comforth solacen as he was woned for to done at that worthy fest ¶ Wherfor all ther myrth and coÌ„forth emoÌ„gê all that wer iÌ„ the hall wer turned iÌ„ to eare sorow for encheson that they dred for to lefe the gad lord the kyng ¶ And vpoÌ„ sent Iohanes day the euangelist tho that come next the kiÌ„g vnderfeÌ„ge his rightes of holy churche as it faleth to euery cristiÌ„ man and abode the merci the will of god tho ij pylgrymes he let be fore him cum Ì„ yaf them rich yeftes betoke them to god ¶ And also the abbot of westmiÌ„ster he let before him cum toke him that ring iÌ„ honor of god Ì„ sent Marie of sent iohnÌ„ the Euangelest the abbot toke and put it emoÌ„g other reliques so that it is at westmynster euer shall be so lay the kyng seke till the xij euen tho died the good king edward at westmiÌ„ster ther he lieth for whos loue god hath shewid moÌ„y a fair miracull ¶ And this wos iÌ„ the yere of the iÌ„carnacioÌ„ of our lord ihuÌ„ crist M.lxv. and after he wos translate put iÌ„ to the shrine by 〈…〉 Thâ—â—â—â— of â—toâ—â—â—â— VIctor the secund was pope after Leo lytell of him is writyn Henri the secund wos emprour after the frist henri xvij yere This man wos cosin to Conrady Ì„ he wos borne in a wode and twyes takyn to be slayn when he was a child bot god defendi him euer more When he wos made emprour he made a monasteri in the same place in the wode wer he vas borne This man wos a victorius man And he entyrd in to Italy and ther he toke Pandulphum the prince of campony Stephanus the ix was pope after victor ix monethis Benedictus after him he toke the dignite of the pope Stephyn by strength and keppid it ix monethis then dicessed Henricus the thyrd wos emprour after Henri the secund This Herri was an in quiet man And mony tymes troblid that holy man gregori the vij And frist he askyd foryefnes was a soyled bothe ê‘sauered not bot brought in an other pope ayens him And sayd he was an heritike and Gregori cursid him And the chesars of the emprour they chose the duke of Saxon for to be Emprour whom this Henri in bataill ower come And then he come to rome· wyth his pope and pursued pope Gregori and the Cardinales also And then anone Robert the kyng of Napyls droffe him thens And delyuered the pope and his Cardinales neuer the lese yit he wos a man of gret almys And xij tymes he faught in batall and at the last he died wricchetly for he wos put therby his owne son for so os he did to other men so wos he done to Nicholas the secund wos pope after Benedict ij yere Thys Nicholas called a counsell ayens the archedekyn of TuronoseÌ„s the wich was an heritike he taught ayens the faith for he arrit in the sacrament after wos he conuertid and wos an holy man bot he coud neuer conuerte his decipuls Nota. Alexander the secund was pope after him xij yere This Alexander wos an holy man And he ordend that vnder payn of cursing that no man shÌ„uld heir a prestis masse whome men knew had a lemman vt pêª patet 32 dist preter hoc He had strife with on Codulo bot he expulsit him as an vsorpeâ— Ì„ put hym out as a symoyer ¶ How harold that wos goodewynes son wos made kyng and how he scappid fro the Duke of bretan WHen sent edward wos gone out of this world and was passid to god Ì„ worthely entered as it apertenyt to such a gret lord for to be The barons of the land wolde haue had edwarde Helingus son to edward the owtlaw that wos Edmond IreÌ„sides son to be kyng for as moch as he wos most kyndest kynges blode of the raame ¶ But Haroldes son thurgh the erle goodwyne Ì„ the strength of his fadre Godewyn thurgh other gret lordes of the reame that wer of his kyn vn to him sib seised all englond in to his hand anone let croune him kyng after the enterment of sent edward ¶ This Harold that wos godewiÌ„s sone the secund yere after that sent Edward was deid wold haue gone in to Flaunders bot he wos dreuen thurgh tempast in to the cuntre of Pountife and ther he was takyn and brought vn to duke wyllyam And this Harold wened that tho this duke william wold haue bene a veÌ„ged vpon him for encheson that the erle Godewyn that wos haroldis fader had let kyll Alured that was sent edwardis brother and principally for encheson that Alured was quene emma sone that wos Richardus mother duke of Normandie that wos aiell to the duke william ¶ And neuertheles when the duke wyllm had harrold in prison and vnder his pouer for as moch as this harold wos a nobull wise knyght and a worthy of body that his fadre and he wos a cordid with good kyng edward Ì„ therfor wold not misdone him but all maner thinges that be twix them wer spoken and ordeined harold by his good wil swore vpon a boke and vpon holy sentis that he shold spouse and wed duke wyllm doughter after the deth of sent edward that he shuld besili done his deu for to kepe saue the reame of englond vn to the profet and a vauntege of duke willm ¶ And when harold had thus made his oth vn to duke willm he let him go Ì„ yaf him mony riche yeftis And he tho went thens Ì„ com in to engloÌ„d anone did in this maner when sent edward was deid as a man falsly for sworen he let croune him kyng of englond falsely brake the counant that he had made before with duke willm wherfor he wos wonder wroth with him and swore that he wold vpon hiÌ„ ben a vengid what so euer him befell ¶ and anone duke willm lett assembull a gret host come in to englond to a venge him vpoÌ„ Harold to conquere the land if that he myght ¶ And in the same yere thot harold was crouned Harald harestrenge kyng of Denmarke ariued in scotland Ì„ thought to haue be kyng of englond Ì„ he come in to englond kylled Ì„ robbid destroyed all that he might till that he come to yorke Ì„ ther he killed mony men of armys a thovsand Ì„ an hondreth prestys ¶ When this tydyng come to the kyng he assembled a strong pouer went for to fight with harold of denmarke with his own hand hiÌ„ killed Ì„ the danois wer discomfited Ì„ tho that left alyue with moch soreu fled to ther shippis And thus kyng harold of englond kylled kyng harold of denmarke Anno domini M.lxvi. ¶ How wylliam basterd duke of Normandie come in to englond and kylled kyng Harold
brought a gret a huge multitude of pepull both of knightis squiers Ì„ principalli of yemen of Chestershire the wich yomen and archiers the kyng toke to hys own courte Ì„ yaf them bowge of court Ì„ good wages to be keê‘s of his own body both by nyght Ì„ by day aboue al othir ê‘sons Ì„ most loued best trust The wich sone afterward turned the kiÌ„g to gret losse Ì„ shame hyndring Ì„ his vtterly vndoyng destrucioÌ„ as ye shall here after that tyme come sir Henri of Derby with a gret menye of men of armes archiers and the erle of RutlaÌ„d come with a stronge pouer of pepull both of men of armes archiers ¶ And the erle of Kent brought a gret pouer of men of armes Ì„ archiers The erle Marchall come in the same maner the lorde SpeÌ„ser in the same maner the erle of northumberland sir Henri Percy his son sir Thomas Percy the erlis broder And all thes worthy lordis brought a fair menye Ì„ a strong pouer ech maÌ„ in his best aray Ì„ the duk of lancastre the duke of yorke comeÌ„ in the same maner with men of armes and archiers folowyng the kyng ¶ And sir willyam strop tresorer of englond come in the same maner And thus in this aray come all the worthy meÌ„ of this land vn to our kyng Ì„ all thes pepull com to londoÌ„ iÌ„ on day in so moch that euery stret lane iÌ„ londoÌ„ iÌ„ the subarbes were full of them logged x. or xij myle about londoÌ„ euery way And thees pepull brought the kyng at westmynstre went homi ayen to ther loggyng both hors and man Ì„ than on the moÌ„day the xij day of September the ê‘lameÌ„t began at westmiÌ„stre the wich was callid the gret ê‘lament ¶ And on the friday next after the erle of arundelÌ„ wos brought in to the ê‘lament among all the lordis and that wos on sent Matheues day the apostill and euangelist ther he wos for Iugged vn to the deth in this hall that wos made iÌ„ the palays at westmynstre And this wos his Iugement he shuld go on fote with his handis bound behynde him from thee place that he wos Iuggid in and so forth thurgh the Cite of londoÌ„ vn to the toure hill and his hede to be smyten of and so it was do in dede in the same place And vi of thee gret lordis that sat on his Iuggement ridden with him vn to the place ther he wos do vn to thee deth so to see the execucion wer don aftar ther dome ¶ And bi the kynges commaundement with them went on fote of men of armis and archiers a gret multitude of Chestre shire men in strengthyng of thee lordis that brought this Erle to his deth for they dred lest thee Erle shuld be reseued takin froÌ„ them whan they com in to london Thus he passed forth thurgh the cite vnto his deth and ther â—e toke it full paciencli on whos soul god haue mercy amen ¶ And than come the freris Austyns and toke vp the body the hede of this good erle Ì„ bare it home vn to ther place and beried him in ther quere And in the morow after wos sir Richard erle of werwike brought in to the parlameÌ„t ther as the erle of Arundell wos for iugged and they yaf the erle of Werwike the same Iugement that the forsaid erle had but the lordis had compassion of him be cause he was of more age and relesed him to perpetuall prison and put him in thee I le of man ¶ And than the moÌ„day next after The lord Cobhan of keÌ„t Ì„ sir IohnÌ„ Cheyn knyghtie wer brought in to the parlament iÌ„ to the same hall and ther they wer Iugged to be honged and draweÌ„ but thurgh the prayer and gret instance of all the lordis that Iuggement wos foryeuen them and relesed to perpatuall prison ¶ And this same time was Richard Whittyngdon maire of Londoni Ì„ IohnÌ„ wodecoke willm Askam shereues of london ¶ And they ordeyned at euery yate of londoÌ„ during this same parlament strong watche of men of armes archiers thurgh out euery ward also ¶ And the kyng made .v. Dukis on Duchisse and a Markeys and .iiij. Erles Ì„ thee frist of them wos the Erle of Derby Ì„ he wos made duke of Herford thee secund was the Erle of rutland and he wos made Duke of Awe marle and the thrid wos Erle of Kent Ì„ wos made thee Duke of Surre and the iiij wos thee erle of Huntingdone Ì„ he wos made duke of Excestre Ì„ the fifthe wos the erle of NotiÌ„gham he wos made thee Duke of Northfolke and the erle of Somerset he wos made the Marquies of Dorset the lord Spenser was made erle of Gloucestre Ì„ the lord Neuill of raby wos made erle of westmerland Ì„ sir Thomas Percy wos made erle of worcestre ¶ And sir Willm Scrope that was tresorer of englond he wos made erle of wilteshire and sir Iohan Montagu erle of salisburi ¶ And whan the kyng had thus don he held the parlament and riall fest vn to all his lordis and to all maner of pepull that theder wold cuÌ„ ¶ And this same yere died sir Iohan of gaunte the kinges vncle and duke of Lancastre in the bisshoppis yn in holborne wos brought froÌ„ theÌ„s to sent Paules and ther the kyng made and held his enterement well Ì„ worthely with all hys lordis in the chirch of sent Paules iÌ„ londoÌ„ ther he wos beried beside Dame blaunch his wife that wos doughter heir to the good Henri that wos duke of Lancastre ¶ And iÌ„ the same yere ther fell a discencioÌ„ bitwen the duke of Herford duke of Norfolk iÌ„ so moche that they waged bataill Ì„ casten doune ther gloues and than they wer taken vp and enseled the bataill ioyned the day set the place assigned wher when And this shuld be at Couentre And theder come the kyng with all his lordis at that day wos set in the feld and than thees two worthi lordis comen in to the feld well and cleen armed and well arayed with all ther wapen redy to done ther bataill and weren redy in the place for to fight at vtteraunce ¶ But the kyng bad them cese and toke thee quarell in to his hand ¶ And forth with right ther present exiled the duke of Herford for terme of x. yere the duke of norfolke for euer more ¶ And sir Thomas arundell erchebisshopp of Cantorbury wos exiled the same tyme for euer Ì„ depesit out of his see for malice of the kyng and anone thes iij. worthy lordis wer commaunded and defendid the kynges reame And anone they gat them shippis at diuerse hauens went ouer the see in to diuerse
Subandy the wich wos cosin and alied almost to all the princes of cristyndoÌ„ and euerychon left him Then iÌ„ the yere after ther wos a pees made Felix resauid for it plesid our lord his name to be glorified by a obiect of the world as wos that Ianuens· in comê‘ison to the duke the pope This Nicholas was a maister in diuinite and actiue man a rich man iÌ„ ê¯saites moÌ„y thyngê that wer fallen he bildid ayen all the wallis of rome he renewed for dred of the Turke And ther was a uerse made of this vnite and publisit in the cite Lux fulsit muÌ„do cessit felix nicholao And that iÌ„ the yere of our lord M.iiijC.xlix The yer of grece with a gret deuocion was ê¯firmid Ì„ innumerabull pepull weÌ„t to the apostill setis ¶ How kyng Henri the vi regned beyng a child not oon yere of age of the bataill of vernaill in Perche AFter kyng Henri the v. regned henri his son but a child and not fulli on yere of age whos regne began the frist day of Septembre in the yere of our lord M. cccc.xxij This king beyng iÌ„ his cradell wos moch dowtid and drad by cause of the gret ê¯quest of his fader Ì„ also the wysdoÌ„ guydyng of his vncles the duke of Bedford Ì„ the duke of Gloucestre ¶ This yere the xxi day of October dyed Charles the kyng of frauÌ„ce lieth beried at sent Denys And than wos the duke of bedford made regent of fraunce And the duke of Gloucestre wos made ê“tector and defendour of englond ¶ And the frist day of march after wos sir willm Taillour prest degradid of his presthode and on the morow after he wos brint iÌ„ smythfeld for herise ¶ Thys yere sir Iames stiward kyng of scottis maried Dame Iane the duches doughter of Clarence of hir frist housband the erle of somerset at sent mari ouays ¶ Also this yere the xvij day of August wos the bataill of vernaill in perche bitwen the duke of bedford regeÌ„t of frauÌ„ce Ì„ the duke of AlauÌ„sone wich was a gret bataill The duke of Bedford had â— on his sid with hiÌ„ the erle of salusberi MouÌ„tagu the lord Talbot all the pouer that they coud make in Normandie the garysouns kept And also mony Capitayns with moch pepull of the duke of Borgoyns ¶ And on that other side was the duke of Alaunson the duke of Turon that wos therle douglas the erle Boughan with moÌ„y lordis of frauÌ„ce Ì„ gret coÌ„ponie of scottis and Armynakis And than the Erle douglas called the duke of Bedford Iohan with the leden swerd And he sent him word ayen that he shÌ„old find that day that his swerde wos of stele ¶ And so the bataill ioyned on both sides and faught long tyme that ther wist no man who shÌ„old haue the better a gret while bot at the last as god wold the victori fell vn to the English partie For ther wer slaiÌ„ the erle douglas wich a litel before wos made duke of Turon the erle of boughan the erle of Almarre the erle of TouÌ„ar the erle of vauÌ„tedor and the viscount of Nerbonne wich was on of them that slew duke IohnÌ„ of Borgoyn knelyng before the Dolphyn Ì„ mony mo vn to the nombre of x. thosand and mo And ther wos taken prisoners thee duke of AlauÌ„son and mony othir lordid and gentillis of frauÌ„ce bot scottis that day wer slayn doune right the substance of them all ¶ And the thrid yere of kyng henri the sext the Duke of Gloucestre maried the duchisse of holand weÌ„t ouer the se with hir in to henaude for to take possession of hys wyfes heritance wher he wos honorably receyuid and taken for lord of the land bot sone after he was fayn to returne home ayen tho and left his wyfe Ì„ all his tresour that he had broght with him in a toune that is called Mounse in henaud wich promised him for to be trew to him Notwithstondyng they deliuered the lady vn to the duke of borgoyn wich sent hir to Gaunt And from thens she ascapid in a man nys clothyng and come in to Zeland to a touÌ„e of hir own callid Ziorixee And from thens she went to a toune in holand called the Ghowde and ther shÌ„e wos strong ynowgh and withstode the said duke of Burgoyn ¶ And sone after the duke of gloucestre sent ouer in to Zeland the lord fitzwater with certayn men of were and archiers for to help and socour the forsaid duchefse of holand wich â—andit at a place in Zeland called brewers hauen wher the lordis of the contre come douÌ„e and faght with him and in conclosion he wos fayn to with draw him and his meny to the see ayen But yit he slew and hurt diuerse lordis and moch pepull of that same cuntre And so retourned home ayen with his meny and preuaylid no thyng ¶ And also this same yere theâ— Erle of Salusberi the erle of suffolke the lord Wylby and thee lord scalis with ther retenue laid sege to the cite of Manus the wich cite wos yolden to them with mony othir strong touÌ„es and Castellis to the nombre of xxxvi ¶ This tyme all NormaÌ„die and a gret part of frauÌ„ce vn to Orliaunce wos vnder the obeyssaunce of the kyng of englond And all the remenauÌ„t of fraunce wos in gret tribulacion and mischief ¶ How ther wos a gret fray lyke to haue bene bitwene the cardinall the duke of Gloucestre And of the coronacion of king Henri the sext both in englond in frauÌ„ce IN the iiij yere the same nyght that the maire of london Iohan Couentre had takyn his charge was a gret watch in London for a fray that wos betwen the bisshop of wynchestre and the Duke of Gloucestre protectour c ¶ For the maire with the pepull of the cite wold abide bi the duke of gloucestre as ê“tectour of the reame bot by labour of lordis that went bitwen in speciall by the labour of the prince of Portyngale ther was a pointement taken that ther was no harme done And after the bataill of verneyll in perche thee duke of bedford com ouer in to Englond And on witsonday this same yere at Laycestre he dubbed kyng Henri knyght And forthwith the said kyng Henry dubbed all thes knyghtis whos names folowith that is to wit sir Richard duke of yorke also the son and heir of the duke of Norfolke the erle of Oxford the Erle of westmerland the son and heir of the erle of Northumburland the son Ì„ heir of the erle of vrmond the lord Roos sir Iamys buttelar the lord martrauas sir Henry gray of Tankeruile sir willm Neuill lord fawconbrigge sir George Neulll lorde latimer the lord wellis the lord berkle the son and heir of the lord Talbot sir Raufe gray of werk Sir robert veer sir Richad gray sir Edmond hongerford Sir Robert
in to garnesey And ther refresshid them and from thens sailed to Calais wher they wer resaued in to the castell by the postren or they of the toune wist of it And the duke of yorke toke shippyng in walis and sailed ouer in to Irland wher he wos well resayued ¶ How therles of march warwik Ì„ salisberi entrid in to Calais how therle of warwik went in to Irland THen kyng Henri beyng with his host in the feld not knowyng of this soden deê‘ting on the morne fonde none in the felde of the said lordis sent owt in all the hast men for to folowe pursue after to take them but they met not with them as god wold and then the kyng went to Ludlowe Ì„ dispoiled the castell and the toune and sent the duches of yorke with hir child to my lady of Bokyngham hir sustre· wher she wos kepid long tyme after ¶ And forthwith the kyng ordeyned the duke of Somersete to be capitayn of Calais And thes othir lordis so deê‘ted as afore is said wer ê“clamid rebellis gret traytours ¶ Then thee duke of Somerset â—oke to him all the soudiours that deê‘ted froÌ„ the feld and made him redy in all the hast to go to calais Ì„ take pocession of his office Ì„ whan he come he fond therle of warwike therin as Capitain Ì„ therles of march of Salisberi also Ì„ than he landid by scales went to Guisnes Ì„ ther he wos resaued it fortoned that sum of tho shÌ„ippis that come ouer with him come iÌ„ to calais hauen by ther fre will for the shipmen ought more fauour to therle of warwike than to the duke of somerset in wich shÌ„ippis wer takin diuerse meÌ„ as Ienyn finkhill IohnÌ„ felow Kailles and purser wich wer behedid sone after in Calais· ¶ And after this come men daly ouer the see to thies lordis to calais and began to wax stronger Ì„ stronger And they borowed moch good of the staple ¶ And on that othir side the duke of somersete beyng in Guysnes gat pepull to him wich come out and scarmusshed with them of Calais and they of Calais with them wiche endurid mony dayes During thus this same scarmusshyng moch pepull dayly come ouer vn to thes lordis ¶ Than on a tyme by the avise of counsell the lordis at Calais sent ouer master Denham with a gret feliship to sandwich wich toke the toune Ì„ theriÌ„ the lord Riueris the lord Scalis his son toke moÌ„i shippis in the haueÌ„ brought them all to Calais with wich shippis mony marinere of ther fre will come to calais to serue the erle of warwike ¶ And after this the erle of werwike by thauys of the lordis toke all his shippis mannyd them well sailed him self in to Irland for to speke with the duke of yorke to take his avise how they shÌ„uld entre iÌ„ to engloÌ„d ayen ¶ And when he had be ther done his erandis he returned ayen toward Calais and brought with him his modre the countesse of salisberi ¶ And comyng in the west cuntre vpon the se the duke of Excestre amirell of englond beyng in the grace of Due accompanied with mony shippis of were met with therle of warwik and his flete but they faught not for the substance of the pepull beyng with the duke of Excestre ought bettir will more fauour to the erle of warwike thaÌ„ to him and they deê‘ted come to calais in saufte blissid be god ¶ Then the kyngê councell seyng that thes lordis â—ad getin thos shippis froÌ„ sandwich takyn the lord Riuers his son· ordined a garnyson at sandwich to abide and kepe the toune made on MouÌ„tford capitayn of the touÌ„e that no man ne vitaill ne marchand that shuld go in to flauÌ„dres shuld go in to Calais ¶ Then they of calais seyng this made out master DenhaÌ„ mony othir to go to sandwych so they did and assailed the touÌ„e by water by lond gat it brought MouÌ„tford ther capitayn ouer se to Rysebanke ther smoti of hys hede yit dayly men com ouer to them out of all ê‘ties of englond ¶ How the erles of march and of warwike of salisberi enterid in to englond And of the feld of Northamton wher diuerse lordis wer slayn ANd after this the fore said erles of March warwik and of Salisberi come ouer to Douer with moch pepull and their landid â–ª to whom all the cuntre drew and come to LondoÌ„ armed ¶ And for to let the lordis of the kynges councell know their treuth and also ther entent assembled them Ì„ told them that they entendit no harme vn to the kyngê parson sauf that thei wold put from him such ê‘sons as wer about him And so deê‘ted froÌ„ londoÌ„ with a gret puissaunce toward Northamton wher the kyng was accompanied with mony lordis and had made a strong feld wyth out the toune and ther both parties met and wos foughten a grete bataill In wich bataill wer slayn the duke of Bokyngham the erle of Shrowesberi the viscounte Beamond the lord Egremond and mony knyghtis and squiers othir also and the kiÌ„g him self wos taken in the feld and afterward brought to london· ¶ And anone after wos a parlament at westmynstre during wich parlament the duke of yorke come out of Irland with the erle of Rutland ridyng with a gret felishÌ„ip iÌ„ to the palais at westmynstre and toke the kynges palais And come in to the parlament chambre Ì„ ther toke the kynges place and clamed the crouned as his propre enheritaunce and right and cast forth in writiÌ„g his titell Ì„ also how he wos rightfull heir wherfore was moch to do but in conclusion it was appointed and ê¯cludid that kyng henri shÌ„old regne and be kyng during his naturall life For as moch as he had be kyng so long and wos possessid and after hys deth the duke of yorke shuld be kyng and his heiris kyngê after him And forthwith shuld be ê“clamed heire apparaunt· and shÌ„uld also be protectour and regent of Englond during the kynges life with mony othir thyngis ordeyned in the same parlament and yf kyng Henri during his life went from this oppoynttement or ony article concludid in the said parlament he shuld be deposid and the duke shuld take the croune and be kyng all wich thyngê wer enacted by the auctorite of the said parlament att wich parlamenÌ„t the comunes of the reame beyng assembled in the comune hous comonyng and treating vpoÌ„ the titell of the said duke of yorke sodenli fell doun the croune wich honge then in the middes of the said hous wich is the frayter of the abbey of westmynstre wich was taken for a ê“dige or token that the regne of kyng Henri was endid And also the croune wich stode on the hyghest toure
frist wos cald Constance and that other Aurilambros and the thrid vter this Constance the Elder brother when he come to age he made hym a monke at wynchestre This Constantin ther fadre thurgh tresone wos slayn For it befell on a tyme that a Pehite come to hym vpon a day in message as it were and sayed that he wold speke with the kyng preuali in councill The kyng let voied his chambre of the men that ther wer withyn and ther a bode no mo bot the kyng and the Pehite Ì„ he made a countinance as tho hee wold haue spoken with the kiÌ„g iÌ„ his ere and ther he kylled hym with a long knyfe after that he went quaiÌ„teli owt of the chambre in to an oder chaÌ„bre so at the last no man wyst wher he wos bicomen ¶ When the kynges men wyst that ther lord wos so deid they made so moch sorow they not wist what to done ¶ For as myche as his .ij. sonnes Aurilombros and vter wer so yonge that noÌ„e of them myght be kyng the thrid brother wos moÌ„ke at wenchestre as is saied befoor But vortiger that wos Erle of westsexe thought priuyly in his hert thurgh queÌ„tance to be kyng and went to wynchestre ther that Constance was monke Ì„ to hym sayed Constans quod he your fadre is deid and your ij bretheren that ben with Gosseline the bisshope of london to norissh ben so yong that none of them may be kyng ¶ Wherfor I councell yow that ye forsake your habit and come with me Ì„ I shall make sych a meyn vn to the bretons that ye shall be made kyng ¶ Of Constans that wos kiÌ„g CoÌ„stantine son that was moÌ„ke at wynchestre and how he wos made kyng after his fadres deth thurgh consell of vortiger that wos Erle of westsexe for as mich as Aurilambros and vter his ij brether wer but yong of age And vortiger let sle hym to be kyng hym self THis vortigâ—r consceled this Constance so mych tyll he forsoke his Abbot and went with hym and anone after he wos crouned kyng by assent of the Bretons ¶ This kyng Constance whan he wos crouned and made kyng he wist ne knew bot litell of the world na coude no thing wat knyghthod axed and he made vortiger his chief mastir and conceller and yaf hym all hys pouer for to ordeyne and to do as mych as to the reame apertened So that hym self no thyng entermelled but onli bare the name of kyng ¶ When vortiger saw that he had all the land in his warde and gouernall at his own wyll he thought a preuy treson and to sle Constance the kyng that he myght hym self be crouned and made kyng and regne and let send after a hundreth knyghtes of Pehetes the worthiest of al the land and them heeld wyth hym for to duell as to be kepers of is body as he wold wende thurgh the land to ordeyne thynges that apperteyned to a kyng ¶ And this vortiger honoured so moch the hondred knyghtes and so moch yafe them of gold and siluer and so riche iuelles robes hors and other thynges plente wherfor they held hym more lord than they did the kyng ¶ And vortiger told them yf he might be kiÌ„g ye as it wer thurgh treson he wold make hem richest of the land So at the last thurgh gret yeftes that he had yefuen largeli they cried thurgh the court thatt vortiger wer better worthy to be kyng than Constance wherfor vortiger made semland as he had bene wroth and he departed thens from the court and saied he most gon elles where for thinges that he had to done and so the tratour saied for encheson that they shuld hym slee that is to say constance ¶ When this vortiger wos gone it befell sone after that tho hundreth knyghtes of Pehites broken the dores ef the kynges chamber and ther they hym slew Ì„ smote of his heed and bore it to vortiger ther that he duelled and when vortiger saw that heed he wepped full tenderly with his eye and nerthelees he wos somedell glad of his deth ¶ And anoÌ„e let take the houndreth knyghtes of Pehites and bynd ther handes be hynd them an led them to London ther they wer dampned to deth as fals tratours And anone after all the bretans of the land bi the commune assent crouned vortyger and made hym kyng of the land Anno domini C.lxxiiij SOther a martir wos pope after AuicetuÌ„ ix yere the wich decreit that a NuÌ„ne shuld not towch the pall of the awter ner pit in sence ther to And that she shuld were a wompull about hir heed and mony ê‘ellis he saw a bout matimony ther for he ordand that no woman shuld be called a lefull wyfe bot if she wer blessed of the prest Elentherê° a martir wos pope after Sother xv yere the wich ordand that cristyn men shuld furese no mete resonabull that wos mannys mete Nota. Also that no man vn acused in acrime shuld be put from his dignite or his degre til he was conuyckyt thurgh ensampull of criyst the wich keppid styll Iudas scaryoth not a cused And crist knaw hym gylty And what sum euer he did among the apostils for the dyngnite of his seruis a boode firme and stabull And he send also Legatis vn to Lucie the kyng of Bretan the wich baptised hym and his pepull And Fagus and Domianus legates the wich the pope sent fyrst preched in englond and this cristyndom durit in Bretan CC. yere vn to the tyme of Dioclision the emprour when sent Albone wos martired Marchus Antonius and Lucius Comodus wer emprours bot marcus dyed anone and Lucius comodus regned Comodus wos called profitabull of scorne for he wos to euery man vnprofitabull he wos yeffen vtterly to lechori mony senetours and cristyn men he made for to be kylled he dampned his own wife to deth for age he died a sodaÌ„ deth with stranggilling among maydens Helius ê‘tenax after this man wos emprour sex monethes and wos a man of gret discrecion whom Iulian the gret lawyer killed And he entrid the empire and was slayn the vij moneth of Seuerê° Victor a martir was pope after ElentheriuÌ„ x. yere and for the discorde of the pascall tyme he called a counsele in alexander wher be was present that tyme. mony other wher he decreit that Estyr day shuld be keped on the sonday bot he most kepe the change of the mone of aprill And that wos to differ fro Iues. for mony bisshopis of the est a boid that tyme the same day the Iues did haloe that fest ¶ Also he ordand that in tyme of neede child might be cristyned iÌ„ euery place Ì„ iÌ„ euery water Zepherinê° a marter Ì„ a Roman wos pope after victor ix yere This man ordaud that cristen pepull of xij yere age a bown shuld resaue his god on estyr day on s â—â— yere Also he ordant that all the
