realme he was than by all theyr assentes deposed and discharged of all kyngly honour and dignyte And than by the auctoryte of the sayd counsell agrement of all the coÌ„mons there present Edwarde erle of marche than the eldyst son of y e duke of yorke was elected and chosen for kynge of Englande After whiche admyssion the sayd Edwarde erle of Marche the .iiii. day of Marche the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.lx accompanyed with all the lordes and a great multytude of the coÌ„mons was brought into westmyster there toke possessyon of the realme syttynge in the seate royall in the great hail of westmyster with his septer in his hande a questyon was axed of all the people yf they wolde admytte hym to coÌ„tynue as kynge to the whiche with one voyce all the people cryed there ye And than there after the custome vsed he toke his othe and after that went into the abbey and there was receyued w t precessyon and conueyed vnto saynt Edwardes shryne and there offered as kynge and after that receyued homage fealte of all the lordes And vpon the morowe folowynge he was proclaymed in dyuers places of the citye of London Edwarde the .iiii. than kynge of Englande Sone after this this kynge Edwarde with his lordes and a great companye and bande of men toke his iourney Northwarde to subdue his enemyes met w t them at a place called Towton ix myles from yorke with whome he had than a cruell and mortall battell but kynge Edwarde had the victorye that in the fylde chase there were slayne aboue .xxx. M. men there was slayne the erle of Northumberlande the erle of westmyrlande the lorde Clyfforde the lorde Egremounde Andrewe Trollope and many other And in the same fylde was taken the erle of Deuonshyre the erle of wylkeshyre whiche erle of Deuonshyre was after at yorke beheded But kynge Henry and the quene the yonge duke of Somercet the lorde Rose other beynge than at yorke herynge of the losse of this fylde fled towarde Scotlande and vpon the morowe folowynge kynge Edwarde entered into yoâ—ke with his people and there hylde his estate And after that he 〈◊〉 the erle of wâ—rwyke in the Northe to see the guydynge therof and he hym selfe costed the contrey Southwarde and Eestwarde and so came towarde London Edwardus .iiij. Pius ¶ Pius was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.lviii he hylde the see .vi. yere Edwarde the .iiii. EDwarde the .iiii. son to Rycharde duke of yorke came to London and there was crowned kynge at westmyster the .viii. day of Iune the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.lx In the fyrst yere of his reyne the erle of Oxforde y e lorde Aubrey syr Thomas Todenham willyam Tyrell and IohnÌ„ Mongumery were beheded at the Towre hyll Also in the same yere Margarete late quene of Englande came out of Fraunce into Scotlande and from thens into Englande with a strength of Frenchemen and Scottes wherfore kynge Edwarde went towarde them w t a stronge hoost and than the quene perceyuynge she was nat able to resyst kynge Edwardes power returned toke the see and so went agayne into Scotlande And after that the yonge duke of Somercet other that toke the quenes parte submytted them to the kynges grace ¶ Also in the .ii. yere of kyng Edwarde the duke of Somercet herynge y t Henry late kynge was coÌ„mynge agayne into Englande forsoke kynge Edwardes parte returned vnto Henry late kynge whiche entered agayne and at a place called Exham in the Northe the lorde IohnÌ„ Montegue hauynge the rule of the northe contrey with a great power to hym gathered met with theÌ„ and skyrmysshed with them and had the victorye where the sayd duke of Somercet the lorde Hungerforde the lorde Roose were taken prisoners whiche .iii. lordes were sone after put to dethe and beheded and dyuers other that were there taken were after put to dethe ¶ Also in the .iiii. yere of kinge Edwarde secretely in a mornyng at Grastcon nyghe to Stonystretforde the kynge maryed Elysabeth whiche was late before wyfe to syr IohnÌ„ Gray knyght doughter to the lorde Ryuers where with the erle of warwyke was nat content but secretely in his mynde grudged there at Also in this yere Henry late kynge was taken in a woode in the northe contrey by one Cauntlowe and presented to kynge edwarde whiche sent him as prisoner to the Towre of London And anone after quene elysabeth was crowned at westmyster with a great solempnyte and sone after she was delyuered of her fyrst chylde called Elysabeth ¶ Also in the .vi. yere of this kyng the bastarde of Burgon chalenged the lorde Scalys for certayne feates of warre whiche were done in Smythfylde but the lorde Scalys had the victorye and honour ¶ Also in the .viii. yere of this kynge Margarete the kyngê suster was sent ouer the see honorably maryed to Charles the duke of Burgon ¶ Also in the .ix. yere of kynge edwarde the erle of warwyke absented hym selfe from the kyng and confetered vnto hym the duke of Clarence the kynges brother whiche before had maryed y e erle of warwykes doughter whervpon the coÌ„mons of Northumberlande began to rebelle and chase them a captayne called Robyn of Ryddysdale dyd many great feates but at the last this Robyn of Ryddysdale bare hym selfe so wysely that he all his companye were pardoned had no hurte but durynge that rumour and sterynge the Lyncolnshyre men toke the lorde Ryuers and syr IohnÌ„ his son at the mewys at Charynge crosse and brought them to Northamton and there beheded them anone after proclamacyons were made in London y t the kynge had pardoned all those ryottours aswell for the dethe of the lorde Ryuers as for all other displeasures ¶ Lewys ¶ Lewys son of Charles was nexte frenche kynge the yere of Chryste M. CCCC.lxi he had great warre with Charles the duke of Burgon ¶ Charles ¶ Charles son to Philyppe was nexte duke of Burgon he had a doughter called Margarete whiche was maryed to Maximilyan that was electe emperour Paulus ¶ Paulus was nexte pope he hylde the see .vi. yere ¶ But sone after this a newe styrrynge began in Lyncolneshyre by meanes of the lorde welles for whome the kynge sent by feare meanes and as it was sayd promysed hym to come safe and goo safe but wheâ—her the kinge made to hym any suche promyse or nat yet he was shortely after beheded And also sone after this a concorde and vnyte was labored betwene kynge Edwarde and his brother the duke of Clarence and the erle of warwyke wherfore they met all at London at Baynardes castell where the duchesse of yorke theyr mother than lay But anone after y e erle of warwyke sodaynly departed to warwyke and there gathered a great strength And in this whyle syr Robert welles son to y e lorde welles before put to dethe assembled a great power purposynge to gyue kynge
Burgoyne came and gaue the kynge .xxx. M. â—i that he shulde do no hurt in that contrey wherfore he departed thens and went towarde Parys and his hoost lodged nyghe to Parys redy to gyue battell but y e bysshoppe of Beaux chauncellour of NormaÌ„dye with other toke a day of truse to conclude a peace at whiche day at a place within a myle of Charters the duke of Lanâ—aster the erle of warwyke and Northampton appered for kynge Edwarde for Charles than eldyst son to kynge IohnÌ„ whiche before was made Regent of Fraunce there appered the sayd bysshoppe of Beaux and dyuers other lordes whiche peace was thus concluded that kynge Edwarde shulde haue all the landes that he than had in Gascoyn and Guyan to hym and to his heyres without doynge for them any homage And that kynge Edwarde shulde gyue vp all his tytle y t he claymed to the crowne of Fraunce And also that the Frenche kynge shulde pay for his raunsome .iii. Millyons of Scutes whiche amount to .v. C.M. li. And also y t kynge Edwarde shulde nat alye hym with the Fâ—emynges nor ayde them agaynst kynge IohnÌ„ nor his heyres kynges of Fraunce ¶ After whiche treatye thus concluded kynge Edwarde returned into Englande and after kynge Edwarde and kynge Iohan at Caleys were bothe â—worne to mayntayne y e sayd artycles and than kynge Iohan was delyuered and went into Fraunce whiche was .iiii. yere after that he was taken and kynge Edwarde had Iohan duke of Amoâ— and mayne whiche was kynge Iohans sonne and Iohan duke of Aluerne and .viii. other erles delyuered hym for hostages he with them than returned into Englande ¶ Also after this a companye of dyuers nacyons called the companyons assembled them in the contrey of Champayn wherof y e captayns were englysshemen agaynst whome the Frenche king sent .iii. erles to subdewe them with a great power with them but the Frenchemen were discomfyt and one of the erles was slayne and .ii. of them taken prisoners and these companye coÌ„tynued .iiii. yeres to the nombre of .lx. M. And in the same tyme a lyke company assembled in Italye whiche dyd moche hurt ¶ In the .xxxvii. yere of kynge Edwarde kyng Iohan of Fraunce came ouer agayne into Englande of his free wyll to sporte hym and had great chere But the nexte yere after he fell sycke at the Sauey and there dyed and then Charles his son was crowned kynge in Parys And in the same yere the kynge of Cypres and the kynge of Scottes came into Englande to speke with kynge Edwarde Also sone after this prince Edwarde sayled to Burdeux and receyued poscessyon of Guyan that his father had newely gyuen hym dyd homage therfore to his father And in y e same season there was a great battell in Brytteyn fought betwene Charles de Bloys syr IohnÌ„ Momforde for the tytle of that dukedome but by y e ayde of Englysshemen syr IohnÌ„ Momforde had the victory Charles was slayne sone after that Charles than beynge kynge of Fraunce toke an order that the dukedome of Bryttayen shulde remayne to syr IohnÌ„ Momforde and his heyres foreuer ¶ Also about the .xl. yere of kynge Edwarde Piers kynge of Castell was expulsed by the ayde of the Frenchemen by Henry his bastarde brother But this Peter by the ayde of prince Edwarde fought with his brother Henry