yâ— comyns of Kent toke hym by force fro the Mayre offycers yâ— kepte hym toke hym to a preest to shryue hym or he myght be halfe shryuen they brought hym to the standard in Chepâ— there smote of his heed on whose soule god haue mercy Amen And thus dyed the lord Saye tresourer of EngloÌ„de After this they set his heed vpon a spere bare it all about the cite And yâ— same day about myle ende 〈◊〉 mer was vyheded And the daye before at after none the capytayne with a certayne of his men went to Philyp Malpas hous robbed hym toke awaye moche good And from thens he went to saynt Margarete patyns to one 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈…〉 whiche 〈…〉 of theyr 〈…〉 were 〈…〉 with 〈…〉 her 〈◊〉 〈…〉 man 〈…〉 wyse 〈…〉 London â—â—myn 〈…〉 â—â—myghty god 〈…〉 is to 〈◊〉 yf he had not robbed 〈◊〉 myght 〈…〉 ferre or he 〈…〉 kynge all the lordes of yâ— realme of Englonde were â—â—parted excepte the lorde Seales that 〈◊〉 the â—oure of London ¶ And the 〈…〉 of a 〈…〉 South werke And the 〈◊〉 after the Mayâ—â— of London with the â—lderme◠〈◊〉 comyns of y◠〈◊〉 coÌ„cluded to 〈…〉 the capytayn his â—oost sent to the lorde Scales to the Coure 〈…〉 a capytayne of Nor 〈◊〉 that they walde yâ— nyght assayle the captayne 〈…〉 them of kent And so they dyd came to LondoÌ„ brydge or the capytayne had any knowlege therof there they fought with them that kepte the bryoge And the 〈…〉 men went to h 〈…〉 came to the bridge shotte and fought with them gate the bridge â—â—de them of LondoÌ„ to 〈◊〉 slewe many of them this 〈◊〉 all the nyght 〈◊〉 fro 〈…〉 the clocke on yâ— moro we 〈…〉 last they brent yâ—â—awe brydge 〈◊〉 many of 〈◊〉 of London were 〈◊〉 In whiche 〈◊〉 Sutton an 〈◊〉 â—as slayne Roger Neysâ—nt 〈◊〉 â—ogh many other And after 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of Englonde sene to the capytayne a parâ—on generall for hym for all his mâ—yuy And than they departed from South 〈…〉 euery man 〈◊〉 his owne hous 〈…〉 they were all departed gone there were proclamacyons made in â—ent Southsex and other places that what man coude take the capitayn quycke or deed shelde haue a thousande marke And after this one Alexander Iden a squyer of kent toke hym in a garden in Southsex And in yâ— takynge Iohn Cade the capytayn was slayne and after byhâ—ded his heed set on London brydge And than anone after the kynge came in to kent dyd do syt his Iustyees at Caunterbury inquyred who were chefe causers of this in s 〈…〉 And there were 〈◊〉 men iudged to deth in one daye in other places â—oo And fro thens the kynge went in to Southsex in to the west 〈◊〉 where alytell before was 〈◊〉 yâ— bysshop of Salysbury And this same yere were so many iudged to deth that 〈◊〉 hedes stode vpon LondoÌ„ bridge at ones ¶ Of the felde that yâ— duke of yorke toke at Brentheth in Kent And of the byrth of prynce Edwarde And of the 〈…〉 st batayle at saynt Alvons where 〈◊〉 duke of Somerset was slayne IN the .xxx. â—ere of yâ— kynge yâ— duke of yorke came out of the marche of Wales with the erle of D 〈…〉 shyre and the lorde Cobham and a grâ—te puyssaunce for reformacyon of certayne 〈◊〉 tyes wronges also to haue Iustrâ—e vpon certayne lordes beynge aboute the kynge and toke a feide at Brentheth besyde Dartforde in Kent whiche was a stronge felde for whiche cause the kyng with all the lordes of yâ—â—onde went vnto the blacke heth with a grete a stronge multytude of people armed ordeynâ—â— for the warre in yâ— best wyse And whan they had mustred on the beth certayne lordes were tho sent to hym for 〈◊〉 make apoyntment with him 〈◊〉 were the bysshop of Ely the bysshop of W 〈…〉 the erles of Salysbury 〈◊〉 And they concluded that the duke of Somerset shold be had to warde and to answere to suche artycles as the duke of yorke sholde put on hym than the duke of yorke sholde breke his felde come to the kynge whiche was all promysed by the kynge And so the kyng coÌ„ mauÌ„ded yâ— the duke of Somerfet sholde be had into warde And than yâ— duke of yorke brake vp his felde and came to the kyng And whan he was come coÌ„trary to the promyse afore made the duke of Somerset was present in yâ— filde awaytynge and chefe aboute the kynge and made the duke of yorke tyde before as a prysoner through London after they wolde haue put hyÌ„ in holde But a noyse arose yâ— the 〈…〉 of Marche his sone was comynge with .x. M. men toward London wherfore the kyng his counseyle feted And than they concluded that the duke of yorke shold departe at his owne wyll ¶ Aboute this tyme began grete dyuysyon in Spruce bytwene the grete mayster the knyghtes of the duche ordre whiche were lordes of yâ— couÌ„tree for the comyns townes rebelled agaynst the lordes made so grete warre that at the last they called yâ— kynge of Pole to be theyr lorde the whiche kynge came was worshypfully receyued and layde syege to yâ— castell of Marienburgh whiche was yâ— chefe castell of strength of all the lorde wanne it and droue out the mayster of Dâ—nske all other places of that londe And so they yâ— had ben lordes many yeres lost all theyr seygnourye possessyons in those londes ¶ And in yâ— yere of the incarnacyon of our lorde M. 