entre ther haue your will The kiÌ„g toke priueli all the host to gouerne Ì„ lede to a knyght that he mich loued toke his way toward the castell with hiÌ„ toke vlfyÌ„ his chaÌ„birlayn Ì„ merlin ¶ And when they come theder the porter went that it had bene hys owne lord Ì„ when tyme come for to go to bede ¶ The kyng went to bede with Igerne the Erles wife dyd with hir all his will and bigat vpon hir a son that wos called arthur ¶ And vpoÌ„ the morow the kyng toke his leue of the lady and went ayen to hys host ¶ And the same nyght that the kyng lay by Igerne in bedde that wos the Erles wife the kynges men yaf a gret assaut vn to the castell and the Erle and his men manli them defended But at the last it befell so that in the same assaut the Erle hym self wos slayn and the castell taken ¶ And the kyng a none turned ayen to Tyntagell and spoused Igerne with moch honor and made hir quene and sone after tyme come that she shuld be deliuered and beyr a child a son that wos called Arthur and after he gat a doughter that was called Amya Ì„ when she come of age a nobull Baron that was called Aloth that wos lord of leons wed hir ¶ When vter long tyme had regned ther come vpon hiÌ„ a gret sekenes as it wer a sorow ¶ And iÌ„ the meyn tyme tho that had to kepe Otta that wos Engist son and Ossa his brother that tho wer in prison they let them gone for gret yeftes that they hom yaf and went with them ¶ And when tho .ij. bretheren wer ascappid and come ayen in ther own cuÌ„tre They ordined an grert pouer and begon to were eftsones vpon the kyng ¶ How kyng vter chese Aloth to kepe the land of breton whiles that he wos seke for as moch as he myght not for his seknes ANd for as moch as kyng vter wos seke and myght nott help hym self he ordined Aloth son of Eleyn that tho was chosen for to be wardeyn and cheftayn of all his folke and so he anone and his bretans assemled a gret host and yaf batell to Otta to his folke but Otta at the last wos discomfitid ¶ Hitt befell thus afterward that thes bretons had dedignacion of Aloth wold not to hiÌ„ be attendant wherfor the king wos anoid wonder sâ—re let put hym in a litter in the host emonges folke ¶ And they lad hiÌ„ to veroloyn that tho was a fair cite ther that sent Albon wos martired after wos that cite destroied with payniÌ„s thurgh were Ì„ theder thei had seÌ„t Otta Ossa ther peple entrid iÌ„ to the toune let make fast the yates ther thei held them Ì„ the kiÌ„g come Ì„ them beseged made a stroÌ„g assaute but tho that wei with in maÌ„li them defended ¶ The kiÌ„g let ordeyn his goÌ„nes and his engynes for to brek the walles Ì„ the walles wer so stroÌ„g that nothiÌ„g myght them mysdoo ¶ Otta Ì„ his pepull had gret despite that a kiÌ„g liggyng iÌ„ a lytter had them beseged they toke concell a monges them for to stand vp iÌ„ the morow Ì„ cuÌ„ out Ì„ yef batall to the kiÌ„g so they did Ì„ iÌ„ that batall wer both Otta Ossa slayn all tho other that ascapped a lyue fled iÌ„ to scotland made ColeguÌ„ ther chyftayn Ì„ the saxons that wer on lyue Ì„ ascaped fro the bataill brought ayan a gret strength emoÌ„ges them they sayed that if kiÌ„g vter wer deid they shuld well coÌ„quere the land amonges them they thought to enposin the kiÌ„g ordeyned meÌ„ for to do this dede and yaf them of yeftes gret plente this thyng to done and they ordined hem thiderward ther that the kiÌ„g was duelliÌ„g clothed hem iÌ„ pouer wede the better all for to sped therlyd purpose but neuertheles for all ther falsnes quaÌ„tize they might neuer cuÌ„ to nyghthe kiÌ„g ¶ But so at the last they aspied that the kiÌ„g draÌ„knoÌ„e o th erlycour but only water of a cler wel that was negh beside ¶ And thes fals tratours vpoÌ„ a day preuali weÌ„t to the wel put theriÌ„ poyson so that all the water was enpoysened and anoÌ„e after os the kiÌ„g had dronkyn of the water he begoÌ„ to fuell Ì„ sone after he died Ì„ os moÌ„y as dronk of that water died also ¶ And anoÌ„e as this wos aspied folke of the toune let stop the well for euer more ¶ When the king wos dred his folk bere hiÌ„ to Stonhenge with gret solempnite of bisshoppis of baroÌ„s that werther hiÌ„ to bery besides Aurilambros his brother after turned ayen tho euerychone send after Arthur his son Ì„ they made him kiÌ„g of the land with moche reuerence after his fadres deth xvij yere of his regne ¶ How Arthur that wos the son of vter was crouned after his fadre deth and how he drofe Colegrin and the Saxons and Cheldrik of almayne out of this lond WHen Arthur wos made kyng of the lond he wos bot yong of age of xv yere but he wos fair and bold and doughty of body and to meke folke he wos good and curtas and large off spendyng and made hym wonderly well beloued among all men ther that it wos need ¶ And when he begone to regne he swore that the saxons neuer shuld haue pees ne rest till that he had driueÌ„ them out of the lond and assembled a gret host and faught with ColegriÌ„ the wich after the time that Otta wos deid the saxons mayntened this Colegrin wos discomfited fled vn to yorke toke the toune and ther hym held ¶ And the kyng beseged hiÌ„ ther but he myght nothyng sped for the cite wos so strong and they with in the toune kepped the cite well and orpedly ¶ And in the meyn tyme Colegrin let the toune to Bladulf fled hym self to Cheldrik that wos kyng of Almayne for to haue of him socour Ì„ the kyng assemblid agret pouer Ì„ come ariued in scotlond with .v. C. shippis and wheÌ„ arthur wist of this tidiÌ„g that he had not pouer Ì„ strength y nough to fight ayens Cheldk he let be the sege went to london and sent anone his letters to the king of litill bretan that was called Hoel his nepheu his sustres son that he shuld cuÌ„ to hiÌ„ with all the pouer that he myght and he assemblid a gret host ariued at southinton ¶ And when kiÌ„g arthur it wist he wos glad i nough Ì„ went ayens them them resaued with moch honour so that thos ij hostes met assembled them and toke ther way euen vn to Nichol that Cheldrik had beseged but it wos not taken ¶ And they come vpoÌ„ cheldrik
london bot tho of the cite wold not suffre him to cum in and from thens he fled to winchestre Ì„ ther he him held with his pepull that come with him ¶ Kyng Arthur let take the body of Gawen his cosyn and the body of Augnissell and let them be borne in to Scotland in to ther own cuntre ther they wer entired ¶ And after anone kyng Arthur toke his way to distruy Mordred and he fled thens in to Cornewail ¶ And the quene GuÌ„nor that wos kyng arthurs wife thatt tho sogerned at yorke and herd that Mordred wos fled thens that he might not endure ayens king Arthur she wos soradrad and had gret dout and wist not what wos best all for to done For she wyst well that hir lord kyng Arthur wold neuer of hir haue mercy For the gret shame that she had him done and toke hâ—â— way preuali with iiij men with out mo and come to Karlion ther she duelled all hir lifes tyme neuer was seyn amonge folke hir life during ¶ Arthur wist that Mordred wos fled in to Cornwaill and let send after his men in to scotland and northhuÌ„berland vn to humber and let assemble folke with out nomber come fro thens in to Cornwaill to sech and pursue after Mordred ¶ And mordred had assembled to him all the folke of cornwail and had pepull with out nombre and wist that Arthur was commyng and had leuer to die and take his chaunce thÌ„en longer fle aboid and yaf an hard bataill to kyng arthur and to his pepull so that so moch pepull was slayn what of that on side and of that other that no man wist who had the bettir parti ¶ But so it be fell at the last that Mordred wos slayn and all his folke and the good chiualri that kyng arthur had gadred and norishid of diuers landis and also the nobull knyghtis of the round tabull that so moch was prased thurgh out all the world werther slayn and arthur him self was wounded to the deth but he let him be borne in a litter to a vyoun to be heled of his woundes yet the bretons supposen that he liueth in an other lond and that he shall cum yit and conquere all breton ¶ But certis this is the prophesi of Merlin he sayd that his deth shall be dowtous and saied sothe for ther of yit meÌ„ haue dout shul haue for euer more as meÌ„ sayen ¶ For men wot not wheder that he is on lyue or deid ¶ Arthur was borne to Auyon the xxij yere of his regne after thÌ„e Incarnacion of our lord thuÌ„ crist vC. and xlvi yere ¶ How kyng Arthur deliueryd the reame vn to Costantine the son of Cador his Niphu WHen kiÌ„g Arthur wist that he myght regne no longer he let cum before him Costantine that wos Cadors son erle of Cornewaill his cosin to him bitoke all his reame and to him sayed and bad him therof to be kyng till that he come ayen for as moch os he had none heire of his body begoten and harme wos â—t that so nobull a kyng and so doughty os he wos had no child of his body begoten But all thyng that god wyll haue done must be done whos name be blissid with out end Amen ¶ How kyng Costantine was wered of Mordredes ij sonnis THys Costantine wos a nobull knyght and a worthy of bodi tho ij sonnys that Mordred had begoten had grete envy vn to Costantine that tho was crouned kyng ¶ And so it befell that they begon to meue were ayenes hiÌ„ assembled a gret host of them that wer be fore with mordred and had bene driuen away and that did moch sorow thurgh all that land that â—on brother ordeyned him to london for to take the cite· and that other to wynchistre ¶ But Costantine come to london and slew him that was ther. and after he weÌ„t to wynchestre slew him that ther was also So that bothe his enmys wer deid ¶ And when Costantine had regned worthelâ— iiij yere then he died and lyeth at london ¶ Of the kynges Adelbright and of Edell AFter kyng Costantines deth ther wer ij kynges iÌ„ bretan that on was called Adelbright that wos a danoys he held the cuÌ„tre of northfolke Ì„ southfolke that other hight Edell Ì„ waas a bretoÌ„ Ì„ he held NicholÌ„ LiÌ„desei Ì„ alÌ„ the laÌ„d vn to huÌ„ber ¶ Thes ij kiÌ„ges fast wered to geders but after they wer accorded loued to geder os thei had be bore of o bodi ¶ The kiÌ„g Edell had a sustre that wos called Orewenne Ì„ he yaf hir thurgh gret frendship to kyng Adelbright to wife And he begat vpon hir a doughter that was called Argentill and in the thrid yere after come vpoÌ„ hiÌ„ a stronge sekenes that nedes he must die ¶ And he sente to kyng Edell his brother in law that he shuld cum Ì„ speke with hiÌ„ Ì„ he come to him with good will ¶ Tho prayed he the kyng ê¯iured also iÌ„ the name of god that after wheÌ„ he wer deid he shuld take Argentill his doughter the land that he keped hir well Ì„ norisshe hir in his chambre ¶ And when she wer of age she shuld be maried to the strongest and worthiest man that he myght find and than he shuld yeld vp hir land ayene ¶ Edell it granted and by oth coÌ„fermed hys prayer wheÌ„ a delbright was deid and entered Edell toke the damisell argentill norisshed hir iÌ„ his chambre Ì„ she become the fairest creat r that might lyue or ony maÌ„ find ¶ How kiÌ„g Edell maried the damisell to a knaue of his kicheÌ„ THis king Edell that wos vncle to the damisell ArgeÌ„tilÌ„ bethought how that he myght falsli haue the land froÌ„ his nece for euer more falseli ayenest his oth thought to dissaue thee damisell and to marie hir to a knaue of his kichen that wat cald Curan Ì„ he become the worthiest Ì„ strongest man of body that ony man wist in ony land that tho leued and to him he thought hir shendfulli haue maried for to haue had hir land afterward bot he wos clen dissaued ¶ For this Curan wos Hauelockes foÌ„ that wos kyng of Kyrkelane in denmarke and this Curan coÌ„quered his wifes lond afterward Ì„ slew kiÌ„g Edell that wos his wifes vncle and had all hir land os in an other place it telleth more openli he ne regned bot iij. yere for saxons danys hiÌ„ killed and that was gret harme to all breton Ì„ bretans bore him to Stonkenge ther they him entered with moch honour ¶ Of kyng Conan that wos Curan cosin AFter this curan regned Conan that was his cosiÌ„ that wos a wonder proud knyght and regned coud haue no maner of loue but euer he was medelyng with his pepull and toke his vn kill with were killed his ij
maletalent ¶ But wheÌ„ the good erle Thomas this herd he ansuerd in this maner and said lordis quod he if we gone toward the north the northeren men will say that we go toward the scottis Ì„ so we shall be holden traitours for cause of distance that is betwen kyng edward Ì„ Robert the brus that made him kiÌ„g of scotland and ther fore I sai as touchyng my self that I will not go no ferther in to the north than to myn own castell of PouÌ„fret ¶ And wen sir roger Clifford herd this he arose vp anone in wroth and drew his swerde on high suore by almyghty god and by his holi names but if that he wold go with them he shuld him sle ther. ¶ The nobull and gentill erle Thomas of Lancastre was sore adrad said fair sirs I will gon with you whither so euer ye me bidde ¶ Tho went they to gedres in to the north Ì„ with them they had vij C. men of armes and come to Burbrugge ¶ And when sir Andrew of herkela that was in the north cuÌ„tre thurgh ordynaunce of the kyng for to kepe the cuntre of scotland herd tell how that Thomas of lancastre wos discomfited and his ê¯panye at Burton vpon trent he ordyned him a strong pouer and sir Symond ward also that was tho shereue of yorke and met the baronnes at burbrugge and anone they breke the brugge that wos made of tre ¶ And whan sir thomas of Lancastre herde that sir Andrew of herkela had brought with him such a pouer he was sore a drad and sent for sir andrew of herkela and with him spake· and said to him in this maner ¶ Sir andrew quod he ye mow well vnderstond how that our lord the kyng is lad and misgouerned by moch fals councell thurgh sir hugh the Spenser the fadre and sir hugh his son and sir IohnÌ„ erle of Arundell and thurgh master Robert Baldoke a fals piled clerke that now is in the kynges court duelling Wherfore I pray yow that ye wold cum with vs with all the pouer that ye haue ordened and help to distro the venym of England and the tratours that bene therin and we will yeue vn to yow all the best parte of .v. erledoms that we haue and holdeth and we will make vn to you an oth that we wil neuer done thyng with out your councell and so ye shall bene eft as well with vs as euer wos Robert of Holand ¶ Tho ansuerd sir Andrew of herkela and said sir Thomas that wolde not I done ne consent ther to for no maner thing ye might me yeffe without the will and commauÌ„dement of our lore the kyng for than shuld I be holden a tratour for euer more ¶ And when that the nobull Erle Thomas of Lancastre saw that he wold not consent vn to him for no maner thing sir Androw he said will ye not consent for to distroye the venym of the reame as we be consent now at one worde sir Androw I tell the that or this yere be gone that ye shall be take and hold for a traitor and more than ony of yow hold vs now and in wors deth ye shall die than euer did any knyght of Englond And vnderstand well that ye did neuer thyng that sorer ye shall you repente and now goth Ì„ dothe what you good liketh And I wyll put me in to the mercy of god ¶ And so went the fals traytour tirant and as a fals for sworin maij for thurgh the noble Erle Thomas of Lancastre he vnderfenge the armes of chiualri and thurgh hiÌ„ he wos made a knyght ¶ Tho myght men see archeris drawe them in that one side and in that other and knyghtes also and foughten tho to gedre wonder sore and also among other sir Humfrey de Boughon Erle of herford a worthy knyght of renoune thurgh all cristyndome stode fought with his enmys vpon the bruge and as the nobull lord stode and faught vpon the brugge a thefe a ribaude skulked vnder the brugge fersly with a spere smote the nobull knyght in to the fouÌ„dement so that his bouell is comen out a bout his fete ther. ¶ Alas for sorow for ther was slayn the flour of solace of comforth and also of curtesie ¶ And sir Roger of Clifford a nobull knyght stode euer and faught well worthely him defendid as a nobull baron But at the last he was sore wounded in his hede sir willm of Sullay and sir Roger of bernefeld wer slayn at that bataill ¶ When sir Androw of herkela saw that sir Thomas men of lancastre lassed and slaked anone he and his compani comen vn to the gentill knyght sir Thomas of Lancastre said vn to him in high yelde the tratoure yeld the. ¶ The gentill Erle ansuerid tho and said Nay lordis trators be we none and to you will we neuer vs yeld while that our lyues last but leuer we haue to be slain in our treuth than yeld vs vn to yow ¶ And sir Androw ayen gard vpon sir Thomas componi yollyng as a wode wolfe Ì„ saied yelde you tratours takeÌ„ yeld you And said with an high vois beth war sires that none of yow be so hardy vpon lyfe and limme to mysdone Thomas bodi of Lancastre ¶ And with that word the good Erle Thomas weÌ„t iÌ„ to the chapell said kneling vpon his knees Ì„ turned his visage towardes the crosse and said Almyghty god to the I me yelde holli I put me vn to thy merci And with that the vileyns and ribaudes leped a boute him on euery syde as tirantis wode turmeÌ„tours and dispolid him of his armurie and clothed him in a robe of rey that was of his squyers liueira and forth lad him vn to yorke by water ¶ Tho myght men se moch sorow Ì„ care for thee gentill knyghtis fled in euery side Ì„ the ribaudis Ì„ the vileyns egreli them discried and gried an high yeld yow tratours yeld you ¶ And when they wer yolden they wer robbed bounde as thefues Alas the shame and dispite that the gentill ordir of knyghthod ther had at that bataill and the land was tho with out law for holy chirche tho had no more reuerance than it had bene a brodell hous and in that bataill was the fadre ayens the sone and the vncle ayens his nepheu For so moch vnkyn denes was neuer seyn before in Englond as wos that tyme among folke of one nacion ¶ For on kynrad had no more pitte of that other than an hungri wolfe hath of a shepe and it wos no wonder ¶ For the gret lordis of englond wer not all of one nacion but wer medled with other nacions that is for to say some Bretans some SaxoÌ„s som Danys some Pehites som Frensshemen some Normans some Spanyardis some Romans some Henaudes some Flemmyng and other diuerse nacions the which nacions
men that theder wold cum ¶ And in this same yere Dame Blaunche the eldest doughter of kyng Henri the iiij wos sent ouer the se with the erle of somerset hir vncle and with mastir Richard Clifford thaÌ„ bisshop of wurcestre and with mony othir worthy lordis knyghtis and ladies Ì„ worthy squiers as longed to such a worthy kyngê doughter and come vn to Colayn ¶ And thidder come the dukis sone of barre with a fair menye and ressaued this worthy lady and the bisshope of wurcestre weddid and sacred them to geder as holi chirche it wold ¶ And ther was made ariall fest and a gret IustiÌ„g in the reuerence and woâ—â—hÌ„ip of them and all pepull that thedder com ¶ And whan this mariage and fest wos done the Erle and the bisshop and all ther menye token ther leue of lord and lady Ì„ come home ayen in to englond in saufte thanked be god almyghty ¶ And in the v yere of kyng Henris regne the lord Thomas his son weÌ„t ouer the see and the erle of Kent and mony othir lordis and knyghtis with men of armes and archiers a gret noÌ„ bur to chastise the rebellis that a fore had done moch harme to our englishmen marchantis to mony tounes and portâ—s in Englond on the see costis ¶ And the lord Thomas the kynges soÌ„ come in to Flaundres be fore a toune that is called the Skluse among all the shippis of diuerse nacions that wer ther. and after ther they ridden with ther shippis among them Ì„ went on land sported them ther ij dais and come ayen to ther shippis and toke the brode see Ì„ ther they met with iij. Carikkis of Iâ—ne that wer â—aden with diuerse marchandize and well mannyd they foughten to gedres long time but the englishmen had the victori and brought the Carrikkis in to the Cambre befor wynchelse and ther they caÌ„ted thees goodis and one of thees Carrikkes was sodeÌ„li brent ther ¶ And the lordis and ther pepull turned them home ayeÌ„ and went no ferthir at that tyme. ¶ And iÌ„ the same tyme serle yoman of kyng Richerd robes come in to engloÌ„d out of scotland and told to diuerse pepull that kyng Richard wos on liue in Scotland and so moch pepull beleued in his wordis wherfor gret ê‘tie of thee pepull of the reame wer in gret errour and grutchyng ayenest the kyng thurgh informacion of lies and fals lesinges that this Serle had made ¶ For moch pepull trustid Ì„ beleued in his seyng But at the last he wos taken in the northcuntre and by law Iugged to be drawe thurgh euery cite and good burgh tounes in englond and so he wos serued and at the last he wos brought to londoÌ„ vn to the gild hall before the Iustice ther he was Iugged for to be brought to the toure of london and ther to be laid on a hurdell and than to be drawen thurgh the cite of londoÌ„ to Tyborne Ì„ ther to be honged than quartired Ì„ his hede smyteÌ„ of and set on LondoÌ„ brigge and his quarters to be sent to iiij good tounes of englond and ther set vp thus endid he for his false treson Ì„ desseyd ¶ And in the sext yere of kyng Henris regne the iiij The erle of Marre of scotland by saifcondit come iÌ„ to EngloÌ„d to chalenge sir Edmand the erle of Kent to certayn courses of were on horsbake ¶ And so this chalange wos acceppid and grauÌ„ted the place taken in smythfeld at londoÌ„ this Erle of Marre the scot com proudly iÌ„ to the feld as his chalenge asket ¶ And anone come in the erll of Kent and rode vn to the scot and manfulli rode to geder with sharpe speris diuerse courses but the erle of Kent had the feld and gat him moch worship and thanke of all maner of men for his manfull dedis ¶ And iÌ„ the vij yere of kyng Henris regne the iiij Sir Richard Scrop erchebisshop of Yorke and the Erle Marchall of Englond gadred vn to them a strong power ayens kyng Henri ¶ And the kyng hering ther of in all the hast that he myght come with his pouer northward and met with them at yorke Ì„ ther wer thes ij lordis take and brought to the kyng ¶ And anone the Iugges wer set thes ij lordis brought forth and ther they wer dampned vn to the deth and both ther hedis smyten of and ther they maden ther end on whos soules god for his pite haue mercy Amen ¶ And whan this was done the kyng come to londoÌ„ ayen and ther restid him Anone god of his gret goodnesse wrought and shewed mony gret miracles for this worthy clerke Erchebishop of yorke that thus wos done to deth ¶ And iÌ„ the vij yere of kiÌ„g Henris regne Dame Luce the dukis suster of Milane come iÌ„ to englond so to londoÌ„ Ì„ ther wos wedid to sir Edmond Holand erle of Kent in the priori of sent marie oueis in suthwarke wyth moch solempnite and gret worship ¶ The kyng was ther him self and yaf hir at the chirch dore Ì„ whan that they wer weddid and masse was done the kyng his own parson brought and lad this worthy lady in to the bisshoppis place of wynchestre and ther wos a wonder gret fest holdyn to all maner of pepull that wold cum ¶ And the same yere sir Robert Knolles bnyght a worthi weriour died at his maner in Northfolk and from thens he was brought to london vpoÌ„ a hors bere with moch torch light Ì„ so he wos brought vn to the white freris in fleetstret and ther wos do and made for him a solempne fest and ariall enterement for tho that thidder wold cume both rich and poer and ther he lieth beried by Dame Constance his wife in the midde of the body of the chirche on whos soule god for his pitte haue merci amen ¶ And thus iÌ„ this same yere sir Thomas Rampston knyght Constabull of the tour of london wos drenchid at londoÌ„ brugge as he com fro westmynstre inwardis to the tour iÌ„ a barge and al thurgh lewdenesse ¶ And in the sama yere Dame Philip the yonger doughter of kiÌ„g henri wos lad ouer see with sir Richard thee dukis brother of yorke and sir Edmond Courteney bisshop of Norwych and mony other lordis knyghtis and squiers ladies gentilwomen that apparteyned to such a worthy kynges doughter and come in to Denmarke and the kyng resceyued this worthi lady for his wyfe and welcomed thes worthy lordis and did vn to them moch worshÌ„ipp and they wer brought vn to a toune that wos called London in Denmarke and ther wos this lady weddid and sacrid to the kyng of Denmarke Norway and SwytheÌ„ and ther was crouned quene of Denmarke with moch solempnite and ther wos made ariall fest ¶ And whan this fest
Ì„ mariage wos done and endid thes lordis and ladies toke thir leue of the kiÌ„g the quene and come ayen in to Englond in hast thaÌ„ 〈◊〉 be IhuÌ„ ¶ And in the viij yere of kiÌ„g Henris regne ther wos a man that wos called the walsh klarke he oppellâ—d a knyght that wos callid sir Perceuall Sowdone of treson Ì„ ther they wer Ioyned to fight vn to vtteraunce withyn Listes the day place tyme assigned and lymitted to be done Ì„ end iÌ„ smygthfeld at the wich day tho two parsons comen in to the feld Ì„ foughten sâ—re and myghteli to gedre but at the last the knyght ouercom the clarke made him yeld him creaunt of his fals enpechemeÌ„t that he had said on him than was he dispoyled of his armure drawe out of the feld to Tyborne Ì„ ther he wos honged the knyght take to grace and wos a good man ¶ And in this same yere sir Henri erle of Northumberland the lord Bardolf come out of Scotland in preiudece destruccion of kyng henri wherfore they of the northcuntre arisen vpon them and faugit with them and scomfitid them and toke them Ì„ smyten of ther hedis Ì„ quartrid ther bodies sent the hede of the erle Ì„ a quartir of the lord bardolf to londoÌ„ and ther they wer set vpon london brigge for fals treson that they had purposed ayenst the kyng ¶ And in the ix yere of kyng henris regne was sir Edmond Holand erle of keÌ„t made Amirell of englond for to kepe the see he went to the see with mony riall shippis that wer full well arayed and enparelled and enarmed with mony a good man of armes and archiers and of good defence of weyr in the kynges name of Englond and so he landid at the last in the cost of Bretan in the I le of Briak with all his pepull and he beseged thee Castell and sautid it and they withstode him with gret defence and strength ¶ And anoÌ„e he leyed his ordynauÌ„ce And in the leyng of a gone come a quarell Ì„ smote the good erle EdmoÌ„d in the hede and ther he caught his dethis wounde but yit they left not till that they had geten the Castill and all that wer ther in ¶ And ther this good lord died on whos soule god haue mercy amen ¶ And than this menie come home ayen in to Englond with the erlis body wos beried amoÌ„gê his auÌ„cestres right worthely ¶ And in thee same yere was a gret frost in Englond that durid xv wekis ¶ And in the x· yere of kyng HeÌ„ris regne the iiij com the Seneschall of henaud with othir meni to seke auÌ„tres and to get him worshipp iÌ„ dedis of armys both on hors and on fote at all maner of pointes of were ¶ And the Seneschall chalenged thee erle of Somerset and the erle deliuered hiÌ„ ful manfulli of all his chalenges Ì„ put his adusarie vn to the worse iÌ„ all pointes and wanne him ther gret worshÌ„ypp and the degre of thee feld ¶ And the next day after come iÌ„ to thee feld an other man of armes of the seneschallis partie ¶ And ayens him come sir Richard of arundell knight and the henaud had the better of him on fote iÌ„ on poiÌ„te for he brought hiÌ„ on his kne ¶ And the thrid day come iÌ„ an othir man of armes iÌ„ to the feld and ayeÌ„s him ther come sir IohnÌ„ Cornewaill knight manly and knightely he quitte him in all maner poyntis ayeÌ„s his adusarie and had the better iÌ„ thee feld ¶ And on thee iiij day come an other maÌ„ of armes of Henaude iÌ„ to the feld and ayens him come sir Iohan Cheynes son manly quitte him ayens his adusarie for he cast hors Ì„ man iÌ„ to the feld And the kyng for his manhod at that tyme dubbed hiÌ„ knyght ¶ And the v. day ther come an other man of armes of the henaudis partie in to the feld and to him come in sir Iohan stiward knyght and manfulli he quitte him ther in all maner of pointes and had the better ¶ And the sext day after come an other henaud to him come willm porter squyer Ì„ manfulli he quitte him Ì„ had the better in the feld Ì„ the kyng dubbed him knyght the same tyme. ¶ And the vij day after come an othir henaud in to the feld and to him come IohnÌ„ standissh squier manly he quitte him on his adusarie had the better in tho feld and the kyng dubbed him knyght the same day ¶ And on the same day come an othir henaud to him come a squyer of Gascoyn and proudly and manli he quitte him on his adusarie Ì„ had the better and anone the kyng dubbed hiÌ„ knyght ¶ And on the viij day come in to the feld ij men of armes of henaude and to them come ij soudiours of Calais that were brether that wer called Burghes Ì„ well and maÌ„ly quitte them on ther adu*aber siries and had the better in the feld thus endid the chalenges with moni worshippes ¶ And the kyng at the reuerence of the stringers made a gret fest and yaf them rich yeftes they token ther leue and weÌ„t home in to ther own cuntre ¶ And in the xi yere of kyng HeÌ„ris regne the iiij ther was a gret bataill do in smythfeld bitwen two squiers that on wos called Gloucestre that was appelauÌ„t Arthur wos the defendauÌ„t Ì„ well and manfulli foughten to geder long time the kyng for ther manfulnesse Ì„ of his grace toke ther quarell in to his hand Ì„ made them to go out of the feld at ons so they wer deuided of ther batailles thee kyng yaf them grace ¶ And the xij yere of kyng heÌ„ris regne the fourth Risdie a squier of wales that was a rebell a riser supporter to Owen of Glendre that did moch destruccion to pepull of wales wos taken and brought to London and ther he come a fore the Iustices and wos dampned for his treson and than he wos laid on an hurdell and so draw forth vn to Tyborne thurgh the cite ther he wos hanged and let doune a yen and his hede smyten of the body quartired and sent vn to iiij tounes and his hede set on london brigge ¶ And in the xiij yere of kyng Henris regne tho died sir IohnÌ„ Beauford the erle of somerset that wos capitayn of Calais and wos beried at the abbey of the tour hill on whos soule god haue merci amen· ¶ And in the same yere thee lord Thomas kyng Henris son wedded thee couÌ„tosse of somerset ¶ And in this same yere com thee embassatours of frauÌ„ce in to englond from the duke of Burgoyn vn to the prince of englond kyng henris son and heir for to haue help and socour of men
