wold suffre grauÌ„te that the bisshop must be taken out of that place and ben buryed at excetre at his owne chirche so he was his two squyers were buryed at seynt Cle ments chirch without temple barre it was no woÌ„der though the bisshop dyed an euyl deth For he was a coueytous man and had with hym no mercy euyl counceyled the kyng And sone after was arnold of spayn taken he that was assentauÌ„t to haue lad the v M pouÌ„d of siluer in v barellys ferryers vnto the douzyepyers of frauÌ„ce for to helpe hast the quene Isabel to hir deth edward hir sone also And this Arnold was put vnto deth withoute the Cyte of london How kyng edward sir hugh spencer and the erle of Arun dell were taken Cao. CC ixo. WHan kyng edward had sente Mayster walter stapilton his Tresorer in to london for to kepe the cyte vnto hym ayene the Quene Isabel his wyf and ageyne Edward hyr sonne anone hym self toke with hym sir hugh spencer the sone and sir Iohan erle of arundel maister robert baldok his chaunceler a fals pâ—…l led prest token hir way toward bristowe and ther the kyng a lo de a lytel terme made sir hugh the speÌ„cer the fader as conestable keper of the castel and the kyng that other speÌ„cer went in to the ship sayled toward walis toke no leue of the stiward â—…e of none in the kynges houshold and ouer in to walis for to arere the walshmen ayene dame Isabel the quene the duke hir sone the erle of kent sir Iohan of henaud and they went and pur sued after hem and hir power encresed euery day so at the last the kyng was taken vpon an hille in walys and sir hugh the speÌ„cer the sone in that other side of the same hylle the fals pylled 〈◊〉 mayster robert baldok there fast besides hem were brought ayene in to Englond as almyghty god wold the kyng hym self was in sauf kepyng in the castel of kenelworth hym kepte sir henry that was seynt thomas broder of lancaster And Syre Hughe spencer the fadre cam and put hym in the quenes grace and syr edward hir sone duk of guyhenne but sir hugh the spencer after the tyme that he was take nold ete no maner mete nother drynke no maner drinke for he wist to haue no mercy sauf only to be dede And the Quene hir counseylle tho had ordeyned that he shold haue ben do to deth at london but he was so feble for his moch fa styng that he was dede almost and therfor it was ordeined that he shold haue his Iugement at herford and at that place of the tour his hoode was take from his hede and also from roâ—…ert of baldâ—… that was a pylled clerk and a fals and the kynges ChauÌ„celer and men set vpon hir hedes chappeletz of sharpe netteles and two squyers blewe in hir â—…rs with ij grete bugles hornes vpon tho ij prisoners that men myght here ther blowyng out with hornes mo re than a myle And one symond of Redyng the kinges marchal before hem bare hir armes vpon a spere reuersed in token that they shold be vndone for euermore And vpon the morow was sir hugh spencer the sone dampned to the deth was drawe honged byheded his bowels taken out of his body and brente and after he was quartred his four quartres were sent to four townes of Englond and his hede sente to london brudge And this Symond for encheson that he despysed quene Isabell he was drawe and honged in a stage made a mydde the forsaid sir hughes ga lowes And thâ—… same daye a lytel fro thens was sire Iohan of Arundel byheded for he was of Syr hugh spencers councelers And anon after was sir hugh spencer the fadre drawe honged and byheded at Bâ—…sto we and after honged ayene by the armes wâ—…h two stroÌ„g ropes the fourth day after he was hewen al to pe â—…s and houndes eten hym for that encheson that the kyng had yeuen hym the erldom â—…f wynchestre his hede was lad thydder â—…t â—…n a spere And the fâ—…ls Baldok was sent to london and tâ—…r he dâ—…de in prison amoÌ„ges the theâ—… for men did hym no more re 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—…n they wold done vnto 〈◊〉 houÌ„d and so deyden the trai tours of englond blissed be almyghty god And it was no woÌ„der for thurgh her counceill the good erle thomas of lancastre was do ne vnto deth and al that helden with thomas of laÌ„castre thurgh the traytours were vndone and al hir heyres dysheryded How kyng Edward was put a doune and his dygnyte benoÌ„me Cao. CC xo. ANd anon after as this was done the Quene Isabel and Edward hir sone and alle the grete lordes of englond att one assente sent to kyng Edward to the Castell of Kenelworth ther that he was in kepyng vnder the ward of sir Iohan hachim that was the bisshop of Ely of sir Iohn of percy a Baron for encheson that he shold ordeine his parlemeÌ„t at a certeyn place in en glond for to redresse amend the state of the reame And kyng Edward hem ansuerd and sayd lordes quod he â—…ye see ful well how it is Loo haueth here my seal I yeue yowe alle myn powre to ordeyne a parlement wher that ye wyll And they toke hyr leue of hym and come ageyne to the barons of Englond And when they had the kynges patent of this thyng they shewed it to the lordes And tho was ordeyned that the parlement shold ben at westmynstre at the vtas of saynt Hillarye And al the greete lordes of engloÌ„d lete ordeyne for hem ther ayeÌ„st that time that the parlement shold ben And at whiche day that parlement was the kyng wold not come ther for no maner thyng as he had set hym self and assigned And netheles the barons sent to hym o time other And he swore by goddes soule that he nold come ther o fote wherfor it was ordeyned by al the grete lordes of Englond that he shold no lenger ben kyng but ben deposed and sayd that they wold croune kyng Edward his sone the elder that was duk of Guyhenne and sent so tydyng vnto the kyng ther that he was in ward vnder Syr Iohan erle of garenne And sir Iohan of Bo thun that was bisshop of Ely and sir henry percy a baron and sir william Trussel a knyght that was with the erle sir Thomas of lancastre for to yelde vp hir homages vnto hym for alle them of Englond And sir william Trussel sayd these wordes Syr Edward foâ—…â—…cheson that ye haue trayed youre peple of englond and haue vndone many grete lordes of englond withoute ony cause But now yâ—… ben withstonde thanked be god And also for encheson that ye wold not come to the parlement as yâ—… or deyned at westmynster as in your owne letter patent
the scottes fall fast to the grounde they 〈◊〉 hir maistres hors with the spores for to kepe hem fro 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 her maystres at no force And whan the Englysshmen sawe that they lepten on hir hors fast pursued the scottes all that abyden they slewe doune right ther men myght see the doughtynes of of the noble kyng edward and of his men how manly they pur sued the scottes that flowen for drede And ther men myght see many a scottisshman caste doune vnto the grounde deede and hir baners displayed hakked in to pyeces many a good 〈◊〉 rione of stele in her blode bathed And many a tyme the scottes were gadred in to companyes but euermore they were discomfited And soo it befelle as god almyghty wold that the Scottes had that day no more foyson ne myght aâ—…nst the Englysshmen than xx shepe shold haue ageynst v wulues soo wâ—… the Scot tes discomfyted And yet the scottes had wel v men ageynst one Englysshman And that bataylle Was done on holy doune hylle besydes the toune of Berewyk at the whiche batayll were slayn of the scottes xxxv M vij C xij And of Englisshmen but only xiiij tho were fotemen And this vyctorye byfell to the englissh men on saynt margarets eue in the yere of the Incarnacion of our lord Ihesu cast M CCC xxxij And whyle this doynge laste the englyssh pages toke the pylfre of the scottes that were slayn euery man that he myght take withoute ony chalengyng of ony man And so after this gracious vyctorye the kyng torned hym ayene vnto the same syege of Berewik whan they besieged sawe herd how kyng edward had sped they yolden to hym the tou ne with the castel on the morow after that the batayll was done that is for to say on saynt margarets day And than the kyng ordeyned Syr Edward baylloll with other noble and worthy men to ben kepers gouernours of Scotland in his absence hym self turned ayene and come in to Englond after this vyctorye with moche Ioye and worship And in the next yere sewyng that is for to say the yere of Incarnacion of our lord Ihesu crist a M CCC xxxiij and of kyng Edward vij he wente ayene in to Scotland in the wynter tyme at whiche vyage the castel of â—…ylbrydge in Scotland for hym and his men that with hym comen he recouerd and had ageynst the Scottes all at his own lust And in that same yere Syre Edward Bayllol kynge of Scotland helde his parlement in Scotland with many noble lordes of Englond that were at that same parlement for encheson of hir lon des and lordshippes that they had in the reame of Scotland and helden al of the same Bayllol And in the viij yere of his regne aboute the feste of saynt Iohan baptist Syr Edward Bayllol the veray and trewe kyng of Scotland as by herytage and right lyne made his homage and feaute vnto kyng Edward of Englond for the Royame of Scotland at the newe Castel vp tyne in the presence of many worthy lordes and also of communes bothe of the reames of englond and also of Scotland and anon after in the same yere kynge edward of Englond resseyned of the duk of Britayne his homage for the Erldom and lordshyp of Rychemond And so folowyng in the nynth yere of his regne after mychelmasse kyng Edward rode in to Scotland and ther was fast by saynt Iohans toune almoost al the wynter tyme and he helde his Castemasse at the Castel of Rokesburgh And in the same yere thurgh oute alle Englond aboute Saynt Clements tyde in wynter there aroose suche a spryngyng and wellyng vp of waters and flodes bothe of the see also of fressh riuers sprynges that y t see brinkes walles costes brekâ—… vp y t men beestes houses in many places namely in lowe coÌ„ trees vyolently sodenly were dreynt dryuen a wey fruytes of the erth thurgh coÌ„tinuauÌ„ce habouÌ„dauÌ„ce of waters of the see euermore afterward were torned in to more saltnes sowrenesse of sauour The x yere of kyng edwardes regne kyng edward en tred the scottissh see after midsomer to many of the scottes he yaf bataylle and ouercome hem many he treted bowed vnto bis pees thurgh his doughtynesse And after mychelmasse than nâ—…t folowyng was therle of morryf y take at Edenburgh brouâ—…t in to englond put in to prison And in the monâ—…thes of Iuyn Iuyll than next folowyng in the xj yere of his regne was seyn appered in the firmament a bemed sterre the whiche clerkes 〈◊〉 stella cometa that sterre was seyn in dyuse partyes of the fyrmament wher after anon ther folowed in englond good 〈◊〉 wonder grete plente of al chaffare vytaylle marchandyse ther ayenst honger scarcite meschyef nede of money In so moch that a quarter of whete at loÌ„don was sold for two shillyng a good fat oxe at a noble v good doue birddes for a peny 〈◊〉 which 〈◊〉 dyed sir Iohan of Eltham erlâ—… of Cornewayle kyng edwardes broder and lyeth at westmynstre How kyng Edward made a duchye of the Erldâ—…m of 〈◊〉 waylle also of six other erles that were newe made and of the fyrst chalengyng of the kyngdome of fraunce Ca o CC â—…vo. IN the yere of our lord M CCC xxxvij of kyng ed ward xij in the monethe of marche duryng the parlemeÌ„t at westmestre in lent tyme kyng edward made of the er ledome of cornewayle a duchye and lete it calle the duchye of 〈◊〉 newaylle the whiche duchye he yaf vnto edward his fyrst sonne with the erldom of chestre And also kyng edward â—…ade aâ—…t â—…at same tyme vj other erles that is for to say Syr Henry Erle of laÌ„castres sone erle of leicestre William of Boghuâ—… Erle of north ampton william of mountagu Erle of â—…alysbury â—…ughe of awdele Erle of gloucestre Robert of â—…d Erle of Southfolk And william of Clyntone Erle af hâ—…yngdone And in that same yere it was ordeyned in the same parlement that noman shold were no clothe that was wrought oute of Englond as clothe of gold of Sylke â—…eluet or damaske â–ª Satyn Baudekyn ne none suche other ne none wild ware ne fuâ—… of beyonde the see but such as myght spende an C pouÌ„d of rent a yere but this ordynaunce statute was of lytell effect for it was nothyng holde In the xiij yere of his regne kyng edward wente ouer see in to braban with quene â—…helyp his wyfe ther beryng child at And werp ther he duellyd more than a yere to trete with the duc of braban and other allyed vnto hym of the chalengyng of the kyngdom of fraunce to kyng edward of Euglond by right and by herytage after the deth of Karoll the grete kyng of fraunce broder germayn of Quene Isabell kynge Edwardes moder the whiche was holden and occupyed vnrightfully by
wylle resceyue holde of oure moder chirche of Rome as see ferme doyng feaute to our holy fadre the pope Inno cent the third to al the popes that come after hym in the maner aboue said in the presence of the wise man pandolf the popes sub del◅ene we maken lyege homage as it were in the popes presence byfore hym were we shal done al maner thynges aboue said therto we bynden vs and alle that come after vs and oure heyres for euermore withoute ony gayn sayeng to the Pope and eke the warde of chirche wcants And in token of this thynge euer for to last we wyl conferme and ordeyne that our special ren tes of the forsayd Royamme sauynge Seynt Peters pens in al thyng to the moder chirch of rome paiēg by yere a M marc of syluer at two termes of the yere for al maner custommes that we shold done for the forsayd royames that is to say at myche l inas and at estren that is to say vij C marc for englond and CCC marc for Irland sauyng to vs to our heyres our Iusty ces our other fraūchises other realces that apperteynen to the croune And alle these thynges that byfore ben sayd we wyl that it be ferme stable without ende to that oblygacion we our successours our heyres in this maner ben bound that yf we or ony of our heyres thurgh ony presumpcion falle in ony poynt a yenst ony of these thynges aboue sayd he be warned he wil not right amende hym he shal than lese the forsaid reame for euer more ◅and that this chartre of oblygacion our warraūt for euermore be ferme stable without gayne sayeng we shal fro this daye afterward be trewe to god to the moder chirche of rome to the pope Innocent the thyrdde to all that cometh after hym the reames of Englond and of Irlond we shal mayntene trewely in al maner poyntes ageynst al maner men by our power thurgh goddes helpe How the clerkes that were outlawed oute of Englonde come ageyne how kyng Iohan was assoylled Ca C lijo. WHan this chartre was made and ensealed the kyng vnder fenge ageyne his crone of pandolfes hande and sent anon vnto the archebisshop steuen to al his other clerkys and lrwd men that he had exyled oute of his land that they shold come ageyne in to englond haue ageyne al hir landes hir rentrs that he wold make restitucion of the goodes that he had taken of hir ageynst hir wylle The kynge him self tho and pandulfe erles and barons went tho vnto wynchestre ageynst the arcwbis shop stephen whan he was come the kyng went ageynst hym fell a doune to his feet and said to hym fair syre ye be welcome and I crye yow mercy for encheson that I haue trespaced ayenst yowe The archebisshop toke hym vp tho in his armes kyssed hym curoysly oftymes and after lad hym to the dore of Seynt Swythynes chirche by the honde and assoylled hym of the sentence hym reconciled to god and to holy chirche that was on seynt margarets day the Archebisshop anon went for to synge masse the leyng offred at the masse a marc of gold And whan the masse was done al they wente to vnderfonge alle hyr landes withoute ony maner gayn sayeng And that day they made all myrth and ioye ynough but yet was not the enterdytyng rele ced for encheson the pope had set that the enterdyting shold not be vndone til the kyng had made ful restituciō of the goodes that he had take of holy chirch also that hym self shold done homage to the pope by a certayne legate that he shold sende in to englond Tho toke pandolfe his leue of the kyng and of the archebisshop went ageyne vnto Rome And the archebisshop anone lets come before hym prelates of holy chirche at redyng for to trete coūseill how moche what they shold axe of the kyng for to make restitucion of the goodes that he had take of hem and they ordeyned sayd that the kyng shold yeue to the archebisshop thre M mark for the wrong that the kyng had done vnto hym and also to other clerkes by porcyons xv M marc in the same tyme Nycholas bisshop of Tuscan cardynall penytauncer of Rome come in to en glond thurgh the popes commaūdement the v kalend of october come to london the fifth nonas of october for encheson that kynge Iohan all the kynges that come after hym shold euermore hold the reames of englond of Irlond of god of the pope payeng to the pope by yere as is aboue sayd How the enterdytyng was vndone in englond of the debate that was bytwene kyng Iohan the barons of the reame Capitulo C quinquagesimo tercio WHan kynge Iohan had done his homage to the legate that shewed hym the popes letter that he shold paye to Iulyane yelde ageyne that was kynge Rychardes wyf the thyrd parte of the land of englond and of Irlond that he had witholde syth that kyng rychard deyde whan kyng Iohan herd this he was wonder wroth for vtterlych the enterdytyng myght not ben vndone till that he had made gree and restitucion to the forsayd Iulyane of that she axed The legate went tho ageyne to the pope after cristemasse the kyng sente tho messagyers ouer see to Iulyane that was kynge Rychardes wyf for to haue a relese of that she axed of hym and so it befell that Iulyane deyde anon after ester And in soo moche the kyng was quyte of thyng that she axed But tho at the feste of seynt Iohan that come next after thurgh the popes commaūdement the enterdytyng was fyrst relesed thurugh al englond the vij day of Inyll vij yere was the land en terdyted in the morowe men ronge sayd masses thurgh oute london so after thurgh out al englond And the next yere after ther bygan a grete debate bytwene kynge Iohan the lordes of englond for encheson that he wold not graunte the lawes holde the which seynt edward had ordeyned had ben vsyd hold vn to that tyme that he had hem broken for he wold noo lawe holde but dyd all thyng that hym lyked dysheryted many men with oute consente of lordes perys of the land he wold disherite the good erle Randulf erle of chestre for encheson that he vndertoke hym of his wykkednes by cause he dyd so moche shame vylo ny to god and to hooly chirche also for he helde haunted his owne broders wyf lay also by many other women grete lordes doughters for he spared no woman that hym lyked for to haue wherfor al the lordes of the land were with hym wonder wrothe and wente to london toke the cyte And for to cese this debate sorowe the kynge
coū tesse of brytayn and kateryne that dyed mayde in relygyon Of the quinzeme of goodes that were graunted for the newe chartres and of the purue◅unce of oxe◅ford Ca C lviij ANd thus it befell that the lordes of englond wold haue som addicions moo in the chartre of Fraunchises that they had of the kyng spek◅n thus bytwene hem and the kyng graūted hem al her axyng made to hem two chartres that one is callid the grete chartre of fraūchises that other is callid the chartre of forest for the graunte of these two chartres Prelates Grles barons al the comōs of englond yaf to the kyng a M mark of syluer whan kyng henry had ben kyng xliij yere the same yere he his lordes erles barons of the royame went to oxenford and ordeyned a lawe in amendement of the Royame And fyrst swore the kynge hym selfe and after alle the lordes of the Reame that they wold holde that statute for euermore and who that hem brake shold be dede But the second yere after that ordy naunce the kyng thurgh counceyll of syr edward his sone Rychard his broder that was erle of Cornewayle and also of other repented hym of that oth that he had made for to hold that lawe ordynaunce sente to the court of Rome to ben assoylled of that othe in that y◅re next comyng after was the grete derth of cor ne in englond for a quartyer of whete was worth xxiiij shyllyn ges the pour peple ete netels other wedes for hunger dey de many a thousand for defaute of mete and in the xlviij yere of kyng henryes regne bygan werre and debate bytwene hym and his lordes for encheson that he had broke the couenaūts that were made bytwene hem at Oxenford And in the same yere was the toune of northampton take and the folke slayne that were with ynne for encheson that they hadde ordeyned wyldefire for to haue brent the cyte of london and in the moneth of may that come next after vpon seynt pancras day was the bataylle of lewes that is to saye the wedenesday byfore seynt dunstans day ther was take kyng henry hym self and Syre Edward his sone and Rychard his broder erle of Cornewayle and many other lordes And in the same yere next sewyng Syr edward the kynges sone brake oute of the ward of Syr Symond of moūtfort Erle of leycestre at herford and went to the barons of the marche they vnderfenge hym with moche honour And in the same tyme G◅l lebert of Clarence Erle of Gloucestre that was in the ward also of the forsayd symond thurgh the commaūdement of kyng henry that wente from hym with grete he◅t for encheson that he sayd the forsayd gyllebert was a foole in his counceyll wherfor he or deyned hym after so and helde hym with kyng henry And the saterday next after the myddes of August Syr Edward the kynges sone discomfyted Syr Symond de mountfort at kenylworth But the grete lordes that were ther with hym we re taken that is to say Baldewyn wake william of moun◅ensye and many other grete lordes And the tewysdaye next after was the batayll done at euesham And ther was slayne Syre S◅mond de mountfort Hugh the spencer and Moūtfort that was Rafe Bassets fadre of Drayton and other many grete lordes And whan this bataylle was done all the gentils that had ben with the Erle Symond were disheryted and they ordeygned to gydre and dyd moche harme to alle the land for they destroyed hir enemyes in al they myght Of the syege of kenelworth how the gentilmen were disher◅ ted thurgh counceyll of the lordes of the reame of englond how they come ageyne and had hir landes Ca C lixo. ANd in the yere next comyng in may the fourth day byforn the feste of seynt dunstan was the bataylle scomfyture at Chesterfelde of hem that were dysheryted and ther many of hem were slayn And Robert erle of Feriers ther was taken and al so Baldewyn wake and Iohan de la hay with moche sorow es caped And in seynt Iohans eue the baptist tho next sewyng by gan the syege of the castel of kenelworth the syege last till saynt thomas eue the appostle in whiche ◅aye syre hugh hasting had the castel for to kepe that yeldyd vp ◅e castel vnto the kyng in this maner that him self al the other that were within the castel shold haue hir lyf lymme as moch thyng as they had therin both hors harneys iiij dayes of respyt◅ for to delyuer clenly the castel of hem self of al other maner thyng that they had within the castel so they went from the castel sir symōd de mountfort the yonger the Coūtesse his moder were fledde ouer see in to Fraunce ther helde hem as peple that were exyled out of englond for euermore And sone after it was ordeyned by the legate Octobou◅ by other grete lordes the wysest of englōd that al tho that had ben ageynst the kyng and were disheryted shold haue ageyne hir landes by greuous raunsonne after that it was ordeyned thus they were acorded with the kyng Tho w◅ pees cryed thurgh oute all englond thus the werre was end◅ And whan this was done the legate toke his leue of the kyng of the quene of al the grete lordes of englond went tho to ro me the lv yere of kyng henryes regne And Edward kyng Iohans sone of britayne Iohan vessy thomas of clare Rogyer of Clyfford othes of grauntson Robert le Brus Iohan of ◅erdon and many other lordes of Englond of beyonde the see token hir way toward the hooly land and the kyng henry dyed in the mene tyme at westmynster whan he had ben kyng lv yere xix wekes in seynt edmondes day the archebisshop of Caūterbury he was entered at westmynstre on seynt edmonds day the kyng In the yere of Incarnacion of our lord Ihu Crist M CC lxxij Profecye of merlyn of the king henry the first expouned that was kyng Iohans sone Ca C lx ANd of this henry profecyed merlyn sayd that a lombe sholde come oute of wynchestre in the yere of Incarnacion of our lord M CC xvj with trewe lyppes holynesse wryten in his hert he said soth for the good henry the kyng was bore in wynchestre in the yere aboue said he spaak good wordes swete and was an hooly man and of good conscyence And merlyn sayd that this henry shold make the fairest place of al the world that in his tyme shold not full be ended and he sayd soth For he made the newe werke of the Abbeye of seynt Peters Chirche at westmynster that is fayrer of syght than ony other chirche that men knowe thurgh al Crystendom but kyng henry dyed er that werke were fully made and that was grete harme And yet said
hym was done in Gascoyne And of the debate that was bytwene the kyng of Aragon and the Prynce of Morrey he cesed â–ª and made hem acorded And whyle the good kyng Edward and the quene Elyenâ—…e his wyf were in Gascoyne the good Erle of Corne wayle was made wardeyne of Englond till that kyng Edward come ageyne And tho enquered â—…x of his traytours that congetted falsenesse ageynst hym And eche of hem alle â–ª vnderfenge her dome after that they hadde deserued But in the meâ—…ne tyme. while that the good kyng Edward was beyonde the see to done hem for to make amendes that ageynst hem had trespaced ther was a fals thefe a Traytoure that was callyd Rys aâ—… Merydock byganne for to make werre ageynste the Kynge Edward And that was for encheson of syr payne tiptot wrongfully greuid diseased that for sayd Riâ—… ap merydok And whan kyng Edward herd alle this he sente by his lettres to Ris ap merydok that he shold begynne to make no werre but that he shold be in pees for his loue when that he come ageyne in to englond he wold vndertake the quarell done amende alle that was mysdone The forsayd Rys ap Merydok despysed the kynges commandement spared not for to do al the sorow that he myght to the kynges men of Englond â–ª but a non after he was taken lad to york ther was drawe hon ged for his felonâ—… Of the redressyng that kyng edward made of his Iustyâ—…s of his clerkes that they had done for hir falsenesse how he drofe the Iewes out of englond for her vsery misbyleue ca o C 〈◊〉 WHan kyng edward had duellyd thre yere in gascoyne 〈◊〉 le come to hym for to wende ageyne in to Englond â–ª tho he was come ageyne he fouÌ„de so many playntes made to hym of his Iustyces and of his clerkes â–ª that had done so many wroÌ„ges falsenes that wonder it was to here And for whiche falsenes Syr thomas weylond the kynges Iustyce forswore Englonâ—… at the tour of london â–ª for falsenesse that men put vpon hym wherof he was atteynt proued fals And anon after whan the kyng had done his wylle of the Iustyces tho lete â—…x 〈◊〉 and aspye how the Iewes desceyued begyled his â—…ple thurgh 〈◊〉 synne of falsenes of vserye lete ordeyne a pryue parlemâ—…â—…mong his lordes they ordeyned among hem that al the Iewâ—… shold wyde englond for hir mysbyleue And also for hir fals vse rye that they dyd vnto Crysten men And for to spede to make an ende of this thynge al the coÌ„munyte of englond yaf vnto the kyng the xv peny of al hir goodes mâ—…able so were the 〈◊〉 dryuen onâ—… of Englond tho went Iewes in to frauÌ„ce there duellyd thurgh loue of kyng phelip that tho was kyng of frauÌ„ce How kyng Edward was seased in al the londe of scotland thurgh coÌ„sent grauÌ„t of al the lordes of scotlaÌ„d cao. C 〈◊〉o. HIt was not longe after that alysauder kynge of Scotland was dede And dauid Erle of Huntingdone that was the kynges broder of Scotland aâ—…ed and claymed the kyngdome of Scotland for encheson that he was right ful â—…yr But many grete lordes of Scotland sayden Nayâ—… â–ª Whâ—…fore gre 〈◊〉 debate aroose bytwene hem â–ª and hyr frendes For as moche that they wold not consente to his coronacion in the mene tyme the forsayd dauyd deyde so it by fell that the same dauid had thre doughters that worthely were maryed the firste doughter was maryed to baillol the second to brus the thyrd to hastynges and the forsayd brus bayllol chalengyd the land of scotland gre te debate stryfe aroos bytwene hem thre for encheson that eche of hem wold haue be kynge whan the lordes of scotland sawe the debate bytwene hem thre they come to kyng Edward of Englond seysed hym in al the land of scotland as hir chyef lord And whan the kyng was seised of the lordes of scotlaÌ„d the forsa yu baillol brus hastinges come to the kynges court axed of the kyng whiche of hem shold be kyng of scotland kyng Edward that was ful gentil trewe lete enquyre by the cronycles of Scotland of the grete lordes of scotlaÌ„d whiche of hem was of the eldest blode it was founde that bayllol was eldest And that the kyng of scotland shold hold of the kyng of Englond done hym feaute homage and after this was done bayllol weÌ„t in to scotland ther was crouned kynge of scotland the same tyme was vppon the see strong werre bytwene the englysshmen the normans but vpon a tyme the normans arryued al at douer ther they martred an holy man that was callid thomas of douer And afterward were the normane slayn that ther of hem escaped not one sone after kyng Edward shold lese the duchye of Gascoyne thurgh phelyp kyng of frauÌ„ce thurgh fals castynge of the doussepyers of the laÌ„d wherfor syr edmond that was kyng Edwardes broder yafe vp his homage vnto the kyng of fraunce And in that tyme the Clerkes of englond graunted to kyng ed ward haluendese of holy chirche goodes in holyyng for to recouer his land ageyne in gascoyne the kyng sente thyder a noble coÌ„ panye of his bachyllers hym self wold haue wente to portesmouth But he was let thurgh one maddoke of walys that had seysed the Castel of swandone in to his hand for that encheson the kyng turned ageyn vnto walis at Cristemasse for encheson that the noble lordes of englond that were sent in to gascoyne had no comfort of hir lord the kyng they were take of Syr Charles of frauÌ„ce that is to say sir john of britayn Syr Robert Tiptoft Sir Rauf tanny sir hugh bardolf sir adam of cretynges yet at the asâ—…ion was madok take in walys another that was callyd morgan they were sent to the tour of london ther they were byheded How Syr Iohan bayllol kyng of scotlande withsayd his homage of syr thomas Turbeluylle Caâ—… C lxvijâ—… ANd whan syr Iohn bayllol kyng of scotlaÌ„d vnderstode that kynge edward was werryd in gascoyne to whome the Royamme of scotlande was delyuerd falsely tho ageynste his othe withsayd his homage thurgh procuryng of his folk and sente to the court of rome thurgh a fals suggestion to be assoylled of that othe that he swore vnto the kyng of Englond so he was by let tres enbulled Tho chosen they of scotland dousepers for to benym me edward his ryght and in that tyme come two Cardynals froÌ„ the court of rome from the pope Celestyne for to treate of acord bytwene the kyng of frauÌ„ce the kyng of Englond and as tho two Cardynals spoken of acord thomas Turbeluille was take at lyouÌ„s made feaute homage to the wardeyne of parys to
anon after he yaf hym the lordship of wallyngford and it was not longe after that he ne yafe hym therldome of Cornewayle ageynst all the lordes wyll of the Royamme And tho brought he Syre walter of langeton bisshop of chestre in to pryson in to the Cour of lonton with twoo knaues allone hym to serue For the kynge was wroth with hym For cause that Syre walter made compleynt vpon hym to his fadre wherfore he was put in to prison in the tyme of Troylbastone And the. forsayd Pyers of ganeston made so grete maystryes that he went in to the kynges tresorye in the Abbeye of westmynstre and toke the table of gold with the trestelles of the same and many other ryche Iewellys that somtyme were the noble and good kyng Arthures toke hem to a marchaunt that was callyd Aymery of Fryscombande For he shold bere hem ouer the see in to gascoyne soo he wente theâ—…s they come neuer ageyne after wher for it was grete losse vnto this lande And whan this pyers was so Rychely auaunced he bycome so proude and so stoute wherof alle the grete lordes of the Reame had hym in despite for his grete beryng wher for Syr Henry the lacy erle of nychol Syr guy erle of warwyck the whiche good lordes the good kynge edward Syr Edwardye kynge of Englond his fadre charged that pyers of Ganestone shold not come in to Englond for to bringe his sone Edward in Ryott And all the lordes of englond assembled hem at a certayn daye at the Freres prechours at london speken of the dishonour that kyng edward dyd vnto his Royamme and to his croune so they assented all both erles comons that the forsayd pyers of ganeston shold ben exyled out of Englond for euer more And so it was done For he forswore Englond and wente in to Irlond and there the kyng made hym chyuetayne and go uernoure of the lande by his commyssyon And there this Pyers was Chyuetayne of alle the lande and dyde ther alle that hym liked and had power what he wolde and that tyme were the templers exyled thurgh al Crystente for encheson that men putte vpon hem that they shold done thyng ayenst the feyth good be leue Kyng Edward loued pyers of Ganeston soo moche that he myght not forlete his companye so moch the kyng yaf behight to the peple of englond that the exylyng of the forsaid Pyers shol de ben reuoked at stauÌ„ford thurgh hem that hym had exyled wherfore pyers of ganeston come ayene in to Englond whan he was come ayene in to this land he despysed the grettest lordes of this land callyd Syr Robert of Clare erle of gloucestâ—… hoâ—… sone And the erle of nychol Syr henry the lacy brostebely sir Guy erle of warwyk the blac houÌ„de of Arderne and also he cal led the noble Erle and gentil Thomas of lancastre Cherle and many other scorues and shame hem said and by many other gre te lordes of Englond wherfor they were towards hym full angry soâ—… annoyed in the same tyme died therle of nychol but he charged er he was dede thomas of lancastre erle that was his sone in lawe that he shold mayntene his quarell ageynst the same Pyers of ganestone vpon his beneson And so it was ordeyned thurgh helpe of therle of lancastre and of the erle of warewyck that forsayd sir Pyers was byheded at gauersyche besydes warwyk the xix day of Iuyn in the yere of our lord a M CCC xij wherfore the kyng was sow annoyed prayd god that be myght see that daye to ben auengyd vpon the deth of the forsayd Pyers And so it byfell afterward as ye shal here allas the tyme For the forsayd erle of lancastre many other grete barons were put to pytous drth martred for encheson of the forsayd queâ—… The kynge was tho at london helde a parlement and ordeyned the lawes of Syr Symond Mountford wherfor the erle of lan castre and the erles and al the clergye of Englond made an othe thurgh counceylle of Robert of wynchelsee for to mayntene the ordynaunces for euermore How Robert the Brue come ageyne in to Scotland gadred a grete power of men for to werre vpon kynge edward Capitulo C lxxxviij ANd whan Syr Robert the Brues that made hym kynge of Scotland that was fled in to norwey for drede of dethe of the goode kynge Edward And he herde of the debate that was in englond bitwene the kyng his lordes he ordeyned an hoost come in to englond in to northumberlond cleenly des troyed the countrey And whan kyng edward herd this tydyng he let assemble his hoost mette the scottes at Estreuelyn in the day of natiuyte of seynt Iohan baptist in the vij yere of his reg ne and in the yere of our lord Ihu crist a M CCC xiiij Allas the sorow losse that ther was done For ther was slayn the no ble erle gillebert of clare sir Robert of Clyfford baron many other of other peple that noo man coude nombre ther kynge Edward was scomfyted Syr Edmond of maule the kynges styward for drede went and drenched hym self in a fressh Ryuer that is called Bannokesborne wherfor the scottes said in reproue and despyte of kyng edward for as moche as he loued to gone by water also for he was discoÌ„fited at bannockesborne therfor maydens made a songe therof in that couÌ„tre of kyng edward of Englond in this maner they songe Maydens of englond sare may ye morne for tyÈt haue ye lost your lemmans at bannokesborne with heualogh what wende the kyng of Englond to haue gete scotland with Rombylough WHan kynge edward was discomfyted he was wonder sory and fast fled with his folk that was left on lyue wente to Berwyck ther helde hym And after he toke good hostages that is to wytte seuen children of the rychest of the toune and the kyng went to london toke couÌ„seyl of thynges that were nedeful vnto the reame of englond And in the same tyme it byfel that tho was in Englond a Rybaud that was callyd Iohan CaÌ„ner and he went and sayd that he was the good kyng edwardys sone and lete hym calle edward of Carnarian therfore he was take at oxenford ther he chalengyd the Freâ—… Carmes chirche that kyng edward had yeue hem the whiche chirch soÌ„tyme was the kynges halle And afterward was this Iohan lad to north hampton drawe there honged for his falsenesse er that he was dede he confessyd sayd byfore all the peple that ther was that the deuyll lehight hym that he shold be kyng of Englond that he had seruyd the deuyll thre yere How the toune of Berwyk was take thurgh treason how two Cardynals were robbed in Englond Cao. C lxxxixo. ANd in medlenten sondaye in the yere of our lord Ihesu
forsayd thomas and humfrey with hyr companye at bur brudge with sir Andre we of herkela that is called the vnkynde out putter And also sire Edmond warde erle of yorke they comen and mette with thomas of lancastre with an huge compapanye and hem ther discomfyted and in that scomfyture the erle of herford was slayne vpon the bridge cowardly with a spere in the fūdament And the erle thomas was take and lad vnto poūt fret and tho he was byheded bysyde his owne castel But afterward many men hym sought for myracles that god dyde for him And in that tyme merlyn sayd for sorow harme shold dye a pe ple of his lāde wherfore many landes shold be vpon hym the hol dre And he sayd soth for by encheson of his barons that were do ne to deth for seynt thomas quarell of lancastre peple of many lō des bycome the holder for to meue werre vpon the kyng for hyr blode was torned to many nacione And afterward Merlyntolde and said that the forsayd owles shold done moche harme vnto the flour of lyf of deth they shold bringe hyr vnto mo che dysese so that she shold wende ouer the see in to fraunce for to make pees to the floure delyse there shold abyde til on a tyme that hir seed shold come seche hir And tho they shold abyde bothe til a tyme that they shold clothen hem with grace tho two owles she shold seke put hem vnto spytous deth And that pro phecye was wel knowen was full sothe For Syre Hughe spencer the fadre sir hughe the sonne dyde moche soro we and persecucion vnto quene Isabell thurgh hir procurement to hir lord the kyng So they ordeyned amonges hem that she was put vn to hir wages that is to say xx shyllyng in the day Wherfor the kyng of Fraūce hir broder was wonder sore annoyed and sente in to Englond by his lettres vnto kynge edward that he shold come to his parlement to parys in Fraunce but kyng Edward was sore adrad to come there For he wende to haue ben arested til that he had made amendes for the trespace that sir hugh spencer the fadre the sone had done for the harme y t they had don̄ to Quene Isabel his suster Wherfor thurgh hyr ordynaunce consent of the spencers the quene Isabell wente ouer see in to fraūce for to make acord bytwene kyng edward and the kyng of fraūce hir broder And ther duellyd she in fraunce til edward hir eldest sone come hir to seche so they duellyd ther both til that alyaūce was made bytwene hem And the gentil erle of henaud that yf they with her helpe myght destroye ouercome the venym the falsenesse of the sponcers that sir edward shold spouse dame phi lip the worshipful lady the erles doughter of henaud Wherfor the quene Isabel sir edward hir sone sir edmond of wodestok the kynges broder of englond sir Iohan of henaud sire Rogyer mortymer of wygmore and sir thomas rocelyn sir Iohan of Cromwel sir william trussel many other of the Alyaunce of the gentil erle thomas of lancastre that were exyled out of Englond for his quarell and were disherited of hir landes ordeyned hem a grete power arryued at herewych in southfolk And sone after they pursueden the spencers til that they were taken put vnto pytous deth as byfore is sayd hir companye and also for the grete falsenesse that they dyd to kyng edward to his peple And merlyn sayd also more that the gote shold be put in to grete dysease in grete anguyssh grete sorowe he shold lede in his lyf And he said soth For after the tyme that kyng Edward was take he was put in to warde til that the spencers were putt vnto the dethe And also for encheson that he nold not come vnto his owne parlement at london as he had ordeyned and assygned him self to his barons also wold not gouerne rule his people ne his realme as a kyng shold done Somme of the barons of Englond come and yelde vp hir homages vnto hym for hem for al the other of the reame in the daye of Conuersion of saynt paule in the yere of his regne xx they put him out of his royalte for euermore euer he lyued his lyf afterward in moche sorowe and anguysshe Of kyng Edward the thyrd after the conquest Ca o CC xij ANd after this kyng Edward of Carnariuan regned Syre Edward of wyndesore his sonne the whiche was crouned kynge and annoynted at Westmynstre thurgh consente and wylle of alle the grete lordes of the Royamme the sonday in Cādelmasse eue in the yere of grace M CCC xxvj that was of age at that tyme but xv yere for encheson that his fadre was in ward in the Castel of kenelworth and eke was put doune of his royalte the royame of englond was as without kyng fro the fest of saynt katheryne in the yere aboue sayd vnto the fest of can delmasse tho were al maner plees of the kynges benche aftent And tho was commaunded to all the shereues of englond thurgh writte to warne the partyes defendaūts thurgh somnyng ayene And also ferthermore that al prisoners that were in the kynges gaylles that were attached thurgh shereues sholde be lete gone quite The kyng edward after his coronacion at the prayer bese chyng of his lieges of the reame grāted hem a chartre of stedfast pees to al hem that wold it axe sir Iohan of henaud his cōpa nye toke hir leue of the kyng of the lordes of the reame torned home to hir owne coūtrey ageyne eche of hem had ful riche yeftes eueryche man as he was of value of estate and tho was englond in pees in reste grete loue bytwene the kyng his lordes comunely englysshmen said amonges hem that the deuil was dede but the tresoure of the kyng his fadre the tresoure of the spencers both of the fadre of the sone the tresour of therle of Arundel of mayster robert baldock that was the kynges chaūceler was departed after the quene Isabellys ordinaūce syr rogyer mortimer of wygmore so that the kyng had noo thynge therof but at hir wylle hir delyueraunce nought of hir londes as afterward ye shall here How kyng edward went to stanhope for to mete the Scottes Capitulo CC xiij ANd yet in the same tyme was kyng edward in the Castelle of kenelworth vnder the kepyng of sir henry that was erle thomas broder of lancastre that tho was erle of leycestre the kyng graūted hym the erldom of lancastre that the kyng his fa dre had seysed in to his hande put out thomas of lancastre his broder And soo was he erle of lācastre of leycestre eke Styward of englond as his