and put hym to flyght and slewe .v. M. of his men and restored Peter to dyuers cityes and holdes whiche he before had lost But after that his brother Henry entred into Castell agayne and in proces wan the contrey agayne and toke his brother Peter and beheded hym ¶ Also about the .xlii. yere of kynge Edwarde the erles of Armenake of Dalbret and of Perygot with dyuers other lordes of Guyan appelled prince Edwarde to Charles the Frenche kynge that prince Edwarde had broken y e peace made betwene the .ii. kinges kynge Edwarde and kynge Iohan and one great cause that they layde agaynst prince Edwarde was because he leueyed a fowage in Guyan agaynst y e myndes of the lordes where the contrey ought to be free where vpon kynge charles sent his letters to prince Edwarde coÌ„maundynge hym to appere at Parys to answere there wherwith prince Edwarde was nat content ado sayde he wolde nat appere before hym but with his basenet on his hede and .lx. men of warre and sayd he receyued his lande of his father the kynge of Englande and yf any mysorder were it ought to be determyned before his father in Englande whervpon newe debate and varyaunce began betwene these .ii. kynges that kynge Edwarde sent ouer the duke of Lancaster â— whiche landed at Caleys with a stronge power and went to Turney and Ayre and wasted the contrey and after went towarde Harflete in Normandye after from thens to the contrey of Poyteou and the Frenche kynge sent the duke of Burgoyne the duke of Barre into the sayd contreys with a great power whiche toke many holdes and dyd great displeasure to the englysshemen there ¶ Also about this tyme there was a great pestylence in Englande and after a great derthe that whete was worthe .xl. d. a busshell ¶ Also after that syr Robert Knolles with the lorde fitz water and lorde Grauntson and with a great company of Soudyers entred saynt Omers and so to Aras and so to Parys whan they sawe that the frenchemen wolde gyue them no battell they returned towarde NormaÌ„dye and so to the erledome of Angeo But than varyance fell betwene syr Robert Knolles and the lorde Fitz water and lorde Grauntson wherfore syr Robert Knolles with the floure of the Archers went into Brytten and than the Frenche kynge sent the marshall of FrauÌ„ce with a great power agaynst the lorde Fitz water and lorde Grauntson and gaue vnto them a battell where the englysshemen were discomfyt the lorde Grauntson was there taken .iii. C. englysshemen slayne and the rest takyn prisoners and put to flyght ¶ Also in the .xlv. yere of kynge Edwarde the Frenche kynge contynued hys warre so sore in Guyan and many dyuers skyrmysshes were betwene the Frenchemen and the Englysshemen but most coÌ„menly alway the englysshemen were put to the wors and many holdes and townes were taken from them for the people of the contrey fauoured nat the englysshemen â–ª because of y e great Taskes that prince Edwarde had gathered there of them and the citye of Lymoge and other cityes rebelled agaynst prince Edwarde wherfore prince Edwarde perceyuynge all this and what for lacke of money what for syckenesse and maladyes that he had he departed into Englande leauynge behynde hym the duke of Lancaster and his brother the erle of Cambryge to rule Gascoyn but sone after that they came into Englande ¶ Also in the .xlvi. yere of kynge Edwarde the kynge sent the erle of Pembroke with a great companye to fortefye the towne of Rochell but he was met in
coste of Englande to haue stopped them but it was to late And than incontynent the kynge dispoyled the towne of Lodlowe and the castell and toke the Duches of yorke And anone after the kynge made y e duke of Somercetê son that was slayne captayne of Caleys wherfore he in all hast went ouer to haue taken Caleys but y e said other erles beynge there before kept hym out wherfore the yonge duke went and toke Guynes than dayly many great assautes were made betwene them of Caleys them of Guynes And many men resorted dayly and came out of Englande to Caleys to the socour of the lordes there and betause they lacked money they shyfted with the Staple of Caleys for .xviii. thousande pounde And after they sende ouer the sayd mayster IohnÌ„ Denham with a great companye of shyppes to Sandewyche to wynne the kynges Nauey there lyenge whiche so spedde hym that he toke there the towne and toke the lorde Ryuers in his bedde and toke the lorde Skalys and toke as many shyppes of the kynges Nauey as he lyst and with them returned into Caleys but nat without the consent of many of the maryners whiche fauoured the erle of warwyke Sone after this the kynge called a parlyament at Couentrye where the sayd duke of yorke with all the other lordes were attaynted of treason and theyr landes and goodes seasyd to the kynges vse And prouisyon made y t no man shulde passe ouer the see vnto Caleys but that nat withstaÌ„dyng comfort came to them of Caleys dayly out of Englande And at the last the sayd erle of Salysburye with the other lordes and with a great companye landed at Douer in Kent and so kept theyr weys towarde the kynge whiche lay than at Couentre gatherynge his people And so in conclusyon whan bothe the hoostes were gathered to a great nombre at the last they mette at Northampton where betwene them was fought a cruell battell where the erle of Salysburye his coÌ„panye had the victorye there was slayne the duke of Buckyngham the erle of Shroysburye the vycount of Beamount the lorde Egremount with many other knyghtes squyers and the kynge taken prisoner After whiche felde they brought the kynge with them into London there kepynge his estate and sent shortely worde to the duke of yorke into Irelande and immedyatly called a parlyament at westmyster to the whiche ê‘lyament the duke of yorke came and lodged hym selfe in the kynges palese where the kynge hym selfe was Than a great rumour sprange that kynge Henry shulde be deposed the duke of yorke made kynge And vpon this parlyament contynuynge the duke of yorke came boldely vpon a day in the parlyament chambre and there set hym downe in the kyngê sete and there made his clayme vnto y e crowne wherby many of the lordes were dismayde for dyuers of the lordes aswell the dukes fryndes as other were in the mynde that kynge Henry shulde be kynge durynge his lyfe For the whiche many great counsels were kept in this whyle the quene with suche lordes as were of her parte were in the northe contrey and assembled great strength of people At the last it was concluded at this parlyament that kynge Henry shulde contynue and reyne as kynge durynge his lyfe naturall and after his dethe the duke of yorke and his heyres to be kynges yf kynge Henry were disposed to resygne his crowne that he shulde resygne it to the duke of yorke and his heyres w t dyuers other artycles ¶ And also that if kynge Henry durynge his lyfe went from this appoyntement or from any other artycle therin that than he shulde be deposed than the duke of yorke or his heyre to take the crowne and be kynge And there the duke of yorke was made agayne protectour and gouernour of the lande and was proclaymed heyre apparant to the crowne of Englande ¶ And also than it was there concluded that because the quene and Edwarde her sonne and the yonge duke of Somercet and the duke of Excester and other wolde nat co London That the duke of yorke and the erle of Salysbury with a great power shulde goo and fatche the quene and the other lordes And whan the quene with her lordes harde tell of theyr coÌ„mynge they gathered to them a great strength of people and mette with them nere vnto a towne called wakefylde where betwene them was fought a cruell and a great mortall battell where the quene and her lordes had the victorye And there was slayne the sayd duke of yorke with his son the duke of Rutlande and syr Thomas Neuell son to the erle of Salysburye and dyuers other And the erle of Salysburye taken prisoner whiche w t many other prisoners were sent vnto Powmefret whiche erle was after there beheded and dyuers other and theyr heades sent vnto yorke ¶ Also in this tyme Edwarde the erle of marche eldyst son to y e duke of yorke beynge at Shroysburye herynge of the dethe of his father gathered some people there and went into wales to gether mo people to auenge his fathers dethe with whome the erles of Penbroke wylshyre met and gaue hym a sharpe skyrmysshe but the erle of marche had the victorye After that the quene with her lordes with a great coÌ„panye of Northermnen came towarde London as farre as saynt Albons In whiche meane tyme the duke of Norfolke and the erle of warwyke which were assygned to wayte vpon the kynge gathered vnto them a great strength mette with the quenes hoost at saynt Albons where betwene them was a stronge fyght where y e quenes parte had the victorye the duke of Norfolke the sayd erle were discomfyt and fayne to flee kynge Henry was there taken in the fylde and brought vnto the quene and dyuers that were taken prisoners as the lorde Boneuylle syr Thomas Tyrell were beheded And than dyuers Aldermen and coÌ„mons of London went to the quene and made request that the Northernmen myght be turned whome for feare of robbynge of the citye ¶ Sone after this Edwarde the erle of marche and eldyst son to the duke of yorke and the erle of warwyke met to gether at Cotyswolde and had gathered a great people And than y e kynge and the quene with theyr hoost returned Northewarde and than the forsayd erle of marche with the erle of warwyke with dyuers other lordes of theyr partye came vnto London to whome resorted the more partye of all the gentylmen of the South and Eest parte of EnglaÌ„de At theyr whiche fyrst coÌ„mynge to London there was a great counsell called of lordes spirituall and temporall where after many argumentes and reasons made it was concluded that for asmoche as kynge Henry contrary to his honour and promyse had broken the artycles made at that parlyament and was departed Northwarde with the quene other lordes And also for so moche as he was thought vnable to gouerne the
