be gotē and taken in ony partyes And in the .v. yere of kynge Rychardes regne was the grete erth quake and was generall thrugh out the world the wenesbaye after wytsonday in the yere of our lorde M. CCC.lxxxxi wherfore all maner people were sore agast and aferde longe tyme for drede of vengeaūge that our lorde shewed and dyd ¶ And in the .vi. yere of kyng Rychard then syr Henry spēser bysshop of Norwiche wente with a grete cōpany ouer see into Flaundres and there they gete the towne of Grauynge and the towne of burbrugge Dunkerk and Newport and there they laded and fraughted .li. shippes with pelage for to haue comen into Englond with these shyppes goodes And the bysshop of Norwiche and his counseyll lete brenne these shyppes with al the plege in the same hauen all into harde asshes att Dunkerk was done a grete batayll bytwene the Flemynges and the Englysshemen And at that batayll were slayne a grete multytude of the Flemynges and a grete nōbre And thā went the bysshop with hys retenue to sypers and besyeged it a longe tyme but it myght not be goten And so left that syege and came ayen into Englonde for oure Englysshmen were fouly destroyed and many deyed on the flyx in this yere come quene Anne into Englonde for to be spoused to kynge Richarde and hyr fader was Emperour of almayne kyng of Beme with hyr come the duke of Tassy hyr vncle and many other worthy lordes knyghtes of hyr countree of Beme and of other duche tonges to doo hyr reuerence and worshyp And syr Symonde beuerle a worthy knyght of the garter and other knightes and squyres that were the kynges embassatoures broughte hyr in to Englonde and soo forthe to London· And the people of the cyte that is to saye the mayer and the aldermen and alle comynes roden ayenste hyr to welcome hyr And euery man in goode araye and euery crafte wyth hys mynstralsye in the beste manere wyse and mette wyth hyr on the blacke hethe in Kente and soo brought hyr vnto London thrugh the cyte so forthe vnto westmynster vnto the kynges palays And there she was spoused vnto kynge Rycharde well and worthely in the abbaye of westmynster and there she was crowned quene of Englonde And all hyr trendes that came with hyr haddē grete gyftes and were well cherysshed refresshed as longe tyme as they aboden there ¶ And in thys same yere there was a batayll done in the kynges palays at westmester for certayne poyntes of treason bytwene syr Iohan Ansley knyght defendaūt Carton squyre the appellaunt But thys syre Iohan of Ansley ouercame this Carton made hym to yelde hym wythin the lystes And anone was this Carton dyspoyled of his harneys drawē out of the lystes and so forth vnto Tyburne there he was hangyd for his falsnesse ¶ And in the .viii. yere of the regne of kynge Rycharde the seconde syr Edmonde of Langley the. Erle of Canbrydge kynge Rychardes vncle wente in to Portyngale with a fayr company of men of armes and archers in strengthynge and helpynge the kynge of Portyngale ayenst the kynge of Spayne hys power and there the kynge of Portyngale had the victory of his enemyes thrugh helpe comforth of our Englysshmen And whan that Iourney was done the erle of Cambridge come home ayē with his people in too Englonde in haste blessed be god his blessyd gyftes Amen· ¶ And this same yere kynge Rycharde helde his Crystemas in the maner of Eltam ¶ And the same yere tyme the kyng of armony fledde out of hys owne londe and came into Englond for to haue helpe and socoure of our kynge ayenst hys enmyes that hadde dryuen hym out of hys owne reame And so he was brought vnto the kyng to Eltham there as the kynge helde his ryall feest of Crystmasse ¶ And there our kynge welcomed hym and dyd moche reuerence worshyp and commaunded all hys lordes to make hym all the chere that euer they coude And than he besought the kynge of hys grace and of helpe of his comforthe in hys nede that he myghte be brought ayen to his kyngdome and londe For the Turkes had deuoured and destroyed the moost parte of his londe ◠and how he fled◠for drede and come hyder for socoure and helpe And thenne the kynge hauynge on hym pyte and compassyon of hys grete myscheyf and greuous dysease anone he tooke hys counseyll and asked what was beste to do And they answerde and sayde yf it lyked hym to gyue hym ony good it were weldone And as touchynge hys peple for to trauell so ferre into our londes it were a grete Ieoperdye And soo the kynge gaf hym golde and syluer and many ryche gyftes and Iewels and betaught hym to god and so he passed ayen out of Englonde ¶ And in thys same yere kynge Rycharde wyth a ryall power wente into Scotlonde for to warre vppon the Scottes for the falsnes and destruccyon that the Scottes had done vnto Englysshemen in the Marches And than the Scottes come downe to the kynge for to treat wyth hym and with his lordes for trewes as for certayne yeres And so ouer kynge his coūseyll gaūted theym trewes for certayne yeres and our kynge torned hym ayen in to Englōde And whan he was comen vnto yorke there he abode and rested hym there syr Iohn Holonde the erle of Kentes broder slewe the erles sone of Stafforde and his heyre with a daggar in the cytee of yorke wherfore the kynge was sore anoyed greued and remeued thens came to London And the mayer with the aldermen and the comyns with all the solempnyte that myghte be done ryden ayenst the kyng brought hym ryally thrught the cytye and so for the vnto westmynstre to his owne palays ¶ And in the .ix. yere of kynge Rychardes regne he helde a parlemēt at westmynster there he made two dukes a marqueys fyue erles The fyrste that mas made duke was the kynges vncle syr Edmonde of Langle erle of Cambridge hym he made duke of yorke his other vncle syr Thomas of wodstok that was erle of Bukyngham hym he made duke of Gloucestre And syr Lyonuer that was erle of Oxford hym he made marqueys of Deuelyne Henry of Balyngbrok the dukes sone of Lancastre hym he made erle of Derby And syr Edwarde the dukes sone of yorke hym he made erle of Ruttelond And syr Iohan Holonde that was the Erle of Kentes broder hym he dyde make erle of Huntyngdon· ¶ And Syr Thomas Mombraye hym he made erle of Notyngham and the erle Marshalle of Englond And syr Mychell de lapole knygh◠hym he made erle of Southfolke and Chaunceler of Englonde And the Erle of the Marche at that same parlemēt holden at westmynster in playne parlement amonges all the lordes and comyns was proclamed erle of the Marche and heyre Parente to
the trowne of Englonde after kynge Rycharde the whiche erle of the Macche wente ouer see in to Irlonde vnto hys lordshyppes and londes for the erle of Marche is erle of Vlster in Irlond and by ryght lyne herytage And there at the castell of hys he laye that tyme and ther came vpon hym a grete multytude in busshmentes of wylde Irysshmen for to take hym and destroy hym he come oute fyersly of his castell wyth his people and manly faughte with the mans there he was taken he wen all to peces and so he deyed vpon whos soule god haue mercy ¶ And in the .x. yere of kyge Rychardes regne the erle of Arundell wente to the see with a greate nauye of shyppes and armed with men of armes and goode archers And whan they come in the brode see they mette wyth the hole flete that come with wyne lade frome Rochell the whiche wyne were enemyes goodes And there our nauye sete vpon theym toke theym all and brught theim vnto dyuerse portes and hauens of Englonde some to London there ye myght haue had a tonne of Rochel wyne of the beste for .xx. shellynges sterlynge and so we had grete chepe of wyne in Englonde that tyme thanked be god almyghty ¶ How the fyue lorde arosen at Rattecote brydge ANd in the regne of kyng Richarde the .xi. yere thenne fyue lordes arosen atte Rattecote brydge in the destruccyon of the rebelles that were the tyme in all the reame ¶ The fyrste of these fyue lordes was syr Thomas of wodstoke the kynges vncle duke of Gloucestre and the seconde was syr Rycharde erle of Arundell the thyrde was syr Rycharde erle of warwyk the fourth was syr Henry Balynbrok erle of Derby the fyft was syr Thomas Monbray erle of Notyngham And these .v. lordes sawe the myschyef and mysgouernaunce the falsnes of the kynges counseyll wherfore they that were that time cheyf of the kīges counseyl fled out of his londe ouer see that is to syr say Alysander Neuyll the Archebysshop of yorke syr Robert Lewe marqueys of Deuelyne erle of Oxforde syr Mychell de la pole Erle of Southfolke and Chaunceler of Englonde And these thre lordes went ouer see came neuer ayen for there they deyed ¶ And thā these fyue lordes aboue sayd made a parlemente at westmynster there they toke syr Robert Tresilyam the Iustyce and syr Nycholl Brembre knyght and cytezeyn of Lōdon syr Iohn̄ Salysbury a knyght of the kynges housholde vske sergeaunt of armes many moo of other peple were taken and Iuged vnto the deth by the counseyll of these .v. Lordes in that parlemēte at westmester for the treasō that they put vpon theym be drawen from the tour of Londō thrugh out the cyte so fourth vnto Tyburne there they sholde be hanged theyr throtes to be cutte thus they were serued and deyed And after th◠in thys same parlement at westmynster was syr Symonde Beuerle that was a knyghte of the garter syr Iohn̄ Beauchāp knyght that was stewarde of the kynges housholde syr Iames Berners werefore Iuged vnto the deth and than they were ledde on fote to the toure hylle there were there hedes smyten of and many other moo by these .v. lordes ¶ In this same parlement and in the .xii. yere of kynge Rychardes regne he lette crye ordeyne a generall Iustes that is called a turnement of lordes knyghtes And this Iustes turnement were holden at London in smythfelde of all manere of straūgers of what londe or countree that euer they were thyder they were ryghte welcome to them too all other was holden opē housholde and grete festes also grete gyftes were gyuen to all manere of stranges And of the kynge syde were all of one sute theyr cotes ther armure sheldes hors trappure and all was whyte hertes with cownes abbout theyr neckes and chaynes of gold hangynge thervpō and the crowne hangynge lowe before the hertes body the whyche herte was the kynges leueraye that he gaafe too Lordes and ladyes knyghtes and squyres for to knowe hys housholde frome other people ¶ And in this feest camen to the Iustes .xxiiii. ladyes and ladde ◠xxiiii lordes of the garter with chaynes of gold and alle the same sutes of hertes as it is before sayde frome the Toure on horsbacke thrughe the Cytye of London into smytfelde there that the Iustes sholde be holden ¶ And this feeste and Iustes was holden generalle for al tho that wolde come theder of what londe and nacyon that euer they were And this was holden durynge .xxiiii. dayes of the kynges costes and these .xxiiii. lordes too answere all manere people that wolde come thyd And theder came the erle of saynt Poule of fraūce many other worthy knyghtes wyth hym of dyuerse partyes full worthely arayed And out of Holande Henaude came the lorde Ostruaūt that was the dukes sone of Holande many other worthy knyghtes with hym of Holand full well arayed And whan this feest Iustynge was ended the kynge thanked this straungers and gaf thē many ryche gyftes And so they token theyr leue of the kynge and of other lordes ladyes went home ayen into theyr owne coūtres with grete loue and moche thanke ¶ And in the .xiii. yere of kyng Rychardes regne there was a batayll done in the kynges palays att westmynster bytwene a squyer of Nauerne that was wyth kynge Rycharde an other squyre that was called Iohn̄ walssh for poȳtes of treasō that thys Nauerne put vppon this walsshman but this Nauerne was ouercomē yelde hym recreaūt to his aduersary And anone he was dyspoyled of his armure and drawē oute of the palays to Tyburne and there was hāged for his falsnes And the .xiiii. yere of kynge Rychardes regne syr Iohan of Gaunt duke of Lancastre wente ouer see into Spayne for to chaleng hys ryght that he had by his wyfes tytle vnto the crowne of Spayne with a grete host of people and mē of armes and archers and he had with hym ◠duchesse hys wyf and hys thre doughters ouer see into Spayne ther they were a grete whyle att the last the kynge of Spayne began to treate with the duke of Lācastre and they were accorded togyder thrugh theyr bothe counseyll in this maner that the kynge of Spayne sholde wedde the dukes doughter of Lancastre that was the ryght heyre of Spayne and shold gyue vnto the duke of Lancastre golde syluer that were caste into grete wegges and many other Iewels as moche as .viii. charyetes myght carye And euery yere after duringe the dukes lyf of Lācastre and of the duches his wyf .x. thousande marke of golde Of whyche golde the auenture charges sholde be to theym of Spayne yerely bryng vnto Bayon to the dukes assygnes by suerte made And also the duke maryed an other of hys doughters vnto the kyng of
there she was alle nyght on the morne she was brought thruge the cyte of London and so forthe vnto westmynster and there she was crowned quene of Englond than she was broughte ayen vnto the kynges palays and there was holden open and ryall feest al hyr coronacyon of all maner peple that â—heder come and thys was done the sondaye nexte after the feest of saynt Clemente in the .xx. yere of kynge Rychardes regne And than the .xxv. daye of August next after by veyll excytacyon and fals counseyll for grete wrath and malyce that the kyng had of olde tyme vnto his vncle the good duke of Gloucestre and to the erle of Arundell to the erle of warwyk Anone the kynge by his euuyll excytacyon and his euyll counseyll malyce late in the euenynge on the same daye aboue sayd made hym redy wyth his strenth rode into Estsex vnto the towne of Chemesforde soo come to Plasshe sodenly there syr Thomas of wodstok the good duke of Gloucestre laye and the good duke came to welcome the kynge anone And the kynge arested the good duke hymself wyth his owne body so he was ladde downe to the waâ—â—â— and anone put into a shype and anone had too Calays brought in to the Capytayns warde â—o be kepte in holde by the kynges commaundement of Englonde And the tyme therle Marchall was Capytayne of Calays And anone after by commaundement of the kyng and by his fals counseyl commaunded the capytayne to put hym to deth ¶ And anone certayne yemen that had the good duke in kepynge toke theyr counseyl how that they shold put hym vnto deth And this was theyr appoyntemente that they sholde comen vppon hym whan he were in his bedde and a slepe on a fetheren bedde and anone they bounde honde and foot and charged hym to lye styll And whan that they hadde done thus they token twoo smale towelles and made on theym two rydynge knottes caste the towelles about hys necke And than they tooke the fetheren bedde that laye vnder hym cast it aboute hym than they drewe theyr to welles eche wayes and some laye vpon the fetheren bed vpon hym vnto the tyme that he was dede bycause that he shold make no noys and thus they strangled thys worthy duke vnto the deth vppon whos soule god for his hygh pyte haue mercy Amen ¶ And whan the kynge hadde rested thus this worthy duke and his vncle sente hym to Calays he came ayen to London in all the haste wyth a wonder greate people And as soone as he was comen he sent for the erle of Aurundell and for the good erle of warwyk and anone as they came he arested theym hymself And syr Iohan Cobham and syr IohnÌ„ Chyne knyghtes he arested theym in the same maner tyll he made his parlement anone they were put into holde but the erle of Arundell went att large vnto the parlement tyme for he founde soffycyent suerte to abyde the lawe to answere to all manere poyntes that the kynge his counseyll wolde put vpon hym ¶ And the xxiâ— yere of kynge Rychardes regne he ordeyned hym a parlement att westmynster the whiche was called the greate parlemente And this parlement was made for Iuge thys thre worthy lordes and other moo as they lyst at that tyme And for that Iugement the kynhe lete make in all the hast a loÌ„ge hous and a large of tyÌ„bre the whiche was called an halle and couered with tyles ouer it was open all aboute on both sydes that all maner of men myght se thrugh out and there the dome was holden vpon these forsayd lordes and Iugement gyueÌ„ at this forsayde parlemente And for to come vnto this parlement the kynge sent hys wryttes to euery lorde baron knyght euery squyre in euery shyre thrugh oute EngloÌ„de that euery lorde sholde gadre and bringe his retenue with hym in as shorte in the beste araye that they myghte gete in maintenynge and in the strengthyng of the kyng ayenst theym that were hys enemyes and that this were done in all haste come to hym in payne of deth And the kynge hymself sent into Chestreshyre to cheyftayns of that countre they gadred brought a grete and an huge company of people bothe of knyghtes and squyres and prencypally of yomeÌ„ of Chestreshyre the whyche yemen and archers the kynge tooke to hys owne courte and gaate them bowge of court and good wages to be kepers of his owne body bothe by nyght and by daye aboue all other persones and moste loued and beste truste the whyche soone afterwarde torned the kynge to grete losse and shame hyndrynge and hys vtterly vndoynge and destruccyon as ye shall here afterwarde And that tyme came syr Henry of Derby with a grete menye of armes and archers and the erle of Rutlonde came wyth stronge power of people bothe of men of mares and archers And the Erle of Kente brought a greate power of men of armes and archers the Erle of Marshall came in the same manere And the lorde Spenser in this same manere The erle of Northumberlonde and syr Henry Percy his sone and syre Thomas Percy the erles brother And all these worthy lordes broughte a fayre menye and a stronge power and eche man in hys beste araye And the duke of Lancastre and the duke of yorke came in the same maner wyth men of armes and archers folowynge the kynge And syr Wyllyam strop tresourer of Englond came in the same manere And thus in thys araye came all the worthy men of this londe vnto our kynge and these peple came to London in one daye in so moche that euery strete and lane in London and in the subarbes were full of them lodged and .x. or .xii. mylle about London on euery waye And these people brought the kynge too westmynster and wente home ayen to theyr lodgynge bothe hors and maÌ„ and than on the mondaye the .xii. daye of Septembre the parlemente began att westmynster the whiche was called the grete parlemeÌ„t ¶ And on the frydaye nexte after the erle of Arundell was broughte in to the parleamente amonge all the lordes and that was on saynte Mathewas daye the appostle and euangelyst there he was for Iuged vnto the dethe in thys halle that was made in the palays at westmynster And this was his Iugemente he sholde go on foot wyth hys hondes bounde behynde hym frome the place that he was Iuged in And so forth thrugh the cyte of London vnto the toure hylle and hys heed to be smyten of and so it was done in dede in the same place .vi. of the grettest lordes that sate on his Iugemente roden wyth hym vnto the place there he was done to dethe and so to se that the excucyon were done after the dome And by the kynges coÌ„maundemente wyth them wente on foot men of armes and archers a grete multytude of Chestreshyre men in strenthynge of
the lordes that broughte thys erle to hys dethe for they dredde leste terle sholde be rescowed and taken from them whan they come in to London Thus he passed forthe the Cytye vnto his dethe And there he tooke it full pacyenly on whoo 's soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ And than come the frere Austyns and tooke vp the body and the hede of this good Erle and bare it home to theyr place and buryed hym in theyr quyre And in the morne after was syr Rycharde erle of warwyk brought in to the parlemente there as the erle of Arundell was for Iuged and they gaf the erle of warwyk the same Iugement that the for sayd erle had but the lordes had compassyon of hym by cause he was of more getoer age and released hym in to perpetuall pryson and put hym in to the ylonde of Man And thenne on the mondaye nexte after the lord Iohanne Cobham of Kent syr Iohan Cheyn knyghtes were also brought in to the same parlemente in the same halle and there they were for Iuged for to be hanged and drawen but thrugh the prayers and grete Instaunce of all the lordes that Iugement was foryeuen to them and released in to perpetuall pryson ¶ And in this same yere was Rycharde wyttyngdon mayer of London and Iohan wodecoke wyllyam Askam shreues of London ¶ And they ordeyned at euery yate of London durynge thys same parlemeÌ„t stronge wache of men of armes and archers and thrughout euery warde also And the kynge made .v. dukes one markeys and foure erles and the fyrst of them was the erle of Derby he was made duke of Herforde And the seconde also was the erle of Rutlonde and he was made duke of Awemarle And the therde was the erle of Kent he was made duke of Surre And the fourth was the erle of HuÌ„tyngdon and he was made duke of Excestre And the fyft was the erle of Notyngham he was made duke of Northfolke And the erle of Somerset he was made markeys of Dorseet· And the lorde Spenser was made Erle of Gloucestre And the lorde Leuyll of Raby was made erle of westmer londe And syr Thomas percy was made erle of worcestre And syr wyllyam scrope that was tresourer of EngloÌ„d was made erle of wylteshyre· And syr IohnÌ„ Montagu erle of Salysbury And whan the kynge had thus done he helde the parlemet and ryall feest vnto all his lordes and to all maner people that thyder wolde come ¶ And this same yere deyed syr IohnÌ„ of GauÌ„t the kynges vncle and duke of Lancastre in the bysshops Inne in Holborne and was brought fro thens to saynt Poule there the kynge made helde hys enterement well and worthely with all his lordes in the chyche of saynt Poule in London and there he was buryed besyde dame Bâ—unce his wyf that was doughter heyre vnto the good Henry that was duke of Lancastre In the same yere there fell a dyscencyon bytwne the duke of Herforde the duke of Norfolk in so moshe that they waged batayl casteÌ„ downe theyr gloues than they were take vp ensealed the batayll Ioyned the daye set the place assygned where whan this sholde be at Couentre ¶ And thyder come the kynge with all his lordes att that daye was sette in the felde than these two worthy lordes came into the felde well and clene armed well arayed with al theyr wepen redy to done theyr batayll and were redy in the place for to fyght at vtteraunce But the kynge bad theÌ„ cesse toke the quarel in to his hond And forth with ryght there present exyled the duke of Herford for terme of .x. yere and the duke of Northfolke for euermore And syr Thomas of Arundell Archebysshop of Caunterbury was exyled the same tyme for euer deposed out of hys see for malyce of the kyng anone these thre worthy lordes were coÌ„maunded defended the kyngê reame And anone they gate theym shyppes at dyuerse haueÌ„s and wente ouer see into dyuerse londes eche his waye And the duke of Northfolke wente to Venece there he deyed on whos soule god haueÌ„ mercy Amen ¶ And than kynge rychard made a clerke of his syr Roger walden Archebysshop of Caunterbury ¶ And in the .xxii. yere of kyng Rycharbes regne by fals couÌ„seyll ymagynacyon of coueytous men that were about hym were made ordeyned blanke chertres and made theym to be enseled of all maner ryche men thrughout the reame In so moche that they coÌ„pelled dyuerse people to sette theyr seases therto· ¶ And thys was done for grete couetyse wherfore all good hertes of the reame were clene torned away fro the kynge for euer after And that was vtterly his dystruccyon ende to hym that was so hygh and so excellente prince and kynge thrugh couetous fals counseyll falsly betrayed Alas for pyte that suche a kyng myght not se ¶ And than kynge Rycharde sette his kyngdome hys ryall londe of Englonde to ferme vnto foure persones the whiche were these Syre wyllyam strop erle of wyltshyre and tresourer of Englonde and syr Iohan Busshe Henry greue and syr Iohan Bagot knyghtes that whiche torned theym to myscheyf and dethe wythin a lytell tyme as ye shalle fynde here afterwarde wryten ¶ And than kynge Rycharde made grete ordynaunce wente hymselfe ouer see in to Irlond many grete lordes with hym wyth a grete hoste for to strenth theyr kyng wyth meÌ„ of armes archers moche grete stuffe ryght good ordynaunce as longed vnto warre And or he passed ouer see he ordeyned made syr EdmoÌ„de of Langley his vncle the duke of yorke hys lyueteaunte of Englonde in hys absence with the gouernauÌ„ce counseyll of these foure knyghtes that had taken Englond to ferme of the kynge And than he passed the see and came into Irlonde and there he was wel and worthely receyued And these rebelles that ben called wylde Irysshmen came downe to the kynge and yolde them to hym both body goodes all at his owne wyll and swore vnto hym to be his lyege men and there dyde to hym homage and feaute and good seruyse thus he conquered the moost parte of Irlonde in alytyll tyme ¶ And whyle that kynge Rycharde was thus in Irlonde syr Henry of Bolyngbroke erle of Derby that the kyng had made before duke of Herforde the whyche duke the kynge had exyled out of this londe was comen ayen into Enlonde for to chalenge the dukedome of Lancaster as for his ryght trew herytage he came downe out of Fraunce by londe vnto Calays And theÌ„ met hym syr Thomas of AruÌ„dell that was Archebysshop of Caunterbury that was exyled out of EngloÌ„de and with hym came the erle of AruÌ„dell his sone heyre the whiche was in kepyng of syr IohnÌ„ shelly knyght somtyme with the erle of HuÌ„tindon and with the duke of Excestre the whyche was tho in
quyte hym ayenste his aduersary For he caste hors and man into the felde and the kyng for his manhode at that tyme dubbed hym knyght And on the fyfte day there came an other man of armes of the Henaudes partye into the felde and to hym came in Syr Iohan stewarde knyght and manfully he quyt hym in all maner poyntes had the better And on the syxte daye after came an other Henaunde and to hym came Wyllyam porter squyre and manfully he quyte hym and had the better in the felde and the kynge dubbed hym knyght that same tyme. And on the seuenthe day after came an other man of armes of Henaude in to the felde to hym came Iohan standisshe squyre and manfully he quyte hym on his aduersarye and had the better of hym in the felde and there the kynge dubbyd hym knyghte that same daye And on the same daye came an other man of armes of Henaude and to hym came a squyre of Gascoyne and proudely and manly he quyte hym of hys aduersary had the better of hym in the felde and anone the kynge dubbed hym knyght ¶ And on the .viii. daye came into the felde two other men of armes of Henaude and wyth them mette two souldyours of Calays the whiche were two bretheren that were called Burghes they well and manly quyte them selfe vpon theyr aduersaryes and haddeÌ„ the better of theym in the felde and thus ended these chalenges wyth many grete lordshyppes And thenne the kynge att the reuereÌ„ce of these worthy straungers made a greate feest gaafe vnto theym many grete and ryche gyftes and thenne they toke theyr leue and went home ayeÌ„ into theyr owne countree ¶ And in the .xi. yere of kynge Henryes regne the fourthe there was a grete batayl doo in smythfelde bytwene two squyres that one was called Gloucestre that was the parlement And Arthur was the defendaunte and well manly they foughten togyder longe tyme the kyng for theyr manfulnesse and of his grace toke theyr quarel into his honde and made theym to go out of the felde at ones so they were deuyded of the batayl and the kynge gaf them grace ¶ And in the .xii. yere of kynge Henryes regne the fourth Rysdye a squyre of wales that was arybelle a ryseâ— supporter to OmeÌ„ of Glendre that dyde moche dystruccyon to the people of wales was taken and brought to London there he came afore the Iustices and was dampned for his treson and than he was layd on an hurdell soo drawen to Tyburne thrugh the cyte and there he was hanged and lete downe ayeÌ„ his heed smiteÌ„ of and the body quartred sente vnto foure townes and his hede sete on London brydge ¶ And in the .xiii. yere of kynge Henryes regne tho deyed syre Iohan Beauforde erle of Somersette that was Capytayne of Calays and was buryed at the abbaye of the Tour hyll on whos soule god haue mercy Amen And in the same yere the lorde Thomas kynge Henryes sone wedded the Countesse of Somersette ¶ And in this same yere cam the embassatours of Fraunce in to Englonde frome the duke of Burgoyne vnto the prynce of Englonde kynge Henryes sone heyre for to haue helpe and socour of men of armes and archers ayenst the duke of Orlyaunce And tho went ouer see the erle of Arundell syr Gylbert Vmfreuyll erle of Keme and the lorde Cobham syr IohnÌ„ Oldecastelle and many other god knyghtes and worthy squyres men of armes and good archers in to Fraunce and came to Parys to the duke of Burgoyn And there he receyued welecomed these Englysshmen the lordes all other meny And than it was done hym to wete that the duke of OrlyanÌ„ce was comen to Semttlowe fast by Parys wyth a grete noÌ„bre of armes and arbalasters thyder went our Englysshmen foughte wyth them gate the brydge of Semâ—clowe there they slewe mochâ— people of Frensshmen arbalasters the remenaunte fledde wolde not lenger abyde And than our EnglysshmeÌ„ came ayen to Parys there they toke theyr leue of the duke and came ayen in to Englonde in saufte and the duke gaafe them grete gyftes anone folowynge the duke of Orlyaunce sent enbassatours in Englond to kynge Henry the fourth bese chynge hym of hys helpe socure ayenst hys dedely enmye the duke of Burgoyn And than the kynge made Thomas hys sone duke of Clarence And hys other sone IohnÌ„ duke of Bedforde and hys other sone Humfrey duke of Gloucestre Syr Thomas Beauferd erle of Dorset the duke of Awe marle he made duke of yorke And thaÌ„ the kynge ordeyned his sone syr Thomas the duke of Clarence Thomas Beauforde erle of Dorset syr IohnÌ„ cornwyll with many other lordes knyghtes squyres and men of armes archers for to go ouer see iÌ„ to FrauÌ„ce in helpynge and strengthynge of the duke of OrlyauÌ„ce And these whothy lordes with ther retenue shypped att Hampton saylled ouer the see in to Normandye londed at Hogges And there mette with theym the lorde Hambe at theyr londynge wyth .vii. thousande men of armes of Frensshmen thre Serge auntes of armes with them and all were put to flyght taken of theym ·vii hondred men of armes and .iiii. hondred horses with out tho that were slayne in the felde And so they rode forth thrugh out all FrauÌ„ce and token castels and townes and slewe moche peple of frensshmen that with stode them toke many prysoneere as they roden And so they passed forth tyll they came to Burdeux there they rested theim a whyle set the couÌ„tre in peas reste tyll the wynde was redy for to sayll ¶ And than the duke with his menye come home in to Englonde in saufte thanked god And in the same yere was the kynges coyn chaunged thrugh oute Englonde by the kynge his counseyll that is to saye the noble half noble and ferthynge of golde ¶ And the .xiiii yere of kyng Henryes regne the fourth he lete make Galays of warre for he had hoped to haue passed the grete see so forth to Iherusalem there to haue ended hys lyf but god vysyted hym so soone after with Infyrmytees grete sekenesse that he myght no well endure no whyle so feruently he was taken brought in bedde at westmynster in a fayre thambre And as he laye in his hed he asked hys chaÌ„berlayll what they called that chambre that he laye in he answered sayd Iherusalem And than he sayde that the prophecye sayd that he shold make an ende deye in IherusaleÌ„ And than he made him dyd vnto god dysposed all his wyll And so on after he dyed was caryed by water from westmynster in a barge vnto Feuersham and from thens he was caryed to Caunterbury by londe with moche torche lyght brennynge into the abbaye of Crechyrche and there he was entered buryed besyde saynt
