same tyme was vpoÌ„ the see gret were bitwen the eÌ„glishmeÌ„ the NormaÌ„s but vpoÌ„ a time the normaÌ„s arriued all at Douer ther they martired an holy man that was called Thomas of Douer And afterward wer the normans kylled that ther ascappid not on of theÌ„ ¶ And sone after kiÌ„g edward shuld lese the duchie of Gascoyn thurgh kiÌ„g Philip of fraunce thurgh his fals castyng of the douseperis of the land wherfor sir Edmond that wos kiÌ„g Edwards brother yaf vp his homage vn to the kyng of frauÌ„ce ¶ And in that tyme the clerkis off englond grauÌ„tid to kyng Edward halfendele of holy chirch gooddis in helpyng to recouer his land ayen in Gascoyn ¶ And the kiÌ„g sent thider a nobull company of his bachilers him self wold haue gone to Portesmouth but he wos let thurgh on Maddoc of wales that had seised the castell of SwandoÌ„ in to his hand Ì„ for that enchesoÌ„ the kiÌ„g turned to wales at cristemase And for enchesoÌ„ that the nobull lordis of engloÌ„d that wer seÌ„t iÌ„ to gascoyn had no coÌ„forth of ther lord the kiÌ„g they wer take of sir Charles of frauÌ„ce that is to say sir IohnÌ„ of bretaÌ„ sir robert Tiptot â–ª sir Raufe taÌ„ny sir hugh Bardolf Ì„ sir Adam of Creting Ì„ yit at the ascencioÌ„ was Madoke take in wales an other that wos called Morgan they wer sent to the tour of londoÌ„ Ì„ ther they wer heded ¶ How sir IohnÌ„ Bailloll kiÌ„g of scotlaÌ„d withsaid his homage ANd when sir IohnÌ„ bailloll kyng of scotland vnderstode that kyng Edward wos wered in Gascoyn to whom the reame of Scotland was delyuered Falsely tho ayen his oth with said his homage thurgh procuring of his folke· And sent vn to the court of rome thurgh a fals suggestion to be assoiled of that othe that he swore vn to the kyng of EngloÌ„d so he wos by letter enbulled ¶ Tho chosen they of scotland Dousspers for to be nymme edward of his right ¶ And in that tyme come ij cardinales from the court of rome fro the pope Celestine to trete of accorde bitwen the kng of frauÌ„ce Ì„ the kyng of englond ¶ And as tho two Cardinales speke of accorde Thomas Turbeluill was take at Liouns Ì„ made feaute homage to the warden of Paris Ì„ to hiÌ„ put his ij sonys in hostage for that he thought to go iÌ„ to englond for till aspie the cuntre Ì„ tell them when he come in to englond that he had brokyn the kynges prison of frauÌ„ce by nyght said that he wold done that al englisshmeÌ„ Ì„ walshÌ„men shÌ„old a bow to the king of frauÌ„ce Ì„ this thyng for to bring to the ende he swore Ì„ vpoÌ„ this couenant dedis wer made betwen theÌ„m and that he shÌ„uld haue by yere a M· pouÌ„des worth of lond to bring this thing to an ende ¶ This fals tratour toke his leue Ì„ weÌ„t theÌ„s and come in to englond vn to the kyng said that he wos brokyn out of prisoÌ„ that he had put him in such ê‘ill for his loue wherfore the kyng coude him moch thanke and full glad wos of his commyng ¶ And the fals tratour fro that day aspied all the doyng of the kyng Ì„ also his couÌ„sell for the kyng loued him wel Ì„ was with him full priue But a clerke of englond that wos in the kynges house of fraunce herd of this treson of the falsnes wrot to an other clerke that tho wos duellyng with edward kyng of englond all how Thomas Turbeluill had done his false coniectyng all the councell of engloÌ„d wos writte for to haue sent vn to the kyng of frauÌ„ce thurgh the foresaid letter that the clerke had sent fro frauÌ„ce hit wos fouÌ„de vpoÌ„ him wherfor he wos lad to londoÌ„ honged draw ther for his tresoÌ„ and his ij sonys that he had put in frauÌ„ce for hostage wer tho beheded ¶ Of the counquest of Berewyke WHen tho two Cardinales wer went ayene in to Fraunce for to trete of the pees at Cambrey the kyng sent thider of his erlis and barouns That is to say sir Edmond his brother erle of Lancastre and of Leycestre sir Henri Lacy erle of Nichol Willm vessy a baron and of other baronettis about xiiij of the best Ì„ wisest of engloÌ„d ¶ And iÌ„ the same tyme the king Edward toke his viage to Scotland for to were vpoÌ„ IohnÌ„ Bailloll kyng of scotland ¶ And sir Robert Roos of Berewyke fled fro the englisshmeÌ„ went to the scottys And kyng Edward went him toward berewike Ì„ beseged the touÌ„e Ì„ tho that wer within manly them defendid and set a fire and brint ij of kyng Edwardis shippis and said in dispite and reproue of him ¶ Weneth kyng edward with his long shankis to haue get berewike al our vnthankis Gas pikes him And when he has done Gas dikes him ¶ When kyng Edward herd this scorne anone thurgh his myghtynes he passid ouer the dikes Ì„ assailed the touÌ„e come to the yates and gat and conquerid the touÌ„e and thurgh his gracious pouer kylled xxv thousand Ì„ vijC scottys And kyng Edward lost no man of renoune saufe sir Richard of Cornewaill and him kylled a Flemmyng out of the reed hall with a quarell as the foresaid Richard did of his helme and commauÌ„did them for to yeld them and put them to the kynges grace and the scottis wold not wherfor that hall was brent and castyn doune and all tho that wer therin wer brant ¶ And king Edward lost no mo men at that viage of symple estate but xxvij Englisshmen And the wardeyn of the castell yaf vp the keys with out any assaute ¶ And ther wos takyn willm Douglas and Sir Symond Frisell Ì„ the erle Patrike yeld them to the pees bot InghmÌ„ of Humsremille Robert the Brus that wer with the kyng Edward forsoke kyng edward and held with the scottis and afterward they wer takyn and put in to prison and after that the king for yaf them ther trespasse and deliuerid them out of prison ¶ And tho let kyng edward close in Berwik with wallys with dychis afterward Robert Rous went to Tindale and set wuyebrugge a fire Exham Ì„ Lamerstok and kyllid and robbed the folke of that cuntre ¶ And after that he went from thens vn to Dumbarre ¶ And the frist wedenesday of Marche the kyng sent the erle of Garenne Sir hugh Perci and sir hugh Spenser with a fair companye for to besege the castell ¶ But on that wos called sir Richard Syward a traitour and a fals man ymagyned for to begile the englisshnen sent to the englisshmen them for to dissaue And said that he wold yelde vn to them the castell yf they wold grauÌ„te them viij· dais of respit that he myght send Ì„ tell to sir Iohan Bailoll that wos kyng of
¶ Kyng Edward loued Pers of Ganastone so moch thatt he myght not forlet his componye and so moch the kyng yaf and behight to the pepull of englond that the exiling of the foresaid peris shuld be reuoked at stamford thurgh them that him had exiled wherfore peres of ganaston come ayen in to englond and when he was come ayen in to his land he dispised the grettist lordis of this land and called sir Robert of Clare erle of glocestre horeson And the erle of Nicholl sir henri the Lacy brustynbely and sir Guy erle of warwik the blak hound of Arderne Ì„ also he called the nobull erle and Thomas of Lancastre Churle and mony oder scornes and shame them said and mony other gret lordis of englond ¶ Wherfor they were toward hiÌ„ full angri wroth right sore annoyed ¶ And iÌ„ the same time died the erle of Nicholl bot he charged or that he wos deid Thomas of Lancastre erle that was his son in law that he shuld maynten his quarell ayens this same Pers of Ganaston vpoÌ„ his blissing ¶ And so it befell thurgh help of the erle of Lancastre and also of the erll of werwic that the forsaid sir Pers wos hedid at Gausich beside werwyk iÌ„ the xix day of Iune in the yere of grace a M.ccc .xij. ¶ Wkrfor the kyÌ„g was sore annoyed prayd god that he myght se that day to be a venged vpoÌ„ the deth of the forsaid Pers. ¶ And so it befell afteerward as ye shall here Alas the tyme for the forsaid erle of Lancastre and mony other gret barons wer put to pytuus deth and martired for enchesoÌ„ of the forsaid quarell ¶ The kyng wos tho at london and held a ê‘lament and ordeyned the lawes of sir Symond Mounford wherfor the erle of Lancastre and the erles and all clerge of englond made an othe thurgh counsell of Robert of wynchelse for to maynten tho ordinauÌ„ces for euer more ¶ How Robert the Brus come ayen in to scotland Ì„ gadered a gret pouer of men for to were vpon kyng Edward ANd when sir Robert the Brus that made him kyng of scotland that before wos fled in to Norway for dreed of deth off the good kyng Edward and also he herid of the debate that tho was in Englond bi twene the kyng and his lordis he ordeyned an host come iÌ„ to englond iÌ„ to NorthuÌ„berland cleyn distruid the contre ¶ And when kyng Edward herd this tidyng he let assembull his host and met the scottis at edstreuelin in the day of natiuite of sent IohnÌ„ baptist in the iij yere of his regne in the yere of our lord IhuÌ„ crist a M.CCC xiiij Alas the sorow Ì„ losse that ther wos done ¶ For ther wos slayn thee uery nobull erle Gilbert of Clare sir Robert of Clifford baroun· ther kyng Edward was scomfited and edmoÌ„d of maule the kingê stewerd for dred went and drenched him self iÌ„ a fresh riuer that is called Bannokesborne wherfor thei said iÌ„ reproue dispite of kiÌ„g Edward for as moch as he loued to gon bi water also for he wos discomfited at bannokesborne Therfor the maidens made a song therof iÌ„ that cuÌ„tre of kyng edward of englond iÌ„ this maner they song ¶ Maydens of englond sore may ye morne for tiÈt haue lost your lemmans at bannokesborne with heuelogh what weneth the kiÌ„g of engloÌ„d to haue geten scotland with rombilogh· WHen kyng Edward discomfited was wondir sore and fast he fled with his folke that was left on lyue and went vn to Berewik and ther held him And after he toke hostages thatt is to say ij child of the richest of the toune and the kyng wenteÌ„ to lundon Ì„ toke counsell of thinges that wer nedefull vn to thee reame of englond ¶ And in the same tyme it befell that tho was iÌ„ englond a ribaude that was called Iohan Tanner and he went said that he wos the good kyng edwardis son and let him call edward of Carnariuan and therfore he wos take at Oxforde and ther he chalanged the frere carmes churche that kyng Edwarad had yefen them the wich chirch sum tyme was the kynges hall ¶ And afterward was this IohnÌ„ lad vn to NorthmÌ„toÌ„ and draw and honged for his falsenesse and or that he wos dede he confessid and said before all tho that ther war That the deuell behight him that he shÌ„uld be kyng of englond and that he had serued the deuell .iij. yere ¶ How the toune of Berewyc wos taken thurgh tresoÌ„ Ì„ how ij Cardinales wer robbid in englond ANd in mydlentyn sonday in the yere of our lord IhuÌ„ crist a M.CCC.xvi Berewyc wos lost thurgh fals treson of on Pers of Spaldyng the wich pers the kyng had put ther for to kepe that same toune with mony burgeis of the same toune ¶ Werfor the children that wer put in hostage thurgh the burgeis of Berewyk folowed the kiÌ„ges marchalsie moni dais fetered in strong yrans ¶ And after that tyme ther come ij Cardinales in to englond as the pope had them sent for to make pees bitwen engloÌ„d Ì„ scotland ¶ And as they went toward Doram for to haue sacrid mastyr Lowys of Beaumont bisshop of Doram and os they went they wer taken Ì„ robbid vpoÌ„ the more of wynglesdoÌ„ of wich robbery sir Gilbert of Middelton wos atteint take and honged Ì„ draw at londoÌ„ Ì„ his hede smyten of and set vpoÌ„ a spere and set vpoÌ„ new gate the iiij quartres sent to iiij cites of englond ¶ And that same tyme befell mony mischefes in engloÌ„d for the poer pepull died in englond for hunger so moch so fast died that vnneth men migh them berie for a quart of whete wos worth xl shilling and ij yere an half a quarter whete was worth ·x marke And oft times the poer pepull stole children ete them ete also al the houndis that thei might take Ì„ also horse cattis And after ther fell a gret moreyn among bestis in diuerse cuÌ„tres of Englond during kiÌ„g Edwardis lifes time ¶ How the Scottis robbid Northumberland ANd in the same time come the scottis ayen in to Englond and distruyd Northumberland and brend that land Ì„ robbid it and kylled men and womeÌ„ and children that didly in ther cradeles and brend also holy chirche and destruyd cristyndoÌ„ and toke and bore Englisshmens goodis as they had be sarisens or paynyms and of the wikkidnesse that they did all the world spaken thurgh all cristyndome ¶ How the scottis wold not a mend ther trespase Ì„ therfor scotland wos enterdited ANd when pope Iohaij the xxij after sent Petre herd of the gret sorow and mischief that the scottis wrought he wos wonder sori that cristindom was so distroid thurgh the Scottis Ì„ namly they distruyed so holy chirche wherfor the pope sent a generall
maletalent ¶ But wheÌ„ the good erle Thomas this herd he ansuerd in this maner and said lordis quod he if we gone toward the north the northeren men will say that we go toward the scottis Ì„ so we shall be holden traitours for cause of distance that is betwen kyng edward Ì„ Robert the brus that made him kiÌ„g of scotland and ther fore I sai as touchyng my self that I will not go no ferther in to the north than to myn own castell of PouÌ„fret ¶ And wen sir roger Clifford herd this he arose vp anone in wroth and drew his swerde on high suore by almyghty god and by his holi names but if that he wold go with them he shuld him sle ther. ¶ The nobull and gentill erle Thomas of Lancastre was sore adrad said fair sirs I will gon with you whither so euer ye me bidde ¶ Tho went they to gedres in to the north Ì„ with them they had vij C. men of armes and come to Burbrugge ¶ And when sir Andrew of herkela that was in the north cuÌ„tre thurgh ordynaunce of the kyng for to kepe the cuntre of scotland herd tell how that Thomas of lancastre wos discomfited and his ê¯panye at Burton vpon trent he ordyned him a strong pouer and sir Symond ward also that was tho shereue of yorke and met the baronnes at burbrugge and anone they breke the brugge that wos made of tre ¶ And whan sir thomas of Lancastre herde that sir Andrew of herkela had brought with him such a pouer he was sore a drad and sent for sir andrew of herkela and with him spake· and said to him in this maner ¶ Sir andrew quod he ye mow well vnderstond how that our lord the kyng is lad and misgouerned by moch fals councell thurgh sir hugh the Spenser the fadre and sir hugh his son and sir IohnÌ„ erle of Arundell and thurgh master Robert Baldoke a fals piled clerke that now is in the kynges court duelling Wherfore I pray yow that ye wold cum with vs with all the pouer that ye haue ordened and help to distro the venym of England and the tratours that bene therin and we will yeue vn to yow all the best parte of .v. erledoms that we haue and holdeth and we will make vn to you an oth that we wil neuer done thyng with out your councell and so ye shall bene eft as well with vs as euer wos Robert of Holand ¶ Tho ansuerd sir Andrew of herkela and said sir Thomas that wolde not I done ne consent ther to for no maner thing ye might me yeffe without the will and commauÌ„dement of our lore the kyng for than shuld I be holden a tratour for euer more ¶ And when that the nobull Erle Thomas of Lancastre saw that he wold not consent vn to him for no maner thing sir Androw he said will ye not consent for to distroye the venym of the reame as we be consent now at one worde sir Androw I tell the that or this yere be gone that ye shall be take and hold for a traitor and more than ony of yow hold vs now and in wors deth ye shall die than euer did any knyght of Englond And vnderstand well that ye did neuer thyng that sorer ye shall you repente and now goth Ì„ dothe what you good liketh And I wyll put me in to the mercy of god ¶ And so went the fals traytour tirant and as a fals for sworin maij for thurgh the noble Erle Thomas of Lancastre he vnderfenge the armes of chiualri and thurgh hiÌ„ he wos made a knyght ¶ Tho myght men see archeris drawe them in that one side and in that other and knyghtes also and foughten tho to gedre wonder sore and also among other sir Humfrey de Boughon Erle of herford a worthy knyght of renoune thurgh all cristyndome stode fought with his enmys vpon the bruge and as the nobull lord stode and faught vpon the brugge a thefe a ribaude skulked vnder the brugge fersly with a spere smote the nobull knyght in to the fouÌ„dement so that his bouell is comen out a bout his fete ther. ¶ Alas for sorow for ther was slayn the flour of solace of comforth and also of curtesie ¶ And sir Roger of Clifford a nobull knyght stode euer and faught well worthely him defendid as a nobull baron But at the last he was sore wounded in his hede sir willm of Sullay and sir Roger of bernefeld wer slayn at that bataill ¶ When sir Androw of herkela saw that sir Thomas men of lancastre lassed and slaked anone he and his compani comen vn to the gentill knyght sir Thomas of Lancastre said vn to him in high yelde the tratoure yeld the. ¶ The gentill Erle ansuerid tho and said Nay lordis trators be we none and to you will we neuer vs yeld while that our lyues last but leuer we haue to be slain in our treuth than yeld vs vn to yow ¶ And sir Androw ayen gard vpon sir Thomas componi yollyng as a wode wolfe Ì„ saied yelde you tratours takeÌ„ yeld you And said with an high vois beth war sires that none of yow be so hardy vpon lyfe and limme to mysdone Thomas bodi of Lancastre ¶ And with that word the good Erle Thomas weÌ„t iÌ„ to the chapell said kneling vpon his knees Ì„ turned his visage towardes the crosse and said Almyghty god to the I me yelde holli I put me vn to thy merci And with that the vileyns and ribaudes leped a boute him on euery syde as tirantis wode turmeÌ„tours and dispolid him of his armurie and clothed him in a robe of rey that was of his squyers liueira and forth lad him vn to yorke by water ¶ Tho myght men se moch sorow Ì„ care for thee gentill knyghtis fled in euery side Ì„ the ribaudis Ì„ the vileyns egreli them discried and gried an high yeld yow tratours yeld you ¶ And when they wer yolden they wer robbed bounde as thefues Alas the shame and dispite that the gentill ordir of knyghthod ther had at that bataill and the land was tho with out law for holy chirche tho had no more reuerance than it had bene a brodell hous and in that bataill was the fadre ayens the sone and the vncle ayens his nepheu For so moch vnkyn denes was neuer seyn before in Englond as wos that tyme among folke of one nacion ¶ For on kynrad had no more pitte of that other than an hungri wolfe hath of a shepe and it wos no wonder ¶ For the gret lordis of englond wer not all of one nacion but wer medled with other nacions that is for to say some Bretans some SaxoÌ„s som Danys some Pehites som Frensshemen some Normans some Spanyardis some Romans some Henaudes some Flemmyng and other diuerse nacions the which nacions
accordid not to the kind blod of englond And if so gret lordis had bene onli weddid to english pepull than shuld pees haue bene and rest amonges them with owt any enuy ¶ And at that bataill was roger Clifford take sir IohnÌ„ monbray sir willm Tuchit sir willm Fitz willm Ì„ moÌ„y other worthy knyghtys ther wer take at that bataill And sir hugh Dandell the next day after wos taken Ì„ put iÌ„ to prison and shuld haue be done to deth if he had not spoused the kyngê nece that was erle Gilbertis sustre of Glocestre ¶ And anoÌ„e after wos sir Bartholomew of badelsmere taken at stowe paarke a maner of the bisshoppis of Lyncolne that wos his nepheu Ì„ mony other barons Ì„ banerâ—ttz wherfore wos made moch sorow ¶ How Thomas of Lancastre wos heded at pounâ—fret .v. barons honged and drawen ther. ANd now I shall tell yow of the nobull erle Thomas of Lancastre when he wos taken and brought to yorke moÌ„y of the Cite wer full glad and vpon him cried with an high vois O sir traitour ye er welcome blissid be god for now shall ye haue the reward that long tyme ye haue deserued cast vpon him mony snowe balles and mony other reproues they did him bot the gentill erle all suffred Ì„ said nothir on word ne other ¶ And in the same tyme the king herd of this same scomfiture and wos full glad Ì„ in hast come to PouÌ„tfret sir hugh spenser sir hugh his son sir IohnÌ„ erle of Arundell Ì„ sir Edmond of wodestoke the kynges brother erle of Kent and sir Aymer of valaunce erle of Penbroke and master Robert Baldoke a fals piled clarke that was priue duellid in the kynges courte all come theder with the kyng and the kyng entred iÌ„ to the castell ¶ And sir Andrew of Herkela a fals tirant thurgh the kynges commaundement toke with him the gentill erle Thomas to PouÌ„tfret Ì„ ther he was prisoned in his own castell that he had new made that stode ayen the abbey of kyng Edward ¶ And sir hugh the spenser the fader his son cast Ì„ thought how in what maner the good erle Thomas of Lancastre shÌ„uld be dede with out ony Iugement of hys perys ¶ Wherfore it was ordened thurgh the kyngê Iustices that the kiÌ„g shold put vpon him pointes of treson ¶ And so it befell that he was led to barre before the kiÌ„gis Iustis barehed as a thef in a fair hall in his own castell that he had made ther in moÌ„y a fair fest both to rich and to poer ¶ And thes wer his Iustises sir Hugh spenser the father Aymer of valauÌ„ce erle of peenbroke sir EdmoÌ„d of wodestoke erle of kent sir IohnÌ„ of Bretan erle of Richemond sir Robert of Malemethrop Iustice sir roberte him a coulpid in this maner ¶ Thomas at the frist owr lord the kyng this court excludeth you of all maner ansuere ¶ Thomas our lord the kyng putteth vpon yow that ye haue in his land riden with banner displayed ayens his pes as a tratoure And with that worde the gentill erle Thomas with an high vois said nay lordis forsoth bi sent Thomas I was neuer traytour ¶ The Iustice said ayen tho ¶ Thomas our lord the kyng puteth vpon you that ye haue robbed his folk and mordred his pepull as a thefe ¶ Thomas also the kyng put vpon you that he discomfited you and your pepull with his folkd in his own reame wherfor ye went and fled to the wodde as an outlawe ¶ And also ye were taken as an outlawe ¶ And Thomas as a traitour ye shall be hanged by reson but the kiÌ„g hath for yef you that Iewes for loue of quene Isabell ¶ And thomas reson wold also that ye shuld be hanged but the kiÌ„g hath for yef you that Iewes for cause and loue of your linage ¶ But Thomas For os moch as ye wer take fleyng Ì„ as an outlaw the king wyll that your hede shall be smyte of as ye haue well deserued Anone doth him out of prece and anone bring him to his iugement ¶ The gentill knyght Thomas had herd all thes wordis with an high vois he cried sore wepyng and said alas sent thomas fair fader Alas shall I be dede thus ¶ Graunte me now blissidfoll god ansuer but all a vailled him nothyng For the cursed Gascoyns put him hither thedder and on him cried with an high vois O kyng Arthur most dredfull well knawen is now thyn open traitorie an euell dethe shalt thow die has thow hast it well diseruyed ¶ And tho they set vpen his hede in scorn an hold chapelet that wos all to rent that wos not worth an half penne ¶ And after that they set him vpon a leue white palfra full vn semeli and eke all bare and with an hold bridell and with an horribul noise they droue him out of the Castell toward his deth and they cast vpon him mony balles of snowe iÌ„ disspite ¶ And as the traitoris lad him out of the Castell tho saied he this pytouse wordis and his handes held vp on hight toward the heuen Now the kyng of heuen yef vs merci for the erthely kyng hath vs forsakyn And a frere prechour wenten with him out of the castell till that he com to the place that he endid his lyfe vn to whom he shrofe him all his life ¶ And the gentill erle held the frere wonder fast by the clothis and said to him fair fadre abide with vs till that I be dede for my flesh quaketh for drede of deth ¶ And the soth for to say the gentill erle set him vpon his knees and turned him toward the est but a ribaud that was called Higone of Moston set hand vpon the gentill erle and saied in despite of him Sir traytour turne the toward the scottes thy soule dede to vnderfenge and turned him toward the Northe ¶ The nobull erle Thomas ansuered tho with a myld vois said now fair lordis I shall done your will And with that woide the frere went from him sore wepyng and anone a ribaude went to him and smote of his hede the xi Kal. of Auerell in the yere of grece M.ccc xxi ¶ Alas that euer such a geÌ„till blod shall be done to deth with out cause and reson ¶ And tratorsly wos the kyng couÌ„cellid wheÌ„ he thurgh the fals counsell of the speÌ„sers suffred sir Thomas his vncles son to be put to such a deth so bene heded ayens all maner of reson and gret pitte it was also that such a nobull kyng shÌ„uld be desceiued mysgouerned thurgh counsell of the fallis spenseres the wich tho he maiÌ„teneyd thorow loselrie ayens his honour and eke ê“fite For afterward ther fell gret vengeaunce in englond for encheson of the foresaid Thomas deth ¶ When the gentill
the englisshmeÌ„ wer discomforted Ì„ sorowed in northhuÌ„berland ¶ For enchesoÌ„ that kiÌ„g Edwardis son set by the scottis no force for the riot of Perys of Ganaston wherfore Alas wos the song thurgh out all englond for defaute of they re good werdeyn froÌ„ the I le of shepey vn to the I le of marcill the pepull made moch sorow for good kiÌ„g Edwardis deth ¶ For they wened that good kiÌ„g edward shuld haue gone iÌ„ to the holy land for that was holy his purpose vpon whos soule god for his high grace haue inci Anno domini M.CC.lxxxiiij CElestinus wos pope after Nicholas v. monethis and nothynh nobull of him is written bot that he wos a vertuus man Bonefacius the .viij. wos after him viij yere This Bonefaci wos a man iÌ„ thos thinges the wich ê‘teneth to court for he wos vere exparte in such maters And because he had no peer he put no mesurnesse to his prudens And toke so gret pride vpon him that he said he wos lord of all the world and mony thyngê he did with his myght the wich failed wriechedly in the end he yaf a sampull to all prelatis that they shuld not be proude but vnder the forme of a veray schepard of god they shuld more study for to be loued of ther subiectis then to be drad This man is he of whome it is said that he entred as a fox he leued as a Lyon and died as a dog ¶ This tyme the yere of grace was ordeyned from an hondreth yere to an hondreth yere And the frist Iubile was in the yere of our lord IhuÌ„ crist a M.ccc.. Benedictus the xi was after Boneface xi monethis This maÌ„ wos an holi man of order of the frere prechours litill wile liued but decessid anone Adulphus wos emprour vi yere this maÌ„ was the erle of anoxone And wos not crouned by the pope for he wos slayn in bataill Albertus was emprour after him x. yere This man wos the duke of Anstrie and frist was repreued of the pope and after wos confirmed by the same pope for the maleâ—â— of the kyng of fraunce the wich wos an enmy vn to the chirche And to that Albert the same pope yaf the kyngdom of fraunce as he did other kyngdoms bot it profettid not for at the last he wos slayn of his nevu Clemens was pope after Benedictus almost ix yere And he was a gret bylder of castelles and other thinges and he dampned the order of templaries and he ordeyned the vij boke of the decretalis the wich be called the questions off Clementyns And anone after iÌ„ a counsell the wich he held at vienna he reuokid that same boke· the wich his successari IohnÌ„ called ayen iÌ„corporit it pupplicit it This ClemeÌ„t first of all popis translatid the popis seet fro rome to the AuiÌ„non· wheder it was done bi the mocion of god or the boldenes of man diuerse meÌ„ merueleth Iohan the xxij was pope after him xviij yere This man was all glorious as for thos thynges that wer to be vsid thurgh the actyue liffe And he pupplishit the constitucoÌ„is of the Clementines and send them to all the vniuersites and moÌ„y santis he canonised thes fat bisshopbriches he deuidid he ordined mony thinges ayens the pluralite of benefices and moÌ„y heritikes he dampned bot wheder he wos saued or not oure lord wold not shew to thos he louyd veray well Henri the .vij. was emprour after Albert v. yere This Henri was a nobull man in were and he coueted to haue pees by land and water he wos a glorius maÌ„ in bataill And neuer ouercummyn with enmys And at the last he wos poysened of a frere when that he houselid him bi resauiÌ„g of the sacrament ¶ Of kyng Edward that wos kyng Edwardis son ANd after this kyng Edward regned Edward his son that was borne in Carnariuan and this Edward went him in to fraunce and ther he spoused Isabell the kynges doughter of Fraunce the xxv day of Ianiuer at the chirche of our ladi at Boloyn in the yere of our lord ihesu crist a M.ccc.vij And the xx day of Feuyer the next yere that come after he wos crouned solempli at westmynstre of the Erchebisshop Robert of wynchelse and of the erchebisshop off Cantorburi And ther wos so gret prece of pepull that sir iohan bakwell wos deid and mordred ¶ And anone as the good kyng Edward was deid sir Edeward his son kyng of englond sent after Pers of Ganastane in to Gascoyn and so moch loued him that he called him his broder And anone after he yaf vn to him the lordship of walyngforde and it wos not long after that he ne yaf him the erldom of Cornewaill ayens all the lordis wyll of the reame of englond ¶ And tho brought he sir Walter of Langton bisshop of Chestre in to prison in to the tour of london with two knaues allone him to serue For the kyng was wroth with him for because that sir walter made complaynte vpon him to his fader wherfor he was put in to prison in the tyme of Troilebaston ¶ And the forsaid Pers of Ganaston made so gret mastries that he went in to the kynges tresorie in the abbey of westmynster and toke the table of gold with the tristyls of the same mony other riche Iewels that sum tyme wer the nobull and good kiÌ„g Arthurs Ì„ toke theÌ„ to a marchand that was called Aymeri of Friscombaand For he shulde bere them ouer see iÌ„ to Gascoyne and so he went thens and they come neuer ayen after wherfore it wos a gret loose vn to this land ¶ And when this Pers wos so richeli auaunced he be come so proud and so stout wherfor all the gret lordis of the reame had him iÌ„ dispite for his gret bering wherfore sir HeÌ„ri the laci erle of Nicholl and syr Guy erle of warrewik the wich good lordis the goode kyng Edward sir Edwardis fader kyng of Englond charged that Peris of Ganaston shuld not cum in to englond for to bring his son Edward in to riot ¶ And all the lordis of Englond assemled them a certayn day at the freris prechours at London and ther they spekyn of the dishonour that kyng Edward did vn to his reame and to his croune ¶ And so they assentid all bothe erles and barons and all the commyns that the foresaid Pers of Ganastone shuld be exiled out of Englond for euer more and so it wos done for he forswore Englond and went in to Irlond and ther the kyng made hym chiuetayn and gouernour of the land by his commission and theer this pers was cheuetayne of all the land and did ther all that hiÌ„ liked and had pouer what he wold and that tyme wer the templars exiled thurgh all cristinte for encheson that men put vpon them that they shuld done thynges ayens the faith and good beleue·