of armes archiers ayenst the duke of Orliaunce And tho went ouer the se the erle of Arundell sir Guillebert vmfreuill Erle of Keme and the lord Cobham Sir Iohan Oldecastell and mony othir good knyghtis and worthy squiers and men of armes and good archiers in to fraunce and come to Paris to the duke of burgoyn ¶ And ther he resaued welcomed thes Englishmen the lordis and all other meny ¶ And than it wos done him to wit that the duke of OrliauÌ„ce was comen to semtclowe fast by Paris with a gret nombur of men of armys arbalasters and thidder went our Englishmen fought with them gat the brigge of semtclow ther they slew moch pepull of frenshmē· and arminakis and thee remenaunt fled and wold no longer abide ¶ And than our Englishmen come ayen vn to Paris and ther they token thir leue of the Duke and come home ayen in to Englond in saufte and the Duke yaf them gret yeftes anone folowyng the duke of OrliauÌ„ce sent embassatours iÌ„ to EngloÌ„d to kiÌ„g Henri the iiij besechyng hiÌ„ of his help socour ayens his dedly enmy the duke of burgoyn ¶ And than the kiÌ„g made Thomas his son duke of Clarence his othir sone Iohan duke of Bedford Ì„ his othir sone Humfrey duke of Gloucestre and sir Thamas Beauford erle of Dorset the duke of awemarle he made duk of yorke tha the kiÌ„g ordeyned his son sir Thomas duke of clarence sir ThomÌ„s Beauford Erle of Dorset and sir IohnÌ„ Cornwill with many othir lordis knyghtis and squyers men of armes archiers to go ouer the see in to fraunce in helpyng and strengthyng of the duke of OrliauÌ„ce ¶ And thes worthy lordis with ther retenue shippid at HamptoÌ„ sailed ouer iÌ„ to NormaÌ„die Ì„ landid at hogges And ther met with them the lord Hambe at ther landyng with vijM. men of armes of frenshmen iij â–ª sergauntis of armes with them and all wer put to flight and takeÌ„ of them vij C men of armes Ì„ iiij hondreth hors with out tho that wer slain iÌ„ the feld ¶ And so they riden forch thurgh out frauÌ„ce toke castellis Ì„ touÌ„es Ì„ slew moch pepull of frenshmen that withstode theÌ„ Ì„ toke mony prisoners as they riden And so they passed forth till they come to Burdeux Ì„ ther they restid them a while set the cuÌ„tre in pees and restid till the vyntage wer redy to saill And thaÌ„ the duke with his menye come home in to Englond in saufte thaÌ„ked be god ¶ And in the same yere wos the kynges coyn changed thurgh out englond by the kyng and his councell that is to say the nobull half nobull ferthyng of gold ¶ And the xiiij yere of kyng Henris regne the .iiij. he let moke Galeys of were for he had hoped to haue passed the gret see so forth to IerusaleÌ„ ther to haue endid his liffe but god viseted him so sone after with infirmites and gret sikenesse that he myght not well endure no while so feruently he wos take and brought in bed at westmiÌ„ster in a fair chambur ¶ And os he lay in his bede he askid his chamberlayn what they called that chamber that he lay in he ansuerid said Ierusalem than he said that the ê“phecie said that he shuld make an ende and die in Ierasalem And than he made him redy vn to god and disposed all his will And sone after he died Ì„ wos caried by water from westmynster in a barge vn to Feuersham And from thens he wos caried to cantorberi by land with moch torche light brinnyng in to the abbey of Crichurch ther he wos entered beried 〈…〉 thus endid the worthy kiÌ„g Henri about midlentyn sonday iÌ„ the yere of our lord a. M. cccc.xiij on whos sovle god haue merci anen ArtiÌ„ the v. wos 〈◊〉 after IohnÌ„ xiiij yere This maÌ„ was chosen by thee couÌ„cell of CoÌ„stantinopliÌ„ othir wos deposit that streffe and so come pes in the chirch the wich long tyme afore wos desyrid and necessari for thee defence of the faith This was the myghtiest 〈◊〉 that euer wos of riches and a gret Iugge he edefied tounys wallis stretis and he distroyd herises and he did moch good thurgh the nobull prince Sygmunde And he gadred moch monay for the holy land to geten ayen bot deth come oppon him and lettid him and he made a couÌ„cell afore his deth for that mater and ther decessed ugeniê° wos 〈◊〉 after Martin xvij yere This Eugeny wos chosen pesablie after the deth of Martin no man dowtid bot he wos 〈◊〉 bot after shortly he wos expulsit from Rome for it wos so that he fled nakid Also he wos cited to the couÌ„ncell of Basiliens and deposit bothe chargid not for that ayen began thee striffe the wich stode to his deth Ì„ thos that fauoured him said he was worthy moch louyng and the coÌ„trari said thos that wer ayens him bot what sum euer he wos after hee had takyn the dignite vpoÌ„ hiÌ„ a fore he wos of gret absteneÌ„s of good fame Ì„ that he did after I leue to thee IugemeÌ„t of god Circa annum domini M.iiijC.xiij. Of kyng Henri thee fifth that wos kyng Henris sone â—Nd after the deth of kyng Henri the iiij regned kyng Henri his sone that was borne at Monmouth in wales that was a worthy kyng and a gracious man and a gret conquerour And in thee frist yere of his regne for gret loue goodnesse he sent to the freris of Langely ther as his fader had do berie kyng Richard the secuÌ„d and let take his body out of the erth â—yen did bring it to westmynster iÌ„ a riall chare couered with blake veluet and baners of diuerse armes about and all the hors drawyng the chare wer trappid in blake and beten with diuerse armes Ì„ many a torche brennyng by all the way till he come to westmiÌ„stre and ther he let make for him a riall and a solempne enterement â–ª Ì„ beried hiÌ„ by quene Anne his wife as his own desire was on the ferther side of sent Edwardis shrine in the abbey of seint Petris of westmynstre on whos soule god haue merci ¶ And in this same yere wer a certayn of lollers taken and fals heritikis that had purposed thurgh fals treson for to haue slayn our king Ì„ for to haue distroid all the clargie of the reame they myght haue had ther fals purpose ¶ But our lord god wold not suffre it for in hast our kyng had warnyng ther of of all ther false ordynauÌ„ce wurchyng come sodeÌ„ly with his pouer to sent Iohanes without smythfeld anone they toke a certayn of the lollerres fals heritikes brought them vn to the kiÌ„ges prisence Ì„ ther told all ther fals purpose ordynauÌ„ce how
they wold haue do wrought they myght haue regned had ther will ther they told wich wer ther capitayns Ì„ gouernours Ì„ than the kiÌ„g comaunded them to the tour of londoÌ„ than toke mo of them both with in the cite with out Ì„ sent them to Newgate Ì„ to both couÌ„tres Ì„ than they wer brought iÌ„ examinacion before the clargie Ì„ the kinges Iustices ther they wer conuicted before the clargie for thir fals herisi and dampned before the Iustice for ther fals tresoÌ„ ¶ this wos ther iugemeÌ„t that they shuld be draw froÌ„ the toure of london to sent Gilesfeld Ì„ ther to be honged breÌ„t on the galewes ¶ And also ther was taken sir Roger Actoâ— knyght for heresi eke for tresoÌ„ ayens the kyng the reame he come a fore the clargi was ê¯uicte for his heresi to be breÌ„t dampnid before the Iustices to be draw froÌ„ the tour of londoÌ„ thurgh the cite to sent Gilesfeld Ì„ to be honged Ì„ brent ¶ And iÌ„ the secuÌ„d yere of kyng HeÌ„ris regne the fifth he held a couÌ„cell of all the lordis of the reame at westmynster ther he put hiÌ„ this demauÌ„de prayeâ— and besought them of ther goodnesse Ì„ of ther good councell and good will to shew him as touchyng the titell the right that he had to Normandie Gascoyn and Guyhenue the wich the kyng of fraunce withheld wrongfully and vnrightfully the wich his auncestres before him had be trew titell of conquest right heritage the wich Normandie Gascoyn and Guyhenne the good kyng edwarde of wyndesore and his auncestres before him had holdyn all ther lifes tyme. ¶ And his lordis yaf him couÌ„cell to send enbassetours vn to the kyng of fraunce Ì„ his couÌ„cell and that he shÌ„uld yeue vp vn to him his right heritage that is to say Normandye Gascoyn Guyhenne the wich his predicessours had hold afore â–ª hī· or els he wold it wynne with dynt of swerd in short tyme with the help of almyghti god ¶ And than the Dolphyn of fraunce ansuerid to our embasfatours Ì„ said in this maner that the kyng was ouer yong and to tendre of age to make any were as ayens him Ì„ wos not like yet to be no good weriour to do to make such a coÌ„quest ther vpon him ¶ And somwhat in scorne and despite he sent to him a Tone full of tenys baules be cause he wold haue suÌ„ what for to play with all for him and for his lordis for that be come hiÌ„ bettir thaÌ„ for to maynten ony were ¶ And than anoÌ„e our lordis that wer embassatours token ther leue and come in to Englond ayen and told the kyng his couÌ„cell of the vngodli ansuer that they had of the Dolphyn and of the present the wich he had sent vn to our kyng ¶ And whan the kyng had herd ther wordis and the ansuere of the Dolphyn he wos wonder sore agreued right euell apayed toward the frenshmen Ì„ toward the kiÌ„g the Dolphyn thought to avenge hiÌ„ vpoÌ„ them as sone as god wold send him grace myght and anoÌ„e let make teÌ„nys balles for the Dolphyn in all the hast that myght be And they wer gret gonstonys for the Dolphyn to play with all ¶ And than anone the kyng sent for all his lordis and held a gret couÌ„cell at westmynster and told vn to them the ansuer that they had of the Dolphyn and of his worthy present that he sent to him and to his lordis to play with all ¶ And ther the kyng Ì„ his lordis wer accordid that they shuld be redy iÌ„ armes with ther pouer in the best aray that myght be done Ì„ get men of armis and arâ—hiers that myght be geten and all othir stuf that longed to were Ì„ to be redy with all ther retenue to mete at southampton be Lammasse next suyng with out ony delâ—y wherfore the kyng ordeyned his nauy of shippis with all maner of stuff Ì„ vitaill that longed to such a weriour of all maner ordenauÌ„ce in the hauen of southampton iÌ„ to the nombre of .ccc. xx sailles ¶ And than fell ther a gret dissese a foull mischief for ther wer iij. lordis wich that the kyng trustid moch on And thurgh fals couetise they had purposed and ymagined the kiÌ„gê deth thought to haue slayn him and all his brethir or he had take the see The wich wer named thus sir Richard erle of Cambrigge brothir to the duke of yorke The secund was the lord Scrope tresorer of englond The thrid wos sir Thomas Gray knyght of the northcuntre· ¶ And thees lordis afore said for lucrie of mony had made ê“misse vn to the frenshmen for to haue slayn kyng Henri the fifth and all his brethir by a fallis trayn sodenli or they had be war ¶ But all myghti god of his gret grace held his holi hand ouer them saued them froÌ„ thees ê‘llous menye ¶ And for to haue done this they resaued of the frenshmen a Million of gold that wos ther openli pruued ¶ And for thir fals treson they wer all ther Iuggid vn to the deth this was the IugemeÌ„t that they shuld be lad thurgh Hampton and without north gate ther to be heded Ì„ thus they endid ther life 's for ther fals couetise treson ¶ And anone as this wos done the kyng and all his menye made them redy went to shippe sailled forth with xv hondred shippis and ariued within Seyn at Kydecause vpoÌ„ our ladies eue the Assumpcion in Normandie with all his ordinauÌ„ce And so went him forth to Harflet he beseged the toune all about by laÌ„d and eke by water and sent to the capitayn of the toune and charged him to deliuer the toune And the capitayn said that he deliuerid him none ne none he wold him yeld but bad him do his best ¶ And than our kyng laid his ordinauÌ„ce vn to the touÌ„e that is for to say Gonnys Engynes Ì„ Tripgettes shetten Ì„ cast to the walles Ì„ eke vn to the touÌ„e Ì„ cast doune both toures and toune laid them on the erth and ther be played at the tennys with his hard gonstonys ¶ And they that wer within the touÌ„e whaÌ„ they shuld play ther song wos wellaway Ì„ alas that euer any such tennys balles wer made cursid all tho that were began the tyme that euer they wer borne ¶ And on the morow the kiÌ„g did crie at euer gate of the touÌ„e that euery man shÌ„uld be redy on thee morow erly to make assaute vn to the toune ¶ And willyam Bouchier and IohnÌ„ Graunt with xij othir worthy burgies come to the kyng and besought him of his riall princehode Ì„ power to withdraw his malice and destruccion
with a huge a strong power and anone they yeld and put them all in to the kinges good grace an in his merci Ì„ so did moni mo strong tounes and Castellis that wer in tho parties ¶ And from theÌ„s they went to vermill in Perche and anone it wos yolden vn to the king both the touÌ„e the Castill bodis goodis at the kiÌ„gê good grace â–ª so the kiÌ„g gate conquered all the tounes and Casstellis Pyles strenthes Ì„ Abbeys vn to PouÌ„tlarge and from thens vn to the Cite of Rone ¶ And in the fifth yere of kiÌ„g HeÌ„ries regne the v. sir IohnÌ„ Oldcastell that was the lord Cobham wos arestid for heresi and brought vn to the toure of londoÌ„ and anone after he brake out of the tour Ì„ weÌ„t in to wales Ì„ there keped him long time ¶ And at the last the lorde powys toke him â–ª bot he stode at gret defence long time Ì„ wos sore wouÌ„ded or he wold be take and so the lord Powys men broght him out of wales to londoÌ„ in a wherlecole so he wos brought to westmynstre ther was examined of certayn pointes that wer put vpon him he sayd not nay and so he wos conuycte of the clargie for his heresi dampned before the Iuttices vn to the deth for treson ¶ And so he wos lad vn to the toure ayen and ther he was laid on an hurdell and draw thurgh the cite to sent Giles feld and ther wos made a new pair of galowes and a strong chine and a coler of yreÌ„ for him and ther he wos hongid and brent on the galowes Ì„ all for his lewdnesse Ì„ his fals opinions ANd in the vi yere of kyng Henris regne the fifth he sent his vncle sir Thomas Beaufort duke of Excestre wyth a fair menye of men of armes and archiers be for the cite of Rone and ther displayed his baner and sent heroudes vn to the toune and bad them yelde that cite vn to owr kyng ther liege lord and they sayd he toke them none for to kepe ne none he shuld haue ther but if it wer dere bought and meued with ther hondis for othir ansuere wold they none yef but gonnys ¶ And ther the duke toke good auisement of the ground all about And anoÌ„e ther issued out of the cite a gret meny of men of armes both on horsebake and on foot and anone owr meni met with them ouer threw an hepe of them and ther wer taken Ì„ slain xxx parsons of full right good mennis bodis and the remenauÌ„te fled ayen in to the toune the Duke went vn to Pountlarge vn to the king an told hym all how that he had spede an how he liked the ground· ¶ And anone as he was go they cast doune all ther subarbis about the cite vn to the harde grouÌ„d for the king ther no refresshing shÌ„uld haue at his comyng And the friday before laÌ„mesda than next folowyng our kyng with his host come before Rone anone he set his sege rouÌ„d a bout that Cite and anone let lay to his ordinaunce vn to the toune And the kyng and his lordis wer logged in the chartre house and gret strength about them that was in the est perte of the cite ¶ And the duke of Clarence logged him at the west ende in a wast abbey before the porte Chanx Ì„ the Duke of Excestre in the North side before thee Porte Beauuesyn and bitwen the duke of Clarence and thee duke of Excestre wos the Erle Marchall logged with a strong power before the castell gate ¶ And than was the erle of Ormond the lord Harington and the lord Talbot with ther retenu next him ¶ And than sir Iohan Cornwaill and mony oder nobull knyghtis of name with ther retenue lay with the duke of Clarence ¶ And froÌ„ the duke of Excestre toward the kiÌ„g wer logged the lord Roos the lord of wylluby the lord phehew Ì„ sir william Port knight with ther retenue before the port of sent Hillarie ¶ And thaÌ„ wos the erle of mortayn with his retenue logged in the abbey of sent Katrines ¶ And the erle of salâ—sberi with his retenue lay on that othir side of sent Katrins sir IohnÌ„ Gray knyght wos logged at the abbey that is called mouÌ„t sent michell ¶ And sir Phelip Lech knyght the kiÌ„gê tresorer wos logged bitwen the water of Seyn and the abbey kepid the ward vnder the hill the baron of Carow wos logged vnder the water side to kepe the passage And Ienico the squyer lay next him on the water side and thos two squiers kepid manli the water of Seyn and faughte with ther enmys oft tymes ¶ And on that othir side of seyn lay the erle of Hontingdon master Neuill the erles son of westmerland sir Gilbert vmfreuill erle of Keme and sir Richard of arundell and the lord Feriers with ther retenue before Port du pounte and eche of thees lordis had stroÌ„g ordinaunce the kyng did make at Pountlarge ouer the water of siyn a stronge and a mygity chyen of Iren and put it thurgh gret Pyles fast pyght in thee grounde and that went ouer the reuer of Seyne that no vessell myght passe that in no kynde And about that cheyne the kyng litt make a brigge ouer thee water of Seyn thatt man and hors and all othir cariage myght go to and fro at all tymes whan nede wer And than come the erle of warwike had gote Dounfront vn to the king Henri of Englond ¶ And anone the kyng sent the Erle of Warwike to Cawdebeke to besege it And whan that he come before the toune he sent his heraudes vn to the capitaine and bad him yeld vp the toune vpon pe in of deth Ì„ anone he laid his sege the capitayn besought the Erle that the myght come vn to his presens and it plesed him and speke with him Ì„ so the good erle graunted him sor to cum Ì„ than he come out Ì„ foure othir burgeis come with him· Ì„ entreted so with this Erle that this same toune was vnder composicion to done as the cite of Rone did and the Erle grauÌ„ted and consentid ther to vpon this condicion that the kingê nauy of engloÌ„d with his ordinauÌ„ce myght passe vp by them in saufte with out any maner of lette or destrubauÌ„ce to his composicioÌ„ they set to ther seales ¶ And the shippis passed vp by them in saufte come before the cite of rone in to an hondreth shippis and ther they cast ther ankers than this cite wos beseged both by land by watir And whan all this wos done Ì„ shippis comen vp thaÌ„ cume the Erle of Warwik ayen to the kyng Ì„ logged him bitwen the abbey of Seint Katerins and the knig till that the abbey entreted
abstinence of were for a certayn tyme in the name of the Duchesse not of duke because he had gon froÌ„ his othe legeaunce that he had made to kyng Henri therfore the kyng neuer wold write ne oppointe ne haue to do with hiÌ„ after bot al in the duchesse name ¶ Also this same yere quene Iane died the secund day of Iule wich had bene kyng Henri the fourthis wife and wos caried fro Bermondsey vn to Cauntorberi wher she lieth beried bikyng Henri the iiij hir housbond ¶ This same yere died all the lions in the toure of london the wich had not ben seyn mony yeres before out of mynde ¶ How Owayn a squier of wales that had weddid quene Katerine wos arestid And of the scisme bitwen Eugenie Ì„ felix IN the xvi yere of kyng Henri died Sigismond Emprour of Almayn knyght of the garter whos terment the kyng keped at sent poules in london rialli wher was made a riall heerse and the kyng in his astate clad in blew wos at euen at dirige and on the morow at masse c. ¶ And after him wos elect and chosin Albert duke of Ostrich wich had weddid SigismoÌ„dê° doughter for to be epÌ„rour This maÌ„ wos taken resaued to be kiÌ„g of beme vngari be cause of his wife that was sigismondê° doughter wich left after him none othir heir ¶ This Albert wos emprour but on yere for he wos poysened so died sum saieth he died of a flix bot he wos a vertuus man petifull so moch that all the pepull that knew him said that the world wos not worthy to haue his presens ¶ This same yere on Owayn a squier of walis a man of law byrth wich had mony a day before secretly weddid quene Katerine and had by hir iij. sonnys and on doughter wos taken Ì„ commauÌ„did to newgate to prison be my lord of Gloucestre ê“tectour of the reame ¶ And this yere he brake prison by the meyn of a prest that wos his chapelayn and after he was takiÌ„ ayen by my lord Bemond and brought ayen to newgate wich afterward wos deliuered at large And on of his sonnys afterwarde was made erle of richemond and an othir erle of penbroke Ì„ the thrid a monke of westmynstre wich monke died sone after This same yere also on Newyeres day at baynardis castell fell doune a stake of wod sodenli at afternone slew iij. meÌ„ mischeuisli and foule hurt othir Also at bedford on a shrireday wer xviij men murtherid with out stroke by falliÌ„g doune of a stair as they com out of ther comune hall mony foule hurt ¶ In the xviij yer sir Richard Beauchamp the good erle of werwike died at Roon he beyng that tyme leuetenaunt of the kyng in Normandie from thens his body wos brought to warwike wher he lieth worsshipfully in a new chapell on the south side of the quere ¶ Also this yere wos a gret derth of corne in all englond for a busshell of whete wos worth xl pens in mony places of engloÌ„d yit men myght not haue y nough wherfor Steuen broune that tyme mare of londoÌ„ seÌ„t iÌ„ to pruce broght to londoÌ„ certain shippis ladeÌ„ with rie wich did moch good to the poer pepull for corne wos so scarce iÌ„ engloÌ„d that iÌ„ suÌ„ places of engloÌ„d poer pepull made them bred of fern rotes ¶ This yere the generall councell of Basilie deposid eugenye And they chose Felix wich wos duke of Sauoye And than began the scisme wich endurid vn to the yere of our lord ihuÌ„ crist M. cccc.xlviij This felix wos a deuoute priÌ„ce Ì„ sawe his sonnys son after leued an holi life wos chosin pope of the councell of Basile Eugenye deposed And so the scisme wos long time and this Felix had not moch obedience be cauce of the neutralite for the most parte and well nygh all cristyndome obeied reputid Eugenye for veray pope god knawoth who was veray pope of them both for both occupied during the life of Eugeny ¶ This same yere sir Richard wiche vecarie of hermettesworth wos degratid of his presthode at Poules brint at toure hill as for on heritike on sent Botulphus day how well at his deth he died a good cristyn man wher for after his deth moch pepull come to the place wher he wos brent and offrid made a heppe of stonys Ì„ set vp a crosse of tre Ì„ held him for a sent till the maire sheriues by the kyngê commauÌ„demeÌ„t Ì„ of bisshoppis destruyed it made ther an dong hill ¶ Also this same yere the shireues of london set out of sent Martins the grauÌ„t the sentorie v. ê‘sons wich afterward wer restorid ayen to the sentorie by the kiÌ„gê Iustices ¶ After albert the thrid Frederike wos chosin Emprour This Frederik duk of Osterik wos long Emprour Ì„ differid for to be crouned at rome because of the scisme but after that vnite wos had he wos crouned with imê‘iall diademe with gret glorie and triumphe of pope Nicholas the iiij This wos a pesabull man quiet and of siÌ„gular paciens not hating the chirch he weddid the kyng of Portingales doughter c ¶ How the duchesse of gloucestre wos arestid for treson committed to ê‘petuall prison in the I le of maÌ„ And of the deth of mastir Roger Bolingbroke IN this yere Elinour Cobham duchesse of gloucestre was arestid for certayn pointes of treson laid ayen hir wher vpoÌ„ she was examined in sent Stephenys chepell at westmynster before the Erchebisshop of Cantorburi And ther she wos enioyned to open penaunce for to go thurgh chepe bering a taper in hir hand and after to ê‘petuall prison in the I le of man vnder the kepyng of sir Thomas stanley ¶ Also that same tyme wos arestid master Thomas southwell a chanon of westmynster mastir Iohan Hume a chapelayn of the said lady mastir Roger bolingbroke a clarke vsing nigromancie on mariorie Iurdemayn called the wicch of Eye beside westmynstre Thes wer arestid as for beyng of councell with the said duchesse of gloucestre And as for mastir Thomas southwell he died iÌ„ the toure the nyght before he shÌ„uld haue be reyned on the morne For he him self sayd that he shold die iÌ„ his bed not by Iustices ¶ And iÌ„ the xx yere maistir IohnÌ„ hume and mastir Roger bolingbroke wer brought to the gild hall in london and ther before the mair the lordis chief iustices of englond wer rayned and dampned both to be drowen hanged quartired but master iohnÌ„ hume had his chartre and wos ê‘doned by the kyngo· bot mastir Roger wos drawen to Tyburne wher he confessid that he died giltles neuer had trespasid in that he died fore Notwithstondyng he wos honged hedid quartired on whos soule god haue mercy ¶ And margeri iurdmain wos brent in smythfeld ¶ Also this yere wos a