the world in his tyme yet come neuer none such after for al the noble knyghtes in crystendom of dede of armes a losed duellyd with kyng arthur helde hym for hir lorde that was wel seyn for he coÌ„querd in batayll a romayn that was cal led Frolle gete of hym the reame of frauÌ„ce slewe hym with his houÌ„des And also he fought with a geant that was callyd dy nabus slewe hym that had rauysshed fayre Eleyne that was kyng hoeles neâ—… kyng of lytel Britayne And afterward he slewe in bataill the emperour of rome that was callid lucye that had assembled ayenst kyng arthur for to fight with hym so moch peple of romayns phehyts of sarazyns y t no maÌ„ coude hem noÌ„ bre he discomfited hem alle as the story of hym tellyth in the same tyme comune loos sprong in englond thurg comectyng or dynauÌ„ce of the frere prechours that fire Edward of Carnariuan that was kyng edwardes fadre of whome the gest tellith saiden y t he was alyue in the castel of Corf wherfor alle the comunes al most of engloÌ„d were in sorow in drede whether that it were so or not For they wyste not how traytoursly the mortimer had hym done mordred How Edmond of wodestoke that was erle of kent the kynges broder Edward of Carnariuan was byheded at wynchestre Capitulo CC xxjo. ANd vpon a tyme it byfel so that sir Edmond of wodestoke Erle of kent spake vnto the pope Iohan the xxij of Auynyon and sayd that almyghty god had softymes done for thomas loue of lancastre many grete myracles to many men womeÌ„ that were thurgh dyuerse maladyes vndone as vnto the world thurgh his prayer they were brought vnto hir he le And so Syr Edmond prayd the pope hertely that he wold grauÌ„te hym grace y t the forsaid thomas myÈt be translated but the pope said nay that he shold not be translated vnto the tyme that he were better certifyed of y e clergye of englond seyn by hir obedyence what thyng god had done for the loue of thomas of laÌ„castre after the suggestyon y t the forsayd Edmond erle of kent had vnto hym y made And whan this edmoÌ„d saw that he myght not spede of his purpose as touchyng the translacioÌ„ he praid hym of his couÌ„ceil as touchyng sir edward of Carnariuan his broder said that not long agone he was king of engloÌ„d what thyng miÈt best be done as touchyng his deliuerauÌ„ce sith that a comune fame is thurgh engloÌ„d that he is in lif hole sauf whan the pope herd hym alle that Syr edward was alyue he coÌ„mauÌ„ded the erle vpon his beneson that he shold helpe with al the power that he myght that he were deliud out of prison saue his body in al maner that he myÈt for to bringe this thyng to an ende he assoilled hym his coÌ„pany a pena culpa al tho that helpe to his delyuerauÌ„ce Tho toke EdmoÌ„d of wodestok his leue of the pope come ayene in to englond and whan sir Edmond was come som of the Frere prechours come sayd that sir edward his broder yet was alyue in the castel of corf vnder the kepyng of sir thomas gurnay Tho sped hym the forsaid edmond as fast as he myght til that he come vnto the Castel of Corffe and acqueynted and spak so fayre with Iohan Dauerill that was Conestable of the same castel and yafe hym riche yeftes for to haue acqueyntaunce of hym to knowe of his couÌ„ceyl And thus it byfel that the forsayd Syr edmond prayd specially to telle hym priuely of his lord his broder Syr edward yf that he lyued or were deede and yf he were alyue he prayed of hym ones to haue a sight And this Syr Iohan Dauerill was an high herted man ful of courage ansuerd shortely vnto syr Edmond sayd that sir edward his broder was in hele vnder his kepyng durst shewe hym vnto no maÌ„ sith it was defended hym in the kynges half edward that was edwardes sone of car narinan also thurgh comauÌ„dement of quene Isabel the kynges moder of sir rogyer the mortimer y t he shold shewe his body vn to no maner man of the world sauf only vnto hem vpon losse of life lymme to disheryteson of his heyres for euermore but the fals traitour falsely lyed for he was not in his ward but he was take thens lad vnto the castel of berklee thurgh Syr Thomas gurnay thurgh comauÌ„dement of the mortimer til that he was dede as byfore is sayd but sir edmoÌ„d of wodestok wyst nothyng that Edward his broder was dede wherupon he toke a lreÌ„ vnto the forsayd sir Iohan praid hym hertely that he wold take it vnto kynge edward his broder as to his worthy lorde And be vnderfeng the lreÌ„ of him behiÈt hym for to done his message withoute ony maner faill with that sir edmoÌ„d toke of hym his leue then of the forsayd Iohn went tho in to his owne couÌ„tre lordship in kent that he had there And anon as this same Iohn wyse that sir edmoÌ„d was gone in to kent his owne lordship anon he wente in al the hast that he myÈt fro the castel of Corfe come vnto sire Rogyer the mortimer toke hym the lreÌ„ that sir edmoÌ„d of wode stok erle of kent had take hym closed enseled with his own seal And whan sir rogyer had vnderfong the letter he vnclosed the lreÌ„ saw what was coÌ„teyned therin began it for to rede wher of the begynnyng was this worshippes reuerences with brothers legeaunce subiection Syre knyght worshipfull and dere broder yf it yow plese I pray yow hertely that ye be of good coÌ„fort for I shal so ordeyne for yow that sone ye shal come oute of prison be delyuerd of that dysese that ye ben in vnderstoÌ„deth of your grete lordship that I haue to me assentauÌ„t al most al the grete lordes of englond with al hir apparayll that is to say with armure with tresour without nombre for to mayntene and helpe your quarell so forsoth that ye shal be kyng ayene as ye were be fore and that they al haue swore to me vpon a book and as wel prelates as Erles and Barons whan Syr Rogrer the Mortymer sawe and vnderstode the myght and the strengthe of the letter anone for wrath his hert gan holle and euyl hert bare toward Syre Edmond of wodestok that was Erle of kent and so with alle the haste that he myghte he went to Dame Isabelle the quene that was the kynges moder and shewed hyr Syr EdmuÌ„des letter and his wylle his purpoose how he had conice ted and ordeyned to put a doune kyng edward of wyndesore hyr sone of ryalâ—… and of his kyngdome Now 〈◊〉 sir rogyer quod the quene hath sir edmond
me schyef come vnto hym on seynt andrews euen 〈◊〉 the yere of Incarnacion of our lord Ihu crist a thousand CCC xxx How kyng Edward gete ageyne vnto hym gracyously the ho mages feautes of scotlaÌ„d wherof he was put out thurgh fals counceyll of Isabel his moder and sir Rogyer mortimer that was newe made erle of the marche Cao. CC. xxâ—…ijo. â—…Owe ye haue herd lordes how sir Iohan of Bayllol in tyme of pees was chosen to ben kyng of ScotlaÌ„d fâ—…r ench son that he come of the eldest doughter of the erle Dauyd of Hontyngton that was kyng Alysandres broder of scotland that deâ—…de without heyr of his body bygoten how this Iohan made frauce homage to kyng edward henryes sone the third for his laÌ„des of stotlaÌ„d and how he afterward withsayd his homage thurgh couÌ„ ceill of the scottes in the yere of our lord M ccc lxxij sent vnto y t pope thurgh a fals suggestion that he made his oth vnto y t foâ—…said king edward ouer his astate his wil â–ª of which oth the pâ—…pe him assoylled thurgh his bulles to hym y sent And anone as kyng Edward wyst therof he ordeyned anon his barons câ—…me vnto Berewik conquerd the toune at which coÌ„quest ther were slâ—…y ne xxv M vij C And the Baillol that was kyng of scotlaÌ„d come yelde hym vnto kyng edward And the kyng afterward delyuerd him out of the toure of london and al the greâ—…e lordes of scotlaÌ„d with hym that were take at Berewyk yaf hem saufcoÌ„ duyt to go in to scotland and the scottes syth thurgh hir falsenes werred vpon kyng edward And whan Syr Iohan Bayâ—…loll kyng of scotlaÌ„d saw al this he went put hym ouer the see vnto Dunpier and liued ther vpon his owne landes as welle as he myght tille that the scottes wold amende hem of hyr mysdedes trespace and lad with hym Syr Edward his sonne wheâ—…fore the Scottes in despyte of hym callyd hym Syr Iohan Turnelabard for cause that he wold not offende ne trespace ayeÌ„st kyng edward of Englond And soo he forsoke his Reame of Scotland sette therof but lytell prys And this Syre Iohan longe tyme duellyd in fraunce til that he dyed there and sir edward his sone vnderfeng his heritage did homage vnto the kyng of frauÌ„ce for his laÌ„des of dunyyer so it fel afterward that edward y t was Iohan bayllols sone had with hym a squyer of engloÌ„d that was bâ—…re in yorkshyre that was callyd Iohan of barnaby this edward bayllol loued hym moche was nygh hym ful pryue And so this Iohan of barnaby was in debate with a frensshmaÌ„ in the toune of Dunpyer soo he slewe hym went his waye in al that he myght in to the castel for to haue socoure helpe of his lord And anon come the officers of the toun to take Iohn of bar naby as a felon syr edward his lord halp hym rescued him by nyÈt made hym wende oute of the castel so he went his wey come in to Englond without ony harme And whan the kyng of fraunce saw that sir edward had rescued his felon he beco me wonder wroth ayenst Syr edward anon lete hym be a rest toke in to his hande al his londes Tho duellyd Syr edward in prison vnto the tyme that sir henry of beaumout come in to frauÌ„ce the which henry somtyme was erle of angos in scotlaÌ„d thurgh his wyf was put oute of the forsayd erldom whan the accord was bytwene englond and Scotland thurgh the quene Isabel and sir rogyer the mortimer hir company for the maryage that she made bytwene dauyd that was Robert the brus sone dame Iane of the tour kyng edwardes suster of englond and well vnderstode this that at the ende he shold come to his right but if it we re thurgh sir edward baillol that was right heir of the reame of Scotland And the kynge of frannce lowys loued moche this sir henry and he was with hym ful priue and thought for to make a delyueraunce of Sir edward baillols body yf he myght in ony maner wyse Tho prayd he the kyng that he wold graunte hym of his grace Syr edward bayllols body vnto the next par lement that he myght lyue with his owne rentes in the mene time and that he must stand to be Iugged by his peris at the parlement The kynge graunted hym his prayer and made the forsayd Edward be delyuerd oute of prison in the maner aboue sayd And anon as he was out of prison sir henry toke hym forth with hym and lad hym in to Englond and made hym duelle pri uely at the maner of sandehal vp ouse in yorkshyre with the lady besey and so he ordeyned hym there an huge retenaunce of people of Englisshmen and also of Alyens for to conquere ayene his heri tage And soo he yaf moche siluer vnto Sowdyours and to alyens for to helpe hym And they behight for to helpe him in al that they myght but they faylled hym at his most nede And at that tyme Donald erle of morryf hâ—…rde telle how that sir Edward was priuely come in to scotlond and come to hym and made with hym grete ioye of his comyng ayene and said to hym behight hym that al the grete lordes of englond shold be to hym en tendaunt shold hym holde for kyng as right heyr of ScotlaÌ„d so moche they wold done that he shold be crouned kyng of that land and dyden to hym homage feaute Tho come Syr Henry of Beaumont to kynge edward of Englond and prayd hym in wey of charite that he wold grauÌ„te of his grace vnto sir edward Baillol that he muste saufly gone by land from sandhall vn to Scotland for to conquere his right herytage in Scotland The kyng ansuerd and sayd vnto hym yf that I suffre the Bayllol wende thurgh my land in to scotland than the peple wold saye that I shold be assentyng vnto the companye Now Syr I pray yow that ye wold grauÌ„te hym leue to take vnto hym Soudiours of englisshmen that they myght saufly lede hym thurgh your saÌ„d vnto Scotland And Syr vpon this couenaunt that yf it so befall that god it forbede that he be discomfyted in batayl thurgh the Scottes that I and also al the lordes that holden with Baillol ben for euermore put out of our rendes that we haue in En glond And the kynge vpon this couenaunt graunted hir bone as touchyng hym tho that were of the same quarell the whiche claymed for to haue londes or rentes in the Reame of Scotland And these were the names of the lordes that pursueden this ma ter that is to say Syr Edward the Baillol that chalengyd the Reame of Scotland Syr Henry Beaumout erle of Angos sir Dauid of stroboly erle of Atheles Syr Geffroy of Mombray waltier Comyn many other
phelyp of valo ys the emes sone of kyng karoll the which duk and al his in the forsayd thynges in al other ther to longyng with al his men goodes kyng edward founde redy vnto hym and maden behoy ghten hym seurte by good feyth and trust after that the kynge hasted hym in to Englond ayene and left ther the quene styll behynde hym in Braban Than in the xiiij yere of his regne whan all the lordes of his reamâ—… and other that fallen to be at his parle ment were called and assembled to geder in the same parlemeÌ„t hol den at london after the fest of seynt hillarye The kynges nedes we re put forth promote as touchyng the kyngdom of Fraunce For whiche nedes to le sped the kyng axed the fifthe part of al the meoble goodes of englond the wulles the ix shefe of eue ry corne And the lordes of euery toun wher suche thyng shold be taxed and gadred shold ansuere to the kyng therof and he had it and helde it at his owne lust and will wherfor yf I thal knowe leche the veray treuth the ynner loue of the peple was torned in to hate the comune prayers in to cursyug for cause that the com mune peple were so strongly greued Also the forsayd phelyp va loys of frauÌ„ce had gadred vnto hym a grete hoost destroyed ther in his partyes and kyngdom many of the kynges frendes of En glond with tounes and castels and many other of hir lordshippes and many harmes shames and despytes dyden vnto the Quene wher for kyng edward whan he herde these tydynges was strong ly meuyd ther with on angred and sente dyuerse lettres ouer see to the quene and 〈◊〉 other that were his frendes gladynge hem and certyfyeng hem thoâ—… he wold be ther hym self in all the hast that he myght And anon after Estre whan he had sped of alle thyng that hym neded and come he went ouer the see ayene Of whos comyug the quene and all his frendes were wonder gladde and made moche Ioye and al that were his enemyes and ageynsâ—… hym helden made as moche sorowe In the same tyme the kynge thurgh counceyll of his trewe lyeges couÌ„ceyll of his lordes that ther were present with hym token the kynges of frauÌ„ces name toke medled the kynges armes of frauÌ„ce quartled with the armes of englond and commauÌ„ded forth with his coygne of gold vnder the descripcion writing of the name of Englond of frauÌ„ ce to be made best that myght be that is for to say the floreyne that was callid the noble pris of vj shillynges viij pens of sterlinges the halfe noble of the value of thre shyllynges four pens the ferthyng of value of xx pens How kyng edward come to the seluys and discomfyted alle the power of fraunce in the hauen Caâ—… CCâ—… xxvâ—… ANd the next yere after that is for to saye the xv yere of his regne he commaunded and lete wryte in his Chartres writtes and other lettres the date of the regne of â—…aunce first And whyle that he was thus doyng trauayllyng in frauÌ„ ce thurgh his counceyll he wrote to all the prelates Dukes 〈◊〉 and Barons and the noble lordes of the ' countre ' And also to dy nerse of the comune peple dyuerse lettres maundements â—…rng date at gaunt the viij day of February and anon after with in a lytel tyme he come ayene in to Englond with the quene and her children And in the same yere on mydsomer eue he bygan to sayll toward fraunce ayene and manly and styfly fyll vpon 〈◊〉 lip of valoys the whiche long tyme lay and had gadred to hym a ful houge and boystous meyne of dyuerse nacions in the hauen of seluys And ther they foughten to gedre the kyng of fraunce and he with her hostes fro midday vnto the iij hour in the morne in whi che bataill were slayn xxx 〈◊〉 â—…en of the kynges coÌ„panye of frauÌ„ ce many shippes and cogges were taken and so thurgh goddes helpe he had there the victorye bere thens a glorious chyualrye And in the same yere aboute saynt Iames tide without the yates of saynt omers robert of arthoys will men of englond flauÌ„dres bitterly fought ayenst the duk of burgoyne the frensshmen att whiche batail ther were slayn take of the frensshmen xv baroÌ„s lxxx knyghtes shippes Barges were take vnto the nombre of CC and xxx The same yere the kyng makyng and abydynge vpon the siege of Turney the Erle of Henaude with Englyssh archyers maden assaute to the toune of saynt Amand wher they slowe l knyghtes many other and also destroyed the toune And in the sixtenth yere of his regne folewyng in the wynter tyme the same kyng duellyd styll vpon the forsayd siege and sent ofte in to Englond to his tresorer and other purueiours for gold money that shold be sente to hym ther in his nede but his procurutours and messagers cursedly and ful slowly serued hym at his nede hym deceyued on whos defautes laches the kynge toke trewes bytwene hym the kyng of fraunce And the â—…yng ful of wo sorow and shame in his hert withdrowe hym fro the syege and come in to britayne and ther was so grete strif for vytayll that he lost many of his peple And whan he had done ther that he come for he dressid hym ouer see in to Englondward And as he sayled toward Englonde in the highe see the mooste myshappes stormes tempestes thundres lyghtnynges fylle to hym in the see the whiche was sayd that it was done â—…d thurgh euyl spyrites made by sorcery and nygromancye of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 frauÌ„ce wherfor the kynges hert was ful of sorow and anguisshe weylyng and sighyng and sayd vnto our lady in this wyse O blissed lady seynt marye what is the cause that euermore goyng in to fraunce all thynges and wethers fallen to me Ioyfull and lykyng and gladsum and as I wold haue hem but alwey tornyng in to Englond ward alle thynges fallen vnprofytable and harmeful Neuerlater he scapyng al perils of the see as god wolde come by nyght to the tour of london and the same yere the king helde his cristemasse at meneres sente worde to the Scottes by his messagers that he was redy wold fyght with hem but the Scottes wold not abyde that but fledden ouer the Scottissh see hyd hem as well as they myÈt And in the seuententh yere of his regne about the fest of Conuersion of saynt paul kyng Edward whan he had be in scotland and sawe that the Scottes were fled he come ayene in to Englond And a lytell byfore lent was the turnement at Dunstaple to the whiche tornement come al the yonge bachelery and Chyualrye of Englond with many other Erles and lordes At the whiche turnement kyng Edward hym self was ther present And the
in strengthyng of the kyng ayenst hem y t were his enemyes that this were done in al hast they come to hym in payne of deth the kyng hym self sent in to chestreshyre vnto the Chyuetayns of that coÌ„tre they gadred brouÈt a grete an huge multitude of peple both of knyÈtes of squyers principally of yomen of che streshire y e which yomen archyers y e kyng toke to his own court yaf hem bowge of court good wages to be kepers of his own body both by nyÈt by day aboue al other persones most loued best trust the which sone afterward torned yekyng to grete losse shame hynderyng his vtterly vndoyng destructioÌ„ as ye shal here sone after And that tyme come sir henry erle of derby with a grete meyne of men of armes archyers therle of RuttelaÌ„d co me with a stroÌ„g power of peple both of meÌ„ of armes archyers And therle of kent brought a grete power of men of armes ar chyers therle marchal come in the same maner the lord spencer in the same maner therle of northuÌ„berlond sir henry â—…ercy his sone sir thomas percy the erles brother And alle these worthy lordes brouÈten a fayr meyny a strong power eche man in his best aray the duke of lancastre the duk of york comen in the same maner with men of armes archyers folewyng the kynge sir williaÌ„ scrope tresorer of engloÌ„d come in the same maner and thus in this aray come al the worthy men of this land vnto our kyng al this peple come to london in one day in so moche that euery strete lane in london in the subarbes were ful of hem lodged x or xij myle about london euery way And these peple brought the kyng at westmynstre wenten home ayene to hir lodgyng bothe hors man And than on the monday the xvij day of September the parlement bygan at westmynstre the which was called the grete parlement And on the frydâ—…y next after therle of AruÌ„del was brought in to the parlement among al the lordes and that was on saynt mathewes day the apostel and euangelist ther he was foriuged vnto the deth in this hale that was made in the paleys at westmynstre And this was his Iuggement he shold gone on fote with his hondes y bounde behynde hym from the pla ce that he was for Iuged in so forth thurgh the Cyte of london vnto the â—…ure hyâ—…e ther his hede to be smyten of so it was do in dede in the same place And vj of the grete lordes that sate on his IugemeÌ„t riden with hym vnto the place ther he was done vn to the deth so to see that the execucion were done after hir dome And by the kynges commauÌ„dement with hem wenten on foot of men of armes and archyers a grete multitude of Chestreshyre men in strengthyng of the lordes that brought this erle vnto his deth for they drad lest the erle shold haue be rescued take from hem whan they come in to london Thus he passed forth thurgh the cite vnto his deth ther he toke it ful paciently On whos soule god haue mercy Amen And than come the freres austynâ—… toke vp the body the hede of this good erle bare it home vnto hir hous and buryed hym in hyr quere And in the morow after was syr Rychard erle of war wyk brought in to the parlement ther as the erle of Arundel was foriuged and they yafe the Erle of warrewyk the same Iugement that the forsayd Erle hadde But the lordes had compassion of hym bycause he was of more age and releced hym to perpetuel prison and put hym in the yle of man And than the monday next after the lord Cobham of kent syr Iohan Cheyne knyght weren brought in to the parlement in to the same halle and there they were Iudged to be honged and drawe but thurgh the prayer grete Instaunce of all the lordes that Iugement was foryeue hem and releced to perpetuel prison And in this same tyme was Rychard whyttyngdone mayre of london Iohan wodecok and William askam she reues of london And they ordeyned at euery yate of london duryng this same par lament stronge watche of men of armes and Archyers thurgh oute euery ward also And the kyng made fyue dukes and a markuys and foure erles and the fyrst of hem was the Erle of Derby and he was made duk of herford and the second was the erle of Rutteland and he was made duke of Aumarle and the thyrd was the erle of kent and he was made duk of Surre and the fourth was the Erle of huntyngdon and he was made duke of excestre the fyfthe was the erle of Notyngham he was made duk of northfolk the erle of Somersete â—…e was made the markuys of Dorset and the lord spencer was made er le of gloucestre and the lord Neuyll of Raby was made Erle of westmerland and Syre Thomas â—…ercy was made erle of worcestre And Syre William Scrope that was tresorer of Englond he was made erle of wylteshyre And sir Iohan MouÌ„tagu erle of salysbury And whan the kynge had thus y done he helde the parlement rial feste vnto al his lordes to al maner of people that thyder wold come And this same yere dyed Syr Iohan of gaunte the kynges vncle duke of lancastre in the Bisshoppes ynne in holborne and was brought from thens to saynt poules ther the kyng made held his enterement wel worthely with al his lordes in the chirche of seynt poules in london there he was buryed beside dame blauÌ„che his wyf that was doughter and heyre to the good henry that was duk of lancastre and in the sa me yere ther fyl a dyscencion debate bitwene the duk of herford and the duke of Norfolk in so moche that they waged batayll cast doune hir gloues than they were take vp ensealed and the batayll Ioyned the day y set the place assigned where whan And this shold be at Couentre And thyder come the kyng with al his lordes at that day and was set in the feld and than these two worthy lordes comen in to the felde clene armed wel arayed with al hir wepen and redy to done hir bataylle and we ren redy in the place for to fyght at vtteraunce But the kynge hadde hem cese and toke the quarel in to his hand And forth with right ther present exyled the duke of Herford for the terme of x yere and the duk of Norfolk for euermore And Syr Thomas Arundel Archebisshop of Caunterbury was exised the same tyme for euer and deposed oute of his see for ma lice of the kyng And anon these iij worthy lordes were coÌ„mauÌ„ded and defended the kynges reame And anone they
Also this same yere had ben a pees made and sworne bytwene the duke of Burgoyne the Dolphyn Whiche were sworne vp on our lordes body that they shold loue assiste eche other ageynst theyr enemyes and after this contrary to this othe the dule Iohan of Burgoyn was slayne and pytously murthred in the pre sence of the dolphyn wherfor the frensshmen were gretely deuyded of veray necessite labourid to haue a trayttye with the kynge of englond For the kyng of englond wan dayly of them tounes cas telles fortresses Also this same yere was quene Iane arestyd brouÈt to the castel of ledis in kent And one frere rndolf a do ctor of dyuynyte her confessour whiche afterward was slayn by the person of the tour fallyng at wordes debate and after quene Iane was delyuerd In the. vij yere bothe kynges of frauÌ„ce of englond were acorded kyng henry was made heyr regent of frauÌ„ce wedded dame kateryn the kynges doughter of fâ—… ce at Troyes in champayn on Trinyte sonday And this was ma de by the mene of phelyp newely made duk of Burgoyn whiche was sworne to kyng henry for tauenge his fadres deth was be come englissh And thenne the kyng with his newe wyf wente to Parys where he was ryally receyued And from thens be with his lordes the duk of Burgoyne many other lordes of fraun ce leyd syege to dyuerse tounes and castels that held of the Dolphyns partyns and wan hem but the toune of Melun held longe for therin were good defendours In the viij yere the kyng the quene come ouer see londed on CaÌ„delmasse day in the morow at douer And the xiiij day of feuerer the kyng came to london the xxj day of the same moneth the quene come and the xxiiij day of the same she was crouned at westmestre Also the same yere a non after ester the kyng helde a parlemeÌ„t at westmestre at which parlement it was ordeyned that the gold in Englissh coyn shold le weyed none resceyued but by weyght And anone after wyt sontyde the kyng sayled to Caleys and passed so forth in to fraÌ„ce And in marche the xxij day byfore the kyng ca in ouer the duk of clarence was slayne in feaunce dyuerse other lordes take priso ners as therle of huÌ„tingdon therle of somersete with dyuse other And al was bicause they wold not take with hem archieâ—… but thought to haue doo with the frensshmen them self withoute hem And yet whan he was slayne the Archyers come rescued the bo dy of the duk which they wold haue caryed with hem god haue mercy on his soule he was a valiauÌ„t man And the same yere bi twene Cristemasse candelmasse the toune of melun was yolden to the kyng In the ix yere on seynt nycholas day in deceÌ„ber was born henry the kynges first bygoten sone at wyndesore whos god fadres at fontstone was heury bisshop of wynchestre Iohn duk of Bedford the duchesse of holand was godmodâ—… henry chi cheley archebisshop of cauÌ„terbury was godfadre atte confermynâ—… And in the x yere the cyte of mews in brye was goten which had ben long besieged And this same yere the quene shipped at hamp ton sayled ouer to the kyng in frauÌ„ce where she was worshypfully receyued of the kyng also of the kyng of frauÌ„ce hyr fadre of hir moder And thus kynge henry wan fast in frauÌ„ce helde grete astate sate at dyner at a grete feste in parys crouned the quene also whiche had not ben seen to fore al peple resorted vn to his court but as to the kyng of frauÌ„ce he held none astate ne ru le but was left almost allone Also this yere the whethercock was sette vpon poulus steple at london And this yere in the moneth of August the kyng wexe seke at boys de vynceÌ„t whan he saw he shold dye he made his testameÌ„t ordeyned many thynges nobly for his soule deuoutly resseyued al the rightes of hooly chirche in so ferforth that whan he was enoynted he said the serui se with the preest at the vers of the psalme miserere mei deus that was Benigne fac dnÌ„e in bona voluÌ„tate tua syon vt edificen tur muri Ihrâ—…m he bad tarye there said thns O good lord thou knowest that myn entent hath ben yet is yf I myÈt lyue to reede fye the walles of Ihrâ—…m thenne the preest proceded forth ma de an ende and anone after this moost noble prynce victorious kyng flour in his tyme of cristen chyualrye whom al the world doubted gaf his soule in to the handes of god deyde made an ende of his naturel lyf at the sayd Boys de vyncent beside parys the xxxvj yere of his age on whos soule god haue mercy amen Thenne was the body enbamed cered leide in a rial chare an ymage like vnto hym was leide vpon the corps open with dyâ—…se baners horse couered rychely with tharmes of englond frauÌ„ce also thold armes of seynt edwardes seynt edmoÌ„d other with grete multitude of torches with whome went the kyng of scotlaÌ„d many other lordes whiche accompanyed the body til it come vn westmestre by london in englond and in euery toune by the wey he had solempnly his dirige on theuen masse on the morne and moche almesse was yeuen to poure peple by the way the vij day of noueÌ„bre after the corps was bronght thurgh london with gre te reuerence solempnyte to westmynstre where he nowe lyeth it was worshipfully beryed after was leyd on his tombe a ryal y mage lyke to hym self of siluer gylt whiche was made at the cost of quene kateryne And thus ended is entered buryed the noble kyng henry the fifth on whos soule al cristen soules god haue mercy Amen Of the lawde of kyng henry the fyfthe what he ordeyued for kyng Rychard for hym self after his deth Capitulo ducentesimo xlvj o HEre is to be noted that this kyng henry the v was a noble prince after he was kyng crouned how be it to fore in his yongthe he had ben wyld recheles spared no thyng of his lustes ne desyres but accomplysshed them after his lykyng but as sone as he was crouned enoynted sacred anone sodenly he was chauÌ„ ged in to a newe man sette al his entent to lyue vertuously in mayntenyng of holy chirche destroyeng of heretykes kepyng Ius tice defendyng of his reame subgettes And for as moche as his fadre had deposed by his labour the good kyng Rychard pytously made hym to dye for th offence done to hym ayenst his lygeauÌ„ce he had sent to rome to be assoilled therof for which offâ—…ce the pope our holy fadre enioyned hym to make hym be prayd for perpetuelly
armager tho was kyng gouerned the land wel nobly al his lifs tyme And this Armager gote a sonne on his wyfe that was callyd westmer And whiles that this armager regned seynt peter pre ched in antyoche ther he made a noble chirche in whiche he sate fyrste in his chaier ther he duellyd vij yere and after he wente to Rome was made pope til that nero the emperour lete hym martren tho prechyd openly al the apoostles in diuerse landes the right fayth And whan Armager had regned xxiiij yere he dyed and lyeth at london How kyng westmer yaf to Berynger an yland forlet and ther this berynger made the toune of Berwyk Ca xlj ANd after this Armager regned his sonne westmer a good man a worthy of body wel gouerned the lande Hit befell so that tydyng ca in to hym on a day that the kyng Roderick of gascoyne was come in to his land with a huge nombre of pe ple and was duellyng in staynesmore whan kynge Westmer herde tho tydynges he leete assemble an huge boost of britons come to the kyng roderyk yaf him batayll kyng westmer slewe roderik with his owne hondes in playn batayll whan king roderykes men sawe that hir lord was dede they yolden hem alle vnto the kyng westmer bicomen his men for euermore he yaf hem a coūtre that was forleten wherin they myght duelle thyder they went duellyd ther all hir lyfes tyme ix c men ther were of hem no mo left at that batayll Hir gouernour prin ce was callid berynger and anon he bigan a toun that they myght ther in duell haue resorte lete calle the toun berwyk vp◅wede ther they duellyd and bycame riche but they had no women amonges hem and the Britons wold not yeue hir doughters to the strangers wherfor they wit ouer see in to Irlond brought◅ with hem women tho hem they spoused but the men coude not vnderstande the langage ne the speche of the women therfore they spoken to geder as scottes and afterward thurgh changyng of hyr langages in al feaunce they were callyd tho scottes and so shullen that folk of that countrey for euermore How kyng westmer lete arere a stone in the entryng of west merlād ther that he slow roderik and ther he bigan first housyng Capitulo xlij ANd after this bataill that is aboue said whan roderik was dede kyng westmer in remēbraūce of his vyctorye lete are◅ ther besides the wey a grete stone an high and yet hit stant and euermore shal stande and lete graue in the stone lrēs that thus sa yd The kynge westmer of britayne slewe in this place Roderick his enemye and this westmer was the first man that made toun and hous in englond and at that stone begynneth westmerland that westmer lete calle after his own name whan westmer had so done he duellid all his lifes tyme in that countre of westmerlond for he loued that countre more than ony other coūtre And whan he hadde regned xxv yere he dyed and lyeth at Carleylle Of kyng Coyl that was westmers sone that helde his lande in pees his lyfes tyme Ca xliij AFter this kyng westmer regned his sone Coill a good ◅ā and a worthy and of good condicions and wel gouerued his lād and of al men he had loue and pees and in his time was neuer contaek debate ne werre in britayne and he regned and was kyng in pees al his lyfes tyme. and whan he had ben kyng xj yere he dyed and lyeth at york How kyng lucye regned after coill his fadre that was a gode man and after he bycome cristen Ca xliiij AFter kyng Coyll regued lucye his sone that was a good man to god and to al the peple he sent to rome to thapposthe enlenthere that tho was pope said that he wold become a cri stē mā and resseyue the baptisme in the name of god and tourne to the right byleue eul◅there sent ij legats that were callyd pagā and elybayn in to this land and baptised the kyng and al his meyne and after went fro toune to toune and baptised the peple til all the lande was baptised and this was in the C lvj yere af ter thyncarnacion of our lord ihu crist and this kyng lucye made tho in this lande ij Archebisshops one at caūterbury an other at york and other many bisshops that yet be in this lande whan these two legats had baptised al that londe they ordeyned prestes for to baptyse children for to make the sacrament after they went ageyne to Rome the kyng duellyd in his land regned with moch honour xij yere and after dyed and lyeth at gloucetre How this land was long withoute a kyng and how the bretons chosen a kyng Ca xl THis kyng lucye had none heyr of his body bigotē that was afterward grete harme sorow to the land For after this kyng lucyes deth none of the grete of the land wold suffre an other to be kyng but lyued in werre in debate amonges hem L yere without kyng but it befell afterward that a grete prince come fro Rome in to this land that me callyd Seuerye nought for to werre but for to saue the right of Rome but netheles he hadd not duellyd half a yere in this lande that the Britons ne slewe hym whan they of Rome wyst that seuerye was so slayne they sent another grete lorde in to this land that me callid Allec that was a strong man and a mighty of body duellyd in this lād long tyme did moche sorowe to the britons so that after for pure malyce they chosen hem a kynge amonges hem that me callyd astlepades assembled a grete hoost of Britons went to london to seche allec ther they foūden hym slewe hym all his felaus one callyd walon defended hym fyersly and fought long with the britons but atte last he was discomfyted the britons toke him and bonde handes and feet and cast him in to a water wher for that watir afterward was callid euermore walbroke tho reg ned astlepades in quyete till one of his erles that me callyd Coill made a fayre toune ageynste the kynges wyll and lete calle the toune colchestre after his name wherfor the king was ful wroth and thought destroye therle and bygan to werre vpon hym and brought grete power yaf batail to therle therle defended him fyersly with his power and slowe the kyng hym self in that bataylle tho was coill crouned made kyng of this lande This Coyl regned and gouerned the royalme wel and nobley for he was a noble man wel byloued amōg the britons Whan they of Rome herde that astlepodes was slayn they were wonder glad and sente another grete prynce of Romayns that was callyd constance and become to the kyng coyl
