grauntyd theym theyr prayer toke the hostages on saynt Margaretê eue in the yere of grace M·CCC xxxiii the Scottes came fyersly well arayed in foure wynges for to mete kynge Edwarde of Englonde and Edwarde the kynge of Scotlonde with theyr power and came faste and sharply ayenst euensonge tyme And the same tyme was flood atte Berwyk in the water of Twede that no man myghte goo ouer on hys hors nor on fote â— and the water was bytwene tho two kynges and the reame of Englonde And that tyme abode the Scottes in that other syde for cause that the englyssgmen sholde haue be drowned ¶ Thys was the arraye of the Scottes how that they came in batayll ayenst the two kynges of Englonde and of Scotlonde In the vaunt warde of Scotlonde where thyse lordes THerle of Moryf Iamys Frysell Symond Frysell Walter stewarde Reynolde Cheyn Patryke of Greham Iohan le graunt Iamys of Cordoyl Patryk Parkeys Roberte Caldecottes Phylyp of Melledrum ThomÌ„s Gylbert Rauf wyseman Adam gurdon Iamys Gramat Roberte Boyd Huhhe Park with .xl knyghtê newe dubbyd .vi. C. men of armes .iii. M. of comyns In the fyrste parte of thalfe batayll were thyse lordes the Stewarde of Scotlonde the erle of Mory Iamys his vncle wyllyaÌ„ douglas dauyd of Lyndesey Marcolyn Flemynge Wyllyam of keth DnÌ„sen Cankok with .xxx. bachelers new dubbyd ¶ In the seconde parte of the batayll were thyse lordes Iamys Stewarde of Corden Alein Stewarde wyllyam Abbrehin wyllyaÌ„ Morys Iamys Fytz wyllyam Adam lemost walter Fytz. Gylbert IohnÌ„ of Cerleton Robert wallam with .vii. C. men of armys and .xvii. M. comyns ¶ In the thyrd parte of the batayll of Scotlonde were thyse lordes The erle of Moref the erle of Ruf therle of Strahern the erle of Soth erlonde william of Kyrkkelay IohnÌ„ CaÌ„bron Gylbert of Hey wyllyam ramsey wylliam PreÌ„degest Kyrston Harde wyllyam Gurde Arnold Garde Thomas Dolphyn wyth .xl. knyghtes newe dubbyd .ix. C. men of armys .xv. M. of comyns ¶ In the fourth warde of the batayll of Scotlonde were thyse lordes Archbalde Douglas the erle of Lencuax Alysander le Brus. the erle of Fyff IohnÌ„ Canbell erle of Atheles Roberte Lawether wyllyam of Vypouynt wyllyam of Lonston Iohnn de Labels Groos de Sherenlawe Iohan de Lyndesey Alysander de Gray Ingram de Vmfreuille Patryk de Polesworthe Dauyd de wymes Mychell Scot. wyllyam Landy Thomas de Boys Roger Mortymer with xx bachelers new dubbyd .ix. C. men of armys .xviii. M. .iiii. C. of comyns The erle of Dunbar keper of the castelle of Berewyk halpe the Scottes with .l. men of armys And syr Alysander of Ceton keper of the for sayd towne of Berwyk with an C. men ef armys And also the comyns of the towne wyth ·iiii C. men of armys with .viii. C. of fote men ¶ The somme of therles lordes aboue sayd amounteth .lxvi. ¶ The some of bachelers newe dubbyd amouÌ„teth to an C.lx. ¶ The soÌ„me of men of armys amounteth .iii. M.C. ¶ The suÌ„me of the comnyns amounteth .liii. M. and .iii. C. ¶ The soÌ„me totalle of the people abouesayd amounteth .lxv. M.vii C.xlv And thyse .lx. .vi. gretate lordes ladde all the other greeste lordes abouesayde Infonre bataylles as it is tolde beforen allon fote and kynge Edwarde of Englonde and Edwarde Bayllol kyng of Scotlonde hadde well apparelled theyr folke in foure bataylles for to fyghte on fote ayenst the Scottes theyr enmyes ¶ And the Englys the mynstrels blewe theyr trumpetes and the. yr claryons and hydously ascryed the Scottes And tho had euery Englysshe batayll two wynges of pryce archers The whiche at that batayll shot arowes so faste and soo sore that the Scottes myghte not helpe themsefle And they smote the Scottes thousandes vnto the grounde And they began for to flee fro the englysshmen for to saue theyr lyues And whan the Scottes knaues saw the scomfyture and the Scottes fall fast to the grounde they preckyd faste theyr maysters horse with the sporis for to kept theym from peryl sete theyr maysters at on force And whan thenglyssmen saw that they lept on theyr horses faste pursued the Scottes all that abode they slewe downe ryght ¶ There men myght see the doughtinesse of the noble kynge Edward of hys men how manly they pursewed the Scottes that flowe for drede And there men myght see many a Scottysshman caste downe vnto the grouÌ„de the baners dysplayde hackyd in to peces many a gode haberyoyne of stele in the blode bathe And many a tyme the Scottes were gadred in to coÌ„panyes but euer more they were discomfyted ¶ And so it befell as god almyghty wolde that the Scottes had that day nomore fayson ne myghte ayenst the Englysshemen than .xx. shepe among .v. wulues And so were the Scottes dyscomfyted yet the scottees was well .v. men ayenst one englysshmen And the batayll was done on Halydoune hyll besyde the towne of Berwyk At the whiche batayll were slayne of the Scottes xxxv· thousande .vii. houndred and .xii. And of the Englysshemen but only .xiii. And this victory befel to the Englysshmen on saynt Margyretes euen the holy virgyn martyr in the yere of our lorde Ihesu cryste M.CCC.xxxii ¶ And whyle thys doynge lastyd the Englysshe pages toke the pylfre of the Scottes that were slayne euery man that he myght take wythout ony chalengynge of ony man And so after thys gracyous victory the kynge torned hym agayne vnto the same syege of Berewyk ¶ And whan they be syeged sawe and herde how kynge Edwarde had spede they yelded to hym the towne wyth the castell on the morowe after saynt Margaretes daye ¶ And thenne the kynge dyde ordeyne syr Edwarde Baylloll with other noble and worshypfull men to be kepers and gouernours of all Scotlonde in hys absence And hymselfe torned ayeÌ„ and came into EnloÌ„de after this vyctorye with moche Ioye and also worshyp and in the nexte yere folowynge after that is for to say in the yere of the Incarnacyon of oure lorde Ihesu eryste M.CCC.xxxiii And of kynge Edwarde vii· he wente ayen in to Scotlonde in wynter tyme Atte the whiche vyage the castell of kylbrygge in Scotlonde for hym and for his men that were with hym he recouered and had ayenst the Scottes All at his owne luste ¶ And in that same yere syr Edwarde Bayloll kyng of Scotlonde helde his parlement in Scotlonde with many noble lordes of Englonde that were at that same parlemente bycause of theyr londes and also lordshyps that they had in the reame of Scotlonde And helde all of the same Baylloll And in the .viii. yere of hys regne abowte the feest of saynt Iohan Baptist syr Edward Bayllol they vere and true kynge of Scotlonde as by heretage right lyne made his homage and feaute vnto kynge Edwarde of Englonde for the reame of Scotlonde att new castell vppon Tyne In the presente of many a worthy man and also of comyns bothe of the reame of
Englonde and also of Scotlonde· ¶ And anone after in the same yere kynge Edwarde of Englonde receyued of the duke of Brytayne hys homage for the erldom and lordshyp of Rychmonde And so folowynge in the .ix. yere of hys regne after Myghelmas rode into Scotlond And there was faste by saynt IohaÌ„nes towne almoost all the wynter tyme And soo he helde his Crystemas at the castell of Rokersbourgh ¶ And in the same yere trughout all Englonde abowte saynt Clementys tyde in wynter ¶ Chere arose suche a sprengynge and wellynge vp of waters and also flodes bothe of the see and also of the fresshe ryuers and sprenges that the see bankes walles and costes brake vp that mennys bestes and housys in many places namely in lowe countrees vyolently and sodaynly were drowned and fruyte dryuen awaye of the erthe thrugh contynaunce and abundaunce of waters of the see ouer more afterwarde were torned into more saltnesse and sourenesse or sauoure ¶ The .x. yere of kynge Edwardes regne kynge Edwarde entred the Scottes see after Mydsomer And to many of the Scottes he haue bataylle and ouercame theym and many he treatyd and bowed vnto hys peas thrughe hys doughtynesse and hardynesse ¶ And after the feest of saynt Myghell thenne nexte folowynge was the erle of Moryf hadde and taken at Edenbrugh brought into Englonde and put into pryson ¶ And in the monethes of Iune and Iulii thaÌ„ next folowynge in the xi yere of his regne was seen and apperyed in the fyrmament a beme sterre the whiche clarkes calle stella Cometa that sterre was seen in dyuers partes of the fyrmament ¶ Where after anone there folowed in Englonde goode chepe and wonder greate plente of chaffare vytaylles marchandyse there ayenst honger scarsyte myscheyf and nede of monye ¶ In so moche that a quartre of whete at London was solde for two shellynge and a good fatte oxe att a noble and fyue good douues byrdes for a peny In whiche yere deped syr IohnÌ„ of â—lâ—am erle of Cornewaylle that was kynge Edwardes brother and lyeth atte westmestre ¶ How kynge Edwarde made a duchye of the Erldome of Cornewayle and also of syxe other Erles that were newe made and of the fyrste chaleÌ„ge of the kyngdodome of Fraunce IN the yere of our lorde a M. CCC.xxx.vii and of kynge edwarde .xii. in the moneth of marche durynge the parlement at westmestre in lente tyme kynge Edwarde made of the erldome of Cornewayle a duchye and lete it calle the duchye of Cornewayle the whiche ducye he gaaf vnto Edwarde hys fyrste sone with the erldom of Chestre And also kyng Edwarde made att that same tyme syxe other erles That is for to saye Syr Henry the erle of Lancastres sone erle of Leycetre Wyllyam of BughuÌ„ erle of NorthamptoÌ„ wyllyam of Mountagu erle of Salysbury Hughe of Awdell erle of Gloucestre Roberte of Vâ—orde erle of Southfolke And wyllyam of Clyton Erle of Huntyngeton ¶ And in that same yere it was ordeyned in the same parlemente that no man sholde were noo clothe that was wrought out of Englond as clothe of golde ne of sylke or veluet or damaske or satyne baudkyn ne none suche other ne none wylde ware ne furres of bynde that see But suche as myght spende an hundred pouÌ„de of rente by yere but this ordynauÌ„ce statute was but of lytyl effect For yt was no thynge holden ¶ In the .xiii. yere of his regne kynge Edwarde went ouer see into Braban with quene Phylyp his wyf there beryng a chylde at And warpe there he dwellyd more than a yere for to treate wyth the duke of Braban and other alyed vnto hym of the chalengynge of the kyngdome of Fraunce to kynge Edwarde of Englond by ryght and by herytage after the deth of Karoll the grete kynge of Fraunce brother Gerymayne of quene Isabell kynge Edwardes moder the whyche was holden and occupyed vnryghtfull by Phylyp of Valoys the eÌ„mys of kynge Karoll the wheche duke and all his in the forsayd thynges all other longynge there to with alle hys men and goodes kynge Edwarde founde redy vnto hym and made behyght hym suerte by good fayth truste and after that the kyng hath hym ayen into Englonde lelft there the quene styll be hynde hym in Braban Than in the .xiiii. yere of his regne whan all the lordes of his reame other that oughten to be at his parlement were called assembled togyder in the same parlemeÌ„t holden at London after the feest of saynt Hylarye The kynges nedes were put forth promothed as touchinge the kyngdom of Fraunce For whiche nedes to be spedde the kynge axed the fyfte parte of alle the meuable goodes of Englonde the wulles the .ix. sheep of euery corne And alle the lordes of euery towne where suche thynges sholde be taxed gadryd sholde answere to the kynge therof had it and helde it at his owne lust wyl wherfore yf I shold knowleche the very trouth the ynner loue of the people was torned in to hate And the comyn prayers in to cursinge for cause that the comune people were soo strongely greued ¶ Also the for sayd Phylyp Valoys of Fraunce had gadred vnto hym a grete hoste destroyed in hys partyes kyngdome many of the kynges frendes of Englonde wyth townes castels many other of theyr lordhypoes and many harmes shamys dystytes dyd vnto the quene wher fore kyng Edwarde whan he herde thys tydynges strongely meued therwythe and red and sente dyuers letters ouer see to the quene to other that were his frendes Glagynge them certefyenge them that he wolde be there hymself in all the haste that he mygh ¶ And anone after Ester whan he had sped of all thinges that hym neded to haue he went ouer see ayen Of whose cominge the quene all hys frendes were wonder glad made moche Ioy And all that were his enmyes and held ayenst hym made as moche sorow ¶ In the same tyme the kynge thrughe counseyll of hys trewe lyeges and counsell of hys lordes that there we represent wyth hym wryte the kynhe of FrauÌ„ces name and toke and medled the kynges armes of Fraunce quartred with tharmes of Englond and commaunded forth with hys coyen of golde vnder dyserypcyon and wrytynge of the name of englonde and of Fraunce be made beste that myght bee and that is to saye the floreyne that was callyd the noble pryce of .vi shellynge .viii pens sterlynge and the half nobell the value iii· shellynge and .iiii. pens and the far thynges the value of .xx. pens ¶ How kynge Edwarde came vnto the scuys and dyscomfyted alle the power of Fraunce in the hauen ANd in the next yere after that is to say the .xv. yere of his regne he coÌ„mauÌ„ded and lete wryte in his chartres wryttes other letters the date of the regne of fraunce the fyrst And whyle that he was thus doynge and trauayllynge in
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
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
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
thre doughters The fyrste was called Gonorill The seconde Rigan And the thyrde Cordeill and the yongest doughter was fayrest and beste of condycyons The kynge theyr fader became an olde man and wolde that his doughters were maryed or that he dyed But fyrste he thought to assaye whiche of them loued hym moste and best For she that loued hym best sholde best be maryed And he axed of the fyrste doughter how well she loued him And she answerde and sayde better than her owne lyf Now certes sayde her fader that is grete loue Thenne he axed the seconde doughter how moche she loued hym And she sayde more and passynge all the creatures of the worlde Per ma foy sayd her fader I may noo more axe And tho axed he of the thyrd doughter how moche she loued hym Certes fader sayde she my systers haue tolde you glosynge wordes but I shalle tell you the crouth for I loue you as I ought to loue my fader And for to brynge you more in certayne how I loue you I shall tell you As moche as ye be wroth so shall ye be loued The kyng her fader weÌ„de that she had scorned hym be came wonder wroth swore by heueÌ„ erth she sholde neuer haue good of him but hê doughts that loued hym so moche sholde be well auauÌ„ced maryed And the fyrst doughter he maryed to Mangles kyng of Scotlonde And the seconde he maryed to hanemos erle of Cornewayle they ordened spake bytwene theÌ„ that the sholde departe the reame bytwene them two after the dethe of kynge Leyr theyr fader Soo that Cordeill his yongest doughter sholde nothynge haue of his londe But this Cordeill was wonder fayre of good condicyons maners That the kynge of Fraunce Agampe herde of her fame sente to the kynge Leyr her fader for to haue her vnto his wyf and prayed hym therof And kynge Leyr her fader sente hym worde that he had departed his londe gyuen hit al vnto his two doughters before sayd he sayd he had no more loÌ„de wherwith her to marye And whan Agampe the kynge of fraunce herde this aÌ„swere he sent anone agayne to Leyr sayd That he axed nothyng with her but oonly her clothynge and her body And anone kynge Leyr sente her ouer see to the kynge of fraunce And he receyued her with moche worshyp and with solempnyte he spowsed her made her quene of Fraunce ¶ How kynge Leyr was dryuen out of his loÌ„de thrugh his folke And how Cordeill his yongest doughter holpe hym in his nede THus it befell afterwarde that tho two eldest doughters wolde not abyde tyll Leyr theyr fader was deed But warred vpon hym whyles that he was on lyue dyde hym moche sorowe and shame wherfore they toke from hym holy the realme bytwene them had ordeyned that one of theÌ„ sholde haue kyng Leyr to soiourne all his lyfe tyme with .lx. knyghtes squyres that he myght worshypfully ryde go whether that he wolde in to what couÌ„tre that hym lyked to play to solace So that Maugles kynge of Scotlonde hadde kynge Leyr with hym in the maner as is aboue sayd And or the other halfe yere were passed Gonoril that was his eldest dought quene of Scotlonde was soo anoyed of hym of his people that anone she her lorde spake togyder wherfore his knyghtes halfe his squyres fro hym were gone no moo lefte with hym but oonly .xxx. And whan this was done Leyr began to make moche sorowe for bycause that his state was empeyred And men had of hym more scorne dyspyte than euer they hadde before wherfore he wyst not what to done And at the laste he thought he wolde go in to Cornewayll to Rigan hys other doughter And whan he was come the erle and his wyfe that was Leyrs doughter hym welcomed and with hym made moche Ioye And there he dwelled with xxx knyghtes squyres And he had not dwelled scarsly .xii. monethes there that his doughter was wery of hym and his company And her lorde she of hym had grete scorne despyte soo that from .xxx. knyghtes they broughte vnto .x. And afterwarde he had but fyue so they lefte hym no moo Thenne made he sorowe ynoughe and sayd sore wepyng Alas that euer I came in to this londe sayd yet had ye be better to haue dwelled with my fyrste doughter And anone he wente thens to his fyrste doughter agayne but anone as she sawe hym come she swore by god by his holy name by as moche as she myght that he sholde haue no moo with hym but one knyght \ yf he wolde there abyde Then beganne Leyr to wepe and made moche sorowe and sayd then Alas now haue I to longe lyued that this sorowe myscheyf is to me nowe fallen For now I am poore that somtyme was ryche But nowe haue I noo frende ne kynne that to me wyll do ony good But whan I was ryche all men me honoured worshyped now euery man â—athe of me scorne dyspyte And now I well wote that Cordeill my yongest doughter sayde me trouth whan she sayd As moche as I had soo moche sholde I be loued And all the whyle that I had good so longe was I loued honoured for my ryches But my two doughters glosed me then now of me they set lytell pryce and soth tolde me Cordeil but I wolde not byleue it ne vnderstonde therfore I lete her goo frome as a thynge that I sette lytell pryce of and now wote I neuer what for to do syth my two doughters haue me thus dysceyued that I so moche loued now must I nedes seke her that is in an other londe that lyghtly I lete her go from me without ony rewarde of gyftes And she sayde that she loued me as moche as she ought to loue her fader by all maner of reason And then I sholde haue aâ—ed her no more And those that me otherwise behoteth thrugh their fals speche now haue me desceyued In thys maner Leyr loÌ„ge tyme begaÌ„ to make his moone at the last he shypped hym to the see passed ouer in to Fraunce and axed aspyed where the quene myght be fouÌ„de And men tolde hym where she was â–ª whan he came to the cyte that she was in pryuely he sent his squyre vnto the quene for to tell her that her fader was come to her for grete nede And whan the squyre came to the quene he tolde her euery deale of her systers frome the begynnynge vnto the ende Cordeil the quene anone toke golde and syluer plenty toke it to the squyre in couÌ„sell that he sholde go bere it to her fader that he sholde go in to a certayne cyte hym aray wasshe then come agayne to her And brynge with hym an honest company of knyghtes .xl. at the leest with theyr
soo went Iulius Cezar out of this londe with a fewe of Romayns that were lefte a lyue And thenne Cassybolon weÌ„te ayen to London and made a feest to all folke that tho hym had helped And whaÌ„ that this feest was done Thenne euery man yede in to his owne countree ¶ Of the debate that was betwixt Cassybolon and the Erle of London and of the truage that was payed to Rome ANd after it befelle thus vpon a daye that the gentylmen of the kinges housholde the gentylmen of the Erles housholde of London after meete weÌ„te togyd for to playe And thorugh debate that arose amonge them Enelin that was the Erles cosyn of London slewe IreÌ„glas that was the kyngê cosyn wherfore swore that Enelyn shold be hanged But the Erle of London that was Enelins lorde wolde not suffre hym wherfore the kyng was gretely wroth and vexed towarde the Erle thought hym destroye And preuely the Erle sente letters to Iulius Cezar that he sholde come in to this londe for to helpe hym and hym auenge vpon the kynge and he wolde helpe hym with all his myghte And whan themperour herde thys tydynges he was full glade and ordeyned a stronge power and came ayen the thyrde tyme in to thys londe and the Erle of London helped hym with .viii. thousande men and at the thyrde tyme was Cassibolon ouercome and dyscomfyted and made peas to the Emperour for thre thousande pouÌ„de of syluer yeldiÌ„ge by yere for trauge for thys londe for euermore ¶ And thenne half a yere after passed the Emperour Iulius Cezar wente ayen vnto Rome and the Erle of London wich hym For he durste not abyde in this londe And after Cassybolon regned .vii. yere in peas and tho he deyed the .xvii. yere of his regne and lyeth at yorke ¶ How that the lordes of the londe after the deth of Cassybolon and for by cause he had none heyer made Adragen kynge AFter the deth of Cassybolon for as moche as he hadde none heyre of his 〈◊〉 body begoteÌ„ the lordes of londe by the comyns assente crowned Andragen erle of Cornewayle made hym kyng And he regned well and worthely he was a good man will gouerned the londe And whan he had regned vâ—ii yere thenne he deyed lyeth at London ¶ Circa annuÌ„ mundi .v. M.C.lix Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitatem iâ— IOseph of the lyne of Cryste was abouâ— this tyme borne and after was husbonde vnto our lady ¶ Anthigonê° was bysshoppe thys tyme in the Iury. This Anthigonus was sone vnto Aristoboly and on euery syde he was false For he obeyed not to the Romaynes and a grete plage he brought vnto the loÌ„de for to destroye Hircanus his vncle that he myghte regne kynge and soo Hircanus was expulsed and Flaccus was slayne and Herode was exiled But whan Herode came vnto Rome and tolde the Senatours all these thyngys the Emperour cerated hym kyng sendynge with hym an hoste the whiche tooke Ierusalem And Anthigonum the bysshop taken ledde to Anthony the Senatoure the whiche made hym seker and soo was Herode confermed in to his kyngdom And he a strauÌ„ger regned on the Iewes so the kyngdom of the Iewes cessed as Iacob had sayd ¶ Titus Liuius historicus and Quidius were thys tyme. ¶ IncipiuÌ„t imperatores augusti et dictus est augustus quia augebat populum OCtauian was Emperour of Rome .lvii. yere .vi. mouthes ond â— dayes Thys Octauyan neuewe to Iuly whaÌ„ he was a yonge man toke the Empyre vpon hym His flourysshynge youthe he spended in warre Fyue thousande bataylles he dyde And shortly after many bataylles he brought all the worlde in to one Monarche that man had no felowe And in his dayes peas was in alle the worlde thrught the prouysyon of the very god That the temporall peas myght glorifye the natyuyte of our sauyour Cryste Ihesu This Octauyan was the fayrest man that myghte be and hygh in wytte the moost fortunate in all thynges And he lacked not the vyce of hys flesshely luste This man made alle the worlde to be mesured And in the .lii. yere of his regne was our lorde Ihesu Cryste borne the Sauyoure of this worlde the whiche graunteth eternall peas to his louers ¶ Hic nota secundum Ieronimum that Anna and Emeria were systers ¶ And of Emeria was borne Elyzabeth moder to Iohan the Baptyste And she was fyrste wedded to Ioachim of whome she toke Mary moder of Cryste The seconde husbonde was Cleophe and he gate oon her Maria Cleophe the whiche was wedded to Alphe of whom proceded Iames the lesse Symon Cananeus Iudas Tadeus and Ioseph the whiche is called Barsabas The thyrde tyme Anna was wedded to Salome of whome she toke Mary Salome the whiche was wedded to zebede and of them came Iames the more and Iohan the euangelyst ¶ The fyrste Mary wedded Ioseph brother to Cleophe afore sayde This tyme Sibilla Tiburrina prophecyed of Cryste and sayde to themperoure August that he sholde not trowe that he was not god after the folysshenes of the paynyms And there she shewed hym a fayre virgyne in heuen holdinde a child in her armes and sayde to hym this childe is greter than thou and therfore doo hym worshyp ¶ The monarche of Rome about this tyme myghtly encresed And whan it was soo that by all the world in dyuers prouynces bataylles were reysed sodeÌ„ly all men merualynge they were sessed and put them holy to the prynce of Rome that opeÌ„ly it myghte be shewed that suche an vnyuersall peas came neuer by laboure of bataylle but of the powere of the very god that in his natyuyte peas sholde regne in all the worlde ¶ Herode Ascolonira was kynge in the Iury .xxxv. yere This Herode ydumeê° was the fyrst strauÌ„ge kynge that regned on the Iewes The mayster in historiis sayth he was a noble maÌ„ and faythfull in the begynnynge and in alle thynge he had hym nobly He wys very geÌ„tyll vnto the Romayns and to the people that loued peas· And in his olde aege whan he wolde moche please the Romans herde of the byrthe of Cryste dredynge to be expulsed of his kyngdome as a straunger wretchedly he felle and slewe the Innocentes and dyuer of his owne children And at the last was hatefull to all people and felle syke deyed wretchedly ¶ Mary the moder of Cryst was borne afore the Natyuyte of cryste .xv. yere or there aboute ¶ Of Kymbulyn that was Andragens sone regned after his fader AFter the deth of AndrageÌ„ regned Kymbalyn his sone a good man well gouerned the londe in moche prosperyte and peas all his lyf tyme. And in his tyme Ihesu Criste was borne of that swete virgyne Mary This kynge Kymbalyn had two sones Gynder and Armager good knyghtê and worthy And whan thys Kymbalyn had regned .xxii. yere he deyed and lyeth at London ¶ Cristus natus est ex virgine maria anno mundi .v. M. C.lxxxxiii IN the begynnyge of