bene withstonde ¶ For the kyng Ì„ all the lordis of the ream of Englond wer departed except the lorde Scales that kepid the tour of london ¶ And the fifth day of Iuyll he did done smyte of a mannys hede in southwark and the nyght after the â—naire of london with the aldermen and the communes of the cite concludid to driue a way the capitayn his host sent to the lord scalis to the toure Ì„ to mathew gohe a copitayn of Normandie that they wold that nyght asaille the capitayn with them of Kent ¶ And so they did y come to londoÌ„ brige iÌ„ to southwarke or the capitayn had ony knowlege ther of ther they sought with them that keped the brigge And the Kentishmen went to harnes and come to the brigge Ì„ shot faught with them gat the brigge made them of londoÌ„ to fle slow mony of them this endurid all the nyght to Ì„ fro to ix of the cloke on the more And at the last they brent the draw brigge wher mony of them of londoÌ„ wer drowned In wich nyght Sutton an aldermaÌ„ was slayn Roger heysant and Mathew gohe and mony othir And after this the Chancilar of Englond sent to the Capitayn a pardone generall for him othir for all his menye And then they deê‘ted from southwarke euery man home vn to his own hous ¶ And when they wer all deê‘tid and goon· ther wer ê“clamacions madem Kent southsex and othir places that what man coude take the captayn quike or dede shÌ„old haue a M. mark And aftir this on Alixander Iden a squier of Kent toke him in a gardeÌ„ in southsex iÌ„ the takiÌ„g the CaptaÌ„ IohnÌ„ Cade wos slaiÌ„ Ì„ after behedid his hede set on londoÌ„ brigge ¶ And anone after then the kyng come in to Kent and did his Iustices sitte at Cauntorberi and enquered who wer causaries chief cause of this Insurreccion ¶ And ther wer viij men Iuged to deth in on day in othir places mo And from thens the kyng weÌ„t in to southsex and in to the westcuntre wher a litell before wos slayn the bisshop of Salisberi ¶ And this same yere wer so mony iugged to deth that xxiij hedes stode vpon londoÌ„ brigge at on s ¶ Of the feld that the duke of york toke at brentheth iÌ„ KeÌ„t and of the burth of prince Edward of the frist bataill at sent Albons wher the duke of Somersete wos slayn IN the xxx yere of the kiÌ„g The duke of yorke com out of the march of wales with therle of DeuiÌ„shire the lord Cobham gret puissaunce for reformacion of certayn Iniuries and wroÌ„ges also to haue Iustice on certayn lordis beyng about the kyng Ì„ toke a feld at brontheth beside dertford in Kent wich wos a stroÌ„gfeld for wich cause the kyng with all the lordis of the lande went vn to the blake heth with a gret and strong multitude of pepull armed and ordeyned for the were in the best wyse And when they had mustred on the heth Certayn lordis wer tho sent vn to him for to tret and make appointement with him wich were the bisshop of Ely and the bisshop of wynchestre and the erles of Salisberi and of werewyke And they concludid that the duke of Somersete shold be had to ward Ì„ to ansuer to such articles as the duke of yorke shold put on him and than the duke of yorke shÌ„usd breke his feld and cum to the kyng wich wos all promised by tho kyng ¶ And so the kyng commaundid that the duke of Somersete shold be had in ward And than the duke of york brake vp his feld and come to the kyng and whan he was comen ê¯trarie to the promisse afore made the duke of somerset was preseÌ„t in the feld a waytyng and chief about the kyng made the duke of yorke ride before as a prisoner thurgh londoÌ„ and after they wold haue put him iÌ„ hold But anoyse aroso that the erle of march his son was commyng with x. thousand men to londonward wherfore the kyng and his couÌ„cell ferid and than they concludid that thee duke of yorke shold deê‘te at his own will ¶ About this tym began gret diuision in Spruce bitwen the gret mastir and the knyghtis of the duche ordre wich wer lordis of that cuntre For the comunes and touÌ„es rebellid ayenst the lordis and made so grete were that at the last they called the kyng of Pole to be ther lord the wich kyng come and wos worshipfully resaued and laid sege to the castell of Marienburgh wich was the chief castell of strength of all the land wan it and drofe out the mastir of dansk Ì„ all othir places of that land And so they that had ben lordis mony yeres lost all thirseygnorie and possessions in tho landis ¶ And the yere of the Incarnacion of our lord M. cccc liij on sent Edwardis day the quene Margaret wos deliuered of a fair prince wich wos named Edward That same day IohnÌ„ Norman wos chosin for to be maire of londoÌ„ And the day that hee shuld take his oth at westmynsire he went theder by water with all the craftis wher afore tyme the maire aldermen and the craftes rode on horsbake wich wos neuer vsed after For sen that tyme. they haue gone euer by water in barges ¶ Ye haue well vnderstond before how that contrari to the promisse of the kyng and also the ê¯clusioÌ„s taken bitwen the kyng the duke of yorke at brentheth the duke of Somerset went not to ward but abode about the kyng and had gret rule and anone after he wos made capitayn of calais ruled the kyng his reame as he wold wherfore the gret lordis of the reame Ì„ also the comunes wer not plesid For wiche cause the duke of yorke the erle of warwyk the erle of salisburi with mony knyghtis and squiers and moch pepull come for to remeue the said duke of somersete othir fro the kyng ¶ And the kiÌ„g hering of ther comyng thought by his couÌ„cell for to haue gon westward and not for to haue met with them Ì„ had with him the duke of somerset the duke of Bokyngham the erle of stafford the erle of NorthuÌ„berland the lord Clifford mony othir ¶ And what tyme that the duke of yorke Ì„ his feliship vnderstode that the kyng wos deê‘ted with thes lordis from london Anone he changed his way and coste the cuÌ„tre come to sent Albonys the xxiij day of May Ì„ ther met with the kyng to whom the kyng sent certayn lordis desired them to kepe the pees and deê‘te but in conclusion whils they treted on that on side· the erle of warwik with the march men oder entred the toune on that oder side fought ayeÌ„st the kyng and his ê‘tie and so began the bataill Ì„
fighting wiche endurid a gret wyle but in conclusion the duke of yorke obtened had the victorie of that iournay ¶ In wich wos slayn the duke of somerset the erle of NorthuÌ„berland the lord Clifoord mony knyghtis squiers moÌ„y mo hurt ¶ And on the morne after they brought the kyng in gret astate to londoÌ„ wich was logged in the bisshoppis palais of london ¶ And anone after wos a gretê‘lament In wich ê‘lament the duke of yorke wos made ê“tectour of Englond the erle of werwike Capitoyn of Calais the erle of Salisberi Chancelar of englond And all such parsons as had the rewle be fore about the kiÌ„g wer set a part myght not rule as they did be fore ¶ And this same yere died pope Nicholas the v. and after him was Calixte the thrid This calixt wos a catalane and thactis of him shall be shewyd sone after ¶ In this same yere fell a gret affray in London ayenst the Lumbardes The cause began because a yong man toke a dagger from a lumbard and brake it wherfore the yong man on thee morne wos sent fore to cum before the mayre and the aldermeÌ„ and ther for the offence he wos comytted to warde ¶ And then the maire deê‘ted from the gyldhall for to go home vn to his dynner but in the Chepe the yong men of the mercerie for the most part preÌ„tises held the maire and sheriues styll in châ—pe and wold not suffre them to depart vn to the tyme that ther felow wich wos comitted to ward wer deliuered and so bi force they rescued ther felow from prison and that done the maire and sheriues departed Ì„ the prisoner deliuered wich if he had bene put to prison had be in iupardie of his life ¶ And than began a romur in the cite ayenst the lumbardis and the same euenyng the handcraftimen of the toune arose and ran to the lumbardis houses and despoiled Ì„ robbed diuerse of them wherfore the maire and aldermen come with the honest pepull of the cite drofe them thens and sent sum of them that had stolen to newgate ¶ And the yong man that wos rescued by his felowes saw this gret romur afray and roborie enshewed of his frist meuyng to the lumbard deê‘tid and went to westmynstre to sentorie or els it had cost him his life For anoÌ„e after come doune an Oeyr determyne for to do Iustice on all them that so rebelled in the cite ayens the Lumbardis on wich sat with the maire that time willm Marow the duke of Bakyngham and mony othir lordis for to see execucion done ¶ But the comunes of the cite secretly made them redy and did arme them in ther houses wer inpurposed for to haue rongyn the comune bell wich is called bow bell but they wer let by sad men wich come to the knowleche of the duke of Bokyngham and othir lordis and incontinente they arose for they durst nolanger abide For they doutid that the hole cite shÌ„uld haue arisen ayenst them ¶ But yit neuerthelesse two or iij. of the cite wer Iugged to deth for this robborie Ì„ wer honged at Tiborne ¶ Anone after the kyng Ì„ the quene and othir lordis rode vn to Couentre and withdrew them froÌ„ london for thies cause Ì„ a litell before the duke of yorke wos seÌ„t fore to Grenwich ther wos discharged of the ê“tectourship And my lord of Salisberi of his Chancelarship Ì„ after this thei wer sent fore by priue seale for to cum vn to couentre wher they wer almost deceyued the erle of werwike also and shuld haue bene destruyed if they had not seyn well to ¶ How the lord Egremond was taken by the erle of Salisberi sonnys and of the robbyng of Sandwich THis yere wer takyn iiij gret fisshes bitwen Eereth and london that on wos called mors marine the secund was a swerd fisshe and the othir twayn wer whales ¶ In this same yere for certan affrayes done in the northcuntre bitwen the lord Egremond and the Erle of Salisburi sonnys the said lord Egremond whom they had takyn was condempned in a gret soum of monay to the said Erle of salisburi and therfore comittid iÌ„ to prison in newgate in london wher when he had bee a certayn space he brake thee prisun and iij. prisoners with him and ascapid and went his way ¶ Also this yere thee Erle of werwik and his wyfe went to Calais with a fair feliship and toke possession of his office ¶ About this tyme was a gret reformacion of mony monasteries of religion in diuerse parties of the world wich wer reformid after the frist institucion continued in moÌ„y places ¶ This same yere wos a gret bataill in the marches bytwen the land of Hungrie and the Turkye at a place called septedrad wher innumerabull Turkis wer slayn more by miracle thaÌ„ by mannys hond For only the hand of god smote them sent IohnÌ„ of capistrane wos ther present and prouoked the cristyn pepull beyng then aferd after to porsue the Turkis wher an infinite multitude wer slayn and destroyed And the Turkis said that a gret nombre of armed men folowed them that they wer aferd to turne ayen and they wer holi angellis ¶ This same yere the prisoners of newgate in london brake ther prison went vp on the leedis fought ayens them of the cite Ì„ kepid the gate a long while but at the last the toune gat the prison on them than they wer put in fetrris Ì„ Irons wer sore punysshed mensamof othir ¶ In this yere also ther wos a gret erthquake in Naples in so moch that ther perisshed xl· thousand pepull that sanke ther in to the erth ¶ Item in the yere xxxvi sent Osmond sum tyme bisshop of Salisberi wos canonised at Reme by pope Caliste And the xvi day of Iuyll he was translated at Salisbery by the bisshop of Cantorburie and mony othir bisshoppis ¶ And in August after sir Pers de Bresay seneschall of Normandi with the Capitayn of Depe and mony othir Capitayns and men of were went to the see with a gret nauy and come in to the Downes by nyght on the morne erly before day they londid and come vn to Sandwych both by land and water and token the toune and Rifled and despoiled it and toke mony prisoners And left the toune all bare wich wos a rich place and moche good therin And lad with them mony rich prisoners ¶ In this same yere in mony places of fraunce Almayn flauÌ„dris Holand and Zeland Childer gadrid them to geder by gret companies for to go on pylgrimage to sent Mihele mount iÌ„ Normandie wich come from fer cuntries wherof the pepull maruellid and mony supposid that sum wickid spret meued them to do so bot it endurid not long be cause of the long way and also for lake of vitaill as they went ¶ In this
yere Rainold pecok bisshop of Cheiester wos fonden an heritike the iij. day of December was abiurid at Lambheth in the presens of the Erchebisshop of cantorbery and mony othir bisshoppis doctours and lordis temperall And his bokys brint at Poules crosse Ye haue hard before how certayn lordis wer slayn at sent albons wherfore wos alway a grutche and wroth had by theyres of them that wer so slaiÌ„ ayens the duke of yorke the erles of warwik and of salisberi wherfore the kyng by thauys of his councell sent for them vn to london to wich place the duke of yorke come the xxvi day of Ianuer with cccc men Ì„ logged at baynardes castell in his own place ¶ And the xv day of Ianuer come the erle of salisburi with v hondred men and was loggid in therâ—â— his own place ¶ And then come the dukis of Excestre and of somerset with viij hondreth men lay without temple barre ¶ And the erle of northumbarland the lord Egremond and the lord Clifford with xv hondreth meÌ„ and loggid without tonne ¶ And the maire that time Gefferey Boleyn kept gret watch with the comunes of the cite and rode aboute the cite by hol borne and flet strete with a v thousand men well arayed and armed for to kepe the pees ¶ And thee xiiij day of Feuerer the erle of warwik come to london froÌ„ Calais well be seyn and worshÌ„ipfully with vi hondreth men in rede iakkettis brodderd with a ragged stafe be hynd be fore was logged at grafreris ¶ And the xvij day of march thee kyng come to london and the quene and ther wos a concorde Ì„ a pees made amonges thes lordis and they wer set in pees ¶ And on our lady day the xv day of Marche in the yere of our lord a M. cccc lviij the kyng the quene and all thes lordis went precessioÌ„n at poules in londoÌ„ anone after the kiÌ„g the lordis deê‘ted ¶ And in this yere was a gret affray in fletestrete bitwen men of court and men of the same strete In wich affray the quenys attorney wos slayn ¶ How the kynges housold made afray ayenst the erle of warwike Ì„ of the Iourney at bloreheth ALso this same yere as therle of warwike wos at councell at westmynstre All the kynges housold menye gadred them to geder for to haue slayn the said Erle but by the helpe of god and his frendis he recouerid his barge Ì„ escapped ther euell enterprise How well the Cokis come runnyg out with spittis pestels ayens him· And the same day he rode toward warwike and sone after he gat him a comission and wenten ouer the see to Calais ¶ Sone after this the erle of Salisberi comyng to london wos encountred at Blureheth with the lord Awdeley and moch othir pepull ordeyned for to distroy him but he hauyng knawlech that he shuld be met with wos accomponied with his two sonnys sir Thomas and sir IohnÌ„ Neuill and a gret feliship of good men ¶ And so they faught to gedres wher therle of Salisberi whan the feld and the lord Awdeley wos slayn and moÌ„y gentilmen of Chesshire and moch pepull hurt and therles two sonnys wer hurt and goyng homward afterward they wer taken and had to chestre by the quemes menye ¶ After Calixt Pius wos pope and was chosin this yere a M. cccc Ì„ lviij And he wos called be fore Eneas an eloquent man and a poete laureate He was embassatour of the emprours a fore tyme And he wrote in the couÌ„cell of basilie a nobull traittie for the auctorite of the same ¶ Also he canonised sent Katherine of senys This pope ordined gret indulgens and pardon to them that wold go and were ayenst the turke wrote an epistle to the gret turke exorting him to becum cristyn Ì„ iÌ„ the end he ordined a passage ayenst thee Turke at Ankone to wich moch pepull drew out of all ê‘ties of cristyndoÌ„ of wich pepull he sent mony home ayen because thei suffised not anone after he died at the said place of Ankone the yere of our lord a M. cccc.lxiiij the xiiij day of august ¶ How Andrew Trollop Ì„ the soudiours of calais forsoke the duke of yorke ther mastir therle of warwik iÌ„ the west cuntre THe duke of yorke the erles of warwike and of Salisbiri saw the gouernaunce of the reame stode most by the quene hir councell how the gret princes of the land wer not callid to councell but set a ê‘te not onli so bot it wos said thurgh the reame that tho said lordis shuld be destroyed vtterli as it openli was shewed at Bloreheth by them that wold haue slayn the erle of salisberi ¶ Than thei for sauacion of ther lyues and also for the comyn well of the reame thoght for to remedie thes thyngê assembled them to gedre with moch pepull and toke a feld in thee west cuntre to wich the erle of warwike come from calais with mony of thold soudgers as Andrew trowlop othir in whos wisedom as for the were he moch trusted ¶ And whan they wereÌ„ thus assembled and made ther feld The king sent out his comissions and priue seals vn to all the lordis of his reame to cum await on him in ther most best defensable aray and so euery man come in such wise that the kyng wos stronger and had moch more pepull than the duke of yorke Ì„ the erles of warwik and salisberi For it is here to be noted that euery lord in englond at this time durst not disobey the quene for she rewled peasibly all that was done about the kyng wich wos a good simple and an Innocent man ¶ And than when the kyng wos comen to the place wher as they wer the duke of yorke Ì„ his feliship had made ther felde in the strongest wise â–ª and had purposid verely to haue byden and haue foughten but in the nyght Andrew Trollop Ì„ all the old soudiours of Calais with a gret feliship sodenly deê‘ted out of the dukis host Ì„ went streght vn to the kynges feld ther they wer ressaued ioyously for they knew th entent of the othir lordis also the maner of ther feldis ¶ And than the duke of york with the othir lordis seyng them dissaued toke a couÌ„cell shortely in that same nyght deê‘tid froÌ„ thee feld leuyng behynd them the most parti of ther pepull to kepe the feld till on thee morn ¶ Then the duke of yorke with his secund son deê‘tid thurgh wales toward Irland leuyng his eldest son the Erle of the march with the erles of warwik of Salusberi wich rode to geder with iij. or iiij ê‘sons streght in to Deuenshire ther bi help and ayde of on Denham a squier wich gate for them a ship wich cost .cc.xx. nobles with thee same ship sailed from thens
of the stepull in the castell of Douer fell douÌ„e this same yere ¶ How the noble duke of yorke wos slayn and of the feld of wakefeld and of the secund Iourney at sent Albons by the quene and the prince THen for as moch os the quene with the prince hir son was iÌ„ the Northcuntre and absent hir from the kyng and wold not obeye such thynges as wos concludid in the parlament it was ordeyned that the duke of Yorke as protectour shuld go Northward for to bring in the quene subdue suche as wold not obeye wyth whom weÌ„t the erle of Salisberi sir Thomas Neuill his sone with moche pepull· And at wakefeld in Cristemasse weke they wer all ouerthrowen and slayn by the lordis of the quenis partie that is to wit the Duke of yorke wos slayn the erle of Rutland sir Thomas Neuill and mony mo and therle of salisburi wos takyn othir as IohnÌ„ harow of London Captayn and rewlar of the foot men and hanson of hull wich wer brought to pouÌ„fret and ther after behedid and ther hedis senten to yorke Ì„ set vpon the yatis ¶ And thus wos that nobull prince slayn the duke of yorke on whos soule and all cristyn soules god haue mercy And this tyme therle of marche beiÌ„g iÌ„ shrowsberi hering the deth of his fader desired assistence ayde of the touÌ„e to aveÌ„ge his faders deth ¶ And from thens went to wales wher at Candilmase after he had a bataill at mortimers crosse ayenst therles of Penbroke and of wylshire wher therle of march had the victorie Then the quene wyth tho lordis of the north after they had distressâ—d and slayn thee Duke of Yoâ—ke and his felishÌ„ip com southward with a gret multitude and puissaunce of pepull for to cum to the kiÌ„g and defete such conclusions as had ben taken before by the parlament ayens whos commyng the duke of Norfolke the Erle of warwik wyth moch papull and ordinaunce went to sent Albons and sad kyng Henri wyth them And ther encountred to gedre in such wyse and faught so that the duke of Norffolke and the Erle of warwyke wyth mony othir of ther partie fled and lost yâ— Iourney wher that kyng Henri was taken and with the quene and wyth the prince Edward his son wych two had geten that feld ¶ Then the quene and hir pertie beyng at ther aboue sent anone to london wych wos on askiswedineday the first day of Lente for vitaill for wych the mayre ordined by thauys of the Aldermen that certayn cartis laden with vitaill shuld be sent to Seint Albons vn to them ¶ And when that tho cartis come to Crepylgate the comunes of the cite that keped that gate token the vitaillis from the cartis and wold not suffre it to passe ¶ Then wer thâ—â— certayn Aldermen and comuners appoyntid to go vn to Barnet for to speke wyth the quenes counsell for to entreyt that the Northerin men shuld be sent home in to their cuntre ayen For the cite of London dred sore to be robbed and despoyled yf they had comen ¶ And thus during this trayte tydynges comen that the Erle of Warwike had met wyth thee Erle of the Marche on Cottyswold comyng out of walis wyth a gret menye of walsshmen And that they both wer commyng vn to londonward ¶ Anone as thes tidyngê wer knoweÌ„ thâ— trayâ—te was broken for the kyng quene prince and all thee othir lordis that weren with them departid from Seint Albons northward wyth all theâ— pepull Yit or they departid from thens they hedid the lord bonuyle sir Thomas Kiriell wich wer taken in the iourney done on shroftewisday ¶ Then the duchis of yorke beyng at london hering of the losse of the feld at sâ—nt albonis sent ouer se hir two yong sonnys George Richard wich went to vtrecht ¶ And Phâ—lip malpas a rich marchant of loÌ„doÌ„ Thomas vaghan squier mastir willm hatteclif mony othir fering of the comyng of the quene to londoÌ„ toke a ship of andwarp for to haue gone in to Zeland· and on that other coost wer taken of on Colompne a franshmaÌ„ a ship of were Ì„ he toke them prisoners brought them in to fraunce wher they paied gret good for their ransum ther wos moch good riches iÌ„ that ship ¶ Of the deposiocion of kyng Henri the sext and how kyng Edward the fourth toke possession And of the bataill on palmesonâ—ay how he wos crouned THen whan the erle of March and the Erle of warwike had mette to gedres on Cotiswold in continente they conclud for to go vn to london And sent word anone vn to the maire to the cite that they shuld cum and anane the cite was glad of their comyng hopyng to be releuyd by them ¶ And so they comen to london whaÌ„ they wer comyn Ì„ had spokiÌ„ with the lordis estates theÌ„ beiÌ„g ther ê¯cludid for as moch as kiÌ„g Henri was gone with them norward that he had forfited his croune Ì„ aught for to be deposed accordyng vn to the actes made and passid in the last parlament ¶ And so by thauys of the lordis spirituall and temperall then beyng at londoÌ„ the erle of the march Edward by thee grace of god oldest sun of Richard duke of yorke as rightfull heire next enheritour to his fader the iiij day of march the yer of our lord M. cccc lix toke possessioÌ„ of the reame of engloÌ„d at westmiÌ„ster iÌ„ the gret hall after iÌ„ the chirch of the abbey offerd as king with the septre royall to whoÌ„ all the lordis both spirituall teÌ„ê‘all did homage obeyssauÌ„ce as to ther soferayn liege lord and kyng And forthwith it wos ê“clamid thurgh the cite kyng Edward the fourth of that name And anone after the kyng rood iÌ„ his riiâ—ll astate northward with all his lordis to subdue his subiectis that tyme beyng in the north Ì„ to avenge his fadres deth ¶ And on Palme sonday after he had a gret bataill in the northcuntre at a place called Towton not fer from yorke wher with the help of god he gat thee feld and had the victorie wher wer slayn of his aduersaries xxx thousand men and mo as it wos said by them that wer ther. ¶ In wich bataill wos slayn the Erle of Northumberland the lord Clifford sir IohnÌ„ Neuill the erle of westmerlandis brother Andrew Trollopâ— mony knyghtis squiers ¶ Then kyng Henri that had bene kyng beyng with the quene the prince at yorke hering the losse of that feld and so moch peple slam ouerthrowen anone forthwith deê‘tid all thre with the duke of sumerset the lord Roos othir toward Scotland ¶ And thee next day kyng Edward with all his armye entrid in to yorke wos ther proclamed kiÌ„g obeyed as he ought to be And the mair aldermen and comuns sworen to be his lege men And when
vertu as Dauit Ì„ suÌ„ faylit a non as Saul Ì„ Ieroboan Also it is red that moÌ„y war nobull men by tyrannyde Ì„ violens of the wich sum war distryet a non and suÌ„ a bood in stabulnes as Paynyms myght Aº muÌ„di ijM.ix C v. Et anÌ„ xpÌ„i natiÌ„ .ijM.ij .ijC. lxxxxiiij SAruch lyneally descendyt from Adam to Abraham and Nachor wos hys sone Ì„ lyuid an hundyrth Ì„ xlviij yere And a bowte this tyme Ydolatri be gan myghttely And yf ye reuolue Ì„ loke the hystoryes ye shall fynd that iij. thyngê principall broght men to ydolatri that is to wete the affeccion that they had to deed men Dreed Ì„ flatyring a nendys thaer priÌ„ces Ì„ the dyligens of craftimen a boute sculptures or grauyngis dulys then entyrt the ydolis and gaf ownswars to the pepull and thes spretis coÌ„formyt the errur of the pepull myghtily In so mych that who suÌ„ euer wold note coÌ„forme hym to ther reson he shuld suffir the payn of deth also wos addit to thes thyngê the dissauyng laud of poettys the wych wrecchys and dampnyt men in to heuyn wyth ther gay writyngis exaltit And that same tyme when dulys be gan to speke so farly and so mekely to man the good lorde of his grett marcy send his angils that thay shÌ„uld speke to hys eleckyt men in visibely lest that all man kyne shuld ê‘ych wyth that muscheuus errower Belus sonne to Nemroth this tyme wos Kyng of Babulon Ì„ he was the fyrst kyng of this world and this man wos he whom the errur of pepull fyrst trawit shuld be a god wher for diuse pepull namyt hym diuersly Ì„ suÌ„ cald hym Bell. sum Baall suÌ„ Baalim sum Beelphagor Ì„ sum Beelsabub and this vnhapy errur stood in man kynd moor theÌ„ ijM. yere Ninus son to belus the secund kyng of Babulon or of assuriorum regnyt liiij yere and this Ninus desyryt to haue lordshyp Ì„ worshyp Ì„ to that entent that he myght be lord of all the cuÌ„tre a boute hym and he gaaffe batellÌ„ to allÌ„ that dwellit ne a bowte hym And be cause that tyme the pepull wos rude Ì„ had not the connyng of feghtyng nor armur a noon he subduyt vn to hym all Asiam Ì„ ther wos maad the fyrst monarch iÌ„ the est ê‘ti Ì„ when his hart wos sory for the deth of his father Belê° hee maad to be maad to hym for his comforth an ymage of his fadyr to whom he gaafe so myghti reuerens that what sum euer gylty man had fleed to that ymage ther shuld no man do vn to hym no hurte And he pardonythim of all his trespase And thurgh his ensampull moÌ„y a maÌ„ be gan to worshype the deed ymag of ther deer frendys Then thees malicius spretis seyng the curiosite off the pepull hyde them with in them and gaafe onswars to the pepull and said they war goddys and commandit them to do reuereÌ„s vn to them as god thus that vnhappy syn of ydolatri wos broght in the wich repugnyt myghteli to goddis magesty Ì„ iÌ„ so myche this madnes grew that he shuld suffir the payne of deth thatt sayd they warmen bot goddys Anno muÌ„di iijM.C.xiiij Et anÌ„ xpÌ„i natiÌ„ ij M lxxxv THare son to Nachor leuyd ij C Ì„ v yere this Thare after the deth of Aram went from vr of calde and passit in too Charram with his childyrn Ì„ his neuens and it is sayd be cause he woldnot worshipe the fier as Nemreth had taght he wos flemyt the cuntre And the comyn oppynion of the Hebreus is that NeÌ„roth regnyt ther the wich wos cald a nodir name Amraphel the kyng of Sennaar wom long tyme after this Abraham awrcaÌ„ vt dicitur Genes Genesis .xiiij. Anno muÌ„di iijM.C.lxxxiiii Et anÌ„ xpiÌ„ natiuitateÌ„ ij M xv Heer begynnith the deuoit Ì„ holy story of owr Patriarkis the wich worshippit the ueray god Ì„ iÌ„ ther worshipping thai taght it vide plura gen 12. vsque ad fineÌ„ this AbrahaÌ„ a faithfull louer of god wos born the xliij yere of Ninus kyng of babuloÌ„ knaw ye that the lxxv yere of AbrahaÌ„ thurght the myghty glori of the hee god Abraham Here begiÌ„nith the threde aage of the worlde duriÌ„g to dauid the word of merci deceÌ„dit apon mankynd for then be gane to appeer the oraculê° of the ê“misse of god vide aug 16 de ci de Itm gen ih for this tyme holy aÌ„gels apperit to vs iÌ„ form of mankynd ¶ This abrahaÌ„ had .ij. brether AraÌ„ Ì„ Nachor Ì„ aram gatt Loth a rightwes maÌ„ Ì„ an holi Ì„ he deseruyt to be visit with angels as his hunkil abrahaÌ„ wos Ì„ for this loth abrahaÌ„ smoot iiii kyngê for they toke loth vt gen 14. of whom on was said to be Nemroth bot he is cald heer amraphell ¶ And abrahaÌ„ had mony wiffes as Sarar Ì„ agar Ì„ his childer Ì„ his brether had moÌ„y childer bot for vs that writte cronyclis it is not necessary to speke of all meÌ„ bot of the noble faders sed vide plraÌ„fiÌ„e gen Melchysedech this tym wos kyng of SaleÌ„ this maÌ„ wos cald a right wis kyng for hys excedyng holines Ì„ he offirt bred Ì„ wyne to abrahaÌ„ iÌ„ signe of a gret mysteri he wos also the prest of the he god Semyramis the thrid king of BabuloÌ„ this ordaÌ„t an army Ì„ went iÌ„ to ynde Ì„ obtenet that cuÌ„tre Ì„ so by all Asiam the kiÌ„gdom of Assuriorum wos dilatit Ì„ he multiplied the cite of BabuloÌ„ myghteli Ì„ maad wallis a bowt it this Semyramis had a wyff Ì„ he for soke hiir Ì„ it is wreten that sche wos slain of hiir sone Ninus be cause sche ê“uokit him to the vnleful coÌ„cupiceÌ„s sic dicit aug 18 de ci dei Ì„ the maister iÌ„ his storys sayes that sche weddit hiir awn son Ì„ he gat a child on hiir the wich ordant bobulon to be the heed of his reme Ninus the iiij kyng of babuloÌ„ wos son to gret Ninus of this man litill is wreten bot that he slow his own modir as it is sayed a foor Arrius wos the. v kyng of babulon and vnder hym wos borne ysaac Ysaac sone to Abraham of the lyne of crist leued C.lxxx yere This Ysaac had a wife cald Rebecca Ì„ on hir hee gat ij sonnys Esau Ì„ Iacob this esau sould his enheritons to his brother Iacob Ì„ he wos the fadyr of Ydumeorum Ì„ he had in possession the hille of Seir. Ì„ put fyrst maris to assys wher of wos geÌ„dyrte mulis ¶ A bowte this tyme xxx lordschippis Ì„ Gomorra forther horrobli syn war owerthrow the wife of Loth lokyng bacward turnet iÌ„ to a salt stone shewis that no maÌ„ iÌ„ the way of deliberacion shuld desyre thyngê past hee augê° de