loue bitwene hem aroos 〈◊〉 from the table all in wrath toke his wyfe callyd to hym his knyghtes went thens al in wrath without takyng leue of the kyng The kyng anon sent after hym that he shold come ageyn go not thens in despite of hym And therle wold not come ayene in noo maner wyse wherfor the kyng was ful wroth and in wrath hym deffyed as his dedely enemy And the erle went thens in to Cornewayle with his wyf in to the castel of Tyntagell And the kyng lete ordeyne a grete hoost come in to Cornewayl for to destroye the erle yf he myght But he had put hym in suche a castel that was strong wel arrayed of Tyntagel wold not yeld hym to the kynge The kyng anon besieged the castel ther duellyd xv dayes that neuer myght spede euer thoughte vpon ygerne and vpon hir layd so moche loue that he no wyse what to done Soo at the last be callyd to hym a knyght that was callyd Mlfyn that was pryue with hym and told hym al his counseyll axed of hym what was best for to done Syr â—…d he doth sende after Merlyn for he can telle yow the best counceylle of ony man lyuyng Merlyn anon was sente after come to the kyng the kyng told hym all his wylle Syr â—…d merlyn I shal done soo moche thurgh crafte that I can that I shal make yow come this nyght in to the castel of Tyntagel and shal haue al your wylle of that lady How Vter bygate on Igerne that was the erles wyf of Cor newayl Arthur kyng Ca lxâ—… OErlyn thurgh crafte that he coude chauÌ„ged the kyngâ—… figu re in to the lykenesse of therle vlfyn garsoys his chaÌ„bâ—…rlayn and to the figure of Iordan that was therles chamberlayn Soo that eche of hem was transfigured to other lykenes And whan merlyn had so done he sayd to the kyng Syr â—…d be nowe mow ye gone sodenly to the castel of Tyntagel axen 〈◊〉 â—…er haue your wylle the kyng toke priuely all the hoose to gouer ne lede to a knyght that he moche louid â–ª toke his way toward the castel with hym vlfyn his chaÌ„berlayn merlyn And whan they come thyder the portier went that it had ben his own lord whan tyme come for to gone to bed The kyng went to 〈◊〉 with Igerne the erles wyf dyd with hir all his wyll bygo te vpon hir a sone that was callyd Arthur â—…pon the morowe the noble myghty kyng toke his leue of the lady went ayene to his hoost â–ª And the same nyght that the kyng laye by Igerne in bedde y fere with therles wyf the kynges men yeuen a strong assaut to the castel the erle and his men manly hem defended But at the last it befell so that at at the same assaut the erle him self was slayne and the castel taken And the kyng anone torned ayene to Tyntagell and spoused ygerne with moche honour and made hyr quent sone after tyme come that she shold be delyuerd bere a child a sone that was cal led Arthur And after he gate on hyr a doughter that was callid Amya And whan she come to age she was nobly maryed to a noble baron that was callyd Aloth that was lord of leons whan Vter long tyme had regned ther come vpon hym a greete sikenes as it were a sorow And in the mene tyme they that had to kepe Otta that was Engystes sone ossa his broder that tho were in prisoÌ„ men lete hem gone for grete yeftes that they hem yaf went with hem And whan tho two britheren were escaped comen ageyne in to hir owne couÌ„tre they ordeyned hem a greete hoost a grete power bigonne to werre eftsones vpon the kyng How kyng Vter chees aloth to kepe the land of britayne whyles that he was syke for as moche as he myght not for his sekenesse Capitulo septuagesimo secundo ANd for as moche as kyng Vter was seke and myght not helpe him self he ordeined aloth sone of eleyne that tho was chosen to be wardeyn and chyueteyne of all his folk he anone his Britons assembled a grete hooste and yaf bataylle to Otta and to his folk but Otta atte last was discomfited Hit byfelle thus afterward that thise britons had dedygnacion of Aloth and wold not to hym ben attendaunt wherfor the kyng was annoyed wonder sore lete put him in a lytter in the hoost amonges folk And they lad hym to beroloyne that tho was a fair cite ther that seynt Allone was martred after was that cyte destroyed with paynyms thurgh werre thydder they had sente otta ossa hir peple entrid in to the toune lete make fast the yates and ther they helde hem the kynge come hem besieged made a strong assaute but they that were within manlych hem defended The kyng lete ordeyne his gonnes his engyns for to breke the walles â–ª the walles were so stronge that nothynge myght hym mysdoo Otta his peple had grete despyte that a kyng lyggyng in a lyttyer had hem besyeged they token conuceill amonges hem for to stonde vp in the morow come oute yeue batayll to the kyng so they diden â–ª in that bataill were both otta ossa slayn al tho other that escaped alyue fled in to scotland made colegryne hyr chyuetayn the saxons that were alyue escaped fro the bataylle broughten ageyne a grete strengthe amonges hem they sayden that yf kyng vter were deed they shold wel con quere the laÌ„d amonges hem they thought enpoysen the kyng ordeyned men for to done this dede yaf hem of yefâ—…s grete plen te this thynge to done they ordeyned hem thyderward ther that the kyng was duellyng clothed hem in pouer wede the better all for to spede her lyther purpose but netheles for al hir falsenes queyntyse they myght neuer come to nygh the kyng But so atâ—… last they espyed that the kyng drank none other lycour but only water of a clere welle that was nygh besides and these fals tray tours vpon a day preuelych went to the welle put therm wy sen so that all the water was enpoisened And anon after as the kyng had dronke of that water he bygan to suclle 〈◊〉 sone after he deyd as many as dronken of that water deyde also And anon as this falsenes was aspyed â–ª folk of the toun lete stoppe the wel le for euermore whan the kyng was dede his folk bere hym to stonhenge with grete solempnyte of bisshops of barons that we re there that beryed hym besyde aurylambros his broder after turned ageyne tho euerychone and lete sende after Arthur his so ne â–ª they made hym kyng of the land with moche reuerence after his
in his tyme shal the Ryuers renne with blode and with brayne and he shal make in places of his land walles that shull doo moche harme vnto his se ed after his tyme. Than shal ther come a peple oute of the northwest duryng his regne that shal be ladde thurgh out a wykked hare that the dragon shal done croune kyng that afterward shall flee ouer the see without comyng ageyne for drede of the dragon And in that tyme the sonne shal be as rede as blode as me shull see thurgh al the world that shal bytoken grete pestyle nee deth of folk thurgh dent of swerd and that peple shal ben faderles til the tyme that the dragon shal dye thurgh an hare that shal meue ayenst hym werre vnto the ende of his lyf that shal not fully ben ended in his tyme This dragon shal be hold in his tyme the best body of the world and he shal dye besyde the marches of a strauÌ„ ge land the land shall duelle faderles withoute a good gouer nour and me shal wepe for his deth from the yle of shepey vnto the hauen of marcyll wherfore allas shal be the commune songe of faderles folk that shal ouerlyuen in his land destroyed ANd after this dragon shal come a goot oute of kar that shal haue hornes and a berde of siluer and ther shal come oute of his nostrel a domp that shal betoken honger sorowe greete deth of the peple and moche of his land in the begynnyng of his regne shal be wasted This goot shal goo ouer to Fraunce shal opene the flout of his lyf and of deth In his tyme ther shal arryse an egle in Cornewayle that shalle haue fethers of gold that of pride shal be without pere of the laÌ„d and he shal despyse lordes of blode and after he shall flee shamefully by a bere at Gauerseche and after shul be made bridges of men vpon the costes of the see and stones shal falle fro castels 〈◊〉 many other townes shul be made playn In his tyme shall seme that the bere shal brenne and a bataylle shal be done vpon the armes of the see in a feld ordeyned as a sâ—…de And at that bataylle shal dye many whyte heedes wherfore his bataylle shal be callyd the whyte bataylle And the forsayd bere shal done this gote moche harme and it shal come oute of the southwest of his blode than shal the gote â—…se moche of this lande til at the tyme that shendship shal hym ouercome than he shal clothe hym in a lyon skynne than shal he wynne that he hadde loste more therto For a peple shal come out of the northwest that shal make the goot sore adrad he shal auenge hym of his enemyes thurgh counceyl of two owles that fyrst shall be in perylle for to bene vndone but the olde oule shall wende a certayne tyme after he shal come ageyne in to this lond These two owles shullen done grete harme to many on so they shal eounâ—…eylle the gote that he shold arere werre ageynst the for sayd bere at the last the goot and the owles shall come at bur ton vp Trent and shal wende ouer and for drede the bere shalle flee and aswan with hym fro his companye to burton toward the north ther they shul ben with an hard shour and the swan shal ther be slayne with sorow the bere taken byheded alther next his nest that shal stonde vpon a broken brydge on whome the son ne shal cast hyr bemes many shal hym seke for verâ—…u that fro hym shal come In the same shal dye for sorow care a peple of his land so that many landes shal ben on hym the more bolder af terward and tho two owles shul doo moche harme to the forsaid flour of lyse and hir shull lede in destresse so that she shal passe ouer in to Fraunce for to make pees bitwene the goot the floure delise ther she shal duelle till a tyme that hir seed shal come se che hir they shullen he stylle till a tyme that they shull hem clo the with grace they shull seche the oules shul put hem to des pytous deth And after shal this gote ben brought to dysese and grete anguyssh and in sorowe he shal leue al his lyfe AFtre this gote shal come out of wyndesore a bore that shal haue an hede of whyte a lyons herte and a pytous soâ—…yng His vysage hal be rest to seke men His worde shal be stanching of therâ—… To hem that ben a thyrste hys worde shall be Gospell His beryng shall be meke as a lambe In the fyrst yere of his regne he shall haue grete payne to Iustyfye hem that ben vntrewe And in his tyme shalle his lande bee multyplyed with Alyens And this â—…ore thurgh fyersenes of herte that he shal haue shalle maste wulues bycome lambes And he shalle bee callyd thurgh oute of the world bore of holynes fyersnes of noblesse and of mekenes he shal done mesurably al that he shal haue to done vn to the burgh of Ierusalem he shal whette his teeth vpon the ya tes of parys and vpon four landes Spayne shal tremble for dre de Gascoyne shal swete In fraunce he shal putte his wynge hys grete tayl shall rest in englond and softely Almayne shal quake for drede of hym This bore shal yeue mantels to two townes of Englonde and shal make the Ryuer renne with bloode wyth brayne he shal make many mede wes reede and he shal gete as moche as his auncestres dyden and er that he be dede he shal bere thre crounes and he shal put a land in to grete subiection and af terward it shal be releued but not in his tyme This bore after he is dede for his doughtynesse shal be entered at Coloygne and hys land shal than be fulfylled of all good AFter this bore shal come a lambe that shal haue feet of bede an hede of bras an hert of a loppe a swynes skyn and an harde and in his tyme his lande shal be in pees the fyrste yere of his regne he shal do make a Cyte that all the world shal spe ke therof this lambe shal leue in his tyme a grete part of his loÌ„de thurgh an hidous wolfe but he shal recouer it yeue a lordship to an egle of his londes and thys Egle shall wel gouerne it til the tyme that pryde shal hym ouergone Allas the sorowe For he shal deye of his broders suerd and after shal the lande fall to the forsayd lambe that shall gouerne the land in pees all his lyfe tyme And after he shall dye and the land be fulfylled of all maner good AFter this lambe shal come a mold warpe cursed of goddes mouth a caytyf a coward an hare he shal haue an erthely skynne as a gote vengeaunce shal falle
had desyred it for as moche as they were of Engystes kynrede that fyrst had all the land of bri tayne and tho lete hem be callyd Englysshe men for encheson of Engystes name And the land they lete calle it Englond in hyr langage the folk ben callyd englysshmeÌ„ for as moch as in his tyme it was callyd engystes lond whan he hadde conquerd it of Mortiger that had spoused his doughter but from the tyme that brute come fyrst in to englond this land was callyd britayn the folk britons but syth the tyme that this gurmond eftsones conquerd it and yafe it vnto the saxons and they anone right chauÌ„ ged the name as byfore is sayd And whan this was done gurmond passed ouer in to FrauÌ„ce and ther conquerd many londes and destroyed al cristen peple ther that he come the saxons duel led in this land and bygan it fast to Inhabyte at hir owne wyl And they wolde haue made newe kynges and lordes but they myght neuer assenten to haue only one kyng for to be to hem en tendaunt and therfor they made many kynges in dyuers shyres as it was in engystes tyme The fyrst kyngdom was kent that other southsexe and the thyrd westsexe the fourth estsex and the v northuÌ„berlond the syxth estangle that is to say norfolke southfolke the seuenthe merchenorth that is the Erldome of nychol huÌ„tingdone herford gloucestre wynchestre warwyck and derby and so departed the englyssh al englond in vij partyes And after that it befell that tho kynges werryd oftyme to geder and euer he that was strengest bynome hym that was feblyst And so it was long tyme that they â—…ad no kyng crouned amoÌ„ges hem ne noo cristen man was tho amonges hem ne Crystendome nother But were Paynyms tylle that Saynt Gregorye was pope of Rome that hadde seen childeren of the Nacyon of Englond in the cyte of Rome that were wonder fayr creaâ—…res and had grete wylle and desyre hem to byholde axed of the marchauÌ„ts whens they were of what nacion mâ—…n told hym that they were of Englond and Englyssh they were callyd but they al the peple of englond were paynyms and byleued not vpon god Allas quod seynt gregorye wel mow they be callyd englissh for they haue the visage of angels therfor wel ought they to be cristen And for this encheson saynt gregory sente seynt Austyn in to englond xl good men with hym that were of gode lyf and holy men to preche and teche to conue â—…te the englisshe peple and hem turne to god and that was in the sixth yere that saynt gregory had ben pope that is to saye after the Incarnacion of our lord Ihu crist v C lxxxvij yere as the cronycles tellen How saynt Austyn baptised conuerted kyng adelbright the bisshops that made his felawes Cao. lxxxxvijo. WHan saynt Austyn come fyrste in to englond he arryued in the I le of Tenet and so passed forth come vnto Caunterbury and ther soiourned And kynge Adelbryght of kent that was of the lygnage of Engyst fayr vnder fenge saynt Austyn his felaws with moche honour and hem fonde al that hem neded And ferthermore he yaf hem a fayr place that now is called the abbey of saynt austyns in whiche place he lyeth hym self shrined This kyng Adelbryght was a good man with good will herd seynt Austyns predicacions yafe hym leue to preche thurgh al his land to torne and conuerte to hym al the peple that he myght It befell soo afterward thurgh goddes grace that in lytell tyme the kyng hym self was conuerted to god alle his people of his land was baptysed And in the mene tyme whyle the peple turned hem to god Seynt Anstyn come to Rouchestre there preched goddes worde The paynyms therfor him scorned and cast on hym reygh taylles soo that al â—…s mantel was honged ful of reygh taylles and for more despyte they caste on hym the gutres of reyghes of fissh wherfor the good man saynt austin was so re annoyed greued prayd to god that alle the children that shold be born afterward in that Cyte of Rouchestre must haue tai les whan the king wist herde of this veÌ„geauÌ„ce that was falle thurgh saynt Austyns prayer he lete make an hous in honour of almyghty god wherin women shold be delyuerd of hir children at the bridges ende in whiche hous yet women of the cyte ben delyuerd of childe whan seynt gregory had herd telle how theÌ„gâ—… were tuurned to god and conuerted he sent to seynt Anstyn his passion by a bisshop that was callyd paulyn made hym pâ—…mat and Archebisshop of Englond and sent word that he than shold ordeyne make bisshops in the land And â—…non as Austyn had the passyon of the dignyte of the archebisshop he made two Bisshops of his felawes that come with hym from Rome that one was callyd mellyte he duellyd at london And that other was called Iustyn that helde the dygnyte of Rochestre this Bisshop mellite tho weÌ„t to preche in to estsex baptised the kyng of the couÌ„trey that was callyd Sygeberte that was kyng adelbryghtes cosyn his sustres sone This Instyne went to preche in southsex turned mocâ—… of the peple to god And seynt Austyn wentâ—… hym self prechyng thurgh out Englond How saynt Austyn wente in to wales there that the britons were how they nold not be obedyent to the Archebisshop of â—…uÌ„ terbury Cao. lxxxxviiio. WHan all Englond was baptysed turned to god Seynt Austyn wente in to that land ther that the britons were for to kepe hem from Englysshmen that is to seye in to wales And ther he founde monkes and abbeyes vij bisshops For the britons destroyed alwey the custen peple that seynt Austyn had coÌ„uerted said to the bisshops that he was a legate of rome pri mat of al englond that they shold by all wason to hym be obe dyent they sayd that they nold But to archebisshop of 〈◊〉 on sayd they wold neuer for no maner thyng ben obedyent to the englisshmen for the englisshmen they said ben our aduersaryes our enemyes haue dryueÌ„ vs out of our own couÌ„trey we be â—…sten men euer haue ben the englysshmen euer haue ben payâ—… but now late that they ben coÌ„uerted Seynt austyn myght of hem none ansuer haue other wyse but saiden aperâ—…ly that they nold neue hem meke to hym ne to the pope of Rome seynt au styn torned ageyne to kyng Adolbryght that was kyng of kent tolde hym that his folke nold not be to noman obedyent but to the archebisshop of Caerlyon And whan the kynge herd this he was sow annoyed and sayde that he wold hem destroye sente to â—…lfride kyng of northumberlond that was his frende that he shol de come to hym with al the power
te And this peanda was soo proude that he nold graunte hym pees for no manere thyng but for all thyng he wold with hym fight so at the last ther was sette a day of batayll And oswy euer hadde trust vpon god And this peanda trust to moche vpon his pryde and vpon his hoost that he had to geder they sâ—… egrely but peanda anone was discomfyded slayne this was after thynâ—…rnacion of our lord Ihesu crist vj C lv yere and this Oswy tho regned xxviij yere and a kyng that was callyd Oswyne that was peandais cosyn wâ—…rryd vpon kynge Oswy to gedre foughten but oswy had the victorye of oswyne oswyn was discomfyted slayne and lyeth at Cynnemouth How kyng Cadewaldre that was Cadewaleynâ—… sone regned after his fadre and was the last kyng of britonâ—… Capitulo C ij o AFter the deth of Cadwaleyne regned his sone Cadwaladre wel nobly his mâ—…der was the suster of kyng peanda whan he hadde regned xij yere he fell in to a grete sykenes than was ther so grete discord bitwene the lordes of the land that euery werryd vpon other and yet in that tyme ther felle so grete derth and scarsyte of corne other vytaylles in this lond that a man myght go iij dayes or iiij fro toune to toune that he shold not fyn de to bye for gold ne for syluer brede wyne ne none other vytaill werwith a man myght leue but only the people lyued by rotes of herbes for other lyuyng had they none so moch was it failled alle about Fysshes wylde beestes al other thyng so that yet to this mysauenture ther fell so grete mortalyte pestylence among the peple by the corrupcion of the eyer that the lyuyng peple ne suffysed not to burye the dede bodyes fer they deide so sodenly both grece smale lord seruaunt etyng goyng spekyng so that ne uer was herd of more sodayne deth among the peple for he that went for to burye the body with the same dede body was buryed They that myghten flee fledden forsoke hir landes howses as wel for the grete honger derth scarsyte of corne of other vytayle as for the horryble mortalyte pestylence in the land wenâ—…n in to other landes for to saue hir lynes left the land all desert and waste so that ther was not ony man to trauayll till the lond ne ere ne sowe so that the laÌ„d was bareyn of cornes all other fruites for defaute of tylyers this mysauenture 〈◊〉 â—…ed enlenen yere and moo that no man myght ere ne sowe How Cadwaladre went out of this land in to lytel britayne CAdwaladre sawe the grete honger mortalyte pestylence and the lond al poure and faylyng cornes other vytaylles his folke perysshed and sawe also the moost partye of hys land al wasted and wide of peple he apparaylled hym his folk that were left on lyue and passed ouer in to lytel britayne with a lytel nauye vnto kyng aleyne that he moch loued that was his cosyn that his fader had moche loued in his tyme and as they sayled in the see he made greâ—…e lamentacion so dyd al tho that were with hym and sayd Dedisti nos domine tamquam oues escarum in gentibus dispersisti nos ANd than bygan Cadwaladre to compleyn hym to his folke pytously and sayd Allas sayd he to vs wretches and Caytyf For why for oure grete synnes of the whiche we wolde not amende vs while we had space of repentauÌ„ce is comen vpon vs thys mysauenture whyche chaceth vs oute of oure owne realme propre soyle fro oute of whiche somtyme Romaynes Scottes â–ª Saxons ne danes myght not exylen vs But what au a yleth it now to vs that byfore tyme oftsides haue goten many other landes syth it is not the wyll of god that we abyde duel le in our owne lond God that is veray Iugge that al thynges knoweth byfore they be done or made he seeth that we wold not cesse of our synnes and that our enemyes ne myght not vs ne our lygnage exylen fro and out of our realme he wold that we amende vs of our folyes and that we seen our propre defaultes therfor hath he shewed to vs his wrath will chastyse vs of our mysdedes Sith that he doth vs withoute bataylle or strength of our enemyes by grete companyes wretchedly to leue our own realme and propre lande Tourne ageyne ye Romaynes turne ageyne ye scottes Tourne ageyne ye Saxons tourne ageyne ye Fraunsoys now sheweth to yow Brytayne al desert the which your power myght neuer make desert ne yet your power hath not nowe put vs in exyle but only the power of the kyng almygh ty whome we haue oft offended by our folyes the which we wol de not leuen vntil he chastysed vs by his dyuyne power Among the wordes and lamentacion that the kyng Cadwaladre made to his folk they arryued in lytel britayne and come to kyng aleyne before sayde And the kynge resseyned hym with Ioye and made hym to be serued wonder nobly and there he duellyd longe tyme after The englyssh peple that were left on lyue and were escaped the grete honger and mortalyte lyued in the best wyse that they myght and moche peple sprong and come of hem And they senten in to Saxon wher they were â—…rne to hyâ—… freÌ„ des for men women children to restore the cytees with peple other tounes that were al wide of peple and for to labour traua ylle and tillen the erthe whan the saxons had herd this tydyng they comen in to this lande wonder thykke in grete companyes And lodged and herburghed hem in the countrey al aboute where they wold For they founde no man hem to lette ne withstonde And so they woxen and multyplyed gretely and vsed the custom mes of the countreyes wherof they were comen and the lawes and the langage of hir owne land And they chaunged the names of citees tounes castels burghes yaf hem names called hem as they be now callyd And they helden the Countres baronages lordshippes and trees in maner as the britons byfore tyme had compaced hem And among other grete companyes that co me fro germanye in to this land came the noble quene that was called sexburga with men and women withoute nombre and ar ryued in the countre of northumberlond and toke the lande from Albyone in to Corne wayle for hir for hir folk For ther was none that myghten letten hem for al was desolat wide of peple But it were a fewe poure britons that were left in montaynes and wodes vn till that tyme And fro that tyme forth losten Bri tons the royame for al dayes And the englysshe peple begonne to regne and departed the land bytwene hem and they made ma ny kynges aboute by dyuerse
And netheles the trewes durâ—…d not long that the danes strongly gonne for to werre vpon thenglyssh men and dyd moche sorowe wherfor kyng edward dyde assemble a grete hooste for to fyght with hem And tho this kyng Edward dyed whan god wold This kyng edward regned xxiiij 〈◊〉 and lyeth at wynchestre besydes his fadre Of kyng Athelston and of edmond eldred and of Edewyne his broder Capitulum C xâ—… AFter this edward regned Athelston his sone And whan be had regned four yere he helde batayll ageynst the danes and drofe kynge gaufred that was kyng of the danes and alle his hooste vnto the see and rested by scotland and toke strongely the conntrey al a yere And after that tho of Cumberlond and the scottes of westmerland bygonne to werre vpon kyng athelston And he hem yaf so strong batayll that he slâ—…we so many of hem that noo man coude telle the nombre of hem And aftâ—…r that he ne regned but thre yere he regned in al xxv and lyeth at malâ—…esbury And after this Athelston regned Edmond his brother for as moche as kyng athelstone had no sone And this Edmond was a worthy knyght a doughty man of body a no ble knyght And the thyrd yere after that he was kyng he wente ouer humber in whiche place be fonde two kynges of danee that one was callyd enlaf that other renant this kyng Edmond drofe hem bothe from the land after went toke a grete praye in Cumberlond This Edmond ne regned but senen yere lyeth at glasten burye and after this edmond regned Eldrede his bro ther that auengyd Edward his fader of his enemyes that hym slew afterward he seised northumberlond in to his hand ma de the scottrs bowe meke vnto his will the second yerâ—… that he had regned come arnalaf guyran that was kyng of denmarst and seased al northumberlond helde that lond two yere after that come kynge Eldred with a grete power drofe hym oute of this land And this kyng eldred was a noble man and a good of whos goodnes saynt dunstan preched and this kyng Eldred regned xj yere lyeth at wynchestre And after this eldred Ed wyne sone of Edmond his broder regned was a lither man to ward god the peple for he hated folk of his owne lande loued honoured straunge men And sette lytel by hooly chirche betoke of holy chirche all the tresour that he myght haue that was grete shame vylonye to hym self peryll to his soule therfor god wold that he shold not regne no lenger than vij yere lyeth at wynchestre Of kyng edgar that regned aboue the kynges of scotland of walys how he was bygyled thurgh takyng of his wyfe Cao. C â—…o. ANd after this Edwyn regned Edgar his broder a man that moche loued god pees holy chirche also was a worthy lord bold myghty mayntened wel this laÌ„â—… 〈◊〉 And this edgar was lord kyng aboue al the kyngeâ—… 〈◊〉 scotland of walys from the tyme that Arthur was agone neuer was kynge sythen of his power And this edgare was seynt Ewardes fadre And whan edgares wyfe was dede that was saynt edwardes moder entered he herde speke of the fayrenesse of estrylde that was orgarus doughter a baron of Deuenshyre that was so fayr a woman that al men speken therof he called one of his knyhtâ—…s that he moche louyd trusted vpon told hym So quod he to the noble baron Orgar of deuenshyre see yf his doughter be so fayr as men speken of yf it be soth I wyl haue hir vnto my wyf this knyght that was callid â—…delwold weÌ„t forth his wey come ther that the lady was whan he saw hyr so fayr he thought to haue hir to wif hym self therof spak to Orgar hyr fadre orgar was an old man had no â—…o chyldren but only hyr saw that edelwold was a fayr yong knyâ—…t worthy ryche and was wel with the kynge thought his doughter shold wel be maryed wel â—…eset vpon hym graunted hym his doughter yf the good lord the kyng wold consenâ—… therto This edelwold come ayene to the kyng â–ª tolde hym that she was fayre ynow vpon to see but she was wonde lothly Tho an suerd the kyng said that he toke but 〈◊〉 charge Syr quod edel wold she is hir faders heir and I am not ryâ—… of 〈◊〉 And yf ye wold consente graâ—… that I must hyr haue than shold I be ryche ynow In goddes name quod the kyng I con sent therto Edelwold thanked tho moche the kyng went ayent in to Deuenshyre spoused the damisel in that couÌ„trey he duel lyd And thus it befell vpon a tyme. that he tolde his counseylle al thys thyng vnto his wyf how in what maner he had begifed his lord the kyng that wold haue had hir to wyf anone as she it wyst she louyd hym neuermore afterward as she had done byforne This lady conceyued by hym a sone whan tyme was that the child shold be borne Edelwold come to the kyng prayd hym to heue a sone of his at fontstone the kyng hym grauÌ„ ted lete calle hym Edgar of his owne name And whan thys was done he thought that he was syker ynowe of the kynge that nold not haue taken his wif for as moch as his lord was a Ioly man an amerous How that kyng edgar wedded estrylde after the 〈◊〉 of Edelwold Ca C 〈◊〉 THus it befell that al men in kyng edgaris court tho 〈◊〉 sayd that edelwold was rychely auaunced thurgh the 〈◊〉 â—…yage of his wyf And yet they sayd he was auaunced an honderd fold more For he had spoused the feyrest woman that euer was seyn And the kyng herde speke so moche of hir beaute He thought that edelwold hadde hym deceyued and begyled and thought pauely in his hert that he wold gone in to deuenshyre as it were for to hunte for the hert for the hynde other wylde be steâ—… than he shold see ther the lady or he departed thens And this lady was duellynge at a maner besydes the forest ther that the kyng wold hunte at that maner he was lodged al nyghâ—… And whan tyme come the kyng shold sope and the sonne shone the kynge asked after his gossyp and after his godsone Edelwold made hyr come byfore the kyng And netheles yf it other myght haue ben she shold not haue comen in his syght by his wit The lady welcomed the kynge and swetely hym kyssed and he toke hir the honde and tho next by hym her setâ—…e and soo soped they to gedre And tho was a custome vsage in this lond that whan a man dronke vnto another the drynker shold saye wassayll that other shold answere drynk
â—…rl le hym that I sent it hym and a full rycher yefte I wylle hym yeue For vpon the. xij day he shal come to me and euermore duel le in blysse withoute ende Syr sayd the pylgryms what man lâ—…n ye and in what place is your duellyng Fayr frendes quod le I am Iohan the euangelyst and am duellyng with almygh ty god And your kyng edward is my frende I loue hym specialy for encwson that he euer hath lyued in clennesse and is cle ne mayd And I pray yow my message al for to done â—…o I ha ue to yow y sayd whan seynt Iohan enangelyst hadde thus lâ—…m charged sodeynly he wyded out of her syght The pylgrymes tho thanked almyghty god and went forth in hir way And whan they had gone two or thre myle they bygonne to woâ—…e wery And sate a doune him for to reste and soo fyl a slepe And when they had slepte wel one of hem a woke lifâ—…e vp his heede and loked aboute and said vnto his felaw Arise vp and wende we in our weye what said that one felawe to that other wher be we nowe Certes said that other It semeth me that this is not the same countreye that we layd vs in for to wst and slepe For we were from Ierusalem but thre myles They token vp hir hondes and blessed hem and went forth in hir waye And as they went in hir weye they sawe shepeherdes goyng with hir shepe that speken none other langage but englisshe Leue freÌ„des qdâ—… one of the pilgrems what couÌ„tre is this who is lord chewf one of the shepeherdes ansuerd this is the couÌ„tre of kent in englond of the whiche the good kyng edward is lord The pylgryms thanked almyghty god and seynt Iohn euangelyste wente forth in hir wey come to Caunterbury and fro thens in to london ther they founde the kyng told hym al fro the begynnyng vnto the ende as moche as seynt Iohan had hem charged and of al thynges how they sped by the wey and toke the ryng to kyng edward he vnderfenge it thanked almyghty god and saynt Iohn euangelyst And tho made hym a redy euery day from day to day for to weÌ„de out of this lyfe whan god wold for hym sende How seynt edward dyed on the xij day Ca C xxx ANd after it befell thus in cristemasse eue as the hooly man Edward was at goddes seruyce mannes for to here of the high fest he bycome ful syke in the morow endured with moche payne the masse for to here and after lete hym be ladde in to his chambre there for to resten hym but in to his hall amoÌ„gs his bawns knyghtes myght he not come hem for to comfort sola ce as he was woned for to done at that worthy fest wherfor alle hir myrth comfort amonges all that were in the halle was tor ned in to care sorow for encheson that they dred for to lâ—…sc ler good lord the kyng And vpon saynt Iohans day euangelyst tho that come next the kyng vnderfenge his ryghtes of holy chirche as falleth to euery cristen man abode the mercy the wylle of god tho two pylgryms he lete byfore him come yaf hâ—…m rich yeftes bytoke hem vnto god And also the abbot of westmynstre he lete byfore hym come toke hym that rynge in honour of god saynt marye of seynt Iohn euangelyst the abbot toke put it among other relyques so that it is at westmynstre and euer more shal be so lay the kyng seke til the xij euen tho di ed the good kynge Edward at westmynstre ther he lyeth For whos loue god hath shewed many fayre myracles this was in the yere of Incarnacion of our lord ihu crist in lxv yere And after he was translated putte in to the shryne thurgh the noble martir seynt thomas of Caunterbnry How Harold that was gode wyns sone was made kyng and how he scaped fro the duk of normandye Cao. C xxxi WHan saynt Edward was gone oute of this worlde was gone to god worthely entered as it apperteyned to such a lord for to be the barons of the land wold haue hadde Edward Helyngus sone to Edward the outlawe that was edmond Irensydes sone to be kyng for as moche as he was moost kyndeste kynges blode of the reame But harold sone of therle godewyn thurgh the strengthe of his fadre goode wyn and thurgh other grete lordes of the royaÌ„me that were of his kyn vnto hym sibbe seysed al englond to his hand and anon lete hym croune kyng after the enterement of seynt edward This harold that was godewynes sone the second yere tofore that seynt edward was dede wold haue gone in to Flaundres but he was deyue thurgh tem pest in to the countre of pouÌ„tyf there he was take brought to the duke william And this harold went tho that duk william wolde haue ben auengyd vpon hym for encheson that therle Godewyne that was harols fadre had lete slee Alured that was seynt edwardes broder and pryncypally for encheson that alured was quene enimes sone that was rychardes moder duke of nor mandy that was ayell to the duke wylliam And netheles when the duk william had harold in pryson and vnder his power for as moche as this harold was a noble knyght wyse and worthy of bodye that his fadre and he were accorded with good kyng edward and therfor wold not mysdone hym but al maner thyn ges that bytwene hem were spoken ordeygned Harold by his good wyll swore vpon a boke vpon holy sayntes that he shold spouse wedde due williams doughter after the deth of saynt ed ward that he shold besyly done his deuer for to kepe saue the royame of englond to the profyte auauÌ„tage of duk william whan harold had thus made his othe vnto duke wylliam he lete hym goo yafe hym many ryche yeftes he tho went thens come in to englond anon dede in this maner whan seynt Edward was deede as a man falsely forswore he lete croune hym kyng of englond falsely brake the conenauÌ„ts that he had made byfore with duk william wherfor he was with him woÌ„der wroth and swore that he shold vpon hym ben auengyd what euer so him befell And anon duk william lete assemble a grete hoost come in to englond to auenge hym vpon harold to conquere the laÌ„d yf that he myght And in the same yere that harold was crouned harold harestrenge kyng of denmark arryued in scotlaÌ„d thouÈt to haue ben kyng of englond he come in to englond slewe and robbed destroyed al that he myght till that he come to york and ther he slewe many men of armes a M an honderd preestes whan this tiding come to the kyng he asseÌ„bled a stroÌ„ge power
his owne chirche And this accord was made in the begynnynge of aduent and afterward he was slayn and martred the fyfthe daye of Crystemasse that tho next come For kynge Henry thought vpon seynt thomas archebisshop vpon Crystemas se day as he sate at mete and these wordes said that yf he had ony good knyght with hym he had be many day passed auengyd vpoÌ„ the archebisshop thomas And anon Syr wylliam Breton Syre hugh moruyle Syr william Tracy And syr reynold fytz vrse beres sone in englyssh pryuely went vnto the see and comon in to Englond to the chirche of Caunterbury and hym ther they martred at seynt benets auter in the moder chirche And that was in the yere of Incarnacion of Ihesu cast M C lxxij yere And anone after henry the newe kynge bygan for to make werre vpon henry his fadre and eke vpon his bretheren also And so vpon a day the kyng of Fraunce and al the kynges sones and the kyng of scotland and the greâ—…ttest lordes of En glond were arrysen ageynst the kyng henry the fadre and at the last as god wold he conquerd all his enemyes the kyng of frauÌ„ ce he were acorded And tho sent kyng henry the fadre specially vnto the kynge of Fraunce prayed hym hertely for his loue that he wold sende to hym by letter the names of hem that bygonnen the werre vpon hym And the kyng of Fraunce sente ayene to hym by a letter the names of hem that bygoÌ„nen the wer re The fyrst was Iohan his sone and Rychard his broder Henry his sone the newe kyng Tho was henry the kyng wonder wroth and cursed the tyme that euer he hem bygate And while the werre dured henry his sonne the newe kyng dyed sore repentyng his mysdede and moost sorow made of ony man for cause of seynt thomas deth of Caunterbury And prayde his fadre with moche sorow of hert mercy for hys trespasse and his fader foryafe it hym And hadde of hym grete pyte and after he dyed the xxvj yere of his regne and lyeth at Redyng How the Cristen lost the holy land in the forsaid kynges tyme thurgh a fals cristen man that bycome a sarasyn Ca o C xliij ANnd while that kyng henry the emperesse sone lyued regned the grete batayl was in the holy land bytwene cristen men and the sarasyns but the cristen men were ther slayn thurgh grete treson of the erle Tyrpe that wold haue had to wif the quene of Ierusalem that somtyme was balde wynes wyf but she forsoke him and toke to hir lorde a knyght a worthy man that was callyd Syr Guy perches wherfor therle Tyrpe was wroth wente anone right to saladyne that was soudan of babyloyn become saraseyn his man forsoke his cristendome al cristen lawe the cristen men wyst not of his dedes but wende for to haue had grete helpe of hym as they were woned to haue byfore whan they come to the bataille this fals cristen man torned vnto the saraysus forsoke his owne nacions soo were the cristen men ther slayn with the sarasyns thus were the cristen men slayne and put to horryble deth the cyte of Ierusalem destroyed the holy crosse borne awey The kyng of Fraunce all the grete lordes of the land lete hem crosse for to gone in to the holy londe And amonges hem went Rychard kyng henryes sone fyrst af ter the kyng of fraunce that toke the crosse of the Archebisshop of tours but he toke not the vyage at that tyme for encheson that he was lette by other maner weyes nedes to be done And whan kyng henry his fadre had regned xxxv yere v monethes and four dayes he dyed lyeth at founteuerard Of kyng rychard that conquerd all the holy land that Cristen men had lost Cao. xliiij ANd after this kyng henry regned Richard his sone a stronge man worthy also bolde and he was crouned at west mynster of the archebisshop baldewyn of Caunterbury the thyrd day of September the second yere of his regne kyng Rychard him self and baldewyn the archebisshop of Caunterbury and hubert bisshop of salysbury and Randulfe erle of gloucestre and other many lordes of englond went in to the holy land And in that vyage deyde the archebisshop of Caunterbury And kyng rychard went byfore in to the hooly land reste not til that he come forthe in his wey vnto Cypres And toke Cypres with grete force â–ª and sythen kynge Rychard wente forth toward the holy land and gete ther as moche as the Crysten men hadden loste byfore and conquered the land ageyne thurgh myght sauf only the holy crosse And whan kyng richard come to the toun of Acres for to gete the cyte A grete debate aroos bytwene hym the kyng of fraunce so that the kyng of fraunce went ageyn in to frannce and was wroth toward the kyng rychard but ex kyng Rychard went ageyne he toke the cyte of Acres And whan he had taken it he duellyd in the cyte a whyle but to hym come tydyng that the erle Iohan of oxenford his broder wold haue seased al englond in to his hand normandye also and wold crou ne hym kynge of the land And whan kyng Rychard herd this tydyng he went ageyne toward Englond with all the spede that he myght but the duk of Ostryche met with hym toke hym brought hym to the emperour of almayne And the Emperour brought hym in to his pryson afterward he was delyuerd for an huge rauÌ„son that is for to saye an C M pouÌ„te for whiche â—…aunsonne to be payed eche other chalyâ—… of englond was molte made in to moneye al the monkes of the ordre of cysteaux yeuen al hir bokes thurgh engloÌ„d to done hem to selle the â—…aunsonne for to pay How kynge rychard come ageyne from the holy land and auengyd hym of his enemyes Cao. C. xlvjo. Hyles this kyng rychard was in pryson the kyug of frauÌ„ w ce werryd vpon hym strongely in Normandye and Iohan his broder werryd vpon hym in Englonde but the Bisshopes barons of englonde withstode hym with al the power that they myght gete geten the Castel of wyndesore and al other castels And the forsayd Iohan sawe that he had no myght ne power a geynst the barons of Englond for to fyght but anon went hym ouer see vnto the kyng of Fraunce And when kyng rychard co me out of pryson was delyuerd and come in to englond anon after Candelmasse in grete hast he wente vnto notyngham the castel of notyngham to hym was yolden and tho discomfyted 〈◊〉 Iohan his broder and that with hym helde And after he wente vnto the cyte of wynchestre ther he lete hym croune kyng of en glonde and after he went in to normandye for to werre vppon the kyng of Fraunce the kyng