stuff that longed to warre to be redy wyth all theyr retenue to mete atte Southampton by Lammasse next folowyng without ony delaye wherfore the kyng ordeyned his nauye of shyppes was with all manre stuffe vytayll the longed to suche a warryoure of all maner of ordynauÌ„ce in the haueÌ„ of Southampton in to the nombere of CCC and .xx. saylles And than felle there a greate dysease a foule myschef for there were .iii. lordes whyche that the kynge trusted moche on thrugh fals couetyse they had purposed ymagyned the kynges deth thought to haue slayne hym and all his bretherne or he had taken the see the whiche thre lordes were named thus syre Rycharde erle of Chambrydge broder to the duke of yorke the seconde was she lorde Scrop tresourer of Englonde the thyrde was syr Thomas Gray knyght of the North countre And these thre lordes afore sayd for lucre of money hadde made a promesse vnto the Frensshmen for to haue slayne kynge Henry the fyfte alle his brethern by a fals trayne sodaynly or they had be ware But god almyghty helde hys holy honde ouer them and saued them from these peryllous menye And for to haue done thys they receyued of the Frensshemen a Myllyon of golde and that was there openly knowen and for theyr fals treason they were al thre Iuged vnto the deth and this was the IugemeÌ„t that they sholde be laadde thrughe Hampton withoute Northgate there to be heded thus they ended theyr lyues for thyr false couetyse and treason And anone as this was done the kynge and all his men ye made them redy and wente to shyppes and saylled forthe wyth fyften hondred shyppes and aryued with in Seyn at Kydecause vpon our ladyes euen the Assumpcyon in NormaÌ„dy wyth all hys ordynauÌ„ce And so went him forth to Harflet he besyeged the towne alle aboute by londe and eke by water sent to the Capytayne of the towne charged hym to delyuer towne And Capytayne sayd that he wolde delyuer hym none he wolde hym yelde but bad hym do his best And than our kynge layd hys ordynaunce vnto the twone that is to saye Gonnes Engynnes trypgettes shotten and caste att the walles eke vnto the towne caste downe both towres towne and layd theym vnto the erthe there he played att the tenes wyth hys harde gon stones ¶ And they that were within the towne whan they shold playe theyr songes was well awaye and Alas that euer suche tenes balles were made and cursyd all tho that warre began and the tyme that euer they were borne ¶ And on the morne the kyng dyd crye att euery gate of the towne that euery man sholde be redy on the morne erly to make assaute vnto the towe and wyllyam Boucher Iohan Graunte wyth .xii. other burgeys worthy men came to the kynge besought hym of hys ryall pryncehode power to wythdrawe his malyce and destruccyon that he dyd to them and besought hym of .viii. dayes of respyce trewes yf ony rescowe myghte come to theym els to yelde vp the towne vnto hym wyth all theyr goodes And than the kyng sent forthe the Capytayne and kept the remenaunt styll with hym the lorde Gaucort that was Capytayn of the towne went forth to Royn in al the hast vnto the Dolphyn for helpe socour but there was none ne no man of rescowe for the Dolphyn wold not abyde And thus this Capytayne come ayen vnto the kynge yelded vp the towne and delyuered hym the keys and bad hym go and put out all the Frensshmen both men women and chyldren and stuff hys towne of Harâ—et wyth Englysshe people And than the kynge sente in to Englonde and dyde crye in euery good towne of Englonde that what crafty man wolde come thydes enhabyte hym there in that towne he sholde haue house and housholde to hym and to his heyres for euer more ¶ And soo tho weÌ„te many dyuerse marchauntes and crafty men and enhabyte theym there to strength the towne and were welcome ¶ And whan the kynge sawe that thys towne was well stuffed both of vytayls and of meÌ„ this worthy prince toke his leue went to Calays warde by londe and the FrensshmeÌ„ herd of his comyng they thought for to haue stopped hym his way that he shold not passe that waye and in all the hast that they myght braken alle the brydges where that as ony passage was for hors and man in so moche that there myght no man passe ouer the Ryuer nother on horse ne on foot but yf he shold haue be drowned And therfore our kynge with all his people wente and sought thys waye ferre vp to Parys warde and ther was all the ryall power of Fraunce assembled and redy to gyue hym batayll for to dystroye alle his people But almyghte god was hys guyde and saued hym al his menye defended hym of hys enmyes power and purpose thanked be god that saued so hys owne knyght kynge in his ryghtfull tytle ¶ And than our kynge be holdynge and seyenge the grete multytude and nombre of his enmyes to wythstande his way and gyue hym batayll than the kynge wyth a meke herte a good spyryte lyft vp his hondes to almyghty god be souhht hym of hys helpe and socoure and that daye to saue his trewe seruauntes And than oure kynge gadred all his lordes other peple about bad them all to be of gode there for they sholde haue a fayre daye and a gracyous vyctorye the better of all theyr enemyes and prayed theÌ„ alle to make them redy vnto the batayll For he wolde rather be deed that daye in the felde than to be taken of his enmyes for he wold neuer put the reame of Englonde to raumsome for his persone ¶ An the duke of yorke fell on hys knees and besought the kynge of aboue that he wolde grauÌ„te hym that daye the auauntwarde in hys batayll and the Kynge grauntyd hym hys askynge and sayd gramercy cosyn of yorke and praied hym to make hym redy And than he hadde euery man to ordeyne hym a stake of tree and sharpe both endes that the stake myght be pyght in the erthe a slope that theyr enemyes sholde not ouercome them on horsback for that was there fals purpose arayed theÌ„ for to ouer ride our enmye sodaynly att the fyrste comynge on of them at the fyrste brunte And all the nyght before the batayll the frensshmen made many grete fyers and moche reuyll with howtynge â— showtynge and playd our kynge hys lordes at the dyse And archer alwaye for a blanke of theyr money for they weÌ„de that all had beÌ„ theyrs the morne arose the daye ganne spynge And the kynge by good auyse lete araye hys batayll and his wynges and charged euery meÌ„ to kepe theÌ„ hoole togyder and prayed them alle to be of good there And whan they were
redy he asked what tyme of the day it was they sayd pryme Than sayd our kynge now it is good tyme for all Englond prayed for vs and therfore be of good chere lete vs goo to oure Iourney And than he sayde wyth hyghe voys in the name of almyghty god saynt George auaunce Baner and saynt George thys day thyn helpe ¶ And than this Frensshemen came pryckynge downe as they wold haue ouer ryden all our meny but god and oure archers made theÌ„ ryght sone to stomble for our archers shote neuer arowe amysse but it perysshed brought vnto the grouÌ„de both hors man for they shote that day for a wager And our stakes made theym toppe ouer terue eche one ouer other that they laye onhepes two hepes lenth of hyghe And our kynge with his menye and with his men of armes and archers that sthacked on them soo thycke with arowes and layd on with staues our kyÌ„ge wyth his hoÌ„des fought maÌ„ly that daye And thus god almyghty and saynt George brought oure enmyes to grouÌ„de gaf vs that daye the vyctory There werre slayne of Frensshmen the daye in the felde of Agyngcourt moo than .xi. thousand wyth our prysoners that were taken there were nombred that daye of FrensshmeÌ„ in the felde moo than syr score thousande But god that daye faughte for vs. And after came there tydynges to our Kynge that there was a new batayll of Frensshmen ordeyned redy for to stele on hym and came towardes hym And anone oure Kynge lette crye that euery man sholde doo slee hys prysoners that he hadde taken and anone to make theym ayen redy for to fyghte wyth the Frensshe men And whan they saw that our men kylled downe theyr prysoners than they dyde wythdrawe them and brake theyr batayll all their araye and thus our kynge was a worthy conquerour had that daye the vyctory in the felde of Agyngcourte in Pycardye And than oure kynge retorne ayen there that the batayll was for to see what people were slayne of Englysshmen yf ony were hurt that they myght be holpen And there were deed in the felde the duke of Barrye the duke of AlauÌ„some the duke of Braban the Erle of Nauerne chyef Constable of Fraunce and .viii. erles the Archebysshop of SauÌ„ce and of gode barons an hondred and mo of worthy Knyghtes of greate alyauÌ„ce of cote armures a thousande .v. hondred And so of Enelysshe men was deed the duke of yorke and the erle of Southfolke of all other Englysshmen there were not deed passynge .xxvi. bodyes thanked be god And this batayll was on a fryday whyche was saynt Cryspyne Crispymanes daye in the moneth of Octobre and anone the kynge commauÌ„ded to bury them and the duke of yorke to be caryed forth wyth hym and the erle of Southfolke And there were prysoners the duke of OrlyauÌ„ce the duke of Burbon the erle of Vendome the erle of ewe the erle of Rychemonde syr Bursygaunt Marchall of FrauÌ„ce many other worthy lordes were taken there in this batayll of Agyngcourte were broughte vnto the towne of Calays so ouer the see wyth the kynge in to Englonde and landed at Douer in Kente with all prysoneres in saufte thanken bo god almyghty so came to Caunterbury and offred at saynt Thomas shryne so he rode forthe thrught the countre of Kente the nexte waye vnto Eltham there he rested tyll that he wolde come to London And than the mayer of London and the aldermen shreues wyth all the worthy comuners and craftes came to the blacke hethe well and worthely arayed for to welcome our kynge with dyuer melodyes and thanked almyghty god of hys gracyous vyctory that he shewed for hym And so the kynge and hys prysoners passed forthe by theym tyll he came to saynt thomas waterynge and there mette with hym all relygyous men with processyon and welcomed hym and soo the kynge came tydynge wyth hys prysoners thrugh the Cyte of London where that then was shewed many a fayr syght at all the conduytes and at the crosse in chepe as in heuenly araye of angells archauÌ„gelles patryarkes prophetes and virgynes with dyuerse melodyes sensynge and synginge to welcome the kynge and alle the conduytes rennynge wyth wyne the kynge passed forthe to saynt Poules and there mette wyth hym ·xiiii bysshopes all reuessed mytred with sensers to welcome the kynge and there they songe for hys gracyous vyctory Tedeum laudamus And there the kynge offred and toke his hors and rode to westmynster than the mayer tooke hys leue of the kynge and rode home ayen ¶ And in the thyrde yere of kynge Henryes regne the fyfth come the Emperour of Almayne kynge of Rome and of Hungrye in to Englonde and so to the cyte of London And the mayer the aldermen wyth the shreues and worthy craftes of London by the kynges coÌ„maundement mette with hym on the blacke hethe in the best araye that they coude â—on horsbacke And there they welcomed hym and broughte hym vnto London with moche honour and greate reuerence And at saynt Thomas wateryng there mette with hym the Kyng wyth all his lordes in gode araye And there was a worthy metynge bytwene the Emperour and Kyng Henry the fyfte and there they kyssed togyder And enbraced eche other and than the Kynge tooke the Emperour by the honde and so they came rydynge thrugh the cyte of London vnto saynt Poules and there they alyghted and offred and alle the bysshoppes stode reuesshed wyth sensers in theyr hoÌ„des sengynge to theym And than they tooke theyr horses and rode vnto westmynster And the Kynge lodged the Emperoure in hys owne palays and there he rested hym a greate whyle alle at the Kynges coste ¶ And soone after came the duke of Hollande into Englonde to come and se there the Emperoure and to speke wyth hym and wyth our Kynge HeÌ„ry of EngloÌ„de And he was worthely receyued and lodged in the bysshops Inne of Ely and all at the kynges coste ¶ And whan the Emperour had welle rested hym and seen the londe in dyuerse partyes and knewe the commodytes thaÌ„ by the processe of tyme he tooke hys leue of the kynge but or he yode he was made knyght of the garter and reteyned and wered the lyueray And than he thanked the kynge and all hys lordes And than the kynge and he wente ouer the see vnto Calays and aboden there longe tyme to haue an answere of the Frensshe kynge and at the laste it came and plesed hym ryght noughte and so the Emperour toke his leue of the kynge and passed forth in goddes name and oure kynge came ouer ayeÌ„ into Englonde in all the hast that he myght that was on saynt Lucas euen that he came to Lambythe and the mondaye nexte he came in to the parlemeÌ„te atte westmynster ¶ And in this same yere was a grete derth of corne in Englond
moche peple of the same couÌ„tre retorned home ayen into EngloÌ„de wyth his meny preuayled noo thynge ¶ And also thys same yeâ—e the erle of Salysbury the erle of Souffolkâ— the lorde wylle by and the lord Scales with their retenue layd syege to the cyte of Manus the whiche cyte was yolde to theym wyth many other strong townes castels to the nombre of .xxxvi. ¶ This tyme all Normandye and a grete parte of â—raunce vnto Orlyaunce was vnder the obeysaunce of the Kynge of Englonde and all the remenaunte of fraunce was in grete tribulacyon and myschyef ¶ How thre was lyke to haue be a gret fraye bytwene the Cardynall and the duke of Gloucestre And of the coronacyon of Kynge Henry the syxte both in Englonde and in fraunce IN the fourth yere the same nyghte that the mayer of London Iohan Couentre had taken his charge was a greate watche in London for a fraye that was bytwene the bysshop of wynchestre the duke of Gloucestre protectour cÌ„ For the mayer wyth the peple of the cyte wold abyde by the duke of Gloucestre as protectour defendour of the reame but by laboure of lordes that went bytwene and in especyall by the labour of the prynce of Portyngale there was a poyntement taken that there was no harme done ¶ And after the batayll of Vernayll in Perche the duke of Bedforde came ouer in to Englonde And on wytsondaye thys same yere at Leycestre he dubbed kynge Henry knyght And forth with the sayd kyng Henry dubbed all these knyghtes whos names of lowen that is to wyte syre Rycharde duke of yorke also the sonne and heyre of the Duke of Nurthfolk the erle of Oxforde the erle of west merlonde the sone and heyre of the erle of Northumberlond the sone and heyre of the erle of Vrmonde the lorde Roos syr Iamys bottelar the lorde Martrauas syr Henry gray of Tankeruyle syr wyllyam Neuyll lorde Fawconbrydge syr George Neuyll lord Latymer the lorde wellys the lorde Barkle the sone heyre of the lorde Talbot syr Raufe gray of werke syr Robert veer syr Rychard gray syr Edmonde hongerforde syre Iohan bottelar syre Raynolde Cobham syr Iohan passheley syre Thomas tuÌ„stall Iohan Chydyok syr Raufe langeforde syr wyllyam drury syre wyllyam thomas Rycharde Carbonell syr Rycharde wyde wyle syr IohnÌ„ shrydelow syr wyllyam Chayne syr wyllyam Badyngton syr Iohnn Iune and syr Gylbert beauchampe ¶ Item in the fyfth yere the duke of Bedford wyth the duchesshe hys wyfe wente ouer see to Calayes a lytell before wente ouer see Henry bysshop of wynchestre And on our ladyes daye AnnuÌ„cyacyon in our lady thirche at Calays the bysshop of wyncestre as he had soÌ„gen masse was made Cardynall and he knelyge before the hyghe awter the duke of Bedforde set the hat vppon his heed and there were hys bulles redde as well of hys charge as of the reioysynge of his benefyces spyrytall and temporall And thys same yere was grete habundaunce of rayne that the substauÌ„ce of heye also of corne was dystroyed for it rayned almooste euery other daye ¶ And this same yer the good erle of Salesbury syr Thamas of Mountagu layd syege vnto Orlyaunce at the whyche syege he was slayne wyth a gonne that come out of the towne on whos soule god haue mercy Amen For sythe that he was slayne Englysshe men neuer gate ne preuayled in Fraunce but euer after began to lese lytyll tyll all was loste ¶ Also this same yere a Bryton murthred a good wedowe in hyr bedde without Algate whiche wedowe fouÌ„de hym for almes and he bare away all that she and. And after this he toke the gyrthe of holy chyrche at saynt George in Southwarke there he toke the crosse and for swore this londe And as he wente it happened that he came by the place where he dyd this cursyd dede in the subarbes of London and the women of the same parysshe came out with staues and canell dounges and slewe made an ende of hym there Notwithstandynge the conestables many other men beynge presente for to kepe hym for there were so many women and had no pyte ¶ Also this same yere the duke of Northfolk with many gentylmen and yomen toke his barge the .vii. daye of Nouembre att Saynt Mary oueres for to haue gone thrughe London brydge And thrughe mysgydynge of the barge it ouerthrewe on the pyles and many men drowned but the duke hymselfe wyth two or thre leped vppon pyles and soo were saued wyth helpe of meÌ„ that were aboue the brydge with castynge downe ropes by the whyche popes they saued them self ¶ This same yere on saynt Leonardes day kyng Henry beynge vii yere of age was crowned at westmynster at whoo 's coronacyon were made .xxxvii. knyghtes ¶ This yere on saynt Georges daye he rassed ouer see to Calays to warde Fraunce ¶ About this tyme and a fore the reame beynge in grete mesery and trybulacyon the Dolphyn with his partye begaÌ„ to make warre and gate certayne places and made distresses vpon the Englysshmen by the meane of hys Capytayns that is to saye la heer poton de sayntraylles and espycyal a mayde whiche they named la pucelle de dicu This mayde rode lyke a maÌ„ and was a valyaunt Capytayne amonge theÌ„ and toke vpon hyr many grete enterpryses in so moche that they had a byleue for to haue recoueryd all theyr losses by hyr Notwithstandynge at the laste after many grete fâ—autes by the helpe of prudence of syr IohnÌ„ Lukemburghe the whiche was a noble Capytayne of the duke of Burgon many Englysshemen Pycardes and Burgonyons whiche were of oure partye before the towne of Company the .xxiii daye of Maye the for sayde pucelle was taken in the feld armed lyke a man many other Capytaynes with hyr were all brought to Rone there she was put in to pryson And there she was Iuged by the lawe to be brent And than she sayd that she was wyth chylde wherby she was a whyle respyted Butte in conclusyon yt that founden that the was not wyth chylde than she was brent in Rone and the other Capytayns were put to raunsome entreted as men of warre ben acustomed ¶ And this same yere about Candemasse Rycharde hunder a wulle packer was damned for an heretyke brent at Tourhylle ¶ And aboute mydleÌ„ten syr Thomas Baggely preest vycarye of the Mauen in Estsex besyde walden was dysgraded and dampned for an heretyke and brente in smythfelde ¶ And also in thys same yere whyles the kynge was in Fraunce there were many heretykes and lolardes that had purposed make a rysynge and caste hylles in dyuerse places but blessed be almyghty god the Capytayae of theym was taken whoo 's name was wyllaym Manndeuyll a weuer of Abendon balyf of the same towne· whiche named hymself Iacke Sharpe of wygmoreslonde in wales And after warde he was beheded at the forsayd Abendon in the wytson weke iÌ„
in botes and barges ¶ ye haue well vnderstonde before how that contrary to the promyse of the kyng also the conclusyons take bytwene the kynge the duke of yorke att Brentheth the duke of Somerset went not to warde but abode about the kynge had grete rule And anone after he was made Capytayne of Calays ruled the kyng his reame as he wolde wherfore the grete lordes of the reame also the comyns were not pleased For whyche cause the duke of yorke the erle of warwyke the erle of Salysbury with many knyghtes and squyres and moche other people came to remeue the sayde duke of Somerset and other fro the kynge And the kyng herynge of theyr comynge thoughte by hys couÌ„seyll for to haue gone westwarde not for to haue mette with them And had with hym the duke of Somerset the duke of Bokyngham the erle of Stafforde the erle of Northumberlonde \ the lorde Clyfforde many other ¶ And what tyme that the duke of yorke and his felyshyppe vnderstonde that the kyng was departed wyth the lordes from London anone he chaunged hys way costed the couÌ„tre and came to saynt Albons the .xxiii. daye of May. there mette with the kyng to whom the kyng sent certayne lordes desyred them to kepe the peas and departe But in conclusyon whyâ—e they treated on that one syde the erle of warwyk with the Marche men other entred in to the twone on that other syde and fought ayenst the kynge and his party and so began the batayll and fyghtinge whiche endured a greate whyle But in conclusyon the duke of yorke obteyned and had the vyctory of the Iourneye In whyche was slayne the duke of Somerset the erle of Northumberlonde the lorde Clyfforde and many kynghtes and squyres and many moo hurte And on the morne after they brought the kynge in grete astate to London whyche was lodged in the bysshops palays of London And anone after was a grete parlemeÌ„t at London in whiche parlement the duke of yerke was made protectour of EngloÌ„de the erle of warwyk Capytayne of Calays the erle of Salysbury Chaunceler of Englonde And all suche persones as had the rule before aboute the kynge were set a parte and myght not rule as they dyd before ¶ And this same yere deyed pope Nycholas the fyfte after hym was Calixt the thyrde This Calixt was a Catalane the actes of hym shal be shewed here after folowynge· ¶ In this same yere fell a grete affraye in LoÌ„don ayeÌ„st the LuÌ„bardes the cause begaÌ„ bycause a yonge man toke a dager frome a LuÌ„barde brake it wherfore the yoÌ„ge maÌ„ on the morne was seÌ„te fore to come before the Mayer the aldermeÌ„ there for offeÌ„ce He was coÌ„mytted to warde And theÌ„ne the mayer departed fro the yelde halle for to goo home to his dyner But in Chepe the yonge meÌ„ Mercerye for the moost partye prentyses helde the Mayre the Shyrefs styl in Chepe And wolde not suffre theym to departe vnto the tyme that theyr felowe whyche was commytted to warde were delyuered and so by force they rescowed theyr felowe from pryson And that done the Mayre departed and the Shrefes also and the prysoner deliuered whiche yf he had be put to pryson He had be in Ieoperdye of his lyfe And thene began a rumoure in the cyte ayenst the LoÌ„bardes And the same euenynge the hond crafty men of the towne arose and raÌ„ne to the Lumbardes houses and dyspoyled and robbed dyuers of them wherfore the Mayre and the Aldermen came with the honest people of the cyte And droue them thens and sente some of theym that had stolen to Newgate ¶ And the yonge man was rescowed by his felowes sawe this greate rumoure affraye robbed ensewed of hys fyrste meuynge to the Lumbarde departyd and wente to westmynster to saynt wary Or elles it hadde coste hym hys lyfe For anone after came downe an Oyer determyne for to do Iustyce on all theym that so rebelled in the Cytee ayenste the Lumbardes On whyche satte wyth the Mayre that tyme wyllyam Marowe the duke of Bokyngham And many other lordes to se execucyon done But the comynes of the Cytee secretely made them redy and dyde arme them in theyr howses and were in purpoos to haue rongen the comyne belle whiche is called bowe belle but they lete by syde men whiche came to the knowlege of the duke of Bokyngham and other lordes ¶ And in contynente they arose for they durste noo lenger abyde for they dowted that the hole Cyte sholde haue rysen ayenst theym But yet neuerthels two or thre of the cyte were Iuged to dethe for this robbery were hangyd at Tyborne ¶ And anone after the kynge the quene other lordes rode to CoueÌ„tre and withdrewe theym fro London for this cause And a lytyll before the duke of yorke was sent for to grenewych And there was dyschargyd of the protectourshyppe And the erle of Salysbury of his ChauÌ„chelershyppe And after thys they were sente fore by preuy seale for to come to CoueÌ„tre where they were almoost disceyued the Erle of warwyke also and shold haue ben dystroyed yf they had not seen well to ¶ How the lorde EgremoÌ„de was take by the Erle of Salysbury soÌ„es of the robbynge of Sandwytche THis yere were taken four grete fysshes bytwene Ereth london that one was called Mors Maryne the seconde was a swerde fysshe the other two were whalys In this same yere for certayne affrayes done iÌ„ the northe couÌ„tre bytwene lord EgremoÌ„de the erle of Salysbury sones the sayd lord Egremond whoÌ„ they had coÌ„dempned in a grete somÌ„e of money to the sayd Erle of Salysbury therfore he was coÌ„mytted into pryson in Newegate in London where whan he had be a certayne space he brake the pryson thre prysoners with hym escaped weÌ„t his waye Also this yere the erle of warwyk his wyf weÌ„t to Calays with a fayre felisshyp toke possessyon of his offyce about this tyme was grete reformacoÌ„n of many monesteryes of relygyoÌ„ in dyuerse partyes of the worlde wiche were refourmed after the fyrst Instytutycyon and coÌ„tynued in many places ¶ This same yere was a greate batayll in the Marches bytwene the londe of HuÌ„gry Turkey at a place is called Septedrad where Innumerable Turkes were slayne more bi myracle thanÌ„e by maÌ„nes honde for oonly the honde of god smote theym saynt Iohan of Capystrane was there preseÌ„ce prouokyd the cristeÌ„ people beynge theÌ„ne aferde for to pursue after the Turkys where an Infynyte multytude were slayne dystryed the Turkys sayd that a grete noÌ„bre of armyd meÌ„ folowed theÌ„ that they were aferde to turne ayen they were holy angelles This same yere the prysoners of Newgate in LondoÌ„ brake theyr pryson went vpon the sedes and fought ayeÌ„st theym of the Cytee kepe the gate a longe whyle But att
the laste the towne gate the pryson be theym And thenÌ„e they were sore punysshed in ensample of other ¶ In this yere also there was a grete erthquake in Naples in so moche that there perysshed .xl. thousande people that sanke there in to the erthe ¶ Also in the .xxxvi. yere saynt Osmonde soÌ„tyme bysshop of Salysbury was canonysed att Rome by pope Calyst the .x daye of Iuly he was translated at Salysbury by the bisshop of CauÌ„terbury many other bysshoppes ¶ And in August after syr Pers de brasay seneschal of normaÌ„dye with the Capytayne of Depe many other Capytayns and meÌ„ of werre went to thee see with a greate Nauy and into the downes by nyght And on the more erly before day they londed at Sandwytche bothe bi loÌ„de and water and toke the towne and ryfled dispoyled it And toke many prysoners and lefte the towne all bare whyche was a ryche place and moche good therin And ladde wyth them many ryche prysoners In this same yere in many places of Fraunce Almayne Flaunders Holonde and zeelonde chyldren gadred theym togyder by greate companyes For to goo on pylgrymage to saynt Myghels mouÌ„te in NormaÌ„dye whiche came fro ferre couÌ„trees wherof the people merueyled And many supposed that some wyckyd spyryte meued them to doo so but it dured not longe by cause of the longe waye and also for lac of vytaylle as they wente ¶ In this yere Reynolde Pecok bysshop of Chestre was founde an herytyke and the thyrde day of Decembre was enduâ—ed at Lambeth in presence of the Archebysshop of Caunterbury and many other bysshoppes doctours lordes temporall and hâ—s bokes brent att Poules crosse ¶ And ye haue herde before how certayne lordes were slayne atte Saynt Albons wherfore was alwaye a grutchynge wrath hadde by the heyres of them that soo were slayne ayenst the duke of yorke the Erles of waâ—wyk and of Salysbury wherfore the kyng by the aduys of his counseyll sente for theym vnto London to whyche place the duke of yorke came the .xxvi. daye of Ianueri with four honderd men and lodged hym atte Baynerdes castell in hys owne place ¶ And the .iv. daye of Ianuer came the erle of Salysbury with fyue hundred men and was lodged in therber of his owne place ¶ And thenÌ„e came the duke of Excetre and of Somerset with .viii. C. men and laye withoute temple barre ¶ And the erle of Northumberlonde and the lorde Egremonde the lorde Clyfforde wyth .xv. hundred men lodged without the towne ¶ And the Mayer that tyme Geffraye Boloyne kept grete watche with the comyns of the cyte rode about the cytee by Holborne and Fletestrete with a .v. thousand men well arayed and armyd for to kepe the peas ¶ And the .xiiii. daye of Feuerer the erle of warwyke came to London fro Calays well beseen and worshypfully with .v hundred men In red Iakettes broudred wyth a ragged staffe behynde before and was lodged at the graye freres ¶ And the .xv. daye of Marche the kynge came to London and the quene And ther was accorded and peas made amonge the lordes and they were sette in peas And on our lady daye the xxv daye of Marche in the yere of oure lorde M. CCCC.lviii· the kynge the quene all the lordes went on processyon at Poules in London anone after the kyng the lordes departed in this yere was a grete fraye in Fletstrete bytwene meÌ„ of courte men of the same strete In whyche fayre the quenes Attourney was slayne ¶ Howe the kynges housholde made a fraye ayenste the Erle of warwyke and of the Iourneye at bloreheth ALso this same yere as the Erle of warwyk was at counseyll at westmynster alle the kynges housholde meny gadred them togyder for to haue slayne the sayde erle But by the helpe of god his frendes he recouered his barge and escapyd theyr euyll enterpryse how well the cokes came rennynge oute wyth spytes and pestels ayneh hym And the same daye he rode to wardes werwyk and soone after he gate hym a commyssyon and went ouer the see to warde Calays ¶ Soone after thys therle of Salysbury comynge to LoÌ„don was encouÌ„tred at Bloreheth which the lord Audley And moche other people ordeyned to dystroy hym But he hauynge knowlege that he shold be met wyth was accoÌ„panyed with hys two sones syr Thomas syr IohnÌ„ Neuell a grete felyshyp of goodmen And so they faught togyder where the erle of Salysbury wanne the felde And the lorde Audley was slayne many gentylmen of Chesshyre moche people hurt And the erles two sones were hurte goynge homewarde afterwarde they were taken and hadde to Chestre by the quenes menye ¶ After Calixt Pius was pope was chase this yere M. CCCC.lvlii· he was callyd before Eneas an eloqueÌ„te man a poete laureate He was embassatour of the Emperours before tyme. And he wrote in the couÌ„seyl of Basyle a noble treatyse for thactoryte of the same Also he canonysed saynte Katheryne of Senys Thys pope ordeyned grete IndulgeÌ„ce pardonne to theym that wolde go werre ayeÌ„st the Turke wrote a pystle to the greate Turke exhortynge hym to become Crysten And in th end he ordeyned a passage ayeÌ„st the Turke at Ankon to whiche moche people drewe out all partyes of cristeÌ„dome of the whiche people he sente many home ayen by cause they suffyced not anone after he dyed at the sayd AnkoÌ„ the yere of our lord M. CCCC.lxiii the .xiiii. daye of August ¶ How Andrewe Trollop the souldyours of Calays forsoke the duke of yorke theyr mayster therle of warwyk in the weste countre THe duke of yorke the erles of warwyk and of Salysbury sawe the gouernauÌ„ce of the reame stode moost by the quene hyr counseyll how the grete prynces of the londe were not callyd to counseyl but set a parte and not only soo but it was sayd thrugh the reame tho sayd lordes sholde be dystroyed as it openly was shewed at Blorehethe by them that wolde haue slayne the erle of Salysbury Thenne for sauacyon of theyr lyues also for the comynwele of the reame thought for to remedy thyse thynges assembled them togyder with moche people and toke a felde in the west countre to whiche the erle of warwyk came fro Calays with many of the olde Souldeyours as AndreÌ„we Trollop and other in whose wysdome as for the werre he trustyd moche vpon And whan they were thus assembled and made theyr felde the kynge sente out commyssyons preuy seales vnto all the lordes of his reame to come and wayte on hym in theyr moost beste defensable araye And so euery man came in suche wyse that the kynge was stronger and hadde more â–ª peple than the duke of yorke and therles of warwyk of Salysbury for it is here to be notyd that euery lorde in Englonde at this tyme durst not dysobeye the quene so she
rulyd peasybly all that was done abowte the kynge whiche was a good and a well dysposed man And thenne whan the kynge was come to the place where they were the duke of yorke hys felysshyp made theyr felde in the strongest wyse purposyd verely to abyde haue fouÈte But in the nyghte Andrewe Trollop all the olde soudyours of Calays wyth a greate felyshyp sodeynly departyd out of the dukes host And wente strayte vnto the kynges felde where they were receiued Ioyously for they knewe th entent of thother lordes also the maner of theyr felde And then the duke of yorke with the other lordes seynge theÌ„ dysceued toke a counseylle shortly in that same nyght departed frome the felde leuynge behynde theÌ„ the moost partye of theyr people too kepe the felde tyl on the morowe Then the duke of yorke with his secoÌ„de sone departyd thrugh wales towarde Irlonde Leuynge his eldest sone the erle of Marche with the erles of werwyk of Salysbury whiche rode togyder wyth thre or foure persones strayght into Deuenshyre there by helpe ayde of one Denham gate a shyp whiche cost a .xi score nobles wyth the same shyp sayled fro thens in to Gernesey there refresshed theym frome thens sayled to Calays where they were receyued in to the castel by the posternÌ„ or they of the towne wyst of it And the duke of yorke toke shypynge in walys sayled ouer in to Irlonde where he was well receyued ¶ How the erles of Marche warwyk of Salysbury entred in to Calays how the erle of warwyk wence in to Irlonde THen kynge Henry wyth his host in the felde not knowynge of this sodeyne departynge on the morowe fouÌ„de none in the felde of the sayd lordes sent out in all the hast meÌ„ for to folowe and pursue after to take theÌ„ but they mette not with theÌ„ as god wolde And theÌ„ the kynge weÌ„t to Ludlowe dyspoyled the castel the towne And seÌ„te the duchesse of yorke and hyr chyldreÌ„ to the duchesse of Bokyngham hyr syster where she was kepte longe tyme after And forth with the kynge ordeyned the duke of Somerset to be Capytayne of Calays thyse of other lordes so departed as afore is sayd were preclamyd rebelles grete traytours Then the duke of Somerset tooke to hym al the soudyours that departed fro the felde and made hyÌ„ redy in all the haste for to go to Calays take possessyon of his offyce And whan he came he founde therle of warwyk therin as Capytayne the erles of Marche of Salysbury also and thenÌ„e he londed by Scalys weÌ„t to gyues and there he was receyued And it fortuned that some of tho shyppes that came ouer with hym came in to Calays haueÌ„ by theyr fre wyll for the shypmeÌ„ ought more fauour to the erle of warwyk thaÌ„ to the duke of Somerset in whyche shyppes were take dyuerse meÌ„ as Ienyn Fynkyll Iohan felowe Kaylles Purser whiche were beheded soone after in Calays and after this came meÌ„ dayly ouer the see to thyse lordes to calays began for to wexe stroÌ„ger they borowed moche gode of the Staple on that other syde the duke of Somerset beynge in Gynes gate people to hym whiche came out and scarmysshed with theym of Calays they of Calays with the whiche endured many daies â—ucyng moche people came ouer dayly vnto thise lordes ¶ TheÌ„ on a tyme by thaduys and couÌ„seylle of the lordes att Calays sente ouer mayster Denham with a greate felyshyp to Sandwhyche whiche tooke the towne therin the lorde Ryuers the lorde Sâ—alys his sone toke many shyppes in the hauen and broughte them all to calays wyth whiche shyppes many maryners of ther fre wyl came to calays to serue the Erle of warwyk And after the Erle of warwyke by the aduys of the lordes tooke all his shyppes and manned theym well and saylled hymselfe in to Irlonde for to speke wyth the duke of yorke and tooke his aduys how they sholde entre in to Englonde And whan that he had be there and done hys erandes he retorned ayen towardes Calays and broughte with hym his moder the countesse of Salysbury And comynge in the west countree on the see the duke of Excetre Admyral of Englond beynge in the grace of du accoÌ„panyed with many shyppê of warre met with the erle of warwyk hys flete but they faught not for the substauÌ„ce of the peple beynge with the duke of Excetre ought better wyll fauour to the erle of warwyk thaÌ„ to hym they departed and came to calays in saufâ—e ¶ TheÌ„ the kynges couÌ„seyll seynge that thyse lordê had goten those shyppes fro Sandwytche taken the lorde Ryuers his sone ordeyned a garyson at Sandwytche to abyde kepe the towne made one mouÌ„tforde capitayne of the towne that no man vytayll ne marchauÌ„t that shold go to flaunders shold go to calays TheÌ„ they of calays seyenge this made Denham many other to go to Sandwytche assayled the towne by londe by water gate ix And brought the Capytayne ouer see and smote of hys heed And yet daylymen came ouer to theim fro all partyes ¶ How the Erle of Marche of warwyke and of Salysbury entred in to EngloÌ„d of the feld of NorthaÌ„ptoÌ„ where dyuerse lordes were slayne ANd after thys the forsayd erles of marche warwyke Salysbury came ouer to Douer with moche people there londed to whome all the couÌ„tre drewe came to LoÌ„don all armyd and for to lete lordes of the kynges counsell knowe theyr truth also theyr entente assembled theym and tolde them that they entended no harme to the kynges persone sauf that they wolde put from hym suche persones as were aboute hym And soo departed frome London wyth a greate puyssaunce towarde Northampton where the kynge was accompanyed with many lordes and made a stronge felde withoute the towne And there bothe partyes met and was fought a greate batayll In whyche batayll were slayne the duke of bokyngham therle of Shrewesbury the vycouÌ„t Beamonde the lorde Egremonde and many other knyghtes and squyres and othere also and the kynge hymself was taken in the felde And after warde broughte to London And anone after was a parlement at westmÌ„ duryng whyche parlyament the duke of yorke came out of Irlonde wyth the Erle of Rutlande rydynge wyth a grete felyshyp in to the palays come in to the parlyament chambre there toke the kynges place and claymed the crowne as his propre enherytaunce and ryght and Caste forth in wryttynge his tytele and also how he was ryghtfull heyre wherfore was moche to do but in conclusyon yt was appoynted and concluded that kinge Henry sholde regne and be kynge durynge his natural lyfe For as moche as he hadde be kynge so longe was possessyd aft his dethe the duke of yorke shold be kynge