〈◊〉 â—iij on saynt Edwardes daye yâ— quene Marg 〈…〉 was delyuered of a fayre 〈◊〉 whiche was named Edwarde ¶ That same daye Iohn Norman was 〈◊〉 to be Mayre of London And the daye that 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 whiche 〈…〉 that tyme they 〈…〉 â—er in 〈…〉 ¶ 〈…〉 vnderstande 〈…〉 to the promyse of the 〈◊〉 also the conclusyons taken 〈◊〉 yâ— kyng the duke of yorke at B 〈…〉 th the duke of Somerset went 〈…〉 but abodâ— aboute yâ— kynge had grete rule anone after he was made capytayn of Calays and ruled the kynge his â—â—alme as he wolde wherfore yâ— grete lordes of th 〈…〉 alme also yâ— comyns were not 〈◊〉 For whiche cause yâ— duke of 〈…〉 of Warwyk y◠〈◊〉 of Salysbury 〈◊〉 many knyghtes squyers and moche other people came to remeue yâ— said duke of Somerset other fro yâ— kynge And 〈◊〉 kyng heryng of theyr comyng thought by his couÌ„seyle to haue gone westwarde not for to haue mette with them had with hym the
deth of yâ— worshypfull faders The feest of the Transfyguracyon was ordeyned of Calixt for the gyft of grace of yâ— meruaylous victory done agaynst the Turke in Hungary on saynt Sixtus daye M cccc lâ—ij For there was a meruaylous victo 〈…〉 gyuen to christen men in Hungary agaynst the grete Turke there he lost many a maÌ„ fledde shamefully for drede of his enemyes no man folowed by but alone yâ— hand of god fered the Turke his hoost on saynt Calixtes day Saynt Iohn de Capistrano was there seen present he prouoked the people that were aferde to folowe the myshyleuynge Turkes and there fell a grete 〈◊〉 on them for the Turkes sayd yâ— there was so grete a nombre of knyghtes that folowed them that 〈…〉 th they durst loke backwarde and therfore they fledde leste all theyr tresour behynde them they were holy aungelles that caused them to flee ¶ Nota. ¶ Prynters of bokes were this tyme myghtely multiplyed in Ma gâ—â—cie through out yâ— worlde there began fyrst helde theyr 〈◊〉 this tyme many mâ—n begaÌ„ to be more subtyll incraftes 〈…〉 er thâ— euer they were afore 〈◊〉 yâ— second was pope after â–ª 〈◊〉 lixt .vi. yere This 〈◊〉 ê° was chosen in the yere of our lorde â–ª 〈◊〉 cccc 〈◊〉 â–ª he was called Eâ—â— as an 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â–ª a grete oratour a laurente porte afore he was yâ— emperours embassadour in yâ— coÌ„cyle of Basyle he wrote a noble treatyse for yâ— auctorite of yâ— same This man desyred to haue a passage to the Turke And moche people of dyuers countrees came to Rome he gaue them his blessynge sent them home agayn for they were not sufficyent for yâ— Turkes hoost and 〈◊〉 after he decessed PAulus a venicyan was pope after Pius .vij. yere This Paulus was chosen in the yere of our lord Iesu Chryst M cccc and .lxiiij. And anone he alowed the feest of the Presentacyon of our lady as Pius dyd This man was a taught man in ryght wysnes and he sayd it was better to make fewe thynges kepe them stedfastly than for to make many soone reuoke them And he made a grete palays at saynt Markes he decessed or that he had ended it in the yere of our lorde Iesu Chryst M cccc .lxxi. ¶ LeodinÌ„ the londe of Luke was oppressed with many tribulacyoÌ„s and after in the yere of our lorde Iesu Chryst M cccc .lxviij. vtterly it was destroyed by Charles the duke of Burgoyne the whiche wedded dame Margarete syster to kyng Edward yâ— fourth of Englonde Also the same duke Charles entred in to the londe of Geldre con quered it all ¶ The yere of grace was also chauÌ„ged by pope Paule for fauour of mannes soule froÌ„ .xxv. yere vnto .xxv. yere And bycause yâ— cursednes habounded so sore grace habounded as sore SIxtus the fourth a Geneuoys a â—rere mynour was pope after Paule This man was generall in the ordre of yâ— freâ—e mynours or he was cardynall And he was chosen in the yere of our lorde god M cccc .lxxj. and was called FraÌ„ciscus de Sanona of good fame and vertuous He was chosen cardynall without his knowlege tyll he was made And the same yere that he was chosen pope the Turke had taken froÌ„ chrysten men two empyres and .iiij. kyngdomes .xx. prouynces and two hondred 〈◊〉 tees and had destroyed men women without nombre And that meued the pope that he sholde dyspose hym to go to withstande hym And for an army to be made against the Turke the pope gaue grete indulgences of pardon of the treasour of the chirche vnto all chrysten realmes that he myght ordeyn some trea sour to withstande that mysbyleuynge Turke And in the realme of Englonde Iohn