the archebisshop and other grete lordes of the land of englond assembled hem byfore the fest of seynt Iohn baptist in a medewe besydes the toun of stanes that is callyd Romne mede And the kyng made hem ther a charire of fraunchyses such as they wold axen in suche maner they were acorded that a cordement last not full long for the kyng him self sone after did ayenste the poyntes of the same charter that he had made wherfor the mooste partye of the land of lordes assembled hem bygonne to werre vpon kyng Iohan brente his tounes robled his fol ke did all the sorow that they myght and made hem as strong as they myght with al hir power thought to dryue hym once of englond and make lowys the kynges sone of fraunce kyng of englond And kyng Iohan sente tho ouer see ordeyned so moche peple of normans of pycardes of Flemynges so that the land myght not hem susteyne but with moche sorow among al these peple ther was a man of normandy that was callyd Fonkes of brent this normand and his company spared nother chirche ne hous of relygyon that they ne brente and robled it bare a wey al that they myght take so that the land was all destroyed what in one syde and in that other The barons and lordes of englond ordeyned amonge hem the best spekers wysest men sente l◅m ouer see to kyng philip of fraunce prayd hym that he wold sen de lo wys his sone in to englond to ben kyng of englond to vnder fonge the croune How lowys the kyngys sone of fraūce come in to englond with a stronge power of peple to be kyng of englond Ca o C Liiij WHan kyng philip of Fraunce herd this tydyng he made c◅e reyne alyaunce bytwene hem by hyr commune election that lowys kynge philippes sone of fraunce shold goo with hem in to englond and dryne oute kyng Iohan of the lande and alle that were in presence of lowys made vnto hym homage bycome his men And the barons of Englond helde hem styll at london a bi den lowys the kynges sone of fraunce this was the next sacer day before the ascencion of our lord that lowys come in to englond with a strong power that tyme kyng Iohan had taken al the castels of englond in to Alyens hondes And lowys come tho be sieged at rouchestre the castel toke it with strength the thurs day in whitsonweke lete honge all the alyens that were therin the thursday tho next sueng he come to london ther he was vn der fonge with moche honour of the lordes that a byden hym ther all to hym made homage And afterward in the tewysday nexte after the trynyte sonday he toke the castel of reygate in the mo row after the castel of gilford the fryday next after the Castell of Fareham the mondaye next after the cyte of wynchestre to hym was yolde in the morow after seynt Iohans day the ma ner of woluesey the tewysday after the vtas of seynt peter saynt paule they toke the castel of Odyham And the monday next after saynt margarete day he ordeyned hym toward beaumer for to besyge the castel ther he duellid xv dayes myght not gete the castel than went he thens come to london the tour to hym was yolde And in the same tyme the pope sent in to englond a legate that was callyd swalo of kyng Iohans deth Cao. C lvo. ANd in the same tyme the pope sent in to Englonde a legate that was callyd swalo he was preest Cardynal of Rome for to mayntene kynge Iohans cause ageynst the barons of englond but the baarons had so huge part helpe thurgh lowys the kynges sone of fraunce that kyng Iohan wyse not whydder for to torne ne to gone And so it fell that he wold haue gone to Ny chol as he went thyderward he come by the abbey of swyneshe de ther he abode two dayes and as he sate at mete he axed a mōke of the hous how moche a loofe was worth that was set byfore hym vpon the table the monk said that the lofe was worth but an halfpeny O quod the kyng here is grete cheepe of brede Nowe quoth the kyng And I may lyue suche a lofe shalle bee worth xx shyllyng or half a yere begoan whan he had said this worde moch he thought ofte he syghed toke ◅te of the brede sayd by god the worde that I haue spoken shal ben sothe The monke that stode byfore the kyng was for this word ful sory in herte thought rather he wold him self suffre pytous deth and thought yf he myght ordeyne therfor somme maner remedye and anon the monke went to his abbot was shryuen of hym told the abbot al that the kyng sayd preyd his abbot for to assoylle hym for he wold yeue the kyng suche a wassayle that al englōd shold be glad therof ioyefull Tho went the monk in to a gardeyn fonde a grete tode therin toke hir vp put hir in a cuppe prykked the tode thurgh with a broche many tymes tille that the benym come oute in euery syde in to the cuppe tho toke he the cuppe filled it with good ale brought it byfore the kyng knelyng sayd sir qd he wassayle for neuer dayes of your lyfe ne dronke ye of suche a cuppe begynne monke qd the kyng the monk drāk a grete draught toke the kyng the cuppe the kyng also drank a grete draught sette doune the cuppe The monk anon right went in to the fermorye ther dyed anon on whos sou le god haue mercy amen v monkes syng for his soule specyal ly shullen whiles the abbey stant The kyng aroos vp anon ful euel at ese commaūded to remeue the table axyd after the mō ke men told hym that he was dede for his wombe was broke in sunder whan the kyng herd this he commaunded to trusse but al it was for nought for his bely bygan so to swelle for the drynk that he drank that he dyed within two dayes the morow after seynt lukes day this kyng Iohan had fayr children of his body bygoten that is to saye henry his sone that was kyng after hys fadre rychard that was erle of Cornewayle Iabel that was Emperesse of Rome elyenore that was quene of scotland and this kyng Iohan whan he had regned xvij yere v monethes v dayes he deide in the castel of newe werke his body was bu ryed at wynchestre Of kynge henry the thyrd that was crouned at gloucestre Capitulo C lvj ANd after this kynge Iohan regned Henry his sonne and was crouned at gloucestre whan he was nyne yere olde on Seynt
strengthe of the letter oblygatorye wytnessyd Tho â—…welyn had scorne despyte of the kynges coÌ„maÌ„dement for pure wrath bygan ayene for to werre vpon kyng Edward and destroye his laÌ„des tho kyng edward herd this tydyng â–ª he way wonder wrath vnto lewelyn in hast assembled his peple and went hym towards walys werryd so vpon lewelyn the prince til that he brought hym in so moche sorow dysese â–ª And 〈◊〉 welyn sawe that his defence myght not auayle come ayene yelde hym to the kynges grace and cryed hym mercy long tyme kneled byfore the kynges fete The kyng had of hym pyte â–ª commaunded hym for to aryse for his mekenesse foryafe hym his wrath to hym sayd that yf he trespaced ayene hym another tyme that he wold destroye hym for euermore Dauid that was lewelyns broder that same tyme duellid with the kyng edward was a fell man a subtil enuious ferre castynge moche treson thought euermore helde hym styll for to wytte espye the kynges wylle euermore made good semblaunt â–ª semed soo trewe that no man myght perceyue his falsenes How lewelyn thurgh eggynge of dauid his broder werryd ageyne vpon kyng edward Ca C lxiij HIt was not longe after that tyme that kyng Edward ne yaf to diuid lewelyns broder the lorship of frodesham and made hym a knyght so moche honour dyd he neuer after to noo man of walys for encheson of hym kyng edward helde his parlement at london whan he had done in walys al that he wold chaunged his money that tho was ful cutte and rounded wher for the comune peple pleyned hem wonder sore so that the kynge lete enquere of hem that suche trespaas dyden CCC were atteynt of suche maner falsenes wherfor som were honged som dra we afterward honged And afterward the kynge ordeygned that the sterlynge halfpeny ferthyng shold gone thurgh oute his land commauÌ„ded that no man fro day afterward yaf ne feffed hous of relygyon with lande tenement without spâ—…al leue of the kyng and he that did shold be punysshed at the kynges wylle the yift shold be for nought And it was not long after that lewelyn prynce of walys thurgh ticement of dauyd his bro der by both hir consent they thought to disheryte kyng edward in as moch as they miÈt so that thurgh hem both the kinges pees was brokeÌ„ whan kyng edward herd this anoÌ„ he sent his baroÌ„â—… in to Northumberlond and the surreys also that theysh old gone taken hir vyage vpon the traytours Lewelyn and Dauyd And wonder hard was for to werre tho â–ª for it is wynter in walys whan in other couÌ„treyes is somer And lewelyn lete ordeyne wel arraye vytaylle his good castel of swandon was ther in an huge nombre of peple plente of vytaylles so that kyng Edward wyst not wher for to entre And whan the kynges men it perceyued and also the strength of walys they lete come in the see barges and botes grete plankes as many as they myght or deyne haue for to gone to the sayd Castel of swandone with meÌ„ on foâ—… eke on hors But the walsshmen had so moche peple were so strong that they dryuen the englysshmen ageyne soo that ther was so moche prese of peple at the turnyng ageyne that the charge the berthen of hem made the barges botes synke ther was drenchyd ful many a good knyght that is to say Syr Rogyer of Clyfford Syr william of lyndesey that was syr Iohans fytz robert syr rychard tanny an huge nombre of other all was thurgh hir owne folye for yf they had had good espyes they had not ben harmed Whan kyng edward herd telle that his peple was soo drenchyd he made sorow ynow but tho come Sir Iohn of vessye from the kyng of aragon brought with him moch folk of bachilers of gascoyns were soudyours duel lyng with the forsayd sir Iohan of vessye vnderfonge of him wages with hym were witholde noble men it were for to fiÈt brente many townes slewe moche peple of walsshmen al that they myght take al tho with strength myght made assaut to the castel of swandone gete the castel â–ª whan dauid the prynâ—…s broder herd this tydyng he ordeyned hym to flyght lewelyn the prynce sawe that his broder was flowen and sore was abasshed for he had no power to his werre for to mayntene And so Lewelyn gan for to flee and wend wel for to haue escaped â–ª but on a morow Syr Rogyer Mortimer met with hym only with 〈◊〉 knyghtes set hym rouÌ„de aboute to hym went 〈◊〉 of his hede and presented hym vnto the kyng Edward And in this ma ner the prynce of walys was taken his heede smyten of and al his heyres disheryted for euermore thurgh rightful dome of all the landes of the â—…ame â–ª How Dauid that was lewelyns broder prynce of waâ—…s was put to deth Cao. C. lâ—…iiijo. Auyd that was the prynces broder of walys thurgh pryde d wenâ—…e for to haue ben prynce of walys after his brotherâ—… deth And vpon that sente he after the walsshmen to his parlemeÌ„t at dynbâ—…gh follylyche made walys aryse ayenst the kyng be gan to meue werre ageynst the kyng dyd al thâ—… sorow dysease that he myght by his power Whan kyng edward herd of this thynge he ordeyned men to pursue vpon hym And dauyd ferselich hym defended til that he come to the toun of saynt Moryce â–ª ther was dauyd take as he fledde â–ª and led to the kyng and the kyng commanded that he shold be honged and drawe and smyâ—… of his heede quarter hym and sende his hede to london the iiij quartyers sende to the four townes chyef of walys for they shol de take example and ther of ben warâ—… And afterward kyng Edward lete crye his peâ—…s thurgh oute al walys seased all the land in to his hand al the grete lordes that were left alyue come to done feaute homage to the kyng edward â–ª as to hir kynde lord â–ª And tho lete kyng edward amende the lawes of walys that were defectif And after he sente to al the lordes of walys by his lettres patent that they shold come al to his parlement And whan they were come the kyng sayd to hem full cur toysly Lodynges ye be welcome me 〈◊〉 your counceille and your helpe for to wende in to gascoyne for to amende the trespaceâ—… that me was done â–ª whan I was ther for to entreate of pees bytwene the kyng of Aragon the prynce of Morrey And al the kynges lyege men Erles â–ª and Barons consented and graunted therto And tho made hym kynge Edward redy and went in to 〈◊〉 and lâ—…te amende all the tre spaces that
drawyng was foryeue hym How Iohan that was william walleys broder was putt to the deth Cao. C lxxxiijo. WHan the grettest maystres of Scotland were thus done to euel deth shended for hir falsenes Iohan that was williā walleys broder was take done to deth as Sir Iohan Erle of a theles was How Robert the brus fledde from scotland to Norwey Capitulo C lxxxiiij ANd at that same daye was Robert the brus moche bated amonge the peple of Scotland so he wyst not what was for to done for to hyde hym he went in to norwey to the kyng that had spoused his suster ther helde hym socour for to haue And Robert the Brus myght not be founde in Scotland kyng Edward tho lete crye his pees thurgh oute al the land his lawes were vsyd his mynystres serued thurgh oute al the land How kyng edward dyed Capitulo C lxxxvo. WHan kynge edward had abated his enemyes ◅e turned ageyne southward a maladye toke hym at burgh vp sand in the marche of Scotland and he wyste wel that his deth was fnl nygh called to hym syre henry the lacy erle of nychol Sir◅ Guy erle of warre wyk sire aymer valence erle of penbroke sir robert of clifford baron prayd hem vpon the faith that they him owed that they shold make edward of Carnariuan kyng of englond his sone as rathe as they myght that they shold not suf fre pyers of ganeston come ageyne in to englond for to make his sone to vse ryotte they graunted hym with good wylle the kyng toke the sacrament of holy chirche as a good cristen mā shol de de◅de in veray repentaunce whan he had be kyng xxxv yere he deyd was buryed at westmynstre with moche solempnyte vpon whos soule god haue mercy Amen Of merlyns prophecyes that were declared of kyng Edward that was kyng henryes sone Ca C lxxxvj ANd of this kyng edward profecyed merlyn callyd hym a dragon the second kyng of the vj last kynges that shold be for to regne in englond said that he shold be medled with mer cy also with strength with sternesse that shold kepe englond fro colde he◅e that he shold open his mouth toward walis that he shold sett his one fote in wyke that he shold closen with walles that shold do moch harme to his seed he sayd soth For the good kyng edward was medled with mercy with fiersnes with mercy ayenst his enemyes of walys after of Scotland with fiersnesse whan he put hem to deth for hir falsenes traytrie as they had deserued it wel kept he englond from cold hete sith he kepte it from al maner enemyes that ◅ōne vpon hym to done hym ony wrong wel he opened his mouth toward walys made it quake thurgh the hydour of his mouth when he cōquerd it thurght dynt of swerd for the prince lewelyn dauid his bro der rys morgan were put vnto the deth for hir falsenesse hir folye he sette his one fote in to wyke cōquerd Berwyck at the whiche cōquest were slayn xxv M vij C out take hem that were brente in the reede halle And the walles that he lete make shal be noyous vnto his seed as men shal here after see in the lyf of Syr edward of Carnariuan his sone And yet merlyn sayd that he shold make Ryuers renne in bloode with brayne and that semed wel in his werres ther that he had the maystrye And yet merlyn said that ther shold come a peple out of the north west duryng the regne of the forsayd dragon that shold be ladde by an ylle Grehounde that sholde the dragon croune kynge that afterward sholde flee ouer the see for drede of the Dragon withoute comyng ageyne and that was proued by Syr Iohan bayllol that kynge edward made for to ben kyng of Scotland that falsely aroos ageynste hym after he fledde vnto his owne landes of fraunce neuer come ageyne in to Scotland for drede of kyng edward yet said merlyn that peple that shold lede the forsayd grehond shold be fadreles vntill a certayne tyme he sayd soth For the peple of Scotland gretely were dysesed syth that Syr Iohan bayllol hir kyng fled from scotlād And yet sayd mer lyn that the sonne shold bycome in his tyme as reede as ony blo de in tokenyng of grete mortalyte of peple that was wel knowen whan the Scottes were slayne And syth sayd merlyn that ylke dragon shold norysshe a foxe that shold meue grete werre ageynst hym that shold not in his tyme ben ended and that semed wel by Robert the brus that kyng edward norysshed in his chā bre that sythenes stale aweye meued grete warre ayenst hym whiche werre was not ended in his tyme And afterward Merlyn tolde that this dragon shold ben hold the best body of alle the worlde and he sayd sothe For the good kynge edward was the worthyest knyght of al the world in his tyme And yet said mer lyn that the dragon shold dye in the marche of another land and that his land shold be long withoute ony good kepar that mē shold wepe for his deth from the I le of shepey vn to the I le of marcyl wherfor allas shold be hir comyn songe among peple fadreles in the land wasted that prophecye was knowe oueral ful wel For the good kynge Edward dyed at Burgh vp sande that is vpon the marche of Scotland wherfor the Englysshmen were discomforted sorowed in northumberlond For encheson that kyng edwardys sone sette by the scottes no force for the Riott of pyers of ganaston wherfor allas was the songe th◅rugh oute al Englonde for defaute of a good wardeyn from the I le of shepey vnto the yle of marcyl the peple made moche sorowe for good kynge Edwardys deth For they wende that good kyng edward shold haue gone in to the holy lande for that was hollyche his purpose vpon whos soule god for his hygh grace ha ne mercy Amen Of kyng Edward that was kyng edwardys sone Capitulo C lxxxvij ANd after this kyng Edward regned Edward his sonne that was bore in Carnariuan and this Edward wente in ◅o Fraunce and spoused Isabell the kynges doughter of fraūce the xxv day of Ianyuer at the chirche of our lady at Boloyn In the yere of our lord Ihesu crist a M CCC vij the xx daye of feuerer the next yere that come after he was crouned solempnlych at westmynstre of the archebisshop Robert of wynchelsee and of the◅ Archebisshop of Cauntrbury and ther was so grete p◅ce of peple that Syr Iohan bacwel was dede murdred And anon as the good kyng edward was dede Syr Edward his sone kynge of engloud sente after pyers of ganeston in to Gascoyne and so moch loued hym that he called him his broder and
criste M CCC xvj Barwyck was loste thurgh fals treason of one Pyers of spaldyng the whiche pyers the kyng hadde putte ther for to kepe that same toune with many burgeys of the toun wherfore the children that were put in hostage thurgh the burgeys of Berwyck folowed the kynges marchalsye many dayes fetered in strong yâ—…ns And after that tyme ther come two cardi nals in to englond as the pope had hem sente for to make pets by twene scotland englond as they went toward duresme for to haue sacred mayster lowys of BeaumouÌ„t bisshop of durham as they went they were taken robbed vpon the more of wyngles doune of whiche Robbery Syr guyllebert of myddelton was atteynt take honged drawe at london his hede smyten of set vpon a spere sette vpon newgate the iiij quarters sent to four citees of engloÌ„d And that same tyme befel many meschyefs in englond for the poure peple deyde in englond for hunger so moche soo fast dyed that vnnethe men myght hem burye for a quarter of wheâ—…e was worth xl shyllynge ij yere an halfe a quarter of where was worthe x mart oftymes the poure peple stale children ete hem ete also al the houÌ„des that they myght take eke hors and catâ—…s And after ther. fell a grete moreyns among beestes in dyuerse countreyes of englond duryng this Ed wardys lyf How the Scottes robbed northumberlond Cao. C lxxxxo. ANd in the same tyme come the scottes ayene in to Englond and destroyed northumberlond brente that land and robbed it slewe men women children that leyne in cradels brent also hooly chirche and destroyed Crystendome and toke and bare Englysshmennys goodes as they had ben sarazenes or paynyms of the wykkednes that they dyden all the world spake therof thurgh al Cristendome How the Scottes wold not amende hir trespaas therfore Scotland was enterdyted Ca C lxxxxjo. ANd whan pope Iohn the xxij after seynt Peter herde of the grete soâ—…we and meschyef that the scottes wrought he was wonder sory that cristendome was so destroyed thurgh the scottes namely they destroyed so holy chirche wherfor the pope sente a general sentence vnder his bulles of lede vnto the archebisshop of Caunterbury to the Archebisshop of yorke that yf Robert the Bâ—…us of Scotland wold not be Iustyfyed and make amendes vnto the kyng of Englond Edward hir lord make amendes of his losse of his harnoys that they had done in Englond also to restore the goodes that they had taken of holy Chirche that the sentence shold be pronouÌ„ced thurgh al Englond whan the scot tes herd this they wold not lete hir malyce for the popes commaÌ„ dement wherfor Robert Brus. Iames douglas and Thomas Randulph erle of mâ—…ref all tho that with hym comuned or hem halpe in worde or in dede were acursed in euery chirch thurgh englond euery day at masse thre tymes no mo masse sholde be songe in hooly chirche thurgh oute al Scotland but yf the Scot tes wold make restitucion of the harmes that they had made vn to hooly chirche wherfor many a good preest holy men therfore were slayne thurgh the Reame of scotland for encheson that wol de synge noo masse ageynst the popes commauÌ„dement ageynste his wylle to done fulfyll the tyrunts wylle How Syr hugh the spencers sone was made the kynges chaÌ„berlayne and of the batayll â–ª of mytone Ca. C lxxxxij o ANd it was not loÌ„g afterward that the kyng ne ordeyned a parlement at york ther was Syr hugh the spencers sone made chamberlayne in the mene tyme whyle the werre laste the kynge went ageyne in to scotland that it was wonder for to wyte and besyeged the Toune of Berwyk But Scottes went ouer the water of sole wath that was thre myle from the kynges hoste and pryuely they stele aweye by nyght and comen in to englond and robbed and destroyed al that they myght and spared no maner thyng til they comen vnto york whan the Englisshmen that were lefte at hoâ—… herd this thyng al tho that myghte trauaylle as wel monkes preestes Frerys and chanons seculeres come and mette with the Scottes at Mytone vp swale the xij day of October Allas what sorow For the Englyssh husbondmen that coude nothyng of the werre that ther we re slayn and drenched in an Arme of the See And hyr Chyuetayns sir william of melton archebisshop of york the abbot of seâ—… by with hir stedes fled comen vnto york that was hir own fo lye that they had that myschaÌ„ce for they passed the water of wa lye the scottes sette a fyre the stakkes of heye the smoke therof was huge that the Englysshmen myght not see the scottes and whan the Englysshmen were gone ouer the water tho comon the Scottes with hir wynge in maner of a shelde come toward the Englysshmen in aray and the englysshmen fled for vnneth they had ony men of armes for the kyng had hem almoost lost at the syege of Berwyck the scottes hobilers went bytwene the brud ge the englysshmen whan the grete hoost hem mette the En glysshmen fled bytwene the hobylers the grete hoost the En glysshmen were almost ther slayne he that myght wende ouet the water was saued But many were draynt Allas for there were slayne many men of Relygyon seculeres eke preestes clerkys with moche sorow the archebisshop escaped therfore the scottes callyd the batayll the whyte bataylle How kynge edward dyd al maner thyng that sir hugh the spencer wolde Ca C lxxxxiij ANd whan kyng edward herd this tydyng he remeued his si ege from Berwyke and come ageyne in to Englond But Syr hugh the spencer the sone that was the kynges chamberlayne kepte soo the kynges chambre that no man must speke with the kyng but he had made with hym a frette for to done his nede that ouer mesure this hugh bare hym soo stonte that al men had of him scorne despite the kyng hym self wold not ben go uerned ne ruled by noo maner man but only by his fadre by hym yf ony knyÈt of engloÌ„d had wodes maners or lordshippes that they wold couerte anon the kyng must yeue it hem or els the man that ought it shold be falsely endyted of forest or of felouye thurgh suche doyng they disheryted many a good bachiler so moche land geten that it was wonder whan the lordes of Englond sawe the grete couetyse the falsenesse of sir Hugh the spencer the fader of sir hugh the sone they come to the geÌ„til erle of lancastre axyd hym of couseyll of the disese that was in the Royame thurgh Syr hugh the spencer his sone in haste by one assent they made a priue assemble at
vn to the Abbeye of beygâ—…laÌ„d the fals traytour lad hem by another couÌ„tre thâ—…rgh Copeland thurgh the erldom of lancastre and went thurgh the couÌ„tre robbed and slewe folk al that he myght And ferther more the fals traytour had taken a grete somme of gold and siluer of sir Iames douglas for to be ageynst the kyng of engloÌ„d to ben helpyng holdyng with the scottes thurgh whos treson the kyng of engloÌ„d was scoÌ„fited at beigheland er that he come thi der wherfor the kyng was toward hym woÌ„der wroth lete pri uely enquere by the couÌ„trey about how that it was so men enquered espyed so atte last treuth was fouÌ„de souÈt he atteint taken as a fals traitour As the noble erle thomas of lancastre him told er that he were done vnto the deth at his taking at burbrudgâ—… to hym said or that yere were done he shold be take and hold a traitour so it was as â—…he holy man said wherfor the kynge sent priuelych to sir Anthony of lucy a knyÈt of the contrey of Cardoylle that he shold take Syr Andrew of herkela putte hym vnto the deth to bringe this thyng vnto the ende the kyng sent his commyssion so that the same Andrew was take at cardoyl led vnto the barre in the maner of an erle worthely arra yed with a swerd gurt aboute hym hosed spored Tho spak sir Antonye in this maner syr andrew quod he the kyng put vp on the for as moche as thou hast ben orped in thy dedes he did vn to the moche honour made the erle of cardoyll thou as a trai tour vnto thy lord the kyng laddest his peple of this coÌ„tre that shold haue holpe hym at the bataill of beygheland thou laddest them a wey by the couÌ„trey of copelaÌ„d thurgh the erldom of laÌ„castre wherfor our lord the kyng was scoÌ„fyted ther of the scottes thurgh thy treson falsenes and yf thou haddest come by tymes he had had the maistrye al treson thou didest for the grete som of gold siluer that thou vnderfenge of Iames douglas a scott the kynges enemye And our lord the kynges wylle is that thordre of knyghthode by the whiche thou vnderfeng al thyn honour worship vpon thy body be al brought to nouÈt thy estate vndone that other knyÈtes of lower degre mowe after the beware the whiche lorde hath the auauÌ„ced hugely in dyuerse couÌ„treâ—…s in englond that al mowe take ensaÌ„ple by the hir lord afterward trewely for to serue Tho commauÌ„ded he a knaue anon to â—…ewe of his spores on his heles And after he leâ—… breke the swâ—…rde ouer his hede the whiche the kyng yaf hym to kepe defende his lâ—…d ther with whan he made hym erle of cardoylle And after he lâ—…e hym vnclothe of his furred taberd of his hode of his furred cotes of his gyrdel And whan this was done Syr Anthonye sayd vnto hym Andrew quod he now art thou no knyÈt but a knaue for thy treason the kyng wyl that thou shalt be honged drawe thyn heede smyten of thy bowels taken oute of thy body brent byfore the thy body quartred thyn hede smyten of sente vnto london ther it shal stonde vpon â—…ondon Bâ—…dge the four quarters shal be sent vnto four good tounes of engloÌ„d that al other mowe be ware chastysed by the And as anthony sayd so it waâ—… done al maner thyng in the last-day of october â–ª in the yere of grace M CCC xxij yere And the sonne tho tourned in to blode as the peple it sawe that dured fro the morne til it was xj of the clok of the day Of the myracles that god wrought for seynt thomas loue of laÌ„ castre wherfor the kyng lete close the chirch dores of the prioryr of Pountfret for no man shold come therin to the body for to offren Capituso CC j ANd sone after that the good Erle thomas of lancastre was martred a preeste that longe tyme hadde ben blynde dremed in his slepynge that he sholde gone vn to the hille ther that the good Erle thomas of lancastre was done vnto the deth and he shold haue his syght ageyne so he dremed iij nyghtes sewynâ—â— the preest lete lede hym to the same hylle and whan he come to that place that he was martred on deuontly he made ther his pra yers prayd god seynt thomas that he myght haue his slghte ayene was in his prayers he laid his right hond vpon the same place that the good man was martred on a drope of drye blode smale sond cleued on his hond therwith striked his eyen anon thurgh the miÈt of god of seynt thomas of laÌ„castre he had his syght ayene thanked tho almyghty god seynt thomas whan this myracle was knowen among men the peple come thi der on euery side kneled made hir prayers at his toÌ„be that is in the priorye of pouÌ„tfret prayd that holy martir of socour of helpe god herd hir prayer Also ther was a yoÌ„g childe drenchid in a welle in the toun of pouÌ„tfret was dede iij dayes iij niÈtes men comen layd the dede childe vpon seynt thomas tombe the hooly martir the child aroos ther from deth to lyf as many a man it saw also moch peple were out of her mynde god hath sent hem hir mynde ayene thurgh vertue of that holy martir al so god hath yeuen therto to crepels hir goyng to croked hir hon des hir feet to blynde also her sight to many seke folk hyr hele of dyuerse maladyes for the loue of his good martir Also ther was a ryche man in couÌ„dom in gascoyn such a maladye he had that al his right side roted felle aweye from hym that men myÈt see his lyuer also his hert so he stanke that vnneth men myght come nye hym wherfor his frendes were for hym wonder sory But atte laste as god wold they prayd to seynt thomas of lancastre that he wold pray to almyÈty god for that prisoner be hight to gone to pouÌ„tfret for to done hir pilgremage than the mar tir seynt thomas come vnto hym annoynted ouer al his syke body therwith the good maÌ„ awoke was al hole his flessh was restored ayene that bifore was roted falle a wey for which miracle the good man his frendes loued god seynt thomas euer more after this good man come in to englond toke with him four felawes come to pouÌ„tfret vnto that holy martir did hir pilgremage but the good man that was syke come thyder al naked sauf his breche whan they had done they torned home ayene in to her couÌ„trey told of the
had dispended moche of his tresour wasted in that tyme were seen two mones in the firmameÌ„t that one was clere that other was derk as men myÈt tho seen thurgh out the world a grete debate was that same tyme ayenst pope Iohn the xxij after seynt peter theÌ„perour of almayn tho made hym emperour ayeÌ„st the popes will that thâ—… helde his see at auinion wherfor theÌ„perour made his crye at rome ordeygned another pope that hight nycholas that was a frere menour that was ageynst the right of holy chirche wherfor â—…e was acursid the power of that other pope sone was leid And for encheson that suche merueylles were seen men sayd that the world was nygh at the ende ¶ Of the deth of kyng edward of Carnariuan Ca CC xvo. ANd now gone we ayene to sir edward of Carnariuan that was kyng somtyme of englond and was put doune of his dygnyte ¶ Allas for his tribulacion and sorowe that hym byfelle thurgh false counceille that he leued and truste vpon to moche that afterward were destroyed thurgh hir falsenesse as God wolde ¶ And this Edward of Carnariuan was in the castel of berkeley vnder the kepyng of sir morys of berkeley sire Iohan of mautreuers and to hem he made his compleynt of his sorowe of his dysese oftymes he axed of his wardeyns what he had trespaced ageyst dame Isabel his wyf sire Edward hys sonne that was made newe kynge that they wold nought vysyte hym Tho ansuerd one of his wardeyns My worthy lord dysplese yow not that I shall telle yow the encheson is for it is done hem to vnderstonde that yf my lady your wyf come ony thyng nyght yowe that ye wold hir strangle and slee And also that ye wol de doo to my lord your sonne that same ¶ Tho ansuerd he wyth simple chere Allas allas am I not in prison al at your own will now god it wote I thought it neuer and now I wold that I were dede so wold god that I were for than were al 〈◊〉 sorow passed Hit was not long after that the kyng thurgh coâ—…yl of mortimer graunted the ward kepyng of sir edward his fadre â—…o sir thomas Toiourney to the forsayd sir Iohn Mautreuers thurgh the kinges letter put out holy the forsaid sir moryce of the warde of the kyng they toke lad the kyng vnto the castel of Corffe the whiche castel the kyng hated as ony deth they kept hym there saufly â—…l it come vn to seynt mathewes day in septem bâ—… in the yere of graâ—… M ccc xxvij that the forsaid sir rogyer mor timer sent the maner of the deth how in what wise he shold be do ne to deth And anone as the forsayd thomas Iohan had seyn the letter coÌ„maundement they made kyng edward of carnariuaÌ„ good chere good solas as they myÈt at that soper nothyng the kyng wist of y t trecherye And when tyme was for to go to bed the kyng went vnto his bed lay slept fast as the kyng lay slept the traitourâ—… fals forsworen ayâ—…ns hir homage hir feaute comen priuely in to the kynges chambre and hir companye with hem leyden an huge table vpon his woÌ„be with men presseden helden faste a doune the iiij cornyers of the table vpon his body â—…r with the good man a woke was woÌ„der sore adâ—…d to be dede there slayne turned his body tho vpsodoune ¶ Tho toke the fals traytours as wode tirauntes an horne putte it in to his fundament as depe as they myÈt toke a spyte of coper bren nyng put it thurgh the horne in to his body ofte tymes â—…lled ther with his boweles and so they slewe hir lord that no thynge was perceyued and after he was entered at Gloucestre ¶ How kyng edward spoused philip the erles doughter of He naude at york Cao. CC xvjo. aNd after Cristemasse tho next sewyng sir Iohan of henaude a brouÈt with hym philip his broders doughter that was erle of henaude his nece in to englond kynge edward spoused hir at york with moche honour sir Iohan of Bothom bisshop of ely sir william of melton archebisshop of york songen the masse the souday in the eue of conuersion of seynt paule in the yere of grace a M ccc xxvij but for encheson that the kyng was but yoÌ„g ten dre of age when he was crouÌ„ed ful many wroÌ„ges were don whi le that his fâ—…dre lyued for encheson that he trowed the couÌ„ceilers that were fals aboute hym that couÌ„ceilled hym to dâ—…ne other wise than reson wold wherfor grete harme was do vnto the Reame to the kyng al meÌ„ directed it the kynges dede it was not so al myÈty god wote wherfor it was ordeyned at the kinges crouÌ„yng that the kyng for his tendre age shold be gouerned by xij grete lordes of engloÌ„d without which no thyng shold be done that is for to saye the archebisshop of cauÌ„terbury the archebisshop of yorke The bisshop of wynchestre the bisshop of herford the erle of lan castre the erle marchal the Erle of kent that were the kynges vncles the erle of garenne Syr thomas wake Syre henry of â—…ercy Syr Olyuer of yngham and Iohan of Roos Barons And these were sworen trewely for to couÌ„ceylle the kynge And they shold ansuere euery yere in the parlement of y t that shold be done iâ—… the tyme of that gouernaille but that ordynauÌ„ce was sone vndâ—…ne that was moche losse harme to al engloÌ„d for the king al the lordes that shold gouerne hym were gouerned ruled after the kynges moder dame Isabell by sir Rogyer Mortimer And as they wold al thyng was done both among highe lowe And they toke vnto hem Castels tounes landes rentes in grete harme losse to the croune of the kynges state oute of mesure How the pees was made bytwene the englysshmen the scot tes and also of Iustyfyeng of Troylbastone Cao. CC xvij o THe kyng Edward at wytsontyde the second yere of his reg ne thurgh counceylle of his moder of sire Rogyer mortymer ordeygned a parlement at northampton at the whiche parlement the kyng thurgh hir couÌ„ceil none other of the land within age graunted to ben acorded with the scottes in this maner that al the feautes homages that the scottes shold donÌ„ vnto the crounÌ„ of engloÌ„d foryaf hem vnto the scottes for euer more by his chartre â—…nfeled And ferthermore an endenture was made of the Scottes vnto kyng Edward that was kyng henryes sone whiche endenture they callid it rageman in the which were conteyned al the ho mages and feautes First of the kyng of Scotland and of al the prelatez Erles and barons of the Reame of Scotland with hyr seales sette theron and
other chartres and remembraunces that kyng Edward and his Barons had of her right in the reame of scotland it was foryeue hem ayene holy chirche And also with the black crosse of scotland the which the good kyng Edward cō querd in scotland and brought it oute of the Abbay af Scone that is a ful precious relyque And also ferthermore he relesed and foryaf all the landes that the barons of Englond had in scot land by old conquest And this pees for to holde and last the scot tes were boūde vnto the kyng in xxx thousand pounde of syluer to be payed within iij yere that is to say euery yere x thousād poūd by euyn porcyons And ferthermore aboue alle this they speke bitwene the partyes aboue said that dauyd dritonantier that was Robert the Brus is sone the fals tirant and traytour and fals forswore ayenst his oth that arose ayenst his lyege lord the noble kyng Edward and falsely made hym kynge of Scotland that was of age of v yere And so thurgh this cursed counseyll Dauid spoused at Berewyk dame Iohan of the tour that was kyng Edwardys suster as the g◅est tellyth vpon mary magdale ne day in the yere of grace a M CCC and xxviij to greete harme and empeyryng to al the kynges bloode wherof that gentil lady came Allas the tyme For wonder moch was that fayr damysel dysparaged sith that she was maryed ayenst al the comune assent of Englond And fro the tyme that Brute had conquerd albyon and named the londe after his owne name Britayne that nowe is callyd Englond after the name of Engyst And so was the Reame of Scotland holden of the Reame of Englond and of the croune by feaute and by homage For Brute conquerd that land and yafe it to Albanak his second sone And he callid the lande Albanye after his owne name So that the heyres that comen after hym helden of Brute of his heyres the kynges of Britayne by feaute homage and from that tyme vnto this kyng Edward the reame of Scotland was holden of the reame of England by feautes and seruy◅s a boue sayd as the Cronycles of englond of Scotland beren wit nesse mor◅ plenarly And acursed be the tyme that this parlement was ordeyned at Northampton For ther thurgh fals coūceil the kyng was there falsely disheryted and yet he was within age And yet whan kyng Edward was put a doune of his Royalte of englond yet men put hym not out of the feautes and ser uyces of the reame of Scotland ne of the fraunchises disheryted hym for euermore And netheles the grete lordes of Englond were ageynst to conferme the pees the trewes aboue sayd sauf only the quene Isabel that was the kynges moder edward the bisshop of Ely and lord mortimer but reson and lawe wolde not that a fynal pees shold be made bytwene hem without the commune assent of Englond Of the debate that was bytwene quene Isabell and sir Henry Erle of lancastre and of leycestre and of the ridynge of ◅edeford Cao. CC xvijo. WHan the forsayd dauyd had spoused Dame Iane of the tour in the toune of Berwyk as bifore is sayd the scottes in despyte of the Englysshmen callyd dame Iane the Countesse make pees For the cowardo◅ pees that was ordeyned but the kynges persone bare the wy◅e and the blame with wrōg of the makyng of the acord and all was done thurgh the Quene and Rogyer mortimer And it was not long aft◅r that the Quene Isabell ne toke in to hir owne hande all the lordship of pountfret almoost alle the landes that were of value that apperteyned to the croune of englond Soo that the kyng had not for to dyspende but of his vses and of his escheker For the quene Isabelle and mortimer hadde a greete meyne of hir ◅naunce that folowed euermore the kynges courte and wente and toke the kynges prises for hir peny worthes at good chepe wherfor the coūtre that they comen in were ful sore adradde and almost◅ destroyed Tho bygon the Comynalte of Englond for to ◅ate Isabell the Quene that so moche loued hyr whan she come ayene for to pursue the fals traytours the spencers fro Fraunce And that same tyme the fals traytour Robert of Holond that bitrayd his lord Syr Thomas of lancastre was tho deliuerd oute of prison and was wonder priue with the Quene Isabelle and also with Rogyer the Mortimer But that auayled hym but litel for he was take at mychelmasse that tho come n◅ sewing after as he rode toward the quene Isabell to london sir thomas wither smote of his hede besides the toune of seynt albones And this Syr thomas duellid tho with Syr Henry erle of lancastre he put hym in hydyng for drede of the quene for she loued him wonder moche and prayd vnto the kynge for hym that the same Thomas must ben exyled oute of englond And the Noble Erle Syr Henry lancastre had oftymes herd the commune cla mour of the englysshmen of the dyseses that were done in englond and also for dyuerse wronges that were done among the comune peple of the whiche the kyng bare the blame with wrong for he ◅as but full yonge and tendre of age and thought as a good man for to done awey slake the sklaundre of the kynges persone yf that he myght in ony maner wyse So as the kyng was therof no thyng gylty wherfor he was in peryl of lyth lymme And so he assembled al his retenaunces and wente and spake vnto them of the kynges honour and also for to amēde his astate And Syr thomas brotherton Erle marchal and Syr Edmond of wodestoke that were the kynges vncles and also men of london made hir othe hym for to mayntene in that same quarelle And hir cause was this that the kyng shold hold his houshold and his meyny as a kyng ought for to done and haue also his rialte And that the quene Isabell shold delyuer out of hir hond in to the kynges honde al maner lordshippes rentes tounes and Castelles that apperteyned to the croune of Englond as other Que nes had done byfore hyr and medle with none other thyng And also that Syre Rog◅er mortymer shold duelle vpon his owne landes for the which landes he had holpe disheryte moch pe ple So that comune peple were not destroyed thurgh hir wrong ful takyng And also to enquere how and by whome the kynge was bytrayd and falsely desceyued at Stanhope and thurgh whos counceylle that the Scottes went awey by nyght from the kynge And also how and thurgh whoo 's counseyll the ordynaūce that was made at the kynges coronacion was put a doun that is for to say that the kyng for amendement and helpyng of the Reamme and in honour of hym shold be gouerned and ruled by xij the grettest and wysest lordes of alle the Reame and withoute hem shold nothyng be graunted ne done as fore is said