fitz Alwyn The fyrst Sheryffes Peter Duke Thomas Nele ¶ Also in the .x. yere of kynge IohnÌ„ London brydge was begon to be edefyed of stone whiche before was of tymbre and the monastery of saynt Mary oueres was begon for to be buylded ¶ Also about the .xi. yere of kynge Iohans reyne the kyng was in great feare lest he shulde lose his realme and to be vtterly vndone hym selfe wherfore in his mynde he was sore anoyed and sent to the pope and sayd he wolde be reconsyled wherfore the pope sent Pandulfe agayne into Englande with these artycles that he shulde receyue Steuyn to his archebysshopryke restore to hym and to all other all profytes frutes belongynge to them that he had wrongfully taken and that he shulde yelde vnto the popes handes the tytle of his crowne to holde it of the pope To the whiche thynges the kynge graunted and resygned his crowne to Pandulfe and toke it agayne of hym to holde it of the pope and to pay yerely to the churche of Rome M. markes of syluer and after that receyued Steuyn suffred hym to inioy his Archebysshopryke restored all suche profytes as he had from hym and all other wrongfully taken Some wryters affyrme that for this foresayd payment the Peter pens be payde at this day ¶ Also about the .xiiii. yere of his reyne kynge IohnÌ„ fell at a great discencyon with his lordes one cause of that varyance wos for that y t the kynge wolde nat holde y e lawes of saynt Edwarde but wolde holde no lawe but do all thiÌ„ge at his owne wyll dyd disinheryte many men without assent of his lordes or of any other counsell And also wolde haue disinheryte the erle of Chester because he rebuked hym of his wyckednesse for that that he hylde his owne brothers wyfe lay by many other great lordes dobghters and spared no woman that hym lyked wherfore his lordê toke the citye of London and bylde them there a certayne whyle But by meanes of the Archebysshoppe of Caunterbury and other prelates the kynge and his lordes met besyde Stanys at a place called Rumney mede and there agrement was made a charter made thereupon called Magna carta whiche charter anone after the kynge brake that newe varyance began betwene hym and his lordes agayne y t dyuers of the lordes sent vnto the kynge of Fraunce that he shulde sende his son Lewys hyther and they wolde rendre vnto hym the lande which Lewys therupon came into Englande and toke dyuers castels of the kynges by force and after came to London where the barons receyued hym and yelded to hym the Towre of London Kynge IohnÌ„ beynge thus ouer set with this Lewys by the eyde of dyuers of his lordes sent vnto the pope shewynge theyr rebellynge whiche sent vnto hym a Legate called Swallo whiche in the popes name commaunded Lewys to returne into Fraunce and labored to haue a peace betwene them but his labour was in vayne wherfore the kyng forfere fled towarde Lyncolne but sone after at Neuwarke he dyed of the flyx the .xix. day of October the yere of Chryst M.CC.xvi. But some say that a monke poysoned hym at Swynestede and he is buryed at worcester Henricus .iij. ¶ Honore Gregory Celestyne ¶ Honore was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M·CC xvi he hylde the see .x. yere and more ¶ Gregory hylde the see nexte .xiiii. yere ¶ Celestyne hylde the see nexte .xviii. dayes ¶ Fredrycke Henry ¶ Fredrycke was nexte Emperour the yere of Chryst M.CC.xii. he dyd persecute the churche but at a counsell at Lyon he was deposed by the pope Innocent that .xxvii. yere after the electours were in varyance who shulde be Emperour he hylde the Empyre .xxxii. yere ¶ Henry was nexte Emperour he hylde the empyre .v. yere Henry the thyrde HEnry the thyrde of that name and eldyst sonne to kynge IohnÌ„ was crowned kyng the .xxviii. day of Octobre the yere of Chryst M.CC.xvi. whan he was but .ix. yeres of age And after his coronacyon this Lewis coÌ„tynued in his war which he had begon but dyuers of y e lordes toke ê‘te agaynst hym And also Swallo the Legate accursed this Lewys interdyted wales a cursyd Lewellyn prynce of wales and all that hylde ê‘te agayne this yonge kyng Henry And the erle of Chester and dyuers other lordes of the kynges parte went to Lyncolne and toke the towne and slewe many Frenche men beynge there forced this Lewys to take a peace whiche peace was thus concluded y t Lewys shulde go agayne into Fraunce and to haue a M. markes for his trauayle whiche he had and so deê‘ted Also in the thyrde yere of this kynge began y e newe worke of the churche of westmyster ¶ About the .viii. yere of this kynges reyne the charter called Magna carta was coÌ„fyrmed and dyuers artycles addyd therto howe the kynge shulde haue the warde and maryage of the lordes heyres beynge within age and the fyrst statute of Mortmayne than made and about that tyme the plees of the crowne were holden in the Towre of London And this kynge also graunted many lybertes to the citye of London Sone after this kynge Henry with a great hoost sayled into Normandye by the excytynge of a Frenche man named the erle of Marche where betwene the FreÌ„che kyng Lewys and hym was fought a great battell but in the ende the Frenchemen had the victory toke .xxii. knyghtes and noble men prisoners .v. C. meane people y t kynge Henry for feare fled and turned backe to Burdeux but after a peace was made kynge henry returned into Englande About this tyme was a great yerthe quake in Englande and also in the .xxxi. yere of this kynge the kynge seasyd the franches of London into his handes for a iugemeÌ„t gyuen by one Piers Alyn the Mayre Aldermen agaynst a wedowe called Margarete Vyell which iugemeÌ„t as it was sayd was after fouÌ„de good wherfore the Citezyns inioyed agayne theyr lybertes About the .xxxv. yere of this kynge the order of the freres Augustynes began in Englande in a place in wales called wodhouse And about this tyme the kyng maryed Margarete his doughter to AlexaÌ„der the kyng of Scottes which Alexander dyd homage to y e kynge at yorke This kynge Henry ofte tymes for dyuers coÌ„playntes made agaynst y e Mayres offycers of London seasyd the lybertes of the citye into his owne handes set other offycers to rule the citye but euer they were restored agayne Also about this tyme Rycharde the kynges brother erle of Cornewall was electe kyng of Almayne kynge of Romayns whiche toke shyppynge went thyder there was crowned in y e citye of AquisgranuÌ„ About the .xli. yere of kyng Henryes rayne a greuous byll of complaynt of the coÌ„mynalte of London was put agaynst the Mayre Aldermen and gouernours of the citye for wronges extorcyons done by them to the
coÌ„mynalte by settynge of taxes alterynge of tolles customes to theyr owne singuler â—ucrâ— whiche byll was cast in the kynges wardrobe whiche after came to the kynges handes that the kynge sent downe his Iustyce other of his counsell whiche discharged the Mayre Sheryffes Chamberlayne and made inquisicyon of the truthe but the offenders by theyr lerned counsell longe tyme defended them selfe and delayde the tryall And yet dyuers places of syttynge were appoynted aswell in the Guylhalle and at the Folkemoâ—e at Poules crosse in the Escheker y e kynges grace there beynge present where in the ende the Mayre Aldermen were arrested and coÌ„pelled to put in great suertyes at the last they put them in the kynges mercy and made theyr ende and lastly restored agayne to theyr roumes but nat without great fynes payenge Also about this tyme there was a great derth that whete was worth .xxiiii. s. a quarter ¶ Lewys ¶ Lewys the .viii. son th the seconde Philyppe was nexte kynge of Fraunce the yere of Chryst M.CC.xxii he beseged the towne of Auynnion and wanne it ¶ Guy ¶ Guy son to Margaret was nexte erle of Flaunders Innocent Alexander ¶ Innocent was next pope he hylde y e see .xi. yeere ¶ Alexander hylde the see nexte .vii. yere Wyllyam ¶ wyllyam was nexte Emperour he hylde the see .vii. yere ¶ Also about the .xliii. yere of this kynges reyne the kynge at a court of Folkemote at Paulys axed lycence of the coÌ„mons of the citye accordynge to the sayd ordynauace to passe the see and so went vnto Burdeux into FrauÌ„ce and had great chere of the Frenche kynge Lewys or that he came agayne he granÌ„ted all his ryght that he had in Normandye Gascoyn Guyon to the said Lewys toke agayne Guyon Angeo and Mayn to holde of the Frenche kynge and was called in Fraunce duke of Guyon dyd homage to the Frenche kynge therfore Also about the .xlv. yere y e Barons of Englande by force of those forsayd ordynances toke vpon them to chauÌ„ge the kynges Iustyce the kynges Sheryffe and dyuers other offycers y t the kyng had admytted and put other in theyr places wherwith the kynge was nat content publysshed his bull of aâ—solucion wherfore the barons assembled to gether in the marches of wales with a stroÌ„ge power sent a letter to the kynge praynge hym to obserue the said ordynauÌ„ces wherto he was sworne to whome the kynge sent no answere Then the barons came forwarde with banners displayde and moche people resorted to them they put in prison and punysshed all them that toke the coÌ„trarye parte and at the last came into London for the citye toke y e barons parte But sone after agrement was made betwene the kynge and his lordes whiche contynued nat longe for y e hyng caused syr Edwarde his eldyst son to take the castell of wyndesore by a trayne and the kynge secretely departed from westmyster and rode into the sayd castell many of the lordes that toke his parte came to hym And the barons and the other that toke their parte drewe to London but yet by some well disposed persons a concorde was takyng thus that bothe partes shulde abyde the iugement of Lewys the Frenche kynge concernynge the kepynge of the sayd ordynances wherfore the kynge and syr Edwarde his eldyst son went ouer to the sayd Lewys and for the barons parte there went syr Peter de