abbot of Abyngdon was the popes legate to dispose this godly treasour of the chirche vnto euery faythfull man that was disposed and that wolde abâ—â— themselfe to receyue it ¶ Thus endeth the Cronycles of Englonde with the fruyte of tymes compyled in a boke And was fyrst imprynted by one somtyme scole mayster of saynt Albons on whose soule god haue mercy Amen And now lately imprynted at London and dilygently amended in dyuers places where as ony faute was in Flete strete at the sygne of the Sonne by me Wynkyn de Worde in the yere of our lorde god M CCCCC .xxviij. the ix daye of Apryll Wynkyn worde The descripcyon of Englonde ¶ Here foloweth a lytell treatyse the whiche treateth of the descripcyon of this londe whiche of olde tyme was called Albyon and after Brytayne and now Englonde and speketh of the noblesse and worthynesse of the same ¶ It is so that in many diuers places the comyn Cronycles of Englonde ben had also now late emprynted in Flete strete at the signe of the Sonne And for as moche as yâ— descripcyon of this londe whiche of olde tyme was named Albion and after Brytayne is not descryued ne comynly had ne the noblenes worthy nes of yâ— same is not knowen Therfore I entende to set in this boke the descripcyon of this sayd yle of Brytayn with the coÌ„modytees of the same ¶ In the fyrst shall be tolde the names of the ylonde Caplo .i. ¶ Of the settynge boundynge length and brede of Englonde Ca .ij. ¶ Of yâ— worthynes and prerogacyons Capitulo .iij. ¶ Of the meruaylles and of the wonders Ca .iiij. ¶ Of the chefe partyes of the same londe Ca .v. ¶ Of the ylondes that ben therto adiacent Ca .vj. ¶ Of the kynges hye wayes and stretes Ca .vij. ¶ Of the famous ryuers and stremes Capitulo Ca .viij. ¶ Of auncient cytees townes Ca .ix. ¶ Of prouynces and shyres Ca .x. ¶ Of the lawes names of the lawes Capitulo .xj. ¶ Of kyngdomes of boundes markes bytwene them Ca .xij. ¶ Of bysshopryches theyr sees ca. xiij ¶ Of how many maner of people haue dwelled therin Ca .xiiij. ¶ Of the language of maners vsage of the people of this londe Ca .xv. ¶ Of the londe of Wales Ca .xvj. ¶ Of the name and why it is named Wales Ca .xvij. ¶ Of the commodytees of the londe of Wales Ca .xviij. ¶ Of the maners and ryghtes of the walsshmen Ca .xix. ¶ Of the meruaylles and wonders of Wales Ca .xx. ¶ Of the descripcion of Scotlonde somtyme named Albania Ca .xxj. ¶ Of yâ— descripcyon of Irlonde ca .xxij. ¶ Of the bouÌ„dyng of Irlonde ca .xxiij. ¶ Of the gretenes and quantite of that londe ca .xxiiij. ¶ Of the defautes of the londe ca .xxv. ¶ Of them that fyrste enhabyted Irlonde ca .xxvj. ¶ Of the condycyons and maners of Irysshmen ca .xxvij. ¶ Of the meruaylles and wonders of Irlonde ca .xxviij. ¶ Of the meruaylles of sayntes of Irlonde ca .xxix. ¶ Thus endeth the table ¶ The names of this ylonde Caplo .j. FIrste as Galfridus sayth this loÌ„de was called Albyon after yâ—
out Gurmond the Irysshe kyng with his Pictes and the Brytons also with theyr kynge that hight Careticus and droue them out of Englond into Wales And so that Saxons were vyctoryous euery prouynce after his strength made hym a kyng And so departed Englonde in to seuen kyngdomes Neuerthelesse afterwarde these seueÌ„ kyngdomes euerychone after other 〈◊〉 all in to one kyngdome All hole vn 〈◊〉 the prynce Adelstoue Neuerthelesse 〈◊〉 â—â—nes pursued this londe fro Adei 〈…〉 tyme that was Alurents fader vnto the thy 〈…〉 abou ts au C .lxx. 〈…〉 〈…〉 lly therin xxil 〈…〉 re And after hym Haralde hâ—lde the kyngdome .ix. mouethes And after hym Nor mans haue regned vnto this tyme but how longe they shall regue he to whome no thynge is vnknowen ¶ 〈…〉 Of that foresayd seuen kyngdomes theyr markes mares boundes whan they began how longe they endured here shall I somwhat shortly tell ¶ Alfre The fyrst kyngdome was that kyngdome of Kent that stretcheth fro the eest Occean vnto that ryuer of Tamyse There regned the fyrst Engystes began to regne by the accountynge of Dionyse the yere of our lorde A C .lv. that kyngdome dured iii C .lviij. yere .xv. kinges vnto that tyme that kynge Baldrede was put out and Egbert kynge of westsaxon ioyned that kyngdom to his owne The second kyng dome was at Southsaxon that had in the eest syde kent in the south the see the yle of wyght in the west Hamshyre in the north sothery there Ella regned fyrst with his thre sones began to regne the yere after the comynge of that Angles euen .xxx. But that kyngdome within shorte tyme passed in to the other kyngdomes The thyrde kyngdome was of Eestsaxon bad in the eest syde the see in the west the couÌ„tree of London in the fouth Temse in that north Southfolke The kynges of this couÌ„â—â—â— of westsaron fro the first Sebertes tyme vnto that tyme of the Danes were .x. kynges the whiche were subgecte