and heyre of the erle of Northumberlonde the sone heyre of the erle of Vrmonde yâ— lord Roos syr Iamys bottelat yâ— lord Martrauas sir Henry gray of Tankeruyle syr wyllyam Neuyll lorde Fawconbredge syr George Neuyll lorde Latymer yâ— lorde wellys yâ— lorde Barkle the sone heyre too the lorde Talbot syre Raufe gray of werke syre Robert veer syr Rycharde gray syr Edmonde hongerforde syr Iohan bottelar syr Raynolde Cobham syr Iohan passheley syr Thomas â—â—stall IohnÌ„ Chydyok sir Rauflange ford sir william drury syr willyam thomas Rycharde Carbonell sir Rychard wydewyle sir IohnÌ„ shrydelowe sir wyllyam Chayn sir william Bauyngton syr IohnÌ„ Iune and sir Gylbert Beauchampe ¶ Item in the fyfthe yere the duke of Bedford with the duchesse hys wyfe wente ouer see to Calays a lytell before went ouer see Henry bysshop of wynchestre And on our ladyes day◠〈…〉 chirche atte Calays the bysshop of wynchester as he had songen masse was made Cardynal and he knelynge before the hyghe awter the duke of Bedforde set the hat vpon his heed and there were his bullys redde as well of his charge as of the reioysynge of his benefyces spyrytuall and temporall ¶ And this same yere was grete habundaunce of rayne that the substauÌ„ce of heye and also of corne was dystroyed for it rayned almost euery other daye ¶ And this same yere the good Erle of Salesbury syr Thomas of Mountagu layde syege vnto Orlyaunce atte the whiche syege he was slayne with a gonne that come out of the towne on whoo 's soule god haue mercy amen For sythe that he was slayne Englysshmen neuer gate ne preuayled in Fraunce but euer after beganne to lese lytyll lytyll tyll all was loste ¶ Also this same yere a Bryton murthred a good wedowe in her bed withoute Algate whiche wedowe found hym for almesse and he bare awaye all that she hadde And after this he toke yâ— gyrthe of holy chirche at saynt George in Southwarke there he toke yâ— crosse and forswore this lond And as he went it happened yâ— he came by the place where he dyd this cursyd dede in the subarbes of London And the women of the same parysshe came oute with staues canell douÌ„ge and slewe made an ende of hym there Notwithstandynge yâ— constables many other men beyng present for to kepe hym for there were so many women had no pyte ¶ Also this same yere the duke of Northfolk with many gentylmen and yomen toke hys barge the .viii. daye of Nouembre atte saynt Marye oueres for too haue gone thrugh London brydge and thrughe mysgydynge of the barge it ouerthrewe on yâ— pyles and many men drowned but the duke hymselfe with two or thre leped vpon pyles and so were saued with helpe of men that 〈…〉 the brydge with casâ—ynge downe ropes by yâ— whiche ropes they saued themselfe ¶ This same yere on saynt Leonardes daye kynge Henry beynge .vii. 〈◊〉 of aege was crowned atte westmynster at whos caronacyon were made .xxxvi. knyghtes ¶ This yere on saynt Georges daye he passed ouer setâ— Calays towarde Fraunce ¶ About this tyme and afore the reame beynge in grete mysery and trybulacyon yâ— Dolphyn with his partye began to made warre gate certayne places made dystresses vpon the Englysshmen by the meane of his Capytayns that is to saye la heer poton desayntraylles and in especyall a mayde the whiche they named la purelle de dicu This mayde rode lyke a man and was a valyaunt Capytayne amonge them and toke vpon hir many grete enterpryses in so moche yâ— they had a byleue for to haue recoueryd all they re losses by hir Notwithstandynge atte the laste after many grete feates by the helpe prudence of syr IohnÌ„ Luxemburgh the whiche was a noble Capytayne of the duke of Burgon many Englyssh men Pycardes and Burgoynons which were of our partye before the towne of Compyne the .xxiii. daye of Maye the forsayd pucelle was taken in the felde armed lyke a man many other Captaynes with hir were all brought to Rone there she was put in to pryson And there she was Iuged by yâ— lawe to be brent And thanne she sayd that she was with chyld wherby she was a whyle respyted But in conclusyon it was founden that she was not with chylde and thanne she was brent in Rone and the other Capytayns were put to rauÌ„some entreted as men of warre ben acustomed ¶ And this same yere about Candelmasse Rycharde hunder a wulle packer was damned for an herytyke and brent at Tourhylle ¶ And about mydlenten syr Thomas Baggrly preest and 〈◊〉 of yâ— Mauen in Estsex besyde waldeÌ„ was dys graded and dampned for an heretyke brent in smyth felde ¶ And also in this same yere whyles the kyng was in FrauÌ„ce there were many heretâ—â—â—s and solardes that hadde purposed to make a rysynge and caste bylles in dyuerte places but blessed be almyghty god the Capytayne of theym was taken whos name was wyllyam Maundeuyll a weuer of Abendon and balyf of the same towne whiche named hymself Iacke Sharpe of Wygmoreslonde in wales And after warde he was beheded atte the forsayd Abendon in the wytson weke on yâ— tewes daye ¶ This same yere the .vi. daye of Decembre kynge Henry the syxth was crowned kynge of Fraunce at Parys in the chirche of our lady with grete solempnyte there beynge presente the Cardynall of Englonde the duke of Bedforde and many other lordes of Fraunce and of Englonde And after this coronacyon and greate feest holden at Parys the kynge retorned frome thens to Rone and so towarde Calays and the .ix. day of Feuerer londed at Douer whome all the comunes of Kent mette at Beramdon bytwene Caunterbury and Douer all in reed hodes and so come forth tyll he came to yâ— blacke hethe where he was mette with yâ— mayer IohnÌ„ wellys with all the craftes of London clothed all in whyte and soo they broughte hym vnto London the .xxi. daye of the same mothe ¶ And this same yere was a restraynte of the wulles of Calays made by the soudyours bycause they were not payed of theyr wages wherfore yâ— duke of Bedforde regent of FrauÌ„ce beynge than Capytayne came to Calays the tewesdaye in the esterweke And than on the morne after many soudyours of the towne were arested and put in warde And in the same weke he rode to Terewyn and by the meane of the bysshop of Terwyn he wedded the Erles doughter of saynt Poule came ayen to Calays than the .xi. daye of Iune on saynt Bernabeys daye there were four soudyours of Calays that were the chyef causers of the restraynt of the wulles byheâ—ded that is to wyte Iohan Maddelcy IohnÌ„ Launday Thomas Palmer and Thomas Talbot an hondred .x. bannysshed oute of the towne that same tyme and before were banysshed an hondred and .xx. soudyours And on mydsomeâ— enen after came the lorde regente hys wyf too
moche people And at wakefelde in Cristmas weke they were ouerthrowe and slayne by lordes of the quenes parti that is to wyte the duke of yorke was slayne the erle of Rotlonde Syr Thomas Neuyl many mo the erle of salysbury was take other as Iohan Harowe of London capytayne ruler of the fotemen hauÌ„son of hull whiche were brought to pouÌ„fret there beheeded ther hedes sent to yorke set vpon the yates thus was the noble prynce slayne the duke of yorke on whos soule god ha ue mercy And this tyme therle of Mar +che beynge in Shrowesbury herynge the deth of his fader desyred ayde of yâ— towne to auenge his faders dethe fro theÌ„s went to walys at Candelmasse after he had a batayll at Mortimers crosse ayenst therle of Penbroke of wyleshtyre where the erle of Marche had the vyctori Then the quene with those lordes of the north after that they had dystressyd slayn the duke of yorke and his felysshyp came south warde with a greate multytude of people for to come to the kynge and defete suche conclusyons as had be take before by the parlement ayenst whoo 's comynge yâ— duke of Northfolke the erle of werwyk with moche peple ordynaunce went to sayne Albons and lad kinge Henry with them there encountred to vyder in suche wyse and faught so yâ— the duke of Northfolke therle of werwyk with many other of ther party fled and lost that Iourneye where that kynge Henry was taken with the quene and prynce Edwarde his sone whiche two had goten that felde Then the quene hir partye beynge at hir aboue sâ—nt anone to London whiche was on an Asshewenesdaye the fyrst daye of Lente for vi tayll for whiche the Mayre ordeyned by thaduys of the Aldermen yâ— certen cartes lade with vytayll sholde be sente to saynt Albons to them whan tho cartes camto Crepyll gate the comyns of the Cyte that kepte that gate toke the vytaylles fro the cartes and wolde not suffre it to passe Thenne were there certayn Alder men comyns apoynted to go vnto bernet to speke with the quenes counseylle to entreate that the northern men shold be sente home ayen in to theyr couÌ„tre for the cyte of London drad to be dyspoyled yf they hadde come ¶ And duryng this treatyse tydynges came that the erle of warwyk had met with the erle of Marche on Cottes wolde comynge out of walys with a greate menye of walsshmen and that they bothe were comynge vnto London warde Anone as thyse tydynges were knowe the treatyse was broke for the kygne quene prynce all the other lordes yâ— were with the departed fro saynt Albons north warde with all ther people yet or they departyd thens they be heeded yâ— lorde Bonuyll sir Thomas Kryell whiche were taken in the Iourney done on Shrouetewesdaye ¶ Then the duchesse of yorke keynge at London he rynge of the losse of the felde of saynt Albonâ— sente ouer see hir two yonge sones George Rycharde whiche wente too Vtrech Philyp Malpas a ryche marchaunte of London Thomas Vaghan squyre mayster wyllyam Haâ—clyf many other ferynge of the comynge of the quene to London toke a shyp at And werpe to haue gone in to zelande on that other coste were taken of one Colomyne a Frensshman a shyp of werre And he toke theym prysoners brought theÌ„ in to Fraunce where they payed greate good for theyr raunson there was grete gode rychesse in yâ— shyppe ¶ Of the deposynge of kynge Henry yâ— vi and how kynge Edwarde the fourthe toke possessyon of yâ— batayll on Palmsondaye how he was crowned THen whan the erle of Marche the erle of warwyk had mette to gyder on Cottyswold incontynent they concludyd to go to London sent word anone to the Mayre too the cyte that they wolde come and anone yâ— cyte was gladde of theyr comynge hopynge to be releuyd by theym and soo they came too London And whan they were come and hadde spoke with the lordes and estates beynge there concluded for as moche as kynge Henry was gone with them northwarde that he had forfeyted his crowne and ought to be deposyd accordynge vnto the actes made and passyd in the last parlement And so by the aduys of yâ— lordes spyrytuall and temporall thenne be ynge at London the erle of March Edwarde by the grace of god Eldest sone of the duke Rycharde of Yorke as ryght fulle heyre and nexte enherytour to hys fader the fourth daye of Marche the yere of our lorde god M. CCCC.lix toke possessyon of the reame at westmynster in the chirche of the abbaye offred as kynge with the ceptreryall To whome all the lordê spyrytuall teÌ„porall dyde hamage as to theyr souerayne lorde kynge And forthwith if was proclamid thrugh the cyte kynge Edwarde the fourth by name And anone after the kynge rode in his ryalle estate northwarde with all his lordes to subdue his subgeâ—tê yâ— tyme beynge in yâ— north and for to auenge his faders dethe And on Palmsondaye after he had a greate batayll in the northe couÌ„tre at a place called Towton not fer from yorke where with the helpe of god he gate the felde and hadde the vyctory where were slayne of his aduersaryes xxx thousande men mo as it was sayd by them that were there In whiche batayll was slayne the erle of Northumber londe the lorde Clyfforde syr IohnÌ„ Neuyll the erle of westmerlondes brother Andrewe Trollop many knyghtes squyres ¶ Thenne kynge Henry that had be kynge beynge with the quene the prynce at yorke herynge the losse of that felde somoche peole slayne and ouerthrowe anone forth with departed all thre with the duke of Somerset the lorde Roos other towarde Scotlonde And the next daye after kynge Edward with all his armye entred into yorke was there proclamyd kynge obeyed as be ought to be And yâ— mayre comyns swore to be his lyegemen whan they had taryed a whyle in the north that all the north couÌ„tre hadde torned to hym he retorned southwarde leuynge behynde hym the erle of werwyk in tho partyes to gouerne rule that couÌ„tre And about Mydsomer after the yere of our lorde M. cccc.lx the fyrste yere of his regne he was crowned at westmynster anoynted kynge of Englonde hauynge possessyon of all the reame CAlixtus the thyrde was pope after Nicholas thre yere .v. mone thes this Calixt was an olde man whaÌ„ he was chose pope was contynuelly seke ne he myghte not fulfyll his desyre whiche he entended to do ayenste yâ— Turkes For dethe came vpon hym And he was chose in yâ— yere of our lorde M. cccc lv he deyed the .vi. daye in the whiche he made the fyguracyon and also he chanonysed saynt Vyncent a frere precher and there was a greate reformacyon of many monasteryes in
the â—ea me haddthym in dyspyte for his grete berynge wherfore syr Henry Lacy erle of Nicholl syr Guy erle of warwyk the whiche grete lordes the good kynge Edwarde syr Edwardes fader kyng of Englonde chargyd that Peers of Ganaston sholde not come into Englonde for to brynge his sone Edwarde intory of And all the lordes of Englonde asseÌ„bleâ— he in a certayn day at the freeâ—pre chers at London And there they spake of the dyshonour that kynge Edwarde dyd to his reame and to his crowne and so they assentyd all bothe erles and barons and all the comyne that the forsa yd Peers of Ganaston sholde be exyled oute of Englonde for euer more and so it was doon For he forswore Englond and went into Irlonde and there the kyÌ„ge made hym cheyfteyne and gouernoure of the londe by his commyscion And there this Peers was cheyfteyne of alle the londe And dyd there all that hym likyd and had power what he wolde and that tyme were the templers erylyd thru all cristiantee for bycause that men put vpon theym that they shold do thynges ayenst the fayth and good byleue Kyng Edwarde louyd Peers of Ganaston so moche that he myght not forbere his coÌ„pany And somoche the kynge yaue and behyghte too the people of Englonde yâ— the exylynge of the forsayd Peers sholde be reuokyd at Stamforde thrugh them that hym had exyled wherfore Peers of Ganaston came ayen into Englonde And whan he was come ayen into his loÌ„de he dyspysed the grettest lordes of this londe And callyd syr Robert Clare Et le of Glouceâ—re horesone And the Erle of Nicholl syr Henry Lacy brustenbely and syr Guy Erle of Warwyk the blacke hounde of Arderne And also he callyd the noble Erle Thomas of Lancastre churle and many other scornes and shamys them sayd and many other grete lordes of Englonde wherfore they were towarde hym full angry and wrothe and ryghtsore anoyed And in the same tyme deyed the Erle of Nychall But he chargyd or that he was deed Thomas of Lancastre Erle that was his sone in law that he sholde mayntene his quarel ayenste this same Peers of Ganaston vpon his blessynge ¶ And soo it befell thoroughe helpe of the erle Thomas of Lancastre and also of the Erle of Warwyk yâ— the forsayd syr Peers was herdes at gauersich beside warwyk in yâ— xix day of Iune in the were of grace M.CCC and .xii. wherfore the kynge was sore anoyed and prayed god that he myght se that day to be auenged vpon the deth of of the forsayd Peers ¶ And so it befell afterwarde as ye shall here Alas the tyme for the forsayd erle of Lancastre many other grete barons were putte to pyteuous deth and martred for cause of the forsayd quarell The kynge was tho at London helde a parlement ordeyned yâ— lawes of Symonde MouÌ„forde wherfore yâ— erle of Lancastre the erles all clergye of Englonde made an oth thrugh couÌ„seyle of Robert of wynchelse for to mayntene yâ— ordynauÌ„ces for euer ¶ How Roberte Brus came ayen intoo Scotlonde gadryd a grete power of men for werre vpon kynge Edwarde ANd whan syr Robert the Brus that made hym kynge of Scotlonde that before was fledde into Norway for drede of dethe of the good kynge Edwarde And also he herde of yâ— debate that tho was in Englonde bytwene the kynge and his lordys he ordeyned an hoste and came into Englonde in to Northumberlonde and cleue dystroyed the countre ¶ And whan kynge Edwarde herde this tydynges he lete assemble his hoste met yâ— Scottes at Edstreuelyn in yâ— day of yâ— Natiuite of saynt IohnÌ„ Baptist in yâ— thirde yere of his regne in yâ— yere of our lorde M.CCC .xiiij. Alas yâ— sorowe losse that there was doon For there was slayne yâ— noble erle Gylbert of clare syr Robert Clyfforde baroÌ„ the kynge Edwarde was scomfytyd Edmond of maule yâ— kyngê Steward for drede went drowned hymself in a fresshe ryuer yâ— is callyd BaÌ„nokysborne wherfore they sayd in represys of kynge Edwarde for asmoche as he louyd to go by water also for he was dyscomfyted at BaÌ„nokysborne therfore the maydeÌ„s made a songe therof in yâ— couÌ„tree of kyÌ„ge Edwarde in this manere they soÌ„ge Maydens of Englond sore may ye morne for tyzt haue lost your leÌ„mans at baÌ„nokysborne with heuelogh what wenyth yâ— kynge of Englond to haue gote Scot londe with rombylogh AS kynge Edwarde was dyscoz fyted wonder sore fast he fled with his folke yâ— were left alyue went vnto Berwyk there helde hym after he toke hostages two chyldren of the rychesse of yâ— towne And yâ— kynge went to London toke couÌ„seyll of thynges yâ— were nedefull to yâ— reame of Englonde ¶ And in the same tyme it befell yâ— tho was in Englonde a rybande yâ— was callyd IohnÌ„ Tanner And he yede sayd yâ— he was yâ— good kynge Edwardes sone lete hym call Edward of CarnartuaÌ„ And therfore he was take at Oxforde And there he chalenged frere Carmes chirche yâ— kynge Edwarde had yeue theÌ„ whiche was yâ— kynges halle And afterwarde was this IohnÌ„ lad to Northamp ton drawen hangyd for his falsnesse or yâ— he was deed he coÌ„fessyd sayd before all tho that were there yâ— yâ— deuyll behyght hym that he sholde be kynge of EngloÌ„de that he had serued yâ— deuyll thre yere ¶ How yâ— towne of Berewyk was take thrugh treason how two Cardynales were robbyd in Englonde ANd on myddyll lent sondaye in the yere of our lorde M.ccc.xvi Berwyk was loste thrugh false treson of one Pers of Spaldynge yâ— whiche Pe ers yâ— kynge had put there for to kepe yâ— same towne with many burgeyses of yâ— same towne wherfor yâ— childreÌ„ yâ— were put in hostage thrugh yâ— burgeyses of Berewyk folowed yâ— kyngê marchalse mani dayes fettred in stroÌ„ge yrens And after that tyme came two Cardynalles intâ—â— Englonde as the pope had theym sente for to make peas bytwene Englonde Scotlonde And as they wente towarde DurhaÌ„ for to haue sacred mayster Low ys of Beamont bysshoppe of Durham they were take robbyd vpon the moore of wynglesdom Of whiche robbery syr Gylbert of mytton was atteynt take and hangyd drawen at London his heed smytte of put vpon a spere set vpon newe gate the foure quarters seÌ„te to foure cytes of Englonde yâ— same tyme befell many myscheues in EngloÌ„ de for the pore people deyed in Englonde for hungre and somoche and so faste deyed that vnethe men myght bury theÌ„ For a quarter of whese was at .xl. shelynges and two yeres and an halfe a quarter of whete was worth .x. mark and ofttyme the poore people stole chyldren and ete them and ete also the houndes that they myght take and also hors cattes And after there fell a greate murreyne a monge bestes in dyuers couÌ„tres of