the which couenauÌ„ts malyaously were put a donne fro the kyng wherfor many harmes shames and reproues haue falle vnto the kyng and his Reame And that is vnderstonde for as moch as Edward somtyme kynge of Englond was ordeyned by assent of the comynalte in playn parlement for to be vnder the ward gouernaunce of Henry Erle of lancastre his cosyn for sauacion of his body he was take out of the castel of kenel worth ther that he was in warde And thurgh colour of quene Isabell and of the Mortimer without consent of ony parlement they toke lad him ther that neuer after none of his kynrede myght with hym speâ—…e ne see and after traytoursly toke and hym mordred For whoo 's deth a foule sklaundre aroos thurgh out al Crystendom whan it was done And also the Tresour that sir edward of Carnariuan had left in many places in englond and in walye were wasted and bare awey withoute the wylle of kyng Edward his sonne in destruction of hym and of alle his folke Also thurgh whos counceyll that the kyng yaf vp the kyngdome of Scotlad For the Whiche Reame the kynges auncestres had ful sore y trauaylled and so dyd many a noble man for her right was dely uerd vnto Dauid that was Robert the Brus sonne al the right that noo right had to the Reame as al the world it wystâ—… And also by whome the chartres and remembraunces that they had 〈◊〉 the right of scotland were take oute of the tresorye and taken vn to the Scottes the kynges enemyes to dysherytyng of hym and of his successours and to grete harme vnto his lyeaâ—…s and grete 〈◊〉 proue vnto al Englysshmen for euermore Also wher for dame â—…a ne of the tour the kynges suster edward was dysparaged and maryed vnto Dauid that was Robert the Brus sone that was a traytour and enemye vnto Englond And thurgh whos counceille she was take in to our enemyes hondes oute of Englond And in the mene tyme whyle the good Erle Henry of lancastre and his companye token counseylle how these 〈◊〉 aboue sayd myght ben amended vnto the worship of the kynge and to his profyte and to the profyte also of his lyeges The 〈◊〉 Isabel thurgh coniectyng and subtylyte and also of the Mortimer let ordeyne a parlemeÌ„t at Salysbury And at that same â—…arlemeÌ„t the Mortimer was made erle of the marche ayenst all the barons wyll of Englond in preiudyce of the kyng of his Coroune And Sire Iohan of Eltham the kynges broder was gurt with aswerd of Cornewayle and tho was callyd Erle of Curnewall And euermore Quene Isabel so moche procured aâ—…ste hir sone the kynge that she had the ward of the forsayd sir Edward and of his landes And at that parlement therle of of Lancastre wold not come but ordeyned al his power ayens the quene Isabel and the mortimer and men of london ordeyned hem with v C men of armes whan quene Isabell wyst of the doyng she swore by god by his names full angrely that in euyll tyme he thouÈt vpon tho poyntes Tho sente the quene Isabell and the mortymer after hir retenue after the kynges retenue so that they had ordeyned amonge hem an huge hoost they counceyled the kyng soo that vpon a nyght they rydden xxiiij myle toward Bedford ther that the Erle of lancastre was with his company and thought to haue hym destroyed and that nyght she rode besydes the kyng hir sone as a knyght armed for drede of deth and it was done the king to vnderstonde that the erle henry of lancastre his coÌ„panye wolde haue destroyed the kyng his counceyll for euermore wherfor the kyng was somdele towardes hym heuy and annoyed whan the Erle marchal and the Erle of kent the kynges broder herde of this tydyng they ryden so in message bytwene hem that the kyng grauÌ„ted hym his pees to erle henry of laÌ„castre for a certeyn raunsone of xj M pounde but that was neuer payd afterward And these were the lordes that helde with sir henry of Lancastre Syr henry Beaumout Syr fouke fitz waren sir thomas rocelyn Sire william Trussel Sir thomas wither and aboute an honderd knyghtes more that were to hym consentyng and all tho were exyled thurgh counseyll of quene Isabell and of the Mortymer for the mortimer weyted for to haue hir laÌ„des yf that he myÈt thuâ—…gh ony maner coniectyng for he was to couetous had to moche his wylle and that was grete pyte How kyng Edward went ouer the see for to do his homage vn to the kynge of frauÌ„ce for the duchye of guyhenne Ca o CC xix IT was not long after that the kyng of frauÌ„ce thurgh counceylle of his douzepyers sent to kyng Edward of Englond that he shold come to Parys and done his homage as reason it wold for the duchye of guyhenne And soo thurgh counceylle of the lordes of englond kyng Edward went ouer the see at asceÌ„cion tyde he come vnto parys the iij yere of his regne for to do his homage vnto the kyng of frauÌ„ce the kyng vnderfenge his homage and made of hym moche ioye worship but whan kyng edward had made his homage hastely he was sent fore in to engloÌ„d thurugh the quene Isabell his moder anon hastely he come ageyn in to Englond vpon wythsonday without ony takyng leue of the kyng of frauÌ„ce wherfor he was wonder wroth How sir rogyer mortimer bare hym proudly so hye cao. cc xx ANd nowe shal ye here of Syr rogyer mortimer of wygmore that destroyed and coueyted to be at an hye astate so that the kynge graunted hym to be callyd erle of the marche thurgh oute alle his lordship And he bycome soo proud so hauteyne that he wold lese forsake the name that his auÌ„cestres had euer before And for that encheson he lete hym calle erle of the marche none of the comunes of engloÌ„d durst calle him by none other name for he was called so thurgh the kynges crye that men shold calle him erle of the marche and the Mortimer bare hym tho so hauteyn so proude that wonder it was for to wyt also disgised him with woÌ„der rich clothes out of al maner reson both of shapyng of we ryng wherfor the englisshmen had grete woÌ„der how in what ma ner he myght contreue or fynde suche maner pride they said amoÌ„ ges hem al comunely that his pride shold not long endure And the same tyme sir geffroy mortymer the yong that was the Morti mers sone lete calle hym kyng of folye so it befell afterward in dede for he was so ful of pride of wretchednes y t he helde a rouÌ„ de table in walys to al men that thider wold come couÌ„trefece the maner the doyng of kyng arthures table but openly he fâ—…ssed For the noble kyng arthur was the most worthy lord of renoÌ„me that was in al
next yere folewyng in the xviij yere of his regne at his parlement holden at westmynstre the quynzeme of Paske the kyng Edward the thyrdde made edward his first bygoten sonne prince of walys And in the xix yere of his regne anon after in Ianyuer by fore lente the same kyng Edward lete make ful noble Iustes grete feestes in the place of his byrthe at wyndesore that ther were neuer none such seen ther a fore At whiche fest ryalte were ij kynges ij quenes the prince of walys the duk of Corne waill x Exles ix couÌ„tesses barons many burgeys the whiche myghten not lyghtly be noÌ„ bred And of dyuse londes beyonde the see weren many strauÌ„gers And at the same tyme whan the Iustes were done kynge Edward made a grete soper in the whiche he ordeyned fyrst began his rouÌ„d table ordeyned stedfasted the day of the forsayd rouÌ„ de table to be holden ther at wyndesore in the wytson weke eumore yerly And in this tyme Englysshmen so moche hauÌ„ted cleued to the wodenes folye of the strauÌ„gers y t fro the tyme of comyng of the henewyers xviij yere passed they ordeyned chauÌ„ged hem euery yere dyuerse shappes disguysyng of clothyng of long large and wyde clothes desâ—…ytut desert from al old honeste good vsage And another tyme short clothes and streyte wastyd dagged kyt on euery syde slatered botened with sleues tapytes of surcotes hodes ouer long ouer moche hangyng that yf that I the soth shal say they were more lyche to tormentours de uels in hir clothyng and shoyng other araye than to men the women more nysely yet passed the men in aray coriousloker for they were so streyt clothed that they lete hange fox tailles sowed bynethe within hir clothes for to hele hyde her arses the which disgnisynges pride parauenture afterward brouÈt forth encau sed many myshappes meschyef in the reame of englond The 〈◊〉 yere of kyng edward he went ouer in to Batayne gascoyn in whos companye went the erle of warwik the erle of suffolk the Erle of huntyngdone therle of arundel many other lordes comyn peple in a grete multitude with a grete nauye of cc xl shippes anone after mydsomer for to auenge hym of many wronges and harmes to hym done by â—…helyp of valoys kynge of fraunce ageynst the trewes byfore hand graunted The whiche trewes he falsely and vntrewely by cauellacions losed dysquatte How kyng Edward sayled in to Normandye and arryued at hogges with a grete hoost Caâ—… CCâ—… xxvij IN the xxj yere of his regne kyng edward thurgh counceylle of all the grete lordes of the Royame of Englond called and gadred to gedre in his parlemeÌ„t at westmestre before estren ordeyned hym for to passe ouer the see ayene for to dis sese destrouble the rebelles of frauÌ„ce And when his nauye was come to geder made redy he weÌ„t with an huge hoost the xij day of Iuyll and saylled in to normandy arryued at hogges And whan he had rested hym there vj dayes for by cause of trauaylyng of the see and for to haue oute al his men with al hyr necessaryes out of hir shippes he went toward cadomum breÌ„nyng wastyng and destroyeng al the tounes that he founde in his way And the xxvj day of Iuyll at the bridge of Cadony manly orpedly y strengthed defended with norâ—…aÌ„s he had ther a stronge batayll and a longe duryng thurgh which a grete multitude of peple were slayn And ther were take prisonners the Erle of ewe the lord of Tankeruylle and an C other knyghtes and men of armes vj C footemen y nombred the toune the subarbes vnto the barre walles of al thyng that myght be bore caryed out was robled despoylled Afterward the kyng passyng forth by the couÌ„tre about the brede of xx myle he wasted al maner thyng y t he fonde whan phelyp of valoys parceyued al this al though he were fast by with a strong hoost he wold not come no nerre but breke all the bridges by yonde the water of seyne fro Rone vnto parys And hym self fledde vnto the same cyte of parys with all the hast that he myght Forsoth the noble kyng edward whan he come to parys bridge and fonde it broken within ij dayes be lete make it ageyne And in the morow after the assumpcion of our lady kyng edward passed ouer the water of seyne goyng toward Crescy and destroyed by the way tounes with the peple duellyng ther in And in the fest of saynt bartholomew he passed ouer the water of somme vnhurt with all his hoost ther as neuer byfore hand was ony maner way ne passage wher ij 〈◊〉 were slayne of hem that letted hir passage ouer therfor the xxvj day of August kyng Edward in a felde fast by crescy hauyng iij batayls of en glisshmen countred and met with philip of valoys hauyng with hym iiij bataylles of whiche the leest passed gretely the noÌ„bre of the englysshe peple And whan these two hostes metten to gedre ther fylle vpon hym the kyng of beme the duke of loreyne And Erles also of flaundres Dalaunson Blois Harecourt Aumar le and neuers and many other erles Barons lordes knyghtes and men of Armes the nombre of a 〈◊〉 v C xlij withoute footemen and other men y armed that were nothyng rekened And for alle this the vngloryous â—…hilippe withdrowe hym with the resydue of his peple wherfor it was sayd in comu ne among his owne peple Nâ—…e 〈◊〉 soy retreyt that is for to say our fayr withdrawith hym Than kyng Edward our Englysshmen thaÌ„ked god almyghty for suche a vyctorye after hir grete labour token to hem al thynge nedefull to hir sustenannce sauyng of hir lyf for drede of hir enemyes rested hem there and full erly in the mornyng after the Frensshmen with an huge pas sing hoost come ayene for to yeue batayll and fyght with the englysshmen with whome metten couÌ„treden the erles of warrewyke Northampton norfolk with hir companye and slowen two thousand and token many prisoners of the gentils of hem And the remenaunt of the same hoost fledde thre myle thens And the thyrd day after the batayl the kynge wente to Caleys warde destroyeng al the couÌ„trey as he rode whydder whan that he was come that is for to say the thyrdde day of septembre he began to besiege the toune with the castel continued his syege fro the forsayd thyrd day of September vnto the thyrd day of auguste the next yere after And in the same yere durynge the siege of Caleys the kynge of Scotland with a full grete multitude of Scottes come in to englond to Neuilles crosse aboute saynt lucas day the euangelyst hopyng and trustyng to haue fouÌ„de al the loÌ„d destytute voyde of peple for as moche as the kyng of engloÌ„d
was beyonde the see sauf only preestes and men of holy Chyrche and wymmen and children and plo wmen and such other laborers And ther they robbeden and dyden moch priue sorow but yet fouÌ„ de they ynow that hem wythstode by the grace of almyghty god And so a day of batayll was assygned bytwene hem and certeyne lordes and men of holy chirch that were of that couÌ„tre with other comune peple faste by the Cyte of duresme at whiche daye thurgh the grace helpe of almyghty god the scottes were ouer comen and yet were they iij fold so many of hem as of Englissh men And ther was slayn al the chyualrye and knyghthode of the Royamme of Scotland And there were take as they wolde haue fledde thens Dauyd the kyng of Scotland hym self The erle of Mentyf syr william douglas and many other grete men And after that our Englysshmen whan they hadde rested hem a fewe dayes had ordeyned ther kepars of the northcouÌ„trey they comen vnto london and broughten with hem dauyd kyng of Scotland and al these other lordes that were taken prisoners vn to the tour of london with alle the haste that they myght And ther they befâ—… hem in sauf kepyng vnto the kynges comyng Benâ—…n home ayene in to hir owne countrey And afterward was the kynges munsonne of Scotland taxed vnto an C M marc of siluer to be payd in x yere that is for to say euery yere x M marc How kyng edward besyeged Caleys how it was y wonnâ—… and yolde to him Cao. CC xxviijo. IN the xxij yere of kyng edwardes regne he weÌ„t ouer the see in the wynter tyme lay al the wynter at y e siege of Caleys the whiche yere the whyle the siege lasted phelip the kyng of FrauÌ„ce cast purposed trechouresly and with fraude to put awey the siege come the xxvij day of Iuyll in the same ye re with a grete hoost a strong power neyghed vnto the siege of caleys the which phelyp the last daye of Iuyl sent to kynge ed ward word that he wold yeue hym playn batayll the iij day next after that aboute euensong tyme yf he durst come fro the siege abide it whan kyng edward herd y t without ony long taryeng er loÌ„g auysemeÌ„t he accepted gladly the day hour of batayll that phelyp had assigned And whan the kyng of fraunce herd that the next nyÈt after he set his tentes a fire remeued weÌ„t aweyâ—… thens cowardly Than they that were in the toun and in the castel besieged seyng al this how that they had none othir help ne so cour of the kyng of frauÌ„ce ne of his men And also that her vyta ylles within hem were spended and wasted and for defaute of vytaylles and of refresshynge they eten hors houÌ„des cattes and myse for to kepe her trouth as long as they myght And when they sawe and was fouÌ„de amonge hem atte laste that they hadde no thyng amoÌ„g hem for to ete ne lyue by ne none socour ne rescu enge of the frensshmen of that other syde they wyst wel that they must nedes dye for defaute or elles yelde the toune and anon they wenten and token doune the Baners and the armes of FrauÌ„ce on euery syde that were honged oute wenten vn to the walles of the toune on dyuerse places as naked as they were borne sauf only her shyrtes and breches and helde hir swerdes naked and the poynt dounward in hir hondes and putten ropes halters aboute hir nekkes and yelden vp the keyes of the toune â–ª and of the Castel to kynge Edward of Englond with greete fere and drede of hert And whan kyng Edward sawe this as a mercyable kyng and lord resseyued al to grace and a fewe of the grettest persones of state of gouernaunce of the tou ne he sente in to Englond ther to abyde hyr rauÌ„soâ—…e and the kyn ges grace And al the comynalte of the toune the kyng lete gone whider they wold in pees and withoute ony harme and lete hem â—…ere with hem all hir thynges that they myght here carye awey kepynge the toune and the castel to hym self Than thurgh medyacion of Cardynals that were sent fro the pope trewes was take ther byt wene Fraunce Englond for nyne monethes than next folewyng â–ª and aboute mychelmasse kyng Edward come ageyne in to Englond with a gloryous vyctorye And in the xxiij yere of his regne in the eest partyes of the world ther aroos and bygan a pestylence and deth of sarazeyns and paynyms that soo grete a deth was neuer herde afore And that wasted awey so the peple that vnnethes the tenthe persone was left alyue â–ª And in the same yere aboute the south countâ—…es and also in the west countreyes ther fyll so moche rayne so grete wa tres that from Crystemasse vnto mydsomer ther was vnnethes day ne nyÈt but that it rayned somwhat thurgh whiche watres the pestylence was so enfected â–ª and so habundauÌ„t in al countreyes and namely aboute the court of Rome and other places and see costes that vnneth ther were left lyuyng folk to burye hem that were dede honestly But maden grete dyches and pyttes that were wonder brode and depe and therin buryed hem â–ª and maden a renge of dede bodyes â–ª and caste a lytell erth to he le hem aboue than caste in another renge of dede bodyes and another renge of â—…th aboue hem And thus were they buryed and none other wyse But yf it were the fewer that weren grete men of astate that weren buryed as honestly as they myght And after al this in the xxiiij yere of kyng Edwardes regne hit was hym to done to wyte and vnderstonde of a treson that was be gonne at Caleys and ordeyned for to selâ—…e that toune for a grete somme of floreyns vnto kyng phelyp of Fraunce thurgh the falsenesse and ordynaunce of a knyght that was callâ—…d Syr geffrey of Charney that was wonder priue with the kyng phelip of FrauÌ„ ce And whan kyng Edward herd this â–ª he toke with hym the nobles and gentils lordes and many other worthy and orpeâ—… men of Armes that were ther present with hym for the solempny te of that highe fest And well and wysely in al the hast that he myght and as priuely as he myght he wente ouer see And that same yere the good kynge Edward held his Cristemasse at bauerynge And the morow after newe yeres day the kyng was in the castel of Caleys with his men of Armes that noue of the Alyens wyst therof And that fals conspy tour and traytour geffroy of Charney syth that he myÈt not open ly haue his purpose of the Castel priuely and stelyngly he come in and helde the toune with a grete hoost And whan he with his men was comen in â–ª he payd the forsaid somme of floreyns as co uenauÌ„t was bytwene hem to a genâ—…wey
crouned kyng And that this Iohn had yeue karoll his sone the duchye of guyhenne of the whiche thyng kyng Edward whan he wyst therof had grete indignacion vnto hym and was wonder wrothe and strongly y meuyd And there for afore alle the worthy lordes that ther were assembled at that parlement he called Edward his sone vnto hym â–ª to whome the du chye of guyhenne by right herytage shold longe to yafe â–ª it hym there byddyng and strengthyng hym that he shold ordeyne hym to defende hym and auenge hym vppon his enemyes â–ª and saue mayntene his right and afterward kyng edward hym self his eldest sone edward wenten to dyuerses places sayntes in engloÌ„d on pylgremage for to haue the more helpe grace of god of his seyntes the secoÌ„d kal of Iuyll when all thyng was redy to that viage batayll al his retenue power assembled his nauye also redy he toke with hym therle of warwyk the erle of suffolk therle of salysbury therle of Oxenford a 〈◊〉 men of armes as many archyers in the natiuyte of our lady toke hir shippes at plymmouth â–ª bygoÌ„ne to sayle And when he come â–ª was arri ued in guyhenne he was ther worshipfully take resceyued of the most noble men lordes of that couÌ„tre anon after kyng Ed ward toke with hym his â–ª ij â–ª sones that is for to say sir leonel â—…r le of vlton sir Iohan his broder erle of Rychemond sir henry duk of lancastre with many erles lordes men of armes â–ª â–ª 〈◊〉 â–ª 〈◊〉 archyers sayled toward frauÌ„ce restyd hym a whyle at cale ys afterward the kyng went with his folke aforsayd with other soudyours of beyond the see that ther aboden the kynges co myng the second day of nouembre and toke his iourney toward kyng Iohn of frauÌ„ce ther as he trowed to haue founden hym fast by Odomarum as his lreÌ„s couenauÌ„t made mencion that be wâ—…l de abyde hym ther with his hoost And when kyng Iohn of fraâ—… ce herd of the kynges comyng of englond he weÌ„t awey with his men cariage cowardly shamefully fleyng wastyng al vntails for that the englisshmen shold not haue therof â–ª And when kyng edward herd telle that he fledde he pursued hym with 〈◊〉 his hoost til hesdene than he beholdyng the wanting ye scarâ—… of vitaylles also the cowardyse of the kyng of frauÌ„ce â—…e turned ayene wastyng al the couÌ„tray And while al these thynges were a doyng the scottes priuely by nyÈt token the toune of berwyk sleyng hem that withstode hem no man elles but blessyd be god the castel neuerlatter was saued kept by englysshmen that were therin whan the kyng perceyued al this torned ayene in to En glond as wroth as he myÈt be wherfor in parlement at westmestre was grauÌ„ted to the kyng of euery saâ—… of wolle l shillyng du ring the terme of vj yere that he myÈt the myÈtloker fyght defende the roame ayenst the scottes other mysdoers And so when al thynges were redy the kyng hasted hym to the siege warâ—… How kyng Edward was crouned kyng of Scotland how Prince Edward toke the kyng of fraunce â–ª sir phelip his yonger sone at the batayll of Peyters â–ª Cao. CCo. xxxo. ANd in the xxxi yere of his wgne the xiij day of Ianyuer the kyng in the castel of Berwyk with a fewe men but hauyng ther by fast a grete hoost the toune was yolde to hym withoute ony maner defence or difficulte than y t kyng of scot land that is for to say syr Iohan bayllol consideryng how y t god dyd many merueyles gracioâ—… thynges for kyng edward at his owne wyl fro day to day he toke yaf vp the reame of scotland the croune of scotland at Rokesburgh in to the kynges hondes of englond vnder his patent lettres ther y made And anon after kyng edward in presence of all the prelates other worthy men lordes that ther were lete croune hym kyng ther of the reame of scotland whan al thynges were done ordeyned in thylk coÌ„trees at his lust he torned ayene in to englond with an huge wor ship And while this vyage was a doyng in Scotland Sir Edward prince of walys as a man enspyred in god was in gnyhen ne in the Cyte of burdeux tretyng spekyng of the chalengyng of the kynges right of englond that he had of the reame of fraÌ„ ce that he wold auengid be with strong honde the prelates pe res and myghty men of that countre consented wel to hym Than Sir edward the prince with a grete hoost y gadred to him the vj day of Iuyll went from burdeux goyng and trauaylyng by me ny dyuerse contrees he toke many prisoners more than vj m men of armes by the couÌ„tre as he Iourneyed toke the tonn of remoâ—…ntyn in saloyne besieged the castel vj dayes at the sixe dayes ende they yolden the castel vnto hym And ther were take the lord of croune sir bursigaud and many other knyghtes and men of armes more than lxxx And fro thens by Corene peten fast by chyneney his noble men that were with hym hadden a strong batail with frensshmen an C of hir men of armes we re slayne And the erle of daunce the styward of frauuce were take with an C men of armes In the whiche yere the xix day of September faste by peyghters the same prince with a m and ix C men of armes and archyers ordeyned a bataille to kynge Iohan of fraunce comyng to the prince ward with vij m cho sen men of armes and other moche peple in an huge passyng noÌ„ bre of the whiche there was y slayn the Duk of Burbon the duke of Athenes and many other noble men of the prince men of armes a m and of other after the trewe accompte rekenyng viij honderd And the kyng of frauÌ„ce was ther take sir phelip his yonger sone and many dukes noble men worthy knyÈtes men of armes about ij m And so the vyctorye fyll ther to the prince to the peple of englond by the grace of god many that were take prisoners were set at hir raunson vpon hir trouth knyÈthode were charged had leue to go but y e prince tok with hym tho the kyng of frauÌ„ce phelyp his sone with al the reuerence that he myÈt weÌ„t ayene to burdeux with a glorious victorye the soÌ„me of the men that were take prisoners of the men that we 〈◊〉 slayn the day of batayll was iiij m iiij C. xl And in the xâ—…ij yere of kyng edward the v day of may Prince Edward with kynge Iohan of frauÌ„ce phelyp his sonne and many other worthy prisoners arryued graciously in the haueÌ„ of plymmouth and the
xxiiij day of the same moneth aboute iij after none they comen to london by london bridge so wenten forth to the kynges â—…aleys of westmestre ther fyll so grete a multitude prees of peple aboute hem to behold see that wonder that rial sight that vnnethes froÌ„ mydday til nyÈt they myght come to westmynstre the kynges rauÌ„son of fraunce was taxed sette to thre myllyons of scutes of whome ij shold be worth a noble ye shal vnderston de that a myllyon is m m and after somme men his rauÌ„sonne was set at iij m m floreyns al is one in effect And this same yere were made solempne Iustes in smythfeld beyng ther present the kyng of englond the kyng of frauÌ„ce the kyng of scot land many other worthy and noble lordes The xxxiij yere of his regne the same kyng edward at wyndesore as wel for loue of knyghthode as for his owne worship at the reuerence of the kynge of frauÌ„ce of other lordes that were ther at that tyme be helde a wonder ryal costle we fest of saynt George passyng ony that euer was holden afore wherfor the kyng of frauÌ„ce in scornynge sayd that he saw neuer ne herd suche solompne feestes ne ryal tes holden ne done with taylles without payng of gold or siluer And in the xxxiiij yere of his regne the xiiij kal of Iuyl sir Io han erle of richemond kyng edwardes sone wedded dame blaunche duk henryes doughter of lancastre cosyn to the same Iohan by dispensacion of the pope and in the mene tyme were ordeyned Iu stes at london iij dayes of the rogacioÌ„s that is for to sey the mâ—…re of london with his xxiiij aldermen ayenst all that wold come in whos name stede the kyng priuely with his iiij sones edwards Leonel Iohn Edmond and other xix grete lordes helden that feld with worship And this same yere as it was told and sayd of hem that sawe it ther come oute blode of the tombe of Thomas toward vs the pees the acord made bitwene the ij kingis in no maner to do the contrary and ther amoÌ„g al his lordes for the mo re loue strength of wytnesse he deled departed the reliques of y e croune of criste to the knyÈtes of englond they curtoysly token hir leue And in the friday next the same maner oth in preseÌ„ce of the forsaid knyghtes of othir worthy men prince edward made at louers Afterward both kynges hir sones the most noble men of both reames within the same yere made the same oth for to streÌ„gthe al these thynges forsaid the kyng of engloÌ„d axed the grettest men of fraÌ„ce he had his axyng y t is for to say vj dukes viij erles xij lordes that is to say barons worthy knyghtes And whan the place the tyme was assigned in whiche bothe kynges with hir couÌ„seyll shold come to gedre all the forsaid thyn ges bitwene hem y spoke for to ratifye make ferme stable the kâ—…ng of englond anon went toward the see at houÌ„tfleet begaÌ„ to 〈◊〉 leuyng to his hostes that were left behynde hym by cause of his absence moche heuynes And after the xix day of may he come in to englond went to his paleys at westmestre on seynt duÌ„ 〈◊〉 day the iij daye after he visited Iohn kyng of frauÌ„ce that was in the tour of london deliuerd hym frely from al maner pri son sauf first they were acorded of iij mylleoÌ„s of floreyns for his rauÌ„son the kyng coÌ„forted hym chered hym in al places with al solas myrthes that longen to a kyng in his goyng homward And the ix day of Iuyl in the same yere the same Iohn kynge of frauÌ„ce that a fore hand lay here in hostage went home ayene in to his own laÌ„d to trete of tho thynges of other that loÌ„geden fil len to the gouernauÌ„ce of his reame And afterward metten co men to geder at caleys both ij kynges with both hir couÌ„ceyll abou te al halowen tide ther were shewed the coÌ„dicions the poyntz of the pees of the acord of both sides y wreton ther without ony wythsayng of both sides graciously they were acorded ther was done songen a solempne masse after the iij agnus dei vp on goddes body also vpon y e masse boke both kynges hir sones the grettest lordes of both reames of her couÌ„ceyll that ther were than present had not y swroe bifore the forsaid oth y t they had made was titled bitwene hem they behiÈten ther to kepe al other couenauÌ„tz that were bitwene hem y ordeyned and in this sa me yere meÌ„nes beestes trees housing with sodeyn teÌ„pest stroÌ„g li ghtenyng were perissehd the deuel appered bodely in maÌ„nys a kenes to moch peple as they weÌ„t in diuerse places spak to hem How the grete company aroos in fraunce the whyte coÌ„pany in lumbardye of many other meruayle Ca o CCo. xxxjo. KYng Edward in the xxxvj yere of his regne anone after cristemasse in the fest of Conuersion of seynt paul held his parlement at westmynster in the whiche was putte forth and she wed the acord the tretys that was stabylyssed y made bitwe ne the ij kynges the whiche acord plesyd to moche folk therfor by the kynges coÌ„mauÌ„dement ther were gadred come to geder in westmestre chirche the first sonday of lent that is to say the ij kal of feuerer the forsaid englisshmen frensshmen where was soÌ„ge a solempne masse of the Trinyte of the Archebisshop of cauÌ„terbury mayster simoÌ„d Islepe And whan agnus dei was done the kyng beyng ther with his sones also with the kynges sones of fraÌ„ce other noble grete lordes with candels y lyght crosses y brouÈt forth al that were called ther to y t were not swore afore swore that same oth that was writen vpon goddes body on the masse boke in this wise We N N swereÌ„ vpoÌ„ holy goddes body on the gospels stidfastly to hold kepe toward vs the pees the acord y made bitwene y e ij kynges neu for to do the coÌ„trary when they had thus y sworn they token hir scrowes that hir othes were coÌ„prehended in to the notaryes this same yere in the asceÌ„cion eue a bout mydday was seyn the eclyps of the soÌ„ne ther folowed su che a drought that for defaute of rayne ther was grete barines of corn fruyt heye And in the same moneth the vj kal of Iuyn ther fill a sanguyn rayne almoost like blode in burgoyne And a sangneyn crosse fro morne vnto prime Was y seen appered at bo loyne in the eyre the which many a man saw after it meued fill in the mydde see in the same tyme
in fraunce in englond in other many laÌ„des as they that were in pleyn coÌ„trees desert baren wytnes sodenly ther appered ij castels of the which wente out ij hoostes of armed men And that one hoost was clothed heled in whyte that other in black And whan batayl bitwe ne hem was bygonne the whyte ouercome the black And anon after the blac toke hert vnto him and ouercome the whyte And after that they went ageyne in to hir castels And than the Ca stelles and all the hoostes vanysshed awey And in this same yere was a grete and an huge pestylence of peple and namely of men whos wyues as wymmen oute of gouernaunce token husbondes as wel strauÌ„gyers as other lewde and symple peple the whiche foryetynge hir owne honoure and worshippe and byrthe coupled maryed hem with hem that were of lowe degre litel reputacion In this same yere dyed henry dust of laÌ„â—…stre And al so in this yere Edward prince of Walys wedded the CouÌ„trsse of sâ—…nt that was sir thomas wyf holand the whiche was departed somtyme deuorced fro therle of Salisbury for cause of the same knyght And about this tyme bygan aroos a grete companye of dyuerse nacions gadred to geder of whome hir leders and gouernours were englissh peple and they were cleped a peple with out an hede the whiche dyd moche harme in the partye of frauÌ„ce And not long after ther arose another company of dyuse nacions that was callid the white coÌ„pany the which in the partyes coÌ„trees of lumbardye dyd moche sorowe This same yere sir Iohn of gaunt the sone of kyng edward the iij was made duk of laÌ„castre by reson cause of his wyf that was the doughter heyr of Hen ry somtyme duk of lancastre Of the grete wynde how prince Edward toke the lordshype of guyhenne of his fadre went thyder Cao. C Co. xxxijo. ANd in the xxxvij yere of kyng Edward the xv day of Ianiuer that is to saye on saynt maures day aboute euensong tyme ther aroos and come suche a wynde oute of the south with suche a fyersnesse and strength that he brast and vse we doune to grounde byghe houses and strong byldynges toures chirches steples other thynges and all other stronge werkes that stoden stylle weren shake therwith that they ben yet shall be euer more the febler weyster whyle they stonde And this wynde la sted without ony tellyng vij dayes coÌ„tinuelly and anon after ther folewed suche watres in hey tyme in heruest tyme that all folde werkes were strongly let left vndone and in the same yere prin ce Edward toke the lordship of guyhenne and dyd to kyng Ed ward his fâ—…dre feaute homage therfor and went ouer see in to Gascoyne with his wyf his children And anon after kyng ed ward made sir leonel his sone duk of Clarence and Edmond his other sone erle of Cambridge And in the xxx viij yere of his regne it was ordeyned in the parlement that men of lawe both of the temperall and of holy chirche lawe fro that tyme forth shold plete in hir moder tonge And in the same yere comen in to Englond thre kynges that is for to saye the kyng of Fraunce the kynge of Cypres and the kyng of Scotland by cause to vysyte and speke with the kynge of Englond Of whome they were wonder welcome moche y worshiped And after that they had be here long tyme ij of hem weÌ„t home ayene in to hir own couÌ„trees kyngdomes but the kyng of frauÌ„ce thurgh grete sikenesse ma ladye that he had abode stille in englond in the xxxix yere of his regne was a strong an huge frost that lastid long that is for to say fro saynt Andrews tyde vnto the xiiij kal of Apul that the tilthe sowyng of the erth other suche feld werkes hand werkes were moche y let left vndo for cold hardnes of the er the. And at Orrey in britayne that tyme was ordeyned a greete dedely batayll bytwene sir Iohan of mouÌ„tfort duk of Britayne sir charlys of bloys but the vyctorye fyll to the forsayd sir Iohan thurgh help socour of the englysshmen And ther were take many knyÈtes squyers other men that were vnnoÌ„bred in the whiche batail was slayn charlis him self with al that stode about hym of the englisshmen were slayn but vij And in this yere dei de at sauoy Iohn the kyng of frauÌ„ce whos seruyce exequyes kinge edward lete ordeyne did in dyuse places worshipfully to be done to douer of worshipful meÌ„ ordeyne hym worthely to be led with his owne costes expens from thens he was fet in to fraÌ„ ce beryed at seynt denys In the xl yere of kyng edward the vij kal of feuerer was borne edward prince edwardis sone the whi che when he was vij yere old he deide and in the same yere it was ordeyned y t saynt peters pens fro that tyme forth shold not be paid the whiche kyng yuo soÌ„tyme kyng of engloÌ„d of the coÌ„tre of west saxons that bygan to regne in the yere of our lord vj C lxxix first grauÌ„ted to rome for the scole of engloÌ„d ther to be coÌ„tinued in this same yere ther fil so moche xxi yne in sey tyme that it was â—…d destroyed both corn hey ther was such a debate fiÈting of sparewes by dyuse places in these dayes that men fouÌ„den innumerable multitude of hem dede in feldes as they weÌ„ten ther fil also suche a pestylence that neuer suche was seen in no maÌ„nes tyme that tyme alyue for many men anon as they were go to led hole in good poynt sodanly they deide Also that tyme a sikenes that men callyd the pokkes slowe both men women thurgh hir enfectyng And in the xlj yere of kyng edward was bore at bur deux Richard the secoÌ„d sone of prince edward of englond the whi che Richard kyng Richard of Armorican heued at the fonstone after whome he was callid Richard and this same richard when his fadre was dede and kyng edward was dede also was crouned kynge of englond the xj yere of his age thurgh ryght lyne and herytage and also by comyn assent and desire of the comynalte of the reame About this tyme at kyng Edwardys coÌ„mauÌ„ dement of englond whan all the castels and tounes were yold to hym that longe were holden in fraunce by a grete company assembled to geder Syr bartram cleykyn knyght an orped man and a good werryour went and purposed hym to put out pyers kynge of spayne out of his kyngdome with helpe of the moost partye of the forsaid grete coÌ„panye trustyng also vpon help fauour of the pope for as moche as it cam to his ere 's that the same pyers shold lede vse the moost werst and synfullist lyf oute the