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
fledde thens vnto Norwaye And Taberne seassed all the londe in his honde townes castelles and as moche as they ther had And syn Octauian came ayen from Norwaye with a grete power seased all the londe in hys honde droue out all the Romayns â— and was tho made kynge and regned ¶ How Marimian that was the Emperours cosyn of rome spowsed Octauians doughter and was made kynge of this londe THis Octauian gouerned the londe well and nobly but he had none heyre saue a doughter that was a yonge childe that he loued as moche as his lyfe And for as moche as he wered syke and was in poynt of det myghte no lenger regne he wold haue made one of his neuewes to haue be kynge the whyche was a noble knyght a strong man that was called Conan Merâ—edokâ— he sholde haue kypte the kynges doughter and haue maryed her whan tyme had ben But the lordes of the londe wolde not suffre it but yaaf her couÌ„seyll to be maryed to some hygh man of grete honour and thenne myght she haue all her luste the couÌ„sell of the Emperour Constantyne her lorde And at this couÌ„seyll they accorded chose tho Cador of Cornewaylle for to go to the emperour for to do this message And he toke the waye and wente to Rome and tolde the Emperoure thys tydynges well and wysely And the Emperour sente in thys londe wyth hym hys owne cosyn that was hys vncles sone a noble knyght a stronge that was called Maximian And he spowsed Octauians doughter and was crowned kynge of this londe ¶ How Maximian that was themperours cosyn conquered the londe of Armorycam and yaaf it to Conan Meriedok THis kynge Maximian became soo ryall that he thougt to conquere the londe of armory cam for the grete rychesse that he herde tell that was in that londe so that he ne lyfe man that was of worthynes knyght squere ne none other man that he ne toke wyth hym to the grete damage to all the londe For he lefte at home behynde hym noo man to kepe the londe but toke them wyth hym fro thys londe .xxx. thousande knyghtes that were doughty mennes bodyes wente ouer to the londe of Armorycam and there slewe the kynge that was called Imball conquered all the londe and whan he had so done he called Conan sayd For as moche as kynge Octauian made you kynge of Brytayne thrugh me ye were lette and dystroubled that ye were not kynge I gyue you thys londe of Armorycam you there of make kynge And for as moche as ye be a. Bryton I well that this londe haue the same name no more be called Armoricam but be called Brytayne And the londe from whens we be comen shall be called moche Brytayne And soo shall men knowe that one Brytayne fro thae other Conan Meriedok thaÌ„ked hym gretly soo was he made kynge of lytell Brytayne And whan all this was done Maximian wente from thens vnto Rome tho was made Emperour after Constantyne And Conan dwelled styll in lytell Brytayne with moche honour there lette ordeyne .ii. thousande ploughmen of the londe for to culture the londe to harow it for to sowe it feffed theÌ„ rychely after that they were for asmoche as kyng Conan none of his knyghtê ne noÌ„e of his othere peple wold not take wyues of the nacioÌ„ of frauÌ„ce he tho sente in to grete Brytayne to the erle of Cornewayle that meÌ„ called dionothe that he shold these thorugh out al this londe .xi. M. of maydens That is to saye .viii. M. for the meane people and iii·M for the grettest lordes that sholde them spowse And whan Dyonoth vnderstode this he made a commaundemente thorughout all the londe of Brntayne And as many as the nombre cam to be assembldy togyder of maydens for there was noo man that durste wythstande hys commaundementê for as moche that all the londe was take hym to warde and kepe to doo all thynge that hym good lyked ¶ And whan these maydens were assembled he lete them come a fore hym atte London And lete ordeyne for them shyppes hastely and as moche as them neded to that vyage And tooke his owne doughter that was called Vrsula that was the fayrest creature that ony man wyst And he wolde haue sent her to konge Conan that sholde haue spowsed her and made her quene of the londe But she had made pryuely to god a vowe of chastyte that her fader not wyst ne noÌ„e other man elles that was lyuynge vpon erthe ¶ How Vrsula and .xi. thousande maydens that were in her companye wente to warde lytell Brytayne and alle they were martrde at Colayne THys Vrsula chose vnto her company .xi. thousande maydens that of all other she was lady and meystresse And all they wente to shyppe at one tyme in the water that is called Tamyse and coÌ„maunded her kynne and her frendes to almyghty god and saylled to warde lytell Brytayne But whan they were come in to the hyghe see a stronge tempest arose as it was goddes wyll and vrsula wyth her shyppes and her compny were dryue to Hundlonde thrugh temstpe and arryued in the hauen of the cyte of Coleyne And the kynge of the londe that was called Gowan was tho in the cytee· And whan he wyst the tydynges that soo many fayre maydens were there arryued He toke Elga hys broher and other of hys housholde wyth hym went to the shyppes to see that fayre company And whan he sawe them so fayre he and hys company wolde haue ouerlayne them take fro them ther mayndehode But Vrsula that good mayde coumseylled prayed warned and taught theym that were her felowes that they sholde defende them wyth all theyr myghte and rather suffre deth thaÌ„ suffre ther body to be defoyled Soo that all tho maydens became so stedfast in god that they defended them thrughe hys grace soo that none of them hadde power to doo them shame wherfore the kynge Gowan was sore anone that he for wrath slewe them euerychone anone ryght and soo were all tho maydens martred for the loue of god and lyeth at Coleyne ¶ How kynge Gowan came for to destroy this londe and how a man of grete power that was called Gracian deifended the londe AS alle thys was done kynge Gowan that was a Sarrasyn called hys brother Elga and sayde to hym that he sholde go conquere the londe that alle those fayre maydens were borne in And he ordened tho a grete power of Pehites of denmarke of orâ—eâ—ay and of Norway· And they came in to this londe and brente townes slewe folke and caste a downe chirches houses and â—obbed all the lond in length brede put to deth alle tho that wolde not forsake the ryght byleue crystendome for as moche as there was no souerayne that myght them helpe For the kyng Maximian had take with hym all the worthy
erle of Chechestre Arall erle of Leyceter and the erle of wer wyke many other moo ryche lordes Brytons there came moo that is to saye Dippon Donande Gennes many other that be not named here were atte the feest And many a fayre feest kynge arthur hadde holde before but neuer none suche ne soo solempne and that lasted .xv. dayes wyth moche honoure and myrthe ¶ Of the letter that was sēt fro Rome to pryde to kynge Arthur THe thyrde daye as kynge Arthur satte at his meet amonge his knyghtes and amonge them that satte at the feste before thē cam in ·xii men of age rychely arayed and curteusly they salewed the kynge and sayde they came fro Rome sente as massengers fro the Emperoure And toke hym a letter that thus moche was to vnderstād· ¶ Gretely vs maruaylleth arthur that thou art ones so hardy with thyn eyen in thy heed to make open warre or contake ayenst vs of rome that owne all the worlde to redeme For thou haste neuer yet before thys tyme proued ne assayed the strengthe of the Romās and therfore though it shall in a lytell tyme. For Iulyus Cezar conquered all the londe of Brytayne ayd toke therof truage and our folke haue it longe I had nowe throughe thy pryde thou with holde it wherefore we of Rome commaunde the that thou yt yelde ayen and yet haste thou more foly done that thou haste slayne Froll that was our baron of Fraunce with wrōge And therfore all the comens of Rome warneth the cōmaūde the vpon lyfe lymme that thou in haste be at Rome amendes for to make of thy mysdedes that thou haste done And it so be that thou come not we shall passe the hyll of Ioye with strēgthe and we shall the seke where euer thowe may be founde thou shalt not haue a foot of londe of thyn owne that we ne shall dystroye it afterwarde with thy body we shall do al our wyll whan this letter was redde all men it herde they were anoyed all that were at the solempne feste And the Brytons wolde haue slayne the messengers but the kynge wolde not suffre them sayde that the messengers sholde haue no harme may by reason none deserue But commaūded them to be worshypfully serued And after meet he toke coūseyll of kynges erles barons what answere he myght geue ayen to the messengers and they coūseylled him atones that he shulde assemble a grete power of al the lōdes of whiche he had lordeshyp māly auenge hym vpon the Emperour of the despyte that he had sēde hym suche a letter they swore by god by all his holy name that they sholde hym pursewe bren̄e as moche as they myght And sayde that they wolde neuer fayle kynge Arthur rather to be deed And they lete wryte a letter to sende to the Emperour by the same messengers in this manere of wyse· Of the bolde answere that kynge Arthur sēte to the Emperour of Rome to the Romans VNderstondeth amonge you of Rome that I am kynge Arthur of Brytayne and freely it holde and shall holde And at Rome hastely I wyll be not to geue you truage but for to axe truage For Constantyne that was Eleyns sone that was Emperour of Rome of all the honour that ther to belongeth And Maximian kynge conquered all Fraunce and Almayne and mount Ioye passed and conquered all Lombardy And these two were myn auncetours and that they helde and had I shall haue thorught goddes wyll ¶ Of the reuerence that kynge Arthur dyde to the Emperours messengers ANd whan this letter was made ensealed kynge Arthur to these messēgers gaue grette yeftes and after that the messengers toke theyr leue and wente thens and came to the courte of Rome agayne And tolde the Emperour how worthely they were receyued And also of suche a ryall company that he hadde hym for to serue and howe he was more ryally serued than the Emperour of Rome or ony other kynge lyuynge in all the worlde ¶ And whan the Emperour had ouersene the letter and hadde harde what was therin and sawe that Arthur wolde not be ruled after hym He lete assemble and ordeyne a grete hoste for to destroye kynge Arthur yf that he myghte ¶ And kyng Arthur as touchynge hys power and partye ordeyned hys power or knyghtes of the table rounde How kyng arthur faught with a gyaūt ī spayne that was called Dinabus that slewe Eleyne that was kynge Howels cosyn of lytell Brytayne Kynge Arthur hadde not dwelled in that coūtree but a lytel tyme that men hym tolde that there was come a greate gyaunt in to Spayne had rauysshed fayre Eleyne that was cosyn vnto Howell of lytell Brytayne And hadde brought her vpon an hylle that ys called the mount of saynt Bernarde And there was no man in that countree soo bolde ne so hardy that durste fyght with hym ne come nye the place there that the gyaunt dwelled tha◠was called Dinabus And moche sorowe he dyde in the countree ¶ whan kynge Arthur heede this tydynges he called to him Kay and Bedwere cōmaunded them to go pryuely espye where the gyaunt myght be foūde And they came to the ryuage there that men sholde go to the mount that was all enclosed a boute with water yet is euer shall be And they sawe a brennyge fyre vpon the hylle And there was also an other hylle nye that and there was vpon that an other fyre brynnyge Kay Bed were came to the next hylle foūde a wydowe open heeded syttynge besydes a tombe sore wepynge grete sorowe made ofte she sayd Eleyne eleyne And Kay Bed were axed what she was wherfore she made so moche sorowe and who laye in that tombe ¶ O syyde she what sorowe mysauenture fayre lorseke ye here For yf the. Gyaunt may you here fynde he wyl you slee anone ¶ Bestylle good wyf sayd they therof dysmaye you not but tell vs the south why that thou makest so moche sorowe wepynge ¶ Syrs sayd she For a damosel that I nourysshed with my breest that was called Eleyne that was nece to Howell of Brytayne And here lyeth the body in thys tombe that to me was taken to nourysshe And soo there came a deuyll a Gyaunt rauysshed her and me also ladde vs both with hym a way he wolde haue for layne that mayde that was yonge and tendre of aege but she myght it not suffre soo grete so huge as the. Gyaunt was And for certayne yf he come now as he is wōte to doo he wyll you both now slee therfore go ye hens Thenne bespake these two messengers sayd to her wherfore goo ye not frome hens ¶ Certes sayde she whan that Eleyne deed the. Gyaunt made me to abyde and haūt his wyll I must nedes it suffre And god it wote I do it not with my wyll for I
had leuer to be deed than with hym to deale soo moche payne sorowe I haue whan he me â—oclyeth ¶ whan Kay and. Bed were had all that thys woman theÌ„ tolde they torned ayen came to kynge Arthur and tolde hym all that they had seen and herde ¶ Arthur anone toke them bothe wit hym and wente pryuely by nyght that none of his hoste wyste and came on the morowe erly to the. Gyaunt and faught wyth hym strongely and at the laste hym slewe And Arthur badde Bed were smyte of hys heed and brynge it to the host to shewe it for a wonder for it was soo grete and huge ¶ whan they came ayen to the hoste they tolde wherfore they hadde ben out and shewed to them the heed and euery man was gladde and. Ioyefull of the worthy dede that kynge Arthur had done that was theyr lorde And Howell was full sorowfull for his nece that was so loste And after warde whan he had space he lete make a fayre chapell of our lady ouer Eleyns tomebe ¶ How kynge Arthur yaue bataylle to the Emperperour in the whyche bataylle the Emperour hymself was slayne ARthur and his people herde tydynges that the. Emperour had assembled a greate power as well of sarasyns as of paynyms and crysten men wherof the nombre was .lxxx. thousande hors men with foot meÌ„ ¶ Arthur and his people ordeyned faste forth theyr waye towarde the. Emperour and passed Normandy and. Fraunce vnto Burgoyne and wolde haue gone vnto the hoste For men tolde hym that the. Emperours host wolde come to Lucie ¶ The Emperour and hys hoste in the begynnynge of August remeued from Rome and came forthe ryght the waye â—o warde the hoste ¶ Tho came kyng Arthur spyes and sayde yf that Arthur wolde he sholde fynde the Emperour there faste by put they sayd that the Emê‘our had so grete power wyth hym of kinges of the loÌ„de of Paynems also cristen peple that it were but folyt to kyng Arthur to mete with theÌ„ For the spyes tolde that the emê‘our had fyue or six men ayenst one of his ¶ Kyng Arthur was blody hardy and for noo thynge hym nysmayed and sayede Goo we boldely in goddes name ayenste the. Romayns that wyth them lede Sarrasyns and. Paynems that noo maner truste they haue in god But only vpon theyr strengh Go we now and seke them sharply in the name of almyghty god slee we the â–ª Paynems and crysten men that ben ayenst vs with theÌ„ for to destroye CrysteÌ„ men And god shall vs helpe theÌ„ to ouercome For we haue the ryght â—penyon and therfore haue we truste in god And we so that the enmyes that be to crystendome and to god may be destroyed and ouercome that men maye recorde the worthynesse of knyght hode whan kynge Arthur hadde thus sayd they cryed all wyth an hyghe voys ¶ God that is fader almyghty worshypped be thy name without ende Amen And graunt vs grace well for to do and to destroye oure enmyes that ben ayenst crystendome In the name of the fader the sone and holy ghost Amen And god yeue hym neuer grace ne worshyp in the worlde ne mercy of hym to haue that thys daye shall faynte well for to smyte and egerly And so they rode softly ordeyned his wynges well wysely ¶ The Emperour herde telle that kynge Arthur his folke were redy appaerylled for to fyght with hym and how they were comynge He lete ordeyne hê wynges iÌ„ the best wyse that he cowde And more trusted vpon his strenght than in god almyghty that was seen afterwarde· For whan the two hostes mette the. Emperour lost four of hys folke ayenst one of Arthur And so many were slayne \ what on the one party on that other that it was grete pyte to wyte to be beholde ¶ In thys batayll were slayne thrugh kynge Arthurs fyue kynges of the Paynems and of other wonder moche people and kyng Arthurs men fought so well that the Romayns and paynems hadde nomore strengthe to wythstonde them than .xx. shepe ayenst fyue wulues ¶ And so it befelle that in thys batayll in the shoure that was wonder harde longe durynge in that one syde and in that other the. Emperour amonge them there was slayne but ther was no man that wyste for very so the who hym slewe ¶ How kynge Arthur lete entyere his knyghtes that he had lost there in batayll and how he sente the. Emperours body to Rome that there was slayne in batayll SO whan the. Romayns wyst that the Emperour was deed they forsoke the felde the paynens also And kynge Arthur after them chaced tyll it was nyght soo many of them slewe that it was wonder to tell And the torned kynge Arthur ayen whan it was nyght thanked god of hys victorye And on the morowe he lete loke and serche all the felde for his knyghtes that he there lost That is to saye Borell Erle of Maunt. Bed were and Kay and. Lyegiers Erle of Boleyne Vortiger Erle of Baac Aloth Erle of wynchestre Cuisall Erle of Chestre and after Holden Erle of Flaandres These were the grete lordes that kynge Arthur loste in that batayll wyth other worthy knyghtes them amonge And some he lete entere in abbayes by the countree some he lete to be borne in to theyr owne couÌ„tree ¶ And the Emperours body he lete take put vpon a beyr sente it to Rome And sayde to the Romayns that for Brytayne FrauÌ„ce whiche he helde other truage wolde hen one paye ¶ And yf they axeâ— hym ony other truages ryght suche truage he wolde theym payne ¶ The kynge lete bere Kay to Kenen his owne castel there hym entered And Leygier was borne to Boleyne there he was lorde And Holden was borne to Flaunders there he was entered And all the other he lete entere wyth moche honour in abbayes in houses of relyon in the couÌ„tre that they were slayne ¶ And Arthur hymself soiourned that same yere in Bourgoyne with his hoste thoughte the same yere folowynge to passe the mount Ioye haue gone to Rome also to haue taken the Cyte and haue put the Romoyns in subiecyon but the wycked tyraunt Mordred hym lette as afterye shall here ¶ How the traytour Mordred to whome kynge Arthur tooke hys londe to kepe and his castelles helde them ayenst hym â–ª AS Arthur had taken to Mordred hys reame to kepe gone ayenst the Emperour of rome was passed the see Mordred anoÌ„e toke homages feates of all theym that were iÌ„ this londe wolde haue had this londe to his owne vse toke castelles about lete theÌ„ be arayed after thys falsenesse he dyde an other grete wronge for ayenst the lawe of crysteÌ„ te he tooke hys owne emys wyf as a traytour shold ordeyned him a grete host ayeÌ„st arthurs comyng to hold the londe ayenst hym with streÌ„gthe for euer more
had regned two yere and lytell more he deyed and lyeth at westmestre ¶ Of kynge Kariknoght that was Haroldes brother AFter this Harold Hare foot Regned his brother Hardiknoght a noble knyghte and a worthy man and moche loued chyualry and all maner of goodnes And whan thys Hardiknoght had regned a lytell whyle he lette vncouere hys brother Harold smote of his heed that was his brother att westmestre lete cast the heed in to a gonge the body in to Tamyse And after came fysshers toke the body with theyr nettes by nyght and bare hym to saynt Clementes chyrche and there hym caryed And in this maner auenged hym Hardiknoght of hys broder for in none other maner he myght be auengeb· This kyng Hardiknoght was so large a yeuer of meete drynke that his tables were sete euery daye thre tymes full ryall meetes drynkes for his owne meyne and for all that came vnto hys courte to be rychely serued of ryall meetes And thys kynge Hardiknoght sent after Emme his moder made her come ayen iÌ„ to Englonde for she was dryuen out of Englonde whyle that Harold Hare fâ—ot regned thrugh counseyll of the erle Godewin that tho was the grettest lorde of Englonde next the kyng moost myght do thrugh oute all Englonde what he wolde hys coÌ„mauÌ„dement for as moche as he had hys spoused doughter of the good kyng Knoght that was a Dane whiche doughter he had by hys fyrste wyfe ¶ And whan this quene was dryuen out of Englonde and come to the Erle of Flaundres that was called Balde wyne her cosyn he founde her there all thynge that her neded vnto the tyme that she went ayen in to Englonde that the kynge Hardiknoght had sente for her that was her sone and made her come ayen with moche honour This kynge Hardyknoght whan he had regned fyue yere he deyed and lyeth at westmestre ¶ Of the vylany that the Danyâ— dyde to the Englysshmen wherfore fro the tyme after was no Dane made kynge of this londe ANd after the deth of this kynge Hardyknoght for as moche as he hadde noo thynge of hys body begoten The erles barons assembled made a couÌ„sell that neuer more after noo man the was a Dane though he were neuer so grete a man amonges them he sholde neuer be kynge of Englonde for the despyte that the Danes hadde done to Englysshmen For euermoore before yf it were so that the Englysshmen and the Danys hapened for to mete vpon a brydge the Englysshmen sholde not be so hardy to meue ne styre a foot but stande styll tyll the Dane were passed for the. And more ouer yf the Englysshmen had not bowed downe theyr heedes to doo reuerence vnto the Danys they sholde haue ben beten defoylled And suche maner despytes vylany dyde the Danys to our Englysshmen wherfore they were dryuen out of the londe after tyme that kynge Hardyknoght was deed for they had no lord the theym myght mayntene ¶ And in this maner auoyded the Danys Englonde that neuer they came ayen ¶ The erles barons by theyr comyn assent by theyr counselles sent unto Normandy for to seke those two brethern Alured Edwarde that were dwellyng with the duke Richharde that was theyr came in entente for to crowne Alured the elder brother hym make kynge of Englonde And of this kynge to make an ende the erles barons made theyr othe But the Erle Godewin of westsex falsely traytoursly thought to slee the se two brethern anone as they sholde come in to Englonde in entent to make hys sone Harolde kynge the whyche sone he had begote vp on his wyf the whiche was kynge Knoghtes doughter that was a Dane And so this Godewin pryuely hym wente to South hampton for to mete there the two brethern whan that they sholde come vnto london ¶ And thus it befell the messengers that went in to Normandy fouÌ„de but oonly Alured that was the elder brother For Edwarde hys brother was gone in to huÌ„gry for to speke with his cosyn Edwarde the outlawe that was Edmonde sone with the Irensyde The messengers tolde sayde Alured how that erles barons of Englonde sente after hym that he boldely sholde come in to Englonde and receyue the reame For kynge Hardiknoght was deed and all the Danes dryuen out of the londe ¶ How Godewin the fals traytour toke Alured vppon Gyldesdowne whan that he came from Normandy to be kynge of Englonde and how he caused hym to be martyred in the yle of Ely AS Alured herde these tydynges he thaÌ„ked god And in shyppe went with all the hast that he myght passed the see arryued at Southhampton there Godewin the fals traytour was And whan this traytour sawe that he was come he welcomed hym and receyued hym with moche Ioye sayd that he wolde lede hym to London there the all the barons of Englonde hym abode to make hym kynge And so they went on theyr waye to warde London And whan they came on Gyldesdowne tho sayd the traytour Godewin vnto Alured Take kepe aboute you both on the left syde ryght syde of all ye shall be kynge and of suche and hondred more Now forsothe sayd Alured I behyght you yf I be kynge I shall ordeyne make suche lawes wherfore god and man shal◠〈◊〉 â—ell pleased Now had the traytour coÌ„m◠〈…〉 al his men that were with hym That wh 〈…〉 re come vpon Gyldesdowne that the 〈…〉 lee all that were Aluredes coÌ„pany that â—â—re with hym fro Normandy and after that take Alured lede hym in to the yle of ely after put out hys eyen of his heed afterwarde brynge hym to the deth so they dyde For they slewe al the coÌ„pany that there were the noÌ„bre of xii gentylmen that were come with hym fro NormaÌ„dy after toke they Alured in the yle of Ely they put out his eyen rent hys wombe toke the chyef of his bowels put a steke in the grouÌ„de an ende of the bowels ther to fastened with nedles eylesse of yren they prycked the good chylde so made hym to go about the stake tyll that al his bowels were draweÌ„ out of his body so dyed Alured there thrugh treason of the erle Godewin ¶ Whan the lordes of Englond had herde wyst how Alured that shold haue be theyr kyng was put to deth thrugh the fals traytour Godewin they were wonder wroth And swore bytwene god theÌ„ that he sholde deye a more wors deth than dyde Edrith of StrattoÌ„ that had betrayed his lord Edmonde Irensyde they wolde haue pute hym to deth but the theyf traytour fledde thens in to Denmark there helde hym foure yere and more and lost all his londe in Englonde SIluester the thyrde was pope after Benedictus ¶ Thys Siluester was chose and Benedictus was expulsyd And after warde was he expulsyd and Benedictus