and hys heyers kynges after hym \ and forth with sholde be ê“clamed heyre apparauÌ„t and shold also be protector and regence of englonde duryng the kynges lyfe wyth many other thyngê ordeyned in the same parliment and yf kynge Henry durynge hys lyfe wence frome thys poyntement or ony artycle concludyd in the sayd paylyament he sholde be deposed and the duke sholde take the crowne and be kynge all whyche thynges were enacted by thauctoryte of the same at whiche parlyament the comynâ— of the reame beyng assembled in the comyn hons coÌ„mynyng and treatyng vpon the tytle of the forsayd duke of yorke sodenly feldone the crowne whiche henge thenne in the middes of the sayde hous whiche is the frayter of the abbaye of westmÌ„ whiche was takeÌ„ for a prodice or tokeÌ„ that the regne of kynge Henry was endyd ¶ And also the crowne whiche stode on the hyghest toure of the styple in the castel of douer fell downe this same yere ¶ How the duke of yorke was slayne and of the felde of wakefelde of the seconde Iourneye at saynt alboÌ„s by the queneÌ„ the prince BIcause the quene wyth the Prynce her sone was in the northe and absent her fro the kynge and obeyed not suche thyngê concluded in the parlement was ordeyned that the duke of yorke as ê“tector shold go north ward to brynge in the quene subdue suche as wolne not obey wyth whome wente the erle of salysbury Syr Thomas Neuyll hys sone with moche people And at wakefelde in Crystmas weke they were ouerthrowe and slayne by lordes of the quenes party that is to wyte the duke of yorke was slayne the erle of Rotlonde syr Thomas Neuyll and many moo the Eerle of Salysbury was take and other· As Iohan horowe of london capytayne and Ruler of the fotmen and HauÌ„son of hull whiche were brought to pouÌ„fret and there be heeded there heedes sente to yorke sette vpon the yates And thus was the noble prynce slayne the duke off yorke on whos soule god haue Mercy thys tyme therle of Marche beyng in Shorwesbury herynge the deth of his fader desyred ayde of the towne to auenge his faders dethe frothens wente to walys and at Candelmasse after he had a battayll at Martymers Crosse ayenste therle of Penbroke of wylshyre where the erle of marche had the vyctorye Then the quene with those lordes of the north after that they had dystressyd and slayne the duke of yorke and his felysshyp came south warde with a grete multytude of people for too come to the kynge and defecte suche conclusyons as had be take before by the parlyameÌ„t ayenst whos comyng the duke of Northfolke the erle of warwyeke wyth moche people ordynaunce wente to saynt albons ladde kynge Henry wyth theym there encouÌ„tred to gyder in suche wyse and faught so that the duke of Northfolke Th erle of werwyke wyth many other of ther party â—â—edde loste that Iourneye where that kynge HeÌ„ry was takeÌ„ with the quene prynce Edwarde his sone whiche two had got on that felde The quene hyr partye beynge at her aboue seÌ„te anone to LoÌ„don whyche was on an Asshe wenesdaye the fyrst daye of lente for vytayl ¶ For whiche the Mayre ordeyned bi thaduys of the aldermeÌ„ the certen cartes lade wyth vytayll sholde be sente to saynt Albons to theÌ„ whaÌ„ tho cartes came to Crepell yate the comiÌ„s of the Cyte that kept the gate toke the vytayles fro the cartes and wolde not suffre it to passe TheÌ„ne were there certayn AldermeÌ„ comyns apoynted too goo vnto bernet to speke wyth the quenes coÌ„seyll to entreate thou the northren men sholde bee sente home ayen in to theyr contree for the cyte of London drad to be dyspoyled yf they had come And duryng this treatyse tydynges came that the erle of warwyk had met with the Erle of Marche on Cotteswolde comyng oute of walys wyth a greate menye of welsshemeÌ„ and that they bothe were comynge vnto LoÌ„don warde Anone as these tytynges were knowe the tratyse was broke for the kynge Quene Prynce the other lordes that were with theym departed fro saynt AlboÌ„s north ward with al ther people yet or they departed thens they beheeded that lorde Bonuyll Syr Thomas Kryell whiche were takeÌ„ in the Iourney done on shrewe toursdaye ¶ Thenne the Duchesse of yorke beyng at london herynge of the losse of the felde of saynt Albons sente ouersee hyr twoo yonge sones George Rycharde whiche wente to Vtrech and Phylyp malpas a ryche marchauÌ„t of LondoÌ„ Thomas vaghan Squyre mayster wyllyam Haâ—clyf and many other ferynge of the comynge of the quene to London toke a shyp at Anwerpe to haue gone in to zelande on that other coste were taken of one Colompne a Fransshman a shyppe of werre And he toke theym prysoners broughteâ— them in to fraunce where they payed grete good for theyr raunson and there was greate goode rychesse in that shyppe ¶ Of the deposinge of kynge HeÌ„ry the sixte how kynge Edwarde the fourth tooke possessyoÌ„ â–ª and of the batayll on Palm sondaye and how he was crowned THen whan the Erle of warwyke hadde wette to gader on Cotâ—yswolde in contynent they concludyd to go to london and sente worde anone te the Mayre to the Cytie that they wolde come anone the cytie was gladde of theyr comynge hopynge to be releuyd bi theÌ„ so they came too london whaÌ„ they were come had spoke with the lordes estates beynge there coÌ„cluded for as moche as kynge HeÌ„ry was gone with theÌ„ north warde that he hadde forfeyted his crowne ought to be deposed accordyng vnto the actes made passyd in the laste parlemeÌ„t And so by the aduys of the lordes spyrytuall teÌ„porall thenne beyng at london the er of Marche Edwarde by the grace of god eldest sone of the duke Rychard of yorke As ryghtfull heyre and nexte enherytour to his fader the fourth daye of Marche the yere of our Lorde god M. CCCC.lix toke possessyon of the Reame at westmÌ„ in the chyrche of the abbaye and offred as a kynge wyth the ceptre ryall To whome all the lordes spyrytuall and temporall dyd homage as to theyr souerayn lorde and Kyng And forth wyth it was proclaymed thrugh the Cyte kynge Edwarde the fourthe by name anone after the Kynge rode in his ryalle estate north warde wyth all hys lordes to subdue his subyectis that tyme beynge in the northe for to auenge his faders deth And on Palme sondaye after he had a grete bataylle in the northe couÌ„tree at a place called Towcon not fer from yorke where wyth the helpe of god he gate the felde and hadde the vyctorye wher were slayn of his aduersaryes .xxx. thousaÌ„de meÌ„ and moo as it was sayde by theym that were thereâ— In whiche batayll was slayne the Erle of North thumberlande the lorde Clyâ—â—orde syr Iohan Neuyll the Erle of
that yf my lady youre wyfe came ony thynge nyghe you· that ye wolde her strangle and slee and also that ye walde doo to my lorde your sone in the same wyse ¶ Tho answerde he wyth symple there Alas alas am not I in pryson and all at youre owne wyll now god yt wote I thought yt neuer and now I wolde that I were dede soo wolde god that I were For thenne were alle my sorowe passyd ¶ It was not longe after that the kynge thrugh counsell of Roger Mortymer grauÌ„tyd the warde kepynge of syr Edward his fader vnto syr thomas Toioursy to the forsayd syr Iohan Matreuers thrugh the kynges letter put out holy the forsayd syr Moryce of the warde of the kynge And they toke and ladde the kynge vnto the castell of Corf the whiche castell the kynge hatyd as ony dethe And they kept hym there tylle it came vnto saynt Mathewes daye in Septembre in the yere of grace M.CCC.xxvii that the forsayde syr Roger Mortymer sent the maner of the deth how in what wyse sholde be done to deth And anone as the forsayd Thomas Iohan had see the letter coÌ„maundement they made kynge edwarde Carnariuan good there and good solace as they myght at that soupere nothynge the kynge wyst of the traytory And whan tyme was for to go to bed the kynge went to his bedde laye and slepte faste And as the kynge laye and slepte the trautours fals forsworne ayenst theyr homage and feaute came pryuely into the kynges chambre and theyr company wyth them and layd an huge take vppon his wombe and wyth men pressyd and helde faste downe the foure corners of the table on hys body wherwyth the good mane a woke and was wonder sore adradde to be deed and there slayne and torned hys body vp tho so downe Tho tooke the fals traytours and tynauntes an horne And put it in to hys foundemente as depe as they myghte and a spyt of copre brennynge and putte it thrughe the horne in to hys bodye and soo they slewe theyr lorde that noo thynge was perceyued And after he was enteryd atte Gloucetree ¶ How kynge Edward spowsyd Phylyp the erles doughter of Henaude at yorke ANd after Crystmasse tho next sewynge syr Iohan of henaude brought with hym Phylyp his brothers doughter that was erle of Henaude hys nece in to Englonde and the kynge spowsyd her atte yorke with moche honour And syr Iohan of Bothum bysshop of Ely syr wyllyam of Melton Archebysshop of yorke sange the masse the Sondaye on the euen of the Conuersyon of saynt Poule In the yere of grace M.CCC.xxvii But bycause that the kyng was but yonge tender of aege whan he was crowned full many wornges were doon whyle that his fader lyued bycause that he trowed the counserllers that were fals aboute hyÌ„ that couÌ„syelled hym to doo other wise thaÌ„ reason wold wherfore grete harme was do to the reame to the kynge all meÌ„ dyrected it the kynges dede it was not so almyghty god it wote wherfore it was ordeyned att the kynges crownynge that the kynge for his tender aege sholde be gouerned by .xii. of the grettest lordes of Englonde wythout whome no thynge sholde be doon That is to say tharchebysshop of Caunterbury tarchebysshop of yorke the bysshop of wynchestre and the bysshop of Herforde the erle of Lancastre therle Marchall the erle of kent that were the kynges vncles the erle of Garenne syr Thomas wake Syr Henry Percy syr Olyuer yngham and Iohan Rous barons all thyse were sworne truly for to counseyll the kynge And they shold answer euery yere in parlement of that that shold be done in the tyme of theyr gouernall but that ordynaunce was sone vndoon that was moche harme to all Englonde For the kyng all the lordes that sholde gouerne hym were gouerned and rulyd after the quene his moder dame Isabell and by syr Roger Mortymer and as they wolde all thynge was done bothe amonge hygh and lowe And they toke vnto theym castels townes londes and rentê in grete harme And losse to the crowne and of the estate out of all mesure ¶ Howe the peas was made bytwene the EnglysshemeÌ„ and the Scottes and also of Iustyfyenge of Troylesbaston Kynge Edwarde at wytsontyde in the seconde yere of this regne thrughe the couÌ„seyll of his moder syr Roger Mortymer ordeyned a parlemeÌ„t at Northampton at that parlement the kyng thrughe hys couÌ„sell none other of the londe within aege grauntyd to be accordyd with the scottes in this manere that all the fâ—autees homages that the scottes sholde do to the crowne of Englonde foryaue theym for euermore by hys chartre ensealed And ferder more an endenture was made of the Scottes vnto kynge Edwarde that was kynge HeÌ„ries sone whiche endenture they calle it regman In the whyche were conteyned all the homages feautees Fyrst of the kyng of Scotlond of the prelates erles barons of the reame of Scotlonde wyth theyr seales set theron other chartres remeÌ„brauÌ„cis that kynge Edwarde his barons had of theyr ryght in the forsayd reame of Scotlonde it was foryeue ayen holy chyrche also with the blake crosse of Scotlond the whiche the good kynge Edwarde coÌ„quered in ScotloÌ„de brought it out of the abbay of scone that is a full precyous relyque also ferthermore he relacyd and fully forgaue the londe that the noble barons had before that tyÌ„e in the ream of Scotlond by olde conquest And ferthermore that thys peas for to be holden coÌ„tynuelly last the Scottes were bounde vnto the kynge in xxx thousande pouÌ„de of syluer to be payed wythin thre yere that is euery yere .x. M. pouÌ„de by eueÌ„ procyons ¶ And ferthermore aboue all this they spake bytwene the partyes aboue sayd the Dauyd Drytonautyer that was kynge Roberte Brus sone the fals tyraunt â–ª fals forsworne ayenst his othe that arose ayenst hys leyge lord the noble good kynge Edward and falsly made hym kynge of Scotlonde that was of aege .v. yere And so thys cursyd couÌ„seyll Dauid spoused at Berewyk dame IohnÌ„ of the Toure that was kynge Edwardes syster as the gestes tellyth vpon Mary Mawdeleyns day in the yere of grace M.CCC.xxviii to greate harme empayrynge of all the kynges blode wherof that gentyll lady came alas the tyme For wonder moche the fayer daÌ„oysell dysperagyd syth that she was maryed ayenst al the comyns wyl and assent of Englonde And frome the tyme that Brute had conquered Albyon· named the londe after his owne name Brytayne that now is callyd Englonde after the name of Engyst And so the reame of Scotlonde was holde of the reame of Englond of the crowne by feaute homgae For Brute conquered that londe yaue it to Albanak that was his seconde sone And he callyd the londe Albayn after hys owne name soo that hys heyres
fraunce thrughe his counseyll he wrote to al the prelates dukes erles and baroÌ„s and the noble lordes of the countre and also to dyuerse of the comune people dyuers letters maundementes berynge date att Gandaue the viii daye of February ¶ And anone after wythin a lytyll tyme he came ayen in to englonde with the quene and her chyldren ¶ And in the same yere on mydsomer euen he began to saylle to warde Fraunce ayen and manly and fyersly he felle vpon Phylyp of Valoys the whyche longe tyme laye and had gadryd to hym a full longe boystous meny of dyuers nacions in the hauen of Sceuys there they foughten togyder the kynge of frauÌ„ce and he wyth theyr hostes fro myddaye to thre of the clocke in the morne in the whyche batayll were slayne .xxx. thousande men of the kynges coÌ„pany of fraunce and many shyppes and cogges were taken And soo thrugh goddes helpe he had there the vyctorye and bere thens a gloryous chyualry ¶ And in the same yere abowte saynt Iames tyde without the yates of Saynt Omers Robert of Arthoys with men of EngloÌ„de Flaun faught ayenst the duke of Burgon the Frensshemen att whiche batayll were slayne take of the frensshmen .xv. barons .lxxx. knyghtes shyppes barges were take vnto the nombre of CC. and .xxx. ¶ The same yere the kynge makynge abydynge vpon the sege of â—ornay the erle of Henaude with Englysshe archers made assaulâ—â— vnto the towne of Saynt Aâ—ande where they slewe .l. knightes many other and also destroyed the towne ¶ And in the .xvi. yere of hys regne folowynge in the wynter tyme the kynge stylle vpon the forsayd seyge sente of tyme into englond vnto hys tresorer other purueyours for golde moneye that sholde be seÌ„te vnto hyÌ„ there iÌ„ his nede but his proctours and messyngers cursedly and ful slouly serued hym at hys nede deceyued hym on whoo 's defaute latches the kyng toke trewes bytwene hym and the kynge of frauÌ„ce And thenne kynge Edwarde full of shame and sorowe in hys herte wyth drewe hym fro the sege come into Brytayne and there was soo grete stryue of batayll that he loste many of his peple And whan he had doone there that he come for he dressyd hym ouer see in to Englond warde ¶ And as he saylled to warde Englonde in the hyghe see the moost myshappes stormes and tempestes thondre lyghtnynge felle to hym in the see the whyche was sayde that it was done yraysyd thrugh euyll spirytes made by sore ery nygro mancye of them of fraunce wherfore the kynges herte was ful of sorowe and aÌ„guysshe welllynge syghynge sayd vnto our lady in thys wyse· ¶ O blessyd lady Saynt Mary what is the cause that euer more goynge into fraunce al thynges wethers fallen to me Ioyfull and lykynge and as I wold haue them but alway tornynge into Englonde warde all thyngê fallen vnprofytable and very harmfull neuertheles he scapyd all perelles of the see as god wolde and came to the tour of London by nyght ¶ And the same yere the kyng helde his Crystmas at Meneres sent worde to the Scottes by his messagers that he was redy wolde doo fyght with theym but the Scottes wolde not abyde that but fledde ouer the Scottes see hyd them a well as they myght ¶ And in the .xvii. yere of his regne aboute the feest of the CoÌ„uersyon of saynt poull kynge Edwarde whan he had ben in Scotlond sawe that the scottes were fledde tho he come ayen into Englond And a lytell before lent was the turnement at Dunstable tho the whyche tourmente come alle the yonge bachelary chyualry of Englond with many other erles and lordes At the whiche turnemente kyng Edward hymself was there present ¶ And the next yere folowyng in the .xviii. yere of his regne att hys parlemente holden at westmynster the auyzeme of paske kynge Edwarde the thyrde made Edwarde his fyrst sone prynce of walys ¶ And in the .xix. yere of his regne anone after in Ianyuer before lente the same kynge Edwarde lete make full noble Iustes grete feestes in the place of hys byrth at wyndsore that there was neuer none suche seen there afore At whiche feest ryalte were two kynges two quenes the prynce of walys the duke of Cornewayle .x. Erles .ix. Countesses barons and many burgeys the whiche myghte not lyghtly be noÌ„bred of dyuerse londes beyonde the see weren many straungers And at the same tyme whan the Iustes were done kynge Edward made a grete souper in the whiche he ordened began hys rounde table ordened stedfasted the daye of the rounde table to be holden there att wyndesore in the wytsone weke neuer more yerely this tyme Englyssh men so moche haunted and cleuyd to the woodnes foly of the straungers that from tyme of comynge of Henaudes .xviii. yere passed they ordeyned and chaunged theym euery yere dyuerse shappes and dysguysynge of clothynge of longe large and wyde clothes dystytute dyserte frem all olde honest and gode vsage And an other tyme shorte clothes and strayte wastyd gagged and kyt and on euery syde slatered and botoned with sleues and tapytis of surcotes and hodes ouer longe and ouermoche hangynge that yf I the sothe shall saye they were more lyke to tormentours deuyls in theyr clothynge shokynge other araye than to men the wymen more nycely yet passed the men in araye euouslyer for they were so strayte clothed that they lefe hange fore tayles sewyd byneth wythin there clothes for to fele and hyde theyr arsers the whiche dysguysynges pryde parauenture afterwarde broughte fourthe caused many myshappes myschyef in the reame of Englonde ¶ The xâ— yere of kynge Edwarde he wente ouer in to Brytayne and Gascoyne In whoo 's coÌ„pany wente the erle of warwyk the erle of Souffolke the erle of Huntyngton and the erle of Arundell and many other lordes and comune people in a greate multytude wyth a greate Nauye of CC. and .xl. shippes anone after mydsomer for to auenge hym of many wronges and harmes to hym doone by Phylyp of Valoys kynge of Fraunce ayene the trewes before honde grauntyd the whych the trewes he falsly and vntrewely by cauelacyons and dysquatter ¶ How kynge Edwarde saylled in to Normandy arryued at hogges with a grete host IN the .xxi. yere of hys regne kynge Edwarde thrugh counseyll of alle the grete lordes of Englond callyd gadred togyder in his parlemente at westmestre before Ester ordeyned hym for to passe ouer the see agayn for to disease dystrobled the rebelles of FrauÌ„ce And whan his Nauye was come togyder and made redy he wente with a grete hoste the .xii. daye of Iulii and saylled in to Normandye arryued at hogges ¶ And whan he had rested hym ther .vi. dayes for by cause of trauaylyng of the
see and for to haue out all his men with all theyr necessaryes out of theyr shyppes he wente towarde Cadomun brenuynge wastinge destroyenge all the townes that he founde in his waye ¶ And the .xxvi. dayes of Iuly at the brydge of Cadony manly and nobly streÌ„gthed and defended with Normans he had there a stronge batayll a longe durynge thrugh whiche a grete multytude of people were slayne And there were taken of prysoners the erle of Ewe the lorde of Thonkeruyll and an huÌ„dred of other knyghtes men of armes and .vi. hondred of foot men nombred the towne and the subbarbes vnto the bare walle and of all thynges that they myghte bere caryen out was robbyd dyspoyled After the kynge passed forth by the couÌ„tre about the brede of .xx. myle he wastyd all manere thynge that he founde whan Phylyp of Valoys perceyued thys alle thought he were faste by hym wyth a stronge hoste yet he wolde not come nygh hym but breke all the brydgê beyonde the water of Seyn fro Royn to Parys hymself fled vnto the same cyte of Parys with all the hast that he myght ¶ For sothe noble kyng Edwarde whan he came to Parys brydge founde it broken within two dayes he let make it agayne And in the morowe after the AssumpcoÌ„n of our lady kynge Edwarde passed ouer the water of Seyn goyege to warde Crescy dystroyed by the way townes with the peple dwellynge ther in in the feest of saynt Bartholomewe he passed ouer the water of soÌ„me vnhurt with all his host there as neuer before fonde ony manere way ne passage where .ii. M. were slayne of them that letted theyr passage ouer ¶ Therfore the .xxvi. daye of Auguste kynge Edwarde in felde fast by Frescy hauynge thre batayls of Englysshmen en couÌ„tred mette with Phylyp of Valoys hauiÌ„ge with hym .iiii. batayls of whyche the leest passed gretly the nombre of englysshe people And whan these two hostes mette togyder there fell vpon hym the kyngh of Beme the duke of Loreyn erles also of Flaunders DalauÌ„son bloys harecourt Aumarle Neuors many other Erles barons lordes knyghtê and men of armes the nombre of a M.v. C.xlii. without foot men other men armed that were no thynge rekened And for all thys the vngloryous Philyp with drewe hym with the resydue of his people wherfore it was sayde in coÌ„mune amonge his owne people NereÌ„ be all soy retreyt that is to saye our fayre wyth draweth hym ¶ Than kynge Edward our EnglysshmeÌ„ thankyd almyghty god for suche a vyctory after there gret labour take to theim all thynge nedefull to theyr sustynaunce sauynge of theyr lyues for drede of theyr enmyes rested them there And full erly in the mornynge after the Frensshmen with a grete passynge hoste come ayen for to gyue batayll fyght with the Englysshmen with whom mette encountred the erle of warwyke Northampton and Norfolke with theyr coÌ„pany and slewe .ii. M. tooke many prysoners of the gentyls of them And the remenaunt of the same host fledde thre myle thens And the thyrde day after the batayll the kyng went to Calays warde destroyenge all the townes as he rode thyder whaÌ„ that he comeÌ„ that is to say the thyrde daye of SepteÌ„bre he began to besege the towne with the castell contynued hys sege fro the forsayd thyrde daye of Septembre to the thyrde day of August the nexte yere after And in the same yere durynge the syege of Calays the kyng of ScotloÌ„de with a grete multytude of scottes came in to EngloÌ„de to Neuyles crosse aboute saynt Lucas daye the EuaÌ„gelyst hopynge and trustynge for to haue fouÌ„de all the londe voyde of people for as moche as the kyng of Englond was beyonde the see sauf oonly prestes men of holy chyrche women chyldren plowmen and suche other labourers there they come robbyd dyd moche preuy sorowe But yet founde they ynoughe that theym withstode bi the grace of almyghty god so a day of batayll was as sygned bytwene theym and certayne lordes meÌ„ of holy chyrche that were of the countree wyth other comune people fast by the cyte of Duresme at whyche daye through the grace helpe of god almyghty the Scottes were ouercomen and yet were there thre tymes so many of theÌ„ as of englysshemen· And there was slayne all the chyualry knyghthode of the reame of Scotlond And there was taken as they wolde haue fled thens Dauyd of kynge of Scotlonde hymselfe and the erle of mentyf Syr wyllyam Douglas and many other greate men of Scotlande ¶ And after that our Englysshemen whan they had rested theym a fewe dayes and had ordeyned theyr kepers of the North countre they came to London and broughte with them syre Dauyd the kynge of Scotlonde and all the other lordes that were taken prysoners vnto the toure of London with alle the haste that they myghte and left them there in sauf kepynge vnto the kynges comynge and wente home ayen in to theyr owne countre And after warde was the kynge raunson of Scotlond taxed to an hondred thousande marke of syluer to be payed within .x. yere that is to saye euery yere .x. thousande marke ¶ How kyÌ„ge Edwarde besyeged Calays how it was wonne yolden vnto hym IN the xxii· yere of kyng Edwardes regne wente ouer see in the wynter tyme laye al the wynter at the sege of Calays the whiche yere whyle the syege lasted endured Phylyp the kynge of fraunce caste purposed traytoursly with fraude to put awaye the syege came the ·xxvii daye of Iuyll in the same yere with a grete host stronge power and neyghed to the sege of Calays The whiche Phylyp the last daye of Iulii sente to the kynge Edwarde worde that he wolde gyue hym playne batayll the thyrde daye after the about EueÌ„songe tyme yf he durst come fro the sege and abyde And whaÌ„ kynge Edward herde that ony without longe taryenge or longe auysentente accept gladly the daye houre of batayll that Philyp had assygned And whan the kynge of Fraunce herde that the next nyght after he set hys tentys a fyre remeued went his waye thens cowardly Thenne they that were in the towne in the castell besyeged saw all this that they had none other helpe ne socour of the kynge of Fraunce ne of his men And also that theyr vytayls within them were spended and wastyd for faute of vytayls of refresshynge they eten horses houndes cattes myse for to kepe theyr trouth as long as they myght And whaÌ„ they sawe was fouÌ„de amonge them at the last that they had no thyng amoÌ„ge them for to ete ne lyue by ne no socour ne rescowe of the frensshemeÌ„ of that other syde they wist well that they muste nedes deye for defaute or els yelde the towne anone they went toke downe the
that other they muste fyght or be drenched And so whan all other worthy meÌ„ and of the see costes fast by wynchelse romeny were gadred togyder and our nauye shyppes al redy to the warre the Englysshemen mette manly and strongly wyth theyr enmyes comynge fyersly ayenst them ¶ And whan the Spayns vessels nauye were closed all about there men myght se stronge batayll on both sydes longe duryng in the whiche bataylle was but fewe that faught but they were rytously hurte And after the batayll there were .xxiii. shyppes taken soo the Englysshemen had the better And in the nexte yere folowynge of hys regne that is to say the xxvi yere the kynge thrugh hys counseyll lete ordeyne and make hys newe money that is to saye the peny the grote value of .iiii. pens and the halfe grete of .ii. pens But it was of lesse weyght than the olde sterlynge was be .v. shels in the pounde ¶ And in the .xxvii. yere of his regne was the grete derth of vytayls that whiche was called the dere somer And the .xxviii. yere of his regne in the parlement holden atte westmestre after Ester syr Henry erle of Lancastre was made duke of Lancastre and in this yere was soo greate a drought that froÌ„ the monethe of Marche to the Monethe of Iuyll there fell no rayne on therth wherfore all fruytes sedes and herbes for the moost parte were loste in defaute wherfore come so greate dysease of men and beestes and derth of vytayls in Englonde that thys londe that euer afore had ben plenteuous hadde nede that tyme to seke vitayls and refresshynge at other out yles countres And the .xxix. yere of kynge Edwarde it was accorded grauÌ„ted and sworne bytwene the kynge of Fraunce kynge Edwarde of Englonde that he shode haue ayen all his londê lordshyppes that loÌ„ged to the duchye of guyhen of olde tyme the whiche had beÌ„ withdrawen and wrongfully occupyed by dyuers kynges of Fraunce before honde to haue to holde to kynge Edwarde to hys heyres successours for euermore frely pesybly and in good quyete vpoÌ„ this couenaunt that the kynge of Englonde sholde leue of and releasen all his ryght clayme that he had claymed of the kyngdome of frauÌ„ce and of the tytle that he toke therof vpon whyche speche and couenauntes it was sente to the courte of Rome on both sydes of the kynges that the forsayd couenaunt sholde de enbulled but god ordeyned better for the kynges worshyp of Englonde for what thrugh fraude dysceyte of the frensshmeÌ„ and what thrugh lettynge of the pope of the court of Rome the forsayd couenauÌ„tes were dysquate and left of ¶ And in the same yere the kyng reuoked by his wyse and dyscrete couÌ„seyll the staple of wulles out of flaundres into Englonde with all the lybertees fraunches and fre customes that longed therto and ordeyned it in EngloÌ„de in diuerse places that is for to saye atte westmestre Caunterbury Chychestre Brystowe Lyncoln And Hulle wyth all the forsayd thynges that longen therto And that this thynge that shold thus be done the kynge swore hymself therto and prynce Edwarde hys sone wyth other many grete wytnesses that there where present ¶ And the xxx· yere of hys regne anone after wytsontyde in the parlemente ordeyned att westmenstre it was tolde and certefyed to the kyng that Phylyp that helde the kyngdome of Fraunce was deed And that Iohan his sone was crowned kynge And that this Iohan had gyuen Karoll his sone the duchye of Guyhen of the whiche thynge kynge Edwarde whan he wyst therof he had greate Indygnacyon vnto hym was wonder wrothe strongly meued And therfore afore alle the wrothy lordes that there were assembled at that parlement callyd Edwarde his sone vnto hym to whom the duchye of Guyhen by ryght herytage sholde longe to gaue it hym there byddynge strenthynge hym that he sholde ordeyne hym for to defende hym and auenge hym vpoÌ„ his enmyes and saue mayntene his ryght And afterwarde kyng Edwarde hymself his eldest sone Edwarde went to dyuers places and sayntes in Englonde on pylgrymage for to haue the more helpe grace of god and of his sayntes And the .ii. kal of Iuyll whan all thynge was redy to that vyage batayll all his retenue power assembled hys nauy also redy he toke with hym the erle of warwyk the erle of Suffolk the erle of Salysbury and the erle of Oxforde a thousande men of armes as many archers and in the Natyuyte of our lady toke theyr shyppes at pluÌ„mouth began to sayll And whan he come was arryued in Guyon he was there worshypfully taken recyued of the moost noblest men and lordes of that countree ¶ And anone after kynge Edwarde toke wyth hym his two sones that is to saye syr Lyonell erle of Vlton syr IohnÌ„ hys brother erle of Rychemonde syr Henry duke of Lancastre wyth many erles lordes and men of armes two thousande Archers saylled towarde Fraunce rested hym a whyle at Calays after the kyng went with hys hoste aforsayd with other souldyours of beyonde the see that there abode the kyngê comynge the seconde daye of Nouembre and toke hys Iourney towarde kynge IohnÌ„ of FrauÌ„ce there as he trowed to haue founde hym fast by Odomarum as hys letters and couenauÌ„t made mencyon that he wolde abyde hym there with hys host And whan kynge Iohan of Fraunce herde telle of the kynges comynge of Englonde he wente awaye wyth his men and caryage cowardly and shamfully fleynge and wastynge all vytayls that EnglsshmeÌ„ sholde not haue ther of ¶ And whan kynge Edwarde herde telle that he fledde he pursued hym wyth all his host tyll Henede and than he beholdynge the scarsyte and waytynge of vytayls and also the cowardyse of the kyng of Fraunce he torned ayen wastynge all the countre ¶ And whyle all thyse thynges were a doynge the scottes pryuely by nyght toke the towne of Berwyk sleynge theym that withstode theym and no man els But blessyd be god the castell was saued kept by Englysshmen that were therin whan the kynge perceyued alle thys he torned ayen in to Englonde as wrothe as he myghte be wherfore in the parlemeÌ„t at westmynstre was grauntyd to the kynge of euery sacke of wulle .l. shellyngê durynge the terme of .vi. yere that he myght myghtlyer fyght and defende the reame ayenste the Scottes and other mysdoers And so whan all thynges were redy the kynge hasted hym to warde the syege ¶ How kyng Edwarde was crowned kynge of Scotlonde and howe prynce Edwarde toke the kynge of Fraunce and syr Philyp hys yonger sone at the batayll of Peyters ANd in the .xxxi. yere of hys regne the .xiii. daye of Ianyuere the kynge beynge in the castell of Berwyk with a fewe men but he hauynge· there faste by a greote hoost The towne was yolden vnto