peple to do ther pilgrimage at pountfret Ì„ so he couÌ„celled the kiÌ„g that he coÌ„mauÌ„ded to closse the chirche dores of pountfret in the wich chirche the holi marter sent Thomas was entered thus they did ayen all frauÌ„chises of holy chirche so that· iiij yere after might no pilgrime cuÌ„ vn to that holy body ¶ And for encheson that the monkis suffred men to cuÌ„ honour that holy body of sent Thomas the martir thurgh coÌ„cell of sir hugh spenser the son and thurgh couÌ„cell also of master Robert Baldoke the fals piled clarke that wos the kiÌ„ges chauncelar the kyng consentid that they shuld be set to ther wages and let make wardeyns ouer ther own good long time thurgh coÌ„maÌ„dement of the forsaid sir hugh the spenser xiiij Gascoynes well armed kept the hill ther that the good man sent Thomas was done vn to his deth so that no pilgrame might cum by that way ¶ Full well went he to haue be take cristis myght Ì„ his pouer and the gret boos of miracles that he shewed for his marter Sent Thomas thurgh all cristyndom ¶ And that same tyme the kyng made Robert of Baldok the fals piled clarke thurgh praier of sir hugh the spenser the son ChauÌ„celar of englond ¶ And in the same tyme was the castell of Walynford holdeÌ„ ayens the kyng thurgh the prisoners that wer within the castell for sent Thomas quarell of Lancastre ¶ Wherfor the pepull of the câ—ntre come and toke the castell vpon the prisoners ¶ Wherfore Sir IohnÌ„ of Goldington knyght sir Edmond of beche prisoners Ì„ a squyer that was called Roger of walton· wer take and sent vn to the kyng to Pountfret and ther they werdone in to prison and the forsaid Roger was sent vn to yorke Ì„ ther he was draw honged ¶ And anone after sir roger Mortimer of wygmore brake out of the tour of London in this maner ¶ The forsaid reg herd that he shÌ„uld be draw Ì„ honged at londoÌ„ in the morow after sent Laurence day Ì„ on the day before he held a fair fest in the tour of londoÌ„ ther wos sir Stephen segraue constable of the tour moÌ„y gret men with them ¶ And when they shuld sope the forsaid Stephen sent for all the offisers of the tour and they come sopid with him And when they shuld take ther leue of him a squyer that was called Stephen that was full priue with the forsaid Roger thurgh his couÌ„sell yaf them all such a drinke that the lest of them all slept ij dais ij nyghtis iÌ„ the meyn tyme he scappid away by water that is to say bi the Thamse weÌ„t ouer the see held him in fraunce ¶ Wherfor the kiÌ„g wos sore annoyed tho put thee same Stephen out of his coÌ„stablerie ¶ How the quene Isabell went in to fraunce for to treten of pees bytwen hir lord the kyng of Englond and the king of fraunce hir brother THe kyng went tho vn to london ther thurgh coÌ„cell of sir hugh the spenser the fader Ì„ of his son of master robert baldoke a fals piled clarke his Chanceler let seise tho all the quenes landes iÌ„ to his handis Ì„ also all the landis that wer sir Edward his son wer so put to hir wages ayenst all maner resoÌ„ that wos thurgh the falsenesse of the speÌ„sers ¶ And wheÌ„ the kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce that wos quene Isabelles broder herd of this falsenes he was sore annoyed ayens the kiÌ„g of englond Ì„ his fals couÌ„celers ¶ Wherfor he sent a letter to kiÌ„g edward vnder his seal that he shuld cuÌ„ iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce at a certen day for to done his homage ther to he somened hiÌ„ Ì„ elles he shold lese all Gascoyn ¶ And so it was ordeyned in englond thurgh the kiÌ„g his couÌ„cell that quene Isabell shold wend in to frauÌ„ce for to tret of pees bitwen hir lord hir brother And that oliuer of Yngham shuld weÌ„d in to gascoyn haue with him vij thousand men Ì„ mo of armes to be seneshall Ì„ wardeyne of gascoyn so it wos orddyned that quene Isabel weÌ„t ouer se come in to frauÌ„ce with hir went sir Aymer of valaÌ„ce erle of peÌ„brok that wos ther mordred sodeÌ„li iÌ„pue sege bot that wos thurgh godis veÌ„geaunce for he wos on of the Iustices that ê¯sentid to sent Thomas deth of laÌ„castre Ì„ wold neuer after repeÌ„te hiÌ„ of that wikkid dede Ì„ at that tim sir oliuer of ynghaÌ„ went ouer iÌ„ to gascoiÌ„ did moch harme to the kiÌ„g of Fraunca and tho he gat ayen that kyng Edward had lost and moch more ther to ¶ How kyng Edward sent sir Edward his son the eldest in to fraunce THe quene Isabell had but a quart of a yere duelled iÌ„ frauÌ„ce bot sir Edward hir eldest son axed leue tho for to wende in to fraunce for to speke with his mother Isabell the quene ¶ And his fader the kyng grauÌ„ted him with a good will and said to him Go my fair sone in goddis blissing myne thiÌ„ke for to cuÌ„ ayen as hastely as thou may ¶ And he went ouer see Ì„ come in to frauÌ„ce ¶ And the king of frauÌ„ce his vncle vnderfenge him with moch honour said vn to him fair son ye be welcoÌ„ for be cause that your fader come not to done his homage for the duchie of Gnyhene as his auncestres wer wont for to do I yeue you that lordship to hold it of me in heritage as all maner auÌ„cestres did be fore you wher fore he was called duke of Gnyhenne ¶ How the kiÌ„g exiled his quene Isabel edward his heldest son WHen kyng Edward of englond herd tell how the kyng of fraunce had yeue the duchie of Gnyhen vn to sir Edwarde his son with out consent Ì„ will of him Ì„ that his sone had vnderfonge the duchie he become wonder wroth Ì„ sent to his sone by letter to his wyfe also that they shuld cum ayen in to englond in all the hast that they myght And the quene Isabell and sir Edward hir sone wer woÌ„der sore adrad of the kynges manace and of his wroth principally for the falsenes of the spensers both of the father Ì„ eke the son at his commaundement they wold not cum ¶ Wherfore kyng edward wos full sore annoyed Ì„ let make a crie at londoÌ„ that if quene Isabell and edward hir eldest sone come not in to englond that they shuld bene holde as our enmys both to the reame and eke to the croun of engloÌ„d ¶ And for that thei nolÌ„d cum in to englond bot both wer exiled the moder and hir son ¶ When the quene Isabell herd this tidinges she wos sore adrad to be shÌ„ent thurgh the fals congettyng of the spencers ¶ And weÌ„t with the knyghtys that wer
wroth ¶ How sir Roger Mortimer bare him proudly Ì„ so hie ANd now shall ye here of sir Roger Mortimer of wygmore that dissired and couyted to be at an high a state so that the kyng graunted him to be called erle of marche thurgh out all his lordship ¶ And he become so proud and so hauteyne that he wold lese forsake the name that his ancestres had euer before ¶ And for that encheson he let him call the erle of marche and none of the comuns of englond durst call him bi name other name for he was called so thurgh the kyngê crie that men shuld call him erle of the marche ¶ And the Mortimer bare him so hauteyne Ì„ so proud that wonder it was for to wit also disgised hiÌ„ with wonder rich clothes out of all maner reson both of shapping of wering Wher of the englisshmen had gret wonder how Ì„ in whot maner he myght contreue or find such maner pride and they said amoÌ„ges them all comenli that his prid shÌ„old not long endure ¶ And the same tyme sir Geffrey Mortimer the yong that was the mortimer son let him call kyng of folie so it befell afterward in dede for he wos so full of pride Ì„ of writchednesse that he held a rouÌ„de tabull in wales to all men that thider come contrefete the doiÌ„g Ì„ the maner of kyng Arthurs tabull bot openli he failed For the nobull kyng Arthur wos the most worthy lord of renoune that was in all the world in his tyme yit come neuer none such after For al the nobull knyghtis in all cristendome of dede of armes asayed duellid with kyng Arthur Ì„ held him for ther lord and soferen ¶ And that wos well sayn for he ê¯quered in bataill a roman that wos called Froll Ì„ get of him the reame of frauÌ„ce and kylled him with his own handis ¶ And also he faught with a geant that wos called Dinabus kylled him that had rauesshed fair Eleyn that wos kyng Hocles nece kyng of litell bretan ¶ And afterward he kylled in bataill the emprour of Rome that wos called Lucie that had assembled ayens king Arthur for to fight with him so moch pepull of romaÌ„s Phethis sarisens that no man coud them noÌ„bre Ì„ he discomfited them all as the stori telleth ¶ And in the same tyme coÌ„mune loos sprong in engloÌ„d thurgh coniecting ordinauÌ„ce of the freres prechours that sir Edward of Carnariuan that wos kyng edward fadre of whom the geest telleth said that he was on liue in the castell of Corf wherfor all the coÌ„myns all most of englond wer in sorow iÌ„ dred wherfor that it wer so or not For they wist not how traitoursly the mortimer had him done mordrid ¶ How EdmoÌ„d of wodstok that wos erle of kent the kinges brother edward of Carnariuan was heded at wynchestre ANd vpoÌ„ a tyme it befell so that sir edmond of wodstoke erle of Kent spake vn to the pope Iohan the xxij at Auinion said that almyght good had oft tymes done for Thomas loue of Lancastre mony gret miraclls to mony men and women that wer thurgh diuerse maladies undone as vn to the world and thurgh his praier they wer brought vn to ther helÌ„th ¶ And so sir edmond praied the pope herteli that he wold grauÌ„te him grace that the forsaid Thomas myght be translatid But the pope said nay that he shuld not be translatid vn to the tyme that he wer better certefied of the clargie of englond seyn by ther obedeÌ„ce what thyng god had done for the loue of Thomas of lancastre after the suggestion that the forsaid edmoÌ„d erle of kent had vn to him made ¶ And whan this edmond saw that he myght not spede of his purpose as tochyng the translacion he praied him of his couÌ„cell as toching sir edward of Carnariuan his broder said that not long a gone he wos kyng of englond what thiÌ„g might best be done as toching his deliuerance sith that a comune fame is thurgh engloÌ„d that he his on liue hole Ì„ sauf ¶ Whan the pope herd hiÌ„ tell that sir edward was on liue he coÌ„mauÌ„ded the erle vpoÌ„ his benison that he shÌ„uld help with all the pouer that he myght that he wer deliuered out of prisun sâ—ue his body iÌ„ all maner that he might for to bring this thiÌ„g to an end he assoyled hiÌ„ his coÌ„pani a pena culpa all tho that holp to his deliuerance ¶ Tho toke edmoÌ„d of wodstoke his leue of the pope come ayen iÌ„ to engloÌ„d And whaÌ„ sir edmond wos comeÌ„ suÌ„ of the frere precheurs come Ì„ said that sir edward his broder yit wos on liue iÌ„ the castell of Corf vnder the kepiÌ„g of Sir Thomas Gurnay ¶ Tho sped him the forsaid EdmoÌ„d as fast os he might till he come to the castell of Corf Ì„ a queynted hiÌ„ Ì„ spak so fair with IohnÌ„ Dauerell that was ê¯stable of the same castell and yaf him rich yeftes to haue acqueyntance of him and to knaw of his couÌ„cell ¶ And thus it befell that the forsaid sir edmoÌ„d praied specially to tell him priuely of his lord his brother sir Edward if that he leued or wer dede and if he wer on liue he praied of him ons to haue a sight ¶ And this sir Iohan Dauerill was an high herted man and full of curage Ì„ ansuerid shortely vn to sir Edmond and sad that sir edward his brother was in helth and vnder his kepyng and durst shew him vn to no man sith it was defended him in the kynges half edward that was edwardis son of Carnariuan and also thurgh commaundement of the quene Isabell the kynges modre Ì„ of sir Roger Mortimer that he shÌ„uld shew his body vn to no maner man of the world sauf only vn to them vpon lesyng life and limme Ì„ disherityng of his heiris for euer more ¶ But the fals traitour falsly lied for he was not in his ward but he wos take thens lad vn to the castell of berkeley thurgh sir Thomas Gurnay thurgh ê¯mauÌ„demeÌ„t of the Mortimer til that he wos dede as before is said but sir edmoÌ„d of wodstoke wist nothyng that Edward his broder was dede wher vpon he toke a lettre vn to the kiÌ„g edward his broder as to his worthi lord ¶ And vnderfeng the letter of him be hight him for to do his message with out any maner faill with that sir edmoÌ„d toke leue of the forsaid IohnÌ„ weÌ„t iÌ„ to his own ê¯tre lordship iÌ„ kent that he had ther ¶ And anone as this same iohnÌ„ wist that sir edmond wos gone iÌ„ to kent his own lordship anone he went iÌ„ all the hast that he myght fro the castell of Corf comen vn to sir Roger mortimer toke him the letter that sir edmoÌ„d of
vpoÌ„ the heed that the brayn brest out and fel on the ground and so was he dede an euell deth ¶ Tho toke they the Mortimer as he armed him at the toures dore when he hard the noyse of them for dred And when the quene Isabell saw that the Mortimer was taken she made moch sorow in hert and thes wordes vn to them said ¶ Now fair sires I pray you that ye don no ne harme to his body a worthy knyght our welbeloued frend our dere cosyn ¶ Tho went they thens and come and brought the mortimer and presentid him vn to the kyng Edward and he commaunded to bring him in sauf ward But anone as they that wer consent vn to the Mortimers doyng herd tell that he was taken they went and hid them and priuely by nyght went out of the toune eche in his side with heuy hert and mornyng and leued vpon ther landis as well as they myght ¶ And so that same yere that the Mortimer was take he had at his retene ix score knyghtis with out squyers and sergiauntys of armes and fote men ¶ And tho was the mortimer lad to london And sir SymoÌ„d of Beford was lad with him and was take to the conestabull of the toure to kepe ¶ But afterward wos the mortimers liif examined at westmynstre before the kiÌ„g and before al the gret lordis of engloÌ„d for ê‘ill that might fall to the reame to enquere also wich were assentyng to sir edwardis deth the kiÌ„ges fader also thurgh whom the scottis ascappid from stanhope in to scotland with out the will of kyng edward ¶ And also how the chartre of ragman was deliuered vn to the scottis wherin the homag feautes of scotland were conteyned that the scottis shuld done euer more to the englishÌ„ kiÌ„g for the reame of scotland wherfore in his abseÌ„s he was dampned to be draw and honged for his treson this myschief come vn to him on sent Andrewes euen in the yere of incarnacioÌ„ of our lord IhuÌ„ crist M.ccc xxx ¶ How kyng edward get ayen vn to him grociously the homages and feautes of ScotlaÌ„d wher of he was put out thurgh fals couÌ„cell of Isabell his modre and sir Roger Mortimer that was new made erle of marche NOw ye haue hard lordis how sir Iohan Bailloll in the time of pees was chosen to be kyng of Scotland for encheson that he come of the eldest doughter of the erle Dauid of HontiÌ„gton thas wos kyng Alexandre brether of Scotland that died with out heir of his body begoten And how this Iohan made feaute homage to kyng Edward Henris son the iij. for his landâ—s of scotland And how he afterward withsaid his homage thurgh councell of the scottis in the yere of our lord a M.cc lxxiiij Ì„ sent vn to the pope thurgh a fals suggestion that he made his oth vn to the forsaid kyng edward ouer his astate Ì„ his will of wich othe the pope him assoilled thurgh his bulsis to hiÌ„ y sent ¶ And a none as kiÌ„g edward wist ther of he ordeyned anoÌ„e his barons come vn to Berewike Ì„ ê¯querid the touÌ„e at wich coÌ„quest ther were sloyn xxvM. Ì„ vijC. and the bailloll that was kiÌ„g of scotland coÌ„ yeld hiÌ„ to good kiÌ„g edward Ì„ the kiÌ„g afterward deliuered hiÌ„ out of the tour of londoÌ„ And all the gret lordis of ScotlaÌ„d with him that tho were taken at Berewik and yaf them sauf condithis to gone in to scotland ¶ And the scottis sith thurgh ther falsenesse wered vpon good kyng edward ¶ And when sir Iohan bailloll kiÌ„g of scotland saw all this he went ouer the see vn to Dunpier and leued ther vpoÌ„ his own landis as well as he myght till that the scottis wold amend them of thermisdedis and trespace Ì„ lad with him sir edward his son wherfore the Scotâ—s in dispite of him called him sir Iohan Turnlabard for becaâ— that he wold not offende ne trespace ayens the good kyng edward of englond ¶ And so he for soke his Reame of Scotland set thar of but litell price ¶ And this sir IohnÌ„ long tyme duelled in fraunce till that he died ther And sir Edward his son vnderfeng his heritage and did homage vn to the kyng of fraunce for his landis of Dunpier and so it fell afterward that Edward that wos IohnÌ„ Bailloll son had with hiÌ„ a squyer of engloÌ„d that wos borne in yorkshire that was called IohnÌ„ of Barnabi this Edward bailloll loued him moch wos ny him full priue ¶ And so this IohnÌ„ of barnaby was in debate with a frensh man in the toune of Dunpier Ì„ so he killed him weÌ„t in his wai in all the hast that he myght in to the Castell for to haue socour help of his lord ¶ And anoÌ„e come the officers of the touÌ„e to take iohan of Barnaby as a felon sir edward his lord holp hym Ì„ rescued him Ì„ by nyght made hiÌ„ weÌ„d out of the castell so he went his way come iÌ„ to engloÌ„d with out any harme ¶ And when the kyng of frauÌ„ce saw that sir Edward had rescued his felon he become wonder wroth ayens sir Edward and anoÌ„e let him be arestid toke in to his hand all his landis ¶ Tho duelled sir Edwar in prison vn to the tyme that sir Henri of Beaumont come in to fraunce the wich Henri sum tyme was erle of angos in scotland thurgh his wife wos put out of the forsaid erldom wheÌ„ the accordemeÌ„t was bitwen Englond and Scotland thurhh the quene isabell and sir Roger Mortimer and ther copani for the mariage that she made bitwen Dauid that wos Robert the Brus son Dame Iohana atte Toure kyng Edwardis sustre of engloÌ„d well vnderstode this that at the end he shÌ„uld cum to his right but if it wer thurgh sir edward Bailloll that was right heir of the reame of Scotland ¶ And the kyng of frauÌ„ce Lowys loued moch this sir Henri and he was with him full priue and thought for to make a deliueraunce of sir Edward Baillolls body if he migh in any maner of wyse ¶ Tho praied he the kyng that he wold graunte him of his grace sir Edward Baillolls body vn to the next ê‘lament that he myght lyue with his own rentis in the meyn tym and that he myght stand to be Iuged bi his peris at the parlameÌ„t ¶ And the kyng grauÌ„tid him his praier and made the forsaid Edward to be deliuered out of prison in the maner aboue said And anone as he wos out of prisoÌ„ sir Henri toke him forth with him and lad him to englond and made him duell priuely at the maner of sandhall vp onse in yorkeshire with the lady vescy so he ordeined him ther an houge retenaunce of pepul of englisshmen Ì„ also of aliens for to conquere ayen
put it of wold not graunte vn to Ester next comiÌ„g than they greuÌ„ted well that iÌ„ iij. yere by certan termes that dyme shuld be payd Ì„ also of the lay fe wos a iij. yeres xv grauÌ„ted to the kyng ¶ How sir Robert KnolÌ„les with other certayn lordis of the reame weÌ„t ouer the see in to frauÌ„ce· Ì„ of ther gouernauÌ„ce ANd in the xlv yere of kyng Edward in the begynnyng kyng Edward with vn wyse counsell and vn discrete borawed a gret soume of gold of the prelatis lordis marchantis and other rich men of his reame sayng that it shuld be dispendid in defendyng of holy chirche and of his reame ¶ Neuerthelatter it profited nought· wherfor about midsomer after he made a gret host of the worthiest men of his reame Amonges whome wer som lordis that is for to say the lord Fitzwater and the lord Graunson other worthy knyghtis of wich knyghtis the kyng ordeyned sir Robert Knolles a prouede knyght Ì„ a well as said in dede of armes for to be gouernour and that thurgh his couÌ„cel and gouernaunce all thyng shuld be gouerned Ì„ dressed ¶ And wen thei come iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce as long as thei duelled helde them hole to geder the frauÌ„shmen durst not fall vppon theym ¶ And at the last about the begynnyng of winter for enuy coueteys that wos amoÌ„g them And also discorde they sondred partid them in to diuerse companies vn wisely folely But sir Robert knolles his men wente and keped them sauf within an Castell in Bretan ¶ And when the frenshmeÌ„ saw that our meÌ„ wer deuidid in to diuerse companies Ì„ places not holdiÌ„g ne strengthyng them to gedres as them ought for to do they fell fersly on our men And for the most partie toke them or slowen them tho that they myght take led with them prisoners ¶ And iÌ„ thee same yere pope vrbane come fro rome to AuinioÌ„ for eÌ„chesoÌ„ cause that he shuld accord make pees bitwen the kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce the king of Englond for euer more But alas or he began his tretis he died with sekenesse the ·xxi day of December wos beried as for the time iÌ„ the cathedrall chirche of AuinioÌ„ fast by the high auter ¶ And the next yere after whan he had lyne so his bones wer taken out of the erth and beried new in the abbey of sent victorie fast by marcile of the wich abbey he wos sum tyne Abbot him self ¶ And iÌ„ both places that he was beried in ther be moÌ„y grete miracles done and wrought thurgh the grace of almighty god to mony a mannys help and to the worship of god almyghty ¶ And after whom folewed next and wos made pope Gregorie Cardinall Deken that before wos caled Pers Roger ¶ In this same yere the cite of Lymoge rebellid and faught ayens the prince as othir Cites in Gnyhenne did for gret taxes costages and raunsons that they wer put and set to by prince edward wich charges weren Inportable and to chargeabull wher for they turned fro him and fellen to the kyng of frauÌ„ce And whan prince edward saw this he wos sore a chafed and greued in turnyng homward ayen iÌ„ to englond with soro skarmisshes and fighting gret assautes fought with them toke the forsaid cite and distroied it almost to the grund and slew all that wer fouÌ„d in the cite And than for to say the soth for diuerse sikenesse and maladies that he had Ì„ also for defaute of monay that he not might with stond ne tari on his enmys he hied him ayen in to englond with his wife his menye leuyng behind him in gascoyn the duke of Lancastre sir edmond erle of Cambrigge with othir worthy and orped men of armes ¶ In the xlvi yere of kiÌ„g edward at the ordinaunce Ì„ sendyng of king edward the kyng of Naune com to him to Claringdon to tret with hiÌ„ of certain thinges touchyng his were iÌ„ Normandie wher kiÌ„g Edward had left certayn seges in his stede till he come ayen ¶ But kyng edward myght not sped of that that he askid him And so the kyng of Naun with gret worship gret yeftes toke his leue weÌ„t home ayene ¶ And about begiÌ„nyng of marche when the ê‘lament at westmiÌ„stre wos begun the kiÌ„g askid of the clargi a subsidie of .l. M. pound the wich by a good avisement Ì„ bi a generall ê¯uocacioÌ„ of thee clargie it wos grauÌ„ted and ordeyned that it shÌ„uld be paied resed of the lay fee. ¶ And iÌ„ this ê‘lament at the request Ì„ askiÌ„g of the lordis in hatered of men of holy chirch the Chanceler Ì„ the tresorer that wer bisshoppis the clarke of the priue seale wer remeued and put out of office and in ther stede wer secular men put in ¶ And while this ê‘lament lasted ther come solempne embassatours sent fro the pope to trete with the kiÌ„g of pees said that the pope desired to fulfill his predicessours will but for all ther comyng they sped not of ther purpose ¶ Of the besegyng of Rochell and how the Erle of penbruke and his companie wos ther take in the hauen with Spanyardis all his shippis brent· THe ix day of Iune kyng Edward iÌ„ xlvij yere of his rene held his parlament at wynchestre and it lasted but viiij days to the parlament wer sompned by writ of men of holy chirche iiij bisshoppis Ì„ iiij abbotes with out any mo ¶ This parlament wos holdeÌ„ for marchantis of london of Norwich of other diuerse places in diuerse thingê and pointes of treson that they wer defamed of that is to say that they wer rebell and wold rise ayens the kyng ¶ This same yere the duke of Lancastre and the erle of Cambrege his brother come out of Goscoyn in to englond toke and weddid to ther wifes Petres doghters suÌ„ tim kiÌ„g of spayn Of wich ij doughtris the duke had the elder and the erle the yonger ¶ And that same time ther wer sent ij Cardinales fro the pope That is to say an english cardinall a cardinale of paris to tret of pees bitwen thes ij reames the wich when they had bene both long eche iÌ„ his ê“uinces Ì„ iÌ„ his places Ì„ cuÌ„tres fast bi tretyng of the forsaid pees at the last they toke with them thee letters of ê“curacie went ayen to rome with out ony effect of ther purpose ¶ In this yere ther wos a strong bataill on the se bitwen englishmeÌ„ flemmiÌ„g the englisshme had the victori toke xxv shippis with salt Ì„ sleyng drenchiÌ„g all the men that wer therin vn wyttyng them that they wer of that cuntre And redely moch harme had fallen bi cause ther of ne had pees accord the sonÌ„ be bitwen theÌ„ And iÌ„ this same yere the frenshmen besegie the touÌ„e of Rochell