Mountforde and other before whiche kynge Lewys the mater was argued but in conclusion kynge Lewys gaue sentence that the sayd statutes ordynances shulde be clerely voyde and the kynge set at lyberte After whiche sentence gyuen y e kyng all the other returned into Lpndon but the barons nat content with this sentence reputynge parcialyte in kynge Lewys departed and went into the Marches of wales gathered a great nombre of people and came into London and than because some varyaunce was betwene some of the rulers of the citye and the coÌ„mons The coÌ„mons made them two captaynes callynge them Constables of the citye at whose coÌ„maundement all the coÌ„myns by tollynge of the great bell of Polles shulde be redy in harnes to wayte vpon them whiche Constables with the coÌ„mons by the exortynge of Hughe Spencer Constable of y e Towre went to Thystelworth beyonde westmyster and there spoyled the maner of the kynge of Romayns whiche dede was the great cause of the warre for the kynge toke it greuously and gathered great power and at the last came to the towne of Lewys in Sussex but the wardens of the fyue partes kept the see with shyppes y e no straungers shulde entre to ayde the kynge And than the barons with a great multytude of y e citye of LoÌ„don and with a great hoost of other people came agaynst the kynge betwene whome the .xxiii. day of May was fought a maruelous cruell battell at Lewys and the LoÌ„doners that gaue the fyrst assent by reason of the sharpe shot of Arowes and strokes gyuen by them of the kynges partes began to drawe backe But the barons incurraged theyr men in suche wyse y t they nat onely set vpon them with fresshe cheuâ—en but incurraged so them that gaue backe y t they turned agayne fought so fersly that the kyngê ê‘te gaue backe the kyng lost the fylde where the kyng hym selfe the kyng of Romayns Edwarde the kyngê son were takyn prisoners many other mo and .xx. M. men slayne for this battell coÌ„tynued y e more part of the day After whiche battell endyd they brought their prisoners to London where the kynge agreed y t all the said ordynauÌ„ces shulde stonde in effecte and if any were thought vnresonable to be correctyd by .iiii. noble men of the realme s. ii spirytuall men ii temperall men many instrumentê and wrytynges were made for the assurance of the same ¶ Lewys ¶ Lewys the .ix. called saint Lewys was next kyng of FrauÌ„ce the yere of Chryst M.CC.xxvii he made two voyages into y e holy lande in the fyrst he was takyn prisoner in the .ii. he dyed ¶ Vrban Clement ¶ Vrban was nexte pope he hylde the see .iii. yere and more ¶ Clement was nexte pope he hylde the see .iii. yere Rychyrde ¶ Rycharde and Alfons were in discorde by the electours who shulde be Emperour which discorde so contynued .xvi. yere After this a great discencyon fell betwene y e erle of Glocester the erle of Leyceter whiche were two of the barons y t were agaynst the kynge wherfore sone after syr Edwarde the kynges son deê‘ted to the marches of wales accoÌ„panyed the erle of Glocester the lordes of the marches assembled a great power came to Glocester wherfore syr Symon the erle of Leyceters son by his fathers coÌ„maundement assembled a great power came to wynchester toke it by force and after came to Kyllingworth where syr Edwarde
Vrban was next pope the yere of Christ M.CCC.lxiii In his tyme were founde the hedes of saynt Peter and Poule kynges for a truse and a peas and then what by her intreatye and also for that that the kynges receyuers had disapoynted hym of money whiche he loked for kyynge Edwarde gaue vp lefte the sege and returned into Englande ¶ About the .xix. yere of this kynge he made a solempne feest at wyndesore and a great Iustes and turnament where he deuysed and perfyted substancyally the order of the knyghtes of the garter howe be it some afferme that this order began fyrst by kynge Rycharde Cure de lyon at the sege of y e citye of Acres wherin his great necessyte there were but .xxvi. knyghtê that fyrmely and surely abode by the kynge wherfore he caused all them to were thonges of blewe leyther about theyr legges And afterwarde they were called knyghtes of the blewe thonge ¶ In the .xxi. yere kynge Edwarde with .xi. C. sayles great and smalâ—e sayled into Normandye and there wanne dyuers townes and holdes and costed towarde Roan But Philyppe kyng of Fraunce had entred into Roan before and brake vp the brydges so that kynge Edwarde was fayne to leaue that way and costed towarde Parys tyll he came to a place of the Frenche kyngê called sayn Germayns and the Frenche kynge came as fast on the other syde towarde Parys but euer the water of Seyne was betwene them and so nygh they were ofte tymes that the one hoost myght see the other But because the Frenche kynge had broken vp the brydges the hoostê coude neuer mete wherfore the englysshemen sayd that the Frenche kynge brake vp the brydgê because he durst nat fyght with the englysshe hoost And the Frenchemen sayd that he brake vp the brydges to the intent that the englysshemen shulde nat escape his daunger and whan kynge Edwarde sawe that he myght nat well come to Parys for brekynge of the brydges he returned agayne to a towne called Poysy whiche towne before he had brent and there than repayred the brydge that kynge Philyppe had broken but in the repayrynge therof there came .ii. M. Frenchemen to let the sayd worke but the Archers kept them so of that many of them were slayne and y e worke was fynysshed Than kynge Edwarde entred the contrey of Pychardy at the last came to the water of SoÌ„me and passed the water and came to a forrest called Cressye wherefore kynge Philyppe with a great hoost came thyther and there fought with kynge Edwarde a great sharpe and a mortall battell where kynge Edwarde had the victorye and kynge Philyppe sore hurte fled and escaped with great daunger many of the lordes of the frenche parte were slayne That is to say the kynge of Beame sonne to Henry the Emperour the duke of Loreyn the erle of AlauÌ„son the erle of Bloys the erles of Flaunders Saucer and Harcourt and of Fyennys viii bysshappes and .xvii. other lordes of name and of banerettes knyghtes squyers .xvi. C. that in that battell was slayne the floure of all Fraunce and of coÌ„mons .viii. M. and aboue This battell was vpon the saterday and on the monday nexte there appered to them a newe hoost of Frenchemen and gaue them battell in whiche battell also kynge Edwarde had the victorye and slewe moo of the Frenchemen that day than was slayne y e saterday before After this victorye kynge Edwarde gaue thankes to god and within .iiii. dayes after went to Caleys and layde sege to that towne whiche contynued from the fyrst day of Septembre to the .iii. day of August than nexte folowynge and kept the see so surely that no vytell coude come vnto them Than in the later ende of Iuly kynge Philyppe came towardes Caleys with a stronge power to remoue the sege And some wryters say that he came to late for the towne was yelden before he came And some say y t when kynge Edwarde prepared to gyue hym battell a day appoynted betwene them to fyght y t kynge Philyppe cowardely in y e nyght before deê‘ted returned agayne into Fraunce than they of Caleys perceuynge that yelded vp the towne to kynge Edwarde ¶ Iohan. ¶ IohnÌ„ son of Philyppe de Valoys was nexte kynge of FrauÌ„ce the yere of Chryst M.CCC.l. he gathered a disine of his clargye of his temperalte to pay his raunsome to kynge Edwarde of Englande to whome he was prisoner Gregory ¶ Gregory hylde the see nexte .vii. yeres he remoued his hole court from Auinyon to Rome ¶ Also in this meane whyle that kynge Edwarde was occupyed in the warres in FrauÌ„ce kyng Philyppe because that Bayloll kyng of Scottê was than dede sent Dauyd le Bruse somtyme kynge of Scottes into ScotlaÌ„de with a great armye of Frenchemen whiche anone recouered the crowne whiche Dauyd by the helpe of some lordes of Scotlande entered into Northumberlande and spoyled the contrey without pyte And than the Archebysshoppe of yorke with dyuers other lordes knyghtes reysed a great people met with the Scottes besyde Durham gaue them a great battell where the englysshemen had the victorye In whiche battell Dauyd le Bruse the kynge of Scottes syr willyam Duglas and many other lordes of ScotlaÌ„de were taken prisoners and brought to the Towre of London whiche Dauyd was afterwarde â—aunsomed at a C.M. markes Also in the same meane whyle one Charles de Bloys beseged a castell in Guyan called the roche of Aryan whiche the englysshemen kept But one Thomas Agorne capteyne of the castell issued out with his people and gaue the Frenchemen battell and had the victorye where many men of name of the frenche parte were slayne and the sayd Charles was taken prisoner and brought into Englande ¶ And sone after this there fell a great pestylence nat onely in FrauÌ„ce and Englande but also in all other contreys aswell in Christendome as in Hethenesse that people dyed innumerable and .l. M. persons were buryed in the churche yarde of the Charterhouse in London and vpon that folowed great derthe and scarcyte of corne and vyttell ¶ Also in the .xxiiii. yere a knyght of Burgoyne that was great with the Frenche kynge called Godfrey Clarney profered a Ianuay that had the kepynge of y e castell of Caleys vnder kâ—nge Edwarde a great some of money to helpe to delyuer to y e Frenche kynge the towne of Caleys whiche Ianuay sent secrete worde therof to the kyng and yet promysed this Godfrey to delyuer hym the towne whervpon kynge Edwarde came ouer secretly into Caleys y e fewe men within knewe therof and at the day of payment this Ianuay receyued his money and this syr Godfrey with his people came nyghe the towne came hym selfe ouer in a preuey brydge into y e towne and as sone as he was ouer the brydge was drawyn than the kynge came out with his sworde â—â—awyn shewed hym selfe cryed saynt Edwarde saynt George