whiche Piers y smyten with drede of this tydyng fled in to gascoyn to prin ce edward to haue helpe and socour of hym And whan he was fledde oute of spayn Henry his broder that was a bastard by assent of the most partye of spayne thurgh helpe of that fere full company that I spak of eâ—…rst was made and crouned kyng of spayn And the nombre of that same company was rekened setâ—…e at the nombre of lx M fightyng men This same yere in the moneth of Iuyn ther come a grete company nauye of the danes and gadred hem to gedre in the north see purposyng hem to come in to englond to renne and to robbe and also to slee with whome they countred and met in the see marpners and other orped fygâ—… tyng men of the couÌ„trey and disparpled hem And they asshamed went home ayene in to hir owne couÌ„treye But amonge alle other ther was a boystous and a stronge vessel of hir nauye that was ouersailed by the englysshmen and was perisshed and dreynt In the whiche the styward and other worthy and grete men of Denmarke were take prisonners and by the kyng of englond his couÌ„ceyll y prisoned the whiche lordes the danes afterward comen soughten al aboute for to haue had with her goodes y t they had lost they not wel apayd ne plesed of the ansuer that they hadd here torned home wardes ageyne leuyng behynde hem in her ynnes priuely y writen in sâ—…rowes and on walles Yet shalle danes wast the wanes Than happed ther an englysshe wryter wrote ayenst the dane in this maner wyse Here shal danes fet her banes And in this tyme pyers kyng of spayne with other kyn ges that is to say the kyng of nauerne and the kyng of malogre beyng menes wenten bytwene and prayd counseyll helpe of sir Edward the prince thurgh whoo 's couÌ„seyl when he had vnderstoÌ„d hir Articles hir desire that he was requyred of tho kynges loth he was and ashamed to say nay and contrarye hem but netheles he was agast ' lest it shold be ony preiudyce â—…yenst the pope longe tyme tâ—…ryed hem or that he wold grauÌ„te or consent ther to til he had better couÌ„seyll auysement with good delyberacion of kyng Edward his gretter his fadre But whan he was with euery dayes continuel besechynges of many noble men y requyred and spoken to and with many prayers y sent and made bytwene hem Than prince Edward sende to his fadre bothe by pleynyng lettres and also comfortable conteynyng alle hir suggestyons causes with al that other kynges Epystles and lettres for to haue comfort helpe of the wronges not only to the kynge of Spayne y do but also for suche thynges as myÈt falle to other kynges Also yf it were not the soÌ„ner holpen amended thurgh the dome helpe of knyghthode to hem that it asked and desired The whiche letter whan the kynge and his wyse counceyll had seyne and vnderstonden he had grete compassyon and heuynesse of suche a kynges spoyllyng and robbyng with moche meruaylle And sente ageyne comfortable lettres to prince Edward his sone and to that other forsayd kynges and warned hem for to arme hem ordeyne ayenst that mysdâ—…er and to wythstonde hem by the helpe of god that were suche enemyes to kynges whan this noble prin ce edward had resseyued these lettres hym self with that other kyn ges before sayd all hir counseyl called to geder or y t he wold vnder take the quarel he bounde knett sore the kyng that was deposed with a grete o the that is for to say that he shold euer after mayntene the right bileue feyth of holy chirche and holy chirch al so with al hir mynystres rightes lybertees to defende from al hyr enemyes al euyls And al that were ther ageynst bitâ—… ly to punyssh destrouble and al the rightes lybertees priueleges of holy chirche encrease mayntene and amende and alle thynges that were wrongfully betaken withdrawe and bore a wey by hym or by ony other by cause of hym hastely to restore ayene and to dryue and put out sarasyns and al other mysbyleuyd people oute of his kyngdome with all his strengthe and power and suffre ne admytte none suche for no maner thyng ne cause to duelle therin And that whan he had take a cristen woman he shold neuer come in none other womans bed ne none other mannys wyf to defoule Alle these forsayd thynges trewelych for to kepe con tinue and fulfyl as alle his lyf tyme he was bounde by othe afore noâ—…ryes in presence and wytnesse of tho kynges with othir Princes And than that graceous prynce Prynce Edward vndertoke the cause the quarel of the kyng that was deposed behight hym with the grace of god to restore hym ayene to his kyn gedom lede ordeyne gadre to geder forth within al hast his na uye with men of armes for to werre fight in this forsayd cause And in this same tyme vpon the sonde of the scottissh see that ma ny a man it sye iij dayes to geder ther were seyne ij Egles of the which that one come out of the south that other out of y e north cruelly strongly they foughten to gedre wrastled to geder the south egle fyrst ouercome the north egle al to rente and tare hym with his byll his clawys that he shold not rest ne take no brethe And after the south egle flygh home to his own costes And anone after ther folewed and was seyn in the morne afore thr sonne risynge after in the last day of october saue one daye many sterres gadred to geder on an hepe fyl doun to the erth le uyng behynde hem fery bemes in maner of lyÈtenyng whos flaÌ„mes brent consumed mennes clothes mennes here walkyng on the erthe as it was seyn and knowen of many a man And yâ—…t that northeren wynde that is euer redy and destynat to al euel fro saynt kateryns euen til iij dayes after destroyed good withoute nombre vnrecouerable in the same dayes ther fyll comen also suche lightnynges thonder snowe haylle that it wasted destroyed men beestes houses trees Of the batayll of spayne besides the water of Nazers that was bitwene the prince Edward sir henry bastard of spayn Capitulo CCo. xxxiij o IN the yere of our lord M CCC lxvij and of kyng Edward xlij the iij day of Aprill ther was a strong batayll and a grete in a large felde y callid priasers fast by the water of Nazers in spayne bytwene Syr Edward the prince and Henry the bastard of spayn but the vyctorye fill to prince edward by thâ—… grace of god And this same prince Edward had with hym sir Iohn duke of lancastre his brother other worthy men of armes aboute the nombre of xxx M. And the
kyng of spayn had on his side men of dyuerse nacions to the nombre of an C M passyng wherfor the sharpnes fiersenes of his aduersarye with his ful boystous grete strength maden driuen the rightfull par tye a bak a grete wey but thurgh the grace of almyghty god passyng ony maÌ„nys strength that huge hoost was disparpled myÈt fully by the noble duk of lancastre his hoost or that the prince Edward come nyghe hym And whan Henry the bastard saw that he torned with his men in so grete hast and strengthe to flee that an huge company of hem in the forsayd flode and of the brudge ther of fylle doune perysshed And also ther were take the Erle of Dene and Syr bartram Cleykyn that was che fe maker cause of the werre and also Chyuetayne of the vauÌ„t ward of the bataylle with many other grete lordes and knyghtes to the nombre of two thousand of whome two honderd were of Fraunce and many also of Scotland And there were felled in the felde on our enemyes side of lordes knyghtes with other me ne peple to the nombre of vj thousand and mo and of Englysshe men but a fewe And after this the noble Prince Edward resto red the same pyers in to his kyngdome ayene the whiche Pyers afterward thurgh trecherye falsenesse of the forsayd Bastard of spayn as he sete at his mete was strangled and deyde but af ter this vyctorye many noble and hardy men and noble of engloÌ„d in Spayn thurgh the flyxe and other dyuerse sikenesse token hyr dethe And in the same yere in the marche was seyn Stella Come to bytwene the north costes and the west whos beames stretâ—…d toward fraunce And in the yere next sewyng of kyng ed wardes regne xliij in April Syr Leonel kyng Edwardes sone that was duke of Clarence wente toward Meleyne with a chose meyne of the gentils of Englond for to wedde galoys doughter and haue hir to wyf by whome he shold haue half the lordshippe of meleyne But after that they were solempnly wedded and aboute the Natyuyte of our lady the same duk of Clarence deide And in the same yere the frensshmen breken the pees and the trewes rydynge on the kynges gronnde and lordship of Englond in the shyre and countre of pountyf and token and helden Castelles and tounes and bere the englysshmen on honde falsely and subtylly that they were cause of brekyng of the trewes And in this same yere deyde the Duchesse of lancastre and is buryed worshipfully in saynt paules chirche The. xliiij yere of kynge Edwardes regne was the gretest pestylence of men of grete beestes and by the grete fallyng of waters that fille at that tyme ther fille grete hyndryng and destroyeng of Corne in so moche that the next yere after a busshelle of whete was sold for xl pens And in the same yere aboute the last ende of Maye kyng edward held tho his parlement at westmynstre in the whiche parlement was treated spoke of the othe the trewes that was broke bytwene hym the kyng of fraunce how he myght best vpon his wrong â—…e auengyd In this same yere in the assuÌ„p cion of our lady dyed quene phelyp of Englond a ful noble and good woman at westmynstre ful worshipfully is buryed en tered and about midsomer the duk of laÌ„castre therle of herford with a grete company of knyghtes wenten in to frauÌ„ce wher they gete hâ—…m but lytel worship and name For ther was a huge hoost of frensshmen vpon chalkhull bridge another hoost of englisshe men faste by the same bridge that long tyme had leyn ther And many worthy men grete of the englysshmen ordeyned yafe couÌ„ ceyll for to fight yeue batayll to the frensshmen but the forsayd lordes wold nothyng consent ther to ne assent for no maner thynge Ther anone after it happed that therle of warwyk come thyd â—…rward for to werre when the frensshmen herd of his comyng or y t he come fullyâ—…h to londe they left hir tentes pauylons with â—…l hir vitailles fledden went awey priuely And whan ther le was comen to land with his men he went in al hast toward nor mandye destroyed the yfe of Caux thurgh dynt of swerd and thurgh fire But allas in his retournyng to englond ward home ayene at Caleys he was take with sikenes of pestylence dyed not leuyng behynde hym after his dayes so noble a knyght orped of armes in whiche tyme regned werryd thylke orped kniÈt sir Iohan hauke wode that was an englisshmaÌ„ born hauyng with hym at his gouernauÌ„ce thylke whyte company that is a fore y neÌ„pned y e whiche one tyme ayenst holy chirche another tyme ayenst lordes werryd and ordeyned grete bataylles there in that couÌ„tre he dyd many merueyllous thynges And aboute the conuersion of seynt paule y e kyng when he had ended done the enteryng y e exequyes with grete costes rialtees about the sepulture beryeng of quene phelyp his wyf hâ—… helde his parlement at westmynster in whiche parlement was axed of the clergye a thre yeres disme y t is for to say a grete dyme to be payd thre yere duryng the clergye put it of and wold not graunte vnto Estre next comyng and than they grauÌ„ted wel that in thre yere by certayne termes that dysme shold be payd And also of the lay fee ther was a thre yeres yv y graunted to the kyng How Syr Robert knolles with other certayne lordes of the reme went ouer the see in to frauÌ„ce and of hir gouernaunce Capitulo CC xxxiiijo. ANd in the xlv yere of kyng Edward in the begynnyng kyng Edward with vnwyse couÌ„ceyll and vndyscrete borewed a grete soÌ„me of gold of the prelates lordes mar chauÌ„tes other ryche men of his reame seyeng that it shold be di spended in defendyng of holy chirche and of his reame Neuer the latter it profited nouÈt wherfor about mydsomer after he made a grete hoost of the worthyest men of his reame Amonges whome were som lordes that is for to say the lord fitz water the lord grauÌ„son other worthy knyghtes of whiche knyÈtes the kynge ordeyned Syr Robert knolles a proued knyght a well assayed in dede of armes for to be gouernour and that thurgh his couÌ„ceil and gouernauÌ„ce al thynge shold be gouerned and dressyd And when they comen in to fraunce as long as they duellyd and held hem hole to geder the frensshmen durst not falle vpon hem atte last aboute the begynnyng of wynter for enuye and couetyse that was amonges hem And also discorde they sondred parted hem in to dyuerse coÌ„panyes vnwysely folyly But Syr robert knol les his men wenten kepten hem sauf within a castel in Bri tayne And whan the frensshmen sawe that our men were deuâ—…ded in to dyuerse companyes
they did afore This same yere y t king with a grete host entred y e see to 〈◊〉 y e se ge of rochel but the wind was eueÌ„ coÌ„trary vnto him suffrid him not long tyme to go ferre fro the land wherfor he abode a certeyn tyme vpon the see costes abydyng after a good wynde for hem yet come it not So at the last he come thens with his men to lond ward ayene anon as he was a lond the wynd bygan to torne was in another coste than he was 〈◊〉 How the duk of lancastre with a grete hoost wente in to flauÌ„ dres passed by parys thurgh Burgoyne thurgh al frauÌ„ce til he come to burdeux Cao. CC xxxvjo. SOne after in the xlviij yere of the regne of kyng Edward the duk of lancastre with a grete hoost went in to flauÌ„dres passed by parys thurgh Burgoyne thurgh alle frauÌ„ce til he come to Burdeux without ony maner wythstondyng of the freÌ„ssh men he dyd he in but lytel harme sauf he toke and raunsonned many places tounes many men lete hem after gone frely â—…he same yere the kyng sent certeyn ambassatours to the 〈◊〉 pra yeng hym y t he shold leue of medle not in his court of the kepyn ges reseruacions of benefyces in englond y t tho that were cho se to bisshoppeâ—… sees dignytees frely with ful right myÈt Ioye haue be coÌ„fermed to y e same of hir metropolitanes archebisshop pes as they were wonte to be of old tyme Of these poyntes of other touchyng the kyng his reame whan they had hir ansuere of the pope y e poâ—… enioyned hem y t they shold certyfye hym ayene by hir lettres of the kynges will of his reame or they determy ned ouÈt of y e forsaid articles In the same yere deide Iohn the ar chebisshop of york Iohn bisshop of Ely william bisshop of worcestre In whos stedes folewed were made bisshops by auctoryte of the 〈◊〉 mayster alysander neuyll to the archebisshoprich of yor ke Thomas of Arundel to the bisshopriche of Ely sir henry wa kefeld to the bisshopriche of worcestre In the which tyme it was ordeyned in the parlement that al cathedral chirches shold ioye haue hir elections hole that the kyng fro that tyme afterward shold not writte ayeÌ„st hem that were y chosen but rather help hem by his lreÌ„s to hyr coÌ„firmacion this statute was kept did mo che profyte good And in this parlemeÌ„t was grauÌ„ted to y t kyng a dysme of the clergye a xv of lay fee The next yere after of kyng edward xlix the xv day of Iuyn deyde mayster williaÌ„ wit lesey archebisshop of CauÌ„terbury wherfore the monkes of the same chirche asked desired a Cardynal of EngloÌ„d to be Archebis shop and therfor the kyng was agreued had ment purposed to haue exyled the monkes of the same hous And so they spended moch good or they myÈt haue the kynges grace ayene his loue but yet wold the kyng not consent ne graunt to hir election of the Cardynal ne the 〈◊〉 also ne his cardynals And aboute the be gynnyng of Auguâ—… was treted spoken at bruges of certeyn poyntes articles hangyng bytwene the â—…pe the kyng of eng loud this tretys last al most ij yere atte last it was acorded by twene hem that the 〈◊〉 fro that tyme forth shold not vse ne dele with the reseruacion of benefices in englond that the kyng shold not grauÌ„te ne let no benefices by his writte that is called Quare impedit But as touchyng the elections aboue sayd ther was no thyng touchyd ne do And that was y wyted put vpon certayn clerkes the whiche rather supposed hoped to be auauÌ„ced promo ted to bisshopriches whiche they desired coueited by the court of rome rather than by ony electioÌ„s This same yere about caÌ„delmasse 〈◊〉 met to geders at Bruges many noble worthy meÌ„ of both reames to trete of pees bitwene the ij kyngdoÌ„s and this treatys lastyd ij yere with grede costes huge expeÌ„se of both partyes and atte last they went departed thens without ony acord or effect The next yere after the l yere of kyng edward iiij NonÌ„ of may be yng yet voyde â—…acauÌ„t the Archebisshopriche of CauÌ„terbury maistyr Symond Sndbery bisshop of london was made archebisshop And mayster william Courteny that was bisshop of Herford was than made bisshop of london And the Bisshop of Bangore was made bisshop of herford And this same tyme in a certayne tretys spekyng of pees trewes was take bytwene fraunce and Englond fro mydsomer to mydsomer come ayene al 〈◊〉 hole yere And aboute the begynnyng of Aprill the duke of Britayn with many erles barons and other worthy men of Englond went ouer see in to britayne where he hath had al his lust desyre purpose ne had the forsayd trewes be so sone y take the whiche letted he m moche This same tyme the yle of Constantyn where that the cas tell of seynt sauour is in that long tyme was fought at and besie ged of the frensshmen was than yolden to the frensshmen with all the apportenauÌ„ces m to grete harme and hyndryng of the Reamme of Englond And this same yere ther were so grete and soo passyng heâ—…s and therwith al the pestylence in Englond and m other dyuerse partyes of the worlde that it destroyed and 〈◊〉 vyolently and strongly bothe men and women withoute nombre This same yere dyed Syre Edward the lord spencer a worthy knyght a bolde And in the mynster of Teukesbury worshipfully is buryed lastyng this pestylence the 〈◊〉 at the InstauÌ„ce prayer of an Englyssh Cardynal grauÌ„ted to al peple that deide in englond that were sory repentauÌ„t for hir synnes also shryuen ful â—…nyssyon by ij bulles vnder leed vj monethes than next to last In this same yere therle of penbroke was take rauÌ„soned by bartram Cleykyn bytwene parys caleys as he come toward englond vpon saynt etheldredes daye the whiche saynt as it was sayd the same erle oftymes had offended within a while after he deyde and in noueÌ„bre next after ther met at bruged the duk of lancastre the duk of Angoy with many other lordes prelates of bothe reames for to trete of pees Of the deth of prince Edward of the lord latymer dame alice peres thurgh whome hir mayntenours the reamme many a day was mysgouerned Cao. CC xxxvijo. NOt long after the lj yere of kyng edwardys regne he lete or deyne holde at westmynstre the grettest parlement y t was seyn many a yere afore In whiche parlement he axed of the comynalte of the reame as he had done bifore a grete subsydye to be grauÌ„ted to hym for defendyng of hym of his reame but y t comu nes ansuerd that
they were so ofte day by day greued charged with so many tayllages subsidyes that they myÈt no lenger suffre no suche burthons charges and that they knewen wysten wel y t the kyng had ynow for sauyng of hym of his reame if the reame were wel truly gouerned but y t it had be so long euell y gouerned by euyll offycers that the reame myÈt nether be plentiuous of chaffare marchandyse ne also with richesse And these thynges they profered hem self yf the kyng wold certeynly to preue stond by And yf it were fouÌ„de preued after that that the kyng had nede they wold than gladly euery maÌ„ after his power and state hym helpe lene And after this ther were publysshed shewed in the parlement many playntes defautes of diuerse officers of the reame namely of the lord latimer the â—…yn ges chamberlayne both to the kyng eke to the Reame And also at the laste ther was spoken and treted of dame Alice peres for the grete wronges euel gouernaunce that was done by her and by hir couÌ„seyll in the reame the whiche dame Alyce peres the kyng had hold long tyme to his lemman wherfor it was y e lasse wonder though thurugh the fâ—…lte of the womannys exytyng and hir steryng he consented to hir le wdenesse and euell couÌ„ceylle the whiche dame alyce also the lord latimer other such that ste red y t kyng to euel gouÌ„nauÌ„ce ayenst his profite the reames also all the comynalte axed desired that they shold be meued putt a wey in hir stedes wyse men worthy that weren trewe wele assayed proued of good gouernauÌ„ce shold be put in hir stedes So amoÌ„g al other ther was one amoÌ„g the comunes y e was a wyse knyÈt a trewe an eloquent man whos name was pyers de la mare this same pyers was chosen to be speker for y e comunes in the parlement And for this same pyers told publysshed the trouthe reherced the wronges ayenst the forsayd dame Alice other certeyn persones the kynges couÌ„ceill as he was bode by the coÌ„munes also trustyng moche for to be supported mayntened in this mater by helpe fauour of the prince anon as the prince was dede at the InstauÌ„ce request of the forsayd dame alice this pyers de la mare was Iuged to â—…petuel preson in the castel of notynghaÌ„ in the which he was ij yere m y e vj kaâ—… of Iuil lastyng that same parlement dyed prince edward kyng edwardes first sone y t is to say in trinite soÌ„day in the worship of which fest he was wont euery yere wher that euer he were in the world to make hold the most soleÌ„pnyte y t he myÈt whos name fortune of knyÈthode but yf it had be of another ectour al meÌ„ both cristen hethen while he lyued was in good poynt woÌ„dred moche drad hym woÌ„der sore whos body is worshipfully y buryed in crychirch at cauÌ„terbury And in this same yere the men the erles tenauÌ„tes of warwyk arisen malâ—…ciously ayenst the abbot coÌ„ueÌ„t of eueshaÌ„ hir tenauÌ„ts destroyed fiersly the abbot the toune wouÌ„ded bet hir meÌ„ slowen of he m many one weÌ„ten to hir maÌ„ners places did moch harme breken doune her parkes hir closes brenten sloweÌ„ hir wilde beestes chaced be in brekyng hir fissh ponde hedes lede the water of hir pondes stewes riuers renne out token the fissh bere it with hem and did hem al the harme y t they myÈt m so ferforth that forsoth they had destroyed perpetu â—…lly that abbey with al hir meÌ„bres apportenauÌ„ces but yf y e kynge the soÌ„ner had holpen it taken hede therto therfor the kynge sente his lettres to therle of warrewyk chargyng hym commauÌ„dyng that he shold stynt redresse amende tho euel â—…ers and brekers of his pees â–ª And so by men ye of lordes and other frendes of both sides pees and good accord and loue was made bytwene hem and for this hurlyng as it was sayd the kyng wold not be gouerned at that tyme by his lordes that ther were in the parlemeÌ„t but he toke made his sone the duk of lancastre his gouernour of the reame the whiche stoâ—…e so styll as gouernour til the tyme y t he deyde The same yere anone after CaÌ„delmasse or the parlemeÌ„t was do the kyng asked a subsydye of the clergye of the lay fee it was grauÌ„ted hym y t is for to say that he shold haue of euy persone of the lay fee both of the man woman that passed xiiij ye re age iiij pens out take poure beggers that were knowe openly for nedy poure beggers that he shold haue of euery man of holy chirch y t was beneficed or promoted xij pens of al other that we re not promoted iiij pens out take the iiij ordres of the frere beg gers This same yere after mychelmasse Richard prince edwardes sone was made prince of walys to whom the kyng yaf also the duchye of cornewaill with the erldom of chestre And about this tyme the cardynal of englond the iiij day bifore marye magdalene daye after mete sodenly was smyten take with a palsye lost his speche on mary magdaleyne day he deyde Of the deth of kyng edward sir Iohn monsterworth a knyght was drawe honged for his falsenesse Cao. CC xxxviijo. RYght anone after in the lij yere of kyng Edward in the begynnyng of October pope gregory the xj brought and reme ued his court with hym from Auynyon to Rome And the xij day of Aprill Iohan Monsterworth knyght at london was drawâ—… honged than biheded after his body quartred sent to iiij chyef tounes of engloÌ„d his hede set vpon london bridge for this same Iohn was ful vntrewe to the kyng to y e reame ful couetous vnstable for he toke oftymes grete soÌ„mes of money of the kyng his couÌ„ceil for men of armes wages y t he shold haue payd hem toke it to his owne vse he dredyng that at the laste he shold be shent accused for the same cause fledde priuely to the kyng of frauÌ„ce was swore to hym become his maÌ„ behyght hym a grete nauye onte of spayne in to confusion destroyeng of englond but rightful god to whom no priuyte is vnknowe suffrâ—…d him first to be shent spylt or that he so traitoursly falsely his lyege lord the kyng of engloÌ„d his peple his reame in the whi che grouÌ„d y e same Iohn was bore wikkedly thurgh batayll shold destroye or bringe his cursed purpose about In the fest of seynt gre gory tho next after kyng Edward yafe to Rychard of Burdeux his heyre that was prince edwardys
goodes ther and brent vp that hous went to westmynstre and seynt martyns graunte made hem gone out of the seyntuarye al that were within for ony maner of grith And than come vnto the temple to alle other ynnes of men of lawe and despoiled hem robbed hem of hir god des also tare hir bookes of lawe and than they come to lâ—…don 〈◊〉 brake vp the prison of newgate drofe oute all the prisoners fe lons and other of both countours and al the peple that were within hem destroyed alle the bookes of bothe counters And thus they continued both satirday sonday vnto the monday next after in al hyr malyâ—… wykkednesse And than on the monday kyng Richard with his lordes that were with hym that tyme with the mayre of london william walworth that was that tyme come with the aldeâ—…n the comunes of the Cyte and come in to Southwerk to here and knowe the enâ—…on of these rebelles mysgonerned peple And this Iak strawe than made an 〈◊〉 in the feld that all the peple of acord shold come neâ—… 〈◊〉 his â—…la mours and his crye and his wyll And the lordes and the may re and the Aldermen with the comynalte hauyng Indigâ—…acion of his couetyze falsenesse his foule presumpcion And â—…one william walworth that tyme beyng mayer dâ—…owe ouâ—… 〈◊〉 knyfe and sâ—…owe Iak strawe and anon â—…ght ther dyd 〈◊〉 of his hede and set it vpon a spere shaft so it was bore thurgh london set an high vpon london bridge Anone as these risers mysgouerned men were wyde clene vanysshed as it had nouÈt be they than y e kyng of his grete goodnesse by prayer of his lordes ma de there vj knyghtes of good worthy men of the cyte of london that is to say williaÌ„ walworth that that tyme was mayer slowe Iak strawe And the second was nycholas brembre the iij Iohn philipot the iiij nycholas Twiford the v Robert lauÌ„des the vj Robert gayton And than the kyng with his lordes his knyghtes retourned ayene vnto the toure of london there he rested hym til this peple were better seced sette in reste pees thâ—…n by processe of tyme as they myÈt gete take these rebelles risers they â—…enge hem vpon the next galewes in euery lordship thiâ—… rugh out the reame of eugloÌ„d by xl by xxx by x by xij euer as they myght be geten taken in ony partyes in the v yere of kyng rychardes regne was y e grete erth quake was generally thurgh out the world the wedenesday after wytsonday in the yere of our lord M CCC lxxxxj wherof al maner peple were sore agast dredeful long tyme for drede of vengeauÌ„ce y t our lord she wed dyd in the vj yere of the regne of kyng rychard sir henry speÌ„cer bisshop of norwyche went with a croyserye ouer the see in to countre of FlauÌ„dres ther they gate the toune of grauenyng the toune of burburche Dunkerk neweport ther they laded frauÈt lj shippes with pilage for to haue comeÌ„ in to engloÌ„d with these shippes goodes And the bisshop of norwyche his couÌ„ceyl sete brenne these shippes with al the pelage in the same hauen all in to hard asshes And at dunkerke was done a grete batayll bytwene the flemmynges the englysshmen at that batayl was slayn a grete multitude of these flemmynges an huge noÌ„bre than went the bisshop with his retenue vnto ypres besieged it a long tyme but it myght not be goten And so he lefte that siege come ayene in to engloÌ„d for our englysshmen were foul destroyed and many dyed on the flyxâ—… How quene Anne was wedded to kyng Rychard Cao. xlo. ANd in this same yere come quene Anne in to englond for 〈◊〉 be spoused vnto kyng Rychard hir fadre was emperour of almayne And kyng of beme with hyr come the duk of tassy her vncle many other worthy lordes knyÈtes of hir couÌ„tre of â—…me of other duche toÌ„ges to do hir reuerence worship sir â—…moÌ„d beule a worthy kniÈt of y e garâ—…ir other knyÈtes squyers that weren the kynges ambassatours brought in to englond so forth to london And the peple of the Cyte that is to say the ma yer the aldermen al the comyns riden ayenst hir to welcome hir and euery man in good aray euery crafte with his mynstralsye in the beste maner mette with hir on the blacheth in kent so brouÈt hir vnto london thurgh the cyte so forth vnto westmyn stre vnto the kynges paleys and ther she was spoused vnto kynge Richard wel worthely in the abbey of westmynstre and ther she was crouned quene of englond And al hir frendes that come with hir hadden grete yeftes weren wel chered and refresshyd as long tyme as they abyden here And in this same yere was a batayll done in the kynges paleys at westmynstre for certayne poyntes of treson bytwene sir Iohan Anskley knyght defendauÌ„t and Carton squyer the appellauÌ„t But this Syre Iohan of Ansley ouercome this Carton and made hym to yelde hym within the lystes And anon was this Carton despoilled of his harneis drawe oute of the lystes so forth to tiborne and ther he was honged for his falsenesse And the viij yere of the regne of kyng Rychard syr Edmond of langeley Erle of Cambridge the kyn ges vncle went in to portingale with a fayr meyne of men of ar mes and Archyers in strengthyng and helpyng of the kyng of Portingale ageynste the kynge of spayne and his power And ther the kyng of portingale had the vyctorye of his enemyes thurugh helpe and comfort of our englysshmen whan that iourneye was done the erle of Cambridge come home ayene with his peple in to Englond in hast blessyd be god his gracious yeft Amen And this same yere kyng Richard held his Cristemasse in the ma ner of eltham And the same tyme the kyng of Ermonye fledde oute of his owne land and come in to englond for to haue socour and helpe of our kyng ageynst his enemyes that had dryuen hym oute of his Royame And so he was brought vnto the kynge to Eltham ther as the kyng helde his ryal feste of Cristemasse And ther our kyng welcomed hym and did hym moche reuerence and worship and commaunded al his lordes to make hym all the chere that they coude And than he besought the kynge of grace of helpe and of his comfort in his nede And that he myght be brought ageyne to his kyngdom and loâ—…de For the Turkes had deuoured and destroyed moche part of his londe and for drede how he flâ—…dde and come hydder for helpe socour And the kynge thenne hauyng pyte and compassion of his grete
meschyef greuous dysese anon he toke his couÌ„ceyll and as ked what was best to done And they ansuerd sayd yf it liked hym to yeue hym ony good hit were wel y do and as touchyng his peple to trauaylle so ferre in to out landes it were a grete Ieopardye And so the kyng yaf hym gold siluer many Rych yeftes and â—…e welles betaught hym to god And so he passyd ayene out of englond And in this same yere kyng richard with a ryal power went in to Scotland for to werre vpon the scottes for the falsenesse destruction that the Scottes had done vnto en glisshmen in the marches than the Scottes come doun vnto the kyng for to entrete with hym with his lordes for trewes as for certeyne yeres and so our kyng his couÌ„ceill grauÌ„ted hem trewes certeyne yeres vnto her askyng And our kyng torned hym home ayene in to Englond whan he was come vnto york ther he abo de rested hym theye And there Syr Iohan holond the Erle of kentes broder slowe therles sone of stafford and his heyr with a daggar in the Cyte of yorke wherfor the kyng was sore ameued gâ—…eued remâ—…ued thens come to london and the mayer with the aldermen the comyns with al the solempnyte that myÈt be done riden ayenst the kyng brouÈt hym rially thurgh the ate so forth vnto westmynstre vnto his owne paleys And in the â—…x yere of kyng Rychardes regne he helde a parlement at westmynster ther he made ij dukes a marquys v Erles The fyrst that was made duk was the kynges vncle Syr Edmond of langle erle of Cambridge hym he made duk of york And his other vncle Syr Thomas of wodestoke that was Erle of Bukkyngham hym he made duk of gloucestre And Syr â—…y on â—…eer that was erle of Oxfford hym he made markuys of dyue lyn And henry of Bolyngbroke the dukes sone of laÌ„castre hym he made erle of Derby And syr Edward the dukes sone of yorke hym he made erle of Ruttelond Syr Iohan holand that was the erlâ—… of kentes broder hym he made Erle of Huntyngdon syr Thomas mombray Erle of Notyngham and Erle marchal of Englond and Syr mychel de la pole knyght hym he made Erle of Southfolk and Chaunceler of Englond And the Erle of the marche at that same parlement holden at westmynstre in playn parlement amonges al the lordes and comunes was proclamed Erle of the marche and heyre apparant to the croune of Englond after kyng Rychard the whiche Erle of the marche went ouer sce in to Irland vnto his lordshippes londes for the erle of the marche is erle of vlster in IrloÌ„d by right lyne heritage And ther at the castel of his he lay that tyme And ther come vpon hym a grete multitude in busshemeÌ„tis of wild Irisshmen hym for to take destroye he come out fiersly of his castel with his peple maÌ„ly fought with hem ther he was take hewe al to pyeces ther he deyde on whos soule god haue mercy Amen And in the x yere of kyng Richardys regne therle of Arundel went vnto the see with a grete nauye of shippes enar med with men of armes good Archyers And whan they come in to the brode sce they met with the hole flete y t comen with wyn y lade from Rochel the whiche wyne were enemyes goodes and ther our nauye set vpon hem toke hem all brouÈt hem vnto dy uerse portes hauenes of englond som to london ther ye myÈt haue had a tonne of Rochel wyn of the best for xx shyllyngster lynges so we had grete chepe of wyne thurgh oute the reame at that tyme thanked be god almyghty How the fyue lordes arisen at Rattecotte bridge Cao. C C â—…lj ANd in the regne of kyng Richard the xj yere the v lordes a risen at Rattecâ—…t bridge in the destruction of rebelles that weren that tyme in al the reame The fyrste of the v lordes was sire thomas of wodstok the kynges vncle duk of Gloucestre the seconde was sir Rychard erle of Arundel the thyrd was sir Richard Erle of war wyk the fourth was sir henry boâ—…ng bro ke erle of derby the. v. was sir thomas moÌ„bray erle of notynghaÌ„ And these v lordes saw the meschyef mysgouernauÌ„ce the fal senesse of the kynges couÌ„ceyll wherfor they that weren that tyme chyef of the kynges couÌ„ceyl fledden out of thâ—…o land ouer the see that is to say Sir alysander neuyl the Archebisshop of york and Sir Robert le veer markuys of deuelyn erle of Oxfford sir Michel de la pole Erle of southfolk and ChauÌ„celer of Englond And these thre lordes wenten ouer the see come neuer ageyne for ther they deyde And than these v lordes aboue sayd maden a parlement at westmynstre And ther they toke Syre Robert Tresilian the Iustyce and Syr Nychol brembre knyght and Cytezeyn of london and Syre Iohan Salysbury knyght of the kynges houshold and â—…ske sergeauÌ„t of armes and many moo of other pe ple weren take Iugged vnto the deth by the counceylle of these fyue lordes in hir parlement at westmynstre for treason that they put vpon hem to be drawen from the toure of london thurgh once the Cyte and soo forthe vnto Tyborne and there they sholde be hanged and hyr throtes to be cut and thus they were seruyd dyed And after that in this same parlement at westmynstir was sir symond Beuerle that was a knyght of the garter and syre Iohan beauchamp knyght that was styward of the kynges hou shold and syr Iames berners were foriuged vnto the deth and than they were lad on fote to the toure hylle and there weren hir hedes sâ—…yten of many other mo by these v lordes In this same parlemeÌ„t in the yij yere of kyng Richardes regne he lete crye ordeyne a generall Iustes that is called a turnement of lordes knyghtes squyers And this Iustes turnement was holde at london in smythfeld of al maner of straungyers of what loude or couÌ„tre that euer they were thyder they were right welcome and to hem to al other was holden open houshold And grete festes and also grete yeftes were yeuen to al manere of straungyers And of the kynges side weren al of suâ—…e here coâ—… hyr armure sheldes hors tâ—…ppure And al was whyte hertes with crounes aboute hyr nekkes and chayne 's of gold hangyng therupon the croune hangyng lowe byfore the hertes body the whiche hert was the kynges lyuery that he yafe to lordes ladyes knyÈtes squy ers for to knowe his houshold froÌ„ other peple And in this fâ—…st comyng to hir Iustes xxiiij ladyes lad these xxiiijâ—… lordes of y e gar ther with cheynes of gold and al the same sute of hertes as is a fore
said from the toure on horsbac thurgh the Cyte of london in to smyth felâ—… ther that the Iustes shold be hold And this feste Iustes was hold general and to al tho that wold come of what lond and nacion that euer they were And this was hold duryn ge xxiiij dayes of the kynges cost And these xxiiij lordes to an suere al maner peple that wold come thyder And thider come the erle of seynt poul of frauÌ„ce many other worthy knyÈtes wyth hym of dyâ—…se partyes ful well arayed out of holand he naud come the lord Ostreâ—…auÌ„t that was the dukes sone of holand and many other worthy knyghtes with hym of holand ful wel ara yed And whan this fest and Iustes was ended the kyng thaÌ„ked these strauÌ„gyers yafe hem many grete yeftes and than they to ken hir leue of the kyng of other lordes and ladyes and whenten home ayene in to hir owne couÌ„tre with grete loue moch thaÌ„k And in the xiij yere of kyng Richardes regne ther was a batayll done in the kynges palâ—…ys at westmynstre bytwene a squyer of nauerne that was with the kynge Rychard And another Squyer that was callid Iohan walshe for poyntes of treson that this nauerner put vpon this 〈◊〉 but this nauerner was oucome yelde hym creauÌ„t to his aduersarye anon he was de spoylled of his armure drawe out of the paleys to â—…yborn there was honged for his falsenesse And the xiiij yere of kyng ri chardes regne sir Iohn of gauÌ„t duk of laÌ„castre went ouer the see in to spayn for to chalenge his right that he had by his wyues ty tle vnto the croune of spayn with a grete hoost of peple of men of armes archyers And he had with hym the duchesse his wyfe his thre doughters ouer the see in to spayn And there they were a grete whyle atte last the â—…ng of spayn bigan to trete with y e duk of lancastre they 〈◊〉 â—…ded to geder thurgh hir â—…oth couÌ„ ceyll in this maner that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of spayn shold wedde the dukes doughter of lancaâ—… 〈◊〉 was the right heyr of spayn he shold yâ—…ue vnto the duk of â—…stre gold siluer that weren cast 〈◊〉 to grete wedges many other Iewelles as many as viij charyettes myÈt carye And euery yere after duryng the lyf of the du ke of lancastre of the duchesse his wyf xim mare of gold Of which gold the aueÌ„tures charges they of spayn shold auâ—…ture bringe yerly vnto Bayone to the dukes assignes by suerte ma de Also the duk of laÌ„castre maryed another of his doughters vn to the kyng of portyngale the same tyme And whan he had done thus he come home ayene in to englond the good lady his wyf also but many a worthy man vpon the fâ—…x in that vyage dyed And in the xv yere of kyng rychardes regne he helde his Cristemasse in the maner of wodestoke ther therle of penbroke a yoÌ„g lord tendre of age wold lerne to Inste with a knyght that was callid sir Iohn seynt Iohn riden to geder in the park of wodestok And ther this worthy erle of penbroke was slayn with that other kniÈtes spere as he kast it froÌ„ him when they had coupled â—…s this good erle made there his ende And therfor the kyng the quene made moche sorow for his deth And in the xvj yere of kyn ge richardes regne Iohn â—…nde beyng that tyme mayer of london Iohan Walworth henry vanner beyng shereues of london that same tyme a bakers man bare a basket of horsbrede in to fleetsâ—… te toward an hostry ther come a yomaÌ„ of the bisshoppes of saâ—…s bury that was callid romayn he toke an horselofe out of y e bas ket of y e baker he askid him why he did so this romayn turned ayene brake y e bakers hede neighbours come out wold haue arestid this romayn he brake froÌ„ hem fled 〈◊〉 y e lordes pla 〈◊〉 the coÌ„stable wold haue hym oute but the bisshops meÌ„ shett fast the yates kepte the place that no man myght entre than moche more peple gadred thyder sayd that they wold haue him oute or elles they wold brenne vp the place al that were with in And than come the mayer shereues with other moche peple and cesed the malyce of the comyns made euery man to go home to hir houses kepe the pees and this Romayns lord the bisshop of Salysbury mayster Iohan waltham that that tyme was tre sorer of englond went to syr Thomas arundel archebisshop of yor â—…e also Chaunceler of englond And ther the bisshop made his coÌ„pseynt vnto the chauÌ„celer vpon the pepele of the cyte of london And than these ij bisshops of grete malyce vengeauÌ„ce come vn to the kyng to wyndesore and made a grete compleynt vpon the mayer shereues anon al the Cyte afterward were before the kyng his counseyll they cast vnto the Cyte a greuous hert wonder grete malyce anon sodenly the kyng sent after the mai re of london for the ij shereues come vnto hym vnto y e castel of wyndesore the kyng rebuked the mayer sherenes ful foule for the offence that they had done ayenst hym his officers in his chambre at london wherfor he deposed putt oute the maire and both shereues this was done a xiiij dayes afore the fest of seynt Iohan baptist And than the kyng called to hym a knyght that was called sir Edward dalingridge made hym wardeyn go uernour of the cyte chambre of londoÌ„ oner al his peple ther in And so he kept that office but iiij wekes by cause that he was so gentil tendre to the cytezeyns of london wherfor the kyng deposed hym made sir Baudwyn radyngton knyÈt that was couÌ„troller of the kynges houshold wardeyn gouernour of his chaÌ„ bre of his peple therin chese vnto hym two worthy men of y e Cyte to be shereues with hym for to gouerne kepe the kynges lawes in the cyte one was callyd gilbert mawefeld that other Thomas newenton shereues than the mayre the ij â—…shereues and al the Aldermen with al the worthy craftes of london wente on foote vnto the toure and there come out the Conestable of the toure and yafe the mayer and the shereues hir oth and charge as they shold haue take in the Escheker of westmynstre in the kynges court of his Iustices and Barons of the Escheker And than wente they home ageyne And than the kynge and his counseyl for the grete malyce and despyte that they had to the Cyte of london remeued al his courtes from westmynstre vnto the Cyte of york that is for to say the chauÌ„celrye y e escheker the kynges benche