somdele to other kynges Neuerthelesse oâ—t est longest they were vnder the kynges of Merci◠〈◊〉 to the tyme yâ— Egbert the kynge of westsaxon ioyned yâ— kyngdome was to his owne The fourth kyngdome was of Eest 〈…〉 gles conteyneth Northfolke South folke and hath in the east syde and in the north syde the see in yâ— north west Cam bridge shyre in yâ— west saynt Comondes dyche Herfordshyre in yâ— south Essex And this kyngdom duted vnder twelue kynges vnto the tyme yâ— kyng Edmond was slayne And than the Danes toke wrongfully both the kyngdomes of eest Angles and of eest Saxon. Afterwarde the Danes were put out and dryuenawaye or made subgecte And than the elder kynge Edwarde ioyned bothe the kyÌ„gdomes to his orane The fyfth kyng dome was of westsaxon dured longest of all these kyngdomes had in the eest syde fouthsaxon in the north Tamyse in the south in the west the see Occean In that kyngdome regned Serdryk with his sone Kenryke began to regne the yere of our lorde god .v. C. and .xix. and than after the comynge of Angles .lxxi. so sayth Denys the other kyngdomes passed in to this kyngdome The syxth kyngdome was of Mercia was gretest of all The markes the meres ther of were in the west syde of the ryuer De faste by Chestre and Seuarne faste by Shrowesbury vnto Brystowe in yâ— eest the eest see in the south Tamyse vnto London in the north the ryuer of Humber and so westwarde and downwarde vnto the riuer Mersee vnto the corner of wyrhall there Number falleth in to the west see Penda Wyvves sone regned fyrst in this kyngdome in the yere of our lorde Jesu Chryst .vi. C .xxvi. soo sayth Denys and fro the comynge of Angles an hondred .lxxv. yere This kyngdome dured vnder .xviii. kynges aboute two hondred .lxiij. yere vnto yâ— last Colwulfe the Danes vetoke yâ— kyngdome to kept whan Burdred the kyng was put out but the elder Edward the kyng put out the Danes and ioyned the kyngdom of Mercia to his owne kyngdome Neuerthelesse at the begyunynge this kyngdome of Mercia was departed in to thre In west Mercia in myddell Mercia eest Mercia The .vij. kyngdome was Northamhymbrorum that is the kyngdome of Northumberionde the meres markes therof were by west by cest the see of Occean by south that tyuer of Humber and so downward toward the west by that ende of the shyres of Notyngham and of Derby vnto the ryuer of Merses and by north the Scottes see that hyght forth in Scottes weres in Britysshe yâ— Scot tysshe see in Englysshe This kyngdom of Northumberlonde was fyrst deied in two prouynces That one was yâ— south syde hyght Deyra that other was yâ— north syde hyght Brenicia as it were two kyngdomes the ryuer departed these two kyngdomes that tyme for the kyngdome of Deyra was from yâ— ryuer of Humber vnto the ryuer of Tyne The kyngdome of Brenicia was fro Tyne to the Scottysshe see And whan Pirres dwelled there as Beda sayth li .iij. ca .ii. That Ninian yâ— holy man coÌ„uetted men of the south syde Ida the kynge regned there fyrst began to regne the yere of our lorde .v. C. .xlvij. so sayth Denys In Deyra regned kyng Elle the yere of our lorde .v. C .xlix. These two kyngdomes were other whyle as it is sayd departed bytwene two kinges somtyme all hole vnder one kyng and dured as it were .xx. Englysshe kynges CCC .xxi. yere At yâ— last Osbartus and Elle were slayne in the .ix. yere of theyr kyngdome the Danes slewe them Northumberlonde was voyde wtout kynge .viii. yere Than afterwarde the Danes regned in Northumberlonde .xxxvi. yere vnto the onynge of yâ— kyngdome Adeistone made subgecte the kynges Danes scottysshe walsshe regned fyrst alone in Englonge helde yâ— kyngdome of Englonde all hole and all one kyngdome that was the yere of our lorde viij C .xxviij. That tyuer of Merâ—ee was somtyme marke mere bytwene the kyngdome of Mercia and the kyngdome of Northumberlond that may be shewed in two maners first by this properte of this Mersee that is as moche to saye as a see yâ— is a bouÌ„de a mere for it departeth one kyngdome froÌ„ an other Also it is wryten in Cronycles of Henry Alfrede yâ— kyng Edward yâ— elder fastned a castell at MaÌ„cestre in Northumberlond but yâ— cite MaÌ„cestre is fro the tyuer of Mersee scarsely thre myle ¶ Of bysshopryches and of theyr sees Ca .xiij. IVrius was the fyrst kyng chrystened of yâ— Brytons in his tyme were thre archebysshoppes sees in Brytayne oue was at London an other at yorke the thyrde at Cacrusk the cite of LegyoÌ„s in Glamorgan that cite is now called Caerleon To these archebisshops sees were subgeâ—te .xxviij. bysshops were called Flammes To the archebysshops see of LondoÌ„ was subgecte Corne wayle all myddell EngloÌ„de vnto Humber