And than the Soudyars iâ—sued out at preuey Posternes and sodaynly set vpon the Frenchemen slewe many of them to the nombre of CCC men of armes and moo and toke many prisoners and than after the kynge returned into Englande and brought this Godfrey and many other of the most noblest â—en of them that were taken prisoners with hym into Englande And in the ende of this yere dyed Philyppe de Valoys kynge of Fraunce and kynge IohnÌ„ succeded hym ¶ In the .xxv. yere a noble man of Spayne whome the Frenche kynge fauoured came with a great nauey into the Englysshe stremes and dyd great hurt wherfore kyng Edwarde gathered his Nauey and met them in the see vpon the cost of wynchelsey betwene whome there was a great fyght and moche people slayne vpon bothe partes but in the ende kynge Edwarde had y e victorye and toke .xxii. of theyr shyppes and many other prisoners Also in the â—xxv yere the kynge stablysshed his coyne of golde and syluer and ordayned that .iiii. sterlynge pens shulde make a grote and .v. grotes shulde make an ounce and .xii. ounce shulde make a pounde troy a noble of golde shulde go for halfe a marke and .xl. pens for halfe a noble and .xx. d for a farthynge of golde and .xii. of those farthynges of golde dyd way an ounce ¶ About the .xxvi. yere of this kynge the castell of Guynes was yelden to the Englysshemen in Caleys the same yere syr Guy de Meale marshall of FrauÌ„ce gaue battell to the Englysshemen in Bryttayn but the Frenche men lost all and syr Guy and dyuers other lordes of FrauÌ„ce were slayne there and dyuers taken prisoners ¶ Charles ¶ Charles called the sage son of Charles was nexte kynge of Fraunce the yere of Chryst M.CCC.lxiiii he recouered the contrey of Poetowe and Rochell and many holdes agaynst the Englysshemen whiche they before had wonne ¶ In the .xxix. yere prince Edwarde the kinges eldyst sonne entred Gascoyne with a great hoâ—â— and spoyled the contrey in the same yere king Edwarde landed at Caleys with a great armye and after went into Fraunce But anone tythynges came to hym that the Scottes had wonne the towne of Berwyke had layde sege to the castell wherfore kynge Edwarde returned shortely and went to Berwyke and wanne the towne agayne punysshed so the kynge of Scottes that at the last he caused hym to submytte hym selfe as prisoner and recâ—yued his power tytle of the crowne of ScotlaÌ„de into kynge Edwardes handes wherfore he returned with the kyng of Scottes into London but the Frenchemen say y t kynge Edwarde returned out of Fraunce for feare of the Frenche kynge whiche was coÌ„mynge from Amyas with a great power to haue fought with kynge Edwarde ¶ Also about this season that is to say in the .xxx. yere of kyng Edwarde whyle that kynge Edwarde was occupyed at Berwyke prince Edwarde had taken many ryche prisoners and pyllages in Gascoyne and came to Burdeux without any battell and the duke of LaÌ„caster with the eyde of Philyppe brother to the kynge of Nauerne made warre in the contrey of Constantyne ¶ Than kynge IohnÌ„ of Fraunce came with a great power towarde the duke but he myght nat wynne vnto hym for the passages were so fortefyed therfore he made towarde prince Edwarde and wanne dyuers castels by the way ¶ This prince Edwarde was than at a place called Leyre to whome there came a great armye of the nobles of Fraunce gaue to hym a sharpe battell but prince Edwarde had the victorye and slewe many of his enemyes and toke many prisoners and sent them to Burdeux and went hymselfe towarde Towres And in this meane whyle the duke of Lancaster came from the castell of Lyseux whiche he had repayred returned to Bryttayn and spoyled brent and toke many holdes by the way And than kynge IohnÌ„ holdynge his way came to the citye of Towres to fortefye it and prince Edwarde toke his wey towarde Poyters in whiche way he mette an hoost of Frenchemen and fought with them and put them to flyght and slewe C. of them and toke .lx. prisoners and sent .iiii. or .v. of the noble men of them vnto Burdeux after that loged hym selfe in a place nyghe Poyters And after that the Frenche kynge came with his hoost and lodged hym selfe nyghe vnto Poyters so that y e vawewardes of bothe hoostes lay within halfe a myle of other And than in the mornynge the duke of Athens hauynge the rule of the Frenche kynges vawewarde set vpon y e Englysshe hoost which had so fensed them selfe with woode and trees that the Frenche speres myght nat wynne to them for the Englisshemen bete them so with arowes that they turned ouer bothe hors and man And in the same season the duke of Normandye kynge IohnÌ„s son whiche was leder of a nother hoost assayled them vpon a nother parte but these .iii. battels dyd lytell hurte to the Englysshemen for they slewe so many by shotte of Arowes that these .iii. hoostes were discomfyt Than kynge IohnÌ„ seynge this comforted his people and he hym selfe with a fresshe company set vpon them agayne but the Englysshemen kept them so to gether fought so sore that the Frenchemen gaue backe whome the Englysshemen than fersly folowed and slewe of them without pyte where there was slayne the duke of Burgoyne the duke of Athens syr Iohan Cleremount marshall of FrauÌ„ce with many lordes baronettes knyghtê men of armes to the nombre of .xvii. C. .iii. M. of other meane persons And there was taken prisoners IohnÌ„ kynge of FrauÌ„ce Philyppe his .iiii. sonne the erle of Poeteowe the erle of Ewe the erle of Languyle the erle of Tankeruyle the Archebysshoppe of Sens the erles of Dampmatyne Vandosme of Salysbruche and of Moyson and many other great lordes Baronettes and knyghtes and men of name to the nombâ—e of .xvi. C. And after this fylde thus wonne the prince returned with his prisoners to Burdeux and sone after that the prince with his prisoners toke shyppynge and aryued in Englande and brought them thorowe the citye of London into westmyster where kynge Edwarde syttynge in his estate in westmyster hall receyued them with honour After y t there was a solempne Iustyce in Smythfylde where than were present y e kynge of Englande the Frenche kynge the kyng of Scottê with many other noble estates wherof the most parte of the straungers were prisoners ¶ Also in the .xxxiii. yere of kynge Edwarde syr Robert Knolles with other of his retenew with ayde of the kynges men of Nauerne warred in Brettayne and toke many castels and holdes many prisoners toke great soÌ„mes of money for sauyng of townes raunsomes of prisoners ¶ Also in the .xxxiiii. yere kynge Edwarde with the prince his son and the duke of Lancaster sayled ouer vnto Caleys and so went to the contrey of Champayne to whome dyuers lordes of the duchye of
apparant whiche syr Roger went after into Irelande there was slayne by the wylde Irysshemen ¶ Charles ¶ Charles the .vi. was nexte Frenche kynge the yere of chryst M.CCC.lxxx he made great warre agaynst them of Gaunt and other of the Flemynges that wolde nat obey theyr duke and slewe of them .xl. M. ¶ Lewys ¶ Lewys called Lewys de marle was nexte erle of Flaunders Bonyface ¶ Benyface was nexte pope he hylde the see .xiiii. yere ¶ This syr Roger Mortymer had issue .ii. sonnes Edmonde Roger and .ii. doughters Anne and Alys that was made a nonne the .ii. sayd sonnes dyed without issue and Anne the eldyst doughter was maryed to Rycharde erle of Cambryge whiche was son to Edmonde of Langley before named whiche had issue betwene them Richarde duke of yorke father to kynge Edwarde the .iiii. as after shal be shewed ¶ In the .x. yere of this kynge the erle of Arondell was sent into Guâ—an to strengthe the souldyars there but in the se he mette with a flote of Flemynges laden with Rochell wyne and set vpon them and toke them Amonge the whiche was taken the Admyrall of Fraunce ¶ In the .xi. yere Thomas of woâ—stocke than duke of Glocester y e kynges vncle y e erle of Arondell the erles of warwyke Darby and Notyngham consyderynge howe the kynge the lande was ladde caused a parlyament to be called at London and those lordes that knewe them selfes fautye fledde out of the lande and neuer came agayne that is to say Alexander Archebysshop of yorke Leonell Vere markes of Deuelyn and syr Myghell Delapole erle of Suffolke and Chauncellour of Englande And at this parlyament syr Robert Treuilyan the chefe Iustyce of Englande syr Nicholas Breneber late mayre of London syr Iohan Salysbury syr Iohan Beuchampe stewarde of the kyngê house syr Symon Beuerley syr Iames Bernet syr Robert Belknappe chefe Iustyce of the coÌ„mon place and a seriant of armes called Vske were by auctoryte of y e parlyament atteynt of treason and put to execucyon at Tyborne and at the Towre hyll and IohnÌ„ Holt IohnÌ„ LoctonÌ„ Rycharde Gray wyllyam Burgh and Robert Fulthorpe Iustyce were exyled the lande for euer ¶ In the .xiiii. yere of this kynge IohnÌ„ of Gaunt duke of Lancaster went into Spayne with a great armye and claymed to be kynge there by the tytle of his wyfe Constaunce doughter to Peter late before kynge of Spayne as is before rehersed and with the helpe of the kynge of Portyngale droue Henry kynge of Spayne to take a peace and a concorde with hym whiche was concluded thus that Henry kynge of Spayne shulde mary ConstauÌ„ce the eldyst doughter of the duke of Lancaster that was ryght heyre to Spayne that he shulde gyue the duke .viii. charyottes laded with wedges of golde yerely to pay to the duke and his wyfe .x. M. markes durynge theyr lyues After whiche thynge parfyted and done the duke with the kynge of Portyngale departed and after maryed his other doughter to the sayd kynge of Portyngale ¶ In the .xv. yere of this kynge a seruant of the bysshppe of Salysburye whiche was tresorer of Englande toke a horselofe from a bakers basket in Fletestrete and when the baker ranne to haue recouered his lofe the bysshoppes seruant brake his hede with his dagger and the inhalytaunce arose to haue brought this bysshoppes seruant to prison but his felowes rescued hym than the people