Ì„ mariage wos done and endid thes lordis and ladies toke thir leue of the kiÌ„g the quene and come ayen in to Englond in hast thaÌ„ 〈◊〉 be IhuÌ„ ¶ And in the viij yere of kiÌ„g Henris regne ther wos a man that wos called the walsh klarke he oppellâ—d a knyght that wos callid sir Perceuall Sowdone of treson Ì„ ther they wer Ioyned to fight vn to vtteraunce withyn Listes the day place tyme assigned and lymitted to be done Ì„ end iÌ„ smygthfeld at the wich day tho two parsons comen in to the feld Ì„ foughten sâ—re and myghteli to gedre but at the last the knyght ouercom the clarke made him yeld him creaunt of his fals enpechemeÌ„t that he had said on him than was he dispoyled of his armure drawe out of the feld to Tyborne Ì„ ther he wos honged the knyght take to grace and wos a good man ¶ And in this same yere sir Henri erle of Northumberland the lord Bardolf come out of Scotland in preiudece destruccion of kyng henri wherfore they of the northcuntre arisen vpon them and faugit with them and scomfitid them and toke them Ì„ smyten of ther hedis Ì„ quartrid ther bodies sent the hede of the erle Ì„ a quartir of the lord bardolf to londoÌ„ and ther they wer set vpon london brigge for fals treson that they had purposed ayenst the kyng ¶ And in the ix yere of kyng henris regne was sir Edmond Holand erle of keÌ„t made Amirell of englond for to kepe the see he went to the see with mony riall shippis that wer full well arayed and enparelled and enarmed with mony a good man of armes and archiers and of good defence of weyr in the kynges name of Englond and so he landid at the last in the cost of Bretan in the I le of Briak with all his pepull and he beseged thee Castell and sautid it and they withstode him with gret defence and strength ¶ And anoÌ„e he leyed his ordynauÌ„ce And in the leyng of a gone come a quarell Ì„ smote the good erle EdmoÌ„d in the hede and ther he caught his dethis wounde but yit they left not till that they had geten the Castill and all that wer ther in ¶ And ther this good lord died on whos soule god haue mercy amen ¶ And than this menie come home ayen in to Englond with the erlis body wos beried amoÌ„gê his auÌ„cestres right worthely ¶ And in thee same yere was a gret frost in Englond that durid xv wekis ¶ And in the x· yere of kyng HeÌ„ris regne the iiij com the Seneschall of henaud with othir meni to seke auÌ„tres and to get him worshipp iÌ„ dedis of armys both on hors and on fote at all maner of pointes of were ¶ And the Seneschall chalenged thee erle of Somerset and the erle deliuered hiÌ„ ful manfulli of all his chalenges Ì„ put his adusarie vn to the worse iÌ„ all pointes and wanne him ther gret worshÌ„ypp and the degre of thee feld ¶ And the next day after come iÌ„ to thee feld an other man of armes of the seneschallis partie ¶ And ayens him come sir Richard of arundell knight and the henaud had the better of him on fote iÌ„ on poiÌ„te for he brought hiÌ„ on his kne ¶ And the thrid day come iÌ„ an othir man of armes iÌ„ to the feld and ayeÌ„s him ther come sir IohnÌ„ Cornewaill knight manly and knightely he quitte him in all maner poyntis ayeÌ„s his adusarie and had the better iÌ„ thee feld ¶ And on thee iiij day come an other maÌ„ of armes of Henaude iÌ„ to the feld and ayens him come sir Iohan Cheynes son manly quitte him ayens his adusarie for he cast hors Ì„ man iÌ„ to the feld And the kyng for his manhod at that tyme dubbed hiÌ„ knyght ¶ And the v. day ther come an other man of armes of the henaudis partie in to the feld and to him come in sir Iohan stiward knyght and manfulli he quitte him ther in all maner of pointes and had the better ¶ And the sext day after come an other henaud to him come willm porter squyer Ì„ manfulli he quitte him Ì„ had the better in the feld Ì„ the kyng dubbed him knyght the same tyme. ¶ And the vij day after come an othir henaud in to the feld and to him come IohnÌ„ standissh squier manly he quitte him on his adusarie had the better in tho feld and the kyng dubbed him knyght the same day ¶ And on the same day come an othir henaud to him come a squyer of Gascoyn and proudly and manli he quitte him on his adusarie Ì„ had the better and anone the kyng dubbed hiÌ„ knyght ¶ And on the viij day come in to the feld ij men of armes of henaude and to them come ij soudiours of Calais that were brether that wer called Burghes Ì„ well and maÌ„ly quitte them on ther adu*aber siries and had the better in the feld thus endid the chalenges with moni worshippes ¶ And the kyng at the reuerence of the stringers made a gret fest and yaf them rich yeftes they token ther leue and weÌ„t home in to ther own cuntre ¶ And in the xi yere of kyng HeÌ„ris regne the iiij ther was a gret bataill do in smythfeld bitwen two squiers that on wos called Gloucestre that was appelauÌ„t Arthur wos the defendauÌ„t Ì„ well and manfulli foughten to geder long time the kyng for ther manfulnesse Ì„ of his grace toke ther quarell in to his hand Ì„ made them to go out of the feld at ons so they wer deuided of ther batailles thee kyng yaf them grace ¶ And the xij yere of kyng heÌ„ris regne the fourth Risdie a squier of wales that was a rebell a riser supporter to Owen of Glendre that did moch destruccion to pepull of wales wos taken and brought to London and ther he come a fore the Iustices and wos dampned for his treson and than he wos laid on an hurdell and so draw forth vn to Tyborne thurgh the cite ther he wos hanged and let doune a yen and his hede smyten of the body quartired and sent vn to iiij tounes and his hede set on london brigge ¶ And in the xiij yere of kyng Henris regne tho died sir IohnÌ„ Beauford the erle of somerset that wos capitayn of Calais and wos beried at the abbey of the tour hill on whos soule god haue merci amen· ¶ And in the same yere thee lord Thomas kyng Henris son wedded thee couÌ„tosse of somerset ¶ And in this same yere com thee embassatours of frauÌ„ce in to englond from the duke of Burgoyn vn to the prince of englond kyng henris son and heir for to haue help and socour of men
with a huge a strong power and anone they yeld and put them all in to the kinges good grace an in his merci Ì„ so did moni mo strong tounes and Castellis that wer in tho parties ¶ And from theÌ„s they went to vermill in Perche and anone it wos yolden vn to the king both the touÌ„e the Castill bodis goodis at the kiÌ„gê good grace â–ª so the kiÌ„g gate conquered all the tounes and Casstellis Pyles strenthes Ì„ Abbeys vn to PouÌ„tlarge and from thens vn to the Cite of Rone ¶ And in the fifth yere of kiÌ„g HeÌ„ries regne the v. sir IohnÌ„ Oldcastell that was the lord Cobham wos arestid for heresi and brought vn to the toure of londoÌ„ and anone after he brake out of the tour Ì„ weÌ„t in to wales Ì„ there keped him long time ¶ And at the last the lorde powys toke him â–ª bot he stode at gret defence long time Ì„ wos sore wouÌ„ded or he wold be take and so the lord Powys men broght him out of wales to londoÌ„ in a wherlecole so he wos brought to westmynstre ther was examined of certayn pointes that wer put vpon him he sayd not nay and so he wos conuycte of the clargie for his heresi dampned before the Iuttices vn to the deth for treson ¶ And so he wos lad vn to the toure ayen and ther he was laid on an hurdell and draw thurgh the cite to sent Giles feld and ther wos made a new pair of galowes and a strong chine and a coler of yreÌ„ for him and ther he wos hongid and brent on the galowes Ì„ all for his lewdnesse Ì„ his fals opinions ANd in the vi yere of kyng Henris regne the fifth he sent his vncle sir Thomas Beaufort duke of Excestre wyth a fair menye of men of armes and archiers be for the cite of Rone and ther displayed his baner and sent heroudes vn to the toune and bad them yelde that cite vn to owr kyng ther liege lord and they sayd he toke them none for to kepe ne none he shuld haue ther but if it wer dere bought and meued with ther hondis for othir ansuere wold they none yef but gonnys ¶ And ther the duke toke good auisement of the ground all about And anoÌ„e ther issued out of the cite a gret meny of men of armes both on horsebake and on foot and anone owr meni met with them ouer threw an hepe of them and ther wer taken Ì„ slain xxx parsons of full right good mennis bodis and the remenauÌ„te fled ayen in to the toune the Duke went vn to Pountlarge vn to the king an told hym all how that he had spede an how he liked the ground· ¶ And anone as he was go they cast doune all ther subarbis about the cite vn to the harde grouÌ„d for the king ther no refresshing shÌ„uld haue at his comyng And the friday before laÌ„mesda than next folowyng our kyng with his host come before Rone anone he set his sege rouÌ„d a bout that Cite and anone let lay to his ordinaunce vn to the toune And the kyng and his lordis wer logged in the chartre house and gret strength about them that was in the est perte of the cite ¶ And the duke of Clarence logged him at the west ende in a wast abbey before the porte Chanx Ì„ the Duke of Excestre in the North side before thee Porte Beauuesyn and bitwen the duke of Clarence and thee duke of Excestre wos the Erle Marchall logged with a strong power before the castell gate ¶ And than was the erle of Ormond the lord Harington and the lord Talbot with ther retenu next him ¶ And than sir Iohan Cornwaill and mony oder nobull knyghtis of name with ther retenue lay with the duke of Clarence ¶ And froÌ„ the duke of Excestre toward the kiÌ„g wer logged the lord Roos the lord of wylluby the lord phehew Ì„ sir william Port knight with ther retenue before the port of sent Hillarie ¶ And thaÌ„ wos the erle of mortayn with his retenue logged in the abbey of sent Katrines ¶ And the erle of salâ—sberi with his retenue lay on that othir side of sent Katrins sir IohnÌ„ Gray knyght wos logged at the abbey that is called mouÌ„t sent michell ¶ And sir Phelip Lech knyght the kiÌ„gê tresorer wos logged bitwen the water of Seyn and the abbey kepid the ward vnder the hill the baron of Carow wos logged vnder the water side to kepe the passage And Ienico the squyer lay next him on the water side and thos two squiers kepid manli the water of Seyn and faughte with ther enmys oft tymes ¶ And on that othir side of seyn lay the erle of Hontingdon master Neuill the erles son of westmerland sir Gilbert vmfreuill erle of Keme and sir Richard of arundell and the lord Feriers with ther retenue before Port du pounte and eche of thees lordis had stroÌ„g ordinaunce the kyng did make at Pountlarge ouer the water of siyn a stronge and a mygity chyen of Iren and put it thurgh gret Pyles fast pyght in thee grounde and that went ouer the reuer of Seyne that no vessell myght passe that in no kynde And about that cheyne the kyng litt make a brigge ouer thee water of Seyn thatt man and hors and all othir cariage myght go to and fro at all tymes whan nede wer And than come the erle of warwike had gote Dounfront vn to the king Henri of Englond ¶ And anone the kyng sent the Erle of Warwike to Cawdebeke to besege it And whan that he come before the toune he sent his heraudes vn to the capitaine and bad him yeld vp the toune vpon pe in of deth Ì„ anone he laid his sege the capitayn besought the Erle that the myght come vn to his presens and it plesed him and speke with him Ì„ so the good erle graunted him sor to cum Ì„ than he come out Ì„ foure othir burgeis come with him· Ì„ entreted so with this Erle that this same toune was vnder composicion to done as the cite of Rone did and the Erle grauÌ„ted and consentid ther to vpon this condicion that the kingê nauy of engloÌ„d with his ordinauÌ„ce myght passe vp by them in saufte with out any maner of lette or destrubauÌ„ce to his composicioÌ„ they set to ther seales ¶ And the shippis passed vp by them in saufte come before the cite of rone in to an hondreth shippis and ther they cast ther ankers than this cite wos beseged both by land by watir And whan all this wos done Ì„ shippis comen vp thaÌ„ cume the Erle of Warwik ayen to the kyng Ì„ logged him bitwen the abbey of Seint Katerins and the knig till that the abbey entreted
Subandy the wich wos cosin and alied almost to all the princes of cristyndoÌ„ and euerychon left him Then iÌ„ the yere after ther wos a pees made Felix resauid for it plesid our lord his name to be glorified by a obiect of the world as wos that Ianuens· in comê‘ison to the duke the pope This Nicholas was a maister in diuinite and actiue man a rich man iÌ„ ê¯saites moÌ„y thyngê that wer fallen he bildid ayen all the wallis of rome he renewed for dred of the Turke And ther was a uerse made of this vnite and publisit in the cite Lux fulsit muÌ„do cessit felix nicholao And that iÌ„ the yere of our lord M.iiijC.xlix The yer of grece with a gret deuocion was ê¯firmid Ì„ innumerabull pepull weÌ„t to the apostill setis ¶ How kyng Henri the vi regned beyng a child not oon yere of age of the bataill of vernaill in Perche AFter kyng Henri the v. regned henri his son but a child and not fulli on yere of age whos regne began the frist day of Septembre in the yere of our lord M. cccc.xxij This king beyng iÌ„ his cradell wos moch dowtid and drad by cause of the gret ê¯quest of his fader Ì„ also the wysdoÌ„ guydyng of his vncles the duke of Bedford Ì„ the duke of Gloucestre ¶ This yere the xxi day of October dyed Charles the kyng of frauÌ„ce lieth beried at sent Denys And than wos the duke of bedford made regent of fraunce And the duke of Gloucestre wos made ê“tector and defendour of englond ¶ And the frist day of march after wos sir willm Taillour prest degradid of his presthode and on the morow after he wos brint iÌ„ smythfeld for herise ¶ Thys yere sir Iames stiward kyng of scottis maried Dame Iane the duches doughter of Clarence of hir frist housband the erle of somerset at sent mari ouays ¶ Also this yere the xvij day of August wos the bataill of vernaill in perche bitwen the duke of bedford regeÌ„t of frauÌ„ce Ì„ the duke of AlauÌ„sone wich was a gret bataill The duke of Bedford had â— on his sid with hiÌ„ the erle of salusberi MouÌ„tagu the lord Talbot all the pouer that they coud make in Normandie the garysouns kept And also mony Capitayns with moch pepull of the duke of Borgoyns ¶ And on that other side was the duke of Alaunson the duke of Turon that wos therle douglas the erle Boughan with moÌ„y lordis of frauÌ„ce Ì„ gret coÌ„ponie of scottis and Armynakis And than the Erle douglas called the duke of Bedford Iohan with the leden swerd And he sent him word ayen that he shÌ„old find that day that his swerde wos of stele ¶ And so the bataill ioyned on both sides and faught long tyme that ther wist no man who shÌ„old haue the better a gret while bot at the last as god wold the victori fell vn to the English partie For ther wer slaiÌ„ the erle douglas wich a litel before wos made duke of Turon the erle of boughan the erle of Almarre the erle of TouÌ„ar the erle of vauÌ„tedor and the viscount of Nerbonne wich was on of them that slew duke IohnÌ„ of Borgoyn knelyng before the Dolphyn Ì„ mony mo vn to the nombre of x. thosand and mo And ther wos taken prisoners thee duke of AlauÌ„son and mony othir lordid and gentillis of frauÌ„ce bot scottis that day wer slayn doune right the substance of them all ¶ And the thrid yere of kyng henri the sext the Duke of Gloucestre maried the duchisse of holand weÌ„t ouer the se with hir in to henaude for to take possession of hys wyfes heritance wher he wos honorably receyuid and taken for lord of the land bot sone after he was fayn to returne home ayen tho and left his wyfe Ì„ all his tresour that he had broght with him in a toune that is called Mounse in henaud wich promised him for to be trew to him Notwithstondyng they deliuered the lady vn to the duke of borgoyn wich sent hir to Gaunt And from thens she ascapid in a man nys clothyng and come in to Zeland to a touÌ„e of hir own callid Ziorixee And from thens she went to a toune in holand called the Ghowde and ther shÌ„e wos strong ynowgh and withstode the said duke of Burgoyn ¶ And sone after the duke of gloucestre sent ouer in to Zeland the lord fitzwater with certayn men of were and archiers for to help and socour the forsaid duchefse of holand wich â—andit at a place in Zeland called brewers hauen wher the lordis of the contre come douÌ„e and faght with him and in conclosion he wos fayn to with draw him and his meny to the see ayen But yit he slew and hurt diuerse lordis and moch pepull of that same cuntre And so retourned home ayen with his meny and preuaylid no thyng ¶ And also this same yere theâ— Erle of Salusberi the erle of suffolke the lord Wylby and thee lord scalis with ther retenue laid sege to the cite of Manus the wich cite wos yolden to them with mony othir strong touÌ„es and Castellis to the nombre of xxxvi ¶ This tyme all NormaÌ„die and a gret part of frauÌ„ce vn to Orliaunce wos vnder the obeyssaunce of the kyng of englond And all the remenauÌ„t of fraunce wos in gret tribulacion and mischief ¶ How ther wos a gret fray lyke to haue bene bitwene the cardinall the duke of Gloucestre And of the coronacion of king Henri the sext both in englond in frauÌ„ce IN the iiij yere the same nyght that the maire of london Iohan Couentre had takyn his charge was a gret watch in London for a fray that wos betwen the bisshop of wynchestre and the Duke of Gloucestre protectour c ¶ For the maire with the pepull of the cite wold abide bi the duke of gloucestre as ê“tectour of the reame bot by labour of lordis that went bitwen in speciall by the labour of the prince of Portyngale ther was a pointement taken that ther was no harme done And after the bataill of verneyll in perche thee duke of bedford com ouer in to Englond And on witsonday this same yere at Laycestre he dubbed kyng Henri knyght And forthwith the said kyng Henry dubbed all thes knyghtis whos names folowith that is to wit sir Richard duke of yorke also the son and heir of the duke of Norfolke the erle of Oxford the Erle of westmerland the son and heir of the erle of Northumburland the son Ì„ heir of the erle of vrmond the lord Roos sir Iamys buttelar the lord martrauas sir Henry gray of Tankeruile sir willm Neuill lord fawconbrigge sir George Neulll lorde latimer the lord wellis the lord berkle the son and heir of the lord Talbot sir Raufe gray of werk Sir robert veer sir Richad gray sir Edmond hongerford Sir Robert
Wynkfeld sir Iohan bottellÌ„er Sir Raynold Cobham sir Iohaâ— passheley sir Thomas Tunstall Sir IohnÌ„ Chidiok sir Raufe langford sir wyllm drury sir willm ap Thomas sir Richard Carbonell Sir Richard Wydeuile Sir Iohan shridelew sir WyllyaÌ„m Cheyn sir Wyllyam Babyngton sir IohnÌ„ Iune sir GilÌ„bert Beauchamp ¶ Item in the v. yere the duke of Bedford with the duchese hys wyfe went ouer see to Calays a lytell before went ouer Henri bishop of wiÌ„chestre And on our lady day anuÌ„ciacion iÌ„ our lady chyrche at Calais the bishop of wiÌ„chestre whan that he had songen masse wos made Cardinall he knelyng before the hygh auter the duke of Bedford set the hat vpon hys hede and ther wer hys bulles red as well of hys charge as the reioyssing of his benefices spirituel and temperill ¶ And thys same yere was gret habundaunce of rayn that the substanse of heye and also of corne was destruyed for it rayned almost eueri other day ¶ And thys same yere the good erle of salusberi sir Thomas Montague layd sege vn to Orlyaunce at wych sege he wos slayn with a gonne that come out of the toune on whos sowle god haue merci for syth that he wos slayn Englishmen neuer gat ni preuayled iÌ„ frauÌ„ce bot euer after began to lese lytell and lytell till all wos lost ¶ Also this same yere a bretoÌ„ murdred a good wedow in hir bedde without algate wich wedow fond him for almesse And he bare away all that she bad ¶ And after this he toke the gyrth of holy chirch at sent Georgis in southwark and ther token the crosse and forsuore this lande And os he went it happened that he com by the plase wher he did this cursed dede in the subbarbes of london And the women of the same parissh com out with stonys and canel dung and slew and made an end of him ther. Notwithstandyng the constabules and mony othir men beyng present for to kepe him for ther wer mony women and had no pitte ¶ Also this same yere the Duke of Northfolke with mony gentill men and yemen toke his barge the viij day of Nouembre at sent mari oueyes for to haue go thurgh londoÌ„ brugge and thurgh misgydyng of the barge it ouerthrew on the pyles and mony men drownyd but the duke him self with ij or iij. leped vpon the piles and so wer sauid with help of men that wer aboue the brugge wich casten doun ropis by the wich roppis they sauyd them self ¶ This same yere on sent Leonardis dai kyng Henri beyng vij yere of age wos crouned at westmynster at whos coronacion wer made xxxvi knightis This yere on sent Georgis day he passid ouer the see to Calays toward frauÌ„ce Aboute this tyme and a fore the reame beyng in gret miserie and tribulacion the Dolphyn with his parte began to make were and gate certayn places and made distresses vpon english men by the meyn of his capitayns that is to say la heer poton de seyntraylles and ispeciall a mayd wich they namyd la pucelle de dien This maid rood lyke a man Ì„ wos a valiant capitayn among theÌ„ and toke vpon hir mony gret enterprises in so moch that they had a beleue for to haue recouerid all ther lossies by hir ¶ Not wtstondyng at the last after mony gret feates by thee helpe and prouiesse of sir Iohan Luxemburgh the wich was a nobull Capitayn of the Dukes of Burgoyn and mony englishmen picardes and Burgoygnous wich weren of our partie before the toune of Compyne the xxiij day of May the forsaid pucelle was taken in the feld armed like a man and mony othir capitayns with hir wer all brought to Roan and ther she wos put in to prison And ther she was Iugged bi the law to be brent and then she said that she wos with child wherby she wos respited a while But in conclusion it was founde that shÌ„e wos not with child And then she was brenned in Roan And the oder Capitayns wer put to raunsome and entreated as men of wer bene acustmed c. ¶ And this same yere about Candilmasse Richard hunder a wollÌ„epacker wos dampned for an heritike and brent at tour hyll And about midlentin sir Thomas Baggeli prest and vicarie of Mauen in Estsex beside Walden wos disgratid and dampned for an heritike and brent in smyth felde ¶ And also in this same yere whiles the kyng wos in fraunce ther wer moni heritikis loulars that had purposid to make a rising cast billis in mony places bot blissid be god almyghty the Capitayn of them wos taken whos name was willm Maundeuill a weuer of Abendon and balif of the same toune wich named him self Iak Sharp of Wigmoresland in walÌ„es And afterward he wos be hedid at the forsaid Abendon in the witson weke on the tewisday ¶ This same yere the sext day of December kiÌ„g HeÌ„ri the sext was crouned kiÌ„g of fraunce at Paris iÌ„ the chirch of our lady with gret solempnite ther beyng present the Cardinall of Englond the duke of bedford and mony othir lordis of fraunce Ì„ of Englond ¶ And after this coronacion Ì„ gret fest holdeÌ„ at Paris the kiÌ„g retourned froÌ„ theÌ„s to roan Ì„ so toward Calais the ix day of Feuerer londed at Douer whom all the comunes of kente met at beramdouÌ„ bitwen CaÌ„torberi douer all iÌ„ reed hodis so come forth till he come to the blake heth wher he wos met with the Maire Iohan wellis with all the craftis of london clothed all iÌ„ white And so they brought hym vn to London the xxi day of the same moneth ¶ And this same yere was a restraiÌ„t of the wollis of Calays made by the soudiouâ—s by cause they wer not payed of ther wages wherfor the Duke of bedford regent of Fraunce beyng then capitayn come to Calais the tewisday in the ester weke And on the morne after moÌ„y soudiours of the touÌ„e wer arestid Ì„ put iÌ„ ward And in the same weke he rode to Terewyn bi the meyn of the bisshop of Terewyn he weddid the erles doughter of seÌ„t Poule come ayen to Calais ¶ And the xi day of Iune on sent Barnabeis day ther wer iiij soudiours of Calais that wer chief causers of the restreynt hedid that is to wit IohnÌ„ Maddeley Iohan Lunday Thomas Palmer Ì„ Thomas Talbot an hondreth Ì„ x. banysshed the toune that same tyme. before wer banysshed an hondreth xx soudiours And on midsomer euen after com the lord regent Ì„ his wife to london ABowt this tyme pope martin died And after him Eugeyne thee fourth wos Pope This man was pesabuly chosin in Rome by the Cardinales and was uery indubytate pope· But shortly after he was put and expulsid out of Rome in such maner that he wos fayn to flee nakid In this same tyme wos the councill of Basilie to wich councell he wos
yere Rainold pecok bisshop of Cheiester wos fonden an heritike the iij. day of December was abiurid at Lambheth in the presens of the Erchebisshop of cantorbery and mony othir bisshoppis doctours and lordis temperall And his bokys brint at Poules crosse Ye haue hard before how certayn lordis wer slayn at sent albons wherfore wos alway a grutche and wroth had by theyres of them that wer so slaiÌ„ ayens the duke of yorke the erles of warwik and of salisberi wherfore the kyng by thauys of his councell sent for them vn to london to wich place the duke of yorke come the xxvi day of Ianuer with cccc men Ì„ logged at baynardes castell in his own place ¶ And the xv day of Ianuer come the erle of salisburi with v hondred men and was loggid in therâ—â— his own place ¶ And then come the dukis of Excestre and of somerset with viij hondreth men lay without temple barre ¶ And the erle of northumbarland the lord Egremond and the lord Clifford with xv hondreth meÌ„ and loggid without tonne ¶ And the maire that time Gefferey Boleyn kept gret watch with the comunes of the cite and rode aboute the cite by hol borne and flet strete with a v thousand men well arayed and armed for to kepe the pees ¶ And thee xiiij day of Feuerer the erle of warwik come to london froÌ„ Calais well be seyn and worshÌ„ipfully with vi hondreth men in rede iakkettis brodderd with a ragged stafe be hynd be fore was logged at grafreris ¶ And the xvij day of march thee kyng come to london and the quene and ther wos a concorde Ì„ a pees made amonges thes lordis and they wer set in pees ¶ And on our lady day the xv day of Marche in the yere of our lord a M. cccc lviij the kyng the quene and all thes lordis went precessioÌ„n at poules in londoÌ„ anone after the kiÌ„g the lordis deê‘ted ¶ And in this yere was a gret affray in fletestrete bitwen men of court and men of the same strete In wich affray the quenys attorney wos slayn ¶ How the kynges housold made afray ayenst the erle of warwike Ì„ of the Iourney at bloreheth ALso this same yere as therle of warwike wos at councell at westmynstre All the kynges housold menye gadred them to geder for to haue slayn the said Erle but by the helpe of god and his frendis he recouerid his barge Ì„ escapped ther euell enterprise How well the Cokis come runnyg out with spittis pestels ayens him· And the same day he rode toward warwike and sone after he gat him a comission and wenten ouer the see to Calais ¶ Sone after this the erle of Salisberi comyng to london wos encountred at Blureheth with the lord Awdeley and moch othir pepull ordeyned for to distroy him but he hauyng knawlech that he shuld be met with wos accomponied with his two sonnys sir Thomas and sir IohnÌ„ Neuill and a gret feliship of good men ¶ And so they faught to gedres wher therle of Salisberi whan the feld and the lord Awdeley wos slayn and moÌ„y gentilmen of Chesshire and moch pepull hurt and therles two sonnys wer hurt and goyng homward afterward they wer taken and had to chestre by the quemes menye ¶ After Calixt Pius wos pope and was chosin this yere a M. cccc Ì„ lviij And he wos called be fore Eneas an eloquent man and a poete laureate He was embassatour of the emprours a fore tyme And he wrote in the couÌ„cell of basilie a nobull traittie for the auctorite of the same ¶ Also he canonised sent Katherine of senys This pope ordined gret indulgens and pardon to them that wold go and were ayenst the turke wrote an epistle to the gret turke exorting him to becum cristyn Ì„ iÌ„ the end he ordined a passage ayenst thee Turke at Ankone to wich moch pepull drew out of all ê‘ties of cristyndoÌ„ of wich pepull he sent mony home ayen because thei suffised not anone after he died at the said place of Ankone the yere of our lord a M. cccc.lxiiij the xiiij day of august ¶ How Andrew Trollop Ì„ the soudiours of calais forsoke the duke of yorke ther mastir therle of warwik iÌ„ the west cuntre THe duke of yorke the erles of warwike and of Salisbiri saw the gouernaunce of the reame stode most by the quene hir councell how the gret princes of the land wer not callid to councell but set a ê‘te not onli so bot it wos said thurgh the reame that tho said lordis shuld be destroyed vtterli as it openli was shewed at Bloreheth by them that wold haue slayn the erle of salisberi ¶ Than thei for sauacion of ther lyues and also for the comyn well of the reame thoght for to remedie thes thyngê assembled them to gedre with moch pepull and toke a feld in thee west cuntre to wich the erle of warwike come from calais with mony of thold soudgers as Andrew trowlop othir in whos wisedom as for the were he moch trusted ¶ And whan they wereÌ„ thus assembled and made ther feld The king sent out his comissions and priue seals vn to all the lordis of his reame to cum await on him in ther most best defensable aray and so euery man come in such wise that the kyng wos stronger and had moch more pepull than the duke of yorke Ì„ the erles of warwik and salisberi For it is here to be noted that euery lord in englond at this time durst not disobey the quene for she rewled peasibly all that was done about the kyng wich wos a good simple and an Innocent man ¶ And than when the kyng wos comen to the place wher as they wer the duke of yorke Ì„ his feliship had made ther felde in the strongest wise â–ª and had purposid verely to haue byden and haue foughten but in the nyght Andrew Trollop Ì„ all the old soudiours of Calais with a gret feliship sodenly deê‘ted out of the dukis host Ì„ went streght vn to the kynges feld ther they wer ressaued ioyously for they knew th entent of the othir lordis also the maner of ther feldis ¶ And than the duke of york with the othir lordis seyng them dissaued toke a couÌ„cell shortely in that same nyght deê‘tid froÌ„ thee feld leuyng behynd them the most parti of ther pepull to kepe the feld till on thee morn ¶ Then the duke of yorke with his secund son deê‘tid thurgh wales toward Irland leuyng his eldest son the Erle of the march with the erles of warwik of Salusberi wich rode to geder with iij. or iiij ê‘sons streght in to Deuenshire ther bi help and ayde of on Denham a squier wich gate for them a ship wich cost .cc.xx. nobles with thee same ship sailed from thens