iij. yere Ì„ other whil a good maÌ„ and holpen by god and oethr whyle wrechedli disposed iÌ„ ydolatri Ì„ therfor our lord suffred him to regne lityll tyme. vt pêª patet 3º reguÌ„ et 2º paralipo Anno muÌ„di iiij M ij C xxv Et anÌ„ xpÌ„i natiÌ„tateÌ„ ix C lxxiiij Asa the son of Abdias regned xvi yere iÌ„ the begiÌ„yng of his regne he wos a rightuis maÌ„ Ì„ walked as Dauid did Ì„ he ower com the Ethyopes Ì„ destruyd Ydoles Bot after that he wos suorne to the kyng of Syrie benedab for Baasa kyng of israel theÌ„ be gon feyght aganes hym the wich displesed god wherfor he send to hiÌ„ the ê“phet Anani whom he put in presoÌ„ and therfor he had the goute strongli died therof vt pêª patet 3º reguÌ„ 2º pa. Azarias son to Achonias wos bisshop Nadab kyng of israell regnet ij yere the wich begon to regne the secuÌ„d yer of Ase kiÌ„g of Iues Ì„ did nought os his fader and Basa ower thrugh hym rened for hym vt 3º reguÌ„ Basa kyng of israel regnet xxiiij yer the wich begone to regne the iij. yere of Ase kyng of Iues hee walked iÌ„ the synnes of IeroboaÌ„ Ì„ kylled Iehen the ê“phet Hela the son of Basa rened iÌ„ israel ij yere Ì„ Zamri slew hym regned vij dayes Amri renet xij yer Ì„ did noght as his predicessores did Acha son to amri regned on isralÌ„ xxij yere Ì„ aboon all that wos a foor hym he wos cursit for wickid Iesabell ruled moor then he Ì„ meued hym to folow hyr vt pêª patet icio reguÌ„ ¶ Off kyng Ebrac the wich be gone to regne the xv yere of â—alaâ—â— and how he conquered frrance This Ebrac regned lx yere Ì„ a strong man he wos and a myghty and this Ebrac thurgh hys myght and helpe of hys bretons conquered all fraunce and wan ther so moche gold and siluer that whan he coÌ„ a yane in to this lond he made a cite after his own name let call it Ebrac that is called euerywyk this kyng made the castell of maydenes that now is called Edenburgh This kyng had xx sonnys Ì„ xxiij doughtres by diuerse wymen goten thyes sonnys wer called as ye shall here Brute Grenescheld Margand Seisell Morghwyth FleÌ„gham Bladud Iakyn Kynbar Rocelm Spadogh Godeherâ— Thorinnan Gldaugh Iorkanghut Haibor Ketin Rother Kaier and assaruth And the dougtres highten os ye shall heyr after Elegine Ymogen Oghdas Guenbran Gnardich Augarell Guenthold Tangustel Gorghon Michel Medhan Mailour Ondur Cambredan Ragan Renthely Neest Cheghan Skaldud Gladê° Heber hyn Abalaghe and Blandan Ì„ thees were tho xxiij doughtres Ì„ the bretheren bicame good knyghttys Ì„ worthy iÌ„ moÌ„y contres ¶ Off kyng brute grenesheld the fyrst sone of Ebrac kyng AFter the deth of kyng Ebrac regned Brute grensheld his son xxx yere that wos Ebrakes fyrst son that well nobully regned and whan tyme come he died lieth at yorke ¶ Off kyng Leyl that wos Brute grensheld son And whan Brute grensheld wos deyd rened his son Leyll xxij yere he made a fayr towne Ì„ let calle it Karlille after his name he wos a worthy maÌ„ Ì„ welbeloued of his pepul whaÌ„ he had regned xxij yere he dyed Ì„ lieth at Carlille and iÌ„ his tym regned kyng SalomoÌ„ iÌ„ Ierusalem Ì„ made the nobull tempull Ì„ to hym comi Sibelle quene of Saba for to here see yf it wer soth that men speken of the gret nobull wit Ì„ wisdum of kyng Salomon she fond it soth that men had hir told Anno muÌ„di iiiâ— M ij C lxvi Et anÌ„ xpiÌ„ natiÌ„ .ixC.xlij IOsaphat kyng of Iues wos a good man Ì„ a rich a devoyt iÌ„ the way of our lord Ì„ regnet xxv yere did no ill bot to the curset kyngê of israel gaf helpe And other litel thingê Ì„ therfor our lord was with hym vt pêª patet 2º para Helyas thee gret prophet wos this tyme an holi man that wos lifted vp in to ê‘adise with gret solas in a chayr Macheas Ì„ Abdias ê“phesied with hym Ochosias son of Achab renet in israel .ij. yere Ì„ send to Belsabub god of Acharan to be heeled for the wich he dyed after the sayeng of helie vt pêª patet 4º reguÌ„ ¶ Off kyng lud ludibras that wos kyng leyles son And this kyng Lud ludibras made the cite of Cantorbery Wynchestre Ì„ he regned xxxix yere then he dyed lieth at wynchestre ¶ Off kyng Bladud that wos ludibras son how he regned and wos a good man and a nygromancer And after this lud ludibras regnet Bladud his son a gret nigromancer and thurgh his craft of nigromanci he made the meruellus hote bath as the gest telleth and he regned xxi yere and lyeth at the new Troy Anno muÌ„di iiij M ij C lxxxxi Et xpiÌ„ natiÌ„ ix C viij IOram kyng of Iues son to Iosophet regned viij yere this Ioram wos a cursed man Ì„ had a good fader he kylled is brether Ì„ wrecchedli leuyd os did the kyngê of israel Therfor he wos sor corecked Ì„ dyed vnhappeli vt pêª patet 2º paralo This tym Helias wos rauichitiÌ„ to paradise Ochosias or Asarias kyng of iues regnet .i. yere Ì„ leued noght as his fader did anoÌ„e wos slayn with all the how 's of Achab. Athalya moder to asarias toke the the kyngdom and kylled all the kynges blude rened x. yere and the vij yere of Ioiada bysshope she wos slayn 4º reg This asarias and his son Ioas his neuu Amazia Matheê° the gospeller puttis not in the line of crist for ther giltis Ioram kyng of israel regnit xij yere the wiche began to regne the xviij yere of Iosaphat for his brother Ochesie and cursitli he leuyd Ì„ was slayn of Ien with all his fader is housold vt pêª patet Iehen anountit of the child of helise opon is ilÌ„ kyllit AchariaÌ„ the kiÌ„g of Iuys and Ioram the kyng of israel Iesabell moder to ioram and .lxx. child of Achab. and .xlij. bredir of Azari Ì„ all the prestis of baal Ì„ he regned xviij yere Athalia moder to Azari kyng of iues doghter to Achab regnit on the iuys .vi. yere and killet the kyngis blud of Ioram except Ioas the son of azari the wich was keppet emong shepê‘d Ì„ after she was slayn An o muÌ„di iiijM.iij .iijC.ix. Et anÌ„ xpiÌ„ nat .viijC. lxxxxiij· IOam son to achazie regnit in the iury .xl. yere whom ioiada the BishÌ„op crownit kyng at .vij. yere of aage and he leued wele as long as he was rulet by ioiada bot aftir he forsooke god and marterit Azarias that tyme byshop son to ioiada for he blamit hym that he forsoke his god plura vide 2º
the last he shop him to the see and passed ouer in to fraunce and asked and aspied wher the Quene myght be fonde and men told hym wher she was And whan he come to the Cite that she was in preualy he sent his squyer vn to the quene to tell hyr that hir fadre wos comen to hir for gret neides ¶ And when the squyer come to the quene he told hir euery dele of hir sustres from the begynnyng vn to the end· Cordeill the quene anone toke gold and siluer plente and toke it to the squyer in counsell that he shold go and bere it vn to hir fadre and that he shold go in to a certan Cite and hym aray and wasshen and than cum ayene to hir Ì„ bring with hym an honest companye of knyghtes xl at the leyst with ther menye and than he shold send to hir lord the kyng and sayne that he were comen for to speke with his doughter hym for to seen and so he did ¶ And whan the kyng and the quene heâ—d that thei com with mych honour they hym rossayued And the kiÌ„g of fraunce tho let send thurgh all his reame and coÌ„manded that all meÌ„ shold bene al 's entendent to kyng Leir the Quens fadre in all maner of thynges as it war vn to hym self when kiÌ„g leir had duelled ther a moneth and more he tolde to the kyng and to the quene his doughter how his two eldest doughtres had hym serued Agampe anone let ordeyne a gret host of fraunce men and sent in to bretan with Leir the quenes fader for to comquer his land ayene and his kyngdom And cordeill also come with hir fader in to bretane for to haue the reame after hir fadres deth And anone they went to ship and passed the see and come in to bretan and foughten with the felous and them scomfited and kylled Ì„ tho had he his lond ayene and after leued iij. yere and held his ream in pees and afterward died Ì„ Cordeill his doughter hym let eÌ„tyr with mekell honour at Lecestre Anno muÌ„di iiij M iij C xlix Et anÌ„ xpiÌ„ natiÌ„tateÌ„ viij C liij AMasias son to Ioam regned on the Iues xxix yere after the wich the kyngdoÌ„ of Iues wos with out kyng xiij yere This man worship the goddis of Seyr vt pêª patet 2º para 2â— Ieroboam son to Ioam rened on isreell xli yere yâ— with was manly and victorius for he ouer come the kyng sirie Ì„ restorid israell damaske after the word of Iono the ê“phet bot he wos not good ther foor sayeth Austyn yf good men regne thay ê“phet mony meÌ„ Ì„ yf ill men regne they hurt mony men Anno muÌ„di iiij M iij C lxxxviij Et anÌ„ xpiÌ„ natiÌ„tateÌ„ viij C xi OZias or Azarias son to Amasie regned on the Iure lij yere the wich leued well a for our lord Off hym is no ill thyng wretyn bot that he vsurpit the dyngnyte of prest hoid vnder Azari the wich he for bed hym for the wich cause our lord strok hym with a leper vt pêª patet â—o. para Ozee bisshop and ê“phet was this tyme the fyrst of the xij is send a yanes the x. tribis Iohell the secund of the xij ê“phesied of iuda Anias the iij. ê“phised agaÌ„s mani peple ¶ Abdias the iiij of the xij ê“phesied agayns edom Iacharias son to IeroboaÌ„ regned iÌ„ israell vi monethis the wich be gan to regne the xxxviij yere of Osias and wos nought in his leuyng as his predicessurs war And zelluz kylled hym and regned a moneth And Manahen kyllid hym toke his kyngdom vt pêª patet 4º reguÌ„ This manahen regned x. yere that wich be gon to regne the xxxix yere of Osias and he ruled him myscheuysly and our lord toke hym in the poer of the kyng of assuriorum Ì„ he payed to hym M. talentis of siluer vt pêª patet 4 reguÌ„ Phaseia son to manahen regned in israell ij yere And he bee gan to regne the .l. yere of Osias he wos noght iÌ„ his leuyng Phasee slew Phasaia regned xx yere And he be gan to regne the lij yer of Osias and did as other cursed men did plura vide 4º reguÌ„ And after this israell wos with owttyn ony kyng viij yere ¶ How Morgan and Conedag that wos nevus to Cordeil werred wpon hir and put hir hir in to preson WHen that kyng Leir wos deid Cordeill his yongest doughter regned the x. yere of Osias kyng of Iuri And after hir ragned Conedage the xv yere of Osias And Cordeill that wos Leir yongest doughter after the deth of hir fader had all the loÌ„d v. yere and in the meyn tyme died hir lord Agampe that was kyng of fraunce and after his deth she left wedo And ther come Morgan and Conedag that wer Cordeill sustre sonnys and to hir had enmite for as moch as ther aunt shold haue the land So that bitweyn them they ordeyned a gret pouer and vpon hir wered gretly and neuer they rest till they had hir taken Ì„ put hir vn to deth and tho Morgan Conedag seysed ale the land Ì„ deê‘tid it bitwene them And they held it xij yere â–ª and when tho xij yere were gone ther bi gane bitwene them a gret debate so that they wered strongly to gedre yfere euery of them did other moch disese for Morgan wold haue all the land fro beyond humbet that Conedage held but he come ayenst hym with a strong pouer so that Morgan durst not abide but fled awey in to wales and Conedage pursued hym Ì„ toke hym and kylled hym And tho come conedage ayen and seysed all the lond in to his hand and held it Ì„ regned after xxxiij yere tho he died Ì„ lieth at new Troy ¶ And be cause the mater contennys most comediusly to geder of the kynges of bretan now called Enegland for the tyme of them is not certenly knawyn what tyme of the world thes kynges foloyng regned Therfor they shall be to geder tyll it be comen vn to Guentolen kyng of bretan now called Englond ¶ How Reignold that wos CoÌ„adag son regned after his fader Ì„ iÌ„ his tyme it reyned blode iij. dayes iÌ„ tokennyng of gret deth ANd after this Conedage regned Reignold his son that was a wise knyght and an hardy and curtes that well Ì„ nobully gouerned the lond and wonder well made hym beleued of all maner of folke and in his tyme it rayned blode that lested iij. days as god wold and sone after ther come gret deth of pepull for hostes with out nombre of pepull foughten tyll that all myghty god therof toke mercy and pytty and tho gan it cese and this Reignold regned xxij yere Ì„ died lieth at Yorke ¶ How Gorbodian regned in pees that wos reignold son after he died and lieth at yoik ANd after this
coÌ„sait of the kyng with his felouys and aftirward he descussit the drenmys of the kyng and wos made a maÌ„ of gret honesti vt pêª patet dan primo Ioathas the secund sone of Iosie regned on the Iues iij. monethes wos made kyng bi the pepull he wos not good And Pharao toke him lede hym in to Egipt Ì„ made hys heldir brother kyng· vt pêª patet 4º reguÌ„ 23. Anno muÌ„di iiij M v C lxxxviij Et anÌ„ xpiÌ„ natiÌ„tateÌ„ vi C xi IOachym or Ieconyas the son of Iosie wos made kynge of Iues by Pharao regned xi yere Ì„ be cause he liued noght ne herd not the ê“phettis Nabegodonoser toke hiÌ„ Ì„ made hiÌ„ his seruand iij. yere And he rebellid a yens hym afterward and he toke hiÌ„ and was aboute to haue led him vn to babulon bot his consell wos changed so Nabegodonser kylled hym iÌ„ Ierusalem Ì„ kest his bodi ower the walles after the prophesy of Ieromy and toke with hym the vesell of our lord and put them iÌ„ his tempull vt pêª patet 2º para vlt Samias wos bisshop vrias ê“phet was slain of Iecony the kyng Ì„ ieromy wos pÌ„seÌ„t Ioachim son to Ieconias regned iÌ„ the Iure iij. monethes and leued nought therfor a none he wos meuyt that he shuld regne no longer And wos bonden and translat iÌ„ to BabuloÌ„ moÌ„y with hym wer translayt vt pêª patet 4 reguÌ„ 24. Daniell Ananyas Azarias Misaell Ezechiell Ì„ Mardochius all thes with Ioachym the kiÌ„g wer led iÌ„ to babuloÌ„ yong child for be cause they wer of the nobull blode Anno muÌ„di iiij M viC. Et ante ypÌ„i natiÌ„tateÌ„ vi C SEdechias the thrid son of Iosie regned on the iues xi yere This sedechy wos a myscheuê° man iÌ„ his leuyng and he wold not here Ieromy the ê“phet Therfor he ê‘yschet wrecchidli And all the iury with hym And his â—en wer put out and his chylder wer slayn vt pêª patet 4º reguÌ„ Iosedech the son of Azarie wos bisshop Ì„ wos traÌ„slayt fro ierusaleÌ„ bi Nabogodonosor iÌ„ to babuloÌ„ Abacuk ê“phesyed ayenes Nabuch at babulon Ì„ ther be oppynyons what tyme this abacuk wos This abacuk broght mete to Daniell wheÌ„ he was put to the Lyons after ierom here endis the fourth age Ì„ the history of reguÌ„ This tyme the tempull of Salamon wos brent of the Caldees Transmigracio Here begiÌ„nis the fifte aage of the world during to the NatiÌ„te of crist Ì„ ierusalem wos destruyed this tempull stood iiij C xlij yere that is to wete fro the fyrst makyng the wich was made the fourth yere of SalamoÌ„ And fro that destruccion the wich wos made by Tytus that is to wete xlij yere after the passion of Criste Priscus torquinê° the v. kynge of Rome regned Ì„ he made Capitâ—lliuÌ„ quasi caput soluÌ„ For in the gronde werke wos found a hed with out ony body as for ê“phesy of thynges to cuÌ„ For ther afterward the senatours sat as on heed of all the world ¶ This tyme iij. chyldir wer kest in to a fornes brynnyng Ì„ with a myracull thei war deliuered as it it is schewed in dan pri o Nabogodonoser the son of Nabogodonosor the myghty regned iÌ„ babuloÌ„ This maÌ„ made an hyngyng gardyn with myghty costys for hys wiffe and mony meruelê° thinges he did so that he wold be named to excede Hercules in his gretnes Ì„ strength Enylmerodâ—ch brother to the later Nabagodonoser regned in babuloÌ„ This maÌ„ toke Ioachym out of preson worshippit him and his fadâ—â— deed body after the counsell of this man he deuidet to an huÌ„dyrth gripes lest that he shold rise from deth to lyue Nota The play of the Ches wos found of Xerse a philosophur for the correccion of Enylmerodach this tyme the kyng of babulon a gret tyrant the wich was wont to kyll his own maisters and wyse men And for he durst not rebuke him oppynly with sych a witty game he procurt hym to be meâ—ke Anno muÌ„di iiij M vi C xxxiiij Et anÌ„ iÌ„xpÌ„i natiÌ„tateÌ„ v C lxv SAlathiell of the line of crist wos son to Iecoâ—y the king of Iues the wich he gat after the transmigracion of babuloÌ„ as Marke the Euangelest saeth Seruius Tuliê° the sext kiÌ„g of Rome was of a bond codecion on the mother syed for she was a captiue madyn bot she was of the nobull blude This maÌ„ had gret louyng and nobully he bare hym in euery place iij. hellis to the cite he put diked the walles round a bowt Regusaâ— Sabusardach and Balthasar wer bretheren the wich regned on after a nother and wos kynges in Babuloo and Balthasar wos the last kyng in babuloÌ„ the wich wos slayn of Darius Cyrus· Plura vide danielÌ„ quinto DArius vnkyll to Cyro felo iÌ„ the kyngdoÌ„ with Ciro occupied the kyngdom of babuloÌ„ Darius translatit the kyngdom of babulons Caldees in to the kyngdoÌ„ of ê‘sarum Ì„ medorum Cyrus was emprour xxx yere This cyrus held the monarch hoill at perses of this man ê“phesied Ysaias he destruyed babulon and kylled Balthasar the kyng of babulon and he worschipped gretly Daniell the Iues he send home ayene that they shold bilde the tempull of god vt pêª patet esdre primo Babulon that strong castell was destrued Ì„ his pouer was taken fro him as it wos ê“phesied This wos the fyrst cite and thee grettest of all the world of the wich incredebyll thyngê ar wreteÌ„ and this that wos so strong iÌ„ on nyght wos destrued that it myght be shewed to the power of god to the wich power all other be bot a sparke Ì„ dust For it is saied for sothe that it wos incredabull to be made with mans handis or to be dethruyed with mans strenght wherof all the world myght take an ensample and it wold or myght be informyt Tarquinus suê‘bus wos the vij kyng of Rome he regned xxxv yere This man ê¯saued fyrst all thes tormeÌ„tis wich ar ordeyned for malefacturs as exile pÌ„soÌ„ weilis galowis fettres Ì„ manyclys chynes colers sych other Ther for his gret pride cruelnes god suffrid him to myschefe and in what maner wyse it shall bi shewed ¶ He had a son of the same name the wich son dofouled a worthy manys wiffe thei called hym Collatyn his wyffe wos called Lucres This Tarquynê° that wos this seuynth kiÌ„g son a foor saied come vn to this ladyes howse absent hir howsbond to soê‘ Ì„ to logiÌ„g and when all wer a slepe he rose with a suerde in his hond Ì„ with strengthe feir he rauychid the womaÌ„ And wheÌ„ he wos go the nexte day after she send vn to hir fadre to hir housbond for she was off gret kynne and thus she saied vn to them ¶ This kyngê son come heder os a freynd of whom I had no mystrist
the romans sent legats the wich coÌ„maÌ„ded antiaco that he shold sese of his tyrannyde a yenst hym And Marcê° publiê° made a cerkill a boute Antiochi thê° sayng The senetours of Rome the pepul coÌ„maÌ„dith the that thow go not out of this cerkell till thow haue anwsar to this mater This antiochê° seyng that he myght not coÌ„tinu his tyranyde sayed yf it be thê° coÌ„maÌ„did me of the senetour romans pepull I must nedis turne ayene so woed angre he wos that he lost the seege of Alexander Ì„ turned to the poer releuys of the Iues vengyng hym vpoÌ„ them be cause he myght not veÌ„ge hym an no myghtier pepull vtêª iÌ„ li o machabeorum primo et 2o. MAthathias an holy maÌ„ of all louiÌ„g most worthy hated iÌ„ his hert ê¯uersacioÌ„ al synners alonly tristyng iÌ„ our lord god of israel vtêª pri o macha 2º And this man had v. soÌ„nes of the same loue vn to god This maÌ„ wos not bishop iÌ„ israel bot his iij. soÌ„nes wer Iudas machabeê° wos bishop iij. yere and he wos son to Mathathias This macabeê° was the most named maÌ„ that euer wos iÌ„ israell the wich had neuer none like hym a foor ne after he wos iÌ„ batell a myghty man and offred hiÌ„ to dye a marter for the lawys of god Ionathas his brother succedit hym xix yere the wich grew iÌ„ uertu gouerned stedfast stode iÌ„ the lawis of god and after falsly was slayn of Criphone ij of his soÌ„nys plraÌ„ vide iuda et freÌ„ eiê° libro macha Antiochê° Epiphanes son to Antiochê° the myghty this tyme was kyng of Syrry this maÌ„ from the heed vn to the fort with iÌ„ Ì„ with out all was cursed And therfor he was figured to antecrist moÌ„y marters cruelly he made and falsly he disposid hym to entyr iÌ„ to Egipt as his fader did bot he obtened not For the romans lettyd hym his most vnhapy werkes Ì„ how he wos iÌ„ hostage at Rome how the ê“phesi of daniell is completed in hym ye may se in the boke of machabeorum Qvintus Flaminius Marchus Catho Thiberiê° Graccê° weer senetours of Rome this tyme was so contiunall and so mych batell that lerned men of Gentyles and off the trew fayth bothe wer wery to writte the actys or haue them in mynde iÌ„ the wich batellis men merueled gretly on the stedfastnes of the RomaÌ„s that no tribulacion no drede no herdnes myght feere them bot euer contynuid in batell And certanly thes Romans after the worldis honesty they wer the most wise men that wer And therfore the Machobees desired ther companye Circa annuÌ„ muÌ„di v M lix Et ante xpÌ„i natiÌ„tateÌ„ C·xl MAthan son to Sadoch of the lyne of crist gat Iacob vt pêª patet Math .1o. Symon son to Mathathias wos bisshope viij yere This symon was a veray wise man and from hys youth vn tyll his age wos euer of good conuersacion euer more uertuus Ì„ at the last he was slayn of his brother Elay vt pêª patet pri o machabeo Iohannes Hyrcanus son to Symon wos after his fadir xxix yere a nobull man as all the kynred wos be fore hym This man aftir his decesse left his wife a veray wysse woman And his .v. sonnys to gouerne the Iuri of whom the holdest wos called Aristobolê° an vnpacient man and an vnhappy His own mother with .iij. of his yonger brether he presenit and slew them thurgh honger and so a loyn he leued kyng and bisshop on yere vide plura libro machabeorum Publius Lucinius Luciê° Emilius â–ª Lucius Lucinius Lucius Censorinus wer coÌ„sules at Rome in whos tyme the Cartagines and the Romans wered strongly bot the romans sabduit them intendyng to haue destrued the Cartagines vtterly Bot emong the Romans ther wos a notabull wisse man calldd Cipio nauta and emong mony notabull consellys .ij. he gaffe specealli to be had iÌ„ miÌ„de The fyrst that Cartago shuld not be destrued that thurght the occasion of forand batellis a inward concord shuld a bide emong the Romans and a ê‘petuall strength for continuall exorcise of batell The secund that in no wise the teathur shuld be belde in Rome for he sayed that was the most enmy that myght be to the pepull that vsid were for that place nuryched slouthe and prouoked lechory And how wisely this notabull man yaf counsell the tymes foloyng declare vide plura iÌ„ augê° de ciuitete dei et oro libro quarto Yet for all this counsell that nobull cite of Cartagie wos destruyed of Cipio and the senetours and it brent xvij dayes continually mony men ther wer sold and mony men ran in to the fyer willely ¶ Corinthus this same yere wos destruyed of thee romans the wich wos the richest cuntre of the world Ptholomeus this tyme regned in Egipt and wos famulier with thee romans And so long he and his predicessurs regned as they kepyd fidelite to the romans and knaw euery man that ther was no other cause that the pouer of the romans encresed so strongly a bown odir pepull bot vertu the wich abundantly regned in them and nomli rightwisnes the wich a bown all thyng they vsed And as long as they keped mesurnes and loued rightwisnes so long they wer neuer ouer comen And os soon as they wer corrupped it is red thei wer euer ower comen Hit is had iÌ„ a certayn reuelacion of god shewed to Sent Briget that our lord god beris witnes to thes oold Romans that noon in this world of puer naturall reson leued more rightwisly And what lyghttis of faythe they shewed in the tyme of cristyn relegion shall by shewed afterwerd RegnuÌ„ iudeorum restituitur ARistobolê° wos the fyrst kyng and prest iÌ„ the Iuri This man regned on yere a loyn and toke to hym the dyame of the kyngdom And he held hym not content with that that his fadre yaf hym iÌ„ hys testament bot he put his modir iÌ„ preson and his bred therfor he periched wrechidli with his brother antigonê° the wich wos of his counsell and helpet hym vide mrmÌ„ iÌ„ historiis ¶ Antigonê° brother to the kyng wos slayn thurgh the enuy of the quene Alexander wos bisshop after aristobolus and he stood xxvij yere And he wos all a tyrend all though he appered sobur iÌ„ the begiÌ„yng bot he made it knawyn what he wos iÌ„ his stomoke· for he slew his own bred and iÌ„ xij yere he slew .l. M of the old saage fadres of gret uertu be cause they told hiÌ„ his mysgydyng Then wheÌ„ he shuldie hed left ij sonys bi hynd hiÌ„ HircanuÌ„ AristoboluÌ„ bot certanly he saied his wyfe shuld regne for she stood iÌ„ the grace of the pepull Seruiê° Flaocê° Lucius Celius Fabius Publiê° this tyme wer senetours at rome this tyme batels emong them self be gan of the wich the fyrst cause Ì„ the begiÌ„yng wos Graccê° a myghty maÌ„ well
god yit kepe the forme for to the appostill the bisshoppis succede and to the discipuls prestis to the wich ij ordirs all the chyrche is geuen as a godly gerarche vt patet in decreto Damasie pape IoheÌ„s wrot in Asia iÌ„ greke laÌ„gage In principio erat verbum etcc Lucas wrot iÌ„ grecia in greke laÌ„gage Fuit in diebus herodis regis iude sacerdos etc Marcus wrot iÌ„ ytalia bot iÌ„ greke langage InitiuÌ„ euaÌ„gelii ihuÌ„ cristi etcc Matheê° wrot in the Iuri iÌ„ hebru langage Liber generacoÌ„is ihesu cristi c ¶ Her begyneth the ordir of popys of Rome and continuys as the lyne of crist did afoor for iÌ„ thâ— god lâ—st hi◠〈◊〉 Anno domini xxxiiij PEtur a Iue the fyrst pope wos a blissed man and a glorius postyll of crist he wos heed of the chyrche after Ierom xxxvij yere And he held his bisshoprik in the est v. yere and said masse he made our lord and alone said the pater noster ¶ TheÌ„ after he come to Anthiociam and ther he a boed vij yere techyng the way of trowth and Symon magus he flemed a way that seson he prechid to the pepull that wer circumsisit the wych wer in poÌ„to of galati Capadecia Asia Bithinia ¶ TheÌ„ he herd that Symon magus deludit the romans thurgh the lufe of the faith he come to Rome in the iiij yere of Claudius the emprour and ther he preched the word of god and shewd the falsed of Symon magus and turned mony aman to the fayth Then he send his prechours bi diuerse prouynse by whom cristyn relegion was myghtyly encresed ¶ He ordand the fest of lentyn a fore estyr and the aduent and the emyring dayes to be fastid of all cristeÌ„ pepull in to the merour of the frist and the secund comynge of our lord Then when he had be pope at Rome xxv yere vij moneths viij dayds he was slayn of Nero. eiê° plurima oê‘a vide actibê° apostolorum Gayus this tyme wos Emprour at rome and regned iij. yere and x monethes This Gayus wos full vicius in leuyng for ij of his own systres he mysused and on of them hee gat a doughter wich child he set be twix the keis of Iupiter in the tempull and fened afterward that iupater had be gettyn hyr wherfoor he did cry thurgh the cuntre that all men shuld worshyp hyr as a goddesse ¶ This mon also made an ymage like hym self and send it to oon Patronie presedent at ierusalem vndir the romans coÌ„maundyng hym that he shuld compell the Iues to doo worship therto And for thes enormytes and mony other owr lord suffyrd hym to be slayn at Rome in his own pales ¶ Of kyng Gynder that was kymbalin son that wold nott pay the treuage to Rome for the land that Cassibalon had granted and how he wos slayn of a romayn ANd after the deth of this Kymbalin regned Gynder hys sun a good man and a worthe and wos of so hygh hert that he wold not pay to Rome that tribute that kyng Cassibalon had graunted vn to Iulius Cesar wherfor the Emprour that wos tho that wos called Claudius cesar wos sore annoyed and ordaÌ„t a gret power of remans and com in to this land for to conquere the tribute thurgh strength and for to haue it on the kyng but this kyng Gynder and Armager his brether assembled and gedired a gret host yfere of Britons and yaf bataell to the Emprour Claudius and kylled of the romans gret plente The emprour had afterward one that wos called Hamon that saw ther pepull theer whaerfast slayn and preuali kest a way his own armes and toke the armes of a dâ—ed breton and armed him with his armuro and come in to the batell to the kyng and sayed in this maner Syr be ye good of hert for goddis loue for the romans that be your enmys anone shall be slayn and discumfited euerychon Ì„ the kyng yaf no kepe vn to his wordes ne his speche for because of the armes that he had vpon hym and wened it had be a Briton but the tratour euer held hym next the kyng and preualy vnder the shulders of his armes he smot the kyng wherfor he was deid and fell doune to the erthe Whan Armager saw his brother deid he caste away his armes and toke to hym his brothers armes and come in to the botaill among the Britons bad them hertely for to fight and fast lay a doune the Romans and for the armes they wened it had be kyng Gynd that afore wos slayn that they wyst not then begone the Britans fersly for to fight and kyld the romans so at the last the Emprour for soke the felde Ì„ flede as fast os he myght with his folke in to wynchestre and the fals traitour Hamon that had slayn the kyng fast anone gan for to fle with all the hast that he myght and Armager the kynges brother pursued him full fersly with a fers hert and drofe hym vn to a water and ther he toke hym and anone smot of bothe hand Ì„ hede and feet and hewed the body all to peces and tho let cast him in to the water wherfor that water was called Hamanus hauen and afterward ther was made a fayr toune that yet standeth that is called southamton And afterward Armager went to Wynchestre for to seke Claudius cesar the Emprour of Rome and ther Armager hym toke and Claudius the emprour thurgh concel of his romans that with him left a lyue made pees with armager in this maner as ye shall here that is to say how that Claudius the Emprour shuld yeue vn to armager Gennen his fair doughter for to haue to wife so that this land fro that tyme forward shuld be in the empreurs poer of rome uppon suche conueant that neuer afterward no Emprour of Rome shuld take none other tribute of this land bot only feaulte and they wer acorded And vpon this conand Claudius cesar sent to reme for his doughter Gennen and when she wos comen claudiê° cesar yaf hir to Armager to wife and armager spoused hir at london with mych solempnite Ì„ myrth tho was Armager crouned made kiÌ„g of Britan ¶ Of kyng Armager in whose tyme sent Petre preched in Antiochie with other apostoles in diuerse cuntreis THis Armager regned well and worthely and the lond gouerned and Claudius cesar in remembrans of this acord and for reuerence and honour of his doughter made in this lond a fair toune and a castell and let call the toune after his name Claucestren that now is called Gloucestre and when this wos all done the Emprour toke his leue and tho went to Rome and Armager tho was kyng and gouerned the lond well and nobely all his lifes tyme and this Armager gat a son of his wife thatt wos called Westmer Ì„ whiles that this Armager regned sent Petre preched in Antioche and