in a furye wolde haue entryd into the bysshoppes place with force and the other made stronge resystence so at the last the Mayre with dyuers of the Aldermen and Sheryffes came thyder with a great companie but y e more the people increased the wors they were to rule that nat withstandynge the Mayres presence they assauted styll the bysshppes place that it was longe tyme or they coude be pacefyed wherof worde came to the bysshop of Salysburye beynge at wyndesore with the kynge that what by the meanes of the bysshoppe of Caunterburye then Chancellour of Englande the complaynt was made so greuous to the kynge that the Mayre was discharged of the rule of the citye and the lybertes seased into the kynges handes and syr Edwarde Dalyngtyge knyght made gouerner of the citye And the kynge and his couÌ„sell toke suche displeasure with the citye that the courtes in westmyster were remoued vnto yorke and y e terme kept there But then the kynge and his counsell perceyuynge it was nat so conuenyent for the welthe of the realme it was remoued agayne to London but yet the kynges displeasure towardes the citye somewhat styll contynued Therfore y e citye made dyuers meanes to obteyne his fauour and at the last by meanes of the quene and specially by one doctor Grauysende bysshoppe of London they opteyned the kynges fauour agayne And after they receyued the kyng into the citye where they made many goodly stages and thynges of pleasure And after gaue to the kynge a great soÌ„me of money and many other great gyftes of pleasure and so at the last obtayned his fauour and were agayne restored to theyr lybertes by the meanes of the sayde bysshoppe of London ¶ And in the .xvii. yere the kynges wyfe quene Anne dyed and is buryed at westmyster ¶ In the .xviii. yere of kynge Rycharde the heresyes of Iohan wykelyffe began to sprynge in Englande and the more because of the Cisme of the .ii. popes ¶ Also in the .xix. yere this kynge Rycharde maryed Isabell doughter to the Frenche kynge at Caleys and after brought her into London with a great tryumphe And also in the same yere the towne of Brest was delyuered vnto the duke of Brytteyn wherfore the duke of Glocester after that sayd to the kynge that it had ben more honour to the kynge to put his body to payne to wynne a stronge towne and holde than to gyue vp y t whiche was gotten by his progenytours by great diffyculte whervpon discencyon fell betwene the kynge and hym And after that the duke perceyuynge howe the kynge was myslad by certayne persons intendynge a reformacyon for the welthe of the realme caused an assemble to be at Arondell of dyuers lordes and other at whiche assemble there met the sayd duke the erle of Arondell the erle of warwyke the erle of Notyngham the bysshoppe of Caunterbury and dyuers other spirituall lordes and sware eche to other secretely to put theyr wylles and powers to auoyde from the kynge the duke of Lancaster and the duke of yorke and other whiche mysgouerned the realme but the erle of Notyngham vttred this conspiracye to the kynge wherfore the kynge sodaynly and secretely toke y e duke of Glocester and sent hym to Caleys where by his coÌ„maundement he was shortely after strangled in his bedde and so mourdred And after the kynge called a parlyament at westmyster where the erle of Arondell was Iudged to dethe and beheded at the Towre hyll and y e erle of
he was put to dethe But of the maner of his dethe be dyuers opinyons for some sayd that he was famysshed and kept from mete .v. days wherfore he dyed for honger and some sayd that one syr Piers of Exton with .viii. of his company fell vpon this Rycharde late kynge slewe hym But as sone as they smote at hym he shortely recouere one of theyr axes and slewe .iiii. of them but at the last he was wonded to dethe by the handes of the sayd Piers. And when he was deed he was layde open vysaged in the minyster of Pountfret after that brought to the citye of London and layde agayne in Poules with open vysage to the intent that his dethe myght be openly knowen And after he was caryed vnto Langley and there buryed but after he was remoued by kynge Henry the .v. in the fyrst yere of his reyne and buryed in westmyster ¶ After the deposynge of this kynge Rycharde kyng Henry founde great treasour what in his treasourye what in other places in money iewels to the value of .vii. M. li But yet here ye must note that .xl. s in those dayes was better than .xl. s is at this present day whiche is nowe the .xxi. yere of kynge Henry the .viii. for at those dayes .v. grotes made an ounce and nowe at this day .xi. grotes maketh an ounce ¶ Also in the same yere the kynge sent Isabell late quene and wyfe to kynge Rycharde into FrauÌ„ce vnto her father the Frenche kynge with great ryches in discharge of all her dowery in Englande whiche was after maryed to one Charles son and heyre to the duke of Orlyaauce ¶ Also in the seconde yere of this kynge a knyght called Roger Claryngton his .ii. seruantes and the prior of Launde and .viii. freres Mynours or gray freres and some of them bachelers of dyuinyte were drawyn and hanged at Tyborne for treason In this tyme a discencyon fell betwene one Owen of Glendor a welcheman and the lorde Gray of Ruthyn whiche Owen toke the lorde Gray prisoner and compelled hym to marye his doughter and kept hym styll in wales tyll he dyed wherwith the kynge toke displeasure came into wales with a great power and Owen with his people fled into the mountaynes and there kept hym that the kynge cowde nat wyne vnto hym wherfore the kynge returned ¶ Philyppe ¶ Philyppe duke of Burgoyne son to IohnÌ„ kynge of FrauÌ„ce maryed Margaryt doughter to Lewys erle of FlauÌ„ders and by her was erle of Flaunders Gregory Alexander ¶ Gregory was nexte pope but he was deposyd ¶ Alexander was nexte pope he hylde the see one monthe ¶ Also in the .iii. yere of this kynge a discencyon fell betwene the kynge syr Thomas Percye erle of worcester that the sayd erle and syr Henry Percye his neuewe son and heyre to the erle of NorthuÌ„berlande gaue the kynge a great battell at Shroysbury where the sayd erle was taken and syr Henry Percye slayne on the kynges parte Henry the kynges eldyst son beynge prnce was wounded and the erle of Stafforde was slayne many other noble men and other were slayne vpon bothe partes after the erle was beheded And sone after this the Duches of Bryttayne came into Englande and was maryed vnto the kynge Sone after this the Emperour of Rome called Robert came into Englande to se the contrey and to disporte hym and had great chere of the kynge ¶ Also about the .vi. yere of this kynge Rycharde Skrope archebysshop of Caunterburye and the lorde Mombray marshall of Englande with other to them alyed gathered great strength to the intent to haue put downe the kynge wherfore the kynge gathered his power and sodaynly mette w t them besyde yorke where at a skyrmysshe made betwene them they were bothe taken For whiche rebellyon they were there demyd to dethe and after they were bothe beheded ¶ Also in this kynges dayes and ofte tymes in the tyme of kynge Rycharde the seconde there were many chalenged other and appelled other for treason For the whiche they waged battell he y t was vanquesshed was put to dethe as a traytour whether he were appellant or defendaÌ„t ¶ Also about the .ix. yere of this kynge one Ryse Apdee a welcheman for fauour that he bare to Owen of Glendour rebelled agayne the kynge but at the last he was taken and brought vnto London and there drawne hanged and quartred ¶ Also sone after that about the .xii. yere of his reâ—â—â—e the kynge sent his sonnes Thomas duke of Clarence IohnÌ„ duke of Bedforde and Vmfrey duke of Glocester and dyuers other lordes with a great power into FrauÌ„ce to helpe the duke of Orlyaunce agayne the duke of Burgon whiche landed in Normandye and so forthe went to Burdeux and toke many holdes and many prisoners and after returned with them into Englande ¶ Also in the .xiiii. yere of his reyne kynge Henry intended to take a voyage to visyte the sepulture of our lorde at Ierusalem and made newe Galeys therfore because there was a Prophecy sayd that he shulde neuer dye tyll he had be at Ierusalem and in the preparynge of this he fell sodaynly sycke at saynt Edwardes shryne at westmyster wherfore they bare him into y e abbottes place there into a chambre And whan the kynge was somwhat come to hym selfe he asked where he was his seruantes tolde hym he was in the abbot of westmysters place in a chamber called Ierusalem and whan the kynge harde that the chambre was called Ierusalem he knewe well y t he shulde dye And therfore he made hym redy vnto god and there shortely after dyed in the .xx. day of Marche the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.xii And after was brought to Caunterburye and there buryed Henricus .v. Iohan. ¶ IohnÌ„ was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.x he hylde the see .x. yere and more and was deposed at the counsell of Constaunce Sygismounde ¶ Sygismounde was nexte Emperour the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.xi in his tyme were .ii. generall counsels at Constaunce and Basell Henry the fyfte HEnry the fyfte of that name and son to Henry the .iiii. was crowned kynge of Englande the .ix. day of August the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.xii he was borne at Monmouthe in wales and therfore he is called kynge Henry of Monmouthe This Henry before the dethe of his father applyed hym selfe to vyce and insolence and vsed ryotous wylde companye But after that he was admytted to gouerne y e lande he became a newe man and turned all his wyldenesse to sobernesse and his vyces to vertue And than he gaue sufficyent rewardes to all his olde wylde coÌ„pany that were his familyers charged all them vpon payne of theyr lyues that they shulde nat come within .x. myles of his presens And after his coronacyon he caused the corps of kynge Rycharde the .ii. to be taken vp at Langley with great solempnyte