Lancastre vnder peas trewes went vnto the yates of the cyte proferynge to them that wolde abyde a batayll in the felde vnder suche condicyon that yf the kynge of Englonde were ouer comen there as god forbyd it sholde that than he sholde neued chalenge the kyngdom of fraunce And there he had of theym but short scornfull answere came tolde it to the kynge his lordes what he had herde what they sayd And thenÌ„e went forth the newe kynghtes with many other makyng assawte to the cyte they dystroyed the subbarbes of the cyty And whyle al these thynges were doynge the Englysshmen made them redy for to be auenged vpon the shame and dyspyte that was done the yere at wynshelse and ordeyned a nauye of lxxx· shyppes of men of London and of other marchauntes .xiii. thousande men of armes and archers and went serched and skuÌ„med the see and manly token and helde the yle of Caux wherfore the Frensshmen that is for to say the abbot of Cluyn the erle of Tankeruyll bursygaude that tho was stewarde of Fraunce wyth many other men of the same couÌ„tre by the comune assent of the lorde Charles that thâ— was regned of Fraunce they hastyd them went to the kyng of Englond askynge besechynge hym stedfaste peas euerlastynge vpon certayne condycoÌ„nes that there were shewed wryten The whiche whan the kyng hys couÌ„seyll had seen it it pleased hym neuer a deale but syth it wolde be none other wyse the tyme of better accorde delyberacyon the Frensshemen besely with grete in stauÌ„ce asked trewes for the see costes and the kyng grauÌ„tyd them ¶ And in the morow after the vtas of Pasche the kynge torned hym wyth his host to warde OrlyauÌ„ce destroyenge wastynge all the couÌ„tre by the way And as they went theder ward there felle vpon theym seche a storme tempest that none of our nacyon neuer herde ne sawe none suche thrugh the whyche thousandes of ouer men thryr horses in theyr Iourney as it were thrugh vengeaunce sodeynly were slayne perysshed the whiche tempestê were full grete yet fered not the kyng ne moche of his peple but they wente forth in theyr vyage that they had begoÌ„ne wherfore about the feest of Phylyp Iacob in May fast by in CarnocuÌ„ the for sayd lordes of FrauÌ„ce metynge there with the kyng of Engelonde apsyble accorde a fynall vpon certayne condyons grauÌ„ts artycularly gadred wryten togyder euermore for to laste dyscertly made to both the kynges proffytable to both theyr reames of one assente of Charles the regner gouernour of FrauÌ„ce of Parys of the same reame wryten made vnder dare of carnocuÌ„ the .xv. daye of May. they offred ê“ffred to the kyng of EngloÌ„d requyring his grace in all thynges wryten that he wolde benynglâ— admyt them holde theÌ„â—erme stable to theÌ„ to theyr heyres for euermore thens for the the whiche thyngê artycles whan kyng Edwarde had seen theÌ„ he grauÌ„tyd them so that both partyes sholde be sworne on goddes body on the Euangelyst that the for sayd couenaunt sholde be stablysshe so they accorded graciously Therfore were ordeyned and dressed on euery syde two barons two baronettes and two kynghtes to admitte and receyue that othes of the lord Charles regeÌ„t of FrauÌ„ce of syr Eeward the fyrste sone and heryre of kynges Edwarde of Englonde And the x· daye of May there was songen a solempne masse at Parys and after the Agnus dei sayd with dona nobys paceâ— in presence of the for sayd men that were ordeyned to Admitte receyue the othes of all other that there myght be Soo Charles layd hys ryght honde on the patent with goddes bodye hys left honde on the myssall sayd we N. sweren on goddes body the holy gospels that we shall trewly stedfastly hold toward vs the peas the accorde made bytwene the two kynges and â— all hys lordes for more loue and strenth of wytnesse he deased and departed the relyques of the crowne of Cryst to the knyghtes of Englond they token curtously theyr leue the fryday nexte the same othe in presence of the forsayde knyghtes of other worthy meÌ„ prynce edwarde made att Louers Afterwarde both kynges theyr sones the moost noble men of both reames within the same yere made the same othe for to strength all these thyngê afore sayd the kynge of Englond axyd the gretest men of fraunce had his askynge that is to saye .vi. dukes .viii. erles .xii. lordes all noble barons good knyghtes And whan the place tyme was assygned in whiche both kynges with theyr counsell sholde come to gyders al the forsayd thynges bytwene theym spoken for to retefye make ferme and stable the kyng of Englond anone weÌ„te toward the see at Hountflet began to saylle leuynge to hys hostes that were lefte behynde hym by cause of his absence made moche heuynes and after the .xix. day of Maye he came in to Englond went to his palays att westmynstre of saynt Dunstons daye the thyrde daye after he vysyted Iohan Kynge of fraunce that was in the tour of London and delyuerd hym frely from all maner of pryson sauf fyrst they were accorded of thre myllyons of floreyns for his raunsoÌ„me and the kynge comfortyd hym cheryd hym in all places wyth all solace and myrthes that longen to a kynge in his goynge home warde ¶ And the .ix. daye of Iulii in the same yere this same Iohan kynge of fraunce that afore laye here in hostage wente home ayen in too his owne londe to treate of tho thynges and other that londe and fallen to the gouernaunce of his reame ¶ And afterwarde mette and came togyder att Calays bothe two kynges with bothe theyr counseyll aboute all Halowen tyde And there were shewed the condicyons and the poyntes of the peas and of the accorde of bothe sydes wrytten and there with out ony with sayenge of bothe sydes gracyously they were accorded And there was done and songen a solempne masse and after the thyrde Agnus dei vpon goddes body and also vppon the masse boke bothe the kynges theyr sones and the grettest lordes of bothe reames and of theyr counseyll that there were presente had not sworne before the forsayde othe that they had made and tytled bytwene theym they behyghten to kepe and alle other couenauntes that there bytwene them ordeyned· ¶ And in thys same yere men beestes trees and houses wyth sodayne tempeste and stronge lyghtnynge were perysshed and the deuyll apperyd bodely mannes lyknes to moche people as they wente in dyuers places in the countrees and spake to theym in that lyknes ¶ How the greate company arose in fraunce and the whyte company in Lombardye and of other meruaylles Kynge Edwarde in the .xxxvi. yere of his regne anone after Crystenmasse in the feest of the
one many sterres gaddred togyder on an hepe felle downe to the erthe leuynge byhynde them fyre bemes in maner of lyghtnynge was flammes brent coÌ„sumed mens clothes mens heer wallyng on the erth as it was sene knoweÌ„ of many a man ¶ And yet that northern wynde that is redy destymate to alle ylle fro saynt Katherynes eue tyll thre dayes after loste grete good without nobre ¶ And in this same dayes ther fell also come such lyghtnynge thondre snowe hayll that it wasted and destoyed men bestetes howses and trees ¶ Of the batayll of Spayne besyde the watre of Naxers that was bytwene prynce Edwarde and syr Henry bastarde of Spayne IN the yere of our lord a M.CCC.lxvii and of kynge Edwarde .xlii. the thyrde daye of Aprylle there was a stronge batayll a grete in large felde called Pryazers faste by the water of Nazers in Spayne bytwene syre Edwarde the prynce syr Henry the bastarde of Spayne but the vyctory fyll to prynce Edwarde by the grace of god ¶ And this same prynce Edwarde had with hym syr IohnÌ„ duke of LaÌ„castre his broder other worthy men of armes about the nombre of .xxx. thousand ¶ And the kynge of Spayne had on hys syde men of dyuers nacyons to the nombre of an hondred thousande moo wherfore the sharpenesse and fyersnesse of hys aduersary wyth his fyll boystous and grete strenthe made and dryue the ryghtfull partye a backe a grete waye but thrugh the grace of almyghty god passynge ony mannes strenth that greate hoste was dysparpled myghtefully by the noble duke of Lancastre and his hoost or the prynce Edwarde came nyghe hym And whan Henry bastarde sawe that he torned with his men in so grete haste and strenth for to flee that a gret company of them in the for sayd flood of the brydge ther of fellen dowen perysshed And also there were taken the erle of Dene syr Bartram Cleykyn that was cheyfmaker and cause of the warre also cheyftayne of the vauntwarde of the bataylle wyth many other greace lordes and knyghtes to the nombre of two thousande of whome two hondred were of Fraunce and many also of Scotlonde ¶ And there were felled in the felde on oure enmyes syde of lordes knyghtes wyth other meyn people to the nombre of .vi. thousande and moo and of Englysshmen but a fewe And after this the noble prynce Edward restored the same Peers to this kyngdome ayen the whiche Peers afwarde thrugh trechery and falsnes of the forsayd basterd of Spayne as he satte at his mete he was strangled deyed But after this vyctorye many noble men of Englond also hardy in Spayne thrug the flyx dyuers other sekenes toke theyr dethe ¶ And also in the same yere in the Marche was seen stella Come ta bytwene the north costes the west whoo 's bemes stretched towarde fraunce ¶ And in the next yere folowynge of kyng Edwardes regne xliii in Apryll syr Lyonell kynge Edwardes sone that was duke of Clarnece wente to warde Melayne with a chosen meyne of the geÌ„tyls of Englonde for to wedde Galoys doughter haue hyr to hys wyfe by whom he sholde haue half the lordshyp of Melayne but after that they were solemply wedded and about the Natyuyte of our lady the same duke of Melayne deyed And in the same yere frensshmen brake the peas the trewes rydynge on the kyngê grounde lordshyp of Englond in the shyre countre of PuuÌ„tyfe token helde castell townes bere the Englysshmen on honde falsly subtyll that they were cause of brekynge of trewes in thys same yere deyed the duches of LaÌ„castre and is buryed worshypfully in saynte Poules chyrche ¶ The .xliiii. yere of kyng Edwardes regne was the gretest pestylence of men and of grete bestes by the grete fallynge of waters that felle at that tyme there fell grete hyndrynge destroyenge of corne in so moche that the next yere after a busshell of whete was solde for xl.d ¶ And in thys same yere about the laste ende of Maye kynge Edwarde helde tho his parlement at westmyster in whiche parlement was treated spoken of the othe trewes that was brokeÌ„ bytwene hym and the kynge of fraunce how he myght be auenged vpon his wronge ¶ In this same yere in the AssumpcyoÌ„ of our lady deyed quene Phylyp of Englonde a fulle noble gode lady at westmyster full worshyp fully is buryed and entered And aboute mydsomer the duke of Lancastre the erle of Herforde with a grete company of knyghtes wente into fraunce where as they gate them but lytel wroshyp name for there was a grete hoste of the frensshenmen vppon Calkhull brydge and an other hoste of Englyssemen faste by the same brydge that loÌ„ge tyme had lyued there And many worthy grete men of Englonde ordeyned yaf counseyll for to fyght yaf batayll to the frensshemen but the forsayd lordes wolde not consent therto for no maner thynge ¶ And anone after it happened that the erle of warwyke come thyderwarde for to warre and whan the frensshmen herde of his comynge of that he came fully to londe they left theyr tentes pauylyous wyth all theyr vytayls fledde went a waye pryuely And whan the erle was comeÌ„ to londe wyth his men he went in all hast towarde Normandy destroyed the yle of Caux with strenthe of swerde and thrugh fyre But alas in his retornynge to Englond warde home ayen at Calys he was taken with sykenes of pestylence deyed not leuynge behynde hym after his dayes soo noble a knyght of armes ¶ In whyche tyme regned warred the noble knyght syr IohnÌ„ Hawkewod that was an Englysshman borne hauynge with hym at his gouernaunce the white coÌ„pany that is a forsayde that whiche o tyme ayenst holy chirche an other tyme ayenste lordes warred ordeyned grete batayls and there iÌ„ that same couÌ„tre he dyde many merueyllous thynges ¶ And aboute the coÌ„uercyon of saynt Poule the kyng whan he had ended done the entrynge exequyes wyth greate costes and ryaltes about the sepulture of buryeng of quene Phylyp his wyf he helde a parlement at westmyster in whyche parlement was axed or the clergye a thre yeres dyme that is for to saye a grete dyme to payed thre yere durynge the clargye put it of and wolde not graunte it vnto Ester next comynge than they graunted wel that in thre yere by certayne termes that dyme sholde be payed and also of the laye fee was a thre yere .xv. graunted to the kynge ¶ How syr Robert Knolles with other certayne lordes of the reame went ouer see in to frauce and of theyr gouernaunce ANd in the .xlv. yere of kynge Edward in the begynnynge kynge Edwarde with vnwyse counseyll vndyscrete borowed a grete soÌ„me of golde of the prelates marchauntes other ryche men of his
daye and ledde them with them into Spayne And of this myscheyf was no grete wonder for this erle was a full ylle lyuer as an open lechoure And also in a certayne parlemente he stode and was ayenst the ryghtes fraunchyse of holy chyrche And also he counseylled the kyng and counseyll that he shold axe mo of men of holy chyrche than other persones of the laye meÌ„ And for the kynge and other men of hys counseyll accepted and tooke rather ylle opynyons and causes ayenste men of holy chyrche than he dyd for to defende and mayntene the ryght of holy chyrche it was after seen many tymes for lacke of fortune grace they had not ne bare awaye so grete vyctory ne power ayenst theyr enmyes as they dyd before ¶ This same yere the kyng with a grete host entred the see to remeue the syege of Rochell but the wynde was euer contrarye vnto hym and suffred hym not loÌ„ge tyme to go fer fro the londe wherfore he abode a certayne tyme vpon the see costes abydynge after a good wynde for theÌ„ yet come in not So at the last he come thens with his meÌ„ to lond warde ayen anone as he was a londe that wynde began to torne was in an other cost than he was afore ¶ How the duke of Lancastre with a grete hoost wente into flaundres passyd by Parys thrugh Burgon thrugh all frauÌ„ce tyll he come vnto Burdeux SOone after in the .xlviii. yere of the regne of kynge Edwarde the duke of Lancastre with a grete power went into flaundres passed by Parys thrugh Burgon thrughe all fraunce tyll he came vnto Burdeux without ony maner wythstandynge of the frensshemen \ and he dyde them but lytell harme saufe he toke raunsoned many places townes many men lette theym go after frely The same yere the kyng sent certayne embassatours to the pope prayenge hym that he sholde leue of medle not in his court of the kepiÌ„ge and reseruacyoÌ„s of benefycê in Englonde And that tho that were choseÌ„ to bysshoppes sees dignetees frely wyth full myght Ioy haue be confermed to the same of theyr metropolytans Archebysshops as they were wonte to be of olde tyme Of these poyntes and of other touchynge the kyng his reame whan they had theyr answer of the pope the pope enioyned them that they sholde certefy hym ayen by theyr letter of the kynges wyll of hys reame or they determyned ought of the forsayd artycles In this same yere deyed Iohan the Archebysshop of yorke Iohan bysshop of Ely wyllyam byssop of worcestre In whoo 's stedes folowed were made bysshops by auctoryte of pope master Alexander Neuyll to the Archebysshop of yorke Thomas of AruÌ„dell to the bysshopryche of Ely and syr Henry wakfelde to the bysshopryche of worcestre In the whiche tyme it was ordened in the parlement that all Cathedrall chyrches shold Ioy haue theyr eleccoÌ„ns hole that the kyng fro that tyme afterwarde shold not wrytte ayenst theÌ„ that were chosen but rather helpe them by his letters to theyr confyrmacyon this statute dyd moche profyte ¶ And in this parlemeÌ„t was grauÌ„tyd to the kynge a dyme of the clergy a .xv. of lay fee. ¶ In the .xlix. of the regne of kyng Edward deyed Mayster wyllyam wytlesey Archebysshop of Caunterbury the moÌ„kes of the same chirche asked and desyred a cardynall of Englonde to be Archebysshop therfore the kyng was agreued ment purposed to haue exyled the moÌ„kes of the same and they spended moche good or they myght haue the kynges grace ayen his loue but yet wold the kynge not consent ne graunt to theyr eleccoÌ„n of the Cardynall ne of the pope also ne his Cardynalles ¶ And at the begynnyge of August it was treated spoken at Bruges of certayne poyntes and artycles hangynge bytwene the pope and the kynge of Englond this treates lasted almoost too yere And at the laste it was accorded bytwene theym that the pope fro that tyme forth sholde not vse ne dele wyth the reseruacyons of benefytes in Englonde and that the kynge sholde not graunt ne lette no benefyces by hys wrytte that is called Quare impedyt But as touchynge the eleccion abouesayd there was noo thynge touched ne done And that was wyted and put vpon certayne clerkes the whiche rather supposed and hoped to be auauÌ„ced promoted to bysshhpryches whiche they desyred and coueyted by the court of Rome rather than by ony other eleccyons ¶ This same yere about Candelmasse there mette togyder att Bruges many noble worthy men of bothe sydes and reames to trete of peas bitwene tho two kynges And this tretes lasted two yere with grete costes large expensens of bothe partyes And at the laste they went departed thens without ony accorde or effecte The next yere after the .l. yere of kynge Edward the .iiii. NonÌ„ of May beynge yet voyde vacaunt the Archebysshopryche of Caunterbury mayster Symonde sudbery bysshoppe of London was made Archebysshop mayster wyllyam courteney that was bysshop of Herforde was than made bysshop of London the bysshop of Bangor was made bysshop of Herforde ¶ And this same tyme in a certayne treates spekynge of peas trewes was taken bytwene them of FrauÌ„ce Englonde fro mydsomer to mydsomer come ayen an hole yere about the begynnyng of Aprell the duke of brytayne wyth many erles barons and worthy lordes men of Englond went ouer see in to Brytayn where he hathe had all his luste desyre purpose ne had the for sayd trewes be soo soone taken the whiche letted them ¶ This same tyme the yle of Constantyne where that the castell of saynt Saueour is in that longe tyme was foughten at besyeged of the Frensshmen than yelde to the Frensshmen with al the apportenauÌ„tes in to grete harme hyndrynge of the reame of Englonde And thys same yere there were so grete and so passynge hetes ther with all a gret pestylence in Englonde in other dyuerse partyes of â—he worlde that it destroyed slewe vyolently stroÌ„gly both men wymen without nombre Thys same yere deyed syr Edwarde the lorde spencer a worthy knyghte a bolde in the mynster of Teukesbury worshipfully is buryed And lastynge this pestilence the pope at the instaunce and prayer of an Englysshe Cardynale graunted to all people that deyed in Englonde that were sory repentauÌ„t for theyr synnes and also shryueÌ„ full remyssyon by two bulles vnder lede .vi. monethes than next to last ¶ In this same yere the erle of Penbroke was taken rauÌ„soned bi Bartram Clayken bytwene Parys Calays as he come towarde Englond vpon saynt Atheldredes day that whiche saynt as it was sayd the erle oftentymes had affeÌ„ded and within a lytyll whyle after he deyed ¶ And in Nouembre next after there mette at Bruges the duke of Lancastre and the duke
Portyngale the same tyme â–ª and whaÌ„ he had done so he come home ayen into Englonde and hys good lady hys wyf also but many worthy men deyed vpon the flyx ¶ In the .xv. yere of kynge Rychardê regne he helde his crystmasse in the manere of wodstok and there the erle of Penbroke a yonge lord and tendre of aege wolde lerne to Iuste with a knyghte that was called syr IohnÌ„ of saynt IohnÌ„ roden togyder in the parke of wodstoke and there this worthy erle of Penbroke was slayne with that other knyghtes spere as he caste it from hym whan that they had coupled thus the good erle made yere his ende and therfore the kynge the quene made moche sorowe for his deth ¶ And in the xvi yere of kynge Rychardes regne Iohan heÌ„de beyng that tyme mayer of London IohnÌ„ wal worth Henry vanner beynge shreues of London that same tyme a bakers man bare a basket of hors brede in to Fletstrete to warde an hostre and there came a yonge man of the bysshop of Salysbury that was called Romayn and he toke a bors lofe out of the basket of the bakers he asked hym why he dyde soo and this Romayn torned ayen brake the bakers heed And neyghbours came out and wold haue arested thes Romayn he brake from them fledde to his lordes place the Constable wolde haue hym out but the bysshops men shette fast the yates kept the place that no man myght entre and than moche more people gadred thyder and sayd that they wolde haue hym out or els they wolde brenue vp the place and alle that were wyth in And than came the mayer and shreues wyth moche other people cessyd the malyce of the comyns made euery man to go home to there hoses and kepe peas And thys Romayns lord the bysshop of Salysbury mayster Iohan waltham that at the tyme was tresorer of Englonde when syr Thomas Arundell Archebysshop of yorke Chaunceler of Englonde there the bysshop made hys complaynte vnto the Chaunceler on the peple of the cyte of LoÌ„don And than these two bysshops of grete malyce vengeaunce come vnto the kynge at wyndesore made a greate coÌ„playnt vpon the mayer and shreues And anone all the cyte after warde came before the kynge his counseyll and they caste vnto the Cytye a greuous herte and a wonder grete malyce And anone sodeynly the kyng sent after the mayer of LoÌ„don and for the two shreues they came to hym vnto the castell of wyndsore And the kynge rebuked the mayer and shreues full foule for the offence that they had done ayenst hym his offycers in hys chambre at London wherfor he deposed and put out the mayer and bothe shreues and this was done the .xiiii. dayes afore the feest of saynt IohnÌ„ Baptyst And than the kynge called to hym a knyght that was called syre Edwarde dalyngrygge made hym wardeyne gouernour of the cyte and chambre of LoÌ„don ouer all hys people ther in And so he kepte that offyce but foure wekes bycause that he was so gentyl tendre to the Cytezens of London wherfore the kynge deposed hym made syr Bunde wyne radyngton knyght that was Conrtrouller of the kynges houshold wardeyne gouernour of his chambre of his people ther in and chose to hym worthy men of the cyte to be shreues wyth hym to gouerne kepe the kynges lawes in the cyte that one was called Gelbert Mawefelde that other Thomas ne wenton shreues And than the mayer the two shreues and all the aldermen wyth all the worthy craftes of London wente on foot vnto the toure of London there came out the Conestable of the towre gaaf the mayer and the shreues theyr othe charge as they sholde haue taken in the Escheker of westmynster in the kynges court of his Iustyces Barons of the Escheker than went they home ayen And than the kynge hys counseyll for the grete malyce and despyte that they had to the Cyte of London remeued all his courtes from westmynster vnto the Cyte of yorke that is to saye the ChauÌ„celer the Escheker the kynges bynche the comune place there they helde all these courtes of lawe fro mydsomer that is to saye the feest of saynt IohnÌ„ Baptyst vnto the feest of Crystmasse next comynge And than the kynge and hys counseyll sawe it not so proffytale there as it was at London than anone he remeued yt ayen to LoÌ„don and soo to westmynster for grete ease of his offycers a vauntage to the kyng all the comunes of the reame ¶ And whanne the people of London saw and knewe that these courtes were comeÌ„ ayen and the kynge and hys people also than the mayer and the aldermen with the chyef Comunes of the Cyte gaue a grete somme of golde of all the Comunes of the Cyte and ordeyned made grete ryaltees ayen hys comynge too London for to haue hys grace good lordshyp and also theyr lybertees and Fraunchyses geauÌ„ted vnto them ayeÌ„ as they were wonte to haue afore tyme. And thrugh grete instaunce and prayer of the quene and of other lordes and ladyes the Kynge grauÌ„ted theym grace And this was done at Shene in Sutherey And than the Kynge within two dayes after came to London the mayer of the Cyte with the shreues aldermeÌ„ and all the worthy men of the afterwarde rode ayenst hym in good araye vnto the hethe of hys syde of Shene the mayer submyttynge theym homely and mekely with all maner obeyssaunce vnto hym as they oughten too do And thus he brought the kynge and the quene to London And whan the kynge came to the yate of London brydge there they presenttd hym wyth a mylke whyte stede sadled and brydled and trapped wyth cloth of golde and reed partyed to gyder and the quene a palfrey alle whyte in the same ararye trappyd with white andreed and al the conduytes of London ranne wyth wyne both whyte and reed for all maner people to drynke who wolde And bytwene saynt Poules and the crosse in chepe there was made a stage a ryall standynge vpon hygh and theyn were many angelles with dyuers melodyes songes And than an angelle came downe frome the stage on hyghe by a vyce and sete a crowne of golde pyght wyth ryche perles precyous stones vpon the kynges heed and an other vpon the quenes heed And soo the cytezeyns brought the kyng the quene to westmynster into theyr palays And than on the morne after the mayer and the shreues and the aldermen of London camen vnto the kynge to hys palays att westmynster and presente hym with two basyns of syluer ouergylted full of coyned golde the somme of .xx. houÌ„dred pounde prayenge hym of his hygh mercy grace and lordshyp and specyally grace that they myght haue his good loue with the lybertees And fraunchyses
lyke wyse as they were woÌ„te for to haue before tymes and by his letters patentes and his chartre confermed And the quene and other worthy lorde and ladyes fell on ther knees and besoughte the kynge of grace to conferme this Than the kynge toke vp the quene graunted hyr all hyr askenge And than they thanked the kynge the quene wente home ayen ¶ And in xvi· yere of kyng Rychardes regne certayn lordes of scotlonde came into Englond for to gete worshyp as by feet of armes this were the persones The erles Marre he chaleÌ„ged the erle Marshall of Englond to Iuste with hym certayne poyntes on horsbak wyth sharpe speres they rode togyder as two worthy knyghtes lordes certayne courses but not the full chalenge that the Scottes erle made for he was calle bothe hors and man two of hys rybbes brokeÌ„ with that falle and so he was borne theÌ„s out of smythfelde home to his Inne And within a lytyll tyme after he was caryed home in a hors lytter and att yorke he deyed ¶ And syr Wayllyam Darell knyght and the kynges banerer of Scotlonde than made an other chalenge wyth syr Peres courtayne knyght and the kynges banerer of Englonde of certayne courses yet on horsbacke in the same felde and whan he had ryden certayne cours assayed he myghte not haue the better he gaaf it ouer wold nomore of his chalenge with syr pers courtayne knyght the kyngê banerer of Englonde torned his hors and rode home vnto hys owne Inne And one Cockeborne a squyre of Scotlonde chalenged syr Nycholl Haberke a knyght of certayn courses yet wyth sharpe speres and roden fyue courses togyder and at euery course the Scot was caste downe both hors man and thus ouer Englysshe Lordes thanked be god hadde the felde ¶ And in the .xvii yere of kyng Rychardes regne deyde the good gracyous quene Anne that was wyt to kyng Rycharde in the manere of Shene in the shyre of Surrey vpon wytsondaye than was she broughte to London and soo to westmynster and there was she buryed and worthely entered besyde Saynt Edwardes shryne on whoo 's sowle almyghty god haue pyte and in hys mercy Amen ¶ How kynge Rycharde spowsed dame Isabell the kynges doughter of Fraunce in the towne of Calays and broughte hyr in to Englond and lette hyr be crowned quene in the abbaye of saynt Peters of westmynstre IN the .xx. yere of kynge Rychardes regne he wente hymselfe ouersee vnto Calays wih dukes erles lordes barons and many other worthy squyes wyth grete araye and comune people of the reame in good araye as longed to suche a kynge and prynce of hys noble of hys owne persone to do hym reuerence and obseruauÌ„ce as oughte to be done to theyr lyege lorde so myghty a kynge Emperoure in hys owne to abyde receyue there that worthy and gracyous Lady that shold be hys wyf a yonge creature of .xix. yere of aege dame Isabell the kynges doughter of FrauÌ„ce and other worthy lordes of greate name bothe barons knyghtes wyth moche other people that camen to the towne of Grauenynge tow dukes of Fraunce that one was the duke of Burgoyn and that other the duke of Barre that wolde no furtherlesse than they hadde pledges And than kynge Rycharde delyuered two pledges for them for to go sauf and come saufe his two worthy vncles the duke of Gloucestre and the duke of yorke these two wente ouer the water of grauenynge abode there as for pledge to the tyme that the maryage was done and thatê these two dukes of Fraunce were come ayen vnto Grauenynge water And than two worthy dukes came ouer the water at Grauenynge so to Calays with this worthypfull Lady Dame Isabell that was the kynges doughter of Fraunce with hyr came many worthy lorde eke lady knyghtes squyres in the beest araye that myght be so brought hyr in to the tâ—wne of Calays· And there she was receyued with all the sole mpnyte worshyp that myght be done vnto suche a lady And that they brought hyr vnto the kynge And the kynge toke hyr welcomed hyr and all hyr fayre company and made there all the solempnyte that myghte be done ¶ And than the kynge his counseyll asked of the Frensshe lordes whether all the couenauntes forwardes wyth the composycyon that wer ordeyned and made on bothe partyes sholde be truely kepte and holde bytwene theym And they saye ye and there they swore and toke theyr charge vpon a boke made theyr othe well truly it to holde in alle maner of poyntes couenauntes wythout contradyccyon or delay in ony maner wyse And than was she brought to saynt Nycholas chyrche in Calays and there she was worthely wedded wyth the moost solempnyte that ony kyng or quene myght be wyth Archebysshops bysshoppes all the mynystres of hooly chyrche And than they were brought too the castell sette to mete And were serued with all delycasye of ryall metes drynkes pleÌ„teuously to al maner of strauÌ„gers aâ— other no creature warned that feest but all were welcome for there were grete halles tentes set vpon the grene wythout the castell to receyue all manere of people And euery offyce redy for to serue them all And thus this worthy maryage was soleÌ„ply done and ended with all ryalte And than these two worthy dukes of Fraunâ—e with theyr people token theyr leue of the kynge and of the quene and wente ayen vnto Grauenynge water And there the Frensshe lordes that is to saye the twoo dukes and all theyr menye were comen ouer the water to Grauenynge they mette wyth our two dukes euery chone toke leue at other and soo they departed and our lordes camen ayen vnto calays and the Frensshe lordes went ouer the water and soo home in to Fraunce ayen ¶ And anone after the kynge made hym redy with the quene all his lordes and ladyes and all theyr people with theim and came ouer the see in to Englonde so vnto London And the mayer and the shreues wyth alle the aldermen and worthy commens roden ayenst them vnto the blacke he the in to Kent there they mette with the kynge the quene and welcomed theym and that in good araye and euery men in the clothynge of his craft and theyr mynstrels before them And so they brought theym vnto saynt Georges barre in South warke there they token theyr leue And the kynge the quene rode to Kenyngton than the peple of London torned home ayen And in tornynge ayen to London brydge there was soo greate presse of people bothe on hors and on foot that there were deed on the brydge .xi. persones of men women and children on whos soules al myghty god haue mercy pyte Amen ¶ And than afterwarde the quene was brought to the towre of London