the comune place ther they held alle the se courtes of lawe fro mydsomer that is to say the fest of seynt Io han the baptist vnto the fest of cristemasse next sewyng than y e kyng his couÌ„seyll sawe it not so profitable ther as it was at loÌ„ don than anone he remeued it ayene vnto london so to westmes stre for grete ease of his officers auauntage to the kyng al y e comyns of the reame And when the peple of loÌ„don saw knewe that these courtes were come ayene and the kyng his peple also thenne the mayer the aldermen with the chyef comuners of the Cyte lete gadre a grete some of gold of al the comyns of the cite And ordeyned made grete ryalte ayenst his comyng to london for to haue his grace good lordship also hir lybertees frauÌ„ chyses graunted vnto hem ayene as they before tymes had And than by grete Instaunce prayer of the quene Anne of hir lordes ladyes the kyng graunted hem grace this was done at â—…ene in suthereye And than the kyng within ij dayes after come to lon don And the mayre of london shereues aldermen al the worthy men of the Cyte afterward riden ageynst the kyng in good araye vnto the heth on this side the maner of shene submyttyng hem huÌ„ bely mekely with al maner obeisauÌ„ce vnto hym as they ought to done thus they brought the kynge the quene to london whan the kyng come to the gate of the bridge of london ther they presented hym with a mylk white stede sadled bridled trapped with cloth of gold rede parted to geder the quene a palfreyâ—… al whyte in the same araye trapped with whyte rede and al the conduytes of london ronnen with wyne both whyte rede for al maner people to drynke of And bytwene seynt poules the crosse in cheepe ther was made a stage a rial staÌ„dyng vpon hyghe and therin were many Angels with dyuerse melodyes song And than an Angel come a doune from the stage an highe by a vyse sette a cronue of gold pyght with ryche perle precious stones vpon the kynges hede and another vpon the Quenes he de And soo the Cytezeyns brought the kynge the quene vn to westmynstre in to hyr paleys And than on the morne after the mayer the shereues and the aldermen of london comen vnto the kynge in to his paleys at westmynstre and presented hym with two basyus of syluer oner gylt ful of Coyned gold the soÌ„me of xx honderd pounde prayenge hym of his hyghe mercy and lordship and special grace that they myght haue his good loue with the lybertees and fraunchyses lyke as they haue had before tymes by his lettres patents his chartre confermed And the quene other worthy lordes and ladyes fyll on knees besouÈt the kyng of grace to conferme this Than the kyng toke vp the quene graunted hir al hir askyng than they thanked the kynge the quene wenten home ayene And in the xvj yere of kyng Rychardes regne certeyne lordes of scotland come in to En glond to gete worship as by feet of armes These were the persones the erle of marre he chalengid therle marchal of englond to Iuste with hym certayn poyntes on horsbak with sharp speres and they ryden to geders as ij worthy knyghtes lordes certeyne courses but not the ful chalenge that the scottissh erle made For he was cast both hors man ij of his ribles broke with that fal And so he was borne home oute of smythfeld home in to his yn And within a litel tyme after he was caryed homward in a litter and at yorke ther he deyde And sir william Darel knyght tho the banerer of scotlande made another chalenge with â–ª Syre Piers courteyne knyght the kynges banerer of englond of cer teyne courses yet on horsbak in the same feld And whan he had riden certeyne courses hit assayed he myÈt not haue the letter he yaf it ouer wold no more of his chalenge turned his hors rode home to his owne yn And one Cokkeborne a squyer of scot laÌ„d chalengyd Syr Nychol hauberk knyÈt of certeyne courses yet with sharp speres on horsbak riden v courses to geders and at euery course the scot was cast a donne bothe hors man And thus our englissh lordes thanked be god badden the feld And in the xvij yere of kynge Rychardes regne deyde the good gracious quene Anne that was wyf to kyng Richard in the maner of she ne in the shyre of surre vpon wytsonday than was she brouÈt to london so to westmynstre and ther she was beryed worthe ly entered beside saynt Edwardes shrine On whos soule almyÈty god haue pyte mercy Amen How kyng Richard spoused dame Isabel the kynges doughter of frauÌ„ce in the toune of caleys brought hir in to englond let hir be crouned quene in the Abbey of seynt peters of westmynstre Capitulo CC xlij IN the xx yere of kyng Richardes regne he went hym ouer the see vnto Caleys with Dukes Erles Lordes and barons and many other worthy Squyers with greete araye and commune people of the Royamme in good arraye as than longed to suche a worthy kyng prince of his nobley and of his own persone to done hym reuerence obseruauÌ„ce as ought to be done vnto hir lyege lord so myght a kyng Emperour in hys owne to abyde resceyue there that worthy gracious lady that shold ben his wyf a yong creature of xix yere of age dâ—…me Isabel the kynges doughter of frauÌ„ce and many other worthy lordes of grete name both barons knyghtes with moche other people that comen vnto the toune of Grauenyng two dukes of frauÌ„ce that one was the duk of Burgoyne and that other the duke of barry that wold no ferther lasse than they had pledges for hem And than the kyng Rychard delyuerd two pledges for hem to go sauf come sauf his ij worthy vncles the duk of Gloucestre the duk of york And they ij wenten ouer the water of Grauenyng abyden there as for pledges vnto the tyme that the ma riage the fest was done And that these ij dukes of fraunce we re come ayene vnto grauenyng water And thenne these two wor thy dukes come ouer the water at Grauenyng soo to Caleys with this worshipful ladye dame Isabel that was the kynges doughter of fraunce and with hyr come many a worthy lorde eke lady knyghtes squyers in the beste aray that myght be And ther they metten thith our meyny at Caleys the which wel comed hir hyr meynye with the best honour and reuerence that myght be and so brought her in the toune of Caleys And there she was resseyued with al the
solempnyte worship that myght be done vnto suche a lady And than they brought hyr vnto the kyng the kyng toke hyr welcomed hyr all hir fayr meyne and made ther al the solempnyte that myght be done And than the kyng his counceyll asked of the frenssh lordes whether al the couenauÌ„tes for wardes with the composicion that were or deyned and made on both partyes shold be trewely kepee and â—…l de bytwene hem And they sayd ye And ther they sworne and toke hir charge vpon a â—…oke and made hir othe wel and trewely it to hold in al maner of poyntes and couenauÌ„tes without contra diction or delaye in ony maner wyse And than was she brought vnto saynt Nycholas chirche in Caleys ther she was worthely y wedded with the moost solempnyte that â—…ny kyng or Quene myght be with Archebisshops and Bisshoppes and alle mynystres of hooly chirche And than weren brought home vnto the Castel and sette to mete And there were seruyd with al maner of delycasye of al ryal metes and drynkes plentyuously to al manet of seraungyers and al other and no creature warned that feste but alle were welcome for there were grete hales and tentes sette vpon the grene withoute the castell to resceyue al maner of peple and euery office redy to serue hem alle And thus this worthy maryage was solempnly y done ended with al ryalte Thenne these ij dukes of fraunce with hir peple to ken hir leue of the kyng and quene and wenten ayene to Graue nyng water And ther the frenssh lordes that is to saye the twoo dukes al hir meyny were comen ouer the water to grauenyng and there they metten And euery toke leue of other so they de parted and our lordes come ageyne to Caleys the frenssh lordes wente ouer the water soo home in to fraunce ayene And anone after the kyng made hym redy with the quene and al his lordes and ladyes and al hir peple with hem and come ouer the see in to Englond and so to london and the mayre and the shereues with alle the Aldermen and worthy communes riden ayenst hem vnto the blacheth in kent And ther they metten with the kyng and the quene and welcomed hem and that in good aray and euery man in the clothynge of his crafte and mynstralles to fere hem And soo they brought hem vnto seynt Georges barre in Southe werke and ther they toke hyr leue And the kyng and the quene riden to kenyngton and than the peple of london torned home ayene And in turnyng ayene to london bridge ther was so moche prese of peple both on hors and a foote that ther were dede on the bridge xâ—… persones of men of womeÌ„ of children on whos soules Almyghty god haue pyte mercy Amen And than afterward the Quene was brought vnto the Toure of loudon ther she was al nyght And on the morow she was brought thurgh the Cyte of london al ouer so forth vnto westmynstre ther she was crouned Quene of Englond And than she was brought ayene to the kynges paleys and ther was holden an open rial fest at hir coronacion of al maner of peple that thyder come And this was done the sonday next after the fest of Seynt Clement in the xx yere of kyng Rychardes regne And than the xxv day of August next after by â—…uyl exytacion and fals counseylle for grete wrath and malyce that the kynge hadde of olde tyme vnto his vncle the good duke of Gloucestre and to the Erle of Arundel and to therle of warrewyke â–ª And anon the kynge by his euyl exytacyon and his counceylle and malyce late in the euenyug on the same day aboue sayd made hym redy with his strength and rode in to Estsex vnto the toune of chelmesford so come to plasshe sodeuly ther sir thomas of wodestok the good duk of gloucestre lay And the good duk co me to wâ—…lcome the kyng anon and the kyng arestid the good du ke hym self his own body and so he was lad doune to the water and anone put to a shyp and anon had vnto Caleys brought in to the capytayns warde to be kept in hold by the kynges coÌ„ maÌ„dement of englond And that tyme therle marchal was Capi tayne of Caleys And anon after by the coÌ„maundement of the kyng by his fals couÌ„ceyl coÌ„manded the capytayn to put hym to the dethe And anone certayne yomen that had the good duke in kepyng toke hir couÌ„ceyl how that they wold put hym vnto the deth And this was hir appoyntement that they shold come vpon hym when he were in his bed and a slepe on a fethyr bedde And anon they bounde hym fote honde charged hym to lye still when they had done thus they token two smale towailles made on hem ij rid knottes cast the towailles aboute the dukes nekke than they toke the fether bedde that lay vnder hym cast it abo ue hym than they drowen hir towailles eche weyes som lay vpon the fetherbed vpon hym vnto the tyme that he were dede by cause that he shold make no noise thus they strangled this wor thy duk vnto the deth on whos soule god for his hygh pite haue mercy Amen And whan the kyng had arestyd this worthy duk his vncle sent hym to Caleys he come ayene to london in all hast with a woÌ„der grete peple and as sone as he was come be sen te for therle of Arundel for the good erle of warrewyk And anon as they come he arestyd hem hym self Syr Iohn cob ham sir Iohan cheyne knyghtes he arestyd hem in the same ma ner til he made his parlemeÌ„t And anon they were put in to hold but therle of Arundel wente at large vnto the parlement tyme For he fonde suffysauÌ„t suerte to abyde the lawe and to ansuerâ—… to all maner poyntes that the kyng his counceyll wold put vpon hym And in the xj yere of kyng Rychardes regne be ordeyned hym a parlement at westmynstre the whiche was callid the grete parlement And this parlement was made for to Iuge these thre worthy lordes other mo as hem lyst at this tyme And for the Iugement the kyng lete make in al hast a long a large houe of tymbre the which was callid an hale couered with tyâ—…es ouer it was open al about on both sides at the endes that al maner of mâ—…n myÈt see thurgh out ther y e dome was holden vpon these forsayd lordes Iugement yeue of this forsayd parlement And for to come vnto this parlement the kyng sent his writâ—…s vnto euery lord baron knyÈt squyer in euery shyre thurgh out al en gloÌ„d that euery lord gadre brynge his retenue with hym in as short tyme in the best aray y t they myÈt gete in mayntenyng
soÌ„me maistres of dyuynyte other for treson that they wrought ayene the kyn ge were drawe honged at Tyburne al xij persones ther bygan a grete discencion debate in the couÌ„tre of waâ—…s bitwene the lord grey rithen O wen of glendor squyer of walys this owen arered a grete noÌ„bre of walsshmen kept al y t couÌ„tre about right strong dyd moche harme destroyed the kynges tounes lord shippes thurgh out walys robbed slow the kynges peple both englissh walssh thue he endured a xij yere large he toke y e lord grey rythen prisoner kept hym fast in hold til he was rauÌ„sond of prisoners of the marche And kept hym long tyme in hold And atâ—… laste he made hym wedde one of his doughters kepte hym ther stylle with his wyf And sone after he dyed And than the kynge henry knowyng this meschyef destruction treson that this owen had wrought thenne anon he ordeyned a strong power of men of armes of archyers moche other stuffe that loÌ„ged to werre for to abate destroye the malice of this fals walsshmeÌ„ And than the kynge come in to waâ—…s with his power for to destroye this Owen other rebelles fals walshmen and anon they fledden in to the mouÌ„tayns And ther myght the kyng done he 〈◊〉 no harme in no maner wyse for the mouÌ„tayns And so the kyng come in to englond ayene for lesyng of mo of his peple and thus he sped nouÈt ther In this same yere was grete scarcite of whete in Englond for a quarter of whete was at xvj shyllynge there was marchauÌ„dyse of englond sente in pruys for whete and anon they had lade freyght shippes ynowe and come home in saufete blessid be god of al his yeftes And in the iiij yere of kyng henryes regne ther was a sterre seyn in the firmament that shewed hym self thurgh al the world for dyuerse tokenes that shold bifalle so ne after the whiche sterre was named callid by clergye Stella Cometa And on seynt mary magdalene daye next folewyng in the same yere was the batayll of shrowesbury And thydder come Syr henry percy the erles sone of Northumberlond with a grete multitude of men of Armes and Archyers and yafe a batâ—…ylle to kyng henry the fourth thurgh fals couÌ„seyll and wykked rede of Syre Thomas percy his vncle Erle of worcestre and there was Syre Henry â—…ercy slayne and the mooste partye of his meyny in the feld And Syr Thomas percy take and kept faste in holde two dayes til the kyng had sette reste amonge his people on both sides And than Syr Thomas percy anon was Iudged to be dedâ—… drawe honged his heede smyten of for his fals treson at shrowesbury his hede brouÈt to london set on london bridge And the other peple that ther were slayn on both partyes the kyn ge leâ—…e berye And ther was slayn on the kynges side in that ba tayl therle of stafford sir waltyer blouÌ„te in the kynges cote armure vnder the kynges baner many mo worthy men on whos soules god haue mercy amen And in the fourth yere of kyng hen ryes regne come the emperour of Constantynoble with many gre te lordes knyÈtes moche other peple of his couÌ„tre in to engloÌ„d to kyng henry with hym to speke to disporte to see the good goueruauÌ„ce coÌ„dicions of our peple to knowe the coÌ„modytees of englond And our kynge with al his lordes goodly worshipfully hym resceyued welcomed hym al his meyny that comeÌ„ with hym dyd hym al the reuerence worship that they coude myght And anon the kyng coÌ„mauÌ„ded al maner officers that he shold be serued as worthely ryally as it longed vnto suche a worthy lord emperour on his own cost as loÌ„g as theÌ„perour was in englond and al his men that comen with hym And in this sa me yere come dame Iane the duchesse of Brytayne in to englond londed at fallemouth in Cornewayll And from thens she was brought to the Cyte of wynchestre And ther she was wedded vn to kyng henry the fourth in the abbey of saynt swythynes of wyn chestre with al the solempnyte that myght be done made sone after she was brought from thens to london And the mayre and the aldermen the comyns of the cyte of london ryden aâ—…enst hâ—… and hir welcomed brought hyr thurgh the Cyâ—…e of london to westmynstre and there she was crouned Quene of Englond there the kyng made a ryal and a solempne feste for her for al maner of men that thyder wold come And in this same yere dame blauÌ„che the eldest doughter of kyng henry the iiij was y sent ouer the see with the erle of Somersete hir vncle with maister Richard Clifford than bisshop of worcestre with many other wor thy lordes knyghtes and ladyes and worthy squyers as longed to suche a worthy kynges doughter and comen vnto Coleyn And thydder come the dukes sone of Barre with a fayre meyny and resseyued this worthy lady And there the bisshop of worcestre wedded and sacred hem to geder as holy chirche wold And ther was made a ryal feste and a grete Iustes in the reueren 〈◊〉 and worship of hem and of al peple that thyder come And whan this maryage and feste was done the Erle and the bisshop and al hir meyny token hir leue of lord and lady co me home ayene in to englond in saufte thanked be god And in the v yere of kyng henryes regne the lord thomas his sone went ouer see and the erle of kent and many other lordes knyghtes with men of armes and archyers a grete nombre to chastyse the re belles that aforne had done moche harme to oure englysshmen marchauÌ„tes and to many townes and portes in Englond on the see costes And the lord Thomas the kyngis sone come in to flauÌ„ dres to fore a toune that is callid the skluse amonges al the ship pes of dyuse naâ—…ons that were there after ther they ryden with hir shippes amonges hem and wenten a lond sported hem ther twoo dayes comen ayene to hir shippes token the brode see ther they metten with thre carrikkes of Iene that were lade with dyuerse marchauÌ„dyse wel y manned and ther they foughten to geders long tyme but the englisshmen had the victorys broughten the Carrykkys in to the cambre byfore wynchelsee there they canâ—…d these goodes and one of these Carrykkys was soden ly ther brente and the lordes hir peple torned hem home ayene and went no ferther at that tyme. And in the same tyme Serle yoman of kyng Richard Robes come in to englond oute of Scot land told to dyuerse pâ—…ple that kyng Rychard was alyue in scotland so moche peple byleuyd in his wordes wherfor a grete
And than he sayd with an high voys In the name of Almyghty god of seynt George a vauÌ„t Baner and seynt George this day thyne helpe And than these frensshmen come prikynge doune as they wolde haue ouer ryden all our meyny But god our Archyers made hem sone to stomble For our Archyers â—…et neuer arowe amys but it perysshed and brought to ground man or hores For they shoten that daye for a wager And oure stakes made hem toppe ouer terue eche on other that they laye on hepes twoo spâ—… lengthe of heygthe and oure kyng with his meyny with his men of armes archyers that thakked on hem so thikke with arewes seyde on with stakes oure kyng with his own hon des fought manly And thus Almyghty God and saynt George brought oure enemyes to grounde and yafe 〈◊〉 that day the 〈◊〉 rye ther were slayn of frensshmen that day in the felde of Agin courte mo than xj m. with prisoners that were taken And there were nombred that day of frensshmen in the feld moo than vj. score thousand and of Englysshmen not vij m But god that daye fought for vs And after come ther tydynges to our kyng that ther was a newe batayll of frensshmen ordeyned redy to stele on hym and comen towardes hym Anone oure kyng lete crye that euery man shold slee his prisoners that he had take and anon araye his bataylle ayene redy to fyght with the frensshmen And whan they saw that oure men kylled doune hir prisoners thonne they withdrowen hem and brake hir batayll and al hir aâ—…ye And thus oure kyng as a worthy conquerour had that day the vyctorye in the feld of Agyncourt in pyâ—…rdye And than oure kyng retorned ageyne ther that the bataylle was to see what people were dede of englisshmen and yf ony were hurt that myÈt be holpe And there were dede in the feld the duk of 〈◊〉 The duk of Alaunsone the Duk of Braban the erle of nauer ne the Chyef Constable of frauÌ„ce and eyght other Erles the Archebisshop of SauÌ„ce and of good Barons an honderd and moo and of worthy knyghtes of grete Alyaunce of cote â—…res a thousande and fyue honderd And of Englisshmen was deede that day the good duk of york and the erle of Southfolke and of al other of Englisshmen ther were not dede passyng xxvj body ce thanked be God And this bataylle was on a fryday whiche was Cryspyne and Crispynyanes day in the moneth of October And anone the kyng comauÌ„ded to burye hem the 〈◊〉 of york to be caryed forth with hym and the Erle of Southfolke And there were prisoners the duk of OrleauÌ„ce the duke of Burtone the erle of â—…done the Erle of Ewe the Erle of Rychemond and Sir Bursigaut marchal of Frâ—…uÌ„ce and many other â—…thy fordes weren there taken in this bataylle of Agyncourt and were brought vnto the â—…ne of Caleys and so ouer the See with the kyng in to Englond and londed at douer in 〈◊〉 with al his prisoners in sauâ—… thanked be god almyghty And so come to Cannterbury and offâ—…d at saynt Thomas shryne And so forth he rode thurgh kents the next way to Eltham and there he rested til that he wolde come to london And than the mayre of london and the Aldermen Shereues with al the worthy coÌ„mu ners and craftes comen to Blakheth wel and worthely arrayed to welcome our kyng with dyuerse melodyes And thanked tho Almyghty god of his gracious vyctorye that he had shewed for hym And so the kyng his prisoners passed forth by hem til he come to saynt Thomas waterynge And there met with hym alle relygyons with procession and welcomed hym And so the kyng come rydyng with his prisoners thurgh the Cyte of london where that ther was shewed many a fayre sight at all the conduytes at the crosse in chepe as in heuenly araye of Angels archangels â—…atryarches â—…hetes vyrgyns with dyuerse melodyes sen syng and syngyng to welcome oure kyng And al the conduytes tennynge with wyn And the kyng passed forth vnto seynt â—…oules and there met with hym â—…ij bisshops truessed and myâ—…red with sensâ—…rs to welcome the kyng And songen for his gracious vyctorye Ce dum laudamus And there the kyng offred and to ke and tode to westmynsere And than the mayer toke his leue of the kyng and tode home ageyne And in the third yere of kyng â—…ryes regne the fifth come the emperour of almayn kyng of to me of Hungarye in to Englond and soo to the Cyte of london And the mayre the Aldermen with the Shereues and worthy craftys of london by the kynges commaundement mette with hym on the blakheth in the best aâ—…y that they coude on horsbak And there they welcomed hym and brought hym to london with moche honour and grete reuerence And at saynt Thomas waâ—…ryng ther met with hym the kyng with al his lordes in good aâ—…ye And there was a worthy metynge bytwene the Emperour and the kyng there they kyssed to geders em 〈◊〉 eche other And than the kynge toke the emperour by the â—…nde And so they come tydyng thurgh the Cyte of london vnto seynt poules ther they aâ—…yght and offred and alle the bisshops stoden â—…uessed with sensers in hir hondes sensyng And than they token hir hors and ryden vnto westmynster And there the kyng lodged the Emperour in his owne paleys And there he rested hym a grete whyle and al at the kynges cos te And sone after come the duk of holand in to Englond to come and see there the Emperour and to speke with hym with kyng Henry of Englond And he was worthely resseyued and lodged in the bisshops Inne of Ely And al at the kynges ceste And whan the Emperour bad wel rested hym seen the lond in dyuerse partyes knewe the coÌ„modytees than by processe of ty me he toke his leue of the kyng but or he yede he was made kniÈt of y e garter reseryued wered the lyuery than he thaÌ„ked y e kyng al his worthy lordes and than the kyng he went ouer the see vnto Caloys abyden ther long tyme to haue an ansuere of the frenssh kyng aâ—… last it come plesyd hym right nouÈt And theÌ„perout toke his leue of the kyng passed forth in goddes name and our kyng come ouer ayene in to englond in al the hast that he myght that was on saynt lukes eue that he come to laÌ„behith on the moÌ„day next after he come in to the parlemeÌ„t at west mynstre And in this same yere was a grete derth of corn in En glond but thanked be god it lasted not longe And in the 〈◊〉 yere of kyng henryes regne the 〈◊〉 he helde his parlemeÌ„t at westmes tre in the begynnyng of the moneth of October lasted vnto the purificacion of our lady than next after
the sa â—…e tyme the Erle of warrewyke leyd syege to Dounfraunte and gate it and put therin a Capytayne And for to speke more of the erle of the marche that the kynge ordeygned to skymme the see and to kepe the costes of englond for al maner enemyes the wynde arose vpon hem that they wende al to haue be lost but thurgh the grace of god Almyghty and good gouernaunce they ryden afore wyghte al that storme and ther were lost ij carykkes and two balyngers with marchaundyses and other goodes and alle the peple that were within And another Carryck drofe byfore hampton and threwe his mast ouer the Towne walles and this was on saynt Bartholme wesday And whan al this storme was cesed this worthy crle of marche toke his shippes wyth his meyne and went to the see and londed in Normandye at hogges and soo ryden forth toward the kyng And euer as he come the frensshmen fledde And there come to hem an Anthony pygge and folewed the hoost al that way tyll they come to a grete water And there they drad to haue ben dede the water closed hem soo that they myght no where gete out But at the last god almyÈty and this pygge brought hem out al sauf And there they caught a gyde that knewe al the countreye aboute and he brought hem thurgh a quyke sand and so in to an Ilo and ther they toke many prisoners in hyr way toward the kyng in hir iourney and soo they comen vnto Cane And there the kynge welcomed him and toke his iourneye to Argentone And anone it was yold vn to the kyng and they had hyr lyues and went hir weye And than oure kyng remeued to a strong toune that was callyd Cese and there was a fayre mynstre and they yelde it anone vnto the kyng and than the kyng went from thens to AlauÌ„som and wan the toune and the brydge And the kyng sente the erle of warrewyk to a toune that was callyd Bâ—…lesme with a huge and a stronge power and anone they yelde and putt hem in the kynges grace and in his mercy And so dyd many moo stronge tounes and castels that were in tho partyes And from thens they went to â—…ernoyl in perche and anon it was yolde vnto the kyn ge bothe towne and castel bodyes goodes at the kynges grace And so the kyng gate and conquered al the tounes and Castelles Pyses strengthes and Abbeyes vnto pouÌ„tlarge And from thens vnto the Cyte of Rone And in the v yere of kyng henryes regne the v syr Iohn oldecastel that was the lord Cob ham was arestyd for heresye brought vnto the toure of london And anone after he brake oute of the toure went in to walys and there kepte hym long tyme And at the last the lord powys â—…ette with hym toke hym but he stode at grete defence longe ty me and was sore wouÌ„ded or he wold be take And so the lord powys men brought hym out of walis to london in a wher lâ—…ole so he was brought to westmynstre ther was examyned of cer tayne poyntes that were put vpon hym he sayd not nay so he was conuycte of the clergye for his heresye daÌ„pned byfore the Iustyces vnto the dethe for treson And soo he was lad vnto the toure ayene ther he was leyd on an hurdel and drawe thurgh the Cyte to seynt gyles feld there was made a newe payre of galewes a strong clâ—…yne a coler of yren for hym there he was honged brente on the galewes al for his lewdnesse his fals owynyon ANd in the vj yere of kyng henryes regne the fyfthe be sent his vncle syr Thonas beaufort duk of Exâ—…tre with a â—…yre meyne of men of armesand archyers to fore the Cyte of Rone and ther displayed his bauer and sent heraudes vnto the tou ne bad hem yelde that cyte vnto our kyng hir lyege lord And they sayd he toke hem none to kepe ne none he shold haue ther but yf it were right dere y bouÈt meued with hir hoÌ„des for oâ—…he ansuere wold they none yeue but goÌ„nes And ther the duk toke good auysement of the grounde al aboute And anon ther yssued out of the Cyte a grete meyny of men of armes both on horsbak and on foot anon oure meyny met with hem ouerthre we an hepe of hem there were slayne and take xxx persones of right good mennys bodyes the reemenauÌ„t fledde ayene in to the toun And the duk went vnto pountlarge vnto the kyng told hym al how he had spedde and how hym lyked the grounde And anone as he was goo they cast a doune al hir subbarbes aboute the Cyte vnto the hard grouÌ„de For the kyng there no refres shyng shold haue at his comyng And the fryday byfore laÌ„masse day than next folewyng our kyng with his hooste come before rone anon he set his syege round about that cyte anone sere ley his ordynaunce vnto the toun and the kyng his lordes weren lodged in the Chartrehous grete strengthe aboute hem that was in the â—…ost partye of the Cyte And the dust of Clarence lodged hym at the west ende in a wast Abley byfore the porte chaux And the dust of Excestre in the northside byfore the porte Beau uesyn And bytwene the Duke of Clarence and the Duke of Excestre was the Erle Marchal lodged with a stronge power before the castel gate And than was therle of Ormond the lord haryngton the lord Talbot with hir retenue next hym And than syr Iohn Cornewayll many other noble knyghtes of na me with hir retenue lay with the duk of Clarence And from the duke of Excestre toward the kyng were lodged the lord Roos the lord of wylluby the lord fytzhewe sir william porter knyght with hir retenue before the port of seynt hyllare And than was therle of mortayne with his retenue lodged in the Abbey of seynt katerynes And the erle of Salysbury with his retenue lay on that other syde of seynt kateryns sir Iohn gray knyght was lod ged at the abbey that is callyd mount seynt mychel And sir phe lip leche knyght the kynges tresorer was lodged bytwene the wa ter of seyne the Abbey and kepte the warde vnder the hylle the baron of Carowe was lodged vnder the water syde to kepe the passage And Ienyco the squyer lay next to hym on the water side And the ij squyers kept manly the water of seyne fought with hir enemyes oftymes on that other side of seyne lay therle of huntyngdon mayster neuyll the erles sone of westmerlaÌ„d And Syre gylbert vmfreuylle erle of kyme and Syr Rychard of Arundel and the lord feryers with hyr retenue byfore Ports du pounte And eche of these lordes had stronge ordynaunce and the kyng dyd make at pouÌ„tlarge ouer the water of seyne a
sides fought longe that ther wyste noo man who shold haue the better a grete while but atte last as god wold the vyctorye fyl vnto the englyssh partye For there were slayne therle douglas whiche a lytel byfore was made duk of turone the erle of bowhayne the erle of Almarre therle of Tounar the erle of vaunedore and the vysecounte of Nerbonne whi che was one of hem that slowe Iohan duk of Burgoyue knelyng to fore the dolphyn and many moo vnto the nombre of x thousand and mo And ther was taken prisoner the duk of alauÌ„ son and many other sordes geÌ„tils of frauÌ„ce but scottes that day were slayne doune right the substaunce of them alle In the thyrdde yere of kyng henry the vj the duke of gloucestre maryed the duchesse of holand and went ouer see with hyr in to henaude for to take possession of his wyfes enherytauÌ„ce where he was honourably receyued and taken for lord of the lond But sone after he was fayn to retorne home ageyne and left his wyf and his tresour that he brought with hym in a Towne that is callid MouÌ„ce in henaude which promysed for to be trewe to hym not withstandynge they delyuerd the lady to the duk of Burgoyne whiche sent hir to gaunt And from thens she escaped in a maÌ„nes araye and come in to zelaÌ„d to a toune of hir owne callyd zierixee And fro thens she went to a touue in holand callyd the Ghowde and ther she was strong ynough and withstode the sayd duke of burgoyne And sone after the duk of Gloucestre sente ouer in to Zeland the lord fitzwater with certeyne men of werre and Archyers for to helpe socoure the forsayd duchesse of holand which louded at a place in zeland callyd brewers hauen where the lordes of the contre come doune and fought with hym and in conclu sion he was fayn to withdrawe hym his meyny to the see agey ne But yet he slewe and hurt dyuerse lordes and moche people of that same countrey And so retorned home ageyne with his meyny and preuayled nothynge Also this same yere Erle of Salysbury the Erle of Suffolk the bord wylby the lord Scalis with theyr retenue leyd syege to the cyte of Mauns the whiche cyte was yolden to them in short tyme with many other strong tounes castels to the noÌ„bre of xxxvj This tyme all Normandye a grete parte of frauÌ„ce vnto OrleauÌ„ce was vnder thoâ—…eysaunce of the kynge of Englond And al the remenauÌ„t of fraunce was in grete tribulacion and meschyef How ther was a grete affraye lyke to haue ben bytwene the Car dynal the duke of gloucestre And of the coronacion of kyng Henry the syxthe bothe in Englond in frauÌ„ce Capitulo CC xlviij IN the iiij yere the same nyght that the mayre of london Iohan Couentre had taken his charge was a grete watche in london for affray that was bytwene the bisshop of wynchestre the duk of Gloucetre protectour For the mayre with the peple of the cyte wold abyde by the duk of gloucestre as protectour of the Reame but by labour of lordes that wente bytwene and in especyal by the labour of the prince of portyngale ther was a â—…oyntement taken that ther was none harme done and after the bata ylle of vernoyll in perche the duk of Bedford come ouer in to englond And on whytsonday this same yere at leycestre he dubbed kyng henry knyght And forthwith the said kyng henry dubbed alle these knyghtes whos names folowe that is to wete Richard duk of yorke Also the sone and heyre of the duk of Norfolk the Erle of Oxenford the erle of westmerland the sone and heyr of the erle of Northumberland the sone and heyre of the erle of â—…mond the lord Roos Sir Iames buteler the lord matâ—…uas sir Henry gray of TaÌ„keruylle syr william neuyl lord Fawâ—…nbrid ge sir george neuyll lord latymer the lord wellys the lord berke ley the sone heyre of the lord Talbot sir Rauf gray of werke Syr Robert veer Syr Richard gray Syr Edmond hongerford Syr Robert wynfeld syr Iohan boteler Syr Raynold cobham Syr Iohan passhely syr Thomas Tunstal Syr Iohan Chidyo oke Syr Rauf langford Syr william drury Syr william aâ—… Thomas sir Richard Carbonel syr Rychard wedenylâ—… sir Iohn shyrdelowe syr nychol blonket syr Rauf rattâ—…clyfe sir edmoÌ„d tâ—…f ford syr william cheyne sir williaÌ„ babyngton sir Iohn Iune sir Gylbert Beauchamp Item in the v yere the dust of Bedford with the duchesse his wyf went ouer see to Caleys And a lytell to fore went ouer Harry bisshop of wynchestre And on our lady day Annunciacyon in oure lady chirche at Caleys the bisshop of wynchestre whan he had songe masse was made cardynal and he knelyng to fore the hye auter the duk of Bedford set the â—…att on his heede and there were his bulles red as wel of his charge as the wâ—…oysyng of his benefyces spirytuel and temporel And this same yere was grete habundaunce of rayne that the substaunce of heye and of corne was destroyed For it rayned almoost euery other daye This same yere the good erle of Salisbury syr Thomas MouÌ„tagu leyd syege vnto OrleauÌ„ce at which syege he was slayne with a gonne â–ª whiche come out of the toune on whos sonle god haue mercy for sith that he was slayn englissh men neuer gate ne preuayled in frauÌ„ce but euer after began to lese lytel and lytel til al was loste Also this same yere a Breton murthred a good wedowe in her bedde withoute algate which we do we fouÌ„de hym for almesse and he bare awey al that she hadde And after this he toke the grith of holy chirche at saynt Georges in south werk and there toke the crosse and forswore this land And as he went it happened that he cam by the place where he did this cursed dede in the subarbys of london and the women of the same parysshe come on t with stones and canel dunge and slowe and made an ende of hym â–ª Notwythstandynge the Conestables many other men beyng present to kepe hym For ther were many women and had no pyte Also this same yere the duk of Norfolk with many gentilmen and yomen toke his barge the vin day of Nonembre at saynt mary ouerayes for to haue goo thurgh london bridge and thurgh mysguydyng of the barge it ouerthrewe on the pyles and many men drowned but the duk hym self with ij or thre lepe vpoâ—… 〈◊〉 â—…yles and so were saued with helpe of men that were aboue the bridge whiche casted doune ropes by whiche they saued hem self This same yere on saynt Lenardes day kyng Henry beyng vij yere of age was crouned at westmestre at whos Coronacion were made xxxvj knyghtes This yere on saynt ge orgâ—…s day he passed ouer the see to Caleys toward frauÌ„ce Aboute this tyme and afore the Royame beyng in grete myserye and tribulacion the dolphyn with
his partye bygan to make werre gâ—… te certeyne places made destrusses vpon englisshmen by the me 〈◊〉 of his capytayns that is to wete laâ—…r poton dâ—… seyntraylles and especyal a mayde whiche they named la pucelle de dieu this mayde rod lyke a man was a valyauÌ„t Capytayn among them and toke vpon hir many grete enterpryses in soo moche that they had a byleue to haue recouerd al theyr losses by hyr â–ª NotwithstaÌ„ dyng atte last after many grete feates by the helpe and prowesse of syr Iohan Luxembâ—…rgh whiche was a noble Capytayne of the dukes of Burgoyne and many Englisshmen picardes and Burgoyngons whiche were of oure partye byfore the toun of coÌ„ pyne the xxiij day of may the forsayd pucelle was taken in the feld armed lyke a man and many other Capytayns with hyr And were al wrought to Roan and ther she was put in pryson And ther she was Iuged by the lawe to be brente and thenne she sayd that she was with child wherby she was respyted aâ—… whyle But in conclusyon it was founde that she was not with child And thenne she was brente in Roan And the other Capytayns were put to raunsonne and entreated as men of warre beâ—… acusâ—…d med c This same yere abont Candelmasse Rychard huÌ„â—… der a wollepacker was dampned for an heretyke brent at tour hylle And aboute mydlente syr Thomas Baggely preest vyâ—… rye of Mauen in Estsex besyde walden was disgrated dampnâ—…d for an heretyke and brente in Smythfeld And also in this same yere whyles the kynge was in frauÌ„ce ther were many heretykes and lollardes that had purposed to haue made a rysyng case bylles in many places but blessyd be god almyghty the Capâ—… yn of hem was take whos name was william MauÌ„deâ—…yle a we uer of abendon and bayly of the same toun whiche named hym self Iaâ—… sharp of wygmoresland in walys And afterward 〈◊〉 was byheded at Abendon in the whitson weke on the tewysdaye This same yere the vj daye of december kyng henry the â–ª vâ—… was crouned kyng of frauÌ„ce at parys in the chirche of oure lady with grete soleÌ„pnyte There beyng present the Cardynal of engloÌ„d the duk of Bedford many other lordes of frauÌ„ce of engloÌ„d af ter this coronacyon grete fest holden at parys the kyng retorned from thens to Roan so toward Caleys And the ix day of Fe uerer londed at douer whome al the comyns of kent met at 〈◊〉 doune bytwene CauÌ„terbury Douer alle in reede hoodes And so come forth til he come to the blakheth where he was mette with the mayre and Iohan wellys with al the craftys of london clad al in whyte And so they brought hym to london the xxj day of the same monethe This same yere was a restraynt of the wâ—…llys of Caleys made by the Soudyours bycause they were not payd of theyr wages wherfor the duke of Bedford regent of fraunce beyng thenne Capitayne came to Caleys the tewysday in the ester weke And on the morne after many soudyours of the toune we re arested and put in warde And in the same weke he rode to tere wyne And by the mene of the Bisshop of Terewyn he wedded the erles doughter of saynt poul and came ageyne to Caleys And the xj day of Iuyn on saynt Barnabes day there were iiij soudyours of Caleys that were chyef causers of the restreynt bihe ded that is to wete Iohan maddely Iohan lundaye Thomas pal mer and Thomas Talbot And an C x banysshed the toune that same tyme And before were banysshed honderd xx soudyours And on mydsomer euen after came the lorde regent hys wyf to london Ca o CCo. xâ—…xo. ABoute this tyme pope martyn deyde And after hym Eugenye the fourth was pope This was pesybly chosen in rome by the Cardynals and was very and Indubytate pope But shortly after he was put and expâ—…lsed oute of Rome in suche wyse that he was fayne to flee naked An this same tyme was the counseyll of Basyll to whiche counceyll he was cyted to come bycause he came not they deposed hym but he rought not ne set not therby but gate the cyte of Rome and abode seyl pope xvij yere This yere about whytsontyde the heretikes of praghe we re destroyed for at ij iourneyes were destroyed of them mo than xxij M with hir Capytayns that is to wete â—…rocapius saplico lupus presbiter Also ther was taken alyue mayster pyers clerke an englisshman heretyk Also this same yere was a gre te frost a strong duryng xj wekes For it bygan on saynt kateryns euen lasted vnto seynt Scolastycays daye in feuerer in whiche tyme the vyntage that came from Burdeux come ouer shoters hille This yere was the counseyll of Aras a grete tra yttye bytwene the kyng of englond the kyng of frauÌ„ce where was assembled many grete lordes of bothe partyes at whiche couÌ„ ceyl was offryd to the kyng of englond many grete thynges by the moyen of a legate that come fro rome which was cardynal of seynt crosse whiche offres were refused by the cardynal of en glond other lordes that were there for the kyng wherfor y e duk of burgoyn which had ben long englissh sworne forsoke our par tye retorned frensshe by mene of the sayd legate made a pees with y e frenssh kyng receyuyng of the kyng for recoÌ„pensing of his faders deth the couÌ„â—…e pontieu the lordship of macon which moch other as is specyfyed in the sayd trayttye soo our enbassadours came home ageyne in werse caas than they wente For they loste there the duk of burgoyn whiche had ben with his buâ—…goynons pycardes a synguler helpe 〈◊〉 all the conquest of Normandy of frauÌ„ce This same yere was a grete batail on the see bitwene the Ieneweys the kyng of Aragon of which batayl the Ieneweys had the victorye for they toke the kyng of Aragon the kyng of Nauerne and the grete mayster of seynt Iames in galyse with thre honderd knyÈtes squyers moch other peple and this was on seynt domynykys day This same yere were seen thre sounes at ones And anon folowed the threfold gouernannce in the chirch that is to wete of eugenye of the connseyll of the neutralyâ—…e al so this same yere M cccc xxxiiij was a passynge greete wynde by whiche steples houses trees were ouerthrowen About this tyme was an holy mayde in holand called lydwith which lyued only by myracle not etyng ony mete This yere the duk of bourgoyne bygan his ordre at lyle of the golden flyes and ordeyned certeyne knyghtes of the ordre and made statutes ordynauÌ„ces moche acordyng vnto the ordre of the gartre Also this same â—…re the frensshmen had enterprysed to haue stolen Caleys in the fiss â–ª hyng tyme. For many bootis of frauÌ„ce had saufconduytes to come to caleys for to take heryng