men call yâ— men of yâ— londe Englysshmen ¶ Alfre Than after that the Danes pursued the londe aboute a. ij C. yere that is to saye fro yâ— foresayd Edbartus tyme vnto saynt Edwardes tyme made yâ— fyfth maner of people in yâ— ylonde but they fayled after warde At the last came Normans vnto duke Willyam subdued Englysshmen yet kepe they yâ— londe they made the syxth people in yâ— ylonde But in the fyrst kynge Henryes tyme came many Flemynges receyued a dwellyÌ„ge place for a tyme besyde Maylros in the west syde of Englonde made the seuenth people in the ylonde Neuertheles by coÌ„mauÌ„dement of the same kynge they were put thens dryuen to Hauerfordes syde in yâ— west syde of wales ¶ R. And so now in Brytayn Danes Pictes fayle all out and fyue nacyons dwell therin that ben Scottes in Albania that is Scotlonde Brytayne in Cambria yâ— is Wales but that Flemynges dwell in yâ— is west Wales And Normans Englysshmen ben medled in al yâ— yloÌ„de for it is now doubte in storyes how and in what maner they were put away destroyed out of Brytayn Now it is to declare how yâ— Pictes were destroyed fayled ¶ Gir .j. ca .vij. Brytayn was somtyme occupyed with Saxons peas was made stablisshed with yâ— Pictes than yâ— Scottes yâ— came with the Pictes sawe yâ— the Pictes were nobler of dedes and better men of armes though they were lesse in nombre than yâ— Scottes Than the Scottes hauynge therof enuy turned to theyr natural treason yâ— they haue ofte vsed For in treason they passe other men beÌ„ traytours as it were by kynde for they prayed all the Pictes specially the gretest of them to a feest wayted theyr tyme whan the Pictes were mery and had well dronke they drewe vp nayles yâ— helde vp holowe benches vnder the Pictes the Pictes vnware sodeynly fell in ouer yâ— hammes in to a wonderfull pytfall Than yâ— Scottes fell on yâ— Pictes slewe them lefte none alyue And so of two maner people the better warryours were al destroyed But the other that ben yâ— Scottes whiche ben traytours all vnlyke to yâ— Pictes toke ê“fyte by that fals treason for they toke all that londe and holde it yet vnto this tyme call it ScotloÌ„de after theyr owne name In kynge Edgarus tyme Kynadius Alpinus sone was duke 〈◊〉 der of the Scottes and warred in Picte londe destroyed the Pictes He warred syxe tymes in Saxon toke all yâ— londe that is bytwene Twede yâ— Scottysshe see with wronge with strength ¶ Of the laÌ„guages of maners vsage of the people of that londe Ca .xv. AS it is knowen how many maner of people ben in this ylonde there ben also so many languages and tongues Neuertheles W 〈…〉 n and Scottes that ben not medled with other nacyons kepe yet theyr language speche But yet yâ— Scottes that were somtyme confederate and dwelled with Pictes drawe somwhat after theyr speche But the Flemynges yâ— dwell in the west syde of Wales haue lefte theyr straunge speche speke lyke to saxons Also Englysshmen though they had fro yâ— begynnynge thre maner of speches southerne northerne myddle speche in yâ— myddle of the londe as they come of thre maner of people of Germania Neuertheles by coÌ„mixcyon medlynge fyrst with Danes afterward with Normans in many thynges yâ— couÌ„tree language is appayred for some vse strauÌ„ge wlaffynge chyteryng harryng garryng grysbytyng This appayring of yâ— language cometh of two thynges One bycause yâ— children yâ— go to scole lerne to speke fyrst englysshe thaÌ„ ben compelled to coÌ„strue theyr lessons in frensshe that hath beÌ„ vsed syth yâ— Normans came in to Englonde Also gentylmens children ben lerned taught from theyr youth to speke Frensshe vplondisshmen wyll couÌ„terfeyte lyken them selfe to gentylmen and are besy to speke frensshe for to be more set by wherfore it is sayd by a comyn ê“uerbe Iacke wold be a gentylmaÌ„ yf he coude speke frensshe ¶ Treuisa This was moche vsed tofore the grete deth but syth it is somdele chaunged for syr Iohn Cornewayle a mayster of graÌ„mer chauÌ„ged yâ— techynge of graÌ„mer scole coÌ„struccyon of frensshe in to englysshe And other scole maysters vse yâ— same waye now in the yere of our lord M CCC .lxxxv. the .ix. yere of king Rychard yâ— seconde leue all frensshe in scoles vse all construccyon in englysshe wherin they haue auauÌ„tage one waye that is yâ— they lerne the sooner theyr graÌ„mer in an other disauauÌ„tage for now they lerne no frensshe nor can none whiche is hurte to them yâ— shall passe the see And also gentylmen haue moche lefte to teche theyr chyldren to speke Frensshe ¶ R. It semeth a grete wonder yâ— Englysshmen haue so grete diuersite in theyr owne language in sowne in speking of it whiche is all in one ylonde And yâ— language of Normandy is comen out of an other londe hath one maner sowne amonge all other yâ— speke it in Englonde for a man of kent southerne westerne northerne men speke frensshe all lyke in sowne speche but they can not speke theyr englisshe so ¶ Treuisa Neuerthelesse there ben as many diuers maner of frensshe in the realme of FrauÌ„ce as dyuers englysshe in yâ— realme of Englonde ¶ R. Also of the foresayd tongue whiche is departed in thre is grete wonder for men of yâ— eest with men of yâ— west accorde better in sownynge of theyr speche than men of yâ— north with men of yâ— south Therfore it is yâ— men of merc 〈…〉 yâ— ben of myddle Englonde as it were partyners with yâ— endes vnderstande better the syde languages northerne southerne than northerne southerne vnderstande eyther other ¶ Wilhel de pon .li. 