the castell of Reygate in Soutsex and there he stale hym a waye and came to Calays and there he was keped well worthely tyll these other two lordes were comen to Calays ¶ And than this worthy duke syr Thomas of Arundell Archebysshop of Caunterbury shypped in the hauen of Calais and drewe theyr cours norwarde and aryued in yorke shyre at Rauensporne faste by wydlyngton and there came and enâ—red fyrste the londe and two lordes with hym and theyr nauye And so than moche people of the reame that whan they herde of his comynge and knewen where that he was and anone they drewen vnto hym and welcomed these lordes and soo gaaf theym courage in all manere thynge and so passed forthe into the londe and gadred moche people to them ¶ And whan kyng Rycharde hede and wyste that these twoo lordes were comen ayen in to Englond also were loÌ„ded Than the kynge lefte his ordynaunce in Irlonde and come into Englond warde in all the haste that he myght and come the castell of Flynte and there he abode to take his counseyl and what myghte he done But to hym come none And thanne syr Thomas Percy erle of worchestre that was the kynges stewarde wist and knewe all this anone he came into the halle amonges all the people he brake the yerde of the ryall kynges housholde and anone euery man was dysparple and wente hys waye forsoke theyr mayster and souerayne lord and lefte hym allone And thus Kynge Rycharde broughte downe destroyed and stode hymself allone wythout comforth or socoure or yf ony good counseyll of ony maÌ„ alas for pyte of this ryall kynge And anone came worde that syre Henry of Bolyngbroke was vp with a stronge powre of people and that all the squyres of Englonde reyson vp the shyres in strenthynge of hym ayenst kyng Rycharde ¶ And thus sone he was come out of the North countre to Brystowe and there he met with syr wyllyam Sâ—rope erle of wyltshyre tresourer of Englonde with syr IohnÌ„ Busshe and syr Henry grene and IohnÌ„ Bagot but he escaped frome theym and wente ouer see in to Irlonde the sethre knyghtes were taken theyr hedes smyteÌ„ of thus they dyed theyr for fals couetoyse ¶ And than was kynge Rycharde taken and brought vnto the duke and anone the duke put hym in fast warde and stronge holde vnto hys cominge to London And than was there a rumore in London and a stronge noyse that kynge Rycharde came to westmynster and the peple of London ranne thyder and wolde haue done moche harme and hurte in there woodnesse had not the myyer and the alder men and other worthy meÌ„ cessed them wt fayr wordes and torned theym home agayne vnto LoÌ„don And there was Syr Iohan Slacke dene of the kynges chapell of westmynster taken broughte to London and put in pryson in Ludgate And Iohan Bagot was taken in Irlonde and so brought to London and put in pryson in Newgate there to be kepte and abyde hys answere ¶ And soone after the duke brought kynge Rycharde pryuely vnto London and put hym in the toure vnder sure kepynge as a prysoner And than came the lordes of the reame with all theyr counseyll vnto the Toure to kynge Rycharde and sayd to hym of his mysgouernaunâ—e and extorcyon that he hadde done made and ordeyned to opresse all the comyne peple and also to all the reame wherfore all the comyne people of the reame wolde hym haue deposed of all his kyngdom· And so he was deposed at that tyme in the Toure of London by all his lordes counseyll and comune assent of alle the reame And than he was put frome the Toure vnto the castell of Ledes in Kente ther he was kepte a whyle And thanne he was had frome thens vnto the castell of Pounfret in the North countree to be kepte in pryson ryght soone after there made his ende ¶ And than whan kinge Rycharde was deposed and had resygned his crowne and his kyngdom was kept fast in holde than all the lordes of the reame with the comyns assent by accorde chosen this worthy lord syr Henry of Bolyngbroke erle of Derby duk of Herforde duke of LaÌ„castre by ryght lyne herytage for hys ryghtfull manhode that the people fouÌ„de in hym before alle other they chose hym and made hym kynge of Englande amoÌ„nges theym INnocencyus the .vii. was chosen at rome and lyued but two yere than Gregory .xii. was after hym .xii. and euer was debate Than was Alexander chosen in the couÌ„seyll of Pysan and he was called fyrste Petrê° de Candyda and so was put stryf to stryf euerychone of those thre sayd he was pope Than was there a counseyl at Pysan where they began to make a cuÌ„corde and there they deposed the two and thyrde stode and so was worse deuysyon made than before For that they ordeyned preuayled not ¶ Robert was Emperour after wenselaus iâ— yere thys man was duke of Bauary and Erle of Palatyn a Iuste man and a good and was crowned of Bone face the .ix. This man entrde ytaly wyth a greate hoost of Almayns ayenste Iohan the duke of Galyas but with an heuy hoowe he torned ayen and was had de worthy to suffre for his ryghtwysnes ¶ Iohan the .xxiii. succeded Alexander .iiii. yere and fyrste he began well for an vnyte and he was in the counseylle aâ—te Constantis and offred hym to resygne the popehode and after secretly and worthely he feldde awaye but it profyted hym notte for he was taken and constreyned to peas and was made a Cardynall and buryed atte Florens ¶ Sygysmundus was Emperoure after Roberte .xxvii. yere and he was sone too Karolus and kynge of Vngarye and moost crysten prynce And was soo deuoute to god that he deserued to be canonysed This man holpe the chyrche thrughe hys merueylous prudence and wytte for he spared no laboure ne no thyynge that he hadde tyll he hadde made a ful peas amonge the clergy ¶ And he hadde .ix. Batayls ayenst the Turke And euer he had the vyctorye and what more alle thynge that euer was wryteÌ„ in louynge to Constantyne Theodosio Karolo Otto maye truely be wryten of hym And he was crowned in Vngarye and decessed a blessed man ¶ Circa AnnuÌ„ dmÌ„ M. CCCC.vii ¶ Of syr Henry of Bolynbroke Erle of Derby that regned after Kynge Rycharde whiche was the fourthe Henry after the conquest ANd after Kynge Rycharde the seconde was deposed and out of hys kyngdom the lordes and the comynes all wyth one assente and all other worthy of the reame chosen HeÌ„ry of Bolyngebroke Erle of Derby sone and heyre of Iohan the duke of Lancastre for his worthy manhode that ofte tyme had be founde in hym and in dedes preued vppon Saynt Edwardes daye the confessour he was crowned kynge of Englonde at westmynster by assente of alle the reame nexte after the deposynge of kange Rycharde
seyge layde the Duke of Gloucestre wyth a stronge power and a myghty and by processe of tyme and made ther a Capytayne of the same towne ¶ And this same tyme the good Eerle of warwyk layed a seyge vnto Donnfronte and gate it and put therin a Capteyne And for to speke more of the Eerle of Marche that the kynge ordeyned tho for to scomme the see and to kepe the costes of Englonde for all manere of enmyes The wynde rose vppon theym that they wende all to haue beÌ„ loste but thorough the grace of almaghty god and good gouernaunce they rodden afore the yle of wyght all that storme And ther was loste two Carackes and twoo Balyngers wyth marchaundyse and other grete goodes al the people that were within theym And an other Caracke broke vp before Hampton and threwe his maste ouer the walles of the towne and this was on saynt Barthelomeus daye And whan all this storme was cessed Thys worthy Erle of marche toke his shyppes wyth hys menye and wente to the see londed in Normandye at Hogges and so roden forth to wardes the kynge ¶ And euer as he came the Frensshemen fledde there came to theym an Anthony pygge and folowed the hooste alle the waye Tyll they came to a grete water and there they dradde to haue be drowned or drenched For the water closed theym soo that they myghte noo where gete oute ¶ But at the laste god almyghty and thys Anthony Pygge broughte theym alle in saufte oute And there they caughte theym a gyde that knewe the Countree aboute and he brought theym thorough a quycke Sande And so forthe in to an I le and also they toke many prysoners by the waye to warde the kynge in theyr Iourneye and so they to men vnto the castel Cane And there the kynge welcomed hym and toke hys Iourney atte Argentun and anone tho â—t was yolden to the kynge and they had theyr lyues and wente theyr waye And than oure kynge remeued vnto a stronge towne that tho was called Cese and there was a fayer mynster and they yelde it vp anone vnto the kynge And thanne the kynge wente from thens to â—lauÌ„some and wanne the towne the brydge and the kynge sent the Erle of warwyk to a towne that was called Belesme wyth a grete stronge power and anone they yelde it and put them al to the kynges grace in hys mercy so dyde many stronge townes and castels that were in tho partyes And from thens they wente to Vernyll in Perche anone it was yolden vnto the kynge bothe the towne and the castell and bodyes and godes to the kynges good grace and so the Kynge gate and conquered all the townes castelles pyles strengthes and abbays vnto the cyte of rone ¶ And in the fyfth yere of kynge Henryes regne the fyfth syr Iohan Oldcastell that was the lorde cobham was arested for heresie and broughte vnto the Towre of London anone afte he brake the Towre and wente into wales there he kepte hym longe tyme. And att the last the lord Powys toke hym but he stode att grete defence longe tyme and was soore wounded or he wolde be taken and soo the lorde Powys men brought hym out of wales vnto London agayne in a whyrlcole and soo he was brought to westmynster and there was examined of certayne pointes that were put vppon hym and he sayd not naye so he was conuyte of the clargye for hys heresye And dampned before the Iustyces vnto the dethe for treason And then he was ladde to the Toure ayen and there he was layde on an hurdell drawen thrugh the cytye to saynt Gelys felde there was made a newe payre of galowes and stronge a coler of yren for hym and there he was hanged and breÌ„te on the galowes and al for his leudenesse and his fals opynyons ANd in the .vi. yere of kynge Henrye the fyfth He sente hys vncle syr Thomas Beauforde duke of Excestre with a fayre menye of meÌ„ of armes and archers before the cyte of Rone and there dyspleyed his Baner sente herodes vnto the towne and badde theym yelde that cyte vnto our kynge theyr lyege lorde they sayde he tooke them none to kepe ne none he sholde haue there but yf it were dere bought and meued with theyr hondes for other answere wolde they none gyue but gonnes ¶ And there the duke toke gode any semeÌ„t of the grounde all about And anone there yssued out of the cytee a grette menye of men of armes bothe on horsbacke and on foote and and anone our menye mette wyth them and ouer trewe a greate hepe of them and there takeÌ„ and slayne xxx persones of full ryght good mennys bodyes and the remenaunt fledde aien in to the towne and the duke wente vnto Pountlarge vnto the kynge and tolde hym al how that he had spedde and howe that he lyked the grounde ¶ And anone as the duke was gone they caste downe all the subarbes aboute the Cyte vnto the harde grounde For bycause the kyng sholde there noo refusynge And vpon the frydaye before lammasdaye thanne nexte folowynge onre kynge with his hoste came before Rone and anone he sete hys syege rounde about that Cytye and anone he lete laye hys ordynaunce vnto the towne And the kynge wyth hys lordes were logded wythin the chartre house and grete strengthe aboute theym and that was in the Eest partye of the Cytee And than the duke of Clarence lodged hym with all his strengthe and power att the weste ende in a waste abbaye before proce Chanx And the duke of Exchestre with his menye in the Northe syde before the porte Beauuesyn And bytwene the duke of Clarence and the duke of Excestre was the Erle Marchall lodged wyth moche people and a stronge power before the castell gate ¶ And thanne the Erle of Ormonde with the lorde Haryngton and also the Lorde Talbott wyth theyr Retenue and companye next hym ¶ And thanne Syr Iohan Cornewayle with manye othere noble Knyghtes and Squyres of name wyth all theyr Retenue laye wyth the noble duke of Clarence ¶ And thanne frome the duke of Excestre towardes the kynge were lodged the Lorde Roos and the lorde wylleby wyth the Lorde Phehewe and Syre wyllyam porter knight with theyr retenue before the porte of Saynt Hyllary And thanÌ„e was the Erle of Mortaye with his retenne lodged in the abbaye of Saynte Katherynes ¶ And the Erle of Salesbury wyth hys retenue laye on that other syde of Saynt Katherynes and Syr Iohan Graye knyght was lodged att the abbaye that is called mounte du saynt Mychel And syr Phylyp Leche knyght the kynges tresourer was lodged bytwene the water of Seyn and the abbaye and kept the warde vnder the hylle And the baron of Carowe was lodged vnder the water syde for to kepe the passage and Ienyco the squyre laye nexte hym on the water syde and these two
And therfore god muste dyspose for the best ¶ Albert was Emperour after Syghysmonde one yere thys Albert was the duke of Austre neuewe to Sygysmonde and therfore he was kynge of Beme and of Vngray for hys doughter for other heyre he left none This man was chosen Emperour of almayne but anon he was poysened and dyed and he was in althynge a vertuous man that all men sayd he was a presydent to alle kynges ¶ Fredericus the thyrde was Emperoure after hym this Frederyk was the duke of Osteryk chosen Emperoure of Almayne but it was longe or he was crowned of the pope for deuysyon And at the last there was made an vnyte he was crowned with a greate honour of the pope in the cyte was a peasyble man a quyete of a synguler pyte he hated not the clergye he wedded the kynges doughter of Portyngale in hys tyme whyles that heregned he made a grete cuÌ„uocacion of prynces in Ratyspona for the Incours of the Turkes shewed vnto them that nowe within this ·xx yere crystendom was made lasse by two huÌ„dred myle and he warned theym that they sholde be redy to resyst hym ¶ And the Imperyal cyte of Constantynople was take at the same tyme of the mysbyleuynge Turkes betrayed by a IanueÌ„s whom for his labour the Turke made a kynge as he promysed hym and the fourthe daye he called hym to hym and dyde hange hym for his dysceyte to his master And there was greate sorowe and wepynge amonge the crysten people for losse of the noble Cyte formany a Crysten man was slayne innumer able were solde and the emperour was slayne for enuye the Turke caused his heed to be smyten of whan he was deed· And almoost all the faythe in the londe of Greke fayled ¶ Nycholaus the .v. a Ianueus was pohe after Felyx .viii. yere This Nycholas was chosen at Rome in the place of Eugenye· and yet the stryfe hen gestyll by a lytyll and a lytyll they obeyed hym all men merueyled that a man of so poore a nacyon sholde obteyne ayenst the duke of Sauoy the whyche was cosyn and alyed all moost to alle the prynces of crystendoome and euerychone lefte hym Than in the yere after there was a peas made felyx resygned for yt pleased our lorde hys name to be gloryfyed by an obiecte of the worlde as that Ianuens was in comparyson of the duke the pope This Nycholas was a mayster indiuynyte and an actyue man a ryche man in conseytes many thynges that were falleÌ„ he buyldyd ayen and al the walles of Rome he renewed for dred of the Turke And there was a verse made of this vnyte publysshed in the cyte ¶ Lux fulsit muÌ„do cessit felix Nychalao And that in the yere of our lord M CCCC xlix The yere of grace with a grete deuocyon was confermed and Innumerable peple went to the appostels setes ¶ How kynge Henry the syxt regned beynge a chylde not one yere of aege and of the batayll of Vernayll in Perche AFter kynge Henry the fyfth regned HeÌ„ry hys sone but a chylde not fully one yere of aege whos regnne began the fyrst daye of SepteÌ„bre in the yere of our lord M. CCCC.xxii This kynge beynge in his cradell was moche doubted and drade bycause of the gret conquest of his fader also the wysdom guydynge of his vncles the duke of Bedford and the duke of Gloucestre ¶ This yere the .xxi. daye of Octobre deyed Charles the kynge of Fraunce lyeth buryed att saynt Denys And than the duke of Bedford was made regne of Fraunce the duke of Gloucestre was made protectour defeÌ„dour of EngloÌ„de ¶ And the fyrste daye of Marche after was syr wyllyam Tayloure preest degarded of hys preesthode on the morne after he was brent in smythfeld for heresye ¶ This yere syr Iames Stewarde kynge of Scottes maryed dame Iane the duchesse doughter of clarence the whyche she had by hyr fyrste husbonde the erle of Somerset at saynt Mary ouerys ¶ Also this yere the xxvii day of August was the bataylle in Perche bytwene the duke of Bedforde regne of fraunce and the duke of AlouÌ„some whiche was a ful grete batayll The duke of bedforde had on hys syde the elre of salysbury mouÌ„tagu and the lorde talbot and all the power that they coude make in NormaÌ„dye and the garnysons kepe also many Capytayns wyth moche people of the duke of Burgoyns And on that other syde was the duke of Ilaunsome The duke of Turon that was the erle of Doughan and the erle Boughan with many lordes of frauÌ„ce and a grete company of Scottes and Armynaxys And than the erle Douglas called the duke of Bedforde in scorne Iohan with the leden swerde And he sente hym worde ayen that he sholde fynde the daye that his swerde was of stele And the batayâ—le Ioyned on bothe sydes faught and loÌ„ge tymeâ— that there wyst no maÌ„ whoo sholde haue the better a grete whyle but att the last as god wolde the vyctory felle vnto the Englysshe partye For there where slayn the erle Douglas whiche alytell before wasse made duke of Turon the erle Boughan the erle Almemere the erle of Tonu at the erle of VauÌ„tedor the vyscounte of Nerbon whyche was one of them that slewe the duke Iohan of Burgoyne knelynge before the Dolphyn many moo vnto the nombre of .x. thousande mo And there was takeÌ„ presoners and duke of AlauÌ„some and many other lordes and gentylles of fraunce But Scottes that daye were slayne downe ryght the substaunce of theÌ„ all ¶ And the thyrde yere of kynge Henry the syxt the duke of Gloucestre maryed the duchesse of HollaÌ„de and weÌ„t ouer see with hyr into henaude for to take possessyon of hys wyue enherytauÌ„ce where he was honerably receyued and taken for lorde of that londe but soone after he was fayne to retorne home ayen into Englonde and lete hys wyf and all his tresoure that he had brought with hym in a towne that is callyd Mounle in Henaude whyche promysed hym to be true to hym Notwithstandynge they delyuered the lady to the duke of Burgoyne whiche sent hyr to Gaunt And from thens she escapyd in a mannys clothynge and came into zelande to a towne of hyr owne callyd Syryer And from thens she went to a towne in Hollonde called the Gowde and there she was stronge ynoughe withstode the forsayd duke of Burgoyne ¶ And soone after the duke of Gloucestree sente ouer see in too zelonde the Lorde Fytzwater wyth certayne men of armes and archers for to helpe and socoure the forsayde duchesse of Hollande whyche londed att a place in zeelande called Brewers hauen where the lordes of the couÌ„tree came downe â–ª and taughte wyth hym in conclusyon he was feyne to wythdraw hym and hys menye to the see ayen But yet he slewe and kylde hutte dyuerse lordes
Iustices ¶ And after Alberte the thyrd Frederyk was chosen Emperoure â–ª This frederyk duke of Osteryk was loÌ„ge Emperour dyfferred to be crowned at Rome by cause of the scysme but after that vnyte was had he was crowned wyth the Imperyall dyademe wyth grete glorye and tryumphe of pope Nycholas the iiii This was a peasyble man quyete and of synguler pacience not hatyngethe chryche he wedded the kynges doughter of portyngale ¶ How the duchesse of Gloucestre was arested for trason coÌ„mytted to perpetuall pryson in the yle of Man of the dethe of mayster Roger Bolyngbrok IN this same yere Elynoure Cobham duchesse of Gloucestre was arested for certayne poyntes of treason layde ayen hir whervpon she was examynde in Saynt Stephens Chapell att westmÌ„ afore the Arche bysshop of Caunterbury And there she was enioyned to do open penaunce to go thrughe the Chepe beryng a taper in hir hande after to perpetuall pryson in the yle of Man vnder the kepyng of syr thomas stanley Also that same tyme was arested mayster Thomas southwell a chanoÌ„ of westmÌ„ mayster IohnÌ„ haue a chapelayne off the sayd lady mayster Robert bolyngbroke a clerke vsyng Nygromancye and one Margery iouroemayn called the which of Eye belyde westmÌ„ there were arested as for beynge of conÌ„seyl with the sayde duchesse of Gloucestre and for mayster Thomas suthwel deyed in the tour the nyght before he sholde haue be reyned on the morowe for he hymself sayd that he sholde deye in his bedde not by Iustyces ¶ And in the .xx. yere mayster IohnÌ„ hume mayster Roger bolyngbrok were brought to the gylde halle in LondoÌ„ there before the Mayre the lordes chyef of Englonde were reyned daÌ„pned bothe to be draweÌ„ hanged quartred but mayster IohnÌ„ hume had his charter by the kyng but mayster Roger was drawen to tyburn where he coÌ„fessed that he deyed gyltles of this mater neuer hadde trespaced in that he deyed fore Notwithstondyng he was haÌ„ged heded quartred whos soule god haue mercy AmeÌ„ ¶ And margere iurdemayn was brent in smythfylde also this yere was a greate fraye in london iÌ„ flete strete by nyghte tyme bytwene meÌ„ of courte and men of london And dyuerse meÌ„ slayne and some hurte And one Herbotel was the chyef canser of the mysgouernauÌ„ce affraye ¶ Also this yere at the chesynge of the mayre of londoÌ„ the comeÌ„s named Robert Clopton and Raulyn Holande talyor and the aldermeÌ„ toke Robert clopton and brought hym att the ryght hande of the Mayre as custome is And than certayn talyourâ— and other hâ—de craftes men cryed nay nay not thys man but Raulyn holande wherfore the Mayre that was Padyslye sente theym that so cryed to Newgate where they abode a grete whyle were punysshed· ¶ In this yere were dyuerse enbassatours sente in to Guyon fro a maryage for the kynge for the Erles doughter of Armynake that whiche was concluded but by the meane of the erle of Suffolke it was lette put a parte· ¶ And after this the sayd erle of Suffolke wente hem self ouersee in Fraunce and there he trated the marynge bytwene the kinge of Englonde and the kynges doughter of Cycyle and of Iherusalem And the nexte yere yt was concluded fully that maryage by whiche maryage the kynge sholde delyuer to hir fader the duke of Angeo and the erldome of MayneÌ„ whiche was the keye of Normandye TheÌ„ne departed the erle of Suffolke wyth his wyfeÌ„ dyuerse lordes and knyghtes in the moste ryal astate that myght be oute of Englonde wyth newe chares palfreys whiche wente thrugh the chepe and so wente ouer the see and receyued hir and than after in the lenten broughte hyr vnto Hamton where she laÌ„ded there was ryally receyued ¶ And vpoÌ„ Candelmas euen before by a grete teÌ„peste of thondre lyghenynge at after none Poules styple was set on fyre on the mydddes of the shaft in the tymbre whyche was quenched by force of laboure And specially by the morowe masse preeste of the Bowe in chepe whyche was thought impossyble sauf only the grace of god ¶ This yere was the erle of Stafforde made create Duke of Bukynghm therle of werwykd of warwyk the erle of Dorset markys of Dorset the erle was made Markê of Soffolk ¶ How kynge HeÌ„ry wedded quene Margarete of her coronacyon THis yere kinge henry maryed at Suthwyk quene Margarete she came to loÌ„don the .xxviii. day of may And by the waye al the lordes of EngloÌ„de receyued hyr worshypfully in dyuerse places And iÌ„ especiall duke of Gloucestre on the Blacke heth the Mayre with all the aldermeÌ„ all the craftes in blewe gownes broudred wyth the deuyse of hys crafte that they myght be knowen met with hyr with redde hodes brought her to londoÌ„ where were dyuerse pageÌ„ris countenauÌ„ce of dyuerse hystoryes shewed in dyuers places of the Cytie costely ¶ And the xxx daye of May. the forsayd quene was crowned at westmÌ„ ther was Iustes thre dayes durynge wythin the Sayntwary before the abbaye ¶ This yere the pryour of Kylmain apeled therle of Vrmonde of treason whyche had a daye to theym assygued for to fyght in Smythfelde And the lystes were made the felde dressed But whaÌ„ it came to poynt the king coÌ„maunded that they sholde not fyghte but toke the quarell in to his honde And this was done at the InstaÌ„ce labours of certayne prechers doctours of loÌ„don as mayster Gylbert worthyngton persone of saynt Andrewes in Holbron other ¶ Also this yere came a grete embassate in to Englonde out of frauÌ„ce for to haue coÌ„cluded a perpetual peas but in coÌ„clusyon it torned in to trewes for a yere ¶ Aboute this time dyed saynt Bernardyne a gray frere whiche began the newe reformacyoÌ„ of the ordre in many places in so moche that they that were reformed beÌ„ called ObseruauÌ„tes â–ª whyche obseruauntes been gretly encreaced in Italy in almayn this Bernardyn was canonysed by pope Nycholas the .v. in the yere of our lorde MCCCC l ¶ IohaÌ„nes de Capristrano was his dysciple whiche profyted moche to the reformacion of that ordre for god hathe shewed many a fayre myracle ¶ Also here is to be noted that frome this tyme forwarde kynge HeÌ„ry neuer profyted ne wente forwarde but fortune begaÌ„ to torne frome hym on all sydes as well in fraunce Normandye Guyon as in Englonde soÌ„ men holden oppynyon that kynge Henry gaue commyssyon preuarly to Syr Edwarde Hull syr Robert Roos Deane of Saynt Senerynes and other to coÌ„clude a maryage for hym with the Erle of Armynakes syster whiche was promysed as it was sayde and coÌ„cluded and after broken and he wedded quene Margarete as afore is sayde and a full dere maryage for the reame of Englonde for it was knowe verely that for to haue hyr delyuerde was the duchy of Angeo the erldom of Mayn whiche was the keye of Normandye
westmerlondes brother andrewe Trollop and many knyghtes squers ¶ Thenne Kynge Henry that had be kyng â— beynge wyth the quene and the prynce att yorke herynge the losse of that felde And so moche peple slayne and ouerthrowe anone forthe with departed all thre wyth the duke of Somerset the lorde Roos and other towarde Scotlande And the nexte daye after kynge Edward with all his armye entred in to yorke and was ther proclaymyd kynge and obeyed as he ought too be And the Mayre and comyns swore to be his lyegemen and whan they had taryed a whyle in the northe that all the north and that al the north countree had torned to hym he retorned south warde leuynge behynde hym the erle of werwyk in tho partyes to gouerne rule that countre And aboute Mydsomer after the yere of our lorde M. cccc.lx the fyrste yere of hys regne he was crowned att westmÌ„ anoynted kiÌ„ge of engloÌ„de hauyng possessyoÌ„ of al the reame CAlyxtus the thyrde was pope after Nycholas thre yere v. monethes this Calyxte was an olde maÌ„ whaÌ„ he was chose pope was coÌ„tynually seke ne he myght not fulfyll his desyre which he enteÌ„ded to do ayeÌ„st the turkys for deth came vpoÌ„ hym he was chose in the yere of our lord M. cccc.lv he deyed the .vi. daye he made the fyguracyoÌ„ also he canonysed saynt viÌ„ceÌ„t a frere precher ther was a grete reformacyoÌ„ of many monasteryes of the worlde those reformacyons were made many tymes but all most none abode but the retorned ayen home by successyoÌ„ of tyme after the dethe of the worshypfull faders· the feste of the TransfiguracyoÌ„ was ordeyned of Calyxt for the yefte of grace of the merueylous vyctory done ayeÌ„st the Turke in HuÌ„gary on saynt Syxtus day M. CCCC.lvii For there was a merueylous vyctory yeue to the CrysteÌ„ meÌ„ in Hungary ayeÌ„st the greate Turke there he loste many a maÌ„ fledde shaÌ„fully for drede of enemyes noman folowed hym but alone the hoÌ„de of god feryd the Turke his hoost on saynt Calyxte daye saynt IohnÌ„ de Caprystrano was there seen preseÌ„t he prouoked the people that were aferde to folow the mysbeleuiÌ„ge Turkes there fell a grete veÌ„geauÌ„ce on theym for the Turkes sayd that there was so grete a noÌ„bre of knyghtes that folowed theÌ„ That vnnethe they durste looke bacwarde therfore they fledde lefte al ther tresour behynde theÌ„ they were angelles that caused theym to flee Nota PRynters of bookes were myghtely multyplyed in Maguncie thrughoute the worlde there began fyrste· there helde theyr craftes thys tyme myny meÌ„ begaÌ„ to be more subtyll in craftes swyterf thaÌ„ euer they were afore PIus the secoÌ„de was pope after Calyxt .vi. yere Thys pius was chose iÌ„ the yere of our lorde M. CCCC.lviii he was called Eneas an eloqueÌ„t man a grete oratour a laureate poete and in the couÌ„seyll of Basyle he wrote a noble tretyse for thattoryte of the same This maÌ„ desyred to haue a passage to the Turke moche people of dyuerse countres came to Rome he yaue theym his blessynge and sente theym home ayeÌ„ for they were not sufficieÌ„t for the Turkes hoste anone after he decessyd POules a venetiaÌ„ was pope after Pyus vii yere This poule was chose in the ye yere of our lorde M. cccc.lxiiii And anone he halowed the feste of the presentacyoÌ„ of our lady as pius dyd This maÌ„ was a toughmaÌ„ in ryght wysnes he sayd it was bett to make fewe thinges and make them stedfastly than for to make many sone reuoke theÌ„ And he mad a grete pallays at saynt Markys and he decessed or he had ended it in the yere of our lorde M. cccc.lxxi ¶ LeodinÌ„ the londe of luke was oppressed with many trybulacyons after in the yere of our lorde M. cccc.lxviii vterly it was distroyed bi CaroluÌ„ the duke of Bourgoyn that whiche wedded dame Margarete syster to kynge Edwarde the forth of Englonde Also the same karoluÌ„ entred in the londe of Gelder and conquyred it hooly The yere of grace also was chaunged by pope Poule for fauoure of maÌ„nys soule frome .xxv. yere to .xxv. yere And by case the cursydnesse abouÌ„ded so sore greaâ—e abouÌ„ded also sore SIxtus the fourth a Iohannes a frere minor was pope after paule This maÌ„ was geneall in the ordre of the frere mynors or he was Cardynal And he was choseÌ„ in the yere of our lorde M. cccc.lxxi And was called FraÌ„ciscus de Sanona of good fame and vertuost He was choseÌ„ Cardynall wythout his Knowlege tyll he was made the same yere that he was choseÌ„ pope The turke had takeÌ„ fro me cristeÌ„ meÌ„ two empyres four kyngdomes .xx. prouiÌ„ces and two huÌ„dred cytyes· had destroyed meÌ„ wymmeÌ„ without noÌ„bre And the meuyd the pope that he sholde dyspose hym to goo to wythstonde hym And for an armye to be made ayenst the Turke the pope gaue grete Indulgentes of pardon of the tresori of the cyrche vnto all crysteÌ„ reames that he myght ordeyne some tresore to withstande the mysbeleued Turke And in the loÌ„de of Englonde IohnÌ„ abbot of Abyngdon was the popes legate to dyspose this goodli tresoure of the chyrche to euery feythful maÌ„ that was disposed and that wolde able hym to receyue it ¶ Here endeth this present Cronycle of Englonde with the fruyte of tymes compyled in A booke And also newely Enprynted in the yere of our lorde god M. CCCCC .xv. by me Iulyan Notary dwellynge in powlys chyrche yarde besyde the westedore by my lordes palyes ¶ Here foloweth a lytell treatyse the whyche treateth of the descripcion of this loÌ„de whiche of olde thyme was named Albyon And after Brytayne And nowe is called Englonde and speketh of the noblesse worthynesse of the same ¶ It is soo that in many and dyuerse places the comyn Cronycles of Englonde ben had and also nowe late Enprynted And for as moche as the dyscrypcyon of thys londe whyche of olde tyme was named Albyon and after Brytayne Is not descryued ne comynly hadde ne the noblenesse and worthynesse of the same is not knowen Therfore I entende to sette in this booke the descrypcyon of this sayde yle of Brytayne and wyth the commodytes of the same ¶ In the fyrste shalle be tolde the name of the ylonde Capitulo primo ¶ Of the settynge boundynge lenthe and brede ca. ii ¶ Of the worthynesse perogaciones ca. iii. ¶ Of the merueyles of the wondres ca. iiii ¶ Of the chyef partyes of the same londe· Capitulo· v. ¶ Of the ylondes that been therto adiacente Capitulo vi ¶ Of the kynges hygh wayes stretes ca vii ¶ Of the famous Ryuers stremes ca. viii ¶ Of auncyent cytees and townes ca. ix ¶ Of prouynces and shyres ca. x. ¶ Of the lawes names of the lawes ca xi ¶ Of kyngdoms