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
hys honde as a brydell tyll he came thrugh the cyte and there he was put in pryson And this pope made peas wyth the Emperour ¶ Honorius was pope after hym two yere and lytell of hym is wryten ¶ Nota. ¶ Hary the fourth Emperour of Almayne decessyd thys tyme and was buryed with his progenytours after some men wyth suche an Epytaphe Filius hic pater hic Auus hic proauus iacet istis ¶ But it is lykely to be truer that the Geralde sayd in Itinerario walke wherfore he sayth that after he had prysoned his carnall fader hys sperytuell fader the pope with his Cardynalles after he was reconsyled wylfully he was exyled And he lefte Maude his wyf the kynges doughter of Englonde pryuely and lyued an heremytes lyf at Chestre .x. yere where he myght lyue as noo man knewe hym And he called hymselfe Godyscallus the whyche Godysson is called So the Emperour secretely went awaye Maude hys wyf the Empresse there she went vnto her fader Henry in to Normandy where anone after she was wedded vnto Geffroy Plantaginet the duke of Andegame vpon whom he begate Henry the seconde afterwarde kynge of Englonde Vnder whom saynt Thomas of Caunterbury regned deyed ¶ Lotharius was Emperour aftey Henry the fourth .xii. yere And lytell of hym is wrytem but that he was manerely to the chyrche And that he subdued Roger the vsurper of the kynge of Cycyle ¶ Hugo de sancto Victory was a noble man this tyme atte Parys and a noble doctour of the nacyon of Saxons ¶ The ordre of saynt Iohan Baptyst at Iherusalem began thys tyme by the worshypfull man Reymonde myghtely dysposed vnto the weâ—ke of mercy ¶ All this ordre make theyr waye to serue poore men ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M.C.xxxiiii INnocencius was pope after Honorius xiiii yere and vii· monethes This maÌ„ was a very deuoute maÌ„ and wyth suche men he accompanyed hym and he had stryf ayenst â–ª Perys of Lyon the whiche named hym Anocletus And by strenth he tooke the popehede The whiche InnoceÌ„cius sawe and with two Galeys he fledde in to FrauÌ„ce was worshyp fully receyued of saynt Bernarde the whiche that tyme had alle the kynges and prynces in his honde And he prouoked them for to brynge this pope Innocencius in to dygnyte ayen And at the last all thynge was sessyd and hys enmyes were destroyed thrugh the Iugement of god And he was pope ayen lyued prouffytably was buryed at Latranence· ¶ How Stephen that was kyng Henryes systers sone was made kynge of Englonde AFter thys kynge Henry that was the fyrste was made kynge his neuewes syster sone Stephen erle of Bolonye For anone as he herde the tydynges of hys vncles deth theÌ„ne he passed the see and came in to Englonde thrught counseyll strength of many grete lordes in Englonde ayenst the othe that they had made to Maude the Empresse toke the reame he lete crowne Stephen kyng of the londe ¶ And the Archebysshop wyllyam of Caunterbury that fyrste made the othe of feaute to Maude the Empresse sette the crowne vpon Stephens heed and hym anoynetd And bysshop roger of Salysbury mayntened the kynges parte in as moche as he myghte ¶ The fyrste yere the kynge Stephen began to regne he assembled a grete hoste and went to warre Scotlonde for to haue warred vppon the kynge of Scotlonde But he came ayenst hym in peas and in good manere and to hym trusted But he made to hym none homage for as moche as he had made vnto thempresse Maude ¶ And in the fourth yere of his regne Maude the Empresse came in to Englonde tho began debate bytwene kynge StepheÌ„ Maude thempresse This Maude went vnto the cyte of Nicholl the kyng her besyged longe tyme and myght not spede so well the cyte was kept defended And tho that were within the cyte meruaylously scaped a way wythout ony maner of harme And tho toke the kyng the cyte and dwelled therin tyl Candelmasse And tho came the barons that helde wyth the Empresse That is for to saye the erle Radulphe of Chestre the erle Robert of Glocestre Hugh Bygot Robert of Morley and these brought wtth them a stronge power faught wyth the kyng and yaue hym a grete bataylle In the whiche bataylle kyng Stephen was taken sette in pryson in the castell of Brytowe ¶ How Maude the Empresse wente fro wynchestre to Oxenforde and after she escaped to walynforde and of the sorowe and dyscease that she had NOw as the kynge was takeÌ„ brought in to warde in the castel of Bristow this Maude the Empresse was made lady of Englonde all men helde her for lady of the londe But those of Kent helde with kyng Stephens wyfe also wyllyam of Prece his retenewe halpe them helde warre ayenst Maude them presse And anone after the kynge of Scotlonde came to them wyth a huge nombre of peple And tho went theyr togyder to wynchestre there that the Empresse was wolde haue takeÌ„ her But the Erle of Glocestre came wyth his power fought with them And the Empresse in the meane whyle that the batayll dured scaped from them wente vnto Oxenforde and there helde her And in that bataylle was the erle of Glocetre dyscomfyted taken wyth hym many other lordes And for hys delyueraunce was kyng Stephen delyuered out of pryson And whaÌ„ he was delyuered out of pryson he wente thens vnto Oxenforde besyeged thempresse that was tho at Oxenforde And the seyge endured fro Myghelmasse vnto saynt Andrews tyde ¶ And the Empresse lette clothe her tho alle in whyte lynnen clothe 〈◊〉 by cause she wolde not be knowen Fo◠〈◊〉 same tyme there was moche sorowâ— and â—â—e escaped by the Tamyse from them a waye that were her enmyes And from thens â—he wâ—nte to walyngforde there helde her And the kynge wolde haue beseyged ther but he had so moche to doo with the erle Radulphe of Châ— and with Hugh Bygot that strongely waâ—d vpon hym in euery place â— that he wyste whether for to torne And the erle of Glocester â—alpe hym with his power ¶ How Gaufryde the erle of Angoy â—auâ— vnto Henry the Empresse sone all Normandy ANd after thys the kynge wente vnto wylton and wolde haue made a castel there But tho came to hym the erle of Glocestre wyth a stronge power there almooste he had taken the kynge but yet the kyng escaped with moche payne And wyllyam Marâ—ell there was takeÌ„ And for whoo 's delyueraâ—ce they yaue vnto the erle of Glocestre the good castell of Shyrborn that he had taken ¶ And whan this was done the erle Robert all the kynges enmyes went vnto Faryngdon and begaÌ„ there for to make a stronge castell but the kynge came thyder with a stronge power and droue hym thens And in that same yere the erle Radulphe of Chestre was accorded with
moder ¶ The .xiiii. yere of his regne the duke of Saxon spowsed Maude his doughter And he begate vpon her thre sones that were called Henry Othus and. Wyllyam ¶ And in the xv yere of hys regne deyed the good Erle Robert of Glocestre that founded the abbaye of Nonne of Eton. And in the same yere Marke kynge of Ierusalem conquered Babylon ¶ And the .xvi. yere of his regne he lete crowne his sone Henry at westmestre· hym crowned Roger Archebysshop of yorke iÌ„ harmyng of ThoÌ„as archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury wherfore this same Roger was accusyd of the pope ¶ How kynge Henry that was sone of kynge Henry the Empresse sone and of the debate that was bytwene hym and his fader whyle that he was in Normandye AFter the cornacyon of kynge Henry the sone of kyng Henry the Empresse lone That same Henry thempresse sone wente ouer to Normandy there he lete mary Elenore his doughter of the Dolphyn that was kynge of Almayne And in the .vii. yepe that the Archebysshop saynt â–ª Thomas had beÌ„ our lawed the kyng of FrauÌ„ce made the kyng saynt Thomas accorded And thenÌ„e cam Thomas the Archebysshop to Chaunterbury ayeÌ„ to his owne chyrche this accorde was made in the begynnyng of Aduente afterwarde he was slayne martred the fyfth daye of Crystmasse thenne folowynge For kynge Henry thoughâ— vpon saynt Thomas the Archebysshop vpon Crystmasse daye as he sate at hys mete these wordes sayd That yf he had ony good knyghtes wyth hym he had be many a day passeâ— auenged vpon the Archebysshop Thomas· ¶ And anone syr Wyllyam BretoÌ„ syr Hugh Moruile syr wyllyam Tracy syr Reygnâ—lâ—de Fitz vrse beers sone in Englysshe pryuely wente vnto the see came in to Englonde vnto the chyrche of CauÌ„terbury there they hyâ— martred at saynt Benets awter in the modeâ— chyrche And that was in the yere of the Incarnacyon of Ihesu Cryst M.C.lxxii yere And anone after Henry the newe kyng began for to make warre vpon Henry his fader vpon his brothern wyllyam Othus ¶ And so vpon a daye the kyng of Fraunce al the kynges sones and the kynge of Scotlonde and all the gretest lordes of Englonde were rysen ayenst kyng Henry the fader And at the last as god wolde he conquered all his enmyes And the kynge of Fraunce he were accorded· ¶ And tho sente kyng Henry specyally vnto the kynge of Fraunce prayed hym hertely for his loue that he wolde sende to hym the names bi letters of them that where the begynners of the warre ayenst hym And the kyng of fraunce sent ayen to hym by letters the names of theÌ„ that began that warre ayenst hym The fyrste was IohnÌ„ hys sone Rycharde his brother HeÌ„ry the newe kyng his sone Tho was Henry the king woÌ„der wroth cursyd the tyme the euer he hym begate whyle the warre dured HeÌ„ry his sone the newe kyng deyed sore repeÌ„tyng his mysdedes moost sorow made of ony maÌ„ for bycause of saint Thomas deth of CauÌ„terbury and prayed hys fader wyth moche sorowe of herte mercy for his trespaas And his fader forgaaf hym and had of hym grete pyte And after he deyed the .xxxvi. yere of his regne lyeth at Redynge ¶ How the crysten men loste alle the holy londe in the forsayd kinges tyme by a fals Crysten man that became a sarrasyne ANd whyle thys kynge regned the grete bataylle was in the holy londe bytwene the crysten men and the sarrasyns but Crysten men were there slayne thrugh greate treason of the erle Tyrpe that wolde haue had to wyf the quene of Iherusalem that somtyme was Baldewynes wyfe but she forsoke hym and toke to her lorde a knyght a worthy man that was called syr Gnyperches wherfore the erle Tyrpe was wroth wente anone ryght to the Soudan that was Soudan of Babylon became his man and forsoke hys crystendome and alle crysten lawe And the cerysten men wyst not of his dedes but wende for to haue had grete helpe of hym as they were wonte to haue before ¶ And whan they came to the bataylle thys fals Cresten man torned vnto the Sarrasyns forsoke his owne nacyon And soo were the crysten men there slayne with the Sarrasyns ¶ And thus were the crysten men slayne put to horryble dethe and the cyte of Ierusalem destroyed and the holy crosse borne a waye ¶ The kynge of Fraunce all the grete lordes of the londe lete them be crossyd for to go in to the holy londe· And amonges them wente Rycharde kynge Henryes sone fyrst after the kynge of Fraunce that tooke the crosse of the. Archebysshop of Toures But he toke not the vyage at that tyme for cause that he was lette by other maner wayes nedes to be done ¶ And whan kynge Henry his fader had regned .xxxvi. yere and .v. monethes and four dayes he deyed and lyeth at Fonntenerad ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M. C·lvi ADrianus the fourth was pope after Anastasius ·v yere This pope was an Englysshe man the voys of the comyn people sayth he was a bouÌ„de man to the abbote of saynt Albon in Englonde And whan he desyred to be made a monke there he was expulsyd and he wente ouer see and gaue hym to studye and to vertue And after was made bysshop of Albanacens thenne he was made Legate in to the londe of wormacian and he conuerted it to the fayth Thenne he was made pope and for the woundynge of a Cardynall he enterdyted all the cytee of Rome And he cursyd wyllyam the kyng of Cecyle and caused hym to submytte hym This man the fyrst of all the popes with his Cardynalles dwelled in the olde cyte ¶ Alexander the thyrde was pope after hym .xii. yere This Alexander had stryfe ·xvii yere and the foure stryuers that the Emperour sette ayenst hym he ouercame them cursyd them and all deyed an euyll deth This man also accorded Frederyke the Emperour and â–ª Emanuell of Constantinoble the kynge of seculoruÌ„ And this man nourysshed saynt Thomas of Caunterbury in his exyle ¶ Nota. ¶ Saynt Bernarde was canonysed by this Alexander and his abbot for bode hym he sholde do no myracles for there was so myghty concours of people And he obeyed to hym whan he was deed and dyde no moo ¶ Lutius the thyrde was pope after Alexander .iiii. yere and two monethes Of hym lytell is wryten In hys dayes decessyd Henry the fyrste sone to Henry the seconde this is his Epytaphy Omnis honoris honor decor et decus vrbis et orbis Milicie splendor gloria lumen aper Iulius ingenio virtutibus hector Achellis viribus Augustus moribus ore paris ¶ Vrbanus the thyrde was pope after Lucius two yere this man decessyd for sorowe whaÌ„ he herde tell that Ierusalem was taken with the sarrasyns· ¶ Gregorius the viii was pope after hym foure monethes And he practysed
myghtely howe Ierusalem myght be wonne ayen but anone he decessyd ¶ Clemens the thyrde was pope after hym thre yere and lytyell he dyde ¶ Of kynge Rycharde that conquered ayen al the holy londe that the crysten men had loste ANd after this kyng Henry regned Rycharde his sone a stowte man a stronge a worthy also bolde And he was crowned at westmestre of the Archebysshop Baldewyn the thyrde daye of Septembre ¶ And in the seconde yere of his regne kyng Rycharde hymself and Baldewyn the Archebysshop of Caunterbury and Hubert bysshop of Salysbury and Radulf erle of Glocetre and other many lordes of Englonde went in to the holy londe And in that vyage deyed the Archebysshop of Caunterbury And kynge Rycharde wente before in to the hooly londe rested not tyll that he came forthe in his waye vnto Cypres and tooke it with grete force And after that kynge Rycharde went forth to warde the hooly londe gate there as moche as the crysten men had there before lost And conquered the londe ayen thoruhh grete myght saufe only the holy crosse And whan kynge Rycharde came to the cyte of Acres for to gete the cytee ther arose a gret debate bytwene hym the kynge of Fraunce so that the kyng of FrauÌ„ce went ayen in to Fraunce was wroth towarde kyng Rychard but yet for all that are kyng Rycharde wente ayen he toke the cyte of Acres whan he had take it he dwelled in the cyte a whyle But to hym came tydynges that the erle IohnÌ„ of Oxenforde hys brother wolde haue seased all Englonde in to his honde and Normandy also and wolde lette crowne hym kynge of all the londe ¶ And whan kynge Rycharde herde telle of these tydynge he wente ayen towarde Englond with all the spede that he myghte But the duke of Ostryche mette with hym and toke hym and brought hym vnto the Emperour of Almayne And the Emperour hym brought vnto pryson And afterward he was delyuered for an Huge raunson that is for to saye an hundred thousande pounde And for the whiche raunson to be paied eche other chalyce of Englonde was molten and made in to moneye And all the monkes of the ordre of Cysteaux yaue alle theyr bookes thrugh oute all Englonde for to doo them to selle and the raunson for to paye ¶ How kynge Rycharde came agayne from the holy londe auenged hym of his enmyes SO as this kyng Rycharde was in pryson the kynge of Fraunce warred vpon hym strongly in NormaÌ„dye and IohnÌ„ his broder warred vpon hym in Englonde But the bysshops and the baroÌ„s of Englonde with stode hym with all theyr power that they myghte gete tooke the castell of wyndesore and other castelles And the forsayde IohnÌ„ sawe that he had no myght ne power ayenst the barons of EngloÌ„de for to fyght But anone went hym ouer the see vnto the kynge of FrauÌ„ce ¶ And whan Rycharde came out of pryson was delyuered and came in to Englonde anone after Candelmasse in grete haste he went vnto Notyngham the castell of Notyngham to hym was yolden and tho dyscomfyted he hys brother Iohan and tho that with hym helde And after he wente vnto the cyte of wynchestre there he lete hym crowne kynge of Englonde And after he wente vnto Normandy for to warre vpon the kyng of FrauÌ„ce And the kynge of Fraunce came with .vi. hondred knyghtis to warde Gisors And kynge Rycharde mette hym and tho wolde haue yeuen hym bataylle But the kynge of Fraunce fledde tho and hondred knyghtes of his were taken and two hondred stedes that were trapped wyth yren ¶ And anone after wente kyng Rycharde for to besyege the castell Gaillarde â— And as he rode vpon a daye by the castell for to take a uysemente of the castell an arbarlaster somte hym with a quarell that was enuynymmed And the kyng drewe out the shafte of the quarell but the quarels heed abode styll in hys heed And it began for to rancle that he ne myghte not helpe hymselfe ne meue his armes And tho he wyst that he had dethes wonde vpon hym that he myght not be hoole for noo manere of thynge ¶ He coÌ„mauÌ„ded anoÌ„e sharpely all his men for to assoyle the castell Soo that the castell was taken or he deyed And soo manly his men dyde that al the people that were in the castell were taken the kynge dyde wyth them what he wolde And commauÌ„ded his meÌ„ that they sholde brynge before â–ª hym the man that hym so hurt so wounded And whan he came before the kyng the kyng axed hym what was his name And he sayd my name is Bertham Gurdon wherfore sayd the kynge haste thou me slayne syth I dyd the neuer none harme Syr sayd he Though ye dyde me neuer none harme ye your self with your owne honde slewe my fader my broder And therfor I haue quyte now your trauaylle Tho sayd kyng Rycharde He that dyed vpon the crosse to bryng maÌ„nes soule fro payne of helle foryeue that my deth and I also foryeue it the. Tho coÌ„maunded he that no man sholde hym mysdo But for all the kyngê defendynge some of the kyngê men hym folowed and pryuely hym slewe And the .vi. daye after the kyng dyde shryue hym sore repentaunce hauynge of hys mysdedes was houseled and enoynted ¶ Rud this kyng regned but .ix. yere and .xxx. wekes and deyed lyeth besyde his fader at Fontenerad HEnyicus the fyfth was Emperour .viii. yere This Henricus was sone to frederyk he wedded Constaunce the kyngê doughter of Cecyle though the occasyon of her he subdued alle the kyngdome of Apulye he droue all the people out the enhabyte that londe ¶ Celestinus the thyrde was pope after Clemens almost thre yere This man was crowned vpon Eester daye the daye folowynge he crowned Henry the emperour And he made a palays at saynt Peters decessyd ¶ Innocencius the thyrde was pope after hym .viii. yere .v. monethes this man was wel lettred he made a boke of the wretchydneste of maÌ„nes coÌ„dicoÌ„n he made speculuÌ„ misse he mad many coÌ„stytucyons This man daÌ„pned the boke of IohnÌ„ Ioachim that whiche he made ayeÌ„st mayster Peyrs Lombarde the maker of the Sentence This tyme decessyd the Emperour Henry And the prynces of almayne discorded for some chose Otto some chose Phylyppe brocher to Henry Thenne Phylyppe was falsely slayne Gtto was crowned of Innocencius in FrauÌ„ce that whiche anone afught with the Romayns for they yaue hym no dewe honour And for that cause ayenst the popes wyll he toke the kyngdom of Apulye frome Frederyk wherfore the pope cursyd hym Thenne after the fourth yere of his regne the prynces of Almayne made Frederyk Emperour and victoryously he subdued Otto ¶ wyllyam of Parys this tyme began the ordre of the freres Austyn the whiche ben called fratres mendicantes Franciscus an ytalyon
chartre of oblygacyon and our warraunt for euer more be ferme and stable without ony gaynsayenge we shall fronte this daye afterwarde be true vnto god and to the moder of holy chyrche of Rome \ and to the pope Innocencius the thyrde and to all that cometh after hym· And the realme of Englonde and of Irlonde we shall maynten truely in alle manere poyntes ayenst alle manere men by our power thrugh goodes helpe ¶ How the clerkes that were outlawed came agayne how kyng Iohan was assoylled SO whan thys chartre was made and ensealed the kynge receyued agayne his crowne of Pandulfus honde And sete anone vnto the Archebysshop Stephen and to all his other clerkes and lewede men that he had exyled out of thys londe that they sholde come ayen in to Englonde and haue agayne theyr londes and allo theyr rentes And that he wolde make restytucyon of the goodes that he had taken of theyrs ayenst theyr wyll ¶ The kynge hymself tho and Pandulf and erles and barons went unto wynchestre ayenst the Archebysshop Stephen ¶ And whan he was come the kynge wente ayenst hym and fell adowne to his feet and thus to hym sayde Fayre syre ye be welcome And I crye you mercy by cause that I haue trespassed ayenst you ¶ The Archebysshop toke hym vp tho in hys armes and kyssyd hym curteysly oftentymes and after ledde hym to the doore of saynt Swythunes chyrche by the honde and assoylled hym of the sentence and hym reconsyled to god to holy thyrche And that was on saynt Margaretes daye And the Archepysshop anone wente for to synge masse And the kyng offred at the masse a marke of golde ¶ And whan the masse was done all they wente for to receyue theyr londes without ony manere gaynsayenge ¶ And that daye they made all myrth Ioye ynough But yet was not the enterdytynge releaced by cause the pope had sette that the enterdytynge sholde not be done tyll the kynge had made full restytucyon of the goodes that he had taken of the holy chyrche And that hym self sholde do homage to the pope by a certayn Legate that he sholde sende in to Englonde ¶ And thenne tooke Pandulf his leue of the kynge and the Archebysshop and went agayne vnto Rome ¶ And the Archebysshop anone lete come before hym prelates of holy chyrche at Redynge for to treate counseyll how moche and what they sholde axe of the kyng for to make restytucyon of the goodes that he had taken of theym And they ordeyned sayd that the kyng sholde yeue to the Archebysshop thre thousande marke for the wronge that the kynge had done vnto hym And also by procyons to other clerkes .xv. thousande marke ¶ And the same tyme Nycolaus bysshop of Tuscam Cardynall Penytenciarius of Rome came in to Englonde thrugh the popes conmaundement the fyfth kalendas of Octobre and came to London the fyfth Nonas of Octobre for by cause that kynge Iohan and alle the kynges that came after hym sholde euer more holde the reame of Englonde and of Irlonde of god and of the pope payenge to the pope by yere as it is aboue sayd ¶ How the enterdytynge was vndone in EngloÌ„de and of the debate that was bytwene kynge Iohan and the barons of the reame AS kynge Iohan had done his homage to the Legate that shewed hym the popes letter that he sholde paye to Iulyan yelne ayen that was kynge Rychardes wyfe the thyrde parte of the londe of Englonde and of Irlonde that he had withholde syth that kyng Rycharde deyed ¶ Whan kynge IohnÌ„ herde this he was wonder wroth For vtterly that enterdytynge myght not be vndone tyll that he had made greâ— and restytycyon to the forsayd Iulyan of that she asked The Legate went thenne agayne to the pope after Crystmasse And the kynge sente ouer see to Iulyan that was kynge Rychardes wyf for to haue a relate of that she axed of hym ¶ And so it befell that Iulyan deyed anone after Eester And in so moche the kynge was quyte of that thynge that the axed ¶ But thenne at the feest of saynt Iohan that came nexte after thorugh the popes commaundemente the enterdytynge was fyrst releasyd thrughout alle Englonde 〈…〉 daye of Iulii And .vii. yere was the londe â—terdyted And on the mornynge mâ—n rough sayd masse thorugh out all London and so â—â—ter thorugh out all Englonde· ¶ And the neâ—â— yere after there began a grete debate bytwene kynge Iohan and the lordes of Englonde â—or by cause that he wolde not graunte the lawâ—â— and holde the whiche saynt Edwarde had ordeynâ—d and had ben vsed holden vnto that tyme that he had them broken For he wolde holde noo lawe but dyde all thynge that hym lyked and dysheryted many men without consente of lordes and perys of the londe And woâ— dysheryte the good erle Radulf of Chestre for by cause that he vndertoke hym of hys wyckednesse for by cause that he dyde so moche shame and vylany to god and to holy chyrche â–ª And also for he helde and haunted hys owne brothers wyfe and laye also by many wymmen greate lordes doughters For he spared no woman that hym lyked for to haue wherfore all the lordes of the londe were wrothe toke the cyte of London To cesse this debate the Archebysshop and lordes of the londe assenbled before the feest of saynt IohnÌ„ Bapâ—yst in a medowe besyde the towne of Stanys that is called Romney mede And the kynge made them there a chartre of fraunchyse suche as they wolde axe and in suche manere they weâ—e accorded and that accordement lasted not full longe For the kynge hymself soone after dyed ayenst the poyntes of the same chartre that he had made wherfore the moost parte of the lordes of the londe assembled and began to warre vppon hym ayen and brenned his townes robbed his folke and dyde all the sorowe that they myght made them as stronge as they myght with all the power they hadde and thought to dryue hym oute of Englonde and make Lowys the kyngê sone of Fraunce kynge of Englonde ¶ And kyng IohnÌ„ sente tho ouer see and ordeyned so moche people of Normans of Pycardes of Flemynges soo that the londe myghte not susteyne them but with moche sorowe ¶ And amonge alle this people â— there was a man of Normandye that was called Fawkis of Brent and thys NormaÌ„ and his company spared nother chirches ne houses of relygyon but they brente â—obbed it and bare a way aâ—l that they myght take so that the londe was all destroyed what one syde and other ¶ The barons lordes of Englonge ordeyned amonge theym the beste spekers and wysest men and sente them ouer the see to kynge Phylyp of FrauÌ„ce and prayed hym that he wolde sende Lowys hys sone in to Englonde to be kynge of Englonde and to receyue the crowne ¶ How Lowys the knges sone of Fraunce came