they sholde all go to yâ— castell of Dunstanbrughe yâ— whiche perteyned to therldoâ—â— of Lancastre that they shold abyde ther tyl that the kynge had foryeue them his male talent ¶ But whan yâ— good erle Thomas this herde he answerd in this manere sayd Lordes sayd he yf we go towarde yâ— North yâ— Northen men woll saye that we go towarde the Scottes so we shall be holden traytours for cause of dystauÌ„ce that is bytwene kyng Edwarde and Robert the Brus that made him kynge of Scotlonde And therfore I say as touchynge myselfe that I wylle not go no ferder into the North than to myÌ„ owne castell at PouÌ„tfret ¶ And whan syr Roger Clyfford herde this he arose vp anone in wrathe drewe his swerde on hygh swore by god almyghty and by his holy names but yf that he wolde go with them he sholde hym slee there the noble gentyll erle Thomas of LaÌ„castre was sore aferde sayd Fayr syres I wyll goo with you whether some euere ye me bydde Tho went they togyder in to the north and with them they hadde vii C. meÌ„ of armys came to Burbrig And whan syr Andrew of Herkela that was in the north couÌ„tree thrugh ordynauÌ„ce of yâ— kynge for to kepe yâ— countree of Scotlonde herde tell howe that Thomas of Lancastre was scoÌ„fyted and his company at Burton vpon trent be ordened hym a stronge power and syâ— symonde warde also that was tho the shyref of Yorke and met the barons at burbrugge anone they brake the brydge that was made of tree ¶ And whan syr Thomas of Lancastre herde yâ— syr Andrewe of Herkela had broughte with hym suche a power he was sore adrad sent for syr Andrewe of Herkela with hyÌ„ spake sayd to hym in this manere syr Andrewe sayd he ye may well vnderstoÌ„de that our lorde that kynge is ladde mysgouerned by moche fals couÌ„sell thrugh syr Hugh Spenser yâ— fader syr Hugh his sone syr IohnÌ„ erle of AruÌ„dell thrugh mayster Roberte Baldok a fals pyllyd clerke that now is in yâ— kynges come dwellynge wherfore I praye you that ye wylle come with vs with all your power that ye haue ordeyned and helpe to dystroye the venym of Englond the traytours that ben therin we wyll yeue vnto you all the best parte of fyue Erldoms that we haue holde we wyll make vnto you an othe that we wyll neuer do thynge with out your counsell so ye shall be eft as well with vs as euer was Robert Holonde Tho answerd syr Andrew of Herkela sayd syr Thomas that wolde not I do ne consent therto for no manere thynge with out the wyll coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t of our lorde yâ— kynge for theÌ„ shold I be holden a tratour for euer more And whan that yâ— noble erle Thomas of LaÌ„castre saw yâ— he wolde not consent to hyÌ„ for no maner thyÌ„g syr Andrew he sayd wyll ye not coÌ„sente to dystroye the venymme of the reame as we be consente atte one worde Syr Andrewe I tell the that are this yere begoon that ye shall be take and holde for a traytour more than ony of you holde vs nowe and in worse dethe ye shall deye than eâ—er dyd ony knyghte of Englonde And vnderstonde welle that ye dyde neuer thynge That sorer ye shall you repente And now go and doo what you good lykyth and I wyll put me into the mercy of god And so went yâ— fals traytour tyrauÌ„t as a fals forsworn man For thrugh the noble Erle Thomas of Lancastre he receyued yâ— armys of chyualrye thrughe hym he was made a knyghte Tho myghte men see archers draw them in yâ— one syde in that other knyghtes also and fought tho togyder wonder sore And also amonge al other Humfroy de Boughon erle of Herforde a worthy knyght of renoune thrugh out all cristendome stode fought with his enmyes vppon yâ— brydge and as the noble lorde stode fought vpon the brydge a theyf rybaude sculkyd vnder yâ— brydge and fyersly with a spere smote the noble knyght into yâ—â—uÌ„dement so that his bowellys came out aboute his fete ther. Alas for sorow pyte For there was slayne the floure of solace of comforth also of curteysye ¶ And syr Roger Clyfforde a noble a worthy knyghte stode euer fought well and worthyly hym defended as a noble baron But atte the laste he was sore woundyd in his heed And syr wyllyam of Sullayande syr Roger of Benefelde were slayne at that batayll whan syr Andrewe of Herkela saw that syr Thomas men of Lancastre lassed and slakyd anone he and his company came vnto the gentyll knyght syr Thomas layd vnto hym in an hygh voyce Yelde the traytour yelde the. The gentyll erle Thomas of Lancastre answerd thenne and sayd Nay lordes traitours we ben none and to you we wyll neuer vs yelde whyle that our lyues last But leuer we hadde to be slayne in our truth than yelde vs vnto you And syre Andrewe ayen gardyd vppon syr Thomas and his company yellynge and crienge lyke a wode wulf yelde you traytours taken yelde you and sayd with an hyghe voys Beware syres that none of you be so hardy vppon lyfe and lymme tomysdo Thomas body of Lancastre And with that worde the good erle thomas yede into the castell and sayd knelynge vpon his knees and torned his vysage towarde the crosse sayd almyghty god to the I yelde holy I putte me vnto thy mercy and with that the vylaines and rybaudes lept abowte hym on euery syde as tyrauÌ„tes and wood tormeÌ„tours dyspoyled hym of his armoure and clothed hym in a robe of ray that was of his squyres lyueray and forthe ladde hym vnto Yorke by water Tho myght men see moche sorowe and care For the gentyll knyghtes fledde on euery syde the rybaudes and the vyllayns egerlye thâ—â— dyscryed cryed on hygh yeld you traytours yelde you whan they were yelden they were robbyd and bouÌ„den as theuys Alas the shame and dyspyte that the gentyll ordre of knyghthode had there at that batayll And the loÌ„de was tho without lawe For holy chirche had tho nomore ereuerence than it had be a burdell hous And in that batayll was the fader ayenst the soneâ— and the vncle ayeÌ„st the neuewe For somoche vnkyndnesse was neuer seen before in Englonde as was that tyme amonge folkes of one nacyon For one kynred had no more pyte of that other than an hungry wulf hath of a shepe And it was no wonder For the greate lordes of Englonde were not all of one nacyon but were medlyd with othere nacyons That is for to saye some Brytons some Saxons some Danys some Pehypes some Frensshemen some Normans some Spanyerdes some Romayns some Henaude soom Flemynges and othere dyuers nacyons the whyche nacyons accordyd notte too the kynde bloodeof Englonde And yf so greate lordes
callyd that londe Albayn after his owne name so yâ— hys heyâ—es yâ— came after hym sholde holde of Brute of his heyres yâ— is to saye of the kynges of Brytayn by feaute homage And from yâ— tyme vnto this tyme of kynge Edwarde yâ— reame of Scotlonde was holde of the reame of Englonde by â—eaute seruyse as about is sayd in the Cronycles of Englonde of Scotlond beâ— ythe wytnesse more prenarely And accursyd be yâ— tyme that this parlement was holden at Northampton For there by fals couÌ„seyll yâ— kynge was there falsly dysheryted yet he was within aege ¶ And yet whan that kynge Edwarde 〈◊〉 put oute of his ryaltee of Englond yet men put not hym out of the fâ—autes and seruyse of Scoâ—londe ne of the â—raâ—nchyses dysherâ—ted hym for euer more ¶ And neuertheles the greate lordes of Englonde were ayenst to conferme the â—eas and the 〈◊〉 aboue sayd sauf only quene Isabell that tho was the kynges moder Edwarde and the bysshopp of Ely and the lord Mortimer But rea son and lawe wolde not that a fynalle peas sholde be made bytwene thâ— with out the comyn assent of Englonde ¶ Of the debate that was bytwene quâ—ne Isabell and syr Henry erle of Lancas tre and of Leycetre and of the rydynge of Bedforde Then as the forsayd Dauyd had spowsyd dame IohanÌ„e of yâ— tour in the towne of Berwyâ— as before is sayd The Scottes in dyspyte of the Englysshemen callyd dame Iohanne yâ—â—â—aÌ„tesse make peas for the cowardly peas yâ— tho was ordeyned But the kynges persone bare all yâ— wâ—te blame with wronge of the makynge of the accorde And all was done thrughe the quene Rogere Mortymer And it was not longe after that the quene Isabell ne toke intoo her hondê all yâ— lordshyp of PouÌ„â—â—rer almoste all the londes that were of ony value that apperteyned to the crowne of Englonde Soo the kynge had not to dyspende but of his vses and of his esscheker For the quene Isabell and the Mortymer had greate mayne of the 〈◊〉 yâ— folowed the kynges court euer moâ—â— went and toke the kynges pryâ—â—s for her peny worthes â—tte good â—hepe Wherfo re the counâ—â—â—e that they came in were fulle sore adradde and almooste dystroyed of theym ¶ Tho began yâ— comyâ—â—l te of Englonde for to haue 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 bell the quene yâ— somoche louyd her before whann she came ayen for to pursue the fals traytours yâ— Spensers fro Fraunce And in yâ— same tyme the fals traytour Robert of Holonde yâ— bytrayed hys lorde syr Thomas of LaÌ„castre was tho delyuerde out of pryson was wonder preuy with the quene Isabell also with Roger Mortymer but yâ— auaylled hym but lytyll For he was taken at Myghel masse yâ— tho came next after as he rode towarde quene Isabell to London and sir Thomas whither smote of his heed besydes the towne of saynt Albons And this syr Thomas dwelled with syr Henry erle of Lancastre he put hym asyde for drede of the quene For the quene loued hym wondermoche And prayed vnto yâ— kyng for hym yâ— the same Thomas myght be exyled out of Englonde And yâ— noble erle syr Henry of Lancastre had often tymes herde the comyn claymoure of the Englysshmen of yâ— dysease that we re doon in Englonde also for dyuers wronges yâ— were doon to the comyn people of yâ— whiche the kynge bare yâ— blame with wronge for he was but full yonge tender of aege And thought as a gode man for to do awaye slake the sâ—lauÌ„der of the kynges persone yf yâ— he might in ony manere a wyse so as yâ— kyÌ„ge was therof nothynge gylty wherfore he was in peryll of lyf lyÌ„me ¶ And so he asseÌ„bled all his retenewe went spake with them of the kynges honoure and alsoo for to amende his astate And syr Thomas Brotherton erle of Marchall and syr Edmonde wodstok that were the kyÌ„gys vncles and alsoo men of Londone made theyr othe hym for to mayntene in that same quarell And theyr cause was this that the kynge sholde holde his house and his meyne as a kynge ought for to do and haue all his ryaltce And that the quene Isabell sholde delyuer onte of her hondes in too the kynges honde alle manere of lordshyps rentys townes and castels that apperteyneth vnto the crowne of Englonde as othere quenes haue done here before and medle with none other thynge ¶ And alsoo that syre Rogere Mortimer sholde abyde and dwelle vppon his owne londes For the whyche londes he hadde holpe too dysherytâ— motche people â—n soo moche that the comyn people were dystroyed and gretlye domaged thoroughe suche wrongfulle takynge ¶ And alsoo too enquere how and by whome that the kynge was bytrayed and falsly dysceyued at Stanhope and thrugh whose counseyll that the Scottes went awaye by nyght from the kynge And also how and thrugh whoo 's counseylle the ordynaunce that were made atte the kynges coronacyon was putte downe That is to saye that yâ— kyÌ„ge for amendement and helpynge of his reame and in honoure of hym shold be gouerned and rulyd by .xii. of the grettest and wysest lordes of the reame without them sholde nothynge be grauntyd ne done as before is sayd whiche couenauÌ„tes were malycyously put downe fro the kynge where many harmes shamis and repreues haue falle to the kynge his reame and that is too vnderstonde for asmoche as Edwarde kynge of Englonde somtyme was ordeyned by asseÌ„t in playne parlemeÌ„t for to be vnder warde gouernaunce of Henry erle of Lancastre his cosyn for saluacoÌ„n of his bodi he was take out of yâ— castel of Kenilworth there that he was in warde thrugh colour of quene Isabell of yâ— Mortimer with out coÌ„sent of ony parlement thei toke ladd hym there that neuer after none of his kynred myght with hym speke ne see and after traytoursly toke and mordred hym for whose dethe arose a sklauÌ„dre thrugh all cristeÌ„dom whan it was done And also yâ— tresore yâ— syr Edwarde of Kernaâ— iuan lefte in manye places in Englonde and in walys and wastyd borne awaye without yâ— wyll of kynged warde his sone in dystruccyon of hym and of all his folke ¶ Also thrugh who se conseyll that the kynge yaue vp the kyngdom of Scotlonde for the whiche reame yâ— kyngys auÌ„cetours had full sore traueyled so dyd many a noble man for theyr ryght was delyuerd vnto dauyd yâ— was Robert Brus sone all yâ— ryght yâ— no ryght had to yâ— reame as all yâ— worlde it wyst And also by whome the chartres remebaunces that they had of yâ— ryght of Scotlonde were take oute of yâ— tresory taken to yâ— Scottes yâ— kyngys enmyes to dysherytynge of hym of his successours to grete harme of his lyeges grete repreef to all Englysshmen for euer more ¶ Also wherfore dame Iohan of the toure the kynges syster Edwarde was
dysperagid maried vnto Dauyd yâ— was Robert Brus sone yâ— was a traytour enmye vnto Englonde and thrugh whoo 's couÌ„seyll she was take in to oure enmyes hondes out of Englonde ¶ And in this meane while yâ— goode eâ—le Henry of Lancastre his companye toke couÌ„seyll how those poyntes abouesayd myght be amended to the worshipp of the kynge to his profyte to yâ— profyte of his lyegs And yâ— quene Isabel thrughe coniectynge also of yâ— Mortimers lete ordeyne a parlement at Salisburye And at yâ— same parlement yâ— Mortimer was made erle of March ayenste all the barons wyll of Englonde in preiudice of the kynge of his crowne And syr IohnÌ„ of Eltham the kynges brother was girde with a swerde of Cornewaylle And tho was callyd erle of Cornewayle and euer more quene Isabell procurydso moche ayenst her sone the kynge yâ— she had the warde of the forsayd syr Edwarde and of his londes And atte that parlement the erle of Lancastre wolde not come But ordeyned all his power ayenst quene Isabelle and the Mortimer And men of London ordeyned them with tyue houndred men of armys ¶ wharme quene Isabell wyste of the doynge â—heÌ„ swore by god and by his names full angerly that in an euyll tyme he thoughte vpoÌ„ tho poyntes Tho sent yâ— quene Isabell yâ— Mortimer after theyr retene we after the kyngys retene we soo yâ— they had ordeyned amonge theÌ„ an huge hoste And they couÌ„seylled yâ— kynge so that vppon a nyght they rode .xxiii. myles too Bedford there yâ— erle of Lancastre was wyth his company and thought to haue hym dystroyed and that nyght she rode besyde the kynge her sone as a kryghte for drede of dethe And it was done the kynge to vnderstonde that the erle Henry of Lancastre and his company wold haue dystroyed the kynge and his counseyll for euer more wherfore the kynge was somdele towardes hym heuy anoyed ¶ whan therle Marschall and therle of Kente the kyngys brother herde of this tydynges they rode soo in message bytwene them that the kynge grauntyd hym his peas to therle Henry of Lancastre for a certayn raunsoÌ„me of a .xi thousand pouÌ„de But that was neuer payed afterwarde And thyse were the lordes yâ— helde with syr Henry of Lancastre syre BeaumoÌ„t syr Fouk fytzwarâ—n syr thomas Rocelyn syr wyllyam Tâ—ussel 〈◊〉 Thomas whyther and abowce an huÌ„dred knyghtes moo that were too hym consented all those were â—ryled thrughe counseyll of quene Isabell of Mortymer For the Mortimer wayted to haue theyr londes yf that he myght thru ghe ony maner coniectynge For he was to coueytous and had to moche his wyll and that was grete pyte ¶ How kynge Edwarde wente ouer the see for too doo his homage vnto the kynge of Fraunce for yâ— duchye of Guy henne IT was notte longe after that the kynge of Fraunce thrughe counseyll of his douzepers sent to kynge Edwarde of Englonde that he sholde come to Parys doo his homage as reason it wolde for yâ— duchye of Guyon so thrugh counsell of yâ— lordes of EngloÌ„de kynge Edwarde went ouer see And at yâ— Ascencyon tyde he came vnto Parys yâ— thyrde yere of his regne for to do his homage vnto yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce yâ— kynge receyued his homage made of hym moche Ioy worshyp But whan kynge Edwarde had done his homage hastyly he was sent for into Englonde thrughe yâ— quene Isabell his moder and anone hastyly he came ayen into EngloÌ„de vpon wytsonday without ony takynge leue of yâ— kynge of Fraunce wherfore he was wonder wothe ¶ How syr Roger Mortymer bare him proudely and so hygh ANd now shall ye here of syr Roger Mortymer of wygmore that desyred and coueted to be at an hygh astate so that the kynge grauÌ„tyd hym to be callyd erle of Marche thrugh oute al his lordshyp And he became so proude hauteyn yâ— he wold lese forsake the name yâ— his elds had euer before for yâ— cause he let hym cal erle of marche And none of the comyns of Englonde durste calle hym by othere name for he was callyd so by yâ— kyngys crye that men sholde calle hym erle of Marche Mortymer bare hym so hauteyne so proude that wonder it was for to wyte alsoo dysguysed hym with wonder ryche clothes oute of all manere of reason both of shapynge of werynge wherof the Englysshmen had grete wonder howe and in what manere he myght contriue or fynde suche manere pryde And they sayd amonge them comynly yâ— his pryde sholde nott longe endure ¶ And the same tyme syr Geffray Mortymer the yonge That was Mortymers sone lete calle hym kynge of foly and so it befell afterwarde in dede for he was so fulle of pryde and of wretchydnesse that he helde a rounde table in walys to all meÌ„ that theder came counterfeted the doynge and the manere of kynge Arthurs table but openly he fayled for the noble kynge Arthur was the moost noble lorde of renomme that was in all yâ— world in his tyme yet came neuer none suche after For al yâ— noble knyghtes in all cristeÌ„dom of dedys of armys assayed dwellyd with kynge Arthur and helde hym for ther lorde and souerayne And that was well seen for he oconquerde in a batayll a Romayn that was callyd Froll and gate of hym the reame of Fraunce and slewe hym with his owne houndes and also he faught with a gyaunte that was callyd Dynabus slewe hym that had rauysshyd fayr Elayne that was kynge Howels nece kyng of lytyl Brytain after he slew in bataylle the emperoure of Rome that was callyd Lucie yâ— had assembled ayenst Arthur for to fyght with hym so moche people of Romayns and Pehites sarrasyns yâ— noo man cowde nombre them he dyscomfyted them al as the story tellyth ¶ And in that same tyme comyn voyce spronge in EngloÌ„de thrugh coniectynge ordynauÌ„ce of the frere prechers yâ— syr Edward of Carnariuan that was kynge Edwardes fader of whome the geste tellyth sayd yâ— he was alyue in yâ— castell of Corf wherof all the comyns of Englonde almoste werein sorowe drede whether yâ— it were so or not For they wyst not how traytoursly mortymer had hym done murthred ¶ Howe Edmonde of wodstok that was erle of kente and yâ— kynges brother Edwarde of Carnaryuan was heedyd atte wynchestre ANd vppon a tyme it befell soo that syr Edmonde of wâ—â—â—tok Erle of Kente spake vnto pope IohnÌ„ the .xxii. at Auimon and sayd yâ— almyghty god had oft tymes done for Thomas loue of Lancastre many greate miracles to many men wyÌ„men that were thrughe dyuers maladyes vndoon as vnto yâ— worlde thrughe his prayere they were brought vnto ther helth so syr EdmoÌ„de prayed yâ— pope hertely yâ— he wolde graunte hym grace yâ— forsayd Thomas might be trauÌ„slatyd But the pope sayd nai that he sholde not be traunslatyd vnto yâ— tyme
the fyue lordes arosen at Rattecote brydge ANd in the regne of kyng Richarde the .xi. yere thenne fyue lordes arosen at Rattecote brydge in yâ— destruccyon of the rebelles yâ— were that tyme in all the reame ¶ The fyrste of these fyue lordes was syr Thomas of wodstok the kynges vncle duke of Gloucestre and the seconde was syr Rycharde erle of Arundell and the thyrde was syr Rycharde erle of warwyk the fourth was syr Henry Balynbrok erle of Derby yâ— fyfte was syr Thomas Mombray erle of Notyngham And these .v. lordes saw the myschyef mysgouernauÌ„ce and the falsnes of yâ— kynges counseyll wherfore they yâ— were that tyme cheyf of yâ— kynges counseyll fledde out of this londe ouer se that is to saye syr Alysander Neuell the Archebysshop of yorke and syr Roberte Lewe marqueyes of Deuelyne and erle of Oxforde and syr Mychell de la pole erle of South folk ChauÌ„celer of Englonde And these thre lordes went ouer see and came neuer ayen for there they deyed ¶ And than these fyue lordes aboue sayd made a parlemente at westmynster and there they toke syr Robert Tresaly am the Iustyce and syr Nicholl Brembre knyght and cytezeyn of London and syr IohnÌ„ Salesbury a knyghte of yâ— kyÌ„ges housholde vske sergeauÌ„t of armes and many moo of other people were taken and Iuged vnto the dethe by yâ— counseyll of these .v. lordes in that parlement at westmynster for yâ— treason yâ— they putt vpon theym to be drawen frome yâ— toure of London thrugh out the cyte so forth vnto Tyburne there they sholde be haged and theyr throtes to be cutte thus they were serued deyed And after that in this same parlement at westmynster was syr Symond Beuerle yâ— was a knyght of the garter and syre IohnÌ„ Beauchamp knyght that was stewarde of yâ— kynges housholde syr Iamys Berners were for Iuged vnto the dethe and than they were ledde on fote to the toure hylle there were theyr hedes smyten of and many other moo by these .v. lordes ¶ In this same parlement and in y◠〈◊〉 yere of kynge Rychardê regne he lete 〈◊〉 ordeyne a generall Iustes yâ— is called a turnement of lordes and knyghtes And this Iustes turnement were holden at London in smythfelde of all manere of strauÌ„gers of what londe or couÌ„tre yâ— euer they were thyder they were ryght welcome to theÌ„ to all other was holden open housholde grete festes also grete gyftes were gyuen too all manere of straungers And of the kynges syde were all of one sute their cotes ther armure sheldes hors trappure and all was white hertes with crownes about theyr neckes and chaynes of golde hangynge ther vppon and the crowne hangyng lowe before the hertes body the whiche herte was the kynges leueraye that he gaaf to lordes and ladyes knyghtes and squyres for to knowe his housholde frome other peple And in this feest camen to yâ— Iustes xxiiii ladyes and ledde .xxiiii. lordes of yâ— garter with chaynes of golde and all yâ— same sutes of hertes as it is before sayd frome the toure on horsbacke thrughe the cyte of London in to smyth felde there yâ— the Iustes sholde be holden And this feest and Iustes was holden generalle for all tho that wolde come theder of what londe nacyon yâ— euer they were And this was holden durynge .xxiiii. dayes of the kynges costes and these .xxiiii. lordes to answere all manere people that wold come thyder And theder came the erle of saynt Poule of FrauÌ„ce and many other worthy knyghtes with hym of dyuerse partyes full worthely arayed And out of Holande Henaude came the lorde OstreuauÌ„t yâ— was the dukes sone of Holand and many other worthy knyghtes with hym of Holland full well arayed And whan this feest Iustynge was ended yâ— kynge thanked this strauÌ„gers and gaaf them many ryche gyftes And soo they token theyr leue of yâ— kynge and of other lordes ladyes wente home ayeÌ„ into theyr owne couÌ„trees with grete loue moche thanke ¶ And in yâ— .xiii. yere of kynge Rychardes regne there was a batayll done in the kynges palays at westmynster kytwene a squyer of Nauerne yâ— was with kynge Rycharde an othere squyre yâ— was called IohnÌ„ walssh for poyÌ„tes of treason yâ— this Nauerne put vpon this walssheman but this Nauerne was ouercomen yelde hym recreaunt to his aduersary And anone he was dyspoyled of his armure drawen on t of the palays to Tyburne there was hanged for his falsnes ¶ And the .xiiii. yere of kynge Rychardes regne syr IohnÌ„ of GauÌ„t duke of Lancastre wente ouer see in too Spayne for to chalenge his ryght that he had by his wyfes tytle vnto the crowne of Spayne with a greate host of peple and men of armes and archers and he had with hym the duchesse his wyfe his thre doughters ouer see into Spayne there they were a greate whyle at the laste the kynge of Spayne began to treate with yâ— duke of Lancastre they were accorded togyder thrugh theyr both couÌ„seyll in this manere yâ— the kynge of Spayne sholde wedde yâ— dukes doughter of Lancastre that was the ryght heyre of Spayne and he sholde gyue vnto yâ— duke of Lancastre golde and syluer yâ— were cast into greate wegges and many other Iewels as moche as .viii. charyetes myght carye And euery yere after durynge the dukes lyfe of Lancastre and of yâ— duches his wyf .x. thousaÌ„de marke of gold Of whyche golde the auenture chargê sholde be to theym of Spayne yerely brynge vnto Bayon to the dukes assygnes by surete made And also yâ— duke maryed an other of his doughters vnto the kynge of Portyngale the same tyme whan he had done so he come home ayen in to Englonde and his goode lady his wyfe also but many worthy men deyed vpon the flyx ¶ In the .xv. yere of kynge Rychardê regne he helde his cryst masse in the maner of wodstok and there the erle of Penbroke ayong lorde and tendre of aege wolde lerne to Iuste with a knyght that was called syre IohnÌ„ of saynt IohnÌ„ and roden togyder in yâ— parke of wodstoke and there this worthy erle of Penbroke was slayne with that other knyghtes spere as he cast it frome hym whan yâ— they had coupled and thus the good erle made there his ende and therfore yâ— kynge the quene made moche sorowe for his dethe ¶ And in the .xvi yere of kynge Rychardes regne IohnÌ„ heÌ„de beynge that tyme mayer of London and IohnÌ„ walworth Henry vanner beynge shreues of London that same tyme a bakers man bare a basket of hors brede in too Fletstrete towarde an hostre and there came a yonge man of the bysshop of Salysbury that was called Romayn and he toke a hors lofe out of the basket of yâ— bakers he asked hym why he dyd so and this Romayn torned ayeÌ„ and brake the bakers heed
And neyghbours came out and wolde haue arested this Romayn he brake frome them fledde to his lordes place and the Constale wolde haue had hym oute but the bysshops men shette fast the yates and kept yâ— place yâ— no man myght entre and than moche more people gadred thyder and sayd that they wolde haue hym out or els they woldr brenne vp yâ— place and all that were within And than came the mayer and shreues with moche other peple cessyd yâ— malyce of the comyns and made euery man to go home to ther houses kepe peas And this Romayns lorde the bysshop of Salesbury mayster Iohan waltham yâ— at yâ— tyme was tresourer of Englonde went to syr Thomas AruÌ„dell Archebysshop of yorke ChauÌ„celer of Englonde there yâ— bysshop made his complaynt vnto yâ— ChauÌ„celer on the peple of the cyte of London And thaÌ„ these two bysshops of greate malyce vengeauÌ„ce come vnto the kynge at wyndesore made a greate coÌ„playnt vpon yâ— mayer shreues And anone all the cyte afterwarde came before the kynge and his couÌ„seyll they caste vnto the cyte a greuous herte a wonder grete malyce And anone sodeynly the kyng sent after the mayer of London for the two shreues they came to hym vnto the castell of wyndsore And the kynge rebuked the mayer and shreues full foule for the offence that they had done ayenst hym his offycers in his chambre at London Wherfore he deposed and putte oute the mayer and both shreues and this was done the .xiiii. dayes afore the feeste of saynt Iohan Baptyst And thanne the kynge called to hym a knyght that was called syr Edwarde dalyngrygge made hym wardeyne gouernoure of the cyte and chambre of London ouer all his people therin And so he kepte that offyce but foure wekes bycause that he was so gentyll tendre too yâ— cytezeyns of London wherfore the kynge deposed hym made syr Baudewyne radyngâ—o knyght yâ— was Courtrouller of yâ— kynges houshold wardeyne gouernour of his chambre and of his people theryn and chose to hym two worthy men of the cyte to be shreues with hym too gouerne kepe yâ— kynges lawes in yâ— cyte that one was called Gylbert mawefelde 〈◊〉 other Thomas newenton shreues And than the mayer the two shreues and al the aldermen with all yâ— worthy 〈◊〉 of London went on foot vnto the toâ—re of London there came out the 〈◊〉 table of the towre gaaf yâ— mayer and the shreues theyr othe and charge as 〈◊〉 sholde haue taken in yâ— Escheker of â—â—â—â—mynster in the kynges court of his 〈◊〉 Barons of yâ— Escheker thanne went they home ayen And than the 〈◊〉 his counseyll for yâ— greate malyce despyte yâ— they had to yâ— cyte of London remeued all his courtes frome westmâ—â—ster vnto the cyte of yorke yâ— is to 〈◊〉 yâ— Chauncelar yâ— Escheker yâ— kynges bynche and the comune place there they helde all these courtes of lawe fro myâ— somer that is to saye the feest of saynt Iohan Bastyst vnto the feest of Cryste masse next comynge And thanne yâ— kâ—nge his couÌ„seyll sawe it not so proffytable there as it was at London than anone he remeued it ayen to London so to westmynster for grete ease of his officers a vauntage to yâ— kynge all yâ— comunes of the reame ¶ And whanne the peple of London sawe and knewe that these courtes were comen ayen and yâ— kynge his people also than yâ— mayer the aldermen wyth the chyef Comunes of the cyte lete gadre a grete somme of golde of all the Comunes of the Cyte and ordeyned made greate ryaltees ayens his comynge to London for to haue his grace good lordshyp also theyr lybertees and frauÌ„chyses grauÌ„ted vnto them ayen as they were wonte too haue afore tyme. And thrugh greate instauÌ„ce prayer of the quene of other lordes ladyes the kynge grauÌ„ted theym grace And this was done at Shene in Sutherey ¶ And than the kynge within two dayes after came to London the mayer of yâ— cyte with the shreues aldermen al the worthy men of yâ— cyte afterwarde rode ayenst hym in good araye vnto yâ— he the on this syde of Shene yâ— mayer submyttynge theym homely mekely with all maner obeyssauÌ„ce vnto hym as they oughten to doo And thus they broughte the kyng yâ— quene to London and whaÌ„ the kynge came to yâ— yate of LondoÌ„ brydge there they presented hym with a mylke whyte stede sadled and brydled and trapped with clothe of golde and reed partyed togyder and yâ— quene a palfrey all whyte ut the same araye trappyd with whyte reed and all the conduytes of London ranne with wyne both whytel â—eed for all maner peple to drynke who wolde And bytwene saynt Poules and the crosse in thepe there was made a stage a ryall standyng vpon hygh and therin were many angelles with dyuers me lodyes and songes And than an angelle came downe frome the stage on hygh by a vyce and let a crowne of golde pyght with ryche perles precyous stones vppon the kynges heed and an other vpon the quenes heed And soo the cytezeyns brought the kynge and the quene to westmynster in to theyr palays And than on the morne after the mayer the shreues and the aldermen of London camen vnto the kynge to his palays at westmynster presente hym with two basyns of syluer and ouergylted full of coyned golde the somme of .xx. hondred pouÌ„de prayenge hym of his hyghe mercye grace and lordshypp and specyally grace that they myght haue his good loue with the lybertees and FrauÌ„chyses lyke wyse as they were wonte for too haue before tymes and by his letters patentes and his chartre confermed And the quene and other worthy lordes ladyes fell on ther knees besought the kynge of grace to conferme this Than the kynge toke vp the quene and grauted hir all hir askynge And than they thanked the kynge the quene wente home ayen ¶ And in xvi yere of kynge Rychardes regne certayne lordes of Scotlond came into Englonde for to gete worshyp as by feet of armes this were the persones The erle of Marre he chalenged the erle Marshall of Englond to Iuste with hym certayne poyntes on horsbak with sharpe speres they rode togyder as two worthy knyghtes lordes certayne courses but not the full chalenge yâ— the Scottes erle made for he was cast both hors and man two of his rybbes broken with yâ— falle so he was borne thens out of smythfelde home to his Inne And within a lytell tyme after he was caryed home in a hors lytter and at yorke he deyed And syre wyllyam Darell knyghte and the kynges banerer of Scotlonde than made an other chalenge with syr Pers courtayne knyght and the kynges banerer of Englond of certayn courses yet