receyue bapâ—ym in the name of god torne to the ryght fayth byleue Eulentre seÌ„te two Legates that were called Pagan an other Elybam in to this londe baptysed the kyng all his meyne And after wente from towne to towne baptysed the people tyll all the londe was baptysed And this was in the yere an hondred .lvi. after the Incarncyon of our lorde Ihesu cryste And this kyng Lucie made tho in thys londe two Archibysshops one at Caunterbury an other at yorke other many bisshops that yet beÌ„ in this londe And whan these two Legatê had baptysed all this londe they ordeyned prestes for to baptyse chyldern and for to make the sacramente and after they wente ayen to Rome And the kynge dwelled in his londe and regned wyth moche honoure .xii. yere and after deyed and lyeth at Gloucestre ¶ How this londe was longe without a kynge and how Brytons chose a kynge THis kyng Lucie had none heyre of his body begoteÌ„ that was after warde grete harme sorowe to the londe For after thys kynge Lucies deth none of the grete lordes of the londe wolde suffre an other to be kynge but lyued in warre debate amoÌ„ges them self .l. yere without kyng But it befell after warde that a grete prince came from Rome iÌ„ to thê londe that was called Seuerie not for warre but for to saue the ryght of Rome But neuer theles he had not dwelled halfe a yere in thys londe but that the Brytons slewe hym And whan they of Rome wyst that Seueri was so slayne they sente an other grete lord in to this londe that was called Allec that was a stronge man a myghty of body dwelled in thys londe longe tyme dyde moche sorowe to the Brytons So that after for pure malyce they chose a kynge amonge theym that was called Astelepades And assembled a grâ—aee hoste of Brytons wente to London to seke Allec there they fouÌ„de hym slewe hym all his felowes And one that was called walon deffended hym fyersly fought longe with the Brytons but at the last he was dyscomfyted and the Brytons tooke hym and bonde hys hondes feet and cast hym in to a water wherfore that water was called euer more walbroke Tho regned Astelepades in peas tyll one of his Erles that was called Coill made a fayr towne ayenste the kynges wyll lete calle the towne Colchestre after hys owne name wherfor the kyng was full wroth thought to destroy him And began to warre vpon hym and brought grete power of men and yaf the Erle batayll And the Erle defended hym fyersly wyth hys power slewe the kynge hymself in that batayll And tho was Coill crowned made kyng of this londe This Coill regned and gouerened the londe well nobly for he was a noble man and well be loued amonged the Brytons ¶ whan tho of Rome herde that Astelepades was slayne they were wonder gladde sente an other grete prynce of the Romayns that was called CoÌ„stance And he came to the kyng Coill for to chaleÌ„ge the trybute that was woÌ„te to be payed to Rome And the kynge answered well wisely sayde that he wolde paie to Rome all that ryght and reason wolde with good wyll And so they accorded tho with good wyll and without ony coÌ„take And so both they dwelled togyd in loue ¶ Kynge Coill yaaf to hym his doughter Eleyne for to haue her to his spowse that was bothe fayre wyse good well lettred this CoÌ„stance spowsed her there with moche honoure And it befell soone after that thys kynge Coill deyed in the .xiii. yere of hys regne and lyeth at Colchestre entyred ¶ Of kyng Constance that was a Romayne that was chosen kyng after the deeh of Coill for as moche that he hadde spwsed Eleyne that was kynge Coils doughter AFter this kynge Coill Constance was made kynge and crowned for asmoche as he had spowsed kynge Coils doughter that was heyre of that londe The whiche CoÌ„stance regned well and worthely gouerned the londe And he begate on his wyf Eleyne a sonne that was called ConstaÌ„tyne And this kynge bare true fayth And truly dyde vnto them of Rome all his lyf And whan he had regned .xv. yere he deyed and lyeth at yorke ¶ How CoÌ„staÌ„tine that was kiÌ„ge ConstaÌ„ce sone the sone of Saynt Eleyne gouerned ruled the londe was Emperour of Rome AFter kynge Constance dethe regned Constantyne hys sone and the sone of saynt Eleyne that fouÌ„de the holy crosse in the hooly londe And how Constantyne be came Emperour of Rome ¶ It befell soo in the tyme there was an Emperour at Rome that was a Sarrasy a tyraunt that was called Maxence that put to dethe all that byleued iÌ„ god destroyed hooly chirche by all his power sleweall Crysten miÌ„ that he myght fynde And amoÌ„ge all other he lete martyr Saynt Katheryne And many other crysten people that had drede of deth fledde came in to this londe to kynge Constantyne And tolde hym of the sorowe that Maxence dyde to the Crystyanytee wherfore Constantyne had pyte made grete sorowe assembled a grete hoste a gret power and wente ouer vnto Rome and there tooke the cyte and slewe all that there was iÌ„ that were of mysbyleue that he myghte there â—ynde And tho was he made Emperour and was a good man gouerned hym so wel that all â—ondes to hym were attendaunt for to be vnder his gouernaunce· ¶ And this deuyll tyâ—aun Maxence that tyme was in the londe of Greâ—e herde these tydyngs sodeynly became wood and sodeynly he deyed and so he ended hys lyf ¶ whan Constantyne went from thys londe vnto Rome he tooke wyth hym hys moder Eleyne for the moche wysedome that she coude and thâ—e other grete lordes that he moche loued the one was called Hoell an another was called Taberne and the thyrde Morhyn And toke alhys londe to kepe vnto the Erle of Corne wayle that was called Octauyan And soo anone as thys Octauyan wyste that hys lorde dwelled at Rome IncoÌ„tynent he seased all the londe in to hys honde therwyth dyde all hys wyll amonge hyghe lowe they hellde hym for kynge ¶ whan these tydynges came to Constantyne the Emperoure he was wonder worthee towarde the Erle Octauyan And sent Taberne wyth ·xii M. men for to destroye the erle for hys falsenesse And they arrayued at Por tesmouth ¶ And whan Octauyan wyst that he assembled a grete power of Brytons and dyscomfyted Taberne Taberne fledde thens in to Scotlonde and ordeyned there a grete power and came ayne in to thys londe another tyme to yeue batayll to Octauian ¶ whan Octauian herde that he assembled a grate power came to warde Taberne as moche as he myght soo that those two hostes mette togyders vppon Stanesmore and strongely smote togyder tho was Octauian dyscoÌ„fyted
whaÌ„ he had thus deuoutly made his prayer avoys fro heuen to hym sayd And hadde hym leue the Iurney a waye in to Englonde and that he sholde goo to the pope of Rome for it was not the wyll of almyghty god that the Brytons sholde regne more in Brytane ne neuer recouered it vnto the tyme of the prophecye that Marlyn sayd before he fuâ—fylled And that sholde neuer be vnto the tyme were come that the relyques of his body shall be broughte fro Rome translated in to Brytayne And whan the ralykes of other sayntes that haue ben hedde for the persecucyon of the paynem folke shall be founde openly shewed thenn shalle they recouer theyr londe agayne the whyche they haue soo longe tyme loste throughe theyr desertes ¶ whane Cadwaldre hadde herde this answere he maruayled gretely and tolde it to the kynge Aleyne ¶ Thene kynge Aleyne dyde sende for the clergye of his londe and made them to brynge the storyes and prophecyes that Merlyn and Sybyll had sayd in theyr prophcyes And whan he knewe that the prophycye that Festom had prophecyed of the Egle. And other prophecyes accorded to the dyuyne aunswere that Caddewalldre had herde He counselled hym ryght faythfully desyred hym to leue his people and his nauy submytte hym to the dyspocysyon of god and do all that the aungell had coÌ„mauÌ„ded hym ¶ Thenye Cadwaldre called yâ—or his sone and ymori his cosyn that was his systers sone sayd to them Taketh sayde he my folke my nauy that is here all redy passe into walys and be ye lordees of Brytons that no dyshonoure come to them by interrupcyon of the Paynem folke for defaute of lordes ¶ And thene hymselfe lefte his reame of Brytayne and his folke for euer more and tooke his waye vnto the pope of Rome Sergius the whyche worshypede hym moche and so he was confessed and toke penaunce for hys synnes And he had not longe dwelled there that he ne deyed the .xii. Kalendis in Maye â— the yere of grace .v. C.lxxii ¶ How kynge Offa was souerayne aboue all the kynges of Englonde and how euery kynge warred vpon other IT befell so that all the kynges in that tyme that were in thou londe as they of westsex Marchenryche Estangle of kente and of Southsex and of other costes eche warred vpon other And he that moste myght toke the londe of hym that was mooste feblest ¶ But there was a kynge amonge them that was called Offa that was saynte Oswaldes brother This Offa conquered all the kynges of the londe and regned all aboue them all ¶ And sâ—â— gret was the that warre in euery there bytwene grekes that no maÌ„ myght wyte how the lond wente But abbottos pryours men of Relygyon wrote that lyues dedes of kynges how longe euery of theym regned in what couÌ„tre in what manere euery kynge deyed of bysshops also And therof made grete bokys and lete calle them Cronycles And the good kyng Alured had that booke in his warde And lette brynge it vnto wynchestre and lete it be faste tacked to a pylar that men sholde it not remeue ne bere it thens so that euery man sholde it see therupon loke For therin ben the lyues of all the kynges that euer were in Englonde ¶ How the kynge of Northumberlonde Osbryght forlaye the wyf of Buerne Bocarde thrugh strength and after this Buerne conquered the kyng with power and strength ANd thus it befell in the same tyme that there was a kyng in Northumberlond â—e that was called Osbryght and soyourned atte yorke ¶ And this kynge wente hym vppon a daye in to a wood hym for to dysporte And as he came ayen he wente pryuely in to a good mannes house that was called Buerne and the good man of that place was gone that tyme to the see ¶ For oftentymes there he was wonte to spye theues and robbers that oftentymes were wonte to come in to the londe to robbe brenne and slee The lady that was Buernes wyfe was a wonder fayre woman ¶ And the kynge came vnto her whan that herhusbode was absente and she trusted none harme vnto the kynge and welcomed hym with moche honour and worthely hym serued in all thynge ¶ whan the kynge hadde eten he tooke the lady by the honde and â—adde her in to a chambre and sayde He wolde speke with her a counseyll And all the folke he made voyde fro the chambre saue only the lady and he But the lady wyst not wherfore he it dyde tyll that he had done alle hys wyll And whan he hadde done this dede He torned agayne to yorke And the lady he lefte there sore wepynge for the dede that the kynge to her had done ¶ And whan heâ— lorde was came home and sawe her wepe and suche sorowe and mornynge make he axed of her what she hadde done and why she made suche sorowe ¶ Syre she sayde subtylly and falsely the kynge Osbryghtâ— hathe doo me shame and vylanye ayeast my wyll And tolde hym all the truthe how the kynge had â—orlayne her with strengthe wherfore she sayde she hadde leuer to be deed than tolyue ¶ Fayre loue be stylle sayde he for ayenst strengthe feblenesse is yltell worthe and therfore of me shalte thou neuerthelesse beloued and namely for thou hast tolde me the treuthe And yf almyghty god grauÌ„t to me my lyf I shall the aueng ¶ This Buerne was a grete man and a myghty lorde and was well beloued and grete frendes hadde And lete sende for the grettest lordes of the londe and to them made hes complaynte of the despyte that the kynge to hym hadde done and sayde he wolde be auenged how euer yt were And all hys frendes counseylled hym that he sholde goo vnto yorke there that the kynge was hym to defye And Buerne toke his mayne and came to the kynge whan the kynge hym sawe he called hym curtously Buerne by name And Buerne hym answerred to hym sayde Syre I you defye and yelde vp feautes homages and londes and as moche as I haue holden of you fro this tyme for warde I wyll neuer of the nothynge holde And soo he departed fro the kynge without more speche or ony abydynge and tooke leue of his frendes and went in to Denmarke and playned to the kynge Godern tolde hym of the despyte of that the kynge Osbryght to hym hadde donne of his wyfe And prayed hym of socour and helpe hym for to auenge ¶ whan kynge Godern of Denmarke and the danys hadde herde the complaynt of thys Buerne and the prayer that he badde they were ryght wonder glasde in theyr hertes for as moche as they myght fynde a cause for to goo in to Englonde for to warree vpon Englesshe men and for to aenge Buerne of the despyte that the kyng Osbryght hadde done vnto hys wyf And for as moche as Buerne was sybbe vâ—to the kynge of Denmarke anone they lette
of Caunterbury VIctor the seconde was pope after Leo And of hym lytell is wryten ¶ Henry the seconde was Emperour after the fyrste Henry .xvii. yere this man was cosyn to Conradus he was borne in wood twyes takeÌ„ for to be slayne whan he was a chylde but god defended hym euermore whan he was made Emperour many amonastery he made in the same place in the wood where he was borne This maÌ„ was a victoryoê° maÌ„ he entred iÌ„ to ytaly there he toke Padulphus the prynce of Campany ¶ Stephanus the .ix. was pope after Victor .ix. monethes ¶ Benedictus after hym he toke the dygnyte of the pope Stephanus by strengthe kepe it .ix. monethes theÌ„ne decessyd ¶ Henry the thyrde was Emperour after Henry the seconde This Henry was an Inquyete man and many times troubled that hooly man Gregorius the .vii. And fyrst he axed foryeuenesse was assoyled· But he perceyuered not longe but brought in to an other pope ayenst hym sayd he was an heretyke And Gregoriê° cursyd hym And the chesers of the Emperoure they those the duke of Baxon for to be Emperour whom thys Henry in batayll ouercame And thenÌ„e he came to Rome with his pope pursewed pope Gregorius the Cardynalles also ¶ And thenÌ„e anone Robert the kyng of Naples droue hym theÌ„s delyuered the pope his Cardynalles Neuerthelesse yet he was a man of grete almesse .iii. tymes he faught in batayll at the last he deyed wrytchedly for he was put there by his owne sone For so as he dyde to other men so was he done vnto ¶ Nicholaê° the seconde was pope after Benedictê° two yere this Nicolaê° called a couÌ„seyll ayenst that Archedeken of Turonoseus the whiche was an heretyk taught ayenst the fayth For he erred in the sacrameÌ„t after he was coÌ„uerted was an holy man but he coude neuer conuerte his dyscyples ¶ Nota ¶ Alexander the secoÌ„de was pope after hym xii yere this Alexander was an holy man he ordeyned that vnder payne of cursynge that noo man sholde here a preestê masse whom men knewe had a lemman Vt pêª .xxxii. pÌ„cer hoc He had stryue with one Codulo but he expulsyd hym as an vsurper put hym out as a symonyer ¶ How Harolde that was good wyns sone was made kynge and how he escape from the duke of Normandy AS saynt Edwarde was gone oute of this worlde was passed to god and worthely enteryd as to suche a grete lorde oughte the barons of the londe wolde haue had Edwarde Elygus sone to Edwarde the outlawe that was Edmonde Irensydes sone to be kynge For as moche as he was moost kyndest kynges blood of the reame ¶ But Harolde sone thrugh the erle Godewyn the strengthe of his fader Godewyn and thrugh other grete lordes of the reame that were of his kynne vnto hym sybbe seased all EngloÌ„de in to hys honde anone lette crowne hym kynge after the enterement of Saynt Edware This Harolde that was Godewynes sone the seconde yere afore that saynt Edwarde was deed wolde haue gone in to Flaundres but he was dryuen thrugh tempest in to the couÌ„tree of Pountyse and there he was taken brought to duke wyllyam And this Harolde wende that tho thys duke wyllyam wolde haue be auenged vpon hym for by cause that the Erle Godewyn that was roldes fader had lete slee Alured that was saynt Edwardê brother and pryncipally for by cause that Alured was quene Emmes sone the was Rychardes moder duke of Normandy that was aiÌ„enll to the duke wyllyam And neuertheles whan the duke wyllyam had Harolde in pryson vnder hys power for asmoche as this Harolde was a noble wyse knyght a worthy of body that hys fader he was accorded with good kynge Edwarde therfore wolde not mysdo hym But all manere thynges that betwext them was spoken and ordeyned Harolde by hys good wyll swore vpon a boke vpon â—oly sayntes that he sholde spouse wedde duke wyllyams doughter after the deth of saynt Edwarde that he sholde besely doo his deuour for to kepe and saue the reame of Englonde vnto the profyte and auantage of duke wyllyam ¶ And whan Harolde hadde thus made his othe vnto the duke wyllyam he lette hym goo and yaue hym many a ryche yeftes And he tho wente thens and came in to Englonde and anone dyde in this manere whan Saynte Edwarde was deed and as a man falsly for sworne He lette crowne hym kynge of Englonde and falsely brake the coue name that he hadde made before wyth duke wyllyam wherfore he was wonder wroth wyth hym and swore that he wolde vppon hym be auenged what some euer hym befell ¶ And anone duke wyllyam lette assemble a grete hoste and came in to Englonde to auengâ— hym vppon Harolde and to conquere the londe yf that he myght ¶ And in the same yere that Harolde was crowned Haralde Herestynge kynge of Denmarke arryued in ScotloÌ„de and thought to haue be kynge of Englonde and he came in Englonde and robbed and destroyed all that he myght tyll that he came to yorke and there he slewe many men of armes a thousande and a hondred preestes whaÌ„ this tydynges came to the kynge He assembled a grete power and wente for to fyght with Haralde of Denmarke and wyth hys owne hondes de hym slewe and the Danes were dyscomfyted and tho that were lefte a lyue wyth moche sorowe fledde to theyr shyppes And thus kynge Harolde of Englonde slewe kynge Haralde of Denmarke ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M.lxvi. ¶ How wyllyam Bastarde duke of Normandy came in to Englonde slewe kyng Harolde ¶ Here come Normans and expulsyd Harolde a Saxon. ANnd whaÌ„ this bataylle was done Harolde be came so proude wolde no thynge parte with his people of the thynge that he had goten but helde it all to hym self wherfore the moost parte of his people were wrothe and frome hym departed soo that oonly with hym abode no moo but his soldyurs And vpon a daye as he sate atte meete a messager came to hym and sayde that wyllyam bastarde the duke of Normandy was arryued in Englonde with a greate hoste had take all the londe about Hastynge also myned the castell whaÌ„ the kynge had herde this tydynges he wente thyther with a lytell power in all the hast that he myght for there but fewe people wyth hym lefte And whan he was come thyder he ordeyned to yeue batayll to duke wyllyam But the duke axed him of these thre thynges yf that he wolde haue his doughter to wyf as he made swore his othe behyght or that he wolde holde the londe of hym in truage or he wolde determyne thys thynge in batayll This Harolde was a proude man a stronge and trusted wonder moche vpon his strength and faught with duke wyllyam and with his people But Harolde his men in this batayll were
the kynge of Englonde was come in to Normandy all the grete lordes of Normandye torned vnto the kynge of Englonde and helde ayenst the duke theyr owne lorde and hym forsoke and to the kynge them helde and all the good castelles and townes of Normandy And soone after was the duke taken and ladde with the kynge in to Englonde And the kynge lette put the duke in to pryson and this was the vengeaunâ—e of god ¶ For whanne the duke was in the holy londe god yaue hym suche myghte and grace that he was chosen for to haue be kynge of Iherusalem and he forsoke it and wolde not take it vpon hym And therfore god sente hym that shame and dyspyte for to put in hys brothers pryson Tho seased kyng Hery all Normandye in to hys honde and helde it all hys lyfe tyme ¶ And in the same yere came the bysshop Ancelmus for the courte of Rome in to Englonde ayen And the kynge and he were accorded ¶ And in the nexte yere comynge after there began a grete debare bytwene the kynge Phylyppe of Fraunce and kynge Henry of Englende wherfore kynge Henry wente in to Normandye and there was stronge warre bytwene them two And tho deyeâ— the kynge of FrauÌ„ce lowys his sone was mad kyng anone after his deth And tho went kyng Henry ayen into Englond maryed Maude his doughter vnto henry the emê‘our of Almayne ¶ Of the debate that was betwixt kynge Lowys of FrauÌ„ce kynge Hery of Eenglonde how kynhe Henryes two snes were loste in the hyghe seâ— AS kynge Henry had be kynge .xvii. yere a grete debate arose betwixt kynge Lowys of Fraunce and kynge Henry of Englonde for by cause that the kynge had sente in to Normandy to hys men that they sholde be helpynge vnto therle of Bloys as moche as they myght in warre ayenst the kyng of FrauÌ„ce And that they sholde be as redy to hyâ— as they were to theyr owne lord for by cause that therle hadde spowsed hys syster dame maude And for this cause the kynge of Fraunce dyde moche sorowe to Normandy wherfore the kynge of Englonde was wonder wroth in hast wenâ—e ouer the see with a grete power came in to NormaÌ„dye for to defende that londe And the warre bytwene them lasted two yere tyll at the laste they two faught to geder And the kynge of Fraunce was dyscomfyted vnnethes escaped awaye wyth moche payne the moost partye of his men were taken And the kynge dyde with theym what hym best lyked And some of them he lette go freely and some he lete be put vnto the deth But afterwarde those two kynges were accorded And whan kynge Henry had oonly all the londe of Normandy dyscoÌ„fyted his enmyes of Fraunce he torned agayne in to Englonde with mocheÌ„ honour And his two sones wyllyam and Richarde wolde haue come after the fader wente to the see with a grete company of people But are that they myghte come to londe the shippe came ayenst a roche and alle were drowned that were there in saue oo man that was in the same shyppe that escaped And this was vpon saynt Katheryns daye and these were the names of them that were drowned Wyllyam and Richarde the kynges sones the Erle of Chestre Ottonell his brotger Geffroy Rydell Walter Emurci Godefray Archedeken the kynges doughter the couÌ„tesse of Perches the kynges nece the countesse of Chestre many other ¶ Whan kynge Henry and other lordes arryued in Englonde and herde these tydynges they made sorowe ynough And alle theyr myrthe and Ioye was torned in to mornynge and sorowe ¶ How Maude the Empresse came ayen in Englonde how she afterwarde wedded to Geffroy therle of Angoy ANd whan that two yere were agone that the Erle had dwelled wyth the kynge the erle went from the kyng and begaÌ„ to warre vpon hym dyd moche harme in the londe of Normandy toke there a stronge castell there he dwelled all that yere And tho came to hym tydynges that Henry the Emperour of Almayne that had spowsed Maude hys doughter was deed and that she dwelled no lenger in Almayne that she wold come ayen in to Normandy to her fader And whaÌ„ that she was come vnto hym he toke her tho to hym came ayen in to Englonde made the Englysshemen to do othe and feaute to the Empresse And the fyrste man that made the othe was wyllyam the Archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury And that other Dauid kyng of ScotloÌ„de and after hym all the barons and erles of Englonde ¶ Also after that the noble man therle of Angoy that was a worthy knyghte sent vnto the kynge of EngloÌ„de that he wolde grauÌ„t hym for to haue his doughter to spowse that is to saye Maude the Empresse And for by cause that her fader wyst that he was a noble man the kynge hym graunted consented ther to And tho tooke he his doughter ladde hir in to Normandy came to the noble knyghte Geffroy there he spowsed the forsayde Maude wyth moche honour the Erle begâ—te vpon her a sone that was called Henry the Empresse sone ¶ And after whan al this was done kynge Henry dwelled all that yere in Normandy after the loÌ„ge tyme a greuous sykenesse toke him where thorugh he deyed And this kyng Henry regned .xxxv. yere foure monethes And after deyed as is before sayd in Normandy And his herte was enteryd in the grete chirche of our lady in Rouen his body was brought with moche honour in to Englonde enteryd at Redynge in the abboye of the whyche abbaye he was begynner and founder HEnrycus the fourth was Emperour in Almayne after Harry the thyrde .xv. yere This man put his owne fader in pryson there helde hym tyll he deyed And tooke pope Paschall wyth hys Cardynalles presente them as it is sayd afore For the whiche cause as it is supposed he lacked yssue For he wedded the kynges doughter of Englonde Maude But after warde he came to grace and all the lawes of the chirche freely he resyned to Calixtus the pope And besought hym to yeue hym in penauÌ„ce that he sholde neuer come ayen to his Empyre that he myghte haue remyssyon of his trespaas And after the oppynyon of many a man he was wylfully exyled and deyed and hys wyfe bothe at Chestre in Englonde ¶ Gelasius was pope after Paschall two yere And fledde frome Henry the Emperour in to Bourgoyne and there decessyd Thys Emperour those Benedyctus a Spanyarde to be pope the whiche stroue with Calixtus ¶ Calixtus was pope after hym two yere and fyue monethes Thys Calixtus was the sone of the duke of Bourgoyne was chosen in the place of Gelasius And whan he sholde come to Rome he toke the for sayd Benedictus and made hym to ryde afore hym shamefully For he on a mule torned hys face to the tayle of the mule helde the tayle in
Than he made Henry his eldest sone prynce of wales and duke of Cornewayle erle of Chestâ—e And he made syr Thomas of AruÌ„dell Archebysshop of Caunterbury ayen as he was before And syr Roger walden that kynge Rychard had made Archebysshop of Caunterbury be made bysshop of London for that tyme it stode voyde And he made the Erles sone of Arundell that came wyth hym ouer the see frome Calays in to Englonde He made hym erle of Arundell as his fader had beÌ„ and put hym in possessyon of all his londes and he made homage and feaute vnto his liege lorde the kynge as all other lordes hadde don ¶ And than anone deyed kynge Rycharde in the castell of PouÌ„fret in North countre for there he was enfamed vnto deth by hys keper for he was kept there .iiii. or .v. dayes frome meete or drynke so he made his ende in thys world yet moche people in Englonde and in other londes sayde he was alyue many a yere after hys deth But whether he was alyue or dede the people helde theyr fals opynyon byleue that many had moch people came to grete myscheyf foule deth as ye shall here aftewarde ¶ And whan kyng Henry wyst knewe verely that he was dede he lete sere hym in the best manere closed it in a fayre chest wyth dyuerse spyces bawmes and closed hym in a lynnyâ— cloth al sauf his vysage and that was left opeÌ„ that al meÌ„ myghtse his persone from all other men And so he was brought to london with torche lyght breÌ„nynge to Saynt Poules chyrche there he had his masse and dyryge with moche reuereÌ„ce solempnyte of seruyce And whaÌ„ all this was done than he was brought from Saynt Poule into the abbay of westminster ther he had his hole seruyce ayeÌ„ And fro westmynster he was brought to Langley and there he was buryed vpon whoo 's soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ And in the fyrst yere of kynge Henryes regne he helde his Crystmasse in the castel of wyndesore And oon the .xii. euen came the duke of Awemarle vnto the kynge tolde hym that he the duke of Surri and the duke of Exâ—estre and the erle of Salysbury and erle of Gloucestre and other moo of theyr affynyte werre accorded to make a mommynge vnto the kynge on .xii. daye att nyght there they purposed â—ee thâ— kynge in the reuelynge And thus he the duke of Awemarle warned the kyng And whan the kynge came the same nyght to LondoÌ„ preuely ne all the hast that he myght to gete hym helpe socoure and comforth and couÌ„seyll And anone these other that wolde haue put the kynge to dethe fledde in all the haste that they myght for they knewe well that theyr counseyll was bewrayed And than fled the duke of Surrey and the Erle of Salesbury with all theyr menye vnto the towne of Cycestre And there the people oâ— the towne wodle haue arested them And they wolde not stande to theyr arestynge but stode at defence faught manly But at the last they were ouercomen taken And there they â—mote of the dukes heed of Surrey and the Erles heed of Salybury many other moo these they put theyr quarters in to sackes theyr hedes on poles borne on hyghe and so they were brought thrugh he cyte of London to London brydge and there these hedes were sette vpoÌ„â—â—ghe and ther quarters were sent vnto other gode townes Cytees of Englonde and sette vp there ¶ At Oxforde was taken Blonâ—e knyghte and benet Cely knyght Thomas wyâ—tersell squyre the there by heded and quartred and the knyghtes hedes were set vppon pooles and brought to London and sette vppon London brydge and the quartres sent forth to other good townes ¶ And in the same yere aâ— Pryetell well in a mylle in Estser there syr IohnÌ„ Holonde the duke of Excestre was taken wyth the comynes of the couÌ„tree and they brought hym from the mylle to the Plasshe to the same place that kynge Rycharde hadde restyd syr Thomas of wodstok the duke of Gloucestre ryght there in the same place they smote of the dukes heed of Excestre and brought it vnto London vppon a poole and it was sette vpon London brydge ¶ And in the same yere at Brystowe was taken the lorde Spenser the kynge Rycharde had made erle of Gloucestre the comyns of the towne of Brystowe toke hym and broughte hym into the market place of the towne there they smote of his heed sente it vnto London and ther it was set vnto London brydge ¶ And in this same yere was syr Bernard brokeyns knyght taken and arested and put in the Tour of London syr IohnÌ„ shelly knyght and syr IohnÌ„ Mawdelyn and Syr wyllyam Ferybâ—â—ersones of kyng Rychardes and they were arested and put in to the Toure of London And thyder came the kynges Iustices satte vpon theym in the Tour of London and there they were dampned all foure vnto the dethe and the dome was gyuen vnto Syr Bernarde Brokeys that he shold go on foot from the Toure thrugh the Cytee of London vnto Tyburne and there to be haÌ„ged and after hys heed smyten of and syr Iohan Shelly knyght and syr Iohan Mawdelyn and syr wyllyam Feryâ—e persones were draweÌ„ thrugh out the cyte of LoÌ„don to Tyburne there they were hanged and theyr hedes smyten of and set on London brydge And in this same yere kynge Henry sente quene Isabell home ayen in to Fraunce the whiche was kynge Rycharder wyf and gaaf hyr golde syluer many other Ieweles and soo she was dyscharged of all hyr power sent out of Englond And in the seconde yere of kynge Henry the fourth was syr Roger Claryngton knyghte and two of his men and the pryoure of Launde and ·viii freres mynors some maysters of dyuynyte and other for treason that they wrought ayenst the kynge were drawen haÌ„ged at Tyburne all .xii. persones And there began a greate dyscencyon and debate in the countre of wales bytwene the lorde Grey rythen and Owen of Glendere squyre of wales this Owen arered a greate nombre of walsshmen kepe all that couÌ„cre about ryghte strongly dyde moche harme and dystroyed the kynges townes lordshyppes thrughe out all wales and robbed slewe the kynges people both Englysshe and walesshe and thus he endured a .xii. yere largely And he toke the lorde Grey rythen prysoner and kepte hym fast in holde tyll he was raunsoned of prysoners of the marche and kepte hym longe tyme in holde And at the laste he made hym wedde one of his doughters kepte hym styll with his wyf and soone after he deyed ¶ And than kyng Henry knowynge this mischeyf destruccyon and treason the this Owen had wrought And anone he ordeyned a strong power of meÌ„ of armes archers moche other stuffe the longed to warre for to abate and dystroye the
came proudly into the felde as hys chalenge asked anone came the erle of Kent rode vnto the scot manly rode togyder wyth sharpe spâ—res dyuerses courses but the erle of Kent had the felde gate hym moche worshyp and thanke of all maner men of his manful dedes ¶ And in the .vii. yere of kyng Henryes regne the four the syr Rycharde Scrop Archebysshop of yorke and the Erle Marchall of Englonde gadrede vnto theym a stronge power ayenst kynge Henry And the kynge herynge ther of in all the hast that he myghty came with his power Northwarde and mette with them at yorke and there were these two Lordes taken and broughte to the kynge ¶ And anone the Iuges were sette and these two lordes brought forth and there they were dampned vnto deth and both theyr heedes smyten of and there they made an ende on whos soules god for his pyte haue mercy Amen ¶ And whan this was done the kynge came to London ayen and there rested hym· Anone god of his greate goodnesse wrought shewed many grete myracles for thes worthy clerke Archebysshop of yorke that thus was done to deth ¶ And in the .vii. yere of kyng Henryes regne dame Luce the dukes syster of Melayne came in to Englonde soo to London there was wedded to syr Edmonde erle of Kente in the pryory of saynt Marye oueres in south warke wyth moche solempnyte greate worshyp The kynge was there â–ª hymself gafhyr at the chirche dore whan that they were wedded masse was done the kynge his owne person brought ladde this worthy lady in to the bysshops place of wynchestre and there was a wonder grate feest hold on to all maner of peple that wolde come And the same yere syr Robert Knolles knyÈt a worthy warryour deyed at his maner in Northfolk and from thens he was brought to London on a hors bere wyth moche torche lyght so he was brought vnto the whyte freres in Fletstrete there was do made for hym a solempne feest a ryall enterement for tho that thyder wolde come both ryche poore there lyeth buryed by dame Constance his wyf in the mydde of the body of the chyrche on whoo 's soule god for his pyte haue mercy Amen ¶ And thus in this same yere syr Thomas Rampston knyght Constable of the Tour of London was drenched at London brydge as he came fro westmyger In wardes to the Tour in a barge all thrugh lewdenesse And in the same yere dame Phylyp the yonger doughter of kynge Henry was ladde ouer see with syr Rycharde the dukes brother of yolke and syr Edmond Courteney bysshop of Norwiche many other lordes kynghtes squyres ladyes gentyl women that apparteyned to suche a kynges dougher and came in to Denmake and the kynge receyued thys worthy lady for his wyf welcomed these worthy lordes dyd vnto theym moche worshyp and they were brought vnto a towne that was called London in Denmarke there was this lady wedded and sacred to the kyng of Denmarke Norway and Swythen there was crowned quene of Denmarke wyth moche solempnyte there was made a ryall feest And whan thys feest and maryage was done and ended these lordes and ladyes tooke theyr leue of the kynge and the quene and came ayen in to Enlonde in saufte thanked be god ¶ And in the .viii. yere of kynge Henrys regne there was a man that was calld the walsshe clerke he apelyd a kynght that was called syr Percyuale Snowdone of treason there they were Ioyned to fyght vnto the vtterauÌ„ce wyth in Lystes the daye and place tyme assygned lymytted to be done ended in smythfelde at the whyche daye tho two persons came in to the felde and foughten sore myghtely togoder but at the laste the knyght ouer come the clerke made hym yelde hym as recreaunt of his fals enpechement that he had sayd on hym than was he dyspoyled of his armure drawen oute of the felde to Tybuâ—ne there he was hangyed and the knyght taken to grace was a good man ¶ And in the same yere the Erle of Northumberlonde and the lorde Bardolfe came out of Scotlonde in preiudyce and dystruccyoÌ„ of kynge Henry wherfore they of the Northe countree aroson vpoÌ„ theym and foughte with them and scomfyted them and tooke theym smote of theyr hedes and quartred theyr bodyes and sente the hede of the erle a quarter of the lorde Bardolfe to London and there they were sets vpoÌ„ London brydge for fals treason that they had purposed ayenst the kynge ¶ And in the ix yere of kynge Henryes regne was syre Edmonde Holonde Erle of Kente made Amerall of Englonde for to kepe the see and he wente to the see wyth many ryall shyppes that were full well arayed and enparelled and enarmed wyth many a good man of armes and arches and of good defence of warre in the kynges name of Englonde and soo he londed at the laste in the coste of Brytayne in the yle of Bryak with alle his folke and he besyeged the castell and assauÌ„ted it they withstode hym wyth grete defence strenth And anone he layd his ordynaunce in the lyenge of a goÌ„ne there come a quarell smote the good erle Edmonde in the heed there he caught his deed wouÌ„de but yet they lefte not tylle that they hadde goten the castell and alle that were therin ¶ And there this good Lorde deyed on whoo 's soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ And than this menye came home ayen into Englonde with the Erles body and was buryed amonges hys auÌ„cestres ryght worthely ¶ And in the same yere was a grete frost in Englond that dured .xv. wekes longe ¶ And in the .x. yere of kynge Henryes regne the fourthe came the Soneschall of Henaude with other menye in Englonde to seke auentures and to gete hym worshyp in dedes of armes bothe on horsback and on foot att all maner poyntes of warâ—e ¶ And the seneschal chalenged the erle of Somerset and the erle delyuered hym full manfully of all his chalenges and put his aduersary vnto the worst in all poyntes and waÌ„ne hym there grete worshyp and the degre of the felde And on the next day after came into the felde an other man of armes of Seneschals partye And ayenst hym came syr Rycharde of Arundell knyght the Henaude had the better of hym on foot in on poynte for he brought hym on his knees And on the thyrde daye come in an other man of armer in to the felde and ayenst hym trere came syr IohnÌ„ Corne waylle knyghte and manly and knyghtly he quyte hym in all manes poyntes ayenste his aduersary and had the better in the felde And on the fourth daye came a nother man of armes of Henaude in to the felde and ayenste hym came syr IohnÌ„ Chaynes sone and manly