in to Englonde with a stronge power of people â— to be kynge of Englonde· ANone as kynge Phylyp of Fraunce herde these tydynges he made certayne alyaunce bytwene theym by theyr comune eleccyon that Lowys kynge Phylyps sone of Fraunce sholde go with theym in to Englonde and dryue out kynge Iohan of the londe And all that were in presence of Lowes made vnto hym homage became his men ¶ And the Barons of Englonde helde them styll att London and abode Lowys the kynges sone of Fraunce And thys was the nexte Saterdaye before the Ascensyon of our lorde that Lowys came into Englonde wyth a stronge power And that tyme kynge IohnÌ„ had taken alle the castels of Englonde in to Alyens hondes ¶ And tho came Lowwys and besyeged Rochestre castell and tooke yt wyth strength And the thursdaye in wytson weke lete hange all the Alyens that were therin And the Thursdaye nexte se wynge he came to London and there he was receyued with moche honur of the lordes that abode hym there all to hym made homage ¶ And after warde on the Tewysdaye nexte after the. Trynyte sondaye he toke the castel of Reigate And on the morowe after the castell of Gilforde and the Frydaye nexte after the castell of Farneham And the Mondaye nexte after the cyte of wynchestre to hym was yolde and the morowe after Saynt Iohans daye the maner of wuâ—ueseye to hym yelden â–ª And the Tewysdaye after the Vtas of saynt Peter and Poule they toke the castell of Odyham And the mondaye after saynt Margaretes day he ordeyned hym to warde Bawmore for to syege the castell and there he dwelled .xv. dayes and myghte not gete the castell and thenne wente he thens and came to London and the Toure to hym was yolden How the pope seÌ„te in to Englonde a legate that was called Swalo of the deth of kynge Iohan. ANd in the same tyme the pope sente in to Englond a Legate that was called Swalo and he was preest Cardynall of Rome for to mayntene kynge Iohans cause ayenst the barons of Englond But the barons had so huge parte helpe thorugh lowys the kynges sone of FrauÌ„ce that kyng IohnÌ„ wyst not to â—orne ne go And so it befell that he wolde haue gone to Nycholl· And as he went thyder warde he came by the abbaye of Swynes hede there he abode two dayes And as he sate at mete he axed a monke of the hous how moche that a loof was wroth that was sette before hym vpoÌ„ the table And the monke sayd â—hat the loof was wroth but an half peny O sayd the kynge tho Here is greate chepe of brede Now sayde he tho and I may leue ony whyle suche a loof shall be wrothe .xx. shelynges or half a yere be gone And so whan he sayd this worde moche he thought often he syghed toke and ete of the brede and sayd by god the worde that I haue spoken it shall be sothe· ¶ The moÌ„ke that stode before the kyng was for this worde full sory in hys herte thought rather he wolde hym self suffre deth thought yf he myght ordeyne therfore some maner remedy And anone the monke wente vnto hys abbot and was shryuen of hym and tolde the abbot all that the kynge had sayd And prayed hys abbot for to assoyle hym for he wolde yeue the kynge suche a drynke that all Englond sholde be glad therof and Ioyfull Tho yede the monke in to a gardeine and fouÌ„de a grete tode therin and toke her vp and put her in a cuppe prycked the tode thorugh with a broche many tymes tyll that the venym came out of euery syde in the cuppe And tho tooke the cuppe fyllyed it with good ale and brought it before the kyng knelynge sayenge Syr sayd he wassayll for euer the dayes of all your lyf dronke ye of so good a cuppe ¶ Begyne monke sayd the kynge ¶ And the monke dranke a greate draught and toke the kynge the cuppe and the kynge dranke also a greate draught and sette downe the cuppe The monke anon ryght wente in to farmere there deyed anone on whoo 's soule god haue mercy Amen And fyue monkes synge for his soule specyally shall whyle that the abbaye standeth The kynge rose vp anone full euyll at ease and commauÌ„ded to remeue the table and axed after the monke And men tolde hym that he was deed for his wombe was broken in sondre ¶ Whan the kyng herde this he coÌ„maunded for to trusse but it was for nought for is bely began to swelle for the drynke that he had droÌ„ke within two dayes he deyed on the morowe after saynt Lukys daye had many fayr chyldern of his body begaten that is to say HeÌ„ry his sone that was kyng after Iohan his fader Rycharde that was Erle of Cornewaylle and ysabell that was Empresse of Rome Elenore that was quene of Scotlonde And this kyng Iohan whan he had regned .xiiii. yere fyue monethes fyue dayes he deyed in the castell of ne werke And his body was buryed at wynchestre ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M.CC. FRedericus the seconde was Emperour xxx yere This man was crowned of Honorius the pope ayenst Otto for by cause that he sholde fyght wyth hym the whyche he dyde and expulsyd hym And fyrste he nourysshed the chyrche and afterwarde he dyspoyled it as a stepmoder· wherfore Honorius cursyd hym and all tho that were contrary to hys opynyon the pope assoyled And the same sentence Gregorius the .ix. renewed And this same man put Henry hys owne sone in to pryson and there murdred hym wherfore whan thys Emprerour an other season was lyke by an other sone of his owne he was murdred in the tyme of Innocentius the fourth ¶ Honorius the thyrde was pope after Innocenciê° .x. yere confermed the ordre of frere Prechers Mynors· And made certayne Decretalles ¶ Of kynge Henry the thyrde that was crowned at Gloucetree ANd after this kynge Iohan regned his sone Henry was crowned at Gloucette whan he was .ix. yere olde on saynt Symondes daye Iyde of Swalo the Legate of Rome thrugh counseyll of all the grete lordes that helde with kynge Iohan hys fader that is to saye the erle Radulf of Chestre wyllyam erle Marshall erle of Penbroke Wyllyam the Brener erle of Feries Serle the manly baron And all other grete lordes of Englonde helde with Lowys the kynges sone of FrauÌ„ce And anone after whan kynge Henry was crowned Swalo the Legate helde his counseyll at Brystowe at saynt Martyns feest And there were xi byssops of Englonde of walys and of other prelates of holy chyrche a grete nombre and erles barons many knyghtes of Englonde And all tho that were at that counseyll swore feawte vnto Henry the kyng that was kynge IohnÌ„s sone ¶ And anone after the Legate enterdyted walys for cause that they helde with the barons of Englonde Also all
tho that holpe or yaue ony counseyll to meue warre ayenst the newe kynge Henry he accursyd them And at the begynnynge he put in the sentence the kyngê sone of Fraunce Lowys And neuertheles the same Lowys wolde not spare for all that But wente and toke the caastell of Barchamstede aleso the castell of Hirtfoâ— And from that daye afterwarde the Barons dyde there so moche harme thrughout all Englonde And pryncypally the frensshemen that were with kynge Lowys wherfore the grete lordes and all the comyn people of Englonde lete them dresse for to dryue Lowys his company out of Englond but some of the barons and Frensshemen were gone to the cyte of Nycholl toke the towne helde it to kynge Lowys profyte But thyther came kyng Henryes men with a grete power that is to saye the erle Radulf of Chestre Wyllyam erle Marshall Wyllyam the Brenererle of Feryers many other lordes with them yaue batayll vnto Lowys men And there was slayne the erle of perchees Lowys men were fowle dyscomfyted And there was taken Serle erle of wynchestre and Humfroyde Boune erle of Hertforde Robert the sone of walter many other that began warre ayenst the kynge there they were taken ladde vnto kyng Henry that was kynge IohnÌ„s sone ¶ And whan the tydynges cam to Lowys of the dyscomfyture that was the kynges sone of FrauÌ„ce He remeued fro thens wente vnto London and lete shytte the yates faste of the cyte And anone after the kynge sente to the Burgeys of LoÌ„don that they sholde yelde them vnto hym the cyte also And he wolde theym graunte all theyr fraunchyses that euer they were wonte to haue before And wolde conferme them by his grete newe chartre vnder hys brode scale ¶ And in the same tyme a grete lorde that was called Eustace the monke came oute of Fraunce wyth a grete company of Lordes wolde haue come in to Englonde for to haue holpen Lowys the kynges sone of Fraunce But Hubert of Brugh the fyue porâ—es wyth .viii. shyppes tho mette with them in the hyghe see â— assaylled them egerly ouer came them with strength smote of Eustace the monkes heed And toke also .x. grete lordes of Fraunce put theym in to pryson And slewe almoost all the men that came with theym and anone drowned the shyppes in the see ¶ How Lowys corned ayen in to Fraunce of the confermacyon of kynge Iohans hartre SO whan Lowys herde these rydynges he dradde sore to be deed lost And lete orâ—â—yne speke bytwene the kynge Lowys by the Legate Swalo And throughe the Archebysshop of Caunterbury thrugh other grete lordes that all the prysoners on that one halfe and that other sholde be delyuerd go quyte Aâ—d Lowys hym self sholde haue for his costes a thousande pouÌ„de of syluer and shold go out of Englonde and come neure more ther in agayne And in this maner was the accorde made bytwene kynge Henry Lowys And tho was Lowys assoylled of the popes Legate the was called Swalo of the senteÌ„ce that he was in the Barons of Englonde also And after thys kynge Henry Swalo the Legate Lowys went to Merton there was the peas coÌ„fermed bytwene them ordeyned And after Lowys wente from thens vnto London toke his leue was brought with moche honour vnto the see with the Archebysshop of Caunterbury and with other bysshops also wyth erles and barons and so went in to Fraunce ¶ And after warde the kynge the Archebysshop and also erles barons assembled them and came to the cyte of London att Myghelmas that nexte came tho sewynge and helde there a grete parlament at London And there were tho reuewed all the frauÌ„chyse the kyng IohnÌ„ had graunted at Romney mede \ kynge Henry tho confermed by hys chartre the whiche yet ben holden thrugh out all Englonde ¶ And in that tyme the kyng toke of euery plough loÌ„de .ii. shleynges Hubert of Brugh was made tho cheyf Iustyce of Englond And this was in the fourth yere of kynge Henryes regne ¶ And in the same yere was saynt Thomas of Caunterbury translated the .l. yere after his martyrdome And after it was ordeyned by all the lordes of Englonde that all Alyens solde go out of Englonde and come nomore therin And kynge Henry toke tho all the castelles in to his honde the kynge Iohan his fader had yeue take to Alyens for to kepe that helde with hym ¶ But the proude Fawkys of Brytayn rychely lete araye his castell of Bedforde whiche he had of kynge IohnÌ„s yefte helde that castell ayenst kynge Henryes wyll with myght and strength And the kynge came thyder with a strong power and besyeged the castell And the Archebysshop mayster Stephen of Langton wyth a fayre company of knyghtes came to the kynge hym for to helpe And from the Ascensyon of our lord vnto the Assumpcyon of our lady lasted the syege And tho was the castell wonne take And the kynhe lete hange all tho that went in to the castell with theyr good wyll for to holde the castell That is for to saye .lxxx. men ¶ And tho after warde fawkys hymselfe was founde and had in a chyrche at Couentre there he forswore all Englonde with moche shame and wente agayne in to his owne countree ¶ And whyles that kynge Henry regned Edmonde of Abyndon that was â—relorer of Salysbury was consecrated Archebysshop of Caunterbury And this kynge Henry sente ouer the see vnto the erle of prouynce that he sholde lende hym his doughter in Englond that was called Ellenore and he wolde spowse her And tho she came in to Englond after Crystmas And on the morowe after saynt Hylaryes daye the Archebysshop Edmonde spowsed them togyder at westmestre with grete solempnyte And there was a swete syght bytwene them That is to saye Edwarde that was nexte kynge after hys fader floure of curteysy and of largenesse and Margarete that was after quen of Scotlonde and Beautrice that was after countesse of Brytayne Katheryne that deyed mayde in relygyon ¶ Of the quinzeme of goodes that were graunted for the newe chartre and of the purueaunce of Oxforde ANd thus it befell that the lordes of Englonde wold haue some addycyous moo in the chartre of Fraunchyse that they had of the kynge spake thus bytwene them And the kynge graunted them all theyr axenge And made to them two chartres that one is called the grete chartre of fraunchises that other is callad the chartre of forest And for the graunt of these two chartres prelates Erles and Barons and alle the comyns of Englonde yaue to the kynge a thousande marke of syluer ¶ Whan kyng Henry had be kynge .xliii. yere the same yere he and his lordes Erles and Barons of the reame wente to Oxforde and ordeyned a lawe in amendemente of the reame And fyrst swore
the kyng hymself afterwarde alle the lordes of the londe that they wolde holde that statute for euermore and who that them brake sholde be deed But the seconde yere after that the ordynaunce the kynge thrugh counseyll of Edward his sone and of Rycharde his brother that was erle of Cornwaylle also of other repented hym of that othe that he made for to holde that lawe and ordynauÌ„ce· And sente to the courtre of Rome to be assoylled of that othe And in the yere next comynge after was the grete darth of corne in Englonde For a quarter of whete was worth .xxiiii. shelynges And the poore people ete netles and other wedes for huÌ„gre And deyed many a thousande for defawte of mete ¶ And in the .xlviii. yere of kynge Henryes regne began warre debate bytwene hym his lordes for by cause he had broken the couenauntes that were made bytwene them at Oxforde ¶ And the same yere was the towne of Northamton taken folke slayne that were wythin For by cause that they had ordeyned wylde fyre for to brenne the cyte of London ¶ And in the monethe of Maye that the next after vpon saynt Pancras daye was the Batayll of lewes that is to saye the wenesday before Saynt DuÌ„stans daye And there was taken kynge Henry hym self and syr Edwarde his sone and Rycharde his broder erle of Cornewaylle and many other lordes And in the same yere nextse wynge syr Edwarde the kynges sone brake out of the warde of syre Symonde of Mountforth erle of Leycetre at Hertforde and wente vnto the barons of the Marche and they rceeyued hym with moche honour ¶ And the same tyme Gylbert of Claraunce erle of Glocetre that was in the warde also of the forsayd Symon de thorugh the commauÌ„dement of kynge Henry that wente fro hym wyth grete herte for cause that he sayd that the forsayd Gylbert was a foole and helde hym with kynge Henry ¶ And on the Saterdaye nexte after the myddes of August syre Edwarde the kynges sone dyscomfyted syr Symonde de Mountforth ac Kelyngworth but the greate lordes that were there with hym were takeÌ„ that is to saye Baldewyne wake And Wyllyam de Mouchentye and many other grete lordes And the Tewysdaye next after was the batayll done at EusbaÌ„ And there was slayne syr Symonde de MouÌ„tforth Hugh the Spenser Mountforth that was Raufe Bassectes fader of Drayton and other many greate lordes And whanne thys batayll was done all the gentylmen that had ben with the erle Symonde were dysheryâ—ed and ordeyned togyder and dyde moche harme to all the londe For they destroyed theyr enmyes in all that they myght ¶ Of the syege of Kenylworth how the geÌ„tylmen were dysheryted thorugh counseyll of the lordes of the reame of Englonde and how they came agayne and had theyr londes ANd the nexte yere comynge in May the fourth day before the feest of saynt Dunstane was the bataylle scomfyture are Chestrefelde of them that were dysheryted there was many of theym slayne· ¶ And Robert Erle of Feriers there was take and also Baldewyne wake Iohan delahay with moche sorowe escaped thens And oon saynt Iohanâ— the Baptyst tho sewynge began the syege of the castell Kenylworth the syege lasted to saynt Thomas eue the appostle in whyche daye syr Hugh Hastynge had the castel for to kepe that yelded vp the castell vnto the kynge in this manere that hymself the other that were within the castell sholde haue theyr lyues lymme as moche thynge as they had therin both hors harneys foure dayes of repyte for to delyuer clenly the castel of them self of all other maner thynge as they had within the castell soo they wente fro the castell And syr Symonde NouÌ„tforth the yonger the countesse his moâ— were gone ouer the see in to FrauÌ„ce there helde them as people that were exyled out of Englonde for euer ¶ And soone after it was ordeyned by the Legate Octobone by other grete lordes the wysest of Englonde that all tho that had be ayenste the kynge and were dysheryted sholde haue ayen theyr londes by greuous rauÌ„sons after that it was ordeyned And thus they were accorded with the kynge peas cryed thorughout all Englonde and thus the warre was ended And whan yt was done the Legate toke hys leue of the kynge of the quene of the grete lordes of Englonde wente tho to Rome the .lv. yere of kynge Henryes regne â— Edwarde kynge IohnÌ„s sone of Brytayne Iohan Vessi Thomas of Clare Rogere of Clyfforde Othes of GrauÌ„stone Robert le Brus. IohnÌ„ of Verdon and many other lordes of Englonde and of beyonde the see toke theyr waye to warde the hooly londe And the kynge Henry deyed in the same tyme at westmestre whan he had regned .lv. yere .xix. wekes on saynt Edmonds daye the Archebysshop of Caumterbury And he was enteryd on saynt Edmondes daye the kynge in the yere of the Incarnacyon of our lorde Ihesu Cryste M.CC.lxxii ¶ Prophecye of Merlyn of the kyng Henry the thâ— expowned that was kynge Iohans sone ANd of this HeÌ„ry prophecyed Merlyn sayd that a lambe sholde come out of wynchestre in the yere of the Incarnacyon of our lord Ihesu criste M.CC. .xvi. with true lyppes holynesse wryten in his hert And he sayd sothe for the good Henry the kynge was borne in wynchestre in the yere abouesayd he spake good wordes swete was an holy man of good consyence And Merlyn sayd that this Henry shold make the fayrest place of the worde that in his tyme shold not be fully ended he sayd soth For he made the newe werke of the abbaye of saynt Peters chirche at westmestre that is fayrer of syght than ony other place that ony man knoweth thorugh out al crystendom But kyng Henry deyed are that werke were fully at an ende that was grete herme ¶ And yet sayd Merlyn that this lambe sholde haue peas the moost parte of hys regne And he sayd full soth for he was neuer noyed thorugh warre neyther dyseased in no maner wyse a lytell afore his deth Merlyn sayd in his prophecye more in the regne ende of the forsayd lambe a wulf of a straunge londe shal do hym moche harme thorugh his warre and that he sholde at the last be mayster thorugh helpe of a reed foxe that sholde come forthe of the North west sholde hym ouercome And that he sholde dryue hym out of the water the prophecye full well was knowen For within a lytell tyme or the kyng deyed Symonde of MouÌ„tforde Erle of Leycerre that was borne in Fraunce beganne ayenste hym stronge warre thorugh whyche doynge many a good bacheler destroyed was and deyed and dysheryted ¶ And whan kyngâ— Henry had the vyctory at Eusham Symonde the erle was slayne thorugh helpe myght of Gylbert of clare erle of
desyre came to him for to goo in to Englonde ayen And whan he was come ayen he fouÌ„de so many playntes made to hym of his Iustyces of his clerkes that had done so many wronges falsnesse that wonder it was to here and for whiche falsnesse syre Thomas waylond the kynges Iustyce for swore Englonde at the toure of London for falsnesse that meÌ„ put vpon hym wherfore he was atteynt proued fals· And anone after whan the kyng had done his wyll of the Iustices tho lete he enquere espye how the Iewes dysceyued and begyled his people thorugh the synne of falsnesse and of vsury And lete ordeyne a preuy parlement amonge his lordes And they ordeyned amonge theym that all the Iewes sholde voyde out of Englonde for theyr mysbyleue and also for theyr fals vsury that they dyde vnto crysten men And for to spedde and make an ende of this thynge all the comyn alte of Englonde yaue vnto the kynge the .xv. peny of all theyr goodes meuable and soo were the Iewes dryuen oute of Englonde And tho went the Iewes in to Fraunce And there they dwellyd thorugh leue of kynge Phylyp that tho was kynge of Fraunce ¶ How kynge Edwarde was seased in alle the londe of Scotlonde through coÌ„sente and graunte of all the lordes of Scotlonde· IT was not longe after that Alexandre kynge of Scotlonde was dede and Dauyd the erle of Huntyngdon that was the kynges brother of Scotlonde axed claymed the kyngdom of Scotlond after his brother was deed for cause that he was ryghtfull heyre But many grete lordes sayd nay Wherfore greate debate arose bytwene theym there freÌ„des for asmoche as they wolde not consente to hys coronacyon and the meane tyme the forsayd Dauyd deyed so it befell that the sayd Dauyd had thre doughters that worthyly were maryed the fyrst doughter was maryed to Bayloll the seconde to Brus and the thyrde to Hastynges The forsayd Bayloll Brus chalenged the londe of Scotlonde greate debate stryf arose bytwene them by cause eche of them wolde haue be kynge· And whan the lordes of Scotlonde saw the debate bytwene them came to kynge Edwarde of Englonde seased hym in all the londe of Scotlond as chyef lord whaÌ„ the kyng was seased of the forsayd lordes the forsayd Baylol Brus Hastinges came to the kynges courte axyd of the kyng whyche of them shold be kynge of Scotlonde And kyng Edwarde the full gentyll true lete enquyre by the Cronycles of Scotlonde and of the gretest lordes of Scotlonde whiche of them was of the eldest blood And it was fouÌ„de that Baylol was the eldest And that the kyng of Scotlond sholde holde of the kynge of Englonde do hym frauce and homage And after this was done Baylol went in to ScotloÌ„de and there was crowyed kynge of Scotlonde ¶ And the same tyme was vpon the see grete warre bytwene the Englysshemen and the Normans But vpoÌ„ a tyme the Normans arryued all at Douer and ther they martred an holy maÌ„ that was called Thomas of Douer And afterwarde were the NormaÌ„s slayne that there escaped not one of theÌ„ ¶ And so afterwarde kynge Edwarde sholde lete the duchye of Gascoyne thrugh kynge phylyp of FrauÌ„ce thrugh his fals castynge of the Dousepers of the londe wherfore syr Edmond that was kynge Edwardes brother yaue vp his domage vnto the kynge of FrauÌ„ce ¶ And in the tyme the clerkes of Englond graunted to kynge Edwarde half â—eale of holy chirche goodes in helpynge to recouer his londe agayne in gascoyne And the kyng sent thether a noble company of hys bachelers And hymself wolde haue gone to Portelmouth but he was let thrughe one maddok of walys that had seased the castell of Swandon in to his honde for that cause the kynge torned to walys at Cristmasse by cause that the noble lordê of Englond that were sent in to Gascoyne had no comforth of there lorde the kynge they were take of syr Charlys of FrauÌ„ce that is to say syr IohnÌ„ of brytayne syr Robert Tiptot syr Raufe Tanny syr Hugh Bardolfe and syr Adam of Cretynge And yet att the assensyon was Maddok take in walys a nother that was called Morgan And they were sent to the tour of London and there they were byheded ¶ How Syre Iohan Baylol kyng of Scotlonde with sayde his homage ANd whan syre IohnÌ„ Baylol kynge of Scotlonde vnderstande the kynge Edwarde was werred in Gascoyne to whom the reame of Scotlond was delyuerd Falsly tho ayenst his othe with sayd his homage thrugh procurynge of his folke sent vnto the court of Rome thrugh a fals suggestyon to be assoylled of that othe that he swore vnto the kyng of Englonde soo he was by letter enbulled ¶ Tho chose they of Scotlonde dousepers for to brnyge Edward of his ryght ¶ And in the tyme came two Cardynalles from the cource of Rome fro the pope Celestme to trete of acorde bytwene the kyng of EngloÌ„d as tho cardinalles spake of accorde ThaÌ„ as turbeluyll was takeÌ„ at Lyons made homage to the warde of Parys put his sones in hostage thought to go in to Englonde aspye the countre tell them whan he came to Englond that he had broken the kynges pryson of Fraunce by ryght said that he wolde do that all Englysshmen walshemen sholde aboute the kynge for to brynge to the ende he swore vpon thys couenaunt dedes were made bytwene them that he sholde haue by yere a thousand pouÌ„des worth of londe to byrnge this thynge to an ende This fals traytour toke his leue wente thens came in to Englonde vnto the kynge seyd that he was broke oute of pryson that he had put hym in suche peryll for his loue wherfore the kyng cowde hym moche thanke full gladde was of his comynge ¶ And the fals traytoure fro that daye aspyed all the doynge of the kynge also his counselle for the kyng loued hym full welle and with hym full preuy But clerke of Englonde that was in the kynges how 's of Fraunce herde of this treason and of the falsnesse and wrote to another clerke that tho was dwellynge with Edwarde kynge of Englonde all how Thomas Turbeluyll hadde done his fals câ—niectynge and all the counselle of Englonde was wryte for to haue sende vnto the kynge of Fraunce ¶ And thoruhhe the forsayde letter that the clerke hadde sente fro Fraunce it was founde vppon wherfore he was ledde to London and hangyd and drawe there for his treason And hys two sones that he hadde put in Fraunce for hostage were thenne beheeded ¶ Of the Conquest of Berwyke SO whan the twoo Cardynalles were gone agayne in to Fraunce for to trete of the peas of cambroy the kynge sent thether of his erles and barons This is to saye syr Edmonde his broder erle of Lancastre and of Lecetre syr Henry Lacy erle of Nychol