commaundement of Englonde Ad that tyme therle Marchall was Capytayne of Calays And anone after by commaundemente of the kynge and by hys fals counseyll commauÌ„ded the capytayne to put hym to the dethe Add anone certayne yomen that had the good duke in kepynge toke theyr couÌ„seyll how that they sholde put hym vnto dethe And this was theyr appoyntement that they sholde come vpon hym whanne he were in his bedde and a slepe on a fetheren bedde and anone they bounde hym honde and fote charged hym to lye styll And whan that they hadde done thus they token two smale towelles and made on theym two rydyÌ„ge knottes and caste the towelles about his necke than they toke y◠〈…〉 yâ— laye vnder hym cast it aboue hym than they drewe theyr to welles eche â—â—yes and some laye vpon the fetheren 〈◊〉 vpon hym vnto the tyme that he 〈◊〉 bycause that he sholde make no 〈◊〉 and thus they strangled thys worthy duke vnto the dethe vpon whosoule 〈◊〉 for hys hyghe pyte haue mercy Amen ¶ And whan the kynge had rested thus this worthy duke and his vnde sente hym to Calays he came ayen to London in all the hast with a wonder greate people And as sone as he was comen he seÌ„te for the erle of Arundell and for the gode erle of warwyk And anone as they came he arested theym hymselfe and syr Iohan Cobham and syr IohnÌ„ Cheyne knyghtes he arested theym in the same maner tyll he made his parlemente and anone they were putte into holde but yâ— erle of Arundell wente at large vnto the parlemente tyme for he fouÌ„de suffycient surete to a abyde the lawe to answere to all manere poyntes that the kynge his counseyll wolde putte vppon hym ¶ And the .xxi. yere of kynge Rychardes regne he ordeyned hym a parlement at westmynster the whiche was called the greate parleamente And thys parleament was made for to Iuge thys three worthy lordes and other moo as they lyst at that tyme And for that Iugemente the kynge lete make in all the haste a loÌ„ge hous and a large of tymbre the whyche was called an halle couered with tiles ouer it was open all about on both sydes at yâ— endes that all maner of men myght se thrugh oute and there the dome was holden vpon these forsayd lordê and Iugement gyuen at this forsayd parlement And for to come vnto this parlement the kynge sente his wryttes to euery lorde baron knyghte euery squyre in euery shyre thrugh out Englond yâ— euery lorde shold gadre brynge his retenue with hym in as shorte in the best araye that they myght gete in mayntenynge in the strengthynge of the kynge ayenste theym that were his enemyes and that this were done in all the haste and come to hym in payne of dethe And the kyngge hyÌ„self sent into Chestreshyre to cheyfâ—ayns of yâ— couÌ„tree and they gadred and brought a greate an huge company of people both of knyghtes squyres and 〈◊〉 of yomen of Chestreshyre yâ— whiche yomen and archers the kynge toke to his owne court and gaf them bowge of court and good wages to be kepers of his owne body both by nyght and by daye aboue all other persones and moste loued and beste truste the whiche sone afterwarde torned the kynge to grete losse and shame hyndrynge and his vtterlye vndoynge destruccyon as ye shall here afterwarde And that tyme came sir HeÌ„ry of Derby with a greate menye of meÌ„ of armes and archers and the Erle of Rutlonde come with a stronge power of peple bothe of men of armes and archers And the erle of Kente brought a greate power of men of armes and archers the erle Marchall came in the same manere And the lorde Spenser in this same manere The erle of Northumberlonde and syr Henry Percy his sone and syr Thomas Percy the erles broder And all these worthy lordes brought a fayr meny a stronge power eche man in his beste araye And the duke of Lancastre the duke of yorke came in yâ— same maner with men of armes and archers folowynge yâ— kynge And syr William shop 〈◊〉 of Englonde came in the same manere And thus in this araye came all 〈◊〉 thy men of this londe vnto ou◠〈◊〉 all these people came to London 〈◊〉 daye in soo moche that euery there and lane in London and in the subarbes were full of theym lodged and. 〈…〉 myle abowte London on euery waye And these people brought the kynge to westmynster went borne ayen to theyr lodgynge both hors and man and than on the mondaye the .xii. daye of Septembre the parlement began at westmynster the whiche was called the grete parlement ¶ And on the frydaye nexte afte the Erle of Arundell was broughte in too the parleament amonge all the lordes and yâ— was on saynt Mathewes daye the appostle euangelyst there he was for Iuged vnto yâ— dethe in this balle yâ— was made in the palays atte westmynster And this was his Iugement he sholde go on foot with his hondes bouÌ„de behynde hyÌ„ frome the place that he was Iuged in so forth thrugh the cyte of London vnto the Towre hylle and his heed to be smiten of and soo it was done in dede in the same place And .vi. of the grettest lordes that sate on his Iugemente roden with hym vnto the place there he was done to the dethe and so to se that the execucyon were done after the dome And by yâ— kinges coÌ„maundement with them went on foot men of armes and archers a greate multytude of Chestreshyre men in strengethynge of the lordes that brought this erle to his dethe for they dredde leest the erle sholde be rescowed and taken from theym whanne they come into London Thus he passed forth thrugh the cyte vnto his dethe and there he toke it full pacyently on whos soule god haue mercye Amen And than come the frere Austins and toke vp the body and the heede of this good erle and bare it home to theyr place and buryed hym in theyr quyre in the morne after was syr Rycharde erle of warwyk brought into the parlemeÌ„te there as the erle of Arundell was for Iuged and they gaaf the erle of warwik the same Iugemente that the forsayd erle had but the lordes had compassyon of hym bycause he was of more gretter aege and released hym into perpetuall pryson put hym into the ylonde of Man And thenne on the mondaye nexte after the lorde Iohanne Cobham of Kente syr Iohan Cheyn knyghtes were alsoo brought into the same parlement in the same halle and there they were for Iuged for too be hanged and drawen but thrugh the prayers and greate Instaunce of all the lordes that Iugement was foryeuen to them and released into perpetuall pryson ¶ And in this same yere was Rycharde Wyttyngdon mayer of London and IohnÌ„ wedecoke wyllyaÌ„ Askam shreues
of London ¶ And they ordeyned at euery yate of London duryÌ„ge this same parlement stronge watche of men of armes and archers and thrughe out euery warde also And the kyng made .v. dukes and one markeys four erles and the fyrste of them was the erle of Derby he was made duke of Herforde And the seconde also was the erle of Rutlonde and he was made duke of Awemarle And the thyrde was the erle of Kent and he was made duke of Surre And the fourth was the erle of Huntyngdon and he was made duke of Excestre And the fyfte was the erle of Notyngham a he was made duke of Northfolke And the erle of Somersete he was made markeys of Dorset And the lord Spenser was made Erle of Goucestre And the lorde Neuyll of raby was made erle of westmerlonde And syr Thomas percy was made erle of worcestre And syr wyllyam scrope that was tresourere of Englonde was made erle of wylteshyre And syr IohnÌ„ moÌ„tagu erle of Salesbury And whan the kynge had thus done he helde the parlemente and ryalle fest vnto all his lordes and to all maner people that thyder wolde come ¶ And this same yere deyed syr IohnÌ„ of GauÌ„t the kynges vncle and duke of Lancastre in yâ— bysshops inne in Holdorne and was brought fro thens to saynt Poule there the kynge made and helde this enterement well and worthely with all his lordes in the chirche of saynt Poule in London and there he was buryed besyde dame BlauÌ„ce his wyfe yâ— was doughter heyre vnto the good Henry that was duke of Lancastre In the same yere there fell a dyscencyon bytwere yâ— duke of Herforde and the duke of Norfolk in so moche yâ— they waged batayll and â—asten downe theyr gloues than they were taken vp ensealed yâ— batyyll Ioyneâ— the day set yâ— place assygned 〈…〉 and this sholde be at Couâ—tre ¶ And thyder come the kynge wyth all hys 〈◊〉 at that daye and was set in the felde and than these two worthy lordes came into yâ— felde well and clene armed wel arayed with all theyr wepen redy too done theyr batayll were redy in the place for to fyght at vtterauÌ„ce But yâ— kyng had them cesse toke yâ— quarell into his honde And forth with ryght there preseÌ„te exyled yâ— duke of Herforde forterme of x. yere the duke of Norfolke for euere more And syr Thomas of AruÌ„dell Archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury was exyled yâ— same tyme for euer deposed out of his see for malyce of the kynge anone these thre worthy lordes were coÌ„mauÌ„ded defeÌ„ded yâ— kyngê reame And anone they gate theym shyppes at dyuerse hauens and went ouer see into dyuerse londes eche his waye And the duke of Norfolke wente too Venece and there he deyed on whos soule god haue mercy Amen and than kynge Rycharde made a clerke of his syr Roger walden Archebysshop of Caunterbury ¶ And in the .xxii. yere of kynge Rychardes regne by fals couÌ„seyll ymagynacyon of coueytous men yâ— were about hym were made ordeyned blanke chertres and made theym to be enseled of all maner ryche men thrugh oute the reame In so moche that they compelled dyuerle people to sette theyr seales therto And this was done for greate couetyse wherfore all gode hertes of the reame were clene torned awaye fro the kinge for euer after And that was vtterly his dystruccyon and ende to hym yâ— was soo hyghe and soo excellente prynce and kynge and thrugh couetous fals counseyll falsly betrayed Alas for pyte that suche a kynge myght not se ¶ And thaÌ„ kynge Rycharde sette his kyngdome hys ryall londe of Englonde too ferme vnto four persones the whiche were the se Syr wyllyam strop erle of wyleshyre and tresourer of Englonde and syr Iohan Busshe and Henry grene and syr Iohan Bagot knyghtes that whyche torned theym too myscheyf and dethe with in a lytell tyme as ye shall fynde here afterwarde wryten ¶ And than kyng Rycharde made greate ordynauÌ„ce â—nte hymself ouer see in to Iâ—londe many grete lordes with hym 〈◊〉 a grete hoste for to strenth theyr kynge with men of armes archers and moche greate stuff ryghte good ordynauÌ„ce as longed vnto warre And or he passed ouer see he ordeyned made syr Edmonde of Langley his vncle yâ— duke of yorke his 〈◊〉 of Englonde in his absence with she gouernauÌ„ce couÌ„seyll of theâ—e 〈…〉 that had taken Englonde to â—â—â—me of the kynge And than he 〈…〉 see and came into Irlonde and 〈◊〉 was well worthely receyued And 〈◊〉 rebelles that ben called wolde 〈◊〉 came downe to the kynge yolde them to hym both body goodes all at his 〈◊〉 wyll and swore vnto hym to be 〈◊〉 lyege men and there dyd to hym 〈◊〉 and feaute and good seruyse thus he conquered the moost parte of Irlonde in a lytell tyme. ¶ And whyse that kyng Rycharde was thus in Irlonde syr Henry of Bolyngbroke erle of 〈◊〉 the kynge had made before duke of â—â—â—forde the whiche duke the kynge had â—â—led out of this lond was comen 〈◊〉 to Englende for to chalenge the dukeâ—â— me of Lancastre as for his ryght new herytage he came downe out of FrauÌ„ce by londe vnto Calays And tâ—ere â—eâ— hym syr Thomas of AruÌ„dell yâ— was Archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury y◠〈◊〉 eâ—yled out of Englonde with hym came the erle of AruÌ„dell his sone 〈◊〉 yâ— which was in kepyÌ„g of syr IohnÌ„ shelley knight soÌ„tyme with the erle of 〈◊〉 with the duke of Eâ—cesâ—â— yâ— which was tho in yâ— castell of Reygate in southsex there he stale hym awaye came too Calays and there he was keped well worthely tyll these other two lordes were comen to Calays ¶ And than this worthy duke and syr Thomas of Arundell Archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury shypped in yâ— hauen of Calays drewe theyr cours nor warde and aryued in yorke shyre at Rauensporne faste by wydelyngton there he came entred fyrste the londe two lordes with hym and theyr nauye And soo thanne moche people of the reame that whan they herde of his comynge knewen where that he was and anone they drewen vnto hym and welcomed these lordes and soo gaaf theym courage in all manere thynge and soo passed forth into the londe and gadred moche people to them ¶ And whan kynge Rycharde herde and wyste that these twoo lordes were comen ayen in to Englonde and also were londed Than the kynge lefte his ordynaunce in Irlonde and come in to Englonde warde in all the hasâ—e that he myghte and come to the castell of Flynte and there he abode to take his counseyll and what myght he done but too hym come none And thanne syr Thomas Percy erle of worcestre yâ— was the kynges stewarde wyst and knewe all this anone he came into the hall amonges althe people he brake yâ— yerde of yâ— ryall kynges housholde
obstynauÌ„ce of gode fame what he dyd after that Ileue to the Iugement of god ¶ Circa AnnuÌ„ dmÌ„ M. CCCC.xxi ¶ Of kynge Henry the fyfte that was kynge Henryes sone ANd after the deth of kynge Henry the fourth regned kynge Henry his sone that was borne at Monmouthe in wales that was a worthy kynge a gracyous man and a grete conquerour ¶ And in the fyrste yere of his regne for grete loue goodnesse he sent to the freres of Langley there as his fader had do burye kynge Rycharde the seconde lete take his body out of the erthe ayen and dyd brynge it to westmynster in a ryall chare couered with blacke veluet baners of dyuerse armes abowte all the hors drawyng the chare were trapped in blacke beten with dyuerse armes many a torche brennyÌ„ge by all the waye 〈◊〉 he came to westmynster there he lett make for hym a ryall solempne enteremeÌ„te and buryed hym by quene Anne hys wyfe as his owne desyre was on â—â—â—ther syde of saynt Edwardes 〈…〉 the abbaye of saynt Peters in westminster on whos soule god haue merâ—◠〈◊〉 ¶ And in this same yere were 〈◊〉 of lollers taken and fals heretykes that had purposed thrughe fals â—â—eason 〈◊〉 to haue slayne oure kynge and 〈◊〉 destroyed all the clergye of the reame and they myght haue had therâ— fals purpose But our lorde god wold not 〈◊〉 for in hast oure kynge had warnynge therof of all their fals ordynauÌ„ 〈◊〉 werkynge came sodeynly with his power to saynt IohnÌ„s with out smythfelde and ne they toke a certayn of that lollers â— fals herytykes brought the too the kynges presence there they tolde all theâ— fals purpose and ordynauÌ„ce how they wolde haue do and wrought yâ— they myght naue regned and had theyr wyll and there they tolde whiche were theyr capytayns gouernours than the kynge coÌ„mauÌ„ded theym to the tour of London thâ— toke mo too theym both within yâ— cyte with out sent them to Newgate to bothe couÌ„ters than they were brought in examycoÌ„â— before the clergye the kingê Iustices there they were conuyeted for theyr fals heresye dampned before the Iustice for theyr fals treason And thys was theyr iugemeÌ„â— that they shold be drawen frome yâ— tour of London to saynt Gylys felde and there to be hanged brente on yâ— galowes Also there was taken syr Roger Acton knyght for heresye and elâ—â— for treason ayenst the kynge and the reame he came afore yâ— clergye was coÌ„uycte for his heresye dampned before yâ— Iustyce to be drawen frome the toure of London thrugh the cyte to laynt Gylys and to be hanged brent ¶ And in the seconde yere of kynge Henryes regne the fyft he helde a counseyll of all the lordê of the reame at westmyster and there he put hym this demauÌ„de and prayed and besought them of theyr goodnesse and of theyr gode couÌ„seyll gode wyll to shew hym as touchynge the tytle of the ryght that he had to Normandye Gascoyne Guyhen the whiche the kynge of FrauÌ„ce withelde wrongfully vnryghtfully the whiche his auÌ„cestres before hym had by trewe tytle of conquest ryght herytage the whiche Normandye Gascoyn Guyhen the good kynge Edwarde of wyndesore his auÌ„cestres before hyÌ„ had holden all theyr lyues tyme. And his lordes gaaf hym couÌ„seyll to sende enbassatours vnto the kynge of Fraunce hys counseyll that he sholde gyue vp vnto hyÌ„ his ryght herytage that is to saye NormaÌ„ dye Gascoyne Guyhen the which his predecessours had holden afore hym or els he wolde it wynne with strengthe of swerde in shorte tyme with the helpe of almyghty god ¶ And than yâ— Dolphyn of FrauÌ„ce answered to our enbassatours and sayd in this maner that the kynge was ouer yonge too tendre of aege for to make ony warre as ayenste hym and was not lyke yet to be a good warryour to do and make suche a conqueste there vpon hym And somwhat in scorne and despyte he sente too hym a toune full of tenes balles bycause he wolde haue somwhat for to playe with all for hym and for his lordes for that wolde become hym better than for to mayntene ony warre ¶ And than anone oure lordes that were enbassatours toke theyr leue and came in to Englonde ayen tolde the kinge his counseyll of yâ— vngoodly answere that they had of the Dolphyn and of the present yâ— whiche he had sent too oure kynge ¶ And whan the kynge had herde theyr wordes and the answere of the Dolphyn he was wonder sore agreued ryght euyll apayed towarde the Frensshmen towarde the kynge and the Dolphyn thought to auenge hym on them as sone as god wolde sende hym gace myght and anone lete make tenes â—alles for the Dolphyn in all the hast that myght be and they were greate gon stones for the Dolphyn to playe with all And than anone the kynge sent for all his lordes and helde a greate counseyll at westmynster and tolde vnto them the an swere yâ— they had of yâ— Dosphyn and of his worthy present that he sent to hym and to his lordes to playe with all And ther the kynge and his lordes were accorded that they shold be redy in armes with ther power in yâ— best araye that myght be done and gete men of armes archers that myght be goten all other stuff that longed to warre and to be redy with all theyr retenue to mete at Southampon by Lammasse next folowyng without ony delay wherfore the kynge ordeyned his nauye of shyppes with all maner stuffe vytayll that longed to suche a wartyoure of all maner ordeynaunce in the hauen of Southampton in to the nombre of CC C. and .xx. saylles And than felle ther a greate dysease and a foule mychef for there were thre lordes whiche yâ— the kyng trusted moche on thrugh fals couetyse they had purposed and ymagyned yâ— kyÌ„ges dethe thought to haue slayne him all his bretherne or he had taken yâ— see the whiche thre lordes were named thâ—â—slir Rychard erle of Cambrydg bâ—det to yâ— duke of yorke the seconde was the lorde Scrop tresourer of Englonde the thyrde was syr Thomas Gray knyghte of the North countree And these thre lordes afore sayd for lucre of money hadde made a promesse vnto the Frensshe men for to haue slayne kynge Henry the fyft all his brethern by a fals trayne sodaynly or they hadde be ware But god almyghty helde his holy honde ouer them and saued them frome these peryllous menye And for too haue done this they receyued of the Frensshmen a Myllyon of golde and that was there openly knowen and for theyr fals treason they were all thre Iuged vnto the dethe and this was the Iugement yâ— they sholde be ladde thrugh Hampton withoute North gate there to be heded thus they