but thanked be god it lasted not longe ANd in the fourth yere of Kynge Henryes regne the fyfthe he helde hys parleamente atte westmynster in the begynnynge of Octobre and laste to the puryfycacyoÌ„ of our lady than nexte after And there was graunted vnto hym to mayntene his warres both of spyrytualtee and of teÌ„poralte an hoole â—are a dyeme And than anone the kynge prayed all hys lordes to make them redy to strengthe hym in his ryght And anone he lete make a newe retenue and charged al his meÌ„ to be redy at Hampton in wytson weke than next after wyth out ony delaye And there the kynge made the duke of Bedford protectour and defender of his reame of EngloÌ„de in hys absence and charged hym to kepe hys lawes mayntene bothe spyrytuall and temporall And whan the kynge had thus do and sette all thynge in his kynde On saynt Markes daye he toke hys hors atte westmynster and came ridynge to Poules and there offred and tooke his leue and so rode forthe thrugh the cyte takenge hys leue of all maner of people as well poore as ryche prayenge theym all in generall to praye for hym And so he rode forth to saynt Georges and there offrede toke his leue of the mayer chargynge hym to kepe well his chambre And so he rode forth to Hampton and there abode tylle his retenue were redy and comeÌ„ for there was al his nauye and shyppes wyth hys ordynaunce gadred togyder and well stuffed as longed to suche a ryall kynge wyth all manere of vytayls for suche a ryall people as welle for hors as for man as longed for suche a warryoure That is to saye gonnes trypgytes engynes sowes bastyles Brydges letgeâ— sclynynge ladders malles and spades shoueles pyckes pauys bowes and arowes bowes strynges and toÌ„nes chestes and pypes fulle of arowes as neded for suche a worthi warryoure that noo thynge was to seche whaÌ„ne tyme come thyder came to hym shyppes laden with gonnes and gonpoudre ¶ And whan this was redy hys retenue come the kynge and all his lordes wyth alle hys ryall hooste wente to shyp and tooke the see and sayled into Normandye and londed at Touke vpon Lammasse daye than nexte after And there he made .xlviii. knyghtes att his londynge And than the kynge herynge of many enmyes vpon the see that is for to saye .ix. greate Carackes huskes Galays and shyppes that were comynge to dystroye his nauye And anone he commauÌ„ded the erle of Marche to be chyef chyeftayne and many other worthy lordes wyth hym and with men of armes and archers to goo to the see that none enemyes defouled hys nauye ne entred his vyage ne his Iourney And anone the erle toke hys menye went to shyp scommed the see kepte the see costes that noo manere of enmyes durste rowte vpon the see and anone the kynge sente hys heraudes vnto the Capytayne of Touke and charged hym for to delyuer hym hys castell and hys towne and els he wolde neyther leue man ne chylde alyue And anone the Capytayne and foure other burgeses of the towne brought the keyes to the Kynge and besought hym of grace And the Kynge delyuered the keyes to syr Iohan Kykeâ—aâ—e and made hym Capytayne coÌ„maunded hym for to put out all Frensshmen bothe of castell and of the towne And there besyde was the castell of Louers and thyder the kynge sente the erle Marchall wyth a fayremenye and assauted the towne and anone it was yolden to the erle and brought hym the keyes and he brought them to the Kynge and the Kynge tooke them to hym ayen and made hym Capytayne of the castell of Louers of all that longed therto and charged hym to delyuer out alle the frensshmeÌ„ and than the kynge helde forth hys way to Cane that was a stronge towne a fayre a ryall castell therin and anone he sent his Heraudes to the Capytayne charged hym to delyuer the towne his castell or els he wolde gete theym with strenght of honde And they answered sayde that he toke them none to kepe ne none the wolde delyuere vnto hym And so anone he layde his syege vnto the towne and layde gonnes on euery syde and caste done bothe walles towres and slewe moche people in theyr houses also in stretes And the good duke of Clarence layde downe the walles on his syde vnto the bare groande And so wyth in a whyle the kynge by his counseylle assauted the towne all about And anone the Duke of Clarence was entred in to the towe and slewe downe ryght tyll he came to the kynge and spared nother man no chylde and euer they cryed a Clarence a Clarence and saint George And there was deede on the walles on the kynges syde a worthy maÌ„ that was called Sprynges that whiche the kynge coÌ„maunded to be buryed in the abbaye of Canefast by wyllyam Conquerour on whos soule god huue mercy amen And than the kynge came in to the towe wyth hys broder the Duke of Clarence and many other worthy lordes wyth moche solemnyte myrthe And then the kynge coÌ„maunded the Capytayne for to delyuer hym his Castell And he besought the kynge to gyue hym xiiii dayes of respyte yf ony rescowe wolde come yf none wolde come to delyuer hym the keyes the castell at his coÌ„maundement And vnder this comeposycion was the towne the castell of Bayous with other townes fortresses and vylâ—ages in to the nobre off xiiii· vpon the hylle be fore the Castel of Cane our kynge pyght all his tentes that semed a towne as moche as the Cane by that tyme came tydynges that none resowe wolde come there And so at the .xiiii. dayes ende the Capytayne of the castell came out and deliuered the keyes of the castell to our kynge bayous the other xiiii townes were delyuered vnto hym also anone the kynge delyuered the keyes to the duke of Clarence made hym Capytayne bothe of the towne and also of the castel made hym Capytayne of Bayorus of all the other townys also And so he entred the towne the castell there he helde saint Georges feeste and there he made xv knyghtes of the bathe there was syr Lowes Robert salyn Chaynye Mougomerye many other worthy men the kynge coÌ„maunded them for to put out all the frensshemen and women no man so hardy to defoule no woman ne take noo manere of good awaye frome theym but let them passe in peas on payne of dethe And there passed oute of the towne in one daye moo than xv hondred women And than the kynge lete stuffe the towne and Castell with Englysshemen and ordeyned there twoo Capytayns that one for the towne an other for the castell ¶ And charged theym vppon theyr lyues to kepe well the towne and the castell And or that oure kyng wente thens he gate Valeys Newelyn and layde asyege to Chyrburgh and that
abyde and dwelle styll in the towne yerely to paye to hym to hys successours for alle manere customes and see fermes katerenes And than the kyng entred in to the towne and rested hym in the castell tyll of the wne was sette in rule and in gouernaunce ¶ How the kynge of Englond was made enheyrytoure and regente of FrauÌ„ce and how he wedded quene Katheryne ANd anone after that Rone was goten Depe and manye other townes in the basse Normandye gaf them ouer without stroke or syege whan they vnderstode that the kynge had goten Rone Also this yere had be a peas made sworne bytwene the duke of Bugoyne and the Dolphyn whiche were sworne on goddes body that they sholde loue and assysse eche other ayenst theyr enemyes And after this contrary to this othe duke IohnÌ„ of burgoyne was slayne and pyteously murdred in the presence of the Dolphyn wherfore the Frensshmen were gretly deuydeb of very necessyte laboured to haue a treatye wyth the kynge of Englonde for the kynge of Englonde wanne dayely of them townes castels â–ª fortresses ¶ Also thys same yere was quene Iane arested brought vnto the castell of Ledes in Kent And one â—rere Radulfe a doctour of dyuynyte confessour whyche afterwarde was slayne by the persoone of the Toure fallynge at wordes and debate And after warde quene Iane was delyuered ¶ And in the .vii. yere both the kynge of frauÌ„ce and of Englonde were accorded and kynge Henry was made heyre and regent of Fraunce and wedded dame Katheryne the doughter of fraunce at Troyes in Champayne â–ª on trynyte sondaye And this was made by the menne of Phylyp newe made duke of Burgoyne whiche was sworne to kynge Henry to auenge hys faders deth and was become Englyssh ¶ And thanne the kynge wyth hys newe wyfe wente to Parys where as he was ryallâ— receyued And from thens he wente wyth his lordes And the duke of bourgoyn and many other lordes of fraunce and layd syege to dyuerse townes castels that helde of the Dolphyns partye and wanne them but the towne of Milon helde longe tyme for therin were good defenders In the .viii. yere the kyng and the quene came ouer see and londed on Landelmasse daye on the morne att Douer And the .xiiii. daye of feuerer the kynge came to London And the xxi daye of the same monthe the quene came And the .xxiiii. of the same she was crowned at westmynster ¶ Also that same yere anone after Ester the kyng helde a palement at westmynster at whiche parlemente it was ordeyned that that golde in Englysshe coyn sholde be weyed none receyued but by weyght â—nd anone after wytsontyde the kynge saylled to Calays and passed forth so in to FrauÌ„ce And in the .xxii. daye of Marche before the kyng came ouer the duke of Clarence was slayne in Fraunce and dyuerse other lordes taken prysoners as the erle of Huntyngdon the erle of Somerset with dyuerse other and all was bycause they wold not taken none archers with them but thoughte to haue ouercome the Frensshemen themself without archers And yet whan he was slayne the archers came rescowed the body of the duke whiche they wolde haue caryed with them god haue mercye on his soule he was a valyaunte man And the same yere bytwene Crystmasse and caÌ„delmasse the towne of Mylon was yolden vnto the kynge ¶ In the .ii. yere on saynt Nycholas daye in Decembre was borne Henry the kynges fyrste begoten sone at wyndesore whos god faders at the font stone was syr Henry bysshop of wynchestre and IohnÌ„ duke of Bedford and the duchesse of Holonde was godmoder and Henry chychelay Archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury was god fader at confermynge ¶ And in the .x. yere the Cyte of Mews in Bry was goten whiche had ben longe besyeged And this same yere the quene shypped at Hampon and sayled ouer to the kynge in Fraunce where she was worshypfully receyued of the kynge and also of the kyng of Fraynce hyr fader and of hyr moder And thus kynge Henry wanne faste Fraunce and helde grete astate and sate at a greate feest in Parys crowned the quene also whiche hadde not been seen before and alle people resorted vnto his courte but as to the kynge of Fraunce he helde none astate ne rule but was lefte almoost allone ¶ Also this yere the weder toke was sete vpon Poules steple at London And this yere in the monethe of August the kynge waxed seke at Boys devyncynt and whan he sawe he sholde deye he made hys testameÌ„t ordeyned many noble thynges for hys soule and deuoutly receyued all the ryghtes of holy chyrche in soo ferre for they that whanne he was anoynted he sayde the seruyse with the preest at the verse of the spalme of Miserere mei deus that was Benigne fac dnÌ„e in bona voluntate tuasyon vt edificentur mury Iherusalem he badde tarye there and sayd thus O good lorde thou knowest that myn entente hathe ben and yet is yf I myght lyue to redyfye the walles of Iherusalem And thanne the preest proceded forth and made anende And anone after thys mooste noble prynce and dyctoryous kynge floure in hys tyme of crysten chyualrye whome all the worlde doubted gaaf hys soule in to the handes of god and deyed and made an en de of his naturall lyfe att the for sayde Boys de vyncent besyde Parys the .xxxvi. yere of hys aege vppon whoo 's sowle god haue mercy Amen ¶ Than was the body enbamed and cyred and layd in a ryall chare and an ymage lyke to hym was layde vpvon the corps open wyth dyuerse baners and horses couered rychely with the armes of Englonde and Fraunce and also the olde armes of saynt Edwarde saynt Edmonde and other with grete multytude of torches with whome wente the kynge of Scotlonde and many other lordes whyche accompanyed the body tyll it came vnto westmynster by London in Englonde and euery towne by the waye he had solempnely his dyryge on the eueÌ„ and masse on the morne and moche almes was gyuen to poore peple by the waye And the .vii. daye of Nouembre after the corps was brought thrugh London wyth grete reuereÌ„ce solempnyte to westmynster where as he nowe lyeth it was worshypfully buryed after was layd on his tombe a ryal ymage lyke hyÌ„self of syluer and gylde which was made att the cost of quene Katheryne And thus ended and is entered and buryed the noble kyng HeÌ„ry the fyfth vpon whoo 's soule and al crysteÌ„ soules god haue mercy AmeÌ„ ¶ Of the lawe of kynge HeÌ„ry the fyfth and what he ordeyned for kyng Rycharde for hymself after his dethe HEre is to be noted that this kynge Henry the fyfth was a noble prynce after he was kynge and crowned how it before in hys yoâ—gth he had be wylde recheles spared noo thynge of hys lust ne desyres but accoÌ„plesshed them after his lykyng but as soone as he was crowned
the tewesdaye ¶ This same yere the .vi. day of Decembre kynge Henry the syxth was crowned kynge of Fraunce at Parys in the chirche of oure lady with grete solempnyte there beynge presente the Cardynall of Englonde the duke of Bed fordt and many other lordes of Fraunce and Englonde And after thys coronacyon grete feest holden at Parys the kyng retorned from thens to Rone and so to warde Calays and the .ix. daye of Feuerer londed att Douer whom all the comunes of Kent mette at Beramdon bytwene Caunterbury and Douer al in reed hodes and so come forthe tyll he came to the blacke hethe where he was mette wyth the mayer IohnÌ„ wellys with all the craftes of London clothed all in whyche so they broughte hym vnto London the .xxi. daye of the same moneth And this same yere was a restraynt of the wulles of Caleys made by the soudyours bycause they were not payâ—d of theyr wages wherfore the duke of Bedford regned of FrauÌ„ce beynge than Capitayns came to Calays the tewsday in the ester weke And than on the morne after many soudyours of the towne were arested put in warde And in the same weke he rode to Terewyn by the meane of the bysshop of Terewyn he wedded the Erles doughter of Saynt Poule came ayeÌ„ to Calays And than the .xi. daye of Iune on saynt Bernabeys daye there were foure soudyours of calâ—is that were the chyef causers of the restraynt of the wulles byheded that is to wyte IohnÌ„ Madeley IohnÌ„ Launday Thomas Palmer and Talbot an hondred and .x bannysssed out of the towne that same tyme and before were banysshed an hondred and .xx soudyours And on mydsomer eueÌ„ after came the lorde regeÌ„ce and his wyfe to London ANd than about thys tyme deyed pope Martyn And after hym Eugenâ—eâ—he fourth was pope This man was peasably chosen in the courte of Rome by the Cardynals was very and indubytate pope But within a shorte tyme after he was put expulced oute of Rome in suche amanere that he was fayne for to flee naked ¶ In this same tyme was the counseyll of Basyle to the whiche couÌ„seyll Eugenye the pope was cyted to come And bycause that he came not they deposed hym but he rought not ne set not therby but gate the cytee of Rome abode stylle pope .xii. yere ¶ Thys tyme about wytsontyde the heretykes of Praghe were dystroyed for at two Iourneys were dystroyed of theym moo than .xxii. thousande with theyr Capytaynes that is to wete Procapius Saplico Lupus prespyter ¶ Also there was taken on lyue mayster Pers clerke an Englysshysshe man an heretyke ¶ And also this same yere was stronge frost a longe duringe the whiche lasted .xi. wekes for it began vpon saynt Katherynes euen lasted vnto saynt Scolastycus day in Feuer yere in the whyche tyme the vyntage that came frome Burdeux come ouer shoters hyll ¶ This yere was the counseyll of araâ— a grete treate bytwene the kynge of Englonde and the kynge of FrauÌ„ce where were assembled many grete lordes of bothe partyes at whyche couÌ„seyll was ossred to the kynge of Englonde grete thinges by the meane of a Legate that came fro Rome the whyche was Cardynall of saynt Crosse whiche of â—res were refused by the Cardynal of Englonde and other lordes there were for the kynge wherfore the duke of Burgoyn that whiche had ben â—onge Englysshe sworne forsoke our partye retorned Frensshe by the meane of the forsayd Legate made a peas with the Frensshe kynge reteyuynge of kynge for recompensynge of his faders deth the counte of Ponâ—ui the lordshyp of Macon with moche other as is specyfyed in the sayd treaty And so our embassatours came home ayen in horse caas then they went out For they loste there the duke of Burgoyne whiche had ben with hys burgoynons and Pycardes a synguler helpe in all the conqueste of Normandy of FrauÌ„ce This same yere was a grete batayl on the see bytwene the Ienewes the kynge of Aragon of whiche batayll the Ienewes had the vyctory for they toke the kynge of Aragon the kyng of Nauerne the grete mayster of saynt Iames in Galyce wyth thre hondred knyghtes squyres moche other peple this was on saynt Domynycus daye And this same yere were seen thre sones atones anone folowed the thre folde gouernauÌ„ce in the chirche that is to wete of Eugenye of the couÌ„seyll and of neutralyte ¶ Also this same yere a M. CCCC.xxxiiii was a passynge grete wynde by whiche steples houses trees were ouerthrowen About this tyme was an hooly mayde in Hollonde called Lyd wyth whiche lyned only by myracle not etynge ony mete Thys yere the duke of Burgoyn began his ordre at Lyle of the gollden Fleys and ordeyned certayne knyghtes of the same ordre made statutes ordynaunces moche accordynge vnto the ordre of the garter ¶ Also this same yere the Frensshmen had enter prysed to haue stolen Calays in the fyssynge tyme for many botes of FrauÌ„ce had safecondyâ—es to come to Calays for to take hetynge And the soudyours of the towne had a custome to come to the chyrche dore whiche staues the Frensshmen that were arayed lyke fysshers had purposed for to haue stolen theyr staues and wepen for to haue wonne so the towne but one of them laye wyth a comune woman the nyght before he tolde to hyr theyr couÌ„seyll and she on the morne tolde it to the Lyuerenaunce whiche for the with alle commaunded that euery man sholde kepe hys wepen in his honde the sakerynge tyme other And whan the Frensshemen perceyued this that they were myspoynted they saylled steeyghte to Dere stale toke the towne on New yeres daye afâ— they toke Harslet· And thus the EnglysshmeÌ„ begaÌ„ to lese a lytyll lytyl in Normandye ¶ How Calays Guynes were beseged by the duke of Burgoyne how they were rescowed by the duke of Gloucestre THys yere was a greate noyse all Englonde thrugh how the duke of Burgoyne wolde come besyege Calays wherfore the erle of Mortayne with his armye that he had to haue go with hym into frauÌ„ce was coÌ„mauÌ„ded charged that he shold go to Calays whiche was at that tyme well vytayled manned for syr IohnÌ„ Ratclyfe was Leuenetaunte of the towne for the kyng And the baron of Dudlay Lyuetenaunt of the castell ¶ And the .ix. daye of Iulii the duke of Burgoyne with all the power of Flaundres and moche other people came before Calays sete his syege about the towne and euery towne of Flaundres had theyr tentes by themselfe And this syege endured ther were In the meane whyle the duke of Gloucestre beynge protectour of Englonde toke the moost parte of all the lordes of Englonde and went ouer the see to Calays for to rescowe the towne or for to fyght with the duke his hoost yf they wolde haue byden The tyme
London and euery good towne of Englonde sent ouer the see to his rescowe certayne peple well arayed of the beste and chosen men for the warre ¶ And the seconde daye of August the forsayd duke of gloucestre aryued at Calays wyth all his army .v. hondred shyppes moo ¶ And the duke of Burgoyne all his hoost that laye in the syege as soone as they aspyed the sayles in the see before they approched Calays haueÌ„ sodaynly in a mornynge departed frome the syege leuynge behynde hym moche stuff and vytayle fledde in to Flaundres and Pycardye And in lykewyse dyde the syege that laye befor Guyâ—es where as they of Gwenes toke gregonne of brasse called Dygâ—on many other grete gonnes serpentes And than whan the duke of Gloucere was aryued wyth hys host He wente in to Flaunders there he was .xii. dayes dyde bute lytell harme excepte that he brente two fayre vyllages Poperynge Bell other houses whyche were of no stronge buyldynge so he retorned home ayen· ¶ And thys same yere the kyng of Scotlonde besyeged Rokesburgh with moche people But syr Raufe graye departed froÌ„ the castell ordeyned for a rescowe But as soone as the kynge of ScotloÌ„de vnderstode hys departynge sodaynly he brake his syege weÌ„te his waye lefte moche ordinaunce behynde hym where he gate hym no worshyp· This same yere the seconde daye of Ianyuer quene Katheryne the whiche was the kinges moder and wyf to kynge HeÌ„ry the fyfte deiÌ„ed departed out of this wolde was brouht ryally thrugh LondoÌ„ soo to westmÌ„ there she lyeth worshypfully buryed in oure ladyes chapel ¶ And also this same yere the fourth day of Ianyuer felle downe the gate wyth the tour on it on LondoÌ„ brydge to warde South warde with two arches al the stone theron ¶ This same yere was a greate treate holdeÌ„ bitwene Grauenynge Calays bytwene the kyng the duke of Burgoyne where was iÌ„ the kynges name the Cardynall of Englonde the duke of Norfolke and many other lordes for the duke of Burgoyne was the duchesse hauynge fulle power of hyr lorde as regnette and lady of hys londes where was taken by thaduyse of bothe partyes an abstynence of warre for a certayn tyme in the name of the duchesse and not of the duke by cause he had gone frome his othe and legaunce that he had made to kynge Henry the fyfte therfore the kynge neuer wolde wryte ne appoynt ne haue to doo with hym after but all in the duchesse name ¶ Also thys same yere quene Iane deyed the seconde day of Iule whiche had ben wyfe to Kynge Henry the fourthe and was caryed frome Bermondsey to Caunterbury where she lyeth buryed by kynge Henry her husbonde This same yere deyed all the Lyons in the toure of London the whiche had not ben seen many yeres before ¶ Howe Owen a squyre of wales that had wedded quene Katheryne was arested and of the scisme bytwene Eugenie Felix IN the .xv. yere of kynge Henry the sixth deyed Sygysmondus Emperour of Almayne and knyght of the garter whos termeÌ„te the kynge kepte at saynt Poules in London tyally where was made a ryall heerse and the Kynge in his astate cladde in blewe was atte euen at dyryge on the morne at masse c. And after hym was electe and chosen Albert duke of Osteryk whiche had wedded Sygysmondus doughter for to be Emperour This man was takeÌ„ receyued to be Kynge of Beme and Vngary by cause of his wyf that was Sygysmondus doughter whiche left none other heyre after hym This Alberte was Emperoure but one yere for he was poysened so deyed some saythe that he deyed of flix but he was a vertuous maÌ„ pytefull moche that all the peple the knew hym sayd that the world was not worthy to hauy his presence ¶ This same yere one OweÌ„ a squyre of wales a meÌ„ of low byrth whyche had many a day befor secretly wedded quene Kateryn had by hyr .iii. sones â— one doughter he was takeÌ„ coÌ„mauÌ„ded to Newgate to prysoÌ„ by my lord of Gloucestre protectour of the reame And this yere he brake the prysoÌ„ by the meane of a preest that was his chapelayn after was takeÌ„ ayeÌ„ by my lorde BomoÌ„de brought ayeÌ„ to Newgate afterwarde deliuered at large And one of his sones afterwarde was maâ—e erle of RychemoÌ„de an othâ—r erle of PeÌ„broke the thyrde a moÌ„ke of westmÌ„ whiche moÌ„ke dâ—yed sone after ¶ This same yere also on Newe yeres daye at Bernardes Castell fell downe a stake of wode sodaynly at after none and slewe thre meÌ„ myschyfly foule hurte other ¶ And at Bedforde on a shyresdai were xviii meÌ„ murdred without stroke by fallynge downe a stayr as they come out of the comune â—alle and manifoule hurte ¶ In the .xviii yere syr Rycharde BeauchaÌ„p the good erle of warwyke deyed atte Rone he beynge the tyme lyuetenate of the kiÌ„ge in Normandye and frome thens his body was brought to warwyke where he lyeth worshypfully in a newe chappel on the south syde of the quere ¶ And also this yere was a grete derth of corne thrughout all Englonde for a bussell of where was worth xl pens in many places of Englonde ¶ And yet they myght not haue ynoughe wherfore Steuen Browne that tyme Mayre of LondoÌ„ sente into pruce and broughte to London certayn shyppes laden wyth rye whiche dyd moche good to the poore people For corne was soo scarse in Englonde that in some places of Englonde poore people made them brede of fern rotes ¶ This yere the generall couÌ„seyll of Basylyde posed Eugeny they chose Felix whiche was duke of sauoy than began the scysme whiche endured vnto the yere of our lorde M. CCCC.xlvii ¶ This felix was a deuoute prynce sawe his sones sone And after lyued an holy lyfe and was chosen pope of the couÌ„seyll of Bysyle Eugeny deposed And so the scysme was longe tyme. thys Felyx had but lyttll obedience by cause of the naturalyte for the moost parte wel nyghe al crystendome obeyed and reputed Eugeny for very pope of theym bothe gor bothe occupyed duryng the lyf of Eugeny This same yere syr Rychard whyche was vycarye of Hermettelworth was degrated of his preesthode at Poules brent at toure hylle as for an heretike on saynt Botulphus daye how well att his deche he deyed a good Crysten man wherfore after his dethe moche people come to the place where he was breÌ„te and offred and made an hepe of stones set vp a crosse of tree helde him for a saynt tyll the Mayre shreues by the kyngê coÌ„maundement of bysshappes dystroyed it made there a douÌ„ge hylle ¶ And also this yere the shreues of London set out of saint Martins the graunte of the sent wary fyue ê‘sones whyche after warde were restored ayen to the sentwary by the kynges
for the frenssmeÌ„ to entre ¶ And aboute this the sayde Markys of Suffolke axed in playne parlement· a fyftene and an half for to fetche her out of frauÌ„ce ¶ Loo what a mariage was this as to the comparysoÌ„ of that other maryage For there sholde haue be delyuerde so many castels and Townes in Guyon and so moche golde sholde haue be yeuen with her that alle Englonde sholde haue be therby enriched but coÌ„trary wyse fell wherfore euery grete prynce ought to kepe hys promyse For bycause of brekynge of this promyse for maryage of quene Margarete what losse hath the reame of Englond had by lesynge of NormaÌ„dye Guyon by dyuysyon in the reame the rebellynge of comyns ayeÌ„st ther prince and lordes what dyuysyon amoge the lordes what murdre and sleynge of theym what feldes foughte made in conclusyon soo many that many a man hathe loste his lyfe in conclusyon the kynge deposed the quene wyth her soone fayne to fle into ScotloÌ„de from thens in to FrauÌ„ce so to Loreyne the place that she came fyrst fro many meÌ„ deme that the brekyngege of the kynges promyse to the systyr of the erle of Armynack was cause of his greate losse aduersyâ—e ¶ How the duke of Gloucestre the kynges vncle was arested at the parlyament of Bury and of hys dethe how Angeo in Mayn was delyueredd IN the .xxvi. yere of kynge Henry was a parlyament at Bury called Saynt Edmondes bury abowte whiche was coÌ„maunded all the comyns of the countre to be there iÌ„ their moste beste defensyable araye for to wayte vpon the kynge To whiche parlyament came the duke of Gloucestre Vmfry the kynges vncle whiche hadde be protectoure of EngloÌ„de all the noneage of the kynge And anone after as he was in hys lodgynge he was arested by the VycouÌ„te Beaumont the Conestable of Englonde whome accompanyed the duke of Bukyngham and many other lordes ¶ And for the wyth all his seruauntes were coÌ„maunded to departe frome hym And xlii of the chief of theym were arested and sente to dyuerse prisons And anone after this sayd areste the sayde duke was on the morowe deed on whos soule god haue mercy but how he dyed in what maner the certente is not knowe Some saye he deyed for sorowe some said he was murdred bytwene two federbeddê some sayd that a spytte was put in his fuÌ„damente But how he deyed god knoweth to whome no thynge in hydde then whan he was deede he was layde open that all men myght hym se· And soo bothe lordes knyghtes of the shyre wyth Burgeys came sawe hym lye dede but wouÌ„de ne token coude they not perceyue how he dyde Here may men marke what this worlde is ¶ This duke was a noble man a grete clerke ruled worshypfully the reame to the kinges behoue and neuer cowde be fouÌ„de fawte to him but enuye of theÌ„ that were gouernours had promysed the duchy of Angeo the erldome of myan caused the dystruction of this noble man For they dradde that he wolde empeshed the delyueraunce And after they sente his boody to saint Albons wyth certayn lyghtes for to be buryed And so syr Gerauys of Clyfton had then the charge for to conueye the corps And so it was buryed at Saynt Albons in the abbaye And fyue ê‘sones of hys housholde were sente to london there were they reyned Iugyd to be drawen hanged also quarered Of whome the names were syr roger chamberlayne knyght one mydelton a squyre Richard denham· whiche v. ê‘sones were draw fro the toure of london thrugh Chepe to tyborn· there lete done quycke and them striped to haue be heded quartred then the marqueys of Suffolke shewed there for thez the kyngê ê‘don vnder his grete seale soo they were ê‘doned of the remenauÌ„ce of all the other execusyon had theyr lyues so they were brought ayeÌ„ to loÌ„don after freely delyuered Thus begaÌ„ trowble in this reame of Englonde for the dethe of this noble duke of Gloucestre al the comyns of the reame begaÌ„ for to murmure for it were not coÌ„tent· ¶ And after the pope Eugeny was deed Nycholas the fyfte was elect pope this Nycholas was chose for Eugenye yet hangyng these sysmo notwithstondyng he gate the ObedieÌ„ce of all crysteÌ„ reames For after he was electe sacred pope certayne lordes of fraunce of EngloÌ„de were sente in to Sauoy to pope felix for to entreate hym to seasse of the papacye And by the specyall laboure of saynt IohaÌ„nes he sessed the seconde yere after the pope Nycholas was sacred And the sayde felix was made Legate of fraunce and Cardynal of Sauoye· and he resygned the hole papacye to Nycholas And after lyued an holy lyf deyed an holy man And as it is sayde almyghty god shewed myracles for hym This was the .xxiii. scysme bytwene Eugeny and Felyx dured .xvi. yere ¶ The cause was this the generall counseyll of Basyle deposed Eugeny whyche was oonly pope and Indubytyte for asmoche as he obserued not and kepte the decrees and statutes of the counseyll of Constance as it is sayde before Nether he rought not to yeue obedyence to the gener all counseyll in no maner wyse wherfore arose a grete alteracyon among wryters of thes matere pro et contra whiche can not accorde vnto this daye one partye sayth that the counseyll is aboue the pope And that other partye sayth nay but the pope is aboue the counseyll God blessed aboue all thynge yeue and graunte his peas in holy chirche spouse of cryste amen This nycholas was of Iene comen of lowe degree a doctour of dyuynyte An actyf man he Reedyfyed many places that were broken ruynous and dyd make a walle aboute the palays and made the walle newe abowte Rome for drede of the Turkis the people wondred and gretely merueylled of the ceasyng and resynyng of pope Felix to the pope Nycholas coÌ„syderynge that Nicholas was a maÌ„ of so homely a byrth the other was of affynyte to all moste party of cristen priÌ„ces wherfore ther was a uerse publysshed as is a fore sayde ¶ How syr â—raunsoys Aragonys toke Fogyers in Normandye and of the losse of ConstaÌ„tynople by the Turke IN the yere of kynge Henry .xxvii. beyng trewes bytwene frauÌ„ce and Englond A knyght of the Englisshe partye named Syr Fraunces aragony toke a towne in NormaÌ„dye named Fogyese ayeÌ„ste the trewes of whyche takynge begaÌ„ moche sorowe losse for thys was the occasyoÌ„ by the whiche the frenssmmeÌ„ gate all Normandye ¶ Aboute this tyme the Cyte of CoÌ„stantynople whiche was the emperial cytye in all Grece was takeÌ„ by the turkes â–ª Infydels whiche was bytrayde as some holde oppynyoÌ„ And theÌ„peroure taken slayne the ryall chyrche of saynt Sophya robbed dyspoyled and the relyques and ymages and the rode drawynge aboute the stretes whiche was done in spyte of Crysten