had the victorye there was slayne y e duke of Somercet the erle of NorthuÌ„berlande the lorde Clyfforde with many other honorable knyghtes and squyers and they toke the kynge prisoner coÌ„ueyed hym into London And there vpon there was called a parlyament at the whiche parlyament because the kynge was called a good Innocent vertuous man nat mete for y e warres The duke of yorke was made protectour the erle of Salysbury Chaunceler of Englande and the erle of warwyke captayne of Caleys And all suche persons as ruled before as the quene her counsell were clerely amoued concernynge the rule of the kynge and of the lande but this contynued but a whyle ¶ Also about this tyme a Mercers seruant in London smote an Italyon wherfore he was coÌ„mytted to warde wherfore all the mercers seruantes gathered them to gether and compelled y e Mayre to delyuer hym And after a meanye of rascall and euyll disposed people brake certayne straungers houses and robbed and spoyled them But after this matter was inquered of and thre persons put to execucyon therfore ¶ Also in the .xxxiii. yere of kynge Henry the quene disdayned sore that the duke of yorke shulde bere the name of protectour whiche argued the kynge shulde nat be sufficyent to gouerne the realme whiche she thought to be a great dishonour to the kynge wherfore she gette the fauour of dyuers lordes and at a counsell at Grenewyche she caused the duke of yorke to be discharged of his protectourshyp and the erle of Salysbury of his Chauncellourshyp whiche was y e cause of a newe greatter warre But sone after that the quene suspected the citye of London to owe fauour to the duke of yorke caused the kynge to go into Couentre where the quene caused the duke of yorke the erle of Salysbury and the erle of warwyke to be sent for by Priuey seale but they had secret warnynge and escaped and the duke and the erle of Salysburye went into the Northe the erle of warwyke with his wyfe and with a great company went into Caleys toke possessyon of his offyce ¶ Also in the .xxxv. yere of kynge Henry there were .iiii. wonderfull fysshes taken at Eyrythe and .ii. of them were whalles and one was a swyrde fysshe the other was called Mors maryn whiche as dyuers men sayd was a Pronosticacyon of warre and troble ¶ Also in the same tyme was a great skyrmysshe betwene the lorde Egremonde and the sonnes of the erle of Sâ—lysburye but at the ende the lorde Egremonde was taken after by iugement of the kynges counsell condempned to pay great soÌ„mes of money to the erle of Salysburye for payment wherof he was coÌ„mytted to Newgate whiche after brake the prison there toke out dyuers prisoners with hym ¶ Also in this same tyme the crafte of Printynge of bokes began in the citye of Almayne named Magonce whiche is nowe meruaylousâ—y increasyd whiche hathe ben cause of great lernynge and knowelege and hathe ben the cause of many thynges and great chaunges is lyke to be the cause of many strauÌ„ge thynges here after to come And in this same yere the senesshall of Normandye with a great nauey entred the see and came to â—andewyche and there robbed and spoyled the towne and toke with hym many ryche prisoners ¶ Also in this yere Raynolde Pecoke bysshop of Chechester was at Lambeth abiured for an heretyke and his bokes brent and he kept in prison terme of his lyfe ¶ Also in the .xxxvi. yere of kynge Henry for to appeace the rancour betwene the quene and the lordes a day of metynge was appoynted by the kynge at London where aswell all the lordes that toke the quenes parte as the duke of yorke and the erle of Salysburye and other that toke theyr parte And also the erle of warwyke that than came fro Caleys euery one of them with a great company came and assembled where a dissymulynge concorde was taken betwene them And after that the kynge the quene and all the lordes vpon our Lady day the Annunciacyon went a precessyon in Poules and after that euery lorde departed at his pleasure ¶ Also sone after that certayne shyppes belongynge to the erle of warwyke mette with a flote of Spanyardes vpon the see where betwene them was a cruell fyght but the englysshemen had the victorye and toke .vi. of theyr shyppes and drowned and chased .xxvi. but nat without losse of men for they were moo than an C. englysshemen slayne and many wounded and hurte ¶ Also in the .xxxvi. yere of kynge Henry the kynge the quene and many lordes beynge at westmyster at counsell because y e one of the erle of warwykes seruantes had hurre one of the kynges seruantes escaped therfore the kynges housholde seruantes came out of the kechyn with spyttes and other wepyns wolde haue slayne the erle of warwyke as he came to haue taken his barge so that he escaped with great daunger and rowed to London wherfore the quene wolde haue had the erle a rested but sodaynly he departed from London and went to warwyke And after that he gate a coÌ„myssion and sayled vnto Caleys Than the quene malygned agaynst the erle of Salysburye and caused the lorde Audeley with a great companye to mete with the erle commynge towarde LoÌ„don to haue taken hym prisoner But the erle kepynge his wey with a great companye with hym mette with them at a place called Blore hethe where betwene them was a great byckerynge a sore fyght but the erle had the victorye And there the lorde Audeley was slayne and moche of his people and the erles .ii. sonnes sore wounded whiche shortely after as they were goynge whomewarde were taken prisoners by them of the quenes partye and sent vnto Chester whan this was knowen by the duke of yorke the other lordes they by one assent gathered a stronge hoost of Marche men and other and the erle of warwyke with a great companye came from Caleys and accoÌ„panyed with the duke nyghe the towne of Lodlowe where they pyght a stronge felde the kynge with a great hoost came towarde them but one Andrewe Trolloppe whiche came with the erle of warwyke and many other af the Souldyers of Caleys departed from the dukes hoost and came to the kynge wherby the duke and his companye were sore abasshed wherfore they concluded to flee and to leaue the felde standynge as they had ben present and than the duke departed with his .ii. sonnes and went fyrst into wales and after into Irelande And the erles of Salysburye of Marche and of warwyke went into Deuynshyre there by the meanes of one IohnÌ„ Denham a squyer gette a shyppe and sayled into Gernesey and after from thens vnto Caleys there ioyously were receyued at a posterne gate And whan the fyrst departure of these lordes was knowen to the kynge and other lordes of the other parte they sent about all the
of his people there perysshed for â—â—â—ke of â—yrell wherfore syr Iames Dudglas with a great nombre of Scottes folowed and 〈◊〉 with the kynge at a place called Leylande in Northumberlande where was betwene them ¶ Philyppe ¶ Philyppe le longe seconde son of Philypâ—e lâ—bell was nexte kynge of Fraunce he ordayned but one weyght and mesure to be thorowe all Fraunce IohnÌ„ ¶ IohnÌ„ was nexte pope he hylde the see in Auynyon .xix. yere a great battell but the Englysshemen lost the fylde the kynge fled escaped with great daunger In whiche battell the erle of Rychemonde was taken prisoner many men slayne dyuers other men taken â—nd the kynges treasure his ordynauÌ„ce was takyn and conueyed into Scotlande But this fylde was loste by the treason of the sayd Andrewe of Harkeley whome y e kynge had made erle of Carlyll whiche had a great nombre of people coÌ„mynge to the ayde of y e kynge toke secretely a great soÌ„me of money of the sayd Dudglas so betrayed the kynge came nat at the fylde whiche was cause y t the kynge lost the fylde for the whiche dede the sayd Andrewe was after drawne hanged quartered About this tyme warre began agayne betwene the Frenchemen the Englysshemen Gascons in Guyan For the pacifyenge of whiche warre kyng Edwarde sent ouer the quene his wyfe to her brother the Frenche kynge and whyle she was there Edwarde y e kyngê eldyst son beynge .xiiii. yere of age asked leaue of his father to go into FrauÌ„ce to his mother to se his vncle Philyppe le Belle kyng of Fraunce and had leaue and departed And because kynge Edwarde had denyed to do homage to the kynge of FrauÌ„ce for the Duchye of Guyan the sayd kynge Philyppe there made Edwarde the kynge of Englande his eldyst son duke of Guyan wherwith kynge Edwarde was nat content dyd exyle bothe the quene his sayd son out of Englande by the counsell of the Spencers of syr Robert Baldocke his ChauÌ„cellour wherfore the kynge made opyn Proclamacyons that yf the Quene her son came nat into Englande by a certayne day that they shulde be take as ennemyes to the kynge before the whiche day they came nat wherfore the kynge seased all the quenes landes his sons landes toke the hole profyte therof And after the kynge sent suche worde thretenynges to the kynge of Fraunce that he was compelled to auoyde the quene out of Fraunce wherfore she and her son went to the erle of Heynaude where Edwarde her son was shortly after contracte to Philyppe y e sayd erles doughter And whan this was knowen dyuers men of name of EnglaÌ„de came ouer to the quene and sone after the erle of Henaude prepared .v. C. men of armes of the whiche one syr IohnÌ„ of Henaude the erles brother was captayne and sent them ouer with the quene and her son into Englande whiche landed besyde Harwiche in Suffolke to whome a great nombre of people anone resorted to her ayde and than she came with great spede towarde London where the kynge at that tyme was whiche herynge therof for fere â—led towarde walys with a small companye and lefte the bysshop of Excester behynde hym to gouerne London And than the quene sent a letter to the Mayre and coÌ„mynalte of London whiche letter was tacked vpon the crosse in Chepe and dyuers copyes therof set vp in dyuers other places wherfore this bysshop