longe way also for lac of vytaylle as they wente ¶ In this yere Reynolde Pecok bysshop of Chestre was fouÌ„de an heretyke and the thyrde daye of Decembre was adiured at Lambeth in presence of the Archebysshop of Caunterbury many other bysshoppes doctours lordes temporall and his bokes brent at Poules crosse ¶ And ye haue herde before howe certayne lordes were slayne atte saynt Albons wherfore was alwaye a grutchynge and wrathe hadde by yâ— heyres of theÌ„ that so were slayne ayenste the duke of yorke the erles of werwyk and of Salysbury wherfore the kynge by the aduys of hys counseyll sente for theym vnto London to whiche place the duke of Yorke came the .xxvi. daye of Ianueri with four hundred men and lodged hym at Baynerdes castell in his owne place ¶ And the .xv. daye of Ianuer came the erle of Salysbury with .v. hundred men was lodged in therber his owne place ¶ And then came the duke of Excetre of Somerset with .viii. C. men laye withoute temple barre ¶ And the erle of NorthuÌ„berlonde and the lorde Egremonde the lorde Clyfforde with .xv. hundred men lodged without the towne ¶ And the Mayre that tyme Geffraye Boloyne kepte greate watche with the comyns of the cyte and rode abowte the cytce by Holborne and Fletestrete with a .v. thou sande men well arayed and armyd for to kepe the peas ¶ And the .xiii. day of Feuerer yâ— erle of warwyk came to London fro Calays well beseen worshypfully with .v. hundred men in redde Iakectes broudred with a ragged staff behynde and before and was lodged at yâ— gray freres ¶ And the .xv. daye of Marche the kynge came to London the quene And there was accorde peas made among yâ— lordes they were set in peas And on our lady daye yâ— .xv. day of Marche in yâ— yere of our lorde M. cccc.lviii the kynge the quene all yâ— lordes went on processyon at Poules in London anone after yâ— kynge the lordes departed in this yere was a grete fraye in Flete strete bytwene men of courte men of yâ— same strete In whiche fraye the quenes Attourney was slayne ¶ How the kynges housholde made a fraye ayenst the erle of werwyk of the Iourneye at bloreheth ALso this same yere as the erle of werwyk was at couÌ„seyll at west mynster all the kynges housholde meny gadred them togyder for to haue slayne the sayd erle But by the helpe of god his frendes he recouerde his barge and escapyd theyr euyll enterpryse how well the cokes came rennynge out with spyttes and pestels ayenst hym And the same daye he rode towardes warwyk and sone after he gate hym a commyssyon and went ouer the see towarde Calays ¶ Sone after this therle of Salysbury comynge to London was encouÌ„tred att Bloreheth with the lorde Audley 〈◊〉 other people ordeyned to dystroy 〈◊〉 But he hauynge knowlege yâ— he sholde be mette with was accompanyed with his two sones syr Thomas and 〈◊〉 Iohan Neuell a grete felyshyp 〈…〉 men And so they faught togeter 〈◊〉 theerle of Salysbury 〈…〉 And the lorde Audley was 〈…〉 many gentylmen of 〈…〉 people hurte the erles two 〈…〉 hurte goynge homewarde 〈…〉 they were taken had to 〈…〉 quenes menye ¶ After Calixt Pius was pope 〈◊〉 chose this yere M. cccc 〈…〉 was callyd before Eneas an 〈…〉 man and a poete 〈…〉 embassatour of yâ— Emperour before 〈◊〉 And he wrote in the 〈…〉 a noble treatyse for 〈…〉 me Also he canoursed 〈…〉 of Senys This pope ordeyned 〈…〉 dulgence and pardâ—â—◠〈…〉 de go werre ayenst the 〈…〉 te a pystle to yâ— greate Turke 〈…〉 hym to become crysten And in 〈◊〉 ordeyned a passage ayenstre y◠〈◊〉 Ankon to whiche moâ—ke people drewe out of all partyes of 〈…〉 whiche people he sence many home 〈◊〉 by cause they suffâ—â—â— not anone after he dyed at yâ— sayd Ankon yâ— yere of oure lorde M. cccc.lxiii the .xiiii. daye of August ¶ How Andrewe Trollop and the soul dyours of Calays forsoke the duke of yorke theyr mayster therle of warwyk in the weste countre THe duke of yorke yâ— erles of warwyk and of Salysbury sawe the gouernaunce of the reame stode mooste by the quene and hir counseyll and how the greate prynces of the londe were not callyd to couÌ„seyll but sett a parte not oonly so but it was sayd thrugh the reame yâ— tho sayd lordes shold be dystroyed as it openly was shewed at Blorehethe by them yâ— wolde haue slayne the erle of Salysbury Then for sauacoÌ„n of theyr lyues also for yâ— comyn we le of yâ— reame thought for to remedy thyse thyngê assembled them togyder with moche peple and toke a felde in the west countre to whiche therle of warwyk came fro calars with many of the olde souldyours as Andrewe Trollop and other in whose wysdome as for the werre he trustyd moche vpon And whan they were thus assembled made theyr felde yâ— kyng sent out his coÌ„myssyons preuy seales vnto all yâ— lordes of his reame to come wayte on hym in theyr moost beste defensable araye And so euery man came in suche wyse yâ— the kynge was stronger and had more people than the duke of yorke therles of werwyk of Salisbury for it is here to be notyd the euery lorde in Englonde at this tyme durst not dysobeye the quene so she rulyd peasybly all that was done abowt the kynge whiche was a good and a well dyspoysed man And then whan the kynge was come too the place where they were the duke of yorke his felyshyp made theyr feld in yâ— strongest wyse purposyd veryly to abyde haue fouzte But in the nyght Andrwe Trollop all the olde souldyours of Calays with a greate felyshyppe sodeynly departyd out of the dukes hoost wente strayte vnto the kynges felde where they were receyued Ioyously for they knewe th entent of thother lordê also the maner of theyr felde And then the duke of yorke with yâ— other lordes seynge thez dysceyued toke a counseyll shortly in the same nyght and departed frome the felde leuynge behynde them the moste partye of theyr people to kepe the felde tylle on the morowe Then the duke of york with his seconde sone departyd thrughe walys towarde Irlonde leuynge his eldest sone therle of Marche with the erles of werwyk of Salysbury whiche rode togyder with thre or four persones strayght in to Deuenshyre there by helpe ayde of one Denham gate a shyp whyche coste a .xi. score nobles with the same shyp sayled fro thens in to Gernescy there refresshed theym frome thens sayled to Calays where they were recey ued in to yâ— castell by the posternÌ„ or they of the towne wyst of it And the duke of yorke toke shyppynge in walys and sayled ouere in too Irlonde where he was well receyued ¶ How the
am Iohn the Euangelyst I am dwellynge with almyghty god your kyng Edwarde is my frende I loue hym in specyall for by cause that he hath euermore lyued in clennesse is a clene mayde I praye you my message fulfyll as I haue you sayd Whan that saynt Iohn yâ— Euangelyst had them thus charged sodenly he voyded out of theyr syghtê both The pylgrymes tho thanked almyghty god went forth theyr waye And whan they had gone two or thre myle they began to waxe very sette them adowne for to rest them so they felle on slepe And whan they had slepte well one of them awoke lyfte vp his heed loked about sayd to his felowe Aryse vp walke we in our waye What sayd that one felowe vnto that other where be we now Certes sayd that other it semeth me that this is not the same couÌ„tree there we layde vs downe in for to rest slepe For we were from Ierusalem but thre myle They toke vp theyr hondes blessyd them wente forth in theyr waye And as they went in theyr waye they sawe sheperdes goynge with theyr shepe yâ— spake none other langage but englysshe ¶ Good frendes sayd one of the pylgrymes what couÌ„tree is this who is lorde therof ¶ And one of the sheperdes answered sayd this couÌ„tree is the couÌ„tree of Kente in Englonde of the whiche the good kyng Edwarde is lorde of The pylgrymes thanked tho almyghty god saynt Iohn Euangelyst wente forth in theyr waye came to Caunterbury fro thens vnto London there they fouÌ„de the kyng And tolde hym all from the begynnynge vnto the endynge asmoche as saynt Iohn had them charged of all thyngê how they had sped by the waye And toke the rynge to kynge Edwarde he toke it thanked almyghty god saynt Iohn Euangelyst And tho made hym redy euery daye fro daye to daye to departe out of this lyf whan god wolde for hym sende ¶ How saynt Edwarde deyed the Twelfth daye ANd after it befell thus on Cryst masse euen as the holy man Edwarde was at goddes seruyce matyns for to here of that hyghe solempne feest he became full syke and in the morowe endured with moche payne the masse for to here And after masse he lete hym be ladde in to his chambre there for to reste hym But in his halle amonge his barons and his knyghtes myght he not come theym for to comforte and solace as he was wonte for to do at that worthy feest Wherfore all theyr myrth and comfort amonge al that were in the halle was tonned in to care sorowe bycause they dradde for to lese the good lorde the kyng ¶ And vpon saynt Iohn daye Euangelyst that came next the kyng receyued his ryghtes of holy chirche as it befalleth to euery crysten man abode the mercy that wyll of god And the two pylgrymes he lete before hym come yaue theym ryche yeftes betoke theym to god Also the abbot of Westmestre he lete before hym come toke hym that rynge in the honour of god saynt Mary of saynt Iohan the Euangelyst And the abbot toke it put it amonge other relykes so that it is at Westmestre euer shall be so laye the kyng syke tyll the twelfth eue And tho deyed the good kynge Edwarde at Westmestre there he lyeth For whoo 's loue god hath shewed many a fayre myracle ¶ And this was in the yere of the Incarnacyon of our lorde Ihesu Cryste M.lxv. And after he was translated put in to yâ— shryne by the noble martyr saynt Thomas of Caunterbury UIctor the seconde was pope after Leo of hym lytell is wryten ¶ Henry yâ— seconde was Emperour after the fyrst Henry .xvij. yere this man was cosyn to Conradus he was borne in a wood twyes taken for to be slayne whan he was a childe but god defended hym euermore Whan he was made Emperour many a monastery he made in the same place in the wood where he was borne This man was a victoryous man he entred in to Ytaly there he toke Padulphus the prynce of Campany ¶ Strephaâ—â—s the .ix. was pope after Victor .ix. monethes ¶ Benedictus after hym he toke the dygnyte of the pope Stephanus by strength kept it .ix. monethes thenne decessyd ¶ Henry the thyrde was Emperour after Henry the seconde this Henry was an 〈◊〉 man many tymes troubled that holy man Gregorius the .vij. And fyrst he axed foryeâ—enesse was assoyled But he perâ—euered not longe but brought in an other pope ayenst hym and sayd he was an heretyke And Gregoriê° cursyd hym And the chesers of the Emperour they chose the duke of Saxon for to be Emperour whom this Henry in batayle ouercame And thenne he came to Rome with his pope pursewed pope Gregorius the Cardynalles also ¶ And thenne anone Robert the kynge of Naples droue hym thens and delyuered the pope his Cardynalles Neuerthelesse yet he was a man of grete almesse And .xij. tymes he faught in batayll and aâ—â— the laste he deyed wretchedly for he was put there by his owne sone For so as he dyde to other men so was he done vnto ¶ Nicholaê° the seconde was pope after Benedictus two yere this Nicholaê° called a couÌ„seyll ayenst the Archedeken of Turonoseus the whiche was an herâ—tyke he taught ayenst the fayth For he erred in the sacrament after he was coÌ„uerted was an holy man but he coude neuer coÌ„uerte his dyscyples Nota. ¶ Alexander yâ— seconde was pope after hym .xij. yere this Alexand was an holy man he ordeyned yâ— vnder payne of cursynge that no man sholde here a preestê masse whom men knewe had a lemman Vt pêª .xxxij. pÌ„ter hoc He had stryue with one Codulo but he expulsyd hyÌ„ as an vsurper put hym out as a symonyer ¶ How Harolde that was Godewins sone was made kyng how he escaped from the duke of Normandy AS saynt Edward was gone out of this worlde was passed to god worthely enteryd as to suche a grete lâ—â—de ought the barons of the londe wolde â—â—â—ad Edwarde Elingus some to Edwarde the outlawe that was Edmonde â—rensydes sone to be kyngeâ— For as moche as he was moost kyndest kynges blood of the reame ¶ But Haâ—des sone thrugh the erle Godewin the strength of his fader Godewin and torugh other grete lordes of the reame that were of his kynne vnto hyÌ„ sybbe seased all Englonde in to his bonde anone lete crowne hym kynge after the enterement of Saynt Edwarde This syâ—olde that was Godewines sone the seconde yere afore that saynt Edwarde was deed wolde haue gone in to Flaundres but he was dryuen thrugh tempest in to the couÌ„tree of Pountyse there he was taken brought to duke Wylliam And this Harolde wende that tho this dâ—ke Wyllyam wolde
yaue to the kynge a thousande marke of syluer ¶ Whan kynge Henry had be kynne .xliij. yere the same yere he his lordes erles barons of the reame wente to Oxforde and ordeyned a lawe in amendement of the reame And fyrst swore the kynge hymlself afterwarde alle the lordes of the londe that they wolde holde that statute for euermore and who that them brake sholde be deed But the seconde yere after that that ordynauÌ„ce the kynge thrugh counseyll of Edwarde his sone of Rycharde his brother that was erle of Cornewaylle also of other repented hym of that othe that he had made for to holde that lawe ordynauÌ„ce And sente to the courte of Rome to be assoylled of that othe And in the yere next comynge after was the grete darth of come in Englonde For a qurter of whete was worth .xxiiij. shelynges And the poore people ete netles and other wedes for hungre And deyed many a thousande for defawte of mete ¶ And in the .xlviij. yere of kynge Henryes regne began warre and debate bytwene hym and his lordes for by cause that he had broken the couenauntes that were made bytwone them at Oxforde ¶ And the same yere was yâ— towne of Northampton taken and folke slayne that were within for by cause that they had ordeyned wylde fyre for to brenne the cyte of London ¶ And in the moneth of Maye that came next after vpon saynt Pancras daye was the batayll of Lewes that is to saye the Wenesdaye before Saynt Dunstans daye And there was taken kynge Henry hym self syr Edwarde his sone Rychar de his broder erle of Corne wayll many other lordes And in the same yere nexte sewynge syr Edwarde the kynges sone brake out of the warde of syr Symonde of MouÌ„tforth erle of Leycetre at Hert forde wente vnto the barons of the Marche they receyued hym with moche honour ¶ And the same tyme Gilbert of ClarauÌ„ce erle of Glocetre that was in the warde also of yâ— forsayd Symonde thorugh the coÌ„maundement of kynge Henry that wente fro hym with a grete herte for cause that he sayd that the forsayd Gilbert was a foole wherfore he ordeyned hym afterwarde so helde hym with kyng Henry ¶ And on the Saterdaye next after the myddes of August syre Edwarde the kynges sone dyscomfyted syr Symonde de Mountforth at Kelyngworth but the grete lordes that were there with hym were taken that is to saye Baldewyne Wake Willyam de MouÌ„chensye many other grete lordes And the Tewysdaye next after was yâ— batayll done at EushaÌ„ And there was slayne syr Symonde de MouÌ„tforth Hugh the Spenser MouÌ„t forth that was Rauf Bassettes fader of Draiton and other many grete lordes And whan this bataylle was done alle the gentylmen that had ben with the erle Symonde were dysheryted ordeyned togyder dyde moche harme to all the londe For they destroyed theyr enmyes in all that they myght ¶ Of the syege of Kenylworth how the gentylmen were dysheryted thorugh counseyll of the lordes of the reame of Englonde and how they came agayne and had theyr londes ANd the nexte yere comynge in May the fourth daye before the frest of saynt Dunstane was the batayle scomfyture at Chestrefelde of them that were dysheryted there was many of theym slayne ¶ And Robert Erle of Feriers there was taken also Baldewyne Wake Iohn oclahay with moche sorowe escaped thens And on saynt Iohans cue the Baptyst tho sewynge began yâ— syege of the castell Kenilworth the syege lasted to saynt Thomas eue yâ— apostle in whiche daye syr Hugh Hastynge had the castel for to kepe that yelded vp the castell vnto the kyng in this manere that hymself the other that were within the castell sholde haue theyr lyues lyÌ„me as moche thynge as they had therin both hors harneys four dayes of respyte for to delyuer clenly the castell of themself of all other maner thynge as they had within the castell so they went fro the castell And syr Symonde MouÌ„tforth the yonger the couÌ„tesse his moder were gone ouer the see in to Fraunce there helde them as people that were exyled out of Englonde for euer ¶ And soone after it was ordeyned by the Legate Octobone by other greate lordes the wysest of Englonde that all tho that had be ayenst the kyng and were dysheryted sholde haue ayen theyt londes by greuous rauÌ„sons after that it was ordeyned And thus they were accorded with the kyng peas cryed thâ—â—ughout all Englonde and thus the warre was ended And whan it was done the Legate toke his leue of the kyng of the quene of the gâ—rate lordes of Englonde went tho to Rome the .lv. yere of kynge Henryes regne and Edwarde kynge Iohns sone of Brytayne Iohan Vessi Thomas of Clare Rogere at Clyâ—â—orde Othes of 〈◊〉 Robert le Bruâ— Iohan of Verdon and many other lordes of Englonde of be yonde the see tooke they waye towarde yâ— hooly londe And yâ— kyng Henry deyed in the same tyme att Westmestre what he had regned .lv. yere .xix. wekes on saynt Edmonds daye the Archebysshop of Caslterbury And he was enteryd on saynt Edmondes daye the kyng in the yere of the Incarnacyon of our lorde Iesu Cryste M.CC.lxxij ¶ Prophecye of Merlyn of the kynge Henry the fyrste erpowned that was kynge Iohans sone ANd of this Henry prophecyed Merlyn and sayd that a lambâ— sholde come out of Wynchestre in y◠〈◊〉 re of the Incarnacyon of our lorde Ihesu Cryste M.CC. and .xvi. with true lyppes holynesse wryten in his herteâ— And he sayd so the for yâ— good Henry the kynge was borne in Wynchestre in the yere abouesayd he spake good wordes swete was an holy man of good conseyence And Merlyn sayd that this Henry sholde make the fayrest place of the worlde that in his tyme sholde not be fully ended he sayd soth For he made the newe werke of yâ— abbaye of saynt Peters chirche att Westmestre that is fayrer of syght than ony other place yâ— ony man knoweth thorugh out all â—ystendom But kynge Henry deyed are that werke were fully at an ende that was grete harme ¶ And yet sayd Merlyn that this lambe sholde haue peas the moost parte of his regne And he sayde full soth for he was neuer noyed thorugh warre neyther dyseased in no manere wyse tyll a lytell afore his dethe Merlyn sayd in his prophecye more in the regne ende of the fursayd laâ—â— be a wulf of a straunge londe shall doâ— hym moche harâ—â—â— thoâ—â—gh his 〈◊〉 And that he sholde at yâ— laste be maysteâ— thorugh helpe of a reed foxe that sholde come forth of the Northwest sholde hyÌ„ ouercome And that he sholde dryue hyÌ„ out of the water yâ— prophecye full well was knowen For within a lytell tyme or the kynge deyed Symonde of