〈◊〉 All yâ— language of the northumbres specially at Yorke is so sharpe shyteynge froâ—â—yng vnshappe yâ— we southerne men may vnneth vnderstaÌ„de yâ— language I suppose the cause be yâ— they be nigh to yâ— alyens yâ— speke strauÌ„gely Also yâ— kynges of Englonde abyde dwell more in yâ— south couÌ„tree thaÌ„ in yâ— north couÌ„tree bycause there is better corne londe more people more noble citees more ê“fytable hauens in the south couÌ„tre than in yâ— north couÌ„tre ¶ De gentis huius moribus Gir. in 〈…〉 ere FOr yâ— maners doynge of walssh men of Scottes ben tofore somwhat declared Now I purpose to tell declare yâ— condicyons of yâ— myddle people of Englonde But the Flemynges yâ— ben in yâ— west syde of Wales ben now all turned as they were Englisshmen bycause they company with Englysshmen And they be myghty stronge to fyght and ben the moost enemyes that Walshmen haue and vse marchaâ—dyse clothynge ben full redy to put themselfe in auentures to peryll in yâ— see londe bycause of grete wynnyng ben redy somtyme to the plowe somtyme
But yâ— bysshops abbots other folke of yâ— couÌ„tre ladyes open heded come before kyng Arthur cryed hyÌ„ mercy sayenge Gentyl kyng as ye are a mayntayner of christeÌ„dom haue pite on vs your euen chrysteÌ„ for by our deth ye gete no worship as to slee chrysteÌ„ folke therfore haue mercy on vs for we haue had moche sorowe by the Saxons yâ— haue passed through our countree but yâ— is not ynough to you for they haue taken our castels slayne out beestes eten moch harme haue done vs yf ye slee vs cryenge you mercy it sholde be grete dyshonour to you For ye haue done ynough to vs haue ouercomeÌ„ vs for goddes loue suffre vs to lyue haue mercy on chrysteÌ„ people yâ— byleue in Chryst as ye do Whan kyng Arthur herd this sorowe he had pite on them gaue them lyf lymme wtout ony more harme they fell down to his feet thaÌ„ked hym became his lyege men he toke of them homage And after yâ— kyng Arthur turned agayn with his host came to yorke there abode duryng yâ— vyage And than gaue he al Logres to Aloth that had spoused his syster plente of other gyftes ThaÌ„ was Gawen his cosyn but yoÌ„ge of age To al his men yâ— had serued hym in his warre he gaue ryche gyftes thankynge them of theyr good seruyce ¶ How kyng Arthur spoused Gueneuer yâ— erles cosyn of Cornewayle and after he conquered all Irlonde WHan kynge Arthur had brought his londe in peas rest in good state and all was well in euery couÌ„tree ThaÌ„ toke he wedded a wyfe yâ— was called Gueneuer made her quene a fayre lady a gentyl yâ— Cador yâ— erle of Cornewayle had nourysshed in his chambre that was his cosyn But neuer they had childreÌ„ togyder neuertheles king Arthur loued her full well And anone as wynter was past he let assemble a grete host and all his barons sayd that he wold go in to Irlonde for to conquere yâ— londe And he taryed not longe yâ— he ne passed ouer in to IrloÌ„de And Guillomer yâ— king let assemble a grete host gaue batayle to kynge Arthur But Guillomer was discoÌ„fyted and yelded hym to the kynge became his man to hym dyd feaute homage of hym helde all that londe fro that tyme forward And after passed kyng Arthur ferthermore and coÌ„quered Gutlonde Islonde toke homage of yâ— folke of the londe and there dwelled .xij. yere in peas and regned with ioye and myrth there warred no man nor woman vpon hym And he became so curteys large honourable that the emperours courte of Rome ne none other through out all yâ— worlde was not accouÌ„ted to kyng Arthur yâ— ony man wyst of nor none so well praysed And therfore yâ— best knyghtes of all maner londes came vnto hym there for to dwell And he receyued them with good wyll reuerence And all the knyghtes were so good that no man knewe the werst And therfore kynge Arthur made a rouÌ„de table that whan they sholde syt at theyr meet all sholde be lyke hye euenly serued at the table that none of them sholde make vaunt that one were hyer than an other And kyng Arthur had at that table brytons frenshmen normaÌ„s flemynges bur gonyons mausers lotherins of all the londes on this halfe the mouÌ„t Gorye and of his londe of grete Brytayne of Cornewayle of Wales of Irlonde of Scotlond and shortly to tell of all the londes that