Rome and of all the honour that ther to belongeth And Maximian king coÌ„quered all france Almayn mount ioye passed coÌ„quered all lumbardie thes ij wer myne auncestres and that they held had I shalÌ„ haue thurgh goddis will ¶ Of the reuerance that kiÌ„g Arth r did to the Emê“urs messangers· WHen this letter was made and enseled kyng Arthur to thes messangers yaf gret yeftes And after that the messangers toke ther leue and went thens and come to the court off Rome ayene told the Emprour how wortheli they wer vnderfong and also of sich a rial companie that he had him to serue and how he wos more riale serued than the Emprour of Romo or ony kyng leuyng in the world ¶ And when the Emprour had ouer seyne the letter and herd what was ther in and saw that Arthur wold not be ruled after hym He let assemble and ordeyne an huge host for to destruy kyng Arthur yf that he myght ¶ And kyng arthur as touching his pouer and parti ordeyned his pouer and knyghtes of the round table ¶ Of the kiÌ„gis Ì„ lordis that coÌ„ to helpe kiÌ„g arth r ayeÌ„s the Emê“â— THe kyng of Scotland and of Irland and of Gutland of Denmarke and of Almayne euery of them had x. M. men The duke of Normandie Gascoyn flandres Pehito and of Boloyne had iiijM. Gerin of Charthres had xM. Hoell of bretaÌ„ had xij M. Ì„ hiÌ„ seâ—f of his own land xijM. and of arbalastters and of archers and of other folke in foot that no man coud theâ— nombre And when all wer redi for to wend kiÌ„g Arthur his laÌ„d GuÌ„nore his wife toke to kepe to on of his nephus that was a wyse knyght and an hardi that wos called Mordred but he was not all trew os ye shalÌ„ heir afterward kyng Arthur toke all his reuame to this Mordred saf onli the croune â–ª ¶ And after that kyng Arthur toke his host and went to southamton ther that the shippis wer brought the folke assembled and they did go vn to the see and had wynd Ì„ wedre at will and os sone as they myght they ariued at Harâ—let and os sone as they myght they went to lond out of ther shippis and spred all ouer the cuntre ¶ How kyng arthur fought with a Geant in spayn that the wos called Dinabus that kylled Eleyn that wos kyng Hoels cosyn of litell Breton KYng Arthur had not duelled in the cuntre but a lytell tyme that men him told that ther wos comen a gret Gegnâ— in to spayn and had rauisshed fair Eleyn that was cosyn vn to HoelÌ„ of lytill bretan and had brought hir vpon an hill that is called the mount of sent Barnard and ther was no man iÌ„ that cuntre so bold ne so hardy that durst with him fight ne cum nye the place ther that the geant dulled that was called Dinabê° and moch sorow he did iÌ„ the cuntre ¶ When kyng Arthur herd this tydyng he called Key and Bedewere and cuÌ„manded them to gon preuely and espy wher the geant myght be â—unden they come to the Rinage ther that men shuld go to the mount that wos all enclosed about with water and yit is and euer shal be ¶ And thei saw abrinnyng fire vpon the hyll and ther was also an other hill nygh that and ther wos vpon that an other fire brennyng ¶ Key and Bedewere come to the next hill and â—oÌ„den a widew openhed sittiÌ„g besides a tombe sore wepyng Ì„ gret sorow made oft she sayd eleyn elein Key and bedewere axed what she was and wherfor she made so moch sorow and who say in that tombe O qd she what sorow and mysauentur fair lordes seke ye her for if the geant may you heir fynd he will you sle anone ¶ Be styll good wife qd they ther of dismay ye not but tell vs the soth whi that thow makest so moch sorow and wepyng ¶ Sirs quod she for a damysell that I norisshid with my brest that was called Ellin that was nece to Hoell kyng of breton And heir lieth the body in this tombe that to me wos takn to norisshe ¶ And so ther come a deuell a geant and rauisshed hir and me also and lad vs both with him away ¶ And he wold haue forlayn that mayd that wos so yong and tender of age But she myght it not suffer so gret and so houge as the geant was ¶ And for certis if he now cuÌ„ os he is wont to do he will yow both now kill and therfor wend ye hens Then bespake thes two messengers and sayed vn to hir wherfor go ye not from hens ¶ Certis syrs quod she when that Elin wos deid the geaÌ„t made me to abyde to done and haunte his will and me must nedes it suffer and god it wote I do it not with my will for me had leuer to be deid than with him to deill so moch payn sorow I haue when he me forlieth ¶ When Key Bedewer had herd all that this woman them told They turned ayene and come to kyng arthur and told him all that they had seyne heâ—d Arthur anoÌ„e toke them both with hiÌ„ weÌ„t preueli by nyght that noÌ„e of his host wist come on morow erli to the geant faught with hiÌ„ strâ—Ì„gli at thee last hiÌ„ slew ¶ And arthur bad bedewer smyt of his heed bring it to the host to shew them for a wonder for it wos so gret huge ¶ WheÌ„ thei come ayen to the host they told wherfor they had be out Ì„ shewed to hem the heed Ì„ euery maÌ„ was glad Ioifull of the worthy dede that kiÌ„g Arthur had done that wos ther lord ¶ And Hoell wos ful sorowfulÌ„ for his nece that wos so lost Ì„ after wheÌ„ he had space he let make a fair chapell of our ladi ouer Elins tombe ¶ How kynh Arthur yaf bataill to the Emhrour in the wich bataill the Emprour him self was slayn ARthur and his pepull had tydynges that the Emprour had assembled a gret pouer as well of sarasyns as of paynyÌ„s cristiÌ„ men wher of the nombre wos lxxx M. hors men with foâ— men ¶ Arthur and his pepull ordined fast forth in ther way toward the Emprour and passed Normandye and fraunce vn to Burgoyne and wold haue gone to the host for men told him that the Empronis host wold cum to Lucie ¶ The Emprour and his host in the begynnyng of August remeued from Rome and cam forth right the way toward the host Tho come kiÌ„g Arthurs espies sayed if that Arthur wold he shuld fynd the Emprour ther fast by ¶ But they sayed that the Emprour had so gret pouer with hym of kynges of the land and of paynyms and also cristyn pepull that it wer bot foly to kyng Arthur to meteÌ„ with them for the espies told that the
he knew that the ê“phesy that festome had ê“phecied of the Egle and other ê“phecies accorded to the dyuine ansuer that Cadwaldre had herd he councellid to leue his pepull and his naue and submitte him to the disposicion of god and done all that the angell had commanded him ¶ Than Cadwaladre called Ynor his son and Yuory his cosin that was his sustres son and saydd to them Taketh saied he my folke and my naue that his heir all redy and passe ye in to wales and be ye lordis of bretons that no dishonor come to them by interrupcion of the paynyms folke for defaute of lordis ¶ And then he him self left his reame of Bretan and his folke for euer more and toke his way vn to the pope of Rome Sergius the wich worsshipped him moch and so he wos confessed and toke pennaunce for his synnes ¶ And he had not longe duelld ther that he ne died the .xij. Kalend of May the yere of grace .v. C.lxxix ¶ How kyng Offa wos soueraxn a boue all the kynges of Englond ana how euery kyng wered vpon other IT befell so that all the kynges in that tyme that wer in the lond as thei of Westsex Merchenrich EstaÌ„gle of keÌ„t and of southsex and of other costes eche wered vpon other and he that was most myghty toke the land of him that was most febel ¶ But ther was a kyng amonges them that wos called Offa that wos sent Oswaldes brother This offa conquered all the kynges of the land and regned a boue them all ¶ And so grete wos the were in euery cuÌ„tre bitwen kynges that no man might wit how the lond went ¶ But abbotis Priours men of relegion writen the lyues Ì„ dedis of kynges and how long euery of them regned and in what cuntre and in what maner euery kyng died Ì„ of bisshoppis also And ther of made gret bokes and let call them the cronicles And the good kyng Alured had that boke in hys warde and let bring it vn to wynchester and let it be fast tached to an piler that men shuld it not remeue ne bere it thens so that eueri man myght it se and ther vpon loke ¶ For ther in be the liues of all the KiÌ„ges that euer wer in Englond ¶ How the kyng of Northhumberland Osbright for lay the wyfe of Buerne bocard thurgh strength and after this buerne conquered the kyng with pouer and strength ANd thus it befell in the same tyme that ther wos a king in Northhumberland that wos called Osbright and soiorned at Yorke and this kyng went hiÌ„ vpon a day in to a wod him for to disporte and when he come ayene he went priueli in to a good mans hous that was called Buerne Ì„ the good man of that place wos gone that tyme to the see ¶ For often tymes he wont ther to aspie theues and robers that oft tymes wer woÌ„t to cum in to the land to rob brene and sle ¶ The lady that was buernes wife was a wonder fair woman and the kyng com vn to hir when that hir housbond wos absent And so she trastid none harme vn to the kyng and welcomed him with moch honour and worthely him serued in all thing ¶ When the kyng had eten he toke the lady by the hand leed hir iÌ„ to a chamber sayd that he wold speke with hir a councell Ì„ all the folke froÌ„ the chamber he made void saf only the lady he but the lady wist not wherfor he it did till that he had done al his will And wheÌ„ he had done this dede he turned ayene to yorke the ladi he left ther woÌ„der sore wepyng for the dede that the kyng to hir had done ¶ And wheÌ„ hir lord was comeÌ„ home saw hir wepe sich som mornyng make he axed of hir what she had done why she made such sorow ¶ Sir qd she queinteli falseli the kiÌ„g Osbright me hath done shame velonye ayens my will· told hiÌ„ the trewth how the kiÌ„g had hir forlayne with strength wher for she sayd she had leuer to be deid than lyue ¶ Fair leef be styll ê™ he for ayenes strength febelnesse is litell worth therfor of me shalt thou neuer the lasse be loued and namly for thou hast told me the trewthe ¶ And if almyghty god grante me lyfe I shall the well auenge ¶ This Buerne was a gret man a myghty lord wos well beloued gret frindis had and let send for the grettest lordis of the land to them made his ê¯playn of thee dispite that the kyng to hiÌ„ had done said that he wold be auengid how so euer that it wer all his frendis concelled grented to wend vn to yorke ther that the kyng wos ¶ And buerne toke hys meyne come to the kyng And wheÌ„ the king hiÌ„ saw he called hiÌ„ courtasly Buerne by name buerne him ansuerd and to him saied Sir I you defy and yelde vp feutes hoomages and londis and os moch as I haue holden of you and so fro this tyme forward I wyll neuer of the nothing hold so he deê‘tid from the kyng with out more speche or ony a bydyng toke loue of his freÌ„dis Ì„ weÌ„t in to Denmarke plened to the kyng Godryne told hiÌ„ of the dispite that kiÌ„g Osbright to hiÌ„ had done of his wyf praid him of socour and help him to auenge ¶ When kyng Godrine of denmarke and the danois had herd the complaynt of this Buerne and of the preier that he had they wer right wonder glad iÌ„ hert for as moch that they myght find a cause for to gone in to Englond for to were vpoÌ„ the English men also for to aueÌ„ge Buerne of the dispite that the kyng Osbright had done vn to his wife ¶ And for as moch os Buerne wos sibbe to the king of Denmarke Anone they let ordeyne a gret host of men let ordeyne them shippes and as moch as them nede to haue to that viage ¶ And when all the host was redy the kyng made his ij bretheren cheftaynes that wer nobull knyghtes of body and also bold that on was called Hunger that other Hubba ¶ How the Danys toke yorke and kylled the kyng Osbright and afterwarde kyng Elle WHen all thyng wos redy tho ·ij bred token leue of the kiÌ„ge Godryn and went toward the see for to wend ouer in to Englond as fast as they myght spede Now is Buerne so well comforthed and fast hyed him with the Danois that they bene ariued in the north cuntre and comen thurgh out Holdernesse and destruyed all the cuntre and brenned tounnes and robbyd folÌ„ke and kylled all that myght be taken till that they comen vn to yorke ¶ And wheÌ„ kyng Osbright saw them cum he toke his pepull that he had with him and come out of the cite and
therfor god wold not that he shuld regne no longer than iiij yere died lieth at winchester Leo the sext a roman wos pope sex monethes Stephanus the vij a roman wos after him ij yer IohnÌ„ the xi a roman wos pope iij. yere Stephanus the viij a germane was after hiÌ„ viij yere Martin the thrid wos after him iij. yere and of thes sex popis is nothyng had in scriptur for what cause I canot tell Anno domini ixC.liiij AGapitus a roman wos pope after Martin ij yere viij monethes and nothyng of him is writtyn Iohannes the xij a roman wos pope after Agapite almost viii yere he had a fader that heght Alberyke wos a worthi man in the cete of rome He inducit the nobull men to swer that after the deth of agape they shuld chese OctouianuÌ„ his sonne pope so it was done Ì„ was named IohnÌ„ and he was an hunter and a lecherus man so that opynli he kepid women wherfor certayn cardinals wrot to Otthoni the emprour of saxon that he shuld cum â—on to rome for to help to distruy the sklandir of the cherche this the pope persaued and the hand that wrot that pystyll he made to be cut of And mony timis he was warned by the eÌ„prour the clarge that he shuld correc him self bot he nold not for nothing then he was deposed and Leo wos put in vn to his place wherfor the emprour wos anoyed and come ayen and beseged Rome so long tyll they toke Benedict to him restorid Leo. ¶ Of kyng Edgar that regned a bone the kynges of scotland and of wales and how that he was begyled thurgh the takyng of his wife ANd after this Edwyne regned Edgar his brother a maÌ„ that moch loued god and pees and holy cherche also And was a worthy man a gret lord of blod myghty Ì„ mayntined well this lond in pees ¶ And this Edgar wos lord Ì„ king aboue all the kynges of scotland and of wales from the tyme that Arthur was a gone Ì„ neuer wos sithen kyng of his pouer And this edgare wos sent Edwardis fadre when edgares wif wos deid that wos sent edwardis moder Ì„ entered he hard speke of the fairnes of Estrild that wos Orgarus doughter a baron of deueÌ„shire that wos so farr a woman that all men did speke of hiâ— he called on of his knyghtes that he moch loued Ì„ trustyd vpon Ì„ told him Go quod he to the nobull baron Orgar of deueÌ„shire se if that is doughter be so farr as men spekith of if it be soth I wyll haue hir vn to my wife ¶ This knyght that was called Edelwold went forth his way as the kyng him had sayd and come ther that the lady wos and when he saw hir so fair he thought to haue hir hiÌ„self to wife and therof spakeÌ„ to Orgar hir fader Ì„ hir fadre wos an old man and had no mo childre but only hir and saw that Edel wold wos a fair yong knyght and worthi and riche and wos well beloued with the kyng and thought his doughter shuld well be maried beset vpon him and granted hiÌ„ is doughter if the good lord the kyng wold consent ther to ¶ Then thys Edelwold come ayene to the kyng and told him that she wos fair ynough vpon to see but she wos wonder lothly Tho ansuerd thee kiÌ„g said that he toke bot litell charge Sir qd edelwold tho she is hir fadres heir and I am not riche of landis and if ye wold coÌ„sent and grant that I myght hir haue than shuld I be rich ynowghe In goodis name qd the kyng I consent ther to Edelwold thankid tho the kyng moch and went ayene in to Deuenshire and spoused the damisell in that cuntre he duelled ¶ And thê° it befell vpon a tyme that he told his counsell and all this thing vn to his wife howe and in what maner he had begiled his lord the kyng that wold haue had hir vn to wife And anone as she it wist she loued him neuer more afterward os she did before ¶ This lady consaued bi him a son and â—â—heÌ„ tyme wos that the child shuld be borne Edelwold come to the kyng prayed hiÌ„ to heue a son of his at fontstone the kyng him granted let call hiÌ„ Edgar of his own name ¶ And when this wos done he thought that all was syker ynowgh for the kyng that he wold not taken his wife for as moch as his lord wos a â—oly maÌ„ an amerous ¶ How that kiÌ„g edgar weddid estrild after the deth of edelwold THus it befell that all men in kyng Edgarys court thospeken and sayed that edelwold was richely avaunced thurgh the mariege of his wife and yit they sayd he was a vaunced â–ª an hondreth fold more For he had spoused the fairast woman that euer was seyn And the kiÌ„g herd speke so moch of hir bewte he thoght that edelwold had him dessaued and begiled Ì„ thought priuely in his hart that he wold gone in to deueÌ„shire as it wer for till huÌ„t for the hert Ì„ for the hynde Ì„ other wild bestis than he shuld se ther the lady or he deê‘ted thens And this lady wos duelling at a maner place beside the forest ther that the king wold huÌ„t and at that maner he wos herburghed all nyght and when tyme come that the kyng shuld sope and the sone shone the kyng asked after his gossip and after his godson and edelwold made hir to cuÌ„ before the kyng And neuertheles if it otherwise myght haue bene she shÌ„uld not haue comen in his sight by his will ¶ The lady welcoÌ„ed the kyng and swetly him cussed and he toke hir by the hond Ì„ tho next by him hir set so soppid they to gedre And ther was a custom Ì„ an vsage in this land that tyme that when on dronke to an other the drinker shuld say wassayll and that other shuld ansuer say drinke haill and thus did the kyng the lady mony tymes Ì„ also kyssed And after sopper when tyme was to go toâ—ed the kyng went to bed thynkyng hertely on the fairnes of that lady tho was ouer comen for hir loue that him thought that he shuld die bot if he had his wyll on hir vpon the morne the kyng aroos in the forest went him for to disport with hertis hyndes Ì„ all other wild bestys of the hertis gret plente he sent to that lady thris he went to solacen speke with that lady whilles he duelled ther in that cuÌ„tre ¶ And after that the kyng remeued thens Ì„ thought hiÌ„ how he might best deliuer edelwold from his wyfe as he had him fryst dissaued ¶ And the kyng anone after viij days let ordeyn a parlament at Salesberi of all his baronage
to say the cite of Karlill the castell of Bamburgh Ì„ the new castell vpoÌ„ Tyne and the erledom of lancastre ¶ The same yere the kyng with a gret pouer went in to wales and let cast doune wodes and make wayes and made strong the Castell of Rutland basingwarke and emong the castels he made an house of the tempull ¶ And in the same yere was Richard his son borne that afterward wos erle of Oxforde and the iiij yere of his regne he made Gaufrid erle of BretaÌ„ And in that yere he changed his monay the vi yere of his regne he lad an huge host vn to Tolouse and conquered it ¶ And the vij yere of his regne died Theabult the Erchebisshop of Cantorburi And tho all the cite of Cantorburi alÌ„most thurgh meschefe wos brenned ¶ The ix yere of his regne Thomas Bekit that wos his chanceler wos chosen to bene Erchebisshop of cauÌ„torburi And vpon sent Barnardis day he wos sacred and iÌ„ that yere wos borne Helienor the kynges doughter ¶ And in the x. yere of his regne sent Edward the kiÌ„g was translated with moch honour ¶ And the xi yere of his regne he held hys parlament at Northamtoon And from thens fled sent Thomas erchebisshop of cantorburi for the gret debate that wos betwix the kiÌ„g hiÌ„ for if he had ben founde iÌ„ the morne he had ben slaiÌ„ therfor he fled thens with iij. felowes on fote onli that no man wisten wher he wos went ouer the see to the pope of Rome ¶ And this was the principall encheson for as moch as the kyng wold haue put clarkes to deth that wer atteyntit of felonye with out ony preuylege of holy chirch ¶ And the xij yere of his regne was Ion his son borne And the xiij yere off his regne died Maude the emprice that was his mother ¶ The xiiij yere of his regne the duke Henri of Saxon spoused Maude his doughter he begat vpon hir iij sonis that wor called Henri Othus Willm ¶ And in the xv yere of his regne died the good erle Robert of Glocestre that founded the abbey of Nonnes of Eton. ¶ And in the same yere Marike kyng of Ierusalem coÌ„quered Babilon ¶ And the xvi yere of his regne he let croune his sone Henri kyng at westmynster Ì„ him crouned Roger Erchebisshop of yorke in harmyng of Thomas erchebisshop of Cantorberi wherfor this same Roger was acursed of the pope ¶ How kyng henri that was son of kyng henri the emprise son and of the debate that wos bytwen him and his fader while thatt he wos in Normandie AFter the coronacion of kyng henri the son of kyng henri the emprise son ¶ That same henri the emprise son went ouer in to Normandie Ì„ ther he let marie Elenour the doughter of the Dolfyn that was kyng of Almayn ¶ And in the vij yere that the erchebisshop 〈◊〉 Thomas had bene outlawed the kyng of frunce made the kyng Ì„ 〈◊〉 Thomas accordid tho come thomÌ„s the erchebisshop to CaÌ„torburi ayen to his own chirche ¶ And this accord was made in the begynyng of aduent And afterwarde he wos kylled 〈…〉 the v. day of cristynmasse that tho next come ¶ For kyng henri thought vpon 〈◊〉 Thomas the erchebisshop vpon cristinmasse day os he sat at his mete Ì„ thees wordis said That if he had any good knyghtys with him he had be mony a day passid avengid vpon the erchebisshop Thomas ¶ And anone sir willm Breton sir hugh Moruyle sir william Traci Ì„ sir Reignold fitz vrse beres son in Englissh preueli went vn to the see comen in to englond vn to the chirche of cantorburi and ther they him 〈◊〉 at sent Benettes auter iÌ„ the moder chirche ¶ And that was iÌ„ the yere of the Incarnacion of ihuÌ„ crist M.C lxxij yere ¶ And anone after Henri the new kyng began for to make were vpon Henri his fadre and vpon his brether willm O thus ¶ And so vpon a day the kyng of fraunce and all the kynges sonnes and the kyng of scotland and the grettyst lordis of englong were arisen ayens thee kyng Henri the fadre and at the last as god wold he conquered all his emnys ¶ And the kyng of fraunce he wer accordit tho sent kyng henri the fadre speciali vn to the kyng of france Ì„ prayed him herteli for his loue that he wold send to him the names by letter of them that wer the begyners of the were ayens him ¶ And the kyng of fraunce sent ayene to him bi letter the names of them that begon the were ayens him ¶ The frist was IohnÌ„ his son Ì„ Richard his brother and henri the new kyng his son Tho was henri the kyng wonder wroth and cursid the tyme that euer he him begat ¶ And while the were dured Henri his sone the new king died sore repentyng his misdedis most sorow made of ony man for because of 〈◊〉 thomas deth of cantorburi ¶ And prayed his fadre with moch sorow of hert merce for his trespasse his fader for yaf him and had of him gret pitte and after he died the xxxvi yere of his regne and lieth at rediÌ„g ¶ How the cristyn lost the holy land in the forsaid kynges tyme thurgh a fals cristyn man that bicome a sarisen ANd while that kiÌ„g henri the emprise son leued and regned the gret bataill wos in the holy land bitwen the cristyn meÌ„ and the sarisens but the cristyn men wer ther kylled thurgh grett treson of the erle Tirpe that wold haue had to wife the quene of Ierusalem that som tyme wos Baldewyns wife but she forsoke him and toke to hir lord a knyght a worthi man that wos called sir Gnyê‘ches wherfor the erle Tirpe wos wroth and weÌ„t anone right to Soladyne that was soudeyn of Babilon Ì„ bicome his man And forsoke his cristindom Ì„ all cristyn law and the cristiÌ„ men wist not of this dedis but wened for to haue had gret help of him as they wer wont to haue before ¶ And when they comen to the bataill This fals cristyn man turned vn to the sarisens forsoke his own nacions Ì„ so wer the cristyn men ther kylled with the sarisens ¶ And thus wer the cristyn men slayn put to horibull deth Ì„ the cite of IerusaleÌ„ destruied and the holy cros borne away ¶ The kyng of fraunce and all the gret lordis of the land let them cros for to go vn to the loly land ¶ And amoÌ„g them went Richard kyng Henri son frist after the kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce that toke the cros of the erchebisshop of tours but he toke not the viage at that tyme for encheson that he wos let bi other maner weys nedis to be done ¶ And whaÌ„ kiÌ„g henri his fader had regned xxxvi yere
said masse thurgh out all london Ì„ so after thurgh out all engloÌ„d ¶ And the next yere after ther began a gret debate bitwene king IohnÌ„ Ì„ the lordis of engloÌ„d for encheson that he wold not grauÌ„te the lawes hold the wich sent Edward had ordeyned had be vsed hold vn to that tyme that he had them broken for he wold hold no law bot did all thiÌ„g that hiÌ„ likid desheried mony meÌ„ with out ê¯sent of lordis Ì„ peris of the land wold desherite the good Erle Randulf of Chestre for enchesoÌ„ that he vndertoke hiÌ„ of his wykkidnesse for cause that he did so moch shame Ì„ velany to god and holy chirche And also fer he held hauntid his own brothers wife lay also bi mony other womeÌ„ gret lordis doughtres for he sparid no woman that him liked for to haue wherfore all the lordis of the land wer with him wonder wroth and went to london Ì„ toke the cite ¶ And for to cese this debate and sorow the erchebishop and other gret lordis of the land assembled them before the fest of sent Iohan baptist in a medow besides the toune of stanes that is called Romnemede And the kyng made them ther a chertour of fraunches such as they wold axen Ì„ iÌ„ soch maner they wer accordid and that accordemeÌ„t last not full longe for the kyng him selfe sone after did ayens the pointis of the same chartre that he had made wherfor the most parte of the land of lordis assembled them and began to were vpoÌ„ him ayen and brened his tounes and robbid his folke did all the sorow that they myght Ì„ made them as stronge as they myght with all ther pouer thoght to driue him out of englond and make Lowys the kynges son of fraunce kyng of englond ¶ And kyng IohnÌ„ sent tho ouer see and ordeyned so moch pepull of Normans Ì„ of Piccardes Ì„ of Flemmynges So that the land myght not susteyn them but with moch sorow ¶ And among all thes pepull ther was a maÌ„ of Normandie that was called Faukis of brent and this Normand his ê¯pany spared nother chirche ne house of religion bot thei briÌ„t robbed it Ì„ bare away all that they might take so that the land wos all destroied what on oon side on other ¶ The barons lordis of Englond ordeyned amoÌ„g them the best spekers and wysest meÌ„ sent them ouer se to kiÌ„g Philip of fraunce and prayed him that he wold send lowys his son in to engloÌ„d to be kyng of engloÌ„d Ì„ to vnderfenge the croune ¶ How Lowys the kinges son of fraunce come in to englond with a stronge pouer of pepull to be kiÌ„g of englond WHen kyng Ppilip of fraunce herd this tydyng he made certayn aliaunce bitwene them by ther commune eleccion that Lowys kyng Pphilipes sone of fraunce shÌ„uld go with them iÌ„ to Englond driue out kiÌ„g IohnÌ„ of the land and all that wer in presence of Lowys made vn to him homage and bicome his men ¶ And the barons of englond held them styll at londoÌ„ abiden Lowys the kiÌ„ges son of frauÌ„ce this was the next saturday before the Ascencion of our lord that lowys come in to englond with a strong pouer that tyme kyng IohnÌ„ had takyn all the castels of engloÌ„d in to alyens handis ¶ And tho com Lowys be segid Rouchestres castell toke it with strength the thursday in whitson wâ—ke lethonge all the aliens that wer theriÌ„ the thursdai tho next suyng he come to London ther he wos vnderfenge with mech honour of the lordis that a byden him ther all to him made homage ¶ And afterward on the tewysday next after the Trinite sonday he toke the castell of Reigate Ì„ in the morow after the castell of Gilford Ì„ the friday next after the castell of Farneham Ì„ the moÌ„day next after the cite of wynchestre to him was yold Ì„ in the morow after sent IohnÌ„ day the maner of woluesey and the tewisday after the vtas of sent Petre sent paule they toke the castell of Odiham and the moÌ„day after sent Margaretes day he ordend him toward Bawmore for to sege the castell and ther he duelled xv dais Ì„ myght not get the castell Ì„ than when the thens Ì„ come to london Ì„ the toure to him wos yolde ¶ How the pope send in to Englond a legat that wos called Swalo and of the deth of kiÌ„g iohnÌ„ ANd in the same time the pope send in to england a legat that wos called Swalo and he wos prest Cardinall of rome for to maynten kyng Iohans cause ayens the barons of Englond but the barons had so huge part and help thurgh Lowys the kynges son of fraunce that kyng IohnÌ„ wist not whidder for to turne ne gone ¶ And so it befell that he wold haue gone to Nycholl and as he weÌ„t thiderward he come by the abbey of Swynes hede Ì„ ther he abode ij dais ¶ And as he sat at mete he axed a monke of the house how moch a lofe was worth that wos set befor him vpoÌ„ the tabull And the moÌ„ke said that the lofe was worthe but and halfpeny ¶ O quod the kyng tho here is gret chepe of brede Now quod the kyng I may life soch a lofe shall be worth xx shillyng or half a yere be gone ¶ And wheÌ„ he had said this word moch he thougt oft he sighed tok ete of the bred said by god the word that I haue spokyn it shall be soth ¶ The moÌ„ke that stode before the kyng was for this word full sori in hert thoght rather he wold him self suffre deth and thought if he myght ordeyn ther fore some maner remedie ¶ And anone the moÌ„ke went to his abbot Ì„ wos shriuen of him Ì„ told the abbot all that the kyng had said· and praid his abbot for to assoill him for he wold yef the kiÌ„g such a drink that all Englond shuld be glad ther of ioyfull ¶ Tho went the monke in to a gardeyn and fouÌ„d a gret to de therin toke hir vp Ì„ put hir iÌ„ a cup Ì„ prikked the tode thurgh with a broche moÌ„y tymes till that the venym comen out of euery side iÌ„ the cup. tho toke the cup Ì„ fillled it with good ale brought it before the kiÌ„g kneliÌ„g said sir qd he wassale for neuer the days of your life dranke ye of so good a cup ¶ Begin monke qd the kiÌ„g Ì„ the monke dranke a gret draught Ì„ toke the kyng the cup the kiÌ„g also dranke a gret draught set douÌ„e the cup ¶ The monke anone right weÌ„t iÌ„ to the farmori ther died anone on whâ—â— seule god haue merci amen And v. moÌ„kis sing for his