therfor god wold not that he shuld regne no longer than iiij yere died lieth at winchester Leo the sext a roman wos pope sex monethes Stephanus the vij a roman wos after him ij yer IohnÌ„ the xi a roman wos pope iij. yere Stephanus the viij a germane was after hiÌ„ viij yere Martin the thrid wos after him iij. yere and of thes sex popis is nothyng had in scriptur for what cause I canot tell Anno domini ixC.liiij AGapitus a roman wos pope after Martin ij yere viij monethes and nothyng of him is writtyn Iohannes the xij a roman wos pope after Agapite almost viii yere he had a fader that heght Alberyke wos a worthi man in the cete of rome He inducit the nobull men to swer that after the deth of agape they shuld chese OctouianuÌ„ his sonne pope so it was done Ì„ was named IohnÌ„ and he was an hunter and a lecherus man so that opynli he kepid women wherfor certayn cardinals wrot to Otthoni the emprour of saxon that he shuld cum â—on to rome for to help to distruy the sklandir of the cherche this the pope persaued and the hand that wrot that pystyll he made to be cut of And mony timis he was warned by the eÌ„prour the clarge that he shuld correc him self bot he nold not for nothing then he was deposed and Leo wos put in vn to his place wherfor the emprour wos anoyed and come ayen and beseged Rome so long tyll they toke Benedict to him restorid Leo. ¶ Of kyng Edgar that regned a bone the kynges of scotland and of wales and how that he was begyled thurgh the takyng of his wife ANd after this Edwyne regned Edgar his brother a maÌ„ that moch loued god and pees and holy cherche also And was a worthy man a gret lord of blod myghty Ì„ mayntined well this lond in pees ¶ And this Edgar wos lord Ì„ king aboue all the kynges of scotland and of wales from the tyme that Arthur was a gone Ì„ neuer wos sithen kyng of his pouer And this edgare wos sent Edwardis fadre when edgares wif wos deid that wos sent edwardis moder Ì„ entered he hard speke of the fairnes of Estrild that wos Orgarus doughter a baron of deueÌ„shire that wos so farr a woman that all men did speke of hiâ— he called on of his knyghtes that he moch loued Ì„ trustyd vpon Ì„ told him Go quod he to the nobull baron Orgar of deueÌ„shire se if that is doughter be so farr as men spekith of if it be soth I wyll haue hir vn to my wife ¶ This knyght that was called Edelwold went forth his way as the kyng him had sayd and come ther that the lady wos and when he saw hir so fair he thought to haue hir hiÌ„self to wife and therof spakeÌ„ to Orgar hir fader Ì„ hir fadre wos an old man and had no mo childre but only hir and saw that Edel wold wos a fair yong knyght and worthi and riche and wos well beloued with the kyng and thought his doughter shuld well be maried beset vpon him and granted hiÌ„ is doughter if the good lord the kyng wold consent ther to ¶ Then thys Edelwold come ayene to the kyng and told him that she wos fair ynough vpon to see but she wos wonder lothly Tho ansuerd thee kiÌ„g said that he toke bot litell charge Sir qd edelwold tho she is hir fadres heir and I am not riche of landis and if ye wold coÌ„sent and grant that I myght hir haue than shuld I be rich ynowghe In goodis name qd the kyng I consent ther to Edelwold thankid tho the kyng moch and went ayene in to Deuenshire and spoused the damisell in that cuntre he duelled ¶ And thê° it befell vpon a tyme that he told his counsell and all this thing vn to his wife howe and in what maner he had begiled his lord the kyng that wold haue had hir vn to wife And anone as she it wist she loued him neuer more afterward os she did before ¶ This lady consaued bi him a son and â—â—heÌ„ tyme wos that the child shuld be borne Edelwold come to the kyng prayed hiÌ„ to heue a son of his at fontstone the kyng him granted let call hiÌ„ Edgar of his own name ¶ And when this wos done he thought that all was syker ynowgh for the kyng that he wold not taken his wife for as moch as his lord wos a â—oly maÌ„ an amerous ¶ How that kiÌ„g edgar weddid estrild after the deth of edelwold THus it befell that all men in kyng Edgarys court thospeken and sayed that edelwold was richely avaunced thurgh the mariege of his wife and yit they sayd he was a vaunced â–ª an hondreth fold more For he had spoused the fairast woman that euer was seyn And the kiÌ„g herd speke so moch of hir bewte he thoght that edelwold had him dessaued and begiled Ì„ thought priuely in his hart that he wold gone in to deueÌ„shire as it wer for till huÌ„t for the hert Ì„ for the hynde Ì„ other wild bestis than he shuld se ther the lady or he deê‘ted thens And this lady wos duelling at a maner place beside the forest ther that the king wold huÌ„t and at that maner he wos herburghed all nyght and when tyme come that the kyng shuld sope and the sone shone the kyng asked after his gossip and after his godson and edelwold made hir to cuÌ„ before the kyng And neuertheles if it otherwise myght haue bene she shÌ„uld not haue comen in his sight by his will ¶ The lady welcoÌ„ed the kyng and swetly him cussed and he toke hir by the hond Ì„ tho next by him hir set so soppid they to gedre And ther was a custom Ì„ an vsage in this land that tyme that when on dronke to an other the drinker shuld say wassayll and that other shuld ansuer say drinke haill and thus did the kyng the lady mony tymes Ì„ also kyssed And after sopper when tyme was to go toâ—ed the kyng went to bed thynkyng hertely on the fairnes of that lady tho was ouer comen for hir loue that him thought that he shuld die bot if he had his wyll on hir vpon the morne the kyng aroos in the forest went him for to disport with hertis hyndes Ì„ all other wild bestys of the hertis gret plente he sent to that lady thris he went to solacen speke with that lady whilles he duelled ther in that cuÌ„tre ¶ And after that the kyng remeued thens Ì„ thought hiÌ„ how he might best deliuer edelwold from his wyfe as he had him fryst dissaued ¶ And the kyng anone after viij days let ordeyn a parlament at Salesberi of all his baronage
maude wos afterward the emprisse of Almayne ¶ And in the secund yere of his regne his brother Robert Curthose that was duke of Normandie come with an huge host in to englond for to chalenge the land but thurgh concell of the wise men of the land they wer accordid in this maner That the kyng shold yeue the duke his brother a thousand pound euery yere and wich of them leued longest shuld be other heir and so bitwen them shuld be nâ— debate ne strife ¶ And when they wer thus accordid the Duke went home ayen in to Normandie ¶ And when the kyng had regned iiij yere ther aroos a gret debate bitwen him and the erchebisshop of canwrburi Ancelme For because that the Erchebishop wold not grant him for to take talagie of chirches at his will Ì„ therfor eftsone the Erchebisshop went ouer the see vn to the court of rome and ther duellid with the pope ¶ And in the same yere the Duke of Normandie come in to englond for to speke with his brother ¶ And among all other thinges the Duke of normandie for yaf vn to the kyng hys brother the forsayed thousand pound by yere that he shuld pay vn to the duke and with good loue the kyng Ì„ the duke ê‘ted Ì„ ther the duke went ayen iÌ„ to normaÌ„di ¶ And when tho ij yere wer a gone thurgh enticement of the deuell of lithermen a gret debate arose bitwin the kyng and the duke so that the kyng thurgh consell went ouer the see in to normandi ¶ And when the kyng of Englond was cumyn in to NormaÌ„die All the gret lordis of normandie turned vn to the kiÌ„g of englond and held ayens the Duke ther own lord Ì„ him forsoke Ì„ to the kyng them yelden and all the good castels and tounes of Normandie And sone after wos the duke taken led with the kiÌ„g in to englond Ì„ the kyng let put the duke iÌ„ to prison ¶ And this was the vengeance of god ¶ For when the Duke was iÌ„ the holy land god yaf him such myght Ì„ grace that he was chosiÌ„ for till a bene the kyng of Ierusalem and he forsoke it wold not take it vppon hym And therfor god send him that shame despite for to be put iÌ„ to his brothers pÌ„son ¶ Tho seysed kiÌ„g herri all Normandie in to his hand and held hit all his lifes tyme iÌ„ the same yere come the bisshop Ancelme from the cour of Rome iÌ„ to engloÌ„d ayen and the kyng he wos accordid ¶ And in the yere next commyng after ther began a gret debate betwen the kyng Phillip of Fraunce Ì„ kyng Henri of EngloÌ„d ¶ Wherfor kyng Herri went in to Normandie ther wos strong were betwen them two and tho died the kyng of france and Lowys his son wos made kyng anone after his deth ¶ And tho went kyng Henri ayen iÌ„ to englond Ì„ maried Maude his doughter to Henri the emprour of almayne ¶ Of the debate that wos betweÌ„ kiÌ„g Lowis of france Ì„ kiÌ„g HeÌ„ri of eÌ„gloÌ„d Ì„ how kiÌ„g henris ij sonnys wer lost iÌ„ the high see WHen kyng henri had ben kyng xvij yere a gret debate aroos betwyn kyng Lowys of fraunse and kyng Hnri of Englond for encheson that the kyng had sent in to Normandye to his men that they shuld be helpyng vn to the Erle of Bloyes as moch as they might in were ayeÌ„s the kyng of fraunce ¶ And that thei shuld bene as redy to him as they wer vn to ther own lord for encheson that the Erle had spoused his sustren dame Maude ¶ And for this encheson the kyng of franse did moch sorow to Normandie ¶ Wherfore the kyÌ„g of engloÌ„d was wonder wroth and in hast weÌ„t ouer the see with a gret pouer and come in to Normandie for to defend that land And the were betwyn them lastid ij yere till at the last they two faughten to geder Ì„ the kyng of fraunse wos discomfited vneth scappid a way with moch payn the most parti of his men wer takeÌ„ the kiÌ„g did with them what him best likid ¶ And sum of them he let go frely sum let he be put vn to the deth But afterward tho ij kiÌ„ges wer accordid ¶ And whan king herri had holy all the land of Normadie scomfited his emnys of franse he turnid ayen in to englond with moch honour ¶ And his ij sonis Wyllm Richard wold haue commen after ther fadre and weÌ„t to the see with an gret componye of pepull But or that they myght cum to land the ship come ayens a roch brak all iÌ„ to peses all wer drenchid that wer ther in sauf on man that wos in the same shipe that ascappid ¶ And this wos on sent Katrines day thes werthe names of them that wer drenchid willm Richard the kiÌ„gê sonys the erle of chester Ottonell his broder Geffray ridell walter emurci Godfray erchdekeÌ„ the kiÌ„gê dought the CuÌ„tes of ê‘ches the kiÌ„gê neci the CouÌ„tes of chestre moÌ„y oder wheÌ„ kiÌ„g henri Ì„ oder lordis ariuid in engloÌ„d herd thes tydyngê they made sorow ynowgh al ther myrth Ioye wos turned iÌ„ to mornyng sorow ¶ How Maude the Emprise come ayen iÌ„ to englond Ì„ how she wos afterward weddid to Geffroi the erle of angoy ANd when that ij yere wer a gone that the Erle had duelled with the kiÌ„g· the Erle went from the kyÌ„g and began to were vpon him and did moch harme in the land of Normandie toke ther a strong castell and ther he duellid all that yere tho comme to him tydynges that Henri the Emê‘our of Almayn that had spoused Maude his doughter wos deid and that she duelled no longer in Almayn and that she wold cum ayen in to Normandie to hir fadre ¶ And when that she woâ—s comyn vn to him he toke hir tho to him and come ayen in to Englond and made the englishmen to done othe and feaute vn to the emprise and the frist man that made the otho wos willm the Erchebisshop of Cantorburi ¶ And that other Dauid kyng of Scotlond and after him all the Erles and Barons of englond ¶ Also after that the nobull man the erle of Angoy that was a worthy knyght sent vn to the kyng of englond that he wold graunte him for to haue his doughter to spouse that is to say Maude thee emprisse ¶ And for encheson that hir fadre wist that he wos a nobull man The kyng him grauntid and consentid ther to ¶ And tho toke he his doughter and lad hir in to Normandie and come to the nobull knyght Gaufrid and ther he spoused thee foresaid Maude with moch honour And the Erle begat vpon hir a son that was called Henri the Emprisse sone ¶ And after when all this wos done kyng Henri
soule specially shall whiles the abbey staÌ„deth ¶ The kyng a rose vp anone full euell at ese coÌ„mande to remeue the table axed after the monke meÌ„ told him that he wos dede for his wombe was broke iÌ„ suÌ„der ¶ When the kyng herd this he coÌ„maÌ„ded to trusse but all it wos for noght for his belly began to swel so for the drink that he had dronkeÌ„ â–ª with in ij days he died on the morow after sent Lukes day ¶ And this kyng IohnÌ„ had mony fair child of his body begoten that is to say Henri his son that wos kiÌ„g after his fadre Richard that wos erle of Cornewaill and Isabell that was emprise of rome Elenor that wos quen of scotland ¶ And this kyng iohnÌ„ whan he had regned xiiij yere and. v monethis and v. dais he died in the castell of Newarke his bodi wos beried at wynchestre Anno domini M.CC. FRedericus the secund wos emprour xxxiij yere This maÌ„ wos crouned of Honorius the pope ayens Otto that he shold fight with hiÌ„ the wich he did expulsid hiÌ„ frist he nurisshed the chirche after he spolid it as a stepmoder wherfor Honoriê° cursed hym Ì„ all that wer ê¯trari to his oppynyon the pope assoiled Ì„ the same sentans Gregori the ix renewid and this same man put henri his own son iÌ„ pÌ„son ther morderid him â–ª wherfore when this Emprour an other seson wos seke bi an other son of his own he wos mordered in the tyme of Innocent the fourthe Honorius the thrie was popo after Innocent x. yere and confirmed the order of Freris prechuâ—s mynors made certaÌ„ decretals· ¶ Of kyng Henri the thrid that wos crouned at Gloucestre ANd after this kyng IohnÌ„ regned his son Henri and was crouned at Glocestre whan that he was ix yere old on seÌ„t Symondes day and Iude of Swalo the legat of rome thurgh councell of all the gret lordis that held with kyng Iohan his fader that is to say the Erle Raudolfe of Chestre Willm erle Marchall erle of Penbroke willm the Brener erle of Feriers Serle the manle baron all other gret lordis of englond held with lowys the kyng son of fraunce ¶ And anone after when king Henri wos crouned Swalo the legate held his councell at bristo at sent Martins fest and ther wer xi bisshoppis of englond and of wales Ì„ of other prelates of holy chirche a gret nombre erles and barons and mony knyghtys of EngloÌ„d and all tho that wer at that counsell swore feaute vn to Henri the kyng that wos king Iohanes sun ¶ And anone after the legate enterdited walis for encheson that they held with tha barons of Englund also all tho that holpen or yaf ony counsell to meve were ayen the newe kyng Henri he a cursed hem Ì„ at the begynnyng he put in the sentance the kynges son of frauÌ„ce Lowys ¶ And notheles the same Lowys wold not space for all that bot went and toke the castell of Barcamsted Ì„ also the castell of Herford ¶ And from that day afterward the barons did ther so moch harme thurgh out all Englond and principall the frensshmen that wer come with king Lowys wherfor the gret lordis Ì„ all the commyn pepull of englond let them dresse forto driue lowys and his companye out of engloÌ„d but sum of the barons and of the frensshmeÌ„ wer gon to the cite of Nicholl and toke the toune Ì„ held it to kyng Lowys profit ¶ But thider come kyng henris men with a gret pouer that is to say the Erle Raudolfe of Chestre and willm erle Marshall and willm the brener erle of Feriers and mony other lordie with them and yefen bataill vn to Lowys men And ther wos slayn the erle of Perches and Lowys men wer ther foule discomfited ¶ And ther wos taken Serle erle of wynchestre Ì„ Humfrey de Bowne erle of Herford and Robert the son of walter and moÌ„y other that begane were aynes the kyng ther they wer takyn and lad vn to kyng Henri thatt wos kyng Iohaanes son ¶ And when the tidynges come to Lowys of the discomfitur that was the kynges son of frauÌ„ce he remeued from thens and went vn to LoÌ„don and let shit the yates fast of the cite And anone after the kiÌ„g sent to the burgies of loÌ„don that they shÌ„uld yeld them vn to him and the Cite also and he wold them graunt all ther frauÌ„shis that euer they wer woned to haue before and wold confirme them by his gret new chartre vnder his brode seall ¶ And in the same tyme a gret lord that was called Eustace the monk come out of Fraunce with a gret companye of lordis Ì„ wold haue comen in to EngloÌ„d for to haue holped Lowys the kynges son of frauÌ„ce But Hubert of burgh and the v portis with viij shippis tho met with them in thee high se and assailid them egreli ouer come them with strength Ì„ smyten of Eustace the monkis heed toke also x. gret lordis of frauÌ„ce put them in to prison Ì„ killed almost all the men thatt come with them anone drenched the shippis in the see ¶ How Lowys turned ayen in to frauÌ„ce Ì„ of the confirmacion of kyng Iohanes chartre WHen Lowys herad this tydynges he drad sore to be dede Ì„ lost and let ordoyne and speke bitwen the kyng and lowys by the legat Swalo and thurgh the erchebisshop of canterburi Ì„ thurgh other gret lordis that all the prisoners on that one half and that otheer shuld be deliuered and gone quite Lowys him selfe shÌ„uld haue for his costages a M. pound of siluer shuld gone out of Englond Ì„ cum neuer more therin ayen ¶ And iÌ„ this maner was the accorde made bitwen kyng henri lowys tho wos lowys assoiled of the popis legat that wos called Swalo of the seÌ„tance that he was in Ì„ the barons of englond also ¶ And after this the king Henri Ì„ Swalo the legate Ì„ Lowys weÌ„t to Merton ther wos the pees confirmyd bitwen them ordeyned And after Lowys went fro thens vn to london Ì„ toke his leue and was brought with moch honour vn to the see with the Erchebisshop of cantorburi and with other bisshoppis Ì„ also with erles and barons and so went Lowys in to fraunce ¶ And afterward the kyng and the Erchebisshop and erles Ì„ Barouns assembled them at London at Mihelmasse that next come tho â—ewyng and held ther a gret parlament ther wer tho renewid all the fraunches that king IohnÌ„ had graunted at Romnemede Ì„ kiÌ„g henri tho ê¯firmed by his chartre the wich yit bene holdein thurgh out all englond And in that tyme the kyng toke of euery plough land ij shillyng And Hubert of Burgh was made tho chief
to fraunce ther held them os pepull that wer exiled out of englond for euer more ¶ And sone after it was ordeyned by the legat Octobone Ì„ by other gret lordis the wisest of Englond that all tho that had bene ayenst the kyng wer disherited shÌ„uld haue ayen ther landis by grevous raunsuns after that it was ordeyned and thus they wer accordid with the kyng and pees cried thurgh out Englond Ì„ thus the were was endied ¶ And when this was done the legate toke his leue of the kyng of the quene Ì„ of all the gret lardis of englond weÌ„t tho to rome the lv yere of kyng Henris regne And Edward king Iohon son of Britan IohnÌ„ vessy Thomas of clare Roger of Clifford Othes of Graunston Robert le Brus IohnÌ„ of verdoÌ„ Ì„ mony other lordis of englond and of by yond the see token ther way toward the holy land Ì„ the kyng Henri died in the same tyme at westmynster when he had be kiÌ„g lv yere xix wokis on sent Edmondis day the Erchebishop of Cantorburi he was entered att westmynster on sent edmondes day the kyng in the yere of incarnacion of our lord ihuÌ„ crist M.CC.lxxij ¶ Profecie of Merlin of the kyng Henri the frist expouned that was Kyng â—hohan son ANd of this Henri profecied Merlin saied that a lomb shold come out of wynchestre iÌ„ the yere of the IncarnacioÌ„ of our lord ihuÌ„ crist M CC. and xvi with trew lippis Ì„ holynes written in his hert Ì„ he said soth for the good Henri the kyng wos borne in wynchestre in the yere aboue sayd he spake good wordis and swete and wos an holy man of good concience ¶ And Merlyn said that this henri shÌ„old make the fairest place of the world that in his tyme shuld not be fully endid ¶ And he said soth for he made the new werke of the abbey of sent Petris chirch at westmynster that is fairer of sight then ony other place that ony men knaweth thurgh out all cristyndom but kiÌ„g henri died or that werke wer fully at an end that wos gret harme ¶ And yit said Merlyn that this Lambe shuld haue pees the most tyme of his regne And he said full soth for he wâ—s neuer annoyed thurgh were ne desesed iÌ„ no maner wise till a lytell before his deth Merlyn said iÌ„ his ê“fecie more Ì„ iÌ„ the regne end of the forsaid laÌ„be a wolfe of a straÌ„ge land shÌ„uld do hiÌ„ moch harme thorow his were that he shuld at the last bene master thurgh help of a reed fox that shuld cum forth of the northwest and shuld him ouercum And that he shuld driue him out of the water and that ê“fecy full well was knawen for within a litell tyme or the kyng died SymoÌ„d of Mounteford erle of Leicestre that was borne in frauÌ„se began ayenst him strong were thurgh which doyng mony a good bacheler was shent deid Ì„ disherite ¶ And when kyng Henri had the victori at Eusham Ì„ SymoÌ„d the erle wos slayn thurgh help might of Gilbert of Clare erle of Gloucestre that wos in kepiÌ„g ward of the forsaid SymoÌ„d thurgh ordinance of kyng Henri that weÌ„t ayen vn to the kyng with moch pouer ¶ Wherfor the forsaid SymoÌ„d wos shÌ„ent and that wos gret harme to the ê¯mynes of Englond that so good a man was sheÌ„t for the trouth and died in charite and for the commyns profite of the same folke and therfor almyghty god for him hath sithens shewed mony a full fair myracull vn to diuerse men and women of the sekenes Ì„ disese that they haue had for the loue of him ¶ And Merlyn also told and said in his propheci that after that tyme the Lambe shuld leue no while and than his seed shuld bene in strange land with out any pasture ¶ And he said so the. for kyng Henri leued no while after when that Symond mouÌ„fort wos deid that kyng Henri ne died anone after him ¶ And in the meyn tyme Sir Edward his son that wos the best kyng of the world of honour wos tho in the holy land gat there Acres ¶ And in that cantre he begate on dame Elenour his wife iohan of acres his doughtre that aftward wos Countasse of Glocestre And made such a viage in the holy land that all the world spake of his knyghthod and eueri man drad him high and low thurgh out all cristyndom as the stori of him telleth as afterward ye shall here more openli And from the tyme that kyng Henri died till that sir Edward wos crouned kiÌ„g all the gret lordis of engloÌ„d were as faderles children without any socour that theÌ„ might maiÌ„ten Ì„ gouerne defend ayens ther dedely emnys GRegririus the ix was pope after Honori This man canonysit mony saintis Ì„ defendit mighteli the chirche ayenes Frideric therfor he toke mony pÌ„latis and ij cardinalis the wich went to couÌ„sell ayens hyÌ„ This pope wos seged iÌ„ the cite of Rome by the emprour Ì„ he saw the romans wer corruppid by the monay of the emprour Then he toke in his handis the hedes of the appostils Petur Paule and went with precession fro the chirche of sent IohnÌ„ latronens to sent petres chirche And so he gat the hertis of the romans and then tho emprour went far a way fro the cite This pope made frere Iaymond to ê¯pill the .v. bokis of the decretals of mony pistils docreis· And after with mony tribulacions of this tyrand and other he decessid and 〈…〉 Celestinus the iiij was pope after Gregori almost a moÌ„the and he was in his lyfe and in his conyng laudabull And he was an old maÌ„ a febull Ì„ decessid and ther was no pope after him almost a xij monthes Innocenciê° the iiij was pope after him xi yere sex moÌ„thes This man canonysit mony sentis Ì„ Frederik the emprour he deposid Ì„ cursed as a emny to god the chirch in the thrid yere that he was made pope Ì„ he was holpen by the ianuencis ¶ Then was henri the sex chosen willm by the popis commandement ayens Frederic on after an other bot they ê“ualid not to ower cum his tyrannyde for he was ouer mighti ne thes wer not crouned for they decessid anoÌ„e Thomas de aquino an holy doctor Albartus magnus the bisshop of RatisponeÌ„s Eustacius Boneauentur a deuote doctor wer this tyme the wich distruied moch heresi enfeckid by the Emprour Alexander was pope after Innocent vij yere litell of him is writyn Vrbanus was after him iij. yere iij. moÌ„thes This maÌ„ drofe a way the host of the sarisens by men merkid with the cros thee wich Maufred had send ayens the chirche Ì„ the pope toke the kiÌ„gdome of Cicill to the kiÌ„gis broder of fraunce that
peple to do ther pilgrimage at pountfret Ì„ so he couÌ„celled the kiÌ„g that he coÌ„mauÌ„ded to closse the chirche dores of pountfret in the wich chirche the holi marter sent Thomas was entered thus they did ayen all frauÌ„chises of holy chirche so that· iiij yere after might no pilgrime cuÌ„ vn to that holy body ¶ And for encheson that the monkis suffred men to cuÌ„ honour that holy body of sent Thomas the martir thurgh coÌ„cell of sir hugh spenser the son and thurgh couÌ„cell also of master Robert Baldoke the fals piled clarke that wos the kiÌ„ges chauncelar the kyng consentid that they shuld be set to ther wages and let make wardeyns ouer ther own good long time thurgh coÌ„maÌ„dement of the forsaid sir hugh the spenser xiiij Gascoynes well armed kept the hill ther that the good man sent Thomas was done vn to his deth so that no pilgrame might cum by that way ¶ Full well went he to haue be take cristis myght Ì„ his pouer and the gret boos of miracles that he shewed for his marter Sent Thomas thurgh all cristyndom ¶ And that same tyme the kyng made Robert of Baldok the fals piled clarke thurgh praier of sir hugh the spenser the son ChauÌ„celar of englond ¶ And in the same tyme was the castell of Walynford holdeÌ„ ayens the kyng thurgh the prisoners that wer within the castell for sent Thomas quarell of Lancastre ¶ Wherfor the pepull of the câ—ntre come and toke the castell vpon the prisoners ¶ Wherfore Sir IohnÌ„ of Goldington knyght sir Edmond of beche prisoners Ì„ a squyer that was called Roger of walton· wer take and sent vn to the kyng to Pountfret and ther they werdone in to prison and the forsaid Roger was sent vn to yorke Ì„ ther he was draw honged ¶ And anone after sir roger Mortimer of wygmore brake out of the tour of London in this maner ¶ The forsaid reg herd that he shÌ„uld be draw Ì„ honged at londoÌ„ in the morow after sent Laurence day Ì„ on the day before he held a fair fest in the tour of londoÌ„ ther wos sir Stephen segraue constable of the tour moÌ„y gret men with them ¶ And when they shuld sope the forsaid Stephen sent for all the offisers of the tour and they come sopid with him And when they shuld take ther leue of him a squyer that was called Stephen that was full priue with the forsaid Roger thurgh his couÌ„sell yaf them all such a drinke that the lest of them all slept ij dais ij nyghtis iÌ„ the meyn tyme he scappid away by water that is to say bi the Thamse weÌ„t ouer the see held him in fraunce ¶ Wherfor the kiÌ„g wos sore annoyed tho put thee same Stephen out of his coÌ„stablerie ¶ How the quene Isabell went in to fraunce for to treten of pees bytwen hir lord the kyng of Englond and the king of fraunce hir brother THe kyng went tho vn to london ther thurgh coÌ„cell of sir hugh the spenser the fader Ì„ of his son of master robert baldoke a fals piled clarke his Chanceler let seise tho all the quenes landes iÌ„ to his handis Ì„ also all the landis that wer sir Edward his son wer so put to hir wages ayenst all maner resoÌ„ that wos thurgh the falsenesse of the speÌ„sers ¶ And wheÌ„ the kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce that wos quene Isabelles broder herd of this falsenes he was sore annoyed ayens the kiÌ„g of englond Ì„ his fals couÌ„celers ¶ Wherfor he sent a letter to kiÌ„g edward vnder his seal that he shuld cuÌ„ iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce at a certen day for to done his homage ther to he somened hiÌ„ Ì„ elles he shold lese all Gascoyn ¶ And so it was ordeyned in englond thurgh the kiÌ„g his couÌ„cell that quene Isabell shold wend in to frauÌ„ce for to tret of pees bitwen hir lord hir brother And that oliuer of Yngham shuld weÌ„d in to gascoyn haue with him vij thousand men Ì„ mo of armes to be seneshall Ì„ wardeyne of gascoyn so it wos orddyned that quene Isabel weÌ„t ouer se come in to frauÌ„ce with hir went sir Aymer of valaÌ„ce erle of peÌ„brok that wos ther mordred sodeÌ„li iÌ„pue sege bot that wos thurgh godis veÌ„geaunce for he wos on of the Iustices that ê¯sentid to sent Thomas deth of laÌ„castre Ì„ wold neuer after repeÌ„te hiÌ„ of that wikkid dede Ì„ at that tim sir oliuer of ynghaÌ„ went ouer iÌ„ to gascoiÌ„ did moch harme to the kiÌ„g of Fraunca and tho he gat ayen that kyng Edward had lost and moch more ther to ¶ How kyng Edward sent sir Edward his son the eldest in to fraunce THe quene Isabell had but a quart of a yere duelled iÌ„ frauÌ„ce bot sir Edward hir eldest son axed leue tho for to wende in to fraunce for to speke with his mother Isabell the quene ¶ And his fader the kyng grauÌ„ted him with a good will and said to him Go my fair sone in goddis blissing myne thiÌ„ke for to cuÌ„ ayen as hastely as thou may ¶ And he went ouer see Ì„ come in to frauÌ„ce ¶ And the king of frauÌ„ce his vncle vnderfenge him with moch honour said vn to him fair son ye be welcoÌ„ for be cause that your fader come not to done his homage for the duchie of Gnyhene as his auncestres wer wont for to do I yeue you that lordship to hold it of me in heritage as all maner auÌ„cestres did be fore you wher fore he was called duke of Gnyhenne ¶ How the kiÌ„g exiled his quene Isabel edward his heldest son WHen kyng Edward of englond herd tell how the kyng of fraunce had yeue the duchie of Gnyhen vn to sir Edwarde his son with out consent Ì„ will of him Ì„ that his sone had vnderfonge the duchie he become wonder wroth Ì„ sent to his sone by letter to his wyfe also that they shuld cum ayen in to englond in all the hast that they myght And the quene Isabell and sir Edward hir sone wer woÌ„der sore adrad of the kynges manace and of his wroth principally for the falsenes of the spensers both of the father Ì„ eke the son at his commaundement they wold not cum ¶ Wherfore kyng edward wos full sore annoyed Ì„ let make a crie at londoÌ„ that if quene Isabell and edward hir eldest sone come not in to englond that they shuld bene holde as our enmys both to the reame and eke to the croun of engloÌ„d ¶ And for that thei nolÌ„d cum in to englond bot both wer exiled the moder and hir son ¶ When the quene Isabell herd this tidinges she wos sore adrad to be shÌ„ent thurgh the fals congettyng of the spencers ¶ And weÌ„t with the knyghtys that wer