wolde worshyp cheualrye suche came to kynge Arthurs courte ¶ How kyng Arthur went in to frauÌ„ce conquered the londe of Froll that was a Romayne how he slewe hym SIth it befell that kynge Arthur through couÌ„seyle of his barons lordes wolde go to conquere all Fraunce that than was called Galle through Romayns that than helde yâ— londe in theyr power in theyr gouernauÌ„ce And yâ— Romayns had taken that londe to a noble knyght and a worthy of body that was called Froll And whan he wyst yâ— kyng Arthur came he ordeyned an hoost of a grete power fought with the kynge And he his folke were dyscomfyted fledde vnto Parys entred the cite and closed the gates and there helde hym WhaÌ„ Arthur wyst that Froll was gone to Parys he pursued after came thyder besyeged hym But the cite was stronge well arayed they that were therin defended them well and manly Kynge Arthur dwelled there more than a moneth there was so moche people in the cite yâ— they dispended all theyr vytayles yâ— they had wtin so grete hunger became amonge them yâ— they dyed wonders thycke within yâ— cite for hunger came vnto Froll prayed hym to be accorded with kyng Arthur for to haue peas and they wolde yelde them vnto hym the cite also Froll saw that he might no longer holde the cite agaynst theyr wyll trusted gretly vpon his owne strength sent to kynge Arthur yâ— he sholde come fyght with hym body for body so sholde they departe frauÌ„ce bytwene them two Kyng Arthur anone grauÌ„ted it 〈◊〉 not that none of his people vndertoke yâ— batayle for hym And on yâ—â—â—orow bothe came well arayed wtout Parys where as they shold fyght And anone togyder they smote so fyersly and so well they fought on bothe sydes yâ— no man coude deme the better of them And so it befell that Froll gaue Arthur suche a stroke yâ— he kneled to the grouÌ„de wheder he wold or not as Froll withdrewe his 〈…〉 erde he wouÌ„ded kyng Arthur in the foreheed that yâ— blode fell downe by his eyen his face Arthur anone sterte vp egerly whaÌ„ he felte hyÌ„selfe hurte as a man yâ— semed almoost wood he toke Tabourne his good swerde drewe it vp on hygh and gaue Froll suche a stroke yâ— therwith he claue his heed downe to yâ— sholders so yâ— his heline myght not be his warent so he fell down deed in the place And than they of the cite made grete sorow for Froll And euerychone yelded them vnto kyng Arthur the towne also became his men dyd to hyÌ„ homage feaute And he receyued them toke of them good hostages And kynge Arthur after that went forth with his host coÌ„â—uered Angeo Angiers Gascoin Poytou Nauerne Burgoyn Berry Lotherin Turin Poytiers all the other londes of frauÌ„ce he conquered holly And whaÌ„ he had all conquered taken homage feaute he â—â—turned agayn to Parys there dwelled he longe tyme ordeyned peas loÌ„ge tyme ouer all the couÌ„tree through out all frauÌ„ce And whan peas was made ouer all through his noble knyghthode that he had also for his own worthynes And no man were he neuer so grete a lorde durst not meue warre agaynst hym neyther to aryse to make the londe of
Spaldyng the whiche Pyers kynge Edwarde had put there for to kepe the same towne with many burgeyses of the same towne Wherfore the chyldren that were put in hostage through the burgeyses of Barwyk folowed the kynges marchalse many dayes fettred in stronge yrens ¶ And after that tyme there came two cardynals in to Englond whiche the pope had sent for to make peas bytwene Englond Scotlonde And as they went towarde Durham for to haue sacred mayster Lowys of Beaumont bysshop of Durham they were takeÌ„ and â—obbed vpon the more of Wynglesoown Of whiche robbery syr Gylbert of Middelton was atteynt and taken drawen hanged at London his heed smytten of put vpon a spere and set vpon newe gate and the foure quarters sent to foure citees of EngloÌ„de And that same tyme befell many myscheues in Englond for the poore people dyed for hunger and so moche so fast dyed that vnneth men myght them bury For a quarter of whete was worth xl shyllynges and two yere an halfe a quarter of whete was worth .x. marke And often tymes the poore people stale chyldren and ete them ete also all the houÌ„des that they myght take and also horses and cattes And after there fell a grete moreyn amonge beestes in diuers countrees of Englonde durynge kynge Edwardes lyfe tyme. ¶ How the Scottes robbed Northumberlonde ANd in the same tyme came the Scottes agayne in to Englond and destroyed Northumberlonde and brent robbed that lond and slewe men women chyldren that laye in theyr cradels brent also chirches destroied chrystendom and toke bare Englysshe meÌ„nes goodes as they had beÌ„ sarasyns or paynyms of the wyckednes that they dyd all chrystendom spake of it ¶ How the Scottes wolde not amende theyr trespace and therfore Scotlonde was