to the kynges pauilon Ì„ killed ther mony men in ther beddis cried some Naward naward an oder time a Douglos a douglas Wherfor the kyng that wos in his pauilon mech oder folk were wonder sore afraied but blyssid be almyghty god the kyng wos not taken in gret parell was tho the ream of englond ¶ And that nyght the mone shone full clere bright for all the kiÌ„gê meÌ„ the scottis ascappid harmeles ¶ And iÌ„ the morow whaÌ„ the kyng wist that the scottis wer a scappid iÌ„ to ther own cuntre he wos wonder sori Ì„ full hertely wepid with his yong eyn Ì„ yit wist he nott who had hiÌ„ done that treson bot that falÌ„s tresoun was full well knaw a good while after as the stori telleth ¶ Tho kiÌ„g edward come ayen to yorke full sorowfull his host deê‘ted and euery man went in to his own cuntre with full heuy chere and mornyng semblant the henaudes toke ther leue Ì„ went iÌ„ to ther own cuntre the kynge for ther trauell hugeli them rewardid ¶ And for encheson of that viage the kyng had dispendid moch of his tresour wasted ¶ And in that tyme wer seyn ij mones in the firmament that on was clere that other was derke as men might se thurgh out the world and a gret debate wos that same tyme ayens pope Iohan the xxij after sent petre Ì„ the Emprour of Almayn tho made him Emprour ayens the popis wyll that tho held his see at Auinion ¶ Wherfor the eÌ„pror made his crie at Rome ordeyned an oder pope that hight Nycholas that wos a frere mynor and that was ayens the right of holy chirch ¶ Wherfor he wos cursed the pouer of that oder pope sone wos leid And for enchesoÌ„ that suche meruellis wer seyn meÌ„ said that the world was nygh at an end ¶ Of the deth of kyng Edward Carnariuan ANd now go we ayen to sir Edward of Carnariuan that was kyng Edward fadre sum tyme kyng of englond put doune of his dyngnite Alas for his tribulacion and sorow that him befell thurgh fals councell that he loued and triftid vpoÌ„ to moch that afterward wer destroyed thugh ther falsenesse as god wold ¶ And this Edward of Carnariuan wos in the castell of Berkelay vnder the kepyng of Sir Moris of Berkeley sir Iohan of Mautreus and to them he made his complaynt of his sorow and of his disese and oft tyme he axed of his wardens what he had trespased ayens Dame Isabell his wife and Sir edward his son that was made new king that they wold not viset him ¶ And tho ansuerid on of his wardeynes and said my worthy lord displese yow not that I shall tell you the encheson is for it is done them to vnderstond that if my lady your wife come any thing ny you that ye wold hir strangle and kyll and also that ye wold do to my lord your son the same ¶ Tho ansuered he with simple chere Alas alas am I not iÌ„ prison and all at your own will now god hit wote I thought it neuer and now I wold that I wer dede so wold god if that I wer for than wer all my sorow passed ¶ Hit was not long tyme after that the kyng thurgh ê¯cell of Roger Mortimer grauÌ„tid the ward kepiÌ„g of sir edward his fadre vn to sir Thomas Toiourney Ì„ to the forsaid sir IohnÌ„ Mautreuers thurgh the kynges lettre put out holy the forsaid sir Morice of the ward of the kyng they toke Ì„ led the kyng vn to the castell of Corfe the wich castell the kyng hated as any deth they keped hiÌ„ ther till it come vn to sent Mathewes day iÌ„ septeÌ„bre in the yere of grace M.ccc.xxvij that the forsaid sir Roger Mortimer sent the maner of the deth how Ì„ in what wise he shÌ„old be done to deth ¶ And anone as the forsaid Thomas Iohan had seyn the letter Ì„ commaundemeÌ„t they made kiÌ„g Edward Carnariuan good chere good so las as they myght at that soper nothiÌ„g the kiÌ„g wist of the tratorie ¶ And wheÌ„ time wos for to go to bedde the kiÌ„g went vn to his bed Ì„ lay slept fast as the king lay slept the tratourys fals for sworne ayens ther homage ther feaute come priueli in to the kynges chambre Ì„ ther company with them and laid an huge tabull vpoÌ„ his wombe with men pressed held fast douÌ„e the .iiij corners of the tabull vpon his body wherwith the good man awoke Ì„ wos wonder sore a drad to be dede ther and slayn and turned his body tho vpsedoune ¶ Tho toke the fals traitours and wode tirantis an horne and put it in to hys fundement as depe as they myght toke a spit of coper brennyng put it thurgh the horne in to his body and oft tymes roulled ther with his bowels and so they kylled ther lord that nothyng wos ê‘saued Ì„ after he was entered at glocestre ¶ How kyng Edward spoused Philip the Erles doughter of Henaud at Yorke ANd after Cristemasse tho next swyng sir IohnÌ„ of henaud brought with hiÌ„ Phelip his brothers doughter that was erle of Henaud his nece in to englond· Ì„ kiÌ„g edward spoused hir at york with moch honour ¶ And sir IohnÌ„ of Bothum bisshop of Ely and sir wyllm of melton Erchebisshop of yorke songen thee masse the sonday in the eue of ê¯uersion of sent Paule In the yere of grace a M.ccc.xxvij but for encheson that the kyng wos bot yong tendre of age when he wos crouned full mony wronges wer done while that his fadre leued for encheson that he trowed the councelers that wer fals a bout him that counceled him to done other wise than reson wold wherfor gret harme was done to the reame to the kyng all meÌ„ directid it the kiÌ„es dede Ì„ it was not so almighty god it wote Wher fore it wos ordeyned at the kynges crouning that the kyng for his tendre age shuld be gouerned by xij of the gretest lordis of englond with out wich no thiÌ„g shÌ„uld be done that is to sai The erchebisshop of Cantorburi the erchebishop of yorke the bisshop of wynchestre Ì„ the bisshop of herthforth the erle of Lancastre the erle marshall the erle of Kent that wer the kiÌ„ges vnches the erle of Garenne sir Thomas wake sir heÌ„ri of Perci sir oliuer of yngham IohnÌ„ of Roos barons ¶ All thes wer sworne trewly for to councell the kyng And they shuld ansuer euery yere in the ê‘lament of that that shuld be don in the tyme of that gouernall bot that ordeynance wos sone vndone Ì„ that wos moch harme to all englond· ¶ For the kiÌ„g all the lordis that shuld gouerne hiÌ„ wer gouerned Ì„ ruled after the kyngê
moder Dame Isabell by sir Roger Mortimer ¶ And as they wold all thyng wos done both emong high and low And they token vn to them Castels tounes landis Ì„ rentis in gret harme losse to the croune Ì„ of the kynges estate out of mesure ¶ How the pees was made bitwene the english men and thee scottis Ì„ also of Iustifieng of Troylebastone THe kyng Edward at witsontide in the secund yere of his ragne thurgh the councell of his modre sir Roger Mortimer ordeyned a parlament at Northamton And at that ê‘lament the kyng thurgh hir councell and none other of the land with in age graunted to be accordid with the Scottis in this maner that all the feautes and homages that the scottis shuld do vn to thee croune of Enlond for yaf them vn to the scottis for euer more by his chartre enseled ¶ And forthermore an endeÌ„ture wos made of the scottis vn to kyng edward that wos kyng Henris son wich endenture they called it rageman in the wich wer contenyd all thee homagis and feautes Frist of the kyng of Scotland and of all the prelatis erles and barons of the reame of scotland with ther seales set theron and other chartres and remembraunces that kyng Edward and his barons had of ther right in the foresaid reame of Scotland it wos for yeue them ayen holy chirche And also with the blake crosse of scotland the wich the good kyng edward conquerid in Scotland and brought it owt of the Abbey of Scone that is a full preciouse relique ¶ And also forthermore he relesid and for yaf all the landis that thebarons of englond had in scotland by old conquest ¶ And this pees for to be hold and last the scottis wer bouÌ„d vn to the kyng in xxx thousand pound of siluer to be paid with in .iij. yere that is euery yere x. thousand pound by evyne porcions ¶ And forthermore aboue all this they speke bitwen the ê‘teis aboue said that Dauid dritonautier that was kyng Robert the Bruit son the fals tyrant and fals forsworin ayenst his othe that arose ayens his liege lord the nobull and good kyng Edward and falsely made him kyng of Scotland that was of age of .v. yere ¶ And so thurgh this cursed councell Dauid spoused at Barewik Dame Iohane of the toure thatt was kyng Edwardis sustre as the geest telleth vpoÌ„ mare Magdalene day In the yere of grace a ·M ccc and xxviij to gret harme and empeiring to all the kynges blod wher of that gentill lady come Alas the tyme For wonder moch was that fair damisell disê‘aged sith that she was maried ayens all the commune assent of Englond And froÌ„ the tyme that Brut had coÌ„quered Albion and named the land after his own name Bretan that now is called Englond after the name of Engest ¶ And so the reame of Scotland wos holden of the reame of englond and of the croune bi feaute and by homage ¶ For Brut conquered that land and yaf it vn to Albanak that wos his secund son and he called that land Albayn after his own name So that the heires that comen after him shuld hold of Brut and of his heires that is to sai of the kynges of Bretan by feaute and homage and froÌ„ that tyme vn to this tyme of kyng Edward the reame of scotland wos holden of the reame of Englod by feautes and seruices as aboue is said iÌ„ the crenicles of Englond and of scotland bereth witnesse more planarly ¶ And acursed be the tyme that this parlament was ordeyned at Northamton For ther thurgh falÌ„s councell the kyng was ther falsly disherited and yet he was with in age ¶ And yit whan that kyng Edward wos put out of his rialte of englond Yit men put not him out of the feautes seruices of the Reame of Scotland ne of the fraunchises disherited him fer euermore ¶ And neuerthelas the gret lordis of englond wer ayens to confirme the pees and the trewâ—s abaue sayd sauf only quene Isabell that tho was the kynges mother Edward and the bisshop of Ely and the lord Mortimer bot reson and law wold not that a finall pees shuld be made by twene them with out the coÌ„mune assent of englond ¶ Of the debate that was bitwen quene Isabell sir HeÌ„ri erle of Lancastre of Leycestre Ì„ of the ridiÌ„g of Bedford WHen the forsaid Dauid had spoused Dame Iohane of the tâ—ur in the toune of Berrewik as be fore is sayed the scottis in despite of the Englisshmen called Dame Iohane the CouÌ„tesse make pees For the cowardyse pees that tho wos ordeyned but the kiÌ„ges ê‘son bare all the wite and the blame with wronge of the makyng of the accorde And all wos done thurgh the quen and Roger Mortimer ¶ And it was not long after that the quene Isabell ne toke in to hir own hand all the lordship of Pountfret almost all the landis that wer of any value that apperteyned to the croune of Englond· ¶ So that the kiÌ„g had not for to dispende bot of his vses Ì„ of his Escheker For the quene Isabell and Mortimer had a gret menye of ther retenauÌ„ce that folowed euermore the kynges court And went and toke the kynges prises for hir peny worthes at good chepe ¶ Wherfore the contre that thei comen iÌ„ wer full sore a drad and almost distroid of them ¶ Tho began the comminalte of englond for to haue enuy to Isabell the quene that so moch loued hir before wen she come ayen for to pursue the fals traitours the spensers from fraunce ¶ And in that same tyme the fals traitour Robert of Holand that betraied his lord sir Thomas of Lancastre was tho deliuered owt of prison and was wonder priue with the quene Isabell and also with Roger the Mortimer ¶ Bot that auailed not him but litell for he was taken at myhelmasse that tho come next sewyng after as he rode toward the quene Isabell to londoÌ„ sir Thomas wither smote of his heed besides the toune of sent Albons ¶ And this sir Thomas duelled with sir HeÌ„ri erle of Lancastre and he put him iÌ„ hidiÌ„g for dred of the quene for she loued him wonder moch prayed vn to the kyng for him that the same Thomas myght be exiled out of Englond ¶ And the nobull erle sir Henri of Lancastre had oft tymys herd the comune clamor of the EnglishmeÌ„ of the disese that wer done in EngloÌ„d and also for diuerse wronges that wer done among the comune pepull of the wich the kyng bare the blame with wrong For he was bot full yong and tender of age And thought as a good man for to done a way and slake the sklandre of the kynges parson if that he myght in any maner of wise So as the kyng was ther of nothyng gylty wherfor he was in perell of lyfe and lyme ¶ And so he assembled all his retenauÌ„ces and went
wodstoke erle of kent had takeÌ„ him closed Ì„ enseled with his own seale ¶ And weÌ„ sir roger mortimer had vnderfeng the letter he vnclosid it Ì„ saw what was coÌ„teyned theriÌ„ Ì„ began it for to rede wherof the begynnyng wos this ¶ Worshippes reuerens with brothers legeaunce subieccion Sir knyght worsshipfull dere broder if it you plese I pray you hertely that ye be in good coÌ„forth for I shall so ordeyn for you that ye shall cum out of prison be deliuered of that disese that ye be in And vnderstondeth of your gret lordship that I haue to me assentant almost all the gret lordis of englond with all ther apparaill that is to sai with armure with tresour with out nombre for to maynten yor quarell so ferforth that ye shall be kyng ayen as ye wer before and that they haue suorne to me vpon a boke Ì„ as well prelatis as erles and barons ¶ When sir Roger the Mortimer saw and vnderstode the myght and thee strength of the lettre anone his hert for wroth gan boll and euel hert bare toward sir Edmond of wodstoke that was the erle of kent And with all the hast that he myght he went vn to Dame Isabell the quene that wos the kiÌ„ges moder Ì„ shewed hir sir edwardes lettre and his will and his purpose And how that he had coniected and ordeynde to put doune kyng edward of wyndesore hir son of his rialte and of his kyngdom ¶ Now certis sir Roger qd she hath sir edmond done so now by my fadre soule quod she I will bene therof auenged if that god graunte me life and that in a shorte tyme ¶ And with that the quene Isabell went vn to the kyng edward hir son ther he was at thee ê‘lament at wynchestre for to haue a mende the wronges and the trespaces that were doon among the pepull in his reame ¶ And tho toke she shewed him the letter that sir Edmond of wodstoke erle of kent had made and enseled with his own seale And bad him vpon hir benyson that he shÌ„uld be a venged vpon edmond as vpon his dedely enmye ¶ Tho was the quene so wroth toward sir edmond the erle of kent cessid neuer to pray vn to hir son till that he had sent in all the hast after him ¶ And vpon that the kyng sent by his lettres after sir Edmond of wodstoke that he shuld cum and speke with him at wynchestre all maner thyng left ¶ And whan sir edmond saw that the kyng sent after him with his lettres enselid he hasted him in all that he myght till that he come vn to wynchestre but wen the quene wist that ser edward wos cumyn to wynchestre tho anone she praied and so fast went vn to the kyng edward hir son that the good erle wos a restid anone and lad vn to the barre before Robert of Hamond that wos coroner of the kynges house hold and he associed vn to him sir Roger the Mortimer Ì„ tho spake the foresaid Robert and said ¶ Sir Edmond erle of kent ye shall vnderstond that it is done vs to witt and principally vn to our liege lord the kyn Edward of englond all myghty god him saue and kepe that ye be his dedely enmye a tratour Ì„ also a comune enmye vn to the reame and that ye haue ben a bout mony day for to make priue deliueraunce of sir edward sum tyme kyng of englond your brother the wich was put doune of his rialte by the comun assent of all the lordis of englond in pesyng of our lord the kyng estate and also of his reame ¶ Tho ansuerid the good man Ì„ said forsoth sir vnderstondeth well that I was neuer traitour to my kyng ne to the ream that I do me on god and on all the world Ì„ therfore be my kinges leue I shÌ„all it pÌ„ue and defend as a man aught for to do ¶ Tho said Mortimer sir edmoÌ„d it is so ferforth know that it may not be well gaynsaid that iÌ„ presens of all that here be it shal be well proued Now had this fals Mortimer the same lettre that sir Edmond had taken vn to sir Iohan Dauerill in the castell of Corf for to take to kyng Edward his brother that sir edmond wist not of ne supposed no thyng that sir IohnÌ„ Dauerell had bene so fals to deliuer his letter in such wise vn to the Mortimer and thought no maner thing of that letter thaÌ„ mortimer said to sir edmoÌ„d shewed a letter seled axed him if that he knew that letter the seal ¶ This sir edmond loked ther on Ì„ a vised him long tyme on the printe of the seal for he might not se the letter with in what wos theriÌ„ wist well that it was his seal and thought that it had be some letter that had bore no gret charge and thought no thing of that oder letter and said openly in hering of them all ye forsoth this is my seall I will it not forsake ¶ Lo quod the mortimer sires ye hereth all what he has said that he knowleches hiÌ„ that this is his letter and his seal and now ye shall here all what is conteyued ther in ¶ And than this mortimer opened the letter that he had folden afore to gedre and red it openli word be word in hering of them all ¶ And wheÌ„ the letter was red he said lo sires ye haue herid all that here is written Ì„ that he hath knowlecheth that this is his letter and his seal Ì„ he may not go ther fro ¶ And than they cried yaf dome that he shuld be honged and draw and his hede smyten of in maner of a trator and he and his heiris disherited for euer more And so he was lad forth and put in to prison ¶ And when this wos done and the quene wist that he wos dampned by way of law both of life and limme and his heires disherited for euer more thurgh opyn knowle chyng in playn court ¶ Wherfore them thought that it wer good that the forsaid sir edmond wer hasteli kylled with out wittiÌ„g of the kyng or els the kyng lyghtly wold for yef him his deth and than it shuld turne them to moch sorow so os he wos enpeched ¶ And anone the quene thurgh councell of the Mortimer and with out ony other councell sent in hast to the Balifs of wynchester that they shuld smyte of sir Edmond hede of wodstoke erle of Kent with out any maner of bydyng or respite vp payn of lyfe and lyme and that he shuld haue none other execucion be cause of tarieng not withstonding the IugemeÌ„t Tho tokeÌ„ the balifs sir Edmond out of prisoÌ„ and lad him beside the castell of wynchestre and ther they made a gong fermer smyte of his hede for none other durst it done so died he ther
to Baillollis folke Ì„ said Now for the loue of god almyghty bene of good coÌ„ forth for ye shal haue bataill anone right ¶ And tho spak sir Fouk the son of Gareyne a baron of gret renowne of dede of armes ¶ Sirris lordinges vnderstoÌ„d what I will say I haue seyn mony diuerse wiÌ„ges as well amoÌ„g sariseÌ„s Ì„ Iues as amoÌ„g the scottis And yit saw I neuer the fourth ê‘te of the wynge fight ther far if ye will abide our enmys we be ynow for to fight ayeÌ„s them But if we be not of good hert and of good will for to fight with them for certis we bene full few ayens this compani ¶ And therfore for the loue of god take to vs good hert Ì„ let vs bene bold thynke we neuer on our wifes ne on our childre bot onli to conquere our enmys iÌ„ bataill ¶ And thurgh the help of our lord god we shall them ouer cum ¶ And with that come the host of the scottis towardis them full serely ayens sir Edward Bailloll iÌ„ iij. bataiâ—les well araied in armure ¶ And wonder fersly they come toward the bailluls compani But whan sir Donald erle of Marcill that was with the scottis saw all this he said vn to Robert Brus the son of Robert the brus thes wordis ¶ Sir Robert ê™ he full sore me forthynketh at my hart that thes pepull that the bailloll hath brought with him shuld die with dynt of scottis swerdis sith that they be cristyn men as well as we ben ¶ And therfor me thynke that it wer gret charite to send vn to them for to yeld them vn to our mercy raunson them thurgh grevos ranson for as moch as they haue taken our land and done ill ¶ Now certes quod sir Robert the Brus I haue well ê‘saued that thou art an enmy a traytour vn to scotland sith that thou will ê¯sent to saue our dedeli enmys that hath done vs moch sorow Ì„ shame now it semeth well that ye bene of ther assent ¶ Now certes Robert quod sir Donald falsly ye lie I am not of ther coÌ„pani ne of ther ê¯sent and that hastely ye shall see For I will fight with them rather than any of this ê¯pani ¶ And certis sir Robert said he I shall iÌ„ maugri of thy hede assaill them or thou ¶ And with that they pricked ther stedis fersly vpoÌ„ Caskemore Ì„ ther wyng them folewed on a renge tho come they met the bailloll his coÌ„pani at a hongyng bough of the more iÌ„ a strat passage Ì„ so fast they hasted them vn to the englisshmen so that thousandis fell to the grouÌ„d ech ouer other iÌ„ to an hepe both hors man ¶ The bailloll his men myghtely stode ayens them fast killed the scottis to the grouÌ„d Ì„ mony they sore wouÌ„ded so loÌ„g till that they stod vpoÌ„ them Ì„ foyned them with ther suerdis speris thurgh theâ— bodies Ì„ so sore traualed vpoÌ„ theÌ„ till that thei become wonder weri wist not what for to do and the scottis that wer left an liue fled away for to saue them self iÌ„ the best maner that they myght ¶ And tho pursued them sir edward Bailloll his men and killed of them till it was nyght fro theÌ„s thei went to sent iohanes touÌ„e Ì„ toke it held them ther vitailed them self at ther own will for they fouÌ„den inough wherwith to make them meri ¶ Tho made the bailloll his men that wer woÌ„did go to ship for to wend iÌ„ to engloÌ„d to hele ther wouÌ„des ¶ And iÌ„ that time ther was a flemiÌ„g iÌ„ the see a strong thefe a robber that wos caled Crabbe ¶ And this flemmyng was driuen out of flauÌ„dres for his wikkednes therfore he come iÌ„ to scotland to hold with the Scottis and did as moch harme vn to thee englisshÌ„men as he myght ¶ And this Crabbe met the bailloll men in the se that wer wounded before in bataill that wer sent ayen in to englond for to hele ther woundâ—s this Crabbe yaf vn to them a gret assaute and wold haue killed them euerychon bot the englishmen defendid them well manly and discomfited crab and his companie ¶ And tho gan he fle in to scotland and as he come toward sent Iohanes toune he fond a gret coÌ„pany of scottis that wer comen ayen to gedre after the discomfiture of Gaskemore the wich beseged Bailloll and his men in the same toune of sent IohnÌ„ and anone told the scottis how that he wos discoÌ„fited of the englisshmen that wer wouÌ„did at gaskemore that weÌ„t toward engloÌ„d for to he le ther wouÌ„des and said to the scottis that they shuld haue no pouer ne myght ne grace a yens edward Bailloll for encheson that he scomfited empired all the chiualri of Scotland with an handfull of men as to accompt as a yens the Scottis that wer slayn Wherfor he couÌ„celled to remeue the sege from sent Iohanes toune and kepe them in the best maner that thei coude and might ¶ The scottis vnderstod that crab said sothe forsoke the sege and weÌ„t thens by night Ì„ helpe them self iÌ„ the best maner that thei might ¶ When this thing wos know thurgh scotland how that the lordis Ì„ knyghtis wer discomfited at gaskemore of scotland thurgh sir edward the bailloll ¶ Ye shall vnderstond that the lordes ladies the gentils of Scotland com woÌ„der fast to sent Iohanes toune and yelÌ„d them vn to the Baillol and to him did homage and feaute for ther landis yelde them to his pees and he them resaued frely ¶ And fro theÌ„s he weÌ„t to the abbey of Scone and ther he was crouned kyng of scotland And after he let crie his pees thurgh out all the land ¶ And at that same tyme it befell that kyng Edward held his ê‘lament among his lieges at the new castell vp Tyne for to ameÌ„d the trespaces and the wronges that had be done in his land Ì„ sir edward the bailloll kyng of scotland come to him thider and did to him feaute and homage for the reame of scotland ¶ And in this maner kyng edward of englond gadred ayen his homages and feautes of scotland wher of he was put out thurgh councell and assent of Dame Isabell his modre and of sir Roger Mortimer erle of the marche Tho toke bailloll kyng of scotland his leue of kyng Edward of englond went thens in to his own land of Sotland and set bot litell by them that had counceled him and holpen him in his quarell wherfore they went fro him and went and leued by ther landes and rentis in scotland ¶ And so it befell afterward not long that the kyng of Scotland ne remeued and come to the toune of Anand Ì„ ther token his duelling and thidder come to him a company of knyghtes
communes ¶ In the iij. part of the bataill of scotland wer thes lordis The erle of Maâ—rethe erle of Rof the erle of Straherne the erle of sotherland willm of kyrkkeley iohnÌ„ Cambron Gilbert of Hay willm of Ramsey willm prendegest Kyrstyn hardde willm Gurdon Arnold Garde Tomas Dolphyn with xl knyghtes new dubbed ixC. men of armes xvM. of communes ¶ In the iiij ward of the bataill of scotland werthes lordis Archebald Douglas the erle of Leneuax Alisander librus the erle of Fif iohnÌ„ Cambell erle of atheles Robert Lawether Willm of uipount willm of Lonstone iohan de LabelÌ„s Groos de Sherenlawe iohan de Lyndesey Alisander de gray In gram de vmfreville Patrik de Pollesworth Dauid de wymes Michell scot Willm Landy Thomas de boys Roger the Mortimer with xx Bachelers new dubbed ix hondreth men of armes xviijM. and iiij hondreth of comunes ¶ The erle of Dunbar keê‘ of the castell of Beâ—rewik holp the scottis with .l. men of aâ—mes ¶ And sir AlexaÌ„der of seten keper of the forsaid toune of Berrewike with an hondreth men of armes also the ê¯mune ris of the toune with iiij hondreth meÌ„ of armes and with them viij hondreth of fote men ¶ The soume of the erles and lorddis aboue said ammounteth lxvi ¶ The soume of bachelers new dubbed ammounteth to an hondreth and .xl. ¶ The soume of men of armes ammouteth to iijM.C. ¶ the somme of of the comuners ammounteth to liijM. ij C ¶ The somme totall of the pepull aboue saied ammounteth lviM.vij .vijC.xlv ¶ And thes lxvi gret lordis laden al the other gret lordis aboue said in iiij batailles as it is told before all on fote ¶ And kyng edward of englond Ì„ edward bailloll king of scotland had well appareiled ther folke in iiij batailles for to fight on fote ayens the scottis ther enmys ¶ And the englisshmen mynstrelles blew ther trumpes and ther pipes and hidously ascried the scottis ¶ And tho had euery englissh bataill ij wynges of price Archiers the wich at that bataill shot arowes so fast and so sore that the scottis myght not help them self and they smyten the scottis thousandis vn to the ground And they gun for to fle fro the englishmen for to saue ther lifes ¶ And when the english knaues saw the scomfiture and the scottis fall fast to the ground they priked ther mastres horse with the spores for to kepe them fro ê‘ill set ther mastres at no force ¶ And wen the englishmeÌ„ saw that they lepten on ther hors and fast pursued the scottis and all that abyden they kylled doune rigth Ther men might se the doughtinesse of the nobull kyng edward and of his men how manly they pursued the scottis that flowen for dred ¶ And ther men myght see mony a scottishman cast doune vn to the ground dede Ì„ ther baners displaied hacked in to peces and mony a good haberione of stele in ther blod bath ¶ And mony a tyme the Scottis wer gadred in to companies but euer more they wer descomfited ¶ And so it be fell as god almyghty wold that the scottes had that day no more foyson ne myght ayens the englisshme than xx shepe shuld haue ayens v wolfes and so were the Scottis discomfited And yit the Scottis had wele v. men ayens on Englishman ¶ And that bataill was done on Halidoun-hill â–ª beside the toune of Berewik at the wich bataill wer slayn of the Scottis xxxv M. Ì„ .vijC.xij Ì„ of englisshmen but onli xiiij and tho wer fotmen ¶ And this victori befell to the englishmen on sent Margaretis eue In the yere of the Incarnacion of our lord IhuÌ„ crist a M.CCC.xxxij ¶ And while this doyng lastid the English pages toke the pilfry of the Scottis that wer killed euery man that he myght take with out ony chalengyng of any man ¶ And so after this gracious victori the kyng turnyd him ayen vn to the same sege of berewik And whan they besegid saw Ì„ herd how kiÌ„g Edward had sped They yolden to hiÌ„ the toune with the castell on the morn after sent Margaretis day ¶ And than the kyng ordeyned sir Edward Bailloll wyth other nobull and worthy men to be kepers and gouerners of Scotland in his absence him self turned ayen come in to Englond after this victori with moch ioye and worship ¶ And in the next yere sewyng that is for to say in the yere of Incarnacion of our lord IhuÌ„ crist a thousand CCC Ì„ xxxiij and of kyng Edward vij· he went ayen in to scotland in winter tyme. at wich viage the Castill of Kilbrigge in scotland for him his men that with hiÌ„ com he recoueryd and had ayens the Scottis all at his own lust ¶ And in that same yere sir Edward Bailloll kyng of Scotland held his parlament in scotlaÌ„d with moni nobull lordes of EngloÌ„d that wer at that same parlament for encheson of ther landes Ì„ also lordshippis that they had in the reame of scotland Ì„ helden all of that same Bailloll ¶ And in the viij yere of his regne about the fest of sent Iohan baptist sir Edwarde Bailloll the veray and trew kyng of scotland as by heritage and right lyne made his homage and feaute vn to kiÌ„g edward of englond for the Reame of Scotland at the new castell vpon Tyne in the presence of mony a man worthy lordis also of comunes both of the reame of englond and also of scotland and a none after in the same yere kyng Edward of englond resaued of the Duke of Bretan his homage for the erldom Ì„ lordship of Richemond ¶ And so folowyng in the ix yere of his rene after Mihelmasse Kyng Edward rode in to scotland and ther was fast by sent Iohanes toune almost all the wynter tyme and so he held his Cristemasse at the Castell of Rokesburgh ¶ And in the same yere thurgh out all Englond about sent Clementis tyde in wynter ther arosen such a springyng and welling vp of watres and also of slodis both of the see and also of fresh reuerys springê that the see bankes walles Ì„ costes brekeÌ„ vp that meÌ„ bestis Ì„ houses iÌ„ moÌ„y places namly iÌ„ low cuÌ„tres violeÌ„tli Ì„ sodeÌ„ly wer drenchid ¶ And frutis driueÌ„ away of the erth thurgh ê¯tinuance Ì„ habuÌ„dauÌ„ce of waters of the see euer more afterwarde wer turned iÌ„ to more saltenes sowrnes of sauour The x. yer of kiÌ„g edward regne kiÌ„g edward entred the scottis se after midsomer to moÌ„y of the scottis he yaf bataill Ì„ ouer coÌ„ them moÌ„e he treted and boued vn to his pes thurgh his doughtynesse· ¶ And after mihelmasse thaÌ„ next foloyng wos the erle of Morif take at Edenburgh brough iÌ„ to engloÌ„d Ì„ put iÌ„ to prison ¶ And iÌ„ the monethes of Iune Iulij than next foloyng iÌ„ the xi yere of his regne