kynges steward yâ— the kynge had sente to Shirborne in Elmede to yâ— erle of Lancastre to all yâ— with hym were for to trete of accorde yâ— hym alyed to yâ— barons came with yâ— company syre Roger Dammory syr Hugh Dandale yâ— had spousyd the kynges neres lyster syr Gylbert of clare erle of Gloucetre yâ— was slayne in Scotlonde as before is sayd And tho two lordes hadde tho two partyes of yâ— erldom of Gloucetre syr Hugh Spenser had yâ— thyrde party in his wyues halfe the tyyrde syster and thoo two lordes wente to the barons with al theyr power ayenst syr Hugh theyr brothere in lawe And soo there came with them syr Robert Clyfforde syr IohnÌ„ moÌ„bray syr Goselyn Daâ—yll syre Rogere Mortymer of werk syr Rogere Mortymer of wykmore his neuewe syr Henry Trals syr IohnÌ„ Gyffarde syr Barthil mewe of Bardesmore with all theyr coÌ„pany and many other that to them were consente all yâ— grete lordes came vnto westmestre to yâ— kynges parlement And so they spake dyde yâ— bothe syr Hughe Spenser yâ— fader also yâ— sone were out lawed of Englonde for euermore And so syr Hugh yâ— fader went vnto Douere made moche sorowe fell downe vppon the grounde by yâ— see banke a crosse with his armes and sore wâ—pynge sayd Now fayr Englonde good Englond to almyghty god I the betake And therâ— es kyssed yâ— ground venyd neuer to haue come ayen wepynge cursyd yâ— tyme yâ— euer he begate syr Hugh his sone and sayd for hym he had lost all Englonde And tho in presence of them all â— were abowte hym yaue hym his curse went ouer see to his londes But Hugh yâ— sone wolde not go out of Englonde but hel de hym in yâ—â—ee he his company robbyd two drome dores besyde Sand 〈◊〉 toke bare away all yâ— godes yâ— was in them to the value of .lx. M.li. ¶ How yâ— kynge exyled erle Thomas of Lancastre all yâ— helde with hym how the Mortimer came yelded hym to the kynge and of all the lordes IT was not longe after yâ— the kyÌ„ge ne made syr Hugh Spenser the fader syr Hugh yâ— sone come â—yen in to Englonde ayenst yâ— lordes wyâ—l of the reame And sone after the kynge with a stronge power came and beseged the castell of Ledis and in the castell was yâ— lady of Bladelesmore for cause the she wolde notte graunte that castell to the quene Isabell kynge Edwardes wyfe but the pryncypall cause was for syrr Berthylme we was ayenste yâ— kynge and helde with yâ— lordes of Englond neuertheles the kynge by helpe sâ—coure of men of London and also of helpe of southeren men gate the castell maugre of thez all that were within and toke with theÌ„ all that they myght fynde And whan yâ— barons of Englonde herde thyse tydynges syr Roger Mortimer many other lordes toke the towne of Burggeworth with strenth wherfore yâ— kynge was woÌ„der wrothe and lete outlawe Thomas of Lancastre Vmfroy de Bohounâ—erle of Herford all tho that were assentyÌ„ge to the same quarell And yâ— kynge assembled an huge hoste came ayenst the lordes of Englonde wherfor yâ— Mortmers put them in the kynges grace And anone they were sente to yâ— toure of London there kept in pryson And whan yâ— barons herde this thyng they came to pouÌ„tfret there that the erle Thomas soiourned tolde hym how yâ— Mortimers both had yelde them to yâ— kynge put them in his grace ¶ Of the syege of Tykhyll SO whan Thomas erle of Lancastre herde this he was wonder wrothe all that were of ther company greatly they were dyscomfyted and ordeyned ther power togyder besyegyd that castell of Tykhyll but tho that were within manly defended them that the barons myghte not gete the castell whan the kynge herd that his castell was besegyd he swore by god by his names that the sege shold be remeued assembled an huge power of people went thederward to rescowe the castell his power encresyd fro day to day whan the erle of Lancastre the Erle of Herforde the barons of ther coÌ„pany herd of this thynge they asseÌ„bled all theyr power went theÌ„ too BurtoÌ„ vpon trent kepte the brydge that the kynge sholde not passe ouer but it befell so on the tenthe daye of Marche in the yere of grace M.CCC.xxi the kyÌ„g and the Spenâ—erâ— syr Aymer Valaunce erle of Penbroke IohnÌ„ erle of Arun dell theyr power went ouer the water and dyscomfyted therle Thomas and his company And they fled to the castel of Tetbury from thens they went to Pountfret and in that vyage deyed sire Roger Daumore in thabbay of Tetbury And in yâ— same tyme the erle thomas had a traytour with hym that was callyd Robert Holonde a knyght that the erle had brought vp of nought had nourysshed hym in his butrye had yeue hyÌ„ athousand marke of londe by yere And somoche the erle louyd hym that he myghte do in the erles courte all that hym lyked bothe amonge them hyghe and lowe so craftly the theyf bare hym ayenst his lorde that he trustyd more vpon hym than ony man on lyue and the erle had ordeyned by his letters for to go into the erledome of Lancastre to make men aryse to helpe hym in that vyage That is to saye .v. hundred men of arm ys But the fals traytour came not there noo manere men for to warne ne for to make aryse to helpe his lorde And whan that the fals traytour herde tell that hys lorde was dyscomfyted at Burton vppon Trent as a fals traytour theyf stele away and robbyd in Rauensdele his lordes men yâ— came fro the scoÌ„fyture And toke of thezhors and harneys and all that they had and slewe of them all that they myght take and came and yeldyd hym to the kynge ¶ whan the good erle Thomas wyst that he was so bytrayed he was so abasshed sayd to hymself O almyghty god how myght robert Holonde fyÌ„de in his hert me to betray syth yâ— I louyd hym so moche O god well maye now a man se by hym that no man may dysceyue a nother rather thaÌ„ he that he trustyth moost vpoÌ„ he hath full euyll yeldyd me mi goodnes the worshyp yâ— I haue to hym done thrugh my kyndnesse haue hym auauncyd and made hym hyghe where that he was low And he makyth me go from hyghe vnto lowe but yett shall he deye an euyll dethe ¶ Of the scomfyture of Brurbrygge THe good erle Thomas of Lancastre HuÌ„froy de Bohoune erle of Herford the barons that with theym were toke couÌ„sell bytwene theÌ„ at yâ— frere prechers in PouÌ„tfret tho thought Thomas vpon yâ— traytour Robert Holonde sayd in repreyf Alas Robert Holond hathe me betrayed aye is yâ— red of some euyll shred And by yâ— comyn assent
had be â—only weddyd to Englysshe people Thenne sholde peas haue ben and reste amonge theym without ony enuye And at that batayll was roger Clyfforde take syr IohnÌ„ Monbrey syr wyllyam Tucâ— it syr wyllyam fitz wyllyam and many other worthy knyghtes there were take at that batayll syr Hugh Dandell nexte daye after was taken and put into pryson sholde haue be doon to dethe yf he had not spousyd the kynges nece that was erle Gylbertes systre of Gloucestre anone after was syr Berthylmewe of Badelesmore takeÌ„ at Stow parke a maneyr of yâ— bysshop of Lyncoln that was his neuewe many other barons baronettes wherfor was made noche sorowe ¶ How Thomas of Lancastre was hee dyd at Pountfret .v. barons hangyd and drawen there ANd now I shall telle you of the noble erle Thomas of Lancastre whan he was take brought to yorke many of yâ— cyte were full gladde and vpon hym cryed with an hygh voys O syre traytoure ye be welcome blessyd be god for now ye shall haue yâ— rewarde yâ— longe ye haue deserued And cast vpon hym many snowe balles many other repreues they dyd hym But the gentyll erle al suffred sayd nother o word nor other ¶ And at the same tyme the kynge herde of this scomfyture was ful glad Ioyous in grete haste came to PouÌ„tfret syr Hughe Spenser syr Hughe his sone and syr IohnÌ„ erle of Arundell and syr Edmonde of wodestoke the kyÌ„ges brother erle of Kent syr Aymer of Valaunce erle of Penbroke and mayster Robert Baldoke a fals pyllyd clerke that was pryue and dwelled in the kynges court all came theder with the kynge And the kynge entryd into the castell syr andrew of Herkela a fals tyraunte thrugh the kynges coÌ„maundement toke with hym the gentyll erle Thomas too Pountfret and ther he was prysoned in his owne castell that he had newe made that stode ayenst the abbaye of kynge edwarde ¶ And syr Hugh Spenser yâ— fader and the sone caste and thought howe in what manere the good erle Thomas of Lancastre sholde be deed without Iu gement of his perys wherfore it was ordeyned thrugh the kynges Iusticys that the kynge sholde put vpon hym poyntes of treason And so it befell that he was ledde to barre before the kynges Iustices bareheed as a theyf in a fayre halle in his owne castell that he hadd made therin many a fayre feste bothe to ryche too poore ¶ And these were his Iustices syr Hughe Spenser the fader Aymer of Valaunce erle of Penbroke syr Edmonde of wodstok erle of Kent syr IohnÌ„ of Brytayne erle of Rychemonde syr â—obert Malemethrop Iustyce syr Robert hym acouspyd in this manere ¶ Thoâ—mas court excludeth you of all manere answer Thomas our lorde the kynge puttyth vpon you that ye haue in his lond ryden with baner dysplayed ayenst hys peas as a traytour ¶ And with yâ— word the gentyll erle Thomas with an hygh voyce sayd Nay lordes forsoth by â—aynt Thomas I was neuer traytoure ¶ The Iustice sayd ayen tho Thomas our lorde the kynge puttythe vpon you that ye haue robbyd his folke and murdred his people as a theyf Thomas also the kynge puttythe vpon you that he dyscomfyted you and your people with his folke in his owne reameâ— wherfore ye went and fledde to the woode as annutlaw and Thomas as a traytoure ye shall be hangyd by reason but the kynge hath foryeuen you yâ— Iugementeâ— for loue of quene Isabell. And Thomas reson wolde that ye sholde be hangyd but yâ— kynge hath foryeue you yâ— IugemeÌ„t for by cause and loue of your lygnage But for asmoche Thomas as ye were taken fleenge and as an outlawe the kynge woll that your heed shall be smyten of Anone haue hym out of preâ—s brynge hym to hys Iugement ¶ whan thelgen tyll knyght Thomas had herde all thyse wordes with an hygh voyce he cryed sore wepynge and sayd alas saynt Thomas fayr fader alas shall I be deed thê° Graunte me nowe blessydfull god answere But all auayled hym no thynge For yâ— cursyd Gascoyns put hym hyther thyther on hym cryed with an hyghe voys O kynge Arthur moost terryble dredefull well knowen shewed nowe is thyne open traytour And an euyll dethe shalt thou ryghte anone deye â–ª Haste thou not ryghte well deserued it ¶ And thenne thyse cruell folke sette vpon the gode knyght Thomas for very scorne an olde chaplet that was all to rent that was not worth an halfe peny And after that they sette hym vpon a white palfroy ful vnsemely and also all bara with an olde brydell And with an horryble noyse they draue hym out of the castell towarde his dethe and they caste vppon hym many balles of snow in dyspyte and as the traytours lad hym out of the castell tho sayd he these pyteous wordes hys hondes helde vp on hygh towarde heueÌ„ Now the kynge of heuen yeue vs merci for the erthly kynge hath vs forsaken a frere precher went with hym out of yâ— castell tyll he came to the place that he ended his lyfe vnto whome he shroue hym all his lyfe And the gentyll erle helde yâ— frere wonder faste by the clothes sayd to hym Fayr fader abyde with vs tyll that I be deed for my flesshe quakyth for drede of dethe ¶ And the sothe for to saye The gentyll erle set hym vpon his knees and torned hym towarde the eest but a rybaude that was called Hygone of mostoon sette honde vpon the gentyll Erle sayd in dyspyte of hym Syr traytour torne the towarde the Scottes thy fowle dethe to receyue torned towarde the North. The noble erle Thomas answered tho with a mylde voys sayd nowe fayr lordes I shall do your wyll with that worde the frere went from hym sore wepynge And anone a rybaude went to hym smote of his heed the .xi. Kalendas of Auerell in the yere of grace M.CCC.xxi ¶ Alas that euer suche a gentyll blood sholde be don to deth withouten cause and reason And traytoursly the kynge was couÌ„seylled whan he thrugh the fals counseylle of the Spensers suffred syr Thomas his vncles sone to be put to suche a dethe and so be beheeded ayenst all manere of reason And greate pyte it was also that suche a noble kynge sholde be dysceyued and mysgouerned thrugh counseyll of the fals Spensers the whiche tho he mayntened thrughe loselry ayenst his honour and alsoo his proffyte For afterwarde ther fell grete vengaunce in Englonde for bycause of the forsayd Thomas deth ¶ Whane the gentyll erle of his lyfe was passyd yâ— pryour and the monkys of Pounfret gate the body of syr Thomas of the kyng buryed it before the hyghe awter on yâ— ryght syde ¶ That same day that thys gentyll knyght was dede were hangyd drawen for the same quarell at PouÌ„tfret syr wyllyam Tuchet syr
the reame of Englonde And yâ— tyme abode the scottê in yâ— other syde for cause yâ— the Englysshmen shold haue be drowned ¶ This was the araye of the Scottes how that they came in batayll ayenst yâ— two kynges of Englonde and of Scotlonde In the vaunt warde of Scotlonde were thyse lordes THerle of Moryf Iamys Frysell Symond Frysell walter Stewarde Reynolde Cheyn Patryk of Greham IohnÌ„ le grauÌ„t Iamys of Cordoll Patryk Parkeys Robert Caldecottes Philyp of MelledruÌ„ ThomÌ„s Gylbert Rauf wyseman Adam gurdon Iamis Gramat Robert Boâ—d Hugh Park with xl knyghts new dubbyd vi CmeÌ„ of atmes .iii. M. of comyns In yâ— fyrst parte of â—halfe batayll were thyse lordes yâ— Steward of Scotlonde yâ— erle of Mory Iamys his vncle wyllyaÌ„ Douglas Dauyd of Lyndesey Marcolyn Flemynge wyllyam of Keth DnÌ„ken Canbok with xxx bachelers newe dubbyd ¶ In the seconde parte of yâ— batayll were thyse lordes Iamis Stewarde of Corden Alem Stewarde wyllyam Abbrehin wyllyaÌ„ Morys Iamys Fytzwyllyam Adam lemose walter Fytz. Gylbert IohnÌ„ of cerleton Robert wallam with .vii. C men of armes .xvii. M. comyns ¶ In yâ— third parte of yâ— batayll of Scotlonde were thise lordes The erle of Moref the erle of Ruf therle of Strahern yâ— erle of Soth erlond wyllyam of Kyrkkelay IohnÌ„ caÌ„â—â—â— Gylbert of Hey Wyllyam ramsey wyllyam Prendrgest Kyrston Harde Wyllyam Gurde Arnolde Garde Thomas Dolphyn with .xl. knyghtes newe bubbyd .ix. C. men of armys .xvM. of comyns ¶ In the fourth warde of yâ— batayll of Scotlonde were thyse lordê Archbalde Douglas yâ— erle of Leneuax Alysander le Brus. yâ— erle of Fyff IohnÌ„ Canbell erle of Atheles Roberte Lawether wyllyam of Vypount wyllyam of ConstoÌ„ IohnÌ„ de Labels Groos de She renlaw IhonÌ„ de Lyndesey Alysander de Gray Ingram de Vmfteuille Patrykâ—de Poleâ—worthe Dauyd de wymes Mychell Scot. wyllyam Landy Thomas de Boys Roger Mortimer with .xx. bachlers newe dubbyd .ix. C men of armys xviii M. iiii C. of comyns The Erle of Dunbar keper of yâ— castell of Berewyk halpe the Scottes with .l. men of armys ¶ And syr Alysander of Ceton keper of yâ— forsayd towne of Berewyk with an C. men of armys And also the comyns of the towne with .iiii. C men of armys and with .viii. C of fote men ¶ The soÌ„me of therles lordes aboue sayd amounteth .lxvi. ¶ The soÌ„me of bachlers newe dubbyd amounteth to an C.lx. ¶ The soÌ„me of men of armys amounteth .iii. M.C. ¶ The soÌ„me of the comyns amounteth liii M. .iii. C The soÌ„me totalle of the people abouesayd a mounteth .lxv. M.vii C.xlv And thyse lx .vi. greate lordes ladde all the other greate lordes abouesayd in foure bataylles as it is tolde beforen all on fore and kynge Edwarde of Englonde and Edwarde Baylloll kynge of Scotlonde hadde well appareylled they re folke in foure bataylles for too fyght on fote ayenst the Scottes theyr enmyes ¶ And the Englysshe mystrels blewe theyr truÌ„pets and theyr claryons and hydously ascryed the Scottes And tho had euery Englysshe batayll two wynges of price archers The which at that batayll shot arowes so fast so sore that yâ— Scottes myght not helpe themself And the◠〈◊〉 the Scottes thousandes vnto he grouÌ„de And they began for to flee fro the englysshmen for too saue theyr lyues And whane the Scottes knaues saw yâ— scomfyture the Scottes fall faste to yâ— grouÌ„de they pryckyd fast theyr maysters horse with yâ— sporys for to kepe theym from peryll sette theyr maysters at no force And whan thenglysshmen sawe yâ— they lept on theyr horses faste pursued the scottes all that abode they slewe downe