to the kynges pauilon Ì„ killed ther mony men in ther beddis cried some Naward naward an oder time a Douglos a douglas Wherfor the kyng that wos in his pauilon mech oder folk were wonder sore afraied but blyssid be almyghty god the kyng wos not taken in gret parell was tho the ream of englond ¶ And that nyght the mone shone full clere bright for all the kiÌ„gê meÌ„ the scottis ascappid harmeles ¶ And iÌ„ the morow whaÌ„ the kyng wist that the scottis wer a scappid iÌ„ to ther own cuntre he wos wonder sori Ì„ full hertely wepid with his yong eyn Ì„ yit wist he nott who had hiÌ„ done that treson bot that falÌ„s tresoun was full well knaw a good while after as the stori telleth ¶ Tho kiÌ„g edward come ayen to yorke full sorowfull his host deê‘ted and euery man went in to his own cuntre with full heuy chere and mornyng semblant the henaudes toke ther leue Ì„ went iÌ„ to ther own cuntre the kynge for ther trauell hugeli them rewardid ¶ And for encheson of that viage the kyng had dispendid moch of his tresour wasted ¶ And in that tyme wer seyn ij mones in the firmament that on was clere that other was derke as men might se thurgh out the world and a gret debate wos that same tyme ayens pope Iohan the xxij after sent petre Ì„ the Emprour of Almayn tho made him Emprour ayens the popis wyll that tho held his see at Auinion ¶ Wherfor the eÌ„pror made his crie at Rome ordeyned an oder pope that hight Nycholas that wos a frere mynor and that was ayens the right of holy chirch ¶ Wherfor he wos cursed the pouer of that oder pope sone wos leid And for enchesoÌ„ that suche meruellis wer seyn meÌ„ said that the world was nygh at an end ¶ Of the deth of kyng Edward Carnariuan ANd now go we ayen to sir Edward of Carnariuan that was kyng Edward fadre sum tyme kyng of englond put doune of his dyngnite Alas for his tribulacion and sorow that him befell thurgh fals councell that he loued and triftid vpoÌ„ to moch that afterward wer destroyed thugh ther falsenesse as god wold ¶ And this Edward of Carnariuan wos in the castell of Berkelay vnder the kepyng of Sir Moris of Berkeley sir Iohan of Mautreus and to them he made his complaynt of his sorow and of his disese and oft tyme he axed of his wardens what he had trespased ayens Dame Isabell his wife and Sir edward his son that was made new king that they wold not viset him ¶ And tho ansuerid on of his wardeynes and said my worthy lord displese yow not that I shall tell you the encheson is for it is done them to vnderstond that if my lady your wife come any thing ny you that ye wold hir strangle and kyll and also that ye wold do to my lord your son the same ¶ Tho ansuered he with simple chere Alas alas am I not iÌ„ prison and all at your own will now god hit wote I thought it neuer and now I wold that I wer dede so wold god if that I wer for than wer all my sorow passed ¶ Hit was not long tyme after that the kyng thurgh ê¯cell of Roger Mortimer grauÌ„tid the ward kepiÌ„g of sir edward his fadre vn to sir Thomas Toiourney Ì„ to the forsaid sir IohnÌ„ Mautreuers thurgh the kynges lettre put out holy the forsaid sir Morice of the ward of the kyng they toke Ì„ led the kyng vn to the castell of Corfe the wich castell the kyng hated as any deth they keped hiÌ„ ther till it come vn to sent Mathewes day iÌ„ septeÌ„bre in the yere of grace M.ccc.xxvij that the forsaid sir Roger Mortimer sent the maner of the deth how Ì„ in what wise he shÌ„old be done to deth ¶ And anone as the forsaid Thomas Iohan had seyn the letter Ì„ commaundemeÌ„t they made kiÌ„g Edward Carnariuan good chere good so las as they myght at that soper nothiÌ„g the kiÌ„g wist of the tratorie ¶ And wheÌ„ time wos for to go to bedde the kiÌ„g went vn to his bed Ì„ lay slept fast as the king lay slept the tratourys fals for sworne ayens ther homage ther feaute come priueli in to the kynges chambre Ì„ ther company with them and laid an huge tabull vpoÌ„ his wombe with men pressed held fast douÌ„e the .iiij corners of the tabull vpon his body wherwith the good man awoke Ì„ wos wonder sore a drad to be dede ther and slayn and turned his body tho vpsedoune ¶ Tho toke the fals traitours and wode tirantis an horne and put it in to hys fundement as depe as they myght toke a spit of coper brennyng put it thurgh the horne in to his body and oft tymes roulled ther with his bowels and so they kylled ther lord that nothyng wos ê‘saued Ì„ after he was entered at glocestre ¶ How kyng Edward spoused Philip the Erles doughter of Henaud at Yorke ANd after Cristemasse tho next swyng sir IohnÌ„ of henaud brought with hiÌ„ Phelip his brothers doughter that was erle of Henaud his nece in to englond· Ì„ kiÌ„g edward spoused hir at york with moch honour ¶ And sir IohnÌ„ of Bothum bisshop of Ely and sir wyllm of melton Erchebisshop of yorke songen thee masse the sonday in the eue of ê¯uersion of sent Paule In the yere of grace a M.ccc.xxvij but for encheson that the kyng wos bot yong tendre of age when he wos crouned full mony wronges wer done while that his fadre leued for encheson that he trowed the councelers that wer fals a bout him that counceled him to done other wise than reson wold wherfor gret harme was done to the reame to the kyng all meÌ„ directid it the kiÌ„es dede Ì„ it was not so almighty god it wote Wher fore it wos ordeyned at the kynges crouning that the kyng for his tendre age shuld be gouerned by xij of the gretest lordis of englond with out wich no thiÌ„g shÌ„uld be done that is to sai The erchebisshop of Cantorburi the erchebishop of yorke the bisshop of wynchestre Ì„ the bisshop of herthforth the erle of Lancastre the erle marshall the erle of Kent that wer the kiÌ„ges vnches the erle of Garenne sir Thomas wake sir heÌ„ri of Perci sir oliuer of yngham IohnÌ„ of Roos barons ¶ All thes wer sworne trewly for to councell the kyng And they shuld ansuer euery yere in the ê‘lament of that that shuld be don in the tyme of that gouernall bot that ordeynance wos sone vndone Ì„ that wos moch harme to all englond· ¶ For the kiÌ„g all the lordis that shuld gouerne hiÌ„ wer gouerned Ì„ ruled after the kyngê
and come and told it to the kyng and his lordis what he had herd and what they sayd ¶ And than went forth the new knyghtys with moÌ„y other making assaut to the cite to they destroyd hougeli the subbarbis of the Cite ¶ And while all thes thynges wer in doiÌ„g the Englishmen made them aredy for to be a venged vpon thee shame and despite that was done that yere at wynchelsee and ordeyned a nauye of lxxx shippis of men of Landon and of other marchauntis and xiiij thousand of men of armes and archiers and went and serched and skummed the see and manly tokeÌ„ and helde thee I le of Caux Wherfore the Frenshmen that is for to say the Abbot of Cluyn the Erle of Tankeruill and bursygand that tho was Stiward of FrauÌ„ce with moÌ„y other men of the same cuÌ„tre by thee commuÌ„e assent of the lord Charles that tho wos regeÌ„t of frauÌ„ce thei hasted them went to the kiÌ„g of engloÌ„d askiÌ„g besechiÌ„g him stedfast pees Ì„ euer lastiÌ„g vpoÌ„ certan ê¯dicions that ther wer shewed writtin ¶ The wich when the kyng Ì„ his ê¯cell had it seiÌ„ â–ª it plesed hiÌ„ neuer a dele but sith it wold be none othir in tyme of better accord and deliberacion the frenshmen besely and with gret instaunce asked trews for ther see costes and the king grauntid them ¶ And in the morow after the vtas of pasche the kyng turned him with his host toward OrliauÌ„ce destroyeng and wastyng all the cuntre by the way ¶ And os thei weÌ„t thiderward ther fell vpon them such a storme tempast that noÌ„e of our nacion herd ne saw neuer none such thurgh the wich thousaÌ„des of our men and of ther horse in ther iourneyng as it wer thurgh vengeaunce sodenly wer slayn Ì„ perisshed the wich tempastes full moch yit fered not the kyng ne moch of his pepull that they ne went forth in ther viage that they had begun wherfor about the fest of fililp iacob in May fast by incarnocum the forsaid lordis of fraunce metiÌ„g ther with the kyng of englond a pesable accord Ì„ a finall vpoÌ„ certan condicions grauÌ„tes articularly gadered writen to geder euer more for to last full discretly made to bothe the kynges ê“fetabul to ther reames both with on asseÌ„t of Charles the regent gouernour of frauÌ„ce of Paris of the same reame writen Ì„ made vnder date of CarnocuÌ„ the xv day of May they offerid ê“ferd to the kiÌ„g of engloÌ„d riquiring his grace iÌ„ all thiÌ„gê writin that he wold benyngly admitte them Ì„ hold them firme stabull to them Ì„ to ther heiris for euer more thens forth the wich thiÌ„gê articles whan kiÌ„g edward had seyn them he grauÌ„ted them so that bothe parties shuld be suorne on goddis body Ì„ on the euangelist that the forsaid couenauÌ„t shuld be stabulihed and so they accordid graciously ¶ Therfor ther wer ordeyned drassid on euery side ij barons ij banerettis ij knyghtis to admitte receue that hothes of the lord Charles reget of frauÌ„ce Ì„ of sir edward the frist soÌ„ heir of kiÌ„g Edward of engloÌ„d ¶ And the x. day of May ther was songen a solempne masse at paris after the iij. Agnê° dei said with dona nobis pacem iÌ„ presens of the forsaid men that were ordeyned to admitte receyue the othes of al other that ther myght be ¶ Tho Charles laid his right hand on the patent with goddes bodi his left hond on the missale saied we N. suereth on godis body the holy gospels that we shall trewli Ì„ stedfastli hold toward vs the pees the accord made bitwen the ij kynges Ì„ iÌ„ no maner to do the contrarie And ther among all his lordis for more loue strength of witnesse he deled Ì„ deê‘ted the reliques of the croune of criste to the knyghtis of englond they courtesli token ther leue· And in the fryday next the same othe in presence of the forsaid knyghtis Ì„ of other worthy meÌ„ prince Edward made at louers ¶ Afterward both kynges ther sonnys the most nobull men of both reames with in the same yere made the same oth for to strength all thes thynges a forsaid the kyng of englond axed the gretest men of frauÌ„ce and had his axyng that is for to say vi dukis viij erles Ì„ xij lordis that is to say barons Ì„ worthy knyghtis ¶ And when the place Ì„ the tyme was assined in wich both kynges with ther councell shuld cum to gedre all the forsaid thynges bitwen them spoke for to ratifie maken firme and stabull the kyng of englond anone went toward the see at Hounflet began to saill leuyng to his hostes that wer left behynd him by cause of his absence moch heuenesse ¶ And after the xix· day of May he come in to englond went to his paleys at westmynstre on sent Dunstane day the thrid day after he viseted IohnÌ„ kyng of fraunce that wos in the tour of london deliuered him frely from all maner prison sauf frist they wer accordid of iij. myllions of floreyns for his raunson Ì„ the kyng coÌ„forthed him cherid him in all places with all solace Ì„ myrthes that longen to a kyng in his goyng homward ¶ And the ix day of Iulij in the same yere this same IohnÌ„ kyng of fraunce that afore hand lay here in hostage went home ayen in to his oun land to tret of tho thynges and of other that longed and fellen to thee gouernance of his reame ¶ And afterward mett Ì„ come to gedre at Calays both ij kynges with bothe ther councell about all haluw tide ther wer shewed the condicions and the pointis of thee pees Ì„ of the accorde of bothe sides writtyn ther without any withsayng of both sides graciously they wer accorded And ther was done songen a solempne masse after the iij Agnê° det vpon godis body also vpoÌ„ the masse boke bothe kynges ther sonnys the gretest lordis of both remes of ther ê¯cell that ther wer present had not sworne be fore the forsaid oth that they had made titelled bitwene them they behighten to kepe all other couenauÌ„tes that wer bitwene them ordeyned ¶ And in thys same yere mens bestis tres Ì„ houses with soden tempast Ì„ strong lightenyng wer ê‘issed the deuell apperid bodely in mannys likenes to moch pepull as they went in diuerse places in the cuntres and spake to them in that likenesse ¶ How the gret companie arose in fraunce Ì„ the white companie in Lumbardie of other mony meruailles KYng Edward in the xxxvi yere of his regne anone after cristemasse in the fest of conuersion of sent Paule held his ê‘lament at westmynstre in the wich ê‘lament wos
gret and so passing hetes and ther with all a gret pestilence in englond and iÌ„ other diuerse parties of the world that it distruyd and slew violently and strongly both men and women with outnombur ¶ This som yere died sir edward the lord spenser a worthy knyght and a bolde And in the mynster of Teukesburi worsshipfully is beried And lastyng this pestilence the pope at the instance prayer of a english Cardinall graunted to all pepull that died in englond that wer sori repentant for ther sinnys and also shÌ„riuen full remission bi .ij. bulles vnder lede .vi. monethis than next to last ¶ In this same yere the erle of penbroke was take and ransoâ—ed bi Bartram Clekyn bitwen Paris and Calais as he come toward englond vpon sent Etheldredis day the wich sent as it wos said the erle often tymes had offendid with iÌ„ a litell while after he died ¶ And in Nouember next after ther met at burges the duke of Lancastre the duke of Angoy with mony other lordis pÌ„lates of both reames for to tret of pees ¶ Of the deth of prince Edward and of the lord Latimer daâ—e Alice peres thurgh whom hir maiÌ„tenauâ—es the reame moÌ„y aday wos misgouerned NOt long after the .li. yere of kyng Edwardis regne hee let ordeyne Ì„ hold at westmiÌ„stre the gretest ê‘lameÌ„t that was seyn mony ayere afrre ¶ In the wich ê‘lament he axed of the comynalte of the reame as he had done be fore a gret subsidi to be grâ—uÌ„ted to him for defendyng of him Ì„ of his reame but the communes ansuerd that they wer so oft day bi day greued and charged with so mony talages subsidies that they might no longer suffer no such burthous charges and that they knew wist wel ynough that the kyng had ynough for sauiÌ„g of hiÌ„ of his reame if the reame wer well Ì„ trewly gouerned but that it had be so loÌ„g euell gouerned bi euell officers· that the reame myght nother ben plenteous of chaffre Ì„ marchandise ne also with riches And in thes thinges they proferd them self if the kyng wold certanly to preue and stand bi ¶ And if it wer founden priued afterward that the kyng had nede they wold gladly euery man after hys pouer and state him help and len ¶ And after this wer publisshid shewed in the ê‘lament mony playntes and defautis of diuerse officers of the reame and namly af the lord Latimer thee kynges chambrelayn both to the kyng and eke to the reame ¶ And also at the last ther wos spoken and treted of Dame Alice Pers for the gret wronges and euell gouernauÌ„ce that was done by hir couÌ„cell in the reame the wich dame Alice Pers that the kyng had holdin mony day Ì„ long tyme to his lemaÌ„ wherfor it wos the las wondir though thurgh the frealte of the wamanys exciting and hir steryng he consentid to hir leudenesse and euell couÌ„cell the wich dame Alice Ì„ also the lord latimer othir suche that meued the kyng to euell gouernaunce ayens his profet the reames also all the comynalte axed desirid that they shold be meued put away in ther stedis wise men worthy that wer trewe Ì„ well assayed proued of good gouernaunce shuld be put in ther stedis ¶ So among all other ther wos on amoÌ„g the communes that wos a wyse knyght and a trew an eloquent man whos name wos Pers delamare ¶ And this same pers was chosen to be speker for the comunes in the ê‘lament ¶ And forth is same pers told publesshed the trouth Ì„ rehersed the wronges ayens the forsaid Dame Alice other certan ê‘sons Ì„ the kynges councell as he was bod by the comuns And also trustyng moch for to be supportid mayntened in this mater by help and Ì„ fauor of the prince anone as the prince wos deid at the instance and request of the forsaid dame Alice This Pers delamare wos Iuged to ê‘petuall prison in the castell of Notyngham in the wich he wos ij yere Ì„ in the vi KalÌ„ of Iule lastyng that same ê‘lament died prince Edward kyng edwardis frist son that is to say in trinite sonday in the worsship of wich fest he wos wont euery yere wher that euer he wer in the world to hold and make the most soleÌ„pnite that he myght ¶ Who 's name fortune of knyghthood but if it had be of an other Ector al men both cristen and hethen while that he leued wos in good point wondred moch Ì„ drad him wonder sore whos body is worsshipfully buried in Crichirche at Cantorburi ¶ And iÌ„ this same yere the meÌ„ Ì„ the erles tenauÌ„tes of werwik arise maliciously ayens the abbot coueÌ„t of Euesham Ì„ ther tenauÌ„tis distroid fersly the abbot Ì„ the touÌ„e and wouÌ„did bet ther men and slew of them moÌ„y Ì„ weÌ„t to thir maner places did moch harme breken douÌ„e thir ê‘kis Ì„ ther closes Ì„ breken slew ther wild bestes chasid them brekyng ther fishe pondis hedes let the water of thir pondis stewes riuers renne out token the fish bere it with them And did them all the sorow that they myght In so ferforth that forsoth they had distroid ê‘petually that abbey with all ther meÌ„bres apportenauÌ„s but if the kiÌ„g the son had holpen it take hede ther to ¶ And therfore the kyng sent his letters to the erle of warwik chargyng him coÌ„mauÌ„diÌ„g him that he shuld stynt redresse amend tho euell doers Ì„ bakers of his pees ¶ And so by menys of lordis other frendis of both sides pes good accord loue was made bitwen them ¶ And for this hurling as it wos said the kyng wold not be gouerned at that tyme by his lordis that ther wer in the ê‘lameÌ„t but he toke made his son the duke of lancastre his gouernour of the reame the wich stode so still as gouernour till the tyme that he died ¶ The same yere anoÌ„e after Candilmasse or the ê‘lameÌ„t wos done the kyng asked a subsidie of the clargie Ì„ of the lay fe it wos grauÌ„ted hiÌ„ that is to say that he shuld haue of euery ê‘son of the lafee both man Ì„ womaÌ„ that passed xiiij yere of age iiij pens out take poer beggers that wer knowen openly for nedy poer beggers And that he shÌ„uld haue of euery man of holy chirch that wos beneficed or ê“moted xij pens of all other that wer not ê“moted iiij pens out take the iiij orders of the freris beggers ¶ Thiâ— same yere after mihelmasse Richard prince edwardis son wos made prince of wales to whom the kiÌ„g yaf also the duchie of Cornwal with the erledoÌ„ of Chestre Ì„ about this time the cardinall of engloÌ„de the iiij day befor marie magdelene
day after met sodenly wos smyten with a palasie lost his speche on marie magdelene dai died ¶ Of the deth of kyng edward how sir IohnÌ„ Monsterwarth knyght wos drawen honged for his falsenesse RYght anone after in the lij yere of kyng Edward in the begynnyng of october Pope Gregarie the xi brought remeued his court with him from Auinion to rome ¶ And the xij day of Aprill Iohan Monsterworth knyght at london was draw Ì„ honged than quartired sent to iiij chief touÌ„es of englond and his hede smyten of set vpon london brigge for this same IohnÌ„ wos full vn trew to the kyng to the reame Ì„ couetous vnstabull for he toke oft tymes gret soumes of monay of the kyng his councell for men of armes wagis that hee shÌ„uld haue paid them toke it to his own vse he dred that at the last he shold be shent acused for the same cause Ì„ fled priuely to the kyng of fraunce Ì„ wos suore to him Ì„ bicome his man Ì„ behight him a gret nauy out of spayn in to confusion distroyng of engloÌ„d ¶ But rightfull god to whom no priuite is vnknowne suffrid him frist to be shend Ì„ spilt or that he so tratoursly falsly his lige lord the kyng of englong Ì„ his pepull in his ream in the wich ground the same Iohan wos bore wykkedly thurgh bataill destroie or bring his cursed purpose about ¶ In the fest of sent George tho next after kyng Edward yaf to Richard of Burdeux his heir that wos prince edwardis son at wyndesor the ordir of knyghthod made him knyght the wich kyng edward whan he had regned li. yere and more the xi KalÌ„ of Iune he died at Shene and is buried worshipfulli at westmynstre on whois soule god haue merci amen ¶ This kyng edward was forsothe of a passing goodnesse full grecious among all the worthy men of the world for he passid shone by vertu of grace yef to him fro god a boue all his predicessours that wer nobull men worthy he wos a well herted maÌ„ a hardy for he drad neuer no mishâ—ppis ne harmes ne euell fortun that might fall a nobull weri our and a fortunat for both on land se in all batailles and assembles with a passing glorie ioye he had the victorie he was meke benyngne homeli sobre soft to all maner of men as well to straÌ„gers os to his own subgectis Ì„ to oder that wer vnder his gouernauÌ„ce ¶ He wos deuout holy both to god Ì„ holy chirch for he worshipped holpe Ì„ mayntened holy chirche Ì„ ther mynisterres with all maner reueraunce he wos tretabull well auised in temê‘all and wordly nedes wise iÌ„ couÌ„cell discret meke to speke wt. iÌ„ his dedis Ì„ maners geÌ„till wel taught hauiÌ„g pitte of them that wer iÌ„ disese plentious in yeueng of benefaites almose bisi Ì„ curious iÌ„ bylddyng Ì„ lighili he bere suffred wroÌ„ges Ì„ harmis wheÌ„ he was yeue to any ocupacioÌ„ he left all oder thiÌ„g for the tyme tent ther to semly of body a meyn stature hauiÌ„g all way to high to lawe a good chere ¶ And ther sprong shone so moch grace of hiÌ„ that what maner man had behold his face or had dremed of hiÌ„ he hoped that day that all thiÌ„g shÌ„uld hap to hiÌ„ ioyfull likiÌ„g ¶ And he gouned his kyngdoÌ„ gloriously vn to his age he was large iÌ„ yeueÌ„g wise iÌ„ speÌ„ces he was fulfilled with all honeste of good maners Ì„ vertues vnder whoÌ„ to liue it wos as for to regne wherfor his fame his loos sprong so fer that it come iÌ„ to hethennesse barborie shewiÌ„g Ì„ telling his worthenes Ì„ manhod iÌ„ all landis that no land vnder heuen had brought forth so nobull a kiÌ„g so gentill so blessid or myght rase such an other whan he wos dede ¶ Neuer the latter lechorie and meuyng of his flesh haunted him in his age wherfor the rather as it is to suppose for vnmesurable fulfilliÌ„g of his lust his lyfe shorted the sonn ¶ And here of take good hede lyke as his dedis berith witnesse· for as in his begynnyng all thiÌ„ges were ioyfull and likyng to hiÌ„ Ì„ to all pepull ¶ And iÌ„ his midde age he passid all pepull in high Ioye worship and blissednesse right so when he drew in to age drawyng douÌ„ward thurgh lechori othir sinnes litell and litell all tho ioyfull and blissid thyngê and ê“sparite decreced and mishappid Ì„ infortunat thyngê Ì„ vnê“fitable harmes with mony euels began for to spring the more harme is it continued long time after CLemens the sext wos pope after Bendict x. yere this maÌ„ in name dede was vertuus mony thyngê that benedict was rigus iÌ„ he made ese certan that he depriuyt he restorid and the rigusnesse of the faith of Benedict was laudabull But moch more laudabull wos the mekenesse of Clement ¶ This man wos a nobull prechour and mony sermones he geddrid he let no man paasse from him bot he yaf him good councell And decessid a blissid man Karolus the iiij wos Emprour after Lodewik xxxi yere This man wos the kyng of Beeme a wise man a myghty And this man wos chosin Emprour by the coÌ„maundement of Clemens Lodewik beyng on liue in his coÌ„temacy be cause he asked mekely the popes blissing Ì„ to be crouned of him as ather good kynges did Therfor he wos proteckid of god and preualed ouer all his enmys And mony fauerabull lawes he made to spirituall men the wich yit er called Karolma at the last he decessid a rich man iÌ„ vertu and goodis Innocencius the sext wos pope after Clement x. yere And he wos a gret louer of religious men and he founded a monastery in frauÌ„ce of the ordir of Cartusiens and was a gret canonyst Vrbanus the v. wos pape after Innocent This man was abbot of Missolens of the ordir of sent Benet a doctur and is take for a seint He made the crosse to be prechit ayens the turkis And he made a pasage to the Turkis· And to him sent Brygit wos sente from crist for the confirmacion of ther rule And then he wos poysenned and decessid Gregorie the xi wos pope after hiÌ„ viij yere This Gregorie did litell And after hiÌ„ foloyd the tribulacioÌ„ the wich our lord shewed to sent Brigit for the sinne of the clargie Venselans son to Karolus a forsaid was Emprour xiiij yere And he wos a child and was chosen when his fadre wos on liue but he toke no kepe of the empire and when he wos warned mony tymes to take heid vn to it and wold not he was deposed For he yaf all his delite and lust vn