let crouÌ„e him kiÌ„g ther of the reame of Scotland ¶ And when all thynges wer done Ì„ ordened in thike contres at his lust he turned ayen iÌ„ to Englond with an hugh worship· And while this viage wos a doyng in Scotland sir Edward prince of wales as a man enspired in god was iÌ„ Guyhen in the Cite of Burdeux treting Ì„ spekiÌ„g of the chalengyng and of the kynges right of Englond that he had of the reame of Fraunce and that he wold a vengid be with stroÌ„ghond the prelatis peres Ì„ myghti men of that cuntre consented well to him ¶ Than sir Edward the prince with a gret host gadred to him the sext day of Iuyll went from Burdeux goyng and trauelyng by mony diuerse cuntres Ì„ he toke moÌ„y prisoners mo than .vi. thousand men of armes by the cuntre as he iournyed toke thee toune of RemorantiÌ„ iÌ„ saloigne beseged the Castell vi days And at the vi day end they yolde the castell vn to him And ther wer take the lord of CrouÌ„e sir Bursigaud mony other knyghttis men of armes moo than lxxx ¶ And fro thens by Toren Ì„ peten fast by chmeney his nobull men that wer with him had a strong bataill with frenshmen Ì„ an .c. of ther men of armes wer slayn And the erle of Daunce Ì„ the stiward of frauÌ„ce wer take with an hondreth men of armes ¶ In the wich yere thee xix day of September fast by Peightres the same prince with a thousand and ix hondrith men of armes and archiers ordeynid a bataill to kyng IohnÌ„ of FrauÌ„ce comyng to the prince ward with vij thousand chosen men of armes other moch pepull in an huge passing nombur of the wich ther wer slayn the duke of Burybon and the duke of Athenes and mony othir nobull men and of the prince men of armes a thousand Ì„ of other after the trew accompte and rekenyng viij hondrith And the kyng of fraunce wos ther take and sir Philip his yonger son Ì„ moÌ„y Dukis and nobull meÌ„ worthy knyghtis Ì„ meÌ„ of armes about ij thousaÌ„d And so the victori fell ther to the prince to the pepull of englond by the grace of god And moÌ„y that wer taken prisoners wer set at ther rauÌ„son and vpoÌ„ ther trougth knyghthod wer chargid had leue to go But the prince toke with him the kyng of fraunce Philip his son with all the reuerence that he myght went ayen to Burdeux with a glorius victorie â–ª The somme of the men that ther wer take prisoners of them that wer slaiÌ„ the day of bataill wos iiij M. iiijC.xl ¶ And in the xxxij yere of kyng Edward the v. day of May prince Edward with kyng IohnÌ„ of frauÌ„ce Philip his son and moÌ„y othir worthy prisoners ariued graciously iÌ„ the haueÌ„ of Plummouth the xxiiij day of the same moneth aboute iij· after none they com to london by londoÌ„ brugge so weÌ„t forth to the kiÌ„gê palace of westmiÌ„stre ther fell so gret a multitude Ì„ prees of peple about them to behold and se that wonder Ì„ that riall sight that vnnethes fro midday till nyght they myght not cuÌ„ to westmynstre Ì„ the kiÌ„gê ranson of frauÌ„ce wos taxed and set to iij myllions of scutis of whom ij â–ª shuld beworth a nobull ye shÌ„all vnderstond that a myllion is a M.M. and after somme meÌ„ his raunsome wos sat at .iij. M.M florens all is on effect And this same yere wer made soleÌ„pne Iustis iÌ„ smythfeld beiÌ„g ther pÌ„sent the kyng of englond the kiÌ„g of fraunce and the kyng of Scotland and mony other worthy and nobull lordis ¶ The xxxiij yere of his regne the same kyng Edward at wyndesore as well for loue of knyghhod as for his own worsship at the reuerence of the kyng of fraunce and of other lordis that wer ther at that time he held a wonder riall and costle fest of sent George passing any that euer wos holdyn a fore ¶ Wherfor the kyng of frauÌ„ce in scornyng said that he saw neuer ne herd such solempne festis ne rialtes holdin ne done with tailles with out paiÌ„g of gold or siluer ¶ And iÌ„ the xxxiiij yere of his regne the x iiij KalÌ„ of Iulij sir IohnÌ„ Erle of Richemond kyng Edwardis son wedded dame Blaunch duke Henris doughter of Lncastre cosin to the same iohan by dispensacion of the pope and in the mein tyme wer ordened Iustes at london iij. daies of rogacions that is for to sai the mair of London with his xxiiij aldermen ayenes all that wold cum in whos name Ì„ sted the kyng priuely with his iiij sonys Edward Leonell IohnÌ„ and Edmond and other xix gret lordis helden the feld with worshÌ„ip ¶ And this same yere as it wos told said of them that saw it ther come blod out of the tombe of Thomas some tyme erle of Lancastre as fresh as that day that he was done to deth And in the same yere kiÌ„g Edward chose his sepulture and his liggyng at westmynstre fast by the shrine of sent Edward ¶ And anone after the xxvij· day of October he went ouer see to Calais makyng protestacion that he wold neuer cum ayen in to englond till he had full endid the were bitwen fraunce him ¶ And so in the xxxvi yere of his regne in the wynter tym kyng Edward wos and traueled in the Ryne costes about sent HilÌ„larie tide he departid his host and went to Burgoyn ward with whom than met pesibely the Duke of Burgoyn behighting him lxx thousand floreyns that he shuld spare his men and hys pâ—pull and the kyng grauÌ„ted at his request and duelled ther vn to the xvij day of Marche· the wich tyme come to kiÌ„g Edward ere that stroÌ„g theues wer on the se vnder the erle of sent Poule the xv day of Marche liggyng a wayt vpon the tounes of hastyng Rie and other places and villages on the see cost haddyn entred as enmys in to thee toune of wynchelse and slewen all that euer withstoden them and withsaid ther comyng Wherfore the kyng was gretly meued and wratthed and he turned ayen to Paris ward and commaunded his host to destroy and sle with dynt and strength of swerd them that he had before hand sparid ¶ And the xij day of Aprill the kyng come to Paris and ther departed his host in diuerse batailles with iiij C. of knyghtis new dubbed on that one side of him ¶ And sir Henri duke of Lancastre vnder pees and trews went vn to the yates of the Cite profering to them that wold abyde a bataill in the feld vnder such condicion that if the kyng of englond wer ouer comen ther as god forbede it shuld that than he shuld neuer chalenge the kyngdom of frauÌ„ce ¶ And ther he had of them but shÌ„ort and scornfull ansuer
and come and told it to the kyng and his lordis what he had herd and what they sayd ¶ And than went forth the new knyghtys with moÌ„y other making assaut to the cite to they destroyd hougeli the subbarbis of the Cite ¶ And while all thes thynges wer in doiÌ„g the Englishmen made them aredy for to be a venged vpon thee shame and despite that was done that yere at wynchelsee and ordeyned a nauye of lxxx shippis of men of Landon and of other marchauntis and xiiij thousand of men of armes and archiers and went and serched and skummed the see and manly tokeÌ„ and helde thee I le of Caux Wherfore the Frenshmen that is for to say the Abbot of Cluyn the Erle of Tankeruill and bursygand that tho was Stiward of FrauÌ„ce with moÌ„y other men of the same cuÌ„tre by thee commuÌ„e assent of the lord Charles that tho wos regeÌ„t of frauÌ„ce thei hasted them went to the kiÌ„g of engloÌ„d askiÌ„g besechiÌ„g him stedfast pees Ì„ euer lastiÌ„g vpoÌ„ certan ê¯dicions that ther wer shewed writtin ¶ The wich when the kyng Ì„ his ê¯cell had it seiÌ„ â–ª it plesed hiÌ„ neuer a dele but sith it wold be none othir in tyme of better accord and deliberacion the frenshmen besely and with gret instaunce asked trews for ther see costes and the king grauntid them ¶ And in the morow after the vtas of pasche the kyng turned him with his host toward OrliauÌ„ce destroyeng and wastyng all the cuntre by the way ¶ And os thei weÌ„t thiderward ther fell vpon them such a storme tempast that noÌ„e of our nacion herd ne saw neuer none such thurgh the wich thousaÌ„des of our men and of ther horse in ther iourneyng as it wer thurgh vengeaunce sodenly wer slayn Ì„ perisshed the wich tempastes full moch yit fered not the kyng ne moch of his pepull that they ne went forth in ther viage that they had begun wherfor about the fest of fililp iacob in May fast by incarnocum the forsaid lordis of fraunce metiÌ„g ther with the kyng of englond a pesable accord Ì„ a finall vpoÌ„ certan condicions grauÌ„tes articularly gadered writen to geder euer more for to last full discretly made to bothe the kynges ê“fetabul to ther reames both with on asseÌ„t of Charles the regent gouernour of frauÌ„ce of Paris of the same reame writen Ì„ made vnder date of CarnocuÌ„ the xv day of May they offerid ê“ferd to the kiÌ„g of engloÌ„d riquiring his grace iÌ„ all thiÌ„gê writin that he wold benyngly admitte them Ì„ hold them firme stabull to them Ì„ to ther heiris for euer more thens forth the wich thiÌ„gê articles whan kiÌ„g edward had seyn them he grauÌ„ted them so that bothe parties shuld be suorne on goddis body Ì„ on the euangelist that the forsaid couenauÌ„t shuld be stabulihed and so they accordid graciously ¶ Therfor ther wer ordeyned drassid on euery side ij barons ij banerettis ij knyghtis to admitte receue that hothes of the lord Charles reget of frauÌ„ce Ì„ of sir edward the frist soÌ„ heir of kiÌ„g Edward of engloÌ„d ¶ And the x. day of May ther was songen a solempne masse at paris after the iij. Agnê° dei said with dona nobis pacem iÌ„ presens of the forsaid men that were ordeyned to admitte receyue the othes of al other that ther myght be ¶ Tho Charles laid his right hand on the patent with goddes bodi his left hond on the missale saied we N. suereth on godis body the holy gospels that we shall trewli Ì„ stedfastli hold toward vs the pees the accord made bitwen the ij kynges Ì„ iÌ„ no maner to do the contrarie And ther among all his lordis for more loue strength of witnesse he deled Ì„ deê‘ted the reliques of the croune of criste to the knyghtis of englond they courtesli token ther leue· And in the fryday next the same othe in presence of the forsaid knyghtis Ì„ of other worthy meÌ„ prince Edward made at louers ¶ Afterward both kynges ther sonnys the most nobull men of both reames with in the same yere made the same oth for to strength all thes thynges a forsaid the kyng of englond axed the gretest men of frauÌ„ce and had his axyng that is for to say vi dukis viij erles Ì„ xij lordis that is to say barons Ì„ worthy knyghtis ¶ And when the place Ì„ the tyme was assined in wich both kynges with ther councell shuld cum to gedre all the forsaid thynges bitwen them spoke for to ratifie maken firme and stabull the kyng of englond anone went toward the see at Hounflet began to saill leuyng to his hostes that wer left behynd him by cause of his absence moch heuenesse ¶ And after the xix· day of May he come in to englond went to his paleys at westmynstre on sent Dunstane day the thrid day after he viseted IohnÌ„ kyng of fraunce that wos in the tour of london deliuered him frely from all maner prison sauf frist they wer accordid of iij. myllions of floreyns for his raunson Ì„ the kyng coÌ„forthed him cherid him in all places with all solace Ì„ myrthes that longen to a kyng in his goyng homward ¶ And the ix day of Iulij in the same yere this same IohnÌ„ kyng of fraunce that afore hand lay here in hostage went home ayen in to his oun land to tret of tho thynges and of other that longed and fellen to thee gouernance of his reame ¶ And afterward mett Ì„ come to gedre at Calays both ij kynges with bothe ther councell about all haluw tide ther wer shewed the condicions and the pointis of thee pees Ì„ of the accorde of bothe sides writtyn ther without any withsayng of both sides graciously they wer accorded And ther was done songen a solempne masse after the iij Agnê° det vpon godis body also vpoÌ„ the masse boke bothe kynges ther sonnys the gretest lordis of both remes of ther ê¯cell that ther wer present had not sworne be fore the forsaid oth that they had made titelled bitwene them they behighten to kepe all other couenauÌ„tes that wer bitwene them ordeyned ¶ And in thys same yere mens bestis tres Ì„ houses with soden tempast Ì„ strong lightenyng wer ê‘issed the deuell apperid bodely in mannys likenes to moch pepull as they went in diuerse places in the cuntres and spake to them in that likenesse ¶ How the gret companie arose in fraunce Ì„ the white companie in Lumbardie of other mony meruailles KYng Edward in the xxxvi yere of his regne anone after cristemasse in the fest of conuersion of sent Paule held his ê‘lament at westmynstre in the wich ê‘lament wos
gedre and the south egle frist ouer come the north egle and all to rent and tore him with his bill his clawys that he shuld not rest ne take no breth ¶ And after the south egle fligh home to his own costes ¶ And anone after ther folowed wos seyn in the morn a fore the son rising and after iÌ„ thee last day of October saue on day mony sterris gadred to gedre on an hepe fell doune to the erth leuyng behynd them fery bemys in maner of lightynyng whos flaumes brent and ê¯sumed mens clothis mens here walkyng on the erth as it was seyn and knwen of mony a man ¶ And yit that northeren wynd that is euer redy destinat to all ill fro sent Kat mes eueÌ„ till iij. days after lost good with out noÌ„bre vnrecouerabull And iÌ„ the same days ther fell come also such lightiÌ„yng thuÌ„der snow haill that it wasted destroid meÌ„ bestis houses Ì„ trees ¶ Of the bataill of spayn beside the water of Nazers that was bitwen prince Edward Ì„ sir Henri basterd of spayn IN the yere of our lord a M.ccc.lxvij of kyng Edward xlij· the iij. day of Aprill ther wos a strong batall and a gret in a large feld called Priazers fast bi the water of Nazers in spayn bitwen sir edward the prince Henri the bastard of spayn but the victori fell to prince edward bi the grace of god ¶ And this same prince edward had with hiÌ„ sir IohnÌ„ duke of lancastre his broder other worthi meÌ„ of armes about the nomber of xxx M. ¶ And the kiÌ„g of spayn had on his side men of diuerse nacioÌ„s to the noÌ„bre of an C. M· Ì„ mo wherfor the sharpenesse Ì„ fersenes of his adusarie with his full boystous gret strength made driuen the rightfull ê‘tie a bak a gret way but thurgh the grace of almyghty god passing any mans strength that huge host wos disê‘bled myghtfully be the nobull duke of Lancaster his host or thot the prince Edward come nigh him ¶ And whan Henri the bastard saw that he turned with his men in so grete haste and strength to fle that an huge companie of them iÌ„ the forsaid flode and of the brigge therof fellen doune Ì„ parisshed ¶ And also ther wer take the erle of Dene and sir Bartram Clekyn that wos chief maker and causer of the were also chiuetayn of the vaunt ward of the bataill with moÌ„y other gret lorddis and knyghtis to the nombur of ij thousand of whom ij hondrith wer of frauÌ„ce and moÌ„y also of scotland And ther wer felled in the feld on our enmys side of lordis and knyghtis with oder meyn pepull to the nombre of vi thousand and moo and of englishmen bot a few ¶ And after this The nobull prince edward restorid thee same Pers to his kyngdom ayen the wich Pers afterward thurgh trechery and falsenesse of the forsaid bastard of Spayn as he sat at his mete was strangled and deid But after this victori mony nobull and hardy men and nobull of englond in Spayn thurgh the flâ—x and other diuerse seknes toke ther deth ¶ And also in the same yere iÌ„ the Marche wos seyn stella Comata bitwen the North costis and the west whos bemes stretched toward Fraunce ¶ And in the next yere suyng of kyng Edwardis regne xliij in Aprill Sir Leonell kyng Edwardis son that was Duke of Clarence went toward Mileyne with a chose meyne of the gentils of Enlond for to wedde Galoys doughter and haue hir to his wife by whom he shuld haue half the lordship of Mileyn But after that they wer solemply wedded and a bout the Natiuite of our lady the same duke of MileiÌ„ died And in the same yere the frenshmen breken the pees and the trews ridyng on the kynges ground and lordship of Englond in the shÌ„ire and cuntre of Pountife And token and held Castelles and tounes And bere the Englishmen on hond falsely and sotelly that they wer cause of brekyng of the trewes ¶ And in this same yere died the duches of Lancaster And is beried worshipfully in sent Paules chirche ¶ The xl iiij yere of kyng Edwardis regne was the gretest pestilence of meÌ„ and of gret bestes and by the gret fallyng of waters that fell at that tyme. ther fell gret hyndring and destroyeng of corne in so moch that the next yere after a busshell of whet was sold for xl pens ¶ And in this same yere about thee laste ende of May kyng Edward held tho his parlament at westmynster in the whiche parlament wos tretid and spoken of the oth and the trewes that was broke betwen him and the kyng of fraunce and how he myght best vpoÌ„ his wroÌ„g be aueÌ„gid ¶ In this same yer iÌ„ the assuÌ„cion of our lady died quene Philip of englond a full nobull and good woman at westmiÌ„ster full worsshipfully is beried entered about midsomer the duke of lancastre Ì„ the erle of Herford with a gret coÌ„panie of knyghtis weÌ„t iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce wher they get them but litell worship name for ther wos an huge ost of freÌ„shmen vpoÌ„ chalkhull brigge an other ost of englishmen fast by the sam brige that loÌ„g tyme had leued ther. And moÌ„y worthi men gret of the englisshmen ordeyned yaf couÌ„cell for to fight Ì„ yaf botaill to the frenshmen but the forsaid lordis wold nothing ê¯sent ther to ne assent for no maner thing ¶ Ther anone after it happid that the erle of werwike come thederward for to were when the frenshmen herd of his comyng or that he come fully to land they left theâ— tentis Ì„ pauilyons with all ther vitales Ì„ fled and went a way priuely And when the erle was comyn to land with his men he went in all hast toward Normandie Ì„ destroyed the I le of caws thurgh dynt of swerd and thurgh fier ¶ But alas in his returnyng to englondward home ayen at Calais he wos taken with sekenesse of the pestilence died not leuyng behind hiÌ„ after his daies so nobull a knyght and orped of armes ¶ In wich tyme rened Ì„ wered thilk orped knyght sir IohnÌ„ Hawkewod that was an englishmaÌ„ borne hauyng with hiÌ„ at his gouernauÌ„ce thilk white coÌ„panie that is aforsaid the wich o tyme ayens holy chirche and an other time ayens lordis werid Ì„ ordeyned gret batailles and ther in that same cuntre he did mony meruelus thynges ¶ And a bout the conuersion of sent Paule the kyng when he had endid and done the entering and the exiquies with gret costes and rialtes a bout the sepulture berieng of quene Philip his wife he held a ê‘lament at westmynstre in wich ê‘lament was axed of the clargie a thre yeres dyme that is for to say a gret dyme to be payed iij. yere during ¶ And the clargi
to lecherie the end wos with out honour for he went gretly from the maners and the vertuus of his nobull fadre And he wos crouned with the impariall dyodeme and the wisdom of his father passed in to Sygmunde his brother as after shall apeyr Vrbanus was pope after Gregarie vi yere This vrbane wos chosen in the cite of Rome by the strength of the Romans but the Cardinalles did that for dred and not willengly wher fore they fled vn to the Cite of Fundorum And they saied that he was not Pope And chose in his place sir Robert of Gebennys the same yere the wich was called Clement the vij Nota ¶ And here began the xxij striffe in the chirch And it was more wors then euer wos ony other before for it was so sotell that the wisest men that wer and the best conciencied culd not discerne with whom it wos best to say and hold ¶ And this striffe durit xl yere with a gret sclaunder vnto all the clargie and gret parell vn to men sowles for herisees and other yll thynges thee wich wer brought in then In so moch that ther wos no doctrine in the chirch for misdoyng· And ther for from this vrbane the vij vn to Martine I know not who was pope ¶ The fest of the visitacion of our lady was ordeyned by vrbane the sext after the forme of the Sacrament of the auter for a pees and a vnite for to be had among them thurgh the merites of oure blissid lady Bonefacius the ix was pope after vrbane xv yere This boneface was chosen at Rome in the stede of vrbane and the striffe continued for Benedictus was chosen in Auinion in the place of Clement and wos called petrue deluna and he durid to the coÌ„cell of Constantineys and then he wold not abey bot euer abode obstenat And at the last he decessid in the kyngdoÌ„ of Aragon And he comanded his cardinailes to chefe an othir pope the wich they did anone and set vp an Ydoll and named him Clement bot they ê“fettid not Circa annuÌ„ domini M.ccc Ì„ lxxx ¶ And after kyng Edward the iij. that wos borne in wyndesore regned Richard of burdeux that wos prince Edwardis sone of wales wich prince edward was kiÌ„g edward sone ANd after the good kiÌ„g Edward the thrid that wos born at wyndesore regned Richard the secund that wos the good sir Edwardis sone prince of wales wich kyng Richard was borne in the cite of burdeux in gascoyn and wos crouned at westmynstre in the xi yere of his age â–ª ¶ And in the second yere of his regne for debate that wos betwen the lord latimer sir raufe Feriers knyght that weren ayens Hawell shakell squiers for the prisoner that was take in spayn bi thes ij squiers and the wich the lord Latimer sir raufe Feriers wold haue had the wich prisoner was the erle of dene that thay toke in the bataill of Spayne wherfor thes ij lordis come in to the chirch at westmynstre and fond this one squier hering his masse beside sent Edwardis shrine and ther they slew him the wich was called hawell And Shakell was arestid put in the tour of londoÌ„ And ther he was long time for he wold not deliuer the Erle of Dene his prisoner vn to thes ij lordis bi sir Aleyn Buxhill constable of the tour and by sir rauf ferriers on of his aduersariers till the kyng grauÌ„tid him grace In the iij. yere of kyng richard com the galayes of fraunce in to englond vn to diuerse portes brent and robbed Ì„ slew moch pepull of englond that is to say at wynchelserie and hastyng Portesmouth Hamton stormore and grauesend and did moch harme and went home ayene· ¶ And in this same yere was a parlament holdeÌ„ at westmynstre And at that same ê‘lament wos ordeyned that euery man woman and child that wer at the age of xiiij yere and a boue thurgh out all the reame poer folk other shuld pay to the talage iiij pens Wherfor come Ì„ befell afterward gret mischief and moch disese to all the comynalte of the reame ¶ And in the iiij yere of kyng Rechardis regne the comunes arisen vp in diuerse ê‘ties of the reame did moch harme the wich they called the builing tyme. ¶ And they of kent Ì„ of estsex made them ij chiuetayns to rule gouerne the compani of keÌ„t of estsex That on wos called Iak straw that oder wat tyler and they come assembled them vpoÌ„ the blak heth iÌ„ kent And on the Corpus xpÌ„i day after they come doune iÌ„ southward Ì„ breken vp the prison hous that is to say the kynges benche Ì„ the marchalsie Ì„ deliuered out all the prisoners ¶ And so the same day they com in to londoÌ„ ther they robbed the pepull slew all aliens that they myght find in the cite about the cite Ì„ dispoiled all ther goodis and made hauoke ¶ And on the fryday nex after that was on the morne Ì„ they come than to the tour of londoÌ„ Ì„ the kyng beyng ther iÌ„ they fet out of the tour the Erchebisshop of CaÌ„torberi sir edmond sudbery sir Robert halys hospitiler priour master of sent Iohanes house and a white frere that was confessour vn to kyng Richard Ì„ brought them to the tour Ì„ they smyten of theâ— hedis and come ayen to londoÌ„ and slew moch pepull of the Cite ¶ And than they weÌ„t vn to the dukes place of lancastre beyoÌ„de sent mari strond that wos called the sauoy Ì„ ther they deuourid Ì„ destroied all the goodis that they might find ther Ì„ bare them a wa and brent vp the places ¶ And than after they went to sent iohanes with out smythfeld destroied the goodis ther Ì„ brent vp that hous â–ª and went to westmynster and seint Martins graunte and made them gone out of the sent were all that wer with in for any maner of gyrth ¶ And than come vn to the tempull to all other yns of men of law and dispoiled them robbed them of ther goodis also tore ther bokis of law than they come to london brake vp the prison of new gate and drofe out all the prisoners felons other and of both countours and all the pepull that were with in them and distroied all the bokis of the countres ¶ And thus they continued both satirday sonday vn to the moÌ„day next after in all ther malace Ì„ wikkidnesse ¶ And than on moÌ„day kiÌ„g Richard with his lordis that wer with hiÌ„ that tym and with the maire of london willm walworth that wos that tyme come with the aldermen and the comunes of the cite and comen in to southwarke to here and to know the entencion of thes rebeles and misgouerned pepull And this Iak straw than made