ryghte ¶ There men myghte see the doughtynesse of yâ— noble kynge Edwarde of his men how manly they pursewed yâ— Scottes yâ— flow for drede And the remen myght see many a ScottysshmaÌ„ caste downe vnto yâ— grouÌ„de the baners dysplayed hackyd into peces many agode haberyoyne of stele in yâ— blode bath And many a tyme yâ— Scottes were gadred into companyes but euer more thei were dyscomfyted ¶ And so it befell as god almyghty wolde that the Scottes had that daye nomore foyson ne myght ayenst the Englysshmen than .xx. shepe amonge .v. vulues And so were yâ— scottes dyscoÌ„fyted yet the scottes was wel v. men ayenst one Englysshman And yâ— batayll was done on Halidoune hyll be syde yâ— towne of Berwyk atte yâ— whiche batayll were slayne of the Scottes .xxxv tousande .vii. hundred and .xii. And of yâ— Englysshmen but only .xiii. And thys vyctory befell too the Englysshmen on saynt Margaretes euen yâ— holy vyrgyn martyr in the yere of oure lorde Iheâ—n Crist M.CCC.xxxii ¶ And while this doynge lastyd the Englyssh pages toke the pylfre of the Scottes that were slayne euery man that he myght take without ony chalengynge of ony man And so after this gracyous vyctory the kyng tornyd hym agayne vnto the same syege of Berewyk ¶ And whanne they be syeged sawe and herde howe kynge Edwarde hadde spedde they yelded to him the towne with the castell on yâ— morow after saynt Margaretes daye ¶ And thenne the kynge dydde ordeyne syr Edwarde Bayllol with othere noble and worshypfull men too be kepets and gouernoures of all Scotlonde in his absence And hymselfe torned ayen and came into Englonde after this vyctorye with moche Ioy and also worshyp and in the nexte yere folowynge after that is for to saye in the yere of the Incaâ—acyon of oure lorde Ihesu Cryst M.CCC xxxiii And of kynge Edward .vii he wente ayen into Scotlonde in wynter tyme Atte the whiche vyage the castell of kylbrygge in Scotlonde for hym and for hys men that were with hym he recouered and hadde ayenste the Scottes 〈◊〉 atte his owne luste ¶ And in that same yere syre Edwarde Baylloll kynge of Scotlonde helde his parlement in 〈◊〉 londe with many noble lordes of Englonde that were atte that same parlement bycause of theyr londes and also lordshyps that they had in the reame of Scotlonde And helde alle of the same Bayllol ¶ And in the .viii. yere of hysregne abowte the feest of saynt Iohan Baptist syr Edwarde Bayllol the ver 〈◊〉 and true kynge of Scotlonde as by herytage ryghte lyne made his homage feaute vnto kynge Edwarde of Englonde for yâ— reame of Scotlond at new castell vpon Tyne in yâ— presence of many a worthy man and alsoo of comyns bothe of the reame of Englonde and also of Scotlonde ¶ And anone after in the same yere kynge Edwarde of Englonde receyued of the duke of Brytayne his homage for the erldom and lordshyp of Rychmonde And so folowynge in the .ix. yere of his regne after Myghelmas rode into Scotlond and there was faste by saynt Iohannes towne almoste all the wynter tyme And soo be helde hys Crysteman atte the castell of Rokesbourgh ¶ And in the same yere thrughe out all Englond abowte saynt Clementys tyde in wynter ¶ There arose suche
of the kynges ryght of Englonde yâ— he had to the reame of FrauÌ„ce yâ— he wolde be auenged with stronge honde the prelates peres myghty men of yâ— couÌ„tree consented well to hym Than syr Edward the prynce with a greate hoste gadred to hym the .vi. daye of Iuyll wente frome Burdeux goynge â—raueylynge bi many dyuerse couÌ„trees he toke many prysoners mo than .vi. thousand men of armes by the countre as he went toke yâ— towne of Remorantyn in Saloygne besyeged the castell .vi. dayes And at the vi dayes ende they yolde the castell vnto hym there was taken yâ— lorde of crowne sir Bursygaud many other knygheê and men of armes moo than .lxxx. And fro thens by Toren Peten faste by Chyneney his noble men yâ— were with hyÌ„ had a stronge batayll with Frensshemen an huÌ„dred of theyr meÌ„ of armes wereslayne yâ— erle of DauÌ„ce the stewarde of FrauÌ„ce were taken with an hoâ—â—dred men of armes In yâ— whiche yere yâ— xix daye of SepteÌ„bre fast by Peyâ—â—â— the same prynce with a thousande .ix. hondred men of armes and archers ordeined a batayll to kynge IohnÌ„ of FrauÌ„ce comynge to the pryÌ„ce warde with .vii. M. chosen men of armes moche other people a greate nombre of the whiche were slayne the duke of Barbon the duke of Athenes many other noble meÌ„ of yâ— prynces men of armes a. M â–ª of other the trewe accompte rekenynge .viii. C And there the kynge of FrauÌ„ce was â—aken syr Philyp his yonger sonâ— many dukes noble men worthy 〈◊〉 men of armes aboute two 〈◊〉 so the vyctory fell there to the pryâ—â—â— to the people of Englonde by the graâ—â— of god And many â—â—at were taken prysoners were sette at theyr taunson and vpon theyr troush and knyghode were charged and hadde leue too go But the prynce toke with hym the kynge of Fraunce and Philyp his sone with all the reuerence that he myghte and went ayen to Burdeux with a gloryous vycâ—ory yâ— somme of the men that there were take prysoners and of theym that were 〈◊〉 the daye of batayll .iiii. M.iiii C.xl. and in the .xxxii. yere of kynge Edwarde the v. daye of May prynce Edwarde wyth kynge IohnÌ„ of FrauÌ„ce and Philyp hâ—â— sone and many other worthy prysoners aryued gracyously in yâ— haue of 〈◊〉 the the .xxiiii. daye of yâ— same moâ—â—th aboute thre after none they came to LoÌ„don by London brydge so went forthe to the kynges palâ—â—s at westmynstre there came 〈◊〉 a multycude and presse of people abowee theym to behold and see that wonder and tyall syghte yâ— vnneth 〈◊〉 fro mydday syll nyght myght they â—ot come to westmyster And yâ— kynge â—â—raunson of Fraunce was 〈◊〉 set to thre myllyons of 〈◊〉 of whom two sholde be worth a nobell And ye shal vnderstande that a myllyon is a thousande thousande and after some men his raunson was set at thre thousande thousande floreyns and all is one effect and this same yere were made Iustê solempne in Smytfelde beynge present the kinge of Englonde yâ— kynge of Fraunce the kynge of Scotlonde many other worthy noble lordes ¶ The .xxxiii. yere of his regne yâ— same kynge Edwarde at wyndesore as well for loue of knyght hode as for his owne worshyp at reuerence of yâ— kynge of Fraunce of other lordes that were there at yâ— tyme he helde a wonder ryall costly feest of saynt George passyng ony that euer was holden afore wherfore yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce in scornynge sayd yâ— he sawe neuer ne herde suche a solempne festes ne ryaltes holden ne done with taylles withoute payenge of golde or syluer ¶ And in yâ— .xxxiiii. yere of his regne the .xiiii. kal of Iulii syre IohnÌ„ erle of Rychmond kynge Edwardes sone wedded dame Blaunche duke Henryes doughter of Lancastre cosyn to the same IohnÌ„ by dyspencyon of y◠〈◊〉 And ut the meane tyme were ordeyned Iustes at London thre dayes of rogatyons yâ— is for to saye yâ— Mayer of LondoÌ„ with his .xxiii. aldermen ayenst all that wolde come in whos name stede the kynge pryuely with his foure sones Edwarde Lyonell IohnÌ„ Edmonde and other .xix. greate lordes helden the felde with worshyp ¶ And this same yere as it was tolde and sayd of theym that saw it there come blood oute of the tombe of Thomas somtyme erle of Lancastre as freshe as that daye that he was done to dethe ¶ And in the same yere kyng Edwarde chose his sepulture and his lyggynge at westmestre fast by yâ— shryne of saynt Edwarde And anone after yâ— .xxvi daye of Octobre he went ouer see to Calays makynge protestacoÌ„n yâ— he wolde neuer come ayen into EngloÌ„de tyll he had full ended the warre bytwene FrauÌ„ce hym ¶ And so in yâ— .xxvi. yere of his regne in the wynter tyme kynge Edwarde was and trauaylled in the Ryne costes And abowte saynt Hyllarye tyde he departed his hoste and wente to Bourgon warde with whome than met peasybly the duke of Bourgon behyghtynge him lxx thousande floreyns that he shold spare his men his people yâ— kynge grauÌ„tyd at his requeste dwelled there vnto the .xvii. daye of Marche the which tyme come to kynges Edwardes cere that stronge theues were on the see vnder che erle of saynt Poule the .xv daye of Marche lyggynge a wayte vpon yâ— townes of Hastynge Rye and other places vyllages on the see cost hadden entred as enmyes into the towne of wynchelse and slewe all that euer withstode them and with sayd theyr comynge wherfore the kynge was gretly meued and wratthed and he torned ayen toward Parys and coÌ„maunded his hoste to dystroye sle all with strenth of swerde that he had before honde spared And yâ— .xii. daye of april the kynge come to Parys there departed his host in dyuers batayls with .iiii. C. knyghtes newe dubbyb on yâ— one syde of hyÌ„ And syr Henry duke of Lancastre vnder peas yâ— trewes went vnto yâ— yates of yâ— cyte proferynge to theÌ„ yâ— wolde abyde batayll in yâ— felde vnder suche coÌ„dycion yâ— yf yâ— kynge of EngloÌ„d were ouer comen there as god forbed it shold yâ— thaÌ„ he sholde neuer chalenge yâ— kyngdom of FrauÌ„ce And there he had of theym but short scornfull answere came tolde it to yâ— kynge his lordes what he hadde herde what they sayd And then went forth yâ— new kynghtes with many othere makynge assawte to yâ— cyte they dystroyed yâ— subbarbes of yâ— cyte And while al these thyÌ„ges were doyÌ„ge yâ— EnglysshmeÌ„ made theÌ„ redy for to be auenged vppon the shame and dyspyte that was done yâ— yere at wynchelle and ordeyned a nauye of .lxxx. shyppes of men of London and of other marchauntes and .xiii thousande men of armes and archers and went and serched and skuÌ„med yâ— see manly token and helde the yle of Caux wherfore the
felde and syre Thomas Percy taken and kept fast in holde two dayes tyll the kynge hadde sette in rest his people on both sydes And thaÌ„ syr Thomas Percy was Iuged to yâ— dethe to be drawen hanged and his heed smyten of for his fals treason at Shrowesbury hys heed brought to London and set on LoÌ„don brydge And the other people that there was slayne on bothe partyes the kynge leete bury And there was slayne on the kynges syde in that batayll the erle of Stafforde syr walter Blunte in the kynges cote armure vnder the kyngê baner and many mo worthy men vpon whos soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ And in yâ— fourth yere of kynge Henryes regne came the Emperoure of Constantynople with many greate solaes and knyghtes and moche other people of his countre into Englonde to kynge Henry with hym to speke to dyspoite and to se yâ— good gouernauÌ„ce condycyons of our people too knowe yâ— coÌ„modytees of Englonde and our kynge with all his lordes goodly worshypfully receyued welcomed him all his menye that came with hym dyd hym all the worshyp that they coude myght And anone the kynge â—mmauÌ„ded all maner offycers that he sholde be serued as worthely and ryally as it longed to suche a worthy lorde Emperour on his owne cost as longe as the Emperour was in Englonde and all his men that came with hym ¶ And in this same yere came dame Iane the duches of Bryt ayne into Englonde and londed at fallemouthe in Cornewayle frome thens she was brought to yâ— cyte of wynchestre there she was wedded vnto kynge HeÌ„ry the fourth in the abbaye of sayntswythynes of wynchestre with all the solempnite that myght be done made And sone afterwarde she was brought frome thens to London And the mayer the aldermen with the comunes of the cyte of London rode ayenst hyr welcomed hir brought hir thrugh yâ— cyte of London to westmyÌ„ster there she was crowned quene of Englonde there the kynge made a ryall and solempne feest for hyr for all maner of men that thyder wold com ¶ And in this same yere dame BlauÌ„ch the eldest daughter of kynge Henry the fourth was sent ouer see with the erle of Somerset hir vncle with mayster Rycharde Clyfforde than bysshop of worcestre with many other lordes knyghtes ladyes worthy squyres as longed to suche a kynges doughter and came in too Colayne And thyder came the dukes sone of Barre with a fayr menye receyued this worthy lady and yâ— bysshop of worcestre wedded sacred theym togyder as holy chyrche it wolde And there was made a ryall feest a grete Iustin ge in the reuerence and worshyp of them all people that thyder came And whanne this maryage fest was done the erle the bysshop all theyr menye toke theyr leue of the lorde the lady came home ayen into Englonde in saufte thanked be god ¶ And in the .v. yere of kyng HeÌ„ryes regne the lorde Thomas his sone went ouer see yâ— erle of Kent and many other lordes and kuyghtes with men of armes archers a greate nombre to chastyse the rebelles that afore had done moche harme to our Englysshmen and marchauntes to many townes portes in Englonde on yâ— see costes And the lorde Thomas the kynges sone came in to FlauÌ„dres before a towne that is called Scluse amonge all yâ— shyppes of dyuers nacyons that were there after there they roden with theyr shyppes amonge them went on londe sported theÌ„ there two dayes came ayen to theyr shyppes toke the brode see there they mette with thre Carackes of Iene that were ladeÌ„ with dyuerse marchauÌ„dyse well manned they foughte togyder longe tyme but the Englysshmen had the vyctory brought the Carackes into the Cambre before wynchelse and there they canted these goodes and one of these Carackes was sodaynly brent there And the lordes and theyr people torned theym home ayen wente noo further at that tyme. ¶ And the same tyme Serle yoman of kyng Rychardes robbes came in too Englonde out of Scotlonde and tolde too dyuerse people that kynge Rycharde was on lyue in Scotlonde so moche people byleued in his wordes wherfore a grete parte of the people of the reame were in grete errour grutchynge ayenst the kynge thrugh informacyon of lyes fals les yÌ„ges that this Serle had made For moche people trusted byleued in his sayeÌ„ge But at the last he was taken in the North couÌ„tre therby lawe Iuged to be drawen thrugh euery cyte good burgh townes in Englonde so he was serued at the last he was brought to London vnto yâ— gylde halle before yâ— Iustyce and there he was Iuged for to be brought to the Tour of London there to be layd on an hurdell than to be drawen thrughe yâ— cyte of London to Tyburne and there to be hanged than quartred and his heed smyten of seton London bridge his quarters to be sent to foure gode townes of Englonde there sette vp thus ended he for his fals treason and decessed ¶ And in the .vi. yere of kynge Henryes regne yâ— fourth the erle of Marre of Scotlonde by saufe conduyt come into Englonde to chalenge syr Edmonde erle of Kente too certayne courses of warre on horsback And soo this chalenge was accepted grauÌ„ted the place taken in smythfelde at London this erle of Marre yâ— Scott came proudly in to yâ— felde as his chalenge asked And anone came the erle of Kent rode vnto yâ— scot manly rode togyder with sharpe speres dyuerse courses but yâ— erle of Kente had the felde and gate hym moche worshyp and thanke of all manere men for hys manfull dedes ¶ And in the .vii. yere of kynge Henryes regne the fourth syr Rycharde Scrop Archebysshop of yorke the erle Marchall of Englonde gadred vnto theym a stronge power ayenst kinge Henry And the kynge herynge therof in all the haste that he myght came with his power Northwarde and mette with them at yorke and there were these two lordes taken and brought to the kynge And anone the Iuges were sette these two lordes brought forth and there they were dampned vnto dethe bothe their heedes smyten of there they made an ende on whos soules god for his pyte haue mercy Amen ¶ And whan this was done the kynge came too London ayen and there rested hym Anone god of his gâ—eate goodnesse wroughte and shewed many greate myracles for this worthy clerke Archebysshop of yorke that thus was done to dethe ¶ And in the .vii. yere of kynge Henryes regne dame Luâ—e the dukes syster of Melayne came in to Englonde so too London there was wedded to syr Edmonde erle of 〈◊〉 in the pryory of saynt Marye oueres in southwarke with moche