hede smyte of his bowelles take out of his body and brente hys body quartered and sent vnto four of the best townes of Scotlonde and hys heed put vpon a spere â–ª and lete vpon London brydge In ensample 〈◊〉 the Scottes sholde haue in mynde for to do a mysse ayenst theyr lyege lorde eftsones ¶ How the Scottes came to kynge Edwarde for to ameÌ„de theyr trespasse that they had done ayenst hym ANd at Myghelmas tho nexe comyng kynge Edwarde helde hys parlament at westmestre thyder came the Scottes that is to saye the bysshop of saynt Andreas Roberte the Brus erle of caryk Symonde Frysell Iohan the erle of Athell they were accorded with the kynge and bounde by othe swore that they afterwarde yf ony of them mysbare them ayenst kynge Edwarde that they sholde be dysheryted for euermore And whan theyr peas was thus made they toke theyr leue pryuely and wente home in to Scotlonde ¶ How Robert Brus chaleÌ„ged Scotlonde SO after thys Robert the Brus erle of Caryk sent by hys letters to the erles barons of Sotlonde that they sholde come to hym to Scone in the morowe after the Concepcion of our lady for grete nedys of the londe And the lordes came at the daye assygned And the same daye syr Robert the Brus sayd Fayre lordes fulle well ye knowe that in my persone dwellyd the ryght of the reame of Scotlonde as ye wote well I am ryghtfull heyer Syth that syre IohnÌ„ baylol that was our kynge vs hath forsake left his londe And though it so be the kynge Edwarde of Englonde wyth wrongfull power hath made me to hym assent ayenst my wyll yf that he wyll graunte that I may be kynge of Scotlonde I shal kepe you ayenst kynge Edwarde of englonde ayenst all manere men wyth the worde the abbot of Scon arose vp before them all sayd that yt was reason for to helpe hym the londe to kepe defeÌ„de And tho sayd in preseÌ„ce of theÌ„ all that he wolde gyue hym a M. pouÌ„de for to mayntene the londe all the other grauÌ„ted the londe to hym wyth ther powre hym for to helpe defyed kyng Edward of Englonde sayd the Robert Brus sholde be kynge of Englonde ¶ How syr IohnÌ„ of Comyn ayenst sayd the crownynge of syr Robert Brus. LOrdynges sayd syr Iohan of Comyn thynke on the truthe othe ye made to kynge Edwarde of Englond touchynge my self I wyll not breke myn oth for no man so he went from the company at the tyme. wherfore Robert the brus all tho the to hym conseÌ„ted were wroth menaced syr IohnÌ„ of comyn Tho ordened they another couÌ„seyll at Dumfrys to whyche came the for sayd syr IohnÌ„ of Comyn for he dwelled but two myle fro Dumfris there he was wont to soiorne and abyde ¶ How syr IohnÌ„ was traytoursly slayne SO whan Roberte the Brus wyst that all the grete lordes were come of Scotlond to Scon sauf syr IohnÌ„ Comyn the soâ—ourned nyghe scon he sent specyally after the sayd syr IohnÌ„ to come speke with him And vpon that he came spake with hym at the grayfreres in Dumfris that was the thursday after CaÌ„delmasseddy syr IohnÌ„ graunted to go wyth hym And whan he had herde masse he toke a soope dranke after warde he bestrode hys palfroy rode to Dumfris whan Roberte the brus sawe hym come at a wyndow as he was in his chambre made Ioye ynoygh came ayenst hym collyd hym about the necke made with hym gode semblauÌ„t And whan all the erles barons of Scotlonde were present Robert the Brus sayd syrs ye wote well the cause of this comynge wherfore it is yf ye wyl grauÌ„t that Ibe kyng of scotlonde as ryght heyre of the londe And all the lordes that were there sayd with one voys that h sholde be crownede kynge of Scotlond â–ª and that they wolde hym helpe mayntene ayenst all maner men on lyue for hym yf it were nede to deye the giÌ„tyll knyght tho IohnÌ„ of Comyn answerd certes neuer forme ne for to haue of me asmoche helpe as the value of a baton For that oth that I haue made vnto kynge Edwarde of Englonde I shall holde whyle my lyfe woll laste And with that worde he wente from the coÌ„pany and wolde a lyght vpon his palfroy and Roberte the Brus pursewed hym with a drawenswerde bare hym thrugh the body syr IohnÌ„ Comyn felle downe vnto the erth But whan Roger that was syr IohnÌ„ Comyns brother sawe the falsnesse He stert to syr Robert the Brus smote hym wyth a knyfe But the fals traytour was armyd vnder so that the stroke myght do hym no harme and so moche helpe came aboute syre Robert the Brus so the Robert Comyn was there slayne all to hewen in to peces Robert the Brus torned ayen there that syr IohnÌ„ Comyn the noble baroÌ„ lay wounded and pyned to warde his deth besyde the hygh awter in the chyrche of the graey freres sayde vnto syr Iohan comyn O traytoure thou shalt be dede neuer after lete myn auauncement shoke his swerde at the hygh awter and smote hym on his hede that the brayne felle downe vpon the grouÌ„de and the blood storte on hygh vpon the walles and yet vnto thys daye is that blood seen there that no water maye wasshe it a waye And so deyed that noble knyght in holy chyrche ANd whan thys traytoure Roberte the Brus sawe that no man wold sete hys coronacyon he cuÌ„mauÌ„ded all theÌ„ that were of power sholde come vnto hys crownynge to saynt Iohans towne in Scotlonde· And so it be fell vpon our lady daye the AnnuÌ„cyacyon the bysshop of Glaston the bysshop of saynt Andrewes crowned for ther kynge thys Roberte the Brus in saynt Iohans towne made him kynge And anone after he droue all thenglyssshemen out of Scotlonde And they fledde came compleyned them vnto kyng Edwarde how that Robert the Brus had dryue them out of the londe and dysheryted theym ¶ How that kynge Edwarde dubbyd at westmestre .xxiiii. score knyghtes ANd whan kyng Edwarde herd of this myschyef he swore that he sholde be ouenged therof and sayde That alle the traytours of Scotlonde sholde be hangyd and drawen and that they sholde neuer be raunsonned ¶ And kynge Edwarde thought vppon this falsnesse that the Scottes had to hym done And sente after all the bachelers of Englonde that they sholde come vnto London at wytsoÌ„tyde he dubbyd at westmestre .xxiiii. score knyghtes ¶ Them ordened the noble kynge Edwarde for to go in to Scotlonde to werre vpon Robert the Brus And sent before hym in to Scotlonde syr Aymer the valaunce erle of Penbroge And syre Henry Perey baron with a fayre company that pursewed the Scottes and brente townes and castels And afterwarde came the kynge hymself with erles and barons a fayre
sayd the sone shold become in hys tyme as redde as ony blood in tokenynge of grete mortalyte of people And that was knowe wel whaÌ„ the Scottes were slayne And syth sayd Merlyn the same dragon shold nouryshe a Fox that sholde meue grete werre ayenst hym that sholde not in hys tyme be ended and that semed well by Robert the Brus. that kynge Edwarde nourysshed in hys chambre that sythen stale a way meued grett werre ayenst hym whiche werre was not ended in his tyme And yet sayd merlyn that the dragon sholde deye in the marche of an other londe that hys londe sholde be long without a good keper And that men shold were for his dethe from the yle of Shephey vnto the yle of Mercyll wherfore alas shall be ther songe amonge the comyn people faderles in the londe wastyd And that prophecie was knowe ouer all full well For the good Kynge Edwarde deyed at Burgh vp sandys that is vpon the Marche of Scotlonde the englyssmen were dyscâ—mferced and sorowed in Northumberlonde For cause that kynge Edwardes sone sete by the Scottes no force for the ryot of Peers of Ganaston wherfore alas was the songe thrugh out all Englond for defawte of theyr good wardeyne from the yle of Shephey vnto the yle of Mercyll the people made moche sorowe for good kynge Edwardes dethe ¶ For they wende that good kynge Edwarde sholde haue gone in to the holy londe For that was holy his purpoos ¶ Vpon whoo 's soule god for his hygh Inginyte grace haue mercy ¶ Anno. dmÌ„ M.CC.lxxxiiii CElestinus was pope after Nicolas fiue monethes and nothynge noble of hym is wryten but that he was a vertuous man Bonefacyus the eyght was pope after hym .viii. yere This bonifacius was a man in those thynges the whiche perteyneth to courte for he was very experte in suche maters And bycause he had no pere he put no mesure to hys prudence And toke so grete pryde vpon hym that he sayd he was lord of all the worlde and many thynges he dyde with his myght power· the whyche fayled wretchedly in the ende He yaue an ensample to all prelatis that they sholde not be haue ne proude But vnder the fourme of a very shepeherde of god they shod â— more study for to belouyd of other subgectes thaÌ„ dradde This man is he of whom it is sayd that he entred as a fox He lyued as a lyon deyed as a dogge ¶ This tyme the yere of grace was ordeyned from an houÌ„dred yere to an hondred yere And the fyrste Iubyle was in the yere of our lord Ihesu Cryst a thousande thre houÌ„dred ¶ Benedictus the enleuenth was after Bonefacius .xi. monethes This man was an holy man of the ordre of the frere prechers and lytyll whyle lyued but dyssessyd anone ADulphus was Emperour .vi yere This man was erle of Anoxone And this Adulphus was not crowned by the pope for he was slayne in batayll ¶ Albertus was Emperour after hym ·x yere This man was the duke of Astryr fyrste was repreued of the pope after was confermed by the same pope for the malyces of the kyng of Fraunce the whiche was an enmye vnto the chyrche· to the alberte the same pope yaue the kyngdom of FrauÌ„ce as he dyde other kyngdoms But it proffyted not for at the last he was slayne of his neuewe ¶ Clemens was pope after Benedictus almoste .ix. yere and he was a greate buylder of castels and other thynges And he dampnyd the ordre of Templaryes and he ordeyned the seuen booke of the Decretales the whiche be callyd the questyons of Clementyns ¶ And anone after in a counseyle the whyche he helde atte Vyenna he reuokyd the same boke the whiche is successary Iohan called ayen in corporyd it and publysshyd it This Clement fyrste of all popes teanslatyd the popes sette fro Rome to Auinion and whether it was done bi the mocyon of god or by the boldenes of man dyuers men meruaylle ¶ IohnÌ„ the ·xxii was pope after bym .viii. yrre This man was all gloryous as for those thynges that were to be vsed thrugh the actyf lyf And he publysshed the Constytucyons of the clementynes sent theÌ„ to all the vnyuersytees And many sayntes he canonysed these fatte bysshopryches he deuydyd and he ordeyned many thynges ayeÌ„ste the pluralytae of benefyces many herytykes he dampned but whether he was saued or not our lord wolde not shewe to those be louyd very well ¶ Henry the .vii. was Emperour after Albert v· yere this Henry was a noble maÌ„ in warre and he coueyted to haue peas by londe and water He was a gloryous man in batayll And neuer ouercome with enmyes and atte the laste he was poysened of a frere whan that he howselyd hym by receyuynge of the sacramente ¶ Of kynge Edwarde that was kynge edwardes sone ANd after this kyng Edwarde regned Edwarde his sone that was borne att Carnriuan and thys Edwarde wente hym in tho Fraunce and there he spowsyd Isabell the kynges doughter of fraunce the .xxv. daye of Ianuari at the chyrche of our Lady at Boloyne in the yere of our lorde IhuÌ„ Cryste M. CCC vii And the .xx. day of Feuerer the nexte yere that came after he was crownyd solemply att westmestre of the Archebysshop of Caunterbury And there was soo grete presse of people that syre Iohan Bakwell was slayne and murdred And anone as the good kynge Edwarde was deed syr Edwarde hys sone kyng of englonde sent after Pers Ganaston in to Gascoyne so moche louyd hym that he callyd hym brother anone after he yaue vnto hym the lordshyp of walyngforde And it was not longe after that he yaue hym therldom of Cornewaylle ayenst the lordes wyll of englonde ¶ And tho brought syr walter of langton bysshop of Chestre in to pryson durauÌ„ce in the toure of London wyth two knaues alonely hym to serue For the kynge was wrothe wyth hym fore by cause that syre water made complaynt on hym to hys fader wherfore he was put in pryson in the tyme of Troylebaston the for sayde Pers of Ganaston made so grete maystreys that he wente in to the kynges tresory in the abbay of westmestre toke the table of golde with the trestls of the same many other ryche Iewels that somtyme were the noble and good kyng Arthurs toke theÌ„ to a marchauÌ„t that was called ameri of FriscoÌ„bande for he sholde bere them ouer the see in to Gascoyne so he went thens they came neuer ayen after wherfore it was a grete losse to this londe And whan this Pers was rychely auauÌ„syd he became so proude so stowte wherfore all the grete lordes of the reame had hym iÌ„dyspyte for his grete berynge wherfore syr Henry Lacy erle of Nicholl syr Guy erle of warwyk the whyche grete lordes the good kynge Edwarde syr Edwardes fader kyng of Englonde chargyd that Pers of Ganaston
sholde not come in to Englonde for to brynge his sone Edwarde in to ryot And all the lordes of Englonde assembled them a certayn day att the frere prechers at London And there they spake of the dyshonour the kynge Edwarde dyde to hys reame to his crowne and so they assentyd alle bothe erles and barons and all the comyns that the for sayd Peers of Ganaston sholde be exyled out of Englonde for euer more and so it was done For he for swore Englonde and went in to Irlonde and there the kyng made hym cheyfteyne gouernour of the londe by hys commyscyon And there this Pers was cheyfteyne of all the londe And dyd there all that hym lykyd â–ª and hadde power what he wolde and that tyme wer the templers exyled thrugh all cristiantee for by cause that myn put vppon theym that they sholde do thynges ayenst the fayth and good byleue Kyng Edwarde louyd Peers of Ganaston so moche that he myght not for bere his coÌ„pany And so moche the kynge yaue behyght to the people of Englonde that the exylyge of the forsayd Peers shold be reuokyd atte Stamforde thrugh them that hym had exyled wherfore Pers of Ganaston cam ayen into Englond And whan he was come ayen in to his londe he dyspysed the grettest lordes of this londe And called syr Robert Clare Erle of Gloucetre horesone And the Erle of Nycholl syr Henry Lacy brustenbely and syr Guy Erle of warwyk the blacke hound of Arderne And also he callyd the noble erle Thomas of Lancastre churle many other scornes and shamys them sayde and many other grete lordes of Inglonde wherfore they were to warde hym full angry and wroth ryght sore anoyed And in the same tyme deyed the Erle of Nycholl But he chargyed or that he was deed Thomas of Lancastre Erle that was his sone in lawe that he sholde mayntene hys quarell ayenst this same Peers of Ganaston vpon his blessynge ¶ And so it befell thorugh helpe of the erle Thomas of Lancastre and all so of the Erle of warwyk that the forsayd syr Peers was heeded att gauersich besyde warwyk in the .xx. day of Iune in the yere of grace M.CCC and .xii. wherfore the kyng was sore anoyed and prayed god that he myght se that daye to be auenged vpon the deth of the forsayde Peers ¶ And so it befell afterwarde as ye shall here Alas the tyme. For the forsayd Erle of Lancastre many other grete barons were put to a pyteous dethe and martred for by cause of the forsayde quarell The kynge was to att London And helde a parleament and ordeyned the lawes of Symonde Mountforde wherfore the erle of Lancastre and the Erles and alle clergye of Englonde made an othe thrugh counseyll of Robert of wynchelse for to mayntene the ordynauntes for euer ¶ How Robert Brus came ayeÌ„ in to Scotlonde and gadryd a grete power of men for to werre vpon kynge Edwarde ANd whan syre Robert the Brus that made hym kynge of Scotlonde that before was fledde in to Norway for drede of deth of the good kynge Edwarde And also he herde of the debate that tho was in englond bytwene the kynhe his lordys he ordeyned an hoste came in to Inglonde in to Northumberlonde and clene dystroyed the countree ¶ And whan kynge Edwarde herde this tyynges he lete assemble hys hoste and mette the Scottes at Edstreyelyn in the daye of the Natiuite of saynt Iohan Baptyst in the thyrde yere of his regne in the yere of oure lorde M.CCC .xiiii. Alas the sorowe losse that ther was done For there was slayne the noble Erle Gylbert of clare syr Robert Clefford baron and the kynge Edwarde was scomfyted and Edmonde of maule the kynges Stewarde for drede wente drowned hymself in a fresshe ryuer that is called Bannokysborne wherfore they sayd in repreyf of kynge Edwarde for asmoche as he louyd to go by water also for he was dyscomfyted at BaÌ„nosborne therfore the maydens made a songe therof in the countree of kynge Edwarde â–ª and in this manere they soÌ„ge MaydeÌ„s of Englonde sore may ye morne for tyÈt haue lost your leÌ„mans at baÌ„nokysborne with heuelogh what wenyth the kyng of Englonde to haue gote Scotlond with rombylogh AS kynge Edmonde was dyscomfyted woÌ„der sore and faste he fledde with his folke that were left aliue weÌ„t vnto Berwyk there helde hym after he toke hostages .ii. chyldern of the rychesse of the towne And the kynge went to London toke couÌ„seyl of thynges that were nedefull to the reame of EngloÌ„de ¶ And in the same tyme it befel that tho was in Englonde a rybaude that was called Iohan TaÌ„ner And he yede sayd that he was the good kynge Edwardes sone and lete hem calle Edwarde of CarnariuaÌ„ And therfore he was take at Oxforde And there he chaleÌ„ged frere carmes chyrche that kyng Edwarde hadde yeue them whiche was the kynges halle And afterwarde was thys Iohan ladde to Northampton drawen hangyd for his falsnesse or that he was deed he confessyd sayd before all tho that were there that the deuyll beyhyght hym that he sholde be kynge of Englonde that he had serued the deuyll thre yere ¶ How the towne of Berwyk was take thrugh treason and how two Cardynales were robbyd in Englonde ANd on mydlente Sondaye in the yere of our lorde M.CCC.xvi Berwyke was loste thorugh false treson of oon Pers of Spaldynge the whyche Pers the kynge had put there For to helpe that same towne with many burgeyses of the same towne wherfore the chyldren that were put in hostage thrughe the burgeyses of Berwyk folowed the kynges marchâ—â—se many dayes fettred in stroÌ„ge yrens And after the tyme two Cardynalles in to Englonde as the pope had theym sence for to makepe as bytwene Englonde and Scotlonde And as they wente to warde Durham for to haue sacred mayster Lowys of Beamont bysshop of Durham they were take robbed vpon the moore of wynglesdom Of whiche robbery syr Gylbert of mytton was atteynt take and hangyd drawen at LoÌ„don his heed smytte of put vpon a spere set vpon newe gate the foure quarters sent to foure cytees of Englonde and that same tyme befell many myscheues in Englonde for the poore people deyed in Englonde for hungre and so moche and so faste deyed that vnethe meÌ„ myght bury them For a quarter of whete was at .xl. shelynges â–ª and two yeres an half a quarter of where was worth .x. marck· and of tyme the poore people stole chyldern and ete them ete also the houÌ„des that they myghte take also hors and cattes And after there fell a grete myrreyne amonge bestes in dyuers countrees of engloÌ„de durynge kynge Edwarde lyues tyme. ¶ How the Scottes robbyd NotuÌ„berlonde ANd in the same tyme came the Scottes ayen in to Englonde and dystroyed Northumberlonde and breÌ„â—t and