annoye iÌ„ the feld that all the pepull of accord shuld cum nere Ì„ here his clamours and his crie and his wyll ¶ And the lordis the maire and the aldermen with the comynalte hauyng indignacion of his couetize and falsenes and his foull presumcion And anone willm walworth that tyme beyng maire drew out his knife and slew Iak straw And anone right ther did smyte of his hede and set it vpon a spere shÌ„aft Ì„ so it wos bore thurgh london set an high vpoÌ„ londoÌ„ brigge ¶ Anon thes risers misgouerned meÌ„ wer void clene vanisshed as it had nought be they And than the king of his gret goodnesse by prayer of his lords made ther vi knightis of good worthy men of the Cite of londoÌ„ That is to say willm walworth that at that tyme wos maire slew Iak strawe And the secund was Nicholas brembre Ì„ the iij. IohnÌ„ Philipot the iiij Nicholas twifâ—â—d the v Robert lauÌ„des the vi Robert gaytoÌ„ And thaÌ„ the kiÌ„g with his lordis his knyghtis retourned ayen to the toure of londoÌ„ Ì„ ther he restid hiÌ„ till this pepull wer better seced set in rest and pees And than by ê“cesse of tyme as they myght get and toke thes rebelles Ì„ risers they hong them vpoÌ„ the next galois iÌ„ euery lordship thurghout the reame of englond by xl Ì„ bi xxx bi x. by xij euer as they myght be geten Ì„ taken iÌ„ ony ê‘ties ¶ And in the v. yere of kiÌ„g Richardis regne wos the gret erth quake was generall thurgh out the world the wedenesday after witsonday iÌ„ the yere of our lord a M. ccc.lxxxxi Wherfor all maner pepull wer sore a gast Ì„ dredfull loÌ„g tyme for dred of veÌ„geauÌ„s that our lord shÌ„ewid and did ¶ And in the vi yere of kyng Richard sir Henri spenser bisshop of Norwich went with a Croiserie ouer the see in to the cuntre of Flaunders and ther they gat the toune of Grauenyng and the toune of broburgh Dunkerk Newport and ther thei laded and fraughtid li. shippis with pelage for to haue comeÌ„ in to englond with thes shyppes and goodis ¶ And the bisshop of Norwich and his couÌ„cell let brenne thes shippis with all the pelage in the same hauen all in to hard asshes and at Dunkerke wos done a gret bataill bitwen the Flemmynges and the Englishhmen And at that bataill wer slayn a gret multitude of thes Flemmynges an huge nombure ¶ And than went thee bisshop with his retenew to Ypers and beseged it a long tyme but it myght not be geten And so lefte that sege and comen ayen in to Englond For our englishmen wer fowly destroyed and mony died on the flix ¶ And in this same yere come the Quene Anne in to englond for to be spoused to kyng Richard And hir fadre wos Emprour of Almayne And kyng of Beme ¶ And with hir come the Duke of Tassi hir vncle and mony other worthy lordis and knyghtis of hir cuÌ„tre of beme and of other duche tonges to do hir reuerrauÌ„ce worship And sir Symond beuerle a worthy knyght of the garter other knyghtis squyers that wer the kynges embassetours brought hir iÌ„ to englond so forth to londoÌ„ And the pele of the cite that is to sey the mare the aldermen and all the comunes riden ayens hir to welcuÌ„ hir and euery man in good aray and euery craft with his mynstral see in the best maner mette with hir on the blake heth in Kent and so brought hir vn to London thurgh the cite and so forth vn to west mynster vn to the kynges palais And ther she was spoused vn to kyng Richard well and worthely in the abbey of westmynstre ther she wos crouned quene of englond â–ª And all hir frendis that come with hir had gret yeftes and weren well cherid and refreshed as long tyme as they byden ther. ¶ And in this same yere ther was a bataill done in the kynges palays at westmynster for certayn pointes of treson bitwen sir Iohan Ansley knyght defendant And Carton squier the appellaunt But this sir IohnÌ„ of Ansley ouer come this Carton and made him to yeld him withiÌ„ the lystes ¶ And anone wos this Carton dispoiled of hys harnes and draw out of the listes and so forth to Tyburne Ì„ ther he wos honged for his falsenese ¶ And iÌ„ the viij yer of the regne of kyng Richard sir Edmond of Langley Erle of Cambrige the kynges vncle went in to portyngalÌ„e with a fair mâ—ny of men of armes and archiers in strengthing and helpyng of thee kyng of Portingale ayens the kyng of Spayn and his pouer ther the kyng of portingale had the vyctorie of his enmys thurghe help and comforth of our englisshmen· ¶ And whan that iorney wos done the erle of Cambrigge come home ayen with hys pepull in to englond in hast blissid be god and his blissid yeft ameÌ„ ¶ And this same yere kyng Richaâ—d held his Cristemasse in the maner of Eltham ¶ And the same tyme the kyng of Ermoyne fled out of his own land and come in to englond for to haue help an socour of our kyng ayens his enmys that had driueÌ„ him out of his own reame And so he wos brought vn to the kyng to Eltham ther as the kyng held his riall fest of Cristemase ¶ And ther our kyng welcomed him and did him moch reuerence and worsship and commaundid all his lordis to make him all the chere that they coud And than he besought the kyng of grace and of help and of his comforth in his nede ¶ And that he myght be brought ayen to his kyngdom and land For the Turkes had deuoured and destroid moch parte of his land and for drede how he fled and come hidder for socour and helppe· ¶ And then the kyng hauyng on hiÌ„ pitte and coÌ„passioÌ„ of his gret mischief and greuous disese anone he toke his councell and asked what wos best to done ¶ And they ansuerd and said yif it liked him to yef him ony good it wer well done And as touchyng his pepull for to trauell so fer iÌ„ to out landes it wer a grete iuê‘die And so the kyng yaf him gold siluer and mony riche yeftes and iewelles and betaught him to god And so he passed ayen out of Englond ¶ And in this same yere kyng Richard with a riall pouer went in to scotland for to were vpon the scottis for the falsenesse and destruccion that the scottis had done vn to englishmen in the marches And than the scottis come douÌ„e vn to the kyng for to tret with him Ì„ with his lordis for trews as for certayn yeres ¶ And so our kyng Ì„ his couÌ„cell grauÌ„t them trews certayn yeres to ther askyng our kiÌ„g turned him ayen in to englond And when he wos cumyn
leue of the kyng Ì„ of othir lordis Ì„ ladies wenten home ayen in to ther own cuntres with gret loue and moch thanke ¶ And in the xiij yere of kyng Richardis regne ther was a bataill done in the kynges palais at westmiÌ„stre bitwen a squyer of Nauerne that wos with the kyng Richard and an othir squier that wos called IohnÌ„ walsh for pointee of treson that this Naune put vpon this walshman but this naune wos ouer comen yeld him creaunt to his adusarie ¶ And anone he wos despoled of his armur draw out of the Palays to tiburne Ì„ ther wos hanged for his falsenesse ¶ And the xiiij yere of kyng Richardis regne sir IohnÌ„ of Gaunte duke of Lancâ—stre went ouer the see in to Spayn for to chalenge his right that he had bi his wifes titell vn to the croun of Spayn with a gret host of pepull of men of armes and archiers ¶ And he had with him the Duchisse his wife and his iij· doughters ouer see in to Spayn And ther they wer a gret while at the last the kyng of Spayn began for to tret with the duke of Lancastre they wer accerded to geder thurgh ther both councell in this maner that the kiÌ„g of spaiÌ„ shuld wedde the dukis doughter of lancastre that was the right heir of spayn and he shÌ„uld yef vn to the Duke of lancastre gold and seluer that wer cast in to gret wegges Ì„ moÌ„y other iewelles as mony as viij charietes myght carie ¶ And euery yere after during the life of the duke of Lancastre of the duchâ—s his wyf x. M. marke of gold Of wich gold the auenture charges they of spayn shuld auâ—Ì„ture bring yerly vn to Bayon to the dukis assignes by surite made ¶ And also the duke maried an oder of his doughters vn to the kyng of Portingale the same tyme. And whan he had done thus he come home ayen in to englond the good lady his wyfe also but mony a worthy man vpon the flix died ¶ And in the xv yere of kyng Richardis regne hee held his cristeÌ„mase iÌ„ the maner of wodstoke the erle of Penbroke a yong lord tendre of age wold lerne to Iust with a knyght that was called sir IohnÌ„ sent IohnÌ„ riden to gedre in the parke of wodstoke And ther this worthi erle of penbroke was slayn with that othir knyghtis spere as he kest it from him whan they had coupled and thus this good erle made ther his end and ther for the kyng Ì„ the quene made moch sorow for his dethe ¶ And in the xvi yere of kyng Richardis regne IohnÌ„ hende beyng that tyme maire of london Iohan walworth Henri â—anner beyng shereues of london that same time a bakers man bare a basket of horsbred in to fletstret toward on hostre ther come a yong man of the bisshoppis of Salisberi that wos called romayn and he toke an hors lofe out of the baskit of the bakers Ì„ he askid him why he did so and this romayn turned ayen brak the bakerhede And neghbours come out and wold haue a rested this romayn he brake from them fled to the lordis place the ê¯stabull wold haue had him out but the bisshoppis men shet fast the yates keped the place that no man might entre And than moch more pepull gadred thidder and said that they wold haue hiÌ„ out or elles they wold brenne vp the place and all that wer theriÌ„ ¶ And than come the maire and sheriues with other moch pepull cessed the malice of the comunes Ì„ made euery man to go hom to ther houses kepe the pees ¶ And this romayns lord ther bisshop of Salisburi master Iohan waltham that at that tyme wos tresorer of englond went to sir Thomas Arundell erchebisshop of yorke chanceler of engloÌ„d Ì„ ther the bishop made his coÌ„plaint vn to the chanceler vpoÌ„ the pepull of the cite of london ¶ And than thes ij bisshoppis of gret malace veÌ„geauÌ„ce coÌ„ vn to the kyng to wyndesore Ì„ made a gret complaiÌ„te vpoÌ„ the maire Ì„ sheriues And anon all the cite afterward wer before the kiÌ„g his couÌ„cell Ì„ they cast vn to the cite a greuous hert and wonder gret malice ¶ And anoÌ„e sodeÌ„li the kiÌ„g sent after the maire of londoÌ„ for the ij· sheriues Ì„ thei come to him vn to the castell of wyndesore And the kyng rebukid the maire shÌ„eriues full foule for the offence that they had done ayens him and his officers in his chambur at londoÌ„ Wherfor he deposit and put out the mare and bothe sheriues Ì„ this wos done a xiiij daies afore the feste of sent Iohan baptest ¶ And than the kyng called to him a knyght that wos called sir Edward dalingrigge Ì„ made hiÌ„ wardeyn gaunour of the cite Ì„ chambur of londoÌ„ Ì„ ouer all his peple theriÌ„ ¶ And so he kepid that office but iiij wekis be cause that he wos so gentill and tendir to the citisens of londoÌ„ Wherfor the kyng deposit him and made sir Baudwyn radyngton knyght that wos courtrouller of the kng housold wardeyn Ì„ gouernour of hys chambre and of his pepull therin and chese to him ij worthy men of the cite to be shiriues with him for to gaune and kepe the kyngee lawes in the cite· on was called Gilbert mawefeld and that other Thomas Newenton shereues and than the maire and the ij shereues and all the aldermen with all the worthy craftes of loÌ„don went on fote vn to the tour and ther come out the Constable of the tour yaf the maire and the sheriues ther oth Ì„ charge as they shuld haue take in the Escheker of westmynstre in the kingê court of his Iustices and Barons of the Escheker and than went they home ayen ¶ And than the kyng and his councell for the gret malace and despite that they had to the cite of londoÌ„ remeued all his courtis from westmynstre vn to the cite of yorke that is to say the Chaunceler the Escheker the kyngê bench and the comune place· ther they held all thes courtes of law fro midsomer that is to say the fest of sent IohnÌ„ baptist vn to the fest of cristemase next suyng And than the kyng and his councell saw it not so ê“fitabull ther as it wos at londoÌ„ than anoÌ„e he remeued it ayen vn to londoÌ„ so to westminstre for gret ese of his offics a vauÌ„tage to the kyng and all the comunes of the reame ¶ And when the pepull of londoÌ„ saw Ì„ knew that thes courtes wer come ayen ¶ And the kyng his pepull also than the maire Ì„ the aldermen with thee chief comunes of the cite let gader a gret somme of gold of all the comunes of the
brought a gret a huge multitude of pepull both of knightis squiers Ì„ principalli of yemen of Chestershire the wich yomen and archiers the kyng toke to hys own courte Ì„ yaf them bowge of court Ì„ good wages to be keê‘s of his own body both by nyght Ì„ by day aboue al othir ê‘sons Ì„ most loued best trust The wich sone afterward turned the kiÌ„g to gret losse Ì„ shame hyndring Ì„ his vtterly vndoyng destrucioÌ„ as ye shall here after that tyme come sir Henri of Derby with a gret menye of men of armes archiers and the erle of RutlaÌ„d come with a stronge pouer of pepull both of men of armes archiers ¶ And the erle of Kent brought a gret pouer of men of armes Ì„ archiers The erle Marchall come in the same maner the lorde SpeÌ„ser in the same maner the erle of northumberland sir Henri Percy his son sir Thomas Percy the erlis broder And all thes worthy lordis brought a fair menye Ì„ a strong pouer ech maÌ„ in his best aray Ì„ the duk of lancastre the duke of yorke comeÌ„ in the same maner with men of armes and archiers folowyng the kyng ¶ And sir willyam strop tresorer of englond come in the same maner And thus in this aray come all the worthy meÌ„ of this land vn to our kyng Ì„ all thes pepull com to londoÌ„ iÌ„ on day in so moch that euery stret lane iÌ„ londoÌ„ iÌ„ the subarbes were full of them logged x. or xij myle about londoÌ„ euery way And thees pepull brought the kyng at westmynstre went homi ayen to ther loggyng both hors and man Ì„ than on the moÌ„day the xij day of September the ê‘lameÌ„t began at westmiÌ„stre the wich was callid the gret ê‘lament ¶ And on the friday next after the erle of arundelÌ„ wos brought in to the ê‘lament among all the lordis and that wos on sent Matheues day the apostill and euangelist ther he wos for Iugged vn to the deth in this hall that wos made iÌ„ the palays at westmynstre And this wos his Iugement he shuld go on fote with his handis bound behynde him from thee place that he wos Iuggid in and so forth thurgh the Cite of londoÌ„ vn to the toure hill and his hede to be smyten of and so it was do in dede in the same place And vi of thee gret lordis that sat on his Iuggement ridden with him vn to the place ther he wos do vn to thee deth so to see the execucion wer don aftar ther dome ¶ And bi the kynges commaundement with them went on fote of men of armis and archiers a gret multitude of Chestre shire men in strengthyng of thee lordis that brought this Erle to his deth for they dred lest thee Erle shuld be reseued takin froÌ„ them whan they com in to london Thus he passed forth thurgh the cite vnto his deth and ther â—e toke it full paciencli on whos soul god haue mercy amen ¶ And than come the freris Austyns and toke vp the body the hede of this good erle Ì„ bare it home vn to ther place and beried him in ther quere And in the morow after wos sir Richard erle of werwike brought in to the parlameÌ„t ther as the erle of Arundell wos for iugged and they yaf the erle of Werwike the same Iugement that the forsaid erle had but the lordis had compassion of him be cause he was of more age and relesed him to perpetuall prison and put him in thee I le of man ¶ And than the moÌ„day next after The lord Cobhan of keÌ„t Ì„ sir IohnÌ„ Cheyn knyghtie wer brought in to the parlament iÌ„ to the same hall and ther they wer Iugged to be honged and draweÌ„ but thurgh the prayer and gret instance of all the lordis that Iuggement wos foryeuen them and relesed to perpatuall prison ¶ And this same time was Richard Whittyngdon maire of Londoni Ì„ IohnÌ„ wodecoke willm Askam shereues of london ¶ And they ordeyned at euery yate of londoÌ„ during this same parlament strong watche of men of armes archiers thurgh out euery ward also ¶ And the kyng made .v. Dukis on Duchisse and a Markeys and .iiij. Erles Ì„ thee frist of them wos the Erle of Derby Ì„ he wos made duke of Herford thee secund was the Erle of rutland and he wos made Duke of Awe marle and the thrid wos Erle of Kent Ì„ wos made thee Duke of Surre and the iiij wos thee erle of Huntingdone Ì„ he wos made duke of Excestre Ì„ the fifthe wos the erle of NotiÌ„gham he wos made thee Duke of Northfolke and the erle of Somerset he wos made the Marquies of Dorset the lord Spenser was made erle of Gloucestre Ì„ the lord Neuill of raby wos made erle of westmerland Ì„ sir Thomas Percy wos made erle of worcestre ¶ And sir Willm Scrope that was tresorer of englond he wos made erle of wilteshire and sir Iohan Montagu erle of salisburi ¶ And whan the kyng had thus don he held the parlament and riall fest vn to all his lordis and to all maner of pepull that theder wold cuÌ„ ¶ And this same yere died sir Iohan of gaunte the kinges vncle and duke of Lancastre in the bisshoppis yn in holborne wos brought froÌ„ theÌ„s to sent Paules and ther the kyng made and held his enterement well Ì„ worthely with all hys lordis in the chirch of sent Paules iÌ„ londoÌ„ ther he wos beried beside Dame blaunch his wife that wos doughter heir to the good Henri that wos duke of Lancastre ¶ And iÌ„ the same yere ther fell a discencioÌ„ bitwen the duke of Herford duke of Norfolk iÌ„ so moche that they waged bataill Ì„ casten doune ther gloues and than they wer taken vp and enseled the bataill ioyned the day set the place assigned wher when And this shuld be at Couentre And theder come the kyng with all his lordis at that day wos set in the feld and than thees two worthi lordis comen in to the feld well and cleen armed and well arayed with all ther wapen redy to done ther bataill and weren redy in the place for to fight at vtteraunce ¶ But the kyng bad them cese and toke thee quarell in to his hand ¶ And forth with right ther present exiled the duke of Herford for terme of x. yere the duke of norfolke for euer more ¶ And sir Thomas arundell erchebisshopp of Cantorbury wos exiled the same tyme for euer Ì„ depesit out of his see for malice of the kyng and anone thes iij. worthy lordis wer commaunded and defendid the kynges reame And anone they gat them shippis at diuerse hauens went ouer the see in to diuerse
landis eche his way ¶ And the duke of norfolke weÌ„t to venice and ther he died on whos soule god haue merci amen ¶ And than kyng Richard made a clarke of his sir rogier Walden Ercheaisshop of Cantorburi ¶ And in the xxij yere of kyng Richardis regned by fals councell ymaginacion of Couetous men that wer about him wer made and ordeyned blanke chartres and made them to be enseled of all maner rich meÌ„ thurgh out the reame In so moch that they compelled diuerse pepull to set ther seall ther to And this wos done for gret couetise wherfore all good hertis of the reame wer clene turned away from him that was kyng euer after ¶ And that was vttirly destruccioÌ„ and end to him that was so high and excellent prince Ì„ king and thurgh couetous fals couÌ„cell falsely betrayd Alas for pitte that such a kiÌ„g myght not se ¶ And thaÌ„ king Richaid set his kiÌ„gdome and his riall land of englond to ferme vn to iiij ê‘sons the wich wer thes Sir willm strop erle of wylÌ„teshire Ì„ tresorer of englond sir IohnÌ„ Bussh Henri Grene sir IohnÌ„ Bagot knyghtis wich that turnid them to mischief Ì„ deth with in a litill tyme. as ye shall afterward find here writtyn ¶ And thaÌ„ king Richard made gret ordynauÌ„ce weÌ„t him ouer se in to Irland Ì„ moni gret lordis with him with gret hostis for to strength ther king with men of armes archiers moch gret stuf right good ordynauÌ„ce as longed vn to were ¶ And or he passed ouer the se he ordand Ì„ made sir EdmoÌ„d of Langley his vncle the duke of yorke his liuetenauÌ„t of englond in his absent with the gouernance Ì„ couÌ„cell oÌ„f thes iiij knyghtis that had take EngloÌ„d to ferme of the kyng And thaÌ„ he passed the se come in to Irland ther wos well Ì„ worthely reseyued ¶ And thees rebelles that ben called wild IrishmeÌ„ coÌ„ douÌ„e to the kyng Ì„ yeld them to him bothe body and goodis all at his own will suore vn to him to be his liege men ther to him did ther homage Ì„ feaute Ì„ good seruice And thus he conquered the most partie of Irland iÌ„ litell time ¶ And while that kyng Richard was thus in Irland sir Henri of Bolingbroke erle of Derby that the kiÌ„g had made before Duke of Herford the wich duke the kyng had exiled owt of this land was comen ayen in to Englond for to chalenge thee dukedom of Lancastre as for his right Ì„ trew heritage And he come doune out of fraunce by land vn to Calays ¶ And ther met him Sir Thomas of arundell that wos Erchebisshopp of Cantorburi that wos exiled out of englond Ì„ with him com the erle of Arundell his son heir the wiche wos in ward and kepiÌ„g of sir Ion shelley knyght sum tyme with the Erle of HuntiÌ„gdone and with the Duke of Excestre thee wich wos tho in thee Castell of Reigate in Southsex And ther he stole him away and come to Calais and ther he wos kepid well and worthely till thees othir two lordis wercomen to Calais And than this worthy Duke and the Erchebisshop of Cantorburi Arundell shippid in the hauen of Calais and drew ther course northward and ariued in Yorke shire at Rauensporne fast by wydelyngtoÌ„ and ther he come and entred thee land and two lordis with him and ther manye ¶ And than moche pepull of the reame that herd of his commyng and knewen wher that he wos anane they drew vn to him and welcomed these lordis and so coraged them in all maner thyng and passed forth in to the land and gadred moch pepull ¶ And whan kyng Richard herd and wist that thees ij lordis wer cumen ayen in to englond and wer londid ¶ Than the kyng left his ordynauÌ„ce in Irland come in to englondward in all the hast that he myght come to thee castell of flint and ther he abode for to take his councell what myght be don but to him com none ¶ And than sir Thomas Percy Erle of worcestre that was the kiÌ„ges Stiwarde wyst knew this anone he come in to the hall amoÌ„ges all the pepull and he brake thee yerde of the riall kynges housold and anone euery man wos disê‘ bled and euery man went his way and for soke ther mastir souerayne lord Ì„ left him alloyn ¶ And thus wos kiÌ„g Richard brought doune and destroid and stoden him self allone without comforth or socour or ani good councell of any man alas for pite of this riall kyng ¶ And anone come tidynges that sir Henri of BoliÌ„gbroke wos vp with a wonder strong pouer of pepull that all the squiers of englond risen vp thee shires in streÌ„gthiÌ„g of hiÌ„ ayen thee kyng Richard And thus sone wos come out of thee north cuntre to Bristow and ther he met with sir willm Scrope Erle of wylteshire Tresorer of englond and with sir Iohan Bussh and sir Henri Grene and Iohan Bagot but he ascapid from them went ouer these in to Irland and thes iij. knyghtis wer taken and thir hedis smyten of And thus they died for ther false couetise ¶ And than wos kyng Richard take and brought vn to the duke and anone the duke put him in fast ward and strong hold vn to his comyng to londoÌ„ And than was ther a romer iÌ„ londoÌ„ Ì„ a strong noyse that kyng Richard com to westmynstre Ì„ the pepull of londoÌ„ ranne thidder wold haue done moch harme and scathe in ther wodenesse had not the maire Ì„ the aldermen othir worthy men seced them with fair wordis Ì„ turned them home ayen vn to London ¶ And ther wos sir Iohan Slake deyn of the kynges chapell of westmiÌ„ster take brought to londoÌ„ put in prison in Ludgate ¶ And bagot was take in Irland brought to london put in prison iÌ„ newgate ther to bekeped and to abide his ansuer ¶ And sone aftir thee Duke brought kyng Richard priuely vn to londoÌ„ and put him in the tour vnder suer kepyng as a prisoner And thaÌ„ come the lordis of the reame with all ther couÌ„cell vn to the tour to kiÌ„g Richard saied to him of his mysgouernauÌ„ce Ì„ extorcioÌ„ that he had done made ordeyned to oppresse all the comiÌ„e pepull also to all the reame ¶ Wherfor all the comyn peple of his ream wold haue hiÌ„ deposit of his kiÌ„gdoÌ„ And so he wos deposit at that tyme in the tour of londoÌ„ by all his lordis couÌ„cell comune assent of all the reame ¶ And ther he wos put froÌ„ the tour vn to the castell of ledes in kent ther he wos kepeid a while Ì„ thaÌ„ was he had from theÌ„s vn to the castell of PouÌ„fret in the north cuÌ„tre to be kepid iÌ„ prisoÌ„
sone afterward right ther he made his end And theÌ„ whan kyng Richard was deposit and had resyned his crouÌ„e and his kyndoÌ„ and was kepid fast iÌ„ hâ—ld thaÌ„ all the lordis of the reame with the comunes assent and bi accord choseÌ„ this worthy lord Sir Henri of Bolingbroke erle of Derbi duke of Herford and duke of Lancastre bi right lyne and heritage for his rightfoll manhode that the pepull fond in him before all other they chose hiÌ„ made him kiÌ„g of Englond amongê them INnocencius the vij wos chosin at Rome and leued bot ij yere then Gregorie the xij wos after him xij yere euer was debate Then wos Alexander chosen in the counsell of Pysan and he wos called frist Petrus de Candia so wos put strife to strife euerychon of thos iij. sayd they wer pope Then was ther a councell at Pysan wher they began to make a ê¯corde Ì„ ther they deposit ij and the thrid stode Ì„ so wors diuision was made then before for that they ordant preualid not Robart wos Empraur after Wensolans ix yere This man wos the duke of Banary and the erle of Palatyn a iust man and a good and wos crouned of Boneface the ix This man entred Italy with a gret host of Almayns ayens IohnÌ„ the duke of Galias but with an heuy bost he turnid ayen wos had worthy to suffre for his rightwysnesse Iohan the xxiij succedit Alexander iiij· yere and frist he began well for a vnite hee wos in the counselÌ„ at Constant and offred him to resine the pope hood and after secretly and vntrewly he fled away bot it profited not him for he wos take and constrened to pees and wos made a Cardinalle beried at Florens SigismuÌ„dus wos emprour after robert xxvij yere And he wos son to Karolus Ì„ kiÌ„g of vngarie and most cristyn prince he wos so deuoute to god that he deseruied to be cannonysit This man holp the chirch thurgh his meruelus prudens and wit for he sparid no labour ne nothyng that he had till he had made a full pees among the clargie And he had ix batailles ayens the Turke and he euer had the victorie Ì„ what more all thyng that euer wos written in louyng to Constantine Theodosio Karolo Otto may trewly be writtyn of him And he was crouned in vngrie decessed a blissid man Circa annum domini M.iiijC. ◠¶ Of sir Henri of Bolinbroke erle of Derby that regned after kiÌ„g Richard wich wos the iiij henri after the ê¯quest ANd after kyng richard the ij· wos deposid and out of his kyngdome The lordis and the comunes all with one assent and all othir worthy of the reame chosen sir Henri of Bolingbroke erle of Derby son and heir of IohnÌ„ the duke of Lancare for his worthy manhood that oft tyme had be found in him Ì„ in dede preued vpoÌ„ sent Edwardis day the confessor he wos crouned kyng of englond at westmynstre by all the reame assent next after the deposing of kyng Richard ¶ Than he made Henri his heldist son prince of wales and duke of Cornwaill and erle of Chestre ¶ And he made sir Thomas of Arundell erchebisshop of Cantorburi ayen as he wos before ¶ And sir roger Walden that kiÌ„g Richard had made Erchebishop of Cantorberi he made hiÌ„ bisshop of londoÌ„ for that tyme it stod void And he made the erles son of Arundell that come with him ouer the se from Calais in to englond He made him erle of Arundell as his fadre had bene and put him in possession of all his londis ¶ And he made homage and feaute vn to his liege lord thee kyng as all othir lordis had done ¶ And than anone died kyng rechard in the castell of PouÌ„tfret in the north cuntre For ther he wos enfamed vn to the deth by his keê‘ For he wos kepid ther iiij or v. dais from mete drinke and so he made his ende iÌ„ this world yit moch pepull in englond Ì„ iÌ„ other landis said that he wos on liue mony a yere after his deth But whether he were a liue or dede forth they held thir fals oppynions Ì„ beleue that men haddee in moch pepull wich come to gret myschief foull deth as ye shall here afterward ¶ And whan kyng Henri wist and knew veraly that he was dede he let sere him in the bes maner and closed it in a fair chest with diuerse speceries and baumes closed him in a linnen clothe all sauf his visage and that wos left opeÌ„ that al men myght se his parsoon from all othir men And so he was brought to london with torche light brinnyng to sent Poules chirch and ther he had his masse Ì„ his dirige with moch reuerence and solempnite of seruice ¶ And when all this wos don he wos brought from sent paules in to the abbey of westmynstre and therhe had all his hole seruice ayen ¶ And from westmister he wos brought to Langeley and ther he wos beried on whos soule god haue merci ¶ And in the first yere of king Henris regne he held his cristimasse in the castell of wyndesore and on the xij euen come the duke of Awemarle vn to the kyng Ì„ told him that he and the duke of Surre Ì„ the duke of Excestre and the erle of Salusburi and the erle of Gloucestre and othir mo of ther affinite wer accordid to make a mommyng vn to the kyng on xij day at nyght Ì„ ther they purposed for to sle the kyng in thee reueling thus the duke of Awemarle warned the kyng ¶ And than the kiÌ„g come that same nyght to londoÌ„ priueli in all the hast that he myght to get him help socour and comforth couÌ„cell ¶ And anone thes other that wold haue do the king to deth fled in all the hast that they myght for they knew well that ther couÌ„cell wos bewried ¶ And than fled the duke of Surre and the erle of Salisberi with all ther menye vn to the touÌ„e of Cecester ¶ And ther pepull of the toune wold haue arestid theÌ„ and they wold not stand to ther arest bot stode at defence Ì„ faught manli ¶ But at the last they wer ouer comen and take And ther they smyten of the dukis hede of Surri Ì„ the erles hede of salisburi mony othir mo and thar they put the quarters in to sâ—kkes and ther hedis on poles borne on high and so they wer brought thurgh the cite of londoÌ„ to london brigge and ther thes hedis wer set vpon high and ther quarters wer senten vn to other good tounes and Cities of englond and set vp ther At Oxford wer take Blounte knyght and Benet Cely knyght and Thomas Wyntersell squyer and thes wer behedid and quartired and the knyghtis hedis wer set vpon polles Ì„ brought to london and set vpoÌ„ the brugge and