ended these chalenges with many greate worshyppes And thenne yâ— kynge at the reuerence of these worthy strauÌ„gers made a greate feeste and gaaf vnto theym many greate and ryche gyftes and thenne they token theyr leue and wente home ayen into theyr owne countrer ¶ And in the .xi. yere of kynge Henryes regne the fourthe there was a 〈◊〉 batayll doo in smythfelde bytwene two squyres that one was called Gloucestâ—e that was the appellaunte and Aâ—thur was the defendaunte and well and â—â—â—ly they foughten togyder longe tyme and the kynge for theyr manfulnesse â— of his grace toke theyr quarellinto 〈◊〉 honde and made theym too goo oute of the felde atte ones and soo they were duyded of the batayll and the kynge gaf them grace ¶ And in the .xii. yere of 〈◊〉 Henryes regne yâ— fourth Rysdâ—e a squire of wales that was a rybelle a ryseâ—â— supporter to Owen of Glendre yâ— dyd moche destruccoÌ„n to yâ— people of wales was taken brought to LondoÌ„ there he came afore yâ— Iusticâ— was dampned for his treson than he was layd on an hurdell so drawen to Tyburne thrughe yâ— cyte there he was hanged lete downe ayen his heed smyten of yâ— body quartred sent vnto four townes his bede set on LondoÌ„ brydge ¶ And in yâ— .xiii. yere of kinge Henryes regne tâ—o deyed syr Iohan Beauforde erle of Somersette that was Captaynt of Calays was buryed atte yâ— abbaye of yâ— Tour byll on whos soule god haue mercy amen And in the same yere the lorde Thomas kinge Henryâ—s sone wedded the Countesse of Somerset ¶ And in this same yere came the enbassatâ—urs of FrauÌ„ce into Englonde frome the duke of Burgoyne vntoo the prynce of Englonde kynge Henryes sone and heyre for to haue helpe socour of men of armes and archers ayenste the duke of Orlyaunce And tho went oner see yâ— erle of AruÌ„dell siâ— Gylberte Vmfreuyll erle of Keme the lorde Cobham syr IohnÌ„ Oldecastell many other good knyghtes worthy squyres men of armes good archers into FrauÌ„ce and came to Parys to yâ— duke of Burgoyn And there he receyued welcomed these Englysshmen the lordes all other meny And thann it was done hym to mete that the duke of OrlyauÌ„ce was comen into Semtclowe faste by Parys with a greate nombre of armes and arbalastres thyder went our Englysshmen and fought with them gate yâ— brydge of Semtclowe there they slew moche people of Frensshmen arbalastres the remenauÌ„t fledde wolde not lenger abyde And than oure Englysshe men came ayen to Parys there they toke theyr leue of the duke came ayen in to Englonde in saufte the duke gaaf theym grete gyftes anone folowynge the duke of OrlyauÌ„ce sent enbassatours in Englonde to kynge Henry the fourth besechynge hym of his helpe socoure ayenst his dedely enemye yâ— duke of Burgoyn And than the kynge made Thomas his sone duke of Clarence and his other sone IohnÌ„ duke of Bedforde and his other sone Humfrey duke of Gloucestre syr Thomas Beauford erle of Dorset the duke of Awemarle he made duke of yorke And than the kyng or deyned his sone syr Thomas the duke of Clarence Thomas Beauford erle of Dorset syr IohnÌ„ Cornwyll with many other lordes knyghtes squyres and men of armes archers for to go ouer se in to Fraunce in helpynge and strengethynge of the duke of Orlyaunce And these worthy lordes with they re retenue shypped at Hampton and saylled ouere the see in to Normandye and londed at Hogges And there mette with theym yâ— sorde Hamble at theyr loÌ„dynge with .vii thousande men of armes of Frensshmen thre Sergeauntes of armes with theÌ„ and all were put to flyght and taken of theym .vii. hondred men of armes and iiii hondred horses with out tho that were slayne in the felde And soo they rode forth thrugh out all Fraunce and token castels and townes and slewe moche peple of Frensshmen that withstode them and toke many prysoners as they roden And so they passed forth tylle they come to Burdeux there they rested theym a whyle set the couÌ„tre in peas rested tyl the wynde was redy for to sayll ¶ And than yâ— duke with his menye come home in to Englonde in saufte thanked be god And in the same yere was yâ— byngê coyn chaunged thrugh oute Englonde by the kynge his couÌ„seyll that is to saye the noble half noble and ferthynge of golde ¶ And the .xiiii. yere of kynge Henryes regne the fourthe he lete make Galays of warre for he had hoped to haue passed the greate see so forth to Iherusalem there to haue ended his lyfe but god visyted hym so sone after with Infyrmitees grete sekenesse that he myght not well endure no while so feruently he was takeÌ„ brought in bedde at westmynster in a fayr chambre And as he laye in his bed he asked his chamberlayn what they called that chambre that he laye in and he answered sayd Iherusalem And than he sayd that the prophecye sayd that he sholde make an ende deye in Iherusalem And thaÌ„ he made hym redy vnto god dysposed all his wyll And soon after he deyed was caryed by water frome westmynster in a barge vnto Feuersham and frome thens he was caryed to CauÌ„terbury by londe with moche torche lyght brennyÌ„ge in too the abbaye of Crychyrche and there he was entered and buryed besyde saynt Thomas of CauÌ„terburyes shryne thus ended yâ— worthy kynge Henry aboute mydlenten sondaye in the yere of oure lorde a M. CCCC and .xxi. vpon whos soule god haue mercy Amen MArtyn the .v. was pope after Iohan xiii yere this man was chosen by the couÌ„seyll of Constantynoble the other was deposed that stroff and so came peas in the chirche the whiche longe tyme afore was desyred necessarye for yâ— defence of the fayth This was the myghtyest pope that euer was of rychesse a greate Iuge he edefyed townes walles stretes he destroyed heresyes he dyd moche good thrugh the noble prynce Sygysmonde And he gadred moche moneye for to geten yâ— holy londe ayen but dethe came vpon hym letted hym he made a couÌ„seyll afore his dethe for that mater there he decessyd ¶ Eugenius was pope after Martyn .xvii. yere this Eugenius was chosen peasyble aft the dethe of Martyn no man doubted but he was pope but soon after he was expulsed frome Rome for it was soo that he fled naked also he was cyted to yâ— couÌ„seyll of Basylyens deposed but he dyscharged hym not for that began the stryffe ayen yâ— whiche stood to his dethe those that fauoured hym sayd he was worth moche louynge the contrary sayd those that were ayenste hym but what someuer he was after he had taken the dygnyte vpon hym afore he was of grete
hym ¶ And anone oure kynge lette crye that euery man sholde doo sle his prysoners that he hadde taken and anone to make theym ayen redy for to fyghte wyth the Frensshe men And whan thei sawe that oure men kylled downe theyr prysoneres thanne they dyde wythdrawe them and brake theyr batayll all their araye And thus our kynge as a worthy conquerour had that daye the vyctory in the felde of Agyngcourte in Pycardye And than our kynge reforned ayen ther that the batayll was for to see what people were slayne of Englysshmen and if ony were hurte that they myghte be holpen And there were dede in the felde the duke of Barrye yâ— duke of AlauÌ„some yâ— duke of Braban yâ—erle of Nauerne chy ef Censtable of FrauÌ„ce .viii. erles the Archebysshop of SauÌ„ce of gode baroÌ„s an hondred and moo of worthy knytes of greate alyauÌ„ce of cote armures a thousande .v. hondred And so of Englysshmen was deed that daye the good duke of yorke and the erle of Southfolke and of all other Englysshmen there were not deed passyÌ„ge .xxvi. bodyes thaÌ„ked be god And this batayll was on a frydaye whiche was saynt Cryspyne Cryspynyanes daye in the monethe of Octobre and anone the kynge commauÌ„ded to bury them and the duke of yorke to be caryed forth with hym and the erle of Southfolke And there were prysoneres the duke of OrlyauÌ„ce yâ— duke of Burbon the erle of Vendome the erle of ewe the erle of Rychemonde syre BursygauÌ„t Marchall of FrauÌ„ce many other worthy lordes were taken there in thys batayll of Agyngcourt were brought vnto the towne of Calays so ouer the see with the kynge into Englonde landed at Douer in Kent with all his prysoners in saufte thanked be god almyghty and so came to Caunterbury and offred at saynt Thomas shryne so he rode forth thrugh yâ— countre of Kent the next waye vnto Eltham there he restted tyll that he wolde come to London And than yâ— mayer of London the aldermen shreues with all the worthy comuners and craftes came to the blacke hethe well and worthely arayed for too welcome our kynge with dyuerse melodyes thanked almyghty god of hys gracyous vyctory yâ— he shewed for hym And so the kynge his prysoners passed forth by theym tyll he came to saynt thomas waterynge there met with hym all relygyous men with processyon and welcomed hym so yâ— kynge came rydinge with his prysoners thrugh yâ— cyte of LoÌ„don where yâ— them was shewed many a fayre fyght at all yâ— conduytes at the crosse in chepe as in heuenly araye of angelles ar chauÌ„gelles patryaâ—kes prophetes virgynes with dyuerse melodyes sensynge syngynge to welcome yâ— kyng all the conduytes rennynge with wyne the kynge passed forth to saynt Poules and there met with hym .xiiii. bysshops all â—euessed mytred with sensers to welcome the kyng there they songe for his gracyous vyctory Te deum laudamus And there the kynge offred toke his hors rode to westmynster than the mayer toke his leue of the kynge and rode home ayen ¶ And in the thyrde yere of kynge Henryes regne yâ— fyfth come the Emperoure of Almayne kynge of Rome and of Hungrye in to Englonde so to the cyte of London And the mayer the aldermen with yâ— shreues worthy craftes of London by the kynges coÌ„maudement met with hym on the blacke heth in the best araye that they coude on 〈◊〉 And there they welcomed hym and brought hym vnto London with moche honoure greate reuerence And at saynt Thomas waterynge there met with hym the kynge with all his lordes in gode araye And there was a worthy metynge bytwene the Emperoure and kynge HeÌ„ry the fyfth there they kyssed togyder enbâ—aced eche other and than yâ— kyng toke the Emperoure by the honde soo they came rydyng thrugh yâ— cyte of LoÌ„doÌ„ vnto saynt Poules ther they alyghted and offred and alle the bysshoppes stode reuesshed with sensers in theyr â—ondes sensynge to theym And than they toke theyr horses and rode vnto westmyÌ„ster And yâ— kynge lodged the Emperour in his owne palays and there he rested hym a greate whiche all at the kyngê coste ¶ And soone after came yâ— duke of Hollonde in to Englonde to come and se there the Emperoure and to speke with hym and with our kynge Henry of Englonde and he was worthyly receyued lodged in the bysshops Inne of Ely all at the kynges coste ¶ And whan yâ— Emperour hadde well rested hym and seen the londe in dyuerse partyes and knewe the commodytees than by processe of tyme he toke his leue of the kynge but or he yode he was made knyght of the garter and receyued and wered the lyueray And than he thanked the kynge and all his lordes And than the kynge he wente ouer the see vnto Calays and aboden there longe tyme to haue an answere of the Frensshe kynge and at the laste it came and pleased hym ryghte noughte so the Emperoure toke his leue of yâ— kinge and passed forth in goodes name and our kynge came ouer ayen in to EngloÌ„de in all the hast that he myghte and yâ— was on saynt Lucas euen yâ— he came to Lambythe and on yâ— mondaye nexte he came in to the parleament at westmynster ¶ And in this same yere was a grete derth of corn in Englonde but thanked be god it lasted not longe ANd in the fourthâ— yere of kynge Henryes regne the fyfth he held his parlemente at westmynster in yâ— begyÌ„nynge of Octobre last to yâ— puryfycacyon of our lady than nexe after And there was grauÌ„ted vnto hym to mayntene his warres both of spyrytualtee of teÌ„poralte an hole taxe a dyeme than anone yâ— kynge prayed all his lordes too make them redy to strength hym in hys ryght And anone he lete make a newe retenue and charged all his men to be redy at Hampton in wytson weke thanne next after with out ony delaye And there the kynge made the duke of Bedford protectoure and defender of his reame of Englonde in his absence charged hyÌ„ to kepe his lawes and mayntene bothe spyrytuall and temporall And whan yâ— kynge had thus do sette all thynge in his kynde On saynt Markes daye he toke his hors at westmynster came rydyÌ„ge to Poules there he offred toke his leue and so rode forthe thrugh the cyte takynge his leue of all maner of people as well pore as ryche praynge theym all in generall to praye for hym And so he rode forth too saynt Georges there of fred toke his leue of yâ— mayer charginge hym to kepe well his chambre And so he rode forth to Hampton and ther abode tyll his retenue were redy comen for there was all his nauye shyppes with his ordynaunce gadred togyder and well stuffed as longed to suche
in EngloÌ„d what of hem shall doo to the other in what manere poynt he shall be obedyent and vnder hym It is fully coÌ„teyned within aboute the yere of our lorde Ihesu cryste a thousande lxxii tofore the fyrste kynge wyllyam the bysshops of Englond by commandement of the pope the cause was handled and treated bytwene yâ— forsayd prymates and ordeyned and demed that the prymate of Yorke shall be subgette to the prymate of Caunterbury in thynges that longen to the worshypp of god and to the byleue of holy chirche so that in what place euer it be in EngloÌ„de the the prymate of CauÌ„terbury wyt hote and constreyne togader a counseyl of clergy the prymate of yorke is holden with his suffrygans for to be there and for to be obedyent to the ordynauÌ„ce that there shall be lawfully ordeyned Whan the primate of Caunterbury is dedeche primate of yorke shall come to Caunterbury and with other bysshops he shal sacre hym that is chosen so with othere bysshops he shall sacre his owne prymate yf the primate of Yorke be dede hys successour shall come vntoo the bysshop of Caunterbury and he shall take his or denaunce of hym and take his othe with prosessyon and lawfull obedyence After aboute the yere of our lorde .xi. C. lxxxxv in the tyme of kynge Rycharde ben resons sette for the ryght partye for eyther prymate and what one prymate dyde to yâ— other in tyme of Thurstinus of Thomas and of other bysshops of yorke frome the conqueste vnto kynge Henryes tyme the thyrde Also there it is sayd howe eche of them start froÌ„ other This place is but a forspekynge and not a full treatys therof Therfore it were noyfull to charge this place with all thylke reasons ¶ Of howe many manere people haue dwelled therin ca .xiiii. BRytons dwelled fyrste in this ylond yâ— .xviii. yere of Hely yâ— prophete yâ— .xi. yere of Solmus postumê° kyÌ„ge of Latyns .xliii. after the takynge of Troye tofore the buyldynge of Rome CCCC .xxxii. yere ¶ Beda .li. jâ— They come hyder toke her cours from armonyk that now is yâ— other Britayn they held longe tyme yâ— south couÌ„tres of yâ— yloude It befell afterward in Despasianê° tym duke of Rome that the Pyctes shypped oute of Scycya in to Dccean and were dryuen abowte wiche the wynde and encred in to the Norche costes of Irlonde and fouÌ„de there Scottes and prayed to haue a place to dwell Iâ—ne myght none gete for Irlonde as Scottes sayd myght not sustayne both people Scottes sente the Pyctes to the north syde of englonde and behyght them helpe ayenste the Brytons that were theyr enemyes if they wolde aryse and toke them wyues of theyr doughters vpon suche condicion yf doubte fylle who sholde haue ryg ht to be kyÌ„ge they sholde rather these heÌ„ of yâ— moder syde thaÌ„ of yâ— fader syde of the womeÌ„kyÌ„ rather thaÌ„ of yâ— meÌ„ kyÌ„ ¶ Gaufre In Vespasyan the Emperous tyme whan Marius Armragus sone was kyÌ„ge of Brytons One Rodryk kynge of Pyctes cam out of Scicia and ganne to destroyed Scotlonde Martus the kyng slewe this Rodryk gaue the north partye of Scotlond that heet Cathenesia to the men that were came with Rodryke and were ouercome by hym for to dwel inne But thesemen hadde no wyues ne none myght haue of the nacion of Brytons therfore they saylled into Irlonde toke to theyr wyues Irysshmens doughters by that couenauÌ„te that yâ— moder blood sholde be put tofore in successyon of herytage Girca .xvii. Netheles Sirinus super Vyrgilium sayth that Pictes agatyrses that had some dwellynge place aboute the waters of Scicia and they ben called Pyctes of Peyntynge smytynge of woundes therfore they are called pyctes as paynted men These men and these gorhes ben all one people for whan Maximus the tyraunt was wente out of Brytayne into Fraunce for to occupye th empyre Then Gratianus Valentinianus that were brethern and felowes of th empyre brought these gothes out of Scicia with grete gyftes with flaterynge and fayre behestes intoo the north countre of Brytayne for they were stalworth and stronge men of armes and so these theues brybones were made men of londe of couÌ„tree dwelled in the northe countres And helde there Cytees and townes ¶ Gaufre Carancius the tyraunt slewe Bassianus and gaf the Pyctes a dwellynge place in Al bania that is Scotlond there they dwel led longe tyme afterwarde and medled with Britons ¶ R. Thensyth that Pâ—â—tes occupyed fyrste the north syde of Scotlonde It semeth that the dwellynge place that this Carancius gaf them is the south syde of Scotlonde that stretchethe from the thwarte ouer walle of Romayns werke to the Scottesshe see and con teyneth Galleway and Lodouia that is Lodewaye ¶ Therfore Bedeli .iii. ca. ij speketh in this manere Niruaâ— the holy man conuerted the southe Pâ—tes Afterwarde the Saxons come and made yâ— countree longe too Brencia the northe partiee of Northumberlonde vnto the tyme that Kynadius Alpinus sone kynge of Scotlonde put out yâ— Pyctes made that countie that lyeth bytwene Twed and the Scottesshe see longe to his kyngdom ¶ Beda li.i ca .i. Afterwarde loÌ„ge tyme the Scottes were ledde bâ—duâ—â— Renda and came out of Irlonde that is propre countree of Scottes and with loue or with strenth made hem place fast by the pyctes in the north syde of that arme of the see that breketh into the loâ—d in the weste syde that departed in olde tyme bytwene Britons and Partes Of this duke Renda the Scottes badde the name and were called Darlendinus as it were Rendaes parte for in ber speâ—h a parte is called dal ¶ Gâ—p The â—â—â—tes myghte haue no wyues of Brytons but they toke hem wyues of Irysshe scottes and promysed bem fayre for to dwel with them and graunted hym a londe by the see syde there the see is narowe That londe is called nowe Galleway Martanus Irysshe Scottesshe londed at Argall yâ— is scotten clyf for Scottes londed therfor to do harme to yâ— Brytons or for yâ— place it next to Irlonde for to come a londe in Brytayne ¶ Beda And so the Scottes after the Brytons Pictes made the thyrde people dwellynge in Brytayne ¶ R. Thenne after that come the Saxons atte prayenge of yâ— Britons to helpe them ayenst the Scottes Pyctes And the Brytons were sone put out into wales And Saxons ocupyed the loÌ„de lytell and lytell and efte more too the Scottysshe see And so Saxons made the fourthe manere of men in the ylonde of Brytayne ¶ Beda li. v. ca .ix. for Saxons and Angles came out of Germani a yet some Brytons that dwell nygh callen hem shortly Germayns ¶ R. Netheles aboute the yere of oure lorde .viii. hondred Egbartus kynge of westsaxon commaunded and bad all men calle the men of yâ— londe Englysshmen ¶ Alfre Then after that the Danes pursued the londe abowte a twoo hondred yere that is for to