of accorde the hym alyed to the barons came with that company sur Roger Dammory syr Hugh dandale that had spousyd the kynges neces syster syr Gylbert of clare erle of Gloucetre that was slayne in Scotlonde as before is sayd And tho two lordes had tho two partyes of the erldom of Gloucerte sur Hugh Spenser had thyrde party in his wyues half the thyrde syster and tho two lordes wente to the barons wyth all theyr power ayenst syr Hugh theyr brother in lawe And so there came wyth them syr Robert Clyfforde syr Iohan MoÌ„bray syr Goselyn Dauyll syr Roger Mortymer of werk syr Roger Mortymer of wykmore his neuewe syr Henry Trays syre IohaÌ„ Gyffarde syr Barthylmewe of Bardesmore with all theyr coÌ„pany and many other that to them were consent all the grete lordes came vnto westmestre to the kynges parlemente And so they spake dyde that bothe syr Hughe SpeÌ„ser the fader also the sone were out lauwed of englonde for euermore And soo syre Hugh the fader wente vnto Douer and made moche sorowe fell downe vpon the grounde by the see banke a crosse wyth his armes and sore wepynge sayd Now fayr Englonde and good Englonde to almyghty god I the betake And thryes kyssed the grounde and wenyd neuer to haue come ayen· And wepynge cursyd the tyme that euer he begate syr Hugh his sone sayd for hym he had lost all Englond And tho in presence of theÌ„ all that were aboute hym yaue hym his cursee went ouer see to his londes But Hugh the sone wolde not go out of Englonde but helde hym in the see and his company robbyd .ii. dromedores besyde Sandwyth and toke and bare a waye alle the godoes that was in them to the value of .lx. M.li. ¶ How the Kynge exyled erle Thomas of Lancastre and alle that helde with hym and how the Mortymer came and yelded hym to the kynge of all the lordes IT was not longe after that the kynge made syr Hugh Spenser the fader syr Hugh the sone come ayen in to Englond ayenste the lordes wyll of the reame And soone after the kynge with a stroÌ„ge power came and beseged the castel of Ledys and in the castel was the laby of Bladelesmore for cause that she wold not graunt that castell to the quene Isabel kinge Edwardes wyfe but the pryncypall cause was for syr Berthylmewe was ayenst the kynge and helde with the lordes of EngloÌ„de neuertheles the kynge by helpe socoure of men of London also of helpe of Southeren men gate the castel maugre of them all that were with in and toke with them al that they myght fynde And whan the barons of Englonde herde these tidynges syr Roger Mortymer many other lordes toke the towne of Brugge wroth wyth strenth wherfore the kyng was wonder wrothe and lete outlawe Thomas of Lancastre and Vmfroy de Bohoune erle of Herforde and alle tho that were assentynge to the same quarel And the kyng asseÌ„bled an huge host and came ayenst the lordes of Englond wherfore the Mortymers put them in the kynges grace And anone they were sente to the toure of London and there kept in pryson And whaÌ„ the barons herd thys thyng they came to poutfert there that the erle Thomas soiourned and tolde hym how that Mortymers both had yelde them to the kynge put them in hys grace ¶ Of the syege of Tykhyll SO whan Thomas Erle of Lancastre herde thys he was wonder wrothe all that were of there company greatly they were dyscomfyted ordeyned there power togyder and besyeged the castell of Tykhyll But tho that were wyth in manly defended them that the barnos myght not gete the castel and whan the kyng herde that his castell was beseged he swore by god by his names that the lege sholde be remeued assembled an huge power of people wente theder ward to rescowe the castell his power encresyd fro daye to daye whan the erle of Lancastre the erle of Herforde the barons of there coÌ„pany herde of thys thynge they assembled all theyr power wente them to Burton vpon trent kept the brydge that the kyng shold not passe ouer â–ª but it befell so on the tenthe daye of Marche in the yere of grace M.CCC.xxi the kyng the Spensers syr Aymer Valaunce erle of Penbroke Iohan erle of Araundell theyr power wente ouer the water dyscomfyted therle Thomas and his company· And they fled to the castell of Tetbury from thens they went to Pountfret And in that â—yage deyed syr Roger Daumore in thabbay of Thebury And in that same tyme the erle thomas had a traytour wyth hyme that was callyd Robert Holonde knyght that the erle had brought vp of nought had nourysshed hym iÌ„ hys butrye had yeue hym a thousaÌ„de marke of londe by yere And so moche the erle louyd hym that he myght do in the erles court all that hym lyked bothe amonge them hyghe lowe and so craftly the theyf bare hym ayenste his lorde that he trustyd more vpon hym than ony man on lyue and the erle had ordeyned by his letters for to goo in to the erledome of Lancastre to make men aryse to kepe hym in that vyage That is to saye .v. huÌ„dred men of armys But the fals traytour came not there no manere men for to warne ne for to make arayse to helpe his lord And whan that the fals traytour herde tell that hys lord was dycomfyted at Burton vpon Trent as a fals traytour theyf stele a way robbyd in RaueÌ„sdele his lordes men that came fro the scomfyture And toke of them hors harneys and al that they had slewe of them all that they myghte take came yeldyd hym to the kynge ¶ whan the good erle Thomas wyste that he was so bytrayed He was so abasshed sayde to hymself O almyghty good how myght Robert Holonde fynde in hys herteme to betray sythe that I louyd hym so moche O god well maye nowe a man se by hym that no man maye dysceyue a nother rathar than he that he trustyth moost vpon He hath full euyll yelded me my goodnes the worshyp that I haue to hym done and thrugh my kyndnesse haue hym auauÌ„cyd made hym hyghe where that he was lowe And he makyth me go from hyghe vnto lowe but yet shall he deye an euyll dethe ¶ Of the scomfyture of Brurbrygge THe good Erle Thomas of Lancaste Humfroy de Bohoune ele of Herford and the barons that with theym were toke counsell bytwene them at the frre prechers in PouÌ„tfret tho thought Thomas vpon the traytour Roberte Holonde And sayde in repreyf Alas Robert Holonde hath me betrayed and is the red of some euyll shred And by the comyn assent they sholde goo to the castell of Dunstanbrughe the whiche perteyned to therldome of Lancastre that they sholde abyde
ther tyll that the kynge had for yeue them his male talente ¶ But whan the good erle Thomas this herde he answered in this manere sayd Lordes sayd he yf we go to wade the North the Northen men woll saye that we go to warde the scottes so we shall be holden traytours for cause of dystauÌ„ce that is bytwene kynge Edwarde Robert the Brus that made hym kynge of Scotlonde And therfore I say as touchyng my self that I wyll not go no ferder into the Northe than to myn owne castell at PouÌ„tfret ¶ And whan syre Roger Clyfford herde this he arose vp anone in wrathe and drawe his swerde on hye swore by god almyghty by his holy names but yf that he wolde go with them he sholde hym slee there the noble and gentyll erle Thomas of Lancastre was sore a ferde sayd Fayr â–ª syres I wyll go with you whether some euer ye me bydde Tho went they togyder in to the North wyth them they hadde .vii. C. men of armys came to Burbryg And whan syr Andrew of Herkela that was in the north countre thrugh ordynauÌ„ce of the kynge For to kepe the countree of Scotlonde herde tell how that Thomas of Lancastre was scomfyted hys company at Burton vpon trent he ordened hym a stronge power and syr symonde warde also that was the shyref of yorke and mette the barons at burburgge and anone they brake the brydge that was made of tree ¶ And whan syr Thomas of Lancastre herde the syr Andrewe of Herkela had broughte wyth hym suche a power he was sore adradde sente for syr Andrewe of herkela wyth hym spake sayde to hym in thys manere syr Andrewe sayde he ye may wel vnderstoÌ„de that our lorde the kyng is ladde and mysgouerned by moche fals counsel thrugh syr Hugh Spenser the fader syr Hughe is sone syr Iohan erle of AruÌ„del thrugh mayster Robert Baldok a fals pylled clerke that now is in the kynges courte dwellynge wherfore I praye you that ye wyll come wyth vs with alle youre power that ye haue ordeyned helpe to dystroie the venym of Englond and the traytours that ben therin we wyll yeue vnto you all the best parte of fyue Erldoms that we haue holde we wyll make vnto you an othe that we wyll neuer doo thynge wythout your counsell soo ye shal be left as well with as euer was Robert Holande Tho answered syr Andrew of Herkela sayd syr Thomas that wolde not I do ne consent therto for no manere thynge wythout the wyll coÌ„maundement of lorde the kynge for them shold I be holden a traytour for euermore And whan that the noble erle Thomas of LaÌ„castre sawe that he wolde not consent to hym for no maner thyng syr Andrew he sayd wyll ye not consent to dystroy the venym of the reame as we be consente at one worde syr Andrewe I tel the that are this yere begooÌ„ that ye shall â–ª be take and holde for a traytour and more than ony of you hold vs now in worse dethe ye shall deye than euer dyde ony knyght of Englonde And vnderstonde wel that ye dyd neuer thynge That sorer ye shall you repente And now go and doo what you good lykyth I wyll put me in to the mercy of god And so went the fals traytour tyrauÌ„ce a fals forsworne man For thrugh the noble erle Thomas of Lancastre he receyued the armys of Chyualrye and thrughe hym he was made a knyght Tho myghte men se archers drawe them in that one syde and in that other and knyghtes also And foughte tho togyder wonder sore And also amonge all other Humfroy de Boughon Erle of Herforde a worthy knyght of renoune thrugh out all crystendom stode a fought with his enmyes vppon the brydge and as the noble lord stode foughte vpon the brydge a theyf rybaude sculkyd vnder the brydge fyersly with a spere smote the noble knyght in to the fuÌ„dement so that his bowellys came out aboute his fete ther. Alas for sorowe pyte For there was slayne the floure of solace of comforth also of curteysye ¶ And Syr Roger Clyfforde a noble a worthy knyghte stode euer fought and well worthyly hym defended as a noble baron But at the last he was sore woundyd in his heed And syr Wyllyam of Sullaynde syr Roger of Benfeelde were slayne at that batayll whan syr Andrewe of Herkela sawe that syr thomas meÌ„ of LaÌ„castre lassed slakyd anone he and hys company came vnto the gentyll knyght syr Thomas layd vnto hym in an hyghe voyce yelde the traytour yelde the. The gentyll erle Thomas of Lancastre answered thenne and sayde Nay lordes traitours we ben none and to you we wyll neuer vs yelde whyle that oure lyues last But leuer we had to be slayne in our thruth than yelde vs vnto you And syre Andrewe â—en gardyd vppon syr Thomas and hys company yellynge and cryenge lyke a wode wulf yelde you traytours taken yelde you and sayde wyth an hyghe voys Beware syres that none of you be so hardy vpon lyf and lymme to mys do Thomas body of LaÌ„castre And wyth that worde the good erle Thomas yede into the castell sayd knelynge vpon hys knees and torned hys vysage to warde the crosse and sayd almyghty god to the I yelde holy I put me vnto thy mercy and wyth that the vylaynes and rybaudes lept aboute hym on euery syde as tyrauÌ„tes wood tormentours dyspoyled hym of his armoure clothed hym in a â—obe of rayâ— that was of his squyres lyuetay â— and forth ladde hym unto yorke by water Tho myght men see moche sorowe care For the gentyl knyghtes sledde on euery syde the rybaudes and the vyllayns egerly them dyscryed and cryed on hyghe yelde traytours yelde you And whan they were yelden they were robbyd bounden as theuys Alas the shame and dyspyte that the gentyll orde of knyghthode had there at that batayll And the londe was tho without lawe For holy chyrche had tho nomore creuereence than it had be a burdell hous And in that batyall was the fader ayenst the sone â— and the vncle ayenst the neuewe For so moche vnkyndenesse was neuer seen before in Englonde as that tyme amonge folkes of one nacyon For one kynred had noo more pyte of that other than an hungry wulf hathe of a shepe And it was no wonder For the grete lordes of Englonde were not alle of one nacyon But were medlyd with other nacoÌ„ns That is for to say some Brytons some Saxons some Danys some Pehypes some Frenssemen some Normans some Spanyerdes some Romayns some Henaude some Flemynges and other dyuers nacyons the whyche nacyons accordyd not to the kynde blood of Englonde And yf soo grete lordes had be oonly weddyd to Englysshe people Thenne sholde peas haue ben and reste amonge theym without ony enuye And at that
batayll was Roger Clyfforde take syr IohnÌ„ Mombray syr wyllyam Tuchyâ— Syr wyllyam fitz wyllyam and many other worthy knyghtes there take at that batayll Syr Hugh Dandell nette daye after was taken and put in to pryson and sholde haue be doon to dethe yf he hadde not spousyd the kynges nece that was Erle Gylbertes syster of Gloucestre â— and anon after was syr Berthylmewe of Badelesmore taken at Stow parke a maneyr of the bysshop of Lyncoln that was his neuewe many other barons and baronetters wherfore was made moche sorowe ¶ How Thomas of Lancastre was heedyd at Pountfret and .v. barons hangyd and drawen there ANd now I shall tell you of the noble erle Thomas of Lancastre wha he was take brought to yorke many of the cyte were full glade and vpon hym cryed with an hyght voys O syr traytour ye be welcome blessyd be god for now ye shall haue the rewarde that longe ye haue deserued And caste vppon hym many snowe balles many other repreues they dyd hym But the gentyll erle all suffred sayd nother o worde nor other ¶ And at the same tyme the kyng herde of thys scoÌ„fyture was ful glad Ioyous in grete hast came to PouÌ„tfret And syr Hugh Spenser and syr Hugh his sone syr IohnÌ„ erle of Arundell and syr Edmonde of wodestoke the kynges brother erle of Kent syr Aymer of valaunce erle of Penbroke and mayster Robert Baldoke a fals pyllyd clerke that was pryue and dwelled in the kynges court all came theder wyth the kynge And the kyng entryd in to the castel and Syr Andrewe of Herkela a fals tyraunte thrugh the kynges coÌ„maundement toke wyth hym the gentyll Erle Thomas to Pountfret and there he was prysoned in his owne castell that he had newe made that stode ayenste the abbaye of kynge Edwarde ¶ And syr Hugh Spenser the fader the sone cast and thought how in what maner the good erle Thomas of Lancastre sholde be deed wythoute Iugement of hys perys wherfore it was ordeyned thrugh the kynges Iusticus that the kyng sholde put vpon hym poyntes of treason And so it befell that he was ledde to barre before the kynges Iustices bare heed as a theyf in a fayre halle in his owne castell that he had made ther in many a fayre feste both to ryche to poore ¶ And these where is Iustices syr Hugh SpeÌ„ser the fader Aymer of Balaunce erle of PeÌ„broke syr Edmonde of wodstok erle of Kent syr Iohan of Brytayne erle of Rychemonde syr Robert Malemethrop Iustyce and syre Roberte hym a couplyd in this manere ¶ Thomas court excludeth you of all maner answer Thomas our lorde the kynge puttyth vppon you â–ª that ye haue in hys londe ryden wyth baner dysplayed ayenst his peas as a traytour ¶ And with the worde the gentyll erle Thomas with an hygh voyce sayd Nay lordes forsoth and by saynt Thomas I was neuer traytoure ¶ The Iustyce sayd ayen tho Thomas oure lorde the kyng putteth vpon you that ye haue robbyd his folke and murdred his people as a theyf Thomas also the kynge puttythe vpon you that he dyscoÌ„fyted you our people wyth his folke in his owne reame wherfore ye weÌ„te fledde to the woode as an outlaw â–ª and thomas as a traytoure ye shall be hangyd by reasoÌ„ but the kynge hathe foryeuen you that Iugement for loue of quene Isabell And Thomas reson wolde that ye sholde be hangyd but the kynge hath foryue you that IugemeÌ„t for by cause loue of your lygnage But for asmoche Thomas as ye were taken fleenge and as an outlawe the kynge woll that your heed shalle be smyten of Anone haue hym oute of prees and brynge hym to his Iugement ¶ Whan the geÌ„tyll knyght Thomas had herde all these wordes wyth an hygh voyce he cryed sore wepynge and sayd alas saynt Thomas fayr fader Alas shall I be deed thus Graunt me now blessydful â–ª god answere But all auayled hym no thynge For the cursyd Gascoyns put hym hyther thyder on hym cryed wyth an hyghe voys O kynge Arthur moost terryble dredefull well knowen shewed now is thyn open traytour And an euyll deth shalt thou ryght anone deye Haste thou not ryght well deserued it ¶ And thenne thyse cruell folke sette vpon the gode knyhht Thomas for very scorne an olde chaplet that was alle to rente that was not worth an halfe peny And after that they sette hym vpon a whyte palfroy full vnsemely also all bare wyth an olde brydell And wyth an horryble noyse they draue hym out of the castell to warde hys deth and they cast vpon hym many balles of snowe in dyspyte And as the traytours lad hym out of the castell tho sayde he these pyteous wordes And his hondes helde vp on hygh to warde heuen Now the kyng of heuen yeue us mercy for the erthly kyng hathe vs forsaken and a frere precher wente with hym out of the castell tyll he came to the place that he endeth his lyfe vnto whome he shroue hym all hys lyfe And the gentyll erle helde the frere wonder fast by the clothes sayd to hym Fayr fader abyde with vs tyll that I be deed for my flesshe quakyth for drede of dethe ¶ And the sothe for to say The gentyll erle sette hym vpon hys knees and torned hym to warde the eest but a rybaude that was called Hygone of mosâ—â—on sette honde vpon the gentyll Erle and sayd in dyspyte of hym Syr traytour torne the towarde the Scottes thy fowle deth to receyue torned to warde the Nosth The noble erle Thomas answered tho wyth a mylde voys and sayd now fayr lordes I shall do your wyll And with that worde the frere went from hym sore wepynge And anone a rybaude wente to hym smote of hys heed the .xi. Kalendas of Auerell In the yere of grace M.CCC .xxi. ¶ Alas that euer suche a gentyll blood sholde be don to deth withouten cause reason And traytoursly the kynge was counseylled whan he thrugh the fals counseyll of the Spenser suffred syr Thomas his vncles sone to be put to suche a deth so he beheeded ayenst all maner of reasoÌ„ And grete pyte it was also that suche a noble kynge sholde be dysceyued and mysgouerned thrugh counsell of the fals Spensers the whyche tho he mayntened thrughe loselry ayenst his honour also his proffyte For after warde there fell grete vengaunce in Englonde for by cause of the forsayd· Thomas dethe whan the gentyll erle of his lyf was passyd the pryour the monkys of Pounfret gate the body of syr Thomas of the kynge buryed it before the hyghe awter on the ryght syde ¶ That same daye that thys gentyll knyght was dede were hangyd and drawen for the same quarel at PouÌ„tfret syr Wyllyam Tuchet Syr Wyllyam Fitz Wyllyam syr werreyn of Isell Syr Henry Bradborn syr
Wyllyam Cheyne barons al and IohnÌ„ page esquyrer and soone after at yorke were drawen hangyd syr Roger Clyfforde syre Iohan of Mambray barons syr Goselyne Deuyll knyght ¶ And at Brystowe were draweÌ„ and hangyd Syr Henry of wemyngton syr Henry Mounâ—torde baroÌ„s ¶ And at Gloucerre were draweÌ„ and hangyd syr IohnÌ„ Gaffarde and syr Wyllyam of Elmebrughe barons at LondoÌ„ were hangyd and drawen Syr henry Tyes baron ¶ And atte wynchelse syr thomas Clepepyr knyght And ferthermore to telle of thys cruell occyon atte wyndsore was drawe hangyd syr Frauncâ—s waldeÌ„ham baron at Caunterbury was draweÌ„ and handyg syr Berthylmew Badelesmore and syr Berthylmew of Asshe bourucham barons and at Cardyf in walys syr Wylyam Flemmynge baron ¶ How kynge Edwarde wente into Scotlonde wyth an hundrde thousande meÌ„ of armys and myght not spede SO whan kynge Edwarde of Englonde had brought the floure of cheuaâ— â–ª vnto theyr deth thrugh counsell conâ—ente of syr Hugh Spenser the fader syr Hughe the sone he became as woode as ony lyon â–ª what so euer the Spensers wolde haue it was done So well the kynge louyd theym that they myght do with hym all thynge that them lyked wherfore the kynge gaaf vnto syr Hughe Spenser the fader the erldom of wynchestre and vnto syr Andrewe of Herkela the erldome of Cardoyllâ— in preiudyce and in harmynge of hys crowne And kyng Edwarde tho thrugh counsel of the Spensers dysheryted alle them that had be ayenst hym in ony quarel with Thomas of Lâ—castre And many other were dysheryted also by cause that the Spensers coueyted for to haue theyr londes And so they had all that they wold desyre wyth wronge ayenst all reason Tho made the kynge Robert Baldok a falâ—e pylled clerke Chaunceler of Englond thrugh counsell of the forsayde Spensers ¶ And he was a false rybaude And a coueytouse And so they counseylled the kynge moche that the kyng lete take to hys owne warde all the gooddes of the lordes that were put wrongfully to the deth in to hys owne honde And aswell they toke the goodes that were within hooly chyrche es the goodes that were wythout lete theym be put in to hys tresoury in London lette them calle hys for feytes And by there couÌ„sell the kynge wrought for euer more he dysheryted them that the godes ought thrugh ther couÌ„sell lete arer a talegge of all the goodes of Englonde wherfore he was the rychest kyng that euer was in Englonde after wyllyam Bastarde that comquered Englonde And yet thrughe couÌ„sell of them hym semyd that he hadde not ynough But made yet euery towne of Englonde for to fynde a man of armys vpon theyr owne costes for to go werre vpon the Scottes that were his enmyes wherfore the kynge went in to Scotlonde with an houndred thousande men of armys at wytsontyde in the yere of our lord Ihesu Crist M.CCC.xxii But the Scottes wente hyd them in mouÌ„teyns in wodes and caryed the Englysshmen fro day to day that the kynge myght for no manere thynge fynde theÌ„ in playne felde wherfor many Englysshmen that had lytyl vytaylles deyed ther for hungre wonder fast an sodenly in goynge and comynge and namely tho that had bene ayenst Thomas of Lancastre robbyd his men vpon hys londes whan kynge Edwarde sawe that vytaylles fayled hym he was wonder sore dyscomfyted bycause also that hys men deyed for he myght not spede of his enmyes So att the last he came ayen in to Englonde anone after came Iames Douglas and also Thomas Radulph with an huge hooste into Englonde in to Northumberlonde and wyth them the Englysshmen that were dryuen out of Englonde and came and robbed the countree and slewe the people also brente the twone that was callyd Northallerton many other twones to yorke And whan the kynge herde thys tydynges he lete so mane all maner men that myght trauyllee And so the Englysshmen mette the Scottes at the abbay of Beyghelande the .xv. day after Mygelmas en the same yere aboue sayd and the Englysshmen were there dysconfyted And at that dyscomfyture was take syr Iohan of Brytayne Erle of Rychmonde that helde the countree the erldome of Lancastre and after he payed an huge raunsonne was lete goo And after that he wente in to Fraunce and came neuer after agayne ¶ How syr Andrewe of Herkelay was take and put to deth that was Erle of Cardoil THen at that tyme was syr Andrew of Herkela the new was made erle of Cardoil for cause that he had taken the good erle Thomas of Lancastre ¶ He hadde ordeyned thrugh the kynges coÌ„maundement of Englonde for to bringe hym all the power that he myght for to helpe ayenste the Scottes as the abbaye of Beglonde And whan the fals traytour had gadred all the people that he myght shold haue come to the kynge vnto the abbaye of Beyghelande the fals traytour ladde them by a nother couÌ„tre thrughe Copelonde And thrughe therldome of Lancastre went thrugh the couÌ„tree robbed slewe the folke all that he myght And ferthermore the fals traytour had take a grete somme of golde and syluer of syr Iames Douglas for to be ayenst the kyng of Englonde to be helpynge holdynge with the Scottes thrugh whose treason the kynge of Englonde was scomfyted at Beyghelande or that he came thyder wherfore the kyng was to ward hym wonder wrothe and lete pryuely enquere by the couÌ„tre aboute how that it was And some men enquered and aspeyed so at the laste the trough was fouÌ„de sought And he atteynte take as fals traytour as the gode erle Thomas of Lancastre hym tolde of that he was pute vnto deth at hys taâ—ynge att Burbrugge to hym sayd Or the that were doon he sholde be take holde a traytour And so it was as the holy maÌ„ sayd ¶ wherfore the kyng sent pryuely to syr Anthony of Lucy a knyght of the countre of Cardoil that he sholde take syr Andrew of Herkela put hym vnto the dethe And to brynge this thynge vnto the ende the kynge sente hys Commyssion so that thys same Andrewe was take at Cardoill and ladde vnto the barre in the maner of an erle worthyly arayed wyth aswerde gyrde aboute hym and hosyd and sporyd ¶ Tho spake syr Anthoyn in this maner syr Andrewe sayd he the kynge puttyth vpon the for asmoche as thou hast be orpyd iÌ„ thy dedys he dyde to the moche honour made the erle of Cardoil than as a traytour to thy lorde laddest the people of hys countere that shold haue holpe hym at the batayll of Beyghel and and thou laddest them awaye by the countree of Copelande and thrugh the erldom of Lancastre wherfore our lorde the kynge was dyscomfyted there of the Scottes thrugh thy treason falsnesse and yf thou haddest come by tymes he had had the bataylle and treason thou