enterdyted ANd whaÌ„ pope Iohn the .xxij. after saynt Peter herde of the grete sorow myschefe that the scottes wrought he was wonders sory that christendom was so destroyed through the Scottes and namely that they destroyed so chirches wherfore the pope sent a generall sentence vnder his bulles of leed vnto the archebysshop of Caunterbury to the archebysshop of yorke that yf Robert the Brus of Scotlonde wolde not be iustifyed and make amendes vnto the kyng of EngloÌ„de Edward theyr lord make amendes of his harmes that they had done also to restore the goodes that they had taken of holy chirche that the sentence sholde be pronounced through out all Englonde And whan the Scottes herde this they wold not leue theyr malyce for the popes commauÌ„demeÌ„t wherfore Robert the Brus Iames Douglas Thomas Randulf erle of Moref all those that with them comoned or holpe them in worde or dede were accursed in euery chirche through out all Englonde euery day at masse .iii. tymes no masse shold be songe in holy chirche through out all Scotlonde but yf the Scottes wolde make restitucyon of the harmes that they had made vnto holy chirche wherfore many a good preest holy men therfore were slayne through the realme of Scotlonde bycause they wolde not synge masse agaynst the popes coÌ„mauÌ„dement agaynst his wyll and to do and fulfyll the tyrauntes wyll ¶ How syr Hugh Spensers sone was made the kynges chamberlayne and of the batayle of Mitone ANd it was not longe afterward that the kynge ne ordeyued a parliament at yorke there was syr Hugh Spensers sone made chamberlain And the meane tyme whyle the warre lasted the kyng went agayn in to Scotlonde that it was wonder to wyte besyeged the towne of Barwyk but the Scottes went ouer the water of Solewath that was thre myle froÌ„ the kynges hoost pryuely they stale away by nyght came in to engloÌ„d robbed destroyed all that they myght spared no maner thyÌ„ge tyll that they came to yorke And whan the englysshmen that were lefte at home herd these tydynges all tho that might trauayle as well moÌ„kes preestes freres thanoÌ„s seculers came mette with the scottes at Miton vpswale the .xij. day of October Alas the sorow for the englisshe husbondmen that coude no thyÌ„ge of warre there were slayne drow ned in an arme of the see And the chefetaynes syr William of Melton archebisshop of yorke the abbot of selby with theyr stedes fled came to yorke that was theyr owne foly that they had that mischauÌ„ce for they pas sed the water of swale the scottes set a fyre the stackes of hey the smoke therof was so huge that the englysshmen myght not se the scottes And whan the Englysshmen were gone ouer the water than came the Scottes with theyr wynge in maner of a shelde came towarde the englysshmen in araye the englysshmen fledde for vnneth they had ony men of armes for the kyng had them almoost lost at the syege of Barwyk and the scottes hoblers went bytwene the brydge the englysshmen And whan the grete hoost them mette the englysshmen fled bytwene the hoblers the grete hoost the Englysshmen almoost were there slayn they that might go ouer the water were saued but many were drowned Alas for there were slayne many men of relygyon seculers preestes clerkes with moche sorow the archebisshop escaped therfore the Scottes called that batayle the whyte batayle ¶ How kynge Edwarde dyd all maner thynge that syr Hugh Spenser wolde ANd whan kyng Edward herde these tydynges he remeued his syege from Barwik came agayn in to Englonde But syr Hugh Spenser the sone that was the kynges chamberlayne kepte so the kynges chambre that no man myght speke with the kynge But he had made with hym a fâ—ette for to do all his nede that ouer mesure And this Hugh bare hym so stoute that all men had of hym scorne and despyte And the kynge hymselfe wold not be gouerned ne ruled by no maner man but onely by his fader and by hym And yf ony knyght of Englonde had wodes maners or loÌ„des that they wolde coueyte anone the kyng must gyue it them or els the man that ought it sholde be falsly endyted of forfayte or felouy And through suche doynge they disheryted many a bacheler so moche loude he gate that it was grete wonder And whan the lordes of Englonde sawe the grete couetyse the falsnes of syr Hugh Spenser the fader syr Hugh the sone they came to the gentyll erle of Lancastre and asked hym of couÌ„seyle of the dysease that was in the realme through syr Hugh Spenser and his sone And in haste by one assent they made a preuy assemble at Shyrburne in Elmede and they made there an othe for to breke dystrouble the doynge bytwene the king syr Hugh spen ser his sone vpoÌ„ theyr power And they weÌ„t in to the marche of wales destroyed the londe of the foresayd syr Hughes ¶ How syr Hugh Spenser his fader were exiled out of