of Excester sent to the Mayre to haue the keys of the citye spake to hym so sharpe wordes that they fell at suche a varyance that the coÌ„mons of the citye in a rage toke the sayd bysshoppe brought hym to the standarde in Chepe and smote of his hede and two of his seruantes hedes a cyteners hede called Marshall that was syr Hughe Spencers spye Than the kynge went to Brystowe and ordayned syr Hughe Spencer the father there to kepe castell and the towne and the kynge with Hughe Spencer the son and syr Robert Baldocke his Chauncelour and the erle of Arondell went into walys And the quene sent the erle of Kent and syr IohnÌ„ of Heynaude after them with a great companye whiche so pursued them that fyrst they toke Hughe Spencer the father at Brystowe and after pursued the kynge into walys and there toke the kynge and sent hym to the castell of Kenelworthe and toke Hughe Spencer the son and syr Robert Baldocke and the erle of Arondell and brought them all to the towne of Herforde anone after syr Hugh Spencer the father and Hughe Spencer the sonne were drawne hanged and quartered and syr IohnÌ„ of Arnudell was beheded and syr Robert Baldocke put in Newgate in London and there shortly after dyed amonge the theues anone after at a parlement holden at westmyster the .xxv. day of Ianuarii the yere of Chryst M.CCC.xxvi The kynge was deposyd of his kyngly dignyte and he is buryed at Gloucester ¶ Charles ¶ Charles the thyrde sonne of Philyppe le belle was nexte kynge of Fraunce Edwardus .iij. Benedicte Clement ¶ Benedicte was next pope y e yere of christ M.CCC.xxxiiii he hylde y e see in Auinyon .vii. yere ¶ Clement hylde the see nexte .xi. yere he ordaynde that the Iubely shulde be euery .l. yere Lewys ¶ Lewys was nexte Emperour he hylde y e empyre .xxiiii. yere he was deposed by pope Clement he had great warre with Fredrycke duke of Austryche whiche was also chosyn Emperour Edwarde the thyrde EDwarde the thyrde of that name son to Edwarde the .ii. of Isabell onely doughter of Philyppe le belle was crowned kynge the .ii. day of Februarii the yere of christ M.CCC.xxvi whan he was but .xv. yere of age In the fyrst yere of his reyne the Scottes entred into Englande the kynge with a great power came to them at the parke of Stanhope and set them rounde about yet the Scottes escaped that the kynge lost that iourney and returned with lytell honour And in the ende of the fyrst yere he maryed Philyppe the forsayd erles doughter of Henaude at yorke Sone after that the kynge made with the Scottes a peace and released to them theyr homage and delyuered vnto them theyr charter or indenture called Ragman as it was sayd by the counsell of the olde quene and syr Roger Mortymer whiche anone after was made erle of Marche And the olde quene and he toke vpon them the rule of the hole realme wherby many thynges grewe out of order ¶ About the thyrde yere of this kynge the erle of Kent the olde kynges brother supposynge his brother had ben a lyue deuysed certayne letters secretely to be sent to his brother for his delyuerance wherfore he was accused and by auctoryte of parlyament condempned and therfore was beheded This Roger Mortymer was so cruell couetous and so proude that the lordes and the people disdayned hym by secrete meanes brought him
out of the kingê fauour whervpon by the kynges mynde this syr Roger Mortymer was by a trayne taken in the castell of Notyngham where the kynge the quene and the olde quene that tyme lay And yet syr Roger kept the keys hym selfe and after at a parlyament at London he was condempned as a traytour after drawne and hanged for dyuers artycles that were layde vnto hym one was that by his meanes and treason the Scottes scaped at Stanhope And another was that he caused the forsayde indenture of Ragman to be delyuered to the Scottes wherby they were relessed of theyr homage and caused Dauyd kynge of Scottes son to Robert le Bruse to mary Ione syster to kynge Edwarde Another was that he had gotten the kynges treasure in his owne handes and wasted it Another was that he had broken the ordynance made at the coronacyon that .xii. lordes shulde haue had the rule of the kynge and that without them there shulde no thynge be done and that nat withstandynge he with the olde quene ruled all hym selfe to the great hurte of the realme Another that he had caused Edwarde the kynges father to be conueyed from Kyllyngworth to the castell of Barkeley and after by a letter deuysed by hym selfe in the kyngê name sent to the keper caused hym to be murdred As touchynge the dethe of this Edwarde of Carnaruan late before kyng it is sayd y t after that syr Roger Mortymer had sent the sayd letter to the kepers they caused a great table to be layde vpon his bellye beynge a slepe in his bedde pressed it downe with great weyghtes And afterwarde they toke an horne and put it into his foundament and toke a spytte hote brennynge and put it thorowe the horne into his body and so cruelly murdred hym ¶ About the .iiii. yere one Edwarde Baylolle son to syr Iohan Baylolle somtyme kynge of Scottes with the eyde of .ii. M. englysshemen by kynge Edwardes consent entred into Scotlande and claymed the crowne agaynst whome a great hoost of Scottes came and gaue hym a fyers battell but Edwarde baylolle had the victorye and after was shortely crowned kynge ¶ Philyppe ¶ Philyppe de Valoys son of Charles was next kynge of FrauÌ„ce the yere of Chryst M.CCC.xxvii he eyded Lewys the erle of Flaunders agaynst the flemynges that wolde nat obey hym slewe .vi. M. of them at Casell restored y e erle agayne to his coÌ„trey from whens he was dryuen ¶ Lewys ¶ Lewys son of Lewys son of Robert after his grandefathers dethe was nexte erle of Flaunders he was slayne by the englysshemen at the battell of Cressy Innocent ¶ Innocent was nexte pope he hylde the see in Autnyon .x. yere Charles ¶ Charles was nexte Emperour he hylde the Empyre .xxii. yere of Scotlande And after that kynge Baylolle come to kynge Edwarde at Newe castell vpon tyne and dyd to hym homage for the lande of Scotlande returned agayne into Scotlande but sone after the Scottes rebelled agaynst Baylolle wherfore kynge Edwarde Baylolle sent vnto kynge Edwarde of Englande requyrynge hym of helpe And the kynge of Englande promysed to helpe hym and gathered a great hoost and came towarde the towne of Berwyke and thyder came kynge Edwarde Baylolle with his companye whiche .ii. kynges beseged the towne a longe tyme but at last a great hoost of Scottes came to the rescuynge of the towne aboue the noÌ„bre of .lvi. M. and at a place called Hallydone hyll besydes Berwyke there was betwene these two hoostes fought a marueylous cruell battell where the kynge of Englande had the victorye and there were slayne of the Scottes .viii. erles and .ix. C. knyghtes barons and baronettes and .iiii. C. esquyers and aboue .xxx. M. of the coÌ„mon people and of the Englysshemen were slayne but fewe persons And on the morowe the towne and castell of Berwyke was yelded to kynge Edwarde kynge of Englande Than the kynge of Englande be toke the guydynge of Scotlande to Edwarde Baylolle kynge of Scottes Than Dauyd sonne of Robert le Bruse beynge before kynge of Scottes fled with his wyfe into Fraunce to Philyppe de Valoys there beynge kynge whiche receyued them ¶ About the .vii. yere of kynge Edwarde Philyppe kynge of Fraunce sent a crewe of Frenchemen to ayde the kynges enemyes in Scotlande but kynge Edwarde of Englande went thyder and subdued them ¶ About the .xii. yere of kynge Edwarde because he intended to make tytle to the crowne of Fraunce by the tytle of Isabell his mother he went into Flaunders into Almayne and there ioyned him selfe in Amyte with dyuers of the lordes and with many other townes in Flaunders wherfore Philyppe the kynge of FrauÌ„ce supposynge that kynge Edwarde wolde haue inuaded Fraunce that yere gathered a great strengthe of people and lay at Amyas but kyng Edwarde entred nat that yere This Philyppe also the same tyme had a great Nauey vpon the see and xiii sayle of them met with .v. englysshe shyppes betwene whome there was a great fyght but the Frenchemen had the victorye and toke two great shyppes of Englande with great ryches and caryed them with them into the Frenche stremys and cast the men ouer the borde ¶ In the .xiiii. yere of kynge Edwarde he returned into englande and called his parlyament at westmyster and there by the aduyse of the hole realme toke vpon hym the tytle to be kynge of Fraunce and ioyned the armes of englande to the armes of Fraunce and bare them quarterly and asked an ayde towarde his charge that is to say the .v. parte of euery mannes goodes and the custome of wolles for .ii. yere to be payde before hande the .ix. shefe of euery mannes corne whiche thynges were there graunted but or it was gathered the people grudged sore therfore the kynge borowed before hande of dyuers ryche men great sommes of money to be repayde of the money of the forsayde graunt wherof the citye of London payde .xx. M. markes ¶ In the .xv. yere of his reyne as the kynge sayled towarde Flaunders with a Nauey of CCC sayle The Frenche kynges Nauey met them in the see nyghe a place called Sleuse with .iiii. C. sayle betwene whiche there was a cruell fyght that the lyke was neuer sene vpon the see But in the ende kynge Edwarde had the victorye in that fyght there were slayne as wryters testefye xxx M. frenchemen but the frenche cronycle sayth there were .xxx. M. slayne vpon bothe ê‘tes Sone after this kynge Edwarde sent an armye whiche entred into the borders of Fraunce layde sege to the towne of Torney lay hym selfe with a nother great hoost nygh to the same And Philyppe the kynge of Fraunce came with a nother great hoost lodged hym selfe within iii. myles of kynge Edwarde but sone after by the treatyse of the Countes of Henaude mother to the quene of englande and syster to the Frenche kynge a meane was made betwene the two ¶ Vrban ¶