tyme the counsel that euer ye coÌ„sented that the quene Isabell sholde goo in to Fraunce for to treate of accorde betwene the kynge of Englonde her broder the kynge of fraunce for that was your counsell for at that tyme for soch your wytt fayled for I drede me sore leest thrugh her her sone we shall be dystroyed But yf we take the better counseylle ¶ Now fayre syres vnderstonde howe merueylous felony falshede the Spensers ymagyned cast For pryuely they lete fyll fyue barelles ferrours with syluer the soÌ„me amouÌ„tyd .v. M. pounde they sent those barelles ouer â—ee pryuely by an alyaunt that was callyd Arnold of Spayne that was a broker of LoÌ„don That he sholde go to the Douzepers of FrauÌ„ce that they sholde procure and speke to the kyng of Fraunce that quene Isabell her sone Edwarde wer dryuen exyled out of FrauÌ„ce And amonge all other thynges That ther were braught to the deth as pryuely as they myghte but almyghty god wold not so for whan this Arnold was in the hygh see he was take wiâ—h Selanders that mette hym in the hyghe see and toke hym and ladde hym to the erle of Henaude theyr lorde moche Ioye was made for that takynge And at the laste this Arnold pryuely stele a waye from thens And came to London And of thys takynge of other thynâ—â—s the erle of Henaude sayd to the quene Isabell Dame make you mery be of good there for ye be rycher than ye wened for to be take thyse fyue barelles full of syluer that were sâ—â—te to the Dourpers of France for to slee you youre sone Edwarde and thynke you hastely for to goo in to Englonde and take with you Syre Iohan of Henaude my brother and .v. houÌ„dred men of armys For many of them of Fraunce in whom ye haue had grete truste done you for to scorne and almyghty god graunte you that grace your enmyes to ouercome ¶ The quene Isabell sent tho thrugh Henaude and Flaundres for her souldyours ordened her euery daye for to go in to Englonde ayen so she had in her company syr Edmonde of wodstok that was erle of Kent that was syr Edwardes broder of Englde ¶ How kynge Edwarde lette kepe the costes by the see and lete trye all the pryce men of armys and foot men thrugh Englonde AS kynge Edwarde herde telle the quen Isabell Edwarde her sone wolde come in to englonde wyth a grete power of alyauÌ„tes with them that were outlawed out of englonde for there rebellyousnesse he was sore a dradde to be put downe for to lese his kyngdom wherfore he ordeyned to kepe hys castels in walys as well as in Englond with vytayllers theyr appaâ—ylles and lette kepe hys ryuers also ye. at the feest of DecolacioÌ„ of saynt IohnÌ„ Baptyst the Cytezyns of London sent to the kyng to Prochestre an C. men of armys also he coÌ„mauÌ„ded by hys letters ordeyend that euery hundred wepeÌ„take â—otrye as wel men of armys as men on foot and that they sholde be put in .xx. soÌ„me and in an hundred soÌ„me And commaunded the alle tho men were redy whan ony shoute or crye were made for to purpose take the alyauntis that came in to Englond for to ben bme hym the londe for to put him out of his kyngdon And more ouer he lete crye thorugh his patent in euery fayre in euery market of Englonde that the quene Isabell syr Edwarde his eldest sone the erle of Kent that they were take and saufly kepte without ony manere harme vnto them doynge all other manere people that come with them anone smyte of ther hedys without ony manere raunsom takynge of them And what man myght brynge syr Rogeres mortymer heed of wygmore sholde haue an huÌ„dred pouÌ„de of money for his trauall ¶ And ferthermore he ordened by his patrent coÌ„maunded to make a fyre vpon euery hyll besyde the ryuers and in lowe countrees for to make hyghe bekenesse of rymbre That yf it so were that the alyuntes came vnto londe by nyght tyme that thenÌ„e the Inhabycauntys there aboute sholde endeuoyr them selfe in goodly hast to lyght fyre the bekenes that the countree maye be warned come mete there enmyes And in the tyme deyed syr Roger Mortymyer his vcle in the toure of London ¶ How the quene Isabell and syr Edward duke of Guyhenne her sone came in to London at her with and how they dyde AS quene Isabell and syr Edwarde her sone duke yf Guyhenne syr Edwarde of wodstok erle of Kente syr IohnÌ„ the erles brother of Henaude there company dradde not the menace of the kyng ne of hys traytours for they trusted all in goddys grace came to Her with in South floke the .xxiii. daye of Septembre in the yere of grace M.CCC.xxvi And the quene syre Edwarde her sone sent letters to the Mayre comynalte of London requyrynge them that they sholde be helpynge in the quarell and cause that they had that is to saye to dystroye the traytours of the reame But none answeres were sent ayen wheâ—fore the quene and syr Edwarde her sone sent a nother patent letter vnder the seases the tenour of whiche letter here folowyth in this maner ¶ Isabell by the grace of god quene of englonde lady of Irlonde and couÌ„tesse of Pountyf and we Edwarde the eldest sone of the kynge of Englond duke of guyon erle of Chestre of Pauntyf of moustroyl to the Mayre to all the comynaltee of the cytee of London sendyth gretynge for asmoche as we haue before the tyme sent to you by your letters how we be come into thys londe in good arraye and in good manere for the maner for the honour profyte of holy chyrche and of our dere lorde the kyng and all the reame with al the reame with all our myght and power to kepe and mayntene as we and al the good folke of the forsayd reame are holden to doo And vppon that we praye you that ye wolde be helpynge to vs in as moche as ye maye in this quarell that is for the comune profyte of the forsayd reame and we haue had to this tyme none answere of the forsayde letters â— ne knowe not your mynde in that party wherfore we sende to you ayen and praye charge you chat ye bere you so ayenste vs that we haue no cause to greue you but the ye ben vnto vs helpynge by all the wayes that ye maye or may knowe For wytte ye well in certeÌ„ that we and all that be come with vs into thys reame thynke not to do ony thynge but that thynge that shall be for the comyn profyte of all the reame but oonly to destroye Hugh SpeÌ„ser our enmye and enmye to all the reame as ye it wel knowe wherfore I praye you and charge you in the fayth that ye owe vnto
saynt Thomas of LaÌ„castre after the suggestioÌ„ that the forsayd erle of Kent hadde vnto hym made And whan this Edmonde saw that he myght not spede of his purpos as touchynge the traunslacion He prayed hyÌ„ of couÌ„sell as touchynge syr Edwarde of Carnariuan hys brother sayd that not longe agon he was kynge of Englonde what thynge myghte beste be done as touchynge his delyuerauÌ„ce sythe that a comune fame was thrugh Englonde that he is alyue hole sauf whaÌ„ the pope herde hyÌ„ tell that syr Edwarde was alyue He coÌ„mauÌ„ded the erle vpoÌ„ his blyssynge that he sholde helpe with all the power that he myght that he were deliuered out of pryson saue his body in all manere that he myght And to brynge this thynge to an ende he assoyled hym his coÌ„pany a pena et culpa all that to his delyuerauÌ„ce Tho toke Edmond of wodstok his leue of the pope came ayen into EngloÌ„de whaÌ„ syr Edmonde was come some of the frere prechers came sayd that syr Edwarde his brother yet was alyue in the castell of Corf vnder the kepynge of syr Thomas Gurnay tho sped hyÌ„ the forsayd Edmonde as fast as he myght tyll he came to the castel of Corf acquaynted hym spake so fayre to IohnÌ„ Dauerel that was conestable of the same castell yaue hym ryche yeftes for to haue acquayntaunce of hym to knowe of his couÌ„sell And thus it befel that the forsayd Edmonde prayed specyally to tel hym pryuely of his lorde his brother syr Edward yf that he lyued or were deed yf he were alyue he prayed hym ones to haue a syght of hym And this syr IohnÌ„ Daueryl was a hygh herted maÌ„ ful of courage answerde shortly to syr Edmond sayd that syr Edwarde hys brother was in helth vnder hys kepynge durst not shewe hym vnto no man syth it was defended him in the kyngys halfe Edwarde that was Edwardes sone of Carnuariuan also by the coÌ„maundement of quene Isabel the kynges moder of syr Roger Mortymer that he sholde shewe hys body to noo maÌ„ of the world sauf only to theÌ„ vpoÌ„ lyf lymÌ„e disherytynge of his heyres for euer more But the fals traytour falsly lyed For he was not in his warde but was take theÌ„s and lad to the castell of Berkeley by syr Thomas of gurney by the coÌ„mauÌ„demente of Mortymer tyll he was dede as before is sayd But syr Edmonde of wodstok wyst no thynge that syr edwarde his brother was deed wherupon he toke a letter vnto kyng Edward his brother as to his worthy lorde receyued the letter of hym and behyght hym ryght faythful to do his message without fayll And with that syr Edmonde toke leue of the forsayd IohnÌ„ and yede into his owne couÌ„tre lordshyp in kent that he had there Anone as this same Iohan wist that syr Edmonde was gone into Kent his owne lordshyp anone he went in all the hast that he myght fro the Castell of Corf came vnto syr Roger Mortymer and toke hym the letter that syr Edmond of wodstok erle of Kent had taken hym closyd and ensealed with his owne seale And whan syr Roger Mortymer had receyued the letter he vnclosed it and sawe that was conteyned therin began it to rede wherof the begynnynge was this ¶ Worshyppes and reuerence wyth brother alyegaunce subieccyon syr knyÈt worshypfull dere brother â— yf it you please I praye you hertely that ye be in gode coÌ„forthe for I shall soo ordeyn for you that ye shall come out of prysoÌ„ be delyuered of that dysese that ye ben in and vnderstondyth of your grete lordshyp that I haue to myn assentynge all moost all the grete lordes of Englonde wyth all theyr apperyll that is to say wyth armour with tresour wythout nombre for to mayntene your quarell so ferforth that ye shall be kynge agayn as ye were before and that they haue sworne to me vpon a boke and aswell prelates as erles and barons ¶ Whan syr Roger Mortymer saw vnderstode the myght and the strenth of the letter anone his hert for wrathe began to boll and euyll herte bare to ward syr EdmoÌ„de of wodstok that was erle of kent and wyth all the hast that he myght he wente vnto dame Isabell the quene that was the was the kynges moder shewed her syr Edmonds letter his wyll and his purpose and how that he had coniected ordeyned to put downe kynge Edwarde of wyndsore her sone of his ryalte and of his kyngdome Nowe certes syr Roger sayd she hathe syr Edmonde done so now by my faders soule sayde she I wyll be therof auenged yf that god graunte me lyf and that in a shorte tyme. And with that quene Isabell wente vnto kynge Edwarde her sone there he was att the parlemente at wynchestre to haue amende the wrongys and the trespasses that were done amonge the people of hys reame tho she toke and shewed hym the letter that syr Edmond of wodstok had made and ensealed with hys owne seale and badde hym vpon her blessynge that he sholde be auengyd vpon syr edmond as vpon his dedely enmye Tho was the quene sore wrothe to warde syr Edmonde erle of Kente And sessyd neuer to praye vntyll her sone tyll that he had sente in all the hast after hym And vpon that the kynge sent by hys letters after syr Edmoode of wodstok that he sholde come speke wyth hym att wynchestre all manere thinge left And whan syr edmond sawe that the kynge sente after hym wyth hys letters ensealed ye hastyd hym in alle that he myghte tylle that he came to wynchestre ¶ But whan the quene wyst that syr Edmonde was come to wynchestre tho anone she prayed and so faste wende vnto kynge edwarde her sone that the good erle was arested anone and ladde vnto the barre before Robert of Hamonde that was Coroner of the kynges housholde And he assocyed vnto hym syr Roger Mortymer And tho spake the for sayd Roger and sayde syr edmonde erle of Kent ye shall vnderstoÌ„de that it is done vs to wyte and pryncypally vnto our lyege lorde the kynge edwarde of englonde almyghty god hym saue and kepe that ye be his deedly enmye and a traytoure and also a comune enmye to the reame and that ye haue ben aboute many a day For to make pryue delyueraunce of syr edwarde somtyme kynge of englonde your broder the whiche somtyme was put downe of hys ryaltee by the comyn assent of the lordes of englond in peasynge of our lorde the kynges estate and also of his reame ¶ Tho answerd the good man and sayd For soth syr vnderstonde well that I was neuer traytoure to my kynge ne to the reame that I doo me on god and on all the worlde therfore by my kynges leue I shalle it preue defende as a man ought for to do ¶ Tho sayde Mortymer
syr Edmonde it is so ferfor the knowe that it may not be well gaynsayd and that in presence of all that here been it shalle be well prouyd Now had this fals mortymer the same letter that syr edmonde hadde take to Syr Iohan Daueryll in the castell of Corf for to take to kynge edwarde hys brother that syr Edmonde wyst not of ne supposed no thynge that syr Iohn̄ Daueryll had be so fals to delyuer his letter in suche wyse vnto Mortymer And thought no manere of thynge of that letter Thenne Mortymer sayd to syr edmonde and shewed a letter sealed axed hym yf that he knewe the letter and the seale This syr edmonde lokyd theron auysed hym longe tyme on the prynte of the seale for he myght not see the letter with in and wyst well that it was his seale thought that it had be somme letter that had bore no grete charge thought no thinge of that other letter And sayd openly in herynge of them all ye for soth thys is my seale and I wyll it not for sake ¶ Lo sayde the Mortymer syres ye here al what he hath sayd that he knowlegyth hym that this is his letter hys seale And now ye shall here what is conteyned therin thenne Mortymer openyd the letter that he had folde tofore togyder redde it openly worde by worde in herynge of theym all whan the letter was redde he sayd Loo syres ye haue herde alle the herin is wrytē and that he hath knowlegyth that this is his letter his seale he may not go therfro And thenne they cryed yaue dome that he sholde be hangyd drawen hys heed smyten of in a manere of a traytour he hys heyres dysheryted for euer more so he was ladde forth and put in to pryson and whan this was done the quene wist that he was dampned by way of lawe both of lyf and of lym̄e hys heyres dysheryted for euermore thrugh open knowlegynge in playncourt where them thought that it were good that the forsayd syr Edmond were hastyly slayne wythout wyttynge of the kyng or elles the kynge wolde lyghtly foryeue hym hys dethe thenne it shode torne theym so moche sorowe so as he was empechyd And anone the quene thrugh counseyll of the Mortymer and wyth out ony other counsell sent in hast to the Baylyfe of wynchestre that they sholde smyte of Syr Edmondes heed Erle of Kente wythout ony manere abydynge or respyte vpon payne of lyf and lymme And that he sholde haue none other execusyon By cause of caryenge not withstandynge the Iugement Tho toke the Baylyes syr edmonde out of pryson and ladde hym besyde the castell of wynchestre there they made a gonfermer smyte of hys heed for none other durste it doo and soo he deyed there alas the whyle That is to say the tenth daye of Octobre the thyrde yere of kynge Edwarde regne ¶ And whan the kyng wist therof he was wonder sory and lete entyere hym at the frere Mynors at wynchestre ¶ Of the deth of syr Roger Mortymer Erle of Marche ANd so it befell at that tyme that syr Roger Mortymer erle of the Marche was so proude and so hauteyne that he helde no lorde of the reame his pere And tho became he so coueytous that he folowed dame Isabell the quenes courte that was kynge Edwards moder and beset hys peny worth with the offycers of the quenes house holde in the same manere that the kynges offycers dyde And so he made his takynge as touchynge of vytayle and also of caryages and all he dyde for bycause of expencys and to gadre tresoure And so he dyde without nombre in all that he myght ¶ Tho had he made hym wonder preuy wyth the quene Isabell And so moche lordshyppe and rete we had that all the grete lordes of Englonde of hym were adrad wherfore the kyng and his counseylle to warde hym were agreued And ordeyned amonge them to vndo hym thoroughe pure reason and lawe for cause that kynge Edwarde that was the kȳges fader traytoursly thrugh hym was murdred in the castel of Corf as before is sayde more playnly in some parte of his boke of his deth ¶ And some that were of the kynges counseyll louyd Mortymer tolde hym in preuyte how that the kynge counsel were aboute from daye to daye hym for to dystroye and vndo wherfore Mortymer was sore anoyed angry as the deuyll ayenst them of the kynges counseyll say he wolde of them be auenged how so euer he toke on ¶ It was not longe afterwarde that kynge Edward dame Phylyp his wyf dame Isabell the kynges moder and syr Roger Mortymer ne wente vnto Notyngham there for to soiurne And so it befell that quene Isabel thrugh coūseyll of Mortymer toke to her the keyes of the yates of the castell of Notyngham So that no man myght come nother in ne out but thrugh commaundement of Mortymer ne the kynge ne none his coūseylle ¶ And that tyme it fel. that the Mortymer as a deuyll for wrath bolled also for wrathe that he had ayenst the kynges men Edward and pryncypally ayenst theym that had hym accusyd to the kynge of the deth of syr Edwarde his fader ¶ And pryuely a coūseyll was take bytwene quene Isabell and the Mortymer and the bysshop of Lyncoln syre Symōde of Bedford and syr Hugh of Trompyngton other preuy of theyr counseyll for to vndo theym all that the Mortymer had accusyd vnto the kynge of his faders deth of treason of felonye ¶ Wherfore all tho that were of the kynges coūseyll whan they wist of the Mortymers castynge pryuely came to kynge Edwarde and sayd that Mortymer wold theym dystroye bycause that they had hym accusyd of kynge Edwardes dethe his fader \ And prayed hym that he wolde mayntene them in theyr ryght ¶ And thyse were the lordes that pursued this quarell Syr wyllyam of Mountagu syr wyllyam de Bohum Syr wyllyam his broder syr Rauf Stafforde syr Robert of Herforde syr wyllyam of Clynton syr Iohan Neuell of Hornby and many other of theyr cōsent And all thyse swore vpon a boke to mayntene the quarell in as moche as they myghte And it befell so after· that syr wyllyam Mountagu ne none of the kynges frendes muste not be herberowed in the castell for the Mortyme◠but went and toke theyr herberowe in dyuerse place of the twone of Nothyngham And tho were they sore a ferde leest that mortymer sholde theym dystroye And in haste they came vnto kyng Edward syr wyllyam of Mauntagu and other that were in the castell And pryuely hym tolde that he ne none of hys cōpany sholde not take the Mortymer without counseyll helpe of wyllyam of Elande constable of the same castell ¶ Now truelye sayd the kynge I loue you well· therfore I counseyl you that ye go to the forsayd conestable
of Englond that was in yorke shyre that was callyd Iohan of Barnaby and this Edwarde Bayllol louyd hym moche and was nyghe hym full preuy And so this IohnÌ„ of Barnaby was in debate with a Frenche man in the towne of Dunpier so he slewe hym and wente hys way in all the haste that he myghte in to the castell For to haue socoure and helpe of hys lorde And anone came offycers of the towne to take IohnÌ„ of Barnaby as a felon and syr Edward his lorde holpe hym and rescowed hym and by nyght made hym go out of the castell and so he went hys waye and came in to Englonde withoute ony harme ¶ And whan the kyng of fraunce saw that syr Edwarde had rescowed his felon He became wonder wrothe ayenst syr Edward anone lete hym arestyd and toke into hys hondes all his londes Tho dwellyd syr â— Edward in pryson vnto the tyme that syr Henry of Beaumount came into fraunce the whiche Henry somtyme was erle of Anguysshe in Scotlonde and was put out therof whan chacordement was bytwene Englonde and Scotlond thrugh the quene Isabell and syr Roger Mortymer and theyr company for the moryage that she made bytwene Dauyd that was Roberte Brus sone and dame Iohanne of Tour kynge Edwards syster of Englond well vnderstonde thys that att the ende he sholde come to his ryght but yf it were syre Edwarde Baylloll that was ryght heyre of the reame of Scotlonde ¶ And the kyng of fraunce Lowys louyd moche this syr Henry And he was wyth hym full preuy and thought for to make a delyueraunce of syr Edward Baylloll yf he myghte in ony maner of wyse ¶ Tho prayed he the kynge that he wolde of his grace gauÌ„t hym syre Edwarde Bayllols body vnto the nexte parlement that he myght lyue with hys owne rentes in the meane tyme and that he myghte stonde to be Iugyd with his perys att the parlement And the kynge grauntyd hym his prayer and made the forsayde Edwarde to be delyuered out of pryson in the manere aboue sayd And anone as he was out of pryson syr Henry toke hym forth with hym ladde hym in to englonde and made hym dwelle pryuely att the manere of Sandhall vpon Ouse in yorke shyre with the lady Vescy And soo he ordeyned hym there an huge retenewe of Englysshmen and also of alyuntes for to conquere ayen his herytage and so he yaue moche syluer vnto the souldyours and alyauntes for to helpe hym â— And they behyght for to helpe hym in that they myght but they faylled hym att hys moost nede ¶ And at that tyme Dauyd erle of Moryf herde tell how that syr Edward Bayloll was pryuely come into englond And came to hym and made wyth hym gerte Ioye of his comynge and sayd vnto hym and behyght hym that all the greate lordes of Englonde sholde be to hym entendaunte sholde hym holde for kynge as ryght heyre of ScotloÌ„de and dyd to hym feaute· ¶ Tho came syr Henry of Beaumonte to kynge edwarde of Englonde And prayed hym in the waye of charyte that he wolde graunt of his greate vnto syr Edwarde Baylloll that he myghte sauâ—ly goo by londe frome Sandhall vnto Scotlonde to conquere hys ryght herytaunce in Scotlond ¶ The kynge answerde sayde yf that I suffre Bayllol go thrugh my londe in to Scotlonde thenne the people wolde saye that I shold be assentynge vnto the company ¶ Now syr I praye you that ye wolde yeue hym leue to take with hym souldyours of Englysshmen that they myght saufly lede hym thrugh your londe to Scotlonde And syr vpno thys couenaunte that yf it so befall as god it for bydde that he dyscomfyted in bytayll thrugh the Scottes that I and also al the lordes that holde with Bayllol ben for euer more out of our rentes that we haue in englonde And there the kynge vppon this couenaunte grauntyd theyr bone as towchynge hym and tho that were of the same quarell the whiche claymed for to haue londes and rentes in the reame of Englonde And thyse were the names of tho lordes that pursued this for sayd matere and quarell ¶ That is to saye syr Edwarde Bayllol the whiche chalengyd the reame of Scotlonde syr Henry Beaumonte erle of Angusshe syr Dauyd of Stroboly erle of a theles syr Geffray of Mombraye walter Comyn and many other that were put out of theyr herytage in Sctlonde whan the peas was made bytwene Englonde and Scotlonde as before is sayde And ye shall vnderstonde that thyse lordes tooke with theym fyue houndred men of armes and two thousande Archers of fote men and tho wente in to shyppe at Rauen pore sayled by the see tylle that they came vnto Scotlond and came to londe at Kynkehorne .xii. myle fro saynt Iohannes towne And anone sent out there shyppes agayne for that they shold not be hurte ne empeyred neyther taht no man sholde go in to the shyppes agayne thoughe that they had nede but abybe all perylles and not flee but stonde and rather suffre deth than flee for to mayntene their true quarell whan the erle of Fyffe a fyers man a sterne harde that Bayllol was come for to taste the londe of Scotlond he came in hast to Kynke horne with ·iii thousand Scottes for to dystroye hym that he shold not come to londe But syr Edwarde Bayllol and his company there hym dyscomfyted at the whiche dyscomfyture syr AlysaÌ„der Seton was there slayne many other The Erle of Fyffe was thâ— sore and full euyll ashamyd that so lytyll a coÌ„pany had hym dyscomfyted and shamefully put hym and all his company that were alyue for to flee ¶ Tho came syr Edwarde Bayllol and toke the cooÌ„ tree all aboute hym tyll he came vnto the abbay of DuÌ„fermlin and ther he founde vytaylles for hym and for his folke amonge all other thynge he founde in a chambre aboute fyue houndred of grete staues of â— fyne oke with longe prykes of yren and of stele And he toke them delyuerd them to the moste stroÌ„gest men of his companye And anone after he yede fro thens And lodged hym in a felde .ii. myles from saynt IohaÌ„nes towne And whan the burgeys of the towne herde how the erle of Fyffe was dyscomfyted thrughe Baylloll brake the brydges that they had made ouer the water of Erne so that Bayllol myght not go ouer wherfore he lodged hym there all that nyght but lytyll hede he toke of reste and sayde vnto his people Now dere lordes ye know full well that ben now lodged bytwene our enmyes and they maye vs hampre there is noo bote but dethe wherfore yf we abyde stylle all this nyght· I wene it shall torne vs to moche harme For the power of Scotlonde may euery wexe and encrece and we maye not so doo And we ben but lytylle people ayenste theym wherfore I praye you for the loue of almyghty god make we vs bolde
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
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
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