of armes archiers ayenst the duke of Orliaunce And tho went ouer the se the erle of Arundell sir Guillebert vmfreuill Erle of Keme and the lord Cobham Sir Iohan Oldecastell and mony othir good knyghtis and worthy squiers and men of armes and good archiers in to fraunce and come to Paris to the duke of burgoyn ¶ And ther he resaued welcomed thes Englishmen the lordis and all other meny ¶ And than it wos done him to wit that the duke of OrliauÌ„ce was comen to semtclowe fast by Paris with a gret nombur of men of armys arbalasters and thidder went our Englishmen fought with them gat the brigge of semtclow ther they slew moch pepull of frenshmē· and arminakis and thee remenaunt fled and wold no longer abide ¶ And than our Englishmen come ayen vn to Paris and ther they token thir leue of the Duke and come home ayen in to Englond in saufte and the Duke yaf them gret yeftes anone folowyng the duke of OrliauÌ„ce sent embassatours iÌ„ to EngloÌ„d to kiÌ„g Henri the iiij besechyng hiÌ„ of his help socour ayens his dedly enmy the duke of burgoyn ¶ And than the kiÌ„g made Thomas his son duke of Clarence his othir sone Iohan duke of Bedford Ì„ his othir sone Humfrey duke of Gloucestre and sir Thamas Beauford erle of Dorset the duke of awemarle he made duk of yorke tha the kiÌ„g ordeyned his son sir Thomas duke of clarence sir ThomÌ„s Beauford Erle of Dorset and sir IohnÌ„ Cornwill with many othir lordis knyghtis and squyers men of armes archiers to go ouer the see in to fraunce in helpyng and strengthyng of the duke of OrliauÌ„ce ¶ And thes worthy lordis with ther retenue shippid at HamptoÌ„ sailed ouer iÌ„ to NormaÌ„die Ì„ landid at hogges And ther met with them the lord Hambe at ther landyng with vijM. men of armes of frenshmen iij â–ª sergauntis of armes with them and all wer put to flight and takeÌ„ of them vij C men of armes Ì„ iiij hondreth hors with out tho that wer slain iÌ„ the feld ¶ And so they riden forch thurgh out frauÌ„ce toke castellis Ì„ touÌ„es Ì„ slew moch pepull of frenshmen that withstode theÌ„ Ì„ toke mony prisoners as they riden And so they passed forth till they come to Burdeux Ì„ ther they restid them a while set the cuÌ„tre in pees and restid till the vyntage wer redy to saill And thaÌ„ the duke with his menye come home in to Englond in saufte thaÌ„ked be god ¶ And in the same yere wos the kynges coyn changed thurgh out englond by the kyng and his councell that is to say the nobull half nobull ferthyng of gold ¶ And the xiiij yere of kyng Henris regne the .iiij. he let moke Galeys of were for he had hoped to haue passed the gret see so forth to IerusaleÌ„ ther to haue endid his liffe but god viseted him so sone after with infirmites and gret sikenesse that he myght not well endure no while so feruently he wos take and brought in bed at westmiÌ„ster in a fair chambur ¶ And os he lay in his bede he askid his chamberlayn what they called that chamber that he lay in he ansuerid said Ierusalem than he said that the ê“phecie said that he shuld make an ende and die in Ierasalem And than he made him redy vn to god and disposed all his will And sone after he died Ì„ wos caried by water from westmynster in a barge vn to Feuersham And from thens he wos caried to cantorberi by land with moch torche light brinnyng in to the abbey of Crichurch ther he wos entered beried 〈…〉 thus endid the worthy kiÌ„g Henri about midlentyn sonday iÌ„ the yere of our lord a. M. cccc.xiij on whos sovle god haue merci anen ArtiÌ„ the v. wos 〈◊〉 after IohnÌ„ xiiij yere This maÌ„ was chosen by thee couÌ„cell of CoÌ„stantinopliÌ„ othir wos deposit that streffe and so come pes in the chirch the wich long tyme afore wos desyrid and necessari for thee defence of the faith This was the myghtiest 〈◊〉 that euer wos of riches and a gret Iugge he edefied tounys wallis stretis and he distroyd herises and he did moch good thurgh the nobull prince Sygmunde And he gadred moch monay for the holy land to geten ayen bot deth come oppon him and lettid him and he made a couÌ„cell afore his deth for that mater and ther decessed ugeniê° wos 〈◊〉 after Martin xvij yere This Eugeny wos chosen pesablie after the deth of Martin no man dowtid bot he wos 〈◊〉 bot after shortly he wos expulsit from Rome for it wos so that he fled nakid Also he wos cited to the couÌ„ncell of Basiliens and deposit bothe chargid not for that ayen began thee striffe the wich stode to his deth Ì„ thos that fauoured him said he was worthy moch louyng and the coÌ„trari said thos that wer ayens him bot what sum euer he wos after hee had takyn the dignite vpoÌ„ hiÌ„ a fore he wos of gret absteneÌ„s of good fame Ì„ that he did after I leue to thee IugemeÌ„t of god Circa annum domini M.iiijC.xiij. Of kyng Henri thee fifth that wos kyng Henris sone â—Nd after the deth of kyng Henri the iiij regned kyng Henri his sone that was borne at Monmouth in wales that was a worthy kyng and a gracious man and a gret conquerour And in thee frist yere of his regne for gret loue goodnesse he sent to the freris of Langely ther as his fader had do berie kyng Richard the secuÌ„d and let take his body out of the erth â—yen did bring it to westmynster iÌ„ a riall chare couered with blake veluet and baners of diuerse armes about and all the hors drawyng the chare wer trappid in blake and beten with diuerse armes Ì„ many a torche brennyng by all the way till he come to westmiÌ„stre and ther he let make for him a riall and a solempne enterement â–ª Ì„ beried hiÌ„ by quene Anne his wife as his own desire was on the ferther side of sent Edwardis shrine in the abbey of seint Petris of westmynstre on whos soule god haue merci ¶ And in this same yere wer a certayn of lollers taken and fals heritikis that had purposed thurgh fals treson for to haue slayn our king Ì„ for to haue distroid all the clargie of the reame they myght haue had ther fals purpose ¶ But our lord god wold not suffre it for in hast our kyng had warnyng ther of of all ther false ordynauÌ„ce wurchyng come sodeÌ„ly with his pouer to sent Iohanes without smythfeld anone they toke a certayn of the lollerres fals heritikes brought them vn to the kiÌ„ges prisence Ì„ ther told all ther fals purpose ordynauÌ„ce how
they wold haue do wrought they myght haue regned had ther will ther they told wich wer ther capitayns Ì„ gouernours Ì„ than the kiÌ„g comaunded them to the tour of londoÌ„ than toke mo of them both with in the cite with out Ì„ sent them to Newgate Ì„ to both couÌ„tres Ì„ than they wer brought iÌ„ examinacion before the clargie Ì„ the kinges Iustices ther they wer conuicted before the clargie for thir fals herisi and dampned before the Iustice for ther fals tresoÌ„ ¶ this wos ther iugemeÌ„t that they shuld be draw froÌ„ the toure of london to sent Gilesfeld Ì„ ther to be honged breÌ„t on the galewes ¶ And also ther was taken sir Roger Actoâ— knyght for heresi eke for tresoÌ„ ayens the kyng the reame he come a fore the clargi was ê¯uicte for his heresi to be breÌ„t dampnid before the Iustices to be draw froÌ„ the tour of londoÌ„ thurgh the cite to sent Gilesfeld Ì„ to be honged Ì„ brent ¶ And iÌ„ the secuÌ„d yere of kyng HeÌ„ris regne the fifth he held a couÌ„cell of all the lordis of the reame at westmynster ther he put hiÌ„ this demauÌ„de prayeâ— and besought them of ther goodnesse Ì„ of ther good councell and good will to shew him as touchyng the titell the right that he had to Normandie Gascoyn and Guyhenue the wich the kyng of fraunce withheld wrongfully and vnrightfully the wich his auncestres before him had be trew titell of conquest right heritage the wich Normandie Gascoyn and Guyhenne the good kyng edwarde of wyndesore and his auncestres before him had holdyn all ther lifes tyme. ¶ And his lordis yaf him couÌ„cell to send enbassetours vn to the kyng of fraunce Ì„ his couÌ„cell and that he shÌ„uld yeue vp vn to him his right heritage that is to say Normandye Gascoyn Guyhenne the wich his predicessours had hold afore â–ª hī· or els he wold it wynne with dynt of swerd in short tyme with the help of almyghti god ¶ And than the Dolphyn of fraunce ansuerid to our embasfatours Ì„ said in this maner that the kyng was ouer yong and to tendre of age to make any were as ayens him Ì„ wos not like yet to be no good weriour to do to make such a coÌ„quest ther vpon him ¶ And somwhat in scorne and despite he sent to him a Tone full of tenys baules be cause he wold haue suÌ„ what for to play with all for him and for his lordis for that be come hiÌ„ bettir thaÌ„ for to maynten ony were ¶ And than anoÌ„e our lordis that wer embassatours token ther leue and come in to Englond ayen and told the kyng his couÌ„cell of the vngodli ansuer that they had of the Dolphyn and of the present the wich he had sent vn to our kyng ¶ And whan the kyng had herd ther wordis and the ansuere of the Dolphyn he wos wonder sore agreued right euell apayed toward the frenshmen Ì„ toward the kiÌ„g the Dolphyn thought to avenge hiÌ„ vpoÌ„ them as sone as god wold send him grace myght and anoÌ„e let make teÌ„nys balles for the Dolphyn in all the hast that myght be And they wer gret gonstonys for the Dolphyn to play with all ¶ And than anone the kyng sent for all his lordis and held a gret couÌ„cell at westmynster and told vn to them the ansuer that they had of the Dolphyn and of his worthy present that he sent to him and to his lordis to play with all ¶ And ther the kyng Ì„ his lordis wer accordid that they shuld be redy iÌ„ armes with ther pouer in the best aray that myght be done Ì„ get men of armis and arâ—hiers that myght be geten and all othir stuf that longed to were Ì„ to be redy with all ther retenue to mete at southampton be Lammasse next suyng with out ony delâ—y wherfore the kyng ordeyned his nauy of shippis with all maner of stuff Ì„ vitaill that longed to such a weriour of all maner ordenauÌ„ce in the hauen of southampton iÌ„ to the nombre of .ccc. xx sailles ¶ And than fell ther a gret dissese a foull mischief for ther wer iij. lordis wich that the kyng trustid moch on And thurgh fals couetise they had purposed and ymagined the kiÌ„gê deth thought to haue slayn him and all his brethir or he had take the see The wich wer named thus sir Richard erle of Cambrigge brothir to the duke of yorke The secund was the lord Scrope tresorer of englond The thrid wos sir Thomas Gray knyght of the northcuntre· ¶ And thees lordis afore said for lucrie of mony had made ê“misse vn to the frenshmen for to haue slayn kyng Henri the fifth and all his brethir by a fallis trayn sodenli or they had be war ¶ But all myghti god of his gret grace held his holi hand ouer them saued them froÌ„ thees ê‘llous menye ¶ And for to haue done this they resaued of the frenshmen a Million of gold that wos ther openli pruued ¶ And for thir fals treson they wer all ther Iuggid vn to the deth this was the IugemeÌ„t that they shuld be lad thurgh Hampton and without north gate ther to be heded Ì„ thus they endid ther life 's for ther fals couetise treson ¶ And anone as this wos done the kyng and all his menye made them redy went to shippe sailled forth with xv hondred shippis and ariued within Seyn at Kydecause vpoÌ„ our ladies eue the Assumpcion in Normandie with all his ordinauÌ„ce And so went him forth to Harflet he beseged the toune all about by laÌ„d and eke by water and sent to the capitayn of the toune and charged him to deliuer the toune And the capitayn said that he deliuerid him none ne none he wold him yeld but bad him do his best ¶ And than our kyng laid his ordinauÌ„ce vn to the touÌ„e that is for to say Gonnys Engynes Ì„ Tripgettes shetten Ì„ cast to the walles Ì„ eke vn to the touÌ„e Ì„ cast doune both toures and toune laid them on the erth and ther be played at the tennys with his hard gonstonys ¶ And they that wer within the touÌ„e whaÌ„ they shuld play ther song wos wellaway Ì„ alas that euer any such tennys balles wer made cursid all tho that were began the tyme that euer they wer borne ¶ And on the morow the kiÌ„g did crie at euer gate of the touÌ„e that euery man shÌ„uld be redy on thee morow erly to make assaute vn to the toune ¶ And willyam Bouchier and IohnÌ„ Graunt with xij othir worthy burgies come to the kyng and besought him of his riall princehode Ì„ power to withdraw his malice and destruccion
of the stepull in the castell of Douer fell douÌ„e this same yere ¶ How the noble duke of yorke wos slayn and of the feld of wakefeld and of the secund Iourney at sent Albons by the quene and the prince THen for as moch os the quene with the prince hir son was iÌ„ the Northcuntre and absent hir from the kyng and wold not obeye such thynges as wos concludid in the parlament it was ordeyned that the duke of Yorke as protectour shuld go Northward for to bring in the quene subdue suche as wold not obeye wyth whom weÌ„t the erle of Salisberi sir Thomas Neuill his sone with moche pepull· And at wakefeld in Cristemasse weke they wer all ouerthrowen and slayn by the lordis of the quenis partie that is to wit the Duke of yorke wos slayn the erle of Rutland sir Thomas Neuill and mony mo and therle of salisburi wos takyn othir as IohnÌ„ harow of London Captayn and rewlar of the foot men and hanson of hull wich wer brought to pouÌ„fret and ther after behedid and ther hedis senten to yorke Ì„ set vpon the yatis ¶ And thus wos that nobull prince slayn the duke of yorke on whos soule and all cristyn soules god haue mercy And this tyme therle of marche beiÌ„g iÌ„ shrowsberi hering the deth of his fader desired assistence ayde of the touÌ„e to aveÌ„ge his faders deth ¶ And from thens went to wales wher at Candilmase after he had a bataill at mortimers crosse ayenst therles of Penbroke and of wylshire wher therle of march had the victorie Then the quene wyth tho lordis of the north after they had distressâ—d and slayn thee Duke of Yoâ—ke and his felishÌ„ip com southward with a gret multitude and puissaunce of pepull for to cum to the kiÌ„g and defete such conclusions as had ben taken before by the parlament ayens whos commyng the duke of Norfolke the Erle of warwik wyth moch papull and ordinaunce went to sent Albons and sad kyng Henri wyth them And ther encountred to gedre in such wyse and faught so that the duke of Norffolke and the Erle of warwyke wyth mony othir of ther partie fled and lost yâ— Iourney wher that kyng Henri was taken and with the quene and wyth the prince Edward his son wych two had geten that feld ¶ Then the quene and hir pertie beyng at ther aboue sent anone to london wych wos on askiswedineday the first day of Lente for vitaill for wych the mayre ordined by thauys of the Aldermen that certayn cartis laden with vitaill shuld be sent to Seint Albons vn to them ¶ And when that tho cartis come to Crepylgate the comunes of the cite that keped that gate token the vitaillis from the cartis and wold not suffre it to passe ¶ Then wer thâ—â— certayn Aldermen and comuners appoyntid to go vn to Barnet for to speke wyth the quenes counsell for to entreyt that the Northerin men shuld be sent home in to their cuntre ayen For the cite of London dred sore to be robbed and despoyled yf they had comen ¶ And thus during this trayte tydynges comen that the Erle of Warwike had met wyth thee Erle of the Marche on Cottyswold comyng out of walis wyth a gret menye of walsshmen And that they both wer commyng vn to londonward ¶ Anone as thes tidyngê wer knoweÌ„ thâ— trayâ—te was broken for the kyng quene prince and all thee othir lordis that weren with them departid from Seint Albons northward wyth all theâ— pepull Yit or they departid from thens they hedid the lord bonuyle sir Thomas Kiriell wich wer taken in the iourney done on shroftewisday ¶ Then the duchis of yorke beyng at london hering of the losse of the feld at sâ—nt albonis sent ouer se hir two yong sonnys George Richard wich went to vtrecht ¶ And Phâ—lip malpas a rich marchant of loÌ„doÌ„ Thomas vaghan squier mastir willm hatteclif mony othir fering of the comyng of the quene to londoÌ„ toke a ship of andwarp for to haue gone in to Zeland· and on that other coost wer taken of on Colompne a franshmaÌ„ a ship of were Ì„ he toke them prisoners brought them in to fraunce wher they paied gret good for their ransum ther wos moch good riches iÌ„ that ship ¶ Of the deposiocion of kyng Henri the sext and how kyng Edward the fourth toke possession And of the bataill on palmesonâ—ay how he wos crouned THen whan the erle of March and the Erle of warwike had mette to gedres on Cotiswold in continente they conclud for to go vn to london And sent word anone vn to the maire to the cite that they shuld cum and anane the cite was glad of their comyng hopyng to be releuyd by them ¶ And so they comen to london whaÌ„ they wer comyn Ì„ had spokiÌ„ with the lordis estates theÌ„ beiÌ„g ther ê¯cludid for as moch as kiÌ„g Henri was gone with them norward that he had forfited his croune Ì„ aught for to be deposed accordyng vn to the actes made and passid in the last parlament ¶ And so by thauys of the lordis spirituall and temperall then beyng at londoÌ„ the erle of the march Edward by thee grace of god oldest sun of Richard duke of yorke as rightfull heire next enheritour to his fader the iiij day of march the yer of our lord M. cccc lix toke possessioÌ„ of the reame of engloÌ„d at westmiÌ„ster iÌ„ the gret hall after iÌ„ the chirch of the abbey offerd as king with the septre royall to whoÌ„ all the lordis both spirituall teÌ„ê‘all did homage obeyssauÌ„ce as to ther soferayn liege lord and kyng And forthwith it wos ê“clamid thurgh the cite kyng Edward the fourth of that name And anone after the kyng rood iÌ„ his riiâ—ll astate northward with all his lordis to subdue his subiectis that tyme beyng in the north Ì„ to avenge his fadres deth ¶ And on Palme sonday after he had a gret bataill in the northcuntre at a place called Towton not fer from yorke wher with the help of god he gat thee feld and had the victorie wher wer slayn of his aduersaries xxx thousand men and mo as it wos said by them that wer ther. ¶ In wich bataill wos slayn the Erle of Northumberland the lord Clifford sir IohnÌ„ Neuill the erle of westmerlandis brother Andrew Trollopâ— mony knyghtis squiers ¶ Then kyng Henri that had bene kyng beyng with the quene the prince at yorke hering the losse of that feld and so moch peple slam ouerthrowen anone forthwith deê‘tid all thre with the duke of sumerset the lord Roos othir toward Scotland ¶ And thee next day kyng Edward with all his armye entrid in to yorke wos ther proclamed kiÌ„g obeyed as he ought to be And the mair aldermen and comuns sworen to be his lege men And when
cum out ther of ne to no ameÌ„dment ye shall vnderstand that this tyme afterward the sentance is vpon you yeffen and holdeth stede and strength vpon all tho that with you haue communed before this tym whethir they be Erles Barons or Knyghtys or any other what so euer that they be we them assoyle saufly vn to this day fro this tyme afterward of what condicion som euer that they be we them a curse that with you comyn ony word do we sentanse vpon theÌ„ openly and specially ¶ And we assoill clene Erles Barons Knyghtes all other men of ther homages seruis Ì„ feautes that they shuld vn to you done And this tydyng to confirme we yef playn pouer to the bysshop of wynchestre Ì„ to the bisthop of Norwiche ¶ And the same pouer we yif in to scotland to the bisshoppis of Rochestre of Salisburi ¶ And in wales we yeue the same pouer to the bisshoppis of sent Dauid Ì„ of Landaf Ì„ of sent Asse· ¶ And more ouer we send thurgh out all cristiÌ„dom that all the bisshoppis be yond the see that they done a cursse all tho that helpeth you or ony coÌ„cell yefeth you in ony maner nede that ye haue to do in any ê‘te of the world ¶ And we assoyell them also all by the actorite of the pope and coÌ„mand them also with you for to feght as with hiÌ„ that is emny to all holy chirche ¶ Tho ansuerd the kyng what may ye do more to me ¶ Tho ansuerd Pandolf we sayn to you in the word of god that ye ne none heir that ye haue neuer after this day may be crouned ¶ Tho said the kiÌ„g bi him that is almighti god I had wist this or that the come iÌ„ to my land that ye had me brought sich tyding I shÌ„uld haue made you ride all on yere ¶ Tho ansuerd paÌ„dolf full well weÌ„d we at oure frist coÌ„miÌ„g that ye wold haue be obedient to god Ì„ to holi chirch haue fulfillid the popis commandemeÌ„t now we haue shewed vn to you Ì„ ê“nouncid the popis will as we wer charged ther with as now ye haue said that if ye had wist the cause of our comyng that ye wold haue made vs ride all an hole yere as well ye myght haue said that ye wold haue takin an hole yere of respit bi the popis leue ¶ But for to suffre what deth ye coude ordeyn we shall not spare for to tell you holi all the popis message his wyll that we wer charged with ¶ How Pandolf deliuered a clarke that had falsed Ì„ conterfeted the kynges monay before the kyng him self ANd anone tho commandid the kyng the shereues bailies of Northamton that were in the kynges presence that they shuld bring forth all the prisoners that they myght bene done to deth before Pandolf for encheson the kyng wened that they wold haue gayn sayed ther dedis for cause of deth all thing that he had spokin afore ¶ When the prisoners wer com be fore the kiÌ„g the kyng commandid som to be hanged Ì„ sum to be drawen sum to draw out ther eyn out of ther hede ¶ And among all other ther was a clarke that had falsid the kyngis monay And the king commandid that he shuld be honged Ì„ draw â–ª ¶ And wheÌ„ Pandolf herd this coÌ„mandemeÌ„t of the kiÌ„g he stert him vp smartely and anone axed a boke and a candill Ì„ wold haue cursid him Ì„ all them that set vpoÌ„ the clarke any hand And Pandolf hiÌ„ self went for to sech a cros the kiÌ„g folowid hiÌ„ deliuerid hiÌ„ the clarke bi the hand that he shuld do with hiÌ„ what he wolde ¶ And thê° was the clerke delyuerid Ì„ weÌ„t theÌ„s ¶ And Pandolf Durant his felow went from the kyng IohnÌ„ come ayen to the pope of rome told him that kyng IohnÌ„ wold not amended be but euer abiden so accursed ¶ And notheles the pope grantid that yere thurgh out englond that meÌ„ myght sing masses in coueneble chirchis make goddis body and yef it to seke meÌ„ that shuld passe out of this world And also that men myght cristyn child ouer al the land ¶ And when the pope wist and saw that the kyng wold not ben vnder the rule of holy chirche for no maner thiÌ„g the pope tho sent to the kyng of fraunce in remision of his sinnes that he shuld take with him all the pouer that he myght Ì„ wend iÌ„ to englond for to distru kyng IohnÌ„ ¶ When this tidyng come to kyng IohnÌ„ tho wos he sore anoyed sore drad lest that he shuld lese his reame hym self be done to deth ¶ Tho sent he to the pope messangers and said that he wold bene iustyfied cum to a mendment iÌ„ all thinges and wold make satisfaccion to all maner men after the popis ordinaÌ„ce ¶ Tho sent the pope ayen in to engloted Pandolf and other messingers come to Cantorburi tho the king abode And the xiij day of May the kyng made an othe for to stand to the popis ordinance before Pandolf the legate iÌ„ all maner of thiÌ„ges in wich he wos a cursed Ì„ that he shuld make full restitucion to all men of holi chirche Ì„ of relegion of the godis that he had taken of them ayens ther will and all the gret lordis of engloÌ„d swore vpon the boke Ì„ bi the holydom that if the kiÌ„g wold not hold his oth they saied that they wold make him hold it by strength ¶ Tho put the kyng him to the court of rome to the pope tho yaf he vp the reame of EngloÌ„d of Irland for him and for his heires for euer more that shÌ„uld cum after him So that kyng IohnÌ„ and his heires shuld take tho ij reames of the popes handis Ì„ shuld euery yere pay ferme vn to the court of rome a thousand marke of siluer ¶ And tho toke the kiÌ„g the croune of his hede and set him on his kneys and thes wordis said he in hering of all the gret lordis of englond her I resigne vp the croune and the reame of EngloÌ„d in to the popis Innocent hand the thrid and put me holy in his merci and iÌ„ his ordinance◠¶ Tho vnderfenge Pandolf the croune of kiÌ„g IohnÌ„ and kepid it v. days as for sesing tagyng of ij reames of Englong and Irland and confermed all maner thynges by hys chartur that foloweth after Of the letter obligatorie that kyng Iohan made vn to thee court of Rome wherfore the Petres pens bene gadred thurgh owt all Englond TO all cristyn pepull thurgh out all the world duellyng IohnÌ„ by the grace of god kyng of englond greting to youre vniuersite and be it knowyn that for as moch as we haue greued and offendid god Ì„ our modre chirche of rome
for as moch as we haue nede vn to the merci of our lord ihuÌ„ crist also we may nothing so worthy offer as compitent satisfaccion to mak to god to holy chirche but if that it wer our own bodi as with our reames of englond of Irland ¶ Than bi the grace of god we desire to meke vs for the loue of him that meked him to the deth vpon the cros thurgh couÌ„sell of the nobull Erles Barons we offer and freli grauÌ„ten to god to the apposteles sent petre sent paule Ì„ to our moder chirche of rome Ì„ to our holy fader the pope Innocent the thrid Ì„ to all the popis that cometh after him â–ª al the reame Ì„ patrenages of chirches of englond Ì„ of Irland with ther appertenaunces for remyssion of our sinnes and help Ì„ helthe of our kyne soules of all cristen soules So that fro this daâ— afterward we will resaue hold of our modre chirche of rome as fe faâ—me doyng feaute to our holy fader the pope Innocent the thrid so to all the popis that cometh after hym in the same maner aboue saied And in presens of the wise man pandolf the popis subdekyn we make liege homage as it wer iÌ„ the popis pÌ„sens before him wer shall done all maner thiÌ„ges aboue said Ì„ ther to we bynd vs all that cometh after vs. Ì„ our heiris for euer more without any yeÌ„ sayng to the pope Ì„ eke the ward of churche vacauntz in token of this thiÌ„g euer for to last we will confirme Ì„ orden that our special rentis of the forsaid reame sauiÌ„g sent petres pens iÌ„ all thiÌ„g to the moder chirche of rome payng by yere a M. mark of siluer at ij termes of the yere for all maner customs that we shold do for the foresaied reames that is to say at myhelmasse and at Estyr that is to sai vijC. mark for englond and iijC. mark for Irland sauyÌ„g to vs Ì„ to our heiris our iustices Ì„ our other fraunches other realtes that ê‘teneth vn to the croune And thes thynges that be fore bene sayed we will that it be firme Ì„ stabull with out end to that obligacion we our successours our heirris in this maner bene bound that if we or any of our heiris thurgh any pÌ„sumpcion fall in any point ayenst any of thes thynges aboue said he be warned Ì„ will not right ameÌ„d him he shall than lese the for said reame for euermore that this chartre of obligacioÌ„ our warrant for euer more be firme stabull without gayn saing we shall fro this day afterward be trew te god to the moder chirche of rome to the pope Innocent the iij. to all that cometh after hiÌ„ Ì„ the reames of engloÌ„d Ì„ of irland we shall maynteÌ„ trewli iÌ„ all maner pointis ayens all maner meÌ„ by our pouer thurgh godis helpe ¶ How the clerkis that wer outlawed of englond come ayenê and how kyng Iohan was assoiled WHen this chartre was made and enseled the kyng vnderfeÌ„g ayen his croune of Pandolfes hand and sent anone vn to the Erchebisshop Stephen and to all his other clerkis and lewd men â–ª that he had exiled out of this land that they shÌ„uld come ayen in to Englond and haue ayen ther landes also ther rentis and that he wold make restitucioÌ„ of the gooddis that he had taken of thers ayenst ther will ¶ The kyng him self tho and Pandolf erles and barons went vn to wynchestre ayens the Erchebisshopp Stephen Ì„ when he wos come the kyng went ayenst him and fell a doune to his fete and thus to him said fair sir ye be wellcome and I cry you merci for encheson that I haue trespassed ayenst you ¶ The Erchebisshop toke him vp tho in his armys and cussed him courtasly oft tymys and after lad hiÌ„ to the dore of Sent Swythynes chirche by the hond and assoyled him of the sentance Ì„ hiÌ„ reconsiled to god and to holy chirche and that was on Sent Mergaretes day and the erchebisshop anone went for to synge masse and the kyng offered at the masse a marke of gold ¶ And when the masse was done all they went to vnderfong all ther landis with out ony maner gayn sayng And that day they made all myrth Ì„ ioye y nowgh but yit was not the enterdytyng releced for encheson the pope had set that the enterditing shold nat be vndone till the kiÌ„g had made full restitucion of the goodis that he had taken of holy chirche and that him self shuld done homage to the pope by a certayn legat that he shuld send in to englond ¶ Tho toke Pandolf his leue of the kyng and of the erchebisshop and went ayen vn to Rome And the erchebisshop anone let come before him prelatis of holy chirche at Redyng for to trete and councell how moch whot they shuld axe of the kyng for to make restitucion of the godis that he had take of them ¶ And they ordined and said that the kyng shuld yet vn to the erchebisshop iij. M. marke for the wrong that the kyng had done vn to hiÌ„ ¶ And also by porcions to other clerkys xv M. marke And the same tyme Nicholas bisshop of Tuscan Cardinall pennitancer of rome come in to englond thurgh the popis coÌ„mandement the v. kalend of October come to london the v. non as of Ootober for encheson that kyng Iohn and all the kynges that come after him shuld euer more hold the reames of englone of Irland of god of the pope payng to the pope by yere as it is aboue said ¶ How the enterdityng wos vndone iÌ„ engloÌ„d and of the debate that wos bitwen king IohnÌ„ the barons of the reame WHen kiÌ„g IohnÌ„ had don his homage to the legat that shewed him the popes letter that he shuld pay to Iulian and yelde ayen that was kyng Richard wife the iij· part of the land of englond Ì„ of irland that he had with hold sith that kiÌ„g Richard died â–ª ¶ When kyng iohnÌ„ herd this he was wonder wroth for vtterli the enterditing myght not be vndone till that he had made gree and restitucion to the forsaid Iuliane of that she axed The legat went tho ayen to the pope after cristemasse Ì„ the kyng sent tho messangers ouer se to Iulian that wos kyng Richard wife for to haue a relese of that she axed of him ¶ And so it befell that Ivlian died anone after Estir And in so moch the kiÌ„g was quyte of that thing that she axed ¶ But tho at the fest of sent Iohan that come next after thurgh the popis commaundemeÌ„t the enterditing wos frist relesed thurgh all englond the vij day of Iuyll And vij yere was the land enterdited iÌ„ the morne men rong