and the soudyours of the toun had a custome to come to chirche leue their staues standyng at chirch dore whiche staues the frensshmen which were arayed like fisshers had purposed so to haue taken theyr wepen wynne the Towne but one of them lay with a comyn woman the nyght to fore and told to hir theyr couÌ„seyll and she on the morn told the lyeutenauÌ„t whiche forthwith commauÌ„ded that euery man shold kepe his we pen in his hond saâ—…ryng tyme and other And whan they apperâ—…eyned this that they were myspoynted they saylled strayt to De pe and stale and toke that toun And on newyers euen after they toke harflete And thus englysshmen bygan to lose a lytel and a lytell in Normandye How Caleys and guyues were besyeged by the duk of Burâ—… goyne and how they were rescued by the duk of gloucestre Capitulo CC lo. â—…His yere was a grete noyse thurgh al Englond how the du ke of Bourgoyne wold come and besyege Caleys wherfore the Erle of Mortayne with his armye that he hadde for to haue gone with in to frauÌ„ce was couÌ„tremauÌ„ded charged that he shold go to Caleys whiche was at that tyme wel vitail bed maÌ„ned for syr Iohn Ratclyf was lyeutenauÌ„t of the kyng in that toune And the baron of dudley lyeutenauÌ„t of the Castell And the ix daye of Iuyn the duk of Burgoyne with alle the power of Flaundres and moche other peple come before Caleys and sette his syege aboute the toune and euery towne of Flaundres had theyr tentes by hem self And this syege endured iij wekes In the mene whyle the duke of gloucestre beyng protectour of Englond toke the moost part of the lordes of Englond wen te ouer the see to Caleys for to rescue the toune or to fyght with y e duke his hoost yf they wold haue abyden This tyme london euery good toune of englond sent ouer see to this rescouse certeyn peple wel arayed of the best and chosen men for the warre and the ij day of August the said duke of gloucestre arryued at Caleys with all his armye and v honderd shippes moo And the duk and alle his hooste that laye in the syege as sone as they espyed the saylles in the see â–ª byfore they approched Caleys hauen sodenly in a mornyng departed fro the syege leuyng behynde them moche stuffe vytaylle fled in to flauÌ„dres and pyâ—…ardye and in lyke wyse dyd the syege that lay to fore guynes where as they of Guynes toke the greete gonne of brasse callyd dygeon many other grete gonnes and serpentynes And theÌ„ne whan the duk of gloucestre was arryued with alle his hoost he went in to FlauÌ„ dres and was therin xj dayes and dyde but lytell harme except he brente two fayre vyllages Poperynge and Belle and other houses whiche were of no strengthe and so he retorned home ageyne Also this same yere the kynge of Scotland besyeged Rokesburgh with moche peple But Syre Rauf Gray departed fro the castel and ordeygned for rescouse But as sone as the kyng vnderstode his departyng he sodenly brake his siege and went his waye and leuyng moche ordynaunce behynde hym where he gate no worship This same yere the secoÌ„d day of Ianyuer quene Katheryn which was the kynges moder and wyf to kyng henry the fyfthe deyde departed oute of this world and was brought ryally thurgh london and so to westmestre and there she lyeth wor shypfully buryed in oure lady chapel And also this same yere the xiiij day of Ianyuer fylle donne the gate with the toure on london bridge toward southwerke with twoo archis alle that stode theron This same yere was a grete trayttye holden bytwene Grauenyng and caleys bytwene the kyng and duk of Burgoyn where for the kyng was the cardynal of englond the duk of Norfolk and many other lordes for the duk was the duchesse hauyng ful power of hir lord as regent and lady of his londes Wheâ—… was taken by thaÌ„uys of bothe partyes an abstyneÌ„ce of wer 〈◊〉 for a certeyne tyme in the name of the duchesse and not of the â—…uk bycause he had gone from his othe ligeauÌ„ce that he had ma â—…e to kyng henry therfor the kyng neuer wold write ne appoynte ne haue to doo with hym after but al in the duchesse name Also this same yere quene Iane dyed the ij day of Iuyll which had ben kyng henry the iiij wyf was caryed fro bermondesey vnto CauÌ„terbury where she lyeth buryed by kyng Henry the â—…ij her husbond This same yere dyed al the lyons in the tour of london the whiche had not be seen many yeres byfore oute of mynde How Owayn a squyer of walys that had wedded quene kate ryn was arestyd and of the scysme bytwene Eugenye and felix Capitulo CC ljo. IN the xvj yere of kyng henry deide Sygismond Emperour of Almayne knyght of the garter whos terment the kyn ge kepte at seynt poules in london ryally where was made a ry al hâ—…rse the kyng in his astate clad in blewe was at euen at di â—…ge on the morne at masse And after hym was elect chosen Albert duk of Ostryche whiche had wedded SigismuÌ„dus dough ter for to be Emperour This was taken resceyued to be kyng of beme vngarye bycause of his wyf that was sigismuÌ„dus douâ—…ter whiche lefte after hym none other heyr This Albert was em perour but one yere for he was poysond so deide som saye he dâ—…d of a flyxe but he was a vertuous maÌ„ pyteful so moch that al the peple that knewe hym said that the world was not worthy to haue his presence This same yere one Owayn a squyer of waâ—…s a maÌ„ of â—…owe byrth which had many a day tofore secretely wedded quene kateryne had by hir iij sones a doughter was taken coÌ„maÌ„ded to newgate to prison by my lord of gloucestre protectour of the reame And this yere he brake prison by the mene of a prest that was his chapelayn after he was taken ayene by my â—…ord â—…e mond brought agayn to newgate which afterward was deliue â—…d at large and one of his sones afterward was made erle of ri chemoÌ„d another erle of penbroke the iij a moÌ„st of westmestre whiche monke deyde sone after This same yere also on Newyeresday at baynardyscastel fil doun a stacke of wode sodenly at after none slowe thre men meschieuously foule hurt other Also at bedford on a shrireday were xviij men murdred without stroke by fallyng doune of a steyr as they come oute of theyr comyn halle many foule hurt In the xviij yere syr Rychard Beauchamp the good erle of warrewyk deyde at Roan he beyng that tyme lyeutenauÌ„t of the kyng in NormaÌ„dye from thens his bodye was brought to warrewyk where he lyeth worshipfully in a new cha pel on the southsyde of the quyre
Also this yere was a grete derth of corn in al Englond for a busshel of whete was worth xl pens in many places of englond yet men myght not haue ynowe Wherfor stephen Broun that tyme maire of loÌ„don sent in to pul se and brought to london certeyne shippes laden with Rye whiche eased and dide moche good to the people for corne was so skarce in Englond that in somme places of Englond poure peple made hem brede of fern rotes This yere the general counseyl of basyle deposed pope Eugenye And they chese Felix whiche was duke of Sauoye And than bygan the scysme which endured vnto the ye re of our lord Thu crist M CCCC xlviij This felix was a denoute prynce saw the sones of his sones And after lyued a ho ly and deuoute lyf And was chosen pope by the couÌ„seyll of basill Eugenye deposed and so the scysme was long tyme And this fe lix had not moche obedyence by cause of the neutralite for y e most parte and wel nyghe al cristendom obeyed and reputed Eugenye for very pope god knoweth who was the very pope of them both for bothe occupyed durynge the lyf of Eugenye This same yere Syr Rychard wyche vycary of hermettesworth was degrated of his preest hode at poulis and brente at tourhylle as for an heretik on saynt Botulphus day how wel at his deth he deyde a good cri sten man wherfor after his deth moch peple cam to the place whe re he hadde be brent offred made a heepe of stones set vp a crosse of tree helde hym for a saynt til the mayer sherenes by comaundement of the kyng of bisshops destroyed it and made there a donghylle Also this same yere the shereues of london fett out of saynt Martyns the graunt the sayntuarye fyue persones whiche afterward were restored ageyne to the sayntuarye by the kynges Iustyces After Albert the thyrd Frederyk was chosen emperour This frederyk duk of Osteryke was long emperour differred for to be crouned at rome bicause of the scisme but after that vnyon was had he was crouned with Imperyal dya deme with grete glorye tryuÌ„phe of pope nycholas the iiij This was a man pesible quyete of synguler pacyence not hatyng the chirche he wedded the kyng of portyngals doughter How the duchesse of gloucestre was arestyd for treson commytted to perpetuel pryson in the yle of man And of the deth of mayster Rogyer Bolyngbroke Cao. CC lij IN this yere Elyanore Cobham duchesse of Gloucestre was arested for certeyne poyntes of treson leyd ageyne hir wher vpon she was examyned in saynt stephens chapel at westmestre before the Archebisshop of CauÌ„terbury and there she was enioy ned to open penauÌ„ce for to goo thurgh chepe beryng a taper in her honde and after to perpetuel pryson in the yle of man vnder the kepyng of syr Thomas stanley Also that same tyme was arestid Maister Thomas south wel a chanon of westmynstre mayster Io han hume a chapelayne of the sayd lady mayster Rogyer bolyng broke a clerk vsyng nygromaÌ„cye and one margery Iurdemayn called the witche of eye beside westmestre these were arestid as for beyng of couÌ„seyll with the sayd duchesse of gloucestre and as for mayster Thomas south wel he deyde in the toure the nyÈt before he shold haue be rayned on the morne for so he sayd hym self that he shold deye in his bed not by Iustyce And in the yere xx maister Iohan hume and mayster Rogyer Bolyngbroke were brouÈt to the guyldhalle in london and ther byfore the mayer the lordes chyef Iustyce of Englond were rayned and daÌ„pned both to be dra weÌ„ honged quartred but maister Iohn hume had his chartre 〈◊〉 was pardoned by the kyng but mayster Rogyer was drawen to tiborne where he coÌ„fessid that he deide giltles neuer had trespaced in that he deyd fore Notwithstondyng he was honged srded quartred on whos soule god haue mercy And margery Iurde mayn was brent in smythfeld Also this yere was a grece 〈◊〉 ye in fleetstrete by nyÈtes tyme bitwene men of court men of loÌ„ don and dyuerse men slayn soÌ„me hurt And one baâ—…l was chyef cause of the mysgouernaunce and affraye Also this yere atte chesyng of the mayre of loÌ„don the comyns named Robert clop ton Rawlyn holand Taylour And the Aldermen toke Robert clopton and brought hym atte ryght honde of the mayre as the cu stome is And thenne certayne Tayllours and other hond crafty men cryed nay nay not this man but Raulyn holaÌ„d wherfor the Maire that was padysly sent tho that so cryed to newgate where they abode a grete whyle and were punysshed In this same yere were dyuerse enbassatours sent in to guyan for a mariage for the kyng for therles doughter of Armynack whiche was concluded But by the mene of the erle of Suffolk it was lette and putte a parte And after this the sayd erle of Suffolk wente ouer the see in to frauÌ„ce and there he treated the maryage bitwene the kyn ge of Englond and the kynges doughter of Secyle and of Iherusalem And the next yere it was concluded fully that mariage by whiche maryage the kyng shold delyuere to hir fadre the duchye of Angeo therldom of mayne which was the keye of nor mandye Thenne departed therle of Suffolk with his wyf dyuerse lordes and knyghtes in the moost ryal astate that myght be oute of Englond with newe chares and palfrayees which went thurgh chepe and so went ouer the see and resceyued hyr syth brouÈt hyr in the lente after to hampton where she laÌ„ded was ryally resceyued And on CaÌ„delmasse euen bifore by a grete teÌ„pest of thonder lyghtnyng at after none Paulus steple was sett a fyre on the myddes of the shaft in the tymbre whiche was quen chid by force of laboure specially by the labour of the morowe masse preest of the bowe in chepe whiche was thought Impossible lauf only the grace of god This yere was therle of stafford ma de and create duk of Bokyngham the erle of warrewyk duk of warrewyk therle of dorset marquys of Dorset the erle of Suf folk was made marquys of Suffolk How kyng Henry wedded quene Margrete and of hir Coro nacyon Cao. CC lijio. IN this yere kyng Henry maryed at Southwyke Quene Margrete and she come to london the xviij day of Maye And by the wey all the lordes of englond resseyued hyr worshipfully in dyuerse places and in especial the duk of gloucestre and on the blakheth the Maire aldermen al the craftis in blewe gounes broudred with the deuyse of his craft y t they myÈt be byknowen met with hir with reed hoodes and brought hyr to london where were dyuerse pagentys contynaunce of dyuerse historyes shewyd in dyuerse places of the cyte Ryally costle â—…o And the xxx daye of maye the forsayd quene was crowned at
kent vnderstode the comyng of the kyng with so greete puyssaunce withdrewe hym with his peple to seuenok a lytell vyl lage and the xxviij day of Iuyn he beyng withdrawen goon the kyng come with his arme set in ordre enbataylled to y e blakheth And by aduys of his couÌ„ceyll sent sir vmfrey stafford knyght william stafford squyer two valyauÌ„t capytayns with certen peple to fight with the capytayn to take hym brynge hym his ac cessaryes to the kyng which wente to seuenok there the capitayn with his felauship met with hem fought ayenst hem in coÌ„ clusion slewe them bothe as many as abode wold not yelde hem ner flee Duryng this scarmuche fil a grete varyauÌ„ce amoÌ„g y e lordes men comyn peple beyng on the blakheth ayenst their lor des capytayns sayeng playnly y t they wold go to the capitayn of kent to assiste helpe hym but yf they myÈt haue execucion on the traitours beyng about the kyng wher to the kyng said nay they said playnly that the lord saye tresorer of engloÌ„d the bisshop of salisbury the baron of dudely the abbot of gloucestre Danyel Treuilyan many mo were traitours worthy to be dede herfor for to plese the lordes meyne also some of the kynges how 's the lord saye was arestid sent to the tour of london thenne y t kyng heryng tidynges of y t deth ouerthrowyng of the staffordes with drewe hym to loÌ„don fro thens to killyngworth for y t kyng ne y t lordes durst not truste theyr owne houshold meyne Thenne after that the capytayn had had this vyctorye vpon these staffordes anone he toke syr vmfreys salade his brigaÌ„tyns smyten ful of gylt nayles and also his gylt spores arayd hym lyke a lord and a capytayne resorted with al his meyne and also mo than be had to fore to the blakheth ageyne to whome come the Archebisshop of CauÌ„terbury and the duk of Bokyngham to the blacheth and spak with hym ' And as it was sayd they founde hym wytty in his talkyng and his request and so they departed And the thyrd day of Iuyl he come and entred in to london with alle his peple and there dyde make cryes in the kynges name in his name that no man shold Robbe ne take no mannys good but yf he payd for it and come rydyng thurgh the Cyte in greete pryde and smote his swerd vpon london stone in Canwykestrete And he beyng in the cyte sent to the towr for to haue the lord saye And soo they fette hym and brought hym to the guyldhalle before the mayre and the aldermen where he was examyned and he sayd he wold and ought to be Iuged by his peres And the comyns of kent toke hym by force from the mayre and offycers that kepte hym and toke hym to a preeste to shryue hym And 〈◊〉 myght be half shryuen they brought hym to the standard in 〈◊〉 and there smote of his heede on whoo 's soule almyghty god haue pyte and mercy A men And thus deyde the lord saye tresour of Englond After this they set his hede on a spere bare it aboute in the Cyte And the same day about the myle ende croume was beheded And the day bifore at after none the capitayn with â—…y ne of his meyne wente to phelip malpas how 's and robbed hym and toke awey moche good And fro thens he went to saynt mar gret â—…atyns to one gherstys how 's robbed hym toke aweye moche good also at whiche robbyng dyuse men of london of their neyghbours were at it toke part with them for this robbyng the peples hertes fylle from hym euery thryfty man was aferd for to be seruyd in lyke wise For ther was many a man in loÌ„don that awayted wold fayne haue seyn a comyn robberye whiche Almyghty god forbede for it is to suppose yf he had not robbed he myght haue goone ferre er he had be wythstonde For the kyng all the lordes of the Royame of Englond were departed except the lord Scales that kepte the tour of london And the fifthe daye of Iuyll he dide done smyte of a mannys hede in southwerke the nyght after the mayre of london the Aldermen the communes of the Cyte coÌ„cluded to dryue awey the capytayn his hoost sent to the lord scales to the tour to Mathewe gouh a capytayn of NormaÌ„dy that they wold that nyght assaille the capitayn with them of kent so they did comeÌ„ to loÌ„don bridge in to southwerk er the capytayn had ony knowlege therof ther they fouÈt with them that kept the bridge And the kentysshmen went to harneis and come to the bridge shot fought with hem gate the brid ge and made them of london to flee slowe many of hem And this endured al the nyght to fro til ix of the clock on the morn And atte last they brent the drawebridge where many of them of loÌ„don were drowned in which nyght Sutton an Alderman was slayne Rogyer heysant mathew gouhe many other And after this the ChauÌ„celer of englond sente to the Capytayn a pardon general for hym another for al his meyne And thenne they departed from south werk euery man home to his how 's and whan they were al departed gone ther were proclamacioÌ„s made in kent southsex in other places that what man coude take tho Capytayn qnyk or dede shal haue a M mark And after this one Alisander Iden a squyer of kent toke hym in a gardyn in southsex in the takyng the capytayn Iohan Cade was slayne after byheded his hede set on london bridge And anone after thenne the kyng come in to kent dyd his Iustyces sytte at CauÌ„terbury enquere who were accessaryes chyef cause of this Insurrexion And there were eyght men Iuged to dethe in one daye in other places mo And fro thens the kyng went in to suffex in to the westcountrey where a lytel byfore was slayne the bisshop of Sa lysbury And this same yere were soo many Iuged to dethe that xxiij hedes stode at london bridge at ones Of the feld that the duk of york toke at brentheth in kent and of the byrthe of prince Edward And of the first batayl at saynt Albons ' where the duk of Somerâ—… was slayne Cao. CC. lvjo. IN the yere xxx the duke of york cam oute of the marche of walys with the erle of deuenshyre and the lord Cobham grete puyssauÌ„ce for reformacyon of certeyne Iniuryes wronges also to haue Iustyce on certeyne lordes beyng aboute the kyng toke a feld at breÌ„theth beside dertford in keÌ„te which was a stroÌ„g felde for whiche cause the kynge with al the lordes of the lande went vnto the blakheth with a grete strong multitude of peple armed
and ordeyned for the werre in the best wyse And whan they had musteryed on the blakheth Certeyn lordes were sent to hym for to trete make appoyntement with hym whiche were the bisshop of Ely and the bisshop of wynchestre and the erles of sa lisbury and of warrewyk And they concluded that the duk of Somersete shold be had to warde to ansuere to suche articles as the duk of york shold put on hym than the duk of york shold breke his feld and come to the kyng which was al promysed by the kyng And so the kyng coÌ„mauÌ„ded that the duk of Somersete shold be had in warde And thenne the duk of yorke brake vp his feld and come to the kyng and whan he was come contrary to the promyse afore made the duk of Somersete was present in the feld awaytyng and chyef aboute the kyng and made the duk of york ryde to fore as a prysoner thurgh london and after they wold haue put hym in hold But a noyse aroos that the erle of marche his sonne was comynge with x M men to london ward wherof the kyng his couÌ„seyl fered And thenne they coÌ„cluded that the duk of york shold departe at his wyllâ—… Aboute this ty me began grete dyuysyon in Spruyse bytwene the grete Maister the knyghtes of the duche ordre whiche were lordes of that couÌ„tre tre For the comyns and Towues rebellyd ageynst the lordes made so grete werre that at the last they callid the kyng of â—…ole to be theyr lord the whiche kyng come was worshipfully receyued and layde syege to the castel of Maryenburgh whiche was the chyef castel strengthe of al the lord wanne it and drofe oute the mayster of danske and al other places of that lond And soo they that had ben lordes many yeres lost al theyr seygnâ—…ye and possessions in tho landes And the yere of the Incarnacion of our lord M CCCC liij on saynt Edwardes day the que ne margrete was delyuerd of a fayre prynce whiche was named Edward That same day Iohan Norman was chosen for to ben Maire of london And the day that he shold take his oth at west mynster he went thider by water with al the craftes where afore tyme the mayre aldermen al the craftes rode a horsbak whiche was neuer vsyd after For syn that tyme they haue gone euer by water in Barges Ye haue wel vnderstonde to fore how that contrarye to the promyse of the kyng also the conclusyons taken bytwene the Kynge and the Duke of yorke att Brentheth the duke of Somersete wente not to warde But alode aboute the kynge had grete râ—…ule And anone after he was made Capytayne of Caleys rewled the kyng his Reamme as he wold wherfor the grete lordes of the Reame also the coÌ„mons were not plesyd for whiche cause the duk of york the erles of warre wyk of Salysbury with many knyghtes Squyers and moche peple cam for to remeue the sayd duke of Somersete other fro the kyng and the kyng heryng of theyr comyng thouÈt by his counseylle for to haue gone westward and not for to mete with hem had with hym the duk of somersete the duk of bokyn gham therle of stafford therle of Northumberlond the lord Clyf ford and many other And what tyme that the duk of york and his felauship vnderstode that the kynge was departed with these sayd lordes from london Anon he chauÌ„ged his wey and costed the contre come to seynt Albons the xxiij day of may there mett with the kyng to whome the kyng sent certeyn lordes and desired hem to kepe the pees departe but in conclusion whiles they trea ted on that one side the erle of warre wyk with the marche men and other entred the toun on that othir fought ayenst the kyng and his partye and so bygan the bataylle fyghtyng which en dured a good whyle but in conclusion the duk of york obteyned had the vyctorye of that iourneye in whiche was slayn the du ke of somersete therle of Northumberlond the lord Clyfford and many knyghtes squyers and many mo hurt And on the morn after they brought the kyng in grete astate to london whiche was lodged in the bisshops palays of london And anone after was a grete parlement In whiche parlement the duk of york was made protectour of Englond and therle of warrewyk Capytayn of ca leys and the erle of Salysbury chauÌ„celer of Englond And all suche persones as had the rewle to fore aboute the kyng were sette a part and myght not rewle as they dyd to fore In this same yere dyed pope nycholas the fifthe and after hym was Calyxte the iij This Calyxte was a Catalane and an old man whan he was chosen contynuelly seke wherfor he myÈt not performe his zele desyre that he had ageynst the turke conceyued the cause of let tyng therof was his age and sekenesse This Calyxte institued ordeyned the fest of the traÌ„sfiguracion of our lord to be halowed on saynt syxtes day in August bycause of the grete victorye that they of hungary had ayenst the turkes that same day he was cho sen pope in the yere of our lord M cccc lv And dyed the yere M cccc lviij that same day that he ordeyned the fest of the traÌ„sfigura cion to be halowed In this same yere fylle a grete affray in london ayenst the lumbardes The cause bygan bycause a yong man loke a daggar from a lumbard and brake it wherfor the yoÌ„gman on â—…he morne was sente for to come to fore the mayre and Aldermen and there for the offence he was commytted to warde And theÌ„ne â—…e mayre departed from the guyldhal for to goo home to his dyner but in the chepe the yoÌ„gmen of the mercery for the most part prentyses held the mayre shereues styll in chepe wold not suf fre hym to departe vnto the tyme that their felaw whiche was co mytted to warde were delyuerd so by force they rescued theyr felawe from prison that done the mayre shereues departed the prisoner delyuerd which yf he had be put in prison had be in â—…opar dye of his lyf And bygan a rumour in the cyte ayenst the lumbardes the same euenyug the handcrafty peple of the toune arose ran to the lumbardes houses robbed despoylled dyuerse of hem wherfor the mayre aldermen come with the honest peple of the toune drofe them thens sent som of them that had sto len to newgate the yong man that was rescued by his felawes sawe this grete rumour affraye Robberye ensyewed of his first meuyng to the lumbard departed went to westmestre to sayntu arye or ellys it had costed hym his lyf for anon after come deâ—… an Oeyer determyne for to doo Iustyce on al them that so rebeâ—… in the cyte
ayenst the luÌ„bardes on whiche sat with the mayer that tyme william marowe the duke of Bokyngham many other lordes for to see execucyon done but the comyns of the cyte secretely made them redy did arme them in their houses were in pur pose for to haue rongen the comyn belle which is named lowe belle but they were let by sad men which come to the knowleche of the duk of Bokyngham other lordes And incontynent they arose for they durst no lenger abide For they doubted that the hole 〈◊〉 shold haue arysen ayenst them but yet neuertheles ij 〈◊〉 in of the cyte were Iuged to deth for this robberye were honged at Tyburne Anone after the kyng quene other lordes rode to couenâ—…re and withdrewe hem from london for these causes And a lytil to fore the duke of yorke was sent fore to grenewyche and there was dischargyd of the protectourship And my lord of Salisbury of his Chauncelership And after this they were sent fore by preuy seal for to come to Conentre where they were almost deceyued and the erle of warrewyk also and shold haue ben destroyed yf they had not seen wel to How the lord Egremond was take by therles of salesburyâ—… sones And of the robbyng of Sandwiche Cao. CC lvijo. THis yere were taken iiij grete fisshes bytwene Eerethe loâ—… don that one was callyd Mors marine the second a swerd fisshe and the other tweyne were whales In this same yere for certeyn affrayes done in the northcouÌ„tre bytwene the lord egremoÌ„d the erle of Salysburyes sones the sayd lord EgremoÌ„d whome they had taken was condempned in a grete somme of money to the sayd erle of Salysbury and therfor commysed to pryson in new gate in london where whan be had be a certeyne space he brake the pryson and thre prysonners with hym and escaped wente hys way Also this yere the erle of warrewyk and his wyf went to Caleys with a fayre felauship and toke possession of his offyce Aboute this tyme was a grete reformacyon of many monastery es of religyon in diuse parties of the world which were reformed after the fyrst instytucyon contynued in many places Also aboute this tyme the craft of enpryntynge was first fouÌ„de in MaguÌ„ce in Almayne whiche craft is multyplyed thurgh the world in many places bookes ben had grete chepe in grete nombre by cause of the same craft This same yere was a greete bataylle in the marches bytwene hungarye and turkye at a place called septe grade where Innumerable turkes were slayne more by myracle than by maÌ„nes hond For only the hond of god smote them seynt Iohn of Capestrane was there present prouoked the cristen pe ple beyng theÌ„ne aferd after to pursue the turkes where an infiny te multitude were slayn destroyed The turkes sayd that a grete noÌ„bre of armed men fâ—…lowed them that they were aferd to turne ageyne they were holy Angels This same yere the prysoners of Newgate in london brake theyr prison wente vpon the leedes fought ayenst them of the cyte kept the gate a long while but atte last the toun gate the prison on them than they were put in feterys yrons were sore punysshed in ensaÌ„ple of other In this yere also was a grete erthquaue in naples in so moch y t ther perisshed xl M. peple that sanke there in to the erthe Item in the yere xxx vj seynt OsmoÌ„d soÌ„tyme bisshop of salysbury was canony sed at Rome by pope Calyste And the xvj day of Iuyl he was translated at Salysbury by the Archebisshop of Caunterbury and many other Bisshoppes And in August after Syre Pyers THe duk of york the erles of warwyk and of Salysbury saw the gouernauÌ„ce of the reame stode moost by the Quenâ—… and hir counceil and how the grete princes of the lond were not called to collceyll but set a parte and not only soo but that it was sayd thurgh the reame y t tho sayd lordes shold be destroyed vtterly as openly was shewed at bloreheth by them y t wold haue slayne therle of salysbury Thenne they for sauaaon of theyr lyues and also for the comyn wele of the reame thouÈt for to remedye these thynges asseÌ„bled them to geder with moch pe ple toke a felde in the westcouÌ„tre to whiche therle of warwyk come from Caleys with many of thold soudyours as Andrewe trollop and other in whos wysedom as for the werre he moch 〈◊〉 sted And whan they were thus assembled and made theyr feld The kyng sent oute his commyssions preuy seaâ—…s vnto alle the lordes of his reame to come and awayte on hym in theyr moost de fensable wyse and so euery man come in suche wyse that the kyng was stronger had moche more peple than the duk of york the erles of warrewyk and Salysbury For it is here to be noted that euery lord in englond at this tyme durst not disobeye the out ne For she rewlyd peasybly al that was done aboute the kyâ—… whiche was a good symple innocent man And theÌ„ne whan the kyng was comeÌ„ to the place where as they were the duk of york his felauship had made theyr feld in the strengest wyse bad purposed veryly to abyden haue foughten but in the nyght An drewe Trollop all shold soudyours of Caleys with a grete felawship sodenly departed oute of the dukes hooste went stâ—…yt vnto the kynges feld where they were resceyned ioyoully for â—…y knewe th entent of the other lordes also the maner of their feld And thenne the duk of york with the other lordes seyng them so deceyued toke a counseylle shortly in that same nyght deparâ—… from the feld leuyng behynd them the most part of their peple to kepe the feld til on the morne TheÌ„ne the duk of yorke with his second sone departed thurgh walys toward yrlond leuyng his ol dest sone the erle of the marche with the erles of warrewyk and Salysbnry whiche to geder with iij or iiij persones rood â—…yt in to deuenshyre and there by helpe and ayde of one denham a squyer whiche gate for them a ship whiche cost cc. xx noblis with the same ship sayled fro thens in to garneseye And there refresshyd them and from thens sailed to Caleys where they were receyued in to the castel by the postern â—…r they of the Town knewe of hit And the duk of york toke shippyng in walys and sayled ouer in to yrlond where he was wel receyued How therles of marche warwyk salisbury entred in to Caleys how therle of warrewyk went in to Irlond Capitulo CC lxo. THenne kynge Henry beynge with his hoost in the felde not knowyng of this sodeyn departyng on the morne fonde none in the felde of the sayd lordes sent out in al hast men to folowe pursue after to take hem but they met not with them as
god wol de and thenne the kyng went to ludlowe dyspoylled the castel and the toune and sent the duchesse of yorke with hir children to my lady of Bokyngham hir suster where she was kepte longe after And forth with the kyng ordeyned the duk of Somersete Capytayn of Caleys And these other lordes so departed as afore is said were proclamed rebellys grete traytours TheÌ„ne the du ke of Somersete toke to hym all the soudyours that departed froÌ„ the feld and made hym redy in al hast to go to caleys take pos session of his office whan he come he fonde therle of warwyck therin as capytayn therles of marche salysbury also thaâ—… he loÌ„ded by scales went to guysnes there he was receyued it fortuned that soÌ„me of tho shippes that come ouer with hym co me in to Caleys hauen by theyr fre wyll for the shipmen ought more fauour to therle of warrewyk than to the duk of somersete in which shippes were take dyuerse men as Ienyn fynkhill Iohn felaw kaylles purser which were byheded sone after in caleys And after this dayly come men ouer see to these lordes to caleys bygan to wexe stronger stronger they borowed moch good of the staple And on that other side the duk of somersete beynge in guysnes gate peple to hym whiche come out scarmuched with them of Caleys they of Caleys with hem whiche endured ma ny dayes Duryng thus this same scarmuchyng moch peple day ly come ouer vnto these lordes TheÌ„ne on a tyme by thauys of couÌ„ seyll the lordes at Caleys sent ouer mayster Denham with a gre te felauship to sandwich which toke y t toun therin the lord riuers the lord scales his sone toke many shippes in the hauen brouÈt hem al to Caleys with which shippes many maroÌ„ners of theyr fre wyl come to Caleys to serue therle of warwick af ter this therle of warwik by thauis of y e lordes toke al his shippes 〈◊〉 maÌ„ned them wel sayled hym self in to IrloÌ„d for to speke with the duk of york to take his aduys how they shold entre in to en gloÌ„d ayene And whan he had ben there done his erandes he re torned ayene toward Caleys brought with hym his moder the couÌ„tesse of salysbury And comyng in the westcouÌ„tre vpon the see the duk of excestre admyral of engloÌ„d beyng in the grace of dieu accoÌ„panyed with many shippes of warre met with therle of war wyck his flote but they fouÈt not for the substauÌ„ce of the peple beyng with the duk of Excestre ought better will more fauour to therlâ—… of warrewyk than to hym they departed come to ca leys in saufte blessyd be god TheÌ„ne the kynges couÌ„ceyll seyng y t these lordes had geten these shippes from sandwiche taken y e lord Ryuers his sone ordeyned a garnyson at sandwych to abide kepe the toune made one mouÌ„tfort Capitayn of the toun that no man ne vytaylle ne marchauÌ„t that shold goo in to FlauÌ„dres shold not go in to Caleys TheÌ„ne they of Caleys seyng this ma de out maister denham many other to go to sandwiche so they dyd assaylled the toune by water by lond gate it brouÈt mouÌ„tfort theyr capitayn ouer see to Rysebank there smote of his hede And yet dayly men come ouer to them out of al partyes of Englond How therles of marche of warwyk of salisbury entrid in to englond And of the felde of Northampton where dyuerse lordes were slayne Capitulo CC lxj ANd after this the sayd erles of Marche warwyk of Salysbury come ouer to douer with moche peple ther londed To whome al the couÌ„trey drewe come to london armed And for to late the lordes of the kynges couÌ„ceyll knowe theyr trouth and also theyr entent assembled them told them that they entended no harme vnto the kynges persone sauf that they wold put fro hym such persones as were about him so departed froÌ„ loÌ„don with a grete puyssauÌ„ce toward Northampton where the kyng was accompanyed with many lordes had made a strong feld without the toune And there bothe partyes mett was foughten a grete batayll in whiche batayll were slayne the duk of Bokyngham the Erle of shrowesbury the vysecounte leamond the lord Egre mond and many knyghtes squyers other also and the kyng hym self taken in the felde afterward brought to london And Anon afterward was a parlement at westmestre duryng whiâ—… parlement the duk of york come oute of Irland with the erle 〈◊〉 Rutland rydyng with a grete felauship in to the palays at wesâ—… mynstre toke the kynges palays And come in to the parlemâ—… chambre and ther toke the kynges place and claymed the croun as his propre â—…he rytaunce right caste forth in wrytyng his tytle also how he was rightful heyr wherfor was moche to doo but in conclusion it was appoynted concluded that kyng Henry shold regne be kyng duryng his naturel lyf For as moche as he had ben so long kyng was possessyd And after his deth the duke of york shold be kyng his heyres kynges after hym And forthwith shold be proclamed heir apparauÌ„t shold also be protectour regent of englond duryng the kynges lyf with maother thynges ordeyned in the same parlement And yf kyng hen ry durynge his lyf went from this appoyntement 〈◊〉 ony artycle coÌ„cluded in the sayd parlement he shold be deposed the duk shold take the croune be kyng All whiche thynges were enacted by the auctoryte of the sayd parlement at the whiche parlement the comyns of the reame beyng asseÌ„bled in the comyn hons comonyng treatyng vpon the tytle of the sayd duk of york sodenly fil doun the croune whiche henge thenne in the myddes of the sayd hous whiche is the fraytour of the abbey of westmestre whiche was ta ken for a prodyge or token that the regne of kyng henry was ended And also the croun whiche stode on the hyghest tour of the ste ple in the castel of Douer fylle doune this same yere How the noble duke of york was slayne and of the feld of wake feld And of the seconde Iourneye at saynt Albons by the Quene and prynce Cao. CC lxij THenne for as moche as the quene with the Prynce was in the north and absented her from the kynge and wold not obeye suche thynges as was concluded in the parlement It was ordeyned that the duk of york as protectour shold goo norward for to bringe in the quene subdue such as wold not obeye with whome went therle of Salysbury Syr Thomas Neuyll his sone with moche peple at wake feld in cristemasse weke they were al onerthrowen and slayn by the lordes of the Quenes partye that is to wete the duke of yorke was slayn the Erle of Rutland Syr Thomas Neuyll and many mo the Erle of salysbury was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—…atayll was slayn therle of Northumberlond the lord 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Iohn Neuyl therle of westmerlaÌ„dys broder andrew 〈◊〉 many other knyÈtes squyers TheÌ„ne kyng henry that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 kyng beyng with the quene prince at yorke heryng the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 feld so moche peple slayn ouerthrowen anon forth with departed al thre with the duk of somersete the lord roos othere toward scotlaÌ„d the next day kyng Edward with al his armye entred in to york was ther proclamed kyng obeyed as he ought to be And the maire aldermen comyns sworn to be his lyege men and whan he had taryed a while in the north that al the couÌ„tre ther had torned to hym he retorned southward leuyng therle of warwyck in tho partyes for to kepe gouerne that couÌ„tre And about mydsomer after the yere of our lord M cccc â—…y the fyrst yere of his regne he was crouned at westmestre enoyn ted kyng of engloÌ„d hauyng the hole possession of al the hole reame whome I pray god saue kepe send hym the accomplisshement of the remanauÌ„t of his rightful enheritauÌ„ce beyoÌ„de the see that he may regne in them to the playsie of almyghty god helthe of his soule honour worship in this present lyf wee l prouffit of al his subgettis that ther may be a veraâ—… final pees in al crisâ—… reames that the Infideles myscreauÌ„tes may be withstaÌ„den des troyed our feyth enhauÌ„ced whiche in these dayes is sore myâ—… ysshed by the puyssauÌ„ce of the turkes hethen men And that af ter this present short lyf we may come to the euer lastyng lyfe in the blysse of henen Amen Thus endeth this present book of the Cronycles of Englond Enprynted by me william Caxton In thabbey of westmestre by london Fynysshed and accomplysshyd the viij day of Octobre The yere of the Incarnacyon of our lord God M CCCC lxxxij And in the xxij yere of the regne of kyng Edward the fourth