vn to yorke ther he a bode and rested him ther ¶ And ther sir IohnÌ„ Holand the erle of kentis brother slew the erle sone of Stafford Ì„ his heir with a daggar in the cite of Yorke werfor the kyng wos sore anoyed greued and remeued thens Ì„ com to londoÌ„ ¶ And the maire with the aldermen the coÌ„myns with all the solempnite that might be done riden ayens the kiÌ„g and brought him rialli thurgh the cite and so forth vn to westmiÌ„ster vn to his own palais ¶ And iÌ„ the ix yere of kyng Richardis regne he held a ê‘lament at westmynster ther he made ij dukes a marqueyes and v· Erles ¶ The fyrst that was made duke was the kynges vncle sir Edmond of laÌ„glee erle of Cambrigge hiÌ„ he made duke of york ¶ And his other vncle sir Thamas of wodstoke that was erle of Bukkyngham him he made duke of gloucestre sir Lyon ueâ— that was erle of Oxford him he made markeys of Dyuelyne ¶ And Henri of Balynbroke the duke son of Lancastre hiÌ„ he made erle of Derby ¶ And sir Edward the dukes son of yorke him he made erle of Ruttelond sir IohnÌ„ Holand that was the erle of kentis brother him he made erle of Hontingdon ¶ And sir Thomas Mombray erle of Notingham and erle Marshall of Englond And sir Michell de la pole knyght him he made erle of Southfolke Chancelar of EngloÌ„d ¶ And the erle of the march at that same parlament holden at westmynstre in playn parlament amongis all the lordis and communes was proclamed erle of the march and heir Parent to the croune of englond after kyng Richard the wich erle of the march weÌ„t ouer see in to Irland vn to his lordshippis and landis For thee erle of marche is erlÌ„e of vlster iÌ„ Irland Ì„ bi rightline heritage ¶ And ther at the castell of his he lay that tym thir come vpoÌ„ hym a gret multitude in busshementis of wild Irishmen hiÌ„ for to take and destroy And he com out fersly of his castill with his pepull maÌ„li faught with them Ì„ ther he was take he wall to peces ther he died on whos soule god haue merci ¶ And iÌ„ the .x. yere of kyng Richardis regne the erle of Arundell went to the se with a gret nauy of shippis enarmid with men of armis good archiers And whan they com iÌ„ thee brod see they met with thee hole â—lete that com with wyn lade from Rochill the wich wyne were enmys goodis And ther our nauy set vpon them and toke theÌ„ all and brought them vn to diuerse portes Ì„ hauens of Englond Ì„ sum to london and ther ye myght haue had a ton of Rochill wyne of the best for xx shillyng sterling and so we had gret chep wyne iÌ„ EngloÌ„d that tym thankid be god almyghty ¶ How the v. lordis arisen at Rattecot brigge ANd in thee regne of kiÌ„g Richard thee xi yere thee v. lordis arisen at Rattecot bruggee in thee distrucion of rebelles that weren that tym iÌ„ all thee ream ¶ The frist of v. lordis was sir Thomas of wodstoke the kynges vncle duke of glocestre the secund wos sir Richard erle of Arundell Ì„ the .iij. wos sir Richard erle of werwik the iiij wos sir Henri bolinbroke erle of Derby the v. was sir Thomas Mombray erle of Notingham ¶ And thes v. lordie saw the myschef Ì„ mysgouernaunce the falsenesse of the kyngê couÌ„cell wherfor they that wer that tyme chief of the kynges couÌ„cell fled out of this land ouer the see that is to say sir Alisander Neuell the erchebisshop of yorke sir Robert leweermarkis of deuelyn erle of Oxford and sir mychell de la Pobe erle of Southfolke chancellr of Englond And thes iij. lordis went ouer see· and come neuer ayen for ther they died ¶ And than thes v. lordis aboue said made a ê‘lament at westmynster And ther they toke sir Robert Tresiliam the Iustice and ser Nicholl Brembre knyght and citesen of london and sir Iohan Salusburi a knyght of the kynges housold and vske sergeaunt of armes and mony moo of othir pepull wer taken and Iuged vn to the deth by the councell of thes v. lordis in ther parlament at westmynster for the treson that they put vpon them to be drawen from the toure of London thurgh out the Cite and so forth vn to Tyburne and ther they shuld be honged and ther throtis to be cut and thus they wer serued died ¶ And after that in this same parlament at westmynstre wos sir Symond Beule that was a knyght of the garter sir Iohan beauchamp knyght that wos stiward of the kyngê housold and sir Iames Berners wer foriugged vn to the deth and than they wer led on fote to the toure hill and ther wer ther hedes smyten of and mony other moo by thes v· lordis ¶ In this same parlament and in the xij yere of kyng Richardis regne he let cri ordeyn a generall Iustis that is called a turnement of lords knyghtis Ì„ squiers And this Iustis and turnement war holdeÌ„ at london in smythfeld of all maner of strangers of what land or cuntre that euer they wer and thidder they wer right wolcum and to them and to all other wos holden vpen housold And gret festes and also gret yeftes ther yefen to all maner of straungers ¶ And of the kynges side wer all of sute ther cotes ther armur sheldis hors trappure And all wos white hertis with crounes aboute ther neckis and chaynes of gold hangyng ther vpon Ì„ the croune hangyng law before the hertis body the wich hert wos the kyngê leueray that he yaf to lordis Ì„ ladies knyghtis squiers for to know his howseold from othir pepull ¶ And in this fest comyng to ther Iustis xxiiij ladies led thes xxiiij lordis of the garther with chynes of gold and all the same sutes of hertes as is before said from the toure on horsbake thurgh the cite of london in to smythfeld ther that the Iustis shuld be holden ¶ And this fest Ì„ iustis wos hold generall for all tho that wold cum theder of what land or nacion that euer thâ—y wer ¶ And this was hold during xxiiij dais of the kyngê cost And thes xxiiij lordis to ansuer all maner pepull that wold cum thider â–ª ¶ And thieder come thee erle of sent Paul of frauÌ„ce and mony othir worthy knyghtis with him of diuerse parties full well arayed and out of Holand Ì„ Henaud come the lord Ost reuaunt that wos the dukes son of holaÌ„d and mony othir worthy knyghtis with hiÌ„ of Holand full wel araied ¶ And when this fest iustiÌ„g was endid the kiÌ„g thaÌ„kid thes strangers yaf them mony rich yeftes ¶ And than they token ther
the quarters seÌ„t forth to othir good tounes And in the same yere at Prittelwell in a Mille in Estsex ther sir IohnÌ„ Holand the duke of excestre wos take with the comunes of the cuntre and they brought him from the Mille vn to Plasshe And to the same place that kyng Richard had a restid sir Thamas of wodstok the Duke of Gloucestre right ther in thee same place they smyten of the dukis hede of Excestre Ì„ brought it vn to londoÌ„ vpon a polle â–ª and it was set vpon londoÌ„ brigge And in the same yere at Bristow wos taken the lord Speenser that kyng Richard had made erle of Gloucestre and the comunes of the touÌ„e of Bristow toke him and brought him in to the market plase of the toune ther they smyten of his hede and sent it vn to london and there it was set vpon london brugge And in this same yere was sir Barnard Brokeye knyght taken and arestid and put in to thee tour of london and sir IohnÌ„ Shelly knyght and sir IohnÌ„ Maudelyn and sir willm Feribe persons of kyng Richardis they wer arestid and put in to the tour of london· And the der come the kyngê Iustices and sat vpon them in the tour of london and ther they wer dampnid all .iiij. vn to thee deth and the dome wos yeuen vn to sir Barnard Brekeys that he shuld gon on fote from thee tour thurgh london vn to Tiburn and ther be honged and after his hede smyten of· and sir IohnÌ„ Shelly knyghte and sir Iohan Maudelyn and sir willm Feribe parsone wer draw thurgh out thee cite of London to Tyburn and ther they wer honged and ther hedis smyten of and set on London brigge And in this same yere kyng Henri sentquene Isabell home ayen in to fraunce thee wich wos kyng Richardis weddid wife and yaf hir gold and siluer and mony othir iewellis so she was discharged of all hir dower Ì„ sent out of englond ¶ And iÌ„ the secund yere of the regne of kynn Henri the iiij wos sir Roger of Claryngton knyght and two of his men the priour of lauÌ„de Ì„ .viij frere mynors sum masters of diuinite othir for tresoÌ„ that they wrought ayenst the kyng wer draw hanged at Tyburne all xij ê‘sons ¶ And ther began a gret discencion debate in the cuntre of wales bitwen the lord Grey rithen Owen of glendere squier of wales Ì„ this Owen arered a gret nombre of walshmen kepid all that cuntre about right strong did moch harme destroid the kiÌ„ges touÌ„es lordshippis thurgh out wales Ì„ robbed slew the kiÌ„ges pepull both englissh Ì„ walsh Ì„ thê° he endurid a xij yere largely ¶ And he toke the lord Grey rithen prisoner Ì„ kept him fast in hold till he wos ransomed of prisonerres of the march kept him long time in hold And at thee last he made him wedde on of his doughtres kepid him therst ill with his wife and sone after he died ¶ And than the kyng HeÌ„ri knowyng this mischief destruccioÌ„ tresoÌ„ that this Owen had wrought than anone he ordeyned a strong pouer of meÌ„ of armes Ì„ of archiers Ì„ moch other stuf that longed to were for to abate destroy the malace of this fals walshmeÌ„ ¶ And than the kyng come in to wales with his pouer for to destroy this Owen and othir rebellis fals walshmeÌ„ ¶ And anone they fled in to the mouÌ„tayns and ther might the kyng do them no harme in no maner wise for the mouÌ„tayns ¶ And so the kiÌ„g come ayen in to engloÌ„d for lesing of mo of his pepull And thus he sped not ther ¶ In this same yere wos gret scarcite of whete in englond for a quartir of whete wos at xvi shilling And ther was marchandis of englond sent in to Pruce for whete Ì„ anoÌ„e they had lade and freght shippis y now and come home iÌ„ saufte blessib be god of all his yeftis ¶ And in the iiij yere of kyng Henries regne ther was a sterre seyn in the firmament that shewed him self thurgh all the world for diuerse tokenynges that shÌ„uld befall sone after the wich sterre wos named and called by clargie Stella Comata and on sent marie Magdelenes day next folowyng iÌ„ the same yere wos the bataill of shrowesbury And thidder come sir Henri Percy the erles son of northumberland with a gret multitude of men of armes Ì„ archiers yaf a bataid to kyng henri the iiij thurgh the fals couÌ„cell wykked rede of sir Thomas percy his vncle erle of wurcestre ther wos sir henri Perci slâ—yn the most partie of his pepull in the feld And sir Thomas Percy taken and kept fast in hold ij days till the kyng had set rest among his pepull on both sides ¶ And than sir Thomas Perci was Iugged to be dede draw honged Ì„ his hede smyten of for his fals treson at shrowesburi his hede brought to londoÌ„ set on londoÌ„ brigge ¶ And the othir pepule that ther wer slayn on both ê‘tis the kyng let berie And ther wos slayn on the kiÌ„ges side in that bataill the erle of Stafford Ì„ sir walter BlouÌ„t in the kyngê cote armure vnder the kyngê baner moÌ„y mo worthy meÌ„ on whos soules god haue mercy amen ¶ And iÌ„ the iiij â–ª yere of kiÌ„g henri regne come the emprour of CoÌ„stantinoble with mony gret lordis knyghtes Ì„ moch othir pepull of his cuntre iÌ„ to englond to kiÌ„g henri with him to speke to disporte to se the good gouernance Ì„ ê¯dicions of our pepull to knaw the comodites of englond our kyng with all his lordis goodly Ì„ worshipfully him receyued Ì„ welcomed him all his menye that come with him and did him all reuerence worship that they coud and myght ¶ And anone the kiÌ„g commauÌ„ded all maner officers that he shuld be serueid as worthely Ì„ rially as it longed to such a worthy lord and Emprour on his own cost as loÌ„g as the Emprour wos in engloÌ„d all his men that com with hiÌ„ ¶ And in this same yere come Dame Iane the duchisse of Britan iÌ„ to engloÌ„d Ì„ landid at fallemouth in Cornwale and from theÌ„s shÌ„e wos brought to the cite of wynchestre And ther shÌ„e wos weddid vn to kyng henri the iiij in the abbey of sent Swythynes of wynchestre with all the solempnite that myght be done and made ¶ And sone afterward she wos brought from thens to london And the maire and the aldermen and the communes of the cite of london ridden ayens hir hir welcomed and brought hir thurgh the cite of LondoÌ„ to westmynstre and ther she wos crouned quene of englond ther the kyng made ariall and solempne fest for hir and for all maner of
tho cited to cum And be cause he com not they deposit him but he rought not ne set not ther by but gat the cite of Rome and abode styll Pope xvij yere This yere about witsontide the heritikes of Praghe wer destruyd For at two Iournays wer distruyd of them mo thaÌ„ xxij thousand with ther capitayns· that is to wyt Procapiê° Saplico Lupê° presbiter Also ther wos takyn on lyue master pers clarke an EnglishmaÌ„ and an heritike ¶ Also this same yere wos a gret frost a strong during xi wekis For it began on seint Katrines euen lasted vn to seint Scolasticais day iÌ„ Feuerer iÌ„ wich tyme the vyntage that com fro Burdeux come ouer shotres hill ¶ This yer wos the couÌ„cell of Aras a gret trayte bitwene the kyng of EngloÌ„d and the kiÌ„g of fraunce wher was assembled mony gret lordis of both parties at wich councell wos offrid to the kyng of Englond gret thynges by the meyen of a Legate that come from rome wich wos Cardinale of sent crosse wich offres wer refusid by the Cardinall of Englond and othir lordis that wer ther for the kyng wherfor the duke of Burgoyn the wich had bene long english sworn for soke our partie and retourned frensh by the meyn of the forsaid legat and made a pees with the frensh kyng resauyng of the kyng for recompensing of his fadris deth the counte pontiu the lordshÌ„ip of Maâ—oâ—â— with moch oder as is specified in the said trayttie And so our embassatouris come home ayen in warse caas than they went out For thei lost ther the duke of burgoyn wich had bene with his bourgoynous and Picardes a singuler help in all the conquest of Normadie of FrauÌ„ce ¶ This same yere wos a gret bataill on the see betwen the Ienewes and the kyng of Aragon of wich bataill the Ienewes had the victorie for they toke the kyng of Aragon the kyng of Naune and thee gret mastir of sent Iames in Galise with iij. hondrith knyghtis and squiers and moch othir pepull And this was on sent dominikys day ¶ And this same yere wer seyn iij sonnys at ons and anone folowid the threfold gouernance iÌ„ the chirch that is to wit of Eugenye of the concell of neutralite ¶ Also this same yere M. cccc.xxxiiij wos a passing gret wynd by wich stepillis houses treis wer ouer throwen About this tyme wos an holi maid in holand called Lydwith wich liued onli by miracle not etyng any mete This yere the duke of Burgoyn began his ordre at lyle of the golden Flyes ordeyned certayn knightis of the order and made statutis and ordinauÌ„ces moch accordyng vn to the order of the garter ¶ Also this same yer the frenshmeÌ„ had enterprised to haue stole Calais iÌ„ the fisshiÌ„g tyme. for mony botis of fraunce had safecoÌ„dithes to cum to Calais for to take hering And the soudiours of the toune had a custoÌ„ to cuÌ„ to the chirch leue ther staffis standiÌ„g at the chirche dore wich staffis the frenshmen wich wer arayd like fisshers purposid to haue taken ther wapen and for to have won the toune bot on of them lay with a comyn woman the nyght be fore and told to hir ther couÌ„cell And shÌ„e on the morow told the leuetenaunt wich forthwith commaundid that euery man shuld kepe his wapen in his hand sakring time and othir ¶ And whan they ê‘sauyd this that they wer mispoynted they sayled streght to Depe and stole and toke that toune ¶ And on the Newyeres euen after they tokeÌ„ Harflet· and thus the englishmeÌ„ began to lese a litell and a litell in Normandie ¶ How Calais guynes wer besegid by the duke of BurgoÌ„ how they wer rescued by the duke of Gloucestre THys yere wos a gret noyse thurgh all englond how the duke of Burgoyn wold cum and besege Calais wherfore thee Erle of Mortayn with his armye that he had for to haue go with in to frauÌ„ce wos contremauÌ„did Ì„ chargid that he shold go to Calais wich wos at that time well vitailled Ì„ maÌ„nyd for sir IohnÌ„ Ratclife wos leuetenauÌ„t of the kyng in that toune the baron of Duddeley liuetenauÌ„t of the castell ¶ And the ix day of Iulij the duke of Borgoyn with all the power of Flaundres and moch othir pepull com before Calays and set his sege about the touÌ„e euery touÌ„e of Flaundres had ther tentis by them self ¶ And this sege endurid iij. wekis In the meyn while the duke of Gloucestre beyng ê“tector of englond toke the most ê‘tie of the lordis of Englond went ouer thee see to Calays for to rescue the touÌ„e or to fight with thee duke his host yf they wold haue byden this time london Ì„ euery good touÌ„e of Englond sent ouer se to thys rescu certayn pepull well arayd of the best and chosin men for the were ¶ And the secund day of august the forsayd duke of Gloucestre ariuid at Calays wyth all his armie and v. hondreth shippis Ì„ mo ¶ And the Duke and all his host that lay in the sege as sone as they aspied the saylles in thee see before they apporched Calays hauen sodenly in a mornyng deê‘tid from the sege leuyng behynd him moch stuffe and vitall fled in to FlauÌ„dres and Picardye and in lyke wyse dide the sege that lay be fore Guyns wher as they of guyns token the gret gonne of brasse called digeon and mony othir gret gonnys and serpentins ¶ And then whan the duke of gloucestre wos ariued with al his host he went in to flaundres and wos ther xij dayis and did but litell harmi except he brent two fair vilages Popering and Belle. and othir houses wich wer of no strength so he retourned home ayen ¶ And this same yere the kyng of scotland beseged Rokesburgh with moch pepull But sir Raufe Gray deê‘ted fram the castell and ordined for rescu But os sone as the kyng vnderstode his deê‘ting he sedenli brake his sege and weÌ„t his wa and left moch ordinauÌ„ce behynd him wher he gat no worsshipp ¶ This same yere the secund day of Ianuer quene katrine wich wos the gynges moder and wyfe to kyng henri the fift died and deê‘tid out of this world and wos brought rially thurgh london so to westmiÌ„ster and ther she lieth worchipfully buried in our lady chapell ¶ And also this same yere the iiij day of Ianuer fell doune the gate with the toure on it on londoÌ„ brigge toward southwerk with two arches and all that stode ther on ¶ This same yere wos a gret traitte holdyn betwen Grauenyng and Calais bitwen the kyng and the duke of bourgoyn wherfor the kyng wos the Cardinall of Englond the duke of Norfolk and mony othir lordis and for the duke wos the duchisse hauiÌ„g full pouer of hir lord as regent ladi of his landis wher wos takeÌ„ by thauys of both perties an
moch that iÌ„ some places men gadred to geders and made them Captayns as blew berd and othir wich wer taken and resistid and had Iustices and died ¶ And than the said ê‘lament wos adiourned to leycestre And theder the kyng brought with him the duke of suffolke ¶ And when the comunes vnderstode that he was out of the tour Ì„ comyn thidder they desiered to haue execucion on them that wer cause of the deliueraunce of Normandie and had ben cause of the deth of the duke of Gloucestre had sold Gascoyn and guyen of wich they named to begiltâ— the duke of suffolke as chief the lord saye the bisshop of salisberi Daniell monâ— mo ¶ And for to pease the comyns the duke of suffolke was exiled out of englond v. yere ¶ And so duriÌ„g the ê‘lament hee went iÌ„ to Norfolke and ther toke shippyng for to go out of thee reame of engloÌ„d iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce ¶ And this yere as he sailid on the se aship of were callid the Nicholas of tour met with his shipp and fond him therin whom they token out and brought hym iÌ„ to ther shippe to the maister and the Capitayns and ther he was examined and at the last Iugged to deth And so they put him in a Cabon and his chapelayn for to shriue him And that done they brought him in to Douer rode and ther set him in to the bote And ther smoten of his hede and brought the body on land vpon the sandis and set the hede ther by ¶ And this wos done thee frist day of May ¶ Lo what auaylÌ„ed him now all his deliueraunce of Normandie c. And here ye may here how he was rewardid for the deth of the duke of Gloucestre Thus began sorowe vpoÌ„ sorow and deth for deth c. ¶ How this yere wos the insurrexcion iÌ„ KeÌ„t of the comunys of whom Iak Cade an Irishman wos capitayn THis yere of our lord M. cccc.l wos the gret grace of the Iubile at Rome wher wos gret perdone in so moch that from all places in cristyndome gret multitude of pepull resorted thidder ¶ And this yere wos a gret assemble and gadriÌ„g to geder of the comunes of kent in gret nombur Ì„ made an insurrexcion rebelled ayen the kyng his lawes ordeyned them a capitayn called iohnÌ„ Cade an Yrishman wich named him self Mortimer cosin to the duke of yorke ¶ And this capitayn held thes meÌ„ to geder made ordinaunce among them brought them to the blake heth wher he made a bill of peticions to the kyng his councell shÌ„ewed what iniuries oppressioÌ„s the poer comiÌ„s suffrid Ì„ all vnder colour for to cuÌ„ to his abone he had a gret multitude of pepull ¶ And the xvij day of Iune the kiÌ„g moÌ„y lordis capitayns Ì„ meÌ„ of were weÌ„t toward him to the blake heth whan the Capitayn of Kent vnderstode the comyng of the kyng with so gret puissaunce he withdrew hiÌ„ with his pepull to seuenoke a litell village ¶ And the xxviij day of Iune he beyng withdrawen Ì„ gon the kiÌ„g come with his armie set in order enbatailled to the blake heth And by aduys of his couÌ„cell sent sir vmfrey stafford knight willm stafford squier two valiauÌ„t capitaiÌ„s with certaiÌ„ pepull to feght with the capitayn Ì„ to take him Ì„ bring hiÌ„ his accessaries to the kyng wich weÌ„t to souenoke ther the capitayn with his felyship met with them and fought ayens them and in conclusion slew them both as mony as abode wold not yeld him wer slain During this skarmush fell a gret variaunce among the lordis men and comyn pepull beyng on blake heth ayenst ther lordis Ì„ capitayns sayng playnli that they wold go vn to the capitayn of Kent to assiste and help him but if they might haue execucion on the traytours beyng about the kyng wher to the kyng said nay thei saied playnli that the lord saye tresorer of engloÌ„d the bishope of Salisburi the baron of dudby the abbot of glouceturdames treuilian Ì„ mony mo wer traytours Ì„ worthy to be dede herfore for to plese the lordis meny also sum of the kiÌ„ges hous the lord saye wos arestie sent to the toure of londoÌ„ And then the kyng hering tydynges of the deth and ouerthrowyng of the staffordis he with drew him to london and from thens to kylingworth For the kyng ne the lordis durst not trust ther own housold men ¶ Then after that the capitayn had had this victori vpoÌ„ thes staffordis anone he toke sir vmfrey salat and his brigantins smyten full of giltnales And also his gilt sporris Ì„ arayed him like a lord and a capitayn and resorted with all his meny and also mo than he had before to thee blake heth ayen to whom come the Erchebisshop of Cantorberi and the duke of bokyngham to thee blake heth and spake with him and as it wos said they fond him witty in his talkyng and his request And so they departed ¶ And thee thrid day of Iuyll he come and entred in to London with all his pepull and ther did make cries in the kynges name and in his name that noman shuld robbe ne take no maner of goodis but if he payed for it and come ridyng thurgh the cite in gret pride and smote his swerd vpon londoÌ„ ston in Canwyk strete ¶ And he beiÌ„g iÌ„ the cite sent to the tour for to haue the lorde saye and so they set him and brought him to the Guyldhall before the Maire Ì„ the Aldermen wher that he was examined and he said he wold and ought to be Iuged by his peris And the communes of Kend toke him by force fro the maire and officers that kepid him and toke him to a prest to shriue him and or he myght be half shriuen they brought him to the standart in Chepe and ther smote of his hede on whos seule god haue marci Amen ¶ And thus died the lord saye tresorer of Englond After this they set his hede on a spere and bare it about in the rite And the same day about the myle ende Crowmer wos beheded ¶ And the day before at afternone the capitayn with certayn of his menye went to Philip Malpas house Ì„ robbed him toke away moch good And from thens he went to sent margaret patyns to on gherstis house robbed him Ì„ toke away from him moch good also at wich robbyng diuerse men of london of ther neyghbours wer at and toke part with them ¶ For this robbyng the pepull hertis fell from him Ì„ euery thrifty maÌ„ wos aferd for to be seruied in like wyse ¶ For ther wos mony a man in londoÌ„ that awayted and wold fayn haue seyn a comune roberie wich almyghty god forbed for it is to suppose if he had not robbid he myght haue gon fer or he had
spuÌ„alte encoraged the kyng to chalenge Normandy Ì„ his right in frauÌ„ce to th enteÌ„t to set hiÌ„ a werke ther that he shuld not seke occasioÌ„s to entre iÌ„ to such maters ¶ And all his life after he laboured iÌ„ the weris iÌ„ ê¯quering gret ê‘te of the reame of frauÌ„ce that bi the a gremeÌ„t of the kiÌ„g Charles he had all the gouernaÌ„ce of the reame of frauÌ„ce Ì„ wos ê“clamid regent heir of frauÌ„ce so not withstoÌ„dyng all this gret were that he had yit he remembrid his soule also that he was mortall must die for wich he ordined bi his liue the place of his sepultur wher he is beried Ì„ euery day iij. massis ê‘petualli soÌ„gen iÌ„ a chapell ouer his sepultur of wich the middill masse Ì„ the fyrst Ì„ laast masse shall be as his assigned by hiÌ„ as it apperith by thes uersis foloiÌ„g Henrici misse quinti sunt hic tabulate Que successiue sunt per monachos celebrate Prima sit assupÌ„te de festo virginis alme· Poscit postremam cristus de morte resurgens Prima salutate de festo virginis extat Nunciat angelicis laudem postrema choreis Esse deum natuÌ„ de virgine prima fatetur Commemorat natam sic vltima missa mariam Prima celebretur ad honorem neupmatis almi vltima conceptam denuÌ„ciat esse mariam Semê‘ prima coli debet de corê‘e cristi vltima sit facta de virgine purificata Condecet vt prima celebretur de cruce sancta Atque salutate· fiet postrema marie Omnes ad sanctos est prima colenda suê‘nos vltima de requie pro defunctie petit esse Semper erit media de proprietate diei ¶ And yit the nobull kiÌ„g Henri the v. fouÌ„did ij houses of religioÌ„ on called SyoÌ„ beside braynford of the order of sent Brigitte both of men women Ì„ on that othir side of the riuer of tamise an hous of moÌ„kis of chartrehous iÌ„ wich two places he is ê¯tinually praid for nyght day for euer whaÌ„ they of SyoÌ„ restis they of the chartrehous do ther seruice in like wise whaÌ„ they of the charterhous restis the othir goeth to by ryngyng of the bellis of eythir place eche knoweth whan they haue endid ther seruise wich be nobli endowed do dayli ther gret almusse dedis as iÌ„ charterhous certayn child be fondeÌ„ to scole Ì„ at sioÌ„ certayn almisse yefuen dali yit beside al this he had fouÌ„did a recluse with shall be alway a prest to pÌ„y for hiÌ„ by the said chartrehous wich prest is sufficiently endewed for hiÌ„ a seruauÌ„t Lo here may all princes take ensample by this nobull prince that regned so litell time not fully .x. yere did so moÌ„y nobull actis as well for his soule to be ê‘petually remeÌ„brid praid for as iÌ„ his worldly ê¯questis he beiÌ„g in his most lusti age dispised Ì„ eschewid synne Ì„ wos uertuê° a gret Iustiser iÌ„ so moch that all the priÌ„ces of cristeÌ„doÌ„ drad hiÌ„ also of hethenese he had determiÌ„ed iÌ„ hiÌ„ selfe if god wold haue sparid hiÌ„ to haue werid on the sariseÌ„s Ì„ for to know the ayde of oder princes all the passag iÌ„ that iournay he seÌ„t a knight of henaud named sir hugh de lanoye vn to Ierusalem but or he returned he died at Boys du vyncent in the xxxvi yer of his age on whos soule god haue merci Amen FElix the v. wos pope when Eugeny was deposid ix yere This Felix wos the duke of subandie a devoute prince an old man Ì„ he saw his childis child This man when he leuid an hole life wos chosin pope of the couÌ„cell of basiliens Ì„ Eugeyn wos deposit Ì„ ther wos strife loÌ„g time Ì„ he had no gret obedience for the deposicion of Eugeyn And at the last eugeyn decessed then felix resined to Nicholas for fauour of the pees to be had and he wos made legate of frauÌ„ce Ì„ cardinale of sabianus ¶ This wos the xxiij strife betwix Eugen felix Ì„ it durid xvi yere· this wos a new cause Ì„ neuer be fore seyn for the ê¯cel of basilien deposid eugeyn the veray pope ther wos no moo for he obeyd not the decreys of the councell of Constantinopolyn as they sayd ne he charged not to obey the concell of Basien bothe saed rather the contrarie shÌ„uld be done then so as they decreid wherfor ther roos a gret altricacion in that mater for sum sayd on way and sum an othir and coud not accord vn to this day for the ton ê‘ti sayd that the couÌ„cell wos aboue the pope an othir ê‘tie said the contrari that the pope wos aboue the couÌ„cell but they left it vndetermined therfore god must dispose for the best Albertus was Emprour after Sygmonde on yere This Albert wos the duke of Anstre Ì„ nevew to Sigmond and ther for he wos kyng of Beem and of vngri for his doughter for othir heir he left not This man wos chosin Emprour of Almayn bot anone he wos poysened and died and he wos in al thyngê a vertuus man that all meÌ„ said he wos a presideÌ„t to all kynges Fredericus the thrid wos Emprour after him This Frederik wos the duke of Anriest and chosin of Almayn bot it was loÌ„g or he wos crouned of the pope for diuision at the last ther wos made a vnite and he was crouned with a gret honour of the pope in the cite and wos a pesabull man and a quiet Ì„ of a singuler pete and he hated not the clargi he weddid the kyngê doughter of Portingale And in hys tyme whyles that he regned he made a gret conuocacion of princes in ratispona for the in cors of the Turkis and shewed vn to them that now with in this xx yere cristiÌ„dom wos made lasse by two hondreth mile and he warned them that they shuld be redy to resist him ¶ And the cite imê‘iall of Constantinobull was taken of the misbeleuyng Turkis and betrayed be a Ianuens whom for his labour the turke made a kyng as he ê“mysed him and the iiij day he callid home and he did him for his dissayt to his mastir And ther wos gret sorow and wepyng among cristyn pepull for the losse of that nobull Cite and of cristyn men and women for mony a cristyn man was slayn and innumerable wer sosld and the Emprour wos slayn for enuy the Turke causid his hede to be smyt of when he wos dede And almost all the faith in the land of greke failed Nicholaus the fifth a Ianuens wos pope after felix viij· yere This Nycholas was chosin at rome in the plais of Euggyny yit the strife hengit And a litell litell they obeyed him and all men meruellid that a man of so poer a nacion shuld obtene ayens the duke of