awter for a peas an vnyte to be had amonge them thrugh the merytees of our blessyn lady ¶ Bonefacias the ·ix was pope after Vrbane .xv yere ¶ This Boneface was chosen at Rome in the stede of Vrbane the stryfe contynued For Benedictys was chosen in Auynyon in the place of clement and was callâ—d Petrus de luna he dured to the counseyll of Constantinus thenne he wolde not obaye but euer abode obstynate And at the laste he decessed in the Kyngdom of Aragon And he commaunded his Cardynals to these an other pope the whyche they dyde anone And they sete vpon an ydoll and named hym Clement but they profyted not ¶ Circa annuÌ„ dmÌ„ M.CCC.lxxx ¶ And after kynge Edwarde the thyrde that was borne in wyndesore regned Rycharde of Burdeux that was prynce Edwardes sone of wales the whiche prynce Edwarde was kynge Edwards sone ANd after the gode kynge Edward the thyrde that was borne at wyndesore regned Rycharde the seconde that was the good syr Edwardes sone prynce of wales the whyche kynge Rycharde was borne in the cyâ—ee of Burdeux in Gascoine was crowned at westmynster in the .xi. yere of hys aege And in the secoÌ„de yere of his regne for the debate that was bytwene the lorde Latymer and syr Rauf Feryers knyght that was ayenst Hawell Sâ—akell squyre for the prysoner that was take in Spayne by these two squyres and the whiche prysoner the lorde Latymer and syr Rouf Feryers wolde haue had the whyche prysoner was the Erle of Dene that they tooke in the batayll of Spayne wherfore these two lordes come into the chyrche att westmynster and they founde thys one squyre to herynge his masse besyde saynt Edwardes shryne there they sawe hym that whiche was called Hawell ¶ And Shakell was arested put into the Toure of London And there he was longe tyme for he wolde not delyuer the erle of Dene his prysoner vnto these two lordes by syr Aleyn Burhyll constable of the Towre and by Syr Raufe Feryes one of hys aduersaryes tyll the kynge had graunted hym grace ¶ In the thyrde yere of kynge Rycharde came the Galays of â–ª fraunce into Englonde vnto dyuerse portes and brent and robbed and slewe moche people of Englonde that ys to saye at wynchelsee Rye Hastinge Portysmouth and Hampâ—on \ Stormore and Grauesende and they dyd moche harme and wente home ayen And in this same yere was a parlement holden at westmynster And atte that same parlement was ordened that euery man woman and chylde that were at the aege of .xiiii. yere and aboue thrugh out all the reame pore folke and other sholde paye to the taâ—age foure pens wherfore came and befel after warde greate myscheyf moche dysease to all the comynalte of the reame ¶ And in the .iiii. yere of kynge Rychardes regne the comynes arose vp in dyuerse partyes of the reame and dyden moche harme the whiche tyme they called the hurynge tyme. ¶ And they of Kent of Estsex made them two cheyftayns for to rule and for gouerne the company of Kente and of Estsex That one was called Iacke strawe and that other watte Tyler and they come assembled theym vppon blacke hethe in Kente And on Corpus chirsti daye after they came downe South werke and taken vp the pryson hous that is to saye the kynges bynche the Marchelsee and delyuerde oute all the prysoners And soo the same daye they came in to London and there they robbed the people and slewe all the alyens that they myghte fynde in the cyte and aboute the cyte and dyspoyled all there gode and made auowe And on the fryedaye next folowinge after that was on the morowe and than they came to the toure of London and the kynge beynge ther in they fette out of the Toure the Archebysshop of Caunterbury syr Symonde Sudbery and syr Robet halys hospyteler pryoure and mayster of Saynâ— Iohans hous and a whyte frere that was coÌ„fessoure vnto kyng Rycharde brought them vnto the Towre hylle and there they smote of theyr heedes and came agayne in to London and slewe in othe people of the Cytye ¶ And thenne they wente vnto the. Dukes place of Lancastre beyonde saynt Mary of the stronde that was called the Sauoy and there they deuoured and destoyed all the goodes that they therin myght fynde and bare them away and than they brente vp the place And than after warde they weÌ„te to saynt IohnÌ„ without smyth felde destroyed the godes there brente vp the hous to the harde grounde and wente to westmynster and saynt Martyns the grauÌ„te made them go out of sent wary all that were with in for ony maner of gylthe And that come vnto the Temple to al other Innes of men of law and dyspoyle theym robbe theym of theyr godes also tooke theyr bokes of lawe thenne they came to London and brake vp the pryson of Newgate drofe out all the prysoners felons and other of bothe countrees and all the people that were wyth in theym and destroyed all the bokes of the counters And thus they contynued both saterdaye sonday vnto the mondaye next after in all their malyce and wyckydnes ¶ And than on mondaye kynge Rycharde with his lorde that were wyth hym that tyme with the mayer of London wyllyam walworth that was that tyme come wythe the aldermen and the comunes of the cyte they come in to South werke to here and to know the entoncyon of these rebelles mysgouered pefple And this Iacke strawe made a crye in the elde that all tke people of accorde sholde come nerer and here his claymours his crye hys wyll And the lordes and the mayer and the aldermen mith the comynaltee hauynge indygnacoÌ„n of his rouetyse falsnes his foule presumpcoÌ„n Anone wyllyam walworth that tyme beynge mayer drewe out his knyfe slewe Iacke straw anone ryght smote of his hede sete it vppon a spere so it was borne thrugh London and sette vpoÌ„ London brydge Anone these rysers mysgouerned peple were vanysshed as it had not be they thenne the kyng of his greate goodnesse by prayer of hys lordes made there .vi. knyghtes of good worthy meÌ„ of the cyte of London that is to say wyllyam walworthe art the tyme mayer slewe Iacke strawe and the seconde was Nycholas brembre and the thyrde Iohan Phylipot the fourth Nycholas twyforde and the fyfte Robert laundes the syxte Robert gayton And than the kynge wyth hys lordes and knyghtes retorned ayen to the tour of London and there he rested hym tyll hys people were better cessed and sette in reste and peas And than by processe of tyme as they myght take and gete these rebelles and rysers they honge theym vppon the nexte galothrugh out euery lordshyp in the reame of EngloÌ„d by .xl. by .xxx. by .x. and by .xii. euer as they myght
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
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
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 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
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
malyce of this fals walsshe man And than the kynge came in to wales with his power for to dystrye this Owen other rebelles fals walsshemen And anone they fled in to the Montayns and there myght the kynge do them no harme in no maner wyse for the montayns so the kynge came ayen in to Englond for lesynge of moche of his peple thus he spedde not there ¶ In this same yere was grete scarsyte of whete in Englonde for a quarter of whete was at .xvi. shellynge And there was marchaundyse of Englonde sent in to Prure for whete anone they hadde lade fraughtshypoes Inough and came home in saufte thanked be god of all his gyftes ¶ And in the .iii. yere of kynge Henryes regne there was a sterre seen in the fyrmament that shewed hym self thrugh all the worlde for dyuerse tookens that sholde befall soone after the whiche sterre was named by clergyâ— Stella cometa and on saynt Mary Mawdelenes daye next folowynge in the same yere was the bataylle of Shrowesbury And thyder came syr Henry Percy the erles sone of NorthuÌ„berlonde wyth a grete multytude of men of armes and archers and gaaf a batayll to Kynge Henry the fourth thrugh the fals and wycked counseyll of syr Thomas Percy his vncle erle of worchestre and there was syr Henry Percy slayne the moost parte of hys people in the flede and syr Thomas Percy taken and kept faste in holde twoo dayes tyll the kynge had sette in reste hys people on bothe sydes And than syr Thomas Percy was Iuged to the deth to be drawen and hanged and hys heed smyten of for his fals treason atte Shrowesbury and his heed brought to london and sete on london bridge ¶ And the other people that there was slaine oon bothe parties the kynge lette burye ¶ And there were slayne on the kynges syde in that batayll the Erle of Stafforde and syr walter Blunte in the kynges cote armur vnder the kynges baner and many moo worthy men vpon whoo 's sowle god haue mercy Amen ¶ And in the fourthe yere of kynge Henryes regne came the Emperouer of Constantynople with many gretee solaes and knyghtes and moche other people of his countree in to Englonde to kynge Henry wyth hym to speke and to dysporte and to se the good gouernaunce condycions of our peple to knowe the coÌ„mydytees of Englonde And our kyngeÌ„ with al his lordes goodly and worshypfully receyued and welcomed hym and alle his menye that came with hym and dyde hym all the worshyppe that they coude and myghte And anone the kynge commaunded all maner offycers that he sholde be serued as worthely and ryally as it loÌ„ged to suche a worthy lorde And Emperoure on his owne coste as longe as the Emperoure was in Englonde and all hys men that came with hym ¶ And in this same yere camen dame Iane the duches of Brytayne into Englonde and londed atte fallemouthe in Cornewayle And frome thens she was broughte to the Cytee of wynchestre and there she was wedded vnto kynge Henry the fourth in the abbaye of saynt Swythynes of wynchestre wyth all the solempnyte that myght be done made And sone afterwarde she was brought from thens to London And the mayer and the aldermeÌ„ with the comunes of the cyte of London rode ayenst hyr welcomed hyr and brought hyr thrugh the cyte of London to westminster there she was crowned quene of EngloÌ„de there the kynge made a ryall and solempne feest for hyr and for al maner of men the thyder wold come And in this same yere dame BlauÌ„che the eldest doughter of kyng Henry the fourth was sent ouer see with the erle of Somerset hyr vncle with mayster Rychard Clyfforde than bysshop of worcestre and with many other lordes knyghtes ladyes worthy squyres as longed to suche a kyÌ„ges doughter and came into Colayn And thyder came the dukes sone of Barre with a fayre menye and receiued this worthy laby and the bysshop of worcestre wedded sacred theym togyder as holy chyrche it wold And there was made a ryall feest a grete Iustynge in the reuerence of worshyp of theÌ„ all people the thyder came whan this maryage and feest was done the erle the bysshop and al theyr menye toke theyr leue of the lorde the lady came home ayen into Englond in saufte thanked god ¶ And in the .v. yere of kyng HeÌ„ryes regne the lorde Thomas hys sone wente ouer see the erle of Kent many other lordes and knyghtes wyth meÌ„ of armes and archers a greate noÌ„bre to chastyse the rebelles that afore had done moche harme to oure Englysshmen marchauntes to many townes portes in Englonde on the see costes And the lord Thomas the kynges sone came into Flaundres before a towne that is called Scluse amonge all the shyppes of dyuers nacyons that were there after there they rodeÌ„ with theyr shyppes amoÌ„ge them and weÌ„t on londe sported them there two dayes came ayen to theyr shyppes toke the brode see there they mette wyth thre Carackes of Iene that were laden wyth dyuerse marchauÌ„dyse wel maÌ„ned they fought togyder longe tyme but the Englysshmen had the vyctory brought the Carackes into the Cambre before wynchelse there they cunâ—ed these goodes one of these Carackes was sodaynly brente there And the lordes and theyr people torned theym home ayen and went no further at that tyme. ¶ And the same tyme Serle yoman of kynge Rychardes robbes came in to Englonde out of Scotlonde tolde to dyuerse people that kynge Rycharde was on lyue in ScotloÌ„de so moche people byleued in his wordes wherfore a grete parte of the people of the reame were in grete errour grutchynge ayeÌ„ste the kynge thrugh informacyoÌ„ of lyes and fals lesynges that this· Serle had made For moch people trusted byleued in his sauynge But at the laste he was taken in the Northe countree ther by law Iuged to be drawen thrugh euery cyte good brugh townes in Englond so he was serued at the last he was brought to london vnto the gylde halle before the Iustyce and there he was Iuged for to be brought to the toure of london and there to be layd on an hurdell and than to be drawen thrugh the cyte of London to Tyburne there to be hanged thanne quartred and his heed smyteÌ„ of and set on London brydge hys quartres to be sent to four gode townes of Englonde there sette vp thus ended he for hys treason and decessed ¶ And in the .vi. yere of kyng Henryes regne the fourth the erle of Marre of Scotlonde by cause conduyt come into Englonde to chalenge syr Edmonde erle of Kent to certayne courses of warre on horsbacke And so this chalenge was accepted grauÌ„ted and the place taken in smythfelde at london and this erle of Marre the Scot
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
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
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
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
squyres kept manly the water of seyn fought with theyr enmyes oft tymes And on that other syde of Seyn laye the erle of Hontyngdon master Neuyll the erles sone of westmer london and syr Gylbert Vmâ—reuyll erle of Keme and syr Rycharde erle of Arundell the lorde Feryers wyth theyr retenue before porte du pouÌ„te and eche of these lordes had stronge ordynauÌ„ce the kynge dyde make at PouÌ„tlarge ouer the water of Seyn a stronge and amyghty chayne of Iron put yt thrught grete pylis fast pyght in the grounde that wente ouer the Ryuer of Seyn that no vessell myght passe that in to kynde And aboue that chayn the kynge lete make a brydge ouer the water of Seyn that man hors all other caryage myght go to and fro at all tymes whaÌ„ nede were And than came the erle of warwyke and had goten DouÌ„fronte vnto kynge Henry of Englonde And anone the kynge sent the erle of warwyk to Cawdebeke for to be seyge yt And whan he came before the towne he sente his Heraudes vnto the Capytayne and badde hym yelde vp the towne vpon payne of dethe and anone he layde his sege And the Capytayne besought the erle that he myght come vnto hys presence and it pleased hym speke wyth hym and soo the good erle grauÌ„ted hym for to come And than he came oute and foure other burgeys came wyth hym entreated soo wyth this erle that this same towne was vnder composycyon to be done as the Cyte of Rome dyde and the Erle graunted and consented thoâ—to vpoon thys condycyon that the kynges nauye of Englonde wyth hys ordynaunce myghte passe by theym in saufte with out ony manere of lette or dysturbaunce And to his composycyon they sete to theyr seales And the shyppes passed vp by them in saufte and came before the Cytee of Rone in to an hondred shyppes there they caste theyr ankers and thanne thys Cyte was besyeged bothe by londe and by water And whan all this was done and the shyppes comen vp than came the erle of warwyke ayen to the kyng and lodged hym bytwene the abbaye of saynt Katherynes and the kyng tyll that the abbaye enteraced and so was yolden vnto the kynge And thanne he remeued hym thens and lodged hym before the porte Martenuylye and tho was the erle of Salysbury commaunded by the Kynge for to make hym redy for to ryde but there came hasty tydynges and made hym to abyde And soo he retorned ayen and lodged hym besyde the good Erle of Huntyngdon tylle that syege was ended ¶ And thenne came the good duke of Gloucestre the kynges brother from the syege of Chyrbourghe the whiche he hadde goten and stuffid it agayne vnto the kynges behoue and profyte vnto the crowne of Englond And whan he was comen to the kynge before Rone he lodged with greate ordynaunce before the porte Saynt Hyllary more nerer the towne and hys enmyes thenne ony other laye by .xl. roddes of lenthe within shote of quarell And wyth hym laye the Erle of Southfolke and the Lorde of Bergeyeney wyth all hys retenue and stronge ordynaunce and manly and proudly faughte euery day wyth theyr enmyes euer whan they yssued out of the cyte ¶ And thanne came the pryoure of Kylmayne of Irlonde ouer the see to the kynge wyth a fayr meny of armes of theyr owne countree gyse the somme of .xvi. hondred good mennys bodyes and the kyng welcomed theym and made theym goode there ¶ And thanne came thydynges vnto the kynge that the kynge of FrauÌ„ce and the Dolphyn with the duke of Burgoyne wolde come downe and rescowe the Cyte of Rone with a stronge power of all manere of nacyons and breke the syege And casteth hym to entre on the northe syde of the hooste by cause that there was the beste entrynge and moost playne and there for the kynge assyned the pryoure of Kylmayne wyth his power and lodged hym on the northe syde of the hoste for to stoppe theyr passage and was by the foreste of Lyons and of this ordynaunce they were full gladde so they went forthe in all haste kepte the grounde and the place that the kyng his counseyll had assygned and they quyte them as good warryours vnto thyer kynge ¶ Now wyll I tell you whyche were the chyef Capytayns gouernoure of the Cytee of Rome Monsyr â—uy Boteler was cheyf Capytayne bothe of the cyte and of the castell And Mon syre Teymygan he was Capytayne of porte Canx Mon syr de al Roche he was Capytayne of the Dysners Mon syr Anthony he was LyuetenauÌ„t to Mon syr Guy Botyler Henry Chantfyen he was the Capytayne of the porte dela Pounte· Iohan Materuas was Capytayne of the porte de la Castell Mon syr de Preant he was Capytayne of the porte of Saynt Hyllary The bastarde of Tyne he was Capytayn of the porte Martenuylle And graunt Iakes a worthy warryoure he was Capytayne of al meÌ„ of warre and he wys gouernour outwarde both on horsbacke and on foot of all men of armes whan they yssued out of the cytee of all the portes than he arayed them al they sholde encountre with our menye And eche of the Capytayns ladde fyue thousande men of armes and some moo And of the fyrste comynge of our Kynge theyr were nombred by Heroudes in to thre hundred thousande of meÌ„ and womeÌ„ chyldren what yonge and olde amonge all these was many a man full man of his hondes and so the preued them whan they yssued out of the cytee both on horsbacke and on foot for they came neuer att one gate allone but at thre or foure gates and atteÌ„ euery gate two or thre thousande of good mennys bodyes armed manfully encouÌ„tred with our EnglyssmeÌ„ and moche people slayne dyuerse tymes wyth gonnes quarelles and other ordynaunce And this syege dured ·xx wekes and euery they of the towne trusted to haue be rescowed but there cam none so att the laste they kepte towne soo lange that there deyed many a thousaÌ„des within the towne for defaute of mete of men and chyldren for they had eten theyr horses dogges and cattes that were in the towne And often tymes the men of armes drofe out the pore people out att the gates of the towne for spendynge of vytaylles and anone our Englysshmen drofe theym into the towne ayen Soo at the laste the Capytayne of the towne sawe the myschyef and that they were not rescowed and also the scarsyte of vytaylle and that the people deyed soo for defaute of meete euery daye many thousandes And also sawe yonge chyldren lye and souke theyr moders pappes were deed ¶ Than anone they sente to the kynge besechynge hym of hys grace and mercye and broughte the keyes of the towne vnto the kynge and delyuered the towne to hym al the soudyours voyed the towne with theyr horses and harnes and the comunes of the towne for to
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
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„
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
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
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
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
chambre that was his cosyn But neuer they had childern togyder And neuertheles kyng Arthur loued her wonder well deyrly And anone as wynter was passed he lete assemble a grete host and all his Barons and sayd that he wolde goo in to Irlonde for to conquere the londe And he trayed not longe that he passed ouer in to Irlone ¶ And Guillomer the kynge lete assemble a grete hoste yaue bataylle to kynge Arthur but Guyllomer was dyscomfyted and yelded hym ot the kynge and became his man and to hym dyde fewte and homage and of hym helde alle that lond fro that tyme for warde And after peaskynge Arthur ferthermore conquered But londe and Islonde and toke homage of the folke and of the londe and there dwelled .xii. yere in peas regned wyth Ioye myrthe And there warred no man ne woman vpon hym And he became so curtys and large honorable that the Emperours courte of Rome ne none other thrugh out all the worlde was not accouÌ„ted to kyng Arthurs that ony maÌ„ wyst of ne none soo well praysed· And therfore the beste knyghtê of all maner a londes came vnto hym there for to dwelle And he theym receyued with good wyll and reuerence ¶ And all the knygehtes were so good that noo man knewe the werste And therfore kyng Arthur made a rounde table that whan they sholde sytte at ther meete all sholde be ylyke hyghe and euenly serued at the table that noÌ„e of them sholde make auauÌ„t that one of them were hygher thanne an other And kynge Arthur hadde at that table Brytons Frenshmen Normans and Flemynges Burgoyns Mausers Lotherins and of all the londes a thys halfe the mount Goryt and of hys londe of Brytayne and of the grete Corne wayle of walys and of Irlonde and of Scotlonde And shortly to tell of all the londes that woldes worshyp chyualry suche came to kynge Arthurs courte ¶ How kynge Arthur yede into Fraunce and conquered that londe of Froll that was a Romayne and how he slewe hym Syth it befell that thrugh counsell of hys barons and lordes kynge Arthur wolde conquere alle Fraunce that tho was called Galle thrugh Romaynes that tho helde the londe in theyr power in theyr gouernnuÌ„ce And the Romayns had taken that londe to a noble knyÈt and a worthy of body that was called Froll And whan he wyst that Arthur came he ordeoned an host of a grete power fought with the kynge And he his folke were dyscomfyted and fledde vnto Parys entred the cyte and closed the yates there helde them ¶ whan Arthur wyst that Froll was gone to Parys he pursued after came thyder hym besyeged But the cyte was so stronge well arayed tho that were therin deffended theym well and manly ¶ Kynge Arthur dwelled there more than amonethe And there was so moche people in the cyte that they dyspended all theyr vytayle that they had wythin and so grete hungre became amonge them that they deyed wenderly thycke within the cyte for hoÌ„gre And came vnto Froll prayed hym to be accorded with kynge Arthur for to haue peas they wolde yelde theym vnto hym the cyte also ¶ Froll sawe that he myght no lenger holde the towne ayenst theyr wyll \ trusted gretely vppon his owe strenth and sent to the kynge Arthur that he shold come fyght with hym body for body so sholde they departe Fraunce bytwene them two ¶ Kynge Arthur anoÌ„e grauÌ„ted yt And wolde not that none of hys people vndertoke the batayle for hym ¶ And vpon the morne both came wel arayed without Parys there that they sholde fyght anone they smote togyders so fyersly so wel they fough on both sydes that no man demed the better of them and soo it befell the Froll yaue Arthur suche a stroke that he kneled to the grounde wolde he nolde he And as Froll wounded kynge Arthur in the forhede that the blode felle downe by his eyen his face Arthur anone sterre vp hertely whan he felte hym hurte as a man that semed almoost wood And he toke taburne hys good swerde drewe it vpon hyghe and yaaf Froll suche astroke that thyr with he claue his hede downe to the sholders so that his helme myght not be his warraunt so he fel downe deed in the place And thenne tho of the cytye made grete sorowe for Froll And euerychone yelded them to kynge Arthur and the towne also became hys men dyd to hym homage and feaute And he receyued them tooke of them goodly hostages And kynge Arthur after that wente forthe with his hoste conquered Augien Angyers Gascoyne Pehito Nauerne and Burgoyne Berry Lotherne Turyn and Peythers and all the other londes of Fraunce he conquered all hooly whan he had conquered taken by homages and feautes he torned ayen to Parys and there he dwelled longe tyme ordeyned peas longe tyme ouer all the couÌ„tree thrugh al FrauÌ„ce ¶ And whaÌ„ peas was made ouer all thrugh hys noble knyghthode that he hadde and also for hys owne worthynes And no man were he neuer so grete a lorde durste not meue warre ayenst hym nother to aryse for to make the londe of FrauÌ„ce inquyete And in peas he dwelled there .ix. yere and dyde many greate wonders and repreued many proude men and euyll tyrauÌ„tes theym chastysed after theyr demerytes ¶ How kynge Arthur auaunced all his men that had trauaylled in his seruyce ANd after warde yt befel thus at Ester there that he helde a feest at Paras rychely he gan auauÌ„ce his knyghtes for the seruyce that they had hym holpen in hys coÌ„quest He yaue to hys stewarde that was called Kay Augien Angoers And he yaue to Bed were his Butler Normandye that tho was called Neustrye And to HoldeÌ„ in hys chambrelayn he yaue Flaunders Mance And to Dorell hys cosyn he yaue Bolayne And to Rycharde hys enewe he yaue Pountyf and to all other he yaue large londes and fees after they were of estate And whan Arthur had thus his knyghtes feoffed at Aperyll next after suynge he came ayen in to Brytayne hys owne londe And after at wytsontyde sewynge by counseyll of his Barons he wolde be crowned kynge of Glomergon and helde a solempne feest And lete somone barons erls and knyghtes that they shold come thyder euery chone and there was Scater kynge of Scotlande Cad were kynge of South waylys Guiliomer kyng of North walys Maded kyng of Irlonde Malgamus kynge of Gutlonde Achelles kynge of Islonde Aloth kyng of Denmarke Gone was kynge of Norwaye and Hell hys cosyn kynge of Dorkeney Cador kynge of lytell Brytayne Mor with Erle of Cornewaylle Mauran erle of Gloucetre Guerdon erle of wynchestre Boell erle of Hartforde Vrtegi erle of Oxforde Cuisall erle of Bathe Ionas Erle of Chestre Enerall erle of Dorchestre Kymare Erle of Salysbury waloth erle of Caunterbury Iugerne