fayth and sone after all crysteÌ„ fayth in Grece perysshed and cessyd There were many Crysten meÌ„ slayne and innumerable solde and put in captyuyte ¶ By the takynge of this towne the Turke gretly was enhauÌ„ced in pryde and a grete losse to all crystendome ¶ In the .xxviii. yere was a parlyament holdeÌ„ at westmÌ„ from thens adyourned to the blacke freres at LondoÌ„ and after cristmas to westmynster ayen ¶ And this same yere Robert of Cane a man of westcountre wyth a fewe shyppes comynge out of the bay lade with salt whiche shyppes were of Pruce flandres Hollande and zelande and brought theym to Hampton wherfore the marchauntes of Englonde beynge in Flaundres were arested in Brydges Ipre and other places and myghte not be delyuered ne theyr dettes dyscharged tyll they had made apoyntment for to raye the hurtes of shyppes whiche was payde by the Marchauntes of the staple euery peny in lyke wyse the Marchauntes and goodes beynge in Dansyke were also arested and made grete amendes This same yere the frensshmeÌ„ in a mornyng toke by a trayne the towne of Pounte al Arche there in the lorde Fawconbrydge was taken prysoner And after that in Decembre Rone was taken loste beynge therin syr Edmonde Duke of Somerset the Erle of Shrewesbury the whiche by a poyntement left pledges and loste all Normandye and came home into Englonde And duryng the sayde parlyamente the duke of Suffolke was arested and sente in to the toure there he was a moneth after the kynge dyd do fetche hym oute for whiche cause all the comunes were in a greate rumoure what for the delyueraunce of Aungeo Mayne after lesynge of all NormaÌ„dye in especcyall for the dethe of the good duke of Gloucestre in so moche in some places meÌ„ gadred made theyÌ„ Capytayns as blewberde other whyche were take put to dethe And then the sayde parlyamente adyounyd was to Leycetre And theder the kynge brought with hym the duke of Suffolk And whaÌ„ the comyns vnderstode that he was oute of the Towre comeÌ„ thyder they desyred for to haue execucyoÌ„ on theym that were cause of the delyuerauÌ„ce of normaÌ„dye hadde because of the deth of the duke of Gloucestre and hadde solde gascoyne and guyan of the whiche they named too be gylty The duke of Suffolke as chyef The lorde Saye the Bysshop of salysbury dauyel many mo And for to please thou comyns the duke of Suffolke was exyled oute of Englonde for .v. yere ¶ And so duryng the parlyameÌ„te he wente into Norfolke there he toke his shyppyng for to goo out of the reame of Englonde into fraunce And this yere as he saylled on the see a shyppe of werre called Nycholas of the toure mette wyth his shyp and founde hym therin whome they toke out and brought hym in to theyr shyppe to the maystre the capytayne and there he was examyned and at the laste Iuged to deth And so they put hym in a caban and his chapylayne wyth hym for too shryue hym And that done they brought hym into Douer rode set hym into the bote smote there of his heede And broughte the body a londe vpoÌ„ the sondes and set the heede ther by And this was done the fyrst daye of May. Lo what auayled hym nowe all hys delyueraunce of Normandye And here maye ye schow he was rewarded for the deth of the duke of Gloucestre thus began sorowe vppon sorowe and deth for dethe ¶ How this yere was Insurreccyon in KeÌ„te of the comyns of whome Iack Cade an Irysshe man was capytayne THis yere of our lorde M·cccc .l. was the grete grace of the Iubyle at Rome where was greete pardon in so moche that froÌ„ all places in crystendome grete multytude of people restorcyd thyder And in this same yere was a grete assymble and gaderynge to gyder of the comyns of kente in to gret nombre And made an Insurreccyon and Rebelled ayenste the kynge and his lawes And ordeyned them a Capytayne called IohaÌ„n Cade an IryshmaÌ„ whiche named hymself Mortymer cosyn to the duke of yorke And this Capytayne helde theym togyder and made ordynauÌ„ces among theym and brought theym to the blacke hethe where he made a byl of peâ—ycyons to the kyng and hys counseyll and shewed what Iniuryes oppressyons the poore comyns suffren vnd coleur for to come to hys aboue and he hadde a grete maltytude of people ¶ And the .xxvii daye of Iune the kynge and many lordes Capitayns· and men of werre wente to warde hym to the blacke hethe· And whan the Capytayne of kent vnderstode the comynge of the kynge wyth so grete puyssaunce he wythdrewe hym and his people to smok a lytyll vyllage And the .xxviii. day of Iune he beynge withdraweÌ„ and gone the kynge came with hys armye sett in ordre and enbatayl led to the blacke heth by aduys of his couÌ„seyll syr Vmffrey Stafforde squyre two valyaunt capytayns wyth certayn people for to fyght wyth the capytayne to take and bringe hym and hys accessaries to the kynge whiche wente to Senok ¶ And the Capytayne wyth hys felshyp and mette wyth theym fought ayenst them and in conclusyon slewe them bothe and as many as abode wolde not yelde theÌ„ were slayne ¶ DuriÌ„g this skyrmysshe felle a grete variauÌ„ce amonge the lordes men and comyn people beynge on blacke hathe ayenste theyr lordes Capytayns sayenge playnly that they wolde go vnto the Capytayne of kente to assyste and help hym but yf they myght haue execucyon on the traytours beynge about the kynge wher to the kynge sayd nay they sayd playnly that the lorde Saye tresourer of EngloÌ„de the bisshop of Salysbury the baron of Dubby the abbot of Gloucestre Drnyel treuiloÌ„ many mo were traytours and worthy to bee dede wherfore for to plese the lordes meny also some of the kynges hous the lorde Saye was arested sente to the toure of london then the kyng he ryuge tydynges of the dethe ouer throwenge of the Staffordes he wythdrew hym to londoÌ„ frome thens to kelyng worthe For the kyng ne the lordes durst not truste the towne housholdemen ¶ Then after that the capytayne had hadde thys vyctorye vppon the Staffordes anone he toke syr Vmfreys fallete hys bryngantynes smyten ful of gylte naâ—les also hisâ— gylte spoâ— And arayed hym lyke a lorde a capytayne resorted with al his meny and also moo thaÌ„ he had before to the blacke heth ayeÌ„ To whome came the archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury the duke of BuckynghaÌ„ to the blacke hethe spake with hym And as it was sayd they founde hym wytty in his talkynge his request so they departed ¶ And the thyrde day of Iuly he came entred into London wyth al his people there dyd make cryes in the Kynges name in his name that no man sholde robbe ne take no maner goddes
but yf he payed for it And came rydyng thorough the cyte iÌ„ grete pryde smote his swerde vppoÌ„ london stone in Canwycke strete ¶ And he beynge in the cyte seÌ„te to the toure for to haue the lorde Say And so they fette hym brought hym to the yelde halle before mayre chaldermen where that he was examyned And he sayd he wolde ought to be Iuged by his petys And the comyns of Kent toke hym by force froÌ„ the mayre officeâ—â— that kepte hym and toke hym to a prest to shrewe hym And or he myght be half shriueÌ„ they broughte hym to the standerd in the chepe syde and there smote of his heed on whos soule god haue mery Amen ¶ And thus deyed the lorde Saye Tresourer of Englonde ¶ And this they set his heed vpon a spere bare it all about the Cyte And the same daye about Myle ende Cromere was beheded And the daye before at after none the Capytayne with certayne of hys men went to Philyp malpaus house robbyd hym and toke a waye moche good And from thens he wen to saynt Margaretes patens to one Gertis house and robbyd hym and toke away from hym moche good also Att whiche robbyng dyuerse men of London of thier neyghbours were at· and toke part wyth theym ¶ For this robbyng the peples hertes felle frome hym· And euery thryfty men was a ferde for to be serued in lyke wyse ¶ For there was many a man in London that a wayted wolde fayn haue sene a comyn robbery whyche almyghty god forbyd For it is to suppose yf he hadde not robbyd he myght haue goon ferre or he had be wythstonde for the kynge and all the lordes of the reame of Englonde were departed except the lorde Scalys that kept the toure of London And the fyfte daye of Inâ— he dyd do smyte of a maÌ„nys hede in south werke And the nyght after the mayre of London with the Aldermen the Comyns of the cyteâ— concluded to dryue away the capytayne hys hooste And sent to the lorde Scales to the toure to Mathegough a capytayne of NormaÌ„dye that they wolde that nyght assayll the Capytayne with theym of kente And so they dyd come to London brydge in such werke or the Capytayne had ony knowlege therof they fought with theym that kept the brydge And the keÌ„â—ysshmeÌ„ weÌ„t to harnes came to the brydge shote and foughte with theÌ„ gate the bridge made theyÌ„ of LondoÌ„ to flee slewe many of theym thys endured all the nyght to fro tyll one of the clocke of the morowe And at the laste they brente the drawe brydge where many of theym of london were drowned In the whiche nyght satton and alderman of LoÌ„don was slayn Roger heysaunte Mathegough many other And after this the chaunseler of Englonde sent to the Capytayne a pardon generalle for hym an other for his meny and then they departyd fro such werke euery man to his owne hous ¶ And whaÌ„ they were al departed gone ther was proclamacyons made in Kente South sex other places that what man coude take the Capytayn quycke or deed sholde haue a thousaÌ„de pouÌ„de ¶ And after this one Alexander ydeÌ„ a squyer of kent toke hym in a gardeÌ„ in suthsex And in takeÌ„ IohnÌ„ Cade capytayne was slayne and beheded And his heed sette vpon London brydge And anone after the kynge came in to kente and dyd his Iustices sytte at Caunterbury and enquyred who was causers chyef cause of this Insurreccyon And there were .viii. meÌ„ Iugyd to the deth in one daye in other places mo And from thens the kynge went in to Southsex and in the weste countree where a lytell before was slayne the bysshop of Salysbury And this same yere there were so many Iugyd to deth that thre hedes stode vppon LondoÌ„ brydge atte ones ¶ Of the felde that the duke of yorke toke att Drenched in kent of the byrch of prynce Edwarde of the fyrste bataylle at Sayne AlboÌ„s where the duke of somerset was slayne IN the .xxx. yere of the kynge the duke of yorke came out of the Marche of walys with therle of Deuenshyre the lord Cobham and grete puyssaunce reformacyon of certayne Iniurys and wroÌ„ges and also to haue Iustice vpon certayne lordes beynge about the kynge toke a felde at Brentheth besyde Detford in Kente whiche was a stronge felde for whyche cause the kinge wyth all his lordes went vnto blacke heth wyth a grete and a stronge multytude of peple armyd and ordeyned for the warre in the beste wyse And whan they hadde mustre on the hethe certayne lordes were tho sente vnto hym for to treate and make apointmeÌ„t with hym whiche were the bysshop of Ely the bysshop of wyncestre therles of Salysbury of warwyk And they concluded that the duke of Somerset sholde be had to warde and to answere to suche artycles as the duke of yorke sholde put on hym And then the duke of yorke shold breke his felde come to the kyng whiche was all promysed by the kynge And soo the Kynge commaunded that the duke of Somerset sholde he hadde in to warde And thenÌ„e the duke of yorke brake vp his felde and came to the kynge And whan he was come contrarye to the promyse afore made the duke of Somerset was preseÌ„te in the felde awaytynge and cheyf aboute the kynge And made the duke of yorke ryde before as a prysoner thrughe london ¶ And after they wolde haue put hym in holde But a noyse arose that therle of Marche hys sone was comynge with .x. thousande men to London warde wherfore the kynge and hys counseyll feryd And thenÌ„e they concluded that the duke of york sholde departe att his owen wyll ¶ Abowte this tyme began grete dyuylyon ne Spruce bytwene the greate mayster and the Knyghtes of the duchye ordre whyche were lordes of that couÌ„tree For the comyns townes rebelled ayenst the lordes and made soo greate werre the at the last they called the kyng of Pole to be theyr lorde the whiche kynge came and was worshypfully receyued And besyeged the castell of Marâ—engburgh whiche was the cheyf castell of strength of all the londe Anâ— waâ—ne it droue out the mayster of Daâ—ske â— and all other places of that londe so they that had ben lordes many yeres loste all theyr seygnourye and possessyons in tho londes ¶ And in the yere of the Incarnacyon of oure lorde M. CCCC.liii on saynte Edwardes daye quene Margarete was delyuerde of a fayre prynce whyche named was Edward That same day Iohan Norman was choseÌ„ for to be Mayer of London And the daye that he sholde take hys othe att westmynster he wente thyder by water wyth alle the craftes where afore tyme tho mayer alderme and the craftes rode on horsbacke the whiche was neuer vsyd after For syn that tyme they haue euer goon by water
that se hath vnder hym a parte in Kent alone London hath vnder hym Estsex Myddelsex half Herdforthshyre Chychestre hath vnder hym Southsex the yle of wyght wynchestre hathe vnder hym Hampshyre Southery Salesbury hath vnder hym Barkshyre wyldshyre Dâ—rsete Exetre hath vnder hym Deuenshyre and Cornewayle bathe hath vnder hym Somerseteshyre alone wyrcestre hathe vnder hym Gloucestreshyre wyrcestreshyre and half warwykshyre Herdforde hath vnder hym Herfordshyre Chestre is bysshoppe of Couentree of Lychefelde hath vnder hym Cherstreshyre Staffordshyre Derbyshyre halfe warwykshyre and some of Shropshyre and some of Lancastreshyre fro the Ryuer of Mersee vnto the Ryuer Rypylle Lyncoln hath vnder hym the prouynces that ben bytwene Temse and humbre that ben the shyres of Lyncoln of Leycestre of Norhampton of Huntyngdon of Bedforde of Bockyngham of Oxenforde and halfe Herdefordeshyre Ely hathe vnder hym Cambrygeshyre outake Merlonde Norwyche hathe vnder hym Merlonde Norfolke and Suffolke Also tharchebysshop of Caunterbury hathe foure suffreygans in wales that ben Landaf Saynt Dauyes Bangor and saynt assaph The Archebysshop of yorke hathe nowe but two bysshops vnder hym that bene Durham and Caerleyll ¶ R. And so ben but two prymates in Englond what of hem shall doâ— to the other and in what manere poynt he shall be obedyent and vnder hym It is fully conteyned within aboute the yere of our lorde Ihesu cryste a thousande .lxxii. tofore the fyrst kynge wylliam the bysshops of Englond be commaundemente of the pope the cause was handled and treated bytwene the forsayd prymates ordeyned demed that the prymate of yorke shall be subgette to the prymate of CauÌ„terbury in thynges that longen to the worshyp of god and to the byleue of holy chirche that in what place euer it be in Englonde that the prymate of CauÌ„therbury wylhote constreyne togader a counseyll of clergy the prymate of yorke is holden with his suffrygans for to be there and for to be obedyent to the ordynaunce that there shall be lawfully ordeyned whan the prymate of yorke shall come to Caunterbury and with other bysshops he shall sacre hym that is chosen so wyth other bysshops he shall sacre hys owne prymate yf the prymate of yorke be dede his successour shall come vnto the bysshop of Caunterbury and he shall take his ordynauÌ„ce of hym and take hys othe with prosessyon lawfull obedyence After about the yere of our lord .xi. C. lxxxxv in the tyme of kyng Rycharde ben resons sette for the partye for eyther prymate what one prymate dyd to that other in tyme of Thurstinus of Thomas and of other bysshops of yorke frome the conqueste vnto kyÌ„ge Henryes tyme the thyrde Also there it is sayde howe eche of them starte frome other This place is but a forspekynge and not a full treatê therof Therfore it were noyfulle to charge this place with all thylke reasons ¶ Of howe many manere people haue dwelled therin ca. xiiii BRytous dwelled fyrst in this ylonde the xviii yere of Hely the prophete the .xi. yere of Solinus postumus kynge of Latyns .xliii. after the takynge of Troye tofore the buildynge of Rome CCC.xxxii yere ¶ Beda li. i They come hyder toke hyr cours frome armonyk that now is that other brytayn they helde longe tyme the south countres of the ylond It befell afterwarde in Vespasianus tyme duke of Rome That the Pyctes shypped oute of Scycya into Occean and were dryuen aboute with the wynde and entred in to the North costes of Irlonde and fouÌ„de there Scottes and prayed to haue a place to dwell Inne and myghte none gete For Irlonde as Scottes sayd myght not sustayne bothe people Scottes sente Pyctes to the northe syde of Englonde and behyght them helpe ayenste the Brytons that were theyr enemyes yf they wolde aryse and tooke them wyues of theyr doughters vppon suche condycyon yf doubte fylle whoo sholde haue ryght to be kynge they sholde rathar chese hym of the moder syde than of the fader syde of the women kyn rathar than of the men kynd ¶ Gaufre In Vaspasyan the Emperous tyme whan Marius Aruiragus sone was kynge of Brytons One Rodryk kynge of Pyctes came oute of Scycya and ganne to destroyed Scotlonde Marius the kynge slewe this Rodryk and gaue the north partye of Scotlonde that heet Cathenesia to the meÌ„ that were came with Rodryk and were ouercome by hym for to dwell Inne But these men had noo wyues ne none myght haue of the nacyon of brytons ther for they sailled into Irlonde toke to theyr wyues Irysshemens doughters by that couenaunte that the moder blood sholde be put tofore in successyon of herytage Gir. ca. xvii Netheles Sirinus super Vyrgilium saythe that Pyctes agatyrses that hadde some dwellynge plyce aboute the waters of Scycya and they ben called Pyctes of Peyntynge smytynge of woundes therfore they are called Pyctes as paynted men These men and these gothes ben all one peple For whan Maâ—imus the tyraunt was wente out of Brytayne into Fraunce fâ—r to occupye th empyre Then Gratianus and Valentianus that were brethern and folowes of th empyre brought these gothes out of â—cya with grete gyftes wyth flaterynge and â—re behestes into the north countre of Brytaâ—ne For they were stalworth and stronge mâ— of armes and soo these theues bryborus were made men of londe and of countree and dwelled in the northe countrees And helde there cytees and townes ¶ Gaufre Carancius thâ— tyraunt slewe Bassyanus â— and gafe the Pyâ—â—eâ— a dwellynge place in Albania that is Scotlond there they dwelled loÌ„ge tyme afterwarde and medled with Brytons ¶ R. Thenne sythe that Pyctes occupyed fyrste the 〈◊〉 syde of Scotlond It semeth that thâ— dwge place that this Carancius gaat them is the southe syde of Scotlonde that stretchethe frome thawrte ouer walle of Romayns werke to the Scottesshe see and conteyneth Galleway and Lodouia that is Lodewaye ¶ Thâ—rfore Beda li.iii ca. ii speketh in this manere Ninian the hooly man conuerted the southe Pyttes Afterwarde the Saxons come and made that Countree longe to Brenicia the Northe partye of Northumberlonde vnto the tyme that Kynadius Alpinus sone kynge of ScotloÌ„de put out of the Pyctes and made that countree that lyeth bytwene Twede and the Scottesshe see longe to his kyngdome ¶ Beda li· ca. i. Afterwarde longe tyme the Scottes were ledde by duke Renda and came oute of Irlonde that is propre couÌ„tree Scottes and with loue or with strenthe made hym a place fast by the Pyctes in the Northe syde of that arme of the see that breketh in to the londe in the weste syde that departed in olde tyme bytwene Brytons and Pyctes Of thys Duke Renda the Scottes hadde the name and were caled Darlendinas as it were Rendaes parte for in her speche a parte is called dall ¶ GirpÌ„ The pyctes myghte haue noo wyues of Brytons bute they toke hem wyues of Irysshe Scottes and promysed hem fayre for to dwell
all for to make his forest lenger and broder· And became wonder gladde proude of his wood of his forest And nourysshed the wylde beestes that were within that it was meruayle for to wyte so that men called hym keper of wodes of pastures And the more lenger that he lyued the more wycked he became both to god to all holy chyrche to all his meÌ„ ¶ And this kynge lete make the grete halle of westmestre So vpon a daye in the wytsontyde he helde therin his fyrste feest and he loked hym aboute sayd that the halle was to lytell by the half deale And at the laste he became so contraryous that al thynge that pleased god dyspleased hym all thynge that god loued he hated deedly ¶ And so it befell that he dremyd vpon a nyght a lytell or that he deyed that he was lete blood and bledde a grete quantyte of blood a streme of blood lepte on hygh to warde heuen more than a hondred fadom and the clerenesse of the daye was torned vnto nyghte and derkenesse of the fyrmamente also ¶ And whan that he a woke he hadde grete drede soo that he not wyst what for to do And tolde his dreme to men of his counseyll and sayde that he had grete drede and supposyd that to hym was some myscaunce to come ¶ And the seconde nyght before a monke dremyd of the housholde that the kynge wente in to a chyrche wyth moche people he was so prowde that he dyspysed all the people that were with hym that he toke the ymage of the Crucefire shamefully bote it with his teeth And the Crucefixe mekely suffred all that he dyde But yer yâ— kyng and as a wood man rente of the armes of the Crucefixe caste it vnder his feet and defoylled it and threwe it alle a brode And â— grete fyre came out of the Crucefixe mouthe Of whiche dreme many a man had grete meruaylle and wonder ¶ The good maÌ„ that had dremyd this straunge dreme tolde it to a knyghte that was moost pryue wyth the kynge of all men the knyght was called Hamondes ¶ Soone the moÌ„ke and he tolde the dremes to the kyng sayd That it sholde betoken other thynge than good And neuertheles the kyng laughed ther at twyes or thryes and lytell seâ—te therby thought that he wolde go hunte and playe in the forest And men counseylled hym the he shold not go the day for no maner thinge ne come in the wood so that he abode at home before meete But oonly as he had eten no man hym myght lette but he wolde go vnto the wood for to haue his dysporce ¶ And so it befell that one of his knyghtes that hyght walter Tyrell wold haue shot to a harre and hys arowe glensyd vpon a braunche thorughe mysauenture smote the kynge to the herte And so he felle downe deed to the grouÌ„de with out ony worde spekynge and so ended hys lyf dayes And it was no meruaylle for the day that he deyde he had lete to ferme the Archebisshop ryche of CauÌ„terbury xabbayes also euer more dyde grete destruccyon to holy chyrche thrugh wrongfull takynge axenges for no man durste withstande that he wolde haue done And of his lewdenes he wolde neuer withdrawe nother to amende hys lyf And ther fore god wolde suffer hym no lenger to regne in his wyckednes And he had be kyng .xiii. yere and .vi. wekes and lyeth at westmestre ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M.lxxxviii PAschall was pope after Vrbanê° .xviii. yere and .v. monethes the wiche the .xiii. yeâ—e of his bysshopryche with his cardynalles was put in pryson by Henry the fourth Emperour they myght not be delyuered vntyll the pope had swore that he sholde kepe peas with hym and that he sholde neuer curse hym and on that promyse the pope yaue the Emperour a preuylege and the yere after the pope damned that preuylege sayd on this wyse Lete vs comprehende all holy scrypture the olde testament the newe the lawes of the prophecyes the gospell the canons of appostles all the decres of the popes of Rome that all they helde I holde and that that they dampned â— dampne and moost specyaâ—le that preuylege graunted to Henry the Emperour the whiche rather is grauÌ„ted to venge his malyce than to multeplye hes paceyence in vertue For euermore I dampne the same preuylege ¶ Of kynge Henry Beauclerk that was william Rous brother of the debate bytwene hym Robert Curthos his brother ANd whan wyllyam Rous was deed Henry Beauclerk his broder was made kyng bycause wyllyam Rous had no chylde begoten on his body And this Henry Beauclerk was crowned kynge att London the fourth daye after that his brother was decessyd that is to saye the fyfthe daye of August ¶ And anone as ancelmus that was Archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury that was at the court of Rome herde telle that wyllyam Rous was deed he came ayen in to Englonde the kynge Beauclerk welcomed hym with moche onour And the fyrst yere that kyng Henry regned was crowned He spowsed maude the was Margaretes doughter the quene of Scotlonde And the Archebysshop Ancelmus of Caunterbury wedded theme And this kynge begate vpon his wyf two sones a doughter that is to saye wyllyam and Richarde Maude And this Maude was after warde the Empresse of Almayne ¶ And in the seconde yere of hys regne his broder Robert Curthos that was duke of Normandy came with an huge hoste in to Englond for to chalenge the londe But thrughe counseyle of wyse men of the londe they were accorded in this manere That the kynge sholde yeue his brother the duke a thousande pounde euery yere And whiche of them that lyued lengest sholde be that others heyre and so bytwene them sholde be noo debate ne stryfe ¶ And thenne whan they were thus accorded the duke wente home agayne in to Normandye· ¶ And whanne the kynge had regned foure yere There a rose a grete debate bytwene hym and the Archebysshop of Caunterbury Ancelmus For by cause that the Archebysshoh wolde not graunte to hym for caleÌ„ges of chyrches at hys wyll And the reforde personse the Archebysshoppe Ancelmus wente ouer the see vnto the courte of Rome and there he dwelled with the pope And in the same yere the duke of Normandy came in to Englonde to speke with hys brether ¶ And amonge all other thynges the duke of Normandye for yaue vnto the kynge hys brother the forsayde thousande pounde by yere that sholde paye vnto the duke ¶ And with good loue the kynge and the duke departed there the duke went ayen in to Normundy And whan tho two yere were agone Thrugh the entycement of the deuyl and of symple meÌ„ a greate debate arose bytwene the kynge and the duke so that thrugh counseyll the kynge wente ouer the see in to Normandy and whan
of Angoy with many other lordes and prelates of bothe reames for to treate of peas ¶ Of the dethe of prynce Edwarde and of the lorde Latymer and dame Alyce peres thrughe whome and hyr maynteners the Reame many a daye was mysgouerned NOt longe after the .li. yere of Kyng Edwardes regne he lette ordeyne holde at westmynster the grettest parlement that was seen many a yere afore In the whiche parlemente he asked of the comynaltee of the reame as hee had done afore a grete subsydye to be graunted to hym for defeÌ„dynge of hym and of his reame but the comunes answerd that they were soo ofte daye by daye greued charged with so mani talagâ—s subsydyes that they myght no leÌ„ger suffre noo suche burthoÌ„s and charges that they knewe wyst well ynough that the kynge had ynough for sauynge of hym and of hys reame yf the reame were well truely gouerned But that it had bee soo longe euyll gouerned by ylle offycers that the reame myght nother be plenteuous of chaffre marchaundyse ne also with rychesse And in these thynges they profyred themself yf the Kyng wolde certaynly to preue it and stande by and yf it were foundeÌ„ and proued afterwarde that the Kynge had nede they wolde gladly euery man after hys power and state hym helpe and lene And after this were publysshed shewed in the parlemente many playntes and defautes of dyuers offycers of the reame and namely of the Lorde Latymer the kynges chamberlayne bothe to the Kynge and eke to the reame ¶ And also att the laste there was spoken treated of dame Alyce Pers for the grete wronges euyll gouernaunce that was done by hyr counseyl in the reame The whiche dame Alyce pers that the kyng had holden longe tyme to hys lemman wherfore it was the laste wonder though thrugh the frealter of the womans excytynge hyr steringe he consented to hyr lewdnesse euyll couÌ„seyl the whiche dame Alyce also the lorde Latymer other suche the meued the kynge to euyll gouernaunce ayenst his profyte the reame also all the comynalte asked desyred that they sholde be remeued put awaye and in theyr stedes wyse meÌ„ worthy that were trewe wel assaied proued and of good gouernaunce sholde be put in theyr stedes So amonge al other there was one amonge the comunes that a wyse knyght and a trewe and an eloquent man whoo 's name was Pers delamare And this same pers was chosen to be speker for the comunes in the parleament And for this same Pers tolde and publysshed the trouthe and rehersed the wronges ayenste the forsayd dame Alyce other certayne persones of the kynges counseyll as he was bydde by the comyns ¶ And also trustynge moche to be supported mayntened in thys mater by helpe fauour of the. prynce anone as the prynce was dede att the instaunce requeste of the forsayd dame Alyce thys Pers de amare was Iugyd to perpetual pryson in the castell of Notyngham ¶ And in the .vi. kal. of Iule lastynge the same parlemente deyed prynce Edwarde kynge Edwardes fyrst sone that is to saye in trynyte sonday in worshyp of whyche feste he was woÌ„te euery yere where that euer he were iÌ„ the worlde to holde and made the moost soleÌ„pnyte that he myght whos name fortune of knyghthode but yf it had be of an other Ector alle men bothe crysten hethen whyle that he liued was in good poynt woÌ„dred moche and dradde hym wonder soore whoo 's body is worshypfully buryed in Crychyrche at Caunterbury And in this same yere the meÌ„ and the erles tenauntes of warwyk arose malycyously ayenst the abbot couent of Euesham theyr tenauntes destroyed thabbaye the towne wouÌ„ded bete theyr men slewe many of theym wente to theyr maners places dyde moche harme and brake downe ther parkes closes slewe theyr wylde bestes chaced them brekynge theyr fysshe poundes hedes lete the water of theyr pondes stewes ryuers renne out toke the fysshe bare it with them and dyde theym all the sorowe that they myght in so ferforthe that forsoth they had destroyed perpetuall that abbay with all theyr membres apportenaunces but yf the kynge the soner had not holpen it taken hede therto therfore the kyng sent his letters to the erle of warwyk chargyng hym coÌ„mauÌ„dynge hym that he sholde stynt redresse amende tho euyll doers brekers of his peas and so by meanes of lordes other frendes the peas was made bitwene them and for this hurtynge as it is sayd the kynge wolde not be gouerned as that tyme bi his lordes that there were in the parlement but he toke made his sone the duke of Lancastre his gouerneur of the reame the whiche stode soo styll as gouernour tyl the tyme that he dyed ¶ The same yere after caÌ„delmasse or the parlement was done the Kynge asked a subsidye of the clargy of the lay fee it was grauÌ„tyd hyÌ„ that is to say that he sholde haue of euery persone of the lay fee both man and woman that passed fourtene yere of aege foure peÌ„s out takeÌ„ pore beggers that were knowen openly for nede pore beggers ¶ And that he shold haue of euery man of the holy chyrche that was benefyced or promoted twelue pens and all other that were not promoted iiii pens out taken the .iiii. ordres of the frere beggers This same yere after Myghelmasse Rycharde prynce Edwardes sone was made prynce of wales to whom the kyng gaf the duchy of cornewayle with the erldom of chestre And about this tyme the Cardynale of Englond the .iiii. day before mary Mawdalenes day after dyner sodaynly was smyte with the paslye and loste his speche on mary Mawdalenâ—s daye deyed ¶ Of the dethe of Kynge Edwarde how syr Iohan Monster warch knyght was draweÌ„ hanged for his falsnesse Ryght anone after in the .lii. yere of Kynge Edward in the begynnynge of Octobre pope Gregorye the .ix. broughte remeued his courte wyth hym from Auyâ—yon to come ¶ And the .xii. daye of Apryl Iohan Monsterwarthe Knyght att London was drawen hangyd than quartred sent to four cheyf townes of Englond his heed smyten of sete vpon londen brydge for this same IohnÌ„ was full vntrewe to the kynge and to the reame coueytous vnstable for he tooke oftymes grete soÌ„mes of money of the kynge his couÌ„seyll for men of armes wages that he sholde haue paed them tooke it to his owne vse he dradde that att the laste he sholde be shent accused for the same cause and fled pryuely to the kyng of Fraunce was sworne to hym become hys man and behyghte hym a greate nauye out of Spayne in to confucyon destroynge of Englonde But the ryghtfull god to whom no preuyte is vnknowen suffred hym fyrst to